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JOHN M. KREISLE was born in Indianapolis, June 28, 1857. His father, Magnus Kreisle, was born in Germany, September 9, 1824. He was a cabinet-maker, and followed his trade in his native country until 1844, when he came to this country and located at Cincinnati, where he married Christine Eckhardt. In 1856, he moved to Indianapolis, and four years later to Tell City, where he worked at the carpenter’s trade and in a planing-mill until 1867. He then bought a one-seventh interest in the Tell City Planing Mill & Toy Making Co. After 1870, the firm dropped the manufacture of toys, and January 2, 1882, he assumed complete control of the business, which he retained until his death March 18, 1885. Since his father’s death, John Kreisle has assumed the management of the planing-mill, and owns a one-third interest in the business. Previous to 1882, after learning the cabinet-maker’s trade, he worked in most of the large cities in the West. Since 1882, he has worked in the planing-mill. December 30, 1883, he wedded Emma Kuhn, and to them one daughter Rosa M. has been born. Mr. Kreisle is a Republican, a member of the I. O. O. F., and one of the rising young business men of the town.