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George W. Lee, youngest of the sons, was born at Greencastle, Indiana, October 30, 1876, attended the city schools in boyhood and later studied under his father at the latter's academy in Illinois, where he was graduated in 1896. After his father's death he returned to Greencastle and took two years pre-medical course at DePauw University, then entered the In- diana Medical College at Indianapolis, in 1900, obtained his degree four years later and began practice at Mapleton. After a short stay at this point he went to Greenfield and had practiced there for some time when he received an urgent invitation from Dr. Warren R. King to join the medical staff at the Indiana State Soldiers' Home as assistant surgeon.
He decided to accept, entered upon active work at the Home on February 28, 1908, and has since continued on duty at that important state institution.
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Doctor Lee has proven quite a popular acquisition to the Home and has be- come popular, both among the inmates and the governing forces He is a member of the American Medical Association, Indiana State Medical Society, Tippecanoe County Medical Society, and holds the rank as captain and as- sistant surgeon of the Indiana National Guard. He is also a member of the As- sociation of Military Surgeons of the United States, a member of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Indiana Commandery ; he is a member of La- fayette Lodge, No. 15, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, also a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 313, Battle Ground.
May 1, 1907, Doctor Lee married Jessie M., daughter of Mrs. Florence V. Jones, of Indianapolis, Indiana, by whom he has one child, Warren King. born December 22, 1908. Doctor Lee is very companionable, pos- sessing a sunny disposition, easy address and the temperament that makes and holds friends. His convictions are deep, his mind clear and his whole character of the robust tinge which gives promise of good results. A close observer, quick to see and act, a good judge of human nature and a natural- born physician, he possesses all the elements of success. Full of sympathy for the distressed, his presence in the sick room is always assuring, and any pain inseparable from an operation is modified by his gentleness of manner. In a word, he is thoroughly competent and reliable, and, though modest in statement, there is an underlying firmness which prevents vacillation. As he has scarcely reached the prime of life, is full of vigor and energy, ambitious and optimistic, it is safe to predict that he will be heard from further among the physicians who are doing the great work of healing and curing for the population of Indiana.
HON. PETER PUTNAM GOLDSBERRY.
Few men of Tippecanoe county were as widely and favorably known as the late Peter P. Goldsberry, of Sheffield township. He was one of the strong and influential citizens whose lives have become an essential part of the history of this section, and for years his name was synonymous for all that constituted honorable and upright manhood. Tireless energy, keen per- ception and honesty of purpose, combined with everyday common sense, were among his chief characteristics, and while advancing individual success he also largely promoted the moral and material welfare of his community.
Peter Putnam Goldsberry, deceased, who for many years was an hon- ored resident of Sheffield township, was born in Ross county. Ohio, on the
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4th of April, 1813, and was a son of Thomas and Mary (Putnam) Golds- berry. Thomas Goldsberry was a native of the state of Virginia, but moved at an early date to the celebrated Western Reserve in Ohio, where he lived a number of years. In 1831 he moved to Wea township, Tippecanoe county, Indiana, where he died in middle life. His wife, who was a faithful mem- ber of the Methodist Episcopal church, lived to a ripe old age. To Thomas and Mary Goldsberry were born the following children: Thomas, Robert, Andrew, Jackson, Peter, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Matilda, Mary and Susan.
Peter Goldsberry accompanied his parents on their removal to the new home in Indiana, and here he obtained what education was possible in the primitive schools of that day. Shortly after attaining his majority he be- gan the operation of a saw-mill near Wyandotte, which he ran for a time, and then for a few years he lived at Dayton. After his second marriage, in 1853, Mr. Goldsberry moved onto a farm in the south part of Sheffield township, where they continued to reside for twenty-five years. In 1878 they moved to a farm just south of Dayton, which he had purchased, and here he spent the remainder of his days. Though starting in life a poor boy, with no special advantages, his persistent industry brought its reward, and at the time of his death he was the owner of six hundred and fifty-four acres of land. The place on which he spent his last years was splendidly improved by him, the improvements including a fine large barn and a modern and commodious brick residence. It was often said of Peter Goldsberry that his word was as good as his bond, and this confidence in his integrity was never misplaced. He gave several years efficient service in his community as a justice of the peace and was widely known as "Squire" Goldsberry. In politics he was a Democrat of the Jacksonian school and stanchly defended the principles of his party. He was elected to the lower house of the State Legislature, in which he served two years, and gained a good record as a legislator. In his religious belief he was a Methodist Episcopal, and to this church he gave a generous support.
On August 28, 1832, Peter P. Goldsberry married Amelia Heaton, a native of Sheffield township and a daughter of William Heaton. The latter was one of the first settlers in this part of the county, having purchased his land of a Mr. McGeorge, who had bought about two thousand acres from the Indians. To Peter and Amelia Goldsberry were born seven children, of whom only three grew to maturity, namely: Robert, William and Julia, who is the wife of John George, of Clinton county, Indiana. She is now the only survivor of these children. Mrs. Amelia Goldsberry died on the 15th of July, 1852, and on August 29, 1853, Mr. Goldsberry married Margaret
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Ann Rycraft. She was a native of Butler county, Ohio, born November 5, 1819, and a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Hoffman) Rycraft. Joseph Rycraft was a native of Virginia, and he and his sister Katie were left orphans in early childhood, being then reared by a family in Ohio. He was married in Butler county, Ohio, and for many years was a successful farmer there. He also kept a tavern at Oxford, Ohio, which was a popular stopping place for teamsters and drovers going to and from Cincinnati. In 1830 Mr. Rycraft moved to Dayton, Indiana, and shortly afterwards entered land in Sheffield township, which he partly cleared. Here he became quite well-to- do, and, besides his farm, he ran a distillery. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, under General Harrison, and it is thought he fought in the battle of Tippecanoe. Mrs. Rycraft died October 31, 1832, at the age of forty- two years, and was followed to the grave by her husband on June 29, 1836, at the age of fifty years. They were the parents of the following children : Harriet, born May 30, 1811; Elizabeth, born June 15, 1813; George H., born November 29, 1814; John H., born November 17, 1817; Margaret A., born November 5. 1819: Joseph H., born December 2, 1821 ; Catherine, born December 10, 1823; Mary A., born May 27, 1826; Squire L., born Sep- tember 30, 1828. To Peter and Margaret Goldsberry were born children as follows: Mary became the wife of Henry Heaton Kirkpatrick, a grand- son of old William Heaton; Peter, referred to in the following paragraph; Margaret A. is the wife of John Miller and they live in Wea township, this county ; Randolph lives in Sheffield township. Peter P. Goldsberry died on the 9th day of May, 1891, and his wife on the 3d day of July, 1903, at the age of eighty-four years, and their remains, together with those of Mr. Goldsberry's first wife, lie in the Wyandotte cemetery.
Peter Goldsberry, son of the above Peter P. Goldsberry, was born in Sheffield township on March 12. 1856, and lived there with his parents until 1879. when he accompanied them to their new home just south of Dayton. In 1885 he returned to the farm of his childhood days, where he remained until his father's death, when he bought a farm nearer Dayton. Here he resided until 1906, when he purchased a fine residence property in the town of Dayton, and has since made this his home, practically retired from active life. He was a very successful agriculturist and gave unremitting at- tention to the details of his work, being considered one of the leading farmers of this section of the county. He enjoys a wide acquaintance and is favor- ably thought of by all who know him.
On February 18, 1885, Mr. Goldsberry married Lizzie A. Slayback, a daughter of Wilson T. and Molly (Vance) Slayback, who were early set-
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tlers of Sheffield township, but are both now dead. Mr. and Mrs. Golds- berry are the parents of one child, Harry H., who is still at home. Politically, Mr. Goldsberry is a Democrat and in religion is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, to which his wife also belongs.
JOHN CAMPBELL.
The family of this name in Tippecanoe county is descended from James Campbell, who came from Ireland at the beginning of the last century. Lo- cating first in Virginia, he went at a later period to Belmont county, Ohio, where he died. His son Wesley, born in 1807, was seven years old when brought to the United States by his parents. In 1814 he accompanied the family to Ohio, and in 1828 was married in Belmont county to Christiana Moore, who was born in 1811, of English descent. Some years later he re- moved to Indiana and purchased two acres of land at Lafayette, just west of where the court house now stands. He was a boat plumber, but after working a few years at his trade he returned to his old home in Belmont county, Ohio; he moved to Hawkin, where he lived until he passed away. For four years he conducted a grocery store besides renting a large farm, and lived at this place until his death. Of his seven children, the three living are John, Ruth and Ephraim, the two last named being residents of Haydenville, Ohio.
John Campbell, the eldest of the surviving children, was born at Mich- igan City, Indiana, September 20, 1837. After he grew up he drove an ox team and did various kinds of farm work. September 20, 1860, he married Margaret Cramer, of Pickaway county, Ohio, who died in 1870, leaving two children, James and Ephraim, both of whom are farmers in Sheffield town- ship. Tippecanoe county. February 28, 1871, Mr. Campbell married Mrs. Mary J. Barton, widow of Thomas Barton, of Montgomery county, Indiana, who died in. 1866, leaving four children. Thomas Henry, the eldest, is a farmer in Tippecanoe county ; Daniel Bonis and Mary Malindy were twins, the latter being dead, the former a farmer in Wea township; Martha Jane, the youngest, is the wife of Samuel J. Kurl, of Ladoga, Indiana. Mrs. Camp- bell, mother of this family, was the daughter of James and Melinda (Haller) Lane, of western Tennessee, who removed to Indiana in 1829, lived by farm- ing and eventually died in Montgomery county. Their daughter Mary J.,
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subsequently Mrs. Barton, was born in Montgomery county, Indiana, Sep- tember 23, 1829. Her parents had eleven children, of whom five are now living. They are Mrs. Campbell; Adeline, a resident of Crawfordsville, In- diana; Melinda, of Waynetown, Indiana; George, of Crawfordsville; and Martha, of New Richmond, Indiana. After his first marriage, Mr. Camp- bell was located in Pickaway county, Ohio, for two years, but in 1862 came to Romney, Indiana, where he farmed for several years. Afterwards he lived at different places, including four years at Lafayette, worked on the railroad later at Romney and subsequently spent seven years at Kirkpatrick, in Montgomery county. October 28, 1902, he located in Wea township, where he has since lived. For several years he ran a threshing machine, and altogether has led a busy life in various occupations. February 6, 1865. Mr. Campbell enlisted in Company A, One Hundred Fiftieth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, at Lafayette and was sent to Harper's Ferry. At that Virginian town he contracted the measles, which necessitated his being re- moved to Clearysville, and the result was a confinement of six weeks. After gaining sufficient strength he returned home and was discharged, but his health was so impaired by this sickness that he never fully recovered. As a result of the disability he was granted a pension of thirty dollars per month.
LOUIS BROWN.
The United States is greatly indebted to Wurttemberg, Germany, for the large number of thrifty, public-spirited and altogether desirable citizens she has sent to our shores, who have dispersed to all sections of this country, never failing to play well their parts in the business and civic affairs of their re- spective localities. One of this worthy number, Louis Brown, is a resident of Wea township, Tippecanoe county, where he has labored in a manner that has brought good to himself and also to the community. His birth occurred on September 25, 1832, at Ensberg, in the above-named province, the son of Louis and Margaret (Brent) Brown, both natives of that place. The father, who devoted his life to farming, died in 1851, having been survived by his widow until 1856. They were members of the Lutheran church and good honest people. Their family consisted of seven children, named as follows : Catherine, Johanna, Jacobena, Louis (of this review), John, Alexander and Charlie. Louis was the only member of this family who came to America,
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for which country he set sail on July 3, 1853, from Havre, France, the voy- age requiring twenty-eight days, the landing in the harbor of New York having been effected on August 28th following. Mr. Brown had obtained a fairly good education in the Lutheran schools of his native land, which was supplemented by habits of observation and home reading after he came to America. He first worked in Hoboken, New Jersey, on the old plank road, and later engaged in teaming. Having heard of the greater opportunities that existed in the Middle states, he started on a trip inland, in May, 1856, first stopping at Springfield, Ohio, where he worked in a brickyard for one year. He then came to Lafayette, Indiana, and worked at different things for a while and then turned his attention to farming. On December 19, 1858, he married Mary Grosohaus, also a native of Wurttemberg, Germany, where she was born January 4, 1840, the daughter of John and Katherine ( Hole- swort ) Grosohaus, natives of the same province. They were the parents of five children, namely: Margaret, Mary (wife of Mr. Brown), George. Christian and Jacob. They came to America in 1854 and settled four miles south of Lafayette, Indiana, where Mr. Grosohaus died at the age of sixty- five. They were members of the Lutheran church and very religious people.
After his marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown first rented land one- half mile west of where they now live, on which they remained for three years, then rented one hundred acres, belonging to Henry Earl. Having prospered by reason of hard work and economy, they purchased one hundred acres in 1862 and have remained on this place up to the present time, having, from time to time, added to his original tract until his splendid farm now consists of seven hundred and fifty acres. He has carried on general farming in a manner that has stamped him as fully abreast of the modern twentieth- century methods employed by our best agriculturists. He has kept his place well improved, well stocked and its value has steadily increased under his judicious management. He has a fine, commodious and beautiful home, which is always open to the numerous friends of the family. The place is also well equipped with barns, farming machinery and all that goes to make a modern country place complete and inviting to the eye.
To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Brown seven children have been born, namely : Mary, who has remained single and is living at home; Carrie is the wife of George Kidwell, a farmer in Wea township, and the mother of five children, Mary, Lizzie, Charlie, Everett and Belle; John Brown, who is a farmer in Wea township, married Josephine Boyer, who has borne him three children, John, William and Edna: Lizzie married Louis Hinkle, a farmer in Wea
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township; Annie is living at home; Ella, who remained single, is deceased; Tillie is living at home. These children have all been well educated in the local schools and they stand high in the social life of the community. Mr. Brown and his family are members of the Lutheran church at Lafayette and they take much interest in church work. Although a loyal Republican, Mr. Brown has never aspired to public office.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown are deserving of a great deal of credit for what they have accomplished, having started in life without a dollar. . They worked hard, saved what they earned and were good managers, consequently great success has attended their efforts. Mr. Brown is a man of rugged build, hardy, capable of performing a greater amount of work than the average man. He is kind to his family and neighbors and has innumerable friends.
MANNOW ALBERT DELONG.
A descendant of sterling Pennsylvania ancestors is Mannow Albert De- Long, a prominent and influential farmer of Perry township, Tippecanoe county. He was born in Lehigh county, the old Keystone state, November 4, 1861, the son of Peter DeLong, who was born in the same locality, October 19, 1826. The latter was the son of Jonathan and Mary (Snible) DeLong, both natives of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, thus it will be seen that mem- bers of this family have for several generations been known in that county, where they have played a conspicuous part in the business and public life of the community. Peter DeLong was reared on a farm and when seventeen years of age he began working as a blacksmith, which trade he followed for three years. On September 14, 1852, he married Caroline Frey, a native of his own county, who was born November 10, 1828, the daughter of John and Mary (Housman) Frey. They became the parents of seven children, namely : Amanda married Monfort Paul, of Perry township, Tippecanoe county, In- diana ; Frank, who married Lydia Hinselman, is living in Perry township; Levi, a carpenter and contractor, who married Rosie Swank, was killed in October, 1908; his widow resides at Pettit, Indiana; Rosa is deceased; she married first Peter Yundt, and secondly, Nathan Shankweiler; both he and Mr. Yundt are now deceased : Benjamin DeLong, who married Anna Stocks, is a farmer in Perry township; Mannow Albert, of this review; Mary mar- ried Charles Moyer, a farmer of Sheffield township. Death deprived Mr. and Mrs. Peter DeLong of six children.
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Peter DeLong came to Indiana from his home in Pennsylvania in 1865, first settling in Clinton county, where he remained one year and then came to Tippecanoe county, locating in section 32, Perry township, where he se- cured eighty acres of land from Samuel Jackson; he later added to this until he had a fine farm of one hundred and eighty-five acres, a part of which was cleared. When he took possession of it there was an old frame house and stables on it. All of these gave way to modern buildings and up-to-date im- provements in due course of time. He built his brick house in 1870, and car- ried on general farming. He was a Republican in politics, and a member of the German Reformed church. As the name would indicate, the DeLong family is originally 'of French derivation, a member of this family having come to America and settled in Berks county, Pennsylvania, before the Revolu- tionary war. Christopher DeLong was the paternal grandfather of Peter De- Long. Jonathan DeLong, grandfather of Mannow A., had a family of thirteen children. The death of Peter DeLong occurred July 1, 1904. He started in life a poor boy, but he worked hard, managed well and reaped suc- cess, having been highly esteemed for his many manly qualities. His brothers and sisters were named as follows: Catherine, born August 27, 1819; Eliza- beth, born May 3, 1821; Anna Maria. born December 28, 1822; John, born November 7, 1824; Peter, born October 19. 1826; Arma, born July 11, 1828; Reuben, born September 12, 1829; Lida, born November 10, 1831 ; Jonathan, born October 15, 1835; Sarah A., born May 4, 1838; Joseph, born July II, 1842 ; Viania, born December 2, 1843.
Mannow Albert DeLong received his education in Dayton, Indiana. He remained at home until he was sixteen years of age (1888), when he went to Kansas City, Missouri, where he laid tile, having learned the tilesetter's trade. He returned to the farm in 1891 and remained with his father until the latter's death, since which time he has had charge of the farm, the affairs of which he has very ably conducted, displaying rare soundness of judgment and giving every evidence that he is a worthy son of a worthy sire, having be- come recognized as one of the leading farmers of the younger generation in Perry township. Besides carrying on general farming, he devotes much time to the raising of cattle, horses and hogs, from which no small part of his annual income is derived. He takes an interest in politics, and is president of the advisory board of Perry township. His labors are for the success of the Republican party. Mr. DeLong has remained single. He takes a delight in caring for his aged mother, who is hale and hearty and living on the old home place. She is a kind and generous lady and, with her son, shares the friendship of all their neighbors.
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CHARLES W. OHL.
No farmer in Tippecanoe county better understands modern methods of agriculture than Charles W. Ohl, as his eminent success in this line would indi- cate to the contemplative mind. He was born in Clinton county, Indiana, May 15, 1872, the son of George Ohl, who was born in 1834 in Ashland county, Ohio. His mother was known in her maidenhood as Margaret Miller, a native of Clinton county, Indiana, her birth having occurred in 1837. The grandparents of Charles W. Ohl, John and Lydia (Wheir) Ohl, were na- tives of Ashland county, Ohio. They came by wagon to Indiana in the pioneer days and secured land one-half mile east of Mulberry. The country was very wild and they had their full share of hardships, but they cleared the land, made a good home and spent many prosperous years there, John Ohl dying on the place. Although he was a distiller early in his career, his latter years were given up to farming. He and his wife were the parents of seven chil- dren, namely: David, John, George, Lydia, Maria, Simon, deceased, and Mary. The last named and John are the only ones living at this writing. The maternal grandfather of Charles W. Ohl was Solomon Miller, who mar- ried Nellie Logan. They were both natives of Butler county, Ohio, and in a very early day they came by wagon over the old national road to Indiana and settled near Rossville, on the Burlington road, where they secured eighty acres of land on which they spent the remainder of their lives. They were the parents of the following children: Nan, living in Sedalia, Indiana; Mar- garet, mother of Charles W. Ohl, lives at Mulberry, Indiana; Seeth Miller lives at Anderson, Indiana.
George Ohl grew up in Clinton county, Indiana, where he attended the public schools and where he married. He prospered as a farmer, bought the old home place and spent his life there, becoming well known and influential by reason of his industrious and honorable life. His death occurred in No- vember, 1905, and his widow is living the quiet evening of her life at Mul- berry. He was a consistent member of the German Lutheran church, and al- though a loyal Democrat he preferred to spend his life at home rather than seeking public office. Mr. and Mrs. George Ohl were the parents of two children. Charles W., of this review, and Ada F., who married Henry Clas- myer, of Fostoria, Ohio.
Charles W. Ohl received his education in the home schools and at Frank- fort, Indiana. He remained under the parental roof until 1900 when he came to Perry township, Tippecanoe county. He was married on February 5,
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1894, to Alida C. Walter, who was born in Sheffield township, this county, the daughter of Cornelius and Susanna (Craig) Walter, natives of Butler county, Ohio. In 1847 Cornelius Walter came to Indiana with his parents, John and Catherine (Mohr) Walter, both of whom were natives of Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, and got land in Perry township. They were the par- ents of six children, some of whom are married and living. John Walter, Sr., settled in Perry township. The land had no improvements on it, but he cleared it and made a good home on the same, becoming well known in that community. John Walter's death occurred on this place in 1866. Mrs. Walter is also deceased.
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