Howard-Monroe County IN Archives Biographies.....Tarkington, John E. 1837 - 
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Author: Jackson Morrow

JOHN E. TARKINGTON.

   It is an agreeable task for the biographer, and pleasant and profitable for
the reader, to contemplate the life record of a person who has made a success of
life and won the confidence and respect of his fellow citizens.   Such is the
record, briefly stated, of the well known agriculturist of Howard county, whose
name appears above, than whom a more highly respected or popular man it would be
difficult to find within the limits of Clay township where he has his home and
where he has long been held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends
and admirers.

   John E. Tarkington was born in Monroe county, Indiana, October 30, 1837. His
father was Eli P. Tarkington and his mother bore the name of Martha Gay in her
maidenhood. The former was a native of Tennessee and the latter of North
Carolina. They came to Howard county in 1851 and settled in Harrison township
where they led well regulated and fairly successful lives, dying there several
years ago, after becoming the parents of eleven children, of whom our subject
was the second in order of birth. He lived at home until 1861 when he came to
Clay township, where he has resided continuously to the present time, having
made a pronounced success at farming and gained a reputation for industry and
honesty. He now owns one hundred and ninety acres of well improved land and he
has given two hundred and eighty acres away to his children. Thus we see that
the life of our subject has been a very busy and well directed one, else he
could not have secured such valuable property and so handsome a competence as he
can claim. He has caused to be erected numerous convenient and substantial
buildings on his farm. He is a believer in modern twentieth century methods in
farming, consequently his skillful rotation of crops and other well known
methods to our best agriculturists have made his farm productive and one of the
richest in the township. Mr. Tarkington also has large numbers of excellent
cattle, hogs and other stock on his farm, having always been a good judge of
live stock and delighted to handle the same.

   The subject was united in marriage in Harrison township, June 30, 1861, to
Amelia A. Honey, who was born in Kentucky. They were the parents of six children
as follows: Mary Belle died at the age of eighteen months: Electa A., who became
the wife of S. F. Wilson, died May 17, 1898. The third child was William E.,
living in Ervin township; Minnie C. is the wife of Ira F. Keisling of Clay
township; Ernest P. lives in Clay township: Amelia M. died in infancy.

   Mr. and Mrs. Tarkington are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, where
they are held in much esteem in the congregation. Mr. Tarkington is a Democrat
in politics, but has never held nor aspired to official honors.

   In public affairs the subject takes a deep interest. He unquestionably
possesses the qualities which typify the gentleman and because of his upright
life he has won and retained the friendship and respect of all who know him.


Additional Comments:
From:

HISTORY OF HOWARD COUNTY INDIANA
BY
JACKSON MORROW, B. A.
ILLUSTRATED
VOL. II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

(circa 1909)

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