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He began the practice of medicine in 1868, in Detroit, Michigan, and settled in Crawfordsville in 1876, in limited circumstances. His practice here has increased until he now has more than he can do. The doctor was first married to Marian Humphries, in 1861. She died in 1873. They had three children by this marriage. He was married the second time, to Mrs. Ella Doharty, of this city.
John C. Barnhill, grocer, Crawfordsville, was born July 19, 1853, in Marion county, Indiana. His father, John C., was born February 7. 1830, in the same county, and his mother, Martha A. (Carter) Barnhill, was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, July 19, 1829. John C. Sr. is a farmer, and oversees 710 acres of land, 235 of which he owns. He is a strong republican, but quiet in political circles. He and his wife are members of the Christian church. The parents of John C. Sr. came to Indiana in a very early day, and settled in Indianapolis when there were but three log cabins there. His father was born in Ohio, and mother in New Jersey. His father blazed the first road nine miles westward from Indianapolis, and one of the streets of that city is named for him. The parents of Mrs. Barnhill came from North Carolina to Hendricks county in 1822, and her father still lives, at the age of eighty-seven. John C. Barnhill, Jr, passed his youth on the farm. He was educated at Plainfield, and at the university at Indianapolis. At the age of twenty-one years he began business for himself in the grocery trade at Indianapolis, hand- ling about $50,000 worth of stock per year. In 1876 he sold out and came to Crawfordsville, and became the silent partner in the firm of Hadley & Hornaday, in the large grocery establishment op- posite the post-office. Mr. Hadley retiring, Mr. Barnhill became the equal partner with Mr. Hornaday, and the firm is now Hornaday & Barnhill. They have a handsome store 40×80, with ware-room 25×60, and have done a business of about 875,000 per year. Mr. Barnhill was married September 2, 1874, to Mary C. Hadley, daughter of Harlan Hadley. She was born September 19, 1854. They have three children : Farrie E., Mabel C. and Frank. He is a republican, and a member of the Royal Arcanum. The family of Barnhills is remarkable for longevity. John C. Sr., his wife and children, grandchildren, and four sisters, are all living.
James R. Bryant, merchant, Crawfordsville, is prominent among · the business men of the city. Mr. Bryant was born in Hertford county, North Carolina, July 15, 1830, and is the son of Benjamin and Ann (Millar) Bryant. His father was a native of Southampton county, and died in 1860, at the age of sixty years. His mother, of the same nativity, died in 1862, at the age of sixty years. Both were
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members of the Methodist church, he being class leader and steward. The father of Benjamin Bryant fought in the war of 1812. He was a noted man in Virginia, and an extensive planter. At the age of twenty years he married a young lady fourteen years old ; raised fourteen children, to each of whom he gave a good farm and eight or ten negroes as a start in life. He died at the age of eighty-four, and his wife at seventy-seven. James R. Bryant enjoyed but few educa- tional advantages. At the age of fifteen years he began merchan- dising, and before he was married became a merchant handling his own stock, in Murfreesboro, North Carolina. On January 14, 1851, he was married to Miss Aura E. Rayner, daughter of Hon. James R. Rayner, of Bertie county, North Carolina. She was born Septem- ber 28, 1832, in the same county as her husband. Her father was state senator for many years, and died in 1851, aged forty-five years. Her mother, Frances (Lawrence) Rayner, died at the age thirty-two years. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, leaving the land of their birth, located in Indianapolis, where Mr. Bryant entered the dry-goods house of W. H. Glenn as salesman, and also had charge of the wholesale de- partment. He remained with this firm till he was elected state libra- rian, January 14, 1857. After the close of his official career he en- gaged in the wholesale and retail grocery trade in Indianapolis, in 1860, and in 1861 bought 400 acres of land near Romney, in Tippecanoe county. This farm is known as the "Pilot Grove" farm, a name given by the Indians, as the grove served as a land- mark for the redmen. On this beautiful farm the Bryants lived till 1877, when Mr. Bryant engaged in the hardware and agricultural implement business, in Crawfordsville. Here he occupies the largest store-room in the county, with a full stock in trade. The building is a two-story brick, 42×160, situated on Washington street, west of the court-house. Tin and iron roofing is manufactured and made a speciality. A full line of builder's materials is always on hand. Mr. and Mrs. Bryant have a family of three children : William H., Fan- nie, and Jennie. Both are members of the Methodist church, in which he is steward and collector. He is also superintendent of the Sabbath-school ; is a Mason and a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is also a thorough republican.
Braxton Cash, farmer, Crawfordsville, second son and child of Leroy and Mary (Patterson) Cash, was born in Rockbridge county, Virginia, September 15, 1839. In June, 1861, he enlisted in the second Rockbridge company, which was attached to the 52d Virginia regiment. He served with this command from July 10 to October 1, when his company was designated the 2d Rockbridge Artillery. He
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fought at Cheat river, and at Winchester against Banks, and was engaged next on the morning of April 2, 1865, before daylight, south of Petersburg, his company losing their battery in this last battle. His company sharing the demoralization of Lee's army after the retreat from Richmond began, straggled, and only a part of the men were in the surrender at Appomattox. Our subject, with one of his lieu- tenants, was in the mountains. He returned to his home, and went to farming. In 1867, emigrating to this county, lie engaged in the same occupation here. On November 23, 1869, he was mar- ried to Miss Mary A. Simpson, who died January 24, 1873, leav- ing one child, Samuel, who was born January 24, 1871. His second marriage was with Miss Laura Wolverton, and occurred March 17, 1880. She was the daughter of John H. Wolverton, who was born in New Jersey, and at the age of nineteen came to Butler county, Ohio. In 1836 he removed to Montgomery county, and for twenty years lived in Crawfordsville. He then settled on the farm where Mr. Cash is living, and died there November 1, 1880, aged seventy. His wife died in March 1876 at the age of sixty-five. Mrs. Cash is a member of the Baptist church, and was converted in 1871, under the labors of the Rev. J. M. Kendall. Mr. Cash is a Mason, and a member of the Beach Grove Detective Company. In politics a democrat.
Dr. E. W. Keegan, physician and surgeon, Crawfordsville, was born in Evansville, this state, and is the son of Patrick and Eliza Keegan. They were both born near Belfast, Ireland, and came to this country when about thirteen years old ; were members of the Meth- odist churchi, and died a few years ago. The doctor went to school in Evansville two years, was in the Marine hospital two years, attended Rush Medical College two years, then practiced in Gibson county two years, and then located in Crawfordsville in 1862. He held the position of United States examining pension surgeon six years, and has been a successful physician. He was married in 1861, to Amanda Stone. She is a member of the Methodist church. They have one boy and two girls.
Abel S. Holbrook, shoemaker, Crawfordsville, was born June 14, 1821, in Braintree, Massachusetts, and is a son of William and Rhoda (Stetson) Holbrook, both natives of the same state. William Holbrook was a manufacturer, but failing in business he then worked in leather. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and his father was a lieutenant in the revolution. Mrs. Rhoda Holbrook was a member of Dr. R. S. Storr's church, at Braintree. She died in 1866, and he in 1871, in their native state. He had been a strong northern democrat. Abel
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S. Holbrook attended a common school, and early began the trade of shoemaking. In 1845 he worked in Dayton, Ohio, six months, then went south for the purpose of travel, visiting many ports. He also worked in Springfield, Illinois, was in business in Missouri, and fol- lowed his trade in Jacksonville some three years. He spent much time in traveling, going to the Rocky Mountains, and in a return trip from Denver, Colorado, to St. Joe, Missouri, he walked a dis- tance of 750 miles, carrying whatever baggage he had on his back. During his travels he suffered many privations, never hesitating to give away the little he at any time possessed to those that were hungry. He returned to Indiana, and in 1862 enlisted in Co. I, 4th Ind. Cav., 77th reg. He was afterward transferred to the 7th reg. Veteran Reserve Corps, Co. I, under Capt. Knox. For a time he acted as sergeant, and was discharged on account of disability. He married, February 22, 1866, E. J. (Lewis) Davidson, of Craw- fordsville, Indiana, and has since followed his trade in the same place. Mr. Holbrook was a democrat, and voted for Stephen A. Douglas, but cast his vote for Abraham Lincoln in 1864, and has continued a stalwart republican since. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Re- public. Mrs. Holbrook is a member of the Methodist church. They have one child, Nellie.
Joseph Grubb, farmer, Crawfordsville, was born October 24, 1832, in Ross county, Ohio, and is the son of Ebenezer and Anna (Young) Grubb. His father was born January 16, 1809, in Loudon county, Virginia, and was of German descent. His mother was born May 28, 1859, in Little York, Pennsylvania, and traces her forefathers to Ireland. Both are members of the Methodist church. Joseph Grubb spent the years of his youth on the farm, receiving his education in the common school during winter months. By close attention to his studies he soon fitted himself for teaching, which he made his occu- pation from his nineteenth year until the murmurings of civil strife called him to the battle-field. April 22, 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, 10th Ind. Vols., under Col. Manson, for three months service. In July, 1862, he reënlisted in Co. B, 72d Ind. Inf., under Col. A. O. Miller. On account of sickness and partial paralysis he was dis- charged, March 26, 1863, and returned home. Shortly after he engaged in teaching, and in the spring of 1864 became bookkeeper for Davis, Manson & Co., grain dealers, Crawfordsville, Indiana, which position he held for six years. In 1870 he became the leading member of the firm of Grubb, Martin & Co., in the grain business. In 1874 the partnership was dissolved, on account of the death of one of the firm, and in the spring of 1875 Mr. Grubb engaged in farm-
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ing, which is still his partial occupation. In 1878 he was elected town- ship trustee, which office he still holds. He is a thorough republican and a prominent Mason. Mr. Grubb was married December 13, 1866, to Emma Funk, daughter of T. J. and Rachel (Kinder) Funk. She was born August 6, 1847, in Miamisburg, Montgomery county, Ohio. They have four children: Mary B., Walter D., Anna L., and Lizzie D. Both Mr. and Mrs. Grubb are members of the Methodist church.
Dr. Joseph R. Duncan, Crawfordsville, was born March 21, 1827, in Highland county, Ohio, and is the son of Alexander and Susan (Robb) Duncan. His father came with parents to America, and settled on a farm in Pennsylvania, when he was eleven years of age. Alexander afterward moved to Ohio, where he died July 12, 1861, in Highland county, at the age of eighty-one years. He fought in the war of 1812, voted the democratic ticket till his later years, when he supported the republican party. His wife, Susan, was born in Kentucky, and with him was a member of the Method- ist church for many years. Joseph R., son of the above, spent his youth on the farm. At the age of twenty-two he began the study of medicine. His health failing he was obliged to abandon his studies, and by the help of friends obtained a subscription school, and with his earnings attended the higher schools, after which he taught, at the same time resuming and following his medical studies with Dr. Earle, of Waynetown. After three years' study he settled at Hillsborough, then at Jacksonville, Indiana, for the prac- tice of his profession, afterward Knoxville, Iowa. In 1858 he at- tended the Cincinnati Eclectic Medical College, where he graduated in 1859, and returned to Knoxville, where he practiced for seventeen years. In 1863 he was commissioned assistant surgeon in the 11th Iowa reg. On account of failing health he resigned, but again served as surgeon in the 46th Iowa, for abont three months. In Iowa he or- ganized the State Eclectic Medical Society, and was president of that body for five years. In 1871 he was elected president of the National Eclectic Medical Society, which met at New York city. Soon after he was tendered the first chair of Physiology, then the chair of the Diseases of the Heart, Throat and Lungs, in Bennett Medical College, Chicago. After that he was elected to the chair of Dis- eases of Women and Children. He lost his property in Chicago by fire in 1874, resigned his position in the college and removed to Crawfordsville. He has occasionally lectured in this institution since. During the second year at Crawfordsville he was made presi- dent of the Indiana State Eclectic Medical Society. In 1877. on ac- count of ill-health, he retired from all practice, except office and
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city. He attributes the loss of his health to the excessive use of tobacco in 1879, becoming almost blind, at which time, after hav- ing been addicted to the habit for forty years, he ceased its use alto- gether, and his health has rapidly improved. He was one of a family of nineteen children. He is a Mason and Odd-Fellow, and a member of the A.O.U. W., and a republican. He was married June 29, 1848, to Mary Krug, daughter of William A. Krug, an old settler, and now nearly ninety years of age. Mrs. Duncan was born June 11, 1828. They have four children: William A. and Mary C., both deceased ; Alice E. and Ernest A. living. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan are members of the Methodist church.
I. N. Van Sickle, jeweler, Crawfordsville, was born in Preble county, Ohio, October 14, 1842. His father, William Van Sickle, was born in 1798 in New Jersey, and died in 1860. His mother, Rachel M. (Southard) Van Sickle, was born in 1801 in the same state, and died in 1880. In 1849 I. N. Van Sickle removed witlı his parents to Clinton county, Indiana. He was raised a farmer, which occupation he continued till the spring of 1862. In that year he attended Bacon's Commercial College at Cincinnati, and gradu- ated, thus fitting himself for a business more commercial than farm- ing. In the fall of 1862 he accepted a situation as bookkeeper witlı the wholesale grocery house of Bausemer Bro. & Co., at La Fayette, which he held two years, when he resigned for the purpose of a trip south, but he was offered and accepted the position of first clerk in the provost marshal's office, under Capt. James Park, and filled throughout the entire draft for soldiers for the war of the re- bellion. On retiring from that office he was engaged as bookkeeper for J. W. Blair & Co., pork packers at Crawfordsville, and began his work November 21, 1864. Before the close of the packing sea- son he was offered the position as bookkeeper in the First National Bank, and had also an offer from the Toledo, Wabash & Western railroad. He accepted the situation with the bank, January 1, 1865. On November 16, 1865, Mr. Van Sickle was united in marriage to Miss Mary C. Bromley. Two children have been born to them : Mabel C., born August 28, 1866, and Jessie F., born February 1868. Mr. Van Sickle remained in the bank for three years, and in March; 1868, formed a partnership with H. T. Shepherd, in the jewelry business, under the firm name of Shepherd & Van Sickle. At the end of seventeen months the partnership, at the instance of Van Sickle, was dissolved, each partner taking one half the stock, Shepherd retaining the room and Van Sickle, for the time being, taking a small part of the counter room in the dry-goods store of J.
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C. Fullenwider & Co. About December 1, 1870, he moved into the room one door east of Green street, on Main, where he remained till July 1, 1880. His business had so increased as to justify him in expending considerable money in erecting and fitting out a neat brick store-room. This he occupied at the date last specified, four doors east of Elston's bank, almost opposite the postoffice. Two large, costly upright display cases, filled with all kinds of silver ware of the highest order, besides his counter show-cases full of diamonds, watches and jewelry, and clocks on the shelves, give his room rich- ness and elegance. His trade is more extensive than that of any other house in the city, and he receives orders from the extreme northern portion of the state, Michigan, Illinois and Iowa. He is popularly known (especially by the railroad men, with whom he does an extensive trade) as Van Sickle the Crawfordsville jeweler. Mr. Van Sickle possesses the elements of a business man and upon such a man customers can depend.
Fountain B. Guthrie, merchant, Crawfordsville, is one of the firm of Guthrie Brothers, dealers in groceries and meats, third door south of Elston's Bank. Butchering is a large part of their business. They carry a stock of about $3,000, and do a lucrative. trade. Will- iam and Elizabeth (James) Guthrie were born in Kentucky. In 1831 they came to Crawfordsville, where they made farming their occupation, and later in life marketed much produce. William Guthrie died January 30, 1873, his wife having passed away in 1868. They were both members of the regular Baptist church. He was a whig, but in the later life of that party he united with the democracy. His grandfather Guthrie was a Scotchman, who came to America and settled in Virginia. The Jameses are Irish. Mrs. Guthrie's father came to America in 1798. He was an Irish rebel. The Jameses came to Montgomery county in an early day. Fountain B., son of William and Elizabeth Guthrie, was born in Crawfordsville, Sep- tember 21, 1834. His young days were spent mostly on the farm, after which he traveled some. He spent six years in the gold mines of California. There he was at times fortunate, yet disaster came as often. Hle at one time accumulated $16,000, invested in mine stock, and lost all. In 1865 he returned to Crawfordsville and en- gaged in butchering, which he still follows, having later added gro- ceries to his trade. He is associated with his brother Silas W. Guthrie. They now own their store, slaughter-house and dwellings. Mr. Guthrie was married July 2, 1867, to Mary E. Davis, of Wood- ford county, Kentucky. They have seven children, three boys and four girls. Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie are members of the Presbyterian
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church. He is an Odd-Fellow, and a republican. He cast his first presidential vote for John C. Fremont.
Noah S. Joslin, merchant, Crawfordsville, was born in Owen county, Indiana, September 7, 1837. His father, Dr. A. Joslin, was a native of Albany, New York, a graduate of the old Philadelphia Medical College, and a prominent physician. He was a whig and active in local politics. Mrs. Mary A. (Allison) Joslin, mother of Noah, was a native of Kentucky, but her people were old settlers of Maryland. She died about 1862, at the age of fifty-three years. Mr. Joslin died at the age of fifty-two years. The Joslins were for- merly from England. Noah S. Joslin was raised in Owen county and received his education in the common schools of his day. In 1864 he became a commercial traveler, and in 1865, purchased the stove establishment of Chilling Johnson, in Crawfordsville, and afterward added furniture to his trade. He is now one of the perma- nent and successful business men of the city. He was married June 19, 1864, to Frances E. Squire, daughter of the Rev. O. Squire, of the Rock River Conference, New York. His wedding ceremonies took place in Clyde, Ohio. Mrs. Joslin is a graduate of Casnovia College, New York, a member of Chatauqua Reading Society, prom- inent in the literary circle of Crawfordsville, and a member of the "Woman's Equal Rights Club." Mr. Joslin belongs to the fraterni- ties of Masons, Knights of Pythias, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. They have three children, Howard, Jessie, and Ella. Both Mr. and Mrs. Joslin are prominent in the Methodist church, he having been class-leader for many years.
Thomas N. Lucas, wholesale grocer, Crawfordsville, was born in Fountain county, Indiana, November 11, 1844, in Old Chambers- burg. He began business for himself in the fall of 1865, with very little capital. In 1865 he enlisted in Co. C, 154th Ind. Vols., and served to the close of the war. He commenced business in Steam Corner, Fountain county. He was there five years, then went to Hillsboro and remained eight years, and then came to Crawfords- ville in 1878. His store building is 70×22, and three stories high. He is having a large trade, supplying stores in several counties in the state. Mr. Lucas was married January 7, 1866, and has two children living and two dead. He is a member of the Christian church, a strong republican, and an upright, respectable gentleman.
P. Lewis Fisher, druggist, Crawfordsville, was born November 28, 1852, in Aurora, Indiana. His father, Peter Fisher, was a native of Alsace, France, and came to America in 1840, and his mother, Catharine (Miller) Fisher, was born in Bavaria, and came to
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America in 1847. Lewis attended school until twelve years old. In 1865 he came with his parents to Crawfordsville. Here he barbered for a time, then became elerk in the drug store of E. J. Binford & Brother, with whom he stayed three years, then worked one year with James Patterson, in the jewelry business. Leaving the jewelry he returned to his former position in the drug store, remaing some ten years. Here he received a thorough and practical education in his branch of trade, and being quite competent to manage business for himself, he became associated with J. B. Breaks Jr., in the drug business. The partnership continued one and a half years, when Mr. Fisher became sole proprietor. He is now doing a trade of about $12,000 per year. Mr. Fisher is yet a young man, but has made a good start in the world by his own efforts, and should be encouraged. He is careful and proficient in his business, and keeps, emphatically, the " peoples' store." He was married November 23, 1876, to Mary Sullivan, daughter of Daniel and Catharine (O'Con- ner) Sullivan. She was born November 9, 1854, in La Fayette, In- diana. They have one child, Walter G., born December 23, 1878, in Crawfordsville. Both are Catholics. Mr. Fisher owns his store, stock, and dwelling.
Charles L. Thomas, a successful member of the Crawfordsville bar, was born December 24, 1822, in Philadelphia, and is a brother of Judge Thomas, whose biography is in this work. His boyhood was spent on the farm. In 1855 he graduated in the scientific course of Wabash College. About 1856 he began a three-years course in the Ohio Medical College, at Cincinnati, in which he graduated. After graduation he was chosen resident physician of the hospital at Cincinnati. He then came to Warren county, and practiced medi- cine until July, 1862, when he was chosen assistant surgeon of the 25th Ind. reg., and in the following October, surgeon. He was in part of the Atlanta campaign with Sherman on his march to the sea, in the campaign of the Carolinas, in the grand review of Sherman's army, and was mustered out in July 1865. He practiced medicine after the war in Crawfordsville, until 1867, when he began the study of law, being a very successful lawyer. In 1873, 1874 and 1875 he was deputy collector of revenue. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic, and is a republican. Mr. Thomas was married in 1866 to Miss Mattie Binford, daughter of Samuel Binford. She died in January, 1871, and was a member of the Presbyterian church. By this marriage there were two children: Samuel B. and Mattie B. Samuel Binford was born in Virginia, December 22, 1809, and set- tled in Montgomery county in 1830. He has been one of the suc-
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cessful business men of Crawfordsville, and is now vice-president of the First National Bank of this city. He is one of the substantial citizens of this community.
William B. Lyle, a native of Wayne county, Indiana, was born March 5, 1835. His father, David Lyle, was born in Virginia, but early moved westward, first to Ohio, then, in 1828, to Richmond, Indiana. He was a brick-mason by trade, but in later years he fol- lowed farming. He was very active in the whig party, and occupied the office of magistrate for many years. He was a man of much in- fluence among his friends, being impartial to all, never becoming ultra on questions in which men are liable to err. He had been in the war of 1812, and had experienced Indian hostilities. He died in 1850, at the age of sixty years. Wm. B.'s mother, Margaret (Scott) Lyle, was born in north Ireland, and died in 1835, when William was a babe. Both she and her husband were members of the Presbyterian church. William B. was raised on the farm, at- tended the common school of Richmond, and in 1852 began learn- ing the carpenter's trade, which he followed several years, and then entered an iron foundry, following the same since 1855. He worked at Richmond till 1860, then at Greencastle till 1866, when he came to Crawfordsville, and in the firm of Blair, Lyle & Smith built a small foundry, furnishing it on a small scale, but since the business in- creasing, much needed machinery has been added. Nearly all the patterns and plasters have been made by hand, employing eight workmen. They manufacture the celebrated extension shaft drag saw, iron fences, etc. The firm is now Lyle & Smith. Mr. Lyle was married June 9, 1858, to Elizabeth J. McCorkle, daughter of Hugh McCorkle, of Troy, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle are members of the Presbyterian church. He is a stalwart republican, a member of the fraternities of Knights of Pythias, and Ancient Order of United Workmen. In the latter lodge he is master workman. Mr. Lyle is genial and pleasant toward all, and favors all movements that tend to improve the city or county. His business is an important item among the industries of the city, and should be patronized by home and surrounding territory.
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