Sorry forgot to post the Bio: here it is The following Biographical sketch was copied from the book "HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA. Historical and Biographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers. 1883. page 671, Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. "J. K. BOYLES is a native of Ohio, and was born October 19, 1835. He is the son of JAMES and RACHEL (CAMPBELL) BOYLES, the former a native of Washington County, and the latter of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and of Irish and Scotch descent respectively. They moved to Cass County (Indiana), in 1842, and to Pulaski County, in 1864, locating in Monroe Township, where they died, the father aged eighty years, one month and ten days. J. K. BOYLES was married at Logansport, to Miss EMMA JULIAN, March 31, 1864. She is a native of Clinton County, and her parents, NATHAN and RACHEL (BAKER) JULIAN, were long residents of Cass County, where they died, near Logansport. For the first year after marriage, Mr. BOYLES rented his father's farm, and then bought eighty acres in this Township. Of this he has sold eighteen acres. He own forty acres in Starke County, Indiana, and five acres of timber on Section 16, this township. Mr. BOYLES was for ten years Superintendent of the County Farm of Pulaski. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church and parents of seven children - FRANCIS X. (deceased), ALBERT E., MARTHA M. (deceased), ERNEST J., MYRTLE A., VICTOR G., and LUCY M. (deceased). Here is the Bio of the brother of J. K. Boyles: The following Biographical sketch was copied from the book "HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY COUNTIES OF WHITE AND PULASKI, INDIANA. Historical and Biographical. Illustrated. Chicago; F.A. Battey & Co., Publishers. 1883. page 671, Monroe Township, Pulaski County, Indiana. "J. G. BOYLES is a native of Stark County, Ohio, and is the son of JAMES and RACHEL BOYLES. His earlier years were principally passed in Cass County, Indiana, where he fitted himself for surveying and civil engineering. April 9, 1862, in Cass County, he was married to Mrs. MARY A. CAMPBELL, a native of Stark County, Ohio, and daughter of PHILIP and VERONICA AMES. To this union have been born seven children - WILLIAM C., MARY E. (deceased), FRANCES E., AMAND E., EDGAR X., JAMES P., and AGNES S. Mr. BOYLES began housekeeping in Cass County, on twenty acres of land, on which was a saw mill, which he operated three years, and then sold and came to this township and located on his present farm of sixty acres. He owns, besides, forty acres in Starke County, and two forty-acres lots in Monroe Township, and two lots in Francesville. He was elected County Surveyor in 1870, and has filled the position ever since, with the exception of two terms, when he was assistant. He and wife are members of the Catholic Church." Michael DeLorenzo Prince William County Woodbridge, Virginia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara LaMarche" <searcher_22@hotmail.com> To: <INPULASK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 10:44 AM Subject: [INPULASK] Old Folks Home Hi Does anyone know if there were any old folks homes in the Winamac area around 1870's? Appreciate hearing from you. Barbara searcher_22@hotmail.com Barbara LaMarche Family Historian, Researching: Wolf,Deam,Gerhart,Keys,Stipp,Schatz, Ulmer,Schrenk,Denk,Schwein,Schleyer. _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ==== INPULASK Mailing List ==== Visit Pulaski County INGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpulask/ http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/IN/pulaski.html