Vigo County, Indiana - Biographical sketches, 1891 (part 7 of 12)

WILLIAM McWILLIAMS, dealer in boots and shoes, Terre Haute, was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., June 17, 1852, and is the youngest in the family of six children of William P. and Ellen (Johnston) McWilliams, natives of Ireland. Our subject was mar¬ ried in Terre Haute, Ind., April 20, 1875, to Margaret, daughter of Adam and Charlotte (Bannan) Kirkwood, natives of Virginia. She is the second in a family of six children, and was born in Wheel¬ ing, W. Va., August 10, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. McWilliams have had born to them four children, viz.: Charlotte (deceased), Addie, Birdie and Arthur (both deceased). Mr. McWilliams was reared in New Castle, Penn., and received his education in the town schools. He learned the trade of nail feeder in New Castle when a boy, and followed same for about eight years. He came to Terre Haute in 1874, and here worked at his trade for about two years; then was assistant packer in the factory about three years, after which he was foreman six years. In October, 1886, be engaged in the boot and shoe business, which he has since followed. Mr. McWilliams, is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Social Lodge No. 86, and is' S. I). In politics he is a Republican.

HON. WILLIAM MACK, judge of the circuit court, Terre Haute, was born September 29, 1827, in Hamilton county, Ohio, and is a son of Erastus and Martha (Brenton) Mack, former of whom was born in Connecticut, and latter in Kentucky. In the family mingled the blood of the Scotch and the Irish. The father, who was a well-to-do farmer, very honorable and highly esteemed, died in 1846. In this family were five children, and of these the - Judge is the third in order of birth. He was reared on the farm, attending the common schools, and when a well-grown youth entered the school at College Hill, Cincinnati. On leaving this literary institution, he became a law student in a leading law school of the Eastern States. After this preparatory course he was ad¬ mitted to the bar, and opened a law office in Terre Haute. He was once elected to the legislature as a representative, and was the chosen speaker of that body. He was elected judge of Vigo County Circuit Court, in 1884, for a term of six years. As jurist or parlia¬ mentarian, Judge Mack is recognized as one of the foremost men in the State.

W. R. MAIL, of the firm of Mail & Hunt, dentists, Terre Haute, is a native of Vincennes, Knox Co., Ind., and is a son of John and Margaret (Homes) Mail, natives of Indiana; the father, who is a farmer, is a resident of Knox county. W. R. Mail, who is the third in a family of six children, received his early education in the common schools, and then entered the State Normal School at Terre Haute, graduating there in 1880. In 1883 he entered the Philadelphia Dental College, and graduated in the spring of 1885, then began the practice of his profession in Terre Haute, in Au¬ gust, same year. By industry and close attention to business the Doctor has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative practice. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the I. O. O. F., and the K. of P., Occidental, No. 18, and of the Uniform Rank. In polit¬ ical matters he affiliates with the Democratic party.

W. D. MALONE, merchant, Prairieton, was born in Prairie Creek township, this county, March 12, 1833, and is a son of Hugh and Sarah P. (Moore) Malone, natives of Alabama. His father was of Irish, and his mother of Scotch descent. They came to Prairie Creek township in 1828, and after remaining there about five years, moved across to Darwin Post, Clark Co., Ill., where they died. The father was a veterinary surgeon, and also followed farming. They had a family of sis children, of whom W. D. is the youngest. Our subject was married November 27, 1855, to Mary A., daughter of Evan Simmons, a farmer, and Elizabeth (Dozier) Simmons, both natives of North Carolina. They were early settlers of this county, where they died. They had a family of seven children, who grew to maturity, of whom Mrs. Malone is the fifth, born November 30, 1834. Mr. and Mrs. Malone had a family of five children, viz.: Matilda F., deceased; Hugh E., who died in infancy; Charles I., deceased; Welthy J., who married Harvey Bryant, and Tulley N., who married Millie Whitlock, daughter of the Predestinarian preacher at Eugene, Vermillion ' Co., Ind.

Mr. Malone received his education in the common schools of Clark county, Ill., and learned the boot and shoe trade at Point Commerce, Greene Co., Ind.; also worked on the farm. He moved to Prairieton township, this county, in the fall of 1855, and followed farming until 1861, then he came to Prairieton, and bought out a shop, working at the boot and shoe trade for four years. He then bought a drug store, carrying on the shoe store in connection there¬ with. Mr. Malone commenced the study of medicine when he bought the drug store, and practiced it six years. Selling his drug store September 15, 1872, he moved to Neosha county, Kas., and returned satisfied in four months. He then built a new shop in Prairieton, and carried it on till March, 1876, when he moved to Vermillion county, Ill., and practiced medicine there two years. Returning to Prairieton township, he engaged in gardening, which he followed until 1888, when he bought his present grocery store in Prairieton. He is a member of the Methodist Church, and has served as trustee in the same, also as teacher in the Sabbath-school. Mr. Malone has served six terms as township trustee, was elected to the seventh term, but after serving six months he resigned. He also served two years as constable, and is serving his second term as justice of the peace. Mr. Malone in politics is a Democrat.

HENRY D. MANN, M. D., Terre Haute, was born in Bed¬ ford county, Penn., December 8, 1834, and is a son of Philip and Eva (Kuntz) Mann, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German de¬ scent. His father, who was a farmer and manufacturer, died in Ohio in 1868. Our subject, who is the only son in a family of four children, was reared on a farm in Pennsylvania, until he was eleven years old, when his parents removed to Stark county, Ohio. They then went to Tiffin, where he attended Heidelberg College, and he subsequently entered the State University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, where he attended lectures in the medical department. He then went to Albany, N. Y., where he graduated in the Medical Col¬ lege in 1855. The Doctor commenced the practice at Eostoria, Ohio, afterward went to Sandusky, Ohio, and then to Mattoon, Ill., where he remained until he came to Terre Haute, November 15, 1861. He has continued in the practice here since, and is emi¬ nently qualified for his profession. He was married in Oswego, N. Y., to Miss Florence Carde, daughter of Daniel Carde, and of French and New England descent. Dr. and Mrs. Mann are mem¬ bers of the Episcopal Church.

GEN. MAHLON D. M ANSON, ex-lieutenant-governor of Indi¬ ana, residence in Crawfordsville, Ind., was born in Piqua, Miami Co., Ohio, February 20, 1820, and is a son of David and Sallie (Cornwoll ) Manson, natives of Pennsylvania, and of Scotch-Irisli and English descent. The father, who was a farmer, died at the age of thirty-two years. His family were agriculturists, and it was on the old farm that Malilon D., who is the fifth in a family of seven chil¬ dren, spent his young life. When old enough he was put to learn the carpenter's trade, and afterward he worked in a tailor's shop. Plod¬ ding his way along, he next engaged in the drug trade at Craw¬ fordsville, Ind., and was thus occupied from 1842 until the break¬ ing out of the Mexican war in 1846, when he raised a company, and was elected captain. He was wounded in an engagement with the enemy, but continued to serve until the close of the war. He then returned to his home in Crawfordsville, and again embarked in the drug business, in which he was eminently successful. He was thus engaged until the war of 1861 broke over the land, when he promptly tendered his services to his country, raised the Tenth Regiment, Ind. Y. I., of which he became the colonel, and in that capacity served until March, 1862, after the battle of Mill Springs, when he was promoted to brigadier general, but on account of the wound which he received in battle he resigned in 1864, and re¬ turned to Orawfordsville, resuming his former drug business.

As a soldier, politician or civilian, Gen. Manson is not only a prominent Indianian, but has elevated himself to the position of a national man. As a soldier, a statesman, a quiet but eminently successful business man, one among men in private or public life of marked moral and physical courage everywhere, he had made no mean record in the annals of his country. In 1851, while quite a young man, he was elected to the State general assembly as repre¬ sentative; in 1870 he was elected to congress. In 1884 he was elected lieutenant-governor of the State, and during his term of office (1886) was appointed collector of internal revenue of the Terre Haute district, which office he resigned in 1889 on the change of the administration. As an orator Gen. Manson is a man of great power. In 1889, on the occasion of the dedication of the soldiers' monument at Indianapolis, he was the orator, when he delivered what was pronounced one of the most eloquent and patriotic speeches that have warmed the hearts of the old war veterans since the war. He is president of the Mexican Veteran Association, is a Freema¬ son of high degree, and has been all his life a sincere and patriotic Democrat. He is a member of McPherson Post No. 7, G. A. R. , In public life or in his business concerns Gen. Manson has had unin¬ terrupted successes.

F. F. MARKLE, miller, Otter Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, is descended from one of the early pioneer families of this county, of whom much is said in the general history in this volume. He is the owner and proprietor of the Markle Mills, in Otter Creek township, where he was born May 22, 1848, and where Abraham Markle built the second mill in the county. Our subject is the son of Frederick and Sarah B. (Denny) Markle, former of whom was born in Canada, latter in Ohio, and they were of English descent. The father was a miller, and built a grist-mill here at an early day. F. F. Markle is a grandson of Abraham Markle, who was a major in the War of 1812, and was a pioneer miller in this county. Frederick Markle, our subject's father, died here in 1866, and then F. F. and his brother, W. D., bought the mill here, and operated it for a time, when they sold it to H. S. Creal, who ran it until 1888, when F. F. again bought it. He has since put in the roller process, making many other improvements in the mill, and is now doing first-class work. He does a custom trade, and as the mill is well known he receives a liberal patronage. Mr. Markle is eminently qualified for the milling business, having devoted most of his business career to that calling. He was united in marriage in this county, in 1877, to Miss Mary M., daughter of Jonathan Musgrave, who is of English descent. This union has been blessed with three children, viz.: Francis Lehman, Jonathan and Robert. Mrs. Markle is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Markle is a Republican, and he is a Master Mason.

WILLIAM L. MARSHALL, farmer and stock-grower, Otter Creek township, P. O. Atherton, was born in Kentucky, October 10, 1857, and is a son of Lewis and Elizabeth (Miller) Marshall, who were of English descent, former a native of Virginia, latter of Kentucky. The father was a blacksmith, and died in Parke county, Ind., in 1878. His family consisted of eleven children, eight of whom grew to majority, William L. being the fifth. Our subject was reared in Parke county, Ind., where he attended the common school. He made his own way in the world, working by the month to get a start in life, and has met with much success, being the owner of a farm of 280 acres, of which 170 are under a high state of cultiva¬ tion. Farming has been his chief occupation. Mr. Marshall was married in 1884, in Parke county, Ind., to Miss Laura, daughter of John T. and Mary (Harland) Brown, who were of Irish descent. This union has been blessed with three children, viz.: Frank B., Cecil Vistia and John. Mrs. Marshall is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Marshall is a Democrat.

LEWIS B. MARTIN, banker, Terre Haute, is a native of Delaware, born June 26, 1841, and is a son of James S. and Char¬ lotte (Soan) Martin, former a native of Virginia, latter of Pennsyl¬ vania, and both of English origin. Our subject is the only mem¬ ber of a family of ten children residing in Indiana. He obtained his education at Newark Academy, and commenced his business life as a clerk in a railroad office ; as soon as able he embarked in trade as a merchant on his own account, at Atlanta, Ga. Here he carried on business until 1863, when he came to Indiana and located at Terre Haute. He first clerked in the post-office a short time, and then found employment in the bank - first as a clerk, then as book¬ keeper, and afterward as cashier. In 1869 he became book-keeper in the savings bank, is a member of the board of trustees of the bank, and is now the secretary and general manager. He has been in the concern since 1869. Mr. Martin was married October 15, 1877, to Miss Adeline, daughter of Capt, William and Margaret (Watson) Fowler, and of English and Scotch descent. Her father was captain of the First Artillery, United States Army, in the Seminole war. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Martin has been blessed with two children - Margaret E. and Thomas Mills. The parents are members of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Martin's brother Thomas was formerly rector of the St. Stephen's Church at Terre

Haute, of which Mr. Martin has been junior warden since 1871, and treasurer of the diocese of Indiana since 1888. He is a promi¬ nent member of the Masonic fraternity, and is a Sir Knight Tem¬ plar.

WILLIAM M. MASON, stone and brick mason, P. O. Terre Haute, resides on Section 9, Harrison township, where he owns seven acres of prime land. He was born in Sullivan county, Ind., May 11, 1846, and is a son of James M. and Elizabeth (Albright) Mason, former of whom is a native of Kentucky, of Scotch descent. The parents died in Sullivan county. William M. lived in Sulli¬ van county till seventeen years of age, when he enlisted in the Civil war, June 29, 1863, in Company F, One Hundred and Fif¬ teenth Ind. Y. I., and was in the siege of Nashville, also at Ball's Gap. He was discharged February 25, 1864, at Indianapolis, and March 20, 1864, he re-enlisted, this time in Company D, Thirtyfirst Ind. Y. I., and was discharged in December, 1865. He was in the battle of Resaca, also through the Atlanta campaign, and in the battles of Ashville, N. C., Franklin, Tenn., as well as the two days' fight at Nashville. He was discharged December 8, 1865, and now receives a pension of $14 per month. Mr. Mason was married in Terre Haute, Ind., to Gertrude, daughter of Ralph and Eleanor Conover, and born in Terre Haute. Mr. and Mrs. Mason were the parents of four children : Ovid R. and Pearl M., living, and Minnie and Frank, deceased. The entire family are well respected in the community where they reside. Mr. Mason is a member of the G. A. R. ; in politics he is a Republican.

FRANCIS M. MATHERLY, farmer, Prairieton township, P. O. Prairieton, was born in Larue county, Ky., March 7, 1845, and is a son of Henry B. and Melvina P. (Miller) Matherly, former a native of Yirginia, and latter of Kentucky, both of English descent. The father was a brick and stone mason, and also followed farming. They both died in Larue county, Ky. Their family consisted of ten children, of whom Francis M. is the seventh. He was married December 27, 1875, to Elizabeth, daughter of David and Sarah (Smith) Goff, natives of Kentucky. Her father was of German descent, and died in Johnson county, Ind. ; her mother was of English descent, and died in Taylor county, Ky. They had a family of sis children, of whom Elizabeth, the eldest, was born October 23, 1851, in Larue county, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Matherly had born to them two children: Oliver E. and David H. Mrs. Matherly is a member of the Methodist Church, Mr. Matherly of the Baptist. He was reared on the farm, and received his educa¬ tion in the common schools of Larue county, Ky. Coming to this county March 10, 1865, he now lives in Prairieton and owns a house and lot containing four acres. Mr. Matherly enlisted in the State service in 1862, serving one year, and then re-enlisted in Company I, Thirty-seventh Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers, October 3, 1863. Some of the engagements he participated in were the battles of Peach Tree Creek, Saltsville, Franklin (Tenn.), Marion (W. Va.,) and the first battle of Nashville. He was in Stoneman's raid through Mississippi, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. , February 5, 1865. He is a member of the G. A. R., Blinn Post, No. 394; is a Master Mason, also a Royal Arch Mason. In politics he is a Republican.

WILLIAM R. MATTOX, physician and surgeon, was born m Orange county, Ind., September 10, 185o, and is a son of William and Sarah (Trinkle) Mattox, natives of Tennessee and of English descent. The father has been a farmer all his life, and now resides on a farm in Orange county, Ind. His family consists of ten children, of whom Dr. Mattox is the sixth in order of birth. He was reared on a farm, attended the common schools there, afterward the Normal at Paoli, Ind., and was then engaged in teaching for ten terms, when he commenced the study of medicine in Kentucky, subsequent¬ ly attending Rush Medical College, Chicago, where he graduated in the regular course in 1888. He had practiced some time as an undergraduate. In 1882 he came to Prairieton, stayed one yeai, and then removed to Youngstown, this county, where he had a good practice, meeting with more than the average success in the line of his profession. The Doctor was married in Orange county, Ind., in 1879, to Miss Zora V., daughter of Hugh and Rachel (Critchfield) Stewart, who were of English origin. This union has been blessed with three children, viz.: Earnest L., Mary Ethel and William C. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Bap¬ tist Church, and he is a member of I. O. O. F. ; in politics a Democrat. He was elected coroner of Vigo county November 4, 1890, defeating the incumbent Dr. John Hyde by 432 majority. After his election to the office of coroner he removed to Terre Haute.

ANTON MAYER, retired, Terre Haute. This gentleman was born of German parentage in Wurtemberg, Germany, January 12, 1842, and is a son of Bartholomew Mayer, a farmer. Anton Mayer, who is the youngest in a family of eleven children, was reared on his father's farm, and attended the common schools. Bidding adieu to the Fatherland, he sailed for the New World, and came to Terre Haute. He had worked eighteen months in Germany at the brewer's trade, and was in Terre Haute only a short time when he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he found employment in a brewery, remaining there eight years and six months, during the last three years of which time he was foreman. Mr. Mayer was careful and prudent in saving money. He had learned this through being thrown on his own resources when a lad, a stranger in a strange land, and among a people who spoke to him in a strange tongue. He not only worked hard, and saved his earnings, but he also observed the way in which a large brewery was carried on. In 1868 he returned to Terre Haute, and formed a partnership with Mr. Koffman in the establishing of and carrying on a brewery, which had then a capacity of about only 2,500 barrels per year. They had been in business about eleven months when Mr. Koffman died, and Mr. Mayer then assumed sole control. By careful man¬ agement and many hard days' work he built up from that small beginning a very large and prosperous business, the capacity of the brewery in 1888 and 1889 reaching 25,000 barrels per year. Mr. Mayer sold the plant and retired in 1890. He is the owner of con¬ siderable real estate in Terre Haute, also of valuable farm land in the vicinity and in other places. His farm of 300 acres in Lost Creek township is being improved continually. Mr. Mayer was married in Terre Haute, April 29, 1879, to Miss Sophia, daughter of Stacy Miller, and a native of Germany, which union has been blessed with a family of three children: Herman, Bertha and Ada. In politics Mr. Mayer votes for the man and not for the party. The family are members of the Catholic Church, and in their social life have many warm and valued friends and acquaintances. Mr. Mayer is a quiet, unassuming man, of a retiring and modest nature.

FRANKLIN MAYHEW, retired farmer and stock-grower, Su¬ gar Creek township, P. O. Macksville, was born in New Hampshire, January 17, 1807, and is a son of William and Hannah (Haryman) Mayhew, natives of New Hampshire and of English origin. The father and son came to this county in 1819. The father, who was a farmer and school teacher, had a good education, having grad¬ uated at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, in the class of 1801, with Daniel and Ezekiel Webster. He died in 1862. His family consisted of four sons and four daughters, of whom Franklin, the third in order of birth, was reared on the farm, and learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed, however, only a short time after he had mastered it. He owns a farm of 360 acres. He was married in Ohio November 30, 1840, to Miss Clara Richmond, a cousin to the well-known writer, Dean Richmond. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mayhew were as follows: Jane, who was the wife of Henry McElfresh ; Rhoday, who is the wife of Marion Mc- Quilkin (both these daughters are living, and each is the mother of five children); Thresia, wife of Merril Underwood, and Julia A., wife of William C. Calvert. Mr. Mayhew's grandfather was a fullblooded Frenchman, and was mail-carrier for Gen. Washington; was also a pilot and French interpreter, holding a captain s com¬ mission in the Revolutionary war. He and Col. Holland surveyed Nova Scotia, and the grandfather married one of the Colonel's daughters, our subject being a descendant.

CARL LEO MEES, M. D., professor of physics, Rose Poly¬ technic Institute, Terre Haute, is a native of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio, born May 20, 1853, and is a son of Rev. Conrad and Eliza¬ beth '(Adams) Mees. The parents were Germans, who located at Columbus, Ohio, on their arrival in the United States, and the fatliei is a minister of the German Lutheran Church, being still in the active service.

Prof. Mees, who is the youngest in a family of five children - four sons and one daughter - attended the schools of his native place, and then took a post-graduate course at the Ohio State Uni¬ versity. From 1872 to 1876 he was assistant chemist in the Ohio State Geological Survey, also a private assistant in toxicological work to Hr. Theo. G. Warmley. During this period the pub¬ lished work on the photography and comparative measurements of blood corpuscles was done. In 187 b he was called to the piofessorsliip of physics and chemistry in the University of the Pub¬ lic Schools of Louisville, from which he resigned in 1880 to study in Europe - attending the University of Berlin, Germany, and the University of South Kensington, England, besides doing some special work in the laboratories of Helmliulz and Frankland. In 1882 he returned to America, having been called to the chair of physical science in the Ohio University, where he remained until called to the Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute, Ind., as assistant professor of physics in 1887. Upon the appointment of Dr. Mendenhall as superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey, he was put in charge of the entire department of physics. He has been a fellow of the American Association for the advance¬ ment of science since 1878, having been an officer in various positions, the last as general secretary in 1889. His published works have been mainly in periodicals and proceedings of associ¬ ations.

JOHN MEIGHEN, farmer and stock-grower, Riley township, was born in Butler county, Ohio, July 4, 1829, and is a son of Patrick and Abagail (Little) Meighen, latter born in Greene county, Penn., of English and German descent. The father was a native of Ireland, and came to Pennsylvania when ten years of age, where he lived until he reached his majority. He then removed to Butler county, Ohio, and settled in Liberty township, where he was engaged in stock-growing and tilling the soil; he died in 1844, in Butler County. His family consisted of ten children, of whom John, the youngest by birth, was reared on the farm, attending the common schools, and chose farming and stock-grow¬ ing as his business, in which he has met with success. In 1859 he came from Ohio and settled in Riley township on Section 22, where he owns a well-improved farm. He was united in marriage in Butler county, Ohio, to Miss Elizabeth Mendenhall, and by her had two children: Zendora, wife of Aaron McMaster, and Duell, wife of Charles Propes. Mrs. Meiglien died in Ohio in 1856, and Mr. Meiglien married in 1859, Miss Martha, daughter of Jonah and Nancy (Mount) Nixon, natives of Ohio and of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Meighen' s children are Emma, wife of Benjamin Jordan; Charles D., at home; Mary C., wife of Frederick Fox; Olivine, wife of John Ray; Elmer Ross, a farmer and school-teacher; Bertha P. and Myrtle Maud. The sons are all farmers, and four of the chil¬ dren are school-teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Meighen take a great in¬ terest in the education of their children. Mrs. Meighen is a mem¬ ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church; in politics Mr. Meighen is a Democrat.

S. B. MELTON, physician and surgeon, Nevins township, P. O. Fontanet, was boAi in Nevins township, this county, December 27, 1848, and is a son of William S. and Julia E. (Williams) Mel¬ ton. The mother is sixty-nine years of age, having been born in Otter Creek township, Vigo county, and is a daughter of Mark Will¬ iams, a pioneer farmer. The father was a native of North Carolina, and came to this county many years ago, where he followed paint¬ ing, and died in 1872. During the Civil war he was a member of the Forty-third Ind. V. I. He was an active member of the Meth¬ odist Episcopal Church, and for many years was a local minister. Dr. Melton's grandfather Avas a soldier in the Mexican war, and served under Gen. Scott in his brilliant campaign. S. B. Melton is the eldest of five children; he was reared on the farm, receiving his early schooling in the district school. He subsequently studied medicine in the medical college of Indiana, Avliere he graduated in 1877, and has been engaged in the active practice of his profession ever since. He was united in marriage, in 1885, with Miss Ada, daughter of Mark and Pliebe (Smith) Payne, natives of Tennessee, and of German origin. Dr. Melton is a Republican in politics. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and also of the I. O. 0. F. He has met with encouragement in his professional life, and with more than the average success in his financial affairs.

JOHN C. MENEELY, farmer, Nevins township, P. 0. Cloverland, Clay county, is one of the prominent farmers residing on Section 36, Nevins township. He Avas born in Clinton county, Ind., December 19, 1843, and is a son of Noble C. and Sidney A. Me- neely, former of whom was born in New York, of Irish descent, and latter in Ohio, of Scotch origin. They came from Butler county, Ohio (where they had been married), to this State, locating in Clin¬ ton county, but afterward removed to Clay county, thence to Vigo county in 1858, where they made their permanent home. The father died in 1879; the mother is still living. John C. Meneely was married in Clay county, in 1861, to Hannah K., daughter of Samuel B. and Martha (String) Elwell. Mr. Elwell is still living at the advanced age of eiglity-four; Mrs. Elwell died in 1887; they were the parents of ten children, five of whom survive. To Mr. and Mrs. Meneely have been born eleven children, ten of whom are living, viz.: Charles C., born September 1, 1862, married to 'Flora M. Frazie (they have one child, French A.); Albert R., born August 29, 1864, married to Rena Naif (they have two children, John H. and Orval D. ); Thomas G., born July 12, 1867; Mary E., born February 16, 1870, married to Elijah Allen (they have one child, Clifford) ; Samuel E., born September 3, 1872; Sarah A., born No¬ vember 4, 1874; Rebecca Florence, born January 11, 1877, and died March 20, 1880, aged three years, two months and nine days; Dora D., born September 25, 1880; William *H., born January 8, 1883; Myrtle, born Sept. 2, 1885; Ollie, born July 11, 1888. Mr. Meneely enlisted in the Civil war, September 30, 1864, in Company F, Fifty-seventh Ind. V. I., and was in the battles of Spring Hill, Nashville, Franklin, and in fact in all the engagements and skir¬ mishes during his term of service, especially in pursuit of Hood. On the expiration of his term he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn., June 16, 1865; he receives $24 a month pen¬ sion. He is a member of the F. M. B. A. Mr. Meneely has accumulated all his property by his own efforts, assisted by his faithful wife, and is now the owner of 159 acres of excellent land. This is one of the prominent and highly respected families of the county. Mr. Meneely affiliates with the Republican party, but far more as a patriot than as a partisan.

THOMAS H. MENIFEE, engineer Vandalia Railroad, Terre Haute, is a native of Luray, Page Co., Va., born March 9, 1852, and is a son of G. G. and Elizabeth (Lillard) Menifee, also natives of Virginia. The father, who was a farmer and cooper, now resides in Virginia; the mother died in 1880, in her fifty-fourth year. Thomas H. is the third in a family of four children, and was reared on a farm, receiving his education in the common schools of his native home. He learned the cooper's trade with his father, which he followed until the breaking out of the war, and after the close of that struggle he resumed his trade, carrying it on until 1870, when he came to Terre Haute and commenced firing on the Van- clalia Railroad. After two years and four months at this work, he was promoted to engineer, and has since continued in that position, running from Terre Haute to East St. Louis. Mr. Menifee was married in Effingham, Ill., November 18, 1875, to Miss Susie, daughter of John and Lizzie Kelker, natives of Pennsylvania. Her father was a locomotive engineer for a number of years, and is now master mechanic in the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad shops at Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Menifee is the second in a family of seven children, and was born in Salem, Ohio, May 23, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Menifee have three,cliildren, viz.: Nannie, Charlie and Lizzie. She is a member of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church ; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Terre Haute, No. 19, Chapter 11, Council 8, Eastern Star No. 43; also of the K. of H. No. 1220, and of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. In politics he is a Republican.

BENJAMIN MEWHINNEY, retired, resides on Section 1, Riley township. He was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, in 1809, and is a son of John and Margerett (Barnes) Mewhinney, the former a native of Tyrone, Ireland, latter of Scotland. They were married in Ireland, came to America in 1791, and were the parents of thirteen children, of whom Benjamin, who is next to the youngest child, is the only one living. John Mewhinney died in 1835, Mar¬ gerett Mewhinney in 1824. The son was reared on a farm and to the occupation of a farmer, also learned the cooper's trade early in life, and for a period of twenty-five years he followed same in the winter months, farming during the summer time. He had received a common-school education in the subscription schools of his time, Gov. Whitcomb being his first teacher. Mr. Mewhinney was mar¬ ried in Franklin county, Ind., in 1830, to Emily Wyeth, who was born in that county December 20, 1815, and died in 1876. They were the parents of five children, four of whom are living, viz. : Johnson, in Kentucky; Mary A., wife of Thomas M. Callins, of Vigo county; Clarissa, wife of George W. Light, and Howard, who was born April 15, 1846. and was married in this county, in 1869, to Martha Lyon, a native of Franklin county, Ohio, born in 1849 (they are the parents of four children: Etta M., Nellie, Elsie and Myrtle; Howard lives on the home farm of seventy acres, and will inherit it at his father's death). Benjamin Mewhinney is one of the pioneers of Vigo county, having settled on the same land when it was in a state of nature, and which he purchased from the Gov¬ ernment. He has done his share in bringing about the wonderful change in this country. He served three years as township trustee, and also as county commissioner, three years. Mr. Mewhinney is highly respected in the neighborhood of where he resides. Mrs.

JAMES MICKELBERY, farmer and stock-grower, Sugar Creek township, P. O. St. Mary's, was born May b, 1815, in Har¬ rison county (then in the Territory of Indiana). He is a son of George and Barbra (White) Mickelberv, former of whom was born and reared in Tennessee. They were of Irish, Welsh and German descent. The father came to this, then, Territory of Indiana in 1812, and settled in Harrison county, where he was married in 1828. On coming to this county he entered land in Fayette township, and improved his farm. He was twice married, and our subject is the eldest child by the first wife, and the only one of her children now living. He was reared in Sugar Creek township, this county, be¬ fore people had the advantages of schools as we have them now, and therefore his education was limited. In 1835 he purchased of the Government the land comprising his farm. He cut the first stick of wood that ever was cut by white man on the farm, and on the place built the log house where he now resides, and where he has lived over fifty years. The writer of this sketch had the pleasure of eating dinner in this house, which was cooked by James Mickelbery in true old pioneer style. Mr. Mickelbery is a Republican in politics; has never held any office, and has lived a quiet unassum¬ ing life. At one time he owned 600 acres of land, but was unfort¬ unately drawn into a lawsuit, and lost heavily, but he is still the owner of a farm of 200 acres, situated near St. Mary's, in this county. Mr. Mickelbery was married November 5, 1840, to Miss Martha Sanders, who was born in Edgar county, Ill., in 1819, and died January 20, 1888. Her father, Anthony Sanders, was a lieu¬ tenant in the War of 1812; her mother, whose maiden name was Esther White, lived to the advanced age of ninety-four years. Her parents were of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Mickelbery's union was blessed with twelve children, seven of whom grew to maturity, five now living; all of them received a fair start in life from their father. Tlieir names are as follows: Elizabeth, Robert, Eliza (de¬ ceased), Mary, Franke Eugene, James H. and Phebe Alice; all are married and are prospering.

GEORGE W. MILLER, day mailing clerk at Terre Haute post-office, was born January 1, 1841, at West Milton, Miami Go., Ohio, where his parents resided many years. His father, William D. Miller, was a native of Pennsylvania, of English and German descent, and his mother, Ethalinda (Flack) Miller, was a native of Ohio, of German origin. Their union was blessed with three chil¬ dren, George W. being the eldest, and the only son. His father was a cabinet-maker, and carried on that business in Ohio, where lie died May 3, 1849. At the age of fourteen, after a limited time spent in the district school, our subject started out in the world to " make his fortune," and was first employed by the month at com¬ mon labor with meager wages. When he reached his eighteenth year he concluded to learn the shoemaker's trade, working at same for eighteen months. The confinement of the shop not agreeing with him, he went to work on a farm in Ohio, as a farm hand, until he came to Parke county, Ind., in February, 1861. In September, same year, he came to Terre Haute, where he enlisted in Company I, Thirty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry, being subsequently pro¬ moted to a non-commission office. Serving nearly three years, he re-enlisted in the same regiment and, going to Texas, was mustered out with the regiment January 10, 1866. He was in all the battles and skirmishes that the regiment participated in, with the exception of two, until he was shot in the left hand, whereby he lost one finger, at the battle of Resaca, Ga., in 1864. He was then placed on detached service. The officers wished him to accept a discharge, but as he was disabled for life he concluded to stay until his wound was healed. Mr. Miller has a certificate from William H. Sinclair, assistant adjutant-general, Fourth Army Corps, dated at San Antonio, Tex., December, 1865, of his integrity, ability, etc., and of his refusing an honorable discharge from the service. At the close of the war Mr. Miller rented lands and carried on farming for four years. In 1871 he engaged in hardware business at Waveland, Ind.; in 1872, he lost nearly all he had by fire; in 1879 he accepted a position in the post-office at Terre Haute as general de¬ livery clerk; in 1880 he was promoted to carrier, and in 1881 to superintendent of carriers. During the change in administration he was out, but when Gen. Harrison was elected he was offered and accepted his present position. He has met with many reverses and discouragements in a financial way, but by industry and economy has succeeded better than the average man in his position. He is the owner of the handsome residence where he now resides, No. 1631 North Ninth street.

Mr. Miller has been twice married, the first time to Miss Eliza¬ beth A. McCampbell, who was of Scotch descent and a native of Parke county, Ind. She died in 1876, leaving three children: William H., assistant stone inspector for the Lake Erie & Wabash Railroad; Lewemma, clerk in a store at Indianapolis, and Frank A., who is on a railroad in Kentucky. In 1877 Mr. Miller married Miss Mary J., daughter of Adam Keifner, of T<5rre Haute, and of German descent. They have one child, Elizabeth C. Mrs. Miller is a member of the German Lutheran Church, Mr. Miller is a Presbyterian in religion and a Republican in politics. He is past worthy chancellor of the K. of P., and a Master Mason in the Masonic fraternity. He is a member of Morton Post No. 1, G. A. R., and has held many offices connected therewith. He has written a history of the Thirty-first Regiment, and has been a frequent contributor to the newspapers on subjects pertaining to the inter¬ ests of the G. A. R. He served as senior vice commander of the Department of Indiana, and as department inspector under four inspectors; also served three terms as adjuster of Morton Post, and one term as commander. He is now a member of the Council of Administration of the G. A. R., of Indiana. Mr. Miller organized the S. of Y. at Terre Haute, and was elected an honorary life member of the Indiana Division ; also took an active interest in organizing the Woman's Relief Corps here, and formed their charter for them in 1885.

SIMEON MILLER (deceased) was a native of Burlington county, N. J., and was born February 10, 1827, a son of Gilbert and Rebecca (Scull) Miller, both of whom died in New Jersey. Gilbert Miller was a farmer, and instilled in the son the principles of industry and economy, which in after life enabled him, with the assistance of his most excellent wife, to achieve success in almost all that he undertook. He received the rudiments of an education in the schools of New Jersey, and after his marriage came to Yigo county, where he soon after became the possessor of land. After¬ ward he sold, and removed to where his family reside, and at the time of his death he was the owner of one of the best located farms in Yigo county. Mr. Miller was married in 1850, to Miss Sarah C., a daughter of Brazier Cordery, and born in Burlington county, N. J., February 27, 1881. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born ten children, six of whom are living:' Lewis, Stelman L., Lidie E. (at home), Samuel P., Daniel W. and Charles B. ; those dead are as follows: Anna May, born January 23, 1851, died March 23, 1885, and was the wife of George Long, of Pierson township, Yigo county; Alonzo B., born October 30, 1856, died November 4, 1870; Josephine, born January 15, 1869, died August 7, 1878; Martha J., born April 6, 1863, died September 27, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Miller were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he was steward for many years. Politically he affiliated with the Democratic party. He died July 1, 1880, a leading farmer of the county, of excellent judgment and good common sense, and highly respected by all who knew him. Not only the family but the entire community mourn his death.

WILLIAM W. MILLER, farmer and stock-grower, Lost Creek township, P. O. Seelyville, was born in Warren county, Ohio, November 13, 1835, and is a son of Joseph B. and Hannah (Collins)

Miller. The father was born in Ohio of Irish descent, September 6, 1807, and died in 1872; the mother was born in Pennsylvania, of German descent, July 5, 1809, and is still living. John Collins, grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Joseph B. Miller came to Yigo county in 1836, and settled on a farm where he spent the remaining portion of his life, and where his widow is still living, at the advanced age of eighty years. They reared two children, of whom William W., who is the eldest, was reared on the farm in Lost Creek township and attended the district school. Early in life he learned the cooper's trade, and followed same until 1855, when he bought a farm of sixty acres, and has since carried on farming. He enlisted in 1861, in the Seventh Illinois Cavalry, Company A, and was in the battles of Corinth, Pittsburg Landing and others; was also in the Grayson raid. He served his full term of enlistment, and returning home in 1864 rented a farm, where he has since followed agricultural pursuits. He is a Democrat in pol¬ itics, and was an active member of the P. of PI. He was married in Clay county, Ind., to Miss Mary E., daughter of Daniel and Emily (Carter) Harris, who were of English and German descent. This union has been blessed with three children: Louisa, James C. and Ira H. The venerable mother resides with Mr. and Mrs. Miller.

DELOSS W. MINSHALL, Terre Haute. Of the many men who have prominently identified their names with the institutions of the city of Terre Haute, there are none who will be longer remembered than this gentleman. Coming here forty-two years ago, in 1848, a young man on the very threshold of active life, he was pleased with the place and the people, and, to the good fortune of the struggling little town, he made this his home for life. Mr. Min shall' s place of birth is Franklin county, Penn., where he was born in Novem¬ ber, 1828, a son of Robert and Lucy (Nimocks) Minshall, natives of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, respectively, and of pure En¬ glish descent. The father was a minister in the Methodist Church, a strong, quiet man, much respected by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. He departed this life in the year 1828, the same year his son was born. Young Minshall spent his childhood and youth in his native place. His boyhood surroundings were plain and simple, neither more nor less than the average of farmers' boys, when they commence quite early to aid and assist in the work in the summer, and in the winter to give a sparse attendance at the dis¬ trict school. While this station in life sometimes seems a little hard to the farmer lad, yet it is a fact that where there is latent merit thus circumstanced, the condition has never yet either blighted or destroyed his future career. As soon as she was old enough to be at all useful he was put to work in a store, and soon became a salesman, his employer finding him quite valuable. In 1848, at the age of twenty, he turned his footsteps toward the West, and in the search for a home reached Terre Haute. He had learned something of mercantile business, and had at the same time ac¬ quired a taste for it. He was fortunate in securing a position in a store in the town, and he went to work with that kind of resolu¬ tion, high morals and intelligence that are the sure forerunners of success. During the next five years he had made such progress as to receive an interest in the house, and from this to its head and chief was but an easy step. In 1860 he commenced business for himself, and by 1866 he had so increased his wealth that he was tendered and accepted the position as president of the First National Bank, at which time he disposed of his mercantile business.

His reputation as a financier and business man of marked ability had preceded this event, and his name to any enterprise was now a guarantee of success. He resigned his position in the National Bank, and united with W. R. McKeen in the opening of the bank¬ ing house of Minshall & McKeen, of which he was the principal manager. The new bank at once became one of the strong money institutions of the country. In 1877, having secured an ample fortune, after thirty-five years of continuous activity, he determined to partially retire, so disposed of his banking interests, and gave his attention exclusively to his large private affairs. In these years of life in Terre Haute he has identified himself, without exception, with every public enterprise for the advancement of the city and its people. He has fostered interests that are now giving employment to hundreds of men, in fact he has been the friend of the people, of the city, of education and of literature. He has used his princely fortune in a princely way for the public weal. In securing to Terre Haute the location of the normal lie was of invaluable service; the same with the rolling-mill, the blast furnace, the nail works, and so on through nearly the entire catalogue of business concerns in the place. He has all the time eschewed politics, though a man always of the courage of his convictions, and as much above the dic¬ tation of partisan demagogues as he is above any mean or sordid act. He has served the people in the city council. In 1879 he was appointed United States Revenue Collector for the Terre Haute district, which office he resigned in 1883. He has been one of the most valued members of the city school board.

As already intimated, Mr. Minshall was not favored with the most ample school advantages in his youth, yet he is known exten¬ sively as a gentleman of high culture and rare literary attainments. He has been an industrious reader, and the emanations of his pen are marked as those of the graceful writer and scholarly thinker. Socially he is one of the most companionable of men. He has just about completed his residence on Cherry street, the most ele¬ gant mansion in Vigo county. Mr. Minshall was united in mar¬ riage, April 2, 1856, with Miss Sarah J. Seibert, of Chambersburg, Penn., and they have two children: Helen and Charles.

W. L. MITCHELL, dealer in notions and ladies' and gents' furnishing goods, Terre Haute, is a native of Clark county, Ill., and is third in the family of seven children of Dr. J. D. and Elizabeth (Welch) Mitchell, former a native of Tennessee, latter of Kentucky. He received a common-school education in Clark county, Ill., attend¬ ing also the Commercial College, in Terre Haute, four months. In 1 872 he engaged in the boot and shoe trade, which he followed thirteen years, and then opened up the new East End Notion Store, where he is at present located. Mr. Mitchell is a young man of excellent business qualities, and by energy and industry has suc¬ ceeded in building up a good trade. He has been dependent on his own resources. Mr. Mitchell was married in Mishawaka, Ind., to Nettie, daughter of Charles Hickleman, who is a wagon manufact¬ urer. She is a member of the Central Presbyterian Church. Mr. Mitchell is a member of the K. of P., Apollo Lodge, Paris, Ill., and in politics he is a Republican.

R. H. MODESITT, merchant and justice of the peace, Seelyville, was born in Clay county, Ind., November 4, 1854, and is a son of William and Leretta (Crabb) Modesitt, former a native of Vir¬ ginia, latter of Ohio, and both of German origin - honest farmers who resided in Clay county, Ind. Their family consisted of eight children - four sons and four daughters - of whom our subject, the eldest born, was reared on the farm, attending the common schools, and then became a student at the State Normal, Terre Haute. After leaving school he became a teacher, which occupation he followed with more than average success, and was thus engaged for a period of over ten years. In 1885 he embarked in mercantile trade at Seelyville, where he has since managed his general store, and also kept a boarding house for the accommodation of the public. Mr. Modesitt has been twice married, the first time in Clay county, in 1880, but his wife died without issue, in 1882. In 1884 he married Miss Hannah, daughter of Lewis Morris Herbert, of Vigo county, and of Welsh descent. This union has been blessed with two chil¬ dren: Minnie and Maudie. Squire Modesitt and Avife are members of the Chosen Friends at Brazil, Ind. He is a member of Terre Haute Lodge, No. 51, I. O. O. F., and has passed the chairs in the subordinate lodges.

County Donegal, Ireland, and was born December 25, 1848, a son of Thomas and Rose (Carr) Mohan, also natives of Ireland. The father, who was a tailor by trade, died in Ireland, May 26, 1889, in his eighty-fourth year; the mother is now in her seventy-third year. Our subject, who is the fourth in a family of eight children, was reared in Ireland, and there received his education. October 5, 1866, he immigrated to Pittsburgh, Penn., and worked at pud¬ dling in a rolling-mill about four years. From Pittsburgh he came, February 20, 1870, to Greencastle, Ind., remained there a short time, and then moved to Kniglitsville, Clay Co., Ind., where he re¬ mained about three months, and then came to Terre Haute, where he found employment in the Terre Haute Iron and Nail Works as puddler, at which he worked until May, 1879. He was elected a mem¬ ber of the city council from the Sixth ward in 1876, and was re¬ elected in 1878, but resigned in 1879, to accept the position of deputy city marshal, under John H. Kidd, which position he occupied four years. He was appointed lieutenant on the police force in May, 1883, but resigned the position in August, same year, and engaged in business where he is located at the present time. He has suc¬ ceeded in building up a good trade, and has made his own way in the world. Mr. Mohan was married at St. Mary's, Vigo Co., Ind., September 14, 1876, to Miss Anna, daughter of Malichi and Bridget (McClearman) Curley, natives of Ireland; her father, who was a farmer, died in 1888; her mother is still living. Mrs. Mohan is the fourth in a family of ten children, and was born in County Galway, Ireland, May 1, 1851. Mr. and Mrs. Mohan had born to them five children, viz.: Charles (deceased), Mary A., Thomas A., Anna and Henry. The parents are members of the Catholic Church, and Mr. Mohan is a member of the Catholic Benevolent Association, also of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Division No. 2; politically he is a Democrat.

J. A. MOORE, physician and surgeon, Prairie Creek, was born in Shelby county, Ind., October 17, 1852, and is a son of Valentine and Eliza (Conner) Moore, former a native of New York, and a farmer by occupation, latter of Ohio, both being of Scotch-Irish de¬ scent. They were married in Hamilton county, Ohio, came to Shelby county, Ind., where they lived several years, and in 1853 moved to Sullivan county, Ind., where they reside at the present time. The Doctor, who is the seventh in a family of nine children, all of whom grew to maturity, was married October 9, 1878, to Mrs. Lulie Timmons, widow of Wesley Timmons, to whom she was mar¬ ried September 26, 1872, having one child by this marriage, Carl L. Timmons. Mr. Timmous, who owned a boot and shoe store in Robinson, Ill., died February 15, 1875, a member of the Presbyte- rian church. Mrs. Lulie (Timmons) Moore is a daughter of Will¬ iam W. and Mary E. (Steele) Ladd, former a native of Virginia, of Scotch descent, and latter of this State, of English extraction. They moved to Sullivan county in the fall of 1865, and here the father died; the mother is still living. They had a family of eight children, all of whom grew to maturity, and of these Mrs. Moore is the fourth in order of birth, born November 22, 1854, in Louisville, Ky. Dr. and Mrs. Moore had born to them two children, Walter and Harry.

Dr. Moore was reared on the farm in Sullivan county, receiving his early education in the common schools there, also attending the high school at Sullivan. He then taught for five years, and read medicine under Dr. A. N. Weir. During the winter of 1878- 79 he attended the Medical College at Indianapolis, and, follow¬ ing summer, he read medicine under Dr. Weir; then attended the University of Louisville, Ky., where he graduated in the spring of 1881. He was one of the honor roll members of the university. The Doctor commenced the practice of medicine in Middletown, Ind., in the spring of 1881, and has since been successfully engaged in it. He not only had to make his own start in life, but had to pay for his education himself. He is a member of the Christian Church, and has served as Sunday-school superintendent. Mrs. Moore is a member of the Presbyterian Church. The Doctor is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F., No. 476, Vigo county, and has passed all the chairs. Politically he is a member of the Repub¬ lican party.

JOHN W. MOORE, farmer and stock-grower, Linton township, P. O. Pimento, was born in Jefferson county, Ky., October 14, 1832, and is a son of Eleven and Elizabeth (Tyler) Moore, latter a native of Kentucky. The father who was born in Maryland, and followed farming, moved to Missouri in 1839, and died there in 1845. They had a family of eight children, of whom John W. is the fifth in order of birth. He was married March 30, 1859, to Mary C., daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Scammaliorn) Blair, former a native of Kentucky and latter of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. They had a family of six children, of whom Mrs. Moore is the third. She was born March 16, 1839. Mr. and Mrs. Moore had born to them four children, viz. : Casie, born May 11, 1860, a school teacher in Linton township; Linnie, deceased; Minnie, born November 24, 1871, also a school teacher, and one (the youngest) that died in infancy. Mr. Moore was reared on the farm, and has followed agricultural pursuits, having made his way in the world by his own exertions, and now owns forty acres of well-improved land. He is a member of the A. O. U. W., No. 2, Terre Haute. He has served one term as school director, and tour years as township trustee.

JOSHUA W. MOORE, Lost Creek township, P. O. Seelyville, was born in Highland county, Ohio, September 1(>, 1823, and is a son of Joseph (a farmer) and Rachel (Crabb) Moore, natives of Ohio, former of English and latter of German descent. They had a family of four sons and four daughters, of whom Joshua W. is the seventh. Our subject was married March 23, 184/, to Mary Ann, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Watson) Jarvis, who had a family of three children, of whom Mrs. Moore is the eldest. Mr. and Mrs. Moore had born to them eight children, five of whom grew to maturity: Joseph F., Elvis W., Marion F., George W., Clara M., all married. Mr. Moore was an early settler in this State, coming to Brazil in 1837. He first learned shoemaking with his uncle, then the blacksmith and wagon-maker's trade in 1844, which he followed seventeen years. He then began farming, and has made that his business to the present time. He is a self-made man, industrious and energetic, and now owns 245 acres of land in a good state of cultivation. He served as administrator five times ; was nominated for trustee on the Democratic ticket, but was de¬ feated. He has served as school director. Mr. Moore is a member of the Christian Church, and takes an active interest in its affairs.

T. S. MOORE, of the firm of Moore & Langen, printers and book-binders, of Terre Haute, was born in Madison county, Ky., May 9, 1847, and is a son of Walker and Sarah (Fitzpatrick) Moore, na¬ tives of Kentucky, and of Irish and English descent, former of whom was a farmer, miller and distiller. In the family were six children. T. S. Moore spent his young life at Crawfordsville, Ind., and in 1870 he came to Terre Haute, where he continued the print¬ ing business. He has been engaged in printing since 1868. Mr. Moore was married June 14, 1885, to Miss A. L., daughter of Ru¬ fus Lockwood, and of English descent. In 1864 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Ind. Y. I., Company I, and served until the close of his term of enlistment. He is a gentleman who stands well in the business and social circles of his city.

WILMOT MOORE, M. D., Terre Haute. This gentleman was born in Orange county, N. Y., March 26, 1821, and is a son of Ben¬ jamin and Anna (Fullerton) Moore, natives of New York, and of Irish descent. His father, who was a farmer and merchant, died in 1832. Our subject, who is the fourth in a family of seven children, was reared on a farm, and attended the district schools until he was twelve years old, when he entered a select school, and at the age of fourteen he entered upon the study of Latin and anatomy in a physicians office, where he commenced his studies in his chosen profession. From the age of seventeen to twenty-one, he taught school, finished his course in medicine, and entered upon the prac- tice in 1845. In 1857 lie graduated at the Metropolitan Medical College, of New York City. Being of liberal mind, lie has studied all the systems of medicine in Yogue in this country, allopathic, hydropathic, botanic, eclectic and homeopathic, and has practiced in each and all, and for the twenty years last past, he has adopted homeopathy almost exclusively, as giving better results to him and his patrons than any other. He came to Terre Haute in 1864, and has practiced his profession here since that time. He is a man of studious habits, devoted to his profession, and has enjoyed a large and lucrative practice in Terre Haute. The Doctor was married in the State of New York, and has one child only, a daughter, who is now the widow of Calvin Thomas, and by whom she has one child, a daughter, Irma Thomas. Dr. Moore is a member of the I. O. O. F., a member of the Indiana Institute of Homeopathy, and is a Master Mason in good standing.

W. F. MOORE, engineer on the Yandalia Railroad, with resi¬ dence at No. 829, North Ninth street, Terre Haute, is a native of Danville, Ind., born October 3, 1850, and is a son of William and Sarah (Goslin) Moore, natives of Flemingsburg, Ky. The father, who was a carriage builder, died in Illinois, in 1883, at the age of sixty-five years; the mother is now a resident of Illinois. Our subject, who is the fifth in a family of seven children, was reared on a farm in Coles county, and received a common-school education. In 1869 he came to Terre Haute, where he worked during the win¬ ter on the Yandalia Railroad bridge, and in the summer of 1870 he began firing for the same company. He continued at that about three years, when he was promoted to the post of engineer in the yard, and this position he filled about two years, when he was put on the line as extra, then as regular freight engineer until 1880, when he was promoted to the fast line from Terre Haute to East St. Louis, which position he still holds. He has been very fortu¬ nate, never having met with an accident on the road. Mr. Moore was married in Terre Haute, December 3, 1873, to Miss Sadie E. Baird, who was born at Bairdstown, Penn., June 20, 1858, fourth in the family of six children of James A. and Nancy (Hall) Baird, natives of Pennsylvania. Her father, who was a steamboat captain and ship carpenter, served in the Civil war, and died in hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn., in 1864. Her mother is a resident of Indian¬ apolis. Mr. and Mrs. Moore had born to them two children; Charles A., born December 5, 1874, and Lula B., born February 12, 1876. Mr. Moore is a member of the I. O. O. F., No. 51, and Yigo Encampment, No. 17, also of the Canton, No. 28. He and his wife are members of the Daughters of Rebekali. He is independent in political matters.

JOHN H. MORGAN, M. D., Fayette township, P. O. New Goslien. This gentleman, now engaged in the practice of medicine in this vicinity, has a well-earned and extensive practice. He was born at Middlebrook, Va., October 13, 1844, son of William and Eliza (Flinn) Morgan, who are of Scotch-Irish origin, and natives of Virginia. They now reside in Vermillion county, Ind., where the father for many years carried on the manufacture of carriages. Dr. Morgan, who is the eldest in a family of eight children, was reared in Virginia. He studied medicine early in life at Ports¬ mouth, Ohio, and subsequently attended the medical college at Baltimore, Md. He practiced for a time as an undergraduate, and then entered the Medical University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated in the regular course, and thence went to B. H. Medical College, New York. He then engaged in the practice of his pro¬ fession in Virginia until 1874, when he came west, locating in Vigo county, since when he has practiced in the county. He has been financially successful, having made his own way in the world, and is the owner of a farm in Fayette township, this county. In 1861, at the age of seventeen years, he enlisted in the Fifth Virginia In¬ fantry, was assigned to a clerkship, and served until the close of the war, when he returned and studied medicine. Dr. Morgan was united in marriage in Vigo county, Ind., to Mrs. Sadie M. Barbour, nee Wonner, daughter of John Wonner. Her mother, whose maideu name was Lucy Clayton, is now librarian of the public library at Terre Haute, Ind. Mrs. Morgan is of English descent. Her par¬ ents were natives of Connecticut, and her father spent most of his life in this county, where he was a prominent contractor and builder. He died in 1867. The marriage of Dr. and Mrs. Morgan has been blessed with three children, viz.: Carrie V., Helen R. and Har¬ mon K. The Doctor and wife reside on their farms, both of them owning land, and the place where they reside consists of 300 acres of land. Dr. Morgan is a member of the I. O. O. F., of the A. O. U. W., and of the K. of P.

WILLIAM RILEY MORGAN, P. O. Prairie Creek, was bor n in Vigo county, Ind., September 18, 1841, and is a son of William and Sophia (Shattuck) Morgan, also natives of this county. Our subject's paternal grandparents were natives of Kentucky, of Scotch- Irish descent, and emigrated from that State to this county, in an early day. The parents of William R. were married in this county, and the father died about 1843, the mother in 1850. They had two sons and one daughter, Licurgus C. and William R. being the only ones now living. After the death of his parents, William R. lived with his uncle, Valentine Morgan, for a year, and then with Joel Myers, about four years, since which time he has made his own living, working as a hand until the beginning of the war, On September 18, 1861, he enlisted in company D, Forty-third Ind. V. I., participating in several fierce engagements, among which were those of Memphis (Tenn.), Helena (Ark.), Fort Pillow and Mark's Mill. At the latter place he was captured and taken prisoner to Tyler, Tex., where he was confined for ten months, and then ex¬ changed. While on picket duty just across the Mississippi river from Helena, Ark., he was wounded in the face and forehead by a bullet which necessitated his being taken to the hospital, where he remained one week, preferring to be with his company although he was not able for duty for several months. He remained in the United States' service until June, 1865, when he was discharged at Indianapolis, immediately returning to this county. In 1867 Mr. Morgan was married to Miss Nancy Piety, who was born in Vigo county, in October, 1845, and by this union there is one child, born in 1871, named Walter P., now a promising young man. Soon after his marriage our subject moved to Champaign county, Ill,, and there farmed until 1870, when he returned to this county, where he has since resided. He has 137 acres of land, of which ninety-five are in cultivation, located thirteen miles south of the county seat. His schooling was very limited, he receiving only a few days' tuition after he was eight years of age. Mr. Morgan cast his first presidential vote for Lincoln. He and his wife and son are members of the Christian Church, and he is a member of the F. M. B. A.

JOHN MULVIHILL, Nevins township, P. O. Coal Bluff, was born in County Kerry, Ireland, December 25, 1824, and is a son of John Mulvihill, who was a butcher. His mother, who was Julia Conners, also born in County Kerry, Ireland, still resides at the old home in Ireland, and is now nearly eighty years of age. John left his native land and came to Canada in 1869, where he lived until 1871, and then moved to the United States, settling in Bush county, Ind., where he remained until 1875, when he came to Terre Haute. Here he commenced in the rolling-mill, remaining until 1889, when he traded his city real estate for the farm where he now resides. He has made his way in the world unaided, and is en¬ dowed with more than ordinary energy, his success in life being largely due to his perseverance, industry and determination to win success. In 1848 he was united in marriage, in France, with Miss Henora, daughter of Edward Shehe, and born in Ireland in 1825. When she was in her twelfth year her parents removed to France, where she resided until her marriage; immediately after which event Mr. Mulvihill left his native country for France, where he remained fifteen years. This union has been blessed with ten children - five sons and five daughters - viz.: Julia, Margaret and

Jolin, born in Olderney, France; Mary, born in Gansie, France; Thomas and Edward, born in the city of London, England; Charles, born in Canada; Michael, in Kush county, Ind. ; Ellen and Kosa, in the city of Terre Haute, Ind. It will be seen that none of their children are Irish by birth, and Mr. Mulvihill says that when his family are all at home and seated at the table there will be Irish, French, English, Canadian and Hoosiers present. The family are all members of the Catholic Church, and Mr. Mulvihill is an active member of the St. Joseph Temperance Union; in politics he is a Democrat.

M. MUKLE, merchant, Lockport, is the owner and proprietor of a general store in Riley township, and was born at Baden, Germany, January 18, 1842, the only son now living of the family of four children of Joseph Murle, who was also a native of Germany, born in 1808. The father came to America in 1853, and settled in Marion county, Ohio, on a farm, where the son was reared, attend¬ ing the common schools. In 1861 he moved to Vigo county, and learned the blacksmith's trade at Terre Haute, which he followed for four years, when he clerked in a store, and was employed as sales¬ man until 1875. He then embarked in his present business at Lockport, and has made it a success. He is also owner of a farm of eighty acres, and has made his own way in the world. Mr. Murle was married in Terre Haute, Ind., in 1869, to Miss Josephine Ashberger, who was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, and this union has been blessed with three children: Charles F., Lena J., and William, who died. Mr. and Mrs. Murle are members of the German Lutheran Church ; in politics he is a Democrat.

JOHN C. MYER, Harrison township, P. O. Terre Haute, is one of the prominent farmers of Vigo county, and resides on Sec¬ tion 1, Harrison township, where he is the owner of one of the finest improved farms in the county. It contains a half section, and consists of excellent land, nearly all being in a high state of cultivation. One-half is in Lost Creek township, and the other in Harrison. Mr. Myer is a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, and was born June 21, 1828, a son of Karl Fredrick and Margaret Myer, both natives of Germany, where they died. They were the parents of thirteen children. John C. was reared on a farm, re¬ ceiving a good education in his native country, and has followed agricultural pursuits. He served five years in the German army. In 1852 he immigrated to America, and settled in Ohio; in 1856 he came to Vigo county, and three years later purchased his present farm. He first bought 160 acres of wild land, paying for same $10,000. He first built a log cabin, in which he lived a number of years, and this primitive dwelling has been replaced with a commodious and elegant brick building of the latest style; he has large and substantial barns and outbuildings, and the place is beautifully ornamented with shade trees, and tastefully set out with flowers. Mr. Myer is a self-made man, having commenced life poor, and his industry and economy have brought him his reward in the shape of a valuable property. He was married in Ohio, in 1852, to Christeana P. Blum, also a native of Germany, born in 1833. They are the parents of the following named children: Charles, deceased (he left two children, William and Charles) ; William P., in Indianapolis; Louisa, wife of George F. Parsons; Albert J., at home; Louisa, at home; Caroline, wife of Adolph Mason; Otto C., in Washington; Minnie, wife of George C. Kauf¬ man. The family are members of the German Lutheran Church. Mr. Myer has given his children a good education. In politics he is a Republican. He has passed all the chairs in the I. O. O. F. ; is also a prominent Mason, a Knight Templar, and a member of the Consistory.

ABNER W. MYERS, farmer and stock-grower, Lost Creek township, P. O. Terre Haute, was born near Indianapolis, Ind., August 21, 1851, a son of Isaac C. and Elizabeth (Heisay) Myers, natives of Pennsylvania, and of German descent. His grand¬ parents were born in Germany. Isaac C. Myers was a carpenter, and came to Vigo county in 1859, settling in Lost Creek township, on a farm. He worked at his trade, and also operated a saw-mill, becoming a successful business man, and died in Kansas in 1885. His family consisted of seven children, all of whom were boys, and three of them are yet living. Abner W., who is the second in order of birth, was reared on the farm, receiving his education in the common schools of the neighborhood, and became a farmer, which vocation he has followed with marked success, being at the present time owner of a farm consisting of 123 acres of land, where he now resides. He was united in marriage November 11, 1875, to Miss Mary, daughter of Alex. Cooper, a farmer, and one of the earliest settlers of Vigo county. The union of Mr. and Mrs. Myers has been blessed with two children, one now living, William E. The parents are members of the Christian Church, in the affairs of which Mr. Myers takes an active interest, as well as in the Sabbath-school, and has been its secretary.

CHESTER MYERS is a prosperous farmer of Riley township, and is a native of Indiana, born in 183b, a son of John Myers and Catherine Sanders. John Myers was born in !North Carolina, and emigrated from there*to Indiana, in an early day, soon afterward removing to this county, where lie died May 6, 188 7. He was an extensive farmer and good citizen, and was a son of Abram Myers, who came to this county with the early pioneers. The Myers family were of German descent. Chester's mother was born in the eastern part of Indiana, and is yet living in this county. The children of their marriage were four sons, Chester being the second in order of birth. He was raised mostly in this county, and during his boy¬ hood days attended the common schools here. In 1857 he married Miss Nancy Reese, a native of Clay county, Ind., by which union eight children were born, as follows: William C., married August 15, 1878, to Lucy H., daughter of J. W. Green, of Riley, Vigo Co., Ind. ; John C., married July 27, 1879, to Rosetta, daughter of J. W. Green, of Riley; Franklin A., married October 13, 1886, to Lydia A., daughter of Phenice Hoggett, of Farmersburg, Vigo county; Daniel R. (deceased); Effie O., married May 5, 1889, to William Young, son of William Young, Sr., of Youngstown, Vigo county; and Katie V., Susanna and Levi W. Mr. Myers has always been a farmer, and owns 190 acres of valuable land, of which 150 acres are in cultivation, the farm being located about thirteen miles southeast of Terre Haute. Mr. Myers is an industrious, honorable man, and a good citizen. He is a Democrat, and cast his first presidential vote for Stephen A. Douglas. Mrs. Myers is a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

CHARLES NASH, superintendent of two of the mines of the Coal Bluff Mining Company, Coal Bluff, Nevins township, was born in Birmingham, England, January 27, 1846, and is youngest in the family of six children of William and Elizabeth (Simmonds) Nash, natives of England, latter of whom is a member of the Methodist Church. The father, who a brass caster by trade, died in England in 1885. Our subject was reared in England, where he received his schooling. He commenced to work in the mines when a small boy, and has made mining the main business of his life, although, from 1866 to 1870, he was in the employ of the London & North Western Railway Company, England. In 1870 he immigrated to the United States, and worked in the city of Chicago, Ill., on the tunnel. In 1871 he came to Vigo county, and in 1875 entered the employ of the company he has remained with to the present time, as a miner, afterward as foreman, and for years he has held his present position, that of superintendent. He has charge of the Edgar and Diamond coal shafts at Coal Bluff. Mr. Nash was mar¬ ried in England, and he and his wife have five children: Victor Hugo, Charles, Wilkie Collins, Edith and Amy. He is a Master Mason ; in politics he is a Republican.

REUBEN NAUGLE, Sr., retired farmer and stock -grower, Otter Creek township, P. O. Edwards, was born in Luzerne county, Penn., January 26, 1816, and is a son of Christian and Sally

(Stickle) Naugle, natives of Northampton county, Penn., and of German descent. The father was a shoemaker and farmer all his life, and his family consisted of eight children, of whom Reuben is the third. Our subject was reared on the farm, attending the com¬ mon schools, and early learned the tanner's and currier's trades, which he followed for two years; he then went to farming, and made that the main business of his life. He came to this county in 1863, has since resided here, and is the owner of a well-improved farm where he now resides, consisting of 126 acres of land. Mr. Naugle was united in marriage in June, 1845, with Miss Jane, daughter of John Davis, and of Irish and English descent. Two of their chil¬ dren are now living. Mrs. Naugle died in 1887. Mr. Naugle is a member, as was his wife, of the Presbyterian Church; in politics he is a Republican.

REUBEN NAUGLE, Jr., farmer and stock-grower, Otter Creek township, P. O. Edwards, was born in Luzerne county, Penn., December 30, 1858, and is a son of Reuben and Jane (Davis) Naugle, former of whom was a tanner in early life, but later a farmer. Two of their children are living, of whom our subject is the youngest. He grew to manhood on his father's farm, receiving a fair English education in the common schools, became a farmer, and is now the owner of a farm of 150 acres on which he resides. Mr. Naugle was married in Yigo county, in 1887, to Miss Minnie, daughter of Walker C. Martin, but she died same year, a few months after mar¬ riage. In politics Mr. Naugle is a Republican.

WILSON NAYLOR, a son of James P. and Sarah (Moore) Naylor, natives of Kentucky and Ohio, and of English descent, was born in Adams county, Ohio, December 5, 1828, and came to Indiana with his father's family when he was three years of age, they settling in the town of Eugene, Vermillion county. The children of this family who grew to maturity were William L.. who died in 1877 ; Wilson (our subject) ; Mrs. Sarah Schlossman, now of Chicago, and Mrs. Eliza Jane Towle (a widow), of Evanston, Ill. The family were in moderate circumstances, and the sons had but the limited school advantages of that day. At a very tender age, therefore, the children contributed their mite to the family subsistence, and at an age when the average boy is just beginning in earnest his school days Wilson Naylor found himself thrown upon his own resources. His education chiefly was that of the home fireside, one of a sacred, religious duty, and rigid economy and industry; after all not the worst possible inheritance that a strong manly boy might have. Where the practical lessons of life fall upon good ground, as they evidently did in this case, they pro¬ duce to the best results.

The boy had hardly reached his "teens" when he found em¬ ployment on a fiatboat bound for New Orleans. In this business he made fifteen trips to New Orleans and return, and then made several trips on steamboats in the same trade. He then settled down in his adopted village, Eugene, and for the next twenty-two years was a dry-goods merchant in that place. In 1864 he sold out his store, and came to Terre Haute, where he now has an ele¬ gant home on South Fifth street. Here he engaged in the grocery trade on the corner of Fourth and Ohio streets, and prospered remarkably well. His reputation for integrity in all his business affairs brought him a constantly growing patronage, and both honor and wealth were his. In 1882 the financial affairs of the new Opera House had become seriously involved. The people, of whom Mr. Naylor was one, had subscribed $100,000 in stock to the com¬ pany; the fine four-story stone structure had cost $283,000, and, being heavily mortgaged to an Eastern insurance company, its affairs were carried into court. It was then sold to Mr. Naylor for $100,000. He had sold his mercantile interests, together with his Ohio Street property, and has since given his attention to building up the interests of and needed improvements to " Naylor's Opera House." In 1848 Mr. Naylor was married to Flora, daughter of Benjamin Shaw, of Vermillion county, Ind., and they have reared two children: James B., who died in December, 1878, and Mrs. Elizabeth E., wife of B. G. Cox, who is a partner with H. Hulman in the wholesale grocery business, and Avhose present home is adjoining that of Mr. Naylor. It is with his little grandchildren, Wilson Naylor, Ellen, Laura E., B. G. and Newton, that Mr. Nay¬ lor's pleasantest hours of recreation are spent. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Blue Lodge, Council, Commandery and Chapter, and for twenty-five years has served as treasurer of the Blue Lodge; is also a member of the I. O. O. F. He was sixteen years postmaster at Eugene, Vermillion county, under Taylor, Fill¬ more, Lincoln, Johnson and Grant. A remarkable fact which he tells, with much gratitute, is that, although they came to the " sickly country " in a day Avlien nearly all suffered, yet until being troubled within the past few years Avitli rheumatism, he has never been com¬ pelled to call in the aid of a physician. Mr. Naylor relates Iioav his father's family came to the Vermillion country. His father built a " broadhorn " (a square end fiatboat with a running plank along each side to " pole the boat "), and on this put the family and possessions, the tAvo horses and the cows. They floated doAvn the Ohio, and then were sloAvly poling the craft up the Wabash Avlien winter overtook them, and their "ark" was frozen fast in the stream. They took to the shore, packed their goods on the horses, and with their wives on saddle, and the children behind, driving the cows, they made their way to Eugene. There is a wide chasm between that ancient mode of travel and the present palace cars, and it is to be hoped that even then the Lord tempered the wind to the shorn lamb.

ANDREW NEHF, builder and contractor, Terre Haute, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, February 26, 1833, and is the eighth in the family of twelve children of Cliristof and Eva (Byer) Nelif, natives of Germany. Our subject was united in marriage May 30, 1854, in New York, with Catharine Boss, a daughter of Henry and Catharine (Schriner) Boss, natives of Germany. Mrs. Nehf is the eldest in a family of five children, and was born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, April 17, 1836. Mr. and Mrs. Nehf had born to them nine children, viz.: Andrew Wesley, who married Louie Winbreicht; Charles Theodore, who married Minnie Neukon; Emilie, who married Wilberforce Twaddel; Louisa, the wife of Henry Neukon; George Albert (deceased); William Henricli ( deceased ) ; Henry William, Ololia Tlieolinda and Alfred Franklin. Mr. Nehf spent his life in the Fatherland until he was fourteen years of age, when he and two of his brothers immigrated to this country and settled in Milwaukee, Wis., in the spring of 1847. He served an apprenticeship of three years at cabinet¬ making, then went to New York and worked three years at the trade. From there he proceeded to Petersville, Mich., where he remained a short time; then went to Columbus, Ohio, stopping there about nine months, and thence removed to Terre Haute, Ind. He was engaged as foreman in the carpenter shop of the Indian¬ apolis & St. Louis Railroad, three years; then worked three years for Capt. James Hook, contractor, and in 1862 began business for himself. His shop was at the corner of Fifth and Chestnut streets, and he followed the business of contracting and building until 1870, when he purchased an interest in a saw-mill, which he sold at the expiration of two years. Some time after serving his term as justice of the peace, he served two years in this office by appointment. From 1870 to 1879 he was engaged in collecting, and was in fire and life insurance business; then commenced work at his trade, and has followed it to the present time. He has had to depend entirely on his own resources. Mr. and Mrs. Nehf are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he served as trustee, steward, class leader, Sunday-school superintend¬ ent, exhorter and local preacher, and also served as chorister about twenty years. In politics Mr. Nehf is a Republican, and he was appointed street commissioner.

iphan) Nelson, and a brother of Maj.-Gen. William Nelson, whose name is immortally interwoven with the battle of Shiloh, where he led the advance of Buell's army on the evening of the first day's fight on the historical battle-ground. Another brother was Col. A. D. Nelson, a distinguished officer of the regular army.

Mr. Nelson came to Indiana, in early life, and located first in Rockville, where he was engaged for six years in the practice of his profession. In 1857 he removed to Terre Haute, his perma¬ nent home, and has since been actively engaged in law, literature, politics and diplomacy. He was one of the founders of the Republican party, and was often a delegate to State and National Conventions. In 1860 he accepted a nomination for congress in a strong Democratic district, with the famous orator, Daniel W. Voorliees, as his competitor. A brilliant joint canvass ensued, which attracted public attention throughout the State as well as enormous audiences. Both parties, so championed, claimed the honors of the contest. "It must now be remembered only as a combat of giants who could give and receive hard blows, and still live when the fray was over." And when it was over Mr. Nelson's friends could, in the language of Webster, well say; " Though de¬ feated, all is not lost." Though leading in that particular case a forlorn hope, he assisted in the general success of the cause. Mr. Voorliees and Mr. Nelson, notwithstanding a wide divergence of opinion upon all political questions, have ever been warm and steadfast personal friends.