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THOMAS F. HACKER, native of Preble County, Ohio, and third son of Jonathan and Catherine (Herrin) Hacker, was born on the 11th day of July, 1832. The father, as early as 1841, moved to Huntington County, Ind., and settled on a farm in Section 11, Lancaster Township, where his death occurred four years later. This sad event left the mother and her six children in rather straitened circumstances, in consequence of which a large share of the responsibility of supporting the family early fell to the lot of our subject. Thomas F. Hacker attended the public schools as occasions would admit, and remained on the home farm until attaining his majority, when he began learning
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the plasterer's trade, which he followed until 1862. In that year he entered the army, enlisting in Company F, Seventy-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, with which he served for only a short time, owing to physical disabilities. For the following three years he was almost entirely disabled, and on account of being incapacitated from engaging in any physical labor, took up the study of medicine under the instruction of Dr. Smith of Lan- caster. This he discontinued in 1870, and embarked in the mer- cantile business which he carried on at the above town for about five years. At the end of that time he purchased sixty acres of land in Section 14, Lancaster Township, upon which he lived until the spring of 1886, carrying on the manufacture of drain tile in connection with farming. In 1886, he purchased a half interest in the drug and grocery store of Dr. Thomas Crandel at Kelso, with whom he is still connected. Mr. Hacker was married December 27, 1858, to Miss Mary J. Shutt, who has borne him the following children, viz .: David F., John P., and Orange V. L. Mrs. Hacker died May 26, 1872, aged thirty-one years. December 15, of the same year, Mr. Hacker was again married to Melvina J. Updyke. Mr. Hacker is a local minister of the Methodist Church, and an ardent worker in the cause of temperance, being a sup- porter of the Prohibition party. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Majenica Lodge, No. 565.
SAMUEL HARE, the subject of this sketch, was a native of Baltimore County, Md., and eldest son of John and Catharine (Hochfacker) Hare. He was born May 25, 1817, and in 1847, was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Moore, a union blessed with three children, to wit: Jacob, born May 14, 1848; Sarah, born November 9, 1849, and John, born in 1851. His wife dy- ing some time the latter year. His second marriage was solem- nized on the 3d of January, 1854, with Mrs. Phebe Wisman (nee Miller), who was born in Wayne County, Ind., March 20, 1828. The following are the names of the children born to this mar- riage, viz .: Julia A,, born September 21, 1854; William H., born May 8, 1856; George H., born July 11, 1858; David D., born Oc- tober 6, 1860; Benjamin F., born October 6, 1862; Noah W., born January 11, 1866. Mrs. Hare's first marriage was celebrated, December 10, 1846, with George Wisman, by whom she was the mother of two children, Nancy A., and Hannah Wisman, the former born November 20, 1847, and the latter, October 4, 1849. Mr. Wisman departed this life on the 6th day of August, 1849. Mr. Hare moved to Huntington County, Ind., in 1854, and settled in Jefferson Township, where he resided for a period of about twelve years. At the end of that time he purchased a farm in Section 29, Lancaster Township, which he improved and upon which he lived until his death, January 20, 1875. He was one of the representative citizens of Lancaster Township, and a man widely and favorably known for his many sterling quali- ties. Mrs. Hare is a member of the Christian Church, of which
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she has been a regular attendant and a faithful worker for a number of years.
DAVID HEASTON, a prominent farmer of Lancaster Town- ship, is a native of Wayne County, Ind., was born February 10, 1828. He is the second son of nine children born to Jacob and Kather- ine (Goodlander) Heaston, natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania, respectively, who came to Wayne County, this State, about the year 1815, and then, in 1846, moved to Huntington County, where they were deceased. Our subject received a common school ed- ucation; was reared on a farm, remaining with his parents until he was of age; then rented his father's place for two years, after which he commenced to clear a home from the dense forests on Section 3, Lancaster Township. He was married to Miss Eliza- beth Harter on the 19th of January, 1849. She is a native of Henry County, born June 13, 1827. They have seven children: Mahala, born September 29, 1849; Joseph, born April 15, 1851; Catherine H., born April 11, 1853; Jacob G., born July 18, 1858; Levi H., born March 28, 1862; Phebe J., born October 11, 1865; Sarah E., born October 30, 1869. Mr. Heaston owns 126 acres of land in Lan- caster Township, 120 in Sections 3 and 6 and in Section 2, ninety- five of which are cleared and in a high state of cultivation and substantially improved. He and family are members of the German Baptist Church, and politically is a Republican, and usu- ally manifests a live interest in political matters. He now has a pleasant home, reared a large family, all of whom are living, and command the respect of the entire community in which they reside.
JOSIAH S. HELTON, farmer and carpenter, is a native of North Carolina, and dates his birth from the 15th day of October, 1824. He is the second son of Alexander and Mary (Jewels) Helton, who emigrated from North Carolina about the year 1834, and settled in Wayne County, Ind. Josiah S. Helton grew to manhood amid the active scenes of farm life, and at the age of twenty abandoned agricultural pursuits and took up the carpen- ter's trade, at which he served a four years' apprenticeship. He then began working at the same and has since continued the vocation with good success, carrying it on at this time in con- nection with his farming interests. On the 15th of June, 1847, in Preble County, Ohio, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary Davis, and a short time thereafter moved to Randolph County, Ind., and from thence in 1851, to Huntington County, where he has since resided, owning at this time a good farm of eighty acres in Section 17, Lancaster Township. Mr. and Mrs. Helton are active members of the German Baptist Church, and are highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintan- ces. They have a family of children whose names and dates of birth are as follows: John W., born May 1, 1848; Dison D., born February 14, 1850, Hiram C., born September 30, 1852; Elizabeth,
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born March 13, 1855; Fannie A., born September 22, 1858; Leander T., born October 23, 1860; Henry S., born March 19, 1865, died February 6, 1885. Ada E. Helton, a brother's daughter, is a member of the family also, her birth occurring January 1, 1872.
JOHN H. HILDEBRAND was born in Huntington County, Ind., March 15, 1848. He was educated in the common schools and in his father's mercantile house at Mt. Etna received a prac- tical business training which has enabled him to successfully discharge the duties of subsequent life. He was married Sep- tember 10, 1878, to Miss Nancy A. Mills, a native of Tipton County, Ind., daughter of John and Mary Mills. To this union have been born two children, to-wit: Dattie, born August 8, 1880, and Gracie, born July 9, 1882. Mr. Hildebrand and brother, George W. Hildebrand, are at this time partners in a general mercantile house at the village of Kelso, and are meeting with encouraging success in their business venture. They are both men of tact and energy, and by strict attention to business have already acquired a fair proportion of the current trade. Mr. Hildebrand in 1879, was appointed Postmaster at Majenica (Kelso) and held the office until January 19, 1886. He is a Republican in politics, and since 1869 has been prominently identified with the Odd Fellows' fraternity. He and wife are active members of the Christian (New Light) Church.
GEORGE W. HILDEBRAND, junior member of the mer- cantile firn of Hildebrand & Bro., is a son of Henry and Eliza- beth Hildebrand, and dates his birth from the 13th day of November, 1850. His early education was that usually obtained from attendance at the public schools, but by becoming familiar with the details of the mercantile business in his father's store he soon obtained a practical education which has enabled him to successfully discharge the duties of an active business life. He was united in marriage, July 1, 1883, to Miss Clara Sprinkle, daughter of Christian and Levi Sprinkle. Mrs. Hildebrand was born November 30, 1863, and is the mother of two children, viz .: Mary Winifried, born May 10, 1884, and Henry C., born April 6, 1886, died August 10, 1886. Mr. Hildebrand, in addition to own- ing a half interest with his brother in the general mercantile house at Mt. Etna, owns other property in the village also, and is justly esteemed one of its active business men. He is a mem- ber of Salamonie Lodge, No. 392, I. O. O. F., Warren, Ind., and in religion worships with the Christian Church. Politically he is a Republican.
ISAAC N. HILDEBRAND, merchant, Mt. Etna, is a native of Huntington County, Ind., born in Lancaster Township on the 28th day of April, 1854. His parents Henry and Elizabeth (Rhodes) Hildebrand, were natives of Virginia and Ohio, respec- tively, and among the early settlers in the southern part of Hunt-
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ington County, moving here as long ago as 1839, and locating at Charleston, a short distance east of Mt. Etna, where the father was for some time engaged in the mercantile business. The immediate subject of this sketch received a limited education in the common schools and at the age of fifteen began life for him- self as a farm laborer, in which capacity he continued for a period of about nine years. In 1880, he was awarded the contract for carrying the mail between Huntington and Mt. Etna, and from that time until 1883, performed the duty in a manner highly satisfactory to all concerned. Possessed with a desire to do something more in the world than to drive a mail hack, and with a determination to succeed, he in the month of April, 1883, with a cash capital of $130, opened a small general store, out of which has since grown, his large and successful mercantile establish- ment. He handles all kinds of goods demanded by the general trade, and by strict attention to business and fair dealing has succeeded in building up one of the best business houses in the southern part of Huntington County. He was appointed Post- master at Mt. Etna by Postmaster General Gresham, and is the present incumbent of the office. On the 6th day of March, 1883, he was united in marriage to Miss Malinda A. Mitchell, of Hunt- ington County, a union blessed with two children -infant, deceased, and Leland L., born November 28, 1885. Mr. Hilde- brand is a Republican in politics, and in religion, belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JEREMIAH J. JACKSON, dealer in drugs, Mt. Etna, was born in the State of Ohio, November 4, 1839, and is the third son of Edward C. and Margaret (Smith) Jackson, natives respectively of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The parents, in 1850, emigrated to Blackford County, Indiana, where the father's death occurred in the year 1876, and where the mother is still living. Jeremiah J. Jackson was educated in the common schools, and grew to manhood amid the active scenes of farm life, with the rugged duties of which he early became familiar. In 1855 he went to Illinois, where for some years he found employment as a farm hand, and where, in August, 1861, he entered the army, enlisting at the City of Pe- oria, in the Forty-Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, with which he shared the fortunes and vicissitudes of war in many battles and campaigns, including Island No. 10, Siege of Corinth, Vicks- burg Campaign, Red River Expedition, and others. He was hon- orably discharged October 16, 1864, having, while in the service, earned a military record of which he feels justly proud. Mr. Jackson has been twice married, the first time on the 20th of June, 1859, to Miss Emily M. Herriott, of New York, by whom he had one child, a daughter, Flora E., born October 16, 1860. His second marriage was solemnized August 27, 1881, with Mrs. Isa- belle (Garwood) Planck, of Huntington County, Ind., a union blessed with the birth of one child, Albert L., born October 17,
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1883. Mr. Jackson came to Huntington. County in 1880, and for about two years thereafter was engaged in the saw milling and lumbering business, in which he was reasonably successful. He established his present business at Mt. Etna in 1882, and at this time has a fine stock of drugs, and is in the enjoyment of a lucrative and constantly increasing trade. He is identified with the Masonic and Odd Fellows' fraternities, and also holds an im- portant position in the R. S. Thomas Post, No. 241, G. A. R., at Mt. Etna.
JACOB KITCH. - The gentleman whose name introduces this skech is a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, and third son of Michael and Susanna (Kister) Kitch, the father born in Pennsylvania and the mother in Ohio. Michael and Susan Kitch moved to Huntington County, ' Ind., in 'the fall of 1854, and are now residents of Clear Creek Township. Jacob Kitch was born August 5, 1845, grew to manhood on his father's farm, and remained with his parents until twenty-one years of age. On the 7th day of April, 1867 he was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Glass, of Ohio, and within a short time thereafter began learning the trade of a carpenter and builder at which he served an apprenticeship of one year. In connection with the carpentering he was for some time engaged in the milling busi- ness, and subsequently purchased land and began farming which he has carried on since about the year 1876. He owns a beautiful farm of eighty acres in Section 30, Lancaster Town- ship, all of which is well underdrained and highly improved. In connection with his agricultural interests Mr. Kitch has been for some time engaged in the manufacture of cheese, having at this time twenty-five cows, and all the necessary appliances for the successful working of the business. The product of his factory averages about 7,500 pounds per year. Mr. Kitch in 1862, entered the army, enlisting in the Fifty-Fifth Indiana Volunteer Infantry with which he served until honorably dis- charged one year later. He is a Democrat in politics, and in religion an active member of the German Baptist Church. The following are the names of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Kitch: Lillie B., born February 24, 1868; Ida M., born September 8, 1869; Ella R., born March 24, 1873; Fannie A., born April 11, 1875; Anna O., born February 28, 1878, died April 9, 1878; Matilda J., born December 30, 1881; Ola M. and Ora C. (twins), born Septem- ber 25, 1885.
ANDREW KLEPSER, one of the old residents of Lancaster Township, was born in Wertumburg, Germany, July 6, 1806, and is the oldest son of Andrew and Hannah (Mosier) Klepser. When quite young his parents immigrated to the United States, settling, about the year 1817, in Huntingdon County, Pa., and from thence subsequently moved to Bedford County, the same State, where their respective deaths occurred many years ago. Andrew Klep-
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ser was early in life apprenticed to learn the tailor's trade, in which he soon acquired an unusual degree of proficiency and which he carried on quite successfully for a number of years, seventeen of which were spent in Henry County, Ind., to which place he moved in 1833. In 1852 he abandoned his trade and came to Huntington County, Ind., locating in Section 26, Lan- caster Township, where he still resides and where he owns a comfortable home. He was married January 22, 1835, to Sarah Swafford, a native of North Carolina, and daughter of Jacob and Abigail (Hammer) Swafford. She was born July 2, 1816, and is the mother of ten children, to wit: Margaret S., deceased, born October 20, 1835; Catherine E., born December 22, 1837; Jacob S., born February 10, 1840; Abigail S., born October 15, 1842; Han- nah, deceased, born March 25, 1845; Esther L., deceased, born February 22, 1842; William H., born January 6, 1851; Mary E., deceased, born August 17, 1853; Nortilious I., deceased, born February 14, 1855; David C., born August 12, 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Klepser are consistent members of the German Baptist Church.
DAVID C. KLEPSER, youngest son of Andrew and Sarah Klepser, was born in Huntington County; on the 12th day of August, 1858. He received a good English education in the com- mon schools, and upon his father's farm early learned those les- sons of industry and thrift without which no man's life can be a success. He remained under the parental roof until his mar- riage which was solemnized on the 17th day of March ,1883, with Miss Mary Isabelle Eubank, whose birth occurred in Huntington County, Indiana, September 27, 1865. Mr. Klepser is now engaged in agricultural pursuits, and with his wife enjoys the honor and esteem of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. He is a member of Majenica Lodge, No. 563, F. & A. M., and in politics votes the Republican ticket.
GEORGE L. KRIEG, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Baden, Germany, October 18, 1833, the third son of Michael and Barbara (Karsh) Krieg. He was reared on a farm, attended the schools of his native country until fourteen years of age, when he began life for himself as a farm laborer, finding em- ployment near his home, where he remained until his twenty- third year. Thinking the new world offered better inducements to a young man, Mr. Krieg in February, 1854, sailed for the United States, and after a sea voyage of forty-two days landed at the City of New Orleans. From thence he went to St. Louis, reaching the latter city with $2.50 in his pocket, his sole earthly possessions, which after securing employment he loaned to an acquaintance and taking a watch for security. He worked about two months near St. Louis, and at the end of that time severed his connection with his employer and started for Huntington County, Ind., for the purpose of joining some friends who had preceded him to this part of the country. Arriving here he con-
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cluded to make this county his permanent home, and accordingly sought, and soon obtained employment on the Wabash Railroad, then in process of construction. Later he found employment with Israel Olinger and John McLaimy, farmers, working for the former one month and for the latter about six years. Upon reaching Huntington County, Mr. Krieg had a cash capital of $5.00, but by close application and persevering industry he has since succeeded in accumulating a handsome competence, in- cluding a fine tract of 440 acres of land in Lancaster Township, the greater part of which is under a successful state of cultiva- tion. He is a Democrat in politics and a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Majenica Lodge, No. 563. He was mar- ried February 11, 1858, to Miss Anna M. Wilhelm, daughter of Michael and Mary Wilhelm, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Krieg was born May 9, 1841, and is the mother of ten children, whose names and births are as follows: Barbara E., born February 8, 1859, died May 8, 1883; Michael L., born September 4, 1862; John Mc., born May 13, 1862; William H., born June 9, 1868; George F., born January 5, 1871; Mary L., born January 28, 1873, died June 13, 1873; Rebecca E., born September 4, 1874; Emma J., born June 17, 1878; Jacob E., born July 29, 1880; Otto H., born October 1, 1883. The following of his children are married, to-wit: Bar- bara E., to William D. Schoeff; Michael, to Anna M. Schoeff, and John Mc., to Mary E. Batson. Mr. and Mrs. Krieg are both members of the German Reformed Church.
ABSALOM R. LARGE, mechanic and prominent citizen of Mt. Etna, is a native of Hunterdon County, N. J., and dates his birth from the 26th day of August, 1833. His parents, Thomas R. and Amanda (Alger) Large, were natives of New Jersey and New York, respectively, and among the early residents of Wa- bash County, Ind., immigrating to this State in 1846. One year later they settled in Polk Township, Huntington County, where they resided until 1869, at which time they returned to Wabash County. The father died in April, 1868, and the mother in June,
1886. A. R. Large was raised on a farm and spent the years of his youth and early manhood in Huntington County, coming here with his parents when but fourteen years of age. He re- ceived a good English education in the common schools, and, being a great reader and an intelligent observer, he subsequently acquired a vast fund of general and practical knowledge, such as schools fail to impart. He remained with his parents until at- taining his majority, when, in 1854, he took up the carpenter's trade, in which he soon acquired great proficiency, and at which he worked almost continuously until 1874. In the latter year he established his present business at Mt. Etna, that of cabinet making, and is now in the enjoyment of a very prosperous and constantly increasing trade. At the breaking out of the war he was one of the first to offer his service to his country, enlisting on the 20th of April, 1861, in Company F, Thirteenth Indiana
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Volunteer Infantry. He shared with his regiment the viscissi- tudes and fortunes of war for a period of two years and eight months, at the end of which time he was forced to sever his con- nection with the service on account of physical disabilities. On the 24th day of September, 1868, was solemnized his marriage with Miss Mary Jennings, which marriage has been blessed with two children, viz .: James, born November 2, 1869, and Thomas, born June 21, 1871. Mr. Large is an active worker in the Masonic fraternity, and at this time holds the office of Secretary of Mt. Etna Lodge, No. 333. He is also identified with the G. A. R., having held various official positions in R. S. Thomas Post, No. 241, in Mt. Etna. He was originally a Republican in politics, but at this time claims affiliation with no party, being indepen- dent in all that term applies.
WILLIAM A LITTLE, successful farmer and prominent citizen of Lancaster Township, was born in Highland County, Ohio, June 20, 1828, and is the second son of David C. and Re- becca (Adam3) Little. The parents were both natives of Rock- bridge County, Va., but in an early day emigrated to Ohio, where they resided until their removal to Huntington County, Ind., in the year 1838. They settled on the Salamonie River in Jef- ferson Township, where they lived until their deaths which occurred a number of years ago, the father dying about the fall of 1862, and the mother a little later .. The subject grew to man- hood amid the stirring scenes of farm life, and since coming to this county has been one of its active and progressive farmers and business men. He received a common school education, and remained at home until attaining his majority, when be began working as a farm laborer, and sometimes taking contracts for clearing heavily timbered tracts of land. By persevering indus- try he finally succeeded in purchasing land of his own, and is now the possessor of about 210 acres in Lancaster Township, the greater part of which is under a good state of cultivation. Mr. Little has always taken an active interest in the public improve- ments of the county, and for a period of seven years served as director of the Lancaster gravel road, of which he was also one of the projectors and principal movers. He is a Republican in politics, and belongs to the Masonic fraternity, holding member- ship in Mystic Lodge, No. 110, at Huntington. He married, March 13, 1853, Miss Elizabeth Boyd, who was born July 12, 1834. To this union were born the following children, viz .: Clarrissa J., born May 20, 1854, died March 8, 1881; Mary A., born January 9, 1856, died April 28, 1879; Sylvester, born October 8, 1857, died July 29, 1858; Tobitha, born February 10, 1859; David E., born September 12, 1860; Sarah A., born May 1, 1862; Martha E., born September 9, 1863, died August 21, 1864; Henry, born June 3, 1865; Laurella, born March 17, 1868, and Elizabeth, born January 29, 1872. Mrs. Little departed this life on the 13th of February, 1872.
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THOMAS MAHONEY. - Conspicuous among the successful and self-made men of Huntington County, is the gentleman whose biographical sketch is herewith presented. Thomas Ma- honey, eldest son of James and Mary (Vance) Mahoney, is a native of Washington County, Tenn., and dates his birth from the 29th day of August, 1821. His parents were natives of Virginia, but in an early day emigrated to Tennessee, and from that State in 1831, to Rush County, Ind. Ssubsequently, about 1841 or 1842, they moved to Huntington County, and settled in Wayne Town- ship, where their deaths occurred a number of years later. Thomas Mahoney removed with his parents to Rush County, Ind., and until the age of nineteen remained on the farm, attend- ing such schools as the county afforded in the meantime. Hav- ing early manifested decided tastes for mechanical pursuits, he finally abandoned the farm and was apprenticed to learn the cabinet maker's trade at New Salem, Ind., his employer being William Miller, of that place. After becoming proficient in his trade, Mr. Mahoney opened a shop in the town of New Salem, an undertaking which proved anything but a fortunate venture. His earnings did not equal his necessary expenses, in consequence of which he soon became financially embarrassed. His creditors finally levied upon his property, excepting only a few household articles, even the tools upon which he depended for his support were under the ban of the law, and although it was his privilege to exempt from execution property to the amount of $125, he positively refused to do so, believing it would be acting in bad faith toward his creditors. His refusal to avail himself of legal means of escape at once established his reputation as an honest and conscientious man, and inspired his creditors with a new confidence. By preserving labor he finally succeeded in over- coming his difficulties, and discharging all his obligations. On the 20th of October, 1842, was solemnized his marriage with Miss Mary J. McClanahan, who was born in Kentucky, July 10, 1821. In 1843, Mr. Mahoney came to Huntington County and settled at the Town of Mt. Etna, where for a number of years he carried on the cabinet maker's trade. He struggled hard against the many difficulties which beset his way, and by diligent application and rigid economy, accumulated in time a comfortable competence. In 1855, he disposed of his property in Mt. Etna, and purchased forty acres of land a short distance from the village, upon which he still resides. . By subsequent purchases he enlarged the boun- daries of his home until he is now the owner of 145 acres of valu- able land in Lancaster Township, and thirteen acres in the vicinity of Mt. Etna, upon which is situated his large three-story frame flouring-mill, and the steam saw mill operated at this time by his sons. Mr. Mahoney purchased his milling interests re- cently, and in addition to farming is now largely engaged in the lumber business. For many years Mr. Mahoney has been actively identified with the cause of religion and temperance. He united with the Methodist Church when but sixteen years of age, and
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