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ORLANDO D. HINSHAW. It has been found that the better class of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integ- rity, whose lives are devoted to the welfare of their fellow-men in sup- plying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians' prescriptions and scientific formula. Usually the greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil in their vocation is the earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from the knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and the assistance rendered the medical profession. Among the men of Madison county who have assisted in making the drug business one of the most honorable of callings, Orlando D. Hin- shaw, of Elwood, takes prominent rank. Since 1905 he has been con- ducting his present establishment, at No. 212 South Anderson street.
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and during this time he has firmly established himself in the confidence and good will of his towns-people. Mr. Hinshaw was born at Sheridan, Hamilton county, Indiana, October 21, 1875, and is a son of Isaac N. and Anna (Furnace) Hinshaw.
John Hinshaw, the paternal grandfather of Orlando D. Hinshaw, was born in North Carolina and there married Sallie Commons, who was also a native of the Old North State. About 1842 they settled on a farm in Hamilton county, Indiana, and there both passed away in the faith of the Friends' Church. Their children were as follows: Isaac, Thomas, Andrew, Dugan C., William E., Martha, Sena, Lydia, and three who died in infancy. On the maternal side, Mr. Hinshaw is descended from Joseph and Patty (Compton) Furnace, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Hamilton county, Indiana, where they carried on agricultural pursuits until their deaths when advanced in years.
Isaac N. Hinshaw was born in North Carolina, and was five years of age when he accompanied his parents to Indiana, his education being secured in the public schools of Hamilton county. Following the voca- tion of his father, he adopted farming in carly life, and for some time has resided at Sheridan, Indiana, where he reared his family. He mar- ried Anna Furnace, who was born in Ohio, and they became the parents of four children, namely : Ella J., who became the wife of T. C. Owen, of Carmel, Indiana; Lua. B., who is the wife of Jolin H. Glaze, of Cham- berland, South Dakota; Orlando D .; and Eula, who married Archie Seward, of Tyrone, Oklahoma.
Orlando D. Hinshaw was reared in Hamilton county, Indiana, where he attended the public schools, and subsequently went to Ridge Farm, Illinois, where during the next four years he studied pharmacy. Re- turning to Sheridan, he purchased a store, in which he continued for a few years, and then went to Darlington, Indiana, where he was the pro- prietor of an establishment for two years. At that time he decided to try his ability as an agriculturist, and accordingly traded his store for a small farm in Montgomery county, but this he afterwards sold. Since 1902 he has made his home in Elwood, and here, in 1905, he bought his present pharmacy. He has been successful in this venture, has built up a steadily-increasing trade, and is known as one of his locality's influen- tial and substantial citizens. With his family, he takes a prominent part in the work of the Methodist Episcopal Church, where he is treas- urer of the board of trustees. He has likewise been prominent in fra- ternal circles, being master of Quincy Lodge No. 230, F. & A. M .; and a member of Elwood Chapter No. 109, R. A. M .; Sheridan Lodge No. 176, Knights of Pythias; and the local lodge of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is not a politician, but has rendered valuable service to his community in assisting to advance movements for the general wel- fare, and everywhere he is recognized as a public-spirited, earnest and progressive citizen.
On October 23, 1897, Mr. Hinshaw was united in marriage with Miss Cora Perry, who was born in Sheridan, Indiana, daughter of James L. and Josephine (Lindley) Perry. One child has been born to this union : Eugene.
FREDERICK MOSIMAN. Into two classes may roughly be divided men who achieve success. The first of these are the dashing geniuses who engineer brilliant coups and march to victory with good fortune waiting on their talents; the second elass consists of the patient, solid men, who
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forge more slowly but more surely forward, and whose accomplishments are as a rule more stable and permanent. In the second class of business men of Elwood may be mentioned Frederick Mosiman, a resident of this city for more than twenty-two years, during which time he has steadily advanced as a factor in the business life of the place, until now "Mosi- man's," at No. 114 S. Anderson street, is one of the best known estab- lishments in Elwood handling shoes, men's furnishings and millinery. Mr. Mosiman is a native of Indiana, having been born September 11, 1858, in Wells county, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Eichel- berger) Mosiman.
Andrew Mosiman, the paternal grandfather of Frederick Mosiman, was a farmer by vocation and an early settler of Wells county, where he continued to be engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death, which occurred in advanced age. He married Caroline Mosiman, and they became the parents of six children, as follows: John, Jacob, Frederick, Andrew, Mary and Anna. The record of the maternal grandparents of Mr. Mosiman has been lost. Jacob Mosiman was born in Switzerland, and in the city of Summitville was reared and learned the trade of cooper. He was still a young man when he accompanied the family to the United States, and on settling in Wells county, Indiana, among the early settlers, started to work at his trade. In later years he engaged in the hardware business, at Newville, now called Vera Cruz, and in his declining years retired from business a successful man, and moved to Bluffton, Indiana, where he died in 190S, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife, who was also a native of Switzerland, passed away in young womanhood, many years ago. They were members of the Evangelical Church, but in his later years Mr. Mosiman became a member of the Methodist faith. For one year he served as a soldier in the Union army during the Civil war. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mosiman, namely : John, Ferdinand, Frederick, Samuel, Mary and Caroline.
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Frederick Mosiman was reared in Wells county, where he attended the public schools of Vera Cruz until he was nine years of age, at which time he accompanied his parents to Bluffton, and there grew to manhood. On completing his attendance in the public schools, he became a clerk in a dry goods store, receiving his first introduction to business when fifteen years of age. He continued to follow the same employment for the next twenty years, eighteen of which were spent in Bluffton and the other two at Pleasant Lake, and during this time he thoroughly mas- tered every detail of the business. Mr. Mosiman came to Elwood in 1892 and here became manager of the Wiley Department Store, a posi- tion he held for five years, at the end of which time he embarked in the shoe business, in partnership with W. S. James, an association which continued for seven years. On Mr. James' retirement from the firm, Mr. Mosiman continued the business alone until 1906, and in that year admitted his son, Ralph K. Mosiman, to partnership, and the establish- ment has since been known under the simple style of "Mosiman's." Since the store was founded, Mr. Mosiman has added millinery and gentlemen's furnishings to his stock, in addition to carrying a full and up-to-date line of the finest shoes. Mr. Mosiman has possessed something besides application and integrity. In practically every walk of life there is a certain well-defined path to success that has been followed by scores of others, but there are so many following it that progress is diffi- cult. To get ahead of the procession, one must strike out for himself. and it has been this initiative, this courage to seize opportunity or to
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make it for himself, that has led Mr. Mosiman to his present enviable business prominence. His success has been his own, and none who know him will hesitate in saying that it has been well deserved.
On February 8, 1882, Mr. Mosiman was married to Miss Mary Ellen Keller, who was born in Faribault, Minnesota, daughter of Capt. Samuel J. and Melvina (Wolleat) Keller. Three children have been born to this union : Ralph K., who married Mabel Manford, and has two chil- dren,-Frederick O. and Lois Mabel; Hugh F., who married Corinne Poole, and has two children,-Robert H. and Wilbur C .; and Howard Arthur.
The paternal great-grandfather of Mrs. Mosiman was one of those who assisted in building the old fort at Fort Wayne, and there in the early days engaged in a number of battles against the Indians. One of his sisters, captured by the Indians as a child, was not found until she had become an old woman, having spent her whole life with her savage captors. John Keller, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Mosiman, mar- ried Rachel Keller. while the maternal grandfather, Wolleat, married Adeline Beckler. Capt. Samuel J. Keller, father of Mrs. Mosiman, was born in Ohio, and after traveling around to a number of states, settled in Bluffton, Indiana. From that point he enlisted for service in the Union army, during the Civil war, and fought bravely for four years, advancing to the rank of captain. He died in his eighty-sixth year, in July, 1911, while his wife, a native of Pennsylvania, passed away when forty years of age. They were the parents of nine children, namely : William H., Samuel F .. Mary Ellen, Catherine Ann, Emma A., Jennie R., Lydia M., John, and one who died in infancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Mosiman are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He belongs to Quincy Lodge No. 200. Independent Order of Odd Fellows. to the Encampment of that body, and to Elwood Canton No. 33, in all of which he has numerous friends. In 1912 he exhibited his progressive principles by giving his support to the new- born party of the name. He has not sought public preferment, but at all times has manifested a willingness to perform the duties of good citizenship, and among his fellow-townsmen is known as a man of civic pride and public spirit.
WILL G. EVANS. Among the younger generation of business men of Elwood, one who has made a place for himself in commercial circles is Will G. Evans, the energetic proprietor of the pharmacy at Main and Sixteenth streets. Mr. Evans was born in Irondale, Ohio, September 5, 1887, and is a son of John R. and Matilda (Mayberry) Evans.
The paternal grandparents of Mr. Evans spent their entire lives in South Wales. They were the parents of a large family of children. John R. Evans was born in South Wales, and as a young married man emigrated to the United States, settling first at Irondale, Ohio, where he secured employment in the tin plate works, and in that city his children were reared. In 1897 he came to Elwood, where he was employed for several years in the tin plate works, and since that time has worked for the Ames Shovel and Tool Company. He is a skilled mechanic, a thoroughly reliable workman. and possesses the confidence of his em- plovers and the respect of his fellows. He and his wife are faithful members of the Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Evans have four chil- dren : Richard John, residing in Elwood; May, who married a Mr.
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Defferon, of this city; Rachel, who became the wife of Harry Constance, and resides at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Will G.
Will G. Evans has been a resident of Elwood since his tenth year. His early education was secured in the public schools, and he early decided upon the druggist's business as his life work. Accordingly, he served his apprenticeship to this calling in Elwood, and following this entered the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy, from which he was gradu- ated in 1910. Returning to Elwood, he entered the employ of O. D. Hinshaw, and later was with Fred W. Green, and in September, 1912, embarked in business on his own account as the proprietor of his present establishment, at Sixteenth and Main streets. Here he has an excellent stock of drugs and druggists' sundries, toilet articles and such other stock as is carried in first-class pharmacies. He has built up a good business by applying himself assiduously to his work, and is now known as one of the substantial business men of the city.
On October 12, 1910. Mr. Evans was married to Miss Vivian Sigler. daughter of Dr. D. and Minerva (Pierce) Sigler. One daughter has been born to this union : Minerva Jane. Mrs. Evans was born in Elwood, and has resided here all of her life, being a graduate of the Elwood High School. She is possessed of much artistic taleut, and for a time was a student in the Art Institute. Chicago. Her parents have lived here for many years, and her father is now the oldest physician in Elwood. Mr. and Mrs. Evans are members of the Baptist Church. He belongs to Quincy Lodge No. 230, F. & A. M., and Elwood Chapter, No. 109, R. A. M. His politics are those of the Republican party, but he has never cared for the struggles of the public arena. The pleasant family home is located at No. 1126 S. Anderson St.
WILLIAM P. MEYER. The modern pharmacist is a man of many call- ings, for his is a vocation that calls for knowledge of various other lines of endeavor. His is a learned profession, necessitating years of study in the sciences of pharmacy and chemistry, and his care and skill in preparing prescriptions are of the most vital importance, while it is doubtful if there are many other callings that ask such long hours of labor. For these and other reasons the druggist is generally numbered among the substantial men of his neighborhood, and to be the proprietor of a successful pharmacy is to have a position of prestige and one that can only be gained through the medium of faithful endeavor and more than usual ability. One of the modern. up-to-date drug businesses of Madison county, is that of Green & Meyer, at Elwood, the junior partner being William P. Meyer, who, although still a young man, has made a place for himself in Elwood's business circles. He was born in Taren- tum, Pennsylvania, July 6, 1890. and is a son of Frank and Theresa ( Wolf) Meyer.
The paternal grandfather of Mr. Meyer. Frank Meyer, was a native of Germany, where he followed the tailor's trade, and there both he and his wife, Theresa. died at advanced ages. They were the parents of three children: Frank, Anthony and Joseph. On the maternal side, Mr. Meyer's grandfather was Joseph Wolf. who married Elizabeth Schmierheim, and both spent their entire lives in the Fatherland, where Mr. Wolf carried on agricultural pursuits. They had the following children: John, Fred, Elizabeth, Mary and Theresa.
Frank Meyer. the father of William P. Meyer, was born in Dortmund Province, Germany, and was there reared to manhood and became a glass
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worker by trade, although he subsequently followed various other occu- pations. In 1887 he emigrated to the United States, and first settled at Tarentum, Pennsylvania, where he followed his trade, but in 1898 came to Elwood, where he has since been employed as a steel worker. While still a resident of Germany, he served in the regular army of his country. He and his wife are consistent members of the Catholic church. They have had five children : John, residing at Jeanette, Pennsylvania ; Frank, who lives at Elwood ; William P .; Mary, who makes her home at Elwood, and one child who died in infancy.
William P. Meyer attended the parochial school in Tarentum, Penn- sylvania, until he was eight years of age, at which time he accompanied his parents to Elwood, Indiana, where he finished his primary schooling and took a high school course. For a short time thereafter he was engaged in keeping books, but eventually became connected with the drug business as a clerk in Green's pharmacy, where he remained three years. During this time he studied assiduously, and eventually entered the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated a registered pharmacist. On October 5, 1911. he formed a partnership with his former employer, Mr. Green, and since that time the firm style has been Green & Meyer, with Mr. Meyer as manager. The business of the store has shown a gratifying increase and much of this is due to the progressive ideas, improved methods and personal popularity of the junior member of the firm, who has been able to attract to the estab- lishment a new line of trade. He is courteous and obliging, is thoroughly conversant with every detail of the business and with every piece of stock in the store, and is familiar with his customers' needs and caters to them. The stock is new, fresh and well selected, and Mr. Meyer has been able to display it in a most advantageous manner.
Mr. Meyer is a member of the Catholic church. His fraternal con- nections are with the Knights of Columbus and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. His political procilivities make him a Demo- erat, but he has been too busy with the management of his business affairs to think of entering the public arena.
HON. WILLIAM G. ZERFACE. whose career as legist. jurist. business man and citizen has reflected honor upon himself and his community, is widely known to the legal profession throughout Madison county, as well as to realty men in this part of the state, where he has made his home for many years. He is a native of Indiana, having been born in Montgomery county. September 13. 1857, and is a son of Martin and Mary Jane (Larew) Zerface.
The Zerface family was founded in America by Philip Zerface. the paternal great-great-grandfather of Judge Zerface, who came from England. although his people were originally from near Berlin, Ger- many. Jacob Zerface. the great-grandfather of Judge Zerface, was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, and from that place enlisted for service in the Colonial army during the War of the Revolution. Adam Zerface, son of Jacob Zerface. was born in Virginia. from whence he moved at an early day to Ohio, and in 1839 moved to Indiana and there spent the remainder of his life in farming. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth, died young, in 1840, having been the mother of the following children: George. JJacob, Margaret, Martin. Philip. Silas. Sarah and Catherine. Martin Zerface. father of Judge Zerface, was born in Ohio, and was ten years of age when he accompanied his
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parents to Indiana in 1839. He grew to manhood in Montgomery county, and became a carpenter by trade, but subsequently turned his attention to farming in Wayne township, where he accumulated 240 acres of land. There he reared his family, and his death occurred at Waynetown, in 1897, when he was sixty-nine years of age, while his widow survives him and resides at the old home place in town. Mr. Zerface was married in Montgomery county, Indiana, to Mary Jane Larew, who was born in Indiana, daughter of Garrett and Elizabeth (Rieketts) Larew, the former a native of Scotland and the latter of this country. They were pioneers of Indiana and located in Wayne town- ship, Montgomery county, where Mr. Larew became engaged in farm- ing and stoek dealing. He died on the home place when just past middle life, while she died in advanced years. Their children were: Abraham, Naney, Garrett, Esther and Mary Jane. Mr. Larew served his country as a volunteer during the Blackhawk War. To Mr. and Mrs. Zerface there were born four children, namely: William G .; Jacob Andrew, who lives in Montgomery county; John W., who is deceased; and Rosa M., who became the wife of George Warfield, and resides in Montgomery county.
William G. Zerface was reared on his father's farm in Montgomery county, it being his parents' intention to make an agriculturist out of the lad, but the latter had other views as to what should be his life work. After attending the district schools of Wayne township, he went through Ladoga College and the Northern Indiana Normal school, at Valparaiso, and for several years thereafter was employed as an educator. He next became a clerk in a mercantile establishment, and while so employed found an opportunity to study law, and in 1884 was admitted to the bar at Crawfordsville, where he began his practice as deputy prosecuting attorney in Wayne township, under John H. Burford, who afterwards became judge of the Oklahoma Supreme bench. His health failing, after several years Judge Zerface came to Elwood, where he was again en- gaged in clerking for a sime, but eventually resumed his law practice, and in 1904 was elected Judge of the Elwood City Court, a capacity in which he served until January 1, 1910. During this time he established a reputation as a wise, conscientious and impartial judge. and was known as one of the most popular officials Elwood has ever had. On his retire- ment from the bench, Judge Zerface entered the real estate business, in which he is engaged at the present time.
On October 9, 1880, Judge Zerface was married to Miss Emma Lidster, who was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, daughter of William and Melvina (Goode) Lidster, the former a native of England and the latter of Ohio. There were eight children in the Lidster family. namely: Thomas, Mary, Henry, Anna. Cornelius, Araminta. Redden B and Emma. Judge and Mrs. Zerface became the parents of the follow- ing children: Princella, who married John Misner, of Elwood, and has four children,-Ruth, John, Lenora and Eugene; Grover. a decorator of Elwood, who married Bessie Hawkins, and has one child,-Gertrude: James Lloyd. who married Dorothy Eckhoff, daughter of Clemens Eekhoff, a furniture manufacturer, who lives in St. Louis, Missouri; Martin F. is in the employ of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Com- pany, and also writes fire insurance as a side line: Allen Walter is in the employ of the G. I. Sellers Manufacturing Company. and resides at Elwood; and Nellie and Maurice Philip reside with their father. The mother of these children died June 10, 1902, aged forty-three years, in
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the faith of the Christian church. On December 15, 1910, Judge Zerface was married to Mrs. Myrtle (Mitchell) Perkins, daughter of John and Catherine (Shane) Mitchell, natives of Kentucky. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell the following are now living: Myrtle; Sylvester; Gertrude, who married Charles Horton; Piona, who is single ; and Ferol. Mrs. Zerface was born in Shelby county, Indiana, and was married to Arthur Perkins, by whom she had one son : Henry B. Perkins.
Judge Zerface is a valued member of the Improved Order of Red Men and the Independent Order of Foresters. Although a stalwart Democrat, he has never been an office seeker, and has served in public office only when he has been suggested, nominated and elected by his friends. Of these he has many throughout this part of the state, where he is known as an exemplary citizen, a loyal friend and a man upon whose record there is not the slightest stain or blemish.
PATRICK S. BRADLEY, general manager of the Home Storage and Manufacturing Company, at Elwood, Indiana, an example of the self- made manhood of which this country is so justifiably proud, has been a resident of this city for nearly twenty years, during which time he has firmly established a reputation as a capable man of affairs. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, May 14, 1854, and is a son of Arthur and Ann (Murnin) Bradley, natives of County Down, Ireland.
The paternal grandparents of Mr. Bradley, Peter and Catherine (Burns) Bradley, were farming people of Ireland, who passed their entire lives on Erin's Isle, there attaining to ripe old age. They had a large family of children, among whom were Peter, Bernard, Arthur, Felix and Catherine. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Bradley was Patrick Murnin, a farmer who was highly esteemed in his home district in Ireland. He married Ann Murnin, and they both attained old age, being the parents of these children: Arthur, Bridget, Catherine, Ann, Mary, Lawrence, Patrick and John. Arthur Bradley, father of Patrick S., was reared and married in Ireland, and there followed the trade of weaver until his emigration to America in 1852. The family settled first in Brooklyn, New York. but subsequently moved to Troy, New York, where he became a boss maltster. Subsequently the family moved to Cattaraugus county, New York, where Mr. Bradley engaged in farming and lumbering, and there his death occurred in 1872, when he was fifty- six years of age, while his wife passed away in February, 1912, at the age of eighty-three years. Both were consistent members of the Catholic Church. . Their seven children were: Patrick S .; Mary A., who became the wife of Joseph Biederman, of Warren, Pennsylvania; John S., living at Kane, Pennsylvania ; Felix R .. of Warren; Margaret, who became the wife of William Fitzpatrick, of Lima, West Virginia ; Peter R .. who also lives at Lima ; and Thomas, whose home is at Sistersville, West Virginia.
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