Biographical Memoirs of Wells County, Indiana  
Biographical Memoirs of Wells County, Indiana
B.F. Bowen, Logansport, Indiana, 1903
Index contributed by Wendy Hendricks. Thanks, Wendy!

A few of the bios have been transcribed and links are provided to these.
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"PREFACE: In placing the Biographical Memoirs of Wells County before the citizens, the publisher can conscientiously claim that he has carried out in full every promise made in the prospectus. He points with pride to the elegance of the binding of the volume, and to the beauty of its typography, to the superiority of the paper on which the work is printed, and to the truthfulness depictued by its portraits and the high class of art in which they are finished. Every biographical sketch has been submitted for correction and approval to the person for whom it was written, and therefore any error of fact, if there be any, is due solely to the person for whom the sketch was prepared.

"The several special articles from the pens of well-known citizens of the county cannot fail but be of unusual interest, the writers touching upon those phases of the county's history with which they are most familiar. The publisher would here avail himself of the opportunity to thank the citizens of Wells county for the uniform kindness with which they have regarded this undertaking, and for their many services rendered in assisting in the gaining of necessary information. Confident that our efforts to please will fully meet with the approbation of the public, we are, Respectfully, B. F. BOWEN, Publisher." 


Abbott, A. S.
Abbott, Daniel W.
Abbott, William H.
Abshire, Lewis C.
Alberson, Charles
Alberson, Philip B.
Allen, Hamon
Allen, P. A.
Allen, Robert
Alspach, Daniel
Alspach, John A.
Archbold, T. W.
Archbold, William G.
Arnold, Adam
Arnold, William C.
Awkerman, Joseph
Awkerman, Joseph, Sr.

Baker, John
Batson, Nathaniel
Batson, S. J.
Beavans, James
Beavans, John W.
Beberstein, Ferdinand
Beck, John M.
Bevington, O. B.
Bevington, R. A.
Bickel, Simon B.
Bierie, Christian
Bierie, Eli C.
Bloxsom, James
Bloxsom, William
Blue, C. L., M.D.
Blue, Hon. M. C.
Bock, C. C. M.
Bock, J. W.
Booher, John
Botts, E. H., M.D.
Bower, Joel
Bower, Henry
Bower, Simon
Bowman, William E.
Brickley, George
Brickley, Peter
Brineman, C. S.
Brineman, John
Brineman, Malachi
Brown, Mrs. Sarah E.
Buck, John M.
Buckner, Capt. Philip
Burns, Joseph

Campbell, Samuel
Caps, George L.
Caps, George W.
Carrysot, Adolphus
Chalfant, Evan L.
Clark, Mrs. Frances
Clark, I. K.
Clark, John I.
Clark, Matthew J.
Clark, Robert
Clark, Rufus B.
Clark, Sargeant
Cloud, Thomas C.
Colbert, William
Cotton, George W.
Cotton, Samuel G.
Crites, Jesse
Crites, John

Dailey, Hon. Joseph S.
Davis, Edwin R.
Dawson, John
Deam, John C.
Deam, John H.
Deam, Lewis E.
DeHaven, L. L. 
DeHaven, Walter B.
Derr, Capt. E. E.
Dettinger, John G.
Dettmer, John D.
Ditzler, John R.
Donaldson, Robert
Donaldson, W. A.
Dougherty, Hon. Hugh
Dulinsky, George
Dulinsky, William
Dunwiddie, William
Durr, John Henry
Dyson, Charles E.
Dyson, George

Earl, George W.
Ehret, William
Eichhorn, David
Eichhorn, Philip
Elick, Jonas
Elick, William
Elzey, Abner S.
Engle, Robert M.
Engle, William L.

Falk, Joseph
Fatscher, Jacob
Feeser, John G.
Feeser, Josiah
Fisher, Daniel
Fleming, Aaron
Ford, Charles H.
Ford, Thomas
French, Amos
French, John G.
Fry, Joel
Fulton, Hon. George E.
Fulton, J. C., M.D.
Funk, C. B.
Funk, John B.
Funk, Samuel D.

Garton, Henry J.
Garton, Marion
Gavin, George M.
Gavin, J. B.
Gavin, Robert F.
Gehrett, Amos
Gehrett, Mrs. Elizabeth
Gehrett, Henry S.
Gesler, Lewis
Glock, John
Goodyear, J. W.
Green, James
Green, P. S.

 

423
501
502
258
240
240
592
425
592
200
311
488
491
361
547
350
350

165
152
152
160
160
320
344
180
180
504
316
315
248
248
508
581
149
149
266
558
259
286
259
348
158
158
236
236
237
593
334
567
572

589
305
304
415
490
223
154
381
154
559
380
380
117
184
190
190
511
511

 96
518
225
486
500
500
181
182
460
358
480
506
147
146
 89
261
261
345
433
275
296

593
493
187
187
587
552
402
206
340

453
464
186
136
549
128
179
179
201
201
421
104
427
221
366
221

420
418
530
384
326
219
143
144
441
471
376
254
254

 

Haflich, Andrew J.
Haflich, Eli
Haflich, Samuel A.
Haiflich, Isaac
Haiflich, William
Hamilton, Augustus W.
Hatfield, Adam
Hatfield, Adam Jr.
Hatfield, Hiram
Hatfield, Isaac N., M.D.
Hatfield, James C.
Hatfield, John
Heckley, Martin
Hedges, Elijah
Hedges, Robert M.
Helm, George
Henline, Joseph H.
Hogg, John H.
Holcomb, J. H., M.D.
Hoopengarner, George
Hower, B. F.
Hower, John Y.
Hudson Family
Hudson, Wilson
Huffman, David C., M.D.
Huffman, George W.
Huffman, Henry
Huffman, Levi
Hunsicker, Henry H.
Hurst, Samuel
Hurst, Thaddeus S.
Huyette, Prof. Arthur R.
Huyette, Joseph R.
Hyde, John S.

Irwin, Robert C.

Johns, Henry E.
Johnson, Abraham W.
Johnson, Jonas
Johnson, Lewis M.
Johnson, Noah
Jones, John

Kain, B. F.
Keefer, James H.
Keller, David
Kemp, Joel
Kilander, Perry
Kilander, R. A.
Kimble, George W.
Kimble, Uzal
Kizer, Martin
Kizer, Martin, Sr.
Kleinknight, William F.
Knott, James
Knott, Samuel C.
Krehl, Frederick
Krehl, Jacob F.
Kreigh, Samuel M.
Krewson, John S.
Kunkel, Calvin
Kunkel, Michael
Kunkel, William A.

Lancaster, Harvey B.
Lancaster, Louis G.
Lancaster, Nathan
Lassiter, H. H. 
Leavengood, Silas G.
Lechner, George W.
Lee, John
Lee, Jonathan R.
Lee, William
Leist, George
Lesh, Jacob
Lipkey, William
Lobsiger, John
Lockwood, James E.
Long, Michael
Lounsbury, Smith
Lounsbury, Sylvester

McAfee, Jacob
McAfee, John
McBride, James L., M.D.
McBride, William W.
McCollister, Henry C.
McCullick, H. C.
McCullick, Lot
McDowell, William
McFarren, George F.
McFarren, Harry
Mann, Henry A.
Mann, Michael
Markley, John
Markley, Mrs. Jacob B.
Markley, Jonathan J.
Markley, William D.
Mast, Abraham
Mast, Uriah
Matlack, David T.
Matlack, William
Merriman, Alfred T.
Metts, A. H., M.D.
Metts, John I., M.D.
Meyer, Albert
Meyer, David
Meyer, Jonas
Meyer, Peter
Meyer, Peter
Miller, Andrew J.
Miller, Charles M.
Miller, G. W. G.
Miller, Henry
Miller, Jacob
Miller, John A.
Miller, Michael
Minnich, Jacob
Minnich, John
Minniear, Joseph
Minniear, Lewis A.
Mock, Daniel
Mock, Emsley
Mock, Hon. Levi
Moore, Cornelius
Moore, Joseph B.
Morris, John Pickett
Morris, Thomas B., M.D.
Mosure, Frank W.
Mosure, Jonathan
Mounsey, James P.
Myers, Ludwig

551
588
586
443
442
562
130
131
131
138
130
130
494
571
571
381
400
454
438
514
424
580
218
216
419
230
192
192
120
282
282
370
370
168

544

277
519
441
519
556
515

595
352
143
386
197
144
156
157
285
285
495
185
185
204
204
470
466
412
413
326

456
312
313
557
547
474
279
176
176
521
445
368
365
227
336
141
140

444
437
560
583
338
378
327
360
332
333
166
166
383
517
447
383
498
497
537
537
542
463
467
575
577
336
375
575
446
398
357
232
399
505
232
125
125
528
528
106
106
105
535
534
568
567
328
328
539
484

Neff, Hercules H.
Neff, John N.
Neher, John
Neher, Samuel
Neher, Samuel I.
Nelson, James
Nelson, Solomon B.
Nevius, George R.
Niriter, George
Niriter, John
Nutter, Levi
Nutter, Louis A.

Ochsenrider, David
Ochsenrider, Elias
Oppenheim, Albert
Oppenheim, Sigmund
Ormsby, Albert

Palmer, Samuel H.
Park, Matthew J.
Paxson, Mahlon I.
Perdue, James
Perdue, James, Sr.
Poling, Silas
Popejoy, Lawson
Pouless, William
Prillaman, Lewis

Ralstian, William
Rapp, Frederick
Reeves, Dennis
Reeves, John H.
Rex, John
Rinear, Charles
Rinear, John W.
Risley, Franklin P
Roberts, Nathan
Roberts, Robert
Roe, Arthur F.
Roe, Charles E.
Roe, Ezekiel
Roe, Jeremiah
Roe, John F.
Rogers, Philo
Rolli, Gottlieb
Rose, Joseph
Rupright, William H.

Saunders, C. B., M.D.
Saunders, George L.
Saunders, J. E., M.D.
Schaffter, Henry
Schott, G. B.
Schott, Peter
Schwob, Amos
Schwob, John
Schwartz, Levi
Scott, Nathan Macy
Scott, Stanton
Seaman, Jonathan
Settlemeyer, James M.
Sheets, John
Sheets, William
Shepherd, Harrison
Shepherd, John S.
Shepherd, S. E.
Shoemaker, W. K.
Shorts, Nicholas W.
Shumaker, W. A.
Sills, Daniel
Sixbey, Charles C.
Sixbey, Col. John
Slusher, Josiah
Smith, Benjamin P.
Smith, Jacob J.
Smuts, Jacob
Snow, Giffon
Snow, G. H.
Snow, Henry
Snyder, Lewis F.
Sours, A. W. 
Sours, Samuel
Spaulding, Levi
Spaulding, Stephen
Speheger, Abraham
Springer, John M.
Sprowl, John W.
Stafford, John
Stafford, Nelson E.
Stahl, Joseph
Stegkamper, Henry
Stogdill, Christ
Studabaker, A. T.
Studabaker, D. D.
Studabaker, Hugh D.
Studabaker, John
Studabaker, William
Sturgis, John E.
Swaim, David H.
Swaim, William T. T.

Taylor, Theodore
Taylor, Theodore, Sr.
Taylor, William H.
Taylor, William P.
Templin, Sanford H.
Templin, Terry
Terhune, Albert E.
Terhune, Edward
Terhune, Henry, Sr.
Terhune, William O.
Tharp, A. B.
Tharp, Isaac M.
Todd, Jacob
Todd, Jacob J.
Todd, Nelson K.
Turner, George
Turner, James

Ullman, J. A.
Unrue, George
Unrue, Joseph

Vitz, Rev. Peter

Walbert, Hon. M. W.
Walker, John A.
Walters, Cyrus
Wasson, James
Wasson, Thomas M.
Watson, John M.
Watson, Mark
Wells, Bunyon J.
Wheeler, Thomas
Wheeler, Thomas W.
Williams, Amos R.
Wiley, Capt. Benjamin F.
Wiley, William
Wilkin, William
Williams, Edgar C.
Williams, John
Williams, J. S.
Williams, J. W.
Williams, O. R.
Williams, Thomas
Williams, Thomas
Wisner, John
Woodward, Wilson A.

510
522
299
299
293
163
162
487
481
481
310
310

314
314
578
578
553

174
452
403
118
119
540
550
1?3
103

32?
483
284
284
461
354
354
288
373
373
491
591
477
509
565
102
372
229
457

213
397
213
189
342
318
208
208
499
264
264
554
564
440
440
524
270
524
521
478
253
363
112
112
238
523
531
563
301
294
294
475
245
245
290
290
211
485
533
198
198
364
169
516
272
570
430
99
272
435
122
122

322
322
587
472
242
242
308
303
303
292
194
194
388
388
134
183
183

173
251
251

280

115
513
455
409
406
324
324
224
256
256
297
171
171
450
306
268
297
263
263
268
306
234
459


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