Wayne County, Indiana - The whole text, 1912 (part 11 of 16)

John D. Crowe was born at Centerville, Wayne county, March 2, 1858, the first born of the union of Nelson and Margaret (Smith) Crowe, the former born in Center township, this county, Sept. 6, 1826, and the latter in Boston township, this county, Oct. 1, 1834. In early life the father learned the trade of a blacksmith and followed that occupation at Centerville until 1862, when he purchased a farm in Boston township and engaged in farming there until his death, Jan. 3, 1908, his wife having passed away Oct. 5, 1881. They were the parents of seven children: John D. is the eldest; George W. is a farmer and resides near Denver, Col.; Frank is a musician and resides in Albuquerque, X. M. ; Schuyler resides in New Castle, Ind. ; Walter W. is an electrician and is also engaged in the orchard business in Oregon; Luella is the wife of Herbert E. Drulcy, of Richmond; and Clark is a farmer and resides in Boston township. John D. Crowe remained with his father until 1876 and then started out in life for himself, going first to the city of Richmond, where he secured employment in the Sedgwick fence factory and remained with that concern seventeen years, having charge of the erection of the wire machines, etc. The concern having been purchased by other parties and removed to Detroit, Mich., Mr. Crowe removed to that city and resided there four years, serving in the capacity of foreman of the fence department of the factory. He then returned to Wayne county and engaged in farming upon the place where he resides. It consists of 185 acres, lie owns' property in Richmond and in Boston township. On Oct. 5, 1886,

Mr. Crowe was married to Miss Elizabeth M. Smith, born near the village of Boston, in Boston township, Aug. 27, 1862. She is a daughter of William W. and Susannah (Ilayhow) Smith, both of English birth and possessing all the substantial and reliable traits of that nationality. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Crowe were born three children: Smith N., born Nov. I, 1889, is a student in the Rose polytechnic school at Terre Haute, Ind., fitting himself for a civil engineer; Herbert W., born Aug. 29, 1891, graduated in the high school at Webster with the class of 1910 and is now a student at Earlham ; and Margaret, born April 17, 1905. Mr. Crowe is a member of the United Presbyterian church at Richmond and in politics is a Republican. William W. Smith, the father of Mrs. Crowe, was born in Lincolnshire, England, Sept. 14, 1834, and the mother was born in the same place on March 24 of the same year. The father came to America in the spring of 1861 and located in Boston township, Wayne county, and he farmed rented land in Boston and Center townships until 1873, when he purchased the farm where his son-in-law, Mr. Crowe, resides. There his death occurred July 25, 1903, and his widow is a member of the household of Mr. Crowe, aged seventy-seven years. She first came to America with some friends in 1853, but returned to England in i860, and in 1861 again came to America.

DeWitt Clinton Jay, .one of the representative farmers of his native county, is the owner of a fine homestead in Webster township and there follows general farming, in which his operations have been attended with distinctive success. 1 fe is a member of one of the honored pioneer families of the county and as a citizen has ever upheld the prestige of the name which he bears. DeWitt C. Jay was born near the Ohio State line, in Wayne township, this county, Sept. 22, 1852, a son of Henry and Priscilla (Reed) Jay, the latter born in Wayne township and the former is given extended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of Francis D. Jay, a half-brother of DeWitt C. DeWitt C. Jay was reared under the influences of the middle pioneer days in Webster township, where his preliminary educational discipline was secured in what was known as the Dover Friends' School in the village of Webster. During his boyhood and youth he contributed his quota to the work of the home farm and after reaching the age of maturity took an interest in the farm and its products and continued to be associated in the management of the old homestead until 1884, when he purchased eighty acres of it, which constitutes his present fine farm. He has made the best improvements ou the place and has ever been known as a progressive and reliable business man. His farm is one of the model places of the township and here he is held in much esteem. He takes a lively interest in public affairs of a local nature, and while he has never desired public office of any order is a staunch advocate and supporter of the cause of the Republican part), lie served five years as trustee of Webster township, from 1890 to 1895, and as the incumbent of that office concentrated all of the schools in the township at Webster, this being the first movement of that kind successfully carried out in the State. He and his wife are valued and active birthright members of the Friends' church, lie is affiliated with the Webster Dectective Association, the Dover Cemetery Association, and with the ancient order of Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge No. 493, in the local organization of which lie has served as trustee. On Oct. 16, 1884, Mr. Ja.V was united in marriage to Miss Adda Bond, born near the village of Webster, /Vug. 17, 1854, daughter of Cornelius and Anna Elizabeth ( Figenbradt ) Bond (see sketch of Charles T. H. Bond).

Joseph W. Jordan, a popular citizen of Webster township, has been a resident of Wayne county nearly ;i score of years and is one of the representative citizens and progressive farmers of the township mentioned. The improved homestead which he occupies is located on rural mail route No. 6 from Richmond and comprises about seventy-eight acres of land. Joseph W. Jordan was bom in Darke county, Ohio, May 4, 1875, a son ()f Jerome and Margaret (Baker) Jordan. Jerome Jordan was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm, and that at a time when farming was not conducted under the favorable conditions that obtain in this Twentieth century. His life has been one of consecutive industry and such measure of success as came to him has been the result of his ability and efforts. His integrity is inviolable ami thus he merits and receives the implicit confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He continued to reside in Ohio until after his marriage, when he located in Randolph county, Indiana, but after a residence there of six or eight years went back to Ohio. About 1894 ne again came to Indiana, locating in Franklin township, Wayne county, where he and his good wife are living practically retired on a small farm. He served in an Ohio regiment as a soldier in the Civil war and was twice wounded in battle. He and his wife are the parents of eight children: Lilly is the wile of Fremont McClure, of Dayton, Ohio; Asa resides in Darke county, Ohio, where he owns a farm; Dellah and Mattie are deceased; Joseph W. is the next in order of birth ; Myrtle and Mettie were twins, the former of whom is the wife of James M. Boswell, a grocer, of Richmond, and the latter is deceased; and Harry is a farmer in Franklin township. Joseph \Y. Jordan has reason to know and appreciate the dignity of honest toil and endeaver, for with the same he has been familiar from his boyhood days. Even as he has been the architect of his own fortunes as one of the world's workers, so has his educational training been largely one of self-discipline and experience, lor in his youth his schooling was limited to the common schools of his native State and one term at the school in Whitewater. Through reading and through association with men and affairs he has. however, made good the handicap of his youth. At an early age he left school and thereafter found ample demand upon his lime and attention in connection with the work of the home farm-, and from the age of nineteen until twenty-two worked as a farm hand for others, lie then rented a farm one year, after which he worked lor his brother a year, and then operated a rented farm for two' years, lie then came to the place where he now resides and where he has since been engaged in general farming, giving his attention to its improvement and cultivation until it n'ow ranks as one of the best places of Webster township. His advancement upon the up-grade of independence and definite prosperity has been gained by earnest and well directed effort, and he has so ordered his course as to command at all times the high regard of those with whom he has come in contact in the various relations of life. In politics Mr. Jordan is a staunch advocate of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor, and he is a man of broad and liberal views and is tolerant in his judgment. On April 3, 1902, Mr. Jordan was united in marriage to Miss Anna M. Pemberton, born in Wayne township, June 14, 1883, daughter of David and Mollie (Fisher) Pemberton.

Jonathan Seward Beard, whose residence is located at the west end of Alain street in the village of Economy, is one of the progressive and highly esteemed citizens of the county and has resided hi Perry township during all of his life. lie was born on his grandmother's farm, one-half mile northwest of Economy, at a crossroads then known as "Nantucket," Nov. 5, 1864, a son of Henry and Lucinda (Macy) Beard, the former born near Hagerstown, Md., and the latter at "Nantucket." Henry Heard came to Indiana when a mere child with his father, John Beard, who located two and uiie-fourth miles east of Economy, where he purchased a farm, upon which he spent the greater part of the residue of his life and later moved to Williamsburg, where he died. Henry Beard grew to the age of maturity on that homestead and. being a natural student, attended a high school in Economy, taught by Thomas Charles. He continued to work on the farm in summer and taught school in winter for some time, but being of a mechanical turn of mind he served an apprenticeship with George W. Scantland at the carpenter's trade, and in 1859 he and his fellow-workman, Elam Osborn, formed a partnership as carpenters and builders, their first contract being the erection of the barn now owned by Oran P. Farmer, in Randolph county. They enlarged their business from time to time, adding that of undertaking, making coffins, and pump making. Later they built a saw mill and a large machine-room for the manufacture of sash, doors, furniture and all kinds of finished woodwork. They bought thousands of feet of timber, especially walnut and lvnn, which they sawed and shipped, continuing their contracting business, and in the early '70s put up a large building for the finishing and storing of furniture, with a salesroom and a grocery for the convenience of their large force of employes. Henry Beard continued thus engaged until his death, secure in the esteem of all who knew him and numbered among the sterling citizens of the county. He died in September, 1877, and his widow is a resident of Economy. They became the parents of six children: Lenora C is tlie wife of Thomas P. Iladley, a farmer in Perry township; the second child died in infancy; Jonathan S. is the third in order of birth; John G. Whittier is a farmer and resides in Perry township; Charles Sumner is also a farmer and resides in Perry township ; and Fred resides in Southern Alberta, Canada. Jonathan S. Beard passed his boyhood and youth at the parental home and, after completing the curriculum of the school in Economy, remained with his widowed mother, tending the garden, truck patches, and having general care of his mother's home, and also worked for the neighbors at intervals. When about twenty years old he worked for a season at the carpenter's trade, but this work proving too heavy for his physique he secured employment in a fence machine factory, owned by George Williams, where he worked two years. Believing that every man should follow some one special line, he worked for a season in a tin-shop in Farmland, Ind., and then came to Economy and engaged in the sheet-metal work for himself. He did metal roofing, spouting, and builder's tin-work generally, but paid especial attention to the making of tinware ami repair work, repairing almost everything, from jewelry and spectacles, clocks, and gasoline stoves, to the smoke-stack of a threshing engine or a water tank - it being a frequent saying", if what was wanted could not be found in the market, that "Seward Beard will make it." His business grew, developing into quite a general store, consisting of hardware, chinaware, stoves, furniture, farm implements, and a variety of notions. He has applied himself very closely to business for more than twenty years and now feels that he can best serve his community by engaging in a less strenuous avocation. He served as secretary and treasurer of the Economy Creamery four years, as local treasurer of the Modoc Telephone Company for some time, and is now president of the Northern Wayne Bank at Economy. He has also been a notary public for man)- years, doing considerable business in that line. Air. Beard is a Prohibitionist in his political views, is a strong believer in the dignity of honest labor, deeming a wood-culler, minister, or president, simply servants of all those who need them. He and his wife are members of the Friends' church, he having been superintendent of the Sunday school nine years and a teacher therein for twenty years. On March 2, 1899. Mr. Beard was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Cooper, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and whose parents died in a cholera scourge which ravaged that city. She was the youngest of six children, who were taken to the Friends' Children's Home in Cincinnati. Later, twenty-two orphaned children were brought from this home to Wayne county and placed in private homes, Mrs. Beard being taken into the family of Henry Charles, where she was reared. Mr. Charles afterward removed from Green township, where he had resided, to Spiceland, Ind., and there Mrs. I '.card grew to womanhood and finished her education in the academy at that place.

Jonathan B. Clark, one of the successful physicians and surgeons of Wayne county, where he has also served as pension examiner the past sixteen years, is a representative of one of the honored families of the count)-, and as a citizen and professional man has added to the prestige of the name which he bears. He was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, June 26, 1836, a son of William and Louisa (Worth") Clark, born in Randolph county, North, Carolina, the father about 1808 and the mother a few years later. William Clark was reared to the life of the farm and received his education in the schools of his native State. Later he became a merchant and also engaged in the manufacture of cotton goods, also operating a tanner) and manufacturing saddles, harness, etc., and he remained in North Carolina until icSGo, when he removed his family to Indiana, lie came direct to Economy, purchasing a tract of land in Perry township, and there initiated the work of reclaiming and otherwise improving the property. He also engaged in the mercantile business about ten years and then devoted his attention exclusively to agricultural pursuits. He developed a productive farm and was one of the influential and popular citizens of Wayne county. A few years before his demise he suffered a stroke of apoplexy, which eventually caused his death, about 1873, secure in the esteem and good will of all who knew him and leaving a record untarnished in every respect. [lis widow died some years later, about 1.883. They were the parents of twelve children: Thomas Elwood became a land owner in Wayne county and spent his last year- in Philadelphia, where he died; Jonathan 15. is the second in order of birth; Joseph A. became a resident of Idaho and is deceased; Nancy J. is the widow of John Charles and resides in Indianapolis; I'.razilla \Y. is a retired merchant and fanner and resides 111 Economy; Rhoda R. became the wife of Henry Cain and is deceased; George Edmund is deceased; John M. became a practicing physician and is deceased; Asceneth resides in Winchester, as do also Mary M. and William J)., the latter of whom i> a farmer and banker; and Eunice became the wife of William Mendenhall and is deceased. Dr. Clark secured the major portion of his earlier educational training at the New Garden Boarding School in Guilford count)', North Carolina. When about twenty-one years old lie began the study of medicine in his native State, teaching school and carrying on his studies at the same time, lie attended his first course of lectures at Jefferson College in Philadelphia, then took a summer course at the University of the City of New York, after which he returned to Philadelphia and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine with the class of i860. After leaving this institution he came to Economy and began the practice ol his profession, to which he has since given his attention, anil has practically devoted his entire life to his practice, having attended 4.000 cases of confinement. For twenty-five years he was the only physician at Economy. He has also become the owner of a line farm in Perry township, upon which he has made many improvements. In iS()6 he erected a line modern residence and office building, and his farm, which is located only- a short distance from the village of Economy, is one of the model places of this section of the county, as thrift and prosperity are in evidence on every side Dr. Clark's political allegiance is given to the Republican party, to whose faith he has been loyal since the birth of that organization, and he is a potent factor in local affairs ni a public order, lie was formerly a member of the Masonic order, but is not so affiliated at the present time, and he is a member of the Friends' church at Economy, Mrs. Clark being a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Their beautiful home is a center of generous and refined hospitality and their circle of friends is circumscribed only by that of their acquaintances. Jn 1865 Dr. Clark was united in marriage to Miss Matilda J. Conley, born at the village of Boston, in Wayne county, in 1847, daughter of Isaac and Luzena (Williams) Conley, and of this union were born four children: Eva is the wife of Mortem Edwards, of Indianapolis, and they have one child, Esther; Edmund 1). is a physician at Indianapolis, being president of tlie city board of health, and his practice as a specialist extends into many States - he is married and has one child, Helen; Maude is the wife of Charles Williams, of Muncie, and they have a son, Thomas J.; and Myrtle is the wife of Dr. John II. Eberwein, a practicing physician and surgeon in Indianapolis. The parents of Mrs. Clark were born in Pennsylvania. The father came to Wayne count)- very earl) and became a land-owner in Boston township, where he cultivated a farm a number of years and then removed to Kansas, locating near Wichita, where he engaged in farming until his death, his wife also dying in Kansas.

A. Grant Mendenhall is an able and popular representative of the agricultural element in Wayne county and is living in practical retirement in the village of Economy, where he has resided since [906. While engaged in active pursuits he was specially well fortified 111 all departments of his occupation, was a close student, and kept constantly in touch with the advances made in the science of agriculture. Mr. Mendenhall was born near Green's Fork, in Clay township, this county, Aug. 3, 1839, a son of Solomon and Cecilia (Brooks) Mendenhall. Mis father was born in Guilford count)', N'oith Carolina, Jan. 12, 1814, and came to Indiana with his parents in 1825. The mother was likewise born in North Carolina, the place of her birth being in Stokes county and the date Jul) 18. 1810. The paternal grandfather was Isaiah Mendenhall, who removed with his family to Wayne county, in 1825, and settled in Clay township, where he continued to reside the residue of his life. The mother of A. Grant Mendenhall came to Wayne county with a brother, about 1828, and her parents came in 1836, making the journey in a wagon. Her parents were Jesse and Judith (Johnson) Brooks, of Stokes county, North Carolina, and they reared a family of nine children - Polly, David, John, Matthew, Cecilia, Elizabeth", Warren, Alpha, and Charity. The marriage of Solomon and Cecilia (Brooks) Mendenhall was solemnized at Green's Fork and they took up their abode in the township of Clay, where the husband established himself as a successful farmer and land-owner, contributing largely to the upbuilding of the community through his operations. He there continued to maintain his home until about 1852, when he purchased a farm in Perry township, where he continued to be identified with agricultural pursuits until his death, June 14, 1883. He was a man of unswerving probity and honor and ever commended the confidence and esteem of those with whom he came in contact in the various relations of life. His widow died Dec. 10, 1803. They were the parents of two children: A. Grant is the elder and John Milton is a resident of Jefferson township. A. Grant Mendenhall was reared to maturity in Perry township, in whose district schools he secured his preliminary educational discipline, after which he continued his studies in the Friends' Boarding- School (now Earlham College) ahont live months. After reaching the age of twenty-one years he worked for his father one year and then rented land and worked for others until twenty-six years old. lie then rented land of his father a number of years and finally became the owner of a farm in Perry township, upon which tract he continued to reside until the fall of 1906, when he moved to Economy and purchased the comfortable home where he resides, lie owns 360 acres of land in Perry township and rents the different tracts to others. His political proclivities arc indicated in the fact that he gives his support to the cause of the Republican party, but he has never been active in the field of practical politics. He and his wife hold membership in the Liberal United Brethren church. On March 26, 1866, Mr. Mendenhall was united in marriage to Miss Phoebe A. Oler, born in Perry township, May 10, 1845, daughter of Adam and Elizabeth (Ballenger) Oler, and the children of this union are: Newman S.. born July 31, 1873, a farmer in Perry township, married Luella Marshall and they have three children - Hazel, Mary, and Mildred; Clara, born July 29, 1875, is the wife of Edgar I. Manning, a farmer of Perr)' township, and they have two daughters - Elizabeth and Christine; and Charles A., born Sept. 27, 1878, married India Eennimore, is a railway mail clerk and resides in the village of Economy. Mrs. Meiidenhall is amember of the Ladies' Aid Society.

Elam Osborn, former trustee of Perry township and recognized as one of the representative business men and most public spirited citizens of the attractive little village of Economy, is living* practically retired in that village. Energy and progressive methods have brought to him a large measure of success in his chosen fields of endeavor and he holds the unqualified esteem of the people of his home village and county. Mr. Osborn was horn in Economy, Dec. 16, 1838, a son of John and Rachel (Johnson) Osborn, the former a native of Tennessee and the latter of Indiana. John Osborn was born at Lost Creek, Tenn., Nov. 28, 1801, and at the age of about fourteen removed with his parents to Mount Pleasant, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, Charles Osborn, was a noted Friends preacher and in 1819 removed his family to Economy. where he platted the first and second additions of the village, in 1825 and 1828, respectively. He traveled a great deal, crossing the ocean three times to preach in England. His first wife, the grandmother of Elam Osborn, died in Tennessee, and before leaving that State the grandfather married Hannah Swain, in 1810. Later in life he removed to Michigan and resided at Niles, that State, until his death. John Osborn, the father of Elam, came to Economy with his father, in 1819, but when he attained his majority went to Belmont county, Ohio, where he taught school and pursued the study of medicine. When he had completed his studies he became dissatisfied with the medical profession and decided to engage in the nursery business. He collected seeds in Ohio, had them taken down the river on a Hat-boat and then freighted over the country from Cincinnati to Economy, where he established a nursery and Vontinned in the business, selling all kinds of seeds, sprouts, etc., until about 1855. After that time he lived practically retired, attending to his fruit and frequently selling pears, apples, etc., for ten cents per bushel, and died in Economy, May 2, 1874. Beginning on Aug. 1, 1833, he kept a daily record of the temperature of the weather, taking an observation at sunrise, another in the warmest part of the day, and still another at sunset. He continued this practice throughout his life and requested his sons to continue the observations at least ten years after his death. After his demise his son Josiah continued the practice until his death, in 1892, and since that time Elam Osborn has kept the record faithfully, making his observations three times daily, and expects to continue to do so the, residue of his life. The mother of Elam Osborn was born in Richmond, Ind., March 22, 1816, and died Feb. 15, 1895, having become the mother of sixteen children, but six of whom reached the age of maturity, and but two of these are now living - Elam and his sister. Martha, wife of Allison Thorp, of Delaware count}-, Indiana. John Osborn, the father, was a man of line intellectuality and generous attributes of character. His integrity was inviolable and he ever merited and received the unqualified esteem of his fellow men. Elam Osborn was reared in a home of culture and refinement and this influence proved potent in results during the formative period of his character. lie gained his rudimentary education in the schools of his native village and later attended a private school taught by a Mr. Moore, who taught a six-weeks term in Economy. While he had a natural dislike for the schoolroom he completed the course under Mr. Moore and became very proficient in mathematics. When about nine years old he worked for others for his board and clothes, later receiving small wages for his labor, and in 1856 turned his attention to the carpenter trade. He worked at this trade for others until 1858, when he worked as a partner with Nicholas Bennett, and in 1859 formed a partnership with Henry Heard (see sketch of Jonathan S. Heard). This partnership existed until the time of Mr. Beard's death, first as contractors and builders, then in the saw-mill business, and later in the manufacture of furniture and the handling of all kinds of building materials. After Mr. Beard's death the partnership property was appraised at $11,000, while the indebtedness of the firm amounted to SH.ooo. Mr. Osborn assumed the indebtedness of the firm and took over the business, which he continued until it was closed out, in 189T. lie then purchased a small farm near Economy and constructed an artificial lake, known as the Osborn Eake, and conducted this place as a summer resort a number of years, finally selling it to his son-inlaw. He now lives in the village of Economy, in retirement, lie owns a twenty-acre tract of land, located one and one-hall miles south of the village, a fine tract of wood land two miles south, and several lots in the village, in addition to his residence property, which includes about eighteen acres adjoining the town. For about forty years, in addition to his other affairs, he was engaged in the undertaking business. As a citizen Mr. Osborn has long been prominent by reason of his progressive ideas and his interest in all that tends to conserve the advancement and material and civic prosperity of his home community. His political allegiance is given to the Republican part}-, in whose cause he has rendered effective service, although he reserves the right to act independently whenever in his opinion the exigency of the occasion requires such action. He served four years, from 1882 to 1886. as trustee of Perry township, in which office he gave a most commendable and popular administration of township affairs. He at one time stood as an independent candidate for the office of county treasurer and his popularity was evinced by the fact that he came within 200 votes of being elected to that position. Both he and his wife are members of the Friends1 church. On Jan. 4, 1862, Mr. Osborn was united in marriage to Miss Agnes Patterson, born in Valparaiso, Ind., Jan. 2(>. 1845, daughter of Samuel R. and Jane (Turner) Patterson, and of this union were born eleven children: Helen C. born April 17. 1863, is the wife of Alonzo E. Massey, of Richmond, and they have three children - William I.. Fannie E., and Marshall O. ; Charles A., bom (Jet. 12, 1864. flied Oct. 21, 1893; William, born Sept. 21, 1866, died Dec. 7, 1874; Jennie, born Nov. 22, 1868, is the wife of Jacob O. Rallenger, a merchant, of Economy, and they have six children - O. Howard. Albert. Mary H., William E., Irene and Ada; John S.. born Dec. 17. 1870, engaged in the wholesale produce business in Richmond, married Cinthia Swayne and they have two children - Agnes B., and Opal ; Roland, born Jan. 20. 1873. an undertaker at Shreveport, La., married Kitty Atkinson and they have four children - Charles A., Percy E., Henry R.. and Martha; Ethel, bom June 28, 1875. is the wife of Oliver Vernon Marshall, a farmer, of Perry township, and they have four children - Thomas E.. Malcolm O., W. Macv. and Jesse Ray; Frank E.. bom Feb. 28. 1879. is a graduate of Purdue University, a civil engineer by occupation, at Denver, Colo., married Mamie Mendenhall and they have three children - Marjorie E.. Rachel A., and Joseph C. ; Daisy, born Oct. 8. 1883. resides at the parental home; Robert Josiah, born Sept. 25, 1885. a civil engineer at Indianapolis, married Mary Waldron and has one child, Robert Flam ; and Jesse T., born Aug. 26, 1887, a civil engineer, engaged with the New York Central lines at Cleveland, Ohio, married Mai)- Ormsby. Samuel R. Patterson, father of Mrs. Osborn, was born in Vermont and came to Muncie, Ind.. when a young man. He was a tinner by trade and died at the age of forty- >ix years, leaving a family of nine children. His widow resides at Portland, Ind., with a daughter.

James Chipman Carman, deceased, was one of the conspicuous real-estate men of Richmond and some years was connected with the banking circles of the city as an employe of the Second National Rank. Mr. Carman was born in Muncie, Ind., Aug. 9, 1850, son of William Carman. The father was a farmer by occupation, and the mother died when the son was a mere child, thus depriving him of a loving mother's devoted care and training. At the age of nine years he was taken into an old Quaker family, with whom he resided a few years, and then lived a short time with an older brother in Ohio. He attended school at Muncie. Ind., and later was a student in the academy at Lynn. When lie was seventeen years old he engaged in the liver)' business at Winchester, lnd., and continued in that business until he came to Richmond. In the latter place lie became connected with the Snyder carriage factory, with which he remained a few years and then engaged in the real-estate business. Later, he handled outside business for the Second National Rank, at Richmond, a number of years, ami in this connection proved himself a faithful employe, remaining with the bank until his health failed, in [902. He was then compelled to give up his position with the bank, and in the latter part of 1903 went south and resided at Port Worth, Tex., until his death, March 30, 1904, deeply mourned by a large circle of friends. Aside from his business career he gave some attention to fraternal matters, as is evidenced by the fact that he was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Richmond. On Feb. 28, 1900, Mr. Carman was married to Cora M. Howard, daughter of William H. and Rebecca Howard, of Richmond, both deceased, and to them were born two children : Mary C, born Dec. 25, 1900, and James Smith, born Feb. 28, 1904.

Charles T. H. Bond is one of the popular citizens and well known business men of the city of Richmond ami is a member of one of the sterling pioneer families of Wayne county, of which he is a native son. He is engaged in the machine-shop business, to which line of enterprise he has devoted his attention many years, and is valued as a loyal and public-spirited citizen. He was born in Webster township, this count)', Aug. 24, 1862, a son of Cornelius and Anna Elizabeth (Eigenbradt) Bond, the former born in Webster township, this count)', Dec. 2, 1834, and the latter in the State of Virginia, Nov. 6, 1832. The paternal grandparents were Thomas and Ann (Hawkins) Loud, natives of North Carolina, the former born April 3, 181 1, and the latter on Nov. 12, 1810. Thomas Bond was a very early settler in Wayne count)', locating in Webster township, and there he and his wife died, he passing awav on April b, 1 86 1 , and she on Aug. 17, 1884. Cornelius Bond was reared and educated in Webster township ami continued on the old homestead until married. Oct. 13, 1853, when he removed to an adjoining farm. Later, he removed to another farm, located one mile north, and there resided until 1896, when he removed to Richmond, where he died March 3, 1897, and bis widow survived until April, 1907. He spent practically his entire active life as a farmer and in connection therewith was for a time engaged in the implement business, selling to neighboring farmers. At the time of his death he was the secretary and treasurer of the Wayne County, now the German Baptist Insurance Company. His life was characterized by the most inflexible integrity and honor and to him was accorded the esteem of all who knew him. Of the union of him and his devoted wife were born seven children: Adda is the wife of DeWitt C. Jay (see sketch) ; Anna Josephine died March 18, 1895; Ella L. is the wife of Everett Pickett, of Richmond; William A. is a farmer and resides in Webster township; Charles T. 11., is the next in order of birth; Caddie R. died in 190*); and Jeannette is the wife of Orlando H. Little, proprietor of the West Side Livery Stable, in Richmond. Charles T. II. Bond gained his rudimentary education in the district schools of his native township and afterward spent one term at Purdue University, lie resided at home until twenty-one years old, having" learned the carpenter's trade in the meantime, and worked at this occupation, in Richmond, Chicago, and various other places, as a journeyman, until 1886, when he went to Kansas and pre-empted a claim which he still owns. He remained in Kansas about seven months and then returned to Wayne count)-. In 1887 he engaged in the threshing business and also operated other machinery until 1904, doing his own repairing, etc. He then began manufacturing his own machines, making his separator complete, and also manufactured a shredder, saw mill, etc., which he calls the "Indiana Special." He also does a general repair business on engines, etc., being an expert engineer, and during two years tested the Robinson engines when not engaged at threshing. In 1899 he located at his present place of business, where he has since continued, controlling a large and representative patronage. lie is known as a specially skillful artisan and as a reliable and progressive business man. lie has ever shown a deep interest in public affairs and is well fortified in his opinions as to matters of political import. His allegiance is given unreservedly to the Republican party and he has been active in the promotion of its cause in a local way. He is affiliated with Coeur De Lion Lodge, No. 8, Knights of Pythias, at Richmond. He still retains his interest in the estate of his father, which comprises valuable real estate in Wayne county.

George Frederick Jones, deceased, man)' years one of Richmond's prominent and useful citizens, was born June i, 1844, a son of Amos Jones. His birthplace was in Xunda, X. Y., and lie was the third of a family of four children, lie was partially reared in his native State and partially in Indiana, to which State the family removed in 1858, and he attended the public schools of Fort Wayne. When this country was torn asunder by the strife of Civil war Mr. Jones responded to his country's call for volunteers, in 1802, and became a member of Company B, Twelfth Indiana infantry, under Col. William II. Link, who was succeeded by Col. Reuben II. Williams. Mr. Jones joined the regiment at its reorganization at Indianapolis for the three years' service, being mustered in Aug. 17, 1862. It left the State a i'ew days later to meet the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith, and participated in the battle of Richmond, Ky. Colonel Link was mortally wounded and most of the men were taken prisoners, but were paroled and were exchanged in November. After the exchange the regiment moved for Holly Springs, Miss., and marched to the Tallahatchie river in December. It was stationed at Grand Junction in January, 1863, and in the spring was placed on duty at Collierville, Tenn. It was assigned to Logan's corps, Army of the Tennessee, and moved to Vicksburg in June, remaining in the trenches until the surrender. It then moved to the P>ig Black River, where it remained until Sept. 28, then went to Memphis and participated in the march to Chat- tanooga. It was in the battle of Missionary Ridge, then joined in pursuit of Bragg to Graysville, Ga., where it was ordered to the relief of General Burnside at Knoxville. It remained in camp at Scottsboro, Ala., from Dec. 26, 1863, to May 1, 1864. In the Atlanta campaign it was engaged at Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, and Jonesboro. It joined in pursuit of Hood through Georgia and Alabama and, on Nov. 14, moved for Savannah. After the surrender of that city the regiment joined in the campaign of the Carolinas, being engaged at Columbia and Bentonville. It then marched to Raleigh, Richmond, and Washington, and was mustered out at the last named place, June 8, 1865. Mr. Jones was never wounded and spent no time in either a hospital or a prison. After the close of the war he returned to Fort Wayne, Ind., and resumed work at the printer's trade, which he had learned when a mere boy. lie became a foreman in the office of the Fort Wayne "Gazette" and remained in that position several years. In 1885 nc came to Richmond and took a position as foreman in the office of the "Palladium," and continued so engaged several years, but was finally compelled to practically retire because of failing health, although he occasionally did some work for other papers, but did not attempt to work steadily. Mis death at his home in Richmond was a severe loss to the whole community. Mr. Jones was a very quiet and unassuming man, strictly honest, who devoted his life to his business and the happiness of his family. During his life he was a member of the Typographical Union. A brother and a sister survive: Edward S. is a retired engineer and resides in Fort Wayne, Ind., and Helen is the wife 'of F. S. Soul, a retired merchant of Crestline. Ohio. His widow resides in the old home at Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Jones reared a family of seven children: Frederick W., born Oct. 13, 1880, is a tailor by occupation and resides at Flwood, Ind.; Malvern A., born Oct. 13. 1881, is a traveling salesman and resides at Columbus, Ohio; Paulina, born May 18, 1883, is the wife of Carl Essenmacher and resides in Richmond; John A. Logan, born May 31, 1884, married Lenora Hollingsworth, of Lincoln, Neb., and resides at Indianapolis ; Julia, born April iS, 1886, died in February, 1887; Helen Elizabeth, born July 3, 1888, resides at home with her mother; Charles L., born June 22, 1890, is employed with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at Richmond; and Clara, born Sept. 6, 1892, graduated in the high school at Richmond in 191 1, and lives at home. The parents of Mr. Jones were Amos and Martha (Smith) Jones, the former born in Clifton Springs. N. Y.. in June, 1815, and died in Nunda, i\T. V., in 1854, and the latter was born in Whittingham, Vt., in April, 1817. The}- were married Oct. 13, 1838, at Nunda, X. A. The father was a millwright by occupation and owned and conducted a mill in that place until his death. The mother came with her four children to Indiana, about 1858, and settled in Whitley county, later removing to Fort Wayne, where she spent the residue of her life. She died, however, in Centerville, in 1807. while visiting her daughter. Charles, her second son, was killed on a railroad in 1862. George F. Jones was married Oct. 28. 1870. to Paulina

Wright, born in Penhville, Jay county, Indiana, Dec. 27, 185 1, daughter of Elijah and Elizabeth (Coffin) Wright, born in Wayne county, the father near Richmond and the mother near Economy. The father was a fanner by occupation and removed with his parents to Jay county when a young man and there became a land owner and spent the residue of his life, dying in January, 1878. He was a great temperance advocate and was a conductor on the "Underground Railway," before and during the days of the Civil war. The mother died in Jay county in November, 1902. They were the parents of three children, ^\ whom Mrs. Jones is the eldest. Malvern (.)., who resides on the old homestead in Jay county, married Addie Stansbury and they have one child, Mary ; and Frank E., who resides near Manton, Mich., married Daisy Mc- Daniel, and they have seven children - Jesse. Orlo, Nina, llattie. Esther, Lydia, and Ralph.

Franklin K. Lombard, deceased, several years prominent as a railroad man and later as a retired citizen of Richmond, was born in Enfield, Mass., Sept. 25, 1812, son of Lewi Lombard. The father was a sea captain by occupation and spent all of his active career as a seaman. Franklin K. Lombard lived with his parents until 1833, at which time he went to Xorwalk. Ohio, where he taught school and worked at various other occupations. Later, he removed to Lansing. Mich., where he conducted a hotel some time, but upon losing his establishment by fire engaged in railroading a number of years as a conductor, llis next removal was to Kansas, where he purchased land near Atchison and engaged in farming, and while residing there, in the fall of 1859, was elected a member of the last Territorial legislature, serving in the session of 1860. Later, he sold his holdings in Kansas and again engaged in rail loading as a conductor on the Pennsylvania lines, and this employment caused him to establish his residence in Richmond, where lie spent the, closing years of his life in retirement and died May 26, [899. In politics he first espoused the cause of the Democratic party and as a Democrat was elected to the Kansas legislature. but afterward became a Republican, but never sought to become that organization's candidate for any public office, lie was a devout and. zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal church and contributed liberally to its welfare. Reside his good wife he left a wide circle of friends to mourn his passing. On July 12, 1804, was celebrated Mr. Lombard's marriage to .Miss Elizabeth J. Holmes, born in Clermont county, Ohio, Jan. 31, 1826, daughter of Erastus and Mary Ann (Leming) Holmes. Mr. Holmes was born in the State of New York, in 1800, and his wife in Clermont county. Ohio, in 1802. The father was a merchant during all of his early life and was first engaged in that business in Clermont count}, Ohio, but later removed to Cincinnati, where he continued in the mercantile business until his death, in 1863, and his wife passed away in 1864. There were no children born to Mr. and Mrs. Lombard and the only companion of Mrs. Lombard is Lida E. Shumard, a daughter of a deceased sister, who has resided' with her since infancy, when the mother died. Of the union of Mr. and

Mrs. Holmes, parents of Mrs. Lombard, were born seven children, of whom two are living, Mrs. Lombard and Lucy Ann, wdio is the widow of David Sparks and resides with a daughter in Richmond. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Lombard has continued to reside in Richmond, to which city she came as a bride in 1864. Prior to her marriage she was a nurse at Camp Dennison, Ohio. Her first experience in that line was when 3,000 soldiers were landed there from the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and she continued there as a nurse until near the close of the war, when she. was called home by the death of her father, and her mother passed away live months later. She has invested considerably in Richmony city property. Her first investment was a residence property in West Richmond, and this she afterward sold and purchased the Avenue Hotel. Later, she exchanged this for other property, which she sold and purchased the residence where she resides, at in South Ninth street. She also owns a residence property at 210 South Eleventh street.

Robert Lincoln Kelly, a leading educator of the State of Indiana and president of Earlham College at Richmond, was born at Tuscola, 111., .March 22, 1865. His parents were Robert and Anna (Pearson) Kelly, both born in Miami county, Ohio, and descended from a long line of Quaker ancestry. Robert Kelly was for years editor and proprietor of the "Spring River Fountain," at Mount Vernon, Mo., and he was a delegate from the State of Missouri to the Republican national convention that nominated President Grant for his second term. Later, he removed to Parke count)', Indiana, which county he represented in the State legislature. Moses Pearson, father of Anna Pearson, was one of the first Indian agents sent by the Friends to the Indian Territory, and the daughter spent several years of her girlhood with Indian children as playmates in what is now Oklahoma. Robert Lincoln Kelly graduated in the Friends' Ploomingdale Academy in 1884. and in Earlham College, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy, in 1888. lie then taught for ten years in public high schools and academies, acting during all the time as principal. Per six years of this time he was principal of Central Academy at Plainfield, Ind., during which time the Academy's reputation as a high grade educational institution became State-wide. He was offered the county superintendency of Hendricks county, but decided to pursue graduate study and" entered the University of Chicago, where he studied for Ihree years, lie worked in the lines of Philosophy, Education, and Political Science, and was awarded a fellowship for three successive years. The University conferred upon him the degree of Master of Philosophy in 1899. For the past ten years he has been at Earlham College, first as Dean of the College, and since 1903 as President. During that time the attendance has increased 115 per cent, and the budget has increased [85 per cent. Two large buildings have been erected and the endowment has been largely augmented. The college is now running at full capacity and has the endorsement of educational experts everywhere. Dr. Kelly holds, main- honorable positions in the educational and religious world.

For t lie past seven years he lias been a member of the Indiana Stale Board of Education, lie was an original appointee and is still a member of the Indiana Rhodes Scholarship Committee, lie is president of the Board of Education of the Five Years' Meeting of Friends in America, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Religious Educational Association, a member of the National Educational Asociation, and also of numerous associations of more or less scope, lie is much in demand for sermon.-,, addresses and lectures, especially along educational lines, for as an educational organizer and public speaker upon educational subjects he has few equals. The degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon him by De Pauw University in 1907. In 1890, I Jr. Kelly was happily married to .Miss Cecilia Rifner, at Bloomington, hid., and they have three children: Agnes Rifner, the eldest, is a senior in Earlham College; Lois Anna is a sophomore in the Richmond High School; and Robert Harper is a pupil in the priman' grades of the Richmond public schools.

Ralmaro Paige, only son of Ralph A. and Mary (McCullough) Paige, was born at Richmond, Ind., July 30, 1856, and died at Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 10, 1900. With the exception of short periods spent in law offices in Indianapolis and Minneapolis his lifewas spent in the city of his birth. In politics he was a strong Republican. With him right was right, and to do right by his fellow men was a precept that he faithfully followed. A lover of the Bible, of all that was beautiful in art, poetry and music, he was truly a noble man. He remained in the old family home all his life, with his mother and only sister, Lillian E. Paige, and he thoroughly enjoyed his home. His devotion to them was unlimited - bright, cheerful, ever trying to make them happy. His fust and last thoughts were for them. The brightness of life for them went out when he crossed over the silent river. The ancestry of the Paige family can be traced back to the early part of the Seventeenth century, when settlement was made in Massachusetts by the ancestors of the subject of this sketch. The great-grandfather was a minute man on the immortal 19th of April, 1775, when American history first began to be made. His grandfather saw service in the Massachusetts militia, holding a commission as lieutenant, signed by Elbridge Gerry in 181 1, and one as lieutenant-colonel by Governor Brooks, of Massachusetts, in 1822. His mother's ancestors were Scotch-Irish, a well known family of McCulloughs who were pioneers from Pennsylvania to Butler county,' Ohio, coming first to Fort Hamilton, in 1800, when the fort had to be sought part of the time for safety from Indians, and afterward to Oxford, Ohio, where Samuel McCullough, his great-grandfather, built the first house. The following extract is taken from the memorial presented to the mother and sister of Ralmaro Paige by the Wayne County liar Association at Richmond: "Mr. Paige was educated in the schools of this city, graduating in the high school in the class of 1875. I" school he was conspicuous as an apt scholar and lor his exceptional ability. After completing his course in the high school, he continued a student and remained such all his life, at- quiring by systematic reading and study wide information and culture. His education acquired in the schools was but the beginning of his acquired knowledge, his large acquirements coming by an intelligently directed and studious life. lie studied law in this city, acquiring a full and comprehensive knowledge of legal principles, and was admitted to the bar in 1878; and he remained a member of the bar of this county to the time of his death. He was much interested in the Masonic order, of which he was a member, serving his brethren in various positions, always with signal ability, and received at their hands the highest honors within their power to bestow. He was a man unusually gifted as a public speaker, having a naturally clear and convincing manner in presenting a subject, combined with the vigor and graces of oratory. He was a good citizen, broad minded and liberal, a man of absolute probity and integrity, and in every way a lovable character. All that he did was conscientiously and well done, and he enjoyed always the confidence, respect, and esteem of all who knew him well. The members of the bar of this court had for him a universal and genuine sentiment of respect and esteem." Masonry had a strong attraction for him, and he loved the beautiful teachings of that order. He was a member of Richmond Lodge No. 196, Free and Accepted Masons, and also of King Solomon Chapter No. 4, Royal Arch Masons. The following memorial, adopted by the lodge of which he was a member, and dated Nov. 2, 1909, is taken from the "Masonic Advocate" of December, 1909: "It is with us a painful duty to record that death has removed from our circle of fellowship Past .Master Brother Ralmaro Paige, who departed this life Oct. 10, A. D. 1909, a member of Richmond Lodge, No. 196, Free and Accepted Masons, Richmond, Ind. P.rother Paige was initiated an Entered Apprentice Feb. 12, 1889, passed to the degree of Fellowcraft March 5, 1889, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason, April 16, 1889. He immediately became an active and earnest craftsman, and has been an influential and dominating factor in the growth of his lodge, both as officer and member, because of his eminent fitness, his wisdom, and conspicuous ability. During the years of lcXgo and 1891 he was the Senior Deacon, in 1892 its Junior Warden, and during the years 1893, 1894, 1900, 1901 and 1902 was the Worshipful Master, and the following year and until the date of his decease he served as a trustee of the lodge. From the time of his entrance into the institution he was a devout believer in its principles, which in his daily life he sought to exemplify by practicing the Golden Rule. Pie was modest, considerate, obliging, thoughtful of the happiness of others, possessing a retiring disposition, and his devotion to his mother and sister and to Masonry were crowning virtues. As a student of Masonry he was thorough, earnest and able; as an adviser and counsellor he showed wisdom and strength, and in his knowledge of Masonic law and ritualism, in which he had no rival in his lodge, he was an authority and his opinion was respected. He was honest, faithful, and true to every trust bestowed - a good Mason - the kindliest memory of whom will live in the hearts of his brethren. Therefore let this memorial be recorded in the minutes of this lodge, a cop) be given to his devoted mother and sister, and the altar and the jewels, where he has so often met with the craft, be draped in mourning". Respectfullv sul. nutted, F. \Y. Wilson, El wood Morris, S. A. .Vlaedonald, committee."

David J. Hoerner, deceased, many years one of the prominent bakers of the city of Richmond, was horn in Waldenburg, Germany, Feb. 12, 1830. llis parents spent their entire lives in the Fatherland, the father dying during the early childhood of David J. and thus leaving to his wife the care of their little son and a daughter. The latter, grown to womanhood, became Airs. Christina Rist, of Dayton, Ohio, and is deceased. At an early age David J. Hoerner began preparation for the ministry, pursuing his studies in Waldenburg and later at Stuttgart until after his majority, but his financial circumstances were limited, and finding it very difficult to meet his expenses he followed his uncle's advice to abandon his studies and take up some trade. Accordingly, he began learning the baker's trade, beginning his apprenticeship in the batherland. In 1854, however, he determined to try his fortune in America, and crossing the Atlantic look up his residence in Dayton, Ohio, where he completed his apprenticeship in the bakery establishment of the firm of Rosier & Rowman. In 1855 Mr. Hoerner removed to Richmond, where he began business on his own account, establishing the second enterprise of the kind in the city, his predecessor being William Mason. lie began operations on a small scale at No. 13 South Fifth street, but his trade constantly increased in volume and importance until it bad assumed extensive proportions. The quality of his goods, his evident desire to please his patrons, and his straightforward dealings won for him a very marked success, and many years he maintained the leadership in his line in this section of the State. At the time of the war, in 1862 and 1863, he furnished bread and other bakery goods for a regiment of soldiers encamped at Richmond. lie was one of the first cracker manufacturers in the city. These goods were at first made by hand, but after a time, owing to the great demand, he increased his facilities by putting in the most improved machinery used in the manufacture of crackers, and his trade was then extended over many of the adjoining States, lie carried on a general bakery business and prosperity attended his well directed efforts, lie was solicited to join the United States Raking (Annpan v when the great combine was formed, but refused and earned on an independent business until 1892, when he retired, being succeeded in the enterprise by his sons. Mr. Hoerner was a man of excellent business and executive ability, of keen discrimination, sound judgment and capable management. lie did not limit his efforts to one line of business, but encouraged many enterprises that promoted the commercial activity oi the city and promoted some by his financial assistance and his advice, lie was at one time a large stockholder and a director in the Richmond National Rank, which for a considerable period was one of the substantial institutions of the citv, but which afterward failed, Mr, Hoerner losing considerable money thereby. He was also one of the organizers of the German Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was chosen its first president, and served in that capacity until his death. Mis reputation in all trade transactions was above question and to an unusual degree he enjoyed the confidence and regard of those with whom he was brought in contact through business dealings. In 1892, accompanied by his wife, he went abroad, visiting the principal cities of France, England and Germany, also the places of historic interest, and the beautiful scenes for which those countries are famed. In 1855 Mr. Iloerner was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Markwart, a native of Germany, but at the time of her marriage a resident of Dayton, Ohio. They had two sons: Charles M., born Oct. 19. 1857, is now living in Richmond, connected with the Chesapeake & Ohio railway offices, and David F., born April 17, i860, married Mamie Vincent, died in the West, Jan. 18, 1884, and his widow resides in Richmond. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Iloerner was married, May 4, 1862, to Miss Catherine Leab, daughter of John and Christina (Ream) Leab, of near Centerville, and of this union were born eight children: Magdalena Christina, born March 11, 1863, is the wife of Ross D. Sherman, connected with the Starr Piano Company at Richmond; Anna Barbara, born Jan. 30, 1865, became the wife of Robert Jenkins, and died Aug. 19, 1895: Flora Magdalene, born March 15, 1867, is the wife of Cassius C. Beall, of Richmond; John Jacob, born March 6, J 870, is connected as manager with the Fleischman Yeast Company at Minneapolis, Minn.; Emma Gertrude, born Jul}' 4, 1872, became the wife of Charles Bradway and died Dec. 12, 1907; Mary Catherine, born Aug. 31, 1875, is the widow of Louis Basselman, who died Feb. 10, 1910, and she is living with her mother, having had two children - David, born Aug. 21, 1903, died Jul}- 25, 191 1, and Sanford, born Jul}- 6, 1905; Christina Caroline, born Aug. 4, 1879, died Aug. 2, 1880, and George William, born May 2, 1882, died June 26, 1896. Mrs. Iloerner was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1, 1839, and is of German descent. She came with her parents to Wayne county in 1854, is still a respected resident of the city of Richmond. She holds membership in the First Presbyterian Church, and is also a member of the Daughters of Rebekah of Herman lodge. Mr. Iloerner passed away Nov. 4, 1895. He held membership in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, and in his political connections was always an ardent Republican. He was a member of Webb Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; of Harmon}- Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the German Benevolent Society.

Charles S. Bond, M. D., is one of the successful physicians and popular citizens of his native count}-, and is one of the most highly honored residents of the city of Richmond, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession nearly thirty years, lie is an able representative of the medical fraternity in this section of the State and is well entitled to consideration in this publication. Dr. Pond was born on a farm near Webster, this conn'tv. |une 8, 1856, a son of Simon II. and Susan (Harris) Pond, natives of

Wayne county, the former born near Webster, in 1831, and the latter near Williamsburg". The father was one of a large family ami his parents died when he was eight years old. He received his education in the common schools, was a teacher for several years, followed farming during the greater part of his active career, and for a time was engaged in general mercantile pursuits at the village of Webster, lie labored indefatigably during the earlier years of his life and, although disabled from sickness, by good management and energy, was enabled to make a good living for his family, he and his wife being held in unqualified esteem by all who knew them. lie took great interest in public affairs and was an upright and exemplary man. In the later years he suffered from ill health, and he died in the home of his daughter, in California, Jan. 16, 1898, at the age of sixty-seven years. The mothei of Dr. Bond was a daughter of Benjamin Harris. She was educated in the schools of Wayne county, and remained a resident here until her death, in March, 1876. Her father was one of the pioneers of the county, entering land near Chester and afterward removing to a farm near Williamsburg. He was one of the builders of the Williamsburg & Richmond turnpike. He lived to the age of ninetyfive years and was then killed by an accident, caused by a runaway horse. Both of the ancestors of Dr. Bond came from England, landing near Philadelphia, and afterward went to South Carolina and thence came to Wayne county. Dr. Charles S. Bond was reared under the sturdy discipline of the home farm, and was duly afforded the advantages of the common schools of Webster, Williamsburg, and Richmond, and Wayne county has been his home from the time of his birth to the present time. At the age of fifteen he entered Earlham College and remained, with alternate teaching and going to school, until he had completed his junior year. At that time he went to Antioch College, Ohio, in order to do some special work in Comparative Anatomy. He remained there two years and then entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, in 1878. He then taught school for a time, continuing his medical studies under Dr. J. R. Weist, of Richmond, until 1882, when he entered Bcllevue Hospital Medical College, and in 1883 graduated with the honors of the class, being one of four men chosen as valedictorians. In 1887 he graduated at Earlham College, receiving the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science. Before his graduation he was offered a place in the office of his preceptor, Dr. J. R. Weist (who was then the leading surgeon in the Middle West, serving as secretary of the American Surgical Association for twenty years"), and came direct from Bellevue to a place in the office. He formed a partnership with Dr. Wreist that lasted fourteen years and was dissolved by mutual consent two or three years before the death of the senior member. During this time Dr. Bond served as coroner of Wayne county four years (1884- 1888), and was assistant surgoen of the Pennsylvania railroad ten rears, assisting" in several bad wrecks, among them the terrible Hagerstown disaster, where four persons were killed and some sixty injured. lie was one of the founders of St. Stephen's IIos- pital and has been on the medical board of that institution and Reid Memorial Hospital since organization, until the present time, 1912. He was city health officer from 1906 to 1910 and brought about several reforms in meat and milk inspection for the city, getting Government inspection for the local slaughter houses, lie has for several years been very much interested in the study and prevention of tuberculosis and has given illustrated lectures on this subject before many medical societies, as well as chautauquas and other popular audiences. He was a delegate to the Congress of Tuberculosis in London, in 1901, and the Governor of Indiana appointed him a delegate to the Congress of Tuberculosis at Washington in 1908. Me was very much interested in Bright's Disease for several years and was appointed to read four State papers on this subject before the State Medical Society. He is also interested in the photography of very small bodies, such as blood corpuscles and sections of tissues, as well as bacteria and other causes of disease, and has given many lectures before medical schools, using lantern slides made from photographs of these small bodies. He is a member of the Commercial Club of the city of Richmond, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Tourist Club, and the lodge of Elks, having served as president of the Country Club in 1911. He has an attractive home and the same is a center of gracious hospitality. In his political proclivities Dr. Bond is a Republican, and though he takes a loyal interest in all that concerns the welfare and general progress of his home city, county and State, he has had no desire for public office. He and his wife are active and valued members of the Presbyterian church at Richmond. He is a member of the Indiana Academy of Science, the National Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, the National Science Association, the American Medical Association, the Mississippi Valley Medical Association, of which he was vice-president in 1897; the Union District Medical Association, of which he was president in 1910; the Wayne County Medical Society, of which he was president in 1889; and of the Indiana Medical Society, of which he was president in 1895. He is one of those mentioned in "Who's Who in America," in the "Men of Progress of Indiana," in "American Men of Science," and has been lately chosen by the New York Medical World as one of 250 - physicians and surgeons - in the I nited States for their medical album of five volumes. He has written many articles on medicine for journals and has illustrated several subjects in books by photographs from microscopic slides. On Sept. 18, 1883., was solemnized the marriage of Dr. Bond to Miss Julia M. Boyd, daughter of Dr. Samuel Boyd, of Dublin, Ind. Dr. Boyd was a prominent man in the State, was president of the State Medical Society in 1876, and took an active part in all moral public movements. Mrs. l>ond was a teacher in the public schools and a student in the State Normal at Terre Haute before marriage. Dr. and Mrs. Bond have two children: George S., a graduate of Earlham (1903) and of Ann Arbor (1905), and who also took a degree in medicine at the latter institution in 1908, is assistant in medicine at Johns Hopkins, where he has been located four years. lie was married Dec. 2j, 1911, to Elizabeth Lida Jones, of Richmond. Florence M. Bond, who graduated at Earlham with the class of 191 1, is now a candidate for graduation in Smith College, Northampton, Mass., in June, 1912.

Walter S. Commons, a prominent agriculturalist of the township of Center, with residence in Centerville, was born at the old homestead, which he now owns and operates, on Noland's Fork, in Center township, March 28, 1853, tne youngest son of David and Bethena (Carter) Commons (see sketch of Joseph A. Commons, page 4G1, for ancestral history). Walter S. Commons received a practical education in the common schools, with a pleasant and profitable year at Earlham College, and with this he regretfully closed his school career to take up the solemn duties of life and care of his widowed mother, who died in 1896. Although instinctively an agriculturist, he has been identified with the growth and progress of the diversified interests of citizenship and has been financially interested in numerous commercial enterprises, with more or less success. That he is an "up-to-date" farmer is manifested by the man}' modern conveniences to be found about his place. Politically he believes in the principles of the Republican party, and his popularity is evidenced by the fact that in 1910 he was elected a member of the Indiana State Senate and is still an incumbent of that position. He was united in marriage in 1874 to Miss Sarah A. Maudlin, daughter of Mark and Elizabeth Maudlin. Three sons have graced the firseside of Mr. and Mrs. Commons - Ernest L., Charles C, and Horace J. The latter is engaged with his father in farming, and the two older sons are in business for themselves. Fraternally Mr. Commons is well affiliated with the Masonic order.

Edward Young Teas, horticulturist, a prominent citizen of Centerville, was born at what is now called Quakertovvn, Union count}', Indiana, March 8, 1829. His father, Thomas S. Teas, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and in that city was reared to manhood. At the age of twenty-two years he made the journey on foot, via Niagara Falls and Pittsburgh, to Preble count}-, Ohio, where he afterward married Miss Sarah C. Strattan, who had removed to that count}' from New Jersey with her parents. After his marriage. Thomas S. Teas established a linseed-oil mill (the motive power of which was a tread-mill for horses) on Four-Mile creek, near the present village of Fair Haven. After being so employed for a number of years he removed to Union county, Indiana, and there erected a linseed-oil mill which was run by water power.' A number ot \ ears later he removed to a farm south of Richmond, in Wayne count}, and resided there a few years. He then purchased a farm and saw mill in Henry county and resided there the remainder of his life. His death occurred in 1850 am and at Farlham College, and when but twelve years of age it may be said that lie began his successful career as a horticulturist. One day when he and his older brother, John C, were returning home from the postoffice, a neighbor gave them some cast-away appletree loots. The boys took them home, planted several rows, ana were so successful that, besides planting an orchard for themselves, they sold a number of plants to others. In this circumstance was begun the career of Mr. Teas as a horticulturist, in which he has been continuously engaged throughout a long and prosperous career, lie remained in Henry county until 1852. when he and his brother purchased the Aldrich nursery at Indianapolis, at that time the largest in the State, and they conducted it about four' years. Mr. Teas then started a nursery at Chester, north of Richmond, in Wayne count)', and was located there several years, after which he purchased a greenhouse in the southern part of the city of Richmond and conducted it several years. He then removed to Henry county and started a nursery at Dunreith, where he remained about fifteen years, and in June, toot, came to Centerville, where he has since resided. There his business has flourished from the start, and lie lias won a wide reputation as a horticulturist, the business at present being conducted under the name of E. Y. Teas & Son. Mr. Teas helped organize the Indiana Horticultural Society at Indianapolis, in December, 1800. and of thirty-two charter members he is the only survivor. He has missed only two or three meetings of the society since it was organized. He is also a charter member of the American Nurserymen's Association, which includes all of the nurserymen in America. In the matter of politics Mr. Teas is aligned with the Prohibition party, but has never been an aspirant for public office of any nature. Fraternally he was formerly identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and his religious faith is that of the Orthodox Quaker church. Air. Teas was married in Indianapolis, in June, 1851, to Miss .Maria Givan, who died in 1 86 1 , the mother of two children: Ellen M. is the wife of E. 1]. Hodgin, station agent at Wellsburg, W. Ya., and William S. is a resident of Frecport, N. Y., where he occupies the position of station agent. In 1863 Mr. Teas was married to Airs. Sarah A. (Stuart) Coffin, daughter of Amos Stuart, of Henry count}-, and widow of Nathan Coffin., Of this union there are two children: Fred E. resides in Centerville and is associated in business with his father, and Mary T. is the wife of John E. Parker, of Eaton, Ohio, and at the present time is in Stuttgart, Germany, a student in the Conservatory of Music at that place.

William M. Bailey, a prominent telephone manager and citizen of the city of Richmond, is a native of the State of Smith Carolina, born in Barnwell count}-, Aug. 31, 1870. His parents, Frederick AI. and Caroline M. (Rice) Bailey, were born in South Carolina, and his father was a sea island cotton planter, owning 360 acres of land which were devoted to that industry. He served four years in the Confederate arm)' during the Civil war and after the close of the conflict was for twenty years the postmaster at Edisto Island, S. C He died in December, 1908, and his widow resides at Edisto. They became the parents of five children, two of whom died in childhood and three survive, of whom William M. is the eldest. Minna is the wife of L. C. King, of Edisto, S. C, and Mildred resides at home with her mother. William M. Bailey received his early education in the schools of his native district in South Carolina and finished his schooling at Porter's Military Academy, at Charleston, S. C. lie afterward engaged in the telephone business with the Bell Telephone Company at Charleston, and remained thus engaged for a period of ten years, in various positions from learner to manager, lie then entered the independent telephone field and has since been connected with independent companies, in Charleston, S. C, in Kentucky, and in Richmond, Ind., and in 1901 came to Richmond, where he is the general manager and director of the Richmond Home Telephone Company. This company was organized in 1899 and has had a very successful history. When Mr. Bailey assumed the management of the business the company had only 1.250 telephones in use, and now it has over 3,300. The entire plant lias been reconstructed under his administration, and in 1906-07 a fine large building was erected to accommodate the demands of a rapidly increasing business. . Mr. Bailey is also vice-president of the American Concrete Pole Company and is a director of the Indiana Toll Clearing Company, of Indianapolis. The American Concrete Pole Company was organized in 1907 and constructs concrete poles under contract and sells the right to construct to other companies. The concrete pole is the invention of Mr. Bailey, and after much study and a series of tests he has demonstrated beyond all doubt that these poles will not only meet, but far surpass, all requirements and claims established for cedar poles. With the re-enforcement of electro-carbon twisted rods and spiral binding wires properly distributed in the column of cement, the poles are not only substantial and durable, but remarkable elasticity is displayed. For instance, a pole thirty feet in length will permit a deflection of thirty inches before the cement cracks. To obtain the above result would require about one-third greater horizontal strain at the top than would be sufficient to destroy a cedar pole of the same dimensions. This invention seems destined to be generally adopted in the construction of all telephone and telegraph lines. Mr. Bailey was married in Charleston, S. C, Dec. 11, 1891, to Miss Elizabeth E. Gregorie, daughter of the late Henry II. Gregorie, of South Carolina, who, during the Civil war, served as a cavalryman in the Confederate army. His widow survives and resides at Sumter, S. C. Mrs. Bailey was born in Aurora, 111., but was reared and educated in Charleston, S. C, and she is a direct descendant of the McGregor family of Scotland. On the maternal side she is a descendant of the Kemps and her grandfather was a brother of Sir James Kemp, at one time lieutenant-governor of Canada. To Mr. and Mrs. Bailey have been born three children - Gladys G., Elizabeth K., and Emily E. Mr. Bailey is vice-president of the Young Men's Business Club at Richmond and a member of the Travelers' Protective Association. His religious faith is expressed by membership in St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

Lewis Weyl was born in the southern part of Perry township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 7, 1847, son °f Jonn an(i Jemima (Pierce) Weyl. The father was born in Germany, Aug". 18, 1800, and migrated to America in 1818, coming- direct to Wayne county, where he built one of the first houses in the village of Economy, lie tanned deer skins, etc., and manufactured the hides into gloves, which he sold in wholesale lots and also at retail. Later he purchased an eighty-acre tract south of Economy, where he resided until 1870, his sons operating the farm, and he continued in the glove business until he retired, lie then returned to the village of Rconomy, where lie resided with his children until his death, Dec. 14, 1876. lie was a man of sterling integrity, of generous impulses, and gained a high place in the esteem of his friends. His wiie, Jemima (Pierce) Weyl, was born in Ohio, July 14, 1812, and died July 11, 1881. They were the parents of eleven children: Delilah, born Sept. 15, 1832, died in 1903; Anna, born March 8, 1835, died in 1871 ; Susannah, born Nov. 6, 1837, died in 1840; Charles, born Feb. 9, 1840, is living retired in Williamsburg; Elizabeth, born July 7, 1842, is the widow of Alvin Cain and resides in Economy; Martha, born Oct. (1, 1844, is the wife of Francis Cain, of Economy; Lewis is the next in order of birth; Matilda, born March 1, 1849, died Feb. 12, 1859; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1851, is the wife of Abraham Covalt, of Muncie, Ind. ; Joseph, born June 30, 1855, died in the year of his birth; and William, born Dec. 20, 1858, died in 1859. Lewis Weyl was reared in this count}' and received his educational training in the public schools. He worked at home until about nineteen years old and then engaged in business as a dealer in live stock. Two years later he purchased a farm located two miles east of Kconomy and continued in the stock business and managed this farm until 1905, when he removed to the village of Economy and erected the dwelling where he resides. fie has recently sold his large farm, but still owns sixty acres of land in Perry township and ['60 acres in the Panhandle district of Texas, where two of his children reside, the family owning a section of land in one piece there. Mr. Weyl has been retired from the stock business since lyoo. On June 2, 1867, Mr. Weyl was married to Miss Polly Mendenhall, daughter of Caleb and Rosetta (Dean) Mendenhall, of Perry township, this county. Four children were the issue of this union: Glennie, born June 2, 1868, is the widow of J. E. Pallenger and resides at Plainsview, Tex.; Oliver C, born Sept. 15, 1870, married Celia Hunt and resides in Richmond; Fred D., born Dec. 24, 1877, married Gussie Culbertson and resides in Texas ; and Cuss II., born Nov. 24, 1882, married Dessie Morrison, and is a farmer in Perry township. Mr. Weyl spends his winters in Texas and his summers in the village of Economy. Mrs. Weyl was born in Perry township, this county, Sept. 29, 1846. Mr. Weyl is a stanch supporter of the Prohibition party, and although he has never aspired to public office takes an active interest in national and local affairs. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he is a liberal supporter. The parents of Mrs. Wevl were natives of North Carolina, the father born in

1822 and the mother on Feb. 23, 1827. Caleb Me'ndenhall was a farmer by occupation and became a land owner in Perry township, where he spent the residue of his life, dying in 1867. llis widow survives and resides with a son in Perry township.

Allen M. Harris, deceased, for many years a respected citizen of Richmond, was born in Green township, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 9, 1828. llis parents were James and Naomi (Lewis) Harris, natives of North Carolina. James Harris, a farmer by occupation, came to Wayne county about 1810, and there spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring Jul}- 20, 1854. Upon coming- to Wayne county he settled on a farm in Green township and in the district schools there Allen M. Harris received his educational training. Upon reaching manhood he engaged in agricultural pursuits, which occupation he followed throughout all of his active career, and he lived retired in the city of Richmond for about twenty-live years prior to his death. At the time of his death he was a director in the Union National Bank, of Richmond. His death, June r2, 1004. terminated a long life of usefulness. On May 14, 1850, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Rebecca Petty, born on Walnut Level, in Wayne count)-, March 18, 1832. Her parents also came from North Carolina, about 1830, and settled in Jefferson township, where her father gave his whole energy to the cultivation and improvement of his farm and was truly successful. He and his wife spent the remainder of their lives in Jefferson township. Of the union of Mr, and Mrs. Harris were born seven children - two sons and five daughters: John S. (see sketch); L. L. Harris is a retired farmer and resides at 2233 Main street, in the city of Richmond; Josephine is the wife of William It. Coffin and resides on a farm in Henry county, Indiana, two miles east of Spiceland; Rilla V. is the wife of C. D. Gray and resides on a farm near Muncie, Ind. ; Olive is the wife of Frank R. McPhail and resides at 100 North Twenty-first street, in the city of Richmond; Ella is the wife of R. A. Benton and resides in Richmond; and Frances is the widow of Charles II. Land (see sketch). The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Harris was a most happy one, they having enjoyed the unusual distinction of celebrating their Golden Wedding anniversary, and they lived in unalloyed bliss until Dec. 20, 1900, when the wife and mother died. Mr. Harris then continued to reside at the old homestead, at 101 North Thirteenth street, until his death. Tn addition to his children, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Serilda Thornburgh, of Dalton. In politics Mr. Harris affiliated with the Republican party, and though he never aspired to hold office served efficiently as justice of the peace while residing in Green township. He was an active member of the United Brethren church at Green's Fork, having joined that organization in early life.

Benjamin Snow Whiteley, one of the popular citizens and representative farmers of his native count)-, is a worthy scion of one of the pioneer families of this favored section of the Hoosier commonwealth. He was born on the farm where he resides, in Washington township, Oct. 2i, 1877, a son of Daniel and Anna Maria (Snow) Whiteley, the former a native of Maryland and the latter uf Williams county, Ohio. Daniel Whiteley remained a resident of the State of Maryland until maturity, when he came to Indiana and numbered himself among the sterling citizens of Wayne county. In Posey township, Fayette county, his father, also named Daniel Whiteley, had secured a tract of land, comprising 160 acres, heavily timbered, and there Daniel, Jr., set himself vigorously to the task of reclaiming a farm from the primeval forest. Those of the younger generation to-day can scarcely realize how strenuous was the toil entailed and how many the vicissitudes to be endured in thus taking the initial steps in the development of the great and opulent agricultural section which denotes the county in the opening years of this glorious '! wentieth century. Daniel Whiteley, Jr., lived up to the full tension of the labors and responsibilities of the pioneer and in due time purchased a farm of forty acres, which he reclaimed to cultivation, causing the stately monarchs of the forest to give place to productive fields, and he remained on this homestead until his death, about 1880. His wife, a devoted companion and helpmeet during all the years of struggle and toil, survived him and is still living in Fayette county. Of their five children, Benjamin S. is the last in order of birth, and all are living. Edgar resides in Anderson, Ind. ; Mary is the wife of Lindley Hussey, of Fayette county; Ella is the wife of John F. Heacock. of San Francisco, Cal. ; and Byron resides in Fayette county. Benjamin S. Whiteley was reared under the environment and influence of agricultural pursuits and early began to lend his aid in the arduous work of the home farm. His educational advantages as a boy and youth were those afforded in the district schools of Posey township, Fayette county, and the schools of the village of Milton, and he spent several years upon his father's farm, assisting in the work. In 1907, he inherited the place where he resides, and he gives his attention to the improvement and management of this farm, practically all of which is eligible for cultivation and devoted to diversified agriculture and stock-raising. The buildings are modern and substantial and the attractive residence is a center of generous hospitality. Thrift and prosperity are in evidence on every hand, showing the energy and progressive methods brought to bear by the owner. In political affairs Mr. Whiteley is a Republican and lends his influence and exercises his franchise in support of the men and measures of that organization. April 10, 1907, bore record of the marriage of Mr. Whiteley to Miss Gertrude Olive Clingman, born in Washington township, a daughter of James and Hannah (Johnson) Clingman, and of this union is a son, Robert Snow, born Feb. 4, 1908.