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In 1854 Mr. Markert married Fredericka Rombold, who was also a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, and eight children were in time born to them, concerning whom brief mention is made as follows: Fred C., died on May 17, 1911; Charles F., is a resident of Logansport ; George H., who married Dora Schaefer, lives in East St. Louis, Illinois; William, died when twelve years of age; Katherine, is the wife of John J. Hildebrandt, of Logansport ; Christine, married Dr. J. Z. Powell, of Logansport; Andrew, died in infancy, and John D., who married Agnes Morgan, now lives at East St. Louis, Illinois.
Mr. Markert was a member of no religious organization, but to a certain extent held to the belief of the Swedenborgians; in his political faith he was a Democrat. Mrs. Markert died on October 5, 1897, a member of the Evangelical church.
CHARLES F. MARKERT is a son of Frederick M. and Fredericka (Rombold) Markert, natives of Wurtemburg, Germany, of whom de- tailed mention is made in an article dedicated to the father in other pages of this work. Charles F. was born on the place where he now resides, Pleasant Hill, in Logansport, Indiana, his birth occurring on
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October 11, 1858, and this city has always been his home. A common school education was granted to him, after which he started out for himself, being eighteen years old at that time. He learned the cooper's trade with his father, and later learned the trade of a marble polisher with C. B. Sanderson, but he did not adhere to either of those occupa- tions for any length of time. In 1881 he turned his attention to garden- ing, and he has since continued in that work without interruption, and his efforts have resulted in a most favorable manner. He was the first gardener in Cass county to undertake hot house gardening, and in that work he enjoyed a pleasing success and prosperity.
His marriage with Miss Catherine Newman, a daughter of John Newman, a well known farmer of Harrison township, was solemnized on November 12, 1891, and four children have been born to them- George L., Esther F. H., Ellen L. and Mary A. Mr. Markert is a Dem- ocrat and he and his wife are members of the Evangelical Association.
NATHANIEL TILTON, a well known general agriculturist of Noble township, has been an important factor in farming circles of Cass county, and his popularity is well deserved, as in him are embraced the characteristics of an unbending integrity, unabated energy and an industry that never flags. He has been interested in all that affects his community, and has especially identified himself with movements mak- ing for the advancement of religion, education and morality. Mr. Tilton was born October 25, 1854, on a farm in section 1, Noble town- ship, Cass county, Indiana, and is a son of John Tilton.
John Tilton came to Indiana from Ohio with his wife and eight children, locating on the farm now occupied by Nathaniel Tilton, where he spent the remainder of his life in agricultural pursuits, and was also associated with other earnest and hard-working citizens in advancing his community's interests. After coming to Cass county he and his wife had two other children: Maria Ann, who was married in 1877 to George Fergus, and still resides in Cass county ; and Nathaniel.
Nathaniel Tilton received his education in the district schools of Clay township, and was reared to the vocation of farmer, which he has followed all of his life. He is progressive in his methods and ideas, and each year finds his property further improved with good buildings and other features. His land is in a high state of cultivation, his crops are always large and bring top notch prices in the markets, and the appear- ance of his farm testifies eloquently to the presence of able manage- ment. He has always been a strong advocate of public improvements, ever being among the first to declare himself in favor of what he thinks will benefit his community or its people. Although not a politician in the generally accepted meaning of the word, he served for two terms as supervisor of district No. 1, Noble township.
On April 12, 1877, Mr. Tilton was married (first) to Miss Henrietta Roberts, a native of Fulton county, Indiana, and to this union there was born one son, William I., November 30, 1881. While this child was still in its infancy, its mother died very suddenly, in February, 1882. During the following year, Mr. Tilton married (second) Miss Eva A. Ulerick, who was born in Pennsylvania, October 30, 1857, and whose parents, Henry and Caroline (Fry) Ulerick, came to Cass county,
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Indiana, from the Keystone state in 1864. Mrs. Tilton came with her parents to Cass county, where she was a little maiden of eight years and here she was reared and educated. Her father was a native of Pennsylvania, but of German lineage, as his mother came from Germany. He was a butcher by occupation and was a self-made man, and is now a resident of Cass county. He is a Democrat politically and is a member of the United Brethern church and his wife was a member of the German Baptist. Mrs. Ulerick died November 20, 1889.
Mr. and Mrs. Tilton have had two children, namely: Henry A., born March 14, 1884; and Chauncey E., born January 2, 1889. Henry A .. graduated from the common schools, and then took a full commercial course at the Logansport Business College, and he paid his way par -. tially by raising melons. The first year he cleared $150 by this industry. At the present time he is connected with the R. T. Crane Iron and Steel Company of Chicago, and is located at Lima, Ohio, where he has charge of the business in that locality. He is one of the stable young men that Cass county, Indiana, claims, and is strictly a self-made man. He married Miss Bessie Vernon and they have one little son, Vernon, aged five years. Henry Tilton and wife are members of the Christian church and were converted under the preaching of Rev. "Billy" Sunday. He is a Republican and a member of the K. of P.
Chauncey E. is one of the successful young farmers of Noble town- ship and he and wife have a model little home near his parents' home. He is a young man of good practical education, and is associated with his father on the estate. He wedded Miss Myra Yund, and one little son, Leslie Kenneth, graces this marriage. Chauncey is a Republican and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian church.
Mr. and Mrs. Tilton may be proud of the honorable lives of their children, who are a credit to their aged parents.
Mrs. Tilton is a lady of most genial manners, sociable and cordial, and a model housekeeper, and she and her worthy husband are citizens who are held high in the respect and esteem of the people of Noble county.
Their pretty homestead is known as "The Upper Valley Farm." Both the Tilton and Ulerick families have been close attendants of the Presbyterian church, and their members are widely known in religious circles. Mr. Tilton succeeded his father as elder in the church, a position he has held since the elder man's death. During his long residence in Noble township, Mr. Tilton has formed a wide acquaintance, in which he numbers many warm friends, while every- where he is known as a man of the highest business integrity and moral probity.
ELMER DALLAS SNYDER, M. D. Having risen to influence and obtained recognition through solid merit, founded upon good natured abilities, ripened by liberal scholastic training and matured by thorough scien- tific study and long, continuous and assiduous practice, Dr. Elmer Dallas Snyder, of Onward, Indiana, is known as one of the leading medical practitioners of Cass county. He belongs to that class of pro- fessional men who value their success the more because it has been gained through their own individual effort, rather than through outside influence and assistance, and during the fifteen years that Onward has
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been his field of endeavor has impressed himself favorably upon his fellow-townsmen by the interest he has manifested in the welfare of his community. Dr. Snyder was born on his father's farm, located one mile west of Onward, in Cass county, December 1, 1865, and is a son of David and Maria (Waite) Snyder.
The Snyder family originated in Germany, from whence the great- grandfather of Dr. Snyder emigrated to the United States, settling in Berks county, Pennsylvania. From that section the grandparents of Dr. Snyder, Henry and Mary (Martz) Snyder, came to Cass county, . Indiana, with their eleven children, who were named as follows: Simon, Levi, Elizabeth, Henry, William, Sarah, John, David, Kate, Mary and Leah; of whom David and Mary are still living. Henry and Mary (Martz) Snyder both passed away in Cass county, where they had been engaged in agricultural pursuits. David Snyder was born in Carroll county. Indiana, and accompanied the family to Cass county more than a half a century ago. Like his father, he was a farmer, and was so engaged until his retirement, when he and his wife moved to the state of Washington, their present home. They had five children : Dr. Elmer D., Mrs. Dora Smith, Alonzo D., Mrs. Cora Mays and Mrs. Nora Bell.
Dr. Elmer Dallas Snyder was reared to agricultural pursuits and spent his boyhood in assisting his father in the work of the home farm, but it became his early intention to enter upon a professional career. The necessary funds for an education along medical lines were lacking, but he did not allow this to stand in his way, for he had inherited much of his father's ability to make his own way in the world. His early schooling was secured in his native locality, and subsequently he attended the schools of Logansport, following which he took up the vocation of educator, thus earning the means with which to gain his cherished medical training, which was secured in the Louisville Medical College. Following his graduation from that institution, in 1893, he began practice at Kewanna, Fulton county, later moved to Burr Oak, Marshall county, and finally settled in Onward, his home locality, where he is now firmly established in a representative practice.
Dr. Snyder was married first to Miss Ettie M. Apt (no issue), and on March 15, 1907, he married Mary Catherine Eckert, daughter of John and Leah (Eckhart) Eckert, members of a prominent family of Carroll county. Dr. and Mrs. Snyder are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in addition to the various medical organizations he belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees. Although not a politician, having preferred to give his entire attention to his professional work, Dr. Snyder has not been insensible to the duties of citizenship, and for a period served capably and faithfully in the capac- ity of county coroner.
SAMUEL S. HELVIE. Among the better known and more prosperous business men of Logansport, Samuel S. Helvie holds a leading place, and in his capacity as such is eminently deserving of some mention, however brief it may be, in a historical and biographical work of the nature of which this publication partakes. Mr. Helvie has experienced a gradual rise in life in a financial and business way, and from a farm
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home in Tipton township, has come into his present important place in the business life of Logansport.
Born in Tipton township, Cass county, Indiana, on November 30, 1852, Samuel S. Helvie is one of a family of thirteen children born to Samuel M. and Anna (Ulery) Helvie, eight of that goodly number being alive today. The father was a Virginian by birth and when a boy moved with his parents to Miami county, Ohio, where he later mar- ried Anna Ulery, the daughter of a well known Kentucky family. He received in his boyhood but little education out of books, and was early inured to the hard work of the farm, on which he lived until his mar- riage. In April, 1849, with his wife and ten children, he came to Cass county, Indiana, the journey being made from Virginia to this county in a wagon, drawn by horses, the popular method of travel in those early days. They settled in Tipton township on a slightly improved farm, owned by W. W. Haney, and here Mr. Helvie continued to be engaged in farming activities until his death, April 14, 1878. The widow survived him until September 26, 1896. Both these worthy people were members of the United Brethren church. Mr. Helvie was a life- long Republican, but was never an aspirant for political office or favor. His life was a quiet and uneventful one, and he lived among his acquaint- ances in Tipton township, esteemed and respected in the highest man- ner. He was honest as the day, to employ a term often used in speak- ing of him by those who knew him best, and was a good friend and neighbor, ever ready to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate than himself. He was a man particularly fond of hunting, and was known to be one of the best marksmen in Cass county.
Samuel S. Helvie was the youngest of the children of his parents, and he was born after the family removal to Tipton township. There he was reared and educated, and being the family Benjamin, remained at home until he was seventeen, contrary to the custom of other mem- bers of the family. When he was seventeen he set about learning teleg- raphy at Anoka, and after he had mastered the key, he was stationed at Anoka Junction as night operator, a place he continued to hold for almost seventeen years. In 1886 he began operating the flouring mill at the falls of Pipe creek, his father-in-law, John Costenborder, having been the original builder of the mill. He continued to be the active operator of the plant until the fall of 1890, when he gave up his per- sonal connection with it and employed a miller to handle the place for him, upon which basis it was then operated for the ensuing three years.
From early manhood Mr. Helvie had taken active interest in politics as a Democrat, and in 1890 he was the nominee of his party for the office of county auditor, to which office he was elected by a majority of two hundred and seventy-two. He served a term of four years, when, in accordance with the prevailing rule, he retired from office, after a period of service marked by the greatest efficiency and general satisfaction to all concerned. Upon the expiration of his term of office, Mr. Helvie accepted a position as clerk in a clothing store in Logansport, in the employ of Joseph G. Grace. Two years later, on November 26, 1896, Mr. Helvie, in association with Edward D. Sellers, succeeded to the business under the firm name of Helvie & Sellers, and they have since that time become firmly established in the commercial world of Logans-
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port. Their business is a prosperous one, and both partners hold envi- able positions in the community.
On October 30, 1874, Mr. Helvie was united in marriage with Elvira Costenborder, and to them nine children have been born: Lewis E., Walter M., Gertrude M., Ora E., Harry A., Etta, Bertha, Marie and Ocle. Mr. Helvie is a Mason of the Knights Templar degree, and Mrs. Helvie is a member of the Christian church of Logansport, where the family attend.
DANIEL W. CLARY. The Clary family in Cass county dates back to the period before the removal of the Indians from this part of the state, and the different members have witnessed all the transformations in conditions from the time of the first settlement down to the twentieth century era. Daniel W. Clary has long been a prominent farmer and citizen of Harrison township, which is his native home, and has acquired a position of influence in this township.
Daniel W. Clary was born in Harrison township, August 14, 1864. His parents were Isaac N. and Rebecca (Remley) Clary. The paternal grandfather was John Clary, and the maternal grandfather was Daniel Remley. The father of Daniel W. Clary came to Cass county at a very early date. When his father first started out for himself he bought a place of about 310 acres, on which he put up a rail pen and slept on a rail bed for some time. In this rough abode he lived, though with some improvements in conditions, until his marriage, at which time he erected a log cabin home, and thereafter lived in increasing comforts until his death. His marriage occurred in 1843. He was a resident of the county at the time the Indians were removed to their western homes, and he took some part in assisting in this removal. He spent many years of an active and prosperous life in the county, and in 1893 moved from the farm which he had first settled to the place now occupied by his son. In 1863 he had bought the present homestead there, and occupied it for the following year. All the substantial buildings were erected by the father, though Mr. Daniel W. Clary has himself, during his pro- prietorship, instituted a great many improvements and has continued to keep the farm apace with modern progress in agricultural conditions.
Daniel W. Clary was married on the twenty-third of November, 1887, to Miss Martha E. Conn, a daughter of David and Sarah (Herbert) Conn. David Conn was a soldier in the Seventy-ninth Indiana during the last two years of the Civil war, and his death occurred on April 17, 1886. Mr. and Mrs. Clary are the parents of three children, their names being: Berlin A., born October 17, 1888, received a common school education; David Earl, born January 3, 1902, in the sixth grade, and Lillie Ellen, born August 28, 1907. All the children live at home. The family are members of the Zion M. E. church, and Mrs. Clary is a member of the Ladies' Aid Society in the church. Mr. Clary is a Dem- ocrat in politics and one of the influential citizens of this community.
GEORGE H. LYNAS. The life work of the late Dr. J. B. Lynas, of Logansport, Indiana, whose death occurred January 28, 1901, was the founding and developing of a business that has become one of the prin- cipal industries of the city and is of national reputation. Entering
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upon the manufacture of proprietary medicines in a small way, only as an accommodation for his numerous patients, in the alleviation of whose ills he had spent many years, he found that instead of retiring from active life, as he had planned, he was but entering upon a still more strenuous career, and one which was to make his name known all over the country. The business, thus started in a humble way, has grown and developed, until its agencies are found from coast to coast, and its products, which first included only certain medicines of the doctor's own compiling, now cover a wide range of household neces- sities.
Dr. J. B. Lynas was born in Dearborn county, Indiana, February 14, 1835. In 1862 Dr. Lynas was married to Miss Sarah E. Reed, who was born in Wisconsin and who died in Logansport, January 18, 1911. George H. Lynas, son of Dr. Lynas, and the present directing head of the great enterprise that bears his name, was born in Logansport, Janu- ary 10, 1874, educated in the public schools, and at the age of eighteen years entered his father's business, with which he has been connected to the present time. His administration of its policies has served to advance the business in no small way, at the same time following his father's strict rule of honorable and upright dealings with the thou- sands of agents working for him. He was married October 31, 1905, to Miss Ethel Hanawalt, of Logansport. Dr. J. B. Lynas received his preliminary education in the public schools of Henry county, whence he had been taken by his father when five years of age, and after spend- ing some time in the study of medicine received his diploma from the Eclectic Medical School, Indianapolis, in 1874. At that time he entered upon the practice of his profession in Logansport, and during the years that followed built up a wide and representative clientele throughout Cass county. It was the desire of Dr. Lynas, however, to retire from active practice, but at the same time to meet the wishes of his patients, and accordingly he started to manufacture remedies at his home, these being compiled from old and well-proven remedies which he had used in his practice and which he had found successful in the relief and cure, of many diseases. At the start he little foresaw the extent that this business was destined to grow to, but it was not long before the merit of his goods caused the demand to exceed the supply that could be manufactured in the limits of the doctor's home, and, accordingly, in 1884, he established a laboratory at No. 409 Fourth street. During this time the business began to extend outside of the limits of Cass county, and when it began to reach out into other states the firm purchased and moved to No. 210 Sixth street. Dr. Lynas was the dominating factor of this great organization until his death, and his wise adminis- tration of its affairs made him one of Logansport's best known business citizens, but even after his demise the business continued to grow, and in 1904 was incorporated under the name of Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son, with a capital stock of $100,000. In 1906 it was found necessary to again seek larger quarters, and accordingly they purchased and located in the present factory and laboratory, at Nos. 517 and 519 Market street. Here Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son have a well equipped building, fitted with the latest improvements and appurtenances, the utmost care being taken to preserve sanitary conditions. The products now include,
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in addition to the well known J. B. L. medicines, all kinds of spices, teas, sachet powders, fruit colors, toilet articles, toilet soap, extracts, perfumes, stock preparations and miscellaneous articles. The J. B. L. trademark is a guarantee of absolute purity and excellence, and the agents of the company located in all parts of the United States are instructed at all times to replace any article that is not satisfactory, thus, without flaring newspaper advertisements the confidence of all users of these J. B. L. products are gained. It is this policy of giving customers the benefit of honorable and upright dealing that has had all to do with the phenomenal success of the enterprise. The first offi- cers of the incorporated company were George H. Lynas, president, and Sarah E. Lynas, vice-president and treasurer. At this time George H. Lynas retains the presidency, while Dr. J. F. Noland is treasurer, and R. C. Overmeyer is secretary. April 1, 1913, there was between fourteen and fifteen hundred people working for J. B. Lynas & Son. They are located in nearly every state in the union. At the above date they were employing additional workers at the rate of about sixty per month. To take care of this fast increasing business, many traveling representatives, as well as a large office force, are required.
ROBERT F. FRUSHOUR. One of the citizens of Cass county who began their career in primitive and often times log cabin homes, to labor with courage and industry to develop a wilderness of forest into a broad landscape of farms, and have subsequently reaped the rewards of such diligence in ample material prosperity, is Mr. Robert Frushour of Harrison township, whose postoffice address is Logansport. This family is one of the oldest in Cass county, and two generations have assisted in the progress of this county.
Robert F. Frushour was born in Bethlehem township, Cass county, October 16, 1856. His parents were George V. and Charlotte (Rowan) Frushour. Both grandfather and father came to that county at a very early date from Virginia, where they bought a great deal of land, most of it from the government, and set to work with characteristic industry to develop homes out of the forest. The only roads in the country at that time were the rough trails blazed through the woods, and the pioneer scenes and difficulties, which are described on other pages of this history, were, almost without exception, experienced by the Frushour family during its career here. The brothers and sisters of Mr. Robert F. Frushour were as follows: Harmon T., whose first wife was Harriet Orwin and his second wife was Anna Turner, both himself, as also his wives, now being deceased ; George, Jr., who married Lucy Thompson; William V .. who married Etta Gundrum; Anna, who became the wife of Arthur Wells, and Ida, who was the wife of Ira Mandlin. .
On February 18, 1880, Mr. Frushour married Miss Mary E. Brown. Her parents were Isaac and Elizabeth (Custer) Brown. One of her grandfathers was also named Simpson. Various members of her family became early residents of Cass county, having located here during the decade of the early forties. The brothers and sisters of Mrs. Frushour were as follows: George, who married Effie Schilling; Albert, who died at the age of forty-two; Samnel, who married Anna Newberry; Jay,
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who died at the age of thirty-one years, unmarried; Nancy, who married John M. LaRose. The father of Mrs. Frushour died in 1872, and her mother passed away in 1884.
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