W. T. ALKIRE was born in Tippecanoe County Ind., February 13, 1843, and was married in White Co County to Miss Rebecca J., daughter of Samuel and Nancy Ramey, and a native of White County. The year after his marriage, he settled on his present farm on Section 28, this township, within a half mile of Brookston, and comprising 600 acres. He deals in live stock, and ships from 100 to 150 shorthorn and graded cattle per annum, and about 200 hogs; he has eighteen to twenty horses, and his staple farm product is corn, of which he raises from 5,000 to 6,000 bushels per year; of hay, he raises from 100 to 150 tons, chiefly for feed on the farm. He has a fine dwelling, and his farm buildings are convenient and commodious. Mr. Alkire is a member of the Christian Church, and their two children, Reed C. and Edward F., are both attending the academy at Brookston.

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