Howard-Orange County IN Archives Biographies.....Farlow, Lindley M. 1853 - ************************************************ 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 April 21, 2006, 7:59 pm Author: Jackson Morrow LINDLEY M. FARLOW. The gentleman to a review of whose honorable career we now call the attention of the reader is one of the representative citizens of Howard county and one of the best known and most substantial farmers in Monroe township, having maintained his home in this locality for nearly a quarter of a century, being the owner of a fine landed estate. An analyzation of his life work shows that he has been dependent upon no inheritance or influential friends for what he has acquired, but has through his continued effort and capable management gained a desirable property whereby he is classed among the self-made and influential men of the community. Lindley M. Farlow was born in Orange county, Indiana, October 20, 1853, the son of Jonathan and Mary (Hill) Farlow, the former a native of North Carolina and the latter of Orange county, Indiana. She is still living there in 1908, at the advanced age of eighty-nine years. Her husband passed to his rest in September, 1873. His father, the grandfather of the subject, was Joseph Farlow, a native of North Carolina, who came to Indiana in 1811, settling near Paoli, entering a large tract of land there, giving each of his children one hundred and sixty acres. He was a hard working man and cleared a great deal of this land, transforming it into a valuable and highly productive farm. He married Ruth Lindley, who passed to the spirit land in 1854, having been preceded to the other shore by her husband in 1843. The subject's great-grandfather was Jonathan Farlow, but scarcely anything of him is known to the present generation. The father of the subject, also named Jonathan Farlow, grew up in Orange county, Indiana. He was born in July, 1807, and was four years old when his parents brought him to Orange country, He remained at home during his young manhood, assisting in clearing a farm in the pioneer days of the Hoosier state, and attended such schools as those early times afforded. He was a Whig when that party was in power, and later became a Republican. He became well known, being a kindly disposed man and always ready to lend assistance and aid to those in need, having assisted in a material way many poor people. He devoted his life to farming, becoming interested in a bank later in life. He was an active worker in the Friends church, and he was called from his earthly labors in 1873. He was twice married, first to Ruth Maris, of Orange county, Indiana. Five children were born to this union, namely: Jane, deceased; Joseph, a merchant and grain dealer at Independence, Kansas; Deborah, deceased ; Thomas, also deceased: Nathan, who is a merchant at Independence, Kansas. Four children were born to the subject's father by his second wife, namely: Lindley M., our subject; Ruth, who died in young womanhood; Ellen, who married Joseph Trimble, of Paoli, this state; Asenath, who is living with her mother. Our subject's education was received in the home schools and in the high school at Paoli, Indiana, remaining at home until 1885. In 1878 he was united in marriage with Mary Peacock, of New London, daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Jones) Peacock, natives of North Carolina. They lived in Howard county, the mother now being deceased, the father residing in Kokomo. The following children have been born to the subject and wife: Lois, who was educated in the home schools and graduated at the New London, Indiana, high school, and developing into a teacher, which she has followed since 1900, now teaching in Kokomo; Ed O., who married September 14, 1907, his wife having been known in her girlhood as Pansy Thompson, of New London. This son lives at home with his father, assisting with the management of the farm. Lilith M., the third child, is a graduate of the New London high school, and is at present a student at Earlham College. The subject's wife passed to her rest September 16, 1902. Mr. Farlow came to Howard county in 1885, locating in Monroe township, having there bought his present farm of eighty acres, known as the Thomas place. This well improved and highly productive place is now known as "The Middle Brook Farm". On this place is an excellent orchard of a choice variety of fruits, and a modern, commodious and nicely furnished dwelling and many convenient out buildings also stand on the place. Mr. Farlow takes a great interest in stock, being an excellent judge of all kinds of live stock. He is a breeder of thoroughbred Jersey cattle, and it would be hard to find a finer grade of this class of stock anywhere than is to be seen in his pastures. He also raises excellent Southdown sheep and Poland China hogs. Mr. Farlow served as trustee of Monroe township in a most acceptable manner from 1899 to 1904. He is a member of the school board, and has always been a loyal Republican. He is an active worker in the Friends church at New London, having been superintendent of the Sunday school there for six years. Our subject is a man of kindly disposition, pleasant to all classes, honest and thoroughly trustworthy, according to the large circle of acquaintances which he can claim and he is much admired by all who know him for his uprightness and business integrity. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF HOWARD COUNTY INDIANA BY JACKSON MORROW, B. A. ILLUSTRATED VOL. II B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (circa 1909) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/howard/bios/farlow367nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/infiles/ File size: 5.9 Kb