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James M. Harris studied medicine and was the first practicing physician in Ellettsville. He was trusted and well respected here for more than fifty years.
Rice C. Harris graduated in medicine at Ann Arbor, Michigan, and for many years was one of the leading physicians of Monroe county.
Sammel B. Harris for more than fifty years was prominently identified with the mercantile, factory and milling interests of the town and county.
William B. Harris is the son of Samuel B. and Endemile ( Chambers) Harris, and was born at Ellettsville, Indiana. March 6, 1856. He secured his education in the common schools and in December, 1872, at the age of sixteen
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years, he entered the office of the Ellettsville Republican, owned by his father and in charge of John F. Walker, the pioneer printer of Monroe county. Within a few months Mr. Harris took charge of the office and continuously since then has published a weekly paper here, with the exception of one year. 1876, when he established and published the Bee at Cloverdale. Indiana, and two years at Spencer, Indiana, 1879-1881, where he published the Orven County People. Politically, he has always been a Republican.
During the years from 1890 to 1905 Mr. Harris established and pub- lished one hundred and thirty-five local newspapers throughout Indiana, Illi- nois, Ohio and Kentucky. These papers were all printed at Ellettsville, but occupied their respective local fields successfully, each being entered at its postoffice as second class matter. Research at the postal department would likely develop the fact that during the years named he entered more papers for transmission through the mails than any other man of his time.
In 1905 a company was incorporated at Ellettsville, with Mr. Harris as managing editor, to publish a youth's magazine. Our Boys and Girls. With characteristic initiative, a Shetland pony was offered each month as a subscription premium, and several ponies were given away. The publication was absorbed in 1906 by the Star Montlily, of Chicago. Mr. Harris now publishes at Ellettsville The Farm, a local and agricultural weekly.
On March 9, 1876, Mr. Harris was married to Allie Braxtan, daughter of Hiram and Elizabeth Braxtan. Of a family of nine children born to W. B. Harris and wife, seven reached maturity as follows: Carl B., Edmund B., Henry J., Nellie Isabelle, Mary Elizabeth, Frank B. and William B., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harris are devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
CORNELIUS MCKINLEY.
In studying the interesting life histories of many of the better class of men, and the ones of unquestioned merit and honor, it will be found that they have been compelled, very largely, to map out their own careers and furnish their own native force in sealing the heights of success, and it is such a one that the biographer is pleased to write of in the following paragraphs.
Cornelius McKinley, junior member of the firm of Bell & Mckinley. cleaners and dyers, of Bloomington, was born on November 29. 1885. and is the son of Thomas R. and Rose Anna ( McGill) McKinley. The father, who is a native of Clark county, Indiana, has followed farming through his life
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and is still actively engaged in that vocation. Politically, he is a strong Republican, taking an active interest in public affairs, and, religiously, is a member of the Church of Christ. He is now living near Borden, Indiana. To him and his wife have been born thirteen children, namely: George, Simon, Sylvanus, Lizzie, Willard, Delia, Cornelius, Nora, Jessie, Earl, Eva and Bruce, and Everett, now deceased.
The subject of this sketch received a good, practical education in the common schools of Clark county and was reared to the life of a farmer, which vocation he followed until 1907, when he came to Blomington and learned the cleaning and dying business. In 1911 he became interested financially in the business, buying an interest in the firm of Bell & Bell and eventually the firm name was changed to Bell & McKinley, the style under which it is now operated. The plant is well equipped and the quality of work turned out is such as to secure further patronage, so that the firm is recognized as the leaders in their line in the community.
On October 14, 1910, Mr. Mckinley was united in marriage to Stella Sheets, the daughter of John R. and Anna ( Miller ) Sheets, who were natives of Clark county, Indiana, where the father follows the vocation of a carpenter. Politically, Mr. Mckinley is a staunch advocate of the policies of the Pro- gressive party and enthusiastically interested in the work and success of that political organization. He is a man of splendid personal qualities and is public spirited in his attitude toward all movements for the advancement of the best interests of the community. Because of his genuine worth he enjoys the esteem of all who know him.
BURTON DORR MYERS, A. M., M. D.
The most elaborate history is necessarily an abridgment, the historian being compelled to select his facts and materials from a multitude of details. So in every life of honor and usefulness the biographer finds no dearth of incident, and yet in summing up the career of any man it is necessary to touch only the more salient points, eliminating much that is of interest. Conse- quently in calling the reader's attention to the life record of Dr. Burton Dorr Myers no attempt shall be made to give other than a brief resume of selected incidents.
Burton D. Myers, who for a number of years has been prominently identified with the medical department of the Indiana State University, is a
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native son of the old Buckeye state, his birth having occurred at Attica, Ohio, on the 30th of March, 1870. He is the son of John T. and Eliza E. ( Meyers) Myers, both of whom also were natives of Ohio. The subject's paternal grandfather, who was numbered among the early settlers of Ohio, was a native of the republic of Switzerland. The subject received his elementary education in the common schools, being graduated from the Attica high school in 1889. He then became a student in Buchtel College, where he was gradu- ated in 1893, with the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. From that year until 1897 he was superintendent of the high school at Greenwich, Ohio. He then became a graduate student and student of medicine in Cornell University, where, in 1900, he received his Master's degree. During the last two years of this latter period he was assistant in the department of physiology in Cornell. Going then to Europe, he spent two years in the University of Leipzig, where he completed his medical course, preparing his graduating thesis under the eminent Professor His of the department of anatomy, and receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1902. During 1902-3 he was assistant in the department of anatomy in Johns Hopkins Uni- versity. In 1903 he came to Indiana University as head of the department of anatomy and was active in the organization of the medical department. of which he has served as secretary continuously. From 1903 to 1905 he was associate professor of anatomy here, then for two years he was junior professor, and in 1906 was made professor of anatomy, which position he now holds. The Indiana University School of Medicine is officially recog- nized as one of the twenty-two A-plus medical schools in the United States, many of its graduates having attained to high standing in their profession, and much of the splendid success which has attended the school since its organization, ten years ago, has been due to the untiring and persistent efforts of Doctor Myers, who has thrown into the work all the ardor and enthusiasm of one who has had a thorough professional training and wide experience, added to which is a devotion and attachment to his calling which give added force to his labor and efforts. In addition to his creditable career in one of the' most exacting of professions, Doctor Myers has proved an honorable mem- ber of the body politic, rising in the confidence and esteem of the public. and in every relation of life he has never fallen below the dignity of true man- hood. Personally, he is genial and companionable and enjoys a marked popularity among the student body, while among his colleagues he is held in the highest regard.
On March 4, 1904, Doctor Myers was married to Maude A. Showers.
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the daughter of J. D. Showers, of Bloomington, who is referred to specifically elsewhere in this work. To this union have been born three children, James (deceased), Mary and Rudolf.
Politically, Doctor Myers has been a lifelong Democrat in national poli- tics, while fraternally, he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. His religious membership is with the Methodist Episcopal church.
MARSHALL GUTHRIE.
This biographical memoir has to do with a character of unusual force, for Marshall Guthrie, whose life chapter has been closed by the fate that awaits us all, was for many years one of the best known and most popular citizens of Lawrence county, Indiana, having come from one of the oldest and best-known pioneer families, and he himself assisted in many ways in advancing the interests of the community with which his life was identified. While he carried on a special line of business in such a manner as to gain a comfortable competency for himself, he also belonged to that class of repre- sentative citizens who promote the public welfare while advancing individual success. There were in him sterling traits which commanded uniform con- fidence and regard, and his memory is today honored by all who knew him and is enshrined in the hearts of his many friends.
Marshall Guthrie, who died at his home in Bedford, Indiana, on Decem- ber 28, 1904, was a native of Lawrence county, Indiana, having been born near Tunnelton, on the 9th day of July, 1840. He was the son of Daniel and Lucy ( Widdle) Guthrie, the latter being a native of Jackson county, Indiana, and the former born in Virginia. In his young manhood Daniel Guthrie ac- companied his parents on their removal to Lawrence county, Indiana, of which they were the first settlers, having located on what is now known as Guthrie creek. There the father bought a tract of government land and gave his attention to its improvement and cultivation. During his entire life he was devoted to farming and stock raising, in which he was fairly successful. He and his wife both died on the home farm near Tunnelton. To them were born the following children : Alfred, who died in June, 1913, at his home at Tunnelton, Indiana, is represented elsewhere in this work ; Mitchell, deceased, was also a farmer in this county ; Hester became the wife of E. Lee and both are deceased : John D., deceased, was a farmer in this county, as was Hugh D., who is also deceased : Millie married Andrew J. Lee, and they are both
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dead; Eri and Eli were twins and both enlisted for service in the Civil war ; Eli gave up his life while in the service, while Eri is now a resident of the state of Kansas; Marshall is the immediate subject of this sketch.
Marshall Guthrie received his education in the common schools of his home neighborhood and upon attaining maturity he and his brother, Alfred, engaged in the mercantile business at Tunnelton, at which they were very suc- cessful and which they carried on for many years. Marshall Guthrie, in addi- tion to his store, also acquired the ownership of a good deal of valuable farm- ing land and during his latter years he gave his attention to the cultivation of the soil and the breeding and raising of live stock. He possessed good business qualities, was an indefatigable worker and made money as the result of his energetic efforts. In local public affairs he took a commendable inter- est and rendered efficient service to his community as trustee of the town- ship. He was a Republican in politics and was a prominent figure in the local councils of his party. Fraternally, he was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, belonging to the blue lodge at Tunnelton, while religiously he was affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal church, of which he was a regu- lar attendant and to which he gave liberally of his means. A man of marked social qualities, he easily made friends and numbered his acquaintances throughout this section of the county, among whom he was held in high re- spect. He was not selfish in his aims and ambitions, but gave his support to every movement which had for its object the advancement of the best interests of the community, his support being counted upon whenever true men were needed.
On February 10, 1870, Marshall Guthrie was united in marriage to Mary M. Payne, who was born in Howard county, Indiana, the daughter of William and Susan ( Mitten ) Payne, who were natives of Lawrence county. this state. William Payne was a son of pioneers of Lawrence county. and in 1853 he and his family moved to Howard county, this state, where they at- tained timber land located about six miles north of Kokomo, to the clearing and cultivation of which Mr. Payne gave his attention and was fairly suc -. cessful in his material efforts. He died in 1854, being survived many years by his widow, whose death occurred in September, 1910, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. Mr. Payne always carried on farming as a means of livelihood and was a public spirited citizen, who took broad views of men and events. He was a Democrat in politics, though never an aspirant for public office, and he and his wife were faithful and earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were the parents of ten children, namely :
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Clara, now deceased, was first the wife of John Chisman, and afterwards married John Hardman, all of whom are now deceased; Wesley R., who is a painter residing in Kansas City, was a soldier in the Union army during the Civil war; Annie, who lives in Kokomo, is the widow of Zachariah Chap- man ; Mary M., the widow of the subject of this sketch; Ella married Reuben Thomas, of Howard county, Indiana; Laura is the widow of Joseph Jones, and lives at Shoals, Indiana : Jennie married Milton M. Guthrie, of Indian- apolis, Indiana; William J. is a resident of North Dakota; Amanda is the wife of Ad. Patterson, of Shoals, Indiana; Douglas has a machine shop at Linton, this state. To Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie were born the following chil- dren: Alfred B., who is the editor and publisher of a paper at Chateau, Montana, married Julia Thomas, and they have three children, Bertrand, Charles and John; Howard, who died on February 6, 1907, was a train dis- patcher for the Monon railroad and was also for a time with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. He married Iva Buchannan, who lives in Bedford, and they had a son, Howard; Charles E. is a bookkeeper at Bedford, and mar- ried Elizabeth Kirby, by whom he has one daughter, Margaret; Michael B., who is a successful dentist at Bedford, graduated from the Louisville Dental College in 1908, since which time he has been located in Bedford; Grace is the wife of Dr. Walter T. Sherwood, of Mitchell, Indiana; Clyde is the wife of John Witt of Centerville, Ohio, and they have one child, John Marshall; Lydia is the wife of E. L. Schuberth, a grocer at Louisville, Kentucky. These children all received good common school educations and were also edu- cated at the State University at Bloomington, to which place Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie removed in order to give their children educational advantages, but after living there five years, they returned to Bedford in 1899, locating at No. 1108 MI street, where the yremodeled their home and resided thereafter. Mr. Guthrie's death removed from Lawrence county one of her substantial and highly esteemed citizens and the many beautiful tributes to his high standing as a man and citizen attested to the abiding place he had in the hearts and affections of those who knew him and of his life and work. His honorable and successful career was not a path of roses, for he had fought against and conquered adverse conditions which would have discouraged those of less mettle. He acted well his part in life and while primarily inter- ested in his own affairs he was not unmindful of the interests of others, as his efforts to advance the public good and promote the welfare of his fellow men abundantly attested. Because of his upright life and business success he is eminently worthy of a place in the annals of his county.
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