James H. Ellsworth was born in St. Joseph county, Ind., in 1852, and has always resided in this city; he is the son of Aaron B. and Frances L. (Harwood) Ellsworth, who were natives of New York and came to this State at an early day. Aaron El1sworth was one of the pioneers of St. Joseph county and one of the most prominent citizens of South Bend. The subject of this sketch was educated in the schools of this city; attended law lectures in the Union College of Law of Chicago; was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1873 and in June, 1875, began the practice of law in this city. He is secretary of the "Western Accident and Relief Association," which office he has held since the organization of the company. He was the originator and organizer of this company and has had the general management and supervision of the same. Politically, he is a Republican.

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Chauncey N. Fassett, editor of the South Bend Register, was born in South Bend July 30,1849; when three years old the family removed to Middlebury, Elkhart county, and thence in 1857 to Goshen, and the next year to Lebanon, Southwestern Missouri; there, in 1863, they were cut off by the rebels from all communication with the North; they returned to Goshen, and in February, 1873, back to South Bend. Here Mr. C. N. Fassett began as local editor for the Union, was then on the Register two years, and next on the Tribune one and a half years. Oct. 12, 1878, in company with D. S. and F. A. Marsh, H. S. Fassett and E. M. Herr, he bought the Register establishment; Mr. D. S. Marsh retired from the firm in May, 1880. A further notice of the paper is given in another chapter. Oct. 31, '77, he married Anna H. Thrush, daughter of the late Rev. John Thrush, once pastor of the M.. E. Church in South Bend. She was born in Baltimore Oct. 31,'57. Mr. Fassett is a Republican, a member of the A. F. and A. M., and was City Clerk in Goshen three terms. Present residence, 32 Lafayette street.

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Gustav Fikentscher was born in Bavaria, June 2, 1831, son of Martin and Katharine (Sommer) Fikentscher; educated in the common schools of Germany; emigrated to this country in 1866, arriving in South Bend June 29; followed his trade of mi1ler for a year, then photographing for four or five years; in 1873 commenced as local editor for the Courier, when Messrs. Brownfield, Jr., and Fassett Broadus were proprietors; February 19, 1874, he took possession of the Courier, since which time he has conduced the paper with success. January 24. 1880, he was married to Adele Lemien, of Chicago, a native of Prussia, and they now reside at 79 Lafayette street. Politically, Mr. F. is a Democrat.

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George Ford was born in South Bend, Jan. 11, 1846; son of Isaac and Emeline Ford, natives of the State of New York. His father was a cooper by trade and came to this State and located in South Bend Sept. 3,1845, where he resided until his death, which occurred Sept. 16, 1880; he was engaged in the cooper business until within the last four or five years of his life. The subject of this sketch was educated in the schools of this city, and while a boy learned the cooper trade, at which business he worked for a time; he began the study of law in March, 1866, in the law office of Col. Norman Eddy, then one of the leading lawyers of South Bend; in 1869 he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, where he continued his studies until he graduated; he then returned to South Bend and engaged in the practice of law, where he has since resided and continued the business. In 1872 he was elected Prosecutor of the Court of Common Pleas, which office he held until that court was abolished by the Legislature; he was then appointed Prosecutor in the Circuit Court to fill a vacancy, and with the exception of two years has held that office ever since, having recently been reelected to that office for another term.

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Isaac Frame was born in the State of Ohio in the year 1818; son of Jesse and Nancy Frame, who were natives of Virginia, and came to this county in 1832, and settled in Warren township, where the subject of this sketch spent his early life; when quite a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for many years. He was married in this county in 1846, to Miss Emily Jones, who was born in Ohio in 1828, and died in 1862; they had six children. He was again married in this city in 1863, to Miss Lucinda Huff, of this city, and they have 2 children. Mr. Frame has held the office of Constable in this township for more than ten years; has held the office of Justice of the Peace four years, and Deputy Sheriff two years, and now holds the office of Constable. Politically, he is a Republican.

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Nathaniel Frame was born in Wayne county, Ind., July 31, 1820; son of William and Nancy (Crowel) Frame, natives of Virginia, who located in Warren tp., this county, in 1836, where they resided during the remainder of their lives. Nathaniel now owns the old homestead; he was married in 1842 to Caroline Wayne, of this State, who was born in Henry county, Ind., in 1824; they have 7 children: Sarah, wife of William. H., of this county; Lucinda, wife of Abram Staples; Julia A., wife of Theodore R. Marble; James J., Abram W., and Rosetta, wife of Frank Wells, of this county. Mr. Frame has held a number of important township and county offices; was County Commissioner twelve years, and a member of the City Council two years. Politically he is a staunch Republican and an earnest supporter of the nominees of that party.

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Hon. William G. George was born in Pennsylvania in 1832; he graduated at the Pennsylvania College in 1851; came to this State and settled in South Bend May 1, 1854; began the study of law in l850, and was admitted to practice in 1854; was Assistant Adjutant of R. H. Milory's staff in 1862; assisted in the organization of the city of South Bend; in 1865 was elected its first Mayor, and held that office for two and one-half terms, without compensation. He was married in 1856 to Miss Lydia Pfleger, of Pennsylvania, and they have one child. Politically, Mr. George is a staunch Republican, and was the first to vote the Free Soil ticket in Lebanon, Pa.; he has always taken an active part in political affairs. Mr. George is one of the oldest attorneys now in active practice in this city, also one of the leading lawyers, having a large and lucrative business.

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William Gibson was born in Ohio in 1836; his parents came to this State in 1837 and settled in Elkhart county, where they remained five years, then came to this county, where the subject of this sketch has since resided. He was raised on a farm and received a liberal education; in 1860 he learned the photographer's art, and has since been engaged in that business. He was married in Berrien county, Mich., in 1859, to Elizabeth H. ----, who was born in Ohio in 1839, of Virginian parentage.

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Benjamin Gingrich was born in Waterloo county, Canada, ill 1843; he learned the carpenter's trade when a young man, at which he worked until 1865, when he migrated to this State and located in South Bend, where he continued to work at his trade until 1870; he then engaged in the manufacture of furniture in connection with George Byler; the partnership continued until 1872, when Mr. Gingrich conducted the business alone until l819; he then entered into a co-partnership with Conrad Liphart, and the new firm continue the business of manufacturing and sale of furniture; they occupy two large stores on Michigan street, and own and operate a large factory. Mr. Gingrich was married in 1866 to Miss Elizabeth Byler, who was born in Marshall county, this State, in 1842; they have 2 children now living; both are members of the German Methodist Church in this city. Politically, he is a Republican.

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Henry Ginz, native of Hesse Darmstadt, town of Alzey, Germany; was born Feb. 6, 1830; his parents were Jacob and Catharine Ginz, natives of that place. His father followed the business of a tanner, which he carried on for many years; he and his wife both died at the above-named town. Henry Ginz received the advantages of a common-school education in Germany until the age of 14 years, when he was apprenticed to learn the cabinet-maker's trade; at the end of his term of apprenticeship, which was three years, he commenced work at his trade, at 19 years of age, in 1849. He participated in the rebellion of that year under Gen. Seigel, who served so gallantly in our late war. This rebellion proving unsuccessful, he, with many others, escaped to Switzerland to save their lives, where he remained for a few months, when, by decree of the German Government, all non-commissioned officers (Mr. Ginz was a Sergeant) and privates were pardoned. Mr. Ginz then returned to Germany and worked at his trade. In 1854 he emigrated to America, landing at New York City and coming direct to La Porte county, Ind., where he followed his business until 1864; he then moved to Indianapolis, where he was in business until 1869, when he moved to South Bend, opening a grocery store and bakery, which he conducted for three years; then discontinued the above business, and in 1872 bought an interest in the "Knoblock Flouring Mill;" since this time Mr. Ginz has been identified with the milling interest in South Bend. The mill has four run of stone and has a capacity for grinding 100 bbls. of flour a day. In 1878 Mr. Ginz was nominated in his district as their Representative in the State Legislature. He is a Democrat, and although it was a Republican district he ran ahead of his ticket so that he was elected by a handsome majority; his opponent was Judge Stanfield. In 1859 Mr. Ginz was married to Miss Wilhelmina Myers, of South Bend, and they have 3 children, living at home, Adolph, Clara and Harvey. Mr. G. now resides in South Bend, surrounded by his family, and is one of its substantial citizens.

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Daniel Greene is a son of John and Mary A. (Jackson) Greene, who were natives of Delaware, and came to this county in 1832, where they resided until the time of their death. He was born in Greene county, O., in 1818, and came to this county with his parents in 1832; he has been engaged in farming most of his life, but for the last ten years has partially: retired from active business life, being at present engaged in insurance business. He was married in 1849, in this county, to Miss Mary Leeper, daughter of Samuel Leeper, of this city, and they have 3 children now living, Elizabeth Ann, wife of Dr. J. A. Kettering, of Colorado; Howard M. and Edna. Mr. Greene is a member of and Elder in the First Presbyterian Church in this city. He has always taken an active part in political affairs and contributes liberally of his means for that purpose, and has always been considered one of the "wheel horses" of the Republican party in this county.

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Ezekiel Greene was born in the State of Delaware in 1810; his early life was spent at home on the farm, and farming has been his principal business during life; he came to this county with his parents in 1832 and settled in Greene tp.; in 1854 he engaged in mercantile business in South Bend and was for some time U. S. Deputy Revenue Collector; in 1864 he was elected County Treasurer, which office he held for two terms of four years each; he was married in this county to Sarah Garwood, daughter of Joshua Garwood, who was born in Ohio in 1812, and died in 1854. Mr. G. is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

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Levi J Ham, M. D., was born in York county, Me., Nov. 16, 1805. His ancestors came from the highlands of Scotland in 1720, settling in Portsmouth, N. H. There were four brothers, George, Samuel, Benson and Matthias, each of whom married Scotch ladies. The descendants of George and Benson settled on the west side of the Salmon Falls river, in Newington, Dover, Great Falls and Rochester. Matthias went to North Carolina, and many of his descendants are now to be found scattered up the Mississippi as far as Dubuque and St. Paul. Samuel, the great-grandfather of Levi J., went over into Kittery, Me., and settled upon the very ground where the great navy yard is now located. His descendants pushed up the east side of the Salmon Falls river and became very numerous in York county, Me., particularly in Shapleigh, Acton and Newfield. Samuel, the paternal grandfather of Levi, and John Mildram, his maternal grandfather, were in the battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, armed with shot-guns. About 1796 Mr. William Ham, Jr., was married to Miss Esther Mildram, in Shapleigh, York county, Me., and they raised a family of 9 children, 7 brothers and 2 sisters; all lived to the age of men and women. Five of the brothers have been members of the Legislature of their native State.

The subject of this sketch was brought up on a farm till he was 16 years old, when he went to Newburyport, Mass., and fitted for college. He graduated at Dartmouth College in 1828, and took his medical degree from Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1831. After the completion of his medical course he at once went to practice in his native county. He immediately rose to distinction as a surgeon. The study and practice of his profession has been a life business with him; he has now (1880) one of the finest libraries in the State of Indiana. It is very large, and the volumes were selected with great care. Aside from his professional studies, his reading and taste have been mostly in the direction of the natural sciences. His published writings have been mostly on medical subjects, printed in the journals of the day.

In September, 1835, he was nominated and elected a State Senator from his native county. Young as he was his education and business tact placed him at the head of one of the most important committees at that time in the State, that of the "Northeastern Boundary" question. The question came near involving the nation in a war with Great Britain. He was also placed at the head of the Committee on Education. He retained the head of these important committees as long as he was a member of the Senate. He had fine diction. The last two years he served as President of the Senate. He took a deep interest and an active, leading part in the maturing and passage of the bill for the erection of the Maine Insane Asylum. He was on the Board of Trustees for that institution from 1840 to 1845. In the latter year he was again elected to the Senate, but declined to serve, having decided to leave the State.

In 1846 he removed to Erie county, N. Y., where he continued the practice of his profession with renewed zeal and eminent success till February, 1859, when he removed to his present home in South Bend, Ind.c He soon had a lucrative practice.c At the breaking out of the great Rebellion he was appointed Surgeon of the 48th Reg. Ind. Vol., by Gov. O. P. Morton. The Regiment was moved to the front early in 1862, and he was put in charge of the Central Hospital at Paducah, Ky., after the great battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh. The wounded of both these great battles were brought to Paducah for care and treatment. After the battle of Shiloh the necessity of surgical work was so great and pressing that for eight full days and nights he stopped but just 13 hours. May 1, 1862, the regiment moved forward to Corinth, Miss. He was in the siege of Corinth in 1862, which lasted from May 1 to June 30. During his service of three full years in the army he was in 22 battles besides the numerous skirmishes, among them those of Iuka, .Miss., Sept. 19, 1862; Corinth, Miss., Oct. 4 and 5, 1862; Fort Gibson, May 1, 1863; Forty Hills, May 3, l863; Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863; Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863; Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; Big Black River, May 18, 1863; at the siege of Vicksburg, which lasted from May 19, 1863, to July 4 following; Helena, Ark., Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge in November, 1863, and at Kenesaw Mountains in 1864. After the battle of Inka he was appointed Post Surgeon, and had charge of all the wounded of both sides after that terribly sanguinary battle. Early in 1863 there was a Board of three Surgeons of each division of the army caned the "Operating Board," who had charge of all the capital operations. He was Chairman of the Board of the 7th Division of the 17th Army Corps in all the great battles in the rear of Vicksburg, and at Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge. He was Medical Director at one time of the 17th Army Corps, under the gallant McPherson, and is now a member of the American Medical Association. He was elected Mayor of the city of South Bend in May last (1880), against his will.

He has 2 children, one son and one daughter. His son, Hon. M. M. Ham, is editor and proprietor of the Dubuque Herald, Iowa, and he is now a Senator in the Legislature of Iowa. The daughter is a single lady, and is housekeeper for her father.

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W. H. Hanford, physician and surgeon, was born in Clark county, Ohio, in 1825; his early life was spent on a farm until four teen years of age; he then learned the printer's trade, and subsequently studied medicine, in which he graduated; he came to this State and located in South Bend in 1866.

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John W. Harbou was born in Oneida county, N. Y. January 24, 1847, son of Fritz and Judith Harbou; father is a native of Denmark and mother of New York; he came to this State Oct. 16, 1872, and located in South Bend, Ind.; he worked at the carpenter's trade two years and was then employed in the County Clerk's office about one year, when he was appointed Deputy Clerk, which position he held until May, 1880; in 1879 he was appointed Justice of the Peace, and was elected to the same office April 9, 1880, for the full term of four years. He is a member of the Masonic order in this city; politically he is a Republican. He was married Oct. 3, 1868, to Miss Juliette Pearly, of Schoolcraft, :Mich., and they have one child.

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Robert Harris, physician and surgeon, is a native of Ohio, and was born March 14, 1823; he spent his early life at home on the farm; at the age of twenty-one he began the study of medicine, and in 1848 graduated at Starling Medical College, and commenced the active practice of medicine and surgery in 1849; in 1851 he migrated to this State and located in South Bend, where he has since resided. Dr. Harris has always had a large and remunerative practice, and is one of the leading physicians of South Bend. He was married in this city in 1852 to Miss Sophia ---, who was born in Ohio in 1831 and died in --, leaving her husband and two children to mourn her loss. He has been a member of the City Council two years, and takes an active part in all public enterprises. He is one of the leaders of the Greenback party in this city, and is an earnest supporter of the doctrines and nominees of that party. History of St. Joseph County, Indiana
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David Haslenger, Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, was born at Zang, Wurtenburg, Feb. 18, 1849, son of Frederick and Catharine (Schwaeble) Haslenger; emigrated to this country in the summer of 1867, settling at Plymouth, Ind., and came to South Bend in April, 1869. Aug. 8, 1871, Mr. H. married Minnie Ambos, of South Bend, who was born in Philadelphia July 27, 1853, and their children are Anna, Gustave, Bertha and Frank. Mr. Haslenger followed cabinet-making from 1860 to 1871, then was insurance agent, Notary Public and finally Justice of the Peace, which office he now holds, having been first elected in 1876, and re-elected in 1880. Politically he is a Democrat. He represents the Glens Fans, Liverpool & London and Globe, North German, London & Lancashire and Firemen's insurance companies; all reliable and safe. He is also a prominent member of the South Bend Maennerchor and of the Turn-Verein, and has been president and secretary of both these societies for several years.

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John Hay was born in Pennsylvania in 1839, son of David and Nancy Hay, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Virginia, who came to this State and located in this county in 1864. Mr. Hay enlisted in 1861 in Co. I of the 57th Regt. of Pa. Vols., and was in the service nearly three years; be was in the battles of Bull Run, Chancellorsville, Battle of the Wilderness, Gettysburg and others; he lost one arm in the battle of ----. He was in the mercantile business in this city for twelve years, and in 1878 was elected Treasurer of St. Joseph county, which office he still holds. He was married in 1866 to Mary Zahniser, of Pennsylvania, who was born in 1848; they have 3 children: Minnie, Winnie and Nannie G.

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Joseph Anderson, a native Indianian, was born in Wayne county, near Newport, July 6, 1829; his father and mother were from North Carolina, and emigrated to Indiana at an early day. While he was quite young his father died, and his mother lived many years afterward. He was a student, for a while, under Barnabas C. Hobbs, at Richmond; shortly after leaving school he entered Wittenberg College at Springfield, Clark county, 0., where he remained for several sessions. He taught some after leaving college, and while teaching school at Marion, Grant county, he commenced the study of the law under the Hon. Isaac Van Devanter, a prominent young lawyer of that town. After spending a summer in Marion he emigrated to South Bend, where he has ever since resided. At his adopted home he continued the study of law under Hon. Elisha Egbert, now deceased; he attended a law class taught by Hon. Thomas S. Stanfield several winters in succession; was a partner for several years of the late lamented Norman Eddy; he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1870; re-elected in 1872; elected to the Senate in 1874; elected to the Council from the 2d ward of this city in the spring of 1879.

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Woolman John Holloway. The subject of this sketch was born in Clark county, Ohio, Feb. 6, 1826. His father, George Holloway, was a Virginian by birth, his early home having been near Winchester, Va. In an early day he, with his father, William Holloway, came to Ohio, settling in the Scioto Valley near Chillicothe. Mary Woolman Holloway, mother of Woolman J., was born near Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Her father, John Woolman, was one of the early pioneers of Southern Ohio, having crossed the Alleghenies twice on foot from New Jersey, and also one of the early explorers of the Territory of Michigan. He was a nephew of the John Woo1man of colonial times, who was among the first men of those times to oppose the introduction of African slaves and slave-holding in the colonies. His writings on this and other subjects have been edited and published in book form by James G. Whittier, the noted Quaker poet and scholar.

In the fall of 1830 George Holloway, with his family-consisting of his wife Mary, daughter Martha, and three sons, Woolman J., William Franklin and Uriah Branson (Woolman J. being the elder), and his father-in-law, John Woolman, his wife and family removed to the "Indian country," the then "Territory of Michigan." They located first near the wigwam of Pokagon, one of the chiefs of the Pottawatomies, on Pokagon Prairie, now Pokagon tp., Cass county, Mich. The Indian title to the lands in Northern Indiana having been extinguished by treaty, these lands were put into market by the Government. In 1831 George Holloway purchased a tract in Greene tp., St. Joseph county, Ind., and thereon erected the usual pioneer log cabin, into which he removed with his family in April, 1832. Here he resided until his death, June, 1875. His wife aud son, William Franklin, died in 1838, a year ever memorable to the early settlers as the "sickly season." Uriah Branson removed with his wife and son to Colorado Territory in 1859, and subsequently became identified with the Territorial Government and early organization of that State. At the beginning of the war of the Rebellion he enlisted in the 1st Colorado Regiment but subsequently became Captain of Co. L. in the 2d Colorado Cavalrv, and served until the end of the war with distinction. At the close of the war he returned to Colorado and located at Pueblo, with the view of practicing law. Without his solicitation he was made Marshal of the Territory. Removing from Colorado he located at Shreveport, La., and was elected clerk of the Circuit Court for the parish of Caddo. During that year the scourge of yellow fever visited Shreveport, and he, his wife and son, the entire family, were among the many victims of the fell destroyer. The early days of Woolman J. were spent on the farm, with usual routine of farm life, in the midst of the many vicissitudes of pioneer experience. The first work to be done was to reclaim the "wild lands," and bring them under the civilized hand of agriculture.

The organization of society and the building of log school-houses, were among the first objects of the early settlers. The opportunities for education were, indeed, limited. The log school-house was generally miles away from the cabin, and the schoolmaster was considered an "apt scholar " if he could "cipher" to the "double rule of three." Grammar, philosophy and science were matters hardly to be dreamed of in those log-cabin schools. There were few books, and newspapers were to be seen only now and then. But the log-cabin school and county "debating society" were the seminaries and universities for the young men of those pioneer days. Between work on the farm in summer and the three months at school in winter, Woolman J. managed to acquire the simple rudiments of education, and himself became one of the teachers in the log seminaries in St. Joseph county. In 1853 he became a resident of South Bend, and in 1859 was elected to the office of County Auditor - an office of honor and trust. He was twice elected to this office the constitutional term, and performed the duties of that important office to the full satisfaction of the people of St. Joseph county. The first four years of his official life were during the war of the Rebe11ion, during which time St. Joseph county assumed many responsibilities and was not wanting in patriotic action. She contributed liberally for bounties to soldiers enlisting in the county. She raised revenues and paid considerable sums to the families of soldiers who were absent in the field, and for other relief. During his term of office the county jail was built, the county asylum enlarged and improved, and other valuable improvements made by an able Board of County Commissioners. The credit of the county was maintained, and on retiring from office in 1867 he was gratified with the fact that St. Joseph county had but little debt, and was not burdened with onerous taxes. In the meantime he had been admitted to the practice of law at the Bar of the at. Joseph Circuit, but did not engage actively in the profession of law.

Mr. Ho11oway was first married in June, 1859, to Miss Mary A. Smith, of Cass county, Mich., who was born in Sussex county, Del., her parents having been among the early settlers of Cass county. Mrs. Holloway died in May, 1862. Mr. Holloway was married again to Miss E. A. Perkins, of St. Joseph county, in February, 1865. She was born in Southern Ohio; her parents were from Virginia and among the earlier settlers of St. Joseph county.

Mr. Holloway is still a citizen of St . Joseph county, resident of the city of South Bend, and for the past ten years has been identified with one of the leading manufacturing industries of South Bend and of the great West. During this time he has been actively engaged in commercial life, and is well and favorably known in many of the Western and Southern States.

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John Hopper was born in New York in 1809; came to this State in 1838 and located in South Bend, where he now resides. He worked at home upon the farm until he was 18 years of age, then served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, and was engaged in that business for over 30 years. He then secured a contract for the construction of a portion of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern railroad, and was engaged in that business for some years. He was married in January, 1832, to Miss Caroline Stanford, of New York, and they had 2 children. Mrs. H. died in 1836, and Mr. H. was married again in 1840, to Pheba Smith, of Kentucky, who died in 1843, leaving 2 children. He was married in 1849 to Elizabeth Godfrey, of Michigan, who was born in 1826; they have 2 children now living. Mr. H. is one of the old pioneers of St. Joseph county, and one of the most respected men in South Bend.

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Richard Inwood was born in England in 1812, and came to this country in 1833. He spent his early life at work in manufactories and in farming; was in the employ of the Mishawaka Iron Works for a number of years. He was married in 1843 to Miss Catherine A. Rush, who was born in Ohio in 1821 and died in 1858; they had 3 children. He was again married, in this county in 1861, to Miss Martha Green, who was born in Ohio in 1821; they have one child. Mr. Inwood has a farm of 400 acres in Centre tp., under high cultivation and worth at least $60 per acre. He also owns a fine residence on Washington street in this city, where he now resides. He is a member of the First M. E. Church in this city.

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George J. Kenney, the oldest son of Thomas and Mary Kenney, natives of Ireland, who came to this country in 1828 and to Indiana in 1853, locating in South Bend, where they have since resided. The subject of this sketch was born in Buffalo in 1846, where he spent his early life. He came to this State with his parents in 1853, and has been most of the time in the grocery trade, in which business he is now engaged. His store is now located on the corner of East Water and Emerick streets, and he is doing a large business. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, and politically he is a Democrat.

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Samuel L. Kilmer, M. D. - This gentleman is one or the-rising physicians, and although he has been in practice here but for a short time, he has a good business. He was born in Ashland, Ohio, in 1849, and is the son of Isaac and Anna (Gilmore) Kilmer, who were natives of Pennsylvania and are of German descent. He received a liberal education and commenced the study of medicine in l876 at the Rush Medical College of Chicago, graduated in 1879 and commenced the practice of medicine the same year in South Bend, where he now resides. His office is on the corner of Michigan and Washington streets.

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John Klingel has been identified in a marked degree with the business and educational interests of South Bend for the past 28 years. He was born at Wallhalben, Rhein Pfalz, Aug. 31, 1835, and is the youngest son of Philip Klingel, who was a French soldier under the first Napoleon during the last battles of that great conqueror. The subject of this sketch received the advantages of a good education in the schools of his native town until he was about 15 years of age, when, in the spring of 1850, he emigrated with his parents and one sister to the United States, whither three brothers and one sister had preceded them several years. The family located, on their arrival, in the town of Rome, Oneida county, N. Y., where they remained one year, at the end of which time, in company with his parents, one sister and two brothers, he came to Indiana, arriving at South Bend May 1, 1852. Soon afterward P. Klingel & Sons commenced in the boot and shoe trade at No. 80, Michigan street. All of the firm being practical shoemakers, quite a large business in manufacturing boots and shoes was soon established. In the early spring of 1856 our subject made a tour of the West, but returned to South Bend in the fall of that year, when he became the sole proprietor of the flourishing business established by P. Klingel & Sons. He added to the former business that of dealing in hides and leather, which was continued under the firm name of John Klingel & Bro., until 1872, when, partly on account of failing health, the business was sold out to other parties. In 1873 Mr. K. made a trip to Europe for his health, attended the great World's Exhibition at Vienna and many places of note on the continent. Returning home much improved in health, he engaged in traveling for the sale of furniture, and later and up to the present time for the "Coquil1ard Wagon Factory."

When South Bend was organized as a city in 1864: he was elected as Councilman from the first ward, and at the expiration of his term was re-elected, but resigned his seat soon after commencing his second term. He received no opposition at either of the above elections. In the same year he was appointed a member of the City Board of Education, to which position he has been steadily re-elected and served the city faithfu1ly, with the exception of one year, while in Europe, up to the present time. To illustrate the well-earned esteem in which he is held, it is said that no matter what political party was in power, whenever his name came up for election to the above office there was never a single vote cast against him. A1l the school-houses in the city except two have been built since Mr. K. was a member of the Board, and no one is better known or more popular among the school children of South Bend than their friend John Klingel. He is now Treasurer of the School Board, and when in the city devotes nearly his entire time to the educational interests of the place. Under Mr. Klingel's direction graded schools were first established in South Bend, and the first superintendent appointed.

In 1875 the City Council transferred the City Library, consisting of over 2,000 volumes, to the City School Board. The library was at once removed to the high-school building, and Mr. Klingel volunteered his services as librarian, and for over two years devoted two days of each week to this work free of charge. Under his direction it became one of the most popular institutions in the city and increased to 2,500 volumes.

Mr. K. was one of the first members of Germania Lodge No. 301, A. F. & A. M., and has been Master of said lodge off and on for 10 years; also is a member of South Bend Chapter No. 29, R. A. M., and a Sir Knight of Warsaw Commandery No. 10.

Mr. Klingel was married Dec. 6, 1857, at South Bend, to Miss Fyette Dice, a daughter of John K. Dice, of this county, and an early settler. Mr. and Mrs. K. are very pleasantly situated in South Bend, and have a family of 3 children, all at home. Their names are Albert, Clara and Cora.

History of St. Joseph County, Indiana
Chas. C. Chapman & Co.
Chicago, 1880
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