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USA > Indiana > Cass County > Biographical and genealogical history of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton counties, Indiana > Part 8
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November 1, 1855, he was married to Miss Caroline Skinner, who was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1822, a daughter of Corson Clark Skinner, who was an early citizen of Miami county. Mr. and Mrs. Henton have three children, -Cole, Harriet and Hal.
James T. Henton, the younger of the two sons of Dr. Benjamin Henton, was born at Washington Court House, Fayette county, Ohio, April 14, 1829, and was eight years of age when he was brought to Miami county. He attended the village schools here, learned and for some time practiced the art of telegraphy, and afterward for some time engaged in merchandising, first as a grocer and subsequently as a dry-goods merchant, as a member of the firm of Henton & Lindsey. During the war of the Rebellion he bought lum-
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ber and horses. In 1865 he engaged in the marble business, which he con- tinued until 1870. Next he was for a time occupied in the cigar and drug trade, but more recently and for many years he has been engaged in the real- estate business, in which he is doing well.
He married Eliza J. Junkin, a native of Mifflin county, Pennsylvania, whose parents were early settlers of Miami county, Indiana. Their children are James Harrod, a resident of Kansas; David C., a railroad machinist; and Margaret J., who is at her parental home.
AMES O. GARR, M. D .- A skillful physician and well known farmer of J Clay township, Howard county, Dr. Garr is accounted one of the valued and representative citizens of the community in which he makes his home. He was born in Johnson county, Indiana, on the 20th of July, 1850, a son of Dr. John W. and Ann (Clore) Garr. On both the paternal and maternal sides he is of German descent. The Garr family was founded in America by Andreas Garr, of Bavaria, who emigrated to this country in 1732, locating in Virginia. He was the father of Lorentz Garr, and the latter was the father of John Garr, both natives of Virginia, and John Garr was the father of Benjamin Garr, the grandfather of the Doctor. Benjamin was also a native of the Old Dominion and was a soldier in the war of 1812.'
John W. Garr, the Doctor's father, removed to Indiana in 1846, locat- ing in Johnson county, whence he came to Howard county in 1851. He was a physician and surgeon, a graduate of a medical college, and after coming to this county he purchased land and improved a farm, making his home thereon until his death. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and his wife belongs to the Christian church. She yet survives her husband and is living on the old homestead near Kokomo, at the age of seventy-five years. Her father, James Clore, was a son of John Clore, and his grandfather, John Clore, Sr., came to America from eastern Germany, at an early day, locating in Madison county, Virginia, where he carried on farming. Later the branch of the family of which Dr. Garr is a representa- tive removed to Kentucky and became prominently identified with the agri- cultural interests of that state. The Garr family also went to Kentucky and eventually the two families were united through the marriage of Dr. John
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W. Garr and Ann Clore. This worthy couple became the parents of five children: Mary, wife of J. H. Kerlin; James O .; Leonard, who manages the homestead farm; John C., of Jacksonville, Florida; and Sally, wife of C. M. Piercy, principal of the schools of Kokomo.
Dr. James O. Garr spent his boyhood days on his father's farm and acquired his preliminary education in the common schools. Later he attended the Howard College and high school, and thus with a broad literary educa- tion to serve as a basis for professional knowledge he took up the study of medicine, in 1873, under the direction of Drs. William Scott and E. A. Armi- strong, of Kokomo. For two years they guided him in his acquisition of medical knowledge, and in 1873-4 he attended medical lectures in Indian- apolis, while in 1875 he was graduated in the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati. He began practice in Kokomo in company with Dr. Scott, his former preceptor, and after two years went to Great Bend, Kansas, where he also practiced two years. He then returned to Indiana and was located at different points in Howard county, taking up his residence upon his present farm in 1888. Here he has since made his home, and in the practice of his profession he has been very successful, paying close attention to his business and inspiring the confidence of the public by his pronounced ability. He now has a large and lucrative practice, and is the owner of a valuable farm which claims part of his time and energies. It is pleasantly located six miles west of Kokomo and is splendidly improved. His residence and other build- ings are located in a beautiful grove of forest trees, and a large office stands by the roadside. He raises horses and other stock and also carries on general farming, with good success.
In 1875 the Doctor married Miss Edna M. Overton, daughter of C. B. and Mary (Neff) Overton, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Ohio. The latter was a daughter of Captain Neff, a native of Connecticut and at one time a member of the board of trustees of the Oxford Female College, of Ohio, and also captain under General William Henry Harrison in the war of 1812, being present at the battle of Tippecanoe. The father of Mrs. Garr, C. B. Overton, was formerly a druggist of Kentucky, but in 1856 came to Howard county and purchased a farm upon which he and his wife spent their remaining days. He was a member of the Presbyterian church and Mrs. Overton belonged to the Methodist church. Their children were Augustus, Josephine, Marietta, Edna and William C., the last named an
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attorney of Kokomo. To the Doctor and his wife were born four children: Ernest, Mable, Anna and Mary.
The family is a very prominent one of the community and all hold meni- bership in the Christian church. Their home is noted for its hospitality and in social circles they hold an enviable position. The Doctor is a Royal Arch Mason and is a valued member of the County and State Medical Societies. In politics he is a stanch Prohibitionist, and has often been the nominee of his party for office, frequently against his wish. He is a man of fine physique, large and well proportioned, with a kindly face and pleasant address, and his genial manner and genuine worth make him a great favorite with a large circle of friends and acquaintances.
E DGAR R. ANDERSON. - Kokomo has been the home of Edgar R. Anderson from the time of his birth, which occurred in this city, Janu- ary 26, 1865. He represents two of the oldest and most prominent families of the county. His grandfather, Thomas G. Anderson, was a farmer and merchant, and on emigrating westward located in Franklin county, Indiana, where he remained for several years. He then removed to Howard county, but afterward returned to Franklin county, where his death occurred in 1889, at the age of seventy-five years. He had a family of three sons and four daughters, including the father of our subject, Joseph C. Anderson, who for some years was a merchant of Kokomo, where he died in 1866, at the early age of twenty-nine years. His widow bore the maiden name of Sarah J. Rich- mond, and is a native of Indiana. Her father, Dr. Corydon Richmond, is living, at the age of ninety years, being the oldest resident of Kokomo. Mrs. Anderson also makes her home in the same city. By her marriage she became the mother of three children: Fannie L., now the wife of J. R. Morgan, of Kokomo; Mande A., wife of James D. Johnson, of Kokomo; and Edgar R.
Reared in the city of his birth, Edgar R. Anderson is indebted to its public-school system for the educational privileges which he received, and later he accepted a position as bookkeeper in the store of S. Davis & Sons, remaining with that firm from 1880 until 1887. He then entered the office of J. D. Johnson in the abstract and loan business, and at the same time
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served as bookkeeper for the Kokomo Loan & Savings Association, of which Mr. Johnson was secretary. When the latter retired from that office, in 1894, Mr. Anderson became secretary and has since acceptably served in that capacity. He also represents eight or ten of the reliable fire insurance companies and his business along that line adds not a little to his income.
On the IIth of April, 1888, Mr. Anderson was married to Miss Louisa McClung, daughter of David A. and Elizabeth (Harker) McClung. They have two children, Julia and Loraine, who are the light and life of the home. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are prominent and active members of the First Con- gregational church, in which he is serving as treasurer, and in the Sunday- school he holds a similar position. He has a membership connection with the Knights of Pythias, and in politics is a stalwart Republican. He has spent his entire life in Kokomo, is one of the leading young business men of the city, and not only comes of a prominent family, but is also highly esteemed for his own good qualities of head and heart.
H ARRY G. TUCKER, the popular merchant tailor of Logansport, is located at the corner of Fourth street and Broadway. Mr. Tucker is a native of the capital city of Indiana, and dates his birth January 9, 1866, his parents being Joshua and Adda (Hippard) Tucker. The Tucker family is a large one and is widely scattered. The first in America to bear this name was Robert Tucker, who came across the Atlantic from England, his native place, to America and made settlement in Weymouth, Massachusetts, as early as 1635. Mitchnor Tucker, the grandfather of Harry G., was a Penn- sylvanian by birth and early association, and was a pioneer of Indiana, his location in this state being in Noble township, Cass county, where he died. His son Joshua was born in Cass county in 1830, was a merchant in Logans- port for a number of years, and at the time of his death was a traveling salesman. He died in Indianapolis in 1872. His widow is still a resident of that city. She was born in Pennsylvania, daughter of Samuel Hippard, a Pennsylvania-German, who was among the early settlers of Cass county, Indiana, and who was for years engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods at Logansport.
Harry G. Tucker was reared and educated in his native city, remaining
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there until 1882, when he came to Logansport, at that time accepting a position as stamp clerk in the postoffice. He next learned the trade of tailor in the shop of Jacob Herz, Logansport, remaining with him from 1883 till 1888. February 1, 1889, he engaged in business for himself. In the mnean- time he went to Cleveland, Ohio, and took a thorough course in the Cleve- land Cutting School, in order to acquaint himself with the latest and best methods employed in his art, and this spirit of enterprise and progressive- ness has characterized all his work and brought him into special favor with the trade. His first location was on Pearl street, and from there he moved to the corner of Fourth street and Broadway. From a modest beginning, with limited means, Mr. Tucker has worked his way to the front, gaining a trade that extends beyond the city, and keeping one man on the road all the time.
Mr. Tucker has identified himself with the Knights of Pythias and the Order of Elks. He was married in 1893 to Miss Sybil Bender, a daughter of Captain D. S. Bender, of Logansport, Indiana.
AMES OSBERN WARD, M. D .- The firm of Brenton & Ward, physi- J cians and surgeons, have been engaged in the practice of their profession in the city of Peru for a period of thirty years, and hence are the best known physicians in the county. As a coincidence in the life history of these gen- tlemen we may mention that they became residents of Peru in the same year, with but a few weeks' interval, and they have been associated in practice ever since 1879.
Dr. Ward is a native of Indiana, born in Clinton county, February 9, 1844, His father, the Rev. Beverly Randolph Ward, was also a native of this state, born in Rush county, in 1825. The Ward family traces its ances- try back to the early colonial history of New England, from which section of the Union one branch of the family emigrated to the state of Kentucky. Our subject's paternal grandfather, also named Beverly Randolph Ward, had twelve children, all of whom excepting his namesake were born in Kentucky. Rev. Mr. Ward was a well-known Baptist clergyman for many years, but is now retired and is a resident of Kokomo, this state. He had five sons and one daughter; the latter is Mrs. Anna, the wife of Joshua C. Leach, who now occupies ,the position of state gas inspector and resides at Kokomo.
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The eldest of the sons, Williamson Dixon, is a Howard county farmer; the subject of this sketch is next in order of birth; Samson L. is a fruit-grower of San Diego county, California; John H. is a resident of Peru, a boiler- maker by trade; and the youngest is Carey Judson, a farmer residing in Clay township, Miami county.
Dr. Ward's literary education was obtained at the public schools. He served six months in the war of the Rebellion, as a member of the One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment of the Indiana Volunteer Infantry, the field of whose operations was in east Tennessee. Soon after his return from the army in 1864, he began the study of medicine, under the instructions and guidance of Drs. Cooper and Johnson at Kokomo, Indiana, and in 1867 graduated at the Miami Medical College at Cincinnati, and first practiced at Galveston, Cass county, and next a short time at Hillsborro, Clinton county, whence in 1869 he came to Peru. It will, therefore, be seen that he has been a resident of Peru during nearly the entire period of his professional career thus far which extends over an interval of thirty years. He is a mem- ber of the county, state and national medical associations. From 1868 to 1883 he occupied the position of pension examiner at Peru, and was the. only physician and surgeon so employed during that time, resigning on account of ill health, and went to Denver, Colorado, where he practiced his- profession two and a half years. During the long series of years that he has been a resident of Peru he has ever possessed the confidence of his fel- low citizens as a reliable and skillful physician and surgeon, as his extensive practice amply testifies. He is held in high esteem as a public-spirited and progressive citizen. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, in politics is a Republican, and with his family is a member of the Baptist church.
He was married in the autumn of 1867 to Miss Amelia B. Clements, a native of Ohio and a daughter of Charles Clements, who was a native of New Jersey but long one of the most successful farmers of Deer Creek town- ship, Miami county. The Doctor has two sons and a daughter, all of whom are graduates of the Peru high school. Harry Beverly, the eldest, is now a student of the University of Chicago. The daughter, Lottie, after her high- school course, pursued a course of instruction at Franklin College, Indiana. The youngest of the family, Lewis Samson, has also been a student at the- University of Chicago.
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FARL F. STEWART .- Engaged in the livery business in Logansport is Earl F. Stewart, one of the native sons of Indiana, his birth having occurred in Boone county on the 25th of February, 1849. His parents were Edward and Elizabeth (Williamson) Stewart, both of whom were natives of Virginia. They were also married in the Old Dominion, and thence removed to Indiana in 1848. They had three children, Virginia, William and Earl F. The father died at Thorntown, Indiana, in 1854, and the mother afterward married J. C. Endicott, a farmer of Howard county, by whom she had four children.
Mr. Stewart of this review resided with his mother in Thorntown until ten years of age, when she married, and four years' experience with his step- father, who was also his guardian, led him to believe that he would rather make his own way in the world than remain at home, and, accordingly, he started out at the age of fourteen to fight life's battles unaided. For five years thereafter he labored arduously as a farm hand. He was married January 28, 1869, to Miss Rachel Stout, and then began farming on his own account, but on the 2d of June, 1871, his wife died, leaving one child, who died the following September. His stepfather and guardian had also died in 1869, before Mr. Stewart had reached his majority, and on the settlement of Mr. Endicott's estate our subject got but three dollars out of fifteen hundred dol- lars which had been left him by his father, for his guardian's bondsmen were bankrupt. This indicates under what discouraging circumstances Mr. Stew- art was forced to begin life, but, though he had no capital, he possessed a resolute spirit, good business ability and a strong determination to succeed. That he has accomplished his purpose is shown by his present excellent standing in business circles.
In the fall of 1871, in connection with his brother, Earl F. Stewart rented a large farm five miles west of Kokomo, Indiana, operating that land for two years. Our subject then removed to Young America, Cass county, in the fall of 1873, and began the operation of hack lines to Logansport, Kokomo and other towns, and on the 3d of July, 1874, he removed to Cam- den, Carroll county, where he opened a livery stable, conducting the same for six years. On the 30th of June, 1880, he took up his residence in Logansport. On a limited capital he opened a livery stable, and in the enter- prise met with deserved success. He now owns a fine brick livery barn on Fourth street, near the Panhandle depot, valued at twenty thousand dollars,
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and an adjoining residence, worth three thousand dollars, and has a livery stock valued at eighteen thousand dollars. His possessions stand in abund- ant evidence of his success, for which he is deserving great credit, as it is all due to his own unaided efforts. July 7, 1898, Mr. Stewart bought a farm of eighty acres, five miles east of Logansport, on the north bank of Eel river, where he intends carrying on general farming in connection with his livery business.
While in business in Camden Mr. Stewart married a second time, Miss Mary C. Harrison becoming his wife. Their wedding was celebrated June 15, 1875, and they have three daughters, Olive, Bessie and Frances. In his social affiliations, Mr. Stewart is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of For- esters. In politics he is an ardent Republican and is a strictly temperate man. He has many admirable qualities of head and heart, and an honorable, upright business career has gained him the deserved confidence and regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact.
W ALTER J. DIXON was born in Howard county, near New London, October 7, 1865; he is a son of Nathan and Emma (Trueblood) Dixon. The former was a native of Orange county, Indiana, and a son of Silas Dixon, who was born in North Carolina. He was a farmer and blacksmith, and came to the Hoosier state at an early day, locating in Orange county, where he died in middle life, from an injury sustained in a runaway. The mother of our subject was born in Washington county, Indiana, and was a daughter of James Trueblood, who engaged in merchandising in that county. For a number of years prior to his death he resided in Indianapolis. He was the father of seven children. Nathan Dixon, father of our subject, became a resident of Kokomo in 1867, and was engaged in business as a hard- ware and grain merchant until 1886. He died in 1895, at the age of sixty- seven years, but his widow still survives. Both held membership with the Friends' church.
Walter J. Dixon, their only child, has resided in Kokomo for thirty years, and in the public schools acquired his preliminary education, which was sup- plemented by a course in Earlham College, of Richmond. As a boy he clerked
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in his father's store, and on the completion of his school days entered the hardware business, in which he was engaged for four years. He then pur- chased the Dimock steam laundry, which he has converted into the Kokomo steam laundry, having recently completed an excellent brick building for laundry purposes, the same being fitted up with the latest improved machin- ery and all accessories for turning out a high grade of work. The volume of the business may be imagined from the fact that employment is furnished to twenty hands, and in addition to a large home trade considerable out-of-town work is handled.
On the 19th of October, 1892, Mr. Dixon married Miss Nellie Taylor, daughter of William and Louisa (Silver) Taylor. They now have one daughter, Mary Louise. Mr. Dixon is a member of the Friends' church, and belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Knights of Pythias lodge. In politics he is a Republican, and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. Mr. Dixon is one of the enterprising and public-spir- ited business men of Kokomo, and although a young man is widely known for his energy, push and determination.
EDWARD L. MILLER, the secretary and treasurer of the Miami County Loan & Savings Association, and a resident of Peru, is a native of Cass county, this state, born February 23, 1848, a son of John L. Miller and a grandson of Peter Miller, a pioneer of Cass county. He was a child when his father died, was educated in the public schools of Peru and was for many years employed in the mercantile house of Shirk & Miller. He possesses superior business qualifications and was largely instrumental in establishing the association with which he is connected, and its success has been greatly due to his earnest endeavor and executive ability.
This association has become one of the most important institutions of Miami county. Its growth has been phenomenal, showing at once the appreciation of the public in its liberal manner of doing business and the people's confidence in the honor and integrity of its board of officers and directors. The officers comprise the following named well-known citizens: Willard Griswold, president; C. R. Cox, vice president; E. L. Miller, secre- tary and treasurer; W. C. Bailey, attorney; and the directors are C. R. Cox.
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Willard Griswold, W. S. Mercer, M. S. Lane, J. H. Lohmyer and F. M. Stutesman.
The assets of the association on the Ist of January of each of the seven years of its existence are as follows: 1892, $26,722; 1893, $108,527; 1894, $115,278; 1895, $151,445; 1896, $176, 113; 1897, $199,494; 1898, $225, 831; July, 1898, $260, 576.
Loans are made by the association on the most generous terms, and absolute safety and security to depositors is assured.
Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Miss Kate Leonard, daughter of the Rev. G. E. Leonard, formerly pastor of the Baptist church in Peru and now in charge of the Baptist mission work in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have one son, Leonard by name, born February 2, 1892. They are mem- bers of the Baptist church in Peru, in which Mrs. Miller is a most active worker and in which Mr. Miller is a deacon. He is an influential man both in church and society circles, highly esteemed by all who know him.
H. KELLAR, of the firm of Kellar & Company, furniture dealers and undertakers, Kokomo, was born in this (Howard) county, on the 28th of November, 1857, representing two of the old families of the county by his relationship and descent, and has lived in this county all his life, and con- sequently, by his innate good character, has a very extended acquaintance in the county and a host of substantial friends. His parents were William A. and Susan M. (Garr) Kellar, father a native of Kentucky and mother of Virginia. They had ten children, of whom seven are still living, namely: Mary E., widow of Mr. Steele Clore; S. Katie, wife of A. W. Moore; Lewis C .; Edward B .; Rebecca E., wife of G. I. Sellers; Isaac H. and Charles R. Of these Lewis is a farmer, and the other three brothers are in the furni- ture and undertaking business together in Kokomo.
William A. Kellar, the father, was a farmer who came to Howard county in 1854 and ran one of the first sawmills in the county, also engaged in agri- cultural pursuits. His first purchase of land was of eighty acres, which he subsequently sold, and he afterward bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which is still in the possession of the family. and this is the place where he brought up his children. At one time he had nearly five hun-
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dred acres of land, from which he gave all his children a portion for a start in independent life. He completed his useful life on the old homestead mentioned in 1887, aged sixty-seven years. The widow is still living, making her home in Kokomo.
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