Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 13

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Publication date: 1876
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1845. He went west in 183% nel sellled in the Mamuce Valley, Ohio, hul removed to Fort Wayne in the spring uf ISHA, where he has since resided. Dr Woodworth uns I'resident of the liplinun Site Meilien! Societyin 1800-il, and is a member of the Atuerican Medical Association and ilu ers other medi- cal societies, buit belongs to uuuther soriches, either in church ur state.

HON. HENRY SWIHART, Ilged son of Adam and Calbaune Submit, was born in Montgomery thunty, Dine, Morrb ith, Is07; uns married lo Dorothiva Uhick, ttelober 1>33 ; cminu le Whitley County, Imlimun, February 19th, 1836, irhere he has resulel erer siner ; was twier electel lo the Juliana Legislature -- 1818, wind also in 184'1; was County l'ounnissjoner fiom 1858 to 1836, also County Reeorder for Whitley Comty ; wus Assuerte Indge uf the County for several years. Judge Swihart has ique umich for the interests of Whitley Conuly. He did much, worked ltd, and spent munch money to build the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chirign Ruilrond. No mun has been more public spirited, no man has been a better friend to the pour ntul Inboring classes, that Henry Surilinet.

WILLIAM L. MATTHEWS uns born in Ross County, Ohio, September 9, 1838, and mored lo Kusriti ku County, Imiliana, in the full of 1818. Going west in 1846, und living lost his father, he returned to hi'os- riusko Conuty ; received an neademie education al Hopewell Aculeiny phil Valparaiso College; took part in the nur tur the Union ; studied low sinre the irur, and is at present Superintentent uf Schools for linseinsko County. Hy belieres that encigs, hooesty nud economy nie the surest ronils lo sucerss

HON. ISAIAH BURRITT McDONALD, second son of Citer and Lhzabeth MeDounhl, was born nl Woodrille, Rappshinnhock Comity, Virginia, September IN, 1820. In 1836, removeil writh bis jorrits lo Wayne County, Olio, sul in 1842 to Whithey Connis, Inchang, In early life he followed the rocstion of carpenter aud joiner, lurching school anil going to school. After attending tiro terms ul The Edinburg AcuInny in Wayne County, Ohio, he taught in the States of Ohio, Kentucky aml Indinna. In May, 1872, he returned to Columilin City, where he commenced The pene- lice of the law. In 1852, was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Noble nud Whitley Counties, in which capacity he continued To serve till 1855, when he uns elected County Clerk. In April, 18til, he enhsled in Company E, Seventeenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry , served three years and two months in the army in the respective positions of Second Lieutenant, Aid-de-Camp, Caplaiu, nad C § , U. S Volunteers In 1861, he uns appointed anil con- missioneil Lieutenant Colonel of the Sixth West Virginia Veremnn Corntry by Gov. Boremon, of West Virginia. Upon his return from the army, iu 1864, he was appointed School Examiner for Whitley County, in which position he served lill December, IS10, when he cesigned to take the office of Represen- lalire in the Legislature. In January, 1871, he took his sent in the Legisla- luie and was Chairman of the litdiciary Committee in the llouse. He is now practicing law, and forming at huis bomr. 'Has done mnuch for The schools, and the agricultural interests of the county, as tiell os builling up Columbin City Col. McDonald is a self-mode man, possessed of greal energy nud indus. try, and has saved enough of this world's goods for comforl in old age."

J. J. TODD was born in Bearer foumiy, Pennsylvonin, March 12, 1843. He came To Wells Counly, ludinna, October 12, 1851, where he re- maived, working ou lus luther's forin until 1864, when he enlisted in the Federal Army, his command being slationed of Duck River Bridge nud Tul- Joboma, Tenn.

In 1866, he commenced The study of Inu in Bluffton, and in January, 1868, opened a lair office, wbece be liny continued to preclice Ins profession ever since.

With a clear diserimujuntion and good judgment, nuitrd with striet integ- rily ind habits of industry, Mr. Todd hay furt with markeil succesy in bis profession, onil is enjoying a lucralire practice noit au enviable reputalinu. Mr. Todd is a prominent und popular citizen, public spirited and good- henried.

lle has uever Fel sought ouy public offre, although frequently urged to do so. lle is a young man yel and lins n prosperous enecer ulead, nud munny honors awaiting Inin.

COL. JOHN W. HEADINGTON is a hulive of Ohio ; sehled ju Portland, Ind , in 1853, studied Inir with Judge J M. Haynis, ond rom- menced the practice of lan in 1858 ; served in the Union Army in the war of 1801, as Captain, Major ond Lacuteunt Colouel of the One Hundeedil Regiinent Indiana Volunteers.

MR. HERMAN H. NIERMANN iros born on the 15th dar of May, 1818. nl Miuster, Westphalin, in Geramuy. In 1817, he arrived at Neu York City, and enme to Fort Wayne, ludiaun, in 18h, where, by dint of in. dusley and hard labor, honesty aud economy, hr necumuloled o large for- Tune. From 1856 to 1864, he was un bouured representative in the City Council. He nus always celecined for his morality, kindness of heart, and consideration for the feelings of uther4 Ile died on the 8th day of May, 1873, suldeuly, of apoplexy, at the age of 54 rears, lacking only one work

FRANCIS S. AVELINE WAS horn in Vincentes, ludiona, March 18, 1814, aud court irill lus father's funnily to Fort Wayne, Ind,, in the sixth year id' bis age. Al ahont eighteen, he nins employed by Win. G Firing, ng clerk in a dry goods store, where he remained nearly six years ; after which he engaged with Francis Compert, in a large iuunl coulrart, building the ilnm mud large reservoir nt Boone City, Noble County, Ind. l'or several years he mulded mueb to the growth of the city of Fort Wayne, by building of causing In he built, some of ils heat hunses ; oor, Ihr Aveline House, tbe Jorgesl hotel eree built in the city. The girluesyirhutch resulted in his death at Foil Wayne, August 13, 1866, was brought on by fatigue and sorrow, in the three treks which it look errry hour of, to secure and living from Chattanooga the cemming of his young bunt, Capl. Frank Aveline, who had been killed November 25, 18itt ; his own life heiug ns really n swrifice to his cuunley us the son le gure.

GEN. JOSEPH ORR, a mutiir of Pennsylvania, horn of Mount Huck, Cumberland Commay, July 36, 1790, is of Scotch leish descent on the father 4 sir nod Eughsh on The mulher's. lle migrated nest with his parents in 119, landing al Quemuah, April 1st, when its population nous- bered boule bou, atul the Northirest, uns Ohuto, Indmunn, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and puel of Minnesota, with its present population of sume 11,000,000, then conlained less than #0,100.

Joseph's firal I wrefre years' experience in Western life was in elearing land and ofhier Inbors comunion to u new country, a few miles north of the " Queen City ; ' rretiring in the meantime three winters' schooling-ane under on Irish teacher, one under a Dutchnunn nul one under n Yankee, with the library adı nulages of hillnorth's spelling book, like's . Smallmuselic, the Bible, David's I'uthus, The We-Inuster Confission of Faith, trith cu nmuunl wildition to his reading tuller af loor Richard's Almonso. At 18 hr w'as boutif out lo learn the terpenter's trade, ond by the use of his boss' hhrury, and night schools dunning leisure hours, added something lo his emall stock of bouk kuowledgr. Still, of the age of 21 he was as phor a Burkeye, so far as worldly goods weut, ns there nas uny use for. At The

uge of 21 he was married lo a school teacher, Three years his junior ; who, after a lapse of fifty-seven years still surrites, the partner of his domestic life In 1843, our friendl, with his little family and worldly offrets, left Cin- cinunli far Grecuensile, Inil., where he remained ten yrers, ilvoting lus linie to clearing land, building cabins, selling goods, running pohtics, mus- Tering cortistalks and occasionally Iteating tu por u hisky.

In 1825, he was elected Colonel of nulitin ; in 1827, n Brigadier General ; in 1$30, a Major General, muil in 1832, serrul forty- sporn duys iu the Black Hair& mar.

In 184%, he uus sent in the Legislature and feil ut the jullie erit five surcessire sessions, when he got a Door Prairie faim un The bruin, And left Putnam for La Porte County, with his family and effects, in the euily spring of 1833. Here ho lins remained erer sinde and ilerateil his attention unil Time minly to farming. We hus improved same right forms, halt Irn houses, & sour-mill, a carding machine, assisted in running a bank srien years, and is now running a cattle rauch pl orer 1,600 arres.

The Geuernl toys his Inxrs punctually, keeps out of ilehi, goes lo lieil carly, rises carly, lives an industrious life, andl roles the Hlepubliran lieket Ite is well up in his 821 year, but is yel u healthy, netite idd mnnn;

CAPT. ASA FAIRFIELD. The subject of This sketch wns lorn in Kennebunkport, in the Sinto of Maine, on the '29th duy of Juntinry, 1197 ttis futher. Col. William Fairhelt, irns nn officer in the Revolutionary iFor, mad at our time neted as Widl.de. Cmtup to Geu. la I'nyettr.

At the early age of 9 years, Cupt. Asn Fairfiehl took his first royugr on the sen, in his father's ship, n rocution u hirh he uileinaril folloneil. He entrieil the service of his country in Ihr trar af 1812, und was luiken prisoner by the British with his brother, l'apl. Oliver Fairlirhl, und with numerous others, tras confined for six months in the celebrated Dirtmanr misun in England. Al the age of 22, he became munster of a merchant res- sel nud continued this occupation until 1834, when he remoted In Porl Warne, lud. Here be purebinseil a farm neur the vity, on u hich he resided until his death ; he also built and ourned the first count bont rier run on the Wabash & Erie Canal He ilird October 1, 1508, at the ndrmerd nge of il years

Capl. Fairfield isas wolrd for his strict integrity in business mind high moral character. Ile uns o innn of few words, amil yet of the most social and genial disposinon. He left smrtiring huitu three children, Lien sons and one ilaughter, his wife haring died some four years before huis decease

HON. NEWTON BURWELL Was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, August 1, 1836; come to Blutlion, Wells Conuty, hint., February i, 1547 ; commenced reading law with John F. Greer, I'sq , in 1863 ; offended Law School al the State University, Bloomington, Inil., and graduated, re- ceiring the degree of Bachelor of Lau, March, 1858, hanging out n shin- gle in Bluffton in April, 1858, irhece he is yet engaged in the practice of the

He waselected Representative to The Stole Legislature, in 1861, from the counties of Wells awl Blackford, and seried in the regular ninl special ses. sions of 1865, with eredit lo himself abil honor lo bis constitueney. He is a congenial componion, ou able Iniryer, unul que of the most eloqueut ors- lors of Northeastern lodingin.

Mr. Burwell always lends his timo, innney and fulluence in silvanring every imporinni publie enterprise. He is erer foremost in the aitrocacy of the right, whether relating lo the innterial or moral prosperity of the com- munity. In fact, Wells Couuly has uol known a more publie spirited citi- zen Than The subject of this brief skelrh.

JOHN S, BENDER, Esq., horn menr Newville, Cumberland County, Po., Jnuunry 2G, 1817. At The age of six iras enrolled as a scholar in n country school kepl only in the winter sensen. Of such advantages os this school afforded br availed himself until bis leuth year His father huring nboul this time moved to Ohiu to engage in the milling business, his services could not be dispengeil trith, and his school ilnys seemingly ended. In 1847, be moved irith his father lo St. Joseph County, Iuilinus, and after n Term of service in a mill in Liberty Towuship of this county in 1851, he attended a high school in South Bendl, Indiaun, Iwo terms. Here, nol. wilbsinnding ill health and financial iliscoursgeruents, he succeeded in com- pleting a liberal course in English, besides obtaining n knan ledge of classic literatuce.

Frum 1832 to 1866, he was successfully engaged ns Loud Surveyor and Civil Engineer; then, Inying inside the company nad lecel, served tivo terms AS Clerk otul Auditor of Stark County, Indiann-one by appointment and one by election In 1864 the Northwestern Christian University conferred upon lum the degree of Bachelor of Lius In 1870, he uns a candidate for Itepresentalire to the Sinte Legislature, nuil in 1872, o contingent Elector during the presidential contest for 1872, on the Ilepublienn side, in the Thir- Teenth Indiana Congressional Distriel, meanu hile editing the Marshall Commity Republican, of which he was also proprietor

From a short biographical skeleh furnished the Phrenological Journal by R. D. Utter, and published in the December number, 187], we make the following exituct :

" In politics, ny in ererything else, he has morulnineil the regulation of on honest man. Although nerer an office-yerker, he hns always Inken a lively interest in politienl affairs. His molto hins bech: 'Men ns nell as principles, but principles ratbri thinn men.' Hle nels with no jrirly as u partisan, but with the independence of n pulriol."

The following quolation from ouo of his publio specchey shows the lemper of his miul: "I would rather occupy the most huuthle station In life, knowing myself to stund ou a plutformi of soundl principles, Ilmu to nerepl, on conditions my conscience enuld not upproro, lho highest office in the Intl. Political success is too costly if it requires the merilice ut principle."

In The winter of 1874 nud 1815, he mude n Trip to Europe, publishing holes of his observalieus iu that country Ne wor resudley in Plymouth, Indiunu, a successful amil trusted lairyer.

DR. DANIEL MEEKER. This grilleman alul physiciun ins born in Schohanie County, N. Y., on the 17th dny uf Drumuber, 1801 A yeur after his birth, his parents temored to the &Inte of Ohio, to a place called " Nei Conucetient Purchase," nud which, at present, is known as Ashtabula County There he ersidled on a form with his puicuts, and oftenileil n district school nulil he uns oll ruongh to help materially un the furm, which he did until niarly uiurteru years of age, when ho epfriedl the academy al Jefferson (the county ment of Ashtabula County), intending lo prepare for the sluily of some profession. l'inully, he meleclesl that of medi- cine. In the latter part of 1827, he Inught a ilistrict school, reuding medi- cine nl erery conrenirnee, l'ho Inpre of our yrar found him n student of one Dr. A. II. Wheeler, of Unionrilte, Ashtabulu County, Thio. Ilere he studied hard for Ino years and a half, never relinquishning tho regole to bo thoroughly qualified in the profession he had chosen. His preceptor ilying, Daniel commenceil the practice of inedirine among his fuejuts, which he continued until the fall of 1834 ut which time a turdieuf rollege was organized al Chagrin, Ohio, und here Dauiel gruifuated. In the spring of 1835, he emigrated west and found his way to La l'orle, lwlinna, where he setiled, und soon beenme possessed of a large and lucrative practice, und he is still in the held al La Forte, h velernu in ererything pertaining to meilicino, Dr. Mecker was appointed Professor of Anulowy and Physiology by the Indiana Medical College, and afterunrd necepled iho chair of anatomy in

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the Imlinun T'entral Medient College, nt Indinoupolis. By this tique he hnd an enriable reputation ny n tencher of unutomy unid nn nble surgeon. After practicing privately for u long period, he was nguin urged to fill the chair of nuntomy in the medical department of the State University of Iowa, which he iliil, remaining connected with that institution five years At the close of The term, February IN, 1861, he resigned, mint returned to La Porle. When the lehellion broke out, Prof. Meeker went os Surgeon, in the Ninth Imchana Regiment. Further un we find him in charge of the Beverley llos- pilal , still Inter, we see him as " Surgeon in charge" of the U. S. General Hospital, at Comp Nelson, Ky., uml finally elerntol to the rank of Lieulen. unt Colunel for his meritorions services. In 1871, Dr. Meeker was rewarded fur many years of shindy und research by the discovery of un catidole for the opina habit, which is suro, painless and permanent us n curo for the afore menlionel disense, is hundreds of his patients can testify. Such, in brief, is the life of Dr Mecker.

HENRY BURGESS, Esq., was born in Lilchfield County, Con- nerloont, October 18, 18HI 1 In 1931, went inlo lho publishing business in Elurlford, Connecticut. In 1836, he and his father, Ebhon Burgess, purchased 2,000) neres of land in whut is boir known os New Inren, in Allen County, Imliunu. In June, 1836, himself nud his father nail family moveit fram Perrysburg, Ohio, hy pirogue and keel bonls, inking sixteen duys to perform the journey, being the seventh family in this (Adams) township. In 1837, Mr. Burgess built n glore on the ennas nul did a general mereuntile business. In 1839, he Jnid out the village of Newv Haven, which hon has a population of nhoul 2,000, four churches, three dry goods stures, umul numerous manufacturing and mechanical estuhlish- ments. In the year 1806, Mr. Burgess built a very haulaomo church and donatoil it lo the Methodist Episcopal Church and congregation of Nely IInven. By economy, clear head, nud hurd work, Mr. Burgess slands to. day among the most wealthy mul philanthropie men of .Allen County

WILLIAM C. GRAVES, of Warsaw, is a nutive of The Sinte of Virginia, ail in now (1874) tifty- eight years of nge. He emigroled tu the State of ludinna ut the age of sorenicen, and settled in the county of Ros- ciusko in the secondl yeur of the settlement of that county, being prior to the sale of the government landy willin its limits. He studied for the law, and was licensed to pirnelice in 1839. Though in general avoiding politics, be bas held curious ullices of trust oud profil. lle embarked in mercantile

MITAuits in 1817, in which he continued until 1863, when he neverded the ; two years and then remonved to Darke County, Ohio, near Greenville, where office of Cashier of the First National Bank of Warsaw, in which position he has continued ever since.

DR. SETH HOBBS was hiorn in Washington County, Indiana, in the year 181G, ot Quaker parents. At the age of sevenleen, he left his father and began work ut the earpeller's Irade, at which he soon anved money enough to pay his way at school. Having nequired a common school erlucalion, he resol ed to stinly medicine, und with this object in view, he taught school in the winter und worked nt his trude in The summer, until he had Inid up The necessary means. He read under Dr. Albertson, une of The leading physicians uf Washington County, ind way youn alle lo enter the medical college at Lexington, Kentucky, where he gruduited in the year 1842, at the age of twenty-six.

En 1844, he inurried Elizabeth Nixon, And immediately moveil to Oska- Joos, loin, where he began a practice of medicine, which soon beennie very extensive. After fourteen yeurs of arduous urnelice, his health began to fail, aund he was compelled to retire.

In 1858, he returned to liliana and purchased the farm formerly owoed by his fother. lle then gave his irhole attention to agriculture, and soon beennie one of the lenling farmers of the county.

He spent the winter if' 1858-9 ut Cincinnati, nud while there, received o diplomn from the Eeleclic Meitical Justitute, conferring upon hin the de- gree of Doctor of Meilicinr.

He vas a Free uml Accepded Mason, und irus no active worker in the Grange movement. He poisyeil from earthly life at his residence, October I, 1876, nt tho uge of fifty-nine years and three months, and was interred un. der the nuspices of the Masonic fraternity.

lle lind berer attached himself lo nny church or creed, but was always skeptienl of the current religions vleivs. During the early parl of his life he was an infidel, but after a long investigation of spiritualism, he became firmly convinced of its reality, and died a confirmed spiritualist.

SIMON S. EDSALL, Esq. The suliject of this sketch way one of the carliest settlers of Allen County, Emiliana. He was born in Osage Counly, New York, July 6, 1809. llis parents, Peter and Catherine Edeall, with all their fainily, emigrated from that county, in 1812, 10 Ohio, to where Aliumisburg, Montgomery County, now slands Here they remained about

they residled pending the neputintions of the treaty concluded nl Green- ville July 2, 1814, and from the point they removed to St. Mary's, Ohio, now Auglaize County, in 181'. Ihis father purchased a iroct of lund on the south side of Shaw's Prairie, Three miles south of Show's Crossing, ol which point his father died in 1822. The widow Elsall remained bere until 1824, when she, with her children, removed lo Fort Wayne, the county sent of Allen County, Indiann, which was about the time it was established as such county seal LEcre his two brothers, Samuel and John, determined to learn a trade. Samuel made choice of the carpenter unit joiner's Irade, ond Jobn The tailor's Irade. When his mother proposed to Simon to make choice of a Irade nizo, he declined, on the groundls that his choice of occupation was that of farming, and that he desired to remain at home to ail in sustaining hier and the younger members of the family, which he accordingly did until his mother's death, and until his younger brothers and sisters hecame old enough to care for themselves. His principat occupation through life has been that of farming, and as n farmer he ling but few equals un'l no supe- riors. Though farming has been his principal occupation, he has, at differ- ent periods of his life, been engagedl with his brothers, Samuel ond Willium, in the forwarding and construction of some of the most valuable anil bene- Gciul of the publie improvements of Allen County, among which was projecting and coustrilcling the plank roml frum Fort Wayne lo Bluffion, at an early ilate opening communication with settlements holb north and south ; which rond, when completel, was of great value to the Insineas in- terests of the counly and Fort Wayne. Also construcung, griding, masonry, and furnishing The ties for forty-seren miles of ishal is now called the Toledo, Wabash & Western Railroad, which was done by thelle during the years of 1853, '4, '6 and 'G, among the most enilinrassing tines the country ever experienced. In 1835, be was married to Mary Alder- man. They had five children, only two uf which are now living-Peter an 1 William-both of whom ore married and caring for themselves. Simon and bis wife, Mary, now reside upon his furtu of one bundrel und -jaly neres ndjoining the city limits of Fort Wayne, where he has resided for thirty-six years pasi, which, by his own labor, he hos highly improved by drainage and cultivation, and upon which he has planted extensive or. chards of the finest fruits thul The country affords. As his farm is situated so near the flourishing city of' Fort Wayne, which he has, to a great extent, assisted in building up, it is of great value, making him independent and affording lo him and wife every ineany of comfort in their declining years, which is full compensation for his struggles years ago, as one of the pioneers of the county

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UNITED STATES CENSUS. 1870 .--- DEATIIS BY CAUSES. STATE OF INDIANA.

I AUSE OF DEATH.

1-Int under :

GRI . I TOTAL

13:

tinkunun contes.

1 -GESTIAL DISEINER- General Dientes, A

Tetal

1 Small.pox

2 Mradler

4 Typhos lever

5 1 rni brospinal lever.

G Inierle hver .

It multicul flir

I Chulema

17 Tiljdilla rin

13 Hopping cough

IG Uthier discan + of Ibls group

General Dheases, D

1697

1 Rheomalısin ..

2 M plillis

3 Cahett olher

4 Nobenallgoshil Ibinor

5 Scrofola

+ I vbamioption .

T DI일이다

6 &chrvy

10 Drapey

11 Other diseases of the group

IL-LOCAL DISEISE - Diseases Inf The nervous splein

Telal.

I Encephalllis

:Mehingills

3 Ap plisy

L Hlpilrocephalus

( Paraly ...

: Trinhus . Follett

153

9 Contulelons .

lu Churra.

If Depler- of the Idi lleet

12 Other diseases of Itb groop

Tolal .. .

I Valvular illecase of hit art

¿ leperireplis of hearl. 7 Cranu H ...

1 Apeurb III .

5 Gibier diseases of This ghiup

Total

113

310

...

1.00

115

454

I Asthma.

1 -=

[MAN > of The iligestler aspirin

Tulal .

Aphither

1~ lamillee

J IlIllary calcul

Tidn

I Na phrill

l'hocasi's af Ilu Ilegunn niary sjelein

J skin illeggera

III - CONDITIONS NOT NECESIDIL

AFLAPIATEH WITH BASEBAL OU LOIAL

191

155

Tutal

-l'APABITKI - Worms

| Bilfas and icalls

I Jghil hing stTuki

( \riedl and rxpour ; Falls

I alling budhis ,

13 Infories by thechjuery

Il Ilihier Injuries

14 sulelde by Fundul

Bi Sulride by iutling throat

19 sulchile th itus ting

IJ Solelie by hanging

20 sulrbic hol sperided .

...

415

[[ IIrrnia .

1. 11 : loTa Inlabitill

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 13

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472