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Neff resigned as Trustee to enlist in the army; Carter re- signed as Marshal, etc., and J. K. Dick was put in his place.
April, 1863, Trustees, Smith, Needham, Ross, Richardson, Hull; Robert S. Fisher, Clerk and Treasurer; Reuben B. Farra, Marshal and Assessor.
Treasurer's report, dated April, 1863: Debit, $708.90; credit, $457.07; on hand. $277.20.
May, 1864-Trustees, Reeder, Willmore, Halliday, Richard. son, Hull; Bradbury, Clerk and Treasurer; Garrett, Marshal and Assessor.
Treasurer's report, 1864: Debit, $1,038.96; credit, $650.90 on hand, $388.06.
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May, 1865, Trustees, Leake, Thomas, Smith, McAdams; Diggs, Clerk and Treasurer; Smith, Street Commissioner.
April 30, 1869, salaries of officers: Marshal, $50; Clerk, $27; Treasurer, $15; Council, $20 each; Surveyor, $15, six days' service.
May, 1869-Trustees, Williamson, Hirsh, Carter, Halms, Kreutzer, Shaw, Winters. J. C. Hirsch, Clerk; Ira Tripp, Mar- shal and Assessor; H. P. Kizer, Treasurer; Charles Jaqua, Sur- veyor. Tripp resigned and C. E. Smith was appointed in his place, June 11, 1869.
March, 1870, H. B. Cox was appointed Councilman to fill a vacancy in place of Kreutzer, moved away. O. M. Mills in place of J. D. Carter, resigned.
May, 1870 (there would seem to have been seven wards. Changed back to five wards)-Trustees, Marlatt, Carter, Bannis- ter, Winters, Heaston; Reinheimer, Clerk; Alexander, Marshal. 1870, citizens were allowed gravel from the city bank for use in town, free.
1871 (town changed to three wards) -- Trustees, Carter, Rich- ardson, Heaston; H. P. Kizer, Treasurer; J. E. Neff, Clerk; C. C. Smith, Assessor and Marshal.
April, 1872, Treasurer's receipts, $777.29. April, 1873, Treasurer's receipts, $746.20.
1873-Trustees, Henry Carter, J. C. Hirsch, N H. Ward; L. J. Monks, Attorney; W. F. Newton. Marshal and Street Commissioner; salary set at $300 and fees; Moorman Way, Engineer.
1874 -- Trustees, A. Stone, A. R. Hiatt, A. Favorite; Thomas Ward, Treasurer; P. M. Reinheimer, Clerk; W. O. Harra, Mar- shal; Jonathan Hiatt, Assessor (appointed).
1875-Same Trustees, Thomas Ward, Treasurer; B. F. Boltz, Clerk and Assessor; A. O. Marsh, Prosecuting Attorney, compen- sation, one-half the fines collected.
May, 1876, Treasurer's report: Debit, $4,280.46; } credit, $4.237.70; on hand. $42.76.
Trustees, Newton, Puckett, Johnson; E. T. Brickley, Clerk and Assessor; W. A. Martin, Treasurer; N. H. Ward, Marshal and Street Commissioner; Phineas Pomeroy, Engineer.
May, 1877-Same Trustees.
Treasurer's report: Debit, $1,806.16; credit, $1,621.57; on hand, $184.59.
Marshal's report: Debit, $6,136.62; credit, $6,122.62; on hand, $14; dirt sold, 10,959 yards at 10 cents, $1,095,90; gravel hauled 2,948 yards; guttering done, value $466.17; pavements made, value, $1,647.49.
NOTE .- The large sums of money handled in 1876 and 1877, came mostly from a division of the accumulated road tax in the hands of the trustee of White River Township, a part of which belonged to Winchester corporation and had not been paid over for some years previous.
May, 1878 --- Trustees: Reinheimer, Hirsch, Diggs.
Treasurer's report, May, 1878: Debit, $2,635.58; credit, $2,- 609.33; on hand, $26.25.
W. A. Martin, Treasurer ; W. P. Needham, Clerk ; C. Jaqua, Engineer; J. K. Martin, Marshal and Street Commis- sioner.
May, 1879-Trustees, Fox, Magee, Diggs; W. A. Martin, Treasurer; J. M. Fletcher, Marshal and Street Commissioner; W. P. Needham, Clerk; Charles Jaqua, Engineer; L. W. Study, Prosecuting Attorney.
Treasurer's report: Debit, $3,646,22; credit, $2,981.96; on band, $664.26.
May, 1880-Trustees, Coats, Fox, Winter; W. P. Needham, Clerk; J. M. Fletcher, Marshal; W. A. Martin, Treasurer; L. W. Study, Attorney.
Treasurer's report, May, 1880: Debit, $4,699.75; credit, $3,- 477.73; on hand, $1,222.02.
May, 1881-Trustees, Brumfield, Rice, Newton; W. A. Mar- tin, Treasurer; W. P. Needham, Clerk; William Linkenstorfer, Marshal and Street Commissioner; J. W. Thompson, Attorney; Charles Jaqua, Engineer.
Treasurer's report, May, 1881: Debit, $7,058.88; credit, $6,652.20; on hund, $406.68.
The Postmasters of Winchester have been as follows:
Josiah Montgar, 1840-44; William H. Fitzgerald, Thomas W. Kizer, Thomas Scott, Reuben Farra, B. F. Diggs, four years; James E. Williamson, four years; Francis M. Way, ten years, 1869-79; Charles E. Farris, 1879.
Before 1840, we are not informed as to the incumbents of the office; neither are we able to state at what time Winchester was made a post town, or what was the first mail route through the region.
The following named are or have been railroad agents: J. W. Williamson, many years; E. W. Bishop, six years; A. H. Kite, a short time; I. N. Hoover, six years.
Richmond & Grand Rapids Railroad-Snyder, Bowers, J C. Patterson, W. B. Miller.
PRESENT BUSINESS OF WINCHESTER.
Below may be found a brief statement of the present condi- tion of business in the county seat. Some may, perhaps, have been omitted, for which, if any there be, we hereby express our regret: Agricultural implements, Gordon, 1880.
Attorneys, see account elsewhere.
Barber shop, formerly Kent Browne, now F. M. Phillips, com- menced in 1881.
Brickmaker, John K. Martin, 1858.
Barber shop, Isaiah Ryan, 1877, three chairs.
Barber shop, Kent Browne, first east of public square, then south of public square. then sonth of public square west of Main; now north of public square, on corner east of bank; first established 1866; came to present location in 1880; four chairs.
Blacksmiths, Stines & Brown, 1879; O'Harra Bros. have owned the shop for some twelve years.
Boarding-house keeper, Jesse Way.
Blacksmith, Frazier, 1875.
Blacksmith, Carter, of long standing.
Bank, Randolph County, successor to First National Bank; established 1865; Asahel Stone, President; Dennis Kelly, Cash- ier; S. D. Coats, Assistant Cashier; capital, $100,000, under the Indiana Banking Law.
Bank, Farmers' and Merchants', 1878, successor to Winches- ter (James Moormau's) Bank, Nathan Reed, President; Thomas F. Moorman, Cashier.
Bee-keeper, Thornburg, southeast part of town, east of Salt Creek.
Clothing store, established in 1869 by Benjamin Kanftman, continues the business to the present time.
Clothing store, established 1859 by M. Snattinger, took a partner in 1866 -- Snattinger & Co .; M. & L. Snattinger, clothing and tailoring.
Carriage works, Gardiner & Horan, began in 1875, opposite the school building; came to their present location in 1880; the firm employs ton to twenty hands, and they engage both in mak- ing and repairing. Edward Horan, C. A. Gardiner.
Carriage shop, Chapman & Ginn, 1880; location where W. V. R. Tooker had his wind-mill works; they employ eight to ten hands. Chapman worked for Baird, carriage-maker, ten years.
Clergymen, see account elsewhere.
Dry goods store, Richardson Block, occupied by Richardson many years; now George S. Diggs and Way (Lou Way), 1881. Drug store, Engle Block (built 1877), had a shoe store him self for two years; drug store began by J. M. Carver, 1880.
Dry goods store, building erected in 1877, owned by C. W. Diggs; was occupied by Kent Browne as barber shop, now dry goods store by W. E. Miller, beginning in 1880.
Dry goods and furnishing, David Fudge, 1878.
Drayman, William Linkenstorfer, 1873.
Dry goods, Edmund Engle & Son, 1880.
Dry goods, B. F. Bundy, (began in 1875 in the present loca- tion), Mrs. A. C. Carver.
Druggist, Carter, 1879, Jacob Brewer, eleven years.
Drug store, established by Mrs. Hebbard, sold to W. W. Reed in 1871; he owns it still. It is complete in every depart- ment, including books.
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WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP.
Drug and book store, established by J. C. Hirsch, in 1858, and he continues the business still; safe, strong, reliable house, one of the oldest establishments in the town.
Dry goods and notion store, built by Routh & Bannister in 1867 or 1868; now owned by Judge J. J. Cheney; the store is owned by R. B. Morrow, beginning in 1872; he has also another store at Belleville, Ohio, and, besides that, a branch store at Ce. lina, Ohio, begun in 1881.
Drug store, established by Kizer & Rush in 1849, now Kizer & Shaw, 1878; Ellis Kizer, Gideon Shaw,-Jr
Egg and poultry business, begun in 1864 by Henry Carter, formerly in carriage business.
Egg and poultry business, Jesse Connor, formerly Edger & Connor. Mr. C. has been alone several years.
Eating-honse, J. W. Carder, 1871.
Furniture, Adam Hirsch, begun in 1856.
Furniture, J. L. Stakebake, 1870; undertaker, 1880.
Flax-mill, owned by parties in Muncie, in operation for sev- eral years.
Foundry and machine shop, Wm. Fitzmaurice.
Grocery, building erected in 1876 by John Wright, occupied by Lafayette Irvin with jewelry, then as an auction room, etc .; then as a grocery by W. H. Reinheimer, commencing in 1877, who, however, began selling groceries in Winchester (in another room) in 1872.
Grocery, occupied by Brawley & Jaqua, two years; by Bal- linger, two years; now by G. H. Bowser, 1880.
Grocers, Keller & Meier, G. G. Keller, J. C. Meier; estab. lished by G. G. Keller in 1869; G. G. Keller & Son, 1878; Kel- ler & Meier, 1881; stock, $1,500, good snng business; building owned by G. G. Keller.
Grocery, establishment begun in 1874; proprietors, Manlsby & Welch, now Ballinger & Winter, beginning 1881. A. J. Winter, Mahlon Ballinger; stock, $1,800 to $2,000.
Grocery, established in 1872 by Thomas Best. in 1881, his son, James M. Best bucame partner; firm name, Best & Son; full stock, strong, sound business.
Grocery, bakery and saloon, established (grocery) 1853 by William Manderbach, good business.
Grocery, first Tripp & Reinheimer, then McAllister, then C. W Moore, beginning 1881; sells shoes also.
Grocery, established in 1871 by Mikesell & Jaqua, then Jaqua & Walker, Walker & Winter, Winter & Welker, Winter & Will- iams, Williams Brothers, Engle & Markle, Engle & Poyner. Harrison & Poyner, J. L. Poyner; stock, $2,500 to $3,000.
Grocer, Luther Puckett, A. M. Best, 1880.
Grocery, Connor & Chamberlain, 1878; Jesse Connor, T. A. Chamberlain.
Grain warehouse, Helms & Bishop, 1879.
Gardener, W. S. Montgomery, 1881.
Flouring-mill, Bates Bros. & Co., manufactures of high grade flours; gradual reduction; capacity, 150 barrels, Winches- ter, Ind. The building was erected for a grain warehouse by John Mumma, and enlarged by Elisha Martin; he soll it to Heaston Bros., who put in mill works in 1867. They sold to Robison, Wysong & Miller, they to Colton & Bates, in the spring of 1873, and, in 1876, Bates Bros. & Co. became the proprietors and are so still. The names of the firm are J. J. Bates, E. Bates and G. E. Leggett.
In the summer of 1881, the enterprising owners renewed the entire works, at a cost of $11,000, putting in machinery for Jonathan Mills' system, a gradual reduction, being the third mill of the kind in the State of Indiana, one of the others being near Terre Hante, Ind. The former capacity of the mill was sixty barrels in twenty-four hours. The present capacity of the works is 150 barrels per day, requiring 225,000 bushels of wheat an- nually. The firm also run a cooper shop for the supply of bar- rels for their use, employing in all sixteen hands. The flonr made by them is shipped extensively, besides their home and local trade; they send flour in quantity to New York, Montreal, and elsewhere. Bates Bros. & Co. are esteemed as a highly, reli- able firm, and are securing the reward which they richly deserve by an extensive and constantly increasing patronage.
Harness shop, established in 1878 by Hinshaw & Son; Jacob A. Hinshaw, Enos H. Hinshaw.
Hotel, S. O. Irvin, 1875, a good hotel and a genial landlord.
Hardware and agricultural implements, Cranor & Bros., 1878, stoves and tinware, IS81; new building erected near the post office in the summer of 1881; brick, two stories, 100x22 feet; the firm carry a stock of from $10,000 to $14,000.
Hardware, A. R. Hiatt, alone ten years, successor to Ward & Hiatt.
Hair dressing, Terese McClosky, 1881.
Harness-making, F. B. Chapman, began at Winchester in 1865.
Hotel, J. Norman, Indiana Honse, 1880.
Hotel, Franklin House, Peter Reinheimer, 1865.
Hotel, Snedeker's Block, built by W. B. Snedeker, 1873, and now owned by him. The hotel has been kept by Snedeker, Bales & Bright, and now by Irvin Wysong, beginning February 16, 1881.
Hall, Snedeker's, opened April, 1879, seating 600 persons, pleasant, neat, convenient, well ventilated, easy of access and egress, safe.
Ward's, north of public square; long used as a courtroom. Herald office, see article " The Press."
Hardware and agricultural implements, Helms & Bishop, 1869; large stock; firm, George W. Helms, J. W. Bishop.
Harness-making, Alfred Rossman, since 1838 till 1875.
Jewlery, Louis Klamberg, has been in the business nine years; in the present room one year. Jeweler, R. J. Lichtert, 1879.
Journal, Winchester, see article "The Press. "
Lumber agent, H. H. Neff, 1880, formerly lumber business in Winchester. Locksmith, J. W. Ginger.
Lumber dealer and saw-miller, A. G. Campfield.
Lime, coal, wood, sewer pipe, etc., M. A. Reeder. 1881, sue- cessor to David Huston, began in 1876.
Livery stable, James Harter, 1878, Keener, 1880.
Loan broker, Gideon Shaw, 1865.
Meat market, M. Stakebeck, 1880, established seven or right years ago by Jaqua, and since that the proprietors have been Pierce, Colgrove, Seagraves, Preston, Stakebeck.
Meat shop, building occupied variously-meat shop, grocery. dry goods, billiards; now meat shop by J. W. Alexander, begin- ning in 1879.
Marble dealer, D. E. Hoffman, 1858.
Meat shop, C. C. Monks, 1870.
Millinery, Ella F. Way, began 1876, Mary C. Brandon, 1877. News stand, J. S. Hiatt, 1878.
Pump-makers, Knecht & Thomas, successors to Andrew Aker, established thirty-seven years ago, making his own pumps, though entirely blind.
Phantasmagorian, newspaper, Needham, editor, 1881. | See " Press." !
Physicians, see account elsewhere.
Repair shop, E. A. Thomas, 1881.
Restaurant, proprietors have been Phillips, Bradbury, Bar- tholomew; now L. R. Willeta, began 1880.
Restaurant, Elisha Martin, Jr., 1880. Peter Brown. Shoemakers, W. H. Bailey, 1881.
Shoe store, built by A. J. Neff and James H. Bowen in 1874;
occupied by Stevens one year, and now by Miller, good business. Shor shop. C. Kayser; shop established 1857: Keller & Kay- ser; C. Kayser alone, 1859; he still continues the business. Saloon, proprietor, Ashton.
Shoe store, C. W. Woolverton, established in 1872.
Saloon, in cellar under Woolverton's shoe store.
Sewing machine dealer, James S. Cottom, began in 1861. also Notary Public.
Stoves and tinware, George McAdams & Son, 1877.
Shoe store, A. R. Hiatt & Son, boots and shoes, 1881. A.
R. Hiatt, George Hiatt; previous occupants, J. T. Elliott, L. P. Ballinger, S. B. Bradbury, three years; S. D. Coats, two years; F. M. Way, one year. Building erected by Brown & Bone- brake, now owned by Thomas Ward.
Stoves and tinware, C. E. Magee, twelve years.
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Saloon, building owned by Joseph Swallow, College Corner, Ohio, kept by Edward Lennon, 1880.
Shoe shop, Martin Conklin.
Saw-mill, planing-mill, etc., Albert Rice, 1876.
Saw-mill, A. G. Campfield, burned a few years ago, loss, $6,- 000, built again.
Tailoring, John Richardson & Son. J. R. began selling dry goods, also; merchant tailoring in 1850; he did business on the west side of the publie square about twenty years, and ten years in the Richardson Block, across from the Franklin House, owning that building at the time, and owning, also, his present location, on the west side of the public square. Mr. R. had for many years the most extensive dry goods establishment in town. Tanner, Charles Gutheil, 1867.
Tailor, Richmond Thornburg, 1868.
Trustee Township, Ira Tripp, since 1880.
Teachers, E. H. Butler, H. W. Bowers, Benjamin F. Marsh. Undertakers, John W. Diggs, thirty years or more; John L. Stakebake, 1880.
Winchester Manufacturing Company filed their articles of association with the Recorder Monday, October 31, 1881; capital stock, $25,000.
Wagon-maker, Thomas Klinck, Sr., 1852.
Wagon-makers, Carter & Gill (L. D. Carter, J. H. Gill), form- erly carriage-maker and blacksmith; wagon shop begun in 1873.
Woolen factory, John D. Carter, begun 1851, building a new cne in 1881, on Salt Creek, southeast part of town.
Wind-mill maker, W. V. R. Tooker, of long establishment, lately gave up the business, and gone into an agency for another firm elsewhere.
HANDLE FACTORY.
In November, 1881, this enterprise was inaugurated by Hon. J. E. Neff, E. S. Kelley und J. W. Macy, under the firm name of Neff, Kelley & Co., and during the brief period that has elapsed since its inception, it has developed into one of the leading in- dustries of Winchester. The establishment is located immedi- ately south of the "Bee Line" Railroad, and west of Main street. in the building formerly occupied by Mr. Neff's pump factory. Upon the inauguration of the new enterprise, new machinery was purchased, consisting of two turning lathes, bolting-saw, topper, equalizers and strippers. The timber is straight-grain, second-growth ash. and is sawed from the rough log into strips of the desired length. The strips are then placed in the lathes, and after a few revolutions, are turned out well-rounded handles for pitchforks. rakes, brooms, etc. From the lathes the handles are taken to the " topper," where by one revolution of the knife they are finished with a nicely rounded top, and are then ready for packing and shipping. By the improved machinery they employ, they are enabled to finish an average of 2,000 handles per day, and yet are scarcely able to supply the demand. Their trade is almost exclusively with Holland, although they supply some points in the United States. In addition to the manufact- ure of handles, this firm conduct an extensive trade in sawed walnut lumber. They possess facilities for sawing and utilizing the " culls " rejected by the saw-mills, cutting them into dimen- sion pieces for sewing machines and scroll work. They have an engine and boiler of twenty-four horse-power, and all the machinery of the establishment is of the latest and best vari eties.
OFFICES
HALA
SHOP
WINCHESTER WAGON WORKS
GRSIRP
Winchester Wagon Werks & Manufacturing Co., Winchester Randolph Co., Ind.
On the 19th day of October. 1881. this company was organized in the city of Winchester. with the following-named stockholders as its con- situent members : Asahel Stone. J. H. Gill. L. D Carter, Adam Hirsch. Henry H. Neff. Asa Teal, George N. Edger, J. M. Hodson, Samuel D. Fox. Thomas M. Browne, Reverdy Puckett, W. E. Miller, Leander J. Monks, James S. Cottom, C. L. Lewis, Albert .O. Marsh, M. B. Miller, 1 .. 1 ;. Puckett. W. A. Thompson and A. C. Beeson.
The object for which this association was organized is the manufacture of wagons of all descriptions, wagon material and such other work as they may see fit to engage in. Preparations were made for engaging in the work upon a mammoth scale, and, in December, 1881. the company began the erection of their present buildings, on the southwest corner of West and South streets. The main building is 50x100 feet. having a very strong frame, surmounted by a self-supporting roof; and these features are observable throughout the entire establishment, strength and dura- bility having evidently been aimed at by the builders. Adjoining the maiu building on the south is the engine and boiler room, which is a brick building 30x37 feet. To the southward of this building is situated the forge room, which is a frame buikling 40x60 feet. Here are eight forges, which are operated by a patent blower connected with the engine. the draft being so arranged that the forges can be operated either separately or in unison. at will. In this building is contained a double oven for heating tires, and near it a cooling apparatus for the immediate cooling of the tires when necessary. In addition to the buildings men- fioned, they have a store-room 16x22 feet, and an office ,16 feet square. In the boilers and engine the acme of perfection seems to have been at- tained The boilers are 48 inches in diameter, and 20 feet long, caeh
having a tensile strength of 75.000 to 80,000 pounds to the square inch They were submitted to four distinct tests by the United States Boiler Inspectors at Cincinnati, the average strength developed being 81.600 pounds. These boilers are so constructed that one can be heated while the other remains cool, or both can be used at the same time, thus admit- ting of the repair of any little casualty without necessitating the stoppage of the machinery. The boiler plates are inade of the best of steel, five- sixteenths of an inch in thickness. while the engine is a model of elegance and perfect mechanism.
In the main building is done the wood-work, etc., and for this purpose it has been supplied by the proprietors with a full quota of the best ma- chinery, consisting of one boring machine. rip saw, felloe-rounder, Farrer planer, tire-drill, borer and wheel tennoning machine, sand belt, borer and doweling-machine. band-saw, double shaper, Universal saw-bench, sand- drum, sticker, wood-worker, tennoning and trimming machine, mortising lathe. skein-setter, hydraulic press, etc. This machinery enables them to turn out thirty wagons, complete, daily, and furnishes employment for 100 men. The capital of the association is ample, and its eharter for fifty years. Among the manufacturing industries of Winchester this one is certainly destined to occupy a leading position. The enterprise is in the hands of gentlemen of energy and business ability, who will be sat- isfied with nothing short of complete success. The officers are Col. II. H. Neff. President; Gen. Asahel Stone, Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager: John H. Gill, L. D. Carter and Adam Hirsch, Directors; John H. Gill, Superintendent of Wood Department; L. D. Carter, Superintend- ent of Iron Department.
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HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
ELINIU ADDINGTON was born January 21, 1820, near Richmond, Wayne Co., Tod. He is the grandson of Mrs. Elvira Townsend, who lived many years in that county, and died at the age of one hundred and two years, at Elkton, Preble Co., Ohio. llis father, Joseph Addington, was a native of North Care- lina, and one of the earliest pioneers of Wayne t'ouaty, lud. The family re- moved to Randolph County, Ind., is the spring of 1835, and in the following winter the father died. Shortly afterward, the subject of this sketch, who wns then n boy fifteen years of age, was " bound ont" to his brother-in-law, a mill- wright, in Wayne County. About a year later, however, the latter sold out and retired from business, and Elihu was bound to his nocle, Isaac Commons, in whose service he remained until twenty-one years of nge, working on his farm neur Middleboro, Wayne Co., lad. In the fall of 1842, he married Hannah Cox, whose father, Jeremiah Cox, was an early pioneer and prominent citizen of Wayne County. In the spring of 1843, he came with his wife to Randolph County, and purchased land about a mile south of Mocksville, from which he «leveluped a fine farm. It was covered with timber when he bought it, and to any oue not endowed with the courage and determination that characterized our pioneers, the task of reelaiming this woodland and converting it into a home would have appeared a hopeless oue. But it was his first possession -- earned by hard work and carefully saved wages, and he addressed himself to the task before him with all the energy and enthusiasm of a vigorous manhood, stimulated by the thought that he was preparing a home for his family, and benring his part in the development of the conoty. He cleared his farm, and spent the best years of his life in its cultivation and improvement. About the year 1868, he sold this farm, and purchased one near Winchester, where he resided about two years. At the end of that time be removed to Winchester, where he still resides. By s long residence in this county he is widely known, and universally respected. lle is a member of the Society of Frieoda, and hes always been honorable aad upright in his dealings with the world. He has been twice married. His first wife died in 1858, leaving four children, named respectively Ruth Ellen, Martha Ana, Lindsey and Wilson, all of whom are new living except Ruth. In 1860, he was married to Eliza Brnoson, his present companion. By this union they are the parents of four children, three of whom are now living, viz. : Minnie E., Elleworth and Bertie Lee.
JION. ANDREW AKER.
John Aker, the father of this gentletuan, was a native of Virginia, and one of the pioneer settlers of Randolph County, lad. Ile was born in 1769, and married in 1788, to Susan Triselar. By this union they were the parents of eleven children, two of whom died in infancy, and nine grew to maturity and married. Five of the sons-Andrew, William, Somnel, Michael and Thomas settled ja Randolph County, Jod. In 1816, Mr. Aker removed with his family to Tennessee, locating in Washington County, in the southeast corner of that State. In 1819, he removed to Preble County, Ohio. and in 1837, came to Ran- dolph County, Ind. Three years later his wife disd, and his own life was not of much longer duration, as he died in 1845. In early life he was an oppres- ties at the millwright's trade, but finding this employment prejudicial to his health, he abandoned it, and learned the trades of the carpenter, cabinet-maker and wagon-maker. In his political atliliations, he wasa Democrat, voting for Gen. Juckeon in 1828, and again in 1832. At the time of his demise, he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, hnt in earlier days he was a Presbyterian. He waa a prominent eitizen, and enjoyed the confidence and good will of the pee- ple among whom he resided. Andrew, his son, and the subject of this sketch, has long heco known to the citizens of this oounty as one of the few survivors of the pioneer community. He was born November 15, 1802, in Wythe County, Va., and accompanied his father's family to Tennessee, remaining in that State for nhout two years after the removal of the latter te Ohio. In 1823, he joined his father in Preble County, Ohio, and in May, 1827, married Miss. Ilannah Bodey, in Champaign County, Ohio. In May, 1828, removed to Winchester, Ind. Upon bis arrival here, he purchased the store of Thomas Hannah, then the only mercantile establishment in Winchester, and for about three years afterward, the only one in the county. llere, for a number of years, he con- ducted an extensive and lucrative trade, his patrons coming from Muncie, Marion, Jay County, nad from points along the Salamonie River. Ile bought various articles of produce, sending them down the Mississinewa, in fintboats, for sale to the settlors along the banks of that river, and deriving a very satis- factory profit from these ventures. In addition to his mercantile business, he kept hotel at Winchester, and was a genial and popular host. He also dealt largely in real estate, buying and selling large tracts of land in Randolph and Jay Counties. In 1836, he lind the misfortune to lose his eyesight, but notwith- standing this calamity he did not retire from active business. In 1844, he removed to his farm, north of Winchester, and engaged in the manufacture of wooden pumps, continuing in this line of employment quite successfully until 1874, when he placed the work in the hands of his sons-in-law, John Thomas and William Knecht. The business is now conducted by the Intter. While actively engaged at this pursuit, he was absent from home much of the time, making pumps for farmers throughout the surrounding country, as far east as Fort Recovery, Ohio. Ile has led an active, industrious life, and for more than a half century has been identified' with the material prosperity of Win- chester and Ruadolph County. Ilis life has been always honorable and up- right, nad he has ever possessed the esteem and confidence of the community. Ile has been called to fill various publio offices in this county. Hlo served about four years as Deputy Clerk and Reeorder, transacting the duties of both positions during the same period. From 1830 to 1835, he served as Treasurer af Randolph County, and even after the loss of his sight he was appointed to manage and direct the affairs of that office. In 1881, he was the Representa-
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