A portrait and biographical record of Delaware and Randolph 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 100

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Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Chicago, A. W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1474

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Henry W. Hill was reared to manhood on the farm near Arba, Greensfork township, and in September, 1856, married Sarah Shaw, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Shaw, of Spartanburg, but still remained on the home farm until 1864. In 1857, during the great exodus to Kansas, Mr. Hill went there with many others, and passed through many exciting scenes dur- ing its existence as a territory. Returning to Randolph county, he settled on a farm four and a half miles east of Winchester in 1864, where he has since lived.

The children born to Mr. Hill and wife were nine in number, viz: Ambrose, William, Alice, Victor, Nora, Rufus, Eddie, Mattie G. and Ilton, of whom Ambrose and Ilton are deceased. Mr. Hill had received a very good education, and for a number of years taught school in winter and worked at plastering in summer until he had earned sufficient money to buy sixty acres of the old farm, which, in 1864, he sold to his eldest brother, and then settled, as has been stated, on his present place in White River township.

In politics he is a republican, and while in Greensfork township served four years as jus- tice of the peace, and has also filled the same position in White River township for eight years; he has also served as assessor in the latter township for five years.

He once had an idea that he would prefer town life, and so rented his farm, and resided in Winchester during the years 1884 and 1885, but soon wearied of inactivity and re- turned to his agricultural pursuits. He has a fine place of 116 1-2 acres, which he keeps under a high state of cultivation.

He and wife attend the Christian church, but are not members, although they are recog- nized as strictly moral and upright people, and are held in great respect by their neigh- bors.

J E. HINSHAW, ex-county surveyor, and now county engineer of Randolph county, was born in Washington town- ship, same county, November 28, 1862, and is a son of J. B. and Mary (Carter) Hin- shaw, old residents of the county. J. E. Hinshaw was reared on the home farm and early inured to toil, but at the age of twenty he left the farm and engaged in general mer- chandising at Snow Hill for a year, and then passed the succeeding four years in the school room-three of them in the Portland Normal. He then became deputy surveyor of Hendricks county, Ind., and filled the position three months, and then, toward the close of 1888, returned to Randolph county and took charge of the surveyor's office at Winchester, in con- nection with the county civil engineer. He is a republican in politics, is quite popular and is well esteemed for his general good character and genial disposition. He owns 148 acres of fine land in his native township, which is well improved.

0 E. HOFFMAN, the classical marble worker and monumental artist of Win- chester, Ind., was born in Lebanon county, Pa., November 2, 1838, and is a son of John S. and Kate (Iba) Hoffman,

JOHN HOWARD.

LOUISA C. HOWARD.

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who were pious people and members of the Lutheran church. D. E. Hoffman was but ten years of age when his father was called away by death, and he was in consequence reared in great part by comparative strangers. For two years after the death of his father he attended school. At the age of fourteen he began learning his trade at Lebanon, but later moved to Philadelphia and thence to Balti- more; thence he went to Buffalo, N. Y., and at the age of twenty he became a proficient marble cutter.

In 1857, he passed through Winchester on his way to Fort Wayne, and in 1858 returned to Winchester, where he has ever since re- sided. He began business here with $110, and soon after his arrival bought out his only competitor in the town, and now has one of the finest yards in eastern Indiana, in which he manufactures marble, slate, and all kinds of stone for structural purposes, or chisels them into objects of beauty for ornamental or monumental purposes. This is the only establishment of its kind in the city, and by strict attention and application, thorough workmanship and honorable methods of deal- ing, Mr. Hoffman has not only established a prosperous and lucrative business but amassed a handsome competency, owning a fine resi- dence and farm, which have been purchased from the proceeds of his industry since becom- ing a resident of this city and state.

Mr. Hoffman takes an active interest in the agricultural and horticultural development of the community, and for several years has served as secretary of the Agricultural society of Randolph county, and has attended several meetings of the state Horticultural society, as a delegate. He has been a member of the executive committee of that society for several years, and one of its vice-presidents. He is an enthusiastic horticulturalist, and has done as much, perhaps, as any one in this county

to awaken an interest and encourage improve- ment in this matter. As a citizen Mr. Hoff- man is highly respected, and enjoys the esteem and good will of all who know him. He is modest and retiring in his manner, and thoroughly honorable in all his dealings. He has never been prominently identified with the political history of this locality, though he is an active republican, and works to the extent of his influence for the success of his party. He has never sought public office, but was once prevailed upon to serve as marshal in the town of Winchester.

Mr. Hoffman was married in Winchester, December 4, 1862, to Miss Angie Carter, who was born in Randolph county in 1843, and is a daughter of Edmund and Polly (Diltz) Car- ter, pioneers of the county. The result of this union has been five children, viz: Riley, of Union City; Dora N., Katie, and Abbie, deceased; and Nellie, wife of Grant Clevenger. Mr. Hoffman is a member of the I. O. R. M., in good standing, and a Knight of the Golden Eagle.

OHN HOWARD, the efficient superin- tendent of The James Moorman Or- phan's Home, is a native of England, born near New Castle on Tyne, March 19, 1844, son of Joseph and Ann (Pickering) Howard. Until his thirteenth year, he at- tended the schools of his native country and then entered upon an apprenticeship to learn the grocery business; serving as such until seventeen years of age, at which time he em- barked in mercantile pursuits and was thus engaged until his removal to the United States in the year 1868.

After spending a few months in Chicago and eastern Wisconsin, Mr. Howard located in Wayne county, Ind., and engaged in farming near the town of Dalton, where, in addition to

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the pursuit of agriculture, he was for some time employed as a teacher in the public schools. He disposed of his interest in Wayne county in 1877 and removed to the county of Randolph, locating on the farm where he now resides, and which, for a period of two years, he operated very successfully for a share of the proceeds. Subsequently, he moved to an- other farm in the vicinity, and in 1881 took up his residence in Winchester, and for a period of eight years thereafter served with commendable fidelity as deputy sheiriff of Ran- dolph county. In the meantime, he became proprietor of the Commercial hotel of Win- chester, which well known hostelry he con- ducted from August, 1885, until December, of the year following. In December, 1890, Mr. Howard accepted the position of superintend- ent of The James Moorman Orphan's Home, in which capacity he still continues, and in the management of which popular and philan- thropic institution he has displayed executive abilities of a superior order.

Mr. Howard declared his intention of be- coming a citizen of the United States in 1872, and on the 16th day of December, 1882, was legally naturalized. He cast his first presi- dential ballot for Gen. U. S. Grant, and while he has heretofore, and does now, take an active interest in political movements of the day, nevertheless he is not a politician in a partisan sense.

Mr. Howard was married August 26, 1876, to Miss Louisa, daughter of Reuben Smeltzer, of Blountsville, Ind., the results of which union have been the following children: Fred W., Grace and Ralph. Mrs. Howard is matron of the Orphan's Home, and to her wise forethought and skillful oversight is the insti- tution indebted for a large share of the popu- larity which it has achieved. Mr. Howard is a most worthy citizen, his great aim in life having been to be known as an honorable

man, and no one has ever called in question the integrity of all his purposes. He is an active worker in the Masonic fraternity and for a number of years has been a consistent member of the Methodist church, to which denomination his wife and family also belong.

The James Moorman Orphan's Home was established by a bequest of James Moorman, December, 1888, for the purpose of affording an asylum for the homeless orphan children of Randolph county, under the age of fourteen years, or until suitable homes in christian families could be secured. With this noble and philantropic purpose in view, Mr. Moorman donated 178 acres of fine land about two miles west of the beautiful city of Winchester, which, with a liberal endowment of $35,000, and other valuable property, besides assistance from the county, make. the home at this time one of the best institutions of its kind in east- ern Indiana, if not in the entire state. The present buildings now used for the home are taxed to their utmost capacity, rendering the erection of buildings of more enlarged propor- tions a necessity for the accommodation of the constantly increasing number of applicants; accordingly steps have been taken to provide more convenient and commodious quarters. The institution is in charge of seven directors, the present board consisting of the following gentlemen: Luther C. Moorman, William E. Miller, T. E. Moorman, J. W. Thompson, John A. Moorman, Amos C. Beeson, and Dr. A. F. Huddleston.

LBERT F. HUDDLESTON, M. D., a rising physician and surgeon of Winchester, is a descendant of one of the oldest families of America-and on the paternal side, indeed, of England, as the family name can be traced back to its first

MARY M. HUNT, U B. HUNT.

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king-and was born in Union county, Ind., May 8, 1859, a son of Silas and Emily Ann (Dubois) Huddleston, the latter of French ex- traction. The parents were married in Union county, where they continued to live until 1866, when they removed to Dublin, Wayne county, where they now reside. There were born to them four children, viz: Carrie, deceased; Hiram, a dentist of Maryville, Tenn; Albert F., whose name introduces this sketch, and Ettie, wife of Charles Hill of Muncie, Ind. The parents are Friends or Quakers, in their relig- ious affiliations, and in politics the father is a republican.

Albert F. Huddleston was chiefly reared and educated in Wayne county, and graduated from the high school of Dublin in 1879. He then began the study of medicine in the Homeopathic school. and devoted himself as- siduously to an acquirement of the details of his school of medicine for three years under the supervision of Dr. A. Southworth, and in conjunction with the Pulte college at Cincin- nati. In 1881 he graduated, and on receiv- ing his diploma came directly to Winchester, where his flattering and gratifying success has induced him to remain ever since.

The marriage of Dr. Huddleston was solm- nized at Dublin, Ind., September 13, 1882, when he took for his life companion Laura B. Green, who was born in Wayne county, Ind., January 1, 1862, a daughter of Oliver C. and Sarah Green. This genial union has been blessed with two children, Ina P. and Eric Trevor. Aside from his professional promi- nence, Dr. Huddleston is very popular socially. He is a director in the Orphans' home, and secretary of the Randolph county board of health, having been elected in January, 1893. Politically he is a republican, and fraternally a Knight of Pythias, and his standing in the community is of the highest, enjoying, as he does, the respect of all.

a NION BASIL HUNT, son of Joshua P. and Rachel Howell Hunt, was born September 2, 1864, in Nettle Creek township, Randolph county, Ind. At the time of his birth his brother was and had been for some months an inmate of Andersonville and other southern prisons, and his father, who was and ultra friend of the Federal government, gave him the name of Union. The father was a son of Col. John Hunt, of Kentucky, and was born in Fleming county, that state, in 1805; his death took place in Randolph county, Ind., October 2, 1889, aged eighty-three years, eleven months and sixteen days. He was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church for more than fifty years, and did considerable evangelical work in this state and Illinois. He was one of the pioneers of this county, a man of undoubted courage and great will force, and honest, conscientious, firm in all his dealings and undertakings, and also possessed of considerable talent as a speaker. The mother's maiden name was Rachel Howell. She was born in Randolph county, Ind., February 9, 1826, and died in. the same county, February 12, 1884, aged fifty-eight years and three days. The mother was a woman of strong character. She was not given to public life, and her home was her kingdom, where she reigned like a queen of love.

Union B. Hunt removed with his parents to the state of Illinois in 1869, when he was but five years of age, and remained there till 1876, when he returned to Randolph county, Ind., where he has since resided. His life has been spent in various pursuits, farming, tile making, clerking, etc. When he was a boy his ambition was to be a lawyer, and he devoted considerable time to the study of law, after- ward spending a year in the law office of Hon. E. S. Watson, of Winchester, and was ad- mitted to the Randolph county bar in 1890,

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on the recommendation and affidavit of Mr. Watson. In January, 1890, he was appointed, by Pres. Harrison, special expert of the census bureau, department of mortgage indebtedness for the sixth district of Indiana, but was after- wards commissioned, and worked in different parts of the state till November. In the early part of 1891 he formed a partnership in the practice of law with John R. Wright (who at that time enjoyed the distinction of being the youngest justice of the peace in Indiana), under the firm name of Wright & Hunt.

Mr. Hunt was married November 9, 1891, to Miss Mary M. Hinshaw. This union has been blessed with one child, Ethel, born March 28, 1893-being the first child born in Winchester after it became a city.

In May, 1892, Mr. Hunt bought a half interest in the Winchester Herald company, publishers of one of the leading republican papers of Indiana, and has since been its edi- tor. In politics he is an ardent republican, rendering his party good service with tongue and pen, and making speeches in every cam- paign since he was eighteen years of age; in- deed, his services as a speaker have always been in demand. He is not a member of any church, but leans toward the Methodist Epis- copal, though he entertains broad and liberal views on the subject of religion. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is an enthusiastic worker for the order. First, he became a member of Lynn lodge, No. 119, but afterward united with Hicks K. Wright and George T. Cox lodges. He founded Modoc lodge, No. 229, and was its first chan- cellor commander. He was admitted to grand lodge of Indifina in June, 1891, and stands high as a worker and debater on the floor of that body.

Mr. Hunt was once a candidate for repre- sentative and once for prosecuting attorney, but withdrew each time before election on

account of sickness of self or family. In the spring of 1893 he was, however, elected a member of the common council of the city of Winchester. He is a self made man, and has worked for what he is and what he has.

Mary Myrtle (Hinshaw) Hunt, daughter of Absalom and Eliza Hinshaw, was born April 30, 1865, in Washington township, Randolph county, Ind. Her father was born in Ran- dolph county, N. C., August 3, 1819, moved with his parents to Preble county, Ohio, when he was eight years old, remained there two or three years, and then came to Randolph county, Ind., where he has since resided, and is a sturdy, well-to-do farmer. The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Hunt was Carter. She is about sixty-five years of age and a na- tive of this county, and a good christian woman. Mrs. Hunt is a member of the Christian church, and is an estimable christian lady. She possesses considerable talent as an artist and possesses many admirable qualities of mind and heart. She is devoted to her family and makes home an earthly paradise.

IEUTENANT OBED W. HUSTON was born in Washington county, Pa., October 2, 1833; son of Hamilton H. and Sarah (Waite) Huston, na- tives of Pennsylvania and Virginia, respect-

ively The father was born in 1811, was a cabinet maker by trade, and later a merchant. He died at Indianapolis, Ind., in 1888. The mother was born in 1817, and died in Indian- apolis in 1874. The Huston family came to this state in 1854, from Pennsylvania, resided in Madison for one year, and then removed to Indiana's capital. Here the parents lived for some eight years, and then removed to Dan- ville, Ind., which place was their residence at the time of their decease-both dying while

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on a visit to Indianapolis. Obed W. Huston is the only son in a family of six children, five of whom are living. Mr. Huston re- ceived a common school education. In 1846 he left home and followed the soldiers to the war with Mexico, and returned with the troops in 1847. He then went to school, and later went to Pittsburg, Pa., and learned the cabinet-making trade, and after completing his trade he went to Texas, and for two years was with the state rangers, and then, until 1861, was in the sash and door business in the same state. In 1861 he returned to Indiana, and for a short time was foreman in a cabinet fac- tory. In 1862 he enlisted in company G, Seventy-sixth Indiana volunteer infantry, for thirty days. Returning, he enlisted in the Twenty-second Indiana light artillery for three years. He went through the regular promo- tions, and in 1862 was commissioned second lieutenant, and in February, 1864, commis- sioned first lieutenant. He was in the Mor- gan raid through Kentucky, being attached to the Twenty-third army corps, of Sher- man's army. He was in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Decatur, At- lanta, New Hope Church, Jonesboro, Altoona Pass, Columbia, Tenn., Shing Hill, Franklin, (where he was wounded), Nashville, and then transported to Washington city; next he was in the battle of Kingston, N. C. For about one year he was in command of this battery. He was mustered out of the service July 7, 1865, at Indianapolis, Ind., after having proved himself to be a brave soldier. After the war he located at Middletown, Ind., and for fourteen months was in the furniture busi- ness. Then he removed to Anderson, Ind., and there lived until 1881, and was engaged in mercandising. From 1881 to 1887 he was in the employ of the Globe Carriage company, of Cincinnati, Ohio, as traveling salesman. In 1882, he removed to Winchester, and from

1887 to 1889 he was in the hotel business in this town. In 1889 he went to California, and for three years was engaged in trading and ranching. He came back to Winchester in November, 1892, and for some time was in the employ of the Wagon & French Organ manufacturing company. In December, 1892, he became proprietor of the Huston house, where he still conducts in a manner that only a "man who knows how to keep a hotel" can do.

Mr. Huston was married October 23, 1863, to Miss Rebecca H. Dodd, who was born in Henry county, Ind., October 22, 1839, a daughter of James and Elsie (Hickman) Dodd. Mr. and Mrs. Huston have three living chil- dren, Elsie, the wife of Charles Best, of this city; Sarah, the wife of Charles Engle, of Winchester, and Joseph H., at home. The last two are twins. In politics Mr. Huston is an uncompromising republican; fraternally he is a member of the G. A. R., and the K. of H. He is a man of kind heart and has many friends, and the family is much respected in the community.

J OHN WESLEY JARNAGIN, of White River township, Randolph county, Ind., was born near Hillsboro, Highland county, Ohio, March 24, 1824. His father, Eli Jarnagin, was born in Gringer county, Tenn., March 29, 1793, and moved to Highland county, Ohio, in 1806. At the age of twenty-three he married Miss Mary Franklin, born in 1799, the daughter of An- thony Franklin, a native of Virginia.

Eli Jarnagin continued to reside in High- land county, Ohio, where he tilled the soil until the year 1837, when he removed to Randolph county, Ind., settling near Fair -. view. With him he brought his wife and nine

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children. Five children were born to them in Randolph county. The names of his children were: Lee, born May 17, 1818, deceased, who located in Shelby county, Ill; Anthony, born February 6, 1820, a resident of Randolph county, Ind .; Benjamin, born March 9, 1822, who died at Evansville, Ind .; John W., born March 24, 1824, a resident of Randolph county, Ind .; Sarah Jarnagin Eaton, born April 24, 1826, who resides in Osage, Iowa; Jasper, born May 1, 1828, who resides in Osage, Iowa; George W., born July 12, 1830, a resident of Guthrie county, Iowa; Martha Jarnagin Keever, born January 6, 1833, a resident of Randolph county, Ind-, till the time of her decease; Thomas W., born August 6, 1836, a resident of Butler county, Kans. ; Mariah Jarnagin Miller, born February 20, 1839, a resident of Randolph county, Ind., Mary Ann Jarnagin Bales, born January 5, 1842, a resident of Delaware county, Ind .; Eli, born February 1, 1844, who died in Ran- dolph county, Ind., and two children who died in infancy. Eli Jarnagin, Sr., was a stanch Union man during the Civil war and sent four of his sons to aid the Federal cause. He died September 5, 1876, full of honor and ripe in years.

At the age of three months John Wesley Jarnagin was stricken with measles, which left him somewhat crippled for life, so much so, indeed, that he was rejected when he at- tempted to enlist at the beginning of the civil war. Nevertheless he has been a hard worker all his life, and accustomed to manual labor from the time he was old enough to work. He was reared on the home farm near Fair- view, Ind., through his own exertions obtained a fair education and for ten years was a teacher in the schools of his neighborhood, where his first wages were $10 per month, paid in wheat, which he took at 50 cents per bushel, hauled it to Piqua, Ohio, and sold it at 55

cents per bushel. In 1856 he was elected county treasurer, and held the office for two years, the constitutional limit. October 30, 1856, he married Miss Miriam Horne, who was born February 22, 1831, and is a daughter of Henry and Miriam Horne, natives of North Carolina. No children have resulted from this union. In 1861, after quitting the treasurer's office, Mr. Jarnagin purchased a farm of 200 acres near Deerfield, Ind., lived thereon nine years, when he sold and bought his present delightful home just south of Winchester. This home consists of 114 acres of land under a high state of cultivation. Here Mr. Jarnagin enjoys his beautiful home, his life full of healthful, mental and physical exercise. He has no ambition politically, but is, neverthe- less, an ardent republican. He and wife are life-long members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and are held in the highest regard by all who know them.

DWIN S. JAQUA, one of the rising young members of the Winchester bar, was born in New Madison, Darke county, Ohio, May 8, 1853, and is a son of Charles and Mary (Putman) Jaqua. Edwin S. was thirteen years of age when he left his native county and came to Winchester and entered the office of Charles Williamson, now of the "Big 4" railroad, and with him he remained for five years; he next went to Burlington, Iowa, where for four years he was employed as bookkeeper in a bank; next, he went to Cleveland, Iowa, in 1876, and had the superintendency of a large general store for four years, and then returned to Winchester, and in 1881 engaged in the ab- stract and loan business, and read law with Thompson & Marsh for two years, being, at the expiration of that time, admitted to the

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bar. He at once formed a partnership with J. W. Macy and J. P. Gocdrich, which ex- isted until 1891, when Mr. Jaqua withdrew and opened an office on his sole account. His ability has won for him a large clientage and he has met with a remunerative success. In June, 1893, he formed a partnership with Mr. B. F. Marsh.

May 4, 1891, Mr. Jaqua was united in mar- riage with Miss Lulu Clayton, who was born February 28, 1870, and who is a daughter of John W. Clayton, president of the Farmers' & Citizens' bank, of Farmland, and Mary (Wright) Clayton, of whom a sketch will be found in this work. One little stranger has come to bless the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jaqua, and he is called John C. Mr. Jaqua has hlways manifested shrewd business quali- ties, and has a natural aptitude for investment of funds. He has an interest in the Farmers' & Citizens' bank, of Farmland, as well as in the Bank of Portland, and has, besides, a cozy little farm of sixty-five acres near Hunts- ville, Randolph county. In politics he is a republican, and has served his party as secre- tary of the central county committee. He is equally as popular with his brethren in the practice of law as with the public in general.

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A portrait and biographical record of Delaware and Randolph 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 100

Author: Publication date: 1894 Publisher: Chicago, A. W. Bowen & Co. Number of Pages: 1474

Author:
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Chicago, A. W. Bowen & Co.
Number of Pages: 1474