Haywood - Charles
Source: Bowen, A.W. History of Montgomery County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A.W. Bowen, 1913, p. 1040
Charles Haywood, President and General Manager of the Union Elevator
Company at New Richmond was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana Aug 13,
1873. He is a son of E.F. and Margaret (Peed) Haywood. The father was
born in Tippecanoe County and mother near Shawnee Mound, this state.
They grew to maturity and were educated in their respective communities
and they devoted their lives to general farming up to 10 years ago when
Mr. Haywood left the farm and moved to Lafayette and became VP of the
City National Bank. He has been very successful in a business way and is
well-to-do. He owns large tracts of valuable land and handles a fine
grade of live stock in large numbers. He is one of the well known and
influential citizens of Tippecanoe County. Eight children were born to
E.F. Haywood and wife, namely: Edward, Mattie, Ella, Charles, Emma,
Henry and George are both deceased and Frances, who is the youngest.
Charles Haywood grew to manhood in his native county and received his
primary education in the schools at Goosenipple, later entering Purdue
University where he studied 3 years, after which he farmed for 4 years
during which he got a good start. He then entered the grain business at
New Richmond, Montgomery County and is still actively engaged in this
line of endeavor, having become one of the best known grain men in this
part of the state. He is President and General Manager of the Union
Elevator Company and a very extensive business is carried on all over
this locality. Mr. Haywood was married June 12, 1899 to Henrietta E.
Raub, daughter of Edward and Henrietta (Ruth) Raub the father a native
of Ohio and mother of Boston, Massachusetts. Six children have been born
to our subject and wife: Ruth Mildred, Helen, Richard R, Valverta,
Louis and Charles. Mr. Haywood is a member of Romney Lodge No 144; Free
and Accepted Masons, also belongs to the Commandery and Consistory alsot
he Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Murat Temple,
Indianapolis. He is prominent in Masonic circles. He is the oldest
member of the Mystic Shrine in Montgomery County Relgiously, he belongs
to the Methodist Episcopal Church and is faith in his support of the
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