Pictorial and biographical memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph counties, Indiana, together with biographies of many prominent men of northern Indiana and of the whole state, both living and dead, Part 1

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Publication date: 1893
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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


PAGE


vi


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


PAGE


PAGE


136


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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


-


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.


PAGE


PAGE


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


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ERRATA.


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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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