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Philip Temple. While the business style of some of the old and honored enterprises of Evansville have changed, as to name, if not as to policy, these concerns keep right on establishing records for integrity in their affairs and thereby retain their repu- tations and increase their trade year after year. In this class is found the Temple Company, the present proprietor of which, Philip Temple, assumed charge of the business more than a quar- ter of a century ago, before which time, however, the same busi- ness had been conducted by another concern. Mr. Temple was born at Chicago, Illinois, May 13, 1873, and is a son of David and Frances Temple. He was but seven years of age when he was brought by his parents to Evansville, and here his education was acquired in the Carpenter Street School, from which well-known institution have graduated so many men and women who have since made their mark in the affairs of Evansville. Next he pur- sued a course at Lockyear's Business College, and in 1897 began the manufacture of cigar boxes, under the style of the Temple Company, this being a continuation of the old Rymer Brothers business. Mr. Temple has a well-established trade, which is de- pendable and consistent, and each year sees an increase in his business. He is strictly honorable and businesslike in his dealings and therefore enjoys the respect and confidence of his associates. He has several connections of a business and social nature, and as a good citizen takes a keen interest in matters that affect the wel- fare of his city. Mr. Temple was married October 28, 1895, to Miss Josephine Lindenschmidt of Evansville, a daughter of Gar- hard and Mary Lindenschmidt, and they maintain a pleasant home at 907 Powell Avenue.
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Henry A. Tepe. Not alone in business circles of Evansville is Henry A. Tepe well known to his fellow-citizens, but likewise in public affairs. From the time of reaching his sixteenth year he has been connected with the growth and development of a flourish- ing retail drug business, and for some time past has acted effic- iently and constructively as a member of the City Council. Mr. Tepe was born at Evansville, July 30, 1881, and is a son of Henry H. and Mary A. (Kinker) Tepe. Henry H. Tepe was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, May 17, 1843, and when only seventeen years of age enlisted for service in the Union army during the Civil war, becoming a private in Company B, Twenty-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In 1862, at Corinth, Mississippi, while defending Fort Robinet, he was severely wounded and removed to the army hospital, after leaving which he received his honorable discharge because of disability. A family by the name of Nurne, then living at First and Cherry Streets, Evansville, prevailed upon Mr. Tepe to take up his residence in this city in 1865, in which year he started working for the wholesale drug house of Keller & White, on Main Street. He continued with that concern until 1886 and then purchased the present drug business at No. 139 Third Avenue, of which he continued the proprietor until his death in 1898. Mr. Tepe was a man who was held in high esteem because of his integrity and good citizenship. He was a Democrat in poli- tics and very active in his party, and at one time was a candidate for the office of county treasurer. For a number of years he was treasurer of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. He married Mary A. Kinker, who was born June 8, 1847, at Enochsburg, Franklin county, Indiana, and of their family of thirteen children, only three are now living, eight having died in infancy. Henry A., of this re- view; Louis, a resident of Evansville; Dr. George, formerly a physician and now deceased; Gertrude, also deceased; and Rose, living at Evansville. Henry A. Tepe attended the parochial school of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and night classes at the Carpenter Street public school, and when but a lad in his early 'teens started to learn the drug business in the establishment of his father. At the same time he pursued a business course at the Columbia Com- mercial College, and when only sixteen years of age took charge of the drug business when his father died. He has been the propri- etor of this enterprise ever since, and under his capable and ener- getic management it has become a greatly successful venture, catering to a large and representative patronage. From youth he has been greatly interested in public affairs and in politics as a Democrat. At the time that his father made the race for the county treasurership he served at the polls. At the time of. the death of Councilman J. J. Groeninger, the late Mayor Bosse ap- . pointed Mr. Tepe to complete the unexpired term of eleven months, and since then he has been elected twice to the same posi- tion, his present term expiring in December, 1925. He is a member of Assumption Catholic Church, and as a fraternalist holds mem-
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bership in the Knights of Columbus, the Knights of St. John and the Improved Order of Red Men. September 14, 1904, Mr. Tepe was united in marriage with Alice Marie, daughter of Stephen and Alice (Walsh) Kiely, natives of Ireland. Mrs. Kiely died in 1902, her husband surviving her until April 19, 1923, when he passed away well advanced in years.
William J. Tolliver, M. D. Not only by natural ability and in- clination, but also by inheritance, is Dr. William J. Tolliver en- titled to a position among the leading physicians of Evansville, for he is the son and grandson of men who made their marks in the medical profession. He was born at Orleans, Indiana, January 16, 1872, and is a son of Dr. Milton P. and Ella B. (Pearson) Tolliver, both natives of the same community. The paternal grandfather of William J. Tolliver was William Tolliver, a pioneer of Lawrence county, Indiana, where he rounded out a long and useful career in the pursuits of the soil, and where he was held in high esteem. Dr. Milton P. Tolliver was born January 3, 1848, and was educated the profession of medicine, in which he has been engaged all his life. Although seventy-five years of age, he still follows his be- loved calling, and maintains a profitable practice at Elnora, Daviess county, Indiana. He married Ella B. Pearson, who was born in 1852, daughter of Dr. James C. Pearson, who practiced medicine for many years. She died at thirty-six years of age, in 1888, the mother of three children: Dr. William J .; Dr. Harry C., engaged in the practice of dentistry at Elnora; and Ralph, ticket agent for a railroad at Odon, Indiana. Dr. William J. Tolliver attended public school at Mitchell, Indiana, and after pursuing a normal course entered the Kentucky School of Medicine, at Louis- ville, Kentucky, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Medicine as a member of the class of 1892. Commencing practice at Elnora, he went subsequently to Indianapolis, where he remained for about six years. In 1912 he came to Evansville, where he has since carried on a constantly increasing practice, specializing in rectal diseases. He maintains well-appointed offices at 309 I-2 Second Street. Not only has Doctor Tolliver built up a good professional business, but has also gained a position high in the esteem of his associates. He belongs to the various organiza- tions of his calling and keeps fully in step with its numerous ad- vancements and developments. Politically, he is a Democrat, but politics have played only a minor part in a busy professional ca- reer. December 23, 1894, Doctor Tolliver was united in marriage with Miss Cora Payne, and they have one child: Elizabeth Louise, now sixteen years of age and attending school at Evansville.
Robert C. Torian. The insurance business has become such an extensive one and has invaded so many channels of activity that in this, as in other lines of business, specializing has come largely into favor. The insurance man of some years back generally handled policies in all lines of his business, but the modern man engaged in selling indemnity as a rule finds it more profitable to specialize
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in one department or more, thus centralizing his efforts instead of spreading them over too wide an area. Of the men who are mak- ing a success in the business world as insurance specialists, one who is making rapid strides forward is Robert C. Torian, district manager for Vanderburgh county for the Travelers Insurance Company, handling life and accident policies, with headquarters at Evansville. Mr. Torian was born February 1, 1895, at Evansville, and is a son of George L. and Mame (Kuhn) Torian. His pater- nal grandfather, A. G. Torian, a native of Kentucky, came to Evansville at an early day and became the founder of the Torian Hat Company, with which he was identified until the close of his life. George L. Torian was born in Kentucky, in October, 1864, and was brought to Evansville by his parents. As a youth he en- tered his father's hat business, and is now one of the two brothers who are conducting that enterprise under the name of Torian Brothers. He is still an active business man who has a splendid reputation in commercial circles of Evansville. Mrs. Torian, who was born at Peoria, Illinois, and was brought to Evansville when a girl, died in 1899. There were two sons in the family: Robert C., of this review ; and George L., Jr., of Montana. Robert C. Tor- ian attended the public schools of Evansville, and after his gradua- tion from high school was a student at the Swanee School. He next entered the University of Illinois, where he took a business course, and then became associated with his father in the hat busi- ness for one and one-half years. This business did not prove con- genial to him, however, and he embarked in the insurance business at Terre Haute, with the Travelers Insurance Company, an or- ganization with which he has been connected since 1917. In May, 1921, he returned to Evansville to take charge of the life and acci- dent agency of the Travelers, which has maintained an agency at Evansville for about twenty years. As district manger, Mr. Tor- ian's territory covers the entire area of Vanderburgh county. He has increased the business of his company wonderfully during the past two years, and his displayed remarkable fitness and aptitude for the position which he holds. Mr. Torian's office is situated in the Mercantile-Commercial Bank Building. He is an active mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce and has a number of other con- nections. His religious affiliation is with St. Paul's Episcopal Church. In May, 1918, Mr. Torian was united in marriage with Pauline, daughter of Paul De Kress, and a member of one of the old and honored families of Evansville, and to this union there has been born one child : Jeanne.
G. Arthur Trimble. Identified with the same business concern since the beginning of his career, G. Arthur Trimble, of Evans- ville, presents an interesting example of the value of persistence and fidelity in the winning of success. The vice president and treasurer of the Vulcan Plow Works is not only one of the promi- nent business men of his city, but also is prominent in public affairs, and at the present time is occupying the office of president
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of the Vanderburgh county council. Mr. Trimble was born at Kirksville, Missouri, November 23, 1878, and is a son of Arthur and Alice (Hillyard) Trimble. His father, a native of Ireland, was fourteen years of age when brought by his parents to the United States, the family settling, in 1846, in Scott township, Vanderburgh county, whence he enlisted for service in the Union army, as a first sergeant of Indiana cavalry in the same regiment with Major Rosencranz. At the close of the war he returned to Vanderburgh county and engaged in farming, but in the early 'zos removed to Missouri, where, in the vicinity of Kirksville, he was engaged in farming until his death in 1880. He was a Republican in politics. Mr. Trimble married Alice Hillyard, who was born in Scott town- ship, Vanderburgh county, a daughter of Alexander Hillvard. Mr. Hillyard, who was born in 1800, in Ireland, came to the United States and settled in Scott township in 1818. He was an agricul- turist by vocation and an earnest churchman. It is interesting to note that he was the youngest member of his family, his wife was the youngest of her family, and Mr. Trimble is the youngest of his parents' children. Mrs. Alice Trimble, who was born March I, 1844, died in January, 1923. She and her husband were the parents of five children : Alta, Edith and Mrs. Mary Burns, of Evansville ; Mrs. William I. Wellborn, of Galveston, Texas; and G. Arthur. When he was two years of age G. Arthur Trimble's mother brought him back to Evansville, and here he attended the Campbell Street school, and was graduated in 1897 from the Central High School. He then took a course in a business college, after leaving which he secured a minor position in the offices of the Vulcan Plow Works. Industry, ability and loyalty won him repeated pro- motions, and in 1920 he became vice president of the concern, to these duties being added those of treasurer in 1922. Much of the success of the concern can be accredited to his efforts and execu- tive ability. Mr. Trimble is a member of the board of directors of the old State National Bank. He is greatly interested in civic affairs and was a member of the water works board during the first administration of the late Mayor Bosse. In the fall of 1922 he was elected president of the Vanderburgh county council, a position which he has filled efficiently. Politically he is a stanch Republi- can, and his religious connection is with Trinity Methodist Epis- copal Church, in which he is a member of the board of trustees. During the World war he was very active in the Liberty Loan drives and other movements, to which he was a generous con- tributor. January 24, 1916, Mr. Trimble was united in marriage with Hannah, daughter of Thomas B. and Fannie (Hubbs) Steven- son, the former originally of Maysville, Kentucky, but later of Evansville. To this union there have been born two daughters: Ann and Margaret.
William L. Tucker. A resident of Evansville for the past thir- ty-eight years, William L. Tucker is known principally in business circles because of his connection with the flourishing company which
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bears his name. As a lad he had worked in the leaf tobacco fields of the tobacco region of Tennessee, and after some years spent in other lines of industry, he returned to the vocation of his youth and has achieved a well-merited success. Mr. Tucker was born October 23, 1865, in Montgomery county, Tennessee, and is a son of John D. and Nancy (Wright) Tucker, the latter a native of Louisiana who died in 1888. John D. Tucker was born in what is now West Virginia and as a youth mastered the carpenter's and cabinetmaker's trades, which he followed for some years. On moving to Montgomery county, Ten- nessee, he settled on a farm ten miles from Clarksville, and engaged in farming and tobacco raising, but also continued his work at cabinet- making and to him fell the work of manufacturing the coffins, etc., that were used in the neighborhood. In 1877 he moved to Madison- ville, Tennessee, and founded a grocery business, which he continued to conduct until his death in 1903. As a very small lad, when not at- tending the public schools of Montgomery county, Tennessee, William L. Tucker had worked in leaf tobacco factories for several years. He was about twelve years of age when he went with his parents to Madi- sonville, where he completed his education, and that community con- tinued to be his home until 1885, at which time he came to Evansville and learned the trade of blacksmith. Upon mastering that calling he entered the employ of Copeland & Jones, with which concern he re- mained for about five years, and then returned to his old business, that of tobacco, this time with twist and smoking tobacco. Mr. Tucker en- tered the employ of the Harper Tobacco Company, which had been founded in 1865, and which was a stable and well-known enterprise with good financial standing and reputation. When Mr. Harper, the owner of the business, died in 1900, Mr. Tucker purchased the business from the heirs of his estate, and has since carried on its operations un- der the business style of the W. L. Tucker Tobacco Company. Under his energetic direction the business has grown materially and increased its scope, while the proprietor has established himself firmly in the con- fidence of those with whom business matters have brought him into contact. He has been an active religious worker in the First Baptist Church since his arrival at Evansville thirty-eight years ago, and dur- ing the past twelve years has occupied the position of deacon. Politic- ally he maintains an independent stand both locally and in national af- fairs. Mr. Tucker is a broad-minded and public-spirited citizen of en- lightened views, and a supporter of measures which he feels will be of benefit to Evansville and its people. In 1893 Mr. Tucker was united in marriage with Miss Virginia L. Harper, a daughter of his ex-part- ner, and three children have been born to this union: Jesse B., who is associated with his father in business. He was married December 30, 1916, to Miss Emma K. Ford, of Gallatin, Tennessee, a daughter of Marvin M. and Fannie (Kelly) Ford, and they have one daughter, Frances Virginia Lee. Harriet, who is the wife of Millard M. Irwin, M. D., of Nakomis, Illinois ; and Lucy Lee, wife of Hardin L. May, of Evansville.
LEVI IGLEHEART 1820-1904
WILLIAM T. IGLEHEART 1825-1892
ASA IGLEHEART 1817-1887
LESLIE T. IGLEHEART 1848
ADDISON W. IGLEHEART 1852
JOHN L. IGLEHEART 1862
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J. GILTNER IGLEHEART 1879
AUSTIN S. IGLEHEART 1889
EDGAR A. IGLEHEART 1891
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IGLEHEART BROTHERS PLANT Three generations of the Igleheart family and the great modern milling plant of today, founded in 1856
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The Igleheart Family .* Of the families who have lent distinc- tion and prestige to Vanderburgh county during the past century, few have contributed in greater degree than that bearing the name of Igleheart. Its members have graced the professions, have suc- ceeded worthily in business, have filled public offices in an efficient and wholly honorable manner, and have been constant supporters of measures making for religion, education, morality and good citizenship. The family in this county traces its ancestry back to Levi, the fifth son of John Igleheart of Prince George county, Maryland, who was born August 13, 1786. Levi Igleheart married Anne Taylor and in 1816 settled in Ohio county, Kentucky, where he resumed his farming activities. In 1823 he moved to Warrick county, Indiana, where he again farmed, and where his death oc- curred in 1856. His sons were Asa, Levi, Jr., and William T., all of whom were reared to the pursuits of the soil. Asa Igleheart, son of Levi Sr., was born December 8, 1817, in Ohio county, Kentucky, and although brought up as a farmer preferred the study of law and in 1849 was admitted to the bar of Vanderburgh county, where he became a junior partner in the firm of Ingle & Wheeler. In 1854 he was appointed a common pleas judge, an office which he held for four years, then returning to the practice of his profession, in which he attained distinction and rose to a high place. In 1842 he married Anne Cowle, and they became the parents of three chil- . dren: Ferdinand, Eugene and Annie, who became the wife of Ed- win Taylor. Asa Igleheart died February 5, 1887. Levi Igleheart, Jr., second son of Levi, Sr., was born March 8. 1820, in Ohio county, Kentucky, and was taken by his parents three years later to War- rick county, Indiana, where he grew to manhood, married, and en- gaged in farming until 1853. In that year he moved to Evansville and in 1856 established the Canal Flour Mills, but subsequently sold out to Little Brothers, and, with his brothers Asa and William T., formed the firm of Igleheart Brothers and established the pres -. ent flour milling business. In 1844 Levi Igleheart, Jr., married Suzanna Ingle, of Inglefield, Indiana, and they became the parents of three sons, Leslie T., president of Igleheart Brothers; Addison W., treasurer thereof ; and John L., vice-president, secretary and general manager. Levi Igleheart remained active in this business until his death in 1904. He was also prominent in religious work and was one of the organizers of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church of Evansville. William T'. Igleheart, youngest of the three sons of Levi, Sr., was born in Warrick county, Indiana, in 1825, and remained on the home farm until 1856, in which year he joined his brothers in the founding of the flour milling business. Like his brother, he was prominent in the affairs of Trinity Methodist Epis- copal Church. He married Mary Ingle, and they became the par- ents of two children : William, who is now deceased : and Eleanor,
*The head of the Indiana branch of this family. Levi Igleheart. Sr., spelled his name with an "e" in the last syllable, while various branches of the same family from an early period omitted that letter.
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a resident of California. The firm of Igleheart Brothers was founded in 1856 by Levi, Jr., Asa and William T. Igleheart, at the corner of Fifth and Locust Streets, the present site of the Majestic Theater, and remained on its original location until 1904, when it was moved to its present situation, First and Morgan Avenues. The plant was destroyed by fire in 1909, but work was immedi- ately started on a new and more modern structure on the same site, which was ready for business in 1910. At the time of the death of Asa Igleheart, in 1887, his interests were absorbed by his brothers, and when William T. Ingleheart died, five years later, a partnership was incorporated, the interest of his heirs being taken up by the present members of the firm : L. T. Igleheart, president ; J. L. Igle- heart, vice-president, secretary and general manager; A. W. Igle- heart, treasurer ; J. G. Igleheart, director in charge of mill sales in the South ; and E. A. Igleheart, director in charge of bulk sales and export; and Austin Igleheart, director and manager of sales and advertising of the cake-flour department. The corporation con- ducts two businesses, one being the manufacture of flour in barrels and sacks for ordinary purposes; the other a special department manufacturing cake-flour and instant cake-flour, as well as other wheat cereals in packages. All of these products are produced un- der the trade name "Swansdown," the secondary brands being "Harvesta" and "Electric." The company, in addition to their own plant, own and operate the plant of Brose & Arnold, on the West side, which was absorbed in 1920. The milling capacity is approx- imately 1500 barrels per twenty-four hours, and the plant is op- erated on the twenty-four-hour basis. The export department has permanent connections with the island of Great Britain and the European continent, but the bulk of the mill flour is sold through wholesale grocers in the southeastern states. Leslie T. Igleheart, the eldest son of 'Levi, Jr., was born in 1848, in Warrick county, Indiana, and was five years of age when brought to Evansville, where he attended the public school, this training being supple- mented by a two-year course at what was then the Indiana Asbury University, which later became, as now, DePauw. On leaving col- lege he entered the flour mill business of his father and uncles, in 1867, commencing work as a bookkeeper. In 1871 a new mill was built at Evansville, known as the Yosemite Mill, which was op- erated by R. Ruston, and in which Leslie T. Igleheart was active in the interests of Igleheart Brothers. This mill was destroyed by fire in 1881, and Mr. Ruston and Mr. Igleheart continued to operate what was known as the Melrose Mill, which had been acquired a short time previously. Mr. Igleheart continued thus engaged until about 1906, when he returned to the original mill, and in 1904, at the death of Asa Igleheart and William T. Igleheart, was made president of the company, a position which he has since retained. Mr. Igleheart married in 1874, Miss Lizzie Giltner, of Chillicothe, Missouri, and they became the parents of two sons: Levi G., who died in 1909, and J. Giltner Igleheart, who was born March 2, 1879,
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at Evansville, where he attended the public high school, and sub- sequently pursued a course at DePauw University, from which he was graduated as a member of the class of 1900, receiving the de- gree of Bachelor of Philosophy. For two years thereafter he re- sided at Chicago, preparing himself for his future work in various ways, including work on a newspaper. He then moved to Bel- videre, Illinois, where he spent three years as sales manager for the National Sewing Machine Company. While there he was united in marriage, in December 1905, with Miss Mabel Derthick. Later he returned to Evansville and joined Igleheart Brothers, but not as a member of the firm. After four years he removed to Portland, Oregon, but in September, 1916, returned to Evansville and became a member of the firm, a director of the company and manager of mill sales. He and Mrs. Igleheart are the parents of two children : Leslie D., born in 1907; and John Giltner, Jr., born in 1916. Mr. Igleheart is a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, the Chamber of Commerce and the official board of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Addison W. Igleheart, second son of Levi Igle- heart, Jr., was born March 3, 1852, in Warrick county, Indiana, and educated in the graded and high schools of Evansville. When he was only sixteen years of age he entered the office of the family business, and was made a member of the firm in 1892, at which time he became treasurer. Mr. Igleheart was one of the first men in the United States to conceive the idea of putting up flour in packages, and was the originator of Swansdown prepared cake flour. He continued actively in the business for forty-three years, and although in ill health at this time, retains his position with the company as treasurer. Mr. Igleheart married Miss Campbell, who bore him one child, Isabel. Miss Cora 'Lee Begley became his sec- ond wife and three children were born to them: Suzanna, the wife of P. F. Darby ; Evelyn, the wife of Lambert Johnson; and Edgar A. Edgar A. Igleheart was born August 1, 1891, at Evansville, where he attended the graded and high schools, following which he pursued a course at the University of Pennsylvania, being grad- uated therefrom in 1912. At that time he entered the offices of Igleheart Brothers, where subsequently he was placed in charge of the bulk sales. He has taken an active interest in exporting, in which field he has made several trips to Europe, South Africa, German East Africa, through the Red Sea seaports and Egypt. He is an active member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He served during the war in the navy as a chief petty officer. In 1922 Mr. Igleheart was united in marriage with Miss Aline Ellis, of Evansville, and they have one son: Edgar A., Jr., who was born July 24, 1923. John L. Igleheart, the third and youngest son of Levi Igleheart, Jr., was born November 20, 1862, at Evansville, where he attended the graded schools and spent one year at high school. He embarked upon his career as a newspaper man, being business manager for the Standard Union, but after several years turned his attention to the milling business. In 1884 he went to San Diego,
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