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On June 20, 1884, Mr. Borders was united in marriage to Miss Mary Thornburgh, who died in the summer of 1887, leaving a son, Robert Inger- soll, now twelve years of age. December 24, 1889, he led to the altar Mrs. Emma A. Gaines, widow of Thomas Gaines and daughter of M. Lovelle, a lady whose charming personality makes her a general favorite.
Mr. Borders has always lent his influence to the cause of the Republican party. He, as a charter member of Winamac Lodge, No. 274, Knights of Pythias, helped to organize that lodge and afterward held several offices in the same, being now past chancellor commander of that lodge and a past representative to the grand lodge of Indiana. He is a charter member of the Logansport Lodge of Redmen, and has lately aided in the organization of a lodge of Elks at Hammond, in which he holds the chair of lecturing knight.
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WILLIAM SHIVELY.
A retired merchant of Lafayette, Mr. Shively for the long period of sixty- two years has been an esteemed citizen of that city. He was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, March 30, 1813. His parents, Daniel and Eliza- beth (Henneberger) Shively, were natives of Pennsylvania, the former born in . Perry and the latter in Lancaster county. They had nine children, four of whom are now living: Katie, widow of Emanuel Gipe, resides at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Elizabeth, widow of William Deckart, lives in Blairsville, Pennsylvania; William is the subject of this sketch, and John is a resident of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania A son, Peter, died in his eightieth year, in August, 1898, at Fairfield, Pennsylvania, and was buried at Gettysburg; Maria (Mrs. Kiefer), was born September 6, 1811, and died November 9, 1891; Julia (Mrs. Wampler) was born August II, 1815, and died Septem- ber 15, 1892. Two children died in childhood. Daniel Shively followed the occupation of a whitesmith in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, where he died November 3, 1863, aged eighty-three years. His wife died June 8, 1858, aged seventy-five years. They were members of the German Presbyterian church, and were quiet, unostentatious people who lived upright and useful lives.
Peter Shively, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was a native of Germany, but came to America before the Revolutionary war and settled in Perry county, Pennsylvania. He was a farmer by occupation, was a large land-holder and served as a soldier during the war. He died at the age of ninety-three years and was the father of sixteen children. The maternal grandfather was John Henneberger, a native of Switzerland, whose first settlement in this country was at Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He afterward removed to Chambersburg, where he died at the age of ninety-three years. He was a captain during the Revolutionary war, and carried on farming as an occupation. In those early days he used to thresh his grain by tramping it out with horses or beating it with a flail, in which work our subject used to assist him. He had an old-fashioned hall clock, which has been in the family one hun- dred and thirty-two years, and still keeps correct time. It has been owned by only three persons, and has been in the possession of Mr. Shively since 1864. There were nine children in the family of Mr. Henneberger.
William Shively was reared in Chambersburg, where he attended the old-fashioned subscription schools, which afforded but few of the facilities for learning enjoyed by the children of the present day. When sixteen years old he began learning the trade of a tailor, and coming to Lafayette, in 1836, he opened a ready-made clothing store, which he conducted for over fifty
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years. In all this time he never failed in business, always paid a hundred cents on the dollar, and as a result of his honesty and industry he has accu- mulated a valuable property and earned the respect and esteem of everyone with whom he has had dealings. Mr. Shively now owns two farms on Wea plains,-one of one hundred and sixty and the other of one hundred and eighty acres; a farm in Bolivar township, Benton county, of one hundred and sixty acres; and a farm in Wright county, Iowa, of one hundred and twenty acres, making six hundred and twenty acres in all. Besides these he has owned and sold several other farms. The house in which he now lives was erected in 1839 and rebuilt in 1860, and is a handsome and substantial brick building standing in the heart of the city. He also owns several other residences in Lafayette.
Mr. Shively was married July 16, 1837, to Miss Elizabeth Menefee, of Kentucky, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Evans) Menefee. Of their children a brief record is as follows: Mary is the wife of Anson Hathaway, and lives in Toledo, Ohio. They have one child, Mary. Laura is the wife of Stephen O. Taylor, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. They have four children,-Harry, Lillian, William and Hervey. Annie married Horatio Gates, and had one child, George. William married Miss Lizzie Marquette, of Harrisburg, by whom he had several children, all of whom, with the mother, are deceased. He married for his second wife Miss Lettie Ellis, and of the second family of children none are now living. He bought out his father's clothing business, but a short time afterward sold it, and is now farming in Parke county, Indiana. Daniel was a soldier in the civil war and died November 3, 1863, from sickness contracted in the army. He was unmarried. Adelaide died when fourteen years old. Katie became the wife of Frank M. Curtis and lives in Indianapolis. They have one child, Anna. Charity died in infancy. Mrs. Shively, the mother of these children, died in 1886, at sixty-two years of age. She was a beautiful woman, of an ami- able disposition, bright and cheerful in her ways, and made the hospitable home a delightful resort for her many friends. She was an earnest, devoted Christian, and with her husband was a member of the Christian church for many years.
In his younger days Mr. Shively was an old-line Whig, and voted for General Harrison in 1836 and 1840. Since the organization of the Repub- lican party he has affiliated with that body, and is in close sympathy with its principles. Although he has never held office or desired to, finding his time fully occupied in attending to his private business, he has never failed to perform his duty as a voter nor to use his influence in securing good men as the nominees for public offices. He has seen the city of Lafayette de- velop from a small village, and in the long life-time which he has spent there
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has done much in aid of its progress and welfare. He has throughout his life been opposed to the use of liquor and tobacco, and to-day, in his well preserved old age, shows the results of an upright, temperate life. He has a large circle of friends and acquaintances, to whom he is endeared by his many good qualities of mind and heart, and who delight to honor his old age by showing him many kindnesses and attentions. No citizen of Lafayette is more deserving of such recognition.
EVERETT A. WALKER.
Everett A. Walker, the editor and proprietor of the Wolcott Enterprise, was born near Kaneville, Kane county, Illinois, December 6, 1866, and is a son of Benjamin and Jennie (Roberts) Walker. On the maternal side he is of Welsh lineage. His grandfather, Griffith Roberts, was a native of Wales, and with his family came to America about the year 1830, locating first in New York and afterward in Michigan, where he reared his family of five chil- dren, namely: Griffith, Evan G., Hugh, Ann (deceased), and Jennie. The father died on the old homestead in Michigan, in 1862, and the mother sur- vived him twenty years, spending her last days in Indiana. Benjamin Walker, the father of our subject, was a son of Orlando and Rachel (Ladd) Walker, and spent his early youth in Massachusetts. Subsequently he resided in New York and from that state drove across the country to Kane county, Illinois, whese he made his home until 1876, when he came to Indi- ana. In his family were three children who died in infancy, -Charles, Ben- jamin and Henry, -while those who attained to years of maturity were Har- riet, Ilona, Damares, Rhoda and Eliza, the last three mentioned now deceased.
When three years of age Everett A. Walker came with his parents to Wolcott, Indiana, where he attended the public schools until nineteen years of age. He then spent one year as a student in the high school at Reming- ton. During his boyhood and youth he assisted in the cultivation of the home farm and gave his father the benefit of his services until twenty-two years of age, when he began learning the printer's trade under the direction of C. P. Hopkins, of Remington, for whom he worked for a year. He was then with George Major, the successor of Mr. Hopkins and at one time state senator of Indiana, acting as his manager for two years. On the expiration of that period Mr. Walker purchased a newspaper outfit, and on the ist of April, 1892, opened an office in Wolcott, since which time he has published the Wolcott Enterprise, an interesting little journal, well edited and attract- ive from a typographical point of view. It is devoted to the interests of this locality, and through its columns Mr. Walker advocates all public measures
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intended to advance the general good. The Enterprise now has a large cir- culation and good advertising patronage, and is meeting with gratifying success.
In February, 1891, Mr. Walker became a member of Orion Lodge, No. 598, F. & A. M., of Wolcott, in which he has since held a number of offices, being treasurer at the present writing. In October, 1894, he became one of the few charter members of the Knights of Pythias lodge of Wolcott, and has the honor of being the only man in the state to receive the title of past chan- cellor, but he did not accept the office. He is also keeper of the records and seals, which office he has held for two years. He joined the Modern Wood- men of America, in July, 1898, and was elected to office therein in the spring of 1899.
On the 21st of June, 1899, Mr. Walker was united in marriage to Miss Bessie Law, a daughter of J. R. and Mary (Simms) Law. They have a wide acquaintance in Wolcott and enjoy the warm regard of many friends.
CORNELIUS M. HORNER.
Starting out in life a poor boy, with nothing but a country-school edu- cation, no influential friends or rich relatives to lend him a helping hand, the success which has come to C. M. Horner is solely and entirely the result of his own individual efforts. The history of his life should be an inspiration to every youth who, humble, poor and unfriended, feels at times utterly dis- couraged, thinking that he can never rise to a place of honor and wealth. To-day C. M. Horner is one of the richest men and largest tax-payers in White county and is the president of the Monon Bank.
Born in the vicinity of the town of Wapakoneta, Auglaize county, Ohio, January 3, 1842, Mr. Horner is a son of Elias and Dorothy (Smith) Horner, who were natives of England. Their first home in this country was the birthplace of our subject, and for a few years the father was engaged in mer- chandising in that locality. In 1844 he came to this state, where he was a pioneer merchant for many years. At first he was located in Michigan City and afterward at New Durham, his goods being transported from Michigan City by team. For some three years he was a local minister, belonging to the Northwestern Indiana Conference. His death occurred when he was in his sixty-fifth year. His widow survived him a number of years, and passed away at the age of seventy. Of their ten children only four are living.
When he was two years old Cornelius Montford Horner was brought to Indiana, in which state he has since resided, identified with all movements which have tended to develop its resources and foremost in the advocacy of public improvements. He remained with his parents until he was a lad of
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about thirteen years, when he went to Pulaski county, Indiana, and there attended the common schools. At eighteen he started out to earn his own livelihood independently by renting a farm, and was obliged to go in debt for the one horse which he required on the place. He was very industrious, working early and late, and during the winter season he taught school. He was aided in his earnest endeavors by his faithful wife, formerly Miss Mary E. Brewer, whom he married in 1860. He was soon enabled to purchase forty acres of land near Medaryville, but sold his property and removed his family to Francesville at the call of his country for defenders of the Union. He enlisted at the one-hundred-days call for troops, becoming a private of Company A, One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Before the expiration of his service in this regiment he re-enlisted in the One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry, for a term of one year, and his service as thus continued extended to the close of the war. He par- ticipated in many important battles and engagements with the enemy, among others those of Stone river and Nashville.
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His patriotic duty completed, Mr. Horner returned to the peaceful vocations of life, and in 1865 came to Monon, where he has since been numbered among the valued citizens of the place. Here he opened a small general store, increased its capacity from time to time, and built up a large and remunerative business, which he continued to conduct until 1894. In 1885 he built a fine, substantial brick business block, and in 1892 he established the Monon Bank. Making many fortunate invest- ments in land and in various enterprises, Mr. Horner has steadily grown in prosperity, and now pays more taxes than any two other men in the county. In addition to his local interests he owns property in Decatur, Illinois, to the value of thirty thousand dollars; has two large business blocks in Des Moines, Iowa, valued at about fifty thousand dollars; and prop- erty in Kansas, Illinois and various Indiana counties.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Horner have been born two children, who are yet living: William C., who is a cashier in his father's bank, and Emma F., wife of W. J. Hinkle, of Monon. In 1873 Mr. Horner married Miss Lucy J. Kerr, and their five children are as follows: J. Francis; Mary E., wife of Alonzo Reed, a mine-owner in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Flora E., Alta K. and Herbert H., all at home.
In his political views Mr. Horner is a stalwart Republican, unswerving in support of the party principles, but takes no active part in political work, pre- ferring to devote his energies to the care of his investments. That he has manifested unusual ability and genius in this direction, needs no demonstra- tion. His success has come through the legitimate channels of trade, and no charge of over-reaching or unfairness has ever been justly laid at his
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door. He enjoys making a good use of his wealth, and in a quiet, unosten- tatious manner has helped many a worthy person to make a new start in life-an evidence of the broad, humanitarian principles which permeate his career.
JEREMIAH WINTER.
The adopted citizens of the United States were by no means backward in offering their services to the government when the flag was in danger from those who had sworn to protect it. When the first call for troops was issued many a son of the British isle, of Germany and of other nations, were among the first to respond, and no more loyal soldiers were to be found on the army rolls. Among these was the subject of this review, who was born in Norfolk, England, November 25, 1842, the son of Jeremiah and Matilda (Dingle) Winter.
Jeremiah Winter, Sr., was likewise a native of Norfolk, and in 1858 he emigrated to America, landing at Castle Garden, and locating in White county, New York, where he carried on farming on shares until his death, in 1863, at the age of fifty-eight years. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and was in sympathy with the principles of the Republic- an party. His wife was born in Norfolk, was married in England, and died in White county, New York, in 1893, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. To this couple six children were born, as follows: Louisa, the wife of George Dingle, resides in England; George is a farmer in Niagara county, New York; Jeremiah, our subject; Sarah is the wife of James Hugins, and lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan; James, who died in 1867, aged twenty- seven years, served in the Eighth Heavy Artillery with his brother George; William lives in Niagara county, near George. The paternal grandparents of our subject were Jeremiah and Esther (Townsend) Winter, the former a farmer and a minister in the Baptist church at Norfolk, England. The ma- ternal grandparents, George and Sarah (Chapman) Dingle, were likewise natives of Norfolk.
Mr. Winter preceded his parents to this country some six months, com- ing over in the spring of 1858, and locating in western New York, where he followed farming until 1862. On August 25th of that year he enlisted, at Albion, New York, in Company D, One Hundred and Fifty-first New York Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in at Lockport, New York. His first battle was that of Gettysburg, and from there he followed Lee to Richmond, serving under Generals Hooker, Meade, Sheridan and Grant. He was a mem- ber of the pioneer corps which went ahead to clear the way of obstructions so that the army might advance, and after the battle in Pleasant Valley, on
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the way to Gettysburg, he was very seriously injured while assisting in the re- moval of a fence, receiving a serious fall. His accident compelled him to remain in the hospital at Harper's Ferry for four months, and he is now re- ceiving a pension for injuries which he received, and from which he still feels the effects. His term of service lasted for two years and nine months, and he was honorably discharged April 14, 1865.
When the war was over Mr. Winter returned to White county, New York, where he farmed until 1877, when he removed to Indiana and located in West Point township, White county, and located on a farm of one hun- dred and sixty acres five miles southeast of Wolcott. To this he has added one hundred and sixty acres more, the whole of the three hundred and twenty acres being under cultivation. He carries on general farming, and has from thirty to forty short-horn cattle, fifteen horses and one hundred and twenty Poland-China hogs. He is now (1898) completing a twenty-five-hundred- dollar residence, which is fitted with every modern convenience and in which there are many evidences of his own and his son's ingenuity and thoughtful- ness. The latter has done all the wood work, it being his first attempt at carpentering and being very creditable. No expense has been spared to make it a comfortable and pleasant home. All the buildings on the place have been rebuilt in the last three or four years, and everything is kept up to date.
On January 25, 1867, Mr. Winter was married, in Orleans county, New York, to Miss Emma C. Lewis, a daughter of James Lewis, who was a na- tive of Waterport, New York. Mrs. Winter was born in Medina, New York, in 1847, and is the mother of one child, Lewis J., born June 3, 1869. This son lives on the home farm with his father, with whom he is in business. He was married in 1891 to Miss Alice Mosier, daughter of Charles and Sarah 'Mosier, of Illinois, formerly of New York. They have one child, Julia Katherine, born October 3, 1895. Our subject is a member of the Meadow Lake Presbyterian church and in politics is a Republican. He is well known throughout the county as an energetic, enterprising man and a loyal citizen.
REV. W. S. BRYANT.
Rev. W. S. Bryant is one of the pioneers of Lauramie township, Tippe- cano county, and for a quarter of a century has been a minister of the United Brethren church, doing effective work as a messenger of the gospel of peace and righteousness. Ever since his early manhood he has endeavored to be a faithful witness to the truth and has contributed liberally of his time and means toward the uplifting of humanity.
He comes of sterling Scotch-Irish ancestry, the founder of the family in America having located in Virginia in early colonial days. His grandfather,
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William Bryant, was born in that part of the Old Dominion, east of the Blue Ridge, whose inhabitants are popularily known as " Tuckahoes." At the age of twenty-five years, he left his wife and little son, John, and offered his serv- ices to his country, enlisting in Washington's army, and for seven years he stood heroically at his post of duty, sharing the untold privations and hard- ships of that noble band of patriots. In later years he often related to his grandson, our subject, stories of these interminably long years of suffering, and told about the marches which he and his comrades made over the snow and ice-covered land, when their shoes were worn through and they might easily have been tracked by their blood-stained foot-prints. A sorry look- ing lot they were, he said, ragged and unkempt, half famished, often going on half rations and frequently having no food whatever for a day or two at a time. He fought in many of the important battles of the war and actively participated in the events which led to the surrender of General Cornwallis. He was present at that memorable surrender, and heard the conversation between the two great opposing leaders. He heard Cornwallis say to Wash- ington, " I am willing to surrender, but have one request to make of you. Let me open up my cannon on those d -- d French." Washington replied: " General, you have no cannon." William Bryant was once allowed to return to his home on a furlough, and during his brief visit his young wife died. After the war had been brought to a victorious close he went back to his Virginia home and later married a lady whose Christain name was Margaret, but whose surname is not remembered. They became the parents of several children, among whom were William, Edmund, Nancy, Margaret, Catherine and Elizabeth. They lived in Hardy county, Virginia, on the southern bank of the Potomac river. Mr. Bryant lived to be over four-score years of age, and died at the home of a relative, in Ross county, Ohio, loved and mourned by a large circle of friends.
William Bryant, father of our subject, was born on the old homestead in Hardy county, about a year after the close of the Revolutionary war. At the age of twenty-seven years he married Elizabeth Hogan, who was seven years his junior, and who had come from Ireland with her father, William Hogan, and other members of the family, to Hardy county, when she was in her nineteenth year. After residing in Hardy county for a short time, Mr. and Mrs. Bryant emigrated to Ross county, Ohio, where he entered one hun- dred acres of wild land and made improvements thereon. In 1829 he removed to Allen county, Ohio, and located six miles north of Lima, on Hog creek, then a densely timbered wilderness. The Indians had not yet departed for the "happy hunting grounds " or for the west, and the country was extremely wild and little inhabited. Finally the sturdy frontiersman made one more removal toward the setting sun, and lived in Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
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until his death. £ He arrived in this county April 9, 1845, and made his head- quarters with his brother-in-law, Abraham Bowen, at his home, about a mile south of the present home of our subject, until he selected the property now owned by the latter. He made some improvements on the place, which com- prises a quarter-section of land, and here he was called to his eternal rest, in 1850, aged about seventy-three years. He was an earnest member of the United Brethren church, and was loved and honored by every one who knew him. Like his father before him, he was a patriot, and prior to his mar- riage, when a war seemed imminent between the United States and .France, he enlisted in the regular army and was stationed for a year at Harper's Ferry, while being drilled in military tactics. His children were: Leander, Archibald, Cunningham, Isaac, Sarah, Rebecca, Mary, W. S., and Wesley, who died in Allen county, Ohio.
The birth of the Rev. W. S. Bryant took place in Ross county, Ohio, January 1, 1823, and when he was in his seventh year he removed with his parents to Allen county, same state. As might well be imagined, he had no educational advantages in that wild country, but by private study of the few books in his possession he became pretty well informed on a variety of sub- jects, and was still quite a youth when he was induced to take charge of a school in Montgomery county, Indiana. He has made farming one of the chief occupations of his life, and has been very successful. After his mar- riage, in the summer of 1847, he located on the old Bryant homestead in Lauramie township, which has since been the scene of his labors as an agri- culturist. By thrift and industry he has made a good livelihood for himself and family, and has been able to accomplish much for the church to whose welfare he is specially devoted. For a number of years he was extensively engaged in the buying and selling of live stock. His farm, comprising one hundred and seventy-six acres, is all under fine cultivation, and substantial buildings and a comfortable house contribute to the general desirability of the place.
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