JOHN H. TRIMBLE. John H. Trimble was born in Harrison township, Delaware county, Indiana, his parents living at the time at
their pleasant farm home near Muncie. His early youth
was passed at Bethel, but at the age of ten years another
move was made to Muncie, where he entered the graded
school. Here he continued his studies until he attained
the age of eighteen, when he entered the college at Lebanon, Ohio, remaining a year, when he concluded to try
business pursuits for a time. He selected as his location
the ancient and sequestered village of Chesterfield. He
went on duty at the general store of Dusang & Trueblood.
Mercantile life did not suit in all respects his youthful
taste and inclinations. The next thing on the "tapis”
was a trip to Old Virginia, combining business with pleasure. The love of home and its associations soon turned
his face toward "Hoosierdom” again. There was still
another attraction "nearer and dearer than all others,” for
in March, 1875, he was married to Mary Shroyer, of Chesterfield. He immediately resumed business, going
into brick-making on a somewhat extensive scale, supplanting the same by running a lumber yard. Frequent
change of occupation seemed to be his tactics, for we next
find him in the role of a traveler and speculator, selecting
Texas and Arkansas as the scene of operations. Having
no tastes in common with the average Mexican, he bid
adieu to their domains and returned to "dear old Injianny,” remaining this time about six weeks when word
from a sick brother in Nevada determined him to make a
trip to that far away country. While in Nevada he concluded to continue his journey to the sunset land of California. A sad, sad mission was his to assist home a dear
brother upon whom the dreaded disease, consumption, had
fasted its unrelenting grasp; a brother who had passed
nearly the whole of his best and strong manhood among
the mines, and away from the comforts and enjoyments of
home. He did not expedite his steps homeward any too
soon, for a brief sojourn with father, mother, brother and
sister, and then the last farewell was spoken and his task
was finished; his brother was no more on earth.
In the year 1883 Mr. Trimble changed his location to
Winchester, where he remained in business for five year,
returning immediately after the election of the present
year to the old home at Chesterfield, where he is at present
engaged in the drug and grocery business.
During the session of the last General Assembly, Mr.
Trimble was Assistant Journal Clerk, acquitting himself
with honor and perfect satisfaction to his chief. In politics
John (as he is familiarly called) is a stanch Democrat. In
religion liberal, and socially a capital good fellow, genial
and companionable. In business matters, as in social, he
is reliable, and whenever and wherever you meet him he
is the same jovial friend. Of one thing his friends may be assured, he will succeed.
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