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. 2 > Part 19
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. 2 > Part 19
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Township, having been chosen at the last election. Ile was one of the number who went to Shreveport, Louisiana, and there re- ceived the surrender of the last rebel troops, during the war, under General Kirby Smith. llis son Alonzo was in Company G, Fifty- first Indiana Infantry, serving under Thomas, and assisted in the pursuit of Hood through Tennessee. Ile was discharged at Indian- apolis and returned to his home in Wells County.
JOHN W. THORNBURG, farmer, Ches- ter Township, was born in Randolph County, Indiana, April 3, 1843, son of Curtis and Mahala (Clevinger) Thornburg, natives of Virginia. His mother died in Blackford County, Indiana, March 5, 1885, and the next year his father removed to Del- aware County, where he now resides. Ile was reared to farm life in his native county, and made that his home until March 5, 1575, when he removed to Wells County, on the line between Blackford County and Wells County, and lived there until 1883. lle then purchased one mile west eighty acres of land, where he now resides, and exchanged his former home for eighty acres adjoining his new purchase. He was married in Ran- dolph County, July 27, 1865, to Miss Sarah E. E. Odle, a native of that county, and a daughter of John- and Rachel Odle. IIer father died in Randolph County, and her mother still resides there. Mr. and Mrs. Thornburg have had five chil- dren, of whom Minnie Etta is deceased. Those living are-James R., William II., Joseph 1 .. and Ota A. Both are members of the Christian church. August 22, 1862, Mr. Thornburg enlisted at Richmond, Indi- ana, in Company K, Eighty-fourth Indiana
Infantry, joining his regiment at Guyandotte, West Virginia. From there they went to Cassville, Virginia, thence to Nashville, where they were assigned to the Fourth Army Corps, under General Howard. Ilis first en- gagement was at Chickamauga, September 19-20; and after several skirmishes, occurred the siege of Atlanta, and the battle of Frank- lin, November 30, and December 16-17, the battle of Nashville. After that his com- inand was sent to Columbia, Alabama, thence to Nashville again, where the elose of the war found them. Mr. Thornburg was discharged at Indianapolis, June 27, 1865. Ile was with his regiment all the time until the war closed, never being away on furlough or for sickness. He was the only man in the company that made such a record. He is a Republican in politics, and has held the office of supervisor several terins; was elected township assessor in 1886 for four years.
- ONATHAN MARKLEY, farmer, sec- tion 20, Harrison Township, was born in this county June 4, 1838, and is the oldest white child now living that was born in the county. Ilis parents were Gabriel and Hannah Markley. Ile was reared on a farm, and obtained a limited education in the early subscription schools that were taught in the primitive log cabin. He remained under the parental roof until his marriage, which occurred December 21, 1858, with Miss Catherine, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Brasier) Sturgis. After his mar- riage Mr. Markley resided on a farm near the old homestead for seven years. Ile then removed to Newville, where he followed farming until the spring of 1882, when he sold out and purchased his present farm in Harrison Township. lle owns 160 acres of
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well-improved land, in a good state of culti- vation. He also owns forty acres on section 19. Mr. and Mrs. Markley are the parents of thirteen children, cleven of whom are living-Gabriel T., George F., John E., Lulu May, Hannah Bell, Oliver E., William IIenry, Ernest E., Jonathan Leander, Wil- ford I. and Charlie D. The deceased are Elva, May and Katie. Both parents are act- ive members of the Christian church, and politically Mr. Markley affiliates with the Prohibition party.
AUGUSTUS N. MARTIN, attorney at law, was born at Whitestown, Butler County, Pennsylvania, on March 23. 1847, on his father's farm, his parents being John and Eveline W. Martin, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania, of Scotch-Irish descent. At the age of twelve years, with a common-school education, Mr. Martin began and took a course of several terms in the With- erspoon Institute, at Butler, Pennsylvania. On July 3, 1863, he enlisted in Company I, Fifty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteer Mi- litia, assisting in the capture of General John Morgan and his command, near Salineville, Ohio. On February 22, 1865, he enlisted in Company E, Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers, serving until August 30, 1865, when he was discharged at Nashville, Ten- nessee. In February, 1867, he graduated in a business conrse at Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, New York. He has taught three terms of school. On the day he ar- rived at the age of twenty-one years, he left his father's house for the West, set- tling in Wells County, Indiana, near Os- sian, in June, 1869, where he was a day lahorer on farm and railroad, until he be- gan the study of law November 3, 1869,
in the law office of Todd & Shinn, of Bluff- ton, Indiana, pursuing his studies day and night with sneh assiduity that he was ad- mitted to the bar in September, 1870, at Bluffton, entering the practice first as junior member of the law firm of Todd & Mar- tin, and then of Burwell & Martin. IIe engaged in the practice alone in April, 1874. During that year he was elected a Deino- eratie member of the Legislature from the counties of Adams and Wells, serving as chairman of the committee on corporations and second on the committees on judiciary and the organization of courts. On April 19, 1876, he was nominated for Reporter of the Supreme Court of Indiana, on the Democratie State tieket led by " Blue Jeans" Williams for Governor, which ticket was elected in October, 1876. In 1880 Mr. Martin was renominated by acclamation, and, although the whole Democratic State ticket was defeated, he was beaten by less majority than any other nominee on that ticket. Dur- ing his four years' term he edited and pub- lished volumes LIV. to LXX., seventeen in all, of Indiana Reports. In May, 1881, he removed to Austin, Texas, where he engaged in the practice of the law with his brother, IJomer L. Martin, continuing at Austin until July 19, 1883, when the brothers began practice together again at Bluffton, Indiana. On September 21, 1881, Mr. Martin was married, at her parents' home, to Ida L., eldest daughter of Owen T. and Lizzie Curd, of Charleston, Coles County, Illinois. Mabel Martin is his only child, who was born at Austin, Texas, on June 30, 1882. Mr. Martin, with his wife and daughter, resides at Bluffton, where he is engaged in prac- tieing his profession, with snecess. He was leading counsel for the State in the cele- brated prosecution of William Walker for the murder of George Shaw, the trial occu-
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pying the whole of the April term, 1884, of the Wells Cirenit Court, resulting in a judg- ment sentencing Walker to twenty-one years in the State prison. He was also engaged in the trial of the celebrated case of William A. Davis es. Dr. John C. Fulton, for mal- practice, which occupied the attention of a jury for two weeks, in March, 1887, resulting in a verdict for Dr. Fulton, Mr. Martin's client. IJe is a Democrat, is a member of the Presbyterian church, is over six feet in height, and has hair as black as night itself.
EORGE HARTER, farmer, was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, January 9,. 1835, son of Michael and Mary (Slone) Harter, the former a native of War- temberg, Germany, and who immigrated to Ameriea in 1828. He was married in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, which was the home of Mary Slone. Six children were born to this union -- Ann, George, Margaret, Sarah, Andrew and Thomas Slone. The family set- tled in Jefferson Township, Wells County, Indiana, in October, 1852, Joeating on the farm now owned by John B. Ady. The par- ents lived upon this farm several years, and in 1876 removed to Ossian, living a retired life. Both reached a ripe old age, the father being eighty-two and the mother eighty-four. Their deaths occurred within a few months of each other. They had reared a family who were a credit to their ancestry, had a com- fortable home and an ample income for their declining years. Both were zealons members of the Presbyterian church and were retiring in disposition, though firm in principle. Their sons were imbued with patriotism in- herited from their Revolutionary sires on the mother's side, and all enlisted during the progress of the late war. Our subject en-
listed Angust 31, 1861, as a private in Com- pany 1, Thirty-fourth Indiana Infantry. March 1, 1562, he was promoted to Second Lientenant, and one year later to First Lieu- tenant of his company. His regiment was engaged at the siege of New Madrid, battle of Champion Ilills, siege of Vicksburg and Jackson, Mississippi, and many skirmishes. At the battle of Champion Hills Mr. Harter acted as aid to General McGinnis, and ear- ried to General Grant the dispatch from General Hovey asking for reinforcements. This incident is alluded to by General Grant in his Memoirs (vol. 1, page 517). July 19. 1864, Lientenant Harter was discharged from the service for disability. Andrew and Thomas shared the fate of thousands of brave men who fell on the battle-field. Andrew belonged to Company K, Seventy-fifth Indi- ana Infantry, and was shot dead September 19, 1863, while in line of duty at Chieka- manga. Thomas, although a siekly lad, after his brother's death insisted on taking his place. Although urged by his friends to stay at home, on account of feeble health, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Indiana Infantry, for 100 days. lle was unable to withstand the Southern elimate, and died a few days before his term of service expired, at Tullahoma, Tennessee. Our subjeet returned home, and in August, 1864, married Miss Martha, daughter of James and Rachel (Allen) Glass, of Jefferson Township. They commeneed living on the farm, and Mr. Harter has followed that voca- tion ever sinee. Ile has also been an extensive breeder of stock. Previons to the war he was a teacher, and taught seven consecutive winters in this county. Dr. A. G. Gorrell and J. J. Todd, of Bluffton. Dr. C. V. Tor- rell, of New Ilaven, Hon. Joseph Ady, of Kansas, J. W. Wilson, of Fort Wayne, Dr. Frederick Glock, deceased, late of Adams
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County, Revs. Sherman MeCorkle and Charles O. Robb, and other noted men of this and other counties were his pupils. He is a member of William Swaim Post, No. 169, G. A. R., and was a delegate from the Eleventh District to the Grand Encampment held at San Francisco August 3, 1886. For sixteen years Mr. Ilarter has served as one of the ruling elders of the Ossian Presbyterian Church, and teacher for a number of years of the adult Bible class. Mr. and Mrs. Harter have had six children, only two surviving -- Mollie and Webner. The daughter is completing her musical education, and is quite an accomplished scholar. Mr. Harter is a self- made man in every respect, having com- menced at the age of nineteen for himself as a farm laborer at 50 cents per day, and now, as a result of honest industry and wise econ- omy, is in possession of a competence for present wants and future necessities.
ILLIAM WAIKEL, merchant at Banner, - was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1841, son of Ben- jamin and Susan (Bailey) Waikel, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The father was born in Susquehannah County. The Bailey family has a large record in this county. Ben- jamin and Susan were married in Ohio, and six children were born in that State-Will- iam, Mary 1. (deceased), Levi, Henry, George and Frank. The family came to Indiana in 1851, settling upon the farm now occupied by the aged father in Union Township. Alice and Sarah were born in that Township. All the children are married and all have fam- ilies. Levi married Cynthia Jarvis, George married Rachel Wagner, Henry married a lady from Illinois, Frank married Ann Woods, Alice is now Mrs. John Stoffer,
Sarah became the wife of Peter Wickliffe, and William, our subject, is the husband of Olive Prough. In 1861 Mr. Waikel enlisted in Company A, Thirty-fourth Indiana, and at the expiration of his three years' service re- enlisted in the same company and regiment, serving until the close of the war, and receiv- ing an honorable discharge at Brownsville, Texas, January 8, 1866. Ilis regiment was assigned to the Western Army, and partici- pated in the noted battles of Island No. 10, New Madrid, Missouri, Duval's Bluff, Vicks- burg, Champion Ilill, Jackson, Mississippi, and Baker's Creek. His regiment did garri- son duty for eighteen months at New Orleans. From there they were sent to Indianola, where they re-enlisted, and, after a furlough, were sent to Brazos Island. Mr. Waikel was detailed there in the quartermaster's depart- ment and continued there during the re- mainder of his term. IIis brother Levi was a member of the One IInndred and First Regiment, and served in all the engagements of that regiment. After his return from the army, Mr. Waikel was married, but not until lie was thirty-one years of age. IIe did not like farm labor, and entered into various oc- cupations until 1882. When the new town of Banner was surveyed he decided to engage in the mercantile trade. 1Ie erected the second business house and the second dwelling-house in the village. IIe sold his farm in 1883, and since that time has devoted his attention wholly to the mercantile trade. The postoffice was established in 1882, and Mr. Waikel received the appointment of postmas- ter; he is still holding that position. He is one of the charter members of the Lew. Daily Post, No. 33, G. A. R. Ilis father owned the first threshing machine brought to Union Town- ship, and William operated it for many years. During the year 1879 he handled over 42,000 bushels of grain. Mr. and Mrs. Waikel have
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three children-Alfred G., Zorah M. and Edie. During the seventeen years that Mr Waikel operated his threshing machine he threshed over 700,000 bushels of grain. lle takes great pride in this record, as it is not likely to be surpassed.
TOIIN STUDABAKER, of the Exchange Bank of Bluffton, and a prominent and one of the oldest citizens of Wells Conn- ty, was born in Darke County, Ohio, August 15, 1807, a son of Abraham and Mary (Town- send) Studabaker. He received such educa- tion as could be obtained in the schools of his neighborhood in that early day, which were held in rude log cabins. When a young man he engaged as elerk in the dry goods store of llenry Arnold, of Greenville, Ohio. In 1838 he left Greenville for Wells County, Indiana, bringing with him a stoek of goods consisting of articles that were needed by the settlers of that new country, and opened up a store in a log cabin north of the Pub- lie Square in Bluffton, many of his custom- ers being Indians. His stock of goods was brought from Cincinnati, Ohio, by wagons, requiring some fifteen or twenty days to make the round trip. Ile would exchange his goods for all kinds of produce and then he would load his teams that he sent for goods and sell at Cincinnati. In 1844 the county began settling up pretty fast, and he built him a two-story frame building and en- larged his business. During this time he was agent for the American Fur Company, and bought all kinds of furs and had control of the counties of Adams, Jay, Wells and Blackford. Furs bringing cash and being rather plentiful he derived quite a trade. In 1852 he built a brick building on the same spot where he located his cabin, and in 1856 42
he closed out the dry goods business and commeneed banking in connection with his produce business, under the name of Ex- change Bank. In 1863 the same merged into the First National Bank, with John Studabaker as president, and in 1868 the First National was discontinued, when the subject of this sketch, together with his brother, Peter Studabaker, and his nephew, IIngh Dougherty, organized the Exchange Bank of John Studabaker & Co., which is still in operation and doing a successful and extensive business. Mr. Studabaker has al- ways carried on the prodnee business and has built large elevators at Bluffton, Warren and Markle, Indiana, and at this time has asso- eiated with him James W. Sale, and his sons -David E. and John A. Studabaker-under the name of Studabaker, Sale & Co. HIe owns a number of farins, also a large amount of town property, all of which he operates and manages himself. In 1851 he laid out an addition to the town of Bluffton, and in 1869 made a second addition, and has made quite an improvement to the city. He has always been in favor of publie improvement. In 1850 Wells County was in the mud, and he, with others, originated and built the Bluffton and Fort Wayne plank road, which opened quite an outlet for the produce. In 1851 he was interested largely in the Fort Wayne & Southern Railroad, which was graded through Wells County, but failed for awhile on account of stringency for money. In 1869 it was revived, and it was by his energy that it was completed. He subscribes to all the gravel road petitions and favors all publie improvements that will prove the most good to the people, and at all times will try to aid and assist those that are deserving, be- lieving in industry and economy in all things. July 7, 1839, he was married to Rebecca Angel, daughter of David Angel, one of the
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leading citizens of Darke County, Ohio, and made his wedding tour on horseback from Greenville, Ohio, to Bluffton, Indiana. Of the ten children born to this nion only four are now living. Four died in childhood. Mary Jane, his eldest daughter, was married to Dwight Klinek, in 1863, and from this union four children were born. In 1875, while crossing the Atlantic Ocean, Mr. Klinck was drowned, when the steamship Schiller sank in the English Channel. In August, 1876, she was again married, to Jacob J. Todd, a prominent attorney of Bluff- ton, of which nion two children have been born. Jeanette, his second daughter, was married to F. T. Waring, by whom two chil- dren were born, a son and a daughter. In 1874 Jeanette died, leaving these two chil- dren to the care of her younger sister, Mar- tha, who, in 1875, was also married to F. T. Waring. His son David E. was married to Emma Holmes, and has a family of two ehil- dren, and John A., his youngest son, was married to Edna Angel, of Dayton, Ohio, and has one child. In politics Mr. Studa- baker started out a Whig, and remained so until the war of the Rebellion, when he took an active part in assisting to get volunteers and in filling up the quota of the county. Ile remained with the Republican party un- til 1876, when he joined the Greenback party, and was twice on the State ticket and was also a candidate for Congress, but in 1884 he severed his connection with the Greenback party and allied himself with the Prohibition party, and at this time is an active worker in it; being a strictly temper- ance advocate, he spends his time and means in forwarding the cause. In religion he be- longs to the Methodist Episcopal church, which he joined in 1844, and has been a prominent member ever since, and has aided the church in many ways, donating the ground
and subseribing largely to the commodious edifice of this church in Bluffton. In his younger days he was an active worker in the Sunday-schools. After spending the three score years and ten allotted to man he still works and carries on his business as actively as in his younger days. Treading on bor- rowed time he thinks it best not to be idle. As a business man Mr. Studabaker has been successful and has accumulated a handsome fortune, and by his aid and assistance many others have homes and enjoy the comforts of life. Both he and his wife having alnost arrived at the time to celebrate their golden wedding, enjoy the respect of the commun- ity in which they have lived nearly a half century, seeing the county improve from the unbroken wilderness to one among the best improved counties of the State.
- EORGE DOSTER, deceased, was born in Somersetshire, England, April 21, 1816, and died in Nottingham Town- ship, this county, September 6, 1886. Ilis parents, Hezekiah and Charlotte (Webb)) Doster, lived in Somersetshire, where they both died at an advanced age, the father dying February 11, 1872, and the mother one year later. George was reared to manhood on a farm, and was married, March 30, 1840, in his native country, to Miss Jane Hardwidge, born October 5, 1823, daughter of George and Sarah (Jeffrey) Hardwidge. In 1845 he immigrated to America, came to Huron Conn- ty, Ohio, and engaged in farming. He re- moved to Nottingham Township, this county, in 1852, which was his home thirty-four years. He was a devoted member of the Baptist church forty-five years, and a Sunday- school superintendent over twenty years. Ile was a conscientious and consistent Christian,
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upright and honorable in all his dealings, and loved and esteemed by all who knew him. Two children were born to George and Jane Doster- John and Ilezekiah; the former was born June 16, 1841, and died April 2, 1844; Hezekiah is a physician of Poneto.
OIIN DOUGHERTY, dealer in hay and lumber at Bluffton, is a native of Darke County, Ohio, born on a farm near Greenville, March 17, 1849. His parents, William and Margaret (Studabaker) Dongh- erty, had a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, he being the third son. Hle was reared to agricultural pursuits on his father's farm, and was educated in the common schools of his neighborhood, which he at- tended during the winter terms until reach- ing the age of sixteen years, after which he taught sehool for five months. In December, 18GS, he came to Wells County, and found employment on the farm of D. D. Studabaker until September, 1869. He then entered the store of James Kain, of Bluffton, as elerk. In May, 1870, he was engaged as bookkeeper by the manufacturing firm of Linn & Studa- baker, and in the fall of 1871 he became associated with James Crosbie, B. F. Willy and David Drummond, and was engaged in pork packing, and buying and shipping grain and live stock, under the firm name of Cros- bie, Willy & Co., until September, 1872, when the business was diseontinned. He then with others engaged in the prodnee business, and later engaged in the livery busi- ness at Bluffton, which he carried on until 1874. In that year he began dealing in lumber at Bluffton with Calvin Whitney, with whom he was associated under the firm name of Whitney & Dougherty, until No- vember, 1583, when the firm name was
changed to John Dougherty & Co. Mr. Dougherty has been twice married. Septem- ber 27, 1871, he married Mattie E. Best, who lived near Huntington, Indiana. She died at Minneapolis, Minnesota, while on a visit, September 10, 1877, leaving a son named Charles B., who was born at Bluffton, Octo- ber 2, 1872. Mr. Dougherty was again mar- ried December 15, 1880, to Dora E. Owen, a daughter of Seymour and Dollie (Gilson) Owen, of Norwalk, Ohio. This union has been blessed with one. child, Owen Gilson, who was born at BInffton, December 29, 1886. They have an adopted daughter named Mand Ceeil Irvin, who has lived with them since February, 1882, being at that time four years of age. Mr. Dougherty is a member of the Methodist church, as was also his first wife. Ilis present wife is a member of the Episco- pal church of Norwalk, Ohio.
OHN C. HERRMANN, farmer and tile mannfacturer, Nottingham Township, was born in the Kingdom of Saxony, now in the Empire of Germany, in the village of Erbersbach, June 23, 1826, son of John G. and Johanna Sophia (Meyer) Herrmann. His father was a weaver by trade, an occupation he followed during his life-time. John G. was reared in his native village, and in early life worked on farms; but after a few years gave up the farm to learn the stone mason's trade. After serving one year and a half, he and two schoolmates eoneeived the idea of coming to America to try their for- tunes in the new world. Accordingly, in June, 1852, they bade farewell to friends and relatives, went to Bremen and took passage on the German two-masted ship Sophia, and after a voyage of two months they arrived at the Empire City. They were shipwrecked
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once during the voyage, and the pumps gave ont, and for a whole mouth passengers and crew had to form bucket lines and bail the water out of the hold. They arrived at New York August 21, and his companions accom- panied him as far as Dayton, Ohio, but left there the following spring for Illinois. Mr. Herrmann, however, remained at Dayton until 1860, working the first year on the State Insane Asylum. In the fall of 1860 be came to Wells County and settled upon 160 acres of land which he had purchased about two years before. This land was covered with a heavy growth of timber, and he was obliged to clear even the ground on which to erect his first log cabin, using the logs eut down in the construction of his abid- ing place. The cabin is still standing on the premises. In the summer of 1884 his sons- in-law, John Bears and John Marsh, com- menced the manufacture of tile on Mr. IIerrmann's land, and in the summer of 1586 Mr. Herrmann became a member of the firm in the place of Mr. Bears, and the firm is now Herrmann & Co. They have sale for all they can manufacture, and so far have sold it all in Nottingham Township. Sep- tember 22, 1860, Mr. Herrmann was married to Miss Mary Council, born in Greenville, near Baltimore, Maryland, and a daughter of Samuel and Tabitha Ann (Harwood) Conneil. The father died in Greene County, Ohio; her mother is living in Montgomery County that State. Mr. and Mrs. Herrmann are the parents of four children-Rose Alice, wife of John Bears; Johanna Sophia, wife of John Marsh; Ann and Jesse. In October, 1864, Mr. Ilerrmann entered the Union army as a member of Company K, Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, and served in the Seventeenth Army Corps, under General Schofield, in Sherman's army. Ile first went to Tennessee, thence to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Balti-
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