Howard County IN Archives Biographies.....Templin, William T. 1859 - 
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Author: Jackson Morrow

WILLIAM T. TEMPLIN.

    The subject of this sketch, who has been a resident of Howard county for
nearly a half century in 1908, having been born here on August 7, 1859, has won
a well deserved reputation as one of the distinctively progressive husbandmen of
his locality and has also gained the reputation of a man of high character and
sterling principles. He is the son of Jacob and Deborah (Fruit) Templin, the
former born in Ohio and the latter in Jay county, Indiana. Grandfather Timothy
Templin moved to Howard county among the pioneers, about 1838, and took up one
hundred and sixty acres of government land, on which he built a log: cabin,
twelve feet square, which was occupied by his wife and their four children for
some time. The only tools he had to build the cabin with was an axe; but he
cleared the land and in time made a good farm of it, spending the balance of his
life here, having lived on this place for nearly sixty years. At the time of his
death, which occurred when he was seventy-six years old, it was all cleared up
and under a. high state of improvements. He was trustee of Howard township for
one term and he assisted in erecting the Hopewell Methodist Episcopal church in
the neighborhood, in the congregation of which he was always a faithful worker,
being a member of this organization for many years; his wife was also an active
and faithful member of this church which was Methodist in creed. The latter
survived her husband about one year, being at the time of her death well past
the psalmist's allotted three score and ten years when she was called to her
reward. They were the parents of thirteen children, five of whom lived to
maturity. Richard, one of the boys, was a soldier in an Indiana regiment in the
Union army, serving out his enlistment and receiving an honorable discharge and
soon thereafter died from disease contracted during the war, having been sick
when he came home. It is said of him that he never failed to have his daily
worship during his service in the army.

    The father of the subject was seven years old when he was brought to Howard
county. As a boy he had attended the district schools in Ohio. There was a
school house on one corner of his father's farm where he went to school and
where he met the girl who afterwards became his wife. He remained with his
parents on the farm until he was married at the age of nineteen. Then his father
gave him a small farm, which was later added to until he had one hundred and
sixty acres of good land, which he cleared up and improved, but later sold and
returned to live on a portion of the old homestead, which was added to until he
had three hundred acres, all of which was well improved in time, accumulating
considerable property by his thrift and good management. But this farm was later
sold, the subject having been unfortunate in a fire which destroyed an elevator
and some other property belonging to him, which compelled him to close out his
farming, although he held a portion of his land. He and his sons bought one
hundred and sixty acres adjoining of partly improved land, which was transformed
into a good farm on which Jacob Templin, our subject's father, is still living
at the age of seventy-three at this writing. His main work has been farming
although he operated a grain elevator for several years. He also managed a pump
factory and a hardware store for a time. He has always been an active member of
the Methodist church Twelve children were born to Jacob Templin and wife, ten of
whom lived to maturity. Mrs. Templin is still living at the age of seventy-two.
She, too, is a loyal Methodist and has been a woman of great courage and had a
capacity for much work.

    Grandfather Fruit was born in Ireland. He settled in Howard county after
coming to America and assisted in digging the canal at Peru. He is remembered as
a very strong and vigorous man physically. Both he and his wife belonged to the
Newlight church. He owned a farm in Howard county, which he sold and moved to
Wisconsin, where he bought a farm and remained during the balance of his life.
It was there that the mother of Mrs. Templin died and Mr. Fruit again married.
There were six children by his first wife and five by his second. Two children
by his first wife were soldiers from Indiana in the Civil war, one of whom died
while in the army. Grandfather Fruit lived to be eighty-one years old.
Grandmother Fruit was about fifty years old when she died.

    William T. Templin, our subject, attended public school in Howard county
until he was nineteen years old, working for his father the meanwhile He was
married at the age of nineteen. Soon afterward he bought a farm and worked it
for ten years when he sold it and bought the farm on which he now resides in
Howard township. It consists of eighty acres which is well improved in every
way, having been skillfully managed by our subject, who is regarded as one of
the best and most painstaking farmers in his community, the farm being at
present in a much higher state of productiveness than when he took possession of
it. He feeds all the corn the place produces to hogs. His place is fenced with
.wire and cement posts, which he manufactures on the farm. He regards them
superior to wood in many ways, being less expensive and are supposed to be much
more durable.

    The subject was married in 1879 to Florence McQuiston, daughter of John and
Susan (Julian) McQuiston, natives of this state. They are living on a farm in
Howard county. They are members of the Newlight church.

    Three children have been born to the subject and wife as follows: Cora Dell,
born in 1880, is the wife of Harvey Kendall, living in this county, and the
mother of three children; Eva, born in 1883, is the wife of William Buchanan, a
farmer in Howard county and the mother of one child; Loruma M., born in 1885, is
the wife of S. F. Buchanan, also a farmer in this county.

    Both Mr. and Mrs. Templin are Methodists, the former being treasurer of the
local church, and both are active in the work of the same. Politically Mr.
Templin is a staunch Republican, and it would be hard to find within the limits
of Howard county a more public-spirited, scrupulously honest and altogether
upright citizen than our subject, who has long enjoyed the friendship and esteem
of all who know him, having ever led a consistent and well ordered life as has
also his entire family.


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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