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1842.
South Bend Manufacturing Company chartered. Notre Dame University established.
1843- Dam built across the St. Joseph River at South Bend. 1844.
Notre Dame University incorporated.
Blast furnace built at Mishawaka by W. &. J. Gilleland. Machine shop built at Mishawaka.
Steamboat for river trade built by Asher Miller and Adon Gray, at Mishawaka.
Father Sorin first President of Notre Dame,
1845.
" St. Joseph Valley Register " established by Schuyler Colfax. Village organization resumed in South Bend. Prevalence of the small pox in South Bend. Baptist Church organized at Mishawaka.
1846.
"Mishawaka Bee " established by S. P. Hart.
German Lutheran Church organized in Mishawaka. Baptist Church organized on Sumption's Prairie.
1847. Steamboat " Pilot " lost by running against Mishawaka bridge. New bridge building at South Bend. 1848. Roman Catholic Church organized at Mishawaka. Presidential vote : Cass, 667 ; Taylor, 817 ; Van Buren, 332. Evangelical Association build a church at Mishawaka.
1849.
John Norris, of Kentucky, abducts David Powell and family,
1850.
Population of South Bend sixteen hundred and fifty-two. Population of Mishawaka fourteen hundred and twelve.
Population of St. Joseph County twelve thousand three hundred and sixty-six.
1851.
M. S. & N. I. R. R. opened. Notre Dame post-office established.
1852.
Studebaker wagon manufactory established.
1853- " Free Press " established at Mishawaka by D. C. Ireland.
1854. New Court House built at South Bend ; cost $35,000. Village of West Troy laid out in Lincoln Township. Evangelical Association build a church in South Bend.
1855.
A. Coquillard, son of Benjamin, established lumber business iv South Bend.
1856.
Elisha Egbert elected Probate Judge. Presidential vote: Buchanan, 1509; Fremont, 1812; Filmore, 6. Village of Walkerton laid out.
1857
Financial Crisis.
1858.
A. Beal bought the Mishawaka " Enterprise."
Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist, Episcopal, Protestant Epis- copal, Disciples, German Methodist, Lutheran, Baptist and Catholic Churches in Mishawaka.
Amount of manufactured products, $407,000.
Population of Mishawaka, 2,000.
1860.
Jail erected at South Bend ; cost $35,000. Population of South Bend 3832.
Population of Mishawaka 1488.
Population of St. Joseph County 19,954
1861. Northern Indiana College founded.
1862. Evangelical Association build a church in Woodland.
1863.
The St. Joseph County " Forum " suppressed by Gen. Hascall. Strayer's grain drill manufactory established at South Bend. The First National Bank established at South Bend. John C. Birdsell established the clover machine business in South Bend.
1864. Presidential vote : Mcclellan, 1558 ; Lincoln, 2188. A. Coquillard established wagon manufactory in South Bend.
I865.
South Bend incorporated as a city ; three wards. William G. George elected the first Mayor.
First Ward Councilmen - William Miller and John Klingle.
Second Ward Councilmen - Thomas S. Stanfield and Hon.
William Miller.
Third Ward Councilmen - Israel Sweet and John Gallagher. New post-office built.
Mr. Beal purchased the " Register " - South Bend.
Father Dillon inaugurated President of Notre Dame.
1866.
Value of manufactured products in South Bend, $1,910,000. Knoblock's flouring mill erected at South Bend. Father Corby, President of Notre Dame University.
1867.
Northern Indiana College opened ; Rev. D. Holmes, D.D., President. Singer Sewing Machine Manufactory - South Bend.
1868.
Turner's "South Bend Annual " established. Schuyler Colfax'elected Vice President of the United States from South Bend. Presidential vote: Seymour, 2,249 ; Grant, 3,075.
1869.
Five churches, eight factories, thirteen business houses, and two hundred and twenty-nine dwellings built in South Bend. South Bend Woolen Company commenced business. Beach's first paper manufactory established.
1870.
Population of St. Joseph County, 28, 162. South Bend, 7,206.
= " Misliawaka, 2,617.
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PRIVATE RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM MILLER ESQ, SOUTH BEND CITY STJOSEPH CO, IND.
HON. WILLIAM MILLER was born April 1, 1809, in Franklin County, surprised by the Indians, and two of the girls-aged respectively seven and he continued for ahont twenty-live years, and then retired from its active duties, Virginia. In the paternal line his ancestors were of German descent. In the nine years-were carried into captivity, where they remained nineteen years, purchased a residence in South Bend, where he still resides. He was elected maternal, his grandfather, Samuel Henderson, came from Ireland, and settled They had Margaret -who married a Harvey- Montgomery, and Clement F, a Justice of the Peace for several years while engaged in farming. in Virginis at a very early day. One of his uncles on his father's side partici- Mrs. Miller having died, Mr. Miller married secondly a Kimberly, and had sev- In 1844, Mr. Miller was elected to the legislature of Indiana, and served his pated in the war of 1812. Isaac Miller died in the army.
eral children, of whom was Mary L., who still lives in Laporte. Mr. Miller constituency with such acceptance that he was re-elected for the second and The original families were very numerous, and, from Virginia, spread all made an addition to Michigan City, and was one of the most influential and third terms. During his service in the legislature the benevolent institutions of over the country to Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, while some still prominent men of Laporte County. the state, consisting of the Deaf and Dumb, the Blind, the Insane Asylums, ctc,
remain in the " Old Dominion."
III. BARBARY married Major Samuel Ridinour, a relative of the celebrated were established. He has ever been a firm friend of these poor unfortunates,
His grandfather, Jacoh Miller, was a noted German Baptist Preacher. He Ritners of Pennsylvania-(the spelling of the name having heen changed; - and his voice and vote was always in their behalf. He has been a member of lived in Virginia for many years, but originally came from Maryland, and finally and had sixteen children, viz: Jonathan M., David, Comodore P., William, the City Council for several years, and is interested in, and is a member of the moved to Ohio, near Dayton, where he died. Ile married and had a large Peter D., Tobias, John, Samuel, Irving M., Elisha and Elijah (twins), Abariah, Hydraulic Company uf Sonth Bend. He has given his influence aud ailed in
family of nine sons and three daughters, as follows :
Sarah, Martba, Ellen and Adaline. Major Ridinour was in the war of 1812, gening the Singer Sewing Machine Manufactory, which has proved beneficial to JOHN married a MeClure, and had a large family ; resided in Union County, Jonathan M, was a railroad man and a journalist, and is now a banker, resides the business interests of this city. Every enterprise which he. for its object the at Indianapolis, John and Samuel were in the Union Army during the Re- material and moral improvement of the city and country setene his hearty JACOB married and had a family ; resided in Virginia, and died there. bellion. Mr. R. resided in Union County, Indiana.
Indiana.
ISAAC married a Webb and had a family ; resided in Virginia, and died in the army. His widow moved to Indiana,
TOBIAS, the father of the subject of this sketch. See post.
ABRAHAM married a Huston and had a large family ; resided in Franklin Lieutenant, was in a large number of severe engagements, and was wounded. County, Indiana, and died there.
Mr. Miller settled in Chicago in 1830 (?), and died in Galesburg.
V. DAVID unmarried, died aged twenty-eight.
VI. WILLIAM, the subject of this sketch,
VIL MARY married David Pagan, of Laporte County - one of the old unted with the Army of the Tennessee, and served throughout the entire war. settlers in that county (1831) - no family. She died and is buried at Fort Was in several terrible battles , at Stone River he was shot through the neck ; was promoted to Brigadier General, and subsequently breveted Major Gener: t.
AARON married a Hardman and had a large family ; moved from Wayne to Wayne, Indiana.
St. Joseph County in the Spring of 1830, and was among the first settlers , he was a German Baptist Preacher.
DAVID martied a Hardman ; had a large family ; moved from Wayne County to St. Joseph in. 1829 or 1830. the War " very celebrated German Baptist The first settlers there.
Preacher, aod was universally respecteil for li, consistent christian life. When there was a scarcity of -corn he would sell to the poor and needy for one half David, Martha, Sarah A., Perry and Albert , reside in Iowa.
the market price. He died in this county, and is buried oo bis farin four miles west from South Bend,
MARY married a Darst, and had a family ; resules io Ohio.
ANNA married a Lybrook ; had a large family ; resides in Union County, Indiana.
EVA married first a Morse, secondly a Kingery, and had a large family ; resides in Preble County, Ohio. The above were all farmers.
Tobias Miller, the father of Mr. Miller, married Sarah Henderson, and had fourteen children, as follows :
1. JACOU married Anna Crawford, and had Elizabeth, Samuel, William, cars, which has crippled him for life. He restles in Laporte County.
Mr. Miller, the subject of this ,sketch, sesided in Virgina saul he was one
Frost, Sarah, Andrew, Martha and Isabel ; resided in Laporte County, Indi- ana, where he settled in 1832, and died there. He was a miller and farmer, and a half years of age, and then moved, in 1817, with his parents, to what was All except the oldest are now living in California.
VILI. HORACE GREELY, hoin November 14, 1849; imarried Kach, 1 then Franklin -now Union County, Indiana. Here he remained till he reachedl Cockran. He is a merchant, and is also engaged in the milling business . II. SAMUEL married Elizabeth Kenzie, a relative of the Chicago Kenzies - his twenty-fourth year, and married, and moved to St. Joseph County, Indiaoa, sides in South Bend.
the first to huild a log cabin on Chicago River. It was this family who were
in May, 1833, IIe settled on Portage Prairie, and engaged in farming, in which
V. MARTHA E., born December 6, 1841 , married Moses Butterworth, and has William M., Joseph B, and Henry 'f. He is a farmer, and is also engaged
in the Union Arniy, nud .,ved during the entire Rebellion. Mr. Miller is a physician ; resules in sto_ktou, California.
IXIII. AARON maried Emily Porter, and has William, ('asandra, Mary E., in the willing business , resides in Kingsbury, Lapost: County.
Harriet and Ifcury R, Mr. Aaron Miller met with a seveir accident on the
11. DAVU, thed, aged » x,
X. ToMIAS married Louisa Somers, wod has Aaron, George and Albert. Aaron and George were in the Union Army, Tobias resided and .lied in La-
115. ISAA NEW row, Inin November 3, IS35 ; marrieil Emeline Ritter ; lin, Helen and John 1's .. o klin. lle is a farmer, and resitles at New Carlisle. XI. MARTHA naIr. . Judge Farrand of Laporte . resided and died there. IV. WUMIAM HARRISON boTH August 25, 1838, married Martha Aitn Crockett , has Edwin anil Mary, He is a manufacturer ; resides in South Sine parole.
porte County.
support.
IV. JOHN married Miss Crane-has Eliza J., Tohias, Orson, llenry and Mr. Miller married Mary Miller, daughier of Col. John Miller of Union Anna. The two girls reside in Galeshurg, Illinois, Tobias, Orson and Henry County, Indiana, formerly from Virginia. Iler father received a Colonel's & wal- were in the Union Army during the Rebellion, Orson was a Major ; Tohias a mission in the war nf 1812. They have ten children, as follows .
1. JOHN FRANKLIN, born November 21, 1831 ; marned Mary W. Chess, and has Mary R, and John F. He is a lawyer, and was elected to the Stars: Senate in 1860; served one session, until the breaking out of the Rebellion resigned and raised a regiment in 1861 ; entered the army as Colonel, and was
SAMUEL was horn in Virginia ; died, aged ahout twenty-five.
DANIEL married a Shidler, aod had eight or ten children ; he was a German Baptist Preacher ; resided in Franklin County for many years ; moved to Park County, where he died.
VIII. ISAAC married first Susan Hanilman ; had five chililren, Mary, John, At Liberty Gap his left eye was shot out. In 1864, says Dr. Hardman, surgend and others. Mrs. M. having died, he married, secondly, Plebe Jones, and has in hospital No. 2. he was Pist Commander at Nashville, Tennessee ; was al. two children, Noah and Enoch ; resides in Laporte County, and was one of appointed Commander at Mobile, and was commissioned by President Johusm
as' Port Collecteur at San Francisco, California ; hield the office four years ar t
! SARAH married John Witter , has "Finley and another (twins), Noah, designer. He is now a clockholder and President of the Alaska Fur Compan ami resistes at San I rancisco,
XII. NOAH married Clarissa Druliner ; has Milton and Ella. Milton was Bend.
VI. HENRY CJ.AY, born May 20, 1844 ; married Rose Blakeman. Ile is cashier in the Custom House, San Francisco, California VII. MARY ELLEN diedl in infancy.
IX, EDMUND IRVING died in infancy.
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HISTORY OF SAINT JOSEPH COUNTY - CONCLUDED.
St. Joseph County Savings Bank established in South Bend. New iron bridge completed at South Bend. Birdsell Manufacturing Company incorporated at South Bend.
r871.
Knoblock Bros. Manufacturing Company incorporated in South Bend. Ten stores and three hundred dwellings erected in South Bend.
1872.
"South Bend Weekly Tribune " established. Public High School established at South Bend.
Twenty business houses and five hundred dwellings built this year in South Bend.
Freight received and forwarded at South Bend on the three railroads, 135,032,536 pounds. William H. Beach & Co. established second paper mill. Presidential vote : O'Connor, 13 ; Grant, 3,426 ; Greeley, 2,402. Father Lemonnier, President of Notre Dame.
1873.
Stand pipe water works erected at South Bend. South Bend " Daily Tribune " established.
Sixteen business houses and two hundred and eighty-six dwell- ings erected in South Bend.
Valuation of taxable property in South Bend - one-third valu- ation - $2,522,977. Population of South Bend, 10,499.
Freight received and forwarded on the three railroads, 153,058,- 448 pounds.
r874.
Iron bridge built at Mishawaka. January. " Northern Indiana Teacher " established at South Bend.
MISHAWAKA.
Alanson M. Hurd bought the land where Mishawaka now Sandiland, A. M. Hurd, Joseph Skerritt, each, in various locali-
stands, January 1, 1833, of being a school section.
the commissioner, it ties, erected a house, some of which are standing at the present time,
In June of the previous year, William L. Earl came out pros- pecting from Detroit, and having decided that the valley of the St. Joseph in the vicinity of Mishawaka possessed iron ore in great abundance, it was determined by Mr. Hurd and Earl to make a town that should rival any in the country. Accordingly, in the Spring of 1833, Hurd came with a large force of men and commenced building. At the end of the year, houses and shan- ties enough were erected to accommodate one hundred persons. The first building was put up on the spot where the store of the "St. Joseph Iron Works " was afterward erected. A tavern was built, called " Earls." The town was laid out in July, 1833, and received the name of " St. Joseph Iron Works."
The first settlers within the vicinity were the following: One Mr. Ferry, who stopped near where Mr. Merrifield now lives. This same year, Hurd, Orr, Deming and Hollister formed a He carried the mail on the Chicago and Detroit route from some copartnership in the manufacture of iron, and the "St. Joseph Iron Company " was incoporated.
This seemed to be the chief business of Mishawaka, and had not
Mr. Coe, Mr. Mote, and Mr. Skinner settled within three or four miles of Mishawaka in 1830, and John, Samuel, I. H. and the supposed inexhaustible supply of bog iron ore failed, it might William Ireland settled north of the St. Joseph River in 1831, and have been to this day.
Joseph Pemberton at the confluence of the creek and St. Joseph,
a short distance above Mishawaka, where he established a turning year, and the first grog-shop, kept by one Nicols, outside of the lathe ; Mr. Hart half a mile below; all the same year. In 1832 corporation, was opened, much to the annoyance of the people of Nathan Boyes came out to Mishawaka, and moved his family in Mishawaka. At the close of the year the population numbered 1834. Orlando Hurd came in 1833; also Thomas Smith, S. over two hundred.
Goodrick, and Mr. Stancliff. And it is said all the following
came in 1833 : Alcxander Sandiland, James White, James built, or attempted to build, a dam and lock across the St. Edington, I. Simpson, T. Edwards, R. Kirkwood, J. Carpenter, Joseph. It was finished by Mr. Orr, and cost the round sum of Mr. Buskirk, and Dr. John Inman. The Entzlers, Hollingsheads, $38,000. Byrkits, Cripes and some others came this year. The Methodists formed themselves into a church organization
In 1834, Judge J. J. Demming, Philo Hurd, William John and this year, and other denominations commenced holding religious Frank Sims, John H. Orr, J. E. Hollister, Ezra Taylor, Levi worship. Dean, W. S. Garrison, Elias Sinith, W. H. Wells, Elliot Hurd, Dr. Fowler, D. S. Brooks, A. Wolcott, Benjamin. Lucas, Mr. Finch, and In 1836, a very elaborate map of Mishawaka, made its appear- ance in New York and other eastern cities. Mr. Campbell came to Mishawaka. Riebmond Tuttle came this year and moved his family in 1836.
In 1837 a forge was built by J. and M. C. Sherman, and from tbat period down to the present time, Mishawaka has been noted as a thriving busy town.
In 1858 the manufactured products amounted to $407,000.
The great fire in 1872, consumed thirty-two buildings in the
property. New brick buildings immediately arose upon the ruins, and about twenty four new stores were opened in the brick blocks thus erected. The town has been greatly improved by these ele- gant and tasteful structures.
At the present date (1875) Mishawaka contains about fifty merchant houses, and forty offices and other places of business, and about 600 dwelling houses.
The manufacturing establishments are as follows :
One furnace, fonndry and machine shop ; three fouring mills; three saw mills ; one woolen factory; one agricultural implement manufactory; one chair factory ; one large wagon manufactory (Milburn's) ; three carriage shops ; one edge tool factory ; four furniture shops ; four cooper shops ; one stave factory ; one wind mill manufactory ; one manufactory of refrigerators, safes, brooms, mouse-traps, etc .; one manufactory of bent wood work; one sash and blind factory; two planing mills ; three turning shops; one brewery; two harness shops; three bakeries; five blacksmith shops; one printing office, and some minor establishments. Its manufacturing products for the year ending June 1, 1874, reached the sum of $1,237,000.
There are nine churches, representing the following denomina- tions, viz .: Catholic, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, German Lutheran, German Methodist, German Evangelical, Disciples, and Baptist.
Mishawaka has a fine high-school building that cost about $50,000, containing twelve rooms and offices, and at present num- bers sixty four pupils.
The secret societies - Masonic and Odd Fellows- have a fine hall, a lithograph of which may be seen in this volume.
The Masonic Lodge was organized May 26, 1852, A. L. 5852. The names of the officers at the organization were as follows: R. S. Alden, W. M .; D. H. Smith, S. W .; J. Holdridge, J. W .; J. E. Hollister, Treas .; T. S. Cowles, Sec .; A. C. Foot, S. D .; W. M. Wood, J. D .; A. L. Brimsmaid, Tyler.
The present officers are Geo. V. Byrkit, W. M .; C. Taylor, S. W .; J. W. Baldwin, J. W .; J. H. Whitson, Treas. ; Barnet Byrkit, secretary ; James Aitkens, S. D. John Kirkwood, J. D .; J. W. Walton, Tyler ; A. S. Brimsmaid and Martin Barnhart, Stewards. The Odd Fellows-St. Joseph Lodge, No. 27, was organ- ized about 1843. Among its members were Dr. Eddy and John Niles, deceased, Albert Cass, H. E. Hurlbert, A. H. Long and James Easton, still members of the order. This lodge ceased to work, and Monitor Lodge, No. 286 was instituted Aug. 13, 1867. The charter members were A. H. Long, James Easton, Washing- ton Gibson, Philip McElvain and T. S. Long. Thomas S. Long being the first N. G.
The present officers are T. W. Lee, N. G .; I. S. Carpenter, V. G .; H. E. Hulbut, Sec .; A. Cass, Treasurer. The Lodge has about go members, and is in a prosperous condition.
The lodge hall was distroyed by fire in 1872- with all the furni- ture -since which time the lodge has furnished a new hall in the Phoenix block, which is an honor not only to the lodge but to the order generally.
HISTORY OF NOTRE DAME.
Very Rev. Edward Sorin, the founder of the university of -how beautiful is the American sky! Ah, yes, my Father, here admiring its beauty, determined to secure it for a future college. Notre Dame, was born at Ahuille, near Laval, France, in the year 1814. In 1840 he attached himself to the congregation of the
is the portion of my inheritance ; here will I dwell all the days of With this view it was conveyed to the bishop of the diocese, who, my life." In this enthusiasm, this living faith in the favor of as we have seen, finally transferred it to the young community of Holy Cross, a religious society then recently formed at Mans, near heaven, we catch the key-note of the noble life which is to follow. the Holy Cross.
Paris. The objects proposed to be accomplished by this young About the middle of October the little colony reached Vin- Even before the coming of Father Badin, the place seems to society, were the instruction of youth, and the preaching of mis- cennes, from which place they proceeded to St. Peter's, thirty miles have been consecrated to religion, being known to the Indian sions to the people; and to both of these ends Father Sorin at once devoted his life.
distant, to establish their new home. But this was not to be the scene of their future toils and triumphs. During the next year
In August, 1841, on the invitation of the bishop of Vincennes, Father Sorin, with six other brothers of St. Joseph, sailed from
the bishop proposed to Father Sorin to remove his little commu- nity to the northern part of the state, where he offered to put them
France, for the purpose of establishing a branch of the society in in possession of a tract of virgin forest near the banks of the St. the New World. The good bishop "regarded as a signal favor Joseph, on condition that they would build a college on the place. from heaven their landing in New York on the 13th of September, It was on the 26th of November, 1842, that Father Sorin first the Eve of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross;" and Father Sorin looked upon the snow-covered landscape which, by his labor and himself, on the next day, in writing of this remarkable coincidence,
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