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Edwin Curtis was born in Elkhart county, Ind., Dec. 6, 1836, but has always resided in this county. He labored hard and en- dured many privations, as all pioncer boys do. He went to Cali- fornia in 1859. and returned in 1860, and the same year went to Pike's Peak; in 1877 he went to the Black Hills, and returned. He
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was married in 1866, to Miss Lucetta Mason, a native of Paines- ville, Ohio. They have had 3 children: Charlie, Edna, and Hattie (deceased). Mr. Curtis is engaged in farming and stock-raising, on sec. 21, and owns 120 acres of land. His father, James Curtis (deceased), was born in Miami county, Ohio, Jan. 17, 1807. He had no educational advantages, but was always a hard worker. He came to this county in 1831, when the Indians were numerous, and the timber thick and heavy. The noted chief. Raccoon was a fre- quent caller at his residence, and was buried on the farm of Mr. Curtis, near his house. A son of Mr. Curtis, knowing the exact locality, many years afterward exhumed the skeleton and procured the jawbone of that noted chief, which is now in Mishawaka. Mr. Curtis was married Sept. 11, 1829, to Miss Nancy Byrkit, by whom he had 11 children, 10 sons and one daughter. He was a highly respected citizen; and there was one thing connected with his life of which but few can boast,-i. e., he never had a lawsuit. He died Jan. 12, 1878.
John L. Dayhuff was born in Sandusky county, O., Nov. 27, 1836, and his parents were Moses and Hannah Dayhuff, natives of Maryland and of German descent. Mr. Dayhuff was brought up ou a farm, and received a common-school education. He was but seven years old when his father died. He came to this county in 1848, and was married in March, 1859, to Miss Mary Varney, by whom he has had 8 children; of these, 5 are living, viz .: Emma J., Minnie B., William A., John B. and Charles E. Mr. D. has engaged largely in putting in wells and cisterns, and in 1864 he was employed in the sale of pumps. He began poor and now has a good home, with all the necessary comforts of life. He now has his second wife, whom he married in June, 1875. They have one child, Lulu.
Harlow Dodge, deceased, was born in Oneida county, N. Y., in 1815. The early part of his boyhood was spent npon a farm. He began as an apprentice at the trade of millwright when he was 14 years of age. He came to Michigan in 1836, and to this county in 1840. He was a contractor on the L. S. & M. S. R. R., having built all the depots for this road between Bristol and La Porte, and between Elkhart and Toledo. He was married Jan. 23, 1845, to Miss Elizabeth Luce, by whom he has had 5 children; of these, 4 are living, viz .: Mary, Wallace H., Nellie A. and William W. Mrs. Dodge's father was Sprowel Luce. For some years prior to his death, Mr. Dodge was engaged in manufacturing in Mish- awaka.
Wallace W. Dodge, son of the preceding, was born in Misha- waka, July 10, 1849; he was educated at Notre Dame, Ind. He engaged in the hardware business in Mishawaka for 13 years. July 13, 1870, he was married to Miss Hattie Vessey, daughter of J. M. Vesscy. He is' manager and proprietor of the Dodge Manu- factory already mentioned.
A. Eberhart was born in Wayne county, Feb. 4, 1821. His par- ents were Frederick and Elizabeth (Weltner) Eberhart, natives of
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Pennsylvania. The former was a glass-blower, as was his father and all of his uncles, who lived to a very old age. Mr. E.'s grandmother died at the age of 99 years, after living 30 days without food or drink. She was not sick, but simply lost her desire for food and drink, and to live any longer in the world. Mr. Eberhart was mar- ried April 21, 1847, to Miss Sarah A. Boyd, by whom he had 9 children; of these, 4 are living, viz .: Flora, James, Frederick and Everett G. Mr. E. came to this county with his parents in 1836, where he has since resided. He owns an interest in the Ripple Mills at Mishawaka, already described. His mother still lives, at the advanced age of 80 years, and is very spry.
John H. Eberhart, brother of the preceding, was born in Yates county, N. Y., Oct. 8, 1825. His educational advantages were very limited, there being bnt three months' school in the winter seasons. He came with his parents to this county in 1836; they had started for Illinois; John took sick, which cansed them to stop here for a season. They were well pleased with the country, and remained. He was married in Angust, 1850, to Miss Mary A. Pembroke, and they have had 2 children, both deceased. Mrs. Eberhart died in October, 1857, and he again married in December, 1859, this time Mrs. Mary McCan, by whom he lias 2 children: Hattie L. and Nellie M. He is one of the principal stockholders in Ripple Mills, at Mishawaka.
Jacob Eby, farmer, sec. 4; P. O., Elkhart; was born in Waterloo county, Province of Ontario, Oct. 18, 1816, and is a son of David and Elizabeth (Bechtal) Eby, natives of Lancaster county, Pa., who went to Ontario abont 1800. He was brought upin a new country, and hence his educational advantages were very limited. He wore boots made of untanned leather, or raw hide and buckskin pants, in his boyhood days. He then could see 100 times as many Indians as whites. He chopped logs from 100 acres of heavy-timbered land himself, and helped clear 300 acres ready for the plow. He was married April 7, 1840, to Miss Polly Bingeman, by whom he has had 8 children; 7 are living, viz .: Enoch, Seth, Saruch (same as Abraham's grandfather), Jacob, John, Joseph and Noah. Thename of the deceased was Simon. Mr. Eby came to this county in 1861, where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising, at which he has been very successful. He owns 282 acres of valuable land.
Jacob Eckstein was born in Baden, Germany, Feb. 12, 1837. His parents were John and Eva Eckstein; the former was a cabinet- maker, and the subject of this sketch early learned the use of tools. He received a common-school education, completed his trade, and emigrated to America in 1854. He came to Randolph, Portage county, Ohio, first, where he remained four years. He then came tu Woodland, this county, remaining there one year, and moved from there to South Bend, where he resided 18 months. He spent nine months in Cass county, Mich., when, in 1861, he removed to Mishawaka, where he still resides, engaged in the manufacture of
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furniture. He was married May 10, 1864, to Miss Mary A. Hau- bert, by whom he has had 8 children; of these, 7 are living, namely: Jacob, Francis X., Gertrude, Peter, Nicholas, Wilhelmina and Helena. The name of the deceased child was William. Mr. Eckstein is leader of the Mishawaka Cornet Band, and a worthy member of the Catholic Church.
Elom Eller, farmer, sec. 29; was born in Miami county, Ohio, Sept. 14, 1826, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Eller, natives of North Carolina. He was reared on a farm and educated in the com- mon schools. He came with his parents to this tp. in 1831, where he endured the privations that pioneer boys are heir to; was mar- ried in 1849, to Miss Sobrina Patterson, by whom he has had 2 children, one now living. Warren A. The deceased's name was Charles R. Mr. Eller owns 250 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. In politics he is a Republican.
James S. Ellis, undertaker, Mishawaka, was born in the town of Starkey, Yates county, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1843, and is a son of Stephen and Mary (Schenck) Ellis, natives also of the Empire State. He was educated in Penn Yan Seminary, and at early inanhood engaged with his father in the undertaker's and furniture business in Dundee, N. Y .; came to Mishawaka in 1870; followed cabinet- making until 1877, when he embarked again as undertaker and fur- niture dealer, repairer, etc. He was married in 1873.
John Ernst, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 27; was born on St. Valentine's day, 1835, and is a son of Martin and Christina Ernst, natives of Baden-Baden, Germany. He was reared on a farmn, and educated in a common school. He went to Canada in 1840, where he engaged in farming until 1862, when he came to this county. He married Miss Magdalene Buchheit, in February, 1864. They have had 7 children, of whom 6 are living, viz .: Mary, Christina, Leo A., Rosa, Matilda and Frank. Mr. and Mrs. Ernst are worthy members of the Catholic Church.
George Eutzler, sec. 26. This enterprising farmer was born in Jackson county, Ohio, June 18, 1829, and is a son of George and Elizabeth (Holmeshead) Entzler, who removed with their family to this county in 1831. Mr. Entzler was brought up on a farm, 'and received a common-school education. He was married April 6, 1853, to Miss Anna Vesev; they have had 3 children, 2 living, viz .: Elizabeth and Enos. The deceased's naine was Erastus. Mr. Entzler has a fine farmi of 560 acres, and as a raiser of small grain, has been eminently successful. He is an honored member of the order of Freemasons at Mishawaka. His father died Jan. 1, 1861, and his mother lived until Nov. 5, 1876.
John Feiten was born in Germany Feb. 4, 1840, where, when he was an infant, his father died; he was reared on a farm and edu- cated in the village of Demerath, Prussia. He came to Misha- waka in 1853, and withont attending an English school, he has obtained a fair English education, and writes a very legible hand. At the age of 17 years he learned the business of chair-maker; this he
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pursued for eight years, and in 1865 he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Mishawaka, in which he is still en- gaged, and is doing a good business. He manufactures a splendid rocking-chair of his own invention. In 1872 his property and stock was burned, but he still prospers. He was married in 1866 to Miss Isabella Black, by whom he had 4 children, viz .: Nellie, Gertrude, Eugene A. and Mary B. In 1873 Mr. Feiten built a new house, valned at $1,400.
Rev. H. J. Finch was born in Essex county, N. Y., April 26, 1836, and is a son of Hiram and Eliza Finch, the former a native of New Hampshire, and the latter of Massachusetts. Mr. Finch was reared on a farm and received bnt a common-school education, save that which he obtained through self-culture and hard study. He came to this county with his parents in 1846; was married Oct. 8, 1857, to Miss Jane Antrim, by whom he had one child, Olive; Mrs. Finch died June 28, 1860, and he again married Oct. 19, 1861, this time Miss Sarah Fnson, by whom he has had 7 chil- dren; 6 are living, viz .: Isaac B., Norman E., Lucinda J., Eliza V., L. Landora and John W. At different times Mr. Finch felt called to the work of the gospel ministry, and accordingly, in 1868, he began preparing himself for the work. He began by supplying the pulpit at Sumption Prairie, before either having license or being ordained. He held a series of meetings at Sumption Prairie the following winter, and many souls were converted and added to the Church. His second series of meetings was held at Jamestown, near Elkhart, Ind., and with like results. He then became con- vinced that God had a work for him to do, and he more thoroughly prepared himself, and in 1872 received license to preach, and was ordained in 1873. He took the pastorate of the Mishawaka Baptist Church in 1876, which position he still holds besides having charge of three other Churches. His labors are very great, preaching three times each Sabbath.
M. M. Fisher was born in Williams county, Ohio, Angnst, 1848, and is a son of P. C. and Lydia Fisher, the former a native of Ohio, and the latter of Virginia. Mr. Fisher was reared on a farm and educated in the common school and the normal high school of Bryan, Ohio. Bt the age of 16 he entered the army, Co. A, 189th O. V. I., and served until the close of the war. He came to Misha- waka in 1870, and the following year, Dec. 25, married Miss Libbie A. Miller, by whom he has one child, Irabelle. When Mr. Fisher came here he engaged as a laborer for the Perkins Windmill and Ax Company until 1873, when he became one of the joint-stock company that was incorporated at that time, and is now General Superintendent of the manufactory. He is a zealous worker in the canse of temperance. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher are worthy members of the Presbyterian Church.
Jacob Fulmer, farmer, sec. 3, was born in Stark county, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1843, and is a son of Martin and Mary Fulmer, deceased, natives of Germany; he was bnt eight years old when his father
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died; was reared on a farm and received a common-school educa- tion; came with his parents to this county in 1850; worked very hard in clearing away the brush and logs to make the farm. He was married March 27, 1866, to Miss Louisa E. Beiger, by whom he has 5 children, viz .: Ledean, Clarence W., John H., Martin D. and Jacob H. Mr. Fulmer is engaged in farming and owns 135 acres of valuable land. Mr. and Mrs. F. are members of the Evan- gelical Association.
J. M. Galor was born in Rensselaer county, N. Y., Aug. 5, 1809; he was but two years old when his father died; came with his mother and step-father to Rising Sun, Ohio county, Ind., in 1815, and to Dearborn county, Ind., in 1816; in 1835 he came to this county, and drove the first wagon south of Mishawaka into the heavy timber, where he labored hard and long in clear- ing up a farmn, thinking, as others did in those days, that the prairie land was worthless. He also engaged in the collier busi- ness for some time; as there was a blast furnace at Mishawaka, he found ready market for all his timber that he turned into charcoal. He was married Nov. 18, 1830, to Miss Cynthia Crouch, by whom he had one child, Eleanor, who became the wife of Daniel B. Jewell, and afterward dicd, leaving one daughter, Luzetta. Mrs. Galor died Sept. 9, 1832, and Mr. Galor again married Sept. 26, 1833, Azubah Ferris. They have had 3 children, 2 living: Albert and Sarah A. Mr. Galor is now living a quiet, retired life in Mishawaka.
F. X. Ganser is a native of Baltimore, Md., and was born June 14, 1850. His parents were Joseph and Anna Ganser, natives of Germany, who removed with their family from Maryland to Penn- sylvania in 1851, and to Mishawaka in 1861. Mr. G. worked in the cabinet shops in Mishawaka for 12 years. He then engaged for a time as a dry-goods clerk for Bingham & Hudson. He was married in 1872 to Miss Catharine Zuber, by whom he has had 3 children, 2 living: Lawrence and Otto. Mr. Ganser runs a first-class saloon and billiard hall, and does a large business. No drunkenness is allowed around his establishment.
Joseph Ganser, Jr. This enterprising young druggist was born at St. Mary's, Pa., Nov. 13, 1848. He received his education at St. Mary's and at Philadelphia. He came to Mishawaka in 1861, where he engaged as a dry-goods clerk for Whitson. He bought Dick's drug-store in 1873, which he still runs, and carries a stock of $3,500 in drugs, paints, oils, wall-paper, notions, books, etc., and is doing a large business. He speaks the German language, and being a Catholic he gets the trade froin the German and Irish citizens. He was married July 27, 1871, to Miss Christina Henrichs, by whom he has had 6 children, 5 living: Angust, Leo, Cecelia, Edith and Anna. Mr. G. is a musician and sings in the choir.
Albert Gaylor was born in this tp. May 9, 1841. His father is Jacob M. Galor, who, it will be observed, omits the y in spelling
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his name. Mr. Gaylor was reared on a farm and received his edu- cation in the common-schools and at Carlisle College, of New Carlisle, this county. He early learned to labor on the farm, which occupation he pursued until 1874. Was married Oct. 31, 1865, to Miss Mary A. Keiffer, by whom he has 4 children, Vickie, John L., Ralph and Mabel E. In 1874 Mr. Gaylor removed to Mishawaka, where he engaged in the grocery business, and the manufacture of wood palp. The former he discontinued in the spring of 1880, but continues the latter. He is superintendent of the pulp manu- factory in South Bend, and also president of the one located at Mishawaka. He has held several offices of trust at the hands of the people; has been City Trustee for Mishawaka for the past three years, and is the present Trustee for Penn tp.
Albert J. Gernhart was born in Worcester, Mass., June 17, 1855, and is a son of Matthias and Catharine Gernhart, of this tp., who removed with their family to this county in December, 1855. The subject of this notice was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of this county. In 1879 he engaged in butchering in company with his brother, and they do a large business and fur- nish the people of Mishawaka and vicinity with the best of meats.
Robert Gilliland was born in Seneca, Ontario county, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1822. His parents were Thomas and Jane (Carson) Gilli- land. He was brought up on a farm, and was early employed in lumbering, as this was a part of his father's vocation. He came to Hudson, Mich., in 1863, where he worked in a spoke factory for six and one-half years. He was married Oct. 10, 1844, to Miss Caroline Torrance, by whom he has had 8 children : of these, 7 are living: Ezra T., James F., Wm. T., Maria A., Agnes O., Emma J. and Donna B. The first three are connected with the telephone manufactory at Indianapolis, and Ezra T. was a co-laborer with Edison for two and one-half years, rendering him valuable aid. Mr. Gilliland owns an interest in Edison's electric pen.
James B. Greene, M. D., was born in the town of Fremont (then Lower Sandusky), Ohio, May 29, 1846, and is a son of Judge John L. Greene, deceased, formerly Judge of the Northwestern Ohio Circuit for many years, and who fell dead on his way to the conrt-room, Nov. 8, 1879. His mother was Marie Du Combe, of French birth. Dr. Greene is the 7th of 12 children, all living, and "scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific." At 13 years of age the Doctor went to learn the watch-maker's trade, but remained only two years. At 15 years of age he was appointed Deputy County Recorder of his native county, with the sole charge of the office. While in that capacity he began the study of medicine. In the fa 1 of 1863 he entered the army in the 3d Ohio Cavalry, as a pri- vate, and in one monthi he was transferred to the pay department of the Army of the Mississippi. In January, 1864, he was pro- moted Hospital Steward, and in July, 1865, he was commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the 137th U. S. Colored Infantry. HIe grad- uated from the Cleveland Medical College in 1867. When he began
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practice in Mishawaka he had no money or horse. His proceeds for the first year's practice were $56. His practice now amounts to over $2,000 annually. In 1874 he was nominated by the Republi- can party for Recorder of this connty. The Doctor has paid secur- ity debts to the amount of nearly $3,000. In 1876 he published a work on " Discases of the Rectum," which reached an issue of 5,000 copies. He is a member of the St. Joseph Valley District Medical Association, and also of the Elkhart Medical Association. He was twice elected delegate to the meeting of the American Association, and twice to that of the State Association. He was married Jan. 9, 1868, to Miss Mary E. Hagey, and they have had 4 children, 3 of whom are living: Philip, Rosetta and Grace. The Doctor has acquired the German language himself, save 20 lessons which he took in 1879, and has thus gained large practice among the Ger- mans.
James F. Grimes, M. D., is a native of Frederick county, Md., and was born April 13, 1825. His father, James Grimes, was a miller in Maryland, but abandoned his occupation on account of failing health, and engaged in farming. The subject of this notice was brought by his parents to Seneca county, Ohio, in 1833; was reared on a farm and educated in Tiffin, Ohio. In 1852 he grad- uated from the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio. He came to Mishawaka in 1853 and began the practice of medicine. He then had $9 in money and no horse, and was obliged to attend to practice on foot. He has won a large patronage, and now has considerable property. He was married in 1851 to Miss Caroline E. Harris, by whom he has had 6 children; of these, 4 are living, viz .: Rebecca E., Harriet E., John H. and Mary.
Silvanus Hall, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 5, was born in Maine July 16, 1815, son of John and Data (Knox) Hall, natives of Massachusetts. He was reared on a farm and educated in the common schools of Dearborn county, Ind., where his parents removed in 1822. They, however, left Maine in 1818, residing in Cincinnati, Ohio, for four years. Mr. Hall was married in 1835 to Miss Eliza Matthews, a native of Maine, who was brought to this State by her parents in infancy. This nnion has been blessed with 9 children, of whom 8 are living, viz .: Salathiel, Rhoda A., Jonas, Sarah, Thaddeus, Effa J., Susan M. and Ezra D. In his younger days Mr. Hall worked at the blacksmith's trade for three years; he also followed boating on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for three years. In 1843 he had visited every town between Pittsburg and New Orleans. In 1845 he removed with his family to this tp., where he still resides.
Wm. Harris was born in Yates county, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1815, and is a son of Steven and Susan Harris, also natives of New York, in which State the former died; the latter died here. Mr. Harris came to this county in 1854, and settled on the Mishawaka and Elkhart road, where he kept travelers for several years. He was married Dec. 5, 1839, to Miss Loretta Hall, by whom he had 2
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children, George (deceased) and John E. His first wife died and he again married, this time Miss Priscilla Hall, sister of his first wife. By her he has 4 children: Libbie, Steven, Robert and Henry. He buried his second wife, and married a .third time in 1875, Mrs. Flutilla Rogers, who is a worthy member of the Baptist Church. Mr. H. is a member of the M. E. Church.
Peter Haubert was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Nov. 6, 1844, and is a son of Nicholas and Catharine (Blaicer) Haubert, natives of Germany, who removed with their family to Illinois in 1854; they afterward returned to Mishawaka. Mr. Haubert clerked for busi- ness men here until 1871, when he opened a grocery upon his own responsibility. He sold his grocery store in January, 1872, and the following December he established a restaurant, which he now runs, and does a good business. He also has a soda fountain in connection with the restaurant. He was married in 1871 to Miss Mary C. Black.
Peter Hendershott, deceased, was born in Pennsylvania June 11, 1813. His parents removed to Harrison county, Ohio, when he was quite small. He was reared on a farm, and as the country was new he had no educational advantages, but learned to read and write, etc., by his own efforts. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, which vocation he pursued for the most part during the remainder of his life. He was married in June, 1834, to Miss Mary B. Merriman, by whom he had 9 children; 7 of these are liv- ing, viz .: William M., Mary E., Patience M., James T., Jolin H., Almira F. and David B. He came to this county in 1852, resided in Sonth Bend 18 months, when he removed into the country. After residing in various localities he purchased a farm in this tp. in '57, and settled upon it the same year, where he died in July, 1874. He was a member of the United Brethren Church prior to his removal to this county. His son, William M., who is a subscriber for this work, is taking care of his mother and farming the home place. He was born in Wayne county, Ohio, March 20, 1836. He early learned the use of carpenter's tools and worked at that trade about 20 years; for the last 10 years he has been farming. July 9, 1879, he married Miss Rachel, daughter of Widow Hulderman.
Henry D. Higgins was born in Onondaga county, N. Y., March 15, 1832, and is a son of William and Hannah (Avery) Higgins. The former was once a wagon-maker, at which Henry D. worked some in his younger days, but was a carpenter and painter by trade. He married in April, 1846, Miss Nancy Barnes, by whom he has had 4 children; of these, 2 are living, viz .: Sarah and Susie. He came to this county in 1846; engaged in painting four years, and in 1850 he went to California, but returned in 1851. In 1864 he engaged in dentistry in Mishawaka, in company with his son Charles, who was accidentally shot by an employee June 19, 1873. Mr. Higgins owns and carries on the jewelry store in Mishawaka, and is doing a good business. He also has a large sum of money at interest.
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Aaron Hoover was born in Ohio Jan. 21, 1810. His parents were James and Elizabeth (Knee) Hoover, with whom he came to Wayne county, Ind., about 1819. As he had to work hard, and his parents were poor, he had no educational advantages. He came to this county in 1834, where he has since resided. He was mar- ried in 1829, to Miss Charity Harris, by whom he had 9 children; of these but 4 are living, viz .: Phoebe A., Henry, William and Charity. Mrs. H. died April 7, 1852. Mr. Hoover has since buried two other wives, and now has his fourth wife, who was Mrs. Fannie Keascy. He is a farmer and stock-raiser, but since January, 1869, has been retired, and resides in Mishawaka. Mr. and Mrs. Hoover are both worthy members of the M. E. Church.
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