History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . y is proud to number him among its representative men. John E. English, the son-of Myzeal and Malinda (Arnold) English,was born four and one-half miles north of Danville, Indiana, on March 30,1856. Myzeal English was a native of New Jersey, as were his parents. Hecame to this county with them when he was about eight years of age. Jona-than English, the father of Myzeal, entered land near the town of Danvilleand here he lived until his death. Myzeal English received schooling in thesubscription schools of that day,
History of Hendricks County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions . y is proud to number him among its representative men. John E. English, the son-of Myzeal and Malinda (Arnold) English,was born four and one-half miles north of Danville, Indiana, on March 30,1856. Myzeal English was a native of New Jersey, as were his parents. Hecame to this county with them when he was about eight years of age. Jona-than English, the father of Myzeal, entered land near the town of Danvilleand here he lived until his death. Myzeal English received schooling in thesubscription schools of that day, and from his boyhood up had an overwhelm-ing thirst for knowledge. When a mere youth he decided that he wanted tobecome a physician and with that end in view read medicine, as was thecustom in those days, with some of the local physicians of his he practiced in Hamilton and Boone counties for a number ofyears and later taught school in Center township for several terms. He wasa man of great force of character and was one of the most influential men in. JOHN E. ENGLISH HENDRICKS COUNTY, INDIANA. 753 the community. In addition to being a practicing physician, school teacherand farmer, he was, for a long time, a justice of peace in Union of his reputation for honesty and uprightness, men with grievancespreferred to have them tried before Doctor English. Doctor English had afarm a mile and a half south of Lizton, after his return from Boone county,and on this farm of ninety-seven and a half acres he spent his spare time. Hewas married in March, 1854, to Malinda Arnold. To this union were bornsix children: George, of Shelby county, Indiana; John, whose history isherein portrayed; Mrs. Mary E. Jane Rutledge; Mrs. Sarah Helen Hamilton,deceased; Mrs. Eva Ogle and Charles H. Doctor English was a Democrathis wdiole life, but never held any public office other than that of justice ofpeace. He died May 31, 1906, of paralysis on his farm south of Liz
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