Pictorial and biographical memoirs of Elkhart and St Joseph counties, Indiana, together with biographies of many prominent men of northern Indiana and of the whole state, both living and dead . tural products,he, in 1865, made a purchase of some land in Clinton township, and there, through per-sistent effort, he cleared and improved a good farm. His marriage resulted in thebirth of ten children, whose names are as follows: Isabel A., Winfield P., CharlieA., Edwin C, Isaiah P., Marietta, Cassius M., Charles Frank M. and UlyssesS. After the death of the mother of these children Mr. Inmel mar
Pictorial and biographical memoirs of Elkhart and St Joseph counties, Indiana, together with biographies of many prominent men of northern Indiana and of the whole state, both living and dead . tural products,he, in 1865, made a purchase of some land in Clinton township, and there, through per-sistent effort, he cleared and improved a good farm. His marriage resulted in thebirth of ten children, whose names are as follows: Isabel A., Winfield P., CharlieA., Edwin C, Isaiah P., Marietta, Cassius M., Charles Frank M. and UlyssesS. After the death of the mother of these children Mr. Inmel married again, takingfor his second wife Miss Mary Barger. He has always been a stanch supporter ofRepublican principles, his judgment has always been recognized and for a period oftwenty years he adjusted his neighbors diflScuIties with impartial fairness in thecapacity of justice of the peace. At one time he was a resident of Millersburg forfour years, and during this time he held the positions of trustee and marshal. Heis a man whose reputation is untarnished, and in the capacity of an American citizenhe is a model in every respect, for he is enterprising, public spirited and MEMOIRS OF INDIANA. 185 He 3taDds high in the section in which he resides, for his many acts of disinterestedgenerosity have brought him into high favor with his neighbors. He has alwavsrecognized the benefits to be derived from a good education, and in this respect hehas fitted his children for the battle of life. Cassius M. Inmel, his son, was boraat Waterford Mills, January 12, 1862, and like the majority of farmers boys, hisyouthful days were divided between attending the district schools in the vicinityof his rural home and in wielding the hoe on the home farm. At the age of eight-een he left the shelter of the parental roof and began working in the factory of Walker, of Goshen, in 1879, where he remained a few months, then spent sixweeks in the public schools of the town. He was then
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