Ohio; Iteading, of Lordstown, Trumbull
County; William W., the subject of tliis
sketch, and David I)., of Fort AVayne, Indi-
ana. The father was a fanner, and also a
mechanic, and was engaged in the manufact-
ure of wagons and plows. He was also a
practical surveyor. William W. Weiseli was
reared to agricultural and mechanical pur-
suits, remaining at home with his parents till
reachitig the age of twenty-one years. He
tlien went to Warren, Ohio, where he was
engaged in ironing and trimming carriages,
and was idso cmi)loyed as a salesman by the
same firm for several years. He remained at
Warren until about the year 1S55, when lie
retui'Ufd to the homestead farm, where lie
worked until 18(51. In that year he began
buying horses and mules for the Government
for the United States Army, continuing in
this business during the war. He was
drafted into the Union service in 1802, but
provided a substitute in tlie jierson of Floren-
tine ]\lclvay, who served for him three years.
Mr. Weiseli was united in marriage in Sep-
tember, 1855, in Columbiana County, Ohio,
to iliss Elizabeth AYoodward, daughter of
Thomas and Margaret (Shively) AYoodward.
They have three children living — Ijertha
Gertrude, Cidoe Luella and William AV., Jr.,
all students at the P>lutiton High School. In
1805 he came with his family to Wells
County, Indiana, arriving at his destination
April 10. He settled on a farm in Jefferson
Township, where in connection with farming
he was engaged in buying all kinds of live
stock, which he drove to the markets of Pitts-
burgh, Philadelphia, and occasionally to
Puffalo and New York City. In 1872 he
was elected sheriff" of AVells County, and re-
elected in 1874, holding that office two terms
of two years caidi. In 1873 he became a
resident of lUuflton, wdiere he has since made
his home. After the expiration ot his term
of ottice as sheriff, he, in 187G, began manu-
facturing tow from tla\ for the Southern mar-
kets, and was so engaged^ until 1S81, wdien
his factory was destroyed by fire, this being
his second loss from fire. While purchasing
horses for the army he lost eighteen horses
by being burned to death in a barn in Alle-
gheny City, Pennsylvania. In 1881 lie
became associated with T. Ilorton and W. I.
Fitch in manufacturing corn-planters and
washintr-machines, the name of the firm iicing
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Lodge, No. 145. Mrs. Weisell is a luemljer
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i.s the Youni,'est living son of David and
]\rarv A. (Ivain) Kinehart, natives of
rennsylvania, the former born in "Washing-
ton ( 'oiuity, and the latter in Fayette County.
The father of David was accidentally killed
in I'ennsylvania, and his wife with her chil-
dren removed to Tnsearawas County, Ohio.
In that county David married ilary Kain,
and they remained in that State for several
years. David was a blacksmith by trade, and
he owned and operated a smithy at JIoi;ers-
ville. Four children were born in Ohio —
James A., John X., Nancy J. and Daniel K.
After they settled in Wells County, in 1850,
two other cliihhen were born — JosephuBC.and
Georo-e Y. A small improvement had been
made upon the land which David purchased.
It was included in the Indian lleserve, and
the lands were only open for settlement a
short time previous to Mr. Uinehart's arri-
val. Jacob Miller, the second owner, built a
cabin that stood within a few feet of the
present mansion. James Ili.xon had entered
the land, but had made no improvements.
In October, 1850, David with his family
landed in Zanesville, and a short time after-
ward came to the farm where they resided
until 1S81, when the parents removed to
IJlutl'ton. Two years later the motlier died,
followed in December, 1885, by the death of
the father. The children all received a good
education, and the three older brothers were
teachers. John holds the otHce of deputy
circuit clerk of Wells County. lie stuilied
law with Jud_i:;e Sayloi', and was admitted to
the bur. Only four of the cliildreii are living,
and all are married — James A. is the husband
of Nancy J. Newhouse, and resides in Maliaska
County, Iowa; John K. resides at ISluti'ton;
Daniel is the husband of Mattie Wilkerson,
and also resides at IJluffton; Josephus mar-
ried Jennie Robertson, daughter of John and
Elizabeth (lioodley) Robertson, Rev. Isaac
Markley performing the ceremony September
28, 1S79. They settled on the home farm,
since which time ^Iw Rinehart has ])ur-
chased a three-fourths interest in the land.
They have one daughter, Mollie O., born
August 13, 1883. ]\[rs. Riiieluirt was boi'u
in Allen County, this State. II er parents
came from AVarreii County, Ohio, in ISSl.
They had five children — Franklin P., William
11., Ellen R., Edward R. and Phebe J. Allen
Rinehart was a soldier during the late war,
serving as Orderly Sergeant in the Seventy-
fifth Indiana Infantry, and reniaiuing until
the close of the war. John K. was drafted,
but procured a substitute and returned home.
The handsome ftirm is a monument to the
memory of David Rinehart and his noble
wife, for the great tields were cleared and the
handsome buildings erected during their life-
time. Tliey lived to see the country well de-
veloped and their children well settled in
life.
fOHN J. GOOD, son of Samuel and Lucy
Ann Good, was born on his father's
-,c homestead in Jackson Township, Wells
County, Indiana, February 4, 1842. He
grew to manhood on the home farm, and re.
ceived his education in the common schools
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He i'oihiul'ik'ihI teat'liiiig scliool at tlie aire of
nineteen years, followiiii;- tliat avocatii.in v\t^\\t
school terms, lie remained at liome niitil
twenty-four years of aij;e, when he entered tlie
employ of V. A. I'ulse, as clerk in his general
store at AVarren, where he remained twelve
years, and during this time lost oid}- twenty-
seven days. He is still a resi<lent of War-
ren, Huntington County, and is at present
devoting jjis time to airricultnral ijursuits,
being now the owner of a good farm of 171
acres of well-cultivated land. Mr. Good was
married in October, 1874, to Miss Mira A.
Coles, who was born in Sidney, Ohio, in No-
vember, 1848. They are the parents of six
children — Uobert E., Ralph H., Ethe, Lola,
Otto 1!. and Nellie. i\Ir. Good is a member
of Iviug Eodge, No. 240, A. F. A: A. M., at
AVarren.
•^^[EOUGE L. WAKXEIi, one of the prom-
|i|j7- inent farmers of Nottingham Township,
'W'- is u native of Ohio, born in Pickaway
County, October 27, 1837, the eldest son of
Jacob and Rebecca (Gilbert) "Warner. The
father was a native of tiie same county, born
November 17, 1812, the eldest son of Leon-
ard and Susan (Gephart) Warner, wdio were
natives of J>erks County, I'enusylvania, and
among the first settlers of Pickaway County.
The mother of our subject was a native of
J^enusylvania, born ^larcli 10, 1816. Her
parents died when she was a child, and she
accompanied a married sister to Ohio, where
she grew to womanhood. Li the fall of 1838
the parents of our subject moved to "Wells
County, Indiana, and entered 100 acres of
Government land on section 1, Nottingliam
Township, which they improved, making it
tlieir home until after the death of the mother,
whicli occurred March 25, 1848. Tiiey were
the parents of si.K children — (Jeorge J.,., .lon-
athan, Daniel (deceased), David, Thomas R.
(deceased), and one who died in infancy. Tlio
fathersubseijuently married AFrs. Sarah (Gelir-
ett) Stout, a native of Fairfield County,
Ohio, and to them were born ten children —
Rebecca, Samuel, Jacob, Henry, Eva, An-
drew (deccasoil), George W. and Andrew J.
(twins), Susan and Sarah (twins). After his
second marriage the father sold his farm and
purchased 320 acres of heavily timbered land
which he cleared and improved and made his
home until his death, whicii occurred Alarcli
17, 1887. He was a member of the German
l!a])tist church. In ]iolitics he was a Dem-
ocrat, and served as trustee of liis township
several years. George L. Warner was an in-
fant wdien his jjarents came to AN'^ells County,
wdiere he grew to manhood, remaining with liis
parents until liis marriage. He then located
on section 14, Nottingham Township, wdiere
he has improved a fine farm of 160 acres, and
in connection with his farming pursuits has
been engaged in the manufacture of tile.
His residence is a large brick structure, the
finest in the township, whicli he erected in
1883. Mr. AV'^arner, like his father, afHIiates
with the Democratic party. lie has been a
jirominent man in his township, and has been
honored by his fellow townsmen with various
positions of trust and resjionsibility. From
1872 until 1877 he served as trustee of Not-
tingham Township, and from 1882 until 1885
as county commissioner. Air. AVarner was
married October 29, 1859, to Susannah Shoe-
maker, who was born January 29, 1838, a
daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Gelirett)
Shoemaker, who came from Fairfield County,
(^hio, in 1853 and settled in Nottingham
Township, "Wells County, where they have
since lived. Jacob Shoemaker was born
August 17, 1813, and his wife, Elizabeth
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((iflirctt) Shoemaker, was horn March 11, |
1814. Mr. and Mrts. Warner are the parents
of four ehihhvn — Keheeca, horn Anirnst 30,
1S(;0, di,.,l Septeniher 'Si, ISOO; Maliinhi
K., horn -Inly 17, ISUl; .laeoh A., horn Au-
i^ust 2;i, 1808; Luuinchi Alice, horn June 27,
iSlio. ]\[r. A\'arner is one of the respected
citizens cd" Xottinghani Township.
i ^mDDISON C. IIANDALL, residing on
J ;f/vV> ^'^c'-'O" ~^i J^aueaster Township, wdiere
^.;^ he owns oiieof the Ijest improved farms
in his part of tiie county, is a native of Lock-
port, New York, the date of his birth being
July 4, 1823. He is the fourth in a family
of five children of Joseph and _Maria IJandall,
his ]jarents being natives of the State of New
York, wliei'e they spent their lives. (,)ur
subject WHS reared on a farm. At the age
of nine ^'eai's he was l)ound out to service
until I'eaching the age of nineteen years, and
during this time was given good educational
advantages. On attaining the age of nine-
teen years he became his own master, and
began working as a farm laborer. He re-
mained ill his native State until 1843, when
he came to Wells County, Indiana, wdiere lie
was first employed by the month at farm
labor. As soon as he was able he purchased
a team, and engaged in teaming between
Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Hluffton. In
1847 he was united in marriage to Miss
Elizabeth Starr, who was horn in I'altiinore,
Maryland, in 1827, a daughter of Iiigall
Starr. They lived most of the time in Bluff-
ton, where ilr. Kandall owned a liouse and
lot, until removing to Lancaster Township
in 1861, when they settled on the farm which
is still owned and occupied by Mr. Randall.
He purchased the land for ^10 per acre,
twenty acres of which had been cleared and
a log cabin erected. Here his wife died
],)ccenilier 1(\ ISCjlj. Six children were born
to them — (teorge, <d' Harrison Township;
,\ddison died aged twoyt'ars; AN'illiam, living
at lllull'ton; iMrs. Maria Clowsoii, of Ci'aig-
ville; Frank at home, and David, a resident of
Battle Creek, ilichigan. Frank Randall was
horn June 23,1859, and married May 16, 18S5,
to Miss Loretta Bowman, wdio was boi'n in
French Township, Adams County, October
9, 1863, lier father, Gideon Bowman, being
still a resident of that township. They are
the parents of one child, Elva, born April
30, 1886. For his second wife Mr. Randall
married Mrs. Harriet Clark in 1869, a daugh-
ter of Aaron AVisner, a native of Ohio, and a
pioneer of AV^ells County. She was the
widow of John Clark. By her marriage
with Mr. Randall slie had one child, Sarah
E., who died aged two months. Mrs. Ran-
dall died September 13, 1875. Mr. Randall
has met with e.xcellent success in his farming
operations, and is the owner of 170 acres,
130 acres of his land ijeing under a high
state of cultivation. In connection with his
fanning he devotes some attention to stock
raising, in which he has been quite successful.
In politics Mr. Randall affiliates with the
Democratic party.
j^IDNEY M. DILLMAN, general black-
t^^) ^'''i*^^^ ^"*i dealer in hardware at Dill-
^^p man, Jackson Township, Wells County,
was born in Brown County, Ohio, March 23,
1854, a son of Andrew and Sarah Dillman.
AVhen but si.x weeks old he was brought by
his parents to AVells County, Indiana, they
locating on a farm in Jackson Township, and
here he grew to manhood, his youth being
speTit in assisting his father on the farm, and
attending the district school, where he re-
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ISTiJ, lie «;is iiiiiniuil to .Miss Alice l^emon, a
native of C)lii(», born in Hamilton County,
^Vpiil 7, 1857, u chuigliter of Lewis and Eva
(llerriny) Lemon, wlio wei'e also l)orn in the
State of Ohio. In ]\rareh, ISliO, Mr. Lemon
came with liis family to Indiana, and settled
in \'an Buren Township, Grant County,
where lie still makes his home. lie was a
soldier in the war of the Uel)ellion, serving
in the Union army three years. ]Mr. and I
j\Irs. Dillman are the parents of seven chil-
dren, four sons and three daughters. ]\Ir.
iJillman remaine<l on the home farm until
ISSO, when he located in Dillman, wdiere lie
lias since resided. ^Vfter Ids marriage he
engaged in painting, which he followed
until llSSO, since which time he has followed
blacksmithing at Dillman. In 1SS7 he
began dealing in hardware, in which lie is
still entraaed in connection with his black-
smithing, ilr. Dillman has met with success
in his various enterprises, and is now the
owner of his shop, and the neat, substantial
residence occupied by his family, which was
built in the summer of 1S81 at a cost of
^500. Mrs. Dillman is a member of the
(â– hristian church.
:"Iv«r'fILLIAM CAIINES, County Commis-
w/vP ^'°"^'" °^" ^^"^tdls County, was born in
r-«^^ Guernsey County, Ohio, tlie date of
liis birth being June 29, 1828. Ilis parents,
John and Ann (IJell) Carnes, were natives of
Ireland, where they were reared and married.
On coming to America they lived for a time
in New York, and from there moved to Pitts-
burgh, Pennsylvania. A few years later they
removed to Guernsey County, Ohio, where
they lived till their death, the mother dying
in 1838, and the father in 1857. William
was reared in his native county, and was
early in lile inured to hard work. Ilis youth
was spent in assisting his father clear his
larm, and after that had been cleared he as-
sisted in clearing several other farms. Sep-'
tember 28, 185-4, he married Miss Hannah
P>ooth who was born and reared in Guernsey
County, Ohio, a daughter of Thomas and
Susannah (Latherow) J'ooth. Of the eleven
children born to this union ten yet survive—
Susan, wife of John O. Ilouser, of Poneto,
AV'^ellsCounty; KobertP\ married Eliza Eleanor
Speece; Sarah Elizabeth, wife of Jasper Mer-
riman, of AVells County; -lohn married Eliza
E. Harris; Thomas married Ilaunah ililler;
AVilliam Henry, George W., Oscar, Mary
Etta and ]\[yrtle Alice. La Eayettc is de-
ceased. In the month following his marriage
ilr. Carnes came to Wells County, Indiana,
and located on a tract of eighty-four acres in
Chester Township, which he had previously
purchased, and at once began clearing a space,
and with the timber thus cut down he built
his cabin. The country was in a state of
nature, not even a road leading to his place,
he being obliged to cut one before getting to
it. His wife with Jier parents followed soon
after, and by the time they arrived he had
his new home ready for occupancy. He has
by liard toil and persevering energy made
from his pioneer home in the wilderness, a
well-improved farm, having now a comfort-
able and commodious dwelling and good farm
buildings, and the surroundings of the place
show the owner to be a thorough practical
farmer. Ilis farm consists of 120 acres, of
wdiich about ninety acres is cleared and
brought under cultivation. Politically Mr.
Carnes is a Democrat. In 1857 he was elected
road supervisor, and since then has served in
that capacity eight or ten times. He is the
only man in Chester Township who has held
the office of road superintendent. At the
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Noveinher election of 1SS4 lie was elected
comiiiit^sioner of Wells County, and during
his term of olliee more work of a puhlic
nature has been done than has been accom-
plished in any term before. Since ^Ir. Ciirnes
has lield this otiice, two bridges have been
built in Union, one in Liberty and one in
Xottingliain Townsliip, and an abutment lias
been built to the bridge across tlie Salamonie
Iliverin Jackson Township. The new bridge
at IJIuffton is the largest and finest in the
County, and one of the best to be found
thrriughout the State of Indiana.
fAMES :\roC()NKEY, a retired fanner,
Ciiester Township, was born in Fayette
-,-:, County, Ohio, October G, 1819, son of
James and Jemima (Burt) McConkey, the
former a native of Lancaster County, Penn-
sylvania. His parents were married in Ohio,
and when he was a small child he liad the
misfortune to lose his mother by death. Ilis
father then removed to Fayette County, In-
diana, wliich was then entirely new, and they
were among the pioneers of that county. The
father afterward removed to Henry County,
where he passed the remainder of his days.
.James came to Blackford County in 1840 and
bourrht IGO acres of land, which was in its
primitive condition. He went to work and
made a clearing, and erected his own log
cabin. Game was plenty, and deer and
wolves were far more abundant than domestic
animals. The wolves often made night
hide'ous with their howlings. Mr. McConkey
was married March 28, 1839, in Henry
County, to Miss Sarah Ellett, a native of
Kandolph County, North Carolina, and
daughter of Jeremiah and Margaret (Aldred)
Ellett. IMrs. McConkey's ancestors were in
America long before the Kevohitionary times.
Her parents removed to Henry County, Indi-
ana, in 1S)J4, remaining there four years,
then removed to Missouri, where they lived
until their death. Mr. and Mrs. McConkey
lived on their homestead in iilackford Coun-
ty until August, 1SS2, when Mr. McConkey
bought 153 acres of land in Chester Town-
ship, this county, where he has since resided,
and has now retired from active labor. Their
son Walter manages the farm. They have
had eleven children, of whom four are living
— Margaret Elizabeth, wifeof Ephraim Perry;
Amanda, now .Mrs. Jackson; Azubah Ellen,
wife of John Fritz, of Huntington County,
and Walter. The deceased are — Pretty Jane,
James Branson, John Franklin, Mary Ada-
line, Julia Ann, Thomas Jefferson and Sarah
Lucretia. P.oth parents are members of the
Christian church. Mr. ilcConkey has been
a life-long Democrat, and cast his first presi-
dential vote for James K. Polk. They have
lived to see all the great changes in the
county. When they first came here they had
to go twenty-five miles to get their milling
done.
7.^11 A ULES H. MORGAN, farmer, sec-
W." tion 17, .Jackson Township, was born in
^ Wayne County, Indiana, January 9,
1824, a son Micajah and Hannah (Hill) Mor-
gan, who were natives of North Carolina. The
father of our subject came with his parents
to Indiana when it was a territory, the family
settling in the Miami reservation, while yet
in the hands of the Indians. Benjamin Mor-
gan, the grandfather of our subject, entered
the land which is part of the present site of
Richmond. He subsequently sold this
land, and with the proceeds bought himself
and each of his sons a quarter section of land.
He died in Wayne County in the fall of 1859
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The I'atliei- of" our suhji-ct iji-ew to inanliooil in
"Wayne Connty, where he was uiarried to
Ilannali Hill, and to them were born ten
cliildren, se\'en soiib ami three dangliters.
Six of tlie sons served as soldiers during tlio
Avar of the IJebellion. The fatlier lived in
Wayne Connty until his death, which occurred
in lStJ2. The mother is still livino;, making
her home in Ilanddlph County, and is now
eighty-six years of age. (.'harles II. Morgan,
whose name heads this sketch, cTilisted in
August, ISni, in Com])any A, Forty-seventh
Indiana Infantry, and was in the ser\'icc of
his country until December, 1864. Jle par-
ticij)ated in several engagements during the
war, taking jnirt in the siege of Vicksburg,
was in Hanks' Red River expedition, beside
other battles and skirnjishes. lie was taken
prisoner in Mississippi in -fuly, 1802, and
was Confined at Vicksburg two months,
when he was paroled and returned to his
regiment. After i-eceiving his discharge he
returned to his lioine in AVells Connty and
resumed farming. lie is a thorough, practi-
cal farmer, and has one of the tinest farms in
his neighborhood, containing 150 acres of
well improved land, a comfortable residence
surrounded with shade and ornamental trees,
an orchard containing the best varieties of
fruit. lie is engaged in general farming,
and also devotes some time to stock-raising,
making a specialty of mules. Mr. Morgan
was united in marriage October 16, 1845, to
Miss ilary AVorel, a native of jVorth Carolina,
born November IfJ, 1823. They have had
born to them seven children, as follows —
Abrani, Naomi, Sarah, Clarkson T. (deceased),
Micajah, Charles M., and Emma (deceased).
In April, 1S84, Mr. ISlorgan had his house
and contents destroyed by tire, sustaining a