Brown County IN Archives Biographies.....Bond, John F. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 4, 2007, 11:44 am Author: B. F. Bowen (1904) JOHN F. BOND. The subject of this review ranks among the leading farmers and stock raisers of the township in which he lives and, having been honored at different times with important public positions, it may also be stated that he is one of the rising young men of Brown county. Few of his age have achieved as distinctive success in the line of his chosen calling, none stand higher in public esteem or wield a more potent influence, and the conspicuous place he occupies in the community demonstrates not only good character, sound judgment and upright conduct, but also the ability to fill worthily high and noble trusts. John F. Bond is a native of Brown county, Indiana, and the son of James and Sarah (Patton) Bond, the father born in Ohio, the mother in Pennsylvania. These parents were married in Brown county and reared a family of seven children, whose names are as follows: George, James, William, Joshua, Clyde, Ellen and John F., all living, the majority being residents of their native county and state. The subject was reared on a farm, received a good practical education in the public schools and when old enough to begin life upon his own responsibility, turned his attention to agriculture, which, with stock raising, he has pursued with very gratifying results. As a tiller of the soil he is easily the peer of any of his fellow citizens thus engaged, being industrious and energetic in his labors, careful and methodical in his management, farsighted in formulating his plans and enterprising in carrying them to completion. A man of sound judgment and great force of character, he attempts nothing without carefully considering the end, but when once he addresses himself to an undertaking it is with the well formed determination of pushing it to successful issue, the conclusion invariably justifying the resourcefulness and efforts put forth. Mr. Bond owns one hundred and ninety acres of fertile, well improved land, only a part of which is devoted to agriculture, the rest affording rich pasturage for the fine live stock which he raises and from the sale of which the greater share of his wealth has been derived. Mr. Bond is a believer in blooded stock, his reputation in this important industry giving him distinctive precedence as a breeder and raiser, also as an excellent judge of the good qualities of domestic animals. Mr. Bond's career as a farmer has been eminently creditable and he stands today among the leading men of his vocation in this part of the state. His place shows evidence of great care, the improvements of all kinds being first class and up-to-date, while the comfortable home and its attractive surroundings go to prove that the accumulation of wealth alone has not been his sole object in life. In the year 1891 Mr. Bond was happily married to Miss Otta Lane, of Brown county, whose parents, Ralph and Jane (Followell) Lane, were old settlers of Washington township and among its most highly esteemed people. To Mr. and Mrs. Bond three children have been born. Pearl, Glenn and Sarah Jane, all living and, with their parents, constituting a home circle in which a spirit of mutual love and good will abound. Since his twenty-first year Mr. Bond has voted the Democratic ticket and. as an influential worker in the party, he takes an active interest in the leading political questions and issues of the times, being a wide reader, a close observer of current events and decidedly a man of action in all things relating to the public weal. For five and a half years he was superintendent of the county poor farm and his management of that important trust was creditable to himself and entirely satisfactory to the people. During his incumbency he added greatly to the comfort of the inmates, introduced a number of important improvements and brought the institution to a state of efficiency such as it had never previously known and which elicited the highest praise from the board of county commissioners. In addition to the above office, which he resigned at the expiration of the time noted, Mr. Bond served three years as a member of the Nashville school board, and was also one of the trustees of the town for a considerable length of time, giving up the latter position to take charge of his farm. In 1903 his name was placed before the nominating convention as a candidate for the trusteeship of Washington township, with the result of leading his competitor by a majority of one hundred and fourteen votes. Fraternally Mr. Bond is identified with several secret benevolent organizations, being an active 'member of the Masonic brotherhood, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen of America, in all of which he is highly esteemed and the beautiful and sublime teachings of which he endeavors to exemplify in his. business and social relations. His religious belief is in harmony with the plea of the Christian church, of which himself and wife are members, both being earnest workers and living examples of the faith which they profess. Mr. Bond enjoys the confidence and respect of the people of his community and as a neighbor and citizen is kind, generous and public spirited, and stands four square to every wind that blows, an honest man in all the term implies. His many amiable qualities, as well as his manly character and sterling integrity, have won him a large circle oŁ warm personal friends, upon whose loyalty he feels free to rely, and his honorable reputation in every relation of life has made him a forceful factor in his community and a natural leader among his fellow men. Success such as few attain is his, and the honorable career which he has achieved and the beneficial influence he exerts have gained him a prominent place as one of the leading young men of his day in the county of Brown. Additional Comments: Extracted from BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY INDIANA INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA ILLUSTRATED 1904 B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/brown/bios/bond852gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 6.6 Kb