James Faris Antrim (b. April 17, 1857, d. January 29, 1904)
James Faris Antrim (son of Thomas B Antrim and Lucinda W. Massey) was born April 17, 1857 in Keener Twp. Jasper County, IND., and died January 29, 1904 in Jasper Co, Indiana. He married Alvena Bouk on July 12, 1874 in Jasper Co, Indiana.
Notes for James Faris Antrim: School teacher: Recorder of Jasper County and partner in Antrim and Dean Hardware store in Rensselaer, Ind. JAMES F. ANTRIM, a self-made, energetic young man, a son of Dr. Thomas Antrim, was born in this county April 17, 1857. He was reared upon a farm, but having a desire for books, he early sought after knowledge, and thus ascertained that by arduous study he was enabled to lift the veil of hidden mysteries and disclose truths to his inquiring mind. Close devotion and the exerise of his God given intelligence have made him the young man of fame that he is. He has attended the State Normal School at Terre Haute, the Normal School and the Business Institute at Valparaiso. He began teaching on a six month's license, and has since held two eighteen-months' and two-years licences, and is now regarded as one of Jasper County's most prominent teachers, having frequently assisted the County Superintendent in holding his examinations He has been, and is now, a reporter for several newspapers and periodicals. Thus has our subject been favored in overcoming obstacles to his onward course of progression, which leads men from the farm to become the first in the ranks of all professions. Mr. Antrim ias an earnest, working Republican as well as an upright, industrious. economical young gentleman, and one of the brightest promise. In addition to the amount expanded on his education, he has purchased forty acres of land in Gillam Township, this county.
More About James Faris Antrim and Alvena Bouk: Marriage: July 12, 1874, Jasper Co, Indiana.
Children of James Faris Antrim and Alvena Bouk are:
+Elbert Manley Antrim, b. June 30, 1885, Rensselaer, IND., d., 1136 Ashland Av. Wilmette, Illinois.
James Faris Antrim (b. April 17, 1857, d. January 29, 1904)
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