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EARLY DAYS IN
GREENBUSH
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
OF THE OLD SETTLERS
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WILLIAM L. SNAPP
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1905
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INTRODUCTION
Some four years ago it occurred to my mind that a history of
the early days in Greenhush township would be of interest to
many. So little by little I have from time to time gathered in-
formation for this work.
It has been no small task, as nearly all the men and women
who helped to make the early history have passed away, and
many of their children have moved away and are scattered about
in distant localities.
These early settlers braved the dangers of frontier life, en-
dured hardships, toil, deprivations and the loneliness of the country
at that time. Many of them lived in simple log cabins affording
poor shelter from the storms of winter. But they planted civiliza-
tion here, which has made possible the comfortable and luxurious
homes of to-day.
It has been my constant aim to present facts in this work.
But it is nearly impossible to write a work of this kind that is
entirely free from errors. I am satisfied that the competent critic
will find errors. I am also satisfied that the incompetent will affect
to find many more, from whom I expect no mercy.
To the many who have so kindly assisted me in this work,
I here return my sincere thanks. A list of their names would be
too long for publication here.
Wm. L. Snapp.
The flowers that I sought in the wildwood
Have since dropped their withering leaves;
And many dear friends of my childhood
Have slumbered for years in the graves."
HISTORICAL
The County of Warren in the State of Illinois was created
by an act of the General Assembly approved January 13, 1825.
At that time it was bounded as follows : Beginning at the point
where the township line between seven and eight north touches
the Mississippi river, thence east on said line to the Meridian ;
thence north on said meridian line to the northeast corner of
township twelve north, range one west of the Fourth Principal
Meridian ; thence west on said township line to the Mississippi
river, and thence down the river to the place of beginning.
Warren county then extended from the Fourth Principal
Meridian to the Mississippi river. The General Assembly of
1841 passed an act detaching all the territory west of range three,
forming a new county with the name of Henderson.
Greenbush township it situated on the southeast corner of
Warren county, Illinois, being township eight north of the base line,
range one west of the Fourth Principal Meridian.
James B. Atwood was the first white man that settled in what
is now known as Warren county. He arrived in 1828 and
located on section 27, now Kelly township. Adam Ritchie and
family came the same year and located on the south end of Sugar-
tree Grove on the farm afterwards owned by Mr. Quinn in Hale
township. John B. Talbot with his mother and cousin. Allen C.
Andrews, settled in the northeast corner of Monmouth township,
on section one.
The first settler in Greenbush township was Rowland Simmons.
He came from Warren county, Kentucky, to Morgan county. Illi-
nois. In 1830, he moved from Morgan county to what is now known
as Greenbush in Warren county, Illinois. Here he camped in
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the edge of the timber aboul one-half a mile wesl of where the
vilhi-r <>f (iiv.Milield (afterwards the vrillage of tir.-rnl.usli! was
located.
He came in a covered wagon, driving three yoke of cattle.
His mother, wife and one son ram.- with him. This son was
William Simmons, who was four years old at the time. Mr.
Simmons broughl in his wagon a few cooking utensils and house-
hold furniture; also a few tools. His chairs he tied on the outside
of his wagon.
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He immediately set to work building his cabin, which was
thirty-six feel Long and twelve feet wide. He used mostly hickorj
logs. This house could not be called a In-wed Log house, as very
little hewing was done on the logs. It contained three rooms and
Was made comfortable by being chinked with blocks of wood and
daubed with clay. He also built ;i huge fireplace in the west end
of the building.
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He found plenty of Indians here when he came. They were
located on sections seven and eighteen, and spent their time
hunting, fishing, making maple sugar and riding on their ponies
about the country.
"Uncle Roley" Simmi os was ;i hardy pioneer and a man
possessed of considerable courage, but sometimes he felt a little
ticklish or nervous in regard to those Indians. They were a little
too numerous for him: so lie always carried his old Kentucky
rifle when he went any distance from his house. Sometimes a
band of thirty or forty Indians would come hooting and yelling
up to him on their ponies and. after dismounting and shaking
hands, would ride away.
These Indians, however, proved to he peaceable. They left
ew graves on the hill south of "Nigger" creek not far from
;i small stream called the Wash branch. Numerous Hint arrow-
da have been found in this locality from lime to time. When
tin- Black Hawk war broke out in ls::-j. they lefl the country.
Mr. Simmons continued to live in his cabin until the Indian
trouble began in 1832. He then moved his family to Morgan
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county for safety and joined the ''Rangers" engaged in the
Black Hawk war until the Indians were driven west of the
Mississippi river.
After Black Hawk, who was a chief of the Sacs and Foxes,
was defeated, he was made the ward of Keokuk, another chief,
which humiliation of his pride broke his heart. He died on a
reservation set apart for him in Iowa, in 1838, aged 71 years.
His body is said to have been exhumed nine months after
death and his articulated skeleton is alleged to have been preserved
in the rooms of the Burlington, Iowa, Historical Society until
1855, when it was destroyed by fire.
After the Black Hawk war, Keokuk became the chief of the
Sacs and Foxes. He lived on the reservation in Iowa until 1845,
when he removed to Kansas where, in June, 1848, he fell a victim
to poison supposedly administered by some partisan of Black
Hawk.
After the Black Hawk war and the same year (1832), Mr.
Simmons with his family returned to his home in Greenbush. An
infant son of his (John W.) died about this time and was buried
on the hill west of the village, it being the first grave in the
Greenbush graveyard.
In the spring of 1833, Uncle Roley took possession of the
sugar camp left "by the Indians, they having left their sugar-making
outfit consisting of kettles, many small troughs and a few large
ones.
That same year James Simmons, a brother of Rowland's, came
from Madison county, Illinois. He drove three yoke of cattle to his
covered wagon and had also one horse hitched to a light wagon, some
cows and three dogs. One of these dogs was a famous hunter
and was the leader in many deer chases in those days. Uncle
Jimmy intended to kill one of his cows for his winter's meat, but
he found game so plenty that he did not need to. With his trusty
rifle he was nearly always sure of a buck or doe when he went
after them.
In the spring of 1834, he took possession of the sugar camp
that had been used by his brother Rowland the year previous.
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At this time it \v;is difficult to obtain breadstuff. Rowland
Simmons unit to Morgan county for breadstuff ;it different times.
His son William wenl with him to help yoke and unyoke the catth\
In 1834 the Bond family came This family consisted of
Jesse "NV. Bond and wife and their children. John Crane. Benjamin,
Joel, Ruby, William liarnet. .Jesse W.. and Nathan.
1 'at « mi A. Vaughn came in 1837; John Wingate and Thomas
Moulton in 1838. Sarah Snapp and family, consisting of Franklin
G.. Etoberl M., William. Kzekiel M.., George, Mary. Elizabeth, and
Maria, came in 1837. Aaron Powers and Col. John Butler came
in 18311.
Charles Stiee came in from what is now known as Henderson
county in 1834. The same year Amos Pierce and his son Clement
came from Vermont. William H. Pierce came from Vermont in
1835. Alexander AVillard and family came in 1837. For a more
particular mention of these families, see biographical sketches else-
where in these pages.
The Tillage of Greenfield was surveyed and platted by Win. ('.
Butler, county surveyor. April 14, 1836, and was located on the
northwest corner of section five. The first plat contained a public
square and sixteen blocks. Rowland Simmons and James Simmons
were the owners of the land on which the town was located.
Afterwards Rowland Simmons added four blocks on the west
and James Simmons four blocks on the east. The name of Green-
field was changed to Creenbush in 1843.
Jesse Blankcnship had the first house erected in the village.
John Sheffield was the carpenter and builder. It was a hewed log
house containing two rooms. In the erection of the building, John
Simmons aotched and fitted one corner: or, as they called it then,
he "took up" one corner. William Vandiver also helped on this
building.
Mr. Blankenship moved into one of the rooms; the other room
he used for a store house, it being the first store in the village. In
after years this building was used for various purposes.
Win. II. Tierce used it as a residence and his smi Almiron Qt.
was born there .Inly 4. is:?s. Woody Alexander kept a grocery in
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it at one time. Philip Karns finally purchased it and used it for
a cooper shop for many years. When Dr. Win. Randall came to
Greenbush in 1858, he used the east room for his office for some
time. The old building was pulled down a few years ago and moved
to the Karns farm north of Greenbush.
Among the early merchants, or storekeepers as they were then
called, were Crocker and Martin, and one Mr. McMahon.
Edwin A. Sheble came in the early '40 's and engaged in the
mercantile business. His father, brother David, and his father-in-
law Major McCormick came with him.
Mr. Sheble was an energetic business man and was well liked
by the pepole. After leaving Greenbush he took to steamboating
on the Mississippi river ; became captain, and afterwards ow T ner in
different packet lines. During the civil war, he was engaged in
conveying troops and supplies for the union army. He was with
General Grant at the seige of Vicksburg, and with General Canby
at the surrender of Mobile. During his career he built and com-
manded twenty-four steamboats. The last one owned by him was
the "City of Alton." He was at one time general freight and pass-
enger agent for the Eockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railway
Company. After amassing a considerable fortune, he died at No.
4300 McPherson ave., St. Louis, Mo., February 22, 1904. He was
nearly eighty-four years old.
Major McCormick is still remembered by some of the old
settlers. He kept fast horses and engaged in racing here. During
the '40 's he owned the horse known as "Billy Woods" which ran
against Dan Meek's horse "Big Colt."
The village of Greenfield became quite a trading-point in 1839.
Many newcomers had arrived and located in the vicinity. At that
time coffee was 20 cents a pound ; sugar, 12y 2 ; nails, 12i/> ; starch,
25; tea, $1.50; saleratus, 25 cents; madder, 3714; alum, 25; sul-
phur, 25. Indigo was 20 cents per ounce; camphor, 25. Writing
paper was 37V2 cents a quire; common andirons or "dog-irons,"
$1.50 per pair. Almanacs were 12y 2 cents; calico was 37% cents
per yard, whisky $1.00 per gallon and brandy, $2.00.
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A list of the persona trading in < ireenfield at that time is here
given; and while it is not claimed to be a complete List, it will give
names of many who then resided in this Locality:
Pleasanl Atkinson,
John Armstrong,
Eli Butler,
J. W. Bond, Jr.,
J. W. Bond, Sr.,
Nathan Bond,
Benjamin Bond,
Isaac Bell,
John Butler,
Stephen Babbet,
Wm. Cutherd,
Lively Cayton,
David Clevinger,
Joseph I Iraig,
Otha Carr,
3 line] Cochrane,
-Moses Doty.
T. J. Defrice,
Capt. John Darneal,
John C. Foster,
Wm. A. Fish,
Wm. Gunter,
Jaeob < rross,
Thomas Gunter,
Julius A. Bill,
Wm. Ilt'wett,
Reuben Boleman,
Levi Beath,
John M. Boisington,
John Berrington,
Abraham Boleman,
Levi Bedg
Polly Bedges,
Edson Beath,
Jacob Johnson,
Wm. Johnson,
John Jared,
Truman Allen.
Jacob Bair,
Joel Bond.
John C. Bond,
Wm. Barnct 1><ui<1,
Wm. (I. Bond.
Alanson Bostwick,
Wm. B. Blankenship,
James Bay,
Ezekiel Chambers,
-lames F. Chambers,
Asa Clevinger,
S. D. Clevinger,
Walter Clark,
Abel Chase.
-lames Carr.
Peter Downey.
Harvey Darneille.
Levett Emory,
John Fisher.
G. Geer,
Hiram < I ray.
Francis George,
Joseph Gunter,
Elijah Ilanon,
.Mahala I Lerrington,
Ralph Beath,
Joel Bargrove,
Reuben Hammond,
Peter Bedges,
Stephen Howard.
Phehe I [edges,
.1. E. Heath.
Sally -lours.
Zack Jennings,
Wm. Jared, Jr
Joseph Jared,
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Thomas Jones,
Aaron Jennings,
John Johnson,
Wm. Jared, Sr.,
James Kelsey,
Elijah Lieuranee,
B. W. Lewis,
John Long,
Stephen Lieuranee,
James Meadows,
Marlin McAdams,
Henry McMahill,
G. M. McCartney,
Samuel Morse,
Elijah Meadows,
John McMahill,
David Nickerson,
Daniel Perkins,
Solon Powers,
Aaron Powers.
Samuel Russel,
Lauren Rose,
Jonathan Ratekin,
E. Roberts,
George Ratekin.
Samuel Reynolds,
Wm. Reed,
James Robinson,
Ephraim Smith,
Joseph Sisson,
Wm. M. Sterling,
Hasadiah Smith,
Robert M. Snapp,
Ashael Sisson,
John B. Spinner,
Alexander Stanley,
Andrew Simmons,
John Simmons,
F. G. Snapp,
James Simmons. Sr.,
Ezra Jennings,
Wm. Jones,
Edmond Jennings,
Sam. K. Kertley,
Larnard Kidder,
Patrick Lynch,
Abijah Lieuranee,
Peter Lieuranee,
Horace Mathews,
John Murphy,
Wm. McMahill,
Thomas Moulton,
Andrew Millstagle,
Henson C. Martin,
W. R. Monroe,
James McMahill,
John Plymate,
Wm. H. Pierce,
Stephen Pierce,
Amos Pierce,
Milton Powers,
Samuel Rodgers,
Joseph Rodgers,
Joseph Ratekin,
Thomas Rogers,
John Riggs,
Abijah Roberts,
Thomas Reed,
Joseph Robinson,
Peter Simmons,
James Simmons, Jr.,
George Simmons,
N. P. Swan,
Samuel Simpson,
Samuel S. Smith.
A. B. Smith,
Rowland Simmons,
Francis Staat.
James D. Smith,
Wm. Snapp,
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Nathan Sutton,
David Simmons,
David Smith.
Hiram Taylor.
Wm. Tally.
Thomas Teeter,
Charles Vandiver,
Win. Vandiver,
Levi Wilder,
Samuel Welty,
John Willard,
T. J. Willard,
Alex. Willard,
Jesse Wollard,
John P. Wood.
David Young,
James Simmons l Stiller .
Sally Snapp,
Peter Shoemaker,
Ezekiel M. Sn;i j >|>.
Charles Tinker,
Win. Trailor,
Thomas Titus,
I*. A. Vaughn.
John Vandiver,
Wm. Willard,
Thomas West,
Alfred White,
Edward White,
Joseph Wilchcr.
Anna Walworth,
John Young,
John Young, Jr.
Tlic following named persons were also engaged in the mer-
cantile business in Greenbush during the early days: F. G.
Snapp. Cyrus Sisson, Hardin and Shreves, N. P. Tinsley. S. J.
Bu/.an. Dr. Bailey Ragon, Men-ill and Osborn (afterwards .Merrill.
Osborn and Merrill, a firm composed of Frederick H. Merrill,
Alfred Osborn and Charles C. Merrill), Phelps and Shores (after-
wards Wm. Shores), Wm. Snapp, Adams. Butler and Adams (a
firm composed of David Adams. W. II. 11. Butler and Riley
Adams), James C. Johnson. John Terry. A. K. llarman. Wm.
Randall, and John R. Snapp.
Of the early blacksmiths, Thomas Rodger was about the first;
afterwards Francis Staat. Amos Pierce, Thomas Darneille. Ilenzie
Darneille. Milton Powers, Alfred Dowdy. Alexander Mc(irew.
Connelius Hanks. Patrick II. Woods. Edward Taylor. Henry
Mains. John Watson, Thomas Carroll, Noah l>. Clark. Michael
Carroll, and S. C. [rving.
The wagon-makers were James Fife, Joseph Parkins. Julius T.
Lathrop, Lewis L. Fry. David Armstrong, Porter J. Jack, John
Regan, John Brown, Isaac Fisher. .lames D. Simmons. Elijah
Frampton, Stephen Lieurance, and Bennett Wood.
Some of the first doctors were Abel Chase, Bailey Uagon.
Reamer A. Saunders, Thomas M. Luster. Dr. Lee. Dr. Agers,
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Richard Hammond, N. B. McKay, Dr. King, Wm. Randall, T. J.
Slireves, Dr. Dow, John E. Alvord, Dr. Norris, W. D. Sterling,
Dr. Randelson, and Dr. Campbell.
The following named persons kept hotel, or what was gener-
ally called tavern in those days : Charles Stice, Abner Walker,
Jane Walker, Nathaniel Wilcox, Isaac Hanks, George A. Walker,
Stephen Lieurance, David Young, Jacob Emrick, and A. R. Har-
man.
The shoemakers were Jacob Vosberg, Julius N. Hill, Wm. II.
Pierce, Wm. Palmer, Wm. Glover, John C. McCall, Benjamin
Swearinger, Jacob Lambert, Mr. McLaughlin, Jacob Long, Louis
Lantz, Jacob Keneval, A. R. Louder, Andrew Bowman, and H. C.
Brinckmeyer.
The following named persons worked at the cooper trade:
Philip Karns, Lewis L. Ury, George Helterbridle, Wm. Shefler,
Moses Romaine, and Thomas Kinney.
The harness-makers were Daniel Chapin. Oliver Crissey, Gad
Chapin, James H. Crawford, Rodney Boone, James Perdun, James
M. Frantz, Mathew Campbell, James Jenks, and Samuel L. Karns.
Oliver Crissey learned the trade of harness-making of Daniel
Chapin and was in the business in Greenbush in 1853 and 1854.
Chapin sold to Crissey and bought a house and lot in Galesburg
for two hundred dollars and then moved there. Rodney Boone
and James H. Crawford worked for Crissey until he sold to Isaac
Hanks. James H. Crawford then went to work for Hanks.
This man Crawford was a good workman and was considered
honest and reliable, only he would take spells of drinking liquor.
At one time he went to Burlington, got on a spree and was
arrested, convicted and sent to the penitentiary at Ft. Madison,
Iowa, for passing counterfeit money.
It was believed by many that this counterfeit money was given
him in change and that he did not know it was counterfeit. A
petition for pardon with many signers was presented to the
authorities in Iowa by Win. May of Greenbush. Crawford was
finally pardoned and came back to the residence of Isaac Hanks
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in McDonough county, where in a short time he died. This was
in 1862. Be was buried in the Bond graveyard on the north side.
The tailors in the earlier days of Greenbush were: James
Francis, James F. Chambers, John Kramer, and Charles Rundlet.
The wo ii of Greenbush and surrounding country cu1 and
made the mosl of the clothing used a1 that time.
The carpenters and builders were: Archie Fisher, John
Sheffield, Mr. Blackman, Levi Lincoln. Clinton Lincoln, Oscar
Lincoln, John \V. Nance, Benry Smith, David Armstrong, Benry
Kaufman, Wm. Thompson, Trumble (i. Taylor, and John Bowman.
N The following named persons wore engaged in the business
of selling drugs: D. R. Hamilton, Daniel Warner. Mr. Coleman.
Dr. Pyle. and James M. Frantz.
The weavers in the village were Mary Almond, C. 11. Etaberd-
ing. and Sarah Young. In the township there were many looms
and many families did their own weaving.
The old settlers passed through many hardships hut they were
generally stout, hearty, and rugged. They were also possessed of a
kind, sympathetic nature. When any one was in trouble, his
neighbors were sure to help him. Their dwellings were rude log-
houses, chinked with blocks of wood and daubed with clay. The
dearth was made of stone. The roof of these cabins was made of
boards rived out with a fro. These boards were held on with
weighl poles. The door was hung on wooden hinges and had a
wooden latch which was raised by pulling a string on the outside.
The floor was generally made from Logs split and hewed into
what was called puncheons.
Wry lew nails were used in the construction of these cabins,
as they were scarce and high in price. The wall plates were put
on with wood pins. The Lower pari of the chimneys was buill of
«>od. the upper pari of sticks and clay. Some of these cabins had one
small window with 8 by 10 glass.
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Alter the settlers had been here some time, some of them built
double Log-houses. These houses contained two rooms with chim-
ney in center, thus making a fireplace in each room; the Logs all
g hewed, this was considered an extra house. The fireplaces
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generally had a pair of andirons or dog-irons as they were gener-
ally called. The fireplace used for cooking was sometimes sup-
plied with a crane which was placed in the fireplace on hinges
with a brace-bar running across on which was suspended hooks;
on these hooks the kettles and pots were hung.
As a matter of fact these cabins did not always contain the
same kind of household furniture, yet they generally had very
much the same kind. When you pulled the latch string and went
in, you found the bark-bottomed chairs ; the water bucket hanging
against the wall on a wooden peg and the gourd dipper near by,
also the salt gourd; the bedstead with canopy top, curtains below,
and a trundle-bed under it. This trundle-bed was pulled out every
night and the children slept on it. The rifle hung in a rack over
the door. There was a cupboard in the corner which contained
some blue-edged plates, some blue and white cups and saucers,
some tin plates with letters on them, a brown stone pitcher and
some pewter spoons. The coffee mill was nailed to the wall. You
also found a few crocks and jars.
The sop lamp was a very useful -article. It was filled with
Lard or grease of some kind. The wick was made by twisting up
a small piece of cotton cloth and placing it in the grease ; it was then
ready to light and stick in the wall. Those who had candles, used
japanned tin candle-sticks and candle snuffers. Some families had
tin candle-moulds and moulded their own candles from tallow.
Families that did not have candle-moulds, often borrowed them.
Sometimes candles were made by dipping wicks in melted
tallow; but these candles did not give good satisfaction. They
were likely to go out and leave you in the dark; hence the saying,
' ' Go out like an old-fashioned dip-candle. ' ' The lantern was made
of tin with holes punched in it to let the light out. You placed one-
half of a candle in it, shut the door, and you were ready to go out
in the dark.
It is claimed that Aaron Powers brought the first cook stove
into the settlement when he came in 1839 ; but all of the old settlers
for many years did their cooking on the fireplace. The women
would put on their sunbonnet and pull it down over their face to
keep the fire from burning them ; set the iron teakettle on the fire,
then put on the ovenlid; and when it was hot, shovel some live
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coals mi the hearth, set the oven on them; pu1 in the dough, placi
the lid (iii the oven, then Bhovel some coals of fire on it: fry the
meal in a long-handled skillet; and make the coffee by setting the
coffee-po1 on a bed of coals on the hearth. Coilee they did do1
always have. Milk was generally used during a meal. Sometimes
they had Orleans or sugar-house molasses, bu1 these were only
used mi special occasions.
It has been said that some of the storekeepers only kept one
barrel of molasses, tapped each end of the barrel, and sold Orleans
from one end and sugar-house from the other.
There was nearly always a few bunches of yarn hanging on
the wall in these cabins, it being the amount left over after weav-
ing the jeans, linsey and blankets, and was used for st< ckings and
socks. There were four cuts in each hank, and one hundred and
twenty threads in each cut. Often the only hooks found in a house
were Webster's Spelling-Book, Aesop's Fables, the family Bible, a
hymn-book, and an almanac. These almanacs had Negro pictures
in them and were on the comic order-, they cosl Erom ten to twelve
and a half cents cadi.
The farmers had a breaking-plow, a one-horse "diamond"
plow, and a single-shovel plow. After breaking up the -round in
the spring, they marked it off both ways with the shovel plow for
planting corn. The corn was dropped mostly by the girls and buys
by hand from ;i small basket and then covered with hoes. These
hoes were heavy and had an eye in them in which the handles were
fastened. When the corn was weedy, they ploughed il with the
one-horse diamond plow, running the bar next to the corn, thin
finishing with the shovel plow.
The small grain was sown by hand, covered with a heavy " A
harrow or brushed in. was cut with a cradle and bound by hand.
The threshing was sometimes done on a floor with a Hail or
tramped out with horses-, later, by eighl or ten-horse power
threshers. The straw was dragged away from the tail «>f the
machine by a horse hitched to ;i rail or pole, after which the straw
was burned to gel rid of it.
Occasionally ;i farmer would raise flax. This when ripe was
pulled, stacked down, rotted, then broken with a tlax break.
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scutched, hackeled, spun and twisted into hanks. It was then
woven into material for towels, table-cloths, ticking, and for
various other uses.
Many farmers kept sheep and did their own shearing. The
women picked the wool, carded it with hand cards into rolls, spun
and wove it into flannel, linsey, and jeans.
The men wore brown or blue jeans clothing — pants made with
a flap in front, knit-yarn suspenders, and sometimes a coonskin
cap. They also wore heavy cowhide boots or shoes. Overshoes
were unknown at that time. The first overshoes that appeared
were made from buffalo hides and were large and clumsy. They
attracted considerable attention and were the talk of the neighbor-
hood.
Some of the early settlers would buy leather and take it to the
shoemaker who would measure the feet of the entire family and
agree to make the shoes and have them done at a certain time. In
this the shoemaker often failed and some of the family would have
to wait.
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THE SCHOOLS OF GREENFIELD AND GREEN-
BUSH IN THE EARLY DAYS.
"O, were you ne'er a school-boy,
And did you never t rain,
And feel that swelling of the hearl
You ne 'er will feel again . '
In the early days in the township there wen- three school-
houses. These houses were made of logs and did not differ much
from a common log-cabin. They had a big fireplace in one end.
one door and one or two small windows. The children s;ii on
benches made by splitting logs and faring up the pieces with an
ax. Holes were then bored in them in which the legs were
fastened. For writing-desks, holes were bored in the wall in which
were driven wooden pins or pegs on which a board was laid.
Foolscap paper was used for copy-books. The teachers would
write the copy for the pupils. Some of these copies would read
like Ihis :
"Many men of many minds;"
"Command you may your mind from play;"
"The pen is mightier than the sword."
• loose ijiiills were used to make the pens, and the teacher was
expected to make them and keep them in repair. The ink was
often made from indigo, oak bark or poke-berries. Webster's
Spelling-Book was the main book in the school and was often used
as a reader. Afterwards came McGuffey's Readers; Ray's Arith-
metics; Smith's, Kirkham's. Murray's, and Clark's Grammars;
Parley's, Olney's and Mitchell's Geographies.
The school trustees in the township in 1840 were Thomas Moul-
ton, 1. amen Rose, John Sargent, John Plymate, and Abel Chase,
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH . 19
At that time John C. Bond was treasurer. Gustavus Hills. James
F. Chambers, and E. B. Stephens were the school-teachers.
At that time there were only three school districts in the town-
ship. The north half of the west half of the township was called
Greenfield district. The south half of the west half of the town-
ship was called Van Buren district. The balance of the township
was in one district and was called Stringtown district.
At a meeting held July 13, 1840, it was ordered that the
school-house in Van Buren district be no longer used during
school-hours for public worship ; also that Lauren Rose and Dr.
Abel Chase should haYe the power to employ a teacher for the
school in Greenfield on such terms as they might think proper.
The school-teachers in 1811 were Isaac Bell, Gustavus Hills,
Charles Tinker, Charles A. Williams, and Sarah Woods. The
directors elected in Van Buren district were Wm. B. Bond and
Harvey J. Hewett. In Greenfield district, Henson C. Martin and
J. E. Heath were elected directors. Thomas Teeters, John Plymate,
and Charles Plymate were elected directors in Stringtown district.
Greenfield had one hundred and three persons under the age of
twenty. Stringtown eighty-nine, and Van Buren ninety-five.
At a meeting held January 10, 1812, it was ordered to pay the
treasurer four dollars and fifty cents for his services for the last
two years. At that time all school money was loaned at twelve per
cent. John Sargent was appointed school treasurer.
In 1816 an election was held to determine whether the rate
of interest on school money should be eight or twelve per cent.
Every vote cast except two was for twelve per cent.
In 1848 the township was divided into districts by numbers
1, 2, 3, 4, and fractional 4 and 5. John Wingate was then chosen
treasurer.
This entry is made in the treasurer 's book :
Coon Section, January 27, 1849.
A very bad spell of weather, good deal of rain. Very icy and
slippery, creek higher than it has been for two years. No business
done by the trustees.
John Wingate, Treasurer.
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THE GREENBUSH ACADEMY.
In the year 185] the citizens of Greenbush and vicinity began
to talk about erecting a building for a high school or academy, bu1
there was nothing definite dune until early in January, 1852, when
notices were posted calling for a meeting.
The minutes of thai meeting are here given:
Pursuanl to ootice, the citizens of Greenbush and vicinity
met at the schoolhouse in Greenbush, Tuesday evening, January
l'7. 1852, to take measures for building a house for a high scl 1 or
academy in Greenbush. On motion of J. C. Bond, Alfred Osborn
was appointed chairman and V. II. Merrill secretary. When. by
the request of the chairman, J. C. Bond stated the object of the
meeting, enforcing its laudableness in a brief and interesting ad-
dress. When Dr. \\ P>. McKay offered the following, viz:
Proposition for a building in Greenbush for a high school, to
be from _<i to 30 feel by 4n to 48 feel or more, two story, our
room, to be used by differenl denominations for religious meetin
when the school in not in session, subjed to the same rules as
observed in cases of district houses. The whole to be under the
control i f trustees elected by the stockholders, each share having a
vote in the election. Shares to be ten dollars each.
In consideration of the above we, the undersigned, agree to
pay to the said trustees the sums set opposite our respective names
in installments, as follows: One quarter of each share by the
lirst day of April nexi. and as much at the expiration of every
three months from thai time, till all is paid to be offered for Bub-
iption.
Win. B. Bond moved thai the following words be erased from
the above proposition, viz: "subjeel to the same rules as observed
in eases of districl schoolhouses, " which, after an interesting dis-
Pliutci I in- Moses Simmons.
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cussion, was carried, when the above proposition was adopted and
submitted for subscribers.
Elijah Lieurance advocated the building of a house worth
$1,500. Stephen Lieurance motioned that we organize when $1,000
of stock should be subscribed, but not to commence building until
$1,500 shall have been subscribed. J. C. Bond offered as an
amendment that we commence building when $1,000 of stock is
subscribed, which was carried and the original motion lost. On
motion of Stephen Lieurance, the chairman appointed the follow-
ing persons to solicit stock, viz : John C. Bond, John M. Hois-
ington, N. B. McKay, A. W. Simmons, and Stephen Lieurance.
On motion of J. M. Hoisington, the chairman appointed the
following persons to draft a constitution and by-laws to present
for adoption at the next meeting of the stockholders : J. C. Bond,
John Butler, and N. B. McKay.
Adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening at the schoolhouse
at early candle light.
At a meeting of the stockholders held February 3, 1852 a
subscription of $1,042.50 was reported, and the constitution and
by-laws were adopted and the following-named persons were
elected by ballot for trustees : John M. Hoisington, Eliphalet C.
Lewis, and Alfred Osborn for the term of three years; Dr. N. B.
McKay, Julius Lathrop, and Andrew W. Simmons for the term of
two years; Hanson H. Hewett, John C. Bond, and Stephen Lieur-
ance for the term of one year; Squire J. Buzan, treasurer;
Frederic H. Merrill, secretary.
The academy building was erected in 1853. The contract was
let to Levi Lincoln. He was assisted in the work by his brothers
Clinton and Oscar. The building committee were N. B. McKay,
J. T. Lathrop, and Alfred Osborn ; John M. Hoisington was after-
wards added to this committee.
Very heavy timbers were used in the construction of the build-
ing, and on the day of raising many persons gathered to assist in
raising the timbers. Levi Lincoln first began to give orders but
his voice was not strong enough; so David Armstrong took his
place and gave orders both loud and strong.
After the building was finished, it was decided to dedicate it
with a grand supper. So everybody was invited and nearly ever-
22 i AUl.Y DAYS IN GREENBUSH
body came, and they came prepared, many of them bringing
baked chickens. AJiter the tables were .-ill Bet, David Young was
appointed carver. Clinton Lincoln, who was presenl on the
occasion, says David dispatched his work swiftly and dextrously.
During the year of L853, the Legislature granted a charter to
the school under the name of The Greenbush Academy.
The firsl teacher employed as principal in Hie Academy was
W. \V. Happy of Jacksonville, Illinois. Be was assisted by .Miss
Margarel Gaines. They received the tuition fees for their services.
In January, 1854, Mr. Sappy reported to the trustees thai
there were only about twenty students and thai he wished to resign
;ii the expiration of the term, hut the school gained in attendance
and was i'ur a Long time in a prosperous condition. At one time,
when Daniel Negley was principal, there were nearly one hundred
students attending.
In 1854, the Academy had a belfry but no bell. The women
of Greenbush and vicinity took an active part in procuring one.
Miss Jane Mather, Mrs. Alfrcda Crissey. .Mrs. Mary Buzau and
others were engaged in soliciting subscription. They Eound it a
difficult business as the people had been often called on Eor sub-
scriptions in the building of the Academy. But the women were
persistenl and the hell was procured. Year after year it was heard
by the people, sometimes at a distance of three or four miles, as
it rang Eor school, literary society. Sunday school, and entertain-
ments of different kinds.
Differenl religious denominations used this bell to call the
people together, where the minister exhorted them to a better life.
Often as the years went by, it lolled the years of departed ones in
tones thai were received in sadness and sorrow.
In L855. Alexander Campbell, the founder of the Christian
church, preached in the Academy. It was here thai Luccoc and
Westfall held their debate on endless punishment.
The school has 1 □ abandoned Eor many years, and the build-
ing is -nine in decay.
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CHOLERA IN GREENBUSH.
It was in June, 1851, that the cholera made its appearance
in Greenbush and vicinity. There were about twelve deaths from
this disease at that time. Lawson Walker was the first one. He
died June 15, 1851. Abner Walker and his daughter Abigail died
on the same day, June 24, 1851, making three deaths in the same
family. Abner Walker lived on the north side of the square in
the village and was engaged in keeping hotel.
The following-named persons also died : Juliett, wife of Dr.
Thomas M. Luster, June 26, 1851 ; Joseph Sisson, June 23, 1851 ;
Abijah Roberts, June 23, 1851; Sullivan, son of Alfred Osborn;
Lafayette Ratekin, George Tally, Jacob Perkins, and A. J. Willey.
Several families left the village and did not return until
after the disease disappeared.
Porter J. Jack and John C. McCall took an active part in
doing everthing they could for the sick and dying. Philip Karns
was also very helpful in removing the dead to the cemeteries and
burying them.
24 EARLY DAYS IX GREENBUSH
ELDER K. M. SIMMONS TELLS OF HIS TRIP
TO .NEW ORLEANS.
On the 20th day of March, 1843, I started with F. G. Snapp
from Greenbush, Illinois. He had I'at cattle that he wanted to
market at New Orleans. On thai day we drove the cattle six
miles i.. Moses T. Hand's. Here we pu1 up Oor the oighl and
here a hard blizzard and snow storm struck us. but we braved
through and made our drive all the same
We arrived at St. Louis. March '!<>. and left there on Friday,
April 7: arrived at New Oilcans, April 13. with 51 head of
cattle. We sold the cattle for $1,005.00
We left Orleans Hor home. April 18, 1843. Snapp engaged
passage on a new steamer, "The Hairy of the West.'' She was
a line hoat and was to make her first trip from New Orleans
i- Si. Lmiis. The captain swore he would make the quickest
trip ever made < q thai river or blow Hie boat up. "The Alex
Scott" had made the trip in four days and six hours.
We went aboard "The Harry of the West.*' and when I
saw th ids of pitch-pine and piles of bacon for fuel, I refused
tc take passage. 1 told Snapp the captain would he as <r od as
his word, ami if Hie machinery was able to stand the pressure
he mighl gel i<> St. Louis"; hut if not, we should he in greal
danger of a wreck.
This boal started mi a full head of steam, full of passengers
and a good cargo, dust above Vlcksburg and Dear Memphis,
she blew out her boilers and killed two passengers and had to
- towed to St. Louis.
We 1 « •< ,k passage mi the "Charlotte," a line steamer, and
was ten days mi the trip to St. Louis with a drunken pilot. The
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first evening he ran the boat on a raft of logs in a fog. The
pilot gave the bell to go ahead instead of back, and he ran her
on the raft good. The next morning we loosed from the raft.
One night afterwards he ran into a cornfield -- said they
wanted wood. After we passed Cairo we scraped the rocks on
what is known as the "Devil's Chain," where many steamboats
have been wrecked. Our boat rocked heavily, but we came out
safely.
The morning we reached St. Louis, the pilot ran our boat
under some projecting tree branches and broke down both
smokestacks. The captain paid him off and hired another.
Snapp and I parted at St. Louis. The boat ran up to Peoria
and La Salle. Snapp stopped at Copperas creek landing. He
said the boat was a fine runner.
I went out to Troy, Madison county, Illinois, and got a horse
for father on the farm he sold; from there to Green county,
where we had left Snapp 's horse as we went down.
When I came to Beardstown the river was from Beardstown
to Frederick. They crossed me over and let me out in water
up to the horses ' knees, and some times up to their breast ; then
took me on a ' ' fiat ' ' to the next wading, and so on until I reached
the bluff.
I arrived at Mr. Standard's on the night of May 13. That
night there came up a heavy storm of wind, thunder, lightning
and rain. This was at Pennington's Point, thirty miles from
(ireenbush.
The storm having passed over, I told Standard I would make
F. G. Snapp 's by 12 o'clock noon. When I arrived they had
just sat down at the table for dinner.
26 1 AKI.Y DAYS IN '.l.l.l NBUSB
THE ARCHIE FISHER AFFAIR
Showing the Dangeb of Circumstantial Evidence.
Archie Fisher, a native of Scotland, came to Warren county,
Illinois, about the year 1886. lie was a brother of Mrs. Lachlan
McGowan, and an uncle of James McGowan, and .Mrs. Oliver
Crissey and Mrs. D. ('. Woods, who now reside at Avon. Illinois.
Mr. Fisher was a carpenter by trade and built the first
barn in Greenbush township. This bain was built for Wm. Trailor
on the farm, a little west of the village of Greenbush, known as
the Amos Seigler place. Mr. Fisher also built a barn for Col.
John Butler on his farm near Greenbush.
In .May. 1841, Archie Fisher, in company with Win. Trailor,
started in a buggy to Springfield, Illinois. Wm. Trailor then
resided on his farm west of the village of Greenfield, now
(freeiibush. < »n the way to Springfield they were joined by
Henry Traitor, a brother of William. They then went to Archi-
bald Trailor's, who resided in Springfield and was also a brother
of William.
Shortly after their arrival. Fisher was missing and was
reported murdered. The Trailors were arrested, and al their
preliminary trial Lamborn appeared for the prosecution and
Loiran liaker and Lincoln defended.
Ward II. La n ion. in his "Life of Abraham Lincoln, " says : '"In
the summer of L841, Mr. Lincoln was engaged in a curious cas
The circumstances impressed him very deeply with the insuffi-
ciency and danger of circumstantial evidence. So much so that
he not only wrote the following accounl of it t<> Speed, but
another more extended one which was printed in a newspaper
published at Quincy, Illinois. His mind was full of it: he could
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 27
think of nothing' else. It is apparent that in his letter to Speed
he made no pause to choose his words ; there is nothing con-
strained and nothing studied or deliberate about it, but its
simplicity, perspicuity, and artless grace make it a model of
English composition.
What Goldsmith once said of Locke may better be said of
this letter : ' He never says more nor less than he ought and
never makes use of a word that he could have changed for a
better. '
'Springfield, June 19, 1841.
'Dear Speed:
'We have had the highest state of excitment here for a week
past that our community has ever witnessed; and although the
public feeling is somewhat allayed, the curious affair which
aroused it is very far from being over, yet cleared of mystery.
'It would take a quire of paper to give you anything like
a full account of it, and I therefore only propose a brief outline.
'The chief personages in the drama are Archibald Fisher,
supposed to be murdered ; and Archibald Trailer, Henry Trailor,
and William Trailor. supposed to have murdered him.
'The three Trailors are brothers: the first, Arch, as you
know, lives in town; the second, Henry, in Clary's Grove; and
the third, William, in Warren county; and Fisher, the supposed
murdered, being without a family, had made his home with
William.
'On Saturday evening, being the 29th of May, Fisher and
William came to Henry's in a one-horse dearborn and there staid
over Sunday, and on Monday all three came to Springfield (Henry
on horseback) and joined Archibald at Mvres, ' the Dutch car-
penter. That evening at supper Fisher was missing, and so next
morning some ineffectual search was made for him ; and on
Tuesday at 1 o'clock p. m., William and Henry started home
without him. In a day or two Henry and one or two of his
Clary Grove neighbors came back for him again, and advertised
his disappearance in the papers.
'The knowledge of the matter thus far had not been general,
and here it dropped entirely till about the 10th inst.. when
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28 l kJRLI DAYS IN GEEENBUSH
Keys received a letter from the postmaster in Warren county thai
William had arrived al home and was telling a very mysterious
and improbable story aboul the disappearance of Fisher, which
induced the community there to suppose he had been disposed
i>f unfairly. Keys made this Letter public, which immediately
sel the whole town and adjoining country agog. And so it lias
continued until yesterday. The mass of the people commenced
a systematic search for the dead body, while Wickersham was
dispatched to arresl Henry Trailor at the Grove and Jim Maxcy
to Warren county, to arresl William.
■<>n Monday last. Henry was broughl in and showed an
evidenl inclination to insinuate that he knew Fisher to be dead
and that Arch and William had killed linn. lie said he guessed
the body could lie Found in Sprint: crock hetweeii the Boardstown
road and Ilickox's mill. Away the people swept like a herd of
buffalo and cut down Hickox's mill-dam nolens vrolens to
draw the water out of the pond, and then went up and down
and down and up the creek fishing' and raking and raking and
ducking and diving For two days, and after all no dead body
Found. In the meantime a soil of scuffing ground had been found
in the brush, in the angle or point where the road Leading into
the woods past the brewery and the one loadhm in past the
brick grove meets. From the scuffle ground was the sign of
something aboul the size id' a man having boon dragged to ike
edge of the thickel where it joined the track of some small wheel
carriage drawn by one horse, as shown by the road tracks. The
carriage track led of!' toward Spring creek. Near this drag trail,
Dr. Merryman Found two hairs which, after a Long scientific
examination, he pronounced l<> he triangular human hair, which
term he says includes within it the whiskers, the hair growing
under the arms and on other parts of the body; and he judged
that theS( two were of the whiskers, because the ends were cut.
showing that they had flourished in the neighborhood of the
razor's operations.
'On Thursday last, dim .Maxcy broughl in William Trailor
From Warren. < >u the same day Arch was arrested and put in
jail. 5Testerday (Friday) William was put upon his examining
trial before May and Lavely. Archibald and Henry were !>oth
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 29
present. Lamborn prosecuted, and Logan and Baker and your
humble servant defended.
'A great many witnesses were introduced and examined, but
I shall only mention those whose testimony seems most important.
'The first of these was Capt. Ransdell. He swore that when
William and Henry left Springfield for home, on Tuesday before
mentioned, they did not take the direct route which you know
leads by the butcher shop, but that they followed the street
north until they got opposite or nearly opposite May's new
house, after which he could not see them from where he stood;
and it was afterwards proved that in about an hour after they
started, they came into the street by the butcher shop from towards
the brick-yard. Dr. Merryman and others swore to what is stated
about the scuffle ground, drag trail, whiskers, and carriage tracks.
'Henry was then introduced by the prosecution. He swore
that when they started for home, they went out north, as Ransdell
stated, and turned down west by the brick-yard into the woods
and then met Archibald; that they proceeded a small distance
farther, when he was placed as a sentinel to watch for and
announce the approach of any one that might happen that way;
that William and Arch took the dearborn out of the road a small
distance to the edge of the thicket, where they stopped and he
saw them lift the body of a man into it ; that they then moved
off with the carriage in the direction of Hickox's mill, and he
loitered about for something like an hour, when William returned
with the carriage but without Arch, and said they had put him
in a safe place ; that they went somehow, he did not know
exactly how, into the road close to the brewery and proceeded
on to Clary's Grove.
'lie also stated that some time during the day William told
him that he and Arch had killed Fisher the evening before; that
the way they did it was by him (William) knocking him down
with a club and Arch then choking him to death.
'An old man from Warren called Dr. Gilmore was then
introduced on the part of the defence. He swore that he had
known Fisher for several years; that Fisher had resided at his
house a long time at each of two different spells - once while
he built a barn for him. and once while lie was doctored for
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some chronic disease; thai two or three years ago Fisher had
a serious hurt in his head by the bursting of a gun, since which
he had been subjecl to continued hud health and occasional
aberration of mind. Be also stated thai on hist Tuesday, being
the same day thai Maxcy arrested William Trailor, he (the doctor)
was from home in the early pari of the day and on his return.
aboul 11 o'clock, found Fisher at his house in bed and apparently
very unwell; that he asked him how he had come from Spring-
field; that Fisher said he had come by Peoria and also told
of several other places he had been at, more in the direction
of Peoria, which showed that he at the time of speaking did not
know where he had been wandering aboul in a state of derange-
ment.
'lie further stated thai in about two hours he received a
note from one of Trailor 's friends advising him of his arrest
and requesting him to go on to Springfield as a witness to testify
as to the state of Fisher's health in former times: that he imme-
diately set off, calling up two of his neighbors as company, and
ridinir all evening and all night overtook Maxcy and William
at Lewiston, in Fulton county: that Maxcy refusing to dis-
charge Trailor npon his statement, his two neighbors returned
and he came on to Springfield.
'Some question being made as to whether the doctor's story
was not a fabrication, several acquaintances of his (among whom
was the same postmaster who wrote to Keys as before men-
tioned) were introduced as sort of compurgators, who swore
that they knew the doctor to be of good character for truth and
veracity and generally of good character in every way.
'Here the testimony ended and the Trailors were discharged.
Arch and William expressing, both in word and manner their
entire confidence that Fisher would be found alive at the doctor's
by Calloway, .Mallory, and Myres, who a day before had been
despatched for that purpose; while Henry si ill protested thai
QO power on earth could ever show Fisher alive.
'Thus stands this curious affair. When the doctor's story
was first made public, it was amusing to scan and contemplate the
countenances and hear the remarks of those who had been actively
engaged in the search for the dead body. Some looked quizzical,
some melancholy, and some furiously angry. Porter, who had
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 31
been very active, swore he always knew the man was not dead
and that he had not stirred an inch to hunt for him. Langford,
who had taken the lead in cutting down Hickox's mill-dam and
wanted to hang- Hickox for objecting, looked most awfully woe-
begone; he seemed the "wictem of hunrequited affection," as
represented in the comic almanacs we used to laugh over. And
Hart, the little drayman that hauled Molly home once, said it
was too damned bad to have so much trouble and no hanging
after all.
'I commenced this letter on yesterday, since which I re-
ceived yours of the 13th. I stick to my promise to come to
Louisville.
'Nothing new here except what I have written. I have not
seen — since my last trip and I am going out there as
soon as I mail this letter. Yonrs forever,
Lincoln.' "
Joshua Fry Speed, to whom the foregoing letter was ad-
dressed, was an intimate friend of Abraham Lincoln. He died
at Louisville, Ky., May 29, 1882.
The postmaster mentioned in the letter was Charles Stice
who kept the office in Greenfield (now Greenbush) at that time.
Archie Fisher had a large wooden chest which he kept at
Wm. Trailor's during the time he resided there. It was sup-
posed by some that it contained considerable money; it was also
alleged that it had a secret drawer in which the money was
deposited.
After leaving Dr. Gilmore's, Mr. Fisher went to Col. John
Butler's, where he resided until his death which occurred August
9, 1845.
His property went to his sister, Mrs. Lachlan McGowan.
The chest, about which so much has been said, became the property
of Col. John Butler. After his death, it was given to his son
Vincent W. Butler; after the death of Vincent, his son Manley
took the chest.
Abyram Roberts says that he had heard so much about the
Archie Fisher chest that he became anxious 1<> see it. So he
32 EARL? DAYS i\ GREENBUSH
called al the residence of Manley Butler, where ii was shown
tn him. After examining it closely, he found where a hole had
been bored in a portion of the inside of the chesl and the hole
had been plugged with a wooden pin. His curiosity was so
aroused thai he \v;is determined t<> extract the w 1 pin and
what was in there. He finally procured a brace and bil and
bored the pin out, and found a small roll of paper which, upon
examination, proved to be a receipl given to Archie Fisher for
money paid to some person in New York.
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PATRICK LYNCH CRATED
Patrick Lynch lived near Greenbush in the latter part of
the '30s and early '40s. He was an Irishman and spent consid-
erable time riding about the country swapping horses. He
traded a horse for lots eight and nine on section sixteen, after-
wards known as the Henry Beam place.
During the presidential campaign of 1840, when Martin Van
Buren was running against Yv T m. Henry Harrison, Patrick rode
into the village of Greenfield on a horse possessed of high mettle,
of which Patrick was very proud. Some four or five men stood
on the corner near a store, talking. Patrick took occasion to
ride by them shouting for Van Buren. This did not please
Harvey Darneille, who was one of the men in the group, as he
was a staunch Harrison man. He told Lynch to shut up and
go away from there. Patrick rode around the second time,
shouting for Van Buren. Harvey again told him to go away,
saying: "If you come around here again, I will fix you."
In a short time Lynch made another circle, riding up nearer
the group and making the same exclamations for Van Buren.
As he went to pass them, Harvey stooped down and picked up an
old cpieensware crate that happened to be there. This he swiftly
threw over the head of Patrick. The crate being lengthy, when
one end was over Patrick's head, the other end dropped over his
horse's hips after the style of a breeching.
The horse immediately became wild and frantic. Patrick
in trying to hold him had no time to lift the crate off his head.
Every man in town did his best to separate the crate from
Patrick and his horse, but it was not an easy thing to do. But
the horse was finally caught and the crate removed. No bad results
followed, although Patrick was somewhat tired and said nothing
more about Van Buren.
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\YM. PATTERSON KILLED.
On the tenth day of January. 18(>2, William Patterson ami
Elza Magers went to the steam saw-mill of William (i. Bond,
which was then located near the residence of Major John C.
Bond. Patterson and Magers had a log there for sled crunks.
When they arrived at the mill, they concluded the log was too
long. So Magers went up to the residence of John C. Bond
to get a cross-cut saw 7 to use in sawing off one end. Tt was mum-
time and all the hands had gone to dinner, excepl Leander Bond,
who was then engineer; he was at the engine which was attached
to the boiler, and William Patterson was standing in Eront of
the furnace wanning himself.
A loud report was heard by those who were near the mill;
and upon going there, it was found that the boiler had burst
and William Patterson was found dead. The explosion had
thown him about 60 feet from the boiler. He was badly binned
and mangled.
Patterson was a son of John Patterson who was deaf and
dumb, and was a brother of Thomas and John Patterson, lie
left a wife and three children. His wife's maiden name was
Sarah Magers. She was a sister of Elza Magers.
Wm. Patterson was buried in the McMahill graveyard in
Greenbush township.
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THE MURDER OF HARVEY J. IIEWETT.
The murder of Harvey J. Hewett, in 1850, caused great ex-
citement all over the country. Everybody talked about it and
everybody was anxious that the murderers should be brought to
justice.
Mr. Hewett was an honest, upright citizen, well known in
Warren county and highly esteemed by all who knew him.
In 1850, one Mr. Hurd of Fondulac, Wis., bought some cattle
of Harvey J. Hewett; he also bought some cattle of Franklin
G. Snapp and some of John A. Butler. Mr. Hurd told these
men they would have to go to Peoria for their money, as he had
a deposit in a bank there.
It was finally agreed that Hewett should go to Peoria and
get the money. Snapp told Hewett he ought to be armed. Hewett
took a toothpick from his pocket and jokingly replied, "This is
all the arms I need."
Mr. Hewett arrived in Peoria late in the evening, driving
a small bay mare to a buggy. He put up at a hotel. During
the evening he inquired of the landlord about what time the bank
would open in the morning. It is supposed that some of the
robbers heard this talk and commenced to set up their job for
procuring the money.
The next morning Hewett went to the bank to draw his
money. Three men were around the bank waiting and watching
for him : Thomas Gitte, whose real name is not known, and who
was the leader in the matter; Thomas Brown, and George Williams.
They watched Hewett draw the money and then followed
him. Hewett left the bank, got in his buggy, and drove to
the foot of Kickapoo hill. Here he got out of his buggy and started
36 l \Kl.Y DAYS IN GR] ENB1 SB
in w;ilk up the hill, driving his mare. Brown and Williams were
close to him and Gitte was a shorl distance behind.
When Hewetl had go1 aboul half-way up the hill, Brown
;iikI Williams attacked him. In the scuffle Hewetl came very near
being too much I'm- them until mie of them hit him on the head
with a stone, fracturing the skull. They thru took the money
and fled.
It has been said that Brown and Williams helped Hewetl
into his buggy. At any rate Hewetl was agaiE in his buggy and
the hay miiiv, lu'inu' very Lmntle, proceeded on the journey. A.fter
going some six or seven miles on the road, the mare went up to
a house and stopped. Here it was found thai Hewetl was badly
injured. He was taken in and cared for. He lived aboul a
week and died October 18. 1850. at the age of 54 years.
Ajs soon as it was found ou1 that Mr. Hewetl was robbed, the
alarm was given. The people turned out and finally tracked
Brown and Williams to Springfield. Illinois, where they were
found in bed at a hotel. They were brough.1 hack to Peoria,
tried, convicted and sentenced to be hung.
The day for their execution was set in December, 1850, but
Governor Ford issued a stay for fifteen days in order to gel Tom
Gitte from New Orleans to Peoria so that Brown and Williams
might identify him as being connected with the murder of
Hewett.
On the day set in December for the hanging, many people
had assembled in Peoria to witness the sight; and when they
Found the hanging had hem put off, there was much dissatis-
faction. Finally a mob was raised who proceeded to set up the
gallows which was then framed and near the jail. This they
had ready ahoul 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
The mob then go1 hum' heavy timbers and haltered in the
front d • of the jail; they then went into the jail hall. Brown
and Williams were in opposite cells, one On the north, the Other
on the south. They worked hard until 4 o'clock. At thai time
they had only succeeded in getting Williams, hut somehow failed
KAKI.V DAYS IN GREENBUSH 37
to get Brown out of his cell. They finally put Williams hack in
his cell, gave up the job and disbanded.
Again the people assembled in large numbers in January,
1851, to witness the hanging of Brown and Williams. The stage
had arrived that morning, bringing Tom Gitte, who was identified
by Brown and Williams as their leader.
The hanging occurred in the south part of Peoria, then an
open prairie. Under the bluff the platform was suspended by
a rope. Brown was very anxious that the rope used in hanging
him should be so adjusted that the fall would be sure to break his
neck. After the arrangements were all made, Brown from some
cause turned his head around, the drop fell, and Brown struggled
a long time, the rope having turned under his chin. Williams
seemed to die easy.
Brown and Williams made a confession which was published
in pamphlet form in Peoria and met with a ready sale. Gitte
was convicted and sent to the penitentiary, where he died about
a year afterwards.
After Mr. Hewett's death, his body was brought to his home
in Greenbush township, where his funeral was preached by Ben-
jamin Applebee, a minister of the Methodist church. One of the
hymns sung at the funeral was,
''Plant ye a tree
That may bloom over me,
When I am gone, I am gone."
His remains were laid to rest in the McMahill graveyard.
Mr. Hewett was born in Waldo county, Maine. He moved
with his family in 1831 to Licking county, Ohio; came to Green-
bush, Warren county, Illinois, in August, 1837, and located on
section 29, where he resided up to the time of his death.
38 EARLY DATS IX GREENBUSH
11. H. 11EWETTS LETTER.
The following letter from Sanson II. Bewetl was received
in answer for information concerning the early days in Green-
bush.
Hopkins, Mo., May 11. 1902.
Win. L. Snapp — Dear Sir:
Yours of April 28 received. Have been rather busy or should
have answered sooner. Your letter dated at Greenbush is the &rs1
one I recollect receiving from the old township since leaving in 1880.
Now iirst in regard to my father's death. Brother Oscar
and myself were in California at the time. We returned the
ne.xi spring (1851). I enclose you a newspaper slip a Mr. Bates
scut to Mrs. Hewett by an old acquaintance of hers, a Mr. Barnes,
a lawyer now living at La Harpe, which will <nve you some in-
formation in regard to the affair. He lias one or two mistakes —
one the Christian name and the amount of money.
My father was born in Waldo county. Maine; also myself
and brother Oscar. The dale of his birth I do no1 recollect. We
left Maine in 1831: moved to Licking county. Ohio, and left
there in the spring of 1837; arrived at our old Location in the
early days of Aimnst : spent the winter in a little fourteen by
fifteen fool cabin on the Livingston place; luiilt and moved into
the old residence the next summer. I was twelve years of aire
in September, 1837.
I recoiled those early days of nearly sixty-five years ago
nearly as though it was yesterday. Of the early settlers of my
recollection on our side of the timber when we came there were
lie E&atekins and Sisson families a1 the head of the timber some
five miles west-. Moses T. Hand. Wm. McMahill, John Poster,
John Sargent, P. A. Vaughn, Abraham Johnson, Jacob Bear, I
think Aaron Jennings, John 1'. Wood, and the Bond family
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 39
father and six sons — John C, Benjamin who died in '39 or
'40, Joel, Barnet, Walter, and Nathan ; all men of families except
Walter who died abont 1847, and Nathan who moved to Oregon,
about 1851 or '2, and died there. Walter was the first constable
that I can recollect. There was your grandfather, Alexander
Willard, and son William, married with one or two children;
and 'Squire Thomas Moulton who was the first justice that I
can recollect and held the office as long as he would have it.
The first family to the east was the Goram family, 10 miles away.
On the north side of the timber, the Snapps and James and
Roley Simmons families. If there were any others I do not recollect
them. The Jones and Pierces may possibly have been.
Peter Cox, some six miles east of Greenbush. was the banker
of the vicinity. If one wanted five or ten dollars, Peter was the
man to apply to. I may have forgotten some that lived in the
vicinity of Greenbush, but I think I did not know of any others.
My father and Joseph Sisson were the only Yankees of all
the number, as I recollect; the balance were all southerners;
the most of them had moved from Sangamon and Morgan counties.
Of all the full grown persons that I knew in 1837, only two are
now living — John Simmons and my old neighbor. P. A. Vaughn.
Each must be over ninety years old.
Greenfield was then located, afterwards changed to Green-
bush. The first postmaster that I recollect was Charles Stice.
He also kept hotel and saloon, with John Wingate behind the
bar. Dr. Isabell was the first physician, or possibly Dr. Sovereign.
Drs. Ragon and Saunders were among the early physicians. A
doctor of Berwick (have forgotten his name) was the first one
that I ever knew to practice in Illinois.
I recollect your father very well; recollect the day of his
funeral; also he, Mr. Doty, and myself covering corn together
with the hoe. Your mother, as well as the brothers and sisters,
were schoolmates of mine.
Your uncle William Willard and Barnet Bond were two of
the first men that I worked with in Illinois. The work was cutting
slough grass with the scythe. We would burn our oat and wheat
straw at night as soon as threshed and work hard cutting prairie
4t' l.AKI.V DAI - l\ GREENB1 sil
grass, when the straw was uearlj or quite as g I feed as the
prairie hay; and we kepi it up for years.
Of the Snapp family, I will say something a little farther.
Y^our father was ;i stalwart, stoul man, stood sonic six feel two
or three inches in heighl and rather fine Looking. Your Uncle
Roberl had the mosl tenacious memory I think I ever knew. He
used to say thai he could tell the ages of all his brothers and
sisters and their children. Perhaps uo1 one man in a thousand
could do it. Your uncle Franklin I used to think <>n<- of the
shrewdesl business men we had. I recollect the first drove of cattle
1 ever saw going to markel was one he shipped to New Orleans.
He drove them, I think, to St. Louis and shipped them from
there, aboul the year 1843. R. M. Simmons wenl with him.
While I have my hand in I cannol help referring to Major
.John ('. Bond. There was one of the besl men I ever knew
always had a good word and in fine spirits, well read and one
of the best if not the finest conversatiorialisl I ever knew. My
father used to say that it' he had been educated and turned ins
attention to law he would have made a brillianl lawyer. His
daughter, Ruby, I always considered one of the brightesl intel-
lectual women of my acquaintance.
In the early days we had wolves and deer by the hundreds
and prairie chickens by the thousands. Round Grove (first one
south of us used to be a good place for our hunters for game
for many years.
Well, I will say something of our own family. My mother
died some eleven years ago at 1 )es Moines. Iowa. My sister Miriam.
Dr. T. -I. Shrew's wife, lives at Des Moines, Iowa. The doctor
has a very fair practice. The youngesl sister. Mrs. Blood, lives
al Sioux City, Iowa. Brother Oscar died some three years ago
iii Colorado. Leander is farming in northern Nebraska. Of my
own family, four boys and one iiirl. Alvin, the oldest, is living
near here farming and in the dairy business; Lawrence and \< \
ami daughter are unmarried and living at home. Edgar, the
youngest, is married and lives in New Mexico, at Las Vegas. Me
is presidenl of the State Normal university: salary $2,500 per
year: has conlract for five years now on his third year. For
one of his age he is probably one of the besl educators in the West.
Mv health is tolerably ffood; my weigb.1 is one hundred and
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 41
seventy-five pounds. Will be seventy-seven years old next Sep-
tember. Tins would sound somewhat as if I was along in "the
sear and yellow leaf."
I have not answered you fully in regard to my father's death.
The two men. Brown and Williams, accosted him as he was walk-
ing up the hill by his horse and demanded his money. On his
refusal, they clinched and they claimed that he was too much
for them, and one of them seized a stone and struck him on the
head, fracturing the skull. They then took his money, some
seventeen hundred dollars, and helped him into his buggy; and
tbe bay mare, being gentle, went on some seven miles and then
stopped at a house. The people took him in and he died there
after some seven days. From what I could learn no murder that
ever took place in Illinois created the excitement that this one
did. The other man that was the instigator of the two doing
the deed, was sent to the penitentiary for life, and died in about
one year.
The money was all recovered except about two hundred
dollars. Respectfully yours.
H. H. Hewett.
4- KAKl.V DAYS IN GREENBUSE
THE CALF MARKET IN 1840.
A 1 m uit the year L840, John A. Butler, being thirteen years
old, concluded he would like to work oul for wages. So he hi red
to F. G. Snapp for the sum of twelve and ;i half cents a day,
and worked Tor him up to harvest. II*' then wenl to binding
wheal for David Bay a1 thirty-seven and ;i half cents a dav. He
afterwards worked in harvesl at the same price for Elder Peter
Downey.
At this time John A. was the owner of two calves, having
purchased one of them from his uncle Barry Butler, paying
him one dollar and twenty-five cents for it; the other he gol
of J. E. Heath. giving Mr. Heath an old ax and one dollar and
twenty-five cents for it.
A.bout this time Charles Vandiver, who was a Baptist
preacher living west of Greenfield, took a notion to sell a black
yearling steer calf he had. So he told his sou Absalom to take
the calf to St. Augustine and sell him to Mattingley.
Abs. placed a chain around the calf's horns and started with
him. When he arrived at Greenfield, he stopped on the streel
to rest. John A. Butler saw him, went to him and questioned
him about the calf, and finally asked Abs. what he would lake
for him. Abs. replied. "Father told me to take him to Mat-
tingley and sell him for three dollars."
John A. said. "1 will tell you what T will do. I will just
give you two dollars and a half for the calf and il is all he is
worth." Abs. was not satisfied to lake it. and told John A. he
would take the three dollars or take the calf to Mattingley.
About this time Andrew stice. Ileiison Martin, and Aaron
Holeman came up and said. "Trade, boys, trade." Stice and
Martin then proposed thai they split the difference. John A.
consented to this, but Abs. held oft' for some time.
The price was finally agreed on at two dollars and seventy-five
cents. Abs. told John A. thai the chain did not go with the calf.
John A. said he must have the chain. So the matter was left
to the by-standers who decided that the chain went with the calf.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 43
THE KILLING OF SHEFFIELD.
In 1836 or 7, in the village of Greenfield, Jerry Moles and
his brother engaged in a quarrel and fight with Richard Ore and
Roley Simmons. This Roley Simmons was a son of William
Simmons, who was better known as "Old Billy" Simmons.
Richard Ore was a son-in-law of Win. Simmons.
After the fight they separated, but the Moles brothers were
not satisfied. About this time John Sheffield had come to town
and was in the store, trading. As he went to pass out at the
store door, one of the Moles brothers hit him on the head with a
stone. Moles was mistaken in his man ; he thought it was Richard
Ore.
Mr. Sheffield was taken to his home ; he then resided in a
cabin a short distance south of "Nigger" creek on lot 10, section
16. John C. Bond and Thomas Moulton with their wives waded
through deep snow from Moulton 's house to Sheffield's cabin.
They found that Sheffield was badly injured. They washed
the blood from his head and did what they could for him. In the
meantime a doctor was called. Sheffield died a few days afterwards.
It is alleged that he was buried in what is called the lost graveyard
across the creek a short distance west of the Greenbush grave-
yard.
Jerry Moles was arrested on a warrant issued by Moses T.
Hand, justice of the peace. At his preliminary trial. Gyrus
Walker appeared for the prosecution. He was bound over and
sent to Monmouth jail. The Moles brothers looked very much
alike and it was difficult for the witnesses to tell which one threw
the stone that killed Sheffield. Moles was finally acquitted.
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44 EARLY DAYS IN GREENB1
THREE FATAL ACCIDENTS.
About three miles wesl of Avon on section 22 in Greenbush
township, Warren county, Illinois, on the public highway there
is a covered bridge across a small stream. I'p the hill, a short
distance oast of this bridge, William Lloyd was killed. January
21, 1862.
1 •
< »n thai day. James Marshall, who had been engaged in making
a sleigh for himself, was going to Israel Spurgeon's to return
some tools ho had borrowed, and had put his shotgun in the sleigh
thinking ho would find some prairie chickens before he returned.
Be mel his nnclo. William Lloyd, on the hill easl of the
bridge, and stopped to talk with him. Lloyd, thinking be would
play a joke on James, reached for the shotgun; and as he took
hold of it. the borses started and the irim was discharged, killing
Mr. Lloyd — the whole charge striking his head and fracturing
the skull.
At the place where the covered bridge now stands, in < 'jtober,
1885, Thomas Crabb was engaged in building a bridge. It' had
in his employ Stephen Balderson, who then lived west of Avon
in the edge of Warren county.
They were placing the stringers or girders across the stream,
and Balderson bad placed a prop under one end of a lone heavy
stick of timber; this prop slipped oul and the timber fell on
Balderson, injuring him so badly that he died the same day, in
the evening.
In the Lill of lss>. Charles Wes1 was running ;i steam thresh-
ing-machine in Greenbush township. He had finished a job of
threshing a1 Simon Sailor's, and on the eleventh day of Septem-
ber, 1 sns . he started from Sailor's to Wm. Smith's to thresh for
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 45
him. George Stuckey rode on the engine with West and Harvey
Gordon ; Edward Long and Joseph Balderson rode on the separator.
When they came to the bridge across the stream where the
covered bridge now stands. West got off the engine and examined
the bridge. Stuckey and Gordon also got off and crossed over
the bridge. West said the bridge was dangerous and told Long
and Balderson to get off. He then mounted bis engine alone and
started across.
\\ 'lien the engine reached the center of the bridge, bridge and
engine went down with a crash, breaking steam pipes and other por-
tions of the engine. West was caught between the engine and the
tank wagon. He was immediately enveloped in steam, so that the
men could scarcely see him.
They found that one of West's bands was clinched on the
tbrottle and the other on the steering-wheel. After removing him
from the engine, they placed him on bed quilts and carried him
east, up the hill, to the residence of B. C. Welsh.
Drs. Clayberg and Weaver were called who attended to his
injuries. It was found that one leg was broken and his jaw was
also broken; he had a bad scalp wound, and also injured by in-
haling hot steam. This accident occurred about noon, and West
died that night about eight or nine o'clock.
It is said of Charles West that he had been a good railroad
engineer, and was the man that placed the locomotive vane on top
of the passenger depot of the C., B. & Q. R. R., at Galesburg,
Illinois.
t6 EARLY. DATS IN GREENB1 -ll
INTERESTING STOKY
Recalling the Days When Coal Oil was Manufactured
Neab Avon.
This reliable scrap of history, by \Y. II. Rose, is takeE from
Tin A von St ntint I :
Before the discovery of oil wells in Pennsylvania kerosene. <>r
coal oil, as it was more commonly called, was manufactured from
runnel coal in several different places in the United States, and
was a very profitable business, as the producl sold at a fancy price,
never less than $1.00 per gallon and sometimes as high as $1.50.
On account of the high price, the oil was but little used and its sale
was principally confined to the larger cities.
Veins of cannel coal were considered very valuable and were
much soimht after. In lsf>7 a lar^e vein of this coal was discovered
along the creek north of town by some miners from Pennsylvania
who were working in the neighborhood. It had been seen by many
persons before, bill they supposed it to be slate stone, which i1
much resembles. The news of ihe discovery spread rapidly, and
attracted the notice of George R. ('lark of Chicago, who formed a
company of New York and Chicago capitalists, for the manu-
facture of oil. called the Avon Coal oil Company. The capital
stock was $.")(),()()(», which was afterwards increased. Mr. ('lark, who
was made superintendent of the company, came here and secured
mining privileges and options on a large trad of land along the
creek where the coal was dicovered.
In the spring of 1858, a mine was opened under the direction
of -lames Timmons as superintendent, and the company proceeded
at <mce to erect works for the manufacture of oil. The sile oc-
cupied by the works was uenr the southeast corner of the northeasl
quarter of section 13, in Greenbush township, now known as the
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 47
Saunders farm. The entry to the mine started on the east side of
the road and extended under the hill on which the Saunders house
now stands. The entry was made large enough for mules to go in
and haul out the cars of coal and extended under ground a dis-
tance of nearly 40 rods.
The apparatus employed for the manufacture of oil consisted
of fifteen large cast-iron retorts, each with its cover weighing more
than four tons. These retorts were set in a straight line on fire
brick arches with furnaces under each and connected together by
a large cast-iron pipe. Each retort held about three tons of coal,
the oil being extracted by baking the coal until it became redhot,
by which time the oil had passed off in smoke and gases, which
were condensed by being passed through cold water, the oil run-
ning off in crude form. At first only crude oil was made, which
was shipped in casks to a refinery in St. Louis. A ton of coal would
make about 15 or 20 gallons of crude oil and it required about two
days to work off a batch of coal.
There was a certain amount of gas that could not be condensed
and was allowed to escape through an iron pipe, and was kept con-
stantly burning. At night the flames would light up the sur-
rounding country. Many small dwellings had been erected near
the works for the accommodation of the miners and other workmen ;
and at night the little village, brilliantly illuminated, presented a
beautiful picture.
The coal or coke, after being taken from the retorts, was used
for firing the furnaces, a small amount of bituminous coal being
mixed with it.
The second year, a refinery was built near the other works. This
was a large building, constructed of stone, procured from quarries
near by. After its completion the company did its own refining.
The burning oil was much the same as the kerosene of the present
day.
In refining the crude oil many different products were
obtained; namely, benzine, gasoline, kerosene. Lubricating oil,
paraffine. coal tar, and asphaltum.
When the works were in full operation, they furnished em-
ployment for nearly 100 men.
I.AKl.Y DAYS IN GREENBUSB
The works, however, did oo1 prove to be a financial success,
for aboul iliis time oil wells were discovered iii Pennsylvania,
which reduced the price of oil to ;i figure much Less than thai for ■
which ii could be manufactured from coal.
When ii was found by the company thai the works could no
longer be carried on successfully, they wen- abandon 'I and a large
aumber of debts contracted by the company were Left unpaid. The
works were finally sold a1 sheriff's sale for the benefil of creditors.
They fell into the hands of the Frosl Manufacturing Company of
Galesburg; and the mil lit. comprising many carloads of old iron
and machinery, was shipped to thai city.
The refinery building was used for ;i time by David Morse
for ;i barn, bu1 was finally torn down by \h-. Saunders and the
stone used for differenl purposes. S e of them may be seen at
the presenl time in a wall along the road in fronl of the Saunders
house.
At the same time the Avon works were put in operation,
similar works were constructed in Peoria county, and with Like
results.
The work of mining the win of cannel coal necessitated the
removal of Large quanities of fire (day underlying the coal. AH
the oil works had heen in operation aboul a year, a Large dump of
clay had accumulated; and a company, composed of -lames
McDougal, A. Borrocks, and George Ii. Clark, was formed for the
purpose of manufacturing ii into fire brick.
The company elected quite extensive works on the land QOW
owned by the James .Minus estate, consisting of kilns, drying sheds.
etc.. and also installed the machinery necessary for grinding the
clay. They manufactured a variety of wares, consisting of Loco-
motive fire hacks, cupola hrick. flue tops and many differenl shapes
of lire hrick. nearly all of the product being shipped to Chicago.
I'.nt their venture, Like the oil works, did not prove a success
financially. The works finally passed into the hands of Jerome
Goodspeed, then ;i prominent merchant in Avon. It proved a
profitable investmenl for him. Be -round the clay and shipped it
to Chicago by the carload, where it round a ready sale. Be con-
tinued the business until the dump was exhausted.
\v. ii. Rose.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
JOHN C. BOND.
John C. Bond was born in Knox county, Tennessee, December
25, 1799. He was married to Miss Polly Grimsley in 1818. To
them were born five children, namely:
Snsana, who was born August 10. 1819 ; married Walter John-
son, November 25, 1836. This was the second marriage in Green-
bnsh township. The ceremony was performed by Moses T. Hand,
justice of the peace. Walter Johnson died December 13, 1876.
Snsana died at the residence of her daughter Arvie Cayton in
Youngstown, Illinois, December 26, 1902.
William G., born in April, 1823; married Mrs. Elizabeth
Henry, January 25, 1844. She died December 22, 1864, at the age
of 45 years.
William G. Bond enlisted in the army in the war for the
union in 1862; in August of that year was mustered in as captain
of Co. H, 83rd regiment Illinois Infantry; and was promoted in
1863 to the office of major, which office he held until he was mus-
tered out in 1865.
In December, 1874, he was appointed deputy sheriff of Warren
county, Illinois. He filled this position for two years and was then
elected sheriff three times in succession, closing his services as
sheriff in 1882.
His last marriage was to Mrs. Mary E. Moore (nee Taylor).
This marriage occurred at Dayton, Ohio, in 1868. He died
February 8, 1892.
Jesse Walton was born in Jackson county. Alabama, Septem-
ber 7, 1825; was married in Swan township. Warren county. Illi-
nois, February 12, 1848, to Sarah E. Terry. She was born near
50 KAKI.V DAYS IN GREENBUSB
Belleville in St. Clair county, Illinois, and was a daughter of
Andrew and Nancy (i. (Stice) Terry. She died in Sacramento
county, California, January 28, 1854. Jesse W. Bond's second
marriage was to Mrs. Anna ('. Smith, October 25, L863. Her
maiden name was Anna C. Harrah. She was born in Belmonl
county, Ohio, February 25, I s "."). and was a daughter of John X.
and Helen (Wharton Harrah, and sister of Charles A. Harrah,
dealer in farm implements at Bushnell, Qlinois.
In 1850, Jesse W. Bond crossed the plains to California in
search of gold. After remaining there two years, be returned.
He afterwards made two more trips 1" the land of gold where be
remained until ISfl'J. when he came hack to Warren county, 111.
II- died ;it Monmouth, Illinois. April 25, 1905.
Ruby L., born June 30, 1827, in Morgan county, Illinois: was
married three limes. Her lirsi husband was Andrew Stice, who
died in 1848; her second marriage was to Henry Burson; her lasl
marriage was to Andrew J. Cayton, February 15, 1873. She was
badly bruised and injured in a wind-storm thai occurred in Swan
township, .May 22, 1873. However, she fully recovered from this,
excepl tiie bones thai were broken in her arm never knit together.
She died dime 26, 1901.
Anna, who died in infancy.
Major John C. Bond's lirsi wife died about the year 1 v :>.
in Morgan county, Illinois. His second marriage was to Miss Mary
Singleton of Morgan county, in May. 1829. To them were born
three children Fielding, Mary, and Evaline— all of whom are
deceased.
Fielding was a brilliant young man who graduated from
Lombard University a1 Galesburg, Illinois, with honors, in 1857,
and was shortly afterwards admitted to the bar.
He weiii to Texas and commenced the practice of law. When
the war broke ou1 be returned to bis father's house in Greenbush.
He was elected county superintended of schools in Warren county,
in 1861. He died April 16, 1862, at the age of 28 years.
Evaline married Joseph Mart ford. She died in Neosha county,
Kansas, in L871.
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Mary, wife of John C. Bond, died September 1, 1842, at the
age of 32 years. She was a woman highly esteemed by those who
knew her. One night during her last days, she had a dream in
which the words of this text came to her: "Whatsoever thy hand
findeth to do, do it with thy might." This dream so disturbed
her that she arose from her bed, rekindled the fire in the fireplace
to make a light, procured her Bible and read from Ec. 9, 10 :
"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for
there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the
grave, whither thou goest. " She closed her Bible and returned to
bed, and again dreamed of the same text. Rev. Peter Downey was
called to see her, and by her request he administered baptism. After
her death he was called to preach her funeral which he did. using
the same text.
Major John C. Bond's third marriage was to Mrs. Nancy G.
Terry. Her maiden name was Nancy G. Stice. This marriage
occurred in January. 1814. Two children were born of this union:
Canzada S., wife of Mathew Campbell, now residing in Oklahoma;
and Cordelia, the wife of Henry Staat, now residing in Berwick
township, Warren county, Illinois.
Mrs. Nancy Green Bond was born in Warren county, Ken-
tucky, September 23, 1807. She was a daughter of Andrew and
Xancy (Wilson) Stice. Andrew Stice was born in 1768, and died
October 18. 1818. They were married in 1789. Mrs. Bond's grand-
father. Andrew Stice, was married to Katran Collins, in Ger-
many, and emigrated to North Carolina before the Revolutionary
war. Mrs. Bond's grandfather Wilson and wife came from Scot-
land before the Revolutionary war and settled in North Carolina.
He was a captain in the Revolutionary war and fought at the
battle of Bunker Hill; was wounded in the right knee and made
a cripple for life. His brother, James Wilson, was one of the
signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Nancy G. Bond's first marriage was to Andrew Terry.
May 10, 1827. He died June 28, 1836. To them were born four
children: George, Sarah. Minta, and one dying in infancy.
Mrs. Bond has been blind for over twenty years. She now
resides with her daughter, Cordelia Staat.
Major John C. Bond, the subject of this sketch, was a son
of Jesse W. and Susanna (Crane) Bond, who were married in
52 EARLl DAYS IN GREENB1 SB
Overton county, Tennessee, in 1798. She was bora m G Liia.
in 1777. <>t' this onion, seven children were born: John Crane,
Benjamin, Joel, Ruby, William Barnet, Jesse W., and Nathan.
Jesse W. Bond, the father of Major John C. Bond, moved to
Jackson county, Alabama, in 1819; from there he wenl to Morgan
county, Illinois; an<l in 1834, came to Warren county, Qlinois, and
settled on section 18 in Greenbush township, and resided here
until bis death, which occurred February 26, 1840, a1 the age of 65
years. His wife was blind for many years before her death. She
died January 7. 1859, at the age of 85 years.
Major John C. Bond was commissioner in Warren county in
an early day. and was appointed with Samuel Ilallam and Roberl
Gilmore to divide the county into townships, which they did in
1853. Jn 1854, when township organization was adopted, he was
elected supervisor in Greenbush township and served in that
capacity for fourteen successive years. He was elected justice of
the peace in 18:55. and held his firsl court in a smoke-house. He
married the first couple in the township — Moses T. Hand to -Mrs.
Elizabeth Crawford— December 23, 1835.
Mr. Bond was assessor in Greenbush township for several
years. He received his title as major in the militia, and was major
in Col. John Butler's regiment. He was also a soldier in the
Black Hawk war.
Me purchased from the other heirs the old homestead entered
by his father on section IS. where he spent his hist years. His
hearing was very defective for several years before his death,
which occurred May '_'<>. 1^:'. His funeral services were held in
the Methodisl church in Greenbush, on Sunday afternoon, May
21, 1882, and were conducted by Eld. [saac X. Van Meter, a
minister of the Old-School Baptisl church.
John < '. Bond belonged to the masonic fraternity and was a
member of the Christian church. In politics he was a democrat.
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CHARLES STICE.
Charles Stice was born in North Carolina, February 11, 1795.
He was a son of Andrew Stice, who was born in Germany. He was
married March 9, 1815, to Patsey Whitley. She was born March
2, 1800.
Mr. Stice moved from North Carolina to Kentucky; then to
Madison county, Illinois. In 1833, he went to Henderson county,
and in 1840 he came to Greenfield, now Greenbush, where he kept
a store and the postoffice, being the first postmaster in the village.
He also kept hotel.
To this first union were born the following-named children :
Sarah G., born August 18, 1817; married J. C. Jamison. She
died August 8, 1879.
Andrew, born March 13, 1819 ; married Ruby L. Bond. He
died April 12, 1848.
Nancy, born February 27, 1821; died September 9, 1843.
Tabitha, born December 31, 1822; married Hanson H. Hewett.
He died February 26, 1904.
Diana and James C, were twins, born August 18, 1825. Diana
married R, M. Simmons. She died February 1, 1893. James C.
died November 7, 1875.
Martha, born January 31, 1828; married Curtis Worden.
Charles, born September 27, 1829 ; died September 16. 1838.
George W., born July 8, 1832; married Phebe King, January
19, 1860. She was born February 14, 1841. He died June 13, 1899.
Oscar, born January 27, 1837 ; never married. He died in
Linn county, Missouri, February 7, 1905.
Patsey, wife of Charles Stice, died February 21, 1847.
Mr. Stice 's second marriage was in 1851, to Mrs. Arixina
Wellman. Her maiden name was Arixina Andrews. She was
born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, in 1825.
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To them were born the following-named children:
Catherine E., bom November 18, 1851; married Alexander
Campbell, April 25, 1872. She died February 15, 1878.
David A., bora April "J. 1854; married Myram II. King,
December 25, 1879. She was bora October 30, 1854, and died
October 15, 1903.
Warren M.. bora July 2, 1860; married Effie Wilson.
Charles Stice died April 1, 1869.
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'SQUIRE JENKINS BUZAN.
S. J. Buzan was born in La Rue county, Kentucky, Septem-
ber 21, 1829. La Rue county was named after Jacob La Rue,
who was a grandfather of S. J. Buzan.
Mr. Buzan came with his parents to Monmouth. Illinois,
in 1831. In 1843, he went to Macomb. Illinois, where he was
engaged as clerk or salesman in the store of N. P. Tinslev until
the fall of 1819, when he came to Greenbush and commenced
business for himself, running a general store the most of the
time up to 1862, when he went west and settled in Missouri.
He was married to Mary E. Walker, August 4, 1854. She
was born September 25, 1834, and was a daughter of Abner and
Jane (Damron) Walker who kept hotel in Greenbush for many
years. To Mr. Buzan and wife the following-named children were
born :
Harry Arthur, born September 4, 1856 ; died February 27,
1879.
Eva, born March 10, 1860; married Galen B. Anderson,
November 12, 1884. She died February 12, 1885.
Chauncey, born June 27, 1862.
Nellie, born September 1, 1866 ; married Charles E. Spooner,
October 8, 1902.
Frank, born October 6, 1870.
Pearl, born October 11, 1873 ; married Frederic W. Kaster,
February 10, 1894.
In politics Mr. Buzan was a republican.
He died at St. Joseph, Missouri, June 30, 1893.
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JOHN KM I'. AIM'.
John Rubarl was bom in Kentucky, July 21, 17!»7. Jn his
boyl (1 days ho moved with his parents to Ohio; afterwards
moved to Morgan county, Illinois, where he resided for several
years. Be was married to .Miss Phebe Arnold, July 31, 182-!.
To them were born the following-named children:
Ann. Nancy, James F.. Enos, Marion. Asenalh, and Jacob,
all of whom are deceased. His wife Phebe died January 17. 1845.
Mr. Rubart's second marriage was to Nancy Dahman, which
occurred May 24. 1850. She was born October 21, 1827. near
Mansfield, Perm. They moved to Greenbush township, Warren
county, Illinois, in 1852, where they purchased a farm on sec-
tions one and two. To this union were born the following-named
children :
Phebe J., who married Ancil F. Griffith, in November, 1879.
.Joseph M.. born March 16, 1856; married Effie Armstrong,
March 18. 1887.
Albert E.. born December 28. 18(il : married Nellie L. Lloyd,
September 18, 1887.
Abr.'im L., married Mary Crowley, July 4. L893.
Benjamin \Y.. born January 17. 1858.
John Rubart, the subject of this sketch, was a soldier in
the Black Hawk war. His son Marion died in the Dnion army
during the War of the Rebellion.
John Rubarl died December 30, 1872. His wife Nancy died
April 21, 1902.
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WILLIAM PALMER.
Win. Palmer was bora in Cayuga county, New York, June
25, 1820. He was a son of Lemuel and Martha (Babcock)
Palmer, the fifth in decent from Walter Palmer who was horn
in Nottinghamshire, England, in 1585, and emigrated to America
in 1627.
Wm. Palmer was married August 20, 1840, to Mary Ellinger.
She was born in Ohio, June 20, 1823, and was a daughter of
Joseph and Nancy (Bowman) Ellinger, and sister of Ann Earns,
Catherine Ury, Barbara Baldwin, Elizabeth Gladish, and Samuel
L. Ellinger.
After marriage Mr. Palmer made several moves, living in
Indiana. Will county, Illinois, near Joliet, and Green county,
Wisconsin, near Broadhead, from which place his brother-in-law
Samuel L. Ellinger helped him move to Warren county, Illinois,
between the years of 1845 and 1847.
In 1856, he moved to Chickasaw county, Iowa, near the small
town of Jacksonville. His health failing, he moved to Bourbon
county. Kansas, arriving there August 21, 1865. He then bought
a claim on the neutral lands of a man named Cavanaugh, located
near the Missouri line, ten miles south of Fort Scott, where his
wife's sister, Catherine Ury, and family then resided.
lie lived here up to the time of his death, which occurred
July 12, 1870. His wife died November 13, 1872. They are
buried side by side in a little country cemetery in Vernon county,
Missouri.
To William Palmer and wife were born the following-named
children :
Samuel Zelotus, born in Indiana, September 18, 1841; died
in Greenbush. Illinois, May 30, 1855.
Martha Ann Elzora, born in Indiana, February 24. 1845;
married AVilliam Asbury Insley, of Tippecanoe county, Indiana,
near Appleton, Kansas, October 22, 1872.
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Mary Viola, bom May 4. ls47: died al Greenbush, Illinois.
December 14. 1>47.
Lama Jane, born in Greenbush, Illinois. Augusl 28, 1848;
married James Harvey Gulick, near Appleton, Bourbon county,
Kansas, Dei-emher ti. Im'.s.
James Milo, born in Greenbush, Illinois. November I s . 1850;
married Mary L. Earver, September 27, 1873, Dear Appleton,
Kansas, where he now resides.
Philip Henry, born aear Jacksonville, < hickasaw county, Iowa.
October 6, 1857; died April 1, 1864.
Barbara Rosetta, born aear Jacksonville, Iowa. January L9,
I860: married George T. Ensley, April '20, 1878, near Altooua,
Wilson county, Kansas. IK- was a native of Indiana and half-
brother of Win. A. Insley. George T. Insley died October 18,
1896.
Josic May, born aear Appleton, Kansas. May 1. istiil; died
July i^!». 1st it;.
Win. rainier was a shoemaker by trade. When ho was mar-
ried he had a kit of tools, aboul twenty-dollars' worth of leather.
and twenty dollars in money to begin with, and when not other-
wise employed he worked at his trade, lie was in the store with
S. J. Buzan for a while: he also kept a small grocery store in
connection with his shoe-shop when he resided in Greenbush.
He boughl a farm in Iowa and sold half id' it to a brother.
Here he farmed, working at his trade in the winter until he
moved in Kansas. He Inst half of his claim in Kansas: he thought
ihis was caused by false swearing.
Hi' was at one time engaged in the mercantile busini ^s at
Appleton. Kansas, with a man by the name of Stevens. This
man wanted to keep whisky, which did qoI siiil Mr. Palmer. So
they divided up and Palmer sold his goods to William Emriek.
son of Jacob Emriek who kept hotel at one time in Greenbush.
Mr. Palmer was a good-templar. In religion he was a
Methodist.
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NOAH CRABILL.
Noah Crabill was born in Shenandoah county, Virginia,
December 26, 1818. He was a son of John and Catherine
(Hoover) Crabill who died in Ohio. About the year 1830. he
went with his parents to Champaign county, Ohio; and in 1850,
he moved to Hancock county, Illinois. In the fall of 1851, he
moved to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, where he settled
on section ten; afterwards moved to section fifteen, where he
died April 16, 1898.
He was married, in 1841, to Sarah Crabill who was born in
Shenandoah county, Virginia, February 23, 1824, and was a
daughter of Abraham and Catherine (Keller) Crabill. To them the
following-named children were born :
Catfierine, who married Alexander Courson, June 24, 1869.
She died January 21, 1870, at the age of 27 years.
Mary Jane, who married "William Warren, December 31,
1868. She died January 3, 1896, at the age of 49 years.
Edgar, born in Hancock county, Illinois, in 1850.
James, born August 24, 1853, in Greenbush township.
Emma, born May 27, 1856 ; died November 5, 1861.
Aden Keller, born July 6, I860; married Rosa Stombaugh,
April 3, 1890. She died March 12, 1892, at the age of 22 years.
His second marriage was to Ida Damitz, December 24, 1893.
Samuel, born October 10, 1863 ; died September 20, 1866.
Albert, born December 9, 1866; died May 7, 1867.
Noah Crabill was by occupation a cooper in his younger days ;
afterwards a farmer.
In politics he was a democrat. He joined the Christian church
in 1859, and was a consistent member up to the time of his death.
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JOHN PATTERSON, SENIOR.
John Patterson was born in Edmonson county, Tennessee.
In 1843, he moved to Warren county, Kentucky; and in 1852,
he moved from there to Greenbush, Warren county. Illinois. He
was married to Jane McCoppen in Tennessee. To them the
following-named children were born:
William, who married Sarah Magers in Kentucky, was killed
by the explosion of a boiler at Win. (>. Bond's saw-mill. January
10, 1862.
Elizabeth, who married Elza Magers.
Jane, who married Jacob Osborn, the basket-maker.
Sarah, who died in .May. 1879.
Samuel, who married Amelia Jones.
John, who married Samantha Jane Simmons.
James, who married Samantha Acton.
Mary, who was about 16 years old, was burned to death, in
1862. at the sorghum-mill of Jacob Osborn. in Berwick town-
ship, her clothing having caught on fire from the furnace where
they wore making molasses.
John Patterson, the subjed of this sketch, was deal' and
dumb during Ins entire life. He died in 1884. His wife died
August ti. 1879.
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SIMON SAILER.
Simon Sailer was born in Weisenberg, Germany, December
8, 1831. He left his native country, and after a voyage of fifty
days on the water arrived at New York, April 20, 1853. He
went to the state of Michigan, where he remained until the spring
of 1854. when he went to Indiana ; in the fall he went to St.
Louis, and then to New Orleans.
In the spring of 1855, he walked from St. Louis, Mo., to St.
Augustine. Illinois, where he went to work on the Northern Cross
railroad. In the fall of 1856, he moved to Greenbush township,
in Warren county, Illinois.
Simon Sailer was married to Matilda .Jane Kelly, March 26,
1863. She was born in Hendricks county, Indiana, July 3, 1839,
and was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Weaver) Kelly. To
them the following-named children were born:
Thomas Jefferson, born April 27, 1864; married Alice Lillian
Hendricks, February 4, 1890. She was born September 22, 1866.
George John, who was born August 31, 1866.
William Henry, born July 24, 1870 ; married Agnes May
Ryan, January 20, 1892. She was born May 4, 1869.
Simon Sailer has been a farmer and stockman by occupation;
has also been extensively engaged in the coal trade, having several
coal banks on his lands. He filled the office of commissioner of
highways for several years in the township. He has now retired
from active labor and resides at Avon, Illinois.
In politics he is a democrat. In religion he and his family
are members of the Catholic church.
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JOHN PHILIP KRAMER.
John I'. Kramer was born in Hadem, Westphalia, Germany,
December 20, 1824. After going to the public school and being
confirmed in the Lutheran church, he learned the tailor trade and
worked a1 thai occupation in different towns near the Rhine
river.
In 185") he started for America in company with his friend,
Louis Hollenberg. They took a sail-ship Erom Bremen, and after
a perilous journey of eighl weeks, in which time all the passengers
suffered Erom Lack of a sufficienl supply of E 1 and drink, they
arrived in New York city.
The railroad did not extend beyond Galesburg a1 thai time,
ami they came on here; and while in Galesburg they Luckily
came across Amos Seigler who took them with his wagon-load
of merchandise on to Greenbush. They soon Eound Mr. Hollen-
berg's two brothers, Eenry and George, who had come to this
country a few years previous.
Mr. Kramer first found work at his trade in Monmouth,
where be staid aboul a year, and then he wenl back to Greenbush,
where he kepi a tailor-shop until 1866.
Be was married November 1, 1858, to Helena Meusborn,
whom he had known in Germany. She was horn in Vorm Wald,
Westphalia, Germany, February 13, 1839; and came to America
in 1858, in company with some Eriends. In 1878, in company with
her oldesl daughter and others, she visited her old German home.
In 1866 Mr. and .Mrs. Kramer moved ou1 onto their farm,
two and one-half miles southeasl of the village of Greenbush,
where by thrifl and industry they built up a comfortable home
Eor themselves and children.
In politics Mr. Kramer was a republican. He was an earnest,
quiel man, fond of his German hooks and papers.
He died April 13, 1902.
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The following-named children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Kramer :
Louise Katrina, who married Rev. Karl Lotz, April 23, 1879.
He was then pastor of the German Lutheran church at Galesburg,
Illinois. Since then they have lived mostly in Kansas and Mis-
souri. They have one son (adopted)— Albert,
Emma, who married Rev. Karl Luecke, pastor of the German
Lutheran church of Stover, Missouri, April 23, 1890. She died
March 2. 1892. She was a woman of rare goodness and kindness
of heart. She left a daughter, Bertha.
Frederick William, who married Lena Doll, of Bushnell,
Illinois, and who has always lived in Greenbush township. They
have three children — Dollie, Esther, and Edith.
Bertha Marie, who married Ferdinand Schoenheider, of
Peoria, Illinois, May 24, 1893. They have three children -
Arnold. Arthur, and Gertrude.
Wilhelmina Amelia, who married John R, Armes, formerly
of Nashville, Tennessee, July 27, 1897. He died the following
November, leaving one son, Eugene.
A 1 vena, who married Olof Olson, of Greenbush township.
March 9, 1903. They live on the old home place.
Clara Helena, who is living with her mother who moved to
Peoria, Illinois, in March, 1903.
Jacob, brother of John Kramer, was born August 6, 1815.
He came to this country, in 1858, and made his home with his
brother. He was never married. He took two trips to Germany
and, in 1896, he decided to go again to pass the remainder of his
life there. He died in Germany, January 16, 1905, after an
illness of a few hours, in the very house in which he was born.
He was quite active and strong to the last and his enjoyment was
found in walking from his home to visit friends and relatives
in the villages near by.
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CIIAKLES HENRY KILLOUGH.
It will be observed thai the spelling of the oame Kellough
h.-is been changed to Killough, the subjed of this sketch having
(•In sen to re1 urn to tli igina] way.
Charles Henry Killough was burn in Cecil connly. Mary-
land, March 16, 1834. He was a sun of Richard and Sarah i Max-
well) Killough. His father and grandfather were born in Lan-
caster county, Perm. Their ancestors came from Scotland in
1648.
Charles II. Killough came to Illinois with his parents in 1837,
and settled near Brooklyn, in Schuyler county, where be grew
to manhood.
In April, 1855, he came to Greenbush township and settled
on section 28. He east his iirsl vote in the fall of 1856, for
John C. Premonl for presidenl ; was a voter in Greenhnsh town-
ship (<>r forty years, and during all these years he continued to
vote the republican ticket and never wavered from the principles
of his party.
lie was married December 25, 1855, to Margarel Holcomb,
of near Plymouth, Hancock county, Illinois. She was a daughter
of Hosea and Susan (Gilman) Holcomb. To them were born the
following-named children :
.Maitha. born April 2f>. lSf>7: married John M. Conley,
December 6, 1877. She died April 12. 1889.
Sarah, born A.ugus1 15, 1859, married George E. Young,
March 30, 1880.
Lura, hum .March s, lSh'3; married T. II. Eastman, January
22, 1889.
Mary, born February 11. isiiii; married Joseph L. Stice,
January 26, 1899.
Anna, hum October 21, 1868; married Nathan M. Wetzel.
January 10, 1889.
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Minnie, born April 7, 1878; married Harvey D. Ludden,
March 8, 1898.
These girls all grew to womanhood in the old home where
they were born, and some of them were married there.
In religion Mr. Killongh is a Presbyterian, having been a
member of that church for more than fifty years ; and for more
than twenty-five years has been a ruling elder of his church.
Soon after coming to Greenbush, he transferred his membership
to the Prairie City church, where it has since remained. His
wife is also a member of the same church.
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I'KTKK llONTS.
Peter Hunts was born in Botetourt county, Virginia, Sep-
tember 24, 1815. Hi' was a son of Henry ami Catherine (Kauf-
man) limits, wlio were natives of Pennsylvania. Mi 1 . Ilonts
worked with his brothers Daniel ami Henry aboul four years in
a paper-mill that was located aboul five miles from Fincastle,
Virginia.
lie Lef1 Virginia, in 1836, ami went to Morgan count y. Indiana,
where he married .Martha A. Walker, in 1838. she died .March
28, 1896.
Peter limits came to Greenbush in 1 >47. where he has resided
the most of the time since.
To Peter and Martha Ilonts were horn the following-named
children :
Lucy A., born November 20, 1840. She married Thomas
Gunter, in 1860.
William Henry, horn June 17, 1843; never married, and re-
sides in Greenbush.
Delphia Jane, born November 26, 1845; died of cholera July
17. 1851.
John B., born June 24, 1848; married Sarah E. Montgomery.
She died August 19, 1902.
Isaac (Jeor.e'e. horn January 6, 1854; married Alba Knight.
Joel A., horn June 24. ISoli; married Alice Snare.
Mary Catherine, born September 10, 1859; died April 15,
1862.
George B. M., born November 13, 1864; died in infancy.
Peter limits was by occupation a wagon-maker and car-
penter; he was also engaged a portion of the time in farming. In
politics he is a democrat.
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FREDERIC HENRY MERRILL.
Frederic H. Merrill was born in Amherst, Mass., July 25,
1819. He was a son of Horace and Deborah (Paine) Merrill.
His boyhood days were spent mostly in his home town, where
he received superior educational advantages. In early manhood
he removed with his parents to Orwell, Vermont, and was for
some years employed in a large mercantile house at what was
then known as Chipman's Point, on the shore of Lake Cham-
plain. His parents having, in 1836, moved to Chardon, Geauga
county, Ohio, he about one year later followed them there, where
for a time he engaged in business for himself.
l to tl o v
About 1840, he came to Illinois. For several years he was a
prominent and successful teacher in the district schools of Warren
and Henderson counties. On October 7, 1847, he was married
at Denny, Warren county, Illinois, to Lucretia Paine, daughter
of Charles Henry and Parthenia (Mason) Paine. She was born
at Freedom, Portage county, Ohio, August 27, 1825.
About 1849 or '50, he came with his wife and one child, Mary
Emily (now Mrs. George Albro Johnston), to Greenbush, Illinois,
and associated himself with Alfred Osborn under the firm name
of Osborn & Merrill. They for years did a large general mer-
chandise business, and were widely known. Their store was noted
for fair-dealing, and the word of Frederic H. Merrill was always
as good as his bond. He was interested in everything calculated
to better the condition of his home town and the welfare of his
fellow-citizens.
In his religious affiliations he was a Congregational ist. but
his views were broad and charitable.
There were born to them eleven children, namely :
Mary Emily, born July 4, 1848; married George Albro Johns-
ton, April 26, 1868.
Charles Henry, born January 11, 1850.
Effie Maria, born November 19, 1853.
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Frederic Horace, born April 20, 1860; married Mary Alice
Belding, June 2, 1892. He is now engaged in the grocery ;md
hardware trade a1 Avon, Illinois.
Giles Edward, born December 13, 1862; married Catherine
M. Snyder, May 28, 1885. He is extensively engaged in the
poultry and egg business a1 Avon. Illinois, and is a member of the
firm of Merrill Brothers, doing a general merchandise business a1
< rreenbush, Illinois.
Prank, born October i'>. 1867: married Pearl Meachum,
December 14, 1893. He, in company with his brother, Giles K.. is
engaged in the mercantile business at Greenbush, Illinois.
Arthur, born November 20, 1869; married Elizabeth Bliss,
-Inly 18. 1894. After receiving a divorce from her. he married
Catherine Robey, October 12. 1898. She was a daughter < I T. A.
and Emma (Baldwin) Robey. He was appointed postmaster at
Avon, Illinois. July 15. 1897. which office he still holds. He is
a strong advocate of the rural route system, having obtained three
routes as early as November 1, 1900.
Cora Eliza, born April 17. 1865; died May 10. 1879.
Three children died in infancy.
Mr. Merrill and his family removed to Avon. Illinois, in the
fall of 1863, where he continued in the same line of business. He
was for several years postmaster at Avon; also school director. In
his political belief he was a republican.
After years of a busy life he transferred his store interest to
his two sons, cilcs K. and Fredric H. Merrill. He died in Avon,
Illinois. Augusl 14. 1892. His wife followed him to the better
world April 28, 1897. Both have Left behind them names thai will
ever be honored and cherished by all who fcnew them.
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BETHUEL MERRIS.
Bethuel Merris was born in the state of Ohio, July 9, 1826.
He was a son of John B. and Eliza Merris, both natives of Ohio.
He came to Scott county, Illinois, about the year 1845. He was
married at Naples, Illinois, to Mary Crawford, July 5. 1846. She
was born in Ohio, August 7, 1825.
They moved to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, in the fall
of 1852, where they resided up to the time of their death.
To them were born the following-named children :
Meribah, born February 6, 1848 ; married Robert Barbour,
February 16, 1861.
John B., born October 23, 1849.
Almira, born March 21, 1852; married James Garland Ray,
December 3, 1871.
Eliza EJlen, born January 29, 1855; married Joshua Coates
Ray, April 2, 1874.
Flora A., born January 5, 1859.
Melissa, "born February 2, 1867.
Mr. Merris was by occupation a farmer. In politics he was a
democrat. In religion he and his wife were members of the
Christian church. He died March 7, 1891 ; his wife died December
24, 1898.
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EBENEZER V, [LFORD Woods.
E. W. Woods was born In Sullivan. Madison county, New
York, September L6, l s l s . He was a son of Asa and Mary
Wilford Woods and a grandst n of Samuel and Phebe I Holten
Woods. His maternal grandparents were John and Anna Black-
stone) Wilford, both natives of England.
Mr. Woods came with Ids Eather from New York to what is
aow known as Avon, in Pulton county, Illinois, in 1836. He says
when they arrived they found David Young and James Simmons
digging a wed Eor I ra Woods.
.Mi'. Woods, the subject of this sketch, was married in Green-
bush township. Warren county, Illinois, to Bhoda M. Butler,
January <i. 1853. She was born in Gallia county. Ohio, January 6,
1830, and was a daughter of Col. John and Mary ( Adney Butler.
To Mr and Mrs. Woods were horn the following-named
children :
Mary, born October 25, 1853; died October 4. 1854.
Ezra B., horn November 27, 1854; married Carrie Lovejoy,
who died March 4. 1897. His second marriage was to Kate Lester,
October 14. 1899.
Willis R., born March 9, 1857: married Priscilla Van Velsor,
December 25, 1885.
Amelia A., horn March 13, 1859; married John E. Meitchel,
April 4. ls77. She died March 8, 1892.
oh via lv. horn February 22, 1861.
John A., born March 7. 1S(>:?: married Dora Simmons, Augusl
14. 1886.
Edwin S., born March 19, 1865; married Nettie Austin,
January 19, 1887.
Sarah B., born May 4. 1867; married Artie Lincoln. Augusl 26,
1885.
Minnie <'.. born November 11, 1869; married John K. Meitchel,
.July 8, 1894
By occupation Mi'. W Is is a fanner. In his younger days
he worked some at the carpenter trade: he also made the first wood-
work of a wagon in the country. This wagon \\;is ironed by his
eousin and traded to McMahon who then kept Btore in Greenbush.
Politically Mr. Woods votes the republican ticket.
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ISAAC CUNNINGHAM.
Isaac Cunningham was born in Kentucky, July 10, 1815. In
his boyhood clays he went to the state of Indiana, where in 1838. he
was married to Miss Sarah James.
He came to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1841, and moved to Fulton
county, Illinois, in 1850; was in the mercantile business at Avon
for fifteen years. He filled the offices of supervisor, collector, and
constable, and was at the time of his death deputy sheriff of Fulton
county. He died of heart disease and seemed to be as well as usual
the day before his death, which occurred at Avon, Illinois, April 19,
1872. He had no children. In politics he was a democrat.
THOMAS CARROLL.
Thomas Carroll was born in County Latram, Ireland, in 1832.
He left Ireland in his younger days in company with his uncle
John Fay and wife. After a voyage of fifty-two days on the water,
they arrived at Quebec, Canada, where he remained with his uncle
until 1842, when he went to Bakersfield, Vermont, where he learned
the blacksmith trade. He then went to Massachusetts, where he
worked seven years in the carriage shops of Charles Rice.
He was married March 13, 1853, to Miss Elizabeth Raper ; and
in June of that year they went to Monmouth, Illinois. Mr Carroll
then ran a peddling-wagon over the prairies for one year. He then
went to Ellisville, Illinois, on the Spoon river, wdiere he and his wife
first engaged in housekeeping. Caroline W., their first child, was
born and died here.
Their next move was to Greenbush, Illinois, — the date they do
not remember. Mr. Carroll then went to work for Cornelius Hanks
and Alexander MeGrew. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Carroll, four of whom are now living; three of them are married.
Mr. Carroll and wife reside at Winfield, Henry county, Iowa.
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CHARLES CIIAI N< V MERRILL.
Charles C. Merrill was born in Orwell. Vermont. September 10,
183:1. lie was a son of Horace and Deborah (Paine) Merrill. His
boyhood days were mostly spent in Chardon, Ohio, to which place
his parents had removed in 1836. In the fall of 1853, he came to
Greenbush, Illinois, where his brother Frederic II. Merrill resided.
During mosl of the year of 1 S ">4. he was employed in the dry
goods and general store of McKinney & Co.. at Oquawka, Illinois.
Aniiusi 21, 1855. at North Bloomfield, Ohio, he was married to
Cornelia Converse Osborn, daughter of Leonard and Amanda
Smith) Osborn. The same year he became a partner in the firm
of Osborn & Merrill at Greenbush, Illinois, changing the firm name
to Merrill, Osborn & Merrill.
In 18(i0. having withdrawn from the business, he removed to
Galesburg, Illinois, where he still resides. For more than 35 years
he was a clothing merchant in Galesburg. In religions belief he
is a Methodist; politically, a republican. They had no children.
Cornelia, wife of C. C. Merrill, died October 28, 1904. She was a
working member of the Methodist Fpiscopal church, and was noted
for her ( Ihristian character.
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DAVID SHINGLER LINK.
David S. Link was born in Augusta county, Virginia, June 5,
1832. He was a son of John and Susan (Shingler) Link. His
boyhood days were spent on a farm. After arriving at manhood he
engaged in teaming from Stanton to Winchester, Va. He was
married July 4, 1852, to Elizabeth Ann Quick. She was a daugh-
ter of Tumis and Jane (Adams) Quick.
In September, 1853, Mr. Link and wife removed from Virginia
to Delaware county, Ohio ; and in September, 1864, they moved to
Fulton county, Illinois. In 1867, they removed to Greenbush town-
ship, Warren county, Illinois, where they purchased sixty-five acres
of land of Thomas Cunningham on section 16 ; and resided there
until 1887. when they moved to Avon, Illinois, where his wife
Elizabeth died August 24. 1894.
To Mr. and Mrs. Link were born the following-named children :
Susan Jane, born March 25, 1855 ; married Arthur Lee Win-
gate, December 25, 1873.
Sarah Catherine, born February 10, 1857; married Alvin
Hewett. July 4, 1878.
Elizabeth Margaret, born February 14, 1859 ; married James
Coons, December 14. 1877.
William Daniel, born November 27, 1860 ; married Carrie L.
Weaver, November 8, 1883. He died February 26, 1896.
Mary Emma, born March 11, 1862 ; died August 26, 1874.
Eliza Ann, bom March 18, 1864; married David B. Simmons,
January 1, 1882.
Jennetta Virginia, born January 21, 1867 ; married Frank
Hathaway. March 13, 1890.
David Delbert, born February 26, 1869 ; married Mary L.
Simmons, July 1, 1890.
Ora Addie, born February 21, 1871 ; married Charles W.
Johnson, February 26, 1889.
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Zenanna Anis. born April 4. 1873; died May 7. 1874.
John Eenry, bom July 3, l s 7."»: died July 21, 1876.
Mr. Link's second marriage was to Alvernia A. Mason, May 4.
1896. She was born in Frederick county, Va.. Kebmary 25, 1854.
David s. Link by occupation lias been ;i farmer. In politics lie
i-> ;i democrat. In religion be has been ;i member of the Mi-thodist
Episcopal church for many years. His firsl wife was ;i consistent
member n\' this church for many years before her death. Bis
presenl wife is also a member of tla- s.-um' church. They now
reside at Avon, Illinois.
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ROSWELL ROSE.
Roswell Rose was born in Oneida county. New York, February
2, 1801. His father was Phineas Rose, a Revolutionary soldier. He
attended school but very little, but was educated by his mother,
who was a scholarly woman. He taught school for a number of
years when a young man. He afterward learned the carpenter's
trade and worked for a time in the city of Buffalo, New York.
In 1836, he came to Chicago with his family, consisting then
of a wife and four children, and worked there at his trade for
about a year, when he pre-empted a piece of land in Lake county,
Illinois, about twenty miles northwest of Chicago, the land in that
locality having but recently come into market. He improved this
land and lived there about six years, when he moved to Waukegan,.
Illinois, a small village, then just starting, where he worked at
carpenter work and millwrighting, being interested in building the
first mill erected in that place.
He came to Pulton and Warren counties in the summer of 1850,
and purchased a half-interest in a mill property, situated near
where Swan creek crosses the Meridian line. This property had
been partially improved some time before by John and Riverus
"Woods. A sawmill was already running and a frame put up for a
gristmill.
Mr. Rose returned to Waukegan in the fall of that year and
moved his family, locating on the northeast quarter of section 13,
in Greenbush township, now known as the Saunders farm. Here he
bought a log house and some other small improvements. The house
was built by Loren Woods in 1838. He resided in this house about
three years, when he erected a frame dwelling on the south side
of the creek and near the mill, where he resided until his death.
Mr. Rose, with his partner, Riverus Woods, put the grist-mill
in operation in 1851. This mill did quite a large business for a
number of years, and was a great accommodation to the surround-
ing country, especially Greenbush township and farther west,
many customers coming there from a distance of 25 or 30 miles,
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and sometimes they were obliged to wait two or three days to gel
their grisl ground.
When this mill was built Swan creek furnished sufficienl water
to run the mill aearly the whole year, bu1 as ih. untry became
improved, tin' water became Less ami steam power was added.
This mill proved to be a death trap for Mr. Rose. On Sep-
tember 5, 1867, he was caughl in a band and instantly killed.
His partner. Riverus Woods, had died the year before at the age
of 62 years.
At the time of .Mr. Rose's death bis son, W. II. Rose, was
interested with him in the business and carried it on Eor s,.me
time after.
Roswell Rose was married to Elizabeth Ingraham in Oneida
county, New York. Six children were born to them, namely: Har-
riet. HavUah R., Silas N.. and Cyrus (twin brothers), William 11..
and Birney.
Elizabeth, wife of R. Rose, died in Avon, Illinois. November
29, 1870, ai the age of 66 years, surviving her husband a little
more than three years.
Harriet Rose Nichols died near Santa Ana, California. Sep-
tember 21, 1898, at the age of 71 years.
llavilab R. Rose died in Avon. 111., August 11. 1900. at the
-,\^<' of 70 years.
Silas N. Rose died at Memphis. .Mo.. September 22, 1898, a1
the age of 66 years. His twin brother, Cyrus, died at the age
of 8 years, in Lake county, Illinois.
Birney Rose died in Avon, Illinois, February 2. L877, at tin-
age of 31 years.
W. II. Rose, th( <mly surviving member of the family, is now
;i resident of Avon, Illinois.
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PHILIP KARNS.
Philip Karns was born in Baden, Germany, October 22, 1815.
His father died when he was about two years old, leaving two
sons, Philip and John, with their mother.
When Philip was twelve years old, his cousin Philip Sotman
and family took passage on a vessel for America. Mr. Sotman
asked Philip's mother if he could go with them to the vessel and
see them off. To this she consented, thinking Philip would return
home the next day.
After arriving on board the vessel, they quietly stowed Philip
away in the hold, where he was found three or four days after
they had started. He was brought up on deck where he created
a considerable stir among the passengers and crew ; but Philip
made himself useful on board, was well liked and enjoyed the trip.
In 1828, he went to Lancaster, Ohio, where he was married to
Miss Nancy Ann Ellinger, August 20. 1837. She was born Novem-
ber 15, 1817. This marriage occurred before breakfast as there
was a camp meeting in the nighborhood at the time and they
wished to attend that day.
In 1842, they moved to Morgan county, Indiana, near Mar-
tinsville, where Mr. Karns was engaged in the cooper trade and
in the business of teaming. In 1846, he moved with his family
to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois.
To Mr. Karns and wife the following-named children were
born:
Catherine, born July 3, 1839 ; married Riley Adams.
Samuel L., born September 19, 1840; married Edwina C. Bond.
He died November 1, 1874.
Margaret Ann, born October 27, 1842; married George J.
Em rick.
John Henry, born August 14, 1845; married Clara Xeer. He
died March 5, 1877.
Mary Minerva, born February 23, 1848; died March 11, 1864.
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Philip Jacob, bom August lit. 1854; married Aramanta
Johnson.
Euldah Jane, born Augusl 23, 1851 ; married Dallas Clark.
She died February 7. 1873.
William Riley, born March iM. 1857; married Birdie Williams.
Josiah C, bom November 20, 1859; died May 8, 1862.
Joseph E., born January 5, 1863; married Laura Harker.
Philip Kains was by occupation a cooper; he was also en-
gaged in teaming, and took great pride in his horses. Be hauled
goods for the merchants in Greenbush for many years from
Oquawka, Burlington, Peoria, and other places.
During the visitation of cholera in Greenbush, in 1851, he
was especially helpful, hauling off the dead, assisting in the burials,
and doing everything in his power to relieve the suffering.
His last years were spent on his farm north of Greenbush.
in Berwick township, where he was engaged in farming and stock-
raising. He died March 10, 1898.
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HENZIE DARNEILLE.
Henzie Darneille was born in Bourbon county, Kentucky,
April 16, 1824. lie was a son of Henzie and Elizabeth (Congle-
ton) Darneille, who were natives of Virginia and were of French
and Irish descent. Henzie, the father of the subject of this sketch,
was bom July 8, 1789. He died in Kentucky, August 18, 1824.
His wife Elizabeth was born December 1, 1790, and died in Adams
county. Illinois, July 8, 1834.
To them were born the following-named children :
Fielding M., born August 28, 1812; died in California.
Lorinda, born November 11, 1813 ; died in Kentucky.
John W. (better known as Jack Darneille), born June 15,
1815. He was the first postmaster at Walnut Grove, Illinois,
where he died at the residence of David B. Keith about the year
1880.
Harvey, born August 24, 1816 ; married Emily Vaughn,
November 7, 1839. She was a sister of P. A. Vaughn. Harvey
entered the west half of the northeast quarter and the east half
of the northwest quarter of section four, in Greenbush township,
Warren county, Illinois. He received a patent for it dated June
1, 1848, signed by James K. Polk, president. His wife having
died, he moved to Iowa, where he was married to Miss Emaline
Murry. He spent his last years in Iowa.
Mary, born February 13, 1820 ; married Paton A. Vaughn,
July 18,* 1834. She died in December, 1898.
Thomas, born March 3, 1822 ; married Mrs. Lucinda Snapp,
whose maiden name was Lucinda Willard. He died May 24, 1870.
She died January 21, 1899.
Henzie, the subject of this sketch, and the only surviving
member of this family, is now living at Bushnell. Illinois. He
came with his mother and family from Kentucky to Adams county,
Illinois, in February, 1832. His mother purchased a farm in
Adams county, about one and a half miles west of Columbus.
Here he lived with his mother and worked on the farm. After
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the death of his mother, he still remained od the form Eor some
time with his brother Fielding, they doing their own cooking and
housekeeping.
In 1841, h<' commenced to learn the blacksmith trade with
James and John Mackey a1 Columbus, Illinois. Here he worked
about one year, then went to Missouri, where he worked a1 his
trade.
In 1843, he returned to Adams county, Illinois, and con-
tinued to work at blacksmithinir until 1844, when he went to
(iivenlmsh. Warren county^ Illinois, and lived with his brother-
in-law, Paton A. Vaughn, until he was married.
lie was married to Jane Willard, January 7. 1847. She
was born August 31, 182G. and was a daughter of Alexander and
Lucy (Lile) Willard. To them were horn the followintr-named
children :
Ueorii'etta. horn Augusl 27, 1849; married James Matthews,
February 17, 1870. He died October 24. 1901.
Fielding M., horn July 8, 1858; died January 24. 1904.
Mary Belle, born March 13, 1864: now resides with her father
in Bushnell. Illinois.
Mr. Darneille has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church for many years. His wife was also a member of the same
church. She died September 27. 1 III)."). In politics Mr. Darneille
is a republican.
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JOHN ALEXANDER FERDINAND COLL.
John A. F. Coll was born in Germany, October 28, 1820. He
emigrated to America in the spring' of 1844, but returned to
Germany in the fall of the same year, where he was married to
Emma Maria Bruckner, May 8, 1846.
Mr. Coll and wife came to America in 1847, landing at New
York, where they resided about one year. From New York they
moved to Chicago, from there to Jacksonville, Illinois.
In 1852, they came to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois,
and bought a farm of John P. Wood on section 19, where they
resided up to the time of their death. One child was born to this
union, which died in infancy.
Mr. Coll died December 15, 1875. His wife died May 24,
1880. In politics he was a republican.
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COL. JOHN BUTLER.
Col. John Butler was born in Greenbrier county, Virginia,
July 26, L802. He moved with Ins parents to (bdlia county. Ohio,
where on April 25, 1822, tie was married to Mary Adney. she was
born December 15, 1805, and was a daughter of John Adney, a
native of Virginia.
Col. John Butler removed with his family to Greenbush,
Warren county, Illinois, arriving October 18, 1S39. Here he
rented a schoolhouse and moved into it. This house stood a little
southwesl of the village and near the graveyard. In the spring
of 1840. he removed to a house belonging to Thomas Rogers in
the aorthwesl pari of the village, then called Greenfield.
He afterwards bought 80 acres of land east of the village on
section four. Here he resided and was engaged in farming and
raising stuck up to 1870, when he removed to Avon, Illinois. He
was elected colonel in the 81th Illinois militia, July 26, 1844.
To Col. John Butler and wife were born the following-named
children :
Mary, born May 1, 1823; died in infancy.
Clara Marinda, born April 29, 1824; died in infancy.
Vincent Washington, burn September 20, 1825; married
Rachael Swain, November 22. 1849. She died June 18, 1860. 11 is
second marriage was to Harriel Williams. She died February 7.
1905. Vincent was assessor in Greenbush township for many
years: was also commissioner of highways and justice of the peace,
and a wit prominent member of the Christian dhurch. He died
April 7. 1*900.
John Adney, born January 6, 1827; married Maria .lane
Snap]>. November 22, 1849. she was bom in Sangamon county,
Illinois, October 9, ISM. and was a daughter of Franklin and
Adeline Morse) Snapp.
Ethoda, born January 6, 1830; married Ebenezer Wilford
Woods, January 6, 1853.
COL. JOHN BUTLER.
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Taey, born February 12, 1832 ; married Moses Burges Threl-
keld. He died June 17, 1872. She was afterwards married to
Andrew Goforth, who died in Iowa. Tacy died near Chariton,
Iowa, in August, 1904.
William, born January 21, 1844 ; died in 1847.
Thomas A., born November 9, 1846 ; married Julia Harman.
He died in Oklahoma, March 4, 1899.
Mary Helen, born August 9, 1850 ; married AVilliam Steele.
She died May 23, 1898.
Col. John Butler was run over by a team and wagon and so
badly injured that he died about three days afterwards, the date
of his death being May 18, 1881. His wife Mary died November
12, 1875.
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DAVID 5T0UNG.
David Young was bom in Virginia, near the Tennessee line,
in 1798. Be came to Greenbush, [llinois, in 1834. Ee was mar-
ried to Sarah Simmons, April lit. 1835. She was a daughter of
William Simmons, who was a brother of Rowland and Janus
Simmons, who came to Greenbush in an early day. To David
Young and wife wore born the following-named children:
George \\\. born dime 30. 1836; married Mary Massengale.
Abigail, born Augusl 25, 1837; married Samuel Walker. She
died in 1885.
William, born March 1, 1839; married Esther Simmons.
Cosby, born February I s . 1841; married Andrew Wigert,
December 14. 1862. He was born June 24, 1833.
Easter, born January 20, 1843; married Wm. Clark Griffin.
She died in Kansas, July 21, 1892.
James K. P., born January 30, 1845; married Mrs. Cynthia
A. Purcell, in November, 1876.
David Vmin.u' was a farmer by occupation; did some team-
ing; was constable at one time; also kept hotel in the village.
Politically he was a democrat. In religion he was a member of
the Christian church. He died July 4. 1868. His wife was a
devoted member of the Methodisl Episcopal church, she died
in 1885.
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JOHN SIMMONS.
John Simmons was born near Bowling Green, Kentucky,
May 24, 1814. He was a son of George and Frances (Herring-
ton) Simmons. He came with his parents to Morgan county,
Illinois, in 1833. About two years later he came to Greenbush,
in Warren county.
He was married October 25, 1838, to Miss Ruth Jared. She
was born April 16, 1817 ; and died March 23, 1902.
To John Simmons and wife the following-named children
were born :
Eliza, born July 27, 1839 ; married James Pittman, Decem-
ber 25, 1855.
Andrew, born July 26, 1841 ; married Susan Bond. His
second marriage was to Belle Traverse. He died September 11,
1900.
Louisa, born June 6, 1843 ; married Thomas Carr. She died
November 22, 1899. Thomas Carr was born August 22, 1837,
and died August 18, 1904.
Caroline, born August 24, 1846; married John F. Young.
She died April 8, 1876.
Mary A., born July 30, 1848; married Francis M. Jennings,
in September, 1865.
Catherine, born August 23, 1850 ; married W. H. Carr,
December 24. 1868. He was born February 25, 1845. They reside
at Roseville, Illinois.
John F., born July 21, 1853 ; married Sarah Simmons. His
second marriage was to Alice Peterson.
Harriet, born February 6, 1855 ; married Riley Simmons.
He was a son of James H. and Lucinda (Moulton) Simmons. They
reside at Balco. Missouri.
AVilliam Riley, born May 9, 1857 ; married Mary Jane Day.
James Ed., born April 20, 1864; married Lucy Claycomb.
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John Simmons was a hardy pioneer. Settling here in an early
day, li<- found plenty of wild game. Bis greatesl enjoyment
was in a deer chase. Be generally kept a pack of trained hounds,
and with his old long rillr he rarely returned home from a hunt
withoul one or two deer. During the spring and summer he
engaged in farming; during the fall and winter he ran a horse-
power threshing machine and probably did more threshing than
any other man in the earlier days.
In politics he was a democrat. During his last days he be-
came a believer in the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ and
died in the faith, at the home of his daughter, .Mrs. F. M. Jen-
nings. June 28, 1904.
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LEVI LINCOLN.
Levi Lincoln was born in Virgil, Cortland county, New York,
November 4, 1825. In 1851, be left his native state and went to
Iowa, where he remained for one year. In 1852, he came to
Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, where he worked at the
carpenter trade for five years.
He was united in marriage with Susan Alabama Nance,
December 3. 1857. She was born April 3, 1839, and was a
daughter of John W. and Nancy (Simmons) Nance. For two
years after their marriage they resided near Roseville, Illinois. In
the spring of 1859, they removed to their farm in Berwick town-
ship, where they resided until 1885. The next eight years were
spent in the suburbs of Avon, Illinois.
In 1893, Mr. Lincoln purchased a home on Main street in
Avon, where he resided until his death, which occurred March 30,
1901.
To Levi Lincoln and wife were born the following-named
children :
Dora E., born January 31, 1859: married J. E. Byram,
October 13, 1881.
Alva, born February 25, 1861; died April 27, 1861.
Edwin, born July 19, 1862 ; married Nannie A. Fulton,
January 1, 1885.
Nela, born February 25. 1865; married L. Grace Johnson, Sep-
tember 26, 1889.
Orpha. born May 24. 1868 ; died February 16, 1869.
Myrtle, born December 22, 1869.
Emma, born May 23, 1872.
Mr. Lincoln. was a man of correct habits. As a carpenter, he
was a good workman; as a farmer, he kepi everything in order. He
was supervisor from Greenbush in 1855, and was assessor in Ber-
wick. In religion, he was a member of the Universalist church.
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DANIEL AKMsWoKTIlY.
Daniel Armsworthy was born in Raleigh. Xorth Carolina, April
9. 1804, where he grew to manhood. He learned the lmi t .)• 's
trade and engaged in the manufacture of wool and fur hats,
and traveled over the states of North Carolina, South Carolina,
and Georgia with a Line of samples and sold the products of
his shop. 1I«' was married April 15, 1827, to Elizabeth
Crumpton.
In 1840, he moved from North Carolina to Tennessee: in
1844. lie moved from Tennessee to Stoddard county, Missouri.
In lS4(i. he moved to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, and
settled in the village, where he resided until 185!). when he moved
on a farm ten miles west of Greenbush.
On the twelfth day of September, 1866, he moved to Kansas
and bought claims with some improvements on what was then
known as the Neutral Lands. Be afterwards bought the land
from the railroad company. His wife died October 5, 1868.
.Mr. Armsworthy continued to live on the farm up to the
time of his death, which occurred September 22, 1880. In
politics he was a whig up to 1856; afterwards a democrat.
To Mr. and Mrs. Armsworthy were born the following-named
children :
Levi, who went to Oregon in the early '50's, where he was
married and still resides.
Martha L., who married Morgan Pranks, in 1855; now re-
sides with her daughter in Kansas.
Sarah Anna: never married, and is now living with her
brother Levi in Oregon, where she went shortly after the death
of her father.
Miles-, died in Greenbush a1 the age of fifteen years.
William W.. horn December 9, 1841, near Memphis, Ten-
see; resided with his parents until their death. He received
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his education in Greenbush; taught school during the winter
and farmed during the summer.
He has held several responsible offices in Illinois and Kansas.
He was married July 2, 1876, to Mary J. Brown. At that time he
was living in Girard, Kansas, and was engaged in the mercan-
tile business. In 1877 he moved back to the farm near Arcadia,
Kansas.
December 1, 1879, he took charge of a general store at Coal-
vale for the Keith and Henry Coal Company, afterwards changed
to the Keith and Perry Coal Company and later to the Central
Coal and Coke Company, which now has a capital of $7,500,000.
They sold out their business at Coalvale, in September, 1880,
and went to Rich Hill, Missouri, and opened coal works and
store.
William W. Armsworthy went to Rich Hill, November 1,
1880, and took charge of the business for the coal company as
manager, in which capacity he continued until August 1, 1897.
His health failing him, he gave up the position, but remained
living in Rich Hill until June 4, 1902, when he moved back to
the farm, two and one-half miles west of Arcadia, Crawford
county, Kansas, where he now resides. They have four children :
Frank, who was born July 25, 1877, is married and has two
children ; he now resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
Marcalina, born February 25, 1879.
Myrtle, born August 9, 1881.
Mary J., born June 4, 1890. These girls are living at home
with their parents.
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JOHN WOODS.
John Woods was born in Sullivan, Madison county, New York.
March 11, 1824. Be was a son of Asa and .Mary i Wilford) Woods.
Asa was born in New York. January 2, 17!o : and died Angusl 4.
1855. His wife Mary was horn in Connecticut, May 1. 1793; and
died March 27, l s ii>. Samuel W Is, the father of Asa and grand-
father of John Woods, came from Scotland after having married
an English wife.
Asa Woods, bis wife and seven children five boys and two
girls- came to Illinois by wagon, in 1836, being six weeks on the
way, and were the second family to locale in the vicinity in which
they settled. John Woods at thai time was only twelve years of
age. Be drove one of the teams a good portion of the way.
John Woods was married to Lucy A. Chattertoii. August 6,
1848. She was born in Virgil, Cortland county, New York, March 5,
1819, and was a daughter of ( Jornelius and Lucy Ball < < ihatterton,
botli natives of Virgil, Cortland county, New York. Mrs. Woods
came with her pan nts to Illinois, in 1836.
To John 'Woods and wile were horn the following-named chil-
dren :
A.ddie, born October 10. 1819; now resides in A.von, Illinois.
Lewis Seldon, horn February 2, 1851; married Elizabeth Yeo-
man, October 13, 1880. lie died May 13, 1881.
Mary Lunelle, born September 21, 1856; married Joseph Etoss,
September 15, 1880. she died June 1. 1894.
Frank C, horn March S. 1858; married Ilattie A. Bolden,
October 10, 1889.
John Woods, the subject of this sketch, settled in Greenbush
township, in 1851. He was a blacksmith, having commenced to
learn the trade when he was 14 years old. lie was also ;i farmer and
stockraiser, in which hn-iness he was engaged for aboul thirty-eighl
years on his farm in Greenbush township, after which he removed
to Avon. Illinois, where he was engaged as presidenl of the Milling
and Manufacturing company until the time of his death. Angusl I.
1894, resulting from cholera morbus. His wife. Lucy A., died
March 29, 1898.
All of the W Is family have been Omversalists. John Woods
gave die land on which the Oniversalisl church in Avon was built.
In politics Mr. Woods was a republican.
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JOHN MATTHEWS.
John Matthews was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania,
January 11, 1801. He was a son of James and Elizabeth (Coleman)
Matthews. When he was ten years old he went with his parents to
Miami county, Ohio ; after living there two or three years, they re-
moved to Jefferson county, Indiana.
He was married to Mary A. Craven at Bethlehem, Indiana,
November 11, 1829. Here he was engaged in farming. On October
17, 1854, they started for Illinois, moving by wagon; and after a
journey of thirty days, they arrived in Fulton county, Illinois, and
located on a farm known as the Dunley farm. Here they resided
until the spring of 1860, when they moved to Greenbush, Warren
county, Illinois, and for a time occupied a house near Pumpkin
Hollow.
Mr. Matthews purchased the west half of the southeast quarter
of section 34. Here he built his house and made some other improve-
ments during the summer and fall of 1860, and moved on the premi-
ses in the fall of that year, where he engaged in farming up to
the time of his death, which occurred August 19, 1869. His wife
died April 25, 1898, at the age of eighty-eight years.
To John Matthews and wife were born the following-named
children :
Jane, born October 11, 1830 ; married A. W. Higbee, February
25. 1851. She died March 30, 1904.
Samuel, born August 7, 1832 ; died July 20, 1834.
James, born July 6, 1834; married Georgetta Darneille,
February 17. 1870. He died October 24, 1901.
John C, born February 19, 1836 ; married Melissa Rhodes,
March 28, 1867.
Mary Elizabeth, born June 27, 1838.
Martha A., born September 1, 1840; married John Willard,
August 31, 1864.
Robert E., born January 31, 1844; married Sarah Bond, March
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15, 1868. She died November IT. 1S73. His second marriage was
to Louisa P. L/ibby, October 6, L878.
Minerva E., bom December 23, 1847; married J. II. Snook,
January 18, 1884. She died December 17, 1899.
Margarel ('.. born September 28, 1849; married William Alex-
ander. February 10. 1S76.
In religion Mr. Matthews and bis wife were members of the
I'resbylerian cburcb. In politics be was a democrat.
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JAMES P. HARTFORD.
James F. Hartford was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania,
May 19, 1824. His father, James Hartford, was a descendant of
Scotch-Irish parentage who had settled in the state of Pennsylvania
in the early years of colonial occupation. His mother, Ann Nichol-
son, was of Irish descent, her parents also coming from their native
land to try the fortunes of the new world and settling in Beaver
county, Pennsylvania, in early times. Here they were united in
marriage ; and of a family of ten children, James F. Hartford was
the eldest.
• From his father, who was a contractor and builder, he learned
the carpenter trade, at which he worked for many years in the
pioneer days when the labor of hewing the rough timbers of the
forest into building material was accomplished by the hand of
man, and the rude log-house was the home alike of the prosperous
and those in less-favored circumstances.
AVith the advancement of settlement, the times demanded
laborers more skilled in the architectural art ; and he studied his
trade to meet the demand, until his work which yet stands in Green-
bush and Swan townships of Warren county, Illinois, testify to his
ability as a builder of worth in the years which he spent at this
work.
As a child James F. Hartford was of a studious disposition;
and although often compelled by ill-health to abandon his studies
under a teacher, he availed himself of every possible opportunity
to become educated, and at the age of sixteen years he was chosen
as teacher for the winter term in a school not far distant from his
home. From that time until the spring of 1851, he taught school
during the winter months, working with his father through the
vacation times.
In the schoolroom, he labored during the first years of his work
as a teacher for the sum of $10 per month, boarding with the
patrons of the school. His wages were afterwards raised to $15 per
month, and finally he was paid the sum of $18 per month, that
being the highest wages ever paid to a teacher in that vicinity at
that time.
He was especially strong in the studies of arithmetic and
grammar, and so completely had he mastered the principles of those
94 EARLT5 DAYS IN GREENB1
branches thai his services were soughl as tanl to teachers in
schools for mill's around liis home and he had charge of th
classes in several schools long 1 efore he had undertaken the resp
sibility of the schoolroom.
In the spring of 1851 he Lefl his home and with four associates
he traveled by water from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Vicksburg, Miss. The
journey was one of hardships; and the climatic conditions, being
vastly differenl from thai which they were accustomed to, broughl
nil an epidemic ol malarial fever fr which all suffered and one
of their number died. After working four months in the Lumber
camps near Vicksburg, they started for the north, Locating at Fair-
view, 111., where Mr. Hartford was engaged to teach the school.
At the close of the term, he again began working a1 the trade
which he had mastered in his father's workshop and for several
years he followed the carpenter trade during the season of the year
in which he could work at it. teaching school in the winter months.
In the year of 1853, he came to Swan Creek. 111., ami several
Landmarks i l' his labors are still to he seen throughoul thai section,
among which are a house in Swan owned a1 presenl by Mi'.
Wm. Clark, a owned by Mr. Katekin. ami a barn on the Austin
Cornell farm south of Swan Creek. During the winter months he
again ensured in teaching, in what was known as the Union school-
house west of the McMahill corner.
June 13, 1856, he was united in marriage with Ann Eliza Hand,
daughter of Moses T. and Elizabeth Hand, who were among the
earl 1 1 Lers of ( Ireenbnsh township.
Moses T. Hand and family were moving that fall to Prairie
City, Ell., there to engage in the mercantile business, and .Mr. Hart-
ford and his wife were left on the farm, residing there until the
spring of 1858, when they moved to Prairie City. III., and until the
following spring .Mr. Hartford clerked in the store owned by M. 'I'.
Hand.
In the spring of '58, he began buying grain from the old ele-
vator in Prairie City. For ten years he followed thai business in
Prairie city. Ids family residing just nm ^ the county line in
Greenbush township. Then a held for greater business activities
being opened for him in Macomb. III., in the fall of 1868, he moved
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with his family to that city and for three years he continued buying
grain from the elevator in that place.
In 1871, he accepted a position in the telegraph office and
baggage-room at the C, B. & Q. depot at Macomb, and soon after
being given the office at Eubanks, 111., his family removed to the old
home in Greenbush township, Warren county, and Mr. Hartford
took up his work at Eubanks, where he labored but for a few months
when ill health caused him to abandon his work and return home.
After his recovery, he was again engaged in the grain office at
Prairie City for several years, but poor health again caused him to
give up his position, and the remaining years of his life were given
up to the quiet pursuits of home life, gardening and fruit raising
being the occupations which claimed most of his attention.
To James and Eliza Hartford nine children were born, three
of whom died in infancy; those remaining are residents of Green-
bush township, Warren county, Illinois.
In politics Mr. Hartford was a life-long republican, advocating
earnestly and firmly teaching the principles of the party which he
believed to be in the right. For eight years he held the office of
justice of the peace in Greenbush township, was once the assessor;
and in the years of 1880, and ten years later (in 1890), he was census
officer of the township. As school director in District No. 7, he for
many years faithfully performed the duties of that office, being
always interested in the education of the youth and recognizing the
great advancement that was being made in the public-school system
since the time in which he labored in the schoolroom.
His early religious training was that of a Presbyterian home,
but with the erection of the Methodist church in Prairie City, Illi-
nois, he became a member of that denomination.
As a reader and student of all questions of interest and re-
search, he became more active as age began to tell upon his physical
powers. Endowed with a mind capable of retaining much that he
read, he enjoyed the quiet persual of the topics of the day. or the
deeper study of subjects upon which public interesl centered, and
was well-posted on all the happenings of the time.
After a serious illness of but a few short days, dames F. Hart-
ford died February l'7. 1902, at his borne in Greenbush township,
Warren county. Illinois, and March first, he was lovingly laid to rest,
near the old home, in the cemetery in Prairie City, Illinois.
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ALFRED CLAYCOMB.
Alfred Claycomb was born in Knox county Indiana November
16, 1832. Became to Warren county, Illinois, in 1847, and worked
for Roberl McKindley on the farm in Swan township, for aboul five
years. He afterwards lived with William Thomas until he was uni-
ted in marriage with .Miss Mary Bruce Taylor. May 31, 1854. Sin-
was born oear Berwick in Warren county. Illinois, June 5. W!7.
Mr. Claycomb engaged in farming. He finally moved on a
farm wesl of the village of Greenbush, known as the Isaac Butler
place, where they resided until 1880, when they moved west. II e
now resides about thirteen miles northeast of Maryville. in Noda-
way county, Missouri.
To Alfred Claycomb and wife were born the following-named
children :
Agnes Elizabeth, born February 26, 1855. She died March
14. I8r>7.
Hiram, horn March 4, 1857; died March 21. 1857.
George Elias, born February 14, 1858; died March 14. 1858.
William Oscar, born March 4, 1859; died November 27. 1865.
Lucy -lane, born February 26". 1862: married November 14.
1886, t<> dames ]■]. Simmons. I le was horn April 20, 1864, and was a
son of John and Ruth (Jared) Simmons. They have one son. Dale
<'.. horn September 10, 1888.
.lames < >i ha. horn January 27, 1864 ; married to Florence Smith.
March 26, 1884. To them were horn the following-named children:
Floyd. May 17. 1886; Goldie September 19, 1887; Lorenza A..
September 21, 1889; Naomi <;.. September 6, 1903; dames < >.. March
4. 1905.
Frederic Marion, born January 22. 1866; married November
lss."), to Anna Device, she was horn June 1. 1868. They have
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two children — Earl, born August 8, 1892; and Helen B., born
November 12, 1903.
Henry, born December 1, 1868 ; died in March, 1869.
Annetta born August 17, 1870; died March 14, 1871.
Randall, born May 21, 1873 ; died April 11, 1874.
Orlando, born July 25, 1875 ; died February 25, 1876.
Harvie, born March 25, 1877 ; died November 9, 1879.
Mary B., wife of Alfred Claycomb, died March 26, 1903.
98 EARL'S DAYS l\ GREENBUSH
ITJLIUS T. LATHROP.
.1. T. Lathrop was bom in Livingston county, New York.
December 7. 1818. tie was a sod of Colby ami Polly (Ten
Lathrop, natives respectively of New York and New Bampshire.
Colby, iIh' father of the subjed of this sketch, came to Ashtabula
(-.unity. Ohio, in 1823, where he resided up to the time of liis death,
which occurred March 12, 1857. Later, his wife wenl to Michigan,
where she died in Ls74.
Julius assisted liis father on the farm, attended distrid school,
and remained under the influence of his parents until lit- was twenty-
five years old.
In 1846, after leaving borne, he was engaged for a shorl time
as carpenter in a shipyard in Ohio. This same year be emigrated
t<> Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, where he was engaged as
carpenter and wagon-maker about two years. A portion of this time
lie worked at wagon-making in the shop with James Fife. Mr. Fife
was a Mormon and left Greenbush aboul this time or shortly after-
wards.
Mr. Lathrop went to Berwick, where be worked at his trade
during one winter. In 1851, lie removed to his farm in E&oseville
township, where he remained until 1871, when he built a bouse in
Roseville, Illinois, and moved into it. where he now resides.
He was married to Miss Almira Light, February 22, IMA
she was l.orn in Pomport, Chautauqua county. New York. March
25, 1818. she died October 19, 1S74. To them were horn the fol-
lowing-named children :
Anas Edwin, horn January 24, 1847: died Augusl 12, 1>47.
Sarah .Maria, horn October 10, 1849; married Jesse Shepard,
February 8, 1866.
Julius Edgar, horn .March 31, 1853; died September 1. 1853.
Edwin Walto, horn -Inly 22, 1856; died October 17. 1856.
Mr. Lathrop's se< 1 marriage was to Mrs. Vurlinder T.
Byarly. She was born near Seymour, in Jackson county. Indiana.
An-nst a 1837, and was a daughter of Joseph ami Susana Turn-
hull I Crane, both of whom died in Indiana, in 1844. Mrs. Lathrop
is a men i In- 1- of the M issionary Baptisl church.
In religion, Julius T. Lathrop is a member of the christian
church, and has been since his boyhood days. In politics, he was a
whig up to 1856; since then a republican.
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THOMAS HENDRICKS.
Thomas Hendricks was born in Pulaski county, Kentucky, June
24, 1817, where he spent his younger days and where he was mar-
ried to Alary Burk in 1840. She was born November 3, 1813, in
Pulaski county, Kentucky. She was a member of the Methodist
church in her younger days ; afterwards joined the Christian church.
She was noted for her rare Christian character and for her patience
and kindness. She died March 26, 1885.
Mr. Hendricks moved to Hendricks county, Indiana, in 1841;
and in 1849, they moved to Fulton county Illinois, and settled near
Avon. About the year 1854, they moved to Greenbush township,
in AVarren county, where they remained until the fall of 1866,
when they removed to Kansas ; and returned to Greenbush, Illi-
nois, in 1876. To Thomas Hendricks and wife were born the fol-
lowing-named children :
Margaret Jane, born in 1840 ; married William T. Boydston.
He died in July, 1880.
Sarah E., born in May, 1842; married DeKalb Morris. They
reside near Arcadia, in Crawford county, Kansas.
James M., born February 4, 1844; married Barbara Beam, in
Monmouth, Illinois, August 29, 1865.
He was a soldier during the war for the Union in company D,
64th regiment, Illinois infantry; was mustered in in October, 1861,
and discharged in July, 1865. He was principal musician during
the last two years he was in the service. He holds the office of jus-
tice of the peace, having served in that capacity for several years.
He is also notary public and school treasurer. In religion he is a
prominent member of the Christian church. In politics he is a
republican.
John T., born in August, 1847 ; married Austa Wheeler, in De-
cember, 1867.
Mary A., born in 1849; died in 1865.
Thomas J. and William G. were twins, born July 7. 1851.
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Thomas J. married .Mary Cunningham. He died in Kansas, in
February. 1874.
William (i. married Eliza Mitchell.
Elois M.. born in 1854; died in 1856.
'II as Hendricks, the subject of this sketch, was for many
years a member of the Christian church. In politics he was a
democrat up to the time of Lincoln's first nomination for president;
afterwards a republican. He went to Kansas to visit his children,
in l>Mi. where he died January 17, 1886, aud was buried at the
Arcadia cemetery in Crawford county, Kansas.
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WALTER JOHNSON.
"Walter Johnson was born in 1805, in Hawkins county, Ten-
nessee. He was a son of James and Polly Ann Johnson. James
Johnson the father of Walter Johnson, at one time owned and
worked a plantation consisting of 1,300 acres of land in Carter Val-
ley, Tennessee. He died during the civil war.
Walter Johnson came to Warren county, Illinois, about the year
1831.
He was married November 25, 1836, to Susanna Bond. She
was born in Overton county, Tennessee, August 10, 1819, and was a
daughter of Major John C. and Polly (Grimsley) Bond. She died
at the residence of her daughter Arvie Cayton, in Youngstown,
Illinois, December 26, 1902.
To Walter Johnson and wife the following-named children
were born :
James Crossman, born in Wisconsin, June 30, 1839. He mar-
ried Emily R. Pittman, May 16, 1861. She was born in Austin,
Scott county, Indiana. September 24, 1844, and was a daughter of
John B. and Susan (Cunningham) Pittman. Her father died Octo-
ber 18, 1863 ; her mother died January 22, 1880.
James C. Johnson enlisted in the civil Avar, in 1862, and was
second lieutenant in company II, 83rd regiment Illinois volunteer
infantry. On account of failing health he resigned and returned
home in April, 1863.
He moved to the village of Greenbush, January 15, 1864, where
in October, 1866, he bought the interest of W. II. H. Butler in the
stock of goods then owned by David Adams, W. H. H. Butler, and
Riley Adams. He continued in the mercantile business with the
Adams brothers about two years, when he purchased their interest
and engaged in the business alone until January 1, 1891.
He was supervisor in Greenbush township for four years. He
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moved to Avon, Illinois. April 7. 1891, where lie is qov red in
buying and shipping Live stock.
Mary Ellen, born in 1840: died April 5, 1855.
Joseph Paine, bora in h s 42; married Phebe Buzan.
Eva, born March 13, 1843; married George Howard Hoisington,
September 23, 1868. Be was born February 28, 1840. They have
two sons:
Roberl Lee, I tern December 29, 1870; married Casey Tipton.
Walter •!.. bora October 19, 1873; married Helen Martin.
Susanna, born June 9, 1846; married James Thomas Vaughn.
She died February !). 1886.
( laridan, bora April 4, 1848; married Ella Wingate.
Sarah L., born April 1. 1853; married Charles Thomas. March
20, 1873. Be was born May 8, 1848. She died April 28, 1878.
Kate, born April 15, 1854: married John C. Bond. Jr., De<
ber 25, 1872. Be was born January 10, 1853.
( lharlie, born in 1856; died November 4, 1866.
Arvie, born March 9, 1858; married Clarence Cayton. Novem-
ber 3, 1882. He was born January 14. 1859; and died I Ictober 30,
IS!),*.
Ruby B., born February 20, 1865; married Harr\ B. Hoover,
November :'». 1886. He was born September 16, I860: and died
October 1. 1890. Her second marriage was to John Broilers. No-
vember 22, 1891.
Walter Johnson, the subject of this sketch, was a soldier in the
Black Hawk war. in 1832; having gone to the state of Wisconsin,
he enlisted there, baler he returned to Greenbush, Illinois.
In 1s5l\ In- wont to California in company with a party driving
ox-teams. Shortly after his arrival in the golden state, he met a
man to whom he became strongly attached, whose name is nol now
known, as Mr. Johnson always spoke of him as "Old Dad." They
entered into a partnership and engaged in buying groceries and
provisions in Sacramento and conveying them over the mountains
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with pack mules or burros. The sale of these goods to the miners
proved a profitable business.
At one time when their stock of provisions and groceries had
grown low. Old Dad took the pack animals and cash on hand and
started to Sacramento to replenish stock. Johnson waited long for
his return and finally started to hunt him. After going a short dis-
tance, he found where Old Dad had sold a part of the animals and
afterwards he found that all the animals had been sold. Johnson
had hopes of his return for several weeks; but as time went on, he
gave it up. Old Dad had skipped the country.
Mr. Johnson returned home in 1853. He had a great love and
strong attachment for good horses. He in company with F. G.
Snapp owned the noted horse Humbolt in his last days.
Mr. Johnson took the world easy, had great faith in humanity,
and was a man who had many friends. He died December 13. 1876.
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ROWLAND SIMMONS.
Rowland Simmons was born in Virginia, in 1794. He removed
with his parents in early life to Warren county, Kentucky. After
living there several years, he moved to Morgan county. Illinois. In
L830, lie moved to what is qow known as Creenbush. Warren
county, Illinois;, and settled on section five.
He was the iirst settler in Greenbush township. His brother
• lanes followed him in 1>:!.'5. and after living in the township a
short time, settled on lands now adjoining the village of Greenbush
.on the east, where he died, in 1873.
William Simmons, another brother, came later and located in
the northeast part of the township. He afterwards moved to
lialena. where he was engaged in hauling mineral ore: and Later he
moved to Iowa where he died.
This William Simmons was the father of James Simmons, who
died at the residence of his son dames Kdniond Simmons, on section
two, September 25, 1900. William was also the father of Sarah,
who married David Young.
Charles Simmons, who was also a brother of Rowland, resided
in Stoddard county, Missouri, in 1845. During that year dames
and Rowland made him a visit and induced him to move to Illinois.
His family, household goods and one sorrel mare were placed on
board a boat at Cape Girardeau, and they all started for Copperas
Creek, Illinois.
Some place on the route the boat landed and James took the
mare and rode home aeross the country. When he arrived, he sent
some of his and Rowland's boys to Copperas Creek after the party.
So they came aeross the country in wagons, arriving at Greenbush,
April 27, 1845.
John W. Xanee and family were members of this party, he
having married Nancy, a daughter of Charles Simmons.
Charles Simmons was married two or three times, his last wife
being Miss Levicy Boydston. lie was the father of the following-
named children :
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James D., (sometimes called "Pumpkin-Hook Jim") who mar-
ried Clarrissa Morris. After his death, she married Robert M.
Snapp.
John R., who married Nancy Strain; and after her death, was
married to the widow of James Taylor.
Madison, who died while in service in the Union army during
the civil war.
Sarah, who married Benjamin Gray.
Mary, who married Philip Davis Hedges.
Jane, who was never married.
Joanna, who married David Edie.
Harriet, who married a Mr. Kidoo of Iowa.
Rowland Simmons, the subject of this sketch, was married to
Miss Julia A. Jones. To them were born the following-named
children :
William, born April 16, 1826, married Margaret Morris, in
October, 1819. She died June 15, 1873, at the age of 46 years.
Francis Marion, (better known as Tim), married a daughter
of James D. Smith. They moved to Oregon.
James H., married Lucinda Moulton. She died April 17, 1874,
at the age of 43 years.
Jasper, born in 1842, was thrown from a wagon and killed
November 3, 1851.
Mary, married Thomas Joiner Willard. Both died in Kansas.
Harriet, married Joshua Rhodes.
Emily, married Alexander Willard.
John W., an infant, died in 1832, and was buried in the Green-
bush graveyard, it being the first grave in this yard.
Some time during the early '30', Rowland Simmons planted
some apple seed with the intention of grafting the trees after they
had grown to sufficient size. One of the trees, when it came to
106 KAKI.V HAYS IN QREENB1 SB
bearing, produced ;i large yellow apple of the Call variety. This
tree sprouted and the sprouts, when dug up and se1 oui. produced
the same kind of apple. James Simmons was ;i Lg the firsl to
procure sprouts from iliis live, having quite an orchard of them
;ii out' time. They are known as the "Simmons Pippin."' and are
generally considered the best fall apple in ihis country.
During the last days of Rowland Simmons, he suffered with a
cancer on his Tare from which he died May '_!:!, 1S5S. Hi- wife Julia
Ann died January S. 1S4.">.
Sarah Simmons, mother of Rowland Simmons, died a1 the resi-
dence of Rowland, December 31, 1842. She was about 90 years old.
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CLINTON LINCOLN.
Clinton Lincoln was born in Cortland county, New York. Sep-
tember 24. 1824. He was a son of William and Ruth (Saxton) Lin-
coln. William Lincoln was a native of New York; Ruth Saxton, his
wife, was born in Virginia.
Clinton Lincoln spent the first twenty-four years of his life in
the state of New York. He then came to Lafayette, Stark county,
Illinois. In the fall of 1853, he came to Greenbush, Illinois, and
commenced work as carpenter with his brother Levi, who was then
engaged in building the Greenbush academy.
Mr. Lincoln was married July 22, 1854, to Helen Eliza Stoaks.
She was born in Ohio ; and died at Avon, Illinois, January 29, 1897.
To them were born the following-named children :
Dewitte, born July 1, 1855 ; married Ida Meachum.
Bion, born February 10, 1857 ; married Julia Simmons, Janu-
ary 2, 1880.
Evie, born February 1, 1859 ; died July 22, 1860.
Devillo, born January 22, 1861 ; died July 28, 1863.
Artie, born August 2, 1864;married Dolly Woods, August 26,
1885.
' Ada. born August 7, 18G9 ; died October 9, 1890.
Clinton Lincoln was by occupation a shoemaker for five years,
in the state of New York; afterwards a carpenter and farmer.
After spending a few years in Greenbush, he moved to his farm
north of Greenbush in Berwick township ; and in 1890. he moved to
Avon, Illinois, where he spent his last years.
He was with his sons Bion and Artie the last few weeks of his
life, and died at the residence of his son Artie, in Berwick township,
Warren county, Illinois, August 9, 1905.
He was a member of the Universalist church. In polities he
was a republican.
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HENR7 BEAM.
Benry Beam was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania,
March 22, 1813. He was a sob of Henry and Etaehael <'lnme)
Beam. In 1830, he came with his parents i<> Champaign county,
Ohio, where he was married to Nancy Spencer, March 21, 1838.
She was born in Ohio, April 10, 1814, and was a daughter of Eli
and Sai-ah i Monihon I Spencer.
In 1851. Mr. Beam moved with his family t<» Greenbush, Illi-
nois. After residing in the township a shorl time, he purchased of
('hap Swift lots 8 and 9 on section 16, and moved on the premises
January 2. 1852. whore he lived up to the time of his death, which
occurred July 8, 1885. His wife died November 21. 1893. To them
were born the following-named children:
Orlando John, born in Ohio. December .'H. 1S.SS : married Emma
Loflus. in 1869. He died at the residence of his sister Etachael
Cunningham, in ^lunette, Missouri, December 15. 1899.
Rachel, born July 9. 1840; married Henry Cunningham, in
December. 1858. He died October 14. 1893. Rachel died July 17.
1900.
Mary, born March 11. 1842; married Peter Landaker, May 6,
i860, siie died dime 4. 1895.
Joseph, born duly .'!<>. 1844 ; married Bertha Damitz, in Septem-
ber, 1869.
Barbara, born April 25. 1847; married James M. Hendricks,
A 1 1-1 ist 29, 1865.
Jane, born February lti. 1849; married William Bryte, in May.
lS(ii).
Nancy Adarana. born Augusl 5. 1858; died October 12. 1865.
Henry Beam and wife united with the Methodist Episcopal
church in 1843. When the Olive Christian church was organized
in Greenbush township. Mis. Beam became a member and retained
her membership up to the time of her death.
Henry Beam acquired ;i considerable education in his younger
days. He taughl schoo] fourteen winters when he resided in Ohio.
He was by occupation a farmer the most of his life. In politics he
voted with tin- republicans.
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ABNER WALKER.
Abner Walker was born in Lexington, Kentucky, August 10.
1796. He married Jane Damron at Columbia. Kentucky, October
20, 1829. He moved to McDonough county, Illinois, in 1830, where
he resided until he moved to Greenbush, Illinois, in October, 1849.
The parents of Abner Walker and wife were natives of Virginia
and were of Scotch descent.
To Abner Walker and wife the following-named children were
born :
George Alexander, born March 25, 1831; married Sarah
Hedges, December 24, 1850. He died October 4, 1872.
Mary Elizabeth, born September 25, 1834; married Squire J.
Buzan, August 4, 1854.
Joseph Gilmer, born August 6, 1842 ; died in the army during
the civil Avar, in 1862.
John Kelsey. born January 24, 1845; married Ann Jewell, in
1868.
Mildred, born March 10, 1847 ; married Richard Fouke,
December 24, 1870.
Lawson, born August 24, 1836 ; died of cholera. June 15, 1851.
Abigail, born December 16, 1839; died of cholera, June 24,
1851.
Abner Walker was by occupation a contractor; he also manu-
factured some large wooden pumps, and was engaged in keeping a
hotel on the north side of the square, in the village of Greenbush,
up to the time of his death, which occurred June 24, 1851, he being
one of the victims of cholera that visited Greenbush that year.
His wife continued to run the hotel up to the time of her death,
which occurred January 24, 1855.
In religion Mr. Walker was a Presbyterian. In politics he was
a whig.
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ERNEST DAMITZ, SENIOR.
Ki-Mt.'si l);iinii/.. senior, was born in Prussia, Germany, January
6, 1805. Be emigrated with his family from hi* native country and
Landed in New York, in September, 18-47.
Prom New York he went to Chicago where he stopped one
week on accounl of the sickness of bis son William. Be mel with
two men in Chicago who resided near Greenbush and Berwick, Illi-
nois. They were farmers who had gone to Chicago market with
grain in their wagons. Mr. Damitz hired them to haul his family
to < rreenbush, I Hindis, paying them sixty dollars for the job. Upon
his arrival in Greenbush. he rented a house for one month. In a
short time after this he boughl a farm of John Sargent, consisting
of eighty acres of farm land and twenty acres of timber land. 'Phis
land was located on section 17. Be paid seven hundred dollars for
it. Be afterwards boughl eighty acres adjoining ii on the north.
This 180 acres he sold to a Mr. Collins. He then bought one hundred
and sixty acres on section 15, where he spent his lasl yea
He was married in Germany to Pauline Wetzel. She was horn
in 1809. and died November 29, 1866. He died February 7. 1883.
To them were born the following-named children:
Serephene, who died in Germany at the age of three years.
John, died in Germany at the age of eighl years.
Ewald, died on board the ship when crossing the ocean to
America and was buried in the sea. Be was about two years old.
Carl, born March 15, 1832; married Emily Spencer, in Feb-
ruary, l v '
Ei nest, born .la unary 31, 1834; married Rebecca M. Spencer.
Francis, born August 4. 1835; married Aimarine Boleman,
April 2, 1866. She was born July 20, 1845; and died February 11,
1896.
Pauline, bom April 1. 1837; married Andrew Sailer, January
9, L859. she died .lime •_"_». 1895.
William Fredric, born December 1. 1841; married Mary .lane
I' Imer. He died in Bickory county, Missouri.
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Fredric William, born December 1, 1841; married Harriet
Acton, in 1872.
Peter, born April 8, 1840 ; married Sarah Pyle, in September.
1876. She was born in Cass county, Missouri, May 6. 1852: and
died April 5, 1878. His second marriage was to Mary Cooper. Feb-
ruary 15, 1880. She was born in Sangamon county. Illinois. August
29, 1844.
Sarah F., married Elias D. Acton. She died October 1, 1882,
at the age of 38 years.
Mary, married Daniel Davidson Powers; both died in Anderson
county, Kansas.
Laura, married Gotleib Smith. She afterwards married Labo-
ria Weigand. She died near Wheatland. Mo., August 2, 1892.
Bertha, born May 16, 1847; married Joseph 0. Beam. He
was born July 30, 1844.
Oscar, born October 5, 1850; married Pauline McKown. August
9. 1874. She was born March 25, 1854.
All of the Damitz family were born in Germany except Oscar,
who was born in Greenbush, Warren county. Illinois. Fredric and
William were twins. At their baptism in Germany. Fredric Wil-
helm. the Third, King of Prussia, became godfather. He named
one of the boys Fredric William", and the other William Fredric;
he also made a present of one hundred thalers to each of them.
Ernest Damitz, the subject of this sketch, belonged to the
nobility when he resided in Germany. His grandfather was one
of the richest men in the kingdom of Prussia, owning ninety-nine
farms, the largest number any man was allowed to own under
the law.
When the Seven-Years' war broke out between Fredric the
Great. King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Austria, Mr. Damitz 's
grandfather, although only fourteen years old, joined the great
Fredric's army and soon became an officer. When they won in
battle, this Damitz soldier boy would treat a whole army corps
with the best and costliest wines and good things to eat, for which
he often went in debt, he having almost unlimited credit. When
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the war was over, be disposed of the most of his lands to pay
his debts.
During the Seven-Years' war this soldier boy smoked a la
silver-mounted meerschaum pipe, which lias descended all along
from father to the oldesl son, provided he smoked. Krnesi Damitz,
senior, offered this pipe to his son Carl if he would smoke, hut
( !arl 's liisi smoking made him sick, and be would no1 claim it ; then
the pipe was given to Krnesi Damitz, junior. William I>;miilz
afterwards became the owner of the pipe.
Mr. Damitz 's last years were spenl in tending a small vine-
yard ou the hillside oorth of his residence, and painting water-
color pictures, which it {(leased him to give to his neighbors and
friends, fie rarely left home but was always glad to have his
neighbors and friends visit him. In politics he was a republican.
In religion he was a Lutheran.
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ANDREW SAILER.
Andrew Sailer was born in Weisenberg, Germany, November
30. 1833. He was a son of Thomas and Johannes (Heimesser)
Sailer.
He left Germany in 1854, and after a voyage of forty-nine
days reached New York ; from there he went to Michigan, where
he remained about one year and a half, working on a farm at
six dollars a month. He then went to St. Augustine, Illinois, and
worked on a farm near by for James Martin.
In 1856, he came to Greenbush township, and went to work
for William Jared, near Prairie City. He afterwards worked
eleven months for Israel Spurgeon.
Andrew Sailer was married to Pauline Damitz, January 9,
1859. She was born in Prussia, Germany, April 14, 1837 ; and
died at her home in Greenbush township, June 22, 1895. To them
the following-named children were born :
Hannah, born January 3, 1860; married William T. Smith, in
1878. She died August 23, 1903.
Matilda, born January 27, 1862; married Charles Gayman,
June 8, 1883.
Prank, born August 6, 1864; married Belle Warren, February
12, 1888.
Bertha, born September 14, 1866 : married Lemuel Hiram Car-
roll, February 5, 1888. He was bom March 25, 1865.
Fredric, born March 20, 1868 ; married Ida Carroll, February
5, 1891. She was born August 9, 1869.
Andrew Sailer's second marriage was to Mary Condon. She
was a daughter of William and Ann (Moore) Condon, who emi-
grated from County Kildare, Ireland, in 1846.
In politics Mr. Sailer votes with the democrats. In religion
he and his wife are members of the Catholic church.
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TIlo.MAS DARNEILLE.
Thomas Darneille was bom in Middletown, Bourbon county,
Kentucky, March 3, 1822. Be was a son of Eenzie and Elizabeth
Congleton) Darneille, who wen natives of Virginia. Thomas
came with his mother to Adams county, Illinois, in February,
1832, his lather having died in Kentucky, A.ugus1 18, 1824.
After the death of his mother, which occurred in Adams
county, Illinois, July 8, 1834. Mr. Darneille followed boating on
the Mississippi river from Quincy, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louis-
iana. < »n one of his trips he had the pleasure of seeing Andrew
Jackson while viewing the battle grounds.
About the year 1S44. he came to Greenbush township, Warren
county, Illinois, where he was married February !•. 1M7. to Mrs.
Lucinda Snapp. Her maiden name was Lucinda Willard. She
was horn in Overton county, Tennessee. Auunst :!. Im'l'. and died
at Greenbush, Illinois. January 21, 1899. To them the following-
named children were born :
Fielding M.. born Novemher 20. 1847. Died October 21, 1848.
Leander, horn October 6, 1849. He was engaged as salesman
Cor more than ten years in the mercantile house of Merrill
Brothers at Greenbush, Illinois. His health failing him, he quit
the business and. believing a trip to the mountains would be
beneficial, he in company with his brother Orlando. Alfred D.
Simmons, and J. C. Morris, started west on the fourteenth day of
May, 1902, destination, Frying-Pan river, Colorado.
They went overland, driving a span of mules the entire trip;
crossed the Mississippi river at Burlington, Iowa: reached Fair-
field, May 17. and visited there with A. B. Camp and family;
left there on the 19th and on the 22nd they stopped over nighl
with Georg< Jennings near Russell, Iowa. On the 23rd they
stopped over oighl with George Roberts, three miles north of
Chariton, Iowa. George was formerly a Warren county, Illinois.
boy and his wife was a granddaughter of Col. John Butler.
They crossed the Missouri river a1 Nebraska City and the
Republican river a1 Concordia, Kansas; stopped at Osborn City,
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 115
Kansas, June 11, 1902, and took dinner with Elder R. M. Simmons ;
arrived at Great Bend, Kansas, on Saturday, June 14th, where
they met Frank Merrill and wife; also Frank's sister Effie.
After resting here two days, they again started on their journey,
Frank going with them, the ladies returning to their homes in
Illinois.
The party then followed the Arkansas river and the Santa
Fe railroad, arriving at Lamar, Colorado, Tuesday, June 24,
where they stopped two days visiting with William A. Jack and
family. They arrived at La Junta June 29th; and four miles
west of there, at noon, they saw the Spanish peaks, ninety-five
miles away. This was their first view of the mountains. Arriv-
ing at Pueblo, Wednesday, July 2nd; here they remained two
days. They reached Cannon City, July 5th; and after visiting
the penitentiary, Royal Gorge, etc., then fell in with a party of
eighteen persons, with whom they traveled for several days.
On July 11th, they came to Salida, on the Arkansas river,
where they were highely pleased with the beauty and attraction
of the city. After leaving Salida, they passed several mines and
camps, arriving at the summit of the "continental divide," on
Sunday, July 13th, where the altitude is 13,000 feet, known as
Monarch pass. Snowdrifts above and below.
After traveling that afternoon they reached the valley at
sunset and camped for the night on a beautiful little stream.
On July 14th. they came to the little "town of Sargent, where
considerable excitement prevailed, as a train had been held up
and the passengers robbed; the express car had been blown up.
This occurred on the D. & R. G. railroad, about four miles from
Sargent on the Marshall pass. Here the party was engaged in
hunting and fishing until they went to Gunnison City.
Arriving there on the 17th, where on the 18th of July it
snowed and hailed, the party engaged in a game of snow-ball;
but before night the sun shown bright and the bow of love
and peace appeared in the heavens.
On Saturday, July 19th, A. R. Dickson and family left the
party, going farther west. This family had been with the party
for about three weeks and had become strongly attached by
friendship and kindness. The parting was rather affecting.
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After leaving Gunnison City, the party wenl twenty miles
aorth on Spring creek, where they engaged in hunting and
fishing for a week. It was here that Frank Merrill killed the
lirst grous Th( 11 they drove wesl across a range of moun-
tains and stopped on Cement creek near Crested Butte, where
they did a little fishing and hunting. Here they also prospected
for gold.
They went to "Jack's Cabin," and took a Lunch there. Tins
cabin was built by .lack many years ago, it being the firsl cabin
in the valley. 'The cabin shows age and shrinkage. Bere in
this nice valley of Mast river is one store, a school-house and
several ranches. The I). & \{. <;. railroad runs through this
valley. Mere the party boughl provisions and feed for their
mules.
< >n Augusl 4ih. they started on then- trip homeward. Pol-
Lowing up Taylor river, they reached Union Park", where thirty
men were engaged in a sluiceway, on which they had expended
fifty thousand dollars, for placer mining. Prom there they
followed Taylor river up to Taylor Park; then to a mining town.
on the side of the mountain called Tin Cup.
After visiting the town a few hours, they drove four miles
up the mountain to Black lake, where they camped for the night.
This lake contained about eighty acres and was full of fine fish.
Here the nights were so cold that water was frozen in the pails.
and this in the month of August.
At nine o'clock in the morning, they were on top of Alpine
pass above timber Line, altitude 13.500 feet; wind blowing cold.
sun shining bright, with St. Elmo seven miles below, where they
arrived at noon. After viewing the fine scenery en route, they
camped within three miles of some hot springs, on Chalk creek,
where a fine hotel had been buill bu1 no1 entirely finished: $50,000
had been expended in its erection, the company breaking up with-
out ever opening the building.
After passing the hotel ;i short distance, they saw a Large
mountain lion crossing the road. Cal. Morris and a Mr Miller,
who were then with the party, followed the lion up the moun-
tain Imi failed 1" gel ;i shot. After losing trail of him. they
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returned to the wagon. The natives said from the description
he must have been nine feet long.
About live miles northwest of this hotel the X-ray mines are
located m the gold belt. John S. Rea, now in the grocery trade
at Avon. Illinois, is a large shareholder in this mine.
Their next camping-place was Buena Vista, a nice little city
located on the Arkansas river, at the foot of a mountain, in a
mining district, While here they visited the smelter; then
started for Cripple Creek, traveled all day and until nine o'clock
at night, failed to find any water, and were compelled to go into
camp without it. At daybreak the next morning, Lee, Dick, and
Land started out to find water. After going about two miles,
they arrived at a cabin owned by X. B. Daniels, an old miner.
Here they found plenty of water. They also found that they
were off the main route and were about sixty-five miles west of
Pike's Peak. They camped for the day with Mr. Daniels, visiting
his mines. Here Lee went down in one of the mines and helped
put in a blast. This mine is known as "The Last Chance." Here
Frank killed a prairie-dog and brought him into camp, and the
"Big 5" voted him the best hunter.
The party camped at a deserted town called Badger. This
town had twenty-one empty buildings and was located in a valley
surrounded by mountains. Here the party separated, out view-
ing the town and the mines ; and here they met Elder Smith
Ketchum. a Predestinarian Baptist preacher, who was pastor
of the Xew Hope church at Greenbush, Illinois. lie was trav-
eling with his two sons. One of them, having poor health, was
trying the mountain air. This was a pleasant meeting, which all
enjoyed.
On the fifteenth day of August, they passed through Box
canon, viewing the beautiful scenery in the canon and meeting
many picnic parties. They went into camp at 5 o'clock that even-
ing in Cripple Creek, where they remained about six days, view-
ing the mines— including the Independence and Portland.
After leaving Cripple Creek, they took the Cheyenne canon
wagon road for Colorado Springs, passing in sight of the city
of Altman, the highest incorporated city in the world, camp-
ing at night at a summer resort called Rosemont : then crossed
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the Pike's Peak range, following Cheyenne canon, coming onl
(in the high mountain smith of Colorado Springs, where they
had a fine view of the plains. They also saw a big storm, attended
with lightning, hail and rain, below them on the mountain-side.
They then drove through Colorado Springs to Colorado City,
where they camped and remained until the firsl of September.
They visited the Garden of the Gods; had their photographs
taken under Balance Rock; saw Glenerie, General Palmer's rest
dence; met Giles Crissey at his office in the lumber yard, and
visited the family of John R. Snapp, who were then at Colorado
Springs.
On August 31, 0. Darneille and Mrs. J. R. Snapp and child
started for home by railway. On September the first, the party
decided to go up to the top of Pike's Peak. Lee Darneille. J. ('.
.Morris, Alfred D. Simmons, and Earl Snapp started aboul seven
o'clock in the morning, all afoot reaching the half-way pi;
aboul noon. Lee concluded to return, which he did, arriving in
camp at two o'clock that afternoon. Earl being the youngesl in
the party, reached the summit at 2:30, and returning reached
his residence at 7:30 that evening. Alfred reached the summit
at 3:30, and arrived back at 9:30 that night. J. C. Morris, being
the oldest of tin- party, reached the summit at dark and returned
September 2nd, at 9:30 in the evening. While he was up on
the peak, he paid three dollars for supper, lodging and breakfast,
and was called at 3:30 to see the sunrise.
On the third day of September, they started for Denver.
passing Monument, Palmer Lake, Sedalia, and Littleton. The
scenery on this route is noted for its grandeur and beauty. On
the evening of September the fifth, they arrived at the residence
of John K. Walker, near Littleton, and about ten miles south-
east of Denver. Ibre Ihey met with a kind and joyful reception;
they had all been well acquainted in their younger days when
John had lived in and about Greenbush, Illinois. The party
Btayed two nmhls with John, and they talked about old limes
and bygone days.
They lefl Walker's on the 7th and arrived in Denver the
me day. where they camped until the 20th. Here they visited
William McMahill, Mrs. Mary Buzan, Homer Pond and wife,
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Wm. Baumgartner, George Hamilton, and a daughter of Sarah
Walker. After selling their mules and wagon, they returned
home by railroad.
Orlando, son of Thomas and Lueinda Darneille. was born
April 15, 1852. He was township collector in Greenbush town-
ship for nine years; supervisor one term; assessor four years;
and notary public for seventeen years, which office he now holds.
He has also been engaged for several years as administrator and
executor in the settlement of estates. He was married in Spring-
fild, Illinois, October 3, 1905, to Mrs. Margaret Ellen Smith. She
was born February 4, 1861, and was a daughter of William B.
and Rebecca (Morris) Park.
George, born February 13, 1857; died February 6. 1862.
Mary Elizabeth, born January 1, 1860; died December 4,
1863.
Shortly after Thomas Darneille was married, he moved to
Middletown, McDonough county, Illinois, where he was engaged
in the business of blacksmithing with his brother Henzie. About
the year 1850, he moved back to Greenbush and purchased lots
one and two in block nine, where he built a small frame house.
The most of his last years were spent in Greenbush working
at the blacksmith trade. In religion he was a member of the
Christian church. In politics he was a republican. He died
May 24, 1870.
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PAYTON A. VAUGHN.
Payton A. Vaughn was born in Dinwiddie county, Virginia,
March 31, L810. 1 1 «* was a son of John E. Vaughn. Payton came
with his father to Logan county, Kentucky, in 1829. I?hey moved
to Todd comity. Kentucky, where Payton's father died in 1831.
Mr. Vaughn came to Adams county, Illinois, in February,
1 >:'.:!: c.-iino to ( ii cenliusli. Illinois, in June, 1837, and located
on the southwest quarter of section twenty. Here he built Ins
house.
This house was sixteen feet square and was buill of hickory
and elm Logs hauled together with cattle: the chimney was built
of sod and the roof was made of boards, rived out with a fro,
fastened on with knees and weighl poles. The door was made
of hoards and was set in the south side; the floor was made
from hickory lo<js split and hewed on one side, and was called
a puncheon floor. This house had no window.
They had one bedstead when they moved in. so they made
another by boring holes in the log wall and running small pieces
of timber to a post in the floor. This frame was then ended
with green hickory hark. After the hark dried, this proved to
he a very "nod hedstead.
lie was married to .Mary Darneille, duly 18, 1834. She came
from Bourbon county. Kentucky, to Adams county. Illinois, in
1832, and was a daughter of Ileii/ie and Elizabeth (Congleton)
Darneille and a sister of Thomas and Henzie Darneille, who cane
to Greenbush in an early day.
To Payton A. Vaughn and wife wfrr hern the following-
oamed children:
Elizabeth, married David Smalley. lie died October 20, 1873
Her second marriage was in Elder John Ward.
.Martha, who died at the age of two year-.
Parthena, married David B. Keith. He died September 27,
1899,
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James Thomas, married Susanna Johnson. She died Feb-
ruary 9, 1886, at the age of 39 years. 1 1 is second marriage was
to Inez Stice.
Mary Z., married William C. Rush. December 4, 1866; and
was afterwards married to James C. Donaldson. He died in 1893.
George E., married Josephine Welsh. He died March 17,
1893.
Douglas, married Clara Butler.
Mary, wife of Payton A. Vaughn, was born February 13,
1820, and died in December, 1898. She was for many years
before her death a member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
In religion Mr. Vaughn is a member of the same church. He
votes the democratic ticket.
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THOMAS MOULTON.
Thomas Moulton was born November 14. l s <!0. He came
from [ndiana to Greenbush, [llinois, in l^:i s . and settled on
section lii. where he Lived and died. He was a farmer by occu-
pation. He filled ill" office of justice of the peace for many
years, and was also a local preacher in the Christian church.
His wife, whose maiden oame was Margery Howe, was born)
November 14. 1801. and was also a member of the Christian
church.
To Thomas Moulton and wife were born the following-named
children :
John, horn September 25, 1825; married Elizabeth Sargent.
He died December 22. 1851. She afterwards married John
Worden.
Andrew J., born September 30, 1834; married .Mary .lane
Cunningham. They moved to Kansas and from there to Cali-
fornia, where he died.
David, born March 18. 1836; died September 5. 1858.
Thomas B., horn May 24. 1843; married Eliza Davis. She
died May 31, 1901.
Mary Jane, born September 18, 1823: married Walter Bond.
After his deaih, she married Benjamin C. Carter. She died
April 26, 1893. B. C. Carter died December 18, 1897, at the
age of 7.") years.
Lucinda, born July 23, 1831; married -lames ||. Simmons.
She died April IT. 1874.
Sarah, horn September 18, 1829; married Alfred W. Sim-
mons. She died May 18, 1902.
Elizabeth, horn February 21. 1827; married Thomas Cun-
ningham.
Susan, born September 6, 1837; married William Bryanl
lord, she died September I. 1858.
Thomas Moults]) died January 24. lStiS. Margery, his wife,
died Julv I, 1 NS 7.
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JAMES SIMMONS.
James Simmons, who was a brother of Rowland Simmons,
was born in 1795. Late in the fall of 1816, he moved from
Green River, Warren comity, Kentucky, to Madison county,
Illinois. His wife and infant son (Andrew W.) came with him.
They made the entire trip on horseback.
He moved to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, in October,
1833. He first settled about one mile south of where the village
is now located. He afterwards moved east of the village on land
adjoining it.
He was married in Kentucky to Sarah Stice. To them were
born the following-named children :
Rowland M., born November 7, 1819; married Diana Stice.
She died in Missouri. He was a member of the militia and, in
1843, was elected first lieutenant and commissioned by Governor
Ford under Captain W. B. Blankenship, who died in the service.
R. M. Simmons was then elected captain to fill the vacancy.
This was the 6th company, 2nd battalion, 84th regiment
Illinois militia. John C. Bond was major; John Butler, colonel;
V. II. Marshall, adjutant; John McMahill, first lieutenant; Levi
Hedges, orderly sergeant. They mustered three times a year
company battalion; officers' drill, twice a year. They had three
places of meeting: Greenbush, Berwick, and New Lancaster.
Captain Simmons 's company was composed of 80 substantial
men. He was drillmaster at officers' drill. The regiment was
called out for volunteers for the Mexican war. Wyatt B. Stapp,
who was brigadier-general, went with the company as captain
to the Mexican war.
K. M. Simmons is an elder in the Old-School Predestinarian
Baptist church, and has for many years devoted a great portion
of his time to preaching in different localities.
Andrew \\\. born in Kentucky, September 2, 1816; married
Mary Ann Hedges, January 6, 1842. She died .Inly 1!). 1847.
His second marriage was to Ascenath Brooks, March 2. 1848.
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she was bom in Kentucky, January 7. L825. He filled the offices
of tax-collector and justice of the peace Eor several years in the
township. He died September 111. 1887.
Alfred W.. born November 5, 1821; married Sarah Moulton,
August 26, l s 47. she was born September L8, L829, and died
May L8, 1902.
Charles Riley, born December 24, 1825; married Martha
Bair. She died December 13, 1884, a1 the age of 4'J years.
William Jackson, born December 30, 1827; married Sarah
Holeman. He died in Gentry county, Missouri, November 4. 1884.
Francis Marion, born November 1<>. 1823; was never mar-
ried. Il<' died at the residence of Peter Snider, his brother-in-
law, in the village of Greenbush, June 24, 1891.
Martin V. B., born October 5, 1839; married Hester Cun-
ningham. He died September 29, 1877. she died I )i mber \.
1887. at the age of 42 years.
Nancy, born in Madison county, Illinois, February 17. 1831;
married J. W Iford Kay. She died March 11, 1853.
Sarah A., born January 27. 1818; married William [iet.
She died March 25. lsiiM. lie died March 23, 1895, at the age
of 78 yeai
Joanna, born October 11. l s 42-. married [saac Holeman. she
died Augusl 22, 1901. lie died May 20, 1901, at the age of 68
yea
Dianna, born Augusl 2, 1835; married Peter Snider.
Arminda C, burn November 14. 1S37: married l'.eiiiamin
F. Watt, lie was bom September 30, 1840, and died February
13, 1904.
.lames Simmons died Augusl 21, 1873. His wife died April
8, I s "'."). ;ii the age of 58 years. They weiv members of the Old-
School Predestinarian Baptisl church. In polities Mr. Simmons
was a democrat.
JAMES SIMMONS.
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WILLIAM P. JONES.
William P. Jones was born in Kentucky, November 11, 1810.
He was a son of Elijah and Sarah (Hamvock) Jones, both natives
of Virginia. She was born in 1777 ; their marriage occurred
in North Carolina, in 1801. To this union the following-named
children were born :
Susanna, born in 1802; Wyley, in 1804; Margaret, in 1809;
William P., in 1810; Jessie, in 1812; John, in 1814; and Eliza-
beth, in 1816.
Elijah Jones, the father of William P. Jones, died in Ken-
tucky in 1833. His wife Sarah died in Illinois in 1857.
William P. Jones was married in 1829, to Adora Strode. She
was born in Kentucky, in 1810. To them were born the following-
named children :
Mary A., born April 19, 1830 ; married Chylon Kemp.
Sarah A., born April 15, 1833; married William Wood.
Cynthia A., born January 24, 1834.
Elijah, born January 29, 1836 ; married Eva Shawler.
Elizabeth, born September 8, 1838.
Catherina, born October 12, 1841; married Newton Kemp.
Angelina, born September 6, 1845; married John Bowman.
William, born May 4, 1848 ; married Adeline Hasson.
Peter, born November 7, 1850 ; married Helen Threlkeld.
William P. Jones came to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1835. After
living in Greenbush township for several years, he purchased
land on section 22, in Swan township, where he resided the most
of the time during his last years. He was by occupation a
farmer. In religion he was a member of the Missionary Baptist
church. In politics he was a lifelong democrat. He died July
9, 1888 ; his wife died April 27. 1877.
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AJjEXANDEE WILL. mid.
Alexander Willard was born in Virginia, October 26, 1795.
Be was a son of William and Jane (Cook) Willard. Jane Cook
was born in Ireland.
Alexander Willard left Virginia in his younger days and
went to Overton county, Tennessee: from there he moved to
the stale of .Missouri. 11 is mxt move was to Morgan enmity.
Illinois: from there lie moved to ( ireenhush, Illinois, in 1837.
lie was married in Tennessee to Lucy Liles. She was born
July 7. 1796. To them the following-named children were born:
Mary, born November 24, 1814: married William Foster.
She died January 16, 1893. He died September 7. 1862.
William, born Aimust 11, 181(>; married .lane Hodge. She
was born October 17, 1818; and died October 24. 1870. lie died
March 5, 1901.
Lucinda, born August :!. 1*22: married Ezekiel M. Snapp,
October 10. 1830. He died October 1. 1842. Her second mar-
riage was to Thomas Dameille. February 0. 1S47. He died May
24. 1870. Lucinda died January 21. 1899.
Thomas Joiner, born April 10, 1824; married Mary Sim-
ns. daughter op Lowland and Julia A. Simmons. Both died
in Kansas.
-lane, hern Augusl 31, 1826; married llen/.ie Darneille. .Ian-
nary 6, 1-17. She died September 27. 1905.
Margaret, horn March 18, 1829; married Charles S. Hole-
man.
John, horn February 25, 1831; married Martha A. Sum-
mers, in July, Isfii). She was horn August 15, 1831. Mi- second
marriage was to Mrs. Elizabeth McClurg, whose maiden name
was Elizabeth Hutton. She was horn in <>hio. October 1". 1843.
Aiinis. horn July 11. 1833; married Loiter 4. Jack. She
died ;it Meedoc, Jasper county, Missouri, February 21. 1 v 7ti. lie
died at Arcadia. Crawford countv, Kansas, July 14. 1897.
PORTER J. JACK.
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Alexander, born December 17, 1837; married Emily Sim-
mons. She was a daughter of Rowland and Julia A. Simmons,
who came to Greenbush in 1830.
Mr. Willard, the subject of this sketch, was by occupation a
farmer. In politics he was a democrat. In religion he and his
wife were members of the .Methodist Episcopal church for many
years before their death.
He died February 21, 1849. His wife Lucy died at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law Henzie Darneille. in Bushnell, Illinois,
May 15. 1879. She was blind for many years before her death.
128 l.AKI.Y DAYS IN GREENB1 SB
DR. WILLIAM RANDALL.
Dr. William Randall was born in the town of Aurora, in
Dearborn county, Indiana. May 27, l s :!4. He was a son of
George and Rhoda (Ewbanks) Randall. His father was born in
Canterbury, Kenl county, England, in 17!i6 : and emigrated to
the United States, in 1819, and located in Shawneetown, Illinois.
From there tie moved to Dearborn county. Indiana, where, in
L826, he was married to Miss Rhoda Ewbanks. She was born
in Yorkshire, England, in 1806: and died in Indiana, in 1859.
He was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal church Eoi many
years. He died in 1S66. To them were born the following-
named children:
John E., George F.. William. Mary. Thomas L.. Richard R.,
Rebecca J., and Elizabeth V.
Dr. William Randall was married to Caroline Snapp, March
10, 1863. She was a daughter of Franklin < '<. and Adeline I Morse
Snapp. She died May 20, 1875. To this union the following-
named children were horn:
George S., born December '21. 1863; married lose Marks.
Charming C, born Augusl 5, 1865; died March 2, 1869.
Claud C. born January 8, 1870; died in infancy.
Clyde W.. horn October 6, \^1'2: married Lucy A. Dodge,
September 21, 1895. She was born at Ringwood, Illinois. Feb-
ruary 2. 1S77.
Dr. Randall's second marriage was to Mrs. Edwina C. Earns.
Her maiden name was Ldwina ( '. Bond. She was a daughter
of Jesse W. and Sarah E. (Terry) Bond. This marriage occurred
February _<>. 1879. To them one child was horn.
William I'... born April 3, 1882.
Dr. William Randall graduated at the Jefferson Medical col-
lege, Philadelphia, al the head of his class. March 9, 1858. The
same year be came to Greenbush, Warren county, Illinois, and
commenced the practice of medicine. Here be buill up a good
practice and was very successful. He continued his practice up
to the time of his death, which occurred October 23, 1888. In
politics he w.is ;i democrat.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 129
WILLIAM McMAHILL.
William McMahill was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky,
December 23, 1806. He was a son of John and Susan (Burnet)
McMahill. He was married in Kentucky, in 1827, to Mary Snapp.
She was born February 22, 1806, and was a daughter of George
and Sarah (Mclntyre) Snapp.
William McMahill and wife came to Sangamon county,
Illinois, in 1830, where they resided until 1835, when they came
to Greenbush. Warren county, Illinois. To them the following-
named children were born :
George, born March 8, 1829; married Frances Barnum, about
the year 1851. He resides at Riverside, California.
Susan B., born March 26, 1831; married Leonard Hall. March
25, 1852. He died July 28, 1896.
Sarah, born May 16, 1833; married "William J. Hamilton.
Nancy Jane, born April 6, 1835; married Andrew J. Sisson.
Elizabeth, born June 2, 1837. She fell into a kettle of hot
lard and was so badly burned that she died the next morning.
This occurred in March, 1839. Her grave was the first one in
the McMahill graveyard.
John, born in 1839 ; married Emily Hogue, at Yates City,
Illinois.
Ann M.. born in 1842; married Allen S. Phillips, January
26, 1868.
America, born in 1814; married Jacob M. Kepple. She died
March 13, 1877.
William H., married Ann Morris.
Pinckney, married Mary Ewings. Her maiden name was
Mary Hanks.
Mary E.. died with scarlet fever when she was only four
or five years old.
Lucinda, died in infancy.
William McMahill, the subject of this sketch, was by occu-
pation a farmer and stockraiser. In politics he was a republican.
In religion he was early connected with the Methodist Episcopal
church and was for many years a local preacher in that denomi-
nation. His wife was also a member of the same church. Many
religious meetings were held at their house in tin 1 early days.
Mary, wife of William McMahill. died A.ugus1 31. 1877, He
died June 6. 1881.
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BARNARD SLOEY.
Barnard Sloey was born in County Monaghan, [reland, Octo-
ber 22, 1815. Hi' emigrated to America in L833. He firsl Located
temporarily in Greenbush township, Warren county, Illinois, in
L840; and again to stay, in 1844.
In 1846, he was married to Miss Anna O'Grady of Marshall
county, Illinois. They then commenced pioneer life in earnest,
building a log-cabin i a section 26, where they resided.
At this time neighbors were " like angels' visits, i<\\ and
far between." .John Griffen then resided where the town of
Prairie City was afterwards located. Mr. Sloey says a1 this time
wild game was plenty and wolves were fierce, dangerous, and
annoying.
Mrs. Sloey was born July 21, 1830; and died April 30,
1877. she was a daughter of Francis and Susan £enaly)
O'Grady. When she was a child, she sal on the lap of Black
Hawk, the Indian chief, be having sti pped at her father's house.
probably i n a begging or exploring expedition.
To Mr. Sloey and wife the folli wing-named children were
born— their two first, not named, dying in infancy.
.Mary, horn November 28. ls4s : nia ried Peter McParland,
February 24, 1873.
William, horn November .'-SO. 1852; married Mary Thomas,
September 12, 1*77.
Francis, horn March 30, 1854; married Julia Thomas. May
14. 1 — 1.
Susan, horn November 1. 1856; married Patrick H. Tanney,
November 2, 1 —Tit.
dames, horn March 26, 1859; married Clara Belle Allen.
June 16, L897.
Tin mas B., horn October 6, 1861; married Mae Martin. June
17. 1891.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 131
Ella, born April 19, 1861; married Osborn Randolph Ash-
ford, September 8, 1884.
Anna, born March 3, 1867; married A. A. Wilson, April 23,
1889.
Rose, born July 15, 1869 ; married Wm. Henry Crater, Sep-
tember 18, 1890.
John, born January 13, 1872 ; first marriage to Minnie Rice,
July 27, 1896; second marriage to Lola Massey, January 17,
1901.
On April 15, 1881, Mr. Sloey moved from Greenbush to Gove
county, Kansas. After remaining there awhile, he moved to
Thayer county, Nebraska, where he now resides with his son-
in-law Peter McFarland, surrounded by the most of his children
and grandchildren.
Here he is passing his last days in peace and comfort,
patiently awaiting the white-winged messenger of time to an-
nounce his departure to the realms of eternity, hoping for a joyful
reunion with many dear ones who have preceded him. In religion
Mr. Sloey is a Catholic; in polities he is a democrat.
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JAMES SIMMONS.
James Simmons was born in Warren county, Kentucky,
Augusl LO, L809. Be was a son of William and Esther Stici
S mmons, who were married in 1798. He was born in 177"». and
died in 1865. Sin- was born in South Carolina, in 3 7 7; ». and
died iii 1855. To them the following-named children were born:
Peter, Martin, Betsey, James, Charles, Sarah, Lucinda, John,
Roley, Susan, Herbert, Nancy, and William.
James Simmons in his young days moved with his parents
from Warren county, Kentucky, to Howard county, .Missouri.
Here they resided one \ « * «• 1 1 . then moved to Boone county, Mis-
souri, when' they resided about eight years; they then moved
i" Illinois and Located in Morgan county, near Jacksonville. They
afterwards moved to Warren county, Illinois, and Located in
the northeasl pari of Greenbush township.
William Simmons, father of James Simmons, was engaged
about one year hauling mineral ore at Galena, Illinois. He
finally moved to Iowa, where he died in 1865.
James Simmons, the subjecl of this sketch, was married
December 18, 1839, to Melinda Jennings. She was a daughter
of Aanm and Sarah Jennings, and was born in Indiana. January
27, 1821; died June 19, 1897. To James Simmons and wife the
following-named children were born:
Elizabeth Eunice, born February l! s . 1842; married Thomas
Stockt. q, November 20, 1857.
Sarah E., born May 28, 1844; married William Young, Sep-
tember 1. 1862.
Samantha -lane, burn Augusl 15, 1846; married John Pat-
terson, November !!•. 1863.
Nancy M.. born December 12, 1848; married William II.
Davis. She died June 9, 1900. He died Augusl 16, 189
William E., born November 30, 1851; died May 12, 1884.
Eliza E., born February 20, 1855; married Noah Davis.
EARLY DAYS IN UREENBUSH 133
Thomas J., born June 8, 1857; married Amy A. South,
October 11, 1883. She died February 6, 1894. at the age of 29
years. His second marriage was to Victoria Miller, February 14,
1895.
Ida M., born August -'2. 1860; married George Davis.
James Edmond, born August 1, 1863; married Cornelia Stice,
July 8, 1885. She was born September 10, 1864, and was a
daughter of David and Elizabeth (Semelroth) Stice.
James Simmons resided in Greenbush township for many
years. He was a successful farmer and stockraiser. In politics
be was a democrat. He died at his old home place, on section
two in Greenbush township, September 25, 1900.
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SARAH SNAPP.
Sarah Snapp was born in Virginia, March 20, 1784. Her
maiden name was Sarah Mclntyre. She came with her parents
to Kentucky, in 17&!*: and was married to George Snapp in
Nicholas county, Kentucky, in 1802. He was born February 18,
1780, and died December 20, 1823. Be was a son of George
Snapp, who was killed by the Indians in Kentucky in an early
day.
To George Snapp and his wife Sarah were born the Eollow-
ing-named children :
John, born in 1811; died in Kentucky, in 1823.
.Maria, born in 1804; married William Booth. Her se< I
marriage was to Joseph Wallace, she died in California, July
18, 1886.
.Mary, born in Nicholas county, Kentucky. February 22, 1806;
married William McMahill, in 1827. she died Augusl 31, 1877.
lie died June 6, 1881.
Elizabeth, born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, February
2. 18<>>: married John Crawford. Her second marriage was
to Moses T. Hand. December 23, 1835. she died Augusl 19, 1898.
Moses T. Hand died February 18, 1- 8.
Franklin Greene was born in Nicholas county, Kentucky, Octo-
ber 18, 1812. He came to Illinois in 1833; settled in Greenbush
township in 1834. He was united in marriage to Miss Adeline
Morse, she was born May 6, 1816. To this anion the follow-
ing-named children were born :
Maria -bine, born October 9, 1833; married John A. Butler,
November 22, 1849.
Samuel M., born May 22, 1835; married Saphronia Hanon.
He died October 11. 1891.
George K.. born June 1. 1838; married Emiline Griffith.
Alhert \\. born May 18, 1-1": married Mrs. Matilda Nelson.
/
F. G. SNAPP.
EARLY DAYS IX GREENBUSH L35
Caroline, born June 1, 184:5; married Dr. William Randall.
She died May 20, 1875. He died October 23, 1888.
John R., born April 14, 1846; married Clara Poster. After
receiving- a divorce from her. he was married to Alma Vast, in
April, 1879.
Mary C, born December 23, 1848; died December 10. 1850.
Ada Ann, born October 20, 1851; died November 11, 1858.
Amanda E., born May 12, 1854; resides at Buffalo, New-
York, where she is engaged teaching music.
Emma P., born February 16, 1857 ; married Alphonso YYaiste.
They reside in Canada.
F. G. Snapp was engaged in an early day in Greenfield, in
the mercantile business ; and in later years he again engaged
in the same line of business, making in all three or four times
that he kept store in the village.
He was a farmer and resided on the southwest quarter of
section five for many years. He spent a great portion of his life
in raising, buying, and selling live-stock. In this line he was
a man of excellent judgment.
He was a trader in many lines of business, and would buy
and sell anything from a cookstove to a grist-mill. He was also
an auctioneer and did considerable business in this line in the
early days.
In 1870, he purchased thoroughbred Durham cattle in Ken-
tucky and brought them to Greenbush, which proved a great
benefit to the country by improving the breed of cattle then
here. He also shipped in several hundred bushels of blue-grass
seed from Kentucky the same year. This grass seed being sown
on timber lands, grew rapidly and soon spread over adjoining
lands. At this time John AY. Barlow was engaged in shipping
Durham cattle and blue-grass seed from Kentucky.
P. G. Snapp left his farm in Greenbush township and moved
to Galesburg, where he spent his lasl years. He and his wife
were members of the Methodisl Episcopal church, having joined
thai denomination in early life and retained their membership
up to the time of their death. In politics he was a republican.
136 1 \Kl.Y DAYS IN GREENB1 SB
He died April 10, 1895. His wife died September 22, 1898.
Their remains resl in the cemetery nl Abingdon, Illinois.
Ezekiel M., bora in Nicholas county. Kentucky, in 1816;
married Lucinda W'illard, October 19, 183!). lie died October
1, 1842. She died January 21. Is!)!). To this union one son
was born —
William L.. born February 12, 1842. He was married Decem-
ber 1!'. 1861, to .Mary E. May. She was bora April 19, 1843;
and died November 21, 1900. She was a daughter of William
and Susan Harrison) .May. To William L. Snapp and wife the
following-named children were born:
Alice Maud, born November 16. 1862; married Andrew B.
Camp. January 18, 1883.
Thomas, bora February 23, 1864; married Mary J. Hen-
dricks. January 5, 1889.
Mary, born July 4. 186T-. died March 21, 1869.
William L., bora August 2. 1871: married Minnie West,
November 7. 1899.
Carrie M.. born August 19. 1874.
Delos V., born August 17, 1876; married Emma Pauline
Fowler, February 18, 1903.
Russell, born March 9, 1878; married Maud I). Stokes. July
17. 1899.
Ezekie] M., born January 28, 1880.
Sumner, born November 25. 1881.
William L. Snapp has held the offices in the township of
town clerk, tax collector, justice of the peace, notary public,
and school treasurer, and is the author of this work. In religion
he is a Methodist. In polities he is a democrat.
Roberl M.. son of George and Sarah Snapp, was born in
Nicholas county, Kentucky, February 5, 1818. He was married
three times. His firsl marriage was to Margarel A. Morse,
mi December, 1843- One child was born to them Mary J. She
• lied in infancy. Margaret, wife of K. M. Snapp. died in 1S44.
His sec nd marriage was to Adaliza Morris, March 26, 1849. she
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 137
died December 23, 1856. To this union the following-named
children were born :
George H., born May 9, 1850; died October 13, 1872.
Alberteen, born December 24, 1852; died January 8, 1873.
Eugene, born December 24, 1852 ; died February 19, 1866.
William, born October 15, 1854; died July 27, 1856.
Austin, born June 4, 1856 ; died September 26, 1872.
His third marriage was to Mrs. Clarrissa Simmons, October
28, 1858. She was the widow of James D. Simmons and daughter
of Joab and Rebecca Morris. She died December 24, 1882. To
this union the following-named children were born:
Julius M., born October 29, 1859; died September 22, 1860.
Arthur L., born February 27, 1861 ; now lives in De Kalb
county, Missouri.
Sarah F., born May 26, 1862; married David Tunks, Feb-
ruary 2, 1883. He died in January, 1892. She was again mar-
ried in 1895, to C. Brand, and now lives near Cameron, Missouri.
Laura, born February 4, 1865 ; married Augustus Pence,
March 15, 1885; now lives near King City, Missouri.
Emma H., born March 5, 1867; married Hugh Stanton, April
7, 1895; now lives in Union Star, Missouri.
Giles, born June 1, 1869; lives in DeKalb county, Missouri,
Eva A., born September 28, 1872; married A. B. Durbin,
January 13, 1892. They live in Gentry county, Missouri.
Clara E., born December 20, 1874; married F. H. Everett,
February 26, 1903; now living in St. Joe, Missouri.
Robert M. Snapp was bugler in Captain Wyatt Stapp's com-
pany in the Mexican war. This company was mustered in at
Quincy, Illinois, August 16, 1847. and returned July 29, 1848.
Mr. Snapp was a farmer by occupation. He was justice of the
peace in Greenbush township for many years. He was pos-
sessed of a wonderful memory, and could give more dates of cir-
cumstances and events than any other man in the country- In
Ci v EARL? DAYS IN GR1 I NBUSH
politics, In' was a democrat. Be moved to Missouri in the sprit)
of L872, and died there June 21, 1899.
William, son of George and Sarah Snapp, was born in Nicholas
county, Kentucky, June 12, 1820. Be was married to Elizabeth
Bedges, June 21, 1845. To them were born the following-named
children :
Nathan P>.. born March 13, 1847; married Nannie Evans, March
1. 1S74. They oow live in Utah.
Catherine, born March 27. 1848; married -I. I'. Eteed, December
23 186.6. She died March 7. 1877.
Ezekiel M., born October 1. 1849; lives in northern California.
James A., born March 28, 185] ; married Phebe Tunks, Sep-
tember 13, 1874. She died December 24, 1876. His second mar-
riage was i" Rebecca -I. Brown, November 7. 1883. They now
reside on ;i farm near King City, Missouri.
John \\\. born October 1, 1852; qow lives in Clark county,
I\;ms;is.
Sarah A., born .May 2.">. 1854; married Jacob W. Fry, March
17. 1S7">. They reside iii southern California.
George, born February 21. 1856; married Mary Fry, Novem-
ber •'!. 1876. They live in DeKalb county, Missouri.
.Mary, born September 1. 1857; married Jerry Etenniger, in
March, 1*78. They reside in DeKalb county, Missouri
William \\\. hern -Inly 18, 1 S .~>!C married Verdie Myricks, in
March, 1892. Ti side in DeKalb county, Missouri.
Evaline, born February 2s. 1862; died in 1864.
Eliza J., born September 29, 1864; married Joseph A. Fry, in
18s*. They reside in Buchanan county, Missouri.
Elizabeth A., horn .lime 9, 1871; married Jacob Barshbui
in 1901. They reside in Clark county, Kans
William Snapp was ;i Parmer by occupation. In hi-- younger
days he was engaged in burning brick, and was for a time engaged
in the mercantile business, lie also ran a steam sawmill in com-
pany with hi- nephew, William L. Snapp. i'mi- several years in
I reenbush. Be was commissioner el' highways and held other
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offices of trust in the township. In polities, he was a democrat. He
moved to DeKalb county, Missouri, in June, 1868, where he died
in August, 1883. His wife, who was five years younger than he,
died in January, 1890.
George, son of George and Sarah Snapp, was born in Nicholas
county, Kentucky, September 12, 1823. He married Ann Rebecca
Hicks, in 1853. She died February 12, 1875. To this union the
following-named children were born :
Oscar, born May 28, 1854; died December 28, 1863.
William, born December 25, 1856; died March 10, 1864.
Adeline, born May 12, 1858; died December 25, 1863.
Elizabeth, bom March 8, 1860.
Robert M., born November 19, 1861; married Josie South,
February 17, 1886. She was born June 24, 1864, and died Novem-
ber 12, 1897.
Charles F., born October 15, 1863 ; married Mary Starr.
Lucy, born April 26, 1865 ; married Elijah H. South.
Anna, born January 9, 1869; married Charles C. McClurg,
December 29, 1888.
Ada, born October 14, 1871; married William C. Gordon,
November 21, 1894.
Catherine, born February 6, 1873.
George Snapp has been by occupation a farmer and stockman,
and was at one time engaged in the mercantile business in Green-
bush. He went to California, in 1850, in a company of twenty-
seven men, driving ox teams. James C. Stice was captain of this
company. His mess was composed of Robert M. Snapp. R. K.
Belt, James C. Stice and himself.
Pie returned to Greenbush township, in 1S52, where he has
since resided, except a short time he was in DeKalb county,
Missouri. His second marriage was to Ann Davis, April 10, 1876.
She was born in Jefferscn county, Indiana, September 2D. 1839.
Sarah (Mclntyre ) Snap]), the subject of this sketch, was a
woman of strong constitution, used to hardships Prom childhood.
She early learned industrious habits, which she retained through
life. In religion, she was a Methodist. She died November 26,
1859.
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ELIJAH FRAMPTON, SENIOR.
Elijah Frampton was burn near Lewistown, Pa., April 20,
ITMi. He was married October 20, 1822, to Kebecca Clark: and
again to Lucinda Trowbridge, May 28, L828- both at Burlington,
Ohio, He died a1 Avon, Illinois, January 23, 1877.
To the first union were born five children — four of whom died
in fancy — viz. : Isaac (dark, William Walker, and three sisters
(triplets). Isaac C. and sisters died in infancy.
To the second union were born four children, namely: Elijah,
John Martin. Rachel Jane, and Isabelle Rogers. Rachel died
October 2fi, ls:](i. at the age of four years.
Mr. Frampton, like most boys of his time, was sent to school
only three months each year. School books were scarce, one set
usually doing duty for the whole family. He made a specialty of
mathematics, with a view to taking up surveying. Shortly after he
had mastered the business, his father died; and he, being the oldesl
boy, was suddenly brought face to face with the problem of bread
and butter for the family, which was a Large one.
He soon discovered that while surveying gave him a promi-
nent place in the community, there was not enough in it to enable
him to support the Large family. And so he gave it up and
turned his attention to boating on the Ohio river. A1 thai time
river transportation was almost wholly done by flat-boats and
keel-boats.
These boats would be Loaded at Pittsburg and floated down the
river as Ear as necessary, and then pulled. ' ' cordelled, ' ' by means
of a rope, and pushing with Long pike poles, bach to the starting
place.
This «>]-\ of Life was full enough of incident and adventure to
make it quite Bpicy, and was besides a cash-down business. Settle-
ments on the river were lew and Par between. To add to its
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picturesqueness, game was plentiful and bands of robbers infested
the country.
Mr. Franipton followed this business for several years, making
many trips down and up the river, sometimes going out on to the
Mississippi .river. When his load was disposed of, he would "cor-
delle" back to Pittsburg with his boat.
■&
He chanced to be in Pittsburg with his boat when the govern-
ment pressed him and his boat into the service to carry a lot
of sail, rigging, etc., to Lake Erie for Commodore Perry's fleet.
For this service the government forgot to pay him. But it is
probable that he, like Barkis, "was willin' " and never asked for
any pay.
At one time he and his younger brother loaded their boat with
provisions at Pittsburg and took it out on to the Mississippi river,
down to Memphis, Tenn., where they sold boat and cargo, receiving
their pay all in silver coin. There was no bank at Memphis and no
steamboats on the river. So they had to return with their money
overland. For this purpose they bought a stout horse and a pair of
saddle-bags. Placing the money into the bags, they put them
across the back of the horse and started homeward, taking turns
at fiding and walking.
Considering the condition of the country — sparce settlements,
crude roads, and robbers — this was a perilous undertaking. They
made the trip, however, without serious mishap.
As before stated, his boating life was sufficiently exciting and
full of incident to satisfy most any one. Mike Fink, the noted
outlaw and river pirate, gave the boatman no end of trouble.
Fink was almost a dead shot with his rifle. A boy whom he kept
with him as a cook, he used to make stand off thirty to fifty paces,
while Fink, a la William Tell, would shoot a tin cup off the
boy's head.
Mr. Franipton once had the honor of being a target for Fink's
rifle. He heard the bullet whiz by, but fortunately it did not hil
him. It was supposed Fink fired the shot just to see what he
could do.
In making these trips down and up the river, it so happened
that at the time of the earthquake at New Madrid Mo., his boal
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was floating down the river in fronl of the town; of ;i suddeE they
heard a deep rambling sound; when, ;is it' by magic, the river was
in ;i greal commotion, rolling and tumbling, seething and boiling
like mad. It came like a flash ou1 of ;i clear sky, and greatly alarmed
the men on the boat, bu1 they managed to steer clear of all the
eddying whirlpools and escape injury.
Aboul the year 1818, Mr. Frampton moved his mother and
family to Burlington, Ohio, a small town on the <>hi<> river, be-
tween Cincinnati, Ohio, and Pittsburg, Pa. His Ixmtintr life was
suddenly broughl to an end by an incidenl which took place while
he was at home off duty.
A camp-meeting was in progress near by, and he concluded to
attend. While there he was converted; and. believing he was calle ,
to preach the Gospel, he sold his boating interests, united with the
Methodist church, joined the Cincinnati conference, and was,
assigned to a circuit. This conference embraced all of southern
Ohio and a pari of Kentucky; and as there was a scarcity of
preachers, the circuit had to be made very large. Thai made the
work Hi the preacher very laborious and exacting.
The country being new, there were scarcely any laid-oul roads,
often nothing hut a trail or path to guide the traveler on his
way: and there were almost no bridges streams had to be forded
or swam, as the ease mighl be. The preacher considered i1 his
bounden duty to fill every appointmenl on time, no matter what
happened; nothing hut the impossible should prevenl it. In the
broiling ho1 sun: in the drenching rain: in the pelting hail and
sleet; in the driving, blinding snow: over the glaring ice; through
mud and water; by day and by nighl ; astride his trusty horse, with
his saddle-bags stuffed full of clean linen. Bible, hymn-book and
lunch thrown across the saddle, he must make his way from place
to place, over his circuit- a never-ceasing treadmill of duty to meet
his appointments preaching in the little log schoolhouse, sometimes
in barns and somel imes in the open.
He musl be the minister and the chorister often the whole
choir- and often his own janitor, lie must administer COmforl to
the afflicted, consolation to the dying, and sometimes a flogging to
the insoleni ; instanl in season and out of season, a sorl of half-way
station between hope and fruition, a ministering angel, as it were.
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beckoning our thoughts away from the realities of this hard,
inexorable life, so full of bickerings and heart-breaks, to that life
of perennial beauty and happiness, which we counl upon in our
reckoning of the great hereafter.
Notwithstanding the fact that he was physically a powerful
man. inured to the hardships of frontier life, yet the exacting life
of an itinerant preacher was too much for him ; and although much
against hi- will, he was forced to resign.
He then bought a farm and moved on to it. While here he
was chosen and served a term as judge of the court for Lawrence
county, Ohio; but office-holding did nut suit him, and lie went back
on his farm.
In 1842. lie became restless of a farmer's life, and again betook
himself to boating, lie purchased a large flat-boat, loaded it with
tan bark, took it to Cincinnati and sold all. He then returned,
sold his farm and bought a very large keel-boat, which he loaded
with provisions, took his family on board and floated off down the
Ohio, into the Mississippi river, down through bayou Atchafalia. in
Grand Lake, in Louisiana.
The next year he made another trip to the south, selling out
his boat and provisions. He then went to New Orleans, bought a
stock of dry goods, and took passage on a steamer for Quincy,
Illinois, where he arrived some time in April, 1845.
In May, 1854. he sold his stock of goods and moved to Oreen-
bush, Illinois, where he lived until the fall of 1863, when he moved
to Avon, Illinois, where he died, as before stated, Jananry 23, 1877.
John Prampton, the father of the subject of this sketch, was a
soldier in the War of the Revolution, belonging to the Cumberland
county Eangers. and was with Washington when his army crossed
the Delaware river on the floating ice. December 25, 1776.
Lueinda (Trowbridge) Frampton was born near Marietta,
Ohio, April 8, 1811 ; married Elijah Frampton at Burlington, Ohio.
May 28, 1828; died at Avon, Illinois, March 15, 1895.
In her youth she was possessed of more than ordinary beauty.
She was of very cheerful disposition, always looking on the brighl
side of life. To the day of her death she had the faculty of attract-
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ing i" herself the society of young | pie, which she greatly enjoyed.
She was everybody's friend— bore no malice.
William Walker Frampton, born at Burlington, ohin. Decem-
ber 5, 1824; married Mary Anderson, in 1849; and again, Mary
Miller, in 1852 both at Quincy, Illinois; again married oame not
known*, in lSfiT: ami again, Ella Eckmau -both of the Latter at
1 >eSoto, Kansas.
William was a stationary engineer and surveyor by profes-
- o. lie learned the trade of engineei on a steamboat, on the
Mississippi ami Missouri rivers. In 1852. lie came from near
Blandinsville, [llinois, t<> Creenbush. Illinois, to take charge of a
sawmill ami corn-cracker owned by Ragon and .Mather.
hi 1856, lie and his brother Elijah bought the mill ami put in
two sets of burs for grinding wheat. On September 1. 1858, the
mill burned down. Ai this time it belonged to Dr. Bailey Ragon,
the Framptons having sold out to him in the spring of the year,
William e'oine- to I Jlandinsville, Illinois, and Elijah 1" Kansas.
William moved to DeSoto, Kansas, in 1859, where he now
resides. He served as private in Hie Seventh Kansas infantry, in
the War of the Rebellion, being must* red ou1 in 1865. By his
second wife William had three children: Charles, Amenia, and an
infant, which died in infancy. a1 Blandinsville, Illinois.
Elijah Frampton, jr.. horn at Burlington, Ohio, -May 20, 1829;
married Sarah Walker Hanon, at Greenbush, 111.. November 1.
Is55. To them were born three children: [da Cornelia, November
7. 1856; Edward Trowbridge, March 12, 1860; and Nettj Eanon,
March 17. 1862. Ida ('. died in Kansas, .May It;, i860; and Win
II. in Greenbush, duly l!7. 1864. On duly 27, 1864, his wife also
• lied ;M Greenbush, where she was buried.
Elijah Learned the trade id' miller a1 Canton, Mo. He then
secured a place in one of the Quincy mills. In 18.VJ. i nine to
Greenbush and took charge of the corn-crackers. In 1856, he and
William boughl the mill and pnl in a flour-mill, which they pan
until the spring oi L858, when he sold ou1 and moved to Kansas,
along with Elijah Hanon, his wife's father, and Samuel M. Snapp,
his brother-in-law.
In the spring of 1 sCo. they returned to Greenbush, having
been driven oul of Kansas by the terrible drouth and the grass-
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hopper scourge. In 1864, after the death of his wife, he went to
Avon, 111., where he now resides. His son Edward married a lady
in Kansas, where he still resides.
Elijah learned the trade of wagon-maker under Porter J.
Jack, at Greenbush, in 1864, and he continued to work at his
trade in Avon and Bushnell. At the latter place he was associated
with Henzie Darneille in the wagon-making business.
Isabelle Rogers Frampton was born August 26, 184(i-. married
John B. Compton in 1867; came to Greenbush, in 1854. and to
Avon, in 1863, where she was married. From Avon they went to
Bement, Illinois, where Compton secured a place with the Wabash
railroad. He was killed by the cars in 1892. Mrs. Compton is
now living in Chicago with her five children.
John Martin Frampton was born at Burlington, Ohio, October
22, 1830; married at Pittsfield, Illinois, to Miss Amatha Whittaker,
December 25, 1872 ; moved to Quincy, Illinois, from Ohio, May 6,
1845 ; moved to Greenbush, Illinois, in December, 1856 ; moved to
Avon, 111., in the fall of 1863 ; worked on a farm owned by Isaac
N. Morris, during the spring and summer of 1848, for eight dollars
a month ; worked on steamboat as pantryman and second steward
during the year 1849 ; taught school in the summer of 1851, at
Muddy Lane, in McDonough county, at eighteen dollars a month
and boarded himself; clerked in a store at Louisiana, Mo., in the
fall of 1851 (pay nominal) ; Avorked in The Whig newspaper office
at Quincy, Illinois, 1852 to 1855— pay, sixteen dollars a month;
and was shipping clerk for a large foundry in St. Louis, Mo., from
July, 1855, to October, 1856— pay, forty dollars a month.
In December, 1856, went to work for Ragon and Frampton as
bookkeeper and superintendent of the grist department of the
mill, at twenty-five dollars a month, at Greenbush, Illinois. Sep-
tember 1, 1858, the mill was burned. He returned to Quincy, Illi-
nois, in the spring of 1859, and kept the books in the Star Mills
until November, 1860, when the mills were shut down — salary,
twenty-five dollars per month.
May, 1861, returned to Greenbush ; took a place as clerk and
bookkeeper with F. H. Merrill & Co., at twelve dollars a month
and board; went to Avon with Mr. Merrill, in the fall of 1863; con-
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tinued to clerk for him until the spring of 1865, when he had to
give up the place on accounl of a long spell of sickness.
April 15, 1867, he was appointed clerk in the U. S. internal
revenue service by Gen. L. l-\ Ross, collector of the ninth district,
Illinois. Prom thai date until July 1, l> s t',. he was continuously
in government service as clerk and deputy-collector, a1 a salary
from nine to eighteen hundred dollars, serving under five differenl
collectors.
John M. Frampton moved to Pittsfield, Illinois, in July, 1892,
where he now resides. To John M. FYampton and wife were born
two suns: Mendal Garbatt, born November 21, 1874; married 1"
.Miss Marian D. Kirby, ;it Jacksonville, III.. September 10, 1903;
John Ross, born July 10, 1879. Mendal was graduated from Illinois
College, Jacksonville in 1898, whli the degree of A. B.; an. I as
post-graduate, in 1S!)9. with the degree of A. M.: and a- post-
graduate at Harvard University, with the degree of A. .M.. in 1900.
lie is now a teacher of English in Pomona College, Claremont,
( lalifornia.
John Ross graduated al Oberlin, Ohio, in 1901, as A. B.; and
graduated from Oberlin Conservatory of .Music in 1M<>4. He is
now a teachei in Iowa College Conservatory of Musi.-. ,-ii Grinnell,
Iowa.
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MARY PARK.
Mary Park was born in La Rue county, Kentucky, in 1816.
She was a daughter of James and Theodosia (Dodge) McDonald,
and was married to Joseph L. Park, in 1835. He was born Novem-
ber 12, 1810, and died in 1852 ; and was a son of George and
Elizabeth (Halm) Park. George Park was born January 31, 1773,
and was married to Elizabeth Hahn, April 26, 1795.
Mary Park came with her children to Greenbush, Warren
county, Illinois, in the fall of 1856. Her son, William B., pre-
ceded her on horseback.
To Joseph L. and Mary Park were born the following-named
children :
William B., born December 24, 1836 ; married Rebecca Morris.
She was born December 14, 1833 ; and died June 28, 1893. He
died in the army in 1862.
Columbus, born in 1837 ; married Sarah A. Standeford. She
died in Arkansas, in 1895.
Josephine, born September 17, 1839 ; married John J. Butler,
December 29, 1860. He died June 27, 1864, at the age of 28
years. Her second marriage was to J. Robert Lloyd, June 25, 1866.
He died December 21, 1878, at the age of 46 years. Her third
marriage was to J. E. Amos, March 30, 1882.
John A., born January 9, 1842 ; married Mary Eliza Park.
She was born in Hardin county, Kentucky, and was a daughter of
Culbertson and Julia A. (Walker) Park.
Wallace, born June 19, 1844 ; married Nancy Hains. He died
from mineral poison while working in mines at Joplin, Missouri.
Marian, born September 17, 1849 ; married Chu Lieurance, in
1861. Her second marriage was to John Patton.
Sarah E., born May 8, 1852; married Michael Carroll. He
died in the army. Her second marriage was to Daniel E. Gott, a
native of Canada.
Mary Park, the subject of this sketch, was for several years a
member of the Methodist church. During her last years she
became a member of the Christian church, and died a member
of that denomination, August 1, 1888.
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JOHN WEBB NANCE.
John \Y. Nance was born in Rockingham county, North Car-
olina, May 15, 1814. He was a son of William II. and Nancy Lowe
Nance. His father and grandfather, John Nance, were natives
of North Carolina.
His boyhood days were passed in middle and wesl Tennessee.
He was married May l'4. ls:_-5(i. to Nancy Simmons in Calaway
county. Kentucky, near Paris, Tennessee. She was a daughter of
Charles Sin is. who came to Greenbush in 1S45. In January,
1845, John \V. Nance moved from Tennessee to Stoddard county,
.Missouri. In April, 1845. he moved from .Missouri to Illinois, and
settled in the town of Greenbush, April "J7. 1845. On April l'T.
1857, he moved to Ids farm five miles oortheasl of the village of
Greenbush, where his wife Nancy died November 13, 1 s 7l\ To them
were born the following-named children :
Rufus Dodds, born February 20, 1837; married Alice M. Sorter,
December 19, 1861. She died February 13, 1866. His second
marriage was to Josie Thurman.
Francis Marion, born February 20, 1838. He was enrolled in
Co. II. 83rd regiment, Illinois Vol. Infantry. Augusl 9, 1862, at
Grcenlmsh. Illinois, and was mustered in the service at Monmouth,
Illinois. August 11. 1862.
In the formation of the company he was elected second
sergeant. On the 14th day of March, 1863, he was promoted to
the office of second lieutenant. This regimenl went into camp at
Fort Heiman, Tenn., September 5, 1862, within fifteen miles of
where Francis M. was born. During the greater pari of the time
lie was in service he was in command of the mounted infantry,
whose duty was to bunt guerillas, repair telegraph lines, and pro-
tect foraging parties. On one of these trips Egberl Bostwick was
killed: he was a comrade who had the Love and resped of all who
knew him. This company had many exciting skirmishes with the
guerillas. February 3, 1863, at fort Donelson, Tennessee, nine com-
panies of the 83rd regimenl with company C, second Illinois light
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artillery, successfully resisted the attack of Forest and Wheeler
with 8000 men. The 83rd regiment moved to Clarksville, Tennessee,
in October, 1864 ; from there to Nashville, Tennessee, in June, 1865,
where they were mustered out June 26, 1865. This mounted
infantry, while out with scouting parties, became familiar with
most of the people living between the Cumberland and Tennessee
rivers from Paducah to Nashville. They will be remembered by
some of those people, no doubt, to this day. While at Clarksville,
Tennessee, F. M. Nance became acquainted with Miss Georgia
Alwell. After he was mustered out of the service, he returned to
Clarksville, where they were married October 26, 1865.
Susan Alabama, born April 3, 1839; married Levi Lincoln,
December 3, 1857. He died March 30, 1901.
Mary Jane, born November 27, 1840; married Josiah Smith,
March 16. 1865.
Sarah Elizabeth, born July 16, 1842 ; married James F. Mings.
He died November 28, 1898.
Charles William, born August 11, 1844; married Eliza A.
Wright, January 15, 1873. He died February 18, 1881.
Nancy Cinthela, born January 16, 1847 ; married Robert
Byram, January 18, 1870.
Martha \Vashington, born December 4, 1848; married Dr.
Emory Stone, February 24, 1876. Her second marriage was to
Knox R. Marks, June 1, 1893.
John Alonzo, born February 10, 1853 ; married Eliza Smith,
October 28, 1877.
Robert Henry, born January 20, 1856. First marriage to
Melinda J. Shirley, August 16, 1875; she died September 10, 1879.
Second marriage to Ann Shirley; third marriage to Tessie
Meadows, June 8, 1904.
Harriet Missouri, born April 1, 1851; died August 11, 1852.
John W. Nance was married three times. His second wife was
Mrs. Harriet E. Brooks. This marriage occurred January 11, 1874.
She died March 22, 1878.
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His third marriage was with Mary (Lucas Crawford. A.pril
20, 1879, at Abingdon, [llinois, where they qow reside.
Mr. Nance was by occupation a carpenter in his younger days,
afterwards a farmer. In 1850, he went with Dr. Bailey Ragon to
Monmouth, [llinois, and joined the Masonic fraternity, Lodge No.
:17. A. F. & A. M. lie qow lt<*l< >iil!s in Abingdon Lodge.
In politics In- was ,-i Whin up to 1856, afterwards a Democrat.
In religion lie is a member of the Missionary Baptisl church.
lie lias always borne the name of an honest, uprighl citizen,
tn which he is justly en1 itled.
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AMOS PIERCE.
Amos Pierce was born in Vermont, July 31, 1781, where he
spent his boyhood days. Removing from Vermont, he settled in
western New York, where he was engaged in blacksmithing, prov-
ing himself an expert in making the first bolts and iron-work on
the New York and Erie canal.
In 1811, he was married to Miss Mary Sanford. She was
born in 1790, and died September 30, 1845. His second marriage
was to Mrs. Evaline Woods.
Mr. Pierce removed from New York to Ashtabula county,
Ohio. He came to Illinois in 1834, and bought a quarter section
of land in Knox county. The village of Altona is located on this
same quarter.
After he had bought it, he became dissatisfied, as there was no
timber on the land. He then sold it and went to St. Augustine,
where he met with some old settlers who went with him to Green-
field (now Greenbush), where he bought land south of the village,
on section 7.
Here he built his log house of three rooms, and here he spent
the remainder of his clays, farming, blacksmithing, and running a
sawmill on Nigger creek, a short distance south of his residence.
This mill was built by Cornelius Clover, who then resided near
St. Augustine. It was run by water-power, and had an up-and-
down saw. The log was drawn against the saw with a wheel, hav-
ing notched segments on the outer circle and wood pins on the side.
\Yhen the board was sawed, the sawyer stepped on the pins to re-
turn the log. This action was called "treading back the rag-
wheel."
Many of the old settlers procured lumber here to use in the
construction of their houses, and for other purposes. The old mill
played its part in the early days, and then passed into decay.
It is said that at the home of Amos Pierce strangers and
friends were welcome alike, and that his home was a refuge for the
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colored man on his way to Canada for freedom. Be was Industri-
ous, and stood for temperance, education, progression, and a Lib-
eral religion; and was a member of the Universalisl church. In
pontics he was a republican. He died July 20, 1872.
Anaos Pierce, the subjed of this sketch, was the seventh in
descenl from Thomas Pierce, the emigranl ancestor of this branch
of the Pierce family. Thomas Pierce came from England to this
country, in 1633, with his wife Elizabeth, and settled in Char)
town, .Mass. He was born in England in 1583, and died October
7. 1666. His wife Elizabeth was born in England, in lf>!)5. The
genealogy of this branch of the Pierce family, commencing with
the emigranl ancestor, is: Thomas 1. Thomas 2, Thomas 3, Thomas
4. Amos 5, Phineas 6, Amos 7.
Franklin Pierce was the seventh in descenl from this same
emigranl ancestor. He was born November 23, l s i'4: married
Jane M. Appleton, November 10, 1834. She was born in 1806; and
died December 2, 18(i3. lie died October 8, 1>ti'. ( . in Concord, New
Hampshire. He was inaugurated President of the .United States,
March 4. 1853.
Phineas Pierce, the father of Amos Pierce, the subjed of this
sketch, was born January 124. 1751; married, October 10, 1771.
Ruth Gaines. Sin- was born in 1751. and died November 9, 1802.
His second marriage, January 13, 1803, was in Kuih Heche. He
died October 1. 1808. To them were born the following-named
children :
Keziah, burn July 1. 177-!: married Austin.
Candice, burn October 14. 1775; died September 13, 1777.
Iluldah. bum Augusl 6, 1777: died October 7. 1777.
Rhoda, burn Augusl 4. 177!': married John Ramson. She
died September 2, 1862. Their children were: John I'., born
Augusl 4. 180] : died in 1863. Julia, Hiram, Horace, Stephen bet-
ter known as "Col." Ramson . burn March 1. 1 s l 1 ; and died June
11, 1873. Mary, burn October 2, 1812; married ( '. P. Van Ness
Phineas, burn Augusl 6, 1781; married Anna Kellogg.
Elizabeth, born May 1. 1783; died May 5, 1783.
AMOS PIERCE AND WIFE.
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Amos, born July 31, 1784; married Mary Sanford, and Eva-
line Woods.
Abiram, born May 20. 1786; married Sarah Satterlee, January
8, 1809.
William, born April 20, 1788; died May 9, 1788.
Lucy, born May 20. 1789; married Ashel Smith, and J. I).
AVebster. She died September 24, 186-4. and was buried in the
Bond graveyard. She was the mother of Phineas Pierce Smith.
who died in Avon. Illinois, July 18, 1898 ; and was also the mother
of Laura Roberts, who died in Swan township, February 3, 1877.
Horace, born November 16, 1803; married Mary Perkins.
Ruth, born October 12, 1805 ; married Luke Perkins.
Harry, born February 20, 1808; married Alma Phelps.
To Amos Pierce and his wife Mary were born the following-
named children :
Clement, born in Poultney, Rutland county, Vermont, Sep-
tember 24, 1813. He was married to Nancy Farr, March 6, 1834.
She was born in Essex county. New York, January 13. 1814. He
came with his father to Greenbush township, Warren county. Illi-
nois, in 1834. They purchased 160 acres of land on section 7.
Clement settled on a tract of land adjoining, where he resided until
March, 1845, when he purchased the southwest quarter of section
35, in Roseville township, and moved upon it. Here he resided
until June, 1864, when he moved to the village of Roseville. where
he was engaged with Dr. B. Ragon in the mercantile business for
about two years. He then bought Dr. Ragon 's interest in the stock
and continued in the business for about seven years, when he sold
out.
In 1873 he retired from active labor. He was justice of the
peace from 1872 to 1885. He also rilled the office of supervisor in
Roseville township.
To Clement Pierce and wife were born the following-named
children :
Mary M.. born August 2. 1835; married Solomon Emberling.
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Laura A., born January 26, L837; married Alexander Bram-
hall, and ( Iharles Strand.
Anns, born December 1<». 1843; married Mary J. Barr. They
reside in Belleville, Kansas.
Phebe J., born October 1". 1845; married Thomas J. Newburn.
Zachariah T.. born April 23, 1848; died September 23, 1860
In religion Clemenl Pierce was a member of the Universalis!
church. In politics he was a republican. He died 1) mber ■_'•">.
1890.
William Henry, born January 23, l s 1i>: came to Greenbush,
Illinois, in 1836. Shortly after his arrival he taughl school in a
log-cabin located in the woods, a short distance wesl of the villa
thru called Greenfield. He was also engaged in shoemaking with
Julius Hill.
William II. Pierce was married to Angeline Waldron, Septem-
ber 10, 1837. She was born April IT. 1819; and died -Inly !». 1842.
In 1840, he opened up a farm of two quarter-sections, one on the
southwesl corner of Berwick township and the other on the south-
easl corner of Roseville township. He built his house aboul one
mile wesl of the village of Greenbush.
It was here that his wife Angeline died, she was buried a
few rods wesl of the house. This was a lone grave until 1845, when
Mary, wife of Amos Pierce, was buried there. This was afterwards
used as the Pierce burying-ground ; and about the year 1885, the
hind was deeded to Warren county, to he used as a public burying
'j round.
Wm. II. Pierce was justice of the peace for several years. 1 1 « ■
moved to Monmouth, Illinois, in 1858, where he served as deputy-
sheriff under Deacon John Brown lor aboul 1<> years; was county
superintendent of schools; was also postmaster in .Monmouth. Illi-
nois, in 1 s n 1 to 1865.
He helped with his money and influence in the establishment
of the Galesburg Libera] [nstitute which finally became the Lom-
bard University. He was a member of the Universalisl church.
In polities he was an old-line whig up to 1856, when he voted for
John < . Fremont and was a republican thereafter.
WM. H. PIERCE.
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111 the early '40 *s, he was associated with David Mather and Dr.
B. Ration in the manufacture and sale of medicine for fever and
ague which was then a prevalent disease. While engaged in the
sale of thL medicine, he was in Carthage, Illinois, on Sunday, June
27. 1844. and witnessed the killing of Joseph Smith, the Mormon,
Wm. H. Pierce moved from Monmouth to Galesburi:. where he
died February 25. 1880, and was buried in Hope cemetery, at
Galesburg, Illinois.
To Wm. 11. Pierce and wife Angeline were born the following-
named children :
Almiron <;.. born July 4, 1838, in the first house that was built
in the village of Greenfield, which name was changed to Green-
bnsh. in 1843. This house was known in after years as the Karns
cooper-shop. He received his first schooling at the old Downey
schoolhouse. west of Greenbush. Frederic H. Merrill was his
teacher. His second teacher was James C. Stice. The third was
Miss Julia Root, at Woodville (now Avon).
In 1855. he attended school at Lombard University, at Gales-
burg, Illinois. In 1856, he clerked in a store at Avon, Illinois, for
J. M. Churchill. In 1858, he taught school in the Sisson school-
district at Swan Creek. He was also clerk and salesman for S. J.
Buzan in Greenbush, at one time.
He was married, in 1860, to Caroline Sanford. She was a
daughter of Alba and Minerva (Rust) Sanford. Alba Sanford was
born in Vermont, September 22, 1807. He was a Baptist minister
and school-teacher, resided in Greenbush for several years, and was
engaged for some time in carrying the mail from Greenbush to
Monmouth. He died in Greenbush, August 28, 1871, and was
buried in the Pierce burying ground. Later his body was removed
and placed by the side of his wife's in the family lot of A. G.
Pierce, in Monmouth cemeterv.
A. G. Pierce took charge of the old home farm during 1861
and 1862; removed to Monmouth, August 20, 1862, to act as
deputy-postmaster under his father; and was city collector one
term, 1865-6. February 5, 1866, he entered the railway mail ser-
vice on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Commencing
when the railway service was in its infancy, he remained in the
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service uniil April 1. l ss 7. during which time he saw and helped
to develop the system to a high grade of perfection. Be casl his
maiden vote November 6, I860, in Berwick, Dlinois, for Abraham
Lincoln, and lias been a republican ever since.
Almiron and Alberl X. Snapp were intimate friends in their
younger days. They were often together and generally attended
public gatherings together. In the fall of 1858, they concluded to
go to Galesburg and hear the joinl discussion between Abraham
Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas. So the,\ started and walked to
Abingdon. Bere they go1 a chance to ride in a farm wagon to
< ralesburg.
During the campaign they concluded to make a wager on the
election. They wenl in Osbora & Merrill'- store and selected two
gentleman's shawls. These shawls were all wool, Large size, and
very fashionable at the time. The Loser was to pay fur both
shawls. Almiron be1 on Lincoln and Lost. Hi- shawl cosl him
twenty-eighl dollars, thai being the price of the two.
Almiron remembers that Al. Snapp and he attended the
meeting a1 the academy in Greenbush when Alexander Campbell
preached there.
Since 1889, Almiron has been in the employ of the Maple
City soap works, at Monmouth, Illinois, as traveling salesman.
Charles II.. born in Warren county, Illinois, February 1. 1840;
married Elizabeth hen-. February 1. In; - -'. She was born in Jack-
son county, Ohio, dune Hi. 1838. To this union the following-
named children were born :
Maud V... hem December 31, 1862; married Benry Baumgard-
Der, An-iist 17. 1904. They reside in Oklahoma.
William II.. horn December 16, 1864. He was a soldier in
the Spanish-American war.
Blanche M.. born February 24, 1866; married <■. F. Collett.
They now Live in Kansas.
Grace II.. born dune 26, 1871; married <iiles c. Osborn,
November 18, 1892. lie was horn dune 15, 1864, and was a son of
Alfred ((shorn, who was engaged in the mercantile business in
ALMIRON G. PIERCE.
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Greenbush in the early days. Giles C. is now engaged in selling
drugs and musical instruments, at Avon, Illinois.
Nealy A., born June 17, 1873; died November 15. 1876.
Charles H. Pierce has been engaged in farming during the
greater part of his life. In 1861 and 1862, he was clerk in the
postoffice at Monmouth, Illinois. He now resides on the old home
place in Berwick township. In politics he is a republican.
The second marriage of Wm. H. Pierce was to Harriet Woods,
March 22, 1846. She was born February 27. 1826. To this union
were born the following-named children :
Marietta L., born March 28, 1847 ; married Dr. B. A. Griffith.
Julia P.. born May 10, 1849 ; died in 1851.
Emma J., born May 11. 1851; married \Y. E. Day. He died
June 27, 1905.
Frank A., born August 3, 1853 ; died August 1, 1854.
Harriet L., born June 22, 1856. Her first marriage was to
Joseph Fosdeck ; second marriage to John F. Perry; and third
marriage to John C. Ryan.
Flora A., born April 9. 1858; died October 13, 1862.
Effie, born October 7, 1860 ; died September 11, 1862.
Perlie, born September 21. 1863 ; died August 16, 1864.
Marietta, daughter of Amos Pierce, was born in 1818. She
married Henry Kelsey.
Stephen Pierce, who was a son of Amos, was born September
24, 1820. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Hanon, December
23, 1847. She was born September 17, 1829 ; and died April 3,
1855. To them one child was born:
Sarah Ellen, born December 25, 1851. She married J. Henry
Sailer, in March, 1869. She died October 13, 1883.
Stephen Pierce's second marriage was to Lottie Johnson, De-
cember 24, 1857. She was born in Jackson county. Ohio, June 28,
1834. To this union the following-named children were horn:
Ada A., born October 26, 1858; died January 24. 18(13.
Cassius E., born April 1. I860; died .March 21. 1865.
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Brownlow, 1 >< 'in February 10, 1862; died February 4. 1865
Berber! 0., born July 6, l v 'd: married Sarah E. Drake, April
1. 1885. She was born Augusl 3, 1863.
Jennie I., born December 11. 1865; married Alberl A. Adams,
November 23, 1892.
Stephen !'».. born July 11, 1867; died January 1, 1872.
Clara R., born September 2, 1870; married Francis M. Sim-
mons, March 8, 1894.
Mary A., born September 2, 1870; died -July 7. 1871.
Jesse Carl, born March 29, 1875; resides with his mother on
the old home place.
Daisy l... born April 12, l s 77: is engaged in teaching school.
By occupation Stephen Pierce was a farmer; he was also
engaged a1 one lime in running a water-power sawmill, south of
the village of Greenbush, on Nigger creek. Be was a strong be-
liever in the doctrines of the CJniversalist church. In politics he
was a republican. Be died at his farm home in Etoseville township.
Warren county, Illinois. October 15, 1895.
Phebe J., daughter of Amos Pierce, was born March 7. ]^-'>-.
inarri"<l Charles \V. II. Chapin. She died January 26, 1888.
Eliza B., daughter of Amos Pierce, born March 10, 1825; died
mber 1!'. 1845.
Phineas Pierce, the father of Amos Pierce, the subjed of this
sketch, was in the Revolutionary war, in Captain Zebediah Orw<
company, for service in the alarm at Castleton, Vermont, June 10,
1781, in obedience to orders by .Major Isaac Clark.
Amos Pierce, the grandfather of Amos Pierce, the subject of
this sketch, was also in the Revolutionary war. and was with Cap-
tain dames Blakeslee's company in the service of the state <>f Ver-
mont, from the beginning of the campaign of 17 s l to the 30th day
of June, the same year, inclusive.
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JOHN WINGATE.
John Wingate was born in the state of Maine, February 1, 1815.
He came to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1838; and was married to Mrs.
Annis Allen. March 5, 1844. Her maiden name was Annis Dibble.
She was born March 1, 1821 ; and died May 22, 1891.
To John Wingate and wife the following-named children were
born :
John J., born in 1842; died March 7, 1853.
Arthur Lee, born December 10, 1851 ; married Susan Link,
December 25, 1873. They reside on section 20, in Greenbush town-
ship. He now holds the office of commissioner of highways. In
religion, he and his wife are members of the Christian church. He
was president of the Western Illinois Christian Conference for
some time, and is now president of the Illinois State Christian Con-
ference. In politics, he is a republican.
Laura Ella, born September 11, 1854; married Caridon John-
son, January 7, 1877.
Eva, born October 29, 1858 ; married Edward Singleton, July
21, 1878.
John Wingate, the subject of this sketch, taught school in
Greenbush township, in 1842-3-4-5. A list of those who attended
his school is here given:
John Foster, Josephus Clover,
Minerva J. Foster, Julia Ann Byfield,
George W. Foster, Mary A. Byfield,
Walter X. Bond, Richard W. Samples,
Oscar L. Hewett, Thomas J. White,
Leander Hewlett. Phebe Teter,
Elizabeth Vaughn, Davis Teter,
Emiline Vosburg, Henrv Teter
Fielding B. Bond, Stephen Holeman,
Jesse W. Bond. Isaac Holeman,
Susan McMahill, Benjamin Davis,
Sally McMahill, Mary Jones,
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John Moulton,
Nancy J. MeMahill,
John < Irawford,
Jolm K. Bond,
Sarah A. Crawford,
Maria Vosburg,
Abram Vosburg,
George MeMahill,
John MeMahill,
Madison MeMahill,
Bauson II. Hewett,
Levi Jennings,
George Jennings,
George W. MeMahill,
William Boliday,
Thomas J. MeMahill,
James Holiday.
Eliza A. Foster,
Mary Tinker,
Jane Annetl Tinker,
Lafayette < Hover,
John W. Jones,
Rebecca J. Teter,
Looney < !. Bond,
Celia Tinker,
Charles A. Tinker,
Charles F. Plymate,
James Plymate,
Isaac Plymate-,
Harvey X. Byfield,
Rebecca SampL s-,
Vermillion W. Byfield,
PoUy Teter,
Aaron VY. Davis.
Rebecca Drum,
J( lm Drum.
Susan I )rii)ii.
Ruth Drum,
John Holeman,
.Maiiha Jones,
Hiram Blood.
John Wingat( served many years in the township as town
clerk, school treasurer, assessor, and justice of the pei
politics, he was a democrat. He died [March ■_"_'. 1S!>1.
In
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DR. REAMER A. SAUNDERS.
Dr. Reamer A. Saunders was born in Meigs county, Ohio. May
8, 1821. He was a son of Abraham and Sarah Saunders.
In 1831 he came with his parents to Fulton county, Illinois,
and settled at what is now known as Farmington. His younger
days were mostly spent on the farm ; at the same time he obtained
such education as was afforded in the district school. After attain-
ing the age of manhood, he attended school at Galesburg, Illinois;
afterwards the Gallipolis Academy, in Ohio.
In 1843, he returned to Farmington, Illinois, where he read
medicine with Dr. Christie and attended a term of lectures in the
University at St. Louis. In 1815, he studied medicine with Dr.
Davidson, at Canton, Illinois.
In February, 1846, Dr. Saunders came to Greenbush, Illinois,
and bought out Dr. Isabelle who was then practicing medicine in
Greenbush. Dr. Isabelle went to California and died at Santa
Barbara, in 1892. Dr. Saunders and Dr. Smith then practiced
together for about a year, when Dr. Smith went to Toulon, Illinois.
Dr. Saunders continued his studies during the time and again
attended the University at St. Louis. In 1855, he went to New
York, seeking knowledge in the line of his profession. He acquired
a large practice in Greenbush, and purchased land in Berwick
township, where he moved in 1859.
In 1861, he enlisted in Company E, 33rd Illinois infantry,
known as the "Normal Regiment." This regiment was composed
of students and professional men. His health became impaired,
and at the end of five months he was discharged for disability.
He returned to the farm and remained there until 1872, when
he moved to Avon, Illinois. In 1873, he visited England, Scotland,
162 I AKI Y DAI S l\ GR1 ! M'.l ~H
Belgium, and Holland. A.fter returning to Avon, be conducted
a drug store in connection with bis practice.
Dr. Saunders was married to Miss Mary A. Kirkpatrick, at
Roseville, [llinois, November 1!*. 1846. To them were born three
children :
Jul ifti . who died in infancy.
Sarah, (better known as Rinnie) ; married Roberl K Johnston.
She died in 1879. He died in 1885.
Clara E., born February 7. 1854; now resides with her mother
at Avon. Illinois.
In polities Dr. Saunders was a republican. In religion he waa
a member of the Methodist Episcopal church for many years be-
fore his death, which occurred November 13, 1897. al Avon. Illi-
nois. He was a man of corred habits, kind, sympathetic, and a
willing helper to the poor and those in distressed circumstances.
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JOSEPH MINGS.
Joseph Mings was born in Kentucky, July 9, 1808. He was a
son of Aaron and Martha Mings. In early life he came with his
parents to Indiana; and on January 22, 1835, at Lexington, in Jef-
ferson county, Indiana, he was married to Harriet Davis. She was
born in Kehobeth, Maryland, December 5, 1807 ; and was a daugh-
ter of William and Sarah Francis (Marshall) Davis. The Mar-
shalls were natives of Virginia. Mrs. Mings moved with her
father's family to Woodford county, Kentucky, in 1813. She
afterwards removed to Lexington, Jefferson county, Indiana.
In the fall of 1836, Joseph Mings with his wife and one child
(Melissa J.), his father, mother and his brothers-in-law, Noah
Davis and Isaac Jones, with their families, moved from Jef-
ferson county, Indiana, to Fulton county, Illinois. Mr. Mings
then settled at old St. Augustine, where he lived until 1843.
He then moved to a farm on section 7, in Union township,
Fulton county, where he resided until 1856, when he moved to
Greenbush township, Warren county, Illinois, and located on sec-
tion 12, where he resided until his death, which occurred June 17,
1874.
His wife Harriet died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
S. S. Clayberg, in Avon, Illinois, May 6, 1895.
To Joseph Mings and wife were born the following-named
children :
Melissa J., bom December 16, 1835; died October 20. 1841.
James F., born August 16, 1837; married Sarah E. Nance,
December (5. 1860. He died November 28, 1898.
»
Martha M., born August 1. 1839: married Asa K. Grow, Janu-
ary 13, 1859. She resides at Kewanee, Illinois.
Mary Ellen, born July 31, 1841; married Giles Crissey. Janu-
ary 17. 1867. They now reside in Los Angeles, California.
Joseph Wesley, born September 1, 1843; married Mary E.
Carr. August 6, 1872. They live at Prairie City, Illinois.
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Sarah Prances, born January 6, 1846; married Edward \V.
Davis, September 20, 1870 Thej reside a1 Colorado Springs, Col-
orado.
Abigail, born January - { .K 1848; married Dr. S. S. Clayberg,
June 22, 1875. They reside a1 Avon, Qlinois.
In politics Joseph Mings was a republican. His sentiments
were strongly againsl slavery and he was among the firsl men to
advocate this doctrine. In religion he was a Methodist. Be was
about thirty years of age when be was converted and joined the
church of this denomination. Mrs. Mings was also a member of
the Methodisl church, baving joined thai denomination in early
life.
In 1849, Joseph Mings and wife, Daniel N. Wright, his wife
and mother, and Mrs. Dr. Stoul founded the M. E. church in Avon,
Illinois. Mrs. Mings was the last of the six original members to
deparl this life.
Joseph Mings was a quiet, earnesl man. He and his wife
were exemplary Christians, highly esteemed by those who knew
them.
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DR. BAILEY RAG ON.
Bailey Ragou was born in Ross county, Ohio. August 7, 1813.
He was a son of Eli and Rebecca Ragon. In 1825. bis parents
moved to Hie north part of Ohio, where, in 1833. Bailey Ragon
commenced the study of medicine under Dr. J. Lang. He after-
wards studied under Dr. George VY. Sampson. He commenced
the practice of medicine in July, 1837.
He was united in marriage with Miss Huldah Mather, Janu-
ary 14, 1837. She was born April 5, 1818, and was a daughter of
Horace and Huldah (Smith) Mather. He died August 2, 1825.
His wife, Huldah. was born in February, 1786, and died in 1836.
Dr. Ragon came to Greenbush, Illinois, in 1842, where he
practiced medicine until 1844, when he moved to Nurina. Indiana.
In 1846, he returned to Greenbush. In 1855. he attended lectures
at Rush Medical College, where he graduated in 1856. For over
forty years he was engaged in the practice of his profession.
He was engaged in the mercantile business in the early days
in Greenbush, and in after years he again engaged in the same
line of business. In 1858, he owned and operated a large grist-
and sawmill at Greenbush, Illinois, which burned down in Sep-
tember of that year.
In 1861, he moved to St. Augustine, Illinois, where he was
engaged in the mercantile business. In the spring of 1863, he
moved to Avon, Illinois, where he resided until the fall of 1864,
when he moved to Roseville, Illinois, where he spent his last
years. He died January 20, 1895.
To Dr. Ragon and wife eight children were born. The three
first, Rebecca, Lucy, and Mary, died in infancy: those living are:
Sarah Ann, George W., Bina. Julia V., and Emma. George W.
married May Hasting. July 13, 1898. Bina married George W.
Baldwin, February 27. 1878. Julia V. married Cary J. Boyd,
November 27, 1872.
Dr. Ragon was a member ol (lie .Masonic fraternity. In poli-
tics he was a republican. In religion he was a member of the
ITniversalist church.
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AARON POWERS.
Aaron Powers was born in the state of Connecticut, February
1. 17 s :!. He was a son of Nicholas and Phebe Powers. He Lefl bis
nativ state, in 1805, and wenl to North Bend, Ohio, where he was
married to Martha Colby. She was born in New Hampshire, April
3, 1787. She came with her parents to North Bend, Ohio, in 1*05.
They moved into ;i stone house where they kepi hotel, many
distinguished men stopping with them,— among them William 1!.
Harrison who boarded with them for some time.
Martha Colby's mother was a Williams. Her brother, William
Williams was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ-
ence.
It is said of Aaron Powers thai he attended school but very
little. Certain it is that he acquired a considerable education.
This he did by hard study, buying his own books. He was noted
for his greal memory and few excelled him as a grammarian in
his day.
Mr. Powers taughl school a1 North Bend, Ohio, for five years.
He taught his lirsl term for ten dollars, but received fifteen dollars
for each term thereafter.
He entered one hundred and twenty-five acres of land in But-
ler county, Ohio, and moved there in 1S11. where lie resided until
L839, when he moved to Greenbush, Illinois. He bought a farm on
stion seventeen, of Abram Johnson, where he resided up to the
time of his death.
Mr. Powers was ;[ Methodisl preacher and preached his first
iimn here aboul one week after his arrival. This meeting was
held in a log schoolhouse a shorl distance from his residence, about
ten persons gathering to hear him. Aboul the time he was ready
to begin service, Sammy Brown appeared. He came with his wife
in a wagon from Oquawka, where he then resided. Mr. Brown
had formerly lived in Ohio, where he was a member <>r the same
conference with Mr. Powers. They were rejoiced to see each other.
AARON POWERS.
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To Aaron Powers and wife were born the following-named
children :
Aaron, who married Mary Ricard. He died at White Hall,
in Green county, Illinois.
Joseph C, married Nancy Acre in Butler county, Ohio. He
died January 11, 1867, at the age of 57 years. His wife died Jan-
uary 25, 1861.
Clarissa, who died when she was only two or three years old.
Solon, married Mary Morris. He died at Edwardsville, Illi-
nois, in 1854.
Milton, married Martha Orley; supposed to have died in Cali-
fornia.
Benjamin Abbot, married Rachel Carmaek. He went to Cali-
fornia, in 1861. where he died in 1891.
Eliza, married A. G. Pearce. She died January 22, 1896, at
the age of 77 years. He died October 19, 1895, at the age of 79
years.
Martha, married William Garrett. She died, in 1841, and was
buried at Knoxville, Illinois.
Colby and Phebe were twins. Colby married Ann Duke. She
came from England. She died in 1844. Colby afterwards married
Louisa Nelson, in Michigan. He died in Kansas, in 1903.
James, who was found dead in his bed on the morning of Oc-
tober 26, 1841. He was sixteen years old.
Mary G., married Stephen W. Starr, in 1850. He died August
16, 1874, at the age of 64 years.
Daniel Davidson, married Mary Damitz. Both died in Ander-
son county, Kansas.
In politics Aaron Powers was a democrat up to the time
Abraham Lincoln received his first nomination for president ; after-
wards, a republican.
In religion he was first a Methodist ; he afterwards joined the
Mormons; becoming dissatisfied with the Mormons, he joined the
Missionary Baptists and remained a member of that denomination
up to the time of his death, which occurred March 2t>. 1862. His
wife Martha died May 12. 1861, at the age of 74 years.
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MOSES THOMPSON HANI).
Moses T. Hand was bora in New York City, November 4. L807.
When bu1 a child bis parents moved to the slate of New Jersey
After a fe\* years they again moved, this time settling in Huron
county, Ohio, where Moses grev* to manhood and was married to
Sarah Ann Squires, who Lived bu1 three years after their marriag
Two children were bora to them, the firsl one dying in infancv.
After the death of his wife, Mr. Hand with his infanl son
Henry left Huron county, Ohio, and came to Illinois. Arriving
at Canton, Qlinois, in the fall of 1834, be remained there during
the winter. In the spring of 1835, he came to Greenbush township,
Warren county, Illinois.
He was united in marriage with Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford,
December 23, 1835. Her maiden name was Kli/abeth Snapp. She
was born in Nichols county, Kentucky, February 2. 1808, and was
a daughter of George and Sarah i Mclntire) Snapp.
she was the mother of John Crawford, born July 14. 1827;
married Rebecca Wallace. He died January 21, 1862. she was
also the mother of Sarah Crawford who was born September 23,
l v i".»: married Thomas Parks. She died December '_'. 1887.
Mr. Hand resided in (ireenbush after his marriage, where he
was engaged in the mercantile business for some time. He finally
purchased the northeasl quarter of section 35, in Swan township.
Here be undertook the task of converting the unbroken praii
land into a grain-producing farm, breaking prairie, fencing and
building ; the timber furnishing the only source from which fencing
and building material could be obtained.
The county then abounded in reptiles and wild animals. When
in the timber making rails, he would have to cover his provisions
with the bos from the wagon to protect it from the wolves and other
wild animals. Aside from farming, Mr. Hand engaged in buying
and selling live stock.
In those days long trips must be made by the wagon road to
reach ;i markel for the produce of the farm, Liverpool, Illinois,
MOSES T. HAND.
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being the nearest place where stock could be disposed of, with an
occasional trip to Chicago driving a herd of cattle.
Upon one of these trips he purchased a cook stove, it being
the second stove brought into the neighborhood, William McMahill
claiming the first. The fireplace, which had so long done duty as
the only means of cooking, was to be abandoned for the modern
convenience. But the cook stove was then in a rude, primitive
state, differing very much from the cook stoves and steel ranges
of the present day. Mr. Hand was agent for the sale of the first
McCormick reapers used on the prairies in this section of the
country.
In the fall of 1856, he left the farm and moved with his family
to Prairie City, Illinois, where he bought a stock of goods of
D. K. Hardin. Here he engaged in the mercantile business for
several years. Finally, selling his stock of goods to Ebenezer
Sanford, he again engaged in farming, stock- and grain-buying;
also in the coal-mining business.
Mr. and Mrs. Hand were the first couple married in Green-
bush township ; the ceremony was performed by John C. Bond,
justice of the peace. To them were born the following-named
children :
Mary, born September 22, 1836 ; married Richard Silver.
They moved to Seward county, Nebraska, where she died.
Ann Eliza, born March 31, 1839 ; married James F. Hart-
ford, June 13, 1856. He died February 27, 1902. She now
resides near Prairie City, in Greenbush township.
Giles F., born April 27, 1841; married Eliza Brink. May 12,
1861. They now reside on a farm near Stansberry, Missouri.
Caroline, born October 13, 1843; married John AY. Cope.
She died at Bushnell, Illinois. August 27, 1905.
Jane, born June 11, 1846; married Robert 1'. Maxwell.
William Oscar, born December 16, 1848; married Mary Cur-
tis, December 16, 1873. They reside in Prairie City, Illinois.
Henry, a son of Moses T. Hand by his first marriage, married
Catherine Buchner, and is living in Shenandoah, Iowa.
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I \kl.Y DAYS IN GRE] N!'.i>ll
Moses T. Hand and wife were for many years before their
death members of the Methodisl Episcopal church. In politics,
he was a republican.
He died a1 his home in Prairie City, Illinois. February L8,
L888. On Auinisi lit. isits. his ;ilm-<1 wife was called 1<> reunite
with him on the other side Their remains were laid to resl in
the Prairie city cemetery.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 171
THE GRAVEYARDS IN GREENBUSH
TOWNSHIP.
There are four graveyards in Greenbush township. The
Greenbush graveyard is located on the southwest corner of the
northeast quarter of section six. The first grave in this yard
was that of John W., infant son of Rowland and Julia A. Sim-
mons. He was buried there in 1832.
The Holeman graveyard is located on the northeast quarter
of section fourteen. The first grave in this yard was that of
Priscilla, wife of Daniel Holeman, who died November 28, 1846.
The Bond graveyard is located on the southwest quarter of
section eighteen. The first grave in this yard was that of Isabelle
Long.
The MeMahiU graveyard is located on the southwest quarter
of section nineteen. The first grave in this yard was that of
Elizabeth, daughter of William and Mary McMahill. She died
in March. 1839.
A short distance west of the Greenbush graveyard, across the
creek, on the premises once known as the Isaac Butler place, there
are several graves, although there is nothing there now that would
indicate that it had ever been used as a burying-ground. Some of
the old settlers think there are about 20 graves there; some think
there are more than this number. It is claimed by some persons
that John Sheffield, who was killed about the year 1837, was buried
there; also that the wife of Samuel Ritchie, who was burned to
death; the wife of Bazel Lewis, and some of the Perkins family-
were buried there.
There is a grave on ;i hill. ;i short distance west of Avon, and
north of the road leading to Pumpkin Hollow. The footstone is
172 EAR] S DAYS IN GR1 l NB1 SB
standing yet, bul the headstone is lying broken on the grave. It
has tliis inscription: "Jefferson, son of J. and J. Bill; died
November 16, 1856; aged 17 years, < s months, and 27 days."
There are also some lost graves on section 23, on the hill
easl of Pumpkin Hollow, aorth of the road, on pasture Lands owned
by Simon Sailer.
The dates of births and deaths, taken from the headstones in
the different burying places, are here given. It is qo1 claimed that
?his list is complete. Many graves arc without headstones or
markers :
The Greenbusb Gravetard.
William Randall, bom May 27, 1834; died October 23, 1888.
Caroline Randall, born June 1. 1843; died May 20, 1875.
Charming Randall; died March 2. 1S(>!>; ayed •'! years. 7 months.
Celestia. wife of George Morris ; died March 11. l s ">7.
Julietl I)., wife of T. M. Luster; .lied June 26, 185] ; aged 26
years.
Parthena, wile of T. M. Luster; died September 25, 1860;
aged 31 years.
Thomas M. Luster: died June 29, 1869; aged 45 years.
Isaac Butler; died October 2!). 18(58; aged 66 years.
Nancy M., daughter of Isaac Butler; died March i!">. 1852;
aged 21 years.
Isaac \\\. son of Isaac Butler; died Augusl 26, 1862; aged
•J! i years.
KM Butler; died October 31, 1868; aged 24 years.
Ahram Butler; died October 26, 1868; aged 26 years.
Philip Karns. burn October 22, 1815; died March in. 1898.
Josiah <'. Karns, horn October 20, 1859; .lid May 8, 1862.
Mary Minerva Karns. born February 23, 1848; died March
11. 1864.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 173
Hulda J. Clark; died February 7, 1873; aged 21 years.
S. L. Earns ; died November 1. ls74; aged 34 years.
John II. Karns; died March 5, 1877; aged 31 years.
Nancy Ellinger; died March 29, 1862; aged 71 years.
Samuel Palmer; died May 30, 1855; aged 13 years.
Elizabeth Gladish, born July 30, 1826; died May 5, 1856.
Harvey Keeney; died December 7, 1866; aged 4 s years.
A. M. Snider, born October 8, 1863; died September 13. 1898.
Reuben H. Davis; died September 19, 1865; aged 57 years.
Ann B. Davis; died September 16, 1880; aged 72 years.
Nancy, wife of F. M. Blue; died December 17. 1867; aged
54 years.
George A. Walker; died October 4, 1872; aged 41 years.
Abner Walker, born August 10. 1796; died June 24. 1851.
Jane Walker; died January 24, 1855; aged 45 years.
Abigail Walker, born December 16, 1839; died June 24. 1851.
Lawson Walker, born August 24, 1836; died June 15. 1851.
Augustus W., son of J. and F. Sisson ; died August 26. 1850;
aged 25 years.
Cyrus Sisson ; died June 23, 1850; aged 35 years.
Alice, daughter of C. F. and K. A. Sisson; died December 2,
1848; aged 1 year.
Joseph Siss n; diet! June 23, 1851; aged 61 years.
Mary A., wife of Andrew W. Simmons; died July 19, 1847;
aged 23 years.
Nancy G., wife of J. W. Bay; died March 11. 1853 ; aged
22 years.
Sally, wife of James Simmons; died April 8. 1855; aged 58
years.
James Simmons; died Augusl 21. 1873; aged 78 ye;ns.
Diana, daughter of A. W. and M. A. Simmons; died dune 3,
1867 ; aged 22 years.
174 EARLl D VYS IX GREENB1 SI
Sarah I'... wife of William Hiet; died March 25, L863; aged
45 years.
William Hiet, born December 4, L816; died March 23, 1895.
Andrew W. Simmons; died September 12, 1887; aged 71 years.
M. V. B. Simmons, born October 5, 1839; died September
29, 1877.
Hester, wife of M. V. B. Simmons, bora July 3, 1 s 4">: died
December 4. 1887.
Unify Beam; died July v . 1885; aged 7i' years.
Nancy, wife of Henry Beam; died November 20, 1892;
7 s Veal's.
Adah, daughter of II. and X. Beam, died December 12, 1866;
aged 7 years.
Mary ((shorn; died February 3, 1867; aged 54 years.
James M. Cunningham, born June 14. 1883; died March 6,
1898.
M. 1). Threlkeld; died June 17. 1872; aged 44 years.
Martha J., wife of C. I». Simmons; died December 5, 1884;
aged 4l' years.
Lucinda, wife of J. II. Simmons; died April 17. 1874; aged
43 years.
Margaret, wife of William Simmons; died June 15, 1873;
aged 16 years.
Sarah Simmons; died December 31, 1842; aged aboul 90 years.
John W., son of R. and J. A. Simmons; died in 1832.
Wesley, son oi R. and J. A. Simmons; died in 1839.
Julia Ann. wife of Rowland Simmons; died January 18, 1845;
aged 40 years.
Rowland Simmons; died .May l 1 :;. 1858; aged 64 years.
Jasper X.. son of R. and J. A. Simmons; died November 3.
1*51 ; ii'jed !l years.
Mary L. I'.. daughter of J. I>. and A. P. Smith; died July
26. 1 851 : aged •"> years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 175
Margaret, wife of John Bowman; died January 7, 18(H); aged
37 years.
Harriet E., wife of T. J. Cunningham; died January 16, 1869;
aged 17 years.
Rebecca Ragon, daughter of B. and H. Ragon; died February
2, 1850 ; aged 10 years.
Mary E., daughter of B. and H. Ragon; died March 13, ls41 ;
aged 3 days.
David Young; died July 4, 1868; aged 70 years.
Peter, son of S. and C. Lieurance, born April 5, 1817; killed
March 6, 1S70.
Polly, wife of Charles Vandiver; died April 1, 1857; aged 69
years.
Rev. Charles Vandiver; died July 27, 1854; aged 66 years.
Charles Simmons; died December 27, 1852; aged 74 years.
Louisa J., daughter of C. and L. Simmons; died February
15, 1857 : aged 15 years.
Eliza, wife of William Craft; died May 29, 1856; aged 47
years.
Nancy, wife of J. M. Carr; died December 12, 1862; aged 67
years.
Nathan W. Barlow, born in 1847; died in 1895.
Col. John Butler; died May 18, 1881; aged 78 years.
Mary, wife of Col. J. Butler; died November 12, 1875; aged
69 years.
John J. Butler; died January 27, 1864; aged 28 years.
J. Wilford, son of V. W. Butler; died May 13, 1875; aged
20 years.
Rachel, wife of V. W. Butler; died June 18, I860; aged 29
years.
George L., son of V. W. and R, Butler; died August 16. 1868.
Carrie Bell, daughter of V. W. and H. Butler; died Feb-
ruary 19. 1868; aged 1 year.
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Bulda A., wife of Amos Zeigler; died Augusl 20, 1900; aged
65 years.
Bulda .1. Ragon, wife of A. F. Bruckner; died June 27, 1878;
aged -1 years.
Elizabeth, wife of J. Kelsey; died August 28. 1872; aged 59
years.
Loriu T. Palmer; died September 28. 1863; aged 17 years.
Joanna, wife of David Fdie; died January 27, 1867; aged
27 years.
Rebecca, wife of Eli Ragon: died duly 31. lSoli; aired 72 years.
Eli Ragon; died May 8, 1856.
Alfred Ragon; died January 29, 1S73; aged 50 years.
Alexander D. Fruit: died January 26, 1861; aged 26 years.
Alice M.. wife of R. I>. Nance; died February 13, 1866; aged
23 years.
E. Lieurance; died Augusl 25, 1868; aged 7> years.
Cinthia, wife of E. Lieurance; died March 13, 1848; aged 50
years.
Nancy, wife of E. Lieurance; died September 27. l s 7 s . aged
68 years.
Samuel Shields: died February 28, 1852; aged 61 years.
John Anson: died October (i. lSf>4: aned 4!» years.
Perry Lieurance; died November 3, 1851; aged 32 years.
Riley I)., son ot II. T. and L. A. Coffman; died April 15, 1856;
aged 1 year.
J. William, son of T. and M. McDonald; died September l:».
1856; aged 2 years.
Theodosia McDonald; died September 2. 1856; aged »i4 years.
Mary, wife "I' J. I,. Park; -lied Augusl 1. 1888; aged 72
years.
Harriet, wife of A. Miller-, died April 26, 1872; aged 7:; years.
Oscar Lincoln; died December 20, 1853; aged 22 years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 177
Sarah, wife of Alfred AY. Simmons, born September 18. 1829;
died May 18, 1902.
George, son of A. W. and S. Simmons, born June 11, 1852 ;
died January 17, 1867.
Albert F. Simmons, born April 5, 1869; died November 16,
1901.
C. H. Raberding ; died April 3, 1877 ; aged 68 years.
William Kreigh, born June 1, 1812; died January 4, 1881.
Elenora, wife of William Kreigh ; died August 22, 1864 ; aged
40 years.
Maria Magdalena, wife of Jacob Long; born September 13,
1842 ; died July 15, 1860.
Jacob Long ; died July, 1891 ; aged 58 years.
M. S. Gregg; died October 19, 1864; aged 15 years.
Francis Staat, born May 17, 1813 ; died August 1, 1881.
Margaret Staat, born September 30, 1810; died November
19, 1880."
Lizzie, wife of Samuel Houston; died August 19, 1869; aged
28 years.
Samuel Houston ; died June 30, 1878 ; aged 48 years.
John F., son of H. and C. Staat ; born November 24. 1*72 ; died
December 18, 1891.
Nellie M., daughter of II. and C. Staat: born September 30,
1874; died December 25, 1894.
Nancy M., daughter of H. and C. Staat ; born September 18,
1896; died May 9, 1899.
Sarah Day ; died August 29, 1876 ; aged 61 years.
Caroline, wife of John F. Young; died April 8, 1876; aged 30
years.
Juliett A., wife of W. P. Housh; died December 28, 1877;
aged 29 years.
John C. McCall; died December 11, 1862; aged 42 years.
Edward Taylor; died November 17, 1861; aged 31 years.
178 l \i;i.Y DAYS IX GREENB1 SB
Mary E., daughter of Jacob L. and Nancy Buzan; died
February 2, L853; aged 24 years.
Joshua, son of C. and S. Conaway; died January 23, 1858;
aged 22 years.
Sarah, wife of C. Conaway; died June 2, L860; aged til years.
Martha, wife of Charles Conaway; died Augus1 20, 1859;
aged 26 years.
Thomas Jones; died October 14, 1855; aged 80 years.
Winifred, wife of Th as Jones; died Augusl 4. 1858; aged
68 years.
Ii. Riley .lours, son of J. and M. Jones: died in the service of
bis country, April 1. 1865; aged 18 years.
Mordecai Morris, born October 2, 1848; died duly 3, 1891.
William II. Johnson, born December 12. 1S17: died Feb-
ruary 21, 1857.
Rebecca Morris, wife of William B. Park; born December 14,
!>:::;: died dune 28. 1893.
Margarel Morris; died February 10, 1862; aged aboul 82
years.
Joab .Mollis-, died April 4. 1866; aged 62 years.
Hannah Morris, born dune 10, 1812: died June 30, 1891.
Rebt'ccji Davis: died March S. ls.~>7: aued lo years.
Li-visa, wife -of B. Johnson: died A.ugus1 '■'>. 1862; aired (54
years.
Bazel Johnson; died April !>. lS6f); aued 100 years.
Josiah Johnson, born July 12. 1n'!7: died A pi i 1 2. 1897.
[saac Newburn; died duly in. 1859; aged 53 years.
Nancy, wife oi [saac Newburn; died Augusl 9, 1863; aged 57
years.
Caroline, wife of Barnel Neal; died September 9, 1883; aged
2)1 years.
Mary Ann. wife of John Perkins; died January 5, 1880; aged
27 years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 179
Amanda E.. wife of W D. rimer: died June 21, 1894; aged
28 years.
Sarah AY., wife of E. Frampton; died July 27. 1864; aged
30 years.
Isaac Holemaii; died April 6, 1875; aged 88 years.
Delphia, wife of Isaac Holeman ; died July 18. 1873 ; aged
76 years.
Mary A., wife of Isaac G. Holeman; died May 24. 1875; aged
35 years.
John T. Stockton; died March 28, 1875; aged 21 years.
John Stockton ; died October 2, 1858 ; aged 32 years.
Mary Jane Stockton, died March 16, 1885; aged 55 years.
Ella Meachum, wife of John Meachum; bom January 12,
1862; died March 19, 1890.
Britta Simmons, daughter of H. and C. Meachum ; born Octo-
ber 2, 1858; died October 8, 1881.
Lydia A., wife of A. J. Willard; died August 10, 1875; aged
22 years.
Harrison Meachum ; died January 21, 1893 ; aged 75 rears.
Mary J. Singleton, wife of Johnie Willard; born December
15, 1878 ; died April 27, 1902.
Chester R., their son ; born November 20, 1899 ; died March 7.
1900.
Elizabeth, wife of George Keneval ; died September 28, 1859;
aged 67 years.
Joseph L. Neer, born March 3, 1822; died April 14. 1900.
Lydia, his wife, born February 14, 1813; died July 25, 1898.
Joseph Tillman, son of J. L. and L. Neer; died January 23,
1870; aged 13 years.
Nancy E., wife of J. R. Simmons: died October 26, 1871;
aged 31 years.
William Taylor; died April 20. 1889; aged 62 years.
Nina Taylor, bora January 31, 1875; died Mav 18, 1900.
180 i.v DATS IN GREENB1 BH
Effie, wife of Hiram Taylor; born October 1. 1869; died
i i iember -■'>. 1 B9 1.
Hiram Taylor, busband <>!' Hannah Taylor; born November
in. 1803; died September 26, 1882.
Hannah Taylor, born November 10,' 1806; died October 30,
1-77.
Martha Taylor, born April, 1800; died January 15, 1878.
John -I. A-dams; died September 14, 1885; aged 62 years.
Susan Adams, born -Inly -<i. 1828; died September 21, 1894.
John A. Vandiver, 1812-1899. Harriet, Ins wife, 1818 1876.
Susjiii Regan, daughter of .1. and C. Regan; died -Inly 31,
1875; aged 7 years.
Ellen Regan, daughter of -I. and c. Regan; died September
n. 1875; aged 17 years.
Mary A., wife of C. S. Welsh; born October 4. 1858; died
Augusl 6, 1899.
Jennie, wife of Elmer II. Cunningham; born March s. 1m;:; :
died February 2. 1S'.)7.
Jane V.. wife of John J. Todd; died November 23, 1884;
aged 86 years.
James Simmons, born Augusl in. 1809; died September 25,
1900. Malinda, bis wife, born January 7. 1821 ; died June 19, 1S07.
Mary, wife <>!' Thomas Almond; died September !». 1S77.
George Hollenberg; died September 24, 1881; aged 7l' years.
Henry Hollenberg, born March 2;"). 1816; died April !>. lsss.
Richard Tally; died November 17. 1896; aged 62 years.
Mattie Alberts, born February 28, 1866; died November 17.
1895.
Lewis Maier; died Augusl 14. 1862; aged 35 years.
Elizabeth Maier, wife of I,. Maier; died Augusl 11. 1882;
aged t6 years.
II. in \ < Labaugh; died June 13, 1859.
John White, born March 10, 1840; died January ::. 1904.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 181
. The Holeman Graveyard.
Isaac Holeman, born June 5, 1832; died May 20, 1901.
Joanah, wife of Isaac Holeman; born March 12, 1833; died
August 22, 1901.
Israel Spurgeon, born .June 30, 1828; died May 8, 1895.
John E. Mitchel, born October 1, 1857; died March 9, 1897.
Amelia A., wife of J. E. Mitchel; died March 6, 1893; aged
33 years.
Amy A., wife of T. J. Simmons; died February (i. 1894; aged
29 years.
Cecil C, son of L. H. and B. A. Carroll; born February 17,
1889; died October 17. 1897.
Pauline, wife of A. Sailer; born April 14, 1837; died June 22,
C895.
Bethuel Merris; died March 7, 1891; aged 64 years.
Mary Merris ; died December 24, 1898 ; aged 73 years.
Robert Yanvelsor, born February 5. 1830; died April 19, 1889.
Joseph E., son of J. F. and L. Wren; died March 24, 1874;
aged 23 years.
John Kelly, born March 22, 1810; died May 30, 1884.
Leon, son of M. S. and M. E. Welsh; born Oetober 29, 1882;
di«nl December 5, 1882.
Isaiah Wren; died April 26, 1876; aged 37 years.
Julia, daughter of W. and S. Lee; died July 11, 1869; aged
20 years.
Weden Kelly; died September 14, 18ti7; aged 3!) years.
Martin Johnson; died January 5, 1874; aged 44 yens.
Betsey, wife of J. Peterson; died September 7. 1876; aged
36 years.
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Charles McCormack, bom December 25, 1813; died April 10,
1895.
Alexander, bod of J. and B. Edie; died May 4. 1862;
18 years.
Franlin Niles, Co. F, 42d < >hio [nfantry.
R. (i. Gillett, Co. II. 83d Illinois [nfantry.
John Wren; died June 17. Is.lii; aued til' veins.
Ester, wife of John Wren; died Augusl 22, 1888.
Martillers Lloyd; died January 15. 1860; aged 21 years.
Charles William, son of William .-mil K. Lloyd: died July 7.
I860: aged 27 years.
Lucinda F.. daughter of William and E. Lloyd; died March
15, 1846 : aged 18 years.
Thomas -I. Lloyd: died November 26, 1861; aged 20 years.
William Lloyd: died January 21. Isti2 : a«:ed til ye;n>.
Eliza W., wife of William Lloyd; born July, 1801; 'lie. I
November in. 1884.
Joseph Etoberl Lloyd, son of .1. K. and J. Lloyd: horn January
28, 1878; died February 5, 1899.
Rose, wife of L. A. Mummey; born April 4. 1871.
J. \l. Lloyd: died December 21, 1878; aged 46 years.
Lennie, daughter of .1. El. and J. Lloyd: died November L5,
1876: aged 9 years.
Caleb Sparks; died July 19, 1869; aged 41 years.
Tobitha. wife of Robert Lloyd; died October 4. 1851 : aged
83 years.
French Spurgin; died Augusl 17. 1872; aged 68 years.
Lewis A.. BOn of J. J. and S. J. Dickson; died September
17. 1868; aged 1 year.
Catherine L.. wife of S. L. Ellinger; died December 13, L872;
aged 32 years.
Mary J., wife of S. L. Ellinger; died August 5. 1863; aged
tO years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 183
Samuel L. Ellinger; died April 24. 1895; aged 74 years.
Lcrais Ellinger ; died December, 1865 ; aged 19 years.
Edna, daughter of S. L. and M. J. Ellinger; died April 14,
1877; aged 19 years.
Stella, daughter of S. L. and Ann Ellinger; died September
28, 1881.
Mary J., daughter of S. L. and M. J. Ellinger; died Septem-
ber 6, 1863 ; aged 1 month, 12 days.
Samuel Cline, born October 26, 1833 ; died February 21, 1899.
Rosa, wife of A. K. Crabill, born June 16, 1870 ; died March
12, 1892.
Catherine, wife of Alex. Coursan; died January 21, 1870:
aged 27 years.
Julia A., wife of J. M. Bradbury; died November 1, 1869:
aged 48 years.
Sammie Crabill; died May 22, 1876; aged 69 years.
Noah Crabill, born December 26, 1818 ; died April 16, 1898.
Mary J. Crabill, born September 8, 1847 ; died January 3, 1896.
Anderson Fleming; died June 3, 1866; aged 46 years.
Thomas H. Ennis, born January 13, 1827; died June 28, 1895.
Barbara E., wife of Thomas Stockton; born November 10,
1847; died April 13, 1867.
David, son of M. and M. Jones ; died October 5, 1859 ; aged
18 years.
John AV. Ennis, born March 8, 1853 ; died December 14, 1864.
Sibba, wife of W. Ennis; died February 3, 1876; aged 79
years.
Priscilla, wife of D. Holeman; died November 28, 1846;
aged 35 years.
Sophia, wife of M. R. Gutridge; died June 15, 1863; aged
43 years.
Mitchel Ross ; died June 30, 1873 ; aged 76 years.
Mary, wife of Mitchel Ross; died March 28, 1862; aged 62
years.
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1M I.Akl.Y DAI B IN GEE] NTBUSH
Elizabeth, wife of J. J. Stockton; died January 10, 1847;
aged 17 years.
Elsie StocktoD ; died March 24, 1865 ; aged 64 years.
Thomas Stockton; died January 17. L853; aged t>4 years.
James J. Stockton; died October 25. 1865; aged 42 years.
Amanda, wife of William Maguire; died February 28. 1873;
aged 24 years.
Susanah, wife of R. Holeman; died February 18, 1892; aged
67 years.
Clara L.. wife of Robert Chambers; born December 10, 1879;
died July 4, 1902.
Mary F., wife of Phineas P. Smith. Jr. ; died October 13,
1877 ; aged 21 years.
Electa, wife of A. Coppersmith; died May 14. 1871; aged 4.")
years.
Jacob Lahman. born September 25. 1S31 : died October 17.
1901.
Priscilla Buck, wife of Jacob Lahman; born September 20,
1829; died April 10, 1864.
John Rubart, born July 21. 1797; died December 30. 1872.
Nancy Lahman, his wife, born October 21. 1827; died April 21.
1902."
John ('. Holeman : died December 27. 1S54; aired 44 years.
John Carroll; died December 29, 1903.
Amanda, wife of Francis Vanvelsor; born February 1. 1- 15
died January 13. 1904.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 185
The Bond Graveyard.
Mabel Johnson ; died October 15, 1876 ; aged 7 years.
Catherine E., wife of A. B. Campbell; died February 15, 1878;
aged 27 years.
Addie May, daughter of A. N. and M. A. Snapp ; died October
26, 1873 ; aged 4 years.
Minnie Bell, daughter of A. N. and M. A. Snapp ; died October
21, 1873 ; aged 2 years.
Elizabeth, wife of David S. Link, born January 23, 1832 ; died
August 24, 1894.
"William D. Link ; died February 26, 1896 ; aged 35 years.
R. R. McKinley, born June 29, 1806 ; died February 13, 1885.
Dr. W. I. Campbell ; died February 16, 1875 ; aged 26 years.
Rachel T. McKinley, wife of Dr. W. I. Campbell; died January
25, 1875 ; aged 22 years.
Jane, wife of William Willard. born October 17. 1818; died
October 24. 1879.
Lydia J., wife of W. G. Thomas; died July 19, 1873; aged 31
years.
Sarah A., daughter of W. and J. Willard ; died May 8, 1871 ;
aged 16 years.
W. R. Willard; died June 7, 1879; aged 35 years.
Isaac Willard ; died October 7, 1878 ; aged 19 years.
John Matthews ; died August 19, 1869 ; aged 66 years.
John Burridge; died March 12, 1884; aged 26 years.
Mary E., wife of Wm. L. Snapp, born April 19. 1843; died
November 21, 1900.
Mary, daughter of W. L. and M. E. Snapp; died March 21,
1869 ; aged 1 year, 8 months, and 17 days.
ISti EARL'S DAYS IN GREENB1 SB
Johi] Kramer, born December 20, L824; died A.pri] L3, 1902
Myrtle, daughter of \Y. and M. A. Clayton; died April 5. is!)l :
aged 4 years.
Aim K.. wife of George Snapp; died February 12, l s 7.V. aged
39 years.
Josie H. South, wife of R. M. Snapp, born Juno 24, 1864; died
.November 12, 1897.
Melissa, wife of Horatio Morris; died February 18, 1881; aged
2b' years.
John Wingate, born February 1, 1815: died March 22, 1891.
Annis, his wife born March 1, 1821; died .May 22, 1891.
John J., son of J. & A. Wingate; died March 7. 1853; aged 11
years.
Eva. wife of E. W. Jones; died December 1. 1886; aged 43
years.
Sarah, wife of E. Jones: died June 5, 1857 : a<_:ed 7S years
J< Im VY. Jones: died December 31. 1855; aged 41 years.
Lury. wife of VY. P. Jones: died April 27, 1877; aged 67 years.
William P. Jones, born November 11, 1810; died July !). 1888.
Celia A., wife of M. J. Perry; died October. 1885; aged 21
years.
Charles Perry; died December 28, 1897; aged 83 years.
Annie E., wife of Charles Perry: died June 11. 1873; aged 4S
years.
George Cable; died January Llli. 1861 : aged 67 years.
Sarah A., wife of George Cable; died April 17. 1855; aged 4!>
years.
Sarah E., daughter of A. T. and M. M. Trailor; died July 30,
187:1 ; aged 15 years.
Archibald T. Trailor: died April 15, 1867; aged 41 years.
Minta M.. wife of A. T. Trailor; died November 9, 1866; aged
35 years.
lele I... son of II. ^ S. Foster; died November 1. 18(>4: a-.d
Is years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSII 187
Sarah L.. wife of C. J. Thomas; died April 28, L878; aged 25
years.
John Moulton; died December 22, 1851; aged 26 years.
Jesse \Y. Bond ; died November 22, 1847 ; aged 33 years.
Nathan W. Bond ; died July 11, 1873 ; aged 27 years.
Mary J., wife of B. C. Carter; died April 26, 1893; aged 69
years.
Benjamin C. Carter, born August 30, 1822; died December 18.
1897.
Mary A., wife of George Farrar; died May 20, 1875; aged 1!)
years.
Thomas Moulton ; died January 24, 1868 ; aged 67 years.
Margery Moulton ; died July 1, 1887 ; aged 85 years.
Angeline, wife of Perry Brown, born February 25, 1850; dien
November 25, 1898.
Samuel Brown ; died March 26, 1882 ; aged 67 years.
Julia A., wife of David Alberts, born December 17. 1814; died
January 2, 1895.
David Albert ; died May 16, 1881 ; aged 72 years.
Susanna P.. wife of J. T. Vaughn; died February 9, 1886;
aged 39 years.
Oscar A., son of J. & E. Pittman; died February 21, 1875;
aged 17 years.
Susan, wife of J. B. Pittman; died January 22, 1880; aged 70
years.
J. B. Pittman, born March 29, 1805; died October 18, 1863.
Samuel, son of J. B. & S. Pittman, born July 11, 1840; died
April 9, 1862.
John Coons, 1804-1892.
Rebecca Coons, 1811-1887.
George Coons ; died February 27, 1871 ; aged 36 years.
John Cunningham; died March 30, 184!»: aged 44 years.
Joseph Cunningham; died December 9. 1846 ; aged 35 years.
I s "- EAKI.V DAYS IN GEEENBUSB
Mary ('.. wife of John Sargent, died December 24. 1M7: aired
3S years.
Bailey D., son of J. M. & M. Quaite: died April 11, 1862; aged
1 \ years.
Mary, wife of P. A. Vaughn, horn February 13, 1820; died
December, 1898.
Harry R. Hoover, horn September 16. 1860; died October I,
1890.
Walter Johnson; died December 13, 1876; aged 71 years.
Charlie, son of W. & S. Johnson ; died November 4. lst;6 : aired
10 years.
Mary E.. daughter of \V. & S. Johnson; died April 5. ls.">5;
aged 15 years.
Elizabeth, wife of W. <;. Bond; died D imber 22, 1864: aged
45 years.
John C. Bond; died May 20, 1882: aged 82 years.
John M. Hoisington; died September 21. ]SliO : aired 54 years.
Mary S.. wife of John C. Bond; died September 1. 1842; aged
32 years.
Fielding B.. son of J. C. & M. S. Bond: died April 16, 1862;
aged 28 years.
Jesse W. Bond; died February 26, 1840 : aged 65 years.
Susanna, wife of Jesse W. Bond; died January 7. 1859; aged
85 yea
Benjamin Bond; died September 14. 1S43: aired 41 years.
Evaline, wife of J. C. Foster: died December 3, 1841 ; aged 31
years.
.Mary, wife of C. S. Iloleman : died September 13, 1851; aged
31 years.
Jane, wife of C. S. Boleman; died Augusl 3, 1854.
Harriet, wife of R. W. Roberts, born February 7. 1854; died
July L3, 1894.
I)e,,,,is ll.. sod of W. C. and M. Z, Bush ; died Augusl 13, 1879;
aged lo yeai -
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 189
Ferdinand Coll ; died December 15, 1875 ; aged 58 years.
Henrietta R,, wife of R. Roberts ; died July 28, 1878.
Lucy Webster, wife of J. D. Webster ; died September 24. 1864 ;
aped 75 years.
C. R, Smith, Co. C, 138th Inft. ; died March 10, 1885 ; aged 39
years.
Jed W., son of P. P. & M. E. Smith; died May 15, 1868; aged
20 years.
Abijah Roberts ; died June 23, 1851 ; aged 53 years.
Laura Roberts, wife of A. Roberts ; died February 3, 1877 ; aged
56 years.
Sarah, wife of George Snapp ; died November 26, 1859 ; aged
75 years.
Ezekiel M. Snapp; died October 1, 1842; aged 26 years.
Adalyza, wife of R. M. Snapp ; died December 23, 1856 ; aged
26 years.
Alexander Willard ; died February 21, 1849 ; aged 54 years.
Lucy, wife of A. Willard ; died May 15, 1879 ; aged 82 years.
Thomas Darneille ; died May 24, 1870 ; aged 48 years.
George, son of T. and L. Darneille; died February 7, 1862.
Fielding, son of T. and L. Darneille ; died October 11, 1848.
Carrie, wife of E. W. Wood, born January 27, 1857 ; died
September 23, 1895.
Sarah A., wife of Wm. Wood; died February 14, 1876; aged
43 years.
William Wood, born April 18, 1823 ; died April 3, 1902.
Clara, wife of F. A. Wood; died February 25, 1882; aged 20
years.
Bennett Wood, born August 1, 1827 ; died March 25. 1902.
John P. Wood ; died September 26, 1872 ; aged 72 years.
John E. Wood; died March 28, 1861; aged 24 years.
Samuel H. Wood; died October 26, 1852; aged 10 years.
190 EARLl DAYS IN GM ENB1 SB
Polly, wife of John 1'. Wood; died March 24, 1845; aged 38
years.
Sallie Butler, born December I. I-"!'-, died April 1 1841.
America Butler, born September 4. 1839; died September s .
1840.
Elizabeth, wife of Mathias Vankirk; died May 27. 1882; ageo
7!' years.
Henry Vankirk; died January 24. 1S!M) : aued fib years.
A. .1. Vankirk; died October 7. 1885: aged 35 years.
David Smalley; died October 20, 1873: aged 42 years.
George W. Beckner, born January 13, 1825; died February 21,
1900.
• lames II. Crawford, Harness Maker: died in 1862.
Clarence Cayton, born January 14. 1859; died October 3<>.
1898.
Eliza, wife of A. J. Cayton : died November b. 1 s m; ; aged 27
years.
Nancy (i.. wife of A. J. Cayton; died December 11. ls<;2: asvd
24 years.
Albert II. Welsh, horn October 2(1. 1864; died Augusl 29, 1901.
Elizabeth, wife of R. Wearmouth; died December 6, 1 s 72 ■. aged
44 years.
George ('avion: died March 28, 1867; aged 41 years.
Edmond Jennings, horn December 15, 1819; died January 5,
189(f.
tsabelle Jennings, born Augusl 16, 1864; died August 27. 1882.
Pernielia I-'., wife of J. VY. Bond, died December 3, 1889; aged
30 years.
Caddie Stun-, born February 1, 1861 ; died May 8, 1885.
Melinda, wife of Edmond Jennings; died February 22. 1858;
aired .'is years.
Lively, wife id' Abel Cayton; died April 20, 1872; aged 64
years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUtfll 191
Nancy, daughter of A. & L. Cayton ; died August 21, 1846 ; aged
17 years.
Elizabeth Herrington; died September 25, 1859; aged 79 years.
Aaron Jennings; died October 23, 1843 ; aged 53 years.
Charles Stice ; died April 1, 1869 ; aged 74 years.
Patsey, wife of Charles Stice ; died February 21, 1847 ; aged 46
years.
James C. Stice ; died November 7, 1875 ; aged 50 years.
Nancy, daughter of C. and P. Stice; died September 9, 1843;
aged 22 years.
Stephen W. Starr; died August 16, 1874; aged 64 years.
Elizabeth, wife of D. Stuckey; died May 20, 1864; aged 52
years.
James, son of A. and M. Powers ; died October 26, 1841 ; aged
16 years.
Jasper, son of J. C. and N. A. Powers; died February 16, 1864;
aged 20 years.
Aaron Powers; died March 26, 1862; aged 80 years.
Martha, wife of Aaron Powers; died May 12, 1861; aged 74
years.
Mason Powers; died December 20, 1879; aged 24 years.
Joseph C. Powers; died January 11, 1867; aged 57 years.
Nancy A., wife of J. C. Powers; died January 25, 1864.
Ernest C. Damitz, born January 6, 1805; died February 7,
1883.
E. F. Pauline, wife of Ernest Damitz, senior; died November
29, 1866.
Eleanor, wife of Z. H. Powers; died January 10, 1882; aged
24 years.
M. J., wife of G. W. Stice ; died March 12, 1878 ; aged 30 years.
Lizzie, wife of D. F. Stice ; died December 25, 1869 ; aged 29
years.
Rebecca J., wife of D. F. Stice; died March 18, 1863; aged 27
years.
Sarah F.. wife of E.' D. Acton; died October 1, 1882: aged 38
years.
192 i \KLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH
The McM.miii.i. Gbaveyabd.
William McMahill ; died June 6, 188] ; aged 74 year-.
Mary Snapp, wife of William McMahill; died August 31, 1877:
aged 71 years.
America, wife of J. M. Kepple; died March 13, 1877; aged 33
years.
Oscar McMahill; died August 30. 1898; aged 46 years.
George W. McMahill, born May 16, 1822 ; died October 26. 19(H).
John McMahill; died February 5, 1872; aged 53 years.
Martha J., wife of G. W. McMahill. bora May 18. 1829; died
November 18, 1894.
Harvey J. Hewett; died October 18, 1850; aged 54 years.
Charles B. Weaver, born October 15. 1S26 ; died February 16,
1882.
John S. Crawford; died January 21, 1862; aged 34 years.
J. A. Keith, born July 8, 1817 ; died October 30, 1900.
Catherine, wife of J. P. Heed; died March 7. 1877: aged 29
years.
Matilda, wife of B. A. Reed, Sr., born March 5. 1807; died
October 28, 1881.
Bun is .Men Reed, born in 1808; died October 1. 1885.
Susan, wife of W. B. Reed; died September 4. 1858; aged 20
years.
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSPI 193
INDEX.
Historical. Page
First Settlers in Warren County 5
First Settlers in Greenbush 5
Indians in the Township 6
The Black Hawk War 6
James Simmons comes from Madison 7
Greenfield surveyed 8
The first house in Greenfield 8
Early merchants 9
Prices in 1839 9
Names of persons trading in Greenfield 10
The Early Blacksmiths 12
The Wagon-makers 12
The Doctors 12
The Hotel Keepers 13
The Shoe Makers 13
The Harness Makers 13
The Coopers 13
The Tailors 14
The Carpenters 14
The Druggists 14
The Weavers 14
The First Cabins 14
The Household Furniture 15
The Books used 16
Farming in the Early Days 16
Schools in the Early Days 18
The Greenbush Academy 20
Cholera in Greenbush 23
Trip to New Orleans 24
The Archie Fisher affair 26
Abraham Lincoln's letter 27
Patrick Lynch crated 33
Wm. Patterson killed 34
Murder of Harvey J. Hewett 35
H. H. Hewett's letter 38
Calf Market in 1840 42
The killing of Sheffield 43
Three fatal accidents 44
Coal Oil works : 46
L94 EARLY DAYS IN GREENE I SB
Biogbaphk \i. Page
John C. Bond 49
Charles Stice 53
S. J. Buzan 55
John Rubert 56
\Y m. Palmer 57
Noah Crabill 59
John Patterson, Sr 60
Simon Sailer t',1
John P. Kramer 62
Charles H. Killough 64
Peter Honts 66
F. H. Merrill 67
Bethuel Merris 69
e. w. woods ro
Lac Cunningham 71
Thomas Carroll 71
Charles C. Merrill 72
David S. Link 73
Roswell Rose 75
l'liilip Karns 77
Henzie Darneille 79
J. A. F. Coll 81
Col. John Butler 82
David Young 84
John Simmons 85
Levi Lincoln 87
Daniel Armsworthy 88
John Woods 90
John Matthews 91
James F. Hartford 93
Alfred Claycomb 96
Julius T. Lathrop 98
Thomas Hendricks 99
Walter Johnson 1<>1
Rowland Simmons 104
Clinton Lincoln 107
Henry Beam 108
Ahn.r Walker 109
Ernest Damitz 110
Andnw Sailer 113
Thomas Darneille 114
EARLY DAYS IN GREENBUSH 195
Index — Continued Page
Paton A. Vaughn 120
Thomas Moulton 122
James Simmons, brother of Rowland 123
William P. Jones 125
Alexander Willard 126
Dr. William Randall 128
William McMahill 129
Barnard Sloey 130
James Simmons, son of William 132
Sarah Snapp 134
Elijah Frampton, Sr 140
Mary Park 147
John W. Nance 148
Amos Pierce 151
John Wingate 159
Dr. R. A. Saunders 161
Joseph Mings 163
Dr. Bailey Ragon 165
Aaron Powers 166
Moses T. Hand 168
Graveyards in Greenbush 171
Greenbush Graveyard 172
Holeman Graveyard 181
Bond Graveyard 185
McMahill Graveyard 192
