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ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
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MEMOIRS
OF
WAYNE COUNTY
AND THE
CITY OF RICHMOND INDIANA
FROM THE EARLIEST HISTORICAL TIMES DOWN TO THE PRESENT, INCLUDING A GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF REPRESENTATIVE FAMILIES IN WAYNE COUNTY
HON. HENRY CLAY FOX, EDITOR-IN- CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II.
PART II
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MADISON, WISCONSIN WESTERN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION 1912
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
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Enos Warfel, a veteran school teacher and farmer of the town- ship of Jefferson, and a prominent citizen, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, Feb. 22, 1853. Ilis parents were Amos and Catherine ( Brown) Warfel, natives of Pennsylvania. It is prob- able that the name, Warfel, was originally "Warfield." There were three brothers who came from Germany before the Revolutionary war, and two of them settled in Pennsylvania and one in Maryland, and they became the founders of the family in America. The paternal grandfather was Jacob Warfel, who married a Miss Lontz, and they became the parents of eleven children-George, Christ, Jacob, Peter, Paul, Susan, Leah, Fannie, Betsy, Mary and Amos. The maternal grandparents were Jacob Brown and wife, the maiden name of the latter having been McCurdy. They were of Scotch-Irish nationality and became the parents of six daughters, five of whom married and came to Indiana, and one of whom died in Pennsylvania. There were also three sons who remained in Pennsylvania. Amos Warfel came to Wayne county in 1865, bringing with him his family of seven children, three having died in infancy. Of the seven who grew to maturity, Amanda married Washington Beck, of Germantown, Ind., and they had five chil- dren-Laura, Ellsworth, Frank, Alva, and Willard ; Aldus, who is a farmer at Germantown, married Emma Long and they have two children-Flora and Lillie: Harry C., who resides in Richmond, married Lucinda Worl and they have two children-Frank W. and Fred ; Enos is the next in order of birth ; Millard F., who resides at Richmond, married Ada Tout and they have seven children- Harry, Ethel, Edward, Zella, Ersie, Donald, and one that died in infancy ; Elmer, who is in the United States mail service at Con- nersville, married Clara Jamison and they have three children- Grace, Charles, and Panl ; and Ella is the wife of William Behr, of Germantown, and they have four children-Carl, Joseph, Russell, and Hobart. Enos Warfel was twelve years old when he came to Wayne county with his father, and he received his education in the public schools of Germantown, Cambridge City and Dublin. His father was engaged in the United States mail service for a period of twenty-five years, carrying the mail from Cambridge City to Muncie until the advent of the railroad and then from Cambridge City to Jacksonburg. The son began to do for himself at the age of fourteen years, as his father believed that a boy should begin early to earn his own way in the world. He worked at various things, principally on farms, and attended school during the winter terms until qualified to teach, which occupation he followed for twenty years, farming during the summer months. Hle farmed in Harri- son township two years and then purchased the tract of Ho acres which he now occupies in Jefferson township. To-day he has as fine a country home as there is in the county ; the house is entirely modern in appearance as well as in the conveniences therein, and spacious and comfortable out buildings and barns adorn the place. Hle devotes his attention to general farming and stock raising, mak- ing a specialty of hogs. On Sept. 5, 1878, he was united in marriage with Miss Mollie Jarboe. She is a daughter of Henry J. and Eva.
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line (Flook) Jarboe. The mother was born in the State of Mary- land, Oct. 30, 1820, and died in Wayne county, Feb. 19, 1880. The father, also a native of Maryland, born Oct. 30, 1817, came to Wayne county in 1845 and resided here the residue of his life. Mrs. Warfel was born in Wayne county, Nov. 14, 1858, and received her educational training in the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Warfel were blessed by the birth of two children: Alonzo, born July 25, 1879, died Aug. 19, 1901 ; and Ray J., born Sept. 2, 1881, is farming in Jefferson township. Ray J. married Mary Taylor, daughter of Jacob and Sadie (Hindman) Taylor, the former a resident of Hagerstown and the latter is deceased. Two daughters-Sara Irene and Ruth Josephene-have been born to Ray J. and wife. Mr. Warfel is a Republican in politics. He and his wife are mem- bers of the Christian Church.
Theodore Alexander Shafer, a prominent farmer of Jefferson township, was born in Miami county, Indiana, March 30, 1855. His father, John Shafer, was a native of Wayne county, and his mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Shafer, was born in Pennsylvania. John Shafer was a son of Adam Shafer, who in turn was a son of Nicholas Shafer, who removed from York county, Pennsylvania, to Center county, in the same State, and whose de- scendants later came to Indiana. The Shafer family is descended from the "30,000 Dutch" who came to America from Germany 111 the early Colonial period. Nicholas Shafer and his brother John were captains in the Revolutionary war. Adam Shafer came to Wayne county, Indiana, in 1830. He had married Rebecca Rouch in Pennsylvania, where she was born and reared to womanhood, and settled about four miles north of Cambridge City, on a farin which still remains in the possession of the Shafer family. Of this union were born nine children : Fannie married Amos Kauff- man, a farmer of Jefferson township, and they had eight children -- Rebecca, Silas, Mary, Martha, Louisa, Anna, Willard, and Ida; Michael, who became a farmer in Jefferson township, married Mary Smook and they had seven children-Elvina, Elizabeth, Adam and Catherine (twins), Levi and Eli (twins), and Mary; John was the father of Theodore A .; Elizabeth, who died in early womanhood, was the wife of Isaac Cromley ; Adam, who became a farmer in Henry county, married Rachel Gephart and they had eleven children-Ellen, Rebecca, Susan, John, Lydia, Emma, Ma- linda, Edna, Ary Francis, Charles, and Dora; Isaac died at the age of eighteen years; Mary Ann married Peter Lutz, of Delaware county, and they had five children-Mary R., Flora, Henry, Hector, and Emma; William died at the age of twenty-six years; and Henry, who is a retired farmer in Jefferson township, served three years as a soldier in the Civil war. After the death of his first wife Adam Shafer married Mary (Rouch) Miller, a sister of his first wife, and of this union were born five children: Andrew, de- ceased, married Ruhammah Whealen and they had three children- Minnie, Mary, and Della; Daniel, who is a farmer in Wayne county, married Virginia Ware and they had four children Sarah, Samuel, Odis, and Ola ; George died young ; Nicholas resides
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in Hagerstown; and Samuel died young. John Shafer was born in Wayne county in 1831, on the old Adam Shafer farm, where he grew to manhood. He became a prominent man in his neighbor- hood, being an arbitrator in disputes, settling estates, etc. Ile was a Jeffersonian Democrat and his religious faith was expressed by membership in the United Brethren church. In 1908 he received his summons to another world, and his wife passed away in 1910. To this thrifty, hardy couple were born ten children-six sons and four daughters: Margaret A. is the wife of Daniel Smith, of Rich- mond, and they have eight children-Clarissa, Albert, William, Henry, Esther, John, Hugh, and Ruth ; Theodore A. is the second in order of birth ; Sylvester, a real estate dealer in Muncie, married Maggie Houser, and they have one child, Edith; Sarah is the wife of Isaiah Howard, of Muncie, and they have two children-Walter and Mary ; Henry resides on the John Shafer homestead, in Jeffer- son township, is married to Fannie Nichols and they have two children-Ralph and Harry ; Amanda is the widow of Edward U'n- derhill and the mother of two children-Ruby and Gertrude ; John, who is a surveyor in Indianapolis, married Alva Beck, and they have one child, Helen ; Ozro B. resides in Seattle, Wash .; Elmetta is the wife of William Keppler, of Indianapolis, and they have three children-Arthur, Frank, and Mary; and William died in child- hood. Theodore A. Shafer started his independent career at the age of twenty years by teaching school, which occupation he fol- lowed thirteen years. He then began farming near Hagerstown, in 1885, and resided there until 1902, when he removed to his pres- ent farm of 128 acres, situated on the pike, two miles northeast of Hagerstown, where he follows general farming and stock raising. He is a breeder of a fine strain of Barred Rock chickens and has a number of fine specimens in his flock. Mr. Shafer has been twice married-first to Anna Replogle, which union was dissolved by divorce. On Oct. 7, 1908, he was married in the township of Jef- ferson to Mrs. Emma Rinehart, widow of Charles Rinehart and a daughter of John and Nancy Harris, of Ilenry county. By her former marriage Mrs. Shafer has four children-Frank, Harry, Lawrence, and Ada, the last named of whom resides at the Shafer home. Mr. Shafer is a staunch Democrat in his political views and the religious faith of himself and wife is expressed by membership in the United Brethren church. He is a popular man in his com- munity and is the adjuster for the German Baptist Tri-County Mutual Protective Association, of Hagerstown.
Moses Keever, one of the prominent agriculturists of Jeffer- son township, was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 25, 1870. His father, Jackson Keever, was born in Wayne county, and the grandfather, Joseph Keever, was the father of ten children: Ma- linda married Jolin Brooks, Seneca married Phoebe Waltz, Moses was the third and Jackson was the fourth in order of birth, Joseph died in 1844, William married Anna Bales, Margaret married Mah- lon Beeson, Miles married Margaret Lamb and after her death Ellen Martin, Abram married Mary Jackson, and Mary J. married Warren Lowrey. The father, Jackson Keever, followed agricul-
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tural pursuits all his active career. Ile was domestic in his tastes and honest and honorable in all the relations of life. He was a prominent Democrat and his religions faith was expressed by mem- bership in the United Brethren church. He married Miss Mary E. Fleming, daughter of David and Lucy ( McMurray) Fleming, of Wayne county, and of this union were born seven children: Mar- cus, who is a mechanic in New Castle, married Martha Mahoney ; Ella is the widow of Jefferson Leavell and has a daughter, Daisy, who is a graduate of the Hagerstown High School and has for many years devoted her time and attention to teaching; Katy died in childhood ; Granville, a mechanic at Muncie, Ind., married Min- nie Abbott and they have a daughter, Eva; William died in child hood; Moses is the next in order of birth; and Elizabeth is the wife of Harrison V. Brown, of Muncie, Ind., and they have a son, Robert. She graduated in the Hagerstown High School in 1893 and devoted several years to teaching, in the meantime graduating in the State Normal School. David Fleming came from Pennsyl- vania to Indiana in 1836. He was a miller by trade and operated a mill on West river for many years. He was twice married and became the father of six children, the eldest being Mary E., born Feb. 27, 1837, who became the mother of Moses Keever; Laura married John Doughty, a farmer of Wayne county, and they had five children-Charley, Anna, Josephine, Frank, and Sallie; Harriet married John Baldwin and they had three children-Ozro, Lewis, and May; Lucy, deceased, became the wife of John M. L. Menden- hall (see sketch) ; Francis is deceased ; and David W. married Clara Hockett. Moses Keever graduated at the Hagerstown High School in 1893, with class honors, which entitled him to a scholarship in DePauw and the Crawfordsville universities, but he did not take advantage of either, turning his attention to farming. Ile worked on his father's farm until twenty-five years old, when he removed to the farm of 156 acres where he resides. The farm is given over to general agriculture, with a specialty of the dairy business, and Mr. Keever keeps on an average a herd of twenty cattle. Ile de- votes a great deal of attention to the breeding of Jersey stock, and his farm is well located and under a high state of cultivation. In the matter of politics Mr. Keever is a stanch adherent of the prin- ciples of the Democratic party, but has never sought public office of any nature. On Nov. 24, 1894, he was married to Tina Replogle. daughter of Joel and Orilla ( MeLucas) Replogle, of Wayne county, where both parents were born. Joseph Replogle, the father of Joel, came from Pennsylvania to Indiana in 1832, with his wife, whose maiden name was Christine Epperley, and they were both Pennsylvania Germans, whose parents came from the Fatherland. To Joel Replogle and wife were born two children-Mrs. Keever, born March 21, 1866, and John M., who is a farmer in Jefferson township, married Rebecca Pipher and they have a child, Golden. To Moses Keever and wife have been born two children-Chester E., born March 22, 1896, and Francis M., born May 27, 1898. Mrs. Keever is a graduate of the Hagerstown Iligh School and devoted several years of her early life to teaching.
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Nelson Baldridge Thornburgh, who has been engaged in agri- cultural pursuits all of his life, is a native of Wayne county and was born in Jefferson township, Sept. 27, 1848. Ilis father and mother-John H. and Harriet ( Parsons) Thornburgh-were na- tives of Wayne county, the father having been born in Jefferson township, Nov. 5, 1824, and the mother, July 6, 1827. The father has passed away, his death occurring Aug. 27, 1887, and the mother resides in Hagerstown. The paternal grandfather was Jesse Thornburgh, and in his family were eight children: Cornelius II. married Mary Conoway and they had four children-John W., Mar- garet, Wayne, and Thomas; John HI. was the second in order of birth ; Jesse married Emeline Wright and they had five children- Charles, Josephine, Orville, Ulysses, and George; Sarah married Richard Cheesman, a farmer of Dalton township, and they had five children-Rebecca, Josephine, Harry, Edward, and Helen ; Mary married George Hindman, of Hagerstown, and they had seven children-Mattie, Frank, Laura, William, Clara, and Thomas ; James married Libbie Bower and they had six children-Grant, Florence, Fay, Leone, and two others; William married Josephine Sliffer and they had a son, Oliver; and Margaret married John Mathers, of Hagerstown, and they had two children -- Richard, de- ceased, and Gertie. John II. Thornburgh was reared in Jefferson township, where he established a home and resided all of his life. He was a good citizen, and as a husband and father was unexcelled. Hle served in the State legislature and was justice of the peace in Jefferson township a number of years. On June 1, 1845, he was married to Harriet Parsons, daughter of Benjamin and Martha (Garrison) Parsons. Mr. Parsons was born near Philadelphia, Pa., and his father came from Scotland when a young man, married in Pennsylvania and had two children-Benjamin and Phoebe. Har- riet (Parsons) Thornburgh was the youngest of twelve children. To her and her husband were born seven children: William, who resides in Muncie, Ind., married Maggie Conway and they have four children-Otto, Walter, Blanche, and Ira; Nelson B. is the second in order of birth ; Martha is the wife of John A. Locke, of Hagerstown, and they have two children-Emma and Edgar; Alice resides with her mother in llagerstown; Hattie, deceased, was the wife of Bennett P. Weaver, of Ilagerstown, and they had three children-Frank, Raymond, and Bula; Noble, who is a car- penter at Muncie, Ind., married Clara Lamb and they have two children-Maude and Harry ; and May, deceased, was the wife of Roe Sherry, a farmer of Jefferson township, and they had two chil- dren-George and Lulu. Nelson B. Thornburgh received his early education in the district schools of his native township, and after his school days were completed, at the age of twenty years, began life as a farmer on the old homestead, where he has continued to reside up to the present time. He is located about two and one- half miles from the village of Hagerstown, where he follows a line of general farming. In March, 1870, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Dolley, daughter of John A. Dolley, of the village of Hagerstown, and of this union there is a son, George, born March
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13, 1872, who is engaged in the tea and spice business in Indian- apolis, and is married to Gertrude Stevenson. The first wife hav- ing died, Mr. Thornburgh was married to Mary Elizabeth Wilson, daughter of Willis and Lettice (Thompson) Wilson, of Conners- ville, Ind., both deceased. Mrs. Thornburgh was born at Conners- ville, Aug. 19, 1852. To her and her husband have been born three children-Charles Rudy, born April 10, 1876; Rush Porter, born June 28, 1882; and Ione Beatrice, born Feb. 10, 1885. Charles is engaged with the Light Inspection Car Company at Hagerstown. He married Geneva Martin, of Indianapolis, and of this union there is a daughter, La Verne Esther, born Sept. 15, 1903, who is being reared by her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thornburgh. Rush P. is engaged with the Maxwell Automobile Company, of New Castle, and he married Florence Keyes, of Hagerstown. Ione B. resides at the parental home. Nelson B. Thornburgh is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at Hagerstown, and also of the Uniform Rank of the same order. His two sons-Charles R. and Ione B .- -- are also members of the Knights of Pythias. Charles R. served as a soldier in the Spanish-American war with an Indianapolis com- pany. Willis Wilson, father of Mrs. Thornburgh, was a native of Kentucky, born in 1811, and died in March, 1885. He was for many years a shoe merchant at Connersville, Ind., where his death occurred. His wife, Lettice (Thompson) Wilson, died at the age of forty-two years, when Mrs. Thornburgh was but five years old. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson there were born six sons and two daugh-
ters : Malpheus Mason, who is living retired at Connersville, served as a soldier throughout the entire period of the Civil war; Martin Jerome, deceased, also served as a soldier in the Civil war ; Arabella is the wife of William Brothers, of Cincinnati, Ohio; John Taylor, who also served as a soldier in the Civil war, was last heard from in the Western States; Rush Brooks resides in Des Moines, Jowa ; Mrs. Thornburgh is the next in order of birth ; and Thomas L. and George A. reside in Connersville.
Robert Anderson Howard, deceased, a striking example of that class of Old Virginia gentlemen who have proved to be citizens of such sterling worth to the State and county of their adoption, was born in Wythe county, Virginia, Aug. 13, 1829. Ile was a son of Anderson Howard, a native of the Old Dominion, where he lived out his allotted time and is buried, as are the ancestors for three generations. The Howards came from England in 1770, and Wil- liam Howard, great-grandfather of Robert A. and Ezekiel, the grandfather, were soldiers in the Revolutionary war. Robert A. Howard acquired his education in his native State and spent his early life in the locality of his birth. In 1855 he moved to Rich- mond, Ind., where he became one of the foremost civil engineers in the city at that time and was elected county surveyor in 1866, continuing in that office until 1871. In that year he was named city engineer of Richmond, in which capacity he remained until 1875. He then removed with his family to MeArthur, Ohio, to accept a position as engineer for the Ohio & Hlocking Valley rail- road, maintaining headquarters at Gallipolis, Ohio. He returned
ROBERT ANDERSON HOWARD.
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to Richmond in 1885 and a year later was again elected county surveyor, continuing in that office until his death. That sad event occurred July 21, 1910, and terminated a long, successful, and use- ful career. In 1854 was celebrated his marriage to Miss Eliza Wheeler, a true helpmate, a native of Virginia, and of their union were born two daughters-Lillian A., of Santa Cruz, Cal., and Mrs. Belle 11. Horton, who is a widow and resides with her mother in the old home in Richmond. Miss Lillian A. Howard is a teacher in drawing in the high school at Santa Cruz., Cal. Mrs. Horton is a member of the Richmond chapter of the Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution and also of the Order of the Eastern Star, of which local organization she is secretary. Four grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive Mr. Howard, one of the former, Howard Horton, being named by the county commissioners to fill out the unexpired term of his grandfather as county surveyor. He had been in the office with his grandfather as assistant several years, being thus thoroughly acquainted with the work, and made an efficient official. Mr. Howard had been an Odd Fellow for more than sixty years, having joined the organization when a young man in Virginia. He was a very prominent member of the Indiana Engineering Society, although he never held an office in the organization, but read many papers before the various meet- ings. His work in Wayne county is manifested by the splendid roads, and a large number of the streets in Richmond were per- fected during the time he was city engineer; and practically all of the bridges and other improvements in the public highways in the county are his work. He also supervised many of the im- provements in Glen Miller Park. He was a man of friendly nature and congenial spirit and had a host of friends, among whom he was highly esteemed. He was one of the most popular men in Wayne county. He was a truly public-spirited citizen, who re- served for himself the right of independent views as to the men and principles for which he voted. ITis remains were taken to Cincinnati, where they were cremated, and the ashes were then interred in Elkhorn Cemetery.
John R. Thornburgh, who is descended from sturdy American stock and is a prominent and prosperous farmer of Jefferson town- ship, was born in Dalton township, Jan. 25, 1864. His parents were Thomas E. and Mary A. ( Fouts) Thornburgh, natives of Dal- ton township. His father, who was born in 1837, died in 1889, be- ing survived by his wife, who was born Aug. 31, 1840. The pater- nal grandfather was Dempsey Thornburgh, who came to Indiana in 1819, with his father, Walter Thornburgh, and Dempsey at that time was eighteen years old. They came from Knoxville, Tenn., and were accompanied by Henry Thornburgh-a brother of Wal- ter-and a sister. Walter Thornburgh settled in Perry township, two miles west of Economy, and there followed farming. Demp- sey Thornburgh married and became the father of twelve children : John died in infancy ; Irena married Lindsey Dennis, of Dalton township, and they had six children-Martha J., Melinda, Demp- sey, Emma, Mary A., and Oliver ; Rachel married Wilson Denni's,
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of Dalton township, and they had three children-Elizabeth, Lydia, and Thomas; Walter removed to Santiago, Cal., married and had two children-Walter and Jennie; Seth married Mahala Bookout and they had nine children-Thomas, John H., Oliver, Frank, Alice, Esther, Charles, Roscoe and Dexter; Zarilda first married Ezra Lee, of Dalton township, by whom she had two children-Jane and Ellen-and after his death married Joseph Routh and they had four children-Etha A., Cynthia, Irene, and Etta E .; William R. married Betsy M. Spradlin and they had four children-Rachel, Emma, Walter, and Ella; Thomas E. was the sixth in order of birth; James Riley died in infancy ; Dempsey C. married Ethlinda Williams and they had three children-George 1., Frank V., and Harry C .; Sarah E. is the wife of Thomas C. Dennis, of Richmond, and they had eleven children-Albert, Henry, David, Dempsey, Alice, Margaret, Eunice, Etha, Grace, Clara, and Nellie; and Mary Jane, who is deceased, married Lewis Spradlin, of Dalton town- ship, and they had six children-Levada, Lillie, Rene, Elwood, Dempsey, and Allie. Thomas E. Thornburgh was reared on the home farm and lived the greater part of his life in Dalton town- ship. He was a carpenter by trade, but spent the greater part of his time on the farm. He was considered a good man in his neigh- borhood and to make his acquaintance was synonymous to making a new friend. When he died he had the respect of the entire com- munity and his loss was greatly felt by all who had the privilege of his companionship. On March 15, 1858, he was married to Mary A. Fouts, daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Stahler) Fouts, and of this union were born two children-John R., and Clara M., born Aug. 21, 1875. John R. Thornburgh was educated in the district schools of Dalton township. After his school days were completed, at the age of seventeen years, he began his independent career by work- ing on a farm six years. He then engaged in the barber business at Hagerstown twenty years and in that business accumulated enough to acquire, with his mother, the farm of 120 acres where he resides and which he purchased in 1908. The farm is located on the West River Pike, two miles north of Hagerstown, and he fol- lows general farming and stock raising, his specialties being Jer- sey cattle and Poland China hogs. The farm is well improved and has been made productive by skillful husbandry. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 25, at Ila- gerstown, and of the Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 198, at the same place. Of the latter organization he has served as Chancellor Commander and for two years was Deputy Grand Chancellor of the Sixth Indiana district. Mr. Thornburgh is a Republican, but is not active in politics, preferring the quiet enjoyment of his home and family to the strifes and dissensions that politics and office seeking will bring. He has never married, and his mother and sister are the other members of his family circle. His home is noted for its hospitality and visitors come away with the impres- sion of meeting a family whose greatest interest is to be useful to each other and make the home a paradise on earth. He is a mem- ber of the Friends' Church. Mary A. Fouts, mother of Mr. Thorn-
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