History of Hamilton County Indiana, her people, industries and institutions, Part 78

Author: John F. Haines
Publication date: 1915
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Number of Pages: 1051

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Dr. Carleton H. Tomlinson. son of Levi and Eliza (Hoag) Tomlinson, was born near Westfield, this county, June 12, 1869. Levi Tomlinson was the son of Robert and Lydia ( Kellum) Tomlinson, while Robert Tomlinson was the son of William Tomlinson, the first one of the family to come to this country from Ireland.

William Tomlinson, the great-grandfather of Doctor Tomlinson, emi- grated to this country in the latter part of the eighteenth century and settled in Guilford county. North Carolina, while the Indians were still living there in large numbers. There he met and married Martha Coppick, who had been

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captured by the Indians, but had been rescued a short time before her mar- riage. William Tomlinson was a saddler by trade, a man of great ability and enterprise and financially prosperous. He had four sons who reached maturity, Joseph, Robert, the grandfather of Doctor Tomlinson; Josiah and Allan. William Tomlinson lived far beyond the allotted years of men and survived to witness the close of the struggle for independence and the laying of a sure foundation for our present national prosperity.

Robert Tomlinson, the grandfather of Doctor Tomlinson, remained with his mother until twenty-six years of age, when he married Lydia Kellum, and to them the following children were born: Milton, Martha, Noah, Jesse, Asenath, James, Levi, the father of Doctor Tomlinson, and Esther. Robert Tomlinson came to Hamilton county from Carolina in 1837 and purchased two hundred acres of land and remained upon the farm until his death at the advanced age of eighty-three.

Levi Tomlinson was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, near Moores- ville, on a farm and then came to this county with his parents, Robert and Lydia Kellum, when a small boy. He received a good, common school edu- cation and remained at home until his marriage to Eliza Hoag. To Levi Tomlinson and wife were born two children, Alice and Dr. Carleton H.

Doctor Tomlinson attended the schools of Washington township. this county, and then was graduated in the Westfield Union Academy, finishing the course there in 1890. After teaching school then for one year he entered . Earlham College, at Richmond, Indiana, where he followed the classical course for one year, after which he entered the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis and was graduated with the class of 1895. Immediately after his graduation he was appointed an an intern in one of the local hospitals at Indianapolis and received some very valuable experience during his year's residence in the capital city. In 1896 he began the active practice of his chosen profession in Cicero, and has been continuously ministering to the people of this community since that time. He has built up a large and remunerative practice and ranks with the leading physicians and surgeons of this section of the state. In his technical skill he combines those rare qualities of sympathy, patience and kindliness which are the necessary concomitants of the successful physician. He keeps fully abreast of the times in his chosen life work, and is a member of the Hamilton County, Indiana State and National Medical Associations.

Doctor Tomlinson was married June 31, 1896, to Luella Hadley, daugh- ter of Benjamin and Mary Emily (Brown) Hadley, and to this union have been born two children, Russell and Mary Emily. The family are all earn-

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est members of the Methodist Episcopal church and take an active part in church and Sunday school work. Doctor Tomlinson is a trustee of his church and is actively engaged in the management of its affairs. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Independent Order of Odd Fellows and takes a deep interest in the work of these fraternal organiza- tions, being especially active in the work of the Knights of Pythias. In politics, Doctor Tomlinson has taken an active and prominent part in the affairs of the Republican party for many years, and as chairman of the Republican central committee of the county he has had active charge of the general affairs of his party for several years past in his community. He has never held any office at the hands of his party, but is now a member of the pension board of the county. Doctor Tomlinson is a wide-awake citizen, interested in all public-spirited enterprises, and all worthy local movements have received his hearty support. His life is clean and wholesome and no one in the community stands higher in the general regard of the citizens than he. He is a quiet, genial and unassuming man, easily makes friends, and, by reason of his courteous and obliging manner, retains them.

IVA J. HORNEY.

It is interesting to note the large number of people now living in Hamil- ton county, Indiana, who were either born in North Carolina, or are descend- ants of people from that state. Iva J. Horney, a prosperous farmer, living in Washington township, is one of the many citizens of this county who were born in North Carolina, but has made his home in this county for the past half century. He is a man who is highly respected and honored in his com- munity, a man who has always stood for good government, good citizenship and a high standard of conduct.

Iva J. Horney, the son of Alson and Susan ( Mendenhall) Horney, was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, January 14, 1854, near High Point. His parents were both natives of the same county in North Carolina, and came to Indiana, arriving in Hamilton county on the last day of 1865. Alson Horney located with his family on the Lafayette road, three miles northwest of Noblesville, where he bought eighty acres of land and started in to clear and improve his farm. At the time of his death in 1875 Alson Horney owned one hundred and twenty-five acres of well improved land. He and his wife were loyal members of the Friends church, and earnest work-

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ers in that denomination. The wife of Alson Horney died April 2, 1912. There were six children born to Alson Horney and wife, three of whom died in infancy, while three are still living: Iva J., Alpheus and Orena, the widow of Paul Klepper, deceased, who now lives at Fishers.

Iva J. Horney was about ten years of age when his parents moved from North Carolina to Hamilton county, Indiana. He received such education as was given in the common schools of his native state, and also attended school for a short time after moving to this county. He remained at home until the death of his father in 1875, and then married and began farming on a sixty-acre tract which was owned by himself and wife just north of Horton. They had a small frame house on the farm, which presented a striking contrast to the beautiful home in which they now live. On this farm Iva J. Horney and his wife have been living for the past forty years. He has a fine farm now of one hundred and ninety acres, and to each of his three children who are married. he gave forty acres of land at the time of their marriage. As a farmer he has been one of the most progressive in his township, has added the latest farming machinery as it. has appeared, and in every way has kept pace with the latest advances in agricultural methods.

Iva J. Horney was married in 1875 to Viola Keys, who was born in Washington township, this county, the daughter of John and Emily (Rich) Keys.

John Keys, the father of Mrs. Horney, was the son of Joseph Keys, a native of North Carolina, and an early settler in Johnson county, Indiana, coming to this state about 1830 .. John Keys was born in Johnson county, Indiana. December 12, 1830. Some time later the Keys family came to Hamilton county, and in this county he married Emily Rich, the daughter of Peter and Amy Rich. Peter Rich was also one of the many natives of North Carolina who came to Indiana.

Mr. Horney and his wife are the parents of five children, four of whom are living, and one who died in infancy. The living children are Nora, Cove, Wallie and Eula. Nora is the wife of Alva Osborne, and lives southwest of Horton. She has four children, one of whom died in infancy, Edith, Maude and Marion. Cove married Lillie Myers, and lives just west of Horton. He has four children, three of whom are living, Ruth, Amos and Merrill. Lynn, the other child of Cove, died in infancy. Wallie married Carrie Cox, and lives in the southern part of Adams township, this county. . He has one daughter, Harriett. Eula is still living with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Horney have the satisfaction of seeing their children happily mar- ried and with homes of their own. Mr. Horney is a man of kindly disposi-

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tion, charitable to the faults of his neighbors, thoroughly honest and straight- forward, representing in all good things the highest type of American citizenship.

AUGUST FAULSTICH.

Among the men of sterling worth and strength of character who have made an impress on the life of the locality in which they live, none has re- ceived a larger meed of popular respect and regard than the gentleman whose family name is well known throughout this section of the county, August Faulstich, an. able architect and contractor of Cicero. Lifelong residence in one locality has given the people an opportunity to know him in every phase of his character, and that he has been true to life in its every phase is mani- fest in the high degree of confidence and regard in which he is held by those who know him. Professionally, he is a man of unusual attainments, and has achieved a splendid success among the followers of his profession, which is dual in character, combining the artistic and aesthetic with the practical and economic.

August A. Faulstich, the son of John and Elizabeth (Buscher) Faul- stich, was born on a farm in this county January 24, 1886, and has spent his entire life in this county. John Faulstich was born November 27, 1860, in section 29, Jackson township, and is the son of Bruno and Mary E. Faul- stich. Bruno Faulstich came from Germany when a young man and settled in Tipton county, where he became a prosperous farmer. To Bruno Faul- stich and wife were born eight children, Frank, of Madison county, this state; Ferdinand, also of Madison county; John, the father of August A .; Henry, who resides in Madison county : Charles, deceased; Fred, deceased; Maggie and William, of Madison county. John Faulstich was a large land- owner and prosperous farmer of this county, but has retired from active work and is now living in Cicero, surrounded by all the conveniences and comforts of modern life. He was married April 21, 1885, to Elizabeth Buscher. the daughter of Augustus and Sarah ( Mappes) Buscher. Augustus Buscher and wife had five children, Mary, deceased; Albert, deceased ; Eliza- beth, the wife of John Faulstich; Catherine, deceased, and Augustus, deceased. To John Faulstich and wife have been born eight children, Augustus A., with whom this narrative deals: Charles, Theresa. Dorothy, William, Eva, Cath- erine and Clara.

Augustus A. Faulstich received a good common school education in

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White River township, this county, and then graduated from the Elwood high school at the age of fifteen years. He then began working in a glass factory but did not remain with this factory very long, and for the nevt three years engaged in farming, after which he took up stone masonry and cement work and has been following that line of industry ever since. He now does contracting and is rapidy forging to the front as one of the suc- cessful contractors of his section of the county. He has made a special study of architecture, having taken a course in engineering, designing and draught- ing, so that he is now qualified to design as well as to construct buildings. He is deeply interested in his chosen line of work and as he is still a young man he promises to become a prominent factor in his chosen field.

Politically, Mr. Faulstich is a stanch Democrat and is actively interested in the welfare of his party. At the present time he is serving as a member of the town board of Cicero, in which capacity he is taking a prominent part in the building up of his home town. Fraternally, he is a member of the Improved Order of Red Men, and in this organization has filled all of the offices. He also holds membership in the Knights of Pythias, and is now acting as chancellor commander of his local lodge. Religiously, he is a mem- ber of the Catholic church and is a generous contributor to its various enter- prises.

JAMES H. HILL.

The history of the man whose name heads this biographical sketch is closely identified with the history of Hamilton county, Indiana, which has long been his home. He began his career in this locality in the pioneer epoch and throughout the subsequent years has been closely allied with the county's interests and upbuilding. His life has been one of untiring activity and has been crowned with a degree of success commensurate with his efforts. He is of the highest type of the progressive citizen and none more than he deserves a fitting recognition among those whose enterprise and ability have achieved results that have awakened the admiration of those who knew them. The cause of humanity never had a truer friend than James H. Hill, and in all the relations of life-family, church, state and society-he has displayed that consistent Christian spirit, that natural worth, that has endeared him to all classes. His integrity and fidelity have been manifested in every relation of life, an example which has been an inspiration to others, his influence for good having been felt in the community honored by his citizenship.

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James H. Hill, one of the pioneers of this county, was born in White River township, January 11, 1840, the son of James M. and Sarah (Edwards) Hill. James M. Hill was born in Virginia, his father having come from Ireland to this country with his family and first settling in Carolina, but later going to Virginia. James M. Hill was a wagon maker by trade and upon reaching his maturity left his home in Virginia for Highland county, Ohio. Still later he came westward and settled in Wayne county, Indiana, and in 1836 came to Hamilton county, and settled in White River township, enter- ing eighty acres of land under President Martin Van Buren in that year.

James M. Hill, the father of James H. Hill, was a man of unusual energy and ability and early became a man of influence in his community. Immedi- ately after coming to this county with his family he built a log cabin fifteen by twenty feet, cleared some of the land and commenced to farm. Later he built a large log house of two stories in order to accommodate his grow- ing family, as he and his good wife reared a family of ten children. These children in the order of their birth are as follows: Polly, deceased; one who died in infancy ; Marion, living in Iowa; Ora ; Lettie. deceased; Washington. deceased ; Elizabeth, deceased; Nancy, deceased; James H .; Mahala and Sarah, deceased. The two oldest children, Polly and the unnamed child, are buried in Virginia, while the other children are buried in the cemetery of the Church of the Brethren in White River township.

James H. Hill received his limited education in the subscription schools of his day and as a youth took his part in the labor of the fields. Early in life he commenced renting land on the shares and still later rented land from his father. Subsequently he purchased a part of the farm and gradually acquired the interests of the other heirs, so that he now owns a fine farm of two hundred acres, all under a high state of cultivation, upon which he has placed all the conveniences of the modern, up-to-date farmer and his well- tilled fields yield a golden tribute in return for the care bestowed upon them. In the fall of 1910 Mr. Hill retired from the active management of the farm and moved into Arcadia, where he owns one of the finest homes in the village and where he is spending his latter days in peace and comfort.

Mr. Hill was married December 1, 1863, to Anna Elizabeth Sumner, a native of Wayne county, Indiana, daughter of Elliott and Eliza (Silbertson) Sumner, and to this union were born two children, Lettie J., who married John Carroway and has three children, James R., Earl and Frank: Eliza Ella, who married D. L. Fitzpatrick and has three children, Leo, deceased; Gwendylon and Orth. The mother of these two children died October 20, 1878.

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The second marriage of Mr. Hill occurred in 1885, when he married Zeruah Tomlinson, the daughter of Noah and Abigail (Davis) Tomlinson. Noah Tomlinson came from Hendricks county, Indiana, his parents, Robert and Lydia ( Kellum) Tomlinson, originally having come from North Carolina to this state, settling in Hendricks county in 1824. Noah Tomlinson and wife were the parents of eight children, Lydia, deceased; Zena, deceased; Ruth; Robert; Zeruah, the wife of Mr. Hill; Asher K .; Martin and Finley. To Mr. Hill's second marriage was born one daughter, Sarah Abigail, who was born September 6, 1889. She received a good common school education and later took the academic course in the college at North Manchester. She married Grant Wagner and lives at Scipio, Indiana.

Mr. Hill cast his first presidential vote in 1864 for Abraham Lincoln, and for many years afterwards supported the Republican party. However, upon the organization of the Prohibitionist party in the seventies, he felt that the principles advocated by this party were of paramount importance and consequently threw his support to this party. For many years he was a local minister of the Dunkard Church and has married many couples, in other ways also having been very prominent in church work, as have been all the members of his family. Throughout his whole life he has done everything in his power to promote the growth of the church and aid its development in every way possible. He is a man who is highly regarded by everyone who knows him, because of his clean life and wholesome way of living. He is a friend to everyone and his kindliness of heart and generosity of spirit endear him to all whom he meets.

DR. ISAAC W. DAVENPORT.

Among those who stand as distinguished types of the world's workers is the gentleman whose name appears at the head of this paragraph, one of the able and honored physicians and surgeons of central Indiana. A man of fine intellectual and professional attainments, of most gracious personality, of strong and noble character, and one who has labored with zeal and devo- tion in the cause of the alleviation of human suffering, he is clearly entitled to representation among the progressive and enterprising citizens of Hamil- ton county. He is devoted to his chosen vocation and has lent honor and dignity to the medical profession, having due regard for the highest standard of professional ethics and exhibiting marked skill in the treatment of the diseases to which human flesh is heir.

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Dr. Isaac W. Davenport, a prominent physician of Sheridan for the past thirty-two years, was born in Noblesville, Indiana, January 15, 1858. To . his parents, Isaac L. and Mary (Bragg) Davenport, natives respectively of North Carolina and Indiana, were born seven children, James, deceased, a soldier of the Civil War; Dr. Henderson E., deceased, also a soldier of the Civil War; Rosa J., deceased, who was the wife of Isaac Chance; George M., deceased, who died in Oregon in 1875; Dr. Isaac W. and two who died in infancy.

Isaac L., the father of Dr. Isaac W. Davenport, was born in North Carolina, the son of Jesse Davenport and wife, both of whom were also natives of North Carolina. Jesse Davenport and wife came to this state when Isaac L. was a small boy and settled at Eagle Village near the present town of Zionsville. Here Isaac L. Davenport grew to manhood, taught school for a while and then followed the carpenter's trade for a few years. Sub- sequently he moved to Noblesville and clerked in a dry goods store owned by the McCole Brothers. Still later he purchased a small farm near Little Chi- cago, northwest of Noblesville, where he farmed until 1871, his death oc- curring in that year. His wife lived until March, 1910, passing away at the advanced age of eighty-four years. Jesse Davenport died near Eagle Village and his widow then made her home with her son, Isaac L., until her death at the age of seventy. Jesse Davenport and wife were the parents of five chil- dren, Isaac L., the father of Dr. Isaac W. : Elizabeth; Joseph; Edward and Jesse.

The mother of Dr. Isaac W. Davenport, Mary Bragg, daughter of Henderson Bragg, was of German descent and her mother's maiden name was Eyestone. The doctor's mother was the only child born to Henderson Bragg and wife. The first wife of Henderson Bragg died and he after- wards married a Miss Lacon, and to this second marriage were born seven children, George, John, Alfred O., James, Jane, Sarah and a son who went down on the boat Sultana, which exploded on the Mississippi river during the Civil War.

Dr. Isaac W. Davenport grew up on his father's farm near Noblesville and attended the district schools of his home neighborhood, after which he went to the schools in Noblesville for a time. He then entered the Medical College of Indiana at Indianapolis, and was graduated from that excellent medical institution in the spring of 1881, immediately locating for the active practice of his profession in Sheridan, where he has been for the past thirty- three years. It is needless to say that he has been successful, for a man with

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his attainments and personality could not fail to achieve success. To his technical training he adds those qualities of rare patience and magnetic per- sonality which go to make the successful physician.

Doctor Davenport was married March 31, 1881, to Julia A. Jackson, the daughter of Joel C. and Eunice ( Davis) Jackson. and to this union has been born one son, Roland C., who is now bookkeeper and contractor for the Furnas Ice Cream Company. of Akron, Ohio. He married Glendale Carver and has one daughter, Winifred.

The wife of Doctor Davenport is a member of one of the prominent and influential families of this county. She was born on a farm between Nobles- ville and Westfield on July 14, 1863. Her father was a native of Mobile, Alabama, while her mother was born in North Carolina. Joel C. Jackson and wife were early settlers in Washington township, this county. They lived the lives of gentle and unostentatious farmers until their death in Sheridan. Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were the parents of six children who grew to manhood and womanhood. Viola. Lucretia, Charles, Julia A., John F. and Maud. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Davenport was Borter Jackson, and he was also a native of Alabama, as was his wife. They also came to Indiana and were among the early pioneers of Hamilton county.

Doctor Davenport was one of the prime movers and one of the twenty- eight men who incorporated the Crown View Cemetery Association. This cemetery is located on a beautiful slope one-half mile northwest of Sheridan and there are now about five hundred people laid to rest in this "city of the dead." The cemetery is a handsome plat of ground sloping from the north to the south towards the public road and bids fair to become one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the state. These twenty-eight men took upon them- selves the burden of debt necessary to purchase this site and give to the citizens of this community a cemetery of which they should be proud. Doctor Davenport is a kind-hearted, public-spirited citizen and has always taken an interest in the welfare of his community.

Politically, Doctor Davenport is a "standpat" Republican, having been affiliated with that party since reaching his majority. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, belonging to Lodge No. 176 at Sheridan, and also holds membership in the Improved Order of Red Men, Lodge No. 117 of Sheridan. The doctor and his wife are loyal and earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church, of which they are regular attendants and to which they give liberally of their means, believing that the church is doing a noble work in the community.

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DANIEL P. WHISLER.

In the history of Hamilton county, as applying to the agricultural inter- ests thereof, the name of Daniel P. Whisler occupies a conspicuous place, for through a number of years he has been one of the representative farmers of Jackson township, progressive, enterprising and persevering. Such qualities always win success, sooner or later, and to Mr. Whisler they have brought a satisfactory reward for his well-directed efforts. While he has benefited himself and the community in a material way and has retired to enjoy the fruits of his industry, he has also been an influential factor in the educational, political and moral uplift of the community favored by his residence.

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History of Hamilton County Indiana, her people, industries and institutions, Part 78

Author: John F. Haines Publication date: 1915 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1051

Author: John F. Haines
Publication date: 1915
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1051