This book has no cover, and no index, and no author. I bought it on Ebay; it just has the insides, but it is full of Indiana biographies. I am not researching this family, just thought I would share. I do not know anymore about these families or these surnames. NOTE: I don’t know if there is any additional mention of this family in the book, it has no index. I do not want to sell this book. I am typing the biographies from it.

Typed by Lora Radiches:



Other surnames mentioned in the biography of JAMES W. CORYELL are, Coryell, Voorhis, Switzer, Coffin, Engle, Hunt, Holmes, Fries, Wall,

JAMES W. CORYELL, of 1131 Centennial Street, Indianapolis, is a building contractor and has developed a very successful business in the capital city. Mr. Coryell is a World war veteran, and American Legion men speak very highly of him. He was born at West York, Illinois, March 16, 1898, son of Chester and Nellie (Voorhis) Coryell. His father was an Illinois man, a farmer and landowner in that state, and in 1903 moved to Indiana and was employed in several factories and iron works at Indianapolis until his death. He is buried in the Floral Park Cemetery. His widow married again and lives at Indianapolis. James W. Coryell was the oldest of his father’s children, and the others are: Fern, who married Ollie Switzer; Harry, who married Ellen Coffin; Mrs. Hazel Engle; Chester; and Esther, who married Herbert Hunt. James W. Coryell first attended public school in Indianapolis. In 1905 the family returned to West York, Illinois, where he attended school for one term, and then finished his education in Indianapolis, being a pupil in School No. 52 on King Avenue and West Walnut. He was graduated from the common schools in June, 1912, spent one year in high school, and also took a business course. While in school he was learning the carpenter’s trade, working with his uncle, William T. Holmes, who had much to do with his learning his trade in a very thorough manner. Then the war came on and on May 2, 1917, when he was nineteen years old, he enlisted. He was first sent for training to Douglas, Arizona, being put in Battery C of the Sixth Field Artillery, later was transferred to the Eleventh Battery. After a year in the South west he was given special training in Camp Doniphan at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and on July 5, 1918, left there, going to Jersey City, to Camp Mills, and thence overseas to France. He was detained by illness and was in an English hospital at Wimbleton for about nine weeks. He then followed his regiment, joining his command at Camp du Valdahan. In October the regiment was sent to the front, being attached to the Eighty-ninth Division, and from that time until the armistice he was in the presence of active fighting all the time, chiefly in the Meuse sector. On December 9, 1918, he was returned to his original command, the Sixth Division, was sent to Villaines en Duesmois and sailed from Brest for New York, was at Camp Merritt, and was sent to Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Ohio, for his discharge. After the war he resumed his work as carpenter, and since 1921 has been in business for himself as a contractor. Mr. Coryell married, December 24, 1920 Miss Edna M. Fries, daughter of Michael A and Alice (Wall) Fries, who reside at 1151 North Tremont in Indianapolis. Her father is a postal employee. Mr. and Mrs. Coryell have two children, James R. and Virginia M, both attending school. Mr. Coryell is affiliated with Evergreen Ledge No. 713, A~ F. and A. M at Indianapolis, is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and his hobby is following sports. The family is affiliated with the Baptist Church.