Jefferson County Related
Biographies Lewis J. Friedersdorff - Justly merits the reputation
which he enjoys of being one of the best known raisers of fine stock in Indiana.
His farm is certainly a credit to the state and the business is a profitable one
as conducted by Mr. Friedersdorff, who in all his undertakings is energetic,
diligent and persevering. He was born in Jefferson county, Indiana, on the 7th
of December, 1863, and is a son of Lewis & Amelia (Schiff) Friedersdorff.
There was no event of special importance to vary the routine of life for hij in
his youth and yet he laid an excellent foundation for his present
prosperity, by forming habits of industry, of carefulness and of
straightforwardness in business dealings. His mental training was received in
the public schools and he gained a goood knowledge of the English branches of
learning to aid him in later life. He is today the owner of a fine farm,
well improved. It is supplied with all modern equipments and accessories, such
as are found upon a model farm of the twentieth century. He has now eighty acres
of rich land, all of which is under cultivation. He has assisted in clearing at
least one hundred acres of land in this county and in the control of his own
farm he follows progressive methods which are practical as well. He raises
shorthorn cattle and also Poland China and Chester White hogs, and upon his farm
has been produced some of the finest stock ever seen in Bartholomew county. He
likewise raises roadsters and horses have sold for from one hundred and
fifty to three hundred dollars. He has also been the owner of draft horses,
selling them for from one hundred and fifty to three hundred dollars. He raises
and fattens mules, which he sells when young, and in his varied operations
as a stock dealer he has met with very gratifying success. Upon his places he
keeps Jersey cows for milk purposes and in all his stock there is not one
inferior animal. The county has benefited by his labors because, by producing
high grades of stock, he has raised the value of farm animals and thus has aided
the entire farming community. Many excellent improvements has he placed upon his
property. He has erected an attractive one-story residence, has built a
large and substantial barn and other outbuildings and has fenced his land, thus
dividing it into fields of convenient size. His farm is one of the best in the
county, ditching and tiling being used in the fields until the land has become
very fertile and arable. He values his land at one hundred dollars per acre and
the valuation is a just one, for the farm is one of the best in this portion of
the state. He also has a good orchard and year by year he adds to the
improvements upon his place, which is now splendidily equipped. Mr.
Friedersdorff was united in marriage to miss Lillie Davis, a daughter of John
and Maggie (Isgregg) Davis. Her father is a resident of Hartsville, Indiana, and
is an enterprising farmer who is also engaged in dealing in hogs. His farm is
well improved and he is careful and systematic in his work. In his family
are nine children.
from
Biographical Record of Bartholomew
County, Indiana, Including Biographies of the Governors and Other Representative
Citizens of Indiana; 1904; B. F. Bowen, publisher
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Friedersdorff have been
born three children: Nellie, whose birth occured on the 3d of December,
1897; Roy, born on the 3d of April, 1901, and Harold, born August 26, 1904. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Friedersdorff are people of the highest respectabillity and the
hospitality of the best homes of this portion of the county is freely accorded
them. Mrs. Friedersdorff belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. He is
associated with no religious denomination, but has lived a life gaining for him
the respect and trust of all with whom he has been associated. He
votes with the Republican party; but he has never sought or desired
office for his time and attention are fully occupied with his business affairs,
which are of an important nature. He is bending every energy to develop his
farm and already deserves to be classed among the best farmers of
Indiana.
Conrad J. Friedersdorff - The name of Friedersdorff has become well known far beyond the borders of
Bartholomew county, because of the activity of the subject and other
members of the family as stock dealers. If stock is shipped from the farm of
Conrad J. Friedersdorff it is a guarantee of its high grade, for he has owned
and sold some of the best farm animals that have ever been raised in Indiana. He
is a business man, active alert and enterprising, and it is to such men that the
county owes its development and prosperity. He was born in
Jefferson county, Indiana, April 12, 1859, his parents being Lewis
and Amelia (Schirff) Friedersdorff. A picture of farm life surrounds most
farm boys of this state would be representative of his own youth. There was no
special event of importance to vary the routine of the duties of the fields and
of the schoolroom for him during his boyhood days. At the usual age he
began his education in a school near his home and therein he remained until he
had mastered the branches of learning taught in such institutions. When still a
youth he began work in the fields, plowing, planting and harvesting from early
springtime until crops were gathered in the late autumn. As a self-made man he
deserves great credit for what he accomplished. He started out life on his own
account, empty handed, and today he is a prosperous resident of his adopted
county, owning one hundred and fourteen acres of arable and productive land in
Rock Creek township, not far from Elizabethtown. This is all under cultivation
with the exception of a tract of ten acres which is covered with timber. He
raises stock, making a specialty of hogs of the Ohio Improved Chester breed. He
has had twenty-one years experience in this work and he is thoroughly well
qualified to take up hog raising and pass judgement upon the value of such
stock. He has also engaged in the raising of shorthorn cattle and he was the
owner of the first high grade pacing horse raised in Bartholomew county. "Alert"
was a standard-bred horse and had a record of a mile in 2:18. Mr. Friedersdorff
now raises draft horses, selling each year, and the price which he recieved has
varied from one hundred and fifty dollars to three hundred dollars. Several
times he has sold yearlings for one hundred dollars. He feeds his farm produce
to his stock and he is especially engaged in the raising of hay, putting up each
year a large amount raised in fields covering from fifty to one hundred
acres. His farm is well fenced and tiled and is supplied with many modern
equipments of a superior order. Mr. Friedersdorff is also successful as a
horticulturist, being engaged in the raising of fruits, including grapes,
cherries and berries. This supplies his table with many delicacies in season and
also adds to his income, because his fruits, owing to their excellent quality,
size and flavor, find a ready sale on the market.
The home life
of Mr. Friedersdorff has been most pleasant. He was happily married on the 2d of
September, 1881, to Miss Lotta Terry, a daughter of Frank and
Nancy (Tucker) Terry. The father was a native of Lebanon, Ohio, and
came to this state at an early day, settling at St. Paul,
Shelby county. By occupation he was a farmer, thus providing for the needs
and wants of his family. His political support was given to the Democracy. He
died in the year 1862 when his daughter, Mrs. Friedersdorff, was quite young. In
the family were ten children. Unto the subject and his wife have been born three
children: Edgar, who was born in 1884, is a graduate of the public schools
of Grammer, with the class of 1900; Jessie, born February 11, 1887, is yet
in school; and Ray, born in 1889, completes the
family.
The parents hold membership in the Methodist
Episcopal church, contributing generously to its support and taking an
active interest in its work. Mr. Friedersdorff is serving as one of the trustees
of the church and is also a school officer. He votes with the Republican
party and takes an active interest in everything pertaining to the
material, social and intellectual welfare of his community. He shows great
care and sound judgement in the management of his business affairs and
certainly deserves great credit for what he has accomplished. He has had
no assistance, but has made his way unaided, and his high moral worth
has been indicated in his business transactions as well as in other relations of
life. He now has a fine home upon his farm, a brick residence which he
erected and which is surrounded by other modern improvements, all of which
indicate the progressive spirit of the owner.
Lewis
Friedersdorff, the subjects father, was born in Germany, October 16, 1836, and
came to the United States when twenty-one years old, settling in Dearborn
county, Indiana. He there married Amelia Schirff, also a native of Germany, and
who came to this country at ten years of age. The year following their
marriage they removed to Jefferson county and in the fall of 1863 they came
to Elizabethtown and engaged in farming. Later they removed to Madison county
and in the spring of 1866 came to his present farm, comprising three hundred and
forty-three acres, located six miles east of Elizabethtown, on which he has
since resided. He has himself cleared fifty acres and now has two hundred and
ten acres under cultivation. In 1875 he erected a fine barn and 1896 built his
present large and handsome residence. He carries on general farming, giving
considerable attention also to stock raising. He was one first in this
section to engage in the breeding of shorthorn cattle, and has taken a number of
prizes on his display of stock at various fairs and stock
exhibitions.
John Henney - Farming interests in Bartholomew county find a worthy and well known
representative in John Henney, who is now carrying on agriculteral pursuits in
Sand Creek township. He was born in Jefferson county, Indiana, on the 14th of
April, 1853, and a son of John and Margaret (Reed) Henney. The family of English
lineage, the father being a native of England. He was born near the city of
Liverpool, and when a young man he came to this country and for some time earned
his living by sailing upon the seas. When he ceased to be a sailor he worked on
the Ohio river boats. Richard Lawson, a brother Englishman, introduced him
to Miss Margaret Reed, whom he wooed and won, their marriage being
celebrated near Hanover, Indiana. After his marriage he purchased a home and his
wife remained upon the farm while he was employed upon the river. He afterward
however, devoted his entire time and attention to agricultural pursuits, in
Saluda township, Jefferson county. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Henney were born nine
children, of whom seven are still living.
John Henney of
this review, however is the only one residing in Bartholomew county. His
boyhood and youth were spent upon the home farm and ere he attained his majority
he bacame superintendent of the property which he operated and managed until he
was twenty-one years of age. In his early life he worked out as a farm hand and
soon came to know what hard labor meant. About 1871 he came to Bartholomew
county, where he remained for six months and then returned to Jefferson county.
In 1888, however, he came to Sand Creek township, and purchased his present
farm, remaining here continuously since. All of the improvements upon his
property are due to his work and he now has a good home and highly cultivated
tract of fifty acres.
In 1884 Mr. Henney was united in marriage
to Miss Christina Ritz, a record of whose parents is found elsewhere. Unto
them have been born seven children, of whom one died in infancy. The others are
Charles, Maggie, Evaline, Lewis, Carl and Warren.
In
politics Mr. Henney is a Republican, having always given his support to the
principles of the party since attaining his majority. His life has been a busy
and useful one. He has had no assistance from influential friends or from his
family and from early youth has depended upon his own labors. All he possesses
has been won through strong determination and persistency of purpose. He is well
known in this locality for his sound integrity and honerable character and as a
highly respected citizen.
Thomas Leslie
- It is customary when a life record is closed
to review the past and to see what has been accomplished, giving judgement as to
whether the career has been worthy of commendation. When Thomas Leslie passed
away the community felt that it had lost one of its best citizens, while
the family mourned a loving husband and father and his neighbors a faithful
friend. His work was ever along legitimate business lines and he advanced
steadily through persistency of purpose, unfaltering diligence and unabating
zeal.
Mr. Leslie was a native of Ireland, born on the 14th of
March, 1834, his parents being Mr. and Mrs. Robert Leslie. In 1874 he was
joined in wedlock to Martha E. Baxter, a daughter of John and Margaret (Wells)
Baxter. Her father was born in Lexington, Kentucky, July4, 1821, and the
mother's birth occurred on the 29th of April 1824, near Paris, Jefferson county,
Indiana (Now Jennings county). Mrs. Leslie's grandfather was John Baxter,
also a native of Kentucky, while the maternal ancestors were from Ohio. John
Baxter always carried on agricultural pursuits and died near Hanover,
Indiana. Unto John and Margaret (Wells) Baxter were born seven children:
Elizabeth, the deceased wife of Bluford Tapp, a farmer; Matilda J., the deceased
wife of Thomas Tapp, who also carried on agribultural pursuits; Mary A., the
deceased wife of James Graham, a blacksmith; John who married Dora Slater, and
is a farmer and carpenter; Hester a seamstress living in Indianapolis; Lou,
the wife of Robert Potter, a druggist at Poplar Bluff, Misssouri; and Mrs.
Leslie.
During his boyhood days Mr. Baxter came with his parents
to Indiana, his family settling near Paris. In early life he engaged in hunting
and he also followed the butcher's trade and also carried on farming. He engaged
in the latter pursuit until his death, which occurred November 1, 1877. He
worked hard, was persevering in his labors and accomplished much through force
of character and strong determination. At the time of his death he owned a good
farm and valuable town property. In his political affiliations he was a
Republican and he belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church, being active and
earnest in church work. All he did was in harmony with his professions, for he
endeavored to live a life that was guided by the Golden Rule.
Mr. Leslie was provided with good educational privileges, attending school in
Ireland. After coming to America he engaged in stock dealing. In 1867 he
removed to Elizabethtown, where he became a grain dealer, purchasing grain
thoughout the county. His business, therefore, furnished an excellent market to
the producers in this locality and also brought to him a suitable return. He was
a man of firm purpose, of keen foresight and of unfaltering energy and he
carried forward to successful completion whatever he undertook. His business
ability and executive force were widely recognized and proved an excellent
foundation upon which to build success. He left to his family a valuable estate,
his widow being now the owner of two hundred acres of rich land in Bartholomew
county, together with a large amount of town property. He died August 15,
1896.
Unto Mr. and Mrs. Leslie were born three children:
Willie T. who was born February 3, 1875, died on the 1st of April, 1899; George
T., born May 7, 1885, is attending school; and Lottie M., born October 6, 1889,
is also in school.
In his political views Mr. Leslie was
a Democrat, active in politics and earnest in support of the men and
measures of the party. On two different occasions he was a candidate for county
auditor, but was defeated, and he laughingly said that a good man was always
beaten. He never wavered in his allegiance to whatever he believed to be
right and neither fear nor favor could turn him from a course which his
conscience santioned. He belonged to the Presbyterian church and was an
earnest Christian gentleman, whom to know was to respect and honor. He had
excellent business qualifications, but he never allowed the pursuit of wealth to
warp his kindly nature or to influence him in his relations with his fellowmen.
His activity in business, however, brought him in contact with a large
number of people and all with whom he was associated either in this way or
socially entertained for him warm regard and thorough respect. He left behind
him at his death a large circle of friends to mourn his loss, while his demise
was a very great blow to his immediate family.
John H. Redenbough - The subject of this
review is a self made man who without any extraordinary family or pecuniary
advantages at the outset of his career has battled earnestly and energetically,
and by indomitable courage and integrity has achieved both character and
success. By sheer force of will and untiring effort he has worked his way upward
and is numbered among the leading and prosperous business men of Columbus,
where he is now conducting a feed store and where he owns excellent city
property. He likewise possesses valuable farm realty, and at one time was
numbered among the enterprising agriculturists of this county.
Mr. Rededbough has spent his entire life in Bartholomew county, his birth having
occurred in Clifty township, April 1, 1836, upon the farm where lived his
parents, John and Margaret (Loller) Redenbough. The father was born in
Jefferson county, Indiana, in March 1809, and there remained until about
twenty-four years of age, when he came to Bartholomew county. Here he
entered forty acres of land from the government, for which he paid one dollar
and a quarter per acre. He was a man who did a great amount of clearing and
teaming and his labors were of direct and practical benefit to the county.
Throughout his business career he carried on farming, engaging in the raising of
oats, wheat and hay and the necessary farm stock. He was very successful in all
he undertook, possessing keen foresight and discriminating judgement in business
affairs. He took an active interest in political affairs, gave his support to
the Democratic party and served as constable. He held membership for many years
in the Baptist church and his life was upright and honerable, being in close
conformity to the teachings of his denomination. The subject now has in his
possession the old church letter which was granted his father in 1850. Mrs.
Redenbough was also a worthy Christian and the loss of both was deeply regretted
when they were called to the life beyond. The father died in 1857 and the
mother, whose birth occurred near Burrville, in Franklin county, Indiana,
on the 14th of March, 1814, passed away in the year 1899, at the age of
eighty-two. In the family were four children: Hezekiah, deceased; John H.;
James, who was a farmer of this county and died leaving a widow who bore the
maiden name of Mary Blackletter; and Newton, who died in
childhood.
Pioneer conditions still existed in Bartholomew
county during the period of John H. Rededbough's boyhood, and he has witnessed a
wonderful transition since that time as the county has advanced, winning itself
a place of prominence among the leading counties of this great commonwealth.
Farm work largely occupied his attention during his youth, for it was
necessary that he should assist his father in the cultivation and improvement of
the home place. To the public school system of the county he is indebted for the
educational privileges he enjoyed in his youth.
On the 14th of
October, 1855, the subject was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth
Blacketter, a daughter of Spencer and Louisa (Seibert) Blacketter. Her
father was born in Kentucky, March 4, 1809, and the mother's birth occurred July
5, 1813, also in Kentucky. He was a miller by trade and for many years
followed that vocation in conjunction with farming, the dual pursuit enabling
him to provide a good living for his family. He kept well informed on political
questions and issues of his day and voted with the Democratic party. His
relligious faith was that of the Baptist church and he was accounted one
of its helpful and loyal members. Prospering in his business undertaking,
he became the owner of three hundred acres of valuable land, which
was gained by hard work. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Blacketter were born ten
children, namely: Sarah J.; William; Henry; Peter, who is deceased; Elizabeth,
the wife of the subject; Mary Ann; Johnny; Jacob W.; Catherine; and
Sylvanus. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Redenbough have born four children: Mary A., who was
born in 1856, and is the deceased wife of George Cook, a farmer of this county;
Margaret, who was born in 1860 and is the wife of Samuel Dougherty, a pension
agent who is now living in Denver, Colorado, for his health; and Etta, who was
born in 1876 and is the wife of Sherman Lucas, a mechanic employed in the Reeves
pulley works in Columbus, Indiana.
Mr. Redenbough was at one
time the owner of one hundred and thirty acres of land in Columbus township,
which he improved, making it a rich and arable tract. He continued its
cultivation for a number of years, but in 1902 sold it. For fifteen years he has
lived in the city of Columbus, wher he is now carrying on a store, dealing in
baled hay and other feeds. He is also the owner of a nice property at the corner
of Seventh and Union streets. He votes with the Democracy and keeps well
informed on the issues of the day, thus being able to support his position by
intelligent argument, but have never sought or desired office. He is a public
spirited citizen whose aid and cooperation are freely given for the benefit of
moral, material, social and intellectual improvement in his adopted city. He has
a pleasant home in Columbus, which he rebuilt in 1892, and is widely recognized
as a successful business man, being surrounded by the comforts of life as the
result of his untiring energy and well directed efforts in former years. Mr.
Redenbough cast his first vote in Columbus for the Democratic ticket and has
voted the same way in the same place ever since. His first presidential vote was
in 1860 for Bell and Evarts.
George E. Reynolds, M.
D.
Since 1891 Dr. George E.
Reynolds has practiced in Elizabethtown, where he is considered a leading
citizen and competent physician. He is one of Indiana's sone, his birth having
occurred in Jefferson county on the 27th of November, 1857. His parents were Dr.
J. H. and Maria T. (Hall) Reynolds. The Reynolds family were natives of
Vermont and the father was a practioner of medicine in West Jefferson,
Indiana, for fifty-two years. He became a large land owner and was known as
one of the wealthy men of the community as well as the leading physician. His
work in the line of his profession was of value to his fellow men, because of
his skill and ablility, and his practice was extensive and renowned. He
voted with the Republican party and his religious faith was that of the Baptist
church, in which he long held membership. Unto him and his wife were born four
daughters and two sons. The eldest Dr. S. H. Reynolds, now deceased, was a
graduate of the Miami Medical College of Cincinnati; Lou has also passed away;
Sallie is the wife of Lewis H. Holmes, of Louisville, Kentucky; Alice is the
wife of Lewis H. Levey, a resident of Indianapolis, and Blanche is the wife of
John I. Ross, of Madison, Indiana.
Dr. George E.
Reynolds, during the twelve years of his residence in Elizabethtown, has
gained an enviable position in public regard by reason of his personal
characteristics and business capacity. He acquired his literary education
in the graded schools of Jefferson county, and took up the study of
medicine under the direction of his father for three years. He then entered the
Miami Medical College of Cincinnati, and in 1881 was graduated in the Medical
College of Indiana at Indianapolis. Being thus equiped for his professional
duties, he located in Scipio, this state, where he remained for three years. He
practiced in Goldsmith, Tipton county, for one year and in Kent for seven years
and in 1891 he became established in Elizabethtown. He has ever had a deep
interest in mdeicine from a scientific as well as humanitarian standpoint and is
keeping in touch with the recognized advancement of this, the noblest of
professions.
In his eighteenth year the Doctor was married to
Miss Josephine Sanford, of Jefferson county, Indiana, who was born in
Kentucky. They have two sons: Pl L. is assistant auditor for the Chicago
& Eastern Illinois Railroad at Muncie, Indiana. He married Miss
Mamie Bradford, of Elizabethtown, and they have one daughter. J. S. Reynolds is
also in the railroad service, making his home with his parents. Fraternally
the Doctor is a Mason, being interested in the work of the craft and in the
promulgation of its principles, and has filled nearly all of the offices of
the lodge. He is a Republican, but has never taken an active part in
political work. He is examiner for several insurance companies and has a
remunerative general practice. Thorough and painstaking in his care of patients,
courteous in manner and kindly in disposition, he has many sincere friends
and congenial companions.
D. A. Thompson, M. D.
The world instinctively pays
deference to the man whose success has been worthily won, and has attained
wealth by honorable methose, acquired the highest reputation in his chosen
calling by merit and whose social prominence is not the less the result of
irreproachable life than of recognized natural gifts. We pay highest tribute to
the heroes who, on bloodyy battle-fields, win victories and display a valor
that is the admiration of the world. Why should the tribute be withheld from
tose who wage the bloodless battles of business? Greater than in almost
any line of work is the responsibility that rests upon the physician. The
issues of life and death are in his hands. A false prescription, an unskilled
operation may take from man that which he prizes above all else--life. The
physicians power must be his own; not by purchase, by gift or by influence can
he gain it. He must commence at the very beginning, learn the very rudiments of
medicine and surgery, continually add to his knowledge by close study and
earnest application and gain reputation by merit. If he would gain the
highest prominence it must come as the result of superior skill, knowledge
and ability, and these qualifications are possessed in a eminent degree by Dr.
Thompson, who has for a number of years successfully practiced his profession in
Elizabethtown.
The Doctor was born in Scott county, Indiana, on
the 26th of June, 1844, his parents being E. M. and Martha J. (Hughes) Thompson.
The father was born near Boston, Massachusetts, and when a small boy accompanied
his parents to Madison, Indiana, the grandfather owning the land upon which
the city of Madison now stands. He secured it from the government and for a
time engaged in farming. Afterward he laid out his farm into lots and sold
them as the growth of the city demanded. For a long time he occupied the
position of justice of the peace, his decisions adding lustre to a well-earned
reputation. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and was held in universal
esteem.
E. M. Thompson, the father of the Doctor, was bornin
the year 1816, and received no educational privileges save what he gained
through his own efforts. He became a mechanic, millwright and carpenter and his
life was one of marked industry and enterprise. Successfully he carried on this
work for many years, his labors bringing him financial return until he was the
owner of a farm and two mills. Emigrating to Bartholomew county, he spent his
last days in Columbus, where his widow is now living at the advanced age of
eighty-four years. Unto this worthy couple were born three sons and four
daughters and the sons and two of the daughters are yet living. The family
record is as follows: Sarah, deceased; Emeline, the wife of Rev. P.
L. Ryker, of Michigan; Minnie, the wife of B. F. Cadby, of Columbus, Indiana;
Oliver N., a carpenter, of Indianapolis; William H., a rural route postman, and
the Doctor.
In his early youth Dr. Thompson was largely employed
in his father's mill and shop, thus becoming familiar with the two branches of
business. He secured his education in the graded schools of Scipio, Indiana,
where he was graduated. Having formed a desire to become a physician, he became
a student in the office of Dr. D. H. VanNuys, continuing his reading with Dr.
John L. Roe, and spent the winter of 1866 in the medical department of the State
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. He was graduated however, in the Ohio
Medical College, at Cincinnati, with the class of March 2, 1868. Dr.
Thompson located in Butlerville, Jennings county, Indiana . where he
remained for a year, removing to Forest Hill, Decatur county. In 1874 he came to
Elizabethtown where he has remained, covering a period of thirty consecutive
years. He has enjoyed a satisfactory practice and has long maintained a foremost
position in the ranks of the profession in the county. He has kept prepared to
meet the difficult demands upon him by continued study and investigation, so
that he has kept thoroughly informed in the progress of medical
research.
In 1866 the Doctor was united in marriage to Miss
Martha Klapp, a native of Jennings county, Indiana, and a graduate of the
Western College at Oxford, Ohio. Completing her course, she subsequently engaged
in teaching in the schools of Bartholomew county, attaining a high standing as
an educator. She is a lady of culture and refinement and occupies an
enviable position in social and religious circles. Unto the Doctor and his wife
have been born two daughters: Mabel, who is a graduate of the State University,
of the class of 1898, and is now principal of the schools of Elizabethtown, and
Inez, who was graduated in DePauw University on the completion of a course in
pharmacy and is now at home. The mother and daughters are members of the
Presbyterian church in Elizabethtown. The Doctor belongs to James Moffat Post
No. 223, Grand Army of the Republic, in which he has served as commander for a
number of years. He is entitled to membership in this organization because
of his military service in the Civil war. He enlisted in September, 1861,
as a musician in the band of the Twelfth Indiana Infantry, with which he served
one year. Because of disability he is the recipient of a handsome pension. He is
a stanch Republican and when opportunity affords never fails to support by
ballot the men and measures of the party. Dr. Thompson is a social, genial
gentleman, interested in all that pertains to the public welfare. He has a
large circle of intimate friends, and his friendship is most prized by those who
know him best. In his professional capacity he is extensively known and his
reputation ranks him among the foremost representatives of the calling in this
part of the state.
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