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the time of his marriage, when he embarked upon an agricultural career of his own, having, just before that time, purchased eighty acres of land in association with his brother, Harlan H. Henley. The brothers farmed in partnership for about twelve years, when Reuben B. Henley bought his brother's interest in the property, but after several years disposed of the entire tract and became a renter. He continued to be thus occupied until 1910 when he gave up farming and moved to Carthage, where he applied himself to the carpenter trade, a vocation which he had learned in his youth and which he had followed intermittently throughout his career. In 1917 he gave up all active pursuits and settled down to a life of quiet and contented retirement. Mr. Henley was married in 1872 to Rachael Young, who was born and educated in the rural districts of Rush county, daughter of Joseph W. and Sarah (Binford) Young. Of the five children of Mr. and Mrs. Young, Mrs. Henley is the only survivor. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Henley, of whom three survive : Her- bert O. Henley, an electrician of Greenfield, Ind., who married Jessie Kurts and has had two children, of whom one is living, Kurts; Lillian R. Henley, who is unmarried and makes her home with her parents, and Harry Grant Henley, a United States rural mail carrier out of Carthage, who married Ruby Stevens and has two children, Ruth E. and Florence M. Mr. Henley has been ever ready to discharge the duties of good citizenship and at various times has been called upon by his fellow citizens to occupy offices of public trust. For eight years he served as road supervisor of Ripley township and for a like period acted as township assessor, while in 1910 he rendered service in taking the census of that township. He is a stanch Republican in politics, and his fraternal affiliation is with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, past noble grand of the Carthage lodge. With his fam- ily, Mr. Henley belongs to the Friends Meeting at Carthage.
JOHN W. LOGAN, a retired farmer and substantial citizen of Rushville, was born in Des Moines county, Iowa, December 16, 1850, a son of Thomas and Sarah (Lafforge) Logan. Both parents were born in Rush county, Indiana, where they were reared and married. In 1847 they moved to Iowa, where the father followed farming for seventeen years, then returned with his family to Rush county, where both parents died in advanced age, the father, November 12, 1912, and the mother, November 14, 1914. Their burial was in the Hurst cemetery near Homer. The father prospered in Rush county, acquiring 400 acres of land. John W. Logan is one of a family of twelve children, the other survivors being: Elizabeth J., of Hunting- ton county, Indiana; Harriet A., of Noble township, Rush county ; Mary E., of Walker township, Rush county; Emma, of Milroy, Rush county ; Alice, of Whitley county, Indiana; Clara, of Huntington county ; Myrto, of Rushville; and Mattie, of Walker township, Rush county. In boyhood John W. Logan attended the district schools in Walker township for a time and then began farming for his father, with whom he remained until twenty-eight years old, at which time he bought sixty acres of land for himself, in Walker township. He
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took a great deal of interest in this property, on which he lived for thirty years. He not only developed it into a profitable farm enter- prise, but made it attractive by erecting substantial farm buildings and making other improvements. Although he made no feature of exploring for gas, he had one well on the property that he converted to his own use. In 1902 he sold that farm and bought 185 acres in Union township, which he still owns, operating it until 1917, when he retired from active business life and moved to Rushville. Here Mr. Logan bought a handsome, modern residence located at 1209 North Perkins street. On September 18, 1879, he married Mary E. Hilligoss, who was born in this county, daughter of Elliott and Ros- anna (Sells) Hilligoss. Mr. and Mrs. Logan have five children : Grace, the wife of Rue Miller, a farmer in Walker township, who has one child, Lotus; Frank L., a farmer in Union township, who married Nellie McMillian, and has three children, Russell, Wayne and Wava; Fred R., a farmer in Union township, who married Ruby M. Mc- Millian, and has one child, William J., Thomas E., now operating the home farm in Union township, who married Clara Kirkpatrick, and has one child, Lucile M .; and Sally Jane, who married Lowell C. Vickrey, a farmer in Union township, this county, and has one child, Loren L. Mr. Logan and his family are members of the Plum Creek Christian Church. He has always been a Democrat in his political views but has never aspired to public office.
JOHN F. KRUG, a well-known farmer of Richland township, whose life has been characterized by industry, honesty and stead- fastness of purpose, is a native son of Indiana, having been born in Decatur county on April 9, 1882, and he is a son of John G. and Christina (Loons) Krug, the latter a native of Hamilton county, Ohio. John G. Krug was born and reared in Bremen, Germany, where he remained until twenty-eight years of age. Hle then emi- grated to the United States, coming at once to the Middle West and locating at Cincinnati, Ohio. Sometime after his marriage, which ocenrred in that city, he moved to Ripley county, Indiana, where he took up farming. Subsequently he moved to Decatur county, In- diana, where he remained until his removal to Richland township, this county, whence he again returned to Decatur county, where he spent the remainder of his days. During practically his entire life he devoted himself to agricultural pursuits and was a man of indus- trious habits and staunch character. Ile and his wife became the parents of six children, five of whom are now living, as follows: Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, John F. and Anna. John F. Krug was reared in the parental home in Decatur county and secured his edu- cation in the public schools. Upon taking up work on his own ac- count, he was for a time employed as a farmer by his father and others up to the time of his marriage. He then rented a farm of eighty acres and operated rented land until 1917, when he bought the farm on which he now resides, comprising eighty-five acres. He is farming 296 acres altogether and is achieving pronounced
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success. Mr. Krug also gives some attention to live stock, feeding two car loads of hogs a year. Mr. Krug was married to Myrtle Christian, the daughter of Wesley and Nannie (Young) Christian. They are members of the United Brethren church, of which Mr. Krug has been one of the most active workers, having served at one time as superintendent of the Sabbath school and is now assist- ant class leader and assistant Sunday school teacher. He has al- ways been an earnest supporter of the cause of total prohibition of the liquor traffic and stands staunchly for the best things in life, exerting his influence for everything which promises to better his community in any way. Mrs. Krug also was born in Decatur county and was there reared. Her father, Wesley Christian, was born in Ohio and her mother was born in Kentucky. Wesley Chris- tian was a substantial farmer in Decatur county and he and his wife were the parents of seven children, those besides Mrs. Krug being Edward, Albert, Lucy, Miriam, Lena and Bina.
VAN HOOD, one of the retired residents of Carthage, and who during his active career was one of the chief factors in bringing about the almost universal use of the telephone in his locality, was born in Fayette county, Indiana, July 12, 1867, a son of Alfred B. and Margaret (Gifford) Hood, natives of Rush county, and the latter of whom is deceased. Alfred B. Hood, now living with his son, was reared to the farm and for several years was engaged in operations in Fayette county, but for the most part centered his activities in Rush county, where he became the owner of 344 acres of land. He and his wife were the parents of six children, of whom four survive, Valeria, Hettie, Enoch B. and Van. Van Hood attended the public schools of Rush county in his boyhood, and early displayed an aptitude for mechanics that amounted almost to genius. After graduating from Fairview Academy, in 1884, he took a special course at Butler College, Indianapolis, graduating in 1888, and at that time returned to his father's farm. At that time there were no telephones in Rush county, and there were few who could vision the growth of the great industry or foresee the wonderful effect that the invention was to have on country as well as city life. Mr. Hood was one of those, however, who were able to look into the years ahead, and his training had been such that he was prepared for the work at hand. In 1889, a pro- gressive and public-spirited banker of Rushville, A. B. Irvin, formed a stock company, and installed the first telephone system at Rush- ville. Mr. Hood in 1890 started the project of installing a telephone system between Falmouth and Rushville, and from the latter city he then strung the wires and put in the instruments and apparatus that put the city within speaking distance of Fayetteville. A later work done by Mr. Hood was putting in the line from Falmouth to Bentonville, and this was followed by the installation of a central switchboard at Falmouth, from which wires ran out into the country, this being the first system in this part of the state by which the rural districts were put into communication with each other and with the
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towns and villages. Later, Mr. Hood went to Arlington and Fayette- ville, at which points he installed a system, which he subsequently sold to a company of stockholders. Mr. Hood's next venture was to buy the Carthage telephone plant which he rebuilt and which he operated for twelve years, finally selling out to the Ripley Farmers Telephone Company, the present owner. In 1914 Mr. Hood, giving up the tele- phone business, ventured into a new field, establishing the Carthage garage, which under his management flourished and which he sold in 1919 to its present owner, H. T. Beher. He then retired from active pursuits, and is now living quietly at his pleasant home at Carthage. On August 24, 1893, Mr. Hood married Lannie Anderson, who was born in White county, Indiana, but was reared and educated in Rush county, a daughter of Thomas and Rachael (Rader) Ander- son, farming people who owned a good property in Shelby county. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were the parents of eight children, of whoni six are living, Margaret, Allie, Frank, Vern, James and Lannie. Mr. and Mrs. Hood are members of the Christian church at Carthage. Mr. Hood is a Democrat in politics, and his fraternal connection is with Rush lodge, No. 580, Free and Accepted Masons, at Carthage.
LEVI R. RETHERFORD, a retired farmer and respected resi- dent of Rushville, was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky, Jannary 26, 1835. His parents were David and Elizabeth (Hall) Retherford, natives of Kentucky, in which state they were reared and married. When their son Levi R. was eight months old, they made the journey from Bourbon county up into Indiana on horseback and settled in Rushville township, this county, where David Retherford developed a farm from the wilderness. Of his family of seven children three are living, Anna E., Matilda and Levi R. The children attended the country schools in youth and Levi R. Retherford gave his father assist- ance until he was twenty-one years old, then rented land and engaged in farming for himself. When his father died he was able to pur- chase an interest in the home farm and at a later date bought the entire property. At one time he owned 320 acres in Rush county and still owns 200 acres of some of the best land in Rushville town- ship. He was a hard worker and careful farmer and thereby pros- pered. He continued to be active in the agricultural field until 1900, when he retired and since then has occupied his comfortable home at Rushville. On October 19, 1856, he married Nancy E. Minor, who was born in Edgar county, Illinois, a daughter of Edward and Hettie (Morris) Minor, and they have had seven children, the five survivors all living in homes of their own within their native state. Edward D. Retherford, a substantial farmer in Center township, married Florence Morris, and they have six children, Carl, Byron, Hallie, Miriam, Margery and Levi. Carl, of this family, married Ethel Gilson and they have two children, Glen and Lois; Byron married Ruby McDaniel, lives at Indianapolis, and their children are, Curtis, Dalton, Kennett and Baby; Hallie, the wife of George Hopper, lives in Indian- apolis and has two children, Gean and June. Laura B. Retherford married William Keisling, formerly a farmer in Rush county. He
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died in 1908 and was buried in East Hill cemetery. Her second mar- riage was to Ell Jones, of Rushville. Jesse Retherford is a farmer in Rush county. He married Mary Dill, and the next son, Ferdinand, married Stella Reeve Mull. The youngest of the family, Nelle Reth- erford, is the wife of Raymond Brown, a farmer in Rush county. The deceased children were Hettie Lee and Robison. The former married Emory Sutton, of Rush county. The latter married Delilah Kelley and their children were Elbert (deceased), Elma, who married Dr. Charles Greene, doctor of dental surgery, of Rushville, and has two children, Frank and Justine; Hettie, Acsah and Mildred. Mr. Retherford's children are substantial people, well known in their several communi- ties. In earlier years Mr. Retherford was somewhat active in Demo- cratic politics and served for some time in the office of road super- visor for Rushville township. He is the oldest member of the Chris- tian church at Rushville.
D. D. BARBER, a substantial farmer and landowner of this . county, now living retired at New Salem, was born south of Ander- sonville, Franklin county, Indiana, on May 31, 1861, and is the son of Daniel and Catherine ( Hite) Barber, both of whom were born and reared in Franklin county. The subject is descended from sterling old pioneer stock, his paternal grandfather, Simeon Barber, who was a native of New Jersey, having come to Franklin county in an early day. He helped clear much of the land and owned the first sawmill at Andersonville, this being one of the most important institutions of that place and period. Daniel Barber was reared to manhood in Franklin county and on attaining mature years he took up farming and sawmilling as his life work. His mill was a typical one of that day, its motive power being water, but nevertheless it had an impor- tant part in the establishment of the early homes. He was successful in his financial affairs, invested his profits in land and at one time was the owner of 389 acres, all located in Franklin county. Of the ten children born to him and his wife, six are now living, namely : Simeon M., John H., Emeline, Luella, Georgie A. and D. D. D. D. Barber received his educational training in the public schools of Franklin county. After leaving school he worked with his father on the home farm and in the sawmill for about five years, later devoting himself entirely to the farm until he became twenty-one years of age. He then engaged in farming on his own account, renting land until his marriage, at which time he located on a farm which he had bought several years before, and which comprised 173 acres. To the opera- tion of this farm Mr. Barber gave his close attention, and was rewarded with so satisfactory a measure of prosperity that in 1916 he was enabled to retire from active farm work and since then has resided in New Salem. About 1912 he had bought 100 acres of land in Rush county and in 1916 he bought 108 acres more. Since then he has sold the 173 acres in Franklin county, and is now the owner of 208 acres of good farm land, which he rents out. Mr. Barber married Harriet Hildreth, the daughter of Reese and Elizabeth Hildreth, and they are the parents of two children, Beryl M., who is a student in
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Indiana University, at Bloomington, and Amory L., who married Laverne Dunn and has two children, Ruth and Morris. Mr. Barber takes a live interest in the general affairs of the community, support- ing all worthy enterprises, and he was one of the organizers of the New Salem State Bank, of which he is now vice-president and a member of the board of directors. Politically, he gives his support to the Republican party, while his religious affiliation is with the Little Flat Rock Christian Church, which he has served as deacon. He is a man of sound judgment and wise discrimination and enjoys to a marked degree the esteem of the entire community.
EDD. GARRIS, a representative citizen of this county and a well known farmer and stock raiser of Center township, was born in Greensboro, Henry county, Indiana, on March 9, 1890, and is the son of Burl H. and Anna (Lutholtz) Garris, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter born and reared in Henry county. The father was brought to Henry county in early life and in the schools of that locality secured his education. IIe followed agricultural pur- suits during all his active years and was well and favorably known in Henry county. To him and his wife were born five children, three of whom are living, namely: Clifford E., Nellie and Edd. Edd. Garris secured his education in the schools of Fayette county and thereafter turned his attention to farming, remaining on the home farm with his father until his marriage, when he moved to Rush county and rented the place where he now lives, comprising eighty acres of good land. After renting this place for six years, Mr. Garris bought it and has since placed a number of permanent and substantial improvements on it, including a new garage. He keeps the place in good repair and its general appearance indicates him to be a man of good taste and sound judgment. Mr. Garris raises general erops and also gives some attention to live stock, raising about 150 head of hogs a year. On February 28, 1910, Mr. Garris was married to Iva Davis, a native of Center township and the daughter of John T. and Sarah ( Thomas) Davis, farming folks of this locality. They were the parents of six children, of whom three are living, namely : William C., Mildred E. and Iva. Mr. and Mrs. Garris are the parents of two children, Thelma and Helen L., who are attending the Center school. Politically, Mr. Garris is an ardent supporter of the Republican party. Fraternally, he is a member of Mays lodge, No. 749, Independ- ent Order of Odd Fellows, at Mays. Personally he is a man of genial disposition and generous attitude toward all worthy enterprises and is held in high esteem by those who know him.
DWIGHT MILLER, one of the leading citizens and representa- tive agriculturists of Richland township, was born in that township on the fourth day of August, 1894, and is indebted to the common schools of Richland township for his educational training, complet- ing his studies in the high school at New Salem. After completing his studies he turned his attention to farming and worked for his father until the latter's death, since when he has farmed on his
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own account. He has been successful and is now the owner of the old home farm, comprising 285 acres, of which, however, he only cultivates 125 acres, renting out 160 acres. He carries on a diversi- fied system of farming, raising all the crops common to this locality and feeding his grain to hogs, of which he handles from 150 to 200 a year. His farm is well improved and is numbered among the choice farms of Richiland township. On August 19, 1914, Mr. Miller was married to Lois Green, the daughter of George and Mary Green, and they have a daughter, Ilazel Mae. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are earnest members of the United Brethren church, and in matters political Mr. Miller gives his support to the Republican party ; is a man of influence in local affairs and has always been in thorough sympathy with every movement for the betterment or advancement of his community. He is a man of pleasing address and is deserv- edly popular in his community.
EDWARD D. RETHERFORD, is a worthy representative of that type of American character and of that progressive spirit which promotes public good in advancing individual prosperity and con- serving popular interests. Members of the Retherford family have been prominently identified with the agricultural interests of Rush county and they have held the confidence and respect of the people generally. The subject of this sketch was born in Rushville town- ship, Rush county, on January 6, 1859, and is the son of Levi and Nancy E. (Minor) Retherford, further reference to whom is made elsewhere in this work. Edward D. Retherford received a sound, practical education in the public schools of Rushville, graduating from the high school there in 1876. He remained on the home farm until his marriage, when he rented a tract of land from his father and was occupied for about four years in its cultivation. Mr. Rether- ford then went to Shelby county, Indiana, where he bought forty acres of land, on which he lived for about two years. Selling that land, he then returned to Rush county and bought forty acres of land in Posey township, to which he later added twenty-one and a half acres, giving him sixty-one and a half acres. He then sold this place and bought another farm of fifty-five acres in the same town- ship, on which he lived two years. He then bought 130 acres, compris- in his present homestead, to which he has added sixty acres, so that he now owns 190 acres in Center township. He made many fine improve- ments on his place and here carries on a general line of farming, together with stock raising, feeding abont 150 head of hogs a year. On September 19, 1883, Mr. Retherford was married to Florence Morris, who was born in Rushville township, the daughter of Curtis and Rebecca (McMillan) Morris, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Rush county. Mrs. Retherford engaged in teaching school at the early age of sixteen years, following that profession up to the time of her marriage. Her parents had seven children, three of whom are living, Oscar, Mrs. Ida Johnson and Mrs. Florence Retherford. To Mr. and Mrs. Retherford have been born six children, all of whom are living, namely: Carl, a farmer in Center township,
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who married Ethel Gilson and has two children, Glenn and Lois; Byron, now in the employ of the Van Camp Hardware Company in In- dianapolis, who married Ruby McDaniel and has four children, Curtis, Dalton, Kenneth and Dale E .; Hallie, who married George Hopper, a motor inspector at the Widley Motor Works in Indianapolis and has two children, Jean and June; Miriam, formerly a teacher of domestic science in the Rushville high school, who married Merle M. Colvin, of Flora, Ind., an inspector and auditing agent of the Atlantic Refining Company of Pittsburgh ; Marjorie, a teacher in the schools at Manilla, and Lee, unmarried, who is engaged in farming on the home farm. Politically, Mr. Retherford is an ardent supporter of the Republican party. He is a member of the Farmers' Federation and he and his wife are members of the Christian church at Carthage.
WILLIAM MOORE, now living in comfortable retirement at Carthage, who, commencing life with but a meager education and slight advantages, worked his way to a substantial position in life, was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, September 15, 1848, a son of James M. and Mary (Hostetter) Moore, natives of Virginia. The family came to Rush county during the early '60s, and here James M. Moore followed farming during the remainder of his life. William Moore had little opportunity to secure an education. The family was in modest financial circumstances and his assistance was needed in the work of the home place, and as a consequence his studies were neglected that his labor might produce a larger family income. How- ever, through observation and reading he has acquired a broad knowledge of many practical matters. William Moore continued working with his father until about 1863, when he began working as a farm hand, and not long thereafter was married and began to rent land. His status was that of a renter for about eighteen years, at the end of which time he invested his carefully-saved capital in a tract of forty acres of land in Posey township, and this he cultivated with success until his retirement in 1915. In that year he rented his land to his son-in-law and purchased a comfortable home at Carthage, where he has since resided. Mr. Moore was married in 1873 to Ellen Miller, who was born in Ohio, daughter of Abram and Nancy Miller. Of the thirteen children born to this union, twelve survive: Bertha, Mary, James, Sanford, Abraham, Isaac, Andy, Charles, Garland, Samuel, Ira and Jane. Fannie, the next to the youngest child, died at the age of twelve years. The mother of these children died on Febru- ary 3, 1904, and on July 19, 1905, Mr. Moore married Letha Lowry, who was born and educated at Knightstown, Ind., daughter of George and Anna (Scott) Lowry, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of Virginia. Mr. Lowry was a stock buyer aud shipper, and a man of standing and worth in his community. He and his wife were the parents of ten children, of whom five are living, Anna, Mary, Walter, Harry and Letha. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have one child, Ruth Ellen, born on July 8, 1907, who is now attending school at Carthage. The family holds membership in the Methodist church at Carthage. In his political views Mr. Moore is a Republican, but has not sought
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