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PICTORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL --
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ELKHART AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES
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TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHIES OF MANY PROMINENT MEN OF NORTHERN INDIANA AND OF THE WHOLE STATE, BOTH LIVING AND DEAD.
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Chicago Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers 1893
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Allen County Public Library GEOM Ester Street PO Box 2270. Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
JOHN MORRIS COMPANY, . . PRINTERS & BINDERS.
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INDEX.
A
PAGE
Blocher, Christian 104
Arnold, Judge Joseph D
41
Bechtel, Jeremiah .
108
Augustine, Michael
89
Brown, Dr. Jacob R. 126
Ash, Dr. William N
222
Beyrer, John .. 134
Alley, William H.
245
Beyrer, Jacob D. 134
Albin, John W
316
Butler, William A
141
Anglemyer, John 347
Blue, William.
160
Arthur James A.
477
Baldwin, Silas (deceased).
172
Alderman, Charles B. (deceased)
479
Berkey, David.
174
Arnold, George ..
403
Beardsley Family
178
Anderson, Leander
548
Beckley, Norman
180
Asire, George H
668
-Beyrer, William.
134
App, H. B.
678
Balyeat, Jonathan.
199
Alverson, Isaac N
681
Baumgartner, Dr. C. C.
221
Bucher, Christian.
246
Aslin, James
685
Black, Francis.
280
Baker, Darwin H. (deceased)
283
B
Boyd, John W
305
Bunch, Gilbert H.
506
Blackford, Hon. Isaac
512
Bunch & Rensberger.
514
Brown Brothers
408
Boone, Philip B.
410
Barkey, John. 321
Boyd-Snee, Harry.
372
Bowers, Jacob B 325
Boss, Johann K.
534
Berlin, Solomon (deceased).
336
Bechtel, Daniel (deceased).
537
Beiger, M. V. 356
Bechtel, John 539
Bancroft, Zelotes
373
Bechtel, Henry 541
542
Brenneman, Timothy H 456
Blough, William D.
Butler, Hon. John Maynard
457
Bingham, Hon. E. Volney .
617
Beck, George.
619
Beane, William A. 494
Beyerle, Dr. II. J.
626
Bissell, Henry W 499
Barbour, Dr. Julius E
654
Beatty, Dempster. 667
C
Borough, Dr. John. 701
728
Curtis, Alex. 358
Berkey, Daniel W
730
Colfax, Hon. Schuyler. 467
Berkey, Peter D.
732
Chatten, Robert E. 475
Berkey, Lewis. 732
761
Chester, Harry S 492
Barney, Hon. George T.
31
-Curtis, Clanden K. 385
Barney, Samuel E
32
Cummins, D. E .. 390
Bird, George M.
33
Coppes Family, The 413
Brodrick, John H ..
43
Coppes, Samuel D 415
Brodrick, Nehemiah F
42
Coppes, John D 421
Best, William W.
72
Coppes, Frank.
421
Baker, Lester F.
77
Conrad, John 546
Boyd, William R.
78
Clark, Edward 560
Butterworth, Dr. William W.
80 Chamberlain, Ebenezer M 622
Butterworth, Charles M., M. D.
81 Cripe, Benjamin 628
Bechtel, Rev. Amos
92
Chandler, Uriah 629
Braunsdorf, R. L. 97 -Conrad, David. 641
Bogue, Prof. Byron J
311
Banta, Harvey F 312
Brunner, Vincent. 315
Brehmer, Charles A 320
Bechtel, Samuel (deceased). 538
Berteling, Dr. John B. 366
Brenneman, Rev. Daniel 455
Bechtel, David.
572
Bemenderfer, Henry 464
Campbell, Hon. Marvin 318
Berkey, Valeutine
Crull, Elliott .. 484
Blue, Abner
Atkins, Eugene 682
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INDEX.
PAGE
PAGE
Chaffee, Rev. A. B.
680
Fryman, Eleazer. 106
Collins, Charles M
683
Fink, Peter .. 112
Culp Family, The 754
Fickenscher, Henry II 236
Cathcart, B. F. 765
Foster, Edson. 243
Conn, Hon. Charles G
26
French, Cornelius A. 269
Campbell, E. A
57
Funk, Walter A 329
Chase, C. H.
58
Fassnacht, C .. 357
Cook, John.
61
Crockett, Elmer
66
Cunningham, Oliver M
91
Fair, E. D.
520
Clayton, Thomas
121
*Chamberlain, Capt. Orville T.
135
Frank, Leonard H. 529
Cowan, William, Sr. 142
Freese, George, Sr 584
Carpenter, Chauncey C ... 144
Calvert, Thomas D. (deceased). 149
Carpenter, D.
187
Caldwell Cassius
203
Freese, Edward. 587
Frank, Charles 699
C
Gilman, E. T 50
Gaskill, C. J. 95
Gaskill, H. L. 96
Godfrey, Dr. Julia D. 107
Greene, Jackson. 126
Gillette, C. J. 143
156
Goldman, F. J.
163
Gordon, Alexander
167
Dodge, Capt. Henry C.
51
Dodge, James S. 53
Defrees, Calvert H
87
Dotson, Alexander. 161
Griner, Simon.
225
Donaldson, William B.
188
Delotter, J. M 282 Green, C. W 267
Daugherty, Dr. C. A 297
Defrees, Jared 362
Defrees, Dr. Henry J 361
Gaines, Jesse H 349
Gardner, Joseph E 468
Gray, Hon. Isaac P 483
Grimes, Dr. John H 395
Davis, Hon. W. J
503
Dell, Jacob H. 660
Daugman, Michael (deceased). 710
757
E
English, Hon. William H.
40
Elder, John. 68
Elbel, Henry F 121
Endley, Will A 123
Ellis, John W
128
Elsea, Edwin M 164
Eaton, Jacob. 268
Eberhart, Fredrick George, Jr
371
Ernst, John S.
379
Elliott, Byron K 470
Eby, Jacob. 387
Eby, Jacob B. 388
Ellis, Prof. George W. 550
Eberhart, Adolphus 673
Evans, Stephen . 768
F
Finn, Edwin. 40
Fister, George H. 46
Houser, Daniel W.
460
Fischer, Henry
69
Hammond, Gov. Abram A
461
H
Harris, Dr. J. F
35
Hubbard, Horace S. 44
Hendricks, Thomas A. 47
Hubbell, Hon. Orrin Z. 60
Holdeman, William H. 76
Hull, Louis A. 100
Haun, Jeremiah.
102
Haeske, Charles M. R.
120
Hess, Israel. 155
Hire, John
161
Hoover, Abraham. 186
Hixon, Henry W 258
Hillier, Samuel A. 276
Higgins, Henry D. 295
Howard, Hon. Timothy E. 307
Halford, Elijah W 341
Hoover, Samuel, (deceased) 351
Hawkins, William W 366
Harrison, William Henry 375
207
Greenwood, Andrew J
232
Gaylor, Albert 318
Gaylor, Albert. 319
De Coudres, Louis 450
229
-Cummins, Stephen M., D. D. S.
249
-Cripe, Peter.
251
Cordrey, Moses A.
252
- Clark, C. H 254
Czyzewski, Rev. Valentine, C. S. C. 271
D
Dudley, Gen. W. W 37
Geisinger, Henry
173
Good, Samuel, (deceased)
190
Gooley, Lewis.
Freese, George, Jr 586
Freese, John F. 587
Chirhart, Jacob H.
206
Corby, Very Rev. William, C. S. C.
210
Cripe, Samuel F ..
226
Chalfant, Thomas B
Forstbauer, Gottlieb 360
Folk, George
485
Fredrick, Jonas 401
Freese, Bernhard. 586
Goff, Frank L.
Davenport, John. 488
Davenport, John B .488
Greene, Dr. J. B. 645
Grimes, Dr. James F 722
Good, Isaac S. 746
Dinehart, Leonard
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INDEX.
Huff, Eli S
470
Habey, John B
476
Knott, Asa (deceased). 533
Kurtz, Leander P. 549
Krau, John 559
Kurtz, Daniel P 560
Kent, A. P. 583
Kercher, William 614
Kinnison, Edwin W 647
Kindig, Mrs. Laura A. 653
Kantz, Harvey W. 680
Kendrick, Charles H 703
Kauffman, Hon. J. S. 762
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Liphart, Conrad 63
Liphart, Charles H. 64
Loughman, George W. 81
Leibole, E. I. 86
Loughman, J. H. 93
Loucks, Jacob 99
Lower, Daniel.
117
Lehman, D. A.
270
Leeper, Samuel.
272
Longley, Hon. W. H.
316
Leeper, David Rohrer.
332
Lent, Dr. E. J.
455
Lake, Richard C.
462
Long, Daniel E. 480
Layton, Willis. 497
Landon, Calvin C 511
Lesh, Hon. John H 517
Laidlaw, Edwin C. 411
Leer. Daniel. 556
Lowry, John. 557
Livengood, Isaac 558
Lehman, John D
566
Lusher, John, Sr.
587
Lumbert, O. N.
600
Lang, Frederick
602
Latta, James M.
643
Lohr, Prof. Eugene F
661
Lockwood, Dr. Reuben L.
693
Luke, John. 697
Long, Martin. 704
Latta, Milton Miller, M. D. 712
Lederer, John N
736
Landis, Christian 757
M
Matthews, Gov. Claude. 17
Miles, Dr. Franklin 28
McBride, Hon. Robert W 29
Middleton, William D 34
Mosier, Hon. Cyrus F. 48
Morton, Hon. Oliver Perry 55
Maxon, Strafford.
May, V. N. 59
65
Murray, Gordon Noel.
73
Mueller, Fredrick W
84
Mack, William
Miller, William. 113
Miller, John F
137
McConaughy, Mrs. Jane 153
-Miller, David. 157
Mather, Jonathan R
175
Miller, W. C
176
J
Johnson, Col. Ruel M. 18
Johnson, L. H. 65
Johnson, H. D 115
Jones, Seth A. 155
Jennings, Dr. James W. 191
Johnson, John J 239 Jackson, Newton 278
Jetton, William L .. 301
Jernegan, Edward Allen 343
Jaquith, Charles W. 374
Jackson, Francis M. 384
Judkins, W. H 393
Jackson, Dr. Amos C 590
Jobnson, William Warren, M. D 605
Juday, John S. 656
Juday, John N. 747
K
Kurtz, Paul H. 96
Kauffman, Solomon M. 215
Kavanagh, James 224
Kiefer, G. Frank. 234 McDowell, William 108
Knepp, Albert J. 251
Kilmer, Dr. Samuel L. 303
Kantz, Jacob O 324
Kuntsman, Mrs. Sophia 339
Kamm, Adolph 352
Kizer, E. W. 380
Kutz, Charles E.
466
Kerstetter, James L. 496
Hass, William. 478
High, Jesse E 487
Hovey, Gen. Alvin Peterson 498
Hose, Jacob 384
Harrison, Gen. Benjamin 407
Henkel, Charles D. 552
Hubbell, Abijah L 565
Hoke, Henry.
571
Hoover, David L
573
Himbaugh, John 583
Harper, John 603
Heatwole, Joseph H., M. D. 606
Heatwole, Joel P 608
Hawks Family, The. 648
Herr, Elbridge G. 666
Hill, S. Wesley and Thomas J
671
Hay, John.
684
Hobbs, W. R
689
Hire, Jesse.
699
Helminger, Christian. 1904
Hapner, Abrabam. 709
Hascall, Gen. Milo S. 721
Hudson, A. L. 738
Herring, Frederick Arnold, M. D 763
Ireland, David A 62
Inmel, Cassius M 182
Inks, John S., M. D 277
Inks, Thomas 277
Iffert, Louis.
354
Irwin, John W 522
Inbody, Nicholas 624
Inwood, William 694
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INDEX.
PAGE
Merritt, Byron E. (deceased). 185
Miller, Joshua D. 193
Mulligan, Joseph E 215
Myers, J. H 217
Mather, George D. 221
Owen, Robert.
33
Oliver, James. 302
Osborn, Hon. Albert 474
Ott, Jacob F 658
Oechtering, Very Rev. August B. 726
Oren, William H .. 736
Ouderkirk, Andrew H. 756
P
Perley, Samuel S. 119
Phillips, Peter 149
Peffley, E. H. 158
Pfeiffer Brothers and Descendants 232
Milburn, George. 493
Putt, Dr. Franklin L. 234
Monroe, John (deceased). 495
Prescott, Oramel O 263
Mangun, Hanson G. 504
505
Pierce, Dr. W. A .. 371
McDonald, Hon. Joseph Ewing. 506
Moore, John, M. D. 519
Pontius, John H. 463
Moon, C. W. 524
389
Porter, Albert G 486
Price, Benjamin F 404
McDonald, Albert.
394
-McDonald, John J
396
-Miller, Eli ...
397
Platter, William D 581
Pooley, Nathan. 595
Pippinger, Daniel E
602
Meader, Myron E.
546
Michael, John 547
McMains, Abraham
552
McAllister, William A. 553
Miller, Elder James H 576
Q
Quigg, John H
271
R
Reamer, Jacob H.
82
Rensberger, Noah. 85
Rockstroh, George J 87
Rockhill, William D. 88
Rupel, Robert D. O. 90
Rutherford, William A. 102
Rodibaugh, David .. 114
-Rodibaugh, Lorenzo D 116
McDonald, Martin I.
682
Russell, E. B. 116
Ritter, Jacob. 197
216
Miller, David B ..
698
-Myers, Michael F
712
Riddell, George H
285
Mitchell, John W. 735
Robinson, Lucius K 300 -
341
Rich, George W ..
482
Rockwell, Edward P
484
Romaine, Franklin G.
486
Ross, Capt. William R.
509
Rowell, George P. 564
Roach, James A. 589
Rensberger, Samuel. 601
605
Newman, John J 152
-Newman, Eli O .. 376
Neff, Josephus. 380
Nickels, Jonathan W 516
Nicholson, G. Ross ..
744
Newell, Uncle Nathaniel 749
O
Mather, George D. 222
McCombs, William 247
Mellinger, John C .. 295
299
MeMichael, John
298
Minnick, Jacob.
322
Myers, Jacob D.
338
-Miller, Jacob B. 368
Myler, Robert 370
Mother Mary of St. Angela. 377
Mitchell and Lent, Drs.
452
Minnich, F. V. B. 481
-Phillips, Melvin R. 369
Poorman, Samuel F. 459
-Peffley, Daniel W 464
Martin, John H.
391
Paulus, Henry 549
Phillips, Dan (deceased). 554
"Miller, Eli .. 398
Michael, Edmund (deceased) 532
Miller, Adam B.
577
Myers, Bethana A
592
Miller, David C .. 596
Mercer, Milton 621
625
Miller, Thomas.
627
Mennonite Publishing Company, The 632
639
Moyer, Samuel.
646
Meyer, F. J. Lewis.
663
Miller, William ..
672
Musser, Ephraim. 690
691
Redmond, John.
Robison, James L.
228
Menges, Andrew J. 739
-Miller, Alfred B. (deceased) 740
Miller, William H 139
McCoy, Luther .. 751
N
Neal, Dr. William A. 39
Nickel, Louis.
90
Nichols, Prosper. 145
Rodibaugh, David D
Reed, Abraham I. 636
Raffensperger, Adam 636
Rarick, John H .. 643
Romaine, Samuel B. (deceased) .. 658
Neff, Samuel C. 402 Rood, L. B. 686
Pepple, Solomon. 640
Pippenger, Jacob D. 696
Perkins, Pardon J. 766
McNaughton, John
Michael, A. B
Musser, Joseph.
Rummel, Isaiah.
PAGE
McMichael, William C
Manning, John.
McKnight, Milton
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INDEX.
PAGE
Rahrer, John D
715
-Rood, Nelson 686
-Rensberger, C. S 515
Reynolds, James 769
Reynolds, John
772
S
Stephens, Andrew 36
State, James H. 37
-Stephens, Benjamin F.
38
Sage, Martin G., (deceased) 44
-Sage, Normaa.
56
Stover, George H1. 65
Studebaker, Samuel W 67
Schropp, Ira S .. 79
- Stauffer, Dr. H. R 79-
Slabaugh, Wilson 83
Sternberg, John 94
Smith, James McM 105
Smeltzer, John. -109
Spohn, Dr. G. W 151
Sykes, H. B. 159
Stiver, Joseph
168
Schrock, Jacob D
179
-Schrock, Abraham
195
Schrock, Yost
196
Stutzman, Joseph J.
206
Showalter, George W
208
-Schrock, Rev. Benjamiu.
212
Stutz, Christian.
241
Slear, J. W.
242
- Smith, John H ..
262
Schindler, John J.
275
Smith, Barney C. 276
U
Ulery Family. 422
Ulery, Levi D. 426
Ulery, John D. 426
Ulery, Samuel. 427
Ullery, Joseph C. 428
Ulery, Joseph, (deceased) 429
Stevens, Horace H
306
Sorin, Very Rev. Edward.
331
Ulery, Joha .. 431
Ulery, Jacob L. 432
Ulery, Levi.
433
Umbaugh, Christian 618
Ummel, Joseph. 748
V
Vincent, E. J. 85
Violett, Isaiah 158
Vail Jesse D .. 170
Vanderlip, W. B. 260
Van Dinter, Louis H. 286
Vannuys, Harvey L., D. 1) 457
Voorhees, Hon. Daniel W. 495
Vanderhoof, E. R. 690
Violett, John H .. 718
Sandilands, Mrs. Dorothy.
390
Stouder, Christian. 402
406
Sawyer, Lester. 529
Service, Jeremiah 530
Stump, Solomon 536
Stump, Ephraim 537
Sims, Professor William H. 542
Smoker, Daniel 574
Smoker, John. 575
Shrock, Daniel D. 578
Swartz, C. W. 593
Stoll, John B. 609
Stutsman, Rev. Benjamin F 637
Starr, Thomas. 665
Shock, George W 677
Shank, Abraham. 677
Schafer, D. B. I.
679
- Smith, Milo A. 692
Schwin, John. 695
Smeltzer, Daniel. 726
Sensenich A. S., M. D. 727
Simon, Jacob S. 733
Smeltzer, Anthony 110
-Stevens, Edwin H. 751
T
Turner, Perry L. 36
Thompson, Hon. Richard W 43
Turner, Dr. Porter 45
Trisinger, Frederick. 101
Thompson, Mark B 120
Thornton, John. 132
Troyer, Jeremiah 204
Teters, Dr. Benjamin F. 228
Thomas, George A., Ph. G. 231
Thorp, Dr. A. L.
314
Turnock, Joseph. 393
-Thomas, William Andrea
620
Towle, Charles G. 640
-Thomas, Dr. Warren H. 738
Taylor, Col. L. M., (deceased). 774
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Stauffer, Henry.
279
Studebaker, Clem .. 287
Schindler, William N 289
Stahly, Christian 290
Stahly, Peter H .. 293
Swanger, John Q. 299
Staley, M. B 354
Sibley, Irving A 359 365
Stover, Lewis T.
372
Smoker, Jacob Shively, George B Shively, Marvin H. 449
447 448
Stouffer, Christian K
459
Slaughter, John Burdick
469
Smith, John A 481
Shina, Isaac.
494
Shidler, A. W
501
Smith, John S., (deceased).
513
Stewart, John. 518
Scoles, Samuel 523
W
Winchester, Charles H 54
Walters, Jacob S 70
Wills, Emanuel R. 88
Wisler, Oliver P.
111
Wilhelm, Alexander 111
Waldorf, B. F 119
Wolf, Hon. Thomas J. 125
Witter, George I
132
-
Ulery, Samuel F. 430
Snee, Harry Boyd, M. D
Strycker, Solomon J
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INDEX.
Weddel, James E.
145
Walker, Edward W. 512
Wickwire, W. F
169
Watkins, Mrs. Sarah 515
Witter, George
198
Wilson, Hon. Henry D. 521
Work, Ahel E.
209
Weis, Henry. 405
Walmer, John.
213
Whitmer, David. 527-
Winebrenner, Peter.
230
Whitmer, Isaac.
528
West, W. F.
248
Weamer, Robert H
567
Willard, E. P.
257
Weldy, Abraham
569
Williams, Isaac
323
-Weldy, John K.
570
Ward, Wilhert ..
329
Walk, Hon. John B
582
Walters, George S.
330
Walters, John H.
589
Ward, Jacob.
344
Wenger, Martin L.
662
Woolverton, Jacob
355
Weaver, David P. 708
Winkler Brothers.
376
Wisler Family, The.
434
-Wisler, Jonas.
437
Wisler, Jacob HI
438
Wisler, Isaac ...
439
Wisler, John S.
442
Wisler, Albert
443
-Wisler, David.
443
Wisler, James M.
444
Yant, John ..
351
Whisler, John H.
440
Yenn, Simon M. 623
Wysong, Henry.
Yoder, Joseph.
632
Wysong, Josiah.
445
Wysong Family
Z
Wysong, Rev. Daniel.
447
Willard, Hon. Ashbel P.
463
Zeitler, John V 244
Zigler, Joho W
340
Walter, John U. 465
Zook, Daniel. 422
Williams, Gov. James D.
476
Zinn, George W 664
Wahl, Jacob, (deceased). -491-
-Wahl, William F
492
Zook, Daniel.
716
Walsh, Rev. Thomas C.
Whippy, William A., M. D 714
Wright, William B .. 735
Wilson, William W. 737
Wickham, Dr. W. A. 745
753
Y
Yoder, Jacob 150
444
446
Wood, Charles O ..
568
313
Weldy, Jacob B.
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
Matthews, Gov. Claude.
48- 49
Cummins, D. E ..
453-454
Johnson, Col. Ruel M.
80- 81
Elliott, Hon. B. K.
471-472
Dodge, James S.
199-130
Cummins, Dr. S. M
489-490
Conn, Hon. C. G.
147-148
Ross, Capt. W. R.
.507-508
Hascall, Gen. Milo
165-166
Collins, C. M ..
.525-526
Stoll, Hon. J. B
183-184
543-544
Bissell, Henry W
201-202
561-562
Thomas, Dr. W. H.
219-220
Turner, Perry L.
579-580
McMichael, W. C. 937-238
Schropp, Ira S
597-598
Willard, E. P.
255-256
Longley, W. H.
615-616
Culp, H. J
633-634
Neal, Dr. W. A ..
.391-292
651-652
Howard, Hon. T. E.
309-310
.669-670
Baldwin, Silas (deceased).
327-328
Butler. Hon. J. M.
687-688
Gilman, E. T ...
345-346
Gray, Hon. I. P.
705-706
Hubbell, Hon. O. Z.
.363-364
English, Hon. W. H.
723-724
Kilmer, Dr. S. L ..
381-382
Chase, Hon. I. J. 741-742
Nickel, Louis ..
399-100
Farmers' and Traders' Bank 416
Miles, Dr. Franklin
435-436
Coppes' Hotel.
419
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Chamberlain, Capt. Orville T.
273-274
Newell, Nathaniel
Walmer, John ..
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The name Kizer on page 380 is improperly printed Kiger.
D. B. I. Schafer on page 679 should be D. B. J. Schafer.
In the sketch of Mother Mary of St. Angela, page 377, it should be noted that Gen. Sher- man's wife died before he did, and that the establishment at Salt Lake was not compelled to rely upon the protection of the Government.
On page 566, in the sketch of Abijah L. Hubbell, the following additions came too late to be properly corrected. Ruth was born July 19, 1886, and Helen H. was born May 24, 1888.
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PREFACE.
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HE publishers, with much pleasure, present this beautiful volume to their friends and patrons for whom it is prepared. It will be found to be a valuable work, full of interesting personal and historical reminiscences of many of the leading families and many of the most important occurrences in the eventful past of the two counties. Every individual or family sketch was carefully type-written and submitted by mail to a representative of the family and, in nearly every instance, was corrected and promptly returned to the publishers, thus insuring almost absolute accuracy. If mistakes are found in the few sketches that were not returned, the publishers, as is their custom, stand ready to correct the same by special errata sheet to be sent to every sub- scriber. Theillustrations will be found to add very materially to the value of the book. We are satisfied our work will bear the closest scrutiny and sustain our well-known reputation for accuracy and fidelity.
THE PUBLISHERS.
Pictorial and Biographical
MEMOIRS
OF ELKHART AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTIES,
INDIANA.
G OV. CLAUDE MATTHEWS, recently elected by the Democratic party governor of Indiana, is a son of Thomas A. and Eliza (Fletcher) Mat- thews, both branches of the family being farmers, and his maternal grand- father serving as one of Kentucky's representatives in Congress. He was born December 14, 1845, in Bath county, of the Blue Grass State. He attended such schools as the country afforded until fifteen years of age, when he removed to Mason county, his father having purchased a farm near Mays- ville. Here the schools were better, of which he availed himself by riding six miles each way daily. In 1863 he entered Centre College, Danville, Ky., from which he graduated in June, 1867. January 1, 1868, occurred his marriage with Martha R. Whitcomb (only child of the late James Whitcomb, governor of Indiana, 1843 to 1849), and same year removed to his farm near Clinton, Vermillion county, this State, where he has ever since resided, engaged quite extensively in grain and stock farming. Vermillion county has always been strongly Republican, but in 1876 he was persuaded to make the race for the legislature, and was elected by nearly three hundred majority, notwithstanding that the county that year was nearly four hundred Republican on the State ticket. Mr. Matthews, in 1882, made the race for the State Senate in the district composed of Parke and Vermillion counties, and although this district was Republican by 1000 majority, he was de- feated by less than three hundred. In 1890 he was called upon to head the State ticket for secretary of State and was elected by nearly twenty thousand. At the late State Convention of 1892, although a candidate for renominatiou as secretary of State, his party again placed him at the head of the ticket as candidate for governor. Mr. Matthews has always been engaged in farming, that being his sole interest, and in- tends returning to that work at the close of his official life. He has been prominent in the stock-breeding interests of the State, especially in short horn cattle. He was also an active member and is yet of the Farmers Mutual Benefit Association, and was president of his county assembly at the time of his election as secretary of State.
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HON. DAVID TURPIE, one of the present senators from Indiana, in the United States Congress, is justly recognized as a man of superior ability and one of the foremost lawyers of the State. After receiving a good practical education he studied ยท law, was admitted to the bar at Logansport, Ind., in 1849, was appointed judge of the common pleas court in 1854, and in 1856 was elected to the bench of the circuit court. In 1853, and again in 1858, he was elected to the lower house of the State Legislature. In 1863 he was elected United States senator to succeed Gov. Joseph A. Wright, and after the expiration of his term was engaged in the practice of his profession in Indianapolis. He also served Marion county in the State Legislature several terms and the session of 1874-75 was elected speaker. In 1878 he was appointed one of the three commissioners selected to revise the laws of Indiana and as such served three years. In 1886 he received the appointment from President Cleveland of United States district attorney for the State of Indiana serving as such until March 3, 1887. He was elected to his present seat of United States senator February 2, 1887, and the day following his retirement from the United States marshalship witnessed his induction to a membership in the highest legislative body of our land. Judge Turpie is not only a Democrat in the highest political sense of the word, but is a Democrat in the widest acceptation of the term. Of unques- tioned ability, a ready debater, a fluent orator, he stands today among the fore- most men of the State.
COL. RUEL M. JOHNSON. The story of the life of the worthy citizen should be given to the public. It should be read by all our people, that they may profit by the example. Its lessons should be studied, and the good they inculcate impressed upon the minds of the youth of our land. All may glean from them kernels of wisdom for present use and store up knowledge and information which will be of benefit in after life. It is of such a citizen that we write. It is to such a man that we here point the public mind and direct the people's thought. The story of the life of the subject of this sketch is no ordinary one; for few men in the State have a more brilliant record as a soldier, or a more upright and distinguished one as a civilian, than Col. Ruel M. Johnson, of Elkhart, Ind. Of none can it well be said that his record can be more profitably perused by the living, or with greater pro- priety be transmitted to the future for the benefit of those who will come after us.
The month of August, 1862, was one of the darkest for our country of all the gloomy periods of our late Civil war. Many and terrible disasters had befallen our brave armies at the front, and cast their darkest gloom over the homes of the loyal North. The demand for reinforcements to fill up the depleted ranks among the brave soldiers in the field was very great, and notwithstanding the most energetic efforts of loyal men everywhere, and their eloquent appeals to the patriotism of the people, many localities failed to respond with their proper quotas, and the minds of men desponded and their hearts shuddered lest the cause of the union should fail, and the Government be overthrown.
In this dark hour of our country's history, Ruel M. Johnson, then a mere youth, studying law at Goshen, this State, threw aside his law books, and, announcing his determination to join the armies of the union and fight for the old flag and the grand cause it represented, went out among the citizens of his county, and asked them to accompany him to the seat of war, and aid in the defense of the Govern- ment. So fervent were his appeals to their patriotism, and so effective his eloquent requests to come with him, that in the short space of five days more than one hun- dred of the brave sons of Elkhart county's yeomanry enrolled themselves under his leadership, and, promptly electing him as their captain, tendered their service to the Government, were accepted and later became Company D of the now renowned One Hundredth Regiment of Indiana Infantry Volunteers. On reporting his com- pany to the adjutant general of the State, as ready to march, Capt. Johnson was directed to proceed by wagon to Warsaw, and there he would be furnished with transportation by the commandant of the district to Fort Wayne, the rendezvous for the regiment of which his company was to form a part.
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To obtain the necessary number of wagous to take a hundred men to Warsaw was no easy matter; but the young officer was equal to the emergency. The day his company was to proceed to Warsaw was also the day the " Non-Combatants " of the county had been ordered to appear before the conoty board to be relieved from liability for military duty, and hundreds of them with their wagons and teams, lined the streets of Goshen, coming as they did from all parts of the county to be excused from taking up arms in defense of the Government extending them pro- tection. Capt. Johnson, rightly deemed these people proper subjects for "tribute," and as they were there to secure exemption from military duty, while his men were going to the " front" to bear the burden of these "Non-Combatants" as well as that of themselves, he at once pressed them, their wagons and teams into service, and thus compelled them to contribute toward the defense of their country, by transporting, free of charge, the men of Company D to Warsaw, on their way to the seat of war. It is probable that this is the first instance during the war, of en- forcing the "Sherman bummer " policy in any loyal State.
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