Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Been, Joseph W. 1847 - ************************************************ 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 20, 2006, 4:40 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) JOSEPH W. BEEN. Descended from an early pioneer family of Carroll county, and with the combination of high ambition and a good start in life, Joseph W. Been has improved a good bargain, until he is now the prosperous owner of a large tract of land, consisting of one thousand acres, all located in Carroll county, all acquired from a nucleus of one hundred and sixty acres. Joseph W. Been, farmer, Burrows, Indiana, was born on August 5, 1847, on the farm which he now owns, and is the son of Benjamin B. and Catherine (Wharton) Been. His youthful days were spent under his father's roof, and his education was obtained at the public schools of the district. After finishing his studies, he started out for himself, and one by one he bought out the interests of the heirs to his father's estate, giving him at present one thousand acres of fine farm land, located in Carroll county. Politically, Mr. Been gives his support to the Democratic party, although he has never been an office seeker. He is an earnest and attentive member of the Presbyterian church, serving as one of the trustees, and giving liberally towards the support of the church. He is vice-president of the A. T. Bowen banks, located at Logansport and Delphi, Indiana, and a branch at No. 11 Broadway, New York City, and owns considerable stock in the Farmers and Merchants Bank at Logansport, Indiana. Benjamin B. Been, father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania, where he was united in marriage with Catherine Wharton, after which they removed to Ohio, where they followed farming for fifteen years, and then sold out and came to Carroll county, purchasing a farm consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, to which Mr. Been continued to add, until he owned eight hundred acres, all earned through his own efforts and the assistance of his immediate family. Mr. and Mrs. Been were active members of the Presbyterian church, and were the parents of seven children, five of whom are living in 1915: Jacob, a retired farmer of Logansport, Indiana; Louise, the widow of John Cornell, lives at Camden, Indiana; Nancy is the widow of Pomeroy Beals, and lives at Logansport; Martha was married to William Gibson, who is deceased, and makes her home at Logansport, and Joseph W. Joseph W. Been was united in marriage with Amelia Martin. This union was blest with two children, one of whom is living in 1915, Josie, who was well educated, and is the widow of Lewis Porter. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Been was married to Alice Kinnamon, in 1889, by whom he has had four children: Jason, a graduate of the University of Michigan, and the present cashier of the A. T. Bowen Bank, at Logansport, of which he is a stockholder; Jane, a graduate of the high school, is at home; Ward was married to Mrs. Emma Emrich, and lives on the home farm; Benjamin, a graduate of the Delphi high school, is attending the Normal school at Danville, Indiana. Mr. Been has occupied a prominent place in the citizenship of the township where he has long resided, and where he has become an important factor, entitling him to the undivided respect and esteem of all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Biographical Section of HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY INDIANA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS BY JOHN C ODELL With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families ILLUSTRATED 1916 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/carroll/bios/been146nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb