Lewis Brinkman, who is included among the substantial and enterprising farmers and stock raisers of Newton township, where he has resided on his present farm for fourteen years, was born in this township in 1882, a son of William and Mary (Boehringer) Brinkman. The Brinkman family has long been an agricultural one in Miami county and Mr. Brinkman's parents spent their active lives here in the cultivation of the soil. Reared amid agricultural surroundings, Lewis Brinkman has devoted practically his entire life to farming ventures. He secured his education in the rural schools and commenced farming in young manhood, and since 1906 has resided on a well-cultivated farm, upon which he has modern improvements and attractive buildings. Mr. Brinkman belongs to the progressive class of agriculturists and is ready to adopt new methods when they have been proven practicable. In local affairs he has always supported beneficial movements and during the war did a good citizen's part in helping the various drives. Mr. Brinkman married Verna, daughter of Emanuel Kindig, of Newberry township, and four children have been born to this union: Ralph, Glenna May, Milford and Arthur.