History of the Republican Party of Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana History Co, 1889. p.
236. The history of the Republican party of Indiana, without a biographical sketch of
Hon. Enos H. Nebeker, would be like the story of a play with one of its most prominent
actors left out. For more than 15 years he has been one of the most prominent leaders of
the party. Always either a member of the state committe, its executive committee or some
of the auxiliary committees, and always a man who is looked to, not only for advice, but
for hard and efficient work in the management of each campaign. He was born June 26, 1836
in Covington, Ind. His ancestor were German and both his parents removed to Covington from
Piqua County, Ohio in 1824. His father, George Nebeker, was a country banker and farmer.
The young man was given a common school education and took a course of one year at Asbury
Univeristy. He worked energetically on the farm and helped his father in the bank. He
displayed that aptitude for business of any honorable character that is the chief
characteristic of successful manhood. He was successful in farming and banking. He has
dealt in lumber, railroad ties, in the buying and shipping of grain and other mercantile
adventures. His father had been prominent as a Whig and later as a Republican, and the
young man was born into something of a political atmosphere. Fountain county has always
been normally Democratic and he learned politican generalship in a hard school. In 1870
he was elected Auditor of the county and served creditably for 4 years. In 1880 he was
elected a delegate to the National Republican convention and supported Blaine until he was
out of the race, when he fought and worked for Garfield. He was ever active and efficient
in the movement for the nomination of Harrison, but was one of the few Indiana Republicans
who did not seek Federal appointment after Harrison's election. When the hard fought
campaign was over Mr. Nebeker went about his business as usual. He was much surprised, in
1891, when President Harrison tendered him the responsible office of Treasurer of the
United States and urged his acceptance. He accepted the office and administered it with
great ability for more than two years resigning June 1, 1893, because his own private
business affairs were pressing upon his attention. Since then, whil Mr. Nebeker has been
very active in the politics of the state, he has steadfastly declined all tenders of
further political honors. He was married in 1865 in Covington to Miss Mary E. Sewell and
they have two children, now grown.