Elwood haynes biography for kids
May 20, 2015 at 5:27 p.m.
And I’m not quite sure how to escape.
Tim’s the curator of the Elwood Haynes Museum in Kokomo. He came to Jay County last year for the dedication of the Elwood Haynes mural in Portland, and he returned a couple of weeks ago to speak to Jay County Historical Society.
He’s an enthusiastic guy. To say he is excited by his subject matter would be an understatement.
And when he learned that my maternal grandfather, Edward M. Haynes, was the kid brother of Elwood Haynes, his adrenalin apparently started pumping. He wanted to know more, whatever bits of family lore I might be able to share, and — more importantly from my standpoint — he was interested in sharing some of the riches from the archives of the museum in Kokomo.
Like most kids growing up in Indiana, I learned about Elwood Haynes in Indiana history class, which used to be taught in both fourth and eighth grade, apparently because they didn’t think we were paying attention the first time around.
I also had the benefit of my mother’s memories. She had been adopted at birth by Edward and Carrie (Jay) Haynes, and she remembered hearing stories about her uncle in her childhood. Elwood died about the time my mother was 6 or 7.
Many years ago, when professor Ralph Gray was working on what has proved to be the definitive biography of the Kokomo automotive pioneer and metallurgical inventor, my mother donated a bunch of her papers — old family correspondence mostly — to the Elwood Haynes Museum.
So it only seems fair that when Tim Rivers came to Jay County this month he brought along digitized copies of hundreds of documents and photographs on his laptop computer.
County historian Jane Ann Spencer and I spent about two and a half hours with Rivers, going through the material he had transferred to digital files. And before he headed back to Kokomo, he transferred more than 250 megabytes of data to a flash drive for me.
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Elwood Haynes
American inventor
Elwood Haynes (October 14, 1857 – April 13, 1925) was an American inventor, metallurgist, automotive pioneer, entrepreneur and industrialist. He invented the metal alloy stellite and independently co-discovered martensiticstainless steel along with Englishman Harry Brearley in 1912 and designed one of the earliest automobiles made in the United States. He is recognized for having created the earliest American design that was feasible for mass production and, with the Apperson brothers, he formed the first company in the United States to produce automobiles profitably. He made many advances in the automotive industry.
Early in his career, while serving as a field superintendent at gas and oil companies during Indiana's gas boom, Haynes invented several devices important to the advance of the natural gas industry. When working for the Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company, he oversaw the construction of the first long-distance natural gas pipeline in the United States, connecting Chicago with the Trenton Gas Field 150 miles (240 km) away. He began to formulate plans for a motorized vehicle in the early 1890s; he successfully road tested his first car, the Pioneer, on July 4, 1894—eight years after the first automobile was patented in Germany. He formed a partnership with Elmer and Edgar Apperson in 1896 to start Haynes-Apperson for the commercial production of automobiles. He renamed it Haynes Automobile Company in 1905, following the loss of his partners.
Working in his laboratory to develop new corrosion-resistant metals for auto parts, Haynes discovered that mixing tungsten with chromium, steel and iron resulted in the formation of strong and lightweight alloys that were impervious to corrosion, and could endure high temperatures.
In 1912, he formed Haynes Stellite Company to produce one of the new alloys, and received lucrative contracts during World War I, making Haynes a millionaire in 1916. He sold his pa Quick facts for kids Elwood Hillis Hillis in 1986 Elwood Haynes Hillis Elwood Haynes "Bud" Hillis (March 6, 1926 – January 4, 2023) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, serving Indiana's 5th congressional district for 8 terms from 1971 to 1987. Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Hillis attended Kokomo public schools. He graduated from Culver Military Academy, 1944. B.S., Indiana University, 1949. J.D., Indiana University School of Law, 1952. Bud Hillis was a younger brother to renowned choral director Margaret Hillis. Their father, Glen R. Hillis, was the Republican nominee for Governor of Indiana in 1940, losing by less than 4,000 votes. His maternal grandfather and namesake, Elwood Haynes, was an inventor and automobile pioneer. Hillis was a resident of Windsor, Colorado. He died on January 4, 2023, at the age of 96. Hillis served in the United States Army in the European Theater with the rank of first lieutenant from 1944 to 1946. He retired from the Reserves in 1954 with rank of captain in the infantry. Elwood Haynes (1857-1925) was a genius who influenced the direction of the entire automobile industry. He invented the alloys stellite and stainless steel, and created the earliest American automobile design feasible for mass production. Haynes always had an inventive mind. At the age of 12, he built his first vehicle from parts scavenged from scrap railroad cars. His human-powered apparatus traveled along the tracks until a railroad foreman saw the contraption and ordered it destroyed. Educated at Johns Hopkins University and Worcester Polytechnic, Haynes began his career at the Indiana Natural Gas Company, inventing a method to prevent pipeline freeze-up by dehydrating the gas. Business travel required horse and buggy, so he set about planning a “horseless carriage.” First considering steam and electricity, Haynes chose gasoline power, ordering an engine from Stintz Gas Engine Company. Delivered to his home, the 180-pound “explosive engine” was first tested in his kitchen. The motor filled the room with smoke, damaged the wood floor, and destroyed the leather harness before it could be shut off. Two things were learned. First, harnessing the power of the gasoline engine required steel, not leather. Second, his kitchen was not a good place to test these devices. Fortunately, Haynes discovered a more suitable facility, the Riverside Machine Shop. There he contracted with owners Elmer and Edgar Apperson to build their first automobile, the Pioneer. It utilized a “harness” of steel as well as a steel central column to strengthen the wooden chassis and absorb bumps. In 1894 they entered into a partnership — The Haynes-Apperson Automobile Company — which would be America’s first profitable producer of cars. Looking back to the Pioneer’s first drive, Elwood Haynes saw the future … “As the little machine rolled along at a speed of about seven or eight miles an hour under the power of the tireless little motor, I realized a new
Elwood Hillis facts for kids
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 5th districtIn office
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1987Preceded by Richard L. Roudebush Succeeded by Jim Jontz Member of the Indiana House of Representatives from the Howard and Tipton counties In office
January 5, 1967 – January 3, 1971Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by multi-member district Personal details Born
(1926-03-06)March 6, 1926
Kokomo, Indiana, U.S.Died January 4, 2023(2023-01-04) (aged 96)
Windsor, Colorado, U.S.Political party Republican Education Indiana University (BS, JD) Occupation Attorney Military service Branch/service United States Army Years of service 1944–1954 Rank Captain Battles/wars World War II Personal life and early career
Military career
Poli
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