Carroll-Cass-Clinton County IN Archives Biographies.....Fennell, Richard M. 1866 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

RICHARD M. FENNELL.

   Richard M. Fennell, a prosperous farmer of Burlington township and the
proprietor of the old Fennell farm of one hundred and twenty acres, located on
route No. 1 out of Sedalia and situated one mile west and two miles south of
Burlington, is a plain, honest man of affairs, who has had his share of ups and
downs, but who has never yielded to misfortune. As a consequence of his
determination, thrift and management, he now owns two hundred acres of fine land
in Carroll county, two hundred and fifty-three acres in Cass county and ten
acres and three lots in Frankfort, Clinton county, Indiana. He has accumulated
all of this land, except eight acres, by his own efforts. Aside from his large
interests in farm real estate, he is also a heavy stockholder in the Farmers
State Bank at Burlington. No better evidence of Mr. Fennell's cordial, agreeable
disposition could be cited than his experience with two men who have worked for
him. One worked for him nineteen years and in all of that time, there was never
one word of disagreement; another worked twenty years and there were no
disagreements in this case.

   Richard M. Fennell is a native of Burlington township, born on the farm where
he now lives, September 8, 1842. He is the son of James and Catherine (Hanger)
Fennell. Both of Mr. Fennell's parents were born in the Old Dominion state and
were married there. They first immigrated to Ohio, where they remained only a
short time until their removal to Tippecanoe county, Indiana. After living in
Tippecanoe county for a short time, they finally settled in Carroll county. The
trip from Ohio to Indiana was made in a heavy wagon. He established a home in
the wilderness, where his son now lives and where, in time, he came to own one
hundred and sixty acres of land. He was a member of the Universalist church, but
his wife was a devout member of the Christian church. To them were born fourteen
children, seven of whom are now living, David, a resident of Tennessee; Peter,
of Burlington township; Richard M., the subject of this sketch; Sue, the widow
of James Williams; Eliza, the widow of John Crumel, of Frankfort, Indiana;
Martin, who lives in Burlington township; Elizabeth, the widow of John Keys;
Marion, the twin brother of Elizabeth; Evaline and Caroline, twins.

   Richard M. Fennell was reared on the old home farm in Burlington township,
the farm which he now owns. He attended the old-fashioned log school house in
the township, during the winter months, where he received a good common school
education and is today rated as a well-informed man. Having remained at home
until twenty-one years old, he began working by the month. Subsequently, he
branched out and began to trade in land, but finally lost everything. After
this, he engaged in the purchase and sale of walnut timber and in this business,
he made considerable money. Mr. Fennell also manufactured tile for a time, first
at Prince Williams and later at Sedalia; he owned altogether three tile mills
and the business was a financial success. He also owned a saw-mill and was
engaged in the lumber business in Carroll and Grant counties, Indiana.

   Mr. Fennell's wife, before her marriage, was Margaret Beck, whose parents
were natives of Virginia. She died in 1887, leaving no children.

   Although Mr. Fennell is nominally a Democrat, and votes the Democratic
ticket, he is not a politician and has never engaged in any form of political
activity. Perhaps his large success in life is due somewhat to the fact that he
has remained out of politics.


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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

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