Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Commons, Joseph A. May 22, 1842 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Centre Township
p. 328 & 329

Joseph A. Commons, dealer in hardwood lumber, is a native of Wayne County, 
Ind., born May 22, 1842, a son of David and Bethena (Carter) Commons. He was 
reared a farmer, receiving his primary education in the common schools. He 
subsequently attended Earlham College and the Miami Commercial College, at 
Dayton, Ohio. After leaving college he engaged in farming several years. In 
1879 he bought the saw-mill of the John Sintz estate, and has since then 
carried on the mill and dealt extensively in lumber. He has always taken an 
interest in the affairs of the township and has served two terms as its 
Trustee. He is also Treasurer of the School Board. He is a member of Hiram 
lodge, No. 417, F. & A.M., and Hoosier Lodge, No. 23, I.O.O.F. In 1868 Mr. 
Commons was married to Amanda, daughter of David B. Beeson. They have one son--
-Lawrence D.


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