HARGRAVE Edward Claire Hargrave one of six children born to Wm J & Louan Day Hargrave was born on Oct 14 1866 ib Boonville,Warrick Co Indiana. While very young his parents moved from Boonville to the country where he attended the country schools up to th eighth grade, and then came back to Boonville to attend High School. Mr Hargrave began his buisness career in 1884 as a clerk under C C Ferguson and in 1888 he attended Bryant and Stratton's Buisness College at Louisville Ky. In the same year he was appointed deputy clerk and served under his father. Upon experation of his term as a deputy clerk he turned to the insurance buisness but served as a deputy treasurer from 1895 to 1896. He also served one term as a member of the city council. Mr Hargrave married on May 14 1891 to Cora L Picker daughter of C F Picker. Two children as a result of this marriage one boy and one girl namely Fred age 16 and Edith 10. The subject of this sketch is one of Boonville's leadind citizens and is upright and honest. At present he is director of Maple Grove Cemetery Assn. and also director and secretary of the Warrick County Orphans Home. He is a Republican in politics and takes active part of the cause of his party,He is a member of Main St Methodist Episcopal Church of this place,also a member of the Masons and Knights of Pythias fraternal organizations. Tamara's Kincaid/Vincent/Gish Genealogy http://www.angelfire.com/in/tamaraspage/index.html Genealogists who care will share, Stop those who profit on our need for information. Do NOT buy the answers to your OWN family history.