Carroll County IN Archives Biographies.....Quinn, John L. 1864 - ************************************************ 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 28, 2006, 9:36 pm Author: John C. Odell (1916) JOHN L. QUINN. A worthy example of the self-made man is shown in the life of John L. Quinn, farmer and stockman of Flora, Carrollton township, Carroll county, Indiana. He is the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of well-improved land, located five and one half miles directly east of Flora, Indiana, all of which he has accumulated entirely through his own consistent, well-directed efforts. The raising and breeding of full-blood Hereford cattle is a specialty on this farm, which has been the home of John L. Quinn since 1894. John L. Quinn was born on November 24, 1864, and is the son of William and Mary E. (Dunkin) Quinn, both natives of Ireland but who immigrated to America, with their parents, when they were children of a tender age. William Quinn was born in Belfast, Ireland, and with his father, William Quinn, Sr., came to America when six years of age. Mary E. (Dunkin) Quinn was the daughter of Isaiah Dunkin and, with her parents, came to America when fourteen years of age. Both families settled in Union county, Ohio, and it was here that William Quinn and Mary Dunkin grew to maturity, and the romance, which culminated in their marriage, was begun. The old home place, purchased by William Quinn, Sr., is now owned by C. W. Quinn and has never been owned by anyone but a Quinn, since the original purchase. William Quinn, Sr., and his wife lived and died on this farm. He was a Republican in politics and a very good man, being a member and elder of the Presbyterian church. William Quinn, Jr., when twenty-two years of age left the old home and, with his three brothers, James, Ed, and Josiah, came West, William, James and Ed purchasing farms of one hundred and sixty acres, in Carroll county, Indiana, while the other brother, Josiah, purchased land in Iowa. These four brothers are now dead. William Quinn and Mary (Dunkin) Quinn were the parents of fourteen children, eleven of these grew to maturity and six are now living, whose names are: Sallie, wife of Alexander Burk and now residing in Chicago; Julia Ann, wife of Thomas F. Lanmore, of Burlington, Indiana; David M., a farmer located on the Michigan road; W. J., of Carrollton township, Indiana; John L:, also of Carrollton township, and C. W., a farmer of Carroll county, Indiana. John L. Quinn was educated in the district schools and remained at home until seven years after his marriage, when he removed to his present location. He was married to Ritta A. Ham, daughter of Lewis and Angelina Ham of Bringhurst Indiana, on April 30, 1887, and they are the parents of six children: Charles M., a graduate of the schools at Flora and Wheeling, Indiana, and was a student at the universities of Valparaiso and Bloomington, Indiana; Emery, a high school graduate; Edith, also a graduate of high school; Gladys, a high school graduate, and Kenneth and Ralph, who are now in school. John L. Quinn is a member of the Flora Lodge No. 280, Knights of Pythias and an earnest, active member of the Presbyterian church at Wheeling, Indiana, in which church he has been a trustee for ten years. In politics, he is a stanch Republican and his good judgment and opinions are held as authority on many questions, pertaining to party matters. Additional Comments: Extracted from: 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/quinn280nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb