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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00097 8558
Gc 977.201 R89G v.2 GARY, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1868- CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF RUSH COUNTY, INDIANA
Centennial History of Rush County, Indiana
Edited by A. L. Gary and E. B. Thomas Rushville, Ind.
In Two Volumes Illustrated IC 977. 261 Gigi val. 2 VOLUME II
1921 HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS
Biography is the only true history .- Emerson.
A people that take no pride in the achievements of remote an- cestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote generations .- Macaulay.
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BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
A
Beher, Dr. Carl Frederick 159
Abernathy, Richard E
420
Beher, T. L ...
310
Addison, Charles T
36
Bell, Fred B
380
Addison, Henry F.
197
Bell, George H.
239
Addison, Mrs. Elizabeth C. 218
218
Benning, Charles
44
Adkins, Edward 315
Benning, John
437
Aiken, Edson L.
374
Berry, Rush.
215
Alexander, Elmer E.
345
Bever, James Madison
282
Allen, Lawrence L.
257
Bever, John W.
266
Amos, Joseph J
40
Billings, George F.
500
Amos, J. M.
40
Billings, W. A
322
Amos, Willard H.
92
Bishop, Josiah
98
Anderson, Lyle H. 279
264
Bitner, Walter
114
Anderson, John W
53
Blacklidge, Amos H.
190
Anderson, Samuel B
387
Apple, McClelland
290
Applegate, Oscar
52
Bosley, William M.
22
Arbuckle, James W
59
Bowen, Dr. Joseph F.
224
Archey, Clyde
469
Bowles, William
268
Archey, Hugh C.
327
Bowles, John T.
187
Archey, James P.
160
Bowling, John.
347
Archey, Mrs. Elizabeth H.
161
Boys, Charles.
439
Armstrong, Anderson
260
Braden, Arthur
209
Arnold, Dr. John
456
Branam, Albert
455
Arnold, Harvey M.
451
Branam, James W
362
Arnold, James.
291
Arnold, John
456
Brooks, Mrs. Alice A.
168
Arnold, William. 410
Austen, Jacob D
493
B
Brooks, Jesse C.
468
Brooks, Melvin
168
Brooks, William
395
Brown, Harvey F.
503
Ball, Merrill S.
118
Barber, D. D. 299
Brown, Jacob R
484
Barnes, Allen S. 421
Brown,
Leslie B
468
Barton, Mrs. Viroqua S. 192
Brown, William
94
Beale Bros. 482
Beale, Fred R
482
Beale, John S.
482
Beall, Harold 406
278
Beaver, Charles
507
C
Beaver, John M.
75
Beaver, Samuel
495
Beaver, Thomas 364
Bebout, Clata I
124
Callahan, John W 16
316
Brooks, Don C.
244
Brooks, Horrie
42
Brooks, James M
279
Ball, D. D. 254
Ball, Ephraim W 307
Ball, Jonathan 440
Brown, H. R.
373
Brown, James A 121
Barnard, David E 175
Brown, John H.
333
Barnes, Shelton M.
428
Brown, Ollie N.
398
Barton, William W 192
Brown, Wilbur C.
330
Brownell, Mrs. Augusta L.
513
Budd, Rush G.
403
Bussell, Guy 415
Beaver, Birney
Bussell, John T.
155
Bitner, Leroy
293
Anderson, James W
Blacklidge, Mrs. Leonora A. 190
Blount, Raymond L.
245
Bell, W. C.
380
Addison, Thomas J
Caldwell, Frederick A. 412
Caldwell, James 337
Brodie, George Walter
INDEX
Cameron, George E 439
Draper, Waldo
110
Cameron, W. A
294
Carmony, D. Ezra
154
Carney, Charles G.
70
Caron, Charles J
247
Carr, Goldia.
99
Ellison, Alonzo P. 168
Ellison, Elmer E 243
Ellison, James M. 136
English, John L. 370
Ertel, Charles W. 398
Ertel, J. B. 385
379
Clark, Lewis M. 258
F
Fair, William C. 361
Fancher, Mrs. Hettie A 134
131
Colter, Willard
460
Farlow, Joseph M. 427
Farlow, Richard M. 479
516
Cook, R. B.
200
Finlaw, Dr. Fred H.
150
Coon, Jasper N.
119
Fisher, William
328
Cox, Miles S.
485
Fey, Joseph 212
Fleener, John D. 36
Foster, Charles. 363
317
Crane, William B.
463
Foster, Paul
471
Creed, Jesse E
23
Foust, Charles H. 210
43
Cross, Chester F
32
Frazee, William O
269
Cross, James M
130
Frazier, John J. 442
Cross, John F.
77
Fry, W. H. 180 423
Fulton, John
Custer, Charles F
492
D
Gahimer, August 68
Darnell, Mrs. Ella B.
252
Garris, Edd
300
Darnell, George W.
252
Gartin, William R. 197
Darnell, Samuel
153
Gary, Abraham Lincoln
440
Daubenspeck, H. E.
62
Gary, Rev. Thomas B.
440
Daubenspeck, Paul L.
89
Glendenning, William H.
47
Davis, Charley
39
George, Arthur H. 443
Davis, Larkin
256
George, C. M. 185
Davis, James Henry
163
George, E. O.
332
Davis, John
314
Gilson, Peter 115
194
Davis, Robert Simpson
27
Gloshen, Monroe.
284
Davison, Elbert C.
378
Goddard, Fred
437
Dean, Dr. Donald H ..
84
Gosnell, Perry.
17
Dearinger, David M.
365
Gray, George W
495
Dearinger, Herbert M 357
375
Gray, James.
334
Dillon, Mrs. Cora Wright 505
Gray, Jesse G.
23
Dolan, Edward 204
Gray, Morton
491
Downey, Jacob F. 72
Gray, William H.
368
Downey, John P.
352
Green, Dr. Charles S.
21
Downey, T.
510
Green, Dr. Frank H.
21
Draper, James O
122
Green, Dr. J. W.
20
Draper, Osro M
Dyer, L. E. 56
E
Eakins, Delbert w 487
Carr, William McCoy
414
Casady, E. R.
196
Catt, Fred E.
95
Catt, Wesley S.
255
Chambers, Edward J.
448
Chappell, Herbert W
274
Clifton, James D. 331
Coffin, Mrs. Ella J
112
Coffin, Frank M.
112
Collins, John H.
349
Colter, W. Riley
246
Farthing, Birney D.
272
Cook, Oliver J.
491
Fisher, James
107
Cowan, Samuel E
484
Cox, Robert Stewart
484
Crane, Claude R
147
Foster, Glen E
Cross, Chase G.
24
Frazee, Charles A
Culbertson, William C. 167
91
Geise, William Curtis
48
Daubenspeck, Philip S.
Gowdy, John Kennedy
Dearinger, John R.
Gray, John A. 511
Dillon, Dr. Otto Parvin 504
329
Green, Joseph 304
Conaway, Henry G
391
Fancher, Johnson A
486
Farthing, Edward A
Cox, Robert W.
Ertel, Thomas H.
G
INDEX
Green, Dr. Lowell M. 61 Howard, John H. 320
Green, Thomas M
61
Howell, William A. 176
Gross, Fred.
83 Huber, Frank 253
Gross, Henry O
10
Hufferd, William T. 183
Gruell, Charles
M
222
Hugo, Charles. 64
Gruell, Newton
312
Humes, O. E.
146
Guffin, Henry E
351
Humphrey, Theodore. 251
Guffin, Lincoln.
38
Guffin, Mrs. Minnie G.
352
Gunning, James O 135
Gwinnup, Sylvester 148
H
Hackleman, Dr. Frank G. 408
Hackleman, Oliver C .. 408
Hackleman, Pleasant A. 408
Hagen, Dewey 116
I
Innis, Alexander 424
Innis, Perry T. 33
Innis, Robert A. 424
Innis, William W
33,
424
Inlow, Cyrus E. 165
Inlow, Dr. John J
165
Hardin, Joseph E. 88
Harrison, John E. 292
Harton, Charles H 71
Harton, Orpheus M 387
Heaton, John 270
Heaton, Thomas 29
37
Johnson, Charles 155
Johnson, Lafayette. 500
Jones, Benjamin F. 163
Henley, Milton 237
Henley, Mrs. Orah Dill
141
Henley, Reuben B.
294
Henley, Robert B
376
Henley, Thomas Benton
141
Henley, William J
49
Henley, William P
376
Herkless, William L. 177
Hill, Amos L. 226
Hill, Hon. Rowland H 81
Hilligoss, Cyrus 389
Hilligoss, Dora A. 28
Hinchman, A. Burl 494
Hinchman, Earl 478
Hinchman, Marshall 513
Hinchman, O. P. Morton 388
Hinchman, Roland Leslie 508
Hite, Albert M. 288
Hite, Birney E
236
Hite, David Fisher 336
Hite, Ira B. 465
Kessler, Edward
508
Hite, Jacob Winfield 267
Kessler, Frederick
51
King, Ted C. 483
King, William P 164
Kinsinger, Dr. Joseph B. 102
Kirkpatrick, Elijah A. 230
Kirkpatrick, John E. 277
Kiser, Corydon E 490
Hougland, Dr. Charles S. 170
K
Katsaros, George. 239
Katsaros, Michael 239
Keisling, George 181
Keisling, Leo W 480
Kellam, Elmer 361
Kelso, Charles 69
Kennedy, Robert. 151
Kennedy, Dr. R. O. 41
Kenner, Charles B. 252
Kerrick, Rev. Nimrod
401
Hite, Lewis E 273
Kincaid, Charles E
248
Holden, Herbert 258
Holden, Theodore F. 208
Holman, Edward
104
Hood, Van 297
Hooten, Henry. 466
Hooten, Mrs. Jennie S. 467
Hutchinson, Elmer
113
Hutchinson, Rohert
113
Hall, James 434
Hall, Oliver A. J ..
370
Hall, William A ..
97
Hammond, John G.
55
Harcourt, Lewis Edgar 34
Hardesty, George W
338
J
Jackman, Allen
105
Jackman, Dora
460
Jackman, John 202
Jackson, Edward V. 374
Heeb, John H
Henley, Howard E.
376
Henley, Jesse. 263
Jones, Ezekiel M. 244
Jones, Harrie
13
Jones, Hubert R 465
Jones, Robert 226
Jones, Samuel D 132
Jones, William G
195
Junken, Alvah T
326
Hungerford, Dayton 162
Hungerford, Ira. 343
Hungerford, John 475
Hunt, Claude B.
182
Hunt, Gestor
502
Hunt, S. L.
505
Hurst, Alba
149
Kiser, Donald V.
489
INDEX
Kney, Jacob H
71
Medd, Thomas Edward 232
Kney, Michael
142
Megee, John D. 139
Kramer, Harry
151
Mercer, James W. 305
Krug, John F
296
Metcalf, Dr. Henry P 241
Kuhn, George M.
377
Meyer, George H. 372
Miles, Franklin D. 430
Miller, Angus C.
512
Miller, Dwight.
300
Miller, Grant.
L
Lampton, Dr. W. T
174
Miller,
Henry J
292
Miller, Jesse F.
86
Lee, William Rush
213
Miller, Leslie
473
Lefforge, Jesse I
223
Melvin
467
Lefforge, Mrs. Luella M.
223
Miller,
Otis
477
Lefforge, Philander
444
Miller, Pleasant A
142
Lefforge, Roscoe
470
Miner, Floyd H.
46
Leisure, Jesse
45
Mitchell, Mrs. Irma W. 246
Lightfoot, Fred W
452
Lindale, John W., Sr.
428
Moore, Earl B. 447
461
Linville, Roscoe 451
Moore, Frank C.
262
Logan, Edgar E. 191
Moore, George B., Sr.
53
Logan, Dr. Henry V.
111
Logan, Jesse.
131
Logan, John W.
295
Moore, William 302
Logan, Jonas W.
461
Moore, William 172
Logan, Mrs. Sarah I.
462
Moran, Mrs. Jane. 265
Logan, Thomas Ora
449
Moran, Patrick. 265
Logan, Thomas W
101
Morgan, Frank 443
31
Lord, Dr. J. Levi.
285
Morris, Dr. C.
450
Lord, William A.
235
Morris, Douglas
131
Lower, Ora T.
340
Lower, Thomas W
478
Mull, Cyrus
401
Mull Family, The
409
M
Macy, Lloyd M. 319
Macy, Orlando C.
56
Maffett, U. S.
445
Manche, Maurice W
342
Mansfield, Robert E
17
Mansfield, Walter S.
103
Mahin, Adolphus T.
287
Mapes, John F
407
Martin, Loren
123
Martin, Benjamin Franklin
514
McBride, Frank 199
McCann Bros.
447
McCann, Israel.
446
Martin, William B.
224
McCarty, Mrs. John B
431
Martin, w. 230
McDaniel, Leon C.
91
Martin, William R.
280
McCorkle, Frank
73
Matlock, Mrs. Martha E.
159
Matlock, Noah
159
McCoy, Francis H. 203
McCoy, Joseph G.
27
Mauzy, Abram Gooding.
416
McCoy, John
149
Mauzy, Charles A
416
Mauzy, Chase P
333
Mauzy, Greeley P.
169
McCrory, Perry 345
Mauzy, Henry Louis
417
McCrory, William S 109
McFatridge, Harry F. 60
McKee, John F. 15
173
Mull, Thomas K
402
Mull, William A
341
Murphy, Charles 125
Murphy, George
157
Murphy, Jesse 206
Myers, William
473
Mc
Martin, Eli E.
426
Martin, Thomas J.
323
McCorkle, John H.
80
Matney, Edward. 186
McCoy, Thomas E.
12
McCrory, Mrs. Fannie H. 346
Mauzy, Hugh E. 417
Mauzy, James W. 325
373
Kuntz, George W
89
Kuntz, Peter
95
355
Miller, Harry T.
283
Lee, Thomas R ..
184
Mitchell, William 246
Lines, Leroy
454
Moore, Edd
Moore, Glenn E. 303
Moore, Noah O 96
Looney, J. Arthur
499
Morgan, Wallace G.
Morris, John B. 436
Mull, Jacob
401
Mull, Omer P.
Miller,
Kuhn, Walter H.
INDEX
McKee, William S.
199
Price, Nathan I 242
Price, Noah E. 60
McMichael, Albert N 225
McMillin, Harry
A
488
McMillin, John T. 57
McMillin, William H.
57
Redenbaugh, Elbert M. 348
Reed, Albert
386
Reed, John T. 214
Rees, Justus 481
Rees, Oscar H. 474
Reeve, Ben F. 309
Reeve, Elder Benjamin F. 309
Reeves, Al A. 179
Renegar, Luther G. 269
Retherford, Edward D 301
Retherford, Levi R. 298
Rhodes, William F 227
Rhodes, W. Riley 271
Rider, George 359
Rich, Mrs. Hettie P 153
Rich, Joseph H. 152
Richey, Adam A. 366
Richey, Weston C 126
Ricketts, John 128
412
Rigshee, Albert W 24
O'Keefe, Daniel.
453
Oldham, Charles R 249
Oneal, Sherman
426
Orme, Arnold 79
Orme, William M
459
Osborn, Berton T. 450
Osborn, Lucien B. 275
Osborn, Milton W.
207
Owen, Benjamin.
411
Owen, Benjamin L. 354
Owen, Charles 411
P
Parson, Harmoney L ... 140
Parsons, Dr. Charles H. 30
Patterson, Darius 228
Patterson, Normal V.
202
Patton, C. O.
454
Scull, Clarence. 321
Sears, Earl H. 303
Sefton, Charles M 368
Sefton, Monet 84
Sexton, Dr. Horatio G 25
Sexton, Dr. John Chase 25
Phillips, Robert E.
396
Sexton, Dr. Marshall
26
Pierson, Omer 472
Sexton, Dr. Marshall C.
26
Sharp, Fred C. 384
Shauck, Dr. Albert G.
360
Shauck, John
360
Posey, Frederick W 481
Poston, Mrs. Mary E. 138
Shropshire, Micajah S.
106
Siler, Oliver M.
229
Power, Emory J.
240
Smelser, W. I 77
Smith, Ben L. 144
Smith, Mrs. Bessie J. 158
Price, Elihu
82
Smith, Donald
144
N
Nash, Homer M. 497
Neeb, George. 379
Nelson, Mrs. Elizabeth A 157
Nelson, William H. 156
Newhouse, Alva
212
Newhouse, Lewis J.
353
Newhouse, Pleasant A. 100
Newhouse, Samuel R 12
Newsom, Alva E.
201
Newsom, Samuel L.
313
Nickel, Peter 383
Nixon, Robert W.
238
Norris, James W 415
Norris, W.
217
O
Offutt, Frank.
143
Offutt, O. M. 135
Rigsbee, Marshall B 127
Robinson, Albert M. 35
Rotan, Ira 367
Ruby, Edgar V
219
Ruff, Earl W.
506
Ruff, Russell. 429
Ryman, Philip S. 377
Ryon, S. L .. 311
S
Saxon, Mrs. Emma Kirkpatrick .. 362
Saxon, Leroy
362
Scholl, Joseph H. 389
Schrader, Henry W. 311
Schrichte, Anthony H 146
Scott, Joseph E 339
Patton, Walter E
286
Payne, Edwin.
9
Payne, Earl H
9
Perkins, A. J. 110
Peters, Jesse W. 434
Pike, Joseph H. 324
Poe, Jesse M. 198
Poe, William B 198
Shelton, , J. 193
Poston, Sanford M. 137
Siler, John
349
Posz, Conrad D. 90
Power, John H 420
Power, Ray 476
Priest, Earl F. 214
Prine, William H. 419
R
McMichael, Albert 431
Riggs, A. L.
INDEX
Smith, George
486
Wagoner, W. E. 136
Smith, James M.
496
Walker, William L. 306
Smith, Oliver W
158
Wallace, George 475
Smith, Ora V. 308 Wallace, John C. 475
Smith, Walter E.
394
Walther, Dr. J. E. 397
Smith, William P 184
Wamsley, Orin P 66
92
Somerville, Ira A.
221
Ward, Scott
417
Spencer, Charles
270
Webb, Alva
471
Spilman, George N.
220
Webster, David H
337
Stager, Harry E
250
Webster, William B.
106
Stevens, Ben
14
Weeks, Mrs. Martha M.
65
Stewart, David S.
356
Weeks, Hon. Nathan
65
Stewart, M. L.
98
Weingarth, George
329
Stewart, Mrs. Missouri R
356
Weir, John R.
289
Stiers, John K.
501
Whisman, George.
129
Stiers, Joseph
509
White, William
341
Stiers, Wilbur.
206
Whiteman, Horace G.
413
Stoten, John W.
266
Whiteman, Jacob 413
Sullivan, Thomas
78
Whiteman, William Seward 50
Whitinger, Frank. 418
Whitinger, James 422
Wikoff, Garrett D 125
T
Tarplee, Firman B. 318
Wilk, Phil.
171
Tarplee, William Edwin 234
Wilkison, Mrs. Ethel P 344
Tevis, Clarence L. 357
11
Wilkinson, Augustus William
282
Thomas, Ernest B.
432
Williams, Augustus N
216
Thomas, Grant
462
Williams, Floyd M
179
Thomas, Dr. Samuel C. 432
Williams, John O.
93
Thrall, James
382
Williams, William
231
Titsworth, Ernest R
503
Wilson, Charles B.
189
Todd, Jacob D.
178
Wilson, Charles F.
498
Todd, Joseph W
322
Wilson,
Hiram
405
Tompkins, C. H.
104
Wilson, James F.
259
Tompkins, Rush W
211
Trabue, Samuel L.
233
Wilson, William H.
188
Trowbridge, Charles M. 255
Winkler, Jesse
54
Tweedy, Earl M. 205
Winship, Albert Locke
392
Winship, Cliff N. 395
V
Winship, Earl B. 509
Vandament, Joseph S 457
Winship, Mrs. Gertrude H. 85
Vandament, Dr. Walter T 313
Winship, Joseph S. 85
VanDeventer, Emory 404
Winship, Lewis Erwin 393
VanOsdol, Dr. Dawson D.
117
Wissing, Jacob, Sr
108
Vansickle, W. R.
268
Wissing, Jacob A., Jr. 402
Vernon, John H
422
Wissing, John M.
120
Vickrey, Erban B.
438
Y
Waggener, Roy
48
Young, George W.
399
Wagoner, Argus D
319
Z
Wagoner, Billy W. 369
Wagoner, Franklin P
371
Zorne, Rolla E
458
Sutton, Luther
261
Swain, Capt. Franklin F. 192
Wikoff, Harley 331
Wilkison, Willard. 344
Thomas, Edgar.
Wilson, J. Frank.
189
Smullen, Dr. Charles L. 464
Ward, John
Edwin Boys
BIOGRAPHY
EDWIN PAYNE, who died at his home in Rushville in the spring of 1907, was for many years recognized as one of the fore- most figures in commercial circles in this part of Indiana. Enter- ing upon his career as a banker in 1870, Mr. Payne became identi- fied with the banking business of the county just at the period which began to mark the general commercial expansion of the state and so continued for many years an influential factor in that devel- opment. As the founder of the Peoples National Bank of Rushville he left an enduring memorial in the community in which he had resided since the days of his young manhood and his will long be a continuing influence in the commercial life of the city in which he elected to make his home. Born on November 1, 1840, in New Trenton, Franklin county, Indiana, the son of William J. and Lou- isa (Sloan) Payne, Edwin Payne located at Rushville when he was twenty-six years of age, and immediately began to make his presence felt in his new home. He was appointed a deputy under E. H. M. Berry, county treasurer, not long after taking up his resi- dence in Rushville and later served in the same capacity under Ben- jamin F. Johnson, the county auditor. He then for a short time was connected with the A. G. Mauzy department store, and in 1870 entered upon the banking career in which he eventually attained such prominence. In that year (1870) Mr. Payne was elected cashier of the Rushville National Bank. For twenty-seven years thereafter he fulfilled his duties with that institution with accuracy and ability. In 1897 he retired, but a life of inactivity was not to his liking, and on October 10, 1900, he opened the doors of the Peoples Bank, which he founded as a private bank. Almost from the first day his bank prospered under his watchful eye, operating under its original charter until September 1, 1904, when it was nationalized under the name of the Peoples National Bank. How- ever, long years of unremitting application to the arduous duties entailed in his chosen field of endeavor caused Mr. Payne's health to fail, and he presently retired from active participation in the affairs of the institution, leaving his two sons to control the des- tiny of the bank. On March 29, 1907, he bowed his head to the inevitable and died mourned by all who knew him. On May 12, 1870, Edwin Payne was united in marriage to Mary Frances Mauzy, daughter of Abram G. and Emily (Jameson) Mauzy, and to that union were born two sons, Earl H. and Ralph, the former of whom
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is president of the Peoples National Bank and the latter, president of the Peoples Loan and Trust Company. These two institutions have been enlarged in the scope of their activities by the efforts of the sons of the founder, and in memory of their father they have erected a modern and well-arranged building on the northwest cor- ner of Main and Second streets at Rushville. Ralph Payne was married on June 13, 1898, to Jennie Wallace, and they have four children : William Wallace, Lawrence Wesley, Frances Evelyn and Virginia. Fraternally, he is a member of all Masonic bodies save the Thirty-third degree, and in politics holds to the principles of the Republican party.
HENRY O. GROSS, cashier of the Manilla Bank, and one of the prominent men in Rush county's financial eireles, is a native of of the county, having been born at Manilla, January 22, 1878, the son of John and Katherine (Ottman) Gross, both natives of Germany. Realizing that there were greater opportunities for advancement in America, John Gross came to this country in his early manhood prior to his marriage, while his wife came with her father when she was yet a girl. His first occupation in this country was in the capacity of a wagon maker and cabinet worker, being an expert in all lines of wood working. He later founded the general store in Manilla which is now operated by his son Fred, although it still retains the name of the founder. To him and his wife were born eight children. seven of whom are now living: Katherine, Emma, Jacob, Caroline. George W., Fred, Henry O., and Charles F., who died at the age of about twenty-four years, and is buried at Shelbyville, this state. Henry O. Gross received his education in the common schools and the high school at Manilla, which he attended for two years, and a short term at the Nelson Business College some time later. After leaving high school, he and his brother, Fred, took charge of their father's store, the duty devolving upon them at their father's death, and together they conducted the business for two years. At the end of that time, Fred joined the army, and for the succeeding two years, Henry managed the affairs of the establishment by himself. On his brother's return from the army, he turned over the business to him and went to Cincinnati, where he took his short business course. Following this he went to Indianapolis and worked in the wholesale grocery establishment of the Indianapolis Fancy Grocery Company for a short time, and then, having been offered a position with the Mauzy & Denning Company, moved to Rushville, where he remained for four months. He was then, April 1, 1901, made cashier of the Manilla Bank, the responsibilities of which office he has since discharged with credit to himself and with profit to the bank. On September 26, 1905, Mr. Gross was united in marriage with Miss Clara Fox, the daughter of Jacob G. and Amy E. (Blackford) Fox. both natives of Shelby county, Indiana, he being a miller by trade and now employed by the Mull Grain Company at Manilla. Mrs. Gross was born in Shelby county, and was ednrated in the schools there and at Morristown, Ind. To Mr. and Mrs. Fox three children have been born, all of who:u are now living. Blanche, Ralph, and
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Clara. Mr. Gross is a popular member of the Masonie fraternity, being affiliated with Manilla Lodge, No. 34, and in addition is well known as a member of the Modern Woodmen. In his political beliefs, he is counted among the supporters of the Democratic party, but he has never sought political office at the hands of his fellow citizens.
EDGAR THOMAS, president of the First National Bank of Milroy, this county, and for years recognized as one of the leading business men of that part of the county, has been a resident of Rush county all his life and has ever had a hearty interest in the develop- ment of the commercial and industrial activities of his home com- munity. He was born on a farm in Anderson township on August 28, 1866, son of William and Ann E. (Wood) Thomas, both of whom also were born in Rush county, members of old families here, and who spent all their lives here, the latter dying in May, 1893, and the former in June, 1899. William Thomas was born on a pioneer farm in Anderson township, the son of Amos Thomas, who had come up into Indiana with his father, a "local" Methodist minister, from Bourbon county, Kentucky, about the year 1821, the year in which Rush county was organized as a separate eivic unit among the coun- ties of the Hoosier state, the family settling on a farm of "Congress land" in Anderson township. On that pioneer farm Amos Thomas grew to manhood and in time established his home in the same neigh- borhood, and in his turn William Thomas also established his home there after his marriage to Ann E. Wood, who was born in Orange township and whose parents also were of pioneer stock. William Thomas remained on the farm until about 1894, when he moved into Milroy, where he spent the remainder of his life, his death occurring. as noted above, in 1899. He and his wife were the parents of four children, those besides the subject of this sketch being Nettie, wife of John H. Parker; Elgie, of Rushville, and Bertha, wife of Morton E. Richey. Reared on the home farm in Anderson township, Edgar Thomas supplemented the schooling he received in the local schools by a course in a business college at Danville, this state, and was then engaged, until he was twenty-six years of age, in carrying on the operations of the home farm. On his father's removal to Milroy he accompanied him and was there engaged in the buggy business and later for a couple of years in the general hardware business, after which he resumed farming; that is, overseeing farms in which he was interested, and is still the owner of a fine little farm of forty acres in Anderson township. From the time he was eighteen years of age Mr. Thomas has made a specialty of acting as clerk at local public farm sales and there is probably no one in the county who has thus acted at more sales hereabout than he, this service giving him a wide and popular acquaintance throughout the whole countryside. Mr. Thomas was one of the active spirits in the organization of the First National Bank of Milroy and was elected president of the same upon its organization, a position he still retains, his service in that con- nection having done much in the popularizing of the institution in the early days of its establishment and in the stabilizing of it since.
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The bank was opened for business on August 30, 1920, and has become recognized as one of the sound financial institutions of the county. In 1900 Mr. Thomas was united in marriage to Zena Miller. daughter of James M. and Melissa Miller, also of this county, and he and his wife have a very pleasant home at Milroy and are ever helpful in promoting the social activities of their home community. Mr. Thomas is a Republican and has ever taken an interested part in local political affairs, but has not been a seeker after office.
SAMUEL R. NEWHOUSE, of Jackson township, was born in the township in which he now lives on December 19, 1857, the son of Lewis J. and Mary (Hackelman) Newhouse, both of whom were born in Rush county. Lewis Newhouse followed farming during his active life, mostly in Jackson township, and at one time was the owner of 320 acres of land in this township. Of the nine children born to himself and wife, but five are now living, namely: Pleasant A., Alfred M., Harvey M., Alice M. and Samuel R., the immediate subject of this sketch. Samuel R. Newhouse received his education in the Kining school in Jackson township and then for three years worked on the home farm. Upon his marriage, in 1881, he bought 140 acres of land in Center township, on which he located and farmed it for eight years. He then sold that place and moved to the farm where he now lives and which comprises 195 acres. He has also bought the old home farm of 219 acres, thus giving him total real estate holdings of 414 acres. Of this, he cultivates all but 120 acres, which he rents. He carries on a general line of farming operations, raising all the crops common to this locality, and also gives considerable attention to the fattening of hogs for market, feeding about 200 head annually. He is thoroughly practical and up-to-date in his methods and keeps his property in first-class repair, its general appearance indicating the owner to be a man of industry and good taste. On March 1, 1881, Mr. Newhouse was married to Mary I. Kirkpatrick, a native of Rush county and the daughter of James B. and Malinda (Newhouse) Kirkpatrick. Her father was a lifelong farmer and a substantial and influential man in his com- munity. He was the father of eight children, of which number five are living, Amanda, John E., Samuel, William and Mary I. To Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse have been born seven children, namely : Lewis B., a farmer in Jackson township, who married Jennie Brooks; Oscar E., who is a farmer in Rushville township and who married Josie Brooks. who died in February, 1920, leaving one child, Roscoe; Goldie M., Carrie (deceased), Essie M., Clarence W. and Richard S. Mr. New- house is a Republican in his political views and, fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Rushville.
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