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JACOB L. ULERY is a member of a pioneer family of this county, the members of which are numerous, prosperous and honorable. The founder of the family came from Germany and located in Pennsylvania, where the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, Daniel Ulery, became a successful tiller of the soil, and was married in Cambria county to Susannah Miller, which union eventually resulted in the birth of eight children: Jacob, John, Elizabeth, Susan, Mary, Esther, Hannah and Sarah. Mr. Ulery was a progressive agriculturist, was for many years a Dunkard preacher, and taught his children the religious principles which had so long been followed by the members of the family. His son, Jacob, was born in Cambria county, Penn., and in the State of his birth was married to Susan, daughter of Jacob and Lydia (Ulery) Leer, and in due course of time six children gathered about their fireside: Daniel, Jacob, John, Mary, Susan and Lydia. In 1817, with his wife and three children, lie removed to Ohio and settled near the city of Dayton, where he was called from life in 1821, at the untimely age of thirty-three years. His son, Jacob L., owes his nativity to Cambria county, Penn., for there he first saw the light of day on January 9, 1812. He was taken to Ohio when five years of age, and, owing to the early taking off of the head of the family, he obtained but little education, but through his own efforts managed to learn to read and write. He resided in the vicinity of Dayton, Ohio, until eighteen years of age, and learned the carpenter's trade, but in 1830 came to Elkhart county, Ind., with his mother and step-father, Jacob Studebaker, his brothers, John and Daniel, coming at the same time. Mr. Studebaker settled one mile west of Goshen, where he followed the trade of a carpenter, and also preached the doctrines of the Dunkard Church, being ordained a minister of that denomination by Daniel Cripe, who was the first Dunkard preacher in northern Indiana. Jacob L. Ulery worked at the carpenter's trade with Mr. Studebaker, and with him erected the first building in Goshen in 1831. This was a store, and was built for three men by the name of McCord, Hanes and Norris. A log cabin stood a short distance away, but was never considered in the town. It was a liquor store kept by a man by the name of Bissel. After following his trade for four years, during which time he erected many of the early buildings of the town, among which was the first court-house, he went to Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1833, and was there united in marriage to Miss Susannah, daughter of Andrew and Catherine (Broombaugh) Warner, after which he returned to Goshen and settled on some new and unbroken land three miles northwest of the town on the Elkhart road. After residing there from 1834 to 1836 he moved to his present farm, which then consisted of 160 acres, and was heavily covered with timber. He swung his ax to such a purpose that he soon had his land cleared and under cultivation, and by industry and perseverance put it in good farming condition. He bas always been public spirited, and has done his full share of work in developing the county and bringing it up to its full standard of agricultural excellence. He has always adhered to the faith of his fathers and is a Dunkard in religious belief, and has reared his children in the same faith. Their names are as follows: Levi, Lydia, Mary, Solomon, Elizabeth, Susan, Jacob, Aaron, Sarah and Amanda. John Ulery, a brother of Jacob and uncle of the subject of this sketch, came to this section from Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1833, and brought his family with him, settling on the Elkhart road, one mile from Goshen. He married Elizabeth Leer, an aunt of the subject of this sketch, and the names of their children, and a brief account of themselves, is given in the sketch of John Ulery. Jacob L. Ulery is now in his eighty-first year, and, although his hair is covered with the frost of years, his intellect shows but little the ravages of time, and his memory carries him backward to pioneer days.

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LEVI ULERY is a descendant of Samuel Ulery, who came from Germany to this country and settled in the vicinity of the now famous Johnstown, Penn., where he brought up his family consisting of the following children: Jacob, John, Hannah, Madalina, Mary, Sallie and Esther. He was a farmer and minister of the Dunkard Church and died on the farm in Pennsylvania, where he had labored so many years. John, his son, was born on this farm, in Cambria county, and was married to Mrs. Elizabeth Stutzman, who had formerly been a Miss Leer, and, their union resulted in the birth of seven children: Samuel, Daniel, Susan, John, Jacob, Lydia and Levi. After the birth of three of his children Mr. Ulery moved to Washington county, Ohio, and settled on a tract of timber land, where, like the majority of pioneers, he labored faithfully early and late and in time cleared his land from the woods and carved him a fine home out of the forests. In 1833 he took up his abode in Elkhart county, Ind., the journey thither being made in a four horse Pennsylvania wagon, two other like vehicles and four teams being employed to convey the remainder of his goods thither. He took up his residence on 240 acres of land one mile northwest of Goshen, nearly all of which was covered with timber, and with the help of his stalwart sons he cleared this land and made one of the best farms in the county. He added to his original purchase until he at one time owned 740 acres of land, and when his sons left the shelter of the parental roof to make homes for themselves, he gave each of them a farm, the dower of each of his daughters being a considerable sum of money. Mr. Ulery was one of the founders of the Dunkard Church in Elkhart county, assisted largely in increasing its membership, but died at the age of fifty-nine years, before his plans had been perfected. The natal day and year of his son Levi, the subject of this sketch, was October 7, 1822, his birth occurring in Montgomery county, Ohio, where he received the common-school education usually given the youth of his time, until he was eleven years of age, at which time he located with his parents in Elkhart county. He was brought up to the hard work of clearing and grubbing land, splitting rails, etc., but while so doing strengthened his muscles and acquired a fine physique, and upon establishing a home of his own at the age of twenty-nine years he was presented with a good farm of eighty acres by his father. His marriage to Miss Susannah Bushard, who was born on July 12, 1834, took place in the month of October, 1852, she being a daughter of Ellis and Rebecca (Bosil) Bussard. She bore Mr. Ulery the following children: Solomon, born April 13, 1853; Amos, born October 12, 1858; Sarah A., born October 26, 1860; Amanda, born August 24, 1862; William, born July 21, 1864; Enoch, born April 8, 1866, and Jesse, born December 25, 1867. Mr. Ulery is now the owner of 100 acres of land, which his thrift and energy has made into a very valuable farm. He has been a deacon in the Dunkard Church for more than twenty years in the doctrines of which church his wife is also a believer. Mr. Ulery is a very quiet and unpretentious man and like many of the members of his church he takes no interest in politics. All his children have received fair educational advantages, and he has taken much interest in having good schools and good roads in his township. He stands deservedly high for integrity of character, industry and straightforward adherence to good moral principles, in which he has set a good example to his children, both by precept and example. His son Solomon is a clerk in a grocery store in Goshen, and is married to Ella Burns. Sarah married Samuel Johnson, of Goshen, and is the mother of three children; Mary E. married Nicholas Woods, of Goshen, and has one child; Amanda married Aaron Cripe, a farmer of Harrison township, by whom she has one child; William married Lillie Plank by whom he has one child, and is a baker of Goshen; Enoch married Fannie ---- by whom he has one child, and is in the grocery business in Goshen, in which business he is doing well.

THE WISLER FAMILY. Among the distinguished old families of Elkhart county, Ind., none are more worthy of mention than the Wislers, the founder of the family in this section being John Wisler, a native of Bocks county, Penn., where he first saw the light of day in 1800, his parents being Christian and Susan (Halderman) Wisler, the former of whom was born during the Revolutionary period in the State of Pennsylvania, of German parents. He made his home in the State of his nativity until he paid the last debt of nature, and there reared to honorable maturity a family of ten children, leaving them, upon his death, not only a good property to be divided among them, but what was rather to be desired than great riches - the heritage of an honorable name. The names of the members of this family were as follows: Jonas (who died when young), John, Elizabeth, Anthony, Hannah, Jacob (who settled in Harrison township at an early day and became the father of John W. Wisler, an extensive importer of horses), Samuel, Mary, Sarah and Susan. The most of these children married, moved west, and a number settled in Elkhart county, Ind. Their father died in 1830 and the mother in 1835, in Ohio, at which time both were quite aged. Of their children John was the one to establish the family in Elkhart county, Ind., as above stated. When a young man of twenty summers he went to Columbiana county, Ohio, where he entered some Government land, opened up a farm and made his home for a number of years. In 1824 he gave his heart and hand to Miss Sophia Stauffer, a daughter of Henry and Mary Stauffer, who were early pioneers of Ohio from Westmoreland county, Penn., the former's birth occurring February 8, 1776, and the latter's July 15, 1779, their respective deaths taking place February 20, 1854, and August 5, 1824. They reared eight children, as follows: John, born December 7, 1796; Elizabeth, July 14, 1799; Joseph, September 30, 1801; Jacob, May 18, 1804; Sophia, August 12, 1806; Mary, April 1, 1809; Henry, August 8, 1812; and Abraham, September 12, 1814. The most of these children reached mature years and several of them settled in Indiana. In the spring of 1849 John Wisler and his family emigrated to Elkhart county, Ind., and settled on the farm now owned by Jacob H. Wisler, on the line of Union and Locke townships. He entered land to the extent of 160 acres, on which he started to build a home at once, and also soon began clearing his property, which was heavily covered with timber. He was a strong Republican throughout life, and at all times manifested much interest in the popular questions of the day. He voted for William Henry Harrison, also for his grandson, Benjamin Harrison, and at the time of casting his last vote he had sons, grandsons and great-grandsons, forty in all, who also cast their votes for Gen. Benjamin Harrison. During his early residence in the State, for twenty years he carried the mail summer and winter from Elkhart to his neighbors. He was well known in Elkhart county and enjoyed the friendship of many. He was a pleasant companion even up to his last days, and although he passed through many hardships during the pioneer days of this section, he never lost his geniality of character, his kindness of heart and his warm sympathy with the cause of the oppressed. He died in 1890 at the patriarchal age of ninety years, having for many years been a member of the Mennonite Church. He was well known for the public spirit he always manifested, and in the home circle he was kind, considerate and generous, as well as employing these qualities in his relations with others. His wife, Sophia, was born in 1806 and died in Elkhart county in 1876, she being also a member of the Mennonite Church, and in every sense of the word a helpmate to her husband. She bore her husband eleven children, as follows: Mary A. became the wife of Samuel Hoover, of Union township; Henry, who is a farmer of La Grange county, Ind., became the father of nine children, three of whom are dead; Isaac, a resident of Lock township; Jacob; Jonas; Sarah, wife of Samuel Ruckman, of Nappanee; Anthony, who is a prominent farmer of Harper county, Kan.; John S., a resident of Marshall county, Ind.; Alpheus, a farmer of Harper county, Kan.; and Cornelius, also of that State and county. Two children died young. The sons who are living are well-to-do farmers, and the most of them are practical mechanics. John Wisler tilled his large farm until 1870, when he sold it to his son Jacob, who at present resides on it with his family. The life of John Wisler is a good illustration of the old saying that "there is no royal road to fortune," for throughout his long and well-spent life he found that in his case wealth could be accumulated only by the exercise of brain and muscle, and for this reason he labored early and late in order to acquire a competence for his family, and in the confidence, respect and affection with which his wife and children regarded him, he realized that the end justified the means.

JONAS WISLER was the fourth child born to John and Sophia Wisler, his birth occurring in Green township, Columbiana county, Ohio, April 3,1831, and there on the home farm he grew to manhood, his youthful days being spent at farm work and in attending the public schools of his day, which were conducted in the vicinity of his rural home. His father owned quite an extensive distillery, and many of his early days were spent in that establishment. At the age of twenty-one years he decided to commence the battle of life for himself, and about one year later was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth J. Wilson, a native of Virginia and a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Daugherty) Wilson, the former of whom first saw the light of day in the old dominion in 1790, and was a son of Richard and Ann (Anderson) Wilson, who crossed the ocean to this country from England when young. Samuel Wilson was married in Virginia and with his wife moved to Indiana in 1837 and located near Waterford, in Elkhart county, but at the end of a few years moved to Harrison township, and at a still later period to Locke township, and on a farm in that section he and his worthy wife passed from life. Samuel Wilson was one of the early pioneers of this section, was a great hunter in early times, and died in Elkhart county in 1847, at the age of fifty-seven years, at which time he was an earnest member of the United Brethren Church, an honorable and public-spirited citizen, and politically a Democrat. His wife, Mary Daugherty, was born in Maryland and her union with Mr. Wilson resulted in the birth of seven children: Andrew J., who died at the age of twenty-one years, in 1841; Mary (Mrs. Stewart), of Union township; Reuben, and an unnamed infant that died in early childhood; Isaiah. a resident of Nebraska; Washington, who was a farmer of Marshall county, died in 1891; Elizabeth is the wife of Mr. Jonas Wisler; and Alexander, who died in 1860, at the age of twenty-one. The mother of these children died in 1865, on December 14, and like her husband, was in full communion with the Lutheran Church at the time of her death. Mrs. Wisler was born on March 16, 1835, and was an infant at the time of her parents' removal to Elkhart county, and on the farm on which she and her husband are now happily residing, she grew up. Like her parents before her, she is a member of the United Brethren Church and has endeavored to rear her children in that belief. She has borne her husband seven children, three of whom are living: John W., born May 24, 1857; Ella J. was born on October 11, 1860, is the wife of Josiah Smeltzer, of Nappanee, by whom she has had three children; Jonas J., deceased, and Charles L. and Ray P. are living; and Sarah S., who was born September 4, 1865, married Charles W. Camp, of Garrett, and has one child, Mande E. The children who are deceased are: Huldah, who was born April 30, 1854, and died March 20, 1873; Loring W., born April 1, 1856, and died May 15, 1856; Samuel M., born July 16, 1858, and died in January, 1859; and Mary S., born May 23, 1863, and died August 23, 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Wisler are prominent in the affairs of the county, and especially so in their township, and are law-abiding, generous and kind-hearted. Besides their own children they have reared other children to manhood and womanhood - Martin Troxel and Mary M. Berk. Mr. and Mrs. Wisler have a large circle of warm friends and are prominent in church affairs. Their children who are living are well-to-do and are among the highly respected citizens of the township. Mr. Wisler is a Republican in politics and has held a number of minor offices in his section. In early days he and his brother, Isaac, were in the manufacturing business at Locke, where they carried on a thriving trade; but for a number of years past Mr. Wisler has been successfully engaged in tilling the soil and is now in good circumstances and in an independent financial condition. The establishment of enterprises for the benefit of his section has always found in Mr. Wisler a liberal and active supporter, churches, schools, good roads, etc., being the principal objects of his assistance and encouragement. John W. Wisler, his son, was born May 24, 1857, in the town of Locke, Ind., and on his father's farm in that township he grew to manhood, his literary education being acquired in the schools of his district and the village school of Locke. Possessing a mind which. was quick to grasp at all objects and ideas that presented themselves, he made good progress in his studies and acquired a practical business education. He worked in his father�s mill until about fourteen years of age, at which time he moved with his parents to the old homestead, in Lock township, and from that time until he was nearly thirty years of age he was a worthy tiller of the soil, and as such proved himself thrifty, intelligent and consequently successful. He then came to the conclusion that it was not good for man to live alone, and therefore married him a wife and started to improve a farm of his own, and in this work found a true helpmate in the lady he chose for his wife, Miss Eliza McDonald, a daughter of John J. McDonald, a sketch of which family appears in this work. Mrs. Wisler was born in Harrison township March 2, 1867, and grew to womanhood in Harrison and Union townships, attending the district schools until her marriage, at the age of nineteen, to John W. Wisler. Soon after this event they located on an improved farm in Locke township, on the old Plymouth road, and although the farm consisted only of forty acres, it is tilled in an admirable manner, is well improved with good buildings and is in every respect a desirable farm. The most of his land is devoted to raising grain and stock, his knowledge of each of these branches of agriculture being considered sound and practical. He has always supported the principles of Republicanism, is prominent in politics, and in 1890 was elected assessor of Locke township, the duties of which he discharged in a very praiseworthy and satisfactory manner. He is a promising and rising young farmer, is honest, sober and industrious and has sufficient enterprise to make his future prosperity assured. In his comfortable home he enjoys the society of his amiable and intelligent wife and has two handsome and promising children: Madge E., who was born October 2, 1888, and Charles Otto, who was born November 1, 1889. Blanche, who was born in 1892, in the month of March, died twelve days after her birth.

JACOB H. WISLER is the fifth child of John and Sophia Wisler, and his natal day was October 17, 1833. Mahoning county, Ohio, was his native place, but when a boy of sixteen years he came with his parents to Indiana, and, like all his brothers, assisted on the home farm and attended the district schools. Upon reaching his majority he began driving a team for his brothers, who were in the milling and manufacturing business at Locke, and continued in their employ until 1858, when, on May 13 of that year, he was united in marriage to Miss Anna Troxell, a daughter of Peter Troxell, an early pioneer of Wayne county, Ohio, where he still resides. She was left motherless when an infant, and was herself called from life on April 27, 1866, at the age of twenty-five years, having become the mother of two children: William H., who was born March 26.1859; and died September 23, 1890, leaving a wife, Mary, to whom he was married April 27, 1885, and two children - Homer and Harley, who are living in Nappanee. Her name was formerly Mary A. Martin. Lewis A., who was born January 13, 1863, and who married Ida Miller, of Michigan, December 24, 1889, is at present a blacksmith at South Bend. In 1868 Mr. Wisler's second union took place, Sarah, the daughter of Isaac and Anna (Kilmer) Kilmer becoming his wife. Isaac Kilmer was born in Pennsylvania, January 21, 1814, and was a son of Isaac and Eva (Shelly) Kilmer, who were native Germans and early settlers of the Keystone State and afterward of Ashland county, Ohio. In that county Isaac was married, and in that State and in Indiana, to which he came in 1853, he reared his family. He became a wealthy farmer or Bangor township, Elkhart county, and died on March 25, 1883. He was a member of the Mennonite Church and was in sympathy with the Democratic party, and a public-spirited, enterprising citizen. The wife of Isaac Kilmer, Anna Kilmer, was born on Pennsylvania soil June 14, 1810, a daughter of John and Magdaline Kilmer. She died in Elkhart county, Ind., at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Wisler, January 23, 1892, having been an exemplary Christian in every respect, and a noble, faithful and wise wife and mother. She bore her husband five children: Eliza, who, died when young; Mary, who was born on May 24, 1841, married Abraham B. Holdeman, of this county; Sarah, who married Mr. Wisler, was born June 14, 1844, in Ashland county, Ohio; David, who was born October 5, 1846, is married, a man of family, and lives on a part of the old Kilmer homestead; and Dr. Samuel L., who was born April 12, 1849, and is now a successful practicing physician of South Bend. The Kilmers are among the most reliable and substantial residents of the county, and being industrious and reasonably prudent in their expenditures, they are all in comfortable circumstances. Mrs. Wisler is a member of the Mennonite Church and the greater part of her life has been spent in this county. Jacob Wisler and his wife have three children: Isaac S., who was born January 23, 1869, is farming the home place, is a Republican in politics and is a promising young man; Harvey F. was born August 19, 1870, and died August 23, 1877; Anna S. was born November 24, 1873, and is at home. Mr. and Mrs. Wisler enjoy a comfortable competence and a good home, as well as the respect of those who know them, and politically he is in sympathy with the Republican party and has always taken a deep interest in the current issues of the day. His farm comprises 150 acres of well-improved land, it being the old family estate, and has been farmed and resided on almost as long as any place in this section of the county. Mr. Wisler experienced the hardships of pioneer life, and during the days when wild game was numerous, he was an experienced hunter, and killed many deer. He is decidedly public spirited, and by influence, money and personal assistance he has aided in the establishment of churches, schools and kindred institutions and in the improvement of the public highways; in fact, all worthy enterprises have found in him a liberal supporter and an intelligent and practical adviser. He is a deacon of the Mennonite Church, of which William H., Mary, his wife, and Anna S. were also members.

ISAAC WISLER, one of the elder children of the worthy John Wisler, was born in Columbiana, now Mahoning county, Ohio, February 14, 1829. During his early boyhood he assisted his father on the farm, but later gave his attention to blacksmithing, which he followed for some years, and also became an intelligent machinist. He became a resident of Elkhart county, Ind., at the age of twenty years, and in the country, in the vicinity of his home, he worked at his trade, first opening a shop at Waterford in 1850, afterward in Locke in 1853, at which time the place was known as Wisler Town. After some time he and his brother Jonas started a manufacturing woodenware establishment, making a specialty of wooden bowls, which business he successfully continued until 1864, when he sold his interest and has since followed his trade of machinist and blacksmithing, as well as farming. He has ever been quite active in the political matters of his county, and has always supported the men and measures of the Republican party, and being also public spirited he has supported schools, churches, and, in fact, all movements tending to benefit the section in which he lives. His own education was obtained in the public schools of Ohio, and that system of education has found in him a substantial and earnest supporter. He has a farm of 160 acres, all of which is well improved with good buildings, fences, etc., and he also owns sixty acres of heavy timber land in the same neighborhood. Considerable of his attention has been given to saw-milling, and being an intelligent machinist he has made a decided success of this business. He was justice of the peace of Locke township from 1854 to 1865, was township trustee for a number of years, and also held the position of assessor. He may be said to be a self-made man, for he began the battle of life for himself on a heavily wooded tract of Government land, but is now in independent circumstances financially. In 1858 he was married to Miss Rebecca M. Winder, daughter of Caleb and Margaret (Bloomfield) Winder, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania, a son of Joseph Winder, a prominent farmer of that State. Caleb's early life was spent on his father's farm, but in early life he also learned the hatters trade, which he followed for some time, but after his removal to Stark county, Ohio, after his marriage, he taught school; improved a good farm and reared his family there. He died in 1840, at the age of forty-four years, his wife's death occurring in 1842, at the age of thirty-six years. She was born in Crawford county, Penn., a daughter of Andrew Bloomfield, and she and her husband were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the latter being one of its class leaders, in politics a Whig, and a soldier in the War of 1812. To Caleb and his wife seven children were born: Louis, James, Warren (deceased), Samuel (deceased), Eli; Susan (Mrs. Truex), of Nappanee; Rebecca, wife of Isaac Wisler. The latter was born in Ohio, October 30, 1837, and in 1858 her union with Mr. Wisler took place, which eventually resulted in the birth of seven children: Oliver P., born November 13, 1859, married Elsina Bline, by whom he has four boys: Lester, Elias, Morris and Glynn (Oliver P. is living in Locke township on a farm, and is a Republican in politics); James M. was born in 1861 on July 24, married Della Doromus, of Michigan, by whom he has three children; Albert was born Au�gust 24, 1863, and is attending school in Peoria, lll.; Mary was born August 1, 1865; Lizzie married M. D. Jacobs, a railroad man, by whom he has two children, Harry and Ralph (she was born January 16, 1867); Edith was born September 23, 1871, and died at the age of three years, and Addie, who was born September 23, 1877, is teaching in the schools of Locke. Mr. and Mrs. Wisler are in the enjoyment of good health, and are living on the farm on which they settled many years ago. They are held in high esteem by the citizens throughout that section, and are in every way worthy the good will of their fellows.

JOHN H. WHISLER is an experienced and wealthy farmer of Harrison township, Elkhart Co., Ind., the great natural resources of which region have been developed by the practical and intelligent toil of such men as Mr. Whisler, who is recognized as a man full of spirit and business enterprise. His father, Jacob Whisler, was born in Bucks county, Penn., to Christian and Susan (Holderman) Wisler, the former of whom was born during the Revolutionary period in the State of Pennsylvania of German parents. Jacob Whisler was a brother of John Wisler, the father of the Wislers residing in Locke and Union townships, but for some time past the name has been spelled differently. Jacob Whisler was reared on a farm in his native county, and upon the removal of his parents to Columbiana county, Ohio, he made the change of location at the same time, and was there afterward united in marriage with Miss Mary Hoover, daughter of David Hoover, a sketch of whose family appears in this volume. Mary was born in Franklin county, Penn., and, like her husband, removed to Columbiana county, Ohio, with her parents. In 1847 Jacob Whisler removed to Elkhart county, Ind., with his family, making the journey through the wilderness by wagon, and settled on the farm on which John H. is now residing. Prior to this, however, he made the trip to the section on horseback and located the land, which amounted to 240 acres of fine woodland. This farm he managed to clear by the exercise of all his energy and intelligence, and for over forty years tilled it in a highly satisfactory manner, not only deriving sustenance from it but managed to lay by a snug sum for a rainy day. He became a leading man in the affairs of his section, and in principle was a Republican politically, but did not take a particularly active part in politics. He was a lifelong member of the Mennonite Church, and took an active part in church affairs, aiding the cause of Christianity by personal effort and with his means. He died in 1889 at the age of eighty years, having spent a useful life. His wife, Mary, bore him seven children; five of whom are still living, their names being as follows: Hannah; Susan, who is the wife of Henry Culp, a prominent farmer of Harrison township; Magdaline, who died in 1880, was the wife of David Culp; Mary, wife of Joseph Culp, died in 1886; Elizabeth, who died when young, and John H., the immediate subject of this sketch. The mother of these children was called from life in 1859, at the age of fifty-three years, having been a lifelong member of the Mennonite Church, and a most exemplary woman in every respect. She and her husband were useful and honorable citizens, and commanded respect from all with whom they were acquainted. John H. Whisler claims Mahoning county, Ohio, as the place of his nativity, in which section he first saw the light of day, August 28, 1842, being the youngest of the family and only five years of age at the time of his parents' removal to the State of Indiana. His rudimentary education was obtained in the district schools in the vicinity of his home, but by considerable self-application he managed to acquire a good business education and eventually became a school teacher. He spent. twenty years in the milling and lumber business at Wakarusa, in company with Mr. Henry Bichtel, both branches of industry meeting good success under the intelligent and careful management of these worthy gentlemen. Mr. Whisler is a self-made man, and throughout his well-spent career he has been interested in farming and kindred pursuits, and is a member of the well-known firm that owns the Spring Brook Stock Farm, and is also a member of the Elkhart Belgium Draft Horse Importing Company. He is the owner of 350 acres of land, all of which is well improved and well located. His farm and home is one of the best improved places in the county, and his large barns are well filled with well graded stock, in which he takes much pride and of which he is a good judge. The fine stock farm in which he is interested has exceptionally fine-stocked stables, and since it was founded in July, 1888, it has been held in very favorable estimation by the farmers of Elkhart county. The first year thirty-three fine specimens of the Belgian draft horses were disposed of, the second year the merits of these beautiful and useful animals became better known, and their sales amounted to between $50,000 and $60,000. The following year $85,000 worth of stock was sold, and being located midway between Nappanee and Elkhart, the farm is very conveniently located for shipping purposes. Mr. Whisler has always shown himself to be an honorable man, and in his business transactions this has had a good deal to do with his continuous success through life. Politically he has always been an active Republican, and enterprises for the good of his section have always found in him a liberal supporter. He is the owner of valuable property in Elkhart, in Union and Harrison townships, also a fine tract of land in Kansas. At the age of twenty-seven years he was united in marriage with Miss Christina Weaver, a daughter of John and Mary (Zimmerman) Weaver, who came to Elkhart county, Ind., from Lancaster county, Penn.., and the former is still a resident of this county. Mrs. Whisler was born in Lancaster county, Penn., January 1,1852, and has home her husband three children: Noah, who died in 1892, January 24, at the age of twenty-one years, was a young man of much promise, and was married to Miss Annie Musser, daughter of Ephraim Musser, with whom she is now living: Jonas L., who was born August 2, 1872, is assisting his father on the farm; and Emma, who was born January 10, 1878, and is attending school at Goshen. Mr. Whisler lost his first wife some years ago, and for his second wife took Hettie Wagner, daughter of Jacob Wagner, a native of Ohio and a son of John Wagner, an early pioneer of that State, but is now a resident of Monroe, Mich. He and his wife were the parents of three children: Elmer, Hettie and Minnie, all of whom were reared in the faith of the United Brethren Church. Mrs. Whisler was born February 3, 1866, is an intelligent and accomplished lady, is skillful in the use of the needle and has a talent for music and painting. The family move in the highest social circles and are considered acquisitions to the section in which they reside.

JOHN S. WISLER is the eighth child of John and Sophia Wisler, and is one of the worthy, public-spirited and successful agriculturists of Marshall county, Ind., although the greater portion of his time has been spent in this county. He was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, February 6, 1842, and was seven years of age at the time of his parents' removal to this section, and here he attended the district schools in the vicinity of his home, and thus gained a good business education. Like his brothers he assisted on the home farm, and dutifully remained with his father until he attained his majority, when he began working at the carpenter's trade, and after becoming familiar with its details, he worked at it for some time. On October 18, 1866, he took for himself a wife in the person of Miss Lydia E. Ulery, a daughter of the old pioneer settler, Daniel Ulery, whose sketch is in this work. After his marriage he settled in the town of Locke, where he worked at his trade and assisted in building the mill at that place. In 1867 he brought the first steam thresher to the neighborhood, and after operating it with success for some time, he removed to the old homestead which he began to till, remaining on it for about three years. At the end of that time he purchased the farm where he now lives, in Marshall county, but he still has a warm regard for the county in which so many of the active years of his life were spent. He is the owner of 129 acres of well improved land, on which are erected some fine buildings and substantial and neat fences. He has twenty-five acres of heavy timber land and is giving much of his attention to the raising of stock, in which branch of agriculture he has been successful and for which he has a decided taste. He is with the Republican party in all its movements, is well posted on all matters of public interest, is public-spirited in all that the word implies, and in every respect is a credit to the class of business men which he represents. He is decidedly broad-gauged, and has not kept alone in the beaten tract of agriculture, but has followed other lines of interest which have paid him well, and he has now in his control a considerable amount of properly. He is highly honored in the section in which he resides, and the people have shown sufficient confidence in his good judgment to elect him to various positions of trust. His wife was born on the old Ulery homestead in Union township, Elkhart Co., Ind., on November 15, 1843; was educated in the public schools, and in time became a school teacher and a successful one. She is the mother or five children, all of whom are living with the exception of one, William C., who was born October 16, 1877, and died on the 25th of the same month. Those living are: Edwin L., who was born October 4, 1888, has been a teacher for the past four years, which calling he expects to make his lifework, and is now preparing himself for this work by attending school; he is a Republican, and socially is a member of the K. P. Lodge at Breman, where he is highly esteemed as an amiable and intelligent young man; Mary B. was born March 19, 1873, and is at home with her parents; Elmer E. was born September 13, 1875, assists his father on the farm and is attending school; and Chester O., who was born February 25, 1881, is also attending school and is well advanced in his studies for one of his age. The family attend the German Baptist Church, of which Mrs. Wisler is a member.

ALBERT WISLER is the third member of the family reared by Isaac Wisler, a well-known resident of Elkhart county, Ind., and was born on the old home farm in the township of Loeb on August 24, 1866, acquiring a good business education in the district schools near his home. He spent his early days in assisting his father on the home farm, and studied the trade of a machinist under the guidance of his father. Being of a mechanical turn of mind he made rapid headway in this undertaking, and at an early day he gave valuable aid to his father. On November 5, 1891, he began to study for the machinist's trade in Parson's Institute of Peoria, Ill., and there worked and studied for one year, becoming thoroughly familiar with the practical part of the work. He is a young man of superior ability, is honorable and upright in his business transactions, and as he earnestly endeavors to do what is right at all times he is well liked and has many friends. In politics he is a Republican, the principles of which party he supports on all occasions. He is very ingenious, and has invented a number of useful contrivances.

DAVID WISLER is one of the early pioneers of Elkhart county, Ind., and is a son of Rev. Jacob Wisler, extended mention of whom is made elsewhere in this volume. David was born in Mahoning county, Ohio, June 8, 1830, and there in the public schools obtained a good common education in both English and German. In 1848 he came to Elkhart county with his parents and located in Harrison township, near where his brother, John H., who spells his name "Whisler," now resides. He remained with his parents until 1857, but for three years previously had been earning his own living. In 1857 he took up his residence on the farm in Olive township on which he is now living, having made the purchase of the same in 1852, which makes about forty years that this farm has been in his possession. It comprised eighty acres of woodland, but with characteristic energy he soon managed to clear it, and since 1857 has made it his home. As a farmer he has been successful; as a citizen public-spirited, enterprising and prominent, and for many years bas been connected with the Mennonite Church, which faith was also held by his father, who was a leader of that denomination. In the past he bas taken an interest in the Republican party, and has supported its principles for at least thirty years. His land is devoted to the raising of the usual farm products, and as he was, when a boy, reared to habits of industry, these very essential qualities to success have followed him throughout life, and have made him the successful man of affairs that he is. He has been quite extensively engaged in handling lumber, of which business he has a thorough and practical knowledge. He took for a wife Miss Christina Shank, a daughter of Michael and Barbara (Whiteman) Shank, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania of Swiss parents. From Pennsylvania they removed to Canada in 1800, and there on British soil Mrs. Wisler was born on October 16, 1831, being one of fourteen children, twelve daughters and two sons, their names being as follows: Catherine, Barbara, Anna, Fannie, Elizabeth, Esther, Mary, Sarah, Susan, Eve, Lydia, Christina, Samuel and Michael. The father of these children died in St. Joseph county, Ind., at an advanced age and the mother in Putnam county, Ohio. This family was also Mennonite in religious belief, and in the various localities in which they resided were held in high esteem by all who knew them. Mr. and Mrs. Wisler have reared a family of nine children, all but one being now alive: John B., born October 27, 1857, is married to Mary Walter, and is living in St. Joseph county, Ind., and is the father of two children, Lydia and Alexander; Mary, born March 19, 1859, is the wife of Frederick Longfield, of St. Joseph county, and has one child not named; Ann was born December 6, 1860, is the wife of Chauncey Clause, of Elkhart county, and has two children, John and Ida; Susan was born April 18, 1862, is the wife of John Hunchberger, of St. Joseph county, and has four children, Melvin, William, Rosetta and Jacob; Sarah, born October 25, 1864, is the wife of Emanuel Clause, of St. Joseph county, and has one child, William; Jacob was born April 24. 1867, is a farmer of St. Joseph county, is married to Ellen Parcell; Amos was born January 31, 1869, and died October 5, 1873, and David and Christian (twins), who were born January 12, 1874, are at home with their parents. All these sons are Republicans and are substantial business men. They are noted for their strict honesty and for their desire to do what is right and to live worthy lives. Jacob Wisler, the son of David, married the daughter of Richard Parcell. She was born March 16, 1872, and with her husband is residing on their small but well-tilled farm in St. Joseph county.

JAMES M. WISLER is one of the practical, younger business men of Goshen, Ind., who has established a valuable industry, is a man of ability and fine business capacity, and is the scion of an honored and honorable family. His great-grandfather, Christian Wisler, was a German, of Pennsylvania, was a soldier in the Continental army during the Revolutionary period, and a man of considerable prominence in his day. From this stock have sprung the numerous Wisler and Whisler families who are now widely scattered throughout the United States. James M. is a son of Issac and Rebecca M. (Winder) Wisler, a sketch of whom appears in this volume. He was born on his father's farm in Locke township, July 24, 1861, and in his youth received the advantages of the common district schools, but possessing a naturally fine mind, he made the most of his opportunities and for five terms was a school teacher. Following this he learned the trade of a machinist and boiler-maker of his father, who was a skillful mechanic, and further improved his knowledge of this business by working in the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shops at Garrett., Ind. In 1888 he engaged in business in Goshen with E. D. Hostetter, as a general repairer of machinery, and in 1889 the firm bought wound and soon after built their present shops which were completed in January, 1890. Their business was soon greatly increased, and has continued so to do up to the present time. On February 1, 1892, a stock company was organized under the laws of the State of Indiana, with a capital stock of $12,500, with A. E. Brownell, president, W. L. Stonex, secretary, and James M. Wisler, treasurer and general manager. This company bought the plant and business of the Goshen Machine & Boiler Works, and have since met with flattering success, which desirable state of affairs has been brought about largely through the unceasing and painstaking efforts of James M. Wisler, who is a pushing and far-seeing young man of affairs. On March 19, 1885, he was united in marriage to Della F. Dormus, daughter of -- Dormus, and her union with Mr. Wisler has resulted in the birth of one child, Ethel. Mrs. Wisler is a member in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and politically Mr. Wisler is a stanch Republican. He is a young man of energy and ability, is entirely self made, having by his own exertions and efforts made his way in the world, and overcome the most difficult obstacle to the establishment of a suc�cessful business - that of making the right start. He is in good circumstances, and besides his interest in the boiler works, he owns his residence and lot, and a house and lot on the North Side. His past record as a man of business is unsullied, and he is rightly looked upon as one or the rising men of the county, whose future success in life is assured if he continues to follow his present admirable line of conduct. He possesses the integrity of character and honesty of purpose for which the stock from which he springs has been noted, and may well take honest pride in his sterling ancestors.

HENRY WYSONG. Many of the most active and enterprising residents of Union township, E1khart Co., Ind., are natives of this county and have here spent the greater part of their lives. In them we find men of true loyalty to the interests of this part of the State who understand as it were by intuition the needs, social and industrial, of this vicinity and who have a thorough knowledge of its resources. They are therefore better adapted to succeed here than a stranger could be and are, probably without exception, warmly devoted to the prosperity of their native place. Henry Wysong, the youngest son of Robert and Anna (Miller) Wysong (see sketch), was born on the old home place in Union township, this county, in 1853, and the school of his district afforded him a good practical education. Later he entered the school at Goshen, and finished at the State University at Terre Haute, Ind. For four years after this he was engaged in teaching school in Elkhart county and was very successful as an educator. Like his father and brothers he is public-spirited and enterprising, and is prominently identified with every enterprise for the advancement and progress of the community. He is a member of the Democratic party and is at present trustee of Union township. He has held other positions in the township and discharged the duties of the same in a very creditable manner. He has met with excellent success as an agriculturist, is the owner of 157 acres of land, it being the old home place. The farm is one of the best improved in the county and one of the oldest in the township. In carrying on his large and productive farm Mr. Wysong does not lose sight of the stockraising industry and has some fine animals on his place. He is one of the county's most wide-awake, thoroughgoing farmers and thoroughly understands every phase of agricultural life. His pleasant home is presided over by his estimable wife, who was formerly Miss Lovina Miller, daughter of David C. Miller (see sketch). Mrs. Wysong was born in Union township, this county, in 1857, and passed her girlhood days on her father's farm in this township. Mr. and Mrs. Wysong's nuptials were celebrated in 1875 and three bright children have been the result: Charles E., born in 1878; Irvin, born in 1883 and Bessie, born in 1892. Both parents are members of the German Baptist Church, are highly esteemed by all who know them, and have many warm friends.

JOSIAH WYSONG. This gentleman, well known in Nappanee and in Elkhart county, Ind., as one of the most substantial and progressive farmers of the same, is the second son born to Robert and Anna (Miller) Wysong, early pioneers of Elkhart county (see sketch). He is a native of Elkhart county, born February 6, 1848, and is a fair specimen of the best men that that county produces. His early life was spent on his father's farm in Union township and in attending the Ullery School, in which he received a good business education which fitted him for almost any position. Later he learned the stone mason trade, and when twenty-two years of age went West with a party of three others, and for some time was actively engaged in hunting, killing forty-one buffaloes. Of late years he has been making hunting expeditions to northern Michigan and as he is a splendid shot with the rifle, generally brings back considerable game. He has been very successful as a hunter. When eight�een years of age he was deputy constable of Union township, filled that position in a satisfactory manner for eight years and later served eight years as justice of the peace. Mr. Wysong has a decided taste for music and has taught singing school for years. He is well known in the social circles of this part of the county, and has many warm friends. In the year 1871 he was united in marriage to Miss J u1ia A. Miller, a daughter of David C. Miller (see sketch), and a native of Elkhart county, born in 1853. She was reared on her father's farm in this county and is a lady whose many excellent qualities have made her a general favorite. After his marriage Mr. Wysong settled in Union township, on a part of his father's farm, but afterward becoming the owner of it, sold it and bought the place where he now lives, 156 acres of as good land as is to be found in the State. On this farm is one of the largest barns in Union township, and as Mr. Wysong is one of the most thrifty, enterprising farmers in this part of his county, his place is one of the model ones . He has a very attractive home and is surrounded by all that makes life enjoyable, domestic happiness and prosperity, a clear conscience and abundant means. To his credit it may be said, that his accumulations were made without loss or injustice to others. He is a man interested in the public welfare, and while he pays strict attention to his private affairs, he shirks no duties as a loyal citizen. The Democratic party has ever received his vote, and he is well known in the political career of Elkhart county. Mr. and Mrs. Wysong are the parents of three interesting children: Charles M., born May 4, 1874, attending school; Burton, born October 2, 1878, is also in school and Drusilla, born September 24, 1880. Mr. Wysong has ever been interested in improved breeding of stock and for the last two years has given his attention to the breeding of good horses. He is the present nominee for sheriff of Elkhart county on the Democratic ticket and would make an excellent officer.

WYSONG FAMILY. Valentine Wysong, the founder of the family in this country, was originally from France and came to America at a period antedating the Revolutionary war. He settled in. Lancaster county, Penn., followed farming for many years and was one of the pioneers of that county. He married and seven sons and two daughters were born: Valentine, Jacob, Joseph, Henry, John, Louis, David, Elizabeth and Catherine. After residing for a number of years in the Keystone State, Valentine Wysong moved to Virginia and subsequently to Randolph county, Ohio, where he made a settlement in 1822. His cbildren all grew to manhood and womanhood, married, and nearly all reared large families. In Ohio Valentine and wife passed the closing scenes of their lives. Their second child, Jacob Wysong, the progenitor of the Wysong family in Elkhart county, Ind., was born in 1776, near the place where the battle of Lexington was fought. He emigrated to the Old Dominion with his parents in about 1815, but subsequently emigrated to Montgomery county, Ohio, where he remained until his death in 1843. He was married in Virginia to Miss Jemima Cuttrell, and a family of thirteen children was born to them: Steven, Charles, John, Jacob, Henry, Jonas, Valentine, Joseph, Mathews, Lydia, Robert, William and Elizabeth. Robert is the only one now living, but most of them grew to mature years, married, and became the heads of large families. Jacob made a permanent home in Ohio and reared his family there. He was a member of the German Baptist Church, as was also his wife, who was a native of Virginia and the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Cosh) Cottrell. Jacob Wysong and wife have been dead for many years. The youngest son, Robert, has for many years been a prominent citizen of Union township, Elkhart county, Ind. He was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1819, and spent his early 1ife on a farm in that State, receiving his education in the subscription schools of that day. He was married in his native State to Miss Anna Miller, also of Ohio birth, and a daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Harris) Miller, early pioneers of the Buckeye State. Mr. Miller was born in Pennsylvania, in 1797, and was a son of Steven and Anna (Baldman) Miller, both of whom were early pioneers of Pennsylvania. In 1845 Mr. Wysong came to Elkhart county, Ind., located on the farm where he now resides, in Union township, cut away the woods and built a cabin. In the fall of the same year he returned to Ohio for his wife and child, only one child having been born in the Buckeye State. They settled in the woods and began improving a farm of 160 acres to which from time to time he added until he became the owner of considerable property. Himself and sons are now living on 240 acres of well-improved land, all in one tract but in three different farms. Mrs. Wysong was born in the year 1822 and was one of three children, Anna, Sarah and Mary, born to her parents. After the death of her mother, Mrs. Miller, the father married Hannah Ernest, who bore him two children: Samuel and Catherine (both now deceased). To Mr. and Mrs. Wysong were born four children as follows: Daniel, a minister of the German Baptist Church at Nappanee; Josiah, a prominent farmer of Union township; Henry, also a farmer of Union township; and Sarah, who died in 1867, when six years of age. This venerable, and much esteemed couple, are still living on the old homestead in Union township and are among the prominent people of the county. In pioneer times Mr. Wysong was something of a hunter and spent many pleasant hours engaged in that sport. In connection with farming he was engaged in brick laying and stone masonry for a number of years and was fairly prosperous in all his undertakings. He has ever been public-spirited and has ever taken an interest in all public improvements. No better citizen finds his home in Elkhart county and no one is more highly esteemed. Uprightness and honesty have marked his career in life and he has the respect and confidence of all.

REV. DANIEL WYSONG. The locality in which Nappanee is situated is indeed fortunate in having among its citizens such a man as Mr. Wysong is conceded to be for his connection with the interests of the county, both as a minister of the Gospel and as an agriculturist, has proven of much benefit and influence. He is the eldest child born to Robert and Anna (Miller) Wysong (see sketch preceding this), and owes his nativity to Montgomery county, Ohio, his birth occurring on September 22, 1842. When three years old he came with his parents to Elkhart county, Ind., and was reared on the farm of his father, becoming familiar with the arduous duties of the same at an early age. Like the average country boy, he received the advantages that the district school afforded, but by application and perseverance received a better education than the average. He assisted on the home place until about twenty-two years of age, at which time he started out as an educator, teaching during the winter and farming during the summer session. Previous to this, when twenty years of age, he married Miss Mary Miller, daughter of David C. Miller (see sketch), and a native of Ohio, born September 13, 1843. She was but a mere child when her parents came to this county. Mr. Wysong and wife are now residing on a splendid farm in Union township, Elkhart county, and in the neighborhood of the old home. They have 174 acres of well-improved land and everything that appeals to a cultivated taste and to domestic comfort is found in this charming home. Mr. Wysong is known far and wide for integrity and uprightness and enjoys to the utmost the confidence and esteem of all who know him. He is an active worker for the public good and is particularly active in religious and educational matters. The children who have blessed his union are named as follows: Melvin, born May 22, 1864, married Miss Catherine Smith, and they reside at Nappanee; Angeline, born December 9, 1866, died in 1869; Calvin, born December 19, 1870, married Miss Malinda Stahly and has a daughter, E. N.; Clara E., born April 13, 1875, is at home; Alvin, born in 1877 and died in 1879; Cora, born May 13, 1882, is attending school, and Mina, born February 14, 1884, died from an accident August 24, 1889. Mr. Wysong is a well-to-do farmer and a worthy minister of the city.

JACOB SMOKER. The intelligence and ability shown by Mr. Smoker, as a progressive tiller of the soil, and the interest he has taken in the advancement of measures for the good of Elkhart county, Ind., caused him long since to be classed as one of the leading citizens of his section. All that he has achieved or gained has come as the result of his own efforts, and deserves much credit for the determined way in which he faced and overcame many difficulties. His grandfather came from Germany to this country and settled in Pennsylvania, where he was classed among the "Pennsylvania Dutch," and where he became a thrifty agriculturist. Christian Smoker was married to a Miss Stutzman and by her became the father of eight children: John, Christian, David, Isaac, Nancy, Barbara, Fannie and Betsy. After the death of the mother of these children, Mr. Smoker married Fannie Livengood, to whom were born a family of six children: Joel, Jonathan, Jacob, Joseph, Catherine and Lydia. Mr. Smoker owned a farm in Lancaster county, Penn., and was a devout member of the Amish Church. He later became one of the pioneer settlers of Wayne county, Ohio, and there died at the age of seventy-five years. Jacob Smoker, his son, the subject of this sketch, was born in Lancaster county, Penn., February 16, 1825, and was taken by his parents to Ohio at the age of three years. Owing to the fact that his assistance was needed on the farm, his educational advantages were limited, and owing to the straitened circumstances of his father, he was compelled to solve the problem of life for himself when quite young and began to do farm work for his neighbors. From the time he was thirteen years of age, and until he was twenty-one, he gave all his earnings to his father, and this filial duty he has never regretted. During the winter seasons he remained about the old home attending to the numerous duties of the farm, but in 1844 he decided to commence the battle of life for himself, and to a young man of his push, energy and ambition the better chances of the West became a temptation that could not be resisted, and he soon found himself in Elkhart county, Ind., where he set energetically to work as a farm laborer. At the end of one year he returned to his old home, but in 1848 came back to the Hoosier State and here was married, in 1850, to Miss Mary Smiley, daughter of Nathan and Margaret Smiley. After his marriage he settled on 160 acres of land, a portion of which had been inherited by his wife, and on this place he resided until 1881, when he removed to his present farm, which consists of 183 acres. By thrift and industry he accumulated land until at one time he was the owner of 600 acres, but disposed of it by giving each of his children a start in life. He is the father of nine children, all of whom are married except one: Daniel, Samuel, David, John, Allen, Rebecca, Lydia, Catherine and Amanda. Mr. Smoker has always been independent in his political views but leans rather toward the Prohibition party, and all his children, who are settled within three miles of him, are respected and honored citizens and firm believers in the temperance cause and all the sons vote the Prohibition ticket, with the exception of one, and none of them use tobacco in any form. Mr. Smoker has always advocated temperance and morality and himself practices what he preaches. When he was a young man whiskey was a common drink, but he has never indulged in the use of intoxicants in any form. He has always been a patron of education and gave all his children opportunities for acquiring good practical common-school educations. He has been a member of the board of education of his district at various times and at one time presented a $70 organ to his district. In this school district as many as fifty-four scholars have been enrolled at one time, and none of them use tobacco. This will illustrate the value of good influences. All his life Mr. Smoker has been strictly moral and has ever set a good example to his children, which they seem to have profited by. He has followed in the faith of his fathers and is a devout member of the Amish Church. His son Daniel married Rebecca Schwin, by whom he has two children, and is a farmer of his township; Samuel married Cora Simon and is the father of three children; David is married to Lydia Schwin; John is married to Etta Stutzman; Rebecca is married to C. P. Yoder, a farmer of the township, by whom she has four children; Lydia married Manassa Yoder and is the mother of six children; Catherine married Adam Yoder and has three children; Amanda married W. W. Stem, manager of the creamery, of Goshen, and has two children. All the members of this family are people of sterling worth and are respected citizens.

Deb Murray