'LI B RARY
OF THE
UN IVERSITY
Of ILLINOIS
SHABBONA.
THE HISTORY
J-[ENRY BOUNTY, JLLINOIS,
ITS TAX -PAYERS AND VOTERS;
CONTAINING, ALSO, A
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY,- A CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE STA TE : MAP OF THE
COUNTY; A BUSINESS DIRECTORY: AN ABSTRACT OF EVKRY-DAY
LAWS: WAR RECORD OF HENRY COUNTY ; OFFICERS
OF SOCIETIES, LODGES, ETC., ETC.
CHICAGO:
H. F. KETT.& Co., 15 LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1877.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by
H. F. KETT & CO.,
In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.
PREFACE.
BUT few can realize the task involved in the publication of a work of this kind.
We have to contend against ignorance, prejudice and selfishness. Ignorance of
some people as to our objects, many refusing to give their names, for fear they
will be used for some swindling purpose ; or their politics, lest it be used to
their discredit; or how much property they own, fearing it is to increase their
taxes. Prejudice of people who have subscribed through agents for publications
and not having received what they expected, have forever thereafter sworn war-
fare against all agents, without discriminating, or taking into consideration the
absolute necessity of employing men under certain circumstances as the media
between publisher and people. Selfishness by citizens who expect to havej pub-
lished, gratuitously, every thing they see fit to send us, which usually is of a per-
sonal nature, or not relevant matter, and if published would be of no general
interest, therefore we deem best to suppress it, thereby receiving their outspoken
enmity. For this work we do not claim perfection ; that would be an impossi-
bility. Most townships have been gone over thoroughly, but still there are
undoubtedly errors, mostly in spelling names and in dates. We have several
cases in Henry County where members of the same family spell their names in
different ways, and a number of cases where the dates of births, of marriages, or
when they came into the county, were improbable, and when brought to their
notice, they had made a mistake generally of ten years in calculation. We give
j our agents the most positive instructions to be especially careful in getting
names and dates, but ofttimes men are indifferent in giving required information,
and when met on the road, at the thrashing machine, or in the rain or cold, the
information is given hurriedly or carelessly, and our agents are obliged to put it
down as given them, and when copied, mistakes necessarily occur.
We have endeavored to get the names of all tax-payers and voters. We have
about 8,300 names, the vote being about 5,500, which shows we could not have
missed many. In our History of the County we have endeavored to give an
interesting, condensed and correct sketch. Our History of Illinois will give the
reader some interesting and valuable historical facts. Our Laws should be
carefully read by every business man and farmer; they contain invaluable infor-
mation. In fact we have toiled long and at great expense, and have far exceeded
our promises to make every thing in these pages interesting and valuable, and
all you could expect or wish, and in your criticisms, please to bear in mind that
in gathering, compiling and publishing a volume of this kind, perfection would
.. be an impossibility.
We wish to extend our sincere and warmest thanks to the citizens of Henry
County for their kind treatment, and for assistance rendered us in furnishing
information for this work. They are too numerous to here name, but to the
1 press and early settlers in particular we are grateful for their labors in aiding us
: to gather the material for the History of the County. The Cambridge Chronicle
furnished us with its files of 1858 and 1859, which contained a series of articles
by Dr. A. A. Dunn, its editor, on the early settlement of the county, and from
them we have taken much of our early History.
H F. KETT & Co.
CONTENTS
PAGE.
Agricultural Statistics of Henry
County .".138
Constitution of United States 86
County Officers 548
County Schools 547
Electors of President and Vice-
President. 187* 100
Geology of Henry County 101
Henry Co. Agricultural Society. .555
Henry Co. Infirmary 545
PAGE.
History of Illinois 13
history of Henry Co lid
Morristown Colony 135
Wethersfleld Colony... 137
Bishop Hill Colony 145
Geneseo Colony 507
County Courts 151
Shabbona 152
History of Towns :
Atkinson 530
Anna wan 528
PAGE.
Andover 452
An nawau ; 396
Atkinson 266
Alba 237
Burns 407
Cambridge 282
Clover 32H
Colona 256
MISCELLANEOUS.
PAGE.
Interest Table 82
Miscellaneous Table 82
Map of Henry County... Front Page.
Officials of Societies, Lodges, etc.552
Old Settlers' Meeting 556
Population of Henry Count\ 504
Population of the United States.. 82
Population of Fifty Principal
Cities 82
HISTORICAL.
PAGE.
History of Towns :
Andover 524
Alpha 540
Cambridge L77
Cleveland 531
Colona 540
Dayton 539
Geneseo 507
Galva 168
Ke wanee 1 55
PAGE.
Population and Area of the U. S.. 83
Population of Principal Cities in
the World 83
Population of Illinois 84 & 85
Railroads 547
Real and Personal Pr .perty
Statement 549
Too Lates and Changes 590
Vote of Henry County 550
History of Towns :
Lynn 562
Morristown 130
Nekoma 541
Orion 521
Opheim 539
Osco 532
Oakley ...539
Utah 562
Woodhull 537
TOWNSHIP DIRECTORY.
PAGE.
Cornwall 225 ! Munson.
Edford 275 Oxford.
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311
Galva 347
Geneseo 186
Hanna 241
Ke wanee 415
Lynn 388
Loraine 320
Osco 467
Phenix ...231
WethersBeld 479
Wellcr 490
Western 370
Yor^towu 249
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
The Business Directory follows the townships in which they are located.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
PAGE.
Bills of exchange and promis-
sory notes 45
Interest 45
Descent 45
Wills and estates 48
Taxes 48
Jurisdiction of Courts 48
County Courts 49
Limitation of action 49
Married women 49
Exemption from forced sale 50
Estrays 51
Deads and Mortgages 51
Game 52
Weights and measures 52
Millers 53
Murks and brands 53
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Allan James M 103
A y re* T. G 463
HI i-h Sylvester 93
BllshC.C 153
Bronson E. V 413
Basset t C 428
Blackburn John 143
Bell J. D 343
BeverldgeP. H 273
Crawford Andrew 123
Dunham C 193
Gould A 113
HoweJ. II 573
Howard Sullivan 443
Harrington K 213
PAGE.
Adoption of children 54
Surveyors and surveys 54
Roads 55
Drainage 57
Paupers 58
Fences HO
Damage from Trespass , 61
Landlord and Tenant 61
Liens 64
Definition of Commercial Terms 65
Church Organization 79
Suggestion to Persons purchas-
ing Books by Subscription... 80
Form of lilank Note 66
Order 6b
Receipt 66
" Bills of Purchase 66
Form of Articles of greement 67
Clerk forSe vices...... 67
Billsof Sale 68
Bonds 68
Chattel Mortgage 69
Lease of Buildings 7l
Landlord's Agreement. 72
" Tenant's " . 72
" Notice Tenant to Quit.. 73
Tenant's Notice to Quit 73
Real Estate Mortgage
to Secure Money 73
" Warranty Deed -74
Suit Claim Deed 75
elease 76
Form of Will 77
Codicil 79
PORTRAITS.
PAGE. '
Kuril Lewis 493 , Stickney Isaac..
Hinman J. S 303
Henderson Thomas G 563
Johnson Olof 173
KemerllDg Jacob 403
Kincr II. I, 223
KinzieR. A 323
Little Henry G 433
Little R. A 363
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Little A. I! 883 ( Whitney C. V.
ivrry Alfred \v..
Sannquist P. M 453
Shearer Lewis 203
Sawyer J. A 133
Shabbona Title Page
Smtthe Geo. C 233
Tenney R. A 263
Willar'd J. F 48S
WilberR. M 353
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.111:1 WarnerW. w 878
Page'O. E 183 Wellon F. G 293
RldenourJ. It 393
Seat. .11 B. W 243
Wilkinson L. G 313
Wilson Geo. F. II 283
HENRY COUNTY VOLUNTEERS.
Graham's Ind. Cav. Co
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89th
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HISTORY OF ILLINOIS.
The name of this beautiful Prairie State is derived from Illim, a
Delaware word signifying Superior Men. It has a French termination,
and is a symbol of how the two races the French and the Indians
were intermixed during the early history of the country.
The appellation was no doubt well applied to the primitive inhabit-
ants of the soil whose prowess in savage warfare long withstood the
combined attacks of the fierce Iroquois on the one side, and the no less
savage and relentless Sacs and Foxes on the other. The Illinois were
once a powerful confederacy, occupying the most beautiful and fertile
region in the great Valley of the Mississippi, which their enemies coveted
.and struggled long and hard to wrest from them. By the fortunes of
war they were diminished in numbers, and finally destroyed. " Starved
Rock," on the Illinois River, according to tradition, commemorates their
last tragedy, where, it is said, the entire tribe starved rather than sur-
render.
EARLY DISCOVERIES.
The first European discoveries in Illinois date back over two hun-
dred years. They are a part of that movement which, from the begin-
ning to the middle of the seventeenth century, brought the French
Canadian missionaries and fur traders into the Valley of the Mississippi,
and which, at a later period, established the civil and ecclesiastical
authority of France from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico,
and from the foot-hills of the Alleghanies to the Rocky Mountains.
The great river of the West had been discovered by DeSoto, the
Spanish conqueror of Florida, three quarters of a century before the
French founded Quebec in 1608, but the Spanish left the country a wil-
derness, without further exploration or settlement within its borders, in
which condition it remained until the Mississippi was discovered by the
agents of the French Canadian government, Jolietand Marquette, in 1673.
These renowned explorers were not the first white visitors to Illinois.
In 1671 two years in advance of them came Nicholas Perrot to Chicago.
He had been sent by Talon as an agent of the Canadian government to
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14 HISTORY OF THE STATE OP ILLINOIS.
call a great peace convention of Western Indians at Green Bay, prepara-
tory to the movement for the discovery of the Mississippi. It was
deemed a good stroke of policy to secure, as far as possible, the friend-
ship and co-operation of the Indians, far and near, before venturing upon
an enterprise which their hostility might render disastrous, and which
their friendship and assistance would do so much to make successful ;
and to this end Perrot was sent to call together in council the tribes
throughout the Northwest, and to promise them the commerce and pro-
tection of the French government. He accordingly arrived at Green
Bay in 1671, and procuring an escort of Pottawattamies, proceeded in a
bark canoe upon a visit to the Miamis, at Chicago. Perrot was there-
fore the first European to set foot upon the soil of Illinois.
Still there were others before Marquette. In 1672, the Jesuit mis-
sionaries, Fathers Claude Allouez and Claude Dablon, bore the standard
of the Cross from their mission at Green Bay through western Wisconsin
and northern Illinois, visiting the Foxes on Fox River, and the Masquo-
tines and Kickapoos at the mouth of the Milwaukee. These missionaries
penetrated on the route afterwards followed by Marquette as far as the
Kickapoo village at the head of Lake Winnebago, where Marquette, in
his journey, secured guides across the portage to the Wisconsin.
The oft-repeated story of Marquette and Joliet is well known.
They were the agents employed by the Canadian government to discover
the Mississippi. Marquette was a native of France, born in 1637, a
Jesuit priest by education, and a man of simple faith and of great zeal and
devotion in extending the Roman Catholic religion among the Indians.
Arriving in Canada in 1666, he was sent as a missionary to the far
Northwest, and, in 1668, founded a mission at Sault Ste. Marie. The
following year he moved to La Pointe, in Lake Superior, where he
instructed a branch of the Hurons till 1670, when he removed south, and
founded the mission at St. Ignace, on the Straits of Mackinaw. Here
he remained, devoting a portion of his time to the study of the Illinois
language under a native teacher who had accompanied him to the mission
from La Pointe, till he was joined by Joliet in the Spring of 1673. By
the way of Green Bay and the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, they entered
the Mississippi, which they explored to the mouth of the Arkansas, and
returned by the way of the Illinois and Chicago Rivers to Lake Michigan.
On his way up the Illinois, Marquette visited the great viHage of
the Kaskaskias, near what is now Utica, in the county of LaSalle. The
following year he returned and established among them the mission of
the Immaculate Virgin Mary, which was the first Jesuit mission founded
in Illinois and in the Mississippi Valley. The intervening winter he
had spent in a hut which his companions erected on the Chicago River, a
few leagues from its mouth. The founding of this mission was the last
HISTOKY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 15
act of Marquette's life. He died in Michigan, on his way back to Green
Bay, May 18, 1675.
FIRST FRENCH OCCUPATION.
The first French occupation of the territory now embraced in Illi-
nois was effected by LaSalle in 1680, seven years after the time of Mar-
quette and Joliet. LaSalle, having constructed a vessel, the " Griffin,"
above the falls of Niagara, which he sailed to Green Bay, and having
passed thence in canoes to the mouth of the St. Joseph River, by which
and the Kankakee he reached the Illinois, in January, 1680, erected Fort
Crevecceur, at the lower end of Peoria Lake, where the city of Peoria is
now situated. The place where this ancient fort stood may still be seen
just below the outlet of Peoria Lake. It was desiined, however, to a
temporary existence. From this point, LaSalle determined to descend
the Mississippi to its mouth, but did not accomplish this purpose till two
years later in 1682. Returning to Fort Frontenac for the purpose of
getting materials with which to rig his vessel, he left the fort in charge of
Touti, his lieutenant, who during his absence was' driven off by the Iro-
quois Indians. These savages had made a raid upon the settlement of
the Illinois, and had left nothing in their track but ruin and desolation.
Mr. Davidson, in his History of Illinois, gives the following graphic
account of the picture that met the eyes of LaSalle and his companions
on their return :
" At the great town of the Illinois they were appalled at the scene
which opened to their view. No hunter appeared to break its death-like
silence with a salutatory whoop ot welcome. The plain on which the
town had stood was now strewn with charred fragments of lodges, which
had so recently swarmed with savage life and hilarity. To render more
hideous the picture of desolation, large numbers of skulls had been
placed on the upper extremities of lodge-poles which had escaped the
devouring flames. In the midst of these horrors was the rude fort of
the spoilers, rendered frightful by the same ghastly relics. A near
approach showed that the graves had been robbed of their bodies, and
swarms of buzzards were discovered glutting their loathsome stomachs
on the reeking corruption. To complete the work of destruction, the
growing corn of the village had been cut down and burned, while the
pits containing the products of previous years, had been rifled and their
contents scattered with wanton waste. It was evident the suspected
blow of the Iroquois had fallen with relentless fury."
Touti had escaped LaSalle knew not whither. Passing down the
lake in search of him and his men, LaSalle discovered that the fort had
been destroyed, but the vessel which he had partly constructed was still
16 HISTORY OP THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
on the stocks and but slightly injured. After further fruitless search,
failing to find Touti, he fastened to a tree a painting representing himself
and party sitting in a canoe and bearing a pipe of peace, and to the paint-
ing attached a letter addressed to Touti.
Touti had escaped, and, after untold privations, taken shelter among
the Pottawattamies near Green Bay. These were friendly to the French.
One of their old chiefs used to say, " There were but three great cap-
tains in the world, himself, Touti and LaSalle."
GENIUS OF LASALLE.
We must now return to LaSalle, whose exploits stand out in such
bold relief. He was born in Rouen, France, in 1643. His father was
wealthy, but he renounced his patrimony on entering a college of the
Jesuits, from which he separated and came to Canada a poor man in 1666.
The priests of St. Sulpice, among whom he had a brother, were then the
proprietors of Montreal, the nucleus of which was a seminary or con-
vent founded by that order. The Superior granted to LaSalle a large
tract of land at LaChine, where he established himself in the fur trade.
He was a man of daring genius, and outstripped all his competitors in
exploits of travel and commerce with the Indians. In 1669, he visited
the headquarters of the great Iroquois Confederacy, at Onondaga, in the
heart of New York, and, obtaining guides, explored the Ohio River to
the falls at Louisville.
In order to understand the genius of LaSalle, it must be remembered
that for many years prior to his time the missionaries and traders were
obliged to make their way to the Northwest by the Ottawa River (of ,
Canada) on account of the fierce hostility of the Iroquois along the lower
lakes and Niagara River, which entirely closed this latter route to the
Upper Lakes. They carried on their commerce chiefly by canoes, pad-
dling them through the Ottawa to Lake Nipissing, carrying them across
the portage to French River, and descending that to Lake Huron. This
being the route by which they reached the Northwest, accounts for the
fact that all the earliest Jesuit missions were established in the neighbor-
hood of the Upper Lakes. LaSalle conceived the grand idea of opening
the route by Niagara River and the Lower Lukes to Canadian commerce
by sail vessels, connecting it with the navigation of the Mississippi, and
thus opening a magnificent water communication from the Gulf of St.
Lawrence to the Gulf of Mexico. This truly grand and comprehensive
purpose seems to have animated him in all his wonderful achievements
and the matchless difficulties and hardships he surmounted. As the first
step in the accomplishment of this object he established himself on Lake
Ontario, and built and garrisoned Fort Fronteuac, the site of the present
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 17
city of Kingston, Canada. Here be obtained a grant of land from the
French crown and a body of troops by which he beat back the invading
Iroquois and cleared the passage to Niagara Falls. Having by this mas-
terly stroke made it safe to attempt a hitherto untried expedition, his
next step, as we have seen, was to advance to the Falls with all his
outfit for building a ship with which to sail the lakes. He was success-
ful in this undertaking, though his ultimate purpose was defeated by a
strange combination of untoward circumstances. The Jesuits evidently
hated LaSalle and plotted against him, because he had abandoned them
and co-operated with a rival order. The fur traders were also jealous of
his superior success in opening new channels of commerce. At LaChine
he had taken the trade of Lake Ontario, which but for his presence there
would have gone to Quebec. While they were plodding with their bark
canoes through the Ottawa he was constructing sailing vessels to com-
mand the trade of the lakes and the Mississippi. These great plans
excited the jealousy and envy of the small traders, introduced treason and
revolt into the ranks of his own companions, and finally led to the foul
assassination by which, his great achievements were prematurely ended.
In 1682, LaSalle, having completed his vessel at Peoria, descended
the Mississippi to its confluence with the Gulf of Mexico. Erecting a
standard on which he inscribed the arms of France, he took formal pos-
session of the whole valley of the mighty river, in the name of Louis
XIV., then reigning, in honor of whom he named the country LOUISIANA.
LaSalle then went to France, was appointed Governor, and returned
with a fleet and immigrants, for the purpose of planting a colony in Illi-
nois. They arrived in due time in the Gulf of Mexico, but failing to
find the mouth of the Mississippi, up which LaSalle intended to sail, his
supply ship, with the immigrants, was driven ashore and wrecked on
Matagorda Bay. With the fragments of the vessel he constructed a
stockade and rude huts on the shore for the protection of the immigrants,
calling the post Fort St. Louis. He then made a trip into New Mexico,
in search of silver mines, but, meeting with disappointment, returned to
find his little colony reduced to forty souls. He then resolved to travel
on foot to Illinois, and, starting with his companions, had reached the
valley of the Colorado, near the mouth of Trinity river, when he was
shot by one of his men. This occurred on the 19th of March, 1687.
Dr. J. W. Foster remarks of him : " Thus fell, not far from the banks
of the Trinity, Robert Cavalier de la Salle, one of the grandest charac-
ters that ever figured in American history a man capable of originating
the vastest schemes, and endowed with a will and a judgment capable of
carrying them to successful results. Had ample facilities been placed by
the King of France at his disposal, the result of the colonization of this
continent might have been far different from what we now behold."
18 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
EARLY SETTLEMENTS.
A temporary settlement was made at Fort St. Louis, or the old Kas-
kaskia village, on the Illinois River, in what is now LaSalle County, in
1682. In 1690, this was removed, with the mission connected with it, to
Kaskaskia, on the river of that name, emptying into the lower Mississippi
in St. Glair County. Cahokia was settled about the same time, or at
least, both of these settlements began in the year 1690, though it is now
pretty well settled that Cahokia is the older place, and ranks as the oldest
permanent settlement in Illinois, as well as in the Mississippi Valley.
The reason for the removal of the old Kaskaskia settlement and mission,
was probably because the dangerous and difficult route by Lake Michigan
and the Chicago portage had been almost abandoned, and travelers and
traders passed down and up the Mississippi by the Fox and Wisconsin
River route. They removed to the vicinity of the Mississippi in order
to be in the line of travel from Canada to Louisiana, that is, the lower
part of it, for it was all Louisiana then south of the lakes.
During the period of French rule in Louisiana, the population prob-
ably never exceeded ten thousand, including whites and blacks. Within
that portion of it now included in Indiana, trading posts were established
at the principal Miami villages which stood on the head waters of the
Maumee, the Wea villages situated at Ouiatenon, on the Wabash, and
the Piankeshaw villages at Post Vincennes ; all of which were probably
visited by French traders and missionaries before the close of the seven-
teenth century.
In the vast territory claimed by the French, many settlements of
considerable importance had sprung up. Biloxi, on Mobile Bay, had
been founded by D'Iberville, in 1699 ; Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac had
founded Detroit in 1701 ; and New Orleans had been founded by Bien-
ville, under the auspices of the Mississippi Company, in 1718. In Illi-
nois also, considerable settlements had been made, so that in 1730 they
embraced one hundred and forty French families, about six hundred " con-
verted Indians," and many traders and voyageurs. In that portion of the
country, on the east side of the Mississippi, there were five distinct set-
tlements, with their respective villages, viz. : Cahokia, near the mouth
of Cahokia Creek and about five miles below the present city of St.
Louis ; St. Philip, about forty-five miles below Cahokia, and four miles
above Fort Chartres ; Fort Chartres, twelve miles above Kaskaskia ;
Kaskaskia, situated on the Kaskaskia River, five miles above its conflu-
ence with the Mississippi; and Prairie du Rocher, near Fort Chartres.
To these must be added St. Genevieve and St. Louis, on the west side
of the Mississippi. These, with the exception of St. Louis, are among
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 19
the oldest French towns in the Mississippi Valley. Kaskaskia, in its best
days, was a town of some two or three thousand inhabitants. After it
passed from the crown of France its population for many years did not
exceed fifteen hundred. Under British rule, in 1773, the population had
decreased to four hundred and fifty. As early as 1721, the, Jesuits had
established a college and a monastery in Kaskaskia.
Fort Chartres was first built under the direction of the Mississippi
Company, in 1718, by M. de Boisbraint, a military officer, under command
of Bienville. It stood on the east bank of the Mississippi, about eighteen
miles below Kaskaskia, and was for some time the headquarters of the
military commandants of the district of Illinois.
In the Centennial Oration of Dr. Fowler, delivered at Philadelphia,
by appointment of Gov. Beveridge, we find some interesting facts with
regard to the State of Illinois, which we appropriate in this history:
In 1682 Illinois became a possession of the French crown, a depend-
ency of Canada, and a part of Louisiana. In 1765 the English flag was
run up on old Fort Chartres, and Illinois was counted among the treas-
ures of Great Britain.
In 1779 it was taken from the English by Col. George Rogers Clark.
This man was resolute in nature, wise in council, prudent in policy, bold
in action, and heroic in danger. Few men who have figured in the his-
tory of America are more deserving than this colonel. Nothing short of
first-class ability could have rescued Vincens and all Illinois from the
English. And it is not possible to over-estimate the influence of this
achievement upon the republic. In 1779 Illinois became a part of Vir-
ginia. It was soon known as Illinois County. In 1784 Virginia ceded
all this territory to the general government, to be cut into States, to be
republican in form, with " the same right of sovereignty, freedom, and
independence as the other States."
In 1787 it was the object of the wisest and ablest legislation found
in any merely human records. No man can study the secret history of
THE "COMPACT OF 1787,"
and not feel that Providence was guiding with sleepless eye these unborn
States. The ordinance that on July 13, 1787, finally became the incor-
porating act, has a most marvelous history. Jefferson had vainly tried
to secure a system of government for the northwestern territory. He
was an emancipationist of that day, and favored the exclusion of slavery
from the territory Virginia had ceded to the general government ; but
the South voted him down as often as it came up. In 1787, as late as
July 10, an organizing act without the anti-slavery clause was pending.
This concession to the South was expected to carry it. Congress was in
20 HISTORY OK THE STATE OP ILLINOIS.
session in New York City. On July 5, Rev. Dr. Manasseh Cutler, of
Massachusetts, came into New York to lobby on the northwestern terri-
tory. Everything seemed to fall into his hands. Events were ripe.
The state of the public credit, the growing of Southern prejudice,
the basis of his mission, his personal character, all combined to complete
one of those sudden and marvelous revolutions of public sentiment that
once in five or ten centuries are seen to sweep over a country like the
breath of the Almighty. Cutler was a graduate of Yale received his
A.M. from Harvard, and his D.D. frqm Yale. He had studied and taken
degrees in the three learned professions, medicine, law, and divinity. He
had thus America's best indorsement. He had published a scientific
examination of the plants of New England. His name stood second only
to that of Franklin as a scientist in America. He was a courtly gentle-
man of the old style, a man of commanding presence, and of inviting
face. The Southern members said they had never seen such a gentleman
in the North. He came representing a company that desired to purchase
a tract of land now included in Ohio, for the purpose of planting a colony.
It was a speculation. Government money was worth eighteen cents on
the dollar. This Massachusetts company had collected enough to pur-
chase 1,500,000 acres of land. Other speculators in New York made
Dr. Cutler their agent (lobbyist). On the 12th he represented a demand
for 5,500,000 acres. This would reduce the national debt. Jefferson
and Virginia were regarded as authority concerning the land Virginia
had just ceded. Jefferson's policy wanted to provide for the public credit,
and this was a good opportunity to do something.
Massachusetts then owned the territory of Maine, which she was
crowding on the market. She was opposed to opening the northwestern
region. This fired the zeal of Virginia. The South caught the inspira-
tion, and all exalted Dr. Cutler. The English minister invited him to
dine with some of the Southern gentlemen. He was the center of interest.
The entire South rallied round him. Massachusetts could not vote
against him, because many of the constituents of her members were
interested personally in the western speculation. Thus Cutler, making
friends with the South, and, doubtless, using all the arts of the lobby,
was enabled to command the situation. True to deeper convictions, he
dictated one of the most compact and finished documents of wise states-
manship that has ever adorned any human law book. He borrowed from
Jefferson the term " Articles of Compact," wbich, preceding the federal
constitution, rose into the most sacred character. He then followed very
closely the constitution of Massachusetts, adopted three years before.
Its most marked points were :
1. The exclusion of slavery from the territory forever.
2. Provision for public schools, giving one township for a seminary,
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and every section numbered 16 in each township ; that is, one-thirty-sixth
of all the land, for public schools.
3. A provision prohibiting the adoption of any constitution or the
enactment of any law that should nullify pre-existing contracts.
Be it forever remembered that this compact declared that " Religion,
morality, and knowledge being necessary to good government and the
happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall always
be encouraged."
Dr. Cutler planted himself on this platform and would not yield.
Giving his unqualified declaration that it was that or nothing that unless
they could make the land desirable they did not want it he took his
horse and buggy, and started for the constitutional convention in Phila-
delphia. On July 13, 1787, the bill was put upon its passage, and was
unanimously adopted, every Southern member voting for it, and only one
man, Mr. Yates, of New York, voting against it. But as the States voted
as States, Yates lost his vote, and the compact was put beyond repeal.
Thus the great States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wis-
consin a vast empire, the heart of the great valley were consecrated
to freedom, intelligence, and honesty. Thus the great heart of the nation
was prepared for a year and a day and an hour. In the light of these eighty-
nine years I affirm that this act was the salvation of the republic and the
destruction of slavery. Soon the South saw their great blunder, and
tried to repeal the compact. In 1803 Congress referred it to a committee
of which John Randolph was chairman. He reported that this ordinance
was a compact, and opposed repeal. Thus it stood a rock, in the way
of the on-rushing sea of slavery.
With all this timely aid it was, after all, a most desperate and pro-
tracted struggle to keep the soil of Illinois sacred to freedom. It was
the natural battle-field for the irrepressible conflict. In the southern end
of the State slavery preceded the compact. It existed among the old
French settlers, and was hard to eradicate. The southern part of the
State was settled from the slave States, and this population brought their
laws, customs, and institutions with them. A stream of population from
the North poured into the northern part of the State. These sections
misunderstood and hated each other perfectly. The Southerners regarded
the Yankees as a skinning, tricky, penurious race of peddlers, filling the
country with tinware, brass clocks, and wooden nutmegs. The North-
erner thought of the Southerner as a lean, lank, lazy creature, burrowing
in a hut, and rioting in whisky, dirt and ignorance. These causes aided
in making the struggle long and bitter. So strong was the sympathy
with slavery that, in spite of the ordinance of 1787, and in spite of the
deed of cession, it was determined to allow the old French settlers to
retain their slaves. Planters from the slave States might bring their
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slaves, if they would give them a chance to choose freedom or years
of service and bondage for their children till they should become
thirty years of age. If they chose freedom they must leave the State
in sixty days or be sold as fugitives. Servants were whipped for offenses
for which white men are fined. Each lash paid forty cents of the fine. A
negro ten miles from home without a pass was whipped. These famous
laws were imported from the slave States just as they imported laws for
the inspection of flax and wool when there was neither in the State.
These Black Laws are now wiped out. A vigorous effort was made
to protect slavery in the State Constitution of 1817. It barely failed.
It was renewed in 1825, when a convention was asked to make a new
constitution. After a hard fight the convention was defeated. But
slaves did not disappear from the census of the State until 1850. There
were mobs and murders in the interest of slavery. Lovejoy was added
to the list of martyrs a sort of first-fruits of that long life of immortal
heroes who saw freedom as the one supreme desire of their souls, and
were so enamored of her that they preferred to die rather than survive her.
The population of 12,282 that occupied the territory in A.D. 1800,
increased to 45,000 in A.D. 1818, when the State Constitution was
adopted, and Illinois took her place in the Union, with a star on the flag
and two votes in the Senate.
Shadrach Bond was the first Governor, and in his first message he
recommended the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
The simple economy in those days is seen in the fact that the entire
bill for stationery for the first Legislature was only $13.50. Yet this
simple body actually enacted a very superior code.
There was no monej r in the territory before the war of 1812. Deer
skins and coon skins were the circulating medium. In 1821, the Legis-
lature ordained a State Bank on the credit of the State. It issued notes
in the likeness of bank bills. These notes were made a legal tender for
every thing, and the bank was ordered to loan to the people $100 on per-
sonal security, and more on mortgages. They actually passed a resolu-
tion requesting the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to
receive these notes for land. The old French Lieutenant Governor, Col.
Menard, put the resolution as follows: " Gentlemen of the Senate : It is
moved and seconded dat de notes of dis bank be made land-office money.
All in favor of dat motion say aye ; all against it say no. It is decided
in de affirmative. Now, gentlemen, I bet you one hundred dollar he
never be land-office money!" Hard sense, like hard money, is always
above par.
This old Frenchman presents a fine figure up against the dark back-
ground of most of his nation. They made no progress. They clung to
their earliest and simplest implements. They never wore hats or caps.
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 23
Thev pulled their blankets over their heads in the winter like the Indians,
with whom they freely intermingled.
Demagogism had an early development. One John Grammar (only
in name), elected to the Territorial and State Legislatures of 1816 and
1836, invented the policy of opposing every new thing, saying, "If it
succeeds, no one will ask who voted against it. If it proves a failure, he
could quote its record." In sharp contrast with Grammar was the char-
acter of D. P. Cook, after whom the county containing Chicago was
named. Such was his transparent integrity and remarkable ability that
his will was almost the law of the State. In Congress, a young man,
and from a poor State, he was made Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee. He was pre-eminent for standing by his committee, regard-
less of consequences. It was his integrity that elected John Quincy
Adams to the Presidency. There were four candidates in 1824, Jackson,
Clay, Crawford, and John Quincy Adams. There being no choice by the
people, the election was thrown into the House. It was so balanced that
it turned on his vote, and that he cast for Adams, electing him ; then
Went home to face the wrath of the Jackson party in Illinois. It cost
him all but character and greatness. It is a suggestive comment on the
times, that there was no legal interest till 1830. It often reached 150
per cent., usually 50 per cent. Then it was reduced to 12, and now to
10 per cent.
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE PRAIRIE STATE.
In area the State has 55,410 square miles of territory. It is about
150 miles wide and 400 miles long, stretching in latitude from Maine to
North Carolina. It embraces wide variety of climate. It is tempered
on the north by the great inland, saltless, tideless sea, which keeps the
thermometer from either extreme. Being a table land, from 600 to 1,600
feet above the level of the sea, one is prepared to find on the health
maps, prepared by the general government, an almost clean and perfect
record. In freedom from fever and malarial diseases and consumptions,
the three deadly enemies of the American Saxon, Illinois, as a State,
stands without a superior. She furnishes one of the essential conditions
of a great people sound bodies. I suspect that this fact lies back of
that old Delaware word, Illini, superior men.
The great battles of history that have been determinative of dynas-
ties and destinies have been strategical battles, chiefly the question of
position. Thermopylae has been the war-cry of freemen for twenty-four
centuries. It only tells how much there may be in position. All this
advantage belongs to Illinois. It is in the heart of the greatest valley in
the world, the vast region between the mountains a valley that could
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feed mankind for one thousand years. It is well on toward the center of
the continent. It is in the great temperate belt, in which have been
found nearly all the aggressive civilizations of history. It has sixty-five
miles of frontage on the head of the lake. With the Mississippi forming
the western and southern boundary, with the Ohio running along the
southeastern line, with the Illinois River and Canal dividing the State
diagonally from the lake to the Lower Mississippi, and with the Rock and
Wabash Rivers furnishing altogether 2,000 miles of water-front, con-
necting with, and running through, in all about 12,000 miles of navi-
gable water.
But this is not all. These waters are made most available by the
fact that the lake and the State lie on the ridge running into the great
valley from the east. Within cannon-shot of the lake the water runs
away from the lake to the Gulf. The lake now empties at both ends,
one into the Atlantic and one into the Gulf of Mexico. The lake thus
seems to hang over the laud. This makes the dockage most serviceable ;
there are no steep banks to damage it. Both lake and river are made
for use.
The climate varies from Portland to Richmond ; it favors every pro-
duct of the continent, including the tropics, with less than half a dozen
exceptions. It produces every great nutriment of the world except ban-
anas and rice. It is hardly too much to say that it is the most productive
spot known to civilization. With the soil full of bread and the earth full
of minerals ; with an upper surface of food and an under layer of fuel ;
with perfect natural drainage, and abundant springs and streams and
navigable rivers ; half way between the forests of the North and the fruits
of the South ; within a day's ride of the great deposits of iron, coal, cop-
per, lead, and zinc ; containing and controlling the great grain, cattle,
pork, and lumber markets of the world, it is not strange that Illinois has
the advantage of position.
This advantage has been supplemented by the character of the popu-
lation. In the early days when Illinois was first admitted to the Union,
her population were chiefly from Kentucky and Virginia. But, in the
conflict of ideas concerning slavery, a strong title of emigration came in
from the East, and soon changed this composition. In 1870 her non-
native population were from colder soils. New York furnished 133,290 ;
Ohio gave 162,623; Pennsylvania sent on 98,352; the entire Soutli gave
us only 206,734. In all her cities, and in all her German and Scandina-
vian and other foreign colonies, Illinois has only about one-fifth of her
people of foreign birth.
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 25
PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENT.
One of the greatest elements in the early development of Illinois is
the Illinois and Michigan Canal, connecting the Illinois and Mississippi
Rivers with the lakes. It was of the utmost importance to the State.
It was recommended by Gov. Bond, the first governor, in his first message.
In 1821, the Legislature appropriated $10,000 for surveying the route.
Two bright young engineers surveyed it, and estimated the cost at
$600,000 or $700,000. It finally cost $8,000,000. In 1825, a law was
passed to incorporate the Canal Company, but no stock was sold. In
1826, upon the solicitation of Cook, Congress gave 800,000 acres of land
on the line of the work. In 1828, another law commissioners appointed,
and work commenced with new survey and new estimates. In 1834-35,
George Farquhar made an able report on the whole matter. This was,
doubtless, the ablest report ever made to a western legislature, and it
became the model for subsequent reports and action. From this the
work went on till it was finished in 1848. It cost the State a large
amount of money ; but it gave to the industries of the State an impetus
that pushed it up into the first rank of greatness. It was not built as a
speculation any more than a doctor is employed on a speculation. But
it has paid into the Treasury of the State an average annual net sum of
over $111,000.
Pending the construction of the canal, the land and town-lot fever
broke out in the State, in 1834-35. It took on the malignant t} 7 pe in
Chicago, lifting the town up into a city. The disease spread over the
entire State and adjoining States. It was epidemic. It cut up men's
farms without regard to locality, and cut up the purses of the purchasers
without regard to consequences. It is estimated that building lots enough
were sold in Indiana alone to accommodate every citizen then in the
United States.
Towns and cities were exported to the Eastern market by the ship-
load. There was no lack of buyers. Every up-ship came freighted with
speculators and their monfey.
This distemper seized upon the Legislature in 183637, and left not
one to tell the tale. They enacted a system of internal improvement
without a parallel in the grandeur of its conception. They ordered the
construction of 1,300 miles of railroad, crossing the State in all direc-
tions. This was surpassed by the river and canal improvements.
There were a few counties not touched by either railroad or river or
canal, and those were to be comforted and compensated by the free dis-
tribution of $200,000 among them. To inflate this balloon beyond cre-
dence it was ordered that work should be commenced on both ends of
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each of these railroads and rivers, and at each river-crossing, all at the
same time. The appropriations for these vast improvements were over
$12,000,000, and commissioners were appointed to borrow the money on
the credit of the State. Remember that all this was in the early days of
railroading, when railroads were luxuries ; that the State had whole
counties with scarcely a cabin ; and that the population of the State was
less than 400,000, and you can form some idea of the vigor with which
these brave men undertook the work of making a great State. In the
light of history I am compelled to say that this was only a premature
throb of the power that actually slumbered in the soil of the State. It
was Hercules in the cradle.
At this juncture the State Bank loaned its funds largely to Godfrey
Oilman & Co., and to other leading houses, for the purpose of drawing
trade from St. Louis to Alton. Soon they failed, and took down the
bank with them.
In 1840, all hope seemed gone. A population of 480,000 were loaded
with a debt of $14,000,000. It had only six small cities, really only
towns, namely : Chicago, Alton, Springfield, Quincy, Galena, Nauvoo.
This debt was to be cared for when there was not a dollar in the treas-
ury, and when the State had borrowed itself out of all credit, and when
there was not good money enough in the hands of all the people to pay
the interest of the debt for a single year. Yet, in the presence of all
these difficulties, the young State steadily refused to repudiate. Gov.
Ford took hold of the problem and solved it, bringing the State through
in triumph.
Having touched lightly upon some of the more distinctive points in
the history of the development of Illinois, let us next briefly consider the
MATERIAL RESOURCES OF THE STATE.
It is a garden four hundred miles long and one hundred and fifty
miles wide. Its soil is chiefly a black sandy loam, from six inches to
sixty feet thick. On the American bottoms it has been cultivated for
one hundred and fifty years without renewal. About the old French
towns it has yielded corn for a century and a half without rest or help.
It produces nearly everything green in the temperate and tropical zones.
She leads all other States in the number of acres actually under plow.
Her products from 25,000,000 of acres are incalculable. Her mineral
wealth is scarcely second to her agricultural power. She has coal, iron,
lead, copper, zinc, many varieties of building stone, fire clay, cuma clay,
common brick clay, sand of all kinds, gravel, mineral paint every thing
needed for a high civilization. Left to herself, she has the elements of
all greatness. The single item of coal is too vast for an appreciative
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 27
handling in figures. We can handle it in general terms like algebraical
signs, but long before we get up into the millions and billions the human
mind drops down from comprehension to mere symbolic apprehension.
When I tell you that nearly four-fifths of the entire State is under-
laid with a deposit of coal more than forty feet thick on the average (now
estimated, by recent surveys, at seventy feet thick), 'you can get some
idea of its amount, as you do of the amount of the national debt. There
it is ! 41,000 square miles one vast mine into which you could put
any of the States ; in which you could bury scores of European and
ancient empires, and have room enough all round to work without know-
ing that they had been sepulchered there.
Put this vast coal-bed down by the other great coal deposits of the
world, and its importance becomes manifest. Great Britain has 12,000
square miles of coal; Spain, 3,000; France, 1,719; Belgium, 578; Illinois
about twice as many square miles as all combined. Virginia has 20,000
square miles; Pennsylvania, 16,000; Ohio, 12,000. Illinois has 41,000
square miles. One-seventh of all the known coal on this continent is in.
Illinois.
Could we sell the coal in this single State for one-seventh of one cent
a ton it would pay the national debt. Converted into power, even with
the wastage in our common engines, it would do more work than could
be done by the entire race, beginning at Adam's wedding and working
ten hours a day through all the centuries till the present time, and right
on into the future at the same rate for the next 600,000 years.
Great Britain uses enough mechanical power to-day to give to each
man, woman, and child in the kingdom the help and service of nineteen
untiring servants. No wonder she has leisure and luxuries. No wonder
the home of the common artisan has in it more luxuries than could be
found in the palace of good old King Arthur. Think, if you can conceive
of it, of the vast army of servants that slumber in the soil of Illinois,
impatiently awaiting the call of Genius to come forth to minister to our
comfort.
At the present rate of consumption England's coal supply will be
exhausted in 250 years. When this is gone she must transfer her dominion
either to the Indies, or to British America, which I would not resist ; or
to some other people, which I would regret as a loss to civilization.
COAL IS KING.
At the same rate of consumption (which far exceeds our own) the
deposit of coal in Illinois will last 120,000 years. And her kingdom shall
be an everlasting kingdom.
Let us turn now from this reserve power to the annual products of
28 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
the State. We shall not be humiliated in this field. Here we strike the
secret of our national credit. Nature provides a market in the constant
appetite of the race. Men must eat, and if we can furnish the provisions
we can command the treasure. All that a man hath will he give for his
life.
According to the last census Illinois produced 30,000,000 of bushels
of wheat. That is more wheat than was raised by any other State in the
Union. She raised last year 130,000,000 of bushels of corn twice as
much as any other State, and one-sixth of all the corn raised in the United
States. She harvested 2,747,000 tons of hay, nearly one-tenth of all the
hay in the Republic. It is not generally appreciated, but it is true, that
the hay crop of the country is worth more than the cotton crop. The
hay of Illinois equals the cotton of Louisiana. Go to Charleston, S. C.,
and see them peddling handfuls of hay or grass, almost as a curiosity,
as we regard Chinese gods or the cryolite of Greenland ; drink your
coffee and condensed milk; and walk back from the coast for many a
league through the sand and burs till you get up into the better atmos-
phere of the mountains, without seeing a waving meadow or a grazing
herd ; then you will begin to appreciate the meadows of the Prairie State,
where the grass often grows sixteen feet high.
The value of her farm implements is $211,000,000, and the value of
her live stock is only second to the great State of New York. Last year
she had 25,000,000 hogs, and packed 2,113,845, about one-half of all that
were packed in the United States. This is no insignificant item. Pork
is a growing demand of the old world. Since the laborers of Europe
have gotten a taste of our bacon, and we have learned how to pack it dry
in boxes, like dry goods, the world has become the market.
The hog is on the march into the future. His nose is ordained to
uncover the secrets of dominion, and his feet shall be guided by the star
of empire.
Illinois marketed $57,000,000 worth of slaughtered animals more
than any other State, and a seventh of all the States.
Be patient with me, and pardon my pride, and I will give you a list
of some of the things in which Illinois excels all other States.
Depth and richness of soil ; per cent, of good ground ; acres of
improved land ; large farms some farms contain from 40,000 to 60,000
acres of cultivated land, 40,000 acres of corn on a single farm ; number of
farmers ; amount of wheat, corn, oats and honey produced ; value of ani-
mals for slaughter ; number of hogs ; amount of pork ; number of horses
three times as many as Kentucky, the horse State.
Illinois excels all other States in miles of railroads and in miles of
postal service, and in money orders sold per annum, and in the amount of
lumber sold in her markets.
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Illinois is only second in many important matters. This sample list
comprises a few of the more important : Permanent school fund (good
for a young state) ; total income for educational purposes ; number of pub-
lishers of books, maps, papers, etc.; value of farm products and imple-
ments, and of live stock ; in tons of coal mined.
The shipping of Illinois is only second to New York. Out of one
port during the business hours of the season of navigation she sends forth
a vessel every ten minutes. This does not include canal boats, which go
one every five minutes. No wonder she is only second in number of
bankers and brokers or in physicians and surgeons.
She is third in colleges, teachers and schools ; cattle, lead, hay,
flax, sorghum and beeswax.
She is fourth in population, in children enrolled in public schools, in
law schools, in butter, potatoes and carriages.
She is fifth in value of real and personal property, in theological
seminaries and colleges exclusively for women, in milk sold, and in boots
and shoes manufactured, and in book-binding.
She is only seventh in the production of wood, while she is the
twelfth in area. Surely that is well done for the Prairie State. She now
has much more wood and growing timber than she had thirty years ago.
A few leading industries will justify emphasis. She manufactures
$205,000,000 worth of goods, which places her well up toward New York
and Pennsylvania. The number of her manufacturing establishments
increased from 1860 to 1870, 300 per cent.; capital employed increased 350
per cent., and the amount of product increased 400 per cent. She issued
5,500,000 copies of commercial and financial newspapers only second to
New York. She has 6,759 miles of railroad, thus leading all other States,
worth. $636, 458, 000, using 3,245 engines, and 67,712 cars, making a train
long enough to cover one-tenth of the entire roads of the State. Her
stations are only five miles apart. She carried last year 15,795,000 passen-
gers, an average of 36^ miles, or equal to taking hei entire population twice
across the State. More than two-thirds of her land is within five miles of
a railroad, and less than two per cent, is more than fifteen miles away.
The State has a large financial interest in the Illinois Central railroad.
The road was incorporated in 1850, and the State gave each alternate sec-
tion for six miles on each side, and doubled the price of the remaining
land, so keeping herself good. The road received 2,595,000 acres of land,
and pays to the State one-seventh of the gross receipts. The State
receives this year $350,000, and has received in all about $7,000,000. It
is practically the people's road, and it has a most able and gentlemanly
management. Add to this the annual receipts from the canal, $111,000,
and a large per cent, of the State tax is provided for.
30 HISTORY OF THE STATIC OK ILLINOIS.
THE RELIGION AND MORALS
of the State keep step with her productions and growth. She was born
of the missionary spirit. It was a minister who secured for her the ordi-
nance of 1787, by which she has been saved from slavery, ignorance, and
dishonesty. Rev. Mr. Wiley, pastor of a Scotch congregation in Randolph
County, petitioned the Constitutional Convention of 1818 to recognize
Jesus Christ as king, and the Scriptures as the only necessary guide and
book of law. The convention did not act in the case, and the old Cove-
nanters refused to accept citizenship. They never voted until 1824, when
the slavery question was submitted to the people; then they all voted
against it and cast the determining votes. Conscience has predominated
whenever a great moral question has been submitted to the people.
But little mob violence has ever been felt in the State. In 1817
regulators disposed of a band of horse-thieves that infested the territory.
The Mormon indignities finally awoke the same spirit. Alton was also
the scene of a pro-slavery mob, in which Lovejoy was added to the list of
martyrs. The moral sense of the people makes the law supreme, and gives
to the State unruffled peace.
With $22,300,000 in church property, and 4,298 church organizations,
the State has that divine police, the sleepless patrol of moral ideas, that
alone is able to secure perfect safety. Conscience takes the knife from
the assassin's hand and the bludgeon from the grasp of the highwayman.
We sleep in safety, not because we are behind bolts and bars these only
fence against the innocent ; not because a lone officer drowses on a distant
corner of a street ; not because a sheriff may call his posse from a remote
part of the county ; but because conscience guards the very portals of the
air and stirs in the deepest recesses of the public mind. This spirit issues
within the State 9,500,000 copies of religious papers annually, and receives
still more from without. Thus the crime of the State is only one-fourth
that of New York and one-half that of Pennsylvania.
Illinois never had but one duel between her own citizens. In Belle-
ville, in 1820, Alphonso Stewart and William Bennett arranged to vindi-
cate injured honor. The seconds agreed to make it a sham, and make
them shoot blanks. Stewart was in the secret. Bennett mistrusted some-
thing, and, unobserved, slipped a bullet into his gun and killed Stewart.
He then fled the State. After two years he was caught, tried, convicted,
and. in spite of friends and political aid, was hung. This fixed the code
of honor on a Christian basis, and terminated its use in Illinois.
The early preachers were ignorant men, who were accounted eloquent
according to the strength of their voices. But they set the style for all
public speakers. Lawyers and political speakers followed this rule. Gov.
HISTORY OP THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. 31
Ford says: "Nevertheless, these first preachers were of incalculable
benefit to the country. They inculcated justice and morality. To them
are we indebted for the first Christian character of the Protestant portion
of the people."
In education Illinois surpasses her material resources. The ordinance
of 1787 consecrated one thirty-sixth of her soil to common schools, and
the law of 1818, the first law that went upon her statutes, gave three per
cent, of all the rest to
EDUCATION INSTEAD OP HIGHWAYS.
The old compact secures this interest forever, and by its yoking
morality and intelligence it precludes the legal interference with the Bible
in the public schools. With such a start it is natural that we should have
11,050 schools, and that our illiteracy should be less than New York or
Pennsylvania, and only about one-half of Massachusetts. We are not to
blame for not having more than one-half as many idiots as the great
States. These public schools soon made colleges inevitable. The first
college, still flourishing, was started in Lebanon in 1828, by the M. E.
church, and named after Bishop McKendree. Illinois College, at Jackson-
ville, supported by the Presbyterians, followed in 1830. In 1832 the Bap-
tists built Shurtleff College, at Alton. Then the Presbyterians built Knox
College, at Galesburg, in 1838, and the Episcopalians built Jubilee College,
at Peoria, in 1847. After these early years colleges have rained down.
A settler could hardly encamp on the prairie but a college would spring
up by his wagon. The State now has one very well endowed and equipped
university, namely, the Northwestern University, at Evanston, with six
colleges, ninety instructors, over 1,000 students, and $ 1,500,000 endow-
ment.
Rev. J. M. Peck was the first educated Protestant minister in tne
State. He settled at Rock Spring, in St. Clair County, 1820, and left his
impress on the State. Before 1837 only party papers were published, but
Mr. Peck published a Gazetteer of Illinois. Soon after John Russell, of
Bluffdale, published essays and tales showing genius. Judge James Hall
published The Illinois Monthly Magazine with great ability, and an annual
called The Western Souvenir, which gave him an enviable fame all over the
United States. From these beginnings Illinois has gone on till she has
more volumes in public libaaries even than Massachusetts, and of the
44,500,000 volumes in all the public libraries of the United States, she
has one-thirteenth. In newspapers she stands fourth. Her increase is
marvelous. In 1850 she issued 5,000,000 copies ; in 1860, 27,590,000 ; in
1870, 113,140,000. In 1860 she had eighteen colleges and seminaries ; in
1870 she had eighty. That is a grand advance for the war decade.
This brings us to a record unsurpassed in the history of any age,
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THE WAR RECORD OF ILLINOIS.
I hardly know where to begin, or how to advance, or what to say. I
can at best give you only a broken synopsis of her deeds, and you must
put them in the order of glory for yourself. Her sons have always been
foremost on fields of danger. In 1832-33, at the call of Gov. Reynolds,
her sons drove Blackhawk over the Mississippi.
When the Mexican war came, in May, 1846, 8,370 men offered them-
selves when only 3,720 could be accepted. The fields of Buena Vista and
Vera Cruz, and the storming of Cerro Gordo, will carry the glory of Illinois
soldiers along after the infamy of the cause they served has been forgotten.
But it was reserved till our day for her sons to find a field and cause and
foemen that could fitly illustrate their spirit and heroism. Illinois put
into her own regiments for the United States government 256,000 men,
and into the army through other States enough to swell the number to
290,000. This far exceeds all the soldiers of' the federal government in
all the war of the revolution. Her total years of service were over 600,000.
She enrolled men from eighteen to forty-five years of age when the law
of Congress in 1864 the test time only asked for those from twenty to
forty-five. Her enrollment was otherwise excessive. Her people wanted
to go, and did not take the pains to correct the enrollment. Thus the
basis of fixing the quota was too great, and then the quota itself, at least
in the trying time, was far above any other State.
Thus the demand on some counties, as Monroe, for example, took every
able-bodied man in the county, and then did not have enough to fill the
quota. Moreover, Illinois sent 20,844 men for ninety or one hundred days,
for whom no credit was asked. When Mr. Lincoln's attention was called
to the inequality of the quota compared with other States, he replied,
" The country needs the sacrifice. We must put the whip on the free
horse." In spite of all these disadvantages Illinois gave to the country
73,000 years of service above all calls. With one-thirteenth of the popu-
lation of the loyal States, she sent regularly one-tenth of all the soldiers,
and in the peril of the closing calls, when patriots were few and weary,
she then sent one-eighth of all that were called for by her loved and hon-
ored son in the white house. He,r mothers and daughters went into the
fields to raise the grain and keep the children together, while the fathers
and older sons went to the harvest fields of the world. I knew a father
and four sons who agreed that one of them must stay at home ; and they
pulled straws from a stack to see who might go. The father was left.
The next day he came into the camp, saying : " Mother says she can get
the crops in, and I am going, too." I know large Methodist churches
from which every male member went to the army. Do you want to know
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what these heroes from Illinois did in the field ? Ask any soldier with a
good record of his own, who is thus able to judge, and he will tell you
that the Illinois men went in to win. It is common history that the greater
victories were won in the West. When everything else looked dark Illi-
nois was gaining victories all down the river, and dividing the confederacy.
Sherman took with him on his great march forty-live regiments of Illinois
infantry, three companies of artillery, and one company of cavalry. He
could not avoid
GOING TO THE SEA.
If he had been killed, I doubt not the men would have gone right on.
Lincoln answered all rumors of Sherman's defeat with, " It is impossible ;
there is a mighty sight of fight in 100,000 Western men." Illinois soldiers
brought home 300 battle-flags. The first United States flag that floated
over Richmond was an Illinois flag. She sent messengers and nurses to
every field and hospital, to care for her sick and wounded sons. She said,
' These suffering ones are my sons, and I will care for them."
When individuals had given all, then cities and towns came forward
with their credit to the extent of many millions, to aid these men and
their families.
Illinois gave the country the great general of the war Ulysses S.
Grant since honored with two terms of the Presidency of the United
States.
One other name from Illinois comes up in all minds, embalmed in all
hearts, that must have the supreme place in this story of our glory and
of our nation's honor ; that name is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.
The analysis of Mr. Lincoln's character is difficult on account of its
symmetry.
In this age Ave look with admiration at his uncompromising honesty.
And well we may, for this saved us. Thousands throughout the length
and breadth of our country who knew him only as " Honest Old Abe,"
voted for him on that account ; and wisely did they choose, for no other
man could have carried us through the fearful night of the war. When
his plans were too vast for our comprehension, and his faith in the cause
too sublime for our participation ; when it was all night about us, and all
dread before us, and all sad and desolate behind us : when not one ray
shone upon our cause ; when traitors were haughty and exultant at the
South, and fierce and blasphemous at the North ; when the loyal men here
seemed almost in the minority ; when the stoutest heart quailed, the bravest
cheek paled ; when generals were defeating each other for place, and
contractors were leeching out the very heart's blood of the prostrate
republic : when every thing else had failed us, we looked at this calm,
patient man standing like a rock in the storm, and said : " Mr. Lincoln
34 HISTORY OF THE STATE OP ILLINOIS.
is honest, and we can trust him still." Holding to this single point with
the energy of faith and despair we held together, and, under God, he
brought us through to victory.
His practical wisdom made him the wonder of all lands. With such
certainty did Mr. Lincoln follow causes to their ultimate effects, that his
foresight of contingencies seemed almost prophetic.
He is radiant with all the great virtues, and his memory shall shed a
glory upon this age that shall fill the eyes of men as they look into his-
tory. Other men have excelled him in some point, but, taken at all
points, all in all, he stands head and shoulders above every other man of
6,000 years. An administrator, he saved the nation in the perils of
unparalleled civil war. A statesman, he justified his measures by their
success. A philanthropist, he gave liberty to one race and salvation to
another. A moralist, he bowed from the summit of human power to the
foot of the Cross, and became a Christian. A mediator, he exercised mercy
under the most absolute abeyance to law. A leader, he was no partisan.
A commander, he was untainted with blood. A ruler in desperate times,
he was unsullied with crime. A man, he has left no word of passion, no
thought of malice, no trick of craft, no act of jealousy, no purpose of
selfish ambition. Thus perfected, without a model, and without a peer,
he was dropped into these troubled years to adorn and embellish all that
is good and all that is great in our humanity, and to present to all coming
time the representative of the divine idea of free government.
It is not too much to say that away down in the future, when the
republic has fallen from its niche in the wall of time ; when the great
war itself shall have faded out in the distance like a mist on the horizon ;
when the Anglo-Saxon language shall be spoken only by the tongue of
the stranger; then the generations looking this way shall see the great
president as the supreme figure in this vortex of history
CHICAGO.
It is impossible in our brief space to give more than a meager sketch
of such a city as Chicago, which is in itself the greatest marvel of the
Prairie State. This mysterious, majestic, mighty city, born first of water,
and next of fire; sown in weakness, and raised in power; planted among
the willows of the marsh, and crowned with the glory of the mountains ;
sleeping on the bosom of the prairie, and rocked on the bosom of the sea ;
the youngest city of the world, and still the eye of the prairie, as Damas-
cus, the oldest city of the world, is the eye of the desert. With a com-
merce far exceeding that of Corinth on her isthmus, in the highway to
the East ; with the defenses of a continent piled around her by the thou-
sand miles, making her far safer than Rome on the banks of the Tiber ;
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with schools eclipsing Alexandria and Athens ; with liberties more con-
spicuous than those of the old republics ; with a heroism equal to the first
Carthage, and with a sanctity scarcely second to that of Jerusalem set
your thoughts on all this, lifted into the eyes of all men bythe miracle of
its growth, illuminated by the flame of its fall, and transfigured by the
divinity of its resurrection, and you will feel, as I do, the utter impossi-
bility of compassing this subject as it deserves. Some impression of her
importance is received from the shock her burning gave to the civilized
world.
When the doubt of her calamity was removed, and the horrid fact
was accepted, there went a shudder over all cities, and a quiver over all
lands. There was scarcely a town in the civilized world that did not
shake on the brink of this opening chasm. The flames of our homes red-
dened all skies. The city was set upon a hill, and could not be hid. All
eyes were turned upon it. To have struggled and suffered amid the
scenes of its fall is as distinguishing as to have fought at Thermopylae, or
Salamis, or Hastings, or Waterloo, or Bunker Hill.
Its calamity amazed the world, because it was felt to be the common
property of mankind.
The early history of the city is full of interest, just as the early his-
tory of such a man as Washington or Lincoln becomes public property,
and is cherished by every patriot.
Starting with 560 acres in 1833, it embraced and occupied 23,000
acres in 1869, and, having now a population of more than 500,000, it com-
mands general attention.
The first settler Jean Baptiste Pointe au Sable, a mulatto from the
West Indies came and began trade with the Indians in 1796. John
Kinzie became his successor in 1804, in which year Fort Dearborn was
erected.
A mere trading-post was kept here from that time till about the time
of the Blackhawk war, in 1832. It was not the city. It was merely a
cock crowing at midnight. The morning was not yet. In 1833 the set-
tlement about the fort was incorporated as a town. The voters were
divided on the propriety of such corporation, twelve voting for it and one
against it. Four years later it was incorporated as a city, and embraced
560 acres. .
The produce handled in this city is an indication of its power. Grain
and flour were imported from the East till as late as 1837. The first
exportation by way of experiment was in 1839. Exports exceeded imports
first .in 1842. The Board of Trade was organized in 1848, but it was so
weak that it needed nursing till 1855. Grain was purchased by the
wagon-load in the street.
I remember sitting with my father on a load of wheat, in the long
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line of wagons along Lake street, while the buyers came and untied the
bags, and examined the grain, and made their bids. That manner of
business had to cease with the day of small things. Now our elevators
will hold 15,000,000 bushels of grain. The cash value of the produce
handled in a year is $215,000,000, and the produce weighs 7,000,000
tons or 700,000 car loads. This handles thirteen and a half ton each
minute, all the year round. One tenth of all the wheat in the United
States is handled in Chicago. Even as long ago as 1853 the receipts of
grain in Chicago exceeded those of the goodly city of St. Louis, and in
1854 the exports of grain from Chicago exceeded those of New York and
doubled those of St. Petersburg, Archangel, or Odessa, the largest grain
markets in Europe.
The manufacturing interests of the city are not contemptible. In
1873 manufactories employed 45,000 operatives ; in 1876, 60,000. The
manufactured product in 1875 was worth $177,000,000.
No estimate of the size and power of Chicago would be adequate
that did not put large emphasis on the railroads. Before they came
thundering along our streets canals were the hope of our country. But
who ever thinks now of traveling by canal packets ? In June, 1852,
there were only forty miles of railroad connected with the city. The
old Galena division of the Northwestern ran out to Elgin. But now,
who can count the trains and measure the roads that seek a terminus or
connection in this city ? The lake stretches away to the north, gathering
in to this center all the harvests that might otherwise pass to the north
of us. If you will take a map and look at the adjustment of railroads,
you will see, first, that Chicago is the great railroad center of the world,
as New York is the commercial city of this continent; and, second, that
the railroad lines form the iron spokes of a great wheel whose hub is
this city. The lake furnishes the only break in the spokes, and this
seems simply to have pushed a few spokes together on each shore. See
the eighteen trunk lines, exclusive of eastern connections.
Pass round the circle, and view their numbers and extent. There
is the great Northwestern, with all its branches, one branch creeping
along the lake shore, and so reaching to the north, into the Lake Superior
regions, away to the right, and on to the Northern Pacific on the left,
swinging around Green Bay for iron and copper and silver, twelve months
in the year, and reaching out for the wealth of the great agricultural
belt and isothermal line traversed by the Northern Pacific. Another
branch, not so far north, feeling for the heart of the Badger State.
Another pushing lower down the Mississippi all these make many con-
nections, and tapping all the vast wheat regions of Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Iowa, and all the regions this side of sunset. There is that elegant road,
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, running out a goodly number of
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branches, and reaping the great fields this side of the Missouri River.
I can only mention the Chicago, Alton & St. Louis, our Illinois Central,
described elsewhere, and the Chicago & Rock Island. Further around
we come to the lines connecting us with all the eastern cities. The
Chicago, Indianapolis & St. Louis, the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne &
Chicago, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern, and the Michigan Cen-
tral and Great Western, give us many highways to the seaboard. Thus we
reach the Mississippi at five points, from St. Paul to Cairo and the Gulf
itself by two routes. We also reach Cincinnati and Baltimore, and Pitts-
burgh and Philadelphia, and New York. North and south run the water
courses of the lakes and the rivers, broken just enough at this point to
make a pass. Through this, from east to west, run the long lines that
stretch from ocean to ocean.
This is the neck of the glass, and the golden sands of commerce
must pass into our hands. Altogether we have more than 10,000 miles
of railroad, directly tributary to this city, seeking to unload their wealth
in our coffers. All these roads have come themselves by the infallible
instinct of capital. Not a dollar was ever given by the city to secure
one of them, and only a small per cent, of stock taken originally by her
citizens, and that taken simply as an investment. Coming in the natural
order of events, they will not be easily diverted.
There is still another showing to all this. The connection between
New York and San Francisco is by the middle route. This passes inevit-
ably through Chicago. St. Louis wants the Southern Pacific or Kansas
Pacific, and pushes it out through Denver, and so on up to Cheyenne.
But before the road is fairly under way, the Chicago roads shove out to
Kansas City, making even the Kansas Pacific a feeder, and actually leav-
ing St. Louis out in the cold. It is not too much to expect that Dakota,
Montana, and Washington Territory will find their great market in Chi-
cago.
But these are not all. Perhaps I had. better notice here the ten or
fifteen new roads that have just entered, or are just entering, our city.
Their names are all that is necessary to give. Chicago & St. Paul, look-
ing up the Red River country to the British possessions ; the Chicago,
Atlantic & Pacific ; the Chicago, Decatur & State Line ; the Baltimore &
Ohio; the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes; the Chicago & LaSalle Rail-
road ; the Chicago, Pittsburgh & Cincinnati ; the Chicago and Canada
Southern ; the Chicago and Illinois River Railroad. These, with their
connections, and with the new connections of the old roads, already in.
process of erection, give to Chicago not less than 10,000 miles of new
tributaries from the richest land on the continent. Thus there will be
added to the reserve power, to the capital within reach of this city, not
less than $1,000,000,000.
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Add to all this transporting power the ships that sail one every nine
minutes of the business hours of the season of navigation ; add, also, the
canal boats that leave one every five minutes during the same time and
you will see something of the business of the city.
TtfE COMMERCE OF THIS CITY
has been leaping along to keep pace with the growth of the country
around us. In 1852, our commerce reached the hopeful sum of
20,000,000. In 1870 it reached $400,000,000. In 1871 it was pushed
up above $450,000,000. And in 1875 it touched nearly double that.
One-half of our imported goods come directly to Chicago. Grain
enough is exported directly from our docks to the old world to employ a
semi-weekly line of steamers of 3,000 tons capacity. This branch is
not likely to be greatly developed. Even after the great Welland Canal
is completed we shall have only fourteen feet of water. The great ocean
vessels will continue to control the trade.
The banking capital of Chicago is $24,431,000. Total exchange in
1875, $659,000,000. Her wholesale business in 1875 was $294,000,000.
The rate of taxes is less than in any other great city.
The schools of Chicago are unsurpassed in America. Out of a popu-
lation of 300,000 there were only 186 persons between the ages of six
and twenty-one unable to read. This is the best known record.
In 1831 the mail system was condensed into a hlf-breed, who went
on foot to Niles, Mich., once in two weeks, and brought back what papers
and news he could find. As late as 1846 there was often only one mail
a week. A post-office was established in Chicago in 1833, and the post-
master nailed up old boot-legs on one side of his shop to serve as boxes
for the nabobs and literary men.
It is an interesting fact in the growth of the young city that in the
active life of the business mea of that day the mail matter has grown to
a daily average of over 6,500 pounds. It speaks equally well for the
intelligence of the people and the commercial importance of the place,
that the mail matter distributed to the territory immediately tributary to
Chicago is seven times greater than that distributed to the territory
immediately tributary to St. Louis.
The improvements that have characterized the city Jlre as startling
as the city itself. In 1831, Mark Beaubien established a ferry over the
river, and put himself under bonds to carry all the citizens free for the
privilege of charging strangers. Now there are twenty-four large bridges
and two tunnels.
In 1833 the government expended $30,000 on the harbor. Then
commenced that series of maneuvers with the river that has made it one
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of the world's curiosities. It used to wind around in the lower end of /
the town, and make its way rippling over the sand into the lake at the
foot of Madison street. They took it up and put it down where it now
is. It was a narrow stream, so narrow that even moderately small crafts
had to go up through the willows and cat's tails to the point near Lake
street bridge, and back up one of the branches to get room enough in
which to turn around.
In 1844 the quagmires in the streets were first pontooned by plank
roads, which acted in wet weather as public squirt-guns. Keeping you
out of tlie mud, they compromised by squirting the mud over you. The
wooden-block pavements came to Chicago in 1857. In 1840 water was
delivered by peddlers in carts or by hand. Then a twenty-five horse-
power engine pushed it through hollow or bored logs along the streets
till 1854, when it was introduced into the houses by new works. The
first fire-engine was used in 1835, and the first steam fire-engine in 1859.
Gas was utilized for lighting the city in 1850. , The Young Men's Chris-
tian Association was organized in 1858, and horse railroads carried them
to their work in 1859. The museum was opened in 1863. The alarm
telegraph adopted in 1864. The opera-house built-in 1865. The city
grew from 560 acres in 1833 to 23,000 in 1869. In 1834, the taxes
amounted to $48.90, and the trustees of the town borrowed $60 more for
opening and improving streets. In 1835, the legislature authorized a loan
of $2,000, and the treasurer and street commissioners resigned rather than
plunge the town into such a gulf.
Now the city embraces 36 square miles of territory, and has 30 miles
of water front, besides the outside harbor of refuge, of 400 acres, inclosed
by a crib sea-wall. One-third of the city has been raised up an average
of eight feet, giving good pitch to the 263 miles of sewerage. The water
of the city is above all competition. It is received, through two tunnels
extending to a crib in the lake two miles from shore. The closest analy-
sis fails to detect any impurities, and, receded 35 feet below the surface,
it is always clear and cold. The first tunnel is five feet two inches in
diameter and two miles long, and can deliver 50,000,000 of gallons per
day. The second tunnel is seven feet in diameter and six miles long,
running four miles under the city, and can deliver 100,000,000 of gal-
lons per day. This water is distributed through 410 miles of water-
mains.
The three grand engineering exploits of the city are: First, lifting
the city up on jack-screws, whole squares at a time, without interrupting
the business, thus giving us good drainage ; second, running the tunnels
under the lake, giving us the best water in the world ; and third, the
turning the current of the river in its own channel, delivering us from the
old abominations, and making decency possible. They redound about
40 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
equally to the credit of the engineering, to the energy of the people, and
to the health of the city.
That which really constitutes the city, its indescribable spirit, its soul,
the way it lights up in every feature in the hour of action, has not been
touched. In meeting strangers, one is often surprised how some homely
women marry so well. Their forms are bad, their gait uneven and awk-
ward, their complexion is dull, their features are misshapen and mismatch-
ed, and when we see them there is no beauty that we should desire them.
But when once they are aroused on some subject, they put on new pro-
portions. They light up into great power. The real person comes out
from its unseemly ambush, and captures us at will. They have power.
They have ability to cause things to come to pass. We no longer wonder
why they are in such high demand. So it is with our city.
There is no grand scenery except the two seas, one of water, the
other of prairie. Nevertheless, there is a spirit about it, a push, a breadth,
a power, that soon makes it a place never to be forsaken. One soon
ceases to believe in impossibilities. Balaams are the only prophets that are
disappointed. The bottom that has been on the point of falling out has
been there so long that it has grown fast. It can not fall out. It has all
the capital of the world itching to get inside the corporation.
The two great laws that govern the growth and size of cities are,
first, the amount of territory for which they are the distributing and
receiving points ; second, the number of medium or moderate dealers that
do this distributing. Monopolists build up themselves, not the cities.
They neither eat, wear, nor live in proportion to their business. Both
these laws help Chicago.
The tide of trade is eastward not up or down the map, but across
the map. The lake runs up a wingdatn for 500 miles to gather in the
business. Commerce can not ferry up there for seven months in the year,
and the facilities for seven months can do the work for twelve. Then the
great region west of us is neajjy all good, productive land. Dropping
south into the trail of St. Louis, you fall into vast deserts and rocky dis-
tricts, useful in holding the world together. St. Louis and Cincinnati,
instead of rivaling and hurting Chicago, are her greatest sureties of
dominion. They are far enough away to give sea-room, farther off than
Paris is from London, and yet they are near enough to prevent the
springing up of any other great city between them.
St. Louis will be helped by the opening of the Mississippi, but also
hurt. That will put New Orleanson her feet, and with a railroad running
over into Texas and so West, she will tap the streams that now crawl up
the Texas and Missouri road. The current is East, not North, and a sea-
port at New Orleans can not permanently help St. Louis.
Chicago is in the field almost alone, to handle the wealth of one-
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fourth of the territory of this great republic. This strip of seacoast
divides its margins between Portland, Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Savannah, or some other great port to be created for the
South in the next decade. But Chicago has a dozen empires casting their
treasures into her lap. On a bed of coal that can run all the machinery
of the world for 500 centuries ; in a garden that can feed the race by the
thousand years; at the head of the lakes that give her a temperature as a
summer resort equaled by no great city in the land ; with a climate that
insures the health of her citizens ; surrounded by all the great deposits
of natural wealth in mines acid forests and herds, Chicago is the wonder
of to-day, and will be the city of the future.
MASSACRE AT FORT DEARBORN.
During the war of 1812, Fort Dearborn became the theater of stirring
events. The garrison consisted of fifty-four men under command of
Captain Nathan Heald, assisted by Lieutenant Helm (son-in-law of Mrs.
Kinzie) and Ensign Ronan. Dr. Voorhees was surgeon. The only resi-
dents at the post at that time were the wives of Captain Heald and Lieu-
tenant Helm, and a few of the soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, and
a few Canadian voyageurs, with their wives and children. The soldiers
and Mr. Kinzie were on most friendly terms with the Pottawattamies
and Winnebagos, the principal tribes around them, but they could not
win them from their attachment to the British.
One evening in April, 1812, Mr. Kinzie sat playing on his violin and
his children were dancing to the music, when Mrs. Kinzie came rushing
into the house, pale with terror, and exclaiming: "The Indians! the
Indians!" "What? Where?" eagerly inquired Mr. Kinzie. "Up
at Lee's, killing and scalping," answered the frightened mother, who,
when the alarm was given, was attending Mrs. Barnes (just confined)
living not far off. Mr. Kinzie and his family crossed the river and took
refuge in the fort, to which place Mrs. Barnes and her infant not a day
old were safely conveyed. The rest of the inhabitants took shelter in the
fort. This alarm was caused by a scalping party of Winnebagos, who
hovered about the fort several days, when they disappeared, and for several
weeks the inhabitants were undisturbed.
On the 7th of August, 1812, General Hull, at Detroit, sent orders to
Captain Heald to evacuate Fort Dearborn, and to distribute all the United
States property to the Indians in the neighborhood a most insane order.
The Pottawattamie chief, who brought the dispatch, had more wisdom
than the commanding general. He advised Captain Heald not to make
the distribution. Said he : " Leave the fort and stores as they are, and
let the Indians make distribution for themselves ; and while they are
engaged in the business, the white people may escape to Fort Wayne."
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Captain Heald held a council with the Indians on the afternoon of
the 12th, in which his officers refused to join, for they had been informed
that treachery was designed that the Indians intended to murder the
white people in the council, and then destroy those in the fort. Captain
Heald, however, took the precaution to open a port-hole displaying a
cannon pointing directly upon the council, and by that means saved
his life.
Mr. Kinzie, who knew the Indians well, begged Captain Heald not
to confide in their promises, nor distribute the arms and munitions among
them, for it would only put power into their hands to destroy the whites.
Acting upon this advice, Heald resolved to withhold the munitions of
war ; and on the night of the 13th, after the distribution of the other
property had been made, the powder, ball and liquors were thrown into
the river, the muskets broken up and destroyed.
Black Partridge, a friendly chief, came to Captain Heald, and said :
" Linden birds have been singing in my ears to-day: be careful on the
march you are going to take." On that dark night vigilant Indians had
crept near the fort and discovered the destruction of their promised booty
going on within. The next morning the powder was seen floating on the
surface of the river. The savages were exasperated and made loud com-
plaints and threats.
On the following day when preparations were making to leave the
fort, and all the inmates were deeply impressed with a sense of impend-
ing danger, Capt. Wells, an uncle of Mrs. Heald, was discovered upon
the Indian trail among the sand-hills on the borders of the lake, not far
distant, with a band of mounted Miamis, of whose tribe he was chief,
having been adopted by the famous Miami warrior, Little Turtle. When
news of Hull's surrender reached Fort Wayne, he had started with this
force to assist Heald in defending Fort Dearborn. He was too late.
Every means for its defense had been destroyed the night before, and
arrangements were made for leaving the fort on the morning of the 15th.
It was a warm bright morning in the middle of August. Indications
were positive that the savages intended to murder the white people ; and
when they moved out of the southern gate of the fort, the march was
like a funeral procession. The band, feeling the solemnity of the occa-
sion, struck up the Dead March in Saul.
Capt. Wells, who had blackened his face with gun-powder in token
of his fate, took the' lead with his band of Miamis, followed by Capt.
Heald, with his wife by his side on horseback. Mr. Kinzie hoped by his
personal influence to avert the impending blow, and therefore accompanied
them, leaving his family in a boat in charge of a friendly Indian, to be
taken to his trading station at the site of Niles, Michigan, in the event of
his death.
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The procession moved slowly along the lake shore till they reached
the sand-hills between the prairie and the beach, when the Pottawattamie
escort, under the leadership of Blackbird, filed to the right, placing those
hills between them and the white people. Wells, with his Miamis, had
kept in the advance. They suddenly came rushing back, Wells exclaim-
ing, " They are about to attack us ; form instantly." These words were
quickly followed by a storm of bullets, which came whistling over the
little hills which the treacherous savages had made the covert for their
murderous attack. The white troops charged upon the Indians, drove
them back to the prairie, and then the battle was waged between fifty-
four soldiers, twelve civilians and three or four women (the cowardly
Miamis having fled at the outset) against five hundred Indian warriors.
The white people, hopeless, resolved to sell their lives as dearly as possible.
Ensign Ronan wielded his weapon vigorously, even after falling upon his
knees weak from the loss of blood. Capt. Wells, who was by the side of
his niece, Mrs. Heald, when the conflict began, behaved with the greatest
coolness and courage. He said to her, " We have not the slightest chance
for life. We must part to meet no more in this world. God bless you."
And then he dashed forward. Seeing a young warrior, painted like a
demon, climb into a wagon in which were twelve children, and tomahawk
them all, he cried out, unmindful of his personal danger, " If that is your
game, butchering women and children, I will kill too." He spurred his
horse towards the Indian camp, where they hud left their squaws and
papooses, hotly pursued by swift-footed young warriors, who sent bullets
whistling after him. One of these killed his horse and wounded him
severely in the leg. With a yell the young braves rushed to make him
their prisoner and reserve him for torture. He resolved not to be made
a captive, and by the use of the most provoking epithets tried to induce
them to kill him instantly. He called a fiery young chief a squaw, when
the enraged warrior killed Wells instantly with his tomahawk, jumped
upon his body, cut out his heart, and ate a portion of the warm morsel
with savage delight !
In this fearful combat women bore a conspicuous part. Mrs. Heald
was an excellent equestrian and an expert in the use of the rifle. She
fought the savages bravely, receiving several severe wounds. Though
faint from the loss of blood, she managed to keep her saddle. A savage
raised his tomahawk to kill her, when she looked him full in the face,
and with a sweet smile and in a gentle voice said, in his own language,
" Surely you will not kill a squaw ! " The arm of the savage fell, and
the life of the heroic woman was saved.
Mrs. Helm, the step-daughter of Mr. Kinzie, had an encounter with
a stout Indian, who attempted to tomahawk her. Springing to one side,
she received the glancing blow on her shoulder, and at the same instant
44 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
seized the savage round the neck with her arms and endeavored to get
hold of his scalping knife, which hung in a sheath at his breast. While
she was thus struggling she was dragged from her antagonist by another
powerful Indian, who bore her, in spite of her struggles, to the margin
of the lake and plunged her in. To her astonishment she was held by
him so that she would not drown, and she soon perceived that she was
in the hands of the friendly Black Partridge, who had saved her' life.
The wife of Sergeant Holt, a large and powerful woman, behaved as
bravely as an Amazon. She rode a fine, high-spirited horse, which the
Indians coveted, and several of them attacked her with the butts of their
guns, for the purpose of dismounting her ; but she used the sword which
slits had snatched from her disabled husband so skillfully that she foiled
them ; and, suddenly wheeling her horse, she dashed over the prairie,
followed by the savages shouting, " The brave woman ! the brave woman !
Don't hurt her ! " They finally overtook her, and while she was fighting
them in front, a powerful savage came up behind her, seized her by the
neck and dragged her to the ground. Horse and woman were made
captives. Mrs. Holt was a long time a captive among the Indians, but
was afterwards ransomed.
In this sharp conflict two-thirds of the white people were slain and
wounded, and all their horses, baggage and provision were lost. Only
t\vi-nty-eight straggling men now remained to fight five hundred Indians
rendered furious by the' sight of blood. They succeeded in breaking
through the ranks of the murderers and gaining a slight eminence on the
prairie near the Oak Woods. The Indians did not pursue, but gathered
on their flanks, while the chiefs held a consultation on the sand-hills, and
showed signs of willingness to parley. It would have been madness on
the part of the whites to renew the fight ; and so Capt. Heald went for-
ward and met Blackbird on the open prairie, where terms of surrender
were soon agreed upon. It was arranged that the white people should
give up their arms to Blackbird, and that the survivors should become
prisoners of war, to be exchanged for ransoms as soon as practicable.
With this understanding captives and captors started for the Indian
camp near the fort, to which Mrs. Helm had been taken bleeding and
suffering by Black Partridge, and had met her step-father and learned
that her husband was safe.
A new scene of horror was now opened at the Indian camp. The
wounded, not being included in the terms of surrender, as it was inter-
preted by the Indians, and the British general, Proctor, having offered a
liberal bounty for American scalps, delivered at Maiden, nearly all the
wounded men were killed and scalped, and the price of the trophies was
afterwards paid by the British government.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES.
No promissory note, check, draft, bill of exchange, order, or note, nego-
tiable instrument payable at sight, or on demand, or on presentment, shall
be entitled to days of grace. All other bills of exchange, drafts or notes are
entitled to three days of grace. All the above mentioned paper falling
due on Sunday, New Years' Day, the Fourth of July, Christmas, or any
day appointed or recommended by the President of the United States or
the Governor of the State as a day of fast or thanksgiving, shall be deemed
as due on the day previous, and should two or more of these days come
together, then such instrument shall be treated as due on the day previous
to the first of said days. No defense can be made against a negotiable
instrument (assigned before due) in. the hands of the assignee without
notice, except fraud was used in obtaining the same. To hold an indorser,
due diligence must be used by suit, in collecting of the maker, unless suit
would have been unavailing. Notes payable to person named or to order,
in order to absolutely transfer title, must be indorsed by the payee. Notes
payable to bearer may be transferred by delivery, and when so payable
every indorser thereon is held as a guarantor of payment unless otherwise
expressed.
In computing interest or discount on negotiable instruments, a month
shall be considered a calendar month or twelfth of a year, and for less
than a month, a day shall be figured a thirtieth part of a month. Notes
only bear interest when so expressed, but after due they draw the legal
interest, even if not stated.
INTEREST.
The legal rate of interest is six per cent. Parties may agree in writ-
ing on a rate not exceeding ten per cent. If a rate of interest greater
than ten per cent, is contracted for, it works a forfeiture of the whole of
said interest, and only the principal can be recovered.
DESCENT.
When nn will is made, the property of a deceased person is distrib-
uted as follows:
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46 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
First. To his or her children and their descendants in equal parts ;
the descendants of the deceased child or grandchild, taking the share of
their deceased parents in equal parts among them.
Second. When there is no child of the intestate, nor descendant of
such child, and no widoio or surviving husband, then to the parents, broth-
ers or sisters of the deceased, and their descendants, in equal parts among
them, allowing to each of the parents, if living, a child's part, or to the
survivor of them if one be dead, a double portion; and if there is no
parent living, then to the brothers and sisters of the intestate, and their
descendants.
Third, When there is a widow or surviving husband, and no child or
children, or descendants of a child or children of the intestate, then
(after the payment of all just debts) one-half of the real estate and the
whole of the personal estate shall descend to such widow or surviving hus-
band as an absolute estate forever.
Fourth. When there is a widow or surviving husband, and also a child
or children, or descendants of such child or children of the intestate, the
widow or surviving husband shall receive as his or her absolute personal
estate, one-third of all the personal estate of the intestate.
Fifth. If there is no child of the intestate, or descendant of such
child, and no parent, brother or sister, or descendant of such parent,
brother or sister, and no widow or surviving husband, then such estate
shall descend in equal parts to the next of kin to the intestate, in equal
degree (computing by the rules of the civil law), and there shall be no
representation among collaterals, except with the descendants of broth-
ers and sisters of the intestate ; and in no case shall there be any distinc-
tion between the kindred of the whole and the half blood.
Sixth. If any intestate leaves a /rid'.nc <>r surviving husband and no
kindred, his or her estate shall descend to such ividow or surviving husband.
WILLS AND ESTATES OF DECEASED PERSONS.
No exact form of words are necessary in order to make a will good at
law. Every male person of the age of twenty-one years, and every female
of the age of eighteen years, of sound mind and memory, can make a valid
will ; it must be in writing, signed by the testator or by some one in his
or her presence and by his or her direction, and attested by two or more
credible witnesses. Care should be taken that the loitnesses are not inter-
ested in the will. Persons knowing themselves to have been named in the
will or appointed executor, must within thirty days of the death of
deceased cause the will to be proved and recorded in the proper county,
or present it, and refuse to accept; on failure to do so are liable to forfeit
the sum of tiri'nf// Julfiirs per month. Inventory to be made by executor
or administrator within three months from date of letters testamenturv or
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 47
of administration. Executors' and administrators' compensation not to
exceed six per cent, on amount of personal estate, and three per cent,
on money realized from real estate, with such additional allowance a?
shall be reasonable for extra services. Appraisers'' compensation $2 pef
day.
Notice requiring all claims to be presented against the estate shall bd
given by the executor or administrator within six months of being quali'
fied. Any person having a claim and not presenting it at the time fixed
by said notice is required to have summons issued notifying the executor
or administrator of his having filed his claim in court ; in such cases the
costs have to be paid by the claimant. Claims should be filed within two
years from the time administration is granted on an estate," as after that
time they are forever barred, unless other estate is found that was not in-
ventoried. Married women, infants, persons insane, imprisoned or without
the United States, in the employment of the United States, or of this
State, have two years after their disabilities are removed to file claims.
Claims are classified and paid out of the estate in the following manner :
First. Funeral expenses.
Second. The widow's award, if there is a widow ; or children if there
are children, and no widow.
Third. Expenses attending the last illness, not including physician's
bill.
Fourth. Debts dueOhe common school or township fund .
Fifth. All expenses of proving the will and taking out letters testa-
mentary or administration, and settlement of the estate, and the physi-
cian's bill in the last illness of deceased.
Sixth. Where the deceased has received money in trust for any pur-
pose, his executor or administrator shall pay out of his estate the amount
received and not accounted for.
Seventh. All other debts and demands of whatsoever kind, without
regard to quality or dignity, which shall be exhibited to the court within
two years from the granting of letters.
Award to Widow and Children, exclusive of debts and legacies or be-
quests, except funeral expenses:
First. r f\ie family pictures and wearing apparel, jewels and ornaments
.of herself and minor children.
Second. School books and the family library of the value of 100.
Third. One sewing machine.
Fourth. Necessary beds, bedsteads and bedding for herself and family.
Fifth. The stoves and pipe used in the family, with the necessary
cooking utensils, or in case they have none, $50 in money.
Sixth. Household and kitchen furniture to the value of $100.
Seventh. One milch cow and calf for every four members of her family.
48 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
Eighth. Two sheep for each member of her family, and the fleeces
taken from the same, and one horse, saddle and bridle.
Ninth. Provisions for herself and family for one year.
Tenth. Food for the stock above specified for six months.
Eleventh. Fuel for herself and family for three months.
Twelfth. One hundred dollars worth of other property suited to her
condition in life, to be selected by the widow.
The widow if she elects may have in lieu of the said award, the same
personal property or money in place thereof as is or may be exempt from
execution or attachment against the head of a family.
TAXES.
The owners of real and personal property, on the first day of May in
each year, are liable for the taxes thereon.
Assessments should be completed before the fourth Monday in June,
at which time the town board of review meets to examine assessments,
hear objections, and make such changes as ought to be made. The county
board have also power to correct or change assessments.
The tax books are placed in the hands of the town collector on or
before the tenth day of December, who retains them until the tenth day
of March following, when he is required to return them to the county
treasurer, who then collects all delinquent taxes.
No costs accrue on real estate taxes till advertised, which takes place
the first day of April, when three weeks' notice is required before judg-
ment. Cost of advertising, twenty cents each tract of land, and ten cents
eacli lot.
Judgment is usually obtained at May term of County Court. Costs
six cents each tract of land, and five cents each lot. Sale takes place in
June. Costs in addition to those before mentioned, twenty-eight cents
each tract of land, and twenty-seven cents each town lot.
Real estate sold for taxes may be redeemed any time before the expi-
ration of two years from the date of sale, by payment to the County Clerk
of the amount for which it was sold and twenty-five per cent, thereon if
redeemed within six months, fifty per cent, if between six and twelve
months, if between twelve and eighteen months seventy-five per cent.,
and if between eighteen months and two years one hundred per cent.,
and in addition, all subsequent taxes paid by the purchaser, with ten per
cent, interest thereon, also one dollar each tract if notice is given by the
purchaser of the sale, and a fee of twenty-five cents to the clerk for his
certificate.
JURISDICTION OF COURTS.
Justices have jurisdiction in all civil cases on contracts for the recovery
of moneys for damages for injury to real property, or taking, detaining, or
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 49
injuring personal property ; for rent ; for all cases to recover damages done
real or personal property by railroad companies, in actions of replevin, and
in actions for damages for fraud in the sale, purchase, or exchange of per-
sonal property, when the amount claimed as due is not over $200. They
have also jurisdiction in all cases for violation of the ordinances of cities*
towns or villages. A justice of the peace may orally order an officer or a
private person to arrest any one committing or attempting to commit a
criminal offense. He also upon complaint can issue his warrant for the
arrest of any person accused of having committed a crime, and have him
brought before him for examination.
COUNTY COURTS
Have jurisdiction in all matters of probate, settlement of estates of deceased
persons, appointment of guardians and conservators, and settlement of
their accounts ; all matters relating to apprentices; proceedings for the
collection of taxes and assessments, and in proceedings of executions, admin-
istrators, guardians and conservators for the sale of real estate. In law
cases they have concurrent jurisdiction with Circuit Courts in all cases
where Justices of Peace now have when the amount claimed shall not
exceed $500, and in all criminal offenses where the punishment is not impris-
onment in the penitentiary or death, but no appeal is allowed from Justice
of the Peace to County Courts.
Circuit Courts Have unlimited jurisdiction.
LIMITATION OF ACTION.
Accounts five years. Notes and written contracts ten years. Judg-
ments twenty years. Partial payments or new promise in writing, within
or after said period, will revive the debt. Absence from the State deducted,
and when the cause of action is barred by the law of another State, it has
the same effect here. Slander and libel, one year. Personal injuries, two
years. To recover land or make entry thereon, twenty years. Action to
foreclose mortgage or trust deed, or make a sale, within ten years.
All persons in possession of land, and paying taxes for seven consecu-
tive years, with color of title, and all persons paying taxes for seven con-
secutive years, with color of title, on vacant land, shall be held to be the
legal owners to the extent of their paper title.
MARRIED WOMEN
May sue and be sued. Husband and wife not liable for each other's debts,
either before or after marriage, but both are liable for expenses and edu-
cation of the family.
50 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
She may contract the same as if unmarried, except that in a partner-
ship business she can not, without consent of her husband, unless he has
abandoned or deserted her, or is idiotic or insane, or confined in peniten-
tiary ; she is entitled and can recover her own earnings, but neither hus-
band nor wife is entitled to compensation for any services rendered for the
other. At the death of the husband, in addition to widow's award, a
married woman has a dower interest (one-third) in all real estate owned
by her husband after their marriage, and which has not been released by
her, and the husband has the same interest in the real estate of the wife
at her death.
EXEMPTIONS FROM FORCED SALE.
Some worth $1,000, and the following Personal Property : Lot of ground
and buildings thereon, occupied as a residence by the debtor, being a house-
holder and having a family, to the value of $1,000. Exemption continues
after the death of the householder for the benefit of widow and family, some
one of them occupying the homestead until youngest child shall become
twenty-one years of age, and until death of widow. There is no exemption
from sale for taxes, assessments, debt or liability incurred for the purchase
or improvement of said homestead. No release or waiver of exemption is
valid, unless in writing, and subscribed by such householder and wife (if
he have one), and acknowledged as conveyances of real estate are required
to be acknowledged. The following articles of personal property owned
by the debtor, are exempt from execution, writ of attachment, and distress
for rent : The necessary wearing apparel of every person ; one sewing ma-
chine ; the furniture, tools and implements necessary to carry on his trade or
business, not exceeding $100 in value ; the implements or library of any
professional man, not exceeding $100 in value ; materials and stock designed
and procured for carrying on his trade or business, and intended to be used
or wrought therein, not exceeding $100 in value ; and also, when the debtor
is the head of a family and resides with the same, ;/>,,.,// brds, bedst.eail*.
and bedding, two stoves and pipe, necessary household furniture not exceeding
in value $100, one cow, calf, two swine, one yoke of oxen, or two horses in lieu,
thereof, worth not exceeding $200, with the harness therefor, necessary pro-
visions and fuel for the use of the family three months, and necessary food
for the stock hereinbefore exempted for the same time ; the bibles, school
books and family pictures ; the family library, cemetery lots, and rights of
burial, and tombs for the repositories of the dead ; one hundred dollars'
worth of other property, suited to his condition in life, selected by the
debtor. No personal property is exempt from sale for the wages of laborers
or serva-hts. Wages of a laborer who is the head of a family can not be
garnisheed, except the sum due him be in excess of $25.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 51
DEEDS AND MORTGAGES.
To be valid there must be a valid consideration. Special care should
be taken to have them signed, sealed, delivered, and properly acknowl-
edged, with the proper seal attached. Witnesses are not required. The
.acknowledgement must be made in this state* before Master in Chancery,
Notary Public, United States Commissioner, Circuit or County Clerk, Justice
of Peace, or any Court of Record having a seal, or any Judge, Justice, or
Clerk of any such Court. When taken before a Notary Public, or United
States Commissioner, the same shall be attested by his official seal, when
taken before a Court or the Clerk thereof, the same shall be attested by
the seal of such Court, and when taken before a Justice of the Peace resid-
ing out of the county where the real estate to be conveyed lies, there shall
be added a certificate of the County Clerk under his seal of office, that he
was a Justice of the Peace in the county at the time of taking the same.
A deed is good without such certificate attached, but can not be used in
evidence unless such a certificate is produced or other competent evidence
introduced. Acknowledgements made out of the state must either be
executed according to the laws of this state, or there should be attached
a certificate that it is in conformity with the laws of the state or country
where executed. Where this is not done the same may be proved by any
other legal way. Acknowledgments where the Homestead rights are to
be waived must state as follows : " Including the release and waiver of
the right of homestead."
Notaries Public can take acknowledgements any where in the state.
Sheriffs, if authorized by the mortgagor of real or personal property
in his mortgage, may sell the property mortgaged.
In the case of the death of grantor or holder of the equity of redemp-
tion of real estate mortgaged, or conveyed by deed of trust where equity
of redemption is waived, and it contains power of sale, must be foreclosed
in the same manner as a common mortgage in court.
ESTRAYS.
Horses, mules, asses, neat cattle, swine, sheep, or goats found straying
at any time during the year, in counties where such animals are not allowed
to run at large, or between the last day of October and the 15th day of
April in other counties, the owner thereof being unknown, may be taken up
as estrays.
No person not a, householder in the county where estray is found can
lawfully take up an estray, and then only upon or about his farm or place
of residence. Estrays should not be used before advertised, except animals
giving milk, which may be milked for their benefit.
UNIVERSITY Of
52 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
Notices must be posted up within five (5) days in three (3) of the
most public places in the town or precinct in which estray was found, giv-
ing the residence of the taker up, and a particular description of the
estray, its age, color, and marks natural and artificial, and stating before
what justice of the peace in such town or precinct, and at what time, not
less than ten, (10) nor more than fifteen (15) days from the time of post-
ing such notices, he will apply to have the estray appraised.
A copy of such notice should be filed by the taker up with the town
clerk, whose duty it is to enter the same at large, in a book kept by him
for that purpose.
If the owner of estray shall not have appeared and proved ownership,
and taken the same away, first paying the taker up his reasonable charges
for taking up, keeping, and advertising the same, the taker up shall appear
before the justice of the peace mentioned in above mentioned notice, and
make an affidavit as required by law.
As the affidavit has to be made before the justice, and all other steps as
to appraisement, etc., are before him, who is familiar therewith, they are
therefore omitted here.
Any person taking up an estray at any other place than about or
upon his farm or residence, or without complying with the law, shall forfeit
and pay a fine of ten dollars with costs.
Ordinary diligence is required in taking care of estrays, but in case
they die or get away the taker is not liable for the same.
GAME.
It is unlawful to hunt, kill or in any manner interfere with deer, wild
turkey, prairie chicken, partridge or pheasants between the first day of Janu-
ary and the fifteenth day of August ; or any quail, between the first day of
January and the first day of October ; or any woodcock, between the first
day of January and the first day of July ; or any wild goose, duck, Wil^in
snipe brandt, or other water fowl, between the fifteenth day of April and the
fifteenth day of August, in each and every year. Penalty : Fine not less
than $10 nor more than $25, and costs of suit, and shall stand committed
to county jail until fine is paid, but not exceeding ten days.
It is unlawful to hunt with gun, dog or net, within the inclosed grounds
or lands of another, without permission. Penalty : Fine not less than $S
and not exceeding $100, to be paid into school fund.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Whenever any of the following articles shall be contracted for, or
sold or delivered, and no special contract or agreement shall be made to
the contrary, the weight per bushel shall be as follows, to-wit:
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
Stone Coal,
Unslauked Lime,
Corn in the ear,
Wheat,
Irish Potatoes,
White Beans,
Clover Seed, -
Onions,
Shelled Corn,
Rye, -
Flax Seed, -
Sweet Potatoes, -
Turnips,
Fine Salt, -
Pounds.
- 80
- 80
- 70
- 60
- 60
- 60
- 60
57
- 56
- 56
- 56
- 55
- 55
- 55
Buckwheat, -
Coarse Salt,
Barley, -
Corn Meal,
Castor Beans,
Timothy Seed, -
Hemp Seed, -
Malt, -
Dried Peaches,
Oats, -
Dried Apples,
Bran, -
Blue Grass Seed,
Hair (plastering),
Pounds.
- 52
- 50
- 48
- 48
- 46
- 45
- 44
- 38
- 33
- 32
- 24
- 20
- 14
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Penalty for giving less tlyin the above standard is double the amount
of property wrongfully not given, and ten dollars addition thereto.
MILLERS.
The owner or occupant of every public grist mill in this state shall
grind all grain brought to his mill in its turn. The toll for both steam
and water mills, is, for grinding and bolting wheat, rye, or other grain, one
eighth part; for grinding Indian corn, oats, barley and buckwheat not
required to be bolted, one seventh part; for grinding malt, and chopping all
kinds of grain, one eighth part. It is the duty of every miller when his
mill is in repair, to aid and assist in loading and unloading all grain brought
to him to be ground, and he is also required to keep an accurate half
bushel measure, and an accurate set of toll dishes or scales for weighing
the grain. The penalty for neglect or refusal to comply with the law is
$5, to the use of any person to sue for the same, to be recovered before
any justice of the peace of the county where penalty is incurred. Millers
are accountable for the safe keeping of all grain left in his mill for the
purpose of being ground, with bags or casks containing same (except it
results from unavoidable accidents), provided that sucli bags or casks are
distinctly marked with the initial letters of the owner's name.
MARKS AND BRANDS.
Owners of cattle, horses, hogs, sheep or goats may have one ear mark
and one brand, but which shall be different from his neighbor's, and may
be recorded by the county clerk of the county in which such property is
kept. The fee for such record is fifteen cents. The record of such shall
be open to examination free of charge. In cases of disputes as to marks
or brands, such record is prima facie evidence. Owners of cattle, horses,
hogs, sheep or goats that may have been branded by the former owner,
54 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STA*rE LAWS.
may be re-branded in presence of one or more of his neighbors, who shall
certify to the facts of the marking or branding being done, when done,
and in what brand or mark they were re-branded or re-marked, which
certificate may also be recorded as before stated.
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN.
Children may be adopted by any resident of this state, by filing a
petition in the Circuit or County Court of the county in which he resides,
asking leave to do so, and if desired may ask that the name of the child
be changed. Such petition, if made by a person having a husband or
wife, will not be granted, unless the husband or wife joins therein, as the
adoption must be by them jointly.
The petition shall state name, sex, and age of the child, and the new
name, if it is desired to change the name. Also the name and residence
of the parents of the child, if known, and of the guardian, if any, and
whether the parents or guardians consent to the adoption.
The court must find, before granting decree, that the parents of the
child, or the survivors of them, have deserted his or her family or such
child for one year next preceding the application, or if neither are living,
the guardian ; if no guardian, the next of kin in this state capable of giving
consent, has had notice of the presentation of the petition and consents
to such adoption. If the child is of the age of fourteen years or upwards,
the adoption can not be made without its consent.
SURVEYORS AND SURVEYS.
There is in every county elected a surveyor known as county sur-
veyor, who has power to appoint deputies, for whose official acts he is
responsible. It is the duty of the county surveyor, either by himself or
his deputy, to make all surveys that he may be called upon to make within
his county as soon as may be after application is made. The necessary
chainmen and other assistance must be employed by the person requiring
the same to be done, and to be by him paid, unless otherwise agreed ; but
the chainmen must be disinterested persons and approved by the surveyor
and sworn by him to measure justly and impartially.
The County Board in each county is required by law to provide a copy
of the United States field notes and plats of their surveys of the lands
in the county to be kept in the recorder's office subject to examination
by the public, and the county surveyor is required to make his surveys
in conformity to said notes, plats and the laws of the United States gov-
erning such matters. The surveyor is also required to keep a record
of all surveys made by him, which shall be subject to inspection by any
one interested, and shall be delivered up to his successor in office. A
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certified copy of the said surveyor's record shall be prima facie evidence
of its contents.
The fees of county surveyors are six dollars per day. The county
surveyor is also ex officio inspector of mines, and as such, assisted by some
practical miner selected by him, shall once each year, inspect all the
mines in the county, for which they shall each receive such compensa-
tion as may be fixed by the County Board, not exceeding $5 a day, to
be paid out of the county treasury.
ROADS.
Where practicable from the nature of the ground, persons traveling
in any kind of vehicle, must turn to the right of the center of the road, so
as to permit each carriage to pass without interfering with each other.
The penalty for a violation of this provision is $5 for every offense, to
be recovered by the party injured ; but to recover, there must have
occurred some injury to person or property resulting from the violation.
The owners of any carriage traveling upon any road in this State for the
conveyance of passengers who shall employ or continue in his employment
as driver any person who is addicted to drunkenness, or the excessive use of
spiritous liquors, after he has had notice of the same, shall forfeit, at the
rate of f>5 per day, and if any driver while actually engaged in driving
any such carriage, shall be guilty of intoxication to such a degree' as to
endanger the safety of passengers, it shall be the duty of the owner, on
receiving written notice of the fa^t, signed by one of the passengers, and
certified by him on oath, forthwith to discharge such driver. If such owner
shall have such driver in his employ within three months after such notice,
he is liable for f 5 per day for the time he shall keep said driver in his
employment after receiving such notice.
Persons driving any carriage on any public highway are prohibited
from running their horses upon any occasion under a penalty of a fine not
exceeding $10, or imprisonment not exceeding sixty days, at the discre-
tion of the court. Horses attached to any carriage used to convey passen-
gers for hire must be properly hitched or the lines placed in the hands of
some other person before the driver leaves them for any purpose. For
violation of this provision each driver shall forfeit twenty dollars, to be
recovered by action, to be commenced within six months. It is under-
stood by the term carriage herein to mean any carriage or vehicle used
for the transportation of passengers or goods or either of them.
The commissioners of highways in the different towns have the care
and superintendence of highways and bridges therein. They have all
the powers necessary to lay out, vacate, regulate and repair all roads*
build and repair bridges, divide their respective towns into as many road
districts as they shall think convenient. This is to be done annually,
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and ten days before the annual town meeting. In addition to the above,
it is their duty to erect and keep in repair at the forks or crossing-place
of the most important roads post and guide boards with plain inscrip-
tions, giving directions and distances to the most noted places to which
such road may lead ; also to make provisions to prevent thistles, burdock,
and cockle burrs, mustard, yellow dock, Indian mallow, and jessamine
weed from seeding, and to extirpate the same as far as practicable, and
to prevent all rank growth of vegetation on the public highways, so far
as the same may obstruct public travel, and it is in their discretion to
erect watering places for public use for watering teams at such points
as may be deemed advisable. Every able-bodied male inhabitant, being
above the'age of twenty-one-years, and under the age of fifty, excepting
paupers, idiots, lunatics, trustees of schools and school directors, and such
others as are exempt by law, is required to labor on highways in their
respective road districts, not less than one or more than three days in
each and every year. Three days' notice must be given by the overseer
of the time and place he requires such road labor to be done. The labor
must be performed in the road district in which the person resides. Any
person may commute for such labor by paying at the rate of $1.50 per
day, if done within the three days' notice, but after that time the rate is
$2 per day.
Any person liable for work on highways who has been assessed two
days or more and has not commuted, may be required to furnish team, 01
a cart, wagon or plow, with a pair of horses or oxen and a man to manage
them, for which he will be entitled to two days for each day's work.
Eight hours is a day's work on the roads, and there is a penalty of twenty-
five cents an hour against any person or substitute who shall neglect or
refuse to perform. Any person remaining idle, or does not work faithfully
or hinders others from doing so, forfeits to the town $2.
Every person assessed and duly notified, who has not commuted and
refuses or neglects to appear, shall forfeit to the town for every day's
refusal or neglect, the sum of $2 ; if he was required to furnish a team,
carriage, man or implement, and neglects or refuses to comply, he is liable
to the following fines :
First. For wholly failing to comply, $4 each day.
Second. For omitting to furnish a pair of horses or oxen, $1.50 each
day.
Third. For omitting to furnish a man to manage team,f 2 each day.
Fourth. For omitting to furnish a wagon, carl or plow, 75 cents
each day.
The Commissioners estimate and assess the highway labor and road
tax. The road tax oK real and personal property can not exceed forty
cents on each hundred dollars' worth. The labor or road tax in villages,
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towns or cities, is paid over to the corporate authorities of such, for the
improvement of streets, roads and bridges within their limits. Commis-
sioners' compensation $1.50 per day. The Treasurer, who is one of their
number, is entitled to 2 per cent, on all moneys he may receive and pay
out.
Overseers. Their duties are to repair and keep in order the high-
ways in their districts ; to warn persons to work out their road tax at
such time and place as they think proper ; to collect fines and commuta-
tion money, and execute all lawful orders of the Commissioners of High-
ways ; also make list, within sixteen days after their election, of the names
of all inhabitants in his road district liable to work on highways. For
refusal to perform any of his duties, he is liable to a fine of $10. The
compensation of overseers is f 1.50 a day, the number of days to be
audited by the Highway Commissioners.
As all township and county officers are familiar with their duties, it
is only intended to give the points of the law that the public should be
familiar with. The manner of laying out, altering or vacating roads, etc.,
will not be here stated, as it would require more space than is contem-
plated in a work of this kind. It is sufficient to state that, the first step
is by petition, addressed to the Commissioners, setting out what is prayed
for, giving the names of the owners of lands if known, if not known so
state, over which the road is to pass, giving the general course, its place
of beginning, and where it terminates. It requires not less than twelve
freeholders residing within three miles of the road who shall sign the
petition. Public roads must not be less than fifty feet wide, nor more
than sixty feet wide. Roads not exceeding two miles in length, if peti-
tioned for, may be laid out, not less than forty feet. Private roads
for private and public use, may be laid out of the width of three rods, on
petition of the person directly interested ; the damage occasioned thereby
shall be paid by the premises benefited thereby, and before the road is
opened. If not opened in two years, the order shall be considered
rescinded. Commissioners in their discretion may permit persons who
live on or have private roads, to work out their road tax thereon. Public
roads must be opened in five days from date of filing order of location,
or be deemed vacated.
DRAINAGE.
Whenever one or more owners or occupants of land desire to construct
a drain or ditch across the land of others for agricultural or sanitary pur-
poses, the proceedings are as follows :
1st. File a petition with the clerk of the town board of auditors in
counties where there is township organization, or in counties not so
organized with the clerk of the County Court, stating the necessity of the
58 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
same, its starting point, route and terminus ; and if it shall be deemed
necessary for successful drainage that a levee or other work be constructed,
a general description of the same shall be made.
2d. After filing, two weeks' notice must be given by posting notices
in three of the most public places in such township through which the
drain, ditch or other work is proposed to be constructed ; and also, by
publishing a copy thereof in some newspaper published in the county in
which petition is filed, at least once each week for two successive weeks.
The notice must state when and before what board such petition is filed,
the starting point, route, terminus and description of the proposed work.
On receipt of the petition by the clerk of either board as before men-
tioned, it is his duty to immediately give notice to the board of which he
is clerk, of the fact, and that a meeting of the board will be held on a day.
to be fixed not later than sixty days after the filing of said petition, to
consider the prayer of the same ; and it is further the duty of the clerk,
to publish a notice of the filing of the petition and the meeting of the
board to consider it, by posting the same in the three most public places
in the township or county. On the hearing, all parties may contest the
matter, and if it shall appear to the board that the work contemplated is
necessary, or is useful for the drainage of the land for agricultural and
sanitary purposes, they shall so find and shall file their petition in the
County Court, reciting the original petition and stating their finding, and
pray that the costs of the improvement be assessed, and for that purpose
three commissioners be appointed to lay out and construct the work. The
costs of the hearing before the town board is to be paid by the petitioners.
After commissioners are appointed, they organize and proceed to examine
the work ; and if they find the benefits greater than the cost and expense
of the work, then it is their duty to have the surveyor's plans and speci-
fications made, and when done report the same to the court, before which
parties can be heard prior to confirmation. The commissioners are not
confined to the route or plan of the petition, but may change the same.
After report of commissioners is confirmed, then a jury assess the damages
and benefits against the land damaged or benefited.
As it is only contemplated in a work of this kind to give an abstract
of the laws, and as the parties who have in charge the execution of the
further proceedings are likely to be familiar with the requirements of the
statute, the necessary details are not here inserted.
PAUPERS.
Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in conse-
quence of any bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or unavoidable cause, shall
be supported by the father, grand-father, mother, grand-mother, children,
grand-children, brothers or sisters of such poor person, if they or either
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 59
of them be of sufficient ability ; but if any of such dependent class shall
have become so from intemperance, or other bad conduct, they shall not be
entitled to support from any relation except parent or child.
The children shall first be called on to support their parents, if they
are able ; but if not, the parents of such poor person shall then be called
on, if of sufficient ability ; and if there be no parents or children able,
then the brothers and sisters of such dependent person shall be called
upon ; and if there be no brothers or sisters of sufficient ability, the
grand-children of such person shall next . be called on ; and if they are
not able, then the grand-parents. Married females, while their husbands
live, shall not be liable to contribute for the support of their poor relations
except out of their separate property. It is the duty of the state's
(county) attorney, to make complaint to the County Court of his county
against all the relatives of such paupers in this state liable to his support
and prosecute the same. In case the state's attorney neglects, or refuses, to
complain in such cases, then it is the duty of the overseer of the poor to
do so. The person called upon to contribute shall have at least ten days'
notice of such application by summons. The court has the power to
determine the kind of support, depending upon the circumstances of the
parties, and may also order two or more of the different degrees to main-
tain such poor person, and prescribe the proportion of each, according to
their ability. The court may specify the time for which the relative shall
contribute in fact has control over the entire subject matter, with power
to enforce its orders. Every county (except those in which the poor are
supported by the towns, and in such cases the towns are liable) is required
to relieve and support all poor and indigent persons lawfully resident
therein. Residence means the actual residence of the party, or the place
where he was employed ; or in 6ase he was in no employment, then it
shall be the place where he made his home. When any person becomes
chargeable as a pauper in any county or town who did not reside at the
commencement of six months immediately preceding his becoming so,
but did at that time reside in some other county or town in this state,
then the county or town, as the case may be, becomes liable for the expense
of taking care of such person until removed, and it is the duty of the
overseer to notify the proper authorities of the fact. If any person shall
bring and leave any pauper in any county in this state where such pauper
had no legal residence, knowing him to be such, he is liable to a fine of
$100. In counties under township organization, the supervisors in each
town are ex-officio overseers of the poor. The overseers of the poor act
under the directions of the County Board in taking care of the poor and
granting of temporary relief; also, providing for non-resident persons not
paupers who may be taken sick and not able to pay their way, and in case
of death cause such person to be decently buried.
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FENCES.
In counties under township organization, the town assessor and com-
missioner of highways are the fence-viewers in their respective towns.
In other counties the County Board appoints three in each precinct annu-
ally. A lawful fence is four and one-half feet high, in good repair, con-
sisting of rails, timber, boards, stone, hedges, or whatever the fence-
viewers of the town or precinct where the same shall lie, shall consider
equivalent thereto, but in counties under township organization the annual
town meeting may establish any other kind of fence as such, or the County
Board in other counties may do the same. Division fences shall be made
and maintained in just proportion by the adjoining owners, except when
the owner shall choose to let his land lie open, but after a division fence is
built by agreement or otherwise, neither party can remove his part of such
fence so long as he may crop or use such land for farm purposes, or without
giving the other party one year's notice in writing of his intention to remove
his portion. When any person shall enclose his land upon the enclosure
of another, he shall refund the owner of the adjoining lands a just pro-
portion of the value at that time of such fence. The value of fence and
the just proportion to be paid or built and maintained by each is to be
ascertained by two fence-viewers in the town or precinct. Such fence-
viewers have power to settle all disputes between different owners as to
fences built or to be built, as well as to repairs to be made. Each party
chooses one of the viewers, but if the other party neglects, after eight
days' notice in writing, to make his choice, then the other party may
select both. It is sufficient to notify the tenant or party in possession,
when the owner is not a resident of the town or precinct. The two
fence-viewers chosen, after viewing the premises, shall hear the state-
ments of the parties , in case they can't agree, they shall select another
fence-viewer to act with them, and the decision of any two of them is
final. The decision must be reduced to writing, and should plainly set
out description of fence and all matters settled by them, and must be
filed in the office of the town clerk in counties under township organiza-
tion, and in other counties with the county clerk.
Where any person is liable to contribute to the erection or the
repairing of a division fence, neglects or refuses so to do, the party
injured, after giving sixty days notice in writing when a fence is to be
elected, or ten days when it is only repairs, may proceed to have the
work done at the expense of the party whose duty it is to do it, to be
recovered from him with costs of suit, and the party so neglecting shall
also be liable to the party injured for all damages accruing from such
neglect or refusal, to be determined by any two fence-viewers selected
as before provided, the appraisement to be reduced to writing and signed.
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Where a person shall conclude to remove his part of a division fence,
and let his land lie open, and having given the year's notice required, the
adjoining owner may cause the value of said fence to be ascertained by
fence-viewers as before provided, and on payment or tender of the
amount of such valuation to the owner, it shall prevent the removal. A
party removing a division fence without notice is liable for the damages
accruing thereby.
Where a fence has been built on the land of another through mis-
take, the owner may enter upon such premises and remove his fence and
material within six months after the division line has been ascertained.
Where the material to build such a fence has been taken from the land
on which it was built, then before it can be removed, the person claiming
must first pay for such material to the owner of the land from which it
was taken, nor shall such a fence be removed at a time when the removal
will throw open or expose the crops of the other party ; a reasonable
time must be given beyond the .six months to remove crops.
The compensation of fence-viewers is one dollar and fifty cents a
day each, to be paid in the first instance by the party calling them, but
in the end all expenses, including amount charged by the fence-viewers,
must be paid equally by the parties, except in cases where a party neglects
or refuses to make or maintain a just proportion of a division fence, when
the party in default shall pay them.
DAMAGES FROM TRESPASS.
Where stock of any kind breaks into any person's enclosure, the
fence being good and sufficient, the owner is liable for the damage done ;
but where the damage is done by stock running at large, contrary to law,
the owner is liable where there is not such a fence. Where stock is
found trespassing on the enclosure of another as aforesaid, the owner 01
occupier of the premises may take possession of such stock and keep the
same until damages, with reasonable charges for keeping and feeding and
all costs of suit, are paid. Any person taking or rescuing such stock so
held without his consent, shall be liable to a fine of not less than three
nor more than five dollars for each animal rescued, to be recovered by
suit before a justice of the peace for the use of the school fund. Within
twenty-four hours after taking such animal into his possession, the per-
son taking it up must give notice of the fact to the owner, if , known, or
if unknown, notices must be posted in some public place near the premises.
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
The owner of lands, or his legal representatives, can sue for and
recover rent therefor, in any of the following cases :
First. When rent is due and in arrears on a lease for life or lives.
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62 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
Second. When lands are held and occupied by any person without
any special agreement for rent.
Third. When possession is obtained under an agreement, written
or verbal, for the purchase of the premises and before deed given, the
right to possession is terminated by forfeiture on con-compliance with the
agreement, and possession is wrongfully refused or neglected to be given
upon demand made in writing by the party entitled thereto. Provided
that all payments made by the vendee or his representatives or assigns,
may be set off against the rent.
Fourth. When land has been sold upon a judgment or a decree of
court, when the party to such judgment or decree, or person holding under
him, wrongfully refuses, or neglects, to surrender possession of the same,
after demand in writing by the person entitled to the possession.
Fifth. When the lands have been sold upon a mortgage or trust
deed, and the mortgagor or grantor or person holding under him, wrong-
fully refuses or neglects to surrender possession of the same, after demand
in writing by the person entitled to the possession.
If any tenant, or any person who shall come into possession from or
under or by collusion with such tenant, shall willfully hold over any lands,
etc., after the expiration the term of their lease, and after demand made
in writing for the possession thereof, is liable to pay double rent. A
tenancy from year to year requires sixty days notice in writing, to termi-
nate the same at the end of the year ; such notice can be given at any
time within four months preceding the last sixty days of the year.
A tenancy by the month, or less than a year, where the tenant holds
over without any special agreement, the landlord may terminate the
tenancy, by thirty days notice in writing.
When rent is due, the landlord may serve a notice upon the tenant,
stating that unless the rent is paid within not less than five days, his lease
will be terminated ; if the rent is not paid, the landlord may consider the
lease ended. When default is made in any of the terms of a lease, it
shall not be necessary to give more than ten days notice to quit or of the
termination of such tenancy ; and the same may be terminated on giving
such notice to quit, at any time after such default in any of the terms of
such lease ; which notice may be substantially in the following form, viz:
To , You are hereby notified that, in consequence of your default
in (here insert the character of the default), of the premises now occupied
by you, being etc. (here describe the premises), I have elected to deter-
mine your lease, and you are hereby notified to quit and deliver up pos-
session of the same to me within ten days of tin's date (%ated, etc.)
The above to be signed by the lessor or his agent, and no other notice
or demand of possession or termination of such tenancy is necessary.
Demand may be made, or notice served, by delivering a written or
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printed, or partly either, copy thereof to the tenant, or leaving the same
with some person above the age of twelve years residing on or in posses-
sion of the premises ; and in case no one is in the actual possession of the
said premises, then by posting the same on the premises. When the
tenancy is for a certain time, and the term expires by the terms of the
lease, the tenant is then bound to surrender possession, and no notice
to quit or demand of possession is necessary.
Distress for rent. In all cases of distress for rent, the landlord, by
himself, his agent or attorney, may seize for rent any personal property of
his tenant that may be found in the county where the tenant resides ; the
property of any other person, even if found on the premises, is not
liable.
An inventory of the property levied upon, with a statement of the
amount of rent claimed, should be at once filed with some justice of the
peace, if not over $200 ; and if above that sum, with the clerk of a court
of record of competent jurisdiction. Property may be released, by the
party executing a satisfactory bond for double the amount.
The landlord may distrain for rent, any time within six months after
the expiration of the term of the lease, or when terminated.
When rent is payable wholly or in part, in specific articles of pro-
perty, or products of the premises, or labor, the landlord may distrain for
the value of the same.
Landlords have a lien upon the crops grown or growing upon the
demised premises for the rent thereof, and also for the faithful performance
of the terms of the lease.
In all cases where the premises rented shall be sub-let, or the lease
assigned, the landlord shall have the same right to enforce lien against
such lessee or assignee, that he has against the tenant to whom the pre-
mises were rented.
When a tenant abandons or removes from the premises or any part
thereof, the landlord, or his agent or attorney, may seize upon any grain
or other crops grown or growing upon the premises, or part thereof so
abandoned, whether the rent is due or not. If such grain, or other crops,
or any part thereof, is not fully grown or matured, the landlord, or his
agent or attorney, shall cause the same to be properly cultivated, harvested
or gathered, and may sell the same, and from the proceeds pay all his
labor, expenses and rent. The tenant may, before the sale of such pro-
perty, redeem the same by tendering the rent and reasonable compensation
for work done,^^fce may replevy the same.
Exe mption. L'he same articles of personal property which are bylaw
exempt from execution, except the crops as above stated, is also exempt
from distress for rent.
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LIENS.
Any person who shall by contract, express or implied, or partly both,
with the owner of any lot or tract of land, furnish labor or material, or
services as an architect or superintendent, in building, altering, repairing
or ornamenting any house or other building or appurtenance thereto on
such lot, or upon any street or alley, and connected with such improve-
ments, shall have a lien upon the whole of such lot or tract of land, and
upon such house or building and appurtenances, for the amount due to
him for such labor, material or services. If the contract is expressed, and
the time for the completion of the work is beyond three years from the com-
mencement thereof; or, if the time of payment is beyond one year from
the time stipulated for the completion of the work, then no lien exists.
If the contract is implied, then no lien exists, unless the work be done or
material is furnished within one year from the commencement of the work
or delivery of the materials. As between different creditors having liens,
no preference is given to the one whose contract was first made ; but each
shares pro-rata. Incumbrances existing on the lot or tract of the land at
the time the contract is made, do not operate on the improvements, and
are only preferred to the extent of the value of the land at the time of
making the contract. The above lien can not be enforced unless suit is
commenced within six months after the last payment for labor or materials
shall have become due and payable. Sub-contractors, mechanics, workmen
and other persons furnishing any material, or performing any labor for a
contractor as before specified, have a lien to the extent of the amount due
the contractor at the time the following notice is served upon the owner
of the land who made the contract:
To , You are hereby notified, that I have been employed by
(here state whether to labor or furnish material, and substantially the
nature of the demand) upon your (here state in general terms description
and situation of building), and that I shall hold the (building, or as the
case may be), and your interest in the ground, liable for the amount that
may (is or may become) due me on account thereof. Signature,
Date,
If there is a contract in writing between contractor and sub-contractor,
a copy of it should be served with above notice, and said" notice must be
served within forty days from the completion of such sub-contract, if there
is one ; if not, then from the time payment should have been made to the
person performing the labor or furnishing the materi^^fclf the owner is
not a resident of the county, or can not be found therein, then the above
notice must be filed with the clerk of the Circuit Court, withJ0R> fee, fifty
cents, and a copy of said notice must be published in a newspaper pub-
lished in the county, for four successive weeks.
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When the owner or agent is notified as above, he can retain any
money due the contractor sufficient to pay such claim ; if more than one
claim, and not enough to pay all, they are to be paid pro rata.
The owner has the right to demand in writing, a statement of the
contractor, of what he owes for labor, etc., from time to time as the work
progresses, and on his failure to comply, forfeits to the owner $50 for
every offense.
The liens referred to cover any and all estates, whether in fee for
life, for years, or any other interest which the owner may have.
To enforce the lien of sub-contractors, suit must be commenced within
three months from the time of the performance of the sub-contract, or
during the work or furnishing materials.
Hotel, inn and boarding-house keepers, have a lien upon the baggage
and other valuables of their guests or boarders, brought into such hotel,
inn or boarding-house, by their guests or boarders, for the proper charges
due from such guests or boarders for their accommodation, board and
lodgings, and such extras as are furnished at their request.
Stable-keepers and other persons have a lien upon the horses, car-
riages and harness kept by them, for the proper charges due for the keep-
ing thereof and expenses bestowed thereon at the request of the owner
or the person having the possession of the same.
Affisters (persons who take care of cattle belonging to others), and
persons keeping, yarding, feeding or pasturing domestic animals, shall
have a lieu upon the animals agistered, kept, yarded or fed, for the proper
charges due for such service.
All persons who may furnish any railroad corporation in this state
with fuel, ties, material, supplies or any other article or thing necessary
for the construction, maintenance, operation or repair of its road by con-
tract, or may perform work or labor on the same, is entitled to be paid as
part of the current expenses of the road, and have a lien upon all its pro-
perty. Sub-contractors or laborers have also a lien. The conditions and
limitations both as to contractors and sub-contractors, are about the same
as herein stated as to general liens.
DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL TERMS.
$ means dollars, being a contraction of U. S., which was formerly
placed before any denomination of money, and meant, as it means now,
United States Currency.
mes^^bounds, English money.
@ stands for<z or to. Ib for pound, and bbl. for barrel; ^ for per or
by the. Thus, Butter sells at 20(5,300 f ft, and Flour at $8(y,12 f bbl.
% for per cent and # for number.
May 1. Wheat sells at $1.20@1.25, "seller June." Seller June
5
66 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
means that the person who sells the wheat has the privilege of delivering
it at any time during the month of June.
Selling short, is contracting to deliver a certain amount of grain or
stock, at a fixed price, within a certain length of time, when the seller
has not the stock on hand. It is for the interest of the person selling
"short," to depress the market as much as possible, in order that he may
buy and fill his contract at a profit. Hence the " shorts " are termed
" bears."
Buying long, is to contract to purchase a certain amount of grain or
shares of stock at a fixed price, deliverable within a stipulated time,
expecting to make a profit by the rise of prices. The "longs" are
termed "bulls," as it is for their interest to "operate" so as to "toss"
the prices upward as much as possible.
NOTES.
Form of note is legal, worded in the simplest way, so that the
amount and time of payment are mentioned.
$100. Chicago, 111., Sept. 15, 1876.
Sixty days from date I promise to pay to E. F. Brown,
or order, One Hundred dollars, for v ( alue received.
L. D. LOWRY.
A note to be payable in any thing else than money needs only the
facts substituted for money in the above form.
ORDERS.
Orders should be worded simply, thus :
Mr. F. H. COATS: Chicago, Sept. 15, 1876.
Please pay to H. Birdsall, Twenty-five dollars, and charge to
F. D. SILVA.
RECEIPTS.
Receipts should always state when received and what for, thus :
Chicago, Sept. 15, 1876.
Received of J. W. Davis, One Hundred dollars, for services
rendered in grading his lot in Fort Madison, on account.
THOMAS BRADY.
If receipt is in full it should be so stated.
BILLS OF PURCHASE.
W. N. MASON, Salem, Illinois, Sept. 15, 1876.
Bought of A. A. GRAHAM. ^^
4 Bushels of Seed Wheat, at $1.50 - f6.00
2 Seamless Sacks " .30 - - .60
Received payment, $6.60
A. A. GRAHAM.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 67
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
An agreement is where one party promises to another to do a certain
thing in a certain time for a stipulated sum. Good business men always
reduce an agreement to writing, which nearby always saves misunder-
standings and trouble. No particular form is necessary, but the facts must
be clearly and explicitly stated, and there must, to make it valid, be a
reasonable consideration.
GENERAL FORM OF AGREEMENT.
THIS AGREEMENT, made the Second day of October, 1876, between
John Jones, of Aurora, County of Kane, State of Illinois, of the first part,
and Thomas Whiteside, of the same place, of the second part
WITNESSETH, that the said John Jones, in consideration of the agree-
ment of the party of the second part, hereinafter contained, contracts and
agrees to and with the said Thomas Whiteside, that he will deliver, in
good and marketable condition, at the Village of Batavia, 111., during the
month of November, of this year, One Hundred Tons of Prairie Hay, in
the following lots, and at the following specified times ; namely, twenty-
five tons by the seventh of November, twenty-five tons additional by the
fourteenth of the month, twenty-five tons more by the twenty-first, and
the entire one hundred tons to be all delivered by the thirtieth of
November.
And the said Thomas Whiteside, in consideration of the prompt
fulfillment of this contract, on the part of the party of the first part,
contracts to and agrees with the said John Jones, to pay for said hay five
dollars per ton, for each ton as soon as delivered.
In case of failure of agreement by either of the parties hereto, it is
hereby stipulated and agreed that the party so failing shall pay to the
other, One Hundred Dollars, as fixed and settled damages.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands the day and
year first above written. JOHN JONES,
THOMAS WHITESIDE.
AGREEMENT WITH CLERK FOR SERVICES.
THIS AGREEMENT, made the first day of May, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six, between Reuben Stone, of Chicago, County
of Cook, State of Illinois, party of the first part, and George Barclay, of
Englewood, Coi^by of Cook, State of Illinois, party of the second part
WITNESSETH, that said George Barclay agrees faithfully and dili-
gently to work as clerk and salesman for the said Reuben Stone, for
and during the space of one year from the date hereof, should both
live such length of time, without absenting himself from his occupation ;
68 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
during which time he, the said Barclay, in the store of said Stone, of
Chicago, will carefully and honestly attend, doing and performing all
duties as clerk and salesman aforesaid, in accordance and in all respects
as directed and desired by the said Stone.
In consideration of which services, so to be rendered by the said
Barclay, the said Stone agrees to pay to said Barclay the annual sum of
one thousand dollars, payable in twelve equal monthly payments, each
upon the last day of each month ; provided that all dues for days of
absence from business by said Barclay, shall be deducted from the sum
otherwise by the agreement due and payable by the said Stone to the said
Barclay.
Witness our hands. REUBEN STONE.
GEORGE BARCLAY.
BILLS OF SALE.
A bill of sale is a written agreement to another party, for a consider-
ation to convey his right and interest in the personal property. The
purchaser must take actual possession of the property. Juries have
power to determine upon the fairness or unfairness of a bill of sale.
COMMON FORM OF BILL OF SALE.
KNOW ALL MEN by this instrument, that I, Louis Clay, of Princeton,
Illinois, of the first part, for and in consideration of Five Hundred
and Ten dollars, to me paid by John Floyd, of the same place, of the
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have sold, and
by this instrument do convey unto the said Floyd, party of the second
part, his executors, administrators, and assigns, my undivided half of
ten acres of corn, now growing on the farm of Thomas Tyrrell, in the
town above mentioned ; one pair of horses, sixteen sheep, and five cows,
belonging to me, and in my possession at the farm aforesaid ; to have and
to hold the same unto the party of the second part, his executors and
assigns, forever. And I do, for myself and legal representatives, agree
with the said party of the second part, and his legal representatives, to
warrant and defend the sale of the afore-mentioned property and chattels
unto the said party of the second part, and his legal representatives,
against all and every person whatsoever.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto affixed my hand, this tenth day
of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.
%Louis CLAY.
BONDS.
A bond is a written admission on the part of the maker in which he
pledges a certain sum to another, at a certain time.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 69
COMMON FORM OF BOND.
KNOW ALL MEN by this instrument, that I, George Edgerton, of
Watse&a, Iroquois Count}-, State of Illinois, am firmly bound unto Peter
Kirchoff, of the place aforesaid, in the sum of five hundred dollars, to be
paid to the said Peter Kirchoff, or his legal representatives ; to which
payment, to be made, I bind myself, or my legal representatives, by this
instrument.
Sealed with my seal, and dated this second day of November, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four.
The condition of this bond is such that if I, George Edgerton, my
heirs, administrators, or executors, shall promptly pay the sum of two
hundred and fifty dollars in three equal annual payments from the date
hereof, with annual interest, then the above obligation to be of no effect ;
otherwise to be in full force and valid.
Sealed and delivered in
presence of GEORGE EDGERTON. [L.S.]
WILLIAM TURNER.
CHATTEL MORTGAGES.
I
A chattel mortgage is a mortgage on personal property for payment
of a certain sum of money, to hold the property against debts of other
creditors. The mortgage must describe the property, and must be
acknowledged before a justice of the peace in the township or precinct
where the mortgagee resides, and entered upon his docket, and must be
recorded in the recorder's office of the county.
GENERAL FORM OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE.
THIS INDENTURE, made and entered into this first day of January,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five,
between Theodore Lottinville, of the town of Geneseo in the County
of Henry, and State of Illinois, party of the first part, and Paul Henshaw,
of the same town, county, and State, party of the second part.
Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consider-
ation of the sum of one thousand dollars, in hand paid, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged, does hereby grant, sell, convey, and confirm unto
the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, all and
singular the following described goods and chattels, to wit :
Two three-year old roan-colored horses, one Burdett organ, No. 987,
one Brussels carpet, 15x20 feet in size, one marble-top center table, one
Home Comfort cooking stove, No. 8, one black walnut bureau with mirror
attached, one set of parlor chairs (six in number), upholstered in green
rep, with lounge corresponding with same in style and color of upholstery,
now in possession of said Lottinville, at No. 4 Prairie Ave., Geneseo, 111.;
70 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
Together with all and singular, the appurtenances thereunto belong-
ing, or in any wise appertaining ; to have and to hold the above described
goods and chattels, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and
assigns, forever.
Provided, always, and these presents are upon this express condition,
that if the said Theodore Lottinville, his heirs, executors, administrators,
or assigns, shall, on or before the first day of January, A.D., one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-six, pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Paul
Ranslow, or his lawful attorney or attorneys, heirs, executors, adminis-
trators, or assigns, the sum of One Thousand dollars, together with the
interest that may accrue thereon, at the rate of ten per cent, per annum,
from the first day of January, A.D. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-five, until paid, according to the tenor of one promissory note
bearing even date herewith for the payment of said sum of money, that
then and from thenceforth, these presents, and everything herein con-
tained, shall cease, and be null and void, anything herein contained to the
contrary notwithstanding.
Provided, also, that the said Theodore Lottinville may retain the
possession of and have the use of said goods and chattels until the day
of payment aforesaid ; and also, at his own expense, shall keep said goods
and chattels ; and also at the expiration of said time of payment, if said
sum of money, together with the interest as aforesaid, shall not be paid,
shall deliver up said goods and chattels, in good condition, to said Paul
Ranslow, or his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns.
And provided, also, that if default in payment as aforesaid, by said
part}- of the first part, shall be made, or if said party of the second part
shall at any time before said promissory note becomes due, feel himself
unsafe or insecure, that then the said party of the second part, or his
attorney, agent, assigns, or heirs, executors, or administrators, shall have
the right to take possession of said goods and chattels, wherever they
may or can be found, and sell the same at public or private sale, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, after giving ten days' notice of the time
and place of said sale, together with a description of the goods and chat-
tels to be sold, by at least four advertisements, posted up in public places
in the vicinity where said sale is to take place, and proceed to make the
sum of money and interest promised as aforesaid, together with all reason-
able costs, charges, and expenses in so doing ; and if there shall be any
overplus, shall pay the same without delay to the said party of the first
part, or his legal representatives.
In testimony whereof, the said party of the first part has hereunto
set his hand and affixed his seal, the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered in
presence of THEODOKK LOTTINVILLE. [r,.s.]
SAMUEL J. TILDEN.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 71
LEASE OF FARM AND BUILDINGS THEREON.
THIS INDENTURE, made this second day of June, 1875, between David
Patton of the Town of Bisbee, State of Illinois; of the first part, and John
Doyle of the same place, of the second part,
Witnesseth, that the said David Patton, for and in consideration of
the covenants hereinafter mentioned and reserved, on the part of the said
John Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, to be paid, kept,
and performed, hath let, and by these presents doth grant, demise, and
let, unto the said John Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns,
all that parcel of land situate in Bisbee aforesaid, bounded and described
as follows, to wit :
[Here describe the land.~\
Together with all the appurtenances appertaining thereto. To have
and to hold the said premises, with appurtenances thereto belonging, unto
the said Doyle, his executors, administrators, and assigns, for the term of
five years, from the first day of October next following, at a yearly rent
of Six Hundred dollars, to be paid in equal payments, semi-annually, as
long as said buildings are in good tenantable condition.
And the said Doyle, by these presents, covenants and agrees to pay
all taxes and assessments, and keep in repair all hedges, ditches, rail, and
other fences ; (the said David Patton, his heirs, assigns and administra-
tors, to furnish all timber, brick, tile, and other materials necessary for
such repairs.)
Said Doyle further covenants and agrees to apply to said land, in a
fanner-like manner, all manure and compost accumulating upon said
farm, and cultivate all the arable land in a husbandlike manner, accord-
ing to the usual custom among farmers in the neighborhood ; he also
agrees to trim the hedges at a seasonable time, preventing injury from
cattle to such hedges, and to all fruit and other trees on the said premises.
That lie will seed down with clover and timothy seed twenty acres yearly'
of arable land, ploughing the same number of acres each Spring of land
now in grass, and hitherto unbroken.
It is further agreed, that if the said Doyle shall fail to perform the
whole or any one of the above mentioned covenants, then and in that
case the said David Patton may declare this lease terminated, by giving
three months' notice of the same, prior to the first of October of any
year, and may distrain any part of the stock, goods, or chattels, or other
property in possession of said Dovle, for sufficient to compensate for the
non-performance of the above written covenants, the same to be deter-
mined, and amounts so to be paid to be determined, by three arbitrators,
chosen as follows: Each of the parties to this instrument to choose one,
72 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
and the two so chosen to select a third ; the decision of said arbitrators
to be final.
In witness whereof, we have hereto set our hands and seals.
Signed, sealed, and delivered
in presence of DAVID PATTON. [L.S.]
JAMES WALDBON. JOHN DOYLE. [L.S.]
FORM OF LEASE OF A HOUSE.
THIS INSTRUMENT, made the first day of October, 1875, witnesseth
that Amos Griest of Yorkville, County of Kendall, State of Illinois, hath
rented from Aaron Young of Logansport aforesaid, the dwelling and lot
No. 13 Ohio Street, situated in said City of Yorkville, for five years
from the above date, at the yearly rental of Three Hundred dollars, pay-
able monthly, on the first day of each month, in advance, at the residence
of said Aaron Young.
At the expiration of said above mentioned term, the said Griest
agrees to give the said Young peaceable possession of the said dwelling,
in as good condition as when taken, ordinary wear and casualties excepted.
In witness whereof, we place our hands and seals the day and year
aforesaid.
Signed, sealed and delivered AMOS GRIEST. [L.S.]
in presence of
NlCKOLAS SCHUTZ, AARON YOUNG. [L.S.]
Notary Public.
LANDLORD'S AGREEMENT.
THIS certifies that I have let and rented, this first day of January,
1876, unto Jacob Schmidt, my house and lot, No. 15 Erie Street, in the
City of Chicago, State of Illinois, and its appurtenances ; he to have the,
free and uninterrupted occupation thereof for one year from this date, at
the yearly rental of Two Hundred dollars, to, be paid monthly in advance ;
rent to cease if destroyed by fire, or otherwise made untenantable.
PETER FUNK.
TENANT'S AGREEMENT.
THIS certifies that I have hired and taken from Peter Funk, his
house and lot, No. 15 Erie Street, in the City of Chicago, State of Illi-
nois, with appurtenances thereto belonging, for one year, to commence
this day, at a yearly rental of Two Hundred dollars, to be paid monthly
in advance ; unless said house becomes untenantable from fire or other
causes, in which case rent ceases ; and I further agree to give and yield,
said premises one year from this first day of January 1876, in us good
condition as now, ordinary wear and damage by the elements excepted.
Given under my hand this day. JACOB SCHMIDT.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 73
NOTICE TO QUIT.
To F. W. ARLEN,
Sir: Please observe that the term of one year, for which the house
and land, situated at No. 6 Indiana Street, and now occupied by you,
were rented to you, expired on the first day of October, 1875, and as I
desire to repossess said premises, you are hereby requested and required
to vacate the same. Respectfully Yours,
P. T. BARNUM.
LINCOLN, NEB., October 4, 1875.
TENANT'S NOTICE OF LEAVING.
DEAR SIR:
The premises I now occupy as your tenant, at No. 6 Indiana Street,
I shall vacate on the first day of November, 1875. You will please take
notice accordingly.
Dated this tenth day of October, 1875. F. W. ARLEN.
To P. T. BARNUM, ESQ.
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO SECURE PAYMENT OF MONEY.
THIS INDENTURE, made this sixteenth day of May, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between William
Stocker, of Peoria, County of Peoria, and State of Illinois, and Olla, his
wife, party of the first part, and Edward Singer, party of the second part.
Whereas, the said party of the first part is justly indebted to the said
party of the second part, in the sum of Two Thousand dollars, secured
to be paid by two certain promissory notes (bearing even date herewith)
the one due and payable at the Second National Bank in Peoria, Illinois,
with interest, on the sixteenth day of May, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three ; the other due and payable at the Second
National Bank at Peoria, 111., with interest, on the sixteenth day of May,
in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.
Now, therefore, this indenture witnesseth, that the said party of the
first part, for the better securing the payment of the money aforesaid,
with interest thereon, according to the tenor and effect of the said two
promissory notes above mentioned ; and, also in consideration of the fur-
ther sum of one dollar to them in hand paid by the said party of the sec-
ond part, at the delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged, have granted, bargained, sold, and conveyed, and by these
presents do grant, bargain, sell, and convey, uuto the said party of the
second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all that certain parcel of land,
situate, etc.
[Describing the premises.]
To have and to hold the same, together with all and singular the
Tenements, Hereditaments, Privileges and Appurtenances thereunto
74 ABSTRACT OP ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
belonging or in any wise appertaining. And also, all the estate, interest,
and claim whatsoever, in law as well as in equity which the party of
the first part have in and to the premises hereby conveyed unto the said
party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, and to their only proper
use, benefit and behoof. And the said William Stocker, and Olla, his
wife, party of the first part, hereby expressly waive, relinquish, release,
and convey unto the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors,
administrators, and assigns, all right, title, claim, interest, and benefit
whatever, in and to the above described premises, and each and every
part thereof, which is given liy or results from all laws of this state per-
taining to the exemption of homesteads.
Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition,
that if the said party of the first part, their heirs, executors, or adminis-
trators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, to the said party of
the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the afore-
said sums of money, with such interest thereon, at the time and in the
manner specified in the above mentioned promissory notes, according to
the true intent and meaning thereof, then in that case, these presents and
every thing herein expressed, shall be absolutely null and void.
In witness whereof, the said party of the first part hereunto set their
hands and seals the day and year first above written.
. Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
JAMES WHITEHEAD, WILLIAM STOCKER. [L.S.]
FRED. SAMUELS. OLLA STOCKER. [L.S.]
WARRANTY DEED WITH COVENANTS.
THIS INDENTURE, made this sixth day of April, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between Henry Best
of Lawrence, County of Lawrence, State of Illinois, and Belle, his wife,
of the first part, and Charles Pearson of the same place, of the second part,
Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration
of the s'lin of Six Thousand dollars in hand paid by the said party of the
second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted,
bargained, and sold, and by these presents do grant, bargain, and sell,
unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, ail the fol-
lowing described lot, piece, or parcel of land, situated in the City of Law-
rence, in the County of Lawrence, and State of Illinois, to wit :
[Here describe the property.]
Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and
reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof ;
and all the-estate, ngtit, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever, of
the said party of the nrst part, either in law or equity, of, in, and to the
ABSTRACT OP ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 75
above bargained premises, with the hereditaments and appurtenances.
To have and to hold the said premises above bargained and described,
with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs
and assigns, forever. And the said Henry Best, and Belle, his wife, par-
ties of the first part, hereby expressly waive, release, and relinquish unto
the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, and
assigns, all right, title, claim, interest, and benefit whatever, in and to the
above described premises, and each and every part thereof, which is given
by or results from all laws of this state pertaining to the exemption of
homesteads.
And the said Heury Best, and Belle, his wife, party of the first
part, for themselves and their heirs, executors, and administrators, do
covenant, grant, bargain, and agree, to and with the said party of the
second part, his heirs and assigns, that at the time of the ensealing and
delivery of these presents they were well seized of the premises above
conveyed, as of a good, sure, perfect, absolute, and indefeasible estate of
inheritance in law, and in fee simple, and have good right, full power,
and lawful authority to grant, bargain, sell, and convey the same, in
manner and form aforesaid, and that the same are free and clear from all
former and other grants, bargains, sales, liens, taxes, assessments, and
encumbrances of what kind or nature soever ; and the above bargained
premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the
second part, his heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons
lawfully claiming or to claim the whole or any part thereof, the said party
of the first part shall and will warrant and forever defend.
In testimony whereof, the said parties of the first part have hereunto
set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered
in presence of HENRY BEST, [L.S.]
JEKRY LINKLATER. BELLE BEST. [L.S.]
QUIT-CLAIM DEED.
THIS INDENTURE, made the eighth day of June, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, between David Tour,
of Piano, County of Kendall, State of Illinois, party of the first part,
and Larry O'Brien, of the same place, party of the second part,
Witnesseth, that the said party of the first part, for and in considera-
tion of Nine Hundred dollars in hand paid by the said party of the sec-
ond part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said party
of the second part forever released and discharged therefrom, has remised,
released, sold, conveyed, and quit-claimed, and by these presents does
remise, release, sell, convey, and quit-claim, unto the said party of the
second part, his heirs and assigns, forever, all the right, title, interest,
76 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
claim, and demand, which the said party of the first part has in and to
the following described lot, piece, or parcel of land, to wit :
[Here describe the land.~\
To have and to hold the same, together with all and singular the
appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging, or in any wise there-
unto appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, and claim
whatever, of the said party of the first part, either in law or equity, to
the only proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said party of the second
part, his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof the said party of the first part hereunto set his
hand and seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed and delivered DAVID TOUR. [L.S.]
in presence of
THOMAS ASHLEY.
The above forms of Deeds and Mortgage are such as have heretofore
been generally used, but the following are much shorter, and are made
equally valid by the laws of this state.
WARRANTY DEED.
The grantor (here insert name or names and place of residence), for
and in consideration of (here insert consideration) in hand paid, conveys
and warrants to (here insert the grantee's name or names) the following
described real estate (here insert description), situated in the County of
in the State of Illinois.
Dated this day of A. D. 18 .
QUIT CLAIM DEED.
The grantor (here insert grantor's name or names and place of resi-
dence), for the consideration of (here insert consideration) convey and
quit-claim to (here insert grantee's name or names) all interest in the
following described real estate (here insert description), situated in the
County of in the State of Illinois.
Dated this - - day of - A. D. 18 .
MORTGAGE.
The mortgagor (here insert name or names) mortgages and warrants
to (here insert name or names of mortgagee or mortgagees), to secure the
pavment of (here recite the nature and amount of indebtedness, showing
when due and the rate of interest, and whether secured by note or other-
wise), the following described real estate (here insert description thereof),
situated in the County of in the State of Illinois.
Dated this day of A. D. 18 .
RELEASE.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that I, Peter Ahlund, of Chicago,
of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, for anil in consideration of
One dollar, to me in hand paid, and for other good and valuable considera-
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 77
tions, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed, do hereby grant, bargain,
remise, convey, release, and quit-claim unto Joseph Carlin of Chicago,
of the County of Cook, and State of Illinois, all the right, title, interest,
claim, or demand whatsoever, I may have acquired in, through, or by a
certain Indenture or Mortgage Deed, bearing date the second day of Jan-
uary, A. D. 1871, and recorded in the Recorder's office of said county,
in book A of Deeds, page 46, to the premises therein described, and which
said Deed was made to secure one certain promissory note, bearing even
date with said deed, for the sum of Three Hundred dollars.
Witness my hand and seal, this second day of November, A. D. 1874.
PETER AHLUND. [L.S.]
State of Illinois, )
Cook County. \ I, George Saxton, a Notary Public in
and for said county, in the state aforesaid, do hereby
certify that Peter Ahlund, personally known to me
as the same person whose name is subscribed to the
foregoing Release, appeared before me this day in
[_ NO jE.fiI AL ] person, and acknowledged that he signed, sealed, and
delivered the said instrument of writing as his free
and voluntary act, for the uses and purposes therein
set forth.
Given under my hand and seal, this second day of
November, A. D. 1874.
GEORGE SAXTON, N. P.
GENERAL FORM OF WILL FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
I, Charles Mansfield, of the Town of Salem, County of Jackson,
State of Illinois, being aware of the uncertainty of life, and in failing
health, but of sound mind and memory, do make and declare this to be
my last will and testament, in manner following, to wit:
First. I give, devise and bequeath unto my oldest son, Sidney H.
Mansfield, the sum of Two Thousand Dollars, of bank stock, now in the
Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the farm owned by myself
in the Town of Buskirk, consisting of one hundred and sixty acres, with
.ill the houses, tenements, and improvements thereunto belonging ; to
have and to hold unto my said son, his heirs and assigns, forever.
Second. I give, devise and bequeath to each of my daughters, Anna
Louise Mansfield and Ida Clara Mansfield, each Two Thousand dollars in
bank stock, in the Third National Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, and also each
one quarter section of land, owned by myself, situated in the Town of
Lake, Illinois, and recorded in my name in the Recorder's office in the
county where such land is located. The north one hundred and sixty
acres of said half section is devised to my eldest daughter, Anna Louise.
6
78 ABSTRACT OP ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
Third. I give, devise and bequeath to my son, Frank Alfred Mans-
field, Five shares of Railroad stock in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
and my one hundred and sixty acres of land and saw mill thereon, situ-
ated in Manistee, Michigan, with all the improvement* and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, which said real estate is recorded in my name in the
county where situated.
fourth. I give to my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, all my
household furniture, goods, chattels, and personal property, about my
home, not hitherto disposed of, including Eight Thousand dollars of bank
stock in the Third Nation.il Bank of Cincinnati, Ohio, Fifteen shares in
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the free and unrestricted use, pos-
session, and benefit of the home farm, so long as she may live, in lieu of
dower, to which she is entitled by law ; said farm being my present place
of residence.
Fifth. I bequeath to my invalid father, Elijah H. Mansfield, the
income from rents of my store building at 145 Jackson Street, Chicago,
Illinois, during the term of his natural life. Said building and land there-
with to revert to my said sons and daughters in equal proportion, upon
the demise of my said father.
Sixth. It is also my will and desire that, at the death of my wife r
Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, or at any time when she may arrange to
relinquish her life interest in the above mentioned homestead, the same
may revert to my above named children, or to the lawful heirs of each.
And lastly. I nominate and appoint as executors of this my last will
and testament, my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield, and my eldest son.
Sidney H. Mansfield.
I further direct that my debts and necessary funeral expenses shad
be paid from moneys now on deposit in the Savings Bank of Salem, the
residue of such moneys to revert to my wife, Victoria Elizabeth Mansfield,
for her use forever.
In witness whereof, I, Charles Mansfield, to this my last will and
testament, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this fourth day of April.
eighteen hundred and seventy-two.
Signed, sealed, and declared by Charles
Mansfield, as and for his last will and
testament, in the presence of us, who,
at his request, and in his presence, and
in the presence of each other, have sub-
scribed our names hereunto as witnesses
thereof.
PETER A. SCHENCK, Sycamore, Ills.
FRANK E. DENT, Salem, Ills.
CHARLES MANSFIELU. [L.S.J
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 79
CODICIL.
Whereas I, Charles Mansfield, did, on the fourth day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, make my last will and testa-
ment, I do now, by this writing, add this codicil to my said will, to be
taken as a part thereof.
Whereas, by the dispensation of Providence, my daughter, Anna
Louise, has deceased November fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three,
and whereas, a son has been born to me, which son is now christened
Richard Albert Mansfield, I give and bequeath unto him my gold watch,
and all right, interest, and title in lands and bank stock and chattels
bequeathed to my deceased daughter, Anna Louise, in the body of this will.
In witness whereof, I hereunto place my hand and seal, this tenth
day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-five.
Signed, sealed, published, and declared to"
us by the testator, Charles Mansfield, as CHARLES MANSFIELD. [L.S.]
and for a codicil to be annexed to his
last will and testament. And we, at
his request, and in his presence, and in
the presence of each other, have sub-
scribed our names as witnesses thereto,
at the date hereof.
FRANK E. DENT, Salem, Ills.
JOHN C. SHAY, Salem, Ills.
CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS
May be legally made by electing or appointing, according to the usages-
or customs of the body of which it is a part, at any meeting held for that
purpose, two or more of its members as trustees, wardens or vestrymen, and
may adopt a corporate name. The chairman or secretary of such meeting
shall, as soon as possible, make and file in the office of the recorder of
deeds of the county, an affidavit substantially in the following form :
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County.
ss.
I, , do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be),
that at a meeting of the members of the (here insert the name of the
church, society or congregation as known before organization), held at
(here insert place of meeting), in the County of , and State of
Illinois, on the - - day of - , A.D. 18 , for that purpose, the fol-
lowing persons were elected (or appointed) [here insert their names}
trustees, wardens, vestrymen, (or officers by whatever name they may
choose to adopt, with powers similar to trustees) according to the rules
and usages of sucb (church, society or congregation), and said
80 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
adopted as its corporate name (here insert name), and at said meeting
this affiant acted as (chairman or secretary, as the case may be).
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this day of - , A.D.
1? . Name of Affiant
which affidavit must be recorded by the recorder, and shall be, or a certi-
fied copy made by the recorder, received as evidence of such an incorpo-
ration.
No certificate of election after the first need be filed for record.
The term of office of the trustees and the general government of the
society can be determined by the rules or by-laws adopted. Failure to
elect trustees at the time provided does not work a dissolution, but the
old trustees hold over. A trustee or trustees may be removed, in the
same manner by the society as elections are held by a meeting called for
that purpose. The property of the society vests in the corporation. The
corporation may hold, or acquire by purchase or otherwise, land not
exceeding ten acres, for the purpose of the society. The trustees have
the care, custody and control of the property of the corporation, and can,
tvhen directed by the society, erect houses or improvements, and repair
and alter the same, and may also when so directed by the society,
mortgage, encumber, sell and convey any real or personal estate belonging
to the corporation, and make all proper contracts in the name of such
corporation. But the}' are prohibited by law from encumbering or inter-
fering with any property so as to destroy the effect of any gift, grant,
devise or bequest to the corporation ; but such gifts, grants, devises or
bequests, must in all cases be used so as to cany out the object intended
by'the persons making the same. Existing societies may organize in the
manner herein set forth, and have all the advantages thereof.
SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE PURCHASING BOOKS BY SUBSCRIPTION.
The business of publishing books by subscription having so often been
brought into disrepute by agents making representations and declarations
not authorized by the publisher ; in order to prevent that as much as possi-
ble, and that there may be more general knowledge of the relation such
agents bear to their principal, and the law governing such cases, the fol-
lowing statement is made :
A subscription is in the nature of a contract of mutual promises, by
which the subscriber agrees to pay a certain sum for the work described ;
the consideration is concurrent that the publisher shall publish the book
named, and deliver the same, for which the subscriber is to pay the price
named. The nature and character of the iiforlt is described in the prospectus
and by the sample shown. These should be carefully examined before sub-
scribing, as they are the basis and consideration of the promise to pay,
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 81
and not the too often exaggerated statements of the agent, who is merely
employed to solicit subscriptions, for which he is usually paid a commission
for each subscriber, and has no authority to change or alter the conditions
upon which the subscriptions are authorized to be made by the publisher.
Should the agent assume to agree to make the subscription conditional or
modify or change the agreement of the publisher, as set out by prospectus
and sample, in order to bind the principal, the subscriber should see that
such conditions or changes are stated over or in connection with his signa-
ture, so that the publisher may have notice of the same.
All persons making contracts in reference to matters of this kind, or
any other business, should remember that the law as to written contracts is,
that they can not be varied, altered or rescinded verbally, but if done at all,
must be done in writing. It is therefore important that all persons contem-
plating subscribing should distinctly understand that all talk before or after
the subscription is made, is not admissible as evidence, and is no part of the
contract.
Persons employed to solicit subscriptions are known to the trade as
canvassers. They are agents appointed to do a particular business in a
prescribed mode, and have no authority to do it in any other way to the
prejudice of their principal, nor can they bind their principal in any other
matter. They can not collect money, or agree that payment may be made
in anything else but money. They can not extend the time of payment
beyond the time of delivery, nor bind their principal for the payment of
expenses incurred in their buisness.
It would save a great deal of trouble, and often serious loss, if persons.
before signing their names to any subscription book, or any written instru-
ment, would examine carefully what it is ; if they can not read themselves,
should call on some one disinteresfed who can.
.82
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
INTEREST TABLE.
A SIMPLE RULE FOR ACCURATELY COMPUTING INTEREST AT ANY GIVEN PER CENT. FOR
ANY LENGTH OF TIME.
Multiply the principal (amount of money at interest) by the time reduced to Jays .' then
divide this product by the quotient obtained by dividing 360 (ihe munber of days in the interest
year) by' the per cent, of interest, and the quotient thus obtained will be the required interest.
ILLUSTRATION. Solution.
Require the interest of $462.50 for one month and eighteen days at $462 50
6 per cent. An interest month is 30 days ; one month and eighteen days .48
equal 48 days. $462.50 multiplied by .48 gives 222,0000; 360 divided
by 6 (the per cent, of interest) gives 60, and $222.0000 divided by 60 370000
will give you the exact interest, which is $3.70. If the rate of interest 6)3&o\ 185000
in the above example were 12 per cent., we would divide the $222.0000 ' ~T\ oc<xrfSii 70
by 30 (because 360 divided by 12 gives 30) ; if 4 per cent., we would
divide by 90 ; if 8 per cent , by 45 ; and in like manner for any other
per cent. 420
420
MISCELLANEOUS TABLE.
12 units, or things, I Dozen.'
12 dozen, I Gross.
20 things, I Score.
196 pounds, I Barrel of Flour.
200 pounds, I Barrel of Pork.
56 pounds, I Firkin of Butter.
24 sheets of paper, I Quire.
20 quires paper I Ream.
4 feet wide, 4 feet high, and 8 feet long, I Cord
of Wood.
POPULATION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
POPULATION OF FIFTY
PRINCIPAL CITIES.
STATIC AND TKKR.ITORIES.
Total
Population.
996.992
484,471
56(1,247
537,454
125.015
187,748
1.184.109
2,539.^91
1.680,637
CITIES.
Afferesate
Population.
Arkansas
Calif rnla
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
New York. N. Y...
Philadelphia. Pa
Brooklyn, N. Y
St. Louis Mo
Chicago. 1 11
lial r i mi 1 1 o. 31(1
942.292
M4.022
39B.099
310,664
2(18.977
JM.MI
191. 418
14947:1
11T.714
109. 1S9
105.0-.9
1(1(1.753
93.829
Ml (l-.li
M.MB
79.577
71.440
69.422
681904
62,386
53.180
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mich igan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New J'TSfv
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
364.399
1.321.011
726.915
636.915
780,894
1.457,351
1.184.059
439.706
827.922
1,721.295
122.993
42.491
318 300
906.096
4,38-'. .
1.071.361
2.665.2MI
lioston. Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio
New Orleans, La
San Francisco. Cal
Buffalo. N. Y
Wash i iigtmi. I>. c
Newark. N. J
LonHville, Kv
Cleveland, Ohio
PlttsbUTK, 1'a
Jersey Citv. N. J
Detroit. Mich.
Milwaukee. \Vis....
Albany. N. Y
Providence, K. I
Rochester, N. Y
Allegheny, 1'a
Ore;;. <n
ivaulii
RhoiU- Island
South Carolina
TVnm'ssee
Tt'\:i^
Virj-in-a
West Virginia
Wisconsin
00,983
3,521.791
817,858
705.60IJ
1.25S.5JO
8I8.5T9
830.551
1.S25.H;:)
442.1111
1.054.670
38.113,253
9.658
39.864
14.181
131.700
14,999
New Haven, Conn
Civil-lesion. S. C
Indianapolis, Intl
Troy. N. Y
Syracuse, N. Y
Worcester, Mass
Lowell. Mass
Memphis. T.Min
Cambridge, Mass
Hartford, Conn
S'-ranlon, Pa
50840
481968
48.244
46.4B5
43,051
41.105
40.928
40226
39.IS34
37.180
35.092
Arizona
Colorada
Dakota.-
District of Columbia
Idaho
Reading, Pa
Paterson. N. J
Kansas City, Mo
Mobile, Ala
Toledo. Ohio
I'oi'tlii.id. Mo
33.930
33.579
32 034
3l.fi84
31,413
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
91.874
86786
23.95 i
9.118
442 730
Wilinintrto-i. Del
Day tun. Ohio
Lawrenre, Mas-*
Utica. N. Y
Char lest own. Mass
Savannah. Ga
30.473
2S.921
3RR04
28.323
81.288
Total United States
3S.555.983
1, \llll. Miss
Kail Rivor. Mass
26.766
MISCEnLAN KOl'S INFORMATION.
83
POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
STATKS AND
TKKKlTOUkKS.
Aiva in
square
Miles.
50 7
52! 198
188.981
4674
2,12(1
5'),268
58,00(1
55,410
33.809
55.045
81.318
37,6HO
41,346
31,176
11.184
7,800
56.451
83,531
47.156
65.350
75.9M
112.080
9,280
8.320
47,000
60.704
39,964
95,244
s of Mic
POPULATION.
Mil.-s
R. R.
1872.
STATES ASJ>
TEKRITORIKS.
Area in
squari 1 .
Miles.
POPULATION.
Miles'
R. R.
1872.
1870.
1375.
1870.
1875.
Staffs.
Alabama
996.992
484.47)
560.24?
537,454
135,015
187.748
1.184.109
& 539891
1.680.637
1,191.792
864,399
1,3-21.011
726.915
636.915
780.894
1,457.351
1,184,059
439.706
827. H22
1.721.295
123.993
42.491
318.300
906,1196
4.382.759
1.071.361
2,61)5.260
90,923
liigan tak
1,671
25
1.013
820
227
466
3,108
5.904
3..VJ9
3. 1 1>0
1,760
1,133
539
871
82 il
1.806
2,23:>
1,613
990
2.530
823
593
',90
1.265
4.470
1.190
3,740
Io9
States.
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
south Carolina...
Tennessee
46,000
1,306
29.385
45,600
237,504
10,212
40.904
23.000
53,924
3,521,791
217.353
705,606
1,258,520
818.579
310.551
1,225,163
442.014
1.054.670
5,113
136
1,201
1.520
865
675
1,490
1.725
258,239
925,145
California
Connecticut
Vermont...
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Total Slates
Territories.
Illinois
Indiana
Io\va
1,350.544
528,349
' 857J639
1.236,729
1,950,171
113,916
104.500
147,490
60
90.932
143 776
121.201
80.056
69.944
93,107
38,113,253
9.658
39,864
14.181
131,700
14,999
20.595
91.874
86.786
23.955
9,118
59,587
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts...
i,65'i',912
1,334.031
598,429
"24 B, 280
52,540
1,026,502
4,705,208
392
Dakota
Jiisr. of Columbia.
Idaho
..*
Mississippi
Missouri
Nrhraska
New Mexico
Utah
875
New Hampshire.
498
Total Territories.
Aggregate of U. S..
* Included in t
965,032
442.730
1,265
North Carolina..
Ohio
2,915,203
he Railro
38,555,983
vl Mileage
60,852
d.
* Last Censu
en in 1874
of Marylar
PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD;
POPULATION AND AKEA.
COUNTRIES.
Population.
Date of
Census.
Area in
Sun a re
Allies.
Inhabitants
to Square
Mile.
CAPITALS.
Population.
China
446 500 000
1871
3 741 846
119 3
Pekin
1 648 800
1871
4 677 432
3 251 800
81 925 4'H)
1871
10 2
667 000
United States with Alaska
38 925 600
1870
' t>03 884
7 7H
109 1S9
3(> -4tJ9 gnO
186<i
204 091
178 7
Paris
1 825 3t;0
18 b9
149 4
833 900
84,785! 300
1871
1-49 399
232.8
Yeildo
l..'>f)4.flnP
31 8l7 H)0
1871
121 315
262 3
3 251 MIO
29 906 092
1871
IbO 207
187.
Her) in
825 400
Italy
27 439 921
1871
118 847
230.9
244 484
Sp iin
1S67
85
Madrid
332 OOU
ltr;ml
10 OOu Oi'O
j 25^029
3 07
420 000
Turkey
16.163.UUO
9 1 73 000
i869
ti72.fi:! I
761 526
24.4
Constantinople
1,075,OOU
210 300
5 921 500
292 871
5 000 000
1870
7 8
120 000
5 O'*l 300
1869
1 1 373
441 5
314 100
4 H61 400
1871
29 292
165-9
Munich
169 500
1158
224 063
Holland
3 688 300
290 9
90 100
3 000 000
1870
357 157
8 4
45 000
Chili
1869
13-' 616
15.1
115 400
36 000
Peru
1871
471 838
5 3
160 100
Bolivia
497 321
4
25 000
1 gl>> ()QO
1869
871 848
2.1
177 oOO
1 818 500
1871
7 533
241.4
91 600
162 04 *
368 238
47 (njy
Kiuluu
1871
5 912
247
3ti 600
1 457 900
1870
19 353
75.3
43 400
1 1 80 000
1871
40 879
28.9
40 000
218 928
5 9
1871
63 787
15 ti
48 000
823 138
2 969
277.
30 000
Liberia
718 OOU
1871
9 576
74.9
3*000
1871
7 335
81 8
15 000
Jtavti
572 000
10,205
56.
20 000
350 000
1871
58 171
fl
10 000
300 OOD
1871
66 722
6 5
Monte Video
44 500
350 000
47 092
7 4
12 000
l:jfi 000
17 827
7
20 000
Costa Rica..
1(55 000
1870
21 505
7 7
2 000
Hawaii
62 950
7. '133
80.
Honolulu
7.633
84
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
POPULATION OF ILLINOIS,
BY COUNTIES.
COUNTIES.
AGGREGATE.
1870.
IS CO.
1850.
184O. 18:!O. 182O.
56362
10564
13152
12942
12205
32415
6562
16705
11580
32737
20363
18719
15875
16285
25235
349966
13889
12223
23265
14768
13484
16685
21450
7565
15653
19638
9103
12652
38291
l"34
20277
14938
13014
35935
5113
12582
35506
25782
11234
17864
15054
27820
11248
39091
24352
12399
39522
21014
60792
12533
27171
3M7I
23053
41323
4707
9815
11678
9938
26426
5144
"733
11325
14629
10492
14987
9336
10941
14203
M4954
"551
8311
19086
10820
7140
14701
16925
5454
7816
11189
1979
9393
33338
8055
16093
10379
99 '5
29061
3759
9501
20660
12325
9589
8364
12965
12051
27325
9342
30062
15412
13074
28663
18257
48332
9214
17651
11637
14272
26508
2484
6144
7624
7198
8841
3231
4586
7253
2649
3203
9532
4289
5139
9335
43385
7135
37i8
754
5002
14476
3313
5060
1705
4183
3167
1741
IO23
2981
1475
1878
7453
3228
3718
9616
IO2OI
4422
i~6
1390
3124
626
2931
Bond
Boone
Bureau .. -
"
i
iog'j
Carroll
Cass
Champaign _.
Christian . . ...
Clark
394
755
2330
931
Clay
Coles
Cook
Crawford . . .
3H7
2999
Cumberland
De Kalb
1697
3247
De Witt
Du Page
9290 3535
10692 8225
3524 3070
3799 1675
8075! 6328
Edgar
4071
1649
Edwards
3444
Effingham
Fayette
2704
Ford -
5681
22508
5448
12429
3023
6362
14652
2887
4612
3807
4M9
5862
3220
8109
7354
18604
4114
16703
3682
13142
10760
II95I
4083
1841
7405
7674
1763;
Fulton "
Gallatin
3I55-
Grundy - .
3945
9946
1378
2616
483
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
1260
1695
3566
1472
5762
4535
6180
3626
6501
41
1828
1542
Jasper
2555
69 L
Jersey - .
211 I
1596
S4J
Kane -
Kankakee _
Kendall -
7730
13279
14226
17815
6lI
'553
5128
7060
2634
9348
7092
2035
759
2-m
274
Lake
LaSalle .
3668
Lee
Livingston
Loj-au . .
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
85
POPULATION OF ILLINOIS CONCLUDED.
COUNTIES.
AOORKGATK.
1870.
1860.
185O.
184O.
1830.
1830.
26481
32726
44I3I
20622
16950
16184
958!
26509
23762
53988
H735
18769
12982
25314
28463
10385
27492
47540
13723
10953
30768
"437
8752
6280
20859
12803
29783
12714
46352
17419
10530
25476
10751
51068
30608
27903
16518
30388
8841
23174
17599
19758
16846
27503
43013
17329
2930:
18956
13738
24602
31251
12739
13437
10931
6213
20069
22089
28772
9584
15042
12832
13979
22II2
6385
22888
36601
9552
6127
27249
6742
3943
5587
17205
9711
21005
9331
32274
14684
9069
14613
9004
37694
25112
21470
11181
19800
7313
18336
13731
12223
12403
18737
29321
12205
24491
13282
3988
12355
20441
6720
5180
5921
4092
7616
14978
10163
6349
5246
7679
6277
16064
3234
IOO20
17547
5278
1606
18819
3975
2265
3924
11079
4012
6937
5588
19228
10573
79I4
7807
3710
20180
11666
12052
7615
11492
4690
8176
6953
6825
8925
536i
16703
7216
"773
4415
3039
7926
14433
4742
1849
1122
1990
6221
2125
Madison
13550
Marshall . .
" * t
McDonough . . .
5308
2578
6565
4431
2352
448!
4490
19547
(*)
26
2OOO
2953
I27M
*2r
1516
Morgan
Ogle
3479
6153
3222
Peoria
(')
1215
Piatt
Pike
11728
4094
2396
3316
Pope
2610-
Pulaski
2131
7944
1-1310
4429
Randolph
. 3492:
Rock Island - .
2610
Saline
14716
6972
6215
6659
1573
13631
2800
7221
5524
933
4240
6739
4810
5133
7919
2514
10167
4457
4609
12960
^2959
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
2972
Stark
St.Clair
7078
*5
5248
Stephenson
4716
3239
5836
2710
308
1675
2553
6091
Union
2362.
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren .
Washington
IS'?
1114
4828
Wayne _ .
White
Whitesides
Will . ...
Williamson
Woodford
Total.
253989-
1711951
851470
476183
1574^5
*49
' 5I'"2:
86 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AND ITS AMENDMENTS.
We, the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union,
establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common
defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution
for the United States of America.
ARTICLE I.
SECTION 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in
a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and
House of Representatives.
SEC. 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of mem-
bers chosen every second year by the people of the several states, and the
electors in each state shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of
the most numerous branch of the State Legislature.
No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the
age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state in
which he shall be chosen.
Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the sev-
eral states which 'may be included within this Union, according to their
respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole
number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of
years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons.
The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first
meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subse-
quent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The
number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand,
but each state shall have at least one Representative ; and until such
enumeration shall be made the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled
to choose three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plan-
tations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylva-
nia eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five,
and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the representation from any state, the
Executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to rill such
vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other
ofiicers, and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
SEC. 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two
Senators from each state, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six years ;
and each Senator shall have one vote.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first
election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes.
The seats of the Senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expira-
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 87
tion of the second year, -of the second class at the expiration of the fourth
year, and of the third class at the expiration of the sixth year, so that
one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by
resignation or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature of any state,
the Executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.
No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the age
of thirty years and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and
who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that state for which he
shall be chosen.
The Vice-President of the United States shall be President of the
Senate, but shall have no vote unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall choose their other officers, and also a President pro
tempore, in the absence of the Vice-President, or when he shall exercise
the office of President of the United States.
The Senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. When
sitting for that purpose they shall be on oath or affirmation. When the
President of the United States is tried the Chief Justice shall preside.
And no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two-thirds
of the members present.
Judgment, in cases of impeachment, shall not extend further than to
removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of
honor, trust, or profit under the United States; but the party convicted
shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment, trial, judgment,
and punishment according to law.
SEC. 4. The times, places and manner of holding elections for Sen-
ators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each state by the Legis-
lature thereof ; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter
such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.
The Congress shall assemble at least once in every j'ear, and such
meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by
law appoint a different day.
SEC. 5. Each house shall be the judge of the election, returns, and
qualifications of its own members, and a majority of each shall constitute
a quorum to do business ; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to
day, and may be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members
in such manner and under such penalties as each house may provide.
Each house may determine the rules of its proceedings, punish its
members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds,
expel a member.
Each house shall keep a journal of its proceedings, and from time to
time publish the same, excepting such parts as may, in their judgment,
require secrecy ; and the yeas ami nays of the members of either house
on any question shall, at the desire of one-fifth of those present, be entered
on the journal.
Neither house, during the session of Congress, shall, without the
consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other
place than that in which the two houses shall be sitting.
SEC. 6. The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compen-
sation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the
treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason,
88 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their
attendance at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and
returning from the same ; and for any speech or debate in either house
they shall not be questioned in any other place.
No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was
elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United
States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments whereof shall
have been increased during such time ; and no person holding any office
under the United States, shall be a member of either house during his
continuance in office.
SEC. 7. All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of
Representatives ; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments
as on other bills.
Every bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and
the Senate, shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the President
of the United States ; if he approve he shall sign it ; but if not he shall
return it, with his objections, to that house in which it shall have origi-
nated, who shall enter the objections at large on their journal, and
proceed to reconsider it. If, after such reconsideration two-thirds of that
house shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent, together with the objec-
tions, to the other house, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if
approved by two-thirds of that house, it shall become a law. But in all
such cases the votes of both houses shall be determined by jeas and nays,
and the names of the persons voting for and against the bill shall be entered
on the journal of each house respectively. If any bill shall not be returned
by the President within ten days (Sundays excepted), after it shall have
been presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as if he
had signed it, unless the Congress, by their adjournment, prevent its
return, in which case it shall not be a law.
Every order, resolution, or vote to which the concurrence of the
Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a
question of adjournment), shall be presented to the President of the
United States, and before the same shall take effect shall be approved by
him, or, being disapproved by him, shall be re-passed by two -thirds of
the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the rules and lim-
itations prescribed in the case of a bill.
SEC. 8. The Congress shall have power
To lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts,
and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United
States ; but all duties, imposts, and excises shall be uniform throughout
the United States ;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States ;
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several
States, and with the Indian tribes ;
To establish a uniform rule of naturalization, and uniform laws on
the subject of bankruptcies throughout the United States ;
To coin money, regulate the value thereof, and of foreign coin, and
fix the standard of weights and measures ;
To provide for the punishment of counterfeiting the securities and
current coin of the United States;
To establish post offices and post roads ;
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 89
To promote the progress of sciences and useful arts, by securing,
for limited times, to authors and inventors, the exclusive right to their
respective writings and discoveries ;
To constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court ;
To define and punish piracies and felonies committed on the high
seas, and offenses against the law of nations ;
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules
concerning captures on land and water ;
To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that
use shall be for a longer term than two years ;
To provide and maintain a navy ;
To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and
naval forces ;
To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the
Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions ;
To provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and
for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the
United States, reserving to the states respectively the appointment of the
officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the disci-
pline prescribed by Congress ;
To exercise legislation in all cases whatsoever over such district (not
exceeding ten miles square) as may, by cession of particular states, and the
acceptance of Congress, become the seat of the government of the United
States, and to exercise like authority over all places purchased bv the
consent of the Legislature of the state in which the same shall be, for '
the erection of forts, magazines, arsenals, dock yards, and other needful
buildings ; and
To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying
into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this
Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any depart-
ment or officer thereof.
SEC. 9. The migration or importation of such persons as any of the
states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited
by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight,
but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten
dollars for each person.
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended,
unless when in cases of rebellion or invasion the public safety may
require it.
No bill of attainder or ex post facto law shall be passed.
No capitation or other direct tax shall be laid, unless in proportion
to the census or enumeration hereinbefore directed to be taken.
No tax or duty shall be laid on articles exported from any state.
No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or rev-
enue to the ports of one state over those of another; nor shall vessels
bound to or from one state be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in
another.
No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in consequence of
appropriations made by law ; and a regular statement and account of
the receipts and expeditures of all public money shall be published from
itime to time.
90 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States : and no
person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the
consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title
of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
SEC. 10. No state shall enter into an}' treaty, alliance, or confeder-
ation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal; coin money; emit bills of
credit; make anything but gold and silver coin & tender in payment of
debts ; pass any bill of attainder, ex post facto law, or law impairing the
obligation of contracts, or grant any title of nobility.
No state shall, without the consent of the Congress, lay any imposts
or duties on imports or exports, except what ma}' be absolutely necessary
for executing its inspection laws, and the net produce of all duties and
imposts laid by any state on imports or exports, shall be for the use of the
Treasury of the United States ; and all such laws shall be subject to the
revision and control of the Congress.
No state shall, without the consent of Congress, lay any duty on
tonnage, keep troops or ships of war in time of peace, enter into any
agreement or compact with another state, or with a foreign power, or
engage in war, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent danger as will
not admit of delay.
ARTICLE II.
SECTION 1. The Executive power shall be vested in a President of
the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term
of four years, and, together with the Vice-President chosen for the same
term, be elected as follows :
Each state shall appoint, in such manner as the Legislature thereof
may direct, a number of Electors, equal to the whole number of Senators
and Representatives to which the state may be entitled in the Congress ;
but no Senator or Representative, or person holding an office of trust or
profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
[*The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by
ballot for two persons, of whom one at least shall not be an inhabitant of
the same state with themselves. And they shall make a list of all the
persons voted for, and of the number of votes for each ; which list they
shall sign and certify, and transmit, sealed, to the seat of the government
of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The Pres-
ident of -the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted.
The person having the greatest number of votes shall be the President,
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ;
and if there be more than one who have such majority, and have an equal
number of votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately
choose by ballot one of them for President ; and if no person have a ma-
jority, then from the five highest on the list the said House shall in like
manner choose the President. But in choosing the President, the vote
shall be taken by states, the representation from each state having one
vote ; a quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members
from two-thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be
necessary to a choice. In every case, after the choice of the President,
This clause between, brackets has been superseded and annulled by the Twelftb.amendment. *
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 91
the person having the greatest number of votes of the Electors shall be
the Vice-President. But if there should remain two or more who have
equal votes, the Senate shall choose from them by ballot the Vice-Presi-
dent.]
The Congress may determine the time of choosing the Electors, and
the day on which they shall give their votes; which day shall be the same
throughout the United States.
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United
States at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible
to the office of President ; neither shall any person be eligible to that
office who shall not have attained the age of thirty-five years, and been
fourteen years a resident within the United States.
In case of the removal of the President from office, or of his death,
resignation, or inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said
office, the same shall devolve on the Vice-President, and the Congress
may by law provide for the case of removal, death, resignation, or inabil-
ity, both of the President and Vice-President, declaring what officer shall
then act as President, and such officer shall act accordingly, until the dis-
ability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
The President shall, at stated times, receive for his services a com-
pensation which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the
period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive
within that period any other emolument from the United States or any of
them.
Before he enters on the execution of his office, he shall take the fol-
lowing oath or affirmation :
" I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the
office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of my ability,
preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States."
SEC. "2. The President shall be commander in chief of the army and
navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when
called into the actual service of the United States; he may require the
opinion, in writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive
departments, upon any subject relating to the duties of their respective
offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardon for offenses
against the United States, except in cases of impeachment.
He shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present con-
cur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice of the Senate,
shall appoint ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, judges of
the Supreme Court, and all other officers of the United States whose
appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be
established by law ; but the Congress may by law vest the appointment
of such inferior officers as they think proper in the President alone, in
the courts of law, or in the heads of departments.
The President shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may
happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which
shall expire at the end of their next session.
SEC. 3. He shall from time to time give to the Congress information
of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such mea-
sures as he shall judge necessary and expedient ; he may on extraordinary
"92 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
occasions convene both houses, or either of them, and in case of disagree-
ment between them, with respect to the time of adjournment, he may
adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper ; he shall receive
ambassadors and other public ministers ; he shall take care that the laws be
faithfully executed, and shall commission all the officers of the United
States.
SEC. 4. The President, Vice- President, and all civil officers of the
United States, shall be removed from office on impeachment for, and con-
viction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
-
ARTICLE III.
SECTION I. The judicial power of the United States shall be vested
in one Supreme Court, and such inferior courts as the Congress may from
time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the Supreme and
inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behavior, and shall, at
stated times, receive for their services a compensation, which shall not be
diminished during their continuance in office.
SEC. 2. The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and
equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and
treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority ; to all cases
affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls ; to all cases of
admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ; to controversies to which the United
States shall be a party ; to controversies between two or more states ;
between a state and citizens of another state ; between citizens of differ-
ent states ; between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants
of different states, and between a state OF the citizens thereof, and foreign
states, citizens, or subjects.
In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls,
and those in which a state shall be a party, the Supreme Court shall have
original jurisdiction.
In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall
have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions
and under such regulations as the Congress shall make.
The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by
jury ; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall
have been committed ; but when not committed within any state, the
trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have
directed.
SEC. 3. Treason against the United States shall consist only in levy-
ing war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid
and comfort. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the tes-
timony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open
court.
The Congress shall have power to declare the punishment of treason,
but no attainder of treason shall work corruption of blood, or forfeiture,
except during the life of the person attainted.
ARTICLE IV.
SECTION 1. Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the
public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And
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the Congress may, by general laws, prescribe the manner in which such
acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.
SEC. 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges
and immunities of citizens in the several states.
A person charged in any state with treason, felony, or other crime,
who shall flee from justice and be found in another state, shall, on demand
of the executive authority of the state from which he fled, be delivered
up, to be removed to the state having jurisdiction of the crime.
No person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof,
escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation
therein, be discharged from such service or labor, but shall be delivered
up on the claim of the party to whom such service or labor may be due.
SEC. 3. New states may be admitted by the Congress into this Union ;
but no new state shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any
other state ; nor any state be formed by the junction of two or more states,
or parts of states, without the consent of the Legislatures of the states
concerned, as well as of the Congress. .
The Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful
rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging
to the United States ; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed
as to prejudice any claims of the United States or of any particular state.
SEC. 4. The United States shall guarantee to every state in this
Union a republican form of government, and shall protect each of them
against invasion, and on application of the Legislature, or of the Execu-
tive (when the Legislature can not be convened), against domestic vio-
lence.
ARTICLE V.
The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it
necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the ap-
plication of the Legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call
a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be
valid to all intents and purposes as part of this Constitution, when rati-
fied by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several states, or by con-
ventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratifi-
cation may be proposed by the Congress. Provided that no amendment
which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and
eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth
section of the first article ; and that no state, without its consent, shall
be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.
ARTICLE VI.
All debts contracted and engagements entered into before the adop-
tion of this Constitution shall be as valid against the United States under
this Constitution as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be
made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made, or which shall be made,
under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the
land ; and the Judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in
the Constitution or laws of any state to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and -the mem-
96
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
bers of the several state Legislatures, and all executive and judicial offi-
cers, both of the United States and of the several states, shall be bound
by oath or affirmation to support this Constitution ; but no religious test
shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under
the United States.
ARTICLE VII.
The ratification of the Conventions of nine states shall be sufficient
for the establishment of this Constitution between the states so ratifying
the same.
Done in convention by the unanimous consent of the states present, the
seventeenth day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven hundred and eighty-seven, and of the independence of the
United States of America the twelfth. In witness whereof we have
hereunto subscribed our names.
GEO. WASHINGTON,
President and Deputy from Virginia.
New Hampshire.
JOHN LANGDON,
NICHOLAS GILMAN.
Massachusetts.
NATHANIEL GOKHAM,
RUFUS KING.
Connecticut.
WM. SAM'L JOHNSON,
ROGER SHERMAN.
New York.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON.
New Jersey.
WIL. LIVINGSTON,
WM. PATERSON,
DAVID BREARLEY,
JONA. DAYTON.
Pennsylvania.
B. FRANKLIN,
ROBT. MORRIS,
THOS. FITZSIMONS,
JAMES WILSON,
THOS. MIFFLIN,
GEO. CLYMER,
JARED INGERSOLL,
Gouv. MORRIS.
Delaware.
GEO. READ,
JOHN DICKINSON,
JACO. BROOM,
GUNNING BEDFORD, JR.,
RICHARD BASSETT.
Maryland.
JAMES M'HENRY,
DANL. CARROLL,
DAN. OF ST. THOS. JENIFER.
Virginia.
JOHN BLAIR,
JAMES MADISON, JR.
North Carolina.
WM. BLOUNT,
Hu. WILLIAMSON,
RICH'D DOBBS SPAIGHT.
South Carolina.
J. RUTLEDGE,
CHARLES PINCKNEY,
CHAS. COTESWORTH PINCKNEY,
PIERCE BUTLER.
Georgia.
WILLIAM FEW,
ABR. BALDWIN.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary.
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AKTICLES IN ADDITION TO AND AMENDATORY OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEKICA.
Proposed by Congress and ratified by the Legislatures of the several states,
pursuant to the fifth article of the original Constitution.
ARTICLE I.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion,
or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press ; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble,
and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
ARTICLE II.
A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free
state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
ARTICLE III.
No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house without
the consent of the owner, nor in time of war but in a manner to be pre-
scribed by law.
ARTICLE IV.
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be vio-
lated ; and no warrants shall issue but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched
and the persons or things to be seized.
ARTICLE V.
No person shall be held to answer for a capital or otherwise infamous
crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in
cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual
service in time of war or public danger ; nor shall any person be subject
for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb ; nor shall
be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be
deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor
shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
ARTICLE VI.
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and
cause of the accusation ; to be confronted with the witnesses against him ;
to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor; and to
have the assistance of counsel for his defense.
ARTICLE VII.
In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed
twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact
98 CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
tried by a jury shall be otherwise re-examined in any court of the United
States than according to the rules of the common law.
ARTICLE VIII.
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed,
nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
ARTICLE IX.
The enumeration, in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be
construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
ARTICLE X.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution,
nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively,
or to the people.
ARTICLE XI.
The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to
extend to any suit in law or equity commenced or prosecuted against one
of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or sub-
jects of any 'foreign state.
ARTICLE XII.
The Electors shall meet in their respective states and vote by ballot
for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall riot be an
inhabitant of the same state with themselves ; they shall name in their
ballots the person to be voted for as president, and in distinct ballots the
person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of
all persons voted for as President, and of all persons voted for as Vice-
President, and of the number of votes for each, which list they shall-sign
and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United
States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the
Senate shall, in presence of the Senate and House of Representatives,
open all the certificates, and the votes shall then be counted. The person
having the greatest number of votes for President shall be the President,
if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed ;
and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the
highest number not exceeding three on the list of those voted for as
President, the House of Representatives shall choose immediatel}', by
ballot, the President. But in choosing the President, the votes shall be
taken by States, the representation from each state having one vote; a
quorum for this purpose shall consist of a member or members from two-
thirds of the states, and a majority of all the states shall be necessary to
a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a Presi-
dent whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the
fourth day of March next following, then the Vice-President shall act as
President, as in the case of the death or other constitutional disability of
the President. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice-
President, shall be the Vice-President, if such number be the majority
of the whole number of electors appointed, and if no person have a major-
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 99
ity, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose
the Vice-President ; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds
of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number
shall be necessary to a choice. But no person constitutionally ineligible
to the office of President shall be eligible to that of Vice-President of the
United States.
ARTICLE XIII.
SECTION 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a
punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted,
shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their juris-
diction.
SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro-
priate legislation.
ARTICLE XIV.
SECTION 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States and
subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States, and
of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law
which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United
States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property,
without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction
the equal protection of the laws.
SEC. 2. Representatives shall be appointed among the several states
according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of per-
sons in each state, excluding Indians not taxed ; but when the right to
vote at any election for the choice of Electors for President and Vice-
President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the execu-
tive and judicial officers of a state, or the members of the Legislature
thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being
twenty-one years of age and citizens of the United States, or in any way
abridged except for participation in rebellion or other crimes, the basis of
representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the num-
ber of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens
twenty-one years of age in such state.
SEC. 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress,
or Elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or
military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previ-
ously taken an oath as a Member of Congress, or as an officer of the
United States, or as a member of any state Legislature, or as an execu-
tive or judicial officer of any state to support the Constitution of the
United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may,
by a vote of two-thirds of each house, remove such disability.
SEC. 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States author-
ized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and boun-
ties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be ques-
tioned. But neither the United States nor any state shall pay any debt
or obligation incurred in the aid of insurrection or rebellion against the
United States, or any loss or emancipation of any slave, but such debts,
obligations, and claims shall be held illegal and void.
100
CONSTITUTION OP THE UNITED STATES.
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, the provisions of this act.
ARTICLE XV.
SECTION 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any state, on
account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
SEC. 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appro-
priate legislation.
ELECTORS OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.
NOVEMBER 7, 1876.
<_<> i' NT IKS.
Haves and
Wheeler,
Republican.
Tllden anil
UeiHlricks,
llellloerat.
PeterCooper
Greenback.
Smith,
Prohlllition
Anti-Secret
Societies.
COUNTIES.
Haves and
Wheeler,
Republican.
Tilden and
Ili'iidricks,
Democrat.
PeterCooper
Greenback.
Smith.
Probibitlon.
Anti-Secret
Societies.
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Alexander
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1280
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3550
2788
3120
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1346
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980
4851
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86
20
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34
518
10
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201
109
28
104
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1520
1965
944
3719
441
2231
1209
4530
2501
1814
1416
1329
2957
36348
1355
1145
3679
1928
1631
2129
2715
970
1145
1881
1601
966
4187
703
1695
1996
627
3496
330
1315
4177
3768
2040
1142
363
1495
2218
ins
1618
3103
3287
2197
1541
1989
2822
39240
1643
1407
1413
1174
1357
1276
2883
466
2265
2421
742
1302
4669
1140
3160
1142
1433
4207
611
1015
1928
2:>TS
2071
17
43
183
145
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74
6111
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236
112
132
102
277
38
129
65
746
94
25
161
61
43
57
204
391
89
282
108
770
' ' 134
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249
106
16
2
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55
37
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29
115
182
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96
99
26
44
3
288
207
138
39
482
469
133
677
41
70
237
16951
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3087
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172
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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY. 101
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ILLINOIS IN 1873 HENRY
COUNTY.
BY HON. JAMES SHAW.
GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS.
These consist of the usual Quarternary deposits, the lower Coal Measure
series, and some low outcrops of the Hamilton and Niagara limestones. The
geology of the county at first thought appears quite simple ; but the paucity of
stone quarries, and workable outcrops, over most of the county, makes the
problem more difficult than one would at first imagine. The best section I can
construct will give the formations about as follows :
Alluvial deposits and Drift clays 50 to loo feet.
Lower Coal Measures 250 to 300 "
Hamilton (Devonian) limestone 20 "
Niagara or Le Clair limestone 15 "
In this section a very marked hiatus of Illinois rocks will be observed
between the Hamilton limestone and the Coal Measures.
Niagara Limestone. In the bed of Rock River, where it first touches the
northwestern boundaries of Henry County, and from thence about half way to
Cleveland, the soft, fine-grained, yellowish Le Clair limestone shows itself, and
is quarried during low stages of the river, at one place to a considerable extent.
The Coal Measures at Aldrich's, and Johnson & Kent's coal mines, rest directly
upon this member of the Niagara limestone. Except tin's limited outcrop in the
banks and bed of Rock River, this formation can not be said to be developed in
the county. At ordinary stages of water in that stream, the outcrop would
hardly be detected. With the exception of a few .encrinite stems, no fossils
were noticed in it.
Hamilton Group. On descending Rock River from the Niagara outcrops,
just mentioned, the lower division of the Hamilton limestone is next discovered,
commencing in the .bed of the river about a mile and a half above Cleveland,
and continuing as the river flows to the west line of the county, and thence
west at intervals across Rock Island County. A short distance above Cleve-
land, and two or three times below it, in a distance of three miles, a short axis
of upheaval appears to extend from the river almost south across Rock River
bottom, which is here three-fourths of a mile in width, and runs under the bluff
line. At these places the Hamilton limestone comes to the surface of the
ground, where the rains or little streams have removed a few feet of the top
soil. These axes, or undulations, rise twenty-five or thirty feet above the low
bottom land of Rock River. Between are depressions or troughs, filled with Coal
Measure deposits. The heavy seam of coal, worked so extensively at Cleve-
land, rests in one of these basins, and extends half way across Rock River,
resting almost directly on the Hamilton limestone. The top of the axis spoken
of above, east and west of the coal basin, is higher by several feet than the coal
seam. Southward, however, the Coal Measures continue uninterrupted under
the bluffs to Coal Valley, and the Minersville mines.
These natural outcrops of the Hamilton limestone are massive and solid in
102 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY.
their structure. The stone breaks with a smooth conchoidal fracture, almost
resembling polished marble. On fresh fractures the color is a beautiful bluish-
white or pale dove color. A semi-transparent, splintery, horny appearance was
noticed in some cases, on breaking a rock to pieces, with smart blows of the
hammer. No fossils were observed. Indeed, the lower portion of this rock is
almost devoid of organic remains.
While making these observations, parties were engaged in boring an artesian
well, two miles above Cleveland. Prospecting for petroleum and coal was the
object of the boring. Any practical geologist could have told the proprietors
that their hopes would not be realized, and that their labor and money was being
foolishly expended. In connection, however, with the geology of this part of
the county, they made an interesting hole in the ground, of which the follow-
ing is the best section I could obtain :
1 . Black earth, alluvial deposit 12 feet.
2. Black and dark colored shales and slate 18 "
3. Dark limestone, cap rock of Cleveland coal 3 "
4. Limestone (probably Hamilton and Niagara) 398 "
5. Soft shale (probably Cincinnati group) 77 "
At this depth the drill struck a sharp, hard rock with sandy grit in it. How
much deeper this well was put down I have not ascertained. Another artesian
well was put down, just north of Kewanee, to a depth of six hundred feet, in
search of water, I believe. No accurate record of strata bored through was
kept. Three hundred and fifty or four hundred feet of the bottom penetrated a
hard light-colored limestone, being perhaps the same formations passed through
in the lower part of the Cleveland well. This, however, is only conjecture.
COAL MEASURES.
With the exception of the formations just described, the whole county is un-
derlaid, below the usual drift deposits, by the lower Coal Measures. It is quite
difficult to obtain a correct knowledge of the local extent of particular deposits,
on account of the scarcity of outcrops. In other counties the railroads and
the streams nearly always expose the upper rock formations, and give, in their
cuts and banks, well marked outcrops. In Henry County, the railroads only
afford a few clay cuts, not once exposing any rock formation. The river
banks of Green and the Edwards, are, if possible, still more unfavorable for geo-
logical examinations. Not once, so far as I know, do the banks or bends of these
streams afford good outcrops of even the sandstones and limestones of the Coal
Measures. Large portions of the county are utterly without stone quarries of
any kind. In a few places fragmentary outcrops of rotten sandstone, or defec-
tive shaly limestone, occur; and in a very few localities limestone or sandstone
is quarried in abundance. I shall first speak of these outcrops, before attempt-
ing to describe and trace the coal seams.
Sandstone. Overlying the lower coal and its roof of black shales and dark
limestone, is a heavy deposit of coarse-grained sandstone. The rock is gritty,
not very hard, of a creamy-brown or dirty-whitish color, and greatly resembles
the sandstone deposit north of Morrison, except that the soapstone seams are
wanting. Three miles below Cleveland, in the face of the river bluffs, but near
their base, and at several places below or farther down the river, the outcrop is
conspicuous, and has been quarried for local uses. The outcrops are partly
hidden by talus ; but the sandstone at these localities seems to be from twenty
to thirty feet thick. The same sandstone, on a line westward, outcrops heavily
at Camden, at Hampton, and opposite the latter place in Iowa. At the latter
place, some fine specimens of Lepidodendron were found some years ago. The
principal outcrops about Cleveland are on Sections 20 and 35 of Township 17,
^^^ '^SS&
Major JAMES M. ALLAN,
Geneseo.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRT COUNTY. 105
Range i East. At Moline it also outcrops, and at Hampton, it covers a thin coal
seam or trace of coal.* At Camden, the coal seems to be above the heaviest
body of sandstone. At Hickory Grove there is a light sandstone outcrop, not
very thick; stone poor quality; quarried by neighboring farmers. In the valley
of Green River, up the latter valley, and into the bluffs of Mineral Creek about
Minersville, the same bed of sandstone shows itself in several places. The
outcrops here run from seven to twelve and twenty feet thick. On Section 3 in
the Township of Munson, and not far from Cambridge, some poor sandstones
are quarried. In the shaft of the Platt Coal Company, just east of Kewanee,
thirty feet of" heavy sandstone was struck immediately overlaying the coal seam
at the bottom of the shaft, but this bed is about a hundred feet below the
surface, f In the vicinity of Red Oak Grove, a thin, rotten carboniferous sand-
stone has been quarried by the farmers, and used for farm purposes. One well
was walled with this material. The wall decayed or rotted down, and the well
caved in after it had been in use for a series of years. On Section 20 on Spring
Creek, in the Township of Atkinson, there is a small stone quarry, but my notes
on its characteristics have been misplaced or lost.
These are the best tracings I have been able to make of this bed of sand-
stone. Its place in the geological section of the county seems to be above the
heavy, lower, workable seam of coal, some times separated therefrom by shales
and limestone, and some times appearing to rest almost directly on the coal.
Its position is by no means constant, however. It is also almost unfossiliferous.
A few tracings of Catamites and Lepidodendron were the only organic remains I
could find in this deposit.
Limestone of the Lower Coal. The " cap rock " over some of the coal
mines is a dark-colored, almost black, and some times shaly limestone, in which
is frequently found a small and beautiful Prodtictus. The coal seam at Aldrich's
mine is overlaid by a thin stratum of shale, which is capped by a hard, blue,
shelly limestone. This limestone is quarried in small quantities here, and sold
at a high price to neighboring farmers. At Cleveland the coal seam is stripped
of its superficial covering over several acres in extent. The limestone is
more massive here, not quite so dark in color, and rests almost directly
upon the coal. Hundreds of cords of it are stripped from the coal. The
deposit is from one to two feet thick, and great quantities are sold at
remunerative prices. Large numbers of the heavier stones thus quarried are
to be used in the railroad bridge to be built across Rock River at this place.
Immense slabs, more than a foot in thickness, obtained at the lower opening,
are piled over an open space, ready to be transferred to the piers in the river.
Some of these show signs of crumbling round the edges, as if the tooth of time
had gnawed into their surface. We doubt whether they will prove entirely
satisfactory for railroad masonry. Above this massive strata, and separated
from it by from four to seven feet of shales and black, hardened carbonaceous
mud, is another strata of lighter-colored, thin-bedded, shaly limestone, which is
also corded up and sold for lighter masonry. The supply of stone thus obtained
at these coal mines is very considerable. About Minersville the same limestone
is found in connection with the coal seam, and a section here would be very-
similar to the Coal Valley section, except the sandstone above spoken of.
Along the banks of Geneseo creek, a little south-west of the city of Gen-
eseo, there is a very curious outcrop of stone, which has been worked to some
extent in former years. The top of the stratum is a sandstone for about two
feet in depth. It then gradually changes into a blue, compact, or dark-colored
We think Mr. Shan has here confounded two distinct beds of sandstone, that at Camden being below
the main coal soam. instead of above It. The sandstone above the coal Is a much more durable, and Is generally
a harder rock than the be d below. A. H. W.
tTliis sandstone overlies co.il 5 or 6 and is at least one hundred and flfty feet above either of the beds out-
cropping in the vicinity of Camden, Moline or Carbon Cliff. A. H. W.
106 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY.
limestone, having a nodular or concretionary appearance. The whole rests on
several feet of compact, hardened carbonaceous mud. But the most curious
deposit in this interesting locality is a thin stratum of "cone in cone," outcrop-
ping in the yellow clay, several feet above the top of the sandstone. The
stratum is from two to four inches thick, has a woody or fibrous texture, the
grain running vertical to the plane of stratification; on being dug from the
ground it falls into small blocks, having the appearance of wood split from a
thin section of a large tree. In one or two of the low, rain-washed hills in
that vicinity, I noticed this same outcrop, with no signs of the underlying
rocks. Large quantities of this " cone in cone " have been gathered up for
cabinets. Its resemblance to petrifactions of wood is very complete.
The Coal Seams. In the northwestern part of the county there is one
heavy coal seam, well developed, and worked to a large extent. In the south-
eastern part of the county, and extending up through its central portion, there
are two seams, the lower of which is largely mined. Commencing with the
former, and at the outcrop highest up Rock River, within the county limits, we
find ourselves at Aldrich's mine, on Section 24, Township 18, Range 2 east.
The coal is here about four feet six inches thick. It is overlaid by a few inches
of dark shale, and this is in turn capped by the thin stratum of black limestone,
spoken of above. A bed of ordinary fire clay lies under the coal. The mine
is opened into the point of a hill, up a wooded, romantic ravine, about one-half
mile from Rock River, which here washes the base of the bluffs. A steam
engine pumps out the water, and draws the coal cars up an inclined plane. The
drift extends toward the south at a heavy dip near its opening. The mine has
been worked for many years. The coal is a bright, moderately hard, thin-
seamed coal, with carbonaceous clod between the seams, and vertical markings
of carbonate of lime in the perpendicular openings. The following analysis
shows its composition :
Specific gravity I 261
Loss in coking 43.1
Total weight of coke 56.9
100.0
ANALYSIS.
Moisture - 6.O
Volatile matters 37.1
Carbon in coke ., . .,49.9
Brown Ash 7.0
This analysis was made for the state by Mr. Pratten, I believe, and gives
the general character of the coal in the northwestern part of the county. An
approximate section at this coal mine gives about the following figures :
Drift clays of bluffs, light color 50 to 70 feet.
Dark, shelly limestone 2 "
Shale and black slate 6 inches.
Coal (No. i) 4} feet.
Fire clay IO "
All above the water level of the river.
Half a mile below Aldrich's mine is the drift of Messrs. Johnson & Kent.
The upper part and outer edges of the seam here pass into a very solid, shining
cannel coal, with smooth surface and conchoidal fracture. Messrs. Johnson &
Kent believe the seam is not identical with the one worked at Aldrich's mine.
The roof is of soapstone and shale, and there are some indications of two seams,
ten or twelve feet apart, but approaching each other under the hill. There is,
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY. 107
evidently, some local displacement here, and probably a local separation of the
seam, such as is witnessed occasionally in working the Coal Valley seam.
The next important workable locality is at Cleveland. Here, most of the
coal is quarried, not mined. The surface deposits are stripped off, exposing the
seam, which is from four and a half to five and a half feet thick. The quality
of the coal is similar to that at Coal Valley, except that it is a little better. The
ash is not so red, in fact it is almost white, and this is probably the better steam
coal.
SECTION AT CLEVELAND, FROM THE TOP OF ROCK RIVER BLUFFS.
1. Bluff clays of the drift 50 to 60 feet.
2. Whitish-brown, coarse sandstone 20" 25
3. Gravel bed of ochre color 2" 5
4. Carbonaceous black shole 3
5. Black limestone 2
6. Coal seam 5
7. Fire clay ..12
8. Hamilton limestone Bottom.
Three or four mines are being worked in close proximity to each other.
Taylor Williams has a steam engine in operation, and he both strips the seam
and runs slanting drifts into it. Mr, Stokes and Mr. Jefferson Taylor also mine
to some extent. The basin or hollow, between the two uplifts of the Hamilton
limestone, in which this Cleveland coal seam is found, is narrow at the place
where the mines are worked, being only a few hundred rods wide, and coming
to almost a point in the bed of Rock River. The coal seam widens out towards
the south, but becomes thin where it runs under the river bluffs. Still farther
south, and about two and a half miles from the Cleveland coal quarries, is the
Green River Valley, which intersects the Rock River Valley a few miles below.
This Green River Valley, for several miles round Colona, is all underlaid by the
Cleveland coal seam. The south slope of the bluff range between Rock River
and Green River at this place, where prospected by borings, also shows the
seam or traces of it, at many places. The same seam outcrops and is mined
extensively on Mineral Creek farther south, and at Coal Valley, southwest a few
miles. On the Green River bottom the underlying rock the cap of the
coal seam is from seventeen to twenty feet below the surface. The seam at
Cleveland furnishes one ton and a half of coal to the superficial square yard of
its surface. The section there made will give a general idea of the Coal
Measures on Mineral Creek, farther south, and for the rest of the northwestern
part of the county. No two sections, of course, would be exactly alike ; but
the resemblance would be very marked.
The superficial extent of coal lands, underlaid by this coal seam, extend-
ing from Cleveland around by Mineral Creek, Minersville, Coal Valley, and
Green River Valley, so far as now prospected, contains perhaps some forty
thousand acres. On a railroad and coal land map, made by the chief engineer
of the railroad about to be built along Rock River, some fourteen sections
and parts of sections, are marked as underlaid by coal in Township 17,
Range 2 East; in Township 17, Range i East, some twenty-two sections
and parts of sections are similarly marked; in Township 17, Range i West,
some ten sections and parts of sections, are marked as containing coal
underneath ; in Township 16, Range i West, five or six sections are similiarly
marked ; in the same township and range east, three sections are coal
lahds ; in Township 18, Range 2 East, some ten more sections are supposed
to be underlaid partially by coal. These east ranges are in Henry County ; the
west ones are in Rock Island County. The Cleveland mines are in Township
18, Range 2 East. Other sections will, no doubt, be found containing coal in
this vicinity. Of course, all the above marked coal lands are not underlaid by
heavy coal deposits. Wherever coal or its traces were detected by the
108 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY.
engineer in charge Mr. J. C. Abbott, to whom I am under many obligations,
for favors extended the same was marked coal lands on the map. My own
personal examinations confirm the general correctness of this map.
The following worked mines in this coal field should not be passed over
without notice. On or between Sections 17 and 18, Township 17, Range 2
East, Mr. Shepherd is successfully operating several shafts; on Section 22,
Township 17, Range i East, Perry's mine is also now in successful operation ;
Glen's mine, on Section 20, in the same town and range, and some mines on
Section 21, Township 17, Range i East, now are or have been successfully
worked. The seam is from four to six feet thick in this group of mines. It has
an easterly dip, and appears to be lower at Shepherd's mines than at the mines
of Mr. Perry.
In one of these mines, where a drift is driven into the seam, the coal is
separated into two bodies, the upper three feet thick, the lower two feet, sep-
arated at the outcrop by seven feet of clay parting. These two parts of the
seam approach each other under the hill, and unite in a distance of about six
hundred feet.
Shepherd's mines are located about two miles south of Green River Station,
on the railroad. He is operating two shafts, and driving one drift mine. The
shafts are sunk near the base of Mineral Creek bluffs. The roof here is stone,
same as at Cleveland. The shafts are about sixty feet deep. The coal seam is
thickest on bottom or low land, and thins when followed under the hills, same
as at Cleveland. One shaft is operated by a steam engine, one by a gin;
both have what the miners call a " sump" in the bottom, for convenience in lift-
ing water out of the mines. The drift is an inclined plane, extending from the
surface to the level of the coal. The heavy, overlaying sandstone is higher
above the coal than at Cleveland. The shafts and drifts both extend into the
same seam. The coal is supposed to be stronger and duller in color than
that mined at Cleveland. In Shepherd's mines there is a black shale in places
below the coal.
At Minersville, the mining was all done by driving drifts into the seam
from and near its outcrops. These mines are well worked out. Others may be
found, when the demand for coal becomes greater. The competition, at the
present time, between Cleveland and Minersville coal on the one hand, and
Coal Valley coal on the other, is spirited. The latter has a. little, and but little
advantage, in the item of. transportation to market.
Perry's mines, almost adjoining the latter mines, still furnishes coal in pay-
ing quantities. This mine is also reached by diifting into the coal seam. The
most noticeable feature here is the basins or "horsebacks," filled with a con-
glomeration of nodular masses of clay and sulphuret of iron, which are charac-
teristic of this mine. Some of them are several yards in extent.
Thfe seam under Green River and its valley, in the townships above named,
contains a great deal of coal ; but the roof is poor. This has prevented its
being strongly worked.
From what has been said, it will now be seen that there is a large supply of
coal stored away in the northwestern part of Henry County, for the present and
for future generations. The mineral resources of this part of the county will
not soon be exhausted, but will, as they now are, continue to be a source of
wealth and material prosperity to the county.
Another heavy coal deposit lies in the southeastern part of the county
about Galva and Kewanee. Between this and the Cleveland and Mineral Creek
mines, and over a diagonal strip across the county from the northwest to the
southeast corner, which averages from ten to fifteen miles in width, coal has
been found in many places. The seams, however, are thinner than at the two
corners. Some of the shafts have been abandoned, and some never were worked
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HE^RY COUNTY. 109
at all. I propose to briefly notice some of the coal mines discovered in this
portion of the county, before describing the important coal mines about Galva
and Kewanee.
About one and a half miles northwest of Geneseo, there is an abandoned
shaft, where a coal seam from one and a half to three feet thick was found at a
depth of about sixty feet. This, I believe, is the old Allen's mine. Indurated
clay, limestone and sandstone were all penetrated in sinking the shaft. The
coal was of good quality ; bright iridescent in color ; hard, even fracture, and
rhomboidal cleavage. The seam was considered too thin for profitable working.
At Atkinson, the next station east of Geneseo, on the Rock Island and
Chicago Railroad, the well dug to supply the large steam mill standing near the
depot, passed through a seam of coal three feet thick, and twenty feet below the
surface. One-half mile east of this well there is a shaft still worked, out of
which has been taken about ten thousand bushels of coal. The seam is here
three and one-half feet thick, and twenty-two feet below the surface, and is
operated by a horse gin. There is in this locality a good slate roof over the
coal, ten feet thick, and it is underlaid by a bed of fire clay.
About four miles northwest of Cambridge, in the Township of Oscoe, Mr.
A. A. Crane has put down a coal shaft, striking a seam from thirty-two to thirty-
six inches thick, at a depth of eighty-seven feet. The seam appears to thin out
towards the north and thicken towards the south.
On the farm of Samuel Dixon, in Munson Township, eight miles east of
Cambridge, coal is mined to some extent, the seam being the same as at Atkin-
son, and twenty-four feet below the surface. Two miles south of Cambridge,
a shaft was being put down, when I was there. A boring previously made was
reported to have indicated coal, at a depth which I do not now remember.
Coal is mined in this vicinity about Round Grove, equally distant east from
Cambridge and north from Galva, and in considerable quantities. It is hauled
in wagons to Cambridge and over the surrounding prairies, and thus finds a ready
market at the mines.
In a few more places over this broad strip of country between Cleveland
and Kewanee, coal has been discovered ; but sufficient has been said to indi-
cate the general character of the seams here mined. I come now to the most
extensively worked locality in the county, and perhaps the heaviest deposit of
coal within its limits. Galva and Kewanee, both in the southeastern corner of
the county, but a few miles apart, are widely known as coal-mining localities ;
but at the latter place the mines are worked to much the greatest extent. Five
or six shafts are put down at Galva, known as the shafts of Messrs. Knox &
Co., Cummings, Johnson, Lindsey and Barnum. The following section, made
at one of them, illustrates the character of all. They are in a group, within a
radius of a mile or two, and are as much alike as coal shafts usually are, pene-
trating the same seam, and put down near together through essentially the same
formations and superficial deposits.
SECTION OF GALVA COAL MINES.
1. Yellowish drift clay .32 feet.
2. Hard rock, bottom softer and sandy 12
3. Soapstone, top light color, bottom dark color 14
4. Black or dark colored slate 2
5. Coal, with clay seams No. 6 4
6. Fire clay, about 9
The coal here is of good quality, and similar to the Kewanee coal. The
seam is probably identical with coal No. 6, of the general section of the Illinois
Coal Measures. At Galva the clay and shale partings are not so well marked as
at other points, and at some of the shafts indications of cannel coal may be
seen along the top of the seam.
110 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY.
At Kewanee, much capital is employed in the coal mining business. Dur-
ing the past year (1867) fifty-three thousand tons were raised here, of which
thirty-two thousand were shipped on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road to various points, fourteen thousand were used by the railroad company,
and seven thousand were used for home consumption in Kewanee and neighbor-
hood. The revenue thence derived, amounted, during the year, to over one
hundred and forty thousand dollars. The productive mines are within a radius
of three miles north and east of the town. Within this small area, some eight
shafts have been put down, and twenty drifts driven in. The shafts are sunk
from the general level or face of the country ; the drifts are driven upon the out-
crops in some deep ravines, passing up from a good-sized brook three or four
miles north of the town. The face of the country, among these mines, is rough,
and covered with a scattering growth of barren oak timber.
The shafts are operated by the following companies and individuals: The
Platt Coal Company, Messrs. Walker & Co., Breckens & King, McCartey &
Kirby, K. Murchison, T. C. Bowerman, H. Martin, W. S. Carnly, and one or two
others of less note. Of these the Platt Coal Mining Company, whose mine
embraces about one thousand acres of land, located one mile east of the village,
does by far the largest business, and by some arrangement handles and markets
all the cjal dug in all the mines in this vicinity. Their shaft is near the railroad
track, and they have a very convenient mode of loading the coal into the cars.
At the depot, there is also a large elevator-shaped building, used for the purpose
of feeding passing locomotives with their supplies of coal. A section of these
.lines, made at the Platt Coal Company's shaft, is as follows :
1. Soil, subsoil and yellow clay 5 feet.
2. Oily looking quicksand 20
3. Soapstone, light and dark color 25
4. Upper coal seam No. 7'. 2j
5. Fire clay 10
6. Soapstone - ?
7. Sandstone, same as at Galva 30
8. Middle coal seam No. 6 4
9. Alternating soapstone and sandstone -_ . 80
10. Carbonaceous shales and coal traces (No. 4?) - A few inches.
The four and a half foot vein is the same as the Galva seam, and is, prob-
ably, identical with the upper seam at La Salle, and with coal No. 6 of the
general section of the State. The upper seam, some forty-two and a half feet
above the lower, is perhaps No. 7 of the same section. The lower eighty feet
of the foregoing section was prospected by boring an artesian well in the bottom
of the Coal Company's shaft, and ought to be regarded with some doubt as to
whether it shows correctly the indications of coal in the bottom. The bed of
quicksand or shifting sand, No. 2 of above section, was struck near the depot,
in a shaft now abandoned.
The supply of coal at Kewanee and vicinity is very large, and will not
become exhausted for many years. Newly discovered mines will replace those
worked out, and the revenue derived from this deposit of mineral wealth will
build Kewanee into a place of consequence.
In Norwood's report upon Illinois coal, I find a description and analysis
of cannel and bituminous coal, taken from the same seam, at a place then called
" Serrell's Mine," which it may be well to insert, in this place, for convenience
of reference :
SERRELL'S MINE, KEWANEE.
"Thickness of the bituminous portion of the bed, four feet, underlaid with fire clay. Coal
bright and dull in alternating layers ; hard, compact fracture tolerably even. Contains thick
seams of carbonate of lime, which cross each other at nearly right angles, causing the coal to
break into slightly irregular cubes. Has sulphuret of iron disposed both horizontally and verti-
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cally. The layers of coal are thick and separated with carbonaceous clod. Coke very bright
and good, but swells in coking.
Specific gravity 1.232
Loss in coking 42.2
Total weight of coke 57.8
ANALYSIS. IOO.O
Moisture 9.0
Volatile matter . _, 33-2
Carbon in coke 52.8
Ashes (gray) 5.0
100.0
Carbon in the coal . 52.2
CANNEL COAL IN SAME SEAM.
Thickness of the bed from eight inches to one foot ; overlaid with black slate ; underlaid
with four feet of bituminous coal. No analysis of this coal has yet been made ; but judging from
its texture and general appearance, it does not differ from the Wataga cannel coal. The coal is
dull, hard, compact ; fracture slightly conchoidal ; layers 'thick ; contains bright, yellow, vertical
plates of sulphuret of iron."
NOTE. "While engaged during the past Spring In examining the coal deposits of Rock Island, I was
Induced to extend my examinations into Henry County, in part to confirm observations previously made in
adjoining territory, and partly to satisfy myself as to the general development of our workable coal seams
along the northwestern confines of tlie Illinois coal field.
Co lencing at the northwest corner of the county, coal No. 1 of the Illinois River section is opened and
worked at various points in the bluffs of Rock and Green Rivers, as at Cleveland and near Colona, as show n by
Mi-. Shaw, in the sections given on the preceding pages, and it presents the same general characters here as at
Carbon Clitf, Coal Valley, and other points in Rock Island County. It is overlaid by a peculiar dark-gray
stliclons limestone, and iis accompanying band of flint or chert, that enables any one to identify it without
difficulty. This seam is worked by the Messrs. Perry, at Briar limit, near Green River, in Henry County, by a
tunnel driven into [he hill side. The coal is somewhat variable in thickness, and is sometimes cut off altogether
by what the miners term a. horse-back.-' About loity feet below the coal the shaly limesloues of the
Hamilton group outcrop but a short distance to the northward of the mines. A curious phenomenon was
observed at ihese mines in a remarkable geode-like cavern or pocket, occurring partly In the coal, and extend-
ing into the fiie clay beneath. The cavity was ovate in shape, and about ten feet long by five leet in width and
two or ihree feet in depth, and surrounded by a solid crust. The inclosed caviry was tilled with water and gas.
and when the pick broke tliiongli the crust an explosion followed like the firing ot a blast. On breaking into
the cavity it was found to be thickly set with magnifii -entf crystals of dogtooth calcite, from six to eighteen
inches in lenglli, the points all dii ected towards the center of the cavity like the ciystals on the inner surface
of a gende. unfortunately ninny ol these fine crystals were broken up and destroyed in removing them ; but a
few were preserved, and 1 was lortunate in securing some of them for the State Cabinet.
On tiie S. \V. qr. of Sec. 21, T. 17. R- 1. coal seam No. 2 lias been oi.ened near the top of the bluff and
Immediately under the bowlder clay. The coal is 18 inches thick, and is overlaid by four or live feet of day
shale, forming hut a poor roof. This was llie first exiiosure of No. 2 that we met with in Henry County. The
ooal was umleilaid by a lew feet of fire clay and clay shale, and not sufficiently exposed to be accurately
measured, which was followed by a bed of bluish-gray septaria two or three feet thick, exactly like that found
below the Colchester coal in McDonough County. This coal appeared to be from 35 to torty feet above No. 1 at
this point.
At the Mineral Creek mines I found coal No. 1 worked in a shaft sixty feet in depth, and sunk in the
valley of a small creek, and about one bundled and fifty yards southeast of the shaft the same coal outcrops
seventy-five feet above its level in the shaft. In a boi ing made at this point below ihe coal they reported 7 feet
ol fire clay and 40 ieet of shales, partly bine and partly gray, with a streak of coal fiom two to four inches thick
about half way 10 the boliom. Some layers of saudstbne. and one or more thin bands of iron ore, were passed
through towards the bolton of the boring.
At the Mauch-Chunck mines, abotu six miles west of Geneseo, coal No. 1 Is worked jnst above the level of
the creek by tunneling into the hill along its outcrop. It is here much thinner than it usually occurs in this
Rart of the county, being reported as van ing in thickness from two feet to three feet six inches. No. 2 is tonnd
ere outcropping about forty feet above No 1. A tunnel has been run into it, and considerable coal taken out,
though the seam is here only from twe.ve to hfteen indies in thickness.
At Geneseo a coal st-atn crops out along the little run on the west side of the town, and is worked by Mr.
May nard in a shaft sunk from a higher level near the outcrop. The beds passed through in this shaft give the
following section :
Ft. In.
No. 1 Soil and drift clay 20
No. 2 Hard rock, (piobably limestone) 1 3
No. 3 Sandsloue 5
No. 4 Blue shale 3
No. 5 Coal 3
No. li-llarddark shale 6
No. 7 Hard rock (concretion ?) 4
No. (j Clay shale, or tire clay 1 3
No. 9 lilue shale 10
No. 10 Black shale
No. 11 Coal 3
Pleuratomuria ptrcarinata, P. JMonr/ortfa
have no hesitation iu referring this coal to
112 GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENRY COUNTY.
Superficial Deposits. The drift clays of Henry County run from ten to
fifty or sixty feet in thickness. These are the common yellow and blue clays
underlying the soil over most of our northern prairies. No fossils of any note
have been discovered in these clays, so far as I know. No beds of coarse
gravel were noticed ; no drift copper or galena has been picked up in the
county, as in some of the counties farther north. Few bowlders were observed
lying over the prairies. In the valley of Green River, near its mouth, and in
some of the ravines, an occasional bowlder may be found washed out of the
denuded soil and clay. Indeed the Edwards and Green Rivers, in much of
their courses, hardly show even fine pebbles along their banks.
The alluvial deposits, however, are very marked in the Green River swamp
lands, and in certain curious sand ridges and hills in the northeastern part of the
county. No regular peat beds seem to exist in these swamps ; but the tough
sward of many grasses and sedges scarcely prevent one from sinking into the
oozy muck and black vegetable mud covering these fresh-water marshes. For
some cause the peat mosses have not flourished here as in the Whiteside County
sloughs ; but a good illustration of the origin of the prairies, according to Pro-
fessor Lesquereux's theory, may be seen almost anywhere along these Green
River swamp lands. The sand hills of this swampy region present a more
curious phenomenon still. Chains and curious-shaped round hills, fashioned
into shapes fantastic, and gathered and piled up by the roving winds, extend in
ridges and groups from Rock River to and among the VVinnebago swamps
proper, in Bureau and Lee Counties, and touch the northeastern portion of
Henry. In the reports upon these latter counties more will be said upon these
shifting and roving hills and'chains of sand.
ECONOMICAL GEOLOGY.
Coal. From the foregoing pages a good idea will be obtained of the extent,
quality, and accessibility of the coal deposits in this county. The supply of this
useful mineral is not likely to soon become exhausted. As opened mines are
worked out, new ones will be discovered. But a small portion of the productive
coal seams underlying so large a part of the county, diagonally from its north-
west to its southeast corner, has been properly or thoroughly prospected.
Sources of wealth hidden away from the eyes of man are yet to be developed,
and the coal of Henry County, for a long time to come, will furnish abundant
supplies for home consumption, and a still more abundant supply for neighbor-
ing markets. Such minerals as coal, iron, lime, and the like, which minister so
largely to the economies, utilities and conveniences of life, are not only desir-
able in and of themselves, but become sources of wealth and the highest
material prosperity. Coal is second only to iron in every quality that can make
it desirable. Especially in the prairie counties of Illinois, where fuel is scarce,
coal, in even ordinary workable quantities, becomes of more than ordinary
interest and value. As a steam producer for the lower Rock River valley, when
all its manufacturing and milling facilities shall be developed, these coal fields
bordering on the stream will obtain a new value. They will then be sought
after eagerly and developed to their full extent.
Stone. The supply of building stone, as will have already been surmised,
development of our workable coals along the northwestern borders of the coal field that could hardly have
been expected. The coal obtained from this seam has a tendency to split into thin layers, with partings of
charcoal, and is a harder coal than that obtained from No. 2, and quite unlike that from either of the lower
seams.
On Mud Creek, a few miles further east, another coal is said to outcrop, which is probably No. 4 of the
general section, and at Sheffield, Kewanee and Galva, No. 6 with its characteristic part ing of clay shale, is found,
thus completing the range of our most valuable coals, and showing their full development within the limits of
Henry County. The general trend of their outcrop is from northeast to southwest, and the dip of the strata is
to the southeastward, but at a very slight angle. In closing these brief notes on Henry County, I desire to
acknowledge my obligations to A. W. Perry, Ksci., of Gencseo, who placed himself and whatever conveyance
was required at my disposal, nnd kindly acted as both guide and commissary during my stay in the county.
A. H. W
Major A. GOULD,
Cambridge.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HENKY COUNTY. 115
is quite limited. The cap rock over the Cleveland coal seam will furnish plenty
of stone for cellars, wells, and ordinary mason work in that part of the county.
Stone of a better quality can there also be quarried from the Hamilton lime-
stone in and near the river. The supply of limestone at Aldrich's coal mine is
small, but of good quality. The sandstone outcrops below Cleveland and on
Mineral creek can also be made to furnish abundance of a sandstone that will
be useful for many purposes. The other outcrops and stone quarries in the
county furnish only limited amounts of rather poor building stone. All the
railroad towns now draw their supplies of stone from the quarries at Athens,
Joliet, and other places in their vicinity, and will continue so to obtain them.
Clays. Great abundance of the usual drift clays can everywhere be
obtained. These, with proper treatment, burn into a good article of common
brick.
Agriculture. But the distinguished characteristics of this county are its
coal deposits and agricultural resources. In the latter respect Henry County
ranks among the best counties in the State. Its surface is mostly a high, roll-
ing prairie ; its soil is good. The staple crops of Northern Illinois give abun-
dant annual returns. Its population, its wealth, and its material resources are
rapidly increasing. As a fruit county it also ranks among the first in this part
of the State. The orchards around some of the older settled towns seem to do
well; but fruit growing in the county has not received the attention its import-
ance demands. Fruit growing and timber raising should both be looked after
by the farmers of Henry County.
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
Speculation in Illinois lands got fairly under way in 1835. It was
in that year that Henry County was first visited by persons authorized to
purchase large tracts of land for the benefit of certain companies. The
county was then without an organization. The southern boundary was on
the parallel 18 north of the base line, and its western boundary was upon
the 4th principal meridian. It extended five townships, or thirty miles,
east, and north it reached to the 18th parallel north of the base line. Rock
River entered the county on the north about midway from east to west, and
formed its boundary on the northwest for about twenty miles, leaving it
about midway of the fourth tier of townships. These boundaries have
been retained ever since. It extends over no less than twenty-one
entire townships of six miles square each, and four fractional townships
aggregating a little less than three entire townships. The square miles
foot up to about eight hundred and thirty, and the acres to nearly or
quite 530,000. Of this number there were probably about 70,000 acres
of timber land. Exclusive of the timber on Rock and Green Rivers there
were a dozen distinct groves, besides a few clusters of trees dignified
sometimes as groves.
Red Oak, White Oak, Round Hickory, Sugar Tree, Big Barren,
Richland, and a few smaller groves, were found in the southern portion
of the county ; Shabane or Shabbona, Crocker's, Trading House, Eight
Mile, and several other small groves, as well as the timber on the Green
and Rock Rivers, in the northern. It will be remembered that a large
share of what was called timber lands contained only here and there a
tree. The northeastern part of the county contained swamp lands, which
were at that time undesirable as an investment. The balance of the
prairie, excepting a few hilly quarters, was of the most desirable quality
for farming purposes. This was then the inviting prospect held up to
the poor man looking for land for "actual settlement," and to the capi-
talist for hypothetical settlement.
Unfortunately for the growth and prosperity of the count}', the latter
class of settlers were the most numerous, very large portions of the best
land in the county being taken up by them, and the poor man, the actual
settler, was compelled to look elsewhere for a location. Many would not
locate close to the colonies, on account of reports that the organization
intended to swallow all outsiders who settled close to them.
In the early settlement of this county, William Roberts, who after-
wards lived at Andover, and moved thence to Texas and there died, resided
near Quincy, in Adams County. One night a prospector, who had been
through this county, put up with Roberts. He said he couldn't stop in
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 117
Henry County ; 'twas too full of colonies. Of course there was much mis-
apprehension as to the character of those colonies. Henry County seems
to have furnished remarkable attraction for them Andover, Wethers-
field, Geneseo, Morristown, La Grange, in an earlier day, thus originated,
and Bishop Hill in a later. This last, however, differed from the others
fundamentally. It required no accession from outsiders for support. The
first mentioned five colonies had educational projects in view; and three
of them, viz. : Andover, Geneseo and Wethersfield, aimed at the dissem-
ination of religious truth. The last named, or Bishop Hill Colony, was
strictly a religious organization, the members of it coming directly from
Sweden, and was the only one that obtained a legal existence. The
modes by which the other colonies endeavored to build up their educa-
tional and religious establishments, though not differing much one from
another, will be delineated when treating of them separately. For the
present it is sufficient to say that all of them had public property, the
proceeds of which, in some form, were to be used to build their schools
or colleges. These five settlements began their existence nearly at the
same time, Andover having precedence chronologically ; then followed
Geneseo, Morristown, Wethersfield, La Grange.
Before the commencement of any of these colonies, Dayton, near
Rock River, had commenced. This is known as " Brandenburg's settle-
ment,' 1 George Brandenburg being one of the earliest settlers. He laid
off the town, and for a long, time his house was the whole of Dayton.
In those days there was a great amount of travel to the land office at
Dixon, and some from Knoxville to Albany, on the Mississippi. Dayton
was at the crossing of those roads, and Brandenburg's hotel was a central
point of great interest. The popularity of the " Judge " attracted a host
of customers, and out of pure regard for their comfort he erected another
cabin by the side of the first, leaving a space for a hall between them,
and covered the whole with one roof. That was then the most com-
modious house of entertainment in all this region ; and an additional
supply of furniture in the shape of beds, bedding and benches, with some
other luxuries for the repose of the weary, made it a desideratum with
travelers to reach that commodious "tavern."
About the time the Judge had got fairly under way, Caleb Pills-
bury, brother of George and Levi Pillsbury, at Andover, opened a public
house, which contained one room below and a loft above.
THE FIRST ENTRY
Of land made in this county was on June 8, 1835, N. i -34, 18, 2, now Hanna
Township, by Giles Williams. He is believed to have been a speculator,
from the number of lots entered in his name in the following year. July
7, 1835, Jas. W. Stephenson entered N. E. N. W. 10, 17, 1. Later in the
same year many thousands of acres were entered, the New York Company
alone entering some thirty thousand acres. Dr. Thomas Baker has the
credit, generally, of building the first house in the county ; but that is a
mistake, as James Glenn erected the first house. Dr. Baker's was the first
family in the county. It is a little remarkable that a man of his temper-
ament should have become a pioneer. He is said to have loved his ease
exceedingly. Passing near a man who was making rails one warm day,
118 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
he begged him to stop his work till he could get by, as it hurt his feel-
ings to see a man work in warm weather. He moved to Rock Island
County some years ago, and thence to Missouri, and died there.
In April, 1835, James Glenn settled on Section 20, in what is now
Colona township, and erected a house thereon in the same month, and
still resides on the same farm. At this time Dr. Baker and family, here-
tofore mentioned, were living near him in a wagon. The next house was
built at White Oak Grove by a man named Butler, who was bought out by
the New York Company. The house is believed to have been the Company
House, and if so, is still standing near the residence of Dan Moore.
Butler is said to have been the first white man who planted and raised
corn in the county. He sold out in the Fall of 1835, and is believed to
have moved to Kansas. Washburne, an early settler and well known in
the county, sowed the first wheat ; others, however, sowed wheat the
same Fall. The first mill was at Andover, built in 1836-7, and the first
"grist " for which toll was taken, after the bolt was put in, belonged to
this same Washburne. He says that before the mill was running they
got their samp by grating corn upon an old tin pail with holes punched
in it, and meal in much the same way. This provender answered a good
purpose where only "corn bread and common doings" were gotten up,
unless too liberally supplied with blood from knuckles barked during the
process of grating. Wheat bread and " chicken fixins" could be found
more frequently in the cabins after the mill got into operation. In that
day many early settlers began going to Spoon River, in Knox County, to
get their meal.
ORGANIZATION OF HKNliY COUNTY.
Henry County was under the jurisdiction of Knox County till its
separate organization in 1837. The Legislature then met at Vandalia.
Major James M. Allan took a horseback ride from Brandenburg's to
Vandalia, via Knoxville, Peoria, Tremont and Springfield, a distance of
some two hundred and fifty miles, for the purpose of getting an act
passed organizing the county, in accordance with the wishes of its inhabi-
tants.
As the population increased the people demanded the organization
of their county, and an enabling act was passed March 2, 1837, when
commissioners were appointed to locate and name a county seat. They
were Francis Voris, of Peoria County ; Jonas Rawalt. of Fulton County,
and Isaac Murphy, of Warren County.
THE FIRST ELECTION
Was held June- 19th, 1837, at the house of George Brandenburg.
There were to be elected three County Commissioners, Sheriff, Coroner,
Surveyor, and Recorder. John P. Hanna, Charles Atkinson and R. R.
Stewart were judges of election ; James M. Allan and Arba M. Seymour
clerks. As this was the first election we have no doubt but it will be of
interest to many of our readers to know the names of all the candidates,
and we here insert them, with the number of votes for each :
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 119
For Commissioners. No. of votes.
Ithamar Pillsbury, 54
Phillip K. Hanna, - - 55
Joshua Browning, 43
Rufus Hubbaid, - 21
Recorder.
Joshua Harper, 24
Thos. R. Saunders, - - 22
Eben Townsend, 11
Surveyor.
Arba M. Seymour, - - 58
Sheriff.
Robt. McCullough, - - 31
Stephen Marshall, 24
Coroner.
R. R. Stewart, - - 58
We will give the entire LIST OF VOTERS in the order in which
they voted : George Brandenburg, Samuel Sullivan, David Wiley,
Washington B. Colbert, Samuel Withrow, John L. Smith, Thos. R.
Saunders, Smith Bennett, John McLinn, Henry Sullivan, Jas. Withrow,
Neely Withrow. George A. Colbert, Edward C. Hall, Preston Browning,
Alfred Beck, George Tyler, George Goyer, Edward A. Mix. Thos.
Miller, William Hite, Elisha Cone, Cromwell K. Bartlett, Wm. C.
Bartlett, Wm. H. Hubbard, John Sullivan, Henry G. Little, Ithamar
Pillsbury, Eben Townsend, Albert Jagger, Wm. S. Woolsey, Adrian
Van Winkle, Alfred Ball, Thos. Glenn, Earl P. Aldridge, Stephen
Marshall, Anthony Hunt, Solomon Penny, Caleb Pillsbury, Jesse
Woolsey, Wm. Putts. Samuel Clark, Jerome Brittain, Ebenezer Wal-
ters, Joshua Browning, Geo. McHenry, Robt. McCullongh, Jas. P.
Dodge, Wm. McNevin, Philip K. Hanna, Joshua Harper, Rufus Hub-
bard, John P. Hanna, Chas. Atkinson, Roderick R. Stewart, Jas. M.
Allan, Arba M. Seymour, Reuben Cone. Many of the gentlemen
whose names appear in the foregoing list have figured somewhat promi-
nently in the history of the county not all officers, but before the pub-
lic in some capacity. Philip K. Hanna and Geo. A. Colbert will be
remembered as the earliest Methodist ministers in the count}'. Ithamar
Pillsbury, the Christian gentleman and energetic agent, was the first
Presbyterian minister. Jas. M. Allan has been one of the most prominent
men in the history of Henry County. He was the first clerk of the county,
and in all political, social, military and county seat matters of early
days, he was the most prominent figure, and in later days is known as
an energetic, esteemed and valuable citizen. Geo. Brandenburg figured
as the tirst landlord of the count}', and has been well and favorably
known. Eben Townsend, an aged gentleman of large experience and
observation, of will imperious, strong affections, manners blunt or bland,
as circumstances seemed to require, figured in the affairs of Andover for
many years, and was well known to most of the early settlers. R. R.
Stewart, the impartial magistrate, an exact public officer, long controlled
the first and best public house in Geneseo. Henry G. Little has been
called to serve his country in many positions of honor and trust. Jesse
120 HISTOKY OF HENRY COUNTY.
Woolsey, the unobtrusive home man, and as the upright and trusty land-
lord at Andover, he is known to a large share of the gentlemen who
attended the early courts at Cambridge. Joshua Harper, the mild and
courteous gentleman, correct business man and faithful legislator.
We might go on in this style, but limits must be set. Indeed, not a few
of the gentlemen whose names are recorded at that first election, have
histories belonging to the county, which will appear as we progress.
As before stated, the county was organized 19th June, 1837. On the
27th of the same month the Commissioners met in Dayton at the house
of Geo. Brandenburg, and after being duly qualified, the first County Com-
missioners' Court for Henry County was opened. Jas. M. Allan was
appointed Clerk. Robert McCullough was his security in the sum of
$1,000. Ithamar Pillsbury (one of the Commissioners) administered the
oath of office to Mr. Allan, and the court was ready for business. Chas.
Atkinson WHS appointed Treasurer, took the oath, and gave bonds
according to law. Records do not state who his sureties were. The clerks
and treasurers of counties up to this time were appointed by the Com-
missioners, but by an act of the legislature, 7th February, 1837, those
offices were made elective from and after the August election of 1837.
Accordingly at that election (August 7, 1837), the people returned
Mr. Allan to the Clerkship, and Mr. Atkinson was elected Treasurer.
At the September term of the Commissioners' Court (September 4,
1837), the Clerk gave bond in same amount as before, .with Robt. Mc-
Cullough and John P. Hanna as sureties. No record is discovered of
treasurer'* Unid or surety.
The first recorded order of the court was on June 27, 1837, authoriz-
ing Charles Atkinson, John P. Hanna and Geo. Tyler to keep a ferry on
Rock River at Cleveland. The second ordered that the tax on the above
mentioned ferry he fixed at one dollar and fifty cents. The Commissioners
doubtless had an eye to a revenue when they charged that dollar and a
half. June 4, 1838, this "tax" was raised to five dollars, and the party
was authorized to work it out on the road under the direction of the
Supervisor. One-half of one per cent, was fixed as the rate of tax-
ation upon pleasure carriages, horses, cattle of every description, watches,
wagons, hogs, sheep. Mules, clocks, and other property that might be
mentioned, went "scot-free" it seems. A road tax of one dollar and
twenty cents was placed upon eacli taxable quarter section of land. At a
term of the Commissioners' Court, held March 5, 1838, every legally able-
bodied man was required to work on the road five days in a year. On
application for a license to sell goods being handed in, George Branden-
burg, for the snug little sum of five dollars, was permitted to merchandise
in Dayton. Later in the day, on a similar application, Geo. Tyler was
authorized to run an opposition establishment in Cleveland. These were
the beginnings of the commercial enterprise of the county. On the
second day of the court the county was divided into five road districts.
No. 1, included townships 16," 17, 18, N. 1 and 2 E.
2, - " 14, 15, N. 1, 2 and 3 E.
3, " " 14, 15, N. 4 and 5, E.
" 4, " 16, 17, N. or so much as is S. Green River
3, 4, 5, E.
"5, " " 17, 18, or so much as is N. Green River 3,
4, 5, E.
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 121
Supervisor of 1st District, John P. Hanna ; 2d, Albert Jagger ; 3d,
John F. Willard; 4th, John C. Ward; 5th, Neely Withrow. Here was a
great extent of country for a hundred voters or thereabouts to supply
with roads. Those now living in the localities mentioned can perceive
a.i a glance the probable character of the roads then constructed. The
sparseness of the population, however, made it unnecessary to go in direct
lines as we dp now, and advantage was taken of the lay of the ground,
and thus ridges were followed and sloughs headed, which rendered the
construction of many bridges, now needed, unnecessary. It must not be
understood that road-viewers and surveyors laid out the roads on such
circuitous routes. The truth is, the roads were " run " more directly from
point to point, but the " travel " had to make the circuit in order to avoid
the sloughs that no labor which could then be spared could make
passable, and thus the proverb " the longest way round is the shortest
way there," was literally verified. The first road ordered surveyed by
the count}' was from Andover to Geneseo, thence to Rock River road at
or near Joshua Browning's. C. K. Bartlett, A. M. Seymour and Joshua
Browning were appointed viewers, and the road was to be laid without
cost to the county. That rule was observed till June 6, 1838, when an
order for the location of a road from Andover Mills in the direction of
Peoria, was made at the expense of the county. The first appropriation
for building was $50, to apply in part on a bridge across Green River, on
road from Cleveland via Dayton to Andover, and in part on a bridge
across same stream ou the road from Geneseo to the junction of " Big
.Slough " with Rock River ; this was made March 5, 1838. The second
appropriation was made June 4, 1838, of $10, for a bridge on Camp Creek
on the road from Andover to Cleveland. The first road from Andover
to Wethersfield was declared to be such, June 4, 1838. It is probable
that most persons acquainted with the streams mentioned will know
how such small sums could be of essential service in constructing bridges
over them ; it is very doubtful if such small appropriations were really
economical. Larger expenditures would undoubtedly have secured more
durable structures ; but the problem was, Where was the money to
come from? The justices' districts and the election precincts were eacli
five in number, and the limits the same as the road districts. The
increase of population, however, soon required alteration in all of
them. By order of the court, on the second day of the first term, 28th
June, the town of Dayton was designated as the place for holding
elections in first district. From this it is to be supposed that the house of
George Brandenburg was the town of Dayton. In the second district the
Company House was selected for holding elections ; in the third the
house of Henry G. Little ; in the fourth the house of John C. Ward ; and
in the fifth the house of Joshua Browning. Before adjourning, the court
ordered that the courts be held in the town of Dayton until the perma-
nent seat of justice could be located, and proper buildings erected therein
for their accommodation.
In accordance with the Militia Law of the state, an election was
held on the 12th of August, 1837, for the choice of an officer to take
command of the Henry County battalion. James M. Allan was elected
Major, and commissioned accordingly by the governor.
At the regular term of the court, Sept. 4, 1837, after the qualifying
122 HISTORY OK HEXKY COUNTY.
of the clerk and treasurer, an order was passed authorizing the clerk to
employ the surveyor to run the line between Henry and Rock Island
counties, to ascertain if a certain man who had perished of cold near the
line of the counties in March, 1837, had reallv died in Rock Island County
or in Henry. The man had some money and no known heirs, and Rock
Island County claimed jurisdiction in the case and appropriated the
money. The man really died in Henry County. A lengthy litigation
ensued, but all efforts to compel Rock Island to refund the money proved
unavailing. The first writ of ad quod damnum damages for locating a
dam was issued in behalf of Charles Oakley, through Joshua Harper,
to enable said Oakley to build a dam across Green River on E. .V N. E.
1:2, 17, 1, later known as' Green River Mills, and burned in 1874.
The second writ of ad quod damwim was also issued at this term of
the court. It was to enable Itliamar Pillsbury to build a dam across
the south fork of Edwards River on N.W. 18. 14, 3. A sawmill was soon
after erected there. These were not the first mills in the county :
those at Andover were in operation a couple of years before. It was
at the close of this session of the court the first jurors were selected.
But as there was no circuit court till the Spring of 1839, there was some
change made in the lit, and, indeed, upon examining the records of the
circuit court, it was found that very few of those selected by the county
court were empaneled.
COUNTY SEAT.
When the County of Henry was to have a seat of justice located,
those possessing eligible points for such location did not fail to urge
the great advantages of their several positions. The county seat of
Henry County lias been thrice located, and not once was there an
approximation to unanimity of views and feelings in regard to the site.
Twice were Commissioners appointed to locate a seat of justice, and
once, upon petition, the legislature designated the point. The first
location was unquestionably a tolerably wise one, if prospective consider-
ations were to prevail in the decision. If the limits of the county were
to be preserved intact, and the " swamp lands " were to be drained so
as to make them inhabitable, the Commissioners could not resist the
conclusion that the site selected would be but little north of the center
of population after a lapse of from twenty-five to fifty years. It was
not far from the geographical csnter. The second location was made by
a larger bonus being given by the owners of the town to the county
than was offered at aiw other point.
That selection wat within six milej(pr the west line of the county,
and but three miles from Rock River,, tne northwestern boundary of the
county. The third point selected was designated by the legislature on
petition of a majority of the voters of the county ; it is about four miles
south and one mile west of the first location. As has been stated, the
enabling act to organize the county appointed Commissioners to locate the
county seat. The oath qualifying them to act, was administered October
3, 1837, by William McMurtry, of Henderson, Knox County, an acting
Justice of the Peace and afterwards Lieutenant Governor of the state.
Andover had just sprung into vigorous existence under the auspices of
capitalists in New York, and was a prominent candidate. Geneseo, having
Hon. ANDREW CRAWFORD,
Ex-State Senator,
Chicago.
Former Resident of Geneseo.
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 126
claims as to position, delightful situation and -well-to-do citizens, was also
in the field. Morristown, situated in a beautiful prairie, and having
backing in the shape of wealth, put in her claim. A little place on
Spring Creek, southeast from Geneseo a few miles, known as Ford Town,
asked to be noticed in the race for distinction. In the Summer of 1836,
James M. Allan, being wide awake, saw at a glance that there must not
only be a county seat, but that it ought to be located no great distance
from the center. To ascertain how nearly in the center an eligible situa-
tion could be obtained, he rode down to an established " corner,"
designated by a government tree in Spring Creek, and from that point,
guided by a pocket compass, rode due west and counted the steps of his
horse as he proceeded till he reached, as he supposed, section 17, 16, 3,
some four or five miles from the starting point, in the midst of as beauti-
ful prairie as nature has furnished. His figures did not deceive him.
He afterwards bought S. E. 17, staked out a town, named it Richmond,
and entered the lists for the seat of justice.
The law required the Commissioners to meet at the house of Dr.
Baker and thence proceed to select a site. Another requirement of the
law was that government land should be selected if equally eligible. At
that time four-fifths of the land in the county was in the hands of the
government. The Commissioners met as required, accompanied by a
delegation from Andover. At Brandenburg's they met Major Allan
who accompanied them to Geneseo. His point was well considered,
the arguments pro and con. heard, and the party went out into the
open prairie to Richmond, on nearly the highest ground in the vicinity,
with no house within five miles or a tree within three miles. The
site commanded an extended view of a splendid though nearly entirely
unoccupied country. Upon examining a map of the county this point
was seen, as before stated, near the geographical center, and what was
there in the nature of the soil of the county to prevent its becoming
the center of population ? Nothing, except the swamps in the northern
part, and they would be drained and populated with inhabitants other
than frogs in the course of fifty years. Allan offered 120 acres of the
site to the county, and Richmond was the county seat. This decision of
the Commissioners disappointed the calculations of Geneseo and Andover
more perhaps than those of the other towns, for those places had been
fairly under way, and it was supposed would soon have a heavy settle-
ment around them.
Andover certainly had no claims on the score of position, as it is just
seven miles from the west line of the county, and but ten miles from the
south line. Geneseo was more favorably situated as to geographical
position, as the town is centrally located from east to west, though but
nine miles from the northern boundary and six from Rock River, but it
was clear if the county was to remain intact, she would be considerably
north, not only of the geographical center, but of the center of popula-
tion. This latter fact probably determined the action of the Commis-
sioners.
In all counties not bounding upon navigable streams it was usually
supposed, at that early day, that the county town had a far better pros-
pect for population and wealth than other towns. Hence the great
struggle for location. But since the introduction of railroads eligible
126 HISTORY OF HEKKT COTJSTST.
points for towns along their lines have led all other towns in the
counties in the race for population and wealth, whether seats of justice
or not. The great struggle among holders of town property has since
been for railroads. Without them but little, with them a great deal,
may be accomplished.
To return to the Commissioners : they lodged at Andover that night,
made out their bills against the county, presented them for payment, and
left for their respective homes. They were qualified on the 3d, and pre-
sented their bills on the 6th of October. Voris charged, for twelve davs,
$36.00 ; Raywalt charged, for ten days, $30.00 ; Murphy charged, for
seven days, $21.00.
It seems that Major Allan had a partner in this town speculation, for
we find a deed made to the County Commissioners for land above specified
by James M. Allan and Gilbert C. R. Mitchell, October 16, 1837. Allan
and Mitchell made a. deed for 120 acres on S. E. 17, 16, 3, to County
Commissioners 16th of October, 1837. The day following, Commission-
ers met to determine the plans and measures necessary to be adopted in
relation to the county seat. The surveyor was directed to lay out and
make plat of town, for which he was to have forty dollars. The entire
quarter section was laid out, 40 acres for the Allan party, 120 for county,
in lots 4 by 8 rods, with streets mostly six rods wide. Each party had a
public square. " Three choice lots " were donated to George Harris, upon
condition that he should build a public house sufficient for the accommo-
dation of company by the first day of June next. He was also to have
three other choice lots to be paid for in work. He put up the house with
tolerable promptitude, but it will be seen in the sequel that it went down
more promptly, and without his help. Sale of lots to come Wednesday
in June, was advertised in Peoria and Chicago, Canton and Galena
papers. In the interval first-class lots were ordered to be sold for fifty
dollars, second-class for twenty-five dollars ; one-third in hand, balance
in six months. It was ordered that propositions for building a temporary
court-house be received at the December term of this court size 18 by
24 feet, story and a half high. There are no records to show that
" propositions " were made, but at that term, December, 1837, the clerk
was directed to let the job to the lowest bidder. George Harris got the
job, and in ptirt built that and his own public house during the ensuing
year. The latter was a frame, 36 by 40 feet, or about that size, two stories
high, the best in the county at that time. At the June term, 1838, the
Commissioners pledged the faith of the county that money received on
sale of lots should be returned if the county seat should be moved. Sales
were not numerous, and the clerk was authorized to sell to the best
advantage he could for the interests of the county. In August, 1838,
the term of office of the first Commissioners elected expired, and Marcus
B. Osborn, Sylvester Blish and John P. Hanna were elected to succeed
them. The legislature had passed an act during the preceding Winter
requiring the boards to be elected in August, to draw lots which member
should serve for three, which for two, and which for one year. Upon the
lots being drawn, Osborn retained the office three years, Blish two, and
Hanna one. At a special term of the court, 23d of October, 1838,
George Brandenburg was allowed $12 for furnishing court-room one year.
At the regular term, December 3, it was ordered that hereafter in all
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 127
county elections the people shall assemble at the county seat to vote.
The Commissioners, it would seem, were determined to have the people
come to the county seat occasionally, at least. The voters in Richmond,
at the August election, 1838, amounted to just seven, and perhaps the
Commissioners hoped to cover up the feeble condition of the seat of jus-
tice by compelling the people to vote at this point only. This order was
repealed 17th of June following. It was during this term of the Court
that it was ordered that the representative from this district be
requested to inform the state legislature that this community, and Henry
County particularly, has suffered very materially in consequence of there
not being any circuit court held since its organization. It will be per-
ceived at once that Henry County did suffer materially on that account,
when we state that at the court held the Spring following there were
just ten cases on the docket. One of them, however, was a criminal case,
the principal in which, a counterfeiter, had to be guarded day and night,
or else sent to another county to prison. In view of such cases it was
ordered that propositions to build a jail be received January 1, 1839. On
that day the proposals were all too high, and the court adjourned with-
out making a contract. The next day, however, a bargain was struck
with Geo. W. Harris, who was to have it completed by September
following. It was never built. Circuit court was held in April, 1839 ;
Thos. Ford, Judge ; James M. Allan, Clerk. The prisoner above referred
to took a change of venue to Ogle County. Soon after the adjournment
of court, while this and another prisoner were being kindly cared for at
Mr. Harris' public house, by having their ankles ornamented with iron,
and a keen lookout for them kept by the family, the house caught fire
and was soon in a blaze beyond control. The court-house was in close
proximity, and the fire reaching it, the two buildings were destroyed.
Soon after the alarm, the two prisoners went to the wood-pile, and with
the ax relieved each other of their ornaments, and then bent all their
energies to saving the movables in the house. Porter, the counterfeiter,
who was a small man, attempted to take down the coats hanging in the
bar-room. One of them, belonging to Abram Miller (of the Geneseo
House now), he found he could not get off the hook without tearing the
loop. This he thought was a pity to do, and ran out to get a stool to stand
on, so as to reach the hook. When he returned the coat was in a blaze. He
succeeded, however, in carrying to a place of safety a small stand, in the
drawer in which was the complimentary document which afterwards
enabled a jury of twelve men to order him cared for at public expense in
Alton for the term of one year. Neither prisoner tried to escape. The
court-house was not yet completed, and Harris wanted his pay as far as '
he had gone with it. This the Commissioners hesitated to grant, but
ordered an election to be held upon that and other matters, so as to
decide what was to be done. The result of the election was that Harris
got $30 in addition to what he had received, and gave up the contracts
for building both court-house and jail. The election took place July 9th,
and the arrangement with the County Commissioners the day following.
The town of Richmond, with the exception of the stable, having
been reduced to ashes and " thin air,'' immediate steps for reconstructing
the public buildings seemed imperative. All parties agreed as to the
necessity of getting up new buildings, but the point at which they were
128 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
to be erected was at once the subject of earnest dispute. Meetings were
called at different points to discuss this, at that time, all-absorbing ques-
tion. At a meeting held at a school-house on Rock River it was resolved
that we are in favor of removing the 'county seat from its present loca-
tion. Then followed petition to the Commissioners' Court asking for a
convention of the people to take action on this momentous affair. The
entire document is brief and to the point, and the insertion of the last
resolution entire will doubtless be tolerated here, as it indicates the exist-
ence of a very strong conservative and anti-progressive policy (to use no
harsh terms) among the citizens of Rock River. It reads:
" It is further resolved at this meeting, by an unanimous vote, that
we concur with the majority of legal voters of the county (when they
shall be taken) for the re-location of the county seat of said county ; and
we further disapprove of the minority REMONSTRATING against any loca-
tion that may be made by the majority.
[Signed] GEO. COLBERT, Chairman.
Saturday, June 1, 1839. GEO. TYLER, Secretary."
A meeting called at Andover, June 13th, to consider the same topic,
memorialized the Commissioners to call a convention of the people to
take the sense of the county on several topics of importance, among
which are : 1st. The Revenue Law. 2d. The Internal Improvement
System of this State. 3d. Adjusting the accounts of Geo. W. Harris.
4th. The removal of the county seat. On the last named subject we
suggest the following considerations in favor of a removal : 1st. There
have been strong objections from the first to the present location; that it
is remote from timber ; that it is destitute of water power, of facilities
for steam power; that it is not on the direct route of travel ; the difficulty
of obtaining suitable persons to hold office at the town of Richmond.
This memorial was signed by fifteen citizens, among whom appear the
names of I. Pillsbury, Wm. Ayers, Joseph Tillson, and others.
The memorials were presented at the June term of the court, and an
order passed recommending the people to convene at Geneseo " to com-
pare views and consult on such matters of immediate importance to the
county as may be then and there proposed." As stated before, the con-
vention met 9th July. The court, on the 10th, passed an order for the
settlement with Harris, as before noticed. The terms of the court subse-
quent to the June term were held at Geneseo because houses were more
plenty. The inhabitants of Richmond had been under the necessity of
lodging in the stable, and the court held one session in the same building.
At the December term, 1839, the court petitioned the legislature to
legalize acts during the sessions at Geneseo, that officers might be per-
mitted to hold their offices at their own houses to January 1, 1841, and
that the courts might be directed to sit at Geneseo. At the session of
the legislature of 1839-40, an act was passed re-locating- the seat of jus-
tice for the County of Henry, and Alexander Turnbull of Warren County,
M. W. Conway of Rock Island County, and Harmon Brown of Knox
County, were appointed Commissioners to Jocate and name the town.
This matter was postponed by the Commissioners till after the August
election of 1840, and then summarily disposed of. Andover does not
appear to have struggled a second time for the location ; Geneseo and
HISTORY OF HENRY COTTNTY. 129
Morristown were the principal, if not the only, competitors. The popula-
tion of the former place, no less than its location, pointed to it as the
inevitable seat of justice. This led to more confidence than liberality, if
the opposite party can be relied upon, and Morristown overbid her
largely for the coveted honor. Geneseo, it is stated, offered the county a
respectable portion of the village, as a bonus, while Morristown, or
Charles Oakley and Joshua Harper, who represented that interest, offered
an entire quarter section, sixteen town lots and one thousand dollars in
cash. This settled the matter, and Morristown was a seat of justice. The
Geneseo party claim to have made a more liberal offer than did Oakley
& Co., but the offer came after the Commissioners had made their decision.
MARRIAGES.
The first marriage within the present limits of Henry County was
that of James P. Dodge and Samantha Colbert, daughter of Rev. George
A. Colbert, before the county was organized, Feb. 7, 1836. The license
was issued from Kuox County, where the record is also entered.
The first recorded marriage in the county was that of Mr. Louis Hurd
and Miss Caroline W. Little, of Wethersfield, August 22, 1837, Rev. Itha-
mar Pillsbury officiating. That notable event seemed to inspire the
reverend gentleman, for we find his marriage with Miss Caroline E. Miller
of Andover, December 18, 1837, Rev. Enoch Mead officiating. December
24, just six days after the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Pillsbury's marriage, Win. B.
Goss of [Savannah, Jo Daviess County, was married by the aforesaid Rev.
Ithamar Pillsbury, to Miss Ellen Baldwin of Cleveland. During the year
1838, there were five marriages in the County ; in 1839 six marriages are
recorded. This year Geneseo witnessed the first wedding within her
limits : James M. Allan and Susannah D. Stewart were married by the
Rev. Jairus Wilcox, March 6, 1839. In 1840 there were ten couples
united. In this year Morristown enjoyed her first wedding in the persons
of Mahlon Lloyd, Esq., and Miss Amelia L. Davenport, December 30.
During 1841 there seemed to be a very sudden increase of marriages,
there being twenty-two recorded, of whom James Knox, afterwards
representative to Congress, found a wife in the person of Miss P. H. Blish
of Wethersfield, January 20, 1841. In 1842 there were twenty-three
marriages; in 1843 fifteen; in 1844 eighteen; in 1845 twenty-one; in
1846 twenty-five ; in 1847 twenty-three ; and they gradually increased
till 1851, when there were sixty-three marriages in the county.
PHYSICIANS.
The first physician was also the first settler, it is believed Dr. Baker,
who settled on Rock River in 1835. We have no extensive record of
his ^Esculapian performances. The presumption is, his well known lack of
adipose material was a constitutional bar to active practice, and he was
not much known as a physician. Dr. Maxwell, who settled on Rock
River in what is now Phenix township, in the Winter 1836 - 7, is
said to have been a man of another cast, possessing a great deal of activity
and promptness ; he has been represented as an eminent physician, very
complaisant and agreeable in personal address. Dr. Pomeroy came in
1837. He had a very extensive practice, and is still resiling in Grja3i;j,
130 HISTORY OF HENEY COUNTY.
an active and highly respected citizen. In 1845 Dr. S. T. Hume made
his debut as physician of Henry County in Geneseo ; he is still a
practicing physician in that place. About the year 1840, Dr. Geo.
Shipman, a Homceopathist, settled at Andover and built the house after-
wards owned by Mr. Ayres ; he soon moved to Chicago.
LAWYERS.
Fortunately for the people of all new countries, lawyers find little
encouragement at first to settle among them. Henry County was no
exception. We have no data for an account of lawyers at an earlier date
than 1845, unless we include an early settler of LaGrange, who has since
practiced in the courts of California, but who left no record of his legal
performances if there were any in this region. Nearly all who are
now in the county have either moved into it since 1850, or have been
admitted to the bar since that time. Our earliest information of attor-
neys in the county is connected with two brothers, Wm. H. and Samuel
P. Brainard. They were young men of promise ; Samuel P. holding at
one time the clerkship of the county and circuit courts. Neither the
law nor the offices, singly or jointly, afforded that gentleman an income
sufficient to satisfy him immediately or prospectively, and upon the break-
ing out of the gold fever in 1848-9, he suffered from a lingering attack
of it and appointed a deputy to fill his post, while he went to California
for gold which he never got. Wm. H. also filled the office of clerk of
the circuit court, and was ex-officio recorder. He was also school
commissioner at a time when most of the school lands were sold, and sold
for a large price, from which office he reaped a rich harvest. It is not
possible to follow up the attorneys of the county individually and
expect a narrative of them.
MORRISTOWN.
Among the provisions for the settlement of Morristown was one that
a public house should be built out of the general fund, and that within a
certain time (one year), each of the colonists should erect a dwelling-
house upon his land. A very " considerable " building for those times
was erected out of the funds proposed to be applied in that way, and a
few, very few (three or four), dwelling-houses were built as per contract.
The town plat was just one mile square ; large enough in all conscience,
and if it could have been peopled the county would have been much the
gainer. In the center of the plat was a public ground of 440 feet square.
The lots were 45 feet front and varying in length from 155 to 270 feet.
When the settlement first commenced the prospect seemed very fair
for a rapid increase of population ; this was anticipated by a Mr. Crocker,
who, just before the Morristown entry, had entered what is known as
Crocker's Grove (sometimes called Brown's), as well as a large tract of
prairie, all of which was near by the lands soon after entered by the New
York Company and named Morristown. He had bought for the purpose
of farming with an abundance of elbow room, and expressed his regrets
that range for his cattle would so soon be limited by the improvements of
that company. It turned out, however, that little or no improvement,
beyond the few farms at first commenced, was made.
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 131
This, then, was the extent of the improvements in and about Morris-
town when it was the county seat. It was in better condition to accommo-
date courts, etc., than was Richmond at its inauguration as seat of justice
for the county, and the public could look for better accommodations than
at the last named point. But dissatisfaction with the locatipn grew apace,
and it was soon a fixed fact that a contest for the removal and a re-loca-
tion of the county seat was unavoidable. In fact it began as soon as the
decision of the Commissioners was known. As Geneseo was the -only
point that competed with Morristown for the honor conferred, it is
natural to suppose that that was the point at which the great body of the
disaffected would endeavor to establish their county town. But it was
soon ascertained that there were several candidates for that honor. General
dissatisfaction prevailed on account of the location as it then stood ; four
men out of five probably being anxious to remove it on account of the
great distance to which they had to travel to attend courts. The site
itself was delightful, and those principally interested in its property were
enterprising, intelligent and popular. Other sites, however, equally as
eligible for beauty and salubrity, and much more central, could be picked
out of every third section in any of the more central townships ; and to
one of these points the people determined to take it.
The county courts were held at Geneseo till the Summer or Fall of
1841. The first circuit court held in Morristown was in May, 1842, the
last in May, 1844. As stated before, the legislature authorized the hold-
ing of courts in Geneseo till suitable accommodations could be prepared at
the county seat. The public house at Morristown was conveyed to the
county, and a contract for " improving " it was made with David Gove
and Nathaniel Walters, an order for seventy dollars being issued for their
benefit December 9, 1840. On June 28, 1841, a contract was made with
Thos. W. Corey and George Brandenburg, for the erection of the COM-
MODIOUS court-house, 18 by 24 feet, one and a half stories high, and also
for the building of a jail, according to specifications and contract made
with another party for building one at Richmond. The public house,
now (then) the county house, was rented to Corey and Brandenburg for two
years for the sum of one hundred dollars, they to furnish a suitable court-
room for the use of all courts of the county during the two years, in
which time they were to complete the public buildings. The court-
house was built. The jail was a mere structure on paper ; the uncer-
tainty of there being any use for it in that place causing the court to
postpone its erection.
The dissatisfaction with Morristown as the county town was so
extreme that some of those who had been most determined to honor
Geneseo with it, expressed a willingness to have it located at some other
point than that of their choice, even at Sugar Tree Grove, rather than
have it remain at Morristown. Commissioners had twice been appointed
by the Legislature to locate a seat of justice for the county, and were
sworn to study the interests, immediate and prospective, of the population
in determining the site. The first selection it seems was a judicious one.
But the people were dissatisfied with it, and a change was effected. The
second was judicious or not, just as the parties might think. We can
imagine no good reason for the choice save the liberal donation for the
county. That it was liberal is certainly true, but the loss to which the
132 HISTORY OF HENKY COUNTY.
citizens of the county would have been yearly subjected on account of
the remoteness of the site from the center would have counterbalanced,
four times over, the extra liberality of the enterprising proprietors of
Morristown. This the people knew, and while determined to effect the
removal of the county capital, they were very generally determined to
designate the point at which it should be located. It is believed that this
feeling of distrust in Commissioners possessed nearly every citizen of the
county, and during the greater part of the agitation of the question no one
proposed a resort to the old process ; the reasonableness of the demand
for a removal was acquiesced in by the citizens of Morristown themselves.
Indeed, Joshua Harper, one of the donors of the county, and principally
interested in the prosperity of Morristown, was, in 1842, a candidate for
the legislature, and if he had shown the least disposition to oppose the
wishes of the people he could have got no support. He distinctly stated
that if elected representative, and a majority of the voters of the county
sent a petition for the county seat to be removed into the Winnebago
swamps, into the swamps it should go. At least his influence should not
prevent it. He was elected, and no man was ever more faithful to the
interests of his constituents.
Geneseo was the point to which the majority in the northern part of
the county wished the seat of justice removed. A point near Sugar Tree
Grove was selected by the southern. Some maneuvering was resorted to
to get an admission from opponents that a site on Section 7, 15, 3, was
an eligible point for the location. All that was done, however, in the
way of manosuver was to get the admission before the name of the owner
of the property should be known. The owner was Rev. Ithamar Pills-
bury, of Andover. He was active in his efforts to secure the first location
at Andover, but the position of J. M. Allan was too strong for him up to
that time, and after there was feud between the two points Andover and
Geneseo, and it was thought best by the Pillsbury party that he should
not be known in the transaction till suitable admissions had been made
by the other party. We have said the " Pillsbury party," but the prime
mover, the great laborer in behalf of the point near Sugar Tree Grove
was Joseph Tillson, Esq. The "Judge," as he is usually called, was an
early settler, and an active man in some important matters of the county.
Canvassing for signatures to a petition locating the town near Sugar Tree
Grove at what is now Cambridge progressed steadily, though with
very variable results, as different localities were entered. The petition
was drawn up in Wethersfield, by Col. Wells it is believed. John Kil-
vington circulated it at Wethersfield, about Barren Grove, on Spring
Creek, and obtained a few signatures in Geneseo, after which the Judge
took charge of it. When it was ascertained that a majority of the voters
of the county had signed the petition to have the county seat located on
'Section 7, 15, 8, a remonstrance was got up at Geneseo against the location,
with a petition added that Commissioners be again appointed to locate a
county seat. It is believed J. M. Allan, whose home was then at Geneseo,
was the most active man in behalf of his locality. The contest was
warm. The Judge sent the petition north of Green River for signatures,
and it was returned with a single additional name affixed. He took it
himself, went over the same ground, and obtained forty signatures,
Brandenburg leading off. He also re-canvassed the settlement at Andover.
JOSEPH A. SAWYER,
Geneseo.
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The petition was sent to Oxford, where a friend promised to circulate and
return it. The time for its reception arrived, but no petition came ; the
Judge was in a flurry ; time was getting precious ; Wm. A. Ayers volun-
teered to look up the missing paper, and get such signatures as had not
been appended ; he found it shut up in a chest, where it had been placed
for safe keeping, with a very few additional names on it. Mr. A. pushed
the matter along, and without difficulty obtained the signature of every
man he met in that locality. It was extensively signed throughout the
southern part of the county. A few residents on Spring Creek who
signed the petition to locate at Cambridge, it is known, afterwards signed
the remonstrance.
The petition to have Cambridge the new seat of government of the
county was forwarded to Colonel John Buford, of Rock Island, who then
represented this district in the Senate. A bill was brought before the
Senate re-locating the county seat of Henry County. It passed both
houses on petition of a majority of the citizens of the county.
The bill locating the county seat of Henry County was approved by
the Governor February 21, 1843. It provided that the courts should be
held at Morristown till accommodations should be provided at the new
location. It also required the re-conveyance of all property that had been
deeded to the county at Morristown, and the refunding of money donated.
The difficulty of pleasing the citizens of Henry County in the
location of their county town was a matter well known outside. The
truth is, there was very little in the immediate vicinity of the location
except a fine grove of timber to demonstrate the wisdom of fixing the
seat of justice at that point. There was no house north of Sugar Tree
Grove nearer than those immediately about Geneseo. West there were
but two or three until within a mile of Andover. In the grove, and at.
the " East End," a-settlement had fairly commenced. South of what is
now the Town of Cambridge, Red Oak, nearly six miles distant, was the
nearest settlement. There was no Bishop Hill Colony, no Galva, and no
one in that township but James Bonham, at Hickory Grove, and two or
three in the northeast corner of the town. A good settlement existed
at Wethersfield and along Barren Grove in the southeast corner of the
county ; but at Wethersfield an anti-Cambridge feeling existed to a small
extent, which grew out of a desire of those malcontents, or the most of
them, to be annexed to the County of Stark. At Oxford, in the south-
east corner of the county, and about Richland Grove, west of Andover,
a few families had collected. The settlement at Andover was one of the
most flourishing in the county. Ten miles northwest was a cluster of
three or four houses, and a respectable settlement a few miles further, on
Rock River. All the settlements in the southern part of the county
(except the slightest opposition at Wethersfield), favored the location,
but how was a town to be built ? Men and money were required. There
was but little immigration to the county or state, and where were
numbers and dollars to be obtained, was the question of the hour.
MORRISTOWN COLONY.
In the Winter of 183;V6, a notice was inserted in several of the
New York city daily papers, calling a meeting of persons interested in West-
ern colonization. This was held in Congress Hall, and at a subsequent
136 HISTORY OF TTENRT COTTXTY.
meeting to further consider this matter, a colony was formed and organ-
ized under the name of the New York Colony. At these meetings some
forty or fifty persons became members of the colony. Charles Oakley,
Esq. (now deceased), once Fund Commissioner of the State of Illinois,
took a leading part in all these transactions. He had been prospecting
out West, and gave a glowing description of the wonderful " prairie coun-
try." At the close of these meetings an agreement was drawn up and
signed by the colonists, authorizing Charles Oakley and C. C. Wilcox
(now of Chicago) as trustees, to proceed to Illinois and locate about a
township of land in such part of the state as they might think for the
best interest of the members of the colony ; the intention being to
enter land somewhere near the Illinois River. But other parties having
preceded them to the designed location, which was probably in Bureau
County, near or upon the ground now occupied by the Pro.vidence Colony,
they proceeded into Henry County, and selected their land in Townships
16 and 17 some 30 sections, nearly 20,000 acres. Every individual of
the colony bound himself to erect within two years a house or building to
cost some specified sum, about $200, on his land, and in case of neglect
the land was to revert to the colonists, with, however, this unfortunate
condition attached : That the colonists, through their trustees, had the
privilege of taking the land from those parties failing to fulfill their part
of the contract, and paying three dollars per acre for the same, or double
the cost of their land. The result proved that four-fifths of the members
preferred the hundred per cent, advance to the hardships of Western life,
and did not build ; and ere two years passed the panic of 1837-'8 rendered
the other parties unwilling or unable to fulfill their part. Oakley and
Wilcox were to receive for their services twent}"-five cents per acre for
locating these lands, and for surveys and incidental expenses. When
surveyed and the town laid out on some eligible spot near the center of
the location, the lands and lots were to be put up at auction, and the
colonists were to select their property eight lots in town being distributed
with each quarter sefction. The colonists were to bid for the preference
or choice of lands and lots. At this distribution, which was in the Sum-
mer or Autumn of 1836 (the lands were entered in June of that year), only
a few persons were present. The majority of the colonists acted through
their agents. There was paid as " preference money," for the choice of
these lands, some 6,000 or $7,000, some paying as high as $400 for the
choice of a quarter section. After the selection, the balance were dis-
tributed by the trustees at their discretion, each member getting the num-
ber of acres for which he had paid. This preference money was to be
held as trust, and appropriated for the benefit of the colonists as follows:
First, to have a colony house built, in which the colonists could live until
their residences could be erected ; this was to cost some $3,000. Second,
to build a mill and school-house, or to be appropriated as the colonists
might desire, or distributed among members.
Few came that season. Messrs. Oakley anclC. C. Williams remained
but a short time. The colony lands were surve}ed by Arba M. Seymour,
the County Surveyor. A log house was erected in Morristown, and a
colony house contracted for, and afterwards built. This was a fine large
building two stories high, and well finished, the latter being done by R.
R. Stewart, Esq., of Geneseo. This building was erected upon a lot
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 137
owned by Chas. Oakley, Esq. It was afterwards sold by Col. Oakley to
Joel Wells, whose widow now occupies it. A mill was also built upon
Green River upon land owned by Charles Oakley. In the Fall of the year
1536 speculation was still high. Pre-emptions on farms on Rock River
with small improvements were valued at $15 to $25 per acre. These
prices were for lands in the vicinity of the timber, as prairie land was con-
sidered worthless by western men.
Joshua Harper, N. W. Washburne, Luke C. Sheldon, Chas. W. Dav-
enport, Jr. and Tompkins were all of the original colonists that were
here in 1836. In 1837, John Appleton and Chas. W. Davenport, Sr. and
family came, and with them the venerable father of Mrs. Davenport and
Tlios. Fitch, who died at Morristown a few years after at the advanced
age of 80 years. These people, with a few others, comprising in all about
ten families, scattered over some ten miles of prairie, which constituted
the settlement for some twelve or fourteen years. After that time, a new
exodus from the East again sent an army westward of good, substantial
citizens a considerable number of whom settled on Morristown prairie,
and made it what it now is one of the best settlements in Henry County.
THE WETHERSFIELD COLONY.
The direct settlement of Henry County is largely attributed to the
location of colonies. These were mainly from New England, and brought
with them all their New England foresight, energy, and frugal thrift ;
and to the Wethersfield colony, possessing all these attributes, the
present prosperity of this portion of the county may be traced.
As. has been noticed in these pages, Mr. Pillsbury, and his associates,
Slaughter and Pike, were commissioned by the New York Association, in
1835, to select a location for the " Andover Colony." Upon the return
of Mr. Pillsbury in the Fall of that year, he was written to by the Rev.
Dr. Caleb J. Tenney, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, concerning the loca-
tion of another colony in the region of country in which the lands of the
Andover Colony were situated, and an interview requested. The result
of this interview led the Doctor to project another colony, to be styled
the " Wethersfield Colony," and to be located near the former. Dr.
Tenney was an eminent divine, and well acquainted with the prominent
men of that day who would be .likely to favor an enterprise by which
religion and free education might be successfully planted in the great.
Mississippi Valley, and he addressed many of them in relation to this
matter. These efforts led to a meeting in the Congregational Church at
Wethersfield. some time in the Autumn of 1835, the exact date of which
can not now be obtained. Here the enterprise assumed a tangible shape,
and at a subsequent meeting an organization was effected. As the names
of the projectors of this enterprise will be of interest to many of the citi-
zens of the county, and valuable as an item of history, they are here
given. They were : Dr. Caleb J. Tenney, Selden Miner, Roger Wells,
Martin Kellogg, John Francis, Chancey Coleman, Weltha Willard, Rev.
John Marsh, Joshua Goodrich, George Wells, Horace Blaine, Henry Rob-
bins, Col. Sylvester Blish, Rev. Samuel Redel, William Butler, Rev. Ith-
amar Pillsbury, Miles Adams, Elizur Goodrich, Samuel Galpiu, E. Porter,
Rev. Horace Hooker, William Tenney, George P, Shipman, Russell H.
138 HISTOKY OF HENRY COUNTY.
Nevins, Timothy Stillman, Allen Talcott, Rev. Geo. A. Calhoun, Francis
Loomis, Edward Payson, D.D., Rev. Geo. Stebbins, Rev. John Wood-
bridge, Gersham Buckley, Geo. Buckley, Gardner Spring, D.D., Merritt
Butler, Osmond Harrison, Rev. Harvey Tolcott, Jeduthan and Jonathan
Hubbard, Sullivan Howard, Geo. Richards, Jasper Gilbert, Rev. Alpha
Miller, Nathan DeWolf, J. L. Belden, Nathan Kelley, Stephen Topliff,
Dr. A. Welch, Geo. B. Holley, Rev. Chancey Booth, Richard T. Haines,
Rev. Ralph Emerson, Robert Gipson, and a few others whose names can-
not now be obtained.
This Company was styled the " Connecticut Association." The
stockholders resided at different points from Maine to New York, some
of whom were quite wealthy, and others were very prominent in the
religious world. The great temperance agent will be recognized in Rev.
John Marsh. Dr. Payson was a distinguished Christian minister, and Rev.
Gardner Spring was an eminent divine at the head of one of the most
aristocratic Presbyterian churches in the nation.
The stock of the company was fixed at $250 per share, and entitled
each shareholder to one hundred and sixty acres of prairie land, twenty
acres of timber, and a town lot. During the winter of 1835-'6 one hun-
dred shares were taken, and $25,000 paid into the treasury. In Febru-
ary, 18;>6, a "committee of purchase" was appointed, consisting of Rev.
Ithamar Pillsbury, Col. Sylvester Blish and Elizur Goodrich. The first
of these was selected on account of his having some experience in matters
of this kind; the second, on account of his energy and prompt business
habits, and the third because he was a competent surveyor.
The route of this committee was through Baltimore ; over the moun-
tains to Wheeling ; down the Ohio River by steamboat to its junction
with the Mississippi ; thence up that stream to the Illinois River ; up
that to Peoria, and thence to Knoxville, Henderson Grove and Andover,
at which latter place was a house or two, but no inhabitants, nor did any
arrive until July following. Arriving here, neither feed nor horses could
be obtained, and they were compelled to walk some twenty miles, over
to " Barren Grove " with only a deserted cabin on the way, in Sugar
Tree Grove along the south side of which they commenced to select the
Company's land. Rev. Pillsbury and Col. Blish were sanguine of the
future of Illinois, and, owing to the previous knowledge of the former,
were not long in finding the "desired haven." The surveyor did not
partake of their unbounded confidence, and trudged around locating the
selections they made, until they had, at different times, succeeded in
selecting and entering ninety-nine quarter sections of land, in Townships
14, R. 5 and 15, R. 5 the first entry being made May 7, 183G.
The purchase was made from the Government in the name of Good-
rich and Blish, who deeded the land in trust, for the purposes of the asso-
ciation, to Chester Bulkley, secretary and treasurer, who afterwards
deeded to individual members, or to those who purchased of the company.
The following Spring, March, 1837, an additional quarter section
was added, making the entries a round hundred. This committee return-
ing, another, consisting of Rev. Joseph Goodrich, John F. Willard ;tnd
Henry G. Little, was appointed to survey and lay out a town plat, and
to divide the timber laud into twenty-acre lots. On November 11, 1836,
.Mr. Willard and Mr. Little reached the lands purchased by the company,
HISTORY OF HENBY COUNTY. 139
with the intention to at once layout the town and the timber lots. They
found in the grove, one and one-half miles northeast of the purchase, a
cabin, and the family of Mr. John Kilvington, of whom mention is made
in the early history of Kewanee. This afforded a home for the party.
An effort was at once made to obtain the services of the county surveyor,
who lived thirty miles distant, to perform the task, but the attempt
proved fruitless, as he could not accomplish it until the following Spring.
They returned to French Grove, in Peoria County, where Mr. Little had
taken a cabin, and secured the services of Surveyor Nelson Simons, well
known to many citizens of this county. The returning party consisted
of John F. Willard, H. G. Little, Nelson Simons, William Wheeler, W.
T. Little, Sullivan Howard and Simeon B. Stoddard, who reached, on
foot, the purchase, on the evening of November 16, 1836. The two fol-
lowing days were spent in surveying and locating the tracts. Toward
the close of the second day the party, with the exception of Willard, who
remained to build a cabin, started for "Fraker's Grove," twelve miles
distant. As it was very misty the night was intensely dark, and they lost
their way. By removing the glass from the face of their compass, so
they could feel the hands on the face, they with great difficulty regained
their course, and readied their destination about midnight. Awakening
" Old Man Dunbar," as he was called, from his slumbers, they were given
food and shelter in the only cabin in this vicinity.
Willard worked two weeks at his cabin, boarding at Mr. Kilvington's,
some two miles distant. When he had complete* it, in company with
N. Butler and Joseph Goodrich, he "bached" it through the Winter.
He hauled his hay from where Sheffield now stands, and obtained the
greater portion of his corn in Peoria County.
During the Spring of 1837, the services of the County Surveyor
were obtained, the timber divided into twenty-acre lots, and the town of
Wethersfield laid out. " In the month of April," as now appears on the
county records, the streets were laid out at right angles, and were six
rods ninety-nine feet in width. The blocks contained four lots of two
and one-half acres each, except those immediately on the public square
designed for business lots, and containing one-fourth acre each. One
block was set apart for a public square, and one for Academy and College
purposes, but the former of these only appears on the town plat. Two
lots, one on the east and one on the west, were set apart for cemetery
purposes. It will be noticed this village was a counterpart of that of
Andover. Counting from north to south the streets bore the names of
North, Mill, Church, North Main, South Main. College and South streets.
Running east and west they were named East, Edwards, Dwight, Wil-
lard, Tenney, Hollis, Payson and West streets. It will also be observed
the names of divines entered largely into this list, Edwards and Dwight
being in their day presidents of Yale College, and Tenney and Payson hav-
ing a national reputation.
John F. Willard, as has been stated, erected the first cabin on the
colony purchase. Sullivan Howard built a cottonwood board "shanty"
in February, 1S37. He wintered in French Grove, Peoria County, and
hauled his lumber from Ellisville on Spoon river, seventy miles distant.
Henry G. Little, now living in Iowa, " raised " a cabin in March. Wil-
liam T. Little built another soon after. This latter was just eighteen by
140 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
twenty feet in dimensions, and, for some time, accommodated the family
of his father, Abner B. Little, the two families comprising nine members.
In June, the first birth in this colony occurred in this cabin, a daugh-
ter being born to William T. She lived to maturity, married, and removed
to Vermont.
Elisha R. Wolcott, and Caleb J. T. Little arrived hi April, Evan
Wheaton came in June, and C. B. Miner in July. In August, Colonel
Sylvester Blish and his son William arrived with their families. They
were better prepared than most settlers, and were the first to come
through from Connecticut with teams. They stopped with H. G. Little
on their arrival, and with his family rather filled his cabin. Shortly after
this the first election was held in this precinct after its organization, the
place of voting being Mr. Little's house. Selden Miner came in August.
Luther C. Sleight some time that season. In the Summer of 1838 Francis
Loomis came. John H. Wells and David Potter, whose family became
somewhat prominent in the colony, came in October. This latter gentle-
man planted the first orchard in the settlement, and raised the first fruit
crop. Champlin Lester moved in the Spring of 1839, Deacon Zenas
Hotchkiss iu the Summer. William T. Little, before mentioned, turned
the first furrow on these prairies where now C. C. Blish resides. He was
soon followed by others, and that season 1837 quite a " sod crop" was
raised. and mostly eaten by cattle. The project of building a steam
grist and saw mill was agitated the first year of the settlement, and in
1837 decisive steps w^re taken toward the accomplishment of this most
necessary of conveniences.
Abner B. Little, father of H. G. and C. J. T., came to Wethersfield
in April, 1837. He was born at New Salem, N. H., in 1774, and married
Nancy Tenney, of Hollis, N. H., Jan. 20, 1802. Thirteen children were
born to them, ten of whom came to this county*, and whose names appear
elsewhere. Mrs Little died July 7, 1847, aged 66 years. Mr. Little,
Sept. 8, 1863, aged 89 years.
The food of the colonists was exceedingly coarse and rather scanty.
Coffee, cornbread and pork pork, cornbread and coffee, constituted the
chief variety ; but what was lacking in quality was made up most
abundantly in the amount consumed. The appetite of the frontiersman
is not generally so dainty as voracious." Excellent air and abundant exer-
cise atoned for all tastes. The mill proved disastrous financially to the
colony, involving it some $4,000 in debt, besides the amount paid on its
completion. $-3,000. No one could be found to purchase suchanincum-
brance, and after various changes, it was sold to Jeduthan Hubbard for
$2,000, thereby making a clear lo.-s of $7,000. It had been most bene-
ficial, however, in supplying a dire necessity to all this country. A
most interesting incident occurred in its erection and continuance, which
the reader will find recorded in these pages in the chapter headed "In-
teresting Events.''
As the indebtedness of the colony had to be met, but little more than
eighty acres of prairie land was given to each stockholder in addition to
the town lot and timber land.
Out of the nearly sixty members of the association only four came
personally to aid in the organization. These were Col. Blish, Francis
Loomis, Sullivan Howard, and Charles Richards. Selden Miner was
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represented by two sons, and Gardner Spring, D.D., by one son. Rev.
Ithamar Pillsbury was already at the head of the Andover colony, where
for many years he was the most prominent man in it. He was married here,
Dec. 18, 18-37, to Miss Caroline Miller. On August 22 previous he per-
formed the first marriage ceremony in the colony (also the first in the
county), being the nuptials of Lewis Hurd and Caroline W. Little, a
sisler of Henry G. and W. T. Little. They are still residents of Weth-
ersfield. James E. Carson opened a temporary store in the Winter of
1839-'40. but suspended operations in less than one year. In the Spring
of 1845, Garey E. Smith opened the first store proper. He was followed
by Daniel McClure, who established his trade in 1849. The following
year William Blish opened a stock of goods, and was followed by others
in quick succession, when the advent of the railroad and the consequent
opening of Kewanee, caused a general removal of all such commodities
to that locality.
The earliest school was taught by Parmelia Stewart, daughter of R.
R. Stewart, of Geneseo. She is now Mrs. Dr. Hume of that city. She
taught in what is properly known as the " Old Log Church." After-
wards a school-house was built a little south of this latter building, and
school was held there for a few years. The next move in this direction
was the purchase of the old Baptist Church, which is still used. About
ten or twelve years ago, a new edifice was constructed, and is now used
in connection with the former, for educational purposes.
THE CHURCHES.
The Congregational Church. Although a number of the colonists
were members of this religious faith in their former homes, it was not till
October, 19, 1839, that they organized the church here. Previous to this
time, however, Rev. Ithamar Pillsbury, of Andover, was employed to
preach to them one fourth of his time, through a part of 1837, and to
about November, 1838. He often walked from one charge to the other,
and when the reader will recollect the entire absence of bridges, compel-
ling him to wade or swim the streams, he will properly judge the labors
of this man, and of his indefatigable industry. Rev. W. F. Vaill was
sent here by the Connecticut Home Missionary Society, arriving at
Wethersfield November 21, 1838. The following year, at the date men-
tioned, the church was organized at the house of Col. John H. Wells,
with fifteen members. They were : Rev. Joseph and Mrs. Goodrich,
Rev. William Vaill, Nancy T. Little, Mrs. Rhoda Blish, John H. Wells,
Mrs. Julia Wells, L. C. Sleight, Hosea and Mrs. Buckley, Deacon Zenas
Hotchkiss and wife, Norman Butler and wife, and Francis Loomis. Rev.
Vaill remained pastor some eight years. As has been stated, the meetings
were held for some time in private residences; Col. Blish's being the
largest, was often used for this purpose. Mrs. Blish is now the only one
of the original fifteen who comprised the first members, now living in
this vicinity. In the Summer of 1838, a log church was elected, and
used until the year 1849, when a frame structure was built, which is yet
standing. In 1851, a good parsonage was erected. On the organization
of the Congregational Church in Kewanee, many of the members from
Wethersfield united there, it being a more convenient location. Gradu-
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ally almost all went there, until now but a small number remain, and no
regular service is maintained. Following the Rev. Vaill was Rev. Samuel
Ordway, who remained about three years. He was succeeded by Rev.
Darius Gore, who was pastor about the same length of time, when R. S.
Thrall came, who preached one and a half years. Rev. W. T. Bartle
was the next pastor, and preached for two years. After him was Rev.
Thomas Snell, who remained one arid a half years, and was succeeded by
Rev. Robert Rudd, who filled the pulpit one year. The next was Rev.
B. B. Parsons, who was installed pastor August 17, 1859, and remained
in charge some time. He was followed by Rev. L. D. Pomeroy, whose
pastorate extended over four years, and was succeeded by Rev. Rider,
who preached some two years. Rev. AY. T. Bartle was again called, and
preached for them one year. From that time the church began to decline,
owing to the members uniting at Kewanee, and has sustained no regular
ministry since.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1841. The
meetings were held for some time in residences, and at other times in
the school-house, until the year 1853. In 1851, a commodious house
of worship was commenced, but not completed and occupied until
1853. , The formation of the society in Kewanee, with which many of
this church united, caused a decline in the church here, and it was
finally abandoned.
The Baptist Church was organized at a council held September 23,
1843, by eight persons, viz: Elder Edward Otis, Charles B. Miner, Mary
G. Miner, Edward Otis, Merrill Otis, Hileman Otis, and Hannah and
Sarah Otis, united. The first three of these were from Connecticut, the
remainder from Ohio. It was not until two years afterward that preach-
ing was secured. During this time, Elders Otis, Jonathan Miner and
others officiated. During the Summer of 1845, Elder Charles E. Tinker
was secured to preach one Sunday in each month, and so continued for
five years. The meetings were sometimes held on the north side of Barren
Grove, and at other times at the west end, in school-houses, and often in
the open air. For the last two years of this man's labors the meetings
were not held at Wethersfield, and this church ultimately became the
Baptist Church at Annawan. Another church was established at
Wethersfield, May 17, 1851, with eleven members. They were : Ezekiel
Cole, Mrs. Maria Cole, John Ewing, Mrs. Keziah Ewing, Mrs. Jane White,
Mrs. Susan Ellenwood, Mrs. Caroline Purviance, Mrs. Maria F. Miner,
Charles B. Miner, Mrs. Mary A. Miner, and Austin Sykes. Of these,
the last three named are members.
In July, 1852, Elder J. M. Stickney commenced to preach for this
charge, remaining but a short time. He was succeeded by J. S. Mahan,
from Galesburg. They now numbered only nine members, but in 1854
were greatly increased, over fifty uniting. Elder Mahan resigned in 1855,
and was followed by Dr. J. M. Winn, who was succeeded the same year
by Elder S. P. Ives. The following Summer, the members, by a majority
vote, decided to remove their place of worship to Kewanee, and sold
their unfinished brick church to the School Trustees of Wethersfield.
From that time the congregation assumed the name of the First Baptist
Church of Kewanee. Other churches were established in this colony,
but they are now extinct, or the members are so few that no regular
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1
JOHN BLACKBURN (deceased),
Kewanee.
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organization is sustained. As the colony is the source from which all
the affluence, position and wealth of Kewanee were obtained, this ex-
tended sketch is given it. Many pages could be filled with incidents
connected with the early life of these people, but space forbids their
insertion, save a few, which the reader will find in a chapter already
referred to.
BISHOP HILL COLONY.
The founder of the colony at Bishop Hill was Mr. Eric Jansen, a
man about thirty-five or forty years of age, and a native of Sweden. He
was possessed of strong religious convictions, large social affections, and
au active vigorous mind. He abjured the Lutheran faith, the almost uni-
versal religion of his native country, and one which bore much the same
relation to Sweden that the Established Church of England does to that
kingdom. By precept and preaching he gathered about him some eleven
hundred adherents to his belief.
These met with great opposition from the Lutheran House of
Bishops, and Mr. Jansen and some of his more prominent followers were
at times imprisoned. During one of his confinements in that place he
was visited by two physicians, who would have adjudged him insane, had
not an influential merchant been present and threatened them with full
process of the law for this most unjust act. This merchant was a mem-
ber of the Lutheran Church, but a man of large, liberal views, and pos-
sessed with a strong love of liberty.
Mr. Jansen persisted in his work for some three years or longer,
when, the opposition becoming too strong, it was decided to emigrate to
that land of liberty, America ; there to establish a colony and worship
their God in their own way, and in their own belief. One of the prin-
cipal tenets of their religion was that all things should be in common,
so that no poor would go unprovided, or none suffer for lack of means.
Among the first converts to this belief were a Mr. Hedine and a Mr.
Olson, men of property, who gave freely of their wealth to aid those who
were needy.
A delegation of them visited King Oscar I, to obtain passports, hav-
ing been refused these necessary papers by the proper authorities. The
King told them he could not conflict with the authority of the House of
Bishops, save to grant them the privilege of leaving the country should
they desire. He gave the orders, and procuring the passports, the colony,
numbering some eleven hundred persons, set sail in the Summer of 1846.
They arrived in New York in October of that year, and the same month
about seven hundred of them reached Bishop Hill, Henry County, Illi-
nois, the remaining four hundred having gone to other localities. Many
of this latter number were deceivers and impostors, having joined the
colony for no other purpose than to get their passage paid ; the fund for
this object having been a common one, and some had had their debts paid
before leaving Fatherland.
In order that Mr. Jansen could come to America (he had preceded
the colonists), he was compelled to escape into Norway, where, obtain-
ing a passport under an assumed name, he succeeded in embarking on a
vessel whose destination was New York.
The year previous to the landing of the colony, a few persons had
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146 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
been sent to America for the purpose of finding them a home. These
had selected the present site of Bishop Hill, and when the emigrants
arrived in New York they were met by Mr. Jansen. their acknowledged
leader, and at once came to their new home.
A brother of the Mr. Olson Olef Olson had been one of the party
sent out the year previous, and had made a pretty thorough prospecting
tour throughout the West, in the Spring of 1846, including the states of
Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin. He had written to many of his friends in
Sweden advising them of the feasibility of the coining of the colon}', and
of the ease with which a home could be secured in the then western
wilds. He purchased of the elder Piatt a farm at the east end of Red
Oak Grove ; this being the first of any connected with the colony.
After Mr. Jansen reached the United States, he sent word to the
friends in Sweden to print, or get printed, some hymn books and other
religious works for the use of the colony. This printing was very diffi-
cult to obtain, as no printer would risk the fine attendant on such publi-
cations. To obviate this difficult)' a press was purchased, and with the
aid of a practical printer, the} 7 did their o.vn printing.
Of the eleven hundred colonists who came in 1846, many sold their
estates at a sacrifice, and were compelled to send an agent in after years
to collect even this.
The colonists settled at first along the south bank of the South Ed-
ward Creek, a small, sluggish stream. The site was a most beautiful one,
being sparsely covered with a small growth of oaks. Having neither
material for building nor money with which to purchase it, they erected
tents for their immediate protection. These proving inadequate, caves
were excavated in the hillside, and in these rude habitations many of the
colonists passed their first Winter in America. These were damp and
unwholesome, and much of the mortality prevailing was due to them.
While erecting tents for their own immediate accommodation, they were
not forgetful of the worship of Almighty God, and erected a very large
tent in which their meetings and Sabbath-schools were held. The hard-
ships that followed the immediate settlement were more than many
of the members had resolution to endure, and they left singly and
in squads as their lack of -faith and pressing wants seemed to require.
On reaching their new home the funds of the society were nearly ex-
hausted, and they had no credit. Notwithstanding this, provisions must
be had for the year's consumption. Not a man, save a sailor, who had
picked up a little English, could speak a word of that language. John
Olson, who was gifted with the faculty of making intelligible sigits, under-
took to provide food, and succeeded tolerably well while the money
lasted. They were expecting funds in the Spring in sufficient amounts
to relieve all pressing and immediate wants. Mud caves soon gave place
to houses constructed of unbaked brick and an occasional frame, but these
residences were very inferior till 1849, when a four-story brick was
erected, about 100 feet in length and 4a in breadth. The basement was
intended for a dining-room and the upper part divided into rooms for
families: In 1851 the building was extended 100 feet in length. It is
still occupied by families of new comers, or by those unable to provide
their own homes.
A large frame building, the upper part designed for a church and
HISTOKY OF HENRY COUNTY. 147
the basement for families, was erected as early as 1849, the religious zeal
of the colonists causing them to look after a house of worship before
securing their personal comfort. This edifice is still occupied for the
purposes for which it was erected.
To the credit of the people it must be stated that they established
an English school as early as January, 1847. A Presbyterian clergyman,
Rev. Talbot, taught some thirty-five scholors in a mud cave, from Janu-
ary to July. At times he was assisted by his daughter, Mrs. Pollock,
afterwards the wife of Eric Jansen, and now his widow. Talbot taught
the second school, and Nelson Simons, M. D., was employed about one
year as their third schoolmaster.
While the improvements in general were going on the colonists were
not neglectful of orchards and the planting of the smaller fruits ; but it
cannot be said that the yield of fruits so far has equaled their expecta-
tions. Among the earlier branches of industry a brewery, for the manu-
facture of small beer, was erected. This beverage is a common drink
among the Swedes, and the manufacture commenced at an early day.
About the j'ear 1851 they erected a commodious brick brewery from
which they manufactured some ten barrels of beer a day while in opera-
tion.
The progress of improvement was steady, and a grist-mill on a small
scale was soon in operation on the Edwards Creek, at the Hill. Two
saw-mills were also soon under way on the same stream. One of them
they purchased. The construction of a steam grist-mill was commenced
in 1849, under the direction of Eric Jansen, but not completed till after
his death.
The correct conduct of these people soon convinced those living near-
est them that nothing was to be apprehended from them, as their creed
was essentially harmless to all outsiders. And in the hoiir of need, the
colonists found fast friends in the majority of those near them. By the
year 1851 they had grown and strengthened, and had built a first-class
steam flouring-mill, which turned out a large surplus of flour beyond the
wants of the colon}*.
They had opportunities of securing large quantities of wheat, receiv-
ing sometimes one-third and at others one-half the crop for taking care of
the balance. Flax was a staple with them for several j'ears. From the
crop of 1847 they manufactured 12,000 yards of linen or thereabouts, and
sold the entire amount, as they had two or three years' supply of
clothing on hand. In 1849 they sold 12,454 yards of linen and 4,129
yards of carpeting. In 1850 they sold the crop of 1849: linen, 9,328
yards; 'carpeting, 8,618 yards. In 1851 crop of 1850 : linen, 28,822
yards; carpeting, 8,287 yards. This was the largest product in any one
year, and the amount gradually grew less till the year 1857, when they
manufactured but little for sale. The aggregate amount of linen sold to
1857 was 130,809 yards ; of carpeting, 22,569 yards. The carpeting
was all coarse, being known as " rag " carpeting. The linen was much
of it quite fine ; but the coarser kinds were the most in demand, and after
the first year or two but little fine linen, except in the shape of table-
cloths, was manufactured. These goods were sold for cash, or traded for
other goods in demand at the Hill, as opportunity offered ; large quantities
being peddled out over the country.
148 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
The spinning and weaving is done almost exclusively by the women,
children of both sexes assisting at spooling, etc. In the early years, as
looms and rooms in which to place them were scarce, the weavers were
divided into squads or gangs, and the looms kept running night and day.
Not a little of the prosperity of the colony is due to the bone and muscle
of the women who labored through the summer in the fields as industri-
ously as the men, and in the winter at the wheels looms and other work
carried on in doors.
From living in such poor habitations at first, and from being unac-
customed to the climate, great numbers sickened and died. Especially
among the children was the mortality fearful. During the great cholera
scourge of the years 1849, '50, '51 and '52, men would go to their work
in the morning in good health, and die before the going down of the sun.
From this cause, and the leaving of those in fear of the disease, the
colony was at one time reduced to 414 souls. These survived the plague,
and had the hardihood to remain. At the time Mr. Jansen was mur-
dered, in May, 1850 (an account of which is given elsewhere), they were
suffering from sickness, desertion, and death, and the fact that these had
the fortitude to remain amid such a multplicity of discouragements, was
proof conclusive of the earnestness of their conviction that they were
called to suffer, and, if need be, to die in demonstrating the true method
of Christian fellowship. In erecting the large buildings for dwellings ;
in the manufacture of cloth ; in the erection of large mills ; in their fru-
gal industry, and in their honest endeavors to promote their welfare spirit-
ually and temporally, during all these trials of poverty, sickness, death,
desertion, and strangers in a strange land, a lesson of commendable zeal
may be learned, and an example of fortitude which has few equals in the
history of Henry County.
By the year 1853 or '54 affairs were brightening, and prospects grew
better. Other emigrants came, other buildings were erected, and the
hopes of the early colonists began to be realized.
Brick buildings, capable of accommodating from eight to double that
number of families, were at times erected. In these each family had one
or more rooms. All worked together, and at meal time repaired to the
large dining-rooms and partook of food provided for all. Each one was
required to labor, and after receiving sufficient clothing and food from
the products, the remainder were used to purchase more land or build
additional buildings. Human nature is the same in all ages and among
all people, and here, as well as elsewhere, were those who would not per-
form their share of the labor, or provide for the common good. By the
year 1860, it was found that the theories of Mr. Jansen would not prevail
in practical life, and a division occurred.
By this year all the large brick buildings spoken of were erected.
At this time they were divided into two parties, known as the Johnson
(Jansen) and Olson parties. The former, being more numerous, obtained
about two-thirds of the property ; the latter, the remainder. No serious
difficulties arose from this division, and the individual affairs were con-
ducted on the same plan heretofore pursued.
The following year, the Olson party were divided into three divi-
sions or parts, and the Johnson party made an individual distribution of
their lands and town property.
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By this time it had been clearly demonstrated that it was better by
far for all to be thrown upon an individual responsibility, and a distribu-
tion on the following plan was made of all property belonging to this
party :
To every person, male or female, that had attained the age of 35
years a full share of all lands, timber and town lots, and personal property
was given. A full share consisted of 22 acres of land, one timber lot
nearly two acres one town lot, and an equal part in all barns, horses,
cattle, hogs, sheep or other domestic animals, and all farming implements
and household utensils. All under this age received a share correspond-
ing in amount and value to the age of the individual, no discrimination
being shown to either sex. The smallest share was about eight acres of
land, a correspondingly small town and timber lot, and part of the per-
sonal property. Thus a man over 35 years of age, having a wife that age
or over, and several children, would receive many acres of land and con-
siderable property to manage. He held that of the wife and children
simply in trust, the deeds to all the property being made in the name of
the head of the family.
This division is still maintained, and as a result of this, and thereby
each being thrown upon his own resources, active industry at once pre-
vailed, the result of which may now be seen in well-tilled farms and com-
modious dwellings.
This same year, in April, the town was laid out by the trustees, Olef
Johnson, Jonas Erickson, Swan Swanson, Jonas Olson. Jonas Kronberg,
Olef Stenberg, and Jacob Jacobson. In 1861, the Olson party, being
divided into three factions, continued to prosecute their labors under the
colony system. One year's trial, however, convinced them of the results.
These factions were known as Olson, Stonberg, and (Martin) Johnson
divisions, which, at the close of the year 1861, divided their property to
the individuals comprising each faction on the basis adopted by the John-
son party in 1860. The shares were, however, not quite so large. The
large brick buildings are now principally owned by the old settlers.
After the establishment of the colony the school-room was removed
from the cave to any vacant room which could be utilized for that pur-
pose. The school-room was therefore constantly changing until the erec-
tion of the large frame building spoken of, when the upper room in it
was occupied for a number of years. In the year 1858 or '59 the present
school-house was erected. It contains four rooms for school purposes,
and a library. Two teachers are now employed, who have been raised in
the colony, and all exercises have always been conducted in the English
language, showing the colony came to America to become her citizens.
In the Fall of 1848, an adventurer named Root, the son of a wealthy
Swede, of Stockholm, made his appearance at Bishop Hill, having been,
as he asserted, just discharged from the army that had been operating in
Mexico. Subsequent developments however indicated his having been
a fugitive from justice. Upon his arrival at Bishop Hill he expressed a
desire to become one of the fraternity, and as there seemed to be no
reasonable objection, he was duly admitted.
He soon after made a marriage contract with a cousin of Eric Jansen,
the consummation of which was under special contract, to wit: that if
Root should afterwards decide to leave the colony, he should go alone,
150 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
leaving the wife to enjoy in the colony all the rights and immunities of
the establishment.
He soon earned the reputation of being constitutionally opposed to
labor of any kind, spending most of his time with a gun on his shoulder
in the woods, and even this soon getting tiresome, he shortly left for parts
unknown. His tyrannical treatment of his wife had, however, pretty
thoroughly destroyed her affection for him, and she bore the separation
with feelings more of joy than sorrow.
After an absence of several months, during which time his wife gave
birth to a son, he returned to the colony. It was some time before he
called to see his wife, notwithstanding he was informed a son was waiting
to greet him. Soon after taking up quarters with his wife, he proposed
to have her leave the colony with him, to which she strongly objected,
while he as persistently insisted upon hei going. Jansen sustained the
objections, which exasperated Root to such an extent he exhibited to his
wife a revolver and bowie knife, swearing vengeance on Jansen, and at
other times threatening to use them on her or the babe.
Matters proceeded in this manner some time. when, being unable to
persuade her to accompany him peaceably, lie determined on carrying off
his wife by force, which he endeavored with the assistance of outside
friends to accomplish in the following manner: Obtaining the services
of a young man named Stanley, who belonged in Cambridge, he stationed
him with a horse and buggy at a convenient distance from Mrs. Root's
room, and while the community were at dinner. Root compelled her to
enter the buggv. and the trio drove rapidly away from the Hill, Mrs. Root
being seated in the bottom of the buggy and covered up. Their proceed-
ings being observed, they were soon hotly pursued and overtaken within
two miles of their starting point, by a dozen of the brethren, who ordered
them to stop. They were told distinctly if the woman wanted to leave,
she could do so unmolested ; but if she wished to stay, they proposed to
take her buck.
Root and Stanley, both being armed, kept their pursuers at bay, the
woman meantime making manifest her desire to return by an effort to
release herself from the coverings thrown over her. Root laid his pistol
on the seat behind him, and endeavored to hold her down ; meanwhile
one of the attacking party rushed up, and, seizing the weapon, carried it
off. Stanley, seeing the six-shooter in the wrong hands, and his own
being only a single-barrel, concluded it best to surrender, and the woman
was allowed to leave the buggy and go witli her friends. At this point
Stanley disappears from public notice, except in a "single instance some
time after, when he distinguished himself by figuring as one of two parties
(the other being the lady with whom he boarded) of whom a choice bit
of scandal arose, which was finally settled by the infuriated husband of
the aforesaid lady. Thwarted in his purpose, Root had Jansen and oth-
ers arrested for restraining the liberty of his wife. She was subpoenaed
as a witness, and the officer insisting on her accompanying him at once,
she assented with the belief she would soon have justice done her in the
courts. The officer, however, had no legal authority to take this step ;
but was carrying out a deeply-laid scheme of Root's to get possession of
the woman, and succeeded in taking her to Cambridge, where she was
confined in a room and denied all communication with her friends. Mr.
HISTORY OF HICNIIY COfNTY. 1")1
S. P. Brainard, the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts', took a most
active part in excluding the friends, and much to their disgust, as to them
\vas hi' indebted for his election to office.
A day later Root succeeded in abducting his wife the mwd time,
and. taking her in a- buggy, despite her screams, drove to the Rock River
settlement, and put up at the house of P. K. Hanna.
From here Root took her to Davenport, thence to Chicago, where
she had a sister living, who, knowing of Root's brutal treatment of his
wife, soon communicated with the colonists, and they, in turn, offered
the woman safe transit to her home in the colony if she desired it. Mrs.
Root signifying her wish to return, was sent for by a party, who. with a
team, took her back to Bishop Hill, which place she reached in safety ;
thence she wont to St. Louis, where she remained until all danger was
past, when she returned to the colony, where she still lives.
At the May term of court in 1850, Root, being greatly exasperated
at Jansen for his repeated efforts to induce his (Root's) wife to remain in
the colony, shot Jansen in the court-house, just at the hour of adjourn-
ment for dinner. Mr. Jansen expired in a few hours. Root was at once
taken into custody, tried for murder, receiving a sentence of two or three
years in the State Prison. He died shortly after its expiration.
COUNTY COURTS.
The county seat was located at Richmond, Oct. 6, 1837. The. first
term of Circuit Court was held here by Hon. Thomas Ford, afterwards
Governor of the state, on April 2, 18o9. In the month of June follow-
ing the small frame court-house was burned, also a two-story house erect-
ed by Harris. Steps were at once taken to remove the seat of justice
to a more convenient locality, the citizens of Geneseo being most active
in this move wishing to secure the prize for their own town. In this they
were defeated, as the site selected was the Morristown Colony purchase.
One term of court was, however, held at Geneseo on April 6, 1840, and
two the following year. Court was removed to Morristown, and the first
session held there on May 16, 1842 ; afterwards, on Sept. 26 ; on May 15,
1843 ; on Sept. 25 ; and lastly, on May 24, 1844.
The county seat was located at Cambridge in the early part of 184;! ;
but no provision being made for holding courts there, they continued to
meet at Morristown, where the court-house, a small unfinished frame
building, was located. The citizens of Cambridge, desiring to make cer-
tain of the seat of justice within their own limits, obtained permission
from the county officers to remove this building to their town. It was
granted, and the building removed in the Summer or Fall of 1843.
Yet court did not come ; still continuing the county business at Morris-
town two sessions in September and in May following. The court-house
referred to was brought to Cambridge with ox teams, and placed on the
southeast corner of what is now the College Square. Here courts were
held until the erection of the present structure, which was completed
and accepted July 8, 1845. It was erected by Sullivan Howard, one of
the early settlers of Wethersfield, and cost about $3,000. The old wooden
jail was begun in 1853, and completed the following year.
The present court-house, a very commodious and comfortable build-
ing in all its parts, was finished in 1866. In 1858 a small fire-proof
152 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
building was erected immediately west of the court-house, costing about
$10,000. It is used as the receptacle for all the county records, and as
the offices of the county and circuit clerks, and that of the county treas-
urer. It is intended to erect, as soon as practicable, probably during the
coming year, a court-house suitable to the needs of the county, and one
which will be an ornament to the energy and taste of the citizens.
The first case tried in the Henry County Court before a jury, was an
appeal case wherein Hiram Pearce was tried for " disturbing the peace
and good order of a congregation assembled for divine worship, by pro-
fane language and disorderly and immoral conduct." He was found
guilty and fined twenty dollars.
In the old court-house, accommodation could hardly be had for the
officers of the court, when they had to find room for the jury. This body
often retired to the shadow of a near tree, or hay-stack, and carried on
their deliberations in commodious but rather undesirable quarters.
To find lodging at first in Cambridge was almost an impossibility, and
tended greatly to lessen the growth of that place. The members of the
bar would have to go to Andover, and to neighboring cabins for shelter
and food. Pages could be filled witli incidents illustrating the mode of
administering justice which, though generally unhindered by legal forms,
was sure. The first case in the present court-house was conducted by
Judge Jos. Tillson, now a resident of Cambridge, and who has been closely
identified with all her interests.
November, 1849, under the new constitution, a county judge (who
was also probate) and two associates, styled county justices, were elected,
to-wit: J. M. Allan, judge; Wm. Miller and John Piatt, associates. In
1850, Allan was elected Representative to the General Assembly, and a
special election for judge to fill the vacancy occasioned by his resigna-
tion, resulted in the election of Joseph Tillson. In 1853, Stephen
Palmer was elected judge, and Robert Getty and John Piatt, associates.
In 1857, the township organization was effected, and the board of super-
visors discharged the duties of the former court.
SHABBONA.
This celebrated Indian chief lived two years at Shabbona Grove, in
this county. He was born at an Indian village on Kankakee River, about
1775. While young, he was made chief of the band and went to Shab-
bona Grove, now DeKalb Co., where they were found in the early settle-
ment of this part of the state. During the War of 1812, Shabbona, with
his warriors, joined Tecmuseh ; was by his side when he fell, at the battle
of the Thames. Sliabbona, in 1827, by visiting every lodge of the Potta-
wattamies, prevented them from participating in the Winnebago War.
Shabbona was styled " the white man's friend" (through reproach) on
account of his always being so friendly to the whites. In all the Indian
wars of his day Shabbona exerted such influence that he prevented his
own tribe and many other tribes from making or participating in wars
against the whites, and often in times of war notified the settlers, and
thereby saved their lives. The citizens of Ottawa bought him a tract of
land above Seneca, Grundy Co., on Illinois River, on which they built
a house and supplied him with means on which to live. He died July
17, 1859, in his 84th year, and was buried at Morris. His squaw,
Pokanoka, was drowned Nov. 30, 1864, and was buried by his side.
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KEWANEE
HISTORY OF HENKY COUNTY. 155
KEWANEE.
The traveler in 1853, had he passed from Dixon to Wethersfield,
would have found where now stands Kewanee, a modest and well-tilled
farm, the property of M. B. and J. P. Potter, on the west, and a broad,
undulating prairie on the east, the division line being then a township
road, and now known as Main Street. The unpretentious farm-house,
now the residence of Harry Thompson, ma}' still be seen by the curious,
standing directly north of the building known as " Phillips Block." The
first settlers of the land comprised in the township were John Kilvington,
Robert Coultis and Cornelius Bryan, who came in the Fall of 1836. In
the month of February, previous, John King and Pierce made the
first entries. They were followed by Goodrich and Blish, whose entries
bear date May 7, 1836, and in July by Henry Kemerling. This same
year twenty-one sections 13,440 acres were taken up by the Connecti-
cut Association, and before 1850 almost every acre was entered.
The advent of the C. B. & Q. R. R. in 1853 (then called the Military
Tract R. R.) decided the location of the village. Strenuous efforts were
made by the citizens of Wethersfield, one mile south, to secure the pas-
sage of the railroad through their town. Owing to heavy grades and the
crossing of a stream, involving a large extra expense, this was not acceded
to by the company, and grading was commenced on the proposed route.
Enterprising citizens of that day saw the result, and quickly took advan-
tage of the location to secure a town on the railroad.
Nothing particularly noteworthy took place until the railroad depot
was fixed on the northwest quarter of section 33. The company had at
first decided to place it on the northeast quarter of section 82, but a de-
fective title compelled a re - location. Matthew B. and J. P. Potter
and Col. Blish owned the site. The former, after selling five acres of their
quarter section to Geo. A. Morse and Silas Willard, traded the bal-
ance to D wight Need ham for his beautiful farm a little farther south. Mr.
Needham at once sold to Capt. Sullivan Howard, Ralph A. Tenney -
better known as " Ralph''- - and Henry G. Little ; and these gentlemen
sold a quarter interest to Nelson Lay. Willard and Morse's tract lay oh
either side of the railroad, on Main street, and here they built a store and
warehouse in 1853. This was known as the "Pioneer" store, and did a
lucrative business for nearly twelve months without opposition. The
building stood on the lot now occupied by the residence of Mr. Joseph
O'Brien, and was, in 1863, destroyed by fire.
On May 1, 1854, the town was laid out by the following named gen-
tlemen : Sullivan Howard, Nelson Lay, H. G.. Little, R. A. Tenney, Geo.
A. Morse, and Sylvester Blish, all of whom, excepting Col. Blish, are still
living. At that time all was life and activity. Wethersfield, which was
then quite a thriving village, suffered in a very short time a loss of nearly
all of her business houses, which were one by one put on wheels and
moved to Kewanee.
The survey was made by C. C. Blish, now President of the First
National Bank. The streets were at .right angles. The lots contained
from one-quarter of an acre to four acres of land, according as they
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156 HISTORY OF HENRY COTHSTTY.
were move or less central. The streets were generally four rods wide,
though Main street is one hundred feet in width. The first house erected
on the town site was the Kewanee Hotel. It was kept for some time by
Tenney & Hutchina. In February, 1856, the present proprietor, Mr. E.
V. Uronson, whose portrait appears elsewhere, purchased the property
of R. A. Tenney, and for twenty-two years has successfully supplied
the ^astronomical needs of the public.
It was probably the intention of the founders of the town, that Main
street should be the street, and in fact it was for some time. " Phillips
Block," the first store in the town proper was built thereon by Nelson
Lay ; J. D. Schriver erected the old " Philadelphia Store" there ; Daven-
port & Robinson their grocery (now Miles & Minnick's); Dr. Pinney had
his drug store where now stands the Freewill Baptist Church, and on the
corner next south was the dry-goods establishment of Aaron Cooper. A
few buildings only were built on Tremont street, which was in wet weather
very little short of a canal as far as navigation was concerned. Yet the
hotel and the depot slowly and surely drew the trade center westward.
C. N. Cutter erected, very early, the building now occupied by Bennison
Bros., and which for many years was known as " Cutter's Hall," and con-
sidered quite palatial in those days. Residences sprang up rapidly in all
parts of the town, grain warehouses were built, and in eighteen months
the town boasted of a population of 1,500, including Wethersfield.
Some of the early merchants were Fitch & Skinner, whose drug
store occupied the site of the present T. H. Phillips' brick block ; Joseph
Montgomery, whose stock consisted of boots, shoes and clothing, and whose
store occupied the site of that now used by James Barker; Mr. James
S. Howard who erected the house now known as the McConnell House,
and therein kept the first furniture store of Kewanee; and a hardware store
which was built by Fred. Wild, the building now doing service as the shop
of Mr. McConnell. All these were erected during the Summer and Autumn
of 1854, or s:,on after. Contemporary with them was the residence of
Mr. Dwight Needham, which is now the property of Mrs. Martha Pratt.
It was the first building of that character erected on the town plat. This
same Autumn a warehouse was constructed by the Pratt Brothers. Two
years after, in 1857, it was set on fire by one William Whitef'ord, and
totally destroyed. He received a term of nine years in the penitentiary
for his nefuriousness. An elevator was also built by the railroad com-
pany which is still used. When the town was laid out, the proprietors gave
it the name of Berien, in compliment of Col. Berien, chief engineer of
the railroad. He rather objected to this, however, and being asked to
name the town, suggested " Kewanee," an Indian name, supposed to
signify Prairie hen. This cognomen was readily accepted by the proprie-
tors, and on Feb. 14, 1855, was legalized by a special act of the Legisla-
ture. The post-office was established in 1854, and given the name of
Kewanee. Col. Blish was appointed as incumbent of the office, who occu-
pied a portion of the store of Otis & Pinney for the discharge of his
duties. It will be remembered this building occupied the site of the Free-
will Baptist Church. In the Fall of 1855, Col. Blish died, and Mr. R. A.
Tenney, who, among other enterprising acts, erected the first brick resi-
dence in town, now occupied by Dr. G. W. Fellows, succeeded him.
Deficient adinimstiations caused many changes to occur in this office. It
HISTORY OF HEXRY COUNTY. 157
is now held by Capt. N. H. Pratt, one of Kewanee's most estimable citi-
zens, and the office ranks as third-class.
The business interests of town have grown remarkably well. It is
almost twenty-three years since the Phillips Block was erected, and now
there are a large number of stores of all kinds ; shops of every descrip-
tion, and artisans of all trades, whose different articles of commerce find
ready sale in the- town and surrounding country, and in some cases to
other localities.
The First National Bank was organized October 28, 1870, with a
capital of $75,000. The surplus is now $18,000, and the average daily
deposits are over $100,000. The officers are : Chas. C. Blish, President ;
S. W. Warner, Vice-President ; and C. S. Wentworth, Cashier. Messrs.
D. L. and W. F. Wiley, President and Cashier of the First National
Bank, at Galva, on January 1st, 1876, established the People's Bank. It
is a private affair, well managed, and abundantly supplied with capital.
Mr. H. L. Kellogg is Cashier.
The, success of any town depends largely on the manufacturing inter-
ests therein and the ability to keep employed its citizens, thereby causing
money to freely circulate within its own borders. Kewauee is very well
supplied in this respect, having within her limits the O'Brien Manufac-
tory, the Haxton Steam Heater Company, the Kewanee Manufacturing
Establishment, and that of H. H. Perkins. The first mentioned of these
was established in 1858, in Princeville, Peoria County, for the manufac-
ture of carriages and wagons. They remained here until 1865, when
they removed to Kewanee and continued their manufacturing. January
1, 1874, a stock company, with a capital of $75,000, was formed, and the
facilities greatly increased. The O'Brien brothers are largely interested
here, and hold the offices of president, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Jas.
O'Brien is the first named officer, W. F. O'Brien the second, and Joseph
T. the third. They employ about fifty men, and make, on an average,
per day, two wagons, two carriages, and 100 harrows. These latter find
ready sale throughout the entire Northwest.
The second manufactory mentioned was organized in April, 1875,
with a capital stock of $50,000. They make steam heaters, castings, and
all classes of steam material. Their sales will aggregate $60,000 annually.
About forty men are employed. W. E. Haxton is President, E. R. Kerr
Secretary, and J. H. Pierce Treasurer.
The Kewauee Manufacturing Company was organized January 12,
1876, with a capital of $iO,000. They are in good condition, capable of
doing excellent work, and at reasonable prices. They employ constantly
twenty-five hands, with a probable increase. Their specialties are: " Ke-
wanee " windmills, "Orr's" sulky plow, and the "Centennial" harrow.
In addition to these they do a large amount of extra job work. The officers
are : C. C. Wilson, President, and Josiali Keeler, Secretary. Their im-
plements find large sales through the West, and through some portions of
Pennsylvania.
Mr. H. H. Perkins is at present making a new-formed riding culti-
vator. It has the quality of being capable of raising and lowering the
shovels, of giving them a greater depth, and of a different slant, aho of
placing them nearly to, or far from the row of corn all without stopping
the team or leaving the seat.
158 HISTORY OP HENRY COUNTY.
Mr. H. H. Bryan, who opened the first wagon shop in Kewanee, is
still in business. He commenced his trade in Wethersfield, in 1850, and
when Kewanee was incorporated he removed his shop to its present loca-
tion, where he has since carried on a successful business, employing now
from ten to fifteen men, and enjoying a trade aggregating -$15,000 an-
nually.
Aside from these manufactories mentioned, the town supports a
goodly number of shops of various kinds, whose products find a ready
market in the immediate vicinity.
There are thirteen churches and five public school buildings, includ-
ing the high school. In 1874 the citizens of the town erected the building
known as Library Hall. The upper story is used for a public hall, in
which concerts, readings and lectures are given. The lower story is
occupied by the office of ihe Lathrop Coal and Mining Company (a notice
of which is given in the geological description of the county), by the First
National Bank, the office of the Express Company, and the office and
rooms of the Library Association. This latter lias a library of 1,300 vol-
umes. It was opened to the public in the Spring of 1875. It is managed
by a board of six directors, and is open to the public every evening, and
on the afternoon of each Sunday.
THE COAL INTERESTS.
At Kewanee much capital is employed in the coal trade. The
Lathrop Coal and Mining Company, whose principal banks are one and a
half miles east of town, employ over 200 men, and ship annually large
quantities of this mineral. The coal, which is of a superior quality, is
reached at a depth of some 100 feet, and, by an ingenious contrivance, is
easily loaded on the cars when brought to the surface.
This company was organized in 1869, and they now represent a capi-
tal of nearly $400,000. The president of the company is Hon. Sidney
Bartlett, of Boston, Mass. In addition to the shafts operated by this
company, there are many others owned by private parties.
Coal is found in paying quantities at almost any point between Galva
and Kewanee, and is mined by many persons on their own property. The
Geological Report of Henry County, made in 1873, by direction of the
State Geologist, by Mr. James Shaw, contains many items of interest,
and is well worth a careful perusal.
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THE CHURCHES.
In Kewanee there are thirteen regularly organized churches. The
oldest of these is the Congregational, whose organization. was effected
August 7, 1855, in a school house, now a grocery store. During the
Winter previous, meetings were held in the Kewanee House and at a few
private residences. The organizing council was presided over by Flavel
Bascom, D.D. Forty-four persons united, many of whom had been
members of the same religious body at Wethersfield. Their names were :
Clarissa Bassett, Jane Botterill. Hosea Bulkley, Robert Cook, Martha R.
Cook, Martha A. Cook, Mary A. Cook, Isabella Fell, Thomas D. Fitch,
Harriet W. Fitch, J. Francis Goodrich, Sarah H. Goodrich, Elizabeth A.
Hawks, Sullivan Howard, Elizabeth B. Howard, Horace M. Howard,
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Mary E. Howard, Harriet L. Howard, James S. Howard, Martha How-
ard, Martha A. Hooker, Nelson Lay, Mariette Lay, Frances Lay, Hiram
T. Lay, Mary Jane Lay, Lemuel B. Leonard, Sarah Patrick, Olive Lin-
coln, Harvey W. Lincoln, Nancy E. Lincoln, Henry G. Little, Fidelia M.
Little, Louisa S. Little, Mary M. Little, Francis Loomis, Fanny M.
Loomis, Joseph R. Loomis, Ruth C. Pinney, Harriet N. Tenney, Joseph
A. Talcott, Mary L. Talcott, Charlotte M. Talcott. Lucina Sykes. Of
these persons, Sullivan Howard, Elizabeth Howard, Hiram T. Lay, Olive
Lincoln, Niincy E Lincoln (now Mrs. Dr. Day), Ruth C. Pinney, Joseph
A., Mary L. and Charlotte M. Talcott (now Mrs. T. P. Pierce), and Lu-
cina Sykes are still members here. The rest have removed or gone to
their reward.
The church edifice was completed and dedicated March 11, 1858,
having been built the year previous. It was very much enlarged and
beautified in the year 1871. The Rev. Charles H. Pierce was preaching
to the congregation at the time of organization, and remained until Jan-
uary, 1858. He was succeeded, as the next pastor, by Mr. Charles C.
Salter, who was ordained and installed April 20, 1859, and was regularly
dismissed March 11, 1861. Rev. James M. Van Wagner was called to
the pastorate of the church in February, 1864, installed June 6. He
remained until April 6, 1868. Rev. James Tompkins was called June 1,
1872, installed September 10, and is still filling the pulpit as pastor. Dur-
ing the intervals between any of these pastorates the pulpit was filled by
supplies. The congregation is now in a good condition. The member-
ship is 239. The Sunday-school (Mr. 6. H. Loomis, Superintendent,)
has an attendance of 341.
The Free Will Baptist Church was organized April 29, 1865, in the
Protestant Methodist Church, with eleven members. The organization
council consisted of Rev. S. Bartlett, Rev. H. J. Browne, and Rev. R.
G. Broadfoot. The following is a list of the original membership : Rev.
William Bonar, Mrs. Mary Ann Bonar, A. B. Palmer, Mrs. Mary Ann
Palmer, D. W. Payne, Henry Malone, Mary Malone, S. W. Warner, A.
B. Gurney, Caroline E. Gurney, and C. H. Gurney eleven persons.
Prior to the organization, services were held in the Swedish Methodist
Church, in the southwest part of town, and next in the Protestant
Methodist now Free Methodist Church. They worshiped in this latter
place until November, 1865, when they removed to Cutter's Hall, where
they remained until January, 1866, when they again removed, this time to
the Christian Church. This building is now a dwelling. Here they met
for religious exercises until January 16, 1870, when they worshiped a few
months again in Cutter's Hall. About May, 1869, they commenced the
erection of their present church building. It was completed June 1,
1870, when they immediately occupied it. It is a very comfortable struc-
ture, and cost, including the lot, $6,800.
The pastors of this congregation have been the following named
persons : Rev. William Bonar, from August 12, 1865, to March 7, 1867;
Rev. O. D. Patch, from April 1, 1867, to March 1, 1874; Rev. J. J. Weage,
from May 1, 1874, to May 1, 1875. At that time the present pastor, Rev.
H. J. Browne, was called to the pastorate. The number of members is
one hundred and two ; the Sunday-school has an attendance of about
160 HISTORY OF HENKY COGTSTY.
sixty. The superintendent is Mr. H. Blanchard. Mr. A. B. Gnrney,
one of the original members, is clerk of the church.
The Free Methodist Church \vas organized in a private residence in
Wethersfield about the year I860 or 1867. Meetings had been held for
sometime previous in the residences of different persons, and in the Swedish
Methodist house of worship. Also in a store-room in Wethersfield.
About the year 1870, they purchased their present church edifice of the
Protestant Methodists, and have since occupied it. At the organization,
some five or six persons were admitted as members. They have, at
different times, enjoyed good seasons of revival, and now number some
twenty-four or five members. The first minister was Rev. Jonathan
Dick; next, Rev. William Cooley, t \vhose wife occasionally officiated at
divine service. He was followed by J. G. Terrell, during whose ministry
the church was purchased, at a cost of $1,000. Next, Rev. George
Coffee, followed by Rev. W. W. Kelley ; he by Rev. John Whiting; he
by Rev. James Thaxter, when the present pastor. Rev. James Kelso, took
charge. The Sunday-school, under the superintendence of Mrs. Robinson,
numbers about twenty pupils.
The Presbyterian Church was organized in the Baptist Church by
the Rock Island Presbytery, March 26, 1872. A preliminary meeting
had been held to invite the Presbytery to this action in the house of S.
M. Hard, on February 21st previous.
At the organization the following persons were received as members:
Daniel and Mrs. Eunice Baldwin, William E. and Mrs. Sarah A. Haxton,
R. A. and Mrs. L. Little, Jacob W. and Mrs. Hannah Jones, S. M. and
Mrs. Emily Kurd, N. H. and Mrs. Lura Blakely, Effie Blakely, Mrs. C.
H. Graves, George H. Lincoln, George Kliner. Mrs. J. Powers, Mrs. P.
Wright, Mrs. John Whiffen, Clark Bradish, William W. Winter, and
Mrs. Virginia L. Winter, and Shanahan.
During the Summer the church was erected. Including the lot it
cost $5,000. The Rev. N. D. Graves was pastor of the church about
three years. Rev. Josiah Milligan, of Princeton, preached for them for
some time, when the present pastor, Rev. J. D. Howey, was called. He
has occupied the pulpit over one year. There sire now eighty-six mem-
bers, and a Sunday-school of one hundred scholars.
The Baptist Church. On the 9th of May, 1853, it was decided by a
vote of the members of the Baptist Church, at Wethersfield, to remove
their place of holding services to Kewanee, a more desirable location.
There were at that time over one hundred members. They worshiped
for some time in different halls, and in some of the other churches. On
December 21, 186.~>, a building committee was appointed, and steps taken
towards the erection of a suitable church-ed'fice. This was completed
and occupied July 7, 1867, and cost, including the site, over $8,000.
There are now about two hundred and thirty-five members, and a Sunday-
school of one hundred and fifteen scholars. The pastor is Rev. P. P.
Shirley.
The following is a list of the pastors of this church and their terms
of service: At the removal Rev. S. P. Ives was pastor; Rev. H. B.
Foskett, from December, 1857, to August, 1802 ; Rev. J. La Grange, from
October, 1862, to September, 1863 ; Rev. A. D. Freeman, from March,
1864, to July same year ; Rev. William Storrs, from November, 1864, to
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May, 1865; Rev. A. Jones, from December 1, 1865, to March, 1867;
Rev. K. W. Uenton, from July, 1867, to July, 1872; Rev. Carlos Swift,
from November, 1872, to June, 1874 ; Rev. R. L. Colwell, from Septem-
ber, 1874. to February, 1876, when the present pastor, Rev. P. P. Shirley,
was called. The church is now in a flourishing condition, and enjoying
evident signs of prosperity.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at first met for some time in a
school-house, about one mile east of Kewanee, in a hall over the store of
J. D. Schriver, and in private houses. Some of the members had been
connected with the same religious body in Wethersfield, but desirous of
building up a church in Kewanee, came here -to worship. They organ-
ized a class of thirty persons December 15, 1855, in the school-house
referred to ; being then under the pastoral care of Rev. J. O. Gilbert.
The principal members were: A. Thornton, William King, J. Shipley,
Erastus Johnson, W. S. Oliver, William Bowen, W. C. Kent, and John
Schriver.
The corner stone of their church was laid October 23, 1856. The
day was made " one of gladness " by the members. In the stone the fol-
lowing articles were deposited : A bible, hymn book, and description
of the church ; a paper on which the following was written : " John
Morley, Presiding Elder of Kewanee District, Peoria Conference, Illinois;
Joseph O. Gilbert, pastor of Kewanee ; Arthur Thornton, William C.
Kent, Erastus Johnson, Joshua Shipley, William S. Oliver, William
Bowen and William King, Trustees. The first Methodist Church built
in Kewanee, October 23, 1856. Number of inhabitants in town, 1,500."
There were also placed in this stone two copies of the Kewanee Advertiser^
one number of the Fourth of July preceding, which gave an account of
a great celebration of that day ; one number of the Henry County Dial ;
one number of the N. W. C. Advocate ; a copy of the Missionary Advocate ;
a map of Kewanee, given by R. A. Tenney ; one fifty cent piece iu silver;
one ten cent piece; one three cent piece, and one five cent piece.
This building has become old and inadequate to the growing demands
of the congregation, and during the coming Summer a new one will be
constructed which will cost $10,000. The parsonage was purchased in
1856. June following the organization of the church a Sunday-school
was organized. There were sixty pupils in attendance.
The pastors of this church have been Rev. J. O. Gilbert, from organ-
ization until 1858; Rev. John Chandler, one year; Rev. E. Ransom, one
year; Rev. J. S. Cummings, two years; Rev. W. P. Graves, one year.
During his ministry the congregation became self-supporting. Rev. U.
J. Giddings was next, remaining two years ; Rev. W. J. Beck, two years ;
Rev. Ben j. Applebee, two years ; Rev. John P. Brooks, one year ; Rev. M.
P. Armstrong, one year ; Rev. G. W. Arnold, two years ; Rev. B. C.
Dennis, two years; and Rev. G. W. Arnold, again two years, when the
preserit pastor, Rev. M. Spurlock, was assigned to the pulpit, and is now
.serving his first year. There are now three hundred and twenty mem-
bers, and a Sunday-school of two hundred and fifty scholars. Dining
the month of January, 1877, over eighty persons united with this church.
The Protestant Episcopal St. John's Church. On Sunday, May
13, 1855, a Protestant Episcopal Sunday-school was organized in the Ke-
waiiee House. This was the first religious organization in Kewanee, and
162 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
the school met the following Sunday for the first time at Odd Fellows
Hall. There were twenty scholars, and R. P. Parrish was Superintend-
ent. The first full Episcopal service, with sermon, was in the Summer
following, by Rev. Porter, of Jubilee College. In October, Bishop White-
house made a visitation, and held two services in the unfinished Methodist
Protestant Church. During the Summer and Autumn of 1856, Rev.
Philander Chase officiated occasionally in the same church. On the 13th
of July, 1856, the church was organized, with the name of St. John's.
The officers were R. P. Parrish, Senior Warden ; George A. Morse, Jun-
ior Warden ; James B. Morse, J. H. Howe, H. L. Sloan, Geo. W. Foote,
and E. V. Brouson, Vestrymen ; and L. D. Bishop, Clerk. The first
rector was Rev. George E. Peters, who commenced his labors in 1857,
and remained two years. A church edifice of the early English Gothic
style of architecture was constructed in the Summer of 1857, finished in
the Fall, and consecrated by Bishop Whitehou.se, November 15, of the
same year. It is quite a neat church, and cost about $5,000. The first
church-bell of the town was rung from the belfry of St. John's.
The Primitive Methodist. The persons adhering to this faith met
for some time, prior to their organization into a church, in Cutter's Hall
and in the Methodist Episcopal Church. The organization was made in
the Spring of 1865, and two years later, in the Autumn of 1867, the first
board of trustees was chosen. The principal members then were Joseph
Garland, John Bennison, John Bradbury, John Bamford, Moses Jones,
William Bennison, and J. Breckon. The church edifice was erected in
1873, at a cost of $2,000. The pastors of this church and their terms of
service are as follows r Rev. J. Hewitt, May, 1865 to May, 1867; Rev.
Chas. Dawson, 1867 to 1871 ; Rev. Thos. Butterwick, 1871 to 1873 ; Rev.
William Jacks, Jr., 1873 to 1876, when the present pastor, Rev. Chas.
Dawson, again assumed charge. TThere are now eight}- members and a
Sunday-school of eighty-seven scholars.
The United Evangelical St. Paul's German Church. About ten
years since, some of the German people living in this vicinity and pro-
fessing belief in the doctrines of this religious body, organized a church.
For a short time they met in a school-house, but at once commenced the
erection of their present edifice. Nineteen persons united at the organ-
ization the pastor being Rev. Hilmer, who remained about one year.
Their church cost some $2,500. They also own a very comfortable par-
sonage. Rev. Hilmer was succeeded by Rev. Rein, who remained five
years, when the present pastor, Rev. G. W. Reiger, was installed. The
majority of the members now about fifty live in the country. The
Sunday-school numbers some fort}' scholars. About one year ago another
church was organized in the country, three miles northeast of Kewanee.
It is for the accommodation of those living in that locality, has about thir-
ty-five members, fifty Sunday-school scholars, and is under the pastorate
of Rev. Reiger, who preaches there each alternate Sunday.
The Church of the Latter Day Saints. The first meetings of this
church were held at Am boy in 1859. An organization was effected here
of probably one hundred members. From this place they were sent out
to preach, and in 1862 effected the establishment of the church here. In
1868, they erected their present church edifice, locating it nearly one mile
north of town. Regular services are maintained here, the membership
ALFRED W. PERRY,
Geneseo.
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being one hundred and eighteen, with an average attendance of sixty at
the Sunday-school. They are in no way connected with the Mormon
doctrine, and do not believe in or practice its teachings. The presiding
elder of this branch is Thomas Charles.
The Swedish Lutheran Church. Before their organization in 1869,
the members composing this church met in private residences and in the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The organization was made in September
of that year, with about sixteen persons. In the Autumn of the follow-
ing year they erected their present church-edifice, at a cost of nearly
$o,000. There are now fifty-five members. The Sunday-school contains
about twenty-five scholars. The first minister to this church was Rev.
Lendholm, who remained but a short time. He was followed by Rev.
N. Nenrgren, who was pastor two years. The Rev. John Wingstrom, of
Princeton, is the present pastor, having succeeded Rev. Neurgren.
The Swedish Methodist Church was organized at an early day in the
history of Kewanee. It is now, however, quite small, and does not sus-
tain regular preaching.
The Catholic St. Mary's Church was organized at the hou&e of
Matthew Joyce, then occupying the site of the present church-building,
in the early part of 1854. About thirty-five heads of families were ad-
mitted to membership at this time. Some of the more prominent ones
were Lawrence Hunt, Patrick Cavanaugh, Matthew Joyce, James Hunt
(now deceased), James Gallagher, Thomas Caton, and Edward Hunt
(now deceased). The following year a church, eighteen by twenty-four
feet in dimensions, was erected. It has since been remodeled and en-
larged. The pastors of this church have been as follows : Fathers Lynch,
O'Gara, Powers, Dulhunty, Duggan. Hannigan, Kilkernny, J. M. Ryan,
and the present priest, Rev. John Ryan. The membership is now nearly
eight hundred, but the reader will bear in mind that all members of a
family in this church are counted as members of the church from their
earliest infancy.
THE SCHOOLS.
The first school in Kewanee was taught in a small frame building,
built by George A. Morse, and donated by him for educational purposes.
It stood north of the railroad tracks, on Main Street. School was held
here for a year or two, when this structure was removed farther into
town, and placed on the lot now occupied by the east school-house, and
afterwards removed to that now occupied by Parker & Merritt's store. The
growth of the town demanding more room, the trustees rented a building
of Mr. Austin Sykes, and a room in the upper story of Mr. Schriver's
store. These were occupied till about 1858, when the building known
as the East School-house was erected. This was occupied during the Win-
ter of 1858. It contained two commodious rooms, and was ample for the
demands at that time. The pioneer school-room was sold, and for some
time was used as the office of the Henry County Dial ; afterwards
removed, and occupied as a Christian Church, and is now a dwelling. In
the year 1865, the East School-house having become entirely inadequate,
steps were taken for the enlargement of this building and the erection of
two others. During the vacation of 1866, the east building was enlarged
to double its former capacity, and the two brick structures, known as
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166 HISTORY OF HENRT OOTJNTY.
the North .and West Schools, were determined upon. They were erected
in 1SG7, and occupied January 1, 1868. Each contains two rooms. The
schools were thoroughly re-graded in 1866 by the superintendent, S. M.
Etter, now State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Mr. Etter was
principal here about three years, and laid the foundations of the grading
of the schools now so successfully carried out by Mr. W. H. Russell, pres-
ent superintendent.
The brick buildings were erected by William C. Loonu's, and cost
the city about $6,000. In addition to these, the High School building,
erected in 1856, and a one-room building, are occupied. This latter is
called the Northville School.
There are now six hundred and eighty pupils enrolled. The average
daily attendance for January, 1877, was six hundred and twenty-one.
They require the services of fourteen teachers, including the superintend-
ent. Their names and positions are as follows :
Mr. W. H. Russell, Superintendent.
High School Mr. E. S. Martin, Principal ; Miss Lillian D. Riley,
Assistant.
Grammar School 1st room, Miss Anna Kellar ; 2d, Miss L. A.
Searle.
East Building Intermediate, Miss A. A. Johnson, Miss Alice Bar-
ker ; 2d Primary, Miss Esther Loomis ; 1st Primary, Florence Gamble.
West Building 2d Primary, Miss Lizzie Lewis; 1st Primary, Miss
Frank Rockwell.
North Building 2d Primary, Miss S. Folsom ; 1st Primary, Miss
Jennie Halline.
Northville Miss Mary Bradbury.
The Board of Education consists of the following named gentlemen :
S. T. Miles, President; Adolph Maul, Secretary; V. H. Day, W. W.
Stevens, M. H. Hinsdale, Jas. C. Blish.
The annual aggregate expense of the schools amounts to $10,000,
which is abundantly repaid in the elevated tone of' society, and the good
morals attendant upon such an outlay of money. The appended sketch
of the High School is from the pen of one of the pupils now connected
therewith :
" The High School was established in 1856. It grew out of a desire
for a higher grade of education than the village schools afforded at that
day. After some exertion on behalf of each of the villages of Kewanee
and Wethersfield, in the endeavor to secure its location in their midst.
the matter was settled by locating the building on the dividing line
between them. Mr. James Elliott donated two and a half acres for that
purpose, and on this site the present building was erected. Only the
upper story was completed ready for school purposes, the lower being
used for lectures, lyceums, and a public hall. Among the prominent per-
sons who lectured here were John B. Gough and Horace Greeley. School
was opened under the principalship of Rev. Mr. Waldo, who was assisted
by Miss Atwood. At that time the school was furnished with rude pine
desks and benches, reaching half across the room, making but three aisles.
The oldest pupils occupied the rear row. Among the young ladies were :
Lain a Pratt, now Mis. Norllnop; Lillie Bums, now Mis. Rajnimicl ;
Nellie Little, now Mrs. Geoige Perkins; Libbie Cutter, Helen and Lucy
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 167
Lyle, Fannie Lay, Ella Way, Addie Cheany, Lottie Talcott the latter
now -Mrs. T. P. Pierce.
" Tliere being no sidewalks in earlier years, it was almost impossible
in the winter to get to the school-house, and a large wagon was the gen-
eral conveyance for the scholars.
" At the close of the second year Mr. Waldo resigned. His succes-
sor was Mr. Blodgett, who was assisted by Miss Stocking. During his
administration an exhibition was held, and from the fund raised the
school-room was properly furnished.
" Mr. Blodgett was succeeded by Mr. McPheran, who was succeeded
by Mr. Bradford. Greek and Latin were among tlie higher studies of
the school at this time, and pupils were fitted for college. Mr. James K.
Blisli. a lawyer of the town, went from this school to Ann Arbor. Mr.
E. B. Wight, the Washington correspondent for a Chicago paper, went
from the academy to Chicago University.
" Mr. Bradford was succeeded by Mr. Tabor, who first graded the
school, and arranged a course of study which he had printed. He was
followed by Mr. Beckington, and he by Mr. Etter, present State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction. Mr. Etter was succeeded by Mr. Russell,
the present superintendent. During Mr. Etter's administration eighty-
three dollars had been raised 'at a school entertainment, with which to
purchase books for a library. This fund was increased during Mr. Rus-
sell's time in a similar manner. With this fund a library has been pur-
chased. In September, 1870, the town of Kewance purchased the inter-
est of Wethersfield in the academy, and has since had entire control.
Mr. Russell served a year or two as principal of the schools at Moliue.
During this interval Mr. Gray and a Mr. Carver acted as principals.
Upon the latter's resignation Mr. Russell was again called, and is now
superintendent of the Kewanee schools. Mr. E. S. Martin, in 1875, was
appointed principal of the Higli School, which position he still retains.
He is assisted by Miss Lillian D. Riley."
THE PRESS.
The first paper issued in Kewanee was the Henry County Dial. The
citizens saw the necessity of a paper in their midst, and through the influ-
ence of some of the more prominent ones, among whom were R. A. Ten-
ney, H. G. Little, Nelson La}', Geo. A. Morse and others, a subscription
was raised, and the above mentioned paper purchased.
It was brought to the town Friday, August 15, 1855, its advent being
signaled by the firing of guns and the cheers of the populace. Mr. J. H.
Howe had been secured as editor for one year.
The buildings occupied for some time were the Phillips Block and
the old school-house, the latter now a residence. It was continued until
September 13, when Mr. C. Bassett, present editor of the Kewanee, Inde-
pendent, who had come* hither at the solicitation of some of his friends,
purchased the entire stock and fixtures. He was a practical printer, and
assumed the business control, Mr. Howe remaining editor for the balance
of the year. It was conducted in this way until June 12, 1856, when
Mr. Bassett sold the office to Mr Howe and Mr. H. M. Patrick. These
gentlemen conducted the paper until November 13, when Mr. Howe sold
his interest to his partner, who associated Mr. O. White with himself as
168 HISTORY OP HENRY COUNTY.
editor, arid under this management the paper was printed till January 8
following, when Mr. White retired. Mr. Patrick carried on the paper
about one year, when he sold the office to L. D. Bishop, who published
the paper two or three years. J. E. Wheeler, one of the original found-
ers of the Chicago Tribune, had charge of the Dial from 1858 or 1859 till
December 8, 1866 the longest term of any one editor. He was a most
estimable man, and one highly respected by the citizens of Kewanee. He
was considered one of the ablest editors connected with the Dial, and
died at his post. He purchased it, and leased the office to Mr. O. White,
who again became editor. He also published a paper at Toulon, Stark
County. He was succeeded in the editorial chair by Hiram Wyatt, who
associated with himself Mr. Shurtleff during the campaign of 1868. Mr.
Shurtleff was succeeded in a few months by Geo. W. Wilson, who pur-
chased the office, thereby becoming editor and proprietor. He almost
immediately sold to N. W. Fuller, who changed the name to the Kewanee
Radical. He continued until May or June, 1870, when he failed, and
the paper was discontinued. On July 1 following, the entire office and
outfits were purchased by Mr. C. Bassett, who again entered the sanctum.
He started a weekly paper, calling it the Kewanee Advertiser. After six
months he changed the latter name to Independent, and as such still issues
an excellent county paper. He is the oldest editor in Kewanee, and has
been a printer forty-four years.
On January 1, 1856, Tenney, Hardy & Co. issued a monthly, called
Tenney, Hardy $ Co.'s Advertiser, published it one year and sold it to
Mr. C. Bassett, who issued it as a monthly until December 18, 1863.
The first copy of this paper is in possession of Mr. R. A. 'Tenney, now a
resident of Chicago.
July 4, previous to his discontinuing the Advertiser, Mr. Bassett
commenced the publication of a weekly paper, called the Union Democrat.
This he continued to publish until November 24, 1864, when he discon-
tinued it. April 26, 1866, he issued the first number of his weekly, called
the Kewanee Advertiser, which he published until November 23, 1867.
The Public School Messenger, a small, sprightly paper, was com-
menced in January, 1870, under the immediate control of the Superin-
tendent of Schools, Mr. ,W. H. Russell, as editor. This was issued about
two years, being published by Mr. Fuller one year, and C. Bassett the
remainder of the time.
The Kewanee Courier was established March 22, 1876, by Mr. C. N.
Whitney, who brought the material for the office from Princeton, Bureau
County, where he had published the Herald for nearly five years preced-
ing. Although established less than a year, the Courier has grown into
a wide circulation, and is filled with advertising patronage. The Courier
office is the only steam printing establishment in the county, and is well
equipped with machinery and material. It is an eight-column quarto,
and takes a leading position in local journalism ii> this part of the State.
GALVA.
The idea of building a town upon this site was first entertained in
the year 185o. While Messrs. J. M. and Wm. L. Wiley were traveling
from Peoria Comity to Rock Island in the Spring of that year, they were
attracted by the beauty of the surrounding country, and halted their
HISTORY OF HENKY COUNTY. 169
team on the ground that now forms College Park, across which the old
trail led. Standing in their buggy and looking out upon the scene, one
of them remarked to the other : ' Let us buy the land and lay out a
town." At this time there were only two or three buildings to be seen
from that point, and the country around was one vast sea of prairie, over
which the deer were still roaming at will. The land was shortly pur-
chased by them, and, after negotiating with the C. B. & Q. Railroad
Company a full year, they finally secured the location of a depot upon
their purchase by donating the land now owned and occupied by the
company in the center of the town. In the Fall of the year succeeding
its purchase (1854), and about the time that the arrangement with the
railroad company was effected, the town was laid out, in its present shape,
by the gentlemen mentioned. The cars commenced running in December
of the same year.
After the depot was located the Messrs. Wiley purchased about fifty
acres of land, on the south side of the town, from George Farr, and sub-
sequently sold an undivided interest in a certain number of lots to the
Bishop Hill Swedish Colony, then in their most prosperous days, and
afterwards a large number of lots to Jacob Emery. Both of these
parties gave their money and influence to forward the interests of the
new town.
Owing to the large purchases of the Swedish Colony in the new
town, they were granted the privilege of being its sponsors in baptism
and bestowing upon it the name which it was to bear. Olof Johnson,
one of the earliest settlers, accordingly christened it G-efle, the name of
a populous town in Sweden. This name was afterward corrupted or
anglicised to Galva, a name new and unheard of but corresponding as
nearly as possible to the Swedish name in pronunciation.
The first house of the new town was built in the Fall of 1854, and is
a part of the one formerly belonging to John I. Bennett, and which is
now owned by A. J. Rockafellow and occupied by Mr. E. A. Lynd : it
was built by the Bishop Hill Colony and was used as a boarding house
or hotel. The first store was built during the first Fall, and is the one
now occupied by C. F. Bodinson as a grocery, between the two railroads
and just south of and adjoining Smith & Smalley's Agricultural Ware-
house. It was then occupied by George Farr, the Bishop Hill Colony
and the Post-office.
Col. E. Fuller was the first station agent appointed by the railroad
company, and he continued to hold that position up to the time of his
death, or very nearly.
The Winter of 18545, following the completion of the railroad, was
unusually mild and open, allowing out-of-door work to go on without
interruption until 21st of January, when there occurred the severest snow
storm ever known in this region, accompanied by a terrific wind. This
resulted in blocking up .the railroad and preventing the running of any
trains for over two weeks. It was during this time, when the inhabitants
of the new town were shut off from communication with the outside
world, that the first child was born. Mr. and Mrs. David Emery were
the happy parents, and they exclaimed : " Unto us a child is born, a girl
is given, whose name shall be called Galva."
The town having been laid out and a depot established in 1854, the
170 HISTORY OF HENTCY COUNTY.
following season witnessed a rapid growth and quite an influx of popu-
lation, no less than seventy-five men having settled here before the great
fire which occurred in November, 1855. Although the settlement of the
town took place only about a score of years ago, the larger part of this
number are gone not dead, but, moved by the same restless spirit which
impelled them to take up their abode here when the place was new, they
have emigrated to other and newer towns. Only twenty-six of the original
seventy-five still remain here about one-third while thirty-seven, or
nearly one-half of them, are living in other localities. The list of dead
numbers twelve, or about one-sixth of the pioneers of Galva. A part of
these, however, removed before their death, so that but a small fraction
of the original settlers have found their long home in the quiet cemetery
to the south of the town.
When Dr. A. D. Babcock arrived here on the 5th of May, 1855,
there were already sixteen buildings in the place, twelve of which were
dwelling-houses ; when Mr. Seeley arrived, on the 26th of September,
the number of buildings had increased to thirty, and carpenters were in
great demand and all busily employed.
It was during this season that the old brick warehouse, on Exchange
Street, so recently devoted to the purpose of a new manufacturing com-
pany, was built by the Bishop Hill Colony, and used for the storage of
grain, pork, and broom-corn. The first hotel was also built then, by Mr.
J. E. Wolever, occupying a portion of the lot where Mr. A. W. Albro
now resides, on the corner of Main and Locust Streets. It was known
as the " Galva House."
The first surgical operation which Dr. Babcock was called upon to
perform was for Augustus C. Bergman who was injured while working
on the railroad; the first death was that of Mr. O, P. Bigelow, who died
on the 12th of September, 1855. The first male child born in the place
was a son of Absalom Wood. The first fire occurred on or about the 8th
of November, 1855, and originated in Dr. Bubcock's drug store. It was
caused by carrying a lighted lamp too near a barrel from which varnish
had been drawn and which had been spilled upon the floor.
The whole business portion of the new town was laid in ashes by
this disaster, no less than six business firms being burned out. They
were, first : Dr. A. D. Babcock, whose stock consisted of drugs, groceries,
paints, oils, liquors and cigars ; second : A. M. Black, shoe shop and its
contents; third: Hamlin, Beecher & Davis, dealers in hardware ; fourth:
A. J. Curtis, dealer in furniture ; fifth : Babcock & Clark, who do not
appear to have had any stock of goods in the building at the time ; and
sixth: Hurd & Driscoll, whose stock of dry goods were still in the boxes
as received, not yet unpacked, and therefore easily saved by rolling them
into the street. With this exception the building and its contents were
a total loss, as there was no insurance upon either.
At the time that the fire broke out, most of the citizens were in
attendance at a railroad meeting then in progress at the school-house.
Mr. D E. Jacobs was then living in the house now occupied by Mr.
H. L. Dickenson, and which was the third dwelling-house built in Galva.
His mother perceived the fire by the glow of light which shone in at the
window, from the burning building, when her candle was accidentally put
out, and sent hirn to apprise the citzens at the school-house. He rushed
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to the door and informed them that the Wiley House was on fire, and in
two minutes' time the speaker was left to talk to empty benches.
On the night of the i!0th of November, 1875, occurred the great fire
which devastated the town, and laid almost all the business places, as well
as many private residences, in ashes, inflicting almost as great a compar-
itive injury upon Galva as the great fire in Chicago. More than forty
places of business, with their contents, were swept away, and many
citizens turned homeless and houseless out into the night. The morning
following was the gloomiest that had ever dawned upon the town, and
men might well have been disheartened by seeing the fruits of years of
toil blotted out of existeiice in a few hours. The fire was discovered a
little after midnight, having originated in the Post-office, which was then
kept in a wooden building just north of S. P. Johnson's store, on the site
of his present tailor shop, or between the two buildings, which is a dis-
puted question. If, as some allege, it was the work of an incendiary, he
must have had the spirit of a fiend of the pit to have looked with satis-
faction upon the work he did that night. A strong southerly wind pre-
vailed at the time, and the flames soon caught upon the Mansard roof of
Beck's block, upon the opposite side of Exchange Street, and then leaped
across to the north side of Main Street, leaving only charred ruins in its
track. The three -story building of Mr. Beck's had just been newly
roofed, and Music Hall, which occupied its upper story, furnished the
finest assembly rooms between Galesburg and Chicago.
THE BUSINESS AND SOCIAL INTERESTS.
Gcilva is situated at the crossing of the Peoria, Rock Island and C.B.
& Q.R.R., and contains a population of about thirty-five hundred. The
business of the town is chiefly trade with the surrounding people, there
being but two manufacturing establishments in the place. The older of
these was established about the j r ear 1848 by Thomas S. Guthrie, and is
now carried on by his sons, William and Thomas. They are founders, and
deal especially in engine and boiler material. A manufacturing company
now occupy the brick building erected in the early life of Galva, and are
engaged principally in making windmills and farm machinery.
The town supports a large number of stores, all well fitted up, and
bearing a very neat appearance.
The first bank was started by Claudius Jones about 1858 or '59. In
1862 he sold to L. W. Beck, a merchant who carried on an exchange
business until the First National Bank was organized in 1865. He was
Cashier of this bank about nine months. Two or three years later he
started another bank a private institution. This he owned until the
Spring of 1876, when he sold to the present proprietors, E. A. Lynd and
L. M. Yocum, who are now engaged in a most successful business. The
First National Bank was organized in 1865, the Wiley family, so early
identified with the history of Galva, being the principal projectors. It
has a capital of $50.000, and a surplus of' $30,000. Mr, D. L. Wiley is
President, and W. F. Wiley, Cashier.
The town is now entirely temperate, no license for the sale of spirit-
uous liquors being given, and saloons are not allowed.
172 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
THE SCHOOLS.
The- schools are in an excellent condition, are held in two buildings
known as the North and South buildings, and are under the able superin-
tendence of Mr. E. E. Fitch.
The first school-house was built by the founders of the town, Messrs.
J. M. and Win. L. Wiley, near where Dr. A. C. Babcock now resides, and
was 12x20 feet in size. This building was also used as a church, and it
was here that the first Baptist Church of Galva was formed, consisting
of seven members. Mrs. Thomas Getty and Mr. Wm. L. Wiley being con-
stituent members. The Congregational and Methodist Churches were
also organized during the same year, 185.5, and met in the same building.
The Congregational Church was organized on the fifteenth of September,
with thirteen members.
The original school building on the north side of the railroad, known
as the North School, was commenced during the Autumn of 1855, and
was soon completed, the money being borrowed for that purpose, all in
gold, J. M. Wiley, William L. Wiley and Geo. Farr giving a joint note
therefor until a tax was levied and collected for the amount required.
The building contained two rooms. These were afterwards divided into
two rooms each, and in this manner the building was used until 187G.
That year it was enlarged and remodeled, three rooms being added mak-
ing a very commodious seven-room building.
The South School building Wcis erected in 1865. It originally con-
sisted of one room, but that soon proving inadequate, in 1867 it was
enlarged and remodeled and made a building of four rooms, and as such
is still used.
In the Galva schools there are now employed, including the Super-
intendent, thirteen teachers, whose names and stations are as follows :
E. E. Fitch, Superintendent; North School : Mrs. E. B. Humphreys,
Principal ; Niss Lucy Magu, Grammar ; Miss Rebecca Watson, Inter-
mediate ; Miss Frankie Smith, First Prim.; Miss Mary Maddox, Miss
Anna Gladding, Primary. South School : Miss S. B. Littlefield, Princi-
pal ; Miss Matilda Watson, Intermediate; Miss Anna E. Ayres, First
Primary ; Mrs. Emma J. Day, Miss Jennie Dyson, Primary. There are
about 260 pupils in the North School, and nearly 200 in the South, and a
regular attendance of over 400. The annual outlay for educational pur-
poses in the city is about 10,000.
THE CHURCHES.
There are six congregations of religious worshipers. These occupy
neat, commodious churches, and are in a very prosperous condition.
The oldest religious organization in Galva is that of the Methodist
Episcopal. It was organized June 26, 1855, in the school-house. Meet-
ings had been held here to complete the organization, and for some time
after. At this time the first Board of Trustees were elected. This Board
consisted of the following persons : I?aac M. Witter, John T. Carran,
Isaac E. Dennis, Amos Dennis, William Pierce, John B. Nixon, and Nor-
man E. Pomeroy. They were the most active members then in the church,
which in addition to these men, possessed but few members. In 1857
Capt. OLOF JOHNSON (deceased),
Galva.
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they erected their present house of worship, costing f 3,000. Among the
prominent ministers of the church have been the following divines : Rev.
John Morey, who called the meeting held to organize ; Rev. W. P.
Graves, Rev. A. D. McCool, Rev. A. H. Hepperley, Rev. G. W. Arnold and
others. The present pastor, Rev. B. C. Dennis, is now serving his third
year. The church is in a prosperous condition. The membership is over
200, and an attendance of more than 100 scholars is regularly maintained
in the Sunday-school.
The Congregational Church was organized in the school-house, Sept.
15, 1855. The constituent members were the following persons : George
Farr, Rebecca Farr, Charlotte M. Cholette, George Fairlamb, William H.
Fairlamb, Henry H. Parker, Mary Fairlamb, Hannah Carrigan, Thomas
Harrison, M. E. Harrison, Elizabeth J. Hill, and George Hill, Jr.
Rev. S. G. Wright was soon called to the pastorate of this congrega-
tion, serving one-half his time. He remained until April, 1864, when he
resigned. In November following Rev. R. B. Guild, the present pastor,
was installed. From a membership of twelve, the church has grown to
one hundred and fifty, and sustains a Sunday-school of nearly the same
number of scholars. The congregation erected a church-edifice in the
Autumn of 1856. In 1866 this was sold to the Free Methodist Church,
and the present commodious building erected. This latter was dedicated
May 29, 1869, and cost about $12,000.
The Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church was organized on the fifth
of January, 1866, with fifteen members. Two years afterwards, they
erected their present house of worship, costing $3,000.
Their pastors have been as follows : Rev. A. J. Anderson, three
years ; O. C. Simpson, one year ; A. P. Wigren, one year ; H. W. Eklund,
one year ; C. A. Wireu, two years ; and A. T. Westergren, two years.
Charles A. Stenholm is the present pastor. There are now 87 members,
47 probationers, and 100 Sunday-school children.
The Free Methodist Church. In the Autumn of 1866, seventeen
persons, principally from the M. .E. Church, formed themselves into a
separate body, under the care of this church. For some time they met
for worship at Mr. D. P. Reed's, one of the main members, and often at
the residences of other members desirous of promoting the welfare of the
church. In 1866, they purchased the Congregational Church, and have
since occupied it. The membership is now about 20, sustaining a Sunday-
school of 80 scholais.
The first pastor of this church was Rev. D. W. Drake, who remained
two vears. He has been succeeded by Rev. William Cooley, Rev. J. T.
Terry, Rev. G. C. Coffee, Rev. W. W. Kelley, Rev. J. Whitney, Rev.
James Thaxter, and the present pastor, Rev. James Kelso, who is also
pastor at Kewanee.
The Swedish Lutheran Church. The people professing this faith held
meetings several years before effecting a regular church organization.
This was accomplished in December, 1869, with forty-four members. In
1873 they erected their present house of worship, a comfortable brick
building, costing about $3,000. At present there are over 90 members,
and a Sunday-school of about 40 scholars.
The t Rev. P. M. Sandquist was the first pastor here. He was followed
by Rev. N. Nordgren, who remained about one year, and he by Rev. A.
14 Yz
176 HISTORY OP HENRY COTTNTY.
Lindholm, the present pastor. This latter lives at Altona, and is not
often in Galva, the pulpit being generally supplied by students from the
College at Rock Island.
The First Baptist Church of Galva. The earliest meetings were
held in the school-house. The first meeting for the transaction of busi-
ness was held in the school-house June 28, 1855, at which time the pre-
liminary steps were taken to organize a Baptist church. The church was
organized Aug. 14, 1855, the meeting being held in the school-house. The
original members were : Wm. L. Wiley, and Mrs. Louise Wiley, from
the Baptist Church, Saxton's River, Vt. ; H. D. Ward and Mrs Angelina
Ward, from Canton, 111. ; J. M. Corson and Mrs. Ann D. Corson, from
Brimfield, 111. ; Mrs. Margarett Bushnell, from LaFayette, 111. ; Mrs. Dor-
athy Getty, from Brimfield, 111. ; Henry H. Clark, from Alden, N. Y. ; O.
P. Bigelow, from Boston, Mass.
The first church building was erected in 1856. It was located near
the business center of the town, and cost about $2,000. The second
building, and the one which the church now occupy, was built 1867 and
1868. It is located on the east side of, and fronting, College Park, and
cost, carpets and bell included, about $25,000. The bell in the tower
of the present church building was also used in the old church, and rung
for public service the first time January 24, 1864.
First pastor was Rev. M. H. Negus, from organization until Decem-
ber, 1856 ; second, Rev. A. Gross, between two and three years; third.
Rev. J. T. Westover, between two and three years ; fourth, Rev. J. D.
Cole, D.D., about three years ; fifth, Rev. L. D. Gowan, five years ; sixth,
Rev. C. W. Clark, three years ; seventh, Rev. J. M. Coon, now in his
third year.
The present membership is a little over two hundred.
Sabbath-school was organized in 1856 ; the number of scholars is
about one hundred and fifty.
The church is now free from debt, and expects to remain so, and is
in a flourishing condition.
The Church of the Holy Communion (Episcopal). The first relig-
ious meetings held in Galva were in a room in Union Block, 1866. About
that time the Ladies' Church Aid Society was formed, and through their
efforts a small church was built, called the " Holy Communion " (Episco-
pal). The building and lot cost a little over $800, and was erected on
the northeast corner of Railroad Square, in the year 1868. Mr. and Mrs.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Whipple, S. M. Etter and wife, Mrs. Somers, Mrs.
Trowbridge, Mrs. McKane, C. J. Whipple, Mrs. Rednell, Mrs. Hoyt, L.
P. Edson, were among the original members. Its pastors were Rev. Mr.
Tifford, Rev. Dr. Floyd, Rev. Dr. S. Chase; also Rev. Mr. Russell, who
officiated over two years ; C. J. Whipple, now rector at Manville, R. I. ;
and S. M. Etter, superintendent of the State Schools, were both prominent
in the religious affairs and doings of the church. The present member-
ship is fourteen ; Sabbath-school scholars, twenty.
THE PRESS.
In 1857 a paper called the Galva Watchman was started. This was
published but a year or two, and probably discontinued. The Galva
Union was started Dec. 5, 18( 2 bv B. W. Seaton. Some time afterwards
HISTORY OF IlKNRY COUNTY. 177
it was controlled by Capt, Erick Johnson, and after that by John I. Ben-
nett, proprietor, and J. M. Edson, editor. It was changed to the Galva
Republican, the first number of which was issued about 'October 1, 1867.
At the same time the Illinois Swede was in circulation, being printed by
the proprietors of the Republican, and suspended about the same time.
On the 9th of February, 1872, the present paper, the Journal, was started
by W. J. Ward, editor and proprietor. In April of 1873, he sold to his
brother, F. P. Ward, who conducted the paper until March 20, 1874, when
he sold the one half interest to J. J. Balch. In September, the latter's
interest was purchased by the present editor, H. W. Young, who on the
20th of February, 187G, purchased the share of F. P. Ward, and thus
became sole owner. Mr. Young is now conducting a paper which is a
credit to any town, having enlarged the Journal, and added many import-
ant features.
Present officials : Pres., G.W. Butters; Sec., T. Atwood; Treas., L.
M. Young. Councilmen, Peter Herdien and Charles Williams. Police
Marshal, E. F. Short,
CAMBRIDGE.
The land on which the town of Cambridge now stands was, prior to
the year 1843, the property of Rev. Ithamar Pillsbury, so well known in
the early history of the New York and New England 'Colonies' finding
homes in Henry County. As soon as the site received legislative sanc-
tion the act having passed that body February -1, 1843, he deeded to
the Board of County Commissioners, at a special meeting held on April
19, 1843, the fractional parts of two forty-acre lots. These were at once
accepted, and steps taken to lay out a town. A contract had been made
between the county and Geo. Brandenburg and Corey for construct-
ing a jail and court-house at Morristown. A small frame court-house was
already built, but at this time was still unfinished, and but little work
had been done on the jail. By consent of these parties this contract was
annulled, the settlement being left to Marcus B. Osborn, N. W. Wash-
burn and Luke C. Sheldon, as referees. They gave their decision at the
regular term of the court, held on the 6th of June following. This was
to pay the contractors fl27.2(>, and keep the building. A day or two
after the court met again, at the cabin commenced by J. Tillson and fin-
ished by A. H. Showers, in Sugar Tree Grove, for the transaction of any
business relating to the new town.
On June 9th the Court proceeded to lay out the town of Cambridge
a name suggested by Judge Tillson and ordered a sale of lots to take place
on the 26th of tin- same month ; to which date it was adjourned. The
town is laid out on two fractional quarters, N. W. and S. W. 7, 15, 3,
some 3G acres on each. It has two public squares, which, including the
streets, extend the breadth of the town from east to west. They were
recorded as Court Square (west) _ ( > by 40 rods, and College Square (east)
20 rods square. The lots facing the squares were 10 by 20 rods, the
others were 20 rods square, save two on the north end of town, which
are 20 by :!6. and tin- cemetery, which is ll! by 20 rods.
On the 28th of June the Court met and "appropriated fourteen dol-
lars to Charles C. Blisli for surveying town of Cambridge! one dollar and
178 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
fifty cents for services rendered at same time, and two dollars to Sullivan
Howard for specifications and plan of a court-house."
It was ordered that the Court proceed forthwith to the sale of lots in
Cambridge, on the following terms : One-third to be paid in six months
after date of sale ; one-third in twelve months, and the remainder in
eighteen months ; and that purchasers have the privilege of paying in
building materials, on or before the 1st day of the September following.
George McHenry, being in his place as auctioneer, a full board, and a
good attendance of citizens, the sale proceeded. Twenty lots were sold
on that occasion, aggregating the sum of $558. For the benefit of those
interested, the list of purchasers and number of lot, and amount of sale,
in the order in which they appear on record, are given: Joseph Tillson,
I, $20 ; John Russell, 4, $23 ; Joseph L. Perry, 7, $21 ; Jas. Roe, 12, $25 ;
Albert Jagger, 3, $26 ; Wm. H. Lockwood, 14, $40 ; Lennau Thurston,
13, $39; Thos. K. Thompson, 10, $26; Wm. A. Ayers, 18, $23; Jos.
Tillson, 9, $15 ; Wm. H. Lockwood, 16, $39 ; Alex. Qua, 17, $33 ; Wm.
H. Lockwood, 16, $31 ; Jas. Montgomery, 15, $35 ; Thos. K. Thompson,
21, $15; Wm. Dawson, 5, $30; James M. Allan, 20, $40; John Jones,
II, $30 ; Alexander Qua, 8, $21. There were thirteen purchasers, and
out of that number but few are known to be living in the county or in
the state. Qua lost his life in a stone quarry, one-half mile northeast of
Cambridge, where he was crushed by a bank he had undermined.
The 'growth of the town was not at all in proportion to the necessi-
ties of some of the purchasers, and instead of paying for their lots, either
in materials or money, as the payments became due, several of them
begged off, and their lots went back to the county.
To effect a healthy growth in the new town, roads must be opened,
post routes established through it. and a post-office in it, and public build-
ings had to be erected and population invited. The sequel will show
that many opposed to the growth of the place scarcely ceased to under-
rate the locality and its facilities for a healthy growth, and the idea of
settling in it or about it was often derided. A mail route leading from
Wethersfield to Geneseo was established through the place, and for a
while the few inhabitants enjoyed the luxury of a semi-weekly mail from
Peoria. By some means the route was altered so as to leave Cambridge
out. Previous to the change of route by the department, the carrier
refused to go to Cambridge, but would throw out a bag of mail matter
put up at Wethersfield expressly for Cambridge, at the " Corners," ten
miles east of town. No office being there, a boy employed for the pur-
pose would proceed at his leisure, pick up the bag and take it to its des-
tination. More than once mail matter has been sent from Cambridge for
the east and returned at the end of the weeTc with other mutter designed
for Cambridge. Those who had important business to transact were
afraid to mail their letters at the county town, because of the delays to
which its mail was subjected. Many and unsuccessful were the efforts
to have that route re-established through the village, nor till 1856 had
the tardy justice of a tri-weekly mail from Geneseo to Kewanee been
accorded to the county town. A weekly mail from Princeton, in Bureau
County, to Millersburg or New Boston, on the Mississippi River, was the
only one from which, for several years, news from the east could be
obcained. A weekly mail running from Rouk Island to Cambridge was
HISTORY: OF HENRY COUNTY. 179
also established for the particular benefit of the settlements between the
two places. For a short time, about the year 1853, a route was estab-
lished from a point on the Illinois River, known as Lancaster, to Cam-
bridge ; but it afforded no conveniences for any office on the route, and
was soon discontinued. The mail to Rock Island was carried for many
years by a Mr. Robinson, familiarly known as " Uncle Bobby." He was
a very honest, trusty man, and made more money by attending to errands
at Rock Island for his neighbors than by carrying the mail.
The growth of the town was remarkable only for its slowness. The
impression that the county seat would certainly and speedily be removed
gave way with great difficulty. People were afraid to venture in, and
but little improvement was made for several years. The county had a
court-house, but it was unfinished and in Morristown. At that place
courts were to be held till suitable arrangements could be made for their
accommodation in Cambridge. They were then being held in the dwell-
ing-house made over to the county by the proprietors of Morristown. It
was argued by many citizens about Cambridge, among whom are found
the names of Stackhouse, Hanan, Mascall, Cady, Osborn, Malcolm, and
others, that the unfinished house might be moved to where it was
wanted. These gentlemen made a proposition to the Court to the effect
that if it would give them the house outright they would move it to
Cambridge, finish it off, and furnish room in it for the use of the courts
till the new court-house should be built.
On the 5th of September, 1843, the Court contracted with them to
move the house to Cambridge, and 'to finish it, giving them ten dollars
and the use of the house for schools and other public purposes when not
wanted for courts, for the term of three years. The building was placed
upon runners, and in two days hauled or moved, by ox teams, to Cam-
bridge, a distance of more than twelve miles, and placed on southeast
corner of College Square. Several terms of the county court and two
terms of the circuit court were held in it the first term of the latter
in September, 1844. It was afterwards sold to the Messrs. Gaines, who
put a small addition to it, and placing their families and a stock of dry
goods and groceries in it, did a good business on a small scale for several
years.
On June 18, 1844, notice was given that a contract for building a
court-house, according to a plan and specifications, drawn by John G.
Wilcox (for which the Court paid him 22), would be let on the 29th of
July following. A contract was made with Sullivan Howard, September
3, 1844, and the building was completed and accepted July 28, 1845.
From that time, at least for several years, the court-house was open for
schools, lectures, debating societies, stump speeches, three-penny shows,
class meetings, prayer meetings, Masonic meetings, singing and dancing
schools (the benches were movable) and preaching. Presbyterians, Con-
gregationalists, Methodists, Baptists and Universalists all worshiped
there, often three of them in one day, at different hours.
The first building erected in the new county seat was a small un-
hewn log house, put up by John Russell commonly known as " Lord
John ' : and was used by him for a blacksmith shop. For a short time
after its completion, he occupied it as a dwelling, until he could erect a
cabin for his family. This small structure was covered with "shakes "
180 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
clap-boards held down b3' weight poles, and stood on the site now occu-
pied by Medbury's grocery ; his dwelling occupied the site of Mr. S. D.
Alfred's present residence.
Judge Tillson erected the second house in the town. It was a hewn
log building, and many additions were made to it, as liis wants required
and means allowed.
A log cabin was erected almost opposite the stable connected with
the Cambridge House, by W. Augustus Ayres, the following Summer
1844. Here the Indian, known as John, was confined for the murder of
a half-breed by name of Jim. " John " escaped from this insecure "jail"
and joined his tribe, the Pottawattomies at Shabbona Grove. He was
immediately followed by the officers, who, on coming to the camp, and
addressing the chief, who was none other than the noted personage Shab-
bona, inquired for "John" who killed "Jim." He was at once pointed
out by Shabbona (this name was pronounced Sliah-pan-nee, or Sha-pa-
nee, by the Pottawattomies), and again taken into custody. At the pre-
liminary examination before Justice Tillson, he was committed for trial
before the circuit court ; but the grand jury, failing to find a bill (they
stood eleven for and (?) against), he was set at liberty.
The first hotel built in town was erected by A. H. Showers, about
the year 1848. He kept it for some time, and rented to others until
it was finally converted into a residence, and as such is now the property
of Michael McFadden. Mr. Showers, several years after, erected the
present Cambridge House, which in 1856 he sold to A. and N. B. Gould,
who added the third story. They kept it five years, and sold to James
M. Wier, who in turn sold to Joshua Bushnell, about February, 1864.
He enlarged it to its present capacity, and in February, 1876, sold to the
present proprietor, J. W. Hartzell. Mr. M. W. Thatcher was connected
with this house about eight years as landlord. The Central House was
built about 1857, by A. M. Randall.
No manufactures exist in town, and not until the completion of the
railway in 1871, did the town grow in a thriving manner. From that
time good stores were erected, and a fine trade with the surrounding
farmers at once sprang into life.
The project of having railroad connection with the eastern and west-
ern markets was agitated by the more prominent citizens as early as 1863.
The object was again discussed in 1866, and more definite steps were
taken. The Rock Island Railroad was opened in 1856 to the coal fields,
and the citizens of Cambridge began an earnest effort to secure the con-
tinuance of the road through their town. In 1867, Mr. Orin E. Page
was sent by the citizens to procure a charter for the road, under the name
of the Peoria and Rock Island Railway. This was accomplished, and
subscription-books were immediately opened in the city of Peoria, in
Galva, Cambridge, and at Osco and Weston. The city of Peoria sub-
scribed 8100,000, and the county the same amount. The township of
Galva, .$50,000; Galva, 125,000; Cambridge. *50.0UO : and Osco and
Weston, $30,000 each. By these figures, aggregating $385,000, it will be
observed that the road was built mainly by municipal subscriptions. For
all this outlay, the corporations were abundantly repaid in the increase of
wealth and rapid development of the towns. Cambridge, from a popu-
lation of between four and five hundred in 1871, has grown to four times
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
181
that number, and, as a showing of the increase in trade, the following
exhibit of the number of car loads of produce shipped from this station
during each month in 1876 is given :
1
^
1
\,
JS
s
1
f
1
!
^"
3
f
%
Horses.
1
Broom-
corn.
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\
pi
S
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si
5^5
^
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g
14.
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i
42
I
59
25
4
2
17
5
2
2
i
58
March
12
a
e
I
i
22
24
3
4
I
I
2
35
74
15
r
c
j.
2
2
103
05
TS
-
3
2
I
2
I
127
julv
C7
7
i
4
69
fir
27
2
i
2
2
Q^
43
28
4
i
3
12
4
I
I
97
37
18
i
i
I 1 ?
I
i
74
36
5
13
I
5
60
Sj
2
2
28
c
8
129
Total.,.
562
III
17
6
6
144
17
I
I
2
20
Q
7
028
These tables only include shipments in carload lots. The shipments
in smaller lots, if footed up, would swell the amounts of some sorts of
produce considerably. A good man}' barrels of apples and bales of
broom-corn have been shipped in lots less than car-loads, and some small
lots of other items. The shipments of poultry by freight, in boxes and
barrels, during the month of December, amount to 15,866 pounds ; while
large quantities have also been sent by express. Butter and eggs are
also shipped by both freight and express, and butter especially is sent off
in large quantities by express.
Comparing the shipments of the past year with those of previous
years, reducing all to a uniform basis the first three years ending Nov.
80, and the last two ending Dec. 31, 1876 the following is given :
1876.
22O.42Q
1875-
I7O 280
1874.
IOO 057
1873.
leg QQE
1872.
231 187
Oats. .
90 062
62,500
98,327
94.277
46,801
Rye
6,67S
6426
5,312
7 267
II 857
Wheat
2,2OO
11,655
9-554
11,728
3,255
Rarlev
2,7=10
2 578
A CCC
Total..
T?2.IIQ
2*0.870
2Id."i3Q
274,70";
vn.foz,
LIVE STOCK AND OTHER PRODUCE.
1876.
1875-
187-1.
1873.
1872.
Hogs, No
7 200
7,2^0
6 84";
- 8>o
C SIC
Cattle \o
272
1 12
518
i8c
I fj.
Horses, cars
I
2
Sheep, cars ., -
I
Broomcorn, tons.
2OO
IQO
1 66
.
27
Hay and Straw
I 2O
61
386
^6
Potatoes, bu
2 OOO
2,4.^0
I 7^O
Apples, bu..
666
078
Prior to the completion of the railroad, Cambridge was considered a
small inland town, with but little trade and few advantages. The sud-
182 HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY.
den increase of population, and the increase in wealth and in tmde has
dispelled that idea, and to-day Cambridge bids fair to rival any town in
the county. There are a number of fine brick business houses, one bank
a private institution, organized in November 1871 ; two or three good
hotels, two weekly newspapers, excellent graded schools and six regular-
ly organized churches, all of which have good houses of worship.
CAMBRIDGE OFFICTALS.
Pres., A. Gould ; Clerk, W. B. Dean ; Treas., P. B. Welton. Trus-
tees, James Mascell, S. H. Patten, Sylvester Rockwell, T. G. Ayers, J. W.
Stewart, A. Gould.
THE PRESS.
The first paper started in Cambridge, and the first in Henry County,
issued its first number on Feb. 13, 1853. It was called the Henry County
Gazette, and was edited by J. W. Eystra. This paper and all the material
connected with the office were afterwards sold to the citizens of Kewanee,
and removed to that place, where the name was changed to the Henry
County Dial. The editor,. Mr. Hyatt, soon after went to Geneseo, where
he established the Qenesec Republic. About November, 1857, the press
and materials in the Galva Watchman office were purchased and remov-
ed to Cambridge by Judge Tillson, Dr. A. A. Dunn, V. M. Ayres, and
H. W. Wells. Dr. Dunn was established as editor, and the name changed
to the Chronicle. He remained until 1860 in this place. That year.
Patten and Denison leased the office and fixtures from the company, and
continued Dr. Dunn as editor for one year, when Mr. Patten purchased
Mr. Denison's interest, and (Dr. Dunn going to the army)* assumed entire
editorial control. He kept charge until 1866, when he was succeeded by
Everett & Casson, who, on May 16, 1^67, sold to the present' editor and
proprietor, Mr. George C. Smithe. He has now entire control, having
purchased the office and all the material, and issues a paper which fully
merits its name.
The Prairie Chief was started in Galva in April, 1868, and for a time
printed in the office of the G-alva Union. In September of that year,
Mr. F. B. Seaton purchased the office of the Stark County Democrat at
Toulon, and removed to that place. He changed the name to Prairie
Chief, and remained there till December, 1871, when he rented the office
of the Cambridge Democrat, and removed to that place. This paper had
been started and conducted by one Rock, who proved a most disreputable
character. Immediately on Mr. Seaton taking chaTge, a change was made,
and an excellent weekly paper. started. He changed the name to Prairie
Chief, and although in a county largely Republican in politics, the paper
has a large circulation.
CAMBRIDGE DEMOCRAT.
In the Spring of 1869, feeling the need of a Democratic paper cen-
trally located in the county, S. P. Cady and I. G. Aj'ers commenced a
correspondence with Mr. J. L. Rock of Chicago, commercial editor of the
Chicago Times, with a view of establishing a Democratic paper in Cam-
bridge, which resulted in receiving a proposition from Mr. Rock that if
,
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E. PAGE,
Cambridge.
HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY. 185
$1,500 was raised to purchase presses and material he would furnish an
equal amount, and would come and take charge of the paper, with the
understanding that at the expiration of the year he was to have the mate-
rial by refunding the $1,500 and 10 per cent. A meeting was called at
the court-house, which was largely attended by the Democrats of this
vicinity, and the proposition met with general favor. At this meeting
$800 was subscribed, and a committee appointed to raise the balance,
which they succeeded in doing very soon. A committee was then sent
to Chicago to superintend the purchase and shipment of presses, type,
etc. In due time the material arrived, and was set up in the room over
the harness shop of H. P. Hart, and July 28, 1869, the first issue of the
Cambridge Democrat made its appearance, greatly to the satisfaction of
its god-parents. The paper remained under the management of Mr.
Rock but a short time. The 20th of November of the same year found
him in such straitened circumstances that he was forced to dispose of
the paper to Morrison Francis and R. Heber Hinman, who employed Mr.
I. G. Ayers, then a law student with Mr. W. H. Shepard, to take charge
of the editorial and financial management. Mr. Ayers continued the
editor until Nov. 29, 1871, at which time Messrs. Francis & Hinman
rented the office to Mr. B. W. Seaton, who removed the Prairie Chief
from Toulon, Stark County, to this place, commenced and continues its
issue here.
THE CHURCHES.
The Baptist Church was organized July 8, 1854, in the court-house.
Prior to the organization, they met in this house for some time for religious
exercises, and for a short time after. At the organization thirteen persons
united, whose names are as follows : William Talbott, Mary Talbott, Aaron
Talbott, Phebe Talbott, James M. Woodmansee, Clarrissa M. Woodman-
see, John McFarland, Hanna McFarland, Emma Blackman, Laura Bishop,
Harriett Daggett, Electa Davenport, and Eliza Ayers. This congregation
purchased the old school-house, which they used for a house of worship
until the erection of their present commodious church. It cost about
$10,000. They have in addition to this just completed a very comfortable
parsonage, worth $2,100.
The earliest pastor was Rev. F. Ketchman, who remained about one
year. He was followed by Rev. W. W. Smith, who was pastor fourteen
months. Then followed Rev. R. Edwards, one year; Rev. G. D. Sim-
mons, eighteen months; Rev. A. Edison, two years and four months; Rev.
J. Shephard, six years ; Rev. W. A. Velsher, two and one-half years,
when the present pastor, Rev. J. Cairns, was installed. The membership
is now 107, and the attendance at Sunday-school 130. The superinten-
dent is William Talbott.
The Disciples of Christ held meetings for some time in the court-
house, in the Baptist Church, and in the school-house. About December
18, 1859, they met at the court-house and effected an organization. At
this meeting the following persons united : Samuel and Mrs. Ellen
Horn, Mrs. A. E. Matthews, Ada B. Lobingier, Geo. Lobingier, G. W.
Sroupe, William and Mrs. Martha McFarland, and William Kirkland.
On the 23d of January following, a permanent organization was
made, with William Kirkland and G. W. Sroupe as elders, William Mc-
15 For continuation of this History, see page 505.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
ABBREVIATIONS.
Ind. Rep... . Independent Republican.
Lib. Rep Liberal Republican.
Rep Republican.
Dem Democrat.
Ind '. Independent.
Bapt _ Baptist.
Cong Congrcgat'onalist.
Epis t Episcopalian.
Evang Evangelist.
Adv Adventist.
Meth Methodist.
Cath Roman Catbolic.
Pres Presbyterian.
Prest President.
P.O Post Office.
Prop Proprietor.
Co County.
Sec Section or Secretary.
Vol Volunteer.
Unit - Unitarian.
GENESEO TOWNSHIP.
A BRAMS NATHAN G. Genesco; showman; Dem; from Ind.
'** ADAMS J. Q. Rev. Geneseo; Rep; Meth; from Canada.
ADAMS M. A. Geneseo.
ALBER F. Mrs. Geneseo; Evang; from Germany.
ALBORG PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Meth; from Sweden.
ALBRECHT Mrs. widow, Geneseo; German Luth; from Germany.
ALBERTSON CHARLES L. Geneseo.
ALDEEN P. A. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; from Sweden.
ALLAN M. JAMES, Geneseo; Retired Farmer; born in Sumner Co. Tenn. Nov. 23, 1814!
came to Henry Co. 1836; wife was Susanna Stewart, born Jan. 28, 1819; married March 6.
1839; nas f ur children; Mr. Allan spent the Winter of 1836-7 at Vandalia, where the
Legislature then met, and succeeded in getting Henry Co. set apart from Knox; he was also
the first County and Circuit Clerk of Henry Co; has filled the office of County Judge; in 1850
he was elected to State Legislature to assist in getting a charter for C. R. I. & P. Railroad,
and strange as it may seem, Mr. Allan informs us that it was a difficult matter to obtain, as
the Governor and many of the leading men of the state were much afraid that a railroad con-
structed in the vicinity of the canal would prove detrimental to the interests of the state. Mr.
Allan also held the office of Provost Marshal in this district during a part of the war. Mrs.
Allan had the honor of teaching the first school in the county.
ALLAN WM. T. Geneseo; justice of peace; Ind; from Tenn.
ALLEN ARTHUR, lives with father, Aug. Allen; Rep; Unit; from Mass.
ALLEN AUG. Geneseo; restaurant; Rep; Unit; from R. Island.
ALLEN C. Mrs. (widow), Geneseo; Spiritualist; from N. Y.
ALLEN CHARLES, Geneseo; R. R. baggageman; Rep; Unit; from Mass.
ALLEN M. M. resides with mother, Mrs. C. Allen; Rep; Lib; born in this town.
ALLEN ROBERT, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. F. Smith; Dem; from N. Y.
AMOS JOHN, Geneseo; mason; Rep; from England.
ANDERSON A. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON A. F. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON CHAS. Geneseo; cabinet maker; Rep; Prot; from Sweden.
ANDERSON CHARLES, Geneseo; wagon maker; Rep; from Sweden.
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ANDERSON ERICK, Geneseo; cabinet maker; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON JAMES, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
ANDERSON JOHN, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
ANDERSON J. P. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON L. D. Geneseo; dealer in pumps; Rep; from Ohio.
ANDERSON PETER, Sec. i; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 80 acres.
ANDERSON PETER, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 120 acres.
ANDERSON PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON H. Mrs. Geneseo; from Sweden.
ANDREE HERMAN, Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Prussia.
ANDREWS JAMES, Farmer. Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; born in Trumbull Co. Ohio, April
3, 1830; came toTazewell Co. in 1843, and to this county in 1854; Dem; owns 600 acres of
land, valued at $24,000; wife was Marietta Campbell, born in St. Lawrence Co. N. Y., Jan.
IO, 1841; married March 26, 1862; has seven children.
ANTES H. T. Geneseo; physician and surgeon; Rep; Cong; from N. Y.
ANTES R. H. Geneseo; Rep; Cong; from N. Y.
APPLEBEE THOMAS, Geneseo; Livery; born in LaSalle Co. 111. Dec. 2, 1853; came
to county, 1872; Rep; married Miss Ida Bawlman; she was born in New York, June 17,
1853, and married Feb. 14, 1872; two children; Mr. Applebee is one of the proprietors of the
temperance billiard room.
ARNETT JACOB, Geneseo; agricultural implements; Ind; Prot; from France.
ARNETT S. J. Geneseo; merchant; Rep; Prot; from 111.
ARNOLD G. W. Geneseo; minister M. E. church; Rep; West Virginia.
ARNOLD JOHN, Geneseo.
ASH MICHAEL, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa.
ASH LEWIS, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Prot; from Mich.
ASH WM. farm hand with C. B. Smith; Ind; from N. Y.
ATKIN D. II. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Ct.
ATKINSON J. T. Geneseo; retired farmer; Ind; Cong; from Mass.
AYERS B. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; from Mass.
"D ACK WM. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
BAILEY CHRIS. C., P.O. Geneseo; lives with John Churchill; Dem; from N. H.
BAILEY JAS. M., P.O. Geneseo; lives with John Churchill; Dem; from N. H.
BAILEY Z. C. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; Lib; from Vt.
BAIRD WM. Geneseo; watchman; Dem; from Pa.
BAKER E. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Cath; from Germany.
BAKER FREDERICK, Geneseo; painter; Rep; Meth; from England.
BAKER JOS. Geneseo; tinner; Rep; Prot; born in Conn.
BAKER NICOLAS, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Cath; from Germany.
BAKER T. Geneseo; baker; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
BAKER THOS. E. Geneseo; miller; Rep; Pres; from N. Y.
BAKER FRED. Geneseo; painter; Meth; Rep; from Eng.
BALL C. A. Geneseo; policeman; Dem; Prot; from Mass.
BALL FRANK M. Geneseo; brakeman; Rep; Meth.
BALL C. A. Jr. Geneseo; brakeman; Rep; Meth.
BALL GEO. Geneseo; brakeman; Rep; Meth.
BARKER JOHN, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep.
BARBER EMORY, Geneseo; wagon maker; Rep; Unit.
BARGE BEN J. F. Supt. of Geneseo City Schools and County Supt. of Schools; born in
Concord, Middlesex Co. Mass. Feb. 2, 1834; came to this county, 1861; Rep; Bapt; owns
house and lot; educated in public schools of Concord, Haverhill and Lowell; two years in
Yale College; did not return after his father's death in 1852; taught in Mississippi and Louisi-
ana from 1852 to 1861; spent one and a'half years in military service in Department of North-
west, under Gen. Pope; farmed two years; taught six years in Cambridge, and now five years
at Geneseo; married June, 1863 to Carrie W. Showers, of Cambridge, 111; she was born in
Cambridge, June 2, 1841; has four children, Hattie, Cora, Jennie and Allie.
188 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
BARLTZ JOHN, Geneseo; brick maker; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
BARNES EDGAR L. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; from N. Y.
BARNES JOHN D. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Meth; from Md.
BARNHART CATHERINE Mrs. widow; Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; Evang; from Germany.
BARTON ALBERT C. Geneseo; printer in News office, Ind; Prot; from N. Y.
BARTON ANDREW, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for H. C. Barton; Rep; born in N. Y.
BARTON H. C. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born in Vt; 121 acres.
BARTON WM. C. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for H. C. Barton; Rep; Cong; born in N.Y.
BARTZ JOHN, Geneseo; laborer for Kendall & Kidder; Rep; Lulh; from Germany.
BARGSTROM JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with G. W. West; from Sweden.
BATES J. W. Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
BATES JOHN L. Geneseo; laborer.
BAUER JACOB, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
BAUERMEISTER AUGUST, Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Germany.
BAUMGAERTNER JOSEPH, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
BAXTER JOHN, Geneseo: retired; Rep; Meth; from Mass.
BAYE GEORGE, Sec. 5; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Mich; 103 acres.
BECK ANTHON, Geneseo; tailor with P. Schabelle; Rep; from Germany.
BECK WM. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
BECKER NICHOLAS, Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; maltster for G. Geiser; born in France.
BECKSTINE JOHN, Geneseo; molder; Rep; Luth; born Germany.
BECKER FRED. Geneseo; baker; German.
BEHMAN JOSEPH, Geneseo; laborer.
BEINGENHEIMER ADAM, Geneseo; saloonkeeper; Dem.
BELKNAP W. L. Geneseo; laborer.
BELLENGER J. H. Geneseo; feed stable; Dem; from N. Y.
BELLINGER JOHN H. Geneseo; livery and feed stable; Dem; born in Henry Co.
BENDER CHRISTIAN, Geneseo; cabinet maker; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
BENDER OTTO, Geneseo; laborer; German.
BENEDICT THOS. N. Rev. Geneseo; Epis; from N. Y.
BENNETT WM. G. Geneseo; laborer for McBroom & Wilson; Rep; Prot; from Maine.
BENNETT J. M. Geneseo; drayman; Rep; Meth.
BENSINGER JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; with Moses Bensinger; from Ohio.
BENSINGER MOSES, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Evang; from Pa.
BENSON NILS, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Sweden; 40 acres.
BERNER FERDINAND, Geneseo; boot and shoe merch't; Luth; German.
BERGLAND JOHN, Geneseo; laborer.
BEVERIDGE ANN Mrs. Geneseo; Rep; Cong; born in Scotland.
BILLINGS HENRY, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for E. A. Hunn; Dem; born in III.
BILLS L. Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; Meth; from Vt.
BILLS K. J. Geneseo; sewing mach. ag't; Dem; Meth.
BITNER JAMES, Geneseo; laborer.
BLACKISTONE WM. P. Geneseo; stockbreeder; Rep; Quaker; from Ohio.
BLISS H. F. Farmer, Sec 31, P.O. Geneseo; born in New York, Oct. 13, 1809; came to
this county in 1853; Rep; Meth; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $4,800; was Justice of
Peace for two years; wife was Amy C. Briggs, born in Oneida Co. N. Y., March 5, 1810;
married Nov. 18, 1830; four children, three boys and one girl, all now living.
BLISS L. Geneseo; molder; Rep; born in 111.
BLISS THOS. G. Geneseo; bridge builder; Rep; from Mass.
BODA JOHN, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Meth; from Ohio.
BO ICE R. D. Geneseo; hardware; Rep; from Pa.
BOIS JOHN, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
BOILE THOS. H. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ireland. |,
BOLEEN JOHN, Geneseo; tailor; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
BOLEEN YOUNG, Geneseo, tailor; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
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BOLLEN F. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Henry Co.
BOONE Miss, Geneseo; Epis; from Pa.
BOWERS JACOB, Geneseo; cook; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
BOYCE JOHN H. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; from N. Y.
BOYLE THOMAS H., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 145 ac. $8,700.
BRACKEN JAMES, Geneseo; painter; Rep; from Pa.
BRADLEY JAMES, Geneseo; clerk; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
BRADLEY M. Geneseo; groceries; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
BRAWLEY \V. H. retired farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
BRAY JAS. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
BRAY THOS. Geneseo; salesman; Dem; Meth; from Ky.
BRAY STEPHEN, Geneseo; laborer.
BRADY SAMUEL, Geneseo; boarding-house; Rep; Bapt.
BRAINARD W. G. Geneseo; windmill dealer; Rep; Unit.
BREED GEORGE H. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born in N. H.; 60 acres.
BRENIZER CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer Kendall & Kidder; Rep; Prot; born in 111.
BRENIZER D. E. Geneseo; harness-maker; Rep; Prot; born 111.
BRENIZER SAM'L. Geneseo; miller; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
BRITTON OSCAR, Geneseo; teamster; Rep; from N.Y.
BRIX D. Geneseo; bot. physician; Dem; Cath; from Italy.
BROGLE THEODORE, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for G. Geiser; born in Germany.
BROPHY THOMAS, Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
BROUGHAMER JACOB, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for G. Geiser; born in Germany.
BROUGHTON WILBER F. Geneseo; agriculture dealer; Rep; from Ohio.
BROWN BELA, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Cong; from Vermont.
BROWN FREDERICK P. Retired Farmer, Geneseo; born in Onondaga Co. N.Y.
Aug. 14, 1821; came to this county in 1852; Ind. Dem; owns 250 acres of land and house
and lot, valued at $17,000; has been Mayor of the city two years; was Supervisor one year;
was President for four years of the first Agricultural Society formed in the county; wife was
Harriet M. Bennett, born in Onondaga Co. N.Y. Jan. 26, 1821; married Jan. 23, 1844; has
six children.
BROWN GEORGE A. Geneseo; hardware; Rep; from N.Y.; came to county 1854.
BROWN R. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
BROWN S. M. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; from N.Y.; 160 acres, $10,000.
BROWN W. C. Geneseo; physician and surgeon; Rep; Cong; born Michigan.
BROWN DAOTEL, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Unit.
BRUSH J. B. Geneseo; retired; Rep; born in N.Y.
BRYAN JOHN M. Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
BUBECK WM. L. Geneseo; boot and shoe store; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
BUCHANAN J. M. Geneseo.
BUCHY CHARLES, Geneseo; butcher; Dem; born in Germany.
BUCKLES A. M. Mrs. Geneseo; widow of late J. S. Buckles; from N.Y.
BUELL CHRISTIAN, Geneseo; manufacturer of cigars; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
BURGEMAN JONAS, Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Sweden.
BURGERT P. Geneseo; tailor; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
BURGESON ANNA M. Mrs. Sec. 11; P.O. Geneseo; Luth; from Sweden; 40 acres.
BURGSTON JOSEPH, Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
BURKE ADOLPH, Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, for E. Farwell; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
BURKLUND OTTO, Geneseo; clerk; Rep; born 111.
BURLINGAME THOMAS J. Geneseo; veterinary surgeon; Dem; from R. I.
BURNETT ISAAC, Geneseo; roadmaster C. R. I. &. P. R.R.; Dem; val. prop. $2,000.
BUSHNELL CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer.
BUTTERBROD JOHN, Geneseo; baker; Rep; Cath; from Germany.
/"'AHILL DENNIS, Geneseo; railroad laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
^-' CANN JOHN, Geneseo; butcher; Dem; from England.
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CANN THOMAS, Geneseo; butcher; Dem; from Pa.
CAJDY A. B. Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; born in Henry Co. 111. July 8, 1845; Rep;
Cong; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4.500; wife was Ella J. French, born in Michigan,
Oct. 14, 1851; married Oct. 30, 1871; two children, Guy M., born April 24, 1873; Walter F.
born Jan. 9, 1875.
CADY HIRAM J. Farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; born in Genesee Co. N.Y. Nov. 15,
1814; came to this county in 1837; Kep; Cong; owns 246 acres of land, valued at $20,000;
wife was Mary E. Bartlett, born in Genesee Co. N.Y. March 8, 1824; married Oct. 19, 1841;
has three children, Allen B., Carl M. and Nellie C.
CAMERON CHARLES, Geneseo; railroad agent; Epis; from Scotland.
CAMPBELL L. O. Geneseo; Justice of the Peace and Notary Public; born Malone, N.Y.
Oct. 16, 1816; came to county 1860; Rep; married Sarah L. Wright, June 20, 1841; she was
born in Ogdensburgh, N.Y. 1819; has two sons, Leonard W., who is general agent of Chi-
cago, Michigan & Lake Shore R.R. and James C.; one daughter, Fannie P.; has been Justice
of the Peace ten years; Police Magistrate four years.
CANFIELE) H. B. Geneseo; Dry Good?, Boots, Shoes and Carpets; born in Jackson Cr.
Iowa, Jan. 26, 1847; came to county 1875; Rep; Meth; wife was Mary Day, of same county,
born Aug. II, 1853; married July 23, 1873; has one child, May Ire/.; is a member of the
firm of Chamberlain & Canfield, the largest dry goods store in the city; has a branch store
at Tiskilwa, 111.
CARL II. M. Geneseo; harness-maker; Rep; from Germany.
CARLSON CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
CARLSON OLAF, Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
CARMAN JEREMIAH, Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, on R.Garnett's farm; Rep; from N.Y
CARPENTER L. N. B. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; born Vt.
CARSE ADAM, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Prot; from Ohio.
CASH G. W. Geneseo; salesman; Rep; Prot; from Indiana.
CASS LEWIS J. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Ohio.
CASTKLO MICHAEL, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 80 acres.
CEDERLOF FRANZ, Geneseo; tailor; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
CHAMBERLIN B. H. Geneseo; dry goods merchant; Rep; Bapt; born 111.
CHAMBERLIN H. C. Mrs. Geneseo; born in Vt.
CHAMBERLAIN NATHAN V. Marble Finisher, Geneseo; born in Middletown,
Logan Co. 111. Dec. 9, 1851; came to this county in 1866; Dem; Prot; wife was Miss Jennie
Marlett; married Sept. 3, 1874; she was born Jan. 27, 1849; has one child, Allen D.
CHAMBERLAIN SAMUEL, Stock Dealer, Geneseo; born in Worcester Co. Mass.
April 16, 1820; came to Co. in 1855; Rep; wife was Delliza Reynolds, born in same county,
March 13, 1824; married Nov. 7, 1843; has one child, Dulcenia. Mr. Chamberlain is owner
of the celebrated stallions Bashaw Drury, Estraba, and Scotch Giant. Bashaw Drury has
made one-half mile in 1:12.
CHAMBERLIN FRANKLIN, Geneseo; retired; Rep.
CHERRY ANDREW, Geneseo; laborer; l5em; from Ohio.
CHERRY JAS. Sec. 34, P.O. Geneseo; laborer for W. C. Rout; Rep; born in Pa.
CHERRY SARAH Mrs. Geneseo; from Ohio; owns house and lot.
CHERRY FRANK, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
CHERRY JOHN, Geneseo.
CHURCHILL JOHN, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep, Prot; from Maine; 80 ac. $6,0001
CLARK FRANK, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for J. Johnson; Bapt; born Pa.
CLARK N. T. Geneseo; stonecutter; from N.Y.
CLARY GARRETT, Geneseo; railroad watchman; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
CLASPILL JOHN W. Geneseo; porter to Geneseo House; Rep; from Ind.
CLAYPOOL R. A. Geneseo; cooper; Dem; Meth; from Ind.
CLEMENT JAS. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; from N.H.
CLIFFTON JOS. Geneseo; railroad carpenter; Rep; Prot; born in 111.
CLOUSE GEO. N. Geneseo; clerk with J. Moderwell; Rep; from Ohio.
CLOUSE ESLEY H. Geneseo; clerk with P. Taylor; Rep; born Bureau Co.
CLOUSE SARAH Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Evang; from Pa.
CLOUGH VICTOR W. Sec. 19, P.O. Geneseo; farmer with H. V. Clough; Rep; born in Vt.
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OLOUGH HARVEY V. Farmer, Sec. 19. P.O. Geneseo; born in Bangor, N. Y. March
20, 1832; came to this county in 1857; Rep; owns 320 acres of land, valued at $24,000; wife
was Sophia L. Hines, born in Brattleboro, Vt. July 20, 1839; married Jan. 26, 1855; seven
boys, four now living : Victor W., born Jan. 20, 1856; Henry C. born May 23, 1858; Frank,
born Aug. 19, 1861; Llewellyn, born Feb. 22, 1874.
COE A. T. Sec. 23, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for G. L. Coe; Rep; born Ohio.
COE G. L. Sec. 28, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born N.Y.; 80 acres.
COLE CLINTON R. Geneseo; laborer with J. Goss; Rep; Unit; from Mass.
COLE SETH, Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Mass.
COLE W. W. Geneseo; lawyer; Rep; Cong; born in 111. ,
COLLINS JOHN, Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 80 ac. $4,000.
COLLINS J. S. Sec. 23, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; iGoac. val. $8,000.
COLLINS M. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
COLSON C. J. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
COMBS JOHN L.Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Bap'; born in N.H.; 20 ac. val. $1,500.
COOK J. T. Geneseo; homoeopathic physician; Rep; Cong; born Ohio.
COOK W. P. Geneseo; express agent, also bookstore; Rep; N.Y.
COOPER J. H. Geneseo; book store; Rep; from Vt.
COOPER ARTHUR, Geneseo; painter; Rep.
COOPER GEO. M. Geneseo; bookstore; Rep.
COUGHLIN PAT. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
COUGHLIN PAT. Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
COX JOHN, Geneseo; painter; Rep; from N.Y.
CRAGIN E. Geneseo; crockery, glass and silverware; Rep; from N.H.
CRAGIN E. A. Geneseo; dealer in crockery and glassware; Rep; from Mass.
GRAIN GEO. Sec. 19, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for H. H. Grain; Dem; born in Conn.
CRANE HARVEY, Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; born in Conn.
CRAWFORD HUGH, Geneseo; clerk; Rep; from Scotland.
CRAWFORD JAS. Geneseo; engineer for Ott Bros.; Rep; Pres; from Scotland.
CRAWFORD CYRUS, Geneseo; hostler; Dem.
CRONK EDGAR, Geneseo; harness-maker; Rep; from N.Y.
CRONIN HUGH, P.O. Geneseo; laborer for T. H. Boyle; Dem; Cath; from Pa.
CROSS Mrs. Geneseo; Dem; born Ireland.
CROUCH ROYAL G. Gen.-seo; mason; Rep; from Vt.
CROGIN LEONARD, Geneseo; clerk; Rep.
CRUM WAIT,' Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N. Y.
CURLEY JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
CUSHLER CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
T~VULY CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Vt.
*-' DAILY WILLIAM, Geneseo; coal miner; Dem; born 111.
DAILY CHARLES, Geneseo.
DAINELSO GUSTOFF, Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
DAHLQUIST JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Swede.
DANFORD WILLIAM, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Pies; born Ireland.
DANNENFELSER F. Geneseo; teamster; Rep; Prot; born 111.
DANIELSON AUGUSTUS, Geneseo; laborer.
DANNEFELSER FRED. Geneseo; retired; Rep; German.
DASHEM JOHN, Sec. 2; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 130 acres.
DAVIS CHARLES E. farm hand, with C. B. Smith; Dem; from Md.
DAVIS HELEN M. wid; Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cong; born Ohio; 127 acres.
DAVIS H. H. Farmer and Soap Manufacturer; Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; born in Winuham
Co. Vt. Out 5, 1822; came to this Co. in 1853; Ind; owns So acres, valued at $6,500.
DAVIS H. M. Geneseo; painter; Rep; born 111.
DAVIS JOHN, Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; 40 acres.
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DAVIS IRA M. Farmer; Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; born in Fairfield, Me. June 3, 1804; came
to this county in 1856; Rep; Christian; owns 40 acres, valued at $2,000; wife was Anna
Allen, born in Fairfield, Me. July 21, 1804; five children, only one now living.
DAVIS N. D. Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in New York; 50 acres.
DAVIS NOAH D. Geneseo; Photographer; Rep; Lib; from N. Y.
DAVIS PAUL, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Spiritualist; from Vt.
DAVIS WARD, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
DAVIS & HAYWOOD, Geneseo; soap manufacturers.
DAVIS A. L. Geneseo.
DAVISON HORATIO, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born N.Y.; 40 acres.
DAVISON LARENZO, Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; Cong; born Vt; 80 acres.
DAVISON THEODORE, Sec 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Iowa.
DAYS JAMES, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; born Ohio.
DEATS JOHN, Geneseo; laborer in Powell's lumber yard; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
DEBREY JOHN A. Geneseo; butcher; Ind; Cath; from N. Y.
DEDRICK JOHN, Geneseo; Merchant; born in Sweden, Dec. 4, 1837; came to Co. 1858;
Rep; Unitarian; wife was F. M. Wilse, born in N. Y., Otsego Co. June 6, 1847; married
June 13. 1870; has two boys and one girl; was in army three years; is a member of the firm
of Dedrick & Lawrence.
DEGRAFF H. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Pres. pref; from N. Y.
DEGRAFF HENRY M. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; from N. Y.
DEITZ JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
DELANDER JOHN, Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 5 acres.
DEMARANVILLE DANIEL, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. Anderson; Rep.
DEMING C. R. Geneseo; retired merchant; Ind; from Mass.
DEMING HOWARD A. Sec. I; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; 1 60 acres.
DEMING RICHARD M. Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; 40 acres.
DENNIS JOHN, Geneseo.
DENSMORE CHAS. W. Geneseo; engineer for Kendall & Kidder; Rep; Prot; from Me.
DERUE ED. Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Belgian.
DEWEY HENRY F. Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Mass; 120 acres.
DICKENS W. T. Geneseo; agricultural implements; Dem; from England.
DIEDRICH FREDERICK, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; lab. for G. Stilz; Luth; born Germany.
DOBBS ISAAC, Geneseo; engineer for H. Lawbaugh; Rep; Prot; from England.
DOBBS JOSEPH, Geneseo; jeweler; Rep; Prot; from England.
DODGE ALBERT, Geneseo; carpenter; from Mass.
DODGE A. H., Geneseo; butcher; Dem; Prot; from Mass.
DODGE CHAS, Geneseo; farmer; Meth; from Germany.
DODGE HENRY A. Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of L. Stimson; Ind; born Henry Co.
DOHRER JOHN, Geneseo; barber; Rep; born 111.
DOLAN ANNA Mrs. Geneseo; Cath; from Ireland.
DOLLBURY SWAN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
DONEFELTS FRED. Geneseo; retired; Evang; Germany.
DORMAN FRED. Geneseo; butcher; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
DOXEY NATHAN, Geneseo; retired saloon keeper; Dem; born N. Y.
DRAIN G. W. Geneseo; Saloon; born McDonough Co. 111. May 6, 1840; came to county
lS6o; Dem; wife was Jessie F. Nye, born Bangor. Me. 1853; married Dec. 25, 1871; has two
children; Mr. Drain is a member of the firm of Seibel & Co.; who are proprietors of the
most elegantly furnished and costly rooms in the county.
DRESSER J. F., Geneseo; book-keeper in First National Bank; Rep; from N. Y.
DRUMM PETER J. Farmer. Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; born in Milwaukee, Wis. Dec. 3,
1850; lived in South Bend, Ind. six years; in Plymouth, Ind. three years; in Story Co. Iowa,
one year, and came to this county in 1868; Dem; wife was Nancy Smith, born in Alleghany
Co. Md. Feb. 2, 1852; married March 21, 1872; has three children.
DUNCAN JAMES, Geneseo; soap maker; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
DUNHAM CHAS. Sr., Geneseo; retired; Dem; born Mass.
Geneseo.
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DUNHAM CHARLES, Geneseo; Attorney at Law; born Berkshire Co. Mass. Jan. 24,
1840; came to county in 1853; Dem; wife was Carrie L. Loring, born in Me. 1840; married
April 9. 1862; has one child, Edith; was admitted to the bar in 1862; read law and was ad-
mitted to bar in this county.
DUNHAM JOSEPH L. Geneseo; lawyer; Dem.
DUNGEE FRANCIS, Geneseo.
DUPUE HENRY F. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; German.
MORTIMER, Geneseo; auctioneer; Dem; from N. Y.
-* EARNEST GEORGE, Sec 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; born in Germany; 80 acres.
EARL FRANK, Geneseo; clerk; Dem.
EASTMAN SAMUEL W. Geneseo; laborer; Rep;
ECHART THOS., Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
ECKART TEIOMAS, Geneseo; Dem; from Germany.
ECKERT \VM. S. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Pa.
ECKERT HENRY, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; German.
EDBERG JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; from Sweden.
EDGCOMB FRANK D. Sec 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Unitarian; Maine; 160 acres.
EDIEN HENRY, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. H. Smith; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
EDWARDS BENJAMIN, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; from Mass.
EICKHOM AUGUST, Geneseo; tinsmith; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
EMERY ARTEMUS, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; from Maine.
EMERY F. D. Mrs. & CO. Geneseo; milliners.
ENGDAHL JOHN, Geneseo; Merchant Tailor; born in Sweden, Nov. 27, 1834; came to
county 1864; Rep; Luth; wife Anna Anderson, born in Sweden, Oct. 20, 1844; married
Aug. 24, 1864; has four children living: Emma H., Allmena, Martin N., Victoria E.
ENTRIKIN J. C. Geneseo; stock dealer; Dem; from Pa.
ERDMANN EMIL, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of M. Stewart; Meth; from Germany
ERDMAN FREDERICK, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Luth; from Germany.
ERICKSON JOHN, Sec. 10; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Sweden; 40 acres.
ERICKSON CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Swede.
ERICKSON AUGUST C. Geneseo; Rep; Swede.
ERNST GEORGE, Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; from Germany.
ERNKE GUS. Geneseo; teamster; Luth; from Germany.
ERTMAN FRED, Geneseo; bakery; Dem; born Germany.
ERTZ JACOB, Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; born Germany.
ESBECK J. N. Geneseo.
EWING R. S. Geneseo; portrait artist; Lib. Rep; from Ohio.
T7ARBER PAUL, Geneseo; liveryman; Rep; from N. J.
FARBER \VM. Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
FARMERS' NATIONAL, BANK, of Geneseo; organized in 1876; cash capital
$50.000; surplus $2,000; Levi Waterman, President; E. C. Gilbert, Vice President; Jno. P.
Stewart, Cashier; Directors: L. Waterman, E. C. Gilbert, Chas. Dunham, R. F. Steele, N.
C. Howard, E. P. Van Valkengburg, R. Harrington, P. S. Schnabele, Thomas Nowers, Jr.
FARRELL FRANK, Geneseo; painter; Dem; from Ohio.
FARRELL RALPH, Geneseo; painter; Dem; born 111.
FARRELL RALF D. Geneseo; painter; Dem; from Ohio.
FARWELL EDWIN, Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Mich.
FAY OSMER W., Geneseo; pastor Congregational Church; Rep; born in N. H.
FAY MOSES. Geneseo.
FAY A. G. Geneseo; druggist; Dem.
FEHLMAN GEO. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; German.
FELGER I. S. Geneseo; dry goods, etc; Neutral; Meth; from Ohio.
FELSKI WM. Geneseo; laborer; T.uth; from Germany.
FERRIS CHARLES, Geneseo.
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FIELD JAMES, Geneseo; engineer Kendall & Kidder; Rep; Prot.
FIRST NATIONAL, BANK, of Geneseo; James McBroom, President; S. T. Hume:
Vice-President; Hiram Wilson, Cashier; C. M. Morton, Assistant Cashier; Directors,
George Wells, W. Sanford, George Wilson, Hiram Wilson, S. T. Hume, James McBroom,
Henry Xourse; bank was organized in 1864; cash capital $100,000; present surplus $50,000.
FISCHER AUGUST, Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; from Germany.
FISCHER JOHN, Geneseo; school teacher; Rep; from Germany.
FISCHER CHARLES, Geneseo; furniture; Rep; German.
FISHER CHARLES K. Geneseo; druggist; Rep; Bapt; from Mass.
FISHER H. V. Hardware; Geneseo; born at Wilkesbarre, Pa; came to this county in
1869; Rep; Prot; established the Henry County Nncs at Geneseo, in 1874; member of
the Common Council of the City of Geneseo during 1875 aIM l 1876.
FISHER S. A. Geneseo; hardware, with brother, H. V. Fisher; Ind; Prot; Wilkesbarre, Pa.
FISHER \V. O. Farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; born in Pa; came to this county in 1859;
Ind; owns So acres; wife was Pallas Chambers, born in Indiana.
FISHER WM. L. Geneseo; hardware; Dem; from Pa.
FISK ORSON, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from N. V.
FOGG C. W. Geneseo; coal dealer; Dem; from Maine.
FONES DEWEY, Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Prot; from N. Y.
FONES EDWARD, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; from N. Y.
FONES JAMES, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Prot; from N. Y.
FONES JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot; from N. Y.
FONES M. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Prot; from N. Y.
FONES FRANK, Geneseo; street commissioner; Rep.
FORD HORACE C., P.O. Geneseo; with J. D. Ford; Rep; Meth; from Vt.
FORD H. S. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Cong; from Vt.
FORD JULIUS D. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong: from Vt; half of 260 acres.
FORD J. D. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
FRANK JACOB, Geneseo; harness-maker; Ind; Luth; from Germany.
FREDERICK A. A. Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
FREEMAN J. A. P.O. Geneseo; stock raiser; Dem.
FREEMAN JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Dem;
FREEMAN DWIGHT, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Mass; 40 acres.
FREEMAN PLINY, Geneseo; retired: Rep; Epis; born Mass.
FRENCH GEORGE O. Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Mich; 112 acres.
FRENCH LYDIA J. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Quaker; from Pa; owns house and lot.
FRENCH O. B. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sees. 27 and 36; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Cong;
born in Coventry, Tolland Co. Conn. April 27, 1811; came here in 1853; owns 90 acres,
valued at $6,000; Wife was Jane K. French, born in Meredith, Delaware Co. X. Y., Aug. 12,
1816; married Oct. 30, 18^3; have had four children; those living are Sarah E., Geo. O. and
Ella J.; John died.
FREY JACOB P. Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Evang; from Germany; 10 acres.
FREY LOUIS, Geneseo; restaurant; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
FRICK A. C. Geneseo; minister; Rep; Meth: born in 111.
FRITZ AUG. Geneseo; Luth; from Germany.
FRY PETER, Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
FULLERTON JOHN, Geneseo; Pres; from Ireland.
FULTON FRANK, Geneseo; physician; Rep; from N. Y.
FUNK C. Geneseo.
/~*AINES NELSON, Geneseo; retired merchant; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
^-* GALLIGAN J. Col. Geneseo; supt. of stock yards; Rep; from N. Y,
GARNETT ROBT. Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
GARVEY M. Geneseo; laborer stock yards; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
GASTENER DAVID, Geneseo; laborer R. R.; Luth; from Germany.
GEE P. E. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
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GEE BENJ. Geneseo; retired fanner; Rep; Meth; from N. Y.
GEISEK GEORGE, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; brewer; Dem; born in Germany; 10 acres.
GEORGE V. K. Geneseo; plow mnfg; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
GERSTNER F. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
GERSTNER MICHAEL. Geneseo; laborer; Meth; from^Germany.
GETTY A. M. Mrs. Geneseo; Cong; from Pa.
GIBBS HENRY R. Geneseo; horse trainer; Rep.
GIBBS Mrs. Geneseo; born N. Y.
GIBSON JOSEPH, Geneseo; lightning rods; Rep; Prot; from N. Y.
GIBSON HOWARD, Geneseo; conductor R.R.; Rep.
GIERHART ALLEN, Geneseo.
GIFFIN C. E. Geneseo; harness workman; Ind; from N. Y.
GILBERT E. C. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; born in Ontario Cc
N. Y., Jan. 27, 1836, came to this county in 1857; Rep; Christian; owns 240 acres of land;
wife was Florinda H. Beach, born in Ontario Co. N.Y. July 22, 1838; married Feb. 23, 1857;
four children, all now living.
GILMAN DANIEL B. Geneseo; Rep; from Mass.
GILROY PAT. Geneseo; laborer Dem.
GLADMAN JOHN, Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Germany.
GLADMAN JOSEPH, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; -Prot; from Ohio.
GLAWE JOHN, Geneseo; R. R. laborer; Luth; from Germany.
GLAWE WM. Geneseo; R. R. laborer; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
GLEASON J. Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
GLOVE WILLIAM, Geneseo.
GODFREY GEO. F. Mason, Geneseo; born in Amherst, Mass. Oct. 25, 1829; came to
this town and county in 1854; Rep; Cong; owns residence, value $1,500; married Miss Emily
Squires, at Brooklyn, N. Y., May 14, 1854; she was born in Belchertown, Mass. Nov. 9, 1832;
have one son, Eddie F.. born in this town Oct. 6, 1858.
GODFREY WM. Geneseo; butcher; born Kent, England, Feb. n. 1842; came to county
1854; Rep; wife was Mira I. Goodman, born Pr.., Feb. 8, 1847; married Sept. 10, 1868; has
three children living; Mr. Godfrey was Lieut. 65th Reg. of I. V. I.; was transferred from the
I I2th.
GODFREY WM. B. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Pres; from Mass.
GOEMBEL JACOB, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
GOEMBEL HENRY, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Hep; from Germany; 40 acres.
GOEMBEL PETER O. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot; born in 111.
GOEMBEL W. S. Geneseo; merchant; Rep; Prot; from 111.
GOODELL LESTER, Geneseo; mason; Rep; Prot; from X. Y.
GOODMAN J. S. Sec. ir, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 40 acres.
GOODMAN DANIEL, Geneseo.
(ioRETII SEHASTIAN. P.O. Geneseo; farmhand.
GOSHORN G. W. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Pa.
GOSS CHARLES, Geneseo; Rep: from Mass.
GOSS JOHN, Geneseo; lumber dealer; Rep; Unit; from Mass.
GOSS JOHN" W. Geneseo; clerk with J. Goss: Rep; Bapt; from Ky.
GRANT J. 1). Geneseo; Agricultural Implements; born Jefferson Co. N. Y. March 18,
1827; came to Henry Co. 1857; Rep; Meth. Epis; wife was A. A. Carpenter, of same county,
born May 31, 1833; married Jan. 29. 1851; has two children, J. DeLoss, Lisbia A.; Mr.
Grant spent ten years farming in Eilford; was their Collector for three years; was elected
Mayor of Geneseo in 1870, and served one year.
GRANT J. D. Jr. Geneseo; agriculture warehouse; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
GRAVES C. S. Geneseo; druggist; Rep; from N.Y.
('.RAVES EMERY C. Geneseo; attorney at law; Rep; Meth; born in N.Y.
GRAY JOHN, Geneseo; Harness, Saddle and Trunk Store; born in Danville, Pa. June
4, 1837; came to county 1857; Dem; wile was Allie C. D.rake, born Ohio, Tan. 25, 1852;
married Oct. 26, 1875.
GRAY SAMUEL P, Geneseo; night qlerk hotel: Dem,
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GRAY WILLIAM B. Geneseo.
GREENE A. H. Geneseo; furniture; Rep; bapt; from N.Y.
GREEN DANIEL B. Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; from Conn.
GREEN E. D. Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
GREEN GEO., P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. Anderson; Ind.
GREEN THOS. Geneseo; street commissioner; Rep; Cong, pref; from N.Y.
GREEN WM. Geneseo; cooper; Rep; Prot; from Indiana.
GREEN DANIEL B. Sen. Geneseo; retired; Rep.
GREEN JAMES H. Geneseo.
GREENE JOSEPH N. Geneseo; Photographer; born Jefferson Co. Pa. March 6, 1826;
came to county 1864; Dem; Cath; owns residence; wife was Susan E. Brown, of Scott Co.
Iowa; married Nov. 23, 1862; has five children living.
^GREENE M. A. Geneseo; furniture dealer; Rep; Bapt; born in 111.
GREENE JOHN T. Geneseo.
GRESSER F. E. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Prot; from Germany.
GRESSER JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; born in Germany.
GRIFFIN G. W. Geneseo.
GRITEMANN JOHN, Geneseo; railroad shops; Luth; from Germany.
GROSS FRANK, Geneseo; butcher.
GRUBB JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; German.
GUILD HENRY, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep: Prot; from N.Y.
T T ALL E. Geneseo; clerk; Dem; from Mo.
HALL J. G. Geneseo; hardware merchant; Rep; from S. C.
HALL W. H. Geneseo; hardware merchant; Rep; born in 111.
HALLSTEN JOHN, Geneseo; carpenter; Luth; from Sweden.
HAMILTON T. F. Geneseo; foundry; Dem; Epis; born N.Y.
HAMILTON CHARLES, Geneseo; student; Rep.
HAMMOND JOSEPH, Geneseo; gunsmith; Rep; Unitarian; born Vt.
HAMMOND FRANK, Geneseo.
HAMMONL) PETER, Geneseo; retired; born in Newton, Mass. April 9, 1776; Rep;
Meth; he voted for Adams; he is the oldest Mason in the United States. Centennarian.
HAND-1PIKE PETER, Geneseo; cooper; Rep; from Germany.
HANNA PETER, Geneseo; horse dealer; Dem.
HANNA J. L. Geneseo; wool carder; Rep; Pres; from Ohio.
HANNA JOHN R. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; born Henry Co.
HANNAN MATTHEW, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Dem; from Ireland.
.HANNAN PATRICK, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born in Ireland; 160 acres.
HANNAN THOMAS, Sec. "25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ireland; 160 acres.
HANSON A. E. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; from Sweden.
HANSON E. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
HARBAUGH FRANK, Geneseo; tinner: Rep; Prot; born in 111.
HARBAUGH JOHN R. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa; 240 acres.
HARBAUGH WM. Geneseo; merchant; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
HARDING F. Geneseo; molder.
HARKER JOHN E. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
HARKER THOS. R. Geneseo; book store; Rep; Unit; from N. J.
HARMAN T. T., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem.
HARMS HENRY, Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; 80 acres.
HARPER DAVID, Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from England; 240 acres.
HARPER JOSHUA, Geneseo; Farmer; born in Fairfax Co. Va. April 24, 1796; came to
this county 1836; Dem; Cong; wife was Sarah M. Thomas, of Maine, born Aug. 9, 1807;
married Oct. 15, 1838; Mr. Harper was the first Recorder and Probate Judge of Henry Co;
was the first Representative of the county, served two terms; was a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention in 1848,
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HARPER O. M. Geneseo; Rep;
HARRINGTON E. W. Geneseo; carpenter; Prot; from Canada East.
HARRINGTON F. R. Geneseo; billiard-hall; Rep; born N.Y.
HARRINGTON GEO. W. Geneseo; retired; from Mass.
HARRINGTON J. L. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Pres; born in 111.
HARRINGTON M. T. P.O. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Metli.
HARBINGTOX B. Capt. was born in Hogansburg. Franklin Co. N.Y. Feb. 18, 1822; Rep;
Lib. Mr. Harrington is a self-made man. having to care for himself at the early age of 12,
besides doing much for the support of his parents. At the age of 16 he entered the regular
army, in 1837, and served five years under the command of Gen. Worth in the 8th Regular
Infantry; was three years in the Florida war in Co. K, 8th U.S.I. He moved permanently
to Geneseo in 1856; he served as captain of Co. B, gth I.V. Cavalry in the rebellion; he mar-
ried Feb. 22, 1845, at Massena, N.Y., Miss Martha Campbell, of Windsor Co. Vt. ; she was
born March 7, 1827; he has buried two children, an only daughter, Clara P., Jan. 8, 1865,
and oldest son Wm. H., Oct. 31, 1868, who was, at the time of his death, the proprietor of
the Harrington House, Geneseo; has three living children : Henry G., Frank R., and Fred
A.; he is at present o.ie of the Directors of the Farmers' National I!ank; is also President of
the Geneseo Temperance Reform Club. By judicious management of himself and wife, he
has a handsome competency for the remainder of life. His present business is real estate
dealing and money loaning. The Capt. has one of the finest residences in Henry Co.
HARRIS JAS. M. Geneseo; engineer railroad grain elevator; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
HART WARREN, Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Canada.
HARTLEY J. S. Geneseo; shoemaker; Ind; from Pa.
HARTING WILLIAM, Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
HARTSTONE FRED. Geneseo; barber; Dem; Prot; from England.
HAUSBERGER PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
HAUCK JACOB, Geneseo; clerk; Prot; from Pa.
HAWKINS WM. G. Geneseo; agricultural implements; Rep; from R.I.
HAYWARD J. L. Geneseo; soap factory; Rep; from Mass.
HAYES ANDREW, Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
HEATH EDWARD D. Geneseo.
HEFFLEFINGER MICHAEL, Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; 120 acres.
HEGY F. A. Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; born Ohio.
HELLYER IZRI, Sec. n, P.O. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Chris; from Pa; 80 acres.
HENANDER ANDREW, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
HENNEY DANIEL, Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Ohio; 406 acres.
HENNEY JOS. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; from Ohio.
HENRY JOSEPH, Geneseo.
HENSHAW SAML. Geneseo; butcher; Dem; from N. Y.
HENSHAW WM. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Epis; from N.Y.
HENSHAW WM. Dr. Geneseo; physician; Dem; from N.Y.
HERMES JOHN, Geneseo; cooper; Rep; Cath; from Germany.
HERMAN H. Geneseo; clothier and brewer; Dem; from Germany.
HERMAN & WATEBMAX, Clothiers and Brewers, Geneseo; came to Co. in 1857;
born in Germany.
HICKOX WILLIAM, Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Bapt.
HICKOX J. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Meth; from Conn.
HIGG1NS NEWMAN L. Geneseo; plasterer; Rep; from Vt.
HILL E. B. Geneseo; laborer; Ind; born in Pa.
HILLMER LOUIS, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
HTLLIER EZRA, Geneseo.
HINMAN WILLIS, P.O. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Epis.
HINES WM. Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; millwright; Rep.
HIPPLER CHAS. Geneseo; merchant; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
HIRSCHFELGER ERNST, Geneseo.
HITCHCOCK L. Geneseo; hardware; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
HOBBS THOMAS, Geneseo; connected with the Geneseo Republic; Rep.
200 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
HOBBS GrEO. H. Journalist, Geneseo; born in Maine, May 25, 1824; came to this Co.
in 1857; Rep; Bapt; owns house and lot. value $2.500; married to Miss Emeline W. Lewis,
Feb. 26, 1852; one child; been editor of the Genesto Republic continuously since Dec. 1858;
is Postmaster, and has held the office over nine years.
HODGKINS I.INDLY, Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; soap-maker; from N.Y.
HOEG CHARLFS, Geneseo; laborer.
HOEFT AUGUST, Geneseo; harness maker; Dem; German.
HOEFT HENRY, Geneseo; harness-maker; born in Germany.
HOFFMAN GEO. Geneseo; saloon; Rep; Cath; from Mo.
HOFFMAN LYDIA Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Evang; born in 111.
HOFSTETTER MICHAEL, Sec. 19, P.O. Geneseo; laborer for H. V. Clough; born Germany.
HOKINSON JOHN, Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; from Sweden.
HOLBROOK J. S. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; born in Maine.
HOLDEN J. W. Geneseo.
HOLLIET JOS. Sec. 28. P.O. Geneseo; gardener; Dem; Cath; born in Germany.
HOLMES N. N. Geneseo; R R. bridge supt; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
HOLMES P. Geneseo; county surveyor; Rep; Cong; from Conn.
HOLTON S. S. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Pres; from N.Y.
HOLTON FRANK, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep.
HOOD JAS. O. Geneseo; laborer Kendall & Kidder; Rep; Prot; from Mass.
HOOVER JOHN W. Farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; born in Blair Co. Penn. June I,
1831; came to this Co. in 1854; Rep; Meth. Epis; owns 182 acres o land, valued at $15,000;
wife was Rebecca Bellinger, born in Stark Co. Ohio, May 26, 1835; married July 10, 1861:
has one child, Matilda.
HOPPIXS H. I. Homoeopathic Physician and Surgeon. Geneseo; born in Livingston Co.
N.Y. Sept. 21, 1841; came to Co. 1874; Rep; wife was Annie M. Smith, of Poughkeepsie,
N.Y., born Oct. 3, 1839; married Oct. 3, 1865; has one child. Delia B. Dr. Hoppins and
wife are both graduated physicians of the Homoeopathic School at St. Louis; office at resi-
dence; both have an extensive practice in Geneseo and vicinity. Mrs. Hoppins makes a
specialty of diseases of women and children.
HORTON FRANCIS L. Sec. 27, P.O. Geneseo; laborer for J. Rockwell; Rep; born in Vt.
HOSFORD JAS. M. Geneseo; state agent of Home Ins. Co. of N.Y; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
HOWELL A. Mrs. Geneseo; Cong; from N.Y.
HOYT DANIEL, Sej. 5, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Iml; from N.H.; 80 acres.
HOYT SYDNEY B., P.O. Geneseo; farmhand with his father, D. Hoyt; Ind. Rep; Henry Co.
HOYT W. T. Geneseo; machinist; Rep; from Mass.
HJELM CHAS. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
HUBER FRANK, Geneseo; saloon keeper; Dem; German.
HUESTIS J. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; born in Nova Scotia.
HUGHES J. Geneseo; engineer; Dem; Calh; from Ireland.
HUME S. T. Physician and Surgeon, Geneseo; born Monroe Co. N'.Y. May 3, 1818; came
to Co. 1845; Rep; wife was Permelia T. Stewart, born June 7, iS22, in same county; married
March 19, 1846; has one daughter, a Mrs. Taylor. Dr. Hume graduated at Berkshire Medi-
cal College, Pittsfield, Mass, in 1846. He practiced nine years in Moline, 111.
HUNN E. A. Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, for C. Smith; Dem; born in Mass.
HUNN ROYAL, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. Anderson; Dem; from Indiana.
HUNT C. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; German Meth; born in Germany.
HUNT GARDNER. Geneseo; teamster; Rep; Cong; from Yt.
HUNTINGTON ELISHA, Geneseo; foundry; Rep; born 111.
HUNTINGTON N. B. Geneseo; retired; Rep; 'Cong; from Conn.
HYDE A. K. Geneseo; molder; Dem; Adv; from Yt.
TNGLIS JAMES, Geneseo; railroad stoker; Rep; from X. H.
^ IN'GLIS JOHN, Geneseo; foreman bridges on C. R. I. & P. R.R.; Rep; from Scotland.
INGRAM WILLIAM, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for E. A. Richmond.
INGRAM HENRY, Geneseo.
INGRAM ORRIS, Geneseo.
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IDE O. Mrs. Geneseo.
IRVING N. S. Geneseo; hosiery manufacturer; Rep; from Mass.
JACKSON JAMES, I'.O. Geneseo; farmer, for Bliss; born in England.
JAQUES W. C. Geneseo; cooper; Ind; Univ; from Pa.
JAQUES , Geneseo; student; Rep; Unit.
JAQUES WILLIAM F. P.O. Geneseo; farmer.
TARSON JOHN, Geneseo.
JENKINS POLLY A. Mrs. P.O. Geneseo; Meth; from Va; farm of 82 ac. val. $4,900.
JENNINGS GEO. Geneseo.
JOHNSON ALFRED, Geneseo; teamster; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON ALFRED, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON ANDREW, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden,
JOHNSON ANDREW L. Sec. n;- P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 20 ac.
JOHNSON AUGUST, Geneseo; tailor; Rep; Luth; born in Sweden.
JOHNSON CHAS. Geneseo; cabinet maker; Dem; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON D. A. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JOHN, Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 12 acres.
JOHNSON JOHN P. Sec. 11; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; I.uth; from Sweden; 2O acres.
JOHNSON JONAS, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Luth; born in Sweden; 143 acres.
JOHNSON LARS, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON LOUIS, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON NELS, Geneseo; R. R. laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON N. P. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON PETER G. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON PETER, Geneseo; painter; Rep: Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON P. J. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON BRYANT D. Geneseo.
JOHNSON ERASTUS, Geneseo.
JOHNSON O. J. Geneseo.
JOHNSON EDWARD F. Geneseo.
JOHNSON CARL, Geneseo.
JORDAN JOHN H. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
T7" AISER ALBERT, Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; from Ohio.
KARI- MARTIN, Geneseo; laborer for Kendall & Kidder; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
KAPISCHKE LUDWIG, Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
KELLY JAMES S. Geneseo; stock dealer; Dem; Pres; from Pa.
KELLY PATRICK, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem;,Cath; from Ireland.
KENAMAN CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; from Germany.
KENDALL S. Geneseo; miller and grain dealer; Rep; Unit; from Mass.
KIDDER W. L. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer and miller; Rep; Unit; born in Vt; 140 acres.
KIDNY E. Geneseo; railroad carpenter. Dem; Catli; from Ireland.
KILBY S. J. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Trot; from Vt.
KIMBEL CHARLES, Geneseo; wagon-maker; from Sweden.
KIXER HEXRY L. Editor Henry County News, Geneseo; born in Shafer's Valley, Perry
Co. Pa. Feb. I, 1851; came to 111. in early life; educated at Farm Ridge Seminary, LaSalle Co.;
commenced profession of journalist at the age of seventeen as a contributor to the Northwest-
ern Advocate, of Chicago, afterwards to various Eastern literary periodicals; rilled position
of reporter on Chicago city papers some time; commenced the editorship of the News at the
age of twenty-three, which paper he still controls; Mr. Kiner has contributed various articles
poetical and prose to prominent Eastern journals, some of which have received very favorable
criticism from eminent literary writers, one a personal letter from the poet, Henry \V. Long-
fellow.
KINEY J. O. Geneseo; city marshal; Rep; from Vt.
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KING MAYNARD, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; with W. J. Rider; Ind; born in Mass.
KINNEY H. MAYNARD, Geneseo.
KINSEY CYRUS, Geneseo; plow manufacturer; Rep; Cong; from Pa.
KINSEY DANIEL S. Geneseo; book agent; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
KINSEY CHESTER, Geneseo; book agent; Rep; Meth.
KINSEY J. F. Geneseo; Dry Goods Merchant; born Rock Island, 111. Sept. 22, 1847; Rep;
Cong; wife was C. Eliza Stewart, bom Sept. 26, 1853; married Dec. 2, 1875; has lived in
Geneseo twenty-one years.
KINSEY N. C. Geneseo; merchant; Rep; Cong; born in 111.
KINTLER JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
KINZIE K. A. Geneseo; Music Dealer; born Wayne Co. Ohio, June 3, 1842; came to this
county 1846; Rep; Meth; wife was Flora L. Williamson, born April 14, 1855; married Oct.
22, 1872; buried one child; Mr. Kinzie will sell music and musical instruments to suit the
times; office in Freeman's Block; he is also a composer and teacher of music.
KIPPING CHRISTIAN, Geneseo; laborer; from Germany.
KIRKPATRICK, WILLIAM L. Geneseo; photographer; Rep; Unit.
KLAVEAN DANL. Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
KLEPSER JACOB, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Meth; from Germany; 80 acres.
KNOBLAUCH JOHN N. Geneseo; veterinary surgeon; Rep; from Germany.
KNOBLOUGH J. N. Geneseo; veterinary surgeon; Rep; Meth.
KOCH SIMON, Geneseo; R. R. clerk; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
KOENIG D. JOHN, Geneseo; hotel-keeper; Dem; from Germany.
KOENIG JOHN, Geneseo; hotel; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
KOPISKE LUDWIG, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany; 40 acres.
KOPP CHRISTOPHER, Geneseo; superannuated minister; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
KRANTZ JOHN Jr. Geneseo; hostler; Rep.
KRANTZ JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
KRAUSE PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
KUEBLER JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
KUNZ LEWIS, Rev. Geneseo; German Meth; born in Germany.
T ACER G. Geneseo; tailor; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
*- LAMBERT J. H. Geneseo; gunsmith; Rep; Bapt; from England.
LAMBERT EPHRAIM, Geneseo; mason; Rep; from England.
LAMBERT PHILLIP, Geneseo; painter; Rep; Bapt; from Iowa.
LAMBERT WILLIAM B. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Meth; Eng.
LAMBERT EDWARD, Geneseo; brick maker; Rep; Conn.
LAMBERT PHIL. T. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Bapt.
LAMBERT HENRY, Geneseo; cooper; Rep; Bapt.
LAMBERT WILLIAM, Geneseo; brick maker; Rep; Meth.
LANGRIDGE R. J. Rev. Geneseo; Bapt; from England.
LARSON L. G, Geneseo; cabinet maker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
LASALLE GODFREY, Geneseo; deputy sheriff; Rep; Prot; born in Canada.
LASCH JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
LATSON JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot; Swede.
LATSON FRED. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; ProV, Swede.
LATSON A. R. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Prot; from N. Y.
LAWBAUGH GEORGE, Geneseo: in warehouse; Rep; born Ohio.
LAWBAUGH G. W. Geneseo; feather renovator; Ind; born Ohio.
L.AWBAUGH HENRY, Grain Dealer; Geneseo; born in Tuscarawas Co. Ohio, Feb. 26,
1836; came to this county March 23, 1854; Rep; Prot; married Miss Lizzie M. Machesney at
New Alexander, Westmoreland Co. Pa. May 16, 1867, where she was born, March 4, 1836;
has one son, Howard S., born in this town Dec. 20, 1870.
LAWBAUGH JOSIAH, Geneseo; retired grocer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
LAWBAUGH J. R. Geneseo; grocer; Ind. Rep; Meth; born in Ohio.
LAWBAUGH WM. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Ohio.
LEWIS SHEARER,
Cornwall Township.
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LAWBAUGH ALBERT, Geneseo; Rep; Meth.
LAWRENCE H. F. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; German.
LAWRENCE Gr. W. Geneseo; Grocer; member of the firm of Dedrick & Lawrence; born
in city of N.Y., Aug. 25, '28; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Cong; owns residence; wife
was Catharine Munson, of New York City, born 1828; married April 5, 1855; has one child,
E. Kate; served three years in the late war as Lieut, of Company I, H2th I. V. I.
LAWLESS L. M. engineer at foundry; Rep; Prot; from Mass.
LAWSON OUST. Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of N. Wetherhall; Luth; from Sweden.
LAWSON L. G. Geneseo; cabinet maker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
LEDIG MICHEL, Geneseo; wagon maker; Ind; from Germany.
LEE JAMES, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
LENSER FRED. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for W. L. Kidder; Evang; born in Germany.
LEVEN CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
LEWIS G. Mrs. Geneseo.
LICTHSTIEN HENRY, Geneseo; butcher; Dem; from Germany.
LiIEBERKNECHT A. Printer, Geneseo; born in Germany on gth of May, 1836; came to
this county in 1857; Rep; Evang; owns house and lot, value $3,000; partner and business
manager of the Republic since Nov. 1863.
LIEBERKNECHT GEORGE, Geneseo; music dealer.
LIEDKE AUGUST, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for G. Geiser; born in Germany.
LIKE D. C. Geneseo; carpenter and painter; Rep; from N. Y.
LIKE JOHN, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; from N. Y.
LIMLE C. J. Geneseo; bakery; Rep; from Ohio.
LINBERGE CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JjINNELL CHARLES A. Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; born in Jefferson Co. N. Y.,
Sept. 8, 1829; came to this county in 1844; Ind; owns 100 acres of land, valued $4,000; first
wife was Nancy A. Allen; second wife was Mary D. Lenhart, born in Muskingum Co. Ohio,
Nov. 16, 1845; married Feb. 22, 1866; has four children; has two children of first wife.
LINNELL CHAS. R. Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; from N. Y.
LISCH JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
LITTLE DANIEL, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born in N. H.; 120 ac. $9,000.
LITTLE J. A. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born in 111.
LIVERMORE H. J. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo, farmer; Rep; Cong; born Vermont; 80 acres.
LIVER MORE I. W. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from Mass.
LODGE G. M. Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
LOFSTEDT L. F. Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for J. Allen; Rep; born in Sweden.
LOGEMANN GEO. R. Geneseo; merchant; Dem; Freethinker; from Germany.
LOHMAN FRANK, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Meth: born in Germany; 80 acres.
LONG CHARLES, Geneseo; works on R. R.; Dem; Pres; from Ohio.
LONG MICHAEL, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for F. Bolen; Dem; Meth; born in N. Y.
LONG JOHN. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Meth; German.
LOOMIS GEORGE H. Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born in Maine; 116% acres.
LOOMIS HENRY, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer with G. H. Loomis; born in Maine.
LOOMIS MARSHALL, Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem.
LOOMIS NATHAN A. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Maine.
LORENZ CONRAD, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; rents 80 acres.
LUTHER ABRAM, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
LUTHER GEO. Geneseo; drayman; Prot; from Germany.
LUTHER DANIEL, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
LYON LYMAN, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Rep; from Conn.
l\/r cARTHUR F. H. Justice of Peace and Notary Public; Dem; from Michigan.
"T McAVOY RICHARD, Geneseo; R. R. employee; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
McBROOM JAMES, Geneseo; grain dlr. & prest. 1st Natl. Bk; Rep; Unit; Welch.
MCCARTY DANL. R. R. section foreman; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
McCLELLAN J. WESLEY, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ind; 84 acres.
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VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
McCOLLAM ARCHIBALD, Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Pa.
McCONAUGHY WILLIAM, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
McCOWAN JNO. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
McCOY DANIEL, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
McCRACKEN ALEXANDER, Rep; Disciple; from Ohio.
McDADE CHARLES W. Geneseo; Rep; from Pa.
McELHENNY D. L. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
McELHENNY M. H., P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep;' 2 acres, $800.
McELROY RICHARD, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
McFARLANE ANDREW, Geneseo; retired merchant; Ind; Spiritualist; from Ohio.
McGOWAN WM. H. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Knox Co. 111.
MCGREGOR ARTHUR, Geneseo: blacksmith: Dem; Prot; from Iowa.
McGREGOR LARES, Geneseo; sewg. mach. seller; Dem.
McHOSE SAML. Sec. 28, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Pa; 97 acres, $7,500.
McILVAIN JAS. B. Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for J. G. Mcllvain; Rep; Cong; born Pa.
McILVAIN JAS. G. Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Pa; 107 acres.
MCLAUGHLIN , Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
McLEAN EDWARD, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot.
McMORROW ANDREW, Geneseo; 'bus driver; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
McNULTY PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; N.Y.
McNULTY THOS. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; N.Y.
McOWEN JOHN, Geneseo: laborer; Dem; Cath.
McSHAN HUGH O'GARA, Geneseo, Catholic priest; from Ireland.
McWAIN GEO. A. Geneseo; carpenter; Ind; N.Y.
MACHESNEY DAVID L. Physician and Surgeon, Geneseo; born in Greensburg,
Westmoreland Co. Pa. Jan. 10, 1827; came lo this Co. in 1854; Rep; Prot; owns 125 acres
of land, value $10,000; married Miss Martha E. Taylor in this town, May 28, 1862; she was
born in Wardsboro, Vt. March 23, lS4r; has one son living and one dead, A. Grant, born
Feb. 7, 1864; Elmer D., born Aug. 26, 1868; died Jan. 24, 1872.
MANINGTON JOHN, Geneseo; dentist, Rep; Cong; from Eng.
MANVILLE HARRY, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
MANVILLE RICHARD H. Geneseo; Rep; Prot.
MARON CHRISTIE, Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
MARTIN C. H. Geneseo; soap manufacturer; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
MARTIN J. S. Geneseo; bridge carpenter; Rep; Meth; from Ind.
MARTIN S. W. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
MARTIN W. A. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot.
MATHER A. G. Sec. 35, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Ohio; So ac. val. $4,800.
MATHER POMEROY, lives with father, A. G. Mather; Rep; Cong; born in Geneseo.
MATSON A. JULIUS, Geneseo; stage driver; Rep; Meth. Epis; born Henry Co.
MATTES THEO. Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
MATZOLD AUGUST, Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany: So acres.
MAXWELL M. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Prot; from Pa.
MERTZ A. H. Sec. 30, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for E. Mertz; Rep; born 111.
MERTZ EDWARD, Sec. 30, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Pa; 80 acres.
MEYER A. Geneseo; wagon-maker; Rep; Evang; born in France.
MILLER ABKAM, Geneseo; prop, of Geneseo House; Rep; born Long Island.
MILLER J. ADAM. Sec. to, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Germany: 140 acres.
MILLER B. C. Geneseo; lives with his father, Abram Miller; Rep; born 111.
MILLER GEO. H. with J. A. Miller; Dem; born Henry Co.
MILLER IRA C. Geneseo; lives with his father, Abram Miller; Rep; born in 111.
MILLER M. J. Rev. Geneseo; Unitarian clergyman: Rep; from Ohio. t
MILLER WM. Geneseo; retired; Rep; from N.Y.
MITCHELL HORACE, Geneseo; works on railroad.
MITCHELL J. H. Gene.'eo; druggist; Dem; Coth; from Ireland.
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MODERWELL E. C. Hon. Attorney at Law, Geaeseo; born in Crawford Co. Ohio,
March 6 1838; came to Co. 1866; Rep; wife was Fannie R. Watson, married at Fairmont,
West Virginia, March, 1866; has four children. Mr. Moderwell graduated at Jefferson Col-
lege, Peciu., class of 1859; at Cincinnati Lxw School, 1860; was Major of I2th Ohio Cavalry;
is also member of the State Senate at the present time.
MODERWELL J. B. Geneseo; druggist; Rep; Pres; from Ohio.
MODERWELL JOHN, Geneseo; retired merchant; Rep; Pres; born in Pa.
MOHR W. H. Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; from N.Y.
MONGER S. F. Geneseo; teamster; Rep: U. Brethren; from Vt.
MONAHAN A. Geneseo; section man; Dem; Cath.
MONESMITH HENRY, Geneseo; family grocery; Dem; Unit.
MOORE C. L. Geneseo; cooper; Ind; Pro); from Ky.
MORGAN A. Geneseo; formerlv a farmer in Munson; born in Jefferson Co. N.Y. March 31,
1824; came to Co. 1853; Rep; wife was Martha P. Tuttle, of Oneida Co. N. Y., born April
29, 1820; married Aug. 4, 1844; has three children living.
MORGAN PLINY W. Retired, Geneseo; born in Oneida Co. N.Y. June 30, 1802; came
10 Co. 1854; Rep; Pres; first wife was Hannah Porter, of Conn; married Oct. 1822; had four
children, one living; she died Feb. 26, 1828; second wife, Ruey Hamilton, of N. Y.; married
Aug. 4, 1835; two children living.
MORGAN HERBERT, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
MORTON JAS. Geneseo; merchant; Dem; Prot; from Ohio.
MORTON S. W. Geneseo; merchant; Dem; Prot; from Ohio.
MORTON WM. Geneseo; merchant; Dem; from Ohio.
MORTON CHARLES, Geneseo; asst. cashr. First Natl. Bank; Rep; Pres.
MORRISY JNO. W. Geneseo; tinner; Dem; Cath; N.Y.
MOSES H. W. Geneseo; manufacturer of woodenware; Rep; Unit; from Maine.
MOSHER CHAS. E. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Vt.
MOSHER NAPOLEON, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
MOWRY GEO. G. Geneseo; agricultural implements and live stock; Rep; Cong; from R.I.
MUGNARD WILLIAM, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
MULLIGAN ALBERT, Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
MUNSON ALBERT S. Geneseo; carpenter; Dem; born N. Y.
MUNSON H. J. Mrs. Geneseo, born N.Y.
MUNSON MERRITT, Retired, Geneseo; born Greene Co. N. Y. Oct. 7, 1805; came to
Co. 1852; Democratic in politics; -maintains thedoctrine of individual and state sovereignty;
Humanitarian and Freethinker in religion; his wife was Harriet Rice, of N.Y. ; she died Jan.
14; 1862; second wife was Mrs. Maria S. Mathews, of Oawego Co. N.Y., married March 2,
1871. Mr. Munson was the original proprietor of the present business part of the town. The
township of Munson, Henry Co. was named after him. He formerly edited the Geneseo
Republic; it was then neutral in politics. He was the first President of Town Council; was
Justice of the Peace many years.
MUNSON SYLVINA Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Pres; Vt; house and lot.
MUNSON L. N. Geneseo; Rep; Meth; N.Y.
MURTEN N. W. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
MURPHY JOSEPH J. Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; F. Bapt; from Pa.
MYERS FRED. Geneseo; tailor; Cath; from Denmark.
MYHILL EMILY A. Mrs, Geneseo; Christian; from Vt; owns house and lot.
TEARING M. Geneseo; farmer; Meth; from Germany.
NAYLOR ROBERT, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Ireland.
NEGUS ADELIA, Mrs. Geneseo; Bapt; from N.Y.
NEHLIG HENRY, Geneseo; railroad baggageman; Dem; Cath.
NEHLIG M. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Cath; from Germany.
NEIS WENDER WESLEY, City Marble Works. Geneseo; born in West Salem, Wayne
Co. Ohio, March 30, 1841; came to this county in 1852; Rep; Prot; owns residence, value
$1,500; wife was Miss Minerva Merriman, born in Henry Co. Ill, Feb. 24, 1841; her parents
came to this county in 1835; married Aug. 22, 1862; has'five children, William A., Solon A.,
Ellen. Kittie F. and Chas. G.; was member of Co. I, 112 111. V. L; was prisoner eighteen
months, in Libby, Andersonville, Charleston, and Florence, S. C.
208 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
NELSON A. Mrs, widow, Geneseo; Luth; from Sweden.
NELSON CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
NELSON A. G. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot.
NETH JNO. P. Geneseo; formerly grocer; Rep; Prot; German.
NETSER JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
NEWTON F. Geneseo; canvassing; Rep; from Wis.
NISWENDER FRANK, Sec. I; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of S. Stough; Rep; born Henry Co.
NISWENDER L. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Meth; born 111.
NISWENDER WM. Sec.l; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Pa; 160 acres.
NOURSE HENRY, Geneseo; retired mercht; Rep; Cong; from Me.
NORRIS H. N. Geneseo; laborer: Rep; Prot.
/^VBRIAN JOHN, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Catli; from Ireland.
^^ O'BRYAN A. P. Geneseo; foreman of water-works on railroad; Rep.
O'BRYAN N. Geneseo; cooper; Dem; Cath ; from Conn.
O'CONNELL PAT. Geneseo; railroad section foreman; Dem; Cath; from Ireland,
O'DAY PATRICK., Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
ODWELDER PHILLIP, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
O'MARA M. Geneseo; railroad laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
OBER C. P. Geneseo; printer; Rep; born Pa.
OBERG WILLIAM R. Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Sweden.
OFFERLE ABNER, resides with father, L. Offerle; clerk; Rep; German Evang; born 111.
OFFERLE A. F. Geneseo; shoemaker; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
OFFERLE G. J. Geneseo; boot and shoemaker; Dem; Prot; from France.
OFFERLE L. Geneseo; merchant; Rep; German Evang; from France.
OFFER LEE JNO. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Evang; German.
OLE HENRY, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
OLFSON OLBER G. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
OLMSTEAD HENRY, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep.
OLMSTEAD DANIEL, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot.
OLMSTEAD HENRY, Geneseo; merchant; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
OLSON GUS. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
OLSON JOHN, Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
OLSON PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Sweden.
ORMISTON J. C. Geneseo; wind mill manufacturer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
OTT ADOLPH, Geneseo; harness-maker; Rep; Evang; born in 111.
OTT A. H. Geneseo; retired merchant; Rep; Evang; born in 111.
OTT CHRISTIAN, P.O. Peoria, 111; minister German Evang; from France.
OTT EDWARD P. Geneseo; miller; Rep; Evang; born 111.
OTT JOHN, Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; German Evang; from Germany.
OTT L. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; German Evang; born in this county.
OTT M. U. Mrs. Geneseo; German Evang; from France; owns house and lot, val. $600.
OTT PHILLIP, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Evang; from France.
OTT S. S. Geneseo; miller; Rep; Evang; born in 111.
OTT SAM'L. Geneseo; dry goods; Rep; German Evang; born 111.
OWEN RICHARD B. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Wales.
OWEN W. H. Geneseo; retired; from N.Y.
OWENS CLAUDUS, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Irish.
"DAESSLER E. Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
PALMER J. W. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; Prot; from N. H.
PALMER EDWARD. Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Unit; from 111.
PARKER GEO. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer.
PARKER M. P. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; Cong; from N. H.
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PATTERSON WM. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
PATTERSON JNO. W. Geneseo; laborer; Prot.
PATZER L. Geneseo; laborer; Evang; from Germany.
PAUL MARVIN K. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Conn.
PENCE H. H. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
PERHAM I. W. Geneseo; drayman; Rep; Prot; from Vt.
PERRY CHARLES, Geneseo; propr. of coal mines; Rep; Cong; Mass.
PERRY ALFRED, Geneseo; retired; from Mass; came to state 1836.
PEKRIN H. A. Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Univ; from Mass; 75 acres.
PERSONS NATHANIEL, Geneseo; Rep; from Mass. 1820.
PETERSON ANDREW, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Sweden; 64 acres.
PETERSEN AUGUST, farmer, for Weston; born in Sweden.
PETERSON GUST. Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
PETERSON INGLEBAR Mrs. widow, Sec. n; P.O. Geneseo; Luth; from Sweden; 18 aces.
PETERSON JOHN, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of his brother; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
PETERSON JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
PETERSON JOHN R. Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 8 acres.
PETERSON JONAS, Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
PETERSON NELS, Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
PETERSON WILLIAM, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; 'from Sweden.
PETHERBRIDGE GEO. Geneseo; teamster; Rep; Prot; from England.
PETTIS IRVING S. Geneseo; school teacher; Rep; Pres; from N. Y.
PH1LBROOK CHAS. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Maine; 62 ac. $1,430.
PHILBROOK FRANCIS T., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with father; Rep; Cong; from Mich.
PHILLIPPO GEO. W. Geneseo; printer; Dem; born England.
PHILLIPS J. T. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
PIEL GUS. Geneseo; cigar maker; Rep; from Sweden.
PIERCE J. T. Rev. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
PLATT JOS. Geneseo; laborer; Prot.
PLUM NATHANIEL, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
POMEROY ENOS, Geneseo; physician; Rep; Cong; from N. Y.
POMEROY STEPHEN C. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; 83 acres.
POMEROY JNO. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong.
POMEROY FRED. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong.
POPE L. C. Geneseo; wagon maker; Rep; Meth.
PORTEL HENRY, Geneseo; barber; Dem; from Germany.
PORTER GILES, Geneseo; Dem; from Ohio.
PORTER H. D. Geneseo; printer in Republic office; Rep; Prot; born in 111.
PORTER IRA, Geneseo; retired; Rep; from N. Y.
PORTER H. Geneseo; barber; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
POSTEL HENRY, Geneseo; barber; Dem; German.
POWELL FRANCIS M. Geneseo; lumber dealer; Rep; Bapt; born 111.
POWERS E. P. Geneseo; painter; Rep; Prot.
PRATT WILLIAM, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand.
PRIEBE WM. Geneseo; carpenter; Luth; from Germany.
QUINN JAMES, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot; from N. Y.
QUICK T. H. Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; born in New Jersey; 24 ac.
QUINN MICHAEL, Geneseo; dry goods mercht; Dem; Cath; Iowa.
ID AADER L. Geneseo; shoemaker: Rep; Luth; from Germany.
RADER DEDLIF, Geneseo; laborer; born in Germany.
RADER J. T. P.O. Geneseo; farmer.
RAHN GUST. Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
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RAHN DAVID, Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
RAMSEY ALLEN J. Geneseo; grocer; Rep; born N. H.
RAMSEY JAMES, Geneseo; grocer; Rep; Meth; from X. H.
RAPP A. J. Geneseo; trader; Rep; Meth; born in this Co.
RAPP J. D. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Prot; born in this Co.
RAPP JOHN, Sen. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Ger. Evang; from Germany.
RAPP JOHN, Jr. Geneseo; retired merchant; Kep; Prot; from Pa.
RAPP JACOB, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Evang; from France.
RAPP PHILLIP, Geneseo; trader; Rep; Meth.
RASER ADAM H. City Marble Works, Geneseo; born in West Salem, Wayne Co. Ohio.
Aug. 7, 1839; came to this county in 1852; Rep; Prot; owns house and two acre lot, value
$2,500; was in the army in Co. K, H2th Reg. I. V. I.; served three years; wife was Miss
Catherine A. Fries, born Jan. 4, 1843, in Wayne Co. Ohio; married March 22, 1864; has five
children living, one dead; Bertie A., Florance A., Lula, Ada and Jasin.
RASER GEO. Geneseo; retired merchant; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
RASER GEO. W. Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
RASER J. S. Geneseo; clevk; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
RASER JOHN, Geneseo; railroad conductor; Rep; born Ohio.
RASER W. W. Geneseo; merchant; Kep; Meth; from Ohio.
RATHMANN MARTIN, Geneseo; teamster; Dem; Prot; from'Germany.
REBUNG JNO. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
REDFELDT AUG. Geneseo; shoemaker; Evang; from Germany.
REED NEWTON, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; from Conn.
REHBEIN FRED. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Evang; from Germany.
REHER GEO. Geneseo; R. R. laborer; Luth; from Germany.
REHERD J. K.., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Va; 160 acres, value $9,600.
REHARD JNO. Geneseo; laborer.
REINOEHL THEODORE K.. Geneseo; tinner; Kep; born Pa.
REMMELL GEORGE, Geneseo; retired; Dem; from Ohio.
REMMINGTON W. A. Geneseo; bookkeeper at Stock Yards; Rep; Epis.
RENSHAW JAS. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; born 111.
RESSER J. Q. Geneseo; river pilot; Dem; Luth; from Pa.
RESSER M. W. Geneseo; hotel; Dem; Prot; from Pa
RESSER PHILLIP T., P.O. Geneseo; farmer with J. Dashem; Rep; from Pa.
RICE DANIEL, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
RICHARDS GEORGE, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Vt; 160 acres, $9,000.
RICHARDSON LOUISA Mrs. Geneseo; born in N. Y.
RICHMOND JOS. Geneseo; nurseryman; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
RICHMOND EDWIN A. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; nurseryman; Rep; born in Mass.
RICHMOND FRANCIS C. Geneseo; lives with father. I. Richmond; Rep; born in 111.
RICHMOND ISAIAH, Geneseo; nursery; Rep; Cong; from Ma<s.
RICH DEXTER, Geneseo; lumberman; Dem; Epis; from Pa.
RICKEL JEREMIAH H. Geneseo; drayman; Rep; from Ohio.
RIDER WILSON J. Sec. 27; Geneseo: farmer; Ind; born in New York; So acres, $4,800.
RIEG CAROLINE Mrs. widow; Evang; from Germany; owns house and lot.
RIEGER FRED.. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
RILEY CHARLES, Geneseo; Teacher; born Knox Co. 111. Feb. 10, 1848; came to county
1873; Dem; owns residence; wife was Hattie Dickinson, born Utica, N.Y., Nov. i, 1851;
married April 6, 1873; has one child, Helen A.
RISTAU I. Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
RITTINGER WM. J. Geneseo; grocer; Ind; Luth; from Germany.
ROBERTS DANIEL, Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; from Ohio.
ROBERTS JOHN, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa; owns house and lot.
ROBERTS J. S. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; from Wales.
ROBERTS H. E. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot.
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ROCKWELL J. C. Ganeseo; hardware merchant; Rep; from N. H.
ROCKWELL JOHN, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; Ind; born in Vermont; 172 acres, $70 per acre.
KOEDER LOUIS Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
ROHWEDER TIMM. Geneseo; cooper; Ind; Prot; from Germany.
ROLAND JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. F. Smith; Rep; from Will Co.
ROLL JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
ROONEY THOS. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
ROOT A. M. Geneseo; grain dealer; Rep; from N.Y.
ROSENFIELD M. Geneseo; clerk; Ind; born Germany.
ROSENSTONE N. P. Geneseo; mnfr. boots and shoes; Rep; from Sweden.
ROUT W. C. Sec. 34; P. O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Epis; born in Eng; 160 acres.
ROWEHDEN TIM. Geneseo; cooper; Rep; from Germany.
RUBECK AUGUST, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
RUBECK P. A. Geneseo; laborer; Prot; Swede.
RUGGLES I. D. Geneseo; foundry; Rep; born in Mass.
RUGGLES EDWIN A. Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Cong.
RUMMELL M'. Geneseo; music dealer; Ind; from Ohio.
RUMMEL GEO. P.O. Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; Prot.
RUSSELL S. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; from Maine.
RUXTON JAMES R. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer with W. Ruxton; Dem; Pres; Scotland.
RUXTON ROBERT S. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer with W. Ruxton; Dem; Pres; Scotland.
RUXTON WM. Sr. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for Mrs. Spencer; Pres; born in Scotland.
KUXTON WM. Jr. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer with W. Ruxton; Dem; Pres; Scotland.
RYAN DANIEL, Geneseo; harness-maker; Dem; Cath; from 111.
C AFFORD W. H. Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; born in N.Y.; 56 acres.
"^ SAGE JOHN, Geneseo: laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
SAFSTROM ADOLPH, Geneseo; Dem.
SALEM CATHARINE, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; 148 acres, $5,000.
SALTO HENRY, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
SALTO JNO. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
SANBORN A. Geheseo; laborer; Rep.
SANDGRER CHARLES, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand.
SANFORD C. W. Geneseo; lives with his father; Rep; Cong.
SANFORD WHITFIELD, Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; banker; Rep; Cong; from N.Y; 80 acres.
SANTEE THOS. Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
SARGENT A. F. Geneseo; Carriage Maker; born in N. H. 1850; wife was Vienna T.
Huson, born in Ohio, March 2, 1855; married Jan. 28, 1862; has one child, Edna B.
SARG-ENT D. F. Geneseo; blacksmith; born Merrimac Co. N. H. May 23, 1825; came to
county in 1853; Rep; Meth; wife was A. E. Dunning, born Addison Co. Vt. June, 1842;
has seven children, three by first wife.
SAUNDERS E. A. Geneseo; brickmaker; Rep; from Mass.
SAWYER JOSEPH A. Geneseo; born in New Hampshire, April 10, 1812; emigrated
to Illinois in 1834 as a member of the Tremont Colony; has followed the mercantile business
nearly all his life; moved to Hampton. Rock Island Co. in 1839, to Dayton, Henry Co.
March, 1850. and to Geneseo in 1861; married Martha Richmond in 1835. wno died m I &3')-
second wife, Lucy A. Wells, in 1850, who was among the earliest settlers in Henry Co.
having removed from St. Lawrence Co. N. Y. in 1836; has had four children by first wife,
all living; five by second wife, three living.
SCHINDLER , Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for G. Geiser; born Germany.
SCHILENT WM. Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
SCHILKY GOTLEIR, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot; German.
SCHLINSON EARNEST, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for B. Ward; born Germany.
SCHMIDT HENRY, Geneseo; carpenter; Luth; from Germany.
SCHMIDT EQUITY, Geneseo; laborer; German.
SCHMIEDT R. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; Prot; from Pa.
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SCHMITZ JNO. H. P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep.
SCHMOLL CHAS. Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for G. Geiser; Dem; born Germany.
SCHNABELE LAWRENCE, Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Germany.
SCHNABELE P. S. Geneseo; Merchant Tailor and Clothier; born in Germany, Dec. 24,
1835; come to state 1841; came to county 1860; Rep; belongs to Evangelical Association;
wife was Amelia Willman, born in Prussia, Oct. 22, 1843; married Oct. II, 1862; has six
children, Jennie A. Ada M. Carrie M.Jerome P. Lenora F. and Presilla L.; has been Notary
Public.
SCHNABELE PHILLIP, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Prot; Germany.
SCHRADTLING WILLIAM, Geneseo; gardener; Dem.
SCHUCK I. J. Geneseo; grocer; Ind; Prot; born 111.
SCHULENDORF JOHN, Geneseo; Rep; from Germany.
SCHULKE G. Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
SCHUH MICHAEL, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot.
SCHUREMAN J. F. Geneseo; peddler; Repr Prot.
SCHUMAKER JACOB, Geneseo; laborer.
SCHWARCK CHAS. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Bapt; from Germany.
SEARL AMBROSE, Geneseo; dealer in pumps; Rep; born in 111.
SEARLS MARY Mrs. Geneseo; Meth.
SEDGLEY LiEVI, Geneseo; retired from business; i orn in York Co. Me. Oct. 18, 1812;
came to this county 1855; Rep; wife was Martha Johnson, born April 14, 1812; died Feb.
20, 1872; second wife was Serena B. Foss, born April I, 1828, in York Co. Me.; married
Nov. 3, 1874; has three children by first marriage.
SEDGLEY A. A. Geneseo; conductor R. R.; Rep; Unit.
SEDGLEY BEN. L. Geneseo; clerk R.R. depot; Rep; Unit.
SEFSTROM ADOLPH, Sec. I; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 20 acres.
SEIBEL WM. Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
SEIBEL WM. Geneseo; bakery; Dem; from Germany.
SELNER DANIEL, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; United Breth; born Pa; 80 acres.
SENGEWALD FRED. Geneseo; tailor; Rep; from Germany.
SHAFER GEO. Geneseo; cooper; Rep; Prot.
SHALE G. L. Geneseo; druggist; Rep; Prot; from Ohio,
SHAUP SOLOMON, Sec. 5; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 80 acres.
SHAW BARTON, Geneseo; Rep; Bapt; from Vt.
SHAW GEO. W. Geneseo; Attorney at Law; born in Providence, Rhode Island, Dec. 6,
1831; came to county 1857; Rep; wife was Lucy Andrews, born Aug. 3, 1832, in Hartford,
Conn ; married May I, 1855; has five children.
SHAW J. L. Geneseo; physician; Rep; Unit; from R. I.
SHELLHAMMER DANIEL, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; stage-driver; Rep; from Pa.
SHEPARD R. L. Geneseo; stock dealer; Rep; from N.Y.
SHEPPARD WM. M. Geneseo; mason; Rep; Epis; from Eng.
SHERIFF SAML. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
SHNISTZ HENRY, Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
SHOEMAKER JACOB, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Trot; from Germany.
SHOUP SOLOMON, Geneseo; laborer; Germany.
SHUCK JACOB, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Evang; Germany.
SHULTZ ADOLPH, Sec. 13; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Germany; 80 acres.
SICKLER ALBERT, Geneseo; butcher; Dem; Cath; born in Germany.
SIMKINS J.AS. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Ohio.
SIMMONS BENJ. Geneseo; engineer for McBroom & Wilson; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
SIMMONS CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
SINGLEMAN GEORGE E. Geneseo; retired manf; Ind; from Germany.
SKOLD C. N. Geneseo; laborer; Dem:
SMALL HENRY, Geneseo; shoemaker; Luth; from Germany.
SMALL WM. F. Geneseo; mason; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
SMITH A. M. laborer for W. J. Smith; Rep; Prot; born in III.
Capt. R. HARRINGTON,
Geneseo.
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SMITH CHAUNCEY, Geneseo; retired; Rep; from Vt.
SMITH CHARLES B. Farmer and Stock Feeder, Sec. 10; P.O. Geneseo; born in Prussia,
May 22, 1833; came to Allegany Co. Md. in i8 c o, and to this county in 1866; Ind; Rep;
owns 640 acres of land, valued at $40,000; wife was Martha E. Warfield, horn in Carrol Co.
Md. Aug. 28, 1833; married Oct. 20. 1853; has six children.
SMITH D. L. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Cong; from Canada.
SMITH FREDERICK, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; rents the M. F. Stimson farm; Dem; Luth.
SMITH HENRY, Sec. 5; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from England.
SMITH JOHN F. Sec. 13; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Kane Co. Ill; 192 acres.
SMITH JOHN H. Farmer and Stock Feeder, Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; born in Prussia,
Nov. 17, 1820; came to Somerset Co. Pa. in 1841, and to this county in 1852; Ind. Dem;
Kvang; owns 640 acres of land, valued at $40,000; wife was Anna Meais, born in Alleghany
Co. Pa. Nov. 5, 1826; married Nov. 24, 1849; has four children, Anna Elizabeth, Nancy,
Mary Ellen, and John H., Jr.
SMITH J. S. Geneseo; Painter and Broom Maker; born Franklin Co. Vt. Dec. 13, 1842;
came to Co. 1856; Rep; Bapt; wife was Sophia E. Hawley, born in Ohio, 1842; married Feb.
20, 1861; has three children.
SMITH JOHN T. Geneseo; finisher; Ind; Cath; from Canada.
SMITH NATHANIEL, Rev. Geneseo; Rep; Cong; from Vt.
SMITH NATHAN S. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; born in Ohio; 60 ac. $5,000.
SMITH RODNEY R. Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Bapt; 15 acres.
SMITH W. A. Geneseo; student of law and stenographer; Rep; born 111.
SMITH WILLIAM, Geneseo; attorney at law; Rep; born in Palmer, Mass.
SMITH WM. <T. Veterinary Surgeon, Geneseo; born in Jefferson Co. Tenn. May 31, 1820;
moved to Joliet, 111. in 1835, and to this county in 1866; Rep; Meth; studied and practiced
Veterinary Surgery in Joliet about twelve years; in 1848 joined R. R. Conference of the M. E.
Church; was in active work eighteen years; in 1866 ook a superannuated relation and settled
in Galva; removed to Kansas in 1871; returned to this town in 1875; married Miss Lydia
Harrington at Joliet, 111. June 19, 1845; has three sons and three daughters.
SMOLL HENRY, Geneseo; laborer on R.R.; Dem.
SMOLL CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer on R.R.; Dem,
SNIFF P. H. Geneseo; miller; Ind; from Pa.
SNOW LYMAN, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Cong; from Mass; came to Co. 1840.
SOMMERS F. Geneseo; teamster; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
SPAFFORD SAMUEL, Geneseo; cattle dealer; Rep; born X.Y.
SPENCER Mrs. widow; P.O. Geneseo; Meth; from Vt.
SPRECKER JOHN, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Luth; from Germany.
SPRAKEN JNO. Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
STAFFORD I. A. Geneseo; engineer; Prot; from N.Y
STAFFORD JOS. F. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
STAFFORD ISAAC, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Prot.
STAFFORD W. H. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Prot.
STAFFORD F. B. Geneseo; R.R. employe; Dem; Prot.
STAHL CHAS. F. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Luth; from Germany; 170 ac. $8,500.
STAHL HENRY J., P.O. Geneseo; lives with father, C. F. Stahl; Ind; Luth; born Geneseo Tp.
STALEEN P. A. Geneseo; dealer in boots and shoes; Rep; Unit; from Sweden.
STAMBERGER GEO. Geneseo; farmer; Evang; from Germany.
STAMM MARTIN, Geneseo; minister Evang. Assoc; Rep; from Switzerland.
STAMM GEO. J. Geneseo; Dem; German.
STATES T. K. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in N.Y.; 80 acres, $7,000.
STEAD A. J. Rev. Geneseo; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
STEADMAN L. M. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Prot; from Ohio.
STEELE R. F, Geneseo; Real Estate Dealer and Insurance Agent; born in Hillsborough
Co. N. H., Jan. 10, 1831; came to county 1857; Re P! wife was Anna E. Hardy, born in same
county, May, 1833; has one child, Abbie F.; Mr. Steele is serving his third term as Mayor of
the City of Geneseo; was Commissary Sergeant in H2th I.V. I.; has been Justice of the Peace
eight years; was Postmaster two years.
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STEERE JOB, Geneseo; building mover; Dem; Prot; from R. I.
STEERK W. S. P.O. Geneseo; tinner; Rep; Prot; from R. T.
STEFFEN HENRY, Geneseo; laborer; from Germany.
STEIN FRED. Geneseo; Watchmaker and Jeweler, also Dealer in Sewing Machines; born
in Germany, June 20, 1841; came to county 1860; Ind; wife was Mary Zimmerman, born in
Germany 1845; married Sept. 5, 1867; has four children; was in army four years.
STEIN SAMUEL, Geneseo; saloon; Dem; from Germany.
STEBZER CHARLES, Sec. I; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of S. Stough; Dem; from Germany.
STEPHENSON STEPH. Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
STEWART E. M. Geneseo; lumber dealer; Ind. Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
STEWART I. N. Geneseo; grocer; Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
STEWART J. P. Geneseo; cashier of Farmers' National Bank; Rep; from N.Y.
STEWART MARGARET Mrs. Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; from Pa; 160 acres.
STEWART RICHARD, Geneseo; stonecutter; Rep; Meth; from England.
STEWART WM. Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Penn.
STEWART W. J. lives with father, E. M. Stewart; Rep; Cong; born 111.
STIEBEL HENRY, Clothing Merchant, Geneseo; born in Germany, Sept. II, 1838;
came to this country in 1854, and to this county in 1865; Dem; Israelite ; owns house and
lot, value $2,500; married Miss Jennie May at Cincinnati, Ohio, March 16, 1870; she was
born in Germany, Sept. 15, 1851; has two children, Julia, born Jan. n, 1871, and David,
born Feb. 27, 1873, both in this town.
STILES JAMES, Geneseo; Rep; born in New Jersey.
STILZ GOTTLIEB, Sec. 28; P.O Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; born Germany; 81 acres.
STILES SAML. Geneseo; peddler; Rep; Meth; from N. J.
STILES RUFUS H. Geneseo; canvasser; Rep; Prot.
STIMSON LIBERTY, Farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; born in Middlesex Co. Mass.
Feb. 9, 1807; came to Bureau Co. in 1836, and to this county in 1837; Dem; owns 181 acres
of land, valued at $1 1,000; first wife was Leah Clark, of Bureau Co; second wife was
Remembrance Evans; third wife was Hannah E. Evans, born in Washington Co. July 4,
1826; married Feb. 12, 1869.
STOKES C. W. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Minn,
STOKES JNO. W. P.O. Geoeseo; farm hand; Dem.
STOUGH JONAS, Geneseo; gardener; Rep; Christian; born in Penn.
STROM B. S. Mrs. widow, Geneseo; carpet weaver; Meth, from Sweden.
STROUSE SAML. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
STUKEE CHARLES, Geneseo; brickmaker; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
STUKEE HENRY, Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
STURMAN LEWIS C. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Ohio.
SWANSEN ANDREW, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
SWEENEY J. M. Geneseo; furniture dealer; Rep; Meth; from Vt.
SWENEY C. E. Geneseo; livery stable; Dem; from Ohio.
SWENEY PAUL A. Geneseo; livery stable; Dem; from Ohio.
SWANK JNO. Geneseo; laborer.
'"TAYLOR J. W. Mrs. owns residence; Cong.
TAMME L. Geneseo; tailor; Luth; from Germany.
TAMME FRED. Geneseo; cigar-maker; Ind; Luth; from Pa.
TAYLOR A. Geneseo; retired; Dem; from Vt.
TAYLOR P. H. Geneseo; grocer; Rep; Cong; born in Vt.
TAYLOR E. Geneseo.
TAYLOR THOMAS, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
TEE ALBERT, Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Prot; born in 111.
TELL WM. Geneseo; trapper; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
TETTER PHILIP, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; born Illinois.
THAYER C. L. Geneseo; telegraph operator; Dem; Prot; from N.Y.
THAYER WARREN, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Prot; from Mass.
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THOMAS JAMES, Geneseo; hostler; Dem.
THOMAS H. Geneseo; butter and eggs dealer; Rep; Cong; from Me.
THOMAS JOEL A. Geneseo; Painter; born in Henry Co. Ill, Jan. 12, 1844; Rep; Meth;
wife was A^jnes Harrington, born June 26, 1853; married Sept. I, 1870; has two children;
was in army; Mr. Thomas does all kinds of house, sign and carriage painting.
THOMAS WALTER, Geneseo; toy store; from N.Y.
THOMPSON H. L. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
THOMPSON WM. H. Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ireland; 160 acres.
THOMPSON PHILANDER, Geneseo; warehouse laborer; Rep; Meth.
THOMPSON W. H. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot.
THORN WM. Geneseo; retired; Rep.
TIFT FRANK R. Geneseo; blacksmith;. Rep; from Ohio.
TILLEMANN E. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; Cath; from Belgium.
TILTON J. C. Geneseo; mnfr. of jewelry; Rep; from N. H,
TILTON N. G. Geneseo; picture frame dealer; Rep; from N. H.
TILTON S. A. Mrs. Geneseo; from N. H.
TIMMERMAN FRANKLIN P. P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with W. Young; Ind; from N.Y.
TITUS JOHN, Geneseo; blacksmith; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
TOLINE CHARLES, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Swede.
TOPPING WM. J. Geneseo; farmer; born Canada.
TORNOW J. G. Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
TORANCE A. M. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Cath.
TOWERS J. F. Geneseo; works on railroad; Dem; from Canada.
TOWNLEY ROBERT F. Wagon and Carriage Manufacturer, Geneseo; born in Wayne
Co. Mich. July 12, 1838; came to this county in 1838; Rep; Lib; owns residence and other
real estate, value $3,000; was private in Co. H, igth Regiment I. V. I. (Chicago Zouaves);
married Miss Mary Santee in this county. April 6, i87C; she is a native of Pa; has one
son, Arthur A. born in this town April 27, 1874.
TOWSLEE S. C. Geneseo; salesman; Rep; born in Ohio.
TUFTS JOHN, Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Me.
TUFTS J. C. Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Cong.
TURNER GEO. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep.
TUTTLE O. A. Geneseo; clerk; Rep; from N.Y.
TUTTLE DANIEL, Geneseo; retired; Rep; Meth.
TWIGG ROBERT, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; 80 acres.
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NBIN JACOB, laborer; Dem; I.uth; from Germany.
WAN ORSDALL JOHN, Sec. i; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; U. Breth; from Ohio; 60 acres.
VERECKE JOHN, Geneseo; R.R. shop; Dem; Cath; from Holland.
VANSICKLE ED. P.O. Geneseo; farm laborer; Rep; Prot.
VAN" VALKENBURG E. P. Geneseo; Merchant; born in Herkimer Co. N. Y. July
3, 1832; Rep; Cong; wife was Lucy A. Smith, born Herkimer Co. N.Y. Feb. 13, 1834; mar-
ried March 18, 1856; has six children, Minnie A. Edward P. William S. Fannie H., J.
Weber, Louisa M.
VAN WINKLE ADRIAN, Shipper of Hay and Straw, Geneseo; born in Essex Co. N.
Y. July 17, 1809; came to Franklin Co. 111. in 1821. and to this county in 1837; Rep; owns
town property valued at $6,000; wife was Margery Taylor, born in Champaign Co. Ohio, July
31, 1816; married Nov. i, 1837; has four children.
VOSS PATRICK, Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
VOGLE JNO. A. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; German.
VX7AEIS ANDREW, Geneseo; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
WAGGONER HENRY, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. Waggoner; from Germany.
WAGGONER JOHN, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 80 acres.
WAHL FRED, Geneseo; blacksmith; Luth; from Germany.
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WAIT GEORGE E. Judge, Geneseo; Attorney-at-Law; born in Windham Co. Vt.;
came to this county 1855; Rep; married Hattie N. Wells, of Conn. May 9, 1859; has three
daughters, Hattie M. Laura N. and Ruth; Judge Wait graduated at Wesleyan University,
Conn. Class of '54; was elected first Mayor of Geneseo, was re-elected; held the office of
County Judge for six years; he also was commissioned Collector by Governor Yates early in
1864; he was a member of the Constitutional Convention that framed the Constitution of
1870; has been member State Central Committee; went to Springfield and procured the
charter of Geneseo.
WAITE O. C. Mrs. Geneseo; Cong; from N. Y.
WALDO S. H. Geneseo; teacher ol Geneseo select school; Rep; Pres; from Conn.
WALKER GEO. miller for Ott Bros; Rep; Prot; from England.
WALIN Mrs. Geneseo; Luth; from Sweden.
WALSTON CHARLES, Geneseo; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
WALTZ MAT. Geneseo; carpenter; Ind; Evang; from Germany.
WARD M. M. Mrs. Geneseo; Cong; from Ohio.
WARD P. S. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Cong; from Conn.
WARD THOS Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with J. Harper; from Eng.
WARE JOEL. P.O. Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; Cong; from N. H.; owns 20 ac; val. $2,000.
WARNER JOHN, Geneseo; carpenter; Evang; from Canada.
WARRANT MICHAEL, Geneseo; laborer; Cath; Ireland.
WARREN JAMES, Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
WARREN WM. P.O. Geneseo; carpenter; Pres; from Eng; 3 acres, $1,300.
WATERMAN LEVI, Geneseo; clothier and brewer; Dem; from Germany.
WAUBEIN ROBERT, P.O. Geneseo; farm laborer.
WAY E. M. Geneseo; soap factory; Rep; Meth; from Conn.
WEBB SAMUEL, Geneseo; coml. trav; Rep; Cong; from Me.
WEDIN S. A. Geneseo; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
WEEKS JOS. Geneseo; laborer; Cath; German.
WEGREEN JOHN, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
WEGREN JOHN, Geneseo; blacksmith; from Sweden.
WEIGANT GEO. Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; born in Germany; So acres,
WEIMER ISRAEL, P.O. Geneseo; farmer: with Wm. Weimer; Dem; from Pa.
WEIMER SAMUEL, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem.
WEIMER WILLIAM, Farmer; Sec. 2; P.O. Geneseo; born in Westmoreland Co. Pa.
May 29, 1837; came to this county in 1852; Dem; U. Breth; owns 510 acres of land, valued
at $16,000; wife was Susanna Heller, born in Loraine Tp. Henry Co. April 24, 1844; mar-
ried Oct. 30, 1862; has seven children.
WEINREICH B. Mrs. widow; Geneseo; Luth; from Germany.
WEINRICH WILLIAM, Farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; born in Germany March 7,
1828; came to this county in 1855; Rep; Meth; owns 160 acres of land; married Gustina
Kipping in 1852; she was born in Germany Dec. 19, 1830; ten children; nine living, viz.:
Emma, born Nov. 23, 1852; Clara, March 7, 1858; Christina, March 10, 1860; Frederick,
June 15, 1862; William, Nov. 4, 1864; Matilda, July 3, 1867; Edward, May 20, 1869; Char-
ley, Nov. 14, 1871; and Herman, Sept. II, 1875, all barn in Illinois except Emma, who was
born in St. Louis, Mo.
WEISE PETER, Geneseo; laborer; Cath; German.
WEITZ CONRAD, Geneseo, carpenter; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
WELCH FRANK, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep.
WELLS GEO. S. Geneseo; Retired Farmer; born in Windham Co. Vt. Oct. 27, 1834;
came to this county 1855; Rep; married Ellen P. Stewart, of Livingston Co. N. Y. Oct. 4,
1859; she was born Feb. 29, 1840; has one child, Fred Bertie, born Nov. 22, 1872. Mr.
Wells is son of Governor John S. Wells, of N. H. who was U. S. Senator during Pierce's
administration.
WELLS GEO. V. Geneseo; photographer; Dem; from Mo.
AVELLS I. R. Gsneseo; Physician and Surgeon; born in GallatinCo. 111. Feb. 18, 1820; came
to this county in 1850; Dem; wife was Jane Graham, of N. Y.; married July, 1858; has four
children by first wife. Dr. Wells was supervisor in 1857 and 1858- has also been president of
School Board for four years; he was presid;nt of Iowa .ind Northern 111. Medical Associa-
tion in 1872. The Ur, i a graduate of the University of N. Y
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WELL EDWARD, Geneseo; laborer; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
WELLS GEO. Geneseo; retired merchant; Rep; born in Mass.
WELLS J. E. Geneseo; druggist; Dem; born 111.
WELLS R. J. Geneseo; insurance agent; Rep; Cong; born 111.
WELTON M. Geneseo; fireman; Rep; Epis.
WELTON MARVIN, P.O. Geneseo; laborer.
WEST GEO. W. Geneseo; farmer and stock dealer; Rep; from N. Y.
WESTERBLO ANDREW, Sec. 5; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
WESTERBLO AUGUST, P.O. Geneseo; with Andrew Westerblo; Rep; from Sweden.
\VESTERGREN CHARLES, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
WESTON A. A. Geneseo; born Me.
WESTON FRANK, Geneseo; Rep; from 111.
WESTON THOMAS, Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Pa.
WHEATON GEO. M. Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; from N. Y.
WHEELER E. P. Geneseo; jeweler; Ind; from N. Y.
WHITCOMB WILLIAM, Geneseo; Rep; from Vt.
WHITE ALBERT H. Geneseo; tinner; Rep; Prot; from N. Y.
WHITE 15. Geneseo; mason; Rep; from Conn.
WHITE HENRY, Geneseo; hunter; Rep; Epis; born Eng.
WHITE HENRY, Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
WHITNEY JACKSON, Geneseo; constable; Dem; born N, Y.
WICKS JOSEPH, Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; lab. for G. Grain; Rep; born N. Y. city.
WIDDERQUIST LUDWIG, P.O. Geneseo; farmer.
WIDENHIFT HERMAN, P.O. Geneseo, farm hand with J. H. Smith; Evang; from Germany
WIDENHOEFT JULIUS. Geneseo; tailor; from Germany.
WIDEN HOFT MATES, Geneseo; Luth; from Germany.
WIDNER ABEL, P.O. Geneseo; works farm for R. A. Jenkins; Dem. Meth; from Iowa.
WIEDENHOEFT G. M. Geneseo; from Germany.
WIENEKE CHRIST, Geneseo; laborer; German.
W1GAN GEO. P.O. Geneseo; retired farmer; Luth; from Germany.
WIGAND A. P.O. Geneseo; farm laborer.
WIGREAN ANDREW J. Geneseo; laborer; from Sweden.
WILCOX GEO. A. Geneseo; lives with his father; Rep; Cong.
WILCOX ROYAL M. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong.
WILDMAN FRANK, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; born in Ohio.
WILL FRANK, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Pres; born in Virginia.
WILL EDWARD, Geneseo; carpenter; Rep.
WILLS JNO. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot.
WILLS T. J. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot.
WILLIAMS F. M., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong.
WILLIAMS H. C. Geneseo; laborer; Rep.
WILSON ABNER, Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; born N.J.; 240 acres.
WILSON GEORGE, Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer with W. Wilson; Rep; born in N.J.
WILSON GEORGE, Geneseo; banker; Rep; N.Y.
WILSON HIRAM, Geneseo; banker; Rep; from N.Y.
WILSON I. N. Geneseo; grain dealer, firm of McB. & W.; Rep; Pres; from N.Y.
WILSOX JOSEPH W. Farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; born in New Jersey, July 10,
1846; came to this county in 1861; Rep; Meth; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4,800;
wife was Georgie L. Wood, born in Vermont. July 8, 1848; married Sept. 9, 1867; two chil-
dren, Cora and Minnie both living.
WILSON WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; born in New Jersey, July 5, 1816;
came to this county in 1861; Rep; Pre.s; owns So acres of land, valued at $6,000; wife was
Charlocte Martmdale, born in New Jersey, Feb. 16, 1817; married June II, 1842; four chil-
dren, all now living.
WINDISCH WM. Geneseo; shoemaker; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
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WINTISCH HENRY, Geneseo; saloon; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
WITHROW AMARIAH, P.O.-Geneseo; with Wm. Winthrow; Rep; born Henry Co.
WITHROW JOHN M., P.O. Geneseo; farmer with Wm. Withrow; Rep; born Henry Co.
WITHROW SOLON J. Geneseo; clerk; Rep; Meth; born in Henry Co.
WITHROW WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; born in White Co. 111. Nov.
2, 1823; came to this county in 1846; Rep; Meth ; owns five acres of land, valued at $1,500;
served two years in the army, in the War of the Rebellion; wife was S. Caroline May, born
in White Co. 111. July 5, 1817; married March 21, 1847; has five children.
WITTICH JNO. H. P.O. Geneseo; farm laborer; Dem; German.
WOLCOTT M. F. Geneseo; mercht. at Briar Bluff; Rep; Cong.
WOLCOTT HOMER, Geneseo; retired farmer; Rep; born Mass.
WOLF JACOB, Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
WOOD A. Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for E. Farwell; Rep; born in N.Y.
WOOD ALBERT, P.O. Geneseo; with R. M. Deming; Rep; from Ohio.
WOOD E. A. Geneseo; stock dealer; born in Windsor Co. Vt. Sept. 24, 1823; came to this
county in 1858; wife was Eliza A. Davis, born in Windsor Co. Vt. Feb. 2, 1830; married in
November, 1850; has two children, Flora M. and Harry E.
WOOD F. L. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Prot.
WOOD HENRY, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Prot.
WOODRUFF Mrs. Geneseo; Cong; from Ohio.
WOODRUFF G. C. Rev. Geneseo; pastor of Meth. Church at Annawan; born in Essex
Co. N.Y. Dec. 16, 1807; came to county in 1855; Rep; wife was Pauline Danforth, born in
Franklin Co. N.Y. March 7, 1813; married in August, 1832; has three children living;
buried two; has been Presiding Elder eight years; has preached forty-eight years.
WOODRUFF HARVEY, Geneseo; carpenter; Dem; Prot; from N.Y.
WOODRUFF HARVEY, Jr. Geneseo; laborer for Kendall & Kidder; Dem; Prot; from Wis.
WOODRUFF LEROY E. Geneseo; ice dealer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
WOODRUFF PLEASANT, Geneseo; carpenter; Dem; Prot; born in Illinois.
WOODRUFF L. B. Geneseo; restaurant; Dem; Bapt.
WOODRUFF SIMON, Geneseo; laborer; Dem.
WORRALL PETER, Geneseo; RaHroad Contractor; born in Cheshire, Eng. Jan. 28,
1826; came to this county in 1857; Ind; Epis; wife was Maria Clark, of same place, born
May II, 1828; married Dec. II, 1850; has three children, Anne M., Telia, and James C.
WORTHINGTON DAVID, Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
WORTHINGTON HENRY C. Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born in Pa; 100 ac.
WYATT THOMAS, Geneseo; coal digger; Rep; Epis.
WYCKOFF CLINTON, Farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; born in New York City; came
to this county in 1845; Rep; his father, R. T. Wyckoff, left N.Y. in 1844, an ^ arrived in
this county in the Spring of 1845; was p:>st-master in 1846; died in Geneseo, in September
of 1846.
WYNES G. L. Geneseo; clerk for Rosenstone; Dem; Cath; from Ohio.
WYNES G. S. Geneseo; foreman in shoe store; Dem; Cath; from Ohio.
V^OUELLS AMOS, Geneseo; blacksmith; Rep; born Pa.
* YOUNG ADAM, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for F. Bolen; Dem; from Indiana.
YOUNG R. T. Geneseo; grain and lumber dealer; Dem; from N.Y.
YOUNGS CHAS. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Epis; from X.Y.
YOUNG WALTER, Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.; 81 acres.
YOUNGS HENRY, Geneseo; Capitalist; born in N.Y. City, Aug. I, 1839, and resided
there till he came to Henry Co. in 1859; Rep; Cong; wife was Marion A. Hart, born in
Jefferson Co. N.Y. Jan. 2, 1847; married March I, 1869; has three children Agnes May,
born Feb. 26, 1870; Henry, born Dec. 26, 1871; Jessie Blanch, born Oct. 16, 1873; served
four years in I.V.I.
YOUNGS OLIVER, Retired Farmer; P.O. Geneseo; born in Goshen, Orange Co. X. Y.
Nov. 16, 1842; came to county 1856; Rep; Epis; owns 4>4 acres in town, value $5,000;
wife was Allie F. Kidder; married Sept. 21, 1869; three children living.
YOUNKER JOEL B. Geneseo; retired; Dem; from Pa.
YOUNKER PLINKNEY L. P.O. Geneseo; farmer.
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"7 ABEL HERMANN, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with C. B. Smith; from Germany.
^ ZIMMERMAN DAN'L F. furniture dealer; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
ZIMMERMAN GOTTLOB, Geneseo; wagon-maker; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
ZIMMERS ELIAS, Sec. n; P.O. Geneseo; rents farm of Hellyer; Rep; from Whiteside Co.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
GENESEO.
Applebee Thomas, Livery Stable.
Campbell L. C. Justice of the Peace, and Notary Public.
Chamberlin & Catlfield, (Successors to J. F. Corle,) Dry Goods, Carpets,
Notions, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Dressmaking and Millinery.
Chamberlain Sam. Owner of the imported Norman French Stallions " Estraba"
and "Bashaw Drury," and the Canadian Stallion "Scotch Giant." Horses
bought and sold for cash or on commission.
Christian & Kiner, Publishers and Proprietors Henry County News.
Davis & Hayward, Soap Manufacturers.
Dedrick & Lawrence Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Drain G. W. & Co. Saloon and Billiard Hall.
Dunham Charles, Attorney at Law.
Engdahl Jno. Merchant Tailor.
Farmers' National Bank, Organized in 1876. Cash Capital $50,000, Surplus
$2,000. Levi Waterman, Prest, E. C. Gilbert, Vice Prest, Jno. P. Stew-
art, Cashier ; Directors, Levi Waterman, E. C. Gilbert, Chas. Dunham, R.
F. Steele, N. C. Howard, E. P. Van Valkenburg, R. Harrington, P. S.
Schnabele, Thos. Nowers, Jr.
First National Bank, Jas. McBroom, Prest.; S. T. Hume, Vice Prest.; Hiram
Wilson, Cashier; C. M. Morton, Asst. Cashier; Directors. Geo Wells, W.
Sanford, Geo. Wilson, Hiram Wilson, S. T. Hume, Jas. McBroom, Henry
Nourse. Bank was organized 1864. Cash Capital, $100,000 ; present
Surplus, $50,000.
Fisher Bros. Hardware.
GeJSSer G. & Co. Props. National Brewery.
Godfrey Geo. F. Mason.
Godfrey Wm. & Co. City Meat Market.
Grant J. D. & Son, Agricultural Warehouse and Seed Store. Agents for the
most approved Farm Machinery manufactured.
Gray Jno. Manfr. and Dealer in Harness, Saddles, Collars, Bridles, Curry
Combs, Brushes, Whips, Blankets, Nets, Trunks, Valises, etc.
Greene Jas. Photographer, Negatives retained for future use.
Herman & Waterman, Clothiers and Brewers
HobbS & Liberknecht, Publishers Geneseo Republic.
Hoppins Henry I. M. D., Physician and Surgeon. Acute and Chronic Diseases,
both sexes, successfully treated.
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HoppinS Annie M. Mrs. M. D., Special attention to Diseases of Women and Chil-
dren, Medical and Surgical. City or Country calls promptly answered.
HumeS. T. Physician and Surgeon.
Kinzie R. A. Music Dealer. Keeps Pianos and Organs of the best and most
celebrated makes continually on hand. A full line of Guitars, Violins,
Accordeons, Strings, Sheet Music, Music Books, sold for cash and on easy
time. Pianos tuned, Organs repaired, and satisfaction guaranteed. Piano
and Organ repairs furnished to order. All orders promptly attended to.
Address, R. A. Kinzie, P. O. Box, 37 Geneseo, 111.
Lawbaugh Henry, Grain Dealer.
Machesney David L. Physician and Surgeon.
Moderwell E. C. Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Baser & Neiswender, City Marble Works.
Sargent D. F. & Son, Manufacturers of fine Buggies and Carriages. Repairing,
Painting, Trimming, etc., done promptly and reasonably. We use none
but the best material.
Schnabele P. S. Merchant Tailor, Clothier, etc. Notary Public, Emigrant and
Insurance Agent.
Shaw Geo. W. Attorney at Law. Furnishes Abstracts of Titles to Real Estate.
Smith J. S. Painter and Broom Maker.
Smith Wm. J. Veterinary Surgeon.
Steele R. F. Real Estate, Collector and Insurance Agent.
Stein Fred. Dealer in Watches, Jewelry and Silverware. Agent for the new
Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine.
Steibel Henry, clothing.
Thomas Joe! H. House, Sign and Carriage Painting.
Townley Robt. F. Wagon and Carrriage Manufacturer.
Van Valkenburg & Kinsey, Dealers in Dry Goods.
Van Winkle Adrian, Shipper of Hay and Straw.
Wait Geo. E. Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Wells I. R. Physician and Surgeon.
Wood E. A. Stock Dealer.
Worrall Peter, Railroad Contractor.
HENRY L. KINER,
Editor of Henry County News,
Geneseo.
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CORNWALL TOWNSHIP.
A BY JOHN, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Wells; Ind; Meth; born Pa.
** AFFOLTER FREDERICK, Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Ind; from Switzerland.
ALLEN JOHN, Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. Allen; Rep; Pres; born Ireland.
ALLEN S. C. Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Nowers; Dem; Meth; born Virginia.
ALLEN WILLIAM. Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; born Ireland.
ANDERSON JOHN, Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for M. Orr; Luth; born Sweden.
ANDERSON MICHAEL, Sec. 16; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for John Fleming; Dem; Cath; Eng.
ANDERSON THOMAS, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for James Orr; Pres; born England.
ARMSTRONG GEORGE, Sec. 21; P.O. Atkinson; farmer with H. Armstrong; Rep; Bapt; Pa.
ARMSTRONG HUGH, Sec. 21; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; Ireland; 280 acres.
ATWELL HENRY, Sec. 15; P.O.Atkinson; farmer for S. McConoughey; from England.
"D ALLARD ROYAL B. Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Clark; Rep; Meth; born Canada.
BECKER GEORGE, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson: lab. for M. Orr.
BEXEDICT A. J. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 15; P.O. Atkinson; born in Addison
Co., Vt., Oct. 4, 1838; came lo this Co. in 1852; Rep; owns 160 acres of land, valued at
$8,000; wife was Margaret J. Dickey, born in Kentucky, June 21, 1838; was married Oct.
4, 1861. One child, a girl, blessed their union.
BENEDICT C. R. Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; grocer; Ind.
BENEDICT DOLLY, widow; Sec. 15; P.O. Atkinson; Cong; born Vermont.
BENEDICT E. F. Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind; from Vermont; 160 acres.
BEXEDICT GrEO. W. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 15; P.O. Atkinson; born in Corn-
wall, Vt., Oct. 14, 1836; came to this Co. in 1852; Rep; owns 165 acres land, valued at
$IO.OOO; was Town Clerk for several years; served nearly three yaars in II2th 111. Infantry;
was honorably discharged; married Lydia A. Brown May 25, 1869; two children, boy and
girl; Elijah B., his father, was County Surveyor for years; died May 6, 1876.
BENEDICT H, G. Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; teacher; Ind; from Illinois.
BENSON HARVEY L. Sec. 18; -P.O. Geneseo; farmer for L. Shearer; Dem; born Illinois.
BENSON JOHN, Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; lab. for M. Orr; Luth; from Sweden.
BLACK JEROME, Sec. 14; farmer; Rep; Christian; born Ohio; 240 acres.
BLAIR JOHN, Sec. 14; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for M. Blair; Dem; from Pa.
BLAIR MARGARET, widow; Sec. 14; P.O. Atkinson; Meth; from Ireland; 80 acres.
BOIGEGRAIN CHAS. A. Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for L. Shearer; Ind; Cath; born Ohio.
BOLEN N. C. Sec. 30; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Ohio; 80 acres.
BRADFORD WILLIAM W, Sec. i; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; born Indiana.
BRASEL E S. Sec. 36; P.O. Kewanee; farmer for J. Lawson; Dem; born Illinois.
BRAU JOHN, Sec. I3;P.O. Atkinson; farmer for C. Jacobson; Rep; from Germany.
BRISTOL SAMUEL, Sec. 7, P.O. Cambridge; miner; Rep; Meth; born 111.
BROADBENT ROBERT, Sec. 24, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from England; 240 acres.
BURGET SILAS, Farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Atkinson; born in Indiana, July 2, 1840; came
to this county in 1852; Rep; owns 320 acres of land, valued at 20,000; wife was Mary Orr,
born in Ireland.'May 2, 1843, married in Oct. 1850; eight children, six boys and two girls,
seven living.
/~*ALLENDER ISAAC, Sec. 21, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Ky.; 80 acres.
^ CALLENDER S. A. wife of I. Callender, Sec. 21, P.O. Atkinson; Pres; from Mass.; 160 ac.
CASTEEL, ALEXANDER, Farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Atkinson; born in Bedford Co. Pa.
Feb. 3, 1849; came to this county in 1861; Rep; owns 80 acres of land, valued at 85,000;
wife was Christina Orr, born in Lancaster Co. Pa. Aug. 25, 1850, married Nov. 2, 1870; two
children, Johnnie and Mary, Mary only is now living.
CASTEEL JOHN H. Sec. 30, P.O. Atkinson; lab. for N. C. Bolen; Rep; born Maryland.
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CLARK MATTHEW, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for D. T. Dickey; Rep; from England.
CLEMENT JOHN, Sec. 25, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Canada; 80 acres.
CLEMENT ROBERT, with J, Clement, Sec. 25, P.O. Neponset; Ind; Epis; born Ireland.
COLD MARGARET, Wid. Sec. 10, P.O.Atkinson; Meth; born 111; 12 acres.
COLLINS PETER, Farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Atkinson; born in Belgium in May, 1831; came
to this county in 1857; Cath; married Monika Vonaker in Sept. 1866, in Belgium; three
children, all of whom are living.
CONNELL BERNARD, Sec. 25, P.O. Kewanee; farmer for D. Maloney; Dem; Cath; Ireland.
COX JONATHAN, Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for Levi Fronk; Dem; Bapt; born 111.
CRAWFORD ARCHIBALD, Sec. 28, P.O.Atkinson; lab. for M. Orr; Rep; born N.Y.
FRANK, Sec. 4, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for T. J. Trekell; Rep; from N.Y.
*~* DEMARANVILLE LORIN, Sec. 4, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for T. J. Trekell; Rep; Mass.
DESMIT PETER, Sec. 25, P.O. Annawan; farmer for J. Schwab; Cath; born Holland.
DICKEY DAVID T. Sec. 27, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Ky.; 240 acres.
DICKEY S. H. Sec. 24, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Ky; 365 acres.
DICKEY W. C. Sec. 26, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Ky; 160 acres.
DONT JOSEPH, Sec. 20, P.O. Atkinson; lab. for S. Burget; Rep.
DOTY CHAS. E. Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for C. H. Doty; Ind; Spir; born 111.
DOTY CHAS. H. Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind; Spir; born Vt.; 80 acres.
DUGDALE GEORGE, Sec. 8, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Eng.; 200 acres.
DUPREE HENRY F. Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. R. Lewis; Dem; born Ger.
T^MERY JONATHAN, Sec. 30, P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep.
T^ARNAM JOHN S. Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born N.H.; 220 acres.
FEBER CHRISTOF, Sec. 23, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for D. Ketchum; form Switzerland.
FERGUSON" GEORGE, Farmer, Sec. 31; P.O.Cambridge; born in Ireland, in May,
1819; came to this county in 1854; Rep; Bapt; owns 400 acres of land, valued at $20,000;
wife was Ann Hall, born in Ireland, in March, 1819; married Dec, 31, 1844; nine children,
four boys and five girls, seven now living.
FERGUSON JAMES, Sec. 3; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; from Pa.
FIELD JAMES, Sec 2; P.O Atkinson; farmer; Meth; born. England; 1 60 acres.
FIELD WILLIAM, Farmer; P.O. Atkinson; born in England, Sept. 20, 1848; came to
this county in 1874; wife was Mary Larkin, born in England, Jan. 16, 1846; manied Feb.
I7i '873; two children, boy and girl.
FLANNTGAN JOHN. Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; blacksmith; Ind.
FLEMING JOHN, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pre=; born Pa.
FLEMING WILLIAM ALBERT, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; teacher; Rep; born Pa.
FORD EDWARD, Sec. 3; P.O. Atkinson; brickmaker.
FOSTER JOHX P. Farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Atkinson; born in Kentucky. May II, 1815;
came to this county in 1838; Rep; owns 120 acres of land, valued at $6,000; wife was Harriet
Browning, born in III. Jan 23. 1829; married Jan. 25, 1844; nine children blessed their union.
six of whom are now living.
FOY J. AV. Farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Atkinson; born in Centre Co. Pa. Oct. I, 1844; came to
this county in 1870; Ind; Meth; owns 128 acres of land, valued at $6,400; is now Justice
of the Peace; wife was N. A. Tale, born in Blair Co. Pa. Sept. 18, 1847; married Nov. 19,
1869. .
FOY LAWRENCE B. Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Wells; Rep; born Pa.
FRONK CYRUS S. Sec. 8; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Murphy; Rep; Bapt; born 111.
FRONK LEVI, Sec. 16; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Pa; 160 acres.
FRY ABRAM, Farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; born in Lincoln Co. Ohio, June 6, 1807;
came to this county in 1855; Rep; Cong; owns 173 acres of land, valued at $9,000; Mr. Fry
was one of the earliest settlers; came to Bureau Co. in 1835; wife was Margaret Loughrey,
born in Pa. Aug. 14, iSn; married Sept. I, 1831; eleven children, seven boys and four girls,
blessed their union, seven of whom are now living; two sons, Abram and Joel, served in the
army, and Joel died in the service at Summerset, Ky.
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FRY CHARLES W. Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for A. Fry; Rep; from 111.
FRY JAMES, Sec. 14; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth; from 111; So acres.
FRY LEMUEL, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for A. Fry; Rep; born 111.
/~*ALLAGHER JAMES, Sec. 18; P. O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
*"* GALLAGHER JAMES, Sec. 17; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; 80 acres.
GASH EDWARD, Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer for G. Winter; born F.ng.
GRIER CHAS. Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; laborer for J. Grier; Rep; Epis; born Ireland.
GRIER JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; born in Ireland in 1834; came to this
county in 1851; Rep; Bapt; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $8,000; wife was Emily Jen-
kins, born in Virginia, April 7, 1850; four children, two boys and two girls, all now living.
GRIER WILLIAM, Sec. 32; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; born Ireland; 240 acres.
GLIMMER JOHN, Sec. 31; P.O.Cambridge; laborer for J. Long; Dem; born Virginia.
GUTHRIE JAMES, Sec. 12; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; 2 acres.
TT ALL JAMES, Sec. 8; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; born Ireland; 166 acres.
L l HASSELBERG GUSTAVUS, Sec. 25; P.O. Annawan; farmer for J. Schwab; Luth.
HARDING GEO. A. Farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Atkinson; born in England, June. 1827;
came to this county in 1858; Rep; Prot; owns 80 acres, valued at $4,000; married Georgina
Negus in August, 1851.
HAYDEN CHARLES, Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for D. T. Dickey; Rep; from Mass.
HENRY B. F. Sec. 26; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Pa; 380 acres.
HICKS MILO, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; laborer for J. Fleming; Dem; born N. Y;
HILL G. R. Sec. 5; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Frank; Dem; Christian; born Va.
HOIT JOHN, Sec. 3; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Prot; born New Hampshire; 80 acres.
HULL J. H. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born 111.
HULL W. C. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born Pa; 80 acres.
HUNT LEWIS E. Sec. 25; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; born N. Y.; 125 acres.
RVIN WILLIAM, P.O.Atkinson; farmer for M. Orr; Pres; born Ireland.
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JACOBSON CHARLES, Sec. 13; P.O. Atkinson; fanner for T. K. Robinson; Dem; Luth.
JACOBSON CHARLES, Jr. Sec. 13; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for C. Jacobson; Dem; Luth.
JENKINS W. L. Sec. 32; P.O.Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Bapt; born Va; 80 acres.
JOHNSON ANDREW, Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for S. Dickey; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON GEORGE, Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Ohio; 160 acres.
JOHNSON GUS. Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for S. Dickey; Luth; from Sweden.
JONES DAVID, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; laborer for J. Orr.
T/'KPLER SAMUEL, Sec. 12; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for ]. Kepler; Ind; born 111.
** KETCHUM DANIEL, Sec. 23; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Ohio; 320 acres.
KAISER FREDERICK, Farmer, Sec. n; P.O. Atkinson; born in Switzerland, Oct. 23,
1827; came to this county in 1853; I^ e PI owns 440 acres of land, valued at $22,000; Mr.
Kaiser has been engaged in Stock Raising for the past fifteen years; small at first, but now
quite extensively.
KEPLER JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 12; P O. Atkinson; born in Juniata Co., Pa., June 9,
1810; came to this county in 1845; Dem; U. Brethren; owns So acres of land, valued at
$4.000; wife was Julia Ann Stimeling, born in Juniata Co., Pa., Jan. 16, 1819; married in
January, 1836; eleven children; seven of them are now living; his eldest son, Jerome, served
three years in the H2th 111. Infantry.
KIRKENDALL WILLIAM, Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; fanner; Dem; Meth; from Ohio; 120 ac.
T ANE ELIJAH, Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson: farmer for M. Orr; Rep; Meth; from 111.
" LANE THOMAS, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for W. Barnes; Dem; born England.
LATSON EDWARD, Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; Meth.
LATTIMER HARRIET, widow. Sec. 12; P.O.Atkinson; from New York; 3^ acres.
LA T HMER JOHN, Sec. n; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for F. Kaiser; Rep; born 111.
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L.AWSOX JOHX, Farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Kewanee; born in Ireland, March 12. 1824; came
to this county in 1854; Ind; Adventist; owns 240 acres erf land, valued at $12,000; wife was
Jane E. Phillips, born in New York, May 14, 1825: married Nov. 25, 1847; eight children,
five boys and three girls, all living.
LAWSON JOHN H. Sec. 36, P.O. Kewaneee; farmer for J. Lawson; Ind; Chris; born 111.
LEHMAN ALBERT, Sec. 35, P.O. PCewanee, farmer; Ind; Luth; born Ger; 160 acres.
LEWIS ABRAM, I'.O. Atkinson, farmer; Dim; born 111.
LEWIS JOHN, Sec. 20, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Bapt; born Pa.
LEWIS JOHN U. Sec. 20. P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Lewis; Dem; Bapt; born 111.
LEWIS JOHN W. Sec. 19, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for S. Lewis; Rep; Bapt; born 111.
LE\^IS SAMUEL, Sec. 19, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Pa.; 200 acres.
LEWIS SAMUEL A., P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Lewis; Ind; born 111.
LEWIS W. F. Sec. 7, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind; Bapt; born Ohio; 100 acres.
LEWIS W. R. Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; Irom Ohio; 120 acres.
LIXDWALL, JOHX, Miner, Sec. 7, P.O. Geneseo; born in Sweden, April 9, 1851; came
to this county in 1867; Kep; Luth.
LOHR JACOB D. Sec. 29, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Peterson; Rep; born Va.
LONG CHARLES M. Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for F. Weston ; Dem; born Va.
LONG- JACOB, Farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; born in Maryland March 6, 1808; came
to this county in 1857; Dem; owns 156 acres of land, valued at $55 per acre; wife was Nancy
Ryan, born in Virginia in Jan. 1811, married Sept. 5, 1832; ten children, seven boys and
three girls, eight now living, and also twenty-nine grandchildren.
A/TcCONOUGHEY E. B. Sec. 15, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for S. McConoughey; Rep; from 111.
"* McCULLOH B. T. Sec. 34, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from 111.
McCOXOUGHEY S. Mrs. Farming. Sec. 15, P.O. Atkinson; born in Hinsdale, N.H.
June I, 1811; came to this county in 1849; Cong; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $10,000;
wid. of E. H. McConoughey, who came to this county in 1841, born in Mass. Jan. I, 1808,
married March 7, 1849; mother of four children, only one child, a son, now living; taught
the High School in Oxford.
McGINITY PETER, Sec. 7, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
MAGLI JOHN, Sec. 23, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for S. Schwab; Dem; Pres; from Switzerland.
MALONEY DANIEL, Sec. 12, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 260 acres.
MARTINSON BENJAMIN, Sec. 26, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. C. Dickey; from Sweden.
MITCHELL JAMES W. Sec. 5, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for H. Yarger; Dem; from N.Y.
MOFFATT FRANCIS I. Rev. Sec. 28, P.O. Atkinson; pastor Pres. church; Rep; born Pa.
MUKFXS JOSEPH W. Farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Atkinson; born in Virginia in 1820; came
to this county in 1844; Dem; owns 80 acres of land; married Mary Ellinwood in Washing-
ton Co. Ohio, Nov. 10, 1841; five children blessed their union, four of whom are now living.
Mrs. M. was born in Washington Co. Ohio, Sept. 7, 1823.
MURPHY A. F. Sec. 8, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Pa.; 298 acres.
MURPHY JOHN Sr. Sec. S, P.O.* Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Ohio.
MURPHY JOHX Jr. Farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Atkinson; born in Beaver Co. Pa. Dec. 31.
1831; came to this county in 1854; Rep; Bapt; owns 180 acres of land, valued at $9,000;
wife was Mary H. Fronk. born in Juniata Co. Pa. April 24, 1840, married Mar. II. 1858;
three children blessed their union, all of whom are now living.
MURPHY THOMAS, Sec. 34, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from 111.
TyTICHOLS A. H. Sec. 35, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. H. Nichols; Rep; Meth; from 111.
- 1 - NICHOLS WINFIELD, Sec. 35. P.O. Atkinson; farmer for Z.S. Nichols; Rep; from X.J.
NICHOLS Z. S. Sec. 35; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. H. Nichols; Rep; from New Jersey.
NICK.ERSON JOHN, Sec. i; P.O. Atkinson; fanner; Ind; born New York; So acres.
NOWERS GEORGE, Sec. 9; P.O.Atkinson; farmer for J. Orr; Dem; Epis; born England.
NOWERS GEORGE W. Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Orr; Dem; Epis; born England.
XOVVEHS JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; born in Oneida Co., N.Y., Aug. 7,
1847; came to this Co. in 1856; Dem; owns 189 acres of land, valued at $9.000; was Com-
missioner of Highways three years.
NOWERS JOHN, Sec. 22; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Sears; from England.
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J. C. Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; farmer with M. Orr; Rep; born Illinois.
ORR JAMES, Jr., Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; farmer with J. Orr; Rep; Pres; born Illinois.
ORR .JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; born in Ireland on March 19. 1809; came
to this county in 1853; Rep; Pres; owns 440 acres of land, valued at $26,400; wife was Mary
Shields; married March 2, 1845; five children, two boys and three girls; four now living.
ORR JOSEPH, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind; Meth; born Ireland; 240 acres.
ORR MATTHEW, Farmer. Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; born in Ireland, May 14, 1808; came
to this county in 1847; Rep; Epis; owns 723^ acres of land, valued at $60 per acre; is now
School Trustee; wife was Susannah Crawford, born in Ireland; married in October, 1841.;
six children, five now living.
ORR WILLIAM, Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; farmer -with J. Orr; Rep, Pres; born Pa.
OLSON LARS, P.O.Atkinson; farmer for Jonathan Emery; Pres; born Sweden.
OVERMIRE CHARLES, Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for P. Overmire; Cath; born Belgium.
O\ l.KMIRE PETER, Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Cath; born Belgium; 120 acres.
DARKER JAMES, Sec.'i; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Cong; born England; 340 acres.
PARKER ROBERT, Sec. i; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Parker; Rep; Cong; England.
I'ERKINSON EDWARD, Sec. 17; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; So ac.
PORTER E. J. Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. Porter; Ind; Ind; born Illinois.
PORTER DANIEL, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. Porter; Ind; Ind; born Illinois.
PORTER WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; born in Westmoreland Co., Pa.,
Sept. 15, 1815; came to this county in 1842; Ind; Ind; owns 300 acres land, valued at
$18,000; wife was Eleanor Hamilton, born in Westmoreland Co., Pa., Feb. 16, 1818; mar-
ried May 5, 1840; eleven childien, six boys and five girls, eight of whom are now living; two
girls, Ella and Josie, are teaching; his son, William C., served in the army.
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UICK STRAUTHER, Sec. 17; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for F. Weston; Dem; Bapt; Indiana.
T3 AISNER JOHN, Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany; 200 acres.
^ RANKIN DAVID, Sec. 15; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for S. McConoughey; Cong.
REESE WALTER, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. Porter; Ind; Bapt; from N.Y.
RICHARDSON E. C. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Illinois; 80 acres.
RICHARDSON S. H. Sec. 32; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Conn.
RILEY JAMES, Sec. n; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; born Ohio; 240 acres.
ROBINSON JOSHUA, Sec. 6; P.O. Atkinson; farm hand; Dem; from Iowa.
ROBINSON THOMAS, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; miner; born England.
ROBINSON, W. H. Sec. 6; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for H. Yarger; Rep; born 111.
ROGERS CHAS. Sec. 30; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind; born Virginia; 120 acres.
ROGERS GEORGE, Sec. 35; P-O. Kewanee; farmer for H. S. Rogers; Dem; Pres; born Ohio.
ROGERS H. S. Sec.. 35; P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Dem; Pres; born Ohio; 120 acres.
ROMIG FANNY, wid. of G. Romig, Sec. 36; P.O. Annawan; Pres; born Pa; und. int. in 160 ac.
ROMIG JOHN, Fanner; Sec. 36; P.O. Annawan; born in Tuscarawas Co. Ohio; came to
this Co. in 1854; Rep; Bap; owns 40 acres of land and und. interest in 160 acres; served
three years in 27th 111. Infantry.
RONDEMA JOHN, Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for A. Casteel; Cath; from Holland.
ROPER WILLIAM, Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; miner; born Germany.
C AUBACH JACOB, Sec. 5; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for A. S. Tiffany; Luth; born Germany.
*' SAVAGE THOMAS, Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer for L. Shearer; Epis; born Ireland.
SCHWAB FERDINAND, Sec. 13; P.O. AtkiiiMH,; farmer for S. Schwab; Dem; Pres.
SCHWAB JOHN, Sec. 25; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Ind; Lib; born Switzerland.
SCHWAB SAMUEL, Farmer. Sec. 23; P.O.Atkinson; born in Switzerland. Dec. 25.
. 1820; came to this county in 1856; Dem; Pres; owns 275 acres of land, valued at $11,000;
was in the army in Switzerland, from 1840 to 1848; wife was Elizabeth Magli, born in Swit-
zerland in 1817; married in May, 1852; two children.
SEARS JOHX, Farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Atkinson; born in Litchfield Co. Conn. May 20,
1818; came to this county in 1856; Rep; owns 400 acres of land, valued at $24,000; wife
was Mary \V. Jewett, born in Litchfield Co. Conn. May 6, 1832; married Sept. 17, 1856; six
children three boys and three girls, all now living.
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SHRECK GRIFFITH, Sec. 19; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; born Ohio.
SHEARER LEWIS, Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; born in New
York, Oct. 6, 1817; came to this county in 1850; Rep; Christian; owns 694 acres of land;
wife was Parmelia Burdet; four children.
SIDERS WM. M. Sec. 5; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Ohio; 1 60 acres.
SLICK ISAAC, Sec. 12; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Univ; born Pa.
SLICK JOHN, Sec. 12; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for I. Slick; Dem; from Pa.
SMITH WM. Sec. 12; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for G. Wilkinson; Dem; Epis; born Pa.
SOUERS JOHN 1 , Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Germany; 240 acres.
SOUTHWORTH COUCH, Sec. 6; P.O.Atkinson; farmer for J. Southworth; Ind; born 111.
SOUTHWOKTH JAMES, Sec. 6; P.O. Atkinson; born in Erie, Pa. Sept. 4, 1823;
came to this county in 1837; Ind; Meth; owns 231 acres of land, valued at $13,000; has
been Commissioner of Highways for past 12 years; veteran of the Mexican War; wife was
E. C. Hanna, who was born in White Co. 111. Nov. 15, 1827; married Feb. 19, 1850; four
children, all of whom are now living.
STK1N JOHN, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for R. Wolever; Cath; born Belgium.
SWANSON IMAN, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for W. Porter; Luth; from Sweden.
nPOTMAN A. M. Rev. Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; Pastor Kapt. Church; Rep; born N. Y.
TOWERSON SWAN, Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson ; fanner for J. Clark; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
TAYLOR JOHN, Farmer, Sec. 8; P.O. Atkinson; born in New Hampshire Aug. 16, 1821;
came to this county in 1837; Dem; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $10,000; wife was
Elizabeth Ogden, who was born in Pa. Feb. 5, 1831; married in Nov. 1849; eight children,
five boys and three girls, six are now living.
TREKELL THOMAS J. Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; born in Tippecanoe Co. Ind.,
Sept. 30, 1831; came to this county in 1846; Rep; owns 760 acres of land, valued at 35,000;
came to Stark Co. in 1836; wife was Lydia Wolever, born in New Jersey Feb. 22, 1839; mar-
ried Sept. 24, 1855; four children, three boys and one girl, three now living, one boy is dead.
TUCKER LOUIS, P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. H. Clark; Rep; Meth; born England.
TULLY JOHN J. Sec. 24; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; born Pa.
TULLY SARAH I. wife of J. J. Tully; Sec. 24; born 111; 120 acres.
A J AN DE WOESTYNE PETER, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Nowers; Cath.
VEKSLESCH HARRY, Sec. 14; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for H. R. Dunbar; Cath.
VESTREINE PETER, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; lab. for J. Nowers; Cath; born Belgium.
VON DE ROSSESTYNE PETER, Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; laborer; Cath; born Belgium.
VONHECK FERDINAND, Sec. 13; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for R. Broadbent; Cath.
\1TACHS JACOB, Sec. 13: P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Switzerland; 200 acres.
VV \V.\CHS JOHN, Sec. 13; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Wachs; Dem; Pres.
\\ AHLERT FRED. Sec. 2; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for A. C. Burrall; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
WAHLERT GEORGE, Sec. 14; P.O. Atkinson; fanner for H. R. Dunbar; from Germany.
WALKER ALEXANDER, Sec. t6; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; born Scotland; So ac.
WALKER HARRY, Sec. 19; P.O. Atkinson; laborer for S. Lewis; Rep; born Pa.
WELLS JOSEPH, Sec. 9; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born England; 200 acres.
WIGANT H. 11. Sec. 19; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born Mich.
WILKINSON GEORGE, Sec. 12; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; born Rhode Island; loo acres.
WINTER GEO. Sec. 24; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born England.
WOLEVER ROUT. W. Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; born in Peoria Co. 111., Nov.
23, 1844; came to this county in 1852; Rep; owns property valued at $2,ooo; served three
years and four month- in tue 57th 111. Infantry; wife was Roena Foster, born in Henry Co.
111., Aug. 15, 1848; married Sept. 24, 1868; lour children, one by former marriage, all now
living.
WOOD RICHARD, Sec. 10; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born England; 200 acres.
WOOD WILLIAM R. Sec. 10; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; 120 acres.
VVOODARD SAMUEL, Sec. 31; farmer for J. Long; Dem; born Virginia.
WRIGHT HENRY, Sec. 22; P.O. Atkinson; farmer for J. Sears; Rep; from N.Y.
WYATT THOMAS, Prop, of Coal Mine; resides at Geneseo, and owns coal mine in Sec.
7, Cornwall Tp; born in England March 25. 1831; came to this county in 1863; Rep; Kpis;
owns property valued at $2,000; wife was Emma Wallace; married Aug. 16, 1857; has one
child, a girl.
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PHENIX TOWNSHIP.
A DAMS DANIEL, Sec. 22; P. O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.; born 111.
** ALDKICH HENRY S. Sec. 30; farmer; Dem; 120 acres; 1st white child born Henry Co.
ALDKICH EARL, P. Farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; born in I'rovidence Co., R. I.
Jan. 15, 1810; came to this county in 1835; Ind. Dem.; owns 327 acres of land valued at
$17,000: was the first settler in the Township of Phenix, and at that time there were only four
residents in the county; wife was Caroline Omel, born in Wayne Co. Ind. June 29, 1816;
married Sept 27, 1832; has five children, Henry S., Marshall M., I'liila Nora C., Perry, and
Silas W. Henry S. was the first white child born in the county, Mrs. E. P. Aldrich manu-
factured the first cloth made in the county, consisting of about 75 yards, in 1836.
ALDRICH S. \V. Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo: farmer; Dem; bora in Henry Co; 115 acres.
ANDERSON ELIAKIM, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Henry Co; '/ } of 506 ac.
ANDERSON ISAAC L., Sec. 20; I'.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111; ^ of 5 6 acres.
ANDERSON JOHN W., Sec. 2; farmer with A. Rapp; Rep; M. E.; born Henry Co; 40 acres.
ANDERSON K. Mrs. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; M. E.; from Ohio; 80 acres.
ANDERSON WM. C. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from N. J.
ARNETT GEORGE, Farmer; Sec. II; P.O. Sharon; born in Warren Co. Pa. June 6,
1833; came to this county in 1838; Rep; owns 640 acres of land valued at $20,000; wife was
Margaret Seiben, born in Germany Nov. 2, 1841; married Nov. 15, 1857; has five children.
TD ARGE ALVIN W. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born in Henry Co.
BEERS E. P. Sec. 14; with E. W. Schellhammer; retired; Rep; from N. J.
BARGE DAVID B. Farmer; Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; born in Armstrong Co. Pa. May 3,
1827; lived in Wayne Co. Ohio 14 years, and came to this county in 1847; Dem; owns 620
acres of land, valued at $30,000; was assessor one year; wife was Eliza M. Aldrich, born in
Pickaway County, Ohio, May 7, 1828; married April6, 1851; has two children, Alvin W. and
Alice C.
BENDER LOUIS, Pink Prairie, P.O. Geneseo; blacksmith; Cath; born 111.
BLAIR ALBERT, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; born Henry Co.
BLAIR ALFRED, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep. U. Breth; from Pa.
BLAIR PATRICK, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep.
BONSCHER LUTHER, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from Baden; % of 210 acres.
BROWN THOMAS M. Sec. 28, P. O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ky; 160 acres.
BRITTIAN JAS. E. Sec. n; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; born 111; 50 acres.
BROWNING JOHN F. Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
DROWNING JOSHUA, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
BROWING S. Mrs. Pink Prairie; post-mistress; M. E.; from Ohio; 10 acres..
BUCHMUELLER DANIEL, Sec. q; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; Germany; 400 acres.
BUCHMUELLER JOSEPH, with D. Buchmueller; Dem; Cath; born Henry Co.
BUTZER ADAM, Sec. I; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Dem; born Henry Co; 240 acres.
BUTZER JACOB F. Farmer; Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; born in Germany Jan. 16, 1831;
came to this county in 1837; Dem; Evang; is one of the oldest settlers of the county; owns
1,000 acres of land, valued at $20,000; is Justice of the Peace; wife was Fredrika Him-
melman, born in Germany July 4, 1850; married July 3, 1870; has seven children of first wife,
and two of second wife.
BYERS J. E. Sec. 22; P. O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born 111.
/CAMPBELL A. P, Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Dem; from N. Y.
^ CARLSON PETER, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Sweden.
CARSE JOHN, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ohio.
CARSE WM. Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ireland; 160 acres.
CIMMEL CASPER, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Germany.
COE BYRON N. Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N. Y.; 160 acres.
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COLE GEO. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; from Wis.
COULSON JOHN, Sec. 21; P,O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from England.
CRILE A. F. Sec. 24; P.O. Pink Prairie; farm hand; born Henry Co.
CRILE JOHN H. Sec. 24; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; from Ohio; 40 acres.
J~\ANNENFELSER W. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from 111; loo acres.
*-* DARIN JOHN J. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Pa; 360 acres.
DASHAM J. A. farm hand with Wm. Dasham; Dem; born Henry Co.
DASHAM JACOB, P.O. Sharon; farm hand with M. Obrecht; Rep; Evang; from Pa.
DASHAM WM. Sec. 25 ; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 120 acres.
DAVIS G. L. Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; butcher; Rep; from Mass.
DAVIES JAMES L. Farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; born in Wales, March, 1826; came
to this county in 1857; Dem; owns 333 acres of land, valued at $15,000; wife was Phila Nora
Aldrich, born in Phenix, Henry Co., April 6, 1841; married Sept. 6, 1860; has two children.
Caroline Olivia, and E. Percy.
DOROWITTSCH MORITS, Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from Germany.
DIENER HENRY J. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Bavaria.
DIRK MICHAEL. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ohio.
DTJNLAP ADAM, Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Dec. 18,
1833; came to this county in 1854; Dem; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4,000; is Justice
of the Peace; was Assessor three years; enlisted in 1862 in H2th I. V. L, and served three
years; wife wa; Malinda B.irtlett, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 26, 1813; married
Aug. 10, 1865.
"PBERSOLE ABRAHAM, Sec. i; P.O.Sharon; farmer; Dem; Dunkard; from Pa; 155 at.
*-* EVANS FREEMAN, Sec. 23; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
EVANS GEORGE, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; born Henry Co; 70 acres.
EVANS LYDIA Mrs. Sec. 23; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; from Pa; 260 acres.
EVANS THOMAS, Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Henry Co; 153 acres.
YEARLY E. ADOLPHUS, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Dem; from Ohio.
* FRIES GEORGE, Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; retired; Rep; Evang; from Pa.
FRIES JOHN, Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Pa.
FRIES MICHAEL, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; from Pa.
FRITTS NELSON, P.O. Sharon; farmer with U. B. Fritts; Rep; born Henry Co.
FRITTS USUAL B. Sec. 12; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 71 acres.
FRITTS WILLIAM B. Sec. I; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co; 80 acres.
FULLER DEXTER, Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem.
/"'ALLIGEN THOMAS, laborer with J. F. But/.er; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
^- J GRAEF GUSTAVUS, Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Evang; from Saxony.
GRAEF LEWIS, Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ohio.
TTANDMAK WM. Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Canada.
HANNA ALEX. Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 80 acres.
HARTMANN C. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Cath; born Bavaria.
HICKOX P. Mrs. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; 56 acres.
HINES SUSAN Mrs. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Evang; from Ohio; 140 acix-.-.
HOLMES JOHN, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo;" farmer; Rep; from N. Y.
T MEL JOHN H. Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Henry Co.
. JENKINS EMORY M.. P.O. Geneseo; farmer, Ind; from N. Y.
J JOHNSON FREDRICK, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Sweden; 40 acres.
JOHNSON JOHN, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Sweden.
JOHNSON O. A. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep; S. Luth; from N. Y.
JOHNSON SWEN E. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; S. Luth: from Sweden: 100 acres.
GEO. C. SMITHE,
Editor of Chronicle, Cambridge.
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JOLES GEORGE W. Sec. n; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep.
JOLES ISAAC P. Sec. n; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep.
T/" AUFF DAVID, Sec. 27; P.O. Genese.i; farm hand; Dem; from Pa.
^ KAUF DAVID, farm hand with H. G. Randall; Rep; from Conn.
KICKSEY FRED. Sec. I; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Ind; from Prussia.
KNAPPER AUGUSTUS S. Sec. 17; PO. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; born Whiteside Co.
KNAPPER GOTTLIEB, Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 178 ac.
KNAPPER LUDWIG, P.O. Geneseo; with G. Knapper; Rep; born Henry Co.
KOPP JOSEPH, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111.
KOPP LEVI, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born 111.
KOPP SIMON, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep; Evang; born 111.
KRANTZ JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; blacksmith Pink Prairie; Dem; Cath; from Prussia.
KREPS CHRISTIAN, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep; from Ohio.
KREPS FRED. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep; from Ohio.
KREPS JOHN, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
T AUDERBAUGH EMANUEL, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Dem; from Pa.
*-* LAUDERBAUGH THOMAS, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Dem; from Pa; 115 acres.
LATSON FAYETTE, Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ind.
LEACH JOSEPH, Sec. i; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Dem; Meth. Epis; from N.Y; 87 acres.
LESSER PHILLIP, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Germany.
LIEBERKNECHT ADAM Jr. Farmer and Teacher, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; born in
Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2, 1838; came to this county in 1865; Rep; U. Breth; is Township Clerk;
enlisted Aug. 22, 1862, in the 22d Iowa V. L; was in service three years; was in the battles
of Pleasant Hill and Black River, and was wounded at the siege of Vicksburg; wife was
Eliza E. Tallman, born in Ohio Dec. I, 1846; married July 4, 1865; has four children.
LODGE JOSEPH A. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
LONG JOHN, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from Baden; 105 acres.
lY/l cELLISTER FRANKLIN F. farm hand with H. G. Randall; Rep; from Vermont.
*** McHENRY DANIEL B. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep, Meth. Epis; born 111.
McHENRY FRANCIS A. Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111; 120 acres.
McHENRY G. W. Sec. 14; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from Ky; 390 acres.
McHENRY GEORGE, Sec 14; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; American Reform; Meth. Epis.
McHENRY JOSEPH B. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111; 80 acres.
McHENRY MYRON E. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Henry Co.
McHENRY THOMAS J. Sec. 14; P.O. Pink Prairie; Rep; Meth. Epis; born 111.
McNALL GEORGE A. P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with A. Ocobock; Rep; Meth. Epis.
MAHAN J. L. Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 120 acres.
MATHIS JACOB, Sec. 12; P.O. Sharon: farmer; Rep; from Germany.
MATHIS JOHN, Sec. 12; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; from Germany.
MATSON BENJ. M; Sec. 12. P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from N.Y; 260 acres.
MAUCH JOHN, Sec. 3; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Cath; from Germany.
MERRIMAN GILBERT, Sec. 34; farmer; Dem; born in Henry Co.
MERRIMAN WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; born in Detroit, Mich., Dec.
25, 1832; came to this county in 1838; Dem; owns 200 acres of land valued at $10,000; has
been Commissioner of Highways two years; wife was Margaret Carse, born Sept. 10, 1838;
married April 22, 1860; has six children; came to this township when there were but six
families here, and has lived here ever since.
MILLER JOSEPH, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
MOSSMAN GEORGE L., P.O. Geneseo; farmhand with J. Sprinkle; Rep; born 111.
"XJISWENDER JOHN, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Ohio.
** NISWENDER SOLOMAN, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Pa.
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/^VCOBOCK ALONZO, P.O. Geneseo; farm hand with A. J. Reis; Dem; from N.Y.
^-^ OGDEN JOHN, Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 240 acres.
OBKECHT J. MICHAEL, Farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Sharon; Jjorn in Germany Jan. 23,
1836; came to this county in 1864; Rep; Evang; owns 243 acres of land, valued at $8,000;
has been Deputy Sheriff in Kankakee Co; has been Township Clerk; lived one year in Buf-
falo, N.Y., twelve years in Cook Co. 111. and ten years in Kankakee Co; wife was Sarah M.
Byers, born in Berks Co. Pa. Dec. 30, 1830; married Jan. 17, 1861; has four children.
PAINTER WM. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 290 acres.
PAUL ADAM J. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Dem; Cath; from Ohio; 80 acres.
PAUL GEO. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; fiom Ohio.
PHELPS ABRAM G. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; U. Breth; born 111.
PHELPS ALFRED, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 100 acres.
PINGREE S. K. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; retired; Dem; Meth. Epis; from Maine.
PINNELL, JOSEPH A. Farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Pink Prairie; bora in Trimble Co. Ky.
Nov. 5, 1823; came to Bureau Co. in 1843, and to this county in 1848; Dem; Meth. Epis;
owns 210 acres of land, valued at $10,500; wife was Malinda Seaton, maiden name was
Malinda Williams, born in Putnam Co. Nov. 6, 1830, married March 28, 1855; have four
children.
PINNELL R. I. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Henry Co; 80 acres.
POST WM. H. Rev. Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; pastor U. Breth; Rep.
POTTER JOHN H., P.O. Sharon; farm hand with J. Leach; Rep; from N.Y.
"D AHN JOHN, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Prussia.
RAPP AARON, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; Whiteside Co; 280 acres.
RANDALJj HUGH G. Farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Pink Prairie; born in Orange Co. Vt. June
I, 1833; came to this county in 1874; Rep; owns one-third of 1,200 acres of land, valued at
$30,000; first wife was Eliza J. Renfrew; second wife was Eliza Painter, born in Henry Co.
April 27, 1856; married Aug. 10, 1876; has one child of first wife.
RASER FRANK, Sec 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Ohio.
RASER JOHN, Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in Henry Co.
RASER SOLOMON S. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Pa; 160 acres.
REIGHARD JAMES, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; from Ohio.
REILLEY JOHN, Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer and miner; Dem; Cath; born 111.
REILLEY M. Mrs. Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; Cath; from Ireland; 120 acres.
REIS ADAM J. Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Whiteside Co; 440 acres.
RICKEL MICHAEL S. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; physician; Rep; from Pa.
RIEHLE GEORGE, Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo, Pink Prairie; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
RIELY J\MES, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; coal miner; Dem; Cath; 111.
RESSER MOSES, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 400 acres.
ROBERTS JOHN J. Sec. 15; P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from Ohio.
ROWE GEORGE W. Farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; born in Steuben Co. N.Y. May
20, 1825; came to this county in 1851; Rep; owns 600 acres of land, valued at 12,000; was
Commissioner of Highways three years; wife was Julia A. Kempster; born in Oneida Co.
N.Y. Aug. 25, 1826; married Feb. 22, 1850; has two children, Viola M. and Edith E.
OAND LEWIS, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; Germany; 1 80 acres.
^ SAND OBED. Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
SANDERS B. Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; retired; Dem; from N. J.
SANDERS E. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; born 111.
SANDERS WM. Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N. J.; 20 acres.
SANTEE J. WESLEY, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Dem; from Pa.
SANTEE THOMAS, Sec. 23; P.O. Pink Prairie: farmer; Dem; from Pa; 93 acres.
SANTEE W. Sec. 23; Pink Prairie; farmer; Dem; Meth. Epis; from Pa; 40 acres.
SCHELLHAMMER G. W. Sec. 14; P.O. Sharon; carpenter; Rep; from Pa.
SCHELLHAMMER R. F. Mrs. Sec. 14; P.O. Sharon; from Pa; 55 acres.
SHELLING C. J. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand; Rep; W. Meth; from Germany.
SHOEMAKER ADAM, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; engineer; Dem; from Germany.
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SHOEMAKER DANIEL, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ind.
SHOEMAKER JACOB, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; coal miner; Dem; from Germany.
SHOEMAKER JOHN, Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Germany.
SHOEMAKER M. Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Bavaria; 200 acres.
SIEBEN VALENTINE, Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; born in Germany, Oct. 14, 1838;
came to this county in 1853; Rep; owns 560 acres of land, valued at $11,200; is Commis.
sioner of Highways; wife was Caroline Butzer, born in Phenix, Henry Co. Nov. 10, 1838;
married July 10, 1860; has five children.
SPRINKLE JONATHAN, Sec. 8, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio; 287 acres.
SPRINKLE JOSEPH, Sec. 17, P.O.Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Maryland; 56 acres.
SNIVELY ANDREW, Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Meth; from Germany.
"T^AYLOR FRANK S. farm hand with his father, S. S. Taylor; Rep; Meth; born Henry Co.
TAYLOR SAM'L S. Sec. i; P.O. Sharon; farmer and postmaster; Rep; Meth. from N.Y.
TIBBS JOSEPH, Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111; So acres.
THOMAS 4. M. Sec. 14; P.O. Pink Prairie; laborer; Rep; from Ohio; 10 acres.
AlfALLHLEIM BARNHART, Sec. 8; farmer; from Germany.
* * WATSON JOHN, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; coal miner; Dem; from Ohio.
WEIMER JOSEPH, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; propr. of coal mine; Dem; from Pa.
WEIMER LEONARD, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; coal miner; Dem; from Pa.
WEIMER S. S. Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; coal miner; Dem; from Pa.
WHITE GEORGE, farm hand with G. W. Rowe; Rep; born 111.
WIDGER MYRON, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from N.Y.
WITHROW AMARIAH, Farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Pink Prairie; born in White Co. 111.
May 4, 1831; came to this county in August, 1835; Rep; Meth; owns 75 acres of land, val-
ued at $4,000; wife was Mary J. Huston, born in Licking Co. Ohio, Oct. 6, 1832; married
Aug. 8, 1856; has four children William H., Lethea A., Lucinda E., and Jerome S.; was
one of the earliest settlers in the county.
WITHROW JAMES H., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem.
WITHROW JAMES H. Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born White Ox 111; 160 acres.
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OUNG MARCUS L. with his father, F. W. Young; Dem; Meth; born Henry Co.
YOUNG FELIX W. Farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; born in Trigg Co. Ky. Jan. 3, 1822;
came to Sangamon Co in 1828; came to this county in 1840; Dem; Meth; owns 300 acres
of land, valued at $6,000; wife was Nancy J. Lindsey, born in McLean Co. 111. April 14,
1839; married Oct. 7, 1859; has eight children.
ALBA TOWNSHIP.
A CKERMAN CASPAR, Sec. 16; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Luth: born Germany.
ALLEN JOHN, P.O. Annawan; farmer; lives on Cornelius Dwyer's farm; Dem; Ind.
"D AKER W. T. Sec. 34; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Maine.
BARBER MYRON, Sec. 14; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; born N.Y.; 80 ac. $1,600.
BLAKE B. R. Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan;. laborer; Dem; Ind.
BOND G. W. Sec. 12; P.O. Sheffield; farmer.
BOND JOSEPH, Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind.
BOND LEWIS, Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born 111.; 40 acres, 250.
BUCKLEY ISAAC, Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; Dem; born Indiana.
BUCKLEY LUTHREN, Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; Rev bom 111.
CELIA J. Mrs. Sec. 15; P.O. Annawan; Meth; born Ohio; 6 acres, 200.
v ^ CAIN MILTON, Sec. 14; P.O. Annawan; renter; Dem; Ind; born 111.
CAUGHEY EDWIN, Sec. 12; P.O. Sheffield; Dem; born Ohio; 40 acres, $600.
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CAUGHEY HOLBERT, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; hunter; Dem; Ind; born Ohio.
CAUGHEY SAMUEL, Sec.2; P.O. Annawan; Rep; Ind; born Indiana.
COLLINS ALONZO, Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Ind; born Ohio; 160 ac. $4.000.
CONKLIN NORMAN, P.O. Annawan; laborer, works for Chas. Vaughn; Rep; Ind; from N.Y.
T~^\ALY THOMAS, Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Ind; Ind; born Ireland; 93 ac. 930.
*-' DEVENNY CHAS. lives with his mother, Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; Rep; Ind; born 111.
DEVENNY DAVID, lives with his mother on Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; Rep; Ind; born III.
DEVENNY ELIZABETH Mrs. Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; Ind; born Ohio; 40 acres, $600.
UWYER CORNELIUS, Farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Annawan; born in Tipperary County,
Ireland, in May, 1819; came to New York in July, 1848, and to Springfield, Illinois, in 1857,
and to this county in 1860; wife was Mary Hayes, born in Tipperary County, Ireland, in the
Fall of 1822; married Jan. 9, 1851; six children; two boys and two girls living; two boys
deceased.
DWYER JAMES, Sec. 25; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 160 ac. $2,400.
TZj" VANS W. N. Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; from Moline, 111.
"ROSTER JAMES A. Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Pres; born N. J.; So ac. $4,000.
FREDERICK JACOB, Sec. 33; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Cath; born Sweden; 80 ac.
FOSTER LYDIA Mrs. Sec. 34; P.O. Annawan; born in Sussex County, N. J., Aug. 17,
1808; came to this county in 1865; Pres; 80 acres, $4,000; her first husband was Freeman
Swayze, born in Sussex County, N. J., Sept. 28, 1808; married Oct. I, 1829; died April 6,
1837; second husband was Wm. R. Foster, who was born in New Jersey, Dec. 29, 1815;
married Nov. 5, 1843; died Oct. 25, 1874; three boys and one girl by first husband; three
boys and one girl by second husband.
FRANDENRADER JOHN, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
FRITCH M. Sec. 6; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
/"MLBREITH JAMES, Sec. 30; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Ireland; 440 ac.
^-* GOEMBLE C. C. Sec. I; P.O. Annawan; farmer, lives on his father's farm; Rep; Ind.
GOEMBLE Z. T. Sec. r; P.O. Annawan; farmer, lives on father's farm; Rep; Ind; born 111.
TTALL WM. Sec. 20; P.O.Atkinson; renter; Rep; Pres; born Ireland.
HARRITT M. A., P.O. Annawan; rents Mr. Richmonds' place; Rep; Ind; 320.
HAYES CORNELIUS, Farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Annawan; born in Tipperary Co.,
Ireland, March I, 1832; came to this Co. March 4, 1860; Dem; Cath; owns 490 acres, val.
$2,250; town prop. $3,000; landed in N.Y. 27th Nov. 1852; lived there 5 years; came to
Springfield, Ills. 1857, and to this Co. 1860; lived here since; held the office of Assessor 8
years, and holds the office of T. Treas. the second term; Com. Highways 9 years; wife was
Miss M. J. Smith, born in Antrim Co. Ireland, Feb. 24, 1851; married Dec. I, 1872.
HISERODT LEE, Sec. 26; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Ind; born N.Y; 80 acres, $1,600.
HOUCH MICHAEL. Sec. 2; P.O. Annawan; fanner; Rep; Luth; born Germany; 160 acres.
HULSLANDER ISAAC, Sec 19; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind; Ind; born N.Y; 400 ac. $14,000.
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RVIN JOHN, Sec. 7; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; born Ireland; 80 acres.
JORDAN WM. P.O. Annawan; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
T/ r ELSEY W. E. Sec. 31; P.O. Annawan; wks his father's farm; Rep; Big Church; from Conn.
" KENNEDY JOHN, Sec. 21; P.O.Atkinson; renter; Cath; born Ireland.
KRAMER BERNHARD, Farmer; Sec. 19; P.O.Atkinson; born in Germany, June 19,
1826; came from Germany to Bureau Co. in 1852; afterward lived in Marshall Co. and set-'
tied in this Co. in 1870; Dem; Luth; 240 acres, val. 88,400; wife was Eve Lippiu, born in
Germany, Dec. 22, 1822; married Aug. 9, 1855; five children two boys, Bernhard Jr., Frank,
and two girls, Maria and Mary Kramer, living.
T EHMANN ALBERT, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Luth; born Germany.
A -' LEHMANN ERNST, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Luth; born Germany.
LUCKHART MARY Mrs. Sec. I; P.O. Annawan; Luth; born Germany; 120 acres, $2,400.
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McCULLOUGH DAVID, Sec. 34; P.O. Annavvan; rents Mr. Dow's farm; Rep; Ind.
McCULLOUGH FRANKLIN, lives with his father; P.O. Annawan; Rep; Ind; N.Y.
Mr.CLENNAN 1>AV1I>, Farmer; Sec. g; P.O. Annawan; born in Niagara Co. N.Y..
Sept. 5. 1820; came to this Co. 1855; Ind. in religion; 167 acres, $3.340; held the office of
School Director five years; holds the offices of Pathmaster and Overseer of the Poor; wife
was Mrs. Lucinda Call, who was born in Canada, Nov. 22, 1826; married Aug. 29, 1844;
died Dec. 29. 1860; four children one boy and two girls living; John McClennan Jr. was
born in Kendall Co. 111. July 14, 1849; lives with his father.
McDERMAND THOMAS, Sec. 16; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Can; 1 60 acres.
McNEILL JAMES, Sec 21; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Ind; born Ireland; 540 ac. $13,500.
MAPES T Sec. 2; P.O. Annawan; farmer.
MOON JOHN, Sec. 32; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born England; 80 acres, $3,200.
MURRY DAVID, Sec. 16; P.O. Annawan; renter; Dem; Cath.
/'"VBRIEN TOHN, Sec. 32; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Cath; born Ireland; So acres, $1,200.
^-^ OVERBAKER LEO, Sec. 32; P.O. Annawan; renter; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
TJRITCHARD DAVID, works for Samuel Pritchard; Cong; from Co. Down, Ireland.
PRITCHARD HUGH \V. lives with his father; Rep; Cong; from Co. Down, Ireland.
PRITCHARD HENRY Sr. Farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; born in Co. Down, Ire-
land, in 1816; came to this Co. May 5, 1865; Rep; Cong; 320 acres, val. $16,000; first wife was
Mary Warnock, born in Co. Down, Ireland, in 1816, June 16; married in 1836; died April
14, 1845; second wife was Mary lioyd, born in Co. Down, Ireland, 1826; married in Sept.
1845; ten children three girls, seven boys; Alexander Pritchard lives in Iowa, Alice Pritch-
ard lives in Ireland, Mary J. Pritchard lives in Yorktown, Sarah Pritchard lives with her
father.
PKITCHARD HENRY Jr. Farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Atkinson; born in Co. Down, Ire-
land, March 21, 1843; came to this Co. in 1864; Rep; Pres; 280 acres val. $5,600; wife was
Miss Eliza Irvin, born in Co. Down, Ireland, 1846, Feb. 20; married Dec. 25, 1867; four
children two boys, Henry and John; two girls, Sarah J. and Mary W.
PRITCHARD JAMES J. Sec. 30; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Ireland; 400 ac.
PRITCHARD JOHN, lives with Samuel Pritchard; carpenter; Cong; from Co. Down, Ireland.
PRITCHARD ROBT. L. lives with his father; Rep; Cong; from Co. Down, Ireland.
PRITCHARD SAMUEL, Sec. 8; P.O.Atkinson; renter; Rep; Pres; born Ireland.
PRITCHARD SAMUEL, Farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Atkinson; born in Co. Down. Ireland.
Feb. 18, 1842; came to this county in 1858; Rep; Cong; 320 acres, $8,000; was in the I26th
Reg. Co. H, I. V. I., Col. Richmond, in the i6th Army Corps. Gen. Hurlbut, until the fall of
Vicksburg, then in the 7th Army Corps, Gen. Steele; was at the siege of Vicksburg and bat-
tles of Humboldt and Little Rock; enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, discharged Aug. 2, 1865. wife was
Miss Alice Pritchard, born in Co. Down, Ireland, June 22, 1844; married Dec. 3, 1868; five
children, three boys, one girl; Mrs. Pritchard's father and mother, who were born in Co.
Down, Ireland, came to this county May, 1868, and are living with them.
PRITCHARD WM. Farmer, Sec. 30; P.O. Atkinson; born in Co. Down, Ireland, Sept.
26, 1836; came to Rock Island in 1858, and to Western Tp. in 1860, and to Alba in 1864;
lived here since; holds the office of School Director; Rep; Cong; 240 acres, val. $12,000;
wife was Miss Ellen Walker, born in Co. Down, Ireland, Feb. 1835; married Oct. 28, 1857;
two children, one girl living, one girl deceased.
PUTNAM J. L. Sec. 34: P.O. Annawan; rents D. W. Wilson's farm; Rep; Cong; born Vt.
"D ICHMOND A. D. Sec. 15; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born N.Y.; 60 ac. $300.
** RICHMOND Z. Sec. 15; P.O; Annawan; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Mass; 135 acres.
RICHMOND HENRY J. rents Wennergren's farm. Sec. 28; P.O. Annawan; born in
Schuyler Co. N.Y. Nov. 29, 1843; came to this county 1854; Rep; was enrolled the I2th of
Aug. 1862, in Co. A II2th Reg. I. V. I. Capt. Dow, 3d brigade, 3d division, 23d Army
Corps, Gen. Schofield, Military Division of the Mississippi, under Sherman, was at the battles
of Campbell Station, Knoxville, Bean Station, Kelly's Ford, where he was wounded, at
Resaca, Atlanta, Columbia, Franklin, Nashville, Wilmington, and many skirmishes; dis-
charged June 20, 1865; went to Iowa in 1865, came back in 1874; wife was Mary C. Mc-
Cullough, born in Philadelphia, June 3, 1851; married Dec. 8, 1874; one girl, Anna Elenore,
born Nov. 27, 1875.
ROBINSON W. L. Sec. 21; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Indiana; 360 ac. $12,600.
240 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
ROCKAFELLOW E. M. Farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; born in New York, Jan. 13,
1850; came to this county in 1868; Rep; Ind; 160 acres, val. $6,400; his mother, Mrs.
Christian Rockafellow, lives on the farm with him.
ROCKAFELLOW JAMES H. Sec; 32; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Ind; born N.Y.
O ALZMAN ERNST, Sec. i; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Luth; born Germany; 265 ac. $5,300.
SMITH J. P. Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Ind; born Ireland; 160 acres, $2400.
SEBLE ELI, Farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Annawan; born in Chester Co. Pa. Feb. 6, 1824; came
to this county March, 1872; lived in Morrow Co. Ohio, from 1853 to 1856, and in Bureau
Co. 111. from 1856 to 1872; holds the offices of Justice of the Peace and School Director;
Dem; Bapt; 200 acres, val. $5.000; wife was Miss Eliza McCreary, who was born in Ohio,
June 24, 1832; married Feb. 20, 1856, died Dec. 19, 1868; five children, two boys and two
girls living.
SMITH JOSEPH, Farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; born in Pa. April 4, 1825; came to
this county March 28, 1866; was in the Mexican War, in the 2d Reg. Pa. Vol. I. Co. E, under
Gen. Patterson, and afterward Gen. Quitman, in the division under Scott; was at the taking
of Vera Cruz, and the battles of Cerra-Gordo and Chepultepec; mustered out at Pittsburgh,
Pa. July 15, 1848; was commissioned 2d lieutenant Co. H, &7th Reg. Pa. V. I. Jan. 16, 1862,
under Col. J. F. Staunton, in the Army of the Potomac; was taken prisoner at the battle
near Winchester, June 15, 1863; was in Libby prison eleven months, at Macon, Ga. three
months; was taken with 600 officers and placed under fire, at Charleston two months, Co-
lumbia four months, and then to Charlotte, N. C.; was exchanged at Wilmington, N. C.,
and discharged at Annapolis, Md. March 9. 1865; holds the office of School Director; Rep;
Ind; 160 acres, $2,400; wife was Eliza J. Schall, born in Pa. July 7, 1835; married April 24,
1851; seven children, two girls and one boy living; H. C. Smith lives in Pa.
SMITH B. Sec. 4; P O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Cath; born France; 311 acres, $6,220.
SMITH WM. lives with his father; P.O. Annawan; Dem; Ca'h; born Pa.
STAGNER LEVVIS, Sec 27; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Ind; from Ohio.
STENHOFF ISAAC, Sec. 2; P.O. Annawan; Dem; Ind; born Canada.
STOVER DANIEL, Sec. i; P.O. Annawan; farmer; born 111; 90 acres, $2,250.
SWAYZE C. F. Farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Annawan; born in Warren Co. N. J. Sept. 6, 1836;
came to this county July I, 1856; Hep; Ind; first wife was Ardelia Dunham, born in Savoy,
Berkshire Co., Ma*s., Feb. 14, 1841; married April 2, 1864, died May 13, 1865; by first wife
one child, Ethel Swayze, born April 17, 1865, died Aug. 24, 1865; second wife was Isabella Lamb,
born in Galashiels, Scotl ind, Aug. I, 1843; married Jan. 12, 1873; two children, one boy
was born and died Jan. 23, 1874; Ella B. born Jan. II, 1875.
SWIGER A. H. Sec. 16; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Ohio; 120 acres, $3,600.
T^ONKINSON CHARLES, Sec. i; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Ind; born England; 120 acres.
TONKINSON JOHN, Farmer; Sec. I; P.O. Annawan; born in Norton, England (York-
shire), July 4. 1850; came to this county in 1865; Rep; Ind; owns 120 acres, value $2,400;
wife was Lydia Almira Widrig. born in Yorktown, Henry Co. 111., Dec. 10, 1853; married
Nov. 18, 1869; three children, one boy and two girls.
VAUGHN BENJ. W. Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Annawan; born in Chemung Co. N. Y.,
Aug. 16, 1827; moved from N. Y. to Aurora, Kane Co. 111.; lived there two years, and in
Kendall Co. three years; came to this county in 1858; held the offices- of Constable, Col-
lector, Commissioner of Highways. School Director, etc.; wife was Caroline Conklin, born
in Saratoga Co. N. Y., March 17, 1833; married Aug. 23. 1848; six children, three boys and
three girls; owns 260 acres, value $8,oco.
VAUGHN C. M. Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Annawan; born in Chemung Co. N. Y., Sept. 15,
1848; came to this county in 1859; ^ e PI l"d; owns 140 acres, value $4,900; holds the office
of Town Clerk, Col ; ector and School Trustee; wife \va> Mis- Alice M. Giles, who was born
in Franklin, Johnson Co. Indiana, Jan. 20. 1847; married March 28, 1872; three children,
two girls living.
AITARNOCK JOSEPH A. lives with his father; P.O. Atkinson; Rep; Meth; born N. J.
* * WILSEY WM. Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; born N.Y; 150 acres, $3,750.
WRIGHT AMOS, Sec. 12; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Ind; Adv; born Ohio; 150 acres, $4,500.
WRIGHT ZACHARIAH, lives with his father; farmer; Rep; born Ohio.
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WAR1NX5CK JAMKS, Farmer and Painter; Sec. 33; P.O. Annawan; born in County
Down, Ireland, March 26, 1834; came to this county April 4, 1873; Rep; Pres; 120 acres,
$3.600; was enrolled as private April 16, 1861, in Co. A, 2gth Reg. Pa. Vol. I.; promoted
July i to Third Sergeant; at the first battle of Winchester to Second Sergeant; July 10, 1862,
at Williamsport, Md., to First Serg-ant, and at Gettysburg, July 4, 1863, to Sergeant Major;
received his discharge, and commissioned Second Lieutenant the same day; received the
commission July 26, and was mustered in Sept. 5, 1863; was in the battles of Ball's Bluff,
Winchester, Antietam, Chancellorville, Gettysburg. Wahatchi, Lookout Mt., Missionary
Ridge and Ringgold, Ga.;' resigned April 9, 1864; wife was Sarah B. Moreland, born in County
Down, Ireland, March I, 1837; married Sept. 14, 1859; five children, two boys and two girls
living, one girl deceased.
WABNOCK PETER W. Farmer, Florist and Gardener; Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; born
in County Down, Ireland, Feb. 19, 1829; came to Burlington, N. J., in 1846; was there four
years, in Philadelphia two years, and Camden five years; came to this county July I, 1857;
held the offices of Justice of the Peace, School Trustee and Collector; wife was Elizabeth A.
Castles, born in N. Y. City Aug. 20, 1836; married Feb. 22, 1854; nine children, six boys
and two girls living, one boy deceased; Rep; Meth; 240 acres, value $7,200.
WENNERGREN JOHN F. Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Annawan; born in Goteborg, Swe-
den, July 25, 1822; Rep; Luth; 120 acres, $4,800; he started from Sweden Jan. I, 1851,
landed in New Orleans April 5, 1851; took a steamer April 12 and came to Peru, 111., and
by canal boat to Chicago, where he bought a team, which he drove to Henry Co., entered
his land at the Dixon land office in June, 1851, where he has lived since; was School
Director.
"7 ALLANDER H. D. Mrs. Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; Luth; born Sweden; 200 acres, $6,000.
*-" ZALLANDER J. P. Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
HA1VNA TOWNSHIP.
A DAMS JAS., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born England.
** ADAMS JOHN. P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born 111.
AGUE CLINTON, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; born Ohio; wife, one child.
AGUE HORACE, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; born Ohio.
AGUE JAMES, Sec. 35, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; owns 53 acres, val. $2,120.
AGUE WILSON, P.O. Geneseo; farm laborer; Rep; born Ohio.
AGUSTAFSON CHAS., P O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
ALDRICH DANL. Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111.; owns 220 acres, val. $8,800.
AL/DRICH M. M. Proprietor of the Aldrich Bros, coal mines, Sec. 24, P.O. Geneseo; born
in Henry Co. 111. in 1838; Dem. The Co. owns 87 acres of coal land. Married Harriet S.
Richmond, of 111. in 1862; three children Marshall Madora, Robt. Edmund Lee, and Earl
Percy.
ALDRICH WM. Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111.; owns 40 acres, val. $1,600.
ALOENE A., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
ANDERSEN CHAS., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
ANDERSON J.. P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
ANDERSON JOHN, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
ANDERSON PET., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
ARNOLD JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Germany.
"D AILEY JAMES, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born England.
BARNES L. G. Sec. 2, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; owns 280 ac. val. $11,200.
BEARDSLEY O. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born N. J.; 8 acres, value $400.
BECK FREDRICK, P.O. Cleveland; butcher; Dem.
BECK JOHN, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
BEESER J. H., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; Meth; born 111.
BELL GILBERT, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; rents of Mr. Crull; Dem; born Canada.
BENSON JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
BENNETT W. J., P.O. Cleveland; miller; Dem; born N. Y. city.
242 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OP
BERNARD JAMES, Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; 10 acres, valued $500.
BERNARD OSCAR, Sec. i; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co; 80 acrs. val. $3.200.
BERXARI) WM. Farmer; rents of Mrs. Miller 40 acres; Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; born in
111. in 1845; Rep; was Town Clerk six years. Collector one year. School Director three years;
was in the I3gth I. V. I. as private; honorably discharged; married Josephine Fuller, of III.
in 1867; two children.
BITNER J., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born N. Y.
BLIXT L. M., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
BOLTON J., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
BOLTON W. H., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
BOLTON W. J., P.O. Cleveland; laborer; Rep; horn N. Y.; wife, three children.
BRADY G. Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; 81 acres, valued at $3,240.
BRANNON, D. J., P.O. Cleveland; millwright and engineer; Dem; Meth.
BEARER JAMES, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
BROKRO JOHN, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; farmer and stock raiser; born N. J.; Dem; Meth.
BROWN CHAS. P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
BRUER JOHN, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Germany.
BURNS JAS., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
BURTON J. M. Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born 111; owns 40 acres, val. $1,600.
BUSE CHAS. P.O. Cleveland; carpenter; Dem; owns two houses and lots, value $6,000.
/"ALSON SWAN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
^ CAMPBELL S. P , P.O. Cleveland; gen. sup't Williams' coal bank; Rep.
CARSE THOMAS, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; farmer, with Mrs. Sarah Spade; Dem.
CASE D. M. Sec 2; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born N. Y.; 164 acres, value $6,500.
CHERRY ALEX., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, with father; Rep.
CHERRY ROBERT, Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; born in Frank-
lin Co. Ohio, 1825; came to Henry Co. in 1838; Dem; owns 354 acres of land, valued at
$14,160; married Mary Ann Van Winkle of 111. in 1849; five children James Henry, Robert
Alexander, Alwilda Jane, Alice Luella, Lillie Lorenteen.
CHURCH ROBT., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
CLARK HENRY, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
CLARK J., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
COLBET A. A., P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; born 111.
COLBERT JAMES D. Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 80 acrs. of mother; Dem; born III.
COLLIS GEO. Sec. 34; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; born Englan ; owns 116 ac. val. $4,640.
COE C. Sec. i; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents of M. Poddleford; Rep.
CONRAD HENRY, Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; owns 37 acres, value $1,480.
COOK J. W., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born 111.
COZARD T. P., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born 111.
CRUL BENG-MAX, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; born in Pa. in
1820; came to Henry Co. in 1850; Rep; Meth; owns 107 acres land, value $5.350; married
Mary Ann Bay, of Ohio, in 1847; four children; Sam'l A., Wm. David, Clara Jane, and
Marcus Lafayette.
CRULL M. L., P.O.Cleveland; farm renter; Rep; born 111.
CRULIj SAMUEL A. Carpenter; Sec. 31; P.O.Cleveland; born in Indiana in 1848; came
to Henry Co. in 1859; Rep; Melh; owns house and lot in town; married Barbara Kiefer, of
111. in 1872; one boy. Wm. Albert.
CRULL WM. D., P.O. Cleveland; farm renter; Rep; Meth; born Ohio.
CUNNINGHAM WM. Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Uem; bom Ireland; 80 acres, $3,200.
TRAVIS A. F. Sec. 4; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; born N.Y.; So acres; value $3,200.
^ DAWSON G. W. Sec. 3; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; born Ind; 20 acres, val. $800.
DETTERMAN L. H. Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Pa; 47 acres, value $1,880.
DESANO W. H., P.O. Cleveland; miller; Dem; born Pa; wife, one child.
B. W. SEATON,
Editor Prairie Chief, Cambridge.
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"L7GAN JOHN, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
*-* EICKLER JANE Mrs. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; owns 20 acres, value $800.
EDWARDS E. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 34; P.O. Cleveland; born in Wales in 1819;
came to Henry Co. in 1856; Rep; owns &!'/ acres land, value $4,000; was School Director
three years; married Sarah J. Bellard, of Ohio, in 1844; ine children- -Elizabeth, Cynthia
Ann, Alice Jane, Olive M., Wm. Tayler, Frank Ellsworth, John Franklin, Chas. Fremont,
Albert.
KLLINSWORTH J. H., P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Maryland; two lots.
ELLINGSWORTH WM., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Pa.
EMRIGH PET., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
ERWIN GILBERT, Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Cleveland; born in Pa. in 1830; came to Henry
Co. in 1859; Kep; Meth; owns 65 acres land, value $2,600; is Assessor, has been four yiars;
married twice; first wife, Nancy Hotchkiss, of Pa. in 1850; one child; second wife was Mary
J. Dawson, of Ohio, married 1855; three children; Edwin Gilbert, Rosie Mary, Fannie L.,
Nannie Elizabeth.
T7ARBER J. W., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents of M. Cherry; Rep; born 111.
FIDLES A. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Germany; 80 acres, val. $3,000.
FIEDLER JAMES C.. P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents of P. K. Hanna; Rep; born 111.
FOGARTY MARTIN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
FOWLER WM., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
FOX MICHAEL, P.O. Cleveland; miner; born Scotland; wife, four children.
FOX OWEN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
FREEMAN A. M., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
FREEMAN ALONZO W., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Iowa; wife, two children.
FULLER C. W. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; born in N. Y. in 1825;
came to Henry Co. in 1834; Rep; owns 360 acres land, value $14,400; was Assessor one year;
Commissioner of Highways three years; married Kezia Rowe, of N. Y., in 1846, for first
wife; four children; married Catherine Brady, of Pa. in 1858, for second wife; five children.
FULLER HENRY C., P.O. Geneseo; farmer with father, C. W. F.; Rep; born 111.
FULLER S., P.O. Geneseo; retired farmer; Dem; born Connecticut in 1791.
/"* LYNN JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
S- 1 GORDON JAS., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
GORE GEO. D. Sec. 4; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; born New Hampshire; owns 80 acres, $3,200.
GOTTSCHE JOHN JACOB, Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; born in Germany in
1814; came to Henry Co. in 1860; Rep; Luth; owns 240 acres of land, value $7,200; married
Katharina Korb, of Germany, in 1858; four children, John Jacob, Henry, Kattie Lizzie and
Anna Maggie.
GREASER G., P.O. Cleveland; stonemason; Dem; Luth; Germany; two lots and house.
GREASER HERMAN, P.O. Cleveland; farm laborer; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
GREVES C., P.O. Cleveland; ferryman; Rep; Meth. Epis, born Germany.
GREVES C., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Germany.
GRIFFIN C., P.O. Cleveland; Prop. Cleveland House; Rep; born England.
GUEST HENRY, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
T T AGELEN GUST , P.O. Cleveland; boot and shoemaker; born Sweden; not a voter.
HALL THOS. P.O. Cleveland; engineer; Rep; born England.
HALL THOMAS, Constable, P.O. Cleveland; born in Madison Co. N. Y., in 1812; came
to Henry Co. in 1865; Rep; owns house and lot in town, value $500; has been Constable
eight years, City Marshal and Chief of Police seven years; married Abby Johnson, of Conn,
in 1833; three boys, James T., Albert W. and Manvill S.
HAND HENRY, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; Meth; owns 153 acres, value $6,100.
HANNA H. N. Farmer and Stock Dealer, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; born in Henry Co. 111.,
in 1841; Rep; Meth; owns 160 acres of land, value $6,400; is Tax Collector, has been four
years; was School Director tsvo years; married Mrs. Jane E. Hill, of Ohio, in 1862; one girl,
name Lillian Florence.
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P. K. Rev. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; born in Ky. in
liio; came to Henry Co. in 1835; Rep; Meth. Epis; owns 450 acres land, value $18.000; was
licensed to preach by the M. E. Church in 1829; and assisted in organizing most of the early
religious societies of this and Rock Island Counties; at the organization of Henry County
was chosen County Commissioner; also chosen several times Supervisor of Geneseo and
Hanna Townships, and was chosen Representative of the, 4&th District of 111. in 1868; mar-
ried for third wife Mrs. S. M. Fiedler, of Geneseo, 111., in 1857; is the father of twelve chil-
dren.
HANSEN NEILS, P.O. Cleveland; mason; Dem; Luth; born Denmark; owns house and lots.
HASS H. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Germany; owns 20 acres, value $1,000.
HASS HENRY, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Dem; born Germany,
HASS HERMAN, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Dem; born Germany; married.
HAY THOS. R., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
HAYDEN JAS., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Rep.
HAYWOOD JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
HENNINGER J. F. Sec. 34, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Ohio; 80 acres, value $1,600.
HIGBEE C. P., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born 111.
HILL GEO. W., P.O. Cleveland; merchant; Rep; born Ohio; house, store, etc., $3,300.
HILL LOUIS, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born 111.
HILL MILTON, P.O. Cleveland; merchant; Rep; born Ohio; house, store, etc., $3,300.
HILL THOS. Sec. 6; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Ohio; 200 acres, $8,000.
HILLIS JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; Pres; Ireland; wife, three children.
HOWALD HENRY, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; Luth; born Germany; wife.
HUEBNER CHRISTOPH, Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O.Cleveland; born in Germany in 1825;
came to Henry Co. in 1868; Rep; Luth; owns 60 acres land. val. $2,400; married Miss Eli-
zabeth Elze, of Germany, in 1854; two children, Henry and Augusta.
HUGHES ROBT., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Wales.
HULL E., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem.
HULL E. J., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem.
HUVALDT HENRY, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Germany.
TRVIN J. C., P.O.Cleveland; merchant; Rep; born 111; wife, one child.
INGHAM JUSTIN, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents of C. W. Davenport; Rep.
IRVIN W. J., P.O. Cleveland; merchant; Rep; born 111; wife, one child.
IRVIN WM., P.O.Cleveland; merchant; Rep; Luth; born Pa; owns 420 acres, val. $16,800.
JACKSON THOMAS, Sec. 5; rents of Mrs. Hanna; born England; 80 acres, val. $3,200.
JACKSON THOS. C., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
JACOBSON GEO., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
JACOBSON PETER, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; Luth.
JACOBSON THOS., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
JANNSEN VOLENTINE, P.O. Cleveland; teamster; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
JOHNSON GUSTAV, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
T/"EITH W. P., P.O.Cleveland; druggist; Rep; born Ohio.
^ KERR T. W., Sec 34; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; born Pa; owns 80 ac. val. $3,200.
KING ED., P.O. Geneseo; miner; Dem; born N. J.
KIRCHNER CHAS. Sec. 3; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany; owns 180 ac.
KIRCHKER CARL J. Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Cleveland; born in Germany in 1830; came
to Henry Co. in 1855; Dem; Cath; owns 180 acres land, val, $5,400; married Maggie Mock,
of Germany, in 1853; fi ye children, Mary Elizabeth, Catharine Josephine, Rosie Lena, Carl
Henry and George Andrew.
KNORR ERASMUS, Farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Green River; born in Germany in 1824; came
to Henry Co. in 1869; Dem; Meth; owns 80 acres land, val. $5,000; married Mrs. Amelia
Buchholz, of Germany, in 1863; two boys, Henry and Charles.
T ADAIL JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
*-' LAVERRY D. Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 260 acres.
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LEHMAN GEO., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; bora Germany.
LEWIS M. J., P.O. Cleveland; laborer; Rep; born N.Y.
LILLIS PAT. Sec. 32; P.O. Cleveland; fanner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; owns 160 acres.
LUBRICK C. Sec. 6; P.O Cleveland; farmer; Germany; owns 79 acres, val. $3,160.
LUMI3URG FRANK, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
LYMAN MIKE, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
TX/TcANDREWS ED., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
"* McDONALD S. B., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
MADISON JAMES, Sec. 6; P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents of T. Hill; Rep; born in Denmark.
MEER THOS., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
MORTON C. T. Sec. 27, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; born N. Y.; go acres, val. $2,700.
MILEN E., P.O. Cleveland; engineer at Williams' coal mines; Rep; born England.
MILEN JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; bank boss at Williams' coal mines; Rep; born England.
MILLER A. Mrs. Sec. 35, P.O. Geneseo; 40 acres, val. $1,600.
MILLER J. A., P.O. Cleveland; teamster; Rep; born Pa; wife and one child.
MILLER J., P.O. Cleveland; laborer; Rep; born Ohio; wife and two children.
MILLER JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
XTESBIT WM., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem.
-^ NORDBURG ALEX., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
NORDBURG JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
NOORTHEN NICTER, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
/^VLMSTEED F. P., P.O. Cleveland; principal public school; Rep; born in Ills.
^ O'NEIL JOHN. P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem, born Canada.
pALMER H. S., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born America.
PALMER W. E. Sec. I, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born N. Y.; 40 acres, val. $1,600.
PADDELFOKD .TAMES H. Farmer and Stock Dealer, Sec. 4, P.O. Cleveland; born
in Grafton Co. New Hampshire, in 1828; came to Henry Co. in 1837; Dem; Meth; owns
796 acres land, value $32,000; has served as Assessor, Collector, Supervisor and Town
Clerk; married Rachel D. Hanna, of Henry Co. Ills, in 1857; six children, three boys and
three girls.
PANGHN C. S., P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; born Pa; wife and one child.
PETERSON JOHN, Sec. -,4, I'.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 160 acres.
PEACOCK MARTIN, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
PETERSON MOMS, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; bora Sweden.
PETERSON P., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
PFAFF G. Sec. 3, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; born Germany; 86^ acres, val. $3,440.
PORTER GEO., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
PUGH JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Wales.
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UILLIN JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents of Shaffer six acres; Dem; born Indiana.
"D ASK CHAS., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ills.
** RATHGEP.ER LOUIS, P.O. Cleveland; carpenter; owns house and lot, val. $500.
REM1NSON GEO. W., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Ills.
RENNISOR GEO., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
RICHARDSON JOSEPH, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born England.
RICHARDSON vVM., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Dem; born England.
ROGERS JAS...P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Ireland.
RUSSER N. Sec. I, P.O. Geneseo; fanner; born Pa; too acres, val. $4,000.
O ALE J. H., P.O. Cleveland; physician and surgeon; Rep; born Indiana; owns two lots.
^ SCHUBER CHRIST., P.O.Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Germany.
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SAWYER J. A. Jr. (of the firm of J. A. & A. Sawyer), Postmaster and General Mer-
chant, P.O. Cleveland; born in Rock Island Co. Ills, in 1845; came to Henry Co. in 1850;
Rep; Meth; has been Postmaster eight years; Treasurer of the Corporation of Cleveland
three years.
SEARLES JOHN, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Cleveland; born in Ohio in
1804; came to Henry Co. in 1858; Rep; he owns 279 acres land, val. $9,000; married Agnes
Owens, of Ireland, in 1858; eight children, names: John Clinton, James, Truman, William,
Margaret, Clarissa, Mary, Bell.
SHAFFER WM. Sec. 5, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Kep; Meth; born Ohio; 320 ac. val. $2,800.
SHIMBRTCK CHRIS., P.O. Cleveland; -miner; Rep; born Germany.
SHUE JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Germany.
SMITH E. E. Sec. 27, P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents of C. T. Morton; Dem; born England.
SMITH J. J. Sec. 28, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Dem; born Pa.; owns 60 acres, val. $2,400.
SNELLER JOS. Mrs. Sec. 3, P.O. Cleveland; 86^ acres, val. $3,440.
SPRAY J ., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep;. born England.
SQUARES BENJ. M., P.O. Geneseo; mechanic; Rep; born Pa.
SQUARES M. H., P.O. Geneseo; mechanic; Rep; born N.Y.
STAFFORD J., P.O. Geneseo; engineer for Aldrich Bro's. coal shaft; Dem.
STANBRO Z. D. Sec. 35, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born N.Y.; 40 acres, val. $1,600.
STOKES WM. D. Sec. 6, P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents; Rep; born White Co. 111.; 94 ac. $3,000.
STONE J., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
STORZ G. JACOB. Dealer in Grain and Saloon Keeper, Cleveland; born in Germany in
1840; came to Henry Co. in 1869; Dem; Luth; owns three houses and lots, val. $2,700; owns
a four-ion Victor scales where all farmers can weigh their produce, grain, etc.; married
Friederika Pfaff, of Germany, in 1873; two children, George Jacob and Anna Regina.
SWAN B. P., P.O. Cleveland; miller; Dem; born N.Y; wife, three children.
SWANSON JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Sweden.
SWANSON WM., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born Sweden.
"FALCOTT WM. H. Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Rock Island; 79 ac. in estate.
TIMM H. Sec. 2, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Germany; owns 80 acres, val. $3,200.
TAYLOR H. R. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Green River; born in White Co.
111. in 18 j2; came to Henry Co. in 1845; Rep; owns 280 acres land, val. $11,200; was in gth
I. V. Cav. Co. A, as private one year; married Mary Ann Porter, of Rock Island Co. 111.
1855; six children, Mary Idella, Wm. Harrison, Geo. Hudson, Fred. Lincoln, John Jefferson,
and Danl. Arthur. Held office Town Clerk one year, and Commissioner three years.
THOBURxi THOS.. P.O.Cleveland; miner; Rep; England.
THOMPSON H. A., P.O. Geneseo; foreman; Dem; born Ohio.
THOMPSON L., P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; born N.Y.
THOMPSON WM., P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; born Ohio.
TREAT LYMAN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem; born .Ohio; wife, two children.
VATACHTEL P. Sec. 2, P.O. Cleveland; farmer;'Dem; Calh; born Germany; 160 ac. $6,400.
VV WALLES WM., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
WALSH DANL., P.O. Cleveland; tailor; Rep; Meth. Epis; born Ireland; owns house, two lots.
WALTHER FRED, P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents; Rep; Luth; born Germany.
WARNER JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Dem.
WARREN G. W., P.O.Cleveland; butcher; Rep; wife, four children.
WEAVER L., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
WHITTED FRANK M., P.O. Cleveland; farmer with father, W. Whitted; Rep; born 111.
WHITTED J. C., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born Indiana; wife, three children.
WHITTED M. W. Sec. 33; farmer, rents of father, W. W.; Rep; born 111.
WHITTED WILEY, Sec. 33, P.O. Cleveland; farmer and stock raiser; Rep; born Ind; 250 ac.
WHITTED WM., P.O. Cleveland; retired farmer; Rep; born N. C. in 1793.
WHITTED WM. P. Sec. 33, P.O. Cleveland; farmer with father, Wiley Whitted; Rep; 111.
WILCOX JAMES, P.O.Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
WILLIAMS G. Sec. 35, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born N.Y; owns 40 ac. val. $1,600.
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WILLIAMS O., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
WILLIAMS WM. S., P.O. Geneseo; boss boarding-house; Aldrich Bro's. mines; Rep.
WITHROW JOHN W. Sec. i, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born in 111; 240 ac. val. $9,600.
WOODELL LOUIS, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
HANNA TOWNSHIP.
Aldrich BrOS. Proprietors Coal Mines, Sec. 24, P.O. Geneseo.
CLEVELAND.
Crull Saml. A. Carpenter.
Sawyer J. A. & A. Dealers in Gen'l Merchandise.
Storz G. Jacob, Dealer in Grain, &c. Prop. Saloon.
YORKTOWN TOWNSHIP.
A NDERSON CHRISTIAN, Sec. 7; P.O. Jefferson Corners; farmer; Rep; born Denmark.
** ATKINSON C. H. Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Vermont; 1,640 acres.
"DAL LOU CHAS. Sec. 35; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Germany; 80 acres.
BEACHEL JOHN, Sec. 19; P.O. Prophetstoivn; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany.
BAUER ADAM, Farmer; Sec. 25; P.O. Annawan; born in Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 23,
1823 ; came to this county in 1864; Rep; Evang; 160 acres, $4,800; holds the office of School
Director; wife was Elizabeth Fey, born in Darmstadt. Oct. 26, 1829; married Oct. 29, 1850;
the children are, Henry, born April 20, 1857, died Sept. 23. 1858; Samuel, born Feb. 20,
1859, died Feb. 18, 1861; Elizabeth, born July 8, 1862; Emma, born Jan. 26, 1865; Louisa,
born Aug. 29, 1867.
BEACHEL LEWIS, Sec. 17; P.O. Leon; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany; 160 ac. $6,400.
BERGE CHAS. Sec. 35; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Germany; 120 ac. $3,000.
BLAKE ARTHUR, Sec. 26; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born 111; 40 acres, $1,000.
BLAKE A. Mrs. Sec. 26; P.O. Annawan; 31 acres; $800.
BRA^fTS EFE, Farmer; Sec. 13; P.O. Prophetstown; born in Arle, Hanover. Germany,
July 31, 1829; came from Germany to Peoria, 111., in 1848; lived there 17 years, and to this
county in 1865; lived here since; Rep; Evang; 320 acres, $9.000; his wife was Petje Campen,
born in Arle, Hanover, Germany, July 26, 1832; married Oct. 10, 1852; eleven children,
four boys and four girls living, three have died.
BRANT JOHN, Sec. 15; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Evang; born 111.
BRAUER JACOB, Sec. 25; P.O. Yorktown; rents Dillon's place; Kep; born Germany.
BROWN E. K. Sec. 13; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Maryland; 240 acres, $2,400.
BROWN J. W. Sec. 13; P.O. Yorktowi; lives with his father; Rep; born 111.
BROWN MILTON, Sec. 23; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Indiana.
BUCKLEY JOHN R. Sec. 26; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Ind; born Indiana.
BUCKLEY R. K. Sec. 26; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; born Ind; 40 acres.
BUNKER JOHN, Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; renter; Dem; Ind; from N. Y.
BUNKER WM. Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Dem; Ind; born X.Y; 130 acres, $4.000.
BURROUGHS CARLOS. Sec. 3; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Cattaraugus, N.Y; 80 ac.
/~*HERRY IRENA Mrs. wife of L. Cherry; Dem; Freewill Bapt; born 111.
^ CHERRY LAWRENCE, Sec. 3; P.O. Leon; farmer; Dem; Ind; from Ohio.
CLEMENTZ SAMUEL, Sec. 9; P.O. Leon; Dem; Cath; born Germany; 161 acres, $6,000.
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CLEMENTS K. K. Farmer; Sec. 17; P.O. Annawan; born in Alsace, Germany, March 27,
1839; Dem; Cath; 160 acres, $4,000; was in the I5ist I.V.I; enlisted Feb. 6, 1865, in the
Army of the Cumberland, under Thomas; discharged June II, 1866; held the offices of
School Director and Deputy Sheriff; wife was Julia Ann Egart, born in Alsace, Germany,
Dec. 18, 1843; married Dec. 3, 1863; children are: Chas. R., born July 27, 1864, died March
8, 1866; Robt. C. born Jan. 10, 1865; Amelia, born Nov. 25, 1866; Julia, born Oct. 7, 1868;
Lydia, born Jan. 15, 1871; Tracy, born Jan. 18, 1873; Sarah, born Dec. 23, 1875; Geo. H.
born Jan. 2, 1877; came to this county April 23, 1854.
COUNTRYMAN A. Sec. 20; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born N.Y; 320 ac. $8,000.
COUNTRYMAN CONRAD, Sec. 31; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born N.Y; 116 ac.
COUNTRYMAN HENRY Sr. Sec. 28; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born N.Y.
CpUNTRYMAN HENRY Jr. Sec. 28; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111.
CUMMINGS HIRAM, Sec. 2; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Dem; Ind; born Conn; 160 acres.
T^AHL JOHN, Sec. 35; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; born Sweden.
^ DEMOTT J. F. Sec. 7; P.O. Prophetstown; renter on Atkinson's; Rep; Ind; born N.Y.
DILLON THOMAS, Sec. 25; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 130 acres.
MICHAEL, Sec. 16; P.O. Leon; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Alsace, France; 354 ac.
N E. Sec. 30; P.O. Annawan; teacher: Rep; Evang; born 111.
FEHLMAN G. Sec. 30; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 196 ac.
FEY HENRY, lives with Adam Bauer; Rep; born Germany.
FEY ERNST, lives with his father; Rep; born Germany.
FISHER HENRY, works for J. J. Wolf; Rep; born Germany.
FORWARD LEWIS, Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Leon, Whiteside Co; born in Onondaga Co.
N.Y. Nov. 13, 1852; Dem; Ind; 40 acres, $1,400; came from New York to Prophetstown
in 1865, lived there seven years, and in Fairfield, Bureau Co. four years, and to this county
in 1876; wife was Estelle Sabin, born in Prophetstown, 111. Oct. 30, 1857; married Sept. 9,
1874; one child, Frank L. Forward, born May II, 1876.
/"""* EER L. D. Sec. 6; P.O. Prophetstown; farmer, Rep; 1,640 acres, $32,800.
^ J GOEMBEL EDWARD, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111.
GOBLE VESTER, Farmer, Sec. 13; P.O. Yorktown; born in Rock Island Co. 111. Feb.
26, 1838; came to this county in 1851; Rep; Ind; 128 acres, $4,480; wife was Philena
Brown, born Jan. 22, 1843; married Nov. 23, 1856; six children, two boys and three girls
living; enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in the H2th Reg. I. V.I. Co. A, Capt. Dow, 23d Army Corps,
under Gen. Schofield; was taken prisoner at Knoxville, Tenn. Nov. 23, 1863; was at Rich-
mond one and one-half months, Belle Isle one month, Andersonville rive months twenty
days, and at Florence until taken to Wilmington, where he was paroled about the 1st of
March 1865; discharged June 2. 1865.
GOEMBLE S. Sec 30; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111; 194 acres, $4,800.
GREENWOOD GEORGE, Sec. 25; P.O. Yorktcwn; farmer; Rep; born Wis; 40 ac. 400.
GREENWOOD JOHN, Sec. 36; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; from Eng; 320 ac. $6,400.
GREENWOOD JOSEPH, Sec. 36; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; from England.
GROSS JOHN, Sec. 31; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany; 367 ac.
GROSS \VM. lives with his father, Sec. 31; P.O Annawan; Dem; Cath; born III.
TT AFER JOHN, Sec. II; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Pa; So ac. $1,600.
HILGER FREDERICK F. Sec. 14; P.O Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germ.
H1LGEK PETER, Sec. 14; P.O. Annawan; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
HIXON H. Sec. I; P.O. Yorktown; renter; Rep; Ind; born Michigan.
HOLZINGER GEORGE, Sec. 20; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
HOLZINGER MARTIN, Sec. 12; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
HOUCH NICHOLAS, Sec. 36; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Germany.
JAQUET ELIZABETH Mrs. Sec. 21; P.O. Annawan; Evang; born Germany; So acres.
JAQUET F. Sec. 23; P.O. Annawan; rents Brants' farm; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
JAQUET HENRY, lives with his mother; P.O. Annawan; Rep; Evang; born 111.
JAQUET JOHN, P.O. Annawan; rents his mother's farm; Rep; Evang; born 111.
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T/"ILLMER ELIAS, Sec. 2; P.O. Yorktown; renler; Rep; Ind; born N.Y.
" KNOLL NICOLAUS, works for John Wolf; Rep; Cath; born Bavaria, Germany.
KURFISS C HAS. Sec. 24; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 200 acres.
KURFISS JOHN, lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born 111.
T AHMANN FREDERICK, Sec. 34; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
*-*' LANE BENJ. Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; born N.Y.; 152 acres.
LANE Gr. W. Farmer, Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; born in Marbletown, Ulster Co. N.Y. June
29, iSio; came lo this county in May, 1854; Rep; Univ; 127 acres, $5,080; wife was Elmina
Granger, born in Washington Co. N.Y. Sept. 9, 1812; married Sept. n, 1833; four children
two girls and one boy living; held the offices of Highway Commissioner and Town
Treasurer.
LANE G. W. Jr. Sec. 12; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; from Michigan.
LANE LEVI, Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Ulster Co. N.Y; 120 ac,$4,ooo.
LANE M. F. Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Cayuga Co. N.Y.
LANE W. W. Farmer, Sec. i; P.O. Yorktown; born in Shandaken, Ulster Co. N.Y. Jan.
18, 1853; Rep; Ind; 93 acres, $3,255; wife was Ella A. Montgomery, born in Farmington,
Fulton Co. III. Aug. I, 1856; married Sept. 3, 1876. Wm. Lane, his father, was born in
Ulster Co. N.Y. Feb. 3, 1831; enlisted in the I2th Conn. Reg. V. I. Oct. 8, 1864; was taken
prisoner at the battle of Newbern, N. C. April I, 1865; was confined in Libby about one
month; was then paroled, and came home, where he died June I, 1865.
LANDWEHR D. Sec. 32; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 300 ac. $4,500.
LANDWEHR WM. lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born 111.
LEHMANN LAWRENCE, Sec. 17; P.O. Prophetstown; Rep; Evang; born 111; 160 ac. $3,600.
LEHMANN WM. lives with his brother; P.O. Prophetstown; Rep; Evang; born 111.
LISK JOSEPH, Sec. 5; P.O. Prophetstown; renter on Geer's farm; Rep; born 111.
LUTHER JOHN, Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born N.Y; 98 acres.
LUTHER PETER, Sec. 15; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 80 acres.
]\ /[" AGENHEIMER GEORGE, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
*** MARKLE JOHN, Sec. I; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; born Ulster Co. N.Y; 33 acres.
MATHIS AUGUSTUS, Sec. 9; P.O. Pfophetstown; farmer; Rep; Evang; bom Ger; 123 acres.
MATHIS A. P. lives with his father; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111.
MATHIS E. O. lives with his father; teacher; Rep; Evang; born 111.
MATHIS J. Sec. II; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
MATHTS PHILLIP, Sec. 16; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born France; 295 acres.
MATHIS WM. Sec. 21; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born France; 160 acres.
MILLER DANIEL, Sec. 31; P.O. Annawan; teacher; Rep; Evang; born 111.
MILLER JACOB, lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born 111.
MINCH HENRY, Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; works father's farm; Rep; Evang; born 111.
MINCH JOHN, Sec. 27; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Evang; born 111.
MYERS ANDREW, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 120 acres.
MYERS JEREMIAH, Sec. 34; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Pa; 200 acres, $7,000.
MYERS WM. Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111.
/"\TT GEO. J. Sec. 20; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
^^^ OTT CASPAR, Sec. 21; P.O. Prophetstown; fanner; Rep; Evang; born Pa; 160 acres.
OTT ALBERT J. Farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Annawan; born in Desplaines, Cook Co. 111.
Feb. 14, 1850; came to this county in 1854; moved from Iowa to Jewel Co. Kansas, in 1871;
back to Iowa in 1873, an( l to Henry Co. in 1874; Rep; Evang; held the offices of School
Director and Pathmaster; wife was Margaret Graham, born in Boone Co. Iowa, May 21,
,1853; married July 27. 1871; three children, Martha A. born in Jewel Co. Kansas, Dec. 27,
1872; Ida O. in Iowa, Oct. 24, 1873; George D. 111. Dec. 22, 1874.
OTT EMIEL, Sec. 20, P.O. Annawan; cane-maker; Rep; Evang; born Alsace, Germany.
OTT JACOB, Sec. 20, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evag; born Alsace, France; 167 ac. $5,845.
OTT JOHN, lives with Jacob Ott; Rep; Evang; born Lake Co. 111.
OTT PHILLIP, Sec. 20, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
252 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
OTT REUBEN, lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born 111.
OTTO W. F., P.O. Annawan; works for Mr. Cleraentz; Dem; Luth; bom Germany.
pIERCE EZRA, See. 3, P.O. I.eon farmer; Rep; U. B.; born N.Y.; no acres, $3,000.
T^ APP JACOB, Sec. 22, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born 111.; 80 acres, $640.
** RICHARDS JOHN, Sec. 3, P.O. Leon, W. Co. ; farmer; Rep; Ind; Cattaraugus Co. N.Y.
RICHARDS LEONARD H. Farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Leon; born in Cattaraugus Co. N.
V., April II, 1836; came to thi> Co. in 1870; Rep; M. Epis; So acres, $2,500; wife was Hor-
tentia Sabin, born in Portage Co. Ohio, Sept. 7, 1843, married Sept. 26, 1861; two children.
Otis W. born July 18, 1866, Estella M. born Oct. 8, 1872. Enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, in the
75th Reg. Co. D, I. V. I.; was Corporal, Capt. McMoore's Co. under G. H. Thomas; was in
about sixteen engagements, some of which are Buzzards' Roost. Resaca, Kenesaw Mt., Look-
out Mt., Missionary Ridge, and Nashville; was unhealthy during the first year, but in active
service until discharged, which was June 12, 1865.
RICHARDS LYMAN, Sec. 10, P.O. Leon, Whiteside Co.; farmer; Rep; Meth; born N.Y.
RINGLE CH'AS. Sec. 3, P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
RINGLE H. J. lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born N.Y.
RINGLE JOHN, Sec. 35, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 325 acres.
ROCKENBACH C. Sec. 23, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 80 ac. $2,500.
O ANDS LOUIS, Sec. 19, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 96 ac. $2000.
"^ SCHAFER ADAM, Sec. 28, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
SCHMITT GEORGE, Sec. 20, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Cath; born Germany; 80 ac. $3,000.
SCHMITT J. lives with Geo. Schm'tt; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany; 160 acres, $2,400.
SCHMITT JOSEPH, Sec. 20, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany; 135 ac.
SCHINLEBER FRED. Sec. 27, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 63 ac.
SCHMITT THEOPHILUS, Farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Leon; born in Helsingheim, Alsace,
Germany.'July 8, 1839; came to this Co. in 1866; Dem; Calh; 347 acres, $10.410; held the
offices of School Director and Pathmaster; wife was Magiialena Clememz, born in Wittis-
heim, Alsace, Germany, Julv 16, 1841, married March 15, 1866; children are Edward W.
born Dec. 31, 1867, Amelia J. born May I, 1868, Sarah L. born Oct. 13, 1869, died Sept. 24,
1873, Johanna M. born April 13, 1871, August A. born Aug. 20, 1872, Ella N. born March
7, 1874, Geo II. born June 9. 1875.
SEYLLER CONRAD, Farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Leon, Whiteside Co.; born in Wittis-
heim, Alsace, Germany, Nov. 19, 1840; came from France in 1855, n ' s wife in 1845, to Na-
perville, 111., to this Co. March 8, 1856; wife was Josephine Clementz, born in Wittisheim,
Germany, March 19. 1840, married June 24, 1862; eight children, three girls and three boys
living; Cath; 320 acres, $9,600.
SHERE JOHN, Sec. 13, P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; born England.
SHERE WM. E Sec. 13. P.O. Yorktown; renter; 'Rep; Ind; born N.Y.
SITTLER A. lives with his father, P.O. Annawan; Dem; Cath; born Germany.
SITTLER JOHN, Sec. 32, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany; 127 ac. $1,270.
SMITH ADAM, Sec. 15, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 160 acres.
SNELL M. Sec. 32, P.O. Annawan; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany; 40 acres, $400.
SOLIDA Y ANDREW, Farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Annawan; born in Sunthausen, Alsace, Ger-
many, Jan. 7, 1830; came to this Co. Feb. 23, 1854; Rep; Evang; 266 acres, $6,650; is School
Director; has been Constable, Assessor, and Highway Commissioner; wife was Mary Baker,
born in Wairen Co. Pa. April I, 1840, married June 14, 1856. The children are Mary E.born
April 2, 1858, Jacob E., Aug. 10, 1861, Andrew J.. March 16, 1865, Esther E., March 28,
1867, Ida S., May 25, 1871, Hannah A., Feb. 7, 1874.
STOWELJj LYMAN, Farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Leon. Whiteside Co ; born in Harpersville,
Browne Co., N.Y.. Feb. 19, 1810; came from there to Illinois in 1836; lived in Prophetstown
II years; came to this Co. in 1849; was the first settler in this Township; has lived here
most of the time since; Rep; Meth. Epis; held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Town
Clerk; was the first Collector; 177 acres, value $7.965; wife was Sarah Leach, born in
Johnsburg, Warren Co., N.Y., June 2, 1814; married May 14, 1843; four children, one boy
and three girls; Wilbur F. Stowell, Jr., born here Aug. 16, 1853; his wife was Lydia Luther,
born here May 30, 1852; married Oct. 20, 1874; one child, Nettie Bell, born July 24, 1875;
Rep; Ind.
C.N.WHITNEY
CD/TOR & PROPRIETOR
KEWANEE COURIER.
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SPAETH FRED, Sec. 32; P.O. Annawan; renter; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
SPAETH FRED, Jr., lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
SPAETH JACOB, lives with his father; Re i; Evang; born Germany.
STOEHR EMIEL, lives with his father; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
STOEHR IACOB, Sec. 24; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Rep; Evang; Germany; 120 ac. val. $3.000.
TRAUT WEIN F. Farmer. Sec. 32; P.O. Annawan ; born in Baldenheim, Alsace, Germany,
Dec. 17, 1819; came from France to Cook Co., 111., in 1852; lived there five years, in White-
side Co. three years, and in this Co. since 1860; Rep; Evang; 114 acres, val. $4,560; second
wife was Mary Riely, born in Rusterding, Alsace, Germany, March 28, 1824; married Feb.
ig. 1860; the children are August, by first wife, horn in Germany Oct. 12, 1851; George,
March 6, 1861; Edward, March 13, 1863; Emma, Jan. 19, 1866; Ferdinand, June 21,1868.
URBAN CHRISTIAN, Sec. 4; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Luth; France; 140 ac.; $4,900.
URBAN DANIEL, lives with his father; Evang; born Illinois.
URBAN LORENTZ, Sec. 22; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Evang; Germany; 100 acres, $3,500.
WEBBER L. Sec. 12; P O. Yorktown; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Sweden; 80 ac.; $2,400.
V VETTER CHARLES, P.O. Annawan; rents Urban'sfarm; Evang; born Germany.
VETTER MICHAEL, Farmer, Sec. u; P.O. Yorktown; born in Baden, Germany,
March 9, 1829; tame from Germany in 1847 to Pennsylvania; lived there seven years; in
Whiteside Co. seven years; to this Co. in 1861; Rep; Luth; 200 acres, $4,000; holds the
office of School D. rector; wife was Mary A. Hafer, born in Reading, Pa., June 5, 1832;
married April n, 1865; three children; Catherine E., born Jan. 22, 1866; John, born Feb.
14, 1867; Minnie, born April 13, 1671.
I1THITTEMORE JOHN, Sec. 10; P.O. Leon; blacksmith; Dem; Cath; born Germany.
** WIDERHOLD ADAM, rents Mrs. Cartwright's farm; Rep; Evang; born Germany.
WANEGER MATHIAS, Farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Leon; born in Kuhnheim, Alsace, Ger-
many, Dec. 3, 1846; came to this Co. in 1867; Ind; Ind; 120 acres, $4,200; holds the office
of Pathmaster; first wife was Sophia Gottschalk, born Sept. 26. 1848; married Jan. 21, 1870;
died Dec. 18, 1873; second wife was Mrs. Esther Hummel, born in Havana, Mason Co.,
111., May, 1848; married June 16, 1874; children are Elsina, born Sept. 16, 1866; William,
born Jan. 22, 1871; Matilda, born Feb. 13, 1872.
WILDMAN C. M. Sec. 4; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Ohio; 80 acres, $2,000.
WILDMAN GEORGE, Sec. 4; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Ind; 120 acres.
WILDMAN S. L. Sec. 3; P.O. Leon; rents Green's farm; Rep; Ind; born Ohio.
WINCHELL EDWARD, Sec. 12; P.O. Yorktown; farmer; Vorn New York; 120 acres.
WOLF BERNHART, Sec. 30; P.O. Annawan; fanner; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 200 ac.
WOLF I. J. Sec. 33; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Ind; born Germany; 1,100 acres; $22,000.
\VOLF 1 JOHN, Farmer, Sec. 29; P.O. Annawan; born in Nideraula, Hesse, Germany,
March 18, 1822; came to this Co. in 1856: Rep; Evang; 300 acres, $6,000; held the office of
School Trustee; wife was Catharine Hulzinger, born in Baden, Germany, Jan. 31, 1842; mar-
ried July 5, 1858; the children are: Henry, born Oct. 3, 1859, died Dec. 28, 1869; Adam,
born \ov.28, 1860; George, Oct. 31, 1862; Louisa A., Feb. 13, 1865; Elizabeth, Nov. 6,
1867; Martin, May 27, 1870; John, July 5, 1873; Frederick, March 15, 1876.
WOODWORTH E. H. Sec. 10; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Ind; born N.Y.; 16 acres, $480.
WOODWORTH HILON, Sec. IO; P.O. Leon; farmer; Rep; Meth; born N.Y.; 27 acres, $810.
"V^ACKLEY JOHN, Sec 9; P.O. Leon; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Germany.
N. Sec. 35; P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Evang; born Germany; 80 acres, $1,800.
256 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
COLONA TOWNSHIP.
A LLEN DANL. P., Briar Bluff; foreman at Perry & Co. coal shaft; Rep; born Wales.
* ALLEN JOHN, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born Wales.
ANDERSON HENRY C. Farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Briar Bluff; born in Crawford Co. Pa.
in 1846; came to Henry Co. 1861; was in the I26th I. V. I., Co. H, three years; honorably
discharged; married Mrs. Ann Pugh, of 111. in 1873; four children; Rep; 40 acres, val. $1,600.
~D ANGTSON JOHN, P.O. Orion; farmer, rents of M. Stewart; Rep; born Sweden.
BAUM E. J. Sec. 13, P.O. Green River; farmer; Dem; born in N.Y.; owns 80 ac. $3,200.
BARTLETT HIRAM C. Station Agt. of C.R.I. & P.R.R., P.O. Green River; born III.
in 1836; came to Henry Co in 1867; Dem; owns house, lot, etc.; was Justice of Peace one
year; went into the 1st Wis. Cavalry as private Co. H, promoted to Sergeant, honorably dis-
charged; has been Station Agt. one year; married Eliza E. Ellingsworth, of 111. in 1860; two
children.
BATJM CHAS. Farmer Sec. 2, P.O. Colona; born Jefferson Co. N.Y. 1840; came to Henry
Co. 1846; Rep. The estate owns 407 acres land, val. $12,000. Served as Collector two
years, Town Clerk two years; was private Co. K, H2th I. V. I. two years; promoted to Ser-
geant one year, honorably discharged; married Anijeline Meer, of 111. in 1867, who died in
1874; three children, two boys, one girl. (
BAUM FRANKLIN, Sec. 13, P.O. Green River; farmer, works 137 ac. of est.; Rep; born N.Y.
BAUM JUSTIN P., P.O. Green River; farmer With father, E. J. Baum; Dem; born N.Y.
BECHT ANTON, Wagon-maker and Blacksmith, Colona; born in Germany, 1830; came
to Henry Co. 1858; Dem; Cath; owns dwelling-house, shop, etc., val. $1,600; was School
Director five years; married Miss Antonie Beck, of Germany, in 1855; has five children; two
boys, three girls.
BELLi JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 2. P.O. Coiona; born England 1834; came to Henry Co-
1856; Dem; U. Presbyterian; owns 140 acres, val. $5.000; was formerly a merchant; married
Miss Sarah Fisher, of Pa. in 1860; six children, four boys and two girls.
BENNETT STERLING, Farmer and Stock Raiser. Sec. 23, P.O. Colona; born in Pa.
1830; came to Henry Co. in 1856; Rep; Meih; owns 160 acres land, val. $8,000; was School
Director four years; married Elizabeth Wa-,hburn, of Springfield, Mass, in 1857; six chil-
dren Olive Ashley, Mary Lizzie, Winfield Scott. Nathan W. Washburn, Francis Sterling,
and Herbert.
BERGE A. Sec. 35, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; born in Pa.; owns 20 acres, val. $800.
BERRMAKER PETER, Sec;. 30, P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Dem; Cath; born France; 120 ac.
BAILEY D. O., P.O. Colona; blacksmith. Green River; Dem; Luth; born Ohio.
BOYLAN JOHN, Sec 26, P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Dem; Catli; Ireland; 80 ac. val. $3,000.
BOYLAN PAT., P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer and miner; Dem; born Ireland.
BRANDENBURGH F. M., P.O. Green River; carpenter; Dem; born Ohio.
BRANDENBURGH GEO. Retired Farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Green River; born in Fred-
erick Co. Md. July 28, 1799: came to Henry Co. in 1835; Dem; Univ; owns 30 acres, val.
$2,000; was Judge of Elections twenty years, School Director eight years; married Elizabeth
Thompson, of Ohio, in 1815, for first wife; two children; married Mrs. Phebe Wells, of
Cleveland, 111. in 1843 for second wife.
BRO\VN GEO. Merchant, Colona; born in England in 1831; came to Henry Co. in 1856;
Rep; U. P.; owns store and lot, merchandise, etc., valued at $5,500; was Town Clerk four
years; married Margaret Bell, of England, in 1871; one child, Maggie.
BRUER JOHN, Sec. I; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Germany; 40 acres, $1,600.
BUIC E., P.O. Green River; farm laborer; Dem; born South Carolina.
BURG ANDREW, Sec. 35; P.O. Cleveland; farmer and miner; Dem; Luth; born Sweden.
BURROWS ROBERT, P.O. Colona; farm laborer for Baum; Rep; born England.
/"'ASEY MICHAEL, Sec. 14; P.O. Green River; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 40 ac.
^* CASPARI JOHN, Sec. 15; P.O. Colona; farmer; Dem; born Germany; 77 acres, $3,000.
HENRY COUNTY: COLONA TOWNSHIP. 257
CHAMBERS ANDREW J. Farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Colona; born in Madison Co., Ohio,
in 1834; came to Henry Co. in 1856; Dem; U. Pres; owns So acres land, value $3,000; was
Collector one year, Constable four years; married Phoebe O. Wyman, of Summit Co., Ohio,
in 1859; five children, two boys and three girls; Geo. Ray, Andrew Jackson, Harriet May,
Elizabeth Estella, Kmma Laura.
CHAMBERS LAFAYETTE, Carpenter, Sec. n; P.O. Colons; born in Madison Co..
Ohio, in 1835; came 10 Henry Co. in 1869; Rep; U. Pres; owns house and two lots; was
private in Co. A, 4th Iowa Cavalry three years; honorably discharged; married Miss Sarah
C. Hearn, of Warren Co., Ohio, in 1866; two children, Evalina May, and Lawrence Sylvester.
CHRIST A., P.O. Green River; saloon; Rep; born in Pa.
CADIGAN MORRIS, Sec. 15; P.O. Briar Bluff; Farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
COLSON M. A., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
COLVIN JENNINGS D., P.O. Dunlap; farm laborer; Dem; born Indiana.
COLVIN LUTHER K. Farmer, Sec. 28; 'P.O. Briar Bluff; born in Kentucky in 1821;
came to Henry Co. in 1856; Rep; owns 80 acres land, value $3,200; was Justice of the
Peace eight years, Assessor three years, Highway Commissioner twelve years; married Miss
Amanda J. Sharp, of Adams Co., 111., in 1849; five children, three boys and two girls.
COMSTOCK HENRY S. Principal Public School, Colona; born in Oswego Co., N.Y.,
in 1831; came to Henry Co. in 1856; Rep; owns farm, house and lot in Cambridge, value
$4 ooo; personal prop, notes, $4,000; held office of Town Clerk seven years, School Trustee
four years, County Superintendent of Schools four years; was 2d Lieut, in Co. I, H2th I.V.I,
one year; honorably dis harged; Principal of High School, Colona, four years; married Em-
ma G. Terpening, of N.Y., in 1859 '< three children, John Josiah, Winnifred, and Mary
Elizabeth.
COOK JAMES, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born England.
CORNWALL S. H. Miss, Telegraph Operator and Agt. R. R. I.& St. L. R.R., Briar Bluff; la.
COZAD THOMAS P. Miner; P.O. Cleveland; born in Mercer Co. Pa. in 1831; came to
Henry Co. in 1866; Rep; Meth; was President of the Board of Trustees of the Corporation
one year; Treasurer one year; married Jane Jones, of Pa., in 1854; eight children, five boys
and three girl>.
CRAIG JAMES, Sec. 32; P.O. Sunny Hill; farmer; Dem; Scotland; 106 acres, val. $4,500.
CRAIG JAMES, Sec. 32; P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Dem; 1 06 acres, value $4,240.
CURRY MICHAEL, P.O. Coal Valley; miner; Dem; Cath; Ireland; wife and five children.
T~V\VIS ALBERT, P.O. Briar Bluff; engineer; Dem; born N.Y.
*-' DAVISTHOS. P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; Wales; wife and three children.
DAY COLVIN, Sec. 27; P.O. Colona; farmer; Rep; born Pa; rents 80 acres of J. Moderwell.
DEEM B. L., P.O. Cleveland; carpenter; Dem; Cath; born N. Y.
DEEM JACOB L. Farmer and Carpenter, Sec. 36, Range l,Tp. 18; P.O. Cleveland; born
in Germany. 1830; came to Henry Co. 1858; Dem; Cath; owns 125 acres land, val. $5,000;
was Assessor five years ; Police Magistrate three years ; School Director eight years ; was
President of the Board of Trustees three years; married Miss Mary Ann Sherman, of
Germany, in 1853; seven children, fiv : boys and two girls.
DELANY BE'NJ., P.O. Colona; section boss for C. R. I. & P. R.R; Rep; Csth; born Ireland.
DILLEN DAVID, P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; born Ireland; owns 160 acres, val. $6,400.
DILLEY THOMAS, Farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Colona; born in Virginia in 1834; came to
Henry Co. in 1865; Rep; Meth; owns 276 acres land, val. $II,OOO; married Mrs. Mary Buck,
of Ills, for first wife; married Caroline McDaniels, of Ills, in 1876, for second; three chil-
dren, Minnie May, William Thomas, and Bertie Wesley.
DILLIN WM. T. Sec 12, P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; born N. Y.; owns 180 acres, $7,000.
DILLON Z. Sec. 35, P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents of widow Hill; Rep; Meth; born Ohio.
DIX DAVID, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born England.
DOPLER J. Green River; saloon; Rep; born in Pa.
DOUGLAS JOHN, P.O. Coal Valley; laborer; Dem.
DUFFY PAT, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
DUNLAP C. H., P.O. Colona; mason; Dem; born in N. Y.
DURMANN FRANK W. Farmer, P.O. Coal Valley; Sec. 28; born in Ills, in 1847;
came to Henry Co. in 1864; Dem; Bapt; owns 160 acres land, val. $6,500; married Josephine
B. Davis, of Ills, in 1870; three boys, Burt Clair, Louie Alvin, and Ray.
DURMANN JOHN L., P.O. Coal Valley; farmer, with father, J. W.; Dem; born Ills.
258 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
DURMANN JOSEPH, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Coal Valley; born in
Germany in 1813; came to Henry Co. 1865; Dem; owns 320 acres land, val. $12,500; was
School Director seven years; married Amanda Killing, of Germany, in 1844; five children,
four boys and one girl.
DURMANN JOSEPH, P.O. Coal Valley; farmer, with father, J. W.; Dem; born Ills.
"PLLINGSWORTH WM. Sec. 36, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Dem; owns 76 acres, val. $3, 200
*-' ESSEX WM. Sec. 33, P.O. Coal Valley; farmer, rents 160 acres; Rep; born Ills.
EGAN JOHN, Sec. n, P.O. Colona: farmer; Rep; born Tenn; 104 acres, val. $4,000.
ELLINGS WORTH JOSEPHUS S. Farmer and Stock Kaiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Colona;
born Maryland in 1845; came to Henry Co. 1863; Rep; Meth; owns 333 acres, val. $10,000;
was Tax Collector one year; married Mrs. Mary Hanna, widow of Robt. N. of Ills, in 1870,
with two children, Maud Frances and Frederick Newton; has two children since marriage,
Young Joseph and Robert Wm.
T7ERRY JOHN, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born England; wife and six children.
FINESSY JAMES, Sec. 14. P.O. Colona; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 80 acres.
FRANCIS CALVIN, P.O. Briar Bluff; rents farm of M. Colvin; Dem; Bapt; born Ills.
/"* ALES C. W. Briar Bluff; book-keeper for Perry & Co.; Dem; born in Ills.
^- J GARLAND GEO. W. Sec. 33, P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Rep; born Pa.; So acres; $14,000;
GIBBONS JOHN, Farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Briar Bluff; born in Ireland in 1826; came to
Henry Co. 1857; Dem; Cath; owns 77 acres land val. $3,500; was School Director five
years; married Bridget McDermott, of Ireland first wife, and Johanna Magher, of Ireland,
for second wife; six children.
GLENN JACOB, Sec. 32; P.O. Coal Valley; retired farmer, Rep; Quaker; born in Ky.
GLENN JAMES, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 20; P.O. Briar liluff; born in Fayette
Co., Ky., in 1811; came to Henry Co., in 1835; Rep; owns 350 acres land, value $14,000;
married Nancy C. Kincaid, of Green Co., 111., in 1836; six children; four boys and two
girls.
GLENN JOHN, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 20; P.O. Briar Bluff; born in Henry Co.,
III., 1841; Rep; owns 217 acres land, value $9,000; was School Director three years; School
Trustee four years; was Sergeant in the i4Oth I. V. I., Co. G.; honorably discharged; mar-
ried Miss Susan Reynolds, of Illinois, in 1865; two children, Record Reynolds, and Nellie
Viola.
GLENN T. W. Sec. 32; P.O. Coal Valley; farmer, works father's farm; Rep; born Ohio.
GLENN WM. N. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 31; P.O. Coal Valley; born in Henry Co.
111., in 1838; Rep; owns 285 acres land, value $14,000; married Miss Ellen Reynolds, of
Henry Co. 111. in 1862; one boy, James Nazro.
GRANT DAVID, P.O. Coal Valley; miner; Rep; Meth; born Scotland.
GRASSAU ANDREW, Colona; boot and shoe maker; Rep; U. Pres; born in Germany.
GREENWALT JOHN, Colona; teamster; Dem; Meth; born Pa.
GUINTY D. Sec, 30; P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 280 ac. val. $10,000.
TT ALL A. Sec. 36; P.O. Cleveland; miner and farmer; Rep; born in Pa; 80 acres, $3,500.
HANNA L. W., P.O. Green River; merchant; Rep; born 111; wife, six children.
HALL ALBERT W. Farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Cleveland; born in Pa. 1844; came to Henry
Co. in 1866; Rep; owns 80 acres of land, value $3,200; married Miss Harriet Anderson, of
Henry Co. 111. in 1870; one girl, named Abby Martha.
HAYWOOD JOHN, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born England.
HILL H. A., P.O. Green River; farm laborer; Dem; born Ohio.
HILL L. E., P.O. Green River; farm laborer; Rep; Meth; born Ohio.
HILL SAM'L, Sec. 13; P.O. Green River; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Ohio; So ac. val. $4,000.
HILL THOS. R., P.O. Green River; farmer with father, S. Hill; Dem; born Ohio.
HILLIER GEO. Sec. 19; P.O. Coal Valley; farmer and miner; Dem; born Canada; 61 acres.
HODGES SHELDON, Sec. 21; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; rents of father, Thomas; Dem.
HODGES THOMAS, Sec. 21; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Dem; born in Scotland; 280 acres.
HOLDSWORTH HENRY, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born England; wife; five children.
HORNECfCER JACOB, Sec. 36; P.O. Green River: farmer; Rep; owns 80 acres, value $3,200.
HENRY COUNTY: COLONA TOWNSHIP. 259
HOWARD D. P. General Merchant. Colona; born in St. Lawrence Co. N. Y. 1823; came
to Henry Co. 1851; Dem; owns store, merchandise, etc. value $3,000; was Deputy Postmaster
three years; Constable four years; now Justice of Peace; married Lucretia M. Wells, of III.
in 1853, for first wife; one girl; married Melissa Walsh, of 111. 1873, for second wife; two
boys.
HUBER B. Sec. 36; P.O. Colona; farmer; Dem; owns So acres, value $3,200.
HUMBERSTONE CHAS. L. Colona; engineer; Dem; born Pa.
HUNT JOHX, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 20; P.O. Briar Bluff; born in Henry Co. 111.,
in 1842; Rep; owns 104 acres of land, value $5,000; was School Director two years; married
Miss Caroline A. Garland of Peoria Co. 111., in 1868; one boy, James.
HUNTER C. Sec. 36; P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Dem; born Germany; owns 80 acres, $3,200.
J
OHNSON C. W. Sec. 34; P.O. Orion: farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; owns 40 acres.
JOHNSON J. M., P.O. Colona; laborer; Rep; Pre*; born Ohio.
TS~ ANE JOHN. Sec. 3; P.O. Colona; farmer; Dem;Cath; born Ireland; owns 80 acres, $3,000.
" KANE PAT. P.O. Colona; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
KARNE MICHAEL, P.O. Briar Bluff; works for R. R. I. & St. L. R. R.; Dem; born England.
KEEHNEL J. Colona; boot and shoemaker; Rep; born Germany.
KERNES WM. Sec. 23; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer, rents of Perry & Co; Rep; born England.
KERR SAMUEL, P.O. Coal Valley; laborer for Mr. Durmann; Rep; born Ireland.
KERSHAW JAS. WM. P.O. Briar Bluri; farmer, rents of father, Wm. Kershaw; born Eng.
KERSHAW WM. Sec. 15; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer and miner; born England; 43 acres, $1,600.
KERWIN JAMES, Sec. 34; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Dem; Cath; born N.Y; 160 acres, $6,500.
KIBLER JOHN, P.O. Colona and Green River; blacksmith; Dem; born Ohio.
KIDD A. Sec. 12; P.O. Green River; farmer and miner; Dem; born England; wife and one child.
KIME GEO. P.O. Colona; laborer; Rep; born N.Y.
KIME JACOB, C. R. I. & P. R. R. Switchman; Colona; born in Seneca Co. N. Y., in
1827; came to Henry Co. in 1865; Dem; owns house and two lots in Sec. ir, value $700; has
been switchman for the C. R. I. & P. R. R. Co. three years; married Miss Sarah Gouger, of
Seneca Co. N. Y., in 1847.
KINCAID A. J. Sec. 26; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Rep; born 111; owns 120 acres, value $3,000.
K1XCAID GEO. W. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 16; P.O. Briar Bluff; born in 111. in
1820; came to Henry Co. in 1836; Rep; owns 375 acres of land, value $19,000; married
Louisa C. Smith, of Ohio, in 1842; seven children by first wife-; second wife was Mary A.
Walker, of Mo., in 1857; one child.
KIRKPATRICK JAMES H., P.O. Colona; rents farm of Warren estate; Dem; born Ind.
KLATTENHOFF JOHN, Sec. n; P.O. Colona; farmer; Rep; owns 30 acres, vlaliie $1,200.
KLATTENHOFF JOHN H. Sec. 14; P.O. Green River; farmer; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
T AFFERTY EDWARD, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
*-" LALLY THOS. P O. Briar Bluff; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
LANDBERG F., P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; Luth; born Pa.
LEWIS JOHN M. Sec. 12; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; born Wales; owns 40 acres, $1,600.
LIMB WM. P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born England.
LINNKLiL R. E. Farmer, Sec. I, Range i.Tp. 17; P.O. Cleveland; born in Jefferson Co. N.Y.,
in 1832; came to Henry Co. in 1844; Rep; Meth; owns 40 acres of land, value $1.600; was
School Director eight years; married Miss Sarah Taylor, of 111., in 1857; two girls, Lucy and
Mary.
LIST CHRIST, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Dem; Cath; born Germany; wife, three children.
LIST CHRIST, P.O. Green River; farmer, rents; Rep.
A/TcCOLLOUGH JOHN, P.O. Colona; farmer, rents of the Baum estate; Dem.
McCULLOUGH JOHN A., P.O. Colona; farmer, rents of Chas. Baum; Dem; Penn.
McCARN PETER, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 30; P.O. Coal Valley; born Ireland in
1828; came to Henry Co. in 1861; Dem; Cath; owns 102 acres of land, val. $5,000; married
Miss Catharine Dixon, of Ireland, in 1861; six children.
McDERMOT PAT, Colona; laborer; Dem; Cath; born in Ohio.
260 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
MCDONALD'S. B., P.O. Green River, engineer, Rep; born Penn; wife, two children.
McGONIGAL A. Farmer with his father, W. A.; Rep.
McGONAGTL ALFORD H., P.O. Colona; farmer with father, Wm.; Rep; U. Pres; N.Y.
McGONAGIL WM. Sec. 26, P.O. Colona; farmer; Rep; U. Pres; born Ireland; 480 acres.
McHENDRY \VM. M., P.O. Green River; mason; Rep; Moth; born Pa.
MfWHINNEY JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Sunny Hill; born in Ireland, 1824; came
to Henry Co. in 1054; Rep; U. Pres; owns 53 acres of land, value 42,500; was School Direc-
tor eight years; married Margaret Craig, of Wigtonshire, Scotland, in 1857; four children
two boys and two girls.
MAHLSTEDT D. M. Sec. 13. P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Ger; 97 acres.
MARSHALL AUSTIN" H. Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 29, P.O. Colona; born in
Mass. 1842; came to Henry Co. the same year; Dem; Meth; owns 80 acres of land, value
$4,000; serving as School Trustee and Justice of Peace at present; was in the i6th I.V.I.,
Co. C, as private; honorably discharged; married Barbara A. Evans, of 111. in 1865; one girl.
A coal vein, 26 inches thick, is on this farm.
MIDDLETON J. Sec. 35, P.O. Cleveland; farmer; born England; So ac. val. $3,200.
MILLER MICHAEL, Farmer, Sec. I; R. I, Tp. 17; P.O. Cleveland; born in Ohio in 1840,
came to Henry Co. in 1861; Rep; owns 80 acres of land, value $3,000; was in the I5th I.V.I.
Co. E, as private; honorably discharged; married Mary Reser, of Ohio, in 1864; four chil-
dren one boy, three girls.
MILLER THOMPSON, P.O. Cleveland; miner; Rep; born in Penn.
MODERWELL ROBT. Sec. 27, P.O. Colona; farmer, works father's farm; Rep; U. Pres.
MONTGOMERY J. H. Sec. 35, P.O. Colona; farmer; Rep; born in Ireland; 120 acres.
MORTONSON CHRISTIAN, P.O. Briar Bluff; works for R.R.I. &St.L.R.R.; Rep; Pres.
MUMMA JOHN N. Sec. 35, P.O. Cleveland; farmer, rents of Widow Hill; Rep; born Ohio.
MURKY MAXWELL, Sec. 26. P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Rep; born 111; owns 40 acres.
MYERS A. Pastor of Methodist Church, Colona; horn in North Carolina, 1824; came to
Henry Co. 1876; Rep; Meth; served as Captain Co. B, illth T.V.I, eleven months; honor-
ably discharged; was member of the Southern Illinois Conference nine years; pastor of the
Methodist Church, Kansas, five years; removed to 111; preached at Methodist Church in New
Windsor in 1876; removed to Colona; has charge Methodist Church. Colona, Cleveland,
Green River, and Warrens; married Miss Sarah E. Pollard, of Tennessee, in 1842.
XTELSON CHAS. O. Sec. 29, P.O. Coal Valley: farmer, rents of N. Washburn; Rep.
NYE NATHAN T. Carpenter. Colona; born in Portland, Maine, in 1850; came to Henry
Co. 1853; Rep; married Miss Ella E. Cardwell, of Jefferson Co. N. Y. in 1872; one boy,
Othello Ellsworth.
/^V'BRIEN MATHEW, P.O.Cleveland; blacksmith; Rep; Cath; born Ireland.
*"' O'DAY Pat, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; wife; five children.
O'BRIEN THOMAS, Farmer, Sec. u, P.O. Colona: born in Ireland, in 1820; came to
Henry Co. in 1866; Dem; Cath; owns 40 acres land, val. $1,600; married Mary Ann O'Con-
nors, of Ireland, in 1853: three children John, Thomas, and Matthew.
OTTO JACOB HENRY, Farmer, Sec. I. P.O. Colona; born in Germany, 1822; came
to. Henry Co. in 1874; Dem; Luth; 243^ acres land. val. $12000; married Cecelia Cristina
Freberg of Sweden, in 1849; three children Josephine Magdaline, Martin Peter, Fritz
Theodore.
PATTERSON JAMES, P.O. Briar Bluff; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; wife; four chil.
PEACOCK MARTIN. Sec. 13. P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; horn in England; So ac.
PARK & HILLIER, Proprietors of the P. & II. Coal Mines; Sec. 19; P.O. Coal Valley;
, Hillier was born in England; Park in Scotland; Dems; Meth. and Pres; Park married Char-
lotte Hillier, of England; seven children; Hillier married Flora McDonald, of Scotland, in
1845; six children.
PERRY CHARLES, Proprietor and Manager of Hriar Bluff Coal Mines; P.O. Briar
Bluff; born in Herkshire Co. Mass, in 1833; came to Henry Co. in 1854; Rep; Cong; owns
1,480 acres land; married Miss Fannie A. Smith, of Lillle Falls, N.Y. in 1871; one girl
Meta C.
PHILLIPS WM. Sec. 29, P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; rents 160 acres of brother; Rep.
HENRY COUNTY: COLONA TOWNSHIP. 261
PLUMMER BENJ. F., P.O. Green River; laborer; Rep; born Indiana; wife; three children.
POMEROY AMASA, P.O. Colona; butcher; Rep; born in Canada.
POMEROY GEO., Colona; druggist; Rep; Meth; born N.Y.
PORTER GEO., P.O. Cleveland; miner and farmer; Rep; born in Pennsylvania.
PTJBDY GKO. E. Blacksmith; Colona; born in Puinam Co. N.Y. in 1838; came to Henry
Co. in 1869; Rep; was private in Co. G. the I2Oth N.Y. V. I. six months; honorably dis-
charged; married Miss Ruth Vannosdall, of Dutchess Co. N.Y. in 1863; one girl, Jessie.
"O AIGAN JOHN, Sec. 14, P.O. Briar Bluft'; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 120 acres.
"^ REAB JNO. M., P.O. Colona; farm laborer; Dem; born Pa.
REAB MILFORD, P.O. Colona; farm laborer; Dem.
REAB WILLIS A., P.O. Colona; farm laborer; Dem; born Pa.
REAB WM., P.O. Colona; farm laborer; Dem.
REESE THOMAS, Sec, 29, P.O. Coal Valley; farmer; Rep; born Wales; 160 acres, val. $8,000.
REESE T. W. Sec. 10, P.O. Colona; butcher and farmer; Rep; born N.Y; 160 ac. val. $5,000.
RICHARDSON HENRY, P.O. Colona; farm laborer; Rep; born Ireland.
RICHARDSON THOMAS C., P.O. Colona; farmer; works his mother's farm; Rep; 80 acres.
ROGERS E., P.O. Colona; Sec. 35, P.O. Colona; farmer; Rep; born Indiana; 160 ac. $6,400.
CCROGGEN GEO. P.O. Coal Valley; miner; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
'-' SEHUGE I. Sec. 36; P.O. Cleveland; farmer; Dem; Cath; born in Ger; 142 acres, $5,600.
SALE B. K. Physician, Sec. i; P.O. Colona; born in Green Co. Ohio, 1834; came to this
county in 1862; Rep; owns 18 acres of land; house, buildings, etc. valued at $3,000; gradu-
ated at the Iowa Medical College in 1855-6; married Miss Annette Barnard, of Rock Co.
Wis. in Feb. 1853; three children living, named Max Hunter, John and Jessie.
SCHOEHFEB GEO. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 30; P.O. Coal Valley; born in Ger-
many in 1819; came to Henry Co. in 1863, Dem; owns 80 acres land, val. $4,000; married
Miss Caroline Stenninger, of Switzerland, in 1846; four children, Peter, George, Charles,
Caroline.
SHARP LOUIS, Sec. 35; P.O. Colona; farmer; Dem; born N.Y; owns 80 acres, val. $3,200.
SHARP NOBMAX, Retired Mechanic, Colona; born Windham Co. Vt. 1809; came to
Henry Co. 1856; Dem; owns 200 acres, val. $8,000; was Postmaster six years. Assessor one
year. Justice of ihe Peace twelve years; married Elizabeth Getman, of Herkimer Co. N.Y.
in 1830; six children, three boys and three girls.
SHABP WM. J. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 33; P.O. Coal Valley; born in Hawkins
Co. Tenn. in 1830, came to Henry Co. in 1854; Dem; Meth; owns 160 acres land, val. $8,000;
married Miss Anna B. Bollman, of 111. in 1859; seven children, five girls and two boys.
SIMMONS FRANK H. Colona, carpenter; Rep; born N.Y.
SI.Ml'KINS S. A.. P.O. Green River; teamster; Dem; born Ohio.
SrVEBLY GEO. A. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 34; P.O. Colona; born in Pa. in 1820;
came to Rock Island, 1839; came to this place 1847; Rep; owns 160 acres, val. $6,500; was
School Director and Treasurer eight years, Collector eight years, and Assessor four years;
Supervisor one year; married Martha T. Kincaid. of Green Co. 111. in 1847; s ' x children,
two boys, four girls.
SIVERLY WALLACE, Sec. 35; P.O. Colona; farmer, rents 40 ac. G. Siverly; Rep; born 111.
SKINNER WM. P.O. Colona; farmer and butcher; Rep.
SKINNER WM. P.O. Colona; farm laborer; Rep; born in 111.
SMITH JACOB, Merchant, Colona; born in England, 1827; came to Henry Co. in 1856;
Dem; owns store and mdse. etc. val. $5,000; married Miss Ann Smith, of England, in 1851.
SMITH BUFUS A. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 11; P.O. Colona; born in Franklin
Co. Maine, 1836; came to Henry Co. 1856; Rep; owns 410 acres land, val. $12,300; has
been Express Agt. and Station Agt. of C. K.I. & P. R.R. thirteen years, Postmaster ten,
years, Supervisor three years; married Miss Hattie F. Hanna, of 111. in 1861; four chil-
dren, two boys and two girls.
STAFFOBD B. I. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 24; P.O. Green River; born in Rut-
land Co. Vt. in 1822; came to Henry Co. in 1859; Rep; owns 720 acres land, val. at $29,000;
married Miss Cornelia U. Holden, of Vt. in 1844; three boys, Palmer, Joseph I. and
Jonas H.
SMITH SHERMAN B. Colona; butcher; Rep; Meth; born in N.Y.
262 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OP
STAFFORD CHAS. P.O. Green River; farmer, rents of Thos. Delany, 60 ac; born Germany.
STAFFORD JONAS H. Farmer, Sec 24; P.O. Green River; born Vt. in 1^49; came to
Henry Co. in 1859; Rep; married Miss Ella Francis, of 111. in 1876.
STAFFORD JOSEPH I. Farmer. Sec. 24; P.O. Green River; born in Vt. in 1848;
came to Henry Co. in 1859; Rep; married Miss Eolia Cook, of Vt. in 1874; one girl, name
Cornelia Ursula.
STAFFORD PALMER, Farmer. Sec. 24; P.O. Green River; born in Vt in 1846; came
to Henry Co. in 1859; Kep; married Mariam L. Gilbert, of 111. in 1870; two children, Bet-
sey Ursula and Benjamin Osmyn.
STEWART A. Sec. 28; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Rep; born Ireland; 190 acres, val. $7,000.
STEWART E. B., P.O. Colona; farms with father, P.C.; Dem; born Iowa.
STEWART F. M. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 36; P.O. Colona; born in Henry Co.,
111., in 1846; Dem; owns 160 acres land, value $6,500; has served as Collector two years;
was in the I48th I.V.I., Co. G, as private; honorably discharged; married Miss Carrie M.
Edwards, of Henry Co., III., in 1873; two boys, Henry Porter, Ralph Edwards.
STEWART PETER C. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 26; P.O. Colona; born in Pa. in
1818; came to Henry Co. in 1840; Dem; owns 570 acres land, value $23,000; married Eliza
Jane Piatt. of Illinois, in 1845; fiv children, Frances Marion, William, Edward B., Miles,
and Eliza Ellen.
STEWART ROBT. Sec. 28; P.O. Briar Bluff; farmer; Rep; born Ireland; 160 acres, $6,000.
SUMNER T. M., P.O. Green River; blacksmith; Dem; born Illinois.
SUMMERSON ROBT. Farmer and Miner, Sec 30; P.O. Coal Valley; born in England
in 1818; came to Henry Co. in 1863; Rep; owns 61 acres land, with a good paying coal
bank on it; married Miss Anna Richardson, of England, in 1840; five children.
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OMPKINS SAM'L, Colona; tinsmith; Dem; born Canada.
TRACY PAT., P.O. Briar Bluff; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
EESTROM C. Y. Sec. 34; P. O. Orion; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 40 acres, $i,6oo :
\1TARREN FRED, P.O. Colona; fanner; lives with father, J. Warren; Rep; born N.Y.
* * WARREN HENRY A. Sec. 27; P.O. Colona; farmer; Rep; Meth; born N.Y.
WALKER MARTHA A. Mrs. Widow of Wm. L. Walker; farming, Sec. 31; P.O.
Coal Valley; he was born in Ohio in 1828; came to Henry Co. in 1852; Rep; U. Pres;
owns 174 acres land, value $9,000; Mr. W. enliste in the I26th I.V.I, as private; promoted
to 1st Sergeant; died in the army in 1864; four children, two boys and two g rls.
WALKER WM. N. P.O. Coal Valley; farms with his mother, Mrs. Martha A.; Rep; U.
Pres; born in Illinois in 1857.
WARREN IRVING, P.O. Colona; farmer; lives with father. J. W.; Rep; born N.Y.
WARREN JEREMIAH, Farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Colona; born in Dutchess Co., N.Y.,
in 1804; came to Henry Co. in 1857; Rep; Sleth; owns 80 acres land, value $3.500; was
School Director ihree years married .Miss Rebecca M. Mcmfoort, of N.Y., in 1828; nine
children, seven boys and two girls.
WARREN CHAS. S., P.O. Colona; farmer with father, J. Warren; Rep; born N.Y.
WARREN SAM'L M. Sec. 25; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Meth; born N.Y.; 160 acres.
WASHBl'RN HENRY, Farmer and Stock Raiser. Sec. 32; P.O. Coal Valley; born in
Henry Co., 111., in 1840; Dem; Meth; owns 159 acres land, value $7,000; is Road Commis-
sioner and School Director; mirried Zebulme Bailey, of Illinois, in 1863; two children,
Charles Abisha and Clarissa Tsabelle.
"WEED SAMUEL H. Pastor Presbyterian Church. Colona; born in Indiana in 1843; came
to Henry Co. in 1866; owns 20 acres land, house and four lots; value $2,200; graduated at
Indiana State University in 1864; enlisted in the I33d Indiana V.I. as private, four months;
honorably discharged; graduated at the United Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the
Northwest, at Monmouth, 111., in 1867; organized the U. P. Church of Col-ma in 1867; or-
dained November, 1867, at Davenport, Iowa; pastor nf Colona U. P. Church from 1869 to
1876; also pastor of Pleasant Unity U. P. Church since 1874; married Miss Mary J. David-
son, of Illinois, in 1869; four children, two girls and two boys; Rep.
WILES CHAS., P.O. Green River; laborer; Rep; born England.
WILLIAMS E., P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born Wales.
WILLIAMSON JACOB, P.O. Briar Bluff; miner; Rep; born Pa.
R. A.TENNEY
CHICAGO
EARLY SETTLER OF HENRY CO. AND LATE OF KCWANEE
HENKY COUNTY: COLONA TOWNSHIP. 265
WILLIAMS WM. A. Farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Coal Valley; born in Wales in 1813; came to
Henry Co. in 1864; Rep; Cong; owns 160 acres land, vat. $6,000; married Miss Harriet
Andrews, of Wales, in 1840; has eight children, three hoys and five girls.
WITTER WM. H. Teacher, Colona; born 111. 1848; came to Henry Co. 1875; Rep;
Meth; graduated at Hedding College, Abingdon, 111. 1873; married Tillie M. Bestor, of
Knox Co. 111. in 1873; one girl, Mary.
WYNES S. N. Farmer, rents of mother-in-law, Mrs. Walker, P.O. Coal Valley; born in
Ohio in 1847; came to Henry Co. in 1867; Dem; Meth; married Miss Anna M. Walker, of
111. in 1871; one child.
WONENKEN HENRY, P.O. Coal Valley; laborer; Rep; born ta.
YONSON SWAN, P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Sweden; rents 240 acres.
YOUNG J., P.O. Briar Bluff; laborer; Rep; born England.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
COLONA VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP.
Becht Anton, Wagon Maker and Blacksmith.
Brown 660. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Hats and
a full assortment of General Merchandise.
Chambers Lafayette, Carpenter.
Howard D. P. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardwire, Grain and Produce.
Purdy Geo. E. Blacksmith.
Park & Hillier, Proprietors Coal Mine, Sec. 19, P.O. Coal Valley.
Sale R. R. Physician.
Smith Jacob, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, &c.
BRIAR HILL.
Perry Chas. Proprietor and Manager Briar Bluff Coal Mines.
266 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS Of
ATKINSON TOWNSHIP.
A DATR JOHN G. Sec. 24, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; U. Pres; from Ireland.
*"* ALFRED C. B. Atkinson; book-keeper; Rep; from Vt.
ALLEN A. C. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from N.Y.
ALLEN G. G. Farmer, Sec. 28. P.O. Atkinson; born in Essex Co. N.Y. Sept. 30. 1826;
came to this county in 1855; Rep; F. Bapt; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $3,500; wife
was Ann Eliza Treat, born in Cayuga Co. N.Y. March 24, 1827; married Feb. 15, 1849; has
one child.
ALLEN S, Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y; 133 acres.
ALLEN S. B. Sec. 21, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y; 80 acres.
ANDERSON A. Sec. 5, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Sweden; 40 acres.
ANDERSON CHAS. Sec. 14, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON L. D. Atkinson, carpenter; Rep; from Maine.
ARMSTRONG L. Atkinson; laborer; Rep; from N.Y.
"D ABB ITT E. Atkinson; Rep; from N.Y.
BARRETT A. Sec. 15, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N. H; So acres.
BARTO O. D. Atkinson; mason; Dem.
BASS HENRY, Farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Atkinson; born in Windham, Conn. Nov. 24, 1817;
came to this county in 1853; Rep; Meth; first wife was Mary Crandall, born in Conn; sec-
ond wife was Mary J. Clark, born in Ireland, June 4, 1836; married first, March 9, 1854;
second, March 2, 1876; has four children; 160 acres, val. $7,200.
BAXTER \V. T. Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N.Y; 160 acres.
BEARDSLEY JOHN, Sec. 19, P.O. Geneseo; farmer on F. Somers' farm; Rep; from Ohio.
BELLAIUS WM. Atkinson; harness-maker; Lib; from England.
BELLEN O., Sec. 27; laborer on Nowers Bros, farm; Cath; Belgium.
BENTLEY JOHN, Sec. 16, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; from England.
BENTLEY WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Geneseo; born in England, Dec. 15, 1830;
came to this county in 1858; Rep; owns 158 acres of land, valued at $5,500; wife was Jane
Blackley, born in England, Sept. 18, 1834; married Oct. 16. 1853; has eight children.
BENTON A. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Chris; from Ohio; 120 acres.
BENTOY BENJ. Sec. 17, P. O. Atkinson; farmer; from Belgium.
BERGHAGD PETER, Sec. 23, P.O. Atkinson; farmer, W. T. Mussey's farm; Cath; Belgium.
BESSEE ROBERT M. Fanner, Sec, 17, P.O. Geneseo; born in Erie Co. N.Y. Dec. 2,
1838; came to this county in 1862; Rep; Meth; owns 280 acres of land, valued at $13,000;
was Commissioner of Highways three years; wife was Orlinda Maria Porter, born in Huron
Co. Ohio, Dec. 8, 1842: married Feb. 16, 1865; has three children.
BIGGS ELIJAH. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Indiana; 80 acres.
BIGGS JOHN, Sec. 14. P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from Indiana.
BIGGS W. H. lives with E. Biggs; Rep; from Indiana.
BILLS J. A. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Meth; from Vt.
BILLS OSCAR A. Atkinson; Rep; Meth; from Vt.
BLOOM J. J. Atkinson; tinner; Dem; Meth; from Pa.
BOLLEN GEORGE, Proprietor of coal mine; Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; born in Sharon,
111. Nov. 24, 1847; Rep; Meth; wife was Ella Loomis, born 1852; married May 16, 1870;
has four children.
BOLLEN JOHN, Sec. 30, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio; 80 acres.
BOLLEN T. Sec. 32, P. O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; born 111.
BOOMER H. E., P.O. Atkinson; lives with H. Boomer; Rep; from N.Y.
BOOMER HENRY, Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; born in Jefferson Co., N.Y., July
23. 1826; came to this Co. in 1862; Rep; owns 249 acres land, valued at $13,600; wife was
Julia Wood, born in Jefferson Co., N.Y., Aug. 10, 1828; has four children, Emma, Herbert,
Gertie, and Jay.
HENRY COUNTY : ATKINSON TOWNSHIP. 267
BOUWHTJIS ANTHONY, Grocer, Atkinson; born in Holland, Dec. 25, 1820; came to
this Co. in 1865; Dem; Cath; owns town property and 80 acres of land, valued at $6,600;
wife was Demphena Hendricks, born in 1823; married in 1865; has three children.
BROOKS J. P. Sec. 34, Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from N.Y.; 40 acres.
BROWN JOHN M. Farmer, Atkinson; born in Knox Co., Ohio, Feb. 13, 1832; came to
this Co. in 1858; Dem; is Supervisor of the Township, and Justice of the Peace; wife was
R. J. Barnes, born in Fail-field Co., Conn., Sept. 27, 1831; married Sept. 18, 1860; has two
children, Nellie and Jennie.
BUGHNER L. Sec. it; P.O. Alkinson; farmer; Dem; from Canada.
BUGNER L. Sec. n; P.O. Atkinson; works for J. M. Brown; Dem; from Canada.
BURN R. A. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Meth; from Ohio.
BURN R. B. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.
BUTLER MARTIN, Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from England; 80 acres.
J. B. Teacher, Atkinson; Meth; from Canada.
-* CANN WM. Wagon-maker, Atkinson; Dem; from Pa.
CARLBERG C. A. Blacksmith, Atkinson; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
CLIFTON A. E. Teamster, Atkinson; Rep; Meth; from Peoria, 111.
CORYN DESRY, Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Cath; from Belgium.
COULSON JOHN, Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 160 acres.
COULTER W. M. Carpenter, Atkinson; Rep; from Pa.
CRANE A. C. Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer on H, B. Cole's farm; Rep; from N.Y.
CRANE BRUCE, P.O. Geneseo; works for A. C. Crane; Rep; from N.Y.
CRANE DAN, Sec 17; P.O. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; from N.Y.
CRANE SCOTT, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; from N.Y.
CROOK ASA, Farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; born in Erie Co. N.Y. Jan. 27, 1827; came
to this county in 1844; Rep; owns 220 acres of land, valued at $12,000; came to 111. May
27, 1834, with his father, Asa Crook, Sen., who settled at Prophetstown, Whiteside Co., at
that time, and was the first settler there; their nearest neighbors were then at Davenport,
Iowa, and at Dixon, 111.; wife was Lucy A. Cole, born in Erie Co., N.Y., March, 24, 1830;
married Jan. I, 1852; has six children.
CROOK C. H. Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Vt.
CROOK J. T. lives with Asa Crook; Rep; born Henry Co.
CROOK N. M. Sec. 18; teacher; lives with Asa Crook; Rep; born Henry Co.
CROUCH WALTER J. Farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; born in England, May 5, 1849;
came to this county in 1867; Rep.
"pVEBATTS JOSEPH, Carpenter; Cath; from Belgium.
DsBOUD C. Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; farmer: Cath; from Belgium; 40 acres.
DEAN JOHN H. Grain Dealer, Atkinson; born N. H. Feb. 26, 1822; came to Co. 1859;
Rep; Lib. Prot; wife was Nora H. Gould; married in 1857; has two children.
DEFRIES T. Peddler, Atkinson; Dem; from Germany.
DEMOTT H. M. Carpenter, Atkinson; Rep; from N.Y.
DEMARANV1LLE C. H. Sec. 23; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
DICKINSON D. J. Shoemaker, Atkinson; Dem; from Ky.
DILLAPLAIN I. Sec. ifi; P.O. Atkinson; fanner on R. M. Bessee's farm; Rep; from Ohio.
DONAHO P. Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 120 acres.
DOTY W. I. Sec. 3; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Vt; 120 acres.
DOUBLO LEO, Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
DREHMER H. Sec. 10; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; from Canada.
DUNCAN S. M. Sec. 21; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from 111.
II. CLAY, Atkinson; clerk; Rep; from Conn.
*-* ENGLISH JOHN, Atkinson; clerk; Rep; from Ohio.
ERICKSON A. Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Sweden.
EVANS S., P.O. Atkinson; farmer on T. D. Trekell's farm; Dem; from N.Y.
EVERETT EDWIN, Atkinson; merchant; Rep; born in 111.
268 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
JOHN, Atkinson; carpenter; Dem; from Pa.
FLETCHER C. T. Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; miner; Dem; from N.Y.
FERRIN WELLS, Station Agent and Grain Dealer, Atkinson; born in Grand De Tour,
Ogle Co. 111. Oct. 30, 1848; came to this county in 1866; Rep; owns house and lot, value
$1,200.
FOLLETT A. H. Atkinson: sexton; Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
FONES ALONZO, Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born 111.
FONES C. Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.
FONES HENRY, Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. B.; from N.Y.
FORVANNER BRUNO, Sec. 25; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Cath; from Belgium.
FRITZSCHE C. F. Sec. 26; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Saxony; 120 acres.
FRONK .JOHN H. Harness Maker, Atkinson; born in Juniata Co. Pa. Dec. 25, 1853;
came to this county in 1855; Rep; Meth.
/"* ABRIELSON ANDREW, Sec. 13; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Luth; from Sweden.
^-* GALBKAITH WM. Sec. n; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Scotland; 200 ac.
GARDNER G. W. Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; miner; Rep; from N.Y.
GRAHAM WILLIAM E. Miner, Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; born in Rock Island Co. 111.
July 30. 1852; came to county, 1865; wife was Mary A. Peters, born in 1852; married Jan. I,
1872; has two children.
GREEN A. H. Rev. minister of Free Meth; Rep; from Pa.
GREEN LYMAN, Atkinson; Rep; from N.Y.
GREEN W. A., P.O. Geneseo; farmer on A. H. Green's farm; Rep; F. Meth; from N.Y.
GREZER F. E. Sec. 10; P.O.Atkinson: farmer; Luth; from Prussia; 80 acres.
GRIFFIN JOHN A. Rev. Atkinson; Cong, minister; Rep; born in 111.
GRUBB FRANK, Sec. 16; P.O. Atkinson; laborer; Dem; from Ohio.
GRUBB J. A. Sec. 16; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Va.
GIBSON JOB, Sec. 15; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.; 80 acres.
GIERHART C. G. Farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; born in Richland Co. Ohio, April 17.
1824; came to this county in 1854; Dem; U. B.; owns 270 acres of land, valued at $10,800;
is Justice of the Peace and Highway Commissioner; enlisted, June, 1846, in 3d Ohio Vols.
and served thirteen months in the Mexican War; served as 1st Lieut, in H2th 111. Vol. for
seven months in the war of the rebellion; wife was Sarah A. Gray, born in Columbia Co. Pa.
Dec. 29, 1832; has six children.
GILES W. A. Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; coal miner; Rep; from 111.
GIPE GEO. Atkinson; laborer; Dem; from Pa.
GIPE JACOB, Atkinson; laborer; Dem; from Pa.
TT AMAN FRANK, Sec. 27; farmer on Nowers Bros.' farm; Cath; from Belgium.
HEIFFNER P. E., P.O. Geneseo; works for G. L. Kriefbaum; Dem; from Ohio.
HEAD M. H. Farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; born in Pembroke, N. H., March 24, 1813;
came to this county in 1859; Rep; owns 40 acres of land, valued at $5,000; wife was Sophia
Bates, born Nov. 28, 1815; married in 1838; has three children.
HELLER R. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Ind; from Pa.
HILL T. B., Atkinson; blacksmith; Rep; from Vt.
HOLKE GUST. Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Ind; Luth; from Prussia.
HOWARD J. D. Sec. 14; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.
HUBERT THOLEN, Atkinson; Cath. priest; from Holland.
HULL A., Atkinson; Rep; from Pa.
HULL Z. T., Atkinson; laborer; Rep; 111.
HUXTEK DANIEL O. Grocer, Atkinson; born in Cortland Co. N.Y. June 28, 1823;
came to this county in 1867; Rep; Meth; owns house and lot, valued at $Soo; has been Po-
lice Magistrate four years; enlisted Aug. 13, 1862, in the g3d 111. Volunteers, and served ten
months; wife was Margaret R. Pickard, born in Livingston Co. N.Y. Sept, 20, 1840; married
Sept 12, 1857; has six children.
T RVINE H. M. Sec. 2; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Ind.
IRVINE PERRY, Sec. 3; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 80 acres.
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JAMES JOHN, Atkinson; Dem; from Pa.
JENKINS J. Sec. 32; P.O.Atkinson; miner; Rep; from Wales. .
JENKINS R. W. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; miner; Rep; from Wales.
JOHNSON G. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON G. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Sweden; 80 acres.
JOHNSON JOHN, Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Dem; from Ireland.
JOHNSON JOHN, Sec. 35; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; from Canada.
JOHNSON NILS, Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Meth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON ROBERT, Sec. 26; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Ind. Rep; from Ireland.
T/'AISER JOHN, Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; 1 60 acres.
"* KAISER J. A., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, works for J. S. Kaiser; Ind; from Ohio.
KAY JAMES, Propr. Coal Mine and Farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; born in England,
June 20, 1837; came to this county in 1873; Rep; owns 40 acres of land, valued at $3,000;
wife was Agnes I. Cowen, born Sept. 4, 1845 in Canada; married March 25, 1861; has six
children.
KENDRICK J. N., Atkinson; teamster; Rep; from Ohio.
KENNEDY CHAS. Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 80 acres.
KIRKENDALL, ARCHIBALD, Farmer, Sec. 19; P.O ; Geneseo; born in Wayne Co.
Ohio, Jan. 29, 1839; came to this county in 1865; Dem; ow'ns 80 acres of land, valued at
$4.000; wife was E. S. Zeprnick, born in Ohio, June 28, 1844; has one child.
KRIEFBAUM G. L. Sec. 30; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Ohio; 154 acres.
KROPF JOHN, Sec. 10; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; 140 acres.
KROPF P., P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; 40 acres.
KUEHL C. Atkinson; store; Dem; from Prussia.
T AMBERT A. S. Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; brickmaker; Rep; 111.
*- LAMBERT EDWARD, P.O. Geneseo; brickmaker: Rep; from England.
LAMBERT EPHRAIM, P.O. Geneseo; brickmaker; Rep; from England.
LARSON A. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from. Sweden.
LAWBAUGH E., Atkinson; grain dealer; Rep; Bapt; from Ohio.
LEE BATES J., Atkinson; works for L. Lee Bates; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
LEE BATES LOUIS, Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
LEAVANS JACOB, Sec. 26; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Cath; from Belgium.
LECLERQ B. Sec. 36; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
LECLERQ R., Atkinson; saloon; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
LEDUE WA. Sec. 14; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from Vt.
LEEPS E. Y. works for A. H. Palmer; Dem; from Prussia.
LEWIS WM. Sec. n, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; from Pa.
LITTLE H. C. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; miner; Rep; Ills.
LITTLE M. Sec. 31, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.
LITTLE R. W. Sec. 31, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.; 160 acres.
LOWES WM. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; proprietor coal mine; Rep; from England.
LOYD BRYAN, Atkinson; blacksmith; Meth. Epis; from Canada.
LUCAS ELI R. Atkinson; mason; Rep; U. B.; from Pa.
LUCAS GEO. Atkinson; painter; Rep; from Ohio.
LUCAS J. H. Sec. 5, P.O. Atkinson: farmer; Rep; from Ohio; So acres.
LUCKET F. C. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; proprietor of coal mine and farmer; Dem; England.
LYON H. L. Atkinson; merchant; Rep; from N. Y.
LYON R. B. Sec. 35, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from N. Y.; 200 acres.
cKIBBON H. Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Dem; Cath; born Scotland.
McKIBBON W. A. Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; miner; Dem; from Maryland.
McLOUGHLIN C. Sec. 4, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
McNAMEE JAS. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; works from J. K. Trekell; Rep; from N.Y.
McQUEE^Y J. Sec. 30, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
270 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
MADDEN L. S. Atkinson; sexton; Rep; Meth. Epis; from Maryland.
MANKINS L. D. Atkinson; teamster; Dem; from Ohio.
MAXKINS OTIS W. Farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Atkinson; born in Washington Co. Ohio,
Aug. 31, 1842; came to this county in 1854; Dem; owns So acres of land, valued at $3,200
wife was Charlotte R. Doty, born March 28, 1847; in Henry Co. Ills.; married Aug. 29, 1867;
has two children.
MAY ARCH. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; miner; Rep; Pres; from Scotland.
MEAD HENRY, Sec. 19, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from England.
MEAGHER E. Sec. 5, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 160 acres.
MEERSMON E. Atkinson; peddler; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
MILAR ROBERT W. Carpenter, Atkinson; born in Somerset Co. Pa. July 29, 1824;
came to this county in 1855; Rep; owns 80 acres of land and a house and lot, valued at
$4,200; wife was Rebecca Knisely, born in Tuscarawas Co. Ohio, Sept. 25, 1831; married
July S, 1849; has four children.
MILL JOHN, Sec. 13, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; from Sweden.
MILLER FRED, Sec. 18, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from Saxony; 40 acres.
MORIARTY S. Sec. 4; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 120 acres.
MORRISON W. H. Atkinson; Rep; from N.Y.
MOWBRAY JOHN, Brickmaker, Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; born in Durham Co. England,
Aug. I, 1841; came to this county in 1869; Rep; Meth. Epis; wife was Elizabeth Lowes,
born in 1839, in England; married 1863; has four children.
MOYER HENRY, Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from Indiana.
MOSSEY W. A. Farmer, Atkinson; born in Rutland Co. Vermont, June 22, 1839; came
to this county in 1868; Rep; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $5,000; enlisted Sept. 1862,
in I2th Vt. Vols. and served nine months; wile was Louisa Nowers; she was born in Oneida
Co. New York, May 2, 1845; married March 31, 1868; has two children.
MYERS JACOB, Farmer. Atkinson; born in Franklin Co. Pa. Oct. 14, 1831; came to this
county in 1855; Rep; owns 400 acres of land, valued at $20,000; first wife was Ellen Fritz,
married Nov. I, 1855; had three children; second wife was Mary J. Algar; she had two
children by first husband, and married Mr. Myers, Feb. 10, 1867.
"NJEAL A. L., Atkinson; teamster; Rep; born III.
^ NEAL EDWIN, Atkinson; section boss; Dem; Meth. Epis; born in 111.
NICKERSON W. R. Sec. 25; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from N.Y. ; 80 acres.
NOWERS JOHN T. Atkinson; merchant; Rep; from N.Y.
NOWERS THOS. Atkinson; Rep; Epis; from England.
NOWERS THOMAS Jr. Merchant, Atkinson; born in Oneida Co. N.Y. on the I2th
Feb 1834; came to this county in 1856; Rep; owns real e tate valued at $7,500; was Super-
visor six years; wife was ->arah A. Mussey, born in Rutland Co. Vt. Sept. 15, 1834; married
Nov. 18, 1861; has one child, Kate F.
NOWERS WM. Atkinson; merchant; Dem; from N.Y.
B. C. Sec. 21; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; 111; interest in 160 acres.
OGDEN" DAVID, Atkinson; Dem; from Ky.
OGDEN W. H. Atkinson; coal miner; Dem; born in III.
OTTERMAN J. W. Rev. Atkinson; Meth. Epis. minister; Rep; from Pa.
OUGH WM. Atkinson; wagon-maker; Dem; from England.
JOHN, Sec. 35; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem.
PALMER H. A. Sec. 4; P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from N.Y. ; 160 acres.
PARKS A. Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; coal miner; Rep; from Scotland.
PARKS E. Sec. 33; P.O. Atkinson; coa! miner; Rep; from Scotland.
PARRISH NELS P. Sec. 29; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
PARRTSH N. P. J. Sec. 28; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Luth; from Sweden; 80 acres.
PARRISH SWAN, Atkinson; shoemaker; Luth; Sweden.
PARSONS A. Atkinson; Rep; U. Breth; from Conn.
PAYNE GEO. Sec. 19; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; from England.
PEXWK1.L J. N. Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born 111; So acres.
PETERSON A. N. Sec. S; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from Sweden; 200 acres.
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PICKARD L. Atkinson; street commissioner; Rep; Meth. Epis; from N.Y.
PIERSON J. C. Farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Atkinson; born in Knox Co. Ohio, May 10. 1836;
came to this county in 1867; Rep; owns So acres of land, valued at $6,000; is Trustee of the
village; enlisted in 1864 in the I46th 111. Vol; wife was Maria 11. Pickard, born Nov. 30,
1839; married March 4, 1862; has one child.
PROOST C. Atkinson; shoemaker; Cath; from Belgium.
O ICE A. C. Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, on C. G. Gierhart's farm; Rep; from N.Y.
** ROBINSON R. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; miner; Rep; from England.
RANFT JOHN, Shoemaker, Atkinson; born in Prussia, Dec. 25, 1829; came to this county
in iS"6i; Rep; Cong; owns house and lot and shop, value $5,000; wife was Mary E. Romig,
born in Ohio, April 14, 1837; married June 29, 1865; has three children, Hattie, John and
William.
ROBINSON THOS. Sec. 32; P.O. Atkinson; miner; Rep; from England.
O AMMONS A. J. Atkinson; carpenter; Rep; from Ky.
*^ SAMMONS T. Atkinso.i; clerk; Rep; from Indiana.
SAMMONS WM. Atkinson; laborer; from Indiana.
SCHATTEMAN LEO, Atkinson; nurseryman; Dem; Cath; from Belgium.
SCHUTTEN HENRY, Atkinson; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Holland.
SCHWENNINGER ANDREW, Farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; born in Wurtem-
burg, July I, 1826; came to this county in 1866; Rep; Evang; owns 133 acres of land, valued
at $6,000; wife was Lavina Bloom, born in Pa. June 2, 1832; married Sept. 2, 1851; has six
children.
SMITH J. W. Atkinson; blacksmith; Rep; from Ohio.
SMITH W. M., M.D. Physician, Atkinson; born in Belmont Co. Ohio, June 7, 1842; came
to this county in 1856; Rep; Cong; owns house and lot, valued at $1,800; enlisted Sept. 21,
1861, in the 42d 111. Vol. and served three years and nine months; was at the battles of
Farmington and Chickamauga; wife was Viola M. Ferrin, born Feb. 4, 1846; married Dec.
15, 1870; has two children.
SOUTHWORTH DEWITT C. Atkinson; prop, hotel; Dem; Meth; 111.
SOUTHWOBTH HIKAM, Proprietor Hotel, Atkinson; born in Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
June 20, 1821; came to this Co. in 1837; has been Commissioner of Highways four years;
wife was Melissa Dewitt, born in Wayne Co. Mich. May it, 1822; married July 20, 1842; has
two children; Dem; owns house and lot, val. $3,300.
STARK A. Sec 32, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
STARK ANDREW, Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; farmer.
STEELE J. Sec. 10, P.O.Atkinson; farmer; from Saxony; loo acres.
STEIDENS G. J. Sec. 3, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Saxony.
STEINER G. W. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; miner; Dem; from Pa.
STEINER J. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; miner; Dem; from Pa.
STEMBERGER H. Sec. 10, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from Germany; 120 acres.
STRALEY JOHN, Atkinson; stoves and tinware; Rep; Meth. Epis; from Germany.
STRYKER D. P. Sec. 23, P.O. Atkinson; Rep; from N. Y.
SUHR E. Sec. 27; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Cath; from Prussia; 120 acres.
SWANSON A. P. Sec. 7, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
SWANSON A. P. Sec. 5, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 80 acres.
SWANSON J., P.O. Annawan; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
SYLER C. Sec. 2, P.O.Atkinson; farmer; Dem; 312 acres.
J. Atkinson; engineer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from N.Y.
TASSELL JOHN, Sec. 14, P.O. A kinson; farmer; U. Brethren; from England.
TICKLE MILTON, Sec. 28, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep.
TAYLOR J. S. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; miner; Dem; Henry Co.
TIFT H. Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Conn; 40 acres.
TREKELL, JOHN K. Farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; born in Tippecanoe Co. Ind.
July 20, 1834; came to this Co. in 1836; Rep; owns 325 acres of land, valued at $20,000;
was Commissioner of Highways five years; wife was Theresa Walters, born March 3, 1845
in Tuscarawas Co. Ohio; married Feb. 13, 1860; has three children.
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TRECKLE M. Sec. 28, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; 150 acres.
TROVINS J. M. Atkinson; teacher; Dem; Bapl; from Pa.
TOSLAND SAML. Sec. 15, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; from England.
WAN DEN HEMEL S. Sec. 28, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Uem; Cath; from Holland.
* VERCRUISSE PETER, Sec. 24; P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Cath; from Belgium.
VARIIAAKA A. Sec. 17, P.O. Atkinson; farmer on E. Burrall's farm; Rep; Cath; Belgium.
\17"ALTERS A. R. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from Ohio.
** WALTERS CHAS. H. Sec. 34, P.O. Atkinson; lives with D. Wallers; Rep; 111.
WAGAR W. W. Farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Atkinson; born in Yates Co. N. Y. Dec. 16, 1827;
came to this Co. in 1865; Rep; Bapt; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $8,000; wife was
Lucina R. M. Gilbert; has seven children.
WALTERS D. Sec. 34, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from Ohio.
WANDEL JOHN, Sec. 29, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Cath; from Belgium.
WARD JOS. Sec. 31, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from England; 150 acres.
WATSON E. B. Atkinson; meat market; Dem; from N.Y.
WEIRMOUTH W. W. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; prop, coal mine; from England.
WELCH B. F. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; farmer, lives with Z. Welch; from Ohio.
WELCH J. Sec. 28, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; 'Dem; from Pa; 70 acres.
WELCH THOS. Atkins n; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 160 acres.
WELCH Z. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Meth. Epis; from Pa; 120 acres.
WELLS Z. J. Atkinson; restaurant; Dem; from Ohio.
WETERHOLL NILS, Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
WILLIAMS FRED. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; coal miner; Rep; from Maine.
WISELY J. J. Atkinson; restaurant; Dem; from Penn.
WITHERSPOON R. M. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; farmer and coal miner; Rep; from Scotland.
WOLF S. N. Atkinson; carpenter; Dem; Dunkard; from Pa.
WONDERLY DAXIEL. W. Carpenter, Atkinson; born in Cumberland Co. Pa.. May
27, 1833; came to this Co. in 1857; Rep; Meth. Epis; owns house and lot, valued at $1,800;
is Township Treasurer; enlisted Sept. 1864, in the 47th 111. V.I. and served eleven months;
wife was Clarinda Walters, born in Ohio, May 22, 1841; married June 28, 1860; has four
children.
WONDERLY J. W. Sec. 25, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 160 acres.
WOOD A. W. Sec. 15, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Rep; from Mass, 80 acres.
WOOD F. L. Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson; miner; Rep; from Conn.
WOOD H. P. Atkinson; store; Rep; from 111.
"VTARGER BENJ. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Ohio; 40 acres.
YARGER H. Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson; farmer; Dem; from Ohio.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ATKINSON VILLAGE AND TOWNSHIP.
Bollen Bros. Proprietors Welch Coal Bank, Sec. 32, P.O. Atkinson.
BouwhuJS Anthony, Groceries and Crockery.
Brown JnO. M. Justice of the Peace.
Ferrin Wells, Grain Dealer and Agt. C. R. I. & P. R. R.
Fronk JnO. H. Harness Maker.
Hunter Daniel 0. Groceries and Queensware.
Kay Jas. Prop. Coal Mine, Sec. 33, P.O. Atkinson.
Milar Robt. W. Carpenter.
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COUNTY TREASURER.
EDFORD TOWNSHIP
COUNTY : EDFORD TOWNSHIP. 275
Mowbray & Co. Manfrs. Common and Fine Brick; Coal Miners, Sec. 32, P.O.
Atkinson.
Mowers Bros. Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Agricultural Implements,
Lumber and Building Material.
Ranft JnO. Mnfr. Boots and Shoes.
Smith W. M., M. D. Physican and Surgeon.
Southworth & Son, Prop. Hotel.
Wonderly Danl. W. Carpenter and Joiner.
EDFORD TOWNSHIP.
A DDICKS GEO. lives with father, G. Addicks, P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Meth; from 111.
** ADDICKS GERHARD, Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
ALDRICH FRANK, lives with Elias Hart, P.O. Geneseo; farmer.
ALLEN EDSON, lives with Elias Hart, P.O. Geneseo, farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
ALLSHOUS S. Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Church of God; from Pa; owns 12 ac.
ANDREWS AUSTIN, lives with G. A. Carter, P.O. Geneseo; rents 80 acres in Osco; Rep.
ASDALE SAM, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord. ,
AUSTIN FRED'K. Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y; owns 120 ac. $7.2oo.
AUSTIN WM. Sec. 23, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from X.Y; 135 acres.
D AILEY J. H. Sec. n, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Denmark; 37 acres, val. $850
BARNARD F. H, Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; coal operator; Rep; Unit; from Mass.
BECK JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
BEHRENS HENRY, Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; 80 acres, $3,200.
BEHRENS JULIUS, Sec. 27, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 80 acres.
BELLINGER A. Sec. 22, P.O. Genes. o; farmer; Dem; from N.Y; owns 119 acres.
BERGSTROM AUGUST, lives with L. W. Hoit, P.O Geneseo; Luth; from Sweden.
BERNHARD JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; works for Mrs. Doolittte; Luth; from Denmark.
BIGGS W. C. Sec. 25, P O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from W. Va; owns 80 ac. val. $4,800.
BILLS CHARLOTTE L. Mrs. Farm, Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; born in Loraine, Jef-
ferson Co. N.Y. April 16, 1837; came to this Co. in 1856; Meth; owns 242 acres, val. $12,000.
widow of Ora A. Bills, who was bom in Jamaica, Windham Co. Vt. Aug. 12, 1832, died April
2. 1870; were married Jan. 27, 1857, at Edford, Henry Co; have three children, Geo. A.,
Clarence M. and Carrie I., all living with mother.
BILLS GEO. A. lives with mother, C. L. Bills, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from 111.
BILLS HENRY, Sec. 27, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Church of God; from Vt;owns 120 acres.
BILLS M. A. Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Church of God; from Vt; owns 160 acres.
BLANK J. lives with mother, Sec. 34, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Evangelical German; from Prussia.
BLIVEN LYMAN L. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ind; owns 120 ac. $4,800.
BOESEE FRED. Sec. 20; coal miner; rents 40 acres of G. Bushnell; Dem; Luth; Germany.
BOLTON SAML. Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot; owns 5 acres.
BOYDEN CHAS. D. Sec. 17, P.O. Green River; farmer, rents 80 ac. of E. P. Boyden; Rep; 111.
BOYDEN JOHN D. Sec. 17, P.O. Green River; farmer, rents 80 ac. of E. P. Boyden; Rep; Mass.
BRIX JOHN, Sec. 16; P.O: Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Austria; 80 acres, val. $3,200.
BROWN A. G. lives with Mrs. F. Smith; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Mass.
BROWN JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
BROWN JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for Downs & Wilson.
BROWN RANSSLER, Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Prot; from N. Y.; rents 70 acres.
BUCHANAN BENJ. lives with father, H. G. Buchanan; P.O. Morristown; Dem; born 111.
BUCHANAN H. G. Sec. 28; P.O. Morristown; farmer; Dem; from Md; wife owns 240 acres.
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BUCHANAN JOHN M. lives with father, H. G. Buchanan; P.O. Morristown; Dem; from Pa.
BUCHANAN THOS. P. lives with father, H. G. Buchanan; P.O. Morristown; Dem; from Pa.
BUCHOLZ HENRY, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
BUCHOLZ WM. P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
BUCKLEY THOMAS, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
BURNS LARRY, P.O. Green River; coal miner; from Ireland.
BURNS PATRICK, Sec. 20; P.O. Green River; farmer; Dem; from Ireland; owns 160 acres.
/^ALHOUN ALECK, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
^* CARTER GEO. A. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; owns 240 acres.
CASERY JAS., P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
CAVANAGH, JAS., P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
CHISANOSKE JOS., Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Prussia; owns 60 acres.
CHRISMAN, J. R., P.O. Morristown; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Ky.
CLAVONT JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
CLEVER WM. Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; owns 160 acres.
COOK. L. Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo, farmer; Dem; Luth, from Germany; owns 120 acres.
COURT MORITZ, Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany.
COURTHOUSE FRITZ, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
CRAWFORD MOSES, Farmer; Sec. 31; P.O. Green River; born in Penn. in 1830; came
to Henry Co. in 1864; Rep; owns 280 acres land, val. $12,000; married Barbara Baduner,
of Penn. in 1851; three boys, John Clark, Samuel Harvey, Wm. Ewing.
CRAWFORD L. H. lives with father, M. Crawford; P.O. Green River; Rep; German Luth.
CURTIS ROBERT, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
CUSHMAN SYLVESTER, Sec. 4, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Vt; 160 acres.
DAVIS CHAS., P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
DAVIS HENRY, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
DAVIS JAS., P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
DAVIS THOMAS, Sees. 23-24, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; rents 125 acres of D. L. Machesney; Rep.
DAVIS WM. Green River; coal miner; works for Downs & Wilson,
DENNIS DANL. C. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Church of God; from Conn; 50 ac-
DIL.ENBECK M. H. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Geneseo; born in Leroy,
Jefferson Co. N.Y. March 6, 1840; came to this county in June, 1855; Rep; Meih; owns
115 acres, val. $7,000; wife was Sarah C. Spickler, born in Lancaster Co. Pa. April 26, 1843;
came here April 28, 1856; married Jan. 7, 1864; have had three children, all living: Albert
Courtland, born March 7, 1865; Elvin Francis, born Aug. 22, 1871; and Minnie V., April
22, 1876; was in H2th Regt. I. V. L; have been School Director eight years.
DILENBECK S. S. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; born in Jefferson
Co. N.Y. April 6, 1845; came to this county in 1855; Rep; Church of God; owns 160 acres,
val. $7,000; wife was Genieve L. Seaton, born Bureau Co. 111. Sept. 8, 1850; married Dec.
25, 1868; have had three children one living, Chauncy Burdett; those deceased, Otis \V.
and Arthur A.; all born on homestead.
DILENBECK W. Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meih; from N Y; 200 acres, $12,000.
DOLLBERRY L. Mrs. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; from Sweden; 42 acres, val. $i,6So.
DOOLITTLE A. R. Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Church of God; from Vt; 115 acres.
DOOLITTL.K P. Mrs. Farmer, Sec. 14. P.O. Geneseo; born in Jamaica, Vt. May n,
1823; came to this county in 1860; Cong; owns 200 acres, val. 10,000; widow of K. S.
Doolittle, who was born May 21, 1818, at Townsend, Vt; died Feb. 19, 1862; had two chil-
dren, Ancephas and Edward B., the latter born April 24, 1854, at Jamaica, Vt; he manages
the farm.
DOWNS ROBEltT, Coal Operator, Green River; born in Delaware, Kent Co. Oct. 30,
1840; came to this county in 1875; Dem; Prot; wife was Mary Shirill, born in Grant Co.
Wis. July 19, 1845; married Aug. 14, 1865; have three children, Edwin Ellsworth, Sybil,
and Jessie; was in Ordnance Dept. I5th Army Corps; Mr. D. works two mines, in connec-
tion with partner, in Sees. 17 and 18.
DUCKET JAS., P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
DUFF GEO. Sec. 36, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 80 acres, $4,800.
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DUFF \VM., P.O. Geneseo; farmer: lives with father, G. Duff; Dem; from Pa; owns 40 acres.
DUSENBERY ALFRED, Sec. 32, P.O. Green River; farmer; owns 80 acres.
DUSENBERY F. Sec. 32, P.O. Green River; farmer; owns 160 acres.
T^DWARDS JOHN, Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Meth; from N.Y; owns 160 acres.
*-* ELLINGSWORTH JOHN L. Sec. 19, P.O. Green River; farmer; rents 160 acres.
ELLISOX EDWARD T. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sees. 24, 25, and 31, in Geneseo
Tp.; P.O. Geneseo; born in Chester, Windsor Co. Vt. Jan. 10, 1828; came to this county in
1854; Rep; Cong; owns 240 acres, val. $14,400; wife was Eleanor Carpenter, born Ply-
mouth.Windsor Co.Vt. Nov. 12, 1845; marriedAug. 7, 1864, at Geneseo; have had five chil-
dren, three living, Sherman J., Homer E., and Ursula S.; those dead, Emma and Stella.
ERTMAN JOHN, Sec. 2O, P.O. Green River; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 60 acres.
ERTMAN L. Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 150 acres.
ERTMOND A. Sec. 29; P.O. Morristown; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; 40 acres.
ERNST JACOB, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; 160 acres.
ERNST JOHN, lives with father, J. Ernst; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
ERNST WM. lives with father, J. Ernst; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
EWALD DAVID, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, Dem; Luth; from Germany; 20 acres.
T7ARR WASHINGTON, P.O. Green River; coal miner; Dem; Prot; from N.Y.
FIEDLER ADAM, P.O. Geneseo; farmer and blacksmith; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
FIRCH DAVID, Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; farmer, Dem; Luth; from Germany; 120 ac.
FIRCH JULIUS, Sec. 32; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; 60 acres.
FIRCH LEOPOLD, Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; 80 acres.
FLAGG N. H. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from Mass; 25 acres.
FRELS HENRY, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Illinois.
/^EE JEREMIAH, Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.; 120 acres.
M GENRICH CHAS. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Lnth; from Germany; 20 acres.
GENRICH FRED, Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; 60 acres.
GrERNANT ADAM, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 19; P.O. Green River; bora in Ger-
many, Aug. 23, 1845; came to this county in 1863; Dem; Luth; owns 200 acres of land, val.
$8,000; wife was Mary Frels, born in Rock Island Co., 111., April 15, 1847; married Feb.
28, 1865; has had five children, Margaret and Emma, deceased; Henry, Millie and George,
living.
GIBBONS MICHAEL, P.O. Green River; coal miner for Downs & Wilson; Dem; Henry Co.
GILBERT O. A. Sec. 17; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.; 320 acres,$i6,ooo.
GILBERT MORTY, Sec. 18; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Prot; rents 92 acres.
GILROY PATRICK, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; rents 80 acres.
GUENTHER EMANUEL P. Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; pastor of German Church; from Germany.
T T ARRIS W. T. Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Church of God; from Indiana.
HARTELIAS, Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo: farmer; Rep; Meth. Epis; from N.Y.; 160 ac.
HENDER HENRY, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; rents 80 acres.
HENRY CHAS., P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
HERBISON G. W., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; lives with John Edwards; Dem; from Pa.
HILL THOMAS C. Member of the firm of Hill Bros., Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots,
Shoes, and Clothing, Green River; born in Williams Co. Ohio, April I, 1848; came to this
county in 1849; Rep; Meth; owns share in store, value $1,200; was in gth Reg. Ills. Cav.,
Co. C.
HILL WARREN E. Proprietor Drug Store, Green River.
HINTZ J. Sec. 34, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Evangelical German; from Prussia; owns 40 acres.
HIRT JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; laborer, lives with G. Addicks; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
HOFFSTETTER E. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany; 109 acres.
HOHEXBOKEX GrEO. D. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Morristown; born
in Oldenburg, Germany, Jan. 14, 1837; came to America in 1858; came to this county in
1865; Luth; owns 260 acres of land, val. 811,700; wife was Henrietta C. Fisch. born in
Prussia, April 16, 1845; married Jan. 28, 1869, at Geneseo, Henry Co. Ills.; have had three
children, Emma Margaret, Ida Amanda and John Frederick.
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HOIT L. W. Sec. 24, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from N. H.; 244 acres.
HOLITZ ADAM, Sec. 28, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Germany; owns 80 acres.
HOLKE JULIUS, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 80 acres.
HOLSINGER JACOB. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany; 40 acres.
HORR J. B. Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; owns 60 acres.
HOWARD A. G. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; born in Wimlham
Co. Vermont, Oct. 4 1851; came to this county in 1866; Rep; Bapt; operates farm for
mother, who owns 80 acres, value $4,800; wife was Huda E. Holcomb, born in New York,
Oct. 3, 1855; married March 8, 1875, at Geneseo, Henry Co. Ills.; was elected Collector in
1876.
HOWARD J. F. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; born in Windham Co.
Vermont, Aug. 31, 1847; came to this county in 1866; Rep; Meth; owns 146 acres of land,
value $4.500; wife was Luella S. Ewing, born in Windham Co. Vermont, Aug. 29, 1850.
married March I, 1871; have had three children; those living are Stella, Ella and Eva.
HOWARD NATHAN C. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; born in
Jamaica, Windham Co. Vermont, Oct. 7, 1833; came to this county Oct. 12. 1854; Rep; Meth;
owns 165 acres, value $10,000; wife was Martha C. Dilenbeck, born in Jefferson Co. N. Y.
April I, 1841; married Aug. 21, 1861; have had two children, Willard Edward and Leeland
Chauncy.
HUGHES JERRY, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
HUNT WM. H. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; born in Edford Tp.
Henry Co. Ills. April 6. 1850; Rep; Meth; owns 120 acres, value $4,800; wife was Lydia
A. Gee, born in Grant Co. Wisconsin, Nov. 7, 1852; married Dec. 28, 1871; have one child,
William R.
HUSHMAN JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
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AMES JOHN, Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 80 acres of Chauncy Howard; Dem;
from Ohio.
T/'ING JAS., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, works for G. A. Carter; Rep.
** KINGSBURY NATHANIEL, Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y.
KIDDER WALTER, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; born in Vermont
in 1824; came to Henry County in 1856; Rep; Cong; owns 80 acres of land, value $4.000;
has been Justice of Peace twenty years; married Harriet F. Brown, of New Hampshire,
in 1846; two children, Almeda Frances, Rosa Ann.
KNEELEY MICHAEL, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
KOPISKIE J. Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 140 acres.
KORTHALS F. Sec. 20, P.O. Green River; farmer, lives with mother, Mrs. K; Luth; Germany.
T EWIS PETER, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
~ LEWIS ACE, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for Downs & Wilson.
LARSON PETER, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; born near Gotten-
burg, Sweden, Dec. 2, 1822; came to this state in 1852, and county in 1854; Rep: Luth;
owns So acres, val. $2,000; wife was Mary Ann Swedenborg, born in Nora, Sweden, Oct. 17.
1833; came to Henry Co. Geneseo, July 9, 1854; married Sept. 2, 1854; have had five
children, those living are Laura Sophia, Dora Matilda Charlotte, Emily Augusta, Mary
Silme Oliva; Jennie Wilhelmine Josephine, dead; Mr. L. was in I4th Reg. 2 Cav. Co. C,
two years and ten months.
LORD JOHN S. Coal Operator, Green River.
LYON ALVIN M. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; born in Tolland Co.
Conn. July 4, 1843; came to this county in 1850; Ind; Prot; owns 80 acres, val. $2,800; wife
was Achsach Adams, born in Schuyler Co. 111. Oct. 9, 1847; married Oct. 1870, at Geneseo.
Henry Co. Ill; have had two children, Robert and Amy L.
A/TcELROY JOHN, Green River; coal miner; Dem; from Louisiana.
"* McFADGEN ROBT. P.O. Green River; coal miner, works in Lord's mine.
McILVANE ALEX. P.O. Geneseo; works for E. T. Ellison; Rep; Cong; from Pa.
McNAUGHTEN M. D., P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for Downs & Wilson; Rep.
MAGERKERT AUGUST, Sec. 17- P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany,
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MARSHALL JOS. J. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; born in Elk
Grove, Cook Co. 111. March II, 1848; came to this county in 1875; R^p; owns So acres, val.
$4.800; wife was Mary J. Scott, born in Windsor Co. Vt. May 28, 1848; mrrried Dec. 25,
1871, at Maine, Cook Co; have had three children, all living, Elbert I., born Sept. 28, 1872;
Burdett C. March 6. 1874; Gracie M. born Oct. 2. 1875.
MEER ISAAC W. Sec. 18; P.O. Green River; coal miner and farmer, rents 30 ac. of F. Baum.
MEER JOHN, Green River; stock herder; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
MEER JOS. P.O. Green River; farmer, rents So acres,
MILLER ALBERT, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with G. Miller; Evang; from Germany.
MILLER GUSTAV, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 80 acres; Dem; Evang; from Germany.
MILLER HERMANN, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
MURRY MARION, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
MUZZY EDSON, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sees. 10 and 15; P.O. Geneseo; born in Ja-
maica, Windham Co Vt. April 24, 1832; came to this county Jan. 24, 1866; Rep; Cong;
owns 142 acres, val. $6,000; wife was Martha A. Rand, born in Townsend, Windham Co. Vt.
July 15, 1836; married April 28, 1858; have had two children, Fred E. and Alice P.
\TEWTON \VM. P.O. Green River; coal miner for J. S. Lord.
-^ NEWMAN JOHN, Sec. 16; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, Luth; from Prussia; owns 80 aci
NICLOY LOUIS, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 80 acres of T. Green; Luth; from Prussia.
WM., P.O. Geneseo; works for R. B. Paul; Luth; from Germany.
- OUGH JAMES, Sec. 18; P.O. Green River; farmer, rents 184 ac. of J. Harper; Rep; 1'rot.
OLLSON ANDREW P. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 10; P.O. Geneseo; born in
Yonby, Sweden, July 15, 1837; came to this county Oct. 1854; Rep; Prot; owns 92 acres,
val. $2,760; wife was Lucinda Nesbaum, born in Wabash Co. Ind. Dec. 25, 1846; married
March 28, 1867, at Rock Island, III; have had tive children, Daniel Grant, Chas. Augustus,
Louis Andrew, Holly Stanton, Richard H.; Mr. O. was in 4th Regt. I. Cav. Co. M; has been
Pathmaster one year.
OUGH TNO. C. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sees. 19 and 20; P.O. Green River; born in
Bureau Co. III. Aug. 15, 1855; came to this county in 1861; Rep; rents loo acres of land,
val. $4,500; wife was Mary Delany, born in Rock Island Co. Dec. 25, 1856; have one child,
Daniel Lewis.
OUGH RICHARD, Sec. 19; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Epis; from England; loo acres.
OUGH RICHARD, lives with father, R. Ough, P.O. Green River; Rep: from England.
DALMER FRANK, Sec. 18; P.O. Green River; farmer; rents 60 acres of S. Shepparcl.
PARPART JULIUS, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Evang. German; from Prussia.
PAUL E. J. lives with father, J. Paul; P.O. Geneseo; Dem; from Mass.
PAUL LIBERTY, Farmer ?.nd Stock Raiser, Sees. 12 and 13; P.O. Geneseo; born in
Union, Tolland Co. Conn. Nov. 16, 1824; came to this county in 1856; Lib; Prot; owns 260
acres, val. $14,300; wife was Hannah M. Keyes, born in Ashford, Windham Co. Conn. May
26. 1826; married 1850; have had two children. Earnest J. and Sumner, who live with their
father, on the homestead; Mr. Paul is the son of Capt. Chauncy Paul, of Union, Tolland Co.
Conn.
PAUL It. 14. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; born in Union, Tolland Co.
Conn. June 5, 1823; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Prot; owns 287 acres, val. $14,350;
wife was Ann E. Kinney, born in Union, Tolland Co. Conn. April I, 1831; married March
1852; at Union; have had three children, one living, Addie J.; two dead, Chauncey B. and
Emma J.
PAUL SUMNER, lives with father, L. Paul; P.O. Geneseo; Dem; from Mass.
PERRIN A. I). Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; born in Webster. Mass.
Oct, 7, 1843; came to this county in 1855; Rep; Cong; owns 160 acres, val. $4,800; first
wife was Mary Hale, born in N.Y.; married March 24, 1870, died April II, 1875; had two
children, Henry A., born Jan. II, 1871; Wm. S., born Dec. 21, 1872; second wife \vas Ade-
line E. Thompson, born in Bureau Co. 111. Feb. 20, 1843; married Feb. 23, 1876.
PERSHING JOS., P.O. Green River; harness-maker; Rep; Meth; from Pa; prop. $1,50.1.
PERSHING WM. Green River; harness-maker; Rep; Meth; from Pa; owns house- ami lot
PINKERTON MATTHEW, P.O. Green River; retired farmer; Rep; from Pa.
PIPAL GEO., P.O. Green River; works for Wm, Smith; Dem. Luth; from Germany,
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PITTS GEO., P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
POBANZ F. A. Sec. 20; P.O. Green River; farmer; Luth; from Germany; 88 acres.
POBANZ FERDINAND, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with father, F. Pobanz, Rep; Ev. Luth.
POBANZ FRED. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang. German; from Prussia.
POBANZ FRED. Jr. P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with father, F. Pobanz; Rep; Evang. Ger.
POBANZ GUSTAVE, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with father, F. Pobanz; Rep; Evang. Ger.
POBANZ GEORGE, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Evang. German; from Prussia.
POBANZ \VM., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with father, F. Pobanz; Rep; Evang. German.
POBANZ Mrs. Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; Luth; from Germany; owns 20 acres.
POLSON C. M. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 160 acres of G. S. Wells; Rep; Meth.
POLSON SPENCER, lives with C. M. Poison, P.O. Geneseo; laborer: Rep; Luth; Sweden.
POTTIGER DANIEL, P.O. Geneseo; works for H.Bill; Church of God; from Pa.
PUGH CHAS. Green River; potter; Rep; from Iowa.
PUGH THOMAS, Green River; coal miner; Rep.
T) AHN DAVID, Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany; 20 acres.
^ REATMAN , Sec. 20, P.O. Green River; laborer; Luth; from Germany.
REMINGTON C. C. Sec. 24, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Mass; owns 76 ac. $5.000.
RISTAU JULIUS, Sec. 27, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Evan. Ger; from Prussia; owns 80 ac.
ROBERTS WM., P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for Downs & Wilson.
ROHRBACH CHRISTOPHER, Sec. 20, P.O. Green River; farmer; Luth; from Germany.
RUNDLEMAN FRITZ, P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for J. S. Lord.
OCHEIDEL GEO. Sec. 28, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents Jno. Altman; Luth; from Germany.
SCMICHEL J. Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 70 acres.
SCHRADER GEO. H. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; born in
OIHenburg, Germany, Oct. 19, 1834; came to Rock Island Co. in 1852 and Henry Co. in
1864; Dem; Luth; owns 240 acres of land, val. $9,600; wife was W. C. Weigand, born in
Prussia, Oct. j, 1840, married Jan. 13, 1859; have five children living, Etta, Martha, John,
Chas., Minnie.
SCOTT LOUISA Mrs. Sec. 24, P.O. Geneseo; farming; Meth; from N.H; owns 160 ac. $9,600.
SCOTT WALTER A., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, operates farm of mother, Louisa Scott; Rep; Meth.
SHAFER MINOR, P.O. Morristown; works for E. A. South; Rep; Bapt; from W. Va.
SHERILL ED., P.O. Green River; coal miner, foreman in Downs & Wilson's bank; Dem.
SIMMONS WM., P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for Downs & Wilson.
SMITH F. Mrs. Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; farm; Cong; from Ohio; owns So acres, val. $4,800.
SMITH L. K., lives with mother, Mrs. F. Smith, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Unit; from Ohio.
SMITH \VM. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Green River; born in Lippe, Prussia,
Nov. 10, 1822; came to this Co. in 1851; Dem; Luth; owns 1,191 acres of land, val. $41,250;
wife was Caroline Ammert. born in Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 13, 1824, married April 19, 1849;
have had eight children; those living are, Margaret, Anna; John F., Carolina, and Emma.
SOUTH E. A. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Morristown; born in Green Co. Pa.
Feb. 27, 1827; came to this Co. in 1864; Dem; Hapt; owns 380 acres of land, val. $19,000;
first wife was Sarah E. Long, born in Green Co. Pa. Dec. 13, 1833, died Dec. 4, 1865; had
four children, Mary Ann. L. G. Swan, Dora Frances. Plummer W.; second wife was Mary
S. Somers, born Fayette Co. Pa. Aug. 26, 1841; three children, Sarah E., Guy Allen, deceased,
and baby unnamed.
STUR JOHN, Sec. 17, P.O. Green River; farmer; Luth; from 111; owns 80 acres.
SULLIVAN FRANK, lives with father, M. T. Sullivan, P.O. Green River; Rep; from Mich.
SULLIVAN MYRON T. Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sees. 7, 8, 18; P.O. Green River;
born N. Y., Ontario Co., Aug. 3, 1825; came to this Co. in 1870; Rep; rents 600 acres, val.
$30,000; wife was Estra M. McKebey; married July 4, 1844, at Bristol, Ontario Co. N. Y.;
have had seven children; those living, Maria, Saiah, William, Myron, Frank, Jennie E. and
Charlotte; those dead, William and John; was in nth Reg. Mich. V. L, and then 1st Reg.
Engineer Mechanics.
SULLIVAN SAMUEL, lives with father, M. T. Sullivan; P.O. Green River; Rep; from N.Y.
SULLIVAN WM. lives with father, M. T. Sullivan; P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; from N. Y.
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SUMNER T. P. Farmer and Carpenter; Sec. 17; P.O. Green River; born in Conn, in 1813;
came to Henry Co. in 1851; Dem; owns 160 acres, val. $6,000; served as carpenter in the I.
Pioneer Corps six months; married Hannah E. Goodrich, of N. Y., in 1835; seven children,
four boys, three girls.
T^AYLOR ALBERT P. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; school teacher; in Flagg's house; Rep; Bapt.
TEMPLIN - , Sec. 34; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Lutheran; from Germany.
THOMAS HANK, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
THOMAS HENRY, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for Downs & Wilson.
THOMAS JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
THOMAS JOHN, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for Downs & Wilson.
THOMPSON PATRICK, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
TISCH AUGUST, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for J. S. Lord.
TUFTS JOHN, Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Vt; 160 acres; val. $9,600.
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\XTAGLE HARTMAN, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany; 160 acres.
^* WALKER DAVID, P.O. Green River; coal miner; works for Downs & Wilson.
WATSON WM., P.O Green River; coal miner; works for Downs & Wilson.
WEAVER JACOB, Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 36; P.O. Geneseo; born in Bavaria,
Germany. Sept. 22, 1829; came to Penn. in 1836, then to Rock Island Co. in 1838, to Henry
Co. in 1869; Rep; Lutheran; owns 160 acres, value $9.600; wife was Mary Weigand, born
Germany, Saxony, Jan. 31, 1830; married Dec. 17, 1850, at Hampton, Rock Island Co; have
had three children, one dead, Martha Caroline, those living, Margaret C. and John J.
WEIDLEIN GEORGE, lives with father, John Weidlein; P.O. Morristown; Dem; Luth.
WEIDLEIN JOHN", Farmer and Stock Raiser; P.O. Morristown; born in Bavaria, Ger-
many, Jan. 17, 1812; came to this county in 1851; Dem; Lutheran; owns 320 acres of land,
valued $17,600; wife was Elenora C. Ammert, born in Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 2, 1820; mar-
ried March II, 1839, in Bedford Co., Penn; have > ad twelve children; those living are, An-
drew, born April 16, 1840, Philip, born Dec. 23, 1841, Lewis, born May 4. 1846, Jacob, born
Feb. 17, 1850, George, born Sept. 25, 1854, Edward, born May 20, 1856, Caroline, born
March 29, 1859, Valentine, born Sept. 7, 1863.
WEIGAND HENRY, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; rents 80 acres.
WEINRICH CHARLES, Sec. 35; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
WEINRICH ERNST, with C. Veinrich; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
WENDT HENRY, Sec. 32; P.O. Morristown; farmer; Dem; Luth; from 111; 80 ac. in Sec. 20.
WERTFAM C., P.O. Green River, works for O. A. Gilbert; Luth; from Germany.
WEST WM., P.O. Green River; coal miner, works for Downs & Wilson.
WILDERMUTH C. Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Germany; 80 acres.
WILSON FRANK, Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 200 ac. of J.Wilson; Rep; Prot;N.H.
WILSOX GrARRETT A. Coal Operator, residence coal banks Sec. 17; P.O. Green
River; born in LaSalle Co. 111. Sept. 12, 1848; came to this Co. in 1864; Rep; works coal
banks with partner, R. Downs, in Sees. 17-18; wife was Emily Christy, born in Wayne Co.
Iowa, Jan. 13, 1852; married Sept. 3, 1871; has two children: Clare Waldo, and Elsie L.;
was in gth 111. Cav. Co. B.
WILSON JOEL, Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot; N. H.; owns 200 acres.
WILSON WM. W. Sec. 17, P.O. Green River; farmer, rents 80 ac. of T. P. Sumner; Dem.
WISYAHN CHAS. Sec. 37. P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents ico acres; Evang. German; Prussia.
WOOD BEDER, P.O. Green River; live* with father, W. Wood; Rep; Prot; from 111.
WOOD DANIEL, P.O. Green River; lives with father, W. Wood; Rep; Prot; from 111.
WOOD DAVID, P.O. Green River; lives with father, W. Wood; Rep; Prot; from 111.
WOOD WELLINGTON, Sec. 17 and 20, P.O. Green River; farmer; Rep; Prot; Irom N. Y.
WYNAL CHAS.. P.O. Geneseo; lives with W. Dilenbeck; Rep; Luth; from Germany.
VAONKE FRED, Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lulh; from Germany; 60 acres.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
GREEN RIVER.
Downs & Wilson, Coal Operators; Mines on Sees. 17 and 18.
Hill Bros. Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, Clothing, &c.
Hill Warren E. Druggist.
Lord Jno. S. Coal Operator.
CAMBRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
A LFRED S. D. Cambridge; merchant; Rep; Bapt; born Vt.
" ALLBRIGHT A., P.O. Ulah; lumber; Rep; Meth; born N.Y.
ALDRIDGE JOHN M. Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Ind; 78 ac. land.
ALLEN W. R. Cambridge; photographer; Rep; Chris, church; born 111.
ALTSCHULER SIMON, Cambridge; clothing and furnsg. goods; Ind; Lib; born Germany.
AMBROSE THOMAS, Cambridge; works R.R; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
AMMERMAN J. R. Cambridge; wheelright; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
AMMERMAN WILLIAM, Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
ANDERSO \' A. L. Sec. 21, P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents of Mrs. Longshore; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
ANDERSON E. Sec. 30; farmer; Ind; Luth; born Sweden; So acres land.
ANDERSON H. R Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Ky.
ANDERSON HANS, Sec. 27, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden; 77 acres land.
ANDERSON O. Sec. 34, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden; 80 acres land.
ANDERSON P. B. Cambridge; merchant tailor; Rep; Meth; born Sweden.
ANDERSON S. Sec. 5; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
ANDERSON WILLIAM J. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
ARNOLD C. B. Sec. 29; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Vt; 160 acres land.
ATCHISON M. Sec. 22; laborer; Rep; Pres; born Ireland.
ATKINSON JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; born in County Derry, Ireland, May
19. 1836; Rep; Pres; owns So acres land, value $4,000; lived in Ireland nineteen years; came
to this country 1855; lived in Philadelphia five years; came to Kewanee, Henry Co. in 1861,
lived there fifteen years; worked nine years and four months for Mr. Willard, Nurseryman;
has held office Roadmaster; married Miss Nancy McAdoo Feb. 3, 1858; she was born County
Donegal, Ireland; have eight children, six girls, two boys; lost one daughter.
AXELSON A. Sec. 14, P.O. Cambridge; farmer, rents R. Mascall's farm; Rep; Luth.
AXELSON A. M. Sec. 14, P.O. Cambridge; farmer, rents R. Mascall's farm; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
AXELSON FRANK, Sec. 14, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
AYRES A. D. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Bapt. pref; born Henry Co. 111.
AYERS A. S. Mr*. Widow, Cambridge; Pres; born in New York City.
AYKKS JAMES E. Merchant, Cambridge; born in town of Andover, Henry Co. July 22,
1844. He has lived in this county thirty-two years, except three years when he lived in State
Kentucky. He has been in the business of Dry Goods, Groceries and Clothing, firm of
Ayres & Weir, for past five years. He was in the army in H2th Reg. 111. Infantry, and was
in twenty-six general engagements. He has two children, one daughter and one son.
AYRES THOMAS O. Attorney, Cambridge; born Henry Co. 111. May 7. 1842. He has
lived in this state, in Henry County, for thirty-four years, except three or four years, when
he lived in State Kentucky; he has practiced his profession here about five years; he has held
office one of Trustees of this town for past five years; Dem; Lib. He married Miss Priscilla
A. Davenport Sept. 21, 1871; she was born in Cambridge, Henry Co; they have one child.
son, Bertram Seymour, born Sept. 27, 1872.
T) ALL G. W. Cambridge; dairy business; Rep; Meth. pref; born N.Y.
** BEACH J. H. Dr. Cambridge; dentist; Ind; Epis. pref; born Pitt
Pittsburg, Pa.
GEO. F. H. WILSON,
Cambridge.
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BALL, OLIVER, Livery Stable, Cambridge; born Cortland Co. N.Y. April 23, 1835; Rep;
Lib; value property $15,000. He lived in New York State about twenty-one years, and
came to this state, in Henry Co.. in 1856, and has lived here over twenty years, except two
years in Minnesota. Is engaged in the Livery Business here, firm O. Ball & Son. Married
Miss Mary Jane Brown Aug. 24, 1856; she was from Cortland Co. N.Y., born April 23, 1838;
they have three children, two sons and one daughter.
BASON JOHN J. Farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Cambridge; born in Washington Co. Pa. Feb. II,
1836; Dem; Bapt. pref; owns 150 acres land, value $7,500; lived in Pennsylvania ten years;
removed to Peoria Co. 111. and lived there about fourteen years, and came to Henry Co. and
has lived here seventeen years. Has held office School Director. Married Miss Eve Cath-
erine Gabler Nov. 27, 1855; she was born in Germany, July 20, 1828; they have two children,
daughters; Sarah Elizabeth, born May 5, 1857, Lucy, born May 2, 1860.
BEARDSLEY E. Cambridge; surveyor; Rep; Infidel; born N.Y.
BECKER GEORGE, Lumber and Grain Dealer, P.p. Ulah, Sec. 21; born Jefferson Co.
N.Y. Dec. 6, 1839; Rep; Meth; value property $1,500; lived in New York State about twen-
ty-eight years; came to this state and county in May, 1868, and has lived here nine years, and
is engaged in Grain and Lumber Business. Was in the army, enlisted Aug. II, 1862, in the
loth New York Artillery, and participated in every battle in which iSth army corps was en-
gaged, from Cold Harbor to surrender of Gen, Lee at Appomattox. He holds office Post-
master this town; married Miss Alice E. Howe Dec. 5, 1860; she was born in Antwerp,
Jefferson Co. N.Y. Oct. 7, 1845; have three children, Katie Alice, George Leslie, Frank Elmer;
lost three children.
BELKNAP W. S. Cambridge; salesman; Dem; Lib; born Orange Co. N.Y.
BENSON A. Sec. 15, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; renter; Rep; Lib; born Sweden.
BENSON JOHN, Cambridge; tailor; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
BENSON LARS, Farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Cambridge; born in Sweden Aug. 13, 1826; Rep;
Lib; owns 174 acres land, value $9,000. He lived in Sweden twenty-eight years, and came
to this country in 1854; arrived in Moline, Rock Island Co. Aug. 19, 1854; came to Henry
Co. March 14, 1860, and has lived here sixteen years; his father living in Sweden; his brother
lives in this town and county.
BEVERIDGE PETER H. Treasurer Henry Co., P.O. Cambridge; born Aberdeen-
Scotland, Feb. 21, 1834; came to this country in 1839; came to Ashland, Ohio, and lived
there fourteen years. He lived in Scott Co. Iowa, three years; came to this state, Henry
County, in 1856, and has lived here over twenty years. He has held office Supervisor; was
President Agricultural Society for ten years; he was elected treasurer of Henry Co. in 1873,
and re-elected in 1875; Rep; Cong; owns farm 320 acres, value $19,200, owns farm 160 acres
Nebraska, value $1,920, total. $21,120. He married Miss Eliza L. Carter Oct. 25, 1859; sne
was born Ashland, Ohio, March 17, 1837, she died Feb. 2, 1875; they had five children, three
sons, two daughters.
BLOMBEY JOHN, Cambridge; cigar-maker; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
BLUMBEY OLOFF, Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Bapt; born Sweden.
BOBBETT HANNAH E. Mrs. widow, Cambridge; Cong; born Ohio; property $3,000.
BOON JOHN, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents farm R. Mascall; Rep; Meth.
BOWEN S. F. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Meth; born Philadelphia, Pa.
BOWEN W. S. Sec. 21, P.O. Ulah; clerk; Ind; Meth; born Pa.
BOWEN WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec, 22, P.O. Ulah; born in Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 28,
1824; Ind; Meth; owns 160 acres land, value $9,600; lived in Philadelphia about thirty years;
removed to Kewanee, Henry Co. in 1854; was in the army, Co. G, U2th Reg. 111. Infantry;
acted as Hospital Steward; served three years and honorably discharged; has held office
Justice Peace for eight years and School Director many years. Is engaged in Grain and
Lumber business, and is Freight and Ticket Agent P. & R. I. R. R. at this place; married
Caroline Starkey, of Philadelphia, 1848; she died 1861; married Mrs. Mary E. Appleman,
of Columbia Co. Pa. Aug. 12, 1862; have seven children, five sons, two daughters.
BOYD A. H. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
BOYD JAMES M. Cambridge; works in lumber yard; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
BOYD SAMUEL G. Merchant Tailor, Cambridge; born in Lewis County, Ky. April
25, 1815; Rep; Univ; value property, $2,000; lived in Ky. three or four years and removed
to Ohio in 1819; lived in that state about thirty-eight years; came to this state, Cambridge,
Henry County, 1859, and has lived here seventeen years; has held office School Director;
married Miss Eliza Young, Sept. 20, 1838; she died in May, 1874; then married Mrs. F. M.
Newton, formerly F. M. Putnam, from Vermont, March 18, 1875; he had six children by
first wife, three sons and three daughters; has lost three children.
BOYD ROBERT, Sec. 9, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; 240 acres.
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BO YD JOHN, Farmer and Teamster, Cambridge; born in Bucks Co. Penn. Nov. 6, 1835;
Rep; Epis; value property $1,000; he lived in Penn. about twenty-five years, then came to
Henry Co. Illinois, in 1852; has lived here twenty-four years; was in the army, Co. C, Ti2th
Reg. Ills. Infantry; he was in a number of severe battles, and was honorably discharged; he
married Miss Emily W. Welton, Nov. 25, 1858; she was born April 17, 1836; they have
three children, two girls and one boy; have lost three children.
BRINKERHOFF AUGUSTUS W. Cambridge; lives with father; Rep; Meth; born 111.
BRINKERHOFF CHARLES E. Cambridge; lives with father; Rep; Meth; born N. Y.
BRINKHOFF D. Farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Ulah; born Hanover, Germany, Sept. 18, 1826;
Ind; Luth; owns 400 acres land, 240 acres in town of Cambridge, 160 acres in town of
Burns, value $24,000; lived in Germany about twenty years, and came to this country in
1846; lived in New York State two years; went to California in 1849; came to this state and
county in 1855, and has lived here twenty-one years; he has held office School Director;
married Miss Sarah Jane Stackhouse in Dec. 1855; she was from New York State; they have
five children, one son and four daughters; lost one son.
BRINKERHOFF JAMES D. Ice Dealer, Cambridge; born in New York City, March
17, 1825; he lived there about three years; lived in Hackensack, New Jersey, sixteen years;
went to sea on whaling expedition for two years, and sailed around the world, returned to
New York for four years; he came to this state, in Knox Co. in 1853, ar| d nas lived in this
county twelve years; he has held office of Justice of Peace for seven years, and School
Director for eight years; Rep; Meth; value property, $2,000; married Miss Margaret A.
Williams, March 31, 1846; she was born in New York City Sept. 8, 1826; they have five
children, four sons and one daughter; have lost three sons.
BRISTOL ELIZABETH Mrs. widow; Sec. 9, P.O. Cambridge; Meth; born Canada; 40 acres-
BRISTOL SAMUEL, Sec. 9, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Ills.
BRITTAN W. W.Cambridge; clerk Cambridge House; Dem; Pres. pref; born New Jersey.
BROBERG SWAN, Cambridge; cigarmaker, Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
BROOKS JOSEPH A. Sec. 21; farmer, renter; Rep; Meth; born Pa.
BROWN CAROLINE Mrs. Sec. 14; P.O. Cambridge; born Pa; 20 acres.
BRUCE H. Cambridge; wagon-maker; Lib; born Virginia.
BRUCE M. Cambridge; carpenter; Dem; Lib; born Virginia.
BRUCE W. S. Cambridge; carpenter; Dem; Hard Shell Bapt. pref; born Virginia.
BRYAN JOHN Li. Physician and Surgeon, Cambridge; born Wayne Co. Ky. Oct. 3, 1829;
Rep; Bapt; value property $5,000; he lived in State of Kentucky twenty-five years, then
removed to Indiana and was there six years; upon the breaking out of the war he was com-
missioned surgeon of the 26th Missouri Reg. Infantry and served in the field two years, and
then had charge military hospital of eruptive diseases in City Louisville for one year and
five months; he has practiced his profession in this county about seven years; he married
Miss Hannah M. Deitz of Blue Lick, Indiana, Oct. 13, 1857; they have five sons.
BURG-ESS ERASTUS J. Proprietor Burgess House, Cambridge; born in Jefferson Co.
New York, Feby. 12, 1811; he lived in New York State about fourteen years; he went to
Michigan in 1825; large part of people were Indians; he carried the mail from Detroit to
Pontiac, and from there to Mt. Clemens; for nine miles no white person, only Indian cabins;
he lived in Ohio about six years. Rep; Cong; he married Miss Lucena M. Hunt, April 13,
18334 sne was from Trumbull Co. Ohio, was born Nov. 15, 1815; they have had six children,
three sons and three daughters; have lost two sons and two daughters.
BURMAN C. Cambridge; shoemaker, Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
BURNDLIN P. B. Sec. 16, P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents Dixon's farm; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
BURNS S. Cambridge; works for Dennick; Rep; Cong; born Pa.
BYERLY N., P.O. Cambridge; blacksmith; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
/"~*AHON O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Ohio; val. property $1,600.
^ CALHOUN ROBERT G. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born Ireland.
CADY Li. S. Farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Cambridge; born in Cuba, Allegany Co. New York,
June 22, 1826; Dem; Lib; owns 50 acres land, value $2,500; he lived in New York State
ten years; lived in Canada four years; came to this county and state in 1840, and has lived
here over thirty-six years; one of earliest settlers; he has counted one hundred deer at one
time here on the prairie; plenty of wolves around here then; has held office of Road Com-
missioner and School Director; married Anna Mascall, Dec. 20, 1848; she was from Pa.;
have seven children; lost one.
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CADY S. \V. E. Farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Cambridge; born in Virginia. Jan. 13, 1847; Rep;
Lib; owns 160 acres land, val. $6,400; removed from Virginia at early age to this state and
County, in 1849; lived in Cambridge eleven years, and has lived in this county twenty-seven
years; one of early settlers; only two houses on road from Cambridge to Geneseo; married
Miss Sarah F. Johnson, Feb. 26, 1871; she was from Boone Co. Indiana, born Oct. 22, 1841;
they have three children, two boys and one girl; lost two children.
CAMERY DAVID, Cambridge; carpenter; Dem; Lib; born Virginia.
CAIRNES JAMES, Cambridge; clergyman; Rep; Bapt; born in Scotland; came to U.S. 1849.
CARLSON C. A. Cambridge; sewing machine agent; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
CARLSEN C. M. Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Ind; Second Adventist; born Sweden.
CARLSON JOHN. Sec. 26, P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden; 40 acres.
CARLSON PETER, Sec. II, P.O. Cambridge; farmer, rents of J. Mascall; Rep; Luth.
CARSTENS ANDREW, Cambridge; bakery and confectionery; Dem; Luth; born Europe,
CARTER CHARLES A. Cambridge; painter; Rep; Lib; born Ills.
CHAMBERLAIN E. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Epis; born 111.
CHAMBERLAIN J. S. Rev. Cambridge; pastor Episcopal Church; Rep; born Buffalo.
CHAMBERLAIN PHIL. C. Cambridge; law student; Rep; Epis; born 111.
CHAPMAN JOHN" W. Cambridge; wagon-maker; Rep; Bapt. pref; born Indiana.
CHERRY E. Cambridge; laborer; Lib; Bapt.
CHERRY JAMES, Sec. 8, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Bapt; born Ohio.
CHILBERG N.G.Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
CHILLBURG HENRY H.Cambridge; druggist; Rep; Swedish Luth; born Iowa.
CHILLBERG S. J. Cambridge; clerk for Ayers & Weir; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
CHURCH R. Cambridge; blacksmith; Rep; Lib; born N. Y.
CLARK G. M. Watchmaker and Jeweler, Cambridge; born Bedford Co. Penn. Aug. 24.
1840; came to county 1855; Rep; Bapt; residence second house south of depot,
CLARK JAS. Cambridge; works railroad; Rep; Bapt; born Ireland.
CLARK JAS. Cambridge; Dem; Meth; born Pa.
CLARK JAMES H. Retired Farmer, Cambridge; born in Bedford Co. Penn. June 24,
1828; Rep; Meth; owns 560 acres of land, three houses and lots, value $33,000. He was a
potter by trade, and lived in State of Pennsylvania about 21 years, and came to Knox Co.
111. in 1849; lived there about eight years; worked in pottery business one year in Peoria Co;
came to this Co. March 19, 1857, and has lived here nineteen years; most all vacant land,
and only few houses when he came; he married Mrs. Lucinda Clark, formerly Miss Lucinda
Wigant, Feb. 19, 1869; she was born in Wood Co., Ohio, April n, 1828.
CLARK JOHN, P.O. Cambridge; fanner, rents J. Mascall's farm; Rep; Lib.
CLARK SCOTTO, Farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; born Madison Co. N.Y., March 19,
1851; Rep; Meth; owns 160 acres land, value $8,000; lived in New York State about thirty-
three years; removed to this state and to this Co. in 1854, an ^ nas lived here twenty-two
years; has held office of School Director and Road-master; married Miss Lucy A. Olcott,
May I, 1845; she was born Jan. 21, 1825; she died May 23, 1849; one child; married Har-
riet A. Leason, of Madison Co. N.Y. Sept. 6, 1849; she was born March 2, 1826; have five
children, daughters.
CLINE P. W. Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Lib; born Va.
COBB J. L. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
COBB J. S. Cambridge; blacksmith; Rep; Bapt; born Mass.
COCHREX JAMES S. Farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Cambridge; born in Knox Co. Ohio, March
to, 1836; Dem; Lib; owns 75 acres land, value $3,750; he lived in Ohio about twelve years;
came to this state in Fayette Co. 1849; came to this Co. in 1852, and has lived here twenty-
four years; only two houses on road between here and Geneseo; married Miss Nancy Cooper,
Dec. 17, 1863; she was born in Parke Co. Ind., Jan. 30, 1841, and was brought up in this state;
they have three children, two daughters and one son; has lost one son.
COLDY T. H. Sec. 32, P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Dem; Meth; born 111; 80 acres land.
COLLINS WM.Sec. 21, P.O. Ulah; laborer; Dem; Lib.
COMBS EDWARD, Cambridge; works elevator; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
COMBS EDWARD F. Cambridge; engineer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
COMBS FRED L. Cambridge; Chronicle office; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
COMBS W. A. Cambridge; railroad agent; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
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CONDIT JOHN, Sec. 6, P.O. Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Lib.
CONNELL JOHN, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 40 acres land.
CONNELL PAT. Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 40 acres land.
CONVERSE JAMES A. Furniture Store, Cambridge; born in Susquehanna Co. Per.n.
Aug. 14, 1836; Ind; Pres; value of property $6,000. He removed to Rhode Island at an
early age; lived there nine years; came to this state, Henry Co. in 1846, and has lived here
over thirty years; one of the earliest settlers; they carried the mail from Chicago to Rock
Island on horseback; he was engaged in farming and stock raising for twenty years, and has
carted wheat to Rock Island and sold it at 24 cents a bushel; has been engaged in furniture
business here nine years; he married Miss Maria S. Penny, Dec. 12, 1860; she was from
Long Island, N.Y.; they have four children, two boys and two girls.
COOK F. A. Brick Manufacturer, Cambridge; born in Wethersfield, Henry Co. 111. Nov. 8,
1842; Rep; Lib; value property '$10,000; lived in Kewanee for some years, and came to
Cambridge in 1870; has been engaged in manufacturing brick for the past twelve years; was
in the army, 7th Missouri Regiment, Co. I; was wounded in siege of Vicksburg, May 20,
1863; was in many severe battles; married Miss Mary A. Demoro, Oct. 24, 1867; she was
from Kewanee, this county; have had one child, daughter, born March 12, 1872; she died
July 24, 1872.
CORBY PAT. Cambridge; works on railroad; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
COX BENJ. Sec. 21; farmer, rents of Perkins; Dem;1Lih; born 111.
CROUCH JOHN, Cambridge; billiard-hall; Rep; Bapt; born Pa.
CUFF WM. A. Cambridge; carpenter; Lib; Bapt; born Va.
CURRIN BERNARD, Farmer, Cambridge; born in Ireland in June, 1839; Dem; Cath;
value of property, 156 acres of land, $10,000; he lived in Ireland fifteen years, and came to
this country 1854, and has lived 22 years in this Co. and state; his parents live in Ire-
land; he has one brother and one sister living at Orion in this Co.
CURTIS O. B. Sec. 33, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Pa; 80 acres land.
CUTTIGAN EDWARD, Cambridge; works on railroad; Dem; Cath; born Indiana.
TAAHLBERG F. O.Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
U DAVENPORT C. E. Cambridge; lives with father; Rep; Lib; born 111.
DALRYMPLE WILLIAM L. Deputy Clerk, P.O. Cambridge; born in Knox Co.
Ohio, April 7, 1827; he lived in State of Ohio 25 years, and came to this state, in Henry Co.
and has lived here over 23 years; only two houses between Cambridge and Orion at that
time; he has held office of Clerk of Circuit Court, also Treasurer of Henry Co; has held the
office of Justice of the Peace for the past 16 years; holds office of Coroner; Rep; Bapt; val.
of property $2,000; married Miss Adelia M. Seeley, Nov. 15, 1856; she was from Niagara
Co. N.Y.; they have four children, two sons and two daughters.
DAVENPORT J. T. Cambridge; blacksmith; Rep; Lib; born 111.
DAVENPORT THOS. F. Farmer, Cambridge; born in Stamford, Conn. Feb. 6, 1820 ;
Rep; Lib; value of property $5,000; lived in Connecticut eight years; lived in New York
city until fifteen years old, then removed to Morristown, Henry Co. with the colony in 1837,
and has resided in this Co. about 40 years; one of the few resident settlers that was here at
that time; the nearest house south of his father's was twelve miles distant. The Indians had
not left the county; their camps were on the creeks. Has been engaged in farming, mercan-
tile and milling business; built first store, and sold the first goods ever sold in this town; was
in the army, First Lieut. Co. H, 112th Reg. I.V.I enlisted asprivate; was Brigade Commissary
and also Quartermaster; has held office of Clerk, Sheriff, and Treasurer of Henry Co., also
was appointed Assessor of Internal Revenue of Henry Co.; married Miss Elizabeth Lloyd,
of Bucks Co. Pa. June 22, 1848; she was born Jan. 31, 1822; they have three children, two
daughters and one son; lost two sons.
DAVIS EDWARD, Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Cong; born South Wales.
DAVIS W. M. Sec. 34, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Ohio; 160 acres land.
DEAN D. E. Cambridge; hardware; Dem; Lib; born N.Y.
DEAN E. S. Sec. 25, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Vt; 240 acres land.
DEAN H. A. Cambridge; tinner; Dem; Epis; born N.Y.
DEAN W. B. Cambridge; hardware, Rep; Bapt. pref; born N.Y.
DECKER ELISHA T., P.O. Cambridge; lives with father; J. Mascall owns farm; Rep: Lib; 111.
DECKER S. M. Sec. 26, P.O. Ulah; farmer; B.Connell owns farm; Rep; Meth; born N.J.
DECKER SAMUEL, Cambridge; barber; Rep; Latter Day Saint; born Henry Co. 111.
DECKER WM. M. lives with father, Sec. 28, P.O. Ulah; Rep; Meth; born N.J.
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DECKER JAMES, Farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Cambridge; born in Bradford Co. Penn. Feb.
7, 1817; lived in Pennsylvania about fourteen years; removed to Ohio, lived there six years;
came to this state in 1837, to Pike Co; came to this Co. in 1841, and has lived here over 35
years; one of the earliest settlers; only very few here at that time; has carted his wheat to
Chicago and sold it for 50 cents a bushel and sold pork at $2 a cwt; married Sarah Edwards,
of Missouri, in 1838; she died in 1866; he then married Mrs. Emeline Randall, formerly
Emeline Stackhouse, Oct. 25, 1867; she was from Bradford Co. Penn., born June 20, 1825;
they have eight children, five sons and three daughters; have lost one son; Rep; Lib; owns
190 acres of land, val. $10,000.
DECKER J. W. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Meth. pref; born 111.
I>ECKKR JOHN I. Farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; born in New York city, Feb. 15, 1815;
Rep; Meth; owns 80, acres of land, value $4,000; he is a cabinet and pianoforte maker by
trade, and lived in New York city 27 years; lived in Hudson Co. N. J. 16 years; removed to
Henry Co. 111. and has lived here 21 years; married Miss Abigail D. E. Kline, Dec. 16,
1830; she was born in Cincinnati, and was brought up in New York city; they have seven
children, five sons, two daughters; lost three children.
DECKER W. P.Cambridge; police officer; Rep; Lib; born HenryCo. 111.
DENGLE A. Sec. 5; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Germany.
DENGLE JOHN H. Cambridge; lives with father; Dem; Lib; born N.Y.
DENNISON A. Cambridge; mason; Rep; Cong; born N.Y.
DEXTER WALTER M. Farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Ulah; born in Piscataquis Co. Maine,
Dec. 19, 1831; Rep; Bapt; owns 160 acres land, value $9,600; lived in Maine about twenty-
three years, then went to California and was there six years; came to Stark Co. this State and
lived there twelve years; came to this county in 1874; has held office of School Director in
Stark Co; holds same office here; married Miss Alida Jane Bennett, Nov. 24, 1862; she was
born in Pennsylvania and brought up in Stark Co. Ill; they have four children, one boy and
three girls.
DICKENSON S. F. Rev. Cambridge; pastor Cong. Church; Rep; born Williamstown, Mass.
DIDDY CHARLES, lives with father, Sec. 9; P.O.Cambridge; Dem; Lib; born Ohio; 40 ac.
DIDDY WM. Sec. 9; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; born N.Y.; 80 acres land.
DIESC5H THEODORE, Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Cambridge; born in Prussia, Germany,
Jan. 25, 1832; Dem; Cath; 40 acres land, value $2,000; lived in Germany twenty-two years,
and came to this country in 1854; lived in New York State two years; came to Moline this
state in 1856, lived four years; came to this county 1860; has lived here sixteen years; mar-
ried Miss Mary Schmodll, Feb. 25, 1862; she was born in Germany, March 12, 1842; they
have three children, one boy and two girls; lost one girl.
DINNICK C. S. Cambridge; retired; Rep; Liberal; born Ohio.
DINNICK L. F. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; born 111.
DIXON JAMES, Farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Ulah; born Westmoreland Co. England, April
14, 1823; Ind; Epis. pref; owns 200 acres land, value $12,000; lived in England about
twenty-nine years, and came to this country in 1852; came to this county and state same
year, and has lived here about twenty-five years one of the earliest settlers, all prairie heie
when he came; has held office of School Director and Road-master; married Miss Matilda
Burndlin, Sept. 3, 1869; she was born in Sweden, May 16, 1844; have four children, one son
and three daughters.
DONDLEY JOHN, Cambridge; works on railroad; Dem; Lib; born Ireland.
DUNLAP A. J. Cambridge; canvasser; Dem; Christian; born Ohio.
DUNLAP G. W. Cambridge; physician; Dem; Christian; born Ohio.
J. A. Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Lib; born 111.
"* ECKSTROUM E., P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents of Morris; Rep; Meth.
EHRMANN JACOB, Cambridge; tinner; Rep; Luth; born Germany.
ELLENWOOD A. Cambridge; blacksmith; Dem; Bapt.
ELLIOTT JOHN, Sec. 12; Cambridge; works for Mrs. Jennings; Dem; Pres; born England.
ELM JOHN, Sec. 24; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden; So acres land.
ELiSE CHAS. Farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Cambridge; born in England, Feb. 14, 1824; Rep; Lib;
owns 170 acres, val. 10,000; came to this country at an early age, and lived in Pa. eleven
years, and came to this state and county in 1839, and has lived here thirty-eight years one
of the few early settlers now living, who came that time; used to take him a week to go to
mill, carted his grain to Chicago, 150 miles; only one small frame tavern in Chicago then;
has held office of School Director and Road-master; married Miss Mary S. Vincent, in Feb.
1850; she was from N.Y. State; have eight children, four sons and four daughters.
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ELSE SARAH F. Mrs. Sec. 4; Cambridge; widow; Bapt. pref; born Va: 40 acres land.
ELSTON JACOB W. Farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Cambridge; born in Tioga Co. N.Y. March
19, 1827; Dem; Lib; owns 120 acres land, value $6,000; lived in N.Y. State about twenty-
four years; came to this state in 1851; lived in Knox Co; came to this town and county in
1853, and has lived here over twenty-three years; only one farm under fence on road between
here and Geneseo at that time, and only one house standing on north side of the Grove;
married Miss Abbie Benson, Dec. 25, 1847; she was born in Green Brier Co. Va. Nov. 27,
1831; she was brought up in Knox Co. Ill; have five children, three sons, two daughters;
lost one daughter,
ELSTON LUTHER, lives with father, Sec. 5; P.O. Cambridge; Dem; Lib; born 111.
ENSTROM Q. P. Cambridge; wagon-maker; Rep; Lib; born Sweden.
ENGSTROM P. Sec. 33; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Adv; born Sweden; 80 acres land.
ERICKSON C. M. Cambridge; tailor; Rep; Lib; born Sweden.
ERICKSON E. Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 40 acres land.
T7ERGUSON J. Sec. 6; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Bapt. pref; born Canada; 142 acres.
FICKLING J. Sec. 13; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Lib; born England; 160 acres.
FIERCE WILSON, Farmer, Sec. 33; P.O. Ulah; born Athens Co. Ohio, Aug. 24, 1823;
Rep; U. Breth; owns 160 acres, value $9,600; blacksmith by trade; lived in Ohio seven
years, and removed to Indiana in 1830; lived there nineteen years; came to Knox Co. 111. in
1849, and came to Henry Co. in 1862; has lived here fourteen years; has held office of Com-
missioner of Highways in Knox Co. when it was first organized; olso Overseer'of Poor; mar-
ried three times: first to Rebecca B. Grubbs, of Ohio, July 16, 1846; she died May 16, 1849;
two children; married Charlotte Gibbs, of Athens Co. Ohio, Nov. 20, 1850; she died Aug. 3,
1871; had eleven children; married Phietta Biggerstaff, of Athens Co. Ohio, March II, 1872;
they have one child, Wilson L. D. Fierce, born June 20, 1875.
FICKLING E. A., P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born 111.
FLAGG ELIJAH A. Cambridge; born in Middlesex Co. Mass. July 29, 1816; Rep; Cong;
value property 1,000; lived in the State of Mass, thirty-nine years, and then removed to
Town Cambridge, Henry Co. State Illinois, April 13, 1855, and has lived here twenty-two
years; he married Miss Lois H. Chapman, April 4, 1839; she was from Pepperell, Mass; they
have three children, one son and two daughters; lost two children.
FLAGG WM. E. Marble Yard. Cambridge; born in Boston, Nov. 26, 1852; Rep; Lib; he
lived in Boston two years and then removed to this state and county in 1854, and has lived
here twenty-two years; he has been engaged in the marble business for the past six years and
has the only marble yard in Cambridge; his father and mother reside in this town.
FLANSBURG ARTHUR H. Sec. 26; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
FLANSBURG JOHN D. Sec. 26; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
FLANSBURG WILLIAM, Sec. 26; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Free-will Bapt; born N.Y.
FOLLETT JOHN M. Center St., North of Fire Proof; Dealer in Agricultural Imple-
ments, Cambridge; born in Essex Co., N. Y. March 18, 1832; moved to Galesburg. 111.
1837; came to Henry County, 1852; took part in Kansas war under Jim Lane, 1856; mar-
ried to Miss H. B. Hill, in Galesburg, III., July 9, 1857; enlisted at Cambridge, 111. in Co.
H, 33d I.V.I. Sept. 19, 1861; re-enlisted at Indianola, Texas, in Co. H, 33d Infantry Illinois
Veteran Volunteers, Jan. i, 1864; served during the war as private, 2d Sergt, 1st Sergt, and
2nd Lieut; discharged at Vicksburg, Miss., Nov. 24, 1865; has a wife and four children,
all living; Ind; Infidel.
FORT D. Cambridge; works for Mrs. Jennings; Rep; Lib.
FREDERICKS NELSE, Farmer, Sec. 9; Cambridge; born in Denmark, Oct. 26, 1844;
Rep; Luth; owns 80 acres land, val. $4,000; lived in Denmark about eighteen years and came
to this country in 1862; came to Moline this state same year; came to Cambridge, Henry Co.
1864; is wagon-maker by trade, and carried on the business seven years in Cambridge; mar-
ried Louise Samuels, Nov. 5, 1864; she was born in Moline, Rock Island Co; they have two
children, Lizzie Corinne and Cora.
FULNER SYLVESTER, Cambridge; street commissioner; Dem; Bapt; born Pa.
/"* ARRISON G. G. Cambridge; Central Hotel; Rep; Lib; born Ind.
^* GARRISON MILTON, Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Pres; born Tenn.
GARRISON W. II. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Indiana.
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GAINES ELBERT H. Lumber Dealer, Cambridge; born in Cambridge, Henry Co. 111.
Jan. 10, 1852; he has lived in this county for the past twenty-four years, except one year,
when he lived in Pike Co. in this state, and a short time in Chicago; he is of the firm of
Stewart & Gaines, Dealers in Lumber and all kinds of Building Material, for the past five
years; Rep; Cong, pref; he married Miss Fanny B. Page, Oct. 3, 1876; she was born in Dixon,
111. Oct. 21, 1857.
GIBBS P. Sec. 21; P.O. Ulah; blacksmith and farmer; Dem; Meth; born Ohio.
GIBBS W., P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents of S. B. Arnold; Rep; Meth; born Ohio.
GILLILAND LEVI S., Cambridge; printer; Rep; Pres; born Pa.
GLASS NEAL, Blacksmith; Cambridge; born in Paisley, Scotland, Jan. I, 1847; Rep; Epis;
value of property $3,000; lived in Scotland about nine years, then removed to the "Giant's
Causeway," in the North of Ireland; came to this country March I, 1867; came to Cam-
bridge, this county, same year, and has been engaged in blacksmithing and carriage work;
is Junior Warden in Masonic Lodge; married Miss Eliza Macurdy; she was born North of
Ireland.
McGLINCHEY JAMES, Sec. 21; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 80 acres.
GOODLEY AINGER, Farmer; Sec. 17; P.O.Cambridge; born in Lincolnshire, Eng., Sept.
30, 1821; Rep; Meth; owns 200 acres land, value $10,000; he lived in England twenty-nine
years, and came to this country in 1850; lived in Ohio six years, and came to 111., to this
town and county in 1857, and has lived here about twenty years; only four houses around
here when he came; married Miss Mary White, Oct. I, 1851; she was born Lincolnshire,
England, July 24, 1827; they have three children, one daughter and two sons.
GOO1>RICH GEORGE Cambridge; Jeweler and Billiard Room; born in Madison Co.
N. Y., Dec. 19, 1829; he lived in New York State about twenty-one years, then went to
California and was there about seventeen years, returned to this State 1868, and has lived
here five years; is engaged in jewelry business, and has the largest billiard room in town; he
has two sisters living in this town; Rep; Lib.
GORDENIER JACOB W. Cambridge; Mason; born in Ulster Co., N.Y., Nov. 30,
1827; Rep; Lib; he lived in State of New York twenty-eight years, and removed to this
town, Henry Co., 111., in Dec., 1855, and has lived here over twenty-one years; one of early
settlers; he holds office of Township Collector of this township; he married Miss Harriet L.
Middaugh, Jan. 14, 1854; she was from Bradford Co., Pa., and born March 16, 1836; they
have had two children, Fred B., born Oct. 8, 1857, Emma, born Sept. 14, 1860, and died
April 12, 1862.
GORDON JOSEP. W., Sec. n; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Cady, owner; Rep; Lib; born 111.
GOUCHER R. M., Cambridge; jeweler; Ind; Lib; born South Bend, Ind.
GOULD DAN, Cambridge; butcher; Rep; Meth. pref; born N. H.
GOULD F. C., Cambridge; merchant; Rep; Lib; born N. H.
GOULD LYFE Y. Cambridge; butcher and market; Rep; Meth. pref; born N. H.
GOULD MAJOR A. Grain and Stock Dealer, Cambridge; born in Piermont, N.IL, June
6, 1823; Rep; Lib; he lived in New Hampshire about 33 years, then removed to this State,
in Henry county, in April, 1856, and has resided here over twenty years; he has held the
office of Supervisor of this town; he was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court in 1860, and re-
elected in 1864; he is President of the Board of Trustees of this town; he married Miss Har-
riet N. Burnap, Aug. 31, 1845; she was from Thetford, Vt., born April 10, 1825; they have
had two children, one son and one daughter.
GOULD If. B. Cambridge; retired: born in Grafton Co., N. H., March 31, 1828; Rep; Lib;
he lived in the State of New Hampshire twenty-three years, and removed to Moline, in this
State in April, 1851; came to Cambridge, Henry Co., in May, 1856, and has lived here over
twenty-three years; one of the early settlers; he has held the office of Supervisor of town of
Cambridge for nine years; married Miss Mary Jane Jennings, Nov. 24, 1849; she was from
Peoria Co., and was born Nov. 14, 1838; they have two children, daughters, Nellie L., born
Oct. 20, 1863, Katie M., born Nov. 29, 1865.
GRUEY C. Q., Cambridge; Prof. High School; Rep; Bapt. pref; born Ohio.
T T ADEN A., Sec. 34; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Adventist; born Sweden; 40 acres.
HAGG A., Cambridge; laborer; Luth; born Sweden.
HAGIN DAX, Cambridge; merchant; born in Tompkins Co.,N.Y., Feb. 12, 1842; he lived
in New York State for twenty-nine years, and came to the State of Illinois and to Henry Co
in March, 1874; he is of the firm of Gould & Hagin, Grocery and Crockery Dealers; he was
in the army three years in the logth Reg. N. Y. Inf., and was in every engagement from the
battle of the Wilderness to surrender of Gen. Lee; has held office of Collector in Tompkins
Co., N.Y.; Rep; Lib; married Miss Dovia Owens, from Warren Co., Pa., Aug. 17, 1868; they
have two children, sons, Fred Eugene, Frank Gordon.
292 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
HAGIN JOHN B. Grain and Stock Dealer, Cambridge; born in Tompkins Co., N.Y.,
April 25, i8rS; Rep; Lib; value of property $15,000; he lived in New York State about
thirty-six years, when he removed to Jones Co., State of Iowa, and lived there one year,
and came to Geneseo, State of Illinois, in 1855, and has resided in this county over twenty-
one years; he was elected Sheriff of Henry County in 1862, was Postmaster in this town from
1864 to 1870, when he was again elected Sheriff of Henry Co; he was elected Supervisor of
town of Cambridge in 1876; he has been in grain and stock business for the past six years;
he married Miss Sarah J. Seeley, June 24, 1855; she was born State of Illinois, and born July
8, 1838; they have four children, one son and three daughters.
HALL HANNAH, Mrs. Widow. Sec. 29; P.O. Cambridge; born in Yorkshire, England,
Sept. 22, 1822; Epis; owns 80 acres land, value $4,000; she lived in England twenty-seven
years, and came to this country in 1849; came to this State and lived in Peoria nine years;
came to this county in 1858, and has lived here nineteen years; she married George Hall,
Nov. 3, 1844; he was born Yorkshire, England, Sept. 30, 1819; died Sept. 7, 1869; she has
three children, daughters, two at home and one in Nebraska; her only son died Dec. 16, 1860.
HALL J. H. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born Maine; 87^ acres, val. $7,500.
HALLGREN OSCAR, farmer; Sec. 32; P.O. Cambridge; born Sweden, Nov. 28, 1847!
Rep; Swedish Luth; owns 160 acres land, value $9,600; lived in Sweden about twenty-three
years, and came to this country 1870; came to this State and county same year, and has lived
here since, except three years he lived in Knox Co., Ill; his mother, four sisters and three
brothers reside with him.
HAMILTON OTTO S. Restaurant; Cambridge; born in Sweden, Sept. 2, 1844; Rep;
Lib; value of property $1,500; he lived in Sweden for twenty-four years, and came to this
country in 1868; came to this state the same year, and has lived here nine years; he married
Miss Sallie J. Rishel, Oct. 10, 1869; she was born in Pa; they have two children, one daugh-
ter and one son.
HAMMOND GEO. Cambridge; harness maker; Ind; Meth; born N.Y.
HAMMOND GEORGE R. Cambridge; harness maker; Dem; Lib; born New York.
HAND JNO. P. , Attorney at Law, Cambridge; born in Hanna Township, Henry Co.
Nov. 10, 1850; he has lived in this county twenty-six years, except about five years, when
he resided in Ogle County, and one year in Kansas; he has practiced his profession here for
the past eighteen months, and is associated with Col. A. R. Mock; Rep; Lib; he married
Miss Libbie Brayton, Oct. 26, 1871; she was born in Mt. Morris, Ogle Co. III., Feb. 12,
1849; they have one child, a son, Frederick Henry Hand, born April 28, 1874.
HANES N. E. Cambridge; teacher; Rep; Bapt; born Indiana.
HANSON PETER, Sec. 27; P.O. Ulah; farmer;; Rep; Adv; born Sweden; 39 acres land.
HANSON P., P.O. Ulah; lives with father; Rep; Adventist; born 111.
HARRIS C. H. Sec. 15; P.O. Cambridge; photographer; Rep; Bapt; born New York.
HARRIS GEORGE, Farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Cambridge; born in Steuben Co. N.Y. Sept.
28, 1817; Rep; Bapt; owns 120 acres land, value $9,000; lived in N. Y. State about twenty-
eight years; moved to Penn., and lived there about eight years; came to this state and
county in 1853, and has lived here twenty-three years; one of early settlers; only few houses
here at that time; married Miss Mary M. Ellsworth, Sept. 12, 1841; she was from Chemung
Co. N.Y; they have five children, three sons and two daughters; lost one son.
HARRISON B. Cambridge; retired; Rep; Meth; born Pa.
HARRISON F. A. Cambridge; merchant; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
HART H. P. Cambridge; harness maker; Rep; Meth; born New York.
HARTZELL JOHN W. Proprietor Cambridge House; born in Scott Co. Iowa, Oct. 14,
1839; Rep; Cong; value property $7,500; lived in Iowa about eight years, and came to Mo-
line, in this state, in 1847; lived there about eighteen years, and came to this county in 1876;
he is proprietor of the Cambridge House, the oldest hotel in town; he has held office of
Supervisor of Moline; he married Miss Lizzie M. Watt, of Moline, this state, Dec. 25, 1860.
HAYDEN G. H. Cambridge; Rep; Meth.
HELBERG P. Sec. 27; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Ind; Luth; born Sweden; 80 acres land.
HENDERSON HENRY, Farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Ulah; born Morgan Co. 111. April
28, 1853; Rep; Meth; owns 160 acres land, value $9,600; lived in Morgan Co. about four-
teen years, and removed to Henry Co., and has lived here nine years; married Miss Belle
Sowerby, March 5, 1874; she was born in Philadelphia, Pa. Nov. 5, 1854; they have two
children: a son, Norris Arthur, Dec. 19, 1874; a daughter, May, April 24, 1876.
HITCHCOCK W. L. Cambridge; hardware; Rep; liapt. pref.
HINMAN ELLIOTT Cambridge; lumber; Dem; Lib; born Henry Co. 111.
FRANK G. WELTON,
County Clerk, Cambridge.
HENRY COTTNTY: CAMBRIDGE TOWNSHIP. 295
HINMAN JULIUS S. Judge of Henry County Court, Cambridge; born in Canton,
Hartford, Co. Conn. June 16, 1823; he lived in State of Conn, twelve years, then moved to
Portage Co. Ohio, and lived there about sixteen years; came to this state, in Henry Co. in
1851, and has lived here over twenty-five years; one of the early settlers, and the only law-
yer now living in Henry Co. that was here when he came; he held office Swamp Land Com-
missioner for long time, also Justice of the Peace and Master in Chancery Circuit Court for
eighteen years; he has been County Judge of this county for eleven years elected in 1865;
Rep; Lib; married Miss Mary E. Westlake, Nov. 27, 1849; she was from Stark Co. Ohio;
they have five children, two sons and three daughters; lost one daughter.
HOBLEY THOS. H. Farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Ulah; born in Brooklyn, N. Y. Jan. 3, 1846!
Rep; Bapt; owns 120 acres land, $6,000; he lived in Brooklyn, N. Y. about twenty-three
years; was in employ Penn. R.R. Co., Star Union Fast Freight Line; removed to Illinois,
Henry Co. in 1869; has lived here eight years; has held office Constable; his mother and
sister are living with him; his brother, A. R. Hobley, owns 40 acres in Sec 25.
HOEPFNER C. Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Meth; born Germany.
HOLLENGUEST AUGUSTUS, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
HONE HENRY, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Ind; Meth; born New York.
HOOVER D. Cambridge; works elevator; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
HORN S. Cambridge; retired; Dem; Christian; born Mason Co. Ky.
HULIN B. I. Cambridge; wheelwright; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
T MAN I. H. Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Bapt. pref; born Pa.
IMAN M. E. Mrs. Cambridge; dress-maker; Bapt; born Pa; property $2,000.
INGRAM EUGENE, P.O. Sharon; works for W. Arnett; Rep; born Henry Co.
IRWIN THOMAS, P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Ireland.
JACKSON ROBERT, Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Ireland.
JACKSON WILLIAM B. Cambridge; harness-maker; Rep; Cong; born N. J.
JENNINGS SUSAN H. Mrs. Sec. 12, Cambridge P.O.; born in Pickaway Co. Ohio,
Aug. 20, 1813: Presb. pref; owns 1,200 acres of land, valued at $75,000; she lived in State of
Ohio twenty-two years; came to State of 111. and lived in Peoria Co. thirteen years; she
came to this town and county in 1847, and has lived here about thirty years; one of earliest
settlers; she married Levi Jennings, March 6, 1836; he was born in Virginia, March 10,
1794, and was brought up in Ohio; she has three children, two daughters and one son; has
lost one daughter.
JOHNSON A. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON A. C. Sec. 22; laborer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON ANDREW, Sec. 25, P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Sweden; 40 acres.
JOHNSON AUGUSTUS, Sec. 9, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON C. Mrs. widow, Sec. 34, P.O. Ulah; Meth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON C. G. Sec. 29, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; rents of J. Nord; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON C. J. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON DAVID, Sec. 18, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Cong; born Ireland; in acres.
JOHNSON G-USTAV A. Farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Bishop Hill; born Sweden, Oct. 2, 1818;
Ind; Lib; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $8,000; lived in Sweden thirty years; came to
this country in 1848; came to Knox Co. 111. same year; lived in Minnesota nine years, and
has lived in this town and county fourteen years; married Anna Nelson, in Aug. 1850; she
was born in Sweden, Dec. 28, 1826; they have seven children, four sons and three daughters;
lost three daughters.
JOHNSON JAMES, Cambridge; harness-maker; Rep; Cong; born Denmark.
JOHNSON JAMES, Sec. 36, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Ohio; 160 acres.
JOHNSON JAMES, Sec. 8, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; lives with father; Dem; Cong; 30 acres.
JOHNSON JAS. P. Cambridge; harness-maker; Rep; Luth; born Denmark.
JOHNSON J. P. Sec. II P.O. Cambridge; farmer; rents Linber's farm; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
JOHNSON OLOF, Sec. 34, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Meth; born Sweden; 120 acres.
JOHNSON PETER, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JOHNSON S. Sec. 27, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 38 acres.
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JULIAN ALEXANDER. Sec. 35, P.O. Ulah; lives with father; Rep; Meth; born Ohio.
JULIAN BENJ. Sec. 35, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Ohio; 155 acres.
JULIAN CYRUS A. Sec. 27, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Ohio.
JULIAN HENRY, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Ohio.
JULIAN ROBT. Sec. 36/P.O. Ulah; farmer; rents Bason's farm; Dem; Lib; born Ohio.
fULIAN S.. P.O. Ulah; farmer; rents of Decker; Rep; Bapt; born Ohio.
T7"ANE T. Sec. 17, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 140 acres.
KEAGY JAS. Cambridge; merchant; Dem; Christian; born Pa.
KEEP FRANK, Sec. 5, P.O. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Meth; born Pa.
KEESLER J. W. Cambridge; carpenter; Dem; Lib; born N. J.
KEESLER PETER MTJNSON, Carpenter; Cambridge'; born in Passaic Co. New
Jersey, April 28, 1838; lived in New Jersey about twenty-two years; came to this State,
Henry Co. 1869, and has been engaged in business here seven years; was in the army, 42d
Regt. 111. Infantry; was in number of battles, Stone River, Atlanta, and to Nashville; he
married Miss Mary Elizabeth Story, Aug. 28, 1866; she was from Passaic Co. New Jersey,
March 22, 1849; they have five children, four sons and one daughter; Rep; Lib.
KERNS JACOB, Sec. 4, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Pa; 94 acres.
KING F. L. Cambridge; Dem; Meth; born Mass.
KINSEY J. C. Cambridge; druggist; Dem; Lib; born Ohio.
KIRKPATRICK JOS. Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
KLINE F. S. Cambridge; tinner; Rep; Meth; born Pa.
KURTZ THOS. Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Lib; born Pa.
T AGERLEF FRANK, Cambridge; harness-maker; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
*-* LARSON FRED, Sec. 6, P.O. Cambridge; laborer for Ripley; Dem; Meth; born Sweden.
LAFFERTY ANDREW B. Livery Stable, Cambridge; born in Armstrong Co. Pa.
March 29, 1840; Rep; Cong; he lived in Pennsylvania about sixteen years, and removed to
this State in Spring, 1856; came to Rock Island; came to Henry Co. same year, and has
lived in this county over twenty years; was in the army, H2th Regt. 111. Infantry, with Gen.
Sherman; was wounded at battle Knoxville; was in seventeen severe battles, the last one
being battle Franklin; he married Miss Amanda M. LafTerty, Dec. 27, 1866; she was from
Pennsylvania; they have three children, two daughters and one son; have lost one son, Ber-
tie, died Jan. II, 1877.
LARSON LEWIS, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden; 203 acres.
LARSON NELSE, Farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Cambridge; born in Sweden, Feb. 14, 1839; Re P;
Luth; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $3,500; he lived in Sweden about thirty-two years,
and came to this country in 1871; came to State of Illinois same year, to Princeton; came
to Kewanee, Henry Co. and has also lived in Kansas and Missouri one year; married Annie
C. Choneng, March 18, 1875; she was born in Sweden, and came to this country in 1871.
LARSON PETF.R, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
LAY GEO. D. Cambridge; law student; Dem; Lib; born Mich.
LINBERG JOHN, Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
LIND CHAS. E. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
LIND CHARLES E. Billiard Room, Cambridge; born in Sweden, Jan. 3, 1851; Rep;
Luth; value property $1,500; he came to this country in 1652; came to State Illinois, Henry
Co. same year, and has lived here twenty-five years; has been engaged in business with A.
M. Nord, Billiard Room, for past three years; he has one sister here, and two sisters and
one brother in Iroquois Co. 111.
LOHR J. W. Sec. 10, P.O. Cambridge; school teacher; Ind; Lib; born Ohio.
LONGSHORE JULIA A. Mrs. Cambridge; Lib; born Harrison Co. Ky; 200 ac. $10,000.
LONGSHORE THOMAS A., P.O. Cambridge; Rep; Lib; born Indiana.
LOWRY R. F. Cambridge; physician; Rep; Lib; born Erie, Pa.
LUNDQUIST AXEL. A. Druggist, Cambridge; born in Sweden April 20, 1850; Rep;
Swedenborgian; value property $2,000; he lived in Sweden sixteen years, and came to this
country in 1866; came to Knox Co. this state, in 1867; lived there one year, then traveled
for several years all over this country; came to this county in 1871, and has engaged in Drug
business here, firm Wolyn & Lundquist, doing large business. His mother resides with him.
HENRY COUNTY : UAMBBIDGK TOWNSHIP. 297
LUNDEEN M. Sec. 33, P.O. Ulah, fanner; Meth; born Sweden; 80 acres land.
LUNDEEN SWAN, lives with father, Sec. 33, P.O. Ulah; Ind; Meth; born Sweden; 20 acres
LYMAN M. J. Cambridge; physician; Rep; Cong; born Troy, N.Y.
TV/I" cADOO DANIEL, Sec. 23, P.O. Ulah; laborer; Rep; Cong; born Pa.
" A McELHANEY WILLIAM, Cambridge; retired; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
McCAHOJf ROBERT, Farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Cambridge; born Ireland Aug. 18, 1839,
Dem; Pres; 240 acres, value property $18,000; came to this country in 1849; lived in Pa.
four or five years; came to this state about 1854; came to this county in 1857, and has lived
here nineteen years; has held office School Director and Roadmaster; married Miss Mary
Wilkey Feb. 17, 1862; she was born in Ireland in March, 1838; they have three children,
two boys and one girl; lost one daughter.
McFADDEN M. Cambridge; merchant; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
McFARLAND JOHN, Cambridge; retired; Dem; Church Christ; born Pa.
McFARLAXD ROBERT, Retired Farmer, Cambridge; born in Lancaster Co. Pa.
March 25, 1809; Dem; Bapt; value prop. $20,000. He lived in State Pa. about twenty
years; learned his trade of clothing and carding; removed to Ohio in 1829, and lived there
about twenty-five years; came to Henry Co. 111. in June, 1857, and has resided here about
twenty years; married Miss Susannah Kinsey March 18. 1830; she was born in Chester Co.
Pa. April 22, 1809; she died Aug. I, 1874; they had nine children, six sons, three daughters;
lost three sons and two daughters.
McGrRATH GrEO. W. Farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Cambridge; born six miles south Glasgow,
Scotland, June 6, 1812; Ind; Lib; value of property $1000; came to this country at an early
age; lived in Maine and Ohio twenty years; came to Henry County, this state, Oct. 3, 1837;
lived here over twenty-nine years; he could name and locate every resident in Henry Co. for
a long time; he has helped 107 persons since he came here; has held office of School Director;
was in the Mexican War, in gth Ohio Reg., and was wounded; was in 33d Reg. I.V.I., was
wounded at Big River Bridge and Pilot Knob; was honorably discharged; married Laura J.
Cady, May 19, 1847, she was born in New York State, July 9, 1826; have six children.
McHUGH JAMES, Sec. 17, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 160 ac. land.
McNAY SAMUEL H. Farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; born Green Co. Pa. May 30,
1822; Dem; Free Thinker; owns 240 acres land, value $24.000; lived in State Pa. about
thirty-two years; removed to this state, Henry Co. in 1854; has lived here about twenty-
three years, one of early settlers; served seven years in military; was appointed Aug. 3, 1842,
Capt. in i84th Reg. of Militia of Pa., 2d Brigade, I4th Div., served three years; was elected
and commissioned Major 1st Battallion, 6th Reg., 2d Brigade, July 4, 1846, and served four
years; married Hester Johnson Dec. 26, 1843; she died Dec. 28, 1855; second wife was Mrs.
Sarah Lewis; third wife was Matilda Lawrence; married Miss Mary Seeley, of Peoria Co.
Aug. 8, 1875; sne was born March 30, 1853; have had ten children, the youngest is Samuel
Albertis McNay; lost four children.
McNAY S. P. lives with father, Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; Dem; Lib; born 111.
McPARTLIN HUGH, Cambridge; works on R.R; Dem; Cath; born Rock Island.
McPARLIN JAMES, Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland.
MALCOLM CHARLES, Sec. 16, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Free Relig; born 111; 170 ac.
MALLOY JOHN, Cambridge; Meth; born Pa.
MALLORY L. Sec. 24, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Wis; 61 acres land.
MARSTON D. B. Cambridge; carpenter; Dem; Lib. born Maine.
MARSTON IRA D. Attorney, Cambridge; born in York Co. Maine, April 30, 1838; he
lived in State Maine seventeen years; moved to this state, in Henry Co, in 1855, and has
lived here twenty-one years. He associated himself with Judge Hinman in 1870, and has
practiced his profession here for past six years; was in the army in 42d 111. Reg. Western
Army; was in number of battles; was disabled in front Corinth, and honorably discharged;
Rep; Lib; value property $2,500. He married Miss C. L. Weir May 14, 1861; she was born
in this county and state Nov. I, 1841; they have four children, two sons and two daughters.
MARTIN SAMUEL, Farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Cambridge; born Canada Feb. 22, 1831; Rep;
Meth; owns 40 acres land, value $2,000; came to this country at an early age; came to this
state 1836, lived in Peoria Co. twenty-five years; came to this county 1858; has lived here
sixteen years; married Mrs. Isabella Martin July 16, 1871; she was from Mich; they have
four children, three sons, one daughter.
MARTIN F. M. Cambridge; jeweler; Dem; Free Thinker; born Ky.
298 VOTEES AND TAXPAYERS OF
MARTIN D. Prof. Proprietor Central Hotel, Cambridge; born in Canada Sept. 15, 1830;
came to this country at an early age; came to city Peoria, this state, and lived there eighteen
years. He traveled as Magician and Ventriloquist in California, Oregon, Nevada, Mexico,
Sandwich Islands, and British Columbia, for over eighteen years. He held office in Califor-
nia and Nevada; was appointed County Commissioner by Gov. Nye, of Nevada; was Express
Agt. for three years; was Secy, and President of the Florredian Gold and Silver Mining Co.,
also Tax Collector and Federal Auctioneer. He is now Proprietor and Manager of Central
Hotel, also of farm 200 acres ij^ miles east of Cambridge; Rep; Lib; value prop. $23,000;
married Miss Clara Bixler, of Sandusky, Ohio, in Nannomi, British Columbia, April 8, 1867;
they have two children, one son and one daughter.
MASCALL ]. P. Sec. n, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; born 111.
MASCALL JAMES, Stock Dealer, Cambridge; born in East Kent, England, Jan. 29,
1814; he came to this country in 1831; lived in Pennsylvania about eight years; came to this
state, in Henry Co. in 1839, and is one of the oldest settlers; there was only one cabin in
distance of thirty miles on the State Road that time. He used to cart grain to Chicago,
taking ten and twelve days for the trip, and get forty cents to fifty cents per bushel for wheat.
It took him thirty days to drive his hogs to Chicago and return, and the price would range
from $i per hog to $1.25 to $3 per hundred pounds, and take it mostly in store pay; there
were no nouses here that time. He was merchant here in this town twelve to fifteen years.
Has held office School Director, and holds office Town Trustee; married Miss Mary A. Lilly
April 4, 1848; she was from Florence, Oneida Co. N.Y; they have had seven children, two
sons, five daughters; lost two danghters; Rep; Lib; value of properly $25,000.
MASCALL JOHN B. Farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Cambridge; born in Cambridge, Henry Co.
July 16, 1851; Ind; Lib; value property $l,ooo; has lived in this town and county for 25
years; one of the early native-born settlers of this town; married Miss Hattie Strohecker,
Nov. 12, 1873; she was from state of Pa. and born July 13, 1856; has one child, a daughter,
Clara Blanche, born July 17, 1875.
MASCALL RICHARD, Retired, Cambridge; born in East Kent, England, Feb. I, 1812;
Dem; Lib; value prop. $25,000; came to this country in 1829; settled in Pa.; was married
June 14, 1832, to Abigail Elston, from Bradford Co., Pa., born June 21, 1814; they came to
Stark Co., Illinois, in Spring of 1837; came to Henry Co. in 1840, and has lived here over
36 years; he hauled the first pole brought into Cambridge; has carted his wheat to Chicago;
has carted his wheat to Peoria, and has gone to seven places before he could get 50 cents on
his load of wheal to pay for his lodging; sold his wheat for 25 cents a bushel in trade; has
sold his hogs at $1.00 each, large and small; his wife died April 8, 1872; he married Miss
Mary Jane Heaps Aug. 18, 1874, in Annawan Township; she was born in Adams Co. this
state, May 28, 1846; has three children, two daughters and one son; has lost five children.
MATHEWS A. E. Mrs. Cambridge; widow; Christian; born in Pa; property, $1,500.
MATSON F. E. Farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Cambridge; born in Phenix Township, Henry Co.
111. Feb. 7, 1850; Rep; Meth; owns 80 acres land, value $4,800; has lived in this county 27
years; one of the early native settlers; lived in Phenix Township 24 years; came to this town
in 1873; taught school four years in this county; married Miss Malissa F. Morse Nov. 13,
1872; she was born in Ashtabula Co. Ohio, Nov. 21, 1850; she taught school five years in this
county; has one daughter, Lizella Alzina, born June 29, 1876.
MATTISON L. F., P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Rep; Bapt; born Sweden; 80 acres land.
MEDBURRY H. Cambridge; grocer; Rep; Cong, pref; born N.Y.
MERRICKS WILLIAM, Sec. 23; P.O. Ulah; laborer; Rep; Bapt; born Pa,
MIDDAUGH DANIEL, Cambridge; Rep; Bapt; born on Delaware River.
MIDDAUGH JAMES P. Cambridge; mason; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
MIL-LAGE JOHN, Farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Ulah; born in Vermillion Co. 111. July 28, 1825;
Rep; Lib; owns 80 acres land, value $4,000; lived in Crawford, Putnam, and Peoria Coun-
ties a number of years, and came to this town and county in 1854; has lived here 23 years
and has lived in this state 51 years; one of the oldest native-born settlers in the state; has
held offices of School Director and Roadmaster; married Miss Mary Bason, of Pa. in 1849;
she died in 1861; six children; married Miss Elizabeth Bason in 1862; she was born in Pa;
five children, lost six.
MILLS JAMES M. Farmer, Cambridge; born in Erie Co. Pa. Feb. 23, 1840; Dem; Lib;
lived in Pa. five years; moved to Ohio and lived there eight years; came to this state in July>
1853, and has lived in the state 23 years; he was in the army, was Sergeant of Co. H, I2th
Reg. Ills. Infantry, western army, with Sherman; was in battle of Ft. Donelson, Shiloh,
Corinth, and Bentonville; married Miss Susan D. Rickards April 25, 1865; she was born in
Iowa, Nov. 17, 1846; has five children, three girls and two boys.
MILLER C. Cambridge; butter and eggs; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
MILLER H. B. Cambridge; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
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MINTON J. H. Cambridge; carriage maker; Rep; Christian; born Illinois.
MITCHELL D. B. Cambridge; horseman; Rep; Universalist; born N.Y.
MOCK AXTHONY R. Attorney, Cambridge; born in Randolph Co. Indiana, June 5,
1836; he lived in Indiana nineteen years, and then came to this state, in Henry Co. in 1855,
and has lived here nineteen years; he was in the army, enlisted as private, and won his pro-
motion to Lt. Col. gth Ills. Cavalry, western army; he held the office of District Attorney
for Rock Island and Henry Counties from 1868 to 1872; he has held position of Chairman
of Henry Co. Republican Committee for the past six years; he married Miss Mary Jane Ves-
tal Dec. 7, 1865; she was from Logansport, Indiana, born Feb. 10, 1839; has three children,
two sons and one daughter; Rep; Lib.
MODEN JOHN, Sec. 27; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden; 77 acres land.
MOLLENHOFF J. P. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Illinois.
MOREY GEO. M. Rev. Pastor M.E. Church, Cambridge; born in Huron Co. Ohio.
July 25, 1835; Rep; Meth; lived in Ohio two years, and removed to Fulton Co. Illinois and
lived there about 21 years; he entered the ministry of the Meth. Church in the Fall of 1858,
at Bloomington, III., and has been engaged in the work for nineteen years without losing a
single Sabbath; married Miss Louise E. Wright Sept. I, 1858; she was born in Ohio in 1837;
has five children, three daughters and two sons, and has lost four children.
MORRIS CHAS. A. Farmer, Sec. 21; P.O. Ulah; born in Allegany Co. N. Y. Feb. 28,
1829; Rep; Meth; owns 193 acres land, value $11,580; he was brought up in Livingston Co.
and lived in N.Y. state 34 years; removed to this state in 1863; lived two years in DuPage
Co; came to this county in 1865; has lived here twelve years; has held office of Road Com-
missioner and Township Trustee; has taught school winters for 25 years, except one or two
winters; married Miss Edna A. Warner March 26, 1863; she was born in Wayne Co. N.Y.
Dec. 26, 1837; has one child, a daughter, Helen C. Morris, born May 24, 1868.
MORRISON A. M. Sec. 33; P.O.Cambridge; farmer; Rep; United Breth; born 111.
MORRISON L. Sec. 19; P.O. Cambridge; works for Stratton; Rep; Meth. pref; born Pa.
MORSE A., P.O. Cambridge; teacher; Rep; Meth; born Illinois.
MORSE E. H. Farmer, Sec. 6, Cambridge; born in Trumbull Co. Ohio, July 28, 1826:
Rep; Meth; value of property $8,700; he lived in state of Ohio about 27 years, and came
to this state, Henry Co. in March, 1854, and has lived here about 23 years; one of earliest
settlers; walked from Cambridge to Rock Island; only three houses on road at that time; has
been Roadmaster; was member of building committee first Meth. Church built in Cam-
bridge; married Miss Margaret Reed Jan. 22, 1850; she was born March 23, 1826; has had
five children, three sons and two daughters; has lost one son.
MORSE J. H. Farmer, Sec. 5 ; P.O. Cambridge; born in Ohio, Trumbull Co. March 3,
1853; Rep; Meth; owns 80 acres land, value $4,000; lived in state of Ohio two years, and
came to state of Illinois, town of Cambridge, Henry Co. in 1855, and has lived in this Co.
22 years; his father and mother are among the early settlers, and are now living in this town.
MORSE S. B. Dr. Cambridge; physician; Dem; Meth; born Ohio.
MUNSON N. Sec. 15; P.O.Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 100 acres land.
MYLCHREEST WM. Farmer, Sec. 29; P.O.Cambridge; born Isle of Man Feb. 18, 1847;
Rep; Lib; owns So acres land, value 4,000; he came to this country in 1865; came to War-
ren Co. 111. same year; lived there five years; came to Henry Co in 1870, and has lived hen:
since; married Miss Rebecca L. Foster Feb. 15, 1873; she was born and brought up in Knox
Co. 111.
'VT ELSON A. farmer, rents of Grippen; Rep; Meth.
"^ NELSON JAMES, Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Cong; born Pa.; 128 acres.
NELSON JOHN, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
NELSON LEWIS, Cambridge; works on railroad; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
NELSON ROBERT, Sec. 18, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Cong; born Ireland; 200 aero.
NELSSON CARL, Cambridge; photographer; Dem; Luth; born Sweden.
NEWTON JOHN, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Meth; born England.
NICHOLS J. B. Cambridge; stock dealer; Ind; Lib; born Ma--s.
NICHOLS J. W. Cambridge; clerk Central Hotel; Rep; Lib; born New Jersey.
NILSON EDWARD F. Cambridge; clothing clerk; Rep; Univ; born Baltic Sea.
NORD J. Sec. 29, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Luth; born Sweden; 160 acres.
NORD WILLIAM, Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
NORDINE O., P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents of J. E. Stoneberg; born Sweden.
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NORSTEDT O. B. Sec. 25, P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Dem; 2d Adventist; born Sweden.
NYE A. M. Mrs. widow; Cambridge; Cong; born Mass; val. property $600.
/^VLESON J. P. Sec. 31; farmer, rents of J. Becker; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
^ OLIVER J. H. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
OLIVER JAMES H. Cambridge; works for Mr. Lafferty; Rep; Meth.
OLMSTED A. Mrs. Cambridge; Cong; born N. Y.
i > I, SEN GUS. Sec. 28, P.O. Ulah; laborer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
OWENS THOMAS J. Sec. 34, P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents of S. B. Arnold; Rep; Lib; born N.V.
"DALMER E. Mrs. Cambridge; millinery; Bapt; born New York; val. property $2,500.
PALMER JAMES H. Cambridge; studying law with Mock & Hand; Dem; Lib.
PAGE ORRIN E. Attorney, Cambridge; born in North Madison, New Haven County
Conn. Dec. 19, 1817; he lived in Conn, about thirteen years; he moved to Portage Co. Ohio,
in 1830, and lived there nineteen years; lived in Michigan, also in California for three years;
came to this state in 1856, and to Henry County in 1859, an< ^ has lived here since; Rep; Lib;
he has held office Clerk this Township ten years; was Police Magistrate twelve years;
has held the office of Supervisor one term; was Director of Peoria & R. I. R. K. nine
years, and Vice-President same R.R. Co. two years; he has traveled on foot the whole
length of that R.R. from Peoria to Rock Island, more than once, in securing location suit 1
establishing the road, which he succeeded in doing; married Miss Mary A. Dean, May 15,
1855; she was from Mt. Morris, Livingston Co. N.Y.; they have two children daughters.
PARKS M. H. Mrs. widow; Cambridge; Cong; born Ohio; val. prop. $1,500.
PATTEN LEWIS H. Clerk Circuit Court, Cambridge; born town of Meredith, New
Hampshire, Aug. 16, 1834; Rep; Lib; value property $2,500; he lived in State of New
Hampshire about twenty-two years, and came to Toulon, this state, in 1856, and to this Co. in
1857, and has resided here nineteen years; he published the Henry County Chronicle here
for five years; he holds office Clerk Circuit Court, Henry County, appointed in 1871, elected
in 1872, and re-elected in 1876.
PATTERSON S. Sec. 21, P.O. Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Pres; born Ireland.
PIERCE D, M.Cambridge; restaurant; Dem; Meth. pref; born N.Y.
PERKINS L. B. Sec. 8, P.O.Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; bom N. Y. 200 acres.
PERKINS S. W. Farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Cambridge; born Orleans County, N. Y. May 27.
1824; Rep; Lib; owns 104 acres land, value $6,240; lived in New York State twenty-five
years; went to Falls Church, Fairfax County, Virginia, lived there twelve years, and being a
Union man was obliged to leave during the Rebellion; came to Geneseo, Henry County. Ills,
and lived there eleven years; lived four years in Bureau Co.; returned and has lived two
years in this town; was elected Justice of Peace in Bureau Co.; married Miss Mary Jane
Smith, Jan. 17, 1850; she was born in Monroe County, New York, Jan. 13, 1826; they have
six children, two sons and four daughters.
PETEKSON ANDREW J. farmer; Rep; born Sweden; 80 acres.
PETERSON CARL A.Cambridge; clerk for Ayers & Weir; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
PETERSON JOHN, Sec. 26, P.O. Ulah; fanner; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 38 acres.
PETERSON JOSEPH, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Sweden.
PETTEYS ROBERT L. Farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Bishop Hill; born Montgomery County,
N. Y, May 23, 1807; Dem; Lib; owns 160 acres land, value $9,600; lived in New York State
about forty-four years, and removed to Illinois June 2, 1851; lived in Kane County three
years; came to this county in 1854, and has lived here twenty-two years; only two houses in
sight when he came; has held" office of School Director for sixteen years; married Miss
Emily Ladd, March 4, 1835; she was born in Montgomery County, N.Y. June 27, 1815;
have seven children, four daughters and three sons; lost four children.
PKTTEYS S. P. Cambridge; constable; Dem; Lib; born New York.
PETTEYS GEORGE, Cambridge; Rep;, Lib; born Ohio.
PKTTEYS GEORGE H. lives with father; Dem; Lib; born 111.
PETTEYS H. J. lives with father; Dem; Lib; born New York.
PHILLIPS GrEO. B. Farmer, Sec. 18; P.O. Cambridge; born Tioga Co. N. Y. Jan. 12,
1823; Rep; Cong; owns 140 acres land, value $14,000; he lived in State N.Y. about twenty-
eight years; lived in Virginia about five years, and removed to Henry Co. 111. in 1856, and
has lived here over twenty years; has held office Town Trustee; has taught school N.Y. and
Virginia, and taught school and music in this county; married Miss Sarah C. Benedict, May
12, 1851; she was born Cayuga Co. N.Y, Feb. 15, 1830; they have eight children, two soni
and six daughters.
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PHELPS CHARLES, Cambridge; clerk for Medbury; Rep; Bapt.
PIERCE J. P. Cambridge; restaurant; Rep; Lib; born Tennessee.
PIERCE RICHARD, Cambridge: laborer; Rep; Lib; born England.
PIERCE SILAS, Carpenter, Cambridge; born in Davenport, Delaware Co. N.Y. Sept. 2I
1812; Dem; Bapt; value property $5,000; lived in New York State about forty-one years; re-
moved to this state, Cambridge, Henry Co. in May 1853, and has lived here about twenty-
four years; one of the early settlers; has held office Town Trustee; he married Miss Linda
Gaines, Sept. I, 1832; she was born in Conn. Aug. 15, 1813; they have three children, one
son and two daughters; lost three daughters.
PIHLSTROM N. Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
PRATT ELIHU A. Farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Cambridge; born Vinton Co. Ohio, June 25.
1841; Rep; U. Brethren; owns 320 acres land, value $19,200; he lived in State of Ohio
about fourteen years; came to Knox Co. this state in 1855; lived there six years; was in
army Co. A, 5gth Reg. 111. Infantry; was in battles Pea Ridge, Chickamauga, and number of
others; was honorably discharged; came to this county in 1875; married Miss Lucinda A.
Maxey; Feb. I, 1866; she was born in Knox Co. 111. May 25, 1840; they have four children,
three sons, one daughter.
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UIRK THOMAS, Sec. 29; P.O. Ulah; farmer, rents of S. B. Arnold; Ind; Meth; Isle of Man.
T3 ANDALL S. B. Cambridge; express agent; Rep; Epis; born Vermont.
-^ REED G. M. Cambridge; carpenter; Dem; Meth. pref; born Ohio.
RAYMOND R. C. Physician, Cambridge; born in Chenango Co. N. Y. Jan. 24, 1825;
Rep; Universalist; value property $5,000; he removed to Pa. at an early age, and lived there
twenty-four years; came to this state and county in 1853, and has lived here twenty-four
years; one of the early settlers; he took academic course at Westfield, N. Y., and read
Medicine under Dr. Spencer of the same place, and graduated at the Eclectic Medical Col-
lege of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1849; came to 111. in 1853; had charge of Public Schools at
Cambridge for four years; was elected to office Superintendent Public Schools of Henry Co.
in 1855; married Miss Catharine Austin, of Pa. April 4, 1850, she died Sept. 16, 1857; mar-
ried Miss Lizzie Dunbar, of Ky. July 9, 1862; she died June 27, 1869; has two children,
daughters, Lena K. Raymond and Lizzie D.
REINBERG PETER, Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
REPLEY A. Sec. 6; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Meth; born Ohio; 106 acres land.
RICHARDSON E. D. Cambridge; postmaster; bookkpr. Henry Co. bank; Rep; Bapt; born Vt.
RIDEOUT CHARLES E. P.O. Ulah; merchant; Rep; Meth; born Maine.
RIDEOUT WILLIAM, P.O. Ulah; merchant; Rep; Meth; born Maine.
RIKER WILLIAM, Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Meth; bora New Jersey.
RISHEL J. Cambridge; hardware; Rep; Meth; born Pa.
RISHEL P. S. Attorney, Cambridge; Rep; Lib; removed to Cambridge, 111. June, 1866,
from Bloomsburg, Pa. where he resided for a number of years; was admitted as an Attorney
in 1862; was married to Miss Nellie L. Thomas, March 18, 1863; she was a resident of
Bloomsburg, Pa; have one child, Maggie L. Rishel; has practiced his profession since 1862;
was a soldier in the late war, under Col. Brisban; at present holds office of Police Magis-
trate of the town of Cambridge, and now is practicing his profession as an Attorney at Cam-
bridge. 111.
ROBBIXS JACOB B. Farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Ulah; bora MonmouthCo. N. J. Nov. 25,
1832; Rep; Lib; owns 40 acres land, val. $2,000; lived in New Jersey about twenty-four
years, and came to this state in 1856; was in army three years Co. K, 78th Reg. 111. In-
fantry; was in battle Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, with Sherman to the
sea; was honorably discharged; came to this county inl87l; holds office School Director and
Pathmaster; married Adeline E. Foster, Jan. I, 1868; she was born in Ohio, April 26, 1835;
they have four children, two boys and two girls.
ROBERTS E. S. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Infidel; born Maine.
ROBLNSOX BRAYTON, Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Cambridge; born in Camden, Oneida
Co. N. Y. June 13, 1826; Rep; Lib; owns 60 acres land, $2,500; he lived in State New
York about thirty-eight years, and came to Henry Co., State of Illinois, in 1864, and has
resided here since; he married Miss Ellen Finch, April 17, 1849; she was born in England,
in 1832; she came to this country in 1838; they have two children, one son, B. Sylvester,
Jan. 4, 1853; one daughter, Harriet E., May 24, 1856.
ROCKWELL S. Cambridge; blacksmith; Rep; Meth; born Indiana.
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ROGERS J. W. See. 26; P.O. Ulah; lives with father; Rep; Free Thinker; born Ohio.
ROGERS JACOB. Sec. 23; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Frewill Bapt; born 111.
ROGERS JACOB G. Farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Ulah; born Tuscarawas Co. Ohio, July I,
1831; Rep; Freewill Bapt; value of property $1,000; lived in Ohio 25 years, then removed
to this Co. and state in 1856, and has lived here 20 years; has held office of Township
Assessor and Pathmaster; he married Harriet S. Davidson, Sep. 10, 1850; she was born in
Harrison Co. Ohio, Sept. 30, 1832; they have eleven children, seven sons and four daugh-
ters.
ROGERS JOSEPH, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Bapt. pref; born Ohio.
ROGERS T. B. Sec. 26, P.O. Ulah; lives with father; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
ROOT A. M. Cambridge; grain and milling business; Ind; Lib; born N.Y.
ROSENQUIST CARL, Cambridge; works on railroad; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
ROWE A. N. Sec. 21, P.O. Ulah; laborer; Rep; Lib; born 111.
RUNDSTRUM J. C. Furniture Dealer, Cambridge; born in Sweden, Nov. 4, 1841; he
lived in Sweden 24 years, and came to this country in 1865; came to State of 111. same year,
and lived in Galesburg nine years; came to Cambridge, Henry Co. in 1876, and is engaged
in the manufacture and selling of furniture; Rep; Bapt; value of property $3,000; he married
Miss G. Lenburg, May 5, 1865; she died May 16, 1868; married Miss Emily G. Anderson,
of Galesburg, Oct. 8, 1870; have three children, two boys and one girl.
RUXTON A. H. Sec. 4, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for John Walker; Rep; Pres; born Scotland.
C ANBURN W. G. Cambridge; harness-maker; Dem; Lib; born 111.
^ SAND FRANK A. Cambridge; tailor; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
SADLER ROBERT H. Carpenter and Builder, Cambridge; born in Indiana Co. Penn.
Dec. 22, 1833; Rep; Meth; value of property $1,800; he lived in Penn. about 21 years, and
came to this state, in Henry Co. in 1855, and has lived here 21 years; one of early settlers; he
was in the army in the igth Reg. 111. Infantry under Col. J. B. Turchin; was discharged on
account of disability; has been engaged in carpenter and building business here for the past
eight years; he married Miss Maggie Fronk, Aug. 31, 1871; she was born in Juniata county,
Penn. Sept. 14, 1848; has three children.
STACKHOUSE J. P. Cambridge; restaurant; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
STONEY HENRY, Cambridge; carpet-weaver; Rep; Meth; born N.J.
SCHMIDT JOS. Cambridge; billiard-room; Dem; Lib; born Germany.
SCHMIDT JOSEPH, Billiard Room, Cambridge; born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Nov.
28, 1843; Dem; Lib; value of property $2,000; he lived in Germany about 15 years, and
came to this country in 1858; came to Geneseo, in this county, same year, and has lived here
over 18 years; he lived in Geneseo a number of years, and has been in business here two and
a half years; he married Miss Jennie Ramler in Nov. 1869, she was born in this county.
SCHMIDT WM. Cambridge; saloon-keeper; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
SCHUMACHER J. H. Farmer, Sec. 28; P.O. Ulah; born Germany, Aug. 23, 1820; Ind;
Luth; owns 200 acres land, value $12,000; lived in Germany nineteen years; sailed on the
ocean; went to Australia; crossed the ocean to this country five times; served in Grand-duke's
army of Oldenburg, Germany, and came to this country in 1846; came to this state same year;
came to this county in 1851, one of the early settlers; holds office of School Director and
Pathmaster; married Anna Carrie Grammer, June 6, 1848; she was born in kingdom of Han-
over, Jan. I, 1826; have five children; lost four.
SCOVILLE L. Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Meth. pref; born Conn; So acres land.
SCOTT J. W. Farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; born Geauga Co. Ohio, Oct. 27, 1825;
Rep; Pres; owns 108 acres of land, value $6,480; lived in Ohio about 27 years; removed to
111. in 1852; was engaged in steamboating on the Mississippi river and tributaries from 1852
to 1866 as mate and captain; was in government service four-years, was in naval service; was
captain of Government Transport; was with Gen. Banks' expedition up Red River, and with
Gen. Sherman behind Vicksburg, and at battle of Pittsburg Landing; returned to this Co.
in 1866; has held office of Township Assessor two terms; married Mrs. Margaret Dill, for-
merly Margaret Martin, of Tennessee, in Oct. 1864; she had two children.
SCOTT ROBERT J. Farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; born Rappahannock Co. Va. Aug.
14, 1847; Dem; Meth; owns 78 acres, value $3,120; lived in Virginia eight years, and came
to this state, Henry Co. in 1855, and has lived here about 22 years, except short time in Iowa
and Missouri; married Miss Olivia Dancer, July 13, 1871; she was from Richland Co. Ohio,
born Jan. 25, 1854; she came to this state in 1859; lived in Fulton Co; went to Ohio, and
returned here in 1871.
Judge JULIUS S. HINMAN,
County Judge, Cambridge.
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SCOTT WM. Sec. 13, P.O. Cambridge; farmer, renter of J. Mascall; Dem; Lib; born Va.
SEATON BENJAMIN W. Publisher Praitit Chief, Cambridge; born in England, Jan.
13, 1825, and came to this country in 1830; settled in Utica, N. Y., and lived there about
19 years; came to State of Illinois in 1850; studied law in the office of the late Samuel
Beardsley, of New York; entered the office in 1846, and remained until 1850; engaging in
the printing business in Chicago, he did not enter the profession; lived in Chicago, and pub-
lished the Daily Argus; sold out the paper to the Democratic Press in 1852; went to Prairie
City, in McDonough Co. in 1857, and published the Prairie City Chronicle one year, and
came to this Co. in 1858; settled in Kewanee; published the Galva Union for two years;
lived on farm in Wethersfield four years; started the Prairie Chief in 1868; removed to
Toulon same year, and removed to this town in 1871; Dem; Epis; value of property $3,000;
married Miss Julia E. Bond in Utica, N.Y. Dec. 30, 1849; they have seven children, four
sons, three daughters; have lost three sons.
SEDEGREN CHAS. Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
SHAFER H. A. Carpenter and Builder, Cambridge; born in Franklin, Center Co. Penn.
Jan. n, 1833; Rep; Lib; value of property $1,000; they lived in Penn. about 40 years; he
was a gunsmith by trade; came to Cambridge, Henry Co. in 1874; married Miss Sarah Jane
Miller, July 4, 1863; she was from Venango Co. Penn; they have two children, one son and
one daughter; have lost one son.
SHALLENBERGER THOS. M. Cambridge; attorney; Dem; Lib; born Stark Co. 111.
SHANNON J. E. Sec. 13, P.O. Cambridge; Rep; Pres. pref; born Pa.
SHEPARD CHAS. Cambridge; cooper; Dem; Lib; born 111.
SHEPARD WILLIAM H. Attorney, Cambridge; born in Norfolk, St. Lawrence Co.
N. Y. Sept. 18, 1836; he removed to Franklin Co. Vt. at an early age, and lived there about
24 years; he came to Cambridge, Henry Co. this state, Oct. 14, 1861, and has practiced his
profession for 15 years; Rep; Lib; value of property He was twice elected Super-
intendent of Common Schools at Fairfax, Franklin Co. Vt., the first time when 21 years old;
he represented this county and County of Rock Island, being the 2ist Senatorial District, in
the State Senate of Illinois; was elected in 1872; he married Miss Mary Jackson, Nov. 29,
1862; she was from Westford, Vt. born Jan. 30, 1840; they have one child, son, William H.
Shepard, Jr. born May 13, 1865.
SHERDEEN L. E. Sec. 28, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
SHOEMAKER N. F. Cambridge; bakery and confectionery; Ind; Luth; born Europe.
SHRECK JESSE, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Christian Union; born Ohio; loo acres land.
SICKL/ER ROBERT, Butcher, Cambridge; born Germany, March 28, 1850; Dem; Lib;
he lived in Germany eighteen years, and came to this country in 1868; lived in Geneseo five
years; engaged in butchering business and has been in same business here about three years;
married Miss Caroline Shumaker, of Pink Prairie, March 5, 1874; she was born May 5, 1856,
they have two children one daughter, Jeanette, born Jan. 23, 1875; one son, born Jan, 19,
1876.
SMITJELE GrEO. C. Publisher Henry Co. Chronicle, Cambridge; born in Onondaga Co.
N.Y. July 28, 1838; he lived in New York State about twenty-five years; came to this state
and county in 1867; was in the army, in the 35th Reg. N.Y. Infantry, under Gen. McLellan;
he was mustered out as Regimental Commissary; Rep; Cong, pref; value property $6,000;
he married Miss Josephine C. Combs, Sept. 14, 1864; she was born in Cazenovia, N.Y. June
6, 1842; they have one child, daughter, Clara Louise, born Oct. 16, i86.
SMITH RICHARD, Cambridge, clerk; Rep; Cong, pref; born Ohio.
SNELL ALFRED, Cambridge; barber; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
SODERBERG PETER, Sec. 27; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; 60 acres.
SROTJFE G-EO. W. Carpenter, Cambridge; born in Ohio, Oct. I, 1826, and lived in that
State about twenty years, then removed to Kentucky and lived there about eleven years;
came to Cambridge, Henry Co. in 1857. and has lived here twenty years; one of the early
settlers; was in the army three years; enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, and was elected Capt. Co. H,
H2th Reg. 111. Infantry; was wounded before Atlanta, Aug. 6, 1864; he was elected Sheriff
of Henry Co. in the Fall of 1866; was ordained minister of the Church of Christ, Feb. 16,
1868; Rep; Christian; married Miss Elizabeth P. Sroufe, Nov. 21, 1850; she was born in
Mason Co. Ky. Sept. 22, 1826; they have had six sons and one daughter, and have lost three
sons and one daughter.
SPEGEL FRED. Sec. 36; Bishop Hill; farmer; Rep; Lib; born Germany; 80 acres land.
SPENCER JAMES, Cambridge; engineer; Rep; Meth; born Pa.
SPROUSE GEORGE F. lives with father, Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; Dem; Meth; born Mo.
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SPROUSE BENJAMIN, Farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; born Augusta Co. Va. June
6, 1817; Dem; Meth. pref; owns 80 acres land, value $4,000; lived in Virginia about thirty-
four years; removed to this state and county in 1851, and has lived here twenty-five years;
holds office of Roadmaster; early settler; married Melinda Matheny, from Rockingham Co.
Va; she died Dec. 30, 1874; has two children, sons, and lost one son.
STACKHOUSE CHARLES, Sec. 10; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Lib; born Pa; 187 ac.
STACKHOUSE WM. Farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Cambridge; born in Burlington, Vt. Feb. 9,
1814; Ind; Spiritualist; owns 160 acres land, value $9,600; removed to Pa. at an early
age, and lived there twenty-one years; came to this state and county in 1839, and has lived
here on this farm thirty-seven years; one of the few early settlers now living; he broke the
first prairie in this township; has carted his wheat to Chicago, 150 miles, and sold it for 44
cents per bushel; sold his pork for $1.25 per cwt; had to go to the Mississippi River to mill;
has held office of School Director; married Miss Abigail Congdon, March 2, 1837; she was
born in Wallmgford, Vt. June 23, 1820; they have five sons and lost ten children.
STEEL SAMUEL, Cambridge; druggist; Dem; Meth; born Ky.
STEINBAUGH WILLIAM, Ulah; laborer; Rep; Lib; born 111.
STEPHENS JOHN M. Farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Ulah; born in Knox Co. 111. Nov. 30,
1840; Rep; Meth; owns 80 acres land, value $5,000; lived in Knox Co. about twenty-one
yeas; lived in Stark Co. seven years; came to Henry Co. in 1868; has lived here eight years;
married Miss Martha Jane Brooks, Dec. 13, 1863; she was born in the State of Indiana,
Dec. 18, 1845; they have four children, two daughters and two sons; lost one son.
STEWART JAMES W. Lumber Dealer, Cambridge; born in Geneseo, Henry Co. 111.
on July 4, 1849; ne nas resided in this county twenty-seven years; was in the army, in the
I3gth 111. Infantry, Western Army, at Cairo, Columbus and Memphis; he has been in busi-
ness here for the past five years; firm of Stewart & Gaines, Lumber and Building Material;
Rep; Cong, pref; he married Miss Julia E. Gaines, April 29, 1868; she was from Geneseo,
Henry Co. Ill, and born March 21, 1848; they have three children, all sons; has held office
of Town Trustee the last three years.
STOREY THEO. Cambridge; carpenter; Rep; Meth. pref; born N. J.
STRAIGHT H. L. Cambridge; stock buyer; Rep; Lib; born Indiana.
STRATTON D. G. Sec. 19; P.O.Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Ohio; 160 acres land.
STRATTON T. J. Cambridge; Rep; Lib; born Ohio.
STURGES LEVICK, Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Latter Day Saint; born Philadelphia, Pa.
STRUM E. Sec. 33; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Lib; born 111.
STRUM OLIF, Sec. 33; P.O. Ulah; farmer; Rep; Adv; born Sweden; 40 acres land.
STURM PETER, Sec. 14; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Meth; born Ohio; 78 acres land.
SUTTON WM. H. Farmer, Sec. i; P.O.Cambridge; born in Ulster Co. N.Y. Sept. 30,
1837; Rep; Lib; lived in New York State about eighteen years, except two years in Michi-
gan; came to this state and county in 1856; has lived in this county twenty-one years; rents
farm of 400 acres of N. B. Gould; he married Miss Maggie Nichols, Oct. 4, 1864; she was
born in Sussex Co. N. J. Dec. 28, 1:844; they have two children : Ida N. born Sept. 30, 1870;
Ralph Henry, born Nov. 14, 1872.
SWANSON A. J, Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
SWANSON JOHN H. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Meth; born Sweden.
SWANSON SWAN E. Cambridge; law student; Rep; Lib; born Sweden.
A. G. W. Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Lib; born 111.
- TALBOT E. H., P.O. Cambridge; lives with father; Sec. 16; Dem; Bapt; born 111.
TAL.BOT GENETTE Mrs. widow; Sec. 16; P.O. Cambridge; born Otsego Co. N.
Y. April 12, 1828; Lib; owns 78 acres land, value $4,000; she lived in New York State
about eighteen years; removed to this State and county in Oct. 1846, and has lived here over
thirty years; one of the oldest settlers; she married John Talbot in July, 1836; he was from
State of New York; he died Oct. 8, 1867; she has five children, one son and four daughters;
has lost five children.
TALBOT STEPHEN, Farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. Cambridge; born Otsego Co. N.Y. Dec.
it, 1820; Ind; Lib; 80 acres land, \alue $5,000; lived in New York State twenty-four years,
and removed to this state and county in 1844, and lias lived here over thirty-two years; one
of earliest settlers, no houses on prairie at that time; was in the army, in II2th Reg. 111. Inf.
under Gen. Sherman; he married Dency Tary, Jan. I, 1845; she was born Otsego Co. N.Y.
Dec. 3, 1828; they have eight children, five sons and three daughteis; lost two daughters.
TALHOT W. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Bapt; born 111.
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TALBOT WM. Farmer; Sec. 16; P.O.Cambridge; born in Otsego, N.Y. March 13, 1819;
Dem; Bapt; owns 100 acres land, value $7,500; he lived in New York State twenty-five
years, and removed to this state and county in 1844; was forty-five days coming by team;
has lived here over thirty-two years; one of few earliest settlers now living; only Judge Till-
son, W. A. Ayres and John Russell living in Cambridge then; has held the office of School
Trustee twelve years, has been School Director twenty-eight years, Justice of the Peace eight
years; he was the first member of the Baptist church in Cambridge; married Miss Mary
Terry March 7, 1840; she was born Otsego Co. N.Y. July 6, 1822; they have nine children,
six sons and three daughters; lost three sons.
TALLIAFEARO ROBERT, Cambridge; laborer; Lib; Bapt; born Va.
TALLIAFEARO WM. Cambridge; laborer; Lib; Lib; born'Va.
TARBOX H. A. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born Mass.
TARBOX NELSON, Cambridge; restaurant; Rep; Lib; born Mass.
TARBOX NELSON Jr. Cambridge; mason; Rep; Meth; born Mass.
TATTERSHALL B. F. Farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Ulah; born in London Co. Va. June 6,
1817; Rep; Freewill Bapt; owns 80 acres land, value $5.ooo; lived in Virginia eight years;
lived in Ohio fourteen years; came to this State, Peoria County, 1839; lived there seventeen
years; came to Henry Co. 1856, has lived here twenty years; has held office School Director
and Roadmaster; married Barbara Isgrigg, of Ohio, in 1837; she died March 19, 1852; had
six children; married Lucinda Jenkins March 13, 1853; she was born Frederick Co., Va.,
March 17, 1824; have four children.
TATTERSHALL JOHN W. lives with father; P.O. Ulah; Rep; Freewill Bapt.
TEE WM. Cambridge; miller; Dem; Ind; born Eng.
TEE WM. B. Cambridge; miller; Ind; Ind; born Isle of Wight, Eng.
TENNEY L. L. Sec. 8; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Univ; born 111.
TENXEY JOSEPH P. Farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. Cambridge; born Hillsboro Co. N. H.
Aug. 14, 1808; Ind; Lib; value of property $2,000; he lived in New Hampshire about twen-
ty-eight years; removed to this state in 1837, to Mercer Co., and lived there about thirty-
eight years; one of the earliest settlers; there was not a house within thirty-six miles east of
him at that time; built first house on prairie; he held the office of Justice of the Peace for
four years; his grandfather was captain in Revolutionary war; he married Miss Almira
Merryman April 4, 1839; she was born in Maine, March 15, 1815; she died Jan. 22, 1863;
has five children, and lost five children.
TERRY THOMAS, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born Mass.
THATCHER MOSES W. Proprietor Thatcher House, Cambridge; born Norfolk Co.
Mass. Nov. 22, 1823; he lived in Mass, about fifteen years; went to Pa. in 1838. ived there
about three years; lived in New York State ten years, and lived in Ohio four years; he came
to this state and county in 1854, and has lived here twenty-two years; Rep; Lib; value of
property $5,000; he held the office of Justice of the Peace for eight years; has held the office
of Town Assessor and School Trustee; married Miss Rosina Terpenning Feb. 8, 1849; she
was born inCortlandCo. N.Y.; they have six children, five daughters and one son; have lost
one son.
THOMAS H. C. Cambridge; poultryman; Rep; Lib; born Maine.
THOMAS JACOB, Sec. 30; laborer; Ind; Lib; born Ind.
THOMAS M. Mrs. Sec. 30; widow; P.O. Cambridge; Luth; born Pa.
THOMPSON JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 31; P.O.Cambridge; born Fountain Co. Ind. July
17,1827; Dem; Christian Union; owns 172 acres, value $7,500; livedfin Ind. nine years, and
moved to Knox Co. 111. July 12, 1836, lived there fifteen years; came to this county in 1851,
and has lived here twenty-five years, except four years in Knox Co; has held the offices of
Supervisor, Road Commissioner, School Trustee and School Director; married Miss Adaline
W. Capps Nov. 3, 1850; she was from Vermillion Co. Ind. born Jan. I, 1731; they have five
children, one son and four daughters; lost two children.
TILLSOX JOSEPH Judge, P.O. Cambridge; bora Wrentham, Norfolk Co. Mass-
March II, 1801; he lived in State of Mass, about thirty-five years, and removed to this state
in 1836, and came to this county in 1837, and has lived here thirty-nine years; one of the ear-
liest settlers; there was no one living in this township at that time; he was so conversant
with the county in 1842 and i8d3 tnat he could name and locate every resident in the county;
he was Probate Justice of the Peace; he was elected Judge of Henry County; he held office
of ( 'ounty Surveyor, and also held office of Assessor; Rep; Cong; married Miss lulia Ann
Rogers, of New York City, in 1842; she died Jan. 15, 1870; he married Columbia A. Dunn
of Augusta, Ga. in 1874; he has three children, two sons and one daughter; one daughter
died in infancy.
308 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
TOMLINSON CHARLES, Cambridge; wagon maker; Rep; Bapt; born Maine.
TOMPKINS SPENCER. Cambridge; attorney; Ind; Epis. pref; born 111.
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PHAM G. A., P.O. Cambridge; Sec. 10; farmer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.; 100 acres land.
WAN BRUNT J. W. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
* VALENTINE O. V. Cambridge; grain elevator; Dem; Bapt; born Pa.
VANNICE WILLIAM J. Sheriff Henry Co. Cambridge; born in Montgomery Co. Ind-
Feb. 17, 1838; he lived in State Ind. fourteen years, and came to this state to Henry Co. in
1852, and has lived here over 24 years; one of the early settlers; he has held office of Town
Clerk and Assessor of Weller Township, in this county; he was elected Sheriff of Henry
County, in 1874, and re-elected in 1876; Rep; Pres; he married Miss Nellie R. Boland, Dec.
24, 1866; she was born in St. Lawrence Co. N.Y. Jan. 24, 1844; they have two children, one
son, William J. Vannice, jr. born Oct. 27, 1874, and one daughter, Emma E. Vannice, born
Jan. 5, 1870. Mr. Vannice taught school ten years.
VAUGHAN E. A. Cambridge; blacksmith; Rep; Lib; born Vt.
VINCENT M. L. Farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.Cambridge; born in Cattaraugus Co. N.Y. Jan. 28,
1836; Rep; Lib; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $4,000; he removed to this State, to Henry
County, 1843, and has lived here thirty-three years; one of the earliest settlers; only one or
two cabins in this town at that time; was in the army, in Co. C, H2th Regt. Til. Infantry;
was in battles Knoxville, Resaca, Atlanta, and others, and was wounded at Kelly's Ford;
married Miss Martha Clark, at Cambridge, March 23, 1866; she was born Fulton Co. Oct.
21, 1849; they have five children, four boys and one girl.
AWATERMAN D. Cambridge; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
** WATSON DAVID, Sec. 15; P.O. Cambridge; farmer for A. Malcom; Rep; Lib.
\VALKER A. B. Carriage Painter, Cambridge; born in Westmoreland Co. Pa. June 16,
1849; he removed to this State at an early age; came to this state. Henry County, in 1851;
and has lived here ever since; Rep; Lib; he married Miss Anna E. Scoville, Dec. 23, 1874,
she was from this state; they have one child, little girl, Lucia Isabell Walker, born Nov. 27,
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WALKER DAVID, Farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Cambridge; born in Aberdeen, Scotland, April
30, 1829; Rep; Pres; owns 160 acres of land, valued at 6,400; he lived in Scotland thirty-
nine years, and came to this country in July, 1868; came to State 111. to this county, same
year, and has lived here nine years; married Miss Barbara Couper, June 6, 1853; s ^ e was
born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, May 6, 1832; they have six children, three sons and three
daughters; lost one son.
WALSH THOMAS, Farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Cambridge; born North of Ireland, in 1841;
Rep; Lib; owns 157 acres of land, valued at $8,000; he lived in Ireland about ten years;
came to this country 1851; lived in N.Y. City five years; lived in N.Y. State seven years;
came to this state and county in 1864; has lived here twelve years; he married Miss Melinda
Funk, Feb. 12, 1865; she was from Virginia; they have six children, three sons and three
daughters; lost one son.
WEIR JAS. I. Merchant, Cambridge; born Pa; Rep; Lib.
WELCH M. Sec. 27, P.O. Ulah; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Ireland; 39 acres.
WELCH S. Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Bapt. pref; born N.Y.
WELTON A. Cambridge; lumber; Rep; Christian; born 111.
WELTON FRANK G. County Clerk; P.O. Cambridge; born New Haven, Conn. April
14, 1843; he lived in State Conn, eight years, and came to this State, Henry County, Town
of Cambridge, in 1851, and has lived here over twenty-five years; one of the early settlers;
he holds office of County Clerk; was elected in 1869. and re-elected in 1873; he was in the
army, in 42d 111. Infantry; he lost his right leg at Dallas, Ga. in Sherman's Atlanta cam-
paign; was also shot four times in one day; Rep; Lib; married Miss Mary Ella Clark,
April 30, 1866; she was from Rockford, III; they have five children, two sons and three
daughters.
WELTON STREET C. Lumber Merchant, Cambridge; born in Litchfield Co. Conn. Sept-
8, 1816; Dem; Epis; value property, $10,000; he lived in State Conn, about twenty-one
years; then taught school in New Jersey for five years; he came to this state about 1844, and
has lived in this county about twenty-nine years; one of the earliest settlers; only few per-
sons here now that were here when he came; he has held office of Assessor of this town, and
was School Director for twelve years; he married Miss Adeline Smith, of Orange, N. J; she
was born March 20, 1824; they have one child, son, Alanson Welton; lost one son.
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WELTON A. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Epis.
WELTON ALBERT, Cambridge: farmer; Rep; Epis; born Conn.
WERBECH E. Cambridge; nursery and florist; Ind; Lib; born Germany.
WEST LAKE S. Sec. 10, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born Ohio; 80 acres.
WESTONBEY CHAS. Cambridge; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
WHEELER CHAS. R. Banker; Cambridge; born Ohio; Rep.
WHITE HENRY, Hardware Merchant, Cambridge; born Washington Co. N.Y. July 17,
1836; Rep. Bapt; lived in State New York about twenty-nine years, and came to Geneseo,
111. in Spring 1867, and has lived here about ten years; he has been engaged in business of
Hardware, Stoves, and Agricultural Implements for past five years; married Miss Harriet E.
Sims, Oct. 4, 1871; she was from Cazenovia, N.Y. Feb. 12, 1842; they have one child, little
girl, Katie L. White, born May 13, 1875; lost one son, Frank J. born Jan. 18, 1873; died
July 29, 1873.
WHITMAN E. Cambridge; retired; Rep; Bapt; born Maine.
WHITMAN EDWIN M. Cambridge; teacher; Rep; Bapt. pref ; born Ohio.
WHITMAN SAMUEL, Cambridge; laborer; Dem; Lib; born Pa.
WHITNEY C. Cambridge; shoemaker; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
WIER H. M. Cambridge; merchant; Rep; Cong, pref; born Pa.
WILKEY HUGH, Farmer, Sec. 3; P.O. Cambridge; born Ireland, May I, 1812; Dem;
Lib; owns 80 acres land, value $4,000; he lived in Ireland and Scotland twenty-one years;
came to this country in 1834; lived in Kentucky and New Orleans six years; came to this
state and county in 1853, and has lived here twenty-four years; one of the early settlers; has
held office of Roadmaster; married Colly Ann Ousley, in the Fall of 1857; she was born
in Virginia and brought up in Ohio; she had four children; they have two children.
WILKEY JOHN, Merchant, Cambridge; bora in Ireland, Sept. 28, 1844; Rep; Pres.
pref; he came to this country in 1850; lived in Mercer Co. Pa. six years; came to this town,
Henry Co. 111. in 1856, and has lived here over twenty years; he commenced business here
in 1863, with but very little; has been here thirteen years, and now has the largest store in
Henry Co; rm consists of Wilkey & Harrison, Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, Boots and
Shoes; he is also engaged in stock and grain business with Mr. James Mascall; his parents
are now living in town of Osco, this county.
WILKINSON W. S. Cambridge; marble cutter; Rep; Spiritualist; born N.Y.
WILSON G. P. H. Retired; Cambridge; born Litchfield, Conn., Feb. 18, 1816; Ind; Lib;
value of property $2000; removed to New York State when two years old, lived there six-
teen years; came to State of Illinois 1834, to Peoria County, the place where the city of
Peoria stands was called Fort Clark; lived there sixteen years; came to this county in 1850;
has lived here twenty-six years; has lived in state forty-three years in June; city of Chicago
was only known as Fort Dearborn at that time; has held office Constable and Deputy Sheriff
fourteen years; married Lydia Adkins in Oct. 1837; she was from Plymouth Hollow, Conn.,
born in 1820; have five children, three daughters and two sons.
WINTERS S. Cambridge; butcher; Rep; Lib; born III.
WOLYN A. G. Cambridge; druggist; Rep; Swedish Luth; born Sweden.
WOOD W. C. Cambridge; Rep; Cong, pref; born Vt.
WORTHINGTON C. E. Cambridge; clerk; Rep; Bapt; born Ohio.
WORTHINGTON THOS. J. Retired, Cambridge; born Bucks Co. Pa. Nov. 29. 1810;
Dem; Bapt; val. property $12,000; lived in Pa. about twenty-three years; lived in State of Ohio
about thirty-two yars; engaged in farming, and Carpenter and Builder; removed to this
state and county in 1865; married Miss E. A. Freeman, in Columbus, Ohio, in Feb. 1842;
she was born in the State of New York; they have seven children; three sons, four daugh-
ters; lost two sons in the army, one in West Va. and one in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
WRIGHT WILLIAM, Cambridge; laborer; Rep; Lib; born England.
WRIGHT EDWARD, Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born England.
V^OUNG JACOB, Cambridge; bakery and restaurant; Luth; born Germany.
YORK CHARLES E. lives with father, Sec. 18; P.O. Cambridge; Rep; Lib; born 111.
YOUNGGREN CLARENCE A. Farmer, Sec. 23; P.O. Ulah; bom i^i Sweden, July
4, 1848; Tnd; Meth; value property $500; lived in Sweden twenty years, and came to this
country June, 1868; came to this state and couniy same year, and has lived here nine years;
attended high school, and learned English before coming here; is acquainted with English,
German, French and Latin languages; rents farm of C. M. Carlson.
YORK J. F. Sec. 18; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.; 40 acres land.
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VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
yflEGLER P., P.O.Cambridge; butcher; Dem; Cath; born Germany.
^ ZIMMERMAN W. H. Cambridge; retired; Rep; Luth; born Pa.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
CAMBRIDGE CITY.
r, Dealers in Dry Goods
and General Merchandise.
Ayers ThOS. G. Attorney at Law.
Ball Oliver, Livery and Boarding
Stable.
Beveridge Peter H. County Treasurer.
Boyd Sam'l G. Merchant Tailor.
Brinkerhoff Jas. D. ice Dealer.
Bryan Jno. L. Physician and Surgeon.
Clark G. M. Watchmaker and Jeweler.
Converse Jas. A. Dealer and Manu-
facturer Furniture.
Cook F. A. Brick Manufacturer.
Dalrymple Wm. L. Deputy Co. Clerk.
Flagg Wm. E. M irbie Works.
Follett Jno. M. Agricultural Imple-
ments and Farm Machinery.
Glass Neal, Blacksmith and Carriage
Works.
Goodrich #ieO. Jeweler and Billiard
Room.
GOfdenier Jacob W. Mason and Con-
tractor.
Gould & Hagin, Dealers Groceries, j
Provisions, Confectionery, Crock- j
ery and Glassware.
Hagin & Gould, Dealers in Grain and
Stock.
Hamilton Otto 8. Restaurant and Con-
fectionery.
Hartzwell Jno. W. Prop. "Cambridge
House."
Hinman J. S. County Judge.
Keesler P. M. Carpenter and Builder.
Lafferty Andrew B. Livery and
Hoarding Stable.
Lind Chas. E. Billiard Room.
Martin Prof D. Prop. " Central Hotel."
Mock & Hand, Attorneys at Law.
Page Orrin E. Attorney at Law.
Patten L. H. Clerk Circuit Court.
Pierce Silas, Carpenter and Builder.
Raymond R. C. Physician.
Rishel & Thompkins, Attorneys at
Law.
Rundstrum J. C. Dealer and Manu-
facturer Furniture.
Sadler Robt. H. Carpenter and Builder.
Seaton Benj. W. Publisher Prairie
Chief.
Shafer H. A. Carpenter and Builder.
Shephard & Marston, Attorneys at
Law.
Schmidt JOS. Billiard Room.
SJCkler Robt. &. Bro. Meat Market.
Smithe Geo. C. Publisher Henry Co.
Chronicle.
Sroufe Geo. W. Carpenter and Builder.
Stewart & Gaines, Dealers in Lumber.
Thatcher M. W. Prop. "Thatcher
House."
Vannice W. J. Sheriff.
Welton Frank G County Clerk.
Welton & Hinman, Dealers in Lumber.
Wheeler Chas. R. Henry Co. Bank.
White T Henry & Co. Dealers in Hard-
ware, Stoves, Tinware, Cutlery,
Agricultural Implements, &c.
Wilkey & Harrison, Dry Goods, Gro-
ceries, Clothing, Boots and Shoes.
Wolyn & Lundquist, Druggists and
Apothecaries.
VILLAGE OF TJLAH.
Becker Geo. Dealer in Lumber and
Gram. Postmaster.
Bowen Wm. Dealer in Lumber and
Grain. Agent P . & R. I. R. R.
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MUNSON TOWNSHIP.
BY D. Sec. 2, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Ohio; owns So acres.
ABY C. B. Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; tenant; Dem; Lib; from 111.
ACKLAND CHAS. Sec. 36, P.O. Cambridge; tenant Taylor est; Luth; born Sweden.
ADAMS M. W. Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Maine; 160 acres.
ALLEN C. P. Miss, Sec. 29, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; born in N.Y.
ALLEN BOYCE, Farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Cambridge; born in Camden, Oneida Co. N.Y.
June 16, 1817; came to this county in 1852; Rep; Lib; owns 235 acres of land, valued at
$12,000; has been School Treasurer since the township was organized, and is Supervisor;
married Miss Sarah E. Wilson at Trivoli, Peoria Co. 111. May 19, 1846; she was born in
Camden, Oneida Co. N.Y. Sept. 1824; has seven children, Maria E., born March 10, 1847,
Maggie'S., born Jan. 12, 1850, Julia R., born Tan. 12, 1852, Carrie C., born May 29, 1854,
Percy W., born Aug. 17, 1856, Royce Jr., born May 17, 1864, Birdie S., born Nov. S, 1867;
is breeder of Durham cattle.
ANDERSON A. S. Sec. 36, P.O. Geneseo; tenant on Greenlee farm; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON G. Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; tenant, rents of E. Crane; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON NELSON, Sec. 3; tenant, rents of I. S. Holbrook; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ATTWATEB ELISHA, Farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; born in New Haven, Conn.
Dec. 18, 1810; came to this county in 1840; Rep; Lib; owns 208 acres of land, val. $12,500;
was 2d Lieut. Co. H, H2th I. V. I; married Miss Margaret Wright at Harrisburg, Pa. May
18, 1838, where she was born Feb. 28, 1821; have eleven children, Eli B., born April 10,
1839, Tnos. J., Oct. 15, 1841, Geo. W., Aug. 10, 1843, John A., Sept. 19, 1845, Elanora. Sept.
23, 1848, Wm. C., June 5, 1850, Mary E., Sept. 25, 4852, Robt. W., Sept. 5, 1854, Emma,
Oct. 5, 1856, Douglas, Dec. 6, 1858, Frank, Oct. 15, 1860.
ATTWATER ROBT. Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; farmer on father's farm; Rep; Lib; born 111.
ATTWATER WM. C. Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; farmer on father's farm; Rep; Lib; born 111.
ATWOOD WM. H. Sec. 18, Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Chris; from N.Y.
AYKES BUEXOS, Farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Geneseo; born in Chester, Hampden Co. Mass.
Jan. 17, 1810; came to this county in 1853; Rep; Lib; owns 480 acres of land, val. $30,000;
married Miss Sarah Osborne at Chester, Geauga Co. O.; she is a native of New Haven, Conn.,
born Sept. 2, 1816; have seven children living, lost four: Sheldon H., born April 23, 1835,
at Lake Co. O.; Orlander B., July 26, 1836; Geo. W., Jan. 6, 1839, in Defiance, O., died Oct.
16, 1839, Defiance, O.; Saml. P., May 16, 1842; Mary A., Nov. 22, 1840, died Nov. 25, 1840;
Ester E., May 14, 1845; Roderick W., April 26, 1847, all Defiance, O.; Ransom O., Oct. 24,
1852, Bureau Co. 111.; Azoline E., Aug. 24, 1854, Henry Co. 111., died Aug. 27, 1854, Henry
Co. 111.; John C. F., Aug. 26, 1856, Henry Co. 111.; Helen E., Sept. 3, 1859, died Oct. 13,
1863. Is one of the oldest settlers in Henry Co.
AYRES RANSOM O. resides with father, B. Ayres, Sec. 25; faamer; Rep; Lib; born in 111.
AYRES R. W. Sec. 25; tenant on B. Ayres' farm; Rep; Lib; from Ohio.
D ALL E. G. Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Ind; Lib; from N.Y; owns 121 acres.
BANKS I., P.O. Geneseo; miner for John Tracy; Dem; from Scotland.
BALL LEWIS H. Farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; born in Cortland Co. N.Y. on May 31,
1847; came to this county in 1865; Rep; Lib; owns 82 acres of land, val. $4,000; married
Miss Jennie A. Hoffstatter March 24, 1873, ' n Orient, Adair Co. Iowa; she is a native of
Milton, Wayne Co. O., born May 31, 1849; have two children, Mehala, born Jan. 2, 1875.
and L. Milo, born Aug. 17, 1876, in Munson, Henry Co. 111.
BARNES J. A. Sec. 8, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Maryland; owns 160 acres.
BARNES W. L. Sec. I, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Lib; from N.Y; owns 400 acres.
KENSER R. Sec. 29, P.O. Cambridge; tenant, rents of C. A. Benser; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
BOLING A. T. Sec. 32, P.O. Cambridge; tenant, rents of Mrs. Elston; Rep; Lib.
BOLING JOHN, Sec. 32, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Ky; owns 168 acres.
BRISTOL J. H. Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; tenant; Dem.
312 VOTERS AN1J TAXPAYERS OF
BRISTOL M. B. Sec. 35, P.O. Cambridge; tenant Taylor estate; Ind; Lib; horn N.Y.
BRUNK I. W. Sec. 25; works for R. W. Ayres; Dem; Meth; from Va.
BURCHFIELD B. F. Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Pres.
BUNGIE F. Sec. 20, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prussia.
BUSENBARK DAVID N. Farmer, Sec. ig, P.O. Cambridge; born in Butler Co. Ohio,
March 23, 1819; came to this county in 1860; Rep; Lib; owns 240 acres of land, valued
at $18,000; married Miss Mary Ann Smith, in Butler Co. Ohio, May 7, 1846; she was born
in same Co. July 9, 1822; h&ve six children, George S. born in Butler Co. Ohio, Oct. 8, 1848;
John, born May 31, 1851; Robt. born July 25, 1853; Katie, born July 7, 1856; Emma M.
born Nov. 5, 1859; Mary M. born April 6, 1867, in Munson, Henry County, 111.; improved
the farm he now resides on.
BUSENBARK BEADING, Farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; born in Butler Co. Ohio,
Dec. 28, 1821; came to this county in 1855; Rep; Christian; owns 84 acres of land, valued
at $8,400; married Miss Mary Cornthwaite, at Butler Co. Ohio, Jan. 13, 1848; she was born
June 21, 1828, in Butler Co. Ohio.
HUSENBARK ROBT. Sec. 17, P.O. gefleseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Ohio; owns 83 acres.
r~*ASTEEL W. P. Sec. 25, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Bapt; from Pa.; owns 140 acres.
^ CLARK WM. Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio; 80 acres.
CADY D. Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from 111.
OADY E. W. Farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Geneseo; born in Genesee Co. N.Y. July 2, 1820; came
to this county in 1849; Ind. ^- e P\ Meth; owns 160 acres of land, value $7,000; married Miss
Metilda Hicks, in Wheeling, Va. May 4, 1844; she was born Dec. 25, 1819, in Marshall Co.
Virginia; has six children, Sarah J. born March 19, 1845; S. W. E. born Jan. 13, 1848, in
Va.; David D. born July 10, 1850; Charlotte L. b rn July 29, 1853; Charles C. born Jan. 29,
1856; Laura A. born April 17, 1858; all in Cambridge, Henry County, 111.
CLAYPOOL WM. Sec. 26; P.O. Geneseo; tenant, rents of E. W. Cady; Dem; Meth; from Va-
COCHREN G. W. Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; tenant, rents of Mrs. Steward; Lib; from Ohio.
CRAMER E. Sec. 36, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Meth-, from Ohio.
CRAWFORD JOHN W. Farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; born in Bowling Green,
Warren County, Ky, Sept. 18, 1828; came to this county in 1851; Dem; Pres; owns 160
acres of land, value $9,600; is Justice of Peace; married Miss Mary E. Snyder, in Abingdon,
111. Aug. 14, 1851, who died Nov. 3, 1863; married Miss Julia E. Morrow, June 14, 1864;
both born in Warren Co. Ohio; has three children by first and four by second wife; Elizabeth
H. born May 12, 1852; Ida J. born Dec. 2, 1854, Clara A. born June 17, 1857; Mary E.
born Oct. 2, 1865; Minnie M. born Oct. n, 1867; Arthur J. born April n, 1874; John W.
born Oct. 31, 1875; is breeder of Poland, China and Berkshire hogs.
CUMMINGS M. V. Sec. 4, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Lib Rep; Lib; born Maine; 80 acres.
T^IXON H., P.O. Cambridge; lives with mother, Mrs. M. L. Dixon: Rep. Meth.
DIXON J., P.O. Cambridge; lives with mother, Mrs. M. L. Dixon; Rep; Meth.
DIXON M. L. Mrs. widow. Sec. 35, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Meth; from Maine; 240 acres.
DOUGLAS J. A. Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind: Lib.
DOYLE PATRICK, Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Lib; from Pa; owns 120 acres.
T^ELDT A. P. M. Sec. 31; tenant; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
FIELD H. Sec. 18, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Christian; born N. H.
FIELD L. Sec. 18, P.O. Cambridge; tenant, rents of Mrs. Petty; Dem; Lib.
FLEET E. O. Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; resides with father, J. M. Fleet; Rep; Lib; from N.Y.
FLEET J. M. Sec. 10. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from N. Y.; 160 ac. val. $9,000.
FOXES W.M. Sec. 7, P.O. Geneseo; tenant of Mrs. Liken; Rep; Lib.
FOX JOHN D. Farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; born in Center Harbor, Belknap Co. X.I I.
Oct. 5, 1829; came to this Co. in 1858; Rep; Prot; went round the Horn to California in
1847; remained there seven years; returned in 1857, and in the Autumn came to Rock Island,
111., where he was married Oct. 13, 1858, to Miss Hannah O. Thomas, with whom he had
been, acquainted from boyhood; the same year lie settled on the farm where he now resides;
he has held various town offices, and for three successive years was Chairman of the County
Board; is now serving his second term in the lower house of the State Legislature; has one
son, Geo. B. born Oct. 17, 1865.
LYMAN K. WILKINSON,
Munson Township.
HENRY COUNTY: MUNSON TOWNSHIP. 315
FUNKHOTTSER JACOB, Farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; born in N. Sewickly Tp.,
Beaver County, Pa., November 18. 1820; Rep; Meth; owns 190 acres (160 acres Cambridge,
30 acres Munson) of land, value $12,350; lived in state of Pennsylvania about 45 years, and
removed to Town of Cambridge, Henry Co., Til., in March, 1865, and has lived here 12
years; has held office of Assessor of Town of Sewickly, Beaver Co., Pa., also Collector same
township; married Hannah M. Baldwin, December 13, 1849; she was from Chenango, Law-
rence County, Pa., and was born October 17, 1828; they have seven children, five daughters
and two sons, and lost two sons.
/"ANT J. Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio; owns 80 acres, $5,000.
^ Jr GARVEY C. Sec. 35, P.O. Cambridge; tenant on Taylor estate; Rep; Lib; from Ohio.
GARRISON ROBT. M. Farmer, Sec. 35, I'.O. Cambridge; born in Parke Co. Ind., on
April 10, 1833; came to this Co in 1850; Rep; Lib; owns 160 acres of land, value $6,500;
married Miss Mary E. Cochren, Oct. 9, 1856, in this township; she was born in Knox Co.
Ohio, April I, 1838; have three children : Mary Jane, born Jan. 13; 1861; Frank M., Nov.
13, 1866; Efne B., June 18, 1870; all in this Tp.
GEISSINGER J. Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Christian; from Ohio; owns 80 acres.
GILBERT N. C. Farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Geneseo; born in Ontario Co. N. Y. Feb. 10, 1814;
came to this Co. in 1855; Rep; Lib; owns 233 acres of land, val. $18,000; married Miss
Francelia Amsden, Geneseo, 111., Aug. 9, 1860; she was born in Rochester, N. Y. Oct. 7,
1840; has three children, one son and two daughters, H. Mark, May and Lora; is breeder of
Chester white hogs; located where he now resides in 1860; has made the farm what it now
is from entirely new land.
GILLET GARDNER, lives with son-in-law, G. Rowe, Sec. 6, P.O. Geneseo; born Mass. 1791.
GILLESPIE WM. Sec. 16, P.O Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; N. Y.; 82 ac. val. $4,000.
GRADERT WM. Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; born Germany; owns 80 acres.
GREENLEE J. Sec. 36; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Va; owns 320 acres.
GREISER E. Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Germany; owns 40 acres.
T T ADLEY J. Sec. 19, P.O. Cambridge; fanner; Rep; Epis; from Eng; owns 158 acres.
^ HADLEY J. W. resides with father, Sec. 19, I'.O. Cambridge; Rep; Epis; from N.Y.
HAMILTON A. A. Sec. 21: farmer, rents of G. A. Wood; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
HAMILTON J. K. resides with brother on Sec. 9; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
HAMILTON R. W. Sec. 9, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Pa; 40 ac. val. $2,400.
HARRIS E. W. Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Ohio; owns 165 acres.
HARTSHORN J. Sec. 27, P.O. Cambridge; coal miner for Wm. H. Terpening.
HENDERSON A. Sec. 18, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; boards with J. Henderson; from Ind. 160 ac.
HENDERSON JAS. Sec. 18, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Meth; from Indiana.
HENDERSON O. S. Sec. 18. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Lib; from Indiana.
HIGGINS G. S. Sec. 32, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; born N.Y.
HILL JOHN 1>. Farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Geneseo; born in Rappahannock Co. Va. March 19,
1843; came to this Co. in 1855; Dem; owns 76 acres of land, value $4,500; was in the
army, and participated in twenty diffierent battles; his command was Co. C, H2th Reg.
I.Y.I.; was color bearer eighteen months; served about three years, and honorably dis-
charged in 1865; married Miss Esther E. Ayres, Sept. 20, 1868, in Munson, 111; she was born
in Hicksville, Defiance Co. Ohio, May 14, 1847.
HILL PHILLIP. Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; lives with brother, Wm.T. Hill; Dem; born Va.
HILL PHILLIP D. P.O. Geneseo; lives with father, W. T. Hill; Dem; Christian; born Va.
HILL WM. T. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 24; P.O. Geneseo; born in Rappahannock
Co, Va. April 10, 1821; came to this county in 1855; Dem; Christian; owns 280 acres land,
val. $14,000; married Miss Elizabeth Lockhart, of same place, March 30, 1841; born Jan.
13, 1821; they have fourteen children: Wm. J., born Jan. 15, 1842, Kappahannock Co., Va;
. John D., March 19, 1843, Rappahannock Co., Va; Geo. R., Aug. 13, 1844, Rappahannock
Co., Va; Sarah E., Aug. 5, 1846, Rockingham Co., Va; Edward L., April 24, 1849, Rocking-
ham Co., Va; Rachel V., April 27, 1851, Augusta Co., Va; Mary E., Sept. 7, 1852, Augusta
Co., Va; Phillip I)., June 17, 1854, Augusta Co., Va; Amantha V., Feb. 7, 1857, Henry Co.,
Ill; James N., Sept. 17, 1858, Henry Co., Ill; Emma P., July 18, 1860; Henry Co. Ill;
Stephen R., Sept. 27. 1862, Henry Co., Ill; Estella L., April 9, 1865, Henry Co., Ill; Wm. J.
was killed near Big Shanty, Ga., June 17, 1864.
HOOS P. Mrs. Sec. 35; P.O. Cambridge; widow, farmer; born Pa.
HUNTER GEO. Sec. 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; from O; owns 140 acres, $8,000.
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316 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
HUNTER I. M. H. Sec 25; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; from O; owns 180 ac. $10.800.
HUTCHINSON ROBT. Sec. 27; P O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; owns 350 ac; from Pa.
HUTCHINSON WM. Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; tenant; Rep.
T NGLES H. J. Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farm hand forChas. E. Pettit; Rep; from Wis.
JACKSON G. D. Sec. 30; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Bapt; from Pa.
JACKSON J. Sec. 27; P.O. Cambridge; miner for Wm. H. Terpening; Ind; Meth; Eng.
JACKSON RICHARD, P.O. Cambridge; works for John Boling; Rep; from Mo.
JAMISON J. Sec. 27; P.O. Gene?eo; farmer; Dem; Lib; owns 160 acres; from Conn.
JOHNSON P. G. Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; tenant, rents of Mrs. Weston; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
JOHNSON NELS, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
JONES D. L. Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; tenant of E. W. Cady; Rep; from Indiana. ,
T/"EYSER JAMES, Sec. 29; P.O. Cambridge; tenant, rents of Miss C. P. Allen; Rep; Pres.
KOUGH R. Mrs. Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; widow, farmer; Pres; born Pa; 80 acres.
KUHL H. Sec. 10; farmer; Luth; from Germany; owns 160 acres, val. $10,000.
T ANE J. Sec. I; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Epis; from England; 200 acres.
*-* LARSON A. Sec. 12; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
LAY S. H. Sec. 32; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; 168 acres, val. $7,500.
LEMUEL J. Sec. 33; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents of Geo. Walker; Luth; from Germany.
LIKEN PORTER, Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; rents of father, T. Liken; Rep; Pres.
LIKEN THOS. Sec. 5; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Pres; from Pa; owns 620 acres.
LOMIS B. Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Universalist; from N. Y; 122 acres, val. $9,000.
LOMIS M. A. Mrs. Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; born Maine; owns 80 acres, $5,500.
LOMIS S. J. Sec. 9; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind. Dem; Lib; from Maine.
LONG J. H. Sec. 25; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; from Va; owns 160 acres, val. $8,oco.
LONGSHORE ANI>REAV M. Farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Cambridge; born in Randolph Co.
Ind. Oct. 6, 1844, R e P'. Lib; value property $6,400; lived in State Indiana about eleven years,
came to State Illinois, Henry Co. in 1855, and has lived here twenty-one years; only two
houses on road to Geneseo from here, when he came; was in the army as Brigade Teamster
about eighteen months; married Miss Mary N. Hawk, Dec. 5, 1867; she was from Guernsey
Co. Ohio, born Jan. 15, 1845; they have one child, daughter, Emma Mabel, born Dec.
21, 1868.
LONKS SNYDER, Sec. 34, P.O. Cambridge; tenant Morris estate; from N.Y.
LOUN , Sec. 34, P.O. Cambridge; tenant Edwards estate.
LUNGREN L. E. Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; tenant; rents of Mr. Attwater; Rep; Luth.
TV/TcAVOY A. Sec. 2; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Lib; born Pa; 320 acres, val. $18.000.
*** McCAFFERTY C. Sec. I, P.O. Geneseo; rents of W. L. Barnes; Dem; Cath; Ireland.
MCCARTNEY JAMES, Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio; 40 acres.
MCCARTNEY JONAS, lives with his father, Jas. McCartney; Rep; from Ohio.
McDOUGAL FRED, Sec. 35, P.O. Cambridge; tenant on Taylor est; Rep; Lib; from N.Y.
McNAMARA T. Sec. 12, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; born Ireland; 30 acres.
MASCH HENRY, Farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; born in Germany, Dec. 30, 1843;
came to this county in 1871; Luth; owns 90 acres ol land, valued at $5.500; married Miss
Mary Wendland, in Andover, 111. June II, 1873; she was born in Germany, Aug. 15, 1844;
has two children Clara, born April 12, 1874; William, born March 4, 1876.
MELVIN F. S., P.O. Geneseo; lives with father, G. T. M.; Rep; Lib; born N. H.
MELVIN G. T. Sec. II, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Me; 80 acres.
MERRILL D. P. Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind. Rep; Cong; from N.Y; 560 acres.
METCALF H. K., P.O. Geneseo; bds. with J. R. Terpening; min. Meih Ch; Rep; from Wis.
MICKEL II. Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; from Germany; 80 acres.
MOCK J. Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; tenant; rents of A. R. Mock; Rep; Lib; from Ohio.
MOCK T. M., P.O. Cambridge; resides with J. Mock; Rep; from Indiana.
MORLEY R. Sec. 26, P.O. Geneseo; miner.
HENRY COUNTY : MUNSON TOWNSHIP. 317
MORRIS G. Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Pa.
MORRIS M. A. Mrs. widow, Sec. 34. P.O. Cambridge; born Pa.
MORRIS WM. Sec. 33, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Pa.
MURPHY S. J. Sec. 23, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Christian; born Pa; 80 acres.
XTELSON C. Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; born Sweden; 200 acres.
^ NELSON N. Sec. 3, P.O. Geneseo; tenant; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
NEWMAN CHAS. Sac. 30, P.O. Cambridge; lives with father; Rep; Luth; born Sweden.
NEWMAN E. Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; rents of E. Crane; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ORTON BRAIXARD*J. Farmer and Stock Breeder, Sec. 28, P.O. Cambridge; born in
Oneida Co. N.Y. March 17, 1831; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Lib; owns 165 acres
of land, valued at $10,000; is breeder of Poland-China hogs; his pigs have won twenty-four
premiums at the 111. State Fairs, in the years of 1873, 1874, 1875, and 1876, and most all
first premiums; has won sweepstakes on boar or sow for the last four years; young stock for
sale; married Miss Eliza R. Tuttle, at Trivoli, Peoria Co. 111. Oct. 10, 1852, who was born
in Oswego Co. N.Y. July 14, 1833; have six children, Alice L. born Trivoli, 111. July 17,
1854; Edith A. born Dec. 30, 1856; Frank B. March 3, 1859; Hattie M. July I. 1860; Mary
A. July 5, H66; and Roy L. July 27, 1873; all in Munson, 111; first wife died Aug. 13, 1875;
married Mrs. Amorit M. Bates, at Mil.Wis. Sept. 10, 1876; born in Oswego Co. N.Y.April 9,
1836; she has one son, Frank B. Stone, born March 6, 1858.
pATTEN CEO. Sec. 33, P.O. Cambridge; tenant; rents of Wm. Morris; Dem; Meth.
PATTEN J. Sec. 29, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Pa; 50 acres.
PATTEN S. Sec. 26; P.O. Cambridge; tenant; Rep; from Pa.
PEISTER THOS. Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Pres; from N.Y.
PETERSON JOHN, Sec. 10; P.O. Geneseo; tenant; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
PETTIT CHARLES E. Farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Cambridge; bbrn in North East, Erie Co.
Pa. July 7, 1834; came to this county in 1864; Rep; Lib; owns 120 acres of land, value
$6.000; was in the army, Co. E, 8th L V. I.; married Miss Ellen M. Wickwire, at Trivoli,
Peoria Co. 111. Feb. 17, 1863, where she was born Feb. 27, 1838; has three children living;
lost one. James M. born Feb. 19, 1866, died Sept. 26, 1867; Guy V. born July 17, 1868;
Harry R. born Sept. 27, 1872; Inez G. born July 24, 1874 all in Munson, Henry Co. 111.
PETTYS E. Mrs. Sec. 18; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Lib; from N.Y.; owns 60 acres.
"D ARIDAN JOHN, Sec. 28; P.O. Cambridge; farmer, Dem; Cath; from Ireland; owns no ac.
REBECK J. Sec. 25; tenant on Freeman's farm; Luth; from Sweden.
REDUS JOHN, Sec. 2; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Luth; born Germany; 120 acres.
REED H. F. Sec. 5; P.O. Geneseo; laborer for N. C. Gilbert; Rep; Lib; fro.p Pa.
RINGLE JAMES, Sec. 7; P.O. Geneseo; faimer; Ind. Dem; Lib; owns 165 acres, val. $8,000.
ROBB F. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer, resides with brother; Dem; Pres; from Pa.
ROBB JOHN, Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Pa; owns 84 acres.
ROBINSON ALVIN, Sec. 20; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Lib; from Maine.
ROBINSON C. A. Sec. 18; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Maine.
ROBINSON S. Sec. 28; P.O. Cambridge; farmer.
ROBINSON \V. L. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Ohio; So acres.
ROWE F. T. lives with father, G. Rowe, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; born 111.
ROWE GARDNER, Farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; born in Greece, Monroe Co. N.Y.
June 30, 1820; came to this county in 1860; Rep; Meth; owns 125 acres of land, value
sio.ooo; married Miss Harriet E. Gillet, in Peoria Co. 111. Nov. 12. 1843; she was born in
Chatham, Columbia Co. N.Y. March 20, 1821; have four children, three sons and one daugh-
ter: Franklin F., Mary L., Leander M. and Herbert E.; made the farm he resides on since
1860 from wild prairie.
ROWE L. M. lives with father, G. Rowe, Sec. 6; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; born 111.
RUPERT CHARLES, Farmer, Sec. 13; P.O, Geneseo; born in Holmes Co. Ohio, Nov.
5, 1834; came to this county in 1856; Rep; Christian; owns loo acres of land, value $5,500;
married Miss Sarah J. Brandon, in this county, Nov. 19, 1859, who was born in Indianapolis,
Ind. Aug. I, 1840, and came to this county with parents in 1852; have three children living,
lost one; Nellie M. born Oct. 5, 1861; Marietta, born Dec. 28, 1865, died May 9, 1866;
Lilian May, born Dec. 13, 1868, and Clyde A. born Aug. 8, 1876, all in ihis county.
318 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
O AMUELSON J. A. Sec. 12; P.O. Gencseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; born Sweden; owns 30 ac.
^ SANDQUIST E. Sec. 23; tenant; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
SCOTT O. Sec. 34; P.O. Cambridge; tenant on Mascall's farm; Rep; Lib; from 111.
SELLS A. H. Farmer, Sec. 31; P.O. Cambridge; born in Licking Co., Ohio, Feb. 21, 1846;
Rep; Meth; owns 50 acres of land, value 3,500; lived Ohio three years, and moved to In-
diana in 1849, lived there thirteen years; was in the army; enlisted in the i3Oth Reg. Ind.
Infantry, Co. E., was in thirteen general engagements and was slightly wounded in Georgia,
and was honorably discharged; came to this state and county in 1868; married Miss Alice
Funkhouser, October 27. 1870; she was born in Pulaski Township, Beaver County, Pa.,
February 7, 1852; two children, Frank Wesley, born October 27, 1871; Emma S., born
December 23, 1873.
SEMLEY D. B. Sec. 28; P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Dem; Lib; from Pa; owns 80 acres.
SMALL T. H. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Pa; owns 90 acres.
SMITH CHARLES, Farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; born in Oxford Co. Maine, Aug. 2,
1806; came to this county in 1851; Ind. Greenbacker; Lib; owns 80 acres of land, value
$5,000; has been twice married : first wife. Miss Ellice F. Adams; she was born at Oxford,
Maine, May 13, 1811, died June 6, 1840; had one son, Charles E.; married Miss Annah Jor-
dan, June 26, 1848; she .was born Feb. 17, 1811, in Elizabeth, Maine; has one child, Eveline
C. born Nov. 5, 1849, in Penobscot Co. Maine.
SMITH M. R. Sec. 27; P.O. Cambridge; tenant of Mr. Terpening; Ind; Lib; born N.Y.
SNOW B. F. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Ohio.
SNOW E. J. Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from N.Y.; 80 acres.
STAHL F. Sec. 13; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Luth; born Germany; owns 80 acres.
STANDER H. Sec. 2; laborer; boards with I. Redus; Dem; Luth; born Germany.
STEWART S. A. Sec. 18; rents of Thos. Liken; P.O. Geneseo; Ind; Bapt.
STOWE HEZEKIAH, Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Lib; from Me; 160 acres.
SWAIN WM. H. Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Mass; owns 80 acres.
'"pERPENING M. C. Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind. Rep; Lib; from Iowa.
TOOLE A. O. Sec. 33; rents of Wm. Morris; Dem; from Ireland.
TASSELL GEO. F. Farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; born in England March II, 1844;
came to this Co. in 1868; Rep; Lib; farm 86 acres, owned by Est. of J. Liken; value $5,000;
married Mrs. Mahala Liken Oct. 9, 1869; she was born in Wayne Co. Ohio Feb. 22, 1833,
and married John K. Liken June 28, 1848, who was in the army about two years, and taken
prisoner Sept. 1863 at Athens. Tenn., confined in Andersonville prison, where he died of
starvation Aug. 19, 1864; he left two children, Clement, who died Jan. 3, 1875, and Willie,
born Dec. 7, 1856; Mrs. Tassell has one child by second husband, Nellie E. born March 5,
1871. Breeder of Berkshire swine.
TASSELL GEORGE S. Farmer; Sec. 8; P.O. Geneseo; born in England March n,
1846; came to this county in 1868; Rep; owns 80 acres of land valued at $5,000; wife was
Mahala Hoffman, born in Ohio in 1840; married Oct. 9, 1869; has one child.
THOMAS B. H. Farmer; Sec. 4; P.O. Geneseo; born in Mt. Vernon, Kennebec Co. Me.
Oct. 17, 1812; came to this Co. in 1870; Rep; Meth; owns 80 acres of land, valued 6,000;
was member of Assembly in Maine in 1867; married Miss Sophia C. Melvin in town of Read-
field, Kennebec Co. Me. May 29, 1838, where she was born Feb. 13, 1813; have four chil-
dren living, and lost one son; Henry C. born July 14, 1842; Helen M. born May 28, 1846;
Augusta S. born Sept. 8, 1850; Eva J. born June 7, 1853; Melvin B. born Aug. 31, 1859,
died Aug. 10, 1867.
TERPEXING GEO. A. Farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. Geneseo; born in Virgil. Cortland Co.
N.Y. on March 15, 1845; came to this Co. in 1854; Ind. Rep; Lib; owns 87 acres of land,
value $7,000; married Mrs. M.A. Rees, in this Co. March 6, 1867, born in Brownsville, Ind.
July 22, 1843; has had three children by present union : Elmer A. born June 23, 1868; Adel-
bert R. Nov. 21. 1870, died Jan 2, 1875; Effie A. Oct. 16, 1876, all in this Co.; Mrs. T. had
two children by former marriage, Emma A. Rees, born Sept. 20, 1862; and Wm. R. Rees,
July 25, 1864, died March 25, 1865, in this Co.
TERPEXING JOSIAH B. Farmer and Stock Breeder; Sec. II; P.O. Geneseo; born
in Virgil, Cortland Co. N.Y. on Dec. 13, 1815; came to this Co. in 1854; Rep; Meth; owns
300 acres of land, value $18.000; has served as Justice of the Peace in this township; mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth Cronkhite Nov. 18, 1837; present wife was Mrs. Catherine Calhoun,
married Dec. 27, 1867; has seven children by first marriage: Henry A. born April 23, 1839,
resides in Denver, Col.; Mary E.. May 5, 1841, died April 27, 1842; Emma G. Feb. 5, 1843;
George A. March 15, 1845; Sarnli R. March 30, 1848; Frank W. Sept. 30, 1853, died March
20, 1854; Willie R, Aug, 2, 1858; by second marriage, Grace M. Sept. I, 1868.
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TERPENINGr WM. H. Farmer; Sec. 27: P.O. Geneseo; born in Virgil, Cortland Co.
N.Y. on April 22, 1818; came to this Co. in 1851; Ind; Lib; owns 363 acres of land, value
$25,000; was married to Miss Eliza Ann Mason, at Brownsville, Union Co. Ind. June 18,
1839; she is a native of Cincinnati, O. born May 4, 1816; have ten children living; lost one:
Martha A. born July 13, 1841; Missouri A. July 22, 1843; Geo. A. May 12, 1845, at Browns-
ville, Ind; Clinton W. Feb. 14, 1847; Francis A. Feb. 28 1849, at Connersville, Fayette Co.
Ind.; Melissa A. April 6. 1851, Knox Co. 111.; Minnie A. Nov. 8. 1853, Henry Co. 111.;
Marion C. Tan. 25, 1856; Chas. S. Dec. 30, 1857, Union Co. Iowa; Mary E. May 17, 1864,
Henry Co. 111.
TRACY HENRY, lives with his father, John Tracy; P.O. Geneseo; Dem; Cath.
TRACY JOHN, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; owns 120 acres.
TRACY RICHARD, lives with father, John Tracy; P.O. Geneseo; Dem. Cath.
T TPSON B. L. Sec. I; P.O. Geneseo; works for W. L. Barnes; Rep; Meth; born Ohio.
*^ UPSON P. B. Sec. n; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Ohio; 100 acres; $4,500.
UPSON R. A. Sec. II, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cong; born Conn.
WAN WINKLE I. Sec. 2; tenant, rents of A. McAvoy; Rep; Lib; born Pa.
VAN HOUSEN CHARLES, Farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; born Lexington, Green
County, N.Y. Jan. 6. 1824; came to this county in 1862; Dem; Christian; owns 82 acres of
land, value $5.000; married Miss Elizabeth Smith, in Prattsville, Green County, N.Y. Nov.
17, 1847, by the Rev. Mr. Wycoff, where she was born, Aug. 3, 1831; have five children,
Hezekiah E. born May 13, 1850, in Lexington, N. Y.; Arlington W. born Oct. 29, 1858, at
Tonica, 111.; Remain N. born Oct. 27, 1860, Tonica, 111.; Lora A. born July 29, 1863,
Munson, 111.; Iretus C. born Aug. 12, 1868, in Munson, 111.
VAIL SIDNEY, Farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Geneseo; born in Goshen, Orange County, N. Y.
April 28, 1824; came to this county in 1856: Rep; Pres. pref; owns So acres of land, value
$4,000; married Miss Ruth Ann Bennett, at Beloit, Wisconsin, Aug. 9, 1853; she was born
at Bolivar, Tuscarawas Co. Ohio, July 18, 1834; has five children living and lost one; Edgar,
born April 22, 1854, died Jan. 5, 1865; Charles, born Feb. 5, 1856; Clarence, born April 27,
1862; Sarah Manie, born Jan. 20, 1866; Eva Blanche, born May 5, 1870, and Fannie Jane,
born Nov. 25, 1875.
VXTALKER GEO; Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Scotland; 120 acres.
VV WALKER JOHN, Sec. 9, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Lib; from Scotland; 160 acres.
WALKER WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Geneseo; born in Aberdeen. Scotland, Aug.
1836; came to America, May, 1854; to this county in 1857; Rep; Lib; owns 80 acres of land,
value $4,000; is a bachelor; came to this county some years in advance of a family of brothers,
who have all settled in Henry Co. and are all farmers; his brother James, who came to this
country with him, was killed by a runaway team, in Johnson Co. Iowa, Sept. 5, 1872.
WARD B. Sec. I, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Meth. pref; from England; owns 80 acres.
WETMORE P. Sec; 31. P.O.Cambridge; farmer; owns 40 acres.
WHEATON MARCUS G-. Farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Geneseo; born in Bridgwater, \Vash-
tenaw Co. Michigan. Jan. 3, 1836; came to this county in 1858; Dem; Lib; owns 168 acres
of land, valued at Sn.ooo; married Miss Artemiotia Algeo, Feb. 19, 1868, at Fentonville,
Genesee Co. Michigan, where she was born, March 20, 1846; have two children, Lemuel A.
born Oct. 7, 1870; John E. born Feb. n, 1875; purchased farm now resides on March I,
1876.
WILKINS J. Sec. 7, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Lib.
WILKINSON LYMAN J. Warden Henry Co. Infirmary, Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; bora
in Tioga County, Pa. Aug. 17, 1833; came to this county in 1872; Ind; Epis; was 1st Lieut.
Co. E, 93d I. V. I. in War of the Rebellion; was in several engagements, and grand siege of
Vicksburg, Miss.; married Miss Emeline Stevens, March 31, 1853; she is a native of Canter-
bury, N. H. born Jan. 26, 1835; they have three sons, Geo. T. born Oct. 23, 1856, at Buda,
111.; Willis L. born Sept. 21, 1861, at Tiskilwa, 111. and Bin H. born Aug. 25, 1867, at
Tiskilwa, 111.
WILLIAMSON RICHARD, Sec. 6, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
WILLIAMSON C. J. Sec. 6, P.O. Geneseo; tenant, rents of father, R. Williamson; Rep; Lib.
WILSON JOHN, Sec. 30; lives with father, S. Wilson; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
WILSON N. Sec. 6, P.O. Geneseo; tenant, rents of F. Liken; Dem; Lib; from Pa.
WILSON SAM'L, Sec. 30, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Ireland.
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WILSON GEORGE, Farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Geneseo; born in Penn. Township, Allegheny
County, Pa. May 22. 1823; came to this county in 1868; Dem; Lib; owns 160 acres of land,
value $11,000; married Miss Matilda J. Duff, Dec. 7, 1843, in Penn Township, Pa.; she was
born Nov. 29, 1823, in Penn Township, Pa.; have had eight children, lost two by death;
Mary A. born Aug. 29, 1844; Newton, born Aug. 7, 1846; Harvey, born Jan. 14, 1849, died
July 18. 1854; Martha, born Nov. 6, 1851; Robt. born May 28, 1854; Win. D. born May 8,
1859; Geo. B. McClellan, born Feb. 24, 1864.
WILSON SAM'L, Jr. Sec. 30; lives with father, S. Wilson; Rep; Pres; from Pa.
WOOD A. Sec. 31, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Ireland.
WOOD GEOBGE W. Farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Geneseo; born in Addison, Steuben Co-
N.Y. Nov. 27, 1834; came to this county in 1862; Rep; Lib; owns 160 acres of land, valued
at $10,000; served as Justice of the Peace the first eight years; married Miss Mary Hoff-
statter, March 7, 1865, at Mason, Cass Co. Michigan; she was born at Milton, Wayne Co.
Ohio, Sept. 30. 1840; have two children living; lost one, Wm. D. born March 17, 1869, died
April 8, 1869; Clara M. born Feb. n, 1870; Geo. L. born Oct. 27, 1876, all in Munson, 111.;
parents moved to Pa. in 1835; moved to Michigan in 1838, and Mr. W. came to 111. in 1862,
and settled where he now resides.
WOOD H. D. Sec. 29, P.O. Cambridge; farmer; Rep; Unitarian; born Mich; 160 acres.
WOODRUFF J. B. Sec. 3, P.O. Geneseo; tenant of Mrs. Lomis; Dem; Lib; born N.Y.
"V/OUNG JAMES, Sec. 17; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Lib; born Scotland.
YOUNG THOS. Sec. 16, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Ind; Lib; from Scotland.
LORAINE TOWNSHIP.
A DAMS JAS., P.O. Geneseo; works for H. H. Joles; Rep; United Breth; from N.Y.
'*"' ANDERSON P. Sec. 12, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; from Denmark; 40 acres.
ARNETT CHAS., P.O. Sharon; lives with J. Arnett; Rep; born Henry Co.
ARNETT JOS. Sec. 6, P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; from France; 400 acres, val. $16,000.
ABNETT SAMUEL,, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Spring Hill, Whiteside Co;
bnrn in Warren, Warren Co. Pa. July 6. 1836; came to this county in May, 1837; Rep; owns
186 acres of land, val. at $7,500; wife was Catherine Urick, born in Whiteside Co. Aug. 10,
1846; married Nov. 15, 1863. at Spring Hill; have had five children, Annie C., David W.,
Solomon E.. Libbie L., and Geo. Wm.
A RXETT WILLIAM, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Sharon; born in Warren,
Warren Co. Pa. May 3, 1831; came to this county in 1837; Rep; owns 372 acres of land,
valued at 15,000; wife was Ann Maria Britton, born in Phenix Tp. Henry Co. Aug. 10, 1839;
married Jan. 30, 1859; died Dec. 20, 1876; had five children Elsie, Emma, Nettie, Eva,
and Wm. Leonard; Mr. A. is a breeder of thoroughbred horses and short-horn cattle.
T) EERS DAVID, Sec 29, P.O. Geneseo; fanner; rents 80 acres; born Loraine Tp.
BEERS ELIZABETH, Sec. 29. P.O. Geneseo; farm; from N.J; 135 acres, val. $6,000.
BEF.RS FRANK, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; lives with L. Norton; Rep; born Henry Co.
BEERS G. P. Farmer and Stock Raiser. Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; born in Essex Co. N.J.
Oct. II, 1824; came to this county Nov. 1839; Rep; United Breth; owns 385 acres of land,
valued at $14,500; wife was Mary E. Roberts, born in Guernsey Co. Ohio, March 4, 1829;
"married April 16, 1846, at Henry Co. Loraine Tp; have had four children Permelia. Eliza-
beth, Sylvia, and David, all living.
BEREMAN A. L. Sec. II. P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; 170 acres, val. $4.250.
BLAIB ABIGAIL Mrs. Farm; Sec. 31, P.O. Geneseo; born in St. John, N.B. Sept.
18, 1812; came to this county in 1838; Meth; owns 370 acres of land, valued at $10,000;
widow of Asa Blair, born in Ontario Co. N.Y. June 6, 1810; married Sept. 24, 1835, at
Wayne Co. Ohio, Milton Tp; have six children Marilla. Nancy, Albert, Sinclair, Annie,
John; two dead. Hiram and Elizabeth; Sinclair and John manage the farm.
BLAIR JOHN, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; with S. Blair; Rep; born Henry Co.
BLAIR SINCLAIR, Sec. 31, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
BLUMQUIST A. Sec. 15, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 60 acres.
KOLLEN JOHN, Sec. 19, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio; 195 ac. val. $5,850.
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BOLLEN THOS. Sec. 7, P.O.Sharon; farmer; Dem; Meth; from Ohio; 280 acres, $12,000.
BOLLEN WASHINGTON, Sec. 7, P.O. Sharon; farmer; Dem, horn Henry Co.
BOOTH C. E., P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; lives with J. Runnels; Rep; from 111.
BRUNKEY EDWARD, Sec. 8, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Evang; from Germany; 40 acres.
CHAMHERLIN E. R. Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; rents 80 acres; Rep.
CHRISTIAN FRED, Sec. I, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; rents 233 acres; Denmark.
CLEMMENS GEO., P.O. Prophetstown; lives with G. Hafferly; Cath; from Germany.
CLIFTON M. Sec. 10, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; from Indiana; 19 acres.
COLEMAN CHAS. W. Sec. 13, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N.Y; 140 ac. val. $4,200.
CROSIER JNO. B, P.O. Sharon; lives with Wm. Crosier; Rep; born 111.
CROSIER WM. F. Sec. 7, P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; from N.Y; 164 ac. $5,740.
"T^REHMER J. H. Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; lives with P. Drehmer; Rep; Evang.
*' DREHMER J. W., P.O. Geneseo; lives with P. Drehmer; Rep; Evang; from Cook Co.
DREHMER PETER, Sec. 22, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 150 acres.
DONOVAN JAS., P.O. Atkinson; works for H. H. Haaff; Dem; Cath; from Pa.
DOWER PETER, Sec. 19, P.O. Pink Prairie; farmer; Dem; Evang; from Germany; n6ac.
DOYLE MICHAEL, Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; from Pa.
DURKIN THOS., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 80 acres.
f~* AGSTATTER CHAS., P.O. Spring Hill; pastor Evang. Ch; Rep; from Germany.
^-* GERMAN WM., P.O. Geneseo; lives with O. Ingram; Rep; Meth. E; from N.J.
GROVES CHARLOTTE Mrs, Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; farm; Luth; from Sweden; 120 acres.
GROVES JOHN, Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; born Henry Co.
TTAFFERLY GEO. Sec. II, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Cath; from Germany; 120 acres.
*-* HARVEY T. D. Sec. n, P.O. Geneseo; laborer; Rep; Free Meth; 5 acres.
HAAFF HEMAN H. Farmer and Stock Raiser; residence in Heman's Grove, Sec. 35,
P.O. Atkinson; born in Middlebury, Vt. Oct. 20, 1833; came to this county in August, 1874;
Rep; Bapt; owns 5,000 acres lying in Loraine, Atkinson, Yorktown, and Alba Tp?; wife
was Evelyn L. Currier, born in Wyoming Co. N.Y. Aug. 6, 1840; married Oct. I, 1863, at
Buffalo, N.Y; Mr. H. was a practicing attorney, in Chicago, from 1858 until his removal to
this place; prior to that time, for a number of years, Principal of a seminary in western N.
Y; educated at Madison University, and also a graduate of the State and National Law
School, at Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
HANSON H. Sec. 12, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; from Denmark; 30 acres.
HANSON H. J. Sec. 12, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; Denmark; 40 acres.
HANSON J. Sec. 12, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; from Denmark; owns 20 acres.
HEIGLE JOHN, Sec. 14, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 3 acres of C. Coleman.
HELLER ABRAHAM, Sec. 9, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa; 160 acres.
HELLER DAVID, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sees. 4, 5, P.O. Spring Hill, Whiteside Co;
born in Lehigh Co. Pa. March 2, 1814; came to this county in 1837; Rep; Evang; owns 600
acres, val. $21 ooo; wife was Catherine Arnett, born in Germany April 27, 1822, married at
Rock Island March to, 1829; have had nine children; those living, Louis, Levenis, Susan,
Solomon, Samuel, Simon W., and Mary Ellen; those dead, Caroline and Lavina. Mr. H.
was one of the first settlers in Henry Co.
HELLER LAVENIS, Sec. 8, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer, rents 155 ac; Rep; Evang; Henry Co.
HELLER LOUIS, Sec. 5, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang. Ger; born Henry Co; 40 ac.
HELLER SAMUEL, lives with father, D. Heller, P.O. Spring Hill; Rep; Evang. Ger; Henry Co.
HELLER SIMEON, Sec. 4, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Pa; 201 acres.
HUDSON DAVID, Sec. 12, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Dem; from N.Y; 118 ac. val. $4.200.
TNGRAM ORIN, Sec. 31, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 120 ac; Rep; U. B; from N.Y.
JOHNSON CHAS. Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 80 acres.
JOHNSON FRED. Sec. 18, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 40 ac.
JOHNSON WM. Sec. 31, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 60 ac; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
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JOHNSON , P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOLES H. A , P.O. Geneseo; works for H. H. Joles; Rep; U. B; from Pa.
JOLES H. H. Sec. 23, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 1200 ac; Rep; U. B; from Pa.
JONES JOHN F. Sec. 13, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; Meth; owns 58 ac.
JONES J. W. lives with J. F. Jones, P.O. Prophetstown; Rep; Meth.
JONES JOHN, Sec. 14, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Dem; Free Meth; from Ohio; 46 ac.
T7~EEFER JAS., P.O. Prophetstown; farmer, Rep; Free Meth; from Ohio; 80 ac.
" KEEFKR JNO. Sec. 12, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; owns 10 acres.
KEENER WM. Sec. 12, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from Germany; owns 80 ac.
KEMMIS ADELINE Mrs. Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; farm; from N.Y; 400 ac.
KEMMIS QUINCY, P.O. Geneseo; farmer for mother. A. Kemmis; Rep; born Loraine Tp.
KEMIS WM. H. Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; from N.Y; 130 ac.
T ANGDON MILO, Sec. 13, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Dem; from Mass.
" LARSON CARL, Sec. 29, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Meth. Epis; from Sweden; 160 ac.
LEAVENWORTH L. B. Sec. [2, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; from Vt.
LININGER F. Sec. 15, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
LININGER FRANK, Sec. 15, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
LININGER JOS. Sec. 15, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
LUCAS JAS. Sec. 34, P.O. Atkinson; farmer, rents 300 acres; Meth; from Ohio.
A/TILLER JACOB, Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; fanner; Rep; U. B; from Ohio; 80 ac.
^** MYERS JACOB, Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. B; from Pa.
McLOUGHLIX THOMAS P. Farmer and Miner, Sec. 32, P.O. Geneseo; born in
Scotland July 8, 1848; came to this county in 1862; Dem; owns 120 acres of land, valued
at $4,000.
MYERS SUSAN, Sec. 10, P.O. Geneseo; from Tenn; owns 26 acres.
TVTORTON JAY, lives with L. Norton, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.
^ NORTON LORENZO, Sec. 31, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from N.Y; So ac.
OBERLE J. Sec. 14, P.O. Jefferson Cor; farmer; Rep; Cath; 80 ac.
OFFERLE EDWIN, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; rents too ac; Rep; U. B; from Pa.
TDAPINDICK L. Sec. 24, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 172 ac.
PETERSON H. P. Sec. II, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; from Denmark; owns 35 ac.
PETERSON PETER, Sec. 34, P.O. Atkinson; farmer, rents; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
PLUMER CLEMENT, Sec. 14, P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; Adventist; from Ind; 40 ac.
PLUMER JOHN, lives with father, C. Plumer, P.O. Prophetstown; Rep; from Yorktown.
PROUDFORD H. L. works for H. H. Haaff; Ind; Bapt; from Can.
T3 APP ABRAHAM, Sec. 2, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Whiteside Co. III.
** RESSER LEANDER, Sec. 33, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, rents 120 ac; born Henry Co.
RIEGER FERDINAND, lives with Jos. Arnett, P.O. Spring Hill; Rep; U. B; born Henry Co.
RINK JOSEPH, Sec. 21, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from France; 240 acres.
ROBERTS FRANK A., P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; born Henry Co.
ROBERTS GEO. R., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, for Mrs. Beers; Rep; U. Breth; from Ohio.
ROBERTS HARRY, P.O. Geneseo; farmer, for Mrs. Kemmis; Rep; Pres; from 111.
ROBERTS GEO. W., P.O. Geneseo; fanner, for Mrs. Beers; Rep; born Henry Co.
ROBERTS NELSON, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; from 111; 120 acres.
ROBERTS WESLEY, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Henry Co; 40 acres.
ROOS GEO. Sec. 8; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; from Germany; owns 80 acres.
ROOS MARY A. Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill; farm; from Germany; 220 acres.
ROOS PHILLIP, Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from 111: gi acres.
R. A. KINZIE,
Geneseo.
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KOOS MARTIN, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill, Whiteside Co;
born in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, Sept. 22, 1816; came to this county in 1840; Rep;
Evang; owns 380 acres, value $11,500; first wife was Emeline Lehmann, born in France,
June, 1822; died 1855; rive children : Martin, Phillip, Sarah, Rebecca and Sallie; second
wife was Barbara Knapper, born in Wurtemburg, Germany, Nov. 4, 1830; married March 6,
1856; had ten children; those living: Wm., Louisa, Christina, David, Geo. F., Samuel W.,
Hattie, Lydia M., Benj. H. and Marcilla E; Daniel died.
ROSE JACOB, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 240 acres.
ROSE PHILIP, lives with Jacob Rose; P.O. Spring Hill; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
RUNNELS JOS. Sec. 12; P.O. Prophetstownj farmer; Rep; from England; owns 20 acres.
C AND BARNY, lives with father, H. Sand; I'.O. Geneseo; Rep; born 111.
SAND CASPAR, Sec. 15; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Germany; 80 acres.
SAND DAVID, lives with.father, P. Sand; P.O. Geneseo; born Loraine Tp.
SAND HENRY, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Germany; 1 60 acres.
SAND HENRY, P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Germany; 120 acres, val. $3,600.
SAND JOS. lives with father, P. Sand; P.O. Geneseo; Dem; born Loraine Tp.
SAND PHELIX, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; born Loraine Tp; rents 80 ac.
SAND PHILLIP, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; from Germany; 560 ac. val. $19,600.
SAND SAM'L. Sec. 3; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Evang; from 111; rents 150 acres.
SANTEE MARTIN, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 7; P.O. Sharon; born in LuzerneCo.
Pa. Aug. 3, 1822; came to this county in 1869; Dem; Pres; owns 89 acres, val. $3,560;
wife was Mary Henry, born in Luzerne Co. Pa. May 29, 1829; married Jan. 23, 1849, at
Wyoming Co. Pa; have had ten children; those living : Martha A., Alvira A., Almina H.,
Ellen J., Milton R., Malinda C., Walter J., Charles C. and Martin H.; one dead, Rosana.
SARTER JOS. Sec. 15; P.O. Spring-Hill; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Germany; owns 40 ac.
SCHRINER J. Sec. 22; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany; 130 acres.
SEIBEN JOHN, Sec. 3; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany; 265 acres.
SHOUP NEWTON, P.O. Sharon; farmer, for Mrs. Thomas; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
SHOWERMAN MARSHAL, lives with C. Coleman; P.O. Prophetstown ; Rep; from N.Y.
SLOOVER ED., P.O. Sharon; works for W. Arnett; Rep; from N.Y.
SMITH ANDREW, Sec. 21; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Cath; from Germany; owns 240 ac.
SMITH J. R. Sec. 13; P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; from 111; rents 120 acres.
SMITH MATTHEW, lives with A. Smith; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Cath; from Germany.
SOLLARS FRANK, lives with J. Sollars; P.O. Prophetstown; Rep; Free Meth; from Stark Co.
SOLLARS J. Sec. n; P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Rep; Free Meth; from Ohio; 40 acres.
SOLLARS WESLEY J., P.O. Geneseo; farmer, lives with N. Roberts; Rep.
SOMERS ED. Sec. I; P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; rents 90 acres.
SOMERS GEO. Sec. 8; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Pa; 320 acres.
SOMERS H. G. lives with G. F. Beers; P.O. Geneseo; Rep; Evang. German; born Henry Co.
SOMERS JACOB, lives with G. Somers; P.O. Spring Hill; Rep; Evang; born Henry Co.
SOMERS PETER, Sec. I; P. O. Prophetstown; farmer, lives with Ed. Somers.
SOMERS PHILLIP, lives with G. Somers; P.O. Spring Hill; Rep; Evang; born Henry Co.
SYLER JOHN, Sec. 28; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from Germany; 200 acres.
"pHOMAS R. A. Mrs. Sec. 7; P.O. Sharon; farm, 91 acres.
THOMAS TITUS, Sec. 31; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; from 111; rents 69 ac.
TRINKLE JOSEPH, Sec. 27; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; from Germany; 160 acres.
TRINKLE WM. Sec. 27; P. O. Geneseo; farmer; Cath; frotn Germany.
T T RICK JACOB, lives with father, R. Urick; P.O. Spring Hill; Rep; Meth; born Henry Co
^ URICK RUDOLPH, Sec. 9; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Meth; born Switzerland.
\TOGi, JOHN, P.O. Sharon; farmer; Cath; from Germany; rents in acres.
VOGL JOS. lives with J. Vogl: P.O. Sharon; farmer; from Germany.
\\TALTZER CHAS. Sec. 29; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Bapt; from Germany; So acres.
WEAVER HENRY, Sec. 16; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang; from Germany.
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WEAVER JACOB, Sec. 17; P.O. Spring Hill; farmer; Rep; Evang. Church; from Germany.
WEAVER PHILLIP, lives with J. Weaver; P.O. Spring Hill; Rep. Evang; from Germany
WILLEY W. Sec. 18; P.O. Sharon; farmer; Rep; U. Breth; from Ohio; owns 40 acres.
WIRT BARNHARD, Sec. 13; P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany.
WIRT JACOB, Sec. 13; P.O. Prophetstown; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Germany; 160 acres.
WIRT JOHN, lives with J, Wirt; P.O. Prophetstown; Cath; Dem; from Germany.
WIRTH JACOB, P.O. Spring Hill; farmer, for Mrs. Roos; Rep; Evang; born Henry Co.
WOLSON A. F. Sec. 14; P.O. Geneseo; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Vt: 80 acres.
CLOVER TOWNSHIP.
A BBOT T. Sec. 24, P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Pa; 120 acres, value $4,800.
* ABRAMSON S. P. Sec. 22, P.O. Woodhull; rents of H. S'ickney; Rep; from Sweden.
ANDERSON ANDREW G. Sec. 21. P.O. Woodhull; rents of G. A. Wood; from Sweden.
ANDERSON C. Sec. 21, P.O. Woodhull; rents of G. A. Wood; from Sweden.
ANDERSON C. Sec. 13, P.O. Necoma; rents B. Peck's farm; from Sweden.
ANDERSON G. Sec. 26, P.O. Woodhull; rents of L. Litton; from Sweden.
ANDERSON VICTOR, Sec. 14, P.O. Woodhull; rents W. C. Peck's place; from Sweden.
ANDREWS L. Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y; no acres, value $4,400.
ARNOLD W. H. Sec. 17, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y; 80 acres, value $3,500.
AT WOOD G. W. Woodhull; justice of the peace; Rep; born Vt.
r> AKER A. B. Woodhull; blacksmith; Rep; from Pa.
BALCH D. W. Sec. 29, P.O. Woodhull; works Mrs. Balch's place: Rep; from Ohio.
BALCH E. Mrs. Sec. 29, P.O. Woodhull; from Ohio; 40 acres, value $2,800.
BANKSON S. B. Sec. 10, P.O. Andover; Rep; from Sweden; 40 acres, value $2,000.
BARMAN JOS. Sec. 15, P.O. Woodhull; rents of A. C. Brown; Dem; from Ohio.
BEACH SETH, P.O. Woodhull; carriage painter; Dem; from Mich.
BEELS R. F. Sec. 35, P.O. Oneida; Rep; from Ohio; 180 acres, val. $9,000.
BELL CHAS. Woodhull; artist; Dem; from Pa.
BELL T. D. Merchant, Woodhull: born in New Albany, Ind., Oct. 22, 1836; came to this
Co. in the Fall of '66; has family, one daughter; wife was Miss H. M. Derby, born in Lock-
port, NTV. June 26, 1849; married Aug. 8, 1865; value estate $45,000; Rep; Meth.
BELL T. F. Woodhull; clerk; Rep; from Indiana.
BORMAN L. Mrs. Sec. 4, P.O. Woodhull; Christian; from Va; So acres, val. $3,200.
BORMAN T. Sec. 4, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio.
BOWLIN M. C. Rev. Woodhull; pastor M. E. Church; Rep; from Pa.
BROOKS WM. C. Sec. 3, P.O. Woodhull; lives with I. B. Curry; Rep; from Ind.
BROWN A. C. Sec. 16, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Pa; has 410 acres, val. $24,600.
BROWN JOHN, Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Eng; has !2Oacres, val. $5,600.
BROWN SARAH Mrs. Sec. 26. P.O. Woodhull; from Mass; 80 acres, value $4,000.
BROWN WM. Sec. 17, P.O. Woodhull; rents of A. Brown; Dem; from Pa.
BUGBEE C. C. Sec. 34. P.O. Woodhull; rents of G. A. Richards; Rep; from 111.
BUNCE CHAS., M.D. Woodhull; physician; Rep; from Mass.
BURGESS ALFRED, Farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Woodhull; born in Wales of English
parentage, June 16, 1819; left Wales in Nov. 1835; came to the U.S. and to New York with
his parents, and stayed there until the following May, then removed to Washington County,
Penn; re i ained there eight years, and then removed to Washington Co. Ohio, and remained
there 22 years, then came to this Co. and settled on the place he now lives; has family, four
children : Harriet, Samuel B., Caroline, and Alice; was married Feb. 18, 1846, to Perthena
Lang, has 200 acres, value $!2,ooo; Rep.
BURGESS CURTIS, Sec. 17, P.O. Woodhull; lives with his father; Rep; from Ohio.
BURGESS SAML. Sec. 17, P.O. Woodhull; lives on A. Burgess' place; Rep; from Ohio.
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BURGESS THOS. Sec. 17, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from England; 160 acres, val. $9,600.
BYERS EDWARD, Sec. 4, P.O. Woodhull; lives on his mother's place; Dem; from Ohio.
BYERS J. Sec. 10, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 40 acres, value $2,000.
BYERS JAS. W. Sec. 5, P.O. Woodhull; lives with his mother; Ind; Ohio.
BYERS SARAH A. Sec. 5, P.O. Woodhull; from Ohio; 60 acres, value $2,400.
BYERS SUSAN, Sec. 4, P.O. Woodhull; from Ohio; 42 acres, value $2,100.
/"ALLAGHAN D. R. Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; works the S. D. Taylor place; Ind; from Ohio.
^ CARLSON JOHN, Sec. 25, P.O. Necoma; works R. Jones' farm; from Sweden.
CARLSON LEANDER, Sec. 7, P.O. Woodhull; rents A. Calkins' place; from Sweden.
CARNES A. Sec. 14, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; 60 acres, value $2,400.
CARNES J. B. Sec. 25, P.O. Woodhull; rents of R. F. Beels; Rep; from Ohio.
CHILSON JOS. Sec. 29, P.O. Woodhull; works for T. J. Howell; from Ohio.
CLARK G. M. Woodhull; watchmaker; Rep; from Ohio.
CLARK JASON, Woodhull; retired; Dem; from Conn.
CLARK W. T. Sec. 33, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; has 240 acres, val. $14,400.
CLELLAND J. M. Sec. 25, P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Ohio; 80 acres, value $4,000.
COCHRAN WM. N. Sec. 31, P.O. Woodhull; works for Isaac Stickney; Rep; from Indiana.
CONANT REUBEN, Sec. 33, P.O. Woodhull; rents ofG. A. Richards; Rep; from Ohio.
CONE ELIZA W. Mrs. Sec. 34, P.O. Woodhull; lives with Mr. L. Fay; from Vt; has 160 ac.
CORDER EDWARD, Woodhull; laborer; Dem; born 111.
CORDER FRANK, Woodhull; shoemaker; Dem; born 111.
COX I. M. Woodhull; builder and contractor; Dem; from N. J.
COX JOHX W. Woodhull; Traveling Agent for D. M. Osborn & Co. Auburn, N.Y; born
in Rock Island Co. 111. March 19, 1845; came to this county when very young; has family
two children, Winefred, born Aug. 27, 1872, and Nellie, born Dec 9, 1873; wife was Miss
Mary Wagner, married Feb. 28, 1871; Rep; served two years in the late war in Co. C, 112th
111. Vol; belongs lo Masonic Lodge No. .
CRAWFORD HENRY, Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; rents J. Bergar's place; Rep; from Ohio.
CRAWFORD J. W. Woodhull; pastor Pres. Church; Rep; from Ind.
CRAWFORD THOS. H. Sec. 10. Farmer, P.O. Woodhull; born near Marietta, Va.
Feb. 19, 1822; came to this Co. in the Fall of 1860, and settled in this Tp; has four children,
Henry, Rebecca, Susan M., and Martha E.; wife was Sarah J. Hamilton, born in Guernsey
Co. Ohio, Jan. 7, 1830, married Feb. 28, 1850; has 87 acres, value $4,000; Rep; Meth.
CURRY I. B. Sec. 3, P.O. Woodhull, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Augusta Co. Va.
June 10, 1827; came to this state and settled in Knox Co. in 1849; came t<^his Co. in Feb.
1860; has family six children, Samuel I., Sophia G., Morey J., David V., StSfc N., and Wil-
liam; wife was Miss Mary Van Gilder, born in Hancock Co. Ind. Jan. 6, 1832, married Feb.
2, 1850; has 160 acres, value $8,000; Ind; both members M. E. Church.
CURRY S. I. Sec. 10, P.O. Woodhull; rents of D. Whitmore; Dem; from 111.
E. C. Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; from Pa.
*-* DANIELSON C. A. Sec. 4, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Sweden; 80 ac. val. $3,200.
DAY CHAS. D. Sec. 32, P.O. Woodhull; rents of S. H. Ferris; Rep; from 111.
DERBY FLETCHER, Woodhull; clerk; Rep; from 111.
DOYLE JAMES, P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 19, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Cooksville,
near Toronto, Canada, Jan. 20, 1836; came to this Co. in the Summer of 1859; has family
three sons, Charley, Willis, and Arthur J.; wife was Harriet Mitchell, born in Fulton Co. 111.
Dec. 23, 1843, married March I, 1864; has 180 acres, value $13,500; is Commissioner of
Highways; Rep.
T^ASON ANDREW, Woodhull; retired; Rep; from Sweden.
~ EDGERTON CLARK E. lives with his father, Sec. 6, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from 111.
EDGERTOX S. E. Sec. 6, P.O. Woodhull, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Essex Co.
N.Y. Nov. 6, 1818; came to this state and located in Galesburg in April, 1838, and removed
to this Co. and settled on the place he now lives in May, 1855; nas family (our childier,
Mary L.. Ethel A.. Ida L.. and Clark E.; wife was Miss Mariha L. Beldirg, born in Wind-
sor Co. Vt. May 2, 1822, marritd April 6, 1842; has 105 acres, value $7,350; Kep.
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EIKER G. B. Woodhull; merchant; Dem; from Pa.
EIKSTET SAMUEL, Sec. 15, P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden; 80 ac. val. f 3,200.
ELDER WALKER, Woodhull; engineer; Dem; from Pa.
ELDER WM. Woodhull; laborer; Dem; from Pa.
ELLIOTT LEWIS J. Sec. 28, P.O. Woodhull; rents of W. H. Simmons; Rep: from Ohio.
ELLIOTT Z. Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 240 ac. val. $12.000.
EPPERSON J. W. Woodhull; hardware merchant; Rep.
B. A. Sec. 24, P.O. Necoma; Dem; from Ohio;ji8o ac. val. $3,600.
FARRELL J. H. Woodhull; physician and surgeon; Dem; from Pa.
FARRER W. B. Woodhull; carpenter; Dem; from Ohio.
FAY LUCIUS, P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 34, Farmer; born in Rockingham, Windham Co. Vt
Oct. 5, 1824; came to this Co. in Dec. 1853, and is among the oldest settlers; has family five
children, Frank T., Mary A., Geo., Ida. Charley; wife was Miss Emeline Cone, from the
same place, born Sept. 16, 1833, married Feb. 28. 1855; has 40 acres, value $2,000; Hep.
FERN CHAS. Woodhull; blacksmith; Rep; born Ind.
FERN HENRY, Woodhull; painter; Rep; from Indiana.
FLICKINGER W. A. Woodhull; works for W. A. Eraser; Rep; from Pa.
FORGY ALLEN T. lives with father, Sec. 8; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from 111.
FORGY PHEBE Mrs. P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 8; widow of Newton Forgy. who was born
in Morrow Co. Ohio, Feb. 17, 1828, and settled in this county in 1852; he died Nov. 14,
1808; left family of three children, Warren W., Thursa J., and Sallie E.; Mrs. Forgy's
maiden name was Phebe Taylor, born in Northumberland Co. Pa. Jan. 20, 1833; they were
married- Dec. 25, 1853; he left an estate of 120 acres, value $7,200; Mrs. F. has 40 acres
where she lives, value $2,400; Christian Union.
FORGY WM. P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 8; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Morrow Co. Ohio,'
May 27, 1826; came to this county April, 1853, and is among the oldest settlers; has family
of five children, Allen T., Nellie J., Ralph J., Wm. Henry and Robert J.; wife was Miss
Eye Moody, born in the same place, Feb. 14, 1830; married Feb. 22, 1854; has 400 acres,
value $24.000; was Supervisor three terms and held other town offices; Ind; both member*
of the Meth. Epis Church.
FOSTER ALFRED, Sec. 29; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.
FOSTER A. J. lives with Mrs. Byers, Sec. 5; P.O. Woodhnll; Rep; from Mo.
FOSTER A P. Sec. 29; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y.; 129 acres, value $10,000.
FRASER WM. A. Woodhull; dealer in grain and broom-corn; Rep; from Conn.
/^AMBLE W. O. Woodhull; harness-maker; Dem; from Pa.
?-* GAMBLE W. N. Woodhull; harness-maker; Dem; from Pa.
GREENO^P W. Woodhull; works for F. L. Hough; Rep; from N.Y.
GOODELL B. H. Woodhull; Prop. Woodhull Livery Stable; born in Galesburg. Knox
Co. 111. Dec. 28, 1846; has family of three children, Gertrude G., born Aug. 2, 1868; Lilian
A., born Aug. 20, 1872; Pearl, born July 22, 1875; wife was Miss Josephine B. Hill, born in
Athens Co. Ohio, Feb. 15; 1849; married Aug. 21, 1867, at Quincy, 111; value estate $7,000;
Rep; served two years in the late rebellion, in Co. C, loth 111. Inf.
GRANTiERG ANDREW, Sec. 28; P.O. Woodhull; rents of H. E. Houghton; from Sweden.
GRENBERG JOHN, Sec. 26; P.O. Woodhull; rents of H. E. Houghton; from Sweden.
T T ALE S. B., P.O. Woodhull; teamster. Rep; from Ohio.
HALL A. A., P.O. Woodhull; mason; Rep; from N.Y.
HALL JOHN", Woodhull; lather; Rep; from Sweden.
HALL M. D., P.O. Woodhull; mason; Rep; from N.Y.
HALSENE J. Sec. 13; P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Sweden; 160 acres, val. $6,400.
HAYDEN A. R. Sec. 25; P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Ky; has 160 acres, val. $9 600.
HAYDEN HENRY, lives with his father, Sec. 25; P.O. Necoma; Rep; from 111.
HEDBLOOM JOHN, Sec. 2=; P.O. Necoma; rents of W. Sidebottom; Rep; from Sweden.
HENDERSON STEWARD, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 28; P.O. Woodhull; born
in Erie Co. Pa. March n, 1812; came to this'county in March, 1874; has family of five chil-
dren, Elizabeth A.. Catherine B., Mary A., Thos. S. M.. Steward A. B.; wife was Eliza A.
Ramsy, born in Fayette Co. May 27, 1824; married Aug. 3, 1845; has 140 acres, value
$7,500; Rep.
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MILLER M. Sec. 10; P.O. Woodhull; school teacher; Rep; from Ohio; 40 ac. val. $2.000.
HORN J. W., P.O. Woodhull; retired; Rep; from England; owns 160 acres on Sec. 30.
HILLERY HERMAN, Sec. 24; P.O. Necoma; rents of A. Maile; Rep; from 111.
HOUGH F. L. Wondhull; grain dealer; Rep; from 111.
HOUGHTON CHAS. E. Sec. 35; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Vt; 80 acres, val. $4.000.
HOUGHTON FRED. J. Sec. 33; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from 111; has 80 ac. val. $3.000.
HOUGHTON HENRY E. Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 28 ; P.O. Woodhull; born
in Windsor Co. Vt. June 16, 1849; came to this county in 1852; single; has 320 acres, value
$19,200; Rep.
HOUGHTON L. C. Sec. 20; P.O. Woodhull; station agent; Rep; from New England; 80 ac.
HOUGHTON LUCY E. Sec. 33; P.O. Woodhull; from Vt; 80 acres, val. $7,000.
HOUGHTON T. Mrs. Sec. 35; P.O. Woodhull; from Vt; has 80 acres, val. $4,000.
HOWELL S. W. Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; from L. I.
HO WELL T. J. Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 29; P.O. Woodhull; came to this county
in the Fall of 1856, and built the first house in Woodhull; he was born in Orange Co. N.Y.
May 7, 1823; has family, one daughter, Carrie, and son, Schuyler P.; wife was Matilda C.
Post, from the same place, born July 30. 1828; married Nov. 22, 1855; has 350 acres, value
$23,500; Rep; was School Trustee; both members of the Pres. Church.
T ACKSON J. W. Sec. 26; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; has 80 ac. val. $3,600.
J JACOBSON JOHN, Sec. 36; P.O. Necoma; rents of P. N. Nelson; Rep; from Sweden.
JOHNSON C. A. Sec. 27; P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden; 80 acres, val. $4,800.
JOHNSON C. G. Sec. 30; P.O. Woodhull; rents of J. W. Horn; Rep; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JOHN, lives on S. H. Ferris' farm, Sec. 32; P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden.
JOHNSON LEWIS, Sec. I; P.O. Cambridge; rents of A. A. Reed; from Sweden.
JOHNSON MARSHALL H. lives with his father, Sec. 33; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Mass.
JOHNSON OLUF, Sec. 14; P.O. Necoma; rents of P. Waxell; Rep; from Sweden.
JOHNSON S. W. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 33; P.O. Woodhull; born in Windsor
Co. Vt. Jan. 27. 1813; came to this county in the Spring of 1858, and settled in this town-
ship; has family of three children, Marshall H., Ida W., Ruth A.; wife was Miss Elizabeth
A. Holman, born in Worcester Co. Mass. Oct. I, 1821; married Dec. 15, 1841; has 160 ac.
value $10,000; Rep;
T/" APPLE G. W. lives with R. F. Richardson, Sec. 3; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio.
* KAPPLE JOHN, lives with his father, Sec. 3; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from III.
KAPPLE PHILIP, Sec. 3; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 40 acres, value $2,ooo.
KELLOGG J. E. Woodhull; farmer; Rep: from Mass. _
KEPPLE T. Sec. 15; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; rents of A. Shattuck. ^
KIRKLAND WILLIAM, Sec. 5; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; has 360 acres, value $18,000.
KIRKLAND WILLIAM P. lives with .his father; Sec. 5; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio.
KUFUS H. A. Woodhull; merchant; from St. Louis.
T AIRD S. J. Woodhull; butcher; Dem; from Pa.
L> LAIRD THOS. Woodhull; butcher; Dem; from Pa.
LAGERGREN AUGUSTUS, Woodhull; clerk for J. D. Bell since 1868; born in
Reaby, near Grenna, Sweden, June 13, '47; came to the U. S. in the Fall of '66, and to
this Co. in '68; single; Rep; Luth; member of Masonic Lodge, No. 502.
LARSON N. F. Sec. 3; P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden; 40 acres, value $1,600.
LARSON G. A. Sec. 13; P.O. Woodhull; rents of Mrs. Peck; from Sweden.
LARSON OLUF, Sec. 6. P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Sweden; 80 acres, value $4.Soo.
LEEK AUGUSTUS, Sec. 18; lives with his father; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from 111.
LEEK B. F. Sec. 18; P.O. Woodhull; rents of W. Forgy; Dem; from 111.
LEIST C. Sec. 2; P.O. Cambridge; Dem; from Germany, 120 acres, value $4,800.
LINDELOFF A. Woodhull; boot and shoe maker; Rep; from Sweden.
LINDGREN J. P. Sec. 14; P.O. Woodhull; rents of H. W. Hoffman; from Sweden.
LOVELY NELSON, Sec. 35; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Mass; has 120 acres, value $4,800.
LOWRY N. H.. M.D., Woodhull; Physician; Rep.
LUNGRAIN AUGUST. Sec. 5; P.O. Woodhull; rents of W. Cornell; Rep; from Sweden.
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TV/T cCONNELL CATHERINE, Sec. 8; P.O. Woodhull; from Pa; 200 acres, value $9,000.
iV1 McCONNELL Wm. M. lives with his mother; Sec. 8; P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Pa.
McCLUNG GEO. H. Sec. 31; Farmer and Collector; P.O. Woodhull; born in Lancaster
Co. Penn., March 14, "44; came to the State and settled at Victoria, Knox Co. in 1855; came
to this Co. in March, 1867, and settled in this township; has family, five children : Mary E.,
Emma J., Arvilla D., Stella S. and Nellie; wife was Miss Diantha Merritt; born in Medina
Co. Ohio, Aug. 1 8, '33; married Sept. n. '65; is Collector and Road Commissioner; served
three years in the late war, in company K, 83d Ills. Vol; Rep.
McCONNELL J. A. P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 7; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Juniata Co.
Penn, June 25, "42; came to this Co. April 9, '57, and is among the oldest settlers; has family,
five children living, Frank, Lottie, Russell, Minnie and Willie; one dead, May, by first
wife, who was Maggie Stitt, born in Franklin Co. Penn. May 25, "41; married Nov. 10, "64;
she died April 13, '74; he married again to Mary M. Connor, of Page Co. Iowa, May 10, '76;
has 195 acres, value $12,050; Dem.
McCONNELL THOS. S. P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 18; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in
Juniata Co. Penn. April 16, '37; came to this Co. April 9, '57, and is among the oldest settlers;
has family of five children living. S. M., Annie C., Herbert, Porter and Thomas; Horace and
Willie, dead; wife was Miss Margaret Miller; born in Franklin Co. Penn. Sept. 27. '35;
married Feb. I, "59; .has 332 acres, value $24,900. Mr. M. has, without exception, the finest
barn in the County; Dem.
McCORMICK JOHN, Woodhull; shoemaker; Rep; from Pa.
McHOSE JOSEPH J. P.O. Woodhull; Editor and Publisher of the Woodhull Enterprise;
born in Geneseo, this Co. July 3, 1859; single; came to Woodhull in 1876, and bought the
Reporter, and in Jan. 1877, enlarged it to a seven col. folio; running one page in the
interest of Alpha.
McHOSE W. E. Woodhull; attorney at law; Rep; born Pa.
MCQUEEN DANIEL, P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 9; Farmer; born in Canandaigua, N.Y. Aug.
8, 1804; came to this Co. April 12, '52, and settled in this township, and is among the oldest
settlers; no family; has two grand children living with him, Geo. H. and John McQueen; wife
was Julana Brown; born in N. Y. State Nov. 2, 1813; married Nov. 8, 1827; has 277 acres,
value $13,850; Rep; both members of the M. E. Church.
McQUEEN DAN'L. P. Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; lives with D. McQueen; Rep; from Ohio.
MAGNER R. H. Woodhull; Editor Woodhull Enterprise; born in Mitchell, Lawrence
Co. Indiana, Feb. 17, 1849; left there and came to this state in 1851, and settled in Edgar
Co; remained three years, and then removed to Coles Co. Ill; remained there two years,
then removed to Douglas Co. where he remained until he was fifteen years of age; he then
entered the army, and served seventeen months; came to this county in 1872; has family, one
son, Harry E. born May 5, 1875; w 'fe was Miss Alice Dayhuff, born in Orange Co. Ind. Jan.
16, 1851; married Nov. 14, 1872; Rep.
MAHEH^VLEXANDER, Sec. 21, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in
WestBow, Albany Co. N.Y. Nov. 21, 1825; came to this county in the Spring of 1859; has
family four children, Thomas P., Charles, Laura A. and Jennie A; wife was Lucia A. Hough-
ton, born in Grafton, Windham Co. Vt. March 2, 1843; married April 23, 1862; has 160
acres, valued at $8,000; Rep.
MALCOLM J. H. Sec. 3, P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden; 62 acres, $2,000.
MARSH O., P.O. Woodhull; harness-maker; Rep; from Ohio.
MASLIN G. T. Woodhull; proprietor Maslin House; Rep; from Maryland.
MAUCK PHILIP, Sec. 24, P.O. Necoma; Dem; from Indiana; 80 acres, $5,200.
MATTISON SWAN, Sec. 34, Woodhull; rents of I. Stickney; from Sweden.
MILLF.R JOS. Woodhull; section boss; Dem; from Germany.
MILLER McK. Woodhull; attorney; Rep; from Ohio.
MITCHELL ABEL, Woodhull; Hardware Merchant; born in Galesburg Tp. Knox Co.
111. Sept. 8, 1843; came to this county in Jan. 1869; has family; one daughter, Jessie, born
March 26, 1871; wife was Miss Alice Wyman, born in Onondaga Co. N.Y. March 7, 1847;
married Jan. 5, 1869; has So acres on Sec. 24, Oxford Tp. and has discovered a four-foot
vein of coal, and is about to sink a shaft, which will be a grand thing for the village of Wood-
hull; is School Treasurer of Clover Tp; Rep.
MONROE A. Sec. 20, P.O. Woodhull; from Scotland; 160 acres, $10,400.
MOODY DAN, Farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Woodhull; born in Morrow Co. Ohio, April 25, 1832;
came to this county in the Fall of 1870; has family six children, Magpie E., William J., Ida
A., John F., Hattie. and Laura M.; wife was Abby Wescott, born in Marion Co. Ohio, Oct.
27, 1838; married Nov. 27, 1864; lives on his father's place; 100 acres, value $6,000; Dem.
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MOODY EATON, Sec. 6, P.O. Woodhull; rents of W. Forgy; Dem; from Ohio.
MOODY JOHN, Sec. 20, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Pa; 100 acres, $5,000.
MOODY N. Sec. 17, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 80 acres, $4,800.
MORTIS JOS. Woodhull; tinner; Rep; from N.Y.
MORTSOLF JACOB, Sec. 13, P.O. Necoma; Dem; from Ohio; 120 acres, $4,000.
MOSHER S. Sec. 24. P.O. Necoma; Rep; from N.Y; 140 acres, $7,000.
MUGGRAGE S. G. Woodhull; principal high school; Dem; from Ohio.
MURRAY JOHN, Woodhull; laborer; Dem; from Ireland.
XJEASTRUM CHAS. Sec. 8, P.O. Woodhull; rents N. Forgy estate; from Sweden.
-^ NEELEY S. W. Woodhull; book-keeper, Rep; from Pa.
NELSON C. Sec. 21, P.O. Woodhull; rents C. G. Anderson's place; from Sweden.
NELSON CHAS. Sec. 10, P.O. Woodhull; rents the J. B. Gebbany farm; from Sweden.
NELSON N. P. Sec. 18, P.O. Woodhull; works for J. W. Shetler; Rep; from Sweden.
NELSON P. N. Sec. 25, P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Sweden; 240 acres, $12,000.
NEWMAN J. H. Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y; 100 acres, $5,000.
NODINE MALCOM, Sec. 2, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Sweden; 120 acres, $4,800.
CHAS. Sec. 34, P.O. Woodhull; rents of I. Stickney; from Sweden.
- OLSON M. F. Woodhull; merchant; Rep; from Sweden.
OLSON OLUF, Woodhull; restaurant; Rep; from Sweden.
OLSON OLOF, Sec. 20, P.O. Woodhull; rents of S. Bergers; Rep; from Sweden.
OLSON PETER, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden; 80 acres, $4,500.
OSBORN ELICK, Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; lives with his father; Dem.
OSBORN STEPHEN, Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; rents of O. P. Taylor; Dem.
OSBORN WM. Sec. 10, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; 40 acres, $2,000.
OSTRUM L. W. Woodhull; groceries; Rep; from N.Y.
OSTROM MORGAN, Woodhull; groceries; Rep; from N.Y.
OALMET SWAN, Sec. u, P.O. Woodhull; from Sweden; 80 acres, $3,200.
PADEN ISAAC Jr. Woodhull; laborer; Rep; from 111.
PAYDEN CHARLEY, Woodhull; mason; Rep; from 111.
PAYTON WM. Postmaster, Woodhull; born in Butler Co. Ohio, April 29, 1812; came to
this Co. in 1854; has family nine children living, three dead; wife was Mary Ann Hamilton,
born in Ky. March 12, 1817; married Dec. 3, 1833; value estate $3,000; R<p; Meth; was
Justice of the Peace, and held other town offices.
PECK W. Sec. 13. P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; 40 acres, $1,600.
PEREGOY G. W. Sec. 10, P.O. Woodhull; school teacher; Rep; from Ohio; 90 acres, $5,400.
PERKINS ALBERT, Woodhull; laborer; Rep; from Ohio.
PETERSON AARON, Sec. 29; P.O. Woodhull; works for T. J. Howell; from Sweden.
PETERSON JOHN E. Sec. 33; P.O. Woodhull; rents of S. W. Johnson; from Sweden,
PETERSON SWAN, Sec. 15; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Sweden; 80 acres, value $3,200.
PLUNKET MARTIN, Sec. 32; P.O. Woodhull; broom-maker; Dem; from Missouri.
"D ACKLEY W. B., P.O. Woodhull; school teacher; Dem; from South Carolina.
^ RAFFERTY TIMOTHY, Sec. 34; P.O.Woodhull; Dem; rentsof F.Buttler; from Ireland.
RAYLEY MILO, Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; bom Mass.
REED ALBERT. Sec. I; P.O. Cambridge; lives with his father; Dem; from 111.
REED A. A., P.O. Cambridge; Sec. 12, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Litchfield Co.
Ct., July 21, 1821; came to this state, and settled in Knox Co. in 1840, and remained there
until 1850, and then came here, and is among the oldest settlers; has family of six children
Geo. F., Albert M., Willis A., Lewis C., Chas. M. and Minnie A.; wife was Mary A. Cook,
born in town of Hadley, Mass., Feb. 7, 1830; married March 31, 1852; has 360 acres, value
$14,400; Dem.
REED GEO. F. Sec. I; P.O. Cambridge; lives on his father's place; Dem; born 111.
REEVES A. R. Sec. 23; P.O. Necoma; lives with his father; Rep; from Inrl.
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REEVE G. Sec. 23; P.O. Necoraa; Rep; from Ky; has 280 acres, value $11,200.
REEVE W. H. Sec. 23; P.O. Necoma; lives with his father; Rep; from Ind.
RICHARDS Gr. A. Sec. 33, Farmer; P.O. Woodhull; born in Windham Co. Vt., March 10,
1833; came to this county in the Spring of 1855, and is among the oldest settlers; has family
of two children, Minnie A. and Arthur; wife was Miss M. A.Clark, born in Ohio, 1843;
married in 1861; has 120 acres, value $9,000; was Assessor and Collector two terms' Rep-
Meth.
RICHARDS W., Woodhull; tinner; Rep; from England.
RICHARDSON R..F. Sec. 3; P.O. Woodhull; Derii; from Pa; 40 acres, value $2,000.
RICHTMYER ABRAM, Woodhull; Attorney at Law; born in Schoharie Co. N. V.,
March n, 1842; came to this county November, 1869; has family of two children, Jeremiah,
born Jan. 28, 1872; Grace, born Oct. 28, 1874; wife was Mary Burton, born in the same place
February, 1840; married July 4, 1867; Dem.
RIDENOUR JOHN B. Woodhull; Lumber Merchant; born in Westmoreland Co. Pa.,
May 2, 1823; came to this county in the Fall of 1853, and is among the oldest settlers; has
family of two sons and one daughter; wife was Miss Loys Payton, from Blackford Co. In-
diana; born Dec. 30, 1837; Mr. R. served three years and nine months in the late Rebellion,
in Co. A, 55th 111. Vol.; has been Justice of the Peace, Assessor, and held other Township
offices; value estate, $2,600; Rep; Meth.
ROOT ALBERT O. Sec. 17; P.O. Woodhull; lives with his father; Rep; from 111.
ROOT WILLIAM E. Sec. 17; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; has 160 acres, value $10.000.
ROUNDS C. Sec. 29; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from 111; has 80 acres, value $5,200.
RUNDSTROM S. C. Woodhull; Furniture Dealer; born in Christianstad, Sweden, Aug.
9, 1848; came to the U. S. and to Galesburg the 7th of September, 1867, and remained there
three years, then removed to Woodhull and went into the furniture business; no family;
wife was Ida M. Walline, from Sweden; married March 29, 1876; value estate, $3,000; Rep;
belongs to the I. O. O. F., Clover Lodge 383.
SAGE CHAS. W., Woodhull; bakery and confectionery; Dem; from 111.
SEDERBURG FRANK, Sec. 20; P.O. Woodhull; rents A. Monroe; from Sweden.
SANNQUIST CHAS. G. W,oodhull; Barber; born Deiderhult, Sweden, July 5, 1853; left
there and came to the U. S., and to Chicago Sept. 13, 1865; then went to Lake Co. Indiana,
and remained there two years, and then removed to Altona, this state, and remained there
until 1872, and then came to Woodhull; single; Rep; Luth.
SANNQUIST PETRUS M. Woodhull; Pastor Swedish Lutheran Church; born in Osk-
arhamn, Sweden, June 8, 1835; came to America in the Fall of 1865, and to Woodhull in the
Fall of 1871, and took charge of the above named church; has family of one daughter living,
one son dead; has one adopted son; wife was Miss Ida J. Sandell, from Flireryd, Sweden,
born Aug. 22, 1844; married June 8, 1866; Rep.
SEIBERT j6HN, Woodhull; restaurant; Ind; from Pa.
SEVER JOSEPH, Sec. 15, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; 150 ac. val. $8,250.
SEYMOUR R. Sec. 35, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Va; 40 ac. val. $2,000.
SHACKLEE A. Mrs. Sec. II, P.O. Woodhull; from Ohio; 60 ac. val. $2,400.
SHACKLEE W. W. Sec. 14, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 20 ac. val. $500.
SHATTUCK A. F. Sec. 15, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; Ohio; 176 ac. val. $10,050.
SHATTUCK JOHN, Sec. 16, P.O. Woodhull; rents of A. Shattuck; Rep; from Ohio.
SHERMEN A. Sec. 34, P.O. Woodhull; rents of Mrs. E. Cone; Rep; from 111.
SHERWOOD ELIAS, Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; from N.Y.
SHETLER JOHN W., P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 18, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in
Franklin Co. Pa. July 13, 1840; came to this Co. in March, 1866; has family three children.
Edith May, William Elmer, and Fred C.; wife was Miss Nancy J. Knox, born in Juniata
Co. Pa. June 24, 1851, married March II, 1869; has 239 acres, value $15,535; Dem.
SHINN HIRAM, P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 7, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Harrison Co.
West Va. Sept. 19, 1800; left Va. and settled in Fulton Co. 111. in April, 1834, remained there
eight years and then removed to Knox Co. and remained there twelve years, and then re-
moved to Mercer Co. this state, and remained there ten years, and then came to this Co; has
family ten children living, three dead; wife was Dorcas Shinn, born in the same place Jan.
5, 1801, married Feb. 28, 1819; has too acres, value $6,000; Rep.
SHINN L. B. lives with his father, Sec. 7, P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from 111.
Clover Township.
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SIMMONS WM. H. P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 28, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Bristol
Co. Mass. Jan. 4, 1816; came to this Co. April, 1855. and settled in Kewanee and remained
there five years, and then came to this Tp; has family five children, Mary E., Eugenie M.,
Alice L., married; Evelinda A. and Horace F., single; wife was Mary A. Briggs, born in the
same place, Sept. 2, 1817, married Dec. 9, 1838; has 175 acres, value of estate $20,000; Dem.
SKINNER A. A. Woodhull; prop. Skinner's Hotel; Rep; from Pa.
SLATER CHRISTOPHER. Sec. 22, P.O. Woodhull; rents of James Slater; Dem; from Ohio.
SLATER G. J. Sec. 3, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 130 ac. val. $6,500.
SLATER JAMES, Sec. 15, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Pa; 160 ac. val. $8,000.
SLATER JOS. Sec. 22, P.O. Woodhull; rents of Z. Elliott; Dem; from Ohio.
SLAWSON L. W. P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 19, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Albany Co.
N.V. Aug. 1, 1838; came to this Co. in 1859, and settled in this Tp; has family three children,
Horace, Solon W. and Luella; has one adopted son, Chas.; wife was Wilhelmina Houghton,
born in Windham Co. Vt. April 27, 1846, married Dec. 25, 1866; has 160 acres, value $10,-
400; Rep.
SMITH NATHAN T. Sec. 36, P.O. Galva; works H. Jones' farm; Rep; from Ohio.
SPRATT JAMES, Sec. 31, P.O. Woodhull; rents of Isaac Stickney; from England.
SPROUSE JOHN, Woodhull; farmer; Dem; from Va.
STEPHENS I. Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 80 ac. val. $3,600.
STEPHENS W. M. Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; rents of I. Stephens; Dem; from Ohio.
STEPHENSON GILBERT, lives with his father, Sec. 6, P.O. Andover; Rep; from 111.
STEPHENSON STEPHEN, Sec. 6, Farmer and Stock Raiser, P.O. Andover; born in
Lynchapin, Sweden, Sept. 23, 1822; came to the U. S. and this Co. in Aug. 1852, and is
among the oldest settlers; has family seven children, John A., Gust. O., August G., Frank
A., Henry A., Charles A. and Eddie N.; wife was Mary Johnson, from the same place, born
Sept. 22, 1821, married in 1847; has 536^ acres, value $26,800; Ren; Luth; has four chil-
dren dead, two sons and two daughters.
STICKNEY ALFRED, P.O. Woodhull, Sec. 20, Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in
Windham Co. Vt. July 3, 1840; came to this Co. in the Spring of 1853, and is among the
oldest settlers; has family one daughter, Carrie Alice, born April 16, 1875; wife was Miss
Eugenia Simmons, born in Columbia Co. Ohio, Oct. 8, 1845, married April 13, 1870: has
300 acres, value $15,000; Rep.
STICKNEY CAKRIE W. Miss, Res. and P.O. Ontario, Knox Co. 111.; daughter of
the late Henry Stickney, who was born in Grafton, Vt. Jan. 29, 1807; he located in this Co.
in April, 1852; he died Nov. 16, 1866, being one of the oldest settlers in the Co; Mrs. Stick-
ney was Miss M. A. Wood, born in Rindge, N.H. Feb. 22, 1810; they were married June 20,
1837; he left an estate of 935 acres, value $50,000; Miss Carrie was born in this Co. Oct. 6,
1856; she has 250 acres on Sec. 27, value $15,000; she resides with her mother in Ontario,
Knox Co. 111.
STICKNEY H. P.O. Woodhull; born in Middlesex Co. Mass. Nov. 7, 1838; came to this
county April, 1853; not married; has 240 acres on Sec. 22, valued at $12,000; Rep.
STICKNEY ISAAC, Sec. 31, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Graf-
ton, Windham, Co. Vt. May I, 1814; came to this county in the Spring of 1867; Mr. S. is
the most extensive farmer in the town; has family four children, Arthur W., Mary E., Sallie
E. and Isaac F.; wife was Miss Eliza Wass, born in Nottinghamshire, England, Jan. 8, 1834;
married Jan. 21, 1864; has 891 acres, valued at $67,125; Rep.
STICKNEY WILLIAM C. Sec*27, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born
in Cambridgeport, Mass. Sept. 6, 1846; came to this Co. in April, 1853, and is among the
oldest settlers; has a family two children, William Wood, born March 15, 1871; Mary Grace,
born Aug. 15. 1874; wife was Miss Ida A. Clark, born in Milford, New Haven Co. Conn.
Jan. I, 1848; married April 13, 1870; has 178 acres, valued at $13,450; is Supervisor, and
held other town offices; Rep.
STIEFEL F. Sec. I, P.O. Cambridge; from Germany; 240 acres, $12,000.
STIERS JAMES, Woodhull; laborer; Rep; from Ohio.
STIERS OSCAR, Woodhull; butcher; Dem; from Ohio.
STIERS WM. Woodhull; butcher; Dem; from Ohio.
STITT GEO. W. Woodhull; stock dealer; Dem; from Pa.
SWANSON ALEXANDER, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodhull; rents of H. E. Houghton; Sweden.
SWANSON C. A. Sec. 18, P.O. Woodhull; rents of J. Shetler; Rep; from Sweden.
SWANSOX JOHN E. Woodhull; tailor; Rep; from Sweden.
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SWANSON WM; Sec. i; P.O.Cambridge; rents W. Poppy's place; from Sweden.
SWARD A. Woodhull; section boss; Rep; born Sweden.
"pALBOTT W. K., P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y.
TAYLOR B. Woodhull; blacksmith; Rep; from Ohio.
TAYLOR D. Sec. 13, P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Ireland; 60 acres, $2,400.
TAYLOR D. P. Woodhull; physician and surgeon; Dem; from Pa.
TAYLOR MICHAEL, Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; lives with his son; Dem; from Pa.
TAYLOR O. P. Sec. 9, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Pa; 320 acres, $19,200.
TEMPLETON WM., P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Indiana.
THAYER II. Sec. 32; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y; 80 acres, $4,000.
THAYER M. S. Sec. 36, P.O. Oneida; Rep; from N. Y; 100 acres, $5,000.
THOMPSON B. B. Woodhull; mason; Rep; from Scotland.
THORP JAMES, Sec. 26, P.O. Necoma; lives on the J. Thorp estate. Rep; from Indiana.
TOWER JULIUS, Woodhull; police magistrate; Rep; from Vt.
TURNER. L. W. Sec. 29, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Orange Co.
N.Y. May 31, 1829; came to this county in the Fall of 1861, and settled in this Tp; has fam-
ily, one son, Lucius A. born in Miami Co. Ohio, April 6, 1857; wife was Julia A. Shute, from
Washington Co. Ohio, born July 10, 1822; married Sept. 21, 1853; has 120 acres, valued at
$7,800; Rep; is also School Trustee.
VANNICE A. P. Woodhull; Restaurant; born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Jan. 8, 1845;
came to this county in 1852; has family, one son, E. I. born Oct. 3, 1871; wife was Miss So-
phia Errett, born in Allegheny, Pa. Aug. 1844; value of estate, $800; Rep.
A1TALGREN P. Sec. 4, P.O. Andover; from Sweden; 22 acres;
^* WALTON JAS. Woodhull; hardware merchant; Rep; from England.
WEBURG P. Sec. 13, P.O. Necoma; Rep; from Sweden; 80 acres, $3,000.
WEIR A. M. Woodhull; druggist; Dem; from 111.
WEIR J. Sec. 16, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 80 acres, $4,000.
WEIR J. Sec. 26, P.O. Woodhull; Dem; from Ohio; 160 acres, $8,000.
WEIR JAMES, Woodhull; druggist; Dem; from 111.
WENNERSTRUM CHAS. F. Woodhull; Clerk for J. D. Bell; born in Nye, near
Hoetlanda, Sweden, July 29, 1852; came to the U.S. in June, 1870, and to this county in
1874; single; Rep; Meth; is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges.
WEST N. Sec. 32, P.O. Woodhull; rents of S. H. Ferris; Rep; from 111.
WHITE THOS., P.O. Woodhull; retired; Rep; from England.
WHITMORE D. Woodhull; retired; Dem; from Ohio; 224 acres, $11,200.
WHITMORE JOHN, Woodhull; retired; lives with D. Whitmore; Dem; from Pa.
WHITNEY G. W. Sec. 18, P.O. Woodhull; rents of W. Root; Rep; from Ohio.
WHITNEY N. C. Sec. 8, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Washington
Co. Ohio, May 14, 1834; came to this state and to Boone Co. in 1855, and remained there
eighteen months, then removed to this county, and settled in this Tp; has family seven chil-
dren, John T., Lafayette, Marietta, Cora C., N. Franklin, Willie T. and Hattie Gertrude;
one dead, Mary E.; wife was Catherine Shiers, born in Philadelphia, Sept. 31, 1836; married
Feb. 27, 1859; has 120 acres, value $7,200; Rep.
WHITNEY WILLIAM, Sec. 17, P.O.WoodhulI; Farmer; born in Town Waterford. Wash-
ington Co. Ohio, May 13, 1823; came to the state and to DeKalb Co. in 1852; remained there
six months, and then removed to Winnebago Co; remained there three years, and then came
to this county, and settled in this Tp; has family three children, Geo. W., Sarah A. and
Chas. E.; wife was Jane Cheffy, born in Va. June 18, 1821 ; married Feb. 15, 1844; has three
children dead, Charlotte, Mary E. and Wm. R.; has 80 acres, value $4,800; Rep; Meth.
WIDNEY A. E. Woodhull; clerk; Dem; from Pa.
WILEY SOLON W. Woodhull; banker; Rep; from 111.
WILKINS CHAS., P.O. Woodhull; constable; Rep; from Pa.
WILKINS JOHN, Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; from Pa.
WILKINS WM. Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; from Pa.
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WILLIS J. W. Woodhull; physician; Ind; from N.Y.
WOODS JOS. Woodhull; painter; Dem; from Pa.
VUVER ISAAC, P.O. Woodhull; retired; Ind> from Pa.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
WOODHULL.
Bell J. D. Dealer in Staple and Fancy Dry Goods, Ready Made Clothing, Hats,
Caps, Boots, Shoes, Millinery and Straw Goods.
Goodell B. H. Livery, Feed and Sale Stable.
McHose J. J. Editor and Publisher Woodhull Enterprise. This office has
recently been fitted up with New Type, Presses, etc., and has facilities for
turning out all kinds of Job Work from a visiting card to a mammoth
poster, with neatness and dispatch. Job Work done in colors if desired.
Mitchell Abel, Dealer in Hardware, Stoves, and Farm Machinery.
Richtmyer Abram, Attorney at Law and Collection Agent.
RidetlOUr JnO. B. Lumber Dealer.
Rlindstrom S. C. Manufacturer and Dealer in Furniture of every description.
Sannquist Chas. G. Barber and Hair Dresser. Hair Cutting, Shaving and
Shampooing done in the best style. Woodhull Bath House in connection.
Vannice A. P. Dealer in Canned Goods, Tobacco, Cigars, Oysters, etc.
OXFORD TOWNSHIP.
A BRAHAMSON CHAS. Sec. 2; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 120 acres.
*"* ABRAHAMSON N. P. lives with his father, Sec. 2; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; Luth.
A BRAHAMSON N. A. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 2; P.O. Woodhull; born in Swe-
den, March 4, 1825; came to the United States and to this county in 1860; has family of
seven children, Nelson P., Ameny, Sonoro, Emmet, John, Nancy and Tilda; wife was Mary
Nelson, from same place; has 326 acres, value $16,300; Rep; Luth.
ADMUN A. J. Sec. 13; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Luth; from Sweden; has 60 ac. val. $3,000.
ANDERSON JOHN, lives with his father. Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Sweden.
ANDERSON JOHN, Sec. 9; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of C. J. Samuelson; Rep; Luth.
ANDERSON JOHN, Sec. 17, P.O. New Windsor; farmer; works for A. P. Falk; Rep; Luth.
ANDERSON J. H. Sec. 9; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 300 ac. val. $18,000.
ANDERSON NELS, Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden; 189 ac.
O ACHUS ARCHIBALD, lives with his father, Sec. 30; P.O. Oxford; laborer; Rep; born III.
BARTON T. J. Alpha; hotel proprietor; Ind; Pres; from Pa.
BACHUS JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Oxford; born in Gallia Co. Ohio, Oct. 14,
1823; left there and came to this county in October, 1845, and is among the oldest settlers,
there being very few when he came; has family of seven children living, one dead; has been
married twice; first wife was Mary James, born in Pa. May 22; 1824; married May 22, 1846;
she died Dec. 20, 1875; married again to Nancy C. Maxey, born in HardinCo. Ky. March 29,
1846; married May 31. 1876; has 119 acres, value $8,330; Rep; Meth; has been School
Trustee for twenty-three years.
BARTON WM., P.O. Alpha; laborer: Dem; from Pa.
BANKSON OLUF, Sec. 21; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of W. D. Fleharty; Luth; from Germ'y.
BEERS F. C. Sec. 19; P.O. Oxford; farmer, works for S. B. Shumway; Rep; from Ohio.
338 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OF
BERGSTROM PETER, Sec. 26; P.O. Woodhull; farmer, works for Jos. I.aird; Rep.
BESTOR JOHN G. lives with his father, Sec. 18; P.O. New Windsor; Rep; from Conn.
BESTOR T. J. Sec. 18; P.O. New Windsor; Rep; from Conn; has 5 acres; val. estate $1,200.
BILLINGS JOHN, Sec. 29; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Ind; from N.Y.; has 240 acres, val. $16,800.
BIRQUIST C. Sec. II; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 80 acres, val. $4,000.
BLADE JOHN M. Sec. 16; P.O. Alpha; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; has 200 ac. val. $12,000.
BLAIR D. R., P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; born 111.
BLAIR WM. Alpha: retired; Rep; from Nova Scotia.
BLOOM FRANK, Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. I; P.O. Woodhull; born in Sweden,
Oct. 8, 1834; came to the United States and to this county in the Spring of 1865; has three
children, Charley M., Silma and John Oscar; wife was Hannah Johnson, from the same
place, born May 23, 1847; married in the Spring of 1865; has 100 acres, val. $5, 300; Rep;
Luth.
BRABERG PETER, Sec. 7; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 80 ac.
BRIDGER T. W. Sec. 18; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.; has 170 acres.
BRIGGS AUGUSTUS, Sec. 20; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, rents of G. W. Briggs; Ind.
BRIGGS A. M. Sec. 4; P.O. Alpha; farmer, lives on his mother's place; Rep; Bapt; born 111.
BRIGGS G. W. Sec. 31; P.O. Oxford; farmer; Rep; from N.Y.; has 260 acres, val. $10,000.
BRIGGS G. W. Jr. Sec. 20; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, rents of G. W. Briggs; Rep; born 111.
BRIGGS RANSOM, P.O. Oxford; laborer; Rep; born 111.
BRYANT GILBERT, Sec. 19; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, lives with his father; Rep; born 111.
BRYANT J. S. Sec. 19; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; from N. H.; 141 ac. val. $8,460.
BOYD WM. S. Sec. 23; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of John Laird; Rep; from Pa.
BOYD WM. Y. Sec. 14; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of Anson Calkins; Rep; from Pa.
BUNDY A. C. Sec. 29; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Ind; from N.Y.; 40 acres, value $2,800.
BUNDY EDWIN, P.O. Alpha; Sec. 28; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Otsego Co.
N.Y., May 5, 1823; left there and removed to Oakland Co. Michigan, in the Spring of 1844,
and remained there eight years, and then came to this county in the Spring of 1852; has
family, nine children living: Rovilla C., Addella L., Urania M., Lelia L., Erskine J., Flo-
rence G., May E., Gertrude T., and Bessie A.; two dead, Alasco E. and Harriet E.; wife
was Sillinda L. Wilber, born in Madison Co. N. Y., Nov. 3, 1824; married Feb. 22, 1844;
has 160 acres, value $11,200; Ind; Supervisor one term.
CADY J. F. Sec. 25; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; from Wis; 76 acres, value $5,300.
CALKINS ALLEN, Sec. 23; P.O. Woodhull; farmer, rents of John Laird; Rep; from 111.
CALKINS ANSON, P.O. Alpha; Sec. 21; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Austerlitz,
Columbia Co. N. Y., Nov. 14, 1818; came to the state and county and settled on the place
where he now lives in June, 1841, there being but a few families in the town when he came;
has family, five children: Mira P., Mary E., James B., John F., and Winfield C.; wife was
Miss H. Griffin, born in Berkshire Co. Mass; married April 20, 1847; has 397 acres, value
$23,800; Rep; Assessor one term.
CALKINS IRVING L. Sec. 22; P.O. Alpha; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Columbia
Co. N. Y., April 20, 1855; came to this county with his parents the same year; has family,
one daughter, Rena May. born Oct. 31, 1876; wife was Mary E. McQuiston, born in West-
moreland Co. Pa. Aug. 29, 1858; married Aug. 25, 1875; Mr. C. works the A. A. Calkins
estate of 200 acres, value $8,000; Rep; Bapt.
CALKINS J. B. Sec. 22; P.O. Alpha; farmer, lives on his father's place; Rep; from 111.
COLSON CHAS. Sec. 33; P.O. Alpha; rents of R. D. Timberlake; Dem; from Sweden.
CAMPBELL W. O. P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 23; Farmer; born in Franklin Co. Pa. March
8, 1838; came to the state and county in the Spring of 1866; in the Fall of 1866 removed to
McLean Co. and remained there four years and six months, and then returned to this county;
has family of six children, Lawrence N., Emma, Nellie M., John W., Minnie M., and Nannie
D.; wife was Theresa N. Hammond, born in Franklin Co. Pa. May 4, 1844; married Nov.
II, 1863; both members of the Presbyterian Church; is Supervisor; Rep.
CARLSON PETER, Sec. 29; P.O. Windsor; rents of Saml. Pritchard; Ind; from Sweden.
CARR WM. Oxford; carpenter; Rep; from Pa.
CHAMBERLAIN AMSEY, Sec. 29; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Dem; from Ohio.
CHAMBERLAIN LEANDER, Sec. 32; P.O. Alpha; farmer; lives on father's place; Rep; Ohio.
CHARLSTON J. F. Sec. n; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Luth; from Sweden, 160 ac. val. $8,500.
HENRY COUNTY: OXFORD TOWNSHIP. 339
CLAY S. H. Sec. 35; P.O. Woodhull; lives with his father; Dem; from 111.
CLAY W. L. Sec. 35; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Dem; from Vt; 320 acres, value $19,200.
GLOSS JOHN, Sec. 12; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 160 ac.val. $S,ooo.
CLOSS L. A. Sec. 12; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; lives with his father; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
COLE A. B. P.O. Alpha; Sec. 28; Retired; born in Chenango Co. N. Y., April 13, 1806;
left there and came to this county and settled in this township, Jan. 1839, ar "d is among the
oldest settlers, there being but six voters in the township when he came; has family, four
children; wife was Augusta Briggs, born in Worcester Co. Mass. Nov. 22, 1804; married Nov.
24, 1831; has 40 acres, value 3,000; has been County Commissioner one term, Assessor
one term, and held other town offices; Dem; Bapt.
COLE F. C. Sec. 28; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Dem; from N. Y.; 160 acres; value $10,000.
COX JULIA ETTA Mrs. P.O. Alpha; Sec. 16; widow of John W. Cox, who was born
in Wayne Co. Indiana, Jan. 12, 1807; settled in this county in the Spring of 1849; he died
March 2, 1869, being one of the oldest settlers in the county; left family of five children,
Eliza, Joseph F., John W., Saml. K., and Eorald S.; Mrs. C.'s maiden name was Julia Etta
Williamson, born in Jefferson Co. Ky. April 22, 1812; has 124 acres, value $10,000; Meth.
COX J. F. P.O. Alpha; Sec. 20; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Rock Island Co. 111.
Jan. 16, 1840: came to this county in 1850, and is among the oldest settlers; has family, four
children living, Wilhelmina G., Elmer S., Clinton and Walter K.; one dead, Carlton F.;
wife was Jane W. Sutton, born in Canada, Dec. 31, 1843; married Dec. 6, 1864; has 160
acres, value $10,000; Rep; member of Masonic Lodge, No. 367.
COX J. N. Oxford; school tgacher; Rep; born 111.
COX R. R. Retired, P.O. Oxford; born in what is now called Wayne Co. Ind. near Rich-
mond, Aug. 29, 1805; left there and removed to Tippecanoe Co. Ind. in 1824, and remained
there until the Spring of '37; then removed to Mercer Co. this state, just across the line in
Rivola Tp., at that time there being but three families in the Tp; he remained there until
1864, then removed here, his former home being but three-quarters of a mile from where he
now lives; has family, five children living, four dead; been married twice; first wife was
Sarah L. Epperson, born in Tennessee, 1809; married Dec. 13, 1832; she died Feb. 4. 1864;
married again to Susan Morford, born in Penn.'Sept. I, 1801; married Aug. 3, 1865; has
been Justice of the Peace 24 years; two terms as County Commissioner; two terms as Super-
visor, and held other town offices; Rep; Bapt.
COX SAML. Sec. 16, P.O. Alpha; farmer, lives with his mother; Rep; born 111.
CREE BARBRA, Sec. 13, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; So acres, val. $4,000.
pVANIELSON AUGUST, Sec. 8, P.O. New Windsor; farmer, rents of S. Skalberg; Rep.
*-' DOUGLASS S. S. Sec. 34, P.O. Woodhull; lives with his father; Dem; from 111.
DOUGLASS S. S. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. Woodhull; born in Greene Co.
Ky. June 18, 1820; came to the state in 1834, and settled in Lawrence Co. 111. and remained
there six years, then removed to Crawford Co. Ind.; remained there two years, and then
removed to Sangamon Co. 111. and remained there until 1852, and then came here; has fam-
ily, eight children living, two dead; has been married three times; first wife was Mary A.
Bullock; second, Annie Glenon; third was Margaret C. Warner; has 320 acres, value $16,000;
has 160 acres in Iowa; Dem.
DROWN S. Sec. 32, P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 50 acres, value $3,000.
1 ," CKLAND A. Alpha; carpenter; Ind; from Sweden.
*-* ELDER S. C. Sec. 14. P.O. Woodhull; farmer, rents of W. M. Roush; Dem; from Pa.
EPPERSON SAMUEL, Merchant, Alpha; born in Indiana, July 5, 1830, and removed
to Estill Co. Ky. the same year with his parents, and remained there until 1848, and then
came to Rio Tp. Knox Co. and remained there until Feb. 1876, and then came to Alpha and
went into the mercantile business; has family, four children living : Josephene, \Vm. H.,
Elizabeth H. and John E.; Samuel A. deceased; wife was Sarah A. Epperson, born in Ind.
Oct. 24, 1824; has So acre^ on Sec. 33; value estate, 6,000; Ind; United Brethren; mem-
ber Masonic Lodge, No. 367.
EPPERSON WM. Alpha; laborer; Ind; born 111.
EVITTS R. B., P.O. Oxford; farmer; Rep; from Pa.
"Pj^ALK J. A. Sec. 16, P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 160 acres.
^ FALL JOHN, Sec. 10, P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of C. F. Peterson; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
340 VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS OP
FALK A. P. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. New Windsor; born in the State of
Colmer, Sweden, July 27, 1838; left there and came to this Co. in 1854, and commenced
working by the month, and now has the best improved farm in the Tp; has family one daugh-
ter living, ReginaO.; two sons dead; wife was Margaret C. Peterson, born in Sweden, June
8, 1848; married Feb. 14, 1867; has 865 2-3 acres all under cultivation, value $56,225; Ind;
Luth.
FALiK JOHN F. Farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. New Windsor; born in Sweden, Jan. 24, 1850; left
there with his parents and came to the U.S. and to Mercer Co. in. 1854; came here shortly
after; has family, three children : Edward F., Ludrick T. and Hilda Josephene; wife was
Caroline S. Johnson, from Sweden, born March 25, 1848; married April 7. 1870; value of
estate $5,000; Ind; Swedish Luth.
FARUM JOHN A. Sec. 25, P.O. Woodhull; farmer, rents of P. Welch; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
FISHEL JACOB, Sec. 23. P.O. Woodhull; farmer, works for W. O. Campbell; Rep; from Pa.
FLEHARTY W. S. Sec. 18, P.O. New Windsor, farmer; Ind; from 111; 267 ac.val. $16,020.
FRENELE ISAAC, Alpha; laborer; Rep; from 111. *
FRENELE O. Alpha; carpenter; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
/"- 1 AMBEL H. Alpha; laborer; Ind; born 111.
*- J GOFORTH T. H. Sec. 32, P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of Mrs. P. Underwood; Rep; Tenn.
GAMBLE S. A. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Woodhull; born in Dry Run,
Franklin Co. Penn. July 21, 1838; came to this Co. in the Fall of '57; has family, four chil-
dren : Fannie, Fred E., Willie M. and Nonnie D.; wife was Miss Annie E. Widney, born
in Spring Run, Franklin Co. April 17, 1840; married April 17, 1865; died March 5, 1876; has
140 acres, value $8,400; Dem; Pres.
GAMBLE T. W, Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Woodhull; born in Perry Co.
Penn. April 19, 1830; came to the state and settled at Abingdon, Knox Co. in the Fall of
'55; remained there two years, and then came to this Co; has family, eight children : Bell
N., Annetta, Ariminta M., Nellie T., Kate M., Carrie L., Lloyd E. and Myrtle; wife was
Margaret C. Elder, born in Dry Run, Franklin Co. Penn. March 15, 1835; married Sept. 21,
1853; has 160 acres, val. $9,600; Dem; Pres.
GRANT A. W. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. New Windsor; born in Smo.en,
Sweden, Aug. 7, 1840; came to the U.S. and to Galesburg in Aug. 1864, and remained there
until 1874, and then came to this Co; has family, three children : Maten W., Adolph A. and
Edwin N.; wife was Christine M. Peterson, from the same place, born Oct. 22, 1842; mar-
ried April 3, 1869; has 213^ acres, value $16,500; Rep; Luth.
GUSTISON NELSE, Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; rents of S. Pritchard; from Sweden.
IT AMMOND W. T. Sec. 18, P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; from Maine; has 55 acres.
HARKNESS A. J. Sec. 32, P.O. Alpha; farmer, lives with his father; Ind; from Ohio.
HARKNESS D . D. Farmer and Stock Raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Alpha; born in Cayuga Co.
N.Y. April 14, 1819; left there in 1835. and removed to Sandusky Co. Ohio, and remained
there until 1855, and then came to this Co.; has family, six children : Delivan, Arthur T.,
Jennie. Eva, Prescott, and Laura; wife was Amanda Alexander, born in Herkimer Co. N.Y.
July 27, 22; married June 24, 1846; has 140 acres, value $9,800; was School Director.
HARKNESS DELIVAN, Sec. 32, P.O. Alpha; farmer, lives with his father; Ind; from Ohio.
HARTGROVE WM. Oxford; blacksmith; Ind; from Pa.
HAWKINSON E. Sec. 36, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; from Sweden; 90 ac. val. $5,400.
HAWKINSON N. Sec. 36, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; from Sweden; 70 acres, val. $4,200.
HAYES ELNOR, Alpha; blacksmith; Ind; from Pa.
HENDERSON JOHN, Sec. 15, P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 240 ac. val. $14,400.
IIKNDRICKS S. A. Alpha; restaurant; Rep; born 111.
HERBERT T. M. Sec. 18, P.O. New Windsor; attorney at law; Rep; from Ohio.
IIIGLEY H. Sec. 31, P.O. Oxford; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; 40 acres, val. $1,600.
HILL CYRUS, Sec. 18, P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
HILLER J. B. Sec. 24, P.O. Woodhull; mechanic; Rep; Bapt; from N.Y. has 21^ acres.
HOAG J. B. Notary Public and Collecting Agent, Alpha; born in Rensselaer Co. N. Y.,
Sept. 1817; left New York and came to the state and Co. in 1839; has family, four children :
Lyman J., Ira G., Mary O., and Chas. S.; has been married four limes; first wife was Sarah
Collins, from Ohio; second was Rosetta Hammond, from Maine; third was Ruth Tompkins,
from N. Y; fourth was Mary Hodgens, from West Va; value estate $2,500; Ind; served
three terms as Justice of the Peace, and held other town offices.
HBNBY COUNTY : OXFORD TOWNSHIP. 341
HOLSTROM N. P. Sec. n; P.O.Woodhull; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 120 ac. val. $6,000.
HOOGNER JOHN, Sec 6; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden, has 251 acres.
HOWELL CHAUNCY. Sec. 25; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Orange Co. N.Y.; has 360 acres.
HOWELL GEO. DEWITT, lives with his father; Sec. 25; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y.
HOWELL SAMUEL P. lives with his father; Sec. 25; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from N.Y.
T AYNES JOHN, Sec. 27; P.O. Alpha; fanner; Rep; from Pa; has 38 acres, value $3,000.
J JOHNSON A. Sec. 8; P.O. New Windsor, farmer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden; has 80 acres.
JOHNSON ANDRO, Sec. 4; P.O. New Windsor; rents of A. P. Peterson; farmer; Luth; Sweden.
JOHNSON GUST. Sec. 3; P.O. Woodhull; rents of Peter Peterson; farmer; Rep; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JOHN, Sec. 31; P.O. Oxford; rents of W. Hartgrove; farmer; from Norway.
JOHNSON JOHN, Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; rents of G. Johnson; farmer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JONAS, P.O. New Windsor; Sec. 8; Farmer; born in Westyertland, Sweden.
Oct. 2, 1827; came to N. Y. in 1864; left there and came to Geneseo, this Co. in 1865, and
in 1866 removed to Moline, Rock Island Co. and remained there until 1874, then came here;
has family, four children living, three dead; wife was Hannah Johnson, born in the same
place, March 13, 1833; married June, 1855; has 80 acres, value $4,000; Rep; Luth.
JOHNSON J. A. lives with his father; Sec. 8; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
JOHNSON J. G. Sec. 4; P.O. Opheim; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 122 acres, val. $6,500.
JOHNSON J. M. P.O. Alpha; Sec. 27; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Clark Co. Ind.
Jan. 22, 1827, came to the State and to the Co. in the Spring of 1859; has family five children,
J. W., Francis O., Emma, Augusta J. and Martha; wife was Miss Sarah Davis, born in
Middletown, Ct. Dec. 30, 1840; married May 15, 1862; has 52 acres, value $4,160; Dem; both
members of the M. E. Church.
JOHNSON P. Sec. 2; P. O. Woodhull; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 68 acres, value $4,080.
JOHNSON S. A. Sec. n; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 80 ac. val. $4,000.
JOHNSON S. G., P.O. Alpha; carpenter; Rep; from Sweden.
JONES O. Sec. 7; P.O. Windsor; Rep; from Canada; has 155 acres, value $10,850.
T/"ELLEY TIMOTHY, P.O. Alpha; laborer; Ind; Cath; from Ireland.
** KENNEDY A. T. lives on J. E. Kennedy's farm; Sec. 21; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Dem; III.
KENNEDY' J. E. Sec. 21; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Pa; has 180 ac. val. $10,800.
KERR VALENTINE, Sec. 15; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; from Pa; has 200 acres, val. $12,000.
K.INTER JOHN, Sec. 23; P.O. Alpha; farmer; works for John Taze; Ind; from Pa.
T AWSON A., Alpha; post master; Rep; from Sweden.
*-* LEWIS J. C., P.O. Alpha; Baptist Clergman; Ind; born in III.
LAIRD JOSEPH, P.O. Woodhull; Sec. 26; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Franklin
Co.-Penn, Nov. II, 1812; came to this State and settled in Pike Co. in the Fall of 1856;
remained there 6 yrs. and then came to this Co; hasjfamily five children, Margaret E., Minerva
J,, Catherine M., Samuel J. and Thos. A.; wife was Sarah A. Adams, born in Perry Co. Pa.
in 1814; married March 8, 1838, she died Dec. 31, 1855; married again Sept. 13, 1863, to
Mrs. Charlotte Growe; born in Granville, Mass. April 4, 1823; has 80 acres, value $4,800;
Dem; Pres.
L.EET LOREN, P.O. Alpha; Grain Dealer; born near Quebec, Canada, Nov. 9, 1830; came
to the U.S. in 1851, and to the State in 1855, and to the Co. in 1868; has family three children,
Avery E., Minnie A. and Daisy B.; wife was Miss Mary F. Newton; born in Acworth, N. H.
Nov. 7, 1835; married in Nov. 1855; Rep.
LEWIS J. C., P.O. Alpha; baptist clergyman; Ind; born in 111.
LINDBERG S. Sec. 3; P.O. Opheim; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; has 144 ac. val. $7,200.
LINDER JOHN, Sec. 6; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; rents of J. Hoogner; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
LINQUIST P. M. Sec. 13; P.O. Woodull; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden: 160 ac. $8,000.
LINN NATHAN, Sec. 7; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, lives on I. Wilcox place; Dem; Ohio.
LOCKWOOD A. C. Sec. 30; P.O. Oxford; farmer; Ind; Bapt; born 111; 80 acres, val. 84,500.
LOQUIST J., Alpha; laborer; Rep; from Sweden.
LUTTRELL C. C. Sec. 19; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Ind; from Tenn; no acres, $7,700.
A/TcGLAUGHLAN L. P.O. Oxford; Rep; farmer; from Pa.
* MCLAUGHLIN S. S. Sec. 30; P.O. Oxford; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 85 acres, $5,950.
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McCURDY A. H. Sec. 22; Farmer; P.O. Alpha; born in Westmoreland Co. Pa. Sept. 27,
1826; came to this county in the Spring of 1864, and settled in this Tp.; has family of five
children: Margaret J., Annie C., John, Samuel, and Clyde; wife was Martha Taze, from
same place, born Aug. 1823; married in June, 1852; has 74 acres, value $5,000; Rep; both
members of the Baptist Church.
McDERMOTT JOHN, Sec. 26; P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in the
County Tyrone, Ireland, May 10, 1847; came to the U. S. and to N. Y. in 1853; remained
there until 1858, and then came to this county; has family four children: Peter, John, Mary
A., and Ellen; wife was Mary A. Fall, from the same place; married Feb. I, 1853; has 320
acres, value $20,000; Dem; Cath.
McQUISTON SAML. Sec. 28;- P.O. Alpha; farmer, works for F. C. Cole; Dem; from Pa.
McVITTY JOHN, Sec. 27 P.O. Woodhull; farmer, works for James Stitt; Ind; from Pa.
MAYER C. A., Alpha; butcher; Dem; from Germany.
ME A.D HARVEY, Sec. 19; P.O. Oxford; farmer, rents of C. C. Luttrell; Rep; from N. Y.
MOLTHOP D. O., Alpha; carriage maker and blacksmith; Ind; from Pa.
MORS PETER, Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, rents of S. Skalberg; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
MUNSON AUGUST, Sec. 18; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, works for W. S. Fleharty; Ind.
XT ELSON LEWIS, Sec. 6; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden; 68 acres,
*~ NEWMAN C. A., Alpha; butcher; Dem; born 111.
NORGREN C. E., Alpha; druggist; Dem; from Sweden.
f~^AK PETER, Sec, 4; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of Gustus Johnson; Luth; from Sweden.
^ OCEAN CHAS. Sec. 9; P:O. New Windsor; farmer, rents of C. J. Samuelson; Rep.
OLSON N. P. Sec. 3; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 160 acres, val. $8,000.
OLSON S. T. Sec. 12; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 160 acres.
OVERSTREET H. S. Sec. 36; P.O. Woodhull; fanner; Dem; born 111; 120 acres, val. $8,400.
OVERSTREET MITCHEAL E. Sec. 36; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; Pres; Ky; 100 ac. $7,500.
OVERSTREET ROBT. J. Sec. 36; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; born 111; 100 acres, val. $7,500.
DALME PETER, Sec. Ii; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of L. M. Nelson; Luth; from Sweden.
PALM WM.' Sec. 20; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, rents of A. P. Falk; Luth; Sweden.
PATTERSON F. Sec.. 15; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; from Mass; 80 acres, value $5,000.
PATTERSON O. H. Sec. '28; P.O. Alpha; farmer: Ind; Bapt; from N. Y; 156 acres, $9,360.
PERSING W. Sec. 24; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Pa; 40 acres, value $1,800.
PETERSON C. Sec. I; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Luth; from Sweden; 120 acres, $6,000.
PETERSON JOHN, Sec. 21; P.O. Alpha; farmer, rents of A. P. Falk; Rep; Luth; Sweden.
PETERSON LARS, Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Meth; Sweden; 240 ac. $11,000.
PETERSON N. P. Sec. 12; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; Luth; Sweden; 240 ac, $12,000.
PETERSON PETER, Sec. 4; P.O. Opheim; farmer; Rep; Meth; Sweden; 275 ac. $13,750.
PIPER HENRY, Oxford; school teacher; Rep; born 111.
POPE E. S. Oxford; school teacher; Rep; born Wis.
POPLETT FRANK, Alpha; Merchant; born in JCnox Co. 111. May 28, 1851; came to
this county Feb. 8, 1875; has family; two children I'vin t , Ella L., born Jan. 12, 1875; Mary
A., born Aug. 19, 1876; Hattie, born July 10, 1873, died Aug. n, 1873; wife was Miss Laura
L. Rowe, born in Knox Co. Feb. 22, '49; married July 3, 1872; value of estate $3,000; Ind.
PORTER GEORGE, Alpha; harness-maker; from Scotland.
PRITCHARD SAML. Sec. 25; P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Dem; from N. Y.
REHN A. Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; Rep; from Sweden; 70 acres, value $3,500.
REHN JOHN, Sec. 5; P.O. New Windsor; farmer, lives with his father; Rep; from Sweden.
REYNOLDS W. T., Alpha; laborer; Ind; from 111.
ROBERTS H. H. Sec. 17; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Dem; from Pa; 198 ac. val. $11,880,
ROBERTS HENRY, Alpha; livery stable; Rep; from 111.
ROWE J. L., P.O. Alpha; lumber dealer; Ind; born 111.
ROWE THOS. L., Alpha; hardware and groceries; Ind; born 111.
RUSK HIRAM, Sec. 29; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Dem; from Missouri; 40 acres, value $2.580.
RUTLEDGE SAMUEL, Sec. 34; P.O. Alpha; Dem; from Pa; rents of R. D. Timherlake.
J. D. BELL.
Woodhull.
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HENRY COTTNTY: OXFORD TOWNSHIP. 345
OCHWARZ C., Alpha; shoemaker: Dem; from Germany.
^ SElBERT STEWART, Sec. 13; P.O. Woodhull; farmer, Dem; from Pa.
SETTERDAHL AUGUST, Sec. 19; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; Lull); from Sweden.
SEXTON A. G., Alpha; carriage maker and blacksmith; hid; from Pa.
SEXTON H. H., P.O. Alpha; physician and surgeon; Ind; from Pa.
SEXTON MILES H., P.O. Alpha; farmer; Ind; from Illinois.
SHAFLEE WM. Sec. 28; P.O. Alpha; farmer; Dem; Meth; from Ohio; 40 acres, val. $2,800.
SHINN H. G. P.O. New Windsor; Sec. 20; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Harrison
County, W. Va. Jan. I, 1834; came to this connty in the Spring of 1865; has family of three
children, Frank H., Libbie E., and Nellie; wife was Hannah L. Henderson; born in Fayette
County, Pa. Jan. 22, 1841; married March 10, 1868; has 201 acres, value $14,000; Ind; one
child dead, Bertie.
SHINN M. H. P.O. Alpha; Sec. 22; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Harrison County,
Western Va. Nov. 5, 1821; left Va. in the Spring of 1834, and settled in Canton, Fulton
County, Illinois, and remained there until 1842, and then removed to Knox County, and
remained there until 1855, then came here; has family four children living Silva A., Genette
E., Carroll A., and Bertha P.; Mrs. Shinn's maiden name was Paulina H. Pease, born in
Starksborougli, Addison Co. Vt. Feb. 19. 1828; married July 9, 1848; has 247 acres, value
$14,820; Ind.
SHUBACK AUGUST, Sec. 34; P.O. Alpha; Ind; from Sweden; rents of R. D. Timberlake,
SHUMWAY S. B. Sec. 30; P.O. New Windsor; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Brad-
ford County, Pa. April 15, 1822; left there and came to this state, and settled in Lee County,
in 1844, remained there two years, then removed to Gale.sburg, Knox County, remained there
four years, was off and on in California four years, and settled in Henry County in the Fall
of 1853; has family four sons and three daughters; wife was Miss Lydia J. Streeter, born in
Illinois, October. 1835; married Feb. 28, 1854; has 421 acres, value $21,000; was Supervisor
seven years, Assessor two terms, and held other town offices; Ind; Cong.
SKALBERG S. Sec. 6; P.O. New Windsor; Rep; Luth; from Sweden; 600 ac. val. $30,000.
SKINNER GRAHAM, Alpha; restaurant; Rep; from Pa.
SKINNER JOS. B. Sec. 24; P.O. Woodhull; Farmer; born in Jackson Hall, Franklin Co.
Pa. Nov. 2, 1852; came to this county in the Spring of 1870; no family; wife was Miss Bell
X. Gamble, born in Abingdon, Knox County, Illinois, April 13, 1856; married Feb. 6, 1877;
value of estate $500; Dem; both members of the Presbyterian church.
SLUYTER H. O. Sec. 24; P.O. Woodhull; carpenter; Rep; from N. Y; 26 acres, value $3.000.
SNYDER WM. A. Sec. 13; P.O. Woodhull; Rep; from Ohio; lives with Barbra Cree.
SPIVEY KLIAS, Sec. 16; P.O. Alpha; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Montgomery
County, Indiana, Feb. 15, 1836; came to this county December, 1866; has family five chil-
ren: Ida L., Edward D., John C., Morris E., and fames M; wife was Sarah M. Olin.born in
Trumbull County, Ohio, Feb. 27, 1838; married Dec. 22, 1859; has 160 acres, value $9,600;
Dem.
SPIVEY J. R. Sec. 18; P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Dem; from Ind; 80 acres, value $5,600.
STARBOARD PEENIA Mrs. Sec. 3; P.O. Alpha; Bapt; from N. Y; 160 acres, value $8,000.
STITT JAMES, Sec. 27; P.O. W.oodhull; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa; 160 acres, val. $9,600.
STONEBURG JOHN", Sec. 16; P.O. Alpha; farmer; from Sweden; rents of John Henderson.
STONEBURG JOHN, Alpha; mason; Ind; from Sweden.
SWANSON AUGUST, Sec i; P.O. "Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Vena,
Sweden, April 22, 1841; came to the United States, and to this county in the Fall of 1857;
has family seven children : Frans J., Carl A., Adolph A., Mary M., Sarah A., Geo. A., and
Emily; wife was Miss Matilda Johnson, born in Estergelen, Sweden, April 22, 1841; married
Jan. 24. 1862; has 210 acres, value $10,500; Rep; Luth.
SWANSON FRANK, Sec. 23; P.O. W.-.odhull: farmer; Ind; from Sweden; works for J. Widney.
^PAUKSLEY J. P.O. Alpha; station agent C. B. & Q. R.R; Dem; from Va.
TAZE JOHN, Sec. 23. P.O. Alpha; farmer; Ind; from Pa; 240 acres, $14,400.
TAYLOR W. C. Sec. 29; P.O. New Windsor; Farmer; born in Colchester County, Nova
Scotia, Tan. I, 1826; came to the state, and settled in Knox County, in 1840; left there and
came to this county in 1863; has family four children living, Jacob E.. C. W., Harriet A.,
and Frederick 1'.; four children dead, Eunice, Ziremba, Martha, and Thomas; wife was
Maria E. Parkins, born in Gallia County, Ohio, April 9, 1829; married Nov. 7, 1847; has So
acres, value $8,000; Rep; Meth.
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846 VOTERS ANT> TAXPAYERS OF
TAZE WM. Sec. 28, P.O. Alpha; farmer; Ind; from Pa; 194 acres, $9,700.
THOMAS J. R. Sec. 30, P.O. Oxford; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 40 acres, $2,000.
T1LDEN J. F. Sec. 35, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; lives with father; Rep; from Vt.
TILDEN J. H. Sec. 35, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; lives on father's place; Rep; from Vt.
TILDEN O. E. Sec. 35, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Rep; from Vt; 240 acres, $12,000.
TIMBERLAKE GEO. Sec. 33, P.O. Alpha; lives with father; Dem; born 111.
TIMBERLAKE JOS. Sec. 34, P.O. Alpha; lives on father's place; Dem; born 111.
TIMBERLiAKE B. D. Sec. 33, P.O. Alpha; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Green
Co. Ky. Dec. 17, 1807; left Ky. i 1833, and removed to Sangamon Co. Ill; remained there
four years, then removed to this county, and settled on the place he now lives in the Fall of
1837, at that time there being but one man in the Tp., Almeron Underwood; has family nine
children living, four dead; Mr. T. is the most extensive farmer in the town; has farm of 920
acres, most all of which is under cultivation; Mrs. T.'s maiden nane was Jemima Simms,
born in Barren Co. Ky. Aug. 25, 1811; married Nov. 13, 1834; value of estate, $46,000;
Dem.
TIMBERLAKE WM. Sec. 33, P.O. Alpha; lives on father's place; Dem; from 111.
UNDERWOOD A. D. Sec. 33, P.O. Alpha; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Henry
Co. Oxford Tp. 111. Dec. II, 1839, and is among the oldest settlers; has a family, two chil-
dren, Hester P. born Nov. 18, 1871; Bruce A. born Oct. I, 1874; wife was Miss Ellen L.
Sinden, born in LaSalle Co. 111. May 27, 1849; married March 31, 1870; has 160 acres,
value $11, 200; Assessor one term, and is justice of the Peace; Rep.
UNDERWOOD MILTON, Sec. 31, P.O. Alpha; Farmer and Stock Kaiser; born in
Tecumseh, Lenawee Co. Michigan, Oct. 29, 1831; left there and came to this county and
settled in this Tp. March, 1837, he and his brother being the two oldest settlers in the
Tp; has family three children, Elvin J., Eli D. and Elias M.; wife was Miss L. L. Arnold,
born in Cattaraugus Co. N.Y. March II, 1838; married June n, 1856; has 303 acres, value
$15,150; Rep.
WANHORN JOHN, P.O.Oxford; laborer; Rep; from Ohio.
^ VALLINE ANDREW, Sec. 9, P.O. Alpha; farmer; renter; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
"11TALLINE N. P. Sec. 13, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Luth; from Sweden; 240 acres, $12,000.
* * WARNER W. W., P.O. Alpha; school teacher; Ind; born 111.
WEIBLE JOHN, Sec. 26, P.O. Woodhull; rents of Jno. Taze; Ind; from Pa.
WELCH JAMES, Sec. 26, P.O. Woodhull; farmer: Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 80 ac. $4,000.
WELCH JAS., P.O. Alpha: laborer; Ind; Cath; from Ireland.
WELCH NICHOLAS, Alpha; section boss; Ind; Cath; from Ireland.
WELCH P. Sec. 26, P.O. Woodhull; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; 320 acres, $16,000.
WESTLAND MARY C. Sec. 13, P.O. Woodhull; Luth; from Sweden; 100 acres, $5,000.
WIDNEY JOHN A. Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Frank-
lin Co. Pa. March 27, 1840; came to this state in 1855, and settled in Mount Carroll, and
resided there three years; then removed to this county in the Spring of 1858; has family of
four children, Stella B., Bertie G., Grace E. and Leo E.; wife was Sarah A. Gillette, born in
Sullivan Co. N.Y. March 7, 1841; married Oct. 26, 1865; has 160 acres in Iowa, and 160 in
Nebraska; served three years in the late war, in Co. D, 112th 111. Vols; Tax Collector one
term; Ind; both members M. E. Church.
WIDNEY MARGARET, Sec. 23, P.O. Woodhull; Meth; from Pa; 120 acres. $7,200.
WILBER MARTHA S. Sec. 29, P.O. Alpha; Widow of the late Robert M. Wilber, who
was born in Rhode Island May 9. 1798; he came to this state and settled in Warren Co. in
1838, and remained there until 1849; then came to this county and settled on the place she
now lives; he left family thirteen children; two were killed in the late war; Mrs. W.'s
maiden name was Martha Cleveland, born in Grafton Co. N. H. Oct. 4, 1815; has 160 acres,
value $10,000; Bapt; Mr. W. was a Baptist clergyman.
WILBER R. P. Sec. 29, P.O. Alpha; farmer; lives with mother; Ind; born 111.
WILCOX I. Sec. 7, P.O. New Windsor; farmer; Rep; from 111; 351 acres, $24,570.
WILLIAMS JOHN, Sec. 31, P.O. Alpha; farmer; works for M. Underwood; Rep; from Kyi
WILSON GEO. W. Sec. 14, P.O. Alpha; lives with father; Dem; born 111.
WILSON HIRAM C. Sec. 14, P.O. Alpha; lives with father; Dem; from Ohio.
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WILSOK S. J. Sec. 14, P.O. Alpha; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in the town of Carmi-
chaels, Green Co. Pa. March I, 1815; left there in March, 1845, and went to Adams Co.
Ohio, and remained there until Nov. 1846; then removed to Highland Co. Ohio, and
remained there until the following March; then removed to Cuba, Clinton Co. and then to this
county in 1854; has family of ten children, Hiram. Geo., Martha, Stephen, Alfred, Elmore,
Crawford, Lee, Forest, and Margaret; wife was Maiy Wright, born in Clinton Co. Ohio,
June 9, 1851; married Dec. 12. 1850; has 160 acres, value $10,000; Dem.
WOODS R. L. Sec. 24, P.O. Woodhull; Farmer and Stock Raiser; born in Jackson, Perry
Co. Pa. Feb. 22, 1834; came to LaSalle Co. in May, 1856, and remained there until 1858,
and then returned to Pa; came to this county in March, 1869; has family of four children,
Carrie L., Josie W., Maggie B. and Laura May; wife was Miss S. A. Gamble, born in the
same place, Jan. 18, 1835; married Feb. 22, 1860; has 133% acres, value $10,000; Dem;
both members of the Pres. Church.
WYMAN F. D. Sec. 24, P.O. Woodhull; works for A. Mitchell; Rep; from N.Y.
WYMAN P. L. Sec. 24, P.O. Woodhull; lives on A. Mitchell's farm; Rep; from N.Y.
yUCK. DANIEL, Sec. 27, P.O. Alpha; farmer; Rep; from Pa; 108 acres, $7,560.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ALPHA.
Epperson Sam'l. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Clothing, &c.
Hoag J. B. Notary Public and Collecting Agent.
Leet Loren, Grain Dealer.
Rowe & Poplett, Dealers in Groceries, Hardware, Glassware, Queensware,
Boots, Shoes, Pumps. Produce taken in exchange for goods.
OXFORD TOWNSHIP.
Bundy Edwin, Farmer and Stock Raiser. Poland and China Hogs a specialty.
Sec. 28, P. O. Alpha.
GALVA TOWNSHIP.
A LBRO A. W., Galva; groceries; Rep; Prot; from N. Y; owns 45 acres coal land.
\*~ ALBRO JOHN, Galva; laborer; Meth.
ABY ALEXAXDEB, Farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Galva; born in Richland Co. Ohio, April 9.
1830; came to county 1855; Rep; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $9.600; wife was Mal-
vina Stanton, born in Rochester, N.Y. March I, 1826; married Feb. 18, 1850; has had nine
children, four living, and five dead; seven boys, and two girls; was School Director from
1868 to 1877.
ALBRO LOUISA Mrs. wid. of Durias; Galva; from N.Y.
ALBRO SAMUEL T. Galva; clerk; Rep; Prot; from Knox Co.
ALDERMAN JAS. Galva; Dem; from N.Y.
ALDERMAN M. B. Galva; laborer; Rep; from Knox Co.
ALDERMAN O. J. Sr. Galva; teamster; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
ALDERMAN O. J. Jr. Galva; laborer; Rep; from Pa.
ALEXANDER J. H. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Bapt; from N.Y.
ALLEN A. E. Galva; harness-maker; Rep; from Geneseo Co. 111.
ALLEN WM. J. Galva; teamster; Dem; Prot; from N.Y.
ALINE ERICK, Sec. 3, P.O. Galva; farmer; from Sweden; owns 80 acres.
ANDERSON A. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON ALEX. Galva; clerk; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
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ANDERSON ANDREW, Sec. 7, P.O. Galva; farmer; Ind; from Sweden; owns 105 acres.
ANDERSON ANDREW Jr. Sec. 7, P.O. Galva; farmer; lives with father; Ind; from Sweden.
ANDERSON ANDREW, Sec. 10. P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot: from Sweden; 68 acres.
ANDERSON ANDREW, Sec. 4, P.O. Galva; lab. on J. N. Morgan's farm; from Sweden.
ANDERSON AUGUST, Galva; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON A. B. Galva; boots and shoes; Dem; Meth; from Sweden.
ANDERSON A. P. Galva; dry goods; Rep; Prot; from Sweden.
ANDERSON B. Galva; hotel; Rep; from \.J. ,
ANDERSON JNO. Sec. 7, P.O. Galva; farmer; lives with father; Ind; from Sweden.
ANDERSON PETER E. Galva; laborer; Dem; Prot; from Sweden.
ANDERSON P. G. Galva; clerk; Prot; from Sweden.
ANDERSON SQUIRE, Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from N.V.
ANDERSON SWAN, Galva; laborer; from Sweden.
ANDERSON W. Galva; laborer; Rep; Bapt; from Miss.
ANDREWS JOHN H. Grocer; Galva; born in Fabius, Onondaga Co. N.Y. July 30,
1837; came to this county April 12, 1872; Rep; Bapt; val. prop. $2,000; lived in Fabius un-
til he was fourteen years old, and moved to Newark, N.T. Aug. 1851; lived there twenty-one
years, and then came to this county April, 1872.
ARNOLD W. Sec. 32, P.O. Galva; farmer; Prot; owns 80 acres.
ARSON S. L. Galva; clerk; Rep; Freewill Meth; from Norway.
ARVIDSON CHAS. Galva; teamster; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
ATWOOD H. T. Sec. 14, P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from Marshall Co. Ill; 120 acres.
ATWOOD J. R. Galva; merchant; Dem; Meth; from Marshall Co. III.
ATWOOD TIMOTHY, Galva; merchant; Prot; from N.Y.
AYRES A. J. Galva; clerk; Rep; Bapt; born Henry Co.
AYRES JAS. A. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; born in Co.
AYRES JNO. A. P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from N.Y.
AYRES V. M. Galva; Rep; B pt; from Conn.
T) ABBITT J. Galva; groceries; Rep; Prot; from Fulton Co. 111.
BABCOCK A. C, M.D. Galva; physician and surgeon; Rep; Prot; owns 134 acres.
BABCOCK E. D., M.D. Galva; phpsician and surgeon; Rep; Bapt; from N.Y; owns 144 acres.
BACLEAN ANDREW, Galva; painter; Luth; from Sweden.
BAILEY IRA A. Galva; miller; Rep; Bapt; from N.Y.
BAILEY R. F. Galva; dry goods: Rep; from Vt.
BAILEY T. M. Galva; agt. U.S. Ex. Co. and P. & R. I. R.R.; Kep; Prot; Irom Ohio.
BAKER S. B. Sec. 16, P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Bapt; rents of father, E. Baker, 160 acres.
BANGSON S. Galva; tailor; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
BARBER D C. Galva; laborer; Rep; Prot; from Mass.
BARLOW G. Galva; tailor; Rep. Luth; from Sweden.
BARTON JNO. Galva; laborer; Dem; Prot.
BARTRAM SAMPSON, Sec. 4; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from England; So acres.
BARTRAM WM. H. Sec. 4, P.O. Galva; farmer; lives with father; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
BAUCHMAN H. E. Galva; broom-maker; Rep. Prot; from Ohio.
BECKSTROM A., P.O. Galva; lumber; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
BELL ROBT. G. Galva; yard-master C.B. & Q.R.R.; Rep; Prot; from Mercer Co.
BERG M. C. Galva; shoemaker; Meth; from Sweden.
BENNETT C. E. Galva; hotel; Prot; from N.Y.
BERRY I. Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from N.Y.
BEST J. F. Galva; harness manufacturer; Kep; Meth; from Pa.
BEVIER LEWIS H. Galva; teaming; Rep; Prut; from Stark Co.
BIGELOW H. Attorney at Law and U.S. Commissioner. Galva; born in Leroy, Genesee
Co. N. Y. Feb. 23. 1829; came to Co. in 1856; Rep; Prot; wife was Anna B. Davidson, born
in East Jeffrey, N.H., Feb. I, 1836; married Nov. 20, 1855; has one child, Clani S. born
Sept. 2, 1865; was State's Attorney 6th Circuit of 111. from 1860 to 1864.
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BLAIK EL>"WARI> 1>. Fanner, Sec. I, P.O. Kewanee; born in I'eoria, I'eoria Co. 111.
Dec. 16, 1837; came to Co. 1851; Ind; owns 160 acres of land, value 812, ooo; wife was Annie
Shue, born in Deposit, Broome Co. N.Y. Nov. ig, 1841; married March 7, 1865: has three
children, one boy and two girls.
BIGELOW MARY Mrs. (wid. of Jno. A.) Galva; Prot; from N.Y.
BLAIK HENRY T. Sec. I, P.O. Kewanee; farmer, lives with brother; Prot; from Peoria Co.
BLAIR J. F. Sec. I, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Dem; Prot; from Va; owns 135 ac. val. $9.450.
BLALOCK WM. Galva; salesman; Prot.
BODINSON CAKL F. Grocer, Galva; born in Soderhamn, Sweden, June 29, 1846; came
to U. S. Aug. 1865; came to Henry Co. same year; Dem; wife was Louisa \V. Dahlgren,
born in Knox Co. 111. April 9, 1852; married Dec. 28, 1870; has three children, all boys.
BOGGS E. Galva; laborer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
BOGGS G. K. Galva; telegraph operator; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
BOOSTROM ANDREW, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
BOOSTROM ISAAC, Brick Manufacturer, Galva; born in Ocklebo, Gestrickland, Sweden,
July 22, 1833; came to U.S. 1857; came to Co. 1864; Rep; Prot; wife was Annie Mattson,
born Ocklebo, Gestrickland, Sweden, Aug. 15,1842; married Nov. 18, 1865; has two chil.
dren.
BOOSTROM JONAS, lives with mother on Sec. 24, P.O. Galva; Trot; from Sweden.
BOOSTROM JNO. Galva; laborer; Rep; Prot; from Sweden.
BOOSTROM L. Mrs. Sec. 24, P.O. Galva; Prot; from Sweden; owns 71 acres, val. $4,260.
BOOSTROM OLOF, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
BOYANTON W. J. Galva; conductor C.B. & Q.R.R; Rep; from Mich.
BOYD RANDOLPH, Galva; salesman; Rep; from Pa.
BOURK A. Galva; laborer; from Sweden.
BOURK. N. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
BRIDSON J. Galva; laborer; Dem; from Isle of Man.
BRITTON CHAS. Galva; iron fence builder; Prot; from Mich.
BRITTON J. Galva; boarding-house; Prot; from Mich.
BROLIN O. Sec. 7, P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Ind; owns 30 acres, value $1,200; from Sweden.
BROOT C. M. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
BROWN E. C. Galva; insurance agent; Rep; Bapt; from Conn; owns So acres, val. $5,000.
BROWN MARIAN, Galva; painter; Rep; Prot.
BROWNELL f J. W. Galva; car repairer C.B. & Q.R.R; Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
BROWXLEE THOS. Dry Goods Dealer, also Farmer, Galva; born in Pollockshaws,
Renfrewshire. Scotland, Sep. 1 8, ; came to U. S; Aug. 1849; came to Henry Co. March,
1853; Rep; Cong; owns 320 acres land; first wife was Sarah McDonnell, born near Skye
Highlands Scotland, 1822; married July 13, 1843, died Dec. , 1849; second wife was
Elizabeth Coupland, born in Yorkshire, England, July 30, 1834; married in Peoria, Aug. 26,
1852; seven children living, one dead; has three children by first wife.
BRUCE OLIVER J. Farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Galva; born in Townsend, Windham Co.
Vermont, Feb. 15, 1847; wife was Mary Addie Davidson, born in East Jeffrey, N.H., June
8, 1845; married Nov. 2, 1871.
BRYAN FRANK, Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
BRYAN R. T. lives on Sec. 13, P.O. Galva; laborer; Dem; Prot; from Ky.
BULKELEY HENRY D. Galva; carpenter; Dem; Univ; from N.Y.
BURG C. Sec. 17, P.O. Galva; farmer, rents of P. O. Krans; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
BURNETT E. A. Galva; laborer; Rep; Prot; born Galva Tp.
BURNETT S. Sec. 29, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Pa; owns 158 ac. val. $12,000.
BURT G. P. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Bapt; from Vt.
BUTLER J. Galva; flour and feed; Prot; from Ohio.
BUTTERS G. W. Galva; agricultural implements; Rep; Meth; from Me.
/"\\ LESTER JAS. Sec. 14, P.O. Galva; farmer, rents of y.Cromier; Prot; from Isle of Man.
^- CALHOUN ANDREW, Sec. 5, P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Pres; from Ireland; 4OOac.
CALHOUN ANDREW G. lives with father Sec. 5, P.O. Galva; Dem; from Philadelphia.
CALHOUN JAS. Galva; laborer; Pro; from Ireland.
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CARLSON ALFRED, Galva; laborer; Dem; Luth; from Sweden.
CARSON DANIEL, Galva; Prot; from Sweden.
CARTER GEO. B. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Stark Co.
CARTER WESLEY C. Galva; salesman; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
CARTER WM. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
CHAPMAN M. C. Galva; Secy. Galva Mfg. Co; Rep; Prot; from England.
CHAPMAN M. T. Galva; Supt. Galva Mfg. Co; Dem; Univ; from England.
CHERRY SAMUEL, Galva; broom-maker; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
CHOLLETT FRANCIS, Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
CHOLLETT J. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
CHURCH B. Galva; clerk; Dem; Prot; from Stark Co
CHURCH NORMAN W. Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from N.Y.
CHURCHILL CHAS. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
CLARK C. F. Galva; clerk; Rep: from Mich.
CLARK C. M., M.D., Galva; physician and surgeon; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
CLEOSON I. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
CLUCAS JAS. Sec. 36, P.O. Galva; farmer, rents of I. A. Bailey; Rep; Meth; from Isle of Man.
COLLIER J5TO. E. Barber, Galva; born in Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham, Eng. Oct. 23,
1849; came to U. S. Aug. 1851; came to Co. 1874; Dem; Epis; wife was Anna Ulrici, born
in Milwaukee, \Vis., Feb, 28, 1857, married in Rockford, 111., June 16, 1873; has two chil-
dren.
CONKLIN MARY E. Mrs. wid. of Stephen A., P.O. Galva; Bapt; from L.I.
COOK WM. Sec. 28, P.O. Galva; lab. on J. T. Tood's farm; Dem; Prot; from England.
COON J. M. Rev. Galva; minister Bapt. church; Rep; from Pana, 111.
COOPER ROBT. Galva; teamster; Rep; from Peoria, 111.
COOPER R. P. Galva; teaming; Rep; Chris; from Ky; owns 160 acres in Iowa.
CORDER R. Galva; tinner; Rep; Meth; from Knox Co. 111.
COSTELO PHILIP, Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
COSTEN CHAS. Galva; laborer; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
COUPLAND JOS. Galva; farmer; Rep; Epis; from England; owns 136 acres land.
CRABB JNO. Galva; laundry; Rep; from Ky.
CRAMER E. S. Sec. 26, P.O. Galva; farmer, rents f W. E. Cummings; Dem; from Pa.
CRAWFORD F. J. Galva; clerk; Rep; Cong; from N.Y.
CRAWFORD W. B, Galva; meat market; Rep; from N.Y; owns 80 acres land. *
CRIMMINS MICHAEL, Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
CRISMAN DANIEL, Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
CRISMAN DAVID. Galva; mason; Dem; from Pa.
CRISMAN J. E. Galva; carpenter; Dem; from Pa.
CRISMAN WM. H. Galva; carpenter; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
CRIST LOUIS, Sec. 32, P.O. Galva; farmer; Meth; from Sweden.
CROMIEN JAS. Sec. 24, P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland; owns 280 ac. land.
CURTISS F. J. Galva; furniture and undertaker; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
p\AHGRIN ALFRED, Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from Knox Co.
*-' DANIELS TIMOTHY, Sec. 12, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; from Wales; 80 ac. $5,200.
DAVIDSON SARAH A. Mrs. lives with H. Bigelow, Galva; Bapt; from N.H.
DAVIS A. W. Galva; carpenter; Rep; from Vt.
DAVIS CHAS. E. Hardware and Stoves, Galva; born Rockingham, Vermont, Oct. 19,
1835;. came to this Co. in 1855; w 'f fi was Jeannie V. Wight, born in Lowell, Mass. Nov. 25,
1837, married Sept. 24, 1861.
DAVIS EDWARD, Sec. 3, P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa; owns 8oac. $4,800.
DAVIS E. A. Galva; clerk; Dem; Spir; from Vt.
DAVIS JNO. F. Galva; sewing machine agt; Rep; Bapt; from Vt.
DAVIS JOS. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Vt.
DAVIS R. H. Galva; brakeinan; Rep; Prot; from Fultou Co, 111.
HENKT rrorXTT : OAT.VA TOWNSHIP.
DAY EMMA Mrs. wid. of Jno. Galva; Bapt; from Stark Co.
DAY JNO. B. Galva; flour; Rep; Bapt; from N.H.
DEEM ADAM, Sec. 15, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio; owns loo ac. land, $11,200.
DEEM CATHERINE Mrs. wid. of A. C. Sec. 15, P.O. Galva: Meth; from Ohio; 320 ac. $22,400.
DEEM S. V. Sec. 22, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; from Ohio; owns 120 ac. land, val. $6,500.
DENNIS B. C. Rev. Galva; minister M. E. church; Rep; from Ohio.
DETRICK J. N. Galva; retired farmer; Dem; Pres; from Pa.
DICKINSON C. V. Galva; planing-mill; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
DICKINSON H. L. Galva; carpenter and builder; Rep; Prot; from N. J.
DICKINSON J. S. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
DONEGAN MICHAEL, Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
DONNELLY B. Galv.i; tailor; Rep; Cong; from Ireland.
DORR B. M. Galva; jeweler and musical instruments; Ind; Univ; from Bureau Co.
DOW JNO. Galva; wagon maker; Prot.
DOW L. Galva; laborer; Dem; Prot; from Ohio.
DRAIN SAMUEL, Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
DUNCAN W. L., P.O Galva; baggage express agt. Galva; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
DWIRE ELLIS, Galva; teamster; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
DWYER WM. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; born III.
DYSON E. K. Galva; clerk; Rep; from Ohio.
DYSON J. W. Galva; wagon maker; Rep; Cong; from Eng.
CHAS; Galva; jeweler; Dem; Prot; from Germany.
EK L. P. Galva; druggist; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
EDSON LEONARD P. Broom Manufacturing, Galva; P.O. Galva; born in Westmore-
land, Cheshire Co. N. H. Feb. 20, 1812; came to county 1856; Rep; Epis; wife was Jane J.
Balou, born in Westmoreland, Cheshire Co. N. H. April 17, 1817; married Aug. 4, 1834;
has seven children.
ELDRIDGE B. S. Galva; stock raiser; Rep; Cong; from Mass; owns 175 acres in Henry Co.
ELDRIDGE SAMUEL, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
ELFORS PETER, Sec. 31; P.O. Galva; farmer; Luth; from Sweden; owns 40 ac. val. $2,400.
ELKINS SAMUEL, Galva; laborer; Rep; Bapt; from S. Wales
ELKINS THOS. Galva; laborer; Rep; Bapt; from Eng.
ELLIS F. M. Oalva; cabinet maker; Dem; Bapt; from Ky.
ELLSWORTH LOUIS, Galva; barber; Rep; Prot.
ELMORE FRED. Sec. 16; P.O. Galva; rents of Mrs. H. G. Whipple; Rep; Second Advt.
EMERY HANNAH Mrs. Widow of Henry, Galva; P.O. Galva; born in Westmore-
land Co. Pa. Nov. 3, 1814; came to county 1860; Christian; owns 80 acres of land; her
first husband, Frederick W. Emery (brother to Henry), was born in Mercer Co. Pa. July 5,
1808; married Hannah Gaffney Feb. 22, 1833; died at West Jersey, Stark Co. 111., Oct I,
1846; her second husband, Henry Emery, was born in Northumberland Co. Pa. Jan. 7, 1802;
came to county April, 1856; married Feb. 22, 1860; died Nov. 17, 1875.
EMERY JACOB. Sec. 22; P.O. Galva; farmer, lives with son-in-law; Rep; Spiritualist; from Pa.
EMERY JNO. Galva; carpenter; Rep; from Ohio.
EMERY J. P. Galva; carpenter; Dem; Prot; from Stark Co.
EMERY MICHAEL; Sec. 26; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Stark Co. 111.
EMERY O. P. Galva; justice of the peace and insurance agt; Rep; Prot; from Fulton Co. 111.
ENGLE ERICK, Galva; laborer; from Sweden.
ENGLISH THOS. Sec. 4; P.O. Galva; farmer, rents of H. Baker; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
ENGSTRAND J. M. Galva; boots and shoes; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ERICKSON E. Sec. 18. P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer Advt: from Sweden; owns 38 ac. val. $1,700.
ERICKSON HANS, Galva; farmer; Prot; from Sweden.
ERICKSON J. Jr. Galva; cigar manufacturer; Rep; Prot; frofn Henry Co.
ERICKSON JNO. Galva; shoemaker; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
ERICKSON JOS. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; born in county.
ERICKSON MARGARET Mrs. P.O. Galva; widow of Jonat; Meth; from Sweden.
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ERICKSON L. Sec. 6; P.O. Bishop Mill; farmer; from Sweden; owns 60 acres, val. $3.ooo.
ERICKSON O. E. Galva; clerk; Rep; l.uth; from Sweden.
ERICKSON P. Sec. 7; P.O. Bishop Hill; farmer; Prot; from Sweden; owns 76 ac. val. $3,800.
ERRETT E. A. Mrs. P.O. Galva; widow of J. \V.; Christian; from Vermont.
EVANS ELIZABETH Mrs. P.O. Galva; from Fulton Co.
EVANS JNO. Galva; coal dealer; Rep; Meih; from Wales.
EVERETT J. H. Sec. 25; P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from Conn; owns 80 ac. val. $5,200.
EVERETT R. F. Sec. 25; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Cong; owns 240 ac. val $16,800.
"C"ABER F. Sec. 10; P.O. Galva; farmer; Prot; from Luxemberg; owns 160 ac. val. $8,000.
FARR EDWARD \V. Galva; laborer; Rep; Prot; born Tp.
FARRELL DANIEL, Galva; laborer; Rep; Cath.
FARRELL JAS. Galva; laborer; Dem.
FIELD SOLOMON, Patent Medicine Manufacturer, Galva; born in Ferrisburgh, Addi-
son Co. Vt. April 21, 1817; came to county April 7, 1863; Rep; owns 300 acres land in
Kansas; wife was Phebe N. Carter, born in Salisbury, Addison Co. Vt. Jan. 13, 1816; mar-
ried April 26, 1835; has had seven children, five dead, and two living girls.
FINLEY J. L. Galva; grocer and hardware; Rep; Prot; from Stark Co.
FISHER J. B. Galva; physician; from Prussia.
FITCH E. E. Galva; school teacher; Rep; Prot; from Iowa.
FLANSBURGH NELSON, Galva; postal elk. C.B. & Q. R.R; Rep; Prot; from N. V.
FORD B. P. Galva; clerk; Rep; Bapt; from Galesburg, 111.
FORD DYER, Galva; dry goods; Rep; Cong; from N. Y.
FORD M. M. Galva; dry goods; Rep; Cong; owns 1370 acres land; from N. Y.
FOSTER GEO. Galya; carpenter; Dem; Christian; from Pa.
FOOTER G. L. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from N.J.
FOSTKR JNO. Galva; Policeman; Rep; Prot.
FOWLER JNO. C. Galva; butcher; Rep; from Michigan.
FOWLER MARTIN, Galva; laborer; Dem; Prot; from Mich.
FOX JAS. Galva; laborer; born Ills.
FTCAZIER ROBISON, Sec. 24, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Christian; owns 1 18 acres.
FREED J. HENRY, Sec. 14, P.O. Galva; farmer, lives with father; Rep; Prot; from Ills.
FREED JNO. Sec. 14, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Pa; owns 160 acres; $8000.
FRISK ERIC P. Clerk, Galva; born in Ofranaker, MeUingland, Sweden, March 3, 1 .47;
came to United States, 1867; came to county same year; Rep; Meth; value prop. $i >',
wife was Catharina A. Stoneberg, horn in Ofranaker, Helsingland, Sweden, Jan. 18, I 46;
married April 6, 1872; has one child, Edward J. born June 2, 1875. also one dead.
FRUSHBURG J. Galva; laborer; Meth; from Sweden.
FURGASON E. Galva; butcher; Dem; Prot; from Mich.
GADQUIST PETER, Galva; laborer; Meth; from Sweden.
GALDBRANSOX LARS, Galva; lab ,rer; Rep; Meth; from Norway.
GASTER JAS. Galva; grocer; Meth; from Pa.
GOLDEN L. J. Mrs. Galva; dress-maker, Prot; from Michigan.
GOODMAN S. E. Galva; teamster; Rep; Prot; from Ky.
GOODWIN JOS. Galva; brickmaker; Rep; from England.
GOOLD SYLVESTER, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Vt.
GRAHAM JNO. Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
GRANT I. Galva; meat market; Dem; from Lafayette, Ills.
GREEN ALLON, Galva; laborer; Prot; from Mo.
GREEN JNO. Galva; bricklayer; Dem; from Lawrence Co. Ills.
GREEN S. H., P.O. Galva: farmer; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
GRIi-FITH ARCHIBALD, Galva; laborer; Rep; Epis; from Ireland.
GROSS FREEMAN, Galva; farmer; Dem; Bapt; from N.Y; owns 350 acres, val. $21,000.
GROSS J. C. Galva; cooper; Rep; Prot; from N. Y.
Rev. ROBERT M. WILBER (deceased),
Oxford Township.
HENBY COTTNTY: GALVA TOWNSHIP. 355
GROVE W. A., M.D. Galva; physician and surgeon; Dem; Prot.
GRUBB F. Galva; telegraph operator; Prot.
GRUBB ISAAC E. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot; from Philadelphia, Pa.
GUILD R. B. Rev. Galva; Minister Cong. Church; Rep; Cong; from Vermont.
GUISLESPEY B. Mrs. Galva; Cath; from Ireland.
GUISTERSON A. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
GUSBERG A. Galva; blacksmith; Dem; Prot; from Sweden.
GUTHRIB BROTHERS, Foundry, Machinists, Engine and Boiler Makers, and Deal-
ers in Machinery Supplies, Agricultural Machinery. Repairing solicited, also general
machine jobbing, Galva, Henry Co. 111.
GUTHRIE WM. Galva; foundry and machine shop; Dem; Meth; from England.
IT ADSALL ISAAC D. Sec. 4, P. O. Galva; laborer; rents of M. Mehaffy; Ind. Plot; Pa.
'' HALL C. W. L. R. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Prot.
HALL NANCY E. Mrs. widow of William; Galva; Meth; from Ohio.
HALSTROOM J. Galva; laborer; Meth; from Sweden.
HAMMOND F. N. Galva; grain and broom corn; Rep; Cong; from Ohio; owns 80 acres.
HANLON A. O. Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
HANSON LOUIS, Galva; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
HANSON PETER, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
HAPTONSTALL SAMUEL, Galva; engineer; Rep; from Mo.
HAPTONSTALL S. W. Galva; clerk; Rep; Prot; from Knox Co. 111.
HARNER D. Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Wyoming, Ills.
HARRISON A. D., P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Ills.
HARRIS D. Galva; carpenter; Rep; Cong; from Mass.
HARRIS W. Galva; butcher; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
HART THOS. Farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Kewanee; born in East Church, Isle of Sheppey,
England, Oct. 9, 1822; came to United States Aug. 19, 1851; came to this county in 1855;
Rep; Bapt; owns 106 acres land, value $10,000; wife was Matilda Terry, born in Milton,
England, Sept. I, 1827; married Jan. 16, 1847, died May 9, 1876; have had five children;
three dead and two living.
HART WM. Galva; tinner; Rep; Prot; from Germany.
HASS C. Galva; baker; Rep; Meth; from Germany.
HAWARD O. G. Sec. 15, P.O. Galva; farmer, rents of N. S. Palmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
HAWKS HENRY, Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
HEADLUND E. Sec. 10, P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Luth; from Sweden; owns 152 acres.
HEDBERG JONAS, Farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Bishop Hill; born in Sweden, Jan. 13, 1828;
Rep; Meth. pref ; owns 42 } acres of land, value $2,500; lived in Sweden about eighteen
years; came to this country 1847; came to this state and county to Bishop Hill, June 4, 1847;
has lived here thirty years; has held office Corporation Trustee, Bishop Hill three years;
married Catharine Anderson. December, 1849; she was born in Sweden, 1831; have one child,
daughter, Caroline Hedberg, born Nov. 21, 1856.
HEDLAND PETER, Farmer, Sec. 7; P.O. Bishop Hill; born in Sweden, Feb. 21. 1840;
came to this county in 1851; Rep; Meth. pref; owns 115 acres of land, value $6,000; he
lived in Sweden ten years; came to this country in 1850; came to this state and Henry Co.
Bishop Hill same year, and he has lived here twenty-six years; lived in Colony ten years;
married Anna Anderson. June 22, 1867; she was born Sweden in 1837; have three children,
one boy and two girls: Peter Edwin, Laura Angeline, Ellis Hedland.
HEDSTROM J. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
HEMPSTEAD FRED. P.O. Galva; engineer; Rep; Prot; from N.Y. city.
HEMPSTEAD O. A. Galva; groceries; Rep; Bapt; L.I.
HENDERSON DAVID W. Stock Dealer; P.O. Galva; born in Morgan Co. 111. Feb.
I, 1839; lived in Morgan Co. up to 1864, and then went to the mines in Montana and Idaho
Territories in 1864, and remained three years, and then emigrated to Henry Co. in 1867;
Rep; wife was Annie E. Jewelt, born in Morgan Co. 111. Oct. 21, 1842; married Jan. 9, 1868;
has three children, one boy and two girls.
HENDERSON ELIZABETH P. Mrs., widow of Wm., P.O. Galva; Meth; from Ky.
HENDRICKS ANDRF.W, Galva; carpet weaver; Luth; from Sweden.
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HEBNER HENRY, Sec. 2; P.O. Kewanee; fanner; Freewill Bapt; from Germany; Ind; 80 ac.
HERBNER HERMAN, Sec. 13; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Freewill Bapt; from Germany.
HERBNER PETER, Sec. 13; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Freewill Bapt; from Germany.
HERDIEN PETER, Galva; furniture; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
HIEN H. C. Galva; butcher; Dem; Prot; born 111.
HIGGINS H. Galva; grain dealer; Dem; from N. Y.
HILLS. Galva; engineer; from Eng.
HILLBURGJNO. Galva; lab; Luth; from Sweden.
HINICH G. W. Galva; dentist; Rep; Prot; from Penn.
HOFFMAN ABRAM, Sec. 13; P.O. Kewanee; farmer; Dem; Prot; from Pa. owns 320 acres.
HOFFMAN GEO. Sec. n; P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; U. Breth; from Pa; owns 40 acres.
HOFFMAN M. Sec. II; P.O. Galva; farmer; U. Breth; from Pa; owns 40 acres; val. $2,000.
HOLMES D. E. Galva; lumber; Rep; Cong; from Conn.
HOLMES JAS. Galva; Rep; from Ohio; Street Commissioner.
HOLMES PHCEBE, Mrs. wid. of Asel, P.O. Galva; Bapt; from N.Y.
HOPKINS N. Mrs. wid. of E., Sec. 12; P.O. Kewanee; Freewill Bapt; from N.Y.; 80 acres.
HONGERFORD LEVI, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Bapt; from Ohio; owns 15 acres.
HOUGH JNO. Galva; stock dealer; Rep; from Pa.
HOUGH GEO. W. Galva; grain dealer; Rep; Prot; from Pa.
HOUGH WM. S. Galva; grain dealer; Rep; Bapt. from Pa.
HOULE T. E. Sec. 24; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Pres; from Eng; owns 240 actes; $14,800.
HOWATER CHAS. Sec. 36; farmer; rents of I. A. Bailey; Rep; Free Meth.
HOYT JULIA Mrs., Galva; Prot; from Ohio.
HOYT S. S. Galva; hardware; Rep; Bapt; from Ohio.
HUNT HENRY, Galva; butcher; Dem; Prot; from Eng.
HUNTER A. S. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
HUNTER JAS. B. Sec. 21; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio; rents of R. Rowley.
HURD THEODORE F. Galva: merchant; Rep; Meth; from N. J.
KURD T. F. Galva; clerk; Rep; Meth; from N. J.
HURLBUT F. A. Sec. 6; P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; from N. H.; owns 192 acres; val. $13,400.
HUSTED ALLEN, Farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Galva; born in Starkborough, Addison Co., Vt.,
July 22, 1804; came to county 1852; Dem; Spiritualist; owns 50 acres land, val. $2,500; first
wife was Lois Tarbel, born in Stanfordville, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1799, married
Feb. 21, 1824, died May 22, 1865; sec nd wife was Caroline Littell, born in Tazewell Co.,
Ind., Feb. II, 1836, married Aug. 26, 1865; has had five children, four living and one dead,
one by first, and four by second wife.
HUSTED EZEKIEL, Farmer; Sec. 30; P.O. Galva; born in Starksborough, Vt., March
24, 1815; came to county 1854; Rep; Spiritualist; owns 120 acres land, val. $8,400; wife
was Amanda Salisbury, born in Monkton, Vt., March 3, 1812, married April 30, 1835; has
had eight children, five living and three dead; has been Justice of the Peace three years.
HUSTED S. Sec. 30; P.O. Galva; farmer; from Vt.
HUTCHINSON WM. Galva; lab; Prot.
T VES C. S. Galva; farmer; Bapt; from Stark Co., Ind; owns 40 acres.
IVES MARY, Mrs., wid. of Henry T., Galva; Bapt; from N.Y.
JACKMAN B. A. Mrs., wid. of J. W., Galva; Prot; from Pa.
JACKMAN EDWIN A., Galva; mason; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
JACKMAN ELLIOTT W., Galva; mason; Dem; Prot; from Pa.
JARVIS S. G., Galva; groceries; Rep; Meth; from Knox Co., III.
JARVIS GEO., Galva; lab; Epis; from Eng.
JARVIS HARRIET E., Mrs., wid. of Jno. S.. P.O. Galva; Prot; from III.
JARVIS SAMUEL G. Grocery; Galva; born in Suffolk Co., Long Island, N. Y.. Dec.
5, 1829; came to county 1868; Rep; Meth; wife was Mariette Dean, born in Greene Co., N.
Y., Nov. 3, 1832, married Feb. 28, 1857; has had eight children, three derd and five living;
was private in Co. K, gth 111. Cavalry enlisted Oct. 12, 1862, discharged Oct. 15, 1864.
HENRY COUNTY: GAJLVA TOWNSHIP. 357
JEWELL CHAS., Galva; lab; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
JEWELL C. G., P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Swedenborgian; from N.H.; owns 146 ac; $8,760.
JETTIBURG PETER, Galva; lab; Luth; from Sweden.
JEWELL ROBERT, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
JEWELL \VM. R. Sac. 31; farmer; rents of father; P.O. Galva; Dem; from Will Co.
JOHNSON ALBERT, Sec. II; P.O. Galva; rents of H. Nance; Rep; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON ANDREW, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON CHRISTINA Mrs. wid. of Olof; P.O. Galva; Prot; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JNO. Galva; laborer; Meth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JNO. Galva; laborer; Prot; from Sweden.
JOHNSON JNO. Sec. 16, P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Ireland; owns 160 acres.
JOHNSON LOUIS, Galva; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON L. W. Galva; harness-maker; Dem; from Stark Co.
JOHNSON OLOF, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON OLOF, Sec. 24, P.O. Galva; farmer; rents of Mrs. Mack; Prot; from Sweden.
JOHNSON O. K. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON PETER, Sec. 36, P.O. Galva; farmer; rents of W. L. Wiley; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON P. H. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON SAM'L. A. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON SWAN, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON SWAN P. Tailor; Galva; born in Hvena, Sweden, Feb. 13, 1838; came to
U. S. Aug. 1857; came direct to county; Rep; Prot; wife was Mary Christine, born in
Kroxhult Crestata, Sweden, March 8, 1840; came to U. S. 1854; married Dec. 19. 1864; has
three children; was private in Co. D, I7th Ills. Infantry; was taken prisoner at Holly Springs,
Miss., Dec. 20, 1862.
JOHNSON TAYLOR, Sec. 16, P.O. Galva; farmer; rents of T. Johnson; Rep; Meth; from Ind.
JOHNSON THEO. Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
JOHNSON WM. E. Galva; farmer; Prot; from Henry Co.
JONES PETER, Sec. 10, P.O. Galva; lives with father; Prot; from Sweden.
JONES R. W., P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Ohio.
JONES Z. Sec. 32, P.O. Galva; farmer; Dem; Prot; from N.Y; owns 180 acres, val. $12,600.
T7" EARNS SAMUEL, Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Ohio.
** KELLEY D. Sec. 25, P.O. Galva; farmer; rents of W. L. Wiley; Prot.
KELLEY JAS. Galva; station watchman; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
KELLEY WM. Sec. 14, P.O. Galva; farmer; rents of J. Cromier; Prot; from Isle of Man.
KELSEY N. Galva; grocer; Rep; Prot; from Conn.
KELSEY W. W. Galva; student; Prot; from Knox Co.
KENNEDY J. L. Galva; farm laborer; Rep; Meth; from Pa.
KENNISH WM. Sec. 12, P.O. Galva; farmer: Rep; Meth; from Isle of Man; owns I2O acres.
KERR D. C. Galva; railroad agent; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
KEWLEY WM. Sec. 27, P.O. Galva; farmer; rents of J. Ericson; Dem; Meth; from Isle of Man.
KIEMAN PETER, Galva; laborer; Dem; Cath; from Ireland.
KILLIP CATHERINE Mrs. wid. of John, Galva; Prot; from Isle of Man.
KING JNO. Galva; teamster; Rep; Prot; from Mo.
KING R. A. Galva; drugs; Rep; from Peoria, 111.
KIRBY G. W. Galva; salesman; Rep; from N.Y.
KNEALE W. Sec. 3. P.O. Galva; farmer; Rep; Meth; from Isle of Man; owns 103 acres.
KRANS JNO. C. Galva; clerk; Dem; Prot; from Bishop Hill, 111.
KRANTZ OLOF, Galva; printer; Dem; Luth; from Sweden.
T ACY WM. Galva; poultry dealer; Dem; from England.
J - > LAGERQUIST THEO. Galva; clerk; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
LAMB PETER, Galva; broom-maker; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
LAMBERTSON CHAS. L. Galva; farmer; Rep; Prot; from Sta,rk Co,
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LAPIR MARGARET Mrs. wid. of John, Galva; Bapt; from Scott Co.
LANDRY U. Galva; foreman on C. B. & Q. R.R.; Rep; Prot; from Canada.
LANGDON JNO. Galva; butter and eggs; Rep; Prot; from N.Y.
LARSON ANDREW, Galva; laborer; Luth; from Sweden.
LARSON ISAAC, Galva; laborer; Prot; from Sweden.
LARSON JNO. O. Galva; laborer; Rep; Meth; from Sweden.
LARSON PETER Jr. Restaurant; Galva; born in Soderhamn, Helsingland, Sweden,
July 19, 1851; came to this county in 1870; Dem; Prot; value of property $750.
LARSON PETER, Galv 
