Submitted by Gerald D. Hobson
Biographical Sketch From Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of
Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers
Chicago, 1893
371
EBERHART, Frederic George, manufacturer and banker, was born at Mishawaka, St. Joseph co., Ind., Apr. 1, 1864, son of Adolphus and Sarah Ann (Boyd) Eberhart, grandson of Frederick George and
Elizabeth (Weltner) Eberhart and great-grandson of Adolphus and Sophia (Speelman) Eberhart. His great-grandfather, son of John Adam Eberhart, Duke of Alsace, and a native of Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany,
came to America about 1776, served throughout the Revolutionary war under Lafayette and later settled at Frederick City, Md. His father operated a large flour mill at Mishawaka, owned a 500-acre farm, was co-inventor with Martin V, Beiger of the first all-knit wool boot and at the time of his death was superintendent and a director of the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co. Frederic G. Eberhart received his preparatory education at grade and high schools of Mishawaka and was graduated in 1886 at the business college of the University of Kentucky. During vacations he worked on his father's farm, in his father's flour mill and in the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co. factory. Following his graduation he
entered the service of the woolen company permanently, becoming foreman of the knitting mill. He was made vice president in 1894. In 1904 he also became secretary, and held both positions until 1930. During 1916-30 he was again vice president and from 1930 until his death was chairman of the board of directors. The company was founded in 1868 by Jacob Beiger and his son, Martin V. Beiger, as the Mishawaka Woolen Co., a small mill making flannels and was incorporated in 1874 as the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co. In 1878 Adolphus Enerhart obtained an interest in the business. Its real success was built on the all-knit wool boot invented by Adolphus Eberhart and Martin V. Beiger (U.S. patent, Sept. 20, 1887). In 1889 the sales of the company amounted to $65,000. By the time of Frederic G. Eberhart's death the sales had grown to more than $20,000,000 and the company provided employment at peak capacity to well over 5000 persons. In 1898 a rubber department was added and the firm produced rubber footwear, with later additions of canvas sport shoes and leather work shoes, all being identified by
the Ball Band (Red Ball) trademark. In 1923 the name of the company was changed to the Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. During the first World War it manufactured footwear on an
extensive scale for the U.S. and allied governments. Frederic G. Eberhart was an organizer and director of three Mishawaka banks from their charter dates as follows: First National Bank, Jan. 7, 1899; First Trust & Savings Bank, May 31, 1905, and North Side Trust & Savings Bank, Mar. 17, 1907. He was president of the First Nationa l Bank from Oct. 8, 1913, and of the First Trust & Savings Bank from Aug. 2, 1921, until his death. As a business man he was especially noted for his success in settling difficulties with the workers in the factory, his attitude of justice and ability to understand both sides, his courage and strength in all business decisions and his leadership in guiding the banks safely through the depression and bank closings of the 1903's. During 1922-26 he was a member of the Mishawaka board of public works and public safety. He was a trustee of the South Bend (Ind.) Y.M.C.A., member of the advisory board of the Children's Aid Society and Susie Beiger home for old ladies, both at Mishawaka, vice president of the Middle States Textile Association and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, Indiana Society of Chicago, Isaak Walton League of America, Mishawaka chamber of commerce, Knife and Fork and Rotary clubs (president , 1927) of South Bend, and the Fellowship Club, (president ,1921), Mishawaka. In 1924 he was president of the Miami Country Club. When this club was forced to discontinue in 1929 he
bought its property and donated most of it to the city of Mishawaka, which converted it into the Eberhart municipal golf course. He also donated the land on which the Carnegie public library was built. A
Christian Scientist in religion, he was one of the organizers in 1898 of First Church of Christ, Scientist, at South Bend, Ind., served it as First Reader and for many years was treasurer and chairman of the board of directors and a teacher in Christian Science. He contributed generously to this church and to churches of all other denominations in his community. In memory of his father and mother, who were Methodists, he and his two brothers and sister built in 1912 the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Mishawaka. An aggressive organizer and executive, he was always interested in doing what he could for others. People from all walks of life went to him for encouragement and advice. He was a man of exemplary habits and high character and was genial, frank and friendly. In politics he was a Republican. He was married at
Mishawaka, June 14, 1888, to Bertha Elizabeth, daughter of William Henry Judkins, a merchant, of that city, and they had three daughters; Eudora (died in infancy); Donna Belle, who married George Walter Blair, and Carol Elizabeth, who married Samuel Dale Hillier. He died at Mishawaka, Mar. 23, 1933.
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Transcription of of Biography from The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
James T. White & Co.
New York, Vol XXX, p. 451
For more than half a century, Mr. John H. Eberhart has been a resident of Mishawaka and during the major
portion of that time has been identified with the industrial progress and commercial advancement of the city. Mr. Eberhart is a native of New York state, and was born in Yates county, October 8, 1825. His father was Frederick Eberhart, a native of Pennsylvania, and a prosperous glass blower, as were many members of his family, and his mother was Elizabeth Eberhart, also a Pennsylvanian. Mr. Eberhart's ancestry has been traced back to the Thirteenth century and were sturdy, energetic and long lived men and women. His grandfather came to America in 1776, and his great grandfather was Adam Eberhart, the Duke of Alsace. When he was ten years of age Mr. Eberhart's parents and family came to Indiana, traveling by teams from New York, where the snow was four feet deep when starting. They located on a far m about three miles northeast of Mishawaka, and here the young man and his sturdy brothers were reared. He learned the wagon making business with Messrs. Wood & Cass, and with his brother Adolphus, afterward purchased an interest in the business, which was conducted under the firm name of Wood, Eberhart & Co. They built the largest carriage works in this section of the country, which was run by water power, and built the finest carriages in the state. Mr. Eberhart during his busy and energetic life has been connected with a number of successful enterprises in this vicinity. He was for a time engaged in the grocery business and later bought out the plant of Judson & Toln, which was engaged in the production of black walnut lumber for the manufacture of coffins, and were also extensively engaged in the manufacture of black walnut table tops. With his brother Jacob he conducted two large saw mills, near Mishawaka, and was the owner of a large and valuable farm near the city limits, which he disposed of a
few years ago. In 1864 Mr. Eberhart, in connection with his brother Adolphus, Albert Cass, and the St. Joseph Iron Company, built the "Ripple Mills" located on the race which was run by the firm of A. Cass & Co. Later Mr. Eberhart purchased the interest of Mr. Cass, and the mill was managed by A. & J. H. Eberhart. Later a stock company was organized which now controls the mill, and Mr. Eberhart is the president of the company, which is known as the Eberhart Milling Company. The mill is supplied with all modern milling machinery and has a capacity of 150 barrels of flour per day, besides rye, corn and buckwheat, and general feed products. The brand of the "Ripple Mills" is well known for its purity and
excellence and is in great demand. About two years ago Mr. Eberhart suffered a stroke of paralys is, which confined him to the house, but he is steadily improving in health, and a complete recovery is anticipated. Mr. Eberhart has always been active in public affairs and for many years was a Trustee of the town and president of the board for two terms. While trustee he was instrumental in the construction of the bridge across the river, and in 1886 he rebuilt the dam which had been washed away during that year, and was
also engaged in the construction of the city water works, tunneling under the river bank and the Peninsular railroad, and built the stone headgates on the race. Mr. Eberhart was married in 1850 to Miss Mary Pembroke, who came with the party from New York, and who died in 1857. He was again married to Miss Mary McCann in 1860, who is also deceased. He has two daughters, Mrs. Keyes and Mrs. Conroy, and resides at No. 221 East Fourth street.
Submitted by Gerald D. Hobson
Biographical Sketch From South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It
By Anderson & Cooley Tribune Print Co.
South Bend, Indiana, 1901
W. H. JUDKINS, of Mishawaka, Ind., comes of an excellent family and is, himself, one of the substantial men of this section. He is the son of Stephen H. Judkins, who was born in Lebanon, N. H., in 1808, and came to this section with the Brockport colony from a town of that name in New York State in 1837. He brought his family with him and made a home for them in Mishawaka, where he established himself as a wagon maker, erecting the first wagon shop in the town, which business he conducted successfully for twenty years. His wife was Phoebe Ann Simon, and to them four children were given: Mary, who was burned to death in 1839; William H., Melvina and Charles A., who was drowned in the St. Joseph River in 1850. Both Mr. and Mrs. Judkins were leading members of the Presbyterian Church, and among the founders of that church in Mishawaka. The men and measures of the Republican party always received the support o f Mr. Judkins, but prior to its formation he was a Whig. From 1859 to 1885, when his death occurred, he was a groceryman of Mishawaka, in the conduct of which business he showed himself to be a man of keen, commercial instincts, as he as always been one of the enterprising and public-spirited men of the town. He built one of the sections of Phoenix Block in 1873. Being a man of ability and intelligence, he was elected to the position of county assessor in 1847, and in early days was marshal of Mishawaka and one of the town trustees for several years. During the lamentable Civil war he was a strong Union man. He came from a prominent family of New England, who originally came from old England, and were among the early settlers of Lebanon, N. H. Stephen Judkins, the father of Stephen H., died in Mishawaka in 1848. William H. Judkins, whose name heads this biography, was born in Mishawaka, October 5, 1841 , and in the schools of the town he obtained a practical education. On October 7, 1861, he responded to the need of his country and joined Company F, Forty-eighth Regiment Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which he
served faithfully three years and ten months, being honorably discharged July 15, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. In the spring of 1862 he was promoted to the position of quartermaster of his regiment by Gov. Morton, in which official capacity he served until Lee's surrender. He at once returned to his birthplace and was here
married on October 5, 1865, to Miss Belle M. Martling, daughter of J. W. and Lucy (Peek) Martling, the former of whom is one of the old pioneer citizens of the place. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Judkins: Bertha, Edith, Warren and Alice. After the war Mr. Judkins was in the grocery business with his father until 1886, but he afterward turned his attention to the insurance and coal business, to which he still gives his attention. Like his worthy father before him, he possesses good business qualifications, has
made the most of his opportunities, and has been successful in the accumulation of means. In June, 1889, he was one of the principal organizers of the Mishawaka Building & Loan Association, of which he is treasurer and one of the directors. He has always been a Republican, and has had the confidence of the people to a marked degree, has held the offices of clerk and treasurer of the town, and has discharged his duties in a manner that has won him universal approval. In 1870 he was assistant United States marshal,
and also census enumerator of Madison, Penn and Harris township north of the river, and for the United States census of 1890 he took the products of industry of the manufacturing establishments of Mishawaka and South Bend. Socially he is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Mishawaka Lodge No. 130, and was secretary for many years. He is also a member of South Bend Commandery No. 13, K. Y., and Mishawaka Chapter No. 83, and Mishawaka Council No. 19. He belongs to the G. A. R., in which he was quartermaster two years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Judkins are members of the Presbyterian church, and for the
past eighteen years he has been one if its elders. He was a delegate to the General Assembly from Indiana in 1876, at Philadelphia, Penn. He is quite active in political matters, and is deservedly popular. He has a nice residence in the town, besides owning two other houses, a part of the Phoenix Block and some
valuable real estate. His daughter, Bertha E., was married in June, 1888, to Frederick G. Eberhart, Jr., son of Adolphus Eberhart (see sketch), and his daughter, Edith, was married October 12, 1892, to D. O. Fonda.
Submitted by Gerald D. Hobson
Biographical Sketch From Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of
Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers
Chicago, 1893
393-394
ADOLPHUS EBERHART, Mishawaka, Ind. The family of the name of Eberhart, Everhart, Eberhardt, whichever way it may be written, probably came originally from Germany to America, and possible there
are thousands of the same name in both countries. Rev. Uriah Eberhart, of Chicago, Ill., has compiled an interesting history of the family from A. D. 1265, to A. D. 1890, showing their mutations, increase, resemblance and dispersions, arguing that from their similarity of physical structure, mental acquirements and religious faith, that they all had one common parentage. In Germany he traced them back to the thirteenth century, when the family was of noble blood, well educated for the times and many of them holding offices of high degree in church and state. They nearly all belonged to the Lutheran Church, one of the Eberharts greatly assisted Luther himself in the work of the Reformation. It would be impossible, in
an article of the present kind, to give the various histories connected with this remarkable family, but we may at least outline some of the distinguished former members. Eberhard the Noble was a Bavarian, born March 13, 1265, and both his father and mother were members of the royal family. He was one of the most daring and successful warriors of Wirtenberg and established that kingdom. His son Uriah succeeded him on the throne, and his son Eberhard the Good died June 5, 1325, after reigning nearly forty-six years. Eberhard the Mild was the great-grandson of Eberhard the Noble and commenced to reign about 1392, continuing about twenty-five years. His son Eberhard the Younger died after a comparitively short reign; Duke Eberhard the Third began his reign about 1623 and reigned about forty-one years, and Duke Leopold Eberhard, who died in 1723, was the last reigning duke of Wirtenberg. The throne was lost par tly by his own improper conduct, but principally through the strife then existing between the Catholics and Protestants. In view of all the disturbances of the times, many of the family decided to leave the Fatherland and seek their fortunes and greater civil and religious freedom in the wilds of America. Hence, quite a number of them emigrated to this country between 1725 and 1750, coming mostly from Wirtenberg and surrounding provinces, and settled principally in Pennsylvania, becoming there sturdy pioneers and substantial farmers. Many of their descendants have become prominent and leading men in all walks of life. They are a numerous and and enduring race and many of the representatives are scattered throughout the West. Adolphus Eberhart, the grandfather of our subject, came to America between 1775-7. He was the son of John Adam Eberhart, Duke of Alsace. German tradition says that his father, John Adam, the Duke, was very wealthy, being the owner of extensive glass works and large tracts of land, He appointed
his brother, Philip of Wirtenberg, as administrator of his estates, and Philip so managed matters that he made his son the inheritor of the title and the greater part of the lands. Thus the heirs of the real duke were defrauded out of their inheritance. Adolphus was born January 4, 1760, and consequently was about eighteen years of age when he came to this country from Carlruhe, Baden. He immediately enlisted in the army and was all through the Revolutionary war, being a brave soldier and fighting under General La Fayette. At one time he assisted in carrying the General off the field, where he had been severely wounded, and did not see him again until January, 1825, when he met him at Albert Gallatin's home near
New Geneva, and in recognition they embraced each other. After the war Adolp hus returned to his trade of glass blowing, and after some experiments in Baltimore, in connection with a man by the name of
Johnson, he and his brother Martin with other friends, went to Frederick City, Md., and for a time carried on the glass business. There he was married to a Miss Sophia, daughter of David and Elizabeth (Brandenberg) Speelman, who was born February 7, 1770, and was an excellent woman. Some time after the close of the war Adolphus and his friends moved from Frederick City to a place called New Geneva, Fayette county, Penn., and bought land of Hon. Albert Gallatin and established the first extensive glass works west of the Alleghany Mountains. He was a good general scholer and although he had a German brogue when speaking English, he was, nevertheless, an intelligent, active business man for his years. For a long time he carried on an extensive glass manufacturing establishment. Both he and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church and were noted for their fine musical ability. He died in 1828, aged sixty-eight years. They had the following children: Martin Adolphus, who died in childhood; Charles, born February 18, 1789 and married Miss Minnie Kirkwood, of Mapleton, Penn.; Sophia A.; Margaret E.;
Christian E.; George Frederick; Anna; Henry; John L.; Louis A. and Rev. Albert G. George Frederick, son of Adolphus, was born March 39, 1797, in Greensburg, Greene county, Penn., and received the limited common-school education of the day. He learned the business of glass blowing of his father, many of the Eberharts following this business. He married Betsy Weltner, of the same neighborhood, and to them were born twelve children: Jacob, Sophia, Adolphus, John, Robert Charles and Charles Robert (twins), Christian, Albert, Elizabeth Frederick, Frank and James. Soon after marriage Mr. Eberhart mov ed to the State of New York and settled in the town of Clyde, Wayne county, where he engaged in his trade and lived until 1827, when he removed to Geneva, N. Y., and soon after bought a farm in Yates county, although he continued to work at his trade in Geneva. He finally retired from this business and lived on his
farm. In 1832 he removed to Greene county, Penn., where his father had owned a large tract of coal and iron lands. Mr. Eberhart bought out all of the heirs except one, but not being able to complete the purchase of the property he remained but one year. For the following two years he lived in Yates county, and in the spring of 1836 came with his family to St. Joseph county, Ind., and settled on the St. Joseph River, two miles north of Mishawaka, entering nearly 400 acres of land, making the journey to this county with two
double horse teams, the snow being five feet deep when he started and the wagons wer e put on runners. The roads were good until Ashtabula was reached, when the snow disappeared and the remainder of the journey was made on wheels. The land which Mr. Eberhart entered was called Oak Openings, and presented a beautiful appearance, the large oak trees standing at a considerable distance apart, causing it to resemble an orchard. As there was little underbrush a large variety of wild flowers grew in this wood,
while deer, wild turkey, squirrels and other game abounded. In their season the wild pigeons were in countless numbers. A pigeon roost was within one and one half miles of their settlement, and millions of these birds would fly to this roost. The land on which Mr. Eberhart settled is still in the hands of his heirs, and the primitive log cabin which he first built had neither doors nor windows, as glass could not be obtained at that time at Mishawaka, which village had then but one store , that of the St. Joseph Iron
Company. There was but one settler near Mr. Eberhart and there was a small settlement at Pleasant Valley. After a few years Mr. Eberhart built a good frame house and two good barns, which are still standing. A good farm was cleared up, with the assistance of his sons, consisting of 200 acres. Both Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart were devout members of the Methodist church, and he was a local preacher while living in the State of New York. In conjunction with Richmond Tuttle and James Pembrook he organized the First Methodist Church, in which Mr. Eberhart was local preacher and class-leader for many years, contributing liberally of his means to support the church. His house was the home of the itinerant Methodist preachers
of those early days who were the founders of Methodism in Indiana. Mr. Eberhart was a good, substantial, pioneer citizen, took great interest in public improve ments and gave his children a fair education for those days. In politics he was an old line Whig, but afterward became a staunch Republican. He died at the age of seventy-two years, a man of powerful constitution, who was never sick in his life and who never missed a meal until his last sickness. He was a successful hunter, very fond of game and enjoyed hunting it. For horses he had a great affection, and in his early days kept fast ones, and when living in the State of New
York had some very valuable ones for his times; but when he became a religious man he sold off his horses. He was respected by all who knew him as a moral, upright, pioneer citizen. Through his life he
was very positive in his convictions and died a sincere Christian, in 1869. The children of George Frederick Eberhart married and settled as follows: Jacob Weltner, born March 11, 1819, in Greensboro, Penn., was a young man of sev enteen years when he came to Penn township, and married Louisa Ferris, born at Waterloo, N. Y., and to them were born three children - Sarah L., who died at the age of six years; Anna M., who died at the age of two years, and Charles H. who is now a farmer, married and settled on a farm north of Mishawaka. Jacob W. became a substantial farmer and died on the farm where his son now resides, aged sixty-seven years, his death occurring September 6, 1886. Sophia Eberhart, daughter of
George Frederick, married Ellis Cook, a farmer of Penn township, son of an old pioneer, and to them were born James, Anna (who died at the age of fourteen years), Arthur, Harriett, George and Sophia. Mr. Cook died on his farm at about fifty-eight years of age. He was a minister in the Methodist Church. Mrs. Cook married for her second husband John Ruddock, a farmer of Sumption Prairie, and he died at the age of seventy-one years . Mrs. Ruddock married for her third husband George Barnes, and they reside at Walkerton, Ind. A full sketch of Adolphus, the next child, will be given below. John H. was born on a farm in Yates county, October 8, 1825, and came to this county when eleven years of age. He married Mary A. Pembrook, but no children were born of this marriage and she died in 1857. In 1859 he married Mary McCann, and to them were born two daughters: Harriett A. and Nellie M. Mrs. Eberhart died December, 1890. Mr. Eberhart is a substantial citizen and is one of the owners of the flouring-mill at Mishawaka. Robert Charles, a son of Frederick George Eberhart was born April 9, 1928, became a farmer and married Lucy Landfere, in September 1856. They had one son, Palmer A., born March 2, 1858, but the mother died two weeks later. Mr. Eberhart married June 28, 1860, Rachel Stair, and to them were born three children: Susan E., born March 1, 1862; Emma E., born April 15, 1864, and Dessie C., born September 4, 1866. Mr. Eberhart is a prosperous farmer and a respected citizen of Penn township. Charles
Robert, son of Frederick George and twin brother of the above, married Harriet Corp, March 15, 1858, and they are the parents of six children: Harry H., Eva M., Sylvia B., Albert R. and Leo B. The son Albert, was drowned in the St. Joseph River on the evening of December 3, 1884, while fishing, at the age of twenty-six years. He was a young man of fine character. Mr. Eberhart is, like the rest of his famiy, a trustworthy and honorable citizen and a practical farmer, residing in Penn township. Christian and Albert were also
sons of Frederick George, Elizabeth married George Bryerson, a farmer now retired and living in Elkhart. They are the parents of Frank, William, Adelia and Arthur. Frederick , Frank and James were the other children of Frederick George and a sketch of the former appears in this volume. Adolphus Eberhart, and the son of Frederick George, and our subject, is one of the pioneer manufacturers of Mishawaka, a substantial citizen and an honored and respected man. Adolphus was born February 11, 1824, at Clyde, Wayne Co., N. Y., and was twelve years of age when he came to St. Joseph county with his parents and can well remember the journey. He received the common education of those pioneer days and was reared a farmer. He narrowly escaped becoming a physician, as he had decided to adopt that profession, but his plans were changed by the removal of Dr. Crawford from Mishawaka, with whom he was to have studied. This was a great disappointment to young Eberhart, as he felt a desire to become a disciple of Aesculapius, believing that he had a natural aptitude for that profession. However, he learned the trade of wagon and carriage-maker, and at the early age of twenty-one years engaged in this business with Albert Cass, of Mishawaka, one of the old settlers. They continued in the business four years, having associated with them John Miles, and in 1864 they built a large flouring-mill, which was then one of the largest and best in the
West. Mr. Eberhart managed this mill until 1887, and still retains a one-third interest in it. In 1886 he organized the Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Company with a capitol stock of $200,000, with M. V. Beiger as president, F. G. Eberhart, Jr., as vice-president, J. S. Eberhart, Jr., as secretary, and Marvin Campbell as treasurer. The directors are C. Studebaker, J. M. Studebaker, M. V. Beiger, A. Eberhart and Marvin Campbell. Mr. Eberhart had invented a knit all-wool boot and a one-half interest in the patent was
sold to the company for $100,000. The boot is a joint invention of Mr. Eberhart and Mr. Beiger, and as the business progressed, as many as one dozen patents have been taken out and large and convenient shops have been erected, two of them very large and three stories high; another 32x50, and three stories high; and still another 90x32, three stories high, besides other buildings such as boiler-house, dry kilns, etc. The company does an annual business of $200,000; employs from 140 to 150 persons and is a very important
industry. This is the only all-wool knit boot made in the world. Besides these interests, Mr. Eberhart owns and rents four farms, aggregating 480 acres of fine farming land. From 1860 to 1862 Mr. Eberhart erected a commodius brick residence on East Second street, in which he still resides. On April 25, 1847, he married Sarah A. Boyd, born January 28, 1829, at Lynchburg, Va., daughter of James and Ann (Rohr) Boyd. James Boyd was born in 1807, in West Virginia, of an old colonial family, of Irish descent. He was a carpenter by trade and came to Mishawaka, in 1837, and was well known among the old pioneers. He passed the remainder of his days in this town, living to the age of sixty-three years. Both he and his wife
were members of the Methodist Church, he being one if its founders in this town. He was the father of eight children as follows: Sarah A., Elizabeth, Lucinda, Margaret, John W., James C., Robert F. and
Charles. In politics he was first an old line Whig, but at the organization of the Republican party, united with that. He had three sons in the great Civil war: John, who was in the Eighty-seventh Regiment I. V. I.; James C., who was in the one-hundred-day service, and Robert F., who was in Company I, Ninth Regiment
I. V. I., who was one of the first to enlist in the first company that went from Mishawaka. He died in 1861, at Cheat Mountain, W. Va. (For more complete history of the Boyd family see sketch of John W. Boyd.) To Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Eberhart have been born six children: Ida L., who died at the age of twenty-nine, having married, and left two children; Flora G.; James C.; Frederick G.; William, who died at the age of seven years, and Everett G. Mr. and Mrs. Eberhart are members of the Methodist Church, in which he
has held the offices of steward and class-leader. Politically he is a staunch Republican, and was one of the founders of the party in the county. He has always been a public-spirited man, in favor of all things conducive to the improvement of his county, but so many of the private enterprises in which he is engaged engross his attention to such a degree that he has always declined public office. Possessing the confidence of the people he might have aspired to any office, but has only accepted the presidency of the Board of Township Trustees. Perhaps there is no man now living in Mishawaka, who has been more fully identified with its business interests, or who has, for more years, been so active and efficient a business man. He began when a mere boy, and has always pursued an enterprising, energetic and honorable business course which, in his old age, he still continues with unabated vigor, having but recently originated an enterprise, unique in its character, of practical and substantial benefit, not only to himself, but to his fellow townsmen. Through his long career his integrity has been unimpeached and his manly course in life should be emulated by his descendants.
Submitted by Gerald D. Hobson
Biographical Sketch From Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of
Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties, Indiana
Goodspeed Brothers, Publishers
Chicago, 1893
673