History of Hamilton County Indiana, her people, industries and institutions, Part 89

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

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In 1902 there were four men employed, and the total outlay for milk in a year averaged $20,000, whereas at present there are fifty men employed, and with an outlay of $250,000 annually for milk. Not only more labor is employed, but more money is paid out in the community by this company than by any other company in the county. Each year over two hundred and fifty cars of the finished product is shipped out and over one hundred and fifty cars of supplies are shipped in. "Wilson Milk" has a national distribu- tion, being sold from Denver, Colorado, to Portland, Maine.

With this steady and profitable market offered the farmers of this vicinity of Sheridan, there have been many changes in the former practice on the farm. In twelve years there has been a change from the dual-purpose cow to the strict dairy type of cow and many farmers have built up reg- istered herds, finding a sale for the offspring at fancy prices. These herds are of different dairy types, such as Jersey, Brown Swiss, Holstein, etc.

Besides improving their herds, the farmers have installed fine dairy barns, building them with a view to the most economical milk production and with the closest regard to sanitary requirements. There have been over one thousand silos put up on the farms of this community in the past five years to save the "rough feed" and to better utilize the crop-the greatest food for milk production. And with the big corn crops which can be had in Hamil- ton county, it is evident there is no better milk territory to be found any- where in the United States.

DR. ALONZO CLARK NEWBY.

The followers of AEsculapius have always been among the leaders in their respective communities, and from time immemorial the physician has taken has taken his place as one of the leaders in his community. All na- tions pay tribute to the physician and in the barbarous countries the medicine man frequently wields as much power as the savage chieftain himself, and today the physician of any locality is looked upon as a man of superior at- tainments, as indeed he is, for in his hands lies the health and therefore the prosperity of the community where he resides. Our physicians of today

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undoubtedly are better trained than ever before, and with the march of medical science there is increasing reason that this should be so. Among the younger physicians of Hamilton county who are forging their way to the front there is no one who is more deserving of mention than Dr. Alonzo C. Newby, who comes from a line of ancestry who followed the same pro- fession.

Dr. Alonzo C. Newby, son of Dr. John C. and Mary E. (Cluckner) Newby, was born at Boxley, this county, March 12, 1879. Dr. John C. Newby, one of the most distinguished practitioners of the county, was born in Hamilton county in 1849, his. father having been the founder of the Newby settlement in the early twenties. The Newbys came from Kentucky and upon arriving in the state first settled near Indianapolis, where they op- erated a grist mill, later settling near Strawtown in this county.

Dr. John C. Newby was educated in the high school at Westfield, after- ward attending Northwestern University, now known as Butler College, Indianapolis. He received his medical education at Bellevue Hospital in New York City and later was graduated from the Indianapolis Medical College. He practiced at Boxley for twenty years, and for the past twenty years has been in the active practice of his profession at Sheridan. His son, Dr. Alonzo C., is now taking his father's place and relieving him of the more arduous part of his duties. Dr. John C. Newby and wife were the par- ents of four children, Howard H., Edward E., Phoebe and Dr. Alonzo C. Howard H. is a banker at Sheridan, who married Lema Farrow, and has two daughters; Edward E. is a real estate agent of Alvin, Texas. His wife died, leaving him with one child; Phoebe Cary married James E. Kercheval, the cashier of the Farmers Bank at Sheridan. Mr. and Mrs. Kercheval have three children.

Dr. Alonzo C. Newby graduated from the common and high schools of his county and then took the full four-year course in the Indiana Medical College at Indianapolis. Immediately after graduating he returned to his home in Sheridan and entered into partnership with his father, who is grad- ually retiring from the active practice on account of his advanced age.

Doctor Newby was married December 23, 1908, to Jessica Young, of Sheridan, and to this union have been born two children, John Clark, born May 3, 1911. and Mary C., born December 28, 1912.

Doctor Newby is a Republican in politics, but the heavy demands made upon his time and attention by his profession have precluded him from tak- ing any active part in political affairs. However, he is well informed on all the current issues of the day and gives his hearty support to all measures .(56)

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calculated to improve the civic welfare of his community. He is still a young man, at the very threshold of his career, and his success so far indi- cates that the future holds much in store for him. He is a man who easily makes friend's, and because of his genial personality and high character has a host of friends and admirers throughout this part of the county.

JOHN E. BERT.

Among the strong and influential citizens of Hamilton county, Indiana. whose lives have become an essential part of the history of their community is John E. Bert, who occupies a prominent place and for years has been an influential factor in the community in which he resides. As a farmer, as a business man and as a county official he has performed his every duty in such a way as to earn the hearty commendation of his fellow citizens. He has filled the important office of treasurer of Hamilton county and admin- istered its arduous duties in a way to stamp him as a man of more than or- dinary ability.

John E. Bert, the son of Peter and Elizabeth ( McKee) Bert was born December 19, 1855, in Tipton, Indiana. Peter Bert was born in Gerirany and came to this country with his parents when he was thirteen years of age, the family becoming early settlers in Greencastle, Pennsylvania. Peter Bert was reared to manhood in Pennsylvania and then came west to Indiana, where he married Elizabeth McKee of Hamilton county. In 1851 he moved to Tipton, Indiana, where he followed the trade of a tailor until his death at the age of eighty-eight. His widow is still living in Tipton in the old home- stead which she and her husband bought and moved into in 1861.

John E. Bert was reared in Tipton and was given a good common school education in the schools of that city. After leaving school he worked on a farm in Tipton county until he was twenty years of age and was then em- ployed at various occupations for two years. In 1880 he became a clerk in the store of Preston Six of Cicero, working in this store for five years, and then engaged in the mercantile business himself at Cicero, which he continued for the next twenty-one years. He built up a large and lucrative trade in Cicero and the surrounding country, but the call of the farm was not to be denied. After a score of years in the store he retired until he assumed the office of county treasurer. January 1, 1912.

Mr. Bert was married September 5, 1880, to Ida S. Andrews of Cicero, and to this union have been born five daughters: Ruby, the wife of Charles

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Bert of Mountainair, New Mexico; Bessie, the wife of William McCoy, of Mountainair, New Mexico, and three daughters, Belva, Elizabeth and Wilma, who are still living with their parents.

Mr. Bert always has been active in the affairs of the Republican party in his county and has served as a member of the county committee and been a frequent delegate to county, district and state conventions. He has served on the council of Cicero as well as on the school board of that town. In November, 1910, he was elected treasurer of Hamilton county on the Repub -. lican ticket and assumed the office January 1, 1912. In the administration of the duties of this office he was painstaking and conscientious in the observ- ance of every detail of the office. Fraternally, Mr. Bert is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Improved Order of Red Men. He and his family are loyal members of the Episcopal church and are much interested in church work, Mr. Bert being a member of the board of trustees of the local congregation at the present time. Upon the expiration of his term of office as county treasurer, Mr. Bert resumed the management of his farm two miles from Cicero.

ALBERT EVANS.

In the daily laborious struggle on the part of a business man for an honorable competence and a solid career there is little to attract the casual reader in search of a sensational chapter, but to a mind thoroughly awake to the reality and meaning of human existence there are noble and imperish- able lessons in the career of an individual who, without other means than a clear head, strong arm and true heart, directed and controlled by correct principles and unerring judgment, conquers adversity and finally wins not only pecuniary independence, but what is of far greater and higher import, the deserved respect and confidence of those with whom his active years have been spent.

Albert Evans, a Carmel implement dealer and one of the prominent auc- tioneers of this section of the state, was born December 23, 1885, about two and one-half miles northwest of Carmel, in this county, the son of Edward and Nettie (Clark) Evans. Edward Evans was born near Lafayette, In- diana, the son of Joseph and Mary (Hyatt) Evans. Joseph Evans was born in England and came to this country when he was about twenty-three years of age, settling near Lafayette, Indiana, in the early history of the state. Later he went to Kansas, where he lived until after he was married. His

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wife, Mary Hyatt, was a native of Kansas. Joseph Evans was a famous minister in his day, and since the ministry was very poorly paid at that time he was compelled to engage in farming to make a comfortable living for his family. On returning to Indiana from Kansas, Joseph Evans settled near Lafayette, and there Edward, the father of Albert, whose history is here delineated, was born. Joseph and wife were the parents of five children. When he was thirteen years of age Edward Evans began to work out . by the day and only attended the schools of his day about four years and consequently received but very little education. When he was about twenty-one years of age he married and located near Broad Ripple, Marion county, this state, where he worked out by the day. He lived in Marion county for about fifteen years, after which he rented a farm near Gray, Hamilton county, Indiana, and lived on rented farms in this county until 1911, when he moved to Carmel to work in a retail meat market. After working here for a short time he became connected with a restaurant in Carmel, where he is now employed. Edward Evans and wife are the parents of three sons, Fred, Frank and Albert, whose history is briefly set forth in this connection.

Albert Evans received a good common school education and remained at home until he was married in 1910, when he bought one and one-fourth acres of land two and one-half miles northeast of Carmel, on which he lived for four years. He then purchased ten acres more land and at the same time laid in a stock of implements for sale at his home on the farm. In 1912 he moved his stock to Carmel and in 1913 moved with his family to Carmel, where he is now living. In 1904 Mr. Evans began the crying of auction sales in a local way, but has made such a success of this that his services are now in demand in all of the adjoining counties. Mr. Evans has those characteristics which are needed in the successful auctioneer, being possessed of an excellent voice, a ready wit and the happy faculty of apt de- scription in setting forth the merits of the goods for sale.

Mr. Evans was married May 11, 1910, to Minnie Cox, the daughter of Jesse and Martha (Vestal) Cox, who was born in this county March 19, 1888. both of her parents being natives of North Carolina. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are the parents of one son, Clayton Hubert.

Mr. Evans is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Knights of Pythias, holding membership in the lodges of these orders at Carmel. Mr. Evans is a fine type of a self-made young man, having won his present success solely through his own unaided efforts. He is a pleasant and genial man who has a host of friends who admire him for his many good qualities.

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THOMAS C. OWEN.

It is a pleasure to investigate the career of a successful, self-made man. Peculiar honor attaches to that individual who, beginning the great strug- gle of life alone and unaided, gradually overcomes unfavorable environment, removes one by one the obstacles from the pathway of success and by the master strokes of his own force and vitality succeeds in forging his way to the front and winning for himself a competency and a position of esteem and influence among his fellowmen. Such is the record of the popular citizen of Clay township to a brief synopsis of whose life and character the follow- ing lines are devoted.

Thomas C. Owen, a prosperous farmer of Clay township, this county, was born September 12, 1863, near Deming, a village in Jackson township in this county. He is the son of David F. and Julia ( Venerable) Owen, who were natives of Randolph county, North Carolina. David F. Owen and his wife came to this county from North Carolina about 1860 and located on a rented farm near Deming. They lived in this same locality until their death. They came to this county in order to live in a free state, being mem- bers of the Friends church and strongly opposed to slavery. David F. Owen was the son of James Owen and wife. There were nine children born to David F. and Julia Owen, seven of whom are still living. The children in order of their birth are as follows: Lindsy, Squire Yantzy, William E., John, Thomas C., Emily, Laura, Ella and Samuel.

Thomas C. Owen received the best common school education which the district schools of his home neighborhood afforded and assisted with the farm work at home until he was eighteen years of age. Then he commenced "working out" by the month and continued to work in his home neighbor- hood on the farms until he was married in 1886. He then rented an eighty acre farm and lived on it for the first three years after his marriage. He and his wife desired to own a farm of their own, and lived very economically in order to gratify this wish. At the end of three years they bought a small tract of six acres, which was the beginning of their present fine and beauti- ful farm. He continued to rent land for the next five years and then pur- chased twenty acres, now having twenty-six acres. He kept this for three years and then sold it and purchased forty acres of land. He continued to prosper and three years later he sold the forty acres and bought forty-eight acres. Within the next three years he sold this and purchased eighty acres of land, and after six months sold it and bought his present farm of ninety acres. Mr. Owen has worked hard for everything he has and in these six

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successive land deals showed that he had been prospering. Each purchase was larger than the previous one and his fine farm of ninety acres is a tribute to his years of effort. While raising all the crops suitable to this particular locality he makes a specialty of stock-raising and annually mar- kets a large number of hogs and cattle. His farm, two miles west of Carmel, is one of the most attractive in the township and there is none which exceeds it in productivity.

Mr. Owen was married November 5, 1886, to Ella J. Hinshaw. She is the daughter of Newton and Anna (Furnas) Hinshaw and was born De- cember 26, 1868, near Sheridan, Indiana. Newton Hinshaw was born Sep- tember 11, 1846, in North Carolina and came to Hamilton county, Indiana, with his parents when he was five years of age, his parents, John and Sallie (Commons) Hinshaw, locating about three-fourths of a mile south of Hor- ton, having come all the way from North Carolina in a big wagon. They bought one hundred and fifty acres and there they spent the remainder of their lives, both living well past four score years of age. They were of the most upright character, widely known for their good works in the commun- ity in which they so long resided and where they were highly respected by all.

Newton Hinshaw's wife, Anna Furnas, was a native of New Burling- ton, Clinton county, Ohio, a daughter of Joseph and Patty (Compton) Fur- nas. Joseph Furnas was born near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1802, a son of John, a son of Joseph Furnas. Joseph Furnas came from London, England, the Furnas mansion, a large and beautiful structure, still standing in a fine part of the city of London. He located in South Carolina, and his son, John, was born there. As far back as we have any record the Furnas family have been earnest members of the Friends church. While Joseph Furnas, father of Mrs. Hinshaw, was a child, his father, John Furnas, moved to Clinton county, Ohio. There Joseph married Patty Compton, a native of Nantucket Island, daughter of Joseph and Christina Compton, who moved to Clinton county in the early days. In 1864 Joseph Furnas and family came here and located one mile south of Sheridan, where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives. He was a life-long farmer. There Anna Furnas grew up and was married to Newton Hinshaw. With the exception of ten years spent in Kansas, Mr. Hinshaw has spent most of his life on a farm near Sheridan. He is now preparing to locate in Carmel. To New- ton and Anna Hinshaw were born four children: Ella, the wife of Mr. Owen; Lua, Orlando D. and Eula. Mr. and Mrs. Owen have three chil- dren : Hazel. Rollie T. and Marie. Hazel married Clifford Jessup and lives at Plainfield. Mr. and Mrs. Jessup have one son, George Thomas. Rollie T. is a graduate of the Sheridan high school and lives at home, as-

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sisting his father with the management of the farm. Marie is still at home and is now a student of the high school at Carmel.

Fraternally, Mr. Owen and his son Rollie are members of the Knights of Pythias. All the members of the family belong to the Friends church and take an active part in church and Sunday school work. Mr. Owen and his wife have lived a plain and unostentatious life and have won the respect and confidence of all who know them. Mrs. Owen has proved a helpmate to her husband in the full essentials of the term, working hand in hand with him, and to her is due a full share of the credit for what they have accom- plished. Such men as Mr. Owen are a credit to any community and their life's history should prove a stimulant to the younger generation.

GEORGE W. MANLOVE.

It is a pleasure to investigate the career of a successful, self-made man. Peculiar honor attaches to that individual who, beginning the great struggle of life alone and unaided, gradually overcomes unfavorable environment, removes one by one the obstacles from the pathway of success and by the master stroke of his own force and vitality succeeds in forging his way to the front, winning for himself a competency and a position of esteem and influence among his fellow men. Such is the record of the popular citizen of Clay township to a brief synopsis of whose life and character the follow- ing lines are devoted.

George W. Manlove, a prosperous farmer in Clay township in this county, was born on the farm which was entered by his father, his birth occurring July 23, 1850. He is the son of John and Margaret (Symons) Manlove, natives of Ohio and North Carolina, respectively. John Manlove: was born in Ohio, the son of George W. and Mary (Caldwell) Manlove, and came to Indiana with his parents when he was six weeks old. At that time the Indians were on the war path and, because of trouble which was anticipated, the Manloves returned to Ohio for a time. Later George W. Manlove, Sr., and wife returned to Indiana and settled on the land which they had previously entered. The Manlove family is descended from an- cient English ancestry of high rank and has a coat-of-arms which described in non-techincal terms, shows a wrist and hand reaching up from the em- battlemented top of a tower and holding a spearhead aloft. The first of the family came to this country from Wales about 1600.

John Manlove, the son of George W., whose history is related in this

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connection, lived at home until he was married. His father died when he was nineteen years of age and the responsibility of supporting the family fell to him, he being the eldest child. He continued to support the family until he was married, and, being a young man of strong constitution and good business ability, had no difficulty in making a good living. Before he was married John Manlove came to Hamilton county and entered a quarter-section of land, permanently settling upon the land in 1844. Before bringing his family he built a log cabin, so that he had a home in which to move when his family reached the county. During the early years of his residence here his time was devoted principally to clearing the farm of its dense undergrowth. He lived on this farm until his death about 1890, his wife having died in 1876. John Manlove and wife were the parents of twelve children, nine of whom lived to maturity : William, Caroline, Sarah, Martha, George W., whose life history forms the theme of this narrative; Mary, Me- lissa, Lydia and Viena.

George W. Manlove received such education as the country schools at that time afforded. He remained at home until he was married in 1878, and about a year after he was married was planning to move to his present home. which he had been building, when his wife died. He then continued to re- main at home until his second marriage in 1882. Mr. Manlove is one of the few residents of Clay township who are living on the land that their fathers entered from the government. Now he has a finely improved farm of one hundred fifteen acres. He has always carried on a general system of farm- ing and gives a good deal of attention to the raising of his crops and live stock. At the present time he rents most of his land, keeping only enough of it under cultivation for his own use to occupy his time. In addition to his farming interests, he is a stockholder in the Citizens Bank at Carmel, and in February, 1915, accepted the position of president of the bank temporarily.

Mr. Manlove was married in the latter part of December, 1878. to Melissa Roby, and to this union was born one daughter, Pearl. The wife died soon after Pearl was born, and Pearl died when she was about fifteen years of age. The second marriage of Mr. Manlove occurred November 12. 1892, to Martha A. Brendel, daughter of Edward and Charity (Stultz) Bren- del, born in Washington township in this county April 10, 1857. Her parents were natives of North Carolina and came to this county shortly after it was organized. Edward Brendel was the son of Frederick Brendel, who built one of the first brick houses in Washington township on the farm where the Little Eagle Creek church now stands. To the second marriage was born one child, who died in infancy.

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In his political belief Mr. Manlove is a Republican, stanch in his ad- herence to his party's principles. Several years ago he was appointed to the advisory board of his township. This was before the advisory board was elected by the citizens of the township. Mr. Manlove has devoted his entire life to the pursuit of agriculture, and, being a man of energetic industry, has won a comfortable competence for his declining years. His property has been accumulated by his industry and good management. He has led an exemplary life and no man is more worthy of the good opinion of his neigh- bors; he is known as a loyal citizen and as a man who is always ready to aid in all matters of public welfare.

HARRY E. KING.

Self-assertion is believed by many people to be absolutely necessary to success in life, and there are good reasons for the entertainment of such a belief. The modest man very rarely gets what is due him, the selfish, aggressive man elbowing his way to the front, taking all that is in sight, until it sometimes seems that modesty is a sin, with self-denial the penalty. There are, however. exceptions to all rules and it is a matter greatly to be regretted that the exceptions to the conditions are not more numerous. One notable exception is Harry E. King, whose life history is here presented, who possesses just sufficient persistency to win in the business world and at the same time not appear overbold. . As a result of these well and happily blended qualities, Mr. King has won a host of friends in Carmel, where he is well known to all classes as a man of influence, integrity and business ability.

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History of Hamilton County Indiana, her people, industries and institutions, Part 89

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

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