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In January, 1897, Mr. Cooper began his pastoral charge in the church at Peru, the wealthiest Baptist church in the state. The house of worship, the finest in Indiana, was erected in 1894, and dedicated November 24, same year.
P ATRICK J. FARRELL. - Hard and laborious effort fell to the lot of Patrick J. Farrell during his early boyhood, but his fidelity to duty won him the confidence and respect of those with whom he was thrown in con- tact, and gained him advancement from time to time until he now occupies the responsible position of chief of the fire department of the city of Logans- port. He was born in this city January 11, 1861, and is a son of Patrick and Margaret (Tuhey) Farrell. The father came to Logansport about 1843 from county Clare, Ireland, and worked as a laborer in this city. His death occurred on the 6th of January, 1871, while his widow still survives-making her home with her son, Patrick J., who is the youngest of her eleven children.
The advantages which Mr. Farrell, of this review, received were very limited, for at the early age of ten years he was employed in the brick-yard of Michael McCaffery, in whose service he remained for five years. He after- ward followed the carriage-painting trade in Chicago, Illinois, for a time, and upon his return to Logansport worked as a section hand on the Wabash rail- road for a year. Subsequently he was employed in the foundry of William Dolan for two years, partially learning the molder's trade, after which he became connected with the Logansport fire department in 1886, and the fol- lowing year was promoted to the position of chief, in which capacity he served until a change in the political administration of the city caused his removal from office. Later he was engaged in the liquor business prior to his second
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appointment to the office of the chief of the fire department. He served most acceptably in that incumbency, being cool and collected in times of excitement and danger, clear-headed and capable of directing the efforts of his men to the best advantage.
In his political predilections Mr. Farrell is a Democrat. He became deeply interested in political affairs before attaining his majority and since becoming a voter has been most earnest in his support of the party, his alle- giance thereto winning him his present position. Socially he is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and of the Order of Elks.
P ROFESSOR ALBERT MILTON ARNOLD .- No person in a commu- nity wields a greater influence in the molding and shaping of character than the school-teacher. The capable, conscientious teacher stands nearer to the hearts of his patrons than the minister of the gospel. On entering the school-room the child's mind is as plastic clay and is as readily made to take shape in the hands of the skillful teacher. What more noble calling than that which assumes control of the loving, confiding child and carries it through the varying perplexities of child life? What more pleasing than to witness the intellectual development from year to year until the mature man or woman enters upon life's struggles alone? Professor Arnold has been at the head of the Macy schools for fourteen years. His first pupils are now the young men and women of the village, with children of their own under his tuition. What a happy reflection to look back to the days when these were the boys and girls of Macy; and if the mental and physical development has been satisfactory and the character-forming period safely passed, what greater reward could the conscientious teacher require ? The subject of this biography is one whom the people of Macy delight to honor. His labors among them have been such as to endear him to all thoughtful people. His continuance in the exalted position which he holds is ample evidence of this even if his patrons kept silent; but this they do not do. Every patron of the school-past and present-has a good word for Professor Arnold. Entering the school in his twenty-eighth year he has passed the meridian of life among this people. That his services have been eminently satisfactory goes without saying.
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Mr. Arnold was born in Butler township, Miami county, Indiana, Feb- ruary 16, 1856, second son of William M. and Mary B. (Mowbray) Arnold, both natives of Ohio. The father was born in 1825, and about 1846 came with his parents from near Iberia, Ohio, to this county. He was teacher, farmer and mechanic. The mother was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1832; accompanied her parents to Peru, Indiana, in 1837, and was married at Santa Fe, in this county, in 1852. He died in Fulton county, Indiana, in 1871, and she passed away in 1877. Their family consisted of five children, the eldest being David C., a resident of Marion, Ohio, special examiner of the pension department. The subject of our sketch was next in order of birth, and then came Hattie A., a resident of Indianapolis. Mary E. is the wife of F. I. Belt, a resident of Macy, and Schuyler E. is manager of a hotel in Denver, Colorado.
Professor Arnold worked upon the farm in his boyhood during the sum- mer seasons, and attended the public schools of Santa Fe during the autumns and winters until 1877. At this time he was qualified to teach and began his life work. He continued his studies while employed in the country schools and soon established an enviable reputation as an instructor and dis- ciplinarian. This led to his recognition in the higher positions of the pro- fession and in 1884 he was called to his present position. During vacations he has attended the academy at Amboy, Indiana, and the National Normal University at Lebanon, Ohio. This special training, supplemented by con- tinuous private study, has kept him abreast of the times in the onward march of the profession, for teaching, like other professions, is progressive.
October 1, 1884, Mr. Arnold was united in marriage to the lady of his choice, Miss Anna C. Miller, who was born in Butler township, Miami county, April 17, 1865. Miss Miller was a daughter of Abram and Anna (Erbangh) Miller, natives of Rockingham county, Virginia. Both died in Butler township, this county, the father, December 6, 1881, and the mother, June 5, 1891. They were farmers. Their family was composed of nine children, named as follows: Susanna, wife of Elias Demuth, resides in Washington township, Miami county; Aaron, a merchant of Peru; Hattie, wife of Quincy Howes, resides at Wichita, Kansas; John, a farmer of Butler township, Miami county; Margaret, wife of D. C. Arnold; Jane, wife of Emanuel Hott, of Butler township; George W., a resident of Peru; and Anna C. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have had three children born to them, two
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of whom are living. The eldest, Ralph W., born October 14, 1886, died January 5, 1892. Florence Grace was born June 25, 1892, and William Clark, March 18, 1898.
Professor and Mrs. Arnold are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order, having mem- bership in Lincoln Lodge, No. 523, F. and A. M., of which for the past three years he has been worshipful master. Mrs. Arnold is a member of Macy Chapter, No. 124, Order of the Eastern Star, and is past worthy matron of the same. Politically the Professor is a Republican.
M ICHAEL BATH .- This gentleman figures as one of the leading gro- cers of Tipton, Indiana, where he has been engaged in business for the past thirteen years, his location being at 109 East Jefferson street.
Mr. Bath is a native Hoosier, born in Franklin county, August 18, 1848, son of Simon and Marguerite (Geis) Bath, the former a native of France and the latter of Germany. The paternal grandfather of our sub- ject came to this country from France and settled in Franklin county, Indiana, at an early period in the history of this state, where he passed the rest of his life on a farm and where he died. He was the father of a large family. The maternal grandfather of our subject was Jacob Geis. He was a native of Germany. Franklin county, Indiana, became his home shortly after he landed in this country, and there he lived and prospered for a number of years. He died leaving a large family. Simon Bath at the time he came to this country was thirteen years old. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade. For eight years he was on the Ohio and Mississippi riv- ers, employed in various capacities, and after that he turned his attention to farming in Franklin county, near Brookville, where he lived for a number of years and where he reared his family,-four sons and three daughters. Five of his children are now living, viz .: Michael, George W., Mary, Simon M. and Elizabeth. The last named is now the wife of Martin Weber, of Brockville, Indiana. The father died in Brookville about 1890, at the age of sixty-seven years; the mother died October 1, 1895, at the age of seventy- five. Both were members of the Roman Catholic church and in that faith they reared their family. Simon Bath was a man of local prominence. He
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filled the office of township trustee of Highland township, Franklin county, and he also served for a time as constable.
Michael Bath, the direct subject of this review, was reared on a farm in his native county, attending the district schools in winter according to the custom of the farmer boy. When he was sixteen he left home and went to Cincinnati, where he spent one year. At nineteen he commenced work at the stonecutter's trade, and for twelve years he worked at that trade, then resuming the business in which he was reared, that of farining. He farmed in Howard county, Indiana, near Kokomo, for five years. In 1885 he came to Tipton and opened a grocery store, which he has since conducted. The building he occupies, at 109 East Jefferson street, he purchased in 1888, and utilizes the lower floor for his store and the upper rooms as his residence. He has a clean, well-stocked and well-kept store, does a large business, and is justly popular as a business man and public-spirited citizen.
Mr. Bath was married February 10, 1874, to Miss Emma B. Kiefer, daughter of Dominick and Caroline (Witt) Kiefer. Four children have been born to them, two sons and two daughters, -Edward H., Edith, Magdalena and Julius. Edward H. died at the age of four months. The others are living and members of the home circle.
Mr. and Mrs. Bath are members of the Catholic church, and he main- tains membership also in St. John's Catholic Benevolent Society and the Catholic Benevolent Legion. Politically he is a Democrat. He is at pres- ent city treasurer of Tipton and is a member of the Tipton County Fair Association.
JOHN J. KENDALL .- This prominent farmer and highly respected citi- zen of Liberty township, Howard county, may be counted among the pioneers, since he has faithfully done his share in the development of his section of the state, both materially and intellectually. Such men constitute the mainstay of a commonwealth, and accordingly we feel it our duty to encourage the formation of character that builds up the best interests of the state.
Mr. Kendall is a native of the Buckeye state, born in Holmes county, September 6, 1840, a son of Joseph Kendall, whose parents were Peter and
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Catharine (Trushell) Kendall. Peter Kendall was of sturdy Pennsylvania- Dutch stock, a pioneer in Holmes county, Ohio, where he located about 1814 and passed the remainder of his life. His children were Christian, John, Jonathan, Joseph, Susan, Catharine, Lydia and Mary. He died at the ven- erable age of ninety-three years.
Joseph Kendall was born in May, 1815, in Holmes county, Ohio, reared a farmer and married, in that county, Elizabeth Hochstedler, who was born in Maryland, October 28, 1813, a daughter of Benjamin Hochstedler, also of Pennsylvania-Dutch ancestry. After marriage Mr. Kendall remained in Holmes county until 1849, when he emigrated to Indiana, settling in Liberty township, Howard county, arriving May 15, and occupying a piece of land comprising one hundred and fifty-one acres in the forest, which his descend- ants still own. In due time he had this land cleared and a comfortable home equipped with all the modern improvements. He lived to the age of seventy- six years and eight months. In religion he was a member of the German Baptist church, and in politics was a Democrat. His children were: John J., our subject; Christian, Emmanuel, Simon, Joseph J., Amos, Mary, Catharine and Elizabeth. Mr. Kendall was one of the earliest settlers here, and was therefore a well-known citizen and he was greatly esteemed for his many excellent qualities. He was among the first to clear a large tract of land (a quarter section) in this vicinity. He finally closed his life in 1893, just within the border of Miami county, where he had purchased a quarter section of land. He also owned thirty acres in that county. He was a good man- ager and a prosperous farmer."
Mr. Kendall, the subject proper of this biography, was eight years old when brought by his parents to Indiana, and here he grew up among the pioneers, passing his childhood and youth in the manner almost universal in this section of the county during that period. He was engaged in agricult- ural pursuits from the time he was old enough to drive a horse and became skilled in everything a farmer had to do, besides becoming at length a good carpenter, building many barns; he is a good mechanic generally. Ever since 1864 he has also run a threshing-machine, having in his time owned in succession nine machines. He nows owns three, with two engines. For three years he also ran a planing and shingle mill and a general lumbering establishment, and also a tile mill, with which he did a large amount of work. He is a remarkably enterprising man, of good business capacity and great
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energy. As a farmer he owned three hundred and sixteen acres of land, a part of which he has given his sons.
November 7, 1863, in Holmes county, Ohio, he married Miss Catharine Herschberger, a native of that county, born October 24, 1843, a daughter of Eli and Magdalena (Miller) Herschberger, and their children are Nathaniel, Joseph, Ezra, Riley, Mary E., Fannie and Lydia A. Mrs. Kendall was a consistent and intelligent member of the German Baptist church, as is also the subject of this review. She died August 31, 1893. Mr. Kendall is a Democrat in his political principles, and as a man and a citizen is high- minded, honorable, frank, straightforward in his dealings, and withal is companionable. Few men have done as much hard work as John Kendall, who originally had an iron constitution and in any undertaking never stop- ping until he attained success.
H D. CASE .- One of Logansport's well known and popular citizens is H. D. Case, the proprietor of the Island View Hotel, and passenger con- ductor on the Pan Handle Railroad. He was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on the 14th of October, 1856, and is a son of Charles H. and Nancy (Harri- son) Case. His parents were born, reared and married in England, and in 1854 crossed the Atlantic to America, locating in Sodus Center, New York, whence they afterward removed to Toledo, Ohio. During his residence there the father was employed as locomotive engineer on the Lake Shore & Mich- igan Southern Railroad, but after his removal to Adrian, Michigan, he was engaged in carriage painting for five years. In 1871 he came to Logansport, where he followed wagon painting for two years, and in the autumn of 1873 he accepted a position in the employ of the Pan Handle Railroad Company, where he remained as locomotive engineer until 1880, the year of his demise. While making his regular run between Logansport and Chicago he was struck with paralysis, which occasioned his death a few months later. His wife passed away about a year previous, dying in Chicago, where they had but recently taken up their residence.
At the age of eighteen years, H. D. Case entered upon his career in con- nection with railroad interests, accepting a position as brakeman on the Pan Handle road in the fall of 1873. Five years later, owing to his efficient and faithful service, he was promoted to the position of freight conductor, and 37
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at the end of another five years was made passenger conductor. For the past nine years he has served as passenger conductor between Logansport and Cincinnati, and is one of the most trusted employees on the road as well as one of the most popular men in the service, his uniform courtesy and con- sideration for those who travel over the road winning him the respect of all. In May, 1895, he extended the field of his labors by the purchase of the Island View Hotel, which under his excellent management and that of his wife, who possesses superior business qualifications, has been a profitable investment. It is conducted on the most modern and improved plans and has become a favorite resort with the traveling public.
In 1871 Mr. Case was united in marriage to Miss Carrie M. Richardson, daughter of Allen Richardson, and they now have one son, George Allen. The business interests of Mr. Case brings him into contact with many people and he has gained a large circle of warm friends, who esteem him highly for his genuine worth, his uniform courtesy, his fidelity to duty and his many excellent characteristics. His life has been crowned with a due measure of success, resulting from his indefatigable enterprise and energy.
It will be interesting in this connection to note something of the family of which Mrs. Case is a representative. Her father, Allen Richardson, is one of Logansport's oldest and best known citizens. He was the third son of Thomas and Nancy (Braden) Richardson, and was born in Preble county, Ohio, in November, 1830. His parents removed to Cass county, Indiana, in 1831, and here he was reared to manhood, acquiring his education in the public schools of the neighborhood. At the early age of fifteen years he began working at the carpenter's trade, learning the same under the direc- tion of his father. He followed that business in Logansport until 1873 and his efficiency and fidelity to the terms of a contract won him a large business as a contractor and builder. In 1873 he became president of the Banking Company of Logansport, and on severing his connection with that institution he resumed contracting. He was then connected with the building interests of Logansport until 1883, when he took charge of what was known as the Windsor hotel, which he managed for several years. For some years past he has devoted his energies to the real-estate business, to which he now gives his attention. He has met with splendid success in his undertakings, and at one time was the possessor of a very handsome property; but reverses over- took him and he lost much of this.
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In his political preferences Mr. Richardson has always been a Repub- lican, but has never been an aspirant for office. His fellow citizens, how- ever, appreciating his worth and ability have called him to public office, and in 1869-70 he was city treasurer of Logansport, and at the present time is assessor of Eel township. He holds high rank in the Masonic fraternity, being numbered among the Knights Templar. On the 20th of February, 1856, he was united in marriage to Sarah Capron, of Livingston, New York, and to them were born three children, but only one is now living, Carrie, wife of H. D. Case. Mr. Richardson and his family have always occupied a very enviable position in social circles and have the warm regard of a large number of friends.
AMES W. KNIGHT .-- This pioneer of Butler township, Miami county, springs from sterling English Puritan ancestry of the state of Maine. John Knight, his grandfather, was a farmer and ship carpenter on the Penob- scot river. His children were Thomas, John, Westbrook A. J., Cornelius, Henry, Adeline and Tabitha, and possibly others. He died in Maine. West- brook A. J. Knight, the father of our subject, was born in Hancock county, Maine, at the mouth of the Penobscot river, near Northport, September 17, 1797, received a common-school education and learned the shoemaker's trade, emigrated to Licking county, Ohio, when young, and there married Katharine Creamer, who was born in that county April 20, 1807, a daughter of Thomas and Rebecca Creamer. Her father was a pioneer farmer of that county, whose children were William, Thomas, Stanton, Rebecca, Tabitha, Adeline and Hannah, and perhaps others.
Westbrook A. J. Knight continued to reside in Licking county, Ohio, for four years after his marriage, and then emigrated to Indiana, in 1845, settling first in Cass county, on the north side of Eel river; the next winter he moved to the Indian reserve in that county, locating upon eighty acres of wooded land, partly cleared it and also took another claim, but worked mainly at his trade until his death, when he had reached the age of sixty- three years and when he was making his home with his son Eldridge B. He and his wife were at first members of the United Brethren church, but later in life became Universalists. He was a Jacksonian Democrat. Of his gen-
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eral character we can say that he was an industrious man and a trustworthy citizen. He was a cripple all his life, the result of an accident when a child. His children were Eldridge B., Thomas C., Rebecca, Westbrook J., James W., George W., Ferdinand R. D., Adstant, Cornelius, Amanda, Sarah C. and Mary R.
James W. Knight, our subject, was born in Butler township, Crawford county, Ohio, October 24, 1835, and was ten years old when brought by his parents in 1845 to Indiana. Here he began to work on a farm and in a mill, receiving but little schooling. He was married in Cassville, Howard county, March 25, 1858, to Miss Rebecca C. Waisner, who was born in Putnam county, this state, December 1, 1840, a daughter of Jacob and Mary (Rus- sell) Waisner. Her grandfather, John Waisner, a farmer, was a native of North Carolina and of German ancestry. His children were John, David, Henry, Solomon, George, Jacob and Betsey. He died in his native state, in middle life; and his wife, after spending her life with her children in Indiana, finally died at the residence of one of them. Jacob Waisner also was a native of the Old North state, was a farmer, received a common-school education and married Mary Russell, also a native of that state.
He moved to Washington county, Indiana, about 1834, and in 1849 to Putnam county, this state, and the next year to the Indian reserve in Miami county, settling on wild forest land, which he cleared and where he made a good farm and home. His children were Solomon, Joseph, Norra, who mar- ried, and who died at about the age of fifty-nine years, and Rebecca C. Mrs. Waisner was a member of the Methodist church. Both the parents were honored pioneers, industrious and successful in practical life. Mr. Waisner died on his farm in 1860, aged about fifty years.
Mr. Knight, after his marriage, located in Clay township, Howard county, and after living there two years moved to Miami county, locating upon twenty acres of wooded land southeast of Cassville, which he cleared; but he subsequently exchanged this for forty acres partly cleared and another tract of eighty acres, where he now resides. When he came here only fifteen acres had been cleared; but he has added to his landed possessions by pur- chase and cleared land until he now has one hundred acres well reduced to cultivation. In 1881 he built his present attractive residence. His children are Warren S., Mary R., William P., Edward (who died in infancy), Ida M., Irma L., Leroy E., Alva, Earl E. and Leburt.
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Mr. and Mrs. Knight are thorough members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has been trustee for twenty-three years, class-leader two years and steward twenty-seven years. He contributes liberally to the sup- port of the church and all institutions of a philanthropic nature. In his polit- ical views he is a Republican. He is a self-made man, always industrious, having cleared and reduced to a fine state of cultivation a vast amount of land. His success in life has been signal.
W TILL S. SMITH .- Belonging to one of the honored pioneer families of Howard county, Will S. Smith is numbered among its native sons, his birth having occurred in Jackson township, May 13, 1860. His parents were John WV. and Martha (Cate) Smith, the latter a native of Tennessee and a daughter of John Cate, who removed to Indiana at an early day, locating in Wayne county, whence he came to Howard county in 1853. He improved a farm here and carried on agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in June, 1878. His wife had previously passed away. Both were of German descent and were members of the Dunkard church.
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