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Author: HuntingtonV
Surnames: Marks Chambers Young Wood
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Lewis C. Marks, mechanic in Mt. Etna, is a native of Grant County, Ind., and fifth child
of Thomas J. and Harried (Chambers) Marks, the father born in Kentucky and the mother in
Ohio. He was born October 31, 1848, attended the common schools at intervals until his
nineteenth year, at which time he engaged to learn the wagon maker's trade under
Samuel Wood, at that time a resident of Mt. Etna, but now a citizen of Marion. After
becoming proficient in his trade, Mr. Marks began business for himself, purchasing in
1869, the shop and appliances of his employer, which he has since operated with
encouraging success. He has taken an active interest in all movements having for their
object the public good, and has held several official positions in Mr. Etna, including
those of Town Clerk and Marshal. He is an earnest worker in the cause of temperance and
believes that the only way to deal effectually with the rum power is to vote it out of
existence, hence he is a firm believer !
in the principle of prohibition. His marriage on the 25th of September, 1876, to Miss
Mary J. Young, has been blessed with four children, to wit: James, born August 26, 1877;
Lola, born January 27, 1880; Lansford, born March 25, 1883, and an infant, deceased, not
named.
History of Huntington County, Indiana. (Brant & Fuller: Chicago, IL) 1887.
Biographical Sketches of Lancaster Township, p. 731.
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