Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood . t of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail-way, with headquarters at Watertown,South Dakota, but after a year returnedto South Bend and has since devoted histime to his private affairs. He was ap-pointed city comptroller in 1918. In 1887 Mr. Swygart married MissMartha J. Hollyman, who was born atHannibal, ^Missouri, daughter of John andEmma (Bird) Hollyman, natives of Ken-tucky. Mr. and Mrs. Swygart have onedaughter, named Jlildred. The family aremembers of the Presbyterian Church. Heis affiliat
Indiana and Indianans : a history of aboriginal and territorial Indiana and the century of statehood . t of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail-way, with headquarters at Watertown,South Dakota, but after a year returnedto South Bend and has since devoted histime to his private affairs. He was ap-pointed city comptroller in 1918. In 1887 Mr. Swygart married MissMartha J. Hollyman, who was born atHannibal, ^Missouri, daughter of John andEmma (Bird) Hollyman, natives of Ken-tucky. Mr. and Mrs. Swygart have onedaughter, named Jlildred. The family aremembers of the Presbyterian Church. Heis affiliated with South Bend Lodge , Free and Accepted ]\Iasons, the Coun-cil No. 82, Royal and Select :\Iasters, Chap-ter No. 29, Royal Arch Masons, Command-ery No. 13, Knights Templars, and he isalso a member of the social organizationknown as the Knife and Fork Club. Edwin E. Thompson. When in 1918the democratic party of Marion Countychose as their nominee for the office of re-corder Edwin E. Thompson there were aimmber of qualifications coiLspicuoiis intlie choice aside from those of ordinary po-. INDIANA AND INDIAXANS 1259 litioal value. For one thing Mr. Thomp-son is a thoroughly trained lawyer, buteven more important, as relates to theoffice for whieh he became a candidate,is a real estate man of wide and thoroughexperience and his knowledge of land andproperty values in Marion County wouldof itself prove his fitness for these officialresponsibilities. Mr. Thompson is a man of interestingexperience and attainments. He was bornFebruary 22, 1878, in Smiths Valley inJohnson County, Indiana. His paternalgrandfather, a native of Virginia, camewest about 1820 and was a pioneer in Mor-gan County, Indiana, where he cleared upland and followed the vocation of farm-ing during his active life, and when thework of the week was done he spent mostof his Sundays and other days besides inspreading the Gospel as a local preacherof the Methodist faith. He died about thetime of the Civil war.
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