DODDS

DR. J. F. DODDS, second son and child in a family of eleven children, born November 1, 1807, was reared in Lincoln County, Ky. His parents, Samuel and Rachel (Rheinhart) Dodds, natives of "Virginia and Kentucky respectively, came to Bloomington, Monroe County, Ind., in 1819, where our subject was educated in the district schools. When twenty years of age, he entered the State University there, from which he graduated in 1834. He taught for several years in the University, and for one year in Cumberland College, Kentucky. In 1839, he began reading medicine, and soon after entered the Louisville Medical College. August, 1840, he entered into a partnership with Dr. Mitchell, and began the regular practice in Cory don, Ind., where he remained for five years, constantly busy, in a lucrative practice. He has been an Elder in the Presbyterian Church for several years. From 1862 to 1882, he was Examining Surgeon in the Pension Department. On December 12, 1838, he was married to Mary A. Wiley, a daughter of Dr. Samuel Wiley, first President of the State University. They have eight children. Politically, he is a Republican. His wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. - Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana Historical and Biographical, By Charles Blanchard, Published by F. A. Battey & Co, 1884, Page 560

CLELLAND F. DODDS was born September 27, 1826, in Monroe County, Ind. His parents, Samuel and Rachel (Rheinhart) Dodds, natives of Kentucky, came to Monroe County in 1819, and lived on the old homestead one mile south of Bloomington, where the father died in September, 1834. The mother died in November, 1851. The subject of this sketch is the sixth son and youngest child in family. He was reared at home, where he received a good common school education. When twenty-one years of age, he removed to Bloomington, and formed a partnership with A. Helton in the dry goods business, continuing about two years. In 1857, he began farming on the old farm, where he remained for ten years. In 1869, he opened an insurance and real estate office in connection with farming implements. He is still in the insurance business, for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, and also the Phoenix of Brooklyn. In 1865, he was elected County Commissioner, serving for three years. He served for two years as Trustee of Perry Township. On March 20, 1878, he was elected Mayor, to fill the unexplored term of C. W. Henderson (first Mayor of Bloomington), and re-elected in 1879, also in 1881, and again in 1883; which office he at present holds, faithful in the discharge of its duties. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. He was married July 31, 1851, to Mary E. Orchard, of Monroe County. They have twelve children, Mary C., Samuel C, Henry A., Ella B., Andrew J., William J., Claudius M., Cora L., Cornelius F., Carrie C, Mattie M.. and Flora. Politically, he is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. - Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana Historical and Biographical, By Charles Blanchard, Published by F. A. Battey & Co, 1884, Page 560

S. C. DODDS was born January 28, 1854, in Bloomington, Monroe Co., Ind. His parents are Clelland and Mary E. (Orchard) Dodds, also natives of Indiana. He was reared in Bloomington, was educated in the State University, graduated in June, 1875, and then entered the employ of Newell Sanders, a book dealer, with whom he remained for one year. On December 4, 1876, he purchased the stock of books and ran it for nearly four years. He was in the lumber business for one year, and then formed a partnership with Showers Bros., and Henry Henley, in the manufacture of chairs, under the firm name of Showers, Dodds & Co., on October 27, 1881, and one year later Cap! Henry Henley sold out, and they continued as Showers & Dodds until March 15, 1883, when one-third interest was purchased by J. B. Waldron. The firm name now is Dodds, Waldron & Co. The weekly manufacture of chairs averages sixty-five dozen, and of center tables (which addition was made on September 1, 1883) is 1,000. They have in their employ sixty-five persons, their payroll being from $250 to $300 per week. Mr. Dodds was married, on October 17, 1878, to Miss Nellie Winters, daughter of George Winters, a respected citizen of Columbia, Ky. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and is politically a Republican, a good citizen, and highly respected in his community. - Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana Historical and Biographical, By Charles Blanchard, Published by F. A. Battey & Co, 1884, Pages 560 - 561

DOLAN

J. C. DOLAN, one of the most energetic business men of Bloomington, was born near Montreal, Canada, December 8, 1845. He was the third son in a family of five children born to John and Mary (Ryan) Dolan. He was reared in Canada until about five years of age, when his parents removed to Indiana and located on a farm in Miami County. In the district schools of that county our subject began his education, and in the fall of 1867 he entered upon a commercial course in the college of Notre Dame, completing it in the spring of 1869. In 1870, he went to Atchison, Kan., remaining there two years as clerk in a wholesale grocery house. Returning thence to Crawfordsville, Ind., he engaged in the lumber and stave business, continuing till 1876, at which time he embarked in the stave and tie business in Bloomington. In October, 1883, he was appointed manager for the American Hoop Dressing Company's factory, located at Bloomington, which employs fifty-five men and has a capacity of 15,000 hoops per day. Mr. D. is a firm Catholic, and politically is a Democrat. - Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana Historical and Biographical, By Charles Blanchard, Published by F. A. Battey & Co, 1884, Page 561

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