Wayne County, Indiana - The whole text, 1912 (part 13 of 16)

Tradition tells us that this was the case, and that here the family "tho minished and brought low," had some land left after the Normans had taken all their other lands away, in the years 1035 to 1066. The modern Doddridges are supposed to be descendants from the ancient Dodo. The supposition tallies, both with their undisputed claim to Saxon origin and with the story of Prince, who, writing about them in 1702, says: "The Domain of Doderidge in the Hundred of Crediton, had, lung since, Lords bo called.'' The first person of the name about whom we have any historical certainty was one Richard Doddridge, who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth, left South Moulton, where he was a landowner and where his children were born, to establish himself at Barnstable and afterward became an influential merchant and 'magistrate. A few notices of him still remain in that locality. Among these is an entry in an old journal belonging to the corporation, to the effect that in the Spring assizes of 1590 "Lord Anderson," the judge, lodged at his house; and there are entries in the church register, for instance the following, under the head of "Baptisms": ''Grace, a neiger servant of Mr. Richard Doddridge, April 16, 1596." John, his first son, was born at South Moulton, in 1555. At the age of twenty he became a sojourner at Exeter College, Oxford. In 1604 he became Solicitor-General to King James I. In July, 1607, he received the honor of knighthood. In 1612 he was made one of the justices of the Common Pleas, and after that of the King's Bench. Sir John was the author of several works on professional subjects, which were quoted as oracles by the men of his day, by whom he was distinguished as that ancient "Father of the Law, the reverend and learned Sir John Doddridge." The common people generally called him ''the sleeping judge," from his habit of keeping his eyes shut during a trial. This he did to shut out all distractions, as the rogues always found out in due time. Sir John was married three times, but had no children. He died Sept. 13, 1628, and was buried in great state in Exeter Cathedral. In the Lady Chapel of that Cathedral there are monuments to him and his lady under two separate arches in the great thick wall. His picture is in ihe National Portrait Gallery, at South Kensington, to which place it was removed by order of the government from the Bird Gallery in the British Museum, where it hung for many years, just over the Dodo. Pentecost was the second son of Richard, and to him the Judge left all of his estates. The son and representative of Pentecost, John Doddridge II, was born Nov. n, 1610 (Barnstable Parish Register). His only brother, Richard, died shortly after taking his Master's degree at Exeter College, and soon after this, Feb. 23, 1643, n's father died, leaving him all that he had. lie was a member of the Long Parliament and when the third parliament of the Protectorate was called was returned a member for Bristol, of which city he was at that time the Recorder. Among the old treasures belonging to the Bristol Municipalities may be been two large flagons, silver-gilt, richly chased, bearing the inscription : "Ex domo Johanis Dodridge Recordations

Civitates, Bristol, 1658." Among many bequests, he left to Harvard College in New England the yearly sum of ten pounds forever. He was married three times, but had no children, and died at Chestnut, March 22, 1666. The third son of the patriarch Richard was the great-grandfather of Philip Doddridge the Divine and of the progenitor of the Indiana branch of the Doddridge family, whose name was Joseph Doddridge, hi one of the llarlean manuscripts on Devonshire pedigrees, date 1630, there is the name "Philip Doddridge," under his shield of arms (Arms- Argent two Pales wany azure, between nine cross crosslets, Gules). His only son was the third John Doddridge. The latter is thus entered in the matriculation lists of the New Iron Hall, Oxford: "March 22, 1638, John Doddridge, Middlesex, son of Philip Doddridge of Thistleworth, in county aforesaid, of good rank, aged 18." In 1649 ne was presented by Sir Henry Reynell to the living of Shipperton. When, in August, 1662, the Act of Uniformity was passed, conscience compelled him to resign, and he was a great loser for conscience' sake. He died suddenly, in September, 1689, ar*d at lnal time only two of his children were living. These were his sons - Daniel and Philip, the latter being the ancestor of the American branch of the family. He was a solicitor and held for man)- years the post of steward to the House of Russell, under William, fifth Earl and first Duke of Bedford. Some of his brown leaved books, in their old black leathern dresses, have been kept together until the present time. They include editions of the Greek and Latin Classics and certain English and French works, now rare and forgotten. If it be true that a man's mind is known by the company he keeps, we may infer from the relics of his library that he was a genial gentleman, well versed in "the humanities and posted up in the knowledge of his time.'- Daniel was evidently not the genius of the family. He received a mercantile education and made some property in London. He was an "oil man," Job Orton insists on saying, and this phrase is much the best, for, according to the deliverance of Judge Doddridge, "a gentleman, of whatever estate he be, tho he go to the plow, and tho he have nothing in his purse, yet he is a gentleman." He married the daughter of a Lutheran student named John Banman, who, in 1626, was forced to leave German)', his native country, on account of the persecution of the Protestants, and to take refuge in England. Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge lived in England, in the city of London, and there their son Philip, the eminent dissenting preacher and author, was born June 26, 1702. He was their twentieth child, but only one of the others, a girl, named Elizabeth, had survived. In the common room of the family the fireplace was lined with Dutch tiles illustrating Scripture history. Before he could read, Philip's mother taught him delightful lessons out of this book, which he never forgot. Sometimes she would show him a certain strange looking book, bound in two volumes, in black stamped leather, plated with silver and with a quaint looking title page. It was a copy of Martin Luther's Bible, dated Strasburg, 1526. She would often tell him the story of this book. When his grandfather was driven from his Bohemian home, on account of his religion, the property he took with him was a hundred gold pieces and this book, which he valued more than all the gold in the world. When about ten years old "Philly," as he was called for many years, was sent to school at Kingston on the Thames. While there his uncle, with whom he used to pass his holidays, died; then his mother, the gentle Monica, passed away, and lastly his father died July 17, 1715. A gentleman named Donnes became his guardian and" the boy was removed to a school at St. Albans, taught by Dr. Nathaniel Wood, a Nonconformist minister. "Philly" here acquired the habit of working methodically, exactly and instantly at whatever he aimed to do. lie early became a Christian, his pastor being a Mr. Clark, and joined the church, Jan. 1, 17 18. Mr. Donnes, his guardian, became financially involved and was thrown into prison for debt. To get him out "Philly" sold all of his own family plate, and the result of Mr. Donnes' speculation was the total wreck of what little had been left of the Doddridge inheritance. "Philly" at once left school, but his heart was set upon becoming a minister. Several generous offers were made him if he would become a Conformist or if he would study law, but he could not conscientiously accept. At last, through his old pastor, Mr. Clark, arrangements were made for him to continue his studies at a theological academy at Kibworth, in Leicestershire, presided over by John Jennings, and he preached his first sermon in 1722. He became pastor of the dissenting congregation at Kibworth, and in 1729 received a call to Northampton, where he also became president of the theological academy now removed from Kibworth to that town. In 1730, while visiting at Wooster, he was introduced to Miss Mercy Mavis. She was of gentle genealogy, an orphan, and twenty-two, and they became mutually devoted and were married Dec. 22. In their home at Northampton there was all the happiness that comes of plain living and high thinking. Their means were very moderate, their furniture was not gorgeous, and there were no ornaments in the room, save six or seven family portraits on the panelled wall and the framed family arms with the motto, "Dumvivimus vivimus" (while we live let us live), yet they managed to practice much cheerful hospitality and to reserve of their income onetenth of what was ordinary for the purpose of giving away. In October, 1733, their little daughter, "Tetsey," was born. It seems that from the first she was not like any ordinary child, without character and principles, and day-by-day grew into a more beautiful wonder. How, when asked why everybody loved her, she would say, "Because I love everybody"; how she tried to teach the little dog his first catechism ; how she failed ; how he had not a word to say for himself in answer to her withering words, "You, Dr. Doddridge's dog, and not know who made you!" - all these are nursery stories now, and unbelieving pilgrims are still shown the brass collar once worn by Tetsey's dog. In the middle of June, 1736, she sickened, and in' the following October died. Before her death two other daughters were born, Polly and Mercy. Then came a son, Phill), and after him Anna Cecilia. In June, 1742, Dr. Doddridge traveled from place to place in Devonshire. The ancestral estates in that country passed into the hands of strangers at- about that time. He wrote to Mrs. Doddridge from Exeter, June 25, 1742: "I have seen that noble palace that once belonged to my family. My arms are there, curiously carved over the mantel-piece in the dining room, which is quite a room of state, and in several places, particularly in a great upper room, 120 feet long, which is surrounded with the arms of all the nobility and gentry in these parts. Bradford House is still standing, but is much changed." Castle Hill Meeting House, the venerable place where Doddridge exercised his ministry, is now "Doddridge Chapel." The Rev. Thomas Arnold was obliged to enlarge it to suit the necessities of the new population, but left untouched as far as possible the old meeting house, simply taking down the old pulpit wall, and from that line adding a second square. Philip Doddridge continued to preach and train young students for the ministry till within a short period of his death, which occurred Oct. 26, 1751, at Lisbon, whither he had gone for the benefit of his health. Dr. Clark, of St. Albans, died Dec. 4, 1750, and riding to his funeral through the white winter day Dr. Doddridge caught a cold, from which he never recovered. His last sermon at Northampton was preached July 14, 175 1 , from the words: "For whether we live, we live unto the Lord, or whether we die we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore or die we are the Lord's." He was a man of the most amiable character, deep piety, and extensive accomplishments. His principal work is "The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul" (1750). It has been translated into Dutch, German, Danish, and French. Besides this may be mentioned "The Family Expositor" (6 vols., 1760-62) ; his ''Course of Lectures" delivered to the students under his charge, and published by the Rev. Samuel Clarke (1763) ; and a great variety of sermons on miscellaneous religious topics. He also' wrote a considerable number of hymns, which hold a high rank among those used by English and Scotch dissenters. His widow survived him nearly forty years and three of his children lived to much later date. The order in which the members of the family passed away was as follows: Philip, only son, died unmarried, March 13, 1785, aged forty-seven; Mrs. Doddridge, April 7, 1790, aged eighty-two; Mary, who married John Humphreys, Esq., died June 8, 1799; Mercy died Aug. 20, 1809, aged seventy-five, and Anna Cecilia, Oct. 3, 181 1, aged seventy-four. Philip Doddridge, the ancestor of the Doddridge family in Wayne county, and his wife, Mary Doddridge, became the parents of seven children. The three older daughters were stolen by the Indians near Fort Doddridge, in Pennsylvania. Two of them grew to womanhood, married Indians and reared families. John, the only son of the family, visited these sisters in after life and offered them a home if they would leave the Indians, but having been reared by the red men and being used to their ways and customs instead of tin whites, and having children, they preferred to remain with the denizen"?- of the forest. As before stated, John Doddridge was the only son of this family, and he was born May 21, 1786. His younger sisters were Sebra, who married John Spahr and had four children; Hannah, who married David Jenkins and had six children; and Rachel, who married Wil'iam Walters and whose descendants moved to Oregon and Washington at an early date. John Doddridge was married, June 15, 1808, to Avis Manchester, and of this union there were born the following children: Isaac, born Dec. 19, 1809; Mar)-, born Dec. 7, 1811, died Nov. 14, 1826; Philip, born Aug. 11, 1815 (see sketch of David P. Doddridge); John, born March 16, 1818; Phoebe, born April 2, 1820, married James Baker; Joseph, born Aug. 30, 1822, died Sept. 5, 1827; Eliza, born Dec. 18, 1824, married James Ream and had two children; Benjamin, born March 21, 1827, died Sept. 1 of the same year; Sarah Ann, born July 3, 1829. maried J. \V. S. McMulleu and had six children, only one of whom is living; David J., born April 4. 1831 (see sketch); and Nancy, born Oct. 20, 1833, married Frank McMullen. Isaac Doddridge, the eldest of this family, married Sarah Weekly and of their union were born the following children: Alary Ann, born March 21, 1837, was married in 1857 to William Wright and they had eight children; Phoebe S., born Jan. 25, 1839, died Aug. 26, 1861: Frances, born Feb. 17, 1841, was married in 1883 to William Kramer and had two children; Eliza Jane, born July 12, 1843, was married in 1874 to Henry H. Houseworth (see sketch) and had one child: John Henry, born Aug. 24, 1845; Isaiah Weekly, born Jan. 14. 1848; Mordecai David, born June 19. 1850 (see sketch); Agatha Laurena, born July 2j, 1852, was married in 1879 to John W. Judkins (see sketch), and they have two children ; Philip Benjamin, born April 11. 1855, died Feb. 8. 1890; Isaac Wilbur, born May 17, 1857; and James Milton, born Jan. 19, 1862.

David Philip Doddridge is a prominent figure in the affairs of Washington township, where he has spent his entire life and his success has been of the cumulative order. He is a native of Wayne county and a son of Philip Doddridge, born in Washington township, Aug. 11, 1815 (see sketch of Doddridge Family), where he and his son were both reared to farming pursuits. He attended the district schools of Washington township and remained a member of the parental household until his marriage. The lady of his choice, Miss Elizabeth Weekly, was born in Center township, this county, her parents having located there during the early settlement of that community. Her father purchased a tract of land in Center township, and, transforming it into a good farm, remained there until his death. Philip Doddridge was a farmer and followed that occupation until his death, which occurred Aug. 31, 1881, and his good wife preceded him to the Great Unknown by several years, dying in 1876. He was a Republican in his political faith and was prominent in the affairs of the township, lie and his good wife were devout members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Doddridge Chapel. Of the six children born of this union, five are living, the youngest being he who is the immediate subject, of this review. Sarah is the wife of Clav Gentrv, of Oklahoma; Isaac is deceased; Martha is the wife of John Laws, of Mexico, Mo; ; Isaiah resides in Washington township; and John is a resident of New Castle, Ind. David P. Doddridge was born in Washington township, Nov. 10, 1858, and his educational advantages were those afforded by the district schools, which he attended in winter and worked on his father's farm in the summer. Thus he continued until he reached the age of twenty-one years, when he rented a farm for one year and then purchased the old homestead of seventy-two acres, to which he has since added 350 acres. He hasmade a study of agricultural pursuits, and his well improved and fertile farm of 422 acres is proof of "how well he may succeed who tries." His specialties in stock-raising are hogs, cattle and horses, in the raising of which he has met with more than ordinary success. Like his father, Mr. Doddridge is a staunch advocate of the principles of the Republican party. On Dec. 24, 1879, he was married to Miss Carrie Josepha Robbins, born Aug. 1, 1862, daughter of Dr. John 0. A. and Martha (Larkins) Robbins, both born in Wayne county, the lather in Center township, Nov. 9, 1826, and the mother, Aug. 9, 1839. The father became a prominent physician at Abington, where he resided twenty-five years, and then removed to Denver, Ind., where he died April 30, 1891, and where the mother now resides. Mrs. Doddridge was born at Abington and there grew to womanhood. With her husband she is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Doddridge is the second of four children, the others being Harriet Adrin, born Aug. 24, 1859, the wife of Isaiah F. Doddridge, of Washington township, and the mother of two sons - Clarence and Walter; De Francis Condie, born June u, 1867, married Fannie Cannon, of Denver, Ind., and died April 21, 1892, being survived by a daughter, Sybil, now in her junior year at Depauw University; and Allie Hayes, born June 16, 1876, the wife of John J. Henwood, of Fayette county, and the mother of one son, John M.

David Jenkins Doddridge, who is spending the sunset years of a useful life in the township of Washington, and whose activities of early years, accompanied by his thrift and frugality, have made retirement possible, was born in Washington township, Wayne county, in the house where he now resides, April 4, 1831, and his recollection of the events of the pioneer times is keen. His parents - John and Avis (Manchester) Doddridge - were natives of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and the State of Rhode Island, respectively, sections of the East from which came so many of the early settlers of this community, the father having been born May 21, 1786, and the mother in October, 1790. The paternal grandfather was Philip Doddridge, who came to Washington township in the spring of 1814, and entered 160 acres of land, which he cleared and resided upon until he died, at the age of eighty-five years. Coming to Indiana in the early days - their arrival being, as stated, in 1814 - these ancestors found this county almost a wilderness, and most of the land that was to be obtained for any purpose was purchased direct from the government. Their tract was acquired in this manner and their work on this new farm was well done, and at the time of the death of John Doddridge, in 1841, their land was cleared, fence boundaries were established, and the building" improvements were made, all with a diligence and patience only found in the blazets of trails in new countries. This first farm was the home of the parents of David J. Doddridge for the remainder of their days, the father passing away Oct. 25, 1841, and his wife surviving him forty-two years, her demise taking place in October, 1883. The original deed to this farm, granted by the Government and signed by President James Madison, is in the possession of David J. Doddridge. The elder Doddridge was a member of the Whig party, but never held public office, and he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, being the originator of the Doddridge Chapel, which was the first church in the township, and in which he was an officer. To him and wife were born eleven children (see sketch of Doddridge Family) but one of whom survives - the subject of this review. The others were Isaac, Mary, Philip, John, Phoebe, Joseph, Eliza, Benjamin, Sarah Ann, and Nancy. David J. Doddridge was educated at the district schools of Washington township and after his father's death helped his mother on the farm until he arrived at man's estate, lie then purchased the interest of the other heirs, and the farm his father cleared and developed became his property. He continued to operate the farm until a few years ago, when he turned the active management over to his son and retired from active labor, living a retired life, and in the contemplation of a life's work well done takes great comfort. His farm has always been operated along general lines and has proven a fine investment. Every item of Mr. Doddridge's property is an accumulation of his own hands, assisted by the good wife, whose love and praise were ever ready, and this honored couple got from life all that was good. In politics Mr. Doddridge is of the Republican faith and served his district as supervisor two terms. On Oct. 21, 1852, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Doddridge and Miss Mary C. Stephens, born in Abington township, May 27, 1833, and died Aug. 5, 191 1. She was a daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Fell) Stephens-, natives of the Keystone State. The father was a blacksmith and later a farmer by occupation and they settled in Indiana in 1832, locating in Abington township. Here a farm was purchased and the Stephens family made their home ever after. To our subject and his wife were born seven children: Benjamin F., who resides in Portland, Ore.; John W., of Jackson township ; Emma, deceased, twin sister of Isaac E., of Washington township; Hannah and Luella, deceased; Charles M.. who resides at home with his parents; James E., of Abington township; and Gertrude, who is the wife of Frank Morris, of Milton, Ind. John Fell, the maternal grandfather of Mrs. Doddridge, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war and is buried in Doddridge cemetery. I'.oili Mr. and Mrs. Doddridge have been lifelong members of Doddridge Chapel and he has been prominent in church work, officiating as class leader for over fifty years and as Sunday school superintendent over forty years.

Mordecai David Doddridge. - With modern scientific appliances and facilities and with the advanced accommodations afforded by the rural free mail delivery, telephone, improved machinery, etc., the lot of the average farmer is one to be envied, for none has a position of greater independence, contentment, and security. One of the representative farmers of Wayne county who is enjoying to the full all these latter-day provisions, but who still remembers the hardships and the primitive conditions that obtained in the pioneer epoch of the history of this section of the State, is Air. Doddridge, who owns and resides upon his tine old homestead farm, which is eligibly located in Washington township, a few miles distant from the thriving village of Centerville, from which he receives his rural mail service. He is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Weekly) Doddridge, the former of whom was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, Dec. 19, 1809, and the latter in North Carolina in 1816 (see sketch of Doddridge family). Their marriage was solemnized March 27, 1834, and they located on eighty acres of land covered with virgin forest in Union county, Indiana, which was still considered in the East to be virtually on the frontier of civilization. Later they removed to Wayne county, and in Washington township the father secured a tract of heavily timbered land. Here he developed a productive farm, upon which he continued to reside during the residue of his signally active, honorable and useful life, lie died Jan. 27, 1896. Both he and his wife held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and he espoused the cause of the Republican party at the lime of its organization "under the oaks," at Jackson, Mich. To its cause he continued to give his support, both by the exercise of his franchise and his personal influence, but later became independent in his political views. The Indiana branch of the Doddridge family sprang from Joseph Doddridge, who left England earl)- in the Eighteenth century and located in New Jersey, from whence he removed to Maryland. His son, Philip Doddridge, moved to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and there his son, John, was born May 21, 1786. John Doddridge married Avis Manchester, of Rhode Island. In 1814, Philip Doddridge, with his son John and sons-in-law - John Spahr ami David Jenkins - came to the Territory of Indiana, making the journey by flat-boat to Cincinnati, and thence to Wayne county, where he entered 160 acres of land where David J. Doddridge now resides. Other tracts of land were also entered for his children. There Philip and his son John organized a Methodist society, in 1814, which later became known as "Doddridge Chapel." The first church was erected in 1816 of hewn logs, Philip giving the land for the church and cemetery. In 1832 a brick church was erected and it was utilized until 1876, when it was replaced by the present modern ami commodious structure. The children of Philip Doddridge were: Mrs. Sebra Spahr, Mrs. Hannah Jenkins, Mrs. William Walters, and John, and three daughters who were stolen by the Indians (see sketch of Doddridge family). John Doddridge died in 1841 and his wife survived until 1883, when she passed away at the age of ninety- three years. Of their union eleven children were born: Isaac, Mary, Philip (see sketch of David P. Doddridge), John, Mrs. Phoebe Baker, Joseph, Mrs. Eliza Ream, Benjamin, Sarah Ann, who is the wife of the Rev. |. W. T. McMullen, D. D. ; David J. (see sketch), and Mrs. Nancy McMullen. Sarah (Weekly) Doddridge, wife of Isaac Doddridge and mother of Mordecai D, Doddridge, was a daughter of Isaiah and Agatha (Fishback) Weekly, who came from North Carolina and settled in Abington township, Wayne county, in an early day. To her and her husband were bom eleven children: Mary Ann became the wife of John Wright and after his death married William Wright, of Abington township; Phoebe S., deceased; I'Yances, who is the widow of William Kramer and resides in Washington township ; Eliza Jane, wife of H. II. Houseworth, of Washington township (see sketch); John Holland, a Methodist Episcopal minister at Jeffersonville, Ind. ; Isaiah \Y., of Washington township; Mordecai D., who is the subject of this review; Agatha Eaurena, wife of John W. Judkins, of Cambridge City (see sketch) ; Philip Benjamin, deceased; Isaac Wilbur, of Washington township, and James Milton, of Milton, Ind. Mordecai D. Doddridge, whose brief biography we are giving, was born in Brownsville township, Union county, Indiana, June 19, 1850, and was reared to manhood on the farm, his educational advantages in his youth being those afforded in the common schools of Washington township, Wayne county, and the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. He then taught school in Wayne and Union counties for seven years, and since then has been continuously identified with the work and management of agricultural pursuits, living on a farm in Washington township, two and one-half miles west of Doddridge Chapel for eight years, and since then on the one where he now resides, its area being 240 acres. The permanent improvements are excellent, including a commodious residence. The farm is devoted to diversified agriculture and the raising of good grades of live stock, in both of which departments the effective management of Mr. Doddridge brings goodly returns, one season with another. Though he has newer consented to become a candidate for public office, save that of trustee of his township, which office he filled one term, Mr. Doddridge takes a lively interest in all that touches the material and civic welfare of his home township and county, and his political allegiance is given to the Republican party. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he for years has been a trustee, as is also his wife, and to him is accorded the unqualified esteem of all who know him. He was sent by his church as a lay delegate to the Lay Electoral Conference which met in Bloomington, Ind., Sept. 13, 1911. On Sept. 12, 1883, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Doddridge to Miss Mary J. Spahr, born in Abington township, this county, daughter of Joseph and Matilda (Burgess) Spahr, honored citizens of the township mentioned and who there continued to reside until their deaths. Of this union there were born two children - Joseph I., of Union county, Indiana, and Sarah E., who resides at home with her parents.

of the family name. The daughter is a student in Earlham College at Richmond, Ind., a member of the class of 1913s Mr. Doddridge is a stockholder in and vice-president of The Farmers' Bank at Milton. Ind., and also has an interest in the Cambridge City Casket Company, lie has always been known for his sterling integrity, manly uprightness, and fair and honorable dealing with men. He is always on the right side of all moral issues. lie is a recognized leader in the community where he resides. The soundness of hi-- judgment is attested b\ his frequently being called into council in mailers and affairs where he has no personal interest. His example in the business world and in the sphere of morals is worth}' of emulation. Tie is a type of the best American citizen.

Joseph S. Druley, for many years a prosperous and highh esteemed agriculturist of Boston, is a native of that township, born Oct. 7. 1844, on the old Druley homestead. His father, Nathan Druley, was born in Union county, Indiana, Dec. 12, 1815, a son of Samuel and Nancy Ann ("Stanley) Druley. He was reared on a pioneer farm, receiving but a limited education, and in 1840 purchased land in the eastern part of Boston township, Wayne county, where, with the exception of two years spent in Union county, he continued to make his home during the remainder of his life. He was ever an industrious, thrifty, and successful farmer, and was one of the oldest and most faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church at the village of Boston. His wife, to whom he was married Feb. 8. 1838, was Nancy P. Meek, daughter of Isaac and Mary Meek, old settlers of Wayne county. Of their union were born the following children : Isaac E. is living retired at Liberty, Ind. ; Nancy Melvina resides in Richmond ; William H. died in i'/)8 at the age of seventy years; Joseph S. is the next in order of birth; Dennis C. died in early manhood; Sarah Elizabeth is the wife of William Fred Siewick. of Richmond; Nathan S. is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Mary Jane is the widow of Dr. Bernard Miller and resides in Richmond; Louella is the widow of Frank S. Burgess and also resides in Richmond. Joseph S. Druley acquired his educational training in the district schools of Boston township and worked upon his father's farm until he had passed the thirty-third anniversary of his birth, when he purchased 160 acres of land of his father, which tract is described as the northeast quarter of section 23, Boston township, which constitutes the acreage of the farm upon which he resides. The house in which he lives was built seventy-four years ago by a Dr. Salter, the brick being made of clay obtained on the farm. Like his honored sire, Mr. Druley is affiliated with the Democratic party and his religious views are expressed by membership in the Methodist Episcopal church at the village of Boston. On Dec. 27, 1876. he was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Rutter, daughter of James and Eliza Jane Rutter, the former of whom was a foreman in a grist mill at Richmond and was killed in the Richmond railway yards by a train, and the latter died at the home of Mr. Druley in 1888. Mrs. Druley died March 10, 1907, the mother of three children: Mortimer Rutter, born Sept. 3, 1877, died Jnly 1, 1897; Thollie Wilbur, born Jan. 2, 1879; anc^ Claude Creal, born Sept. 27, 1881, died in 1897. Thollie W. is now farming the homestead tor his father, who has been in poor health for a number of years. The son was married, Nov. 25, 1903, to Miss Emma Elizabeth Minneman, daughter of Christian Ered and Elizabeth (Criete) Minneman, of Wayne township, and of this union have been born three children: Pauline, Sept. 3, 1905, Ivan, Sept. 19, 1907, and Byron T., May 24, 191 1. Christian F. Minneman, father of Mrs. Druley, was born in Franklin county, Indiana, in Highland township, Oct. 17, 1848, son of Frederick and Wilhelmina (Beckman) Minneman, who came in an early day from Germany and settled in Franklin township with their respective parents. To Christian Minneman and wife, the latter of whom was a daughter of Christian and Wilhelmina Kriete, of Dearborn county, and who was born April 21, 1849, ar>d died Sept. 10, 1898, there were born seven children - Laura, Alice Josephine, Emma Elizabeth Lydia Rufiena, Marie Elsie, Frederick Edward, and Ida Rachel.

Levi G. Druley, now living virtually retired on his fine homestead farm, was long numbered among the most progressive farmers and stock-growers of the county, where he has maintained his home from the day of his birth and where he stands as a scion of one of the honored pioneer families of this iavored section of the Hoosier State. Levi G. Druley was born in Boston township, Wayne county, Indiana, Dec. 23, 1843, a son OI Dennis and Nancy Jane (Grimes) Druley, born in the old Hoosier State, where the respective families were early founded, the father in Union county, Jan. 1, 1816, and the mother in Boston township, Wayne county. Nicholas Druley, the paternal grandfather, was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and upon coming to Indiana took up land in Union county, where he died in 1849. Dennis Druley was educated in Indiana, and upon reaching manhood engaged in farming in Boston township, where he became a large land-owner and developed his farm into a valuable property. He is now living retired in the village of Boston. He is a man of honest worth, industrious and God-fearing, and has ever been held in high esteem in the community, to whose advancement and material development he contributed his quota. In politics the father is a Democrat, and he and his wife are attendants of the Christian church. Dennis Druley became the father of seven children : Martha Jane is the wife of Edward Dalby, of Richmond; Levi G. is the immediate subject of this review; Mary Catherine is the widow of Marshall Henry and resides in Richmond; Nicholas B. is a resident of Michigan; Sarah E. is deceased ; George L. is a resident of Boston township ; and Clement D. resides in the same place. Levi G. Druley was reared to manhood on the home farm. His educational training was secured in the schools of Boston township, and he continued to assist in the work of his father's farm until he purchased one of < his own in Boston township, which place he sold in 1905 and bought his present farm in Wayne township. Mr. Druley brought his land under effective cultivation, the while he maintained it at the highest standard of productiveness, through the proper care of the soil, in the rotation of crops, and the use of effective fertilizers when demanded. His farm is devoted to general agriculture and to the raising of high-grade live stock, and he maintains a general supervision of the place, though he has lived essentially retired for the past several years. In politics Mr. Druley is a Democrat, giving his support to the men and measures of that organization, and he has never had aught of desire for the honors or emoluments of public office. On Dec. 10, 1869, Mr. Druley was united in marriage to Miss Anna Bulla, daughter of Joseph M. and Nancy (Wilson) Bulla, of Boston township. Her parents were natives of the State of Indiana, the father born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Dec. 11, 181 1, and the mother in Franklin county, May 8, 1813. The father was a farmer by occupation and retired a few years before his death, Sept. 16, 1897. He was a Republican in politics, serving as township trustee, county commissioner, and member of the legislature two terms, a member of Downey Lodge, No. 233, Free and Accepted Masons, at Boston, and he held membership in the Universalist church, of which his wife, who is deceased, was also a member. Mr. and Mrs. Druley became the parents of four children - Josephine, Arthur L., Horace G. (deceased), and Charles E. Horace married Fannie Thompson, and they had two children - Erraa and Kenneth S. (deceased).

John F. Dynes, a popular stock buyer and shipper, of Centerville, this county, is one of Ohio's native sons, having been born in the county of Warren, July 14, 1848, son of William II. and Marian (Maxin) Dynes, both natives of the State of New Jersey. The parents removed to Ohio in an early day, and from that State came to Delaware county, Indiana, near Smithfield, where they continued to reside until their deaths, the mother passing away in 1852 and the father in 1854. They were the parents of five children : Leonidas is deceased; Martha J. is the widow of William Atherton and resides in Indianapolis; William is deceased; John F. is the next in order of birth, and Joel A. is deceased. John F. Dynes acquired his early educational training at Smithfield, Ind., and later attended school near Muncie, Ind. Being very young when his parents died, he was bound out to Charles Mansfield, who resided near Muncie, and remained a member of the household of that gentleman about eight years. He then ran away and enlisted as a private in Company G of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana, for service in the Civil war. This regiment was organized in Indianapolis in May, 1864, being composed of companies raised in the Fourth and Fifth congressional districts, five being raised in the former and three in the latter. It was mustered in May 25 and left the State at once for Tennessee. It was mustered out in August, 1864. Mr. Dynes was taken ill while en route home from the scene of hostilities, and his brother, who was at that time conducting a newspaper at Union City, took him to his home. With that brother he began1 learning the printer's trade and remained so employed two years.

lie also attended school near Indianapolis and later was a student iii what was then called the Northwestern University, hut now Butler College. Upon leaving his brother's employ he worked as a farm hand about two years and then entered a printing office at Indianapolis, where he remained about one year, lie then rented a farm near Muncie about one year, after which he went to Indianapolis and engaged in the real-estate business. About four years later he removed to Center township, Wayne count)-, and purchased a farm of 164 acres, upon which he resided about thirty years, and which he still owns. In [904 he purchased the home in Ccnlervillc where he now resides and has since been engaged in buying and shipping stock to different markets, devoting his entire time to the business. Mr. Dyne.--, i-- one of the enterprising and loyal citizens of his adopted county and is held in high regard in the community. Politically he is a stanch supporter of the Republican party, served as township trustee seven and one-half years, and for six years was county commissioner, which positions of public trust he occupied to the general satisfaction of all concerned. In a fraternal way he is admirably affiliated, being a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Grand Army of the Republic, of which latter local organization he is quartermaster. On Jan. 14, 1870,. was solemnized his marriage to Miss Cynthia J. Snodgrass, born in Missouri, Jan. 12, 1852, daughter of William and Susanna (Shaw) Snodgrass, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of South Carolina. These parents came to Indiana and located near Economy, where the father followed the occupation of a wheelwright, and there he and his wife resided until their deaths. Three children were born to them: Cynthia J. is the wife of the subject of this sketch; William is deceased; and Sarah is the wife of Daniel Petty, a farmer near Economy. To Mr. and Mrs. Dynes six children have been born: Charles Edgar, born March 29, 1871, resides in California, where he has employment as a postal clerk, is married to Miss Clara Grady, of Indianapolis, and they have two children - Leslie G. and Esther D. ; Minnie May, born Aug. 28, 1873, is the wife of John Curtis Plankenhorn, a farmer of near Webster, Wayne county, and the)- have one daughter - Ruth 1).; William II., bom April 4, 1876, is married to Mora Miracle and resides in Centerville. where he is engaged as an engineer, owning threshing machinery, etc.; Earl M., born Jan. 14, 1880, resides on his father's farm, is married to Josie Pike, and they have two children - Audrey Ellen and Cecil L. ; John Floyd, born Sept. 6, 1882, is a farmer near \bington, Wayne county, and is married to Annas Stevens; and Eva E., born June 29, 1892, is the wife of G. \V. Terry and resides at Centerville, her husband being a telegraph operator at Jackson's Hill.

Santford N. Ellison, one of the best known citizens of Jacksonburg and a prominent farmer of Harrison township, is a native of the I [oosier State, born in Henry county, Indiana, Oct. 31, 1868. lie descends from excellent Indiana ancestry, both paternal and maternal. His parents - Charles \Y. and Caroline (Cummins) Ellison - were bom in the Iloosier State. The father has always been a fanner and resides in llenry county, Indiana, where the mother died in January, 1880. Three children were horn to them: Alonzo, of Middletown, hid.; Alice, deceased; and Santford .\., the youngest child, is the subject of this sketch. The last named received his educational training in Henry county and resided with his parents and assisted in managing the homestead until twenty-one years old, following which he worked with his father-in-law four years, engaged in general farming, lie then removed to Middletown, Ind., where he conducted a harness shop and also worked in the tinplate mills for a lime, and also owned a grocery two years. His last year's work was in a shoe store, and he continued to reside there until Sept. _\ 1902, when he disposed of his interests and removed to Harrison township, lie has continued in the successful management of the Samuel Carr farm, which is equipped with all modern conveniences, including a hue residence, a commodious barn and other outbuildings, and the Ellison home is known throughout Harrison township as one of the best improved and equipped farms in the vicinity. Mr. Allison's cheerful and pleasant home was the scene of many delightful social events during the lifetime of Mrs. Ellison, when she joined her husband as hostess 111 welcoming friends and neighbors on many occasions that will linger long in the memory of those who enjoyed their hospitality. Fraternally Mr. Ellison is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Encampment, and in politics is allied with the Democratic party, but has never held any public office for himself. In 1004 his Democratic and Republican friends wanted him to vwn for trustee of Harrison township and, despite the large Republican majority of four to one against him, had he received eight more votes he would have been elected, which shows the esteem in which he is held in the community. In 1909 he organized a band at Jacksonburg, which organization is known as the "Ellison Band," and at present he is the director and manager of it. He is also superintendent of the Sunday school at that place and an elder of the church. On .March 1, l8oo, he celebrated his marriage to Miss Bertie Cook, an estimable young lady of Henry county, Indiana, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Carr) Cook. Three children were the issue of this union: Dottie, who resides at home with her father; Ina, wife of Carl Ammerman. of llenry county, Indiana; and Callie, who resides at home. The mother's death occurred Feb. 27, 1907. The parents of Mrs. Ellison were born in Harrison township, Wayne county, but later removed to llenry county, where they reside, and the father is engaged in farming.

Jacob Frank Edgerton, an influential farmer of Xew Garden township, is a native of this count)-, born Oct. 23, 1861, in the township of Franklin, in a log cabin on the Arba & Richmond pike, a son of Nathan and Ruth A. (Rogers) Edgerton, the former a native of Wayne count) and the latter of Guilford county, \orth Carolina. The father was born Aug. 18, 1827. and was reared and received his schooling in his native county. He was a farmer by occupation, conducting agricultural pursuits in the township of Franklin, and there passed away, Oct. 25. 1876, His wife, the mother of Jacob

F. Edgerton, first beheld the light of day, Sept. 17, 1827, and with her parents came to Wayne county in her girlhood. Here she became acquainted with and wedded Nathan Edgerton. She passed to the Great Unknown, Jan. 11, 1904, the mother of five children: William R., born Aug. 2, 1855, resides in Hudson, Mich., and is engaged with a manufacturing concern ; Jonathan O., born March 8, 1857, resides in Richmond, Ind., and is a teacher; Lydia J., born June 22, 1859, died Sept. 17, i860; Charles F., born Sept. 27, i860, resides in Eafayette, Ind., and is a traveling salesman; and Jacob F., of this sketch, is the youngest. The father was a life member of the Society of Friends and his political affiliations were with the Republican party. The parents of Nathan Edgerton were Samuel and Mary (Sargeant) Edgerton, natives of North Carolina who came to Franklin township in an early day. The subject of this review received his schooling in the district schools of Franklin township, this county, and was trained to be a farmer, which has continued to be his occupation. In politics he is an enthusiastic adherent of the Republican party, but votes for the best men of whatever party in local affairs. He is a birthright member oi the Society of Friends. On Nov. 24, 1882, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Julia Elnora Gardner, daughter of Benjamin and Susannah C. (Morgan) Gardner, of Franklin township. Mrs. Edgerton was born one and one-fourth miles south of Arba, on the Arba & Richmond pike, and was reared and educated there. Of this happy union three children have been born: Owen M., born July 15, 1885, is a graduate of the Fountain City High School, has attended Earlham College, and is employed in Richmond; Paul N., born Jan. 22, 1891, is a graduate of the Fountain City High School with the class of 191 1, having spent the summer of 1910 at the Central Normal School in Danville, Ind., and holds a scholarship in Purdue University which he will eventually use in the Electrical Engineering Department; and Naomi J., born Aug. 3, 1897, is a student in the Fountain City schools. They are all members of the Society of Friends and love and appreciate music. Mr. Edgerton has been on his present farm six years and expects it to be his permanent residence. He has recently remodeled his bank barn and made it modern in every way. He is a progressive, up-to-date farmer, a successful raiser of fine grades of stock, a persistent and thoughtful reader of up-to-date literature pertaining to scientific agriculture, and his progressive spirit is further attested by the excellent education given to his children, who are valuable members of the social life of the community.

John Homer Farlow, a retired farmer of Boston township, was born in Union county, Indiana, Dec. 23, 1843. The paternal grandfather, John Farlow, wras a native of North Carolina who came to Indiana and located in Union county, where he entered land and followed farming until he retired, a few years before his death. He was the father of six children : Martha was the first born ; Stephen was the second in order of birth; and the others were George, Ilenrietta, Eva, and Lucinda, all of whom removed to Michigan. Stephen Farlow, father of John II., was born in Union county, In- diana, July 16, 1816, and was educated in the schools of that county. He worked at home for a time and then purchased a farm in Union county. In 1853 he came to Wayne county and purchased a farm in Center township, where he resided until i860, and then removed to a farm in Boston township, where he spent the residue of his life, dying Sept. 15, 1905. lire mother of John H. Farlow, formerly Nancy Leviston, was born in Union county, Indiana, Feb. 15, 1817, and died in March, 1899. Besides John H., who is the third in order of birth, the other children of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Farlow are: James M., deceased; Martha J., who is the widow of Alonzo Osborn and resides in Boston township; and William II., who died in 191 1. John H. Farlow was educated in the schools of Center township, this county, and worked for his father until twenty-one years old. He tlien rented a farm in Center township, where he continued to reside until 1900, when he removed to Boston township, where he followed farming and stock-buying and shipping until his retirement. Politically his affiliations are with the Republican party, but he has never appeared in the role of an "offensive partisan," recognizing the right of each citizen to worship politics according to the dictates of his own conscience. That his fellow citizens have faith in the integrity and executive ability of John H. Farlow appears from the fact that he has discharged the duties of commissioner of Wayne county. In the matter of fraternal orders Mr. Farlow is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Abington. His religious affiliations are with the Baptist church, being active in the councils of the home organization. On May 30, 1868, he was united in marriage to Miss Eliza C. Railsback, daughter of Nathan and Lucina (Hunt) Railsback, of Abington township, and of this union there are six children: Estella M. is the wife of Frank M. Taylor, of Richmond; Bessie is deceased; Nora resides at the parental home; Percy is a resident of Richmond; Walter resides in Center township; and Hubert is deceased. Nathan Railsback, the father of Mrs. Farlow, was born in North Carolina, Feb. 25, 1809, and the mother was born in Abington township, this county, Nov. 24, 1816. Nathan Railsback came to Wayne county with his father, David Railsback, who purchased government land in Abington lownship and resided there until his death. Nathan Railsback was a farmer by occupation and died on his farm east of Richmond, Dec. 20, 1863, his wife surviving until June 10, 1910, when she, too, passed away. They were the parents of ten children : Sarah and Lafayette are deceased; Emily is the wife of Josiah Colvin, of Abington township; Elizabeth is deceased; Smith resides in Indianapolis; David is a resident of Preble county, Ohio; Mary J. is deceased; Mrs. Farlow is the next in order of birth ; Barbara is the wife of Robert Colvin, of Abington township; and Joel is deceased.

Theodore Fisher, whose immediate ancestors were pillars of strength in the upbuilding of the moral and intellectual welfare of this community, and whose own life has been one of devotion to its best interests, was born in Franklin township, this county, Jan. 26, 1849. His present location is in the same township, where he successfully cultivates a large farm and is prosperous. His paternal grandfather was Daniel Fisher, who came from North Carolina in 1808 and entered land in Franklin township, where he lived until Ins death, in 1840. The father was Edward Fisher, who came to Wayne county with his parents, in 1808. and built for himself a home and name that are lasting, Fdward Fisher was bom in the State 01 North Carwhna, Dec. 3, 1S0;,, and the estimable woman he chose for a wife was Phoebe Bunker, daughter of Abram and Anna I Winker, born Dec. 24, 1807. lulward Fisher attended the pioneer schools in Franklin township and in early life followed farming, but afterward learned the millwright trade. He was married Jan. 6, 1837, and to him and his good wife were born six children: Fibs N., born Jan. 7, 1839, is deceased; Daniel, born Oct. 21, 1840, resides 111 Franklin township; Esther jane, born Oct 29 [842 is deceased; Alexander Hamilton, bom Nov. 23. 1844, is a tanner in Huntington county; Ann, bom Jan. 7, 1847, is deceased; and Theodore is the youngest of the family. The grandfather's lands were acquired by direct Government grant and the price paid was but a fraction of one per cent, of the present value of the land Theodore Fisher was educated at the district schools of his native township, which he attended until sixteen years old, and has followed farming during his entire career, with "the exception of four years which he devoted to the trade of plastering. In politics he' is a Republican, lie now farms a part of his father's place, which first consisted ot 219 acres, of which Air. Fisher farms [38 acres. He follows general farming and stock-raising according to modem methods.

William S. Farlow, a retired fanner of Dalton township was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Aug. 27, io}_>. ' His lather, Enoch Farlow, was born in the same count)- and State and was a sun of .Michael Farlow, a native of North Carolina. The Farlows originally came from Ireland. William S. Farlow came to Wayne county and settled at Dayton, in Dalton township, in t86i, leaving his native State on the day that it seceded from the Union! He began life in Indiana as a farmer, which occupation he followed until m September, 1864, when he enlisted as a recruit in Company A of the Seventeenth Indiana regiment, for service in the Civil war. From the time of his enlistment until Oct. 51, he was constantly engaged with his regiment in the cavalry and scouting operation's incident to the Atlanta campaign, being in many skirmishes and the engagements at Rome and Coosaville. It left Rome on Nov. 1, lor Louisville, leaving its horses with Kilpatrick's cavalry. It was remounted and left for Gravelly Springs, Ala., Nov. 28, and on March 12, 1865, marched with Wilson's 'cavalry, overtaking the forces under Roddey and Forrest at Ebenezer Church, twenty-nine miles from Selma, on April 1, where, in a charge, the Seventeenth captured 100 prisoners and a gun. It participated in the action at Selma, driving the enemy into the forts, then out of them and out ol the interior works and from their position behind the railroad embankment, taking all the forts from No. 18 to the river on the west side of the town. Jt also took four pieces of artillery and }oo prisoners. It then moved to Macon, (la., when- it drove the'enernv into the city and saved two bridges which were about to be destroyed. The city was surrendered, together with 3,000 prisoners, including- Gens. Howell Cobb, Mackall, Mercer, and G. W. Smith, five stands of colors, sixty pieces of artillery, and 3,000 small arms. The regiment had but 451 men in this action, but the enemy believed it was the advance of a large force. The regiment was on post duty at Macon until Aug. 8, [865, when it was mustered out. Upon his discharge Mr. Farlow returned to Dal.ton and again took up farming, which he continued until his retirement, and now lives in the village of Dalton. In politics he is a Republican and in [880 was elected justice of the peace, which office he held four years. In 1884 he was elected township trustee, was re-elected in 1886, and in 1804 was again elected to that position, serving until 1900. Heis a member of the Odd Fellows' Lodge. No. 529, at Franklin, and is one of the most highly respected men of his township. In North Carolina he married Miss Louisa Beckerdice, born in that State, Jan. 12, 1834, and of this union were born seven children: Lorenzo 1)., who resides in Dayton township, married Alice Jewett and they have nine children - Nellie, Charles, Edward, l'.erlha, Mary, Harry. Hazel, Frank, and a boy unnamed; Nancy R. is the wife of Theodore Covalt, a farmer and stock-dealer in Henry counts-, and they have six children-Clyde, Mabel, William, Pearl, Ruth, and Perry; David, who resides at Pythian, 111., married Flora Pierce and they have two children. - Elmer and Clyde; John, who is a farmer in Perry township, married Levonia Kennedy and they have two children - Clara and I'.lanch: Schuyler C. who resides in Delaware count}-, married Carrie Helm and they have two children - -I I ildreth and Helm; William L., of Wayne county, married Sarah Goodson and the) have three children - Sylvia, Georgia, and Dorothy; and Myrtle L. resides with her parents.

Minus T. Fox, for man)- years a prominent and influential farmer in the township of Jefferson, Wayne count)-, for eleven years assessor of that township, and prominent in the organization of the Wayne County Fair Association, is a native of the lloosier State. He was born in a log cabin on what is now the Mauley J. Yoke farmstead, in Jefferson township, Wayne count)-, Indiana, Dec. jy, 1849, son of Lorenzo 1). and Sarah (Brown) Fox, natives of the State of Indiana. The father was born in Wayne count), iiea> Green's Fork, in Clay township; was a farmer by occupation, and in an earl)- day moved to Jefferson township, locating on Martindale creek, where he purchased a farm and continued to reside many years. He passed away in 1903, at a ripe old age, retaining his physical vigor and mental faculties to the very last, and his wile died in 1874, at the age of forty-eight years. Of their union were born two children: Martha, born in 1848, became the wife of Merritt Ridge, of Jefferson township, and died in 1872. leaving a daughter, Minnie, wife of Frank Rogers, a mechanic in Indianapolis, and the mother of a daughter, Edna. Minus T. Fox acquired his education in the schools of his native township and worked several years for his father on the farm. In 1875 he purchased an interest in too acres of his father's farm, and in [877 removed to the Petty farm, north of Hagerstown, renting his own land to others. About 1881, he moved back to his own farm and remained there one year, succeeding which, for a year and a half, he resided in Hagerstown. In 1884 he again returned to his farm and resided there seven years, adding to his original purchase until, in 1890, he had 120 acres. In that year he erected a house in Hagerstown and has since resided there. In 1906 he purchased the James Walker place of 140 acres, north of Hagerstown, and throughout all of his active career has been interested in farming pursuits. In politics he is a Republican, and though he has not fostered aspirations for public office, was for eleven years chosen assessor by the electors of Jefferson township, retiring from the position in 1903, and for eleven years prior to 1909 served as a member of the council in Hagerstown. While the incumbent of the latter position he was a strong supporter of the cement walk proposition and was one of the first in the village to improve his property in that way. He was also a strong advocate of the municipal electric light plant, which was successfully established. He has served as president of the school board since 1908. His religious views are expressed by membership in the Christian church. On Aug.* 2, 1873, he was united in matrimony to Miss Delia Petty, daughter of Eli and Elizabeth Petty, for many years before their demise residents of the township of Jefferson. The happy marital union of Mr. and Mrs. Fox was blessed with the birth of three children: Carrie May, born June 30, 1874, is the wife of William O. Jones, a farmer in Jefferson township, and they have two children - Reta, born Dec. 5, 1892, and Hilda, born April 29, 1907; Ethel, born March 8, 1876, is the wife of James Knapp, of Hagerstown, and they have two children - Wilfred, born Dec. 15, 1904, and Pauline, born Aug. 4, 1907; and Edith, born May 4, 1887, is the wife of Fred Smith, a barber in Hagerstown, and they have two children - Francis M., born July 31, 1904, and Emmajean, born March 6, 1909. Mrs. Fox is the eldest in a family of seven children born to her parents.

Frederick William Fraunberg, deceased, who for ten years was a highly esteemed and prominent hotel keeper at Cambridge City, was born near Heidelberg, Germany, April 21, 1838. He was one of four sons born to his parents, the others being Otto and Christian, deceased, and Augustus, wrho resides in Chicago, 111. He came to the United States about 1844, with his father, and located in Cincinnati, where he received his education, and then moved to Chicago. At the age of twelve years he secured employment on a Mississippi river boat, in which business he continued for about three years. At the age of twenty-one years he engaged in the drygoods business in Wyanet Bureau, 111., and continued so engaged a short time, at the expiration of which he returned to Chicago and conducted the Sherman House. He then engaged in the wholesale liquor business for five or six years, after which he was connected with the pork packing industry for a short time. In 1869 he went to Kansas, spent several years at Parsons, in that State, and purchased 1,000 acres of land. In May, 1889, he traded this land for the Star Central Hotel, at Cambridge City, and on June 1, of thai year, assumed the duties of landlord and conducted that popular hostelry until his death, which occurred June 17, 1899, changing the name to Central Hotel and making a great many improvements. After his death his widow continued to conduct the house. Mrs. Fraunberg still resides in Cambridge City, much respected and esteemed by her neighbors and other acquaintances. On May 15, 1884, Frederick W. Fraunberg was united in holy wedlock to Mrs. Julia B. (Hogan) Bass, daughter of Rev. David and Elizabeth B. (Hoss) Hogan, of Vernon county, Missouri. Rev. David Hogan was born near Cumberland Gap, K\\. Dec. 2, 181 1; his wife was born in Washington county, Tennessee, Dec. 16, 1815. Reverend Hogan was educated in Marysville College, in Tennessee, and later went to Missouri, where lie entered the ministerial field of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. He preached in Missouri for many years and then took up missionary work in Indian Territory. He retired and came to Cambridge City in October, 1901, but on Aug. 20, 1903, returned to Missouri, where he died Feb. 20, 1904. His wife died Jan. 29, 1882, at the old homestead in Missouri, about twelve miles from Fort Scott, Kansas. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Fraunberg was Henry Hoss, at one time president of Greenville College, at Greenville, Tenn, Later he went to Indian Territory, where he died. The mother of Mrs. Fraunberg completed her education at Greenville College, under her father's regime. Mr. and Mrs. Hogan were married Oct. 12, 1836, at Greenville, Tenn., and had six children, of whom Mrs. Fraunberg is the fifth in order of birth. The others are Henry, David, and Cyrus, deceased ; Mary E., widow of Philip Y. Thomas, of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Edwin G., of Hughes Springs, Tex., where he has charge of the dining station of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad. At her husband's death Mrs. Fraunberg was left with two children - Roy II. and James B. Roy II. Fraunberg was married June 30, 1910, to Miss Lillian Mae Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Peters, of Indianapolis, Ind.

William Henry Glunt, whose residence is in the township of Franklin, though a goodly portion of his life was spent in his native State of Ohio, is prominent among those whose ability and talent have contributed to the industry of agriculture. Mr. Glunt was born at Union, Montgomery county, Ohio, Dec. 16, 1852, a son of John and Harriet (Bloomburg) Glunt, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter was born at Germantown, Ohio. The paternal grandfather, also named John Glunt, was born in Pennsylvania, and the maternal grandfather was William Bloomburg, a native of France who immigrated to New York, thence to Cincinnati, and thence to Germantown, Ohio. The father of our subject removed with his parents from Pennsylvania to Montgomery county, Ohio, when he was seven or eight years old, and there learned the plasterer's trade. He was married at West Milton, Ohio, and for about twenty-five years thereafter resided at Brookville, in the same State. He served as a soldier in the Civil war as a member of Company 1! of the Ninety-third Ohio infantry. This regiment was organized at Dayton, Aug. 20, 1862, to serve three years. It left the rendezvous for Lexington, K\., and moved with the arm) in Nashville. In December, while on duty guarding a forage train, it was attacked by Confederates, and thus participated in its first engagement. It fought at the battle of Stone's River and its next engagement was at Chickamauga, where, during the first day's fight, it charged a Confederate battery, killed all the horses, and captured the guns and the men. It was in the charge on Orchard Knob m November and in the assault on Missionary Ridge. It then started for East Tennessee and participated in the severe winter campaign of [863-64. It participated in a skirmish near 1 hindridge and in May broke cam]) and started on the Atlanta campaign. It marched to Rossville and thence to Ihiz/.ard Roost, where a feint was made on the Confederate works; participated in the battle of Resaca, and in the light at Dallas was in the front line. It participated in the operations around Kenesaw Mountain and was present all through the siege of Atlanta; was in reserve at Jonesboro', and was in the front line at Lovejoy's Station. It then followed flood into Tennessee; lay in reserve during the light at Franklin, and participated in the light at Nashville. It performed guard duty in various sections during the following winter and was mustered out June 8, 1865. Mr. Glunt participated in all the service of his regiment, excepting while off duty on account of a severe wound which he received in battle, lie returned to his Ohio home and resided there until his death, which occurred at West Baltimore, in February, 1005, his wife having died in March, [902. They were the parents of two children, of whom William II. is the elder, and Minnie, born in March, 1850, married Clarence Shank, of Dayton. Ohio. William II. Glunt lived with his grandfather as a boy and attended school at Phillipsburg, Ohio, until he reached the age of fifteen years, when he went into the country and worked for his board and attended school in the winter seasons two years, lie then purchased a span of horses and followed teaming until 1875. when he rented a farm near New Lebanon, Ohio, and resided there two years, lie then rented a farm near Phillipsburg, where he resided live years, at the end of which period he removed to a farm near Greenville, Ohio, and resided there four years. He then rented a farm near New Madison, where he resided twelve years, and in 1898 purchased his present farm of 209 acres in Franklin township, where he has since been engaged in general farming. In politics he has always been a stalwart Republican, and he is a German Baptist in his religious views, as is also his family, fn November, 1875, Mr. Glunt was married to Miss Mary Ellen Eolkerth, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Ewing) Folkerth, of Pittsburg, Ohio, and of this union were born six children: Samuel Lawrence, born Jan. [j, 1877, was married on July 12, 1902, to Efne Grave, daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Blose) Grave, of Wayne county, and they have four children - Herman, Howard, Ralph, and Jay; Jesse Clinton, born July 22, 1880, was married on July 2, 1904, to Annie Grave, sister of Effie. and to them have been born two daughters - Agnes Ellen and Yonda May; William Harrison, bom Feb. t_t, 1884, resides in Canada; Edwin Walter, born [ulv 27. rP.86, was married on

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.March to, 1906, to Mattie Elizabeth Nolte, daughter ol Henry and I Hanche Nolte, of Wayne township, and they have two children- Harold and Gladys; Charles Irvin, born Jan. 2, 1880, is at home; and Ollie May, born Oct. 1, 1893, died when eleven months old. The mother of these childrer was born March 14, 1849, aiu' died .March 22, [900. In 1901 Mr. Glunt was married to Miss Mary Rover, daughter of John and Elizabeth Rover, of near Xew Madison, Ohio, and of ibis union have been born two children: Iva Elizabeth, born Aug. 29, 1903, and Eva Leona, born Aug. 13, [905.. Alfred B. Gough, a successful and influential traveling salesman, was burn 111 Henry county, Indiana, April 15, [866, son of Charles T. and .Mary C. Gough. His parents, with their family, moved lo their farm adjoining Cambridge City when Alfred was only one year old lie acquired Ins educational training in the Cambridge school, under Prof. James R. Hall. At an early agehe entered the employ of George W. Shults, in the drugstore. After Mr. Shults sold the drugstore and was engaged in the grain business alone he was employed as bookkeeper. Later on he began work for the Big Four Railroad Company and was in their employ five years, first stationed at Connersville and a part of that time at Cambridge City. lie later entered the employ of the Rake Eric & Western Railroad Company, being in the offices of that company at Indianapolis one year. At the end of that time he entered the employ of the Barry Manufacturing Company, at Indianapolis, and worked with them for a period of sixteen years, three years of which time were spent in the office and the residue on the road as a traveling salesman. Upon sewering that connection he engaged with Durant, Don & Company, manufacturers of buggies, at Flint, Mich., and still remains associated with that firm. Alfred's genial and affable manner has made him a popular salesman and welcome gentleman wherever he goes. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic order, having membership in Indianapolis. On April 30, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Lizzie R. Clark, daughter of Thomas J. and Sarah Frances Clark, of Connersville, Ind. This union has been blessed by the birth of three children - Julia, Prances, and Isabella. Frances died in infancy. On March 1, 1910, Mr. Cough and family came back to Cambridge City and reside in the old homestead on the well known Cough farm, northwest of town. Charles T. Gough was a native of Rutler county, Ohio, of English and Welsh descent. He came to Henry county when a young man and purchased his grandfather Thompson's farm, two miles north of Dublin. On Dec. 29, 1853, he was married to Mary C. Hinckley, daughter of Dr. Judah and Elvira Hinckley, of Mt. Carrhel, Franklin county. Dr. Hinckley and wife were born and reared in Massachusetts. To Mr. and Mrs. Cough were born five Children - M. Ophelia, Alice E.. Albert I.. William V. and Alfred I'., -all living except Albert L., who died when four years old In 1867 Mr. Cough and family moved to their farm adjoining Cambridge City, and thus became residents of Wayne county; and For more than forty years were closely identified with the interests of Cambridge City and surrounding country. Their generous natures and hospitable home afforded many people great pleasure. Mrs. Gough died Oct. 9, 1907, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mr. Gough died June 18, 1910, in his eighty-ninth year. After long and eventful lives they rest in Riverside Cemetery.

David Haisley, oue of the representative farmers of Franklin, is a native of that township and has passed his entire life in Wayne county, where he is held in high esteem. He was born Aug. 3, 1850, a son of Josiah and Rachel (Overman) Ilaisley, the former a native of the Old North State. The father was born Sept. 13. 1817, in Guilford county, North Carolina, and came to Indiana with his parents, in 1820. He followed farming throughout his entire active career and became the owner of the land which comprises the farm upon which the subject of this review resides. He was ever a hardworking, enterprising and thrifty tiller of the soil, was modest and unassuming in demeanor, and enjoyed the confidence and respect of the entire community in which he resided many years. He reclaimed the greater portion of his land to cultivation and made improvements of a permanent nature. He was ever a loyal and public spirited citizen, though he never sought public office, being a firm believer in the principle that the office should "seek the man" rather than the man the office. When he passed away he left the record of a well spent life and one well worthy of emulation. The mother of David Haisley was born Dec. 5, 1817, daughter of Jesse and Keziah (Stubbs) Overman. The paternal grandparents were Ezekiel and Mary (Mendenhall) Haisley. David Haisley was reared to the sturdy discipline of country life and has been continuously identified with agricultural pursuits from his youth to the present time. His educational advantages were those of the common schools, the academy at Spiceland, which he attended in 1870, after which he spent one year at Earlham College, and he is generally recognized as a man of sound mentality, good judgment and executive ability. In 1873 he took full possession of the old homestead and has since resided on and operated the place, which he maintains in a thrifty and up-to-date condition, following general farming and the breeding of stock, short-horn cattle being a specialty. He is public spirited and holds the progressive welfare of his community at heart. In his political proclivities he is a staunch Republican, served as trustee of Franklin township in 1888-89, ar>d in affairs pertaining to religion affiliates with the New Garden Friends Church. On Dec. 19, 1872, he was married to Belle Brittain, daughter of Daniel and Louisa (Thornburgh) Brittain, the former of whom died in the Civil war as a member of the Fifth Indiana cavalry. Of this union wrere born six children: Edwin Everett, born Sept. 11, 1873, married Martha Amundson, resides in Glover, N. D., and they have four children - Frank, Floyd. Glenn, and Gertrude; Frank E., born Feb. 10, 1875, died Feb. 6, 1899; Emma Gertrude, born Oct. 28, 1876, resides in Randolph county, the wife of Lewis Anderson and they have five children - Ruby, Reba, Verlin, Dorothy, and Robert; Charles Vernon, born May 22, 1880, resides at Dallas, S. D. ; Nellie L., born Feb. 24, 1883, married Everett Shockney ; and Edna M., born Jan. 19, 1886, married John

Wesner, and they have five children - Ralph, Charles, Herbert, Donnie B. and Lorene. Mrs. Haisley died Sept. 14, 1887, and on Aug. 16, 1890, Mr. Haisley was married to Alice Jeffries, daughter of A. D. and Mary Jeffries, of near Chester, Ind. Of this union there is a son, Chester D., born June 30, 1892, a graduate of the Spartanburg High School and a prominent teacher of Randolph county.

Abraham Harris, who for more than seventy years was a resident of New Garden township, was born in Randolph county, Indiana, Dec. 28, 1827. He was a son of "David M. and Rachel (Hunt) Harris, the former born in Guilford county, North Carolina, in 1798. His paternal grandparents were Obediah and Maris (Mendenhall) Harris, natives of North Carolina and of English descent, who immigrated to Wayne county in 1813 and located a mill-site at Fountain City. After a couple of years there they removed to Randolph county, where the grandfather entered wild land, in company with his son, David M., and continued to reside there until his death. He was one of the first ministers of the Society of Friends in Wayne county and was a man beloved by all who knew him. At that time there were many Indians in this part of the country, but they always treated Reverend Harris with respect, because he was a Quaker. An old chief who learned that Mr. Harris was a "Penn man" at once assured him of his friendship. At the age of seven years, Abraham Harris accompanied his parents to Grant county, Indiana, where they located in the midst of Pottawatomie Indians, in the wilderness, and resided there about one year, when his mother died, in 1836. His father then broke up house-keeping, temporarily, and Abraham and three brothers - Levi C, Thomas, and William B. - were placed in the homes of relatives in Randolph county, Abraham being placed with his uncle, John Harris, with whom he remained four years. He then returned to the home of his father, who had married Mrs. Sarah Ratliff and had located on a tract of land, two and one-half miles southwest of Fountain City. There he remained until twenty-two years old, assisting his father to clear the farm, and then purchased a tract of fifty acres of wild wooded land adjoining his father's farm, to which tract he later added many acres more. Of this original farm at the time of his death he owned eighty acres, which he cleared from stumps, and which ranks as one of the best farms in New Garden township. In due time he erected good buildings and he and his wife occupied them for forty-six years, after which they removed to near Fountain City. Abraham Harris received his preliminary education in the public schools of New Garden township, his schooling being limited and of the most primitive type. For about six weeks each year he sat on a split puncheon slab; the floor was mother earth ; there was a fire-place at one end of the building with a stick chimney, and a log was cut out for a window, over which aperture greased paper was placed in the winter. These conditions continued for several years, and Mr. Harris' last and most valuable term of school was for a period of three months with John Ratliff as his teacher. All of Mr. Harris' active career was devoted lo agriculture, not so much to one specific branch as to general production. His farm was always known as one of the most productive in the vicinity, owing to the application of advanced methods and scientific culture. Mr. Harris was reared a member of the Society of Friends, and although he ever gave stanch support to the principles of the Republican party as a national organization, never sought nor desired public office. On March 2, 1850, he was united in marriage to Miss Malinda Arnett, daughter of Willis and Elizabeth (Mendenhall) Arnett. She was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and came to Wayne county with her parents when about two years old. and was reared here. Mr. and Mrs. Harris went to housekeeping on their own land, and for fortysix years made it their home and did all the work incident to farm life. Their wedded life was for the unusual period of fifty-eight years, when the wife was called to her reward. Ma)- 6, 190S. She was an active member of the Society of Friends. Xo children were born of this union, but F.thel Sanborn, who is a daughter of William R. and Adaline (Arnett) Sanborn, and who was born Nov. 14, 1886, was reared by Mr. Harris from the age of nine years. She is married to Arthur Collins, a farmer of New Garden township, and they have a son, Ralph W., born June 23, 191 1. Their residence is the beautiful and substantial homestead of Mr. Harris, located on Main street, and is one of the most desirable properties in Fountain City. Xearly the entire life of Mr. Harris was spent in this county and he endeared himself to a host of friends by his qualities of kindliness and honesty, lie was the administrator of a great number of estates and was well known for his care and honest)' in such settlements. He well remembered the Underground Railroad days and was well acquainted with Levi Coffin. He remembered the building- of Coffin's famous residence, now the local hotel, and saw hidden there Eliza Harris, the well known character in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and he remembered the search made for her in Coffin's residence by her master and his helpers. The father and brother of Mr. Harris aided in hauling many a load of slaves from Coffin's to the next depot of the Underground Railroad, these trips being always made at night. Mr. Harris always enjoyed good health, with the exception of one attack of typhoid fever, until the illness which caused his death, Sept. 6, 191 1.

Nathan Harlan has attained to success and prestige as a representative farmer and is the owner of a productive and well improved farmstead in the township of Franklin. lie is a native of : .- lloosier State, born on the farm where he resides, Sept. 16, 1:831, son of Flihu and Anna (Gist) Flarlan, the former a native of South Carolina. Flihu Harlan removed with his parents to Kentucky in early youth and in 1816 came to Indiana, locating in Wayne county, where he entered the farm now occupied by his son, Nathan, and there he resided and was for many years a successful farmer. One of the sturdiest of representatives of the substantial and durable South Carolina stock, he was ever a hard-working, conscientious and thrift)- man and a generous and indulgent husband and father. One of the kindliest and most brotherlv of men. lie did not permit his feelings to influence his judgment. Always tolerant of the desires and opinions of others and willing to yield in minor matters, he never compromised with that which he knew to be wrong. On May 8, 1872, he passed to the life eternal, admired and esteemed by the entire community in which re resided. His wife, a daughter of Benjamin Gist, died on June 23, 1872, and of their union were born ten children: Lucinda married William Anderson (both deceased) and they had seven children - Elihu, Samuel, Jacob, John II., Martha", Mary, and Anna; Hannah married George Thompson (both deceased) and they had eight children - Wilson, Elihu, Elizabeth, Edith, and four are deceased; Edith died at the age of twelve years; Joseph G. married Mary A. Porch and they had four children - Martha, Levi, Wickliff, and Milton; John married Martha Godfrey am! they had eight children - Calvin, Samuel. Elihu, Maggie, and Alva, and three are deceased; Elizabeth married Peter Nickham; Margaret married Hosey C. Tillson and they had seven children - Nettie, Minnie, Olive, and Ella, and three died in infancy; Nathan is the eighth in order of birth; Stephen married Delaney Chance; and Anna married Reuben Tillson and they had three children - Everett, Rose, and Nora. The subject of this review was reared on the home farm and early began to contribute his epiota to its work, in the meanwhile availing himself of the advantages of a school held in a log building at Bethel. He remained at home until eighteen years old and then removed to Darke county, Ohio, where he rented his father-in-law's farm two or three years. He then removed to Hollandsburg, where he conducted a hotel about three months, after which he returned to the old home place, which he rented of his father. About 1856 he opened a general store at Bethel, and this enterprise he continued about twenty-five years, but in 1881, on account of ill health, he was compelled to retire from that business. He disposed of his stock and went back to the old home place and engaged in general farming, which occupation he continues to prosperously follow there. He is a man of broad and liberal views and employs much discrimination in attending to the various details of his business, and he has achieved success and prominence in his chosen field of endeavor. He enjoys the utmost respect of his neighbors and is widely recognized as a progressive and enterprising business man. Politically he is a staunch supporter of the cause of Republicanism and has taken a profound interest in public affairs, having served as township trustee eight years and representative in the legislature from Wayne count)- two terms. Reared in the Christian faith, he is an active and faithful member of the church of that denomination at Bethel. On Jan. 18. 1849, Mr. Harlan was united in holy wedlock to Miss Sarah Tillson, daughter of Isaiah and Hannah (Stewart) Tillson, natives of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan are the parents of five children: I.eonidas Monroe, born July 10, 1850, resides at Lynn, Randolph county, engaged in the grocery business - he married Belle Schuple and they have four children, Elsie, Everett, Daisy, and Nellie; Phoebe Ann, born Feb. 20, 1853, married Thomas Long; Oliver T., born Oct. 6, 1855, died March 13, 1857; Josephine, born

Feb. 13, 1858, married John Turner; and Elmer N., born March 15, 1.862, is engaged in the grocery business at New Castle, is married to Alary Cook and they have two children - Georgia and Maxwell. Mr. Harlan was made a Mason in White Water Lodge, in 1871, and later in life became a member of ISethel Chapter, Xo. 250, Royal Arch Masons.

James Russell Helms, an efficient fanner of Abington township, was born in that township, May 17, 1850. He is a son of Isaiah Helms, given extended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of Michael Helms. James R. Helms received the scholastic training afforded by the district schools of Abington township and then learned the trade of a farmer under the able preceptorship of his father, with whom he worked until 187 J . In that year he rented land of his father and farmed under such arrangement for several years. When his father died the estate was divided and James R. became the owner of the farm where he resides, consisting of eight)- acres, to which he has since added thirtyfour acres adjoining on the north, and here he has since resided in a residence which he built in 1S77. In his political views Mr. Helms has always been a staunch Republican, and fraternally is prominently identified with Lodge No. [54, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Abington, in which local organization be has lor year.-, been prominently connected. He is a member of the Doddridge Methodist episcopal Church and his wife is a member of the Green's Fork United Brethren Church. On Oct. 25, 1S77, occurred Mr. Helms' marriage to Miss Emma Rachel Albertson, born at Walnut Level, near Hagerstown, this count)', Sept. 15, 1856, daughter of Cyrus O. and Martha A. (Brooks) Albertson. Mr. Albertson was born in Richmond, Lid., March 27, 11833, and hi.-? wife near Economy, June 5, 1835. They now reside near Green's Fork, in the extreme northern part of Center township. One child was the issue of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Helms - Daisy, born April 17, 1871;, and she resides at home with her parents. To the parents of Mrs. Helms there were born four children: Mrs. Helms is the eldest; Olive J. is the wife of Ezra Clements, of Fountain City; India A. became the wife of Warren Irvin and is deceased; and Ora B. is the wife of Cortex 11. Jones, a carpenter of Centerville.

Robert E. L. Hartman was born in Washington township, Wayne county, Indiana, April 15, r868, son of Sampson and Emma E. (Kusterj Hartman. The paternal grandfather was Henry Hartman, born in York count), Pennsylvania, in February, 1793; married Catherine Qtstott, bom in the same count)' in 1796; was educated in that county and lived there man)- years. In 1828 he migrated to Wayne county. Indiana, and located north of East Germantown, where he resided five years, and then removed to Washington township, where he purchased a farm of 240 acres, cleared it, erected the necessary buildings, and continued agricultural pursuits until he retired, about twenty years before his death, in February, 1881. His wife passed away in 1874. During this period of years thirteen children were born: Emanuel, Mary M., John, Sarah, Henry, Susan, Frederick, Catherine, David, Lvdia, Malinda, Wilson, and Samp- son - all of whom are deceased, excepting Malinda, who is the wife of Samuel Turner, and Sampson, the youngest, who was horn in Washington township, Wayne count)-, Feb. 4, 1841. lie was educated in the schools of that township, and began his Independent career, working on a farm by the month, which he continued about five years, lie then rented a farm until 1901, when he purchased a farm upon which he has made improvements in the way of fences, etc., and carries on general farming. Sampson Hartman is a man of sterling integrity, of generous impulses, and has gained a high place in the esteem of his friends. On Ma\ 19, 1S00. he was married to Miss Hmma E. Kuster, who was called to the better land, Jan. 25, 1906. She was a daughter of Isaac Kuster, of Hamilton, Ohio, ami the mother of three children: Alice Josephine', deceased; Robert E. L., of Fast Germantown ; and Henry K., of St. Joseph, Mo. Robert E. 1.. Hartman was reared in Wayne county and received his educational training in the public schools of Washington township. In his boyhood days he became engaged in the patent right fence business, operating in Jackson and Harrison townships one year, after which be ably assisted his father on the farm until Sept. 5, 1891, when he was married to Retta Crull, a daughter of Michael and Levisa (Shank) Crull, of Jackson township. Our subject and his estimable wife have been blessed with a daughter, Mabel Lee. In 1891 Mr. Hartman rented a farm and continued farming and conducting a threshing outfit until he purchased a farm of 100 acres, which he superintends and operates, but devotes the greater part of bis time to the buying and shipping of live-stock, which has gained for him a worthy reputation as one of the most extensive shippers of the count)-, fn politics he uses his ballot and influence in favor of the Democratic party. Fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Encampment of Walnut Lodge, No. 156, and of the Free and Accepted Masons, Cambridge Lodge, No. 5.

Michael Helms, deceased, was one of the successful and progressive farmers and stock growers of his native county, and was the owner of a line homestead farm in Abington township. He was born in Abington township, this county, Feb. 24, 1848, a son of Isaiah and Jane (Russell) Helms, the former a native of Abington township, born on the old Helms homestead, Jan. 25, 1814, and the latter was born in Center township, which lies contiguous to Abington, Dec. 5, 1819. The paternal grandfather, Michael Helms, was born in the State of Virginia, whence be came to Indiana in an early day and took up Government land in Abington township, where he reclaimed a farm from the forest wilds and passed the remainder of his long and useful life, ever secure in the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. The members of the family were all a hard\- cla^s of pioneers. Isaiah Helms was reared to maturity in Abington township, where he was afforded the advantages of the pioneer schools, and here he eventually became an extensive land owner and became known as one of the substantial farmers of the county, where it was his to well uphold the honors of the name which he bore. He died Jan. 27, 1874, and his wife passed away