Wayne County, Indiana - The whole text, 1912 (part 4 of 16)

George Frazer is well known in the agricultural circles of Wayne county, lie was born on the place where he resides, in Green township, June 5, 1856, a son of James and Maria (Johnson) Frazer, the former born in Pennsylvania, Nov. 6, 178C, and the latter in I hitler county, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1817. The paternal grandfather was Paul Frazer, a member of the Frazer clan in Scotland, who came to America in 1775 as a British soldier for service in the Revolutionary war. lie left the army in Pennsylvania, married Jane McPherson, and lived for a time in Philadelphia. He later removed to 1 lollidaysburg, Pa., and there lived the remainder of his life. To him and his wife the following children were born: Alexander, Simon, Paul, and James, the last named of whom became the father of George Frazer. James Frazer was reared ami educated in his native State. There he was first married to Margaret Wertz, of which union there were no children, and after her death he married Martha Somerville, of which union was born the late Judge James S. Frazer, of Warsaw, I rid. (see sketch). The second wife having died in Pennsylvania, in 1837 James Frazer and his brother, Raul, came to Indiana and located in Green township, this county, where the third marriage of James was solemnized, lie and his brother, Paul, purchased the farm which George Frazer now occupies, the tract being purchased of Abel Lomax. James afterward purchased Paul's interest in the farm and there was actively engaged in agricultural pursuits until he passed away at about the close of the Civil war, secure in the high regard of all who knew him. His brother, Paul, located on a farm southeast of Centerville, where he died. He married a Miss McCord in Pennsylvania, and of this union were born four sons - Paul, John, Frank, and McCord - the first two named being deceased and Frank and McCord reside in Centerville. The second marriage of their father was to Mary Radd, and of this union there was born a daughter, Catherine, wdio resides at Centerville with her brothers. James Frazer was a man of fine intellectuality and was influential in public afifairs of a local nature. Of his third marriage there were born five children: Martha died unmarried; Joseph served in the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry in the Civil war and died of disease in a hospital at Raton Rouge, La.; Anna married Josiah Knight, of New Garden township, and died in 1903 ; Simon is deceased, and George is the youngest of the family. George Frazer is indebted to the district schools of,

Green township, to the Spiceland Academy, and to the Valparaiso Normal for his early educational training. lie taught school for a time and continued to he associated in the work and management of the home farm, where he has continued to reside up to the present time, lie has made the best of improvements on the farm, has kept it up to a high state of cultivation, and is recognized as a leader in that most important branch of industry. Mr. Frazer is a member of the Friends' church, as was also his wife. Sept. 9, 1885, bore record of his marriage to Miss Carrie Williams, daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Pearson) Williams, of New Garden township, where Mrs. Frazer was born Sept. 27, 1861. She died Dec. 22, 1903, having become the mother of six children: Edna May, born Aug. 10, 1887, married 11. R. Iluddleston, Dec. 20, 1906, and they have a daughter, Pauline; Ethel Alice, born Aug. 4, 1889; James Howard, born Nov. 30, 1891 ; Mary Elsie, born July 12, 1894, died March 18, 1897; Esther, born July 2, 1900; and one child died in infancy.

James S. Frazer, deceased, for many years one of the prominent jurists of the State of Indiana, was a native of Pennsylvania, but was a Wayne county product, inasmuch as he was reared and began his career within its confines. He was born in Hollidaysburg, Pa., July 17, 1824, son of James and Martha (Somerville) Frazer (see sketch of George Frazer). His parents were thrifty people, owned a good farm, and gave their son the best available opportunities for an education, which was so improved that it is said there was not a book within his reach that was not eagerly read. His mother died when he was quite young, and in 1837 ms lather removed to Wayne county, Indiana, then almost a wilderness. In 1S40 James S. Frazer commenced the study of law with Moorman Way, at Winchester, Ind., teaching school winters to defray expenses. He was admitted to the bar in Wayne county, in March, 1S45, and m April of the same year opened an office in the city of Warsaw, where he resided until his death, except seven years in Waukegan, 111., and brief periods when professional and official relations required his absence. He was married Oct. 28, 1848, at Goshen, Ind., to Miss Caroline Defrees, daughter of James Defrees, whose brothers were Hon. John Defrees, formerly United States Government Printer, and Hon. Joseph li. Defrees, a former member of Congress from the Warsaw district. In politics Judge Frazer was originally a Whig, but after the dissolution of that party, in 1852, he became a Republican, and no political contest was held after 1842 in which he did not take part and was an acknowledged leader and power. His party always looked to him as one of its most prominent standard-bearers. In 1847 and ^48, and also in 1854, he was a member of the House of Representatives of the State legislature. While he was in the legislature, in 1854, his efforts were mainly devoted to the establishment of our present system of public schools. Previous legislation had been rendered ineffectual by decisions of the Supreme Court, and by request of the leading friends of education he was placed at the head of the committee to draft and introduce the bill which became the law of the State. He gave his whole heart and mind to the subject - feeling its great importance - and the re- suit was the school law of 1S55. The most important amendments to that law since that time were urged by him. So to him we are indebted for the beneficent boon of a free education for the children of the State, and Indiana's school system has been copied wholly or in part by many other States of the Union. In 185 1 Judge Frazer was elected prosecuting attorney of the Warsaw judicial circuit, and in 1862 was appointed by President Lincoln Revenue Assessor for that revenue district, holding' the office two years, lie was one of the judges of the Supreme Court of Indiana for six years - from 1865 to 1871. Under the treaty of May 8, 1871, between the United States and Great Britain, President (Irani appointed him a commissioner on the part of the United States government. The Twelfth article of that treaty required the commissioners to proceed forthwith to the investigation of the claims which should be presented to them. They were to investigate and decide upon such claims as they were to think proper upon the evidence presented to them by each government, and their decision was final. The other members of the commission were the Rt. Honorable Russell Gurney, representing the interests of England, and Count Louis Corti, of Italy, as neutral, chosen by Great Britain and the United States. This commission adjusted all the claims against the English government by American citizens, as well as all against our Government by British subjects, arising from the Civil war. Judge Frazer was in the employ of the Treasury Department, at Washington, from 1873 to 1X75, in the adjustment of claims for cotton captured or destroyed by the Government during the war. These positions were in many respects of the highest responsibility known to any agent of the United States government. They involved the consideration of claims amounting to $220,000,000, and the duties required the highest order of talent - judicial, financial, and diplomatic. That no greater honor was justly won by any of our citizens in that critical period of our national history than by Judge Frazer, in the discharge of his great and delicate responsibilities, will be evident when we remember that his duties were performed to the entire satisfaction of both countries - England and the United States. As a jurist he was well known, ami his decisions while on the Supreme bench gained for him an extended reputation. lie was appointed by the Supreme Court of the State as one of the three commissioners, consisting of Hon. David Turpie, of Indianapolis; lion. John 11. Stonzenburg, of Xew Albany; and lion. James S. Frazer, of Warsaw, to revise and codify the laws of Indiana. President Harrison offered him the position of commissioner on the part of the United States for the settlement of the Venezuelan claims, and thus three Presidents appointed him to or offered him office. But he declined President Harrison's offer, as he was at that time judge of the Kosciusko County Circuit Court - his last official position - which he held by appointment of Governor Hovey, his term expiring Jan. 1, 1891. Judge Frazer died at his home in Warsaw, Feb. 20. 1893. His life was noted for its purity in all respects and his memory is one to be cherished and honored whereever true manhood is prized.

Frank C. Williams, a well known and respected citizen of Green township, was born near Peru, in Miami county, Indiana, Oct. to, i8(>i. His paternal grandfather, Christopher Williams, came from Guilford county, North Carolina, to Hamilton county, Indiana, in an early day, and there spent the remainder of his life. The father was Richard Williams and the mother was Sarah (Borton) Williams, born in New Jersey. Air. Williams received his educational training- in the district schools of Green township and the schools of Williamsburg, attending until nineteen years old and working on the farm in the meantime, lie remained at home until twenty years old and then rented a farm of hi win Horn, north of Fountain City, where he resided five years. After his marriage he purchased forty acres of land, between Williamsburg and Fountain City, and resided thereon seven years, engaged in general farming and stock raising, lie then purchased his present faun of 210 acres, two and one-half miles northeast of Williamsburg, but afterward sold fifty acres of this tract and purchased eighty acres, adjoining on the east and known as the Blair farm, lie is an enthusiastic adherent to the Republican party, but never acquired the habit of seeking public office. His wife is a birthright member of the Friends' church, affiliating with the Cherry Grove Monthly Meeting. On Feb. 16, 1886, he was united in matrimony to Miss Almede Marine, daughter of Ira and Clarkey (Nichols) Marine, of Randolph county, Indiana, natives of North Carolina. Mrs. Williams was born in Randolph county, Oct. 8, 18(15. ( )f the union of herself and husband have been born live children: illanche, born June 5,

1889, graduated in the Williamsburg schools and at a business college in Richmond, and is at the present time the stenographer at the Murray Theatre in the city of Richmond; Esther, born Oct. 2$,

1890, is the wife of Leslie Carper, superintendent of the Safety Gate Works, and they have a son, Everett, born Oct. 29, 1908; Paul Marine, born Feb. 29, 1892, graduated at the Williamsburg High School at the age of eighteen and is now assisting his father on the farm; Edith, born Feb. 14, 1896, is a student in the Williamsburg High School; and' Jessie, born May 17, 1902, is also in school at Williamsburg. Mr. Williams has been a Royal Arch Mason many years, first joining Whitewater Lodge, No. 159, and later transferring his membership to Fountain City Lodge, No. (107. lie is also affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, Aldene Lodge, No. 322, at Fountain City, having been a member of that lodge the past twenty years.

Benjamin F. Wright is a native of this county and was born on his father's old homestead in Abington township, Jan. 28, 1865. All his life has been spent in this and adjoining counties and he is numbered among the successful farmers and wide-awake citizens of his district. His parents were Joseph and Sarah (Ranck) Wright, the former a native of Abington township, this county, and the mother was the daughter of George Ranck, who came from Pennsylvania to Wayne county. The paternal grandfather was Henry Wright, an early settler of Abington township. Our subject's father spent his earl)' days after the manner of the boys in the' early

Wayne county settlements and obtained his education under difficulties. He followed fanning all of his life, ami about 1870 removed to Fayette county, where he spent the remainder of his career. Benjamin F. Wright was one of six children born to his parents, and was a small boy when the family removed to Fayette county. He attended the district schools in Waterloo township, in that county, until sixteen years old. After his school days were completed he continued to work on the farm, and at the age of twenty-six years took charge of and operated a farm belonging to his aunt in Wayne county. After his marriage he returned to Fayette county and lived on a rented farm eight years, at the end of which period he removed to Brownsville township, Union count)-, and rented a farm three years, lie then removed to Boston township, Wayne county, where he rented a farm one year, and then purchased the farm of 156 acres in New Garden township which he now owns and resides on, engaging in general farming and stock raising. He is a believer in thoroughbred stock as the best for all purposes, but does not specialize in any particular breed. In politics he is a member of the Democratic party, his politics in local matters, however, being independent, and he has never aspired to hold public office. On Dec. 25, 1 89 1 , our subject was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Brookley, born in Butler county, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1870, and came to Wayne count}' with her parents when six years old. She is a daughter of Wyndall and Ann (Stover) Brookley, of Jackson township, this county. To Air. Wright and his wife have been born three children : William Leslie, born Oct. 17, 1802; Earl, born Dec. 29, 1896; and Geneva, born Dec. 29, 1899. Airs. Wright is a member of the Evangelical church.

George Washington Study, who has been prominent in the public and agricultural life of Wayne county a number of years, was born on a farm northwest of Williamsburg, in Green township, July 4, 1856. Both parents - John W. and Marguerite (Massey) Study, were born in Wayne county, and they became the parents of six children: Hannah L. is the wife of Winfield Smith, of Illinois, and they have a son, Paul; George W. is second in order of birth; Mayberry, a farmer in Wayne county, married Elizabeth Duke and they have two children - Roy and Harry ; Andrew is deceased ; Cora married Klihu Suayne, of Fconom'y, and they have three children - Mabel, Ermine, and Earle ; and one child died in infancy. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Study, was a native of North Carolina and his wife was Hannah Wade. George W. Study's educational advantages were limited to the district schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home. From the time he finished the prescribed courses until twenty-three years of age he assisted his father in the management of his farm in Green township. In 1881 lie rented the farm where he resides, going in debt for bis team and other equipments, and in fact bis wagon was the only 11 tonsil that was free of incumbrance. He rented this farm twenty years and then purchased it. He made improvements in the way of fences and buildings, and to-day the farm is one of the most valuable and productive pieces, of property in tlie county. He does a general farming business and the land is in a splendid state of cultivation. In the matter of politics Mr. Study is liberal in his views. On Sept. 2j, 1879, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Cassie Kennedy, daughter of John \V. and Mahala M. (Cook) Kennedy, of Williamsburg, and of this union was horn a daughter, Belva, April 8, 1885. She is the wife of Dorsey Thurston and the}- have two children - Delia, horn Nov. 27, 1909, and Emerson, horn Sept. 3, 191 1. Mrs. Study is a member of the Friends' church. The Kenned}' family is of Scotch-Irish ancestry and were early settlers in this county. John W . Kennedy was an influential citizen. In early life he was a cooper by trade but later became a farmer, lie was horn in the State of Michigan and his wife was horn in Wayne county. They were the parents of five children: Martha married Avazana Cates, of Michigan, and they have three children - Harry, Elsie, and Hubert; Cassie, the wife of Mr. Study; Clysses G., who resides in Williamsburg, married Cora Duke and they have five children - Paul, Ruth, Alice Ivan, and Josephine; and two died in infancy.

Frank Clements, a prosperous young farmer of Green township, was horn on the farm where he resides, July 24, 1885. He i< a son of Anthony and Laura (Gates) Clements, natives of Indiana, the father born in Randolph county, Oct. 30, 1852. The Clements family has been identified with this section of country since a very early day. Ferguson Clements, the great-great-grandfather, was killed by the Indians a little north of the present site of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Isaac Clements, the great-grandfather, helped to lay out the village of Williamsburg. William J. Clements, the grandfather, was born in Warren county, Ohio, in 1825, and at the age of three years was brought by his parents to Indiana. The family settled near Williamsburg, but William J. afterward removed to Randolph county. lie died in 1903. During his active career Anthony Clements followed the calling of a farmer and was educated in the schools of Green township. After his first marriage he removed to Randolph count}", where he rented land four years and then purchased the present home farm in Green township, which he tilled and ditched and brought up to a high state of cultivation. He built a new house and barns on this farm and resided there untl he retired, in 1910, and moved to Lynn. Both parents are now living in that village. On May 30, 1878, he was married to Laura Gates, daughter of Elmire ami Malinda (Hatfield) Gates, both families being pioneers of Wayne county, and Thomas Hatfield laid out the town of Green's Fork. Of this union were born five children: Claudia, bom Feb. 14, 1 879, married James M. Catey, of Green township, and the}- have four children - Mildred, Doris, Francis, and Josephine; Alice, bom Aug. 21, 1881, married Ora Pitts, of Green township, and they have three children - Forrest, Kenneth, and Mary Louise; Lulu was born Aug. 5, 1883; Frank is the next in order of birth ; and Edith, born May 26, 1889, married Herbert Johnson, of Randolph county, and the}- have a son, Dudley. Lulu is a graduate of the Boston Training School and i^ teaching in the Baltimore Voting Women's Christian Association. The educational advantages of Frank Clements were those afforded by the district schools in the vicinity of his boyhood home, the high school at Williamsburg, and Purdue University, and he has always worked on the In ime farm. Like his father, Mr. Clements is allied with the Republican party, but has newer consented to become a candidate for any office. In fraternal matters he is affiliated with Lynn Lodge, No. 119, Knights of Pythias. On June 11, 1010, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Clements and Miss Bessie Jennings, daughter of James M. and llattie ( Raussen ) Jennings, of Wa\ ne county. The mother of Mr. Clements is a member of the Friends' church.

William A. Duke has been a resident of Wayne county since his birth and is numbered among the honored citizens and successful farmers of Green township, lie was born at Williamsburg, this cunt), Feb. 15, 1847, a son of Solomon M. and Eliza ( Bishop) Duke, the former burn in North Carolina and the latter in Webster township, Wayne county. The maternal great-grandfather, Benjamin Bishop, was born at Kingwood, X. J., April 5, 1759, and in 1770 volunteered for service in the Revolutionary war. Mis father was also bom in Xcw Jersey and was a sea captain. While in London he was "impressed" into the British naval service and was so held seventeen years, for eleven years of the time being kept continuously on a war vessel. After his release be returned to America to find that his family had gone west to occupy some Revolutionary war land grants in Eastern Ohio. From there they had removed to Wayne counts, locating at Webster, where he eventualh found them, anil he lived there the remainder of his lite. Solomon M. Duke, a son of John Duke, removed from North Carolina to Ohio and thence to Wayne county. He was a tailor by trade and located at Williamsburg, becoming one of the influential citizens of that village and being held in uniform confidence and esteem. Mis wife passed away in 18/6 and his death occurred in 1888, They were the parents of fourteen children, four of whom are living: Benjamin, a Civil war veteran, resides in Richmond; Wiliam A is the next in order of age; Marian is the wife of John King, of Centerville ; and George is a farmer in Green township. William A. Luke is indebted to the schools of Williamsburg for his early educational training ami attended until about sixteen or seventeen years old. When a lad of twelve years lie worked out 1>\ the month, attending school when he could", and he has devoted a good portion of his active career to the agricultural industry, being now the owner of a well improved farm of 150 acres. At the age of nineteen years he purchased a team, earning the money to pa)' for it, and then rented fields near Williamsburg and farmed three or four years. lie then purchased a threshing outfit and operated that in season fifteen years, lie also purchased a half interest in a saw mill with Reuben Woolle) and became activch engaged in operating thai and two threshing outfits, at the same time bin 111- walnut and other timber and hauling it to Richmond. In 1883 he sold the mill and purchased the place where he now resides, lie is a general farmer and -lock raiser, and through energy and good management has developed a valuable properlv, the while he has so ordered his life as to -ain and retain the lnvli rcmod of hi. fellow in. 11. Me is very liberal in his political views, and while he takes a loyal interest in local affairs of a public nature has never been incumbent of office. Mr. Duke has been twice married. His first union was solemnized in 187S with Miss Mary Smelser, daughter of John and Eliza (Stegall) Smelser, and she died in 1881, being- survived by one son, Frank, a farmer in Green township. In 1883 ^ir- Duke contracted a second marriage, being then united in wedlock to Miss Margaret Ellen Outland, born in Randolph county, Indiana, Sept. 29, 1855, a daughter of Thomas J. and Assinith (Pritchard) Outland, who came to Randolph county from North Carolina, Mr. Outland bringing a number of slaves with him and setting them free when he reached the soil of Indiana. Of this second union of Mr. Duke were born six children - Charles, Harold, Mary, llerschel, Robert, and Clifford. Harold married Emma White, daughter of William White, and they have a son, Doyle. Mr. Duke has been a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Williamsburg, since earl_\- manhood, and his wife is a birthright member of the Friends' church.

Stephen A. Hinshaw has been a resident of Wayne county for several years and is a representative of one of the pioneer families of this favpred section of the State, lie is one of the successful farmers and stock growers of Green township, where he resides, and is influential in local affairs. Mr. Hinshaw was born in Randolph county, Indiana, July 10, 1871, a scion of a family founded in America in the Colonial era of American history. His paternal grandfather was Jacob li. Hinshaw, who came from Randolph county, North Carolina, in an early day and settled in Randolph county, Indiana. Stephen A. is a son of Meredith and .Mary Ellen (Fudge) Hinshaw, born in Randolph county, Indiana, the former in 1846 and the latter on .March 29, 1847. Meredith Hinshaw was recognized as one of the most progressive and influential citizens of the community in which he so long lived and labored to goodly ends. He and his devoted wife became the parents of three children. Stephen A. Hinshaw was reared to maturity on the old homestead farm of his father and his educational advantages were those afforded in the district schools, supplemented by courses at the Danville and Marion normals. At the age of eighteen he began teaching and followed that occupation in the district schools of Randolph county about seventeen years. But he never found it expedient to withdraw his allegiance from the great basic industry under whose influence he was reared, and in connection with agricultural pursuits has won his present position of independence and definite prosperity. While teaching he was associated in the work of the farm during vacations, and this represented an incidental feature of the development and cultivation of the "willing soil" of the old homestead. I lis present farm is tine of the model places of Green townships and many of the improvements on the place were made by him. Everything about the farm indicates thrift and prosperity and Mr. Hinshaw is thoroughly in touch with the general welfare of the community. Mis political allegiance is with the Republican party, and he is a member of the Masonic order and also of the

Knights of Pythias at Lynn, taking an active interest in the affairs of these local organizations. The year 1892 bore witness of the marriage of Mr. Hinshaw to Miss Anna Rosebone, who died in 1898, leaving a son, Russell, born Jan. 3, 1893, and now a student in the high school at Williamsburg. In 1901 Mr. Hinshaw was married to Clara Moffett, a daughter of William N. and Rachel Moffett, of Randolph county, and of this union have been born two children: Winifred, born Oct. 25, 1905, and Leslie, born Sept. 15, 1907. After his second marriage Mr. 1 linshaw purchased a farm in Randolph county and resided thereon until he purchased his present farm in Green township, lie and his wife are members of' the Friends' church.

James M. Schroeder, a native son of Wayne county and a scion of a sterling German family, is numbered among the representative agriculturists and stock growers of the township of Green. His well improved farm is located on rural mail delivery route No. 26, from the village of Fountain City. .Mr. Schroeder was born in the city of Richmond, this county, Nov. 22, 1855. a son of Henry and Mary (Bushker) Schroeder, natives of Prussia, the father "born in the city of Bielefeld, in 1826, ami the mother's birth occurred in 1835 in Hanover. Germany, The father came to America in 1848, and after spending two years in New York City came to Richmond, where he helped to construct the first railroad that entered that city. He afterward bought land in New Garden ami Green townships, where he became a successful farmer and was recognized as a citizen of sterling character and utmost loyalty - one who ever commanded unequivocal confidence and esteem. The mother came from the old country upon reaching maturity and she ami her husband became the parents of six children: James M. is the eldest; Sarah is the wife of William Ergenbrodt, of Webster township, and they have one child, Etta ; John married Elizabeth Driggins, resides at Richmond, and they have five children - Florence, Marie, Inez, Sheridan, and Raymond; William M. (see sketch); Lydia is the wife of Barlow Trice, of Fountain City; and Hannah died at the age of six years. James M. Schroeder gained his rudimentary education in St. Paul's parochial school in Richmond, which he attended until thirteen years old. He then worked in the office of the gas company one year, after which the family moved to the farm now occupied by William M. Schroeder. James M. remained at home until married, since which time he has given his attention to the management of his finely improved farm, which is devoted to diversified agriculture and stock growing. On Aug. 2^, 1883, he was married to Mary L. Deitemeyer, daughter of Adam ami Louisa (Laughman) Deitemeyer, of Wayne township, but natives of Hanover, Germany, and of this union have been born eight children: Henry A., bom July 31, 1884, resides at home and assists in the management of the farm; Herbert J., born Feb. 9, 1886, is a farmer in Randolph county, and is married to Bessie Clark; Emma died at the age of eight years; Cora, born March 14, 1890; Clarence died in infancy; Alice, born Julv 6, [893; and Alma and Edith (twins), born July 28, 1896.

John B. Miller, one of the progressive farmers and stock growers of Green township, was born in Pennsylvania and the date of his nativity was July 19, 1852. lie is a son of John S. and Maria l Rrintonj .Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in York county, son of Abraham Miller, The father was a man of impregnable integrity and honor and ever commanded the unqualified regard of his fellow men. lie ami his devoted wife were parents of thirteen children. To the district schools of Pennsylvania John 15. .Miller is indebted for his early educational privileges, and he attended until sixteen years old.' lie has been identified with agricultural pursuits from his youth to the present lime and has found ample scope for prolific ami gratifying effort in connection with the great basic industry under whose influences he was reared. At the age of sixteen he came to Randolph county, Indiana, and worked in that county on a farm one year, at the end of which period he went to Mason county, Illinois, lie returned to Randolph county the following Christmas and continued to reside there until 1884, when he removed to \\ ilson county, Kansas, where Ik- purchased a farm, five years later he disposed of his possessions in the Sunflower Slate and came back to Randolph county, where he lived on rented land for six or seven years, lie then purchased the farm where lit resides in Green township, this county, and the place is one of the well improved and ably conducted farms of the township. In politics Mr. Miller gives his allegiance to the Republican party and he, as was his wife, is a member of the Christian church. ( hi ( )et. 19, [872, he was united in marriage to Mis> Jennie Gllllett, born in Randolph county, Indiana, Oct. 3, 1847, a daughter of Ezekiel and Xancy (Combs J Gullctt. She died Nov. 30, 1909, having become the mother of seven children: Winnie Myrtle, bom Jan. 4. 1874, died in infaiKw ; I'.urlev Omar, born Dec. 18, 1875, died in infancy; lulw-ard Raymond, born Dec. 7. 1877, married Rhoda lill.is, and they have a son, Raymond Ellis, born in 1903; Silas Caldwell, born Oct. 1, 1879, has been principal of the high school at Hagerstown the past three or four years; Harry Garfield, born Sept. 3, 1881, died in Kansas; Orville Irvin, born Dec. 1 }, 1883; and llattie May, bom May 13, 1S87, died Dec. 10, 1907. Mr. Miller is a member of Lodge Xo. 33I2 .if the Red Men al Carlos City, having passed through the chairs of that local organization, and he is also a member of the Williamsburg bodge, Xo. 4o.b Free and Accepted Masons, his son, Orville, also being a member of thai fraternity.

Orlando B. Catey is one of the substantial farmers and representative citizens of Green township, and has been a resident of Wayne county, with the exception of a few years, since the time oi his birth, lie is a member of one of the old and honored pioneer families of the county and his personal status is such as to still further contribute to the prestige of the name which he bears. Mr. Catey was bom in Green township, this county, on the old homestead farm, and the dale of hi, nativity was |Ab. _".). 1848. I le is a son of Samuel Catey, who was born on the old Catey homestead in Green township and resided there until a few years of his death, lie and his devoted wife, I'riscilla ( aley, lived lives uf signal honor and usefulness and their names merit an enduring place on the roster of the worthy pioneers of this county. They became the parents of seven children. The paternal grandfather was John Henry Christian Catey, born in .Hamburg, Germany, and came to America as a small boy, first locating in Xew Jersey. In 1797 he bound himself out in Delaware to John Rispham for a period of three years, and later in life came to Indiana. In 1822 he entered land east of Williamsburg, in Wayne county, and lived there the residue of his life. Orlando l'». Catey was reared to manhood on the old homestead farm, in connection with whose work he soon found adequate demands upon his time and allen-

Williamsburg. During the long intervening years he has been almost continuously identified with agricultural pursuits in Wayne county, and in Green township he now owns and occupies a line farm of eighty acres. lie remained on the old homestead until nearly twenty-two years old and since then has always worked for himself. On Sept. 30. 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Albina J. Smith, a daughter of James and .Mary (Johnson) Smith, of Wayne county. Mrs. Catey died \K\\ (», i8<)<>. having become the mother of three children: .Mary Etta is the wife of Jesse I'.akehorn, of Wabash county, Indiana, and Samuel Mertou and James Milton are successful and enterprising young farmers of Green township. Samuel Merton married Anna Newman and of this union has been bom a sun, Harold George. James Milton married Claudia Clements anil to them have been born four children-Mildred. Doris, Frances, and Josephine. Alter his fust marriage Mr. Catey rented a farm in Randolph county, where he resided three years, and then returned to Wayne count}' and purchased a farm near Economy, In 1807 he- moved to his present place o-f residence, having erected a convenient cottage house, a barn and outbuildings, and his farm now ranks as one among the best improved of the township. On Dec. <j, i<jo_>, he married Mary Elma (llaisleyj Parsons, daughter of Franklin and Mazanah (Thomas) Haislcy, formerly of Wayne county but now of Winchester. Randolph county, Indiana. In political matters Mr. Catey is found arrayed as a loyal supporter and advocate of the cause of the Republican part)', and the entire family hold membership in the Friends' church.

Dr. Aubrey L. Loop is one of the sterling citizens whom I'.oone county has contributed to Wayne county,' and through his own exertions and abililv has worked his w a_v upward from the position of a farm boy In that of one of the leading and successful physicians of the county in which he came as a young man, in Kjoo. One can rcadilv read between the lines of these statements and must realize that Dr. Loop has had a definite object in view and that he did not dissipate his energies during the preliminary stages of his progress. lie was born in liooiie county, Indiana, Nov 18, 1S74, a -on of Henry and Amanda |. (t uiiningham), Loop, native- of that same county, where they havi passed their entire lives and still maintain their home, in the village of Advance, that county. They are the parents of two children. The Loop family is of German extraction and has heen resident in America the past 150 years. The original immigrants were three brothers, one of whom settled in Canada, one in Pennsylvania, and the third, Christian Loop, from whom Dr. Loop is descended, settled in Rockingham county, Virginia. The paternal great-grandfather, Christian Loop, Jr., came to Indiana, in 1834, and settled in Boone county, where he purchased land and also entered a tract of government land. His son, David, grandfather of Dr. Loop, was born in Augusta county, Virginia, Feb. 4, 1818, and came to Indiana with his parents in 1834. He became the father of seven children, one of whom, Henry, father of Dr. Loo]), was born March 9, 1845. -L)r- Loop gained his early education in the district schools of his native county and then became a student in Wabash College, later attending Butler College, and his professional education was received in the Indiana Medical School, at Indianapolis, where he graduated with the class of 1899. He then spent one year at the Indianapolis City Dispensary, at the end of which time, in 1900, he came to Economy and opened an office for the practice of his profession, and has been successfully so engaged up to the present time, which indicates the valuation placed upon him and the confidence reposed in him by the people of the community. He is a close student of the advances made in his profession and thus has well deserved the prosperity and success which have attended his efforts. He is a Democrat in politics and he and his wife hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. In June, 1901, Dr. Loop was united in marriage to Miss Lynne B. Young, a daughter of George T. and Catherine Young, of Boone county, Indiana, and of this union have been born two children - Margaret Jane, born April 7, 1903, and Aubrey Young, born Sept. 14, 1910. Charles Jesse Ballenger is numbered among the progressive farmers and popular citizens of Perry township and has been a resident of Wayne county from the time of his birth, which occurred in Perry township, Dec. 4, 1886. His great-grandfather, Benjamin Ballenger, was born in North Carolina, grew to manhood there, married Sarah Shiveley, and came to Wayne county with his family in 1829. He had four sons - William, Jacob, John, and George. William Ballenger, grandfather of Charles )., was born in North Carolina, Nov. 16, 1824, and hence was five years old when brought to Wayne county by his parents. He grew to manhood and was educated in Wayne count}', attending the subscription schools in Green township and afterward the school at Centerville. He combined teaching with farming and became one of the successful men of his township. On Oct. 30, 1846, he was married to Lydia Starbuck and of this union were born ten children, of whom George S., Alice, Jacob O., W. L., Addie M., and James E. lived to maturity, Mary E. and Isabelle O. died young, and two children died in infancy. George S. is the father of Charles J., Jacob O. is a merchant in Economy and ex-trustee of the township, W. L. is an ear, nose, and throat specialist in Chicago,' and

James E. is a farmer. George S. Ballenger, retired, was born in Perry township, Aug. 30, 1855, antl there was reared and educated, lie began life at farming, which vocation he successfully followed until his retirement in 1909. He is a Republican in his political views and he and his wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Economy. On July 22, 1881, he was united in marriage to Emma C. Weaver, born Feb. 26, 1861, in Wayne county, daughter of Jesse and Martha 11. (Howell) Weaver, the former a native of Virginia who came to Wayne county in 1835, at the age (if ten years, ami the latter was born and reared in Wayne county. The father followed farming, and he and his wife were the parents of five children - Bennett 1'., Nelson F., Ozro I)., Elmer E., and Emma Clarabelle. To George S. Ballenger and wife were born four children: Lulu V., born May 19, 1882, died Nov. n, of the .same year; Zora M., born Aug. 4, 1883, married Frank C. Cain, .Aug. 27, 1902, and they have three children - Fannie, Forrest, and Martha; Guy W., born March 11, 1885, was married Aug. 1, 1906, to Blanche Wilson, and they have three children - Dorothy, Donald, and Harold; and Charles J. is the youngest. He was reared in the sturdy discipline of the farm and his early educational advantages were those afforded in the public schools at Economy, lie has never wavered in his allegiance to the great elemental industry under whose influence he was reared. After his marriage he moved to his Grandfather Ballenger's farm, where he resided one year, and then removed to the farm where he resides and which is owned by his father. He has well upheld the prestige of the honored name which he bears and is a citizen of loyalty and public spirit. His political support is given to the Republican party, but the honors and emoluments of public office have not aught to appeal to him. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Economy, and he and his wife are held in high regard in the social circles of the community. On Dec. 31, 1007, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Ballenger to Miss Ada E. Engle, daughter of Daniel and Martha Engle, of Randolph county, Indiana, and of this union is one child, Doris Lucile, bom May 2^, 1910. Daniel Engle was one of a family of twelve boys, and he and his wife have also reared a family of twelve children. He is a prominent farmer in Randolph county.

Henderson B. Oler, one of the representative farmers and stock growers of Perry township, now living retired in the village of Economy, is a native son of Wayne county and a scion in the third generation of one of the sterling pioneer families of this section of the 1 lousier commonwealth. He was born in Perry township, this county, April 9, 1847, a son OI Adam Oler, born in a little hut in Green township soon after his parents came to Indiana, in 1819. Henry Oler, the paternal grandfather, was a native of the State of Virginia, as was also his wife. They came to Wayne county in 1819, and he took up a tract of government land in Green township, where he developed a farm and where lie and his wife passed the residue of their lives. Adam Oler was reared, in Green township and secured his early educational training in the primitive schools of the pioneer period. He became in due time one of the independent and successful farmers of ferry township, where lie was a loyal and upright citizen, ever commanding the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. lie and his devoted wife became the parents of nine children. Henderson 11. (Her was reared on the lumie farm and is indebted to the district schools of Perry township fqr his early educational discipline, lie has never wavered in his allegiance to the noble art of husbandry and is numbered among the progressive and popular representatives of the agricultural indiistn in Perry township, where he has a well improved farm, which he has rented out since moving to Economy. His political allegiance is given to the Republican party, and he and his wife hold membership in the llrethren church at Sugar Grove. Oct. 19, 1870, bure record of the marriage of Mr. Oler to Miss Sarah C. Addington, a daughter of liishop and Delilah Addinglon. of Wayne county, and of this union were horn four children: Darrv, born fan. 26, 1872; Cicero, horn Eeb. 19, 1S74; leie, horn May if), 1877. 'died Jan. 29, 1 SSj ; and Omar, horn April 13. 1888. Darrv married .Minnie Smith, of W'avne county, and the\ have one child, .Marie; Cicero married May Wolfordi of Wayne count)-, and they have a son. Virgil; and Omar married Lulu Hani's, daughter of Daniel Harris.

John Martin Manning, a genial farmer and stock raiser of Pern township, was born on the farm where he resides, Aug. 11. 18(15, son of Ceorge 1'.. and Susan (Lamb) Manning, the former horn in Connecticut and the latter a daughter of llarve) and Lettie Lamb, of Pern township, this count)'. The Manning family is of English origin, the first immigrant being William M aiming", 'who came from England to Massachusetts in 10.^4, with his family, and his son, Samuel Manning, took an active part in raising funds for the establishment o\ Harvard College. Mam of the Mannings served as soldiers in the war of the Revolution. Ilc/ekiah Manning, grandfather of |ohn M., came to Indiana from Connecticut in the 20s of the last century and purchased kind. lie then went back to Connecticut, where he married Mar)' Jacobs, and about eight months after the birth of their son, George Ik, lather of John M., the) came to Indiana and settled in Perry township, this count)', (ieorge Ik Manning married Susan Lamb in 1856, and he followed farming during all of his active career. They became the parents of ten children. John M. Manning received his preliminary education in the public schools of Perry township and afterward attended school at Economy, the high school at Hagerstuwn, and the Valparaiso Xurmal School. At the age of twentyone he began leaching school and followed that occupation in Green and I 'err) townships a period ^i three years. He then accepted a position in the railway mail service, between Pittsburgh and St. Louis, in which capacity he was employed about six years, hut he always kept in touch with farming, with the idea of making it his life's occupation. In lyoi lie returned to his father's farm, that parent dying in the fall of that year. 1 lis mother died in loeid, and he and his 'sister then purchased the old home place, when lie has since resided, although he owns another farm near by. In politics, he gives adherence to the platform expressions of the Republican party, although liberal and independent in his views, and his church affiliations are with the United Brethren church. In October, 1885, Mr. Manning was married to Miss Lora Ballenger, daughter of Jacob BaHenger, ex-sheriff of Wayne county, and of this union four children were born: George A., born Jan. 13, 1888, attended the school in Economy, graduated at DePauw University in June, 191 1, and is teaching in Randolph county; Howard, bom May 29, 1891 ; Martha Louise, July 24, 1895 ; and Harold, Aug. 28, 1900. Mr. Manning's first wife died in 1900, and on July 21, 1903, he was married to Mrs. Celeste (Conley) Atkinson, widow of John Cain Atkinson, of Economy, and a daughter of Isaac and Lnzena Conley, of Boston township, both deceased. Airs. Manning was born Oct. 22, 1864, and she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Edgar Irving Manning, a popular agriculturist of the township of Perry, was born on his father's farm in Terry township, Feb. 11, 1878, son of George 1!. and Susan (Lamb) Manning (see sketch of John M. Manning). He received his education in the district schools of Perry township and in the high school at Economy, and at the age of eighteen finished his studies and thereafter worked on his father's farm until married. lie then purchased his present farm of 160 acres, upon which he erected a line dwelling house and commodious barns, and there has since resided, successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. In politics, he gives his unswerving allegiance to the principles of the Prohibition party and his church affiliations are with the United Brethren church, while his wife is a member of the Society of Friends. In 1901 Mr. Manning was married to Miss Clara Mendenhall, daughter of A. Grant and Phoebe A. (Oler) Mendenhall, of Economy (see sketch of A. Grant Mendenhall), and of this union have been born two children - Elizabeth, born Feb. 11, 1903, and Christine, bom Nov. 23, 1906.

Alves Mendenhall, a prosperous farmer of Perry township, was bom on his father's farm in Clay township, this county, Sept. 21,. 185-1. He is a son of Caleb C. and Luzetta (Dean) Mendenhall, his father born in Clay township, this county, Nov. 21, 1825, and his mother was a native of North Carolina, born Jan. 23, 1827. She came to Indiana with her parents - Frederick and Polly Dean - who located in Wayne county and there her father followed farming. Caleb C. Mendenhall followed farming all of his life in Perry and Clay townships and died March 3, 1866. The paternal grandfather was Isaiah Mendenhall (see sketch of A. Grant Mendenhall). Alves Mendenhall received his early education in the public schools of Perry township and at an earl)- age began to assist in the work of the home farm. When he was fourteen years old his father died, and having no brothers, the management of the farm early fell upon him, the duties of which he attended to until 1881. lie then purchased a farm in Clay township, where he resided until 1890, when he sold that place and purchased his present farm of 120 acres in Perry township, lie also owns another tract of 160 acres in the same township and to the management of his landed interests gives his entire attention. On June 20, 1874, Mr. Mendenhall was united in marriage to Miss Susan Shoemaker, daughter of John and Lucinda Shoemaker, of Randolph county, Indiana, where Mrs. Mendenhall was horn Nov. 2, 1852. Of this union were born seven children: Carrie is the wife of Aldo Cain, of Henry county, Indiana; Romania is the wife of Frank Osborne, of Denver, Colo. ; Roscoe C. resides in Perry township; Effie is the wife of Marion Mull, of Green township; Reba is the wife of Ward Jackson, of Green township; and Yirgic and Kelso reside at the parental home. Mr. Mendenhall is a Republican in his political views and he and his wife are members of the United Brethren church. The father of Mrs. Mendenhall was born in Wayne count)- and her mother was a native of Nonth Carolina, from which State she came to Indiana after the death of her parents. Roscoe C. Mendenhall was born on the old homestead of his grandparents, Aug. 9,. 1880, and received his education in the district schools and in the schools at Economy, attending until about seventeen years old. He then helped his father on the farm until married, after which he rented a farm for six years and then purchased his present place of eighty acres in Perry township. On Feb. 7, iuoi, he was married to Mattie Grace Lester, daughter of John and Susan (Rowers) Lester, of Henry county, Indiana, where Mrs. Mendenhall was born Dec. 21, 1881. The ancestors of her parents came from North Carolina. Of this union was born a daughter, Lvaline May, July 10, io(l7, and she died when four days old. Roscoe C. Mendenhall is a Republican in politics, fraternally he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Economy, Lodge No. 150, and he and his wife are members of the United Brethren church.

Milton Cain, a successful and prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on his father's farm in that township, Sept. 23, 1843. J'c >s a s,,n of Jonathan and Priscilla (Lamb) Cain, natives of Wayne county. John Cain, the paternal grandfather, served as a soldier through the Revolutionary war, came from North Carolina to Wayne county in the early part of the Nineteenth century, about the time this region was being apportioned into farms by the government, and he took up some government land in Perry township which he cleared and upon which he founded the first home of the Cain family in this county. His wife was Susan Henlbe. Upon this pioneer farm Jonathan Cain was born, and in the district schools of Perry township he received his early education, lie followed the occupation of his pioneer father and followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire active career. His wife was a daughter of Thomas and Anna Lamb, early settlers of Wayne county, and to Jonathan Cain and wife were born four children: Elizabeth married Wilson Pierce, of Perry township, and both are deceased; Hannah is the wife of Lewis Pierce, residing west of Economy, in Perry township; Milton is the next in order of birth; a-nd Josephine died in early womanhood. Milton Cain received his early education in the district schools of his native township. When he was eleven years old his father died and he went to live with an uncle, Perry Hurst, in Perry township, where he resided until twenty-one years old. lie then rented a tract of land and later purchased a small farm south of Economy, which he operated three or four years. His frugality and industry then enahled him to purchase his present splendid farm of 120 acres. This land has been greatly improved by Air. Cain, new fences having' been built, an extensive drainage system instituted, and he built a comfortable home ami good barns, lie is engaged in general farming" and has been very successful, adding to his landed possessions. In politics Mr. Cain has always been a Republican, but has never sought public office, and he and his wife are affiliated with the United Brethren church. On March 21, 1872, he was married to Miss Adaline Wilson, youngest daughter of John and Hannah (Bond) Wilson, of Clay township, where Mrs. Cain was burn Jan. 8, 1845. Of this union were born five children: Luella. born in 1873, died at the age of twenty-three years; Gertrude, born Oct. 17, 1877, resides at home; Zora, born Oct. 29, 1881, is the wife of Albert Gilmer, a farmer of Clay township, and they have one child, Ruby; Nellie, bom Dec. 25, 1884, is the wife of Clarence Fonts, of Hagerstown ; and Walter, born Nov. 19, 1886, resides at the parental home.

William Elvin Oler, a prosperous and prominent farmer of Perry township, was born Sept. 10, 1858, on his father's farm, which is now his own, in Perry township. He is a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Ballenger) Oler, natives of Wayne count)-, the father born in Green township, July 25, 1819, and the mother, bom Nov. 2, 1820, in Ross county, Ohio, came to Wayne county with her parents when six years old. They were married Feb. 2, 1843, and became the parents of nine children. The Oler family came originally from Germany, the name of the first immigrant being Henry Oler, and he settled in North Carolina. His son, also named Henry, grandfather of William E., married Sarah Porter in North Carolina and came from that State to Wayne county in 1816, entering the land upon which his children were born and which is still in the possession of his son, Henry Oler. The maternal grandparents of William E. Oler were Benjamin and Sarah (Shiveley) Ballenger (see sketch of Charles J. Ballenger). Adam Oler, the father, was educated in his native township and later followed the occupation of his father, that of farming. He acquired a good landed estate of 240 acres in Perry township and it was there he died in 1893, his wife surviving until 1901;, when she died at the age of eighty-eight years. William E. Oler received his early education in the country schools in the vicinity ot his home, lie began working on the home farm and remained with his parents until they died. He early engaged in the buying and selling of cattle and hogs, and when his father died, in 1893, he took charge of the farm and made a home for his mother. In 1881 he purchased his first land, it being a tract of 120 acres off the south half of the old homestead, and after the death of his mother added the remaining 120 acres by buying out the other heirs. He also owns a farm of 92.5 acres in Jefferson township, which he purchased in 1905, and eighty acres in Green township, but resides upon and operates the old homestead. He has followed a line of general farming, but has always been a large dealer in live stock, buying and shipping to the markets. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank at Williamsburg and in the Modoc Telephone Company, in which latter corporation he is also a director. In politics he belongs to the Republican party, and he and his wife are affiliated with the United Brethren church at Sugar Grove: On Nov. _', 18S2, he was united in marriage to .Miss Jennie A. Mettert, daughter of George G. and Elizabeth (Foots) Mettert, who came from Treble county, Ohio, to Wayne county, the father following farming in Jefferson and Clay townships, and both are now deceased. Mrs. Oler was born in Wayne count}-, Jan. 27, 1859, and to her and her husband were horn three children: Clyde G., born March 15, 1884, married Essie L. Taylor, daughter of John W. and Hannah G. Taylor, and of this union was born a daughter, Nola Bess, Nov. 12, igio; Nola Beryl, born March 13, 18S8, graduated in the Economy High School and later attended Earlham College and the Indianapolis Conservatory of Music, and now resides at the parental home, as does also Luther Paul, who was born June 13, 1894, a student in the high school at Economy.

Charles W. D. Jones, deceased, for many years one of the substantial citizens of Cambridge City, was born in Centerville, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 5, 1858. He was the son of Oliver T. and Mary (King) Jones (see sketch of Lincoln H. Jones). He received his educational training in the public schools of his native village', and was identified with that community in his youth and early manhood until his removal to Cambridge City, where he became connected with the First National Bank. He began the banking business with his father in Centerville, at the age of sixteen years, and thus his entire career was spent in financial affairs involving care and good judgment. As such he was considered of more than ordinal"}' ability and gained and held the confidence of a large number of patrons. He was long the cashier of the First National Hank of Cambridge City and assisted very materially in successfully conducting its affairs. In 1893 ne assisted in establishing the Wayne International Building and Loan Association and continued a member of its board of directors until death. No little of the achievements of that institution are due to his wise and conservative methods. In his political views Mr. [ones was a stanch Republican. On Dec. 14, 1887, he was married to Miss Jennie Elliott, daughter of the late Cabin I!, and Rebecca (Swayze) Elliott, of Cambridge City, and their home life was ideal. Of this union was born a son. Herman, who attended the Culver .Military Academy with the class of 1910. He had previously attended a business college at Richmond, and in 1008 entered the First National Hank at Cambridge City as teller. .Mr. Jones' death occurred March t, 1006, and the widow resides at the homestead in Cambridge City. Cabin 11, Elliott, father of Mrs. Jones, was a native of Wayne county, born in Centerville, April 29, 1826, a son of William and Eliza (Branson) Elliott. He was educated in Cambridge City and at tbe age of fourteen entered mercantile life in bis father's store. In 1847 ne married Rebecca Swayze, a daughter of John B. Swayze, of Henry county, and in 1866 he died, leaving three children: Emma, who married Albert V. Hodskin, of Springfield, Ohio; Eddie C, and Mrs. Jones. Air. Elliott was again married, in 1868, to Maria D. Bowman, of Erie, Pa. Throughout the most of his active career he was engaged in the mercantile business in Cambridge City, being one of the foremost merchants in that vicinity. During the Civil war he was a staunch Union man and was liberal in his donations to the soldiers and their dependent families.

Enos T. Veal, at the present time the incumbent of the office of trustee of Perry township, with residence at Economy, was born on his father's farm in Randolph county, Indiana, Oct. 3, 1S51. Ilis parents are George W. and Maria (Sears) Veal, the former born in Clay township, Wayne county, Aug. 19, 1818, and the latter a daughter of Curtis Sears, who came from Ohio to Wayne county and later removed to Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Veal received the name of Enos from his paternal grandfather, Enos Veal, a native of the State of Xew Jersey who came to Indiana in the earl}' part of the last century and settled in this county. He purchased a tract of uncultivated land, which he cleared and on which he erected the first home of the Veal family in Indiana, and he continued to remain a resident of Wayne count}' until his death, which occurred in Wayne township. George VV. Veal received his early education in the district schools of Clay township and in earl}' manhood removed to Randolph county, where he purchased land and has since resided. In politics he has been a Republican since the birth of that political organization, and he held the office of township assessor in Randolph county many years. In 1800 he was elected treasurer of Randolph county and served one term, refusing a second nomination, believing that a man should hold the office only two years. In the primary at which he was nominated he received double the number of votes cast for all the other candidates in the field. lie has now retired from all active business and is living in Winchester, the county seat of Randolph count}'. He and his devoted wife are the parents of fourteen children. Enos T. Veal, like his father, received his early education in the district schools of his native section, supplemented by two terms in the Lebanon, Ohio, schools, and spent his boyhood on his father's farm. At the age of seventeen he began teaching in Randolph count}', following that occupation four terms, and in 1870 went to Iowa to see the country. He liked it so well that he remained two years; devoting his time to teaching school and working on farms by the month. In 1873 he came to Wayne count} and worked on a farm by the month two years. In 1875 he went to Arkansas and worked in a stave and handle factory, beginning as engineer, but after six months was made foreman and afterward had full charge of the factory. The location being in the lllack River swamps it was very unhealthy, and Mr. Veal returned to Wayne county and worked for a time on a farm by the month. After his marriage he rented a farm three years, at the end of which period he rented another tract in the northern part of Terry township, where he resided twenty years, and he had the place under his control for twenty-five years. In 1900 he moved to the village of Economy, where he purchased property, and afterward bought his present commodious residence. While operating the rented farm he purchased a tract of land adjoining, which lie still owns. In politics Mi". Veal has always been a Republican. In 1880 he was elected trustee of Perry township and served in that position until 1895. In 1900 he was again elected, serving four years, and in 1910 was appointed to the same position for the term ending in 1914. He is a man of high standing in the count), having been the executor of some very large estates and the guardian of minor children. On March 4, 1879, Enos T. Veal was united in marriage to Ida E. Bailey, born Sept. 9, 1859, daughter of David L. and Martha (Wilson) Bailey, and of this union was born a son, Cicero B., Feb. 23, 18S0. The son is a graduate of Purdue University, at Lafayette, Ind., and has been for some time a professor of Mechanical Engineering and at the head of the machine design department of that institution. lie married Miss Jennie Albertson, daughter of Joseph Lee Albertson, and of that union have been born two children - Mary Eunice and Martha Louise. Mr. Veal and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

William Alonzo Cain, a prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, May 20, 1861. He is a son of Allen and Elizabeth ( VVeyl) Cain, early settlers of Green township, and a grandson of Jonathan and Elizabeth Cain. Allen Cain was a farmer all of his life. He is deceased and his widow resides at Economy. To him and his wife were born six children: William Alonzo is the eldest; Alice is the wife of Samuel Stover, a farmer near New Castle ; Artie married Ottie Crull and resides on the old Cain homestead in Perry township; Etta died in childhood; Earl and Pearl are twins, the former married India McGunigal and is a farmer in Dalton township, and the latter is the wife of Ira lloober, a farmer in Henry county. William Alonzo Cain came to Perry township with bib parents when very young and received his early education in the schools of Economy and at the Shaw school in Perry township. He began life working on his father's farm and continued there until 18S5, when he rented a farm in Jefferson township and continued to operate the same until 1890. lie then purchased the old Manning place of 160 acres in Perry township, where he has since been engaged in general farming and stock raising. He has greatly improved the farm and has since added two additional tracts, which bring his total acreage up to 186. Politically Mr. Cain belongs to the Republican party, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy. On Aug. 6, 1885, ne was married to Miss Dora M. Manning, daughter of George and Susan Manning (both deceased), of Wayne county, and of this union were born two children : Paul

H., born April 3, 1887, married Gail Haxton, daughter of Joseph C. and Ora Haxton, of Economy, and they have one child, Genevieve, born Jan. 13, 1910; and Marcella, born Jan. 26, 1897, resides at the parental home. The son, Paul 11., went to Colorado in 1900 and entered land there, and is extensively engaged in the dairy business. George W. Barnard, a highly respected and prosperous farmer of Perry township, was born on a farm in that township, June 3, 1855. He is a sun of Eli 15. and lluldah (Canaday) Barnard, natives of Wayne county. The paternal grandfather, also named George W. Barnard, was a son of Uriah and Elizabeth (Macy) Barnard, and his ancestral history is given as follows: lie was a grandson of Timothy Barnard and Love (Swain) Barnard, Joseph Macy and Mary (Starbuck) Macy; great-grandson of Timothy Barnard and Man (Hunker) Barnard, George Swain and Love (Paddack) Swain, 'Joseph Macy and Hannah (Hobbs) Macy, William Starbuck and Anna (Folger) Starbuck; great great-grandson of Benjamin Barnard and Judith (Gardner) Barnard, Peleg Bunker and Susanna (Coffin) Bunker, John Swain, Jr., and Experience (Folger) Swain, Nathaniel Paddack and Ann (Bunker) Paddack, Thomas Macy and Deborah (Coffin) Mac)', Benjamin Hobbs and

, Jetho Starbuck and Dorcas (Gayer) Starbuck, Peter Folger and Judith (Coffin) Folger; great-great-great-grandson of Nathaniel Barnard and Mary (Barnard) Barnard, Nathaniel Gardner and Abigail (Coffin) Gardner, William Bunker and Mary (Macy) Bunker, Stephen Coffin and Mary (Bunker) Coffin, John Swain and Mary (Wier) Swain, Peter Folger and Mary (Morrill) Folger, William Bunker and Mary (Macy) Bunker, John Macy and Deborah (Gardner) Macs, John Coffin and Deborah (Austin) Coffin, Nathaniel Starbuck and. Mary (Coffin) Starbuck, William Gayer and Dorcas (Starbuck) Gayer, Eleazer Folger and Sarah (Gardner) Folger, Stephen Coffin and Mary (Bunker) Coffin; great-great-great-great-grandson of Thomas Barnard and Eleanor Barnard, Robert Barnard and Joanna (Hervey) Barnard, James Coffin and Mary (Severance) Coffin, George Bunker and Jane (Godfrey) Bunker (on four lines), Thomas Macy and Sarah (Hopcott) Macy (on two lines), Tristram Coffin and Dionis (Stevens) Coffin (on four lines), John Swain and Elizabeth Swain, Richard Gardner and Sarah (Shattuck) Gardner (on two lines), Joseph Austin and Sarah (Starbuck) Austin, Edward Starbuck and Catherine (Reynolds) Starbuck (on two lines), Peter Folger and Mary (Morrill) Folger; and the great-great-great-great-great-grandson of William Bunker, a French Huguenot, in England, Tristram Coffin and Dionis (Stevens) Coffin, John Severance and Abigail Severance, of Salisbury, Mass., Shattuck and Damaris Shattuck, of Salem, Mass., and Edward" Starbuck and Catherine (Reynolds) Starbuck. Returning to George W. Barnard, the grandfather of the subject of this review, it may be stated that he married Edith Bailey, of Wayne county, Indiana, in 1820. The father of our subject, Eli B. Barnard, born March 31, 1821, was the oidy offspring of this union. His mother died when he was six weeks old and afterward his father married an Irish woman, named Lening- ton, and they reared four children : Oliver, of Guthrie, Okla. ; Eliza (Barnard) Caheen, late of Iowa; and Amanda and Harriet. Eli B. Barnard was thus reared without a mother's care and solicitude. His early life being one of hardship and privation, he learned the carpenter trade and was a fine workman and joiner before he was fifteen years old. In 1847 ne married lluldah Canaday and of this union were born seven children - Robert li., Edith E., one that died unnamed in infancy, Arminda M., George W., Irena M., and Sarah M. Of these children only three - Edith E., George \Y., and lrena M. - are living. The paternal grandfather of George \V. Barnard was Robert Canaday, born in Tennessee, Jan. [3, 1777. His wife, Amy (Sumner) Canaday, was born in Tennessee, April 24, 1782, and they came to Wayne county, Indiana, and settled north of Economy, in 1816. Of their union were born nine children: Joshua, Nov. n, 1806; Lyda, May 5, 1808, died in infancy; Ann, May 2, 1809. died young; Abigail, May 12, 181 1 ; Thomas, March 5, 1813; Sarah, Dec. 13, 1815; Amy, March 5, 1817; lrena, April 14, 1819; and Huldah, May 13, 1821. The mother of these children died Sept. 25, 1823, and after her death Robert Canaday married her sister, Sarah Sumner, and of this union one child, l.indsey, was born, June 11, 1829. He is the only one of that family now living, and he resides in Economy, hale and sprightly and in the full possession of all his powers, at the age of eighty-two years. The maternal great grandfather, Joshua Sumner, was of noted Tennessee stock and lived to be 101 years old. To him and his wife, Sarah, were born the following children: Jonathan, Dec. 3, 1770; Josiah, Feb. 22. 1775; Robert, Nov. 2, 1777; Charles, bom March 2, 1780; .Amy f grandmother of George W. Barnard), April 24, 1782; Lydia, Sept. 18, 1784; Joshua, Sr., April 24, 1786; Sarah, May 2J, 1788; Abigail, July 4, 1791; and William, Feb. 2, 1795. Eli B. Barnard was a lifelong Republican ami gave a vigorous support to Lincoln's war measures during the Civil war. He died in 1900. George W. Barnard received his early education in the district schools of Perry township and in the schools of Economy, and has always worked on his present home farm. Since the death of his father he has continued to reside with his two sisters - Edith E. and Irena M. His occupation is that of a farmer, fruit grower and inventor. He is a Republican in his political views, and he is a birthright member of the Friends' church.

William L. Fouts, a prominent farmer of Perry township, was born on a farm in Jefferson township, this county, April 16, 1875. lie is a son of John M. and Barbara (Williams) Fouts (see sketch of John M. Fouls). William T. Fouts received his education in the district schools of Jefferson township and at the schools of Economy and began his independent career by renting land of his father, "on the thirds," one season. After his marriage he rented a farm in Perry township and resided there two years, at the end of which time he purchased the Hale farm in the same township and lived there thirteen years, adding to its acreage in the meantime. In 1910 he purchased the Clark farm, consisting of 276 acres, located one mile northwest of Economy, and there he has since resided, engaged in general farming. On Nov. 26, 1896, Mr. Fonts was married to Miss Lida Ward, daughter of George F. and Margaret (Brown) Ward, who then resided near Brownsville, Union county. Mrs. Fouts was horn in Wayne county, Jan. 29, 1874. Of this union there is one child, Harold, horn April 20, 1809. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fouts are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy, George F. Ward, father of Mrs. Fouts, is a mechanic and now resides at Cambridge City. He and his wife became the parents of seven children: Laura, the eldest, married William Beard and they had two sons - Frank and Byron. Mr. Beard died in early life and his widow married Rufus Williams, of Perry township. Mrs. Fouts is the second in order of birth. I.eona married Jesse Replogle, of Hagerstown, and they have one child, Helen. Hattie married Frank Jordan, of Perry township, and they have two sons - William and Raymond. Ida, Dora and Charley died young, and Mrs. Ward, the mother of these children, passed away June 8, 1891.

William C. Northcott, formerly engaged in the lumber and milling business and later a prominent farmer and stock raiser of Perry township, was born in Troy, N. C, Dec. 30, 1832. He is one of eight children - four sons and four daughters - born to John and Mary (Bolan) Northcott, the former born in Kentucky and the latter in Montgomery county, North Carolina. William C. Northcott received his education in the schools of his native State and remained at the parental home until he reached his majority. He then rented land in North Carolina and farmed until twenty-nine years old, when, in l86l, he came to Economy, this county, and formed a partnership with David Robbins in the flouring mill business, which they conducted four years. lie then engaged in the lumber business, buying timber and cutting it up and shipping the lumber, and was thus enployed about six years, at the end of which time the mill burned. He then rented a farm in Randolph county, where he resided five or six years, after which he purchased his present home place of about sixty-three acres, where he erected a comfortable house and good barns, and has since resided there, at the present time in practical retirement. To such characters as Mr. Northcott the community is greatly indebted, and his life has been a fine example of industry and patience. He is an adherent of the Republican party, and socially, when younger and aide to attend meetings, was a member of the Masonic order, having been made a Mason in the Economy lodge in 1866. On March 28, 1851, he was united in marriage to Miss Martitia Luther, daughter of Abraham and l.uvisa (Steed) Luther, of Montgomery county, North Carolina, where Mrs, Northcott was horn July 21, 1838. Of this union were born eight children: Margaret, horn April 17, 1850, died at the age of three months; Mary A., born \rov. 25, 1858, is the wife of Sylvester II. Jones, of Richmond; Sarah L., horn June 21, 1S59, is the wife of Thomas B. Orr, of Anderson; John L., born Nov. 10, 1861, married Wilda McKinney; William F., born Oct. 21, 1863, resides at the parental home and has charge of the farm; Emma E. and Ella (twins), born May 16, 1866, the former of whom is the wife of John Comley and the latter is the wife of Reid Smith; and Charles E., born April 17, 1873, married Elizabeth Cain and resides at Hagerstown, Mr. and Mrs. Northcott are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy.

Samuel Spahr Clevenger, trustee of Abington township, and one of its prominent and influential citizens, was born one mile north of his present residence, April 6, 1844, son of Samuel and Ruth (Spahr) Clevenger (see sketch of Francis M. Clevenger). After Samuel S. had finished the course afforded by the school in District No. 4 of Abington township, he abandoned his studies and engaged in farming. When about twenty-one years old he worked by the month one year, and in November, 1867, moved to his father's farm, which he rented several years. He then purchased 120 acres of land, and at the time of his father's death added by purchase 120 acres mure. Ten years later he sold sixty acres and now has a farm of 160 acres, which is operated by his son. Mr. Clevenger improved the land and developed one of the finest farms in the county. At the last general election he was chosen trust' - of Abington township, to which office he devotes a large share of his time. He has always been a public-spirited man, and previous to his election as trustee had served four terms as supervisor, de voting much time and attention to the welfare of the township. In politics he gives staunch support to the men and measures rf the Democratic party and his election to office has always been as a candidate of that organization. He is a prominent member of the Masonic body, belonging to Cornelius Lodge, No. 232, at Abington His father and mother were members of the Methodist Episcopal church when living, and in the faith of that chinch he was reared On Oct. 15, 1867, Mr. Clevenger was united in marriage to Mis? Nancy V. Simmons, born in Jefferson county, Tennessee, Nov. 24, 1851, daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Coward) Simmons, high ly respected residents of Union county, Indiana. Mrs. Clevengei died Feb. 21. 1906, having become the mother of eight children: Florence E., born May 2, 1869, is tne wiie OI William Plankenhorn of near Brownsville, Union county; David M., born Oct. 28, 1870, married Merlie McCashland and resides near Brownsville, in Union county; Margaret Alice, born Dec. 15, 1872, became the wife oi Edward Garthwait and died in 1894; Thomas F., born Nov. 9, 1874, was first married to Lottie Rowland and after her death to Mrs. Mary ( . Berkshire, is a farmer and resides near Brownsville, in Union county ; John S., born Dec. 23, 1877. married Bessie Mc- Cashland and resides on his father's farm; Mary Edna, born Sept 21, 1880, is the wife of William 11. Cans, a farmer in Hendricks county; Rebecca Leota, born July 19, 1885, is the wife of Harry V. McCoy, a farmer in Fayette county; and Eveline Ruth, born Feb 6, 1892, died in infancy. On Nov. 24, 1908, Mr. Clevenger was married to Mrs. Florence V. (Treen) Davidson, born in Fulton county, Indiana, July 26, 1850, daughter of John G. and Sarah (Redd) Treen, the former a native of New Jersey and the latter of Ohio. Mr. Treen was a very early settler in Fulton county, where he spent the greater part of his life, but he (bed at Logansport, where he had lived retired ten or twelve years, Sept. 25, 1876. His wife had passed away several years before his death. Mrs. Clevenger's former husband, Charles Davidson, died Sept. 29, 1894, being at that time a resident of Jasper county. Of that union there were born nine children - Mary C, Carrie M. (deceased), Minnie Bell (deceased), Charles S. (deceased), Myrtle F., Jacob R., Birchard R., Merrill T., and Mabel.

William Martin Wright, who died April 14, 191 1, was a well known farmer of the township of Abington, where he was a lifelong resident, never having been away from the farm upon which he resided for a month at any one time. He was born on the farm where he died Sept. 4, 1840, a son of Henry and Nancy (Martin) Wright, the former born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, Nov. 19, 1797, and the latter in Tennessee, Oct. 18, 1803. The father removed to Ohio in 1809, and was married there July 10, 1826. About 1835 or 1836 he came to Wayne county and located in Abington township, on a part of the farm afterward occupied by his son, William M. His brother owned the other portion of the place, but later Henry Wright purchased this tract and at the time of his death owned 360 acres. He did not farm very much during the later years of his life, but made a business of loaning money. He died Dec. 31, 1855, and his wife passed away, Aug. 19, 1869. They were the parents of ten children: Margaret, born April 7, 1827, died March 2, 1846; Lucy Ann, born May 1, 1829, died July 18, 1830; another child, born Feb. 4, 1831, died in infancy; John Washington, born April 27, 1832, died Jan. 19, i860; another child, born April 2, 1834, died in infancy; Mary, born July 2, 1835, died Oct 15, 1849; Josephus, born Sept. 18, 1837, is also deceased; William M. is the next in order of birth ; another child, born Aug. 30, 1842, died in infancy; and Nancy Jane, born Aug. 13, 1844, died Feb. 11, 1887. William M. Wright received his education in a log schoolhouse in Abington township, and after leaving school engaged at farming, which he followed during all of his exceedingly active career. His father died when he was fifteen years old, and after he had reached the age of twenty-one, in company with his brother, Josephus, he operated the farm as long as his mother lived. After her death the farm was divided according to the terms of his father's will, and William M. fell heir to the old homestead part of the estate. He later purchased his brother's portion and by subsequent purchases increased his landed possessions until he had 440 acres of land which he operated, making a specialty of dairying' and stock raising. In politics he was independent, and he was a member of the Whitewater Horse Thief Detective Association. On March 22, 1866, Mr. Wright was married to Mrs. Mary Ann (Doddridge) Wright, daughter of Isaac and Sarah (Weekley) Doddridge, former highly respected citizens, who are given extended mention on other pages of this work. Of this union were born nine children: Leora Annetta, born March 26, 1867, died Oct. 13, 1891 ; Sarah Nancy, born Sept. 15, 1868, is the wife of John L. Rugh, of Wayne township, and they have four children - Elsie May, Berling Reymond, Frances Elizabeth, and Florence Violet;

Lurena Frances, born Jan. 29, 1870, resides at the parental home; Howard Doddridge, born May 23, 1871 (died May 21, 191 1 ) , married Sarah Seller and she resides at Greencastle, lnd., the mother of four children - Mary Margaret (died in infancy), Lawrence Western, Minnetta Leota, and Howard Arthur (died in infancy) ; Grace lone, born Nov. 15, 1872, is the wife of Eller O. Douglass, a Methodist Episcopal minister, Madrid, Iowa, and they have four children - Clayton Otis, Emery Wright, Mary Katharine, and Dorothy lone; Eliza Leuta, born July 14, 1874, is a trained nurse at Greenwood, lnd.; Mary Ellen, born Nov. 27, 1876, married a Mr. Ranch and she has one son, Robert Charles ; Charles Wilbur, born April 15, 1879, married Gertrude Johnson and resides at Gettysburg, S. D. ; and Isaac Clayton, born Oct. 23, 1881, resides at home and operates the farm. Mrs. Wright was born in Union county, near the Fayette county line, March 12, 1837. The family home is pleasantly located and was erected in 1845. Mr. Wright was a member of Doddridge Chapel Methodist Episcopal church many years.

Nicholas Tice, late resident of Abington township, and whose untimely death was recorded at that time of his life when his industry had earned a respite from the arduous labors of his earlier years, was a native of Electoral Hesse, near Cassel, Prussia, born Oct. 22, 1833, son of Jacob and Katharine Tice, natives of Prussia. The father died when Nicholas was four years old, and the latter came to America at the age of nineteen, about 1852, becoming a resident of Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he remained about six years, working for others for a time and then engaging in the lime burning business. In April, 1858, he came to Indiana and located in Wayne county, rented a house and worked one year for Jacob Fender, of Abington township. He then moved to Center township and rented a farm one year, and then moved to another farm where he remained three years. He then spent one year on an adjoining farm, at the end of which time-he purchased twenty acres in the southern part of Abington township, where he resided about sixteen years. Then selling that place, he purchased a farm of eighty acres where his widow resides, and this was added to by subsequent purchases, from time to time, until there is no acres in the homestead. He was a man of industrious and frugal habits, was significantly the architect of his own fortune, made the best improvements on his property and became one of the substantial farmers and highly honored citizens of the county. He continued to reside on the homestead until his death, Aug. 15, 1888, in the very prime of his useful manhood. On Aug. 30, 1857, he was married, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Elizabeth Diehl, born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, on the River Rhine, Dec. 20, 1835, and she survives her husband. Theirs was a beautiful domestic life and their example has ever been before their children, a lasting sacred memory. The widow is a devoted member of the Lutheran church, with which her husband was also prominently identified. In politics he was a stanch Democrat and was active in the 'Support of the party cause in his locality, ever showing a loyal interbiographical 553 est in public affairs of a local nature. Of the thirteen children born to this estimable couple, and whose names are here entered in the order of birth, the eldest died in infancy ; John, born in May, 1858, died at the age of sixteen years; Lydia, burn Feb. 3, 1861, is the wife of Theodore Stinson, of Abington township ; Fred, borr Feb. 22, 1863, is a farmer in Abington township; Susie, born Jan. 27, 1865, is the wife of James B. Dye, of near Urbana, Ohio; Ella, born Sept. 29, 1866, is the wife of Charles Mattie, of Kokomo, Ind.; Daniel, born Jan. 29, 1868, is a farmer and resides north of Centerville; Francis, born Jan. 5, 1870, resides in Richmond; Balzer, burn Nov. 6, 1872, resides in ("enter township; Charles, born July 26, 1874, resides at home with his mother; Jacob, born April 24, 1876, resides at New Madison, Ohio; Louis, born Feb. 2, 1878, resides near Chester, Wayne county, Indiana; and Emmet, born Jan. 26, 1880, is a farmer and resides near Centerville. Airs. Tice is a daughter of John Henry ami Margaret (Hauf) Diehl, natives of Ilesse-Darmstadt, Cermany, the father born in October, 1795, and the mother in June, 1S00. The former died Dec. 25, 1848, and the latter on June 25 of the same year. They were the parents of six children - John Peter (deceased), Anna (deceased), Susan, a daughter that died in infancy, Mrs. Tice, and Barbara.

George William Wright, a prominent farmer and stock raiser residing in Abington township, was born on the farm where he resides, Sept. 20, 1850. IT is parents were natives of Wayne county, the father, Washington Wright, born on the farm where Andrew Kramer resides, Jan. 31, 1826, and the mother, Teresa (Nugen) Wright, was born on what is now known as the 'AVray Farm," Dec. 4, 1824. They were married in Wayne county, Dec. 17, 1849. The father became a land owner about 1872 and was engaged as a farmer all of his life, dying March 2, 1904, his wife having died Sept. 4, 1003. Three children were born to them: George W. is the eldest; John P. resides at Denver, Colo., where he is superintendent of the Detention Home, the second institution of the kind to be established in the United States; and Enos S. is a farmer and stock buyer and resides in Centerville. George W. Wright was educated at the school in District No. 4, in Center township, later attended school at Lebanon, Ohio, and at Danville, Ind., and he attended during a three-months' term at Spiceland, Ind. At the age of twenty-three years he taught a three-months' term of school in Abington township, following which he worked on the farm during the summer months and taught school in the winter for a period of about twenty-one years. He then rented a farm of his father in Center township and resided there three years, then lived on another rented farm in the same township two years, and at the end of that period purchased the farm where he resides, and which was the old homestead where his paternal grandfather died. At the time of the purchase the farm consisted of sixty acres, but Mr. Wright now has 140 acres, which is operated in a general way and he makes a business of stock raising, the farm being well stocked with cattle and also with horses. In politics he is a Democrat, but in all matters of a local nature is independent. On Sept. 10,

1890, was celebrated his union to Miss Alice Hanagan, born on the Jackson King" farm, near Centerville, Nov. 3, 187 1. She is a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Black) Hanagan, natives of Wayne county, where the father was born May 22, 1846, and the mother, Oct. 30, 1842. The father was always a farmer by occupation and resides in Center township. To him and his good wife were born seven children: Ida May is the wife of R. A. Malott, of Marion, Ind. ; Mrs. Wright is the second in order of birth; William D. resides in Indianapolis; Myrtle is the wife of Alpheus Kenworthy, a farmer near Connersville ; Etta resides with her father in Center township; Lilith is the wife of Charles Wambo, a farmer, of Centerville ; and Gaar is a farmer and resides in Center township. To Mr. and Mrs Wright one child has been born - Teresa Elizabeth - born May 3, 1909. Mr. Wright is a member of the Masonic order, being a Past Master of Centerville Lodge, No. 417, and he is also a member of the Eastern Star, as is his wife. His intention is to spend his days on this farm in Abington township.

James Rariden Meek, deceased, was born near Earlham College, Richmond, Feb. 16, 1823. His parents - Joseph and Gululma (Smith) Meek - were natives respectively of Kentucky and North Carolina, and were very early settlers in Wayne count} , a part of the farm upon which the widow of James R. Meek resides having been bought from the government by the father, and they continued to reside here until their respective deaths. James R. Meek received his education in the district schools of Abington township, where he was married Dec. 31, 1848, to Miss Catherine E. Adair, born near Springfield, Clark county, Ohio, Dec. 24, 183 1, daughter of Alexander and Matilda (Hoover) Adair, who, in 1S42, came to Indiana and settled near Union City, but afterward resided in Abington township. To James R. and Catherine E. (Adair) Meek were born eight children: The first one, born Nov. 12, 1849, died in infancy; John W., born Feb. 9, 1851, conducts a stock ranch in Western Nebraska; Joseph, born Dec. 20, 1853, is a physician and surgeon and resides in Boston, Wayne county; Marquis de Lafayette, born May 9, 1856, is a farmer and retired physician and resides in Abington township, near Abington; Alexander, born Sept. 2, 1858, is deceased; James R., born June 13, 1862, resides in Idaho; David C. E., born July 17, 1864, resides at home with his mother; and Charles Alfred, born June 4, 1872, is a farmer and resides at Centerville. The father of Airs. Meek is thought to have been born in Ohio and her mother was a native of Virginia. The father was a carpenter by trade, and after coming to Indiana and following that occupation for a time in Union City, he came to Abington township and located on a farm. Some years later he went back to Union City, but again returned to Abington township and later removed to Terre Haute. Thence he removed to Missouri, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. James R. Meek resided at the parental home until married, lie began the study of medicine some years before this event, and after he was married began the practice of that profession in Jonesboro, Grant county, in partnership with an older brother. After four months he took a dislike to the profession and, giving it up, returned to Abington township and purchased a small farm adjoining the old Meek homestead. After his father's death he purchased the interest of the other heirs in the estate and thus obtained a farm of 115 acres, where Mrs. Meek resides. He taught school in winter and operated his farm in summer until too old to continue teaching. While never aspiring for office, he believed in the principles of the Republican parly, and the confidence and esteem of his political associates were manifested by election as trustee of Abington township, and he also served as assessor and Constable, filling every position with credit to himself and his party. His death occurred in Abington township, July 29, 1900. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. To the parents of Mrs. Meek were born eight children, four uf whom are living, and of these Mrs. Meek is the eldest; Amanda is the widow of Mr. Bordner and resides in Union City ; Samuel resides in Northern Indiana ; and Andrew resides in Union City. Since the death of Mr. Meek his widow has continued to reside on the farm, which her son, David C. E., operates. She has for years been a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Abington.