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He at once hecame popular as a physician and a citizen, and in the spring of 1890 was elected trustee of Milford hy a handsome majority. He at once hegan the systematic improvement of the public roads, which has placed Milford at the head of the county in this respect. Dr. Newnam was born in this township March 4. 1861. He was married to Miss Kate Dancer in October, 1886. They have two children: Belle M. aud Iris P.
John Dancer, M. D., was born Oct. 6, 1830, in Ashland county, Ohio, and in 1848 came with his parents to DeKalh county, Ind. He hegan teaching in 1849 to defray school expenses and hegan the study of medicine with his brother William at Anburn in 1851, hut npon the death of the latter weut to Lishon to study under Dr. Bicknell, with whom he remained 13 months. After a short practice at Auhurn he located permanently at South Milford. He completed his course at Rush Medical College in 1859. In 1865 and 1867 he attended the same college and during the winter of 1872-73 was at Jefferson and Bellevue Medical Colleges .. He has served as trustee of Milford township several terms to the general satisfaction. Socially he is popular and professionally is regarded throughont this and adjoining counties as a man of scholarship and ability. He was married Oct. 14, 1860, to Isahel H. Hodges. They have had eleven children: Maggie D., Hattie M. (deceased ), John M. ( deceased ), Kate J., Frank A. (deceased ). James A. ( deceased ), Charles W., Gratia I., Edna, George W.
Daniel Wert was born Nov. 18, 1828, in Stark county, Ohio, where he remained till 24 years of age. In 1854 he came to DeKalh county, Ind., and thence moved to Elkhart county, where he remained one year, and then came, in May, 1857, to Milford township, where he has since remained. He has farmed hnt little hut has made the manufacture of lumher his husiness, and followed it till a few years ago when he came to South Milford. He was married to Miss Eliza M. Miller, March 19, 1854. They have had seven children, of whom four are living. Mr. and Mrs. Wert are hoth members of the Church of God.
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AWPATCH, though it has long heen a postoffice, and the site of some merchandise, is practically a new hirth, due to the influence of the Wabash railroad extension. The origi- nal plat of the towu was recorded December 9, 1891. Re. cently 135 acres have been purchased south of this hy the Indiana Improvement company and its platting in town lots is now in progress. The town is situated in a most fertile region, has a wide territory to supply, and except on the south is remote from any large town. It has a brilliant future, as its founders firmly helieve. There is already not a little mercantile and professional business clone here, and rapid growth will occur during the next two or three years. This town socially has been under the influence of New England and Western Reserve sentiment, and one of its most important features has been the Sycamore Literary society, at whose hall famous lecturers have met appreciative audiences.
Jonathan Zook, deceased, was born Feb. 9. 1838. in Lancaster connty, Penn. In 1865 he settled in Nohle county, hnying a farm of 100 acres, and the following year was married to Lydia E., danghter of Solomon Lantz, of Noble county. Mr. Zook, in connection with farming. was always interested iu machinery, being agent for wind wheels for a number of years in Hawpatch. In 1883 he invented the Zook self-opening gate, which he mapu- factured several years. In 1881 he built a handsome brick house ( herein illustrated ) at Hawpatch, also a store building and other improvements. At that time there were only a few buildings in the village. In 1883 his health failed him and he never regained it. He died Sept. 23, 1891.
John Keim, prominently associated with the history of Haw- patch, was horn in 1841 in Holmes county, Ohio. In 1864 he came to the Hawpatch and bought the saw mill of Hostetter & Hudson, which he carried on sixteen years, in the meantime estal- lishing a store which he has developed into a large business.
J. J. Yoder, one of the business men of Hawpatch, was horn in Wayne county, Ohio, in 1833, and came to Indiana in Septem- her, 1864. For seven years he has been engaged in business, one year at Ligonier and six at Hawpatch village. He conducts a large business in hardware and groceries, and has the confidence of his patrons. He was married in 1857 to Miriam Stutzman, of Fairfield county, Ohio. He was elected trustee of Clearspring township in 1890.
Prominent among those who have worked indefatigahly for the huilding of the Wabash extension and the progress of Haw- patch is J. N. Bahcock, who is pleasantly situated upon a farin just north of the original plat. He is a practical farmer, having gone in debt for his land and paid for it from its produce, and at the same time has been a leader in social life. Iu politics he has heen prominent. In 1890 he was his party's candidate for congress for the Fort Wayne district, but could not overcome the heavy odds against him. He has taken a leading part in the Farmers' Institutes in many parts of Indiana and is in frequent demand as a speaker on agricultural and political topics. Mrs. Bahcock is a daughter of the late Orvin Kent, one of the leading early settlers.
Samuel A. Bartlett.
Miss Ann M. Bartlett.
John C. Bartlett.
John B. Nichols.
See Page 110. ;
Mrs. Adaline M. Nichols.
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TOWN OF HAWPATCH.
H. J. Evans, a merchant at Hawpatch, was born in Elkhart county, Ind., Feb. 13, 1864. His father, Levi Evans, was a car- penter and farmer,' and our subject followed farming with him until his marriage, March 23, 1890, to Etta A., daughter of Charles Ellsworth, of Newbury township. In 1891 he conducted a boot and shoe store in LaGrange, and in July of the same year he removed to Hawpatch, where he now conducts a successful general store, dealing mainly in groceries and boots and shoes.
David T. Miller, in business at Hawpatch, was born July 23, 1839, in Holmes county, Ohio. Mr. Miller lived on the farm until eighteen years of age, when he came to Ligonier and elerked there with several different firms for fourteen years. In 1874 he moved to Grand Rapids, Mich., and was in the lumber and mercantile business for eleven years. In 1888 he moved to Rome City, Ind., and conducted a store until the spring of 1892 when he removed to
Hawpatch and is at present conducting a successful dry goods and hoct and shoe store at that place. He was married Oct. 10, 1866, to Mary A., daughter of Judge Wm. Skillen, of Ligonier, and they have three children, Frank, Fanny and Leland. The former is married and in partnership with his father in the mercantile business.
Menno J. Miller, of Hawpatch village, was born in Elkhart county, iu 1868, and when two years old came with his family to this county. In March, 1889, he began work in Holmes county. Ohio, aud on November 25, 1889, was married there to Leah Wengerd. After her death August 8, 1890, he quit farming, re- turned to Indiana and embarked in the jeweler's trade which he has since followed at Hawpatch. He also acts as deputy post- master at that place.
Miscellaneous.
Valentine L. Schrock, one of the leading mill men of the county, is located at Emma, in Newbury township, and is busily engaged in enstom work, purchases timber, and mannfactures lumber of all kinds, furnishing lumber ready for use in building. He also runs a feed mill, doing first class work, and in all his lines of work is deserving of the generous patronage of the public. Mr. Schrock was born iu Somerset connty, Pa., iu 1845. Going to Iowa in 1866, he gave some attention to carpeutry, and in 1867 first engaged in the luuher business in Elkhart county. He bought his saw mill in this township in 1873, and has since managed it successfully. Mr. Schrock was married in 1869 to Mary Troyer, and seven children have been boru to them, Anna H. (deceased ), Anrou H., Audrew J., Adeline S., Alice L., Amasa W. (drowued Dec. 26. 1890) and Allen T.
Aaron A. Hershberger, who is in business at Shrock, was born in 1865, near New Carlisle, Holmes county, Ohio. His father, Abraham H., was a cabinet maker by trade. Aaron worked at the same trade part of the time. In 1885 he came to Indiana and located in Newbury township, working on the farm and teaching school six years. He was married June 5, 1890, to Linda, dangh- ter of Joseph Kendle, of Holmes county, Ohio, and then bought a farm of 40 acres in Newbury township. Two years later he sold the farm and bought the general store at Shrock postoffice in August, 1892. It is the only store in the village and Mr. Hersh- berger eujoys a good patronage from the people of the surround- ing country.
Uriah J. Hostetler, a well known merchant at Emma, was born in Holmes county, Ohio, in 1861, son of Moses J. Hostetler, a farmer. When two years old Uriah's parents moved to Eden township, where they have since lived. Mr. Hostetler followed farming until the spring of 1891, when he purchased a general store at Emma, where he carries a full line of groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes and everything usually found in a country store. He was married May 6, 1883, to Sylvia A., daughter of Harvey Prough, of Newbury township, and they have a son and danghter. Mr. Hostetler is a member of the Mennonite church, aud his wife is a member of the German Baptist.
Charles Seyhert, who does a thriving mercantile business at the station which bears his name, was born in Pennsylvania, April 30, 1856. He was brought to this state at the age of two years hy his parents, who settled iu Lima township. He commenced in 1889 his business at Seyhert station, which has from a small beginning grown into a general store of ereditable dimensions, well
stocked with goods. Mr. Seybert was appointed postmaster three. years ago and is the present incumbent. His agricultural inter- ests consist of a small farm of 60 acres, well cultivated, with fine buildings, showing that it is not necessary to own a large farm to he comfortably situated.
J. J. Shrock, M. D., is one of the prominent young physicians of the county, with an extensive practice, aud is located at Emma postoffice. He was born in 1856 in Holmes comty, Ohio, and was reared on a farmu, and followed school teaching several years. He was graduated at the Western Reserve Medical College in 1887. Coming to LaGrange county in the fall of that year he began the practice of his profession, in which he has been notably successful.
Charles B. Hagerty, of the firm of Hagerty Bros., was born in VanBuren township, Juue 28. 1858, and is living in the house which was his birthplace. His business was farming uutil he entered into partnership with his brother in 1887. He was married Dec. 11, 1881, to Clara, daughter of Peter Moak, of LaGrauge, and they have two children, Ethel and Louisa. The firm keeps a popular business place aud has a thriving trade.
Hagerty Bros. is the title of an enterprising firm iu the village of Van Buren, having a general store and carrying a great variety of goods, consisting of dry goods, groceries, hardware, in fact everything that is found in a first class store. Emmet B. Hagerty, one of the firm, was born in Van Buren township, July 3, 1862. son of James Hagerty, one of the oldest settlers of the county. who came to VanBuren in 1834. and was one of the first justices of the peace, serving sixteen years. He had four children. Edwin, Chas. B., Ida A. and Emmet B., the subject of this wieution. Emuiet B. was married to Josephine, a daughter of George Walters, in Jannary, 1892. He embarked in business in 1882, managing it alone until 1887, when his brother became his partner.
M. C. Schrock, a business man located at Euima, was born in Somerset county, Penn., February 16, 1865. He accompanied his family to Iowa when he was quite yonug, remaining until 1886. when he came to Indiana and worked in a saw mill situated at Emma, After he had worked in the mill one year he embarked in mercantile business, opening a general store at Emma. Com- mencing iu one small room with a limited stock of goods, he has now a well equipped store of two large rooms completely stocked with dry goods, groceries and hardware. He is also postmaster. having held that office for two years. He is a publie spirited and progressive citizen.
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SOUTH MILFORD-Addenda.
John B. Nichols, son of Samnel and Sarah { Shepardson ) Nichols, was born in Vermont, Nov. 2. 1805. Our subject was one of a family of six children. In 1833 he went to Monroe county, Mich., where he purchased sixty acres of land which he subse- quently sold for a considerable advance over the purchase price, bnt throngb one of the wild cat banks which was organized about tbat time, he lost nearly all of bis property. In 1840 Mr. Niebols located permanently in Milford township. October 7, 1838, he was married to Adaline M. Bartlett, of whom mention is elsewhere made. Mr. Nichols was one of the active regulators. By industry and careful management he accumulated a very comfortable fort- une, and was respected as a worthy and substantial citizen. He died April 9. 1887. His wife, who still survives him, is highly esteemed by a large circle of friends.
Samuel A. Bartlett was born September 22, 1810, in Augusta, Oneida county, N. Y. After finishing school in New York, he became employed in a store and followed various other parsnits. In 1831 he came to Michigan with his parents, where be resided for several years. Wbile in Michigan, besides assisting to clear up a farm. he was engaged in various clerkships, among which was in a store and in a postoffice in the city of Monroe. He afterward returned to New York where he remained several years in the employ of a man who seems to have been a contractor. He re-
turned to Michigan, and in 1837 went to Fort Wayne Ind .. and engaged in the land office as clerk. In the meantime he entered a piece of land in Milford township, on which he moved in 1838. After farming for a time he became a clerk in a store at Lexington, where he was employed at the time of his nomination and election to the office of county treasurer, to which position he was elected three times. In 1856 Mr. Bartlett went to California, where be now resides. In 1844 he was married to Miss Perces Waterbonse. who died the summer of 1846. He was afterwards married to Miss Eunice Moore, who died in January, 1889. He was the father of four children, one only of whom is living.
John C. Bartlett was born December 24, 1785, in Guilford. Conn. While a young man he went with his father's family to West Stockbridge. Mass. At the age of 21 years be moved to Angusta, Oneida county, N. Y. In 1831 he moved with his family to Monroe, Michigan. In 1840 he came to LaGrange county, set- tling in Milford township, some of the children baving preceded him, viz: Samuel, John and Annie M., who still lives with Mrs. J. B. Nichols. Mr. Bartlett was married Nov. 26, 1806, to Miss Betsey Arnold, of Columbia county. N. Y. To the nnion were born six sons and two daughters, viz: Annie M., Samnel A .. Ada- line M., Jobn A., Edward D., Henry D., George R. and Charles C. Mrs. Bartlett died Nov. 15, 1849, and her husband survived her until June 17, 1856.
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