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availing himself of the educational advantages afforded in the Chen- oweth district school, which he attended until sixteen years old. Accordingly he was reared to the sturdy discipline of farm life and has been continuously identified with agricultural pursuits from his youth to the present day. He worked on his father's farm until married and then purchased the place, continuing to reside there four years, when, in 1904, he purchased his present farm of eighty acres, where he carries on general farming and where he has made substantial and modern improvements, his residence being one of the most attractive in the township. In politics he renders allegi- ance to the Republican party, and though a loyal member of that political organization has ever held the common good of his com- munity above the interests of the party. He has never aspired to public office. In religious matters he and his wife are members of the New Garden Friends' church. He was united in holy wedlock to Angeletta Coppock, daughter of David and Margaret (Coate) Coppock, of Fountain City, of which union have been born four children: Ralph A., born Dec. 2. 1898; Florena Irene, born May 20, 1901; Margaret Grace, born Dec. 28, 1903; and Roy C., born Nov. 14, 1909. Mrs. Knoll was born Nov. 16, 1876, and gradnated at the Fountain City High School with the class of 1895. David Coppock is a minister of the Friends' church and was born in Clin- ton county, Ohio, as was his wife, Margaret Coate.
Frank Jacob Knoll, one of the prosperous farmers and infinen- tial citizens of Franklin township, was born on the home place near White Water, Feb. 18, 1871. His parents were Isaac and Lena (Wiechman) Knoll, given extended mention on another page of this volume, in the sketch of another son, August A. Knoll. Our subject received his education in the schools of his native township and worked on his father's farm until nineteen years old, and then worked by the month on other farm in the neighborhood. In 1896 he purchased a farm in Franklin township, upon which he resided five years and then purchased the Elias Chenoweth farm, where he lived another period of five years, after which he pur- chased the old John Pyle place, located three-fourths of a mile east of White Water. The place contains 119 acres, and has been his home from that time. Thoroughly skilled in the art of producing results from the land, he has brought his tract under a fine state of cultivation and has prospered in many ways. Mr. Knoll is a fine example of the American citizen of German extraction, than whom no better exists in this country, a land of necessity claiming her people from every country on the globe. In 1896 he was imited in marriage to Miss Lulu Riley, daughter of Robert Riley, of Franklin township, and of this union was born a daughter, Virgie, on Jan. 21, 1897. The mother of this child died in July, 1897, and on April 5. 1899, Mr. Knoll was married to Eliza Viola Roberts, daughter of George and Ruth Roberts, of Darke county, Ohio. She was born in Darke county, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1880. To them have been born four children: Dorothy, Jan. 26, 1900; Robert S., Dec. 27, 1903; Mildred, Sept. 16. 1905; and Orville, April .30, 1998. Mr. Knoll is a Democrat in his political views and both he and his
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wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at White Water. Both of Mrs. Knoll's parents have long been residents of Darke county, of which they are native. They are the parents of eight children, of whom Mrs. Knoll is the eldest; Arlie resides at home; Vena is the wife of Ilarry Martin, of Richmond; Samuel resides at home; Elva is the wife of Ralph McIntyre, telegraph operator at Weaver's Station, Ohio; Herschel and Herbert, twins, reside at home, and William married Grace Buffington.
Charles Henry Knoll, an influential farmer of Franklin town- ship, is a native of this county, born April 20, 1875, in the town- ship of Franklin, a son of Isaac and Lena ( Wiechman) Knoll. Ile received his education in the Chenoweth and Marine district schools, in Franklin township, attending until about seventeen or eighteen years old. He then worked on the home place until twen- ty-two years old, after which he worked by the month three years. Then, one year, he operated a corn shredder in the neighborhood of Fountain City, and in 1901 rented the place which he now occu- pies from his father-in-law. One year later he purchased the farm, which consists of ninety-four acres, which he manages in a general way, and in addition conducted for eleven consecutive years a com- plete threshing outfit and did corn shredding, hulling, etc., but this business he retired from in 1911. In 1907 he erected a large, modern barn and in 1911 remodeled his house and the place is very attractive. In politics he is an enthusiastic adherent of the Re- publican party, and in matters pertaining to religion he and his wife are members of the Friends' church. On Oct. 29, 1900, he was united in holy matrimony to Miss Mary Luella Cox, born Nov. 2, 1879. daughter of George and Martha (Outland) Cox, of Lynn, Randolph county. Of this happy union two children have been born: Russell George, born July 29, 1901, and Alice Leona, born Sept. 7, 1907. George and Martha (Outland) Cox are natives re- spectively of Randolph and Wayne counties. Mr. Cox was a farmer the greater part of his life and also conducted a dairy business for many years. To him and his wife were born four children, of whom Mrs. Knoll is the eldest ; Elizabeth Leona is the wife of George Clark, of Lynn; Perry died in childhood; and Hazel Eva resides with her parents.
John Henry Knoll, who for the greater part of his life has been a resident of Franklin township, was born in the city of Richmond, Oct. 15, 1865. He is a son of Isaac and Mary ( Lahrman) Knoll, the former born in Germany. At the age of thirty, Isaac Knoll came to America, locating at Richmond, where he first secured em- ployment in the railway shops. Ile was married in that city and afterward purchased a farm, two and one-half miles west of White Water, where he became one of the leading and influential citizens. He passed away in 1896, the mother of John II. Knoll having died about 1800. The children born to them were Mary, Elizabeth, Ru- dolph, and John Il The father was married a second time, to Mrs. Lena ( Wiechman Beckman, and the children of that union are mentioned in the sketch of August A. Knoll, on another page: John 11. Knoll received his preliminary education in the Chenoweth
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district school, which he attended until about fifteen years old, and then worked on his father's farm until nineteen, when he began his independent career. All his active career has been devoted to agriculture, not so much to one specific branch as to general pro- duction. He first worked on a farm by the month until married, and then rented a farm of Isaac Pyle three years. He then rented land of John Pyle two years, after which he moved into the village of White Water. Later, he removed to the David Addleman farm, south of White Water, where he resided four years and then pur- chased the old home place, which he operated two years, at the end of which period he purchased the farm where he resides, located three-fourths of a mile east of White Water. Ilis 130 acres are known as the most productive of any in the vicinity, owing to the application of advanced methods and scientific culture. Although he has given stanch support to the principles of the Republican party as a national organization, his politics are independent and he has never sought nor desired public office. On Sept. 22, 1887, he was united in marriage to Miss Rena Baker, daughter of San- ford and Alice ( Addleman) Baker, and of this union were born six children : Raymond Walter, born July 6, 1889: Nina, born Dec. 22, 1890, married Oberd Love and they reside in Denver, Colo .; Virgil Sanford, born Aug. 20, 1892, died April 28, 1910; Vera Rica, born Nov. 9, 1897; Pearl Hazel, born Nov. 19, 1899; and Leonard Isaac, born Nov. 16, 1904. Mr. Knoll's entire life has been spent in this county and he has endeared himself to a host of friends by his qualities of kindliness and honesty. He and his wife are both members of the Christian church at White Water. The parents of Mrs. Knoll were residents of White Water. The father is de- ceased, and the mother is the wife of Charles Collins, of New Madi- son, Ohio. Mrs. Knoll has three brothers and one sister: Wesley resides in Wyoming; Henry in Greenville, Ohio, William in Rich- mond; and Pearl is the wife of Charles Roberts, of New Madison, Ohio.
Charles Henry Knollenberg, for many years a prominent and influential agriculturist of the township of Wayne, and prior to his farming career a skilled wagon and pump maker, is a native of the Fatherland, born Sept. 17, 1833, in Hanover, Germany, son of John David and Adelaide (Meier) Knollenberg. The father first beheld the light of day in the same place, in 1784, and early in life learned the trade of a shoemaker, which he followed in his native land. In 1845, he migrated with his family to America, coming direct to Richmond, the trip being made from Bremen to Baltimore, Md., thence west to the city of Pittsburgh, thence down the Ohio river to Cincinnati by steamboat, and thence by wagon to Rich- mond. At that time Richmond was but a village. Three sons- Benjamin, a blacksmith; Henry, a farmer; and David, a wagon maker-had preceded the family to America, and when the father arrived he went to the farm of Henry, where he continued to re- side for about six years. He was ever an exceedingly industrious, thrifty and enterprising man. He lived to the ripe age of ninety years, passing away in 1874, in Wayne township. His wife. the
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mother of Charles H. Knollenberg, was born in Hanover, Ger- many, about 1789, and passed to the Great Unknown in 1875. Of their union the following children were born: Fred, deceased, for years was engaged in the American Express business and also for a time in the wholesale liquor business; Henry, deceased, was a farmer in Wayne county; Benjamin, deceased, resided in Rich- mond; Mary, deceased, became the wife of David Sidlow, and it was with her that the parents spent their last days; David died in the State of California; Ilarmon died in Richmond; Elizabeth is the widow of Garrett Yergan and resides with the family of her son-in-law, Lee Nusbaum, in Richmond; and Charles IF. is the youngest. The subject of this sketch received his educational training in the district schools of Wayne township and at an early academy in Richmond, which in those early days was one of the most important educational institutions in this section of the commonwealth. Ilaving been reared on a farm in those early pioneer days, when hardship and privation prevailed on every side and the various conveniences of modern farm life were entirely unknown to civilization, Mr. Knollenberg learned at a tender age the rigorous lessons of hard work and self-dependence, and at the same time acquired an intimate knowledge of agricultural pur- suits. For five years-from the age of eleven to sixteen-he worked with his father on the farm which is now known as the "Mark E. Reeves place." Ile then entered the wagon shop of his brother, David, and the next thirty years was engaged in that business, manufacturing wagons and pumps and having a shop for repair work. He became well known in and around Richmond during this period, as his work was partly inside and partly out in the country, making pumps from oak, beach, hickory, and elm timber. The process was to hollow out the timber on the farm where cut, making the upper part of oak and the lower stock of other timber, using iron or wood as handles. Many of these old pumps are still seen in various parts of the county and, until recently, in Rich- mond. The wagon shop gradually developed from the mani- facture of farm, log, and stone wagons to the making of spring wagons, wheelbarrows, etc. Mr. Knollenberg finally purchased his brother's interest in the business, and later Henry Schute became a partner. About 1869 or 1870, Mr. Schute purchased the shop and Mr. Knollenberg moved to the farm which is now occupied by his son-in-law, Charles M. Thompson, buying the place of David Tay- lor. He resided there eighteen years, until 1887, and then sold the place to a Mr. Groves and returned to Richmond, where he worked about ten years, in various capacities, in the store of his uncle, George Knollenberg. In 1897 he retired from active work and has since quietly lived at 43 South Fourth street, in the city of Richmond. In politics he has been a loyal member of the Re- publican party from the birth of that organization to the present day, having voted for Fremont in 1856, and he served as a mem- ber of the city council four years. He was first united in marriage to Elizabeth Burke, daughter of Garrett Burke, a prominent citi- zen of Richmond, and of this union were born six children: Ade-
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laide is the wife of John Runge, of Richmond, to whom have been born three children-Charlie, Mary (deceased), and Edith (de- ceased ) ; Mary is married to Charles M. Thompson, who is given extended mention of other pages ; Charles married Seny Shepman and they have four children-Berdena, Hilda, Robert, and Omar ; Elma is the wife of Ernest Bendfeldt, a contractor of Richmond, and they have one child, Adelaide ; Albert, deceased, married Anna Thompson, and they had one child. Alberta ; and Benjamin died on the farm homestead at the age of twenty. After the death of his first wife Mr. Knollenberg was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Koehring, daughter of Henry and Mary Koehring, deceased, for many years residents of Richmond. Mrs. Knollenberg was born Nov. 17, 1844, and the marriage to Mr. Knollenberg occurred Oct. 4, 1874. Four children were born of this union: William Henry, born Oct. 24, 1876, married Mary Meyer; Esther Ellen, born March 11, 1878, is the wife of Edward Feldman, a drayman in Richmond ; Clara Louise, born Jan. 17, 1880, is the wife of Clyde Gardner, of Richmond, and they have one child, Mary Louise, born July 18, 1909; Elizabeth Nellie, born Nov. 11, 1883, was married Oct. 2, 1907, to Clarence Foreman and they have one child, Char- lene, born Dec. 16, 1908. Mr. Knollenberg is a member of the Lutheran church, the place of worship of which in Richmond he gave financial assistance in erecting. Fraternally, he is one of the oldest members of Herman Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, having had membership therein for forty years, and having at different times filled all the offices, and he has also been a mcin- ber of Armenia Encampment for many years. He was a member of the choir in the Lutheran church on South Seventh street about twenty years.
Frank A. Lackey, a well-to-do and prominent business man of the city of Richmond, was born in Cambridge City, Wayne county, Indiana, Nov. 29, 1858. His father was Sanford Lackey, who at one time owned fourteen farms in the western part of Wayne county. Our subjeet's mother was Jane ( Murphy ) Lackey, and she and her husband are both deceased. Of their union were born seven children: Mrs. Frank Mosbaugh, Miss Jane Lackey, Miss Ellen Lackey, John S. and Charles L., of Cambridge City; Park R., of Chicago, and Frank A. By a previous marriage of Mr. Lackey there were born three daughters: Mrs. Margaret Ayler, who resides at Cambridge City ; Mrs. Candace Reiman, and Mrs. Clementine Tate. John S. Lackey, brother of the subject of this review, has been in the horse business all of his life. He owns a stock farm at Cambridge City and has conducted twenty-four con- seentive sales of horses. Frank A. Lackey received his preliminary education in the schools of Cambridge City, and also for a time attended Hanover College, near Madison, Ind. He has resided in Richmond continuously since 1886, with the exception of one year at Cambridge City and one year at New York City, and in that metropolis he now spends annually about four months. This is occasioned by the fact that he is a member of the firm of J. M. Brady & Company. of 30-32-34 West Twenty-sixth street, in that
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city, manufacturers of ladies' tailored cloaks and suits. Besides his residence in Richmond, Mr. Lackey owns a pleasant summer home at Gull Lake, near Battle Creek, Mich. He is a member of the Masonic order and of the Richmond Country Club. On April 21, 1886, Mr. Lackey was married to Miss Josephine King, daughter of the late Capt. Richard HI. King, and of this union was born a son, Richard King Lackey. This son was born at Rich- mond, Ind., Jan. 29, 1893, and is now in college at New Haven, Conn. He received his preliminary education in the Richmond schools, and attended the Culver military school one year.
Dempsey Oliver Lumpkin, a prosperous farmer and stock- raiser of Jefferson township, was born in that section, Jan. 8, 1841. He is a son of James and Sarah (Thornburgh) Lumpkin, natives respectively of Virginia and Tennessee. ITis father was born Sept. 8, 1791. Robert Lumpkin, the paternal grandfather of our sub- ject, was born in Virginia, where he married Elizabeth Forrest. They were slaveowners, and upon their removal from Virginia to Tennessee took their slaves with them. After some years spent in Tennessee they came to Indiana and purchased land in Ran- dolph county, where they spent the residue of their days. On the grandmother's side the Forrests were extensive landholders in Virginia and it was the same family from which sprang the dash- ing Confederate cavalry leader, Nathan B. Forrest. The Lump- kins were of that Virginia family from which sprang Wilson Lump- kin, governor of Georgia and United States senator from that State. James Lumpkin removed with his parents from Virginia to East Tennessee and there his first marriage occurred, to a Miss Bookout, a native of that State, her parents, who were farmers, having settled there about 1800. Prior to his marriage, James en- listed for the war of 1812 and served about one year, but was not actively engaged in battle. After his marriage he removed to West Tennessee, where his first wife died, and then returned to East Tennessee. Later, in 1816, he met and married Sarah Thornburgh, the youngest in the family of Walter and Mary ( Baldwin) Thorn- burgh, and a sister of Dempsey Thornburgh (see sketch of John R. Thornburgh). In 1818 James Lumpkin and wife came to Wayne county and first settled near Richmond, but later removed to Perry township, near Economy, settling on land now owned by George Barnard, which land his father-in-law, Walter Thornburgh, entered. He resided there two years and then moved to the present farm of John R. Thornburgh, in Jefferson township, where, in 1820, he purchased of the Government eighty acres at $1.25 per acre. He improved this land, erected a house, and resided there twelve years, at the end of which time he sold the place, to which he had added eighty acres, and then moved to Dalton township, where he purchased different tracts, totaling 280 acres, which are occupied by his grandsons -- James and Elmer Lumpkin. There he and his wife remained the residue of their lives. Coming to this county when he did, James Lumpkin was a factor in the organization and development of its social and civic prosperity and always took an active and lively interest in his county's welfare. While his at-
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tention was always directed toward the pursuit of agriculture, he was a man of strong personality, steadfast of purpose, and any cause espoused by him had an advocate who knew not the name nor signs of defeat. Ilis Virginia courage made him a champion in all matters in which he was a party, and he is remembered as one of the strong men of his day-a leader and a developer of character. He was a self-made man, and everything possessed by him was the result of his labor and thrift. He died at his home in Dalton township, June 10, 1870, and his wife passed away in 1875, each of them at the age of seventy-five years. To them were born nine children: Nancy E., born July 10, 1820, married Dr. Silas Beeson, of Franklin, and after his death was wedded to Alfred Williams, of Economy, and she died Nov. 1, 1892; William, born April 24, 1822, and who was a merchant in Randolph county, first married Ella Malbey, and after her death, Louisa Puckett, and he died in February, 1901; Robert, born March 14, 1824, married Maria Cant, was a farmer in Dalton township, and died in Novem- ber, 1891 ; Charity, born May 12, 1827, married Henderson Ball, a farmer in Delaware county, and died March 20, 1845; Mary, born May 29, 1831, married Nelson Barnard, a farmer in Laporte coun- ty, and died Aug. 24, 1896; John R., born June 14, 1833, married Sarah Ruggles, was a harness maker in Hagerstown, and died Dec. 20, 1909; Rufus M., born April 15, 1835, married Rachel Jordan, farmed the old homestead in Dalton township, and died in Septem- ber, 1906; Silas, born Jan. 21, 1837, married Sarah Thornburgh and is a farmer in Nebraska, and Dempsey O. is the youngest in the family. Dempsey O. Lumpkin received his education in the schools of his native township and began his life's work on his father's farm. All his life he has followed agriculture. After his marriage he sold his interest in his father's estate and moved to Randolph county, where he purchased a farm of sixty acres and resided there three years. He then sold that place and returned to Dalton town- ship, where he purchased eighty acres, the same being a part of the Wallace Cheesman farm. He resided there five years and then again removed to Randolph county, where he purchased a farm of sixty acres and resided fifteen years. He then sold that farm, and in 1900 purchased his present place of 100 acres, which is known as "Maple Wood Farm," situated on the Dalton pike, about two and one-half miles north of Hagerstown, in Jefferson township. On Nov. 20, 1861, he was married to Miss Mary Ann Murray, daughter of James and Catherine (Taylor) Murray, and this wife died Nov. 23, 1873, having become the mother of three children : Frank died in infancy ; Murray, born Dec. 29, 1868, is a farmer in Delaware county, married Frances Haulstead and they have four children-Mande, Howard, Harry, and Charles; and Charles, born Nov. 20, 1871, married Nellie Stout and resides at Gary, Ind. On July 8, 1875, Mr. Lumpkin was married to Miss Rebecca Dennis, daughter of Mahlon and Louise ( Beeson) Dennis, of Dalton town- ship, and who came from North Carolina. Of this union there were born four children : Maud Lenore, born Sept. 4, 1876, resides at the parental home ; Clandestine, born Oct. 29, 1878, was married,
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Sept. 12, 1897, to Arthur Poole, of Cambridge City, and they have three children-Bayard, Frederick, and Corinne; Cloella Forrest, born July 16, 1887, was married, Dec. 30, 1908, to Cyril II. Iliatt, of Hagerstown ; and Guy D., born Jan. 2, 1889, died Nov. 20, 1901. Mahlon Dennis, father of Mrs. Lumpkin, was a farmer in Dalton township, and in his family there were eight children: Orlando died in his youth; Nathan is deceased; Isaac is a farmer and re- sides in Dalton township; Zernah married Hernando Davidson, of Randolph county, and is deceased; Henry is a farmer and resides at New Castle; John is deceased; Mrs. Lumpkin was born Jan. 5, 1852; and Louisa is the wife of W. H. Lamb, of Fairmount, Ind. Mahlon Dennis was widely known as a Quaker minister of Dal- ton township, where he spent the greater part of his life, although a native of North Carolina.
Thomas Luther McConnaughey is another of the native sons of Ohio who has attained to success in Wayne county, being one of the prosperous and representative citizens of Hagerstown. He was born at Quincy, Logan county, Ohio, Oct. 6, 1857, a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Patten) McConnaughey. The family came from Ohio to Indiana, in 1864, and the father engaged in the stave business in Hagerstown, erecting the factory which he finally sold to John C. Geisler. In 1884 he removed to Kansas and is living in retirement at Wichita, at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. His wife died in Wichita, Dec. 24, 1892. Of their nion were born six children : Lorella is the wife of Dr. M. F. Hobson, of Wichita, Kan .; David died Jan. 7, 1907; Thomas L. is the third in order of birth ; Josephine is the wife of John Osler, of Wichita, Kan .; Wil- liam is a stone-cutter in Wichita, and Minnie is the wife of Wil- liam Gordon, of that place. Thomas L. McConnaughey was seven years old when his parents removed to Hagerstown, where he duly availed himself of the educational advantages of the common schools of the village. On Feb. 15, 1876, he began work in the car- riage shop of W. C. Burley and upon the closing down of Mr. Bur- ley's business secured employment in the shop of Martin Funk, Jr. A disastrous fire destroyed the establishment of Mr. Funk and Mr. MeConnanghey then went west for one year and was engaged on the Santa Fe railroad, in connection with the supply train. At the end of that period he returned to Hagerstown and purchased the blacksmith business of Charles Murray, on the west side. One year later, fire destroyed the shop and he then entered the employ of Mr. Funk again, with whom he spent two years. He then formed a partnership with Barr & Harris, under the firm name of Harris & MeConaughey, and this association continued four years, at the end of which period Mr. McConnaughey purchased the building occupied by Conover & Lontz, in 1872, which is his present location, and he has since continued to make the business his chief occupation, devoting his attention to carriage and wagon repairing and blacksmithing and being recognized as a trustworthy and enterprising business man, entirely worthy of the confidence and esteem so freely accorded him. He is public spirited and. like his estimable father before him, is a stanch supporter of the cause
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