History of Dearborn County, Indiana : her people, industries and institutions, Part 84

Author: Archibald Shaw
Publication date: 1915
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Number of Pages: 1123

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In 1878 Leonhart Stoll and family moved to Aurora, and there, for nearly thirty-seven years, he lived a life above reproach; reared his children to noble men and women and conducted so wisely his business, that his name stood for the very best in his line, success crowning his conscientious efforts. Few men had more friends than Mr. Stoll and few are there blessed with so noble a line of descendants; ten children, forty-two grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren being left to mourn their loss. At the venerable age of eighty-six years, four months and eighteen days, Leonhart Stoll rests in peace. The following obituary notice from a local paper is appropriate at this place :

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"Leonhart Stoll, one of our most highly respected citizens, died at his home on Park avenue, Friday, January 29, 1915, after a brief illness. He had been apparently in the best of health, but on Wednesday, complained of not feeling well, when a physician was summoned and the difficulty thought to be overcome, but at half-past nine Friday morning, the life work of Leonhart Stoll was finished, and his soul passed to the 'great beyond.'" Mr. Stoll was buried in River View cemetery. The children of Leonhart and Karoline (Sauter) Stoll, now living, are as follow: Catherine, Louis D., Josephine, Caroline, Flora, August, Bernardena, Anna, Margaret and William, the other eight having died while young. Catherine is the wife of Peter Funck, and resides at Aurora; Louis D., the subject of this sketch, also lives at Aurora; Josephine became the wife of John Pelgan and resides at San Francisco, California; Caroline is now Mrs. Robert Dean, of Indianap- olis; Flora married Joseph Maffey, of Ripley county, Indiana; August. asso- ciated with his brother, Louis, in business, also makes his home at Aurora; Bernardena is Mrs. Theodore Doerr, of Indianapolis; Anna is the wife of Frederick Schmitz, of Covington, Kentucky; Margaret is the widow of Harry Siemantel, of Aurora, and William, also of Aurora, is associated in business with his brothers, Louis D. and August. The mother of these children was the daughter of Andreas and Bernardena (Lieberman) Sauter, natives of Germany and early settlers at Covington, Kentucky, where they died well ad- vanced in years. They were blessed with seven children, namely: Caroline, August Benjamin, Mary, Flora, Permelia and Bernardine.

Louis G. Stoll was united in marriage on November 24, 1880, to Sarah Evansberg, who was born on February 7, 1859, at Covington, Kentucky, daughter of Jacob and Christina ( Huttenlocher) Evansberg, to which union have been born two children, Walter and John C. Walter died when three years old and John C. is engaged in the meat business at Oak Creek, Colorado. He was united in marriage to Jennie Wintersohl, by whom he has had one child-John. Mrs. Stoll is an earnest member of the Lutheran church.

Jacob and Christina (Huttenlocher) Evansberg, parents of Mrs. Stoll, were natives of Germany, and early settlers at Covington, Kentucky, both of whom are now deceased, the former dying in 1915. aged eighty-three years. They were the parents of the following children : William, Caroline, Mollie, Mary, John, Frederick, Michael and Emma.

Louis G. Stoll commands the respect and esteem of the community in which he resides. and in point of progressiveness and keen business judgment, has few superiors.

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EDWARD SCHULZ.

Having tried various combinations in his native city, and not being en- tirely satisfied with the field offered for the display of his qualifications, Edward Schulz abandoned the state of his birth and selected the growing and prosperous little city of Aurora, which has returned him good interest on his investment, and he now stands at the head in his particular line of business, owning one of the best-equipped merchant-tailoring and men's clothing establishments in Aurora, where he is always prepared to meet the wants of his large and loyal list of customers.

Edward Schulz is a son of Robert and Josephine (Lichinger) Schulz, and was born on February 21, 1861, at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was reared and attended the public schools. After leaving school, his first employment was in a grocery store, where he remained two years on a weekly salary of one dollar and fifty cents. He then was engaged with Meyers & Demich, in the furnishing goods business in Cincinnati, after which he was with H. & G. Feder in the same line for about eight years, and then took charge of the wholesale establishment of Bell, Miller & Company, now "The Fair," at the corner of Sixth and Race streets. After a period of service with that concern lasting about six years, Mr. Schulz severed his association with that firm and in 1889 moved to Aurora, where he and his brother, William, en- gaged in the clothing and furnishing business together for two years, at the end of which time he bought his brother's interest and, in 1894, took his brother, Otto, in with him. In 1896 Otto went to Columbus, Indiana, since which time Edward Schulz has been conducting the business alone. He has a fine store, and carries a large stock of goods, engaging in a general mer- chant-tailoring line, handling a fine line of men's clothing. He is a thor- oughly up-to-date haberdasher, employing a number of clerks. In addition to the foregoing Mr. Schulz is president of the Wymond Cooperage Com- pany, of Aurora, a director of the Indianapolis Chair and Furniture Company, of Aurora, and a stockholder in the Aurora Creamery Company. He is a Republican and his fraternal alliances are with Aurora Lodge No. 51, Free and Accepted Masons; Aurora Chapter No. 13, Royal Arch Masons; Aurora Commandery No. 17, Knights Templar: Harmony Lodge No. 69. Knights of Pythias; Walla Walla Tribe No. 229, Improved Order of Red Men, and the Royal Arcanum, and is also a member of the Aurora Commercial Club.

Robert and Josephine (Lichinger) Schulz, parents of Edward Schulz, were natives of Germany. Robert Schulz was reared and educated in the land of his birth and came to America when a young man, locating in Cin-

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cinnati, where he followed the trade of a machinist, dying there is 1885, aged fifty-seven years. His wife survived him and died in 1903, aged sixty-eight years. They were both members of the Evangelical church. Being an expert mechanic, Mr. Schulz was employed on the construction of the gov- ernment monitors during the Civil War. To this couple were born the fol- lowing children: Amelia (deceased), who was the wife of Alexander Demick; Edward, who lives at Aurora; Otto, of Cincinnati, Ohio; William, and one who died in infancy. Robert Schulz's father was a member of the lesser nobility in Germany and was known as Von Schulz. He and his wife died in Germany, where he was an office holder. They were the parents of two children, Robert and Emil. Mr. Schulz's maternal grandfather died while crossing the water and was buried at sea. His widow came to America with her children and settled at Cincinnati, where she died. Their children were five in number, namely : Josephine, who married Robert Schulz; Catherine, Gerstel, who is now Mrs. Ulrich, and two others, one of whom was drowned in the Ohio river when thirteen years old, and the other died from home- sickness at Cincinnati.

Edward Schulz was married on November 24, 1888, to Rosa Good, daughter of John and Elizabeth Good, to which union the following children were born : Edward, a clerk in his father's store; Arthur, also a clerk in his father's store, married May Reed, of Cincinnati, and has one child, Joseph Arthur: Rosa, who married Walter Rea, of West Aurora, and has one child, Donald, and Amelia, who married Edgar Hizer; of Center township, this county, and has one child, Aldemore.

Edward Schulz is a public-spirited and enterprising business man of Aurora, and always takes an active interest in the welfare and progress of the city in which he lives.

EDWARD BLAKE LAMAR.

In contributing materially to the advancement of his home city, Edward Blake Lamar has accomplished results of a lasting quality, where others have made sad failures. He made up his mind early in life that the vocation of a merchant was suited to his particular qualifications, possibly because of the business already established by his father, in whose employ his most valuable training was secured. At any rate, he decided wisely, since he has built up a valuable shoe trade, and is one of Aurora's most successful shoe mer- chants.

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Edward Blake Lamar was born on July 22, 1852, at Maysville, Mason county, Kentucky, a son of William W. and Elizabeth E. (Blake) Lamar, natives of Maryland. His education was secured first at a private school at Maysville, and later at the public schools at Newport, Kentucky, after which he attended Beach Grove Academy under Professor Richardson, who also taught Gen. U. S. Grant and James C. Blaine. After leaving school Mr. Lamar began clerking in his father's store at Aurora, going from there to St. Louis, and later to San Francisco. Returning to St. Louis he was married there and then went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, with his wife, and associated himself with Henry Eiseman in the dry goods business. Mr. Lamar's mother died while he was at Council Bluffs, and he returned to Aurora to attend the funeral, and shortly afterward moved there, and has been in the shoe business in that city for the past twenty-five years. Politically he has always been a loyal Demo- crat.

William W. Lamar was a flatboatman and traded on the river between Cincinnati and New Orleans, and for a time lived and traded among the Choc- taw Indians at Jackson, Mississippi. He was married in Maryland and came West. settling at Maysville, Kentucky, where nearly all his children were born. He moved to Aurora in 1865 and conducted a prosperous business for years. His death occurred there at the age of ninety-one years. His wife died at the age of seventy-three years. She was a member of the Christian church. Mr. Lamar was a warm personal friend of General Jackson, whose acquaintance he made while in Mississippi, and was one of Jackson's seconds when the latter fought his historic duel. To William W. and Elizabeth (Blake) Lamar were born twelve children, as follow: Elizabeth Eleanora, deceased, who was the wife of William Brewington; Josephine, who married James A. Greer, of Covington, Kentucky; Catharine, who became the wife of Merrill Burlingame, of St. Louis, Missouri; Sallie, who married Frank M. Munson, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; William F., deceased; John Howard, deceased; Edward B .; of Aurora, the immediate subject of this sketch; Harry .B., of Terre Haute, Indiana; Bessie, the wife of Buckner Goodman, of Mays- ville, Kentucky, and three others who died young.

Mr. Lamar's maternal grandfather was Edward U. Blake, a direct de- scendant of Admiral Blake of the English navy, and was entitled to display the coat-of-arms of the Blake family. He and his wife, who was a Horsey, were natives of Maryland, Mrs. Blake having been a relative of President Wash- ington's wife, Martha Washington. These grandparents came west and set- tled at Lebanon, Ohio, where they both died at advanced ages, both living to be

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past ninety. Mr. Blake was a well educated man. He and his wife were the parents of three children; Elizabeth E., Sarah, and Mary Ann.

Edward Blake Lamar was united in marriage on April 19, 1884, to Marie Heffern, who was born in 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri, of Irish lineage. Her parents died in St. Louis. To Mr. and Mrs. Lamar have been born five children, namely: William W., who resides at St. Louis, and is married; Carroll, who died in Council Bluffs, when thirteen years of age; Harry H., who is traveling for the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, of St. Louis, is married and resides at Cincinnati; Elizabeth Eleanor, a graduate of the Aurora high school, is librarian in the Aurora public library, and Ed- ward B., Jr., a stenotypist in the real estate office of the Big Four Railroad Company at Cincinnati, who is married.

Mr. Lamar is one of the best known and most successful shoe dealers of Aurora. He receives a large trade from the surrounding territory, where his name is equally as well-known, and is held in high repute throughout this en- tire section of the state.

WILLIAM H. LEIVE.

Now and then an individual is found who started out on his life's work with the pathway' practically cleared for him, thus enabling him to escape the drudgery of wading through obstacles and climbing to the top single-handed and unaided. With his father well established in the watchmaker's trade, Will- iam H. Leive, watchmaker and jeweler, of Aurora, was far-sighted enough to grasp his opportunity at the proper moment, when he had the advice and as- sistance of an older and more experienced head, which has resulted in his present well-established business.

William H. Leive was born in Aurora, this county, on August 26, 1874, a son of William and Sophia (Resing) Leive. He attended the German pa- rochial school at Aurora until fourteen years of age, and then a short time at the public school, after which he commenced to learn the watchmaker's trade in the old Opera House building, in 1889, and a few years before his father's death relieved him at the work bench, his father having previously taken him into partnership and when his father died, he, in partnership with his brother, Charles, continued this business as their father's successors, under the old firm name of William Leive & Sons. In 1913 Charles died, and William H. Leive has continued to run the business alone. Mr. Leive is a stanch Republi- can, and in addition to his jewelry business, he is financially interested in the

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Indianapolis Furniture Company, of Aurora, and is also a stockholder in the Wymond Cooperage Company, and the Aurora State Bank.

William Leive, father of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Han- over, Germany. where he received an elementary education. He came to America with his parents at the age of thirteen years, settling first at Cin- cinnati, and they were early pioneers in Dearborn county, Indiana. He grew to manhood near Aurora, and then went to Cincinnati and learned the watch- maker's trade, and in 1861 established a business at Aurora, in which he con- tinued up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1910, at the age of seventy-two years, leaving a well-established and good paying business. His wife was born at Cincinnati, Ohio, and survives him at the age of sixty-seven years. They were the parents of three children, namely : Charles, deceased; Alvina, who became the wife of Archibald Rudell, and William H., of Aurora, Indiana.

The paternal grandfather was John Henry Leive, and his wife was Ger- trude (Obermuller) Leive. Mr. Leive died at the home of his daughter in Cin- cinnati, and his wife died in Dearborn county at an advanced old age, leaving the following children : Henry, the first; Henry, the second; William, Herman H., August, Christian, Charles, Catherine and Louise.

The maternal grandparents were Henry Resing and wife, natives of Germany, who settled first at Cincinnati, and later moved to Ripley county, near Friendship, and finally went to Westmoreland, Kansas, and they died in Topeka, Kansas, well advanced in years. Their children were as fol- low : Sophia, Harry, Louis, Louise, Tillie, Amelia, Emma and Margaret.

William H. Leive makes his home with his mother, to whom he is a de- voted son, taking great pleasure in providing for her every need.

HENRY P. BUSSE.

Among the beautiful rural homes of Hogan township, Dearborn coun- ty, none is more attractive or better cared for than that of Henry P. Busse. Mr. Busse fully appreciates his good fortune in having his efforts rewarded with favors beyond the average, and has shown his good faith by doing his part in handling his holdings to the best of his ability, neglecting nothing that would tend toward furthering the value of the same. And, not only has he done the best within his power for his own personal interest, but he has also been publically interested and helped in every possible way toward the welfare of his township.

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Henry P. Busse was born on June 27, 1856, and is a son of Christian Busse. He was reared from early childhood in Hogan township, where he received his early education. After his marriage, Mr. Busse began farming for himself on a portion of the old home farm, remaining there seven years, when he bought a farm on the southeastern edge of Wilmington, overlooking the valley of South Hogan creek, and giving a fine view of Aurora and many miles beyond. He now owns a splendid tract of one hundred and thirty-eight acres of fine farm land, on which he has made many improvements, remodeling and adding new buildings. He now has a good home, substantial barn, and other necessary outbuildings, which render his place one of the most beautiful country homes for many miles around. Mr. Busse is a Democrat. He is a member of the Lutheran church.

A biographical sketch of Christian Busse, father of Henry P., is presented elsewhere in this volume, to which the reader is referred for the genealogical record of the family.

Henry P. Busse was united in marriage, in 1879, with Louise Oehlmann, daughter of Harmon and Hannah (Poos) Oehlmann. She was born on April 19, 1858, at St. Leon, Dearborn county, Indiana, and received her education at the district schools. Mr. and Mrs. Busse have had six children : Irene, Fred- erick, Henry, Bertha, Lydia and Christian. Irene became the wife of Henry Weisemann and lives in Washington township, near Wilmington. They have three children, Carl, Fred and Ruth. Frederick was married to Cora Gassell and lives in Manitoba, Canada, where he follows farming. They have two chil- dren, Ruth and Freda. Henry lives at home. Bertha also resides at home. Lydia became the wife of George Straisinger and resides at Aurora. Christian is at home.

Harmon Oehlmann, father of Mrs. Henry P. Busse, was born in Han- over, Germany, and when he came to America settled at Cincinnati, where he was married to Hannah Poos, a native of Prussia. He settled on a farm at St. Leon, where he followed agriculture until his death, which occurred while Mrs. Busse was a very young child. His widow afterward left the farm to her eldest son and bought a farm in Manchester township where she lived with her second son until his marriage. She then came to North Hogan road where she kept a toll-gate for a number of years, and after giving this up, she made her home with Henry P. Busse and his wife until her death, which occurred in 1907.

Mr. Busse has always been a kind-hearted man, and a loyal and devoted son to his mother, and can count many sincere friends in the township where he resides.

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JACOB HORNBACH.

Although of German lineage, the subject of this sketch was born in Ohio, and came with his father to York township, Dearborn county, Indiana, while still a small lad. Jacob Hornbach is one of the most successful farmers in his township, and stands well in the estimation of his friends and all with whom he has either social or business dealings.

Jacob Hornbach was born on March 25, 1859, in Ohio, a son of Andrew and Frances (Kirchkoph) Hornbach. He attended the township schools, and when through school, he assisted his father on the farm until he was mar- ried, after which he went to housekeeping near Yorkville, renting seventy-five acres of land, which he cultivated for several years, and then bought ninety acres from his father, to which he later, in 1906, added seventy-eight acres more. He is one of the prosperous and prominent citizens of the township, and has held some of the township offices, among which was that of road supervisor, in which capacity he served for eight years. He is a stanch Democrat, and an ardent member of the Catholic church.

Andrew and Frances (Kirchkoph) Hornbach were born and educated in Germany, and were farmers. Coming to America, they settled in Ohio, where they bought a farm of eighty acres. Andrew Hornbach farmed here for a short time, and then sold out and settled in York township, buying eighty acres, to which, as his prosperity permitted, he continued to add, until he owned a half-section at the time of his death. Mr. Hornbach was an earnest and attentive member of the Catholic church, and a never-failing voter of the Democratic ticket. His wife, Frances (Kirchkoph) Hornbach, received a good education in the land of her birth, and was a young woman when she came to the United States with her husband. To this couple were born thirteen children, Albert, Lena, Alovie, Louisa, Charles, John, Jacob, George, Michael, Mary, and three who died in infancy.

Albert Hornbach was married to Sophia (Behm), and is a thriving farmer in York township. Lena lives in Dearborn county. Alovis is the proprietor of a flourishing grocery in Middletown. Ohio, and has six chil- dren, Charles, John, Frank. Theodore. Carrie and Adolph deceased. Louisa is the wife of John Krieger, and lived on a farm in York township. Charles is a general farmer. dealing in hay, grain, cattle. etc., in York township. His wife was Rosie Kueble. John resides at Middletown, Ohio. George was married Helen Ege, and is also a farmer in York township. Michael was united in marriage with Elizabeth Steinmetz. Mary became the wife of Philip Fuchs, a farmer of York township.

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Jacob Hornbach was married to Mary Widolff, who was born January 4, 1861, in York township, where she received a good education. She be- came the mother of eight children, namely : August, Minnie, Tony, Gertrude, Frances, Marie, Henry and Eleanora, the latter two of whom died in youth. These children are all living at home, with the exception of Frances, who is the wife of John Hartman, and resides on a farm in Decatur county. They have one child, Mary Martina.

HARRY STEWART BURLINGAME

The subject of the following sketch is a gentleman of good education and splendid executive ability, and in every way capable of managing and add- ing to the property inherited at the death of his mother. He has always taken a sincere interest in the welfare of his township, and is one of the best known and most popular men in the community in which he resides.

Harry Stewart Burlingame was born on July 21, 1865, and is a son of Benjamin F. and Dorothy (Churchill) Burlingame. His early education was received in the district schools of Sparta township, and he later entered Moores Hill College, and after leaving school, he took charge of his mother's farm and managed it until her death. He inherited from his mother a fine farm of forty acres, to which he added three acres later on. For the past twenty-six years, Mr. Burlingame has taught school, twenty-five years of which time have been spent in Dearborn county, and of the latter period, has been three years principal of the Dillsboro high school. Mr. Burlingame is a Demo- crat, and has always been a worker in the ranks of the party. His church mem- bership is with the Presbyterian congregation. He is a past chancellor in the Knights of Pythias, and past master in the Masonic lodge.

Benjamin Franklin Burlingame, father of Harry S., was born on Decem- ber 23, 1809, in New York state, living there until 1840, when he came to Indiana and settled in Posey county, but later, in 1845, moved to Wilmington, where he opened a wagon shop in the old court house, which building is still standing. In 1867 Mr. Burlingame sold his shop and bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Sparta township, where he resided until his death, which occurred November 25, 1882. He was a loyal Democrat and gave his support by serving as county commissioner for two or three years, and always attended the conventions of the party. He was a Mason, a Granger of Sparta township and a charter member of the latter, in which they advocated the methods of better farming.

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On March 28, 1833, Benjamin F. Burlingame was married to Adaline Merrell, a native of New York state, who was born on October 6, 1817. She died on February 8, 1857, leaving surviving her husband and four sons, Ben- jamin F., Jr., Solomon Merrell, Dwight H. and Andrew J. Benjamin F .. Jr., was married to Elizabeth Rogers, of Wilmington, and died at Jeffersonville, Indiana. They had six children, Minnie, Paul, Frank, Rogers, Elizabeth and Benjamin. Soloman Merrell was married to Kate Lamar, of Aurora, and died at St. Louis. They had seven children, Harry, Anna Louise, Charles, Dudley, Nora, Howard and Ella. Dwight H. was married to Anna Stalder, of Wilmington, and they have one child, Clara. Andrew J. was married to Emma Aldridge, of Wilmington, and died at St. James, Missouri. They had two children, Edward and William, Dwight H. Burlingame was a member of the Twenty-sixth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serving full time as a private in the Civil War; Andrew J. Burlingame served as a private in the Eighteenth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, during the entire Civil War. Benjamin F. Burlingame, Jr., was regimental quartermaster of the Sev- enth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, serving first in the three months' service in West Virginia.

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History of Dearborn County, Indiana : her people, industries and institutions, Part 84

Author: Archibald Shaw Publication date: 1915 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1123

Author: Archibald Shaw
Publication date: 1915
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1123