. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . ty, and therethe father spent his remaining days, passing aw^ay January 4, 1890. Hewas of German descent. His widow is still living. Theirson, George W., the second in their family of four children, two sonsrmd two daughters, was early inured to the duties of farm life, and dur-ing his b(.!vhood days attended the c.)unty schools and also the cityschools ofCioshen. .\fter attaining mature years be engaged in theoccupation to which he had been reared, and followed agricultural pur-suits until ,


. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . ty, and therethe father spent his remaining days, passing aw^ay January 4, 1890. Hewas of German descent. His widow is still living. Theirson, George W., the second in their family of four children, two sonsrmd two daughters, was early inured to the duties of farm life, and dur-ing his b(.!vhood days attended the c.)unty schools and also the cityschools ofCioshen. .\fter attaining mature years be engaged in theoccupation to which he had been reared, and followed agricultural pur-suits until , when he engaged in buying timber, and at the oi the Sanders & Egbert Connpany he became a memher of thehrm, and is now their well known and efficient buyer. Tbrougiiout hisentire business career he has been interested in farming, and he stillowns the old homestead, a valuable tract of eighty acres located twomiles west of Goshen. In 1887 Mr. Ha\- was tuhted in marriage to Ellen Miltenlierger,a dauohter of William and Elizabeth Miltenberger. and they have two. J^i^, i^. ^e^. HISTORY OF FXKHART COUNTY 41 r. sons, CloAer and George W., Jr. Mr. Hay is a life-long for a number of years has taken an active part in political life has been one of industry and perseverance, and the systematicand honorable methods which he has followed have won him the sup-port and confidence of many. AMOS C. LEHMAN. A representative of those im])(M-tant mercantile interests whichform an integral part of the material prosperity and resources of thetown (if Wakarusa. ^Ir. A. C. Lehman is a young business man wIkt,a native of another state, has in recent years transferred liis energyand ability to the excellent field of commercial enterprise presentedby Wakarusa, and here has built up one of the foremost mercantileestablishments to be found in western Elkhart countv. The BusyStore is a first-class emporium which attracts the best class of cus-tomers from the town


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