Hi,
I think I must have missed the original post. Could you tell me the name of
this book? Is it OH ROOTS? I have many ties to both states. If I could
get the title, it is possible that I can find the book somewhere. I know
how frustrating it is trying to search a book with no index.
My Ohio names are: TAYNOR/POUPARD/BLACK/PORTER/DEHART/BIXLER/
My Indiana names are:
MOSSBURG/THRAILKILL/ISABEY/HAMILTON/WARE/
KETTNER
I would love to hear from any "cousins". .
Lucy Mossburg Bellville
Toledo, OH
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From: "Doris O. Sink" <onale(a)comteck.com>
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Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 3:29 PM
Subject: Fw: [OHROOTS] Edwards, Ford, Farthing, Snyder, Quigley, Quinn,
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From: <Lora1957(a)aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:14 PM
Subject: [OHROOTS] Edwards, Ford, Farthing, Snyder, Quigley, Quinn,
This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay;
it
just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not
researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know
anymore
about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there
is
any
additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do
not
want
to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it.
Typed by Lora Radiches:
Surnames in this biography are: Edwards, Ford, Farthing, Snyder, Quigley,
Quinn,
MERRLLL JENNINGS EDWARDS, whom all his thousands of friends know as
“Jack”
Edwards, is the picturesque and youthful mayor of the City of
Marion. To
that
office he was elected when twenty-eight years of age, being the youngest
mayor in the State of Indiana. The career of Mayor Edwards illustrates
the
phenomenal energy and vitality of the man, qualities that have
carried
him
over a succession of hurdles in the race of life. From childhood he
fought
his way, fought for education, fought for success in business,
fought for
community causes and for political distinction, and even in a more
literal
sense was a fighter, earning no mean measure of distinction in the
prize
ring > for several years. He was born in Marion March 30, 1901. His
father,
Volley Berthol Edwards, was born at Dunkirk, Indiana, in 1877, and
followed the trade of glass blower. He was a son of William Edwards, who
was born in Davies County, Indiana, and was a fruit grower and gardener.
William Edwards, died at Chicago Heights at the age of seventy-five. He
married Mary Ford, a native of Ohio, who now resides at Indianapolis. The
mother of Mayor Edwards was Mary Eliza Farthing, born in Jennings County,
Indiana, daughter of William Logan Farthing, who was born in Jennings
County in 1856 and is now, at the age of seventy-four, a resident of
Marion. He was a curb setter by trade. William Logan Farthing’s wife,
Mary
Susan Farthing, is seventy-two years of age and lives at Marion.
Mrs.
Mary
Eliza Edwards died in 1902 and is buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery
at
Marion. She was a graduate of the Marion High School. She had one other
child, born in 1902 and died in
> infancy. Merrill Jennings Edwards was eighteen months of age when his
mother died. He grew up in the home of his grandmother Farthing. Poverty
was
a close companion all during his early childhood. As a boy he
displayed an
unusual amount of ambition and energy, and began work before he had
completed the course of the common schools. At the age of fourteen he was
selling Marion newspapers on the streets and putting in other time as
porter in Johnson’s Barber Shop. When he was fifteen he built himself a
two-chair shoe shining stand, calling it the “Boston Slicker,” located in
an alley on the north side of the public square. From that he took a job
in
H. W. Snyder’s Grocery Store at $3.50 a week. After a time Mr.
Snyder
suggested that the youth of sixteen buy out the establishment. Edwards
possessed only three dollars in
cash, so that the proposition seemed completely beyond him. Mr. Snyder,
> however, was serious in the matter, and later proposed that his clerk
should take over the business, valued at $575, on an agreement that the
new
owner should pay him ten dollars a week. In his way Jack Edwards
became a
Marion merchant, and he handled the business with such energy and
ability
and showed such faithfulness in meeting his obligations that every
week
ten dollars of the income went to pay Mr. Snyder and at the end of
fifty-seven and a half weeks he was sole owner of the business. As a
grocery merchant Mr. Edwards realized the deficiencies of his education,
and he put in all the time he could spare attending school. There were
other talents that came out and were developed during this period. He
played in the Boys Marine Band and in. Love’s Orchestra. About the time he
was eighteen years of age he took up boxing as
a sport and pastime. His cleverness with the gloves seemed to give
promise
of a career as a prizefighter and he began serious training under
the
direction of Barney Sullivan, a former sparing partner of Jim Corbett.
After six months Mr. Edwards had his first professional fight, with Louie
Abel, as a bantam eight. This event was held at the Eagle Theater in
Wabash
and his share of the purse was ten dollars. For two years he
continued
fighting, during the course of that time meeting Bud Taylor, who later
became the bantam champion. His career in the ring was terminated as the
result of a severe automobile accident in 1922. During the next seventeen
months he was unable to do any kind of physical work. He had continued
the
ownership of his grocery business and in 1923 returned to his store
as
active manager. In June, 1924, he sold his grocery store and for several
months was engaged in boxing promotion at
Marion. Since November, 1924, Mr. Edwards has made an outstanding record
in
the insurance field. He took up that line of work as a salesman for
the
Quigley Insurance Agency of Marion and six months later opened an office
of
his own, handling fire, life and casualty insurance for several
large
companies. Mr. Edwards has all those engaging qualities that make for
popularity and leadership. For several years he has been popular in
amateur
theatricals, and has frequently played female as well as male
characters.
It
was almost inevitable that he should be drawn into politics. He is a
Democrat, and at the age of eighteen was made a precinct committeeman and
in
1924 became secretary of the Democratic county committee. He was
first a
candidate for office in 1925, when he ran for city clerk. Later 3,400 of
his
friends organized the Jack Edwards for Mayor Club, and it was this
organization of loyal friends rather than on a partisan basis that he was
nominated and elected mayor of the City of Marion by a substantial
majority
over the former mayor. As head of the city government he is
continuing his
reputation in his fearless and energetic handling of community work and
responsibilities. He is a member of the board of directors of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce and since 1928 has been treasurer of that
organization.
He is a popular member of the B. P. 0. Elks, Fraternal Order of
Eagles and
Loyal Order of Moose and is active in the First Christian Church, having
been vice president and treasurer of the Church Brotherhood, for two
years
was
treasurer of the Boxell Booster department of the church and has also
been
a leader in Boy Scout work, serving two years as assistant master
of the
local scouts and as a member of the executive board. Mr. Edwards
married,
September 1, 1923, Miss Minnie Catherine Quinn at St. Joseph,
Michigan.
She
is a daughter of William Quinn, of Marion.
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