Vigo County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1891 (part 5 of 12)

JOHN HARRIS, farmer, Pierson township, P. O. Lewis, was born in Owen county, Ind., April 4, 1830, a son of Thomas and Lu¬ cinda (Witham) Harris. Thomas Harris was a son of Daniel Harris, who was attracted to this part of Indiana by the fine hunting and trapping, and the abundance of wild game. He was born in Penn¬ sylvania, where he grew to manhood, and then moved to Ohio, in which State he remained for a time, after which he went to Spen¬ cer, Owen Co., Ind., and was one of the first to represent that county in the State legislature. When Clay county was detached from Owen county, he was its first representative, and frequently thereafter lie was called Clay and the father of Clay county. That county continued to be his home until his death, which occurred in 1851, when he was eighty-seven years of age. Besides being rep¬ resentative, other positions of honor and trust were most efficiently filled by him, and it has been frequently said that no one could de¬ feat him for any office within the gift of the people of Clay county. In politics he was a Whig, and in religion, although not a member of any church, yet he was a student of the Bible. His son, Thomas Harris, was born in October, 1806, and died in Des Moines, Iowa, while on a visit trying to regain his health in 1873. He came with his father to Owen county, Ind., then to Clay county, and afterward to Terre Haute when but two families were living in the place. During the time of his residence in Terre Haute he helped build the first pork-house in the city. In his younger days he was a boatman, making two trips each winter from Terre Haute to New Orleans, after which he became a contractor. He took some exten¬ sive contracts on the Wabash and Erie Canal, the Vandalia Rail¬ road, the New Albany & Salem Railroad, the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad, the White River Dam, the foundation of the Gasport Depot, and many others, and for several years he was in part¬ nership with A. D. McMaster. In connection with contracting Mr. Harris also owned considerable farming interests in Yigo county. In politics he was formerly a Whig, afterward a Republican, and he was a member of the Masonic fraternity. His wife, who was Lucinda Witham, a daughter of Peter Witham, was born in North Carolina, about the year 1810, and died in Clay county in 1867. Peter Witham, who was a soldier in the Revolution, participating in many of the battles, was by occupation a farmer, and an early settler of Indiana. Mrs. Harris was a member of the Methodist Church, but in later years united with the Dunkard Church. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Harris was blessed with eight chil¬ dren, three of whom are living, as follows: John; Alga D., a farmer in Clay county, Ind., and Eliza, wife of George Carrithers.

John Harris, the subject of this sketch, attended the public schools of Clay and Yigo counties, and being the eldest son, it be¬ came his duty to attend to his father's farming interests, which were under his management until 1857, when he commenced to farm for himself, first in Clay county; in 1858 he came to where he now lives, and where he owns 550 acres of land, one of the finest farms in Yigo county. He has made a specialty of stock-raising, his farm being well adapted to the business, and his success is the re¬ sult of energy and ability. In 1882 he was elected, on the Repub¬ lican ticket, trustee of Pierson township, a strong Democratic township. March 29, 1854, he was married to Mahala Bolick, who was born in North Carolina in 1827, and by this union there are the following named children now living: Alga N., a graduate of the Valparaiso Academy, and said by those who know to be one of the best penmen in the State; George R., at home; Clarence C., also with his father; Mary, Eva and Eliza, all at home; four chil¬ dren are deceased. In politics Mr. Harris is a Republican.

JOHN L. HASELBERGER famer and stock-grower, Otter Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute. This gentleman may be men¬ tioned as a worthy example to the rising generation, one who, by industry and perseverance in business has made life a financial suc¬ cess. He was born in Germany, and is the son of Andrew Haselberger, who came from that country to Ohio, where he farmed for a time in the Buckeye State. He subsequently came to this county, and in March, 1854, he settled on a farm in Otter Creek township, where he spent the remaining portion of his life, dying there in 1873. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch, and who is the youngest of five children, was reared in Ohio, receiving his education in the common schools. He owns the farm where he now resides, which consists of 272 acres of valuable and well-improved land. He buys and sells stock, carrying on a general farming business. He was united in marriage on February 17, 1870, with Eleanor Ackers, a lady of Irish and German descent. Mrs. Haselberger is a mem¬ ber of the Christian Church; in politics Mr. Haselberger is a stead¬ fast Democrat.

W. W. HAUCK, city treasurer, Terre Haute, was born in Clay county, Ind., December 11, 1859, and is a son of G. C. and Mary (Harsh) Hauck, the father a native of Germany, and the moth¬ er of Clay county, Ind., of German descent; they are still living. The father, who is a farmer, served in the Civil war, and was wounded at the battle of Richmond. W. W. Hauck, who is the eld¬ est in a family of seven children, was united in marriage October 4, 1888, with Edith Daggett, a daughter of Charles M. and Mary (Broadbent) Daggett, natives of Maine. Mrs. Hauck, who is the second in a family of six girls, was born July 17, 1864. Mr. Hauck was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the common schools of Clay county, and, for his life work, chose milling, which he fol¬ lowed two years, when he met with an accident that caused him to change his business. He then attended the Commercial Col¬ lege, Terre Haute, where he graduated, and afterward he became a teacher in that college, an incumbency he held for six years. He then accepted the position of head book-keeper for H. Robison & Sons, and was with them until August, 1889, when he took charge of the office of the city treasurer, having been elected in May, 1889. Mr. Hauck is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the I. O. O. F.,

No. 157, Terre Haute, and of the K. of P., being recorder in the Uniform Rank; has served as director in the Building & Loan Association. In politics he is a Republican.

ISAIAH HAWORTH, merchant and postmaster at Atherton, was born in Parke county, Ind., December 7, 1845, and is a son of Barnabas and Lydia (Wallace) Haworth, natives of North Carolina, and of English descent. Isaiah's grandfather, Jeremiah Haworth, came to this county with his family in 1816; he was a farmer, and, clearing some land, carried on agriculture where his son, Isaiah's father, was reared. The latter, also followed the occupation of his father, and now resides in Parke county on a farm. Of the eleven children born to Barnabas Haworth onlv five are now livin£\ our subject being fifth in the order of birth, and next to the eldest now living. He spent his childhood and youth on the farm with his par¬ ents, attending the school of the neighborhood. His first venture for himself was teaching school, and in 1882 he accepted a position as salesman in a store in Terre Haute. April 10, 1883, he em¬ barked in mercantile trade at Atherton, establishing his present business, a general store, and same year he was appointed postmas¬ ter at Atherton, which office he still holds. He was married De¬ cember 20, 1880, to Miss Sally, daughter of Shelby French, and of English descent. They have two children, Luther Allen and Ho¬ mer Herbert. Mr. and Mrs. Haworth are members of the Method¬ ist Episcopal Church, and he takes an active interest in Sabbathscliool work; has been assistant and superintendent of the Sabbathschool at Atherton. He is a Republican in politics.

DR. WILLIAM W. HAWORTH, physician and surgeon, No. 1108, South Fourth street, Terre Haute, was born in Yigo county, Ind., January 4, 1850, and is the only son of Isaac B. and Mary F. (Walker) Haworth, former of whom was born in East Tennessee, about 1810, and died in Vigo county in 1882. In an early day he emigrated from Tennessee to Illinois, carrying on mercantile business there until about 1860, when he removed to Yigo county. He was a son of William H. Haworth, who was a Quaker of English and Scotch descent, and who located in Tennessee in an early day. Dr. Haworth's mother was born in Yigo county, Ind., in 1824, a daugh¬ ter of William and Susan (Durham) Walker. Mr. Walker was one of the first settlers of Yigo county, where he came and entered land in 1816, becoming an extensive farmer. He was born in Pennsyl¬ vania about 1790, and died in this county about 1845; his wife was born about 1800, and died in 1852. They were the parents of two sons and four daughters, of whom Mary F. (our subject's mother) is the only one living. She and Isaac B. Haworth were married in this county, and had two children: Alice J. (deceased wife of Col.

Our subject received his literary education in Vigo county, and in 1880 he entered Bush Medical College, Chicago, as a student, where he graduated in 1882, at which time, being in failing health, he proceeded to Florida, where he practiced medicine about one year. His health improving, he went to Atlanta, Ga., where he re¬ mained one year, and then returned to Terre Haute, and has here since made his home. In 1886 he was elected coroner of Vigo county, serving two terms, and was then appointed one of the board of pension medical examiners, in which capacity he is serving at this time. He was president of the city board of health, and a member of the American Medical Association. He is also a mem¬ ber of the State, County and Esculapian Societies. The Doctor is one of the most popular and enterprising citizens of Terre Haute.

HENRY C. HAY, Fayette township, P. O. Libertyville. This gentleman never had the advantage of schooling, having been af¬ flicted with very weak eyes in his childhood and youth. He was born at New Goshen, Vigo Co., Ind., and has always made Fayette township his home. He is a son of John and Anna Hay, his mother's maiden name having been Anna Wolfe. His parents were natives of Virginia, his father of German extraction, his mother Dutch, and among the early settlers of Vigo county. His father was a boat builder in his early life, and made many trips to New Orleans by water, but in his later years he turned his attention to farming, and died in Fayette township, this county. He was twice married, and had two children by the second union, Henry C. being the younger of the two. Our subject naturally took up farming as a business, having been reared on the farm, and succeeded in making for himself a home, now owning the farm where he resides. He was married, June 27, 1875, to Miss Jennie, daughter of B. F. Spicer, who is of German origin. This union has been blessed with four bright children, viz.: Jessie F., Milton Clay, Mabel Clara and John. Mr. Hay is an industrious and energetic man; is a Mas¬ ter Mason, and in politics is a Democrat.

GEORGE HEINE, salesman, Fontanet, Nevins township, is the third in a family of five children, and was born in Hamburg, Germany, March 9, 1864, a son of Adams Henry and Catherine (Zinz) Heine, former of whom was a merchant tailor, which was the main business of his life; he died October 9, 1875. The par¬ ents of our subject came to America in 1870, and settled in Ken¬ tucky, where the father carried on his trade until his death. George received his education in the common schools, and worked with his father until 1882 when he came to Fontanet, his present home, and since 1888 lie has been employed by the Coal Bluff Mining Company as a salesman in their store at Fontanet. He was married in Vigo county, Ind., June 22, 1887, to Ida J., daughter of James B. Cress, and born and reared in this county. They have one child, Maude E. Mr. and Mrs. Heine are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is treasurer of the I. O. O. F. ; in politics is a Repub¬ lican, and has served as a justice of the peace.

HENRY HEINE, Fontanet, Nevins township. This enterpris¬ ing young business man is the head salesman in the store of the Coal Bluff Mining Company at Fontanet. He was born in Ger¬ many, March 29, 1868, and is next the youngest in the family of five children of Adams Heine, a merchant tailor, who died in 1881; the mother of our subject is still living. The parents came from Germany when Henry was a child, and settled in Kentucky, where the father carried on the tailoring business, and where Henry at¬ tended the public schools. His first work was as a clerk in a store in Kentucky, and in 1882 he came to Yigo county, where he ac¬ cepted a position in the store of the Coal Bluff Mining Company, where he has remained the past seven years. Mr. Heine votes the Prohibition ticket, is an active worker in the temperance cause, and is financial secretary of the Good Templar society. He is a prompt business man, with an inviting future before him, and is enjoying the confidence of his employers, and the respect of a wide circle of friends.

SANFORD S. HENDERSON, Prairie Creek township, P. O. Prairieton, county commissioner, farmer and stock-grower, was born in Parke county, Ill., January 20, 1838, and is a son of Hezekiah and Nancy (Hill) Henderson, natives of Kentucky, the father being of German descent. They were married in Clark county, Ill. He was a farmer by occupation, and the mother died in Clark county, Ill. ; the father is living in Kansas. Sanford S., who is the fourth in a family of seven children, was married October 12, 1868, to Martha H., daughter of James and Lucinda (Lancaster) Sanders, natives of Ohio, and of German descent, former of whom was a carpenter. Martha is the only living child, and was born in this county June 5, 1844; she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Henderson was reared on the farm, and received his education in the common schools of this county. He chose farming as his business, and has made his way in the world by his own ex¬ ertions, now owning a well-improved farm of seventy acres. When the Civil war broke out he enlisted, August 7, 1861, in Company D, Eleventh Ind. V. I., and his military career is worthy of record. Some of the important engagements in which he participated were the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, siege of Vicksburg, Winches- ter and Cedar Creek. At tlie battle of Shiloh he was shot through the face, the ball entering the left cheek and coining out on the right, under the jaw, destroying the palate and also affecting his hearing. He was mustered out at Baltimore, July 26, 1865. He is a mem¬ ber of the G. A. R. , Blinn Post, at Prairieton ; is a prominent Free¬ mason, a member of Lodge No. 178, Prairieton, and has held all the offices. Mr. Henderson takes an active interest in politics, and is serving his second term as county commissioner. He is a stanch Republican.

HON. D. W. HENRY, though yet a young man, is one of the prominent attorneys of Terre Haute. He is a native of Columbiana county, Ohio, born October 10, 1852, a son of Jacob and Alvira (Rowles) Henry, former a native of Pennsylvania, and latter of Columbiana county, Ohio. Our subject is named for his two grand¬ fathers, David Henry and William Rowles, and is one of a family of ten children. One of his brothers, Leroy, resides in Galesburg, Ill., and a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Fields, is in Clay county, Ind. ; the other members of the family live in Greene county, Ind. D. W. Henry received his primary education at the public schools of his native place, and afterward attended Ascension Academy, at Sullivan, Sullivan county, Ind., where he graduated in 1873, a short time before he reached his legal majority. He then taught school for some time, being thus regularly employed for two years in Vermill¬ ion county, after which he entered Mount Union College, Ohio, and was for two years in that institution, taking a scientific course of instruction. Returning to his home in Terre Haute, he read law the following year, but owing to too close a course of reading, his health broke down, and he was compelled to seek a less confining occupation. After a short time, again becoming able to engage in teaching, he taught once more in Vermillion county, in the graded schools, and also at Pittsburg, Ind. He then took charge of the Farmersburg High School as principal, and was in that capacity there two years. He then made a tour of health and observation through the West, but, finding nothing there that sufficiently tempted him, he returned and assumed charge of the Bloomfield (Greene county, Ind.) schools, teaching there two terms. Resign¬ ing this position he resumed the reading of law in the office of Baker A Shaw, and then attended the law school at Indianapolis, in which city he graduated in 1881 in the Central Law School, where he had the advantages of such eminent lawyers for preceptors as Judge Byron K. Elliott, now of the Supreme bench, Judge James M. Black, and Hon. Charles P. Jacobs. Immediately after gradu¬ ation our subject returned to Terre Haute and entered the office of Davis A Davis, where he remained until 1883, when Harvey D.

Scott, having been appointed, by Gov. Porter, judge of the Vigo County Circuit Court, turned over his office and practice to Mr. Henry. He was alone in the business for one year, when, the ex¬ tensive practice having much accumulated, he formed his present partnership with Mr. J. D. Early. In 1884 Mr. Henry was ten¬ dered the nomination by the Republican party for the office of prosecuting attorney, and although in this campaign, which was one of the most noted in the county, the Democrats swept all be¬ fore them, yet Mr. Henry was elected by a flattering majority, one of the highest compliments the county has ever paid any of its young politicians. Mr. Henry performed his official duties with marked ability, impartiality and energy. He was both renominated and re-elected, and his second election was italicized by one of the largest majorities ever given in the county. When his term of office expired, he peremptorily refused a further nomination, but engaged actively in the practice of his profession, receiving retain¬ ers in many of the important corporation cases coming before the courts, and lie is regularly retained by some of the largest corpora¬ tions of the district in all their cases.

On June 30, 1885, Mr. Henry was married to Virginia, daughter of Col. Richard AV. and Harriet Thompson, and born at Columbus, Ohio. Of this union two children were born: Harriet, born in 1886, and Richard Porter, born April 24, 1890. Mr. Henry is a Republican in politics, without those characteristics of a mere blind partisan - broad and liberal in his views, conceding heartily to others the same honesty and integrity of purpose in such matters as he may well claim for himself; and is no more blind to the virtues of those who may differ from him, than he is to the faults of political friends and associates. He is a member of the A. F. & A. M. and I. O. O. E.

LEAVIS MORRIS HERBERT, Lost Creek township, P. O. Seelyville. This gentleman was born in South AVales, January 1. 1833, and is a son of Evin and Hannah (Morris) Herbert, natives of AVales. Lewis M., who is the eldest of three children, grew to manhood in the land of his nativity, where lie attended school, re¬ ceiving a very moderate education. He emigrated to the United States in 1857, and settled at Youngstown, Ohio, where he worked in the mines. In 1859 he came to ATgo county, and worked for George Broadhurst about one month ; then became superintendent for Joseph Thralls, a coal-mining company at Terre Haute. He then sunk a shaft and operated the same for Joseph Thralls. Subse¬ quently he embarked in the coal business at Terre Haute along with Samuel Walker, Joseph Broadhurst and Richard Broadhurst. and they followed this business on their own account for a number of years. Mr. Herbert afterward carried on the coal business in Clay and Vigo counties, and in the fall of 1867 he bought a small farm in Lost Creek township, Yigo county, and has since made his home there. He was engaged in mining and dealing in coal for forty-three years. Mr. Herbert was married in Wales to Miss Elizabeth Daniels, who was also born in South Wales, and they have had twelve children - five sons and seven daughters - of whom four are dead. The names of the eight living are as follows: Isaac, Charles, Hannah (who is the wife of R. H. Modesitt, Esq., of Seely ville, Ind. ), Mollie, Fannie (who is the wife of Jacob Stephens), Thomas, Sarah and Rosa. Mrs. Herbert is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Herbert has been a member of the I. O. O. F. since he reached his majority.

JOHN W. HICIvCOX, voucher department, auditor's office. Terre Haute Indianapolis Railroad Company, Terre Haute, is a native of Terre Haute, Ind., born October 21, 1845, and is a son of Marvin M. and Eliza (Turner) Hickcox, natives of New York. The father, who came to this county in 1818, was a real-estate agent, and served two terms as sheriff of this county; he died in 1877 at the age of sixty-nine. The mother died in 1857 at the age of thirty-five. John W., wdio is the eldest in a family of four chil¬ dren, was reared in Terre Haute, and received his education in the city schools and at Bloomingdale Academy. He enlisted, in De¬ cember, 1863, in Company F, Eleventh Indiana Cavalry, and was off duty some time on account of sickness ; he was mustered out in September, 1865. After the war he clerked four years in the county auditor's office, two years in the recorder's, and about two years in the treasurer's office. During the time he was in the court-house he worked more or less at civil engineering for two years. March 15, 1872, he accepted the position he now holds in the auditor's office of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company, and when he began work three men performed the labor that now requires twenty-three men. Mr. Hickcox was married in York, Penn., January 1, 1874, to Millie E. Wolfe, a native of that place, born October 20, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Hickcox had born to them one daughter, Gertrude M., and one son, Frank R., who died at the age of three years. Mr. Hickcox is a member of the K. of H. No. 1220, and has served as the financial secretary of the so¬ ciety eight years. He is a member of the National Union, Inter¬ national Progressive Association, and the Grand Army of the Re¬ public. Politically he is a Republican,

JOSIAH HICKLIN, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, P. O. Vedder, was born in Knox county, Ind., four and one-half miles north of Vincennes, June 2, 1820, and is a son of

James and Amelia (Black) Hicklin. The ancestors of this gen¬ tleman, running back for a good many generations, have been na¬ tives of the United States. His mother is of Irish descent. His father came to Vigo county about the time of the War of 1812, and enlisted; at the close of the war he returned here, and spent the remaining portion of his life in this county. He died in Sugar Creek township February 13, 1849. Josiali, who is the eldest of two sons, was reared on the farm, and attended the old-fashioned, log school-house.. He afterward farmed, meeting with remarkable success, now owning 400 acres of valuable land, the home farm be¬ ing well improved and stocked. He has been a very industrious worker, and has succeeded in accumulating a handsome fortune. He married, April 11, 1843, Miss Lydia J. Shuey, who is of Ger¬ man descent, born in Augusta County, Va.., October 14, 1825. Her parents, John and Catherine (Funkhouser) Shuey, came to this county in 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Hicklin have had ten children, six of whom are living: Viola J., wife of R. E. McColloch; Eliza M., wife of William Cusic; Martha J. N., wife of G. A. Harris; Clara J., wife of Theadore Jumper; Mary A., wife of Prof. J. A. Mitchell, a member of the faculty of the State University at Bloom¬ ington, Ind., and Josiali H., who is at home. They have also reared three orphans. The family are all members of the Church, Mr. Hicklin being a ruling elder in the church, teacher in the Sabbath-scliool for forty years, and has also acted as superintendent of the Sabbath-school and school director. He formerly voted the Republican ticket, but at present is a Prohibitionist. He is a prominent member of the Farmers' Alliance.

THOMAS HIGH, merchant, engineer and baker, Nevins town¬ ship, P. O. Fontanet, was born in Nevins township, Vigo county, Ind., a son of Tilman and Rebecca (Grider) 'High, natives of Ken¬ tucky, who came to this county in 1830, and were among the pio¬ neers of the Wabash. The father, who was a farmer, died in 1878, aged seventy-two years. Thomas' grandfather, Jacob Grider, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, was at the battle of Valley Forge, and was also present when Lord Cornwallis surrendered his sword to Gen. Greene. He lived to be ninety-nine years of age. Our subject's father settled in the wild woods on Section 24, Nevins township, where he cleared up a farm of 200 acres, and where Thomas was reared. The latter's opportunity for education was very limited, twenty-six days being the most he ever attended school in one year. He became a farmer, and made agriculture his business for several years, owning the farm he worked. In 1865 he embarked in the mercantile trade, also learned engineer¬ ing, and for seven years he has run a stationary engine in connection with his other affairs. Mr. High was married in Clay county, Ind., in December, 1865, to Miss Hester E., daughter of Mrs. Rebecca Smith Tanner. Her parents were natives of Virginia and Penn¬ sylvania, and were of German and Dutch descent. The children of Mr. and Mrs. High are Ida May, wife of Charles Miller, of Terre Haute; Edwin C., Fred, T., and Lavern. Mrs. High is a member of the U. B. Church. In politics Mr. High is Independent, and he served one term as postmaster, also, in 1880, was a census enumer¬ ator. He enlisted in the army, but could not pass muster, but was a member of the State Militia. He is a member of the K. of P. Mrs. High's grandfather, Jacob Smith, was a soldier under Gen. Jackson at the battle of New Orleans.

SIMON A. HIRSCHLER, member of the firm of Goodman & Hirschler, -merchant tailors and clothiers, Terre Haute, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, born June 3, 1844, and is a son of Simon and Hannah Hirschler, also natives of Germany, who immigrated to Philadelphia, Penn., in 1852. The father, who was a merchant, died in 1869, at the age of eiglity-eiglit years, and the mother in 1882, at the age of seventy-six. Simon A. Hirschler, who is the thir¬ teenth in a family of fourteen children, received a public-school ed¬ ucation. In 1859 he weut to Brownsville, Tenn., returning in 1861 to Philadelphia, where he obtained the position of stock-keeper for a wholesale clothing house. In 1863 he came to Terre Haute, and worked for L. Goodman until 1870, when he and his present part¬ ner bought L. Goodman's interest in the business. They make a specialty of tailoring and ready made clothing, and have estab¬ lished a trade that has placed them among the leading clothiers of the city. Mr. Hirschler has had to depend on his own resources. He was married in Mattoon, Ill., May 10, 1876, to Sarah, daughter of Leon Frank, a merchant in Chicago, and she is a native of Cin¬ cinnati, Ohio, born March 5, 1857. Mr. and Mrs. Hirschler had born to them three children: Alexander (deceased), Rosa and Ralph. Mr. and Mrs. Hirschler are members of the Jewish Church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Terre Haute Lodge No. 19, and of the A. O. U. W., also a member of the B'Nai B'Rith Society. Politically he is a Republican.

JAMES V. HOAGLAND, farmer and rollingman workman, P. O. Terre Haute. This gentleman resides on section 9, Harrison township, and is a native of what is now Lawrence county, Penn., born August 18, 1836, a son of Peter and Sarah (Lutton) Hoagland. They were married in Pennsylvania, and came to Dearborn county, Ind., where the father died in 1840; the mother returned to Pennsylvania, and died in 1849. James V. was reared on a farm, and followed agricultural pursuits until the breaking out of the Re- bellion, when he enlisted, July 12, 1862, in company K, fourteenth, New Jersey, Y.I., of which he was made a sergeant, serving three years, during which time he participated in some of the hardest fought battles of the Civil war, among them being Antietam, South Mount¬ ain, Gettysburg, Fulton, Locust Grove, Wilderness. Spottsylvania Court House, Hanover Court House, Cold Harbor ancl many others. Being disabled for field duty, was sent to Washington city, to the hospital, and after recovery was transferred to the V. R. C. Corps, and was sent to New York city to enforce the draft, afterward was sent to Augusta, Me., thence to Bangor Me., then back to Augusta, where he was mustered out Au¬ gust 12, 1865. He then returned to New Jersey, thence went to Pennsylvania, where he was married, March 8, 1867, to Anna Sneyd, who was born in England in October, 1844. They are the parents of ten children, five of whom are living: Sarah, John, Lu¬ cas, Grace, Richard, the deceased being Silas, James, and three infants. Mr. Hoagland carries a musket ball between his shoulder blades, received in the battle of Locust Grove. He is a member of the Republican party.

JOSIAH HODGERS, merchant, Macksville. This gentleman was born in Devonshire, England, November 26, 1844, and is the son of Benjamin and Ann (Langman) Hodgers, also natives of Eng¬ land. His father was a practical copper miner in England, also in America, in any of its branches. He came to the United States in 1848, lauding in New York, whence he went to Pennsylvania, re¬ maining there but a short time; thence to Virginia, and from there to the Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, where he was foreman of part of the west end of the tunnel. After leaving there he came to Mulford's Mines, Union Co., Ky., where he became fireman in the mines, living in that county nearly eighteen years. Then he came to Yigo county, Ind., in the fall of 1862, and carried on the busi¬ ness of coal mining for several years. He met with a severe acci¬ dent, being blown up by a blast in the mines, from the effects of which he never fully recovered, dying October 17, 1888.

The subject of this sketch is the eldest of seven sons and two daughters. One sister, Louisa, is living, and one, Eliza, is dead. He was reared near Caseyville, Union Co., Ky., where he received his little schooling in a log house, near what was known as the dead fall, the furniture of which school-house consisting of a bi oad cypress board, pinned to the wall, and the rough slabs were used as the easy and substantial seats for the scholars. Besides being a practical miner, Mr. Hodgers also learned the carpenter's trade, and followed it as an occupation. He came to Yigo county when a young man, first working at the mining business, after leaving which he worked nearly two years for the firm of Cliff, Williams & Co. In 1869 he bought some real estate at Macksville. In 1881 he retired from the carpenter work and engaged in business by himself, opening a general store, where he carries on the busi¬ ness at present. Mr. Hodgers was married at Charleston, Coles Co., Ill., May 28, 1873, to Miss Clara I., daughter of John Griggs, of Butler county, Ohio. Mrs. Hodgers is a member of the Chris¬ tian Church. Mr. Hodgers is a Democrat in politics, and is ex¬ postmaster, having been postmaster during Cleveland's adminis¬ tration. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 51, at Terre Haute, Ind.

CHARLES W. HOFF, president of the school board, Terre Haute, has been for many years one of the leading manufacturers of brick in that city. He is a native of Germany, born March 7, 1849, a son of John H. and Mary W. (Treutler) Hoff, who came to America from Germany in 1856, and settled in Terre Haute. The father was a weaver, but on coming here engaged in brickmaking. He has retired from the active affairs of life, and is now seventyeight years of age, hale and hearty. Charles W. Hoff, who is the fourth in a family of six children, five of whom are living, was reared in Terre Haute, and attended the common school, also a private educational institution. Early in life he learned the carpenter's trade, which he worked at until he was twenty years of age; then was engaged in the grocery trade in Terre Haute, nearly two years; his present bus¬ iness lie opened in 1873, and energy, skill and ability have placed him master of his trade. His yards, which adjoin the city limits, contain eleven acres, and he here manufactures 2,000,000 brick a year, employing twenty men, and paying his force every Saturday evening. He is well and favorably known throughout the county, and has met with excellent success. Mr. Hoff was married in Vigo county, in 1872, to Miss Minnie S., daughter of Lewis Koch, and who came with her parents from Germany, her native land, in 1850. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hoff are Minnie S. and Flora L. The parents are members of the Reformed Church, Mr. Hoff being a member of the board of trustees. He is a Democrat, and was elected in 1889 a member of the school board. He is a member of the Uniform Rank, I. O. O. F., and is a Royal Arch Mason.

WILLIAM HOLD AWAY, farmer and township trustee, Fay¬ ette township, P. O. New Goshen, is a son of Clark and Mary E. (Eddington) Holdaway, and was born in Fayette township, Yigo county, Ind., September 8, 1848. His parents were natives of Vir¬ ginia, and descended from German and English and Irish ancestry. His father, who was a tiller of the soil in Fayette township for many years, died here in 1886, and liis family consisted of eight children, all now living and prosperous, William being the next to the eldest. Our subject was reared on a farm in Fayette township, where he attended the schools of the district, and he has devoted most of his time to farming, but has engaged successfully in other businesses. He turned his attention to baling and shipping hay for a time, and also bought and shipped stock; was engaged in mercantile trade for three years at Hanover, Ill., keeping a general store. Returning to this county in 1884, he commenced farming, and in 1885 he was elected township trustee. He is a Republican in politics. Mr. Holdaway was married May 80, 1868, to Miss Emma C., daughter of Ransom and Susana (Whitesel) Clark, and of English and German origin. They have six children : Ginerva; Manetta and Luretta (twins); Nora S. ; Bruce and Lillie. Mrs. Holdaway is a member of the U. B. Church. Mr. Holdaway enlisted in 1863, for six months, in the One Hundred and Fifteenth Infan¬ try, and then re-enlisted in the Eighth Indiana Artillery, serving till the close of the war. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the G. A. R., being quartermaster of the post. He is a man possessed of but few enemies and many friends.

MARTIN HOLLINGER, attorney at law, Terre Haute, is a native of the Buckeye State, born July 8, 1836, and is a son of Jacob Hollinger. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. His father, who was a coppersmith, and also worked at the tinner's trade, came to Vigo county in 1836, settling in Terre Haute. He was drowned in the Mississippi river in 1837. His family consisted of three children, viz. : George, who was reared in Terre Haute, and is a resident of the State at the present time; Martin, and Amanda, who was the wife of John S. Jordon. Martin, after his father's death, was put out to live with an uncle in Ohio, and was reared on a farm, attending the public schools of Terre Haute. He enlisted in 1862 in the Eighty-fifth Ind. V. I., Company G, and served until the close of the war. Returning to Terre Haute he studied law in the office of Judge Mack for a short time, and then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he graduated in the law department in 1867. He returned to Terre Haute in 1868, was elected circuit clerk, in which capacity he served eight years. In 1881 he went to New Mexico, and there engaged in farming and trading, five years. Mr. Hollinger was married in 1874 to Miss Eva M., daughter of Fredrick Fisher, and of German and Irish descent. They have one child, Eva. Mrs. Hollinger is a member of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Hollinger is a Sir Knight Templar, in politics a Democrat.

born in Wayne county, Ind., April 26, 1816, and is a son of Andrew and Castilla (McKee) Holston, former born in Delaware, of Irish descent, latter in Maryland, of German descent. The father, who was a farmer, came to this county in 1832, and settled on a farm in Riley township, where he died in 1835. David, who is the fourth in a family of seven children - three girls and four boys - was reared on the farm, attending the common schools, and followed agri¬ cultural pursuits until 1851, when he embarked in the wagonmaker's trade at Lockport, this county, and carried on same until 1879, since when he has not been actively engaged in any occupa¬ tion. Mr. Holston was twice married; first in March, 1838, to Deborah Ann, daughter of Christopher Clark, and of Irish descent. Of their eight children, the following five are now living: A. M. ; Tlieo. F. ; Augustus C. ; Cordelia Ann, wife of Miron Young, and Mary E., wife of John Moyer. Mrs. Holston died in 1875, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Holston was married, in 1877, to Mary C., daughter of David S. and Clarissa (Hawley) Carey, natives of New York. She is of English de¬ scent, born in 1829 in Ohio, and was the widow of Joseph Graham, by whom she had six children: Charles E. ; Charlotte A., wife of J. P. Fowler; James B. ; Joseph L. ; William H., and Cora B., wife of F. H. Asperger. Mr. Holston is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a Republican in politics, and is a Master Mason. He is the owner of real estate, a small farm and two houses and lots in Riley. Mrs. Holston's grandfather, Ira Haw¬ ley, was a pioneer farmer of this county, coming here in 1829. Her great-grandfather, Jonathan Hawley, was a blacksmith, who lived to be one hundred years old.

J. W. HOWARD, grocer, Terre Haute, was born in Monroe county, Ind., near Bloomington, January 16, 1839, and is a son of Thomas and Crissilla (Thomas) Howard, natives of North Carolina, and of German origin. The father, who was a farmer, resided on a farm in Monroe county, Ind., where he died; his family consisted of eight children - three sons and five daughters. J. W. Howard was reared on the farm, and attended the district schools of his native place. He commenced life for himself as a farmer, and then bought and shipped stock extensively. In 1870 he went to Iowa, where he engaged in farming and stock-dealing, and in 1880 came to Terre Haute, where he embarked in his present business. He is one of the first-class business men of the city, genial and pleasant of manner in all his intercourse or dealings with his customers. Mr. Howard was united in marriage in Monroe county, Ind., July 25, 1861, with Miss Mary E., daughter of James and Margaret (Col¬ lins) Freeman, who were natives of Indiana, and of German descent.

This union lias been blessed with sis children, five of whom are living, as follows: Julia, wife of John Summit; Alonzo T., in the employ of the railroad company; Estella, Gabriel and Daisy. The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. How¬ ard in politics is a Democrat, and he is Royal Arch Mason. He enlisted in 1861, at the breaking out of the Civil war, in the Eightysecond Inch Y. I., Company I, and was at the battle of Perry ville, participating also in several skirmishes. He was discharged for disability, January 16, 1862.

THEODORE HUDNUT, of the Hudnut Milling Company, Terre Haute. This firm manufactures white corn goods, and the Hudnut Hominy Mills are the most extensive in the world. The company have large mills at Pekin, Ill., and Mount Vernon, Inch The business was commenced in 1852, and incorporated in 1886. The mills of this corporation consume between 4,000,000 and 5,000, 000 bushels of corn each year, and employ about 300 people in Terre Haute. Mr. Theodore Hudnut, who is a pioneer in the busi¬ ness, was born in Washington, Ky., in the year 1820, and has actively pursued the hominy business since 1852.

E. G. Hudnut, secretary and treasurer of the company, is a son of its president, and has active charge of the business at all points. He was born at Edinburg, Ind., in 1854, and has devoted his time largely since his youth to this business. He has served as president of the Vigo County National Bank since 1888, and is a director and stockholder in several of the largest manufacturing industries of Terre Haute. He is president of the Indiana Savings A Loan Association ; is also president of the Terre Haute District Telegraph Company, and is vice-president of the Business Men's Association of Terre Haute. Mr. Hudnut was married in 1880, to Miss Mary W., daughter of Richard A. and Mary (Miller) Morris, and is of Welsh and English descent. She is a member of the Episcopal Church.

PETER HUGHES, farmer, Lost Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, December 28, 1815, and is a son of George and Mary Dennis Hughes, former of whom was a miller, millwright and farmer. They lived in County Tyrone until 1824, when they immigrated to New York State, where they died. George Hughes had a family of five children by his first marriage, Peter being the fourth in order of birth, and after the death of his first wife he married Mary McDonald, by whom he had four children. Our subject received his educa¬ tion in the common schools of New York and Indiana, and March 24, 1839, he was united in marriage with Ellen, daughter of Samuel and Rachel (Bowyer) Dickerson, natives of Ohio, the father of Irish and the mother of German descent. They had ten children, of whom Mrs. Hughes is the seventh. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes have had a family of thirteen children, viz. : Samuel D., who died in the Civil war; Sarah E. ; Rachel E. ; George W. ; James J., deceased; Hannah L., deceased; Mary, deceased; Levi G. ; John H. ; Emmet P. ; Rilla; Stephen C., and Martha. All those living are married except Stephen C. and Rilla. Mr. Hughes is one of the pioneer settlers of Yigo county, having come here in September, 1833, and worked at his trade, stone cut¬ ter and stone mason, for the Government for some time. He owns a farm of 130 acres where he now resides. He has served two terms as township trustee.

A. J. HULL, farmer and stock-grower, Honey Creek township, P. O. Youngstown, is a descendant of one of the pioneer families of Vigo county. He was born in Honey Creek township, Vigo county, Ind., May 16, 1840, and is a son of Rev. Samuel and Mary (Carter) Hull; former a native of Virginia, latter of Ten¬ nessee. They were of Scotch and English descent. The father spent most of his life as a Methodist minister - a pious God-fear¬ ing man, ever active and energetic in his church work. In 1817 he was in charge of the Evansville and Terre Haute circuit as presiding elder, and it was then that he concluded to make this county his permanent earthly home. He settled on a farm in Honey Creek township in 1828, where he spent the remaining portion of his life as a farmer, filling the sacred desk at times as a local minister. He was a Christian gentleman, greatly respected by those who knew him best. He died in 1857. His family con¬ sisted of twelve children, nine of whom grew to maturity, our subject being next to the youngest. He was reared on a farm, attending the common school here, and has made agriculture the business of his life. His farm where he resides consists of 170 acres of valuable land, well improved and stocked. Mr. Hull was united in marriage February 14, 1860, with Miss Martha, daughter of Nelson St. Clair, who died in 1874. Her grandfather is living at the age of ninety-seven, a man of remarkable memory. The family are of English stock. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Hull has been blessed with four children, three of whom are living: May E., now wife of A. D. Owens; Debora F., wife of G. W. Jones, and Deloras, at home. Mr. and Mrs. Hull are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has been steward, trustee and class leader and superintendent of the Sabbath-school. In politics he is a Prohibitionist.

cessful business management, succeeded in accumulating a fair share of this world's goods. At the time of his death, which oc¬ curred in 1889, he owned over 500 acres of valuable land. He was born in Sullivan county, Ind., June 27, 1825, and was the son of Samuel and Mary Hull, former of whom was a prominent Method¬ ist minister, an early settler of Vigo county and who carried on farm¬ ing during the later years of his life. Wesley H. Hull, who was the eldest son, was reared on the farm, attending the common school, and selected agricultural pursuits as the chief occupation of his life. He was married January 22, 1845, to Miss Emily E., daughter of David and Ruth (Carr) *Boyll, who were of English de¬ scent, and who came to Vigo county about the year 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Hull had a family of nine children, of whom six are living, as follows: Sarah Frances, wife of Fred Connell; Nancy C., wife of J. W. Canady; Tliirza Bell; James H. ; Newton A., and Clara Ruth, wife of Edward Blocksom. Mrs. Hull is a member of the Methodist Epis¬ copal Church. Mr. Hull was a Republican in politics.

NEWTON A. HULL, farmer and stock -grower, Honey Creek township, P. O. Youngstown. This gentleman started in the world as a school teacher, but has since adopted farming and stock-grow¬ ing. He is a son of the late Wesley H. Hull. Our subject was born in Honey Creek township, this county, April 2, 1857, and is next to the youngest in a family of nine children. He received a good education in the English branches, also attended a business school at Terre Haute Commercial College. As above stated, teach¬ ing was his occupation for some time, having taught seven terms of school, since when he has confined his labors to the farm. He was married in Vigo county, Ind., April 8, 1880, to Miss Samantha, daughter of Washington Hess, and of German extraction. Their children are Cora, May, Elizabeth, Ethel, Georgia and Ollie. Mrs. Hull is a member of the U. B. Church ; in politics Mr. Hull is a Republican.

HERMAN HULMAN. Among the prominent and public-spir¬ ited of the men of Terre Haute there has been none more deserving than this gentleman. He has been a resident of the city since 1854, where he has been in active business during all the years of his mature life. One of the eminently successful men of West¬ ern Indiana, not only in a business view, but who has made a reputation and a name that will be a perpetual part of the his¬ tory and pride of the beautiful city of his adoption. He was born in the city of Lingen, Hanover, April 20, 1831. His years of growth and education were spent in the place of his nativity, and chiefly in the bosom of his father's family, where he received the advantages of a higher order of life than is the common lot of the people of this land. When he was eighteen years of age he was engaged in the grocery trade on his own account, in Osnabruck, Hanover, which he successfully conducted the next four years. His elder brother, F. T. Hulman, had emigrated to America in 1850, had settled in Terre Haute, and established himself in a moderate way in the grocery trade. Through his earnest solicitations, Her¬ man closed out his business in the old country and came to America, joined his brother in Terre Haute, and became his partner. They prospered well, and their trade was well established in 1858, when there came upon this family a shocking misfortune. It was in that year that F. T. Hulman, accompanied by his entire family, concluded to visit his old home and friends, and were all lost on the ill-fated steamer " Astria." This left Mr. Herman Hulman in charge of the entire concern, which he carried on alone until 1859, when he formed a partnership with Mr. R. S. Cox, who had* become his most formidable rival in the same line of business. Shortly after this Mr. Hulman purchased McGregor & Co.'s distillery, at that time rather a small concern. This he en¬ larged and increased in capacity, making it one of the most exten¬ sive concerns in Western Indiana. Mr. Hulman remained sole manager of this enterprise until 1875, when on account of failing health and a desire to revisit Europe, he disposed of the distillery to Mr. Crawford Fairbanks, but on his return he purchased an interest in the distillery, and the new firm was known as Hulman & Fair¬ banks. In 1878 Mr. Hulman traded his interest in the distillery for Mr. R. S. Cox's interest in the grocery business, becoming once more sole manager of the wholesale grocery, which he continued under the name of H. Hulman until 1886, when Mr. B. G. Cox and Mr. Anton Hulman were taken in as partners, the firm at present being known as Hulman & Co. The present Hulman Block, Fifth and Main streets, was purchased in 1864. The building was re¬ modeled and its capacity enlarged in 1867, and in 1869 another building of the same capacity was added on Fifth street. To-day the business has outgrown all this improvement, and it is the inten¬ tion to secure new quarters with buildings expressly designed for the economical handling of the vast wholesale trade of one of the largest wholesale houses west of the Alleghanies. This assertion may sound strange to those not cognizant of all the facts. Yet it is nevertheless true, but in the sense of the largest house wherein the trade is directly with the house's customers. With this limita¬ tion the assertion is strictly true. [It is proper to state that this information, like that of the facts of Mr. Hulman's biography, is not from him, nor made with his knowledge, or consent, but is obtained from a source entirely reliable.]

Great as lias been Mr. Hulman's business prosperity, yet it really is as a philanthropist and a public-spirited and liberal friend of the city of Terre Haute, its prosperity and the comfort and wel¬ fare of its people - the advancement of the city and the permanent good of all its railroads, factories, schools, churches and hospitals - these have been the fields of his greatest benefits to his fellow-men. It is in this respect that he deserves and will be longest and most gratefully remembered. It is to him chiefly that there exists St. Anthony's Hospital, which institution was the old St. Agnes Epis¬ copal School. The grounds and buildings were purchased by Mr. Hulman, and donated to the Poor Sisters of St. Frances, and re¬ modeled and enlarged into its present form. It is not known gen¬ erally the exact amount of his contribution to this purpose, but altogether it was about $75,000. In the completion and furnishing of the hospital, liberal contributions were made by several of the leading men of the city. He has been one of the main promoters of all railroads coming to Terre Haute; and in securing the estab¬ lishment in Terre Haute of the Nail Works, the Blast Furnace, the Bolling Mill, the Tool Works and the City Water Works, no one has been more active or efficient. He has acquired great wealth, and has enriched and adorned the beloved city of his home. The world has not yet had too many such men as Herman Hulman. In all that constitutes a good citizen none can be called before him. Mr. and Mrs. Hulman were married in 1862, and their family con¬ sists of Herman and Anton, young men assisting their father in his vast business concerns from day to day - worthy sons of a worthy sire. Mrs. Hulman died April 17, 1888.

JOHN S. HUNT, physician and surgeon, Macksville, was born in Clark county, Ill., March 15, 1852. His father, Garretson Hunt, was born in Massachusetts; his mother, Louise (Peck) Hunt, in V ermont; they were of English descent. His father, who had been a farmer all his life, died February 11, 1860. His family consisted of three sons, John S. being the youngest. Our subject was reared on the farm in Clark county, Ill., and attended the dis¬ trict school of the neighborhood, subsequently Marshall College. Afterward he worked on the farm, and in the tannery with his father, until he commenced the study of medicine wj,th Dr. J. A. Patton, in Livingston county, Ill., entering the Medical College at Keokuk, Iowa, in 1877. Graduating in 1878, he opened an office at Livingston, where he practiced until he came to Macksville, Vi0-© ounty, in 1880. Here his professional skill and gentlemanly de¬ meanor soon won for him a wide practice, extending to many of the most influential families in Macksville and surrounding country. The Doctor is much attached to his profession, and is a diligent student, endeavoring to keep himself thoroughly posted in his pro¬ fession. He has counseled with some of the best physicians in Terre Haute and is a prominent member of the State Medical Society. His ability to fill the position he has chosen is acknowl¬ edged by all who know him. He was married at Marshall, Ill., to Miss Etta, daughter of G. B. Houk, her parents having been of German descent, her father a blacksmith. The Doctor and his wife have one child, a son, named Oscar M. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the Christian Church, the Doctor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically he is a Republican.

YOLNEY P. HUTCHINSON (deceased) was born in Ohio April 20, 1818, and made farming and stock-growing his occupation. He met with merited success in business, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1873, he was the owner of 315 acres of well-improved land in Payette township, Yigo county, where his family now reside. He was of English descent, the youngest in the family, and came from Ohio to Yigo county in 1828 with his parents, but soon after moved to Yermillion county, same State, where he received a common-school education, and learned the car¬ penter's trade. After reaching his majority he devoted his time and energy to farming. He was a gentleman in the fullest sense of the word, greatly respected for his many excellent qualities. He was married in Yigo county, Ind., in 1867, to Mrs. Mary Denehie, widow of John Denehie, and a daughter of William and Catherine (Eelowes) Armstrong, who were of German descent. She had three children by her first husband, named William F., Eliza¬ beth and John Austin, and by Mr. Hutchinson she has five children, who are all living, as follows : Clara Bell, Sarah Alice, Frank, George L. and Yiola. Mrs. Hutchinson is a member of the Method¬ ist Episcopal Church, as was also Mr. Hutchinson, and he was steward in same and superintendent of the Sabbath-school. In politics he was a Republican, and served as school director.

WILLIAM P. I JAMS, Terre Haute, was born at Marietta, Ohio, January 18, 1847, and is a son of Rufus P. and Mary Burch Ijams, natives of Ohio, and of English descent. The father, who was a prosperous merchant, resides at Warren Park, in Yigo county, the noted stock farm. Our subject, who is the second in a family of three children, spent his childhood in Washington county, Ohio, where he attended the common schools of Marietta. His first em¬ ployment was as bill clerk for the Marietta Railroad Company, in which he continued until 1872, when he came to Indiana and ac¬ cepted a position with the South Western Railroad Company, as book-keeper. He has occupied various railroad positions, and in 1883 he became president of the Indianapolis Belt Railroad Com- pany. He has been eminently successful in great business enter¬ prises. He purchased the Terre Haute House, and organized the present company, superintending the remodeling and refitting of the hotel, which under his presidency and management has become one of the noted hostelries of the country. He is the owner of Warren Park, which comprises nearly 1,000 acres, and is to¬ day perhaps one of the most noted horse farms in America, es¬ pecially in the line of trotting-bred horses. In his stables are over one hundred, and among them is the most noted stallion in the world - Axtel. More money was paid for this three-year old ($105- 000 ) than was ever before in all history paid for any animal. When the hump-backed king offered his "kingdom for a horse," his title was shaky, and hence his offer that has been so noted in history, was little less than ten per cent of the cash paid for Axtel. On this farm are two horses, which hitched together reveal $150,000 worth of horse flesh - about $100 per pound, taking gross weight of team. Warren Park with its celebrity is chiefly the conception of Mr. Ijams, and to him is due the success it has attained. This has advertised Terre Haute throughout the civilized world. Mr. Ijams has not confined his energies on his farm to horses alone, but has given intelligent attention to cattle as well. He has served as pres¬ ident of the Yigo County Agricultural Society, and is at this time president of the Yigo County Trotting Association.

Mr. Ijams was married to Miss Sallie Warren, a daughter of the late Levi Warren, who was an early settler in Terre Haute, and one of its leading- men and most influential citizens. He was a man of great enterprises, one who contributed as much to the growth and prosperity of the city and county as any man ever did in it. His death, in the vigor of his useful life, was regarded by all as a public calamity. The happy union of Mr. and Mrs. Ijams has been blessed with three children, viz.: Warren, Alice and Burch. Mr. and Mrs. Ijams are members of the Episcopal Church. In the social life of the city this family have the sincerest of friends.

HENRY H. IRWIN, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, was born in Licking county, Ohio, June 19, 1840, and is a son of Elijah and Mary (Shipps) Irwin, former born in Maryland, latter in Ohio, and both of English de¬ scent. The father was a farmer, and died in 1877. Henry H., who is the sixth in a family of eight children, was brought up on a farm in Ohio, where he attended the common school, and at the age of nineteen he started out in the world to make his fortune. He first had charge of sheep for three years, then, in 1862, he enlisted in the United States navy, in which he was made a non-commissioned officer, with rank of quartermaster; was in seven battles, and served until the close of the war. He then rented a farm in Clark county, Ill., where he engaged in farming until he came to Sugar Creek township, this county, in 1869, and settled on the Joseph Black farm, consisting of 320 acres of well-improved land. Mr. Irwin was married in 1868 to Miss Emily, daughter of Ira and Amanda (Hearst) Prevo, of French descent. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin are Della, Otto, Minnie, Willie S., Boss, Bruce and Henry. Mrs. Irwin is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; Mr. Irwin is a Kepublican in politics, and is a Master Mason.

PBOF. W. C. ISBELL, president of the Terre Haute Commercial College, ranks high among the prominent and enterprising business men and educators of the West. He advocates that a practical busi¬ ness education is putting in the hands of the young the tools with which they may readily form and fashion their lives in those higher walks of life where brain and brawn work in concert for the attain¬ ment of those comforts and luxuries that are the fundamental parts of the best civilization; that forward march of nations lead by com¬ merce that must precede both intellectual and physical develop¬ ment. His college was founded in 1862, and from its commencement has been one of the growing institutions of the city of Terre Haute. From the ranks of its graduates are to-day representatives in many of the leading business and financial concerns of the country, and are demonstrating the wisdom of Horace Mann, when he said: "If a father wishes to give his son a legacy better than houses, gold or silver, let him send him to an institution where he can obtain a practical business education."

Mr. Isbell is thirty-eight years of age, and was born in Noble county, Ind. He acquired a good English education in the public schools, and at the age of seventeen he removed to Chicago, where he completed his business education. He then engaged in business for a Chicago publishing house; for three years was their biograph¬ ical historian, and became their general field manager. He was engaged in the business of publishing county histories in his own behalf, which he pursued successfully until 1878, when he came to Terre Haute, which has since been his residence, and took charge of the flourishing institution of which he is now the head. He has for several years been connected with business enterprises outside of the college, which have been successful, and he is known as a well-to-do enterprising business man - the right man in the right place, at the head of an institution that does credit to the State.

JAMES JOHNSON, superintendent for the Coal Bluff Mining Company, Fontanet, was born in Manchester, England, October 26, 1849, and is a son of John and Jane Ann (Dunkerley) Johnson, also natives of Manchester, England, the father having been foreman of a cotton-mill in that country. His family consisted of six children, of whom James, the subject of this sketch, is the youngest son. He was reared in England, where he attended school at Manchester, and at the tender age of eleven years was put work in the coal mines. In 1870 he came to this country, and after remaining in New York a short time, he went to Pennsylvania, where he worked in the coal mines until 1873, when he came to Ohio, remaining one year. He then went West and bought a farm, which, however, he disposed of, and, coming to Illinois, worked in the coal mines. He then i*eturned to his native land, and after remaining there nine months, visiting his old home and the friends of his childhood, he once more came to the New World and to Illinois, locating in Litchfield, Mont¬ gomery county. He first came to Yigo county in 1881, then went to look after the Black Coal Mines in Carbon, Clay Co., Ind., where he remained three years, when he returned to Vigo county. He served as foreman in the mines here, having charge of from 25 to 300 men, and in 3 887 he accepted his present position. Mr. John¬ son is thoroughly qualified for the business, having spent the most of his life in coal mining, and is perfectly familiar with all its many operations. He was married in Medina county, Ohio, to Miss Har¬ riet, daughter of George Clayton, her parents being natives of England, and the children born of this union are William D., James J.s Minnie, Charles and Harriet. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson attend the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a stanch Republican.

JOHN B. JOHNSON, merchant, of the firm of Shickel & John¬ son, at Sandford, was born December 11, 1841, in Terre Haute, Ind., and is the son of Calvin and Mary (Bond) Johnson, former, who was a carpenter, born in North Carolina in 1810, of Scotch- Irish origin; latter was born in New York, in 1815, of English descent, and still survives. She came to Port Harrison in 1816, and settled in Vigo in 1836. John B. is the only son in a family of three children, and was reared in Terre Haute, receiving his ed¬ ucation in the common schools in Edgar county, Ill., and in Terre Haute. He farmed for a time, but at the age of nineteen enlisted in the Seventh Illinois Cavalry, Company A, and served three years. He is a member of Charles Cruft Post, G. A. R., No. 86, at Sandford, and served one term as vice-commander. He followed farming until 1879, when he engaged in his present business, and is the owner of a farm of 130 acres of land. Mr. Johnson was married in 1865 to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of David P. Euqua, and of Irish and French descent. They have one child, C. C. Johnson, who is now telegraph operator at Pana, Ill. In politics Mr. Johnson is a stanch Republican.

W. D. JOHNSON, farmer and stock-grower, Otter Creek town¬ ship, P. O. Atherton, was born April 5, 1830, in La Fayette, Tippeca¬ noe Co., Ind., of Scotch-Irish descent, and is a son of William H. and Jane S. Johnson, natives of Ohio. They came to this county in 1824, locating in Terre Haute, and subsequently moved to Otter Creek township, being among the pioneer settlers. The father, who was a farmer and stock-grower, was born in Ross county, Ohio, in 1800, and died in Otter Creek township in 1867. Our subject, who is the second in a family of six children, was reared on the farm, attending the common schools in Otter Creek township, and chose farming as his life's work. For two years he was engaged in mer¬ cantile trade in Kankakee, Ill., since which time he has devoted his time entirely to farming, meeting with marked success. His farm consists of 185 acres of well-improved land, which is well stocked, most of it beiug under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Johnson was married January 20, 1859, to Miss Abagail C., daughter of Jonathan Rogers, and of German and English descent, and their union has been blessed with four children, as follows: Clara B. ; George 8., who is a merchant ; William H. and Harvey D. In politics Mr. Johnson is a Republican, and has been school director a number of years. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., and has made many friends, being a liberal, highminded, honorable man.

ARTHUR THEODORE JONES, Prairieton township, P. O. Prairieton. This gentleman is an energetic farmer and a native of this county, born September 6, 1854. His parents were Edward and Eliza (Wheatley) Jones, the former of whom was born in this county in 1832, and died in 1868, in same county. John Jones, father of Edward Jones, was born in Kentucky and came to this county in an early day, where he died. His trade was that of a blacksmith, but the latter part of his life was devoted mostly to farming. His son, Edward, who was a farmer and a prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was married in Vigo county to Eliza Wheatley, who was born in Ohio, and is now living in this county. She is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wheatley, who moved from Ohio to this county in an early day. Arthur T., who is the eldest in a family of four children - two boys and two girls - received a fair education in the common schools, but was deprived of attending the high school on account of the early death of his father. In August, 1874, he led to the altar Miss Emily Melissa Wright, an accomplished young lady, who was born in this county in 1851. Her father was Richard Frost AVright, a native of Lon¬ don, England, born in the parish of St. Stephen, October 8, 1804; he came to this county in an early day, and died here. Mr.

Wright's first wife was Rachel Paddock, a native of Ohio, born September 5, 1812, and after her death he married Lucinda Lan¬ caster, who was born April 25, 1807, in Indiana, and she became the mother of Mrs. Arthur T. Jones. She (Lucinda) was first married to Mr. James Sanders in 1829, and to Mr. Wright in 1850, and by Mr. Sanders she had seven children; by Mr. Wright, one, Emily Melissa. Mr. Wright had eleven children by his first wife. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Jones have two children: Nellie May and Belva Martha. Mr. Jones has resided where he now lives since 1874, the farm comprising eighty-five acres of well cultivated land, and he also owns twenty acres in another tract. In April, 1886, he was elected township trustee by the Democratic party, and was re-elected in 1888. He made a trusted and efficient officer, giving general satisfaction to both parties. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. and F. M. B. A. ; in politics he cast his first vote for Samuel J. Tilden.

AQUILLAR JONES, farmer and stock-grower, Lost Creek township, P. O. Seely ville, was born in Surry county, N. C., March 15, 1822, and is a son of Robert and Susan (Johnson) Jones, former of Welsh descent and latter of English and German. The father, who was a farmer, came from North Carolina to Greene county, Ind., in 1831. Aquillar, who is next youngest in a family of fifteen children, was reared on the farm in Greene county, attending the common schools, and chose farming for his life vocation. In 1854 he crossed the plains to California to seek his fortune in the land of gold. He drove an ox-team thither, where he engaged in mining three years, when he returned to Indiana, and for a time was a teamster in Terre Haute. He is self made, and has worked his own way since he was sixteen years of age. In 1873 he bought a farm, and since then has devoted his entire time to agriculture, being the owner of the farm where he resides in Lost Creek township. He has been twice married, first time, in 1842, to Miss Mary Beauchamp, by which union there are two children: John B., who is among the prominent farmers of Vigo county; and Samuel, who is also a farmer. Mr. Jones' second wife's maiden name was Doretha Sanders, and their children are W. W., Louise Belle (wife of Oscar Bliss), Moody, Clem and Sarah Minnie. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Methodist Epis¬ copal Church; Mr. Jones is a member of the Christian Church; in politics he is a Democrat. Mrs. Jones died January 20, 1877, in the thirty-sixth year of her age.

JOHN B. JONES, a prominent farmer and stock-grower, Lost Creek township, P. O. Seely ville, was born in Greene county, Ind., near the town of Jonesboro, March 6, 1856, and is a son of Aquillar and Mary (Beauchamp) Jones, natives of North Carolina, and who came of Welsh ancestry. The father is a farmer and stockgrower in Lost Creek township, this county, on the old homestead where he has resided for many years. John B., who is the eldest of nine children, grew to manhood on the farm, receiving a fair English education in the common schools of the neighborhood, and at a young age learned the vocation of a farmer. He owns a farm of seventy-two acres, and also rents adjoining land, managing in all 470 acres. He has met with very fair success in agricultural pursuits. Mr. Jones was married May 11, 1875, to Phebe Ann, daughter of Jerome Hulse. Her grandfather, Peter Hulse, was a farmer who came to Terre Haute in 1832. The family were of German descent. The two grandfathers, Robert Jones and John Beauchamp, came to Greene county, Ind., in 1821, and they were also tillers of the soil. The union of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Jones has been blessed with four children: Phebe A., Helena, Jerome Aquilla and Cora Lee. Mr. Jones, politically, is identified with the Republicans; he is a member of the I. O. O. F.

WILLIAM H. JOSLIN, Honey Creek township, P. O. Youngs¬ town, is the present trustee of Honey Creek township. His. busi¬ ness is that of a carpenter, contractor and builder, and he was born in Riley township, Vigo county, Ind., October 4, 1847, a son of Harrison and Dorothy (Singliurst) Joslin, natives of Indiana and of English descent. The father, who was a farmer all his life, came to Riley township this county, being among the early settlers. William H., who is the third in a family of seven children, was reared on the farm in Riley township, where he spent his child¬ hood and youth, attending the district school. Early in life he learned the carpenter's trade, and has made it, in connection with contracting and building, his life business. In 1864 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, Ind. V. I., and served until the close of the war. He is a member of the G. A. R., Post No. 158, and is vice-commander of same. He was united in marriage in this county, August 25, 1881, with Miss Nancy, daugh¬ ter of Isaac and Sarah (Risinger) Bragner, who were natives of Kentucky, and of English descent.

PETER KATZENBACH, undertaker, Terre Haute, was born in Germany, May 17, 1830, the third in a family of five children of Henry J. Katzenbach. He received his education in Germany, and in 1842 came to the United States. Revisiting Germany in 1845, he there learned the trade of cabinet-maker, and, returning to the United States in 1851, he worked at same at Mount Carmel, Ind., until 1852, in which year he came to Terre Haute, and continued his trade until 1867, when he made arrangements and opened a business for liimself. He has made his own way in the world, and has won success. He is a man of but few words, strong in his con¬ victions, and possessed of the courage to follow them to the end. He contributes liberally to the church, is charitable to the poor and afflicted, and has made many warm friends. He is a member of the German Reformed Church, of the I. O. O. F., and of the A. O. U. W., and in his political preferments is a Democrat. Mr. Ivatzenbach was married in Germany, in June, 1851, to Miss Anna Maria, daughter of Jacob Best, which union has been blessed with nine children: Mary, wife of Philip May; Katie, wife of Tlieo. Ivloer; Lottie, wife of Philip Melirhof; Gussie, wife of George Melirhof; Henry W., with his father in business; Helen, at home; Carrie, wife of Robert Wayne; Eleanor, at home; Louis, at home. Mrs. Ivatzenbach died January 14, 1884, a member of the German Reformed Church.

HENRY E. KAUFFMAN, druggist, Terre Haute, was born at Paris, Edgar Co., Ill., April 25, 1857, and is a son of Tobias M. and Barbara (Brubaker) Kauffman, natives of Pennsylvania and of German origin, who came west about 1854 and settled at Paris, Ill. His father was a carpenter and contractor, and reared his family in Illinois. Henry, who is the fourth in a family of seven children, received his education in the public schools of Illinois, and early in life entered a drug store, where he applied himself with diligence. In 1881 he came to Terre Haute, and was em¬ ployed as prescription clerk until 1886, when he opened his own drug store, and from the very beginning he has met with more than average success. He superintends all the details in person, and thus makes experiments a certainty. Mr. Kauffman was married in his native town June 6, 1884, to Miss Ida B., daughter of Z. F. and Julia Link, and born in Edgar county, Ill., of German descent. Their children are Howard L., Arthur S. and Harry M. Mr. Kauffman votes for the man and not the party. He is a member of the Iv. of P.

JOHN P. KEATON, Prairie Creek, is a native of Yigo county, born on the farm where he now resides, May 4, 1845, a son of Joseph Z. and Margaret (Trueblood) Keaton, both of whom were natives of North Carolina, born in 1808 and 1818, respectively. Joseph Z. Keaton came to this county when a young man, and by occupation he was a farmer. He died in this county in 1878; his wife died in 1877. They were the parents of twelve children, ten of whom lived to be grown. Benoni Keaton, father of Joseph Z., was of English descent. John P., who is the eighth in the family, was reared in this county, and educated in the com¬ mon schools. October 18, 1866, he was married to Miss Sarah J.

Clouse, who was boru in Ohio in 1848, a daughter of John Clouse, who moved from Ohio to Sullivan county, and died one week after¬ ward, his wife having died in Ohio prior to his coming to Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Keaton are the parents of two children: Alva and Willie. Mr. Keaton has always been a farmer, except during the years 1878-79, when he was engaged in mercantile business at the village of Pleasant, in Sullivan county. He resides on the old homestead which is situated about thirteen miles south of the county seat, and contains seventy acres of well cultivated land. He was first elected assessor in 1886, and is now serving his fifth year and second term, proving himself an able and efficient officer. From 1884 to 1886 he served as supervisor of the district. He cast his first presidential vote for U. S. Grant, and still holds to the same political party. He is an honest and upright citizen. Mrs. Kea¬ ton is a member of the Baptist Church.

PATRICK KELLEY, Fayette township, P. O. St. Mary's, is among the oldest settlers of the township, and was born in Ireland in March, 1830, a son of Daniel Kelley, a farmer, who spent his life in Ireland, dying there in 1835. The mother dying the same year, left Patrick an orphan at the age of five, and he was edu¬ cated by the Sisters of Charity at the convent of Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland. He learned the tailor's trade, but never worked at it very much. He left his native country to seek his fortune in the New World, landing at New York City in 1852, being then but twenty-two years of age. He worked for a time at his trade in that city, but, being desirous of seeing more of the United States, he traveled, working at his trade in various places and different States. In 1864 he came to this county, locating on a farm in Fayette town¬ ship, and at present is the owner of eighty-three acres of land where he resides. Mr. Kelley was married at Greencastle, Ind., in 1859, to Miss Hanorali, daughter of William Conner, and also a native of Ireland. Their children now living are Daniel, a farmer; Thomas, a workman in the tool factory, Terre Haute; Maggie; Francis; Mary Anne, Sister of Providence; Hanora and Hellen. The family are all members of the Catholic Church, of which he is a trustee, and in politics he is a Democrat.

JAMES KELLY (deceased). This gentleman spent many years of his life in Yigo county, and was among her most suc¬ cessful farmers. He was born in Ireland, August 12, 1810, and was a son of Patrick and Catherine Kelly, the second in order of birth in a large family. His childhood and youth were spent in Ireland, where he obtained a good education, and he came to this country when a young man. For a time worked on the canal, sub¬ sequently entering the employ of Chauncey Rose, with whom he remained sixteen years. Mr. Kelly saved Lis money and invested it in real estate, also worked in the railroad office. His first wife was Miss Ann Dorlin, who died one year after marriage, leaving one son, Charles, who resides in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Kelly then married Mary, daughter of Henry Flagan, and born in Germany, January 15, 1825, being six years old when she came to this coun¬ try. Her father was born in Germany, May 12, 1798; her mother was born February 22, 1798, and is still living. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were married in Terre Haute, April 2, 1854, and they had three children: William (deceased), Mary, who is the wife of Charles Hyland, of Terre Haute, and James, who was born in this county, and obtained his schooling at Notre Dame College. Indiana. He was employed as a salesman in the mercantile trade until the death of his father, which occurred in 1881, since when he lias had charge of the farm of 160 acres, and he has also 200 acres of his own. He is living with and caring for his aged, honored mother.

B. F. KESTER, proprietor of the Hotel Riley, Riley, he was born in Ohio August 26, 1840, and is a son of Jesse and Lydia E. (Web¬ ster) Kester, natives of Pennsylvania, the father of German and the mother of Scotch descent. The father removed from Ohio to Clav county, Ind., in 1847, and was a teacher and farmer by occupation; he died in 1851. His family consisted of seven children, B. F. be¬ ing the fourth. Our subject was reared on the farm, obtaining his education in the common schools, and followed farming until 1883, when he embarked in the grocery trade. In 1887 he engaged in the butcher's trade, and has since carried on a meat market in Riley. He was married in Clay county, Ind., in 1865, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Samuel and Matilda Knight, her mother being of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Kester have three children: Laura A. (wife of Miller S. Ray), Clarence Almon and Leo Carl. The parents are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Kester enlisted in 1862, in the Eighty-lifth Ind. V. I., Company I, and served until the close of the war; he was taken prisoner at Thomp¬ son's Station, Tenn., and confined in Libby prison. He was in sev¬ eral battles and skirmishes, among others Peach Tree Creek, and all the battles under Gen. Sherman, until the fall of Atlanta, Ga. Politically he is a Republican.

JOHN D. E. KESTER, an enterprising citizen and farmer, of Prairieton, was born in this county March 3, 1826, and is a son of Ephrarn P. Kester, a native of Spencer county, Ky., born Septem¬ ber 1, 1795. His father, William Kester, died while Ephrarn P. was yet a boy; William died in Kentucky. The Kesters descended from two brothers, who came from England, settling in Philadel¬ phia, where one of them married, soon after coming to Kentucky, where he settled and died. Ephram P. emigrated from Kentucky to this county about 1822, while yet single. He was a wheelwright, and once owned the ground where the National Bank of Terre Haute now stands. In 1825 he returned to Kentucky, and, in April of the same year, married Miss Margaret Stark, who was born in Kentucky in January, 1805, of German descent. She died in this county January 13, 1884; Mr. Kester died in May, 1850, also in this county. They reared six sons and three daughters, John D. E. being the eldest. The others were Candasee, deceased ; Leander ; Eunice A. ; Ephram S. ; Daniel S. ; Mary D. ; William N. and Zachariah T. Our subject has had a good practical education, mostly obtained in the subscription schools of this county. After residing with his parents until he attained his majority, he began life for himself as a farmer, which occupation he has always followed, excepting four years when he was engaged in the mercantile trade. Two years he was in Terre Haute, and the remainder of the time at Roseville, Parke county, Ind.

Mr. Kester married, December 16, 1846, Miss Harriet W. Trueblood, who was born in Jasper county, N. C., in 1827, a daughter of Binona and Bridget (Gregory) Trueblood, natives of North Caroliua, and emigrants to this county, coming in November, 1827. They both died in this county, he having been a Baptist minister for forty years. Mr. and Mrs. Kester have had born to them chil¬ dren as follows (six of whom lived to maturity), viz.: Ephram, Cordelia A., Rabanna G., Margaret J. (deceased), Mary A. (de¬ ceased), Mary E. (deceased), Joseph N. (deceased), Marvin H., Rose and Early P. (who both died in infancy). Mr. Kester held the office of township assessor during the years 1861-62 and 1875 - 76. In 1880 he was appointed to take the census of his township. He is a member of Prairieton Lodge No. 178, E. & A. M., and has pre¬ sided as Master Mason for five years. He is a Republican, and cast his first presidential vote for Taylor. Mr. Kester owns 142 acres of land in the home farm, nearly all in cultivation, which farm was settled in 1818 by William Foster, who started a tannery about that time, said to have been the first in the county. Mr. Kester is an influential citizen.

WRIGHT L. KIDDER, merchant miller, Terre Haute, is among the most prominent merchant millers and successful busi¬ ness men in the State. He was born in Windham county, Vt., August 30, 1835, and is q, son of Ashbell and Mary (Sprague) Kidder, natives of Vermont, and of English descent. The father was a prosperous and leading farmer, who migrated to the West with his family in 1854, and settled in Illinois, where he died in 1865. He had a family of four children - two sons and two daugli- ters - Wright L. being next to the youngest. Our subject grew up as the average farmer's boy, working in the summer and attending the public schools in the winter. He commenced life as a farmer, and was in the grain business until 1865, when he turned his at¬ tention to milling. He came to Terre Haute in 1879, and, in com¬ pany with his brother, purchased the mill on Water street. He continued in business with his brother until 1883 when he sold his interest in that mill and bought the mill on Poplar street, and re¬ modeled and refitted it at a cost of $62,000. This mill was entirely destroyed by fire in 1890, and he had but a small insurance on it. In adjusting the insurance account an instance occurred that is an index to his business methods. His book-keeper had rendered the account, and the company proposed to pay the reckoning. Mr. Kidder, however, discovered an error, and returned $200 which had been overpaid. This is only mentioned because it characterizes all his transactions. Mr. Kidder enjoys the entire confidence of those with whom he has dealings. This reputation he has thoroughly established, and it has been one of the causes of his prosperity. The life of this gentleman is a valuable object lesson to the youths of the land.

In 1887 he bought the "Imperial" mill on Wabash avenue, and thoroughly remodeled it at a large outlay, putting in all new machinery, etc., and continued the running of the two mills (Im¬ perial and Avenue) until the destruction by fire of the Avenue mill in 1890. The Imperial Mill (Wabash avenue) has a capacity of 1,000 barrels per day, and the mill that was destroyed had a capacity of 800 barrels per day, the product standing high in the markets of the world. Mr. Kidder is ably assisted in his business affairs by his oldest son. The Kidder Mill is one of the largest in the State. He is the owner of much valuable real estate, having 520 acres of land in the county, outside of the city, and 200 head of cattle and over 300 hogs on his farm. He is a director of the Vigo County National Bank, and the owner of several other interests in Terre Haute. In the mill and on the farm are employed about fifty men. At Hartford, Conn., he was married to Miss Elizabeth Albro, a lady of English descent, and they have two sons, viz.: Edson W. (actively engaged in the busi¬ ness) and Frank L. In politics Mr. Kidder is a Republican. He is a Master Mason.

GEORGE P. KIMMELL, coal merchant, office No. 501 North Ninth street, Terre Haute, is a native of Indiana county, Penn., born August 27, 1830, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Reed) Kimmell. The father was a native of Bavaria, Germany, and the mother of Pennsylvania, of English descent. William Kimmell had teams on a wagon route between the principal cities of Penn¬ sylvania, hauling freight, and had six teams, in all, engaged in the business. He died in Indiana county, Penn., November 11, 1847, in his fifty-sixth year; Mrs. Kimmell died in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1876, in her seventy-third year. George P., who is the fourth in a family of eleven children, was reared in his native home, and received a common-school education. When he was sixteen years of age he went to work on the Pennsylvania Canal, and worked there until 1852, when he came West with packet boats, for the trade between Terre Haute and Evansville. He continued on this line about only three months, when he went to work, in September, 1852, on the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad, as brakeman, and was promoted to freight conductor in 1855, continuing in that position until 1869, when he went on the Terre Haute, Alton & St. Louis Railroad as freight conductor. In the spring of 1870, he went South on the Evansville, Henderson & Nashville Railroad, and ran on that line as freight conductor about three months, when he wras promoted to passenger conductor, a position he held about three years and nine months. He then ran on the Pan Handle, as conductor, about three months. Coming to Terre Haute he was with John Marshall in the coal trade, two years; then engaged in the business for himself, and has since followed it. He has had to depend on his own resources. Mr. Kimmell Avas first married, in Terre Haute, in September, 1859, to Miss Virginia, daughter of Alex and Nancy Sharra, natives of Pennsylvania; her father was in the canal boat business. Virginia Avas the elder of tAvo children, and Avas born in Blairsville, Indiana Co., Penn., July 2, 1839. By this marriage Mr. Kimmell had one son, Frank A. Mr. Kimmell Avas married, the second time, November 12, 1885, to Laura A., daughter of E. and Mary Bitcher. Our subject is a member of the Masonic fraternity; in politics he is a Republican.