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Mr. Taylor was married December 22, 1859, near Chalmers, Indiana, to Miss Sarah Price, daughter of John and Susan (Kent) Price, who were natives of Ohio. Mrs. Taylor was born at Battle Ground, Indiana, Febru- ary 27, 1839, and died in 1880, aged forty-one years. Mr. Taylor was again.
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married, his second wife being Mrs. Sarah B. (Hamilton) Kerr, who was born in Virginia April 12, 18 4 The wedding took place at Monticello, In- diana, on March 21, 1888, and one child has been born of this union, Josie, who is now attending school. Of the first marriage seven children were born, as follows: James William, who resides in Chicago, Illinois; twins, who died November 24, 1862, not named; Agnes is the wife of Frank Smith, a farmer living southwest of Reynolds; John, deceased; Catharine, who mar- ried Charles Moore, of Chicago; and one who died in infancy. Mr. Taylor is a stanch Republican in his political affiliations.
ALBERT D. PECK.
The efficient postmaster at Morocco, Indiana, is a lineal descendant of Joseph Peck, who came from Hingham, England, and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638; and the ancestry of Joseph Peck is traced back twenty generations farther. The paternal line of descent from Joseph Peck to our subject is as follows: Nathaniel Peck, fifth son of Joseph, born in Hingham, Massachusetts; Nathaniel Peck (also known as Lieutenant and Deacon), born July 26, 1670, died August 5, 1751; Nathaniel Peck, born July 10, 1699, settled near Seekonk and became wealthy, and died in the army at Fort Edward, August 5, 1756; Thomas Peck, born January II, 1726 or 1727, settled first in Providence and later in Scituate, Rhode Island; his son Thomas was born December 27, 1757, and settled at what was known as German Flats, New York, where he died in 1810; his son, Philip Peck, born April 25, 1776, first settled in Smithfield, Rhode Island, and in 1822 removed to New Berlin, Chenango county, New York, where he died February 17, 1856; and Henry, the youngest child of Philip Peck and father of our subject, was born in Smithfield, Rhode Island, July 7, 1817, and was five years old when the family settled in New Berlin, New York. He was reared a farmer and be- came one of the largest and most successful agriculturists in his county; but, being an honest man himself, he placed too much confidence in others, who defrauded him out of the greater portion of his property. In 1864 he sold his land and engaged in the agricultural-implement trade, and also kept hotel. His death occurred April 17, 1873. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Adaline Dilley, was a daughter of John Dilley, and she was born March 5, 1823, and died July 29, 1887. Henry and Adaline (Dilley) Peck brought up seven children, namely: Olive Elizabeth, born July 30, 1840, married Wal- lace Lewis and is now a widow, residing in Otsego county, New York; Julia Ann, born May 28, 1844, married Martin Adams, and died in Norwich, New York, February 22, 1872; Albert D., whose name heads this biographical sketch; Luna A., born November 13, 1848, married Patrick Sullivan, and
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died at Elgin, Illinois; Ruth M., born January 1, 1851, married Frederick Quincer and resides at Elgin, Illinois; John Franklin, born August 9, 1852, is a business man at Elgin; and Matilda A., born September 26, 1856, mar- ried a Mr. Darrow and died in Gloversville, New York, in 1874.
Albert D. Peck was born in New Berlin, Chenango county, New York, June 7, 1845, and passed his early life upon the home farm, receiving his education at the common schools. In 1861, when volunteers were called for to defend the Union and the legitimate government, young Peck was but six- teen years old; but, notwithstanding, October 21, of that year, he enrolled himself as a soldier, in Company H, Eighth Regiment of New York Cavalry. The regiment went into camp at Rochester, that State, and later at Wash- ington, D. C., where private Peck was taken sick and was consequently dis- charged, on the surgeon's certificate of disability, May 30, 1862. This ex- perience, however, did not discourage him, and, regaining his health, he re-enlisted January 9, 1864, was mustered into service with Company E, Second Regiment of New York Heavy Artillery, and served in the Army of the Potomac, participating in the following battles: The Wilderness, Spott- sylvania, North Anna, Mine Run, Deep Bottom, Cold Harbor, in front of Petersburg, Five Forks, and was present at Appomattox when Lee's army surrendered. He was in the grand review at Washington, D. C., and re- mained in the service till September 29, 1865, when he was discharged by reason of special order of September 8, 1865.
Returning home, he engaged in farming. In the fall of 1872 he came to Indiana, locating at Morocco, where his uncle, Thomas Peck, resided, and here he worked as a carpenter and cooper. From December, 1880, to July, 1884, he was at Chicago, employed in the shops of the Deering Harvester Company. Returning to Morocco, he, in 1885, associated himself with Dr. L. H. Recher and engaged in the manufacture of tile, building the first plant in the vicinity of Morocco; but the works were destroyed by fire. They, however, rebuilt and continued to conduct the business there till 1889. April 1, 1891, Mr. Peck moved to Chicago and worked for the Deering Harvester Company till 1895, when he returned again to Morocco and engaged in drill- ing wells till 1897, when he was appointed postmaster. He is a Republican in his politics, and socially he is a member of Jere. Rusk Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Chicago.
Mr. Peck was first married to Miss Harriet Adams, January 27, 1864, between his first and second enlistments in military service; but Mrs. Peck died June 22, 1872, leaving no children. October 27, 1873, Mr. Peck was united in matrimony with Miss Mary Peck, a daughter of Thomas and Alzina (Medbury) Peck; she was born near Morocco, Indiana, June 10, 1848. By this marriage there have been seven children, namely: Frank D., born May
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3, 1875; Alida A., born October 15, 1878, died January 10, 1879; James G., born December 25, 1880, died January 12, 1881; Asa, born January 18, 1883, died April 3, 1883; Thomas H., born June 6, 1884; Sylvester M., born July 18, 1886; and Albert R., born August 26, 1888, died April 1, 1891.
GEORGE E. MARSHALL.
George E. Marshall, editor and proprietor of the Rensselaer Republican, Rensselear, Indiana, was born in Will county, Illinois, October 5, 1850, a son of George and Margaret (Paddock) Marshall, natives of the state of New York and of English descent. Mr. Marshall is one of a family of eight chil- dren, five of whom are living. He enjoyed the benefit of good educational advantages in his youth and on reaching maturity engaged in teaching. He devoted two years to the study of law, but never entered upon the practice of that profession. His educational work was in California and Illinois, chiefly in the latter state, and he continued teaching until 1881, when he purchased an interest in the Rensselaer Republican. In August of the following year, 1882, he became sole proprietor, and has since edited and controlled the paper, proving himself as successful in the journalistic as in the educational field. The Republican is a bright, newsy, up-to-date publication, issued both daily and semi-weekly. Its politics is indicated by its name.
Mr. Marshall was married June 25, 1884, to Miss Lillie E. Bartoo, daughter of the late Lafayette Bartoo, of Carpenter township, Jasper county, Indiana. They became the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters, namely: Vernon B., Eva Lucile, Star, Edison Tesla, and Carroll, deceased.
Fraternally, Mr. Marshall is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.
HIRAM W. MOORE.
For twenty-one years cashier of the First National Bank of Lafayette, Hiram W. Moore, is an important factor in the business life of the city. His ability and trustworthiness have gained him wide influence and he is one of the valued citizens of Tippecanoe county. Born near Chardon, Geauga county, Ohio, on the 26th of April, 1848, Hiram W. Moore is a son of Edmund and Barbara (Fisk) Moore, and on both the paternal and maternal side traces his ancestry back to the middle of the seventeenth century. His paternal grandfather, Ebenezer H. Moore, was a native of New York and was of English descent. He spent his entire life in the east and was a promi- nent resident of the community in which he made his home. He reared a
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family of eleven children. The maternal grandfather, James Fisk, was a native of Providence, Rhode Island, and a direct descendant of Roger Will- iams. The Fisk family in America dates back to about 1647. He owned a very large tract of land in the western reserve of Ohio, reared a large family and died at an advanced age.
The parents of Hiram W. Moore were both natives of Seneca county, New York, and about 1834 removed to Ohio, locating in Geauga county, where the father engaged in farming. He held various township offices, and was a well known and highly esteemed citizen of the community. He died April 6, 1848, at the age of forty-four years, and his widow, who was born in 1808, died in 1870. She was a member of the Methodist church. While not a regular physician she was widely known for her ministration in this line, and was called to the homes of all in her vicinity to attend the sick, but never charged anything for her services. They were the parents of nine chil- dren, seven of whom are now living: James, a resident of Los Angeles, Cal- ifornia; Sally J., wife of Darius G. Branch, of Chardon, Ohio; Albert H., who resides near Bangor, Michigan; Eliza, wife of John V. D. Eldredge, of Detroit, Michigan; Nancy P., wife of Loren Eldredge, of Chardon, Ohio; George E., also a resident of Chardon; David F., of South Haven, Michigan, who was killed by accident in a runaway; Julia, deceased wife of William Martin; and Hiram W. of this review.
The last named spent the first eighteen years of his life upon his father's farm in Geauga county, Ohio, pursued his studies in the district school of the neighborhood, later spent one term in the high school of Chardon, and for a short time was a student in Oberlin College. He then engaged in teaching for one term, having charge of the same school which four of his brothers had taught before him. About a week before the expiration of his term, however, he closed his school, in order to accept a position in a bank in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he remained for two and a half years, after which he became cashier in a large dry-goods house in that city. Soon afterward, however, he abandoned that place in order to become bookkeeper for the Lyon Brothers' paper warehouse, and in 1871 went to Plainwell, Michigan, where he took charge of the banking house of Winegar & Soule, continuing in that position for two years. In January, 1873, he came to Lafayette, Indiana, and took a position as bookkeeper in the First National Bank. In September, 1877, he was made cashier and has since served in that capacity. The success of the institution is due in no small degree to his efforts. His thorough understanding of the banking business, his accuracy, his well known reliability and his personal popularity, all make him an offi- cial who contributes materially to the advancement of the business.
On the 4th of May, 1870, Mr. Moore was united in marriage to Miss
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Avis Bailey, daughter of Dr. Silas and Mary (Goddard) Bailey. At different times her father was president of Franklin College and of Kalamazoo Col- lege, two Baptist institutions. She was a member of the Baptist church, and died in that faith, in Lafayette, in April, 1873. On the 10th of August, 1876, Mr. Moore was again married, his second union being with Miss Cora Howe, daughter of Warren and Louisa (Boyden) Howe. She is a member of the Episcopal church and a most estimable lady. Two children have been born of this union: Warren E. and Robert S. The former, born Sep- tember 22, 1877, was graduated in Purdue University, with the class of 1897, and is now a civil engineer. Robert, who was born September 3, 1879, is a graduate of the Lafayette high school, of the class of 1896, and is now a student in Amherst College. The pleasant and hospitalable home of Mr. and Mrs. Moore is located at No. 215 South Ninth street.
Mr. Moore is a member of the Baptist church, and is an advocate of all progressive measures which tend to promote the educational, social, material and moral welfare of the community. He is a Royal Arch Mason, was a charter member of the Knights of Pythias lodge of Lafayette and also belonged to the uniform rank of that order. In politics he is an earnest Republican, was a charter member of the Lincoln Club, and in 1897 served as its president. His is a well rounded character, in which the business, political and social interests of the day each have a part. He is broad- minded, progressive, liberal in. his views, and stands as a representative of our best type of American manhood and American chivalry.
WILLIAM PERRY.
The senior member of the firmn of William Perry & Son, harness dealers in Kentland, was born on a farm near Strawtown, Hamilton county, Indi- ana, April 13, 1837. His parents, Freeman and Phebe (Mills) Perry, were natives of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, respectively, were married in Hamilton county, and in 1849 removed to Tippecanoe county, Indiana, and later to White county, and at a later date took up their residence in Kent- land, where they passed the remainder of their days. The father died in 1875 at the age of seventy-six years, and the mother in 1890, aged seventy- seven years. They had five children, namely: William, John G., Elizabeth and Daniel, who died in childhood, and Marion L. The father was a phy- sician, but for nearly twenty years before his death was an invalid, which de- barred him from practice. They were members of the Methodist church.
William Perry passed his early life upon the farm, attending the coun- try schools until old enough to begin life for himself, when he learned the trade of a saddler at Brookston and Indianapolis, and in February, 1862,
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came to Kentland, where he opened a store for saddlery, harness, etc., and he is now the oldest merchant in that line in that part of the state. For the past thirty years he has also dealt in agricultural implements. He was first married on November 21, 1862, to Miss Fanny Shields, daughter of John and Maria (Moore) Shields. Three children were born of this union: Harry O., who is in business with his father, married Clara Zumbaugh, and they have one son-Freeman; Mary Agnes, wife of H. A. Strohm; and one child, Nellie, who died in infancy.
Mrs. Fanny Perry died April 12, 1890, aged forty-five years. Mr. Per- ry's second marriage took place August 12, 1892, when he was united to Mrs. Nancy Galloway, the widow of John Galloway. Mrs. Perry has one son by her first marriage, Charles L. Galloway.
JAMES KIRBY RISK.
The ranks of the business men in our cities are being constantly recruited from the country districts. Many of the most prominent men of the nation are they to whom the duties of the field fell in early boyhood, while our mer- cantile, professional and political circles are constantly adding to their num- ber the farmer lads who, with the strength of physical and moral manhood that results from living near to nature's heart, go to the cities to make for themselves a place in the commercial world and readily adapt themselves to new conditions, advancing steadily step by step to positions of prominence. Of this class James Kirby Risk is a worthy representative. He is now serv- ing as city clerk and is a man highly esteemed for his genuine worth and ability.
Mr. Risk was born in Ripley county, Indiana, on the 4th of May, 1865, and is a son of James M. and Charlotte (Gordon) Risk, both of whom were natives of Ripley county. The former was born November 8, 1837, and was a farmer and stock dealer throughout his life. During the civil war he went forth to the defense of the Union, serving about a year as a member of Com- pany G, Thirty-fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. His political support was given the Democracy. He died in the county of his nativity December 27, 1884, at the age of forty-seven years, but the mother, who was born March 20, 1839, is still living in Ripley county. They were married April 1, 1860.
In the public schools near his home James K. Risk acquired his educa- tion, and when fifteen years of age left his father's farm in order to make his own way in the world. He first went to Danville, Illinois, where for some time he was in the employ of the Halloway Transfer Company, after which he spent a brief period in the service of the Danville, Olney & Ohio River Railroad Company. He then came to Tippecanoe county, in the spring of
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1882, and for some years was employed upon a farm, but in February, 1888, took up his residence in Lafayette, where he has since made his home. For about fourteen months he was employed as a salesman in the implement house of M. E. Sears, after which he spent a year in the employ of M. & W. M. Simpson, real-estate and loan agents, and a year with the Vernon Cloth- ing Company. Since September, 1891, he has been in the employ of the S. N. Ullman Clothing Company, and his business and executive ability make him a popular and valuable employe.
In his political views Mr. Risk has always been a stalwart Democrat and for many years has taken an active interest in the work of the party, doing all in his power to promote its growth and insure its success. In May, 1898, he was elected to the office of city clerk of Lafayette, over Harry Sample, one of the best known and most prominent Republicans in the city. He received a majority of fifty-seven, while the other candidates on the Demo- cratic ticket were defeated by majorities ranging from fifty to two hundred and forty votes. His election, therefore, was a high compliment, indicating his personal popularity and the confidence that his fellow townsmen repose in his ability and worth. He entered upon the duties of the office September 5, 1898, to serve for a four-years term, and has already won favorable com- ment by his promptness and fidelity.
Mr. Risk is a charter member of Court Puritan, No. 1125, I. O. O. F., and has filled all the offices in the subordinate court, while at present he is court deputy and has represented Court Puritan in the last four high-court sessions. In 1896 he was elected high-court treasurer for the state of Indi- ana, was re-elected in 1897, and is now serving as high councilor for the state of Indiana, filling out the unexpired term of C. H. Henderson. He is an avowed friend of organized labor and a member of the Retail Clerks' Union, No. 25, of Lafayette.
On September 8, 1891, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Risk and Miss Dora D. Jolley, of Sugar Grove, Jackson township, Tippecanoe county, a daughter of Hiram and Mazy Jolley. They have a wide acquaintance in Lafayette and the hospitality of the best homes is extended them. Their friends are many and they are held in the highest regard by reason of their sterling worth.
THOMAS McGUIRE.
The subject of this memoir was born June 2, 1844, at Lockport, Will county, Illinois, being a son of John and Winfred (Manning) McGuire. The grandparents were born in Ireland and passed their entire lives there. The father also was born in Ireland, in county Roscommon, in the year 1817, 49
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came to America when sixteen years old and stopped at Roxbury, Massa- chusetts. He spent the first few years in traveling about over the United States, and, being pleased with the fertile prairies of Illinois, purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Will county, near Lockport. He added to this at various times, by subsequent purchases, until he had in his possession a large tract of land. His wife's maiden name was Winfred Manning. She was born in the same locality as her husband and about the same year. She came to America and was married in New York city, in 1840. They reared a family of seven children, as follows : Mary W., the wife of D. G. Murphy, of Joliet, owner of a livery and quarry near there ; Thomas, whose history is here briefly set forth ; Bernard, of Chicago ; John, who owns one hundred and sixty acres near Lockport, Illinois ; Daniel F., a priest in the Church of the Visitation, Chicago ; James L., a resident of Denver, Colorado ; and Katie E., now deceased. They were industrious, hard-working people, and they accumulated considerable property, so when a child was married they were able to give him sufficient means to start with. The mother died Oc- tober 26, 1895, in Chicago, to which place they had moved, and there the father also died, November 3, 1898, at the advanced age of eighty-two years.
Thomas McGuire attended the public schools near Lockport, until he was nearly twenty years of age, when he began farming for himself. Part of his time was spent in the cultivation of eighty acres which he owned near Joliet. In 1873 he disposed of this land and in September of the following year he purchased one hundred and sixty acres in Parish Grove township, two miles northeast of Dunnington, Indiana. This was virgin soil, and Mr. McGuire improved it and placed it all under a high state of cultivation. In 1888 he added another one hundred and sixty acres, making him the owner of three hundred and twenty acres of fine farm land. He erected handsome buildings on this property, making it among the most attractive in this sec- tion of the country. The house is a model of comfort and convenience and cost about three thousand dollars; and the barn, which is complete in every detail, cost about the same figure.
He was united in matrimony to Miss Eliza Woodlock on November 26, 1877, the ceremony being performed by Father J. F. Lang, in the Dunning- ton church. His bride was born in Ottawa, LaSalle county, Illinois, in 1855, and is the daughter of David and Bridget (Loughery) Woodlock, who are represented elsewhere in this book. Mr. and Mrs. McGuire became the proud parents of six bright children: John J., born August 23, 1879; Mary W .; Daniel D .; Katie Ellen; Thomas F .; and James Emmett, -all living at home. Mr. McGuire was a consistent member of the Roman Catholic church at Dunnington, and was a stanch Republican, having served as trustee of the
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township consecutively from 1889 to 1894. He commanded the full respect and confidence of the people for the probity of his official acts and his hon- orable, upright conduct as a citizen and a man. His death occurred October I, 1898, and all who knew him and appreciated his sterling character mourned the loss of a true friend and worthy man.
HARRY A. STROHM.
Harry A. Strohm, postmaster at Kentland, and a member of the firm of Strohm & Dodson, owners of the Newton County Enterprise, of which Mr. Strohm is editor, was born in Jefferson township, Newton county, Indiana, November 21, 1868, and in his boyhood worked upon a farm and attended the country schools. When sixteen years old he became a student at Kent- land high school and after finishing his course read law in the office of Will- iam Cummings for two years, at the end of which time he was admitted to the bar. On January 15, 1890, he was appointed to a clerkship in the cen- sus department, at Washington, D. C., spending two years in that service.
Mr. Strohm, however, had the wisdom to perceive that a government position is a poor place for a young man who has ambition to become some- thing else than a mere machine, and he determined to enter journalism. On August 1, 1892, he purchased a half interest in the Newton County Enter- prise and two years later became its editor. The paper is now in its thirty- third year, and holds a high position among country newspapers. It is Re- publican in politics, and an ardent supporter of the principles of that party. In all respects the Enterprise is ably conducted and is a model home paper.
During the session of the state legislature in 1895, Mr. Strohm was custodian of bills, and from December, 1895, to March, 1896, he was private secretary to Hon J. A. Hatch, member of congress from the tenth congres- sional district of Indiana. 3 On March 16, 1898, Mr. Strohm began his duties as postmaster at Kentland. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans and has been junior vice-commander of Indiana. He also belongs to the Knights of Pythias.
The marriage of our subject took place June 8, 1893, when he was united to Miss Mary Agnes Perry, daughter of William and Fanny (Shields) Perry.
Mr. Strohm is of German extraction, his paternal grandfather being a native of Germany, but at an early age settling in New Jersey, whence he emigrated to Ohio, and from there to Miami county, this state. His son, John Strohm, father of our subject, was a farmer, during the civil war served in the Twelfth Indiana Cavalry, and after the war he made his home in Newton county, where he purchased a farm, which he conducted until his
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