USA > Indiana > Adams County > Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : Containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each : a condensed history of the state of Indiana : portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Adams and Wells counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of the counties and their cities and villages, pt. 1 > Part 51
USA > Indiana > Wells County > Biographical and historical record of Adams and Wells counties, Indiana : Containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each : a condensed history of the state of Indiana : portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state : engravings of prominent citizens in Adams and Wells counties, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of the counties and their cities and villages, pt. 1 > Part 51
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ster. Ile was taken up by General Wheeler, and was soon paroled and went to Nashville, where he remained until he was exchanged. Mr. and Mrs. House are rearing a grandchild, Bertha May Stultz, who was born December 3, 1881. She is a child of their daughter Josephine.
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.ILLIAM HENDRICKS, an active and public-spirited citizen of Mon- roe Township, and son of Thomas Ilendrieks, an early settler of Adams County, was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, May 28, 1835. Ile was taken by his parents to Iowa in 1848, where they resided about five years, and in 1853 eame with them to Adams County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood. He was married, in Monroe Township, No- vember 8, 1857, to Miss Mary A. Ray, a na- tive of Jefferson County, Ohio, born March 9, 1838, and a daughter of George W. Ray. Eight children were born to this union- George T., Joseph D., Eli W., Lydia E., William P., Charles E., Josiah A. and James II. Mrs. IIendricks died October 3, 1885. She was a member of the Methodist Episco- pal church. Mr. Hendricks is a member of the same church, of which he has served as trustee for nine years. Ile was a soldier in the war of the Rebellion, serving from March, 1865, until August 17, 1865, and was a member of Company E, One Hundred and Forty-seventh Indiana Infantry. He is now a comrade of Sam Henry Post, No. 63, G. A. R., of Decatur. Mr. IIendreks settled on his present farm in 1863, where he has sinee resided with the exception of six years, having spent three years in Bartholomew County, and the same length of time in Jack- son County, Indiana. IIe has always fol- lowed farming, and has now eighty acres of
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choiee land, the greater part of which is un- der cultivation. In polities Mr. Hendricks is a Democrat. Ile has held the office of as- sessor, was supervisor for four years, and was township trustee for one term. Ile is one of the enterprising men of Monroe Township, and a most hospitable gentleman.
ONAS LIBY, deceased, was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, September 3, 1838, where he grew to manhood, and was educated in the common schools. Ile was a carpenter by occupation, learning his trade in his native State. May 31, 1863, he was married to Miss Catharine A. Fulk, who was also a native of Mahoning County, Ohio. IIer parents, Jacob and Susanna ( Kale) Fulk, were natives of the State of Ohio, the mother born in Springfield. They removed to Trinn- bull County, Ohio, when Mrs. Liby was quite young, and there she was reared. Her par- ents still reside in Trumbull County, where the father follows agricultural pursuits. The father is a member of the German Reformed church, and the mother is a Lutheran in her religious views. Nine children were born to them, five sons and four daughters. To Mr. and Mrs. Liby were born twelve children, as follows-William F., Charles W., Jacob II. (deceased), Ilarvey E. (deceased), Eliza S., Adam P., Seymour F. (deceased), Tiby A., Jonah A., Rosa O., Susannah S. and Grover C. Mr. Liby eame to Adams County, Indi- ana, in 1867, aud the following spring he settled on his farm on the southwest quarter of section 34, Kirkland Township, where he followed farming till his death, which occurred May 27, 1885, his death causing universal regret throughout the community in which he had made his home for so many years. Ilis widow and family still live on the home
farm in Kirkland Township, and are respected citizens of the county.
TEREMIAHI TRICKER, deceased, was a native of England, born in February, 1831, and was a son of James and Sarah Tricker. In 1846 he immigrated with his parents to America, they settling near To- ronto, Canada, and there he grew to manhood. Ile was reared to the avocation of a farmer, which he has made his life-work, and in his yonth received but a limited education in the distriet sehools. Ile was married in Canada, October 31, 1849, to Frances Grafton, who was born near Toronto, and was a daughter of James and Frances Grafton, her father being a native of the State of Kentucky, and her mother of Ireland. Nine children were born to this union, of whom six are living- Amy, wife of Marion Buffenharger, of Adams County; Andrew, of Chattanooga, Tennessee; George, of Adams County; Millie, Cora and Stewart. In the fall of 1849 Mr. Trieker came to Adams County, Indiana, and bought eighty aeres of heavily timbered land located on section 17 of Blue Creek Township, and soon ereeted a log lionse, and here he experi- eneed many of the hardships and privations which usually fall to the lot of settlers in a new country. He was one of the representa- tive pioneers of Adams County, and did his share toward developing its interests. Ile died April 22, 1870, leaving his widow and family and a host of friends to mourn his death. Ile was an active member of the United Brethren church, of which he served as steward and elass-leader. In polities he affiliated with the Republican party. He commeneed life entirely without capital, but was sneeessful through life, and at his death left 160 aeres of land. Ilis widow still re-
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sides on the home farm, and is the owner of fifty aeres of choice land.
ANDREW IDLEWINE, fariner, seetion 30, Wabash Township, is a native of Ripley County, Indiana, born in July, 1842. Ilis parents, Andrew and Susannah (Beekman) Idlewine, were natives of Ger- many, where they were married. They im- migrated to America about the year 1836, and after stopping a short time at Louisville, Kentucky, they came to Indiana and settled in Ripley County, where they followed agri- eultural pursuits until their death, the father dying in 1880, at the age of sixty-nine years, and the mother in 1882, aged sixty-six years. Both were members of the German Method- ist eliureh. They were the parents of eight children, seven sons and one danghter. An- drew Idlewine, the subject of this sketch, was reared to manhood on the home farm in Rip- ley County, where he received but limited educational advantages, he being obliged from an early age to assist with the work of the farm. Ile remained at home until Au- gust 22, 1862, when he enlisted in Company II, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, and served his country until June 15, 1865. Ile was under Stoneman and Phil. Sheridan, and partiei- pated in many of the battles of the com- mand, and was mustered out in East Tennessee. He now draws a pension on ae- connt of rhenmatism contracted while in the army. Ile is now a member of the Grand Army of the Republie, belonging to John P. Porter Post, of Geneva. After his discharge he returned to his home in Ripley County, where he was engaged in manufacturing and shipping staves for two years. Ile then went to Missouri, where he remained from 1868 until 1870, when he returned to Indi-
ana, spending one summer at Indianapolis. In the spring of 1872 he went to Vermillion County, where he remained on a farm until the fall of the same year, when he bought his present farm in Wabash Township, Adams County. Ile was united in marriage Sep- tember 4, 1873, to Catherine Shingledeeker, a native of Germany, born January 1, 1846. Her parents came to America when she was a year and a half old, settling in Cincinnati, Ohio, where they remained until about 1857. They then removed to Ripley County, Indi- ana, where the father died of cholera shortly after. The mother of Mrs. Idlewine is still living, making her home in Wabash Town- ship, Adams County. They had born to them nine children, four sons and five daugh- ters. Mr. and Mrs. Idlewine have five chil- dren-Susie E., Charles Il., Estella L., Ruby J. and Carrie E. F. Mr. Idlewine has resided on his present farmi since his marriage. Ilis tarin now contains eighty aeres of choice land, forty-five acres under improvement and good cultivation, with comfortable residenee and ont-buildings for the accommodation of his stock. Mr. Idlewine has filled several loeal offices sinee becoming a resident of Wabash Township. In his political views he affiliates with the Democratie party.
AMES G. BURK, proprietor of livery stable at Geneva, is a native of Ohio, born in Tuscarawas County, June 4, 1850, a son of William and Mary J. (Gordon) Burk, with whom he came to Jay County, Indiana, when about three years of age, living there until 1861 or 1862, and then moved to Adams County, Indiana, where he grew to manhood, in Wabash Township, where he received a common-school education. Ifis father being a farmer he was reared to the
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same avocation, which he followed until he engaged in his present business. llis stable is well fitted up with vehicles of various kinds, and his horses are kept in good condi- tion, and by his genial and accommodating manners he has established a good business. Mr. Burk was united in marriage May 31, 1877, to Mary Josephine Vining, who was born in Portland, Jay County, Indiana, December 11, 1855. To this union have been born three children-William Waid, born May 2, 1878; Byron Blaine, born June 19, 1883, and Nora Netha, born March 5, 1886, and died April 16, 1886. Both Mr. and Mrs. Burk are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and respected members of society. Mr. Burk is thirty-six years old and has his first glass of whisky to drink; he does not use any intoxicating drink, nor coffee, or tobacco in any form. He thinks it pays to be temperate in all things.
"Come all young men take warning, Reflect while you have time ; 'Tis folly to be jolly,
In drinking too much wine."
VA T.ASHINGTON STEELE, farmer, see- tion 35, Washington Township, is the owner of 200 acres of land. Ile was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, April 20, 1830. In 1837 he was taken by his parents to Riehland County, Ohio, and in 1848 removed to Kirtland. When he had reached his majority the family came to this county and settled in the wild woods, where the father built a hewed log house. Ilere our subject lived three years, then went to work in a saw-mill for Samuel L. Rugg, for whom he worked three years sawing plank for the roads, Mr. Rugg having the contract for sawing and furnishing the plank for the
road between Fort Wayne and St. Mary's. Mr. Steele was married April 3, 1853, to Miss Polly Zimmerman, who was born in Fayette County, Ohio, in 1832. When she was two years old her parents and six other children settled in an old log house up the river, about half a mile from David Studa- baker's. The father bought a squatter's claim, besides entering land from the Govern- ment, and kept adding more land, until at his death he had 900 acres in a body. He also owned 700 aeres in Mereer County, Ohio. He could neither read nor write, but could east interest and make a good bargain. He was born near Harper's Ferry, Maryland, March 19, 1802, and when a young man went to Fayette County, Ohio, where two of his brothers were living, and was married there September 2, 1823, to Miss Polly Smith. In 1834 they came to Adams County, bring- ing with them four children. Four more were born after they came here. The father died October 29, 1878, lamented by all who knew him. The mother was born in Fayette County, Ohio, in 1804, where she was reared and married. She died in 1872, and both are buried in Decatur. She was a very in- dustrions, frugal woman, and in early life was a regular attendant at church; but in later years she became crippled from a fall, and could only walk a short distance. Mr. Steele's father, George Steele, was born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1799, where he was reared and married, and where five children were born. They removed to Richland County, Ohio, where they lived until they came to this county in 1848. The father died in Kirkland Township February 3, 1878, and is buried in Steele's cemetery. The mother was also born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in September, 1802. She is now living at Pleasant Mills, with her son Ilenry. The parents had eleven children,
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nine of whom are living. Mr. and Mrs. Steele have four children -Mary F., born June 27, 1854; Eli W., born March 11, 1857; John D., born January 27, 1860, and Eliza- beth E., born June 23, 1862. . All are mar. ried except Eli, who lives at home. In polities Mr. Steele is a Democrat, and in re- ligion a member of the Methodist church. lle has been a Mason since 1872, and be- longs to Decatur Lodge, No. 571. He had three brothers in the late war; John and James were volunteers, and Samuel was drafted. James died in hospital, of chronie diarrhea, at St. Louis. Mrs. Steele remem- bers when her father had to go to Fort Wayne to mill with an ox team, and some- times in a keel-boat down the St. Mary's River. When building his first house he bought his hardware at Piqua, Ohio, going for it with an ox team. Before his death he gave his son Eli 000 acres of land. Ile left an estate valued at $50,000.
ESSE SMITH, deceased, who was one of the old and respected pioneers of Adams County, was a native of the State of Del- aware, born November 29, 1814. When he was seven years old his father died, and his inother subsequently removed with her fam- ily to Fairfield County, Ohio, and in that county he was reared to manhood, and re- ceived a good common-school education. He afterward engaged in teaching school, and followed that vocation in Ohio, and Adams County, Indiana, teaching in all twelve terms. IIe was married December 15, 1836, to Miss Eliza Nutter, who was also a native of Delaware, born December 15, 1815, and was afterward taken by her parents, Thomas and Mary J. (Covedel) Nutter, to Fairfieldl County, Ohio, where she was living at the time of her mar- 30
riage. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, as follows -- Isaiah, Jesse 11., Christiana C., William, Mary E., Nancy .J., Enoch N., Eliza M., Sarah E. and James M. In the fall of 1852 Mr. Smith settled with his family on section 36, Kirkland Township, Adams County, Indiana, on land which he had entered in 1840. He had previously come to Adams County, and built a log cabin, 18 x 20 feet, with puncheon floor and elap- board roof, in which the family made their home for several years, when they ereeted a commodious frame residence, which is still occupied by Mrs. Smith. In polities Mr. Smith was a Demoerat. He was a prominent man in his township, and served as trustee, elerk, assessor and school director. At the age of thirteen years he joined the United Brethren church, of which he was a member until the war of the Rebellion. Ile then united with the Christian church, of which he remained a faithful member until his death. Hle was licensed to preach in the United Brethren chmurel, which he followed about twenty years, and at the time of his death he was a elass-leader in the Christian church. Mr. Smith commenced life in lim- ited eireumstances, but by hard work and in- dustry, assisted by his excellent wife, he made for his family a comfortable home, leaving his farm of 120 acres under a high state of cultivation. Two of his sons, Isaiah and Jesse, gave their lives for their coun- try during the war of the Rebellion, enlist- ing in Company I, Eighty-ninth Indiana Infantry. They were taken prisoners at Munfordville, Kentucky. They subsequently returned home, and were exchanged when they rejoined their regiment. Isaiah died at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the hospital, February 9, 1864, and Jesse died in the hos- pital at Memphis, Tennessee, April 20, 1563. Mrs. Smith is a member of the Christian
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Union denomination, but was formerly a member of the United Brethren church. Mr. Smith died of typhoid pneumonia, February 5, 1884, after an illness of only nine days.
OIIN JACOB SCHEER, son of John Seheer, was born in Seneea Township, Seneca County, Ohio, December 27, 1838. In 1851 his parents moved to Spring- field Township, Williams County, Ohio, where he grew to manhood and received a common- school education. Ile followed farming until April 23, 1861, when he enlisted in Company E, Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, for three months. The regiment was sent to West Virginia and participated in the en- gagements at Beverly and Phillippi. August 13, 1861, he was discharged at Toledo, Ohio, and returned home, and December 14, 1861, again enlisted for three years, and was as- signed to Company D, Thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry. Ilis regiment was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, and was in the engagement at Mill Springs, where he was detailed teamster. Ile was disabled and sent to the hospital at Somerset, Kentucky. Ile rejoined his regiment at Pelham, Tennessee, and with Buell's army looked on at the battle of Perryville, and participated in the battle at Stone River. Ile beeamne disabled through fatigue, and was sent to Nashville and dis- charged on account of ill-health, February 19, 1863. lle returned home, and worked at the carpenter's and joiner's trade until June 18, 1863, when he enlisted in Company E, Eighty-sixth Ohio Infantry, for a term of six months. Ilis regiment was detailed to in- tereept Morgan on his raid through Indiana and Ohio, and were then sent to Cumberland Gap, where they remained until their term expired, when they were discharged, Febru-
ary 10, 1864, and returned home. He then went to farming and also worked at his trade in Ohio until 1879, when he was employed as engineer in Shafer & Van Buren's mill. October 15, 1881, he moved to Geneva, Adams County, Indiana, where he is now employed as engineer in Seheer's planing- mill. Mr. Seheer was married at Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, December 22, 1870, to Delilah Whetstone, a native of Crawford County, Ohio, born January 27, 1849, her parents being natives of Ohio and Pennsyl- vania. Mr. and Mrs. Seheer have had five children-Emelia Adenia, born October 2, 1871, died Angust 17, 1872; Mary Elizabeth, born August 8, 1872; Larurea Carolina, born September 25, 1876; John James, born De- eember 6, 1879; Earlie Calvin, born January 29, 1885, died May 6, 1886. Mr. Seheer is a member of John P. Porter Post, No 83, G. A. R. Ile and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ENJAMIN RANDOLPH FREEMAN, M. D., son of Dr. William and Eliza- beth (Randolph) Freeman, was born in Ilamilton, Ohio, June 3, 1844. In 1849 he was brought to Indiana by his parents, they loeating at Camden, where he remained until 1856. Ile then attended school at Ilamilton until August, 1861, when he returned to In- diana, and enlisted as a private in Company C, Thirty-ninth Indiana Infantry. After serving eight months he was promoted to Commissary Sergeant of his regiment, and about six months later, was appointed Hospital Steward. In February, 1864, he re-enlisted as Ilospital Steward, in the same regiment, serving as such until his final discharge at the elose of the war in August, 1865, when he returned to Camden, Indiana. De-
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cember 24, 1865, he was married to Miss Margaret A. Johnson, a daughter of David and Margaret Johnson, of Jay County, In- diana. They are the parents of three chil- dren-Clara B., Willie, and Benjamin R. After his return from the war he attended Liber College several months, when in Jan- nary, 1866, he began the study of medicine at Camden, under his father. Ile graduated from the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, in March, 1873, after taking three courses of lectures. Ile then practiced medicine with his father at Camden, until 1875, when he located at Geneva, Adams County, and prac- tieed there until September, 1876. From Geneva he came to Deeatur, and became as- soeiated with Dr. T. T. Dorwin, with whom he practiced until April, 1878. In April, 1883, he formed a partnership with Dr. James S. Boyers, with whom he has since been as- sociated under the firm name of Drs. Free- man & Boyers, and both being well skilled in the knowledge of the profession, have estab- lished a good practice, and become well and favorably known. Dr. Freeman has taken three post-graduate courses in the medieal department of the Northwestern University at Chicago, Illinois; first in 1880, second in 1882, and again in 1885. He is employed as surgeon of the Chicago & Atlantie, Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago, and the Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City Railway com- panies. Ile is a member of the county, distriet, State and national medieal societies. He is a comrade of Sammel Henry Post No. 63, G. A. R., of Decatur; also Assistant Sur- geon Third Indiana Legion, with captain's commission. Dr. William Freeman, the father of our subjeet, was born, reared and edu- cated at Lockport. New York. He studied medieine, and graduated from the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, and in 1840 located at Hamilton, Ohio, where he
practiced medieine until 1849. He then came to Indiana, and practiced his chosen profession at Camden, Jay County, until his death in 1884, at the age of seventy-five years. In 1862 he was commissioned Assistant Sur- geon of the Fifty-seeond Indiana Infantry, and a few months later was made Surgeon of the Seventh Indiana Cavalry, which position he resigned in 1864, on account of failing health. For many years he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. The mother of our subject was his first wife, whom he married at Hamilton. She died at Cam- den, Indiana, in 1854. She was also a mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ANDREW JACKSON GOULD, de- eeased, was born in Baltimore, Mary- land, February 21, 1815. When ten years old he went with his parents to Jefferson County, Ohio, and there he grew to manhood on a farm, and subsequently learned the tinner's trade. Ile was married December 28, 1843, to Rosamond Erwin, a native of Jefferson County, Ohio, born April 13, 1824. Hler parents were born in the State of Penn- sylvania, but removed to Jefferson County, Ohio, where they resided until their death. Robert Hill, Sr., maternal grandfather of Mrs. Gould, removed from Pennsylvania before the war of 1812, where he purchased a see- tion of land and settled his children around him. To Mr. and Mrs. Gould were born- Mary E., James, William, Jonathan II., John L., Robert, Lavinia and Sarah J. Mr. Gould followed farming in Jefferson County until October, 1861, when he came to Adams County, Indiana, and settled on seetion 11, Monroe Township, on land which he had purchased in November, 1853. llis first purchase was eighty acres, and by persever-
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ing industry and good management he added to this until his farm contained 120 aeres. Hle resided on this farm until his death, which occurred July 21, 1865, and was numbered among the prominent men of his township. In polities he was a staunch Republican, and during his residence in Adams County held local offices. Ile was in his religious faith a Presbyterian. Mrs. Gould was also a member of the Presbyterian church, but in the fall of 1883 she united with the Society of Friends, of which she is still a member. She still resides on the old homestead in Monroe Township.
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ACOB BRENEMANN, one of the active business men of Berne, Adams Conuty, is a native of Switzerland, born April 26, 1835. Ile grew to manhood in his native country, and there followed the butcher's trade. He came to America in 1868, land- ing at Boston Angust 2, and from there went to Chicago, Illinois, and there he worked at his trade, which he also followed in other States. Ile came to Adams County in 1875, and in May, 1876, he opened a bnteher shop at Berne, which was the pioneer buteher shop of this place. In May, 1878, he opened a saloon, which he carried on in connection with his butcher shop until the fall of 1881, when he disposed of his business and re- turned to Switzerland on a visit. lle re- mained in Switzerland until the spring of 1882, when he returned to Berne, Adams County, Indiana, and erected a building, and resnmed the occupation at which he had pre- vionsly been engaged. In 1886 he erected the building in which he now carries on his liquor trade. Ilis buildings are among the most substantial in the place, and are valned at $3,000, besides which he owns several lots
within the corporation. Mr. Brenemann was unfortunate in business in his native country, and lost several thousands of dollars, this be- ing the main reason of his coming to Amer- ica. IIe began his business career in Berne on the sum of 825, and from this small be- ginning he has become one of the prosper- ous citizens of the place. Mr. Brenemann has been twice married. He was first mar- ried in Switzerland in February, 1862, and by his first marriage had four children. He was married a second time in the spring of 1882, to Miss Anna Kohler, a native of Switzerland, born in the year 1845, and of the three children born to this union only one, a son named Edward Herman, is living.
ILLIAM RAWLEY, a successful farmer, residing on seetion 2, Wabash Township, a son of Tilmon Rawley, of Adams County, was born in Clarke County, Ohio, the date of his birth being January 27, 1846. When nine months old he was brought by his parents to Adams County, Indiana, and here he was reared to manhood on the homestead farm in Wabash Township, re- ceiving his education in the common schools of his township, and subsequently taught one term in the school of his distriet. Ile was united in marriage May 6, 1875, to Miss Emina E. Patterson, a native of Ohio, born March 31, 1853. Her parents, Thomas and Margaret (Shamp) Patterson, were natives of Ohio, and came to Adams County about the year 1859, settling in Root Township, where they lived till their death, the mother dying in 1862, and the father in 1877. They were Presbyterians in their religious belief. They had a family of nine children, five sons and four daughters. To Mr. and Mrs. Raw- ley have been born six children, of whom
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