From: Lora1957@aol.com Reply-To: INDIANA-L@rootsweb.com 10 Dec 2002 19:31:51 EST This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it.>Typed by Lora Radiches: Surnames in this biography are: Handley, Henry, Jones, Weir, Simpson, Hiatt, LAWRENCE A. HANDLEY, formerly the popular and progressive mayor of the fine old City of Richmond, judicial center of Wayne County, has here maintained his home since his boyhood, has here marked the passing years with worthy achievement, and here his is an inviolable place in communal confidence and esteem, his circle of friends being virtually coincident with that of his acquaintances. Mr. Handley was born in Union County, Indiana, December 1,1868, and is a son of Evan J. and **Margaret J. (HENRY**) Handley, the former of whom was born in Henry County, Indiana, and the latter in Butler County, Ohio. Evan J. Handley was a son of **George and Isabella (Jones)** Handley, who were born in that part of Virginia that is now Greenbrier County, West Virginia, and the paternal grandfather of George Handley came from his native Ireland and settled in Virginia prior to the War of the Revolution, he having been one of the pioneers of what is now Greenbrier County, West Virginia. After his marriage Evan J. Handley settled at College Corner, Union County,Indiana, where he was identified with the operation of grist and saw mills.When the Civil war was precipitated he went forth as a loyal and valiant soldier of the Union, he having been a member of Company K, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery. In later years he perpetuated his association with his former comrades by maintaining affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic. In the early 80s he removed with his family to Richmond, and in this city he was a stationary engineer during the remainder of his active life, his death having occurred in 1903 and his widow having since resided here in the home of one of her sons, she having been born December 31, 1831. The rudimentary education of Lawrence A. Handley was acquired in the public schools of Union County, and he was thirteen years of age at the time of the family removal to Richmond. Here he continued to attend school until he was fifteen years of age, when he entered upon an apprenticeship to the printers trade, which trade he continued to follow ten years a discipline that has well been termed the equivalent of a liberal education. He was one of those who took the first civil service examination ever held in Richmond, and after successfully passing that examination he was appointed a city letter carrier, a position that he retained fourteen years. He was then appointed superintendent of mails at the Richmond post office, and he retained this executive office seven years. Upon retiring from this service Mr. Handley was elected cashier of the American Trust & Savings Bank of Richmond, and soon after the nation entered the World war he was made examiner in charge of the local service of the Government bureau of labor, a position that he retained until January,1919, when he resigned. He then engaged in the real estate and insurance business, but he sold the same when he was elected mayor of Richmond, in 1921. He gave a characteristically loyal and effective administration during his original term of four years, and the popular estimate placed on his ordering of municipal affairs was shown in his reelection in 1925, his term expiring January 6, 1931. He had previously served one term as a member of the city board of aldermen and one term as a member of the board of education. Mayor Handley is stalwart in the ranks of the Democratic Party,and his personal popularity rolled up for him substantial majorities each time he was elected mayor, though other candidates on the Democratic ticket were defeated. Mr. Handley is a past master of Webb Lodge No. 24, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and in addition to being secretary of Whitewater Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows he is also a trustee and grand warden of the Indiana Grand Lodge of this fraternity. He is a past commander of the Indiana department of the Sons of Civil War Veterans, and is affiliated with the Travelers Protective Association, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and the National Association of Letter Carriers. He is a director of the American Bank in his home city and also of the Whitewater Loan Company.Mr. Handley is the owner of a fine farm of 200 acres, the same being known as Greenbrier Farm and being situated in the northwest part of Wayne County. He and his wife have membership in the Christian Science Church. In September,1889, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Handley to Miss Margaret Weir, who died in October, 1930. She was born in the City of Indianapolis, this state,and her parents, John and Mary (Simpson) Weir, were born in Glasgow,Scotland. Robert V., eldest of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Handley, resides in the City of Chicago and is assistant manager of the rug department in the great mail-order house of Montgomery Ward & Company. Martha A. was a popular teacher in the Richmond public school, and was married in August, 1930, to Merrill Hiatt, of Washington, D. C. They reside in Baltimore, Maryland, where they are both engaged in teaching school. Miss Marian S. remains at the paternal home. ==== INDIANA Mailing List ==== _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail