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Mr. and Mrs. Davis and Miss Emma are all members of the Christian church and take an active part in the affairs of same. Mr. Davis' fraternal affiliation is with the Knights of Pythias and in the work of that order he takes a pleasurable interest. Mrs. Davis is engaged in the poultry business,
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making a specialty of White Wyandottes and is doing well with them, ship- ping more poultry and eggs than any one else in her community. The fam- ily is placed among the leading ones of the community and stand high in public estimation. Mr. Davis' career, although strenuous and to a marked degree progressive and successful, has always been characterized by honest dealing. He is well known throughout the county and highly respected by all because of his clean life and upright and honorable dealings with his fellow men.
JAMES M. OGDEN.
Indiana has always been distinguished for the high rank of her bench and bar. Perhaps none of the newer states can justly boast of abler jurists or attorneys. Many of them have been men of national fame, and among those whose lives have been passed on a quieter plane there is scarcely a town or city in the state but that can boast of one or more lawyers capable of crossing swords in forensic combat with many of the distinguished legal lights of the country. While the growth and development of the state in the last half century has been most marvelous, viewed from any standpoint, yet of no one class of her citizenship has she greater reason for just pride than her judges and attorneys. In James M. Odgen are found united many of the rare qualities which go to make the successful lawyer and jurist. He possesses perhaps few of those brilliant, dazzling, meteoric qualities which have sometimes flashed along the legal horizon, riveting the gaze and blinding the vision for the moment, then disappearing, leaving little or no trace be- hind; but rather has those solid and more substantial qualities which shine with a constant luster, shedding light in the dark places with steadiness and continuity.
James M. Ogden, a successful lawyer, lecturer and author of Indianapo- lis, was born in Danville, Indiana, April 5, 1870. His parents were Jesse S. and Mary A. (Carter) Ogden. His father, Jesse S., was a remarkable man and the reader is directed to his sketch elsewhere in this volume for the story of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Odgen were the parents of three children, Rev. Horace G., D. D., of Jamestown, New York, pastor of the First Metho- dist Episcopal church of that place; Mrs. Adella L. Duvall, a prominent so- prano singer of Delaware, Ohio, and James M., of Indianapolis.
James M. Ogden received his elementary and high school training in the public schools of Danville. He was only seven years old when his fa-
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ther died, and grew up without a father's care, but no mother ever looked after the welfare of her children more solicitously than Mrs. Ogden. After his graduation from the high school at Danville he taught school in the dis- tricts in Hendricks county for one year, and then entered DePauw Univer- sity at Greencastle, making his own way through college, and graduated in 1894 with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. During the next two years he was principal of the high school at Kendallville, Indiana, and saved his money in order to enter the law school at Harvard. From 1896 to 1899 he was in attendance at the Harvard Law School and graduated in June, 1899, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He then returned to Indiana and began the practice of law in the office of Judge Byron K. Elliott, and con- tinued with him for eighteen months, since which time he has practiced alone with offices in the State Life building, Indianapolis. He is a frequent lec- turer on legal topics and is one of the regular lecturers before the Indiana Law School in Indianapolis. He has a high reputation as a legal writer and in his volume on "Negotiable Instruments," published in 1909, he has writ- ten a book which has received the high commendation of jurists throughout the country. His first work in the line of legal writing was in connection with Judge Byron K. Elliott, whom he assisted in his four-volume edition on "Evidence". He has also written many special articles for encyclopedias of law. He has conferred a boon upon Indiana lawyers by publishing a volume entitled "Indiana Lawyers' Manual of Practice," a volume which should find a place on the shelves of every lawyer in the state. His law practice is not confined to Indianapolis and Marion county, but he has many clients also in adjoining counties. He is rapidly forging to the front as one of the men who really understand the law and are able to give a sympathetic reading of the same. The poetical truth concerning the tempering of jus- tice with mercy finds a willing follower in him, a fact which has gained for him clients of a high class.
Mr. Ogden has always taken a prominent part in Republican politics, and was the nominee of his party for the House of Representatives from Marion county in 1906. Although he was defeated, he led the legislative ticket, which is an indication of the popularity in which he is held in his county. He has frequently been urged to make the race for Congress and has been offered the nomination for various judgeships in Indianapolis, but has always declined, feeling that he could do more good in his private prac- tice. For many years he has been the attorney of the foreigners in Indian- apolis and has been highly complimented for his work in looking after their interests. He is a member of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and has
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been officially connected, either as an officer or on its various committees, for the past ten years. He is a member of the Indiana Bar Association, and takes an active interest in the annual meetings of the association.
Fraternally, Mr. Ogden is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and the Modern Woodmen of America. While in college he was a member of the Sigma Chi Greek-letter fraternity, and still interests himself in this organization of his college days. He is now one of the board of trustees of DePauw University. He is a member of the board of directors of the Young Men's Christian Association, of Indianapolis, and has served in that ca- pacity continuously for the past twelve years. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the official board of the Meridian Street Methodist Episcopal church, of Indianapolis.
James M. Ogden was married November II, 1903, to Bess Alice Dean, daughter of Irving M. and Cora (Laycock) Dean, of Indianapolis, and to this happy union there have been born three children, Elizabeth Ann, de- ceased; Mary Ann and James M., Jr. Mr. Ogden is a man who is devoted to his domestic life and the Ogden home is the center of many hospitable gatherings of friends and acquaintances. Mr. Ogden has led a very busy and useful life and now he is in the prime of his usefulness to society and the future only can reveal what good he may yet accomplish.
THOMAS J. NASH.
It is not an easy task to describe adequately a man who has led an eminently active and busy life, and who has attained a position of relative distinction in the community with which his interests are allied. But biography finds its most perfect justification, nevertheless, in the tracing and recording of such a life history. It is, then, with a full appreciation of all that is demanded and of the painstaking scrutiny that must be accorded each statement, and yet with a feeling of satisfaction, that the writer essays the task of touching briefly upon the details of such a record as has been that of the honored subject of this sketch, whose eminently honored and suc- cessful career now comes under review.
Thomas J. Nash, whose entire life has been passed within the borders of Hendricks county, first saw the light of day on December 22, 1851. He is the son of Isaac C. and Cilicia (Wilson) Nash, the former of whom was a
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native of Ohio and the latter a native of Virginia, both coming to Indiana from their native states when children. Isaac Nash was a son of Thomas Nash, who settled just south of Brownsburg. When he was about twenty- one years old, Isaac Nash was united in marriage with Cilicia Wilson, and they took up their abode on a farm of forty acres lying about one mile east of Brownsburg and for this whole farm he gave but one hundred and fifty dollars. They lived there the remainder of their lives and there reared their family of nine children, of whom Thomas J., the immediate subject of this sketch, was one.
Thomas J. Nash remained under the paternal roof until in 1882, when he was united in marriage with Emma A. Patterson, daughter of Daniel and Sarah (McDaniel ) Patterson, both of whom were natives of North Carolina, coming soon after their marriage to Hendricks county, this state. Emma A. was one of their family of four children and remained with her parents until the time of her marriage. Directly after their marriage, the subject and his wife took up their residence on a farm about a mile and a half west of Brownsburg, where they remained two years, when they purchased a farm containing one hundred and eight acres, located about three-quarters of a , mile north of their present location. There they remained for fourteen years, when they purchased their present home place of one hundred and sixty-one acres, which is about one mile north of Brownsburg. Mr. Nash has engaged in agricultural work all his life and his untiring energy, combined with busi- ness ability of a high order and the employment of up-to-date methods in the conduct of that business, has proved him to be a man capable of handling affairs even more complicated than those to which he has given his attention. Mr. and Mrs. Nash are the parents of four children, one of whom, a son, Harvey, died in infancy. Lilly, a daughter, became the wife of John T. Hofford, a son of Frank and Mary A. Hofford of near Brownsburg, and they make their home just south of Brownsburg. They have two children, Floyd and Loran. Leroy, a son, married Ellen F. White, daughter of Ernest and Nettie (Anderson) White, of near Brownsburg. Leroy resides just across the public highway from his parents and they have one child, Leona. The only child remaining with Mr. and Mrs. Nash is their daughter Mabel.
Mr. and Mrs. Nash are earnest members of the Christian church, to the support of which they give liberally, and in their younger years gave much active service toward furthering the work of that society. Both Mr. and Mrs. Nash have been unsparing in their efforts to make their home at- tractive and helpful to others and a cordial welcome has ever awaited both
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friend and chance caller alike. Mr. Nash has been a consistent man in all that he has ever undertaken and his career in all the relations of life has been absolutely without pretense. His actions are the result of careful and conscientious thought and when once convinced that he is right, no sug- gestion of policy or personal profit can swerve him from the course that he has decided upon. He is essentially a man of affairs, sound of judgment and far-seeing in what he undertakes and he has won and retains the esteem and confidence of all classes.
J. HAROLD GRIMES, M. D.
Although but a short time a resident of Danville, the subject of this sketch has, by his professional ability and high personal character, already stamped his impress upon those with whom he has come in contact and is rightly numbered among the most progressive and enterprising physicians of this city. In the realm of medicine and surgery he has had the best train- ing which the colleges of this country can give and his record as a student is sufficient to warrant him success in his chosen profession. He is a man of fine intellectual and professional attainment, of most gracious personality and of strong character, and he has started in his career with the one end in view, namely, to alleviate human suffering. He is devoted to his chosen vocation and has lent honor and dignity to the medical profession, having due regard for the higher standard of professional ethics and exhibiting marked skill in the treatment of diseases.
J. Harold Grimes, the youngest practicing physician in this county, was born in Millville, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1887, the son of Robert Bryson and Mary (Johnson) Grimes, who were both natives also of Pennsylvania, and are now living in Catawissa, that state. Robert B. Grimes is a foremost merchant in that town.
Doctor Grimes graduated from the Millville high school in his native state and then finished the course at the Bloomsburg State Normal School. He then began the study of medicine at Chicago University in the fall of 1908, graduating from this institution in 1912. From the time of his graduation until he opened his office at Danville, he was in St. Mary's Hos- pital at Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he made an enviable record as an interne. He located in Danville, Indiana, on July 15, 1913, and opened up an office for the general practice of medicine, including surgical work of all
J. HAROLD GRIMES, M. D.
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kinds. He is a member of the Michigan State and Kent County (Michigan.) Medical Societies, also the Hendricks County Medical Society, the Indiana Medical Society and the American Medical Association. Fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, while socially, he is a member of the Greek-letter fraternity, Phi Delta Theta.
On June 3, 1914, Doctor Grimes was married to Ruth Rooker Parr, the daughter of John and Pearl (Rooker) Parr. John Parr is a retired farmer and land owner of St. Charles, Missouri.
Doctor Grimes has a brilliant future before him and with the technical training which he has had, he promises to be one of the leading physicians of this section of the state within the next few years.
WILLIAM W. GIBBS.
The true measure of individual success is determined by what one has accomplished. An enumeration of those men who have succeeded in their special vocations in Hendricks county and at the same time are impressing their personalities on the community, men who are conferring honor on the locality in which they reside, would be incomplete were there failure to make mention particularly of the gentleman whose name initiates this paragraph, for he is an important factor in the business life of his community. The splendid success which has come to him has been the direct result of the salient points in his character, for, with a mind capable of laying judicious plans and a will strong enough to carry them into execution, his energy, fore- sight and perseverance have carried him forward to a position in the front rank of the successful men of his community. He has carried forward to a successful completion whatever he has undertaken and his business methods have ever been in strict conformity with the standard ethics of commercial life. He has taken an intelligent interest in the civic life of the community and has earned the high regard in which he is held by all who know him.
William W. Gibbs is a native of the state of New York, being born near the city of New York on December 28, 1854, a son of William and Elizabeth (Burden) Gibbs, both of whom were natives of Devonshire, England, the former being the son of John and Betsy Gibbs. William and Elizabeth (25)
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Gibbs emigrated to the United States in 1844, settling in New York, where they resided for two or three years, afterward coming westward to Indiana and locating in Marion county about five miles south of the city of Indian- apolis, and there they remained for about fifteen years. They then came to Hendricks county where they bought a tract containing eighty acres in Brown township, and on that land they passed the remainder of their lives.
William W. Gibbs was one of a family of ten children and when he was but eleven years old his father was drafted for service in the War of the Rebellion, which, owing to his large family and their limited circumstances, worked considerable of a hardship on him. He felt it was out of the ques- tion for him to go to the front, leaving his wife and helpless little ones, and through the kindness of a brother-in-law and a Mr. Everitt he was provided with the necessary amount to purchase his exemption. This cost him thirteen hundred dollars, and this amount he repaid as rapidly as he was able. Will- iam W. Gibbs remained under the parental roof until the time of his mar- riage, assisting his father in the work of the home farm and also working out through the community by the day or month. After marriage he lived for one year on the farm where he now lives and then rented a tract of land in Boone county, where the family resided for twelve years. They then came back to the farm in Hendricks county and have remained thereon for over nineteen years. Mr. Gibbs is considered one of the most successful farmers in the county, displaying business ability of a high order in the conduct of his affairs. This, coupled with untiring energy and a boundless ambition, have placed him high in public estimation.
On May 30, 1882, Mr. Gibbs was united in marriage with Mary A. Sandusky, daughter of James and Susan (Morgan) Sandusky, the former being a native of Kentucky. His father, Jacob Sandusky, was a man of considerable means and large sympathies. He owned a large plantation and was also a large slaveholder. He treated his people with kindness and con- sideration, being regarded as an ideal master, and at the beginning of the agitation of the slavery question he freed his colored people. Susan Morgan, mother of the wife of the subject. lived in Indianapolis at the time of her marriage and, when her daughter Mary was but four years old, she de- parted this life, leaving also a little son. The father took his children to Kentucky, the old home, to place them in the care of relatives. There they remained until the time of his second marriage, some two years later, when he brought his little family to the farm which his father had given him in Brown township, this county. It was an unusually large farm for this
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section of the country, consisting of some eight hundred and eighty acres, and on this estate Mary A. Sandusky lived until the time of her marriage to the subject. To their union has been born one child, Forest Chester, who remains at home. This son completed the grade schools when remarkably young and took up his work in high school, intending to secure an excellent education. However, ill health compelled him to close his books and he took up work on the farm, being his father's assistant and devoting his energies to the study of the best manner of handling crops, stock, etc., along approved scientific lines.
Mrs. Gibbs is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the family is regarded as among the leading ones of the county. Mr. Gibbs has ever enjoyed the esteem and respect of those who know him for his friendly manner, his business ability, his interest in public affairs and upright living and he is regarded by all as one of the substantial and worthy citizens of the community in which he resides. In addition to his regular duties, Mr. Gibbs finds time for some outside connections and is connected with the Brownsburg State Bank, being a stockholder in same. He is, therefore, eminently entitled to specific mention in a work of the scope intended in the present one.
HARRISON S. BARLOW.
To a great extent the prosperity of the agricultural sections of our country is due to the honest industry, the sturdy persistence, the unswerving . perseverance and the wise economy which so prominently characterize the farming element of the Hoosier state. Among this class may be mentioned the subject of this life record, who, by reason of years of indefatigable labor and honest effort, has not only acquired a well merited material prosperity, but has also richly earned the highest esteem of all with whom he is associated.
Harrison Smith Barlow is a native of this county, having been born in Lincoln township, about three miles southwest of Brownsburg, on October 15, 1860, the son of Harvey Rice and Sarah Jane (Smith) Barlow. Sarah Smith was a native of the state of Kentucky and came to Indiana while young and it is thought possible that Harvey Rice Barlow also came from the same place. Sarah Smith's father, whose wife was named Hannah, entered a tract of land from the government, this land lying near Danville, this county. There they lived for a number of years. the mother dying
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while Sarah was still a small child. After his marriage, Harvey Rice Barlow purchased land in Washington township and there he built a saw and grist mill, which was run by water power. He later traded this business and farm for a tract of land about three miles south of Brownsburg and there passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1872. The mother died in 1896. It was on this farm that the subject of this sketch first saw the light of day, being one of a family of seven children. He remained under the parental roof until the time of his marriage, when he purchased the farm where he was born. About 1902 or 1904, Mr. Barlow sold the old homestead and purchased 'a farm some two miles southwest of Brownsburg, where he lived for some six or eight years, when he purchased his present farm of fifty-two acres something over a mile northwest of Brownsburg. Here he carried on general farming and its kindred interests. At one time, Mr. Barlow gave particular attention to the raising of fancy vegetables, always having an elaborate display at both the state and county fairs.
On March 15, 1882, Mr. Barlow was united in marriage with Emma B. Fogleman, a native of North Carolina and the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Ferguson) Fogleman, her birth occurring about 1865. Elizabeth Ferguson, her mother, was a daughter of Archibald and Sarah Ferguson. William Fogleman left his original home in North Carolina and removed to Missouri when Mrs. Barlow was a child of three years. They lived there some three years and then came eastward again, stopping in Indiana, where they located in Hendricks county, in the town of Plainfield. Mr. Fogleman was a carpenter by trade, and both he and his wife died when Emma B. was fifteen years old, she being one of a family of three children. After the death of her parents, she was taken into the home of William Hadley, a brother of Judge Hadley, and remained there until the time of her marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Barlow have had three children, one of whom, Charley Ambrose, died when thirteen years of age. Gertie, a daughter, is the wife of Wilbur Lowder and they have two children, Herbert and Annis. Their home is about one mile north of that of the subject. The other child, Clara William, married Willis Pruitt and they live on a farm in Marion county, about seven miles northwest of the city of Indianapolis.
Politically, Mr. Barlow has always been identified with the Republican party, taking an active interest in its campaigns. He served as road super- visor for twelve years, and during that time did much to improve the high- ways of the county. His religious connection is with the Presbyterian church, both he and his wife being members of same and taking an active
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interest in the society, contributing of both time and means to further the cause. His fraternal affiliation is with the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows and the Knights of Pythias, in the work of ivhich societies he takes a keen interest, and Mrs. Barlow is a member of the women's degrees of these orders, being both a Daughter of Rebekah and a Pythian Sister. She also belongs to the Woman's Relief Corps.
There is much that is commendable in Mr. Barlow's life record, for he has been found true to duty in every relation, whether of a public or private character, and while energy and untiring industry have been salient features of his business career, he is equally well known for his uprightness and the honorable methods he has always followed and for his loyalty to any trust imposed in him. Because of his genial and unassuming disposition and his genuine worth, he enjoys a well deserved popularity throughout his county.
ELMER L. FUSON.
The gentleman, to a brief review of whose life and characteristics the reader's attention is herewith directed, is among the favorably known and representative citizens of Amo, Hendricks county, Indiana. By his indomi- table enterprise and progressive methods he has contributed, in a material way, to the advancement of his locality and during the course of an honora- ble career is fairly successful in his business enterprise, being a man of energy, sound judgment and honesty of purpose, and is thus well deserving of men- tion in this volume.
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