Biography of Francis Mark Hines, M. D., pages 392/393/394/395. History of DeKalb County, Indiana; B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc., Indianapolis, 1914. Francis Mark Hines M. D. Success in what are popularly termed the learned professions is the legitimate result of merit and painstaking endeavor. In commercial life one may come into possession of a lucrative business through inheritance or gift, but professional advancement is gained only by critical study and research long continued. Proper intellectual discipline, thorough professional knowledge and the possession and utilization of the qualities and attributes essential to success have made the subject of this review eminent in his chosen calling and he stand today among the scholarly and enterprising physicians and surgeons in a community long distinguished for the high order of its medical talent. In the civic and political circles of DeKalb county the Doctor has also long been a prominent figure, having served faithfully and efficiently in positions of public trust and responsibility, having added prestige to a name already honored and dignified by his father. Francis M. Hines was born on January 26, 1861, in Jackson township, DeKalb county, Indiana, and is the son of Henry and Sarah Abigail (Smith) Hines. Henry Hines was born in Ashland county, Ohio, on April 1, 1839, a son of Francis and Lovina (Culler) Hines. In 1844 his parents moved to Kosciusko county, Indiana, where the father died in 1877. Henry Hines lived with his parents until his marriage to Sarah Abigail Smith, February 6, 1858. She was born on April 8, 1838, in Medina county, Ohio. The year following their marriage they came to DeKalb county, settling in Jackson township, where he entered upon the task of creating a farm out of the wilderness. He there became the owner of one hundred and sixty acres of land in sections 10 and 11, which he eventually became one of the choice farms of the locality. He continued the operation of that farm until the fall of 1896, when he was elected treasurer of DeKalb county and moved to Auburn, where his death occurred about six months later, on July 6, 1897. Henry Hines was a remarkable man in many respects and during the entire period of his residence in this county he enjoyed to a notable degree the confidence and high regard of all who knew him. He was elected justice of the peace, and, by successive re-elections, served continuously for eighteen years, or until his election to the office of county treasurer. He did not desire the office, but his fellow citizens insisted on re-electing him. Even tempered, level headed and with a keen sense of the fairness of things, he conducted his justice court in such a manner as to satisfy all litigants, and it was frequently the case that disputants would refer their troubles to him for settlement without law proceedings. His sense of justice, fairness and honesty made him a man of influence, though he was firm for what he believed to be right and was absolutely fearless. His word was as good as a bond, and any statement form his lips was accepted without question. Henry Hines was a successful man in his material affairs and at the time of his death owned, besides the home farm, two saw-mills, one in Jackson township and one in Union township. To Henry and Sarah Hines were born the following children: Lillie Louisa, now deceased, was the wife of James H. Farver, of Jackson township, this county; Francis M. is the immediate subject of this sketch; Wesley L. is a practicing physician at Warsaw, Indiana; Leonard Arthur, now deceased, was a successful physician at Warsaw at the time of his death; Lovina Ann is the wife of Alfred J. Geisinger, of Auburn; Effie A. is the wife of Lewis M. Geisinger, of Auburn. The mother of these children survives and is living in Auburn. Francis M. Hines was reared to manhood on the home farm in Jackson township, securing, his education in the public schools also attending the normal school at Auburn several terms. At the age of nineteen years he began teaching school in his home township, continuing to follow that vocation until 1889. In the fall of that year, having determined to take up the practice of medicine, he matriculated in the medical department of the Methodist Episcopal University of Fort Wayne, where he graduated in March, 1892, with the degree of Doctor of Medicine. He then returned to Auburn and in May following he began the active practice of his profession. Successful from the start, Doctor Hines was soon in command of a lucrative practice in both medicine and surgery, and during the subsequent years he has stood high among his professional colleagues in this community. In November, 1898, Doctor Hines was elected treasurer of DeKalb county, assuming the duties of his office on January 1, 1899, and so satisfactory were his services that in 1900 he was elected to succeed himself, thus serving four years as treasurer and retiring from the office with the commendation of all the people. Prior to his election as treasurer, Doctor Hines had served as a member of the Auburn city council from the third ward. During his term it was decided to install a municipal light and water plant, and, largely through the efforts of Doctor Hines, this was accomplished at a much more reasonable figure than was at first deemed possible. He was urged to again run for councilman, but declined, owing to his nomination for the county treasurership. He also gave to this to this city six years’ valuable service as a member of the school board. Politically, Doctor Hines has always been aligned with the Democratic party and has taken an active interest in political and public affairs. In the fall of 1902 he was elected chairman of the Democratic county central committee and two years later was a delegate to the national convention of his party at St. Louis, when Alton B. Parker was nominated for the presidency. During the Doctor’s official life he did not abandon the practice of his profession, giving his personal attention to his practice as far as was possible and employing an office assistant to take his place when his official duties prevented him from doing professional work. On March 29, 1885, Doctor Hines was married to Lillie Ann Carper, who was born and reared in Jackson township, this county, the daughter of John and Sarah (Friedt) Carper. Her parents, who were natives of Ohio, came with their respective families to DeKalb county and were pioneer settlers in Jackson township. To Doctor and Mrs. Hines have been born the following children: Dorsey Mark, born May 5, 1886, attended the Indiana University School of Medicine at Indianapolis, graduating in 1909, and is engaged in the practice with his father; Ralph died in infancy; Vera Grace received a splendid education, attending the Western College for Women at Oxford, Ohio; the State Normal School at Angola, Indiana, and the State Normal School at Ypsilantie, Michigan. Since the fall of 1909 she has been teaching in the Auburn public schools, being in the DeSota school building that was erected while her father was a member to the school board; Nellie Faith, who graduated from the Auburn high school, and attended college at Jacksonville, Illinois, is teaching sewing in the Auburn public schools; A. V., was born April 16, 1892, graduated form the Auburn high school in 1908 and from the medical department of Indiana University in 1912. He served a year as house physician at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Indianapolis, and is now engaged in the practice of his profession at Auburn; Victor Glenn, born September 4, 1895, died at he age of six years; Lillian died in infancy. Religiously, Doctor Hines is an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal church, in the prosperity of which he is deeply interested and to the support of which he contributes liberally, Personally, he is genial and unassuming, possessing to an eminent degree those qualities of character which commend him to the friendship of all with whom he comes in contact, and he not only enjoys a wide acquaintance throughout the county, which has been honored by his citizenship, but he is deservedly popular among all classes. Submitted by: Arlene Goodwin Auburn, Indiana Agoodwin@ctlnet.com