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Joseph Pauley received but a limited education in the schools of Vir- ginia and was bound out to learn the tanner's trade at the age of eight years Mr. Sparks, to whom he was bound, came to Indiana immediately and brought the boy with him. Here young Joseph attended school but one term and was put to work on the farm. On reaching maturity he became the owner of one hundred and sixty acres in Madison county, which he sold in 1833, and came to the farm in Green township where Charles T. now lives. Here he lived until his death, at which time he had two honderd and fifty -five acres. Ile was very successful and deal in furs as well as farmed. He went as far as Virginia in conducting his fur business.
To Joseph Pauley and wife were born the following children : James P. Rebecca Jane Snider. Tabitha Ann Jones, Leannah Mingie and Rachel E. Greene. These children were born to his first wife, who died, after which he was married to Katherine Snider, to this union the following children were born: Edward, who was killed at the battle of Richmond, during the Civil War: Mary A. Piper, George M. and Charles T.
Charles T. Pauley received his education in the schools of Hancock county. After leaving school he engaged in farming on the old home place and has been here most of his life. He has seventy seven acres in the hole tract, on which is a fine brick house, erected by his father. A large barn had
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also been erected, which has been remodeled by the son. Mr. Pauley does general farming and stock raising.
Charles T. Pauley was united in marriage on February 20. 1879. 10 Mary A. Eckhart, a native of Montgomery county, Ohio, and the daughter of Christian Eckhart and wife. Mrs. Pauley is a member of the Lutheran church. Fraternally, Mr. Pauley is a member of Eden Lodge No. 477. Free and Accepted Masons.
GEORGE R. SIDERS.
George R. Siders, a well-known and progressive farmer of Brandywine township, this county, proprietor of a fine farm of something more than one hundred and twenty-five acres, is a native of the adjoining county of Rush. but has lived in Hancock county more than twenty years. He was born on January 25. 1865, son of William and Hester ( Unrue) Siders, the former a native of Franklin county, this state, and the latter of Rush county, daughter of pioneer parents who had come to Indiana from Virginia.
William Siders was the son of a Virginian who settled in this state in early days and he grew to manhood and married in Rush county. In 1864 he enlisted for service in the Union army during the Civil War and died from the effects of eating poisonous food after having gone for days on scant rations during the Nashville campaign and is buried in the national cemetery at Nashville. He left two children, the subject of this sketch having a sister. Amanda, who married Thomas Foster and lives in Blue River township. this county.
George R. Siders grew up in Rush county and his elementary education was received in the schools of that county, but he received very little schooling after he was twelve years of age, it early becoming necessary for him to devote his energies to the assistance of his mother. He was trained as a farmer and has been engaged in that vocation all his life. He married in 1886 and ten years later bought the farm in Brandywine township on which he ever since has made his home, and where he and his wife are very comfortably situated. Mr. Siders is a good farmer and has brought his place up to a high state of cultivation. The improvements on the place are of a substantial character and the farm is well stocked with a high grade of live stock, about one hundred hogs, a herd of twenty Jerseys for dairy purposes and twelve or fifteen head of general-purpose horses. He has a fine seven-room house of modern construction, cement walks about the place: a roomy barn, a silo
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and other farm buildings in keeping and the labors of barn work are lightened by the use of a gasoline engine. The place is well drained and fenced and is looked upon as one of the model farms of that neighborhood. Mr. Siders is a Democrat and gives close attention to local political affairs, always attend- ing the meetings and conventions of his party.
It was in 1886 that George R. Siders was united in marriage to Rebecca Whitlock, daughter of Philip and Nancy Whitlock, farmers of Rush county. who were the parents of four children, Mrs. Siders having a brother, John. who lives at Portland, Oregon, and two sisters, Amanda, who married Henry Wilhelm and lives in Missouri, and Florence, who married Henry MeMann and lives at Rushville, this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Siders one son has been born, Nile, born on March 28, 1893. On March 29. 1913. Nile Siders was united in marriage to Elizabeth Bass, daughter of Marshall and Naomi Bass, of Shelby county, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Siders, as well as their son and his wife, are members of the Christian church at Shiloh, Mr. Siders being one of the officers of the same. He is also a member of the Improved Order of Red Men and of the Court of Honor and takes a warm interest in the affairs of those organizations.
JAMES MORAN.
James Moran was born in Rush county on September 27, 1856. He was the son of Patrick and Bridget ( Lavel) Moran, both natives of Ireland. who emigrated to America after their marriage, arriving in Rush county in 1857, where they took up farming. Patrick Moran was born in 1835 and died on April 17. 1908. His wife died on July 4, 1911. They were the parents of twelve children, all of whom at the present time are living.
After receiving his education in the district schools, James Moran, the subject of this sketch, engaged for awhile in farming, but at the age of twenty- three he took up the blacksmith trade, and worked in different shops in the county until in 1907 he went in business for himself in the shop which he now occupies.
On August 9. 1893, James Moran was married to Elizabeth Schrader. who was born in Indianapolis on September 29, 1856, and who was the daughter of Rudolph Schrader, a mechanic of Indianapolis. She was one of eight children, six of whom are still living. Her father and mother are both dead.
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Mr. and Mrs. Moran have but one child. Lillian. She received her early education in the Greenfield schools and later took a musical course at St. John's school at Indianapolis. James Moran is a Democrat in politics and at present is chief of the Greenfield fire department, having been connected with this department for twenty years. The entire Moran family are Catholics.
MORRIS COLEMAN BOONE.
Morris Coleman Boone, one of Hancock county's well-known and pro- gressive farmers, proprietor of a farm in Brandywine township, on which he has made his home since 1902, is a native Hoosier, born in the neighbor- ing county of Shelby on October 12. 1854. son of Benjamin Harrison and Ellen ( Paulen ). Boone, both natives of that same county, members of pioneer families in that section of the state.
Benjamin H. Boone was born in 1830, son of Joseph Boone and wife. who were among the early settlers of the neighborhood southwest of Shelby- ville, where their last days were spent. Upon growing to manhood's estate. Benjamin H. Boone entered a quarter of a section of timber land from the government, which he later sold and with the proceeds bought an eighty-acre farm, on which he established his home and spent the rest of his life. Though but a boy when the Mexican War broke out. he enlisted for service during that war and served until discharged on a physician's certificate of disability. on account of illness. He was a Democrat and served his district for some time as supervisor of highways. He was a member of the Christian church and an ardent supporter of the good works of the same. He lived to a ripe old age. his death occurring on March 31. 1914. For many years he had been a widower, his wife having died when the subject of this sketch was a small boy, leaving eight children, those besides Morris C. being Barnabas and William T. Boone and Mrs. Zora Isler, a widow: Mrs. Fannie Mount, of Greenfieldl: Mrs. Sally Wood, wife of Charles Wood: Mrs. Cassie Gaddis. of Illinois, and Mrs. Susanna Monroe, of Shelby county.
Morris C. Boone grew up on the paternal farm in Shelby county and received his elementary education in the district schools of that neighbor- hood, supplementing the same through his busy life by the thoughtful reading of carefully selected books. He early began working on his own account and for ten years was engaged as a farmer for Sylvester Thomas, who gave him substantial assistance in getting a proper start on his present well-kept and
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well-tilled farm of one hundred acres in Brandywine township, this county. where he has lived since 1902 and on which he has made all the present sub- stantial improvements. His place is amply stocked with well-selected live stock and his modern methods of farming insure him a competence. Mr. Boone is a Democrat and ever since taking an active part in the county's political affairs has been an ardent supporter of the principles of that party.
It was in 1881 that Morris C. Boone was united in marriage to Jemima F. Ilouse, who was born in Shelby county on July 20. 1800. daughter of Maston House and wife, and to this union four children have been born, three sons, Charles, Frank and Arthur, and one daughter, Bernice, all of whom received a high school education and all of whom are engaged as teachers save Arthur, who is engaged as a traveling salesman for an Indianapolis firm and who makes his home at Monticello, this state. Mr. and Mrs. Boone are members of the Baptist church and Mr. Boone is a member of the Knights of Pythias.
VINCENT L. EARLY.
Vincent L. Early was born in Brownstown, Indiana, on August 9, 1852. a son of Samuel S. and Bertha ( Beem) Early. Samuel S. Early was born in Tennessee, near Clinch Mountain. He came to Indiana while quite young and settled in Jackson county. He was very prominent in politics all his life and he was a Democratic office-holler almost all his life. He married Bertha Beem, who was born and raised in Jackson county. Her parents were old residents and farmers of Jackson county, the father was a ranger in the War of 1912. He accumulated large land hollings and at one time owned almost a whole township in Jackson county. They were the parents of the following children : Frank E., who is a retired merchant of Rushville, Indiana: Ila Hamilton, of Belleview. Kentucky: Newton, who is now deceased, and Vin- cent L., the subject of this sketch. Samuel S. Early died in 1882 and his wife died in 1860.
Vincent 1. Early was educated in the public schools of Brownstown and entered the drug business as a clerk as soon as he was out of school. He remained in this position for three years and later went to Indianapolis, where he worked as a clerk in the Patterson Brothers drug store in that city. He remained in that position for five years, after which he went to Greenfield. Indiana, and entered the drug business for himself. After a few changes in location he finally, in 1884, took up his present place of business. Ilere he
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has done a prosperous business and now controls one of the largest stores in Greenfield. During the winter season there is a force of three people em- ployed and during the summer months this force is increased. General drug supplies, paints, wall paper and glass is the stock carried. In addition to this store. Mr. Early has other interests. He was the originator of the Building and Loan Association of Greenfield, and he was also the instigator of the Greenfield Real Estate Exchange, which did so much for Greenfield during the gas boom. It was through this organization that the glass factories, the plow works and the stove foundries were brought to Greenfield. He was also the instigator of the present telephone system of Greenfield and partly controlled this system until recently. The first telephone installed in Green- field was in the Early drug store and the first telephone company consisted of Mr. Early, Mr. Cooper and Mr. Ilough. Mr. Early is a Democrat in politics, but has profited by the example of his father and has "stayed out of politics." He is a Mason and is the oldest active business man in Greenfield.
Mr. Early has been twice married. llis first marriage was in 1880, when he married Lena Gwin, who was a native of Greenfieldl. To this marriage the following children were born: Nellie Fort, who lives in Indianapolis. and Ines May, who is stenographer in Washington, D. C., in the office of Senator James, of Kentucky. The first Mrs. Early died in 1885, and in 1886 Mr. Early was married to Mrs. Liza ( Conover) Fitz, who was born in Green- field. She was the daughter of James O. Conover, a merchant of Greenfield. who also had interests in Madisonville, where the daughter received a part of her education, having received the remainder in the schools of Greenfield. There was one child, a son, John J., by this marriage. He is a member of the present drug firm and is employed in the store.
BERLIN W. M. DIETER.
Berlin W. M. Dieter was born near Charlottesville. Indiana, on May 23. 1886. He was a son of George .A. and Josephine ( Jeffries) Dieter. George .A. Dieter was the son of John S. Dieter and wife, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in New England. John D. Dieter came to the United States when a young man and settled in the East. Later he moved to .Adams county. Ohio, where he was engaged in the mercantile business. Hle died in California and his wife is still living in Clear Lake, Washington. They were the parents of the following children: John. Fernandes. George .1., Florence, Rose and Mary.
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George A. Dieter was born in Adams county, Ohio, on March 20, 1855, ind died in Greenfield, Indiana, on May 7. 1914. He was educated in Ohio and in Baltimore, Maryland. He was a stationary engineer and engaged in this occupation in Greenfield. He was a Democrat in politics. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen lodge and had been through all the chairs of this lodge. Both he and his wife were members of the Christian church. They were married on December 25, 1881, and had only one child, the sub- ject of this sketch. Josephine Jeffries, who was the mother of the subject of this sketch, was born on December 25. 1856, and is still living with her son in Greenfield. Her parents were from Virginia.
Berlin W. M. Dieter came to Greenfieldl when he was four years okl. Ifc received all of his education in Greenfield, and after he left school he entered the service of the telephone company of Greenfield. He spent about four years in this service, working for both the Hannah Jackson and Morri- son telephone companies. When he quit the service he was hokling the posi- tion of trouble-man. AAfter a serious illness, which lasted for ten months, Mr. Dieter bought a half interest in the Elam Leary electrical supply house. Later he bought the entire control of this concern and has developed a large and lucrative business, the only one of its kind in Greenfiekl.
Mr. Dieter is a Democrat in politics. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Knights of Pythias. Ile is also a member of the Christian church.
FRED A. MASTERSON
Fred A. Masterson, member of the town council of Shirley, this county, and proprietor of a prosperous bakery at that place, is a native of Indiana, hav- ing been born on a farm in Wells county, this state, August 16, 1872, son of Daniel Masterson, a Kentuckian, born in 1835, who came to Indiana when a boy and spent the rest of his life in this state, his death occurring in August, 1911. at the age of seventy-six years. He and his wife were the parents of nine sons, all of whom are still living. The mother died when the subject of this sketch was two years old and the sons thereafter were scattered.
Fred A. Masterson was reared from babyhood in the family of Robert Drew, in Wells county, this state, and grew to manhood on the Drew farm. receiving his schooling in the district school in the neighborhood of that home. When twenty-one years old he left the Drew farm and learned the cigar-maker's trade, at which he worked for about five years, after which he took up the
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baker's trade and became a very proficient baker, presently opening a bakery in Bluffton, where he continued in business for two years, at the end of which time he sold the place to such excellent advantage that he entered the business of building up bakeries to a profitable point and selling them to advantage. and was thus engaged for about eight years. On March 18, 1901. Mr. Masterson set up a bakery at Shirley, this county, in pursuance of his general plans, and found the place so desirable as a place of residence that he had no desire to sell his establishment and has ever since made his home there and is still quite suc- cessfully operating his bakery. Mr. Masterson is a Democrat and ever since locating at Shirley has taken an active interest in civic affairs and is at present serving as a member of the town council.
On June 24, 1903. Fred .A. Masterson was united in marriage to Mand M1. Houck, daughter of Abraham and Martha P. ( Orr) Houck, the former of whom is a well-known druggist at Shirley and the latter of whom died in 1898. To this union two children have been born, one of whom died in infancy, the second being C. Max, born on February 20, 1911. At the time of her marriage Mrs. Masterson was the leading milliner at Shirley and for years has taken a prominent part in the social and cultural affairs of her home town. Mr. and Mrs. Masterson are members of the Christian church and take an active part in the various beneficences of the same, as well as in all local good works. Mr. Masterson is a Knight Templar Mason, a member of the commandery at Knightstown, and is also a member of the Benevolent and Pro- tective Order of Elks and of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. in the affairs of all of which organizations he takes a warm interest.
HENRY THEODORE HUBER.
Henry Theodore Huber, a native of Wayne county, was born on June 3. 1857, and was the son of Henry and Catherine ( Clinginman) Huber, both of whom were natives of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The father of Henry Huber, Sr., moved to Wayne county, where he was engaged in the making of clocks. He died there, while his wife passed away at the home in Penn- sylvania.
Henry Huber, the father of Henry Theodore Huber, received his edu- cation in the schools of Lancaster. After completing his education he learned the cigar-making trade and came to Indiana about 1850 after following his trade at Lancaster for some time. After settling in Wayne county he con-
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tinued to work at his trade. in Cambridge City, until 1885, and then later secured sixteen acres east of Germantown, where he farmed until his death. His wife also died at the home here. They were the parents of nine children. eight of whom are still living. The wife and mother was a member of the Albright church ; the father, while not a member, was a liberal supporter of the Lutheran church. The maternal grandfather was Samuel Chinginnan. a native of Germany, who settled in Wayne county, where he and his wife lived until death. They had four children, one of whom. Rebecca, is now living in Wayne county.
Henry Theodore Huber received his education in the schools of Ger- mantown and later took up farming in Wayne county. In February, 1886. he came to Hancock county, where he bought thirty-six acres where he now lives. He has since bought additional land and now owns one hundred and twelve acres, which is well improved and has good and substantial buildings.
In 1885 Mr. Huber was married to Elma Catherine Wagner, a native of Wayne county and a daughter of Edward and Mary ( Crick ) Wagner. Mr. Wagner was a native of Berks county, Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Wagner was born in German. The parents of Edward Wagner. Jacob and Elizabeth (Gottle) Wagner, were both natives of Berks county, Pennsylvania. The father of Jacob Wagner, Jr .. was a native of Germany and moved to Berks county, where he later died. Jacob Wagner, Jr., moved to Wayne county in an early day and there he acquired a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. before his death.
Edward Wagner moved to Wayne county with his parents from Penn- sylvania and later removed to AAdams county and then back to Wayne county. where he and his wife died. He was during most of his life interested in the ownership and operation of a grist- and saw-mill. He and Mrs. Wagner were the parents of ten children. They were members of the Lutheran church and took an active interest in all church work.
Henry Theodore Huber and his wife are the parents of the following children : Alva, the wife of H. C. Rains, of Lawrence, Indiana, and Horace Henry, who married Latee Jackson, is the owner of a garage at Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Rains are the parents of four children: Leland K., Esther MI .. Wilbur Paul and Janice.
Mrs. Huber is a member of the Lutheran church and the Daughters of Rebekah, while Mr. Huber is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Rebekahs, the Blue Lodge and chapter of the Free and Accepted Masons. Red Men and Haymakers. He is a member of the central com- mittee of the Democratic party organization.
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ABRAHAM S. HOUCK.
Abraham S. Houck, well-known veteran druggist at Shirky, this county, is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Adams county, that state, February 8. 1848, son of George and Mary ( Wirtz) Houck, both natives of that same state, the former born in York county in 1798 and the latter in .Adams county in 1805, who were the parents of thirteen children, three of whom are still living the subject of this ketch having two sisters living, Mrs. E. Bowers, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Johnston, of Centerville, this state. George Houck died in Centerville, Indiana, in 1883, and his widow survived until igor. she being ninety-six years of age at the time of her death.
Abraham S. Houck was reared at Centerville, this state, receiving his elementary education in the schools there, one of his school teachers having been Professor Shortridge, after whom the Indianapolis high school bcaring that name was named. He later attended for three terms the old Whitewater College, at Centerville, after which he resumed his place on the farm, where he remained until 1868, in which year he engaged in the grocery business and a year later moved to Cambridge City, where he was engaged in the furniture and undertaking business until 1876. when he went to Kansas, locating at Emporia, where he was engaged in the same line until 1885. He then moved to Great Bend, same state, and after a residence of some years there, during which time he was engaged in the drug business, he returned to Indiana and was located at Indianapolis until he came to this county and embarked in the drug business at Shirley in 1896. Leaving his son in charge of the store there. Mr. Houck presently went to Kansas City, Missouri, where he was engaged in the drug business for four years, at the end of which time he went to Mexico, where for three years he was engaged in looking after mining inter- ests which he had acquired in the meantime. In 1910 he returned to Shirley. resumed his drug business there and has been thus engaged since that time. being one of the best-known and most influential merchants of that place.
Mr. Houck has been twice married. In 1873 he was united in marriage to Martha P. Orr, of Cambridge City, who died in 1898, leaving three chil- dren, Mand, who married Fred Masterson, of Shirley ; Minnie L., now prin- cipal of the native schools on the Island of Ceylon, and Clarence D., a pros- perous druggist at Hartford City, this state. On January 1. 1900, Mr. Houck married, secondly, Mrs. Lucy Wiggins, of Carthage, this state. Mr. Houck is a member of the Christian church while his wife is a member of the Meth- odist Episcopal church, and they take an active interest in the general good works of their home community. For years Mr. Houck was affiliated with
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the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and with the Improved Order of Red Men, but upon going to Mexico permitted his membership in both orders to lapse.
GEORGE E. CONDO.
George E. Condo, undertaker and funeral director at Wilkinson. this county, is a native son of Indiana, born at East Germantown, this state, Feb- ruary 4. 1874, son and only child of Jacob and Elizabeth ( Snyder ) Condo. the former of whom also was a native Hoosier and the latter a native of the state of Maryland, both of German descent.
Jacob Condo was born near Germantown on April 9. 1844. and became a general farmer. He married Elizabeth Snyder, who was born at Charrotsville. Maryland, June 29, 1853. and who had received an excellent education in both English and German schools in the East before coming with her parents to Indiana. Jacob Condo and his wife were earnest members of the Evangelical church. He was a Republican and gave a good citizen's attention to political affairs. He died on his home farm in September. 1911.
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