Daniel W. Marmon

Daniel W. Marmon (October 10, 1844 – May 10, 1909) was an industrialist from Richmond, Indiana, United States.

[1] Born in Logan County, Ohio, Marmon was orphaned at age five and raised by his industrialist uncle, Eli Stubbs.

[1][2] As a boy, Marmon spent a great deal of time visiting the E. & A. H. Nordyke plant, a maker of milling equipment.

Daniel and Elizabeth had two sons, Walter and Howard, who founded the Marmon Motor Car Company.

[2][5] Daniel W. Marmon died from arteriosclerosis at his home in Indianapolis on May 10, 1909, and was buried at Crown Hill Cemetery.

Marmon's grave (front row, second from left) at Crown Hill Cemetery