Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Hostler, D. L. 1854 - 
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Author: John C. Odell (1916)

D. L. HOSTLER.

   Both by birth and marriage, D. L. Hostler, a well-known farmer of Democrat
township, Carroll county, Indiana, where he owns one hundred and sixty acres of
land, is connected with some of the oldest and most highly respected families of
Carroll county.

   Mr. Hostler is a native of Juniata county, Pennsylvania, born on February 24,
1854. He is the son of Daniel and Margaret (Cook) Hostler, both of whom were
natives of Juniata county, Pennsylvania. Daniel Hostler was the son of Frederick
Hostler, who was of German descent. Margaret Cook, the mother of D. L. Hostler,
was the daughter of Hugh and Hanna Cook, who were pioneer settlers of Carroll
county. Daniel and Margaret (Cook) Hostler settled in Carroll county, Indiana,
in 1866, with their family. At that time Daniel Hostler operated a saw-mill on
what was called the "lower bend." Subsequently he operated the Adams grist-mill
for three years and then moved to Lexington, Indiana, where he conducted a
general store for a few years. He finally moved to Cutler, where he and his wife
conducted a boarding house until Mrs. Hostler's death. Daniel Hostler operated
this boarding house the rest of his life, surviving his wife but a short time.
They were the parents of seven children, five daughters and two sons. Of the
daughters, Mollie married Milton Shedell, of Logansport; Alice is the wife of
Noah Plank, of Cutler; Tillie is the wife of John Hamilton, of Frankfort; Lula
is the wife of William Rice, of Cass county, and Lennie is deceased. Of the
sons, D. L. is the subject of this sketch, and John is deceased.

   D. L. Hostler lived at home until twenty-three years of age, when he began
working for William H. Weaver, of Democrat township. He was employed by Mr.
Weaver for eleven years, or until his marriage to Addie Douglas Weaver, a
daughter of Mr. Weaver. Mrs. Hostler's mother, before her marriage to William H.
Weaver, was Martha A. Long.

   William H. Weaver was born in Butler county, Ohio, and was the son of Samuel
and Ruth (McNeil) Weaver. The latter was a native of Bedford county,
Pennsylvania, and died in 1881. The former accompanied his parents to Indiana
when a young man. They settled on what is known as the "lower bend" of Wild Cat
creek in the woods. For a great many years William H. Weaver and his father,
Samuel, were in the woolen-mill business at Cutler. After William H. Weaver's
marriage to Martha A. Long, they rented land for a time and then purchased one
hundred and sixty acres where Orth Quinn now lives, known as the old Campbell
farm. .From there they, moved to near Prince William, where Mr. Weaver farmed
for his father for six or seven years.

   Of the twelve children born to William H. and Martha A. (Long) Weaver six
grew to manhood and womanhood and five are now living. William H. Weaver, who
was elected as a Democrat, represented Carroll county in the lower house of the
Indiana General Assembly in the session of 1880. Samuel Weaver, the father of
William H. Weaver, was born on November 6, 1806, in Butler county, and
represented Carroll county in the Legislature of 1849. William H. Weavers
grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and lost considerable land as
a consequence of that terrible conflict. The Weavers have been well known in
this county for their interest in the milling business. William H., however,
deserted milling for farming and owned, at the time of his death, about three
hundred and thirty-five acres of land. Samuel Weaver built the first woolen-mill
on Wild Cat creek and later built mills at both Prince William and Cutler.

   Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Hostler have been the parents of one child, Ruth Hortense,
who is the wife of Samuel R. Dyer, a farmer of Democrat township. They have two
children, Gretchen Eloise and Gene Phyllis.

   Both Mr. and Mrs. Hostler are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Hostler
is a deacon in the church. Politically, he is identified with the Democratic
party.


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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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