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GENEALOGY COLLECTION
3 1833 00827 8522
ALVORD'S HISTORY
NOBLE COUNTY . INDIANA
SAMUEL E. ALVORD.
fi1 ,1*
t\)0 V I.A TO WHICH IS APPENDED
A Comprehensive Compendium of Local Biography — Memoirs of Represent vnvi
Men and Women of the County, whose Works of Merit
have made their names imperishable.
ILLUSTRATED
Embellished with Portraits of Well Known Residents of Noble County, Ind.
LOGANSPORT, IND. \
F. Bowen, Publisher.
1902.
1233398
PREFACE.
IN laying Alvord's History of Noble county, Indiana, before its patrons, the publisher
takes pardonable pride in the fact that he has fulfilled conscientiously every
promise made in the prospectus and points with pleasure to the neatness of the
typography; the quality of paper upon which the work is printed, and the elegance
and durability of its binding.
As to its contents the patrons have already had an opportunity of approving of
their biographies before they were placed in type, while the illustrative department
is the ne plus ultra of the art.
The History of Noble county, by Samuel E. Alvord, gives an accurate
and minute history of the county, derived or deduced from the acts of the true
creators thereof, as depicted in their biographies, from the day of the pioneers to
the present time, and biography is, in fact, the true source of all social and political
history.
To those who have been uniformly obliging, and have kindly interested them-
selves in the success of this work, volunteering information and data, which has been
very helpful in preparing this work, I desire to express my grateful and profound
acknowledgment of their valued services.
Respectfully,
B. F. BOWEN, Publisher.
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introductory 17
CHAPTER I.
Geology 19
Geology of Northern and
Northeastern Indiana, in-
cluding Noble County 20
Glaciers and their actions 21
Section of drift 24
Under the drift 24
The Flora of the county 25
The Catalogue 26
Flora of Noble County, by W.
B. YanGorder 26
Forest trees 27
Shrubs 27
Climbing or twining shrubs. . . 27
Original Inhabitants 27
The Mound Builders . . 28
Mounds and Relics 29
A Big Indian 31
A Pre-Historic Battle 32
General Harrison 34
CHAPTER II.
Pre-Organic History 36
Noble County, the Local Heart 36
Explorations and Claims —
French and English 37
Early English Discoveries and
Claims 37
Conflicting Theories 38
The Situation in 1600 — Indian
Tribes 39
The Hurons 41
The Natural Nation 41
The St. Francis Tribe 42
PAGE
The Delawares 42
The Sacs and Foxes 43
The Chippewas 44
The Shawnees 44
The Family of Tecumseh 44
The Dakotas, or Sioux 45
The Pottawatomies 45
Pokagon 45
The Minnewas 46
Champlain, Governor of New
France 47
The First Battle 47
The Brighter Side 49
First Act of English-F"rench
Conflict 50
The Dutch Involved 51
Games at Tushuway, and In-
dian Battle 51
Garangula's Speech 54
King William's War 55
The Final Struggle 57
Sir William Johnson 58
Battle of Lake George 58
Hendrick's Dream 59
Johnson's Dream 59
Pontiac's " Conspiracy " 60
Clark's Expedition 62
After the Revolution 64
The Noble County Indians... 64
General W. H. Harrison's Re-
port 64
Major Forsyth's Statement 65
The Miamis 65
The Miami Confederacy 67
St. Clair's Defeat 68
Campaign of General Anthony
Wayne 68
PAGE
The Treaty of Greenville 69
General Harrison's Treaties.. 70
The First Settlers 72
John Knight 74
Samuel Tibbott 74
Mysterious Disappearance.... 75
Entries of Lands 76
Order of Settlement 78
Entries of the Year 1832 79
Early Settlers 82
Thomas Storey 84
Amanda J. Flint 85
Christina M. Shultz 85
Oliver Harp, Sr 86
Nancy (Young) Holmes 86
Rachel (Rohrerj Galloway 87
John River 88
John Baughman 89
John Jacob Shultz 90
Samuel Foster 90
Mrs. Susan Gillet 91
Mrs. Elizabeth (Morrell) Ger-
ber 91
Silas Doty 92
Zenas J. Wright 94
Judson Wright 95
Sarah Hitler 95
The Press of Noble County... 96
Homer King 97
Samuel E. Alvord as a Biogra-
pher 102
Mercy (Hopkins) Baker 104
Leonard Lyon 106
Obituary of Horace H.Warner 106
Christian Foster 107
John L. Foster 109
Corodon Warner 110
12
CONTENTS.
Martha Isbell
John Washington Kline. . .
Speculative Entries of Land in
1832
City of Kendallville
Schools
Churches
William Mitchell
Luke Diggins
Samuel Minot
Thomas Evans
George Baker
PAGE
PAGE
F. & H. Tabor 119
Mitchell & Hitchcock 119
Artimus Doggins 120
Kendallville Newspapers 120
Railroads 122
Horse Thieves and Blacklegs. 127
The Fort Wayne and Lima
Plank Road/. 129
Brown's Tavern 129
Reminiscences by John Mitch-
ell 130
Wild Hay or Marsh Grass. . . . 132
PAGE
Browse 133
Elections In Wayne Township 133
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too, or
the Barbecue at North Port
in 1840 134
Carrying the Election Returns
to Port Mitchell in 1840 135
Kendallville Postmasters 135
O. W. Jefferds (Letters) 135
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too
(Campaign Song) 135
Noble County in the Civil War 136
INDEX
PAGE
Alvord, Nathan 147
Alvord, Samuel E 145
Adair, Prof. E. L 317
Adair, John N 317
Alexander, G.P 163
Allman, William P 595
Asman, Henry C 313
Axtell, William A 495
Bailey, Joseph 205
Baker, William S 399
Baker, James R 360
Baker, William H 430
Baker, J. E 250
Baker, Fred W 566
Banta, Len A 271
Banta, Albert 271
Barber, Isaac 492
Barnum, A 404
Barnum, Piatt 404
Barr, Robert P 248
Barhan, Christian 404
Bassett, P. B 435
Bause, James M 231
Bechtel, H. E 411
Bechtel, Jacob N 411
Bell, Harry 211
Beyer, C. C 577
Beymer, Thomas 305
Blackman.S 431
Black, J. D 172
Black, J. D 407
Black, F. W.,M. D 374
Black, J. W 439
Black, Owen 172
Blackman, Elisha 431
Bliss, Charles W 196
Bliss, William 196
Bluhm, Henry F 562
Bhihm, Ernest 223
Bluhm, Fred L 223
Bonham, J. M 409
Bonham, William 409
Bordner, Albert S 403
Bortner, Charles 456
Boughey, John E 457
Bowen, M. M 505
Bowen, Rev. O. W 262
Bowen, William E 262
Bowman, B. F 406
Bowman, Jonas 406
Bowsher, Boston 386
Breninger, George F 397
Brillhart, Samuel B 571
Broughton, William 550
Broughton, F. H., M. D 548
Boughey, Benjamin 457
Brouse, Curtis 541
Brown, William A 335
Brown, John 335
Buchanan, J. Edgar 221
Buckle?, Robert H 415
Budd, Thomas E 473
Busz, Henry L 235
Busz, Jacob 316
Busz, Simon W 316
Buttermore, George 359
Campbell, Archy 255
Campbell, Donald 255
Campbell, D. L 328
Cary, William W 452
Cary, Abram.: 452
Childs, James N 517
Childs, John 519
] Christie, Hon. O. W 151
PAGE
Christie, Collins M 151
Clapp, Hon. William M 168
Clapp, Charles M 172
Clapp, William F 171
Cleland, J. W 437
Cochran, William A 308
Cochran, Alfred 308
Cochran, Francis 415
Cockley. JohnH 233
Cole, James R 441
Conley, Lewis 590
Conlogue, J. S 244
Cook, John 283
Cornell, H. R 271
Cornell, William A 271
Croft, B. F 425
Cramer, Conrad 601
Cramer, Harrison 601
Cramer, William L 349
Curry, Andrew 406
Damy, D. E , 381
DeCamp, John N 550
Ueibele, John 368
Denney, Hon. J. M '.. 188
Diley, Edward 388
Drain, D. B 414
Drain, |. R 292
Drake, D. H 251
Dunning, Jesse L 274
Dull, John 284
DePew, E.W..M.D 346
Dye, Daniel 530
Eagles, L. B 334
Eagles, N.P 183
Edmonds, Henry W 182
Ellinger, William 422
I N D E X.
Fetter, J. C 491
Fenton, William 421
Fisher, Captain Eden H 508
Fuller, F.C 348
Fuller, Robert 348
Francisco, William 598
Franks, Spurgeon C 569
Franks, Abram 358
Franks, William H., M. D. . . . 269
Franks, Michael 269
Franks, Samuel 269
Franks, William 412
Frick, Joseph 210
Cants, Hon. Adam ] 74
Cants, Samuel 174
Gandy, F. L 445
Gants, John, M. D 378
Gappinger, Fred 460
Gallup, Rufus B 491
Gardner, H 521
Card, Scott 292
Gault, John E 203
Gerber, Hon. E. B 416
Gerver, Reuben C 310
Gibson, Adam G 296
Gill, Charles W 323
Gill, Abraham 323
Gloyd, George W . . . , 341
Graves, Mrs. C. R 343
Graves, John T 304
Graves, James D 344
Graham, Jacob L 564
Green, Sheldon W 306
Green, James C 307
Green, Porter 397
Green, William T., M. D 471
Green, Samuel J 471
Griffin, Charles 269'
Grossman, H. M 503
Gump, Rev. Jeremiah 569
Haas, John 525
Haines, Robert S 545
Haines, Jacob M 551
Hanev, A. E 224
Hardendorf, A 268
Harting, Ephraim 288
Harkless, J. A 242
Harvey, James N 303
Harvey, George 303
Hays, J. W., M. D 366
Hays, Samuel L 232
Hays, William D 236
PAGE
Hays, Levi 236
Heffner, George W 246
Henry, Gabriel S 432
Henry, John L 432
Herendeen, George A 317
Hindbaugh, John S 282
Hitchcock, Don K 220
Hoak, Daniel 266
Hoak, Harvey E 266
Hosier, William H 272
Hostetter, George H 389
Hooper, John S 520
Holsinger, William T 526
Holsinger, Charles F 579
Holsinger, J. F 392
Hoffman, A. C 410
Hoffman, John 410
Hoffman, Adam 411
Hoffman, John H 560
Huber, T 301
Huston, Thomas A 294
Huston, William 463
Huston, William W 295
Huston, John 296
Huston, E. E 412
Hussey, Martin L 212
H uber, Frederick 427
Huntsberger, Jonas 591
Inks, C. V 398
Inscho, George W 455
Inscho, H. A. C 454
Inscho, Robert 455
Imes, Thomas L 198
Imes, William 197
Imes, William A 199
Jacobs, A. M 191
Johnson, F. E 523
Jones, Col. John A 536
Jones, Pomeroy E 536
Jourdan, David 285
Jourdan, Samuel 322
Jourdan, Stephen 323
Keehn, Jonathan 312
Keifer, George 279
Kelly, John D 540
Kelly, James B 541
Keller, Jacob 483
Kenney, John 419
Ktrr, Robert D 370
Kesler, T. P 489
Kimmell, Cyrus 311
PAGE
Kimmeil, Joseph C 311
Kimmell, Hon. Orlando 203
King, H. L 464
King, Ira M 480
Kilgore, Jerome 390
Kitt, fohn M 332
Kitt, John P 332
Kirkpatrick, Alexander 434
Kirkpatrick, H. W 434
Kline, John W 450
Knepper, Hon. E. W., M. D.. . 263
Knepper, Jacob 263
Knepper, William 207
Knox, John Q 466
Koher, W.0 355
Koher, Christian M . . . 356
Krantz, Michael 466
Kriwitz, E. W 511
Kriwitz, Frederick 516
Krueger, H 524
Kuhn, Bayard T 444
Lang, Julius 214
Lasho, William J 572
Latimer, John 429
Latta, James T 354
LeC ount, James A 357
LeCount, William 357
Lemmon, S. W., M. D 426
Lindsey, Hiram C 449
Lindsey, Jacob F 460
Locker, E. A 485
Lock, Jesse E 462
Longfellow, David S 280
Longfellow, Joseph 281
Loy, David 413
Lovett, Rev. William W 580
Lovett, Rodman 582
Lower, John A 267
Lower, Daniel 301
Magnuson, Peter 596
Marshall, Joseph W 238
Mawhorter, A. E 305
Mawhorter, William 306
Mawhorter, Rev. Thomas J . . . 592
Metz, William F 391
Metz, Aaron 391
Mill, r, John B 475
Miller, Lawrence 476
Miller, John 588
Miller, A. U 342
Miller, John W 229
Mitchell, William 153
I N D E X.
15
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Mitchell, John
.... 1.52
Park, Henry I
... 252
Shaefer, William G
.. 384
Mitchell, Andrew
. . . . 153
Park, Wesley
... 253
. . 384
Morr, John W., M. 1)
.... 228
Pepple, Albert
... 568
Shaw, Thomas
.. 482
Moore, Joseph Howard. . .
.... 558
Pepple, William
... 569
Shifaly, John
.. 499
Moore, Joseph P
.... 558
Peck, Silas Burton
... 294
Singrey, William H
.. 249
Moore, Frederick B
. . . 247
Pence, I. W
... 359
Simon, Charles
.. 448
Moore, Joseph M
.... 375
Perry, George
... 597
Simon, Christopher C
.. 496
Moore, John M
. ... 422
Phillips, C. B
... 259
Simpson, William
... 381
Moses, Seymour
... 418
Pierce, Ebenezer, Sr
... 297
Shobe, W. A., M. D
.. 350
.Morris, A.J
.... 336
Pierce. E. C
... 296
Showalter, David
.. 343
Morris, James
... 337
... 371
... 312
Pierce, J. C
Pierce, M. G
... 298
. .. 380
Skeels, William
Skillen, Hon. W. W
.. 314
.. 510
Musser, Daniel H
Pike, Samuel
... 262
Myers, William R
... 344
Piper, George W
... 240
Slabaugh, Christian E
.. 385
Myers, Samuel
.... 344
Poem, This New Country. .
... 508
Smith, Simeon
.. 331
Pollock, f. T
... 279
Smith, Abram H
.. 423
.... 376
... 535
Portner, Daniel
Poppy, George W
. .. 529
... 478
McCray, Hon. Hiram
Smith, J. W
.. 283
McCray, Homer
... 393
Poppy, Augustus
... 479
Smith, John A
.. 283
McCray, Eimer E
... 533
Poyser, Alonzo T
... 446
Smith, Jacob
.. 237
McDonald, J. E
McEwen, William A
. .. 187
... 205
Prickett, Thomas
Prickett, Jacob
. .. 165
. .. 165
Sower, Daniel L
.. 276
McEwen, William
... 205
Pricketl, Jacob V
... 573
Sower, Elias
.. 279
McEwen, Will H
... 21(5
Spencer, E. B
Spencer, Samuel C
.. 324
McFarland, L
... 405
Randall, Edwin
... 532
. . 325
McLaughlin, J. A
.. 160
Randall, S. K
. .. 532
Steel, J. G
.. 438
Mc Means, Caleb W
... 194
Ransom, Sandius
. .. 343
Stewart, John L
.. 599
. .. 429
Sunday, Peter A
.. 258
Newnam, Asbury
... 288
Rarick, Jacob
Reidenbach, John
Reidenbach, Philip
•Reidenbach, Jacob
Reiff, N.G., M. D
. . . 429
Strater, George
... 181
Newnam, N. B
... 512
. .. 231
Strater, John F
.. 181
Nichols Charles W
... 470
. .. 231
Stumbaugh, John
.. 383
Nichols, George
Noe, Jeremiah B
... 470
... 319
. .. 600
. . . 482
Sweet, J. W
.. 453
Noe, Aaron
... 319
Renkenberger, John B
Rendel, William
. .. 583
Tate, James
.. 264
Norris, William
... 291
... 372
. 479
... 314
1 ate, John
Taylor, Hon. V. R
.. 264
North, Charles
Roof, George W
.. 556
Ohlwine, Samuel
... 338
Ross, William
Ross, Frank
Roscoe, Hon. James
Roscoe, Levi
.. 167
.. 168
.. 192
.. 192
Teal, J. M., D. D. S
.. 553
195
Thompson, E. G
Truelove, Thomas R
.. 402
.. 587
Ott, Abraham
Ott, Cornelius
... 396
... 451
Ott, [ohn
... 459
. 261
Ott, Thomas M
... 561
Rumbaugh, George
.. 260
Yeazev, William M., M. D.
.. 566
Ott, Jesse
.... 396
Rumbaugh, William
.. 262
.. 495
Owen, M. F..
... 256
Rumbaugh, Willard
.. 582
Vought, John C
.. 352
Palmer, John W
... 442
Schermerhorn, f. M
.. 487
Wadsworth, Eihu
.. 321
Palmer, Henry
... 442
Schlabach, William M.. ..
.. 365
Waldron, Jacob
.. 329
... 289
... 287
.. 284
Waldron, William
Walters, John E
. . 329
Pancake, John
Schlotterback, Gideon
284
.. 585
Pancake, lohn E
... 289
Schlotterback, Henrv
.. 298
Walker, George
.. 387
Seaburg, J. C
Seymoure, C. A., M. D. . . .
Parker, A. S., M. D
... 320
.. 218
Walker, John
.. 275
Parker, Rial
... 322
Seymoure, Mclntyre
.. 218
Walling, D. C
.. 176
INDEX.
PAGE
Walling, James S 177
Waterhouse, C. G. R 493
Weaver, William 226
Weimer, Simon 458
Weston, Thomas B 500
Weir, John 469
Weir, Elijah W 469
Wheeler, Truman 326
White, Nathan 353
Whonsetler, Solomon L 565
Whonsetler, Daniel M. ....... 586
Whonsetler, S. P 591
Winstead, Noah 227
PAGE
Wittmer, John J 291
Wittmer, Benjamin 291
Williams, W.S..M.D 184
Williams, Nathan, M. D 184
Wilson, John H 300
Wolf, Henry 395
Wolf, Jacob 395
Wolf, Washington 400
Woodruff, C. A., M. D 330
Woodruff. George W 477
Wood, Hon. Harrison 200
Wood, Hon. Harrison, Address 538
Wood, F. P 208
PAGE
Wood, Niah 208
Worden, William E 468
Worden, L. G 468
Wright, James W 574
Yarian, Moses 557
Yeiser, Samuel 476
Young, Thomas J 474
Young, J. R 443
Zimmerman, Hon. J. C 161
Zimmerman, Daniel B 161
Zimmerman, H. G 273
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NTRODUCTORY.
THE cordiality with which the an-
nouncement of a furthcoming history of No-
ble count}' has been welcomed by all classes
of the people, shows not only a general rec-
ognition of the want of a complete work of
this character, but also* the prevalence of an
intellectual taste and culture well befitting
the descendants of a band of pioneers whose
mental fiber was as line and strong as their
their will was indomitable, and their physi-
cal energies powerful.
The general plan of the history embraces
a natural succession or order of events and
developments. The story of the formative
periods, translated by geological science;
the flora — that is, the trees, plants and flow
ers; the first human inhabitants, including
some discoveries of mounds and relics of
pre-historic ages; the Indians first discov-
ered here, and considerations of the ques-
tions whether or not they may have been
descendants oi the race of the "Mound
Builders," which will be Covered by the first
chapter. Extracts appear, taken from offi-
cial geological reports and from Professor
VanGorder's work on the "flora" or Noble
county, giving a complete catalogue of the
native trees, plants and flowers, copied by
his permission. This is a must valuable and
instructive feature; and the whole chapter is
of great interest and value on account of the
scientific nature of its contents. Tabular
exhibits of the underlying strata, to a depth
of over one thousand feet, are given, as
taken from the borings of the Albion Gas
Company by Professor W. B. VanGorder
all that was possible in the space at disposal,
of accurate and reliable information con-
cerning the structure of the districts, its
superstructive and garniture of forests and
flowers and its revealed evidences of a pre-
historic people.
The second chapter embraces a brief re-
view of the contests between the French and
English colonies under their respective
home governments, with their native allies,,
for supremacy over the vast and fertile re-
gions of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys —
especially of the magnificent territory known!
as the "Great Northwest," a continued
struggle of nearl}' two hundred years, inclu-
sive of the final conflicts of the American
colonies with the English government, and
also with the Indians. The history of these
two centuries of rivalry, aggression, warfare
anil bloodshed, is intensely interesting and
thrilling to the student of history when con-
templated, in the light of the transcendent
importance of the principles involved and the
ends in view. But to present it in full
ALVORD'S HISTORY OF NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA.
would not be possible or pertinent to the
history of Noble county; therefore the ac-
count in which was are most directly in-
ested can be taken up with the results of
Gen. George Roger Clark's campaign
against the Indians in the northwest terri-
tory, and specially in that section which be-
came known in subsequent years as Indiana
and Illinois.
The history proper of the district em-
braced in the boundaries of Noble county
will cover a period of sixty-five years, in
which the leading purposes will be to* present
a concrete biography; to depict the char-
acters, and relate the experiences, and chron-
icle the deeds and triumphs of the pioneers
and their descendants and successors. To
tell the truth about and thus do justice to the
people who have by the sheer force of in-
herent physical and mental energy trans-
formed a gloomy wilderness into a paradise
of fertile, cultivated fields, intersected with
over a thousand miles of highways: land-
scapes of cultivated beauty, adorned by
numerous temples of learning and religion;
thousands of comfortable and artistic rural
homes ; well-built cities and towns ; graceful
and substantial bridges; manufactories and
busy marts of trade; splendid county build-
ings, not excelled by any rural district in the
state, not even by those whose location and
natural advantages are vastly superior, and
whose organization and settlement preceded
Noble's many years and all this great ac-
complishment crowned by freedom from
county debt; while the tone of intellectual
and spiritual culture evinces an upward pro-
gress that has more than kept even pace
with the wonderful material development.
Included in this chapter will be a history of
native effort in the field of invention, and
also' the specialties in science. This chapter
is thus specially mentioned, because it is a
novel, though important feature of a unity
history.
Education, religion, schools, churches,
impersonal history of crime, its consequences
and influences upon the public weal — includ-
ing the thrilling incidents and events of the
"Regulator" agitation; courts and lawyers,
their personnel and characteristics; county
offices and official business; township officers
and township business; statistics; history of
Noble county's part in the terrible drama of
the Civil war ; Grand Army organizations ;
Agricultural Associations ; Granges. Fairs ;
in short, a thorough history of the county
throughout the course of its development;
supplemented by separate township, town
and city histories.
ALVORD'S HISTORY
OF
NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA
CHAPTER I
•Geology — Formative Agencies — Glacial Action and Deposits — Character of
Soils — Underlying Strata — Physical Geography — Fauna and Flora — Land-
scape Effects — Human Occupants — Supposed Remains of Prehistoric Peo-
ple — Mounds and Contents — American Indians — Savage Life and Character
The story of geology is naturally the
first chapter in human history. The earth
was created before man ; the stage was pre-
pared before the actors appeared.
"In the beginning, God created the
heaven and the earth ; and the earth was
without form and void, and darkness was
upon the face of the deep ; * * :|: and
God said let the waters under the heaven
be gathered together unto one place, and let
the dry land appear; and it was so; * *
and God said, let us make man in our im-
age, after our likeness ; * * * so God
created man in His own image; in the image
of God, created He him; male and female
created He them," etc.
In accordance with this natural order
some brief account of the formative process
— of the geological genesis of the land of
Noble county seems to be, if not essential.
at least appropriate as a beginning of its
history. Nor is it a subject of curious in-
quiry only; for in the economic phase of
geological science many important factors
of human advancement are found.
The alluring region of contemplative
speculation and theory concerning the sub-
lime eons of the creation has been fully ex-
plored and has yielded glorious fruits in
higher and broader conceptions of creative
omnipotence; the inconceivable immensity,
of the lapse of ages; the stupendous archi-
tecture of the planetary system, and the ever
beneficent tendency of creative wisdom and
power. And though the contemplation of
these tremendous processes at first staggers
the imagination and overwhelms the soul
with indefinable awe and a sense of helpless-
ness to comprehend anything but a sublime
and illimitable greatness and omnipotence,
ALVORD'S HISTORY OF NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA.
at last science comes to the aid of the swirl-
ing soul and concentrates and directs our at-
tention to the defined footsteps of the ages
and the recorded evidences of their work.
Each creative period left clews to its
labyrinthian secrets — an index to its auto-
biography, in its strata and their composi-
tion, posture and markings. Geology con-
sults this index, translates the mystic annals
and follows the clews ; names the period,
and describes the operations of the giant
agencies ; reveals the treasures latent in the
composition of soils or hidden in subter-
ranean matrices — riches and blessings;
germs of human happiness and progression,
deposited and implanted in inexhaustible
profusion and variety for the benefit and
glory of God's appointed viceroy — man.
GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST-
ERN INDIANA, INCLUDING NOBLE
COUNTY.
A geological survey of the State of In-
diana was made during the year 1873 by the
State Geologist, Hon. E. T. Cox, assisted
by Professors John Collett, W. W. Borden
and Dr. G. M. Levette. Dr. Levette, an ac-
complished scientist, explored northern and
northeastern Indiana, and reported the
counties of DeKalb, Steuben, LaGrange,
Noble, Elkhart, St. Joseph and LaPorte.
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ALVORD'S HISTORY
NOBLE COUNTY . INDIANA
SAMUEL E. ALVORD.
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A Comprehensive Compendium of Local Biography — Memoirs of Represent vnvi
Men and Women of the County, whose Works of Merit
have made their names imperishable.
ILLUSTRATED
Embellished with Portraits of Well Known Residents of Noble County, Ind.
LOGANSPORT, IND. \
F. Bowen, Publisher.
1902.
1233398
PREFACE.
IN laying Alvord's History of Noble county, Indiana, before its patrons, the publisher
takes pardonable pride in the fact that he has fulfilled conscientiously every
promise made in the prospectus and points with pleasure to the neatness of the
typography; the quality of paper upon which the work is printed, and the elegance
and durability of its binding.
As to its contents the patrons have already had an opportunity of approving of
their biographies before they were placed in type, while the illustrative department
is the ne plus ultra of the art.
The History of Noble county, by Samuel E. Alvord, gives an accurate
and minute history of the county, derived or deduced from the acts of the true
creators thereof, as depicted in their biographies, from the day of the pioneers to
the present time, and biography is, in fact, the true source of all social and political
history.
To those who have been uniformly obliging, and have kindly interested them-
selves in the success of this work, volunteering information and data, which has been
very helpful in preparing this work, I desire to express my grateful and profound
acknowledgment of their valued services.
Respectfully,
B. F. BOWEN, Publisher.
CONTENTS
PAGE
Introductory 17
CHAPTER I.
Geology 19
Geology of Northern and
Northeastern Indiana, in-
cluding Noble County 20
Glaciers and their actions 21
Section of drift 24
Under the drift 24
The Flora of the county 25
The Catalogue 26
Flora of Noble County, by W.
B. YanGorder 26
Forest trees 27
Shrubs 27
Climbing or twining shrubs. . . 27
Original Inhabitants 27
The Mound Builders . . 28
Mounds and Relics 29
A Big Indian 31
A Pre-Historic Battle 32
General Harrison 34
CHAPTER II.
Pre-Organic History 36
Noble County, the Local Heart 36
Explorations and Claims —
French and English 37
Early English Discoveries and
Claims 37
Conflicting Theories 38
The Situation in 1600 — Indian
Tribes 39
The Hurons 41
The Natural Nation 41
The St. Francis Tribe 42
PAGE
The Delawares 42
The Sacs and Foxes 43
The Chippewas 44
The Shawnees 44
The Family of Tecumseh 44
The Dakotas, or Sioux 45
The Pottawatomies 45
Pokagon 45
The Minnewas 46
Champlain, Governor of New
France 47
The First Battle 47
The Brighter Side 49
First Act of English-F"rench
Conflict 50
The Dutch Involved 51
Games at Tushuway, and In-
dian Battle 51
Garangula's Speech 54
King William's War 55
The Final Struggle 57
Sir William Johnson 58
Battle of Lake George 58
Hendrick's Dream 59
Johnson's Dream 59
Pontiac's " Conspiracy " 60
Clark's Expedition 62
After the Revolution 64
The Noble County Indians... 64
General W. H. Harrison's Re-
port 64
Major Forsyth's Statement 65
The Miamis 65
The Miami Confederacy 67
St. Clair's Defeat 68
Campaign of General Anthony
Wayne 68
PAGE
The Treaty of Greenville 69
General Harrison's Treaties.. 70
The First Settlers 72
John Knight 74
Samuel Tibbott 74
Mysterious Disappearance.... 75
Entries of Lands 76
Order of Settlement 78
Entries of the Year 1832 79
Early Settlers 82
Thomas Storey 84
Amanda J. Flint 85
Christina M. Shultz 85
Oliver Harp, Sr 86
Nancy (Young) Holmes 86
Rachel (Rohrerj Galloway 87
John River 88
John Baughman 89
John Jacob Shultz 90
Samuel Foster 90
Mrs. Susan Gillet 91
Mrs. Elizabeth (Morrell) Ger-
ber 91
Silas Doty 92
Zenas J. Wright 94
Judson Wright 95
Sarah Hitler 95
The Press of Noble County... 96
Homer King 97
Samuel E. Alvord as a Biogra-
pher 102
Mercy (Hopkins) Baker 104
Leonard Lyon 106
Obituary of Horace H.Warner 106
Christian Foster 107
John L. Foster 109
Corodon Warner 110
12
CONTENTS.
Martha Isbell
John Washington Kline. . .
Speculative Entries of Land in
1832
City of Kendallville
Schools
Churches
William Mitchell
Luke Diggins
Samuel Minot
Thomas Evans
George Baker
PAGE
PAGE
F. & H. Tabor 119
Mitchell & Hitchcock 119
Artimus Doggins 120
Kendallville Newspapers 120
Railroads 122
Horse Thieves and Blacklegs. 127
The Fort Wayne and Lima
Plank Road/. 129
Brown's Tavern 129
Reminiscences by John Mitch-
ell 130
Wild Hay or Marsh Grass. . . . 132
PAGE
Browse 133
Elections In Wayne Township 133
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too, or
the Barbecue at North Port
in 1840 134
Carrying the Election Returns
to Port Mitchell in 1840 135
Kendallville Postmasters 135
O. W. Jefferds (Letters) 135
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too
(Campaign Song) 135
Noble County in the Civil War 136
INDEX
PAGE
Alvord, Nathan 147
Alvord, Samuel E 145
Adair, Prof. E. L 317
Adair, John N 317
Alexander, G.P 163
Allman, William P 595
Asman, Henry C 313
Axtell, William A 495
Bailey, Joseph 205
Baker, William S 399
Baker, James R 360
Baker, William H 430
Baker, J. E 250
Baker, Fred W 566
Banta, Len A 271
Banta, Albert 271
Barber, Isaac 492
Barnum, A 404
Barnum, Piatt 404
Barr, Robert P 248
Barhan, Christian 404
Bassett, P. B 435
Bause, James M 231
Bechtel, H. E 411
Bechtel, Jacob N 411
Bell, Harry 211
Beyer, C. C 577
Beymer, Thomas 305
Blackman.S 431
Black, J. D 172
Black, J. D 407
Black, F. W.,M. D 374
Black, J. W 439
Black, Owen 172
Blackman, Elisha 431
Bliss, Charles W 196
Bliss, William 196
Bluhm, Henry F 562
Bhihm, Ernest 223
Bluhm, Fred L 223
Bonham, J. M 409
Bonham, William 409
Bordner, Albert S 403
Bortner, Charles 456
Boughey, John E 457
Bowen, M. M 505
Bowen, Rev. O. W 262
Bowen, William E 262
Bowman, B. F 406
Bowman, Jonas 406
Bowsher, Boston 386
Breninger, George F 397
Brillhart, Samuel B 571
Broughton, William 550
Broughton, F. H., M. D 548
Boughey, Benjamin 457
Brouse, Curtis 541
Brown, William A 335
Brown, John 335
Buchanan, J. Edgar 221
Buckle?, Robert H 415
Budd, Thomas E 473
Busz, Henry L 235
Busz, Jacob 316
Busz, Simon W 316
Buttermore, George 359
Campbell, Archy 255
Campbell, Donald 255
Campbell, D. L 328
Cary, William W 452
Cary, Abram.: 452
Childs, James N 517
Childs, John 519
] Christie, Hon. O. W 151
PAGE
Christie, Collins M 151
Clapp, Hon. William M 168
Clapp, Charles M 172
Clapp, William F 171
Cleland, J. W 437
Cochran, William A 308
Cochran, Alfred 308
Cochran, Francis 415
Cockley. JohnH 233
Cole, James R 441
Conley, Lewis 590
Conlogue, J. S 244
Cook, John 283
Cornell, H. R 271
Cornell, William A 271
Croft, B. F 425
Cramer, Conrad 601
Cramer, Harrison 601
Cramer, William L 349
Curry, Andrew 406
Damy, D. E , 381
DeCamp, John N 550
Ueibele, John 368
Denney, Hon. J. M '.. 188
Diley, Edward 388
Drain, D. B 414
Drain, |. R 292
Drake, D. H 251
Dunning, Jesse L 274
Dull, John 284
DePew, E.W..M.D 346
Dye, Daniel 530
Eagles, L. B 334
Eagles, N.P 183
Edmonds, Henry W 182
Ellinger, William 422
I N D E X.
Fetter, J. C 491
Fenton, William 421
Fisher, Captain Eden H 508
Fuller, F.C 348
Fuller, Robert 348
Francisco, William 598
Franks, Spurgeon C 569
Franks, Abram 358
Franks, William H., M. D. . . . 269
Franks, Michael 269
Franks, Samuel 269
Franks, William 412
Frick, Joseph 210
Cants, Hon. Adam ] 74
Cants, Samuel 174
Gandy, F. L 445
Gants, John, M. D 378
Gappinger, Fred 460
Gallup, Rufus B 491
Gardner, H 521
Card, Scott 292
Gault, John E 203
Gerber, Hon. E. B 416
Gerver, Reuben C 310
Gibson, Adam G 296
Gill, Charles W 323
Gill, Abraham 323
Gloyd, George W . . . , 341
Graves, Mrs. C. R 343
Graves, John T 304
Graves, James D 344
Graham, Jacob L 564
Green, Sheldon W 306
Green, James C 307
Green, Porter 397
Green, William T., M. D 471
Green, Samuel J 471
Griffin, Charles 269'
Grossman, H. M 503
Gump, Rev. Jeremiah 569
Haas, John 525
Haines, Robert S 545
Haines, Jacob M 551
Hanev, A. E 224
Hardendorf, A 268
Harting, Ephraim 288
Harkless, J. A 242
Harvey, James N 303
Harvey, George 303
Hays, J. W., M. D 366
Hays, Samuel L 232
Hays, William D 236
PAGE
Hays, Levi 236
Heffner, George W 246
Henry, Gabriel S 432
Henry, John L 432
Herendeen, George A 317
Hindbaugh, John S 282
Hitchcock, Don K 220
Hoak, Daniel 266
Hoak, Harvey E 266
Hosier, William H 272
Hostetter, George H 389
Hooper, John S 520
Holsinger, William T 526
Holsinger, Charles F 579
Holsinger, J. F 392
Hoffman, A. C 410
Hoffman, John 410
Hoffman, Adam 411
Hoffman, John H 560
Huber, T 301
Huston, Thomas A 294
Huston, William 463
Huston, William W 295
Huston, John 296
Huston, E. E 412
Hussey, Martin L 212
H uber, Frederick 427
Huntsberger, Jonas 591
Inks, C. V 398
Inscho, George W 455
Inscho, H. A. C 454
Inscho, Robert 455
Imes, Thomas L 198
Imes, William 197
Imes, William A 199
Jacobs, A. M 191
Johnson, F. E 523
Jones, Col. John A 536
Jones, Pomeroy E 536
Jourdan, David 285
Jourdan, Samuel 322
Jourdan, Stephen 323
Keehn, Jonathan 312
Keifer, George 279
Kelly, John D 540
Kelly, James B 541
Keller, Jacob 483
Kenney, John 419
Ktrr, Robert D 370
Kesler, T. P 489
Kimmell, Cyrus 311
PAGE
Kimmeil, Joseph C 311
Kimmell, Hon. Orlando 203
King, H. L 464
King, Ira M 480
Kilgore, Jerome 390
Kitt, fohn M 332
Kitt, John P 332
Kirkpatrick, Alexander 434
Kirkpatrick, H. W 434
Kline, John W 450
Knepper, Hon. E. W., M. D.. . 263
Knepper, Jacob 263
Knepper, William 207
Knox, John Q 466
Koher, W.0 355
Koher, Christian M . . . 356
Krantz, Michael 466
Kriwitz, E. W 511
Kriwitz, Frederick 516
Krueger, H 524
Kuhn, Bayard T 444
Lang, Julius 214
Lasho, William J 572
Latimer, John 429
Latta, James T 354
LeC ount, James A 357
LeCount, William 357
Lemmon, S. W., M. D 426
Lindsey, Hiram C 449
Lindsey, Jacob F 460
Locker, E. A 485
Lock, Jesse E 462
Longfellow, David S 280
Longfellow, Joseph 281
Loy, David 413
Lovett, Rev. William W 580
Lovett, Rodman 582
Lower, John A 267
Lower, Daniel 301
Magnuson, Peter 596
Marshall, Joseph W 238
Mawhorter, A. E 305
Mawhorter, William 306
Mawhorter, Rev. Thomas J . . . 592
Metz, William F 391
Metz, Aaron 391
Mill, r, John B 475
Miller, Lawrence 476
Miller, John 588
Miller, A. U 342
Miller, John W 229
Mitchell, William 153
I N D E X.
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PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Mitchell, John
.... 1.52
Park, Henry I
... 252
Shaefer, William G
.. 384
Mitchell, Andrew
. . . . 153
Park, Wesley
... 253
. . 384
Morr, John W., M. 1)
.... 228
Pepple, Albert
... 568
Shaw, Thomas
.. 482
Moore, Joseph Howard. . .
.... 558
Pepple, William
... 569
Shifaly, John
.. 499
Moore, Joseph P
.... 558
Peck, Silas Burton
... 294
Singrey, William H
.. 249
Moore, Frederick B
. . . 247
Pence, I. W
... 359
Simon, Charles
.. 448
Moore, Joseph M
.... 375
Perry, George
... 597
Simon, Christopher C
.. 496
Moore, John M
. ... 422
Phillips, C. B
... 259
Simpson, William
... 381
Moses, Seymour
... 418
Pierce, Ebenezer, Sr
... 297
Shobe, W. A., M. D
.. 350
.Morris, A.J
.... 336
Pierce. E. C
... 296
Showalter, David
.. 343
Morris, James
... 337
... 371
... 312
Pierce, J. C
Pierce, M. G
... 298
. .. 380
Skeels, William
Skillen, Hon. W. W
.. 314
.. 510
Musser, Daniel H
Pike, Samuel
... 262
Myers, William R
... 344
Piper, George W
... 240
Slabaugh, Christian E
.. 385
Myers, Samuel
.... 344
Poem, This New Country. .
... 508
Smith, Simeon
.. 331
Pollock, f. T
... 279
Smith, Abram H
.. 423
.... 376
... 535
Portner, Daniel
Poppy, George W
. .. 529
... 478
McCray, Hon. Hiram
Smith, J. W
.. 283
McCray, Homer
... 393
Poppy, Augustus
... 479
Smith, John A
.. 283
McCray, Eimer E
... 533
Poyser, Alonzo T
... 446
Smith, Jacob
.. 237
McDonald, J. E
McEwen, William A
. .. 187
... 205
Prickett, Thomas
Prickett, Jacob
. .. 165
. .. 165
Sower, Daniel L
.. 276
McEwen, William
... 205
Pricketl, Jacob V
... 573
Sower, Elias
.. 279
McEwen, Will H
... 21(5
Spencer, E. B
Spencer, Samuel C
.. 324
McFarland, L
... 405
Randall, Edwin
... 532
. . 325
McLaughlin, J. A
.. 160
Randall, S. K
. .. 532
Steel, J. G
.. 438
Mc Means, Caleb W
... 194
Ransom, Sandius
. .. 343
Stewart, John L
.. 599
. .. 429
Sunday, Peter A
.. 258
Newnam, Asbury
... 288
Rarick, Jacob
Reidenbach, John
Reidenbach, Philip
•Reidenbach, Jacob
Reiff, N.G., M. D
. . . 429
Strater, George
... 181
Newnam, N. B
... 512
. .. 231
Strater, John F
.. 181
Nichols Charles W
... 470
. .. 231
Stumbaugh, John
.. 383
Nichols, George
Noe, Jeremiah B
... 470
... 319
. .. 600
. . . 482
Sweet, J. W
.. 453
Noe, Aaron
... 319
Renkenberger, John B
Rendel, William
. .. 583
Tate, James
.. 264
Norris, William
... 291
... 372
. 479
... 314
1 ate, John
Taylor, Hon. V. R
.. 264
North, Charles
Roof, George W
.. 556
Ohlwine, Samuel
... 338
Ross, William
Ross, Frank
Roscoe, Hon. James
Roscoe, Levi
.. 167
.. 168
.. 192
.. 192
Teal, J. M., D. D. S
.. 553
195
Thompson, E. G
Truelove, Thomas R
.. 402
.. 587
Ott, Abraham
Ott, Cornelius
... 396
... 451
Ott, [ohn
... 459
. 261
Ott, Thomas M
... 561
Rumbaugh, George
.. 260
Yeazev, William M., M. D.
.. 566
Ott, Jesse
.... 396
Rumbaugh, William
.. 262
.. 495
Owen, M. F..
... 256
Rumbaugh, Willard
.. 582
Vought, John C
.. 352
Palmer, John W
... 442
Schermerhorn, f. M
.. 487
Wadsworth, Eihu
.. 321
Palmer, Henry
... 442
Schlabach, William M.. ..
.. 365
Waldron, Jacob
.. 329
... 289
... 287
.. 284
Waldron, William
Walters, John E
. . 329
Pancake, John
Schlotterback, Gideon
284
.. 585
Pancake, lohn E
... 289
Schlotterback, Henrv
.. 298
Walker, George
.. 387
Seaburg, J. C
Seymoure, C. A., M. D. . . .
Parker, A. S., M. D
... 320
.. 218
Walker, John
.. 275
Parker, Rial
... 322
Seymoure, Mclntyre
.. 218
Walling, D. C
.. 176
INDEX.
PAGE
Walling, James S 177
Waterhouse, C. G. R 493
Weaver, William 226
Weimer, Simon 458
Weston, Thomas B 500
Weir, John 469
Weir, Elijah W 469
Wheeler, Truman 326
White, Nathan 353
Whonsetler, Solomon L 565
Whonsetler, Daniel M. ....... 586
Whonsetler, S. P 591
Winstead, Noah 227
PAGE
Wittmer, John J 291
Wittmer, Benjamin 291
Williams, W.S..M.D 184
Williams, Nathan, M. D 184
Wilson, John H 300
Wolf, Henry 395
Wolf, Jacob 395
Wolf, Washington 400
Woodruff, C. A., M. D 330
Woodruff. George W 477
Wood, Hon. Harrison 200
Wood, Hon. Harrison, Address 538
Wood, F. P 208
PAGE
Wood, Niah 208
Worden, William E 468
Worden, L. G 468
Wright, James W 574
Yarian, Moses 557
Yeiser, Samuel 476
Young, Thomas J 474
Young, J. R 443
Zimmerman, Hon. J. C 161
Zimmerman, Daniel B 161
Zimmerman, H. G 273
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NTRODUCTORY.
THE cordiality with which the an-
nouncement of a furthcoming history of No-
ble count}' has been welcomed by all classes
of the people, shows not only a general rec-
ognition of the want of a complete work of
this character, but also* the prevalence of an
intellectual taste and culture well befitting
the descendants of a band of pioneers whose
mental fiber was as line and strong as their
their will was indomitable, and their physi-
cal energies powerful.
The general plan of the history embraces
a natural succession or order of events and
developments. The story of the formative
periods, translated by geological science;
the flora — that is, the trees, plants and flow
ers; the first human inhabitants, including
some discoveries of mounds and relics of
pre-historic ages; the Indians first discov-
ered here, and considerations of the ques-
tions whether or not they may have been
descendants oi the race of the "Mound
Builders," which will be Covered by the first
chapter. Extracts appear, taken from offi-
cial geological reports and from Professor
VanGorder's work on the "flora" or Noble
county, giving a complete catalogue of the
native trees, plants and flowers, copied by
his permission. This is a must valuable and
instructive feature; and the whole chapter is
of great interest and value on account of the
scientific nature of its contents. Tabular
exhibits of the underlying strata, to a depth
of over one thousand feet, are given, as
taken from the borings of the Albion Gas
Company by Professor W. B. VanGorder
all that was possible in the space at disposal,
of accurate and reliable information con-
cerning the structure of the districts, its
superstructive and garniture of forests and
flowers and its revealed evidences of a pre-
historic people.
The second chapter embraces a brief re-
view of the contests between the French and
English colonies under their respective
home governments, with their native allies,,
for supremacy over the vast and fertile re-
gions of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys —
especially of the magnificent territory known!
as the "Great Northwest," a continued
struggle of nearl}' two hundred years, inclu-
sive of the final conflicts of the American
colonies with the English government, and
also with the Indians. The history of these
two centuries of rivalry, aggression, warfare
anil bloodshed, is intensely interesting and
thrilling to the student of history when con-
templated, in the light of the transcendent
importance of the principles involved and the
ends in view. But to present it in full
ALVORD'S HISTORY OF NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA.
would not be possible or pertinent to the
history of Noble county; therefore the ac-
count in which was are most directly in-
ested can be taken up with the results of
Gen. George Roger Clark's campaign
against the Indians in the northwest terri-
tory, and specially in that section which be-
came known in subsequent years as Indiana
and Illinois.
The history proper of the district em-
braced in the boundaries of Noble county
will cover a period of sixty-five years, in
which the leading purposes will be to* present
a concrete biography; to depict the char-
acters, and relate the experiences, and chron-
icle the deeds and triumphs of the pioneers
and their descendants and successors. To
tell the truth about and thus do justice to the
people who have by the sheer force of in-
herent physical and mental energy trans-
formed a gloomy wilderness into a paradise
of fertile, cultivated fields, intersected with
over a thousand miles of highways: land-
scapes of cultivated beauty, adorned by
numerous temples of learning and religion;
thousands of comfortable and artistic rural
homes ; well-built cities and towns ; graceful
and substantial bridges; manufactories and
busy marts of trade; splendid county build-
ings, not excelled by any rural district in the
state, not even by those whose location and
natural advantages are vastly superior, and
whose organization and settlement preceded
Noble's many years and all this great ac-
complishment crowned by freedom from
county debt; while the tone of intellectual
and spiritual culture evinces an upward pro-
gress that has more than kept even pace
with the wonderful material development.
Included in this chapter will be a history of
native effort in the field of invention, and
also' the specialties in science. This chapter
is thus specially mentioned, because it is a
novel, though important feature of a unity
history.
Education, religion, schools, churches,
impersonal history of crime, its consequences
and influences upon the public weal — includ-
ing the thrilling incidents and events of the
"Regulator" agitation; courts and lawyers,
their personnel and characteristics; county
offices and official business; township officers
and township business; statistics; history of
Noble county's part in the terrible drama of
the Civil war ; Grand Army organizations ;
Agricultural Associations ; Granges. Fairs ;
in short, a thorough history of the county
throughout the course of its development;
supplemented by separate township, town
and city histories.
ALVORD'S HISTORY
OF
NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA
CHAPTER I
•Geology — Formative Agencies — Glacial Action and Deposits — Character of
Soils — Underlying Strata — Physical Geography — Fauna and Flora — Land-
scape Effects — Human Occupants — Supposed Remains of Prehistoric Peo-
ple — Mounds and Contents — American Indians — Savage Life and Character
The story of geology is naturally the
first chapter in human history. The earth
was created before man ; the stage was pre-
pared before the actors appeared.
"In the beginning, God created the
heaven and the earth ; and the earth was
without form and void, and darkness was
upon the face of the deep ; * * :|: and
God said let the waters under the heaven
be gathered together unto one place, and let
the dry land appear; and it was so; * *
and God said, let us make man in our im-
age, after our likeness ; * * * so God
created man in His own image; in the image
of God, created He him; male and female
created He them," etc.
In accordance with this natural order
some brief account of the formative process
— of the geological genesis of the land of
Noble county seems to be, if not essential.
at least appropriate as a beginning of its
history. Nor is it a subject of curious in-
quiry only; for in the economic phase of
geological science many important factors
of human advancement are found.
The alluring region of contemplative
speculation and theory concerning the sub-
lime eons of the creation has been fully ex-
plored and has yielded glorious fruits in
higher and broader conceptions of creative
omnipotence; the inconceivable immensity,
of the lapse of ages; the stupendous archi-
tecture of the planetary system, and the ever
beneficent tendency of creative wisdom and
power. And though the contemplation of
these tremendous processes at first staggers
the imagination and overwhelms the soul
with indefinable awe and a sense of helpless-
ness to comprehend anything but a sublime
and illimitable greatness and omnipotence,
ALVORD'S HISTORY OF NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA.
at last science comes to the aid of the swirl-
ing soul and concentrates and directs our at-
tention to the defined footsteps of the ages
and the recorded evidences of their work.
Each creative period left clews to its
labyrinthian secrets — an index to its auto-
biography, in its strata and their composi-
tion, posture and markings. Geology con-
sults this index, translates the mystic annals
and follows the clews ; names the period,
and describes the operations of the giant
agencies ; reveals the treasures latent in the
composition of soils or hidden in subter-
ranean matrices — riches and blessings;
germs of human happiness and progression,
deposited and implanted in inexhaustible
profusion and variety for the benefit and
glory of God's appointed viceroy — man.
GEOLOGY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHEAST-
ERN INDIANA, INCLUDING NOBLE
COUNTY.
A geological survey of the State of In-
diana was made during the year 1873 by the
State Geologist, Hon. E. T. Cox, assisted
by Professors John Collett, W. W. Borden
and Dr. G. M. Levette. Dr. Levette, an ac-
complished scientist, explored northern and
northeastern Indiana, and reported the
counties of DeKalb, Steuben, LaGrange,
Noble, Elkhart, St. Joseph and LaPorte.
His report, as embodied in the Fifth Annual
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