These will be short extracts, but willing to send the entire bio to those who may be interested. There is a picture with these bios, will try to scan, if possible, for those interested. Understand that not all of them will have mention of other family members as it is primarily a book of statistics and political offices. MOORE'S HOOSIER CYCLOPEDIA Compiled by E. E. Moore Connersville, IN Copyrighted in 1905 by E. E. Moore ALBERT EMERY CARROLL---Super Indiana School for Feeble-Minded Youth, Fort Wayne. b. 11/1859 North Vernon, IN---parents, George & Louisa Carroll CLARENCE W. OSBORNE, PH. D. b. 6/5/1853 Union Co. IN---parents, William W. & Huldah TUCKER Osborne. CHARLES DOWNING---Sec. State Board of Agriculture. b.8/7/1857 New York City, NY--- WILLIAM H. O'BRIEN---Chariman Dem. State Central Committee. b. 8/22/1855 Lawrenceburg, IN---parents Cornelius, native of Kilkenny Co, Ire. & Harriett Jane HUNTER, b. Lawrenceburg, IN.---marr. Harriet HUNTER, native of Mexcio, 5/9/1882. EDWARD EVERTT NEAL---Lawyer, newspaper man. b. Hamilton Co. IN FRANCIS T. ROOTS---Business man, financier. b. 7/17/1857 Connorsville, IN.---father, Philander H. Roots.---marr. Sallie HELLMAN 1890---son, Clarence S. JONCE MONYHAN---Businessman, banker b. 8//1/1856--marr. Belle MILLER of Indianapolis 6/28/1882, she died 8/10/1904.---sons, Blish & Henry. JOHN P. BROWN---Secretary-Treasurer of the International Society of Arboriculture b. 1/19/1842 Rising Sun, IN.---Civil War Vet.---father, Elbridge Gerry Brown--- marr. Mary E. STEPHENS of Baldwin, Kansas on 3/11/1868---10 children. [no names] CHARLES E. SHIVELEY---Lawyer, Senator from Wayne Co. b. 7/8/1853 near Eaton, Ohio. JAMES P. GOODRICH--Chairman of the Republican State Committe. JOHN W. KERN---Lawyer, State Senate. b. 12/20/1849 Alto, Howard Co. IN.---parents, Dr. Jacob H., native of VA. & Nancy LIGGETT, native of Ohio.---marr. #1 died Oct. 1884 [no name] #2 Araminta COOPER, daug. Dr. Wm. Cooper, 12/1885---children: Julia, daug. of 1st marriage; John W. Jr., born 1900 and William born 1903. WARREN G. SAYRE---Lawyer, speaker and debater. b. 7/29/1844 Wasbash Co., IN.---parents, Daniel & Mary NEWHALL GROVER Sayre---marr. 1865 Martha J. BRONK, of Albany, NY.---son Daniel Bronk Sayre b. 2/4/1868. JOSEPH E. BELL---Lawyer, reading clerk for IN. House of Rep. b. 11/28/1865 Union Co., IN.---marr. Anna L. MILLER of Preble Co. Ohio in 1888. JAMES E. WATSON---Member of Congress from Sixth Indiana Dist. b. 11/2/1864 Winchester, Randolph Co., IN. THOMAS B. MILLIKAN---State Bank Examiner b.3/28/1854 Henry Co. IN.---parents, John R., died 1896 & Martha KOONS Millikan.---marr. 1877 to Alice PEED. She died 7/28/1902---3 children living, all living at this time. [no names] Several of these people were Civil War vets, but I didn't catch them all at the start of the listing. Please contact me off list. Cheryl