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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

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        A. V. BARTHOLOMEW, merchant, was born in Licking County, Ohio,
     November 26, 1818; one of six children of JEREMIAH and REBECCA
     (SKINNER) BARTHOLOMEW, natives of Pennsylvania and of English descent.
     JEREMIAH BARTHOLOMEW was reared a farmer, and came with his parents to
     Licking County in time to enlist in the war of 1812.  He participated
     in a number of engagements, notably those of Fort Meigs and of the
     campaign along the lake shore.  On his return he married, in 1817, and
     in August, 1828, came to La Fayette, Ind., entered into mercantile
     pursuits, kept hotel, and laid off the northern and better part of the
     city.  In September, 1833, he moved to Michigan City, then a hamlet of
     seven families, and kept public house until December, 1834, when he
     purchased 400 or 500 acres in Washington Township, and there settled
     and began farming.  About a year after, he moved to Centre Township,
     which was his home till his death in 1841, his widow following in
     1863.  A. V. BARTHOLOMEW, who was reared to the stern realities of
     farm life, was married April 7, 1844, to Miss ELIZABETH STEPHENS, and
     continued a farmer's life.  Mrs. BARTHOLOMEW died in 1862, leaving a
     family of eight children - WILLIAM M. (deceased), MARY A., FINETTE A.,
     REBECCA R., MARTHA E., GEORGE F., WALTER S. (deceased) and ELIZABETH
     (deceased).  In 1862, Mr. B. moved to Valparaiso and engaged in merch-
     andising in the building he yet occupies, being to-day one of the
     leading merchants, carrying a stock of dry goods, hats, caps, ready-
     made clothing, etc., valued at $22,000, manufacturing clothing to
     order, and doing an annual trade of $60,000 to $70,000.  Mr. B. mar-
     ried Mrs. EMMA (BENNEY) MARSHALL in April, 1864, both being members of
     the Presbyterian Church.  Mr. B. helped to organize the Republican
     party of Porter in 1854, was elected to the Legislature, and served in
     the session of 1855; in 1857, he was elected County Commissioner to
     fill an unexpired term; subsequently he filled the office for twelve
     consecutive years.  Besides valuable town property, he owns 640 acres
     in the county, the greater part of which he has earned by his
     industry.

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