A portrait and biographical record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind. : containing biographical sketches of many prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies and portraits of all of the presidents of the United States, and biographies of the governors of Indiana, Part 61

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Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
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of our subject came to Indiana with her father, with whom she made her home until she died, in 1865, at the age of fifty-seven years. Mr. Caldwell was one of two children-the late Hon. Frank D. Caldwell being his brother. Mr. Caldwell was eight years of age when brought to this county, which has since been his home, with the exception of about one year spent in California. He grew, to man- hood, making his home with his paternal grandfather until 1850, in which year he joined the crowd of gold-seekers making their wav to California, where he engaged in gold mining. One year later, he returned to his home in this county and took up the pursuit of farming. March 17, 1853, he married Miss Rebecca Price, the daughter of Daniel Price, a native of Butler county, Ohio, and an early settler in Clinton county. Mrs. Caldwell was born in Butler county, Ohio, January 1, 1833. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell has been blessed by the birth of four children, namely: Alice, who became a teacher in the public schools and a young lady of great promise in her profession, but was called away by death in her seventeenth year; Horace Greeley, who died at the age of five yetrs; Laura E., and Ida Victoria.

After his marriage Mr. Caldwell settled down in life upon his present farm of 160 acres, and since that date has been actively and suc- cessfully engaged in farming. Mr. Caldwell has held several positions of honor and trust. In his early life he was a whig, but upon the organization of the republican party he became a republican and as such has continued an active worker. His first elective office was that of justice of the peace, to which he was chosen in 1856 and which office he filled for a period of four years. In 1865 he became the republican candidate for the state legislature, and notwithstanding the fact that the demo- cratic party was at that time in the majority

in Clinton county, he made a successful race, being elected. He served one term in the leg- islature and became a candidate for re-elec- tion, but was unsuccessful in overcoming the majority of the opposing political party.

ATHAN H. CAMMACK, owner of a saw-mill in Mulberry, Clinton county, Ind., and one of the enterprising business men of the town, has the honor of being a native of the Hoosier state, his birth having occurred in Richmond, Ind., August 19, 1821. His parents, Samuel and Hannah (Hollingsworth) Cammack, were both natives of South Carolina, and the former was of Scotch descent, while the latter was of En- glish lineage. The father was born in 1796, and in early life removed to Ohio, where he was married. Subsequently he removed to Richmond, Ind., where for a time he carried on a pottery, and then embarked in the lum- ber business. He established a woolen mill in Wayne county, and operated that until 1867, when he removed to a farm in Grant county, upon which he remained two years. His death occurred in 1874, at Arba, Ran- dolph county, Ind., and his wife, who was born in 1803, passed away in 1890, at the ad- vanced age of eighty-seven. Of their family of four children, only two are now living- Nathan H. and Rachel, wife of Henry Robin- son. David and Eli have passed away.

Nathan H. Cammack was reared in Wayne county, Ind., and on attaining his majority, entered into partnership with his father in the manufacture of woolen goods. This connec- tion continued until 1870, when he embarked in the saw-mill business, which he continued until 1882. In that year he removed to Cot- tage Home, Ill., where he again engaged in the lumber trade. In July, 1887, he became a resident of Mulberry, and since that time

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has operated a saw-mill at this place. He is a man of good business and executive ability, and is highly esteemed throughout this com- munity. On the 6th of May, 1841, Mr. Cam- mack was joined in wedlock with Miss Priscilla Morris, who was born December 6, 1821, and is a daughter of Joshua and Mary (Morgan) Morris, natives of North Carolina. Her father was a miller by trade and followed that busi- ness until his death, which occurred in 1823. His wife passed away about 1854. In their family were eight children, namely: Charles, John, Jesse, Lydia, Susanna and Mary, all now deceased; Priscilla and Ruth. To Mr. and Mrs. Cammack were born four children- Adeline, who was born December 22, 1843, and is the wife of James Peelle; David, born January 25, 1845. Charles, born January 5, 1847; and Laura, who was born March 9, 1851, and died August 10, 1890. They also have an adopted daughter, Emma J., who was born in Milton, Ind., October 27, 1862. She there remained until six years of age, when, with her parents, she removed to Cambridge, an old and quaint city of eastern Indiana. There she was educated under the supervision of Prof. James R. Hall, who was at the head of the Cambridge schools for twelve years. Her high school teachers were Mrs. Hall and Miss Hattie Beech, and their beautiful lives lelt an impress on their students for good. Miss Cammack graduated in a class of only four members, and then in 1884 began teach- ing in Muncie, Ind., having charge of the sec- ond, third, fourth and sixth grades. She en- tered upon the high school work in 1890, and and now occupies a merited position among the best teachers of the state. She always wins the love and confidence of her pupils and they are developed in other ways as well as intellectually. With the Presbyterian church she holds membership. Mr. Cammack is a member of the Society of Friends, and in poli-

tics he is a republican. The death of Mrs. Cammack occurred early in November, 1894. and during life she had also been a devout member of the Society of Friends.

ICHARD C. CLARK, the circuit court clerk elect of Clinton county, was born in Warren county, Ind., May 28, 1840, and lived in his native county until fifteen years of age. Later, he moved to Minnesota, and was there in 1857, when the dreadful massacre of Inkpadudah took place, and was also a member of Capt. Dodd's com- pany, who went out to quell the outlawed In- dians in 1860. He also enlisted in company I, Seventy-second Indiana volunteer infantry, un- der Capt. Jesse Hillis, in the late war, was soon promoted to be first lieutenant, and had a command in Wilder's scouts until the close of the struggle. In 1873 he located in Frank- fort, Ind., and for a time was successfully en- gaged in the grocery business. About 1890 he engaged with Dr. Gard as deputy clerk, and has met with the recognition of the Frankfort bar as an efficient deputy, and this efficiency has also been acknowledged by the republican party, who have re-elected him to succeed Dr. O. Gard, his former principal, as clerk of Clinton county.

OSES S. CANFIELD, M. D .- An able and popular physician and sur- geon of Frankfort, is a native of Indiana, born on the 13th day of June, 1852, in Tippecanoe county. His pa- ternal grandfather, Nathan Canfield, was born in Virginia, June 12, 1779, and there married, in 1805, Elizabeth Royal, whose birth oc- curred on the 16th day of June, 1783, also in the Old Dominion. By occupation Nathan Canfield was a farmer and stock raiser, and he

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followed that useful calling in the state of his nativity until his removal, in an early day, to Butler county, Ohio, where he was called from the scene of his earthly labor on the 25th day of December, 1813. Elizabeth Canfield became the mother of four children and sur- vived her husband a number of years, depart- ing this life in 1849. The following are their names: Hannah, Daniel, Vincent N. and Mary. Vincent N. Canfield, the doctor's father, was born February 4. 1814, in Butler county, Ohio, and was reared to manhood in Clark county, Ind., having been taken to that part of the state by his mother when one year old. He was reared a farmer, and in early life united with the Christian church, into the active ministry of which he entered while still a mere boy. He preached accept- ably the remainder of his life and did much towards strengthening the cause of his church and disseminating its pure teachings in the different communities where he resided. He spent seven years of his life in Scott county, was a resident of Clark county six years, and about the year 1850 removed to the county of Tippecanoe, where he remained until 1857, when he moved to Coles county, Ill., where he remained until 1863, when he moved back to Indiana. His death occurred on the 17th day of February, 1876. He was married in Clark county, Ind., to Miss Mary Hougland, who was born in Indiana, September 25, 1815, the daughter of Spencer and Jane (Myers) Hougland. To this union were born seven children, named respectively as follows: John M., a well-known minister of Indianap- olis: Mariah J .; Elizabeth, Vincent N. (de- ceased); Moses S .; Hannah (decased), and Margaret, wife of D. Thompson of Clayton county. The mother of these children is still living and makes her home at this time with the subject of this sketch.

Dr. Moses Spencer Canfield spent the first

fifteen years of his life on his father's farm and then accompanied the family to Arcola, Ill., the schools of which place he attended for one year. Later he pursued his studies in the school of Attica, Ind., until seventeen years of age, at which time he entered the university of Kentucky at Lexington, of which institution he remained a student about one year. Re- turning to Attica, the doctor began the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. Sam- uel Whitehall, with whom he remained three years, teaching school during the winter months in the meantime. The further to increase his professional knowledge he entered the Eclectic Medical college at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated May 19, 1873, and immediately thereafter located in Frankfort, Ind., where for the last twenty-one years he has been actively engaged in the practice of his profession, being one of the old physicians in point of residence at this time in the city. The doctor was married November 16, 1876, at the town of Mullberry, Clinton county, to Sarah A. Waldron, daughter of Thomas and Emily (Slipher) Waldron, to which union the following children have been born: Burton E., James C., and John M. R.

The career of Dr. Canfield in his profession has been of the most flattering character, not only from a financial standpoint, but from a scientific standpoint as well. His reputation as an exponent of the particular school to which he belongs is widespread, and he may with complacency look upon the long list of patients his skill has brought him during his many years of active practice. A number of years ago he joined the Christian church, with which he is still identified, being at this time one of the prominent members of the congregation worshiping at Frankfort, in which body he holds the office of treasurer and is also the efficient superintendent of the large and flour- ishing Sunday-school. The doetor possesses

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good business tact, and his careful judgment and diligent and faithful application to his pro- fession have secured him not only a very ex- tensive practice throughout Clinton and adjoin- ing counties, but have resulted in the accumu- lation of a goodly share of worldly wealth, his possessions including valuable real estate in the county and an elegant residence and other property in the city of Frankfort. The doctor has taken great interest in the material devel- opment of the city and is president of four building and loan associations, which have been the means of adding many substantial improve- ments to Frankfort during the last few years. He is president of the Indiana State Eclectic Medical association; also belongs to the Na- tional Eclectic Medical association, in the de- liberations of which body he takes an active part. He is a Mason of high standing, belong- ing to the blue lodge, chapter and command- ery, in all of which he has held important official positions.

PAMINONDAS CARTER .- The gen- tleman for whom this biographical sketch is prepared is a native-born son of Clinton county, Ind., and dates his birth from the first day of October, 1841. He is a son of Richard and Eleanor (Byers) Carter, and a grandson of Jesse Carter and Ephraim Byers, the former of English and the latter of Irish descent. His paternal great- grandfather, William Carter, was a pioneer of Clinton county and died at the advanced age of ninety-two years. His grandfather Carter died at the age of eighty-eight, and his maternal grandfather departed this life in Missouri at a good old age. It will thus be seen that E. Carter is descended from long-lived ancestry, and, inheriting, as he does, many of their vir- tures and characteristics, he bids fair to live for many years to come.

Mr. Carter was reared to manhood in his native county, became familiar with the rug- ged usages of the farm at an early age, and received a good education, attending school at intervals until attaining his majority. He made substantial progress in his various studies, which he pursued assiduously, and for a period of about sixteen years was one of the successful teachers of Clinton county. On the first day of January, 1861. Sarah A. Hutchin- son, daughter of Robert M. and Elizabeth (Davis) Hutchinson, became his wife, and the marriage thus consummated resulted in the birth of three children-Geneva, born February 8, 1861: William H., born August 11, 1862, and Julia E., born September 20, 1864. The mother of these children died October 24, 1865, and on the twenty-fifth of December, 1868, Mr. Carter was united in marriage to Amy A. Morris, daughter of G. W. and Abia Morris. To this marriage eight children were born. five of whom are deceased, all dying in infancy except Allie May, a very interesting little girl, whose death occurred at the age of nine years. The following are the names of those living: Jennie, born June 15, 1870; Roy, born May 19, 1876, and Bert, born November 1, 1878. In 1882 Mr. Carter's home was again visited by the death angel, Mrs. Carter dying September II of that year. Mr. Carter married his present wife, Retta C. Lipp. daughter of Andrew J. and Margaret A. Lipp. on the fourteenth day of May, 1889-a union blessed with the birth of two children: Ella, born March 10, 1890, and Levi, whose birth occurred on the fourteenth day of May, 1892. Mr. Carter is a successful farmer of Washington township and a gentleman in whom his neighbors and fellow-citizens repose the utmost confidence. He subscribes to the creed of the United Brethren church, and in politics is an earnest supporter of the prohibi- tion party.

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ARION A. CARTER is a native of Clinton county, Ind., was born May 4, 1859, and is a son of Richard J. Carter, a pioneer of the county, whose biography appears in the paragraph above. Marion A., when he became of age, was placed in charge of his father's farm, which he now owns and which comprises 200 acres. On this farm he still lives, in the house in which he was born. Mr. Carter has, since the year 1892, carried on a dairy on his farm, keeping only Jersey cows and selling cream only. He has, also, large business in- terests elsewhere, being a heavy stockholder in the Frankfort Handle manufactory, of which he has been vice-president since its organization.

The marriage of Mr. Carter took place May 20, 1880, to Miss Leonora B. Douglas. daughter of Thomas S. and Lucy (Hughes) Douglas. This lady was born July 28, 1860, and has borne her husband eight children, in the following order: Walter R., November 26, 1880; Lucy A., May 10, 1883; Frank M .. May 10, 1885; Ella, March 28, 1887 (died August 9 of the same year); Richard, July 10. 1888 (died January 1, 1892): Essa, Nov. 17. 1890 (died April 13, 1891); Floyd R., April Carter is a remarkably good business man, and besides holding a high position in the commer- cial world, is an honored member of the K, of P. lodge, No. 71, and of Dakota lodge of Red Men. In politics he is a republican, and, al though not an office-seeker, gives his substan- tial support to his party.

27, 1892; Ross M., September 20, 1894. Mr. | ive part in the discussion of the leading theo-

ILES A. CARVER was born in Chenango county, N. Y., Novem- ber 7, 1816, and is a lineal descend- ant of John M. Carver, first gov- ernor of Connecticut. His father, Perry Car- ver, moved from Connecticut many years ago

to Chenango county, N. Y., of which he was one of the pioneers. The wife of Perry Car- ver was Keziah Warner, who bore the following children: Shubael, Almina Eliza, Matilda, Miles A., Justice, Elisha W. and Lyman, all of whom, with the exception of Justice, who died in the army, lived to a good old age. The father of the above children reached his eighty-fourth year; Shubael is living yet at eighty-four years of age; Almina Eliza's age is eighty-two; Matilda is seventy, Elisha seventy- four; Lyman died at the age of seventy, and, by reference to date of birth, it will be found that the subject of this sketch has arrived at the ripe old age of seventy-eight-surely a remark- able record of longevity for the family. Shu- bael Carver was a graduate of a theological institution, and for a number of years was an acceptable minister of the Presbyterian church, occupying one pulpit for seven years. He served as county superintendent in two counties and achieved an enviable reputation as a teacher, having been identified with edu- cational work for a considerable period. He and wife had the honor of assisting in the or- ganization of the first Presbyterian church in Chenango county, N. Y., and he took an act- logical questions of his day. Politically, he was opposed to the institution of slavery and did all in his power, both with tongue and pen, to awaken a public sentiment against the sinful traffic in human beings. He and wife died in Monroe county, Ind., to which part of the state they emigrated in an early day.

Miles A. Carver attended first the common schools of his native state, and at the age of nineteen entered an educational institution at Oneida, N. Y., in which he acquired a knowl- edge of the higher branches of learning, work- ing on the farm in the meantime. He pursued his studies for a period of four years, with the intention of preparing himself for teaching,

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and, being fortified with the proper intellec- tual training, he took 'charge of a school in New York, where he taught two terms. Dur- ing the six succeeding years he followed the teacher's profession in Ross county, Ohio, where in the meantime he met and married Miss Margaret Kellenberger, daughter of Wil- liam and Mary (Haynes) Kellenberger. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Carver emigrated to Indiana, and began teaching in Clinton county, and was thus engaged for a number of years, during which time he did much toward laying the foundation upon which the present excel- lent school system of the county is built. He introduced the first blackboard ever used in the county, and suggested many other improve- ments, the value and utility of which have since been fully demonstrated. Mr. Car- ver, during his period of educational work, was untiring in his efforts to elevate the standard of the teacher's profession, and it is safe to say that no man in Clinton county has watched with keener interest or kept in closer touch with the schools than he. He was actively engaged in the work of teaching for a period of thirty-five years, and in the meantime did much to awaken an interest in the cause of the Sabbath school, having been a superintendent both in this county and his native state. For some years Mr. Carver has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, owning at this time a fine farm in Perry township, upon which he is passing his declining years. He has practically retired from the active duties of life, but still possesses in a marked degree his faculties, both physical and mental. His life has been fraught with much good to his fellow-men, and the influence which he has exerted morally and intellectually upon the community is destined to be perma- nent. He is a member of the Methodist church and politically supports the principles of the prohibition party.

To Mr. Carver's first marriage the follow- ing children were born: Mary E., Orlantha, Angeline S., Francis, Elizabeth, Albert and William. By his present wife, whose maiden name wa. Catherine Deal, he has four chil- dren: Ada, Rose, Dora and Lillian. Of these Ada was a successful teacher in the county of Clinton, is an accomplished musician, and is now the wife ef J. S. Frantz, a traveling salesman of Decatur, Ill ; Rose is married to W. N. Clark, editor of the Mulberry Reporter; Dora is a well-known teacher in the schools of Frankfort, Ind.

J AMES R. CAST, farmer and ex-sol- dier of Michigantown, Clinton county, Ind., is a native of Clinton county, Ohio, born December 2, 1840. His father, Horatio Cast, was born near Lexing- ton, Ky., whence he moved to Clinton county, Ohio, where he was a school teacher by pro- fession for many years. He was married in Ohio to Jane Mount, who bore him the fol- lowing children: Amos, William, Hezekiah, Thomas, Alvin, George, John, Mary E., James R. and Elizabeth. In 1852 he and family came to Clinton county, Ind., and bought 160 acres of land in Kirklin township. He was a stanch republican, was elected justice of the peace in Ohio, and in Indiana was elected a township trustee, when the law re- quired three. In February. 1865, Mrs. Jane Cast passed from earth and Horatio Cast died October 17, 1874

James R Cast was reared on a farm, and August 2, 1861, enlisted in company C, Tenth Indiana volunteer infantry, and served under Gens. Thomas, Halleck, Buell and Rosecrans. Beside the pursuit of Jolin Morgan and the Atlanta compaign, he took part in many skirmishes and the following regular battles: Perryville, Corinth, Tullahoma, Chickamauga,

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Missionary Ridge, Ringgold, Buzzard's Roost, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Chattahoochee river and others. At Chickamauga a bullet passed bet- ween his fingers, inflicting a slight wound; he was also dangerously sick at one time with typhoid pneumonia, and at another with pneumonia uncomplicated. For his services the government now allows him a pension of seventeen dollars per month. Mr. Cast was married, December 25, 1866, to Miss Lydia E. Parker, who was born May 10, 1843. She is a daughter of Richard and Elizabeth (Benbow) Parker, the former of whom was a blacksmith by trade, but is now a farmer. Mr. Parker was reared in Henry county, Ind., came to Clinton county in 1852, and bought 200 acres of land. His children are named Ann, Eliza, Warren, Jackson, Lydia, Sarah and Marian. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cast were named Helda, Omer, both died in infancy; Oris, born July 17, 1873, and Bert, born November 5, 1876. Bert Cast is a natural draftsman, and has been able since childhood to draw accurately whatever he de- sired, and will doubtless, in course of time, make a famous name as an artist. Both Mr. and Mrs. Cast are members of the Christian church, of which he is an elder. Mr. Cast is also a dormant member of the G. A. R. at Frankfort. His farm comprises forty acres of fertile land and is well improved.

a HARLES CHITTICK, M. D., of Frankfort, was born in Clinton county, Ind., February 14, 1849, and is a son of Archibald and Hannah J. (Comp- ton) Chittick. Archibald Chittick is a native of the state of New York and was born Feb- ruary 19, 1812. His parents were Archibald and Rachel (Miller) Chittick. The elder Archibald was born in the south part of Ire-

land, and in 1806, when about twenty-one years of age, came alone to America. In the state of New York he resided until 1819, when he moved to Butler county, Ohio, and from there came to Indiana in 1834, and farmed in Carroll county until his death in 1855. He lost his wife in 1847. Archibald Chittick, the father of Dr. Charles Chittick, was reared on his father's farm, and resided on the home- stead until after he had passed his majority. In 1847 he married Miss Compton and settled in Warren township, Clinton county, where he died, July 2, 1894. In 1853, however, he made a trip to California, via the Isthmus of Panama, where he was seized with the yellow fever, but recovered, finally reached his des- tination in the Golden state, and, being shrewd and energetic, made considerable money in mining. To the union of Archibald and Hannah Chittick have been born seven children, in the following order: Charles, whose name heads this paragraph; James, of Starke county, Ind .; Rachael, wife of John Brookie, of Carroll county, Ind. ; Rebecca, de- ceased; Paulina, wife of S. Weida, of Green- castle; A. M., of Carroll county, and William, of Clinton county. The mother of this family was born in Wayne county, Ind .; July 24, 1822, and is a daughter of Arthur and Susanna Compton, natives respectively of Ireland and Virginia. Arthur Compton first located in Virginia on his arrival in America, thence moved to Wayne county, Ind., and in 1833 came to Clinton county; he lost his wife in 1858, and in 1860 removed to Delphi, Carroll county, Ind., where he was noted as a thriv- ing farmer and as a prominent Mason and politician. He died in 1865.

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Author: Publication date: 1895 Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co. Number of Pages: 1080

Author:
Publication date: 1895
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : A.W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1080