Sam or Runnels as he was known to family and friends, was the son of Dr. Samuel and Vivian Venus (Voss) Harrell. He married Mary Robertson Evans, and they had three children.
Runnels was an attorney and later president of Early & Daniel Company, as well as the Acme-Evans Company, known for it's EZ-Bake flour.
Acme-Evans Company's flour mill is still the oldest continuously operated enterprise in Indiana. The mill traces its origins to a grist mill that was established in 1821 to the SW of the Acme-Evans location.
Samuel Runnels Harrell ran for Governor of the State of Indiana at the age of 54, and he also ran for Lieutenant Governor as a fiscal coservative Republican, who stressed the need for balanced budgets.
He and wife Mary Evans were civic oriented and supported many worthwhile causes. One time they entertained a group of South American ambassadors.
Sam was proud of his education at Penn, his Noblesville farm, known as Valley Forge Farms and that he was a Harrell!
Runnels was an attorney and later president of Early & Daniel Company, as well as the Acme-Evans Company, known for it's EZ-Bake flour.
Acme-Evans Company's flour mill is still the oldest continuously operated enterprise in Indiana. The mill traces its origins to a grist mill that was established in 1821 to the SW of the Acme-Evans location.
Samuel Runnels Harrell ran for Governor of the State of Indiana at the age of 54, and he also ran for Lieutenant Governor as a fiscal coservative Republican, who stressed the need for balanced budgets.
He and wife Mary Evans were civic oriented and supported many worthwhile causes. One time they entertained a group of South American ambassadors.
Sam was proud of his education at Penn, his Noblesville farm, known as Valley Forge Farms and that he was a Harrell!
Sam or Runnels as he was known to family and friends, was the son of Dr. Samuel and Vivian Venus (Voss) Harrell. He married Mary Robertson Evans, and they had three children.
Runnels was an attorney and later president of Early & Daniel Company, as well as the Acme-Evans Company, known for it's EZ-Bake flour.
Acme-Evans Company's flour mill is still the oldest continuously operated enterprise in Indiana. The mill traces its origins to a grist mill that was established in 1821 to the SW of the Acme-Evans location.
Samuel Runnels Harrell ran for Governor of the State of Indiana at the age of 54, and he also ran for Lieutenant Governor as a fiscal coservative Republican, who stressed the need for balanced budgets.
He and wife Mary Evans were civic oriented and supported many worthwhile causes. One time they entertained a group of South American ambassadors.
Sam was proud of his education at Penn, his Noblesville farm, known as Valley Forge Farms and that he was a Harrell!
Runnels was an attorney and later president of Early & Daniel Company, as well as the Acme-Evans Company, known for it's EZ-Bake flour.
Acme-Evans Company's flour mill is still the oldest continuously operated enterprise in Indiana. The mill traces its origins to a grist mill that was established in 1821 to the SW of the Acme-Evans location.
Samuel Runnels Harrell ran for Governor of the State of Indiana at the age of 54, and he also ran for Lieutenant Governor as a fiscal coservative Republican, who stressed the need for balanced budgets.
He and wife Mary Evans were civic oriented and supported many worthwhile causes. One time they entertained a group of South American ambassadors.
Sam was proud of his education at Penn, his Noblesville farm, known as Valley Forge Farms and that he was a Harrell!
