Samuel Huggins

    Samuel Huggins is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Adams County January 5, 1832, his parents, Samuel, Sr., and Mary (Lowry) Huggins, being also natives of the same State. The subject of this sketch was reared to farm life in his native county, where he received a liberal education.

    On attaining his majority he went to Miami County, Ohio, where he was married March 26, 1857, to Miss Mary J. Kavanagh, a native of Miami County, and a daughter of David and Maria (Dick) Kavanagh. Of the twelve children born to them ten still survive, whose names are as follows -George, David, Samuel, Abraham, Adaline, Morris, Irvin, James, Millie and Eddie. Mary Jane died in her sixth year, and Josie died aged one year.

    In 1858 Mr. and Mrs. Huggins removed to Indiana, locating in Delaware County, where they followed farming until coming to Blackford County, in 1870. Mr. Huggins then bought eighty acres of timber land in Licking Township, which he immediately began to improve, and by persevering industry and good management he has added to his real estate until he now has 257 acres of land, most of which is cleared and under good cultivation. Two years after locating here he engaged in the manufacture of brick, which he has followed quite extensively, and has made no less than 3,000,000. He has furnished the brick for the brick business blocks and other structures in Hartford City, and in fact about all the brick used in Blackford County has been manufactured by him. He also put up the brick residence on the Bell farm. In 1885 he exchanged this farm for 655 acres in Washington Township, where he resided for one year. The following year he resided in Hartford City, and he is now living on a forty acre farm located one mile northwest of Hartford City, where he has a handsome cottage. He has again engaged in the manufacture of brick, and during 1887 expects to turn out 400,000 and is always interested in any object calculated to be of benefit to his township or county.

    He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Hartford City. Politically he affiliates with the Republican Party. He is a member of Lodge No. 262, I. O. O .F.

Source: Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford Counties, Indiana by The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887.