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Politically, Mr. Tuttle is a republican, the principles of which party he has ever sup- ported, always favoring, however, absolute prohibition. Although nearly sixty-one years of age, he is still vigorous, and with the excep-
tion of an injury received by a fall in 1892, while descending a stairway, he has always enjoyed good bodily health. He is one of Monroe township's represenattive citizens and the future awaits him with bounteous re- wards for the duties he has so faithfully per- formed.
ORTON L. TUTTLE .- Prominent among the intelligent and popular younger residents of Delaware county is the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch. He was born September 16, 1865, the son of Abraham J. Tuttle, whose biography also appears in this connection. Morton Tuttle was reared and educated in his native county, and after com- pleting the prescribed course of the common schools, attended the High school of Muncie, where he acquired a good knowledge of the higher branches of learning. For a period of three years he was one of the successful teach- ers of Delaware county, and such was his record during that time, that, had he concluded to remain in the profession, he would no doubt have achieved distinction in educational work. After abandoning the teachers' pro- fession, he began farming on the old home- stead, which place he still operates, and which, under his snpervision, is easily classed with the best improved places of the township. Mr. Tuttle was united in marriage December 20, 1888, in Muncie, with Miss Minnie Myers, who was born in Delaware county on the 19th day of March, 1868, daughter of Thomas and Anna (Hatfield) Myers. These parents were born, respectively, in Ohio and Indiana and are of German and English extraction. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle is brightened by the presence of three children-Herschel G., William Bliss, and Fay Anna. Mr. Tuttle is one of the thrifty farmers of Monroe township
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and occupies a prominent place in the public affairs of the county, being, at this time, a member of the republican central committee, in which his advice and good judgment have been felt in the planning and carrying to a successful issue several important campaigns. He has achieved some distinction as a musician and as a leader of the McCowan Cornet hand has acquired more than a local reputation. Enterprising and progressive in all those terms imply, he is justly esteemed by his neighbors and friends, and has before him a future fraught with much promise.
R EV. JOHN S. TUTTLE, deceased, son of Darlin Tuttle, of Rumley, Va., was born January 29, 1804, in Clinton county, Ohio. where he received his education and grew to manhood. In the twen- tieth year of his age, June 3, 1823, he married Hannah Hale, and thirteen years later he came to Indiana, in the prime of vigorous manhood, to carve for himself and family a home from the forests of Delaware county. He settled in the west part of Monroe township and there cleared and improved a farm, upon which he lived the residue of his life. In his youth, Mr. Tuttle gave a great deal of attention to music, and he was a man of much more than ordinary mental endowments. In a financial sense, he became quite successful, and was the owner of a fine farm, which became noted throughout the country as the abode of plenty and hospitality. In the early day he became quite a skillful hunter, and with an old gun, an heirloom in the family, he used to kill from one to three deer each day. He possessed a powerful constitution, was a stranger to weari- ness, and hardly knew, by actual experience, what the word sickness meant. He was a no- ble christian gentleman, a prominent minister
of the Protestant Methodist church, and his kindness of heart and generosity of disposition were such that all who knew him united in pronouncing him a good man. He was the friend of all public improvements, and every enterprise that had for its purpose the moral or commercial well being of the community was sure to receive his encouragement and co- operation. He took an active, though unsel- fish, interest in political affairs, and labored earnestly for the success of his party in all its campaigns. He died April 4, 1872, in the sixty-ninth year of his age, deeply lamented by those who had known him in life. His wife, who had been his companion for so many years, departed this life April 4, 1873, and lies by his side in the Taber cemetery. John S. and Hannah Tuttle reared a family of fourteen children, all of whom lived and married and had children of their own. Their names are as follows: Delilah, wife of Solomon Clevenger, deceased; Mary J., deceased; Isaiah, deceased; Thomas W., Elizabeth, wife of Henry Reming- ton, deceased; Hannah, wife of Morris Kid- nocker; Abraham J .; Amanda, wife of Addison Stafford; Ellen, wife of Elisha Clevenger; Dar- lin M .; Minerva, deceased; Catherine, wife of Isaac Lake; John W .; and William F., de- ceased.
Darlin Marion Tuttle, tenth child of John S. and Hannah Tuttle, was born in Monroe township, Delaware county, Ind., July 7, 1839, and grew to manhood on the home farm, attending, in the meantime, the public schools, in which he received a fair English education. He spent fourteen seasons thresh- ing wheat, receiving for his labor seven bush- els out of every hundred the first two years, and continued the same until 1858. On the IIth day of June, 1858, he was united in mar- riage to Susan Lake, a native of Licking county, Ohio, where her birth occurred July 10, 1840. She is the daughter of George D.
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and Nancy (Roe) Lake. By her marriage with Mr. Tuttle she is the mother of the fol- lowing children: John S., Mary R., wife of Walter G. Shiry; George A., Oliver F., Mari- on H. and Lillian. Mr. Tuttle, with the assistance and economy of his faithful com- panion, has accumulated a sufficiency of worldly goods to place him in comfortable circumstances, owning at this time a beautiful farm of 100 acres, the greater part of which is well cultivated. He has served as justice of the peace in his township, besides filling other official positions, and since attaining his legal majority has exercised the elective franchise in behalf of the republican party. He is a member of the United Brethren church; his wife is a member of the Society of Friends. In May, 1864, Mr. Tuttle enlisted in company G, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana volunteer infantry, and served until honorably discharged at Indianapolis on September 2, of the same year. Fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to lodge No. 334, and is also a member of the G. A. R., Williams post, at Muncie.
OBERT TURNER .- Among the well known citizens of the township of Monroe was the late Robert Turner, who was born in Greene county, Ohio, July 17, 1845, the son of George and Fanny Turner. His early life was passed amid the scenes of farm labor, and until his marriage he found employment at different occupations, but agriculture was practically his life work. He came to Delaware county a number of years ago, purchased a tract of woodland, from which he developed a comfortable home, and at the time of his death was an owner of a farm of 120 acres of highly cultivated and well improved land. He began the struggle of life with but a small amount of this world's
goods, but possessing an energy, born of a determination to succeed, he overcame the many difficulties and obstacles by which his pathway was beset, and accumulated a com- fortable competence. Personally, he was a genial and intelligent citizen, whose integrity and social standing were never questioned, and in his immediate neighborhood he was held in the highest esteam by a host of friends, with whom he was always popular. He was de- voted to his family, earned the reputation of a loving husband and kind father, and died in full assurance of the christian faith October 15, 1882.
Mr. Turner was married to Rebecca, daughter of John and Cynthia (DeWitt) Gib- son, to which union eight children were born, whose names are as follows: John, deceased; George, Martha, deceased; William R., Clark E., Phillip E., Francis M. and Emma F. The following are the names of the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Turner: Martha, wife of Valen- tine Shockley; Mary, wife of James Ross; Jane, wife of John Nelson; Francis, deceased, and Clark Gibson. The father and mother of Mrs. Turner died in June, 1882, and in De- cember, 1844, respectively. They were na- tives of Ohio and were highly respected by all who knew them. Since her husband's death Mrs. Turner has resided upon the home farm, which her son manages. She is a woman of excellent tact end judgment, and occupies a prominent position in the society of Monroe township and in the United Brethren church, of which she has, for years, been a consistent member.
Philip Turner, son of Robert and Rebecca Turner, was born in Delaware county on the 9th day of February, 1866. He was reared on the farm, and remained with his mother until his marriage, which occurred on March 17, 1888, to Indiana, daughter of Breckenridge and Euphemia Reynolds. After his marriage,
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Mr. Turner resided on the home farm for one year, and then removed to his present place, a valuable farm of eighty acres, where he has since resided. Mr. Turner has some very valu- able improvements upon his place, among which may be noted a handsome residence, erected in the summer of 1892. He has been a very successful farmer, and is not only a leading agriculturist but is recognized as a very valuable citizen in the community. In 1886, Mr. Turner met with a serious accident, by having his leg broken in a fall, and the next year was similarly unfortunate in having his shoulder broken, from the effects of which he never expects to recover. Two children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Turner, namely: Estella L., deceased; and Glenn W.
HAD. TUTHILL, farmer and stock raiser of Monroe township, was born in Delaware county, Ind., May 1, 1856, the son of Phineas and Amanda (Horner) Tuthill, natives respectively of Ohio and Pennsylvania. Phineas and Amanda Tut- hill were among the early pioneers of Dela- ware county, locating here as long ago as 1830. He was by occupation a shoemaker, but en- gaged in farming on coming to this county, and now lives a retired life at the town of New Burlington. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and the parents of the following children: William, a plas- terer of Muncie; Nettie, wife of George Wil- son, and Thad. Tuthill, whose name appears at the head of this paragraph.
Thad. Tuthill was reared to manhood in Delaware county, within the bonndaries of which his life has been spent, and he early chose agriculture for his life work and has met with most encouraging success in that voca- tion. In addition to tilling the soil he gives
considerable attention to stock raising, paying special attention to hogs, and keeps upon his place the finest of thoroughbred Poland China and other valuable breeds. He has served as justice of the peace one term, and is in every respect an intelligent and progressive citizen, and a man worthy of the high esteem and con- fidence with which he is held by his many friends and neighbors. His large and beauti- ful farm contains 210 acres of valuable and highly improved land, beside which he owns good property in the city of Muncie. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is prominently identified with the Masonic fraternity and the Improved Order of Red Men.
Mr. Tuthill was married August 20, 1891, to Mary J., daughter of James and Harriet (Armprister) Clark, parents natives of Mary- land. Mr. and Mrs. Clark entered 160 acres of land in Delaware county as early as 1832, and their deaths occurred March 7, 1858, and October 17, 1866, respectively. Mrs. Tuthill's grandparents are buried on the old home farm, which has been in the family for three genera- tions, over sixty-five years. Grandmother Glark died August, 1830, and her husband followed her to the grave on the 5th day of December, 1840. Mrs. Tuthill has one sister, Martha, wife of W. F. Anderson.
J AMES WATSON, a retired farmer, re- siding in Monroe township, Delaware county, Ind., was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, January 1, 1834, a son of James and Frances (Frantz) Watson, natives of Virginia. In an early day these parents moved to the above named county and state, where they married, and where James Watson followed the occupation of farming until 1840, at which time he moved to Delaware county,
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At that time he bought his present place, upon which he now resides, and where he has a fine residence-one of the best in the township. Beside having his fine farm under a successful state of cultivation he engages quite extensive- ly in the breeding of Hambleton and American Boy breeds of horses, for which he receives the best prices. His animals are of fine grade, as he will have none but the best. He is con- sidered one of the most successful among the young farmers of the locality and also stands high in the estimation of his neighbors as an honorable and upright fellow citizen.
Mr. Black was married December 24, 1882, to Miss Henrietta Neely, daughter of Isaac and Sarah Margaret Landry, both of whom died when she was very young, and their remains rest in Mount Pleasant cemetery. At one time Mr. Landry was a man of considera- ble means, but lost all by misfortune. Both Mr. and Mrs. Landry were members of the Methodist church.
Mrs. Black is an excellent lady of many pleasant traits of character, and is the happy mother of two bright children, Sadie Pearl and Carl Washington. Mr. Black is a stanch democrat and boldly upholds the principles of that party. The religious connection of the family is with the Christian church.
BRINDEL .- There are many land owners who would be well enough pleased to reap the benefits of the yields from the surface of a fine Indiana farm, but the subject of this mention is doubly fortunate, as he not only does that, but also enjoys a liberal income from three gas wells underneath the surface. This prominent and well-to-do citizen of Mount Pleasant township, Delaware county, Ind., was born in Franklin county, Pa., February 6, 1838, a son of J.
Brindel, who was also born in the same county and state. The father was a tanner by occu- pation and carried on that trade in connection with his farming interests. He is still living, having been born in 1805, and owns 300 acres of land in his native township, where he has been trustee and is a respected citizen. He is a republican, politically.
The gentleman for whom this sketch is prepared was born and reared on a farm, re- mained on the old place until he was twenty- two years of age, at which time he moved to Indiana and settled near New Castle, where he remained about a year, working on a farm. He then went to Pennsylvania, working in that state until the following summer for $10 per month, but again came to New Castle and found employment on the farm. He married January 1, 1861, Miss Margaret Brenneman, who was born September 14, 1842, the daugh- ter of Henry and Fannie (Doane) Brenneman, the father a native of Pittsburg, Pa., born in 1805, and the mother of Bartholomew coun- ty, Pa., born in 1809. Mr. Brenneman learned the trade of shoemaker and worked at it until 1851, when he removed to Henry county, Ind., and engaged in farming, at his death, in 1878, owning 200 acres of land. His wife had passed away one year prior to this, and their remains rest in the Eliot cemetery, in Henry county.
After marriage, Mr. Brindel engaged in farming on rented land, and so continued until 1869, when he bought 120 acres of his present farm, to which he has since added until he now owns 1523 acres of well improved land in Delaware county. Mr. and Mrs. Brin- del have worked hard and often practiced self denial, but are now in a condition financially to enjoy the best that life affords. The three gas wells upon the place make it of great value.
The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Brindel: Catherine Hettie, wife
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of William Moore; Rozilla, wife of Morton L. Cassell; Tamar Doane, wife of James Pierce; Ida, wife of Shuman Ross, a Methodist minis- ter; William Henry, Malachi, and Claydelia. Mr. Brindel is a stanch republican and is one of the solid, substantial citizens of whom any county may be proud. He and his good wife are active and useful members of the Metho- dist church, in which they are highly esteemed.
HARLES BROWN was born May 6, 1829, in Wayne county, Ind., and is the son of Samuel and Susan (Stout) Brown, both parents natives of Vir- ginia. The family moved to Indiana in an early day, locating in the county of Wayne, thence, in 1828, moved to Delaware county, having been among the early pioneers of Mon- roe township, where Mr. Brown, Sr., purchas- ed a tract of land, consisting of 160 acres. Upon this farm Charles Brown passed the years of his youth and early manhood, and having decided to make the pursuit of agricul- ture his life work, began the same at the age of twenty-one, tilling his father's place for a share of the proceeds. After a year thus spent, he purchased forty acres of his own, to which he moved two years later, and on which he made some very substantial and valuable im- provements. He purchased his present beauti- ful farm in Mount Pleasant township about the year 1871, and has since that time given his attention almost exclusively to the cultiva- tion of the soil, in which he has met with most encouraging success, being now among the well-to-do citizens of the community in which he resides. For a limited period the subject's father was engaged in teaming between the cities of Cincinnati and Muncie, but did not long continue in that occupation. He was for many years a prominent minister of the Ger- man Baptist church.
Charles Brown and Miss Julia Ann Gibson were united in marriage. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Valentine and Catherine Gibson, who came to this country in an early day, locating in Delaware county, of which they were pioneers. Mrs. Brown was born in 1830, and died in 1889; she was the mother of the following children: Caroline, wife of William Jones; Sarah Jane, wife of David Gibson, An- drew, Garret, Millie, wife of Peter Smeltzer; William, Louisa, wife of George Howe; Eme- line, wife of Walter Everett; and Susan, wife of R. Wilbern. Mr. Brown is a republican in politics, and belongs to the Christian church, of which his wife is also a devoted member.
J OHN BURK was born November 18, 1850, in Wayne county, Ind., and is the son of George and Elizabeth (Ma- honey) Burk. George Burk, the father, was a native of Germany, which country he left when a boy, coming to the United States; and about the time he attained his majority became a resident of Wayne county, Ind. From Wayne he subsequently moved to the county of Madison, where he lived for a num- ber of years, following the occupation of farm- ing, and subsequently exchanged his land in Madison for a farm in Delaware county, upon which he lived for a limited period, eventually returning to the county of Madison. John Burk lived with his parents until his twenty- first year and then began life for himself as a farmer, to which useful vocation he has since given his entire attention. He is a progressive man, stands well in the community, and politically wields an influence for the demo- cratic party. His wife, whom he married May 26, 1878, was Miss Nancy Walker, daughter of Hugh and Mary (Richard) Walker, an ap- propriate mention of whom will be found else-
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where in this volume. Mrs. Burk is a lady of excellent judgment and rare business tact, and occupies a deservedly popular place in the social circles of Mount Pleasant township. She is, in the true sense of the word, a help- meet, and the successful management of their beautiful farm is largely due to her intelligence and wise foresight. Mr. and Mrs. Burk own a fine farm of eighty acres in the township of Mount Pleasant, upon which are a number of valuable improvements, including a splendid barn, and they are now preparing to erect a large and spacious dwelling. He is a member of Yorktown lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 345.
0 AVID CAMPBELL was born in Miami county, Ohio, on the 4th day of September, 1827. He is de- scended from an old family which settled in Virginia many years ago, in which state his father, Adam Campbell, was born on the 6th day of May, 1802. Adam Campbell married in Miami county, Ohio, in the year 1826, Elizabeth Kepper, who was born in the same state in the year 1804. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell lived in Miami county, Ohio, about six years after their marriage, and then re- moved to Indiana, settling in Delaware county, having been among the pioneers of what is now Salem township. Adam Campbell pur- chased 220 acres of woodland and experienced all the vicissitudes and hardships of life in a new and undeveloped country His wife died in 1840, and he afterwards married Judith Luce, also a native of Miami county, Ohio, and resided on his original purchase until 1865, at which time he disposed of the prop- erty and emigrated to Douglas county, Ill., purchased land in the latter state and resided upon the same, and in 1868 returned to Dela- ware county, Ind., and here his death occurred
on the 27th day of April, 1872. Mr. Camp- bell was a very energetic and successful man, a democrat in politics, and attended the Bap- tist church. His widow afterward married Daniel Howell, and at this time resides in Mount Pleasant township, Delaware county.
David Campbell was reared to manhood on the farm, received a limited education in the indifferent schools of the country, and re- mained with his parents until attaining his majority, when he went to Miami county, Ohio, and was employed there for a period of one year. He then returned to Delaware county, but shortly thereafter, thinking to bet- ter his condition financially, went to the dis- tant states of California and Oregon, where he remained for five years, prospecting and running a pack train in the meantime, in the latter of which he was fairly successful. He went west by the overland route, starting on the 20th of May and reaching Portland, Ore., his destination, on October 20, of the ·same year. During his sojourn in the west he accumulated considerable money and, upon his return to Delaware county, purchased a farm in Mount Pleasant township, which he disposed of in 1866. In that year he bought the farm where he now resides, which under his successful management has been greatly improved, until it now ranks with the best places, not only in Mount Pleasant township, but in the western part of Delaware county. His farm consists of 162 acres of fertile land, over 150 of which are under a high state of cultivation. Mr. Campbell was married No- vember 15, 1858, to Miss Susan Moffett, who was born in Salem township, on the 10th day of October, 1837. Mrs. Campbell died July 13, 1861; leaving two children, namely: Adam, and Minerva, deceased. Mr. Camp- bell's second marriage was solmnized October 4, 1865, with Miss Ellen Buckles, of Delaware county, who bore him two children: Cora B.,
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wife of D. R. Slack, and an infant that died unnamed. On the 13th day of October, 1870, Mr. Campbell wedded his present wife, whose maiden name was Catherine E. Shimer. Mrs. Campbell was born in Chesterfield, Madison county, Ind., the daughter of Jacob Shimer, and has borne her husband and child, Nellie C., deceased. Mr. Campbell is a democrat in politcs, and a member of the I. O. O. F., with which he is prominently identified. He started in life for himself a poor boy, with nothing to depend on but his own exertions, but his industry, perseverance and good man- agement have gained for him a comfortable competence of this world's goods. He is an estimable citizen and very popular in the town- ship where he resides.
J ACOB WILLIAM CRAWFORD -The ancestors of the subject of this sketch were of German and Irish descent, and were among the early settlers of Penn- sylvania, in which state his grandparents, George and Rebecca (Rambo) Crawford, were born and married. In an early day George Crawford emigrated to Perry county, Ohio, thence to the county of Pickaway, that state, where his death occurred in January, 1888, at an advanced age. His wife died about fifteen years previous to that date. They were the parents of ten children, the following of whom are living at this time: Eliza, Allen, Alfred, Jane, Rachel, Augustus, Maria, Susan and Amanda. Alfred Crawford, the third of the above children, and father of the gentleman whose name introduces this biography, was born in Perry county, Ohio, on the 15th day of November, 1832. His early life was passed on his father's farm, and his educational advan- tages were limited to a few months' attendance each year at the common schools, which, at
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