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THOMAS W. LOGAN
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ships, where he does a general farming and stock raising business. feeding out from fifty to 100 head of hogs per year. In 1881 Mr. Newhouse was married to Maggie Mauzy, a daughter of Peter and Jane (Wilson) Mauzy, and they are the parents of one child, a son, Charles L., who married Anna Caldwell. In his fraternal affiliations Mr. Newhouse is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Masons. Politically he is one of the leading Republicans in the district, and in 1914 his services to the party and his exceptional managerial ability were rewarded by his election to the office of county commissioner of Rush county, in which capacity he served two terms, his term of service expiring on December 31, 1920.
THOMAS W. LOGAN, in whom the business of general farm- ing and stock raising, under the favorable conditions offered in Richland township, has an enthusiastic and successful follower, is a member of a family which has been represented in agriculture in Rush county for many years. Mr. Logan was born in Richland township on October 10, 1863, a son of James W. and Hester (Welman) Logan, also natives of this county. James W. Logan received his education in the public schools, and upon entering upon his independent career chose as his life vocation the occupation of farming, which he followed with much success, at one time being the owner of 871 acres, all located within the boundaries of the county. He was a man of thrift and industry, qualities which he had inherited from his parents, James and Elizabeth Logan, na- tives of Scotland, who had emigrated to Noble township, Rush county, at an early date, being married soon thereafter. James Logan entered 160 acres of land from the Government at the time of his arrival, and he and his wife completed use- ful and honorable careers here. James W. Logan was not only a man of prominence because of his material success, but because of his recognized qualities of integrity and public spirit, which caused his fellow citizens to elect him township trustee two terms. He and his wife were the parents of three children, Thomas W., Edgar E. and Jesse. The educational advantages of Thomas W. Logan were acquired in the district schools of Richland township, after leaving which he took up farming and remained as his father's associate on the home place for nearly four years. He was then married and commenced farming on a part of his present property, in the same township, and to this he has added from time to time until he now has 225 acres. Mr. Logan is engaged in general farm- ing and stock raising, shipping about 150 hogs annually. He is intelligent, progressive and enterprising in his methods and the success which has attended his efforts is the direct result of his own efforts. On March 15, 1898, Mr. Logan married Leah Ella, daughter of Mahlon and Caroline Brooks, and they have one child, Clifton Warder, who resides with his parents on the home farm and acts as his father's assistant. The family is affiliated with the Methodist Protestant church at New Salem and Mr. Logan takes an active part in the work thereof. being steward and treasurer of the
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church and treasurer of the Sunday school. He is a Democrat. Mrs. Logan was born in Richland township, her parents having settled there upon coming over into this country from Franklin county. Mahlon Brooks, her father, was a substantial farmer and the owner of a quarter of a section of land. He was twice married and by his first marriage had one child, a daughter, Emily. By his second wife, Caroline, he had three daughters, Mrs. Logan and her sisters, Eva and Cora. The Brookses were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
JOSEPH B. KINSINGER, D. O., city health officer at Rush- ville and one of the best known osteopath physicians in Indiana, is a native of Iowa, but has been a resident of Indiana long enough to feel thoroughly adjusted to his Hoosier environment and to enjoy the same very much indeed. He was born on July 9, 1868, son of Daniel and Mary (Miller) Kinsinger, the latter of whom was a native of the Dominion of Canada. Daniel Kinsinger was born in Germany but came to America at the age of fourteen years. He grew to manhood in the state of Iowa and there became successfully engaged in farming. He and his wife were the parents of eleven children, all of whom are still living save one, Daniel; the others, besides the subject of this biographical narrative, being Phoebe, Christopher, William, John, Michael, Edward, Anna, Katherine and Rebecca. Reared on a farmi in Iowa, Doctor Kinsinger supplemented the schooling he received in the common schools by a course of two years at the Southern Iowa State Normal School and two years at Drake University, majoring in pharmacy, and for six years thereafter was engaged in the practice of pharmacy at Bloomfield, Iowa. In the meantime his attention had been powerfully attracted to the practice of human healing as exem- plified by the osteopathic school and he presently entered the Ameri- can School of Osteopathy at Kirksville, Mo., from which he was graduated after a four years' course. Thus admirably equipped for the practice of the profession to which he had devoted his talents Doctor Kinsinger opened an office at St. Joseph, Mo., but after six months of residence there determined to seek a wider field and in pursuit of this determination came to Indiana and located at Indian- apolis. A year later he moved to Rushville, opened an office there and has ever since been engaged in practice at that place, where he has done very well. The Doctor is a Republican and has been serv- ing as city health officer since 1917. In 1897, at Kirksville, Mo., Dr. Joseph B. Kinsinger was united in marriage to Belle Houser, who was born at that place, and to this union have been born three children, Brenda and Marion, who are now (1921) students in the Rushville high school, and Richard, who died at the age of nine years. Doctor and Mrs. Kinsinger are members of the Christian church and take a proper interest in church work as well as in the general social activi- ties of their home town, helpful in promoting all local movements having to do with the advancement of the common good. The Doctor is a member of the American Osteopathic Association and of the Indiana Society of Osteopathy and in the activities of both these pro- fessional organizations takes a warm interest. Fraternally, he is a
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York Rite Mason, past eminent commander of Rushville Commandery, No. 49, Knights Templar, and is also a member of the local lodges of the Knights of Pythias and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
WALTER S. MANSFIELD, proprietor of the leading general store at Milroy and long recognized as one of the most progressive business men of that place, was born at Milroy and has lived there most of his life. He was born on December 2, 1872, son of Frank S. and Susan (Earlywine) Mansfield, the latter of whom was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, and had come here with her parents in the days of her girlhood. Frank S. Mansfield was born at Dunkirk. N. Y., and grew to manhood there, becoming an expert spinner. As a young man he came to Indiana and became engaged as a spinner in the old woolen mill at Milroy. When that institution was closed down on account of the more general distribution of the products of the greater mills of the East he became engaged as a carpenter hereabout, spending the "off" seasons running a huckster wagon throughout this region and thus became widely known throughout this whole country side. Frank S. Mansfield married not long after coming to Rush county and he and his wife spent their last days at Milroy. They were the parents of seven children, four of whom are still living, the subject of this sketch having two sisters, Myrtle and Mary, and a brother, William Mansfield. Ella, Carl and John O. are deceased. Reared at Milroy, Walter S. Mansfield received his schooling in the excellent schools of that village and as a young man became engaged in "railroading," a vocation he followed for two years, at the end of which time he located at Anderson, Ind., and was for eight years there engaged in the employ of the American Steel Wire Company. All the time, however, the call of the old home town was ever sounding in his ears and upon leaving the wire company's employ he returned to Milroy and opened a grocery store there, a business he maintained for twelve years, at the end of which time he sold the store and became engaged in the restaurant business at Milroy. Two years later he sold the restaurant and in 1917 opened the general merchandise store which he since has been very success- fully conducting. Mr. Mansfield has a well-stocked store, carrying the only line of general merchandise in Milroy and conducts his store along up-to-date lines, ever striving to keep up with the growing demands of the local trade. His store room is 60 by 100 feet in dimensions and is admirably equipped and well stocked. In 1896 Webster married Hallie M. Mull, who was born in Walker township, der of the late James P. Archey, further mention of whom is made in this volume, and to this union two children have been born, Carlos and Camilla. Carlos Mansfield married Ina McGuire and has one child, a daughter, Marie. The Mansfields have a pleasant home at Milroy and have ever taken an interested part in the general social activities of their home town. Mr. Mausfield is a Republican and takes a proper interest in local civic affairs. Fra- ternally, he is affiliated with the local lodges of the Modern Wood- men of America and of the Red Men.
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EDWARD HOLMAN, an enterprising citizen and substantial agriculturist of Rush county, was born in Noble township on Feb- ruary 14, 1869, and is the son of Joseph and Martha (Wellman) Holman, the latter being also a native of Noble township. Josep!i Holman was born in the state of New Jersey, the son of James and Frances Holman, who brought their family to Rush county in an early day, settling in Noble township. Here Joseph Holman grew to manhood and received his education in the common schools of this community. He followed the vocation of farming all his life and became the owner of 240 acres of good land. To him and his wife were born three children, Lot, John and Edward. Edward Holman was reared under the paternal roof and attended the schools of Noble township. After leaving school he worked on the home farm until his marriage, when he rented a part of his father's farm and culti- vated that until his father's death, at which time the farm was divided and Mr. Holman received eighty acres of land. To the operation of this land he has since devoted himself and has met with a gratify- ing measure of success. He carries on general farming operations and also gives some attention to live stock, feeding about 150 hogs a year. He has put many permanent and substantial improvements on the farm, which is numbered among the good farm homes of this locality. Mr. Holman is energetic and a good manager and enjoys the respect and confidence of all who know him. In 1899 Mr. Hol- man was married to Frances Stark, the daughter of Henry and Amanda Stark. Mr. and Mrs. Holman are active members of the Methodist Protestant church at New Salem, and, politically, he gives staunch support to the Republican party.
C. H. TOMPKINS, a well known business man of Rushville. dealer in implements and local agent for the Oldsmobile Automobile Company, was born in Milroy, this county, June 2, 1878, the son of J. W. and Palma (Stewart) Tompkins, the former of this county. the latter a native of Kentucky. J. W. Tompkins grew to manhood and was educated in the public schools in the county, and then took up farming operations and stock buying, becoming well known throughout the community as a man in whom trust could be placed. Ile was elected sheriff and served the county in that capacity for two terms, at the completion of which he commenced the implement busi- ness that his son is proprietor of today. This enterprise prospered under his astute management for over thirty years, or until the time of his death. In his younger years he had for a considerable period been engaged in carrying the mail from Rushville to Greensburg, there having at that time been no rail connection between the two towns. He and his wife were the parents of six children, four of whom are now living, Nellie, R. L., A. W., and the subject of this biography. C. H. Tompkins attended the common schools at Milroy and the high school at Rushville, and upon finishing his education worked in a grocery store until the time of his marriage. He then engaged in farming in Jackson township for a period of ten years at the expiration of which he located in New Mexico for three years. Returning to Rushville, he worked with his father, and upon the
RESIDENCE OF ALLEN JACKMAN
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latter's death became proprietor of the implement business. Since that time he has added to it considerably, earrying a general line of farm implements and harness, as well as being the local agent of the Oldsmobile automobile, of which he has sold a goodly number. IIe married Jessie Kennedy, a daughter of E. L. Kennedy, a leading contractor of Rushville, and to this union has been born one child. John K. Mr. Tompkins has been through all the chairs of the Knights of Pythias lodge and is also a member of the Benevolent and Pro- teetive Order of Elks. The principles of the Republican party coin- cide most nearly with Mr. Tompkins' political views, and he is counted among the supporters of that party.
ALLEN JACKMAN, one of the best known and most substan- tial retired farmers of Anderson township, this county, now living at Milroy, where he has made his home for more than a quarter of a century, is a member of one of the old families of Rush county and has lived here all his life. He formerly and for years was engaged in eattle buying throughout this section and has a wide acquaintance hereabout. Mr. Jackman was born on the place on which he is now living in Milroy on May 6, 1849, son of John and Caroline (Tompkins) Jackman, the latter of whom was born in this county, member of one of the pioneer families of the Milroy neighborhood. John Jackman was a blacksmith who came over here from Franklin county and set up the first blacksmith shop in the then budding village of Milroy. He followed that trade there for several years and then bought a farm and thereafter devoted himself to farming and live stock raising, becoming the owner of a fine farm of 268 acres, and was long regarded as one of the most substantial residents of that section. He and his wife were the parents of six children, of whom but two are now living, Mr. Jaek- man having a sister, Bessie, wife of Oliver Smith. Reared at Milroy, Allen Jackman received his schooling in the little old log school- house which served the village children in those days and as a lad became a valued assistant to his father in the labors of developing the home farm. He married at the age of twenty and then started farming on his own account, presently becoming the owner of a small farm, the acreage of which he gradually increased as his affairs prospered until he became the owner of a fine farm of 172 acres in Anderson township, which place he still owns, and there he remained, engaged in farming and cattle buying, until in 1893, when he retired from the active labors of the farm and moved to Milroy, resuming his home on the place where he was born, and has ever sinee resided there, he and his family being comfortably situated. It was on November 18, 1869, that Allen Jaekman was united in marriage to Frances Winship, who also was born in An- derson township, this county, a member of one of the old families, and to this union two children have been born, Dora F., who mar- ried Nellie Patton and has one child, a son, Lawrenee, and John, who married Mary Tompkins and has two children, Frank and Ned. Mrs. Jackman's parents, Jesse and Esther (Murphy) Winship, also
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were born in Rush county, their respective parents having been among the real pioneers of the county. Jesse Winship was a son of Jesse Winship, Sr., who was one of the early settlers of the Milroy neighborhood and a man of much influence hereabout in bis gen- eration, as is set out elsewhere in this volume, together with further details of the Winship family in this county. The younger Jesse Winship, father of Mrs. Jaekman, became a substantial farmer, the owner of an excellent farm of 320 acres and also exercised a helpful influence upon the community in his generation. He and his wife were the parents of seven children, of whom but two are now living, Mrs. Jackman having a brother, James Winship. Mr. and Mrs. Jackman are members of the Christian church and Mr. Jackman has for years been an elder in the church, and for some years was treasurer of the board of trustees. Ile is an ardent Re- publican and has ever taken an interested part in local political affairs, but has not been an office seeker.
WILLIAM B. WEBSTER, a well known general farmer of Walker township, this county, was born in that township on August 4, 1877, a son of John L. and Annetta (Linville) Webster. His father was a farmer in Rush county all his life. His mother was born in North Carolina. They had five children, Mary, Augusta, Elizabeth, Will- iam B. and Jacob H., all living except the latter. William B. Webster attended school in district No. 3, Walker township, then worked with and for his father on the home farm until his own marriage. At that time he rented land and operated it for twelve years, at the end of that time buying his present excellent farm of eighty acres. Herc he follows diversified farming, keeps from six to eight cows and raises annually about seventy-five head of hogs. On December 5, 1900, Mr. Webster married Hallie M. Mull, who was born in Walker township, this county, daughter of Omar and Ada (Lines) Mull. Mr. and Mrs. Webster have two children, Harry W. and Donald M., both of whom are attending school at Homer. Mr. Webster and his family attend the Christian church at Manilla. He is a member of the Masonic lodge and also the Modern Woodmen at Manilla. Politically he is a Democrat.
MICAJAH S. SHROPSHIRE, who died at his home in Rush- ville in the summer of 1915 in the eightieth year of his age, was in his day one of the best known men in Rush county and it is but fitting that in this volume of biography relating to the old families of this county some modest tribute should be thus paid to his memory. Mr. Shropshire had served for a time as deputy sheriff of Rush county and in other ways had rendered efficient public service. As a blacksmith for many years in the days when a smithy was some- thing more than a place for shoeing horses he had worked faithfully. a skilled craftsman in iron working, and his industry and skill brought to his place a trade covering a wide territory about Rush- ville, so that he had a wide and influential acquaintance hereabout. Mr. Shropshire was a Kentuckian by birth, born in the Blue Grass state on March 30, 1836, son of Moses Aaron Shropshire, who was also born in Kentucky, a member of a pioneer family in that state.
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Micajah Shropshire came to this county in 1850 and took up the blacksmith trade. In due time after acquiring the trade he opened a shop of his own in Rushville and there continued actively engaged in the business as long as his physical strength would permit. After his retirement Mr. Shropshire continued to make his home in Rush- ville and there spent his last days, his death occurring on August 11, 1915, and he was buried in East Hill cemetery, beside the three children who had preceded him to the grave. Mr. Shropshire was an ardent Democrat and for many years gave his earnest attention to local political affairs. He served for one term as deputy sheriff of Rush county years ago and had many interesting stories to tell of incidents that came to his official notice during that term of service. He was a member of the Christian church and, fraternally, was affiliated with the P. O. S. of A. On July 13, 1882, Micajah Shrop- shire was united in marriage to Mary A. Matlock, who was born in this county, daughter of Thomas S. and Mary ( Alexander) Matlock, and to that union were born three children, Blount, Lee and Noah, all of whom died in infancy.
JAMES FISHER, a substantial farmer of Richland township, who died at his home in that township in the fall of 1916 and whose widow is now living at Milroy, was one of the most widely known men in Rush county in his day. For many years he had operated a threshing machine in season throughout this region, thus acquiring a wide acquaintance among the farmers and for some time also he had served the public as trustee of his home township, this official service tending further to extend his acquaintance and as "Squire" Fisher he was widely known hereabout, and in his passing left a good memory, for he had many friends who will not soon forget him. Mr. Fisher was born on a farm in Richland township on March 17, 1853, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Fisher, both of whom also were born in this county, members of pioneer families in the Richland neighborhood, and who were useful and influential 'members of the community of which they were life-long residents. Jacob Fisher, the pioneer, and his wife were the parents of nine children, of whom the subject of this memorial sketch was the second in order of birth, and as most of these reared families of their own the Fisher con- nection hereabout in the present generation is a no inconsiderable one. Reared on the home farm in Richland township, James Fisher com- pleted his schooling in the old Richland Academy and from the days of his boyhood continued actively interested in agricultural pursuits. After his marriage he bought a farm of seventy-five acres in Anderson and Richland townships, west of Richland, and on that place estab- lished his home, remaining there until his death on October 21, 1916. When he was fourteen years of age James Fisher began to "follow" a threshing outfit and the work had a fascination for him that kept him at it during each successive season until he became a man when be bought an outfit of his own and was thereafter engaged during seasons in threshing throughout this part of the state, his operations carrying him over into Franklin and Decatur counties besides the considerable territory covered by him in Rush county. In addition
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to his general farming he also gave considerable attention to the raising of live stock and did well in his operations, so that at the time of his death he had quite a snug piece of property. Mr. Fisher was an ardent Republican and ever gave close attention to local political affairs, serving for some years as trustee of Richland town- ship and bringing to the duties of this office an intelligent apprecia- tion of the public needs in respect thereto. In his fraternal affilia- tion Mr. Fisher was a Mason and took a warm interest in the affairs of the local lodge of that ancient organization. On September 20. 1876, James Fisher was united in marriage to Elizabeth Glass, who also was born in Richland township, a member of one of the old fami- lies there, and to this union two children were born, Maude, who married George Keisling and has one child, a son, Howard Fisher Keisling, and Wilbur, who married Grace Clark and has two chil- dren, Helen and Hazel. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Fisher has made her home at Milroy where she is very comfortably and very pleasantly situated. As noted above, she is a member of one of the old families in that neighborhood, her parents, George D. and Mary (Caskey) Glass, having been but children when their respective parents came to Rush county and settled in Richland township, the Glasses coming from Kentucky and the Caskeys from Virginia. George D. Glass and Mary Caskey were married in Richland town- ship and there spent their last days, useful and respected residents of the community in which they established their home after their marriage. They were the parents of six children, of whom four are still living, those besides Mrs. Fisher being Jennie, Emma and Joseph.
JACOB WISSING, Sr., farmer and stockraiser in Walker town- ship, this county, was born in Germany on November 18, 1844, a son of George and Barbara (Becker) Wissing, who came to the United States in 1856. Of their five children two are living, Lena and Jacob. Jacob Wissing was twelve years old when he accompanied his parents to this country and before that had attended school in Germany. Like his father he became a farmer, working on different farms by the year until 1866 when he was married and for ten years after that he operated rented land. He then bought eighty acres of his present farm in Walker township and to his first purchase kept add- ing until he had 333 acres, and has long been considered one of the substantial farmers of his township. He has always carried on general farming and has also turned off many head of stock every year. On November 18, 1866, Jacob Wissing married Caroline Hert- zel, who was born in Rush county, daughter of Christian and Salome (Bayer) Hertzel. Mr. and Mrs. Wissing have had eight children, Jacob A., Henry C., John M., George E., Frederick W., Elizabeth. who died at the age of twenty-three years, and two who died in child- hood. Henry C. Wissing, a farmer in Rush county, married Lena Soble and has a daughter, Margaret. John M. Wissing, a farmer in Rush county, married Dena Webster and has four children, Howard. Leslie, Annetta and Ellis. George E. Wissing, a farmer in Rush county, married Lena Kney, and has three children, Helen, Carolina and Wallace. Frederick W. Wissing, a farmer in Henry county,
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