Surname: Ice, Hickman, Allen, Bond, Jackson, Harvey, Haines, Leggett, Mower, Winters, Bryan Compendium of Biography Of Henry County, Indiana B. F. Bowen 1920 EZEKIEL T. ICE The gentleman whose name appears above is widely known as one of the honored citizens of Henry County, Indiana, where for many years he has been prominently identified with the varied interests of his community. His well-directed efforts in the affairs of life, his capable management of his business interests and his sound judgment have brought to him prosperity, and his life demonstrates what may be accomplished by the man of energy and ambition. Ezekiel T. Ice was born August 5, 1832, in Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana, the son of Jesse and Sarah E. (Hickman) Ice, both natives of Virginia. His father was married in Virginia and moved to Prairie Township, this county, in the spring of 1832 and here remained until his death. He was a captain in the war of 1812 and his father was a Revolutionary soldier, living to the advanced age of ninety- two years. Jesse and Sarah Hickman were the parents of twelve children, who are briefly mentioned as follows: Mary, deceased; Andrew J. died in 1901; Joshua, deceased; Josiah, deceased; Ezekiel T., the subject; Frederick M. is a resident of Prairie Township, this county; Abel W. is a resident of St. Louis, Missouri; Jesse enlisted for service during the Civil war and at the battle of Kenesaw mountain was shot through the brain, living for five days after the brain was exposed; Sarah Elizabeth is the wife of Louis Allen, a farmer and Baptist minister living near Hagerstown, this state; Dallas died in childhood and two others died in infancy. The subject is indebted to the common schools of his district for his education, attending there until he was eighteen years old. He then attended the New Castle high school, being under the instruction of Profs. Ferris and Abbott. When he had attained his majority lie left the parental roof and engaged in the milling and lumber business at Mt. Summit, being thus engaged for twenty years. During this time, however, he was also interested in farming, having several valuable agricultural properties under his control. He also at that time carried on the grain, stock and implement business. For twenty years he was the junior partner in the firm of A.J. & E T. Ice. He was very successful in all his operations and attained a good reputation among commercial circles. During the past twenty years he has been very extensively engaged in agriculture, having the oversight of over five hundred acres of land. He also attained quite a reputation as a horse breeder and developer, having been for ten years engaged in this line. He owned several valuable animals, among them a mare for which he was at one time offered fifteen hundred dollars, but which died shortly afterward from a broken neck. Besides his farming property he owns eight lots and three buildings in Mt. Summit, Indiana. For the past eighteen months Mr. Ice has been engaged in constructing a Streetcar line from Muncie to New Castle. He has been very successful in this enterprise, having secured a franchise in every town through which the road is to pass. It is a connecting link between Fort Wayne and Cincinnati and passes through the finest part of Indiana, both from a commercial and a scenic standpoint. Springport, which is located on this line, offers the best facilities as a watering place of any town in the state, and close to this line there is also the beautiful Shively Park, One of the beauty spots of central Indiana, which is located near Mt. Summit. On the 18th of November 1858, the subject was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Bond, the daughter of Adam Bond, a native of Pennsylvania. To this union were born the following children: Jessie F. born August 20, 1859, became the wife of Dr. F. G. Jackson of Muncie, and they have two children. Lulu I. and Sarah; Lulu B born April 12, 1861 married James Harvey, of Muncie, and they are the parents of three children, Edna. Ruby and Sarah: Joseph P. born May 26. 1864, is a farmer in this county, and married Bertha Haines and has one child. Trammel; George A., born August 24, 1866, is a traveling salesman for the Champion Harvester Company; Harry H., born June 18, 1872, who now lives in Muncie, married Virginia Leggett and they have one child, Virginia E. Mrs. Rebecca Ice died October 17, 1878, and for his second wife the subject married, December 13, 1882, Mrs. Hester A. Hickman, the widow of Charles Hickman and the daughter of Nicholas Mower, a native of Pennsylvania. By her former marriage she was the mother of two children, as follows: Carrie M., born March 6, 1861, is the wife of Robert Winters; Joshua L., born March 8, 1876, is a resident of St. Louis. The subject and his family spend their winters in Muncie and their summers at their country home. Mr. Ice was reared a Democrat and has never seen any reason for changing his allegiance. He is an ardent admirer of William J. Bryan, in whom he has the utmost confidence, and believes that the Farmers Alliance has done a vast amount of good in educating the people along the lines of agricultural and political economy and in harmonizing the differences formerly existing between the north and the South. He was reared a Baptist, but in his later years has formed the belief that eventually universal salvation will prevail. Fraternally he is a Mason, having taken his degrees as soon as he had attained his majority. He belongs to Blue Lodge No. 91, Chapter No. 54, council and commandery, all of New Castle, and was the first chancellor commander of Mt. Summit Lodge No. 49, K. P. The following incident is related by Mr. Ice, Josiah Hickman, a cousin of the subject, was trustee of Prairie Township, and while in that position located a schoolhouse one and a half miles west of Mt. Summit. The citizens were much dissatisfied with the location and decided to defeat him for reelection. A convention was called and the result was the nomination of the subject. Shortly afterwards the citizens from the northern part of the county called on Mr. Ice and asked of him a pledge that he would erect a school house in Springport. He refused to accede to this request, saying that if elected to the office he would enter it free of any pledges. Thereupon the citizens referred to, Democrats, caucused with the Republicans and at the election following succeeded in defeat