NAVE-Joseph Shannon - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

There has probably not been a session of Circuit Court in Fountain County during the last 40 years at which Joseph Shannon Nave has not appeared as counsellor for some the cases tried. He is at once one of hte oldest as well as the ablest lawyers of the Fountain County bar, and he is one of the dignified representatives of the profession in the state. His people have been identified with this county since pioneer days. Mr. Nave was born on a farm in Shawnee Twp of Fountain County Sept 17, 1851 a son of John and Hannah J. Shannon Nave. His mother was of Irish stock, and a daughter of Thomas Shannon who bore arms in theWar of 1812 and granddaughter of Samuel Shannon who helped the colonies establish independence in the Revolution. Both served as officers in those wars. John Nave was born in Butler County Ohio in 1826 son of John and Margaret Umbarger Nave, both of whom were natives of VA. Th Nave family is of Swiss ancestry. John Nave, Sr. brought his family to Fountain County in 1828 and acquired a tract of the uncleared Government land then so plentiful in this state. On that farm John Nave, Jr. was reared and he lived the life of a farmer until 1867, when he removed to Attica and handled his property from that point. He died April 17, 1872. He and his wife were married in 1850 in Virginia where she was born 1834. She died at Attica Jan 17, 1910. There were two sons: Joseph Shannon and Raymond M. The latter who was born Aug 17, 1853 graduated from Indiana University with the class of 1875 and is now manager of a large amount of property in Fountain County, his home being at Attica. He married 1881 Minnie Ray a native of Attica and they have two children: Rober tand John Kirk Nave. Joseph Shannon Nave lived on the old farm until 1867 and while there attended rural schools. He finished his literary education in Indiana University graduating in the scientific course 1872. Later he attended law school University of Michigan and was admitted to practice 1874. From that year he has been identified with the bar of Fountain County and besides carrying heavy burdens as a lawyer has been active in public affairs and has directed some large business interests. In politics he has always been democrat. From 1879-1888 he represented Fountain County in the state legislature and made a most creditable record in that body, being member of several important committetes. Mr. Nave has large property interests in Fountain County and Wichita, Kansas. He is a director of the Farmers & Merchant State Bank, Attica. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic Order and is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Sept 30, 1879 Mr. Nave married Jennie Isabel RICE, who was born at Rockville, Parke County, Indiana daughter of Thomas N. and Margaret Digby Rice. Thomas N. Rice, her father was a prominent lawyer of Parke County and died at Rockville in 1904. He represented his county both in the Lower House and State Senate. Mr. and Mrs. Nave have two daughters, Margaret Isabel and Beatrice Shannon. The older is the wife of Louis L. Johnson who was born in Morgan County, Indiana. They have two children, Isabel Nave and Shannon Meredith. Beatrice is the wife of Clement B Isly of Attica.

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