Center Township (part 1 of 4)

Center Township

the reader is referred. There are some matters not treated of heretofore which may be properly noticed here, and hence it is thought best to include such matters under this head. When Center' Township was first organized, it embraced what is now Bourbon and West Townships. Some time afterward, as will be seen by reference to the history of these townships, Center Township was reduced to its present dimensions. Originally it was twenty-one miles long and seven miles wide, but since its elimination, if is only about seven miles square The history of this township comprises almost the entire history of the county. The county-seat was located here about the date of the organization of the county, and hence whatever pertains to the county also pertains to Center Township. The county, at that time, for all practical purposes, was Center Township, and Center Township was the county. Since the organization of the connty, however, two or three of the other townships have increased in wealth and population, until they are well nigh on an equality with Center. German, Bourbon and Walnut are superior in many respects, and equal in many others. The county-seat, buildings and population, perhaps, are the only things in which they are not on an equality. In beginning the history of Center Township, it is fitting that a list should be given of the

In 1840, and prior to that time, as before stated, Center Township comprised what is now Center, Bourbon and West Townships, Among those who were settlers here at that time, and prior to that date, are the following: Andrew Argo, Lot Abrams, Abram F. Ackerman, John Anderson, John Astley, Lyman H. Andrews, William Bishop, John G. Burch, Ransom Barber, William Bowen, Daniel B. Barber, Martin Bailey, Anthony §. Bunnell, Daniel Barber, Jr., William Baker, Norton S. Bureh, Sooy Belangee, George Bradbury, Enoch Brewer, Lewis Boggs, Johnson Brownlee, Calvin Bureh, James Bannon, Chester Clark, John Cougle, Henry H. Cummins, Andrew C. Cornwall, Sterling M. Cone, James A. Corse, Jacob Case, Charles Cook, Allen Crandall, Wesley J. Cruzan, Gilson 5. Cleaveland, Josephus A. Cutshaw, Joseph Camp, William M. Dunham, Samuel I. Davidson, Tolephe Downing, Joseph B. Dunn, Prank Daws, Jesse Doney, Benjamin Doney, David Etherton, Edward Eels, William C, Edwards, Elijah BE. Edwards, Joseph Furry, William J. Forhs, Austin Fuller, Stephen M. Farnsworth, William Fluellen, John Griggs, Ira Green, Moses Gunn, Henry Garver, John Greer, Joseph B. Griffith, Joseph Griffith, Sr., Lyman Griffin, Ephraim

Mrs. Prudy Elliot has, perhaps, lived in this township longer than any other person now here. She became a resident of Plymouth, with her father, Grove Pomeroy, in 1834, and has resided here, with the exception of a short time. on her father's farm, three miles west of Plymouth, ever since. She attended one term of school, tanght in the old court house. in 1837. Time has dealt gently with her, and she is yet an honored citizen of our sprightly three thousand eity.

Mrs. Henry B. Pershing is the next oldest resident of the town and township, so far as is known. She was the daughter of David Steel, who was Probate Judge of the county for many years. After uniting in marriage with H. B. Pershing, she has resided with her husband in Plymouth ever since. Of late years, she has been an invalid, the most of her time being confined to her home. -_ Gilson 5. Cleaveland is one among the oldest business men in the county. He was engaged in the mercantile trade as early as 1837; was also Recorder of the county the same year, and for fifteen years afterward.

A. L. Wheeler is also one among the very few old residents and business men yet residing here. He came in 1836, and, until & year ago, has been actively engaged in business in Plymouth ever since.

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Gibson, W. N. Bailey, Joseph Westervelt, and perhaps a few others, whose names are not now recalled, who came in 1836, and a few years later, are still here.

Those who have served the township as Trustees since 1853 are as follows (the record prior to that time being lost): 1853, G. Pomeroy, J. Williams and A. Bunnell; 1854, A. Fuller and J.

Early Merchants And Landlords

For some time after the organization of the county, merchants and hotel-keepers were required to procure a license from the Board of Commissioners. At the May term, the Board fixed the rate of license for these and other occupations, as follows:

Each traveling caravan, menagerie or other collection of animals, or show of wax figures, or circus exhibited to the people for money, $50 for each day.

That license to vend foreign merchandise and foreign and domestic froceries be taxed $5 for each $1,000, and $2.50 for each additional $1,000, provided, that no license shall exceed $20 for one year.

Ordered, that Pomeroy & Muncy, merchants trading and doing business under the name, firm and style of Pomeroy & Muncy, be granted a license to vend foreign merchandise for the term of twelve months from this date, for the sum of $10. Their capital does not exceed $1,000,

At the same term, licenses to vend merchandise were granted ~ to Chester Rose, Evan B. Hobson and Wheeler & Gregory. Also, Hobson & Cougle, and Jeremiah Grover, and William M. Dunham were licensed to keep tavern. The mercantile business was not very lively in those days, The whole county did not contain a thousand inhabitants, not more than half of whom were residents of Center Township, and these were generally poor and had little use for dry goods and "foreign merchandise," and consequently many who engaged in the business failed to realize the | None | profits they had anticipated, and went out of the business. of the early merchants remain. Carter & Cleaveland engaged largely in the dry goods trade in the early times, and continued it for a number of years; but the whirligig of time turned their talents into other channels, and they have long since been out of business. In those days there were no railroads, and merchandise was transported in wagons from Michigan City. Teaming then was quite a profitable occupation. The wagon roads through the woods and the Kankakee marshes were ut times almost impassable, and it required the larger part of a week to | make the round trip. But what a change has been wrought since then! Stepping aboard of the cars, an hour and a half takes you to the end of your journey, and three hours are only reqnired to make the trip there and back.

Plymouth Business Directory

PLYMOUTH BUSINESS DIRECTORY, The following is a list of those doing business in Plymouth at the close of 1880: Dry Goods - Simon Becker, Taber & Chaplin, J. N. Freese, Becker & Wolf, John W. Palmer, A. B. Coffy, Kloepfer & Bofinger, R. Williamson, G. Wolf, M. Allman, Lauer & Bro.

Millinery, ete.--Mrs. 5. A. Baxter, Mrs. Z. A. Dunham, Van Gorder & Richardson, Mrs. Wall & Cook, Mrs. C. O. Smith, Miss R. A. Shafer, Mrs. Outealt-

The first cemetery in this township was probably what is known as the "Stringer" graveyard, although its real name is Lake Cemetery, near the present residence of David How, a mile and a half southwest of Plymonth. <A large number of the early settlers were interred there, and it is still used as a burial-place for those who die who came in the early days. The first cemetery in Plymouth was located on the lot where the Public High School building now stands. When it was thought desirable to oceupy it for school purposes, the remains of the dead buried there were taken up and re-interred on grounds where the depot of the Pittsburgh & Fort Wayne Railroad now stands. Upon the completion of the road, it again became necessary to remove the dead, and accordingly grounds were purchased adjoining Plymouth on the south, where the remains were buried, and which has been used for those who have since died. The Catholics have a fine cemetery one mile west of Plymouth. where all deceased members of that denomination find a final resting-place.

Pearsonville, seven miles east of Plymouth, in Center Township, was laid out by Ezra G. Pearson, for whom it was named, December 29, 1854. It did not show any signs of life, however, until after the completion of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, in 1858. Prior to that time there was no post office there, and the inhabitants of that region received their mail at Lyeurgus, a postal station between Plymouth and Bourbon, a mile or two to the southwest. Upon the completion of the railroad it began to grow, and a writer in the Plymouth Democrat of November 18, 1855, thus portrays its importance and foreshadows its futwre greatness: '" Pearsonville - This thriving village is located on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, six miles east of Plymouth and five miles west of Bourbon. The village as yet is but small, but is improving. It is about five miles from any other shipping point on the railroad, and surrounded by a fine growth of timber. Mr. E. G. Pearson has eut some 20,000 eross ties for the Fort Wayne Railroad this summer.

Ashingle mill has been erected by those enterprising citizens, Messrs, Croup & Core, who have already ent nearly one million shingles. The abundance of timber would afford a fine market for wood, but the price paid for it by the railroad company is too low to induce farmers to bring it in. The lumber sawed here, principally, goes east, the shingles west, La Porte being the chief consumer. Shingles sell here for $1.75 to $2.50, according to quality. Pearsonville, young as it is, already contains two blacksmiths, a shoe shop and a carpenter shop, A physician, Dr. Bell, has located here; a new store has just been built by Charles Croup; a post office, Lyeurgns, has been established here, and we receive one daily mail. We have a switch here, thus affording facilities for loading grain and lumber. The price paid for grain here is equal to the Plymouth market, and the roads for reaching this point much better than generally found in a new country. When the railroad is completed to Chicago, we shall have a fine market, and with the good society in and around Pearsonville, we can say with confidence that the village presents a most desirable point to any one wishing to locate."

Inwoud Business Directory Keim K. Brooke

Mr. Brooke was born May 12, 1835, at Lawrenceville, Chester Co., Penn. His father, Mark Brooke, was engaged in the manufacture of edge tools, first in Chester County and afterward in Schuylkill County, Penn. He died in the latter county in 1849. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Koons, survived him, and died in Marshall County, Ind., in 1871].

Keim K. enjoyed a liberal education during his boyhood, and in 1852 came to Plymouth with his mother, his elder brother having previously settled here, Some time after his arrival here, he accepted a position as clerk in a drug-store at La Porte, Ind., and afterward oeenpied a similar position at Indianapolis. Subsequently, he returned to Plymouth and began the erection of a building in this city, intending to engage in the drug trade. He had scarcely completed this building, however, when it was destroyed by fire. He opened his store in another building, and was engaged in the drug trade for about two years. He then sold his establishment, and was afterward engaged as agent for the United States Express Company at Plymouth. In 1571, he was appointed Deputy Auditor under H. C. Burlingame, and for eight years served faithfully in that capacity. In 1878, he became the candidate for Anditor of Marshall County, on the Democratic ticket, and his merits were recognized at the polls by the citizens, who attested their confidence in his ability by a handsome majority at the ensuing election. He assumed the duties of his new position in 1879, and has proven a faithful and efficient officer, kind and courteous to all alike, and ever willing to accommodate all whose business leads them into his office. His long and faithful service as Deputy in this office, and the eminent ability with which he has discharged its duties since becoming its chief, have satisfied his constituents that their suffrages were well bestowed. His native nebility of character has gained him many warm personal friends, and among all who know him he is recognized as a true gentleman and a worthy citizen, He is a man of public spirit, and a friend of all enterprises designed for the welfare or improvement of the county or city. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Chureh, and of the Masonie Lodge of Plymouth. On the 16th of May, 1858, he was united in marriage with Miss Margaret H., daughter of William M. and Mary Patterson, of Plymouth. This union was blessed by three children - Magyie K.. Carrie and Frank K. - all now living to bless and cheer their home. CHESTER C. BUCK.

The subject of this biography is the Senior member of the firm of Buck & Toan, a prosperons mercantile firm of the city of Plym outh. He was born in Oneida County, N. Y., on the 31st day of March, 1836. He received a primary edueation in the common schools of his native county, finishing with a conrse at the seminary at Whitestown, N. Y. In 1552, he accompanied his father's family to Brockport, N. Y., and accepted employment in a lumberyard at that point. But he had conceived ideas of a business life at an early age, and could not becontent with a laborer's position. In the fall of 1852, he entered the hardware store of F. J. Buck & Co., at Adrian, Mich., and for three years acted in the capacity of book-keeper and salesman for that house. His career from this date was steadily upward. At the end of the three years, he aecepted the position of teller in the banking house of L. G. Berry & Co., at Adrian, a position which he filled with ability, and from which he was compelled to retire, four years later, on account of impaired health, A short time subsequently, he entered into copartnership relations with Charles E. Toan, of Adrian, Mich., and in 1859 the hardware house of Buck & Toan was established at Plymouth. In the hands of enterprising and energetic men, the subsequent success of this firm was assured, and time has verified the predictions of their friends to that effect. To their extensive hardware trade they added, in the winter of 1860-70, a general banking and exchange business, and also engaged extensively in the sale of agricultural implements and wagons. They have the

Personally, Mr. Buck has made himself popular in this community by his generous traits of character, He is a quiet man, free from ostentation, but possessing quick perceptive powers, with a strong will. He is firm in his adherence to the right as he sees it, and bold in his advocacy of a principle. This was illustrated in his early life, when, while yet a mere boy, he studied the question of human slavery, and became a radical Abolitionist. At elections, he spent his time working in the interest of the champions of that cause, and when he became a voter, cast his own ballot for the candidates of that party. He has since been identified with the Republican party. While never a seeker after political preferment, he has several times been called to fill public trusts. In 1862, he was appointed Deputy United States Internal Revenue Collector for this (then the Ninth) distriet, and occupied that position until after the death of President Lincoln. In 1867, he was elected a member of the City Council of Plymouth, serving one year, and in 1877 was elected member of the School Board of this city, in which capacity he still continnes to act. He has long been identified with the Masonie Lodge and Commandery of this city, as well as with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is interested in all publie enterprises, and has contributed largely to the publie welfare of Marshall County.

He was married, in 1857, to Miss Mary W. Toan, at Adrian, Mich. Five sons blessed this happy union, viz., Ira D., Edgar D., Harry E., C. Herbert, and Frank C., of which number Edgar D. is deceased.

John S. Bender, a prominent attorney of Plymouth, was born His father was engaged in milling pursuits, and. when not at school, the subject of this sketch spent much of his time in the mill, assisting his father. At the age of eleven years, he accompanied his father's family to Wayne County, Ohio, where he continued to reside for five years, and at the end of that time removed to Belleville, Ohio, where he attended a select school. In 1846, the family came to Indiana and settled in the township of Oregon, which, although now a portion of Stark County, was then attached to Marshall. He assisted in the erection of the first schoolhonse in that township,and, after its completion, became its teacher. In the following year, he assisted his father in the operation of a mill in St. Joseph County, Ind., and, in 1549, rented this mill, in company with a Mr, Dively, and conducted it until 1850. Shortly afterward, he became a sufferer from inflammatory rheumatism, and, after an illness of eighteen months, entered the high school at South Bend, Ind., where he remained two terms, preparatory to a college course; but he fell a victim to typhoid fever, and, for the benefit of his health, was compelled to seek out-door employment, and accordingly engaged in the survey of swamp lands, by appointment of the Governor of Indiana, He abandoned this employment in 1856, and in that year was elected Clerk and Auditor of Stark County, Ind., serving four years. In 1561, he engaged in wereantile life at Knox, Stark County, Ind., from which he was compelled to retire in S68, on account of failing health. In IS61, he began the study of law in Stark County, and, two years later, entered the Law Department of the Northwestern Christian University at Indianapolis, Ind.. and graduated in April, 1S64. Returning to Stark Connty, he entered upon the practice of his profession, but removed to Plymouth, Ind.,in 1868, and purchased the Republican, a weekly newspaper, in the publication of which he was engaged until 1571, but owned the paper until 1875. He then resumed his law practice, which he has continued successfully ever since. He is anable lawyer, and is recognized as such among the legal fraternity of this connty and wherever he has practiced. The political training of his youth was in the Demo- and acted with that party until 1876, when, unable to subseribe to the hard money principles foreshadowed by its platform of that year, he gave his support to the National Greenback party, with which he still continues to act. He has occupied important positions in each political party with which he has affiliated. In 1860, he was a delegate to the Democratic State Convention for the election of delegates to the National Convention at Charleston, 8. C., and was a delegate to every Republican State Convention from 1864 to 1876, In the National Greenback Convention, which met March 4, 1879, he was a member of the Committee on Resolutions and Platform. In thiscapacity, he introduced the only resolution ever adopted by a national convention looking toward womansuffrage, This resolution, which was unanimonsly adopted, was as follows: "The right of suffrage shall not be denied to a.y citizen of the United States twenty-one years old and upward."

Mr. Bender has never been an office-seeker, yet he has consented, at the solicitation of his friends, to be a candidate at various times. In 1864, he was the choice of the Republicans of Stark County for State Senator from the district composed of Stark and La Porte Counties, but was defeated in the convention. In 1870, he was the Republican candidate for Representative in the State Legislature: butthe Democratic ticket proving the successful one in that campaign, he shared the fate of his party. In 1872, he was a Contingent Elector from his district on the Republican ticket, and in the Presidential campaign of 1876, he rendered effective service to the Republican party by speeches throughout Marshall and St. Joseph Counties.

Mr. Bender has attained some notoriety as an author, and has issued two books which are instructive and entertaining. One, and perhaps the most important, is " Money; its Definition, Tests, ete..." in which the author establishes the proposition that money is intended for purposes of commerce, and not to hoard. The other, entitled "' A Hoosier's Experience in Europe," is a volume full of witty descriptions of places visited by the author during a tour of Europe in 1875. His letters from London, Paris, and other European cities were published in the Plymouth papers, and re-issued in book form at the request of a number of friends.

In his business enterprises, as well as in the practice of his profession, Mr. Bender has been snecessful. All his dealings with the world have been marked by a strict sense of honor and justice, and he has gained true friends. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is also identified with the Odd Fellows and Masonic fraternities of this city, He has been twice married; first, in November, 1555, to Miss Maggie Bowers, of Ohio, who died one year later, His second wife and present companion was Miss Rachel, daughter of James Honghton, a pioneer of Marshall County. They were married March 1, 1895.

James V. Bailey

Mr. Bailey was born at Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y., September 6, 1827. In 1836, he accompanied his father's family to Terre Haute, Ind., and to La Porte in the following vear. In 1840, the family returned to New York, and in 1561 came to Plymouth, Ind., with whose business interests the subject of this sketeh has ever since been prominently associated. For a short time he was engaged as a clerk in a mercantile house at Plymouth, and subsequently engaged inthe purchase and saleof wheat. In 1864, he purchased the flouring-mill formerly operated by Quivey & Humrickhouser, which he has ever since continued to He is now associated with Mr. L. G. Capron, a compe- The firm of Bailey & Capron is one of the leading firms in their line, and stauds highly inthe business community, while its individual members are both men who possess the personal regard of all with whom they have been associated in business or private life.

Dr. Borton was born December 16, 1831, in Stark County, His parents, Samuel and Mahala (Nash) Borton, emigrated to that county with their parents when they were children - the father from New Jersey and the mother from Kentucky. They grew to maturity in that county, and were married in 18 - . Samuel Borton was a farmer, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits during his life. He was a mild, quiet man, yet one of strong character, and was always recognized among the best citizens of the community in which he resided. His wife was a noble Christian woman, and, under the influences of pious home training, their children all grew to honorable and useful maturity.

Artemas, the subject of this biography, was engaged, during his boyhood, in the performance of farm work at home, and had access to the best schools within the county. receiving a liberal. education. At the age of twenty-four years, he began the study of medicine with Dr. J. H. Day, at Limaville, Ohio, continuing as a student in his office for more than three years. During a part of

He then entered upon the practice of his profession with his former preceptor, and was associated with him for six months. On the 28th of October, 1555, he was united in marriage with Miss Jennie B. Green, in Portage County, Ohio, and, in November of the same year, came to Plymouth, Ind., where he has since continued to practice with marked success. His practice, from the first, was satisfactory, and increased year by year as he became better known, until he had established a fine professional reputation, and his circle of patrons was largely extended. He is an honored member of the Presbyterian Church of Plymouth, and his daily life is exemplary of his religion. Insocial life he is highly esteemed, and his personal and professional integrity entitle him to the high regard in which he is held as a citizen and practitioner,

Hon. Horace Corbin

Ma. Corbin was born May 21, 1827. in Tioga County, N. Y. His father, who was a native of one of the New England States, died when the subject of this sketch was but three years old. The latter spent the days of his boyhood on the farm of his step-father until nineteen years of age, attending the common school during the winter. He was a diligent student, and improved the oppor tunities offered for acquiring an education. At the age of nineteen, he entered the academy at Oswego, N. Y., which he attended °- for two terms, teaching school during the winter to render his period of study self-sustaining. It was through the kindness of his unele that he was first permitted to enter the academy, and after leaving it he engaged with this uncle as a contractor on the North Branch Canal, but subsequently sold his interest in the contract and began the study of law in the office of Hon. John Brisbin, in Wyoming County. Penn. His preceptor was an eminent man of his day, and at that time Member of Congress from Pennsylvania, Early in 1851, Mr. Corbin was ad mitted to the bar of Wyoming County, Penn., and, in November of the same year, came to Plymouth, Ind., and entered upon the practice of his profession. He began under favorable circumstances, and it was evident to observers that the young lawyer was aman of more than ordinary ability and merit, In 1852, about a year after his arrival, he was nominated by the Democrats for the office of District Prosecuting Attorney, and was elected by a flattering majority. He resigned, however, after serving a year, and, finding more labor than profit in the office, he continued his law practice successfully and without interruption until 1862, when he was nominated by his party for State Senator. He was elected, and served one term, during which time there were four sessions of the Senate. He served as a member of several committees, notably those on Prisons and Benevolent Institutions. At the expiration of his term of office, he returned to Plymouth to devote his entire attentionto his practice. Upon the organization of Plymouth us a city, in 1873, he was chosen Mayor, and filled that position with honor and ability for nearly two years. He resigned this office to accept the appointment of Judge of the Forty-first Judicial District, tendered him by Goy. Hendricks. In every public capacity in which he has served, he has acquitted himself nobly, and manifested a zeal in his mission and a conscientious fidelity to trust that has gained for him the admiration of political friends and opponents alike. His practice has justified the ambitious hopes of his earlier years, and he stands now at the head of his profession in this county. While he is a thorough and competent lawyer, he is equally so as a farmer, and now owns two large farms, in the enltivation of which he takes great pleasure. He has always been a public-spirited man, and a friend to every measure designed to improve the moral or temporal condition of the community. He was one of the early Secretaries of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Railroad, and has been identified with many of the public improvements of the covnty. For more than twenty-five years, he has been an active member of the Masonic fraternity, and has taken thevvarious degrees up to that of the Scottish Rite. He was one of the charter members of Plymouth Commandery, K. T., and Generalissimo of that order.

Honghton, daughter of John Houghton, a pioneer of Marshall County, and the second incumbent of the County Treasurer's office. Of this union were born five children, viz., Manfred H., William K., Horace E., Charles E. and Cleon H.

Dwight L. Dickinson

served three years, participating in the battles in which his regiment was engaged, and enduring the hardships of camp and field. He was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of service, and was engaged for a short time in canvassing. Finally, he went to New York City, where he secured a position as clerk in a mercantile house, remaining there for about four years. During this time, he developed fine business qualities, and attracted the attention of his employer, who was interested in large tracts of timber land in Indiana, as well as three saw-mills in Marshall County. He proposed to Mr. Dickinson to remove to this county and assuine the management of his interests here. The proposition was accepted, and, in December, 1869. he started on his mission, reaching Plymonth in due time. During the year 1870, he formed a partnership with the two gentlemen with whom his employer was associated, and another mill was erected. Having thus engaged in business for himself in this county, Mr. Dickinson decided to make Plymouth his future home, and, on the 30th day of June, 1874, was united in marriage, at Jackson, Mich., with Miss Jennie, daughter of "Elijah and Jane Hickman, of Fort Wayne, Ind, He is still connected with the mill in which he first took an interest, situated at Imwvod, six miles east of Plymouth. This enterprise has proved a suecess, and the firm conduct a very satisfactory business.

Mr. Dickinson is one of those who have risen in the-world and made life a success without the aid of fortune in his efforts. He has struggled against obstacles. and won his way, step by step, to a comfortable position, His life has always been upright and honorable, and a strict sense of right has actuated him in all his business transactions. He is regarded as one of the substantial citizens of this city, and possesses the confidence and respect of all with whom he is associated. He has a beautiful home in the sonthwestern portion of the city, cheered by the presence of his three bright, happy children - Blanche I.. Walter B. and Lottie M. Mr. Dickinson is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Couneil and Chapter of Plymouth, and of Plymouth Commandery, No. 26. He is not identified with any religious organization, but contributes cheerfully to the erection and maintenance of churches thronghout the county. He is a man of public spirit, and a firm friend of all enterprises designed to benefit the community was born at Whately, and his, mother at the adjoining town of Hatfield, Mass. His grandfather, Erotas P. Dickinson, was nearly one hundred years of age at the time of his death, and his grandmother, who is still living, is now almost a centenarian. They were early settlers in the State of Massachusetts, and were people of strong character, like the Puritans, from whom they were descended.

Dwight L., the subject of this biography, enjoyed the advantages of a common-school education, and, when sixteen years of age, left home to earn his own living and battle with the world for his fortune. He first accepted employment with a farmer, and worked, during one season, as a farm hand. He then attended school for two years at Westfield, Mass., with the view of qualifying himself for a higher position than that of a laborer. During this period, he applied himself closely to his studies, and attained commendable proficiency; but he had scarcely completed his school life when the alarm of war was sounded, and he hastened to join the brave defenders of the Union, enlisting as a private in Company G, Thirty-fourth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. He

The subject of this biography was born at La Fayette, Ind., October 12, 1852, and removed from thence to La Porte, Ind., with his parents, at an early age. The common schools of the latter city supplied him with a primary edueation, which was crowned by a course in the university at Oberlin, Ohio. He accepted a clerkship in a drng-store at La Porte, Ind., and was thus engaged for three years. He then beeame the local agent for the Pheenix Insurance Company, and, three years later, was appointed Assistant State Agent for the same company. Duriug this time, he was pursuing a course of medical studies, under the direction of Drs. Fahnestock and Whiting, both eminent physicians of the homceopathic school. In the winter of 1877-75, he attended a course of lectures at Pulte Medical College, Cincinnati, Ohio, and, in the following spring, returned to La Porte and entered npon the practice of his profession with his former preceptor, Dr, 5. C. Whiting. Subsequently, he attended the Chicago Homeopathic College, graduating in the spring of 1880. In August of the same year, he located at Plymouth, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. In October, 1880, he was

Dr. Dicks at first met the experience incident to young physicians in general, but, in the course of time, his success as a practitioner gained him personal popularity, and his practice has increased to very satisfactory proportions. He is a young man of talent and undisputed ability, devoted heartily to his profession, and splendid possibilities and a bright future are before him.

Joseph Evans

Mr. Evans was one of the earliest pioneers of Marshall County, and throughont a long period has been identified with its growth and improvement. He was born in Butler County, Penn., September , 1SO7, and in 1808 removed with his parents to Clermont County, Ohio. Early in the year 1524, his parents removed to Franklin County, Ind., and he joined them in August of the same year.

In that county he was married on the I4th of February, 1828, to Miss Biddiah Turner, and shortly after the war removed to Union Connty, and thence to Fayette County, Ind. In September, 1835, he came to Marshall County. and entered a tract of land near the present village of Donelson. Two years later, he sold his claim and purchased land in Polk Township, sixty acres 'of which he cleared. In 1830, he was nominated by the Democratic party and elected County Commissioner from the distriet in which he resided. At the expiration of his term of service in that capacity, he was elected Sheriff of Marshall County, in 1541. He wus re-elected in 1543, and served until 145, discharging the duties of his office with commendable fidelity. In 1846, he was elected Treasurer of this county, and re-elected in 154. In 1852, it was again urged that he should be the candidate of his party, and he was again elected for a term of two years. It is but justice to him to say that, in each case, he was solicited to accept the positions to which he was elected, and never sought the office for its emoluments. In each position, he served with eminent ability, and gained many warm friends; and it was only after he refused toserve longer that his friends ceased to propose his name as a candidate for office. He had embarked in mercantile pursuits with John K. Brooke, at Plymouth, and retired from office in order to devote his time unreservedly to his business. He was actively engaged in mercantile life until 1857, when his store was destroyed by fire. He then retired to his farm, and has since devoted his attention chiefly to agricultural pursuits. He has a beautiful home west of Plymouth, on the La Porte road, surrounded with the comforts of life, and in the enjoyment of an ample fortune, earned by years of honest toil. He came to Marshall County at a time when it contained but few white residents within its limits, and, throughout the years that have followed, he has taken an active part in the improvements which have been instituted. To churches and schoolhonses he has made liberal donations, and has been equally generous with other puplic enterprises designed to improve or benefit the county.

He has been a member of the Odd Fellows' Lodge of Plymouth since 1846, and of the Protestant Episcopal Church since 1867. In all the relations of life, he has proved himself a man of upright character and pure principle, and all who know him unite in according him the esteem and honor to which he is 60 justly entitled. He has been twice married; his first wife died in April, 1868, and, in November of the same year, he was united

William W. Hill

The subject of this biography was born at Covington, Ky., February 6, 1830. His grandparents were members of the colony who went from Virginia to form a settlement at Lexington, Ky., in 1783, and were long identified with the history of that locality. His grandfather Hill was a patriot, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war, sacrificing a limb at the battle of Yorktown. His father, Jordan Hill, was born at Lexington, Ky., and was reared on a farm. He married Miss Denisa Hawkins, and moved to Covington, Ky., where he was engaged in the manufacture of rope,

At the age of seven years, William W. was robbed by death of a father's care and protection, and almost froin infancy, was compelled to depend wpon his own resources.

After the death of his father, his mother removed with her family to Bartholomew County, Ind., and in 1541 to Pern, Ind. In 1843, the family removed to Marshall County, Ind., and settled near Maxenkuckee Lake. Here our subject attended school during one winter, and then returned to Peru, Ind.. where he was engaged at farm labor for several years, He then entered upon an apprenticeship with a baker of Peru, and, after acquiring a knowledge of that trade, came to Plymouth and found employment in the bakery of N. R. Packard, for whom he worked about one year. At the end of that time. he invested the accumulated result of his hard earnings ina small stock, and embarked in business for himself. He established a bakery in a little house south of the river, and snbsequently erected a two-story building on Michigan street, in the principal business portion of Plymouth. This was destroyed by fire in 1857, and in 1858 he erected the building in which he is now located, on the west side of Michigan street. His career is illustrative of what may be accomplished by a young man with the right spirit, and his example is worthy of emulation. While working as a farm laborer for $10 per month, he made it a rule to save a portion of his earnings, and, by adhering to that rule, he had a capital of $266 when he had finished the term of his apprenticeship at his trade. With this amount, he founded In the intervening years, by good management, industry and close attention to business, he has amassed an ample fortune. while, by his personal characteristies and well-known integrity, he has won the esteem and good will of all who know hin.

On the Ist day of January. 1557, Mr. Hill was united in marriage with Miss Joanna Angerman. Of this nnion were born two children, named respectively, Frederick W. and Anna.

Thomas K. Houghton

Mr. Houghton is the descendant of British and American parents. His father, John Houghton, was born at Swanwick, near Southampton, Wngland, December 12, 1790. He was a ship-carpenter, and was oneof the workmen engaged in repairing the ship Victory, upon whose decks Lord Nelson was killed at Trafalgar. He subsequently served in the merchant marine, under George III, of England, acting in the capacity of carpenter, and, after visiting nearly all the ports in the civilized world, came to the United States and adopted the life of a farmer. He came to this continent shortly after the war of 1812, but retwned to England within a short time. In 1817 or 1818, he came back, and pur- with Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, his present companion, whose loy- this he settled and began the labor of hewing out a farm from the wilderness about him. He married Miss Rachel Logan, a former

Ind., where he again cleared a farm. He was elected Treasurer of thig county, and was the second incumbent of that office. He also served as Sehool Commissioner, and was one of the Commissioners to the World's Fair at London in 1551. He died in this county on the 26th of February, 1877, honored and respected by all.

His son, Thomas K., was born in Rush County, Ind., February 22, 1828, and worked on the home farm until seventeen years of age, obtaining a meager education, in the meantime, by attending the log schoolhouse in the winter. At the age of seventeen, he came to Plymouth and learned the trade of a tanner, at which he was engaged for several years, and was subsequently a clerk in a dry goods store at Plymouth. In 1857, he was elected Recorder

Mrs. Jacoby (nee Serena Ray), is descended from Revolutionary ancestors. Her grandmother's people (whose patronymic was Goble) were residents of Pennsylvania at the time of the Revolutionary war, and were driven out by the British, finally finding a home in the Territory of Ohio. One of the sons was killed in the service of the Americans, and another was murdered by the Indians. Her father, John Ray, was born in Ohio in 1804, his father having emigrated to that State from Ireland. John afterward removed to Union County, Indiana, with the family of his widowed mother, and here he and an elder brother cleared a farm. While residing in that county he married ing been re-elected at the expiration of his first term. always been a Republican since the organization of that party, and his election on that ticket, when his party was inthe minority, was a splendid tribute to his personal popularity.

After retiring from his official position, Mr. Houghton engaged in the grocery and provision business, which he has ever since continued with marked success. He has won his way in the world by perseverance and energy, and, by close attention Lo business, has amassed a competency, while. by his fair dealing with all men, and his honest, good-natured manners, he has won the friendship and confidence of all who know him. He was married, on the 28th of December, 1854, to Miss Sarah J. Dunham, whose father, William Dunham, was a pioneer of Marshal] County, and one of its prominent citizens. They are the parens of four children - Harriet L., Louie K., Anna Z. and James K.

John Jacoby

Mr. Jacoby is one of the survivors of the pioneer community who settled'in the forests of Marshall County, and, throughout a long series of years, identified themselves with its growth and improvement. He is descended from one of the early settlers of Pennsylvania, his great-grandfather having settled in that Colony while it was still owned by the British goyernment, and afterward served in the American army during the Revolutionary war. His grandfather and father, as well as himself, were also natives of that State, and both, like himself, were named John.

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1522, and at the age of nine years, emigrated with his father's family to Marion County, Ohio. Here he grew to manhood, enjoying, during his boyhood, the limited advantages of the common schools. The principal feature of his education was of that practical kind, which taught him, at an early age, to follow the plow, and made him conversant with all the details of farm life. In 147, he accompanied the family to Marshall County, Indiana, and assisted his father to clear the homestead upon which his brother Daniel now resides. In the same year he purchased a small tract of land, and cleared a portion of it, with the idea of soon launching out in life for himself. He continued to assist his father on the home farm, until twenty-eight years of age, when he married Miss Serena Ray, on the 11th of April, 1850. In the summer of 1863 his parents both died, and of their family of eleven children, only six now survive. One daughter lives in Nebraska, and one in Jay County, Indiana, while the sons all live in Marshall County, except one, whose home is in Nebraska.

Jacoby, was born, on the 6th of February, 1830. By his first marriage there were three daughters, of whom Mrs. John Jacoby and Mrs. Christian Jacoby are the only survivors. In 1835, Mr. Ray came to Marshall County, Indiana, with his family, and settled upon a farm adjeining Mr. Jacoby, in Center 'Township. Here his wife died in February, 1851, and in June of the same year One daughter, Minerva E., and one son, John Franklin, blessed this second union, Mr. Ray was among the pioneers of Marshall County, and was always regarded as one of its best citizens. He died in August, 1859.

Throughout a long residence in this county, Mr. and Mrs. Jacoby have enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all who know them, and by honest toil and good managment, have accumulated a comfortable fortune. Their wedded life has been blessed by Eliza A., Adelbert, Mareus A., Elizabeth A., deceased. The farm upon which Mr. Jacoby first began life after his marriage, has been enlarged by various purchases, until it now comprises 2N6 acres, of which over 200 acres are in a fine state of cultivation. He is a thorough and systematic farmer, and his entire estute bears evidence to this effect. In polities he is identitied with the Republican party, and both himself and wife are members of the Reformed Church. He has always been the firm friend of public improvements, and is known as an industrious, enterprising citizen.

DANIEL JACOBY, Jn., was born December 6, 1820, in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1831, he, with his parents. moved to Marion County, Ohio, and settled on a farm near Waldo, a village in that county. His father. John Jacoby, was born in Pennsylvania, in 1795, and his mother, Elizabeth, whose maiden name was Brown, was born in that State in 1793. His father died in Marshall County, Indiana, June 21, 1863, and, October 1, 1863, his mother also passed away. In 1847, the subject of this sketch came to this county with his parents, and purchased 109 acres of land in Center Township. In 1850. he was married to Miss Rosana 'Schoff, daughter of John Schoff, of this county, who is still living though at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. Mrs. Jacoby was born December 13, 1824, in Germany, and came to the United States in 1847. In March, 1860, Mr. Jacoby sold his 100-acre farm, and bought the 160-aere tract two and one-half miles northeast of Plymouth,where he still resides. His parents had five sons and six daughters, of whom six are living. He has one son, Christian Jacoby, who was born March 5, 1851, and was married September 9, 1877, to Miss Harriet Huff, of Bremen, this county. This son and his family, consisting of his wife and their little son Floyd E., who was born February 2, 1S79, make their home with Mr. Jacoby, where they

Politically, Mr. Jacoby is a Democrat. He is of the liberal sort, however, and not unfrequently votes for candidates outside of his own party. His chief business from his boyhood has been that of farming. In this he has been very successful. He has lived to see and enjoy the crowning success of his labors. It affords one pleasure to visit this good family at their beautiful homestead, hear them tell of former deprivations and hardships undergone in hewing out this place of abode, and mark the commendable pride with which they draw the contrast between the olden times and the present. By a look at the portraits of Mz. and Mrs. Jacoby, to be found in this history, you will at once see that they beloug to the better and more intelligent class of citizens, have great firmness, are true to their convictions of right, and are generous, loving and kind. These good people are greatly esteemed in the community where they live, and are certainly very worthy of the place which they occupy in this history of their county.

P. O. Jones

Perry Oliver Jones was born April 5, 1547, at the family homestead in Marshall County, Indiana. His father, Tyra Jones, was a native of Pennsylvania, but removed to Ohio when a young man, and in that State was united in marriage with Miss Sarah Ames. He devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, and for many years was a leading farmer in the community in which he resided. In 1836, he sold his property in Ohio, and came to the State of Indiana, locating in Marshall County. in Green Township. from which he developed a fine farm, and was engaged in its enltivation until his decease, in December, 1876. He stood highly as a citizen, and was respected by all who knew him.

Perry, the subject of this biography, was engaged, during his boyhood, in assisting his father on the farm, and attending the common sehool during the winter seasons. Ata later date he entered the college at Valparaiso, Indiana, and subsequently taught school in Fulton County, Indiana, during the winters of 1870, °71-72. sewing machine trade, at Rochester, Indiana, and in September of that year became a student in the law office of W. S. Marshall, at Warsaw, Indiana. for eighteen months, he entered the law department of the State

In April of the same year, he located at Plymouth, and was admitted to the bar of Marshall County. Later in that year he formed a partnership with John 5. Bender, Esq., in the practice of his profession. This relation was dissolved about eighteen months later, and since that time Mr. Jones has continued to practice alone. As an attorney he has attained marked success at the bar. He is an able pleader, a forcible speaker, and withal, conscientious in his devotion to the interests of his clients. His sound judgment and quick perceptive powers make him asafe and valued counselor to those seeking legal advice.

In polities he has always been an adherent to the principles of the Democratic party, and while he has been a zealous worker in its ranks, and has labored unselfishly for its success, he has never been an office seeker, although he has twice been the custodian of public trusts, and has proven faithful, in each instance, to the duties of his offices, First, in October, 1S74 he was elected District Prosecuting Attorney for the district composed of Mar- shall, Koseiusko and Fulton Counties, and re-elected in October, 1876, serving until the fall of 1878. In May, 1879, he was elected Mayor of the city of Plymouth, and after serving with honor and credit for two years, was re-elected in May, 1581.

On the 13th day of April, 1875, he was united in marriage with Miss Kate Fife, daughter of Thomas Fife, who was one of the early settlers of Marshall County, and a prominent and highly respected citizen. 'They have one son, Arthur.

In social and public life alike, Mr. Jones is recognized as a man of pure principle, and is esteemed for his many manly qualities. He is honorable in all things, fearless and firm in defense of his convictions, and possessed of an individuality purely his own. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a Master Mason in Plymouth Lodge, No. 149,

Oliver Perry Klinger was born in Preble County, Ohio, June 23, 1845. His parents, Peter and Sarah Klinger, were highly respected citizens of that county during their lives. Both died before the subject of this biography had reached the age of eleven years. At the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted, at the age of fifteen years, in Company "K," 34th Regiment Ohio Zouaves, and was assigned to duty in West Virginia, under Col. A. Sanders Piatt. He served three years and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his term of enlistment. After his return from the army he attended school for several months. and in 1864 came to Plymouth, with the intention of engaging in business here. This purpose was not consummated, however, and he again entered school. After a time spent in the publie schools at Plymonth, he entered Notre Dame College. at South Bend, Indiana, where he remained during the term of 1866. Returning to Plymouth at the end of that time, he accepted a clerkship in the post office at this place, under Col. O. H. P. Baily, then Postmaster. In March, 1868, he entered the Clerk's office. as deputy under Jobn C. Cushman, then the incumbent of that office, and occupied this position continuonsly until his election to the office of Clerk of the Marshall Cirenit Court. At the Democratic nominating convention of 1878, his name was proposed for that office, and he was nominated without opposition. At the ensuing election, in the fall of that year, he was the successful candidate, receiving a flattering majority.

In the discharge of his official duties Mr. Klinger has eudeavored to give public satisfaction, and by the familiarity with the details of his position, acquired by long and faithful service as deputy, he is well qualified to administer its affairs properly. On the 6th day of October, 1875, he was united in marriage with Miss Hattie Losey, who died in 1879, leaving one daughter, Etta Belle, Mr, Klinger is identified with the Masonic fraternity of this city

Col. William M. Kendall

William M. Kendall was born March 11, 1841, at Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N, Y.; his father, Abiather Kendall, removed from the State of Maine to Warsaw, N. Y., where he was engaged in the merchant tailor business, from 1840 to 1847; removing to Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1847, and to Plymouth, Ind., in 1851: he engaged in the same pursuit here, and was thus oceupied until his decease, in 1853. :

After the death of his father, the subject of this biography fonnd a home with H. B, Pershing, of Plymouth, with whom he resided until 1857. In that year he was appointed Deputy Clerk of Marshall County, under N. R. Packard, and served in this capacity until September, 1860; he then entered Asbury University, at Green Castle, Ind. and returned to Plymouth in the following spring to take charge of the post-office at this place, while Col. O. H. P. Bailey (then Postmaster) went to the front with the Union army.

In January, 1862, Col. Bailey resigned his position in the army and returned to Plymonth. Shortly afterward, Mr. Kendall was commissioned a Second Lieutenant by Gov. Morton, and raised a company of volunteers, which became Company D, of the Seventy-third Indiana Regiment. They went into camp at South Bend, Ind., on the 12th of July, 1862, and their Second Lieutenant was unanimously elected Captain of the company. On the 16th of August, 1862, they left camp for Louisville, Ky., and were assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, under Gen. Buell. They had numerous skirmishes during the progress of their chase after the rebel General, Bragg, in Kentucky, but their first important engagement was at Chaplin Hill, Ky. At the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Company D lost fully one-half its members, in killed and wounded, many falling into the hands of the enemy as prisoners. After the battle of Stone River, this regiment was detailed, together with the Eighty-eighth and Fiftyfirst Indiana and Third Ohio Regiments, to act as a raiding party, under command of Col. A. D. Streight, their purpose being to intercept. the communications between Johnson and Bragg, at Marietta, Ga. They were engaged in numerous fights, and Col. Hathaway, of the Seventy-third Indiana Regiment, was killed at the battle of Blount's Farm. On the 3d of May, 1863, the command of which Mr. Kendall's company formed a part, was forced to surrender to Forrest, near Rome, Ga., and all became prisoners. From Atlanta, they were taken to Libby Prison, and after | remaining there for a year, were transferred to Macon, Ga. At the latter place, Gen. Stoneman endeavored to release them, but after a sharp and gallantly fought battle, he was overpowered, and his command placed inside the gloomy walls with those whom he had endeavored to resene. Subsequently, they were taken to Charleston, 5. C., and placed between the city and the fire of the Union General, Foster, as a protection to the city, the rebels hoping thus to save themselves; but the firing of the Union forces was continued, passing over the heads of the prisoners, and carrying destruction to the city. In September, 1864, they were taken to the celebrated "Camp Sorghum," near Columbia, 8. C., where they were out in an open field, their only protection from the weather being a few boughs and twigs which they were able to gather. At "Camp Sorghum" it became the custom to send out four or five prisoners on parole, every morning, to cut wood, and this cireumstance was taken advantage of by Capt. Kendall and three of his fellow-prisoners, on the Ist day of November, 1864; on that day they were the party detailed to chop the wood, and started with their axes as if to perform the errand upon which they were sent. When they had put a sufe distance between themselves and their guards, they fled toward Atlanta, hoping there to find Gen. Sherman; but, learning that he had gone, they changed their course toward Dalton, traveling at night, and hiding during the day. One night they were met by an old colored man whe told them that four cavalrymen were in pursuit, and were then asleep in a farmhouse near by. After a little persuasion, the old man directed them to where the Confederates had their horses, which were immediately appropriated and pressed into service. That night the fugitives placed thirty miles between themselves and their pursuers, turning the horses loose at daybreak, to find their own way back to their masters, eled for about thirty days, and when within twenty miles of the Union lines, they were ferreted out by blood-hounds, and the rebels who owned them soon followed their dogs, and took the escaped prisoners back to Columbia. Subsequevtly they were takeu to Goldsboro, N. C., and exchanged on the Ist of March, 1865, In 1864, while still in the rebel prison, Capt. Kendall was commissioned Major of his regiment, and, after his release, joined his comrades at Larkinsville, Ala., and was placed in command of that post, remaining there until the order came for his command to be mustered out. Returning to Indianapolis on the 12th of July, 1865, he was mustered out of service, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, by brevet. War's grim labors over, he returned to Plymouth and engaged in mereantile pursuits, conducting a prosperous business uutil 1869. In June of that year, he was appointed Postmaster at Plymouth by President Grant. Subsequent administrations have recognized his ability by retaining his services, and he has discharged the duties of his station in a manner highly satisfactory to the public.

On the 29th of September, 1861, he was united in marriage with Miss Harriet E., danghter of Dr. Lyman Griffin, of Plymouth. They have four children, viz.: Grace A., Mark Lee, Raymond Ames and Mary.

Col. Kendall is a highly respected member of the community in which he resides, and where his worth is known. He is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Plymouth, and for sixteen years has been Superintendent cf the Sabbath school. His political affiliations have been with the Republican party, and he has proved a valuable member of that branch of the body politic. As a business man, he is prompt and honorable, and those who know him find him a true friend and a good neighbor.

Mr. Samuel L. McKelvy was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, January 4, 1548; his father was a farmer, and, out of school hours, the son was engaged in the performance of farm work; after a thorough course in the public schools of Ohio and Plymouth, Ind. (having removed to Marshall County in 1867), he entered the Literary Department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, in 1868; in the fall of 1860, he was elected Principal of the Publie Sehools at Missouri Valley Junction, Iowa, and was thus engaged for two years, during which time he pursued a course of legal studies. In the spring of 1871, he was admitted to the bar at Hamburg, Ark., and entered upon the practice of his profession with his uncle, an old practitioner of that city. In 1876, he returned to Plymouth, Ind., and formed partnership relations with G. R. Chaney, in the practice of the law. This partnership was dissolved in August, 1876, and Mr, McKelvy engaged in the real estate business, which he has continued ever since. He is an excellent business man, prompt and honorable in his transactions, possessing good judgment and a thorough knowledge of the business in which he is engaged. He attained suceess at the bar, but found the real estate business much pleasanter, as well as more remunerative. He is a man of enterprise and energy, and has succeeded in building up a large and lucrative trade; he and his associate in business are the editors and publishers of the Indiana Real Estate Register, a journal devoted to the interests of real estate and the profession in general. Mr. McKelvy was married, in 1878, to Miss Mollie F. Van Gilder, an estimable young lady, who has won her way into the affections of a great many friends, and is beloved by all who know her, They are the parents of two children - Clara May and Mattie Lon.

Isaac Orr

Mr. Orr was born in Licking County, Ohio, in 1805; his father, Robert Orr, was a native of Pennsylvania, and his grandparents were both natives of Ireland. Robert Orr was among the pioneers of Licking County, Ohio, whither he emigrated from Pennsylvania at an early day, and cleared and improved a farm in Bowling Green Township, upon which he spent the residue of his life, aod upon which his son, the subject of this biography, was born. In his family there were ten children, all of whom grew to maturity and became useful citizens, and four are still living. Isaac Orr grew to manhood amid scenes of pioneer life, and his educational privileges were necessarily limited; yet he developed a taste for reading, and from the books which came into his possession, acquired a varied fund of knowledge. boyhood, he began to assist his father in the routine of farm duties, and adopted farming, in later life, as his vocation, having learned the details of this pursnit by a long apprenticeship. On the 7th of March, 1843, he was united in marriage with Miss Marian Weatherall, who still survives. She was born in Madison County, Va., in 1519, and emigrated to Licking County, Ohio. with her pareots, George and Emma Weatherall, in 182; she had four sisters and one brother, all of whom are now liviny ex-

' cept the eldest sister. In 1551, Mr. Orr left the scenes of his boyhood, and, accompanied by his wife and three children, Thomas, Amos and Emma J., came to Marshall County, Ind., and pur chased the farm south of Plymouth, where his wife now resides. The farm was then partially improved, and the residence in which Mrs. Orr now lives, had been erected by the former possessor of the land. Three children were born to them after their arrival here, viz., Victoria, Alice and Sharon, all now living except Victoria. Here Mr. Orr was engaged for many years in the cultivation of his farm, pushing the work with an energy that returned him a handsome compensation for his labor. He wasted no time, in that State, where he was married. He subsequently emigrated to Trumbull County, Ohio, and bore a conspicuous part in its pioneer history. In his family there were eleven sons and one daughter, all of whom are now deceased save two sons. Garrison B., the second son, was the father of Mareus. He was born in Trumbull County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood. After reaching years of maturity, he married Miss Mary E. Waller, a young lady of rare accomplishments, who was born in Connecticut, and came to Portage County, Ohio, to teach school. In 1835, immediately after marriage he removed, with his wife to Michigan Territory, and was among the pioncers of Lenawee County, He located at Tecumseh, where his son Mareus was born on the 21st day of July, 1836. The death of his wife in the same year was a sad reverse to his prospects and hopes, and in 1837 he aban-

Ind. He erected a saw-mill on Pine Creek, in North Township, where he was engaged in the lumber trade until his death, in 1841; he was a good citizen, and possessed the good will of all who knew him; his son, Marens, spent the days of his childhood about the home place, rendering such slight assistance as he was capable of in the mill. The winter schools of the neighborhood afforded him a meager education in the common branches; but, as he grew older, he became possessed of a desire to know more, and resolved upon the adoption of tie legal profession as his life work. After a preparatory course at Michigan Central College, Spring Harbor, Mich., he spent the freshman year at the college at Oberlin, Ohio. Subsequently, he entered the University at peace, and was never involved in a quarrel with his neighbors: he took especial pride in the appearance and cultivation of his farm, and won the title of "a good farmer" by the attention he gave to his calling; and in all his business transactions, he gained the name of an honest man; he was a friend to all publie improvements, and contributed liberally to enterprises designed to benefit the community. In polities, he acted with the Democratic party, and while he always took an active interest and labored for its success, he never aspired to office, and never served the people in a public capacity; he enjoyed the confidence and esteem of all with whom he was associated, and when he died, on the 24th day of October, 1868, it was the universal verdict that a good man had gone to his rest.

Hon. Marcus A. O. Packard

In the front ranks of the business world, as represented in this community, stands the subject of this biography; a life of industry and govud management, coupled with extraordinary tinancial and legal ability, has secured to him an ample fortune. and the various enterprises in which he has been engaged, and the success they have enjoyed under his direction, stamp him as a business man of versatile talent. The family from which he is descended is an ancient one, and its members have uniformly been prominent and superior citizens of the several localities in which they have resided. The paternal ancesters emigrated from England and settled on Long Island in 1742. One branch of the family subsequently emigrated to Pennsylvania, and Thomas Packard, in 1856. In the same year he began the study of the law with Judges Baker and Millard, at Adrian, Mich., and in 1858 was admitted to practice, after an examination by the Judges of the Supreme Court of that State, one of whom was the Hon. Isaac P. Shristiancy, afterward a member of the United States Senate. Shortly after his admission to the bar, Mr, Packard was united in marriage with Miss Harriet M. Thompson, in Calhoun County, Mich., and later in the same year (1858), came to Plymouth, where he has since continued to reside. He entered into partnership relations with Judge Horace Corbin, with whom he practiced for one year. Since that time he has practiced alone, until the formation of the existing co-partnership relations between himself seem to have led him in the right direction, for, as an attorney he has attained pronounced success. He is a powerful and convineing speaker, a logical reasoner, and a formidable opponent in a hotly contested case- - clinging to his client with almost a fierce earnestness, and pleading his cause with an eloquence that sways jury and spectators alike. His ready power of analysis, and the quickness with which he perceives the true merits of a case, make him valuable as a counselor, and the accuracy of his judgment, and the kidness with which it is given, have secured the confidence of all who have sought it. As a business man, Mr. Packard has evinced a talent equal, perhaps, to his legal ability. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Plym - outh, and was its first President. In this capacity, he has ever since continued to act, and under his management the bank has become one of the most substantial institutions of its kind in Northern Indiana. While he is a prominent Democrat, and one of the leaders of his party in this community, he has never been an office-seeker, and only twice permitted himself to be a candidate. He was elected, in the fall of 1860, as the Representative

The subject of this sketch, was born in Butler County, Ohio, January 10, 1808. With his parents he removed to Franklin County, Ind., prior to the organization of the State, where he resided until the year 1817, when he located in Fayette County, where, shortly afterward, his father died, leaving him and two younger brothers to support the surviving members of the family. In the year 1835, he made a trip to the wilds of Marshall County, for the purpose of selecting a future home for himself and family. Having entered a piece of land near Maxenkuckee Lake, the spring following, he returned, and having cleared-up a small " patch'' of ground, which he planted with potatoes, corn and vegetables, he went back and returned with his family, arriving on the 20th day of July, 1836, and until the time of his death, March 26, 1875, had resided in the county continuously from the date of his settlement in it. From a biographical sketch prepared at the time of his death by his son, Platt McDonald, who was at that time editor of the Plymouth Democrat, the following extract is made :

'* Although there were many older men in the new settlement than he was, his natural abilities, steady habits and earnest desire to aid in pushing forward all schemes for the advancement of the best interests of the new settlement kept him constantly in prominent positions, every one of which, from the least to the greatest, from the first to the last, was filled with the strictest aed to efficiency, honesty and fidelity. He assisted in the organization of the county in 1836, by aiding the machinery of local goverment to be set in motion, and taught one of the first schools ever kept in the county, in a log schoolhouse on the farm now owned by the late Jeremiah Mosher, near Maxenkuckee Lake. For many years he taught school during the winter season; and although not possessed of a classical education, he was invariably popular with the patrons and children. He was at all times a friend of education; and the facts warrant the statement that the schools of this county owe more of their present prosperity to his efforts in the past than to any other person. Among the official positions which he filled in the county may be named the office of County Commissioner, Land Appraiser two terms, Auditor two terms, County School Examiner and County Superintendent of Schools, which office he held at the time of his death, but from which he intended to retire to private life at the end of his term. He was an earnest, though unostentatious, worker in the cause of Christianity, and had been an exemplary professor more than a quarter of a cent rior to his death. He assisted in the erection of " Pisgah Meeting-House,'' five miles southwest of Plymouth, Antioch the same distance south, and it is probably due to his efforts that the Christin Chapel in Plymouth was secured and put in proper condition for worship. He left surviving him, his wife Phebe,

'Thus much has been spoken of his life, work and character as a public man - a title that he never craved, and from the responsibilities of which his naturally sensitive and retiring disposition caused him to shrink, except when duty called. But it was in the social circle, and in the relation of husband, father and friend that his genial nature, his tender goodness shone brightest, and with a luster which neither time nor circumstance can efface from the sweet recollection of those who grew up under his paternal care, and all who have known him longest and best. Looking back through a life of forty years, nothing can be recalled to mind in his actions but manhood in its grandest form, and meekness, simplicity and assuring kindness in all that he said and done. He was God's noblest work - an honest man. Pages might be filled in illustration of the traits of character here attributed to him ; but even then those unacquainted with him would fall far short of «, true estimate of his character. But his life-work is done; well done! In his last sickness he fully illustrated the beauty of patience under suffering, such as seldom falls to man. Under the most excruciating pain not a murmur was heard to escape his lips. While to the outer world we bid farewell to a kind and indulgent father, yet in the hearts of his family will be enshrined the memory of his goodness, never to be dimmed by the lapse of time, or to fade through forgetfulness. Better than all else on earth will be the consolation afforded by a contemplation of his noble character and righteous deeds. Riches may fade away, but there is a mine of wealth in the name which he has left that is without price, and will stand forever."'

20, 1806. Her parents' names were Platt B. and Elizabeth Dickson. She was a twin-sister of Phebe Dickson, who afterward, by marriage, became the wife of Lewis Thompson, and after his death and the death of Elizabeth, she was united in marriage with Thomas McDonald. With her parents Elizabeth settled in Fayette County, Ind., about 1817, where, January 27, 1831, she and Thomas McDonald were married. In 1836, she came to Marshall County. She died of varioloid, in Plymouth, Ind., May 13, 1858. She endured the hardships incident to the early settlement of the county, and at the age of fifty-two, when the future was just opening bright and beautiful before her, after a long, long struggle, she was taken away by the ruthless hand of death. She was universally esteemed by all who knew her as an intelligent and exemplary woman in every respect. She was a faithful and devoted wife and mother, a zealous Christian, and has, it is hoped, exchanged a world of trouble for one of eternal happiness and joy.

from the district composed of the counties of Marshall and Stark. and was re-elected in 1862. During his second term in the Leagislature, he served as a member of the Judiciary Committee, and as Chairman of the Committee on Federal Relations. He served with honor and distinction, retiring again to a professional life at. the expiration of his second term. His ample fortune has not grown from a greed of gain, nor has he ever shown any disposition to hoard it as it has accumulated, Kind-hearted and publiespirited, he has contributed generously to charities and to all public enterprises calculated to benefit this city or county; he ing from his observations a world of pleasnre, and a rich store of knowledge which experience alone can impart, and during his absence has entertained the readers of the Plymouth Deonoerat with letters written in his own masterly style, discribing the various places of interest visited by him.

John L. Place

Mr. Place was born May 3, 1840, in Delaware County, Ohio; his parents, Anson and Leah (Miller) Place, settled in that county about the year 1521, and thronghout a long series of years were recognized among its best citizens: his father came to Marshall County, Ind., in 1867, and purehased a farm in North Township, where he devoted his time to agricultural pursuits: he died at Bremen, in this county, in 1873, respected by all who knew him. John L., the subject of this biography, acquired a good education in Ohio, and at the age of fi'teen years entered a store in Allen County, Ohio, as book-keeper. From that time until the outbreak of the late rebellion, he was engaged as clerk and book-keeper in mercantile houses, acquiring by practice a comprehensive busi ness education. In August, IS61, be enlisted in Company B, Twenty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and on the Ist of Jannary, 1864, re-enlisted as a veteran, At the battle of Stone River he was captured by the enemy, but was soon afterward paroled, and subsequently exchanged, thus escaping many of the horrors incident to life in Southern prisons. His regiment, which belonged to the Fourteenth Army Corps, was with Gen, Sherman in his Atlanta campaign, and did the full share of the fighting. At the battle of Rocky Face Ridge, Mr. Place was struck by a fragment of shell, receiving injuries from which he has never fully recovered. He was sent to the hospital, and twice while thus disabled, was commissioned as an officer of the company: first as Second Lientendnt, and afterward as First Lientenant. His wound, however, rendered active service impossible, and he was never mustered; he was placed on duty at headqnarters, and served in a clerical capacity as Chief of Reports, at Camp Dennison, Ohio, until the close of the war; he was honorably discharged on the 17th of July, 1865, and afterward resumed his oceupation as a book-keeper; he came to Indiana in 1867, and in the latter part of 1868 began teaching in the district schools of Marshall County; he was a teacher in the public school at Bremen when his name was presented to the Democratic Convention of 1878 as a candidate for Recorder of Marshall County. This was his first experience in the political field, but at the ensuing election, in the fall of that year, he received a larger majority than any other candidate on the ticket. He has proved a competent and efficient officer, and has discharged the duties of his position with an honest and conscientious fidelity to the trust reposed in him. During his residence in this county he has gained many friends, and all who know him unite in pronouncing him an honorable man and a good citizen. On the 17th of Jannary, 1874, he wedded Miss Lavina J., daughter of Moses Keyser, Esy.. of Bremen. Marshall County. They are the parents of one danghter, Mary A., and one son, Grove W.

John A. Palmer

John A. Palmer was born in Stark County, Ohio, February 11, 1540; he grew to manhood in that county, and there acquired his education. Svareely had he attained his majority when the sound of civil war in our land awakened patriots to action, and he enlisted as a defender of the Union, in Company H, Third Ohio Regiment. At the battle of Perryville, Ky., on the Sth day of October, 1862, he was wounded and sent to the hospital. Owing to indifferent medical treatment while there, his wound became a permanent disability. He was confined to the hospital until February, 1863, and was then discharged from service on acconnt of his wound. Returning to his home, he spent a year recuperating his health, and at the end of that time engaged in mercantile pursuits at MeDonaldsville, Ohio. In the fall of ISH6, his store was destroyed by fire, and in the spring of 1868 he eame to Plymonth, and engaged in the bakery and restaurant trade, at the stand now occupied by M. N. Allman. on Michigan street. This ventnre was attended with good snecess, and he was engaged with the duties of his trade until 1879. In the spring af 17S, he was elected Trustee of Center Township, and sold his business establishment when he entered upon the duties of his office, in April, 1S79. His position is an arduous and responsible one, and he has discharged its duties in a manner to reflect credit upon his ability and fidelity. He is known as an upright, honorable man, and as such has gained the confidence of the community in which he resides. He was married. in 1866, to Miss Catharine Rininger, in Summit County, Ohio. Of this union were born four children, three of whom - Cora M,, Harvey J. and Eva B. - are now living, while Elmer E. is deceased.

Grove O, Pomeroy

Mr. Pomeroy was among the pioneers of Center Township, and was identified for many years with the growth and improvement of Marshall County; he was born in the State of Massachusetts, in IS11, and in ISIS removed to Sullivan County, Ind., with the family of his father, Grove Pomeroy; he attended school in Sullivan County during the winter, and worked on the home farm during the remainder of the year; he was a young man when he went to Vincennes, Ind., to finish his edueation, and, owing to failing health, was forced to abandon this project and return to his home, Shortly after his return, he wedded Miss Margaret Smith, in April, 1832. She was born in Caynga County, N. Y., and eame to Knox County, Ind., with her father, Bastion Smith, in December, IS15. One month after their marriage (in May, 1882), Mr. Pomeroy and wife removed to St. Joseph County, Ind., and during the next three years resided on a farm near South Bend. In the meantime, Mr. Pomeroy's father had settled in Marshall County, and erected the first house within the present limits of Plymouth: and at the end of three years, his son sold his farm in St. Joseph County, und moved, with his wife, to Marshall County, where he passed the remainder of his life. He his life clearing and improving his land, and by honest. toil accumulated a competence in worldly goods, providing each of As other sethis children with a farm, as they grew to maturity.

tlers joined him, and public improvements were made in the county. he manifested the true spirit of the pioneer, by joming hands with his neighbors and helping along every measure of progress, He was the friend of religion and education, and every enterprise that had for its object the public good received his encouragement and support. In all his dealings with the world. he maintained an unsullied reputation for honesty and purity of purpose, and was universally honored by those who knew him. In polities, he first acted with the Whig party, and upon the organization of the Republican party. embraced its principles, and was ever afterward one of its most cordial supporters. He was a its most faithful and attentive members. lamented by a large circle of friends. and resides at the old homestead with her daughter and son-inlaw, Miles Van Vactor. She, too, bore her part bravely in the struggles of pioneer life, and lives to witness the important changes wronght in less than half a century, and to enjoy the friendship and esteem to which her merits so well entitle her.

Hon. Charles Howell Reeve

Among the older residents and prominent citizens of Marshal! County is the subject of this sketch. He was born in Oneida County, N. Y¥., in 1822, and came to Indiana in 1838. The family is an ancient one on both sides; his male ancestors came from Wales and located on Long Island in 1640, and the first homestead remains to this day in possession of lineal descendants of the first owner. When the British took Long Island in the Revolution, his grandfather abandoned his property there and moved up the Hudson River, locating in the wilds, near Newburg, Orange County, where his father. Isaac Reeve, was born. His mother was Harriet Howell, daughter of Capt. Howell, a prominent citizen of Orange County, whose ancestors came from England. She died in 1820, when her son was only seven years old, and his father died in 1562. From his parents he inherited some of his leading traits of character, all of which are clearly marked. His opportunities for scholastic education were quite limited. and he is self-educated, except in the slightest rudiments. His father placed him in the law office of Hon. James H. Bradley. at La Porte, Ind., when he was eighteen years old; be read law under Mr. Bradley, Judge 5, C. Sample and J. A. Liston, and was admitted to the bar in 1842. just before he became of age; he disliked the law, and always practiced it under protest, but there seemed no other open channel, and having been placed in it, he followed it, and with suecess; after his admission to practice, he went West and clerked for a while at Chicago. and afterward in New York City; finally, he located at Plymouth, Tnd., in 1846, and has remained here ever since, ocenpying one office and one residence nearly coutinnously, and never having changed but once; he has now retired from practice. My. Reeve is a person of whom it is diffienlt to present a correct view; he is called eccentric, but that is not the correct word to use: he only seems to be so: in fact, he is the reverse of eccentric, for he moves in a right line, with a distinctive individuality that is miscalled eccentric; he is one of the positive temperaments. who seek to know what is right to do, and then aet it, regardless of results to himself: his mind is a philosophical one, and he seeks to learn the exact facts in any given case, and then be governed by them; he seeks to deal with facts as he finds them, believing - to use one of his own quaint expressions - that * Romanee gets her head broken every time she comes in contact with reality;' he is a fluent and rapid speaker, has unusual command of language and unlimited faculty of comparison; has quick pereeptions, is a great reader, a close reasoner, a careful thinker, takes original views, and uses many original expressious in speaking and writing; everything he docs is quick and rapid in its aetion - walking, talking, writing. adapting himself to sudden emergencies - all rapid, but he never loses his head: he is emphatic in the declaration of a faet, and expresses a plausible opinion in terse language. These things, with his advanced and original views, cause people to call him eccentric, and but few know him as he He has studied all his life to know himself, and believes he does so; he respects public opinion, but craves his own self-respect tirst of all men, believing that without it he would be unworthy of all respeet: he is serupulously honest, believes the aim of the law to be the accomplishment of justice, and has no patience with any efforts which tend to defeat that aim; he is tall. spare and angular in personal appearance. and often seems angular in his views and methods of expression to those who do not know hiw. He is singularly devoid of ambition for personal notoriety or political preferment, while taking an active part in most of the leading public movements. and being called upon for his views on all public oceasions.

He has written many articles for some of the leading journals of the country. on important publie questions, which have attracted attention abroad. and the many letters to him from all sections attest that the subject matter was of public interest, and its treatment by him worthy of attention.

He is the father of the Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad, and to him is due its location through Marshall County. The Ohio & Indiana line was seeking an outlet down the Wabash River, when. through Mr. Reeve's personal efforts. a company was organized to build a road from Fort Wayne to Chicago, which was afterward accomplished. For nearly two years he worked almost alone, but finally succeeded in enlisting such interest as enabled him to call a meeting at Warsaw. over which he presided. aud to which he earried over $26,000, in snbseriptions, from Marshall County (then poor and sparsely settled), enabling those

He has lived to see this road constructed, and to enjoy the prosperity and benetits arising from it. He served this county as Prosecuting Attorney, and afterward as State Senator. In both of these positions he discharged the duties with zeal, industry, and his best judgment. He was married in 1850, and has three children, ail living near him. In his many speeches, lectures and published articles, Mr, Reeve has always inculeated the highest and best principles, looking to the practieal, to permanency and stability, to healthy progress and the best order; and Marshall County will reap substantial benetits from his residence within her boundaries for many years after his body shall have become a part of its own earth. Good to the poor, generous to the young, struggling for a position, true to his friends, present or absent, just to his enemies, liberal in the toleration of opinion on all subjects, industrions, zealous in every good for the public, hating erucliy and all meanness, * Charlie Reeve," as his friends call him, will be missed when he dies. The world he moves in will be the better for his having lived in it; quaint tales will be told among the older people who know him, while they live, of his sayings and doings, his stories, music, fun and queer expressions. Many will profit from the sound, practical ideas he had given to the public, and uttered in private conversation, which will live in

James C. Reed

Although not one of the earliest of Marshall County's pioneers, Mr. Reed was a participant in many of the scenes incident to the growth of this county from a wilderness to a highly cultivated and' refined locality, and has been prominently identified with many of the public improvements that have been brought about since his arrival, His father, John Reed, emigrated from Ireland in 1796, and located near Harrisburg, Penn. Removing thence to Cincinnati, Ohio, he began work at his trade, making the first molded brick ever manufactured at that place. It is said that at the time of his arrival Cincinnati contained but one brick house, and the bricks were of the old-fashioned kind, known as "slop-brick."" He was married near Cincinnati, and there, too, his wife died. In 1815, he removed to Fayette County, Ind., locating near Connersyille. There he married Mrs. Elizabeth Callon, who bore him five children - Sarah, James ©., Nancy A., Rebecca R. and Maria Louisa, of whom James C. is the only survivor. In 1857, he was again robbed of the companionship of a devoted wife, by death, and came to Marshall County to spend the last days of his life with his daughters, Mrs. Fife and Mrs. Marshall. He died in 1863, during a visit to Logansport, Ind. He was always regarded as a good citizen, and was respected by all who knew him. In politics, he was identified with the Whig, and afterward the Republican party. He served as Sheriff of Hamilton County, Ohio, at one time, but was never a seeker for office, and never afterward served in a public capacity.

James C., his son, and the subject of this biography, was born January 4, 1824, in Fayette County, Ind. His early life was quite uneventful, and marked only by the even tenor of routine duties on the farm. During the winter, he attended the district school in the vicinity of his home, where he acquired a fair English education. Growing up on the farm, and occupied daily, as he was, with the duties of farm life, he adopted that vocation quite naturally, and as his father's strength declined, his own increased, so that he was able to take upon himself the drudgery of the farm. In 1852, he was united in marriage with Miss Martha A. Stewart, and occupied a house adjoining the old home farm, assisting his father and managing his own farm at the same time, until the death of his wife in 1854. He then returned to live under the paternal roof, and in 1858 came to Marshall County, and purchased the farm upon which he now resides, accompanied by his daughter Annie, now the wife of Edwin Brooks, of Logansport, Ind. The land which he purchased was an eighty-acre tract, upon which thirty acres had been cleared by its former possessor. Subsequently, he purchased eighty acres more; and cleared and improved it, little by little, until he now has one hundred and ten acres in cultivation. In 1860, he wedded Miss Sophronia A. Barbour, of Kosciusko County, Ind. They are the parents of six children, named, respectively, Elizabeth, Orrilla, Nancy, Urettah, James C. and William H., all of whom are now living save Elizabeth, Orrilla and Nancy.

Mr. Reed has long been regarded as one of the leading citizens in his township, and is a man of enterprise and public spirit. He has always contributed generously to the advancement of public improvements throughout the county, and is especially the active friend of religious and educational institutions. In politics, he acts with the Republican party, and while earnest and zealous in his efforts for its success, he has never sought public office. He is a