HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY, IL
PAST and PRESENT
•
H ISl^ORY
COUNTY,
ILLINOIS:
CONTAINING
A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS CITIES, TOWNS, ETC.; A BIOGRAPHICAL
DIRECTORY OF ITS CITIZENS; WAR RECORD OF ITS VOLUNTEERS IN
THE LATE REBELLION ; PORTRAITS OF ITS EARLY SETTLERS AND
PROMINENT MEN; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; HIS-
TORY OF THE NORTHWEST; HISTORY OF ILLINOIS;
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES; MAP
OF MORGAN COUNTY; MISCELLANEOUS
MATTERS, ETC., ETC.
IL L US TRA TED
CHICAGO:
DONNELLEY, LOYD & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1878.
COPYRIGHT.
DONNELLEY, LOYD AND COMPANY,
1878.
MORGAN
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PREFACE.
But little over half a century ago and not a white man dwelt in the present
confines of Morgan County. It was then a luxuriant, trackless, uninhabited
. domain? with no life save that of the wild beast or bird, native savage, or
>^**
' wandering hunter, or explorer, in his search for new scenes and fresh exploits.
One hundred and thirty-six years before that time, the western borders of the
county had first fallen under the gaze of the white man, as the devoted mis-
sionary, Marquette, paddled up the Illinois River, on his return voyage of
discovery. It will soon be two hundred years since the first habitation of the
white man appeared in the Mississippi Valley. Ere he could do this, empires
were to change, the native savages were to be expelled, and new powers were
to come into energetic existence. Though the French were the discoverers of
this beautiful, fertile valley, yet it was reserved to the sturdy Anglo-Saxon to
develop its resources, and bring it to its present condition. The merry French-
man loved ease, not conquest, and here he could pass his time in luxuriant
idleness, the natural fertility of the soil providing abundantly for all his simple
desires.
.. A little over a century passed from the date of Marquette's explorations,
until the War of Independence occurred, whereby this vast region passed into
the hands of the valiant sons of freedom, and emigration began rapidly to pour
into it. So quickly did the valley fill, that in less than half a century it was
divided into territories and states; and in 1809, Illinois was recognized as an
integral part of the Union. Nine years after, the State passed to the second
grade of government. About this time the "Sangamo country" became noted
in the East and South, and emigrants came thither in great number;:. Early in
the Autumn of that year, Ambrose Collins, Elisha and Seymour Keilogg.
their families, ' left their eastern home, proceeded in wagons to the heai
navigation, for the West, where they embarked in flat-boats, and side by side,
floated down the beautiful Ohio to old Shawneetown, where they disembar!
resumed their first mode of travel, and went on to Carmi. As it was late in the
season, they remained here during the winter, and the next summer proceeded
J:o Edwardsville, then a prominent western town. Here Mr. Collins was taken
sick, and with his family, with the exception of one son, Charles, was compelled
to remain for the winter. The two Kelloggs, their families, and Charles, went
on to the head of Mauvaisterre Creek, where, late in the Autumn of 1819. thcv
" established their homes, the first in the county. The following winter they
were visited by three commissioners from a New Yo'rk city colonization com-
pany, one of whom, Isaac Fort Roe, remained and founded a home.
XIV. PREFACE.
however, lived but a short time, his death being the first among the whit
residents in the present county.
Emigration now began to come into the new country with surprisin
rapidity, and five years after these events occurred, Morgan County was created
retaining at that time the present counties of Scott and Cass, the former bein
separated in 1832, the latter in 1837.
To record the events from the arrival of the Kelloggs until the presen
time, and preserve them for coming generations, has been the aim of this work
This lapse of time has not been without its history ; a history so full of import
ant events, and fraught with interest to the children of these sturdy pioneer;
who left homes for these wild haunts, and whose energy has made .Morga:
County what it is — abounding in ." ealth, enterprise, and culture.
To preserve correctly these annals has been our aim, and while we do no
arrogate to ourselves accuracy beyond criticism, the narration will be foum
measurably correct, the arrangement and collation of which compelled th
careful examination and digestion of a labyrinth of facts, incidents, am
narratives enveloped in the PAST, entering so largely into the PRESENT of th
community in whose interest these pages have been written.
To the patriarchs of the PAST, and to the representative men of the PRESENI
without whose aid the undertaking would have been fruitless, we tender ou
-grateful acknowledgements. Especially do we desire to record our obligation
to JUDGE WILLIAM THOMAS, that eminent citizen, whose, pen has so faithfull
preserved the PAST during his long residence in the county, and whose aid ha
been so fredy given. Also to MR. TIMOTHY CHAMBERLAIN, secretary of the Ol
Settlers' Association, for the use of the society's records, and the list of the oL
settlers, prepared by him. To L R. BAILEY, for the use of the Sentinel (no>
Coiirier) files, and for valuable information contained .in them. To MR. M. I
SIMMONS, and MR. C. M. EAMES, for free access to*the Journal files. To th
propriet "s and editor of the Courier, and to the Waverly and Meredosia pres:
all of wh n freely exte ded aid to us whenever desired.
To many others, .. nd to the citizens of Morgaji County in general, w
tender our acknowledgements, for the uniform courtesy and kindness extends
our representatives during the preparation of these annals, as well as for thei
liberal patronage, without which this history could not have been prepared, ani
would have i nained unwritten, and unpreserved. Respectfully,
•DONNELLEY, LOYD & CO.,
Publishers.
CONTENTS.
PAOK
History of Northwest Territory.. 19
Geographical Position 19
Early Explorations 20
Discovery of the Ohio 33
English Explorations and
Settlements 35
American Settlements 60
Division of the Northwest
Territory 66
Tecumseh and the War of
1813 70
Black Hawk and the Black
HawkWar 74
Other Indian Troubles 79
Present Condition of the
Northwest 87
Illinois 99
Indiana 101
Iowa 102
Michigan 103
Wisconsin 104
Minnesota 106
Nebraska 107
History of Illinois 109
Coal 125,, r-
Compactof 1787 llf^
Chicago 132
Early Discoveries 109
Early Settlements 115
Education 129
French Occupation 112
Genius of LaSalle 113
Material Resources 124
Massacre at Fort Dearborn. .141
Physical Features 121
Progress of Development 123
Religion and Morals 128
War Record of Illinois 130
History of Morgan County 221
Topography and Geology 221
Coal Measures 222
Limestone 227
Clays 228
Bafldlng Material 228
Railroads 229
Population 229
HISTORICAL.
PAGE
History of Morgan County:
Agriculture 229
Agricultural Implements 242
Divisions of Land 243
Fences 243
Architecture ( Early) 244
Agricultural Organizations. .247
Morgan Coun'v Agricultural
Society 250
Political History 252
County Offlceis since 1823... 263
Past and Present 267
Winnebago War (The) 288
The Deep Snow 293
Black Hawk War (The) 294
The Sudden Freeze 307
Railroads 310
Old Settlers Association 31!)
Common Schools 330
Jacksonville, City of 334
Business Interests 354
Banks 354
Man ufactures 355
Water Works 356
Gas Works 357
Street Railway 357
Municipal History 357
Fire Department 361
Cemeteries 361
Lodges, Associations, and
Societies 362
Militia 362
Young Meus Christian Asso-
ciation 36-2
Reading Room and Library. 362
Jacksonville Library Asso- '
elation 363
Art Association of Jackson-
ville 364
Jacksonville Literary Union. 364
— Plato Club (The) 865
Jacksonville Horticultural
Society 366
Jacksonville Natural History
Society 366
Sorosis 367
PAuK
Jacksonville, City of:
Microscopical Society 367
Morgan County M
Society 367
Jacksonville Medical Club... 367
Churches 367
City Schools 375
Illinois College 380
Whipple Academy 385
Jacksonville Female A>
my 386
Illinois Female College 389
Jacksonville Business Col-
lege 392
Athenaeum 394
Illinois Conservatory of
Music ". 396
Orphans Home 398
The Press 399
The State Institutions 401
Illinois If'tltutlon for the
Education of the Deaf and
Dumb 401
Oak Lawn Retreat 409
Illinois Institation for the
Education of the Blind 410
M,-redosia 413
Waverly 420
Murra \ ''.e 427
Franklin 128
Woodson 429
(•hapin 430
Concord 431
Ly nnville 432
Prentice 432
Alexander. 433 '
Neelyviile 433
Arcadia -. . . . 434
Bethel 434
Morgan Citv 434
Literberry 435
Orleans 435
Pisgah... 435
Woodlyn 435
Sinclair 436
Yatesville 436
Mouth of the Mississippi sjl
Source of the Mississippi 21
Wild Prairie $>3
LaSalle Landing OH the Shore of
Green Bay 25
Buffalo Hunt 27
Trapping 29
Hunting 32
Iroquois Chief 34
Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain. . . 43
Indians Attacking Frontiers-
men 56
A Prairie Storm 59
A Pioneer Dwelling 61
Breaking Prairie 63
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chieftain... 69
Indians Attacking a Stockade... 72
Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain. . 75
Big Eagle 80
Capt. Jack, the Modoc Cnleftain 83
Kinzie House 85
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Village Residence ............. 86
A Representative Pii ne ;r ....... 87
Lincoln Monument. Springfield. 88
A Pioneer School House ......... 89
Farm View in the Winter ....... 10
Spring Scene .................... s}l
Pioneers1 First Winter ........... 02
Apple Harvest .................... 4
Great Iron Bridge of the C., R.
& P. R.R., crossing the Missis-
sippi at D venport, Iowa ..... 96
A Western Dwelling .............. lr"
Hunting Prairie Wolves at :•
Early Day ..................... u
Starved Rock, on the Illinois
River. LaSalle Co., HI .......... 110
An Early Settlement ............. 116
Chicago in 1833 ........ .......... 133
Old Fort Dearborn, 1830 ......... 136
Present Site Lake Street Bridge,
Chicago, 1833 .................. 136
PA OK
Ruins of Chicago 142
View of the City of Chicago 144
Shabbona 149
Illustrat'onsof the City of Jack-
sonvill •:
Atneiueum :',N"
Conservatory of Music 397
Conriei- Office . . 400
Grac _. E. Church 375
High c'-ool 379
I Hincts allege 383
Illinois female College 391
Illinois Institution for the
Education of the Blind. ...411
Illinois Institution for (he
Education <>f the Deaf and
Dumb 401
Jacksonvi.,3 Female Acade-
my 388
Jacksonville Woolen Mil
Morgan County Court House.377
PAGK
Burnett Isham 200
Curtiss T. E 212
De vere J. H 364
Hart Wm. P. Rev 219
PORTRAITS.
PA<;K
Langley James 146
drear William 348
Reinbach Harry 252
SeymourJWilliam...
Strawn Jacob
Widenham J. C....
PASS
182
...frontispiece.
380
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CONTENTS.
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
PAGE
Infantry.
lOtb (3 months) 437
8th (3 years) 437
9th •' 437
9th (consolidated) 437
• 10th(3 years) 437
tltli " 441
14th " 441
Veteran Batallion, 14th and
15th 443
1 4th ( reorganized) 444
15th " 444
16th (3 years) 444
18th (reorganized) 444
19tn (3 years) 444
20th " 444
21st " 444
23d " 444
26th " 445
27th - 445
28th " 446
28th (consolidated) 446
29th (3 years) 447
30th
31st
32d
33d
34th
88th
38th
39th
41st
43d (consolidated). . . .... ^449
44th (3 years) .449
45th " 449
50th " 449
53rd " 450
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PAGE
Infantry.
54th (3 years) 450
56th •• 450
57th " 450
58th (consolidated) 450
59th (3 years) 450
61st " 450
62d " 450
64th " 450
67th " 450
68th 450
71st (3 months) 450
73d (3 years).... 451
74th
76th
87th
91st
92d
94th
95th
99th
101st
105th
113th
115th
117th
118th
119th
122d
126th
129th
130th
133d
133d (100 days) 462
144th (3 years) 462
135th " 462
137th (100 days) 462
151
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Infantry.
140th (100 days) 462
144th (one year) 462
145th (100 days) 462
146th (one year) 463
149th (3 years) .463
150th (one year) 463
153d " 463
154th " 463
155th " 464
Cavalry.
2d ( 3 years) 464
3d " 464
3d (consolidated) 465
4th (3 years) 465
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
llth
12th
13th
465
465
465
465
466
466
466
466
466
J3th (consolidated) 466
15th (3 years) 467
17th " 467
Artillery.
1st 467
2d 467
Chicago Board of Trade 468
Springfield Light 468
29th U. S. Colored Infantry 468
30th " " " 468
First Army-Corps 468
Recruits for the U. S. Regular
Army 468
DIRECTORIES.
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Jacksonville City Directory 469
Town 14 North Range 9 West
.631
Town 15 North Range 12 West
.717
Business Directorv.530
Town 13 North Range 8 West '..537
.. 10 ..
" 11 "
.657
.679
Town 16 North Range 8 West
" 9 "
.724
.727
9 "
..567
Town 15 North Range 8 West
.685
" 10 "
.733
" 11 "
..587
-.603
" 9
" 10 "
.688
.694
.. 12 «
.739
.753
Town 14 North Range 8 West
..615
" 11 "
.703
" 13 "
.762
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
PAGE
Adoption of Children itjfl
BUN of Exchange and Promis-
sory Notes 151
County Courts 155
Con veyances 164
Church Organizations 189
Descent 151
Deeds and Mortgages 157
Drainage 163
Damages from Trespass 169
Dfilnitiou "f Commercial Termsl73
Exemptions from Forced Sale... 156
Estrays 157
Fences 168
Forms:
A i tides of Agreement 175
Bills of i-urchase 174
Billsof Sale 176
Forms: PAGE
Bonds 176
Chattel Mortgages 177
Codicil 189
Lease of Farm and B'ldings.179
Lease of House 180
Landlord's Agreement 180
Notes 174
Notice Tenant to Quit 181
Orders 174
Quit Claim Deed 185
Receipt 1 74
Keal Estate Mortgage to se-
cure Payment of Money. ...181
Release 186
Tenant's Agreement 180
Tenant's Notice to Quit 181
Warranty Deed 182
Will 187
PAGE
Game 151
Interest 158
Jurisdiction of Courts 154
Limitation of Action 155
Landlord and Tenant 169
Liens 172
Married Women 155
Millers 159
Marks and Brands 159
Paupers 164
Roads and Bridges 161
Surveyors and Surveys 160
Suggestions to Persons purchas-
ing Books by Subscription 190
Taxes 154
Wills and Estates 152
AVejghts and Measures 158
Wolf Scalps 164
PAGE
Map of Morgan County front.
Constitution of the United Statesl92
Klectors of President and Vice-
Presklent. 1876 206
il Rules for every day
use 207
TJ. S. Government Land Meas-
ure 210
MISCELLANEOUS.
PAGE
Surveyors Measure 211
How to keep Accounts 211
Interest Table 212
Miscellaneous Table 212
Names of the States of the Union
and their Significations 213
Population of the U. S 214
PAGE
Population of Fifty Principal
Cities of the U. S 214
Population and Area of the U. S.215
Population of the Principal
Countries in the World 215
Population of Illinois 216
Agricultural Productions of Illi-
nois by Counties 218
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION.
When the Northwestern Territory was ceded to the United States
by Virginia in 1784, it embraced only the territory lying between the
Ohio and the Mississippi Rivers, and north to the northern limits of the
United States. It coincided with the area now embraced in the States
of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and that portion of
Minnesota lying on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United
States itself at that period extended no farther west than the Mississippi
River ; but by the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, the western boundary
of the United States was extended to the Rocky Mountains and the
Northern Pacific Ocean. The new territory thus added to the National
domain, and subsequently opened to settlement, has been called the
" New Northwest," in contradistinction from the old " Northwestern
Territory. "
In comparison with the old Northwest this is a territory of vast
magnitude. It includes an area .of 1,887,850 square miles ; being greater
in extent than the united areas of all the Middle and Southern States,
including Texas. Out of this magnificent territory have been erected
eleven sovereign States and eight Territories, with an aggregate popula-
tion, at the present time, of 13,000,000 inhabitants, or nearly one third of
the entire population of the United States.
Its lakes are fresh-water seas, and the larger rivers of the continent
flow for a thousand miles through its rich alluvial valleys and far-
stretching prairies, more acres of which are arable and productive of the
highest percentage of the cereals than of any other area of like extent
on the globe.
For the last twenty years the increase of population in the North-
west has been about as three to one in any other portion of the United
States.
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EARLY EXPLORATIONS.
In the year 1541, DeSoto first saw the Great West in the New
World. He, however, penetrated no farther north than the 35th parallel
of latitude. The expedition resulted in his death and that of more than
half his army, the remainder of whom found their way to Cuba, thence
to Spain, in a famished and demoralized condition. DeSoto founded no
settlements, produced no results, and left no traces, unless it were that
he awakened the hostility of the red man against the white man, and
disheartened such as might desire to follow up the career of discovery
for better purposes. The French nation were eager and ready to seize
upon any news from this extensive domain, and were the first to profit by
DeSoto's defeat. Yet it was more than a century before any adventurer
took advantage of these discoveries.
In 1616, four years before the pilgrims " moored their bark on the
wild New England shore," Le Caron, a French Franciscan, had pene-
trated through the Iroquois and Wyandots (Hurons) to the streams which
run into Lake Huron ; and in 1634, two Jesuit missionaries founded the
first mission among the lake tribes. It was just one hundred years from
the discovery of the Mississippi by DeSoto (1541) until the Canadian
envoys met the savage nations of the Northwest at the Falls of St. Mary,
below the outlet of Lake Superior. This visit led to no permanent
result; yet it was not until 1659 that any of the adventurous fur traders
attempted to spend a Winter in the frozen wilds about the great lakes,
nor was it until 1660 that a station was established upon their borders by
Mesnard, who perished in the woods a few months after. In 1665, Claude
Allouez built the earliest lasting habitation of the white man among the
Indians of the Northwest. In 1668, Claude Dablon and James Marquette
founded the mission of Sault Ste. Marie at the Falls of St. Mary, and two
years afterward, Nicholas Perrot, as agent for M. Talon, Governor Gen-
eral of Canada, explored Lake Illinois (Michigan) as far south as the
present City of Chicago, and invited the Indian nations to meet him at a
grand council at Sault Ste. Marie the following Spring, where they were
taken under the protection of the king, and formal possession was taken
of the Northwest. This same year Marquette established a mission at
Point St. Ignatius, where was founded the old town of Michillimackinac.
During M. Talon's explorations and Marquette's residence at St.
Ignatius, they learned of a great river away^to the west, and fancied
— as all others did then — that upon its fertile banks whole tribes of God's
children resided, to whom the sound of the Gospel had never come.
Filled with a wish to go and preach to them, and in compliance with a
THK NOKTHWKST TKHKITORY..
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22 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
request of M. Talon, who earnestly desired to extend the domain of his
king, and to ascertain whether the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico
or the Pacific Ocean, Marquette with Joliet, as commander of the expe-
dition, prepared for the undertaking.
On the 13th of May, 1673, the explorers, accompanied by five assist-
ant French Canadians, set out from Mackinaw on their daring voyage of
discovery. The Indians, who gathered to witness their departure, were
astonished at the boldness of the undertaking, and endeavored to dissuade
them from their purpose by representing the tribes on the Mississippi a&
exceedingly savage and cruel, and the river itself as full of all sorts of
frightful monsters ready to swallow them and their canoes together. But,
nothing daunted by these terrific descriptions, Marquette told them he
was willing not only to encounter all the perils of the unknown region
they were about to explore, but to lay down his life in a cause in which
the salvation of souls was involved ; and having prayed together they
separated. Coasting along the northern shore of Lake Michigan, the
adventurers entered Green Bay, and passed thence up the Fox River and
Lake Winnebago to a village of the Miamis and Kickapoos. Here Mar-
quette was delighted to find a beautiful cross planted in the middle of the
town ornamented with white skins, red girdles and bows and arrows,
which these good people had offered to the Great Manitou, or God, to
thank hiin for the pity he had bestowed on them during the Winter in
giving them an abundant " chase." This was the farthest outpost to
which Dablon and Allouez had extended their missionary labors the
year previous. Here Marquette drank mineral waters and was instructed
in the secret of a root which cures the bite of the venomous rattlesnake.
He assembled the chiefs and old men of the village, and, pointing to
Joliet, said : " My friend is an envoy of France, to discover new coun-
tries, and I am an ambassador from God to enlighten them with the truths
of the Gospel." Two Miami guides were here furnished to conduct
them to the Wisconsin River, and they set out from the Indian village on
the 10th of June, amidst a great crowd of natives who had assembled to
witness their departure into a region where no white man had ever yet
ventured. The guides, having conducted them across the portage,
returned. The explorers launched their canoes upon the Wisconsin,
which they descended to the Mississippi and proceeded down its unknown
waters. What emotions must have swelled their breasts as they struck
out into the broadening current and became conscious that they were
now upon the bosom of th3 Father of Waters. The mystery was about
to be lifted from the long-sought river. The scenery in that locality is
beautiful, and on that delightful seventeenth of June must have been
clad in all its primeval loveliness as it had been adorned by the hand of
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
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Nature. Drifting rapidly, it is said that the bold bluffs on either hand
*' reminded them of the castled shores of their own beautiful rivers of
France." By-and-by, as they drifted along, great herds of buffalo appeared
on the banks. On going to the heads of the valley they could see a
country of the greatest beauty and fertility, apparently destitute of inhab-
itants yet presenting the appearance of extensive manors, under the fas-
tidious cultivation of lordly proprietors.
THE WILD PRAIRIE.
On June 25, they went ashore and found some fresh traces of men upon
the sand, and a path which led to the prairie. The men remained in the
boat, and Marquette and Joliet followed the path till they discovered a
village on the banks of a river, and two other villages on a hill, within a
half league of the first, inhabited by Indians. They were received most
hospitably by these natives, who had never before seen a white person.
After remaining a few days they re-embarked and descended the river to
about latitude 33°, where they found a village of the Arkansas, and being
satisfied that the river flowed into the Gulf of Mexico, turned their course
24 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
up the river, and ascending the stream to the mouth of the Illinois,
rowed up that stream to its source, and procured guides from that point
to the lakes. " Nowhere on this journey," says Marquette, •' did we see
such grounds, meadows, woods, stags, buffaloes, deer, wildcats, bustards,
swans, ducks, parroquets, and even beavers, as on the Illinois River.''
The party, without loss or injury, reached Green Bay in September, and
reported their discovery — one of the most important of the age, but of
which no record was preserved save Marquette 's, Joliet losing his by
the upsetting of his canoe on his way to Quebec. Afterward Marquette
returned to the Illinois Indians by their request, and ministered to them
until 1675. On the 18th of May, in that year, as he was passing the
mouth of a stream — going with his boatmen up Lake Michigan — he asked
to land at its mouth and celebrate Mass. Leaving his men with the canoe,
he retired a short distance and began his devotions. As much time
passed and he did not return, his men went in search of him, and found
him upon his knees, dead. He had peacefully passed away while at
prayer. He was buried at this spot. Charlevoix, who visited the place
fifty years after, found the waters had retreated from the grave, leaving .
the beloved missionary to repose in peace. The river has since been
called Marquette.
While Marquette and his companions were pursuing their labors in
the West, two men, differing widely from him and each other, were pre-
paring to follow in his footsteps and perfect the discoveries so well begun
by him. These were Robert de LaSalle and Louis Hennepin.
After La Salle's return from the discovery of the Ohio River (see
the narrative elsewhere), he established himself again among the French
trading posts in Canada. Here he mused long upon the pet project of
those ages — a short way to China and the East, and was busily planning an
expedition up the great lakes, and so across the continent to the Pacific,
when Marquette returned from the Mississippi. At once the vigorous mind
of LaSalle received from his and his companions' stories the idea that by fol-
lowing the Great River northward, or by turning up some of the numerous
western tributaries, the object could easily be gained. He applied to
Frontenac, Governor General of Canada, and laid before him the plan,
dim but gigantic. Frontenac entered warmly into his plans, and saw that
LaSalie's idea to connect the great lakes by a chain of forts with the Gulf
of Mexico would bind the country so wonderfully together, give un-
measured power to France, and glory to himself, under whose adminis-
tration he earnestly hoped all would be realized.
LaSalle now repaired to France, laid his plans before the King, who
warmly approved of them, and made him a Chevalier. He also received
from all the noblemen the warmest wishes for his success. The Chev-
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 25
alier returned to Canada, and busily entered upon his work. He at
once rebuilt Fort Frontenac and constructed the first ship to sail on
these fresh-water seas. On the 7th of August, 1679, having been joined
by Hennepin, he began his voyage in the Griffin up Lake Erie. He
passed over this lake, through the straits beyond, up Lake St. Clair and
into Huron. In this lake they encountered heavy storms. They were
some time at Michillimackinac, where LaSalle founded a. fort, and passed
on to Green Bay, the " Baie des Puans''' of the French, where he found
a large quantity of furs collected for him. He loaded the Griffin with
these, and placing her under the care of a pilot and fourteen sailors,
LA SALLE LANDING ON THE SHORE OF GREEN BAY.
started her on her return voyage. The vessel was never afterward heard
of. He remained about these parts until early in the Winter, when, hear-
ing nothing from the Griffin, he collected all the men — thirty working
men and three monks — and started again upon his great undertaking.
By a short portage they passed to the Illinois or Kankakee, called by
the Indians, "Theakeke," wolf, because of the tribes of Indians called
by that name, commonly known as the Mahingans, dwelling there. The
French pronounced it Kiakiki, which became corrupted to Kankakee.
"Falling down the said river by easy journeys, the better to observe the
country," about the last of December they reached a village of the Illi-
nois Indians, containing some five hundred cabins, but at that moment
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no inhabitants. The Seur de LaSalle being in want of some breadstuff's,
took advantage of the absence of the Indians to help himself to a suffi-
ciency of maize, large quantities of which he found concealed in holes
under the wigwams. This village was situated near the present village
of Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois. The corn being securely stored,
the voyagers again betook themselves to the stream, and toward evening,
on the 4th day of January, 1680, they came into a lake which must have
been the lake of Peoria. This was called by the Indians Pim-i-te-wi, that
is, a place where there are many fat beasts. Here the natives were met
with in large numbers, but they were gentle and kind, and having spent
some time with them, LaSalle determined to erect another fort in that
place, for he had heard rumors that some of the adjoining tribes were
trying to disturb the good feeling which existed, and some of his men
were disposed to complain, owing to the hardships and perils of the travel.
He called this fort " Crevecceur" (broken-heart), a name expressive of the
very natural sorrow and anxietj^ which the pretty certain loss of his ship,
Griffin, and his consequent impoverishment, the danger of hostility on the
part of the Indians, and of mutiny among his own men, might well cause
him. His fears were not entirely groundless. At one time poison was
placed in his food, but fortunately was discovered.
While building this fort, the Winter wore away, the prairies began to
look green, and LaSalle, despairing of any reinforcements, concluded to
return to Canada, raise new means and new men, and embark anew in
the enterprise. For this purpose he made Hennepin the leader of a party
to explore the head waters of the Mississippi, and he set out on his jour-
ney. This journey was accomplished with the aid of a few persons, and
was successfully made, though over an almost u iknown route, and in a
bad season of the year. He safely reached Cana ^a, and set out again for
the object of his search.
Hennepin and his party left Fort Crevecoeur on the last of February,
1680. When LaSalle reached this place on his return expedition, he
found the fort entirely deserted, and he was obliged to return again to
Canada. He embarked the third time, and succeeded. Seven days after
leaving the fort, Hennepin reached the Mississippi, and paddling up the
icy stream as best he could, reached no higher than the Wisconsin River
by the llth of April. Here he and his followers were taken prisoners by a
band of Northern Indians, who treated them with great kindness. Hen-
nepin's comrades were Anthony Auguel and Michael Ako. On this voy-
age they found several beautiful lakes, and "saw some charming prairies."
Their captors were the Isaute or Sauteurs, Chippewas, a tribe of the Sioux
nation, who took them up the river until about the first of May, when
they reached some falls, which Hennepin christened Falls of St. Anthony
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27
in honor of his patron saint. Here they took the land, and traveling
nearly two hundred miles to the northwest, brought them to their villages.
Here they were kept about three months, were treated kindly by their
captors, and at the end of that time, were met by a band of Frenchmen,
BUFFALO HUNT.
headed by one Seur de Luth, who, in pursuit of trade and game, had pene-
trated thus far by the route of Lake Superior ; and with these fellow-
countrymen Hennepin and his companions were allowed to return to the
borders of civilized life in November, 1680, just after LaSalle had
returned to the wilderness on his second trip. Hennepin soon after went
to France, where he published an account of his adventures.
28 • THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
The Mississippi was first discovered by- De Soto in April, 1541, in his
vain endeavor to find gold and precious gems. In the following Spring,
De Soto, weary with hope long deferred, and worn out with his wander-
ings, he fell a victim to disease, and on the 21st of May died. His followers,
reduced by fatigue and disease to less than three hundred men, wandered
about the country nearly a year, in the vain endeavor to rescue them-
selves by land, and finally constructed seven small vessels, called brigan-
tines, in which they embarked, and descending the river, supposing it
would lead them to the sea, in July they came to the sea (Gulf of
Mexico), and by September reached the Island of Cuba.
They were the first to see the great outlet of the Mississippi ; but,
being so weary and discouraged, made no attempt to claim the country,
and hardly had an intelligent idea of what they had passed through.
To La Salle, the intrepid explorer, belongs the honor of giving the
first account of the mouths of the river. His great desire was to possess
this entire country for his king, and in January, 1682, he and his band of
explorers left the shores of Lake Michigan on their third attempt, crossed
the portage, passed down the Illinois River, and on the 6th of February,
reached the banks of the Mississippi.
On the 13th they commenced their downward course, which they
pursued with but one interruption, until upon the 6th of March they dis-
covered the three great passages by which the river discharges its waters
into the gulf. La Salle thus narrates the event :
" We landed on the bank of the most western channel, about three
leagues (nine miles) from its mouth. On the seventh, M. de LaSalle
went to reconnoiter the shores of the neighboring sea, and M. de Tonti
meanwhile examined the great middle channel. They found the main
outlets beautiful, large and deep. On the 8th we reascended the river, a
little above its confluence with the sea, to find a dry place beyond the
re*ch of inundations. The elevation of the North Pole was here about
twenty-seven degrees. Here we prepared a column and a cross, and to
the column were affixed the arms of France with this inscription :
Louis Le Grand, Roi De France et de Navarre, regne ; Le neuvieme Avril, 1682.
The whole party, under arms, chanted the Te Deum, and then, after
a salute and cries of " Vive le Roi," the column was erected by M. de
La Salle, who, standing near it, proclaimed in a loud voice the authority of
the King of France. LaSalle returned and laid the foundations of the Mis-
sissippi settlements in Illinois, thence he proceeded to France, where
another expedition was fitted out, of which he was commander, and in two
:succeeding voyages failed to find the outlet of the river by sailing along
the shore of the gulf. On his third voyage he was killed, through the
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treachery of his followers, and the object of his expeditions was not
accomplished until 1699, when D'Iberville, under the authority of the
crown, discovered, on the second of March, by way of the sea, the mouth
of the " Hidden River." This majestic stream was called by the natives
44 Malbouchia," and by the Spaniards, " la Palissade," from the great
TRAPPING.
number of trees about its mouth. After traversing the several outlets,,
and satisfying himself as to its certainty, he erected a fort near its western
outlet, and returned to France.
An avenue of trade was now opened out which was fully improved.
In 1718, New Orleans was laid out and settled by some European colo-
nists. In 1762, the colony was made over to Spain, to be regained by
France under the consulate of Napoleon. In 1803, it was purchased by
30 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
the United States for the sum of fifteen million dollars, and the territory
of Louisiana and commerce of the Mississippi River came under the
charge of the United States. Although LaSalle's labors ended in defeat
and death, he had not worked and suffered in vain. He had thrown
open to France and the world an immense and most valuable country ;
had established several ports, and laid the foundations of more than one
settlement there. " Peoria, Kaskaskia and Cahokia, are to this day monu-
ments of LaSalle's labors ; for, though he had founded neither of them
(unless Peoria, which was built nearly upon the site of Fort Crevecoeur,)
it was by those whom he led into the West that these places were
peopled and civilized. He was, if not the discoverer, the first settler of
the Mississippi Valley, and as such deserves to be known and honored."
The French early improved the opening made for them. Before the
year 1698, the Rev. Father Gravier began a mission among the Illinois,
and founded Kaskaskia. For some time this was merely a missionary
station, where none but natives resided, it being one of three such vil-
lages, tlie other two being Cahokia and Peoria. What is known of
these missions is learned from a letter written by Father Gabriel Marest,
•dated " Aux Cascaskias, autrement dit de ITmmaculate Conception de
la Sainte Vierge, le 9 Novembre, 1712." Soon after the founding of
Kaskaskia, the missionary, Pinet, gathered a flock at Cahokia, while
Peoria arose near the ruins of Fort Crevecoeur. This must have been
about the year 1700. The post at Vincennes on the Oubache river,
(pronounced Wa-ba, meaning summer cloud moving swiftly*) was estab-
lished in 1702, according to the best authorities.* It is altogether prob-
able that on LaSalle's last trip he established the stations at Kaskaskia
and Cahokia. In July, 1701, the foundations of Fort Ponchartrain
were laid by De la Motte Cadillac on the Detroit River. These sta-
tions, with those established further north, were the earliest attempts to
occupy the Northwest Territory. At the same time efforts were being
made to occupy the Southwest, which finally culminated in the settle-
ment and founding of the City of New Orleans by a colony from England
in 1718. This was mainly accomplished through the efforts of the
famous Mississippi Company, established by the notorious John Law,
who so quickly arose into prominence in France, and who with his
scheme so quickly and so ignominiously passed away.
From the time of the founding of these stations for fifty years the
French nation were engrossed with the settlement of the lower Missis-
sippi, and the war with the Chicasaws, who had, in revenge for repeated
* There is considerable dispute about this date, some asserting it was founded as late as 1742. When
the new court house at Vincennes was erected, all authorities on the subject were carefully examined, and
i'/02 fixed upon as the correct date. It was accordingly engraved on the corner-stone of the court house.
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 31
injuries, cut off the entire colony at Natchez. Although the company
did little for Louisiana, as the entire West was then called, yet it opened
the trade through the Mississippi River, and started the raising of grains
indigenous to that climate. Until the year 1750, but little is known of
the settlements in the Northwest, as it was not until this time that the
attention of the English was called to the occupation of this portion of the
New World, which they then supposed they owned. Vivier, a missionary
among the Illinois, writing from " Aux Illinois," six leagues from Fort
Chartres, June 8, 1750, says: "We have here whites, negroes and
Indians, to say nothing of cross-breeds. There are five French villages,
and three villages of the natives, within a space of twenty-one leagues
situated between the Mississippi and another river called the Karkadaid
(Kaskaskias). In the five French villages are, perhaps, eleven hundred
whites, three hundred blacks and some sixty red slaves or savages. The
three Illinois towns do not contain more than eight hundred souls all
told. Most of the French till the soil; they raise wheat, cattle, pigs and
horses, and live like princes. Three times as much is produced as can
be consumed ; and great quantities of grain and flour are sent to New
Orleans." This city was now the seaport town of the Northwest, and
save in the extreme northern part, where only furs and copper ore were
found, almost all the products of the country found their way to France
by the mouth of the Father of Waters. In another letter, dated Novem-
ber 7, 1750, this same priest says : " For fifteen leagues above the
mouth of the Mississippi one sees no dwellings, the ground being too low
to be habitable. Thence to New Orleans, the lands are only partially
occupied. New Orleans contains black, white and red, not more, I
think, than twelve hundred persons. To this point come all lumber,
bricks, salt-beef, tallow, tar, skins and bear's grease ; and above all, pork
and flour from the Illinois. These things create some commerce, as forty
vessels and more have come hither this year. Above New Orleans,
plantations are again met with ; the most considerable is a colony of
Germans, some ten leagues up the river. At Point Coupee, thirty -five
leagues above the German settlement, is a fort. Along here, within five
or six leagues, are not less than sixty habitations. Fifty leagues farther
up is the Natchez post, where we have a garrison, who are kept prisoners
through fear of the Chickasaws. Here and at Point Coupee, they raise
excellent tobacco. Another hundred leagues brings us to the Arkansas,
where we have also a fort and a garrison for the benefit of the river
traders. * * * From the Arkansas to the Illinois, nearly five hundred
leagues, there is not a settlement. There should be, however, a fort at
the Oubache (Ohio), the only path by which the English can reach the
Mississippi. In the Illinois country are numberless mines, but no one to
W2 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
work them as they deserve." Father Marest, writing from the post at
Vinceniies in 181 2, makes the same observation. Vivier also says : " Some
individuals dig lead near the surface and supply the Indians and Canada.
Two Spaniards now here, who claim to be adepts, say that our mines are
like those of Mexico, and that if we would dig deeper, we should find
silver under the lead ; and at any rate the lead is excellent. There is also
in this country, beyond doubt, copper ore, as from time to time large
pieces arc found in the streams."
HUNTING.
At the close of the year 1750, the French occupied, in addition to the
lower Mississippi posts and those in Illinois, one at Du Quesne, one at
the Maumee in the country of the Miamis, and one at Sandusky in what
may be termed the Ohio Valley. In the northern part of the Northwest
they had stations at St. Joseph's on the St. Joseph's of Lake Michigan,
at Fort Ponchartrain (Detroit), at Michillimackanac or Massillimacanac,
Fox River of Green Bay, and at Sault Ste. Marie. The fondest dreams of
LaSalle were now fully realized. The French alone were possessors of
this vast realm, basing their claim on discovery and settlement. Another
nation, however, was now turning its attention to this extensive country,
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 33
and hearing of its wealth, began to lay plans for occupying it and for
securing the great profits arising therefrom.
The French, however, had another claim to this country, namely, the
DISCOVERY OF THE OHIO.
This " Beautiful " river was discovered by Robert Cavalier de La-
Salle in 1669, four years before the discovery of the Mississippi by Joliet
and Marquette.
While LaSalle was at his trading post on the St. Lawrence, he found
leisure to study nine Indian dialects, the chief of which was the Iroquois.
He not only desired to facilitate his intercourse in trade, but he longed
to travel and explore the unknown regions of the West. An incident
soon occurred which decided him to" fit out an exploring expedition.
While conversing with some Senecas, he learned of a river called the
Ohio, which rose in their country and flowed to the sea, but at such a
distance that it required eight months to reach its mouth. In this state-
ment the Mississippi and its tributaries were considered as one stream.
LaSalle believing, as most of the French at that period did, that the great
rivers flowing west emptied into the Sea of California, was anxious to
embark in the enterprise of discovering a route across the continent to
the commerce of China and Japan.
He repaired at once to Quebec to obtain the approval of the Gov-
ernor. His eloquent appeal prevailed. The Governor-and the Intendant,
Talon, issued letters patent authorizing the enterprise, but made no pro-
vision to defray the expenses. At this juncture the seminary of St. Sul-
pice decided to send out missionaries in connection with the expedition,
and LaSalle offering to sell his improvements at LaChine to raise money,
the offer was accepted by the Superior, and two thousand eight hundred
dollars were raised, with which LaSalle purchased four canoes and the
necessary supplies for the outfit.
On the 6th of July, 1669, the party, numbering twenty-four persons,
embarked in seven canoes on the St. Lawrence ; two additional canoes
carried the Indian guides. In three days they were gliding over the
bosom of Lake Ontario. Their guides conducted them directly to the
Seneca village on the bank of the Genesee, in the vicinity of the present
City of Rochester, New York. Here they expected to procure guides to
conduct them to the Ohio, but in this they were disappointed.
The Indians seemed unfriendly to the enterprise. LaSalle suspected
that the Jesuits had prejudiced their minds against his plans. After
waiting a month in the hope of gaining their object, they met an Indian
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from the Iroquois colony at the head of Lake Ontario, who assured them
that they could there find guides, and offered to conduct them thence.
On their way they passed the mouth of the Niagara River, when they
heard for the first time the distant thunder of the cataract. Arriving
among the Iroquois, they met with a friendly reception, and learned
from a Shawanee prisoner that they could reach the Ohio in six weeks.
Delighted with the unexpected good fortune, they made ready to resume
their journey ; but just as they were about to start they heard of the
arrival of two Frenchmen in a neighboring village. One of them proved
to be Louis Joliet, afterwards famous as an explorer in the West. He
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 35
had been sent by the Canadian Government to explore the copper mines
on Lake Superior, but had failed, and was on his way back to Quebec.
He gave the missionaries a map of the country he had explored in the
lake region, together with an account of the condition of the Indians in
that quarter. This induced the priests to determine on leaving the
expedition and going to Lake Superior. LaSalle warned them that the
Jesuits were probably occupying that field, and that they would meet
with a cold reception. Nevertheless they persisted in their purpose, and
after worship on the lake shore, parted from LaSalle. On arriving at
Lake Superior, they found, as LaSalle had predicted, the Jesuit Fathers,
Marquette and Dablon, occupying the field.
These zealous disciples of Loyola informed them that they wanted
no assistance from St. Sulpice, nor from those who made him their patron
saint ; and thus repulsed, they returned to Montreal the following June
without having made a single discovery or converted a single Indian.
After parting with the priests, LaSalle went to the chief Iroquois
village at Onondaga, where he obtained guides, and passing thence to a
tributary of the Ohio south of Lake Erie, he descended the latter as far
as the falls at Louisville. Thus was the Ohio discovered by LaSalle, the
persevering and successful French explorer of the West, in 1669.
The account of the latter part of his journey is found in an anony-
mous paper, which purports to have been taken from the lips of LaSalle
himself during a subsequent visit to Paris. In a letter written to Count
Frontenac in 1667, shortly after the discovery, he himself says that he
discovered the Ohio and descended it to the falls. This was regarded as
an indisputable fact by the French authorities, who claimed the Ohio
Valley upon another ground. When Washington was sent by the colony
of Virginia in 1753, to demand of Gordeur de St. Pierre why the French
had built a fort on the Monongahela, the haughty commandant at Quebec
replied : " We claim the country on the Ohio by virtue of the discoveries
of LaSalle, and will not give it up to the English. Our orders are to
make prisoners of every Englishman found trading in the Ohio Valley.'*
ENGLISH EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS.
When the new year of 1750 broke in upon the Father of Waters
and the Great Northwest, all was still wild save at the French posts
already described. In 1749, when the English first began to think seri-
ously about sending men into the West, the greater portion of the States
of Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were yet
under the dominion of the red men. The English knew, however, pretty
36 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
conclusively of the nature of the wealth of these wilds. As early as
1710, Governor Spotswood, of Virginia, had commenced movements to
secure the country west of the Alleghenies to the English crown. In
Pennsylvania, Governor Keith and James Logan, secretary of the prov-
ince, from 1719 to 1731, represented to the powers of England the neces-
sity of securing the Western lands. Nothing was done, however, by that
power save to take some diplomatic steps to secure the claims of Britain
to this unexplored wilderness.
England had from the outset claimed from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
on the ground that the discovery of the seacoast and its possession was a
discovery and possession of the country, and, as is well known, her grants
to the colonies extended " from sea to sea." This was not all her claim.
She had purchased from the Indian tribes large tracts of land. This lat-
ter was also a strong argument. As early as 1684, Lord Howard, Gov-
ernor of Virginia, held a treaty with the six nations. These were the
great Northern Confederacy, and comprised at first the Mohawks, Onei-
das, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas. Afterward the Tuscaroras were
taken into the confederacy, and it became known as the Six NATIONS.
They came under the protection of the mother country, and again in
1701, they repeated the agreement, and in September, 1726, a formal deed
was drawn up and signed by the chiefs. The validity of this claim has
often been disputed, but never successfully. In 1744, a purchase was
made at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, of certain lands within the " Colony of
Virginia," for which the Indians received £200 in gold and a like sum in
goods, with a promise that, as settlements increased, more should be paid.
The Commissioners from Virginia were Colonel Thomas Lee and Colonel
William Beverly. As settlements extended, the promise of more pay was
called to mind, and Mr. Conrad Weiser was sent across the mountains with
presents to appease the savages. Col. Lee, and some Virginians accompa-
nied him with the intention of sounding the Indians upon their feelings
regarding the English. They were not satisfied with their treatment,
and plainly told the Commissioners why. The English did not desire the
cultivation of the country, but the monopoly of the Indian trade. In
1748, the Ohio Company was formed, and petitioned the king for a grant
of land beyond the Alleghenies. This was granted, and the government
of Virginia was ordered to grant to them a half million acres, two hun-
dred thousand of which were to be located at once. Upon the 12th of
June, 1749, 800,000 acres from the line of Canada north and west was
made to the Loyal Company, and on the 29th of October, 1751, 100,000
acres were given to the Greenbriar Company. All this time the French
were not idle. They saw that, should the British gain a foothold in the
West, especially upon the Ohio, they might not only prevent the French
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 37
settling upon it, but in time would come to the lower posts and so gain
possession of the whole country. Upon the 10th of May, 1774, Vaud-
reuil, Governor of Canada and the French possessions, well knowing the
consequences that must arise from allowing the English to build trading-
posts in the Northwest, seized some of their frontier posts, and to further
secure the claim of the French to the West, he, in 1749, sent Louis Cel-
eron.with a party of soldiers to plant along the Ohio River, in the mounds
and at the mouths of its principal tributaries, plates of lead, on which
were inscribed the claims of France. These were heard of in 1752, and
within the memory of residents now living along the "• Oyo," as the
beautiful river was called by the French. One of these plates was found
with the inscription partly defaced. It bears date August 16, 1749, and
a copy of the inscription with particular account of the discovery of the
plate, was sent by DeWitt Clinton to the American Antiquarian Society,
among whose journals it may now be found.* These measures did not,
however, deter the English from going on with their explorations, and
though neither party resorted to arms, yet the conflict was gathering, and
it was only a question of time when the storm would burst upon the
frontier settlements. In 1750, Christopher Gist was sent by the Ohio
Company to examine its «lands. He went to a village of the Twigtwees,
on the Miami, about one hundred and fifty miles above its mouth. He
afterward spoke of it as very populous. From there he went down
the Ohio River nearly to the falls at the present City of Louisville,
and in November he commenced a survey of the Company's lands. Dur-
ing the Winter, General Andrew Lewis performed a similar work for the
Greenbriar Company. Meanwhile the French were busy in preparing
their forts for defense, and in opening roads, and also sent a small party
of soldiers to keep the Ohio clear. This party, having heard of the Eng-
lish post on the Miami River, early in 1652, assisted by the Ottawas and
Chippewas, attacked it, and, after a severe battle, in which fourteen of
the natives were killed and others wounded, captured the garrison.
(They were probably garrisoned in a block house). The traders were
carried away to Canada, and one account says several were burned. This
fort or post was called by the English Pickawillany. A memorial of the
king's ministers refers to it as " Pickawillanes, in the center of the terri-
tory between the Ohio and the Wabash. The name is probably some
variation of Pickaway or Picqua in 1773, written by Rev. David Jones
Pickaweke."
* The following is a translation of the inscription on the plate: "In the year 1749. reign of Louis XV.,
King of France, we, Celeron, commandant of a detachment by Monsieur the Marquis of Gallisoniere, com-
mander-in-chief of New France, to establish tranquility in certain Indian villages of these cantons, have
buried this plate at the confluence of the Toradakoin, this twenty- ninth of July, near the river Ohio, otherwise
Beautiful River, as a monument of renewal of possession which we have taken of the said river, and all Its
tributaries; inasmuch as the preceding Kings of France have enjoyed it, and maintained it by their arms and
treaties; especially by those of Ryswick, Utrecht, and Aix La Chapelle."
38 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
This was the first bloodshed between the French and English, and
occurred near the present City of Piqua, Ohio, or at least at a point about
forty-seven miles north of Dayton. Each nation became now more inter-
ested in the progress of events in the Northwest. The English deter-
mined to purchase from the Indians a title to the lands they wished to
occupy, and Messrs. Fry (afterward Commander-in-chief over Washing-
ton at the commencement of the French War of 1775-1763), Lomax and
Patton were sent in the Spring of 1752 to hold a conference with the
natives at Logstown to learn what they objected to in the treaty of Lan-
caster already noticed, and to settle all difficulties. On the 9th of June,
these Commissioners met the red men at Logstown, a little village on the
north bank of the Ohio, about seventeen miles below the site of Pitts-
burgh. Here had been a trading point for many years, but it was aban-
doned by the Indians in 1750. At first the Indians declined to recognize
the treaty of Lancaster, but, the Commissioners taking aside Montour,
the interpreter, who was a son of the famous Catharine Montour, and a
chief among the six nations, induced him to use his influence in their
favor. This he did, and upon the 13th of June they all united in signing
a deed, confirming the Lancaster treaty in its full extent, consenting to a
settlement of the southeast of the Ohio, and guaranteeing that it should
not be disturbed by them. These were the means used to obtain the first
treaty with the Indians in the Ohio Valley.
Meanwhile the powers beyond the sea were trying to out-manceuvre
each other, and were professing to be at peace. The English generally
outwitted the Indians, and failed in many instances to fulfill their con-
tracts. They thereby gained the ill-will of the red men, and further
increased the feeling by failing to provide them with arms and ammuni-
tion. Said an old chief, at Easton, in 1758 : " The Indians on the Ohio
left you because of your own fault. When we heard the French were
coming, we asked you for help and arms, but we did not get them. The
French came, they treated us kindly, and gained our affections. The
Governor of Virginia settled on our lands for his own benefit, and, when
we wanted help, forsook us."
At the beginning of 1653, the English thought they had secured by
title the lands in the West, but the French had quietly gathered cannon
and military stores to be in readiness for the expected blow. The Eng-
lish made other attempts to ratify these existing treaties, but not until
the Summer could the Indians be gathered together to discuss the plans
of the French. They had sent messages to the French, warning them
away ; but they replied that they intended to complete the chain of forts
already begun, and would not abandon the field.
Soon after this, no satisfaction being obtained from the Ohio regard-
THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. 39
ing the positions and purposes of the French, Governor Dinwiddie of
Virginia determined to send to them another messenger and learn from
them, if possible, their intentions. For this purpose he selected a young
man, a surveyor, who, at the early age of nineteen, had received the rank
of major, and who was thoroughly posted regarding frontier life. This
personage was no other than the illustrious George Washington, who then
held considerable interest in Western lands. He was at this time just
twenty-two years of age. Taking Gist as his guide, the two, accompanied
by four servitors, set out on their perilous march. They left Will's
Creek on the 10th of November, 1753, and on the 22d reached the Monon-
gahela, about ten miles above the fork. From there they went to
Logstown, where Washington had a long conference with the chiefs of
the Six Nations. From them he learned the condition of the French, and
also heard of their determination not to come down the river till the fol-
lowing Spring. The Indians were non-committal, as they were afraid 'to
turn either way, and, as far as they could, desired to remain neutral.
Washington, finding nothing could be done with them, went on to
Venango, an old Indian town at the mouth of French Creek. Here the
French had a fort, called Fort Machault. Through the rum and flattery
of the French, he nearly lost all his Indian followers. Finding nothing
of importance here, he pursued his way amid great privations, and on the
llth of December reached the fort at the head of French Creek. Here
he delivered Governor Dinwiddie's letter, received his answer, took his
observations, and on the 16th set out upon his return journey with no one
but Gist, his guide, and a few Indians who still remained true to him,
notwithstanding the endeavors of the French to retain them. Their
homeward journey was one of great peril and suffering from the cold, yet
they reached home in safety on the 6th of January, 1754.
From the letter of St. Pierre, commander of the French fort, sent by
Washington to Governor Dinwiddie, it was learned that the French would
not give up without a struggle. Active preparations were at once made
in all the English colonies for the coming conflict, while the French
finished the fort at Venango and strengthened their lines of fortifications,
and gathered their forces to be in readiness.
The Old Dominion was all alive. Virginia was the center of great
activities ; volunteers were called for, and from all the neighboring
colonies men rallied to the conflict, and everywhere along the Potomac
men were enlisting under the Governor's proclamation — which promised
two hundred thousand acres on the Ohio. Along this river they were
gathering as far as Will's Creek, and far beyond this point, whither Trent
had come for assistance for his little band of forty-one men, who were
40 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
working away in hunger and want, to fortify that point at the fork of
the Ohio, to which both parties were looking with deep interest.
" The first birds of Spring filled the air with their song ; the swift
river rolled by the Allegheny hillsides, swollen by the melting snows of
Spring and the April showers. The leaves were appearing ; a few Indian
scouts were seen, but no enemy seemed near at hand ; and all was so quiet,
that Frazier, an old Indian scout and trader, who had been left by Trent
in command, ventured to his home at the mouth of Turtle Creek, ten
miles up the Monongahela. But, though all was so quiet in that wilder-
ness, keen eyes had seen the low intrenchment rising at the fork, and
swift feet had borne the news of it up the river ; and upon the morning
of the 17th of April, Ensign Ward, who then had charge of it, saw
upon the Allegheny a sight that made his heart sink — sixty batteaux and
three hundred canoes filled with men, and laden deep with cannon and
stores. * * * That evening he supped with his captor, Contrecceur,
and the next day he was bowed off by the Frenchman, and with his men
and tools, marched up the Monongahela."
The French and Indian war had begun. The treaty of Aix la
Chapelle, in 1748, had left the boundaries between the French and
English possessions unsettled, and the events already narrated show the
French were determined to hold the country watered by the Mississippi
and its tributaries ; while the English laid claims to the country by virtue
of the discoveries of the Cabots, and claimed all the country from New-
foundland to Florida, extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
first decisive blow had now been struck, and the first attempt of the
English, through the Ohio Company, to occupy these lands, had resulted
disastrously to them. The French and Indians immediately completed
the fortifications begun at the Fork, which they had so easily captured,
and when completed gave to the fort the name of DuQuesne. Washing-
ton was at Will's Creek when the news of the capture of the fort arrived.
He at once departed to recapture it. On his way he entrenched him-
self at a place called the " Meadows," where he erected a fort called
by him Fort Necessity. From there he surprised and captured a force of
French and Indians marching against him, but was soon after attacked
in his fort by a much superior force, and was obliged to yield on the
morning of July 4th. He was allowed to return to Virginia.
The English Government immediately planned four campaigns ; one
against Fort DuQuesne ; one against Nova Scotia ; one against Fort
Niagara, and one against Crown Point. These occurred during 1755-6,
and were not successful in driving the French from their possessions.
The expedition against Fort DuQuesne was led by the famous General
Braddock, who, refusing to listen to the advice of Washington and those
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acquainted with Indian warfare, suffered such an inglorious defeat. This
occurred on the morning of July 9th, and is generally known as the battle
of Monongahela, or " Braddock's Defeat." The war continued with
various vicissitudes through the years 1756—7 ; when, at the commence-
ment of 1758, in accordance with the plans of William Pitt, then Secre-
tary of State, afterwards Lord Chatham, active preparations were made to
carry on the war. Three expeditions were planned for this year : one,
under General Amherst, against Louisburg ; another, under Abercrombie*
against Fort Ticonderoga ; and a third, under General Forbes, against
Fort DuQuesne. On the 26th of July, Louisburg surrendered after a
desperate resistance of more than forty days, and the eastern part of the
Canadian possessions fell into the hands of the British. Abercrombie
captured Fort Frontenac, and when the expedition against Fort DuQuesne,
of which Washington had the active command, arrived there, it was
found in flames and deserted. The English at once took possession,,
rebuilt the fort, and in honor of their illustrious statesman, changed the
name to Fort Pitt.
The great object of the campaign of 1759, was the reduction of
Canada. General Wolfe was to lay siege to Quebec ; Amherst was to
reduce Ticonderoga and Crown Point, and General Prideaux was to
capture Niagara. This latter place was taken in July, but the gallant
Prideaux lost his life in the attempt. Amherst captured Ticonderoga
and Crown Point without a blow ; and Wolfe, after making the memor-
able ascent to the Plains of Abraham, on September 13th, defeated
Montcalm, and on the 18th, the city capitulated. In this engagement
Montcolm and Wolfe both lost their lives. De Levi, Montcalm's successor,
marched to Sillery, three miles above the city, with the purpose of
defeating the English, and there, on the 28th of the following April, was
fought one of the bloodiest battles of the French and Indian War. It
resulted in the defeat of the French, and the fall of the City of Montreal.
The Governor signed a capitulation by which the whole of Canada was
surrendered to the English. This practically concluded the war, but it
was not until 1763 that the treaties of peace between France and England
were signed. This was done on the 10th of February of that year, and
under its provisions all the country east of the Mississippi and north of
the Iberville River, in Louisiana, were ceded to England. At the same
time Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain.
On the 13th of September, 1760, Major Robert Rogers was sent
from Montreal to take charge of Detroit, the only remaining French post
in the territory. He arrived there on the 19th of November, and sum-
moned the place to surrender. At first the commander of the post,
Beletre: refused, but on the 29th, hearing of the continued defeat of the
42 THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
French arms, surrendered. Rogers remained there until December 23d
under the personal protection of the celebrated chief, Pontiac, to whom,
no doubt, he owed his safety. Pontiac had come here to inquire the
purposes of the English in taking possession of the country. He was
assured that they came simply to trade with the natives, and did not
desire their country. This answer conciliated the savages, and did much
to insure the safety of Rogers and his party during their stay, and while
on their journey home.
Rogers set out for Fort Pitt on December 23, and was just one
month on the way. His route was from Detroit to Maumee, thence
across the present State of Ohio directly to the fort. This was the com-
mon trail of the Indians in their journeys from Sandusky to the fork of
the Ohio. It went from Fort Sandusky, where Sandusky City now is,
crossed the Huron river, then called Bald Eagle Creek, to " Mohickon
John's Town" on Mohickon Creek, the northern branch of White
Woman's River, and thence crossed to Beaver's Town, a Delaware town
on what is now Sandy Creek. At Beaver's Town were probably one
hundred and fifty warriors, and not less than three thousand acres of
cleared land. . From there the track went up Sandy Creek to and across
Big Beaver, and up the Ohio to Logstown, thence on to the fork.
The Northwest Territory was now entirely under the English rule.
New settlements began to be rapidly made, and the promise of a large
trade was speedily manifested. Had the British carried out their promises
with the natives none of those savage butcheries would have been perpe-
trated, and the country would have been spared their recital.
The renowned chief, Pontiac, was one of the leading spirits in these
atrocities. We will now pause in our narrative, and notice the leading
events in his life. The earliest authentic information regarding this
noted Indian chief is learned from an account of an Indian trader named
Alexander Henry, who, in the Spring of 1761, penetrated his domains as
far as Missillimacnac. Pontiac was then a great friend of the French,
but a bitter foe of the English, whom he considered as encroaching on his
hunting grounds. Henry was obliged to disguise himself as a Canadian
to insure safety, but was discovered by Pontiac, who bitterly reproached
him and the English for their attempted subjugation of the West. He
declared that no treaty had been made with them ; no presents sent
them, and that he would resent any possession of the West by that nation.
He was at the time about fifty years of age, tall and dignified, and was
civil and military ruler of the Ottawas, Ojibwas and Pottawatamies.
The Indians, from Lake Michigan to the borders of North Carolina,
were united in this feeling, and at the time of the treaty of Paris, ratified
February 10, 1763, a general conspiracy was formed to fall suddenly
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PONTIAC, THE OTTAWA CHIEFTAIN.
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upon the frontier British posts, and with one blow strike every man dead.
Pontiac was the marked leader in all this, and was the commander
of the Chippewas, Ottawas, Wyandots, Miamis, Shawanese, Delawares
and Mingoes, who had, for the time, laid aside their local quarrels to unite
in this enterprise.
The blow came, as near as can now be ascertained, on May 7, 1763.
Nine British posts fell, and the Indians drank, " scooped up in the hollow
of joined hands," the blood of many a Briton.
Pontiac's immediate field of action was the garrison at Detroit.
Here, however, the plans were frustrated by an Indian woman disclosing
the plot the evening previous to his arrival. Everything was carried outr
however, according to Pontiac's plans until the moment of action, when
Major Gladwyn, the commander of the post, stepping to one of the Indian
chiefs, suddenly drew aside his blanket and disclosed the concealed
musket. Pontiac, though a brave man, turned pale and trembled. He
saw his plan was known, and that the garrison were prepared. He
endeavored to exculpate himself from any such intentions ; but the guilt
was evident, and he and his followers were dismissed with a severe
reprimand, and warned never to again enter the walls of the post.
Pontiac at once laid siege to the fort, and until the treaty of peace
between the British and the Western Indians, concluded in August, 1764,
continued to harass and besiege the fortress. He organized a regular
commissariat department, issued bills of credit written out on bark,
which, to his credit, it may be stated, were punctually redeemed. At
the conclusion of the treaty, in which it seems he took no part, he went
further south, living many years among the Illinois.
He had given up all hope of saving his country and race. After a
time he endeavored to unite the Illinois tribe and those about St. Louis
in a war with the whites. His efforts were fruitless, and only ended in a
quarrel between himself and some Kaskaskia Indians, one of whom soon
afterwards killed him. His death was, however, avenged by the northern
Indians, who nearly exterminated the Illinois in the wars which followed.
Had it not been for the treachery of a few of his followers, his plan
for the extermination of the whites, a masterly one, would undoubtedly
have been carried out.
It was in the Spring of the year following Rogers' visit that Alex-
ander Henry went to Missillimacnac, and everywhere found the strongest
feelings against the English, who had not carried out their promises, and
were doing nothing to conciliate the natives. Here he met the chief,
Pontiac, who, after conveying to him in a speech the idea that their
French father would awake soon and utterly destroy his enemies, said :
" Englishman, although you have conquered the French, you have not
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yet conquered us ! We are not your slaves ! These lakes, these woods,
these mountains, were left us by our ancestors. They are our inheritance,
and we will part with them to none. Your nation supposes that we, like
the white people, can not live without bread and pork and beef. But you
ought to know that He, the Great Spirit and Master of Life, has provided
food for us upon these broad lakes and in these mountains."
He then spoke of the fact that no treaty had been made with them,
no presents sent them, and that he and his people were yet for war.
Such were the feelings of the Northwestern Indians immediately after
the English took possession of their country. These feelings were no
doubt encouraged by the Canadians and French, who hoped that yet the
French arms might prevail. The treaty of Paris, however, gave to the
English the right to this vast domain, and active preparations were going
on to occupy it and enjoy its trade and emoluments.
In 1762, France, by a secret treaty, ceded Louisiana to Spain, to pre-
vent it falling into the hands of the English, who were becoming masters
of the entire West. The next year the treaty of Paris, signed at Fon-
tainbleau, gave to the English the domain of the country in question.
Twenty years after, by the treaty of peace between the United States
and England, that part of Canada lying south and west of the Great
Lakes, comprehending a large territory which is the subject of these
sketches, was acknowledged to be a portion of the United States ; and
twenty years still later, in 1803, Louisiana was ceded by Spain back to
France, and by France sold to the United States.
In the half century, from the building of the Fort of Crevecoeur by
LaSalle, in 1680, up to the erection of Fort Chartres, many French set-
tlements had been made in that quarter. These have already been
noticed, being those at St. Vincent (Vincennes), Kohokia or Cahokia,
Kaskaskia and Prairie du Rocher, on the American Bottom, a large tract
of rich alluvial soil in Illinois, on the Mississippi, opposite the site of St.
Louis.
By the treaty of Paris, the regions east of the Mississippi, including1
all these and other towns of the Northwest, were given over to England;
but they do not appear to have been taken possession of until 1765, when
Captain Stirling, in the name of the Majesty of England, established him-
self at Fort Chartres bearing with him the proclamation of General Gage,
dated December 30, 1764, which promised religious freedom to all Cath-
olics who worshiped here, and a right to leave the country with their
effects if they wished, or to remain with the privileges of Englishmen.
It was shortly after the occupancy of t>ae West by the British that the
war with Pontiac opened. It is already noticed in the sketch of that
chieftain. By it many a Briton lost his life, and many a frontier settle-
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ment in its infancy ceased to exist. This was not ended until the year
1764, when, failing to capture Detroit, Niagara and Fort Pitt, his confed-
eracy became disheartened, and, receiving no aid from the French, Pon-
tiac abandoned the enterprise and departed to the Illinois, among whom
he afterward lost his life.
As soon as these difficulties were definitely settled, settlers began,
rapidly to survey the country and prepare for occupation. During the
year 1770, a number of persons from Virginia and other British provinces
explored and marked out nearly all the valuable lands on the Mononga-
hela and along the banks of the Ohio as far as the Little Kanawha. This
was followed by another exploring expedition, in which George Washing-
ton was a party. The latter, accompanied by Dr. Craik, Capt. Crawford
end others, on the 20th of October, 1770, descended the Ohio from Pitts-
burgh to the mouth of the Kanawha ; ascended that stream about fourteen,
miles, marked out several large tracts of land, shot several buffalo, which
were then abundant in the Ohio Valley, and returned to the fort.
Pittsburgh was at this time a trading post, about which was clus-
tered a village of some twenty houses, inhabited by Indian traders. This
same year, Capt. Pittman visited Kaskaskia and its neighboring villages.
He found there about sixty-five resident families, and at Cahokia only
forty-five dwellings. At Fort Chartres was another small settlement, and
at Detroit the garrison were quite prosperous and strong. For a year
or two settlers continued to locate near some of these posts, generally
Fort Pitt or Detroit, owing to the fears of the Indians, who still main-
tained some feelings of hatred to the English. The trade from the posts
was quite good, and from those in Illinois large quantities of pork and
flour found their way to the New Orleans market. At this time the
policy of the British Government was strongly opposed to the extension
of the colonies west. In 1763, the King of England forbade, by royal
proclamation, his colonial subjects from making a settlement beyond the
sources of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic Ocean. At the instance
of the Board of Trade, measures were taken to prevent the settlement
without the limits prescribed, and to retain the commerce within easy
reach of Great Britain.
The commander-in-chief of the king's forces wrote in 1769 : " In the
course of a few years necessity will compel the colonists, should they
extend their settlements west, to provide manufactures of some kind for
themselves, and when all connection upheld by commerce with the mother
country ceases, an independency in their government will soon follow."
In accordance with this policy, Gov. Gage issued a proclamation
in 1772, commanding the inhabitants of Vincennes to abandon their set-
tlements and join some of the Eastern English colonies. To this they
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strenuously objected, giving good reasons therefor, and were allowed to
remain. The strong opposition to this policy of Great Britain led to its
change, and to such a course as to gain the attachment of the French
population. In December, 1773, influential citizens of Quebec petitioned
the king for an extension of the boundary lines of that province, which
was granted, and Parliament passed an act on June 2, 1774, extend-
ing the boundary so as to include the territory lying within the present
States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan.
In consequence of the liberal policy pursued by the British Govern-
ment toward the French settlers in the West, they were disposed to favor
that nation in the war which soon followed with the colonies ; but the
early alliance between France and America soon brought them to the side
of the war for independence.
In 1774, Gov. Dunmore, of Virginia, began to encourage emigration
to the Western lands. He appointed magistrates at Fort Pitt under the
pretense that the fort was under the government of that commonwealth.
One of these justices, John Connelly, who possessed a tract of land in the
Ohio Valley, gathered a force of men and garrisoned the fort, calling it
Fort Dunmore. This and other parties were formed to select sites for
settlements, and often caine in conflict with the Indians, who yet claimed
portions of the valley, and several battles followed. These ended in the
famous battle of Kanawha in July, where the Indians were defeated and
driven across the Ohio.
During the years 1775 and 1776, by the operations of land companies
and the perseverance of individuals, several settlements were firmly estab-
lished between ths Alleghanies and the Ohio River, and western land
speculators were busy in Illinois and on the Wabash. At a council held
in Kaskaskia on July 5, 1773, an association of English traders, calling
themselves the " Illinois Land Company," obtained from ten chiefs of the
Kaskaskia, Cahokia and Peoria tribes two large tracts of land lying on
the east side of the Mississippi River south of the Illinois. In 1775, a mer-
chant from the Illinois Country, named Viviat, came to Post Vincennes
as the agent of the association called the " Wabash Land Company." On
the 8th of October he obtained from eleven Piankeshaw chiefs, a deed for
37,497,600 acres of land. This deed was signed by the grantors, attested
by a number of the inhabitants of Vincennes, and afterward recorded in
the office of a notary public at Kaskaskia. This and other land com-
panies had extensive schemes for the colonization of the West ; but all
were frustrated by the breaking out of the Revolution. On the 20th of
April, 1780, the two companies named consolidated under the name of the
"United Illinois and Wabash Land Company." They afterward made
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strenuous efforts to have these grants sanctioned by Congress, but all
signally failed.
When the War of the Revolution commenced, Kentucky was an unor-
ganized country, though there were several settlements within her borders.
In Hutchins' Topography of Virginia, it is stated thai at that time
" Kaskaskia contained 80 houses, and nearly 1,000 white and black in-
habitants — the whites being a little the more numerous. Cahokia con-
tains 50 houses and 300 white inhabitants, and 80 negroes. There were
east of the Mississippi River, about the year 1771 " — when these observa-
tions were made — " 300 white men capable of bearing arms, and 230
negroes."
From 1775 until the expedition of Clark, nothing is recorded and
nothing known of these settlements, save what is contained in a report
made by a committee to Congress in June, 1778. From it the following
extract is made :
" Near the mouth of the River Kaskaskia, there is a village which
appears to have contained nearly eighty families from the beginning of
the late revolution. There are twelve families in a small village at la
Prairie du Rochers, and near fifty families at the Kahokia Village. There
are also four or five families at Fort Chartres and St. Philips, which is five
miles further up the river."
St. Louis had been settled in February, 1764, and at this time con-
tained, including its neighboring towns, over six hundred whites and one
hundred and fifty negroes. It must be remembered that all the country
west of the Mississippi was now under French rule, and remained so until
ceded again to Spain, its original owner, who afterwards sold it and the
country including New Orleans to the United States. At Detroit there
were, according to Capt. Carver, who was in the Northwest from 1766 to
1768, more than one hundred houses, and the river was settled for more
than twenty miles, although poorly cultivated — the people being engaged
in the Indian trade. This old town has a history, which we will here
relate.
It is the oldest town in the Northwest, having been founded by
Antoine de Lamotte Cadillac, in 1701. It was laid out in the form of an
oblong square, of two acres in length, and an acre and a half in width.
As described by A. D. Frazer, who first visited it and became a permanent
resident of the place, in 1778, it comprised within its limits that space
between Mr. Palmer's store (Conant Block) and Capt. Perkins' house
(near the Arsenal building), and extended back as far as the public barn,
and was bordered in front by the Detroit River. It was surrounded by
oak and cedar pickets, about fifteen feet long, set in the ground, and had
four gates — east, west, north and south. Over the first three 'of these
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gates were block houses provided with four guns apiece, each a six-
pounder. Two six-gun batteries were planted fronting the river and in a
parallel direction with the block houses. There were four streets running
cast and west, the main street being twenty feet wide and the rest fifteen
feet, while the four streets crossing these at right angles were from ten
to fifteen feet in width.
At the date spoken of by Mr. Frazer, there was no fort within the
enclosure, but a citadel on the ground corresponding to the present
northwest corner of Jefferson Avenue and Wayne Street. The citadel was
inclosed by pickets, and within it were erected barracks of wood, two
stories high, sufficient to contain ten officers, and also barracks sufficient
to contain four hundred men, and a provision store built of brick. The
citadel also contained a hospital and guard-house. The old town of
Detroit, in 1778, contained about sixty houses, most of them one story,
with a few a story and a half iri height. They were all of logs, some
hewn and some round. There was one building of splendid appearance,
called the " King's Palace," two stories high, which stood near the east
gate. It was built for Governor Hamilton, the first governor commissioned
by the British. There were two guard-houses, one near the west gate and
the other near the Government House. Each of the guards consisted of
twenty-four men and a subaltern, who mounted regularly every morning
between nine and ten o'clock, Each furnished four sentinels, who were
relieved every two hours. There was also an officer of the day, who per-
formed strict duty. Each of the gates was shut regularly at sunset ;
even wicket gates were shut at nine o'clock, and all the keys were
delivered into the hands of the commanding officer. They were opened
in the morning at sunrise. No Indian or squaw was permitted to enter
town with any weapon, such as a tomahawk or a knife. It was a stand-
ing order that the Indians should deliver their arms and instruments of
every kind before they were permitted to pass the sentinel, and they were
restored to them on their return. No more than twenty-five Indians were
allowed to enter the town at any one time, and they were admitted only
at the east and west gates. At sundown the drums beat, and all the
Indians were required to leave town instantly. There was a council house
near the water side for the purpose of holding council with the Indians.
The population of the town was about sixty families, in all about two
hundred males and one hundred females. This town was destroyed by
fire, all except one dwelling, in 1805. After which the present ik new "
town was laid out.
On the breaking out of the Revolution, the British held every post of
importance in the West. Kentucky was formed as a component part of
Virginia, and the sturdy pioneers of the West, alive to their interests,
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and recognizing the great benefits of obtaining the control of the trade in
this part of the New World, held steadily to their purposes, and those
within the commonwealth of Kentucky proceeded to exercise their
civil privileges, by electing John Todd and Richard Gallaway,
burgesses to represent them in the Assembly of the parent state.
Early in September of that year (1777) the first court was held
in Harrodsburg, and Col. Bowman, afterwards major, who had arrived
in August, was made the commander of a militia organization which
had been commenced the March previous. Thus the tree of loyalty
was growing. The chief spirit in this far-out colony, who had represented
her the year previous east of the mountains, was now meditating a move
unequaled in its boldness. He had been watching the movements of the
British throughout the Northwest, and understood their whole plan. He
saw it was through their possession of the posts at Detroit, Vincennes,
Kaskaskia, and other places, which would give them constant and easy
access to the various Indian tribes in the Northwest, that the British
intended to penetrate the country from the north and soutn, ana annihi-
late the frontier fortresses. This moving, energetic man was Colonel,
afterwards General, George Rogers Clark. He knew the Indians were not
unanimously in accord with the English, and he was convinced that, could
the British be defeated and expelled from the Northwest, the natives
might be easily awed into neutrality ; and by spies sent for the purpose,
he satisfied himself that the enterprise against the Illinois settlements
might easily succeed. Having convinced himself of the certainty of the
project, he repaired to the Capital of Virginia, which place he reached on
November 5th. While he was on his way, fortunately, on October 17th,
Burgoyne had been defeated, and the spirits of the colonists greatly
encouraged thereby. Patrick Henry was Governor of Virginia, and at
once entered heartily into Clark's plans. The same plan had before been
agitated in the Colonial Assemblies, but there was no one until Clark
came who was sufficiently acquainted with the condition of affairs at the
scene of action to be able to guide them.
Clark, having satisfied the Virginia leaders of the feasibility of his
plan, received, on the 2d of January, two sets of instructions — one secret,
the other open — the latter authorized him to proceed to enlist seven
companies to go to Kentucky, subject to his orders, and to serve three
months from their arrival in the West. The secret order authorized him
to arm these troops, to procure his powder and lead of General Hand
at Pittsburgh, and to proceed at once to subjugate the country.
With these instructions Clark repaired to Pittsburgh, choosing rather
to raise his men west of the mountains, as he well knew all were needed
in the colonies in the conflict there. He sent Col. W. B. Smith to Hoi-
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ston for the same purpose, but neither succeeded in raising the required
number of men. The settlers in these parts were afraid to leave their
own firesides exposed to a vigilant foe, and but few could be induced to
join the proposed expedition. With three companies and several private
volunteers, Clark at length commenced his descent of the Ohio, which he
navigated as far as the Falls, where he took possession of and fortified
Corn Island, a small island between the present Cities of Louisville,
Kentucky, and New Albany, Indiana. Remains of this fortification may
yet be found. At this place he appointed Col. Bowman to meet him
with such recruits as had 'reached Kentucky by the southern route, and
as many as could be spared from the station. Here he announced to
the men their real destination. Having completed his arrangements,
and chosen his party, he left a small garrison upon the island, and on the
24th of June, during a total eclipse of the sun, which to them augured
no good, and which fixes beyond dispute the date of starting, he with
his chosen band, fell down the river. His plan was to go by water as
far as Fort Massac or Massacre, and thence march direct to Kaskaskia.
Here he intended to surprise the garrison, and after its capture go to
Cahokia, then to Vincennes, and lastly to Detroit. Should he fail, he
intended to march directly to the Mississippi River and cross it into the
Spanish country. Before his start he received two good items of infor-
mation : one that the alliance had been formed between France and the
United States ; and the other that the Indians throughout the Illinois
country and the inhabitants, at the various frontier posts, had been led -to
believe by the British that the u Long Knives" or Virginians, were the
most fierce, bloodthirsty and cruel savages that ever scalped a foe. With
this impression on their minds, Clark saw that proper management would
cause them to submit at once from fear, if surprised, and then from grati-
tude would become friendly if treated with unexpected leniency.
The march to Kaskaskia was accomplished through a hot July- sun,
and the town reached on the evening of July 4. He captured the fort
near the village, and soon after the village itself by surprise, and without
the loss of a single man or by killing any of the enemy. After sufficiently
working upon the fears of the natives, Clark told them they were at per-
fect liberty to worship as they pleased, and to take whichever side of the
great conflict they would, also he would protect them from any barbarity
from British or Indian foe. This had the desired effect, and the inhab-
itants, so unexpectedly and so gratefully surprised by the unlocked
for turn of affairs, at once swore allegiance to the American arms, and
when Clark desired to go to Cahokia on the 6th of July, they accom-
panied him, and through their influence the inhabitants of the place
surrendered, and gladly placed themselves under his protection. Thus
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the two important posts in Illinois passed from the hands of the English
into the possession of Virginia.
In the person of the priest at Kaskaskia, M. Gibault, Clark found a
powerful ally and generous friend. Clark saw that, to retain possession
of the Northwest and treat successfully with the Indians within its boun-
daries, he must establish a government for the colonies he had taken.
St. Vincent, the next important post to Detroit,remained yet to be taken
before the Mississippi Valley was conquered. M. Gibault told him that
he would alone, by persuasion, lead Vincennes to throw off its connection
with England. Clark gladly accepted his offer, and on the 14th of July,
in company with a fellow-townsman, M. Gibault started on his mission of
peace, and on the 1st of August returned with the cheerful intelligence
that the post on the " Oubache " had taken the oath of allegiance to
the Old Dominion. During this interval, Clark established his courts,
placed garrisons at Kaskaskia and Cahokia, successfully re-enlisted his
men, sent word to have a fort, which proved the germ of Louisville,
erected at the Falls of the Ohio, and dispatched Mr. Rocheblave, who
had been commander at Kaskaskia, as a prisoner of war to Richmond.
In October the County of Illinois was established by the Legislature
of Virginia, John Todd appointed Lieutenant Colonel and Civil Governor,
and in November General Clark and his men received the thanks of
the Old Dominion through their Legislature.
In a speech a few days afterward, Clark made known fully to the
natives his plans, and at its close all came forward and swore alle-
giance to the Long Knives. While he was doing this Governor Hamilton,
having made his various arrangements, had left Detroit and moved down
the Wabash to Vincennes intending to operate from that point in reducing
the Illinois posts, and then proceed on down to Kentucky and drive the
rebels from the West. Gen. Clark had, on the return of M. Gibault,
•dispatched Captain Helm, of Fauquier County, Virginia, with an attend-
ant named Henry, across the Illinois prairies to command the fort.
Hamilton knew nothing of the capitulation of the post, and was greatly
-surprised on his arrival to be confronted by Capt. Helm, who, standing at
the entrance of the fort by a loaded cannon ready to fire upon his assail-
ants, demanded upon what terms Hamilton demanded possession of the
fort. Being granted the rights of a prisoner of war, he surrendered to
the British General, who could scarcely believe his eyes when he saw the
force in the garrison.
Hamilton, not realizing the character of the men with whom he was
contending, gave up his intended campaign for the Winter, sent his four
hundred Indian warriors to prevent troops from coming down the Ohio,
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and to annoy the Americans in all ways, and sat quietly down to pass the
Winter. Information of all these proceedings having reached Clark, he
saw that immediate and decisive action was necessary, and that unless
he captured Hamilton, Hamilton would capture him. Clark received the
news on the 29th of January, 1779, and on February 4th, having suffi-
ciently garrisoned Kaskaskia and Cahokia, he sent down the Mississippi
a " battoe," as Major Bowman writes it, in order to ascend the Ohio and
Wabash, and operate with the land forces gathering for the fray.
On the next day, Clark, with his little force of one hundred and
twenty men, set out for the post, and after incredible hard marching
through much mud, the ground being thawed by the incessant spring
rains, on the 22d reached the fort, and being joined by his " battoe," at
once commenced the attack on the post. The aim of the American back-
woodsman was unerring, and on the 24th the garrison surrendered to the
intrepid boldness of Clark. The French were treated with great kind-
ness, and gladly renewed their allegiance to Virginia. Hamilton was
sent as a prisoner to Virginia, where he was kept in close confinement.
During his command of the British frontier posts, he had offered prizes
to the Indians for all the scalps of Americans they would bring to him,
and had earned in consequence thereof the title " Hair-buyer General,"
by which he was ever afterward known.
Detroit was now without doubt within easy reach of the enterprising
Virginian, could he but raise the necessary force. Governor Henry being
apprised of this, promised him the needed reinforcement, and Clark con-
cluded to wait until he could capture and sufficiently garrison the posts.
Had Clark failed in this bold undertaking, and Hamilton succeeded in
uniting the western Indians for the next Spring's campaign, the West
would indeed have been swept from the Mississippi to the Allegheny
Mountains, and the great blow struck, which had been contemplated from
the commencement, by the British.
" But for this small army of dripping, but fearless Virginians, the
union of all the tribes from Georgia to Maine against the colonies might
have been effected, and the whole current of our history changed."
At this time some fears were entertained by the Colonial Govern-
ments that the Indians in the North and Northwest were inclining to the
British, and under the instructions of Washington, now Commander-in-
Chief of the Colonial army, and so bravely fighting for American inde-
pendence, armed forces were sent against the Six Nations, and upon the
Ohio frontier, Col. Bowman, acting under the same general's orders,
marched against Indians within the present limits of that State. These
expeditions were in the main successful, and the Indians were compelled
to sue for peace.
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During this same year (1779) the famous " Land Laws" of Virginia
were passed. The passage of these laws was of more consequence to the
pioneers of Kentucky and the Northwest than the gaining of a few Indian,
conflicts. These laws confirmed in main all grants made, and guaranteed
to all actual settlers their rights and privileges. After providing for the
settlers, the laws provided for selling the balance of the public lands at
forty cents per acre. To carry the Land Laws into effect, the Legislature
sent four Virginians westward to attend to the various claims, over many
of which great confusion prevailed concerning their validity. These
gentlemen opened their court on October 13, 1779, at St. Asaphs, and
continued until April 26, 1780, when they adjourned, having decided
three thousand claims. They were succeeded by the surveyor, who
came in the person of Mr. George May, and assumed his duties on the
10th day of the month whose name he bore. With the opening of the
next year (1780) the troubles concerning the navigation of the Missis-
sippi commenced. The Spanish Government exacted such measures in.
relation to its trade as to cause the overtures made to the United States
to be rejected. The American Government considered they had a right
to navigate its channel. To enforce their claims, a fort was erected below
the mouth of the Ohio on the Kentucky side of the river. The settle-
ments in Kentucky were being rapidly filled by emigrants. It was dur-
ing this year that the first seminary of learning was established in the
"West in this young and enterprising Commonwealth.
The settlers here did not look upon the building of this fort in a
friendly manner, as it aroused the hostility of the Indians. Spain had
been friendly to the Colonies during their struggle for independence,,
and though for a while this friendship appeared in danger from the
refusal of the free navigation of the river, yet it was finally settled to the
satisfaction of both nations.
The Winter of 1779-80 was one of the most unusually severe ones
ever experienced in the West. The Indians always referred to it as the
"Great Cold." Numbers of wild animals perished, and not a few
pioneers lost their lives. The following Summer a party of Canadians
and Indians attacked St. Louis, and attempted to take possession of it
in consequence of the friendly disposition of Spain to the revolting
colonies. They met with such a determined resistance on the part of the
inhabitants, even the women taking part in the battle, that they were
compelled to abandon the contest. They also made an attack on the
settlements in Kentucky, but, becoming alarmed in some unaccountable
manner, they fled the country in great haste.
About this time arose the question in the Colonial Congress con-
cerning the western lands claimed by Virginia, New York, Massachusetts.
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and Connecticut. The agitation concerning this subject finally led New
York, on the 19th of February, 1780, to pass a law giving to the dele-
gates of that State in Congress the power to cede her western lands for
the benefit of the United States. This law was laid before Congress
during the next month, but no steps were taken concerning it until Sep-
tember 6th, when a resolution passed that body calling upon the States
claiming western lands to release their claims in favor of the whole body.
This basis formed the union, and was the first after all of those legislative
measures which resulted in the creation of the States of Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. In December of the same
year, the plan of conquering Detroit again arose. The conquest might
have easily been effected by Clark had the necessary aid been furnished
him. Nothing decisive was done, yet the heads of the Government knew
that the safety of the Northwest from British invasion lay in the capture
and retention of that important post, the only unconquered one in the
territory.
Before the close of the year, Kentucky was divided into the Coun-
ties of Lincoln, Fayette and Jefferson, and the act establishing the Town
of Louisville was passed. This same year is also noted in the annals of
American history as the year in which occurred Arnold's treason to the
United States.
Virginia, in accordance with the resolution of Congress, on the 2d
day of January, 1781, agreed to yield her western lands to the United
States upon certain conditions, which Congress would not accede to, and
the Act of Cession, on the part of the Old Dominion, failed, nor was
anything farther done until 1783. During all that time the Colonies
were busily engaged in the struggle with the mother country, and in
consequence thereof but little heed was given to the western settlements.
Upon the 16th of April, 1781, the first birth north of the Ohio River of
American parentage occurred, being that of Mary Heckewelder, daughter
of the widely known Moravian missionary, whose band of Christian
Indians suffered in after years a horrible massacre by the hands of the
frontier settlers, who had been exasperated by the murder of several of
their neighbors, and in their rage committed, without regard to humanity,
a deed which forever afterwards cast a shade of shame upon their lives.
For this and kindred outrages on the part of the whites, the Indians
committed many deeds of cruelty which darken the years of 1771 and
1772 in the history of the Northwest.
During the year 1782 a number of battles among the Indians and
frontiersmen occurred, and between the Moravian Indians and the Wyan-
dots. In these, horrible acts of cruelty were practised on the captives,
many of such dark deeds transpiring under the leadership of the notorious
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frontier outlaw, Simon Girty, whose name, as well as those of his brothers,
was a terror to women and children. These occurred chiefly in the Ohio-
valleys. Cotemporary with them were several engagements in Kentucky ,.
in which the famous Daniel Boone engaged, and who, often by his skill
and knowledge of Indian warfare, saved the outposts from cruel destruc-
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tion. By the close of the year victory had perched upon the American
banner, and on the 30th of November, provisional articles of peace had
been arranged between the Commissioners of England and her uncon-
querable colonies. Cornwallis had been defeated on the 19th of October
preceding, and the liberty of America was assured. On the 19th of
April following, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington, peace was
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proclaimed to the army of the United States, and on the 3d of the next
September, the definite treaty which ended our revolutionary straggle
was concluded. By the terms of that treaty, the boundaries of the West
were as follows : On the north the line was to extend along the center of
the Great Lakes ; from the western point of Lake Superior to Long Lake ;
thence to the Lake of the Woods ; thence to the head of the Mississippi
River; down its center to the 31st parallel of latitude, then on that line
east to the head of the Appalachicola River ; down its center to its junc-
tion with the Flint ; thence straight to the head of St. Mary's River, and
thence down along its center to the Atlantic Ocean.
Following the cessation of hostilities with England, several posts
were still occupied by the British in the North and West. Among these
was Detroit, still in the hands of the enemy. Numerous engagements
with the Indians throughout Ohio and Indiana occurred, upon whose
lands adventurous whites would settle ere the title had been acquired by
the proper treaty.
To remedy this latter evil, Congress appointed commissioners to
treat with the natives and purchase their lands, and prohibited the set-
tlement of the territory until this could be done. Before the close of the
year another attempt was made to capture Detroit, which was, however,
not pushed, and Virginia, no longer feeling the interest in the Northwest
she had formerly done, withdrew her troops, having on the 20th of
December preceding authorized the whole of her possessions to be deeded
to the United States. This was done on the 1st of March following, and
the Northwest Territory passed from the control of the Old Dominion.
To Gen. Clark and his soldiers, however, she gave a tract of one hundred
and fifty thousand acres of land, to be situated any where north of the
Ohio wherever they chose to locate them. They selected the region
opposite the falls of the Ohio, where is nojv the dilapidated village of
Clarksville, about midway between the Cities of New Albany and Jeffer-
sonville, Indiana.
While the frontier remained thus, and Gen. Haldimand at Detroit
refused to evacuate alleging that he had no orders from his King to do
so, settlers were rapidly gathering about the inland farts. In the Spring
of 1784, Pittsburgh was regularly laid out, and from the journal of Arthur
Lee, who passed through the town soon after on his way to the Indian
council at Fort Mclntosh, we suppose it was not very prepossessing in
appearance. He says :
" Pittsburgh is inhabited almost entirely by Scots and Irish, who
live in paltry log houses, and are as dirty as if in the north of Ireland or
even Scotland. There is a great deal of trade carried on, the goods being
bought at the vast expense of forty-five shillings per pound from Phila-
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delphia and Baltimore. They take in the shops flour, wheat, skins and
money. There are in the town four attorneys, two doctors, and not a
priest of any persuasion, nor church nor chapel."
Kentucky at this time contained thirty thousand inhabitants, and
was beginning to discuss measures for a separation from Virginia. A
land office was opened at Louisville, and measures were adopted to take
defensive precaution against the Indians who were yet, in some instances,
incited to deeds of violence by the British. Before the close of this year,
1784, the military' claimants of land began to occupy them, although no
entries were recorded until 1787.
The Indian title to the Northwest was not yet extinguished. They
held large tracts- of lands, and in order to prevent bloodshed Congress
adopted means for treaties with the original owners and provided for the
surve3rs of the lands gained thereby, as well as for those north of the
Ohio, now in its possession. On January 31, 1786, a treaty was made
with the Wabash Indians. The treaty of Fort Stanwix had been made
in 1784. That at Fort Mclntosh in 1785, and through these much land
was gained. The Wabash Indians, however, afterward refused to comply
with the provisions of the treaty made with them, and in order to compel
their adherence to its provisions, force was used. During the year 1786,
the free navigation of the Mississippi came up in Congress, and caused
various discussions, which resulted in no definite action, only serving to
excite speculation in regard to the western lands. Congress had promised
bounties of land to the soldiers of the Revolution, but owing to the
unsettled condition of affairs along the Mississippi respecting its naviga-
tion, and the trade of the Northwest, that body had, in 1783, declared
its inability to fulfill these promises until a treaty could be concluded
between the two Governments. Before the close of the year 1786, how-
ever, it was able, through the treaties with the Indians, to allow some
grants and the settlement thereon, and on the 14th of September Con-
necticut ceded to the General Government the tract of land known as
the " Connecticut Reserve," and before the close of the following year a
large tract of land north of the Ohio was sold to a company, who at once
took measures to settle it. By the provisions of this grant, the company
were to pay the United States one dollar per acre, subject to a deduction
of one-third for bad lands and other contingencies. They received
750,000 acres, bounded on the south by the Ohio, on the east by the
seventh range of townships, on the west by the sixteenth range, and on
the north by a line so drawn as to make the grant complete without
the reservations. In addition to this, Congress afterward granted 100,000
acres to actual settlers, and 214,285 acres as army bounties under the
resolutions of 1789 and 1790.
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While Dr. Cutler, one of the agents of the company, was pressing
its claims before Congress, that body was bringing into form an ordinance
for the political and social organization of this Territory. When the
cession was made by Virginia, in 1784, a plan was offered, but rejected.
A motion had been made to strike from the proposed plan the prohibition
of slavery, which prevailed. The plan was then discussed and altered,
and finally passed unanimously, with the exception of South Carolina.
By this proposition, the Territory was to have been divided into states
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by parallels and meridian lines. This, it was thought, would make ten
states, which were to have been named as follows — beginning at the
northwest corner and going southwardly : Sylvania, Michigania, Cher-
sonesus, Assenisipia, Mesopotamia, Illenoia, Saratoga, Washington, Poly-
potamia and Pelisipia.
There was a more serious objection to this plan than its category of
names, — the boundaries. The root of the difficulty was in the resolu-
tion of Congress passed in October, 1780, which fixed the boundaries
of the ceded lands to be from one hundred to one hundred and fifty miles
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square. These resolutions being presented to the Legislatures of Vir-
ginia and Massachusetts, they desired a change, and in July, 1786, the
subject was taken up in Congress, and changed to favor a division into
not more than five states, and not less than three. This was approved by
the State Legislature of Virginia. The subject of the Government was
again taken up by Congress in 1786, and discussed throughout that year
and until July, 1787, when the famous "Compact of 1787" was passed,
and the foundation of the government of the Northwest laid. This com-
pact is fully discussed and explained in the history of Illinois in this bookr
and to it the reader is referred.
The passage of this act and the grant to the New England Company
was soon followed by an application to the Government by John Cleve&
Symmes, of New Jersey, for a grant of the land between the Miamis.
This gentleman had visited these lands soon after the treaty of 1786, and,
being greatly pleased with them, offered similar terms to those given to the
New England Company. The petition was referred to the Treasury
Board with power to act, and a contract was concluded the following-
year. During the Autumn the directors of the New England Company
were preparing to occupy their grant the following Spring, and upon the
23d of November made arrangements for a party of forty-seven meiu
under the superintendency of Gen. Rufus Putnam, to set forward. Six
boat-builders were to leave at once, and on the first of January the sur-
veyors and their assistants, twenty-six in number, were to meet at Hart-
ford and proceed on their journey westward ; the remainder to follow as-
soon as possible. Congress, in the meantime, upon the 3d of October,
had ordered seven hundred troops for defense of the western settlers, and
to prevent unauthorized intrusions ; and two days later appointed Arthur
St. Clair Governor of the Territory of the Northwest.
AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS.
The civil organization of the Northwest Territory was now com-
plete, and notwithstanding the uncertainty of Indian affairs, settlers from
the East began to come into the country rapidly. The New England
Company sent their men during the Winter of 1787-8 pressing on over
the Alleghenies by the old Indian path which had been opened into
Braddock's road, and which has since been made a national turnpike
from Cumberland westward. Through the weary winter days they toiled
on, and by April were all gathered on the Yohiogany, where boats had
been built, and at once started for the Muskingum. Here they arrived
on the 7th of that month, and unless the Moravian missionaries be regarded
as the pioneers of Ohio, this little band can justly claim that honor.
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Gen. St. Clair, the appointed Governor of the Northwsst, not having
yet arrived, a set of laws were passed, written out, and published by
being nailed to a tree in the embryo town, and Jonathan Meigs appointed
to administer them.
Washington in writing of this, the first American settlement in the
Northwest, said : " No colony in America was ever settled under
such favorable auspices as that which has just commenced at Muskingunu
Information, property and strength will be its characteristics. I know
many of its settlers personally, and there never were men better calcu-
lated to promote the welfare of such a community.'1
A PIONEEll DWELLING.
On the 2d of July a meeting of the directors and agents was held
on the banks of the Muskingum, " for the purpose of naming the new-
born city and its squares." As yet the settlement was known as the
••Muskingum," but that was now changed to the name Marietta, in honor
of Marie Antoinette. The square upon which the block -houses stood
was called " Campus Martins ;" square number 19, " Capitolium /" square
number 61, " Cecilia ;" and the great road through the covert way, " Sacra
Via.'' Two days after, an oration was delivered by James M. Varnum,
who with S. H. Parsons and John Armstrong had been appointed to the
judicial bench of the territory on the 16th of October, 1787. On July 9r
Gov. St. Clair arrived, and the colony began to assume form. The act
of 1787 provided two district grades of government for the Northwest,.
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under the first of which the whole power was invested in the hands of a
governor and three district judges. This was immediately formed upon
the Governor's arrival, and the first laws of the colony passed on the 25th
of July. These provided for the organization of the militia, and on the
next day appeared the Governor's proclamation, erecting all that country
that had been ceded by the Indians east of the Scioto River into the
County of Washington. From that time forward, notwithstanding the
doubts yet existing as to the Indians, all Marietta prospered, and on the
2d of September the first court of the territory was held with imposing
ceremonies.
The emigration westward at this time was very great. The com-
mander at Fort Harmer, at the mouth of the Muskingum, reported four
thousand five hundred persons as having passed that post between Feb-
ruary and June, 1788 — many of whom would have purchased of the
"Associates,", as the New England Company was called, had they been
ready to receive them.
On the 26th of November, 1787, Symmes issued a pamphlet stating
the terms of his contract and the plan of sale he intended to adopt. In
January, 1788, Matthias Denman, of New Jersey, took an active interest
in Symmes' purchase, and located among other tracts the sections upon
which Cincinnati has been built. Retaining one-third of this locality, he
sold the other two-thirds to Robert Patterson and John Filson, and the
three, about August, commenced to lay out a town on the spot, which
was designated as being opposite Licking River, to the moulh of which
they proposed to have a road cut from Lexington. The naming of the
town is thus narrated in the "Western Annals " : — " Mr. Filson, who had
been a schoolmaster, was appointed to name the town, and, in respect to
its situation, and as if with a prophetic perception of the mixed race that
were to inhabit it in after days, he named it Losantiville, which, being
interpreted, means : ville, the town ; anti, against or opposite to ; os, the
mouth ; L. of Licking."
Meanwhile, in July, Symmes got thirty persons and eight four-horse
teams under way for the West. These reached Limestone (now Mays-
ville) in September, where were several persons from Redstone. Here
Mr. Symmes tried to found a settlement, but the great freshet of 1789
caused the " Point," as it was and is yet called, to be fifteen feet under
water, and the settlement to be abandoned. The little band of settlers
removed to the mouth of the Miami. Before Symmes and his colony left
the " Point," two settlements had been made on his purchase. The first
was by Mr. Stiltes, the original projector of the whole plan, who, with a
colony of Redstone people, had located at the mouth of the Miami,
whither Symmes went with his Maysville colony. Here a clearing had
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been made by the Indians owing- to the great fertility of the soil. Mr.
Stiltes with his colony came to this place on the 18th of November, 1788,
with twenty-six persons, and, building a block-house, prepared to remain
through the Winter. They named the settlement Columbia. Here they
were kindly treated by the Indians, but suffered greatly from the flood
of 1789.
On the 4th of March, 1789, the Constitution of the United States
'went into operation, and on April 30, George Washington was inaug-
urated President of the American people, and during the next Summer,
an Indian war was commenced by the tribes north of the Ohio. The
President at first used pacific means ; but these failing, he sent General
Harmer against the hostile tribes. He destroyed several villages, but
BREAKING PRAIKIE.
was defeated in two battles, near the present City of Fort Wayner
Indiana. From this time till the close of 1795, the principal events were
the wars with the various Indian tribes. In 1796, General St. Clair
was appointed in command, and marched against the Indians ; but while
he was encamped on a stream, the St. Mary, a branch of the Maumee,
he was attacked and defeated with the loss of six hundred men.
General Wayne was now sent against the savages. In August, 1794,
he met them near the rapids of the Maumee, and gained a complete
victory. This success, followed by vigorous measures, compelled the
Indians to sue for peace, and on the 30th of July, the following year, the
treaty of Greenville was signed by the principal chiefs, by which a large
tract of country was ceded to the United States.
Before proceeding in our narrative, we will pause to notice Fort
Washington, erected in the early part of this war on the site of Cincinnati.
Nearly all of the great cities of the Northwest, and indeed of the
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wfeole country, have had their nuclei in those rude pioneer structures,
known as forts or stockades. Thus Forts Dearborn, Washington, Pon-
chartrain, mark the original sites of the now proud Cities of Chicago,
Cincinnati and Detroit. So of most of the flourishing cities east and west
of the Mississippi. Fort Washington, erected by Doughty in 1790, was a
rude but highly interesting structure. It was composed of a number of
strongly-built hewed log cabins. Those designed for soldiers' barracks
were a story and a half high, while those composing the officers quarters •
were more imposing and more conveniently arranged and furnished.
The whole were so placed as to form a hollow square, enclosing about an
acre of ground, with a block house at each of the four angles.
The logs for the construction of this fort were cut from the ground
upon which it was erected. It stood between Third and Fourth Streets
of the present city (Cincinnati) extending east of Eastern Row, now
Broadway, which was then a narrow alley, and the eastern boundary of
of the town as it was originally laid out. On the bank of the river,
immediately in front of the fort, was an appendage of the fort, called the
Artificer's Yard. It contained about two acres of ground, enclosed by
small contiguous buildings, occupied by workshops and quarters of
laborers. Within this enclosure there was a large two-story frame house,
familiarly called the " Yellow House," built for the accommodation of
the Quartermaster General. For many years this was the best finished
and most commodious edifice in the Queen City. Fort Washington was
for some time the headquarters of both the civil and military governments
of the Northwestern Territory.
Following the consummation of the treaty various gigantic land spec-
ulations were entered into by different persons, who hoped to obtain
from the Indians in Michigan and northern Indiana, large tracts of lands.
These were generally discovered in time to prevent the outrageous
schemes from being carried out, and from involving the settlers in war.
On October 27, 1795, the treaty between the United States and Spain
was signed, whereby the free navigation of the Mississippi was secured.
No sooner had the treaty of 1795 been ratified than settlements began
to pour rapidly intp the West. The great event of the year 1796 was the
occupation of that part of the Northwest including Michigan, which was
this year, under the provisions of the treaty, evacuated by the British
forces. The United States, owing to certain conditions, did not feel
justified in addressing the authorities in Canada in relation to Detroit
and other frontier posts. When at last the British authorities were
called to give them up, they at once complied, and General Wayne, who
had done so much to preserve the frontier settlements, and who, before
the year's close, sickened and died near Erie, transferred his head-
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quarters to the neighborhood of the lakes, where a county named after
him was formed, which included the northwest of Ohio, all of Michigan,
and the northeast of Indiana. During this same year settlements were
formed at the present City of Chillicothe, along the Miami from Middle-
town to Piqua, while in the more distant West, settlers and speculators
began to appear in great numbers. In September, the City of Cleveland
was laid out, and during the Summer and Autumn, Samuel Jackson and
Jonathan Sharpless erected the first manufactory of paper — the " Red-
stone Paper Mill" — in the West. St. Louis contained some seventy
houses, and Detroit over three hundred, and along the river, contiguous
to it, were more than three thousand inhabitants, mostly French Canadians,
Indians and half-breeds, scarcely any Americans venturing yet into that
part of the Northwest.
The election of representatives for the territory had taken place,
and on the 4th of February, 1799, they convened at Losantiville — now
known as Cincinnati, having been named so by Gov. St. Clair, and
considered the capital of the Territory — to nominate persons from whom
the members of the Legislature were to be chosen in accordance with
a previous ordinance. This nomination being made, the Assembly
adjourned until the 16th of the following September. From those named
the President selected as members of the council, Henry Vandenburg,
of Vincennes, Robert Oliver, of Marietta, James Findlay and Jacob
Burnett, of Cincinnati, and David Vance, of Vanceville. On the 16th
of September the Territorial Legislature met, and on the 24th the two
houses were duly organized, Henry Vandenbtirg being elected President
of the Council.
The message of Gov. St. Clair was addressed to the Legislature
September 20th, and on October 13th that body elected as a delegate to
Congress Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, who received eleven of the votes
cast, being a majority of one over his opponent, Arthur St. Clair, son of
Gen. St. Clair.
The whole number of acts passed at this session, and approved by
the Governor, were thirty-seven — eleven others were passed, but received
his veto. The most important of those passed related to the militia, to
the administration, and to taxation. On the 19th of December this pro-
tracted session of the first Legislature in the West was closed, and on the
30th of December the President nominated Charles Willing Bryd to the
office of Secretary of the Territory vice Wm. Henry Harrison, elected to
Congress. The Senate confirmed his nomination the next day.
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DIVISION OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
The increased emigration to the Northwest, the extent of the domain r
and the inconvenient modes of travel, made it very difficult to conduct
the ordinary operations of government, and rendered the efficient action
of courts almost impossible. To remedy this, it was deemed advisable to
divide the territory for civil purposes. Congress, in 1800, appointed a
committee to examine the question and report some means for its solution.
This committee, on the 3d of March, reported that :
" In the three western countries there has been but one court having
cognizance of crimes, in five years, and the immunity which offenders
experience attracts, as to an asylum, the most vile and abandoned crim-
inals, and at the same time deters useful citizens from making settlements
in such society. The extreme necessity of judiciary attention and assist-
ance is experienced in civil as well as in criminal cases. * * * * To-
minister a remedy to these and other evils, it occurs to this committee
that it is expedient that a division of said territory into two distinct and
separate governments should be made ; and that such division be made
by a line beginning at the mouth of the Great Miami River, running
directly north until it intersects the boundary between the United States
and Canada."
The report was accepted by Congress, and, in accordance with its
suggestions, that body passed an Act extinguishing the Northwest Terri-
tory, which Act was approved May 7. Among its provisions were these :
" That from and after July 4 next, all that part of the Territory of
the United States northwest of the Ohio River, which lies to the westward
of a line beginning at a point on the Ohio, opposite to the mouth of the
Kentucky River, and running thence to Fort Recovery, and thence north
until it shall intersect the territorial line between the United States and
Canada, shall, for the purpose of temporary government, constitute a-
separate territory, and be called the Indiana Territory."
After providing for the exercise of the civil and criminal powers of
the territories, and other provisions, the Act further provides :
" That until it shall otherwise be ordered by the Legislatures of the
said Territories, respectively, Chillicothe on the Scioto River shall be the
seat of government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the
Ohio River; and that St. Vincennes on the Wabash River shall be the
seat of government for the Indiana Territory."
Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison was appointed Governor of the Indiana
Territory, and entered upon his duties about a year later. Connecticut
also about this time released her claims to the reserve, and in March a law
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was passed accepting this cession. Settlements had been made upon
thirty-five of the townships in the reserve, mills had been built, and seven
hundred miles of road cut in various directions. On the 3d of November
the General Assembly met at Chillicothe. Near the close of the year,
the first missionary of the Connecticut Reserve came, who found no
township containing more than eleven families. It was upon the first of
October that the secret treaty had been made between Napoleon and the
King of Spain, whereby the latter agreed to cede to France the province
of Louisiana.
In January, 1802, the Assembly of the Northwestern Territory char-
tered the college at Athens. From the earliest dawn of the western
colonies, education was promptly provided for, and as early as 1787,
newspapers were issued from Pittsburgh and Kentucky, and largely read
throughout the frontier settlements. Before the close of this year, the
Congress of the United States granted to the citizens of the Northwestern
territory the formation of a State government. One of the provisions of
the "compact of 1787" provided that whenever the number of inhabit-
ants within prescribed limits exceeded 45,000, they should be entitled to
a separate government. The prescribed limits of Ohio contained, from a.
census taken to ascertain the legality of the act, more than that number,,
and on the 30th of April, 1802, Congress passed the act defining its limits,,
and on the 29th of November the Constitution of the new State of Ohio,
so named from the beautiful river forming its southern boundary, came
into existence. The exact limits of Lake Michigan were not then known,,
but the territory now included within the State of Michigan was wholly
within the territory of Indiana.
Gen. Harrison, while residing at Vincennes, made several treaties
with the Indians, thereby gaining large tracts of lands. The next year is
memorable in the history of the West for the purchase of Louisiana from
France by the United States for $15,000,000. Thus by a peaceful mode,
the domain of the United States was extended over a large tract of
country west of the Mississippi, and was for a time under the jurisdiction
of the Northwest government, and, as has been mentioned in the early-
part of this narrative, was called the "New Northwest." The limits-
of this history will not allow a description of its territory. The same year
large grants of land were obtained from the Indians, and the House of
Representatives of the new State of Ohio signed a bill respecting the
College Township in the district of Cincinnati.
Before the close of the year, Gen. Harrison obtained additional
grants of lands from the various Indian nations in Indiana and the present
limits of Illinois, and on the 18th of August, 1804, completed a treaty at
St. Louis, whereby over 51,000,000 acres of lands were obtained from the
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aborigines. Measures were also taken to learn the condition of affairs in
and about Detroit.
C. Jouett, the Indian agent in Michigan, still a part of Indiana Terri-
tory, reported as follows upon the condition of matters at that post :
" The Town of Detroit. — The charter, which is for fifteen miles
square, was granted in the time of Louis XIV. of France, and is now,
from the best information I have been able to get, at Quebec. Of those
two hundred and twenty-five acres, only four are occupied by the town
and Fort Lenault. The remainder is a common, except twenty-four
acres, which were added twenty years ago to a farm belonging to Wm.
Macomb. * * * A stockade incloses the town, fort and citadel. The
pickets, as well as the public houses, are in a state of gradual decay. The
streets are narrow, straight and regular, and intersect each other at right
angles. The houses are, for the most part, low and inelegant."
During this year, Congress granted a township of land for the sup-
port of a college, and began to offer inducements for settlers in these
wilds, and the country now comprising the State of Michigan began to
fill rapidly with settlers along its southern borders. This same year, also,
a law was passed organizing the Southwest Territory, dividing it into two
portions, the Territory of New Orleans, which city was made the seat of
government, and the District of Louisiana, which was annexed to the
domain of Gen. Harrison.
On the llth of January, 1805, the Territory of Michigan was formed,
Wm. Hull was appointed governor, with headquarters at Detroit, the
ohange to take effect on June 30. On the llth of that month, a fire
occurred at Detroit, which destroyed almost every building in the place.
When the officers of the new territory reached the post, they found it in
ruins, and the inhabitants scattered throughout the country. Rebuild-
ing, however, soon commenced, and ere long the town contained more
liouses than before the fire, and many of them much better built.
While this was being done, Indiana had passed to the second grade
of government, and through her General Assembly had obtained large
tracts of land from the Indian tribes. To all this the celebrated Indian,
Tecumthe or Tecumseh, vigorously protested, and it was the main cause
•of his attempts to unite the various Indian tribes in a conflict with the
settlers. To obtain a full account of these attempts, the workings of the
British, and the signal failure, culminating in the death of Tecumseh at
the battle of the Thames, and the close of the war of 1812 in the Northwest,
Ave will step aside in our story, and relate the principal events of his life,
and his connection with this conflict.
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TECUMSEH, THE SHAWANOE CHIEFTAIN.
TO THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
TECUMSEH, AND THE WAR OF 1812.
This famous Indian chief was born about the year 1768, not far from
the site of the present City of Piqua, Ohio. His father, Puckeshinwa,
was a member of the Kisopok tribe of the Swanoese nation, and his
mother, Methontaske, was a member of the Turtle tribe of the same
people. They removed from Florida about the middle of the last century
to the birthplace of Tecumseh. In 1774, his father, who had risen to be
chief, was slain at the battle of Point Pleasant, and not long after Tecum-
seh, by his bravery, became the leader of his tribe. In 1795 he was
declared chief, and then lived at Deer Creek, near the site of the
present City of Urbana. He remained here about one year, when he
returned to Piqua, and in 1798, he went to White River, Indiana. In
1805, he and his brother, Laulewasikan (Open Door), who had announced
himself as a prophet, went to a tract of land on the Wabash River, given
them by the Pottawatomies and Kickapoos. From this date the chief
comes into prominence. He was now about thirty-seven years of age,
was five feet and ten inches in height, was stoutly built, and possessed of
enormous powers of endurance. His countenance was naturally pleas-
ing, and he was, in general, devoid of those savage attributes possessed
by most Indians. It is stated he could read and write, and had a confi-
dential secretary and adviser, named Billy Caldwell, a half-breed, who
afterward became chief of the Pottawatomies. He occupied the first
house built on the site of Chicago. At this time, Tecumseh entered
upon the great work of his life. He had long objected to the grants of
land made by the Indians to the whites, and determined to unite all the
Indian tribes into a league, in order that no treaties or grants of land
could be made save by the consent of this confederation.
He traveled constantly, going from north to south ; from the south
to the north, everywhere urging the Indians to this step. He was a
matchless orator, and his burning words had their effect.
Gen. Harrison, then Governor of Indiana, by watching the move-
ments of the Indians, became convinced that a grand conspiracy was
forming, and made preparations to defend the settlements. Tecumseh's
plan was similar to Pontiac's, elsewhere described, and to the cunning
artifice of that chieftain was added his own sagacity.
During the year 1809, Tecumseh and the prophet were actively pre-
paring for the work. In that year, Gen. Harrison entered into a treaty
with the Delawares, Kickapoos, Pottawatomies, Miamis, Eel River Indians
and Weas, in which these tribes ceded to the whites certain lands upon
the Wabash, to all of which Tecumseh entered a bitter protest, averring
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as one principal reason that he did not want the Indians .to give up any
lands north and west of the Ohio River.
Tecumseh, in August, 1810, visited the General at Vincennes and
held a council relating to the grievances of the Indians. . Becoming unduly
angry at this conference he was dismissed from the village, and soon after
departed to incite the southern Indian tribes to the conflict.
Gen. Harrison determined to move upon the chiefs headquarters at
Tippecanoe, and for this purpose went about sixty-five miles up the
Wabash, where he built Fort Harrison. From this place he went to the
prophet's town, where he informed the Indians he had no hostile inten-
tions, provided they were true to the existing treaties. He encamped
near the village early in October, and on the morning of November 7, he
was attacked by a large force of the Indians, and the famous battle of
Tippecanoe occurred. The Indians were routed and their town broken
up. Tecumseh returning not long after, was greatly exasperated at his
brother, the prophet, even threatening to kill him for rashly precipitating
the war, and foiling his (Tecumseh's) plans.
Tecumseh sent word to Gen. Harrison that he was now returned
from the South, and was ready to visit the President as had at one time
previously been proposed. Gen. Harrison informed him he could not go
as a chief, which method Tecumseh desired, and the visit was never
made.
In June of the following year, he visited the Indian agent at
Fort Wayne. Here he disavowed any intention to make a war against
the United States, and reproached Gen. Harrison for marching against his
people. The agent replied to this ; Tecumseh listened with a cold indif-
ference, and after making a few general remarks, with a haughty air drew
his blanket about him, left the council house, and departed for Fort Mai-
den, in Upper Canada, where he joined the British standard.
He remained under this Government, doing effective work for the
Crown while engaged in the war of 1812 which now opened. He was,
however, always humane in his treatment of the prisoners, never allow-
ing his warriors to ruthlessly mutilate the bodies of those slain, or wan-
tonly murder the captive.
In the Summer of 1813, Perry's victory on Lake Erie occurred, and
shortly after active preparations were made to capture Maiden. On the
27th of September, the American army, under Gen. Harrison, set sail for
the shores of Canada, and in a few hours stood around the ruins of Mai-
den, from which the British army, under Proctor, had retreated to Sand-
wich, intending to make its way to the heart of Canada by the Valley of
the Thames. On the 29th Gen. Harrison was at Sandwich, and Gen.
McArthur took possession of Detroit and the territory of Michigan.
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On the 2d of October, the Americans began their pursuit of Proctor,
whom they overtook on the 5th, and the battle of the Thames followed.
Early in the engagement, Tecumseh who was at the head of the column
of Indians was slain, and they, no longer hearing the voice of their chief-
tain, fled. The victory was decisive, and practically closed the war in
the Northwest.
INDIANS ATTACKING A STOCKADE.
Just who killed the great chief has been a matter of much dispute ;
but the weight of opinion awards the act to Col. Richard M. Johnson,
who fired at him with a pistol, the shot proving fatal.
In 1805 occurred Burr's Insurrection. He took possession of a
beautiful island in the Ohio, after the killing of Hamilton, and is charged
by many with attempting to set up an independent government. His
plans were frustrated by the general government, his property confiscated
and he was compelled to flee the country for safety.
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In January, 1807, Governor Hull, of Michigan Territory, made a
treaty with the Indians, whereby all that peninsula was ceded to the
United States. Before the close of the year, a stockade was built about
Detroit. It was also during this year that Indiana and Illinois endeavored
to obtain the repeal of that section of the compact of 1787, whereby
slavery was excluded from the Northwest Territory. These attempts^
however, all signally failed.
In 1809 it was deemed advisable to divide the Indiana Territory.
This was done, and the Territory of Illinois was formed from the western,
part, the seat of government being fixed at Kaskaskia. The next year,
the intentions of Tecumseh manifested themselves in open hostilities, and
then began the events already narrated.
While this war was in progress, emigration to the West went on with
surprising rapidity. In 1811, under Mr. Roosevelt of New York, the
first steamboat trip was made on the Ohio, much to the astonishment of
the natives, many of whom fled in terror at the appearance of the
" monster." It arrived at Louisville on the 10th day of October. At the
close of the first week of January, 1812, it arrived at Natchez, after being
nearly overwhelmed in the great earthquake which occurred while on its
downward trip.
The battle of the Thames was fought on October 6, 1813. It
effectually closed hostilities in the Northwest, although peace was not
fully restored until July 22, 1814, when a treaty was formed at Green-
ville, under the direction of General Harrison, between the United States
and the Indian tribes, in which it was stipulated that the Indians should
cease hostilities against the Americans if the war were continued. Such,
happily, was not the case, and on the 24th of December the treaty
of tSrhent was signed by the representatives of England and the United
States. This treaty was followed the next year by treaties with various
Indian tribes throughout the West, and Northwest, and quiet was again
restored in this part of the new world.
On the 18th of March, 1816, Pittsburgh was incorporated as a city.
It then had a population of 8,000 people, and was already noted for its
manufacturing interests. On April 19, Indiana Territory was allowed
to form a state government. At that time there were thirteen counties
organized, containing about sixty-three thousand inhabitants. The first
election of state officers was held in August, when Jonathan Jennings
was chosen Governor. The officers were sworn in on November 7, and
on December 11, the State was formally admitted into the Union. For
some time the seat of government was at Corydon, but a more central
location being desirable, the present capital, Indianapolis (City of Indiana),
was laid out January 1, 1825.
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On the 28th of December the Bank of Illinois, at Shawneetown, was
chartered, with a capital of $300,000. At this period all banks were
under the control of the States, and were allowed to establish branches
at different convenient points.
Until this time Chillicothe and Cincinnati had in turn enjoyed the
privileges of being the capital of Ohio. But the rapid settlement of the
northern and eastern portions of the State demanded, as in Indiana., a
more central location, and before the close of the year, the site of Col-
umbus was selected and surveyed as the future capital of the State.
Banking had begun in Ohio as early as 1808, when the first bank was
chartered at Marietta, but here as elsewhere it did not bring to the state
the hoped-for assistance. It and other banks were subsequently unable
to redeem their currency, and were obliged to suspend.
In 1818, Illinois was made a state, and all the territory north of her
northern limits was erected into a separate territory and joined to Mich-
igan for judicial purposes. By the following year, navigation of the lakes
was increasing with great rapidity and affording an immense source of
revenue to the dwellers in the Northwest, but it was not until 1826 that
the trade was extended to Lake Michigan, or that steamships began to
navigate the bosom of that inland sea.
Until the year 1832, the commencement of the Black Hawk War,
but few hostilities were experienced with the Indians. Roads were
opened, canals were dug, cities were built, common schools were estab-
lished, universities were founded, many of which, especially the Michigan
University, have achieved a world wide-reputation. The people were
becoming wealthy. The domains of the United States had been extended,
and had the sons of the forest been treated with honesty and justice, the
record of many years would have been that of peace and continuous pros-
perity. '
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BLACK HAWK AND THE BLACK HAWK WAR.
This conflict, though confined to Illinois, is an important epoch in
the Northwestern history, being the last war with the Indians in this part
of the United States.
Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiah, or Black Hawk, was born in the principal
Sac village, about three miles from the junction of Rock River with th,e
Mississippi, in the year 1767. His father's name was Py-e-sa or Pahaes ;
Ms grandfather's, Na-na-ma-kee, or the Thunderer. Black Hawk early
<iistinguished himself as a warrior, and at the age of fifteen was permitted
to paint and was ranked among the braves. About the year 1783, he
•went on an expedition against the enemies of his nation, the Osages, one
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of whom he killed and scalped, and for this deed of Indian bravery he was
permitted to join in the scalp dance. Three or four years after he, at the
head of two hundred braves, went on another expedition against the
Osages, to avenge the murder of some women and children belonging to
his own tribe. Meeting an equal number of Osage warriors, a fierce
battle ensued, in which the latter tribe lost one-half their number. The
Sacs lost only about nineteen warriors. He next attacked the Cherokees
for a similar cause. In a severe battle with them, near the present City
of St. Louis, his father was slain, and Black Hawk, taking possession of
the " Medicine Bag," at once announced himself chief of the Sac nation.
He had now conquered the Cherokees, and about the year 1800, at the
head of five hundred Sacs and Foxes, and a hundred lowas, he waged
war against the Osage nation and subdued it. For two years he battled
successfully with other Indian tribes, all of whom he conquered.
Black Hawk does not at any time seem to have been friendly to
the Americans. When on a visit to St. Louis to see his " Spanish
Father," he declined to see any of the Americans, alleging, as a reason,
he did not want two fathers.
The treaty at St. Louis was consummated in 1804. The next year the
United States Government erected a fort near the head of the Des Moines
Rapids, called Fort Edwards. This seemed to enrage Black Hawk, who
at once determined to capture Fort Madison, standing on the west side of
the Mississippi above the mouth of the Des Moines River. The fort was
garrisoned by about fifty men. Here he was defeated. The difficulties
with the British Government arose about this time, and the War of 1812
followed. That government, extending aid to the Western Indians, by
giving them arms and ammunition, induced them to remain hostile to the
Americans. In August, 1812, Black Hawk, at the head of about five
hundred braves, started to join the British forces at Detroit, passing on
his way the site of Chicago, where the famous Fort Dearborn Massacre
had a few days before occurred. Of his connection with the British
Government but little is known. In 1813 he with his little band descended
the Mississippi, and attacking some United States troops at Fort Howard
was defeated.
In the early part of 1815, the Indian tribes west of the Mississippi
were notified that peace had been declared between the United States
and England, and nearly all hostilities had ceased. Black Hawk did not
sign any treaty, however, until May of the following year. He then recog-
nized the validity of the treaty at St. Louis in 1804. From the time of
signing this treaty in 1816, until the breaking out of the war in 1832, he
and his band passed their time in the common pursuits of Indian life.
Ten years before the commencement of this war, the Sac and Fox
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Indians were urged to join the lowas on the west bank of the Father of
Waters. All were agreed, save the band known as the British Band, of
which Black Hawk was leader. He strenuously objected to the removal,
and was induced to comply only after being threatened with the power of
the Government. This and various actions on the part of the white set-
tlers provoked Black Hawk and his band to attempt the capture of his
native village now occupied by the whites. . The war followed. He and
his actions were undoubtedly misunderstood, and had his wishes been
acquiesced in at the beginning of the struggle, much bloodshed would
have been prevented.
Black Hawk was chief now of the Sac and Fox nations, and a noted
warrior. He and his tribe inhabited a village on Rock River, nearly three
miles above its confluence with the Mississippi, where the tribe had lived
many generations. When that portion of Illinois was reserved to them,
they remained in peaceable possession of their reservation, spending their
time in the enjoyment of Indian life. The fine situation of their village
and the quality of their lands incited the more lawless white settlers, who
from time to time began to encroach upon the red men's domain. From
one pretext to another, and from one step to another, the crafty white
men gained a foothold, until through whisky and artifice they obtained
deeds from many of the Indians for their possessions. The Indians were
finally induced to cross over the Father of Waters and locate among the
lowas. Black Hawk was strenuously opposed to all this, but as the
authorities of Illinois and the United States thought this the best move, he
was forced to comply. Moreover other tribes joined the whites and urged
the removal. ' Black Hawk would not agree to the terms of the treaty
made with his nation for their lands, and as soon as the military, called to
enforce his removal, had retired, he returned to the Illinois side of the
river. A large force was at once raised and marched against him. On
the evening of May 14, 1832, the first engagement occurred between a
band from this army and Black' Hawk's band, in which the former were
defeated.
This attack and its result aroused the whites. A large force of men
was raised, and Gen. Scott hastened from the seaboard, by way of the
lakes, with United States troops and artillery to aid in the subjugation of
the Indians. On the 24th of June, Black Hawk, with 200 warriors, was
repulsed by Major Demont between Rock River and Galena. The Ameri-
can army continued to move up Rock River toward the main body of
the Indians, and on the 21st of July came upon Black Hawk and his band,
and defeated them near the Blue Mounds.
Before this action, Gen. Henry, in command, sent word to the main
army by whom he was immediately rejoined, and the whole crossed the
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"Wisconsin in pursuit of Black Hawk and his band who were fleeing to the
Mississippi. They were overtaken on the 2d of August, and in the battle
which followed the power of the Indian chief was completely broken. He
iled, but was seized by the Winnebagoes and delivered to the whites.
On the 21st of September, 1832, Gen. Scott and Gov. Reynolds con-
cluded a treaty with the Winnebagoes, Sacs and Foxes by which they
ceded to the United States a vast tract of country, and agreed to remain
peaceable with the whites. For the faithful performance of the provi-
sions of this treaty on the part of the Indians, it was stipulated that
Black Hawk, his two sons, the prophet Wabokieshiek, and six other chiefs
of the hostile bands should be retained as hostages during the pleasure
of the President. They were confined at Fort Barracks and put in irons.
The next Spring, by order of the Secretary of War, they were taken
to Washington. From there they were removed to Fortress Monroe,
"there to remain until the conduct of their nation was such as to justify
their being set at liberty." They were retained here until the 4th of
June, when the authorities directed them to be taken to the principal
-cities so that they might see the folly of contending against the white
people. Everywhere they were observed by thousands, the name of the
old chief being extensively known. By the middle of August they
reached Fort Armstrong on Rock Island, where Black Hawk was soon
after released to go to his countrymen. As he passed the site of his birth-
place, now the home of the white man, he was deeply moved. His village
where he was born, where he had so happily lived, and where he had
hoped to die, was now another's dwelling place, and he was a wanderer.
On the next day after his release, he went at once to his tribe and
his lodge, His wife was yet living, and with her he passed the remainder
of his days. To his credit it may be said that Black Hawk always re-
mained true to his wife, and served her with a devotion uncommon among
the Indians, living with her upward of forty years.
Black Hawk now passed his time hunting and fishing. A deep mel-
ancholy had settled over him from which he could not be freed. At all
times when he visited the whites he was received with marked atten-
tion. He was an honored guest at the old settlers' reunion in Lee County,
Illinois, at some of their meetings, and received many tokens of esteem.
In September, 1838, while on his way to Rock Island to receive his
annuity from the Government, he contracted a severe cold which resulted
in a fatal attack of bilious fever which terminated his life on October 3.
His faithful wife, who was devotedly attached to him, mourned deeply
during his sickness. After his death he was dressed in the uniform pre-
sented to him by the President while in Washington. He was buried in
-a grave six feet in depth, situated upon a beautiful eminence. " The
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body was placed in the middle of the grave, in a sitting posture, upon a
seat constructed for the purpose. ' On his left side, the cane, given him
by Henry Clay, was placed upright, with his right hand resting upon it.
Many of the old warrior's trophies were placed in the grave, and some
Indian garments, together with his favorite weapons."
No sooner was the Black Hawk war concluded than settlers began
rapidly to pour into the northern parts of Illinois, and into Wisconsin,
now free from Indian depredations. Chicago, from a trading post, had
grown to a commercial center, and was rapidly coming into prominence.
In 1835, the formation of a State Government in Michigan was discussed,
but did not take active form until two years later, when the State became
a part of the Federal Union.
The main attraction to that portion of the Northwest lying west of
Lake Michigan, now included in the State of Wisconsin, was its alluvial
wealth. Copper ore was found about Lake Superior. For some time this
region was attached to Michigan for judiciary purposes, but in 183(5 was
made a territory, then including Minnesota and Iowa. The latter State
was detached two years later. In 1848, Wisconsin was admitted as a
State, Madison being made the capital. We have now traced the various
divisions of the Northwest Territory (save a little in Minnesota) from
the time it was a unit comprising this vast territory, until circumstances
compelled its present division.
OTHER INDIAN TROUBLES.
Before leaving this part of the narrative, we will- narrate briefly the
Indian troubles in Minnesota and elsewhere by the Sioux Indians.
In August, 1862, the Sioux Indians living on the western borders of
Minnesota fell upon the unsuspecting settlers, and in a few hours mas-
sacred ten or twelve hundred persons. A distressful panic was the
immediate result, fully thirty thousand persons fleeing from their homes
to districts supposed to be better protected. The military authorities
at once took active measures to punish the savages, and a large number
were killed and captured. About a year after, Little Crow, the chief,
was killed by a Mr. Lampson near Scattered Lake. Of those captured,
thirty were hung at Mankato, and the remainder, through fears of mob
violence, were removed to Camp McClellan, on the outskirts of the City
of Davenport. It was here that Big Eagle came into prominence and
secured his release by the following order :
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BIG EAGLE.
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«' Special Order, No. 430. " WAR DEPARTMENT,
" ADJUTANT GENERAL'S OFFICE, WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1864.
'• Big Eagle, an Indian now in confinement at Davenport, Iowa,
will, upon the receipt of this order, be immediately released from confine-
ment and set at liberty.
" By order of the President of the United States.
" Official : " E. D. TOWNSEND, Asit Adft Gen.
" CAPT. JAMES VANDERVENTER, Corny Sub. Vbls.
" Through Com'g Gen'l, Washington, D. C."
Another Indian who figures more prominently than Big Eagle, and
who was more cowardly in his nature, with his band of Modoc Indians,
is noted in the annals of the New Northwest: we refer to Captain Jack.
This distinguished Indian, noted for his cowardly murder of Gen. Canby,
was a chief of a Modoc tribe of Indians inhabiting the border lands
between California and Oregon. This region of country comprises what
is known as the " Lava Beds," a tract of land described as utterly impene-
trable, save by those savages who had made it their home.
The Modocs are known as an exceedingly fierce and treacherous
race. They had, according to their own traditions, resided here for many
generations, and at one time were exceedingly numerous and powerful.
A famine carried off nearly half their numbers, and disease, indolence
and the vices of the white man have reduced them to a poor, weak and
insignificant tribe.
Soon after the settlement of California and Oregon, complaints began
to be heard of massacres of emigrant trains passing through the Modoc
country. In 1847, an emigrant train, comprising eighteen souls, was en-
tirely destroyed at a place since known as " Bloody Point." These occur-
rences caused the United States Government to appoint a peace commission,
who, after repeated attempts, in 1864. made a treaty with the Modocs,
Snakes and Klamaths, in which it was agreed on their part to remove to
a reservation set apart for them in the southern part of Oregon.
With the exception of Captain Jack and a band of his followers, who
remained at Clear Lake, about six miles from Klamath, all the Indians
complied. The Modocs who went to the reservation were under chief
Schonchin. Captain Jack remained at the lake without disturbance
until 1869, when he was also induced to remove to the reservation. The
Modocs and the Klamaths soon became involved in a quarrel, and Captain
Jack and his band returned to the Lava Beds.
Several attempts were made by the Indian Commissioners to induce
them to return to the reservation, and finally becoming involved in a
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difficulty with the commissioner and his military escort, a fight ensued,
in which the chief and his band were routed. They were greatly enraged,
and on their retreat, before the day closed, killed eleven inoffensive whites.
The nation was aroused and immediate action demanded. A com-
mission was at once appointed by the Government to see what could be
done. It comprised the following persons : Gen. E. R. S. Canby. Rev.
Dr. E. Thomas, a leading Methodist divine of California ; Mr. A. B.
Meacham, Judge Rosborough, of California, and a Mr. Dyer, of Oregon.
After several interviews, in which the savages were always aggressive,
often appearing with scalps in their belts, Bogus Charley came to the
commission on the evening of April 10, 1873, and informed them that
Capt. Jack and his band would have a " talk " to-morrow at a place near
Clear Lake, about three miles distant. Here the Commissioners, accom-
panied by Charley, Riddle, the interpreter, and Boston Charley repaired.
After the usual greeting the council proceedings commenced. On behalf
of the Indians there were present : Capt. Jack, Black Jim, Schnac Nasty
Jim, Ellen's Man, and Hooker Jim. They had no guns, but carried pis-
tols. After short speeches by Mr. Meacham, Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas,
Chief Schonchin arose to speak. He had scarcely proceeded whenr
as if by a preconcerted arrangement, Capt. Jack drew his pistol and shot
Gen. Canby dead. In less than a minute a dozen shots were fired by the
savages, and the massacre completed. Mr. Meacham was shot by Schon-
chin, and Dr. Thomas by Boston Charley. Mr. Dyer barely escaped, being
fired at twice. Riddle, the interpreter, and his squaw escaped. The
troops rushed to the spot where they found Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas
dead, and Mr. Meacham badly wounded. The savages had escaped to
their impenetrable fastnesses and could not be pursued.
The whole country was aroused by this brutal massacre ; but it wa&
not until the following May that the murderers were brought to justice.
At that time Boston Charley gave himself up, and offered to guide the
troops to Capt. Jack's stronghold. This led to the capture of his entire
gang, a number of whom were murdered by Oregon volunteers while on
their way to trial. The remaining Indians were held as prisoners until
July when their trial occurred, which Jed to the conviction of Capt.
Jack, Schonchin, Boston Charle}7, Hooker Jim, Broncho, alias One-Eyed
Jim, and Slotuck, who were sentenced to be hanged. These sentences
were approved by the President, save in the case of Slotuck and Broncho
whose sentences were commuted to imprisonment for life. The others
were executed at Fort Klamath, October 3, 1873.
These closed the Indian troubles for a time in the Northwest, and for
several years the borders of civilization remained in peace. They were
again involved in a conflict with the savages about the country of the
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Black Hills, in which war the gallant Gen. Ouster lost his life. Just
now the borders of Oregon and California are again in fear of hostilities ;
but as the Government has learned how to deal with the Indians, they
will be of short duration. The red man is fast passing away before the
march of the white man, and a few more generations will read of the
Indians as one of the nations of the past.
The Northwest abounds in memorable places. We have generally
noticed them in the narrative, but our space forbids their description in
detail, save of the most important places. Detroit, Cincinnati, Vincennes,
Kaskaskia and their kindred towns have all been described. But ere we
leave the narrative we will present our readers with an account of the
Kinzie house, the old landmark of Chicago, and the discovery of the
source of the Mississippi River, each of which may well find a place in
the annals of the Northwest.
Mr. John Kinzie, of the Kinzie house, represented in the illustra-
tion, established a trading house at Fort Dearborn in 1804. The stockade
had been erected the year previous, and named Fort Dearborn in honor
of the Secretary of War. It had a block house at each of the two angles,
on the southern side a sallyport, a covered way on the north side, that led
down to the river, for the double purpose of providing means of escape,
and of procuring water in the event of a siege.
Fort Dearborn stood on the south bank of the Chicago River, about
half a mile from its mouth. When Major Whistler built it, his soldiers
hauled all the timber, for he had no oxen, and so economically did he
work that the fort cost the Government only fifty dollars. For a while
the garrison could get no grain, and Whistler and his men subsisted on
acorns. Now Chicago is the greatest grain center in the world.
Mr. Kinzie bought the hut of the first settler, Jean Baptiste Point au
Sable, on the site of which he erected his mansion. Within an inclosure
in front he planted some Lombardy poplars, seen in the engraving, and in
the rear he soon had a fine garden and growing orchard.
In 1812 the Kinzie house and its surroundings became the theater
of stirring events. The garrison of Fort Dearborn consisted of fifty-four
men, under the charge of Capt. Nathan Heald, assisted by Lieutenant
Lenai T. Helm (son-in-law to Mrs. Kinzie), and Ensign Ronan. The
surgeon was Dr. Voorhees. The only residents at the post at that time
were the wives of Capt. Heald and Lieutenant Helm and a few of the
soldiers, Mr. Kinzie and his family, and a few Canadian voyagers with their
wives and children. The soldiers and Mr. Kinzie were on the most
friendly terms with the Pottawatomies and the Winnebagoes, the prin-
cipal tribes around them, but they could not win them from their attach-
ment to the British.
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85
After the battle of Tippecanoe it was observed that some of the lead-
ing chiefs became sullen, for some of their people had perished in that
conflict with American troops.
One evening in April, 1812, Mr. Kinzie sat playing 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. Burns, a newly-made mother, living not far off.
KINZIE HOUSE.
Mr. Kinzie and his family crossed the river in boats, and took refuge in
the fort, to which place Mrs. Burns and her infant, not a day old, were
conveyed in safety to the shelter of the guns of Fort Dearborn, and the
rest of the white inhabitants fled. The Indians were a scalping party of
Winnebagoes, who hovered around the fort some days, when they dis-
appeared, and for several weeks the inhabitants were not disturbed by
alarms.
Chicago was then so deep in the wilderness, that the news of the
declaration of war against Great Britain, made on the 19th of June, 1812,
did not reach the commander of the garrison at Fort Dearborn till the 7th
of August. Now the fast mail train will carry a man from New York to
Chicago in twenty-seven hours, and such a declaration might be sent,
every word, by the telegraph in less than the same number of minutes.
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PRESENT CONDITION OF THE NORTHWEST
Preceding' chapters have brought us to the close of the Black Hawk
war, and we now turn to the contemplation of the growth and prosperity
of the Northwest tinder the smile of peace and the blessings of our civili-
zation. The pioneers of this region date events back to- the deep snow
A IJKPKESE.NTAT1VK PiOXEER.
of 1831, no one arriving here since that date taking first honors. The
inciting cause of the immigration which overflowed the prairies early in
the '30s was the reports of the marvelous beauty and fertility of the
region distributed through the East by those who had participated in the
Black Hawk campaign with Gen. Scott. Chicago and Milwaukee then
had a few hundred inhabitants, and Gurdon S. Hubbard's trail from the
former city to Kaskaskia led almost through a wilderness. Vegetables
and clothing were largely distributed through the regions adjoining the
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lakes by steamers from the Ohio towns. There are men now living in
Illinois who came to the state when barely an acre was in cultivation,
and a man now prominent in the business circles of Chicago looked over
the swampy, cheerless site of that metropolis in 1818 and went south-
ward into civilization. Emigrants from Pennsylvania in 1830 left behind
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LINCOLN MONUMENT, SPIUNGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
them but one small railway in the coal regions, thirty miles in length,
and made their way to the Northwest mostly with ox teams, finding in
Northern Illinois petty settlements scores of miles apart, although the
southern portion of the state was fairly dotted with farms. The
water courses of the lakes and rivers furnished transportation to the
second great army of immigrants, and about 1850 railroads were
pushed to that extent that the crisis of 1837 was precipitated upon us.
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from the effects of which the Western country had not fully recovered
at the outbreak of the war. Hostilities found the colonists of the prairies
fully alive to the demands of the occasion, and the honor of recruiting
the vast armies of the Union fell largely to Gov. Yates, of Illinois, and
Gov. Morton, of Indiana. To recount the share of the glories of the
campaign TVOII I)/ our Western troops is a needless task, except to
mention the fact that Illinois gave co tiie n *ion the President who save'l
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it, and sent out at the head of one of its regiments tne general who led
-Jts armies to the final victory at Appomattox. The struggle, on the
FAKM VIEW IN WINTER.
whole, had a marked effect for the better on the new Northwest, gi fing
it an impetus which twenty years of peace would not have produced.
In a large degree this prosperity was an inflated one, and with the rest
-of the Union we have since been compelled to atone therefor by four
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years of depression of values, of scarcity of employment, and loss of
fortune. To a less degree, however, than the manufacturing or mining
regions has the West suffered during the prolonged panic now so near its
end. Agriculture, still the leading feature in our industries, has been
quite prosperous through all these dark years, and the farmers have
cleared away many incumbrances resting over them from the period of
fictitious values. The population lias steadily increased, the arts and
sciences are gaining a stronger foothold, the trade area of the region is
becoming daily more extended, and we have been largely exempt from
the financial calamities which have nearly wrecked communities on the
seaboard dependent wholly on foreign commerce or domestic manufacture.
At the present period there are no great schemes broached for the
Northwest, no propositions for government subsidies or national works
of improvement, but the capital of the world is attracted hither for the
purchase of our products or the expansion of our capacity for serving the-
nation at large. A new era is dawning as to transportation, and we bid
fair to deal almost exclusively with the increasing and expanding lines
of steel rail running through every few miles of territory on the prairies.
The lake marine will no doubt continue to be useful in the warmer
season, and to serve as a regulator of freight rates ; but experienced
navigators forecast the decay of the system in moving to the seaboard
the enormous crops of the West. Within the past five years it has
become quite common to see direct shipments to Europe and the West
Indies going through from the second-class towns along the Mississippi
and Missouri.
As to popular education, the standard has of late risen very greatly,
and our schools would be creditable to any section of the Union.
More and more as the events of the war pass into obscurity will the
fate of the Northwest be linked with that of the Southwest, and the
next Congressional apportionment will give the valley of the Mississippi
absolute control of the legislation of the nation, and do much toward
securing the removal of the Federal capitol to some more central location.
Our public men continue to wield the full share of influence pertain-
ing to their rank in the national autonomy, and seem not to forget that
for the past sixteen years they and their constituents have dictated the
principles which should govern the country.
In a work like this, destined to lie on the shelves of the library for
generations, and not doomed to daily destruction like a newspaper, one
can not indulge in the same glowing predictions, the sanguine statements
of actualities that fill the columns of ephemeral publications. Time may
bring grief to the pet projects of a writer, and explode castles erected on
a pedestal of facts. Yet there are unmistakable indications before us of
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the same radical change in our great Northwest which characterizes its
history for the past thirty years. Our domain has a sort of natural
geographical border, save where it melts away to the southward in the
cattle raising districts of the southwest.
Our prime interest will for some years doubtless be the growth of
the food of the world, in which branch it has already outstripped all
competitors, and our great rival in this duty will naturally be the fertile
plains of Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, to say nothing of the new
empire so rapidly growing up in Texas. Over these regions there is a
continued progress in agriculture and in railway building, and we must
look to our laurels. Intelligent observers of events are fully aware of
the strides made in the way of shipments of fresh meats to Europe,
many of these ocean cargoes being actually slaughtered in the West and
transported on ice to the wharves of the seaboard cities. That this new
enterprise will continue there is no reason to doubt. There are in
Chicago several factories for the canning of prepared meats for European
consumption, and the orders for this class of goods are already immense.
English capital is becoming daily more and more dissatisfied with railway
loans and in vestments,, and is gradually seeking mammoth outlays in
lands and live stock. The stock yards in Chicago, Indianapolis and East
St. Louis are yearly increasing their facilities, and their plant steadily
grows more valuable. Importations of blooded animals from the pro-
gressive countries of Europe are destined to greatly improve the quality
of our beef and mutton. Nowhere is there to be seen a more enticing
display in this line than at our state and county fairs, and the interest
in the matter is on the increase.
To attempt to give statistics of our grain production for 1877 would
be useless, so far have we surpassed ourselves in the quantity and
quality of our product. We are too liable to forget that we are giving
the world its first article of necessity — its food supply. An opportunity
to learn this fact so it never can be forgotten was afforded at Chicago at
the outbreak of the great panic of 1873, when Canadian purchasers,
fearing the prostration of business mightbring about an anarchical condition
of affairs, went to that city with coin in bulk and foreign drafts to secure
their supplies in their own currency at first hands. It may be justly
claimed by the agricultural, community that their combined efforts gave
the nation its first impetus toward a restoration of its crippled industries,
and their labor brought the gold premium to a lower depth than the
government was able to reach by its most intense efforts of legislation
and compulsion. The hundreds of millions about to be disbursed for
farm products have already, by the anticipation common to all commercial
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nations, set the wheels in motion, and will relieve us from the perils so
long shadowing our efforts to return to a healthy tone.
Manufacturing has attained in the chief cities a foothold which bids
fair to render the Northwest independent of the outside world. Nearly
our whole region has a distribution of coal measures which will in time
support the manufactures necessary to our comfort and prosperity. As
to transportation, the chief factor in the production of all articles excej) '
food, no section is so magnificently endowed, and our facilities are yearly
increasing beyond those of any other region.
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The period from a central point of the war to the outbreak of the
panic was marked by a tremendous growth in our railway lines, but the
depression of the times caused almost a total suspension of operations.
Now that prosperity is returning to our stricken country we witness its
anticipation by the railroad interest in a series of projects, extensions,
and leases which bid fair to largely increase our transportation facilities.
The process of foreclosure and sale of incumbered lines is another matter
to be considered. In the case of the Illinois Central road, which formerly
transferred to other lines at Cairo the vast burden of freight destined for
the Gulf region, we now see the incorporation of the tracks connecting
through to New Orleans, every mile co-operating in turning toward the
northwestern metropolis the weight of the inter-state commerce of a
thousand miles or more of fertile plantations. Three competing routes
to Texas have established in Chicago their general freight and passenger
agencies. Four or five lines compete for all Pacific freights to a point as
as far as the interior of Nebraska. Half a dozen or more splendid bridge
structures have been thrown across the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers by
the railways. The Chicago and Northwestern line has become an aggre-
gation of over two thousand miles of rail, and the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul is its close rival in extent and importance. The three lines
running to Cairo wWincennes form a through route for all traffic with
the states to the southward. The chief projects now under discussion
are the Chicago and Atlantic, which is to unite with lines now built to
Charleston, and the Chicago and Canada Southern, which line will con-
nect with all the various branches of that Canadian enterprise. Our
latest new road is the Chicago and Lake Huron, formed of three lines,
and entering the city from Valparaiso on the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
and Chicago track. The trunk lines being mainly in operation, the
progress made in the way of shortening tracks, making air-line branches,
and running extensions does not show to the advantage it deserves, as
this process is constantly adding new facilities to the established order
of things. The panic reduced the price of steel to a point where the
railways could hardly afford to use iron rails, and all our northwestern
lines report large relays of Bessemer track. The immense crops now
being moved have given a great rise to the value of railway stocks, and
their transportation must result in heavy pecuniary advantages.
Few are aware of the importance of the wholesale and jobbing trade
of Chicago. One leading firm has since the panic sold $24,000,000 of
dry goods in one year, and they now expect most confidently to add
seventy per cent, to the figures of their last year's business. In boots
and shoes and in clothing, twenty or more great firms from the east have
placed here their distributing agents or their factories ; and in groceries
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Chicago supplies the entire Northwest at rates presenting advantages
over New York.
Chicago has stepped in between New York and the rural banks as a
financial center, and scarcely a banking institution in the grain or cattle
regions but keeps its reserve funds in the vaults of our commercial insti-
tutions. Accumulating here throughout the spring and summer months,
they are summoned home at pleasure to move the products of the
prairies. This process greatly strengthens the northwest in its financial
operations, leaving home capital to supplement local operations on
behalf of home interests.
It is impossible to forecast the destiny of this grand and growing
section of the Union. Figures and predictions made at this date might
seem ten years hence so ludicrously small as to excite only derision.
ILLINOIS.
Length, 380 miles, mean width about 156 miles. Area, 55,410 square
miles, or 35,462,400 acres. Illinois, as regards its surface, constitutes a
table-land at a varying elevation ranging between 350 and 800 feet above .
the sea level ; composed of extensive and highly fertile prairies and plains.
Much of the south (3 ''vision of the State, especially the river-bottoms, are
thickly wooded. The prairies, too, have oasis-like clumps of treea
scattered here and there at intervals. The chief rivers irrigating the
State are the Mississippi — dividing it from Iowa and Missouri — the Ohio-
(forming its south barrier), the Illinois, Wabash, Kaskaskia, and San-
gamon, with their numerous affluents. The total extent of navigable
streams is calculated at 4,000 miles. Small lakes are scattered over vari-
ous parts of the State. Illinois is extremely prolific in minerals, chiefly
coal, iron, copper, and zinc ores, sulphur and limestone. The coal-field
alone is estimated to absorb a full third of the entire coal-deposit of North
America. Climate tolerably equable and healthy ; the mean temperature
standing at about 51° Fahrenheit As an agricultural region, Illinois takes
a competitive rank with neighboring States, the cereals, fruits, and root-
crops yielding plentiful returns ; in fact, as a grain-growing State, Illinois,
may be deemed, in proportion to her size, to possess a greater area of
lands suitable for its production than any other State in the Union. Stock-
raising is also largely carried on, while her manufacturing interests in
regard of woolen fabrics, etc., are on a very extensive and yearly expand-
ing scale. The lines of railroad in the State are among the most exten-
sive of the Union. Inland water-carriage is facilitated by a canal
connecting the Illinois River with Lake Michigan, and thence with the
St. Lawrence and Atlantic. Illinois is divided into 102 counties ; the
chief towns being Chicago, Springfield (capital), Alton, Quincy, Peoriar
Galena, Bloomington, Rock Island, Vandalia, etc. By the new Consti-
tution, established in 1870, the State Legislature consists of 51 Senators,,
elected for foiu y^ars,' and 153 Representatives, for two years ; which
numbers were to be decennially increased thereafter to the number of
six per every additional half-million of inhabitants. Religious and
educational institutions are largely diffused throughout, and are in a very
flourishing condition. Illinois has a State Lunatic and a Deaf and Dumb
Asylum at Jacksonville ; a State Penitentiary at Joliet ; and a Home for
(99)
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Soldiers' Orphans at Normal. On November 80, 1870, the public debt of
the State was returned at $4,870,937, with a balance of $1,808,833
unprovided for. At the same period the value of assessed and equalized
property presented the following totals: assessed, $840,031,703 ; equal-
ized $480,664,058. The name of Illinois, through nearly the whole of
the eighteenth century, embraced most of the known regions north and
west of Ohio. French colonists established themselves in 1673, at
Cahokia and Kaskaskia, and the territory of which these settlements
formed the nucleus was, in 1763, ceded to Great Britain in conjunction
with Canada, and ultimately resigned to the United States in 1787.
Illinois entered the Union as a State, December 3, 1818 ; and now sends
19 Representatives to Congress. Population, 2,539,891, in 1870.
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INDIANA.
The profile of Indiana forms a nearly exact parallelogram, occupy-
ing one of the most fertile portions of the great Mississippi Valley. The
greater extent of the surface embraced within its limits consists of gentle
undulations rising into hilly tracts toward the Ohio bottom. The chief
rivers of the State are the Ohio and Wabash, with their numerous
affluents. The soil is highly productive of the cereals and grasses — most
particularly so in the valleys of the Ohio, Wabash, Whitewater, and
White Rivers. The northeast and central portions are well timbered
with virgin forests, and the west section is notably rich in coal, constitut-
ing an offshoot of the great Illinois carboniferous field. Iron, copper,
marble, slate, gypsum, and various clays are' also abundant. From an
agricultural point of view, the staple products are maize and wheat, with
the other cereals in lesser yields ; and besides these, flax, hemp, sorghum,
hops, etc., are extensively raised. Indiana is divided into 92 counties,
and counts among her principal cities and towns, those of Indianapolis
(the capital), Fort Wayne, Evansville, Terre Haute, Madison, Jefferson-
ville, Columbus, Vincennes, South Bend, etc. The public institutions of
the State are many and various, and on a scale of magnitude and
efficiency commensurate with her important political and industrial status.
Upward of two thousand miles of railroads permeate the State in all
directions, and greatly conduce to the development of her expanding
manufacturing interests. Statistics for the fiscal year terminating
October 31, 1870, exhibited a total of receipts, $3,896,541 as against dis-
bursements, $3,532,406, leaving a balance, $364,135 in favor of the State
Treasury. The entire public debt, January 5, 1871, $3,971,000. This
State was first settled by Canadian voyageurs in 1702, who erected a fort
at Vincennes ; in 1763 it passed into the hands of the English, and was
by the latter ceded to the United States in 1783. From 1788 till 1791,
an Indian ware fare prevailed. In 1800, all the region west and north of
Ohio (then formed into a distinct territory) became merged in Indiana.
In 1809, the present limits of the State were defined, Michigan and
Illinois having previously been withdrawn. In 1811, Indiana was the
theater of the Indian War of Tecumseh, ending with the decisive battle
of Tippecanoe. In 1816 (December 11), Indiana became enrolled among
the States of the American Union. In 1834, the State passed through a
monetary crisis owing to its having become mixed up with railroad,
<;anal, and other speculations on a gigantic scale, which ended, for the
time being, in a general collapse of public credit, and consequent bank-
ruptcy. Since that time, however, the greater number of the public
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works which had brought about that imbroglio — especially the great
Wabash and Erie Canal — have been completed, to the great benefit of
the State, whose subsequent progress has year by year been marked by
rapid strides in the paths of wealth, commerce, and general social and
political prosperity. The constitution now in force was adopted in 1851.
Population, 1,680,637.
IOWA.
In shape, Iowa presents an almost perfect parallelogram; has a
length, north to south, of about 300 miles, by a pretty even width of 208
miles, and embraces an area of 55,045 square miles, or 35,228,800 acres.
The surface of the State is generally undulating, rising toward the
middle into an elevated plateau which forms the " divide " of the
Missouri and Mississippi basins. Rolling prairies, especially in the south
section, constitute a regnant feature, and the river bottoms, belted with
woodlands, present a soil of the richest alluvion. Iowa is well watered ;
the principal rivers being the Mississippi and Missouri, which form
respectively its east and west limits, and the Cedar, Iowa, and Des
Moines, affluents of the first named. Mineralogically, Iowa is important
as occupying a section of the great Northwest coal field, to the extent of
an area estimated at 25,000 square miles. Lead, copper, zinc, and iron,
are also mined in considerable quantities. The soil is well adapted to
the production of wheat, maize, and the other cereals ; fruits, vegetables,,
and esculent roots; maize, wheat, and oats forming the chief staples.
Wine, tobacco, hops, and wax, are other noticeable items of the agricul-
tural yield. Cattle-raising, too, is a branch of rural industry largely
engaged in. The climate is healthy, although liable to extremes of heat
and cold. The annual gross product of the various manufactures carried
on in this State approximate, in round numbers, a sum of $20,000.000.
Iowa has an immense railroad system, besides over 500 miles of water-
communication by means of its navigable rivers. The State is politically
divided into 99 counties, with the following centers of population : Des
Moines (capital), Iowa City (former capital), Dubuque, Davenport, Bur-
lington, Council Bluffs, Keokuk, Muscatine, and Cedar Rapids. The
State institutions of Iowa — religious, scholastic, and philanthropic — are
on a par, as regards number and perfection of organization and operation,
with those of her Northwest sister States, and education is especially
well cared for, and largely diffused. Iowa formed a portion of the
American territorial acquisitions from France, by the so-called Louisiana
purchase in 1803, and was politically identified with Louisiana till 1812,
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when it merged into the Missouri Territory; in 1834 it came under the
Michigan organization, and, in 1836, under that of Wisconsin. Finally,
after being1 constituted an independent Territory, it became a State of
the Union^ December 28, 1846. Population in 1860, 674,913 ; in 1870,
1,191,792, and in 1875, 1,353,118.
MICHIGAN.
United area, 56,243 square miles, or 35,995,520 acres. Extent of the
Upper and smaller Peninsula — length, 316 miles; breadth, fluctuating
between 36 and 120 miles. The south division is 416 miles long, by from
50 to 300 miles wide. Aggregate lake-shore line, 1,400 miles. The
Upper, or North, Peninsula consists chiefly of an elevated plateau,
•expanding into the Porcupine mountain-system, attaining a maximum
height of some 2,000 feet. Its shores along Lake Superior are eminently
bold and picturesque, and its area is rich in minerals, its product of
•copper constituting an important source of industry. Both divisions are
heavily wooded, and the South one, in addition, boasts of a deep, rich,
loamy soil, throwing up excellent crops of cereals and other agricultural
produce. The climate is generally mild and humid, though the Winter
•colds are severe. The chief staples of farm husbandry include the cereals,
grasses, maple sugar, sorghum, tobacco, fruits, and dairy-stuffs. In 1870,
the acres of land in farms were : improved, 5,096,939 ; unimproved
woodland, 4,080,146 ; other unimproved land, 842,057. The cash value
of land was $398,240,578 ; of farming implements and machinery,
$13,711,979. In 1869, there were shipped from the Lake Superior ports,
874,582 tons of iron ore, and 45,762 of smelted pig, along with 14,188
tons of copper (ore and ingot). Coal is another article largely mined.
Inland communication is provided for by an admirably organized railroad
system, and by the St. Mary's Ship Canal, connecting Lakes Huron and
Superior. Michigan is politically divided into 78 counties ; its chief
urban centers are Detroit, Lansing (capital), Ann Arbor, Marquette,
Bay City, Niles, Ypsilanti, Grand Haven, etc. The Governor of the
State is elected biennially. On November 30, 1870, the aggregate bonded
debt of Michigan amounted to $2,385,028, and the assessed valuation of
land to $266,929,278, representing an estimated cash value of $800,000,000.
Education is largely diffused and most excellently conducted and pro-
vided for. The State University at Ann Arbor, the colleges of Detroit
and Kalamazoo, the Albion Female College, the State Normal School at
Ypsilanti, and the State Agricultural College at Lansing, are chief among
the academic institutions. Michigan (a term of Chippeway origin, and
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signifying " Great Lake), was discovered and first settled by French
Canadians, who, in 1670, founded Detroit, the pioneer of a series of trad-
ing-posts on the Indian frontier. During the " Conspiracy of Pontiac,"
following the French loss of Canada, Michigan became the scene of a
sanguinary struggle between the whites and aborigines. In 1796, it
became annexed to the United States, which incorporated this region
with the Northwest Territory, and then with Indiana Territory, till 1803,
when it became territorially independent. Michigan was the theater of
warlike operations during the war of 1812 with Great Britain, and in
1819 was authorized to be represented by one delegate in Congress ; m
1837 she was admitted into the Union as a State, and in 1869 ratified the
15th Amendment to the Federal Constitution. Population, 1,184,059.
WISCONSIN.
It has a mean length of 260 miles, and a maximum breadth of 215.
Land area, 53,924 square miles, or 34,511,360 acres. Wisconsin lies at a
considerable altitude above sea-level, and consists for the most part of an
upland plateau, the surface of which is undulating and very generally
diversified. Numerous local eminences called mounds are interspersed
over the State, and the Lake Michigan coast-line is in many parts char-
acterized by lofty escarped cliffs, even as on the west side the banks of
the Mississippi form a series of high and picturesque bluffs. A group of
islands known as The Apostles lie off the extreme north point of the
State in Lake Superior, and the great estuary of -Green Bay, running far
inland, gives formation to a long, narrow peninsula between its waters
and those of Lake Michigan. The river-system of Wisconsin has three
outlets — those of Lake Superior, Green Bay, and the Mississippi, which
latter stream forms the entire southwest frontier, widening at one point
into the large watery expanse called Lake Pepin. Lake Superior receives
the St. Louis, Burnt Wood, and Montreal Rivers ; Green Bay, the
Menomonee, Peshtigo, Oconto, and Fox ; while into the Mississippi
empty the St. Croix, Chippewa, Black, Wisconsin, and Rock Rivers.
The chief interior lakes are those of Winnebago, Horicon, and Court
Oreilles, and smaller sheets of water stud a great part of the surface.
The climate is healthful, with cold Winters and brief but very warm
Summers. Mean annual rainfall 31 inches. The geological system
represented by the State, embraces those rocks included between the
primary and the Devonian series, the former containing extensive
deposits of copper and iron ore. Besides these minerals, lead and zinc
are found in great quantities, together with kaolin, plumbago, gypsum*
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and various clays. Mining, consequently, 'forms a prominent industry,
and one of yearly increasing dimensions. The soil of Wisconsin is of
varying quality, but fertile on the whole, and in the north parts of the
State heavily timbered. The agricultural yield comprises the cereals,
together with flax, hemp, tobacco, pulse, sorgum, and all kinds of vege-
tables, and of the hardier fruits. In 1870, the State had a total number
of 102,904 farms, occupying 11,715,321 acres, of which 5,899,343 con-
sisted of improved land, and 3,437,442 were timbered. Cash value of
farms, $300,414,064 ; of farm implements and machinery, $14,239,364.
Total estimated value of all farm products, including betterments and
additions to stock, $78,027,032 ; of orchard and dairy stuffs, $1,045,933 ;
of lumber, $1,327,618 ;' of home manufactures, $338,423 ; of all live-stock,
$45,310,882. Number of manufacturing establishments, 7,136, employ-
ing 39,055 hands, and turning out productions valued at $85,624,966.
The political divisions of the State form 61 counties, and the chief places
of wealth, trade, and population, are Madison (the capital), Milwaukee,
Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Prairie du Chien, Janesville, Portage City,
Racine, Kenosha, and La Crosse. In 1870, the total assessed valuation
reached $333,209,838, as against a true valuation of both real and personal
estate aggregating $602,207,329. Treasury receipts during 1870, $886,-
696; disbursements, $906,329. Value of church property, $4,149,983.
Education is amply provided for. Independently of the State University
at Madison, and those of Galesville and of Lawrence at Appleton, and
the colleges of Beloit, Racine, and Milton, there are Normal Schools at
Platteville and Whitewater. The State is divided into 4,802 common
school districts, maintained at a cost, in 1870, of $2,094,160. The chari-
table institutions of Wisconsin include a Deaf and Dumb Asylum, an
Institute for the Education of the Blind, and a Soldiers' Orphans' School.
In January, 1870, the railroad system ramified (throughout the State
totalized 2,779 miles of track, including several lines far advanced toward
completion. Immigration is successfully encouraged by the State author-
ities, the larger number of yearly new-comers being of Scandinavian and
German origin. The territory now occupied within the limits of the
State of Wisconsin was explored by French missionaries and traders in
1639, and it remained under French jurisdiction until 1703, when it
became annexed to the British North American possessions. In, 1796, it
reverted to the United States, the government of which latter admitted
it within the limits of the Northwest Territory, and in 1809, attached it
to that of Illinois, and to Michigan in 1818. Wisconsin became independ-
ently territorially organized in 1836, and became a State of the Union,
March 3, 1847. Population in 1870, 1,064,985, of which 2,113 were of
the colored race, and 11,521 Indians, 1,206 of the latter being out of
tribal relations.
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MINNESOTA.
Its length, north to south, embraces an extent of 380 miles; its
breadth one of 250 miles at a maximum. Area, 84,000 square miles, or
£4,760,000 acres. The surface of Minnesota, generally speaking, con-
-sists of a succession of gently undulating plains and prairies, drained by
an admirable water-system, and with here and there heavily- timbered
bottoms and belts of virgin forest. The soil, corresponding with such a
superfices, is exceptionally rich, consisting for the most part of a dark,
Calcareous sandy drift intermixed with loam. A distinguishing physical
feature of this State is its riverine ramifications, expanding in nearly
«very part of it into almost innumerable lakes — the whole presenting an
aggregate of water-power having hardly a rival in the Union. Besides
the Mississippi — which here has its rise, and drains a basin of 800 miles
of country — the principal streams are the Minnesota (334 miles long),
the Red River of the North, the St. Croix, St. Louis, and many others of
lesser importance ; the chief lakes are those called Red, Cass, Leech,
Mille Lacs, Vermillion, and Winibigosh. Quite a concatenation of sheets
of water fringe the frontier line where Minnesota joins British America,
culminating in the Lake of the Woods. It has been estimated, that of
an area of 1,200,000 acres of surface between the St. Croix and Mis-
sissippi Rivers, not less than 73,000 acres are of lacustrine formation. In
point of minerals, the resources of Minnesota have as yet been very
imperfectly developed; iron, copper, coal, lead — all these are known to
exist in considerable deposits ; together with salt, limestone, and potter's
clay. The agricultural outlook of the State is in a high degree satis-
factory ; wheat constitutes the leading cereal in cultivation, with Indian
•corn and oats in next order. Fruits and vegetables are grown in great
plenty and of excellent quality. The lumber resources of Minnesota are
important ; the pine forests in the north region alone occupying an area
of some 21,000 square miles, which in 1870 produced a return of scaled
logs amounting to 313,116,416 feet. The natural industrial advantages
possessed by Minnesota are largely improved upon by a railroad system.
The political divisions of this State number 78 counties ; of which the
•chief cities and towns are : St. Paul (the capital), Still Water, Red Wing,
St. Anthony, Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, and Mankato. Minnesota has
already assumed an attitude of high importance as a manufacturing State ;
this is mainly due to the wonderful command of water-power she pos-
sesses, as before spoken of. Besides her timber-trade, the milling of
flour, the distillation of whisky, and the tanning of leather, are prominent
interests, which, in 1869, gave returns to the amount of $14,831,043.
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Education is notably provided for on a broad and catholic scale, the
entire amount expended scholastically during the year 1870 being $857,-
816 ; while on November 30 of the preceding year the permanent school
fund stood at $2,476,222. Besides a University and Agricultural College,
Normal and Reform Schools flourish, and with these may be mentioned
such various philanthropic and religious institutions as befit the needs of
an intelligent and prosperous community. The finances of the State for
the fiscal year terminating December 1, 1870, exhibited a balance on the
right side to the amount of $136,164, being a gain of $44,000 over the
previous year's figures. The earliest exploration of Minnesota by the
whites was made in 1680 by a French Franciscan, Father Hennepin, who
gave the name of St. Antony to the Great Falls on the Upper Missisippi.
In 1763, the Treaty of Versailles ceded this region to England.
Twenty years later, Minnesota formed part of the Northwest Territory
transferred to the United States, and became herself territorialized inde-
pendently in 1849. Indian cessions in 1851 enlarged her boundaries, and,
May 11, 1857, Minnesota became a unit of the great American federation
of States. Population, 439,706.
NEBRASKA.
Maximum length, 412 miles ; extreme breadth, 208 miles. Area,
75,905 square miles, or 48,636,800 acres. The surface of this State is
almost entirely undulating prairie, and forms part of the west slope of
the great central basin of the North American Continent. In its west
division, near the base of the Rock}- Mountains, is a sandy belt of
country, irregularly defined. In this part, too, are the " dunes," resem-
bling a wavy sea of sandy billows, as well as the Mauvaises Terres.. a tract
of singular formation, produced by eccentric disintegrations and denuda-
tions of the land. The chief rivers are the Missouri, constituting its en-
tire east line of demarcation ; the Nebraska or Platte, the Niobrara, the
Republican Fork of the Kansas, the Elkhorn, and the Loup Fork of the
Platte. The soil is very various, but consisting chiefly of rich, bottomy
loam, admirably adapted to the raising of heavy crops of cereals. All
the vegetables and fruits of the temperate zone are produced in great
size and plenty. For grazing purposes Nebraska is a State exceptionally
well fitted, a region of not less than 23,000,000 acres being adaptable to
this branch of husbandry. It is believed that the, as yet, comparatively
infertile tracts of land found in various parts of the State are susceptible
of productivity by means of a properly conducted system of irrigation.
Few minerals of moment have so far been found within the limits of
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Nebraska, if we may except important saline deposits at the head of Salt
Creek in ics southeast section. The State is divided into 57 counties*
independent of the Pawnee and Winnebago Indians, and of unorganized
territory in the northwest part. The principal towns are Omaha, Lincoln
(State capital), Nebraska City, Columbus, Grand Island, etc. In 1870,
the total assessed value of property amounted to $53,000,000, being an
increase of $11,000,000 over the previous year's returns. The total
amount received from the school-fund during the year 1869-70 was
$77,099. Education is making great onward strides, the State University
and an Agricultural College being far advanced toward completion. In
the matter of railroad communication, Nebraska bids fair to soon place
herself on a par with her neighbors to the east. Besides being inter-
sected by the Union Pacific line, with its off-shoot, the Fremont and Blair,
other tracks are in course of rapid construction. Organized by Con-
gressional Act into a Territory, May 30, 1854, Nebraska entered the
Union as a full State, March 1, 1867. Population, 122,993.
PRAIRIE WOLVES
AN EARLY DAY.
EARLY 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 prowecss in savage warfare long withstood the
combined attacks of the fierce Iroquois on the one side, and the no les&
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 Valle}r 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, biit 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 te
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF 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 village 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
112 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
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 destined, 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 desolatioi
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 oi welcome. The plain on which the
town had stood was now strewn with charred fragments of lodges, whicl
had so recently swarmed with savage life and hilarity. To render moi
hideous the picture of desolation, large numbers of skulls had beei
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 net
approach showed that the graves had been robbed of their bodies, ant
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 theii
contents scattered with wanton waste. It was evident the suspecte(
blow of the Iroquois had fallen with relentless fury."
Tonti had escaped LaSalle knew not whither. Passing down the
lake in search of him and his men, LaSalle discovered that the fort ha
been destroyed, but the vessel which he had partly constructed was stil
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on the stocks, and but slightly injured. After further fruitless search,
failing to find Tonti, 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 Tonti.
Tonti 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, Tonti 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 Lakes 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 Frontenac, the site of the present
114 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
city of Kingston, Canada. Here lie obtained a grant of land from the
French crown and a body of troops by which he beat back the invading*
Jroquois 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."
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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 Illinuisf, as well as in the Mississippi Valley.
The reason for the removal of the aid 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
Miiumee, 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
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the oldest French towns in the Mississippi Valley. Kaskaskia, in its best
days, was a town of some two or three thousand inhabitants. Aftjer 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
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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. from 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 B, 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," which, 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 money 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 dot 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*
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They pulled their blankets over their heac^s in the winter like.the Tndiansr
with whom they freely intermingled.
Demagogism had an early development. One John Grammar (only
in name), elected to the Territorial and State Legislatures of 1316 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 manv
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 land. 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 tide 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 South 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.
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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 Treasary 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 type 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 jut 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 tihe Eastern market by the ship-
load. There was no lack of buyers. Every up-ship came freighted with
speculators and their money.
This distemper seized upon the Legislature in 1836-37, 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
Gilman & 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
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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
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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 In 1875, 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. in 1875
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 850
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 her 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 1 850, 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.
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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.
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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.
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,
130 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
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. Her 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-five 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*
4i 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 we 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
132 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF 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,
lie 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 historv
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 by the 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
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ' 135
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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PRESENT SITE OF LAKE STREET BRIDGE, CHICAGO, IN 1833.
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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.
THE COMMERCE OF THIS CITY
lias 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 half-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 men 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 are 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.
ILL 1833 the government expended $30,000 on the harbor. Then
commenced that series of manoeuvers with the river that has made it one
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
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 the 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, received 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
140 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 wingdam 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 nearly 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 Orleans on 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 aud 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. Kin/ie 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 ot
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 OL
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 had 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
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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
she 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
twenty-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 arfS
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.
JAMES LANG LEY
FRANKLIN
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
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SHABBONA.
This celebrated Indian chief, whose portrait appears in this work,
deserves more than a passing notice. Although Shabbona was not so con-
spicuous as Tecumseh or Black Hawk, yet in point of merit he was
superior to either of them.
Shabbona was born at an Indian village on the Kankakee River, now
in Will County, about the year 1775. While young he was made chief of
the band, and went to Shabbona Grove, now DeKalb County, where they
were found in the early settlement of the county.
In tb3 war of 1812 Shabboua with his warriors ioined Tecumseh. was
150 HISTORY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.
aid to that great chief, and stood by his side when he fell at the battle of
the Thames. At the time of the Winnebago war, in 1827, he visited almost
every village among the Pottawatomies, and by his persuasive arguments
prevented them from taking part in the war. By request of the citizens
of Chicago, Shabbona, accompanied by Billy Caldwell (Sauganash), visited
Big Foot's village at Geneva Lake, in order to pacify the warriors, as fears
were entertained that they were about to raise the tomahawk against the
whites. Here Shabbona was taken prisoner by Big Foot, and his life
threatened, but on the following day was set at liberty. From that time
the Indians (through reproach) styled him " the white man's friend,"
and many times his life was endangered.
Before the Black Hawk war, Shabbona met in council at two differ-
ent times, and by his influence prevented his people from taking part with
the Sacs and Foxes. After the death of Black Partridge and Senachwine,
no chief among the Pottawatomies exerted so much influence as Shabbona.
Black Hawk, aware of this influence, visited him at two different times, in
order to enlist him in his cause, but was unsuccessful. While Black Hawk
was a prisoner at Jefferson Barracks, he said, had it not been for Shabbona
the whole Pottawatomie nation would have joined his standard, and he
could have continued the war for years.
To Shabbona many of the early settlers of Illinois owe the pres-
ervation of their lives, for it is a well-known fact, had he not notified the
people of their danger, a large portion of them would have fallen victims
to the tomahawk of savages. By saving the lives of whites he endangered
his own, for the Sacs and Foxes threatened to kill him, and made two
attempts to execute their threats. They killed Pypeogee, his son, and
Pyps, his nephew, and hunted him down as though he was a wild beast.
Shabbona had a reservation of two sections of land at his Grove, but
]}y leaving it and going west for a short time, the Government declared
the reservation forfeited, and sold it the same as other vacant land. On
Shabbona's return, and finding his possessions gone, he was very sad and
^broken down in spirit, and left the Grove for ever. The citizens of Ottawa
raised money and bought him a tract of land on the Illinois River, above
Seneca, in Grundy County, on which they built a house, and supplied
him with means to live on. He lived here until his death, which occurred
on the 17th of July, 1859, in the eighty-fourth year of his age, and was
buried with great pomp in the cemetery at Morris. His squaw, Pokanoka,
was drowned in Mazen Creek, Grundy County, on the 30th of November,
1864, and was buried by his side.
In 1861 subscriptions were taken up in many of the river towns, to
-erect a monument over the remains of Shabbona, but the war breaking
out, the enterprise was abandoned. Only a plain marble slab marks the
resting-place of this friend of the white man.
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 no will is made, the property of a deceased person is distrib-
uted as follows :
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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. Where there is no child, nor descendant of such child, and
no widow or surviving husband, then to the parents, brothers and sisters-
of the deceased, and their descendants, in equal parts, the surviving
parent, if either be dead, taking 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 the same, then one-half of the real estate and
the whole of the personal estate shall descend to such widow or surviving
husband, absolutely, and the other half of the real estate shall descend as
in other cases where there is no child or children or descendants of the
same.
Fourth. When there is a widow or surviving husband and also a child
or children, or descendants of the latter, then one third of all the personal
estate to the widow or surviving husband absolutely.
Fifth. If there is no child, parent, brother or sister, or descendants of
either of them, and no widow or surviving husband, then in equal parts
to the next of kin to the intestate in equal degree. Collaterals shall not
be represented except with the descendants of brothers and sisters of the
intestate, and there shall be no distinction between kindred of the whole
and the half blood.
Sixth. If any intestate leaves a widow or surviving husband and no
kindred, then to such widow or surviving husband ; and if there is no such
widow or surviving husband, it shall escheat to and vest in the county
where the same, or the greater portion thereof, is situated.
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 witnesses 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 twenty dollars per month. Inventory to be made by executor
or administrator within three months from date of letters testamentary or
ABSTRACT OP ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 168
of administration. Executors' and administrators' compensation not ta
exceed six per cent, on amount of personal estate, and three per cent.
on money realized from real estate, with such additional allowance as
shall be reasonable for extra services. Appraisers' compensation $2 pel
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 folio wing 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 due the 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 las^; 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. The 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.
154 ABSTBACT 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
each 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 cent*
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. 155
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 (except in counties having a
population of one hundred thousand or over), settlement of estates of
deceased persons, appointment of guardians and conservators, and settle-
ment of their accounts ; all matters relating to apprentices ; proceedings
for the collection of taxes and assessments, and in proceedings of executors^
administrators, 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 the peace now have, or hereafter may have,,
jurisdiction when the amount claimed shall not exceed $1,000, and in all
criminal offenses where the punishment is not imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary, or death, and in all cases of appeals from justices of the peace
and police magistrates ; excepting when the county judge is sitting as a
justice of the peace. 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.
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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.
Home 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, Bibles, school books and family
pictures of every person ; and, 2d, one hundred dollars worth of other
property to be selected by the debtor, and, in addition, when the debtor
is the head of a family and resides with the same, three hundred dollars
worth of other property to be selected by the debtor ; provided that such
selection and exemption shall not be made by the debtor or allowed to
him or her from any money, salary or wages due him or her from any
person or persons or corporations whatever.
When the head of a family shall die, desert or not reside with the
same, the family shall be entitled to and receive all the benefit and priv-
ileges which are by this act conferred upon the head of a family residing
with the same. No personal property is exempt from execution when
judgment is obtained for the wages of laborers or servants. 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.
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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 certificace 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.
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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
cleric, 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 for any person to kill, or attempt to kill or destroy, in
any manner, any prairie hen or chicken or woodcock between the 15th day
of January and the 1st day of September ; or any deer, fawn, wild-turkey,
partridge or pheasant between the 1st day of February and the 1st day
of October ; or any quail between the 1st day of February and 1st day of
November ; or any wild goose, duck, snipe, brant or other water fowl
between the 1st day of May and 15th day of August in each year.
Penalty : Fine not less than $5 nor more than $25, for each bird or
animal, and costs of suit, and 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 $3 nor more than $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 :
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Pounds.
Stone Coal, - - 80
Unslacked Lime, - 80
Corn in the ear, - - 70
Wheat, - 60
Irish Potatoes, - 60
White Beans, - - 60
Clover Seed, - - 60
Onions, - 57
Shelled Corn, - 56
Rye, - - 56
Flax Seed, - - 56
Sweet Potatoes, - - 55
Turnips, - 55
Fine Salt, - - 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.
Penalty for giving less than 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 such bags or casks are
distinctly marked with the initial letters of the owner's name.
MARKS AND BRANDS.
Owners of catfle, 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,
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may be re-branded in presence of one or more of his neighbors, who shall
oertify to the facts of the marking or branding being done, when done,
and in what brand or mark they were re-brauded 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 purveys 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 AND BRIDGES.
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 $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 fact, 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 $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 tov/ns 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. In addition to the above, it is their duty to-
erect and keep in repair at the forks or crossing-place of the most
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important roads post and guide boards with plain inscriptions, 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 jimson 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.
The Commissioners, on or before the 1st day of May of each year,
shall make out and deliver to their treasurer a list of all able-bodied men
in their town, excepting paupers, idiots, lunatics, and such others as are
exempt by law, and assess against each the sum of two dollars as a poll
tax for highway purposes. Within thirty days after such list is delivered
they shall cause a written or printed notice to be given to each person so
assessed, notifying him of the time when and place where such tax must
be paid, or its equivalent in labor performed ; they may contract with
persons owing such poll tax to perform a certain amount of labor on any
road or bridge in payment of the same, and if such tax is not paid nor
labor performed by the first Monday of July of such year, or within ten
days after notice is given after that time, they shall bring suit therefor
against such person before a justice of the peace, who shall hear and
determine the case according to law for the offense complained of, and
shall forthwith issue an execution, directed to any constable of the county
where the delinquent shall reside, who shall forthwith collect the moneys
therein mentioned.
The Commissioners of Highways of each town shall annually ascer-
tain, as near as practicable, how much money must be raised by tax on real
and personal property for the making and repairing of roads, only, to any
amount they may deem necessarj1-, not exceeding forty cents on each one
hundred dollars' worth, as valued on the assessment roll of the previous
year. The tax so levied on property lying within an incorporated village,
town or city, shall be paid over to the corporate authorities of such town,
village or city. Commissioners shall receive $1.50 for each day neces-
sarily employed in the discharge of their duty.
Overseers. At the first meeting the Commissioners shall choose one
of their number to act General Overseer of Highways in their township,
whose duty it shall be to take charge of and safely keep all tools, imple-
ments and machinery belonging to said town, and shall, by the direction
of the Board, have general supervision of all roads and bridges in their
town.
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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
i drain, or ditch across the land of others for agricultural, sanitary or
mining purposes, the proceedings are as follows:
File a petition in the Circuit or County Court of the county in which
the proposed ditch or drain is to be constructed, setting forth the neces-
sity for the same, with a description of its proposed starting point, route
and terminus, and if it shall be necessary for the drainage of the land or
coal mines or for sanitary purposes, that a drain, ditch, levee or similar
work be constructed, a description of the same. It shall also set forth
the names of all persons owning the land over which such drain or ditch
shall be constructed, or if unknown stating that fact.
No private property shall be taken or damaged for the purpose of
constructing a ditch, drain or levee, without compensation, if claimed by
the owner, the same to be ascertained by a jury ; but if the construction
of such ditch, drain or levee shall be *a benefit to the owner, the same
shall be a set off against such compensation.
If the proceedings seek to affect the property of a minor, lunatic or
married woman, the guardian, conservator or husband of the same shall
be made party defendant. The petition may be amended and parties
made defendants at any time when it is necessary to a fair trial.
164 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
When the petition is presented to the judge, he shall note therein
when he will hear the same, and order the issuance of summonses a*id
the publication of notice to each non-resident or unknown defendant.
The petition may be heard by such judge in vacation as well as in
term time. Upon the trial, the jury shall ascertain the just compensation
to each owner of the property sought to be damaged by the construction
of such ditch, drain or levee, and truly report the same.
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.
WOLF SCALPS.
The County Board of any county in this State may hereafter allww
such bounty on wolf scalps as the board may deem reasonable.
Any person claiming a bounty shall produce the scalp or scalps with
the ears thereon, within sixty days after the wolf or wolves shall have
been caught, to the Clerk of the County Board, who shall administer to
said person ^he following oath or affirmation, to-wit: "You do solemnly
swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that the scalp or scalps here pro-
duced by you was taken from a wolf or wolves killed and first captured
by yourself within the limits of this county, and within the sixty days
last past."
CONVEYANCES.
When the reversion expectant on a lease of any tenements or here-
ditaments of any tenure shall be surrendered or merged, the estate which
shall for the time being confer as against the tenant under the same lease
the next vested right to the same tenements or hereditaments, shall, to
the extent and for the purpose of preserving such incidents to and obli-
gations on the same reversion, as but for the surrender or merger thereof,
would have subsisted, be deemed the reversion expectant on the same
lease.
PAUPERS.
Every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in conse-
quence ot 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
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.
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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 case 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.
The residence of the inmates of poorhouses and other charitable
institutions for voting purposes is their former place of abode.
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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 oth^r 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
erected, 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 Jet 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 oix 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 kiuch 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 <Df 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 th«re 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.
170 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 giver,
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 jrear 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 this date (dated, 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
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 171
prmted, 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.
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, or he may replevy the same.
Exemption. — The same articles of personal property which are bylaw
exempt from execution, except the crops as above stated, is also exempt
from distress for rent.
If any tenant is about to or shall permit or attempt to sell and
remove from the premises, without the consent of his landlord, such
portion of the crops raised thereon as will endanger the lien of the land-
lord upon such crops, for the rent, it shall be lawful for the landlord to
distress before rent is due.
172 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
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 o/i
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 material. If 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, with his fee, fifty
cents, and a copy of said notice must be published in a newspaper pub-
lished in the county, for four successive weeks.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
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 sucli 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.
Agisters (persons who take care of cattle belonging to others), and
persons keeping, yarding, feeding or pasturing domestic animals, shall
have a lien 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.
<£ means pounds, English money.
@ stands for at or to. R> for pound, and bbl. for barrel; *$ for per or
by the. Thus, Butter sells at 20@30c ty lb, and Flour at $8@12 f bbl.
% for per cent and ff for number.
May 1. — Wheat sells at $1.20@1.25, "seller June," Seller June
174 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 value 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 :
$100. 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 - $6.00
2 Seamless Sacks " .30 - - .60
Received payment, $6.60
A. A. GRAHAM.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 175
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 nearly 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, County 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 ;
170 ABSTRACT OP 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.
ABSTBACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 177
COMMON FORM OF BOND.
KNOW ALL MEN by this instrument, that I, George Edgerton, of
Watseka, Iroquois County, 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.
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., Geueseo, 111.;
178 ABSTRACT OP 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
party 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 THEODORE LOTTINVILLE. [L.S.]
SAMUEL J. T-J 1 i.x.
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 179
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
farmer-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 he 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 Doyle, 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,
180 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 WALDRON. 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 SOHUTZ, 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 as 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. l&I
NOTICE TO QUIT.
To F. W. ARLEN,
Sir : Please observe that the term of one year, for which the Louse
and land, situated at No. 6 Indiana Street, and now occupied by you,,
were rented tojrou, 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, unto 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 thereunta
182 ABSTRACT OF 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 Stockera 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 by 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 sum 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, all 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 :
\JELere 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, rignt, title, interest, claim, and demand whatsoever, of
the said party of the nrst part, either in law or equity, of, in, and to the
VF SEYMOUR
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 185
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 Henry 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.]
JERRY 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,
186 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
payment 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 and in consideration of
One dollar, to me in hand paid, and for other good and valuable considera-
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS.
187
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. j 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
£ *^sBAL.Al1 ] 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.
(riwn under my hand and seal, this second day of
November, A. D. 1874.
GEORGE SAXTON, N. P.
GENERAL FOfrM OF WILL FOR REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
I, Charles Mansfield, of the Town of Salem, County of Jackson,
Scale 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
all the houses, tenements, and improvements thereunto belonging ; to
have and to hold unto my said son, his heirs and assign*., 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.
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188
ABSTRACT OF 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 improvements 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 National 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,
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 shaJ
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.
FKANK E. DENT, Salem, Ills.
CHARLES MANSFIELD. [L.S.]
ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. 181)
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
CHARLES MANSFIELD. [L.S.]
us by the testator, Charles Mansfield, as
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 suob (church, society or congregation), and said
190 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.
18 — -. 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-
Tation.
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
«ame 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,
when 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 they 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 carry 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 work 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. 191
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 disinterested who can.
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192 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.
AKTICLE 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 fill such
vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker and other
officers, 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.
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 year, 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 and 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,
194 CONSTITUTION OP 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
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 yeas 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. 195
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 by 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
time to time.
196 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 any treaty, alliance, or confeder-
ation ; grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin money ; emit bills of
•credit ; make anything but gold and silver coin a 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 may 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 Twelfth.amendmentu
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 19T
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
198 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.
ABTICLE 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 or 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
AND ITS AMENDMENTS.
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 /iew 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.
AETICLE 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-
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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATED
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 GORHAM,
HUFUS KING.
Connecticut.
WM. SAM'L JOHNSON,
HOGER 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, JE.,
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. COTES WORTH PiNCKN
PIERCE BUTLER.
G-eorgia.
WILLIAM FEW,
ABR. BALDWIN.
WILLIAM JACKSON, Secretary.
ISHAM BURNETT
TOWN.I4N.R.8W.
AND ITS AMENDMENTS. 20J
ARTICLES IN ADDITION TO AND AMENDATORY OF THE CONSTITUTION
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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 te 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
204 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 not 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 num-ber 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 immediately, 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. 205
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.
206
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
SEC. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate
legislation, the provisions of this act.
ABTICLE 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.
COUNTIES.
Hayes and
Wheeler,
Republican.
Tilden and
Hendricks,
Democrat.
Petercooper
Greenback.
Smith.
Prohibition
Anti -Secret 1
Societies.
COUNTIES.
Hayes and
wheeler.
Republican.
Tilden and
Hendricks,
Democrat.
PeterCooper
Greenback.
Smith,
Prohibition.
Anti-Secret 1
Societies.]
Adams
4953
1219
1520
1965
944
3719
441
2231
1209
4530
2501
1814
1416
1329
2957
36548
1355
1145
3679
1928
1631
2129
2715
970
1145
1881
1601
966
4187
703
1695
1996
627
3496
330
1315
4177
3768
2040
6308
1280
1142
363
1495
2218
900
918
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
2578
2071
41
17
Livingston
Logan
3550
2788
3120
3567
4554
2009
1553
1566
1231
2952
3465
6363
1115
2209
845
2486
3069
1245
3833
4665
1319
1541
1807
3055
1043
646
2357
1410
3912
980
4851
1522
910
2069
1140
4708
3198
2850
978
4372
650
2795
1911
1570
1297
3851
4770
1672
4505
1733
2134
2595
2782
4076
4730
2444
1430
1939
793
2811
1874
4410
1657
1428
1651
3013
3174
1672
1921
5443
800
1383
1316
4040
772
459
2589
1552
2838
1081
5847
1804
1269
3553
786
5891
2758
3171
2155
3031
936
1984
1671
1751
2066
2131
3999
1644
1568
2105
1170
37
268
114
39
209
135
86
20
347
34
518
10
90
7
201
109
28
104
95
5
48
117
35
2
Alexander
Bond
17
43
183
145
Macon
16
Boone
2
2
"ii
Macoupin
Madison
Brown
1
Bureau
Marion
Calhoun
Marshall . .
"a
1
Carroll . .
111
74
604
207
236
112
132
102
277
38
129
65
746
94
25
161
61
43
57
204
391
89
282
1
108
770
1
7
"i
3
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6
9
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Cass
Massac
McDonough
McHenry
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Clark
McLean
Clav
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Clinton
Mercer
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Monroe
Cook
Montgomery
Morgan
3
Moultrie
DeKalb
"10
3
3
Ogle
8
DeWitt
Peoria
Pope
8
piatt
Pike
1
4
Effingham
Pulaski
Putnam
14
2
55
27
641
29
115
182
341
96
99
26
44
3
288
207
138
39
482
469
133
677
41
70
237
Frniklin ...
"2
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'"9
'"i
Richland
Fulton
Gallatin
Saline
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby
Hardin
134
1
340
249
106
Stark
St. Clair
"2
1
3
2
Henry
4
14
6
1
Stephenson
Tazewell
Jasper
Vermilion
9
1346
1345
2907
1367
5398
2627
1869
5235
2619
6277
1198
3087
1667
2166
2276
893
2850
1363
524
2632
1647
6001
1329
2080
647
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61
172
26
309
141
55
514
27
100
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12
2
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1
Johnson
Wayne
Kane
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Kendall
Will
1
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Woodford
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2
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How to find the gain or loss per cent, when the cost and telling price
art given.
RULE. — Find the difference between the cost and selling price, which
wi1! be the gain or loss.
Annex two ciphers to the gain or loss, and divide it by the cost
price ; the result will be the gain or loss per cent.
How to change gold into currency.
RULE. — Multiply the given sum of gold by the price of gold.
How to change currency into gold.
Divide the amount in currency by the price of gold.
How to find each partner's share of the gain or loss in a copartnership
business.
RULE. — Divide the whole gain or loss by the entir.e stock, the quo-
tient will be the gain or loss per cent.
Multiply each partner's stock by this per cent., the result will be
each one's share of the gain or loss.
How to find gross and net weight and price of hogs.
A short and simple method for finding the net weight, or price of hogs,
when the gross weight or price is given, and vice versa.
NOTE.— It Is generally assumed that the gross weight V>f Hogs diminished by 1-5 or 20 per cent
of itself gives the net weight, and the net weight increased by X or 25 per cent, of itself equals the
gross weight.
To find the net weight or gross price.
Multiply the given number by .8 (tenths.)
To find the gross weight or net price.
Divide the given number by .8 (tenths.)
How to find the capacity of a granary, bin, or wagon-bed.
RULE. — Multiply (by short method) the number of cubic feet by
6308, and point off ONE decimal place — the result will be the correct
answer in bushels and tenths of a bushel.
For only an approximate answer, multiply the cubic feet by 8, and
point off one decimal place.
How to find the contents of a corn-crib.
RULE. — Multiply the number of cubic feet by 54, short method, or
(207)
208 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
by 4£ ordinary method, and point off ONE decimal place — the result will
be tl^e answer in bushels.
NOTE.— In estimating corn in the ear, the quality and the time it lias been cribbed must be taken
into consideration, since corn will shrink considerably during the Winter and Spring. This rule generally holdi
good for corn measured at the time it is cribbed, provided it is sound and clean.
How to find the contents of a cistern or tank.
RULE. — Multiply the square of the mean diameter by the depth (all
in feet) and this product by 5681 (short method), and point off ONE
•decimal place— the result will be the contents in barrels of 31£ gallons.
How to find the contents of a barrel or cask.
RULE. — Under the square of the mean diameter, write the length
(all in inches) in REVERSED order, so that its UNITS will fall under the
TENS ; multiply by short method, and this product again by 430 ; point
off one decimal place, and the result will be the answer in wine gallons.
How to measure boards.
RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and
divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
How to measure scantlings, joists, planks, sills, etc.
RULE. — Multiply the width, the thickness, and the length together
(the width and thickness in inches, and the length in feet), and divide
the product by 12 — the result will be square feet.
How to find the number of acres in a body of land.
RULE. — Multiply the length by the width (in rods), and divide the
product by 160 (carrying the division to 2 decimal places if there is a
remainder) ; the result will be the answer in acres and hundredths.
When the opposite sides of a piece of land are of unequal length,
add them together and take one-half for the mean length or width.
How to find the number of square yards in a floor or wall.
RULE. — Multiply the length by the width or height (in feet), and
divide the product by 9, the result will be square yards.
How to find the number of bricks required in a building.
RULE. — Multiply the number of cubic feet by 22£.
The number of cubic feet is found by multiplying the length, height
and thickness (in feet) together.
Bricks are usually made 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and two inches
thick ; hence, it requires 27 bricks to make a cubic foot without mortar,
but it is generally assumed that the mortar fills 1-6 of the space.
How to find the number of shingles required in a roof.
RULE. — Multiply the number of square feet in the roof by 8, if the
shingles are exposed 4£ inches, or by 7 1-5 if exposed 5 inches.
To find the number of square feet, multiply the length of the roof by
twice the length of the rafters.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. '209
To find the length of the rafters, at ONE-FOURTH pitch, multiply the
width of the building by .56 (hundredths) ; at ONE-THIRD pitch, by .6
(tenths) ; at TWO-FIFTHS pitch, by .64 (hundredths) ; at ONE-HALF
pitch, by .71 (hundredths). This gives the length of the rafters from
the apex to the end of the wall, and whatever they are to project must be
taken into consideration.
NOTE.— By X or K pitch is meant that the apex or comb of the roof is to be K or % the width of the
building higher than the walls or base of the rafters.
How to reckon the cost of hay.
RULE. — Multiply the number of pounds by half the price per ton,
and remove the decimal point three places to the left.
How to measure grain.
RULE. — Level the grain ; ascertain the space it occupies in cubic
feet ; multiply the number of cubic feet by 8, and point off one place to
the left.
NOTE.— Exactness requires the addition to every three hundred bushels of one extra bushel.
The foregoing rule may be used for finding the number of gallons, by
multiplying the number of bushels by 8.
If the corn in the box is in the ear, divide the answer by 2, to find
the number of bushels of shelled corn, because it requires 2 bushels of eai
corn to make 1 of shelled corn.
Rapid rules for measuring land without instruments.
In measuring land, the first thing to ascertain is the contents of any
given plot in square yards ; then, given the number of yards, find out the
number of rods and acres.
The most ancient and simplest measure of distance is a step. Now,
an ordinary-sized man can train himself to cover one yard at a stride, on
the average, with sufficient accuracy for ordinary purposes.
To make use of this means of measuring distances, it is essential to
walk in a straight line ; to do this, fix the eye on two objects in a line
straight ahead, one comparatively near, the other remote ; and, in walk-
ing, keep these objects constantly in line.
Farmers and others by adopting the following simple and ingenious con-
trivance, may always carry with them the scale to construct a correct yard
measure.
Take a foot rule, and commencing at the base of the little finger of
the left hand, mark the quarters of the foot on the outer borders of the
left arm, pricking in the marks with indelible ink.
To find how many rods in length will make an acre, the width being given.
RULE. — Divide 160 by the width, and the quotient will be the answer.
210 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
How to find the number of acres in any plot of land, the number of rods
being given.
RULE. — Divide the number of rods by 8, multiply the quotient by 5,
and remove the decimal point two places to the left.
The diameter being given, to find the circumference.
RULE. — Multiply the diameter by 3 1-7.
How to find the diameter, when the circumference is given.
RULE. — Divide the circumference by 3 1-7.
To find how many solid feet a round stick of timber of the same thick-
ness throughout will contain when squared.
RULE. — Square half the diameter in inches, multiply by 2, multiply
by the length in feet, and divide the product by 144.
General rule for measuring timber, to find the solid contents in feet.
RULE. — Multiply the depth in inches by the breadth in inches, and
then multiply by the length in feet, and divide by 144.
To find the number of feet of timber in trees with the bark on.
RULE. — Multiply the square of one-fifth of the circumference in
inches, by twice the length, in feet, and divide by n.44. Deduct 1-10 to
1-15 according to the thickness of the bark.
Howard's new rule for computing interest.
RULE. — The reciprocal of the rate is the time for which the interest
on any sum of money will be shown by simply removing the decimal
point two places to the left ; for ten times that time, remove the point
one place to the left; for 1-10 of the same time, remove the point three
places to the left.
Increase or diminish the results to suit the time given.
NOTE.— The reciprocal of the rate is found by inverting: the rate ; thus 3 per cent, per month, in-
verted, becomes % of a month, or 10 clays.
When the rate is expressed by one figure, always write it thus: 3-1,
three ones.
Rule for converting English into American currency.
Multiply the pounds, with the shillings and pence stated in decimals,
by 400 plus the premium in fourths, and divide the product by 90.
U. S. GOVERNMENT LAND MEASURE.
A township — 36 sections each a mile square.
A section — 640 acres.
A quarter section, half a mile square — 160 acres.
An eighth section, half a mile long, north and south, and a quarter
of a mile wide — 80 acres.
A sixteenth section, a quarter of a mile square— 40 acres.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 211
The sections are all numbered 1 to 36, commencing at the north-east
corner.
The sections are divided into quarters, which are named by the
cardinal points. The quarters are divided in the same way. The de-
scription of a forty acre lot would read : The south half of the west half of
the south-west quarter of section 1 in township 24, north of range 7 west,
or as the case might be ; and sometimes will fall short and sometimes
overrun the number of acres it is supposed to contain.
The nautical mile is 795 4-5 feet longer than the common mile.
SURVEYORS' MEASURE.
7 92-100 inches make 1 link.
25 links " 1 rod.
4 rods " 1 chain.
80 chains " 1 mile.
NOTE. — A chain is 100 links, equal to 4 rods or 66 feet.
Shoemakers formerly used a subdivision of the inch called a barley-
corn ; three of which made an inch.
Horses are measured directly over the fore feet, and the standard of
measure is four inches — called a hand.
In Biblical and other old measurements, the term span is sometimes
used, which is a length of nine inches.
The sacred cubit of the Jews was 24.024 inches in length.
The common cubit of the Jews was 21.704 inches in length.
A pace is equal to a yard or 36 inches.
A fathom is equal to 6 feet.
A league is three miles, but its length is variable, for it is strictly
speaking a nautical term, and should be three geographical miles, equal
to 3.45 statute miles, but when used on land, three statute miles are said
to be a league.
In cloth measure an aune is equal to li yards, or 45 inches.
An Amsterdam ell is equal to 26.796 inches.
A Trieste ell is equal to 25.284 inches.
A Brabant ell is equal to 27.116 inches.
HOW TO KEEP ACCOUNTS.
Every farmer and mechanic, whether he does much or little business,
should keep a record of his transactions in a clear and systematic man-
ner. For the benefit of those who have not had the opportunity of ac-
quiring a primary knowledge of the principles of book-keeping, we here
present a simple form of keeping accounts which is easily comprehended,
and well adapted to record the business transactions of farmers, mechanics
and laborers.
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
1875. A. H. JACKSON. Dr. Cr.
Jan. 10
" 17
Feb. 4
" 4
March 8
" 8
" 13
" 27
April 9
9
May 6
" 24
July 4
To 7 bushels Wheat at $1.25
$8
6
1
48
6
17
75
30
25
00
20
50
05
$2
18
2
25
4
35
50
00
40
25
00
75
15
05
By shoeing span of Horses
To 14 bushels Oats at $ .45
To 5 Ibs. Butter at .25
By new Harrow
Bv sharpening 2 Plows..
By new Double-Tree.
To Cow and Calf
To half ton of Hay
By Cash..
By repairing Corn-Planter
To one Sow with Pigs ..
By Cash, to balance account . .
$88
$88
1875.
CASSA MASON,
Dr.
Cr.
March 21
" 21
" 23
May 1
1
June 19
26
July 10
" 29
Aug. 12
12
Sept. . 1
By 3 days' labor at $1.25
$6
8
10
2
2
20
18
00
10
00
75
70
00
20
$3
25
12
18
9
75
00
00
00
00
To 2 Shoats at 3.00
To 18 bushels Gorn at .45
By 1 month's Labor
To Cash . . .
By 8 days' Mowing at $1.50
To 50 Ibs. Flour.
To 27 Ibs. Meat at $ .10
By 9 days' Harvesting at 2.00
By 6 days' Labor at 1.50
To Cash
To Cash to balance account . . . • .
$67
75
$67
75
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 days; then divide this product
by the quotient obtained by dividing 360 (the number 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 6 per cent. An
interest month is 30 days; one month and eighteen days equal 48 days. 3462.50 multi-
plied by .48 gives $222.0000; 360 divided by 6 (the per cent, of interest) gives 60, and
$22-2.0000 divided by 60 will give you the exact interest, which is $3.70. If the rate of
interest in the above example were 12 per cent., we would divide the $222.0000 by 30 6)360 \ 185000
~~);If 4 per cent., we would divide by 90; if 8 per
$462.50
.48
370000
(because 360 divided by 12 gives 30);
cent., by 45: and in like manner for any other per cent.
60 1 $222.0000(83.70
180
420
420
00
MISCELLANEOUS TABLE.
12 units, or things, 1 Dozen.
12 dozen, 1 Gross.
20 things, 1 Score.
196 pounds, 1 Barrel of Flour.
200 pounds, 1 Barrel of Pork.
56 pounds, 1 Firkin of Butter.
24 sheets of paper, 1 Quire.
20 quires paper 1 Ream.
4 ft. wide, 4 ft. high, and 8 ft. long, 1 Cord Wood.
PRESIDENT BANK OF
WAVERLY
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
21S
NAMES OF THE STATES OF THE UNION, AND THEIR SIGNIFICATIONS.
Virginia. — The oldest of the States, was so called in honor of Queen
Elizabeth, the "Virgin Queen," in whose reign Sir Walter Raleigh made
his first attempt to colonize that region.
Florida. — Ponce de Leon landed on the coast of Florida on Easter
Sunday, and called the country in commemoration of the day, which wa&
the Pasqua Florida of the Spaniards, or " Feast of Flowers."
Louisiana was called after Louis the Fourteenth, who at one time
owned that section of the country.
Alabama was so named by the Indians, and signifies " Here we Rest."
Mississippi is likewise an Indian name, meaning " Long River."
Arkansas, from Kansas, the Indian word for " smoky water." Its
prefix was really arc, the French word for " bow."
The Carolinas were originally one tract, and were called "Carolana,"
after Charles the Ninth of France.
Georgia owes its name to George the Second of England, who first
established a colony there in 1732.
Tennessee is the Indian name for the " River of the Bend," i. e., the
Mississippi which forms its western boundary.
Kentucky is the Indian name for " at the head of the river."
Ohio means " beautiful ; " Iowa, " drowsy ones ; " Minnesota, " cloudy
water," and Wisconsin, " wild-rushing channel."
Illinois is derived from the Indian word illini, men, and the French
suffix ois, together signifying " tribe of men."
Michigan was called by the name given the lake, fish-weir, which was
so styled from its fancied resemblance to a fish trap.
Missouri is from the Indian word " muddy," which more properly
applies to the river that flows through it.
Oregon owes its Indian name also to its principal river.
Cortes named California.
Massachusetts is the Indian for " The country around the great hills."
Connecticut, from the Indian Quon-ch-ta-Cut, signifying "Long
River."
Maryland, after Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles the First, of
England.
New York was named by the Duke of York.
Pennsylvania means " Penn's woods," and was so called after William
Penn, its orignal owner.
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
Delaware after Lord De La Ware.
New Jersey, so called in honor of Sir George Carteret, who was
Governor of the Island of Jersey, in the British Channel.
Maine was called after the province of Maine in France, in compli-
ment of Queen Henrietta of England, who owned that province.
Vermont, from the French word Vert Mont, signifying Green
Mountain.
New Hampshire, from Hampshire county in England. It was
formerly called Laconia.
The little State of Rhode Island owes its name to the Island of
Rhodes in the Mediterranean, which domain it is said to greatly
resemble.
Texas is the American word for the Mexican name by which all that
section of the country was called before it was ceded to the United States.
POPULATION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
POPULATION OF FIFTY
PRINCIPAL CITIES.
STATES AXD TERRITORIES.
Total
Population.
CITIES.
Aggregate
Population.
996. 992
484, 471
560,247
537,454
125,015
187,748
1.184,109
2,539,891
1,680,637
1,191,792
364.399
1,321,011
726,915
626,915
780,894
1,457,351
1,184,059
439,706
827,922
1,721,295
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indi ana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts —
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
New York, N. T
Philadelphia, Pa •••
Brooklyn, N. Y
St. Louis, Mo
Chicago, 111 A
Baltimore, Md .
Boston, Mass
Cincinnati, Ohio
New Orleans, La
San Francisco, Cal
Buffalo, N. Y
Washington, D. C
Newark, N. J
Louisville, Ky
Cleveland, Ohio
Pittsburg, Pa
Jersey City, N. J
942,292
K74.022
396,099
310,864
298.977
267,354
250.526
216.239
191,418
149.473
117,714
109,199
105,059
100.753
92.829
86,076
82.546
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York .
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
•South Carolina
Ten nessee
Ti-\;is
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Total States
Arizona
Colorada
Dakota
District of Columbia
Idaho
42.491
318,300
906.096
4,382.759
1,071,361
2,665.260
90,923
3,521,791
217,353
705,606
1,258,520
818,579
330,551
1,225,163
442,014
1,054,670
38,113,253
9,658
39.861
14,181
131.700
11,999
Detroit, Mich <
Milwaukee, Wis
Albany, N. Y
Providence, R. I
Rochester, N. Y
Allegheny, Pa
Richmond, Va
New Haven, Conn
Charleston, S. C
I ndianapolis, Ind
Troy, N. Y
Syracuse, N. Y
Worcester, Mass
Lowell, Mass
Memphis, Tenn
Cambridge, Mass
Hartford, Conn
Scran ton, Pa
Reading, Pa
Paterson. N. J
Kansas City, Mo
Mobile, Ala
Toledo. Ohio
Portland, Me
79.577
71,440
69,422
68.904
62,386
53.180
51.038
50,840
48,956
48,244
46,465
43,051
41.105
40.928
40.226
39,634
37,180
35.092
33,930
33,579
32,260
32,034
31,584
31,413
31,274
New Mexico
Utah
WaiMii ngton
Wyoming
Total Territories,
Total United States
20,595
91.874
S6,78(i
23,955
9.118
442,730
38,555,983
Wilmington, Del
Dayton, Ohio
Lawrence, Mass
Utica, N. Y
Charlestown, Mass
Savannah, Ga
Lynn. Mass
Fall River, Mass
30.841
30,473
28,921
28,804
28,323
28.235
28,233
26,766
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
21,;
POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.
STATUS AND
TKRRITOKIKS.
AIVII in
square
Miles.
POPULATION.
Miles
R. R.
1872.
STATES AND
TERRITORIES.
Area in
square
Miles.
POPULATION.
Miles
R. R.
1872.
1870.
1875.
1870.
1875.
States.
50,722
52,198
188,981
4.674
2,120
59,268
58,000
55,410
33,809
55,045
81,318
37,600
41,346
31,776
11,184
7,800
56,451
83,531
47,156
65,350
75.9P5
112,090
9,280
8,320
47,000
50,704
39,964
95,244
s of Mic
996,992
484,471
560,247
537,454
125,015
187,748
1,184,109
2,539,891
1,680,637
1,191.792
364,399
1,321,011
726,915
626,915
780,894
1,457,351
1,184,059
439,706
827,922
1,721,295
123,993
42,491
318.300
906,096
4,382,759
1,071.361
2,665,260
90,923
higan tak
1,671
25
1,013
820
227
466
2,108
5,901
:i..V,!!)
3.160
1,760
1,123
539
871
820
1,606
2,235
1,612
990
2, 5 SO
828
593
790
1,265
4,470
1,190
3,740
109
States.
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina...
Tennessee
Texas
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
330,551
1,225,163
442,014
1,054.670
""258; 239
925,145
5,113
136
1.201
1,520
865
675
1,490
485
1.725
Arkansas
California
Connecticut.......
Florida
Vermont
Georgia.
Illinois
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Indiana
1,236,729
1,350,544
528,349
"8571639
Total States
Kansas
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
Louisiana
Territories.
Arizona
Maine
Colorado
392
Massachusetts...
Michigan*
1,651,912
1,334,031
598,429
Dist. of Columbia.
Idaho
*
Mississippi
Montana
Missouri
Nebraska
"246,280
52,540
1,026; 502
4,705,208
New Mexico...
Utah
375
Nevada
Washington
New Hampshire.
New Jersey
New York....
Wyoming
498
Total Territories.
Aggregate of U. S..
* Included In t
965,032
2,915,203
he Rallro
442,730
1,265
North Carolina..
Ohio
Oregon
38,555,983
ad Mileage
60,852
id.
* Last Censu
en In 1874
of Marylai
PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD;
POPULATION AND AREA.
COUNTRIES.
Population.
Date of
Census.
Area in
Square
Miles.
Inhabitants
to Square
Mile.
CAPITALS.
Population.
China
446,500 000
1871
3 741 846
119.3
Pekin
1,648 800
British Empire
226 817 108
1871
4 677 432
48 6
3 251 800
Russia
81,925,410
1871
8 003 778
10.2
St. Petersburg
667 000
United States with Alaska
38 925 600
1870
<! 603 884
7.78
Washington
109 199
France
36 469 800
1866
204 091
178 7
Paris . . .
1 825 300
Austria and Hungary
- 35,904 400
1869
240 348
149.4
Vienna . .
833 900
Japan
34 785 300
1871
149 399
232 8
Yeddo
1 554 900
Great Britain and Ireland
31,817,100
1871
121 315
262.3
London
3,251,800
German Empire
29 906 092
1871
160 207
187.
Berlin
825 400
Italy
27 439 921
1871
118 847
230.9
244 484
Spain . . .
16,642,000
1867
195 775
85.
Madrid
332 000
Brazil
10 000 000
3 253 029
3.07
Rio Janeiro
420 000
Turkey
Mexico
16,463,000
9 173,000
1869
672,621
761 526
24.4
Constantinople
Mexico
1,075,000
210 300
Sweden and Norway
5 921 500
1870
292 871
20.
Stockholm
136 900
Persia
5 000 000
1870
635 964
7.8
120 000
Belgium
5 021 300
1869
11 373
441.5
Brussels
314' 100
Bavaria
4 861 400
1871
29 292
165.9
169 500
Portugal...
3 995 200
1868
34 494
115.8
224 063
Holland
3 688 300
1870
12 680
290.9
Hague
90'lOO
j\ew Grenada....
3 000 000
1870
357 157
8.4
45 000
Chili
2,000 000
1869
132 616
15.1
Santiago
115 400
Switzerland
2 669 100
1870
15 992
166.9
36 000
Peru
2 500 000
1871
471 838
5.3
160 100
Bolivia
2,000 000
497 321
4.
Chuquisaca
25 000
Argentine Republic , . .
1 812 000
1869
871 848
2.1
177 800
Wurtemburg
1 818 500
1871
7 533
241.4
91 600
Denmark
1 784 700
1870
14 753
120 9
162 042
Venezuela
I,500,'000
368,238
4.2
Caraccas
47,000
Baden
1 461 400
1871
5 912
247.
36 600
Greece
1 457 900
1870
19 353
75 3
43 400
Guatemala
1 180 000
1871
40 879
28.9
40*000
Ecuador
1,300,000
218,928
5.9
Quito
70,000
Paraguay
1 000 000
1871
63 787
15 6
48 000
Hesse . . .
823 138
2 969
277
30 000
Liberia
718 000
1871
9 576
74.9
3 000
San Salvador
600 000
1871
7 335
81 8
15 000
Havti
572 000
10 205
56
20 000
N icaragua
350 000
1871
58 171
6.
lo'ooo
Uruguay
300 000
1871
66 722
6 5
44 500
Honduras
350 000
1871
47092
12 000
San Domingo
136.000
17,827
7.6
San Domingo
20,000
I'osta Rica
165 000
1870
21 505
7.7
2 000
H:.WM«. ..........
62.950
7.633
80.
Honolulu
7,633
216
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
POPULATION OF ILLINOIS,
BY COUNTIES.
COUNTIES.
AGGREGATE.
1870.
1860.
1850.
1840.
14476
3313
5O6O
1705
4183
3067
1741
1023
2981
1475
1878
7453
3228
37i8
9616
IO2OI
4422
1830.
1820.
Adams .......
56362
10564
I3I52
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
i"34
20277
14938
13014
35935
5H3
12582
35506
25782
19634
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
144954
H55I
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
11272
26508
2484
6144
7624
7198
8841
3231
4586
7253
2649
3203
9532
4289
5139
9335
43385
7135
37i8
7540
5002
2186
1390
3124
Alexander . ....
626
2931
Bond
Boone ....
Brown - .... . . .
Bureau .. ..... .....
Calhoun ....... .
logo
Carroll
Cass .
Champaign
Christian
Clark .
3940
755
2330
931
Clay
Clinton . . ._..-._.__
Coles .
Cook
Crawford ........... .
3"7
*23
2999
Cumberland - ...
De Kalb 1
1697
3247
De Witt
Douglas . . .
Du Page
92yo
10692
3524
3799
8075
3535
8225
3070
1675
6328
Kdgar .
4071
1649
Edwards .... ........
3444
Effingham _
Fayette .
2704
Ford .. -.
Franklin
5681
22508
5448
12429
3023
6362
14652
2887
4612
3807
4149
5862
3220
8109
7354
18604
4114
16703
3682
13142
10760
11951
4083
1841
7405
7674
1763
Fulton .
Gallatin
3155
Greene ....
Grundy ...... _ .
Hamilton. ... .
3945
9946
1378
2616
483
Hancock ....
Hardin .
Henderson _ . ....
Henry . .. . .
1260
1695
3566
1472
5762
4535
6180
3626
6501
4i
Iroquois ....
Jackson
1828
1542
Jasper ...
Jefferson .... ... ....
2555
691
Jersey
Jo Daviess
2III
1596
Johnson -
843
Kane ....
Kankakee . .
Kendall
7730
13279
14226
17815
6121
5-292
1553
5128
Knox
7060
2634
9348
7092
2035
759
233.3
274
Lake ..... .. . . .
La Salle
Lawrence
3668
Lee
Livingston . . ....
Loean . .
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
217
POPULATION OF ILLINOIS— CONCLUDED.
COUNTIES.
AGGREGATE.
1870.
I860.
13738
24602
3I25I
12739
13437
10931
6213
20069
22089
28772
9584
15042
12832
13979
22II2
6385
22888
36601
9552
6l27
27249
6742
3943
5587
17205
9711
21005
9331
32274
14684
9069
14613
9004
37694
25112
21470
11181
19800
7313
18336
I373I
12223
12403
18737
29321
12205
24491
13282
185O.
3988
12355
2O44I
6720
5180
5921
4092
7616
14978
10163
6349
5246
7679
6277
16064
3234
IOO2O
17547
5278
I6o6
18819
3975
2265
3924
11079
4012
6937
5588
19228
10573
7914
7807
3710
20180
11666
12052
7615
11492
4690
8176
6953
6825
8925
536i
16703
7216
H773
4415
184O.
1830.
183O.
Macon
26481
32726
44I3I
2O622
16950
16184
9581
26509
23762
53988
H735
18769
12982
25314
28463
10385
27492
47540
13723
10953
30708
"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
29301
18956
3039
7926
14433
4742
1849
1122
1990
6221
2125
Alacoupin
Madison
13550
Marion
Marshall
Mason _.
Massac .. .--
McDonough
5308
2578
6565
4431
2352
4481
4490
19547
(>)
McHenry .. ..
McLean
Menard
Mercer
26
2000
2953
I27I4
Monroe
*2I
I5l6
Montgomery . __
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
3479
6i53
3222
Peoria . ..
(<)
1215
Perry .
Piatt
Pike
11728
4094
2396
3316
Pope
26lO
Pulaski
Putnam .
2131
7944
/Ti3io
4429
Randolph ....
3492
Richland .
Rock Island
2610
Saline
Sangamon _ . 7
14716
6972
6215
6659
1573
13631
2800
7221
5524
9303
4240
6739
4810
5133
7919
2514
10167
4457
4609
12960
£2959
Schuyler
Scott
Shelby- -
2972
Stark
St.Clair ..
7078
*5
5248
Stephenson
Tazewell..
4716
3239
5836
2710
308
1675
2553
6091
Union
2362
Vermilion.
Wabash
Warren
Washington..
1517
1114
4828
Wayne
White
Whitesides
Will
Williamson..
Winnebago - . .
Woodford
Total..
2^0801
I7IIQ5I
8^1470
47618-?
1*74.4 <;
*49
=^162
PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE, STATE OF ILLINOIS, BY COUNTIES.— 1870.
JOUNTIES.
Total
Improved
Land.
Woodl'nd
Other un-
improved
Spring
Wheat.
Winter
Wheat.
Rye.
Indian
Corn.
Oars.
Number.
19.329.952
Number.
5,061.578
Number.
1.491.331
Bushels.
10,133.207
Bushels.
19.995,198
Bushels.
2.456.57S
Bushels.
129.921.39:
Bushels.
42.780.851
Adams
287,926
13,836
145,045
137,307
57,062
398.611
37,684
186,864
92.902
419,368
241,472
118.594
146,922
150,177
208,337
348,824
105,505
75,342
334,502
168,539
147,633
164,874
^65,458
58,912
120,343
187,196
141.228
80,749
228,132
49,572
175,408
193,999
88,996
311,517
28,117
140,954
265,904
322,510
78,548
90,867
118,951
94,147
156,517
57,820
240,120
312,182
164.004
330,829
207,779
533,724
87,828
322,212
377,505
321,705
205,259
231.059
257,032
173,081
166,057
209,453
25,151
261,635
230,566
494,978
134,173
222.809
92,810
276,682
293,450
144,220
' 316,883
170,729
93 754
112,576
17.761
42,613
29,886
35,491
41.866
63.443
29,793
33,493
16,789
19,803
102,201
80,612
48,868
45,214
19,635
78,350
40,334
17,722
29,548
11,897
17,243
66,803
57,585
56.330
93,460
2,996
. 3,994
123,823
68,750
93,242
6,256
93,878
43,385
44,771
34,705
12,620
22,478
87,642
67,023
94,888
51,427
82.07B
3
34,646
10,978
14,244
41,566
21,072
48,117
72,738
12,071
12,462
17,394
18,153
81,224
89,450
61,579
?8,260
jl.739
33,396
52,547
53,293
40,366
34.931
45,977
83,369
47,804
60,217
24,783
43,643
48,666
68,470
5,978
128,953
87.754
12.516
17,184
162,274
50,618
31,239
70,393
51,085
62,477
44,633
74,908
12,375
76,591
43.167
45,268
83,606
53,078
37.558
27,294
55,852
146,794
78.167
21.823
24,261
116.949
37.238
25,217
19,370
16,191
947.616
42,658
368.625
599
117,502
724
221,298
260
127,054
123,091
504,041
195.118
85,737
610,888
154,485
4,904
212,924
84,697
190
11,695
65,461
693
247,360
122,703
195,716
351,310
1,008
111.324
223.930
83 093
20.989
30
6,240
35,871
4,742
43,811
186
25,721
2.772
45,752
10,722
7,308
3,221
1,619
8,825
20,171
15,497
14,798
21,018
11 540
9,017
7,532
37,508
528
19.759
25,328
11,577
5.195
131,711
512
415
4,930
11.672
133,533
865
96,430
35,766
23,259
524
9,165
5,934
""7.'i85
2,466
23.618
12,935
5.163
113,547
5,870
48,308
1,121
14,829
26,163
37.232
29,223
2.404
3,685
V4.517
36,135
49,182
544
52,401
29,264
39.824
4,283
40,778
1,425
3,296
5,535
6,670
157,504
99,502
1,016
9,248
25,303
2.309
222
7.707
3,235
3,401
20,003
568
23,073
20,841
930
23,686
30,534
1,008
135,362
59,027
1,737
52,476
""fa! 212
2,576
8,665
418
31.658
8,030
6.228
137,985
20.426
1,452,905
244,220
1,064,052
466,985
337,769
3,030,404
234,041
1.367.965
1,146.980
3,924.720
1,883,336
614,582
1,019.994
813.257
2,133,111
570,427
581,964
403,075
1,023,849
1,311,635
1,680,225
331,981
2,107,615
352,371
620,247
962.525
565,671
653.208
1,508.763
509.491
1,051,313
295,971
735,252
1,510,401
172,651
1,712,901
2,541,683
799,810
611,951
461,345
887,981
519,120
1,286,326
343,298
674.333
637.399
681,267
2,708,319
517.353
3,077,028
656,363
1,656,978
1,182,696
4,221,640
2,214,468
1,051,544
2.127,549
1,034.057
1,182,903
2,648. 726
133,12ti
1,362,49(1
1,145,005
3.723.37H
1.973.881.
2.054,962
543,716
1,527,898
3.198.835
1,753.141
1,787,066
969.224
384,44(i
1,029.725
1.399,188
315,958
195.735
334.259
510,08t>
482,59-1
1,459,653
531,511;
4,388.763
440.975
752.771
2,082.578
1,149,878
1,423.121
1,615,679
2,062.053
679.753
2.818,027
421,361
2,982.853
836.115
1,179,291
870.521
2,162,943
1.131,458
655,710
1,237,406
2,154,185
759,074
21,627
461,097
579,127
70,852
987,426
26,234
775,100
168,784
721,375
383,821
212.628
269.945
446,324
315.954
1,584,225
136,255
171,880
1,087,074
216,756
225,074
860.809
290,679
129.152
386.073
497,395
154,589
222,426
261,390
27,164
64,029
269,332
203,464
579,599
26,991
229,286
668,367
430,746
149,931
149,214
285,949
71,770
874,016
74,525
785,608
772,408
468,890
787,952
699.069
1.509,642
131,386
903,197
659,300
490,226
454.648
459,417
475,252
389,446
362.604
272,660
22.097
280,717
910.397
911,127
235,091
452,889
152,251
668,424
198,724
263,992
141,540
334,892
338.760
130.610
161,419
67,886
16,511
86,519
414,487
204,634
276.575
69.793
397.718
119.359
13.463
637.812
316.726
476,851
960.620
505,841
124,473
436.051
110,793
HOI. 054
533,398
404.482
119.653
880.838
1,868.682
180,986
868.903
744, 5gl
Alexander .
Bond
1,915
2,658
25.608
15,803
2,754
33,302
6,604
58,502
19,173
5,420
5,225
8,722
3,274
17,337
27,185
5,604
6,551
17,633
7,316
3.851
14,282
830
26,206
16,786
63,976
86,710
4,076
2.565
29.653
4,505
3,343
18.480
107
14,243
31,459
63,498
5,991
12,25«
778
1,363
45,779
79,141
399
10,598
2,283
25.155
24,399
2,356
3,273
7,409
41,788
408
9.115
7,343
13,675
4,142
2,97*>
31,013
30
14,035
57,998
49,087
13,952
22,588
666
8.495
1.378
13,112
14,913
2,516
220
13,897
9,302
700
241,042
13,276
465,236
418,073
12,165
102,577
18,360
Boone
Brown
Bureau
Calhoun
Carroll
Cass
Champaign
Christian
Clark
Clay
1,894
500
2,651
144,296
60
550
398,059
106,493
7.683
106,096
13,283
Clinton
Coles
Cook
Cumberland
DeKalb
DeWitt
DuPage
Edgar
Kffingham
77
""42.571
365
193,669
Fayette
Ford
Franklin
Fulton
tiallatin
577,400
150
92,347
232,750
32,306
69,062
445
10,480
329.036
87.808
100,553
558,367
555
92,191
325
480
1,249
7.654
221
2,193
264.1*4
2,260
1,339
40,963
196,613
861,398
1.207,181
173,652
900
125,628
72,316
36,146
270
10,955
45,793
13,203
651,767
744,891
357,523
196,436
5,580
31,843
350,446
39,762
1,057,497
70,457
44,922
Grundy
21,700
129
181,378
13
161,112
462,379
57,160
890
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin
Henderson
Henry
Iroquois
Jackson
Jersey ..
"282; 758
JoDaviess
Johnson
Kane
188,826
103,466
90,681
267,764
168,914
271,181
"450', 793
120,206
198,056
55,239
160
550
Kankakee
Kendall
Knox
I>ake
LaSalle
Lawrence
Lee
Logan
Macon
Macoupin
Madison
Marshall
106,129
73,261
Mason .
McDonough ... .
273,871
401,790
211,801
36,152
289,291
McHenry
McLean
Meuard
Mercer
Montgomery
59
18,196
17,128
497,038
92,361
Morgan
Moultrie
Ogle
Peoria
Perry.-...
Piatt. . .
94,454
233.785
55,980
19 319
26.382
130
Pike
Pope . .
Pulaski
Putnam
37,271
140,764
75,079
155,214
72,309
4.174
1.170
2.025
20,755
809
19,932
21,294
1,610
9,314
2.783
2,016
13,701
14,846
5,300
31,122
509
14,583
1.931
10,486
869
37.310
6,335
1.648
15,237
23,135
28,137
450
796
1,031,022
150,268
2.279
83.011
247,658
165.724
266,105
452,015
Randolph
Kichland
Bock Island
243,541
200
89,304
56,221
18
15,526
124,630
2,550
527,394
132,417
""44; 806
""l86',290
Saline....
Sangamon
421.748
96,195
85,331
310,179
138,129
231,117
254,857
229,126
75,832
360,251
54,063
266.187
177592
147.352
92,398
289.809
419,442
128,448
241,373
225,504
Schuyler
Scott . . .
Shelby
Stark
St. Clair
1,562.621
2.118
72,410
180,231
249,558
202.201
5,712
672,486
164,689
184,321
264
1,996
170,787
2,468
108,307
Stephenson
Tazewell
Union
Vermilion
Wabash
Warren
Wayne
White
Whitesides
Will
266
457,455
195,286
176
408,606
178,139
Williamson
Wlnnebago
Woodford
MORGAN COUNTY.
FRANKLIN
Mil
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TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY.
(FROM THE SURVEY OF 1870, BY HENRY M. BANNISTER.)
Morgan County is bounded on the north by Cass County ; on the
east by Sangamon ; on the south by Macoupin and Greene, and on the
west by Scott County and the Illinois River. It comprises about fifteen and
two- thirds townships, or about five hundred and sixty-three square miles.
Nearly or quite one-half of this is well wooded, the remainder is prairie.
Besides the Illinois River, which forms a portion of its western boundary,
the county is watered by several lesser streams, among which the Indian,
Mauvaisterre, Sandy and Apple Creeks may be mentioned as the most
important. Nearly all these streams head in the county, and attain
considerable dimensions before passing beyond its limits. With their
tributaries they afford good water facilities to the residents of the county,
and carry off the surplus water in times of freshets.
The county, away from the streams, is, in most part, a gently undu-
lating prairie, with a rich, dark colored surface soil, similar in all respects
to that in the adjoining regions, and differing but little from the general
character of all the prairie soils in this part of the State. On the broken
land, along the streams, the soil is generally lighter colored and clayey,
and generally bears a heavy growth of black, white, and red oak, with
some laurel oak, pin oak, butternut and shell-bark hickory, black walnut,
bitternut, white and slippery elm, iron wood, sassafras, hackberry, red
bud, soft and sugar maple, linden, and hazel. On the narrow strip of
land, which borders many of the streams, in addition to many of the
above species, swamp white oak, chinquapin oak, sycamore, paw-paw, and
cotton wood are found. In the extreme western portion of the county,
the Illinois River is bordered by an extensive tract of bottom land, rang-
ing from four to six miles in width at different points. In this bottom,
with the exception of a few tracts of low sand ridge, covered with stunted
black jack, the soil is a rich, arenaceous loam, which, whenever sufficiently
elevated, is one of the best soils in the county. A considerable portion
of this bottom, however, is flooded by the river, and certain tracts are so
little elevated as to form permanent shallow lakes or sloughs. Along the
edges of the bluffs, at their immediate base, there is generally a sandy
slope, similar in soil and timber to the sand ridges in the bottom, the
material of which is derived from the marly sand of the Loess, of which
e bluffs are mainly composed.
The Loess, the most recent of the geological formations after the
Alluvium, occurs in this county along the Illinois River bluffs, in which
it attains a thickness of from sixty to eighty feet. Back from the bluffs
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it rapidly thins out, and is seldom seen extending more than a mile or
two up the side ravines, and indeed it frequently disappears entirely
within a much less distance. The material is generally an ash or buff
colored, marly sand, containing fossil fresh water shells of existing
species, here as elsewhere, forming high conical bluffs, which constitute
a peculiar feature in the landscape. So resistant is this material to
atmospheric influences, that many of the bluffs are crowned by steep
mural escarpments of compacted sand, which preserve their shape from
year to year, despite the wearing action of the frosts and showers.
The deposits of the Drift extend over nearly the whole surface of the
county, their thickness ranging all the way from twenty to eighty or
one hundred feet, and at Jacksonville its thickness attains to even one
hundred and forty-seven feet. The material of this formation is generally
a blue or yellow clay, with occasional seams or strata of quicksand or
gravel. Good sections of this formation are, however, rarely met with,
both on account of the infrequency of shafts or wells of sufficient depth,
and of the frequent lack of reliable information in regard to those wells
which have been sunk. In general, however, the brown clays are upper-
most, and are underlaid by bluish clays and hard-pan.
Boulders are abundant in all parts of the county, but in this region
are seldom of such size as farther north. Many of the transported
boulders show polished and striated, or streaked surfaces, on two or more
sides, but no such surfaces were observed in any exposures of rock in situ.
The older geological formations which appear in the surface expos-
ures of this county, are the Coal Measures and the St. Louis Limestone.,
Of the former, there is between the uppermost, and lowest exposures a
considerable average thickness, it is difficult to state how much, but
probably several hundred feet, including the horizon of two or three
workable coal seams. Of the St. Louis Limestone only a limited thick-
ness of the upper beds is exposed.
THE COAL MEASURES. — This formation underlies nearly the whole
county; the only portion in which it is not the uppermost rock, being a com-
paratively limited area along the Illinois bottoms and bluffs. Considerable
difficulty is experienced in forming a correct idea of the details of this
formation in this county, on account of the wide separation and varying
character of the outcrops. The aggregate thickness, however, may be set
down as not less than three hundred feet, and probably more. Within
this thickness there are at least three, and most probably four, beds of
coal of sufficient thickness to be profitably worked.
The only surface outcrops of No. 1 of the Illinois River section are
along the Illinois River bluffs near the northern line of the county, in
sections 2, 3 and 4, township 16, range 12 west, where it has been worked
to a slight extent by drifts driven horizontally into the hillside, and has,
at least at one point, been worked by stripping along the outcrop.
The sandstone No. 3, of this section, has been worked to some
extent as a building stone, and is exposed in several places along the
river bluffs in this vicinity. The other beds are only to be seen at one
or two points, and the outcrop of the coal vein itself is every where
covered by soil and debris from the beds above.
In the southwest quarter of section 4, township 16, range 11, it is
reported that a coal bed occurs a few feet below the bed of Indian
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Creek, which has been worked by stripping during seasons of very low
water. A little distance below the point where the coal was said to
occur, the geologist observed masses of nodular, argillaceous limestone,
which he judged to have been derived from the under-clay of the coal.
Still further up the creek, in the northeast part of section 15, he observed
an outcrop of reddish, concretionary sandstone, which may perhaps be the
equivalent of the sandstone No. 3, in the same section.
A coal bank, situated in the northwest quarter of section 33, township
16, range 12, was for some time worked. The distance from the surface
of the ground to the bottom of the coal in the shaft was about twenty-six
feet. After passing through fifteen feet of soil and drift clay, about
eight feet of dark colored shale and black slate, containing heavy iron-
stone concretions are met with, and still under this, the coal — at this
point only twenty inches in thickness. The fragments of black slate,
which had been thrown out of the shaft, contained few fossils.
A bed of coal, which may possibly be the same as that in the localities
already mentioned, is reported to occur in about the center of the western
part of section 20, township 16, range 12. The coal is said to occur at a
depth of about twelve feet below the bed of Coon Run, where it has been
struck by excavations, although it was found impossible to work it on
account of the water. The bed of the creek a short distance above this
point is composed of rather irregularly bedded, light gray limestone.
Below, along the banks and bed of the stream, in the eastern part of
section 19, there appears a light colored, shaly limestone in the bed of
the stream, and about two hundred yards still farther down the stream,
but higher in actual position, heavy beds of a soft, massive, ferruginous
sandstone appear in the sides of the ravine. The coal No. 2 of the Illinois
River section is worked in this county at one of its typical localities, and
probably at several other points. At Neeleyville, on the Wabash railroad,
near the western border of the county, this seam of coal immediately
underlies the Drift at a depth below the surface, at the principal diggings,
of from ten to fifteen feet. A shaft sunk upon the top of the hill a short
distance south of the railroad, passed through eighty-five feet of the
brown and blue clays of the Drift before reaching the coal. The seam
varies from four to four and half feet in thickness, of which about three
and one-half feet is available — the remainder being required to be left
to support the roof. In the eastern part of the village a shaly sandstone,
varying in color from light reddish to gray, is exposed in the bottom and
sides of the ditches along the railroad for a distance of three hundred
yards or more. The whole thickness exposed is not over eight feet, and
the beds appear to be nearly horizontal.
Other localities, of probably the same vein of coal, are in the north-
west corner of section 34, township 16, range 12, and in the southern
part of sections 21 and 22 in the same township. In the former of these
localities, the coal was worked by drifting into the side of a small ravine.
The bed was reported to be about four feet in thickness. This coal bank
is about half or three quarters of a mile from McPhersoirs shaft, already
noticed as a locality of the lowest seam of No. 1 of the Illinois River
section. Its level is probably from forty to fifty feet above the coal seam
opened by the shaft.
In the southern part of section 22 the workings were situated along
224 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
the bank of Coon Run for a distance of about half a mile. The coal was
worked by horizontal drifts in the side of the bluff, all of which have
long been discontinued. The seam is reported to be about three feet in
thickness. In the northwest corner of section 18, township 15, range 11,
at a point where the Wabash railroad crosses the Mauvaisterre, there is
an exposure of thirty feet or more of shaly sandstone and arenaceous
shales. The shaly beds may be traced along the stream for a distance of
nearly a half mile from the bridge, where they finally disappear, and
above this point along the stream, and indeed in the whole northeastern
portion of the county, there are no prominent exposures of any of the
beds of the older formations.
No. 2 of this section is the bed which is here worked as a building
stone. It is extremely soft and easily worked when first taken out, but
is said to harden on exposure to the weather. It is considerably used for
building purposes in the vicinity. Below the quarry, exposures of shaly
sandstone and arenaceous shales occur along the banks of the creek
wherever it touches the bluffs which edge the narrow bottom as far as the
county line, a distance of about one mile, and probably continue to appear
along the lower course of the branch in Scott County. Above the quarry
there are no prominent outcrops, although the same beds undoubtedly
occur in the hill sides.
Passing southward from this point along the western side of the
county, the next exposure of the Coal Measures is on the south side of
Sandy Creek in the western part of section 16, township 14, range 11.
The outcrop is only of limited extent, and consists of light colored,
rather argillaceous shale, overlaid by sandstone,. The vertical thickness
is, perhaps, four feet. The sandstone is only seen in tumbling masses.
Proceeding up the ravine of Sandy Creek, in the bottom of one of the
side ravines opening from the northward in the northwest quarter of
section 11, township 14, range 11, a large tumbling mass of light colored,
brittle limestone is seen, which evidently had not been far removed from
its original bed. Similar masses often occur in one or two side ravines of
this stream and some of its tributaries in this vicinity, but no good out-
crop of beds in place, occur in this part of its course. In the western
half of section 9, township 14, range 10, there are exposures of light
colored fossiliferous limestone which has been quarried in several places
along the bluffs on the south side of the creek. Underneath this
limestone at one or two points, a little west of the center of the section,
appear exposures of a light colored shale, apparently entirely destitute of
fossil remains. The whole exposed thickness of the shale is about ten feet ;
that of the limestone is not so easily ascertained, as the exposures are
not continuous, and the whole thickness is not exposed at any one place.
Judging from the difference of level in the different exposures it would
seem to be not less than that of the shale, and probably much more. A
little farther up the stream, near the center of the section, at the crossing
of the railroads (St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago), a shaft has been
sunk about half way up the side of the bluff, penetrating the Drift and
underlying beds about eighty feet.
No prominent exposures of rock occur on any of the tributaries of
Sandy Creek, lying to the southward. The nearest point where they
appear is on the left bank of Coal Creek, in the northwest corner of
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section 16, township 14, range 10, where a foot or two in thickness of a
light colored, calcareous shale, or shaly limestone, has been laid bare by
the wash of the stream in the overhanging bank. The same occurs at
several points below along the stream. Farther down the stream, near the
center of the south part of section 30, is a coal bank. Here the coal
ranges in thickness from three feet eight inches to four feet, and is over-
laid at one or two points with decomposing dark slate. Perhaps this is
generally the case, but the exposures do not show it well. The limestone
No. 1 is well exposed, and the vein of coal has been slightly worked by
stripping in one of the side ravines, a little distance below the main coal
banks.
Following down the stream, below the coal bank, a reddish, shaly
sandstone is exposed in its bed, which, at a point a mile below, forms a
perpendicular bank ten feet high. Similar exposures of the same light
reddish or brown sandstone occur here and there along the creek to the
county line, and below into Greene County. In the village of Murray-
ville and its immediate vicinity, two or three borings have been made, in
two of which coal is reported to have been met at depths of one hundred
and seven and one hundred and twenty feet. This coal is reported as
overlaid by sandstone and black slate ; but in neither case did the boring
penetrate the coal more than twenty-three inches. It may possibly be
the same vein as that worked on Coal Creek.
The principal natural exposures of the Coal Measures in this county,
which remain to be noticed, are those on the main Apple Creek and its
principal tributaries. The greater portion of the eastern and northeast-
ern townships of Morgan County are upland prairie, where all the older
formations are deeply buried under the heavy accumulations of Drift, and
where none of the streams, which here take their rise, have cut down
through these quarternary deposits to any considerable extent.
In the northeast quarter of section 18, township 13, range 8, on the
north fork of Apple Creek, an exposure in the side of the bluff is
observed of about twenty-five feet in vertical height. The upper twenty
feet is an arenaceous shale. The remaining lower portion consists of
one or two thin beds of limestone, with black carbonaceous shale and fire
clay, and in some places one or two inches of coal between the dark
colored shale and fire clay. The limestone affords but few fossils. The
lower beds m&y be traced along the banks of the creek near half a mile,
although the exposure is not continuous, and then the dip of the strata
being apparently a little greater than the fall of the stream, and in the
same direction — about southwest — it finally disappears beneath its bed.
Heavy exposures of a massive brownish or reddish sandstone is observed
in one of the side ravines a little below the place where these beds dis-
appear, running from the northward, having probably a total thickness of
over thirty feet. A similar sandstone is said to occur some two miles
above this point on the creek. Down the ravine about half a mile dis-
tant, appearances indicate that limestone has been quarried at one time,
though the ledges are not now visible. Below this place, outcroppings
of the older rocks are not frequent along the fork of Apple Creek, until
near its junction with the main creek. Below the forks of the creek, as
far as the county line, a bed of hard, bluish limestone appears at the
water's edge, and at a few points it may be seen that this is overlaid by
226 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
argillaceous shales. On a small branch which comes down from the
northwest and enters the creek bottoms near the county line, a coal seam
has been worked by stripping. A little farther up the shale is exposed
with thin beds of limestone, and over all a massive grayish sandstone and
sandy shale. Passing up the east fork of Apple Creek, above the junc-
tion, a continuation of the hard, bluish limestone before mentioned, is
found, appearing along the banks of the stream for more than a mile,
sometimes in place, and sometimes in large tumbling masses in the bed of
the creek. It also appears in some of the side ravines, and has been some-
what quarried in the southwest quarter of section 31, township 13, range 8,
at a distance of nearly three-quarters of a mile from the creek. This lime-
stone is probably the same as that observed farther down stream, as it is
identical with it in appearance and thickness. Still farther up stream it
appears still higher in the side of the bluffs, and has been considerably
quarried, while at a little above this point it disappears entirely, and
is seen no more along the stream.
Up a small branch which enters Apple Creek from the southwest,
near the center of the south line of section 27, outcrops of shale, lime-
stone, etc., with a small vein of coal are seen. A little below this point
there is a continual ledge of the shale, from five to eight feet in height,
extending along the bank of the river for a distance of twenty or thirty
rods. Still further up the ravine, in the northeast quarter of section 34,
the coal again outcrops, and still above this, near the Macoupin County
line, in the southwest quarter of section 35, there is an exposure of ten
or fifteen feet of shale, overlying the thin limestone No. 1 , of the above
section.
North of these exposures, in the eastern part of the county, there
are but one or two points where the older rocks appear above the sur-
face, or are artificially exposed. One of these occurs in the northeast
quarter of section 25, township 13, range 8, where a reddish sandstone,
in layers varying from two inches to a foot in thickness, has been quar-
ried as a building stone. This stone also occurs in the bed of a small
branch running north into Apple Creek, and four or five feet of gravel
has to be removed before reaching the valuable portions of the rock. To
the northward of this, in the vicinity of Waverly, sandstone is said to
have been met in digging wells, at a depth of sixteen or eighteen feet,
possibly the same beds that are exposed at this point.
Near Prentice, in the northeast corner of the county, a shaft has
been sunk in the beds of the Coal Measures and the overlying Drift, to
the depth of about two hundred and twent}r feet, and has been continued
by boring over one hundred feet more. It passes through three veins of
coal, none of which are three feet in thickness.
The only point remaining to be mentioned in Morgan County, as a
locality, where the beds of the Coal Measures have been penetrated, is at
the city of Jacksonville, where a bed of coal, thirty inches in thickness,
is reported to have been struck by a boring made on the grounds of the
Insane Asylum, at a depth of one hundred and ninety feet. Another
boring, made near the track of the Wabash railroad, just east of the
city limits, is reported to have struck coal at nearly the same depth. The
Drift here is over one hundred and forty feet in thickness.
COAL. — As will be seen by the foregoing pages, at least four or five
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different beds of coal appear in the surface outcrops and artificial exca-
vations of this county, several of which have been more or less exten-
sively worked. In fact, the whole surface of the county, excepting the
Illinois bottoms and a small area immediately adjoining, is probably
underlaid by one or more veins of coal. The lowest of these, the No. 1,
or Exeter coal, has been mined to some extent along the river bluffs, near
the northern border of the county, where the seam is about two and a
half feet thick. It is probably the seam that has been worked on Indian
Creek, in section 4, township 16, range 11, but beyond it is not identified
in any exposures within the county. Although the coal of this seam is
of a good quality, it is not generally of sufficient thickness to be profitably
mined, except along the natural outcrops, or where it is only of compara-
tively insignificant depth below the surface.
The next seam above this, the Neeleyville coal, is rather extensively
worked at that place. The seam here is about four feet thick, and only
twelve or fourteen feet below the surface of the principal diggings along
the railroad. However, as it has no good natural roof, but is overlaid
immediately by the clays of the Drift, from six to twelve inches of coal^has
to be left for a roof, and much trouble and expense must be incurred in
cribbing. The coal is of good quality, and is much used on the Wabash
railroad, and is also sent elsewhere to market. The four-foot vein, which
•outcrops along Coal Creek, in section 30, township 13, range 10, has been
mined to some extent, but the works have been abandoned. This bed
contains some pyrites, disseminated throughout the mass ; but when
sufficiently free from this material, the coal is reported to be of a very
good quality. The other veins of coal which are worked at all in this
•county, probably belong to the middle and upper Coal Measures, and, as
far as they have been opened, are generally of comparatively slight thick-
ness. It would seem probable, however, considering these beds to belong
to the upper and middle parts of the formation, that other and heavier
seams of coal may be met with at greater depths beneath the surface.
All the borings which have been made in the central part of the county
seem to confirm this, as far as they go. The small vein outcropping along
Apple Creek, in the southeastern part of the county, is not easy to place
in the general section. It probably is, also, in the middle portion of the
series, if not higher. The thickness is too slight to admit of its being
Irofitably worked, except by stripping, along its outcrop.
ST. Louis LIMESTONE. — The outcrops of this formation are confined
to the base of the bluffs, along the eastern edge of the Illinois bottoms
in this county. In lithological characters it is also rather variable, con-
sisting of reddish and light colored sandstones, and a hard, impure, red-
dish, calcareous rock, which appears in several places. It nowhere pre-
sents such a development as may be met farther south, and disappears
entirely before reaching the northern limits of the county. The most
northern exposures observed by the geologist were in the southwest cor-
ner of section 19, township lb', range 12, where a light gray sandstone
•appears on the sides of the bluff road, and a little higher up the side of
the bluff large tumbling masses of a light colored sandstone are seen.
About a quarter of a mile below this point ledges of a reddish, splinter-
ing, calcareous sand rock appear on the side of the bluffs, and have been
'mewhat quarried.
228 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Passing still farther to the south and west along the bluff road, a light
reddish, shaly sandstone appears at various points in the ditches alongside
the road, and in the bottoms of some o'f the small ravines which come
down through the bluffs. Mention has already been made, in the earlier
part of this chapter, of a reddish sandstone occurring in heavy ledges in
the ravines of Coon Run, which may possibly belong to this formation,
but more probably to the Coal Measures. About a half mile north of
the southern line of the county, in the western part of section 36, there
is a small quarry on the edge of the bottom in a rather coarser grained,
light colored sandstone, which has been excavated to the depth of about
four feet. In none of the exposures of the rocks of this age in Morgan
County were any good fossils obtained ; but ledges of rock containing
some of the characteristic fossils of this group in tolerable abundance
occur a short distance over the boundary in Scott County.
CLAYS. — Some of the underclays of the different coal seams in this
county will furnish a good material for fire-brick, tile, or pottery. The
clay beds under the different coal seams, however, generally appear at the
surface only along the sides of high blutts, or in the bottoms of deep
ravines, and have not as yet been turned to economical account. Good
clays for ordinary brick making are found in the beds of the Drift, under
the surface soils in all parts of the county.
BUILDING MATERIALS. — The sandstone over coal No. 1 in the north-
western part of the county, has been worked to some extent as a building
stone, and, in some instances, appears to answer the purpose well, and
when a proper selection is made of this material, it appears durable. The
stone abutments of a bridge over Indian Creek at Arenzville, just over the
line in Cass County, which were built for the Rock Island and St. Louis
Railroad, are of this sandstone, quarried within the limits of Morgan
County, and after many years exposure, appeared as whole and sharply
cut as when first laid. In some parts of these beds, however, the rock
seems to crumble on weathering, and should, therefore, be rejected as a
building stone. The sandstone worked on Willow Branch in section 19,
township 15, range 11, is probably near the same geological horizon. It
is very similar in appearance, being a light brown or gray sandstone,
weathering to a rather lighter color than that from the previously men-
tioned localities. It is quite easily worked when first quarried, but
hardens on exposure.
The limestone beds of the Coal Measures, and their use as a building
material, have been briefly noticed in the preceding pages. Their use has
been mainly local and limited, and from the restricted nature of the expo-
sures in the sides of high bluffs or bottoms of ravines, and the general
inconsiderable thickness of the strata, it seems probable that it could not
well be otherwise. The sandstone beds of the Coal Measures, when
sufficiently resistant to atmospheric influences, are likely to afford the
principal home supply of building material in this county. The sand-
stones of the St. Louis group, which outcrop in this county, have also
been used to some extent, but no such quarries as are found in this group
in the adjoining counties, have as yet been opened in Morgan County.
Some of the limestone beds in this county appear suitable for the manu-
facture of quick lime. Most of this article, however, is derived elsewhere,
its manufacture not being carried on to any extent in any place in the
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county. Sand and gravel are sufficiently abundant in all parts for
building purposes.
RAILROADS. — The first railroad in the West was built in this county,
the Northern Cross Railroad, from Meredosia to Springfield. Eight miles
east from Meredosia was laid in 1838, the first rail being laid May 9.
There are now, including main and side tracks, 104 miles of railway in
the county, distributed as follows : Chicago and Alton, 31 ; Jacksonville,
Northwestern and Southwestern, 20 ; Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville, 10 ;
St. Louis, Rock Island and Chicago (C.B.& Q.), 9 ; and the Wabash, 34.
The entire value of these roads in the county, including their buildings,
right of way, and rolling stock, is $535,527.55.
POPULATION. — By the school census of 1877, 7,765 males, and 7,634
females under twenty-one years of age, 15,399 in all, were reported.
5,479 males, and 5,247 females — 10,726 — were between the ages of six
and twenty-one years. If those under twenty-one years of age be taken
as three-eighths of the population, it is 40,058. If those of school age
be taken as one-fourth, the aggregate population is 41,904. Each calcula-
tion approximates the same result, and either is not far from the truth.
If the wealth as heretofore given was proportioned among the inhabitants
of the county, each one's share would be about two hundred arid fifty
dollars.
AGRICULTURE.
" Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield,
Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ;
How jocund did they drive their teams afield !
How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke."
As the majority of our readers are among the farmers, a short resume
of the history of agriculture will be interesting and appropriate in these
pages. From a paper piepared by Hon. W. C. Flagg, of Moro, Illinois, in
1870, we learn very many interesting details regarding the introduction
of this most important branch of industry, and from it we glean our
items.
The agricultural history of the State covers nearly two centuries of
time, the first of which is hardly less mythical than that of its savage
predecessors. Yet in the last century Illinois promises to lead the van of
agricultural production in the United States. Geographical position has
much to do with this pre-eminence. South of the State it is too hot for
wheat, north of it, it is too cold for corn. Accordingly in the latitude of
Illinois. American agriculture can be diversified more than anywhere else.
" State has an area, according to the census report, of 55,410 square
miles, or according to the State Auditor, of 55,872 square miles, or
35,758,080 acres. It is twelfth in area of the organized States; but
probably has as many arable acres as any of the eleven that precede it
in nominal area, while it excels them all in soil, climate, or position. Its
area is equal to nearly one-half that of the British Isles, or one-quarter
that of France. It is equal to forty-two Rhode Islands, or twenty-six
Delawares. It is said that with the exception of Louisiana and Delaware,
to be the most level State in the Union. Cairo is but 350 feet above the
level of the sea, and Jo Daviess County, in which are the most elevated
portions of the State, is barely 600 feet higher.
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The soil of this vast plain is said to be mainly founded on Drift from
more northern localities. Among the most characteristic soils are those
of the river bottoms, whose fertility seems inexhaustible. These comprise
large tracts, some of which — those on the "American Bottom" — have
been in cultivation for a century, without perceptible deterioration. The
midland Counties of Morgan, Sangamon, Menard, Macon, etc., have
proved best suited, of the upland regions, for corn culture. Others,
south of these, lead in winter wheat. Both of these seem to be results of
peculiarity of soil. However various, the soils of Illinois are remarkable
for their fertility. Bayard Taylor, who has seen as large a proportion of
the earth's surface as most men, pronounced it the largest body of equally
fertile land that he had seen. The agriculturalist chemist, Volcker,
stated that he had never analyzed nor heard of soils so rich in. nitrogen.
In 1870, 50.7 per cent, of the people of Illinois were engaged in
agricultural pursuits. It is hardly probable the percentage has decreased.
On the other hand, many large farms in the State, especially in Morgan
County, have been divided and sold in smaller lots, and here the percent-
age is greater. In 1870, there were 202,803 farms. On these there were
376,441 persons engaged in agricultural pursuits. In this county the
farms averaged, in 1870, 170 acres each. Alexander, Edwards, Greene,
Macoupin, and Putnam, were in the same grade. The smallest farms are
in the fruit producing regions, the largest where cattle raising is the
principal occupation.
The State having passed through the pioneer period, when hunting
and Indian fighting were the principal occupations of the population, and
through the -pastoral period, when herds and flocks, running at large on
the wild lands, were the principal source of agricultural wealth, may be
•now said to have fairly entered upon field culture, or agriculture proper.
This is still of the extensive rather than the intensive kind, and shows
no such yields per acre as may properly be expected when' a larger
amount of capital to the acre can be profitably invested in production.
CEREALS. — Maize is the first crop, both in importance and chronology.
The origin of Indian corn, like that of wheat and barley, is lost in the
twilight of antiquity. Bonafous, who wrote long ago, and is still the
best authority, was of opinion that Indian corn was indigenous both in
China and in southwestern South America. Says Mr. B. F. Johnson, of
Champaign, Illinois : " The prehistoric evidence afforded by comparative
philology, establishes the fact that wheat and barley were cultivated by a
race dwelling somewhere on the plains of Central Asia, at a time so
remote that out of their language as the mother tongue, grew, in the
course of many centuries, the Latin, the Greek, the Sanscrit, and the
whole tribe of Indo-European languages. The same kind of testimony,
gathered from geological investigation in South America, and from ancient
tombs, shows conclusively that Indian corn was there cultivated at a
period long anterior to the dynasty of the Incas, which commenced in the
twelfth century.
" However, Humbolt,the universal savant whose testimony is enormous,
says there is no doubt in the minds of botanists, that Indian corn is a
truly American plant, and that the new world gave it to the old. Those
who are of his opinion, say it was on his return from his first voyage, in
the year 1493, that Columbus brought to Europe the first grains of Indian
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corn, and thence its cultivation spread into Portugal," and the south of
Europe. The Portuguese, who were at that time the great navigators of
the world, having doubled Cape Horn previously, and discovered Java, in
1495, introduced it along the African coast, and into Java ; and thence
its cultivation spread into India and China, arid Indian corn was. correctly
figured in a Chinese work on agriculture, as early as 1552.
" Though the weight of Humbolt's testimony is great on any such
question as this, is it not quite as reasonable to suppose that Indian corn
may have been indigenous to China, and have been cultivated there, as
to suppose that in the comparatively brief space of little more than half a
century it should have been transferred from America to Europe ; thence
to Java, thence to China ; and have been so generally adopted and culti-
vated by that cautious and slow-moving people, as to have been figured
in a book so short a time after its introduction to the country.
" The arguments derived from vegetable physiology strongly favor
its eastern origin ; because, while Farther India and China contain many
native plants of related genera, like sorghum and millet, very little, if
any thing of the kind, is to be found among the botanical productions of
South America. By the barest possibility, Indian corn may have been
introduced into some portions of North America by the Chinese, some
centuries ago. And the present remote probability may become a rea-
sonable one, if modern antiquarians succeed in establishing the fact of the
discovery of America by the Chinese at least a thousand years before its
discovery by Columbus — a triumph of skillful and successful research
which may not be far off.
" But whatever the origin of Indian corn may have been, whether
on the slopes of the Andes, or in the fertile valleys of China, modern
botanists and naturalists are pretty well agreed that the original Indian
corn belonged to the species known as Zea Tunica, or clothed Indian
corn ; each kernel of the ear being enveloped in a separate tunic, or husk,
the grains of which may be of various shapes and colored white, yellow,
or red. Descending and departing from this species, the varieties of
Indian corn have become innumerable, each country and climate, every
soil, situation, and parallel having one or more especially suited to the
I circumstances ; so that an extensive collection of the varieties of Indian
corn would contain specimens from eighteen inches high to as many feet,
with ears ranging in size from that of a lady's finger to that of the fore-
arm of a strong man. No cereal accepts the modifications of soil and
climate so easily and quickly as Indian corn. In a broad and general sense,
every soil, situation, and climate, produces a certain normal development
of stalk and ear ; and though cultivation and enriching the soil may
increase the results, it does so simply by practically changing soil and
climate both.
" The prairie soils of Illinois, underdrained and enriched by a liberab
use of fertilizers, and seeded with the best common Indian corn of the
country, produce a stock eight or nine feet high, which carries an ear
breast high to a man, that will measure nine to ten inches in length, two
to two and a half inches in diameter ; when bone dry, weighs fifteen to
eighteen ounces, has twenty-two to twenty-four rows, and counts one
thousand kernels." The same seed planted on other soils, produces other
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results, which is clearly seen in the corn brought from different localities
in the United States.
Corn has been grown in the Mississippi valley since its earliest occu-
pation by the French. Marquette, in 1673 ; Allouez, in 1676, and Mem-
bre, in 1679, all mention its cultivation by the Illinois Indians long before
the coming of the white man. These missionaries fail to describe the
varieties cultivated, so that we can identify them with the Pueblo
Indians, or other aborigines. Charlevoix, in 1721, Du Pratz, in 1758,
and Pitman, in 1770, seem to indicate that the early French settlers had
not yet adopted its culture to an extent that made it an important
product. The small grains are more mentioned than Indian corn. As
early as 1800, however, according to Reynolds, it had begun to take a
prominent place in the list of cereals. He states that in the war of 1812
the French obtained the knowledge from the Americans of the use of
the small plows, to plow among the green corn. For more than one hun-
dred years the French plowed in their corn about the first of June, and
turned under the weeds, and not many grew until the corn was up out of
the reach of them. They planted their seed corn in the furrows as they
broke the ground, and turned the furrow on the corn planted ; plowed a
few furrows more, and planted another row of corn, and so on until the
field was all planted. The weeds were kept down with the hoe or briar
scythe. The Americans grew the same varieties as now, but the French
raised almost entirely the hard, flinty corn from which hominy was
manufactured. Considerable quantities of corn were shipped to New
Orleans in flat-boats, but both navigation and the market were uncertain.
So long as swine found abundant mast in the woodlands, and cattle suffi-
cient grazing, even in the winter, in Southern Illinois, the demand for
home consumption was not large. The first settlers of the prairies now
included in Morgan County, grew this cereal in considerable quantities,
and hauled it to St. Louis in wagons, or shipped it thither by the Illinois
and Mississippi Rivers. It furnished their chief article for bread, and
when ground in the old mill, or grated in the grater, and baked, as only
women of those days could bake it, made an excellent and wholesome
food. Corn is now one of the chief grains raised by the farmers, and on
the prairies of Morgan County is as staple a product as cotton in the
South. Illinois is far in advance of any State in the number of bushels
raised, and ranks among the first as to quality.
Wheat, although not an aboriginal grain, was introduced at an early
day. Charlevoix, who went down the Mississippi in 1721, writing from
Kaskaskia, speaks of the Illinois soil as " extremely proper for wheat,"
and that " if the trials made in some places have not succeeded because
the corn has been blasted and mildewed, it is owing to this circumstance
that the country not being cleared, the wind has not free access to dis-
perse those noxious vapors which generate mildews. An evident proof
of which may be drawn from this : that among the Illinois, where there
is more meadow (prairie) than woodland, wheat thrives and ripens as
well as in France." Du Pratz, who wrote a description of the country,
then'called Louisiana, in 1758, says: " The French Post of the Illinois is,
of all the colony, that in which, with the greatest ease, they grow wheat,
rye and other like grains, for the sowing of which you need only to turn
the earth in the slightest manner ; that slight culture is sufficient to
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make the earth produce as much as we can reasonably desire. I have
been assured that in the last year, when flour from France was scarce,
the Illinois sent down the river upwards of eight hundred thousand
weight thereof in one winter." This would be about 4,000 barrels.
Monette states, on the authority of Martin, that six hundred barrels of
flour were sent to New Orleans from Illinois in 1746. Pittman, in 1770,
mentions that " in the late war flour and other articles were sent down
the Mississippi," and notes mills " for corn and planks " at Kahoquias
and Saint Phillippe. Governor Reynolds, in his Life and Times, states
that the French, in 1800, "sowed spring wheat, as their common fields
were occupied all winter by the cattle. The Americans mostly raised
fall wheat, and at times some spring wheat also. It was tolerably well
plowed in with the ox team." Even as late as his day the sickle or the
reap-hook was the only implement used to cut the grain. It was stacked
by the Americans, and put in barns by the French. It was threshed by
horses and winnowed with a sheet, which latter process the Governor
pronounces the hardest work he ever performed. Woods, in 1820,
writing from what is now Edwards County, says " that one bushel of
wheat to the acre is sown. Most of the wheat sown by the Americans,"
he says, "was after Indian corn. It was sown before the corn was
gathered, and plowed in between the rows of corn. It was sown in
September, or early in October. They sowed some after oats or flax, and
for some they made fallows. What they sowed after the last three was
generally better than that after Indian corn, when sown in good time.
Most of the backward wheat was touched with the blight, more or less —
chiefly according to its thickness on the ground." He states that beard-
ed wheat was then generally grown and preferred.
Rev. J. M. Peck, in 1831, says, " that wheat produces a good and sure
crop, especially in Morgan, Sangamon and other counties north. Few of
our farmers," he adds, " have barns or threshing floors ; the grain is put
up in stacks, exposed to the weather, and trod out with horses on the
ground, with considerable loss and injury. And yet, with all these dis-
advantages— which time and industry will overcome — the flour of Illi-
nois and Missouri is superior to that of other Western States, when
properly manufactured." As late as 1840, winter wheat was generally
grown, and spring wheat was not much sown. As cultivation increased
the lands became less easily worked ; the young growth was less luxu-
riant, and diseases, insects, and winter-killing became more common.
About 1850, the introduction of the drill gave a powerful impetus to this
declining industry. The deep sowing effected by the drill, and the pro-
tection afforded to the tender plant by the ridges left in the soil, secured
comparative certainty for the crop. In Northern Illinois the transition
was to the culture of spring wheat, and between 1840 and 1860 it was
made a crop of great prominence. Since the latter date, however, it has
declined generally, and is regarded as an uncertain and unprofitable crop,
while the drill has not overcome the disadvantages of a colder climate
and more open soil for winter wheat. If in the future the wheat-grow-
ing districts shall be transferred to the West, it will not be a drawback
to the prosperity of the State. Southern Illinois, however, in common
with much territory lying in the same latitude, will produce a quality of
wheat that will be profitably grown, and here we may anticipate its al-
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ways being cultivated to a considerable extent, as in Southern Indiana,
Ohio, and in Virginia.
The culture of oats is not mentioned earlier than 1820. Seed was
scarce, the crop was generally poor, and the grain much hurt by the dry
weather. The oat crop is mainly confined to the northern part of the
State, especially in Will, Cook and LaSalle Counties, and in 1870 exceed-
ed any other State by six millions of bushels.
The cereals of minor importance in Illinois agriculture, are rye, bar-
ley, and buckwheat. The first culture of these is more difficult to trace
than that of more important grains. Du Pratz mentions rye as cultiva-
ted by the French as early as 1758. Reynolds states, however, that in
1800 neither barley nor rye were cultivated in the country. Woods, in
1820, says : " I believe no barley has yet been cultivated near us, nor
have I seen any growing anywhere in America ; but I saw some winter
barley in a barn at Harmony, in Indiana." He had seen no rye, nor any
buckwheat at the " Prairies," with the exception of about twenty rods of 4
his own. In 1831, Rev. J. M. Peck says, that " barley is raised in St. Clair
County for the St. Louis breweries." By 1840, the quantity, though
very small, began to appear in the census reports. Rye, in Illinois agri-
culture, has, to a limited extent, replaced winter wheat in some of the
northern and central counties, on account of its hardiness. It has an in-
creased use as winter pasture, in some of the southern counties, but is
chiefly grown in the northern counties. Barley is grown mostly in the
north. Buckwheat makes no progress, and seems rather diminishing than
increasing in importance.
The cereal production of Illinois is enormous. According to the
figures of 1872, over one hundred and thirty-eight bushels of grain were
produced for each man, woman and child of the population of that year.
For 1877, the yield was larger, and though the population was greater,
the amount for each person was not in the least diminished.
GRASSES. — The large area covered with luxuriant herbage, in the
pioneer days of Illinois, made it unnecessary for hay making for a long
period. Along the Ohio, Mississippi, and Illinois Rivers extensive cane
brakes grew, in which the cattle found abundant food and shelter during
the winter months. As early as 1800, however, the settlers began to cut
and stack prairie hay. . Woods and Peck are the first to describe the
grasses found in the country as early as their day — 1820 and 1831.
Woods says, " Prairie grass is a very strong grass ; cattle are very
fond of it, but mowing or feeding soon destroys it." He describes other
kinds, called by the early settlers, "Nimble-Will," "Crab-grass," and
" Yard-grass." " Red or white clover," he says, " I have not seen, but
I have heard there are small patches of the latter in the prairies. Both
sorts are said to be extremely pernicious to horses, cattle, and pigs. I
have not seen trefoil, rye-grass, sanfoin, and cock's-foot, or English grass,
with the exception of a little lucern, just come up, which I think is
likely to succeed. The grass most commonly cultivated here is timothy-
grass. It belongs to the English meadow-grass, but grows here a larger
size. It does not appear to be a good pasture grass. Blue-grass is highly
prized, but as a pasture grass is, I believe, unknown in England." Mr.
Peck, in 1831, says, " timothy-grass is already cultivated with much suc-
cess." He also says, "a species of blue-grass is cultivated by some
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farmers for pastures." According to Robert Aldrich, of Madison County,
bunches of white clover began to appear as early as 1818, along the road
between Goshen settlement and St. Louis, and the blue-grass came al-
most immediately in its train. The list of early known pasture and
meadow forage plants has not been much increased by subsequent experi-
ence in Illinois. Timothy, red-top, blue-grass, and orchard-grass, and the
clovers will about exhaust the list of those in common use to-day. The
area of land in tame grasses and the production has, however, been im-
mensely extended.
ROOT CROPS. — In 1679, Father Allouez says of the Kaskaskia In-
dians : " They eat fourteen kinds of fruits, which they find on the
prairies. They made me eat them ; I found them very good and sweet."
Reynolds says that, " in early times the French cultivated only a scanty
supply of potatoes. Carrots were grown in their gardens," he adds, " and
turnips sometimes sown in the corn, but sweet potatoes were not seen in
the country." In pioneer times, Irish potatoes were raised in abundance,
and hardly ever failed of a sure crop. In 18 °0, Woods speaks of Swedish
and common turnips, potatoes, onions, and shallots, as grown in the Wa-
bash country. He had not seen a sweet potato. Peck, however, men-
tions this last as yielding abundantly, especially on the river bottoms and
rich sandy prairies. He barely mentions potatoes and turnips. The
potato crop appears in the census reports of 1840, and from that time
on. It has greatly increased, and is now one of the staple productions of
the State.
The legumes are thus far of not much more importance than the
root crops, though aboriginal in their use. Marquette found the Indians
cultivating, at the mouth of the Des Moines, the bean, in 1673, and as it
was also found among the aborigines in Massachusetts and Florida, his
story is not improbable. Peas and beans were grown by the French set-
tlers in their gardens. In Woods' time — 1820 — small beans, of the
kidney kind, were cultivated by the Americans. " They are generally
planted to climb on the corn," he says, " and are of many sorts and dif-
ferent colors. There are some dwarf ones, called bunch beans, and they
all appear to do better than in England. Here are a few Indian peas, in
growth, leaf, and blossom much like the kidney bean. The pods are very
long, and contain from nine to sixteen peas in each ; but they resemble
but little either peas or beans." In our later culture the white bush
bean is mostly grown. The southern countries seem to be best adapted
to its culture, and here it is chiefly raised. Textile plants were intro-
duced at a very early day, and were cultivated in a much greater propor-
tion to population than at present. Pittman mentions hemp, cotton, and
flax as cultivated at " Kaoquias," — Cahokia — as early as 1770, and Rey-
nolds asserts that cotton was introduced as early as 1750. Flax and
cotton, he says, were cultivated in early times considerably. Flax was
pulled at the time wheat was harvested, and the work was made a frolic
of, as was much of the work of pioneer days. Woods says, " Flax was
cultivated by most of the Americans near us for home use. It is sown
in April, and after the flax is pulled the land is often plowed and sowed
with turnips, about the end of July. Cotton is planted in rows nearly
tur feet apart, about the end of April or the beginning of May. Hemp
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is cultivated in this country, but I have not seen any in this neighbor-
hood, with the exception of a few rods of my own."
Peck says, of these crops : " Hemp is an indigenous plant in the
southern part of the State, as it is in Missouri. It has not been exten-
sively cultivated, but, wherever tried, is found very productive and of
excellent quality. Cotton, for many years, has been successfully culti-
vated in this State, for domestic use, and some for exportation. Flax is
produced, and of a tolerable qualtity, though not equal to that of the
Northern States. It is said to be productive and good in the northern
counties."
Among the earliest residents of this county, cotton and hemp
were extensively grown, and furnished clothing for all. The weaving
and spinning were done by the women, who also made all the
clothing worn. Linsey-woolsey, as it was called, was a common article
of clothing, and, being strong, afforded good clothing. The spinning-
wheel was then as much or more of an adjunct of the cabin than the sew-
ing machine of to-day is of the mansion, and every maiden then was
proud of the roll for spinning or woven articles she had ready for her
future home. It was more to her than the piano accomplishment of to-
day, and one without these articles would be classed improvident.
These were new homes then, and, in the simple home life of these people,
there was very much that their successors might well imitate. Yet hu-
man nature is ever the same, in all ages, among all people, and in all
lands, and the young people of to-day, did occasion ^require, would ex-
hibit the same qualities as those of their predecessors.
The cucurbitaceous plants, according to early travelers, were culti-
vated by the Indians, when first encountered by white men. Marquette
speaks of " melons, which are excellent, especially those with a red seed."
"Their squashes," he says, " are not of the best; they dry them in
the sun, to eat in the spring and winter." Reynolds says, the French
planted sometimes, strange looking pumpkins among their corn. Woods
says, " pompoins, or pumkins, are another highly prized production of
this country. They often grow to an immense size, and weigh from
forty to sixty pounds. I have heard of a single vine that in 1818, grew
a load of pumkins. It grew on the Big Prairie, about thirty miles
south of us, on some rotten chaff, where wheat had been trodden out the
year before. They make good sauce, and excellent pies, and are much
eaten here. They are sliced and dried for winter use. Squashes are a
sort of a gourd, frequently boiled for sauce. There are a variety of
gourds, but of little use, except one sort, which has a hard rind, or shell,
which serves for many uses, as bottles, pans, ladles, and funnels. Cucum-
bers grow well and are more wholesome than in England and more pro-
ductive.
" Pomegranates grow on a vine much like a cucumber, the size of an
orange, or rather larger ; a beautiful fruit, of a yellow or orange color, of
a most fragrant smell. They are said to be most delicious when pre-
served. There are many sorts of sweet melons, and much difference in
size in the various kinds. Watermelons are also in great plenty, of vast
size. They are more like pumkins than melons, in outward appear-
ance. They are round, or oblong, generally green, or a green and
whitish color on the outside, and white or pale on the inside, with many
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black seeds in them, very juicy, in flavor like rich water, not sweet and
mawkish, but cool and pleasant."
What reader does not readily recognize the rich watermelon, of to-
day, in the foregoing description, and whose mouth does not thirst for
one while reading it?
Other agricultural products have had an early culture. Du Pratz,
in 1758, said tobacco throve in the Illinois country, but came to maturity
with difficulty. Pittman mentions hops and tobacco as coming to great
perfection. Reynolds speaks of lettuce, in the French gardens. Woods
mentions broom-corn, as "planted in rows, on the side of cornfields,"
hops, as growing in the woods, and parsley and radishes as thriving.
Some of these products have since become sufficiently important, to take
their place in the census reports, and sorghum, and the tomato have made
their history in a comparatively late period. Hops, in 1870, were pro-
duced in sixty-six counties ; tobacco in seventy-four ; maple sugar in
sixty, and sorghum in every county, save one.
FRUITS. — " They gather on trees or plants," says Father Allouez,
speaking of the Indians, in 1676, " fruits of forty-two different kinds,
which are excellent." Father Membre, four years later, mentions grapes,
from which they made wine for the " Celebration of the Divine Myste-
ries,' whose clusters were of a prodigious size, and of very agreeable taste.
Pittman, in 1770, says : " European fruits come to great perfection. The
inhabitants make wine, which is very inebriating, and is in * color and
taste very like the red wine of Provence." Reynolds says : " This
wine was made by the first settlers, but disappeared with the Europeans.
The Creoles made little or none." At this early day, both the French .
and Americans possessed large apple orchards. Morris Birbeck, in his
letters from Illinois, in 1818, says : " The cultivation of the apple
exceeds anything I have ever seen. Pears also succeed well. The
peach bears fruit the third year from the stone, but the trees are short
lived, and liable to blight. We have gooseberries and currants in per-
fection." Woods, his fellow settler, notices the native fruits as follows:
" Persimmon is a fruit many people are fond of. It is something like a
medlar. Pawpaws grow in clusters of three or four, on a shrub twenty
feet high. Strawberries, nearly the same as scarlets, excellent, and in
some places of great abundance. Raspberries are small and dry. Cherries
grow in bunches, the same as currants, very small and bitter. May
apples, a yearly plant, of only two leaves, the stalk one foot high, the
fruit the size of a small apple, of a straw color, with small seeds, a very
pleasant taste, grow wild. Plums are mostly small, and sour, but there
are some whose flavor resembles that of a gooseberry. Blackberries, as
I have before remarked, are excellent. The elderberries are fine, but
generally eaten by the birds, as soon as colored. Pecan is a sort of a
walnut, said to be the finest nut in the country. White walnut, or but-
ternut, and black walnut, are not so good as the English walnut. Hazel-
nuts are in vast quantities, the shells hard, but the kernel good. I have
some earthnuts — peanuts — growing in my garden, the green of them,
something like clover, or rather lucern. They blow with a small yellow
blossom. I planted them in rows and earthed them up like potatoes.
They have two kernels, enclosed in a husk about one inch long and as
large round." Peck, writing in 1831, after describing the wild fruits,
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proceeds as follows : " Of the domestic fruits, the apple and the peach
are chiefly cultivated. Pears are tolerably plenty in the French settle-
ments, and quinces are grown with some success, by some of the Amer-
icans. Apples are easily cultivated and very productive. Many varieties
are of fine flavor, and grow to a large size."
The early history of orchards and nurseries collected by the State
Horticultural Society shows, of course, that the first orchards and nurse-
ries were planted in the southern part of the State, where the earliest
permanent settlements were begun. M. Giraridin is credited with or-
chard planting in 1770,of which some pear trees are yet living, near Caho-
kia. Samuel Judy planted an orchard of apple trees in Madison County,
about 1802 or 1803. In 1816 and in 1818, nurseries and orchards were
planted by some persons, notably by John Smith, of Greenville, Bond
County ; Joseph Curtis, of Edgar County, and William B. Archer, of
Clark County. Among the varieties of apples introduced by these men,
were many of the sorts still most approved by the orchardists of the
present day.
Between 1830 and 1840, Northern and Central Illinois received
their first floods of emigrants, and with them came a greater energy
and intelligence, that insured a speedy planting of fruit trees. Though
the soil and climate were less congenial than in the southern part of the
State, yet men like Arthur Bryant, Lewis Ellsworth, John A. Kennicott»
Samuel Edwards, George Haskell, Edson Harkness, the Overmans, and
others, pushed on through great difficulties to ultimate success. Still
later the great nurseries of Phoenix, Douglass and others began to fill
the land with vegetable life. The Illinois Central Railroad carried fruit
by the wholesale along its main lines, and peaches and strawberries be-
gan to go northward by the train load. Single stations shipped thou-
sands of bushels of strawberries in one season. At the present date, fully
one per cent, of the State is now devoted to orchards.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS. — Illinois has always occupied a prominent place
in the matter of animal industry. The early explorers marveled at the
immense herds of bison found roaming over the vast prairies. George
Rogers Clark, whose noted conquest of the country is narrated in the
history of the Northwest in this volume, prophesied it would " one day
excel in cattle." Horses stand first in the aggregate value of live stock
in the State. Cattle and hogs almost equal them, and will probably excel
in a few years. Horses are noticed by Reynolds in 1800. He says large
herds were kept by the inhabitants, and informs us they were of the "Arabi-
an strain. The Spaniards," he adds, " introduced them into their Amer-
ican possessions, and from this race originated the French horses. This
blood of horses was brought into Spain from Arabia, by the Moors.
Colonel William Whiteside," he continues, "in the year 1797, intro-
duced into the country a fine blooded horse of the Janus stock." This
was probably one of the first stocks of horses ever introduced into the
State. In 1820, Woods says : "Most of the horses were of Spanish ori-
gin. They are light and clean, but not very handsome." Ford says :
"A French pony is a marvel for strength and endurance. They are
made to draw, sometimes alone, sometimes two together, one before the
other, to the plow, or to the carts made entirely of wood, the bodies of
which held about twice as much as the common wheelbarrow. Nothing
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like reins were used in driving ; the whip of the driver, with a handle
about two feet, and a lash about two yards long, stopped or guided the
horse as effectually as the strongest reins." Peck, as late as 1831, saysr
" Wild horses are found ranging the prairies and forests in some parts of
the State. They are small of size, of the Canadian or Indian breed, and
very hardy." They were worth from fifteen to thirty dollars, and were
found chiefly in the south part of the State, having descended from the
horses introduced by the Spaniards. A good farm horse was worth from
fifty to sixty dollars, and a good saddle or carriage horse from seventy to
eighty dollars. Mules were brought here from Mexico, but no mention
is made of their domestication. The southern horses were much improved
by the introduction of better stock from Kentucky or Tennessee, where
good horses were found at an early day, About 1850, the Morgan horse
was introduced, and for a time was all the rage. Afterward the Norman
horses were brought here, and for several years have absorbed more at-
tention than any other animal. The Clysdale horse was introduced in
1857, by the Stock Importing Association, and has since been propagated
in several parts of the State. Owing to the disappearance of the working
ox, and the unsuitableness of the climate for the mule, horses have be-
come almost the sole beast of burden and draught throughout the north-
ern part of the State. In the southern and more wooded portion their
places are partly occupied by other animals.
Neat cattle, even more than horses, have been a favorite product in this
State. The " Wild cattle," as the Jesuits called the bison, suggested
herds of tamer animals. " Cattle and sheep," says Charlevoix, in I721r
" would multiply wonderfully here. Even the wild buffaloes might be
tamed, and great advantages drawn from a trade in their wool and hides,
and from their supplying the inhabitants with food." At that early date
the French had cattle and poultry at Kaskaskia. Pittman, in 1770, says,.
"At St. Phillippe, the captain of the militia has about twenty slaves and
a good stock of cattle and planks. At Cahokia they have a great deal
of poultry and good stocks of horned cattle." In 1800, Reynolds states
that cattle were abundant, and that plowing was generally done by oxen
"tied to the plow by a straight yoke, which was tied to the horns of the
oxen by straps of untanned leather." He states that the horned cattle
came from Canada, " were a hardy race, not large, but of neat formation,
with generally black horns. They stood the winter better without grain/
than the American cattle, gave less milk in summer, and kicked all the
time. The French scarcely troubled themselves with milking the cows,
but turned the calves out with the other cattle, and made little or no
butter." Of the cattle of the American settlers, he adds: "The cattle
grewjarge, and the oxen were mostly excellent." In 1820, Woods says :
" Oxen and cows are now more plentiful, but have hitherto been fetched
from Indiana and Kentucky." Peck, in 1831, says: "Our neat cattle
are mostly inferior in size to those of the older States. This is owing
entirely to bad management. Our beef is the finest in the world," he
proceeds. " It bears the best inspection of any in the New Orleans mar-
ket. By the first of June, and often by the middle of May, our young
cattle are fit for market."
By 1830 a great improvement in the raising of cattle was exhibited.
1834 James N. Brown arrived in Sangamon County with the progeni-
240 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
tors of his afterward famed herd of " Island Grove." The Prairie
Farmer, in 1843, notices the Devons of James McConuell, near Spring-
field. A letter of Governor Lincoln, of Massachusetts, to Governor Rey-
nolds, of Illinois, published in the Union Agriculturalist, for 1841, shows
that the former sent some crosses of Ayreshire and Short Horn cattle to a son
in Alton that year, which was perhaps the first introduction of Ayreshire
blood, even in a diluted state. By the time of the holding of the first State
Fair, in Springfield, in 1851, the Short Horn appeared in very respectable
numbers, and the Devons, though not much shown, were said by the
Prairie Farmer to be already found in the north part of the State. In
1857, the formation of the Illinois Stock Importing Association, greatly
increased the number of fine cattle in the State. Two years later,
Colonel S. A. Buckmaster, of Alton, purchased several head of Jersey
cattle from a Maryland drover, and since that date this breed is raised in
Illinois. The number of thoroughbred cattle is now very large, compos-
ing principally, Short Horns, Jerseys, Devons, Herefords, and Ayreshires.
The first mentioned variety is largely in the majority. A considerable
portion of the common cattle, in many parts of the State, have an infusion
of the blood of the various thoroughbreds.
In the earliest days of Illinois, dairy products received little or no
attention. In 1816, butter is quoted by the chroniclers of the time as
worth twelve and a half cents per pound. During the winter, it doubled
that price, however. Cheese was worth sixteen cents per pound. Peck,
in 1831, writes: "Cows in general do not produce the same amount
of milk, nor of so rich a quality, as in the New England States. Some-
thing is to be attributed to the warmth of our climate, and to the nature
of our pastures, but more to causes already assigned. If ever a land was
justly characterized as ' flowing with milk and honey,' it is Illinois and
the adjacent States." Cheese is made by many families bordering on
the Illinois River. Good butter sold for from eight to ten cents in the
St. Louis markets, and cheese at the last-mentioned price. This must
indicate that at that date large amounts of both products were made, else
the price would have been greater.
Sheep were not much raised in the primitive days, when wolves and
panthers roamed wild over the hills and prairies. The earliest French
residents raised no sheep or goats. In 1797, a body of emigrants, from
Hardin County, Virginia, settled near the New Design Settlement, in
what is now Monroe County, and "cultivated fall wheat for market,
and raised sheep and made linseys for clothing." In 1817, George
Flower brought to Edwards County " six of the finest wool-growing ani-
mals ever imported into this country. This," he says, in 1842, " is the
origin of my flock." According to Mr. Faux, an English farmer, who
visited the settlements in 1819, Mr. Flower had a large herd of sheep,
which roamed over the prairies in the day time, under care of a shepherd,
and were housed at night. Fifty had just been destroyed by wolves,
despite the precautions taken. The writers of early times mention the
inferiority of the sheep, as compared to those they had seen in England,
and say the Americans cared but little for their culture. Woods says :
" The Americans keep sheep for the sake of their wool, which is manu-
factured into various articles of clothing, and at most of their cabins you
may see carding, spinning, and weaving going forward ; for, to give the
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American women their due, many of them are truly industrious, as they
manufacture most parts of their dress, and, as they grow the cotton, flax,,
and wool, it comes reasonable. These Americans hold mutton in the
utmost contempt, and I have heard them say, people who eat it belong to
the family of wolves. Wool sells on a small scale, for half a dollar a pound,
without much regard to its fineness." Peck says : " Sheep do well in the
country where the grass has become short, and where they are protected
from the wolves. Common wool is worth thirty-seven and a half cents,
in the fleece. Little is said or done to improve the breed of sheep by
introducing the Merino or Saxony breed." The raising of sheep, since
1841, has been pursued with very fluctuating results. The number
doubled, however, between 1860 and 1870, although the increase in the
United States was less than thirty per cent. Improved breeds began to
come in pretty freely as early as 1840, the Merino attracting the most
attention. The higher prices paid for long coarse wools during and since
the war, and the consumption of mutton, increased the demand for the
Cotswold and Leicester, and these latter breeds are now more approved
by many of the smaller sheep-growers.
Swine were first introduced by the French. " However," says
Governor Reynolds, "they lived on a vegetable diet more than the Amer-
icans, and used less pork. Bacon was uncommon among them." In
1818, he speaks of hogs and cattle growing in the river bottoms, without
much expense. Woods, in 1820, describes the swine of the West more
fully, he says : " Pigs are numerous, being easily raised ; they are of
various sorts, but many of them are of a sandy color, and some with wat-
tles, that is, a piece of flesh about two inches long, and half an inch
thick, growing out on their cheeks. They are of middling size, but from
very hard keep, do not rise to much in weight. It is not uncommon for one
person to have from sixty to one hundred in the woods, and left to shift
for themselves, except giving them, now and then, a little salt. During
the summer when grass and herbs are dry, and before the frosts begin to
fall, it is almost impossible to describe how exceedingly poor they are.
Most of them run till they are two and sometimes three years old, before
they are killed, and in general, have but little fattening. Some years
when there is a large quantity of acorns, hickory-nuts, etc., they are said
to make good pork. A hog of two hundred pounds weight, is counted a
' chunk of a fellow,' and few exceeded that weight." "This species of
stock," says Peck, in 1831, "may be called a staple in the provision of
Illinois. Thousands of hogs exist without any expense, save in hunting
and keeping them tame." " Few families," he continues, " in the West and
South, put up their pork in salt pickle. Their method is to prepare it
sufficiently for smoking, and then make bacon of hams, shoulders, and
middlings, or broadsides. The price of bacon, the last season and the
present, is six and seven cents. Good hams command eight cents in the
St. Louis market. Stock hogs, weighing from sixty to seventy pounds
each, alive, usually sell from one dollar to one dollar and fifty cents per
head."
To the period last mentioned, no improved breeds appear to have
been found in the country. About 1841, the Berkshires, Irish Grazier,
and other breeds, were found in the central and northern parts of the
State. The Stock Importing Association brought new specimens of Berk-
242 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
shire and Irish Cumberland, and Yorkshire swine, in 1857. The Magie,
or Poland China, soon took a prominent position, and was widely dissem-
inated. In numbers of swine, Illinois stood in advance of every other
State, in 1870, Missouri coming next. The report of the Board of
Trade, of Chicago, in 1874-75, for pork-packing in the Mississippi Valley,
shows 2,113,845 in Illinois, to 870,971 in Ohio, and less in other States.
Cincinnati is no longer porkopolis.
The minor domestic animals were not neglected by the French set-
tlers. Charlevoix found, in 1821, poultry grown by the French and
Indians, at Kaskaskia. "They have a great deal of poultry," says Pitt-
man, of the Cahokias, a half century later. " The common fowls," says
R,e}Tnolds, " were abundantly raised, among the early French, and eggs
gave the people much healthy and agreeable support." " The poultry,"
says Woods, " of the Wabash country, are fowls, geese, and ducks. Fowls
are in great abundance, and sell for twelve and a half cents a piece. A
dozen of eggs is generally the price of one chicken. Geese and ducks
are kept by the Americans for the sake of their feathers, and not for sale,
•or to eat." "Poultry is raised in great profusion," says Peck, "and
large numbers of fowls taken to the St. Louis markets. It is no uncom-
mon thing for the farmer's wife to raise from three to four hundred
fowls, besides geese, ducks, and turkeys, in one season." "Bees," he
adds elsewhere, "are profitable stock for the farmer, and are kept 1o a
considerable extent. The cost is usually from one to two dollars a hive,
in the spring. Silk-worms are raised by a few persons." Wild prairie
chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys, flourished in great abundance in the
pioneer days of the country. Between the years 1850 and 1860, they
were found in great numbers, and were considered good eating. They
were usually caught by trapping or shooting. Bee trees were a very-
common sight in the early settlements. The Indians possessed a remark-
able faculty for finding them, and hunting them formed one of their chief
sports. This was the case also with the pioneer. What better sport did
he desire than to go "bee-hunting" at night? Great progress has been
made in the culture of the minor domestic animals, and only improved
species are now found.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. — In this narrative it will be highly
appropriate to notice the tools that have been used in the PAST and
PRESENT of agriculture. The French used the same implements they had
been accustomed to, in their native country, and only learned improve-
ment with the advent of the Americans. They had the old wooden
plow, wooden wheeled cart, and straight yoke for their oxen ; the old
sickle, and bound the sheaves of wheat with grass cut for the purpose.
Their women performed much of this out-door labor, as well as all other
kinds, on the farm.
As to the early American settlers, Governor Reynolds gives the fol-
lowing statements : " The old bar-share plow was used by the Americans,
and sometimes the shovel plow in the growing corn. The common hoe
was the same then as now. It was often very difficult to procure the ring
and staples for ox yokes. The wood of the yoke was manufactured at
home in great abundance. The harness for the horses was more difficult
to procure. As smith's shops were almost unknown in the country,
horses were seldom shod, and it appeared the animal in those days could
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 243
lo better without shoes than at this time. Frequently poor farmers were
compelled to use rawhide straps for traces, and some made hickory poles
md hickory withes serve for traces in the plow. Truck wagons, the
wheels being made of large sycamore logs sawn off, were frequently used,
md were about equal to, but not so sightly as, the French carts, without
grease. The truck wagons were made entirely without iron, and often
ilmost entirely without tools. In these aboriginal times, husk collars
rere mostly used. Sleds were sometimes used, but they were a poor
3xcuse. The Americans generally stacked their wheat and hay. Mowing
the prairie grass, as well as reaping the wheat, was hot, hard labor. It
ras a great trouble to thresh and clean the wheat. About the hardest
rork I ever performed was winnowing the wheat with a sheet."
These reminiscences of the old governor will apply, in many respects,
a period within the memory of many now living. Forty or fifty years
igo the mouldboards of the plows were made of wood, which, in a few
3ases, was covered with hoop iron. These plows were about the only
implements used in working the soil, harrows with wooden teeth, and
rollers, being poorly made and but little used. Corn planters had no4" yet
superseded the barefooted boys and girls, and wheat drills were entirely
unknown. The grain cradle, a great improvement on the sickle, though
it was introduced in Madison County as early as 1819, was but just com-
ig into vogue. Grass was still cut with the scythe, and raked with hand
rakes. Wheat and other grain was tramped out with horses, who traveled
a circle over a carefully adjusted ring of cut bundles, laid with heads
lapping over the butts and toward the coming hoofs. This mode of
threshing is yet practiced where barns with large threshing floors are
made. All this has changed. The bar-share and the shovel plow have
")een succeeded by the Carey, the Diamond, the Peoria, the Moline, the
Deere, and a wonderful number of other earth turners. The gang and
the sulky plows have increased the capacity of human labor, and
lecreased its severity. The efforts of the State Agricultural Society
have tested the efficiency of two or more attempts of steam plowing by
traction, and although success is not yet attained, it seems attainable, and
the next century will doubtless find steam plowing fairly established in
the State. Machines drill the wheat, cut and bind the grain, and thresh
and winnow it. Machines cut, rake, load, and stack the hay. It is an
>pen question whether, in some cases, this labor is performed more
)heaply, but it is certain it is done with far less expenditure of human
strength.
DIVISIONS OF LAND — FENCES. — A very important and often hereto-
fore very expensive consideration in Illinois farming, has been numerous
fences to exclude predatory stock turned loose by one's neighbors. The
first fencing for field purposes in Illinois, so far as we know, was done
with rails, though the French are said to have used split palings about
their houses. Reynolds mentions seeing the American pioneers carrying
rails from the tree to the fence, for the want of a wagon to haul them.
The scarcity of timber on the prairies, however, soon suggested the
hedges on the one hand, and somewhat later, the idea of confining stock.
As late as 1831, Peck speaks of rails as almost the only article used in
fencing. Their cost was one dollar per hundred. He mentioned as an
exceptional case a farm near him about to be enclosed with "planks," at
244 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
a cost of seventy-five cents a rod. He mentions " feeble attempts as
being made to substitute a live hedge of crab-apple, and of honey-locust,
without success." Mr. Flagg, of Moro, Illinois, in preparing the Agri-
cultural History of the State in 1876, says : " Some ten years later than
this " — 1841 — " I remember a Scotchman making a hedge and ditch after
the old country fashion, using the crab-apple instead of the thorn. This
hedge was cut down a short time ago, after having stood over thirty
years. It never was a good fence," he continues, " but I am strongly
inclined to think that with a little more encouragement it would have
made a capital fence." The Union Agriculturalist, in 1841, contains fre-
quent correspondence on the hedge question, and honey-locust, buck-
thorn, white-thorn, and even osage orange, are suggested. As early as
1854, the editor of the Prairie Farmer, passing through Morgan and
adjoining counties, speaks of the hedge question as already settled there,
and that osage fences are a common wayside fence wherever he went.
This was largely due to the efforts of Prof. J. B. Turner, who led the van in
many a material and moral victory. Meanwhile the construction of rail-
roads cheapened the construction of the pine fencing of Wisconsin and
Michigan so much so as to discourage experiments in hedge culture.
Since the war, the high prices of lumber, and the increased cost of rail
fences, even in timbered regions, have given hedge planting a great
impulse wherever the osage orange is sufficiently hardy, and given a
stimulus to experimentation where it is not, to honey-locust, barberry,
buck-thorn, etc. On the other hand, under township organization system,
the townships have the power to prevent animals from running at large,
and in State legislation the influence of the State Agricultural Board has
made itself felt in restoring the common law practically, that makes the
owner responsible for all damage by the animal running at large. The
farms are all well fenced, and from the old system of Commons, estab-
lished by the French, measured by the " arpent," down through the
" claim " period, the wisdom of enclosed lands has made itself manifest.
It is confidently claimed that Illinois has now more miles of serviceable
hedge fence than any other State in the Union. Of the counties where
farms are securely enclosed, Morgan stands equal to any.
EARLY ARCHITECTURE.
The old writers drew very pleasing pictures of the rural life of the
first settlers in Illinois. We shall omit this period in our history, how-
ever, and confine our narrative to a time since the occupation of the
country by the Americans. The cabins of the pioneers were of various
sizes, and generally made of round logs. Some of the more favored
ones, however, had hewed log cabins, and were regarded by their neigh-
bors as more fortunate than themselves. These round, log cabins were
made by taking two logs, generally about one foot in diameter, and, we
will suppose, thirty and twenty feet long. This length of logs would
build a tolerably sized cabin. The logs were notched in near the ends,
the shorter laid upon the longer, forming the first round, and leaving a
small space between the first tier and the second, which was laid in the
same manner on these. In this way round after round was laid, until
the sides of the cabin were ten or twelve rounds high, as the owner
might desire. The last two end logs laid were made long enough to
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project over the corner three or four feet, thereby forming eaves to carry
the water, during a rain, that distance from the cabin. This projection
also afforded a diminutive porch, and in the summer kept the hot rays
of the sun from the side of the house. After these logs were laid on,
completing the walls of the cabin, two logs, cut slanting at the ends, and
just long enough to fit between the notches, were laid on at each end of
the cabin ; two more, cut in the same manner, and shorter than the first,
were laid on these, and so on until an apex was reached. On the last
one, generally about one foot in length, a long log, smaller than those
laid in the sides of the building, was placed from one to the other, and
also projecting over each some three or four feet. To secure these short,
slant pieces forming the apex of the cabin, a cleft of a small tree was
placed on the outside and securely pegged on, and also fastened to the
last mentioned log or pole. One or two poles of the same length as
that forming the " comb of the roof," as it was called, were generally laid
between the eaves and the comb, supplying the place of rafters. On
these, clapboards, split boards about four feet in length, were laid nearly
double, so as to cover the joints ; the boards at the top of the cabin
projecting a little over those on the other side. When the roof is thus
covered, some poles are laid along the building to keep the shingles on.
These poles were kept at about three feet distance from each other by
pieces of wood laid on the roof between them. These poles were called
weight poles, and sometimes stones were used in their stead. When all
this was complete, the cabin was "raised," and where several neighbors
joined in a day's work for some new comer, or some newly married
persons, such a cabin would be constructed in one day. It was simply
now a pen without any openings, save the cracks .between the logs.
A door was made by sawing out a section in the logs to the lower one,
which was generally sawn about half through and cut out to form a door-
step. The top of the door, was made in the same manner, and secured
closeness. A stout piece of wood was pegged on each side, forming a
jam, as it was termed, wooden hinges were made, and a door, made of split
puncheon, hung thereon. A wooden latch with a leathern string hung
outside fastened it. This old fashioned latch-string was always out,
and owing to the known hospitality of the pioneer, has given rise to a
very suggestive aphorism. A door was often made on each side of the
cabin. Windows, after glass came in use, were made in the same manner,
though smaller, and instead of being capable of raising and lowering, as
in modern times, were hung on hinges, made to slide, or taken entirely
out in warm weather. The floors were made of split pnnpheon, in most
cases joined neatly and closely together, and laid on the ground, or on
cross pieces. The chimney was generally placed at the end of the
building, and made as follows : first, four or five logs were cut out, as for
a door or window place, of whatever width the occupant chose. It
was generally four or five feet in width, and often wider. Then some
logs were cleft and placed so that the ends came just inside the cabin
wall, and projecting outward, formed a square pen. These were placed
one on the other until they rose as high as the opening in the wall. The
chimney was carried up, as was the cabin, until it reached the top, when
it was drawn in and constructed of sticks. It was drawn in gradually from
the bottom upwards, until the top was generally about one foot square.
246 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
It was then thoroughly chunked and " daubed ;" often stones were
placed at the bottom and some distance up the sides, so as to effectually
prevent the action of fire. Next the cabin itself was chunked and
daubed — that is, the cracks between the logs were filled with split
pieces of wood, held in with pegs, and securely closed by daubing with
mud. It was also plastered with loam or clay, and sometimes the inside
was covered with well made split boards, pegged on. It was often
whitewashed where lime could be obtained. A ceiling was made by
taking stout poles and laying them on the upper tier of logs, their ends
projecting through under the eaves, and being placed from two to four
feet apart. On these split boards were laid, forming a floor. Sometimes
the chimneys were walled several feet in height, and were always so
carefully constructed that fires seldom occurred.
This completed the cabin. It was now ready for occupancy, and in
it, many who now live in opulence, the fruit of years of labor, stoutly
affirm they passed their happiest days. One room served all purposes, and
when friends or travelers came, a bed was made on the floor, and every
convenience offered in their power. Two cabins were often built near
together, between them a space of ten or twelve feet was left,
covered with a roof, and under this cover the pioneer stored many articles.
One side of it was generally walled up, leaving the front open. A
covered porch was also often seen in front of the cabins. Here the
farmer could rest at noontide, and a common sight was the busy house-
wife spinning under this porch on a warm summer's day.
These cabins are yet used in many parts of the State, especially in
the southern and wooded portion. Some have more modern conveniences,
and are equal to many frame dwellings now built. But in the early days
of the country, none other could be made. There were no mills for saw-
ing lumber; the pioneer was almost always poor, and was compelled to
endure many privations. Yet these dwellings were comfortable, and
healthy, such diseases as consumption and bronchial affections being
entirely unknown.
Buildings for stock and for the protection of farming machinery were
the result of after days. Says an old writer : " When pigs are shut up
for fattening, it is common to make a fence for them of rails, in the same
manner as for fields ; sometimes one corner is covered over to make a
lodging for them, but it is more common for them to be left to the mercy
of the winds and weather ; but as they are hardy animals, and accus-
tomed to hard living and lodging, it does not appear to hurt them. There
are but few cattle yards and sheds. The cattle are mostly left abroad in
the winter, with no other shelter but what the leafless trees afford."
There were few granaries, except corn-cribs, and a few poultry houses,
built generally the same as cabins, as were the stables also. The stables
were often carried higher, to provide for a hay -loft ; some had a rack
made out of a hollow log, which answered for a manger. These out-
houses were built in the forest — as well as were all the cabins — and were
sheltered from the blasts of winter thereby. As the country improved,
the buildings were made better, and after the advent of the railroads
good substantial buildings were erected, which now appear on every
hand. It is doubtful if many counties in the State excel Morgan in the
fine dwelling and barns scattered over her prairies.
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AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.
It will be well in this connection to give a brief resume of the
agricultural organizations in the State, including the agricultural societies
of Morgan County.
The isolated condition of the farmer causes him to act slowly in avail-
ing himself of the generally conceded advantages of association and co-
operation ; but at a very early day beginnings were made by the early
pioneers. Woods, in 1820, says : " An agricultural society was established
last year, and Mr. Birbeck made president. It held its first meeting at
Kaskaskia, but whether there was any other meeting I do not know."
Faux, in November, 1819, says of Moses Birbeck : " He has just
returned from a tour through Illinois, by way of Kaskaskia, where he was
chosen president of the Agricultural Society of Illinois, one grand object
of which will be to, rid the State of stagnant waters." This fixes the
date of organization nearly, but does not mention any other officers. The
Edwardsville Spectator, of May 16, 1820, contains a letter to Henry S.
Dodge, secretary of the Agricultural Society of the State of Illinois, from
Curtis Blakeman, of Madison County, who gives an account of a crop of
corn, of between nine and ten acres, yielding 120 bushels of shelled corn
to the acre. Mr. Dodge was probably the first secretary of the associa-
tion. This society remained intact several years, and numbered among
its members men of worth and standing. " Becoming tired of keeping
up their organization, the members," says one of their number, George
Churchill, " turned over their surplus fund to the Sunday School agent,
Rev. J. M. Peck, and disbanded." This society, though small, did
much good in the State. The Agricultural Society of Madison County,
organized Feb. 0, 1822, at Edwardsville, was probably suggested by the
State society just mentioned. It existed but a short time, holding its
last meeting November 3, 1824. There are no records of existing societies
until 1839, when the Union Agricultural Society was chartered. It com-
prised the greater portion of Lake, McHenry, Kane, Cook, DuPage,
Will, and LaSalle Counties. It started the Union Agriculturalist and
Western Farmer, about the close of 1840, or Beginning of 1841.
It gave quite an impulse to agriculture in those counties, and doubtless
to more than it ever accomplished. It held four annual cattle shows, the
last occurring in 1844. It seems to have discussed, to some extent, agl
ricultural education. Judge John Dean Caton, of Ottawa, was its firs-
president, William B. Ogden, its treasurer, and John S. Wright, secret
tary. Louis Ellsworth, well known in agricultural and horticultura-
circles, was vice-president at the first organization, and subsequently
president. M. L. Dunlap, better known as " Rural," of the Chicago
Tribune, was one of its secretaries. Judge Caton thinks there were nine
persons who formed the organization, but few of whom now survive.
Nearly at the same time with the organization of the Union Agricul-
tural Society, a new effort was made and a second Illinois State Agri-
cultural Society, organized at Springfield, about the beginning of 1841.
The January number of the Union Agriculturalist,^ that year, contains
an account of a meeting in the Senate chamber on the 12th of that month.
It seems to have been an adjourned meeting. James M. Bradford, of
Sangamon, presided and John S. Wright was secretary. Mr. Brown, of
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Sangamon, reported a constitution, which was discussed and adopted.
On the 15th, another meeting was held, at which Mr. Brown, from a
committee, reported a list of officers who were elected. They were : Wm.
Wilson, of White County, president ; two vice-presidents from each of
the nine judicial circuits of the State; Isaac S. Britton, of Sangamon, re-
cording secretary ; John S. Wright, of Cook, corresponding secretary ;
and John Williams, of Sangamon, treasurer. But little appears to have
been accomplished by this organization. The Prairie Farmer, of 1848,
contains a report from its corresponding secretary, Mr. Wright, mainly
made up of recommendations. He states that county societies had been
organized in the counties of LaSalle, Winnebago, JoDaviess, Putnam,
Hancock, Knox, Peoria, McDonough, Schuyler, Adams, Morgan, Scott,
Sangamon, Greene, Madison, Coles, Edgar, Jackson, and Jefferson. The
Union Agriculturalist states that fairs were held in 1841, in LaSalle, San-
gamon, Morgan, and Winnebago, under the name of the Agricultural
Society of Illinois. All these societies, State and local, seem to have de-
clined and expired within a few years.
The Buel Institute, of Putnam County, an organization which has
" never let go," was organized in 1846, and is now the oldest agricultural
society in the State. At the time it was formed, a society was created
in Macoupin County. Kane County held a fair the same year, and that
of Peoria County was postponed. No other evidences appear of any oth-
er societies, on the pages of the agricultural periodicals at that time. The
Prairie Farmer of 1847, notices no agricultural gatherings of any kind in
any part of the State. In 1848, it notes a coming fair of the Buel Insti-
tute, and an organization of a society in Rock Island. In an editorial
on " Our Agricultural Societies," written that year, in the pages of the
Prairie Farmer, the editor says : " It will be no news to announce that
the greater number of these are either not in existence, or are in a state
of entire slumber." But evidences of a better day were appearing. That
same year, in October, a convention of nurserymen met in Peoria. A
second meeting was held in November, 1847, at Farmington, Fulton
County, and is referred to as the " Illinois Horticultural Society." The
same year the Chicago Horticultural Society was organized, with J. H.
Kerizie as president. It held at least five exhibitions.
At Princeton, in December, 1850, the Northwestern Fruit Growers'
Association began its work, which, in 1857, it handed over to the Illinois
State Horticultural Society. In 1851, the first Alton Horticultural
Society was formed, and has been continued, with one or two exceptions,
annually until this day. The year 1851 was notable for the organi-
zation of the Industrial League, under the lead of Prof. J. B. Turner,
which did much to forward the discussion of agricultural education.
Prof. Turner was born and raised on a farm. Accustomed to severe
toil and industry, he educated himself, graduating with honor at Yale
College. For a while he was a tutor at New Haven, where he won high
encomiums from his associates. He came to Illinois in 1832, when this
country was a comparative wilderness, the home of the savage. He well
remembers, and narrates interesting reminiscences of noted Indians, and
of trips to Chicago and elsewhere, when the compass was his only guide.
He was one of the early professors in Illinois College, in which position
he remained fifteen years, when failing health admonished him to seek a
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more vigorous occupation. He then began to turn his attention to
agriculture, and to engage vigorously in that pursuit. Here he led the
advance in many reforms ; introduced the Osage orange fence ; was the
first to advocate and use farm machinery ; was a constant contributor to
various literary, scientific, and agricultural journals, and was one of the
earliest and warmest advocates of the present common school system of
the State. He has always been a forcible writer, and tenaciously energetic
in any reform he advocated. He has been prominently connected with
all State agricultural societies, and was among the earliest agitators and
supporters of such organizations. In 1853, the Illinois State Agricultural
Society was chartered and organized, and continued under that name
until 1871, when it was re-organized, and continued under the name of
the State Board of Agriculture. The first organization was effected in
1853, in Springfield, and for the next twenty-five years there has been
no break in its continuity. A vice-president from each congressional
district has been biennially elected. These were nine in number at the
first election. They were afterward increased to fourteen, and in
1870, they were nineteen in number.
Many subordinate and independent organizations have sprung up to
forward the specialties comprehended in the scope of the State Agricul-
tural Society, and Board of Agriculture. Of these, the oldest and most
efficient has been the Illinois State Horticultural Society, organized at
Decatur, in 1856. It succeeded the Northwestern Fruit Growers' Asso-
ciation in 1857, organized, in 1850, and itself ante-dated by the meetings
of 1846 and 1847. Since 1867, it has been aided by a State appropriation
of $2,000 per annum, the most of which has been devoted to the publi-
cation of its annual reports. In 1874, the Illinois State Horticultural
Society was declared a public corporation, by act of the legislature, and
required to report its receipts and expenditures. In 1868, the Northern
Horticultural Society was organized, and has since held annual meetings
of great interest, the most of which have been reported in the Transac-
tions of the State Society, as well as those of Alton, Warsaw, Adams
County, Galesburg, Jacksonville, and other local institutions of the same
character.
The Illinois Wool Growers' Association was formed in 1H64, and is
still in existence. The Illinois Swine Breeders' Association, in 1869; the
Illinois Poultry Association, probably in 1874 ; the Illinois State Dairy-
man's Association, some years since, and the Fish Culturists have lately
organized. These and kindred associations tend more and more to a
division of labor, and discussion of the many branches of agriculture.
A later and more novel form of agricultural association is seen in the
order of the Patrons of Husbandry. Its object is " mutual instruction
and protection." In pursuit of this object, it necessarily comes in con-
tact with those who prefer that the farmer should devote himself solely
to seeking the maximum of production, and leave distribution to the
"laws of trade." Hence, this form of action and its allies have been
subjected to some ridicule and abuse. Nevertheless, the organization has
done a good work in arousing the agricultural classes to a sense of their
own ignorance, of the impositions which have been placed upon them,
of the utter necessity of doing their own thinking, and of having their
share in the control of prices. At the close of the year 1875, at the
250 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
fourth session of the State Grange, this order had organized 1,586 granges
in Illinois, 1,325 of which had paid dues that year. More or less asso-
ciated with and much in sympathy with this movement, have been the
various open, and occasionally partisan, organizations of farmers' clubs,
and the State Farmers' Association, the latter of which was organized in
1872, and has devoted itself more to the agitation and discussion of those
subjects that most concerned the political-economical relations of the
agriculturist, such as trade, transportation, and taxation.
A pursuit so intimately connected with the interests of a people,
could not exist without its representative periodicals. The oldest
agricultural paper in the state was the Western Plowboy, a double-column
octavo, published semi-monthly, at Edwardsville, Madison County, by
John York Sawyer, during the year 1831. The twenty-fifth number was
published January 24, 1832, and gives notice of its discontinuance for
want of proper support. From an extract in the twelfth number it is
learned there were then "no less than seven" agricultural papers in the
United States.
The Union Agriculturalist and Western Farmer was probably the
next paper started. It was the organ of the Union Agricultural Society
in 1840-41, and was edited by the society's secretary, John S. Wright.
It was the Prairie Farmer of later years, and is yet in existence, the
oldest rural periodical in the Northwest. In 1856, the Illinois Farmer,
edited by Simon Francis, was started in Springfield. It was afterwards
edited by M. L. Dunlap — " Rural " — and was discontinued in 1865. Since
the last named period, quite a number of such magazines and papers have
been started, until now Illinois, in the scope and ability of her agricul-
tural literature, surpasses any other State except New York, whose
great metropolis gives that State a publishing center of more apparent
than real advantage.
Morgan County has always kept in the advance in agricultural pur-
suits. The earliest settlers were men of ability, and kept apace in the
interests attached to their calling. The
MORGAN COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
has had a continuous existence since its inauguration in 1851, with the
exception of 1862, when the society gave way to the demands of war,
and gave the grounds to the One Hundred and First Regiment, Illinois
Volunteers. The records from 1851 to 1854, are somewhat obscure. It
appears that there were two societies in existence, one of which held a
fair on Wednesday and Thursday, the 22d and 23d of October, 1851. Of
this society the officers were Jos. Morton, President ; W. L. Sargent and
S. T. Mathews, Vice Presidents, and Win. G. Johnson, Secretary. This
fair was held on the poor-house grounds, then in the eastern part of
Jacksonville. At this fair stock alone was exhibited, a rope being
stretched around the enclosure where the stock was shown. At the close
of each day, a hat was passed around and a collection raised to aid in
defraying the necessary expenses. About the same time, or a few days
after, an exhibition of textile fabrics and home manufactures was given
in the public square, the fancy articles being attached to ropes stretched
about on the grounds. It is probable these exhibitions were the first of
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 251
the kind in the county. No records of any prior to this date exist, nor
do the recollections of any of the older citizens fix on any dates before
this accurately. Some aver that fairs were held as early as 1838 or '40,
others at various dates from 1840 to '51, but no one can state definitely
during this period or give any accurate description of such exhibitions.
There may have been a few small exhibits held and probably were, but
no fair under an organized association before the one of which mention
has been made.
About the year 1852 or '53, the two organizations appear to have
united, and on November llth, 1854, a charter was received by the
"Morgan County Agricultural Association." The first officers of this
association were Judge Stephen Dunlap, President; James Green and
Col. Jos. Morton, Vice Presidents ; Cyrus Mathews, Treasurer, and
Austin Rockwell, Secretary. Soon after, this society purchased of Col.
George M. Chambers fifteen acres of land, situated in the southwestern
part of the city of Jacksonville. Here annual exhibitions were held until
the year 1858. On the 20th of February of that year these grounds were
sold to Mr. Henry Saunderson, for five thousand dollars, and thirty acres
of ground, a mile and a half west of the public square were purchased
of Col. James Dunlap. This was a more desirable location, and is still
used by the association. The fairs have always been a decided success
in this county, the exhibitions being equal to any in the State. The
association secured the location of the State Fair on their grounds for the
year^l 860, which was largely attended from all sections of the State. From
three to four thousand dollars are annually paid in premiums by the asso-
ciation. The present officers are N. D. Graves, President ; F. M. Morton
and J. H. Potts, Vice Presidents; B. F. Beesley, Treasurer, and James
M. Dunlap, Secretary.
Before closing this chapter it will be well to notice the agricultural
resources of the county. For the year 1877, there were reported 13,760
acres of wheat; 97,680 acres of corn; 26,780 acres of meadow; 21,486
acres of other field products ; 124,000 acres in pasture ; 3,594 in orchard,
and 66,052 in woodland. There were only 48 acres returned as swamp
lands. The value of the various farm products is not given, nor the
amounts in bushels. The yield has been very large and assures abundance
for the residents of the county, in addition to large quantities shipped to
other markets.
Morgan County contains, according to the report of the County
Assessor, made to the State Board of Equalization, from the returns
made to him in the Spring of 1877, 353,352 acres of land. By this board
the county was placed in the third class, and the lands valued at $22
per acre, or a total value of $7,773,744 ; by the County Assessor it was
rated at $19.54 per acre, or a total value of $6,904,498.08. Of the num-
ber of acres given, 287,300 are classed as improved lands, valued by the
assessor at $22.36 per acre, or a total of $6,424,028. The remainder of
the lands, 66,052 acres, are classed as unimproved lands, and are valued
at $7.26 per acre, or a total of $479,537.52. Of this latter class, but
little is waste land, the greater portion being pastured. There were
returned by the assessor at the same time, 3,387 improved city and town
lots, and 2,074 as unimproved. The former were valued at $700.87 each,
or $2,373,853 in all. The latter were valued at $73.13 each, or $151,672
252 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
in all. This gives the total number of lots to be 5,461, and their total
value as $2,525,525. The railroad property is reported at 13 acres,
with a value of $4,100, and 23 lots, valued at $8,450, or
a total value of this class of real estate property of $12,550.
The number of live stock in the county is large. There were reported
by the assessor 5,467 horses ; 16,809 cattle ; 1,108 mules and asses ; 7,309
sheep ; and 19,198 hogs. The horses were valued at $276,372 ; the cattle
at $315,782 ; the mules and asses at $67,500 ; the sheep at $15,800 ; and
the hogs at $69,956, making a total number of 49,801, valued at $745,410.
There are reported 8 steam engines, valued at $5,000 ; 22 *burglar and
fire safes, valued at $4,850 ; 2,246 carriages and wagons, valued at
$60,711; 880 watches and clocks, valued at $6,148; 1,006 sewing and
knitting machines, valued at $19,908 ; 223 pianos, valued at $26,500 ; 94
melodeons and organs, valued at $5,738. The total value of these pro-
ducts is $128,855.
The value of manufactured articles is $935, that of manufacturers'
tools and machinery, $5,385; of agricultural tools, $33,186 ; $68,193 are
in the hands of bankers and brokers, while an additional credit of $16,778
is reported ; $596,482 are otherwise invested, while over $300,000 worth
of bank stock is held. The value of household and office property is
$132,325.
To recapitulate: The total value of lands is $6,904,498.08; of lots,
$2,525,525 ; of railroad property (real estate), $12,550 ; of live stock,
$745,410 ; of farming machinery and other implements, $128,855 ; and of
the other items enumerated, $1,151,314. To this may be added other
items, aggregating about $300,000, making the total wealth of the
county, $11,768,152.08.
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POLITICAL HISTORY.
If the reader will turn to the History of the Northwest, published
elsewhere in this volume, he can readily trace the progressive stages
through which that country passed until its ultimate division into terri-
tories and states. He will there learn that the Illinois Territory was
formed from the Indiana Territory in 1809, and made an independent
municipality. Nineteen years prior to this date, in February, 1790,
Arthur St. Clair (who had been appointed Governor of the Northwest
Territory by Congress, October 5, 1787), and the Secretary, Winthrop
Sargent, arrived in Kaskaskia to execute the orders of the late Congress
regarding the inhabitants of the then far West. The country within the
boundaries of our present State, extending northward to the mouth of
the Little Mackinaw Creek, on the Illinois, was organized into a county,
named after His Excellency, Governor St. Clair. This was the first
county formed in the limits of Illinois. It was divided into three judicial
districts, and Cahokia made the seat of government.
St. Clair County remained intact until 1795, when Randolph was
formed by running a line through the New Design settlement in the
present Monroe County, due east to the Wabash River, and all that
country south of this line was established into the county of Randolph,
named in honor of Edmond Randolph, of Virginia.
By an act of Congress, approved February 3, 1809, all that part of
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the Indiana Territory lying " west of the Wabash River, and a direct line
drawn from the said Wabash River and Post Vincennes, due north to the
territorial line between the United States and Canada," should, after the
first of March following, constitute a separate territory, and be called
Illinois. It will be perceived this included the present State of Wisconsin.
The population of the newly organized territory was estimated at about
nine thousand, leaving double that number in Indiana.
On September 6, 1812, the territorial legislature established the
counties of Madison, Gallatin, and Johnson. The first named of these
included what is now Morgan County. In 1815, Edwards and White
Counties were erected ; in 1816, Monroe, Crawford, Jackson, Pope, and
Bond, and in 1818, Union, Franklin, and Washington were formed. It
will thus be seen that when the convention met in July, 1818, to draft a
constitution for the State of Illinois, fifteen counties were represented.
Illinois was admitted as a State soon after, the first election for officers
being held in September.
With the rapid increase of population the division of the State into
smaller counties became necessary. In 1821 Greene County was formed
out of the northern portion of Madison. Its northern boundary, however,
was established as it yet exists, and all that country north to, and beyond
the Illinois River, was attached to it for judicial purposes.
During the session of the General Assembly of 1822 - '23, the
Military Tract was laid, out into counties. The county seat of Pike
County was established, and the records of lands, patents, deeds, etc.,
were recorded at Atlas. This tract had formerly been attached to
Madison. On January 31, 1823, Morgan County was established. The
act relating to its formation reads as follows :
" Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois represented in
the Creneral Assembly.
" SEC. 1. That all that tract of country within the following
boundaries, to-wit : Beginning at the northwest corner of Greene
County ; thence east to the range line between seven and eight west of
the third principal meridian ; thence northerly along the middle of the
prairie that divides the waters of the Sangamon River from those of
Apple Creek, Mauvaisterre and Indian Creeks, until it arrives at the
middle of range eight ; thence north to the middle of the main channel
of Sangamon River ; thence down the said channel to the middle of the
main channel of the Illinois River ; thence down said last mentioned
channel to the place of beginning.
" SEC. 2. — Be it further enacted, That the electors of said county shall
meet on the first Monday of March next at the house of James G.
Swinerton to elect three county commissioners, a sheriff, and a coroner,
and that Joseph Klein, John Clark, and Daniel Lieb, be, and they are
hereby appointed the judges of said election ; who shall give notice
thereof and proceed on that day to conduct the same according to the
existing laws of this State, or such as may then be in force, relative to
the election for county officers.
" SEC. 3. That Samuel Bristow, John Clark, and Henry Fahne-
stock be commissioners to fix on a place for the temporary seat of
justice for said county, whose duty it shall be to meet at the time
and place for holding the election for county commissioners, or within
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ten days thereafter, and, after being duly sworn, shall proceed to
determine on some convenient place as near the center of population as
circumstances will admit ; and such place, when located, shall be the seat
of justice until otherwise provided by law. Such commissioners shall be
allowed two dollars each per day for the time necessarily employed, to be
paid out of the county treasury.
" SEC. 4. That the citizens of Morgan County are hereby declared
entitled in all respects to the same rights and privileges as are allowed
in general to other counties in the State. Provided always. That when
freeholders are capable of performing any duty, or are entitled to any
privilege, householders shall, for all such purposes, be considered as
freeholders in said county, and shall and may perform all the duties
appertaining to the different offices in said county.
-' SEC. 5. That the County of Morgan shall compose a part of the
First Judicial District in this State.
•' SEC. 6. That Morgan County shall compose a part of the Sena-
torial and Representative District with Greene County."
On February 17, this act was amended, changing the time of the
meeting of the commissioners appointed to locate the seat of justice,
from the first Monday of March to the third Monday, and that the elec-
tion be held on the same day.
It will be observed that the act quoted at length, fixed the boun-
daries of Morgan County so that it included the present counties of Cass
and Scott. It was then about forty miles long, thirty-two miles wide,
and included about 1280 square miles, or nearly 800,000 acres of land.
On the day designated in the act, the third Monday in March, 1823,
an election was held at the house of James G. Swinerton. This was
situated about six miles southwest of the present city of Jacksonville.
At this election Milton Ladd, member of the Legislature from
Johnston County, was chosen Judge of Probate Court, and was also
appointed Clerk of Circuit Court. Dennis Rockwell was appointed
Recorder. Mr. Ladd made one visit to Morgan County and declined the
office to which he was elected. Dennis Rockwell was then appointed
clerk and Aaron Wilson judge. The county was attached to the first
judicial district, of which John Reynolds (afterwards elected Governor
in 1830) was judge. Jonathan Piper, Stephen Pierce, James Deaton,
John Clark, Daniel Lieb, Thomas Arnett, Samuel Bristow, Equillar Hall,
David Blain, John Green, Joseph Buchanan, and Seymore Kelley, were
appointed justices of the peace, and Johnson Shelton surveyor. Of all
these Equillar Hall is probably the only survivor. At the election for
county officers, Dank-: Lieb, Peter Conover, and Samuel Bristow, were
chosen county coma, sinners, and William B. Green, sheriff. Dennis
Rockwell was subsequently appointed clerk of this court. The house of
Mr. Swinerton was chosen as the temporary seat of justice, and the first
court held there. The first Circuit Court was held by Judge John Rey-
nolds, on the third Monday of April, following the election, in an old log
cabin owned by Dr Cad well, near Mr. Swinerton's house. In 1822, the
territory of which Morgan County was composed was attached to the
senatorial district composed of Greene and Pike Counties, and of the rep-
resentative district composing Greene County. Dr. George Cadwell was
elected to the Senate, and Archibald Job, of Beardstown, to the House
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of Representatives. "I question," says Judge Thomas, in a paper read
before the Old Settlers' Association, " if two better men for the positions
could have been found in the district, for integrity, honesty, and good
sound sense, they have not been equaled by any of their successors."
At the election in 1824, Thomas Carlin (elected Governor in 1836)
and Isaac N. Piggott (for many years a resident of St. Louis, and, if now
living, over ninety years of age) were candidates for the Senate. Carlin
obtained the certificate of election, but Piggott contested his right, and,
upon investigation, the question was referred back to the people, and a
new election was the result. Carlin was elected by a decisive majority.
Mr. Job was re-elected to the House.
But few sessions of court were held at Mr. Swinerton's. It will be
noticed in reading the act creating the county that Samuel Bristow, John
Clark, and Henry Fahnestock were appointed a committee to fix upon a
temporary seat of justice for Morgan County. They selected a place
called " Olmstead's Mounds," about eight miles west of the present city
of Jacksonville. By an act passed January 6, 1825, John Howard,
Abraham Pickett, and John T. Lusk, of Madison County, were appointed
commissioners to fix upon a permanent seat of justice for the county.
They were required to meet at the house of James Deaton on the first
Monday of March, and, after being duly sworn, were " to locate the
permanent seat of justice of said county at the most eligible place, as
near the center of the territory as practicable, having due regard to the
present and future population."
These commissioners met on the day appointed, and settled the
present site of the city. The land then belonged to the government, but
early the next day was purchased by Thomas Arnett and Isaac Dial at
private sale for one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. It was in
sections 20 and 21, Mr. Arnett purchasing the former section, and Mr.
Dial the latter. On the 10th of March they laid out a town thereon,
giving to the county for the use of public buildings forty acres. There
was living on the town site a man named Cox, a hatter by trade, who
occupied a cabin which stood a little to the northeast of the present
fountain in the public square. This cabin he soon after sold to Mr.
Thomas Carson, who thereby became an early resident of the county
seat. He was the first tavern-keeper therein, and was well known.
The first term of the Circuit Court met in the new seat of justice on
uesday after the second Monday in May, 1825. John S. Sawyer was
circuit judge, Dennis Rockwell clerk, and Joseph M. Fairfield sheriff. A
two-story frame court house was soon built. It stood on the northwest
part of the square, and was placed on round blocks. Its cost was about
four hundred and fifty dollars. It was thirty by forty feet square. In
the Summer of 1825, the few records of the county were brought from
Olmstead's Mound to the court house and placed therein. This court
house remained in use until the night of December 6, 1827, when, with
all its contents, it was destroyed by fire. The loss was not great, how-
ever, as the records were few, and the recorder, Dennis Rockwell, had by
chance taken the record of deeds to his house for some purpose, thereby
saving it.
The jail was constructed of square timbers, firmly fastened together,
and was a rather unsafe depository for prisoners. It stood on a lot of
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ground north of the square, and was used until the completion of the
second jail in 1833.
The election in August, 1826, was fiercely contested between Ninian
Edwards and Thomas C. Sloe for governor, and Daniel P. Cook and
Joseph Duncan for Congress. Edwards and Duncan, though of different
political parties, were elected by small majorities. Mr. Job was returned
to the State Senate from the Counties of Morgan, Schuyler, Fulton,
Peoria, and Adams ; and John Leeper and Daniel Lieb were sent to the
House of Representatives from Morgan County.
It has been stated in these pages that Morgan County included what
is now Cass and Scott Counties. Its eastern boundary has been but little
if any changed since the act of creation in January, 1823. On February
• 12, 1835, the boundary question between the Counties of Sangamon and
Morgan was definitely settled by an act of legislature, the line remaining
the same until this day. The commissioners appointed were William
Weatherford, Harvey Rigger, and John R. Tilts. They occupied in this
duty April 14, 15, 16, and 17, 1835, and established the line by stone
pillars set in the ground one mile apart.
Cass County was set off in 1837 ; Scott County in 1839. The
causes which led to the formation of these two counties were various.
The residents of Cass County claimed that they did not have a fair and
equal representation in the needs of the principal parts of the county ;
that a clique or ring was formed against them. Other reasons were also
given. The county was large and would admit of division, and its
interests would be advanced, argued many. One of the most potent
reasons, especially in the formation of Scott County, was the desire
among many towns to become county seats. Almost every western town
has at some period of its existence aspired to become a county seat, and
had, in its own opinion, unanswerable reasons in support of its aspirations.
This, without doubt,, had much to do in the creation of these two
counties, as the towns of Beardstown and Virginia in the territory of
one, and Winchester in the other, were urgent aspirants for such positions.
The people living near the towns were in sympathy with them, and the
representatives from the county were instructed by their constituents to
foster a bill looking to the division. Another reason was argued, and
with a good emphasis, in that part comprising Cass County — the remote-
ness of the county seat. This fact, with the large extent of territory in
Morgan County, was a good reason for the division.
During the session of the General Assembly of 1836-7, a bill for the
division of Morgan County was introduced in that body, and became a
law, being approved March 3, 1837. Its main provisions are as follows:
* * * " All that tract of land within the following boundaries, to
wit : Beginning at a point in the center of the main channel of the
Illinois River, where a line running through the center of township 17
north intersects the same in range 13 west ; thence east with said line to
the east side of the County of Morgan ; from thence north to the center
of the main channel of the Sangamon River ; thence down said river to
the center of the main channel of the Illinois River ; thence down said
river to the place of beginning, shall constitute a county, and shall be
named Cass."
There were certain conditions named in the act before this boundary
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could be established. The people comprising the County of Morgan were
to meet at their respective voting places on the third Monday in April,
and vote on the question of division. Should the question be decided in
the affirmative, the voters in the new County of Cass were to assemble
at their voting places and decide on a location for a permanent seat of
justice. On the first Monday in August they were to meet again and
elect their county officers. The act further provided that the owners of
lots or lands where the seat of justice should be located, should donate
to the county not less than fifteen acres of land, the proceeds of which,
when sold, should be applied to the erection of the necessary county
building. In case Beardstown should be chosen to be the county seat,
the corporation was required to pay into the county treasury not less
than ten thousand dollars, in installments, to be applied to the same,
purpose.
The vote of the people favored the decision, and on the 12th of July
following the act already quoted, an act creating the county passed the
General Assembly, and became a law. It fixed the seat of justice at
Beardstown, in conformity with the desire of the people, should that town
comply with the conditions set forth in the first act. This last act further
provided that the court house should be erected on the public square in
Beardstown. The returns of the election were to be made to O. M. Long
and Thomas Payne, justices in Beardstown ; the school fund was to be
divided between Morgan and Cass, in ratio to the population as deter-
mined by the last election, and as soon as the county officers to be elected
in August were qualified, the county was declared to be in complete
order. Beardstown failed to comply with the requirements of the act,
and a petition was presented to the legislature declaring that fact, and
praying for a change from that town to Virginia. That body passed an
act on March 2, 1839, removing the seat of justice to Virginia. It was,
however, again taken to Beardstown, and again brought to Virginia,
where it now exists. The territory embraced in Cass County comprises
239,579 acres, and for its area is one of the most valuable counties in the
State.
On February 16, 1839, the act forming the County of Scott passed
the General Assembly. Its boundaries were defined, provision was made
for holding an election for county officers, and for dividing the school fund
between .Morgan and Scott Counties. An election for county officers was
ordered to be held on the third Monday in March, at the town of Win-
chester, and proper persons designated to receive the returns of this elec-
tion. Winchester was by the same act declared to be the permanent seat
of justice, provided it would erect a court house and jail. It could ex-
pend for this purpose five thousand dollars, dividing that sum in the
erection of the two buildings, as the county commissioners should desire.
The county thus formed comprises 156,814 acres of land, and left Morgan
County with its present area. The total wealth of Scott County, as
assessed for the year 1877, is $3,461,588 ; that of Cass is $4,940,712—
$8,402,300 in all.
It has been noticed that the court house built in 1825 in Morgan
County, was burned in 1827 — ten years before the erection of Cass
County. This fire occurred on the night of December 6th, and on the
17th a special meeting of the county commissioners was called. At
258 HISTORY OP MORGAN COUNTY.
this meeting James Deaton and Allen Q. Lindsey were present,
James Gillham, the remaining member of the board, absent. The first
record of this court after the fire, and the first now preserved, reads as
follows: "Whereas, on the night of the 6th instant the court house of
this count}7", together with the office of the clerk of the Circuit and County
Commissioners' Courts, and all the papers and records of said offices, were
destroyed by fire. It is ordered by this court that the county treasurer
pay to the order of Dennis Rockwell, clerk of this court, out of the first
money received into the treasury, fifty dollars in specie, for the purpose
of purchasing books and stationery for the use of the county offices/'
Many persons had purchased lots of the county, and to those whose deeds
were destroyed, or not recorded in the book mentioned as preserved from
the fire, the commissioners were called upon to give new deeds, which
they in all cases did, the giving of these papers being among the first acts
of the County Court.
The law at this time required all tavern-keepers and merchants to
obtain a license from the County Court. The former class had their rates
of charges established by this court, as also were those of the keepers of
ferries. The first tavern-keeper in Jacksonville, and with but little
doubt the first in Morgan County, was Mr. Thomas Carson, already
mentioned as an early resident on that town site. His rates of charges,
if they were affixed, are not now known ; but they probably differed but
little from those of Mr. George M. Richards, the first tavern-keeper in
the county whose license is preserved. It bears date January 14, 1828.
He paid into the county treasury five dollars, and gave a bond, with
Thomas Luttrell as security. The following were his rates, as they
appear in the county records :
For rum, per half-pint, - - 25 cents.
For brandy, per half-pint, - 25 cents.
For gin, per half-pint, - - 25 cents.
For wine, per half-pint, 25 cents.
For whisky, per half-pint, - 12£ cents.
For meal of victuals, - 25 cents.
For lodging, - - 12 cents.
For horse feed, - 6i cents.
For keeping horse over night, - - 25 cents.
These items were commonly included in all tavern licenses, save that
" cordial " was afterwards added at 25 cents per half-pint, and these were
the common charges allowed. It is quite interesting to note these old
transactions, the same in all counties in the West, and to note the various
changes therein during succeeding years. The use of ardent spirits
gradually was taken from the license, and now no charges whatever are
specified, that being left to the discretion of the landlord. It would have
been almost as discretionary had the County Court regulated the price of
merchandise. Such attempts are almost always fallacious, as the laws of
demand and supply invariably govern such transactions.
The care of the poor, review of roads, justices' districts, and such
matters, engaged the attention of the County Court at its first sessions.
As the county increased in population, its division into smaller road and
justices' districts was made. The first juries lists are now lost. The first
one preserved is that drawn for the April term of court in 1828. The
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 259
grand jury was composed of the following gentlemen : William Woodr
William Rodgers, Frederick Bolinger, Samuel B. Jones, David Marks*
George M. Richards, Allen B. Hughes, Larkin Brown, Matthew Elder,
Nathan Compton, Joshua Crow, Solomon Penny, William Miller, George
Camp, William Sharon, Ira A. Hooker, William B. Schott, Thomas Cow-
hick, Martin Humphries, and Thomas Allen. Those composing the
" travers " jury, as it was called, were Richard Beall, Samuel Holloway,
Charles W. Horrell, Samuel Berry, Elias Williams, James Martin, Stephen
Burrows, James D. Morrison, William Jarrod, Benjamin Shartzer, Peter
Dew, Samuel White, David Hibbard, Thomas Wishwall, Richard P. Car-
ter, John Box, John Wilson, Andrew Armstrong, James Taylor, Benjamin
William Wyatt, Solomon Perkins, Samuel Matthews, and James Redman.
At the meeting of the County Court on March 4, 1828, the county was
divided into seven road districts, which number was shortly greatly
increased, so rapidly did the county fill with settlers. On the 6th of
the same month, the court ordered the clerk to give notice that on the
10th of April following, the building of a court house would be let to
responsible bidders. At first the plan was to construct a brick building,
two stories high, forty feet square. On the 22d a special meeting of the
commissioners was called, and the plan altered, making the building fifty
feet long and forty feet wide. None of the bids offered for its construc-
tion were accepted, and no contracts made that year. The next year the
county commissioners were Joseph M. Fairfield, John Wyatt, and Samuel
Rogers, and at a meeting of this court on January 31, 1829, it was
decided to let the work in separate bids, and these were accordingly
advertised. On the 14th of March, the contracts for its construction
were let ; the brick and stone work to Garrison W. Berry and Henry
Robley, for $1,720 ; the carpenter work to Rice Dunbar and Henry
Robley, tor $1,350, and a few minor contracts to other individuals. On
March 5, 1830, contracts for finishing the court house, putting in win-
dows, placing window-shutters in place, with many other articles needed,
was let to Rice Dunbar and Henry Blandford, for $1.250 ; for lathing and
plastering to Henry Robley and Isham Dalton, for $326. 62^ ; for painting
to John Challon, for $389, and to James .Hurst, for the floors $41. The
court house was accepted by the county commissioners at their meeting
on September 8, 1830. The contractors and builders were paid in install-
ments, as had been agreed. The total cost, when complete, was about
£4,000. The building was the first brick house in the county, and occu-
pied the central square of land on the south side of State street and west
of Main street. To meet the expense in the erection of this edifice, and
for the county revenue, a tax was ordered levied at the meeting of March
4th, 1829, on all slaves, indentured or registered, negro or mulatto ser-
vants, on pleasure carriages, on distilleries, on stock in trade, on live
stock, and on all personal property, except household furniture — the ratio
being one-half per cent. One per cent, was also established for the erec-
tion of public buildings, in accordance with an act passed by the General
Assembly.
This court house remained in use until it was superseded by the
present commodious structure, completed in 1868. It had served the
county thirty-eight years, and then gave way to its handsome successor.
It had for some time been the desire of the citizens generally that it should
260 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
I
be removed from its position, and the square left for an ornament to the
town. The " old court house," as it was called, was also inadequate to
the increasing demands of the county, and was, when the "new court
house" was erected, pulled down and the material used elsewhere. The
present structure is one of the finest in the West, and is unusually safe
from fire. It is constructed almost entirely of stone and iron; the first
named material being obtained from the quarries at Joliet.
The old jail was built of hewed timbers, each was about one foot
square, and every wall was made double. Between these double walls,
upright pieces of timber, of the same dimensions as that used in the wall,
were placed, so that if a criminal attempted to escape by cutting through
the wall, these inner pieces would, when a section was cut out of one of
them, drop down, and thus the process would have to be repeated until
the whole would be cut away. This would take more time than any
criminal could use without being detected, and it is doubtful if the pro-
cess was ever attempted. At the meeting of the County Court, on "March
9, 1832, it was decided to erect a new jail, and the clerk of that court
was ordered to advertise in the Illinois Patriot, for sealed proposals from
builders for its construction. It was determined it should be built of
brick and stone, and the contract for that part of the construction was,
at a subsequent meeting, awarded to Abram Dewitt, for about eighteen
hundred dollars. The carpenter work was given to Ebenezer Miller, for
nearly fifteen hundred dollars. The jail was completed in 1833, its entire
cost being about thirty-five hundred dollars.
This jail was the stronghold for detaining criminals many years. It,
in turn, also became unsafe through the lapse of years, and was declared
unfit for use. In the spring of 1804 steps were taken for the erection of
a more substantial jail. The old one was pronounced unsafe and un-
comfortable by the county commissioners, who decided to erect a new one.
After mature deliberation, it was decided to construct the building with
iron cells, and Hon. Stephen Dunlap, a member of the court, was in-
structed to proceed to Cincinnati, Ohio, with a competent mechanic, and
make arrangements for its construction.
Mr. Jessee T. Newman had offered $3,000 for the old lot and jail.
It was decided to accept this offer, and purchase another site. After
examining various offered sites, a lot owned by Mr. John Trabue was
selected and he was paid for the same $3,500. Work on the jail was
soon after begun, and prosecuted until its completion. The building cost
$27,500, and is yet in use.
The keeping of the county poor has always been a serious question
in the management of county affairs. At first they were " farmed out,"
as it was termed, that is given to suitable persons to keep. These were
obligated to provide a reasonable maintainance. In case the person kept
was able to work, the one keeping him could obtain a partial recompense
in that manner, and in addition was given an allowance from the county
treasury. Minors were bound out until of age, and the person to whom
they were given was required to provide for them schooling a reasonable
length of time during the year. These and various methods were tried in
the early days of the West, but did not at all times prove satisfactory.
With all due diligence, in some cases the poor would fall into the hands
of those who only desired gain by their labors, and who cared nothing for
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
their moral advancement. Minors would often be mistreated and unpro-
vided with the means of education, and their moral training wholly
neglected.
The earliest attempts to keep this class of people by the county were
made about 1840. A poor farm was established a few miles north of
Jacksonville, and many of them sent there for keeping. The house was
not built expressly for this purpose, having been a residence, but was
used. Additions were made to it in 1847, when Joseph Halsep was
superintendent, as the accommodations were not such as desired. At this
time insane persons were kept by the county. Mrs. Dix, a woman who
devoted her life to this unfortunate class of humanity, and whose history
is given in connection with that of the Insane Asylum, elsewhere in this
volume, came about this time to Morgan County and visited the poor
house. Finding all classes of the poor kept together, and no provision
for the insane, she vigorously set to work to remedy the evil. She visited
the county commissioners and urgently importuned them to sell the
property and purchase elsewhere. She selected a site just east of the
city, and succeeded in her purpose. On July 12, i847, James H. Linton
was appointed agent, on behalf of the county, to purchase fourteen acres
at a price not to exceed fifty dollars per acre. Before the purchase was
made the number of acres was increased 10 thirty. On September 10th
the old poor house, and property belonging thereto, was ordered to be
sold. An addition to the new location was purchased of W. B. Warren,
in 1854, for four thousand dollars. In accordance with the views of Mrs.
Dix, a building for the use and care of the insane was erected, in
addition to the building intended for the paupers, and new and improved
methods adopted in the treatment of all.
This farm was occupied until 1867. The city's growth had reached
the grounds, and advantageous offers were made to the county for the
property. As the population of the county had increased, the number of
poor augmented until more land and more accommodations were neces-
sary. Land adjoining the farm was too valuable for such purposes, and
the county commissioners decided to sell the property, and, by going
farther from the city, purchase more land. On January 27, 186u, in
accordance with an order of this court, the county farm, and all property
therewith, was sold at public sale to Joseph R. Askew and John T.
Springer for $13,375. These persons soon after laid the farm out in town
lots, and as such it is now known as Askew and Springer's addition to
Jacksonville. This sale necessitated a new location. The most eligible
site, offering timber for fuel, was the farm of Cornelius Goltra, about three
miles northwest of the city. This farm, of two hundred acres, was pur-
chased for about $13,000, and the present poor house built thereon. It
is a good structure, capable of accommodating all those who may call
upon the county for keeping, and is excellently managed. In ordinary
years the farm bears a large share of the expense, and furnishes employ-
ment to all inmates able to work.
The erection of the several county buildings has now been conclu-
sively stated, and it will be well before closing this chapter to note the
various divisions of the county. From its earliest existence, as settle-
ments increased, the justices' and road districts were set off, and their
boundaries determined. On June 30, 1828, the county was divided into
262 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
five election precincts, known as Jacksonville, Exeter, Sandy, Apple
Creek, and Clay Creek precincts. The judges appointed for each district
were: Joseph Klein, John Leeper, Aaron Wilson, Jacksonville; Daniel
Lieb, Baxter Broadwell, and Daniel Burbank, Exeter ; James Hatchin,
Alexander Walls, and Alvin Coe, Sandy ; John Lappington, John Wil-
liams, and Thomas Luttrell, Apple Creek ; Thomas Gatton, William
Sumners, and Joshua Crow, Clay Creek. Indian Creek precinct was not
long after added, and William Lager, Isaac R. Bennett, and Equillar
Hall appointed judges of election. All those named were to serve two
years from the date of the appointments. On the next day after the
division of the county into election precincts, the trustees for the school
sections were appointed. On June 8, 1831, William Thomas was
appointed school agent on behalf of the county to sell these sections,
and thereby create a school fund. His bond was $12,000, and he, with
his characteristic honesty, discharged his duties faithfully. It is doubt-
ful if the National Congress ever passed an act, which resulted in equal
benefit to the people, as this one. Three years before Judge Thomas'
appointment, on Sept. 2, 1828, the Mound school district was established;
probably the first school district, at least the first on record, in the
county. At this time no bridges were built for the accommodation of
travelers. All crossing of streams was done by ferries, the owners of
which were allowed to charge a fee, regulated, like tavern licenses, by
the County Court. On the day the trustees for the school sections were
appointed, the rates of ferriage over the Illinois River were established
as follows :
"' For each four-horse or ox team and carriage, seventy-five cents ;
for each two-horse or ox team and carriage, fifty cents ; for each one-
horse and carriage, thirty-seven and one-half cents; for each man and
horse, twelve and a half cents ; for each footman, six and a fourth cents ;
for each head of loose horses or cattle, six and a fourth cents ; for each
head of hogs, sheep or goats, three cents." These were the common
rates charged. The price of license was according to the location. At
Beard's ferry it was four dollars ; at Grun's, two dollars, and at Phillips',
three. Others were charged like amounts.
Enough has now been told to give an intelligent idea of the acts of
the county as a corporate body. At every meeting of the County Court
new tavern and ferry licenses were issued. Prominent among the names
appearing on the records are those of Joseph Bently, Nathan H. Gest,
Abraham Vance, Abraham DeWitt, and Thomas Bently, all of whom
were licensed to " keep tavern " in the county seat, and the majority of
whom paid five dollars fee. Ira Kelley was licensed to open a house of
entertainment in Exeter, Thomas Beard at his ferry, Archibald J. Hite
at a mill on Sandy Creek, Jacob Ekelburner at Naples, and others at
different places, as the county filled with settlers, and the needs of the
country required. These persons' rates of charges were all fixed, and,
as will be seen by the reader in those quoted elsewhere, included wine,
gin, rum, cordial, and whisky.
The increase in population also demanded new road districts, which
from time to time were made. New polling places were also established,
and we find as early as 1830, Jacksonville had so increased in inhabitants,
that on June 8th of that year an additional voting place was made therein.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
The next year Stephen R. Bartlett and Isaac Negus were licensed to sell
clocks. The former, being a non-resident, was charged twenty-five dol-
lars for the privilege, while the latter, a resident, was charged half that
sum. Knapp & Pogue, B. and Francis Ayers paid ten dollars for the
privilege of opening a store and doing business in the county seat. At
the meeting of the Commissioners' Court, on March 9, 1831, the follow-
ing firms were licensed to sell goods in the county. From the number
the reader will readily perceive the increase in population and commerce
a lapse of five years had produced in Morgan County. The list with the
rates of charges for the license is herewith appended as given on that day :
Alexander T. Douglas, five dollars ; James Dunlap & Co., twelve
dollars and fifty cents ; Nathan H. Gest, seven dollars and fifty cents ;.
N. and N. H. Johnson and Joshua D. Austin, five dollars each ; John P.
Wilkinson, the same as James Dunlap & Co. ; Archibald T. Hite, Joseph
M. Fairfield, William Hunter, and Davenport & Henderson, each five
dollars ; Hook & Wish wall and James P. Coddington & Co., seven dollars
and fifty cents each, and Gillett & Gordon, fifteen dollars, making a total
amount received that day from this source, ninety-seven dollars and fifty
cents. Tavern licenses had by this time raised, as we find F. C. Maupin
was charged eleven dollars to open such a house on Apple Creek, and
five dollars to " vend merchandise therein."
By an act of the legislature, approved April 23, 1831, James Green,
John Henderson, and Joseph Cloud were appointed commissioners " to
survey and lay out" a State road from Henderson's Grove in Montgomery
County to Jacksonville, and afterwards John Green and Abraham Vance
were appointed to lay out this road through the county to Naples on the
river. This road was reviewed from Jacksonville to Naples by Abraham
Vance, John Green, and Alexander Wells, and thereby finally established.
Throughout the county's existence its several acts as a corporate body
have been similar to those narrated, being changed as the exigencies
required, and as the increase in population, wealth, and commerce
demanded. The county is yet under the old form of government, the
township form not being adopted. Three commissioners comprise the
County Court, and attend to all business relating to the commonwealth..
The political history of Morgan County would be incomplete without
a list of its officers. It is here given as furnished by the Secretary of
State :
A LIST OF THE COUNTY OFFICERS OF MORGAN COUNTY
FROM 1823 TO 1877.
)ATE OF COMMISSION.
February 15, 1823, .
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September 3, 1824, .
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Probate Judge, . .
NAMES.
Dennis Rockwell.
Milton Ladd, Bes&?|d f|C
Willi Green.
James Deaton.
Aron Wilson.
Johnson Shelton.
James Deaton.
Jos. M. Fairfield.
John Shelton.
Jonathan Sweet, Sr.
A. Wilson.
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HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
DATE OF COMMISSION.
June 8, 1825, . .
January 23, 1826,
September 28, 1826,
December 11, 1826,
September 11, 1828,.
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March 28, 1829, .
August 21, 1830,
September 2, 1830,
February 12, 1831,
August 20, 1832, .
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November 7, 1834,
August 17, 1835, .
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September 11, 1837,
September 5, 1838,
August 23, 1838, .
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November'30, 1849,
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Sheriff, .
Coroner, ....
Public Administrator,
Coroner, ....
Sheriff, ....
Public Administrator,
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
Surveyor, ....
Recorder, . . .
Probate Justice, .
Sheriff, ....
Coroner, ....
Probate Justice,
Recorder, ....
Surveyor, ....
Coroner, ....
Surveyor, ....
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
Sheriff, ....
Public Administrator,
Recorder, ....
Surveyor, ....
Probate Justice,
Recorder, ....
Sheriff, ....
Coroner, ....
Sheriff, ....
Surveyor, ....
Coroner,
Sheriff,
Public Administrator,
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
Public Administrator,
Surveyor, ....
Recorder, ....
Sheriff, . . . . .
Coroner, ....
County Judge, . .
Clerk County Court,
Surveyor, ....
NAMES.
Johnston Shelton.
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Philip Aylsworth.
Willi B. Green. *
Sam'l T. Matthews.
William Jarred.
Murry McConnell.
Wm. Jarred.
Sam'l T. Matthews.
Murry McConnell.
William O'Rear.
Jesse W. Redding.
William O'Rear.
Anthony Arnolds.
Johnson Shelton.
J. M. McKinney.
Matthew Stacy.
A. Dunlap.
Anthony Arnold.
D. P. Henderson.
James McKinney.
A. W. Sweet.
E. A. Mears.
Henry Saunderson.
Ira Davenport.
Robert S. Anderson.
Sam'l Q. Reaugh.
Alex. Dunlap.
Geo. McHenry.
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Johnson Shelton.
Matthew Stacy.
J. M. Lucas.
William Grees. ^
James Holmes.
Ira Davenport.
W. B. Warren.
D. C. Creamer.
Ira Davenport.
John W. Evans.
Ira Davenport.
D. C. Creamer.
John W. Evans.
Geo. M. Richards.
James Maxwell.
Ira Davenport.
David C. Creamer.
James Berdan.
G. A. Dunlap.
Harvey Rout.
Resigned Septem-
berl2, 1843.
HISTOEY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
265
DATE OF COMMISSION.
Elected Sept. 4, 1848,
November 20, 1850, .
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November 18, 1863,
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Sheriff, ......
Coroner, ....
Surveyor, ....
Sheriff, ....
Coroner, ....
Clerk Circuit Court,
County Clerk, . .
County Justice,
County Judge, . .
County Surveyor,
School Commissioner,
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
Surveyor, ....
Sheriff, . ...
Coroner, ....
Circuit Clerk, . .
County Judge, . .
County Justice, . .
County Clerk, . .
Assessor and Treasurer,
School Commissioner,
County Surveyor,
Surveyor,
Coroner, ....
Treasurer and Assessor,
School Commissioner,
County Surveyor, .
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
County Judge, . .
County Justice,
County Clerk, . .
County Surveyor,
Sheriff, ....
Coroner, ....
Circuit Clerk, . .
School Commissioner,
County Treasurer, .
County Surveyor,
Circuit Clerk, . .
Sheriff,
County Judge, .
County Clerk,
Sheriff,
Coroner, ....
NAMES.
Charles Hardin.
Jonathan Neeley.
Timothy Chamberlain.
Harvey Rout.
Martin H. Cassell.
Timothy Chamberlain, Jr.
Charles Hardin.
Matt. Stacy.
I. R. Bennett.
I. R. Duncan.
Jas. Berdan.
.Geo. M. Richards.
W. Catlin.
Cyrus Mathews.
James Mitchell.
Chas. Packard.
Chas. Sample.
James E. Mitchell.
Charles Hardin.
Jos. J. Cassell.
Geo. B. Waller.
A. J. Thompson.
Matthew Stacy.
Wm. G. Johnson.
Newton Batemau.
Wm. S. McPherson.
I. S. Hicks.
John Selby.
Thos. J. Caldwell.
Jno. T. Springer.
Zenos F. Moody.
Edward Scott.
Sam'l S. Davis.
S. S. Duncan.
Stephen Dunlap.
Nathan Hart.
John Trabue.
Wm. S. McPherson.
A. J. Bradshaw.
E. C. Drew.
B. F. Bristow, toflll a vacancy.
Sam'l M. Martin.
James H. Laston.
W. S. McPherson.
Stephen Sutton.
Smith M. Palmer.
H. G. Whittock.
John Trabue.
S. L. Moore.
Field Sample.
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HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
DATE OF COMMISSION.
November 13, 1868,
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13, "
16, 1869,
December 8, "
" 22 "
November 16, 1870,
" 17, "
December 2, 1870,
May 7, 1872, . . .
" 13, " . .
November 19, 1872, .
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26, 1873, .
" 19 "
Elected Nov. '4, 1873,
January 22, 1874,
November 12, 1874, .
10, 1875,
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OFFICE.
Circuit Clerk, .
Sheriff,
Coroner,
Circuit Clerk, -
County Judge,
Associate Justice,
Geo. W. Clark.
Isaac S. Sierer.
John H. Gruber.
Geo. W. Clark.
Edward Scott.
Samuel Wood.
Job W. English.
John Trabue.
W. S. McPherson.
County Clerk, . .
Surveyor,
School Commissioner, S. M. Martin.
Sheriff, Benj. Pyatt.
Coroner,
Surveyor,
Treasurer, . . .
Surveyor,
Coroner, .
Sheriff, ....
States Attorney,
Circuit Clerk, .
County Judge, .
County Clerk,
School Com., . .
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Henry Lawler.
C. C. Bobbins.
W. H. Wright.
Chas. B. Lewis.
Michael Karney.
W. H. Bradwell.
H. O. Cassell.
Jo. W. Caldwell.
Edward P. Kirby.
Samuel M. Martin.
Henry Higgins.
Dan'l Deitrick, com.
James H. Devore.
John Virgin.
Dan'l Deitrick.
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Sheriff, Irvin Dunlap.
Coroner, .... Theo. Allen.
Treasurer, .... W. H. Wright.
Surveyor, .... W. H. Rowe.
Circuit Clerk, . . . John N. Marsh.
States Attorney, . Jas. N. Brown.
Sheriff, Irvin Dunlap.
Coroner, .... Philip Braun.
County Commissioner, John Virgin.
" Judge, . . Edward P. Kirby.
" Clerk, . . Benj. R. Upham.
" Treasurer, . W. H. Wright.
" Superintendent, Henry Higgins.
" Commissioner, D. H. Lollis.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 267
PAST AND PRESENT.
" Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to min' ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o" lang syne ? "
On a beautiful autumnal afternoon, in the month of September, 1869, a
large concourse of people gathered to witness the dedication of Diamond
Grove Cemetery. On reaching the cemetery, the company gathered about
a fine monument standing near the entrance. It is of white Italian
marble, with a square base about three feet in diameter, and about three
feet high above the pedestal to the shaft, which is of the same material
ind eight feet in height, surmounted with a wreath, making the whole
leight of the monument, from the foundation to the top of the shaft,
thirteen feet. It is the first monument which strikes the visitor as he
mters the enclosure, and its historic inscriptions at once explain the fact
that the cemetery itself bears the same name given it by the first pioneers
)f the county. On the eastern base of the monument appears the follow
ing inscription :
ISAAC FORT ROE,
SON OF
REV. OZEL ROE, OF WOODBRIDGE, N. J.,
Left New York for the West October 15, 1819, settled in
DIAMOND GROVE,
In February, 1820, Died October 12, 1821,
AGED FORTY-EIGHT YEARS.
ROE.
The inscription on the western side reads :
1869.
ERECTED BY THE COUMTY OF MORGAN,
TO THE MEMORY OK
ISAAC FORT ROE,
One of three first settlers, and the first person
who died in this county.
Facing the drive- way, on the north side of the monument, is a
bass-relief representation of him who sleeps beneath, in his pioneer
Iress, with rifle on his left arm, and broad-ax in his right hand, while in
the distance the pioneer's cabin is seen.
On the south side of the monument the following historical sketch
engraved : " An emigration society in the city of New York, October
12, 1819, appointed David Berdan, Isaac Fort Roe, and George Nixon, to
explore the Western States and select places of settlement for its members.
They left the city October 15, 1819, crossed the Wabash at Vincennes
December 26, passed and named Diamond Grove January 23, 1820, in
which he selected a place of residence, and in February built a log cabin
and became one of the first three settlers in the county."
Among the audience assembled were those who knew Mr. Roe, and
mid testify to the facts narrated. Dr. Chandler, who attended him in
268 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
his last illness, and Mr. Huram Reeve, who had in his possession the
nails used in making the linn-tree-coffin for Mr. Roe, were there.
After appropriate exercises dedicating the cemetery and the monu-
ment, Judge William Thomas read the following paper, prepared by him
from facts, many of which were obtained from the journal of Mr. Berdan,.
furnished by his son, Judge Berdan:
" On the twelfth of October, 1819, a society was organized in the
city of New York by the name of the New York Emigration Society,
of which George D. Cooper was secretary, the object of which was to
provide for the exploration of such parts of the United States as might
be adjudged desirable, and obtain information for the benefit of persons-
intending to remove to those States. David Berdan (the father of our
Judge James Berdan), Isaac Fort Roe, and George Nixon, were appointed
the exploring committee, who were required to proceed to Buffalo, and
from thence to and through the upper part of the State of Ohio, and
through the States of Indiana and Illinois, on such routes as they might
determine, and return by way of Pittsburg and Easton to the city of
New York. The committee was required to purchase one section or two
half sections, and the fractional part of one or more sections in the States
of Ohio, Indiana, or Illinois, on some large creek or navigable river, 160
acres of which was to be laid out in village lots, four to the acre, including
streets, and the residue in lots of five acres including roads and pass-
ways. The committee was also authorized to purchase as many quarter
sections of land as might be subscribed for, adjoining the land required to
be laid out in village and out-lots. Eighty-five dollars were advanced
to pay the first installment to the Government, and the expense of
purchase. No member of the society was allowed to subscribe for more
than ten village lots, two out-lots, and four quarter sections of land. The
price of village lots was fixed at two dollars each, and of out-lots at
twelve dollars each. The committee left New York on the 15th of
October, 1819, and traveling by the routes required, reached Vincennes on
the 20th of December, the ground being covered with snow, which had
fallen the previous night to the depth of nine inches. They crossed the
Wabash River on the 20th ; crossed the Mississippi River on the ice -to
St. Louis on the 31st, leaving their horses at ' Boullard's Inn,' in Illinois.
On the 5th day of January, 1820, they visited Edwardsville, where they
remained in consequence of rain and continued snow storms, until the
12th, when they left for the mouth of the Illinois River. That day they
reached Judge Lofton's, in what is now Jersey County. The next day
the judge accompanied them to the mouth of the Illinois, and they
returned to his house that night. The next morning it was snowing
violently, yet, notwithstanding the severity of the weather, the parties
set out for the Sangamon country, and at four o'clock p. m. reached
Hammon's, on one of the head branches of Macoupin Creek. ' This,'
says the journal, ' proved a severe day for us, as the storm raged violently
throughout the same. Hammon's house being in a very unfinished state
rendered our situation very uncomfortable during the night. The floor
we laid on before the fire was in a very unfinished state, and the stormy
wind passing between the logs of the cabin annoyed us greatly.' The
next day they reached the house of Isaac Keys, distant forty miles,
' situated in the edge of the timber land, on the east side of Sugar Creek,
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 269
about a mile below the mouth of Lick Fork.' That night they were
visited again by a violent storm which continued through the next day,
which being the Sabbath, the parties remained indoors. Starting on
January 12th, they passed the heads of branches by a circuitous route to
Brown's, on Lick Creek. From here, with Brown for a pilot, they passed
around the heads of streams emptying into the Sangamon and Illinois
Rivers, to Seymour Kellogg's, between Indian Creek and the Mauvaisterre.
From here they passed the heads of the south branches of this creek to
the timber of Sandy Creek, and from thence, pursuing a western course,
they, on the 23d of January, 1820, passed this grove which they named
' Diamond Grove.' Continuing southwest they reached a small camp,
recently entered by Stephen Olmstead, near what was formerly called
Swinerton's Point, at the base of the mound on which Mr. Adam Allison
now resides. This mound being covered with hickory, they named it
'Hickory Grove.'
" They spent the night at this camp. The next day they set out, with
Mr. Olmstead as a guide, the snow eighteen inches deep, for the mouth of
the Mauvaisterre. They reached the hills and bluffs of that stream about
three o'clock p. m., when their guide informed them ' that he had missed
the way, and knew not where he was or how much farther they had to go
to arrive at the mouth of the creek.' They then returned to the camp,
where they remained that night. With reference to the region of country
passed over between Kellogg's and the mouth of the Mauvaisterre and its
supposed outlet, the journalist says : ' It appears as if nature intended
this point as the grand outlet of this most fertile of all counties lying east
of it, and which will in due time become the most populous and wealthy
section in the United States.'
" From this camp the party returned to Kellogg's, and from thence, by
a circuitous route, through snow twenty inches deep, they arrived at
Key's, where they remained during the night, and from this place they
traveled the prairies between the streams running into the Sangamon
River ; crossed the river on the ice a short distance below the junction of
.the north and south forks, and after exploring the country north and
south of the river, they returned to Mr. Key's, and then by a circuitous
route, passing the heads of creeks and branches, they returned to Edwards-
ville, where they remained until the 7th of February, when they sepa-
rated. Messrs. Berdan and Nixon started for New York, Mr. Roe for the
' Diamond Grove,' the place selected for the future residence of himself
and such of his friends as might be induced to follow him.
" In this month of February he put up a log cabin for his residence,
and subsequently made a small improvement. His earthly home was in
this grove until October 12th, 1821, when, at the age of forty-eight
years, he departed to that world of spirits to which we are all hastening.
He was the son of the late Dr. Ozel Roe, of Woodbridge, New Jersey.
Dr. Chandler, his attending physician, in a recent letter says : ' He was
a man of highly cultivated mind, of religious tastes and habits, and of
gently, pious character.' Referring to his burial, he says : ' There was
not a plank to be had to make a coffin. Judge Wilson and others cut a
tree, split out puncheons, hewed and planed them, and made as yood a
coffin as they could under the circumstances. He had no relations to
mourn his loss ; no sermon was preached, no prayers were said, scarcely
D
270 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
a word was spoken ; but silent and sad we deposited his remains in the
grave.'
" Mr. Roe had never been married. He had been a merchant in the city
of New York, and, having sustained a heavy loss by failures of customers,
reducing his means below what he thought essential to success in busi-
ness, he came West. His companions, David Berdan and George Nixon,
also merchants, had been more fortunate ; their losses during the crash
of 1818 and 1819 had not so reduced their capital as to make it necessary
to seek new places of business.
"Now, to perpetuate the memory of Mr. Roe as one of the first
settlers in the county, the first in this grove, and the first to die in the
limits of the present Counties of Morgan, Cass, and Scott, and the fact
connected with his settlement and death, Messrs. Joseph Morton, Huram
Reeve, Judge Whitelock, and myself, acting by appointment of the
County Court, have caused this monument to be erected."
This narrative states that Mr. Roe was one of the first three settlers
in the county. He was said to be the first to erect a log cabin therein,
but had been preceded by two others. They were Seymour and Elisha
Kellogg, who probably erected what is known as rail-pen cabins. These
two had penetrated to the territory, now comprising Morgan County, in
the Autumn of 1819, and had a camp at the grove where they were found
by the three explorers, to whom they furnished corn for their horses, and
shelter for -themselves. One of them also piloted the adventurers to
Mauvaisterre Creek, but, as the narrative shows, became bewildered, and
the entire party returned to the camp. Jeddediah Webster, a soldier of
the war of 1812, who passed up the Illinois River to the mouth of
Mauvaisterre Creek, often spoke of assisting to build the first cabin in
this county — referring to the one built by Mr. Roe. This assertion being
true, there were in the Winter of 1819-'20, in the confines of the three
counties often alluded to in these pages, all of whom afterwards were
included in Morgan County, four settlers. They were the Kelloggs, Mr.
Roe and Mr. Webster. It was during the Spring of 1820 that the first
ground was broken here for the purpose of cultivation. During the same
Spring the following persons are known to have located in this then
western wilds : John and William Wyatt, Isaac Reeve, James B. Grain,
Isaac Dial, Thomas Smith, James Deaton, Robert James, Jesse Ruble,
Ancil Cox, Joseph Buchanan, Samuel Scott, Isaac Edwards, Archibald
Job, Stephen Olmstead, Michael Arthur, James Buckley, Aaron Wilson,
and Isaac Smith. Mr. Reeve settled on Sandy, southwest of the
Diamond Grove on what has since been known as the Deed's farm. Being
a blacksmith he brought with him his anvil, hammers, and bellows. As
the season advanced and the plows of the infant settlements began to
need sharpening, Mr. Reeve extemporized a blacksmith shop, the first in
the county, in the open air. His anvil was fastened to a stump and his
bellows to two saplings, his forge being a very primitive affair. To this
shop the neighbors, though many of them lived miles away, came to
get their little jobs of smithing done. It has been claimed by some of
the early residents about Winchester, in Scott County, then a part of
Morgan, that their date of settlement precedes that of the settlers already
named. This is evidently an error, as Mr. James Gilham, one of the
oldest residents there, in a recent conversation with Mr. Huram Reeve,
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 271
narrates the fact of coming from that settlement on horseback carrying
two plow shears to Mr. Reeve's airy shop for the purpose of having them
sharpened. He remarked to Mr. Huram Reeve that he would not have
done this had there been a shop in his own immediate neighborhood.
Of the settlers we have named Messrs. John and William Wyatt
settled on land now occupied by Alexander Edgemon. Mr. Deaton and
his son Lewis made their claim about four miles northwest of the
present city of Jacksonville, on the Meredosia road. Mr. James settled
in the same neighborhood. During the same Spring, 1820, but somewhat
later, settlements were made in two other neighborhoods. Mr. Swin-
erton, Mr. Olmstead, and Mr. Pierce, fixed their location and com-
menced improvement at Olmstead's Mound, now known as Allison's
Mound ; and on the north fork of the Mauvaisterre settlements were made
by Samuel Scott, and Seymour and Elisha Kellogg. The latter settled
on the north side of the creek, and the first improvements were com-
menced on what is now known as the Huffaker place, by Isaac Edwards.
Mr. Buchanan settled near the head of the south fork of the Mauvaisterre.
The same Spring Mr. Roberts and his sons settled at Island Grove. The
Kelloggs with their families, being the first permanent settlers within
what is now Morgan County, deserve a more extended notice. When
the erection of the monument to the memory of Isaac Fort Roe, took
place, it was supposed that he was one of the first three settlers in the
territory of which we are writing. He was one of the three explorers
passing through this region, as narrated in the article of Judge Thomas,
and was the third settler in the present limits of the county. Mrs. Min-
erva Richards, now living in Jacksonville, a daughter of Ambrose Collins,
distinctly remembers the settlement of the Kelloggs. She states that in
the Summer of 1818, her father, a native of Ontario County, New York,
left his home with his family, a few articles of household furniture
and provisions enough to last some time, came with two wagons to the
Alleghany River, above its junction with the Susquehanna, where he
procured a flat-boat on which he embarked his possessions, and proceeded
down the Ohio River. His designation was the southern part of Illinois.
On the way down the river he fell in with Seymour and Elisha Kellogg,
who with their families were proceeding in a similar conveyance to the
same destination. Mr. Collins and Seymour Kellogg had been acquainted
in their native State. The latter had been a Colonel in the war of 1812,
and was known by that title. At Shawneetown they disembarked and
proceeded in their wagons to. Carmi, on the little Wabash River. They
remained here during the winter, and the following summer. Early in
the Autumn of 1819 they loaded their effects again into their wagons,
and went oh westward to Edwardsville. Here Mr. Collins was taken
sick and was compelled to remain through the winter. The Messrs.
Kellogg with their families and Charles Collins, a son of Ambrose
Collins, with their teams, some cattle and provisions for the winter,
started for the Sangamo country. They followed a more northern route
than that generally adopted by emigrants. Their only guide was the
compass and a few indistinct trails, made by the roving Indians or adven-
turous bee hunters. Late in the Fall of 1819, they arrived near the head
B" Mauvaisterre Creek, erected two cabins arid made provisions for the
inter, now rapidly approaching. The country lay about them in all its
272 HISTORY OF MOKGAK COUNTY.
native wildness. No signs of life were seen, save foot-prints in the brown
paths, worn by Indian feet ; and the shy, frightened birds, squirrels, or
deer, that darted away into the wildwood, at the approach of the
emigrants. No foot of white men save that of the adventurous scout, or
wandering hunter, had pressed the sod of these wild prairies, or roamed
through the trackless forests. Mauvaisterre Creek had not known the
abode of a white man. Anxious to build homes where they could rest
secure, and where they could gather the fruits of a life-time, these
pioneers braved the dangers of a frontier life and founded their homes
where now are :
" spacious mansions firm and strong,
In place of forests dark and dense:
And now instead of underbrush
Runs many a line of even fence.
" But times will change ! The verdant hills
Are covered o'er with growing grain;
And white men till the fertile soil,
Where once the red man used to reign.
" The Indian's voice is hushed and still ;
Existing but in Mem'ry's hall,
Where now with echoes of the Past
We hear his war-whoop rise and fall ! "
The winter of 1819 and '20 proved to be an unusually severe one.
The long grass of the prairies had been destroyed by fires lighted by the
Indians or hunters, and much of the undergrowth in the woods was
destroyed by the same element. Before the close of the winter, the
provisions gathered by them for their stock, from places where it had
escaped the ravages of the fire, gave out and they were compelled to cut
down trees, from the boughs of which the cattle and horses could procure
a scanty supply of food. Many of these wandered away and were lost,
while several of them died from the effects of cold and hunger. The
supply of food for themselves and families proved to be sufficient, yet
their suffering from the cold was often intense. Mr. Seymour Kellogg
in his search for some of his stock, one* bitterly cold night, lost his way
and saved his life only by walking vigorously between two trees standing-
several rods apart. He did not dare to leave this track during the night
for fear of being irrecoverably lost. He did not know how far he
was from either his own or his brother's cabin.- On the appearance of
day-light, he found himself about two miles from the latter place, to
which he immediately repaired. His feet were badly frozen during the
night, making him a cripple for several months.
Early in the spring Charles Collins returned to Edwardsville with his
wagon and team, to aid his father, should he be sufficiently recovered, in
bringing his family to the new settlement. It was just before his start to
Edwardsville that the three explorers, whose names and explorations we
have already recorded, came,, and one of them, Mr. Roe, settled at the
place to which he gave the name " Diamond Grove." Mr. Collins with
his family started on their journey about the first of March. On the way
they were compelled to camp out two nights, there being no settlers be-
tween Edwardsville and their destination. On their arrival, they re-
mained one night with Seymour Kellogg, and then went to an unfinished
cabin, erected by Mr. Olmstead, who had been exploring this country,
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 273
and had built the cabin entered temporarily by Mr. Collins. The location
not being a desirable one, Mr. Collins selected his claim, erected a cabin
thereon as soon as possible, and moved his family to it. When Mr. Olm-
stead returned with his family, he was not satisfied with the claim he had
selected, and chose another, afterwards known as " Olmstead Mound,"
where he made his permanent home. In 1820 Dr. George Caldwell, the
first physician in the county, located.
We have now fully described the earliest settlement in what is now
Morgan County. We have also stated the names of others who came
here during the spring of 1820, and noted the places of their settlement.
We have described at some length the settlement of the Kelloggs —
Charles Collins being then a young man, not making a claim or founding
a home for himself, can hardly be termed one of the early settlers — because
they were the first settlers of the county, and deserve more than a pass-
ing notice. The information can be relied on as correct, as Mrs. Richards
distinctly remembers the emigration and settlement of these families.
These and the other pioneers came from the southern part of the
State, generally about Edwardsville, where some had remained but a short
time on their journey to a western home. They came in emigrant wagons
over the unbroken prairies, through the wild forests, fording unbridged
streams, and encamping wherever the shades of night overtook them.
They were seeking a home that in old age would afford them protection
and comfort. Upon reaching their destination, their first care was the
erection of a cabin in which to shelter themselves and their families. As
these primitive abodes were generally built alike by all pioneers, we will
note hastily their manner of construction. A site was generally selected
under the shelter of the timber, near a spring or running stream. And
/ soon " the ax rang sharply 'mid those forest shades which, from creation,
toward the sky had towered, in unshorn beauty." Suitable trees were
selected, which, after being felled, were cut into proper lengths with the
ax. The lengths, after being split open with the maul and wedge, were
rived into clapboards, to be used in covering the cabins. These boards
were held to their places on the roof by weight-poles laid on them as
each layer was placed, the eave-pole being pinned fast, and each succeed-
ing weight-pole up to the comb being kept from slipping toward the eave
by blocks placed at each end and in the center between them. The rail
cabin being raised and covered, a door was cut out, jams pinned on, and
a clapboard door made and hung with wooden or leather hinges, to be
fastened, when closed, with a latch or pin. Dry grass was then collected
for under bedding, clapboards fastened over the cracks, or bed-quilts
hung up over the walls to keep out the wind and rain. The next pro-
ceeding was to mark out the boundaries of each claim, each settler being
entitled, under the rules of the frontier, to so much land as he thought
he could pay for when the land came into market. The claim lines were
marked by blazing the trees through the timber with an ax, and driving
stakes into the ground at short distances over the prairie. The lines
thus established were respected by new comers, and if they did not hap-
pen to correspond with the government surveys when made, the claim title
of the settler to parcels cut off or divided was not affected, and transfers
were often made between neighbors after the land had been entered, in
order to make the old claim lines good to each particular owner. The
274 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
next step was to mark out five or ten acres of ground in the young tim-
ber skirting the prairie, as a patch for the first crop of corn. The timber
land was selected as being better fitted for immediate cultivation, and
more easily broken than the tough, wild prairie sod. The work of making
rails for fencing was now commenced, to be followed by the clearing,
grubbing, and breaking of the ground, and planting of the crop. The
corn having been planted in the fresh soil, required but little further at-
tention for some time, enabling the settler to finish his fencing, which was
usually done at this period and during the intervals of working the crop.
This was the experience of the pioneer settlers of Morgan County during
the first season.
The settlers mentioned as locating in 1820, brought with them suffi-
cient provision to last them until the crop could be gathered. It happened
however, that Mr. Deaton and his son exhausted their supply of corn meal
and bacon sometime about the first of June, compelling them to leave
their partly made crop and travel a distance of eighty-five miles, to Ed-
wardsville, to renew their supply. The journey was made chiefly at
night, to avoid the greenhead flies of the prairie, which would, in the day
time, almost bleed a team to death. Shaping their course by the stars,
and without a road or trail, they started on the trip provisionless. Their
first camping place was on Apple Creek. The country had been pretty
well cleared of game by the Indians, but here they were fortunate
enough to kill a squirrel, which they roasted at their camp fire. During
the next day they succeeded in killing a deer near where the town of
Jerseyville now stands, and thus they were enabled to reach Edwards-
ville in excellent condition and good spirits. They returned with a
sufficient quantity of provisions to last until their crop of corn was
gathered. Although, at this period, game was exceedingly scarce, having
been killed out or driven off by the Indians, bees were abundant, and in
the fall, after the corn crop had been made, the first settlers reaped a rich
harvest in honey and wax, the latter constituting at that time, in connec-
tion with furs, the circulating currency of the frontier. Successful bee
hunters would often find a half dozen or more bee trees in one day. In
later years Mr. Wyatt is known to have found twelve bee trees in one day.
The wax, when a sufficient quantity was collected, was taken to Edwards-
ville, or St. Louis, and bartered for articles of household use. Wax or
coon skins was about the only money in use among the settlers. Diamond
Grove was a favorite resort for bees, the luxuriant prairies abounding with
wild flowers afforded them a rich field from which to gather their stores.
Honey was commonly used to sweeten tea and coffee, and, until maple
sugar was made, was indeed the only article kept by the settlers for such
purposes. The common query of the good housewife now is, "do you
take sugar in your tea or coffee?" Then it was, do you take honey in
your tea or coffee ? If the land did not flow with milk and honey it cer-
tainly abounded with the latter, and to the settlers was an article greatly
prized.
As the new corn began to harden it was made into coarse meal for
family use by rubbing the ear on a tin grater until the grains were rasped
off close to the cob. Of this meal bread, very sweet and palatable, was
made. -The work of grating was very laborious, and the youngsters of that
day would often spend an unwilling evening hour in preparing meal on this
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 275
old grater for the family use. Late in the autumn, after the corn became
hard enough to grind, Isaac Fort Roe and Jedediah Webster con-
structed a hand mill at " Diamond Grove," to which the settlers repaired
to grind their corn. Like all other mills of this class it was quite prim-
itive in its construction. Two stones of the kind known as " lost
stones," some two feet in diameter were procured; these were dressed into
mill-stone shape and a hole drilled in the center of the one intended for the
upper stone, which, by an ingenious contrivance, was made to revolve on
the lower. A hole was drilled in the upper side of the top stone, near
the outer edge, into which a short handle was inserted. By this means
it was revolved the same as a common mill-stone. While the stone was
turned with the right hand, the left was used in slowly pouring the corn
into the center hole. When the corn was ground it worked its way out
from between the stones, where it was caught in a vessel used for that
purpose. If the grater required strength and tired its operator, the hand
mill was little better in this regard. It would, however, grind much more
rapidly and produce a finer quality of meal. This mill could be changed
into a horse mill by fixing it firmly between two posts and attaching a
sweep to it. Another contrivance for making meal was the mortar; this
was made by burning or excavating the end of a stump or log. As the
hole in the stump or log became deeper, it was narrowed until it came to
a point. A pestle was made to fit closely into this aperture; in the end of
the pestle an iron wedge was fixed. When the pestles were made of
great weight they were attached to a sweep, made like a well sweep; by
this means they could be raised and dropped into the mortars. Meal1 was
made in this manner by simply breaking or pounding the corn until it
was thoroughly pulverized. The mortar in this country was probably
the invention of the Indians, as it was in use when discovered by the
white men. The hand mill is spoken of in the Bible, and is probably as
old as the world.
After the hand mill and mortar came the hoi'se mill, made after
various plans, which, in its day, was considered a great improvement on
its primitive predecessors. During the first years of the settlement of
Morgan County, the pioneers of that time, did they desire better accommo-
dations than that furnished at Diamond Grove, were compelled to go
to Edwardsville, eighty-five miles away. The settlers were greatly
dependent on each other during this period, and were noted for their
hospitality and kindness toward one another and to strangers. Their
latch strings were always out, and though frugal their fare and humble
their accommodations no one was ever allowed to go away hungry or
uncared for. Long journeys would have to be made to procure tools to
use in their daily avocations. It was not uncommon for men to go fifteen
or twenty miles for an iron wedge, an ax, a chain, or any such articles
when needed.
The rail cabins built by the settlers afforded shelter only during the
summer months. After the corn and other crops were well cultivated
and laid by, as the settlers termed it, each one made preparation to erect
for himself a comfortable log cabin. Logs of the proper length were
chopped, puncheons and clap-boards were split, and necessary prepara-
tions made to erect these frontier habitations. As the manner of
constructing these cabins has been described in the article on Agriculture,
276 HISTOKY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
printed elsewhere in these pages, it is unnecessary to repeat the descrip-
tion here. The raising of these cabins was always the occasion of a
neighborhood gathering, each one of the pioneers deeming it not only a
duty but a pleasure to assist his neighbor in establishing a home. By the
time the crops were gathered all the pioneers we have mentioned were
provided with homes, and the settlement of Morgan County had become
a reality.
Aside from the settlers already mentioned, no others are known to
have settled here during the Summer of 1820. Late in the Autumn of
that year Mr. John Bradshaw visited the settlement, and marked out his
claim on what is now known as the "Chestnut" farm, lying a mile
southeast of the present city of Jacksonville. He did not, however,
remain during the winter or make any improvements until the following
spring, when he returned and began cultivating his claim.
Gen. Murray McConnell, a gentleman afterwards well known
throughout the county, and who has held many important offices of trust
in the State, also made his first visit to the new settlement in the Autumn
of 1820. He made his settlement on the place now owned and occupied
by Milton Riggs, Esq., in what is at present known as the Gilham Neigh-
borhood, within the present limits of Scott County, but did not commence
improvements or remove his family to his claim until the following spring.
Under date of July 11, 1867, Murray McConnell contributed to the
columns of the Jacksonville Sentinel, a highly interesting sketch,
descriptive of the valle}7 of the Illinois River and its early settlement.
After some prefatory remarks he says :
" Take as one diversion of the State, the valley of the Illinois River,
including all the country drained by that stream and its tributaries :
then the reader can cast his eye over the map and see that said river
drains nearly one-third of the surface of the State, properly known as
central Illinois.
" You might say, without fear of successful contradiction, that a
more fertile and beautiful region of land of the same size, lying in one
body, can not be found on the continent of America. The river and its
tributaries pass from the east-north-east to the west-south-west, fully
across the State, draining about an equal amount of country on each side,
formed into long arms of beautiful, dry, rolling, fertile prairie lands, and
csfresponding lines of timber land, much narrower in width than the
prairie land, but so distributed as to be convenient to any section of
prairie land. The surface of the timber land is equally rolling and
healthful as the prairie ; and upon every section of the timber and prairie
living water may be had.
" This Illinois River is the central water line of the great upper
valley of the Mississippi. It lies and runs in a deeper groove in the earth
than any other river emptying into the Mississippi. The fortieth degree
of north latitude crosses it in Cass County, about midway of its course
across the State, and on that line of latitude the country rises as you
follow it east from this river to the Alleghany Mountains, and west to
the Rocky Mountains : there not being one spot of land or water on that
line east or west from that river that is not higher than the land near the
mouth of Indian Creek, near where the line of north latitude crosses the
river. As an evidence that this river lies deeper in the earth than any
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other stream in the upper valley, it is known that it is the last river to
freeze at the beginning of winter, and the first to thaw in the spring,
among all the streams in the valley crossed by that line of latitude.
" This fact accounts for the total absence of extensive swamps and
morasses in the valley of this river, such as are found upon the upper
portion of the Wabash valley, in Indiana. The central hydraulic groove
is cut so deeply in the earth that all the adjacent country is drained ; yet
living springs of pure and healthful water abound in all its parts.
" Why so beautiful, rich, and. healthly a country should have remained
unsettled so long — occupied only by savage men and wild beasts — while
the sterile hills and rocks in the freezing climate of New England, and
some similar parts of the Middle States, became densely populated, is a
question which arises, but which I will leave others to solve, and will now
turn my attention to the history of the first settlement of the valley by
white men.
" It is known by those who have looked into this question, that the
first white inhabitants and Christian civilized people that located any-
where in the country now known as the State of Illinois, came in the
seventeenth century, from France, by way of Quebec and Montreal, up the
line of the lakes to Mackinaw, and up Lake Michigan across into the Illi-
nois River : all the way by water, and down that stream to the Mississippi,
and across the country and down the Wabash River, and formed the
settlements at Peoria, Kaskaskia, Kahokia, Dupro, Carondalet, and St.
Genevieve, on the Mississippi River, and Vincennes on the Wabash River.
" The French also afterward came by way of New Orleans. No set-
tlements worthy of note were made on this long line from Detroit to-
Kaskaskia with a view to a permanent location, for many years after these
last-named settlements were made. Trading-houses were established as
depots of commerce with the Indians at many places ; but no farms were
made and houses built with a view to a permanent settlement. The peo-
ple were traders, navigators, trappers and hunters, and were people with-
out homes, and were called by the French inhabitants ' voisseres.'*
" This was the situation of the inhabitants of the country in the year
1775, or about that time, when some French inhabitants from Kaskaskia,
being attracted by the beautiful lands on the western banks of Lake
Peoria, near a trading-house some distance above, where the city of Peoria
now is, made a permanent location with a view to building a village and
farming a common field to raise grain, which was the French mode of set-
tling the country. There was a tradition of there having been an earlier
ettlement, and as early as 1717 the King of France made a grant of all
he Mississippi country, including Illinois, to John Law ; and in 17*23 John
aw granted thirty thousand acres to one Phillip Renaults, which was
upposed to include this land on Lake Peoria, on the west side of the
Illinois River. But the calls of the grant were evidently written out by
a person who had never seen the country, and knew nothing about its
localities, and were so vague and uncertain that the grant never could be
located ; and consequently it is uncertain as to whether it included tliis
land or not, and consequently it is doubtful whether any settlement was
made here before 1775 by the French colony from Kaskaskia.
1 Whether the ancient settlement was made or not, it is certain that
*Voyageurs. There are evidently a few misstatements in this letter of Mr. McConnell's.
278 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
in 1775 one John Bapties Malet, and several other French families, made
a permanent settlement, and built houses and fenced and planted land at a
place above the present city of Peoria, and in 1778 a settlement was made
at the foot of the lake, where Peoria now stands.
" Those settlements were permanent, and continued until the war of
1812, at which time a large number of Americans, as they were called,
settled in the southern part of Illinois, opposite St. Louis, and south to the
mouth of the Ohio. The French people took very little interest in the war.
They were mostly traders, and spake the Indian language as well as they
spake English, and often better. The Indians were allies of the English, and
made war upon the Americans, but made no war upon the French. Thus
it came about that the French were charged with aiding the enemy, and
the French colony at Peoria was charged with furnishing the Indians
with powder, and lead, and guns, to murder the whites down on Wood
River, near where Alton now is ; the Indians having made a raid on that
settlement and murdered several families, which occurred in 1813.
" This induced Governor Edwards, who was governor under President
Madison, to send a couple of keel boats with a company of militia, all
Americans, up the Illinois River to Peoria. If the Indians and French
had been disposed, they could have captured these boats and the men in a
dozen places before they got to Peoria ; but the French people paid no
attention to the movement, and did not seem to know that they were
regarded as enemies.
" When the boats arrived at Peoria, Captain Craig did not land at
the village, but anchored out in the lake, and opened no correspondence
with the people on shore. During the night, some three or four guns
were fired from the shore, it was said at the boats, but nobody on board
was hurt ; nor was it known whether Indians or French fired the guns,
or whether they were fired at the boats. Be that as it may, Captain
Craig made that an excuse for hoisting anchor and landing a short dis-
tance above the village, and in the dark commenced an indiscriminate
slaughter upon the sleeping inhabitants of the town, killing many and
taking all the balance prisoners, and burning every house in town and
country. No American was hurt, nor was an Indian found in the country.
" The prisoners, women and children and all, were put on the boats
and taken to St. Louis in triumph. That was the end, for the time being,
of the Peoria settlement.
"When the Peoria settlement was destroyed, in 1813, no white inhabi-
tant was left residing in the valley of the Illinois River, or upon any of
its tributaries. There was then a small stockade, a garrison of a few
soldiers, and a few white settlers on the bank of Lake Michigan, where
Chicago now is. This settlement was broken up by the Indians, and
most of its inhabitants massacreed, that same year. This act at Peoria
was made an excuse for all sorts of British and Indian barbarities on the
Western frontier.
" I have given you a historj'- of the first settlement by civilized man in
the valley of the Illinois River — the date of its beginning and its tragical
-end.
" I came to Illinois Territory in December, 1817, then a lad of sixteen
years, and I have been in or about Illinois ever since. I have seen its
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 279
growth, and have been duly informed by the progress of all the settle-
ments in the counties of the Illinois valley to this day.
" In 1819 I went up the Mississippi 'and Illinois Rivers from St. Louis.
I saw the burnt remains of the French settlement at Peoria. I went in
the same boat, which was loaded with furs and peltry, across the
country, from the Illinois River through the Oplain and Grass Lake into
Lake Michigan at the mouth of Chicago Bay, now called Chicago River,
where the great city of Chicago has since been built.
"At the mouth of that river we met the other boats, from Mackinaw,
loaded with Indian goods. We exchanged our furs, etc., for goods, and
our boat returned over the same route. We went back to St. Louis,
where, from some old papers I have, I find we landed on the 15th of
May, 1819."
About the same time that Gen. McConnell and Mr. Bradshaw settled
on their claims, the Rev. Samuel Bristow, a Baptist minister, brought a
colony, composed of the Box, Reid, Curlock, and Bosher, or Boyer, fam-
ilies. These were organized into a church, which is in all probability,
the first religious organization in what afterward became Morgan County.
This little colony settled about five miles northwest of the present city of
Jacksonville, in the vicinity of Box Creek, which derived its name from
one of the families who settled near its banks, on what now is known as the
McDonald farm. This Baptist Church continued in existence for many
years, but the organization has for some time been disbanded. The
preaching of the Rev. Samuel Bristow was probably the first religious
services of this kind, held in the settlements. The Methodist ministers
are generally found with the advent of settlements, and are almost
always among the pioneers, proclaiming the good news of salvation. It
is not definitely known whether any were here during the years of
1820 or '21. Mr. Huram Reeve, one of the earliest pioneers, and with
his two brothers, the only men now living in the county, who located
here in 1820, says, that the first Methodist preacher that he remembers
being in the settlement, was the Rev. Joseph Easy. Rev. Samuel
Thompson was the first presiding elder here, and held a camp meeting
on Walnut Creek, within the present limits of Scott County, in 1822 or
'23. Mr. Reeve remembers attending this camp-meeting, and thinks his
recollection is correct. Mr. Levi Deaton afterwards familiarly known
as " Father Deaton," in a letter to the Rev. Wm. Rutledge, of Jackson-
ville, in regard to this subject, says : " The first sermon preached in the
county, so far as I know, was by the Rev. John Glanville, at my father's
house, in 1822. A class was then organized, consisting of my father and
mother, and a brother named Johnson and his wife. The first quarterly
meeting, was held the same }rear at Father Jourdan's — father of John
and William Jourdan — in the east part of Jacksonville. The first camp-
meeting in the county, was held on Walnut Creek, near Lynnville, by
Rev. Peter Cartright." At Father Jourdan's house, to which Mr.
Deaton refers, were held' the first meetings of this denomination in Jack-
sonville. The class formed there, grew into a church,which is now
known as the Centenary Methodist Church of that city. Mr. J. R. Bailey,
for seventeen years editor of the Illinois Sentinel, and afterwards of the
Illinois Courier, wrote a history of the first few years of the county,
which he published in his paper, several years since. In speaking of the
280 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Methodist Church, he says : " The first preacher, Rev. Joseph Basy, of
the Methodist denomination, came into the settlement in 1821. He held
meetings and preached occasionally at the houses of the settlers, until a
regular circuit was established, a few years later."
The Cumberland Presbyterians were also among the pioneers in
religious organizations in the settlements. They had a camp-ground and
church six or eight miles northeast of Jacksonville, and here they main-
tained regular religious services for many years. No records of their
organization can now be found, nor can any one now living remember
the year when this church was founded. Mr. Huram Reeve remembers
they were holding camp-meetings in 1824, and thinks their organization
had been in existence but a short time. Others concur in this view,
although some maintain that this church is as old as any in the county.
The latter view is in all probability incorrect, for had such a church
existed in 1821 or '22, it would have been well remembered by the settlers
of that time. This church was probably organized about the year 1823,
and though it does not exist at present was one of the oldest in the
county.
The season of 1820 is remembered as being remarkably dry. One
of the settlers remembers that no considerable fall of rain occurred from
April, 1820, to the same date the following year. A good crop of corn and
other field products, owing to the natural richness of the soil, and the
heavy dews, was however grown. The next season considerable cotton
was raised, and a cotton gin erected by Mr. Johnson, on the farm now
owned by C. M. Dewey, Esq., on the Meredosia road. To this gin the
neighbors from far and near brought their raw cotton to have it ginned.
Esquire Sears, who with Mr. Johnson and some others settled early this
year, is reported to have raised one thousand pounds of cotton on four
acres. The cotton when woven with hemp or flax made an excellent
article of clothing. Until cotton and flax was raised the clothing of the
settlers in some cases gave out, and they were compelled to supply the
deficiency as best they could. Deer skins, when properly tanned, made a
good article of clothing, much worn by the early pioneers. As soon as
cotton and flax could be raised they were spun and woven into cloth by
the women, who used the spinning wheels, often brought from their former
homes, and the old-fashioned wooden loom. To have a good supply of
spun and woven articles with which to begin housekeeping was one of the
aims of the majority of the young ladies of that day ; and considering the
necessities of the times was an aim worthy of commendation. A
corresponding desire existed among the }^oung men to have a home in
readiness, and to be "a good provider."
During the spring of 1821, a storm occurred, in which a tree was
blown down upon the roof of the cabin of James Crane. The roof was
crushed in, and Mrs. Crane was badly injured. One of her arms was
broken and one shoulder was put out of place. The broken arm was set
by a man named Langworthy, but his limited medical knowledge did not
lead him to discover that the shoulder was out of place, and in consequence
Mrs. Crane remained ever afterward a cripple.
It was during the summer of 1 821, that Dr. Ero Chandler located and
began his practice. He erected his house and office on the ground now
occupied by the Grace M. E. Church, in Jacksonville. He proved a
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 281
useful man in his profession, and in after years accumulated considerable
property. It is related of him that he came into the settlement on a
broken down horse, and with but the single suit of clothes he was wearing.
When in his pedestrian visits to his patients his clothes were rent by
underbrush or briars, he was accustomed to borrow a needle and thread
and repair the damage himself. His medical fees would be regarded as
exceeding moderate these times, his charge for a visit made on foot and
not occupying a whole day being seventy-five cents. When the visit
occupied a day, and he had to borrow a horse to accomplish the distance,
his charge was a dollar. But the doctor prospered with the growth of
the country, and he afterward owned the eighty acres of ground in
Jacksonville on which the Academy stands, and on which Chandler's
Addition was platted, now occupied by many of the most valuable
residences in the city ; and by him the Rockwell House was built. His
memory is warmly cherished, and his usefulness remembered by the early
settlers.
" Point or Turn-round " Brown built the first tavern in the county
in 1821, at a place about seven miles south of the present county seat, on
what was then the St. Louis road, afterward the upper road. The ac-
commodations afforded by this tavern would not compare favorably with
those furnished by the hotels of to-day. The sleeping arrangements con-
sisted of two beds, one of which was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Brown,
and the other a large square bedstead, in which the children slept. The
children were placed with their feet to the center and their heads out on
the four sides, thus enabling them to economize sleeping space. Trav-
elers of that day usually carried a few bed quilts with which they
*' turned in " on the floor ; but when a bed was called for at the tavern,
the old folks gave up their bed and crowded in with the children.
The first bridge in the county was built this Summer (1821) over the
Mauvaisterre Creek, at a place east of the city on the Springfield road,
where Rock bridge now stands, by Col. Joseph Morton, Mr. Levi Deaton
and a few others. The long sills intended to span the creek, were drawn
to the bank by cattle, and the work of getting them to their place was
accomplished by splicing together a sufficient length of log chain to reach
across the creek, one end being attached to the sill and the other stretched
to the opposite bank, where the oxen were hitched to it and the sill
drawn over to its place. Split puncheons were then pinned on the sills
for flooring, and the bridge was finished, to be used until the next flood
carried it off, when the work had to be repeated.
The section of country drained by streams heading in the Grand
Prairie, and emptying into the Illinois River between Alton and Peoria,
was known as the Sangamo* country. By this name it was known in
the South and East, and at the time of the settlement of the part comprised
in Morgan County, it was the destination of all emigrants to the central
or southern part of the State.
It must be remembered by the reader, that at the time of which
we are writing it was a part of Madison County, and that the State was
at this time but a few years old. It will also be borne in mind that in
*The word "Sangamo" is of Indian origin, and was given this country by the Potta-
watomies, as expressive of their idea of the country. It meant in their language " a land
where there is much plenty."
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282 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
the early formation of Morgan County it included the present Counties of
Scott and Cass. It will be therefore be fitting to include in these pages
some sketches of the early settlers in what is now embraced in these
two counties.
Mr. Archibald Job, of whom mention is made in the Political
history of this county, settled on what has since been called Job Creek,
in Cass County, in the year 1820. Mr. Job at that time was accustomed
to regard the Diamond Grove settlement as in his immediate neighbor-
hood, and frequently visited the primitive blacksmith shop of Mr. Isaac
Reeve at that place. Here, while waiting to have his smithing done, he,
as well as others, was in the habit of learning the general news of the
settlement and in discussing the topics of the day. As there was no
rapid means for the transmission of news the discussion generally related
to neighborhood occurrences. The little shop became thereby like
country stores and village post-offices now-a-days — the headquarters for
collecting and distributing news. Not only was Mr. Job one of the
pioneers of 1820, but he was the first representative of Morgan County
in the legislature under the county organization, and afterwards served
in the State Senate. During a long and active public career he was a
prominent man in the county, and when the seat of government was
removed from Vandalia to Springfield, he superintended the erection
of the new State House. It is related of him that he fenced his first corn
patch in 1820, by felling saplings around his clearing so that they inter-
locked, thus forming a line of rough fence which protected his first crop.
Mr. Job, after an active life, died on the farm where he first settled when
he came to this county, at the good old age of ninety years.
The settlers of 1819, '20, '21, and '22 have already been mentioned.
Some account of their privations is given, and the difficulties they en-
countered in founding their homes. Enough had now gathered to form
a settlement worthy of note by the State legislators, and at the session of
that body in the Spring of 1823, Morgan County was created. It had
formerly been part of Greene County, and when erected was attached to
J}hat commonwealth for judicial purposes. No one can now tell how the
« name Morgan was given to the new county; probably some aspiring-
legislator, wishing to perpetuate the memory of a friend of that name*
arose when the act was presented and moved it be called Morgan — and it
was thus christened.
Emigration was great to the Sangamo country during the intervening"
years between 1822 and the "Deep Snow." To give the names of all
who located during that time is impossible. The principal families, how-
ever, were those of Jonathan Atherton, Thornton Shepherd, Rev. John
Breach, James Mears, George Hackett, Henry Wiswall, Jacob Deeds,
Daniel Daniels, William Jackson, Elijah Bacon, Jacob Redding, Mont-
gomery Pitner, William C. Posey, John Redfern, Aaron Wilson, Daniel
Richardson, William Hays, William Huffaker, Sr., Mr. Buckingham,
William Scott, Mr. Scroggin, Sr., Abner Vanwinkie, James Evans, Sr.,
James Green, Andrew Karns, Elder Sweet, and Peleg Sweet.
Mr. J. R. Bailey, in his history of the county, published in the Senti-
nel, while he was its editor, gives a condensed resume of the earliest years
of Morgan County. Although it repeats, in a manner, some facts before
stated, it is well worth preserving, and is here given. He says :
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44 Martin Lindsley settled at Camp Hollow, since known as the
Fisher Place, near Beardstown ; and Timothy Harris and John Catrough
accompanied him. Harris settled on the north side of the creek opposite
the Bluff House; but Catrough remained with Lindsley for some time
afterward, and during a prairie fire came near losing his life, his jeans
clothing being burned to a crisp. On December 20, 1820, Julia A.
Lindsley, daughter of Martin Lindsley, was born ; supposed to be the first
white child born in the county. In 1821 Mr. Lindsley moved to Peoria,
where he remained one season, then proceeded down the river and
stopped for a time at the mouth of the Mauvaisterre, from thence return-
ing to Camp Hollow. He was killed by the caving in of a well in the
year 1830 ; his family remained at Camp Hollow until 1855.
" Mr. Thomas Beard came to Beardstown in 1820, but did not com-
mence improving until 1822. It is related that he built his cabin over a
den of snakes, and for some time the inmates were annoyed by the rep-
tiles crawling through the crevices of the puncheon floor. In 1826 he
married Miss Sarah Bell, I. R. Bennett, Esq., of Emerald Point, perform-
ing the ceremony. After the location of the seat of justice at Beardstown,
it became an important shipping point, and Mr. Beard became wealthy.
Elisha Lenn, Mr. Waggoner, Simeon Lenn, Solomon Bery, John Baker,
and Nathaniel Herring were among the earliest citizens of Beardstown.
" The first steamboat ascended the Illinois River in 1826, the river
being navigated, prior to that time, only by keel-boats, flat-boats, and
canoes.
44 Bees were very plenty, and two of the settlers, Messrs. Buckleman
and Robinson, collected in 1824 fourteen barrels of honey, selling the wax
for money enough to enter their claims.
44 Mauvaisterre Creek is said to have been named by the early French
voyagers on' the Illinois River. Indian Creek is supposed to have been
named by the early rangers under General Whitesides, from the fact that
while pursuing a marauding band they killed an Indian on that stream,
in 1814. Archibald Job, subsequent^, for many years a noted public
man, settled on Job Creek, in Cass County, in 1820. With his family he
left Pittsburg on a keel-boat, on the 30th of October, 1819, and landed
at St. Louis early in February, 1820, having been obstructed some time
by ice. Leaving the keel-boat in charge of his wife and children, Mr.
~ob came up the river located his claim and built a cabin. He broke
welve acres the first season, fencing it by felling saplings with their tops
terlocked. About the 12th of May, 1820, David and Thomas Blair
ettled in Mr. Job's neighborhood, and during the same season went for
heir families. On the authority , of Mr. Job, it is understood that the
rst Baptist preacher was Rev. Samuel Bristow ; Rev. William Sims and
ev. William Crow being next in order. The first camp-meeting was held
at the head of Walnut Creek, near James Gillham's farm, in 1826 ; Rev.
Mr. Thompson being the presiding elder, assisted by Rev. Peter Cart-
wright. The first Cumberland Presbyterian church in this county was or-
ganized by Rev. John Berey. Mr. I. F. Rbe was the first settler in the vicinity
of Jacksonville, in 1820. He made his claim at the Diamond Grove, but
afterward sold to Joseph Coddington and settled on the Couch place,
where he shortly after died, and was the first white man buried in the
284 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
county. He had no family, and his remains now rest in the new ceme-
tery.
" Alexander Wells, James Gillham, and Alexander Bell were the
first settlers in the ' Gillham neighborhood.'
" Mr. Keller was one of the settlers of 1821, and was killed by the
Regulators.
" In the year 1820, Mr. Thomas Arnett settled near the present
reservoir for the Insane ; he was the first justice of the peace in the
county, and one of the proprietors of Jacksonville. He sold his first
claim to John Leeper and moved to the Loar place.
" Col. Joseph Morton and John Bradshaw came to Morgan County
in 1820, and located claims, but did not remain. They returned the next
season and commenced improvements. Col. Morton used a wooden cart
— in which there was no iron to be found — when hauling his rails and doing
farm work. They fenced eighteen acres the first season. Mrs. Minnie
Conover settled on Indian Creek about 1821. The public lands in this
section were surveyed in 1821 and brought into market in 1823. Mr.
Charles Robertson settled at the head of the southern fork of Mauvais-
terre Creek in 1820 ; his money capital was twenty-five cents, and he
invested that in whisky to make bitters for curing the ague. He hunted
bees for a time, and sold wax enough to enter the first eighty acres. He
afterward became wealthy.
" Miles Wood settled the Posey place, adjoining Jacksonville on the
east.
" The first school taught regularly in the county, was held at Isaac
Edwards' farm, on the Springfield road — now owned by John Shuff — Mr.
Palmer being its teacher.
" After Rev. Joseph Basey, Rev. John Miller was the first local
Methodist preacher, but Rev. Newton Pickett rode the first Methodist
circuit established in the county. Rev. Levi Springer traveled from
Indiana to Morgan County, Illinois, in company with his wife, each on
horseback, in the fall of 1823. From Paris they started on the ' lost
trace,' crossing the Grand Prairie to the head of the Sangamon River.
They were two nights on the prairie, sleeping on the grass, with no pro-
tection save their blankets, which they carried, the wolves howling all
about them. Reaching Springfield, they found only a few cabins, and
thence proceeded to Crow's Point, on Indian Creek, near which place
they settled.
" Abel Richardson and his sons Daniel and Benjamin settled on the
Mauvaisterre in 1821, on the place now owned by Benjamin Richardson,
three miles east of Jacksonville. During the same year Judge I. R.
Bennett located at Emerald Point. He was one of the early justices, and
performed the ceremony between Mr. Beard and his first wife. He after-
ward served in the legislature, and as associate county judge.
" Joseph Slattern settled in 1821, on the O'Rear place. In the year
1823 Enoch Marsh came, and afterward built the Exeter mills, being one
of the proprietors of Exeter, and holding the first sale of lots, in the fall
of 1828.
" Roland Shepherd came to the county about 1821, and in 1823 built
a band-mill, which was run by horse or ox power. It was located on
what is now the William Taylor farm, situated on Indian Creek.
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"Beaton's mill was the next built, and Magill's mill was afterward
erected on the northern fork of the Mauvaisterre. John Wyatt afterward
built a horse-mill.
" Rev. John Brich came to the county at a very early day, and left
it many years ago. He perished in a winter storm in the wilds of one of
the northern countries, while pursuing his missionary labors. Finding
himself overcome by the cold, he took his will from his saddle-bags,
signed it, and hung the saddle-bags on a bush. He was afterward found
dead near the bush, the saddle-bags leading to the discovery.
" The first census of Morgan County was taken by General Murray
McConnell, in 1824 ; but the returns were lost with other county records
by the burning of the first court-house. At that time, in a northeasterly
direction from Crow's Point, the country was wilderness. Led by the
barking of a dog in that direction, General McConnell found a family
encamped ; but upon inquiry, and examination of a blazed line and wit-
ness-tree, he found he was on the line of Sangamon County, and that the
camp was in Sangamon.
" The James Slattern place was settled in 1824 or '25, by Joseph
Carter. Mr. Slattern established his home on the Rusk place, but bought
and moved to Carter's improvement in 1827. During ' the deep snow,'
which commenced to fall on the 14th of December, 1830, and remained
until the 14th of February, 1831, Mr. Slattern was compelled to turn his
cattle into the corn-field, having no corn gathered at the time. Allen I.
Lindsey settled in Jersey Prairie in January, 1820, on a place since owned
by John Crum. In 1826 Mr. Lindsey, one of the judges of the County
Commissioners' Court, came, and for many years took an active part in
public affairs. Jesse F. Barrows arrived and settled the William Steven-
son place in 1829.
" The first election under the county organization was held at Swin-
erton's Point — where the county -seat was temporarily located — in
August, 1824. The judges of the election were John Clark, Joseph
Kline, and David Lieb ; Dennis Rockwell and Joseph M. Fairfield being
the clerks. The county commissioners were elected for two years. The
first board, elected in 1824, consisted of Seymour Kellogg, Peter Conover,
and Thomas Arnett. The second commissioners, elected August, 1826,
were James Deaton, Allen I. Lindsey, and James Gillham. The board
elected in 1828 consisted of Joseph Fairfield, Samuel Rogers, and John
Wyatt. The commissioners elected in 1830 were William Gillham, James
Green, and William Woods.
" The gross revenue of Morgan County from assessment in 1827,
including $60 for fines, amounted to $804.10. For the year 1828, $940.68.
For 1832, $2,209.66— an increase from 1827, five years, of $1,405.53. The
assessment of 1866, thirty-nine years after that of 1827, foots up to
$58,199.85.
" The first Circuit Court was held in the log-cabin of Mr. Olmstead,
at Olmstead's — since Allison's — Mound : John Reynolds, judge ; Dennis
Rockwell, clerk ; Mr. Green, sheriff. The petit and grand juries held
their deliberations in the open grove. The second term of the court was
()ld at Jacksonville, in a log-cabin built by Mr. Cox.
" Jonathan Atherton settled in the vicinity of Arcadia, on Indian
'
286 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Creek in 1827. He taught a school during the first winter. In the fall
of 1828 he moved to Adams County, but returned the following season.
" Alexander Johnson located on Indian Creek, near Mr. Atherton,
at about the same time, and the place is now owned by Henry Johnson,
Esq., of Jacksonville ; he remembers that when a very small boy, the
Indians used frequently to call at their house. During the Black Hawk
war, mistaking for Indians a party of rangers who stopped for refresh-
ments, he crawled under the bed, and finding a cat-hole leading under-
neath the puncheon floor, he forced himself through and remained
perfectly quiet until they had left. He then found it impossible to
return in the same way, and it was necessary to take up a portion of the
floor in order to get him out.
" Rev Thornton Shepherd came to Morgan County from Tennessee,
iu the Fall of 1830. He first stopped at the Jesse Barrows place, but
soon after obtained the use of a large unfinished cabin on William
Scott's farm, on consideration of finishing it. The fireplace was so large
that it would take in a log nine feet long. Here Mr. Shepherd wintered
with his family. About the middle of December, he had occasion to visit
the northeast corner of Greene County, for the purpose of marrying a
couple, and on his return was caught in 'the deep snow.' His sister-in-
law accompanied him, both riding the same horse. It became too cold
to ride, and they were obliged to walk through the deep snow, the
journey occupying the entire day. The snow continued to fall, to a
great depth ; covering the corn in the fields — very little having been
gathered — and the settlers were compelled to turn in their stock to
gather for themselves. Mr, Shepherd had nineteen head of cattle at the
time, and threshed wheat with a flail for Mr. Magill, in exchange for the
straw, which he had to haul home the best he could. As the threshing
was obliged to be done in the open air, the tips of his fingers were frozen
in the attempt to obtain straw for his cattle.
" Mr. Shepherd bought a farm of Levi Fanning, and moved to it
March 8th, 1831. He made his first well-bucket by chopping off a
section of a log, boring an auger hole through it, and lengthening and
enlarging the hole with a chisel until nothing remained of the block but
a thin rim. He then fitted in a bottom. A split appearing in the side,
he was compelled to take his bucket to Fielding Griinsley, the nearest
blacksmith, to get it ironed. That individual, when questioned as to
what he was doing, dryly replied that he was ' hooping Shepherd's folly.'
Mr. Shepherd was a '•hardshell ' Baptist preacher, and was highly esteemed
for noble traits of .character and strict rectitude. He remained on Big
Sandy until his death, a few years since, and left a large family.
" When the Robertson family came to Morgan County, in 1821, and
struck the northern fork of the Mauvaisterre, where they settled, the
only white men living on Indian Creek, were Roland Shepherd, who was
settled at Taylor's Point, and his son, Peter Shepherd, who had made an
improvement at Adams' Point. The Kelloggs had built two cabins in
the neighborhood, in 1820, one on what is now known as the Roach
place, and the other on the place settled by Alexander Robertson. They
vacated these cabins and claims, for a location further west, in the
Gillham neighborhood. The Kellogg cabin, on the Robertson place, was
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 287
burned down by a prairie-fire ; it was located on rising ground, west of a
pond of water.
" The first school-house in the settlement, was built a little south of
the burnt cabin. A school was kept by a stern, old Yankee, a teacher
of the olden type, named Soule. He was strict with his pupils, and first
taught in Mr. Jones' kitchen,while the school-house was being erected. On
the last day of school, his scholars demanded that he should treat or be
turned out. He refused to do either, and a fight ensued. One of the
pupils knocked him against the log mantel, and all the large boys piled
on him; but he was stout and 'plucky,' and soon turned the tables on
them, quelling the rebellion, and remaining master of the field. Mr..
Soule left the settlement, with his old mare and cart, and little wife,
going west. Captain Bennett, Colonel Samuel Matthews, and Wm..
O'Rear, afterward each taught schools in the neighborhood — all in log
cabins.
" The Corrington farm on the Mauvaisterre, was settled in 1821, by
Mr. W. Miller. Stephen Jones settled the Cassell place, and Joseph
Slattern made the first improvements on the O'Rear place.
" Billy Robinson, an old, white-haired hunter, made an improve-
ment north of Antioch Church, on which Bennett Jones afterward
settled. Isaac Edwards and Mr. Scott located north of the Curts and:
Reeve places.
" John Anderson settled on the Lay ton place ; James Taylor taking
the farm west of the Stephen Dunlap place, on the northern side of the
north-fork. ' Mr. Murray was the first settler on the Dunlap farm, and
Mr. S. Berey took possession of the quarter-section east of it.
" Mr. Olmstead settled on the quarter-section east of Colonel!
Matthews. All of the above setttlements were made in 1821.
" Rev. Peter R. Boranau was one of the early Methodist preachers-
in the county ; he became a noted revivalist, and died in Chicago, some-
forty years ago."
During the period between 1823 and 1827, there was a constant
increase of emigration to Morgan County, principally from the southern
Bounties of the State.
The southern section of the State was called " Egypt," from the fact
that the early settlers of the more northern counties were compelled to
jo there for their corn and grinding. Hence, when the settlers of Mor-
gan, Sangamon or Greene found themselves under the necessity of
laking a trip to the southern counties for provisions, they called it
"going down into Egypt;" and in consequence, that part of the State
las ever since been known as Egypt.
But little trouble with the Indians was experienced by the early set-
tlers of Morgan County. There were none in its limits after tke white
len entered, save straggling hunters or small roving bands who came ta
some parts, especially those near the river, to fish or hunt. The western
part of the county contains several Indian mounds of great antiquity. Just
above Meredosia, on the east bank of the river, is a beautiful level
plateau containing about fifteen acres. This was the village home of a-
tribe of Indians, and it was here that Antoine D'Osia, a French priest
from whom the lake and present town of Meredosia received its name,
labored for the good of these sons of the forest. The Indian village and
288 HISTORY OP MORGAN COUNTY.
its dusky inhabitants have long since gone, but the name of D'Osia will
live as long as Meredosia and its lake remain. During a visit of some
Indians to Washington City, not many years ago, they stopped at Mere-
dosia while on their way, where one of them nearly ninety years of age,
related how he had roamed over various parts of the county, and pointed
out many objects of interest to his companions. He also related to one
of the citizens of Jacksonville, while they were encamped at the fair
grounds, many interesting stories of his youthful days. He had hunted
.and fished in the woods and streams near the present city, when no
thoughts of the white man existed in his mind, and when he and his com-
xades were sovereigns of this country.
No depredations by the Indians were ever committed among the
rsettlers of Morgan County, and no record of the killing of any white
•men after the settling of the county is known to have occurred. The set-
tlers north of the Illinois River were, however, not so fortunate. In
1827 occurred what is known as
THE WINNEBAGO WAR,
Fully described in the following article, written by Judge William
"Thomas, for the weekly Journal of August 17, 1871. As it gives an
-accurate account of the participation of several Morgan County men in
this conflict, it is worthy a place in the history of the county:
" But few of the actors in this war remain among us. In 1827, General
Edwards received information on which he relied, that the Winnebago
Indians had attacked some keel-boats, which had been employed convey-
ing army supplies to Prairie du Chien, on their return down ths river,
and that settlers and miners on Fox River were in imminent danger of an
attack from a band of these and other Indians. The general ordered
•* the commanders of the different regiments and odd battalions of General
Harrison's brigade on the eastern side of the Illinois River — excepting
the 20th regiment — to take immediate steps for detaching into service,
according to law, one-fourth of their respective commands. And should
•any part of the frontiers south of Rock River be invaded by the savages,
the colonel, entitled by law to command the detachment, was ordered to
inarch with the least possible delay to the support of the point attacked,
"without waiting for further orders.'
" The governor also sent by express — a messenger on horseback — to
•Colonel Thomas M. Neale, of Springfield, commander of the 20tl
regiment, an order saying: ' You will accept the services of any numbei
of mounted volunteers, not exceeding six hundred, who will equip them-
selves and find their own subsistence, and continue in service thirty days,
.unless sooner discharged ; they will rendezvous at Fort Clark — Peoria —
where you will organize and take the command of them, and march with
all possible expedition to the assistance of our fellow-citizens at Galena,
where, if you find an officer of the U. S. army entitled to a superior
command to yourself, you will report to him and receive his orders. In
your progress you will avoid rashly exposing your men to unequal contests,
but it is expected that you will not overlook any proper opportunity of
repelling any hostile incursions of the savages.' The facts reported to
the governor on which he acted have never, as far as I have known, been
made public. Acting upon this order of the governor, Colonel Neale
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 289
called for volunteers from the Counties of Sangamon and Morgan. Three-
companies were raised in this county, one commanded by William B.
Green, then sheriff of the county, numbering nearly one hundred, with
John Wyatt first, and James Evans second lieutenant. Jesse Ruble was
orderly sergeant. The second company was commanded by William,
Gordan, and numbered not more than forty. Nathan Winter was first
lieutenant. Captain RodgeiV command numbered the same as Captain
Gordan 's. The names of the other officers I do not now remember. I
was a volunteer in Captain Graves' company. My messmates were Doct-
H. G. Taylor, McHenry Johnson, Enoch C. March, Samuel Blair, and a
man named Biggs, a visitor from Kentucky. Of these I am the only
survivor. We were required to take ten days' provisions, during which
time it was expected we would make Galena, where additional supplies
could be obtained. During our preparations to start we had constant,,
heavy rains, which raised the rivers, creeks, and branches to an unusual
height. The companies from this county made their way to Peoria in?
messes and squads, swimming the streams not bridged. Upon the arrival
of all the companies at Peoria, Colonel Samuel T. Matthews was elected!
lieutenant-colonel, and Elijah lies, of Springfield, major, who, because-
he rode a mule, was called the ; mule major.' So soon as organized we
left Peoria. James D. Henry (afterward General Henry), was appointed
adjutant, Dr. G. Jayne, of Springfield, surgeon, and Dr. Taylor
assistant. William Smith, a merchant of Springfield, was appointed
quartermaster, and I was quartermaster's sergeant. The heavy rains had
extended to Rock River, and the prairies were so saturated with water,
so that we could only travel in a walk, our horses breaking the sod at
every step. Following a trail made by the Indians, and persons going
to the lead mines, on the fifth day from Peoria we reached Rock River
(now Dixon). During this march we had to drink the water standing in
swamps, pools, and holes in the prairie. On reaching Rock River, seeing-
that it was a beautiful clear stream, with a gentle current, we expected
a good drink of water, but to our surprise we found it no better than the
water of the swamps through which we had passed. Dozens were made
sick by swallowing the water before tasting. We forded the river in the
afternoon on a Sunday, those riding small horses swimming, and encamped
oh the bank until the next day. Beyond the river we found the country-
dry. By this time our ten days' provisions were almost exhausted — we
had in a baggage wagon only two barrels of flour, and some crackers, and
nearly a barrel of whisky, which we divided that evening, and prepared
for an early march the next morning. On the morrow we made an early-
start, and about twelve o'clock we found a beautiful spring of clear water,,
the first we had had since leaving Peoria, and of which we partook with
a will. We took dinner here and let our horses graze for more than an
hour ; we then continued the march until sundown, when finding a good
spring we encamped, having marched, as we supposed, thirty-five or forty
miles that day. The next day, by a forced march, we reached Gratiot's-
Grove, fifteen miles from Galena, where we were unable to obtain
supplies, and where we remained the next day, when we removed our
encampment to the White Oak Springs, near a tavern house occupied by
a Mrs. Nabb, from Springfield. We neither found or could hear of any
officers of the U. S. army, nor of any hostile Indians.
290 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
" Capt. Smith of Sangamon, and Capt. Rodgers of this county, agreed
to go to Prairie du Chien with a report from Col. Neale to the command-
ing officer at that post. They started without a pilot or compass. They
were gone several days and finally returned, reported that they had lost
their way and had not been able to reach the garrison. The thirty days
being then about expiring, and all apprehension from the hostility having
-ceased, Col. Neale decided to disband the army ; the men were supplied
with provisions enough to supply them home, and returned in companies,
squads, and messes. During the Winter of 1826-7 and the Spring of 1827,
.an immense number of adventurers and pioneers had gone to the Fox
River country expecting to make fortunes by working the mines, who,
upon the alarm that the Indians were threatening them, returned in haste
by the first means or conveyance. Most of them came down the river,
because it was not considered safe to attempt to pass down the land route,
•and here originated the name of ' sucker,' the fish of that name, it was
.said, passed down the river at that season of the year, and citizens of
southern Illinois were said in their flight to follow the example of the
fishes."
Referring to the origin of the term " Sucker," the following is taken
from Davidson's History of Illinois :
" On occasion of a pleasant entertainment at Petersburg, Virginia,
Judge Douglas gave the following humorous account of the origin of the
term ' Suckers,' as applied to Illinoisans ; the account is valuable further,
and confers a proud distinction upon Illinois, in that it clears up all doubt
regarding the discovery of that important and inspiring beverage called
4 mint julep,' a momentous question heretofore covered with obscurity
and beset with many doubts, but now in the light of these facts, happily
placed at rest. It is not improbable that a glass of the animating bever-
age served to quicken the memory of the honorable Senator on the
occasion :
" About the year 1777, George Rogers Clark applied to the governor
of Virginia, and suggested to him that as peace might be declared at any
time between Great Britain and the Colonies, it would be well for us to
be in possession of the Northwest Territory, so that when the commis-
sioners came to negotiate a treaty, we might act on the well-known prin-
ciple of uti possidetis, each party holding all they had in possession. He
suggested to the governor to permit him to go out to the Northwest,
conquer the country, and hold it until the treaty of peace, when we would
become possessed of it. The governor consented arid sent him across the
mountains to Pittsburgh. From there he and his companions floatec
down the Ohio on rafts to the falls, where Louisville now is. Aftei
remaining there a short time, they again took to their rafts and floatec
clown to the Salines, just below the present Shawneetown, in Illinois.
Here they took up their march across the country to Kaskaskia, where
the French had an old settlement, and by the aid of a guide they reachec"
the Oquaw River, and encamped near Peter Menard's house, some little
distance from the town. You see I am well acquainted with the locality.
Next morning, Clark got his little army of ragamuffins together (for they
had no army wagons with supplies, no sutler, and no stores, and by this
time looked ragged enough), and took up his line of march for the little
French town of Kaskaskia. It was summer and a very hot day, and as
HISTOEY OF MOEGAN COUNTY. 291
he entered the town he saw the Frenchmen sitting quietly on their little
•verandahs, in front of their houses, sucking their juleps through straws.
He rushed upon them, crying, ' Surrender, you suckers, you ! ' The
Frenchmen surrendered, and from that day to this Illinoisans have been
known as ' suckers.' That was the origin of our cognomen, and when
George Rogers Clark returned to Virginia he introduced the juleps here.
Now I want to give Virginians fair notice, that when they claim the
honor of a Jefferson, of a Madison, of a Marshall, and of as many other
distinguished sages and patriots as the world ever saw, we yield ; when
you claim the glory you achieved on the field of battle, we yield ; when
you claim credit for the cession of the Northwestern Territory, that out
of it Sovereign States might be created, we yield ; when you claim the
glory of never having polled a vote against the Democratic party, we
yield ; but when you claim the glory of the mint julep, hands off ; Illinois
wants that."
Another account of the origin of the name Sucker is attributed to the
custom of early emigrants who, when passing through the State and find-
ing a scant supply of water on the prairies, would thrust a sharpened
stick three or four feet down into the loose, porous soil. A short time
after the stick would be withdrawn, the hole would partially fill with
water. The emigrant would then insert a long, hollow reed through
which he would suck up sufficient water to quench his thirst. From the
custom of sucking the water through these hollow tubes the early inhab-
itants are said to have derived the appellation of Suckers.
Still another source of the derivation of the term is given. It is
related that one spring during the early settlement of the State, the rain
fell in such abundance, and the ground remained so long wet after the
corn had been planted, that the settlers raised very little if any corn, as
it all grew to " suckers," and when the settlers who left the State were
asked where they were from, were always ready to reply, " from the
Sucker State."
Of all the derivations of this sobriquet, the one given by Judge
Thomas is probably correct, and most generally received.
Leaving this digression and returning to the Judge's narrative, we
find he proceeds as follows :
" We found the flux prevailing as an epidemic all over the mining
country. All the doctors in the country were constantly engaged. The
extent of the fatality I had no means of knowing, but there was neces-
sarily much suffering for want of medical and other attendance among
the sick, and many deaths.
" During that campaign many incidents of amusement occurred,
ilthough the march through mud and water was by no means pleasant,
either to man or beast. We had several false alarms from the night
sentinels, and in consequence calls to arms, intended to test the discipline
and courage of the officers and troops. Upon the first alarm, one Captain
Greene, was suddenly taken very ill, and so continued until the apparent
danger was over. We encamped the second night out near the present
village of Tiskillwa (Bureau County), where Sergeant Teas, of Sanga-
•mon County, found a bee tree, from which he and his mess obtained a
good supply of honey. One morning Adjutant Henry and myself, hoping
from the appearance of the country miles ahead, that we could find run-
292 HISTORY OP MORGAN COUNTY.
ning water, rode in advance of the regiment, intending to mix the
water with part of a bottle of whisky in my saddle-bags ; we found
several pools of stagnant water, but every drop of the whisky had leaked
through the corn-cob stopper of my bottle, so that we had to drink of the
stagnant water without the benefit of the whisky. We saw no deers or
wolves on the route, but prairie rattlesnakes afforded numerous oppor-
tunities for the skill of our marksmen. When we reached the White
Oak Springs, our quartermaster, whose duty it was to purchase supplies,
deserted us ; and this duty devolved upon the sergeant, who discharged
it to the entire satisfaction of all concerned. Crossing the Winnebaga
Swamps, or marshes, many of our horses became mired so that the riders
had to dismount, and occasionally the horses had to be drawn out by the
use of the halters and bridles. Forage for horses was out of the ques-
tion, and they subsisted on the prairie grass. After leaving the
settlements we saw no greenhead flies, though they were exceedingly
troublesome on the boats at Peoria.
" The governor's order was dated July 4th, at Mt. Vernon. The
regiment composed of independent farmers and mechanics was raised,
organized, marched to the White Oak Springs, and returned home in not
exceeding thirty days. Two of our Morgan County men were drowned
in a branch of Crooked Creek returning home. We had no baggage
wagon from this county. My mess had a very good tent, which very few
of the other messes had. Having no baggage wagons, and having to carry
our provisions, arms, and equipments on horseback, we had but little room
for tents, even if they* had been supplied. We slept on saddle-blankets,
with our heads on saddles, and for covering had overcoats and blankets ;
but during that season of the year we had but little use for covering
other than overcoats.
" The question of pay was not considered of much consequence ; it
was well understood that this depended on the action of Congress, and no
fears were entertained of the success? of General Duncan, our representa-
tive in Congress, in obtaining the necessary appropriation. We were not
disappointed, for appropriations were made by the Congress of 1827-8,
and we were paid in the Spring of 1828, the following rates : Each
sergeant major and quartermaster-sergeant, $9 per month ; each drum and
fife major, $8.33 per month ; sergeants, $8 ; each corporal, drummer,
fifer and teamster, $7.33 ; each farrier, saddler and artificer included as a
private, $8 ; each gunner, bombardier, and private, 86.66. In addition to
which we were paid for the use of horses, arms and accoutrements, and
for the risk thereof, except for horses killed in action, ten cents per day.
For rations, 25 cents per day, and one day's pay for fifteen miles travel
to the place of rendezvous and returning home."
Nothing of interest occurred in the history of the county from the
close of the Winnebago -war until the fall of the " deep snow," which
happened in the Winter of 1830-31. Quite a number of persons had
settled in the county during this interval, and population and improve-
ments had largely increased. This fall of snow was indeed a remarkable
event. Nothing like it had ever occurred in the annals of the Northwest.
The Indians relate that years before the discovery of the Mississippi
River, a great snow fell to the depth of a man's waist. Wild animals
perished in great numbers, and the suffering among the Indians, which
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 29&
followed the loss of so much game, was severely felt. In the early days
of Kentucky a snow fell to a depth of more than a foot, causing great
privation among the settlers ; it however did not equal the " deep snow "
of 1830-31.
THE DEEP SNOW.
In the latter part of November, 1830, snow commenced falling and
continued to fall at intervals until January, 1831. As one snow fell
upon another, the wind at times blowing very hard, there soon accu-
mulated a depth in places from seven to twelve feet, covering fences and
small buildings entirely, and causing great distress to the inhabitants, as
well as to stock and wild game. In the heavy timber, where the wind
could not get the power to drift, the snow was said to be three feet on a
level. The sun shining occasionally melted the surface, and the cold
nights would freeze it hard enough to bear a man or beast. The roads
often ran over stake-and-ridered fences, and although good for persons of
leisure, if there had been any for sleigh riding, was very inconvenient for
farmers who had not gathered their corn, and had to go into their fields
and reach under the snow for the ears of corn, and carry them home in a
bag or basket to feed their hungry horses, cows, and pigs, and even to get
their bread. As they could not go to mill, their corn was put in wooden
mortars and pounded until broken so that they could cook it by boiling
or baking. Many suffered severely, both for food and warmth, not having ,
made any preparation for such a change in the weather. For years before-
the weather had been very mild until after Christmas, sometimes
continuing so all winter, so warm and open that cattle could browse and
feed with but little care from man. Many instances of individual suffer-
ing might be given in these pages, but as so many of them have been
reported in neighborhood circles, and others published in newspapers
and books, it would seem like needless repetition to insert them here.
The winter of the "deep snow" is referred to by all the early settlers,
forming a data to refer to, as any incident happening so long a time before
or after it.
The old settlers of Morgan, Cass, and Scott Counties, in the organi-
zation of their society, fixed that as the period of membership, and for a
few years none were admitted to become members of the societj' unless-
they could date their residence here previous to the " deep snow."
Since then the time has been extended to 1840.
The inhabitants of Morgan and surrounding counties caught a great
deal of game while the snow was on the ground, as the deer in running
ver the snow would sometimes, in consequence of their sharp hoofs,
break through the crust, and be unable to extricate themselves. Men
could walk or run over the surface and capture them, or if men were
not around the wolves would make short work of them. Prairie chickens,
abbits, and all other game were easily captured. Until February,
1831, when the snow went off with a great freshet, the ground was not
seen.
Shortly after the events just narrated, troubles with the Indians in
the north part of the State began again. That part of Illinois lying
between the Rock and Mississippi Rivers was an inviting place of settle-
ment for the whites. It possesses unusual natural scenery, is well watered,
294 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
and is very fertile. The Indians then occupying it refused to vacate it for
the white people who desired to settle there, and the result was
THE BLACK HAWK WAR.
In the history of the Northwest, printed elsewhere in this volume,
a condensed account of this war is given. It, however, relates to the war
in general, not specifying any section of country, or giving the experiences
of any volunteer from any county in Illinois. Morgan County furnished
a number of men in this conflict, and their reminiscences are worthy of
record, and merit a place in the county's history. Judge Wm. Thomas
was one of the volunteers, and with his accustomed faithfulness preserves
an account of his and his comrades' campaign. We give it as he narrates
it, in a letter to the Jacksonville Journal, under date of Dec. 3, 1871.
He says :
" In 1827, under the administration of Governor Edwards, we had
what was called the ' Winnebago War.' A regiment of mounted volun-
teers from the Counties of Sangamon and Morgan, under command of
Colonel Thomas M. Neale, marched to the neighborhood of Galena, for
the defense and protection of the settlers and miners in that region,
against a supposed threatened invasion of the Winnebago Indians.
" In 1829—30, a number of families settled on Rock River, a few
miles below Rock Island, in the absence of the Indians, who had pre-
viously occupied that land, between Rock River and the Mississippi. In
the Spring of 1831 the Indians returned, and claimed their former posses-
sions, which our settlers, having made arrangements for raising a crop,
were reluctantly compelled to surrender. Black Hawk and his followers
claimed that this neck of land still belonged to the Indians ; that the
treaty by which it had been ceded had never been assented to by the
legal owners. Out of this claim of Black Hawk grew the first of the
Black Hawk war — having no connection with the Winnebago war. Gov-
ernor Reynolds ordered out a brigade of mounted volunteers, to proceed
to the disputed territory and repel the Indians. Governor Duncan, being
then a major-general of militia, took the command of the brigade, by
order of the governor. The brigade was hastily organized, and in quick
time was on the scene of proposed action. The Indians, however, being
aware of the approach of the army, abandoned their wigwams and pos-
sessions, and crossed the river into Iowa. Whilst this brigade was
marching across the country, General Gaines was moving up the Missis-
sippi on a steamboat with some companies of the regular army. The
general, intending to avoid any personal conflict with the Indians, or the
shedding of blood, anchored his boat a short distance below the mouth
of Rock River, and sent a messenger across the country to meet General
Duncan, with orders to join him on the Mississippi, a movement which
would give the Indians notice of the approach of the militia, and time
to escape, of which they readily availed themselves by retiring to what
they esteemed a place of safety. General Duncan reached General
Gaines in the afternoon, encamped, and remained until next morning,
when both companies started up the river — General Gaines on the boat,
and General Duncan at the head of his brigade — intending to meet and
co-operate together at the Indian village. It commenced raining early
that morning, and continued until the afternoon. Before General Dun-
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can reached the place of crossing the Rock River, General Gaines had
ascended the river as high up as the stage of the water would permit,
and signalled General Duncan by the firing of cannons, as had been pre-
viously agreed on.
" Being quartermaster of the brigade, and having been informed of
the intended movement, and also of General Gaines' expectations that
the Indians would escape, I was not surprised at hearing the cannon ; but
the rank and file of the militia thought the firing was the beginning of a
fight, and a book might be written representing the speeches and describ-
ing the actions of these uninitiated militia, as they passed up the river to
the place of crossing. We first crossed a wide, shallow slough, on to an
island thickly set with undergrowth of saplings and bushes. We then
reached the main river at a place supposed to be fordable : our advanced
guard following a pilot reputed to be well acquainted with the road,
crossed the river, but it was deep, and the bottom covered with large
rock, or boulders, as they were called. In crossing, some of the horses
striking these boulders, fell, and threw their riders into the river, to make
their way across as best they could ; other horses had occasionally to swim.
With the loss of a few guns and the ducking of a few riders, the guard
reached the bank — no one drowned or badly hurt. The main army went
a short distance below, opposite the Indian village, where some craft were
found on which the men could cross, and the horses were made to swim.
Whilst crossing the river, the rain fell in torrents. I found a log-cabin
on the bank, into which, with my horse, I took shelter until most of the
army had crossed, and the storm abated.
" The army encamped that night in the Indian village, using all the
wigwams that could be made available, and using the bark which had
been detached from the wigwams to sleep on. The rain, which had
ceased a few hours before night, long enough for the making of fires,
cooking and eating supper, commenced again during the night, and con-
tinued to pour in torrents until after day. My mess had a good tent,
under which we slept ; but to keep as dry as possible, I procured a wide
piece of bark, curved at the sides like a trough with a round bottom, to
sleep on. It was warm weather, and the rain was warm ; when I awoke
in the morning, I found my bark filled with water one or more inches
deep, and to that depth the water was under me, so that, but for having
a change of clothes kept in a dry place, I should have been compelled to
go on duty with nearly half my clothing as wet as water could make
them. The next day we marched to Rock Island, and encamped on the
east bank of the slough, opposite the fort, where we remained until mus-
tered out of service and discharged. Whilst encamped on the river, and
before it was known what the Indians might be willing to do upon the
question of remaining out of the State and keeping the peace, our horses,
1,500 or 1,800, grazing below the encampment, were frightened by the
approach of a steamboat, and forthwith stampeded, making a noise almost
equal to distant, heavy thunder. The army was called to arms, and
formed in line in quick time, no one knowing but that the Indians were
upon us. The first direction of the horses was toward the encampment,
but the sentinels were able to turn them toward the bluff on the east,
and they were soon out of hearing, when the near approach of the boat
told the story of the alarm. Most of the horses were found the next
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day, but many of them continued the chase, and were found days after-
ward, several miles up Rock River ; others were not found.
" Returning home, my mess encamped one night on a branch of
Crooked Creek, near the residence of a Mr. Pennington, where we found
the encampment of parts of several companies building fires and prepar-
ing supper. Here I was informed that a volunteer from Sangamon
County, called by the name of General Jackson, had in his possession
four Indian ponies, brought from the vicinity of Rock Island. I sent for
him to ascertain how he came by the ponies, fearing that they had been
stolen. To my inquiries, he said that he had purchased them from a
stranger below Rock Island. I proposed that he should surrender them
to me to be kept until the question of ownership could be investigated
(expressing a fear that the stranger had stolen them), to which he
readily assented. I placed the ponies in charge of Mr. Pennington, and
upon reaching home wrote to the Indian agent at Rock Island, request-
ing him to send for them, and return them to the Indians. The agent
complied with my request, and upon restoring them, required the Indians
to restore any of our horses that they might have found after the stam-
pede. The result was that eighteen horses belonging to volunteers were
returned to the agent, and all of them, I believe, were restored to the
owners. I saw the General Jackson afterward, and learned that he had
paid nothing for the ponies, and that he had never since seen or heard of
the man of whom he had purchased them."
Black Hawk failed to keep the terms of the treaty, and as soon as
the military retired he returned to the Illinois side of the river. A large
force was at once raised and marched against him. Morgan County
furnished her full quota of men the second time,. Many of the same
officers and men enumerated in the article of Judge Thomas, returned to
the conflict. This time severe fighting followed, resulting in the total
defeat of Black Hawk and his followers. His capture by the troops,
his confinement as a prisoner of war, his release, and the closing days of
his life, are all narrated in this volume, and to it the reader is referred.
This war practically closed the Indian troubles in Illinois. The
return of the militia to their homes, was followed by years of prosperity
and peace. The county had become thickly settled for that day, in some
parts, and its county seat was earning a name, as a place of learning and
influence.
The earliest days of a country, the pioneer customs and habits, the
privations endured, the successes achieved, form interesting chapters of
history, and deserve a place in its annals. The early settlers were a
brave and hardy people, the brightest side of their life shown out at all
times, and though their labors were severe, their love of sport was just
as strong, and indulged in whenever occasion presented.
The daily life of the pioneer was one of simplicity and frugality.
His wants were few, easily supplied, and of a simple nature. Our narra-
tive would be incomplete, did we not give in detail, something of this
pioneer life, as seen by many yet living, and as days which to them will
always be pleasantly recollected. We will narrate the scenes of these
days, as they have been told us, and as we have gathered them from
others who have placed them on record. The festal days of the pioneers
were, when a cabin was to be raised ; when a shooting match occurred ;
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when a "husking bee" was held ; a wedding took place ; a general mus-
ter day came ; or any similar day of rest and recreation would occur.
As they were held in Morgan County, the same as in other parts of the
State, one .description will apply to all portions of the great West.
Those were the " good old days " and though we of to-day, honor these
memories, we believe our days are as good as any, and that we in our
old age, will look back to them with memories as tender and as cher-
ished as these in the decline of life delight to remember theirs.
We have noted the raising of the cabin as one of the days of enjoy-
ment, among the early settlers. The usual way of erecting these
primitive habitations, was in the following manner : On an appointed
day the pioneers gathered about a spot selected for the erection of the
cabin home. A party of choppers was toled off, whose business it was to
fell the trees, and cut them into proper lengths; a man with a team next
hauled or dragged the logs to the place, and arranged them, properly
assorted, at the ends and sides of the proposed building. Some one was
selected to search the woods for a suitable tree, from which to make the
clapboards for the roof. The tree for this purpose must be straight
grained, and from three to four feet in diameter. The boards were split
four feet long, with a large frow, and as wide as the timber would allow.
They were used without planing or shaving. Another party of men was
employed in getting puncheons for the floor of the cabin ; this was done
by splitting trees, about eighteen inches in diameter, and hewing the
faces of them with a broadax. They were half the length of the floor
they were intended to make. The materials for the cabin were mostly
prepared on the first day, and sometimes the foundation laid in the
evening. The second day was allotted for the raising. On the morn-
ing of that day, the neighbors collected for the raising. The first thing
to be done was the election of the four corner men, whose business it was
to notch and place the logs, which were furnished them by the rest of
the workmen. In the meantime the boards and puncheons were col-
lected for the floor and roof, so that by the time the cabin was a few logs
high, the sleepers and floor began to be laid. The door was made by
sawing or cutting out the logs in one side of the cabin, so as to make an
opening about thres feet wide. The logs on each side of this opening,
were kept in place by upright pieces of timber, about three inches thick,
through which holes were bored, for the purpose of driving through them
wooden pins, into the ends of the logs. A similar opening, but wider,
was made at the end, for the chimney. This was built of logs, and made
large to admit of a back and jambs of stone. At each corner of the
building the two end logs projected a foot or two beyond the wall, to
receive the bunting poles, as they were called, against which the ends of
the first rows of clapboards were supported. The roof was formed by
making the end logs shorter until a single log formed the comb of the
roof ; on these logs the clapboards were placed, the ranges of them lay-
ing some distance over those next below them, and kept in their places
by logs placed at proper distances upon them.
The roof, and sometimes the floor, were finished on the same day of
the raising. A third day was commonly spent by a few carpenters in level-
ing off the floor, making a clapboard door, and a table. This last was
made of a split slab, and supported by four round sticks, set in auger-
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holes. A few three-legged stools were made in the same manner. Pins stuck
in the logs, at the back of the house, served to support clapboard shelves,
on which the table-furniture was kept, when not in use. The bedstead
was made by fastening a forked post in the floor, and in the ceiling. A
pole was placed in the fork of the post, from there it projected through
the wall of the cabin. This front pole was crossed by a shorter one
within the fork, with its outer end through another crack. From the
front pole, through a crack between the logs, of the end of the house,
the boards were put on which formed the bottom of the bed. A few pegs
around the walls, for the display of the dresses of the women, and hunt-
ing-shirts of the men, and two small forks, or buck's horns, to a joist for
the rifle and shot-pouch, completed the carpenter work.
In the meantime masons were at work. With the heart pieces of the
timber of which the clapboards were made, they made billets for chink-
ing up the cracks between the logs of the cabin and chimney — a large
bed of mud mortar was made for daubing up those cracks ; a few stones-
formed the back and sides of the chimney.
The house being finished, the ceremony of house-warming took
place, which usually consisted of a dance, lasting all night. At house-
raisings, log-rollings, and harvest-parties, every one was expected to do
his duty faithfully. A person who did not perform his share of labor,
on these occasions, was designated by the epithet of " Laurence," or
some title still more opprobrious ; and when it came to his turn to re-
quire the like aid from his neighbors, the idler soon felt his punishment,
in their refusal to attend to his calls.
" The marriage ceremony, in those days, was a very unceremonious
affair," says John McConnell, whose excellent description in his "West-
ern Sketches " we quote in full. " The parents never made a 'parade'
about any thing — marriage, least of all. They usually gave the bride —
not the ' blushing ' bride — a bed, a lean horse, and some good advice ;
and, having thus discharged their duty in the premises, returned to their
work, and the business was done. The parade and drill which now at-
tend it, would have been as ridiculous as a Chinese dance ; and the
finery and ornament, at present understood to be indispensable on such
occasions, then bore no sway in fashion. Bridal wreaths and dresses
were not known, and white kid gloves and satin slippers never heard of.
Orange blossoms — natural and artificial — were as pretty then as now ;
but the people were more occupied with substance than with emblem.
" The ancients decked their victims for the sacrifice with gaudy colors^
flags, and streamers ; the moderns do the same, and the offerings are
sometimes made to quite as barbarous deities. But the bride of the
pioneer was clothed in linsey-wolsey, with hose of woolen yarn ; and
moccasins of deer-skin — or, as an extra piece of finery, high-quartered
shoes of calf-skin — preceded satin slippers. The bridegroom came in
copperas-colored jeans — domestic manufacture — as a holiday suit ; or,
perhaps, a hunting-shirt of buck-skin, all fringed around the skirt and
cape, and a ' coon-skin ' cap, with moccasins. Instead of a dainty
walking-stick, with an opera-dancer's leg, in ivory, for a head, he always
brought his rifle, with a solid maple stock ; and often, during the whole
ceremony, he did not divest himself of powder-horn and bullet-pouch.
" Ministers of the gospel were few in those days, and the words
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of form were usually spoken by a missionary. Or, if the pioneer
had objections to Catholicism — as many had — his place was supplied
by some justice of the peace, of doubtful powers and mythical ap-
pointment. If neither of these could be procured, the father of the
bride, himself, sometimes assumed the functions, pro hdc vice, or pro tern-
pore, of minister or justice. It was always understood, however, that
such left-handed marriages were to be confirmed by the first minister who
wandered to the frontier ; and, even when the opportunity did not offer
for many months, no scandal ever arose — the marriage vow was never
broken. The pioneers were simple people ; the refinements of high
cultivation had not yet penetrated the forests or crossed the prairies,
and good faith and virtue were as common as courage and sagacity.
" When the brief, but all-sufficient ceremony was over, the bride-
groom resumed his rifle, helped the bride into the saddle — or, more fre-
quently, to the pillion behind him — and they calmly rode away together.
" On some pleasant spot — surrounded by a shady grove, or point of
timber — a new log cabin has been built ; its rough logs notched across
sach other at the corners, a roof of oaken clapboards, held firmly down
ry long poles along each course, its floor of heavy ' puncheons,' its broad,
cheerful fireplace, large as a modern bed-room — all are in the highest style
of frontier architecture. Within — excepting some anomalies, such as
putting the skillet and teakettle in the little cupboard, along with the
ilue-edged plates and yellow-figured tea-cups — for the whole has been
arranged by the hands of the bridegroom himself — every thing is neatly
md properly disposed. The oaken bedstead, with low, square posts,
stands in one corner, and the bed is covered by a pure white counterpane,
with fringe — an heir-loom in the family of the bride. At the foot of this
is seen a large, heavy chest — like a camp-chest — to serve for bureau, safe,
and dressing-case.
" In the middle of the floor — directly above the trap-door which leads
to a ' potato-hole ' beneath — stands a ponderous walnut table, and on it
sits a nest of wooden trays ; while, flanking these, on one side, is a nicely-
folded tablecloth, and, on the other, a wooden-handled butcher-knife and
a well worn Bible. Around the room are ranged a few ' split-bottomed '
chairs, exclusively for use, not ornament. In the chimney-corners, or
under the table, are several three-legged stools, made for the children,
who — as the bridegroom laughingly insinuates, while he points to the un-
couth specimens of his handiwork — ' will be coming in due time.' The
wife laughs in her turn — replies 'no doubt' — and, taking one of the
graceful tripods in her hand, carries it forth to sit upon while she milks
the cow — for she understands what she is expected to do, and does it
without delay. In one corner, near the fireplace, the aforesaid cupboard
is erected — being a few oaken shelves neatly pinned to the logs with
hickory forks — and in this are arranged the plates and cups ; not as the
honest pride of the housewife would arrange them, to display them to the
best advantage, but piled away one within another, without reference to
show. As yet there is no sign of female taste or presence.
" But now the house receives its mistress. The ' happy couple ' ride
up to the low rail fence in front, the bride springs off without assistance,
affectation, or delay. The husband leads away the horse, or horses, and
the wife enters the dominion where, thenceforward, she is queen. There
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is no coyness, no blushing, no pretence of fright or nervousness — if you
will, no romance — for which the husband has reason to be thankful ! The
wife knows what her duties are, and resolutely goes about performing
them. She never dreamed, nor twaddled about ' love in a cottage,' or
* the sweet communion of congenial souls ' (whenever eat anything); and
she is, therefore, not disappointed on discovering that life is actually a
serious thing. She never whines about 'making her husband happy,'
but sets firmly and sensibly about making him comfortable. She never
complains of having too much work to do, she does not desert her home
to make endless visits ; she borrows no misfortunes, has no imaginary
ailings. Milliners and mantua-makers she ignores, ' shopping ' she never
heard of, scandal she never invents or listens to. She never wishes for
fine carriages, professes no inability to walk five hundred }'ards, and does
not think it a 'vulgar accomplishment' to know how to make butter.
She has no groundless anxieties, she is not nervous about her children
taking cold ; a doctor is a visionary potentate to her — a drug shop is a
depot of abominations. She never forgets whose wife she is, there is no
' sweet confidante ' without whom she ' can not live,' she never writes
endless letters about nothing. She is in short, a faithful, honest wife ;
and, in ' due time,' the husband must make more ' three-legged stools,'
for the ' tow heads ' have now covered them all !
" Such is the wife and mother of the pioneer, and, with such influen-
ces about him, how could he be otherwise than honest, straightforward,
and manly ? "
Rev. Joseph Doddridge, D.D., whose early life was spent amid
the scenes and habits of the West, especially in Kentucky, has well
described the manners and customs. He says: " For a long time after
the first settlement of this country, the inhabitants in general married
young. There was no distinction of rank, and very little of fortune.
On these accounts the first impression of love resulted in marriage ; and
a family establishment cost but a little labor, and nothing else.
" In the first years in the settlement of this country, a wedding en-
gaged the attention of a whole neighborhood, and the frolic was antici-
pated by old and young with eager expectation. This is not to be won-
dered at, when it is told that a wedding was almost the only gathering
which was not accompanied by the labor of reaping, log-rolling, building
a cabin, or planning some scout or campaign.
"• On the morning of the wedding-day, the groom and his attendants
assembled at the house of his father, for the purpose of reaching the man-
sion of his bride by noon, which was the usual time for celebrating the
nuptials ; which for certain must take place before dinner.
" Let the reader imagine an assemblage of people, without a store,
tailor, or mantua-maker within a hundred miles ; and an assemblage of
horses, without a blacksmith or saddler within an equal distance. The
gentlemen dressed in shoepacks, moccasins, leather breeches, leggings,
linsey hunting shirts, and all home-made.
" The ladies dressed in linsey petticoats and linsey or linen bed
gowns, coarse shoes, stockings, handkerchiefs, and buckskin gloves, if
any. If there were any buckles, rings, buttons, or ruffles, they were the
relics of olden times — family pieces from parents or grandparents.
" The horses were caparisoned with old saddles, with a bag or blan-
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ket thrown over them. A rope or string as often constituted the girth
as a piece of leather.
" The march, in double file, was often interrupted by the narrowness
and obstruction of our horse-paths, as they were called, for we had no
roads, and these difficulties were often increased, sometimes by the good,
and sometimes by the ill-will of neighbors, by falling trees and tying
grapevines across the way. Sometimes an ambuscade was formed by the
way-side, and an unexpected discharge of several guns took place, so as
to cover the wedding party with smoke.
" Let the reader imagine the scene which followed this discharge :
the sudden spring of the horses, the shrieks of the girls, and the chivalric
bustle of their partners to save them from falling. Sometimes, in spite
of all that could be done to prevent it, some were thrown to the ground.
If a wrist, elbow, or ankle happened to be sprained, it was tied with a
handkerchief, and little more was thought or said about it.
" Another ceremony commonly took place before the party reached
the house of the bride, after the practice of making whisky began, which
was at an early period ; when the party were about a mile from the place
of their destination, two young men would single out to run for the bot-
tle ; the worse the path, the more logs, brush, and deep hollows, the bet-
ter, as these obstacles afforded an opportunity for the greater display of
intrepidity and horsemanship.
" The English fox chase, in point of danger to the riders and their
horses, is nothing to this race for the bottle. The start was announced
by an Indian yell ; logs, brush, muddy hollows, hill, and glen, were
speedily passed by the rival ponies. The bottle was always filled for the
occasion, so that there was no use for judges, for the first that reached
the door was presented with the prize, with which he returned in triumph
to the company.
" On approaching them he announced his victory over his rival by a
shrill whoop. At the head of the troop, he gave the bottle first to the
groom and his attendants, and then to each pair in succession to the rear
of the line, giving each a dram ; and then, putting the bottle in the
bosom of his hunting-shirt, took his station in the company.
" The ceremony of the marriage preceded the dinner, which was a
ibstantial backwoods feast of beef, pork, fowls, sometimes venison and
bear meat, roasted and boiled, with plenty of potato, cabbage, and other
vegetables. During the dinner the greatest hilarity always prevailed ;
although the table might be a large slab of timber, hewed out with a
broadax, supported by four sticks set in auger holes, and the furniture
some old pewter dishes and plates, the rest wooden bowls and trenchers ;
a few pewter spoons, much battered about the edges, were to be seen at
some tables, the rest were made of horns. If the knives were scarce, the
deficiency was made up by the scalping knives, which were carried in
sheaths suspended to the belt of the hunting shirt.
" After dinner the dancing commenced, and generally lasted until the
next morning. The figures of the dances were three and four-handed
reels, or square sets, and jigs. The commencement was always a square
four, which was followed by what is called jigging it off; that is, two of
the four would single out for a jig, and were followed by the remaining
•couple. The jigs were often accompanied with what was called cutting
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out; that is, when either of the parties became tired of the dance, on
intimation the place was supplied by some one of the company, without
any interruption of the dance.
" In this way a dance was often continued till the musician was hearti-
ly tired of his situation. Toward the latter part of the night, if any of the
company, through weariness, attempted to conceal themselves for the
purpose of sleeping, they were hunted up, paraded on the floor, and the
fiddler ordered to ' Hang on till to-morrow morning.'
" About nine or ten o'clock a deputation of the young ladies stole off
the bride, and put her to bed. In doing this, it frequently happened that
they had to ascend a ladder instead of a pair of stairs, leading from
the dining and ball room to the loft, the floor of which was made of clap-
boards lying loose and without nails. This ascent, one might think,
would put the bride and her attendants to the blush, but as the foot of
the ladder was commonly behind the door, which was purposely opened
for the occasion, and its rounds at the inner ends were well hung with
hunting shirts, petticoats, and other articles of clothing, the candles
being on the opposite side of the house, the exit of the bride was noticed
but by few. Sometimes the ladder was on the outside of the house, and
these precautions were unnecessary.
" This done, a deputation of young men in like manner stole off the
groom, and placed him snugly by the side of his bride. The dance still
continued ; and if seats happened to be scarce, which was often the case,
every young man, when not engaged in the dance, was obliged to offer
his lap as a seat for one of the girls ; and the offer was sure to be accepted.
" In the midst of this hilarity, the bride and groom were not forgotten.
Pretty late in the night, some orie would remind the company that the
new couple must stand in need of some refreshments ; black Betty,
which was the name of the bottle, was called for, and sent up the ladder ;
but sometimes black Betty did not go alone. I have many times seen as
much bread, beef, pork, and cabbage, sent along with her as would afford
a good meal for half a dozen hungry men. The young couple were com-
pelled to eat and drink, more or less, of whatever was offered them.
" It often happened that some neighbors or relations, not being asked
to the wedding, took offense ; and the mode of revenge adopted by them
on such occasions, was that of cutting off the manes, foretops, and tails
of the horses of the wedding company.
" The custom of serenading newly married couples, or giving them a
charivari, as it was called, prevailed to some extent in the pioneer days
of Illinois. This custom originated among the French, who introduced
it among the early American settlers in the Mississippi Valley. The old
French charivaris were innocent. ' It was,' says ' Governor Reynolds,'
in his ' Pioneer History of Illinois,' ' a merry, rural serenade, sustained
by all sorts of loud and discordant noises.' The charivari party was
composed of old and young, and generally conducted by some orderly and
aged man. They enlisted into their service all sorts of things that could
by any means be forced to make a noise. -They used bells, horns, drums,
pans, tin kettles, whistles, and all such articles as would make loud, harsh
sounds. This French organized charivari was such a merry, noisy uproar,
that it would make a monk laugh if he heard it.
" The proper French custom was, that if persons married, of the same
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condition, there was no charivari ; but when discordant materials were
tied together with that delicious silken cord, which is so dazzling to the
t'emale eye, then a similar discordant noise attended the celebration. For
example, when neither of the parties ever before tasted the delicacies of
matrimony, there was no grounds for a serenade ; but when a widower,'
who had before worshiped at the shrine of Venus, married a lady who
was never before bound in wedlock, then in such cases the charivari was
invoked with all its merriment. And the same with a widow, who had
before feasted on the sweet viands of love, and married a man whose lot
had heretofore been celibacy, in such cases the charivari was in order."
Generally among the French the married parties were as willing as
the others for the sport, and were prepared to extend some civilities ta
the good-humored crowd. Thus frequently the case ended in the best of
feeling. But when the married folks were refractory, the charivari was-
kept up for a succession of nights, until they yielded to the custom. As-
the farce proceeded, if the married parties were sowr, the serenading
crowd had the privilege to hint, in a mild manner, first at the character
of the bride, and then at that of the bridegroom. These hints generally-
closed the scene in good humor. When the noise was made in the crowd,,
some one would cry out at the top of voice, " Charivari ! charivari ! "
and some other in the party would sing out, "per qui?" — "for whom?"
The answer to this question gave rise to hint at the female and her
character. At times the bridegroom, also, was charged with things he-
would not like. This was the dernier resort. When this, or other means,,
produced some kindness or civility, then the whole farce ended in the best
of feelings, among the French. But with the Americans this charivari
is sometimes attended with disagreeable consequences. And, in fact, the
serenading party is sometimes indicted for a " breach of the peace." The
charivari were common affairs in the early days of Morgan County, and
have been continued to some extent to the present day.
In pure pioneer times the crops of corn were never husked on the
stalk, as is done at the present day; but were hauled home in the husk,
and thrown in a heap, generally by the side of the crib, so that the ears
when husked could be thrown directly into the crib. This practice was
commonly followed by the early settlers of Morgan County, and was the
occasion of the frolics known as •' shuckings," or " husking bees."
" The corn house filled,
The invited neighbors to the husking come ;
A frolic scene, where work, and mirth, and play,
Unite their charms to chase the hours away."
The whole neighborhood, male and female — says an old writer —
were invited to these " shuckings." The girls, and many of the married
ladies, generally engaged in this amusing work. In the first place, two-
leading, expert huskers were chosen as captains, and the heap of corn,
divided as nearly equal as possible. Rails were laid across the pile, so as
to designate the division ; and then each captain chose, alternately, his-
corps of huskers, male and female. The whole number of working
hands present were selected on one side or the other, and then each party
commenced a contest to beat the other, which was, in many instances,,
truly exciting. One other rule was, that whenever a gentleman husked
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a red ear of corn, he was entitled to a kiss from the ladies. This frequently
excited much fuss and scuffling, intended by both parties to end in a kiss.
In some parts of the West it was the practice to use taffia, or
Monongahela whisky, which they drank out of a bottle, each one, male
and female, taking the bottle and drinking out of it, and then handing it
to his or her next neighbor, without using any glass or cup whatever.
This custom was common, and not considered rude. The bread used at
these frolics was baked generally on jonny, or journey-cake boards, and
is the best corn bread ever made. A board is made smooth, about two
feet long, and eight inches wide — the ends are generally rounded. The
•dough is spread out on this board, and placed leaning before the fire. One
;side is baked, and then the dough is changed on the board, so the other
side is presented, in its turn, to the fire. This is jonny-cake, and is good,
if the proper materials are put in the dough, and it is properly baked.
Almost always these corn shuckings ended in a dance. To prepare for
this amusement, fiddles and fiddlers were in great demand, and it often
required much fast riding to obtain them. One violin, and a performer,
were all that was contemplated, at these innocent rural dances.
Toward dark, and the supper half over ; then it was that a bustle
.and confusion began, which fully equalled the confusion of tongues at
Babel. The young folks hurriedly cleared the table, while the old folks
•contended for time and order. It was the case, nine times out of ten,
that but one dwelling house was on the premises, and that used for
eating as well as dancing. But when the fiddler commenced tuning his
instrument, the music always gained the victory for the younger side.
Then, the dishes, victuals, tables, and all, disappeared in a few minutes,
-and the room was cleared, the dogs driven out, and the floor swept off,
ready for action. The floors of these houses were sometimes the
natural earth beaten solid, sometimes the earth with puncheons in the
middle, over the potato hole, and at times, the whole floor was made of
puncheons. Sawed plank, or boards, were not at all common in curly
times.
The music at these country dances excited the young folks to imme-
diate activity, and the dance which followed was similar in character to
that which followed the wedding festivities. The pioneers of Morgan
•County, who are yet living, doubtless remember these early frolics, and
it was at these, that "many a sweet love story was told over in a laugh-
ing manner, by the young hunters, or farmers, to their sweet-hearts,
during these nights of innocent amusements. The young man of .
•eighteen, would choke, cough, and spit, look pale, and sweat when he
was about to tell his girl the secret movements of his heart in her
favor, while his heart thumped with almost as loud a noise as a pheasant
beating on a log. The girl received these outpourings of her lover's
heart, with such sparkling eyes and such a bright countenance, that
spoke volumes of love to her beau. These love contracts, that ended
in marriage, were frequently made at these dances. In the morning, all
went home on horse-back, or on foot. No carriages, wagons, or other
wheeled vehicles, were used on these occasions, for the best of reasons —
they had none."
The skillful use of the rifle, was an accomplishment essential to
frontier life. This led to " shooting matches," which were eagerly par-
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ticipated in by all the men old enough to hold a rifle. The prize shot
for, was generally a fat beef, although a rifle, a turkey, or some other
piece of property would be contended for. When the owner of a fat
beef, proposed to dispose of it that way, he sent word of the coining
" match," over the settlement, fixing the day and place. The hunters
would gather in, at the time appointed, with their rifles and hunting
accoutrements. Being provided with the inevitable jug of whisky,,
they would select a shaded spot, under the trees, and prepare for the
match. The beef was valued at an amount agreed upon, which had to be
made up at a certain sum per shot, generally fifty cents, each one invest-
ing in as many as he liked until the amount was made up.
Two judges were then chosen to decide the match, one of them to
attend to setting up the targets, and the other to check off the shots as
they were fired. The marksmen provided themselves with targets,
which tney made by blackening one side of a clapboard, over the fire.
A small cross was then made, by drawing a knife-blade up and down
through the blackened spot, and at the center of the cross a small piece
of white paper was fastened, and the target was ready. Each one shot
at his own target, and when all the shots were fired, the targets were
examined by the judges, and the winners announced. The distance was
usually forty yards off hand, or sixty yards with a rest ; the latter mode
being considered the best way of testing the accuracy of a gun's shoot-
ing. By established custom, the beef was divided into five choices,
each quarter of the animal being a choice, and the hide and tallow the
fifth choice. Thus the five best shots took the choices in their order*
and the sixth best shot was entitled to cut the bullets out of the tree,
against which the targets had been placed, and retain them. If a turkey,
a rifle, or any like article, was the prize, the mode of disposing of
it, was the same as the beef, save that the best shot secured the prize,
undivided. The frontiersman was generally very skillful in the use of
the rifle. Sometimes a nail would be driven about two-thirds its length
into a board, which was placed at a proper distance from the marks-
man, whose object it was to " drive the nail " fully into the board by
hitting the nail squarely on the head. This mode of shooting, gave rise
to a familiar expression, and any one who could not successfully perform
this feat was considered an inferior marksman.
" Barking squirrels " is delightful sport, and in the opinion of many,
required a greater degree of accuracy than any mode used to kill them.
It was done by the ball striking the bark immediately underneath the
squirrel, as he paused in his flight up or down the side of a tree. The
concussion would instantly kill the little animal, and sometimes throw
him several feet from the tree.
The snuffing of a candle with a ball, was another feat indulged in
by the frontiersmen, as a mark of skill. Still another feat, which was
sometimes performed by the most skillful, was to fill a tin cup with
water, and place it on the head of some one, and shoot a ball through it.
The prize was generally a bottle of whisky, and it required nearly as
much nerve on the part of the target holder, as it did for the marks-
»man.
Deer hunting was, among many early settlers, another popular
source of amusement. The habits of these animals were well known and
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•carefully studied by the pioneer, and it was often a test of skill on his
part to be able to successfully thwart this wily game. In the pioneer
days of Morgan County, large herds of this animal became a common
sight to the settler. Old residents relate wonderful stories about their
•deer-hunts, as they gather with their children about their fireside in the
long winter evenings.
The hunter, did he decide on a day's hunt, arose early on the morn-
ing of the appointed day, and accompanied by his dogs — several of which
he kept — would set forth for a day's sport. The deer possesses an ex-
ceedingly keen power of scent, and can detect the hunter at a great dis-
tance, hence it was necessary on the part of the latter, to decide first the
direction of the wind before leaving his house or camp. Various devices
were used by him to determine this, should the wind be at rest ; the
common one was to place one of his fingers in his mouth until it became
warm, raising this hand above his head, he noted carefully which side of
the finger became cold first, and this decided the question. As soon as a
deer was seen, the hunter slyly approached until within gun-shot ; almost
always the first shot proved effectual, and the prize was secured. The
carcass was at once hung on a sapling out of the reach of the wolves, and
the chase continued.
At the time of the " deep snow," deer perished by hundreds. They
could not escape the voracious wolves, nor run from the dogs. Many
persons, with a reckless regard for the future, destroyed them out of sheer
cruelty. Among the earliest-settlers, venison was a common article of
food, and full of nutrition. It was prepared in various ways ; was often
"jerked " — that is, cut into long strips, which were hung in the sun to
dry, and being prepared in this manner, would keep many days in an
excellent condition. It was commonly prepared in this manner by emi-
grants. As the deer became scarce by the encroachments of the white
man, their places were supplied by wild hogs. These fed on the mast
found in the woods, and often became very fat. The meat, when prop-
erly cured and cooked, was quite palatable, and supplied very well, the
place of the venison.
We left the thread of the histor}' with the close of the Black Hawk
war. Reverting to it and continuing the narrative, we find the next
event worthy of notice was the scourge of the cholera in 1833. Of its
ravages in the South and West, the reader is no doubt, well aware. It
was probably brought to Jacksonville by two men named Conn and
Coddington. The former recovered from the attack, but the latter died
in a house on the west side of the Public Square. One of these men
being a relative of Mrs. Ellis, wife of Rev. Ellis, made her house his
home, and from him Mrs. Ellis and her family were stricken with the
dreadful disease and all died.
The citizens of the town and country became thoroughly alarmed,
and many left for other places. The plague stopped all business for a
time, and prevented intercourse between the town and country people, the
latter fearing to come to town, or to receive town people into their
houses. About one hundred persons died from this disease. Many from
only a few hours sickness. It checked emigration, however, but a short
time. The next year all traces of it had disappeared, and people came
pouring into the county at a rapid rate.
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The Fall of 1836, is made memorable by the day known as the
" SUDDEN FREEZE."
This was occasioned by a remarkable current of cold air passing from the
northwest to the southeast, directly over Morgan County. Its
width extended over the entire central portion of the State. Its
velocity was, as near as can now be determined, about thirty miles
per hour. It was felt in Jacksonville about noon, and was in Leb-
anon, Ohio, just above Cincinnati, at nine o'clock that evening. Mr.
Washington Crowder, a resident of Sangamon County, was married on
the 21st of December, 1836, and distinctly remembers going for his license
the day before. This event fixes the date beyond a doubt. He was on
his way to Springfield on the afternoon of the 20th, and when a few
miles below the city had a fair view of the landscape for several miles in
every direction. He saw in the northwest a heavy black cloud rapidly
approaching him, accompanied with a terrific, deep, bellowing sound.
Closing the umbrella he was carrying over him to protect himself from
the falling rain, he was in the act of drawing his reins taut, when the
wave came over him. At that instant the snow and slush under his
horse's feet turned to ice, while his coat, wet with the rain, became in-
stantly as stiff as a board. He went on to Springfield, where he found
his clothing frozen to the saddle, and was unable to dismount, and he was
compelled to call help, who carried man and saddle to the fire to thaw
them apart. He obtained his license, returned the same day, and was
married the next.
The wave passed over Morgan County between one and two o'clock,
and came so suddenly that chickens and small animals were frozen in
their tracks. Several inches of snow had fallen a short time before and
on that day it was quite warm, with light spring-like showers, and the
whole earth was covered with slush and water.
The change was so sudden and the wind so strong that the water in
the ponds in the road froze in waves, sharp-edged and pointed, as the
gale had blown it. Judge Samuel Woods says he was nearly a mile from
home, in the prairie, when the wave struck him. The slush and water
were several inches thick, and before he could get home he could walk
upon the top, as they had frozen hard.
Huram Reeve remembers the day as a warm and showery one during the
forenoon. Near two o'clock in the afternoon it grew dark, like a rain storm
was coming, and, in an instant, the strong wind, with the icy blast, came and
all was frozen. Hurrying around to save some stock that he was fatten-
ing, he was able to get a part of it under shelter, but most of the stock
suffered severely. The creek was about bank full of water, and, as his
horses, wagons, etc., were on the north side, and his house on the south
side, he was anxious to get all near the house, that he might take better
care of them. The next morning early, with his brother and some other
help, he went to the creek to get the animals across, but, the horses not
being shod, and the ice smooth, they cut the ice in pieces to get a track
wide enough for the wagon, and with poles pushed the ice under the other
to get it away, and then drove through the water. The ice had frozen
in the short time between two o'clock, p. m., arid nine o'clock the next
a. m., fully six inches thick. He also found raccoons, opossums, and other
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animals frozen to death. Walking across the logs they were suddenly
chilled and, falling off, they were unable to move again.
Mr. Timothy Chamberlain says he remembers the day distinctly, as
his father and uncle were making a four-spoked wagon at the time, and
he was working around home, sometimes helping them and part of the
time working about the barn lot, and being warm he was in his shirt
sleeves most of the time. It rained several times during the forenoon,
and about dinner time Doctor Daniel Pierson, a near neighbor, sent for
him to assist in driving his hogs up to the stock yard and weigh them.
As was the custom in those days, when there was no public scales, where
a number of hogs could be weighed at once, the neighbors assisted in catch-
ing the hogs, and tying their feet, and using the old-fashioned steelyards to
weigh them. They had just driven the hogs to the stock yard but had
not commenced weighing., any, when, without any warning other than a
dark sky, the cold wind from the northwest suddenly struck them with
force. Mr. Chamberlain jumped behind a stack of wheat for protection.
The cold was so intense that the overcoat he had put on as he
started, for fear of rain, was frozen like a board. The weight of the hogs
was guessed at without weighing, and they drove them across the Pulliam
Run, about one hundred and fifty yards from the stock yard, and, in that
short time, ice had formed on the branch and the road was frozen hard.
Colonel George M. Chambers thinks that his date is as good as that
of any other person./ He says, " I was here, at that time, making ar-
rangements to move to Jacksonville the following spring. Sometime
about the 10th of December we had heavy rains, swelling the streams and
destroying the bridges, turning colder and freezing the ground. It then
commenced snowing, and continued several days until it was about a foot
in depth. On or about the 20th it became mild, the snow melting rapidly
and the atmosphere becoming hazy. I left the south side of the square
about half-past eleven o'clock, wading in the slush and water, turned up
West State street to the tavern kept by William O. Scott, on the lot now
owned and occupied by James Berdan, but then known as the 'Heslep
House.' We dined, in those days, at twelve, and when the boarders came
in they were rubbing their ears and complaining of being very cold. I
thought that they did not know what cold was.
"After dinner I remained by a comfortable fire about half an hour.
On coming out the front door I found the snow and ice frozen so that I
went down the street upon it. Passing by the lot on which the residence
of Dr. King now stands, I saw some chickens standing by the fence with
their legs frozen in the slush. In the lot on the north side, being part of
the ground now occupied by the court house, there were also some
pigs frozen fast in the ice.
" On the evening following, there arrived from Beardstown, a stage
load of passengers from a steamboat that met the ' Northwester ' there.
They, as well as myself, were anxious to get to St. Louis. Friend Scott
exerted himself to secure us a conveyance, and on the following evening,
after a number of failures, told us that he had got the right man. The
next morning up drove George Richards, with a large, strong sled, and
in piled eight or ten of us, and off we started. After a variety of ad-
ventures we arrived safely in St. Louis. Left there on a small steamboat,
on the first day of January, 1837. When we arrived at Cairo we found
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our boat too small for the ice on the Ohio. We made two other changes
in boats, and when a few miles below Shawneetown, left the boat and
4 took 'to the woods,' and hired horses to ride, and a man to bring the
horses back, and on the 20th of January, 1837, arrived at the ' Gait
House,' in Louisville, in the unexampled time of twenty days. They beat
that time now, but I doubt if they are more thankful now than we were
on arriving at our destination."
Daniel Clarke says : " The change occurred in the afternoon about
two o'clock. There was snow on the ground, saturated with a slow, rain,
so that it had commenced running in the low places. I was on the north
side of Indian Creek, just entering the timber with a drove of ho^s. I
was assisted by two men on foot ; I was on horseback. One of the men
was Uriah Houston, the other, Isaac Drinkwater. At the house of the
father of the latter I had stayed the night before. The hogs belonged to
Ralph H. Hurlbut, who lived at the time at La Grange Point, and was
packing some hogs at La Grange landing. He had a boat for ferrying,
and a lot to keep hogs in on the east side of the river. We reached the
river about dark, and penned the hogs ; the wind was high, and the slush,
loaded on the boat so much that we could not cross with my horse. Mr.
Drinkwater went home, his father's house being the first one on the east
side of the river, distant about seven miles. My home was at Mr. Hurl-
but's from which I had been absent several days. It was a good home
and I was hungry and at about nine o'clock p. m. there came a clear place
in the river ; I hitched my horse in the shelter of a pecan tree that had
been felled with the leaves on, and got into a canoe with two paddles and
an ax to reach my home. The ice formed fast on the canoe, and I had
frequently to clear it off with the ax, until I got under the lee of the west
bank ; then it went free, in which free water I froze my left hand seri-
ously. In the morning following I went to feed iny horse, and found the
river so solidly frozen that I rode him across, and had him in the stable
before sunrise ; and immediately after got some teams and hauled saw-
dust from Hinman's mill, and made a path to the opposite bank, and
drove the hogs across and had them in the lots on the opposite side.
There were about three hundred of them ; they had been purchased
from Peter Taylor, Isaac Houston, George Newman, Wingate Newman,
and others. I landed from the open water after ten o'clock p. m.. and
my recollection would make the ice the next morning one foot thick."
This remarkable event fixes the date of many occurrences in the
history of the county. It is yet vividly remembered by the residents of
that date, who relate many interesting reminiscences of that time.
The great Internal Improvement System was now agitating the citi-
zens of the Prairie State, and railroads were beginning to be the common
and the all-absorbing topic of the day. Vague ideas existed then concern-
ing their construction and use. To many, they were only the introduction
of a labor-saving scheme that would throw the common laborer out of
work and the means of earning his daih" bread. Especially did they
argue this to the class of persons who were engaged in driving stages or
employed on canal-boats. But the paper money, then just coming- into
use, blinded the masses, and the legislators, dazzled by its apparent suc-
cess, built accordingly, only to see the final crash of 1837, and the fall of
the entire improvement system. The State was checkered with lines of
310 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
railways, existing only on paper. Remains of works built under this
inspiration yet stand as monuments of extreme legislative folly.
The Northern Cross Railroad and the canal were all of the grand sys-
tem perfected at the time. The railroad was the first in the West. It
passed through Morgan County, and thereby became part of its history.
We will therefore digress in our narrative, and give a short sketch of this
enterprise which, in its day, was a State affair, and watched with anxious
eyes by all her citizens. Iri examining the files of the papers of that day,
glowing allusions are made to the scheme, and great expectations antici-
pated. Men were brought from all parts of the West to labor on the
road. Advertisements like the following were seen in nearly every issue
of the Illinoisan, then the leading paper in Jacksonville :
RAILROADS.
\\ RANTED, .500 HANDS. We wish to employ 500 good graders, to finish grading the rail-
^ * road from Meredosia, on the river, to Jacksonville, and from Jacksonville to Springfield.
We pay our hands on the first of every month. We also wish a few good superintendents, for
grading, who must come well recommended. Also stone masons, superintendents, and other
hands, to lay superstructure, which will commence at Meredosia on the first of May next. \Ve
have 57 miles of roa_l to contract, and will be able to give employment to a large number of
hands, for a considerably time. The country through which this line passes is high and healthy.
The work has now been under rapid progress since the first of August last.
JAMES DUNLAP, )r
Jacksonville, Illinois, March 3, 1838. THOMAS T. JANUARY, f U
The above advertisement appeared in the Illinoisan of that date,
and from it the reader will learn something of the extent of railroads
then, and the stir created by their construction. There was then not a
railway car in the Mississippi valley, and only a few miles of road in
operation in the East. The great wave of " internal improvement " was
passing over the State at the time, and if the reader of these pages will
obtain a copy of the legislative acts of that, and a few succeeding
sessions, he will see scarce any thing recorded save railroad, canal, or
State road acts.
Agitation of the great " Internal Improvement System " of the State
began as early as 1835. Governor Duncan, in his message to the legisla-
ture, at the special session begun on December 7, 1835, said : " When
we look abroad and see the extensive lines of intercommunication
penetrating almost every section of our sister States — when we see the
canal boat and the locomotive bearing, with seeming triumph, the rich
productions of the interior to the river, lakes, and ocean, almost annihi-
lating time, burthen, and space, what patriotic bosom does not beat high
with a laudable ambition to give to Illinois her share of those advantages
which are adorning her sister States, and which a munificent Providence
seems to invite by the wonderful adaptation of our whole country to such
improvements."
Pennsylvania and other States were at this time engaged in extensive
systems of improvements, and as the sequel showed, Illinois did not lag
in the race. Subsequent legislatures appropriated immense sums of
mone*y to aid in the erection of these works, and almost checkered the
State with a net-work of railroads. The progress of the work on the
canal was not arrested by the subsequent failures, but the remainder of
the works of the grand system, with the exception of a part of the
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Northern Cross Railroad, the advertisement of which heads this article,
simultaneously began in various parts of the State, nothing ever was
done, except in detached parcels on every road, where excavations and
embankments may even yet be seen, memorials of supreme legislative
folly. That portion of the Northern Cross Railroad, from Meredosia to
Jacksonville, thence to Springfield, was afterward finished at a cost of
•$1,000,000 to the State ; its income proving insufficient to keep it in
repair, it was subsequently sold for $1'00,000 in State indebtedness.
This railroad, the first in Morgan County, the first in Illinois, the
•first in the Mississippi valley, was chartered February 5, 1835. After
various delays, work was begun in August, 1837, so says the advertise-
ment quoted, and on May 9, 1838, the first rail was laid. Some eight
miles were laid during the summer, and on November 8th the first
locomotive — the Rogers — that ever turned a wheel in the Mississippi
valley, was put on the track at Meredosia. It had been brought from the
East by way of the rivers to St. Louis, thence up the Mississippi and
Illinois Rivers to its destination. On the day it was put on the track it
ran over the old flat bar track eight miles and back, carrying George W.
Plant, afterward a prominent business man of St. Louis, Governor
Duncan, Murray McConnell, one of the commissioners of the public
works, James Dunlap and Thomas T. January, the contractors, whose
names are already noted, Charles Collins, and Myron Leslie, of St. Louis,
the chief engineer, Mr. Plant, and Jonathan Neely, the first conductor.
The eager desire in the race of empire now gave Illinois a check for
twelve years before another railroad was built. This was the Chicago
and Galena, finished as far as Elgin, in 1850. This short railroad, in its
incomplete condition, its small cars, and meager equipment, would indeed
be a curiosity now. Yet it was a beginning, and as such was greater
than any of its successors.
It has been supposed that the first railroad in the United States, was
built in 1826, connecting Schenectady and Albany, in New York. This
was one of the first railroads on which a locomotive engine was used in
the United States, but the records o*f the town of Quincy, Massachusetts,
the home of the Adams family, show that about the year 1825 a
railway was built from that place to the Bay on the Atlantic Coast, about
five miles distant. It is believed that no steam power was used on this
road, the power used being that of horses or mules. Many suppose that
the old Northern Cross Railroad, now the Wabash, is the oldest road
west of the Alleghany Mountains. This is also an error. We have
noted that the first rail was laid on this road in the Spring of 1838. Col-
onel J. B. Moulton, a civil engineer of St. Louis, states that he went to
Kentucky in 1836, and found a road in operation from Lexington -to
Frankfort. This road was built in 1833, and at the time of Colonel
Moulton's visit, horses and mules were used to draw the cars. Strap
rails were used, part of the ties being made of stone and part of wood.
The former were found to be useless owing to their pulverization under-
neath the rails, and their use was soon abandoned. Charles F. Taylor,
Esq., a civil engineer, was engaged to remove the stone and put in wood.
Colonel Moulton finished this road from Frankfort to Louisville in 1836,
when the State foreclosed the mortgage it held, and leased the road to
Swaggert & Co., who equipped it in 1841 or '42, and placed thereon a
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locomotive. This locomotive weighed fourteen tons, and cost fourteen
thousand dollars. This road is now known as the Lexington and Ohio.
From the above statement of Colonel Moulton, whose memory is accurate,
it will be seen that the road in Kentucky was in operation four or five
years before the one of which we are writing.
From the advertisement heading this article, we see that work was
begun on the Northern Cross Railroad in the Autumn of 1837. The as-
sociate editor of the Quincy Whig, who visited Meredosia with a view of
learning something of the early history of the first railroad in Illinois,
writes to his paper as follows :
" It was surveyed by James Bucklin, assisted by George W. Plant
and John Van Horn. The profile of the work was drawn by a Pole
named Edward Malowginowskie, a noble by birth, who had left Poland
on account of some of the rebellions or persecutions there. He was a
man of fine attainments and high character. After this survey and loca-
tion, the division of the road beginning at the Illinois River, at this place,
and extending to Van Gundy's, the first station east of here — about a
mile east of where Bluff City now stands — was sub-contracted to J. C. &
S. P. Thompson, D. & J. E. Waldo and Harvey Duncan.
" When everything was ready to begin work, it naturally appeared
that so important an enterprise should be inaugurated with some formal
ceremony. The day for beginning arrived late in the Autumn of 1837,
and the sub-contractors took their men, accompanied by a large number
of citizens, to a point whence the road was to start, on the bank of the
river. There Mr. J. E. Waldo, now living in New Orleans, and Dr.
Owen M. Long, now consul at Panama, were chosen speakers for the
occasion.
" The toast-master of the day was Samuel Talmage, a noted charac-
ter of that period. The day was given up to speech-making, jollification
and hilarity, and it would be very interesting at this distance if one could
report some of the wonderful orations delivered. One of the toasts is
distinctly recalled thus : " Our friend, T. T. January — a man with a cold
name but a warm heart." Mr. January is still living, and is a wholesale
trader in St. Louis. Mr. D. Waldo, now the postmaster here, being-
then the oldest man as well as the oldest citizen of the place, was desig-
nated to dig the first spadeful of dirt. The labor he performed was all
the work done on the road that day.
" The work of grading went on all winter and was finished in April.
The track was laid by putting down a piece of square timber called a
mudsill, on the top of which cross-ties were laid. On these a wooden
rail was laid and flat bars were spiked on top of the rail. The bars were
two and a half inches wide and one inch thick. It is not now distinctly
remembered whether this iron was of foreign or domestic manufacture,
but it was brought by way of New Orleans to St. Louis, and there deliv-
ered from the steamer Vandalia to the steamer Quincy, then run by J.
H. and E. Lusk, between St. Louis and this place.
" The first locomotive that ever turned a wheel in the Mississippi
valley was brought here in pieces and set up to operate this earliest Illi-
nois railroad. It was made by Rogers, Grosvenor & Ketchum, of New-
ark, N. J., and was landed here from the steamer Quincy in the Autumn
of 1838, soon after the iron had been laid on the road. It was a curious
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little contrivance, and, as compared with the more moJern construction
of locomotives, was a consummate piece of clumsiness. The driving-
wheels were about two and a half feet in diameter, and, in every other
respect, it compared equally well with the locomotives of the present
day.
"A man by the name of Fields came out with the engine to set it
up, and, on the day he got it on its feet, the jollification ran so high that
he got off his, and had to be carried to the hotel for repairs. On the
way he protested that they were heaping undeserved honor upon him
and begged to be laid down and treated as a man of no distinction or
eminence. He was the first engineer on the road, and he ran the little
engine — the Rogers — for about a month. Afterward a man by the
name of Higgins run it ; but he melted out some of the flues, and at
last got discharged for dissipation. Finally two young men by the
name of Gregory were put in charge of it, and after a while they
succeeded in running the engine off the track between New Berlin and
Springfield.
" They seem to have been unable to replace it on the track, for it
lay out on the prairie for a year, or a year and a half, and was then sold
to General Sample, who practically bankrupted himself in various futile
efforts to reconstruct it into some sort of road engine for hauling freight
across the country from Alton to Springfield in competition with the
railroad.
"• At last mules were substituted for the engine, and were used till
the road passed out of the hands of the State."
Mr. James Harkness, a civil engineer of St. Louis, in a correspon-
dence concerning the early railroads of Illinois, writes to the Railway
Age, of Chicago, as follows :
" The writer arrived in Springfield on the 4th of July, 1837, in
search of work. I heard of the road that was going to be built and
thought I might get a job on it. I saw J. M. Bucklin, the chief
engineer, and some of the contractors, and was engaged to build their
bridges.
" There was a great scarcity of men, more particularly those that
could use the pick and shovel, etc., and I agreed to find some. I returned
to Louisville, Ky., and sent word out that I would give nineteen dol-
lars per month, and eight jiggers of good whisky per day. That soon
procured some two hundred and fifty ; I also got Robert Me Reynolds and
Joseph Williams, who were expert whip-sawyers, to come and saw the
bridge timber for me. The corps of engineers was J. M. Bucklin (who
surveyed Chicago and the Illinois and Michigan Canal, when about
twenty years old), chief ; Edward Harkness, assistant (who resigned in
a short time), Mr. Hawn succeeding him ; John VanHorn, Edward
Malowginowskie, George P. Plant, and others, not now recollected.
Thompson, from Pennsylvania, was master mason, and the writer master
carpenter.
" I went into the timber, cut the trees, rough-hewed them, hauled
them close to the bridge, and counter-hewed and sawed them into the
proper dimensions.
" The bridge was across Mauvaisterre Creek, and was one hundred
and four feet span. The plan was a combined arch and truss. It stood
314 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
for eighteen years, with very little repairs, when it was burned through
the neglect of a temporary watchman. After I had all the timber in the
yard, and one bent completed, one of the journeymen told the contractors
that he could finish the bridge at less wages than I was getting, sixty
dollars per month. He finally got it done on the ground, but utterly
failed to raise it, and ran off in disgust. I finally told the master mason
how to do it.
" The want of locomotives necessitated the use of horses for some
time. The road was first located where it now is, at Jacksonville, but
the people on the south side of the square said it would make property
worth a great deal more there and they must move it across the square,
or they would not pay their taxes, and it had to be run that way ; but
they soon found that it caused a great many runaways, and set some
houses on fire (there were no spark arresters then), when it was changed
back to its proper location. When the very poor iron would draw the
equally poor spikes, the ends would turn up and we called them snake
heads, and very troublesome snakes they were, as they often ran up
through a cur and ripped up things generally.
" The work began at Meredosia, on the Illinois River. There were
two passes in the bluff, called Taylor's and Van Gundy's. That by
Taylor's was the cheapest and best, but it w.ould not touch several tracts
of wild land that belonged to some of the magnates, and it was located up
Van Gundy's Run, and thus improved two large tracts, one called
" Duncan's big field" (in which the writer has killed several deer), of
one thousand acres. We ran a straight line of several miles up this
prairie and struck the only house, or cabin rather, on it. It belonged to'
Mr. Lazenby, an Englishman, whose wife had such good use of her
tongue that we went back several miles and ran a line that left the cabin
a few yards to the north, and this gave great satisfaction to the settle-
ment at large.
" At my suggestion, Mrs. L. got another cow and furnished us with
frequent lunches, which we highly appreciated. By the time the "boys "
got near her she had learned to make " milk-punch " and " egg-nog "
out of good new juice of the corn, at a "bit" (12|c) per gallon, and by
the time the track was laid, she had made the price of a good two-story
frame house, and the cabin was given to some choice young " Irish
Graziers."
" Verien Daniels took charge of the first locomotive on the road after
his predecessors had succeeded in burning out its flues, and running it
off the track. Daniels repaired the flues and began to run it. On one of
his first trips, he found Lazenby's cattle on the track, and the bull
showed fight. He shouted and threw sticks of wood at him, but that did
no good. So he backed a short distance and came up a second time, but
that only made the bull madder ; again he backed and the bull after
him. But by this time Daniels was getting mad also. He said to me,
"by dadds, I will try who has the hardest head, so here goes."
The meeting came near being fatal to both, but Taurus came to
grief by rolling down the bank and never troubling the engine again.
There was neither bell, whistle, nor cow-catcher, in those days. The first
snow that fell, after the road was completed to Jacksonville, was some
six or eight inches deep, and caught the train a few miles from Bethel,.
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but by hard work she got within one and one-half miles of there and
stuck. The passengers walked to Bethel, rather disgusted with the
" pleasure car," as it was then called. Some hired wagons and came to
Jacksonville, where the agent hired men and sent them down to shovel
the snow off the track in advance of the train. Joseph E. Ware, editor
of Mines, Metals and Arts, of this city, was a passenger on that trip, and
remembers it well.
" We had the usual amount of strikes and fights, which would not
be interesting. Under the old constitution nearly every one could vote,
and the consequence was that between five and six hundred of the boys
came to town to vote the " Dimmecratic " ticket, their candidate being
"Jackson." When told there was no such candidate, they were about
to bake the town, and could have done it, but John J. Hardin, John
Henry, Wm. Thomas, and others, suggested to the judge to open a poll
for Jackson. This was done, and it prevented a bloody fight."
In reference to the "Road Wagon," as it was called, which General
Sample attempted to operate on the prairies, and to which reference has
already been made, Mr. Harkness writes :
" If the State of Illinois is not entitled to claim the first railroad in
the West, I think she is clearly entitled to the first attempt to use steam
as a motor without even a graded road. Judge Sample, who was one of
the early settlers, and one of the many enterprising men who have made
Illinois the great State of this valley, after seeing a locomotive, conceived
the idea of using one to haul goods and passengers from Alton to Chi-
cago. He laid out an addition north of the penitentiary, where he built
a large hotel, machine shops, etc. It was called Sampleton. At this
time you could travel on prairie from there to Chicago and not touch
either timber or farm. He had wheels about three feet wide, if I recol-
lect right, attached to his engine. Every thing was new to the me-
chanics, and it was after many trials and disappointments that it made
a successful trip to Springfield, where it remained for years on the
prairie."
Mr. Harkness, in one of his letters, relates two incidents of his fron-
tier life in Illinois which we here append.
" Two farmers who were out looking at the country, as was the cus-
tom at that time, were crossing from Lick Creek to the Mauvaisterre and
Jacksonville. About half way across they struck the track of Sample's
road engine, where the grass was fully three feet high.
" Both horses wheeled in terror and ran. After getting them back,
the farmers examined the trail and concluded it was a big snake, and that
they would follow it carefully and get a sight of the thing if possible.
They followed it up to Springfield where they found the ' thing ' resting
very quietly.
" An ' early day ' reminiscence, not strictly pertaining to railroads,
but illustrating the perils of travel before railroad times, occurs to me.
Several years after this occurrence above noted, I was crossing at the
same points, and had my wife, child, and Judge Berdan, who is still liv-
ing in Jacksonville, in a spring wagon, when a fire came down the prairie
at race-horse speed, and nothing but my knowledge of the country saved
us. I put on the whip for life and made for a mound where the cattle
had eaten off the grass, but before reaching it the fire was all around us
316 HISTORY OF MORGAJT COUNTY.
and it was the third attempt before I got through to the short grass and
saved our lives. The horses and wagon were badly scorched. Two men
on horseback about a mile from us were both burned to death. Such in
early times was life in what is long since the richest portion of the best
State in the Union."
The original survey was on the line of the present Wabash railway.
When the work of laying the old flat bar track had reached nearly to the city
of Jacksonville, the line of construction was changed, for various reasons,
and brought up West State street to the center of the public square.
Here a stopping place was made and here the cars were unloaded for
some time. The track was afterward extended through East State street,
making a bend about where the railroad tracks are now laid, passing
northeasterly through the grounds of the Blind Asylum until it reached
the original survey. In making the excavation for the foundation of the
large chimney at the Blind Asylum, some of the old oak ties were un-
earthed. These were in good condition and were, by the pupils of the
Blind Asylum, made into boxes and trinkets, which are now in the pos-
session of many of the citizens of Jacksonville. Colonel C. M. Morse,
the division superintendent of the Chicago and Alton Railroad, has in his
possession a box made from one of these ties, and in it one of the spikes
used in fastening the old strap rail to the sill. Ties have also been
found in excavating for the fountain in the public square, and in dig-
ging for gas and water mains.
The old road gradually wore out, the strap rails were stolen to use
as shoes for sled runners and other purposes. For stealing these, one
man was arrested and imprisoned in the penitentiary. When the engine
was abandoned and sold to General Sample, mules were used to haul
the cars in which freight was mostly carried, passengers generally pre-
ferring to travel in stages. Three mules, driven tandem, were usually
attached to each car, their speed being accelerated by any movable arti-
cle in reach of the driver.
The road proved a source of expense to the State. It had cost a
million of dollars, and was bringing no revenue ; individuals, enthusiastic
in this system of improvements, stood ready to buy the road and it was
deemed best to sell it. In 1847, it was sold at public auction at the State
House, in Springfield, to a company composed of Colonel Mathers, H. N.
Ridgley, James Dunlap, and Governor Mattison. The price paid was
8100,000 in State bonds, then below par. These gentlemen went
immediately to work, changing the tract from State street, in Jackson-
ville, to its original survey in the northern part of the city. A
better track was laid, repairs made wherever necessar}-, the route being
changed at Bluff City to run to Naples, a point on the Illinois River
four miles below Meredosia. The road received a new charter, purchased
new equipments, and made preparations to continue its route from
Springfield, eastward, to the State line on the old survey. Three loco-
motives, the Morgan, Sangamon, and Frontier, were procured and placed
on the road, Mr. Jonathan Neely, of Jacksonville, was appointed station
agent, freight agent, ticket agent, conductor, etc. Soon after, the strap
rails were discarded, and the "U" rail was adopted, this was, how-
ever, soon replaced by the " T " rail, now in use. The road was in
operation in the Fall of '49 as far as Springfield. Work was continued
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on the road, which, by 1853, had progressed as far as Decatur. In 1851,
the first railroad crossing in the State was made at Springfield, being that
now known as the Chicago and Alton, over the road of which we are now
writing. The old Northern Cross Railroad, afterward the Great Western,
and now the Toledo, Wabash and Western, after the change in 1847, has
maintained a steady, continuous growth, and is now one of the best
operated railways in the West.
The Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad received its charter Feb-
ruary 27, 1847, under the name of the "Alton and Sangamon Railroad
Company." The incorporators were, Robert Furgeson, Simeon Ryder,
Benjamin Godfrey, Thomas Clifford, Robert Dunlap, and William Martin.
The route was to be " from the City of Alton, on the Mississippi River,
in Madison County, by the way of Carlinville, in Macoupin County, New
Berlin, in Sangamon County, to the City of Springfield, in Sangamon
County."
Work was commenced in the Spring of 1851. On the 9th of Sep-
tember, 1852, the first train reached Springfield. The rails and ties for
this end of the road were brought from Naples, over the Great Western
Railroad. The junction of these two roads was the first railroad crossing
made in the State of Illinois. At the special session of the General
Assembly in 1852, the charter was amended, extending the line to Joliet,
and changing the name to the " Chicago and Mississippi." On the 18th
of October, 1853, the track was finished to Bloomington, and conveyed
passengers to Chicago by way of the Illinois Central and Rock Island
Railroads. On the 4th of August, 1854, the road was finished to Joliet,
and the cars run over the Chicago and Rock Island Road to Chicago.
After the Joliet " cut off" was made, the trains run to Chicago over that
road by way of " Matteson." After the " Joliet and Chicago Road "
was built, it was leased by the Chicago and Alton Road, the name having
been changed in February, 1854.
What is now the Jacksonville branch of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad was commenced at Jacksonville in 1858, and opened to Man-
chester, south, and Petersburg, north, in 1860. It was extended to White-
hall, probably in 1862, and to Godfrey, January 1, 1865. The line was
extended north to Mason City, in June 1867, and completed to Bloom-
ington, September 23, 1868. This road, known as the St. Louis, Jack-
sonville and Chicago Railroad, was leased to the Chicago and Alton
Company in April, and taken possession of June 1, 1868. By this lease,
the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company obtained a direct line from
Alton to St. Louis, in connection with the line from Chicago to Alton,
this gives them direct communion between the two greatest cities in the
West.
Desiring a direct connection with the great railways west of the
Father of Waters, the company, in 1871, under the charter granted to
the St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad, constructed a line from
Roodhouse, to Louisiana, Missouri, crossing the Mississippi River on a
bridge 2052 feet in length. This bridge cost $800,000, and is leased by
the company. The line was extended from Louisiana to Mexico, Mo.,
the same year. The next spring it was opened to Fulton, and in July to
Cedar, on the Missouri River, opposite Jefferson City. All the line in
318 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Missouri was built under a charter granted to the Louisiana and Missouri
River Railroad Company.
The company are building a line from Mexico to Kansas City, a
distance of 160 miles, crossing the Missouri River at Glasgow. ' The
entire length of this road, including its branches and extension, is 837.2
miles. The length of the Jacksonville Division is 150.6 miles. It affords
the citizens of Jacksonville and Morgan County a direct and easy com-
munication with the cities of Chicago and St. Louis. The division is
under the supervision of Colonel C. M. Morse, and to his efforts and
experience the success of this division is largely due.
The Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville Railroad was built first from Pe-
oria to Virginia. In 1869, it was extended to Jacksonville. This gives
a direct route from Jacksonville to Peoria, at which city it connects with
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, thereby forming a compet-
ing line wi^h the Chicago and Alton to Chicago and the Eastern cities.
The Jacksonville, Northwestern and Southeastern Railroad was con-
structed during the Summer and Fall of 1870, from Jacksonville to Wa-
verly. It was afterward extended to Virden, a distance of thirty-three
miles, where it connects with the main line of the Chicago and Alton. It
is the intention to extend this road to Mt. Vernon, there to connect with
the St. Louis and Southeastern road. The road runs through a 'good farm-
ing country and enjoys a good local traffic. The officers are, M. P. Ayers,
President ; W. S. Hook, Secretary and Treasurer ; Ed. S. Greenleaf, Su-
perintendent.
The Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad was completed in
the Summer of 1870. It passes through the western part of the county,
the only towns on its route therein, being Concord and Chapin, the lat-
ter place being at the junction of this road with the Wabash. The road
gives direct communication for this part of the county with St. Louis, and
does chiefly a local business.
The railroads solved an important problem in the history of the West.
By them, transportation and communication between the two great por-
tions of the country, were made easy, and emigration by rail instead of
the slow wagon road, was the consequence. Morgan County in common
.with all counties in Illinois, was benefited by the change. Towns had
grown up in her midst, along these public thoroughfares, and her people
were beginning to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Schools had been es-
tablished, churches founded, mills erected, post-offices created, and the
busy tide of industry supplanted the former condition of the county.
A retrospective view of the increase of the population, shows pretty accu-
rately the growth of the county.
In 1820, the population of Morgan County was probably little more
than one hundred persons. By the United States census in 1830, it was
12,714. It then included Cass and Scott Counties. During the follow-
ing decade, these were created, and the census of 1840, notwithstanding
this diminution of territory, shows a population of 19,547. The census
of 1850, shows a population of 16,064 ; that of 1860, 22,112 ; and that of
1870, 28,463.
The old plan of subscription schools had been supplanted by the
present admirable common school system. No man in Illinois has done
more to bring about this change than Judge William Thomas. He early
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 319
advocated a system of popular education, and ably seconded every effort
made by the friends of education. In fact nearly every plan which has
had for its aim the advancement of the masses, has been vigorously aid-
ed by the venerable Judge, and but few bills in the early days of legisla-
tion but emanated from his mind, or bear the marks of his hand, where
the object was the advancement of civilization.
Judge Thomas, to whom reference is so often made in these pages,
and who is so intimately connected with the history, is a native of War-
ren— now Allen — County, Kentucky. He was born November 22, 1802.
He began the study of his profession in the law-office of Governor James
T. Morehead, continuing at Bowling Green with Hon. J. R. Underwood.
July 5, 1823, when twenty-one years of age, he obtained his license to
practice law, remaining with Mr. Underwood until September, 182rL
That fall, with a horse, a little money, and an abundance of energy, he
started for the Sangamon country. He describes his trip, his arrival at
Jacksonville, and what he saw there, elsewhere in these pages, and repe-
tition here is unnecessary. From the date of his arrival, he has been
always prominently before the people of the county, and has been one of
the foremost citizens in every good work. To him may be attributed
the founding of many of the State institutions, the establishment of the
common schools, the act of incorporation of colleges in 183'" — the first act
of the kind in the State — the public city institutions, and, in fact, every
beneficent object. Everything tending to the welfare of town, county,,
and State, bears the impress of Judge Thomas' hand.
He has been a faithful chronicler of events during his life here,,
and to him, more than to any citizen of Morgan County, are the pub-
lishers of this volume, and its readers, under lasting obligations for the
accuracy and detail of its statements. He has freely given every aid in
his power, every fact in his possession, and deserves from his fellow-citi-
zens a lasting place in their memories.
Morgan County contained at first all that country now comprised in
Scott and Cass Counties. By reference to the Political History preced-
ing this narrative, the reader will learn the causes leading to these divis-
ions, and the time they were made. The division left the county with
its present limits, save that portion on the north side, which, in 1843,.
was set off to Cass County.
THE OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION.
The following history of the Association, with -its list of members,,
was prepared by the Secretary, Mr. Timothy Chamberlain. The society
is one of the best organized in the Western States. Mr. Chamberlain has-
taken great pains in keeping the records of its meetings, and the list of its
members, in an exceedingly neat and systematic manner in a book pre-
pared by him expressly for this purpose :
At a Fourth of July celebration at Arcadia in 1869, there were found
to be a large number of the early settlers of the county, and the conversa-
tion naturally turning to things and events of the past, and a desire
having been expressed by many of the aged persons present to meet their
friends of early days, it was decided among them that a call should be
issued in the papers, and all invited to be present at a picnic.
320 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY,
The following appeared in the Jacksonville Journal, of September
2, 1859 :
" OLD SETTLERS' MEETING. — A meeting of the old settlers of Mor-
gan County will be held at Arcadia, Thursday, September 9th, in D. G.
Henderson's grove, at which time Judge William Thomas, J. T. Jones,
and M. P. Ayres, will speak. Other speakers are expected, and without
doubt the picnic, for such it is to be, will be an occasion of great interest.
It is desired that all those residing in the territory, which in 1830 was
embraced in Morgan County, should be present and participate in the
exercises. Old settlers are particulaily invited."
The first regular meeting of the old settlers of Morgan, Cass, and
Scott, was held in the grove near Arcadia, on Thursday, September 9th,
1869. Pioneers from all parts of these counties were on hand at an early
hour. The exercises were opened with prayer, by Rev. Joel Goodrick.
Hon. Joseph Morton, Capt. Yaples, Judge Whitlake, Bradley Thompson,
M. P. Ayres, and others, made remarks appropriate to the occasion. A
letter was read from Judge William Thomas, apologizing for and explain-
ing his absence. Mr. Charles Cox was First Marshal of the day, and
Mr. John M. Wilson assistant. Dr. John Craig was Secretary. Not less
than 500 persons were present. An ode was sung, composed by Major
George M. McConnel, of Jacksonville. The following resolution, offered
by Mr. M. P. Ayres, was unanimously adopted :
" Resolved, That we cherish tenderly the recollection of the names
of our honored dead, the early pioneers of our county, and we realize
that though dead, yet through their works they still speak, and we trust
we may imitate their virtues, and show by our works our appreciation of
the toils and trials endured in our behalf."
It was intended that a regular association should be organized, so
that hereafter annual meetings might be held, and every valuable act
concerning the history of the county be preserved. However, the time
was so fully occupied with other matters, that such an organization could
not be effected, and a meeting was called for August 25, 1870, which met
in Henderson's grove, near Arcadia, and after listening to speeches from
Hon. Newton Cloud, Rev. N. P. Heath, Major G. M. McConnel, Senator
Richard Yates, and others, a society was organized. A constitution was
presented and read by Judge Wm. Thomas, and after being slightly
amended, was adopted. According to its provisions all can become
members who were in this region previous to the deep snow of 1830
and 1831.
CONSTITUTION.
On this 25th day of August, A. D. 1870, the old settlers residing in
the counties of Morgan, Cass, and Scott, composed of the territory
originally included in the County of Morgan, being assembled in Hender-
son's grove, near Arcadia, in order to secure annual meetings with each
other, and to perpetuate the acquaintance and friendship which existed
among them during the first years of their residence, agree to organize
a society to continue without limit of time, and that the following shall
be the constitution :
First. The society shall be called and known as the " Old Settlers
of the County of Morgan."
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Second. The society shall hold annual meetings at such times and
places as each annual meeting shall designate for the next meeting.
Third. For the present, the society shall be composed of those who
settled within the limits of the county previous to the deep snow of 1830
and 1831. . Subsequent settlers may hereafter be admitted.
Fourth. The officers of the society shall be a president, to preside
at the annual meetings, three vice presidents, six directors, a secretary,
a treasurer, a chaplain, and a marshal, all to be elected or appointed
annually.
Fifth. The general business of the society shall be superintended
and directed by the president and directors, four of whom shall constitute
a quorum.
Sixth. The secretary shall make and keep a roll of the members,
and record of the proceedings and action of the president and direc-
tors, and of the society.
Seventh. The treasurer shall safely keep the funds of the society,
and pay them out on orders of the president and directors of the society.
Eighth. The chaplain shall attend and open the annual meetings
with prayer.
Ninth. The marshal shall have the general superintendence of the
grounds, or place of meeting, and act under orders of the presiding
officer.
Tenth. Each member of the society shall sign his or her name to
this constitution, or cause the same to be signed, adding thereto the date
of settlement and nativity.
Eleventh. This constitution shall be subject to alteration or amend-
ment at any regular meeting.
An ode was sung, composed by Mrs. J. R. Bailey, entitled the
" Pioneer," tune of " E. Pluribus Unum." Some slight amendments
have since been made to the constitution, one of which admits members
to the society who settled here previous to 1840.
The present officers of the society are: President, Wm. Thomas;
Vice-Presidents, Elliott Stevenson, William Lindsey, and Jesse Henry;
Secretary, Timothy Chamberlain ; Treasurer, John Robertson; Chaplain,
Rev. William Gallaher: Marshal, Charles Sample ; Finance Committee,
Bazzill Davenport, John A. Wright, John Tureman ; Executive Com-
mittee, Huram Reeve, John Bergen, Joseph Morton, Keeling Berry,
Samuel Brockman.
There is no charge made, and all who have been in the limits of old
Morgan previous to 1840, have frequently been invited to sign the consti-
tution, or send their names to the secretary. Yet there are a great many
persons who have neglected to attend to this matter, and their names
therefore do not appear in the following list of members :
Atherton, Ann, born New York, 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Anderson, James S., born Ky., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1830*
Angel, John, born Ind., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
.. Adams, Joseph, born Ky., 1805; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Aedor, Jacob, born Md., 1792 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Adams, G. W. born 111., 1835 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Antel, James, born Ky., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1820.
322 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Ayres, Marshall P., born Pa., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Ay res, Augustus E., born Pa., 1826 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Akers, Peter Rev., born Va., 1790; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Braner, John, born Va., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1830.
Black, Samuel, born Va., 1798 ; settled Morgan co. Fall, 1828.
Bancroft, J. H., born Conn., 1813 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Bergen J. F., born N. J., 1812 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1828.
Broad well, Wm. H., born 111., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1823, born in
Morgan co.
Bennett, Isaac R., born Ky., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. September, 1829.
Bridgeman, Hezekiah, born Va., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. Dec. 9, 1830.
Beggs, Wm. Harvey, born Ind., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. Sept. 1829.
Buckley, Mary E., born N. Y., 1813 ; settled in American bottom, 1819.
Bedwell, Rachel, born Ohio, 1799. Was in Morgan before Jacksonville
was laid out. Husband hauled logs for jail.
Boyer, J. H., born Ky., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1830.
Boyer, Jacob, born N. C., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1822.
Bridgeman, Franklin, born Va., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. Dec. 9, 1830.
Black, Mildred Mrs., born Va., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Boyce, Elizabeth Mrs., born Tenn., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. 1830 ; died
1875.
Becroft, Aquilla, born Md., 1798 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Birdsal, Clark, born N. Y., 1800; settled Morgan co. 1821.
Brown, Bedford, born Ky., 1799; settled Morgan co. 1828; died 1873.
Brown, Geo. S., born Ky., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Beers, N. B., born Conn., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1845.
Bateman, Samuel, born Eng., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Buckanan, Hardin, born 111., 1820; settled Morgan co. 1820.
Beavis, William, born Eng., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Berry, Keeling, born Va., 1818 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Black, William, born Ga., 1796 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Brown, James, born Tenn., 1825 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Brown, John, born N. C., 1800 : settled Morgan co. Fall, 1828.
Barton, J. M. Mrs., born Mass., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. 1827; died 1877.
Barber, Thomas, born Eng., 1809; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Brown, L. W., born Ky., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Brewer, W. T., born Ky., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Bridgeman, Isaac, born 111., 1831 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Cox, Charles, born Ky., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1829.
Craig, Margretta A., born 111., 1829 ; settled Morgan co. January, 1829.
Cloud, Newton, born N. C., 1805 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1827.
Chamberlain, A. T. Mrs., born N. J., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. April,
1820 ; daughter of James Buckley ; died March 1877.
Oouchman, B. F., born Ky., 1822; settled Morgan co. November, 1827.
•Carson, William, born Va., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1824 ; father kept
the first hotel in Jacksonville ; died 1876.
Cox, Corriden, born Va., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1829.
Chappel, Eliza A. Mrs., born Ky., 1813 ; settled Morgan co. Sept., 1827.
Caldwell, Robt. L., born Ky., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1830.
douchman, E. R., born Ky., 1819; settled Morgan co. October, 1827.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 323
Clegg, Elizabeth Mrs., born Eng., 1804; settled Morgan co. 1838.
Conlee, Isaac, born Tenn., 1795 ; settled Morgan co. 1826 ; Baptist min-
ister, came to Illinois 1815.
Chamberlain, Timothy, born Mass., 1812 ; settled Morgan co. May 14,
1832.
Carson, Thomas M., born Va., 1808 ; settled Morgan co. 1825 ; in Illinois,
1824 ; died Feb. 24, 1875.
Carson, John A. J., born Va., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Chamberlain, Timothy S., born Mass., 1786 ; settled Morgan co. Decem-
ber, 1832 ; died July 26, 1873.
Cook, Mar}r, born Tenn., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Catlin, Joel, born Conn., 1796 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Crum, A. A., born Ind., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Crum, John W., born Ind., 1823; settled Morgan co. 1831; brothers,
Craig, J. Perry, born Ky., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1834; died, 1877.
Carter, George, born Conn., 1809 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Cooper, Armstrong, born Tenn., 1812 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Chandler, Charles, born Conn., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. 1832 ; physician.
Cosner, T. J., born N. C., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Carruthers, Allen, born Ark., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1825.
Cox. J. M., born 111., 1825 ; settled Morgan co. 1825 ; born in Morgan.
Craig, Edward, born Ky., 1807 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Craig, Mary Ann Mrs., born Ky., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Craig, James, born Ky., 1807 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Craig, Maria S. Mrs., born Ky., 1815 ; settled Morgan co, 1827.
Chambers, J. R., born 111., 1830 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Conlee, Allen, born 111., 1825 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Carts, George, born Ky., 1803; settled Morgan co. 1822.
Cole, David, born N. J., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. May, 1839.
Cole, Sarah S. Mrs., born Ky.; settled Morgan co. Fall, 1828.
Conover, Vis. V., born 111., 1826 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Davenport, Bazzill, born 111., 1832 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Davenport, David, born 111., 1830 ; settled Morgan co. 1830; died 1877.
Daniels, Bukoi. born III., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. July, 1828.
Daniels, Ve.rtu, l>orn Mass., 1799; settled Morgan co. November, 1827;
died 187t>.
Daniels, Nancy W. Mrs., born Mass., 1805 ; settled Morgan co. Novem-
ber, 1827 ; husband and wife ; died 1872.
Deaton, Joseph P., born Va., 1805 ; settled Morgan co. April, 1821.
Davenport, Milton C., born K-y., 1822 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1825.
Duncan, S. S., born Ky., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. March, 1822.
Deaton, Levi, born Va., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. 1820.
Dean, Levi, born Vt., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1838.
Deaton, Sarah, born Tenn., 1808 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Deaton, Matilda, born Tenn., 1818 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Duncan, Elizabeth C. Mrs., born N. Y., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1827;
widow of Gov. Joseph Duncan; died 1876.
Deaton, Thos. jr., born 111., 1833 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Deaton, Mary A., born Ky., 1826 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Dietrech, Jacob H., born Pa., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
324 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Devore, Uriah J., born Ky., 1805 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Daugherty, James M., born Ky., 1799 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Daugherty, Sarah Mrs., born Va., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1836.
Davis, J. A., born 111., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Dick, Levi, born Ky., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Dodsworth, Stephen, born Eng., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Deaton, William, born Va., 1819; settled Morgan co. 1820.
Deatherage, Achilles, born N. C., 1799 ; settled Morgan co. 1825.
Devore, A. B., born Ky., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Dennis, Reuben, born N. C., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Douglas, A., born Conn., 1791 ; settled Morgan co. 1856 ; 111. in 1817.
Deaton, J^imes, born 111., 1836 ; settled Morgan co. 1836.
Deaton, Martha A., born 111., 1832 ; settled Morgan co. 1832 ; daughter
of D. Ingals.
Davenport, Brax, born Ohio, 1827 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Edmonson, M. C., born Mo., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Evans, Arden, born Tenn., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Ennis, Henry M., born Ky., 1824; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Eads, Ghamock, born Ky., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Epler, Jacob, born Ind., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Epler, David, born Ind., 1804; settled Morgan co. 1831 ; died 1877.
Epler, Cyrus.
English, Doc. Nathaniel, born Va., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. 1836.
Foreman, Anderson, born N. C., 1809 ; settled Morgan co. November,
182.8.
Foreman, Elizabeth W., born 111., 1823; settled Morgan co. 1828.
French, Samuel, born N. H., 1813; settled Morgan co. 1837.
Goodpasterre, J. J., born Tenn., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Greaton, David, born Ohio, 1810 ; settled Morgan co. February, 1825.'
Goodpasterre, William, born Tenn., 1810; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Gains, B. F., born Va., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. December, 1830 ; iu
the State in 1825.
Goltra, M. C., born N. J., 1809 ; settled Morgan co. 1836.
Gatton, Zachariah W., born Ky., 1812 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Goodrick, Joel, born Va., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Gallaher, Wm. G., born Tenn., 1801 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Graves, George W., born 111., 1833 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Gorham, John, born N. Y., 1812 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Graham, J. W., born 111., 1833 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Gunn, Jesse C.,born Tenn., 1825 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Gunn, Hannah T. Mrs., born Ky., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Graff, George, born Ky., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Gunn, A. S., born Tenn., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Gaines, R. G., born Va., 1801 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Goodrick, R. A. Mrs., born Ky.; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Henderson, Stephen Capt., born Va., 1793 ; settled Morgan co. Sept. 1825.
Hudson, Isaac, born Ky., 1813 ; settled Morgan co. March, 1827.
Henderson, Susan Mrs., born Va., 1801 ; settled Morgan co. Sept. 1825;
wife of Capt. Stephen H., married in Ohio, 1819 ; died, 1863.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 325
Henderson, David G., born Va., 1796 ; settled Morgan co. April, 1826.
Henderson, Mary, born Va., 1796 ; settled Morgan co. 1826 ; wife of D.
G. H.; died September 15, 1872.
Huffman, Alexander, born Va., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. Nov. 1827.
Huffman, Mildred, born Va., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1827 ;
wife of A. H.
Hurst, Wm. S., born Ky., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. May, 1829.
Humphrey, Wm. D., born Ky., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. Nov. 1828.
House, Nancy, born 111., 1824; settled Morgan co. Spring, 1825 ; born in
Sangamon.
Hudson, Peter S., born Md., 1803; settled Morgan co. Fall, 1827.
Henderson, Chas. born Va., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. June, 1831.
Henderson, Jackson, born 111., 1827 ; settled Morgan co. July 24, 1827 ;
still lives on the same farm where he was born.
Hale, Mrs., born 111., 1831 ; settled Morgan co. October 29, 1831.
Humphrey, B. N., born Ky., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. May 2, 1829.
Hopkins, Henry, born Del., 1794 ; settled Morgan co. 1825.
Hughes, John A., born Ky., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Holmes, William, born N.~Y., 1799; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Huckstep, Thos. C., born Va., 1805; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Holliday, Miles, born Tenn., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. 1825.
Houston, Jonas Ira, born 111., 1828, settled Morgan co. 1828 ; born in
Morgan.
Heath, N. P. "Rev., born Ohio, 1818 ; 111., 1819.
Harding, Peyton, born Ky., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Hamilton, John C. Rev., born Ky., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Hamilton, John A., born Ohio, 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Hembrough, Richard, born Eng., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Henry, John, born Ky., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Hutchinson, W. A., born Ind., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Hall, H. H., born Va., 1827 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Harris, W. P., born Ky., 1807 ; settled Morgan co. Spring, 1829.
Hilliard, Joseph, born Va., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Hart, David, born Ky., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Henry, Elijah, born Ky., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Holliday, Charles L., born Ky., 1820 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Henderson, D. Pat., born Ky., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Hayes, Joseph, born 111., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. 1821.
Haskell, Emma Mrs., born Ky.; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Hutchinson, Wm. A., born Ind., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Ingals, A., born N. Y., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Jackson, Quirzah, born 111.; married to Charles Sample, 1844.
James, Robert, born Va., 1792 ; settled Morgan co. May, 1820 ; died,
1873.
James, Eleanor, born Va., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1820 ; deceased
wife of R. J.
Johnson, Barbara, born Ohio, 1809; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Jones, Jane Mrs., born Md., 1798 ; settled Morgan co. 1827 ; widow of
Thos. Church and John T. Jones.
326 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Jordon, Eliza Mrs. born Pa., 1805 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Johnson, Dianah, born N. C., 1790 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Johnson, Alex., born Ky., 1819; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Jumpp, E. P., born Ky., 1822; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Jordon, Wm. S., born 111., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. 1822.
Knight, Cyrus Dr., born Me., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. 1837.
King, Joseph W., born Conn., 1808 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1838.
Keplinger, Samuel, born Tenn., 1809 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
King, Joseph O.
Lackey> Henry, born Ky., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. September, 1830.
Lackey, Marv, born Ky., 1807 ; settled Morgan co. September, 1830 ;
wife of H. L.; died 1869.
Loar, George, born Ky., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. September, 1830.
Loar, Ann, born Ky., 1805 ; settled Morgan co. September, 1830 ; wife
of G. L.
Lazenby, John, born Eng., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. July 30, 1829.
Long, W. George, born N. C., 1799; settled Morgan co. Oct. 1828;
died 1876.
Lee, John, born Eng., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Lazenby, Sarah, born Eng., 1804; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Leonard, E. B., born 111., 1826 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Lindsey, James, born Tenn., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Loughary, Arthur, born Tenn., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Langley, James, born Ky., 1786; settled Morgan co. 1829; 111. in 1824.
Lybarger, E. J. Mrs., born 111., 1832; settled Morgan co. 1832 ; daughter
of Levi Church.
Love, G. E., born 111., 1835; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Larimore, Priscella Mrs., born Ky., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. April, 1830.
Morton, Joseph Col., born Va., 1801 ; settled Morgan co. 1820 ; settled in
Madison co. in 1819.
Mattingly, S. J., born Ky., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1824.
Morton, Mary Mrs., born Ky., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1824; wife of
Jos. Morton ; died February 14, 1874.
Miller, E. T., born Ky.,1801; settled Morgan co. June, 1827 ; in Illinois,
1817.
Miller, Lucinda D. Mrs., born N. Y., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1824; in
Illinois in 1819; wife of E. T. Miller.
Massey, Horatio H., born N. Y., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1826;
Massey, Stephen S., born N. Y., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Marhoe, Samuel, born Pa., 1820; settled Morgan co. 1840.
Mathews, Saml. T. Col., born Ky., 1799 ; settled Morgan co. 1821 ; died
1875.
Mathews, Richard, born Ky., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1821.
Massie, Henderson, born Va., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Montgomery, John W., born Va., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Metcalf, Emanuel, born 111., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Mereia, Jacob, born Va., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1836.
McDonald, A. N., born Scotland, 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Moss, J. B., born Tenn., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 327
Morrison, Robert Doc., born Va., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Morrison, A. A. Mrs., born 111., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1821 ; wife of
Dr. R. M.
McCorraack, J. L., born 111., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Mansfield, James, born Ky., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Massey, Silas, born N. H., 1787 ; settled Moigan co. 1826 ; died 1873.
McAlistor, Mary O. Mrs., born Tenn., 1826 ; settled Morgan co. Novem-
ber, 1827 ; daughter of V. Daniels.
McPherson, Wm. S.,Jborn Va. 1814; settled Morgan co. 1822.
McElfresh, Greenberry, born Ky., 1832 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Osborn, Harrison, born Ga., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Pitner, Alex., born Tenn., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Parrott, R. D., born Ky., 1822 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1835.
Petefish, John R., born Ohio, 1825 ; settled Morgan co. Fall, 1830.
Patterson, A. C., born Ky., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1830.
Patterson, Wm. J., born Ky., 1810; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Patterson, Franklin H., born Ky., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Post, William, born N. Y., 1802 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Petefish, Samuel H., born Va., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Petefish, N. M. Mrs., born 111., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. 1828 ; wife of S.
H. P.
Peters, Aaron, born Pa., 1796 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Peters, David, born Ohio, 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Peters, Sarah Miss, born Ky., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Phillips, H. C., born N. C., 1812 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Petree, Francis, born N. C., 1792 ; settled Morgan co. 1821.
Park, J. A., born Ky., 1818 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Patterson, Wm., born Ky., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Pitner, Jane W. Mrs., born Tenn., 1807 ; settled Morgan co. 1826 ; wife
of Montgomery Pitner ; died 1875.
Redding, John, born 111., 1824; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Roach, Joseph, born 111., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Ratikin, William, born Ky.,1816 ; settled Morgan co. December, 1829.
Robertson, M. A., born 111., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1824 ; wife of J.
Robertson ; died 1867.
Robertson, Charles, born N. Y., 1800 ; settled in Morgan co. April, 1821;
died 1877.
Reeve, Huram, born N. C., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. 1820 ; in St. Clair
1816.
Reeve, Isaac B., born N. C., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1820.
Reeve, John, born N. 0^1802 ; settled Morgan co. March, 1820.
Rudisell, Harriett Mrs., born 111., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. October 1821 ;
wife of Daniel Rudisell.
Reed, Stephen H., born Ky., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Riggs, Milton W., born 111., 1820 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1825 ;
born in Lawrence co.
Ross, L. B., born Tenn., 1812; settled Morgan co. October, 1827.
Richardson, William, born Eng., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1831.
Rearick, Emma Mrs., born N. J., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1820 ; widow
of Capt. G. D. R.
328 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Ruble, Jesse, born Term., 1797; settled Morgan co. 1826; died July,
1871.
Ruble, Richard, born 111., 1825 ; settled Morgan eo. 1825.
Reed, Maro M. L. Dr., born Conn., 1801 ; settled Morgan co. 1830 ; died
1877.
Reed, Elizabeth L. Mrs., born Conn., 1807 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Rodgers, Joseph W , born Ky. ; settled Morgan co. 1826.
Rudisell, Daniel, born Pa., 1799 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Rubart, Jacob, born 111., 1831 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Redding, J. N., born Ky., 1808 ; settled Morgan co. 1822.
Reed, Abraham, born Ky., 1820 ; settled Morgan co. 1822.
Rucker, C. C. Mrs., born N. J., 1792 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Rude, Samuel W., born Ohio, 1818 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Rohrer, Albert; born 111., 1830 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Rigg, A. P., born Ky., 1813 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Russell, Hezekiah, born N. C., 1792 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Redding, John, born 111., 1824; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Rynders, A., born N. Y., 1798 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Roberts, James A., born Tenn., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Roberts^ Wm. H., born Tenn., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Reynolds, Joseph, born Tenn., 1810; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Rutledge, Wm. J., born Va., 1820 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Reed, Wm. L., born 111., 1811 ; settled Morgan co. 1822.
Rorkwell, Wm., born 111., 1827 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Richardson, B. B., born Tenn., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1821 ; died 1873.
Riggs, Scott, born N. C.,1779; settled Morgan co . 1825.
Robertson, John, born 111., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Stevenson, Benj. F., born Ky., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. May, 1829.
Scott, Edward, born England, 1829; settled Morgan co. December, 1829;.
six months old when he arrived in America.
Stevenson, Wm., born Ky., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. November, 1829.
Spates, Preston, born Ky., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1830.
Stacy, James D., born 111., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. June, 1828.
Stacy, Martha A., born Ky., 1829 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Stacy, Mathew, born Va., 1799; settled Morgan co. October, 1827.
Stevenson, James, born Ky., 1813; settled Morgan co. October, 1829.
Spotts, E. W., born Del., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. October, 1832.
Sinclair, Watson, born Tenn., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Scott, Thomas, born England, 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Stevenson, Elliott, born Ky., 1804 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Smith, John, born Tenn., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. November 10, 1837.
Stevenson, Fleming, born Ky., 1809; settled Morgan co. 1828; died
December 24, 1874.
Smith, John, born Pa., 1790; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Sample, David, born 111., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Stevenson, E. J. Mrs., born Ky., 1809; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Simmons, David M., born Ky., 1826 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Stockton, Allen, born Ky., 1810; settled Morgan co. 1830; lived and
died within 100 yards where first settled; died 1871.
Spates, M. A. Mrs., born Ky., 1825; settled Morgan co. October, 1830 ;
wife of Pres. Spates.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 329
Shaffar, Sophia Mrs., born Va., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Simms, L. Black, born 111., 1817.
Sturtevant, Julian M., born Conn., 1805; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Sprague, Joshua, born N. Y., 1791 ; settled Morgan co. 182»:>.
Shepherd, Thornton, born N. C., 1795; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Smith, Ashford, born Va., 1790; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Sample, Charles, born 111., 1818 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Short, Samuel, born Va., 1804; settled Morgan co. 1829. •
Stacy, Thomas P., born Ky., 1827 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Scholey, Charles, born Tenn., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Sheets, Isaac, born Ky., 1810; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Shelton, Martha E., born Pa., 1815 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Sirams, Wesley, born Ky., 1819; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Spiers, John, born N. C., 1798 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Shepherd, Joseph J., bor;i Ky., 1827; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Sharpe, Jonathan, born Term., 1820 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Strawn, James G., born Ohio, 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Stevenson, William, born Ky., 1813 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Stribling, B. F. W., born Ky., 1819 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Sanders, L. F., born Va., 1809 ; settled Morgan co. 1835.
Short, W. F., born Ohio, 1829 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Sheffield, G. W., born Va., 1815; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Storey, J. W., born Tenn., 1827; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Simms, Silas, born Ky., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Smith, Samuel, born N. C., 1803 ; settled Morgan co. 1833.
Samples, Andrew, born Ky., 1798 ; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Seymore, John P., born N. C., 1828 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Seymore, Bird, born N. C., 1808 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Seymore, Jackson, born N. C., 1822 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Steele, James, borri Pa., 1808; settled Morgan co. 1837.
Saunderson, Thomas, born Tenn., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Stagg, Isabella A., born 111., 1830 ; settled Morgan co. 1830 ; daughter
of D. Ingals.
Sibbald, Agnes W., born Scotland, 1820 ; settled Morgan co. 1836.
Spaulding, Horace.
Spaulding, Mrs.
Thompson, R. Davis, born Ky., 1811 ; settled .Morgan co. June, 1829.
Trotter, W. D. R. Rev., born Ky., 1806 ; settled Morgan co. May, 1830.
Thompson, J. Bradley, born Ky., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. June, 1827.
Thomas, William, born Ky., 1802; settled Morgan co. Oct., 1826.
Turnham, Joseph, born Incl., 1823 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Turnham, John B., born Tenn., 1810 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Tureman, George, born Ky., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Trotter, Joseph A., born Ind., 1830 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
Turner, W. D., born 111., 1822; settled Morgan co. 1827,
Turner, A. J., born 111., 1814; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Tunnell, Stephen, born Tenn., 1820 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Thompson, N. B., born 111., 1813 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Taylor, William, born Ky., 1814 ; settled Morgan co. 1821.
Van Winkle, Hiram, born Ky.; settled Morgaji co. 1829.
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Vaughn, George C., born Va., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Van Winkle, John, born Ga., 1800 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Whorton, John, born Ky., 1799 ; settled Morgan co. Oct. 1830.
Wilson, John, born Ky., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1823.
Wilson, Charles R., born N. J., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. April, 1820 ;
son of Aaron Wilson ; died 1873.
Wolcott, Elizur, born Conn., 1817; settled Morgan co. 1830.
Westrope, John, born Ohio, 1805; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Wyatt, James L., born Ky., 1824 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Wells, Alexander, born Pa., 1782 ; settled Morgan co. 1820 ; 111., 1807.
Wiswall, Samantha Mrs., born Vt., 1802; settled Morgan co. 1820 ; relict
of Thomas Wiswall.
Williamson, Wm., born Ky., 1792 ; settled Morgan co. 1834.
Williams, Samuel, born Ky., 1822; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Wilson, John M., born Ky., 1815; settled Morgan co. 1824.
Whitlock, H. G., born 111., 1831 ; settled Morgan co. 1831.
"Walker, Alexander, born Ky., 1816 ; settled Morgan co. 1827.
Wilson, C. J., born Tenn., 1817 ; settled Morgan co. 1832.
Wyatt, E. M., born Ky., 1809 ; settled Morgan co. 1828.
Waters, Z., born Ky., 1821 ; settled Morgan co. 1825.
Wright, William, born Ky., 1808 ; settled Morgan co. 1829.
Wimmer, G. W., born Md., 1796 ; settled Morgan co. 1822 ; 1819, in
Sangamon.
Young, Dudley, born Va., 1797 ; settled Morgan co. ,1830.
THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
The first attempts at popular education in Morgan County, were
made in the Winter of 1820-21. That winter a school was taught in a
cabin of one of the settlers. But few scholars attended — there were few
to attend — and the term lasted but a short time. The teacher received
his pay in the currency of the time — coonskins and beeswax — and proba-
bly, as in after years, " boarded 'round/' The next year another simi-
lar school was taught in the new settlements, and so continued until the
settlement of the country justified the erection of a house for educational
purposes. This was, like all buildings of its day, made of logs ; had no
window glass, no stove, and a puncheon floor. The door was hung on a
wooden hinge, a huge fire-place supplied heat, and on one side a log was
left out, the interstice covered with greased paper to admit light.
The teachers of that day were generally of an itinerant class of ped-
agogues, often with little learning. Among them, however, were some
excellent teachers, who are yet kindly remembered by their pupils, nowr
old men and old women.
The schools were always " pay schools," that is, each patron paid a
certain amount per scholar, for the quarter. This pay almost always
consisted in the common currency of pioneer times — coonskins and bees-
wax. Peltry of various kinds was also used, for money was not to be
had. These articles the master could use to pay his board, when he oc-
cupied one place, or could exchange for other necessaries of life.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 331
About 1833, Joseph Duncan, then a member of the General Assem-
bly, introduced into that body a bill for the establishment and promotion
of a system of common schools. The bill passed that body, and became
a law. It, however, was like many other excellent measures, in advance
of its time, and by the next legislature repealed. Nothing more was
done until 1837, when at the session of 1836-7, Judge William Thomas,
who has in various ways done so much for the State, drew up a bill, pre-
sented it before the Assembly, and succeeded in having it passed. This
bill was the foundation of the present common school system of Illinois.
It was most admirable in its provisions for the schools, and with various
amendments and alterations, is yet in force. Some time previous to its
passage, the National Congress had passed an act dividing among the
States a large fund, known as the Suffrage Act Fund. By its provis-
ions Illinois had received as her share, over six hundred thousand dol-
lars. The majority of the legislators wanted this fund to use in further-
ing the great Internal Improvement System, then just culminating in the
financial crash of 1837. The Judge, however, succeeded in securing
half the fund for the benefit of the schools. The exact amount secured
was $335,592.32. By this stroke of policy on the part of the Judge, this
large sum of money was secured for the cause of education, and laid the
basis of the generous support now given the schools.
Congress, in its division of the Northwest Territory, had made
provision for the sale of every sixteenth section of land, the proceeds to
be applied to a fund for the promotion and maintenance of popular edu-
cation. Morgan County contains in its present limits, sixteen of these
sections, or over ten thousand acres of land. Judge Thomas was appoint-
ed Commissioner by the County Court, to sell these lands. He dis-
charged his duty with his usual faithfulness, and a large increase was
thereby made to the school fund.
The old log school houses, upon the passage of this law, soon began
to give way to more comfortable frame structures, which in some instan-
ces are now replaced by brick structures, filled with every modern con-
venience. The advance of civilization ; the improvement of the country ;
the educated tastes of the people, and the demand for a more advanced
and better class of instruction have brought about a higher grade of
teaching, and a consequent demand for advanced and excellent teachers.
Time will undoubtedly show a still higher grade, and it is hoped it will
soon be that the profession, so fraught with the interests of all, will not
be made simply a stepping stone to other and more lucrative callings.
The day of subscription schools did not entirely cease in all cases
until about 1853. That year the school superintendent came upon the
field, and his work soon manifested itself. Longer terms were secured,
and in a few cases graded schools established. The Illinois College, the
Female Academy, and othe similar institutions, were doing a good work
and each one molding the public mind to a higher course of instruction.
Among the private schools of the county, started in early days, none de-
serve more mention than the one known as " Ebenezer Church and
School." It was started about four miles north of town, about 1832, by
Rev. Peter Akers, D.D., now an old minister in retired life in Jack-
sonville. Some of its teachers were, Rev. John M. Piper, in the Autumn
of 1835 or 1836 ; Rev. John Clark, who had been a missionary at Green
332 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Bay, Wisconsin, brought to be educated there, George Copway, John
Johnson, and Peter Marksman, three Indian boys, who afterward became
of great benefit to their fellow men in the frontier. Others that he
brought from his mission were, Samuel Spates, David Weatherford, and
Allen Huddleson. Some of these are yet living and doing good service
in their various fields of labor.
Dr. Akers, so long identified with the interests of Morgan County,
was born on the first day of September, 1790, in Campbell County, State
of "Virginia, at the house of his parents, John and Agnes Akers, three
miles southeast of the court house. He was about seven years old
when he was sent to a common school. When sixteen years old, a school
of little children was taught by him. He next went to different institu-
tions of learning, both in Virginia, North Carolina, etc., where he both
taught classes and was taught a full course of English, Latin, and Greek
languages. His graduation ticket of A.M., was given him in Transylva-
nia University, Kentucky. He was also president, for some time, of a
State Institution in Mount Sterling, Kentucky. He studied law with Ma-
jor W. P. Fleming, in Flemingsburg, Kentucky. And in March, 1817,
he obtained license to plead in all the courts of that State ; and being re-
ceived into partnership with Major Fleming, he entered into an extensive
practice for four years ; and meanwhile edited and published a political
Whig paper, called The Star.- Having married in 1818, and his wife
being taken sick unto death, in the early part of 1821, he received an
abiding conviction of his need of religion. And his wife having departed
in great peace, when he found peace in believing, he was most deeply
convinced that it was his duty to quit the practice of law, and preach
the balance of his days. Therefore he joined the itinerant bod}- of the
M. E. Church, in 1821, and having filled the various appointments as-
signed him, and having married his second wife, he was, at his request,
transferred to Illinois Conference in 1832.
Jacksonville became the chief place of his subsequent abode ; but
having bought a place about four miles north of Jacksonville, in 1832,
he had there a church and school house built, called Ebenezer, where he
instituted a Manual-Labor school, in which, by him and others, were
taught the various branches of English literature, and also the Latin and
Greek languages. He was also three times made president of McKendree
College in Lebanon, Illinois. In this institution he served in all, about
eight years. He also filled other appointments, stations, presiding-elder
districts, etc., in Illinois, for many years, then went, labored and preached
eight years in Minnesota ; returned to Jacksonville, Illinois, and preached
six years on two districts ; was then superannuated ; since which this is
the seventh year. This year, 1878, is also the forty-sixth since he first
came to Jacksonville, where he yet lives in his eighty-eighth year. He
has preached in most of the United States, while filling different appoint-
ments. In 1833, September, he was sent by Conference to " McKendree
Seminary" which, by the next legislature, he and the trustees, got to be
chartered as a " College ;" to which he was again sent by Conference, in
October, 1834.
Other schools in different localities were founded as the population
increased and as towns were started. The colleges and superior advan-
tages offered in the county seat, soon took precedence over all others, and
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 333
finally drew all to them. Each town now supports its graded school only,
while Jacksonville offers to all advanced education equal to any city in
the Union.
The statistics of the county schools heretofore given, show fully
their standing and efficacy. Before giving them we will, however, notice
the work of each superintendent and the advance made by each.
In 1853, Mr. W. Catlin (since deceased), the first county superin-
tendent, was elected to the office. The schools were paid partly by sub-
scription and partly from the public funds, and but few of the teachers
"boarded 'round."
Mr. Catlin was succeeded by that well-known educator, Newton
Bateman. The examination of teachers now became more rigid, and
marked improvement in every way was manifested. Mr. Bateman being
elected to the State Superintendency, Mr. Thomas Springer, now an
attorney in Jacksonville, succeeded him. Improvement in all things still
went on during his term of office. He was followed by Mr. S. M. Martin,
and he by the present incumbent, Mr. Henry Higgins, elected in 1873,
and re-elected in 1877.
The last log school house disappeared in the Summer of 1876, giving
place to a frame one of more and better proportions, and filled with better
furniture and apparatus.
In the Summer of 1874, the first Institute was held in the county.
Prior to this time an association was formed among the most prominent
teachers, and Mr. Higgins chosen its president. From an average monthly
attendance of fifteen or twenty, the number has increased to more than
double either number. The Institutes are held every year, lasting from
three to six weeks, and are unusually well attended. An association at
Waverley ineets monthly, having the same object in view — the promotion
and advancement of the teachers, and their profession.
The following statistics, taken from the records in the office of the
County Superintendent, show fully the present condition of the common
schools of Morgan County, and are in striking contrast to any preserved
from the records of forty years ago. For the year ending September 30,
1877, there were reported 3,063 male, and 3,441 female — 7,044 persons of
school age. There were also reported 15 brick school houses, and 97
frame — 112 in all. 86 male, and 84 female — 170 — teachers, whose
average length of schools were 7.8 months. The average monthly wages
paid to male teachers was $61.00; to female, $43.25; the total amount
expended for school purposes was $97,990.76.
H
334 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
JACKSONVILLE.
" I hear the tread of pioneers,
Of nations yet to be,
The first low wash of waves, where soon
Shall roll a human sea."
\ This city very deservedly bears the name of the " Athens of the West."
As its history progresses, the reader will observe the spirit which char-
acterized many of its earliest inhabitants. The founding of a college
was one of the first things to engross their attention, and from the number
the city now sustains, this interest has never waned. Jacksonville is
most pleasantly situated, and contains at present about twelve thousand
inhabitants.
When the law establishing the County of Morgan was passed —
January 31, 1823. — not an inhabitant dwelt on the future city's site.
Owing to the fact that at that time but few families lived within the bounds
of the new county — then including Scott and Cass Counties — the
legislature thought best to provide, that the county seat should be tem-
porary only, leaving to some future legislature to fix a permanent seat of
justice. This temporary county seat was located at a place called
" Olmstead's Mounds," near where Mr. Adam Allison now lives, and
here, in an old cabin on Mr. Swinerton's farm, the first county courts
were held. But one year elapsed ere the people evinced a desire for a
permanent county seat, and on January 6, 1825, John Howard, Abraham
Pickett, and John T. Lusk, of Madison County, were appointed Commis-
sioners to locate the permanent seat of justice for the new county. They
were required to meet at Mr. James Deaton's on the first Monday in
March following, and after being duly sworn were to proceed to select a site
for the county seat as " near as possible to the center of the territory as
practicable, having a due regard to the present and future population."
In this law it was also provided that if said county seat should be located
upon land belonging to any private citizen, the owner or owners of the
same should donate to the county twenty acres, to be laid out in lots and
sold, the proceeds of which should be applied to the building of a court
house and jail for the county.
In obedience to this law, the three persons appointed located the
county seat in the center of a quarter section of land composed of the
east half of the northeast quarter of section twenty, and the west half
of the northwest quarter of section twenty-one, in township fifteen, north
of the base line, and in range ten west of the third principal meridian.
The day this county seat was located the land belonged to the gov-
ernment of the United States, but the next day, at nine o'clock in the
morning, the government sold it at private sale at one dollar and a quarter
per acre, to Thomas Arnett and Isaac Dial, two citizens residing near the
place — Arnett purchasing the tract in section twenty, and Dial the tract
in section twenty-one. Arnett and Dial resolved, in connection with the
county, to lay out a town upon this land, and by an agreement between
these owners and the County Commissioners' Court, a line was drawn
from east to west, through the center of the quarter section, and Arnett
and Dial conveyed, by deeds to the county, each twenty acres immediately
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 335
on the north side of that line. This donation by those proprietors con-
tained forty acres, being double the quantity required by the law to be
given to the county. On the 10th of March, 1825, those proprietors, for
themselves, and the county court for the county, laid out a town on eighty
acres of land, in a square form, in the center of the one hundred and
sixty acre tract, the county owning the north half and the proprietors the
south half, and after much research and deliberation in selecting a name,
they called the town Jacksonville, after General Andrew Jackson, he
being the great man of that day.
Previous to that time there had been a public road laid out from
Springfield, the then recently located county seat of Sangamon County, to
the town of Naples, on the Illinois River, in Morgan County. This road,
by way of eminence and distinction, was called the State road. This
State road passed east and west on the top of the ridge of land directly
over the spot selected for the county seat. The surveyor who laid out
the town (Mr. Johnston Shelton) began the survey by laying out a
central square of land, containing something more than five acres, directly
in the center of the one hundred and sixty acre tract, the State road
running through the center of the square. Upon this State road he
located a street, sixty feet wide, intending it to run due east and west
across the one hundred and sixty acres, and on the north line of the land
belonging to the proprietors ; thus locating one-half of the square and
one -half of the width of the street on the land of the private owners,
and the other half on the land of the county. This street was called
State street.
A street was then laid out running north and south through the
center of the land and the central square, of the same width, and was
called Main street. Taking these two streets as base lines, the town was
laid out into square blocks, of one hundred and eighty feet nine inches
on each side, which blocks were divided into three lots, each of equal
size. All other streets, except those two, were made forty feet wide, and
the alleys twenty-five feet, all running at right angles with each other.
The county offices and all county business were removed from the
temporary county seat at Olmstead's Mound, in the Summer of 1825, and
the first Circuit Court was held at Jacksonville in September of that year.
When the Commissioners located the seat of justice, they found on
the site one cabin occupied by a hatter named Alexander Cox, who
made caps of furs for the settlers. This cabin stood near the fountain in
the Public Square, and was a comfortable, though primitive affair. Almost
contemporary with the laying out of the town, this cabin was purchased
by Mr. Thomas Carson, also a hatter by trade, who emigrated hither from
Sangamon County. He was a native of Virginia. From the Old Domin-
ion he removed to Kentucky, then the western terminus of almost all
emigrants. From this State he brought his wife to the new State of
Illinois, then a comparative wilderness, and, following in the steps of the
greater part of emigrants from Kentucky to the Prairie State, came to
the Sangamo country. By some means he was induced to locate in the
new County of Morgan, and as been stated, purchased Mr. Cox's cabin.
He soon after removed it just south of East State Street, fronting the
Public Square. Placing the cabin a little in the rear of the corner, he
erected to the front a large hewed log dwelling, in which he opened a
336 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
tavern. The sash for the windows of this house were carried by Mrs.
Carson from Jersey Prairie on horseback. As the county was incorDorated
in a municipal capacity, he was required to procure a license In all
licenses to keep public houses, or ferries, at that date the rates of charges
were established. By the destruction of the court house and its records
in the Autumn of 1827, all such records were destroyed, and we have no
means of determining such charges save by those prescribed after that
ev^nt. It is probably correct to suppose that the prices allowed for
entertainment did not change much in that short interval, and we can
very safely assume that Mr. Carson received for rum, brandy, gin, and
wine twenty-five cents per half pint ; for whisky, half that sum for the
same quantity ; for a meal of victuals or keeping a horse over night,
twenty -five cents; for lodging twelve and one-half cents, and for feeding
a horse six and one-fourth cents. Mr. Huram Reeve and some others
think that Mr. David Tefft opened a tavern in a small building sixteen feet
square, erected by him on the east side of the Square previous to the open-
ing of Mr. Carson's. Mrs. Carson stated to Mr. J. R. Bailey that her hus-
band procured his license first, and was the first tavern-keeper in the town.
This opinion was confirmed by Mr. Dennis Rockwell, the first county
clerk, and is probably correct.
The tavern of Mr. Carson was removed to East Morgan Street to
give place for the erection of the Congregational church, which was
afterward known as the " Union Hall." The old building is partly
standing at this time.
The third hotel in the town was not built until 1828. It was situated
on the east side of the Square, and was probably the first frame building
erected in Jacksonville. This building was rented to Mr. George M.
Richards, who obtained his license to keep a public house February 15,
1828. It is the first license recorded now on record. Those of Mr.
Carson and Mr. Tefft being destroyed by the burning of the old cour^
house in 1827. Mr. Richards' rate of charges are worth preserving, and
were as follows :
For rum per half pint, - 25 cents.
For brandy per half pint, 25 cents.
For gin per half pint, - 25 cents.
For wine per half pint. 25 . cents.
For whisky per half pint, - - 12£ cents.
For meal of victuals, 25 cents.
For lodging, - 6^ cents.
For horse feed (corn or oats), - 6^- cents.
Mr. Carson remained in Jacksonville during his lifetime, and was
always an excellent citizen, doing much toward the prosperity of the cit}T.
He was also the first jailor, and in that official capacity held the keys of
the old log structure, which, though uncouth in appearance, was as safe
a repository for criminals as its more pretentious successors of to-day.
Mrs. Carson was more widely known than any woman in the count}'.
''Mother" Carson, as she was called, was known in St. Louis, Springfield,
and equally distant places. She followed the profession of midwife, and
so extensive was her practice, and so remarkable her success, that she
was often called to these and equally distant places in the practice of her
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 337
profession. She seldom lost a patient, and it has been confidently asserted
by many that she was present at the birth of fully three thousand children.
She died while the courts were in session, and so respected was she by
all, that, upon motion of Judge William Thomas, court adjourned to
attend her funeral.
The laying out of the city, and its selection as the seat of justice,
brought immediately a number of families thither. Dennis Rockwell,
the first recorder, clerk of court, and the first post-master here, was
without doubt among the first settlers.
Mr. Rockwell was a native of Vermont. He resided for some
time at Edwardsville, Illinois, and when Morgan County was organized,
he was appointed clerk of the Circuit and County Commissioner Court,
and recorder, and, upon the location of the county seat at Jacksonville,
post-master. In 1854, he removed to Chicago, where he' was engaged in
the lumber business until 1867, when, his health failing, he returned to
Jacksonville. He was one of the first directors of the Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb, and, with Colonel Geo. M. Chambers, superintended
tli3 erection of that building. He was also one of the trustees of the
Institution for the Blind. For a time he held a position as cashier in the
Branch of the State Bank, located in Jacksonville. He donated to the
Episcopal church, of which he was a member, the block of ground on
which that church now stands, and gave largely toward the erection of
the house and support of the minister. After his return from Chicago,
in 1867, his health failed him and he died shortly thereafter.
The first store in the county was opened soon after the town
was laid out, by Hacket & Fairfield. Before opening this store in
town, they peddled through the settlements, exchanging goods for
furs, beeswax, and honey, the only money found in the settlements at
that time. Town property, for the first three or four years of the growth
of the town, was very low. A lot on the southwest corner of the square,
now occupied by the dry goods store of Metcalf & Fell, was offered to
Mr. Dennis Rockwell for a cow and calf, worth at that time ten dollars,
and Mr. Rockwell sold at one time eight acres of land, just north and
west of the square, now in the heart of the city, for eighty dollars — to
be .paid in blacksmithing.
The first improvements on the west side of the square were a row
of small frame houses. In one of these houses the first barber shop was
opened, by a colored man named Ball, and in one of these buildings
Colonel John J. Hardin held his office.
General Hardin, one of the most prominent men in Morgan
County, was born in Frankfort, Kentucky, on the sixth day of June,
1810. He came to this part of Illinois at an early day, and at once
entered actively into the practice of his profession — the law. He was a
member of different legislative bodies, and held other and various offices
of trust. He was elected a general of militia, and, on the breaking out of
the Mexican war, was the 'first one in the county to enlist. He was
immecliaately chosen captain of a company raised there. After leaving
for the seat of war, he was chosen colonel of a regiment ; and, while gal-
lantly leading his men at the battle of Buena Vista, on the 23d of Feb-
ruary, 1847, received a death wound. In July, his body was brought
home, and deposited in the old cemetery. His funeral was one of the
338 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
largest ever held in the city. Many State officers, and others promi-
nent in life, came to pay their respects to the memory of one so well
known and revered.
All houses were built of logs, with puncheon floors, wooden-hinged
doors, and " stick " chimneys. The old log school-house, erected proba-
ably early in 1826, was of this pattern. Judge William Thomas taught
the first school therein. It was also used by the Methodists and Pres-
byterians as a house of worship, each denomination alternating with the
other. It was in this pioneer structure that Dr. J. M. Sturtevant, so
long and so intimately connected with the educational interests of Jack-
sonville, preached his first sermon in the county. This was in the Fall of
1829, when he and Theron Baldwin emigrated to Illinois, pledged with
others to establish the institution with which he has been so long asso-
ciated. Speaking of this journey, and the old school-house, the Doctor
says:
" On our arrival at St. Louis, then a village not much more pop-
ulous, nor half as beautiful as Jacksonville is to-day, we found no public
conveyance to Jacksonville of any sort. The rivers were open and in
good stage, but there was no regular navigation on the Illinois, and no
boat was likely to go up. There was no stage to this place, and no mail,
except one carried on horseback once a week from Springfield. I pro-
cured a carriage and driver for myself and wife and two ladies accompa-
nying us, and left my friend, Mr. Baldwin, to devise the best plan he
could for reaching our common destination. The route from St. Louis
to this place was nearly the same then as the one now generally traveled.
But it was a journey through a wilderness. Delhi, Jerseyville, Kane,
Whitehall, and Manchester were not even in name. Alton could hardly
be said to be. Carrollton was for the most part a cluster of log houses.
It was a dreary journey, in mud and melting snow, through a region,
much of which seemed incapable of settlement for a generation to come,
on account of the scarcity of wood. The unfortunate detention of our
vehicle in one of those mud-holes, which are one of the first marks of
commencing civilization, compelled us, like Mr. Ellis, to pass Saturday
night on the other side of Sandy Creek. The inconvenience to which
we were subjecting the family, in the small cabin where we stopped, com-
pelled us to resume our journey with the dawning day. It was on a
bright Sabbath morning, on the fifteenth day of November, a little after
sunrise, that we came in sight of Jacksonville. It was already called,
in the ordinary speech of the people, a beautiful place. I had often
heard it called so myself ; and beautiful it was, when the bright face of
spring was again spread over it. though its beauty was God's work, and
not man's It was at chat time little better than a group of log cabins.
The prairie was in the somber brown of autumn, with scarce a tree or
shrub to relieve the monotony. To the northwest, however, the view
was shut in by an elevation, which a New Englander might almost recog-
nize as a hill. It was crowned with a natural grove. Against the front
of the grove was already projected an edifice of brick, which at that dis-
tance, and on such an elevation, made an appearance of considerable
dignity and magnificence. The site on which it stood charmed every be-
holder. It was the south half of what is now our college buildings, then
in the process of erection.
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" We were most cordially welcomed at the humble but none the less
hospitable dwelling of Mr. Ellis. He was still absent at the East, but
his house was in charge of one whose heart was the abode of every
noble and generous sentiment. God only knows what the cause of edu-
cation and of religion in this State owes to her wisdom, energy, and
cheerful self-denial.
"Our arrival was expected, and preaching was appointed. At the
proper hour we repaired to the place of worship. What would our peo-
ple say now if we were to invite them to assemble in such a place for
public worship? It was a log school-house, some twenty feet square,
with a floor of split logs, and seats, so far as there were any of the same,
with holes bored in them, and sticks driven in for legs. The chimney
was of the style and structure most approved for log cabins, built out of
doors, of logs and sticks, and occupying near half of one side of the
room. Such was its condition the first time I met the congregation in
that place. Before the next Sabbath the chimney had either fallen down
or been removed, in preparation for warming the house by a stove. For
two or three Sabbaths we met there before this vast opening in one side was
again closed up. Desk or pulpit there were none, and to supply seats for
all who could get into this little church, rails were brought in and laid
from seat to seat."
A stove was soon introduced into the church, and in this small cabin,
serving as a house of worship and a house of instruction, regular meet-
ings were maintained.
During the Summer of 1825 and 1826, building progressed rapidly
in the new town. Mr. Carson's tavern was always full, and more than
once the traveler was glad of a chance to shelter himself and enjoy the
luxury of a bed on the puncheon floor, with his traveling cloak for a
covering. Hospitality was a reigning virtue among the early pioneers of
Illinois, and no one in search of a home on these western' prairies went
unsheltered or hungry.
It was in the Autumn of 1826, that Judge William Thomas first
came to Morgan County. As his journey here, and what he encountered
on his arrival, are so fraught with interest, we will let him tell it in his
own words, as he has given them in a letter to the Journal :
" On the 20th of Sept., 1826, 1 started from the office of Hon. Joseph
R. Underwood, Bowling Green, Kentucky, for Peoria, Illinois, accompa-
nied by Thomas A. Young, Esq., en route for Palmyra, Missouri. We
traveled on horseback, and purposely selected a road by New Harmony,
Indiana, then in possession of Mr. Owen, who was trying an experiment
at the reorganization of society. His fame, and that of his society and
system of government, had reached Kentucky through the newspapers,
and we determined to spend sufficient time there to satisfy ourselves in
regard to the condition and probable success of the experiment.
" We had been educated to believe that no society or organized com-
munity could succeed in this country, whose foundation had no reference
to the Bible. Neither of us were professing Christians, but our reading
of law books and sound history had created the opinion, that without the
Bible no people could be qualified to organize or maintain institutions of
freedom. Mr. Owen's system had been in what was called successful
operation for several years, and in almost every part of the country per-
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sons were found who pointed to its success as evidences of the correct-
ness of his theory, and of the errors of all other systems. We found
the community on the wane, tending fast to demoralization and dissolu-
tion. We, however, found educated and intelligent men and women per-
sisting in the notion that our system of government, and of religious
worship, were all founded on erroneous views of the position which men
were designed by their Creator to occupy, as well with reference to their
God as to each other.
" Having spent about twenty-four hours in the village and being sat-
isfied from what we saw and heard that the community could not be
kept together, after the adhesive power of supplies sof food and raiment
was exhausted, we resumed our journey. We passed through the coun-
ties of White, Edwards, Wayne, and Marion to Clinton. A few miles
north of Carlyle, I found an old acquaintance who constrained me to
stop and spend a few days in his log cabin. I spent several days in this
place, resting myself and horse. Whilst here, I became satisfied, that
Peoria was too far north and west, beyond the settlement of the country
for the location of an attorney at law, and determined from information
obtained from those who had passed through this part of the State, to
make Jacksonville my place of residence. Whilst resting with my friend
I visited Carlyle and found the fever and ague operating upon almost
every person that I saw. Two gentlemen here, one of whom is still liv-
ing, offered to give me a lot and build me an office if I would settle in the
village. I respectfully declined the offer, and told my friend that I
would not settle in such a sickly place for all the town. I passed from
this place to Belleville to deliver some letters to Governor Edwards and
obtain further information in regard to the country, and here I found the
first corn bread and bacon that I had seen since crossing the Ohio river.
After spending two nights and a day here, I came to Edwardsville to
obtain the signature of Judge Lockwood to my law license, and here I
fared sumptuously at a tavern kept by Mr. Hopkins, for it so happened
that Judge Lockwood had just returned from Missouri with his lately
married wife, and his friends had collected to a bridal dinner. I remained
here until after dinner the next day, and then set out for Upper Alton,
where I spent the night."
Honorable Samuel D. Lockwood, afterward for more than twenty
years a resident of Jacksonville, was one of the most prominent men of Mor-
gan County. In January, 1821, he was elected by the legislature attorney
general of the State, which office he resigned in 1 822, having been nominated
by Governor Coles for Secretary of the State and confirmed by the unan-
imous vote of the Senate. This office he resigned during the same or
succeeding year, and accepted the position of Receiver of the Public
Moneys at the land office at Edwards. In 1825 he was elected by the
legislature, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, which office he
held until after the election of judges under the constitution of 1847,
when he resigned before his term expired. He was one of the trustees of
the Illinois Central Railroad Company, when the road was first incorporated
by the State. His death occurred in April, 1874.
"All the information obtained at Belleville, Edwardsville, and
Alton corresponded with that previously obtained — that Morgan
County was destined to be one of the richest and most populous
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counties in this State, and that Jacksonville was necessarily a desirable
location. From Alton I came to Carrollton, taking breakfast at
John Williams'. From Carrollton I came to Jacksonville, taking dinner
at Judge Mark's, now Manchester, then called 'Burnt Haystacks.' I
reached Jacksonville on the 12th of October, about eight o'clock at night.
I put up at David Tefft's, who occupied a double frame one story build-
ing as a tavern on the east side of the square, where I remained about a
week when, through the influence of Dr. Ero Chandler, I obtained board-
ing with Mr. Henry Robley, a farmer and blacksmith, over a mile east of
the court house, and entirely out of town. From Carrollton to Edwards-
ville via Belleville, the country was beautiful, the land apparently rich,
but thinly settled, with but few good houses or with improved farms.
From Edwardsville to Alton the road passed over a wooden and broken
country, thin land, and but few farms. From Alton to Carrollton after
passing Piasa Creek, and getting on the prairie, the country was level,
though sufficiently undulating for agricultural purposes. To Macoupin
Creek and from there to Carrollton the road passes over a timbered and
poor country, with but two or three small farms and one small brick
house. Between Carrollton and Apple Creek the timber, undergrowth,
and vegetation indicated deep, rich soil, equal to any that I had ever
seen. At Carrollton I put up at a tavern kept by Mr. Harrison, south of
the square, in a small story and a half building. I went to a grocery store
to purchase some cigars, when I found twenty or thirty men, (whom, I
was told, were called Macoupinites,) drinking, carousing, cursing, swear-
ing, singing obscene songs and telling stories on each other. They were
enjoying themselves to the fullest. One of them, who appeared to be
sober and quiet, after asking me where I was from and where I was
going, said, ' you are too smart looking to be in this crowd, and I advise
you to leave before the boys notice you, they are a wild set.' I thanked
him for his advice and returned to the tavern.
" This sober man I met some twenty years afterward at Springfield'
as a member of the legislature, suffering under a violent attack of con-
gestive fever, of which he died. I sent after and procured a doctor for
him and wrote his will.
" A few days before I reached Carrollton, there had been a general
or regimental muster, at which all the militia of the county were required
to attend for purposes of drill or training, and this had brought together
the Macoupinites and others of like character. Many of them remained in
Carrollton during the night after the muster, and not being able or
willing to procure quarters in houses, spent the night in drinking, carous-
ing, singing, fighting and in mischief, they caught one man (Mike Dood,)
cut off a part of one of his ears, and nailed it on the door of the black-
smith shop where it still remained. They shaved the mane and tail of
Mr. Carroll's fine saddle horse, one of the best and finest looking horses
that I ever saw ; they changed signs from house to house, removed gates,
pulled down fences and removed buckets from wells.
" From the crossing of the W abash River all the way to Jacksonville
there seemed to be prevailing an epidemic of sore eyes. Several families
in Jacksonville, and especially that of my landlord, David Tefft's were
severely afflicted. I did not know when I reached Jacksonville that I
would find a single acquaintance in the county. I however soon heard
342 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
of the family of Mr. Thomas Gallon, of North Prairie, with which I had
been acquainted from my earliest recollections, who kept the post-office
in the neighborhood of my father's home in Kentucky during the war of
1812. I also met with Rev. Reddick Horn, here, with whom I had had
a passing acquaintance in Simpson County Kentucky, and as time passed,
I found a number of families with which I had been acquainted.
I " Whatever may have been my' opinions of Jacksonville and the
County of Morgan, or of the propriety of my making my home there, I
had traveled about as far as my money and horse would carry me. I was,
however, pleased with the country and location of the town, and con-
sented to make my home here. The population of the town consisted of
the families of Dennis Rockwell, Murray McConnell, Thomas Carson,
John Massey, David Tefft, Samuel Elaine, George M. Richards, George
Rearick, Joseph M. Fairfield, John Laughrey, John P. Tefft, Peter or
John Savage, and with men without families, George Hackett, John
Tansey and Benjamin Case, Samuel C. Richards, Moses Steward, Orson
Cobb, Rice Dunbar, Joseph Coddington. McConnell, Carson, and David
Tefft were the tavern keepers ; John Massey the log house builder ;
Fairfield Rearick and Moses Atwood, then called a very u green Yankee,"
were merchants; Richards was deputy county surveyor; Elaine and
Dunbar were carpenters ; Laughrey was a brickmaker and John P.
Tefft brickmaker and plasterer; Mr. Handy, the 'Buckeye carpenter';
Rockwell was clerk of the two courts, recorder, postmaster and notary
public ; McConnell, Turney, and Case were the attorneys at law ; John
Savage was a carpenter ; Peter Savage followed breaking prairies arid
teaming generally ; Cobb was a tailor ; Coddington was a widower with-
out occupation, but was subsequently engaged in dealing in horses, and
afterward became merchant; George Hackett had been a merchant
and partner of Fairfield, but was then engaged in lead mines
— prospecting for lead. Mr. Rockwell resided on East State street,
beyond the limits of the town plat, in the only entirely finished
and comfortable log cabin in town, on the lot now occupied by Nich-
olas Milburn. Several frame buildings and log cabins were being
raised for the use of persons intending to occupy them. For a court
house, the county had placed a frame building near, but north and west
of the center of the square. The jail, built of sycamore logs, stood north
of the square on the lot since occupied by the old brick jail. At the first
election of sheriff, on the 3d Monday in November, 1823, William B.
Green was elected ; at the second, August, 1824, Joseph M. Fairfield,
who was best known by the name of the ' honest preacher,' was elected,
and in August, 1826, Green was elected again. Failing to execute a
bond in the time required by law, a second election was held in Decem-
ber, 1826, when Green was again elected. He was an uneducated, vi-
cious back-woodsman, with no qualifications for that or any other office.
Aaron Wilson was judge of the court of probates, and resided on the
place afterward known as the Robb farm, now owned by Hon. Wm.
Brown. Not being able to obtain other employment, out of which to
pay for board, and being out of funds, I engaged to teach school for three
months, upon the old plan of obtaining subscribers for scholars. A log
building had been erected, and used for a school house, in the south part
of town, having no floor, chimney, doors, windows or loft, which I was to
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occupy. In the month of November the house was finished, with an
unjointed floor and loft, and sod and stick chimney, one window in the
east and two in the north, with slabs for seats and wide plank for writing
tables, and on the first Monday in December my school was opened in
due form. About twenty-five scholars had been subscribed, with the
understanding that each subscriber might send all the children that he
could spare from service at home. I agreed to teach reading, writing,
and the ground rules of arithmetic. I had scholars to learn A. B.
C's, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetic, and two only to study
English grammar. I attended punctually every morning by seven
o'clock, made a fire and had the room warm by the time the chil-
dren arrived. Very soon I found that the Kentucky lawyer was
giving general satisfaction, and the house was filled with chil-
dren from the town and neighborhood, several families sending their
children over two miles. I was to receive my pay in cash or produce, or
pork, cattle or hogs at cash prices. I bargained with Mr. Bakley with
whom I boarded to receive the pay from my subscribers for my board,
and my three months school enabled me to pay for a year's board, beside
furnishing money to pay postage and immediate expenses. My board
cost me only one dollar a week, including washing, fuel, and lights. Mr.
Bakley had t"syo log cabins, one was given up to Dr. Chandler and my-
self, and the other was occupied by his family. The winter was cold,
with but little rain, but more snow than has been usual since. I often
had as many as fifty children in the school, and scarce ever less than
thirty. It required about ten hours any day to hear the routine of
lessons and frequently twelve. In passing about, I frequently meet with
men and women who learned the alphabet in my school.
"• The fever and ague had prevailed that fall in every neighborhood in
the county, and especially on the river and margins of small streams. It
had then been only about six and a half years since the first settlement
in the county, and at the election in August previous, over one thousand
votes had been taken, and a great majority of the inhabitants were from
the South and West — the minority from the North and East, and old
England. Places of residence were generally situated in the outskirts
of timber adjoining the prairies, but few persons had consented to build
as far as half a mile from timber, with few exceptions. These families
resided in log cabins, covered with clapboards, chimneys made of sticks
and mud, the floors of puncheon, fire-places of the same. The only brick
yards that I noticed were near Jacksonville, one owned by Garrison W.
Berry, on the land of Henry Robley, east of town, and one by John
Laugh rey, north of town.
"During the winter of 1826-27 we had frequent visits from the
Indians, who had an encampment for hunting purposes near Beardstown,
then called ' Downing's Landing,' or Beard's Ferry.
" In November, 1826, I first saw the Illinois River. The state of the
water was too low for the navigation of loaded flat boats. Grass had
grown up from the bottom so thick and strong, that ferry boats could not
be used without mowing the grass, and opening the way. Except in the
channel, occupying a narrow space, I could not discover any current. A
short time after I reached Jacksonville, I heard of the time of the sales
of the personal property of Rev. Mr. Bird, who had died in the January
344 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
previous. I went to that sale, expecting to meet some acquaintances
from Kentucky. I met Mr. Thomas Gatten, and went home with him, and
by him I was introduced to most of the settlers in that prairie. The log
buildings and unfinished frames were at that day, as houses of worship,
few and far between. I am confident that during the winter of 1826-7
there was not a comfortable meeting house in the county. Religious
meetings were held in log and unplastered frames, school houses, and
private dwellings. In warm weather, such meetings were often held in
barns and under arbors in the woods. The first sermon that I ever
heard in Jacksonville, was in the Pall of 1826, in the frame court house
(subsequently burnt), preached by a Baptist minister, named Kenner,
prepared for mothers, when the only female in attendance who had
a child, was Mrs. Joseph Fairfield. During the winter of 1826-7, and
previous, as well as subsequently to that time, the meetings of the
Methodist Society were held at Mr. John Jourdan's. who was well
known as Father Jourdan. He occupied a double log cabin, east of
town, where now stands the building formerly called ' Berean College.'
During the service the females occupied one room and the males the
other, the beds being used for seats. During the winter, the society of
Presbyterians, with the Rev. John Brich, their minister, met in the log
school house occupied by me during the week, in the south side of the
town. I acted as sexton, sweeping the house in the morning and building-
fires.
"Father Brich, as he was called, though a bachelor, was an educated
Englishman, but like many others, was never able to make his learning
avail him much as a public speaker, but he was a devoted Christian.
"Among the improvements in the county designed for public benefit
and convenience, was the grist and saw mill at Exeter, owned by Enoch
C. March ; a band horse mill for grinding corn, owned by Capt. John
Wyatt ; also one owned by Mr. Reeder, and one tread wheel mill, owned
by James Overton, Esq.; Mr. Allen had a grist and saw mill, on Apple
('reek, just above the crossing of the road from this place to Carrollton ;
Thomas Prattan owned an ox, or tread mill, a short distance this side of
the creek ; a grist and saw mill on Indian Creek, owned by William
Harrison and James Dinwiddie ; a horse mill, owned by Mr. A. Hall,
near the head of Indian Creek ; a saw mill, owned by Mr. James McGill,
on the Mauvaisterre ; Mr. Abraham Johnson owned a cotton gin north
of town.
" I soon found two classes in society. Those from the North and East
were called ' yankees,' and those from the South and West ' white peo-
ple.' The political division was between the supporters of John Quincy
Adams and General Andrew Jackson ; the yankees supporting Adams,
and the white people, Jackson. Most of those who had voted for Mr.
Clay supported Mr. Adams. The election of August, 1826, had been
warmly contested between Governor Edwards and Mr. Sloe, for gover-
nor, and Daniel P. Cook and Joseph Duncan for Congress. Edwards
and Duncan were elected by a small majority, though differing in politics.
Duncan was one of the few public men who never had credit for what
he was worth."
Governor Duncan was born in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, in
February, 1810. His father was a native of the Old Dominion, emigrated
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to Kentucky at an early day, where he died during the childhood of
Joseph, his youngest son. At the age of sixteen, Joseph Duncan, received
a commission in the army, where he remained until the close of the war
of 1812. In 1818, he came to Jackson County, Illinois, where he was
not long after chosen major of militia, a rank he retained till the close of
the Black Hawk war. In 1823, he was chosen a member of the State
Senate. While a member of that body, he introduced a bill before it,
providing for the establishment of a system of common schools in the State.
This bill was most admirable in its provisions, and, had it been retained and
acted upon, would have hastened the day of popular education. It was,
unfortunately, repealed by the next Assembly, and the schools allowed to
go on in their old way, till Judge William Thomas succeeded in passing
the bill, referred to in the history of the schools elsewhere in this volume.
In 1826, he was elected to the United States Senate, from the State at
large, and continually elected until 1834. In August of that year, he
was elected governor, holding the office one term. Governor Duncan
held at different times other offices of trust and honor, and was one of
the ablest men in Illinois. He was a Presbyterian, liberal in his views,
earnest in his work, and steadfast in his convictions. He died at his
home in Jacksonville, January 15, 1844.
" In the Fall of 1826 we had a mail from St. Louis, via Alton and
Carrollton, once in two weeks, and also a like mail from Springfield ; so
arranged as to give a weekly mail.
"In the Summer of 1826 a young man named Carson, had been
employed to teach school in the court house, but not meeting with such
encouragement as he thought would pay, he abandoned his employers
and left the neighborhood.
" In the Spring of 1827 I attended all the courts in the first Illinois
circuit, Sangamon, Peoria, Fulton, Schuyler, Adams, Pike, and Calhoun.
I rode a filley, and John Purney a young stallion, loaned to us by Mr.
Joseph Klien, for the purpose of having them broke to the saddle. This
was my first appearance at the courts. I had no right to expect to make
more than traveling expenses. In Greene and Sangamon I paid my tav-
ern bills by assisting the clerks, by making up their records. In Peoria
I was appointed State's attorney, the attorney general not being in
attendance, and here I made and collected ten silver dollars, for fees,
allowed for the convictions upon indictments for affrays — besides, the
clerk paid my tavern bill for making up the records. In Fulton, John
Turney was appointed to assist the attorney general, but I made five
dollars for attending to an appeal case. In Schuyler, Mr. Pugh was
appointed to represent the attorney general. We found but ten fam-
ilies living at Rushville, the county seat, Hart Fellows, clerk of the two
courts, probate judge and post master, and Mr. Terry Braden, recorder.
At Lewiston the judge and attorneys were entertained by Judge Phelps,
who refused to receive pay. At Rushville they were entertained by the
clerk and recorder, without charge, though Ave paid a farmer named
White for keeping our horses. I made nothing at Rushville. At Atlas,
in Pike County, we met the attorney general. Here the judge and bar
were entertained sumptuously by Captain Leonard Ross, one of nature's
noblemen, and by Nathan Morrison, who not only refused compensation,
but expressed regret that he could not entertain us longer. At Gilead,
346 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
in Calhoun County, there was one small tavern house with a granery in
one room, but the judge and attorneys obtained entertainment in private
houses where we had small bills to pay. Here I was employed to defend
a doctor, a poor man, in poor health, indicted for murder. The evidence
showed the prosecution to have originated in ignorance and malice, and
the verdict of the jury was ' not guilty ' for this the doctor paid me ten
dollars, all that he was able to pay. I had no idea of ever seeing him
again, as he seemed to be in the last stages of consumption, but some
time afterward I met him in the legislature ; he recognized me, but I did
not him.
" In July, 1827. Governor Edwards received information on which he
relied and acted, that the Indians in the northwest, led by the Winne-
bagos, intended to make war upon our settlers and miners in the vicinity
of Galena. He therefore authorized Colonel Thomas H. Neely, of
Springfield, to accept of the services of any number of mounted volun-
teers, not exceeding six hundred, who would equip themselves and find
their own subsistence and continue in service thirty days, unless sooner
discharged. Upon this call upward of three hundred volunteers
were obtained in the Counties of Sangamon and Morgan,
among whom I was one. When the volunteers from Morgan
reached Peoria. the place of rendezvous, I was appointed quarter-
master sergeant. I accompanied the regiment to White Oak Springs,
some ten or twelve miles from Galena, where I remained several days,
when the colonel being satisfied that the further service of the regiment
was not required, ordered the return home. While the regiment
remained I purchased and had delivered the provisions required for
returning home. I had sold my horse, saddle, and bridle, intending to
return home by the river. The morning on which the regiment left for
home, I was taken with the flux so as to be unable to travel. I got
quarters in a grocery tavern, kept by aman named Knabb, on the road
from Gartist's Grove to Galena, and within one hundred yards of White
Oak Springs. I sent to Galena for medicine to cure the flux. The doc-
tor sent me a prescription with what he supposed would afford relief, but
it failed after three or four days' trial. I became worse and believe I
should have died but for an accident. I say accident. I did not then
think of anything providential. Isaac Plasters, a volunteer from Morgan
County, who had made my acquaintance on the campaign, instead of
returning home with the regiment, remained to earn some money by
working a month or two in the mines. Passing by the house where I
was confined, and hearing that there was a sick soldier up stairs, made
his way to my room in the roof of the log cabin. Seeing my situation he
agreed to stay with and nurse me. I had eaten nothing for two days,
except a little poor soup. Plasters had me removed to a room on the
first floor. In the afternoon he saw Doctor Hill passing on the road, and
called him in to see me. The doctor was a gentleman, a good physician,
and though worn down in the service, because flux was prevailing to an
alarming extent in that neighborhood, he gave me some medicine, took a
short nap and left, promising to return the next day and to continue his
visits daily until I recovered. Plasters, with his rifle, killed birds every
day and fed me on soup. I began to mend as soon the medicines, sup-
plied by Doctor Hill, operated. Plasters remained with me, and the doc-
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tor called daily, for ten days, during which time the disease was entirely
checked, and I became able to travel to Galena, and obtain passage on a
boat to Quincy. I paid the doctor a small bill for his services, but Plas-
ters refused to receive pay.
" At Galena, I found an old Kentucky acquaintance by the name of
Rountree, proposing to take deck passage with a mess on a steamboat for
St. Louis. As cabin passage could not be procured, I joined the mess.
The boat towed two lead boats, on which the deck passengers had to
ride, furnishing their own supplies. We laid in our provisions, and with
loose plank furnished by the boat, made ourselves comfortable quarters,
much more so than had any cabin passengers. We fared sumptuously
on the trip down. On this boat, Black Hawk and Keokuk, with some
eight or ten other leading Indians, passed down to Flint Hill, now Burling-
ton. I left the boat at Quincy, where I purchased a horse, saddle, and
bridle for forty dollars. From Quincy I went down to Atlas — then
there was no settlement between Quincy and Illinois River, nor any road
on which I could travel. I rested one day at Atlas. The next day I
came to Exeter, where I was taken sick again ; took a large dose of calo-
mel, and had to remain two days before proceeding farther. I finally
reached home, very much worsted in flesh and strength, but without
disease. In a few days the fall terms of the courts commenced. I was
able to ride and attend court in Greene, where I spent a week at a good
hotel, kept by Mr. Reno. I was scarcely able to attend to business in
court, but for assisting Gen. Tuvney, I made enough to pay my tavern
bill ; but my health improved, I gained strength, and by the next week
I was able to attend to business in Morgan. I next attended the court
in Springfield, and then all the other courts in the circuit. On this
circuit we found but little business in any of the counties — parties,
jurymen, and witnesses were reported in all the counties after Peoria, as
being absent bear and deer hunting — a business that was then profitable,
as well as necessary to the sustenance of families during the winter. In
December, 1827, I attended the Supreme Court at Vandalia, where I had
a case dismissed because the appellant had not filed a copy of the bond
within the time required by law.
" Mr. Rockwell being agent for the owners of several hundred tracts
of military land, employed me to pay the taxes, for which he paid my
traveling expenses, and provided for my board at the house of W. H.
Brown, Esq.
" During my absence at Vandalia on this trip, the court house on
the public square was burned. It might have taken fire by accident, but
I have always believed, and so did Mr. McConnell, that it was set on fire
by Greene, the sheriff. By this fire I lost a small box of clothing and
my Bible, the only book I brought from Kentucky. The office of circuit
and county clerk was kept in a small up-stairs room. All the books and
papers of the office were burned, except the deed book, which Mr. Rock-
well had taken to his dwelling to record some deeds in the night time.
"The Circuit Court was held in Jacksonville, in November, 1826,
John T. Sawyer, circuit judge, presiding. There was about forty cases
on the docket', all told. The attorneys present were James Tracy, attor-
ney general of the State, and Alfred W. Crawley, of Carrollton ; Thomas
A. Neale, James M. Strode, and Jonathan H. Pugh, of Springfield ; John
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Reynolds, of Kahokia ; William H. Brown, Benjamin Mills, and George
Farqueir, of Vandalia; Murray McOonnell, John Turney, Benjamin Case,
and myself, of Jacksonville — of whom Mr. Cavarly and myself are the
only survivors, this 12th of October, 1874; he eighty-one years old, and
I near seventy-two. Court was continued one week, and the next week
was held in Springfield.
" I attended this court in company with all the attorneys in attend-
ance in Morgan, except McGonnell and Cox. Here 1 met with General
James Andrews, probate judge, William S. Hamilton, and Thomas Mof-
fitt, of Springfield ; David Prickett, of Edwardsville ; and John B. Bo-
gardus, of Peoria ; of whom Mr. Moffitt is the only survivor. I was the
guest of Mr. Wale during the week, with whom I was acquainted in
Kentucky, and here I met with Mr. Carlton B. Gatton, a Kentucky ac-
quaintance, by whom I was introduced to the family of Mr. P. P. Enos,
receiver of the public moneys at the land office in Springfield. During
the week a Mr. Vannay was hung in Springfield, for the murder of his
wife. This was the first and last case of execution that I have ever
seen."
Another old resident of Jacksonville, remembers that the following-
named persons resided here in 1828 :
" Dennis Rockwell, circuit clerk and county clerk ; Mrs. Kellogg ; John
Handy, carpenter ; Mr. Bunnell, carpenter ; Samuel Titus, teamster,
firsc colored man ; Murray McConnell, lawyer ; Matthew Stacy, saddler
and harnessmaker ; George Rearick, merchant : Joseph Fairfield, mer-
chant ; Abram Vance, merchant ; Nathan Gest, merchant ; Thomas Car-
son, hatter and tavern keeper ; George Nicely, hatter ; Mr. Robinson,
school teacher ; Verin Daniels, gunsmith ; S. H. Henderson, grocer ;
John P. Wilkinson, merchant; Rice Dunbar, carpenter; Thomas Church,
farmer ; John Buckingham, brick mason and plasterer ; Ero Chandler,
physician ; Doctor Allen, old practice ; Bazzil Gillett, doctor and mer-
chant; Ranson Cordell, coonstable ; Mr. Shull, tavern keeper; Win. S.
Jordan, farmer ; Mr. Robley, farmer and brickmakei ; Mr. McClurg,
tanner and currier ; E. T. Miller, carpenter ; George Graves, cabinet
maker; John Savage, carpenter; Edward Durant, carpenter; James
Martin Eads, blacksmith ; John Eads, jr., blacksmith ; John Eads, sr.,
blacksmith ; Simeon McCullough, tailor ; Levi Church, tailor ; John
Laughery, laborer; David Tefft, carpenter; Joseph Coddington, mer-
chant ; Enoch C. March, miller and merchant ; William L. May, repre-
sentative in the legislature ; Josiah Gorham, jr., carpenter ; Samuel Rix-
ford, no employment ; John Henry, cabinet maker ; Doctor Taylor, mer-
chant and post-master ; James Parkinson, wood-cording machine ; Wil-
liam Thomas, lawyer ; Jacob Barton, farmer ; James Blair, dry goods
clerk ; James Leeper dry goods clerk ; Joseph Robinson, dry goods clerk;
James Buckingham, plasterer ; Daniel Busey, saddler and harness
maker ; Thomas, jr., brick mason ; James Carson, cabinet workman ;
John Carson, brickmaker ; Mr. Ellis, Presbyterian preacher; Aquilla
Hutchins, farmer ; George Richards, surveyor ; Emanuel Metc^lf, chair
maker ; Garrison W. Berry, brickmaker ; McHenry Johnson, blacksmith;
Mr. Grimsly, blacksmith ; Nelson Johnson, dry goods clerk ; Enos Hobbs,
mail carrier ; William Conn, Thomas Arnett, Phillip Haines, Darius In-
galls, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Joiner, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. George Rearick,
LATE: PESIDENT OF THE JCKSONYILLE: NATIONAL BANK
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 349
Mrs. George Richards, Mrs. John P. Wilkinson, Mrs. Simeon McCul-
lough, Mrs. Martin Eads, Mrs. John Eads, Mrs. Verm Daniels, Mrs.
Doctor Taylor, Mrs. George Nicely, Mrs. Matthew Stacy, Mrs. Handy,
Mrs. Bunnell, Mrs. Emanuel Metcalf, Mrs. Robley, Mrs. Garrison W.
Berry, Mrs. James Parkinson, Mrs. E. T. Miller, Mrs. Thomas Church,
Mrs. Charles Chappell, Miss Ann Robinson, Miss Hester Kellogg, Mrs.
Thomas Carson, Mrs. Nathan Gest, Mrs. Abram Vance, Mrs. William L.
May, Mrs. Conn, Mrs. Nero Chandler, Mrs. Jacob Barton, Mr. John
Savage, Mrs. John Henry, Mrs. Dennis Rockwell, Mr. McClurg, Mrs.
Ranson Cordall, Mrs. Joseph Fail-field, Mrs. John Buckingham, Mrs.
Doctor Allen, Mrs. John Laugherty, Mrs. Samuel Titus (colored), Mrs.
Grimsley, Mrs. Me Henry Johnson, Mrs. Aquilla Hutchins, Mrs. Darius
Ingals, Mrs. Phillip Haines, Mrs. Thomas Arnett."
The Judge's article gives an accurate description of the little town '
when he first saw it, and of its life during the fall and winter following.
The opening of the season of 1827 brought fresh arrivals to the growing
place, and new cabins were built, old ones improved, a store or two
opened, a shop of the pioneer style erected, and the town of Jacksonville
had become a reality, and had a name in the East, where it was known
as a promising Western town. The Rev. John Ellis and his wife made
this their home in 1828. He was a Presbyterian minister, and was labor-
ing in this part of the West, in the interest of his church. Seeing the
necessity of an educational institution in the Prairie State, and being a
man of considerable zeal and energy, he determined to found a college in
one of its growing towns, and selected Jacksonville as the place. He
was aided in his efforts by Mr. William Posey, and other influential citi-
zens of the town, and by Judge Samuel Lock wood, then residing at
£*d wards ville. A band of young men just entering the ministry in the
East, had agreed, before their graduation, that they would make some
portion of the Northwest territory their future field of labor, and that
they would, as soon as possible, I'ound an institution of learning therein.
They were induced to co-operate with Mr. Ellis and others, in the found-
ing of Illinois College. In a short time a location had been secured, some
money had been raised, and by the Autumn of 1829, the buildings were
so far completed that Dr. J. M. Sturtevant, one of the band of young-
men before mentioned, and who was selected as a teacher in the school,
began his work there, and the foundation of the present Illinois College,
the oldest and one of the largest educational institutions in the State, was
firmly laid.
This college was established for the education of young men alone.
Mrs. Ellis, who had ably seconded her husband in his labors, and .who
earnestly desired an institution for the equal education of young women,
opened a school in her house for this purpose. In September, 1830,
a meeting of several prominent gentlemen was held at the house of J. P.
Wilkinson, Esq., for the purpose of discussing the propriety of founding
a female academy. The meeting led to good results. Dr. Ero Chandler
donated a lot of ground, a small brick dwelling was soon erected, and in
1833 the Jacksonville Female Academy was formally opened, with Miss
Sarah Cracker as principal. The founding of these two institutions
established the future prosperity of the new Western town. They
brought to it an excellent class of citizens, who in coming years saw
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unequalled provision for the education of their Children. Provision for
the free education of the youth had not yet been fully made by the State
of Illinois. The people were generous in this regard, and were always
ready to be taxed for the education of their children. What the public
fund lacked 'was made up by private subscription, and every winter a
school or schools were regularly maintained in Jacksonville. This plan
of sustaining the public schools was continued until the adoption of the
present school system.
The religious life of the village, always aided by education, had been
carefully fostered all these years. In the little log school-house, regular
religious services were held until larger and better accommodations could
be secured. In 1822, in " Father " Jourdan's house, standing a little in
the rear of the old Berean College building, a Methodist class was organ-
ized, and for three years before the town of Jacksonville was contem-
plated, religious services had been held regularly. The old log school-
house was afterward used by these worshipers, alternating with the Pres-
byterians. That little band of godly people grew, as time went on,
until now there are several large congregations of this denomination
in and abont Jacksonville. Four years after the organization of the
class in " Father " Jourdan's house, the Rev. John Brich gathered
together what few Presbyterians there were in the little town, and in
the barn of Mr. John Leeper, organized a church, the outgrowth of
which are the three large Presbyterian congregations in the city. Other
denominations were not slow to occupy the field. The Baptists, Congre-
gationalists, Portuguese, Presbyterians, German and African Churches,
Catholics and Christians each established congregations, and each are
well sustained.
The city, from its earliest commencement, has always been an edu-
cational center. Many persons come here for no other purpose than to
enjoy its educational facilities. It is largely owing to this fact that but
few manufacturing industries are established, and that the trade of
the city is chiefly confined to its own citizens, and to its own immediate
vicinity. The first stores in the place were built of buckeye or sycamore
logs, in \vhich a motley assortment of goods were kept. These pioneer
stores were small affairs, often without a window, chimney, or wooden
floors. The interior of these stores was sometimes lined with gorgeously
figured calico, intended by the proprietors to give the room a more taste-
ful appearance. Buckeye logs, under the influence of warm spring
rains, produce sprouts with remarkable ease ; these latter were often
an annoyance to the storekeepers, as it was not uncommon for them
to find them growing through his calico lining, or winding about among
the. various articles on his shelves-J Enterprising industry could not long
brook such inconveniences, and frame buildings speedily took the places
of their more primitive predecessors, which, if not converted into, sheds
or barns, made good fire-wood.
At the time of the building of the Illinois College, all that tract of
land lying between that institution and the public square, was in
its primitive condition, or cultivated as a farm. Where now are the
finest residences, the most beautiful yards, and the best shaded streets,
was then open prairie, or used for farm purposes. What changes time
produces? Then all buildings in town were small, almost entirely built
HISTORY OF MOBGAN COUNTY. 351
of frame logs, the former being pointed out to the traveler as the home of
elegance and wealth. The business of the time was proportionate to the
residences. No large stores graced the public square, or stood as monu-
ments of the industry of the owners, in other streets. The houses
of that day are succeeded now by more elegant affairs, though no
more homelike than their predecessors. Their owners have grown with
the town, and can look over the scenes of their labors with feelings of
pride at the results obtained, and know that the passing years have been
those of care and toil, though sweetened by the thoughts of the rest and
comfort sure to follow.
The early log stores speedily gave way to frame buildings, which in
their time became too small and insecure, and were replaced by more sub-
stantial brick structures. . The first of these was erected in 1828, by J. P.
Wilkinson, Esq., and occupied the lot of ground where is now the store of
Geo.W. Van Zant. Another was built on the south side of the square, and
one on the north, by Cornelius Hook, Esq., and in 1831 or '32, the present
bank building of M. P. Ayers & Co. Like its population, the business of
Jacksonville was growing. New and more substantial stores were appear-
ing about the public square, while in the residence portion, better dwellings
were being erected. Streets were accurately defined ; pavements took
the place of mud sidewalks ; fences were built before the door-yards, and
a finer and more elegant life was becoming manifest. By the United
States census of 1830, the town contained 446 inhabitants ; and the next
year Jacksonville was incorporated as a town. • The system of govern-
ment was so well managed that it continued in use until 1867, long after
the population had grown to the proportions which fully warranted a city
government. The growth of the city received a severe check by the rav-
ages of cholera in 1833, which carried off a great many of the inhabitants.
This was a serious blow to the prosperity of the city, from which it had
scarcely rallied, when the financial crash of 1837 gave it another serious
blow, from which it took years of time to recover. The census of 1840
showed a population of 1,900, which indicated that, despite the draw-
backs mentioned, the growth of the city was gradually progressing.
The building of the Morgan and Sangamon Railroad in 18-/.8, at its com-
pletion to Jacksonville, two years after, gave a fresh impulse to the
growth and business of the city, and from that time its prosperity has
been unabated. The old railroad, with its insufficient equipment, was
the beginning of a grand system of railroads now traversing the State in
every direction. At first the depot was in the public square, but soon
after the road was extended to the capital of the State ; and though the
stages could sometimes out-travel the small train of cars used to carry
passengers and freight, yet its ingress and egress to and from the growing
town, gave it an air of activity seldom seen at that day. In 1847, the
old, worn-out road passed into the hands of a company of men who were
determined to rebuild and equip it in a manner insuring success. Those
who had so strenuously urged the building of the track through the prin-
cipal streets of the city, and had succeeded in their efforts, saw, as others
foretold, the impropriety of cars of railroads passing through the center
of the city, and were with all citizens well satisfied when the company
removed the track from State Street to its present location. In a short time
this railroad, under the new management, was in running order, and the
352 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
business of the city received anew an impulse which it has never relaxed.
Ten years after, part of the Jacksonville and St. Louis Railroad was con-
structed, which in time was completed ; became part of the Chicago and
Alton Railroad, and gives to Jacksonville direct communication with the
principal cities in the West. Two other railroads have since been built,
which, like their predecessors, give to the city abundant means for trans-
portation to every part of the country. The operation of the Morgan and
Sangamon Railroad during its continuance, and its reconstruction in
1847, brought a corresponding increase of business and population to the
town. In 1850, the inhabitants numbered 2,745; in 1860, the number
was 5,528, and in 1870, 9,365. Should the same ratio of increase prevail
during the decade following the last enumeration, the populatio'n in 1880
will be nearly 20,000.
Until the building of the present system of water-works, the city was
without an adequate supply of this most necessary article. Aside from
the burning of the Illinois College, but few disastrous conflagrations
occurred. The citizens were generally prompt in rendering aid wherever
a fire happened, and thus saved their homes from destruction. It became
evident, however, that a better system of protection should be secured.
The General Assembly, in 1835, passed an act entitled " An act for the
incorporation of fire companies,'1 which was approved February 12th of
that year. Under the provisions of this act, the first fire company in the
city was formed on the 23d of April, 1840. The names of its members
show that its numbers were composed of some of the best citizens of the
place. The buildings were generally of wood, mostly of a small size, and
but few disastrous fires occurred. Their equipment consisted of a
double-decked hand-engine. It was a very heavy "machine," and
required quite a number of hands to work it. The same engine, with
some improvements, is still used when occasions require. In addition
to the old " Union " engine, the company had several hundred feet of
hose, buckets, ladders, axes, and other necessary equipments. As the
list of members comprising this company will be of interest to the readers
of these pages, it is here inserted :
James Berdan, Morris Collins,* J. D. Stone,
A. V. Putman,* Stafford Smith, Jos. O. King,
James H. Lurton, B. B. Chamberlain,* Robert Hockenhull,
Thomas Anderson,* James Stark, William French,
William Branson, John Hurst.* D. P. Palmer,
Orlando C. Cole, John Fisher, J. A. McDougall,
Nicholas Milburn,* Patrick Cresap,* J. Johnson,
Samuel Galbraith,* F. Campbell, J. McAlister,
John W. Goltra, C. B. Clarke, I. D. Rawlings,
Timothy D. Eames, Henry Keener, J. Harris,
Morton Mallory, F. Stevenson,* I. S. Hicks,
William S. Hurst,* G. A. Dunlap,* J. S. Anderson,
Benjamin F. Gass, B. F. Stevenson, D. A. Bulkley,*
A. C. Dickson, B. R. Houhton, S. Hunt,*
James Hurst,* William G. Wilson, Geo. Henry,
S. H. Henderson, Moore C. Goltra, Phillip Coffman,*
* Deceased.
HISTORY OP MORGAN COUNTY.
353
R. S. Anderson,
R. Bibb,*
William H. Corcoran,*
John W. Chambers,
David Smalley,
William Smalley,
Cornelius Goltra,
F. C. Sutton,
William C. Gwin,
John Henry,
Eli Harp,*
A. W. Tilford,*
C. Ogle,
W. B. Lewis,
A. B. Hathaway,
John Mathers,
Michael Rapp,
I. A. Graves,
H. S. Carson,*
M. A. J. Hunter,
W. W. Happy,*
Stephen Sutton,
A. Lohr,*
W. Akins,*
John Gregory,*
W. B. Warren,*
J. M. Lucas,
J. B. McKinney,
Joseph Gledhill,
M. Dulany,
J. W. McAlister,
Geo. M. Chambers,
L. Berry,
J. Harkness,*
A. Smith,
J. T. Jones,*
W. Patterson,*
J. Cosgrove,*
E. T. Miller,
L. Filson,
W. Braidwood,*
J. J. Cassell,*
W. C. Sweet,*
W. C. Scott,
John Freeman.*
The earliest facilities of Jacksonville were quite meager compared
with those of to-day. When the town was created, and a few families
had established themselves therein, a post office was of necessity required,
for people loved to write then as well as now, and were only deterred in
the number of letters by the rates of postage and the facilities for trans-
mission. The postage on a letter was twenty-five cents, and generally
paid by the receiver. Money was a scarcer article then than now. The
United States Government did not receive " coon skins " or " beeswax "
in payment for postage, and it was not an uncommon affair for a letter to
lie several months in the office before the person to whom it was
addressed could raise the required twenty-five cents. When the express
companies came into existence, they began to carry lecters for a less rate
than the United States Mails, which department lowered the price of
postage gradually until it reached ten cents per letter. This was thought
to be a great reduction by the people, and the number of letters began to
increase very rapidly. Jacksonville received, at first, a mail from St.
Louis, brought by stages once in two weeks. Another route was estab-
lished from Springfield west through Jacksonville to Meredosia, and
thence on to Quincy. By the alternation of these mails, a weekly
budget of letters and papers was received in the town, and the people
thought themselves well provided for in this way.
The post office in town was kept in various stores, shops, or offices,
removed from time to time, as a change in administration and postmasters
occurred. As time passed on, a semi-weekly mail was secured, then a
tri-weekly, and, finally, by the time the first railroad was built, a daily
mail had been firmly established. The number of daily mails increased
as facilities for transportation were furnished, until now there are
more than a dozen daily mails received and forwarded. During the
twelve months, ending March 31, 1878, the. number of mails received
daily, was fifteen, the same number being dispatched. Number of letters
mailed during same time, 510,000, and the number received was 540,000.
The receipts from the sales of stamps and envelopes was $16,000; number
of money orders issued being 4,940, amounting to $45,000 ; number of -
money orders paid 7,890, amounting to $65,000. The number of letters
registered was 875, and the number of registered letters received was
* Deceased.
354 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
1,160 ; number of large packages in transit, 1,440. The present post-
master is David M. Simmons, Esq., who has held the position for several
years.
We have thus far traced the city through its successive stages of
development. We will leave this portion of the narrative, and note the
history of its business enterprises, its societies, churches, schools, improve-
ments, city government, its newspapers, and other portions of its history
that may come under various topics connected therewith.
BUSINESS INTERESTS.
Banks — The banking .house of M. P. Ayers & Co. is the oldest in
the city, and indeed the oldest in this part of the State. The firm is
composed of M. P. Ayers, W. S. Hook, and A. E. Ayers. The first
named of these established the bank in 1852, taking as its New York cor-
respondent the American Exchange Bank of that city, and continues to
correspond with the same bank.
The Central Illinois Banking and Savings Association was established
in January, 1867, as a stock association, under the above name, with
L. W. Brown as president, H. C. Wiswall vice-president, and L. L. Adams
cashier. In 1874, Mr. Adams resigned, and Mr. W. E. Veitch, who had
been associated with the bank many years, was elected to the vacancy.
This banking hou»e was originally established in 1856, by Elliott and
Brown. After a time it was changed to Brown's bank, the late William
Brown being sole proprietor. It was again changed to W. & E. W. Brown,
and then to its present name and condition. Its capital is now $100,000.
Mr. L. W. Brown is still president ; Mr. Wiswall having resigned, Mr.
A. C. Wadsworth is now vice-president, and Mr. Veitch cashier. The
savings department is separate from the regular banking department, both
of which are exceedingly vyell managed.
The First National Bank was founded in August, 1864. It has a
capital of 8100,000, and a surplus of $150,000. Mr. Edward Scott is
president, and F. G. Farrell cashier.
The Jacksonville National Bank was established in 1870, in a room
just east of the present quarters. Its capital is $200,000, and surplus
$40,000. Mr. O. D. Fitzsimmons is president, and Mr. B. F. Beesley
cashier.
Hockenhull, King & Elliott's Bank was established in January, 1866,
by Robert Hockenhull, Reynolds King, and Edward R. Elliott. The
bank is still continued by its original founders, and is considered one of
the soundest in the city.
The Jacksonville Benefit Building Association, was incorporated
under the State law, and began business October 2, 1872, with about
one hundred shares, since increased to over eight hundred. The incor-
porators were Horace Chapin, Robert Mason, A. W. Cadman, S. D.
Lindsay, Frank Stewart, Ebenezer Mason, Charles H. Williamson, and
W. F. Goheen. Each share is valued at one hundred dollars, payable in
installments of twenty-five cents per week. When a sufficient amount
accumulates it is immediately sold to the highest bidder, who repays the
loan he secures, in weekly installments. This money is again re-loaned,
and it is this weekly interest upon interest from which the profits of the
association are derived. It enables a person of limited means to place his
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
355
money where it will bring him a large percentage, and to secure a home,
where otherwise he would be unable to do so. The present officials are :
Wm. Guy, president : Wm. Mason, treasurer ; Edward P. Kirby, attorney ;
S. Tefft Walker, secretary. The association meets in Temperance Hall,
every Monday evening.
Building and Loan Associations, or Co-operative Banks, as they are
often appropriately called, had their origin in Scotland, where a few
friends formed themselves into a society for the purpose of building them
homes. The plan they adopted worked so admirably that it was not long
before other friends used the same means for the same ends, and were
equally successful. From this beginning there sprang up such societies
all over England and Scotland, and in time they became so popular, and
were handling so much money, that Parliament made laws regulating such
associations the same as other corporations of a banking nature.
From England the transition to the United States of so easily and
plainly understood a scheme, enabling the industrious working classes to
procure homes, and aiding the person of moderate income to invest profit-
ably their small savings, was not long in being made.
Philadelphia, the " City of Homes," was the landing place of this,
her future benefactor, and to this fact she owes the appellation, " City of
Homes." Philadelphia has about one hundred and fifty active Building
Associations, probably more than any other city in the United States ;
and they are rapidly spreading over the Western States. Peoria, Quincy,
Bloomington, and Springfield, each have one or more, and in Peoria and
Quincy they are becoming very popular.
A Building and Loan Association is composed entirely of one class
of stock-holders, and its assets or property is represented by stock. Its
original capital is derived from the weekly installments or dues paid on
account of each share of stock, by means of which the association is
enabled to work out the ultimate value of one hundred dollars per share
in a given number of years, and these profits are obtained from loaning
the accumulated weekly installments of dues and profits to such of the
stockholders as may, under the rules, wish to borrow.
Manufactures. — For the size of the city, Jacksonville has but few
factories. The oldest one in operation is that of Jos. Capps & Sons, who
operate a woolen mill, situated in the north part of the city. Mr. Jos.
356 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Capps came to this county from Kentucky. In his native State he had
learned the trade of a wool carder, and in 1838 established a small factory,
where he carried on his trade in Jacksonville. In 1855, he erected the
present woolen mills, now operated by his sons. They employ about sev-
enty-five hands, keep five traveling men, and manufacture from one to
three thousand yards per day. A foundry and machine shop has been in
operation in the northeastern part of the city for a number of years. The
old buildings were torn down in the Fall of '77, and a new and more
commodious one erected on the spot. New machinery is being placed in
it. The foundry is owned and operated by Akers & Russel. This
foundry was opened in 1859, by Ellis, Shields & Dangerfield, who, after
conducting the business for some years, disposed of it to Dangerfield &
Co. It was afterward sold to Mr. Dangerfield, who carried on the
business alone for a while, and then disposed of it to Mr. John Fidler,
who, after carrying on the business for several years, sold it to the
present firm, who have erected a large brick building on the ground
formerly occupied by the old building. They have added new machinery
and made numerous improvements. They are now making stationary
steam engines, and elevator machinery. The foundry is at the junction
of the railroads.
The woolen mill and the foundry are the two largest enterprises of
their kind in the city. There are three brick -yards, two or three grain
elevators, four flouring mills, several small factories of various domestic
articles, and a large number of shops of all kinds. The chief business in-
terests of the city of Jacksonville is trade with its own inhabitants and
with the people of the immediate surrounding country. The city is an
educational center, and as such is the best in the State, yet it has abun-
dant room for large manufactories, and did its citizens devote more atten-
tion to such institutions, its business interests would be largely aug-
mented. Its lines of transportation are abundant for all shipping facilities
required. Its easy access to the Mississippi River and to large cities, both
East and West, render it as important a center for manufacturing pur-
poses, as it is for educational facilities.
THE WATER WORKS.
Prior to the building of the present water works, the inhabitants of
the city were greatly inconvenienced by being deprived of an adequate
supply of water. In case of fire the only dependence was cisterns or
wells, and in times of drought these were a poor reliance. These facts
showed the people plainly the necessity of having an improved system of
water works. In 1868 Mr. James O. King secured the services of a Mr.
Fowler, of Philadelphia, to draw him plans for water works, and make a
survey of the ground. The plans furnished by Mr. Fowler called for an
appropriation of $174,000. Mr. King took the plans, and securing a pe-
tition signed by numerous citizens, presented both plans and petition to
the city council, who appropriated $150,000 for the purpose asked. Here
the matter rested for three or four years, being delayed for want of action
by succeeding councils. About 1872 an ordinance was passed for the
building of water works on a plan submitted by Mr. Chesbrough of Chi-
cago ; $150,000 were appropriated and their construction soon after
begun. The impounding reservoir was constructed in Pullam's ravine,
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 357
about two miles south of the city. The capacity of this reservoir, or as
it is now known, Morgan Lake, is abundant for all practical purposes.
The pumping works were built seven-eighths of a mile north of the lake.
From there the water is forced to the distributing reservoir, built
on College hill, a mile and an eighth west of the city. This reser-
voir is eighty-six feet above the level of the public square, and one hun-
dred and thirty-four above the pumping works ; its capacity is two and
a half million gallons. The pumping capacity is 880 gallons per minute.
At the present time every facility is afforded to prevent extensive confla-
grations throughout the business parts of the city, as well as on the prin-
cipal streets. In case of fire all that is needed is the attachment of hose
to the hydrants, as the force of the water is sufficient to throw a stream
to a height of eighty feet. The present superintendent is Mr. E. Wol-
cott, who has held that position for a number of years, and has taken an
active part in its success from its commencement.
THE GAS WORKS.
The Jacksonville Gas Light and Coke Company, was organized in
1856, with Marshall P. Ayers, president ; Judge Wm. Thomas, secretary;
Joseph O. King, superintendent ; and Edward J. King, collector. It is
now in successful operation, there being more than three hundred gas
posts in use in the city.
THE STREET RAILWAY.
The charter for the incorporation of this company, was obtained about
1866, and its construction soon after began. M. C. Goltra, Ralph Rey-
nolds, James H. Lurton, and. others, were the principal movers in this
enterprise. The first line was built from the public square to the termi-
nus on South Main Street. It was afterward extended from the public
square to the railway junction, passing on East State Street. The third
and last extension was made westward from the public square on West
State Street beyond the city limits.
MUNICIPAL HISTORY.
Prior to the year 1840, Jacksonville was governed under the general
village law of the State. This law authorized the citizens of any town
to annually elect a board of trustees, who assumed and controlled
all the interests of the town, and who constituted its municipal assembly.
The growth of the town had by this year demanded a better form of
government, and influential citizens assuming control of the matter,
through their representative in the General Assembly, succeeded in
getting a special act passed by that body, incorporating the town. The
act, passed Feb. 3, 1840, came in force April 6th, and provided that
the trustees then in office, Matthew Stacy, John Hurst, R. T. McNeeley,
William Branson, and E. T. Miller, should constitute a board of trustees,
to remain in office and discharge the duties pertaining thereto, until the
first Monday in April, 1840, when an election for trustees should be held,
and annually thereafter on that day. The act also declared that the cor-
porative limits of the town should be one mile square, and farther pro-
vided for other matters pertaining to the town.
This act of incorporation, with various amendments, remained in force
358 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
twenty-seven years — until 1867. By that date the growth of Jacksonville
had been such as to demand a still better system of government. The popu-
lation was about eight thousand, and the formation of a city government was
agitated. Meeting with sufficient encouragement from the citizens, a few
prominent persons presented the matter to the General Assembly, which
body, on Feb. 15, 1867, passed an act incorporating the city of Jacksonville.
This act denned its boundaries, its general powers ; provided for the
election of officers, and defined their duties ; provided for the revenue of
the city, for assessments, for opening streets and alleys, for public im-
provements, for the collection of taxes, for a fire department, for graded
schools, and for miscellaneous matters. On March 29, 1869, this act and
one passed in Feb., 1849, relating to incorpo felted towns and cities, were
amended. Under the amended charter, with a few alterations made by
the legislature, as the improvement and growth of the city demand,
Jacksonville is still governed.
The original city charter divided the city into four wards, known as
first, second, third, and fourth, and provided also that the city council could,
at its discretion, create additional wards, as the city might require. The mu-
nicipal government of the city, by article second of the act, was to consist of
a city council, to be composed of a mayor and one alderman from each
ward. The other officers of the corporation to be "a city clerk, a city
marshal, a city treasurer, a city attorney, a city collector and assessor, a
a city street commissioner, and a city surveyor."
These officers have been elected annually since the establishment of
the city government, and with the exception that since 1869 two aldermen
are elected in each ward, remain the same. A police department is now
in force, having been established several years. The fire depart-
ment was established Jan. 13, 1873, and the board of education by the
original charter of 1867.
The municipal history of Jacksonville would be incomplete without
a list of its officers. As the town received its first charter from the legis-
lature on Feb. 3, 1840, the list commences from that date, as they appear
on the records in possession of the city council. Until the city charter
was obtained, the following were the trustees :
1840 — Matthew Stacy, John Hurst, Ebenezer T. Miller, William
Bransom, R. T. McNeeley.
1841 — Matthew Stacy, E. T. Miller, John Hurst, Isaac D. Rawlings,
Cornelius Hook.
1842 — Isaac D. Rawlings, John Hurst, E. T. Miller, Peter Haden-
burg, Cornelius Hook.
1843 — Cornelius Hook, John Henry, John Hurst, Isaac D. Rawlings,
E. T. Miller.
1844 — Phillip Coffman, George A. Dunlap, Michael Rapp, Richard
Bibb, William G. Johnson.
1845 — Phillip Coffman, David A. Smith, Dunlap, Andrew New-
comb, Joseph O. King.
1846 — Phillip Coffman, William G. Johnson, William Branson, John
W. Lathrop, Benjamin F. Gass.
1847 — William Branson, J. R. Simms, John W. Goltra, Benjamin
Pyatt, John Hurst.
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1848 — William Branson, James Hurst, Joseph O. King, William G.
Johnson, William N. Ross.
1849 — William Branson, William G. Johnson, Joseph H. Bancroft,
Andrew F. Wilson, John W. Lathrop.
1850 — Joseph H. Bancroft, Michael Rapp, Martin H. Cassell, Jon-
athan Neeley, William Ratekin.
1851 — Michael Rapp, William Ratekin, Fleming Stevenson, David
A. Smith Stephen Sutton.
1852 — Michael Rapp, Joseph Capps, Stephen Sutton, William Rate-
kin, William Branson.
1853 — Ira Davenport, Michael Rapp, William Ratekin, Alexander
McDonald, Stephen Sutton.
1854 — Stephen Sutton, Michael Rapp, Joseph Capps, William Rate-
kin, Alexander McDonald.
1855 — William Branson, Nimrod Deweese, Joel Goodrick, Benjamin
Cassell, Timothy D. Eames.
1856 — Stephen Sutton, Michael Rapp, James S. Anderson, Edward
Elliot, Cyrus Mathews.
1857 — Michael Rapp, Edward Lambert, William H. Broadwell,
Lewis Hatfield, Stephen Sutton.
1858— E. T. Miller, William G. Gallaher, Charles Daltou, Jonathan
Neeley, Henry C. Coffman.
1859 — Isaac D. Rawlings, Michael Rapp, Jesse W. Galbraith,
Robert C. Bruce, Isaac L. Morrison.
I860— William Ratekin, Thomas W. Wright, Wesley Mathers,
Edward R. Elliott, Robert C. Bruce.
1861 — Jonathan Neeley, Cyrus H. Knight, Charles Sample, Abraham
G. Link, Isaac S. Sieter.
1862 — Elizur Wolcott, Oscar D. Fitzsimmons, William Branson, Ben-
jamin F. Gass, Edward Lambert.
1863 — William Branson, Benjamin F. Gass, Oscar D. Fitzsimmons,
Elizur Wolcott, Edward Lambert.
1864 — William Branson, Oscar D. Fitzsimmons, Benjamin F. Gass,
Alexander Edgmon, Charles H. Howard.
1865 — Michael Rapp, Charles McDonald, Stephen Ellis, A. Clark
Wadsworth, William C. Woodman.
1866— Ralph Reynolds, Charles H. Howard, Elizur Wolcott, James
H. Lurton, Isaac J. Ketcham.
The next year the city government came in force. The officers of
the City of Jacksonville, as they appear on the records in the clerk's
office, from that date until now, are as follows :
1867— Mayor, John Mathers ; Clerk, H. O. Cassell ; Marshal, E. M.
Allen ; Assessor and Collector, A. N. McDonald : Street Commissioner,
Charles Rockwell ; Attorney, Wm. L. English ; Aldermen — First Ward,
R. T. Osborne ; Second, C. H. Howard ; Third, D. M. Simmons ; Fourth,
Alexander Edgmon.
1868— Mayor, Wm. P. Barr ; City Clerk, John C. Pyatt (resigned),
J. J. Rowen ; Marshal, Geo. W. Smith ; Street Commissioner, Henry
Rice ; Assessor and Collector, W. W. Happy ; Attorney, Wm. Gallaher,
jr.; Aldermen, First Ward, James Redmond ; Second, Edward Lambert;
Third, D. M. Simmons, Fourth, Wm. Branson.
360 HISTORY OP MOEGAN COUNTY.
1869 — Mayor, John Mathers; Clerk, James H. Kellogg; Marshal,
James A. McKay ; Attorney, Edward Dunn ; Assessor and Collector, W.
W. Happy ; Street Commissioner, Charles Rockwell ; Aldermen, First
Ward, Irvin Dunlap, L, Weigand ; Second, Geo. M. McConnell, William
Knox ; Third, E. T. Miller, Win. Hamilton, jr.; Fourth, Alexander Edg-
mon, R. C. Bruce.
1870 — Mayor, Wra. Branson ; Clerk, A. N. McDonald ; Marshal,
J. M. Swales ; Attorney, James H. Kellogg ; Assessor and Collector,
Wm. G. Johnson; Street Commissioner, Wm. D. Humphrey; Aldermen,
First Ward, Irvin Dunlap, Daniel Redmond ; Second, Jonathan Neeley,
Joseph Caups; Third, John H. Fink, Wm. Hamilton, jr.; Fourth, J. H.
Bancroft, J. \V. Hall.
1871 — Mayor, Wm. Ratekin ; Clerk, A. N. McDonald; Marshal,
Wm. Needham ; Attorney, O. A. DeLeuw ; Assessor and Collector,
Wm. G. Johnson; Street Commissioner, Alfred Boungard ; Aldermen,
First Ward, R. M. Gregory, F. F. Shcmalz ; Second, Jos. Capps, Jona-
than Neely ; Third, Jas. Montgomery, Jas. M. Mitchell ; Fourth, Josiah
Gorham, Chas. K. Sawyer.
1872 — Mayor, George M. McConnell ; Clerk, John N. Marsh : Mar-
shal, Wm. Needham ; Attorney, Edward Dunn ; Assessor and Collector,
Bazzil Davenport ; Street Commissioner, Francis Long with ; Aldermen,
First Ward, M. H. Walsh, L. Weigand ; Second, Charles E. Ross, Henry
R. Johnson; Third, M. Rapp, J. M. Ewing; Fourth, D. W. Fairbanks,
Dr. C. Fisher.
1873 — Mayor, Mat, Stacey ; Clerk, Ben. R. Upham ; Marshal, F. M.
Springer; Attorney, George J. Dod ; Assessor and Collector,—
; Street Commissioner, Ellis M. Allen ; Aldermen, First Ward, B.
F. Gass, W. S. Hurst; Second, C. E. Ross, J. I. Chambers ; Third, B. W.
Simmons, W. S. Richards; 'Fourth, Dr. Clinton Fisher, A. W. Jackson.
1874 — Mayor, James O. King ; Clerk, B. R. Upham ; Marshal, Jas.
S. Hurst ; Attorney, Jas. N. Brown ; Assessor and Collector, B. Daven-
port; Street Commissioner, T. N. Jewsbury; Aldermen, First Ward, W.
P. Gallon, V. E. Higgins ; Second, Phillip Lee, Easley Moore ; Third,
H. C. Stewart, Wm. Hackman ; Fourth, Abram Wood, A. W. Jackson.
1875 — Mayor, Wesley Mathers; Clerk, Ben. R. Upham; Marshal,
Charles O. Sperry ; Attorney, R. D. Russell; Assessor and Collector, B.
Davenport ; Street Commissioner, John A. Schaub ; Aldermen, First
Ward, V. E. Higgins, W. P. Gallon ; Second, S. H. Thompson, S. E.
Greenleaf ; Third, E. Hamilton, A. R. Gregory; Fourth, Abram Wood,
Jos. Tomlinson.
1876 — Mayor, Ed. S. Greenleaf; Clerk, Ben. R. Upham; Marshal,
C. O. Speiry ; Attorney, John G. Morrison ; (no Commissioner appointed);
Aldermen, First Ward, L. S. Olmsted, C. Widmayer ; Second, Jas. Scott,
W. C. Carter; Third, A. R. Gregory, T. J. Bronson ; Fourth, G. S.
Russel, Geo. Hayden.
1877— Mayor, E. S. Greenleaf ; Clerk, Henry W. Hunt; Marshal,
C. O. Sperry; Attorney, Robert D. Russell; Street Commissioner, John
A. Schaub; Aldermen, First Ward, G. W. Hobbs, Nat. Kitner ; Second,
V. E. Higgins, James Scott; Third, Dr. J. P. Willard, W. S. Snyder ;
Fourth, G. S. Russel, Geo. Hayden.
1878 — Mayor, S. Henry Thompson ; Clerk, Henry W. Hunt ; Mar-
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 361
shal, David Schoonover, jr.; Attorney, J. A. Bellatti ; Street Commis-
sioner, T. N. Jewsbuiy ; Chief Fire Department, William Harrison ;
Treasurer, Win. E. Veitcli ; Aldermen, First Ward, J. H. Myers, Nat.
Kitner; Second, John Hopper, M. H. Carroll ; Third, W. S. Snyder, J.
R. Loar ; Fourth, D. B. Smith, Geo. Hayden.
The Police Department, under the present system, was organized
in 1867, when the city charter was adopted. The force consists of the
city marshal, who is chief, and five policemen. The marshal is the only
one elected by the people, the others being appointed by the mayor and
confirmed by the council. One of the policemen is also keeper of the
calaboose, or city prison. The headquarters of the force is at the city
prison.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Is composed of volunteer companies ; the chief and his assistant
being the only persons receiving pay. The department was created by
an ordinance passed in 1867, and within thirty days from its passage,
they were equipped and ready for duty. There are three hose compan-
ies, one engine and hose company, and one hook and ladder company.
The force consists of fifteen members to each hose company, twenty
members to the hook and ladder company, and thirty-five members to the
engine and hose company. The engine is used only in cases where fires
occur away from the water-mains, and where fires are confined to high
buildings.
The Fire Department is most efficient in its work, being supplied
with all the modern improvements. Mainly through the efforts of Mr.
George Hayden — the Chairman of the Fire Department Committee of
the City Council — is due the fact that Jacksonville has one of the b.est
equipped fire departments in central Illinois. Captain William Harrison
is the present chief.
CEMETERIES.
Diamond G-rove Cemetery, was purchased by the city of Jacksonville
in 1866. It is located about southwest of the square. The site chosen is
a beautiful one, and contains about forty acres. Its rolling ground is
plea-ing, and is interspersed with a natural growth of trees and shrubs,
making its landscape beaut}' unsurpassed, for the purpose designed. It
is a picturesque retreat, well adapted as a sacred spot for the reception
of the departed, where monuments to their memory are preserved and
tenderly cared for. Many monuments have been erected, and other
improvements made, which add beauty to, and adorn the grounds, mak-
ing it one of the most beautiful cemeteries in this part of the State.
Jacksonville Cemetery contains about thirty acres, and lies one mile
northeast of the public square. This is the oldest cemetery used by the
city, and is a beautiful place ; being nicely shaded by large forest trees.
The grounds are beautifully laid out, and are adorned with evergreens and
flowers. Many of those who, during their lives, held high positions in
this community and elsewhere, lie buried here. In this cemetery lies the
remains of the great " war governor," Hon. Richard Yates. Of
late years the " Diamond Grove " cemetery has been used more than this
one.
362 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
LODGES, ASSOCIATIONS, AND SOCIETIES.
A. F. and A. M. Harmony Lodge, No. 3, was chartered April,
1840. Present membership, 108. Meets first and third Mondays in
each month. Jacksonville Lodge No. 570, was chartered October, 1867.
Present membership, 100. Meets first and third Thursdays of eacli
month. Jacksonville Chapter, No. 3, was chartered October, 1850. The
present membership is 150. Meets second and fourth Mondays in each
month. Jacksonville Council, No. 5, was chartered September, 1855.
Present membership, 75. It is under the control of the Chapter officers.
Hospital Commandery, K. T., No. 31, was chartered October, 1869. Its
present membership is 102. Meets first and third Tuesdays in each
month. All of the Masonic bodies meet in Masonic Temple, on West
State Street.
/. 0. 0. F. Illini Lodge, No. 4, was chartered July, 1838. Pres-
ent membership, 175. Urania Lodge, No. 234, was chartered August,
1850. Present membership, 140. Ridgley Encampment, No. 9, was
chartered 1850. Present membership, 140. These bodies meet in Odd
Fellows Hall, north side of the square.
A. 0. U. W. The Ancient Order of United Workmen, No. 19, was
chartered October, 1876, their present membership is 75. Lodge room,
Music Hall, south side square.
K. of H. ' Knights of Honor Lodge, No. 828, was chartered Dec. 26,
1877. They have a membership of 40, which is rapidly increasing. Place
of meeting, Music Hall, south side square.
Military. The Militia consists of two companies of young men,
sworn in under the militia law of the State, for a term of five years. The
Morgan Cadets, Co. I, Fifth Regiment, I. N. G., number 56 men, and
were organized July 26, 1876. They are commanded by Captain Wm.
Harrison, who served as Captain of Co. A. Thirty-ninth Regiment, Illinois
Volunteers, during the war. The Light Guards, Co. K, Fifth Regiment,
I. N. G., was organized in 1876, and number 50 men. Their Captain,
James M. Swales, served during the war as Lieutenant of Co. A, Tenth
Regiment. Illinois Volunteers. Both companies are uniformed and
equipped ; and did good service at East St. Louis, during the Summer of
'77, aiding in the suppression of the railroad strike. Both companies
meet for drill on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, of each week. The
Cadets occupy Odean Hall ; the Light Guards, Osborne Hall.
Y. M. G. A. This society was organized in 1874. It was an out-
growth of a revival held by Mr. E. P. Hammond, so well known in reli-
gious circles. About twenty persons joined the association. Dr. H. A.
Gilman was chosen president, which position he held until 1876, when he
resigned, and Mr. R. D. Russell was chosen to fill the position. Their
first meetings were held in a hall on the north side of the square, after-
ward they occupied a room on East State Street, where they opened a
soup house and reading room. From this place they removed to their
present rooms in Ayers' block. There are now about 150 members. The
association corfducts a Sunday school, on South Main Street, and a night
school at its rooms, during the winter. They also conduct a young peo-
ple's meeting, every Sunday afternoon.
Heading Room and Library. The Jacksonville Free Reading Room
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 363
and Library Association was organized in April, 1874, by members of
the Jacksonville Library, acting with members of the Woman's Temper-
ance Union. A board of seven managers was elected, a subscription
paper circulated, and a free reading room opened.
At this stage the Odd Fellows of Jacksonville offered their library
and bookcases, containing nineteen hundred volumes, to the Board
of Managers, for six hundred dollars. Another subscription-paper was
circulated, the necessary amount was subscribed and collected, and the
library bought and opened to the public in connection with the reading
room.
At the same time, the Association was incorporated under the
General Incorporation Law of Illinois.
The Constitution of the Association forbids the creation of any debt.
One member of the Board of Managers goes out of office on the first
of each year. The vacancy so created is filled by the nomination by the
mayor, and the ratification by the board, of a person to that office.
The office of Librarian is filled by Mrs. M. V. Hook, who has been
annually elected to that position.
The number of books in the library has been increased by purchase
and by donations, to 2800 volumes.
The use of the papers on the tables, and of the books in the cases,
is free to all persons within the room. Those who draw books for home
reading, pay twenty-five cents per month for the privilege.
The annual expenses of the Reading Room and Library have been
about five hundred dollars. Two hundred dollars of this sum has been
met by fees paid for the use of the library. The remainder has been
received as donations, or as proceeds of public lectures or entertainments.
Owing to the liberality of Col. Chambers, and of M. P. Ayers & Co.,
no rent has ever been paid for the use of the rooms occupied by the read-
ing room.
The Library and Reading Room is kept open every day and
evening in the week except Sunday, and on Sunday it is open from
2 till 6 o'clock p. m.
The Jacksonville Medical and Scientific Association has placed its
books and periodicals in the library, subject to the rules and regulations
of the reading room.
The Jacksonville Horticultural Society has also adopted the same
plan with its five periodicals, and its special library of one hundred and
fifty volumes.
Owing to the prudence and catholicity of the Board of Managers,
all disturbing questions have been avoided in its management, and the
reading room is one institution in Jacksonville to which all wish the
greatest prosperity.
The Jacksonville Library Association was organized in January, 1871,
and was incorporated under the State law (of Illinois) in December,
1871. The ownership of the books and other property of the Associa-
tion is represented by certificates of stock, which are transferable,
and the present par value of which is the amount of the original assess-
ment and all subsequent ones. The number of stockholders is limited to
fifty. The affairs of the Association are managed by a board of seven
trustees', elected annually by the stockholders.
364 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
The library now contains nine hundred volumes, representing an
actual cost of eighteen hundred dollars. An inspection of the catalogue
will indicate, in some measure, the character of the books, and the care
which has been exercised in their selection. Additions will be made
twice a year, or as often as the funds of the association permit. A
department consisting of standard works of reference, such as encyclo-
paedias and dictionaries, has been commenced, and will be enlarged as
soon as practicable. In periodical literature, the library receives regu-
larly the British, Edinburgh, London, Westminster and North American
Reviews (quarterly), the International Review (bi-monthly), Black-
wood's Magazine, and the Popular Science Monthly. It is the design of
the trustees that on all subjects the library shall furnish standard infor-
mation to inquirers, students, and the reading public generally.
A full participation in the use of the library is now offered to
any person for the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents per quarter,
or five dollars per year. Certificates of stock can be obtained, and
subscriptions for use of library made at the office of Hon. E. P. Kirby, in
the court house, or at the library room, where the librarian attends on
AVednesday from 2 to 3 p. m., and on Saturday from 2:30 to 4 p. m.
The present officers are William S. Andras, president ; Edward P.
Kirby, treasurer, John H. Woods, librarian and secretary.
The Art Association of Jacksonville was organized in 1873,
chiefly through the efforts, and at the instance of Mrs. Ella O.
Browne, and was incorporated under the general law of the State,
in March, 1875. Its aims and objects are the study and appreciation
of the fine arts, especially the arts of design, by the formation of
a public collection of art treatises, pictures, engravings, photographs,
casts, models, and such other material as may aid in this purpose ; and
furthermore by lectures, essays, and discussions on art subjects. It holds
monthly meetings, chiefly of a literary character, at which various topics
pertaining to the history, theory, and practice are freely discussed. There
is also a fortnightly meeting for the more particular study of certain
branches of art.
Four annual exhibitions have been given, made up of works by home
artists, or from private collections, with several valuable paintings loaned
by artists in Chicago, St. Louis, and neighboring cities. These exhibi-
tions have not only proved pecuniarily successful, but have had an excel-
lent and pervasive influence upon the whole community, in educating
their tastes, and cultivating their perceptions of the truly beautiful. The
association is in a prosperous condition, with a small collection of works
of art, and a goodly balance in the treasury, available for further pur-
chases.
The present officers of the association are : T. J. Pitner, president ;
John H. Woods, secretary ; Henry H. Hall, treasurer.
Jacksonville Literary Union. This societ}' was organized fourteen
years ago. Its object, as stated in its constitution, is to promote useful
knowledge and correct taste among its members, and to devise plans for
the good of society.
The number of members is limited to twenty, and its ranks are
always full. It includes law\Ters, doctors, ministers, teachers, and others,
of every shade of political and religious belief. Including the acting
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members, sixty-one persons have been connected with the Union since its
organization. Election to membership requires a unanimous vote.
Meetings are held weekly at the houses of the different members.
Visitors are freely admitted on the introduction of a member.
The exercises are introduced in a conversation, a debate, an essay,
or a select reading. After the topic is introduced, each member is at lib-
erty to express his views on the subject. In this manner three hours a
week are usually spent in instructive and entertaining discussion.
At each meeting any member can propose topics for consideration,
and if there is no objection they are entered on a topic book, subject to
future selection. In this manner a list of 1,170 topics has been recorded.
Two hundred of these were added during the past year. More than half
of these topics have been discussed, at different times, before the Union.
The free expression of educated and liberal thought which obtains
in the Literary Union, exerts much influence on society.
The Club is a voluntary association of gentlemen residing in the City
of Jacksonville, for the purpose of mutual entertainment and instruction.
It was organized at the house of ProfessorW. D. Sanders, September 17,
1861, by sixteen gentlemen adopting a constitution and signing their names
to the same. Any gentleman may become a member by being proposed at
any regular meeting, and at a subsequent meeting receiving the unanimous
vote of all the members present. The number was originally limited to
seventeen, but afterward increased to twenty, besides a few who, for
special reasons, have been placed on the emeritus list, and excused from
regular attendance. The club meets twice each month, on the second
and fourth Monday evenings. The place of meeting, leader, and topic,
are designated at the meeting previous to the discussions.
The leader is the presiding officer when he leads the discussion, which
may be written or oral.
After the leader each member is called upon in regular order, passing
from right to left, and may occupy ten minutes.
Meetings are held at the houses of the members by invitation. The
following are the names of the gentlemen who originally signed the
constitution: J. M. Sturtevant, Henry Jones, Samuel Adams, David A.
Smith, Rufus C. Crampton, Andrew McFarland, Wm. G. Gallaher,
Marshall P. Ayres, D. H. Hamilton, Wm. D. Sanders, E. Wolcott,
C. H. Marshall, Rufus Nutting, jr., Edward P. Kirby, J. B. Turner,
W. S. Russell. At this first meeting E. Wolcott was chosen secretary,
and continued in the active service of the club nearly eleven years. Of
the sixteen original signers, ten are still members of the club. Three
have died, and three moved away. James Berdan was admitted at the
second meeting. Since the organization the following persons have been
admitted : David Prince, Henry E. Dummer, Isaac L. Morrison, C. M.
Morse, H. V. D. Nevins, H. E. Storrs, S. M. Morton, M. Grosvenor,
W.W. Harsha, Eli Corwin, D. W. Fairbank. These are all still members.
Besides these, nine others have been admitted, some of whom have died,
and the rest removed. Since Mr. Wolcott, three have acted as secretaries,
James Berdan, H. E. Storrs, and Mason Grosvenor.
The Plato Club is an association of ladies and gentlemen for the dis-
cussion of Plato and his writings. Meetings are held every Saturday
forenoon, at the house of Joseph O. King, Esq., at which time interesting
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discussions are held. The club has been in existence for a period of six-
teen years, during which time the meetings have been presided over by
Dr. Hiram K. Jones.
The Club is composed of some of the best and most influential citi-
zens in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville Horticultural Society. This society was organized July
3, 1869, having for its object the advancement of the horticultural inter-
ests of Morgan Co. The following officers were elected to serve for the
term of one year : E. Lambert, president ; R. Reynolds, vice-president ;
E. Mason, secretary ; Mrs. E. Walcott, treasurer. The third article of
the constitution reads as follows :
" Its members shall consist of all persons who have paid an
annual fee of one dollar, and subscribed their names to the constitution ;
and of such honorary members as the society may unanimously elect at
any regular meeting. The wives of members shall be members without
fee."
Forty persons paid the necessary fee, and became members of the
society. The regular meetings occur upon the first Saturday of each
month, at such place as the society may designate. These meetings have
been held regularly during the past nine years. The proceedings have
been published in the local papers, and their influence has been very valu-
able and widespread. Exhibitions have been held annually, and the rapid
increase in their popularity proves that the people are not slow to appreci-
ate an organization which labors unceasingly for the advancement of their
welfare. The interest awakened in the cultivation of house and bedding
plants alone, has built up and liberally patronized two large establishments
for their propagation here in this city. Twelve standing committees, each
consisting of three practical hoiticulturists, whose duty it is to study the
different branches of the art and report the result of their investigations,
are appointed annually, and have been the means of developing many
interesting and valuable facts in connection with their different fields of
labor. Through the zeal of its early officers, and the liberality of the
citizens of Jacksonville, the society was enabled to accumulate an excel-
lent library, comprising the choicest scientific and practical works upon
horticulture now extant. It has been transferred to the Free Reading
Room, where it is accessible to the general public as well as to members
of the society. The officers for the current year are : Hon. Ed. Scott,
•president ; Charles Catlin, vice-president ; Dr. H. W. Milligan, corre-
sponding secretary and librarian ; A. L. Hay, recording secretary ; Miss M.
E. Catlin, treasurer. Any questions upon horticultural subjects will be
cheerfully answered by the corresponding secretary, through the press or
by mail, if desired.
The Jacksonville Natural History Society was organized in 1871. The
number of active members is limited to twenty. Meetings are held twice
a month at the houses of members. The object of the society is to extend
and improve the knowledge of the different departments of natural his-
tory among its members and the community. During the first two years
of its existence the society was engaged in the study of geology. While
Professor Dana was followed as a text, every obtainable authority was
consulted and discussed. The next two years were devoted to the study
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of botany. Professor Gray was considered the text in this branch, but
the discussions often took a wide scope, involving the economic and social
relations of plants to man. The next two years were given to zoology.
In this department Professor Tenney's classification was followed. The
whole animal kingdom, from zoophytes to man, was discussed, and the
functions, structure, relations, and classification, discussed. The society
next took up Darwin's " Origin of Species " as a text, and is now busied
with the problems of " Natural Selection," and the " Survival of the
Fittest."
Sorosis. This society, composed entirely of ladies, was organized
November 30, 1868. It object is the moral, mental, and physical culture
of its members. Its meetings are held on Friday evenings of each week,
at the residences of the members. The exercises consist of essays, debates,
readings, discussion of authors, and social conversation. The maximum
membership is twenty-five.
The Microscopical Society. On the 20th of January, 1887, Dr. H. K. f
Jones, Dr. David Prince, Prof. H. E. Storrs, W. O. Pollard, Esq., and
Dr. G. V. Black, met at the residence of the lalter, for the purpose of
forming a society which should have for its object the advancement of
microscopical science and its allied branches. A constitution was adopted
which provides that the number of members shall not exceed fifteen, and
that the officers shall be a president, vice-president, and secretary. At
each meeting some one member is responsible for a suitable subject for
discussion and illustration, and is responsible for specimens directly illus-
trative. The regular meetings of the society are held on the first Friday
evening of each month, when there are generally several interested
visitors present. The officers of the society are : Dr. H. W. Milligan,
president; Miss Alice Rhoads, vice-president, and Miss Louise Fuller,
secretary.
The Morgan County Medical Society, was organized in 1866. It is
composed of doctors throughout the entire county. Meetings are held
monthly, at which time papers are read, and discussions are held on various
topics relating to the medical profession. The design of the society is
the promotion of knowledge among its members, and to cultivate a more
intimate acquaintance one with another. The officers are: Dr. E. D.
Wing, president ; Dr. G. V. Black, secretary, and Dr. W. H. H. King,
treasurer.
The Jacksonville Medical Club, was organized in March, 1878. It is
composed of physicians living in the City of Jacksonville. The object
of the club is similar to that of the Morgan County Medical Society. Its
meetings are held bi-weekly, and are well attended.
P. E. 0. This Chapter was organized in this city in 1870, by the
young lady graduates of the Presbyterian Academy. The object of the
society is for the mental culture and social improvement of its members.
The meetings are held two Saturdays of each month, at the residences of
its members. The membership is gradually increasing. The officers
are : Miss Ida Harsha, president ; Miss Julia Lathrop, secretary.
THE CHURCHES.
The First Presbyterian and Central Presbyterian Churches were
organized as one on the 30th day of June, 1827 — over fifty years ago —
with twelve members, five male and seven females. It was then called
368 HISTORY OF MORGAN COTTXTY.
the *k First Presbyterian Church of Morgan County," b.eing the first of
that denomination organized in the county, and the first to erect a house
of worship within its limits. The names of these pioneer founders con-
stituting this church appear on the record as follows : " John Leeper and
Fidelia his wife, Edwin A. Mears and Sarah his wife, James Hears and
Polly his wife, and Harvey McClung, all from the Shoal Creek Church ;
James Kerr and Janet his wife, from the First Reformed Church in the
city of New York ; Wm. C. Posey and Sarah his wife, from Winchester
and Paris churches in Kentucky, and Hector C. Taylor from Hindsbury,
Vermont." The organization took place at the house of John Leeper,
about one mile south of town, in a grove directly east of where the
Asylum for the Insane now stands. " This little Christian community,"
says the Rev. L. M. Glover, in a sermon preached at the quarter century
celebration of the First Presbyterian Church, and from which these items
are taken, "took for their name ' The First Presbyterian Church of
Morgan County.' In 1837, the style became ' The Presbyterian Church
of Jacksonville;" and subsequently," after the division of the Presbyte-
rian Church into the Old and New School Assemblies, " the name it now
bears." Among the constituent members, Mr. Posey seems to have been
the leading spirit. Rev. W. W. Harsha, pastor of the Central Church,
in a sermon preached at the dedication of their present house of worship
on April 19, 1874, and from which extracts are also made, says of him :
" He was a son of the first Territorial governor of Indiana. He had been
a merchant in Kentucky, but desiring to better his condition, made a
journey on horseback from that State to Missouri. Not pleased with
what he saw there, he decided to return to his former home and remain.
When in the Mississippi bottom he missed his path, and instead of taking
a southeasterly direction, he went northeasterly, and was far on his way
toward Morgan County before he discovered his mistake. Making then
some inquiry as to the character of the country before him, he received
such glowing accounts of this region of Illinois from the early settlers
along the road, that he concluded to see Jacksonville before returning to
his former home. He came, he saw, he was captivated. He returned to
his family, and as, soon as his affairs in Kentucky could be arranged he
moved to this place, settling on the land he had purchased, one and one-
half miles southeast of town. His first concern, as appears from his
diary, was to secure a church, where he and his family could worship
the God of their fathers.
" The Rev. John A. Brich, a Presbyterian missionary, was present and
presided at the organization. Wm. C. Posey and John Leeper were
elected and ordained ruling elders. Mr. Brich continued to act as Stated
Supply for about one year, when, in 1828, Rev. John M. Ellis was called
and installed as the first pastor. Mr. Ellis remained and labored efficiently
with the church until December, 1831, when at his own request he was
released. For four years the church was without a settled pastor, when,
in December, 1835, Rev. A. H. Dashiell, was installed. Mr. Dashiell
remained but about one year, when he resigned, and in December, 1837,
Rev. Ralph W. Gridley entered upon the pastorate, and was in the active
exercise of his ministerial functions, when the division of the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States took place, resulting in what was known
as the Old School and New School Assembles.
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"The Jacksonville Presbyterian Church, like many others throughout
the land, was rent in twain by this division. There were three elders in
the church at that time: Wm. C. Posey, David B. Ayers, and Daniel C.
Pierson. Mr. Posey and a minority in the church sympathizing strongly
with the Old School Assembly, adhered to that body, and carried their
cause before the Synod of Illinois, which met in Peoria in September,
1838. The Synod after hearing the case took the following action :
"PEORIA, Sept. 28, 1838.
" On motion resolved : In accordance with the act No. 1, and its
sections, of the late General Assembly, that the minority of the session
and church of Jacksonville, be and they are declared to be the session
and church of Jacksonville.
" A true copy of the records of the Synod of Illinois.
" J. G. BERGEN, Stated Clerk."
The majority of the church with its elders, were, of course, recog-
nized by the courts adhering to the New School Assembly, and thus
there were here in existence two churches, each tracing its origin to the
original act of organization, and having a common history from 1827 to
1838. The records and property were surrendered without litigation to
the party which adhered to the New School Assembly. This church
retained the old name, The Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville, until
1870, when, upon the re-union of the two Assemblies, it took the name
of the "Central Presbyterian Church," the other church having adopted
some years ago the name of the " First Presbyterian Church." In June
1877, the semi-centennial celebration of Presbyterianism in this county
was held in Jacksonville. The Journal of Friday, June 29th, contained
an excellent resume of the history of that denomination in the county,
which we here quote. Speaking of the First Church, the paper says :
" At the time of the separation the majority, probably about one
hundred, of the Jacksonville church adhered to the New School Assem-
bly, and with Rev. R. W. Gridley, pastor, and a majority of the session,
continued to occupy the old church, on West State Street, where the
Central is now located. The first edifice upon the present site was
built in 1847 at a cost of $10,000. It was a brick structure, 45x70 feet
in size. This church just after having been refurnished in 1861, was
totally destroyed by fire, December first. The congregation occupied
Strawn's hall (now Opera House), until the present commodious and
comely structure was erected at a cost of $60,000. The corner stone
was laid August 4, 1864, and the completed church dedicated January 6,
1867.
Rev. R. W. Gridley continued as pastor only about two years, dying
in office February 2, 1840. Rev. William H. Williams succeeded, being
installed in May 1842. He resigned in September, 1853, to take charge
of the Jacksonville Female Academy. Rev. Chauncy Eddy was installed
June 30, 1844, and remained until the Spring of 1848. In October of
that year, Dr. L. M. Glover, the present pastor, entered upon his labors
in connection with this church, and has continued them until this date.
The Central Church was found, after the division, to contain forty-
two members. They secured the services of Rev. Andrew Todd, of
Flemingsburg, Ky., who entered upon his labors in the Autumn of 1838.
370 HISrORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
They worshiped first for a few months in a frame building which stood on
the north end of the lot now occupied by the Parkfhouse. The use of
the building was given by Governor Duncan. Afterward the Congrega-
tional church was secured, at a nominal rent. In the meantime prepara-
tions were made for the erection of a sanctuary for themselves, and in
the year 1840, about two years after the division of the church, the frame
building on West State Street was completed — the lot having been
donated by Colonel John J. Hardin, at a cost of eighteen hundred dollars,
as his subscription. In this sanctuary the congregation worshiped for
nearly thirty years, leaving it only a few months before entering the
lecture room of the present building, in 1871.
Since the division in 1838, this church has had four settled pastors.
Rev. Andrew Todd, from November, 1838, until failing health compelled
him, in the Autumn of 1849, to seek a warmer climate. He continued
to fail, until on the second day of September, 1850, in the fifty-first year
of his age, he fell asleep in Jesus, at Casa Bianca, near Monticello,
Florida.
After the death of this gifted man, Rev. J. V. Dodge was called to
the pastorate. Mr. Dodge continued his labors but four years and a half,
from the Autumn of 1850 until the Spring of 1855, when wholly at his
own desire, the pastoral relation was dissolved. He still lives, at Evans-
ville, Indiana, a highly respected minister of the gospel, in connection
with the Presbyterian Church.
After the resignation of Mr. Dodge, the Rev. John H. Brown, D.D.,
afterward pastor for some years of the First Presbyterian Church, Spring-
field, Illinois, acted as stated supply for one year. From September,
1856, until the following spring, the pulpit was supplied by different per-
sons, chiefly by Rev. Dr. Bergen, of Springfield. In 1857, Rev. R. W.
Allen, formerly pastor of the Pisgah Presbyterian Church, of Kentucky,
took charge of the church as stated supply. Having received a unani-
mous call to the pastorate, Mr. Allen was installed December 5, 1858,
and continued his faithful labors until May, 1867, when he resigned.
After Mr. Allen's resignation, the church was without a pastor for two
years, during which time they were dependent upon transient supplies for
preaching, with the exception of six months, when they enjoyed the
very efficient labors of Rev. R. J. L. Matthews, formerly of Vandalia,
Illinois.
In 1869, the present pastor, Rev. W. W. Harsha, D.D., was called
from the South Presbyterian Church, Chicago. He was born in
West Hebron, Washington County, N. Y. He received his collegiate
education in Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. He studied law,
but shortly after entering upon the practice, changed his profession
and entered the ministry, in connection with the Associate Presby-
terian Church. Joined the Old School Church in 1854. He com-
menced his ministry in Galena, in 1846. His pastoral charges have
been at Galena, Hanover Savanna, Dixon, Chicago, and Jackson-
ville. He took charge of his present Church in May, 1869. Received
the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1872, from Fulton College, Missouri,
of which institution Rev. Dr. Price was at the time President. Ongoing
to Dixon, in 1855, he founded the Presbyterian Institution, known as the
Dixon Collegiate Institute, and acted for some years as its President.
HISTOBY OF MOliGAN COUNTY. i>71
During the thirty-nine years — and including since June, 1877 — that
this church has maintained a separate existence, about eight hundred
persons have been received into its communion. Its present house of
worship was completed in 1874. Its cost, including the lot, was thirty-
three thousand dollars.
Referring to the Westminster Church, the Journal continues : This
is the youngest of the English speaking Presbyterian Churches of the
city. It was founded by thirty-four members of the First Church in the
Spring of 1860. A plain brick house of worship was erected that year
on Westminster Street, the present site. Dr. David H. Hamilton was
installed as the first pastor in October, 1860, and continued as such until
January 1, 1872. Dr. H. V. D. Nevins was next called. His pastorate
continued until his resignation, early in 1874. The present pastor, Rev.
S. M. Morton, was installed in October, 1874. The church and lot origin-
ally cost seven thousand dollars, with extensive improvements in 1866
and 1875.
In reference to the Portuguese Presbyterian Churches, the paper says :
In addition to three English churches, there are three Presbyterian con-
gregations among our Portuguese fellow citizens. In November, 1849, a
company of about four hundred of this nationality, reached this section
of the State, settling in Waverly, Springfield, and Jacksonville. They
were religious exiles, mostly from the island of Maderia, and having been
under the spiritual guidance of a Scotch Presbyterian clergyman, they
naturally allied themselves with that denomination in this country.
Churches were formed in Springfield and this city. From the latter
sprang, in May, 1858, a second church. In 1872 the latter organization
was again divided. In the three churches there are now some four hun-
dred members. They occupy two substantial frame buildings on Jordan
and North Streets. The last formed congregation are using the court
house for worship at present. The pulpits are supplied now by Rev.
Henry Vieria, Rev. Charles Barton, and Rev. Emanuel Pires.
Within the present bounds of Morgan County, outside of the citjr,
there are three Presbyterian Churches which joined in this semi centennial
celebration, as follows: Murrayville, Pisgah, and Unity. Besides these
there are five others, located within the boundaries of Morgan County in
1827, when the church on the Leeper farm was formed, viz.: Manchester,
Winchester, Beardstown (German), Virginia, and Little Indian.
The Baptists. This denomination have two churches in the city.
The first was organized in 1841. In 1856, they dedicated their present
house of worship. At their organization Rev. Alvin Bailey presided,
the meeting being held in the Christian church. Rev. Mr. Bailey remained
four or five years, when failing health necessitated a change and he
resigned. The congregation occupied the market house a year or more,
and then built the present German church on West State Street. Among
the constituent members were John and M. C. Goltra, J. D. Rawlins and
wife, Mrs. Bibb, and Mrs. Ellen C. Spencer. The present house of wor-
ship cost $15,000. The membership is about two hundred.
The other Society is the colored church, with over one hundred
members. It has been in successful operation since its organization, and
maintains an excellent Sunday School.
The First Gierman Lutheran Church was organized in 1858, with
372 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
eight members, among whom were John Knollenberg, Fred. Walker,
Edward Beer, Henry Bachlefel and Joseph Kackmann. The organization
was effected in the Christian church, then situated on North Main Street.
They met for divine services in various places, until 1863, when they com-
pleted their present house of worship. This was used until 1877, when
they purchased their present church, selling their old one.
The Q-erman M, JE. Church was constituted in 1856, with thirty-two
members. They met in the Grace M. E. church, where they held divine
services about six months, when they purchased a church of the Baptists,
which they now occupy. They have now about forty members.
The Catholic Church has at present a very large membership. In
1851 the Rev. Gifford, the priest at Springfield, came to Jacksonville and
finding four or five families professing that faith, held divine service, and
appointed George Eberhard, Edward Keyes, and Henry McDonnell as
collectors to raise funds and assist in the establishment of a church here.
The meetings for services were held in a private house at first, but soon
the increase of the congregation demanded more room and the old court
house was occupied. Murray McConnell donated the society a lot near
the railroad depot, on which a house of worship was erected. This, how-
ever, became too small, and during the war the present fine structure was
commenced. It was completed about 1866, and including the school and
convent property is worth about $65,000. The church was dedicated by
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio. The parsonage, now used for
the school, was built about two years after the completion of the church.
The school is under the control of the Sisters of the Order of St. Dominic
and is supported by the congregation. It is conducted ten months in
the year.
The Soule Congregation is small at present and does not sup-
port a regular ministry. Among its constituent members were E. B.
Hitt, S. S. Spurgeon, Silas Veitch, Mrs. Becraft, James Cravan, and
D. C. McCoy. The congregation has a very neat house of worship on
East College Street which cost about $5,000.
The Church of Christ was organized in January, 1832, with seven-
teen members, prominent among whom were Josephus Hewett, John T.
Jones, Jacob Cassell, and Peter Hedenberg. Of these Mr. Hewett became
the first preacher. In October, Fred. B. Stone was instrumental in
effecting a union of this and a similar organization which had been organ-
ized some time previously. In 1835, Elder Gates, of Louisville, became
pastor. The next 3rear their first house of worship was erected, and from
this date until 1850 some of the prominent ministers were D. P. Hender-
son, John T. Jones, Jerry Lancaster, Bryson Pyatt, and Elder Trimble.
In 1850, a larger house of worship was erected on North Main Street.
The first pastor here was Elder A. J. Kane, now at Springfield. His suc-
cessors were Elder Jonathan Atkinson, W. S. Russell, John Underwood,
Dr. Cox, and Enos Campbell. The Congregation began to hold meetings
in its present church, on East State Street, under Elder Campbell, who
remained until 1873, when he was succeeded by the present pastor, Rev.
J. W. Allen. The membership is now four hundred and fifty, and the
Sunday School two hundred and fifty.
The Christian Church was organized in the old court house in 1866,
by twelve persons adhering to that denomination. Prominent among
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
them were Workman Curley, L. B. Ross, Charles E. Russell, and Hiram
Smalley, and their families. Rev. J. E. Wright was the pastor, and con-
tinued to serve them until 1869, or 1870. They occupied the court
house until the completion of their present house of worship, on South
Main Street, in 1868. The pastors succeeding Rev. Wright were Revs.
J. J. Summerbell, C. W. Garrutte and P. W. Sinks. They are without a
pastor at present. They have now a membership of near seventy.
The Centenary Methodist Church is now the oldest congregation in
the county. It was organized in 1822, by a few persons who held their
meetings for worship in the large log cabin of "Father" Jourdan.
It stood just back of the old Berean College building, and was
erected here before Morgan County was created. Its members were
scattered about over the country, many of them coming several
miles to attend divine service. When the city was platted, in
1825, they were holding meetings in this cabin, and continued to
occupy it until the completion of the log school house in which
Judge Thomas taught the first school in Jacksonville. They worshiped
in this log structure when not occupied by other denominations, until
about 1830, when they erected a brick church, which stood on East Mor-
gan Street, near East Street. This was the first brick church in the
county. They worshiped in this building until 1838, or 1839, when they
sold it to be used as a chair factory, and erected a more commodious
church on the south side of East State Street, where the marble front
now stands. This church was dedicated by Peter Akers, D.D., who
preached the dedication sermon from the words, " This is the house
of God, this is the gate of heaven." This house they occupied until the
centennial year of Methodism in America, 1866, when they dedicated
their present house of worship, at a cost of $35,000.
The congregation, small at first, grew in numbers during all these
years, and it was known as the Methodist Church of Jacksonville. When
the Grace Church was organized, being on the West side of the city, it
was called the West Charge, and the church of which we are writing
was called the East Charge. By this name it was known until the erec-
tion of the present church, when it was, in commemoration of the year of
its erection, called the " Centenary Methodist Church."
The first regular minister here was the Rev. Mr. Starr. Among his
successors have been Revs. J. S. Barger, John T. Mitchell, Wm. M.
Grubbs, Thomas Chandler, Chauncy Hobart, Wm. J. Rutledge, James
Corrington, and others. The present pastor is Rev. English. This
church is now one of the largest and most influential in the county.
Trinity Episcopal Church. — The parish of Trinity Church, Jackson-
ville, was organized on the llth of August, 1832. It was the first parish
belonging to the Protestant Episcopal Church that was organized in
Illinois. In June, 1833, by invitation of the Wardens and Vestry,
the Rev. John Bachelder, of Providence, R. I., accepted the rectorship
of the parish. The church edifice stands upon a beautiful lot of ground
donated for the purpose by Dennis Rockwell, Esq., lately deceased. The
corner-stone was laid June 9, 1834, by Rt. Rev. Benjamin Bosworth
Smith, Bishop of Kentucky, and now Presiding Bishop of the House of
Bishops. The rectorship of Rev. J. Bachelder terminated June 4, 1838,
from which time until August 16, 1840, there was no regular minister.
374 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
From that time the following have been the rectors of the church : Rev.
William Grant Heyer, Rev. Edward J. Daiken, Rev. John Stamer,
Rev. John T. Worthington, Rev. T. N. Morrison, D.D., Rev. I.
L. To \vnsend, Rev. Joseph Cross, D.D., and the Rev. John D. Easter,
D.D., the present rector of the church. In 1867, the church edifice was
remodeled and greatly improved, at a cost of some $16,000, by the addi-
tion of a recess chancel at the south end, and an addition of thirty feet,
with tower and spire, to the north end, stained glass windows, and height-
ening of the roof and ceiling. In 1875, the church premises were sur-
rounded by a neat and substantial iron fence, and in 1876, the inside
of the church was improved, and an elegant organ, of twenty-six stops,
was placed in it. The church has about two hundred members, and is
n a prosperous condition.
The Congregational Church was organized December 15, 1833, in
the M. E church on East Morgan street, that society having kindly
offered the use of their house of worship for that purpose.
The names of those who composed the church at its organization were
Timothy Chamberlain, Abraham Clark, Melisent Clark, Elihu Wolcott,
Jeremiah Graves, Mary Ann Graves, Benjamin Allyn, Cynthia M. Allen,
Edwin A. Mears, Sarah Mears, Maro M. L. Reed, Elizabeth L. Reed,
Daniel Mann, Benjamin B. Chamberlain, Asa Talcott, Maria Talcott,
Salem Town, Joseph Town, Eliza Town, Jesse R Clark, Ralph Perry,
Robert B. Lord. James K. Morse, Edward Schofield, George B. Hitch-
cock, Elizabeth Scott, Mary Chamberlain, Abigail Chenery, Eliza Hart,
Lucy Town, Frances J. Wolcott, Abigail Graves, and on December 18,
1833, George T. Purkitt and Calvin S. Beach.
The first meetings of this society were held in the house of Elihu
Wolcott, which stood on the block at the southwest corner of the public
square where the Athenaeum now stands : afterward in a log building on
West State street, where Ayres block now stands. The society at this
time was building a large frame church (on the east side of the square,
where the stores of W. B. Johnson & Son and James T. King now stand),
which was dedicated in September, 1835, and was considered the best edi-
fice in the town, at that time. The Church was abundantly blessed from
its organization, and members were added on every Communion Sabbath,
which occurred monthly, for several years; and more than twenty young
men of its number were licensed to preach. The building was sold in 1858
to aidin the erection of the present edifice, and was known long after as
" Union Hall," and was burnt in December, 1876. The building now
occupied by this Church is situated on West College avenue, and was
dedicated in December, 1859. This Church was the third Congregational
Church organized in the State, the other two being organized the same
year in Adams County, and were at that time the only Congregational
Churches within five hundred miles. These were the pioneer enterprises
of Congregationalism in the Northwest.
The pastors have been William Carter, Truman M. Post, D.D.,
Edwin Johnson, Charles H. Marshal, James Roberts, D.D., William H.
Savage, and Eli Cor win, D.D., the present pastor.
The Grace M. E. Church, first called M. E. Church of West Jack-
sonville, was organized in the Fall of 1850, with five classes ; James L.
Crane was appointed first preacher. Rev. W. D. R. Trotter was the first
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375
presiding-elder, Joseph Capps and William Thomas, stewards. First
rented the old frame church built by the Presbyterians, on the northwest
corner of Church and West State streets, building afterward owned by
Universalist Society. Central Presbyterian church now stands upon the
spot. Removed to the southwest corner of same streets when the Brick
church was completed, which cost $6,000. While undergoing repairs,
six years ago, a strong gale of wind blew down the west gable and dam-
aged the building so much that it was taken to the ground and an
entire new edifice was erected, at a cost of about $17,000. The new
church, is built in form of a cross, and is finely frescoed and is provided
with handsome stained glass windows. Present membership 320.
GRACE M. E. CHURCH.
The Brooklin M. E. Church was organized in the Fall of 1867, with
about seventy members. First held preaching in a private house, after-
ward in the school-house, until the brick building now occupied by
them was completed, in 1868. First preacher, Rev. John M. Lane,
followed by S. R. Harshman, Harden Wallace, George Barret, W. W.
Roberts, J. M. Sinnock, and W. H. H. Moore. Present membership 120.
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
" There, in his quiet mansion, skilled to rule,
The village master taught his little school.
*****
I knew him well, and every truant knew :
*****
Yet he was kind ; or, if severe in aught,
The love he bore to learning was in fault.
The village all declared how much he knew,
'Twas certain that he could write, and cipher toe." — Goldsmith.
The present system of public schools in the city, has been in opera-
tion eleven years. During this period they have advanced to the front
rank, and are among the best in the State. In another portion of the
history of Jacksonville, will be found a letter from Judge William
Thomas, in which he gives his experience as a teacher, during the Win-
ter of 1826 and '27. He states that at that time there was an unfinished
log house, situated in the south part of town, which had been built for
376 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
school purposes, and which in the month of November was completed.
Here, on the first Monday in December, the Judge, then a young lawyer,
opened his school. He most fitly describes this school, in the letter
referred to. With the exception of a short term taught by a young man
named Carson, in the court house, Judge Thomas' school was the first
taught in the town of Jacksonville. The young man Carson, opened a
subscription school in the old court house, in the Summer of 1826. Not
being adapted to his profession, his efforts were unsuccessful, and after
about two weeks' trial he dismissed the school.
The old log school house in which the young lawyer taught his
school, was used for school and church purposes several years. The
Methodists and Presbyterians alternately held services therein, and
undoubtedly ministers of other denominations proclaimed the gospel
within its walls. When Dr. J. M. Sturtevant came to Jacksonville, in
1829, he preached his first sermon in the growing village, in the old log
school house. This primitive educational structure occupied a lot of
ground on the south side of East College Avenue, nearly opposite the old
third ward school house. The doctor very accurately describes the old
log church and school house, in a sermon preached in later years, and
which is quoted elsewhere in these pages.
When Illinois was admitted into the Union, in 1818, a large provision
for the education of its youth was made by Congress, in providing that the
^proceeds received from the sale of ever}r sixteenth section of land should
! be set aside as a permanent school fund. /In 182^, Governor Duncan
1 drew up a bill for the establishment and maintenance of common schools
throughout the State. This bill was adopted by the General Assembly
and became a law that year. It was, however, in advance of its time,
and though containing most excellent provisions, was by subsequent
legislation repealed. No further attempt to the establishment of a
permanent common school system was made by the General Assembly
until about 1839, when Judge Wm. Thomas framed a bill which is the
foundation of the present school system in this State. This bill, which
became a law at that session of the legislature, has received various
amendments, but to it the citizens of Illinois owe an unbounded debt of
- gratitude./ On January 22, 1829, the General Assembly passed an act
providing for a Commissioner in each county to sell each sixteenth section
therein, that fund for common school purposes might be established. In
accordance with the provisions of this act, Judge Thomas was appointed
Commissioner for Morgan County. This duty the Judge faithfully
discharged. About 1833 or '34, a public meeting of the citizens of Jack-
sonville was held to take action in regard to the establishment of a school
in their midst. This being prior to the act of 1839, and no provision
being made for township organization, it was decided to support the school
by private subscription. This method of support was used for some time.
Several schools existed in the city at different times, among which was
one taught by a Mr. Robertson, of Kentucky, and another by Mr. Devore.
None of the schools of this time were under any organized system, and
any one could teach a school who could gather together the necessary
pupils and find a room in which to instruct them.
It was not not until i860 that the first public school house was built
and a school opened therein, under the district organization. This was
378 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
what has always been known as the " West District School/' The build-
ing was used at first as a school house, the upper story being used by the
Masonic fraternity as a lodge room. When the growth of the district
demanded more school room, the Masons withdrew from the room occupied
j by them, and it was used for school purposes.
A few years after the erection of this building, the east district, or
that part of the town lying east of the public square, built two school
houses, in which school was at once opened. Under the formation of
these two districts the schools of Jacksonville were maintained until the
adoption of the city charter in 1867. When the buildings already men-
tioned became too small for the school population of the growing town,
rooms were rented in various parts of the town, so that all who desired
the benefit of a free school could be accommodated. Private schools
were also opened at different times, and were generally well patronized.
The Illinois College, the Jacksonville Female Academy and Methodist
Female College, the Young Ladies' Athenseum, the Berean College, the
Parochial School of the Catholic Church, all furnished excellent means
for the education of the young, and all were well patronized.
By 1867, the growth of the town had reached such proportions that
a better form of government, and a better system of schools, became
necessary. Under the city charter, granted that year, the present system
of graded schools was adopted. The city was divided into four wards,
and a school located in each. Mr. Israel Wilkinson was appointed super-
intendent, which office he held until 1869, when he was succeeded by
Mr J. M. Alcott, who held the office one year. He was followed by Mr.
D. H. Harris, the present superintendent. Each ward maintains a sepa-
rate district school, the grades in all being the same. The Washington
High School is situated in the Fourth ward. Its course of instruction is
thorough and complete, and fits the pupil for the actual duties of life.
Mr. Harris, in his report for the year 1877, gives an interesting resume of
the schools for the past ten years, which we here append :
" Jacksonville has long been known as an educational center of
great reputation, whose influence is felt far and wide. The early estab-
lishment of the public schools is due to the earnest efforts of two of our
citizens — the late Gov. Duncan and Judge Win. Thomas. The latter
survives to witness the success of the cause which he so ably advocated.
" The honor of first popularizing the public schools in Jacksonville
belongs to the well-known educator, Hon. Newton Bateman, who, for
several years, was principal of the West Jacksonville school.
" Judge E. P. Kirby, of our city, immediately succeeded as principal
of the same school, which he conducted three years with eminent success ;
following him Michael Sanderson, Esq., nobly sustained the well-deserved
reputation of the school for three years, when, in his valuable life-work,
he fell at his psst.
" Before the schools of Jacksonville were organized into a system
under the present city charter, there were several independent schools,
sustained in part by the general school fund of the State. A male
teacher was employed as principal and superintendent of each of these
distinct schools. The course of study in each of these schools therefore
comprised not only the common branches, but also Latin, Greek, Natural
Sciences, Higher English, and Mathematics. The new school charter, in
380 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
1867, at once introduced a new regime which centralized the general
supervision in one superintendent, and abolished the extravagant idea of
sustaining four high schools of small classes by organizing one central high
school for the accommodation of the entire city, which was found to be a
great improvement in a pecuniary and educational point of view. The suc-
cess of this system has led to a more economical expenditure by the gradual
introduction of female principals into the ward schools. The new organ-
ization also led to a more careful and thorough classification of pupils, a
more uniform course of study, resulting in a more efficient preparation of
the pupils in the advanced studies."
The condition of the schools shows a steady progress and increasing
efficiency of the public schools as an educational force in the community.
ILLINOIS COLLEGE.
From the December, 1877, Number of Illinois Schoolmaster. — By Professor Rufus C. Crampton.
Illinois College is, in many respects, singularly fortunate in its loca-
tion. Jacksonville is a beautiful, half rural city, of twelve thousand
people. Beyond any other city of equal size it is adorned by fine church
edifices, and by large public and educational buildings.
In 1829, before any college had been established in the State, Illinois
College was founded here. It became the nucleus around which clustered
the Jacksonville Female Academy, Illinois Conference Female College,
and later, thev Young Ladies' Athenaeum and Illinois Conservatory of
Music. The trustees of the college have also under their control Whipple
Academy and Jacksonville Business College. At an early day, such
character was given to the place that it was selected as the home of the
great charitable and educational institutions of the State, for the insane,
for the deaf and dumb, and for the blind. In the midst of these schools
of literature, science, art, and commerce, Illinois College is surrounded by
most favorable social influences.
The college campus is a beautiful inclosure, of about twelve acres, on
College Hill, at the west end of the city. It is elevated ninety feet above
the general level of the highly cultivated farms of rolling prairie around
it, and is unsurpassed for healthfulness.
The college buildings are shown, some of them poorly, in the accom-
panying cut. They are in good repair, well warmed and ventilated, and
and well adapted for the uses for which they were built. The original
building, erected partly in 1829 and partly in 1830, is now occupied by
the halls and libraries of the two literary societies, the Sigma Pi and the
Phi Alpha, by the college library, the cabinet of natural history, and
the Greek recitation room.
College Hall, built in 1856, contains the chapel, six recitation and
lecture rooms, and the apparatus room.
The dormitory building, completed in 1874, contains twenty-eight
suites of rooms, with excellent accommodations for fifty-six students. The
rooms are heated by steam and lighted by gas. Each study-room is fur-
nished with a large study table, and each bedroom with a woven wire
mattress bed.
The janitor's cottage and the club house are the only other buildings
on the campus.
JACKSONVILLE.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 381
The building erected for Whipple Academy, now occupied by the
Business College, is three-fourths of a mile from the college, and near the
business center of the city.
The philosophical and chemical apparatus is extensive, and adequate
to full courses of experimental lectures. The college library contains
eight thousand volumes, and the society library about three thousand
more. A reading room, free to all, is maintained by the members of the
Sigma Pi Society. A very creditable beginning has been made in the
cabinet of mineralogy and* natural history.
These are the externals of Illinois College. They present a goodly
appearance, but it is hoped that soon other buildings will adorn the
campus, and additional appliances serve the uses of scientific education.
The first board of trustees was elected December 5, 1829, at a meet-
ing held in the first college building, then nearly finished. This meeting
represented two separate efforts in the cause of the higher education.
One of these efforts originated in the Christian zeal and public spirit of a
few individuals residing in Illinois, prominent among whom were Rev.
John M. Ellis, Rev. Thomas Lippincott, Col. Thomas Mather, William
Collins, Hon. Samuel D. Lockwood, John P. Wilkinson, and William C.
Posey. Of these the three last named were elected trustees. The
remaining seven of the original trustees represented an association of
theological students in Yale College, who had resolved to make some one
of the Northwestern States their future home and the field of their evan-
gelical labors. Becoming acquainted with the plans of Mr. Ellis and his
friends, they agreed to unite with them in founding Illinois College at
Jacksonville, and to furnish, through their eastern friends, $10,000 in aid
of the project. Their names were Theron Baldwin, Julian M. Sturtevant,
Mason Grosvenor, John F. Brooks, Elisha Jenney, William Kirby, and
Asa Turner.
Application for a charter was made to the legislature in the Winter
of 1880-31, but a charter was refused, on account of prejudices then
existing against institutions with educational, charitable, or religious aims.
Four years later the application was renewed, and at this time the friends
of Illinois College were joined by those who had just founded Shurtleff
College, at Alton, and McKendree College, at Lebanon. Like charters
were granted to all at the same time. The names of John G. Bergen,
John Tilson, and Gibeon Blackburn were added to the trustees of Illinois
College*
It is natural that the character of an institution of learning should
be determined by the spirit and aims of its founders. These were men
of the purest piety and patriotism. They were trained under the social
and educational influences of New England. They regarded learning as
an handmaid of religion, and the Christian religion as the most efficient
promoter of learning. They intended that Illinois College should do for
Illinois what the colleges of New England have done, are doing, and are
destined to do for her. But neither had they, nor have their successors,
ever had any thought of making the college an instrument of denomina-
tional propagandism.
Those who co-operated in founding Illinois College, and in sustaining
it during the early years of its history, attained greater usefulness than
commonly falls to the lot of man. They were among the foremost of those
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382 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
strong men who gave such character to the then rising State. Theron
Baldwin, D.D., was the first principal of Monticello Female Seminary,
and was largely instrumental in founding it. He was afterward, for many
years, secretary of the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate Education
at the West. Rev. Mason Grosvenor, after a long life of varied useful-
ness, now gives a portion of his time to the college of which, in his youth,
he was almost the originator, as Professor of Moral Philosophy. Edward
Beecher, D.D., was the first president. Appointed in 1832, he resigned
in 1844. His ability and his history are well known to the American
public. J. M. Sturtevant, D.D., LL.D., was the first instructor in Illinois
College, and has spent his entire life in its service. He is well known
throughout the country as a man of the purest life, of vigorous and inde-
pendent thought, and of eminent ability. To his unwearied efforts and
self-sacrificing devotion the college owes very much of what it is and of
what it may become in the future. He was appointed president in 1844.
Having resigned that office in June, 1876, he still renders most valuable
service as instructor in studies of the senior class. Early associated with
him in the work of instruction was Samuel Adams, A.M, M.D., a man of
great learning and worth, long ably filling the chair of Chemistry and
Physics ; Truman M. Post, D.D, now pastor of the First Congregational
Church of St. Louis, and J. B. Turner, now so well known as a leading
agriculturist and reformer.
These men, both trustees and faculty, were wise master-builders.
They and their associates laid well the foundations of the present and
future greatness of the State. To them is largely due the pre-eminence
which Illinois has long enjoyed among her sister States of the Northwest.
And no small part of their work was done through Illinois College. Her
students and graduates, in all parts of Illinois, and in many instances in
neighboring States, have been leaders in thought and action, both in
church and civil state. Hon. Richard Yates, the first graduate, as a most
patriotic and efficient governor during the war, won laurels for himself
and great honor to our Commonwealth.
Richard Yates was born January 18, 1818, on the banks of the
Ohio River, at Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky. In 1831, his father
removed to Illinois, and, after stopping at Springfield, settled at Island
Grove, Sangamon County. After attending school awhile, Richard
joined the family here. Subsequently, he entered Illinois College, at
Jacksonville, where, in 1835, he graduated with first honors. He chose
for his profession the law, and began at once its study with General John
J. Hardin as instructor. Gifted with a fluent and ready oratory, he soon
entered the arena of political life, and being an ardent admirer of Henry
Clay, he joined the political party of his leader. In 1840, he engaged
with great ardor in the "hard-cider campaign," for General Harrison.
Two years after, he was elected to the legislature from this county, then
a Democratic stronghold. He served four years here, and in 1850 was
elected, after an exciting contest with Major Thomas L. Harris, to Con-
gress. At the expiration of his term, he was re-elected, and coming into
the political field the third time, was defeated by a small majority, owing
to his decided stand against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise act,
and his strong anti-slavery views, which, in a speech of great power and
brilliant oratory, he advanced, and which gained for him a national repu-
384 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
taticm. Six years afterward, he was elected to the chair of State, and dur-
ing the most critical period of the nation's history, held that important
place. Here his true patriotism shone with a brilliancy and strength of
will, and saved the State in the threatened crisis. He, like Governor
Morton, of Indiana, earned the title of the " War Governor." The fate
of the nation was involved in the destiny of the State. Governor Yates
was equal to all emergencies ; and when a Democratic House attempted
to thwart his purposes, and place the State where many of its members
wanted it, he promptly squelched that body by his famous act of proro-
gation. His loyalty was as undoubted as true, and through all the long
and bitter contest he was a close and intimate friend of President Lin-
coln, and one of his most earnest supporters. What Illinois did in that
great conflict, can be partially learned by the reader in the history of
the State, elsewhere in this volume, though volumes could be written on
this subject, and yet not exhaust it. Morgan County's record is shown
in the names of her volunteers, also printed in these pages.
Governor Yates' public career briefly resumed, shows : " Six years in
the Legislature of Illinois, four years in the Congress of the United
States, four years governor of Illinois, and six years senator of the United
States ; twenty years in political public life, with few men his superior,
in any field of duty." He died in St. Louis, on November 28, 1873,
at the age of fifty-five years. He had been viewing the Cairo and Ful-
ton Railroad, as one of its commissioners, having been appointed to that
important position by the government. He had been to Little Rock,
Arkansas, and was on his way home, when, becoming too weak to travel,
he stopped to rest in St. Louis, where, in the midst of his many friends, he
quietly passed away. His remains were brought home the next evening,
and, after being viewed in the parlor of his own house by thousands,
were carried to the grave, followed by an immense assembly.
Newton Bateman, LL.D., for eight years Superintendent of Public
Instruction, did more than any other man for our noble system of public
schools, and is now the second of the graduates of Illinois College to
become president of Knox College. But space will not permit even the
mere mention of names to show how much the college has done to make
Illinois what it is. The good work already accomplished would amply
repay its friends for all their labors and self-sacrifice in its behalf.
But the college has not yet completed its first half century. The
best of our American colleges have not been the creation of a day.
They have had their origin with the communities in which they were
founded. They have often struggled for existence while material pros-
perity was being developed around them, until accumulated wealth
should flow into them. This college is no exception to the rule. With
the struggles of the past we are now concerned no further than to know
that they are safely passed, and that future prosperity seems well assured.
Aside from grounds, buildings, and other appliances, the invested endow-
ment fund is about $110,000, with from $10,000 to $15,000 available in
the future.
The present faculty consists of ten earnest, faithful men, each of
marked ability and experience in his department, fully alive to the increas-
ing demands of the times upon those who would be found worthy to
represent the higher culture.
HISTOJRY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 385
The standard of attainment for admission to the classical course is
not so high as in Yale or Harvard, but it is the same as in the majority ofj
Eastern colleges. The work of instruction is done entirely by professors,
and throughout the whole course the students come into close daily
contact with teachers of experience and of enthusiasm, who take a friendly
personal interest in their pupils. Habits of good order and industry pre-
vail, and cases of serious discipline are extremely rare. The faculty
regard it of prime importance to maintain a high standard of scholarship.
The student is required to pass through examinations, for the most part
written, on all the studies required for graduation. The graduates of
Illinois College, in respect to mental culture and intellectual ability, do
not suffer in comparison with those of the older Eastern colleges. The
present number of students is one hundred and thirty-seven.
The Scientific Course. — The true American college seeks to lead
public sentiment in all matters pertaining to education. It would be very
gratifying if all who desire to avail themselves of the advantages of the
college could be induced to pursue, in full, the classical course. But in a
country comparatively new, there are many young men who have not
time and means for such an education. They want the best education
they can get in three or four years. In none of our high schools or
academics can they enjoy the benefits of a faculty of experienced teachers,
of apparatus, and other appliances that are found in the college. To meet
the wants of these, our scientific course is a necessary and useful adapta-
tion. For admission, the student is examined in the common-school
studies, and in algebra to quadratics. The course embraces all the
studies of the classical course, except Greek. It includes three years'
instruction in Latin, and adds special studies in history, German, geology,
meteorology, and the higher mathematics. Physics are taught by recita-
tions and full courses of lectures. It is in contemplation soon to require
for admission, physical geography, four books of geometry, and one year
of Latin.
Whipple Academy. — Every Western college finds a preparatory
department a necessity. In 1869, Dr. S. L. Whipple founded the
academy, by a donation of $10,000. At present it is carried on in the
College buildings, with a separate study hall, and with a principal whose
whole time is devoted to its care. He is assisted in the work of instruc-
tion by some of the College faculty, who hear recitations, each in his own
department.
The College Club, for the boarding of students who room in the
dormitory, is an exceedingly well-managed and successful part of the
college machinery. The dining-room is pleasant, the tables well fur-
nished, and good board is had for $2 to $2.25 per week.
The entire annual college expenses of a student who rooms in the
dormitory, for board, tuition, room-rent, fuel, gas, and text-books, are less
than $175.
The faculty seek to pervade the entire institution with a strong moral
and religious influence — utterly free, however, from all sectarian bias.
All students are required to attend morning prayers and the Sabbath
afternoon lecture. This is conducted by Dr. Sturtevant, whose pungent
and powerful discourses produce lasting impressions. A weekly prayer-
meeting is maintained by the students.
386 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
The following is the present faculty of the college: Rufus C.
Crampton, A.M., acting president, and Hitchcock professor of mathe-
matics and astronomy ; Julian M. Sturtevant, D.D., LL.D., professor of
mental science and science of government ; Mason Grosvenor, D.D.,
professor of moral philosophy and evidences of Christianity ; Hiram K.
Jones, A.M., M.D., lecturer on anatomy and physiology ; Edward A.
Tanner, professor of Latin language and literature ; - - Collins pro-
fessor of the Greek language and literature ; Henry E. Storrs, A.M.,
PH.D., Hitchcock professor of natural sciences, and instructor in German ;
George W. Bailey, A.M., instructor in Greek ; S. S. Hamill, A.M., pro-
fessor of elocution, rhetoric, history, and English literature ; Alfred H.
Sturtevant, A.M., principal of Whipple Academy, and instructor in
mathematics ; Charles B. Reynolds, instructor in English studies and
mathematics : Henry B. Chicken, instructor in business penmanship.
The following table shows the number of graduates composing the
alumni of the college :
1835— 2 1844— 6 1853— 5 1862^10 1871— 8
1836— 4 1845—11 1854—12 1863— * 1872— 7
1837— 3 1846— 3 1855— 7 1864— 7 1873— 9
1838—9 1847-8 1856—14 1865—6 1874—6
1839— 8 1848— 7 1857—12 1866— 7 1875— 4
1840— 9 1849— 6 1858—14 1867 — 9 1876— 9
1841— 4 1850— 2 1859—15 1868—11 1877— 4
1842— 7 1851— 5 1860—12 1869— 5
1843—10 1852— 7 1861—16 1870— 9
The entire number of graduates is three hundred and forty. Of this
number forty-six are in their graves. Many of them became prominent
in state and national affairs, and many are now holding eminent positions
in life.
JACKSONVILLE FEMALE ACADEMY.
From the Catalogue of 1876.
Jacksonville Female Academy grew out of the home missionary spiri^
which, some fifty years ago, began its beneficent enterprises in Illinoi8
and other Western fields. Rev. John M. Ellis, the first pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville, came to this State in the year
1828, and his mind was full of the idea of planting, not only churches,
but institutions of learning. To him is due the inception of Illinois
College and of Jacksonville Female Academy. During his pastorate here,
of three or four years, his excellent wife opened, in their own house, a
school for young ladies, which may be regarded as the germ of this insti-
tution, the first organized one of the kind west of Ohio.
From the first record, it appears that "a meeting of gentlemen favor-
able to the establishment of a female seminary in the Town of Jackson-
ville, was held at the house of Mr. J. P. Wilkinson, September 29, 1830.
A committee, consisting of Hon. S. D. Lockwood, Rev. John M. Ellis, and
Rev. J. M. Sturtevant, was appointed to report on the subject, which they
did at an adjourned meeting held October 2, 1830, as follows :
" WHEREAS, The vast importance and urgent necessity of extending
* No graduates on account of the absence of students in the Union army.
HISTORY OP MOEGAN COUNTY. 387
the blessings of education to all classes of American citizens are felt and
acknowledged by all enlightened patriots and Christians ; and whereas,
the power of female influence over the intellectual and moral character
of the community must ever be too great for any or all other causes
entirely to counteract, commencing, as it does, with the first dawn of
infant intelligence, and forming, perhaps, the most important and certainly
the most desirable part of that character, before any other causes can
begin to act upon it, and accompanying it through all the subsequent
stages of its development ; considering, too, that in the present important
crisis of our beloved Republic, not one effort ought to be withheld which
can tend to give permanency to its foundations, the intelligence and virtue
to the people, therefore,
" Resolved, That an academy ought to be immediately established in
this State, to be devoted to female education ; and that Jacksonville, in
Morgan County, is, in our opinion, a situation highly favorable for suc-
cessful operation of such an institution."
This was adopted, and a board of trustees immediately appointed,
consisting of the following persons, viz. : Bezaleel Gillett, Dennis Rock-
well, Ero Chandler, John P. Wilkinson, Julian M. Sturtevant, Joseph
Duncan, John M. Ellis, Joseph M. Fairfield, Samuel D. Lockwood, David
B. Ayers, Elihu Wolcott, James G. Edwards, Ignatius R. Simms.
At the same time a lot of land in Jacksonville was donated by Dr.
Ero Chandler, on which to locate the institution, and the gift was accepted.
In due time a small brick edifice was erected, and the school formally
opened in the year 1833.
The academy was chartered by the legislature of Illinois during their
session in the Winter of 1835.
The following are the names of the principals of the institution :
Miss Sarah Crocker, 1833 to 1835 ; Miss Emily Price, 1835 to 1837 ; John
Adams, LL.D., 1837 to 1843 ; Rev. W. H. Williams, A.M., 1843 to 1848 ;
Miss Lucretia Kimball, 1848 to 1850 ; Miss Elizabeth Mead, 1850 to 1851 ;
Rev. Chas. G. Selleck, A.M., 1851 to 1857 ; Mrs. Phebe Thompson, 1857
to 1858; Newton Bateman and Miss H. P. Murdock, 1858 to 1859;
Benj. F. Mitchell, A.M., 1859 to 1865 ; Gilbert Thayer, A.M., 1865 to
1874 ; E. F. Bullard, A.M., 1874 to
From 1833 to 1844 no classes were formally graduated, though many
young ladies passed through full courses of study. Classes have been
regularly graduated from 1845 to the present time.
During the past year the names of the graduates, so far as they could
be obtained, have been collected from the record, and are now for the first
time published in the annual catalogue.
At the close of the last school year, the following card was issued
and sent to the alumnae, to which a large number have made a generous
and hearty response :
" To the Cf-raduates of Jacksonville Female Academy : At the close of
the last academic year there was formed an Alumnse Association of Jack-
sonville Female Academy. In view of perfecting the organization you
are requested to send to the secretary, Miss Ellis, any information you
may possess respecting the name, residence, marriage, or death of your
own class-mates, or of other graduates of whom you may have any knowl-
388 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
edge. You can become a member of the association by sending your
name to the secretary and the payment of one dollar.
" Your influence is also solicited in behalf of the present and future
interests of the academy. This is now the oldest institution in Illinois
for the education of young ladies, and it is the purpose of its managers to
make it the best. All the arrangements for supervision and instruction
are now thorough and complete, and unsurpassed by any school in the
West. The teachers are all distinguished by a long and successful
JACKSONVILLE FEMALE ACADEMY.
experience and an enthusiastic devotion to the work of instruction. It is
believed that this time-honored institution is now entering upon a term
of greater usefulness and prosperity than it has ever known before.
" Will you now actively identify yourself with its friends, and do
what you can to aid the institution that has conferred its highest honors
upon you ? Will you heartily commend it to parents who have daughters
to educate ? By so doing you will do a large service to the old academy
and to the cause of Christian culture."
This circular was signed by
" Miss SUE F. ELLIS, and MRS. KATE MURDOCK SMITH,
Secretary. President of Alumna Association."
The alumni and friends of the institution are requested to furnish
any information that will aid in perfecting the list of graduates, or that
may add to the general interest of the Associate Alumni.
The whole history of the institution has been quiet and unobtrusive,
marked by steady growth, advancing reputation, and healthful prosperity.
Multitudes have enjoyed its advantages, and its beneficent fruits are
widely scattered. It is now under the management of skillful and
• HISTORY OF MOKGAN COUNTY. 389
experienced teachers, whose lives are devoted to educational work, and it
never gave better promise of usefulness than at present.
It makes no display to deceive, no large promises it can not fulfill.
Its whole policy is open and honest, its whole workings quiet and earnest,
and its high aim to confer all the benefits of a thorough course of study,
to educate to a true womanhood, and to adorn with all the graces of a
refined and Christian culture.
The following table exhibits the number of graduates sent from this
institution since 1845:
1845— 2 1852—20 1859— 5 1866— 8 1873—19
1H46— 4 1853—12 1860— 3 1867—12 1874—20
1847—12 1854— 6 1861— 6 1868— 9 1875— 3
1S48— 4 1855—12 1862— 4 1869— 9 1876— 8
1849— 7 1856— :', 1863—13 1870—13
1S50— 10 1857— 4 1864— 4 1871— 9
1851—12 1858— 5 1865— 3 1872—26
For the year 1877 there are eleven prospective graduates. The
whole number of graduates according to this table is two hundred and
eighty -seven.
Board of Instruction. — E. F. Bullard, A.M., principal, mental, moral,
and political sciences; Miss Mary A. V. S. Sprague, preceptress, Latin,
French, rhetoric, and English literature ; Miss Lizzie J. Lindsley, mathe-
matics and natural science ; Miss Sophia E. Dwight, preparatory and
primary ; Prof. H. Bretherick, Miss Linda R. Mathews, * depart-
ment of music ; Mrs. M. J. Stearns, painting and drawing ; Miss Lizzie J.
Lindsley, penmanship ; Miss Sophia E. Dwight, German.
ILLINOIS FEMALE COLLEGE.
In 1846, the Illinois Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
appointed a committee, whose duty it was to superintend the establish-
ment of a female college. This committee consisted of the following
named gentlemen : Rev. Peter Cartwright, Rev. Peter Akers, Rev. W.
D. R. Trotter, Matthew Stacy, Esq., Nicholas Milburn, Sr., Judge Wm.
Brown, and Hon. Wm. Thomas. They met on the 10th day of October,
1846, and selected as a location a piece of ground on the south side of
East State Street, in Jacksonville. The work of securing the necessary
funds by donation and subscription had progressed so successfully that,
in the Fall of the following year, the contracts for erecting the college
building were let.
About the* same time the school was opened in the basement of the
Methodist Church, with N. S. Bastion, M.D., as principal. He filled
the position until August, 1848. The building was completed in 1850 ;
it was built of stone and brick, substantial and commodious — one
hundred feet in length, fifty feet in width, and four stories in height.
To this was added, in 1855, a wing of similar proportions. In 1862,
this wing was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt the following year.
In Februan-, 1870, the main building was destroyed by fire ; but
it has been replaced by a building of superior architectural preten-
* Another teacher to be engaged.
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sions. On the resignation of Dr. Bastion in 1848, Rev. J. F. Jaques
was appointed principal, which position he held with marked suc-
cess until June, 1855. From this date till 1858, the position was rilled suc-
cessively by Rev. Reuben Andrus, D.D., and Rev. H. S. McCoy. In 1858,
Rev. Charles Adams, D.D., was elected principal, and continued in that
capacity until his resignation in 1868, when Rev. Wm. H. DeMotte,
LL.D., was appointed to the vacancy. Prof. DeMotte continued in office
until July 1875, when he resigned to accept the position of Superintend-
ent of the Wisconsin Deaf and Dumb Institution, which position he now
occupies. Rev. W. F. Short, Presiding Elder of the Jacksonville District
of the Illinois Conference, for a number of years, was appointed to the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rev. DeMotte, and still fills the
office.
There has been graduated from the college about three hundred and
twenty young ladies. The school is in a very prosperous condition, and
is a credit to its founders, some of whom are still living, and may well
feel proud of this noble institution of learning. The course of study is
as extensive and thorough as that usually pursued in first-class schools
for young women, embracing all the branches of a solid and ornamental
education. It is so arranged that the student will have three studies each
term, which, with her other college and society duties, is as much literary
work as should be attempted. This arrangement will give every one
sufficient time to devote to some of the ornamental branches, as instru-
mental and vocal music, drawing, painting, wax work, or other branches
of art. Every young lady should give attention to this part of polite
education, both for the pleasure and profit of herself and her friends.
In order to meet the demands in the department of music, a corpora-
tion has been formed, under the statute relating thereto, under the name
of The Illinois Academy of Music and Art. A course of musical study
has been arranged similar to that of like institutions.
The rooms devoted to this department (fifteen in number), are of
good size and convenient location, under the same roof with the literary
department ; and the pianos and organs are sufficient in number and
quality to meet the demands of a large class. Musical recitals are
frequently given in the chapel of the college, in the presence of the
teachers, students, and friends of the college. Diplomas are given to those
who complete the prescribed course.
It may truthfully be said of the art of design, as of music, that it has
passed into the useful. The increasing demand for skill and excellence
in the use of the pencil and the brush, renders provision for the broadest
and most thorough instruction not only a matter of expediency, but of
necessity. Free-hand drawing, object lessons, studies from casts, models,
and nature have taken the place of the old superficial system of copying
from flats ; and the object aimed at is not picture making, but the devel-
opment of artistic talent, the cultivation of taste, and the creation of an
independence of ability and skill, which will be of permanent advantage
to the pupil after she has left the studio and the care of teacher.
Lectures and conversations are conducted by competent persons upon
such practical subjects as health, including the influence of diet, and
habits of life in promoting and preserving it ; the importance of food and
dress in their relation to it ; and the care of the sick. Esthetics, the
392 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
cultivation of taste and skill in dress, the arrangement and keeping
of rooms, etc. Etiquette — the reasonable demands of society, and how
to meet them properly.
The number of competent ladies connected with the school, and the
large college "family" afford ample means and opportunities for treating
these subjects, both theoretically and practically ; all students will be
admitted to the advantages of this department without extra charge.
Sufficient time is given each day for physical exercise, and a class of light
gymnastics is kept up.
To meet the demand for competent and trained teachers, as also, the
necessity of young ladies whose circumstances will not allow them to
complete the collegiate or English course, a normal course has been
arranged, which includes such branches as will prepare them for teaching
in the public schools of the State. Multitudes of students, who received
their education in this institution, rank among the best educators in the
country. Provision has been made for lectures and attendance at teachers'
institutes, for the benefit of those in this department.
Students are required to attend service in one of the churches of the
city every Sabbath, in company with the president or one of the teachers.
They also attend a Bible class, conducted by the president or some
one whom he may select, in which such a course of study is pursued as is
calculated to qualify them for effective service in the Sabbath school
work. Other religious meetings are held under the direction of the faculty.
Two literary societies are in active operation. Their libraries contain
several hundred volumes of choice books.
The college library is free to all students.
A reading room, well supplied with the best periodical literature, is
maintained at a slight expense to the students.
Provision will be made for students to attend such public lectures
and concerts as may be deemed beneficial.
The faculty of the college consists of the following persons: Rev.
W. F. Short, A.M., president, professor of mental, moral and political
sciences; Miss Mary S. Pegram. preceptress, teacher of mathematics and
astronomy ; , teacher of higher English branches ; Miss Mary A.
Macdonald, teacher of Latin and modern languages ; James B. Smith, pro-
fessor of natural sciences ; Miss Lottie D. Short, teacher of preparatory
department; Department of Music, A. E. Wimmerstedt, director,
professor of instrumental and vocal music, and harmony and composition ;
Mrs. Marion Phillips Wimmerstedt, teacher of instrumental and vocal
music ; Mrs. Kate Murdock Smith, teacher of instrumental and vocal
music ; Art, Mrs. Mary S. Vigus, teacher of painting and drawing ;
matron, Miss Sarah B. Short.
JACKSONVILLE BUSINESS COLLEGE AND ENGLISH TRAINING SCHOOL.
To meet a want, long and widely felt in this region, the Jacksonville
Business College was founded by Prof. R. C. Crampton, in May, 18(36.
The college was located in Chambers' Block, north side of Public Square,
and was there successfully conducted for several years, sending forth
hundreds of young men well qualified to act their part among the busy
throngs of men in all the regions of the great West. Many of the youths
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who attended the college in the early years of its existence, are already
numbered among the most successful business men of the State.
From the very first, the patronage of the college has been steadily
increasing, and its popularity among men of business, more and more
decided. Since the college was founded, it has instructed nearly three
thousand students, and by them is honorably represented in the various
industrial and commercial pursuits, all over this broad land, from Mexico
to Maine.
The design of this college is to fit young men and women for the
active duties of successful business life. The aim is not to send out mere
book-keepers or clerks, but the course aims at symmetrical development,
and is calculated to strengthen the mental power, and give a broad and
substantial business training.
In the Summer of 1869 the ownership of the Business College passed
into the hands of the Trustees of Illinois College, and for several years
it occupied part of Whipple's Academy building, a few blocks west of the
Public Square.
In 1?76 the number of students had become so great that enlarged
facilities became an absolute necessity, since which the college has been
conducted upon an enlarged plan, occupying the entire building, with its
commodious halls, recitation rooms and office.
Prof. G. W. Brown, who has been connected with the college for
nearly twelve years, first as instructor, but of late years as managing
principal, has recently purchased the institution, including its building
and grounds. The rooms are to be enlarged and improved, new and
valuable features will be added to the course of study, and every effort
will be put forth to make this institution, in the strictest sense, a business
college, which shall thoroughly train its students for the practical affairs
of life.
No business college in America has a better array of talent in its
faculty of instructors and lecturers than this. The departments of the
college are: 1, The English training school; 2, the theoretical business
department; 3, the actual business department; 4, the special penman-
ship department ; '5, the telegraphic department. Each department is in
charge of a specially qualified teacher, by which arrangement the highest
grade of instruction is insured in all parts of the course of study.
The course is short, practical and reasonable. It is just what every
man needs and will use, no matter what his calling or profession is to be.
In the number, experience, and ability of its teachers, in the excel-
lence of its course of study, in the healthfulness and beauty of its location,
and in its moderate expenses, this college is equal to any in the land.
The annual catalogue just issued, shows an enrollment of two hundred
and fifty students for the year just closed. During the last four years
the institution has graduated more than one hundred and fifty students,
representing ten different States.
The thirteenth year of the college began Sept. 2, 1878. An
elegant catalogue giving full information will be mailed free on
application. All persons wishing information, catalogues or circulars in
regard to the college should address the principal, G. W. Browii.
394 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
THE YOUNG LADIES' ATHENAEUM.
This institution for the education of young ladies was established in
1864 by Rev. W. D. Sanders, then a professor in the Illinois College. He
is one of the most successful educators in the West, and has done an
immense amount of work during his lifetime.
Mr. Sanders is a native of Huron County, Ohio, a son of the cele-
brated surgeon, Dr. M. C. Sanders, and graduated at the old Western
Reserve College in 1845. The three years immediately following he
spent in conducting the Richfield Academy in Summit County, Ohio, after
which he entered the Western Reserve Theological Seminary, to fit
himself for the ministry of the Presbyterian Church. During the period
of his theological studies, the seminary passed through a severe financial
crisis, and the trustees prevailed upon him to act as their agent in obtain-
ing funds, which were absolutely necessary to save the institution. The
wisdom of their choice was shown by the fact that he succeeded in raising
$100,000, a sum far in excess of their most sanguine expectations.
Completing his theological studies in 1851, he was then assigned to the
charge of a congregation at Ravenna, Ohio, where he remained for three
years, until called to the chair of Rhetoric, Elocution, and English
Literature in Illinois College, at Jacksonville, where he remained until
June, 1869. In 1864, Mr. Sanders founded the Young Ladies' Athenaeum.
This institution, early in its career, banished sectarianism. By its organic
act of incorporation, it was determined that of its twenty-one trustees,
not more than three should ever be members of the same religious denom-
ination. When it is considered that it began its career in a region
containing many schools, and in immediate proximity to two old institu-
tions (the Methodist College and the Female Academy), and in temporary
rooms, with few external or material attractions, this unprecedented
success can be accounted for only upon the theory of the great and
recognized superiority of the Athenseum system over other methods.
The following are among its chief peculiarities :
1. It prescribes no arbitrary and inflexible course of study. While
it offers instruction in all the studies required in Yale or Harvard Colleges,
it does not force the pupil to attempt the mastery of studies which she
may have neither the talent, the time, nor the strength to master. Its
higher English course embraces all studies of Yale or Harvard, except
Latin or Greek. Its full classical course embraces all these, together with
a good knowledge of Latin. But neither of these are required. It permits
each pupil to take that special course, embracing many studies, or few,
which is, all things considered, the best for her.
2. It classifies on a new system. It organizes no technical classes for
recitation purposes. It puts together in each study those who are
together, and who, in that study, can keep together. It thus puts each
upon her own merits. The slow are not compelled to be superficial in
order to go on with the quick, and the quick are not held back by the
necessities of the slow. The time required to complete any course of
study will thus depend entirely upon the pupil herself. The aim is an
actual education, and not a sham ; an absolute mastery of each topic, and
not a mere going over it in a given time. It prefers home life to boarding-
396 HISTORY OF MORGAX COTTXTY.
school life. It locates its pupils from abroad in carefully selected families.
Family influence is far more healthful to body and mind than any system
which separates the pupil from contact with family and social life. The
family is the nursery and sanctuary of all womanly excellence.
3. It is not sectarian. 'Its arrangements for instruction are unusual.
Both in the number and qualifications of its teachers, it has few equals.
THE ILLINOIS CONSERVATORY OF Music.
This institution was founded by Mr. Sanders in 1872. It is well
patronized at present and becoming extensively known. The influence
of such an institution can hardly be estimated. Each year widens its
sphere, and each graduating class is an index of its character.
Jt is well known to those at all familiar with the subject, that the
prominence of Italy, France, and Germany, in the "divine art," is largely
due to the influence exerted by the great European conservatories. The
imperial and royal conservatories of Paris, of Brussels, of Leipsic, of Naples
and Milan, have been among the most potent of the influences which have
inspired and sustained that love for the highest and best in musical art
which has characterized these continental countries. Similar combinations
of artists, for the same purpose, have recently been attempted in London
and in Dublin, and with promising results. In our country, "the New
England Conservatory" has been in operation some six years, and has
been eminently successful. It is believed that Jacksonville is a peculiarly
favorable point for an institution that shall do for Illinois and the Great
West what this institution has attempted for New England. Instruction
is given in classes of two, three, or four each. This is not done to the
exclusion of private lessons to individual pupils ; but class instruction is
a characteristic in all conservatories. By division of labor in the various
departments of instruction, a conservatory secures to its pupils the highest
order of skill in each department. It furnishes in each separate depart-
ment of musical study the skill of an expert, of a teacher who has made
some one instrument or some one department a special study. Thus (e.#.),
in piano instruction, one professor may confine himself to technics or
mechanism alone, and another may confine himself to style. Among the
numerous teachers of a conservatory the pupil may thus find the excel-
lence that he can not expect to find all combined in any one professor.
The conservatory thus affords the very best instruction on piano, or organ,
or violin, or guitar, or flute, or cornet, or any other musical instrument,
and the very best instruction in singing in all its departments. Class
lessons operate as a powerful stimulus to the interests and ambition of
each pupil. Experience on this point is a demonstration. Pupils trained
in classes acquire a confidence in playing before others, and a steadiness
and reliableness not so easily acquired by the usual method. Each pupil's
knowledge and taste are cultivated by the criticism made upon other
members of the class. As each minute error in technics, or in phrasing,
or in expression, is pointed out by the professor, the other members of the
class are benefited almost as much by the errors as by the success of the
player. A conservatory affords ample facilities for the study of harmony
and composition. A mastery of grammar is not more indispensable to
the accomplished orator than the mastery of harmony is to one who would
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398 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
excel in music ; it must underlie all sound musical culture. As a flourish-
ing conservatory brings together a large number of musical students, it
affords opportunities for valuable general exercises — exercises in reading
at sight, in analysis of pieces, in glee singing, and in oratorio practice.
A crowning characteristic of the conservatory method is its extraordinary
cheapness. It brings the very highest order of instruction within the
reach of those to whom it would otherwise be wholly inaccessible.
Instruction, which in the great cities costs four dollars to five dollars per
lesson, will here be furnished at a merely nominal cost. While, therefore,
a conservatory offers to the wealthy the best advantages money can
procure, it also offers to those of limited means the same advantages at a
rate which brings them within the reach of the humblest. A common
adjunct of a conservatory is a department of languages. So large a
portion of the best musical literature is written in the Italian, French, and
German languages, that a knowledge of these languages is very desirable
to the musical student. There is, therefore, a department of languages
in which the best instruction is furnished at a moderate cost.
The director of the conservatory received his musical education at
the great Imperial Conservatory of Paris and in Vienna, and has himself
had several years' experience in conservatory teaching. His first assistant
is an artist who is a Fellow of the London Royal Society of Musicians,
whose favorite instrument is the cornet, but whose specialty has for
several years been singing. A third professor has been secured who has
had nearly twenty years' experience in teaching, and has an established
reputation as a skillful and thorough teacher.
There are also several lady teachers of the highest standing as
musical artists. The conservatory tolerates no second-rate teaching.
As a result of these admirable arrangements the conservatory is now
by far the largest musical school in the West, and claims unsurpassed
facilities in ever}'- department. The average attendance now is about
two hundred.
THE ORPHAN'S HOME.
About 1853 or '54 the Christian denomination began the erection of
a building known as the Berean College. A charter was received dated
Feb. 12, 1855, soon after which the building was completed, and the
following year school was opened, with Dr. Jonathan Atkinson
as president. The school was opened under very favorable auspices,
and for several years was continued very successfully. The college
received its name from " Berea," a place mentioned by the apostle Paul,
in the seventeenth chapter of the book of Acts, where the following
language is used : " And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and
Silas by night unto Berea : * * * * these were more noble than
those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of
mind, and searched the Scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
The college continued until about 1858 or '59, when a division in the
church occurred, and soon after the school was discontinued. A few
years after, the property was sold to Mrs. Eliza Ayers for twelve thousand
dollars. Its original cost was over thirty thousand dollars. Mrs. Ayers has
since deeded the property to a board of trustees, to be used as an Orphan
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 399
Home and City Hospital. The frame building immediately in the rear
of the college is occupied by the orphans, while the college itself is used
as the hospital. The frame building was formerly the home of Col. John
J. Hardin, so well known throughout this portion of the State, and who
lost his life at the battle of Beuna Vista. The home is conducted on
the " Muller plan," by Rev. Dr. Passavant, who has charge of eight
similar institutions in different parts of the United States.
The home and hospital are each well managed, and are institutions
worthy the attention of the citizens of Jacksonville.
THE PRESS.
The office of the Journal has been twice visited with disastrous
conflagrations, in which all the files and records of the paper previous to
1858, were destroyed, and it is therefore impossible to furnish any accurate
statements concerning its early history. From fugitive papers preserved
by old residents of the county, it appears that the Journal originated in
the Illinois Patriot, which commenced publication about December 20,
1831, with James G. Edwards in the editorial chair. In 1837, after
having undergone several minor changes, the name of the paper was
changed to The Illinoisan, and Col. John J. Hardin and Mr. Buckner took
editorial charge. Shortly afterward Josiah M. Lucas, now Consul to Burs-
lem, Staffordshire, England, became editor and proprietor, and continued
in such connection till about 1844, when the paper was changed to The
Morgan Journal, with William H. Sigier and William C. Sweet as editors
and proprietors. Subsequently the paper has been edited by Dr. E. R.
Rowe, now United States Marshal of the Southern District of Illinois;
PaulSelby, now editor of the Springfield Journal ; William H. Collins, of
Quincy ; Hon. H. J. Atkins, \Vm. W. Jones, H. Barden, Ironmonger, and
Mendenhall, Col. J. P. Smith, L. Beecher Glover, H. R. Hobart, and M.
F. Simmons. April 14, 1866, Ironmonger & Co. purchased a steam press
and commenced the publication of a daily, with G. P. Smith in the edito-
rial chair, and Frank Mitchell as city editor ; C. M. Eames succeeding
Mr. Mitchell. In August, 1867, L. B. Glover became city editor, and in
April, 1869, Chapin & Glover purchased the paper and published it with
Mr. Ensley Moore as city editor. Mr. Glover was the editor-in-chief until
April, 1864, when he sold his interest in the paper to Horace R. Hobart,
who assumed editorial charge, with Chapin & Hobart proprietors. Geo.
N. Loomis was city editor during Mr. Glover and Mr. Hobart's connection
with the Journal, and continued as such under the partnership of Chapin
& Simmons. In April, 1875, Mr. Hobart sold to M. F. Simmons, who
became editor-in-chief. In March, 1876, Mr. Chapin sold his interest to
Mr. Charles M. Eames, who assumed charge of the city department, and
the paper came under the proprietorship of Simmons & Eames, by whom
it is still published.
Both daily and weekly editions have increased in circulation and
influence until no provincial paper excels the Journal. The weekly is a
large • forty-eight-column paper. The daily is twenty-eight columns,
receives the latest telegraphic reports, and makes a specialty of local
interests. The Journal has an extensive steam printing establishment in
connection with it, and is in full tide of prosperity.
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HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Illinois Courier, now published tri-weekly aiid weekly, being a con-
solidation of Illinois Sentinel and Jacksonville Enterprise, the two offices
being purchased by T. D. Price & Co., who, besides uniting them, more
than doubled the capacity of the establishment, by adding other power
presses and other machinery, including a full supply of poster printing
materials and a book-bindery, making it one of the most complete printing
houses in the State.
COURIER OFFICE.
The Sentinel was established by J. R. Bailey, in January, 1855, by
whom it was conducted as a weekly paper until January, 1872, when he
sold to Fanning, Paradice & Co., who also bought the Jacksonville
Independent, and added steam fixtures and a power press. The Independ-
ent was established April 29, 1869, by Ironmonger & Fink, Henry B.
Fink being editor. During its continuance under Mr. Fink, Ensley
Moore was employed as assistant editor upon the Independent, and Moore
introduced into Jacksonville journalism the system of collecting suburban
news by special correspondences, a point of much value to the Independent
and its successors. In 1873 the establishrnet was sold to Gersham Martin
— W. Y. Dowdall, of the Peoria Democrat, afterward purchasing an
interest — it was conducted by Martin & Co. until purchased by the
present proprietors.
In 1874, the Jacksonville Enterprise was established as a weekly
paper by James S. Hambaugh, who, in 1875, started a daily paper. After
the Sentinel and Enterprise offices were purchased by T. D. Price & Co.,
in May, 1876, the offices were united, as stated, under the name of
Illinois Courier, the paper being published daily and weekly until January,
1877, when the daily was temporarily suspended.
The firm of T. D. Price & Co., as publishers of the Courier, is
composed of T. D. Price, M. N. Price, H. L. Clay, and G. E. Doying, all
practical printers — each giving personal attention to its business — Mr.
Clay as editor, Mr. Doying as manager. The office is in Ayers' Block,
on West State Street, in the business center of the city. In all respects
the office is fully equipped and equal to all demands upon it.
HISTORY OF MOKGAN COUNTY. 401
The weekly Courier is a large four-page paper, and the tri-weekly a
seven-column four-page paper. It is democratic in politics, but conser-
vative in its views upon all subjects, having for its main purpose the
advancement of all local interests. It is claimed by its friends to be the
best representative of the literary institutions which cluster at Jackson-
ville — an acknowledged center of learning in the West.
THE STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. The
earliest recorded mention of the deaf and dumb, is that of the Pentateuch
— " Thou shalt not curse the deaf." While the Mosaic law forbade unjust
imposition and aspersion against this large and interesting class of
unfortunates, the laws of the most refined nations of antiquity placed
upon them the same disabilities as appertained to infants and idiots, and
the usages of nations less enlightened, consigned them to death upon the
discovery of their deficiency. The eminent Roman philosopher Lucretius,
in the century immediately preceding the advent of Christ, says :
To instruct the deaf no art could ever reach,
No care improve them and no wisdom teach.
In the latter part of the seventh century, John, Bishop of Hagulstad,
taught a deaf mute to speak and repeat words and sentences. One other
instance occurs in the fifteenth century, while two are mentioned as
occurring in the sixteenth. Of the two attempts made in the sixteenth
century, one was by Pedro de Ponce, a Benedictine monk, in the convent
of Ona, in Spain, in the year 1550, he is claimed to have instructed four
mutes with great success. He died in 1584. The first treatise on the
education of mutes was written by John Paulo Bonet, in the early part
of the seventeenth century v During the same century, Dr. John Wallis,
in England, in a publication enunciated the principles afterward known
as those of De 1'Epee. About the middle of the eighteenth century,
Jacob Rodriguey Pereira, a Spanish Jew, attained such success in France
as to receive the commendation of the Academy of Sciences, and to
attract the attention of several crowned heads. Just at this time, unfor-
tunately for Pereira's fame, love of money got the better of his humane
promptings, and he died without making his processes clearly known.
Simultaneously with Pereira, the Abbe De 1'Eppe, in France, and Samuel
Heinecke, a soldier in Germany, were working in behalf of the deaf mute.
De 1'Eppe attached chief importance to signs, as a basis of instruction.
Heinecke regarded articulation as the only proper means. Pereira's
method was to combine the two.
The first deaf mute of whom record is made in this country, was the
son of Francis Green, Esq., at that time residing in Boston. He was sent
to the Braidwood School, near Edinburgh, Scotland. This place was
Dumbiedikes, and was so called because the school for the dumb was
located there. The place is immortalized by Sir Walter Scott, in his story
" The Heart of Midlothian." Dr. Samuel Johnson, writing of this school,
says : " There is one subject of philosophical curiosity to be found in
Edinburgh, which no other city has to show, a college of deaf and dumb,
the pupils can not only speak, write and understand what is written, but
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it is an expression scarcely figurative to say they hear with the eye. * *
It was pleasing to see one of the most desperate of human calamities of
so much help. Whatever enlarges hope will exalt courage."
The little daughter of Dr. Mason F. Coggswell, an eminent physician
in Hartford, Conn., had the misfortune to suffer total loss of hearing as
the result of a disease then known as spotted fever, but of late years
greatly dreaded, under the name of cerebro - spinal meningitis.
One day, Thomas M. Gallaudet, son of a neighbor and friend, a young
clergyman, who had recently carried off the highest honors at the Andover
Theological Seminary, as he had previously done at Yale College,
chanced, in passing, to see little Alice Coggswell playing in the garden,
and, attracted by her bright and winsome ways, endeavored to establish
some communication with her. Before he had left the garden he had
succeeded in teaching her the word hats From this, he proceeded in sub-
sequent visits, to teach her to write the names of other objects and even
little sentences. As hope animated the mind of the father, he began to
make inquiries as to what had been done for. the deaf and dumb abroad,
and as his information increased, he ascertained that there were a number
of deaf mutes in the State of Connecticut, who, like his daughter, were
entirely without education. Through his efforts, a few gentlemen assem-
bled in Hartford and decided that it was expedient to send some one
abroad to learn the process of instruction there employed, and undertake
the education of the deaf and dumb in this country. Their choice natu-
rally fell on Mr. Gallaudet, who, on the 25th of May, 1815, embarked for
Europe and proceeded to London, where he made application for permission
to attend the exercises of the school and make himself familiar with the
processes employed. But Dr. Watson, the superintendent, informed him
that the rules of the institution were such that it could not be permitted.
He next went to Edinburgh, and sought from the Rev. Robert Kinniburgh,
principal of the institution there, the privileges which he had been denied
at London. Here he met with the same answer, Dr. Kinniburgh having,
like Dr. Watson, received his license to teach only on condition that he
should not impart a knowledge of the art to any one designing to estab-
lish a separate institution. Returning to London, he had the good fortune
to meet the Abbe Sicard, the successor of De 1'Epee, who had brought
with him his two celebrated pupils Massieu and Clerc, for the purpose of
demonstrating the value of his process. Becoming very much interested
in the project of Mr. Gallaudet, he at once invited him to Paris,
where he accordingly found himself March 9, 1816. The time of his
sojourn was much shortened by his obtaining the consent of the Abbe to
Mr. Clerc's accompanying him to this country, and in June of the same
year they set sail for America, arriving in New York the 9th of August.
On the 15th of April, 1817, the first asylum in this country was opened
in a rented house in Hartford, with a class of seven pupils. Mr. Gallau-
det was appointed Principal, which position he held until his health failed
him. He died Sept. 10, 1851, aged sixty-one years. Mr. Laurent Clerc
died at Hartford July 18, 1869.
Since the time of Dr. Gallaudet, forty-nine institutions have been
established, all but four of which may be regarded as owing their exist-
ence and their method to his influence.
The act to establish the Illinois Institution for the Education of the
404 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Deaf and Dumb, was approved February 23, 1839, the bill having been
framed and introduced by O. H. Browning, of Adams County. It names
for trustees, Thomas Carlin, Dan'l G. Whitney, Thomas Cole,
Otway Wilkinson, Sam'l D. Lockwood, Jos. Duncan, Wm. Thomas,
Dennis Rockwell, J. M. Sturtevant, Geo. M. Chambers, Sam'l M. Prosser,
Porter Clay, Matthew Stacy, Richard F. Barrett, Sam'l H. Treat, Cyrus
Walker, Benj. F. Morris, William E. Withrow, James McCrosky, and
Thomas Worthington. Section third states: "The object of said cor-
poration shall be to promote by all proper and feasible means, the
intellectual, moral and physical culture of that unfortunate portion of the
community who, by the mysterious dispensation of Providence, have been
born or by disease become deaf, and of course dumb, and by a judicious
and well adapted course of education, to reclaim them from their lonely
and cheerless condition, restore them to the ranks of their species, and
fit them for the discharge of the social and domestic duties of life.'' The
charter further provides for the location of the institution at Jacksonville,
where an eligible site was selected one mile west of the Public Square,
and a building suitable for the occupancy of this class of unfortunates
was erected, but was not opened for the reception of pupils until
January 26, 1846. Mr. Thomas Officer, formerly of the Ohio institution,
was appointed superintendent ; under his management the school was well
conducted, and at the close of the year 1855 the number of pupils who
had been in attendance was one hundred and sixty-two.
Mr. Officer in the latter part of the year 1855 presented his resigna-
tion to the board of directors, which was accepted.
The board were fortunate in securing as the successor of Mr. Officer,
Phillip G. Gillett, A.M., a graduate of Asbury University, at Greencastle,
Indiana. Mr. Gillett having taught for four years in the Indiana Deaf
Mute Institution, came to preside over this one with an experience which
was of incalculable value to the institution at that time. The board of
directors who were instrumental in procuring the services of Mr. Gillett,
in their report for the years 1855-6, say : " The board of directors deem
themselves fortunate in having procured the services of Mr. Gillett. He
is a gentleman of strong and vigorous mind, an accomplished scholar, and
experienced in teaching the sign language ; indeed he has made this
his occupation for life, and with him it is as much a labor of love as duty."
The number of pupils in actual attendance at this time was one hun-
dred. There were but two trades taught : shoe making and cabinet
making. The school flourished from this time forward, new buildings
were erected, more land was purchased, and needed improvements were
added from time to time, as necessity required.
During the fall term of '68, two experimental classes in articulation
were formed, and after a fair trial, it was found to be of such great value
to those for whom it was intended, that it was continued, and there are
now three teachers devoting their time exclusively to that department.
The General Assembly of 1869-70, appropriated $4,000 for procur-
ing printing presses, and the necessary equipments ; since that time
quite a number of the pupils have learned the trade, and after quitting
school have found themselves able to be self-supporting. An art depart-
ment has been added, and those of the pupils who evince talents in that
direction, have the benefit of instruction from a competent teacher.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 405
Drawing, painting, wood carving, and scroll work, are taught in this
department. A fine library — provided by the Legislature — is an attract-
ive feature of the institution.
The institution was for years unable to secure a sufficient supply of
water, but this difficulty was overcome in 1870, by building a reservoir
on the grounds of the institution, capable of holding three and a half
million gallons of water, and here the ice for the use of the household is
procured in winter.
At the opening of the session of the school in '56, repeated applica-
tions were received to admit persons who, though mute, were not deaf;
their inability to articulate being the result of imbecility of mind. Dr.
Gillett in his report for that year, urges the establishment of an institu-
tion where this class of children might be cared for. But it was not
until 1865, that the General Assembly incorporated the " Asylum for
Feeble Minded Children." A building near the Deaf and Dumb Institu-
tion— the Governor Duncan property — was rented, and placed under the
supervision of Dr. Gillett. Having thoroughly organized the school, Dr.
Gillett resigned the superintendency and recommended as his successor,
Dr. Chas. T. Wilbur, who was accordingly appointed. This institution is
now in successful operation in Lincoln, Logan County. On account of
its being an outgrowth of the Deaf and Dumb Institution, it is thought
fitting to mention it in this connection. The buildings of the Deaf
and Dumb Institution are all of brick, and are built in the most sub-
stantial manner. The number of pupils increased so rapidly that greater
accomodations were needed, and the General Assembly in 1873, made
an appropriation for the erection of a dining room sufficiently large to
seat five hundred pupils, all at one time ; this building was soon after
finished and is found to be all that could be desired. It is one of the
largest rooms used for this purpose in the State, being sixty-seven feet
wide, and ninety feet long. An appropriation was made at the same time
for the erection of a school building, one of the largest detached buildings
in the State used for school purposes. It contains besides the twenty-
eight school rooms, a chapel, capable of holding one thousand people.
The garden is under the supervision of a competent gardener, who
instructs those of the pupils who may be placed under his charge, in
this useful employment. The number of pupils in actual attendance at
this time is four hundred and twenty-six. The value of the property is
estimated to be $325,000.
The present prosperity of the institution is owing in no small degree
to the untiring labors of the present superintendent, Dr. Gillett. The
State Board of Charities in their report to Governor Beveridge, say :
" With the advent of Mr. Phillip G. Gillett, from Indiana, to the super-
intendency, in 1857, the institution entered upon a new career of vigorous
growth and expansion. His energetic spirit has driven the school, the
public, and even the Legislature before him; when this has been impossi-
ble, he has sometimes gone in advance, himself, and waited for the rest
to come up." Asbury University, in Indiana, in 1871, conferred on Mr.
Gillett the title L.L.D. The institution has grown to be an honor to the
State of Illinois, and occupies a position second to none in this country.
Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane. — This is the oldest institu-
tion of its kind in the State. The act to establish it \v;is j .; .'1 by the
406 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
General Assembly March 1, 1847. Before the erection of this institution,
this class of unfortunates were kept in county poor-houses, by their
friends, and in private institutions ; but in none of these was their keep-
ing, in the majority of cases, such as would tend to their comfort or cure.
In many instances they were confined in pens or cells, in which they were
subjected to all the inclemencies of the weather, their condition being no
better than that of wild beasts.
Miss D. L. Dix, a philanthropic lady who had devoted the best years
of her life to aid the insane, and who had traveled most extensively in
the furtherance of her purpose, visited the majority of the counties in this
State, to learn the condition of the insane, and to see if some provision
could not be made for their proper care and support. In a great many
cases she found them in a deplorable condition. In a memorial prepared
by her and presented to the General Assembly, at the session of January,
1847, she vividly describes the condition of the insane, as found by her
in her travels, and makes a most urgent appeal for their relief and sup-
port. In reference to the treatment of insane persons, Miss Dix, in her
memorial, says :
" Insanity is no longer regarded as the extinction of the mind, a dis-
ease hopeless and incurable, but proceeding from physical causes which
disable the brain for a time from the correct exercise of those functions
through which the mind is represented. And this malady is subject to
successful physical treatment, as surely as a fever, or other common bodily
disease. In view of ascertaining the condition and necessities of these
miserable fellow-beings, I have journeyed over no inconsiderable portion
of the State, visiting some of the northern, central, and southern dis-
tricts ; and prevented only by severe and protracted illness, the last
autumn, from a more complete course of inquiry and observation.
" Scenes of misery have met my view which no language, however
vividly combined, can adequately describe. In addition to what I have
witnessed, distressing circumstances have been communicated, through
reliable sources, as existing in private families, which yield additional
evidence that this appalling malady is making sure advances throughout
the country. It is not confined to rank, age, sex, or condition. All are
liable to its attacks, and all are directly concerned to secure means for its
cure. This can be done only by the establishment of a hospital adapted
expressly to this end."
Miss Dix, in her memorial, further vividly describes the condition of
the insane throughout the State as she found them. Many were kept in
cages, pens, and cells, which generally, through their imperfect construc-
tion, afforded ill protection to the persons confined in them. She further
says in her memorial : " In the poor-house at Galena, the master showed
me through a small apartment occupied by poor patients ill of fever, of
consumption, and others confined merely through accident, broken limbs,
etc. Passing into the adjacent apartment, also small, I perceived a man-
cage constructed on one side, with strong perpendicular bars, enclosing a
space about six feet by three.
" ' There, madam,' said the keeper with emotion, ' there is the only
place I have for keeping the furiously insane when they are sent to the
poor-house — a place not fit for a dog- — a place where they become daily
worse, and where their cries, vociferations, and blasphemies, with other
HISTORY OP MORGAN COUNTY. 407
offenses, drive all peace and quiet from the place. The sick have no
respite, and the family at large no rest. We want, madam, a hospital in
our State, and the people ought to know it. It costs as much again, and
three-fold as much, to keep them here as it would in an asylum, and
when we've done our best, they are in a dreadful condition.'
" In the southern, as in the central and northern counties, most dis-
tressing cases of persons whose limbs have been frozen, both through
exposure while wandering in the country during inclement seasons, and
from being shut up in small cells or pens, without clothing or fire to
temper the cold in the one, or protection from the pitiless storms in the
other." Many of the readers of these pages will doubtless remember the
case of the man named Fanning, at one time a resident of this county.
He was visited by Miss Dix, who thus describes his condition :
"There is at this time in Morgan County a man who has been
furiously mad, most of the time, for many years. Since he became in-
sane he has been supported at large expense by the county. His sister
and brother-in-law have charge of him. A county officer writes to me
concerning this poor creature, as follows: -'Fanning is -in a most
wretched condition, being kept more like a wild beast than a human
being.' I have, together with several citizens of Jacksonville, visited
this maniac. Those who are paid by the county for taking charge of
him, seemed to me to err through incapacity and entire ignorance how to
control him, rather than through willful neglect and inhumanity. His
sister said to me : ' He is a sight of trouble, and costs a dreadful deal —
but we had rather take care of him, than leave him to strangers, because
we are kinder and treat him better than they would.' Now for the
comfort, the situation, the treatment of this unoffending man, who, before
the accident which induced insanity, was characterized, as is testified by
those who knew him, for intelligence, industry, and correct habits. It was
an intensely hot day last summer when I visited Fanning. He was con-
fined in a roofed pen, which enclosed an area of about eight feet by eight
— probably a few inches over. The interstices between the unhewn logs
freely admitted the scorching rays of the sun then, as they now afford
admission to the frequent rains, the driving snow and pinching frost. He
was without bed, and without clothing ; his food, of the coarsest kind, was
passed through a space between the logs, ' no better,' said a neigh-
bor, ' than the hogs are fed.' Some sort of coarse bed-clothing and gar-
ments, at times were supplied, but usually not. His feet had been frozen
and had perished ; upon the shapeless stumps, he could, aided by some
motion of his shoulders, raise his body partially against the side of the
pen. This wi etched place was cleaned ' once in a week or fortnight,' in
mild weather, not so in the wet, cold, wintry seasons. I was told that
when the pen Avas opened for this purpose, the help of neighbors was
requisite. ' We have men called, and they go in and tie him strongly
with ropes, and get him out on the ground, and then they clean the place
and him, by throwing over pails of water.' Of course no fire is here
introduced in cold winter weather, but a singular expedient has been
adopted, as horrible as it is singular. Beneath the pen is excavated a pit
about six feet deep and six on either side. This dreary, ghastly place is
entered through a trap door ; neither light, heat, nor ventilation there ;
408 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
but there is to be found a pining, desolate, suffering maniac, whose piteous
groans, and frantic cries would move to pity the hardest heart."
The earnest words and works of Miss Dix and others, were not with-
out their effect. Judge William Thomas, who has given so much of his
time to benevolent works, and who was mainly instrumental in securing
its location in Morgan County, drew up and presented a bill to the Gen-
eral Assembly of '46-'47, providing for the erection of a Hospital for the
Insane. The main features of the bill introduced by Judge Thomas,
were, that " there shall be established, as soon after the passage of this
act as shall be practicable, at, or within four miles of the town of Jack-
sonville, in the County of Morgan, in this State, an institution to be styled
and known as the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane." The following
persons were named in the act as trustees : Joseph Morton, James Dun-
lap, John J. Hardin. John Henry, Samuel D. Lockvvood, William Thomas,
Bezaleel Gillett, Nathaniel English, and Owen M. Long, all of Morgan
County. The act further provided that the sum of $60,000
should be' appropriated for the erection of buildings capable of
accommodating two hundred and fifty patients ; for the proper admission
of patients, for their care and keeping, and for the appointment of officers
and the necessary assistants. The trustees above named met on the 20th
of March, 1847, and organized as a board by electing Samuel D. Lock-
wood, president, and William Thomas, secretary. On the first of May,
the board agreed on a location provided the land could be purchased at
twenty dollars per acre. On the 15th of May eighty acres of the desired
land was purchased at a cost of $1,600, and on the 4th of June following,
they purchased eighty acres adjoining, for $1,670. The land lies south of
Jacksonville, and the site for the building is one and a quarter miles south
of the public square. It is believed that no better location could have
been made. The site is so elevated as to command a view of the country
for several miles to the north, south and west, and to admit of easy drain-
age into a running stream passing near the same. The members of the
board having received such information in relation to the building in Indiana
as to induce the belief that the plan of that building might be safely
adopted, Moore C. Goltra was employed to proceed to Indianapolis and
obtain the plans, drawings and specifications of that building. On the
tenth day of July Mr. Goltra returned with the ground plans and draw-
ings of the Indiana Hospital, which the board adopted, and employed Mr.
Goltra as mechanical superintendent. The erection of the buildings
began that fall but on account of various delays was not open for the
reception of patients until the Fall of 1851. On the 3d of November of
that year, according to a notice published and sent throughout the State,
three months previously, as required by law, the Hospital was opened for
the reception of patients. During the first thirteen months there were
received one hundred and thirty-eight patients, of whom seventy-three
were males, and sixty-five were females. Of this number thirty-eight
were discharged cured, showing the beneficial results of such an institu-
tion. On the 12th of August, 1848, James M. Higgins, M. D., of
Griggsville, was appointed medical superintendent. He remained in
charge of the institution until June 6, 1853, when the trustees deemed
it best to make a change in that office. Andrew McFarland, M. D.,
of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, was chosen to supersede
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 409
Dr. Higgins. He arrived at the institution on the 16th of June, and
assumed its superintendence.
From time to time various needed improvements have been made,
and additions have been erected, until at the present time the building
can easily accommodate six hundred inmates, and- the necessary attend-
ants. The institution for some time was greatly inconvenienced on
account of scarcity of water, but a few years ago a large reservoir was
erected, which, with the water works of the city, furnish a never-failing
supply. The buildings are thoroughly heated with steam, and lighted by
gas, and are furnished with every necessary convenience and improve-
ment. Repairs are constantly being made, and every thing is kept in the
best of order. Dr. H. F. Carriel, the present superintendent, is a native
of Charlestown, N. H. He is a graduate of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, of New York City. He began his labors with the insane,
April 1, 1857, in the New Jersey State Asylum at Trenton, and ever since
has devoted his time exclusively to this work.
Oak Lawn Retreat. Institutions for the care and treatment of the
insane have existed for a very long period in the world's history.
The first of which we have any account, were founded by monks
and other pious brotherhoods, when insanity was conceived to be a
visitation of evil spirits, and riot, as now regarded, a disease,
subject to medical treatment, like other diseases of the human
system. With the more complete organization of society, in later
times, and the spread of greater intelligence, they gradually assumed
their present shape, being directed by medical men, sometimes built
and endowed by the benefactions of the charitably disposed, and
occasionally, though rarely, aided by enlightened governments and mu-
nicipalities. During the present century, particularly, the claims of the
insane to shelter, comfort, and proper treatment, have been more com-
pletely recognized than ever before, and society is fully alive to its duty
in this regard. In our own favored country this is done in one of two
ways : by institutions founded by individuals, either singly or incorpo-
rated ; or by States, cities, or counties, as the case may be. In some of
these latter cases the public function confines itself simply to the pro-
vision of suitable buildings and appurtenances, leaving the qost of
maintainance to be borne by those necessitated to resort to their use. In
other instances, of which the State of Illinois is an example, the State
assumes all the cost of buildings, maintainance, and treatment. This
most bountiful liberality has the natural effect to draw under the care
of the State the insane of all classes and conditions, leaving some un-
provided for. The result of such attempt at a universal provision is,
that the receptacles for the insane of a State adopting this policy must be
crowded to an unpleasant degree, and naturally there is brought about a
promiscuous association not always desirable. There can be no distinctions
made or favors shown to any, where the rights and standing of all are on
exactly the same basis. To grant such distinctions, under the circum-
stances, would be a breach of a public trust. With the increase of pop-
ulation, wealth, and refinement, the instances multiply where cheapness
is not alone a consideration. As an inevitable so'cial necessity, a class of
institutions come into being where pecuniary means can arrange for all the
special favors and advantages that any case may require. The rule that
410 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
governs in the choice of a hotel, a seminary, or a social set, will not
make the insane asylum an exception where the means are at hand to
dictate a selection. The knowledge that large numbers of the insane
were being transported from Illinois, and States even farther west,
to far distant institutions in the older States, under the above men-
tioned circumstances, led to the establishment of OAK LAWN RE-
TREAT, in the year 1872, by Andrew J. McFarland, M. D., so long
superintendent of the State Hospital here. It occupies a site of sixty acres
fronting on Morton avenue, about one and a fourth miles from the public
square, in the city of Jacksonville. The location, as regards picturesque-
ness, salubrity, water-supply, drainage, etc., is every thing that could be
desired. It has accommodations for about twenty patients, and is now
(1878) occupied to its full capacity, though early additions to its build-
ings are contemplated.
Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind. Prior to the year
1833, no institution of this kind existed in the United States. That year
Dr. Howe, of Boston, and J. R. Freidlander, Esq., of Philadelphia, intro-
duced the system in use in Europe into each of these cities. The system
adopted by these gentlemen was that in vogue among the French. This
method was invented by Abbe Hauy, in 1785. Previous to this time
blindness was considered to be the greatest of deprivations. The loss of
the organs by which man usually receives a knowledge of objects around
him, was naturally supposed to close the world to him, and to produce a
mental darkness which no skill could enlighten. This opinion was so
universally prevalent, that no effort was made, except in rare instances,
to instruct this class of unfortunates. The benevolent Abbe one day
entered a cafe in Paris, and hearing some blind musicians performing with
skill and taste certain trifling airs learned by ear, asked himself the ques-
tion, " If these men can perform so well without instruction, can not
instruction improve their talents ? " He commenced an investigation of
the powers and capabilities of the blind, and devised a method of print-
ing for their use, which is still followed. In 1789, his efforts attracted
the attention of the French government, and it established the institution
in Paris for the education of the blind. This was the first attempt at
opening a school for the blind. The regulations established, the methods
adopted at that time, and the course of instruction have been continued
to the present time. From the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, have
radiated the methods of instruction, and there is now scarcely a State in
the Union which has not made liberal appropriations for the education of
its blind. The first attempt to instruct them in this State, was made
in the city of Jacksonville, in the year 1848, by Mr. Samuel Bacon, a
blind man, formerly of the Ohio institution. His school was supported
by the liberal donations of the citizens of Jacksonville.
On the 13th of Januaiy, 1849, the Legislature passed the act incor-
porating The Illinois Institution for the Education of the Blind. In
accordance with the provisions of this act, the trustees named therein,
Messrs. Samuel D. Lockwood, James Dunlap, W. W. Happy, Dennis
Rockwell, and Samuel Hunt, met on the third day of February, of that
year, and organized by electing Mr. Lockwood president, James Berdan
secretary, and Mr. Rockwell treasurer. The school under their control
wns opened for the reception of pupils the April following. Mr. Bacon,
412 mSTORY OF MOTCGAN COUNTY.
who had been quite successful, was engaged as principal of the institution.
The number of pupils quite small at first, gradually increased. No
vacation occurred in the school until the 10th of July, when the first
term was closed, and the pupils, then numbering twenty-three, after a
public examination, were dismissed until the first Wednesday of October.
Mr. Bacon opened his first school in a building on North Main Street,
now known as the John McConnell property. After the incorporation of
the school, it was removed to the Wilson farm, west of the city, which
place is now known as the Robb farm.
Mr. Bacon having resigned 'at the close of the term in July, the
board deputed one of their number to visit similar institutions, in other
States, for the purpose of engaging a competent superintendent. The
result of this visit was the selection of Dr. Joshua Rhoads, former super-
intendent of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind, as principal, and
Mrs. Rosanna Rhoads as matron. Under their direction the school
•fe opened on the first Wednesday of October, with twenty-three pupils,
i this number being all that could be accommodated at this time.
The board had purchased an eligible site, comprising twenty-two
acres of ground, in the eastern part of the city, where the foundations of a
building suitable for the accommodation of this class of persons was
laid, and work on the walls was progressing favorably ; this building
in an unfurnished condition, was occupied for the first time in January,
1854; it was entirely completed January, 1855. The course of instruc-
tion was enlarged, so as to include the various trades, and some of the
fine arts. Dr. Rhoads continued as principal of the institution, until
1874, a period of twenty-four years ; during which time, many improve-
ments were made, and the institution brought to the front rank.
Dr. Phillips the present superintendent, speaking of Dr. Rhoads,
s;:ys :
"Since my last report, my predecessor, Dr. Joshua Rhoads, has died.
His health, feeble at the time of his resignation, continued to fail until
bruary 1, 1876, when death relieved him of his sufferings. A graduate of
• Pennsylvania University of Medicine, he was engaged in the active prac-
L e of his profession for a number of years. He was principal of the
Pennsylvania Institution for the Blind for four years. In 18^0, he was
elected principal of this institution, which position he occupied for
twenty-four years. Possessed of a good mind, which was well culti-
vated, he was qualified both by nature and habit, for the work to which
he gave so much of his life. Methodical, earnest, and in love with his
work, the institution was well conducted and successful under his admin-
istration. At the time of his death he had entered upon his seventieth
year."
The buildings completed January 1, 1855, were with various addi-
tions, and improvements, occupied without interruption, until the morn-
ing of the 20th of April, 1869, when the main building with its contents,
was entirely destroyed by fire. The pupils and teachers were imme-
diately removed to Berean College building, situated two squares west,
through the kindness of Mrs. E. Ayers, who owned the building, school
was again resumed, and continued until the institution could be rebuilt.
The new building was completed and opened January 26, 1870. The
school has progressed most favorably ever since. Dr. Rhoads, owing to
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failing health, resigned his position in 1874, and F. W. Phillips, M.D. for
many years a prominent minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
was appointed to the vacancy. The school continues to prosper. There
are now 120 pupils in attendance. Additions and improvements have
been made from time to time, as necessity demanded. It is hoped by the
friends of the institution, that the east wing will before many years be
erected. When this is completed, Illinois will have furnished ample
provision for all this class of unfortunates, within her borders. The
inventory and appraisement of the buildings, grounds, and property belong-
ing to the institution, on the 30th of September, 1876, was $167,558.91.
MEREDOSIA.
This thriving town is in the extreme western part of Morgan County,
on the east bank of the Illinois River. The earliest mention we are able
to learn of this town, relates to the year 1816, when Gen. Murray
McConnell, in passing up the river to where Peoria now stands, found one
white man residing at the head of a lake near the site of the present town
of Meredosia. This man was a French priest, who was doing missionary
work among the Indians, who had quite a village just north of the present
town. In honor of this priest, Mr. J. E. Waldo, and Philip Aylesworth
— two gentlemen who were prominent citizens of the place for many
years — named the town. The name of the priest was Antoine D'Osia,
and the name given to the town was partly on account of the lake being
near where the town was to be. The meaning of the word is Mere, a
lake, and DeOsia, of Osia, or D'Osia's lake. The records show that the
town was platted on December 27, 1832, by Thomas T. January, on frac-
tional section 21, township 16 north, range 13 west. The lots were sixty
by one hundred and fifty feet. This was the south part of the present
town, which was laid out in after years by Jonathan Cobbs and Philip
Aylesworth, on the northeast quarter of section 21.
Among the first stores erected in Meredosia, was one kept by Isaiah
Stites, on the ground where now stands the handsome residence of Absa-
lom Sibert, Esq. In the Fall of 1831, Mr. Daniel Waldo, a native of New
Hampshire, came to Meredosia, and in connection with his brother, who
had come out the preceding year, opened a general variety store. His
stock of goods was brought from Boston and New Orleans, and was the
largest stock in the county at that time. At that date there was no
money of any kind in the settlement, and in lieu of it, the common cur-
rency of the frontier was used. This consisted of coon skins, furs of all
kinds, honey, beeswax, or whatever the settlers had to give in exchange.
The settlement at this time consisted of about twenty families. There
was no school in the place until 1833, when Mr. Pickett opened a school
in one room of the double log cabin of Mr. Jonathan Cobb. This was a
pay school, and had an average attendance of twenty scholars. Each
child paid two dollars per quarter. The pay consisted of furs, generally,
though the teacher was willing to take whatever he could get.
It was during this year (1833) that Stephen Arnold Douglas came
to Illinois. He was born April 13, 1813, at Brandon, Vermont. At the
age of twenty years, he came to this State in hopes of bettering his condi-
tion. He landed at Meredosia, in 1833, where he met Mr. Daniel Waldo
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414 HISTORY OF MORGAN COtTNTY.
and Mr. Edward Lusk, two of the pioneers of Illinois, who are still resid-
ing there. He was in search of a school ; but failing to find one
here, he proceeded on foot to Bethel, where he met with a like result.
He went on to Jacksonville, and finding no employment there, proceeded
to Winchester, where he succeeded in securing a school of forty pupils,
at three dollars per quarter. When he reached Winchester, his ex-
/ chequer was reduced to thirty-seven and one-half cents. He kept up his
law studies, and the following March was admitted to the Bar by the
Supreme Court, sitting at Vandalia. He now betook himself to the
practice of law, and speedily won distinction in his profession. Within
/ a year of his admission to the Bar, before he was twenty-two years old,
' he was chosen by the legislature, attorney-general of the State. In 1836
he was elected to the legislature from Morgan County, being the young-
est member of that body. " It was in 1833 that President Jackson added
to his refusal to re-charter the United States Bank, the removal of the
deposits. Great was the consternation of the people, and a panic pre-
vailed. Party feeling ran extremely high, the president's supporters
were unsettled in their views, and thousands differed with him on these
measures. Douglas had just located at Jacksonville, and opened a law-
office in a room in the court-house. The Whigs of Morgan County, from
their number and standing, were arrogant and audacious in their denun-
ciation of the administration. Douglas mingled freely with the people,
who usually crowded the county-seat on Saturdays, and, among them,
was outspoken in his approbation of acts of the administration. He and
the editor of the Democratic paper at Jacksonville, deeming it advisable
to rally the undecided, effect an organization of the administration party,
and define its position, in opposition to the views of many friends, called
a mass meeting, and prepared a set of resolutions endorsing the bank
policy of the administration. On the day of the meeting, the court-house
was thronged with people of both parties. Douglas, being comparatively
a stranger, declined to offer resolutions ; but as it soon became appar-
ent that unless he did it would not be done, he boldly advanced and read
them, following with a few brief explanatory remarks. Immediately
upon his conclusion, Josiah Lamborn, a Whig of great influence and ora-
torical powers, attacked the resolutions, and their reader, in a severe and
caustic manner. The blood of Douglas was up ; this was his first politi-
cal effort, but he met his antagonist with such arguments, so vehement
and effeative, that the excitement of his friends reached the highest point
of endurance ; they cheered, seized, and bore him aloft through the
crowd, and around the public square, in gratitude and admiration, apply-
ing to him such complimentary titles as ' high-combed cock,' ' little giant,'
etc., which last, by its peculiar appropriateness, adhered to him to the
last. His effort that day, in a measure, changed the political destiny of
Morgan County. It was long remembered, and the old veterans of Mor-
gan always held that Douglas never equaled this speech of March, 1834."*
From this time, Douglas' political career began, and, as his after life
is so well known to the readers of these pages, we desist from further
mention of him here. He died in 1861, and is buried in a beautiful spot
in the suburbs of Chicago. His grave is near Lake Michigan, in " Doug-
las Grove," near where was "Camp Douglas" during the late war.
*Davidson & Stuve's History of Illinois.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 415
In 1835, Messrs. D. and J. E. Waldo erected a distillery for the manu-
facture of whisky. The capacity was three hundred bushels of grain per
day. In connection with the distillery, the proprietors opened the first
blacksmith shop in the place, and engaged James Wolf to manage that part
of the business for them. A few years later, a saw mill was added to the
distillery. The distillery was afterward owned by Roe & Gove, who dis-
posed of it to Mr. Joab Wilkinson. The machinery finally became worn
out, and the business was abandoned. The first frame buildings erected in
the town were by the Waldo brothers, in 1833; the lumber was split from
logs, and rough dressed. The first tavern was kept by Mr. Geo. Finch,
who was running a stage line between Jacksonville and Mt. Sterling,
having Meredosia as his " half- way house." This hotel was a ver}^ large
building, containing seventy-five rooms, and was in one respect like
ancient Rome, " not built in a day." At first there were but a few rooms,
the others being added from time to time. In 1867, the building was
destroyed by fire. In 1850, another hotel was erected and opened by
Mr. Holderby ; this is the present hotel of the place, Dr. H. J. Parker
being the proprietor. During the Summer of 1851, Mr. Holderby
opened a lumber yard, the first in the town, which business he conducted
until the time of his death, in 1854. The yard then passed into the
hands of Grierson & Wallahan, who were engaged in the dry goods and
grocery business. The business was conducted by Messrs. Grierson &
Wallahan until the year 1861, when Mr. Grierson, becoming fired with
patriotism, entered the army, and afterward became noted as General
Ben. Grierson, so well known all over the country.
In the Fall of 1839, Mr. Edward Lusk, who had been keeping a
store in Jacksonville for six years, went to St. Louis and purchased a
steamboat. This boat — the American — he ran between St. Louis and
Peoria, carrying passengers and freight to all the landings between these
points. Mr. Lusk continued on the river as captain of the American for
five years, when he settled in the neighborhood of Meredosia, and engaged
in farming. Mr. Lusk is still living, at the age of sixty-two, and no one
is more highly esteemed where he is known.
The first postmaster in Meredosia was Mr. Philip Aylesworth. The
mails were carried by a man named Pickett, who rode between Quincy
and Springfield once every week. When the old man came in sight of
the settlement he would blow a horn to assemble the settlers to receive
their mail. The postage was paid by the person who received the letter,
not by the writer as is done now. At that time the rates were graded so
that the postage on a letter which had been carried a distance of thirty
miles or less was six cents, a greater distance ten, or eighteen and three-
fourths, and for any distance over five hundred miles the postage was
twenty-five cents. Under the administration of President Jackson, Mr.
Daniel Waldo was appointed postmaster. This position he retained for
sixteen years. When Mr. Buchanan was elected president he saw proper
to appoint one of his own political party to the place. President Grant
re-appointed Mr. Waldo to that position, which he now holds. He has
now been in the employ of the postoffice department for twenty-five
years, and has held the position of justice of the peace for forty-one
years. "'Squire" Waldo is one of the early settlers of whom but few
are now residing in the county. He is in his seventy-sixth year, and an
active man.
416 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
Previous to 1837, there had been no regular preaching. During this
year several ministers held services in the houses of the settlers. Among
these traveling preachers was the Rev. Ben Newman. About this time the
citizens without regard to denominational differences united in erecting
a house of worship. This house was built near where the railroad depot
now is.
A few years after the erection of this house, the Rev. W. H. Milburn,
the celebrated " Blind Preacher," held a series of meetings here. An
outgrowth of this series of meetings was the present Methodist Episcopal
Church. In 1859, J. H. Carver and M. H. Mauck opened a general
store. Their business increasing, more store room was necessary, and in
1868, they erected their present store. This is a large two-story brick
building. The upper floor was added for the use of the Masonic Frater-
nity. In 1867, Messrs. Hysinger & Graham opened a store for the sale
of groceries, dry goods, and clothing ; they soon found their business
would justify the erection of a new building, and now have a large store
on Main street. A large grist and saw mill was erected in 1859 by Kruse
& •Miller. This mill has since been operated by different parties, the
present proprietor being Mr. C. C. Rieman, who is erecting a large mill to
take the place of the old one. Messrs. Einstman, and Keener & Pike own
and operate two large grain elevators ; Mr. Einstman running a boat and
several barges for the transportation of his grain to market. The amount
of grain shipped from Meredosia during the last year was : corn, 150,000
bushels ; wheat,, 40,000. This business is about equally divided between
the two grain dealers. Mr. Charles Heinz owns and operates a wagon
shop, where he also manufactures agricultural implements. Another
wagon shop is owned by Mr. Charles Button. Mr. Einstman has a saw
mill which has a good local trade. Mr. Henry Shafer is doing a good
business in the manufacture of furniture. Mr. David McGinnis has a
first-class drug store, and does a good business. The fishing business is
carried on quite extensively, large quantities of fish being shipped
every day.
The town of Meredosia 'was incorporated November 23, 1850. The
first trustees were: John Trabue, Wm. B. Newcomb, S. S. Winnegar,
John W. Trover, and Wm. H. Long. At that time Meredosia contained
about the same number of inhabitants as now. It had been in its day a
thriving, energetic town, but other cities more prosperous in their growth
had taken away its trade. This was owing chiefly to the inception and
growth of railroads. At one time in the history of our county he who
founded a town away from any lake or navigable river was deemed unwise,
for no one ever dreamed that produce could be conveyed from one point
to another save by water. Hence in the earliest settlement of the country
all towns were found upon or near some navigable body of water.
Meredosia was founded and grew well at first, but the railroad came in
1838, and other towns began to draw away its trade. This railroad, the
the first in the Valley of the Mississippi, was part of the great internal
improvement system begun in the Prairie State in 1835, and which for a
time so nearly bankrupted the people.
The Northern Cross Railroad, the first one built under this system
was let out to the contractors early in 1837. Some grading and other
work was done during that season and on the 9th day of May, 1838, the
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY 417
first rail was laid at Meredosia. This was a great day in the history of
the little town. Its streets were full of people who came to see what to
many of them was the beginning of a monstrous piece of folly. The his-
tory of this road, its small cars and meagre equipments, its trials, failures,
and ultimate success, are recorded elsewhere in this volume, .and need
not be repeated here. Among the citizens of Meredosia who gave time
and money in aid of this enterprise, none were more conspicuous than
Mr. Daniel, Waldo. He was, as has been stated, one of the earliest mer-
chants here, and has always been prominently connected with the growth
of Meredosia. Speaking of his early experiences as a merchant, and of his
acquaintance with men who afterward became prominent in the history of
the State, Mr. Waldo related to the writer of these pages, his meeting with
Stephen A. Douglas, who first set foot upon the soil of Illinois at the
little town of Meredosia. Mr. Waldo says : " In the Fall of 1833, I was
at the boat landing, receiving goods, when I was accosted by a young
man who had just come on the boat. After the usual greetings of the
day were exchanged, Mr. Douglas — for by that name he introduced him-
self— inquired if I knew of a place where a school teacher was needed, I
told him if a school teacher was needed any place under the canopy of
heaven, Meredosia was that place. He went at my invitation, to my
store, where I had quite a talk with him. He had been working at the
cabinet business and afterward studied law in the State of New York.
Wishing to better his condition financially, he had come out West. At
this time, Mr. Douglas was but twenty years of age, failing to secure the
interests of the people sufficiently to maintain a school, he " kept bar,"
for his board, and slept in my store. Not long afterward, he went to
Bethel, but failing to secure a school at this place, he proceeded on foot
to Winchester, while on the way he earned one dollar, for clerking at a
public sale — the first money he earned in this State. He procured a
school at Winchester, and after its close went to Jacksonville, where he
located and shortly afterward began the practice of law." Mr. Waldo's
recollection of Mr. Douglas, coincides with the statements we have
already made, in the history of Meredosia. During the senatorial con-
test in 1858, Mr. Douglas, as well as his opponent for public favor Abra-
ham Lincoln, made many speeches here.
Meredosia is a good field for the curiosity hunter, as there are in the
town several mounds which were built by the Indians, ages ago. These
mounds, some of which are fifty feet in height, are built of black soil,
which has probably been brought from the bottom, on the west side of
the river. A few of them have been opened, and numbers of arrow-
heads, stone hatchets, copper vessels, and articles of pottery-ware found
in them. Immediately north of the town is a level tract of land, con-
tainining fifteen acres. This plat is inclosed on three sides by .the bluffs,
and on the other side by D'Osia's Lake. This place was occupied by the
Indians, who had quite a village here, just previous to the advent of the
settlers in its neighborhood. In one of the mounds near this village a
skeleton was unearthed a few years ago, which was supposed to be all
that remained of Antoine D'Osia, the first settler. A few miles from
Meredosia there are several of these mounds, and the remains of a large
fort are also seen on the top of a high bluff, overhanging the mounds.
This fort shows the remains of ditches, parapets, etc. No portion of the
418 HISTOEY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
county is of more interest to one who cares for a ramble through the
woods on a bright summer day, where they can see so many relics of
olden time.
The present population of Meredosia is about seven hundred and
fifty souls, and is composed chiefly of the German element. Farming
in the vicinity of the town is carried on to a great extent. The land in
this neighborhood is fertile and very productive, being composed of sandy
loam and decayed vegetable matter. This soil varies in depth from eight
inches to six feet. Underlying this soil is a strata of white sand, through
which is continually percolating a current of clear, cold water, passing,
apparently from east to west. In dry seasons this portion of the county
always gives a fair yield, the power of the sun being such as to attract
to the surface a sufficient quantity of moisture to prevent the crops from
dryness. The farmers in this region are always sure of a good crop if the
requisite amount of labor is applied at the proper time. The market for
most of the grain raised here is St. Louis, one hundred and twenty miles
below the town. Most of the grain is shipped by river, while a good por-
tion is sent by rail to Toledo and the eastern cities.
Municipal. Meredosia was incorporated first under the general law
of the State. In 1850 it received a charter uuder which the first board
of trustees were John Trabue, Wm. B. Newcomb, S. S. Winnegar, John
W. Trover, and Wm. H. Long.
The records of the town from 1851 to, and including 1865, were lost
and no record of the town for those years can now be found. The
records beginning with the year 1866 show the following to be the mu-
nicipal directory :
1866— O. D. Critzer, Wm. Morley, W. J. Wackerle, Peter Baujan,
Daniel Waldo.
1867 — O. D. Critzer, Peter Baujan, D. H. Lollis, Charles Launer,
James Watson.
1868— J. L. Pike, Joel Turnham, D. H. Lollis, S. T. Black, John
Winningham.
1869— L. C. Mitchell, R. B. Conn, O. D. Critzer, Peter Baujan,
Charles Heinz.
1870 — J. L. Pike, D. H. Lollis, Charles Heinz, Joel Turnham, Chas.
Launer.
1871— Daniel Waldo, D. H. Lollis, Charles Heinz, J. L. Pike, Chas.
Launer.
1872— J. L. Pike, H. W. Welcheimer, J. F. Yeck, Sibert Heiser, J.
C. Herr.
1873 — Geo. W. Graham, J. L. Pike, Peter Baujan, H. W. Reiman,
J. F. Yeck.
1874— Geo. W. Graham, J. L. Pike, H. W. Rieman, J. F. Yeck,
Peter Baujan.
1875— J. F. Skinner, J. Youst, Charles Heinz, H. W. Rieman, D.
H. Lollis.
1876— Charles Heinz, J. F. Skinner, John Youst, D. H. Lollis, H.
W. Rieman.
1877— C. Heinz, J. L. Pike, H. W. Welchimer, David Schroll, J. F.
Yeck.
1878 — G. W. Graham, A. J. Leslie, Lyman Deitz, J. F. Skinner,
Geo. James. J. F. Skinner, Treasurer; C. R. Lyon, Town Clerk.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 419
The Churches, The Methodist Episcopal, is the oldest religious asso-
ciation in Meredosia. For several years before there was a church organi-
zation in that town services were frequently held in private residences.
The first house erected for divine worship was near the railroad. This
house was built by the citizens, without regard to denominational differ-
ences, and was used by all. This house was known as the " Union
Church," and was used until 1865, when it was moved to its present site
and used alternately by the German Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal
organizations. In 1877, the former having purchased the entire
building, the Methodist Episcopal began the erection of a house
of their own. This church is built on an elevation, in the north-
ern part of the town and is an ornament to Meredosia. It is a
large frame building, with a tower one hundred feet high. In the
tower of the church it is the intention, at an early day, to place a thou-
sand pound bell. The church has a very high ceiling, stained glass win-
dows, and is a handsome structure. Its cost, when completed, will be
f>3,;">00. The church is in a flourishing condition having a membership
of two hundred.
The German Methodist Episcopal had no services whateveT until
1850. At that time they began holding occasional meetings at the houses
of persons adhering to that denomination. They united with the Amer-
ican Methodists in 1865, both bodies occupying one building. In 1877, on
the withdrawal of the latter, the Germans retained the church building,
which they still occupy. The church is doing well and the membership
is gradually increasing.
The First Lutheran, German — St. John— was organized about 1872.
At that time the congregation was small and was served by "second-
ary " ministers. These were the Rev's. August Bramer, E. Behm, and
Wm. Meyer. This association occupies a frame building in the northern
part of the town. This house was formerly the Union Church — the first
building for worship in the place — which has been remodeled and pre-
sents a very neat appearance. The present membership numbers about
twenty families. The pastor is the Rev. Edmund Hautel, to whose
efforts the prosperity of the church is chiefly due, and who has been
instrumental in bringing the church under the supervision of the General
Synod of the Lutheran Church. Rev. Hautel also has charge of a coun-
try church, a short distance from Meredosia, which is in a prosperous con-
dition. The Union Baptist Association was organized in 1874, at which
time a church was erected. They have since held regular services.
The Schools. We have already mentioned the first school opei'.ed in
Meredosia. It was taught by Mr. Geo. Pickett, in one room of a double log
cabin, occupied by Mr. Jonathan Cobb. It was a pay school, the teacher
being paid in the common currency of the day, coon skins, wax, etc. The
price charged was two dollars per quarter. After this, other schools were
opened in various places, generally paid by subscriptions until the pass-
age of the State law, organizing school districts. A better system of
education was the result, the schools being supported by taxation. Build-
ings erected for school purposes were used and an attempt at gradation
begun. These efforts culminated in the present system of graded schools
and the present commodious school building. It was erected in 1877,
contains four rooms, and is capable of accommodating two hundred
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
pupils. The attendance at present is one hundred and sixty-five. The
superintendent is Mr. Joseph Harker, who is assisted by three teachers.
The teaching of the German language is a specialty, one room being
devoted to that branch. The Board of Education consists of Messrs. Geo.
W. Graham, David Schroll, G. N. Beauchamp.
Lodges and Societies. A. F. & A. M. Benevolent Lodge No. 52, was
organized in 1848. Its present membership numbers 62. Meetings,
Saturday evening before full moon, in each month.
Meredosia Chapter No. 11, was organized in 1850. Membership at
present, 64. Meets first Wednesday in each month.
A Council has recently been .formed, but the organization has not yet
been perfected.
I. O. O. F. Meredosia Lodge No. 138, was organized in 1855. Has
now 30 members. The meetings are held every Thursday evening.
Dosia Encampment No. 166, was organized in 1875. Has present mem-
bership of 14. Meets first and third Mondays of each month.
The Press. Through the instrumentality of Mr. Geo. W. Graham, Mr.
J. R. Miller was induced to open a printing office in Meredosia in 1877.
The press used at first was a " Washington," and the type was insufficient
for the office. Since then the office has been furnished with a new job press
and new type and is doing a good business. Mr. Miller is editor of The
Meredosia Monitor, which is well sustained.
WAVERLY
Is the second town in size in the county. It is situated in the south-
east corner of the county, on the Jacksonville, Northwestern and South-
eastern Railroad, and is about twenty miles from the county-seat. Prior
to the year 1836, the land on which the town is situated was an unbro-
ken wilderness, with no habitues, save the native animals of the prairies.
The country round about the place contained a few settlers, these gener-
ally living in the edge of the timber. Their habitations were diminutive
log structures of the day, and their trading places were generally Jack-
sonville, Alton and Springfield. The first settler in this part of the
county was Milton Shirtleff, who located on Section 11, about 1822.
Among the other early settlers were John Hunt, James London, Michael
Miller, Jacob Black, Rev. Isaac Conlee, Joseph Thomas, Nicholas
Russell, Flemming C. Maupin, John Turner, Joseph Wise, and Joseph
Caruthers. The first marriage here was that of Mr. Christopher Ashbaugh
to Miss Elizabeth Thomas. In 1827, the first death in this community
occurred, being that of Henry, son of John Hunt.
Rev. William Rogers preached the first sermon here, at the house of
Rev. Isaac Conlee. He was a Baptist clergyman, and was well known
in this community. The first school in this neighborhood was taught by
John Scott. It was, like all other schools of the day, paid by subscrip-
tion; the compensation being peltry and bees-wax, the circulating cur-
rency of the time. This part of the county grew slowly. The Illinois
College was founded by men from New Haven, Conn., among them Dr.
J. M. Sturtevant, so long its honored president.
It is well known by all that the founding of the college was largely
the result of the labors of a band of young men, who had determined to
make the Northwest the field of their life labors.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 421
Mr. Cleveland J. Salter, a native of New Haven, Conn., and then a
merchant in that city, had become acquainted with this band of young
men, and from them had learned their plans, and something of their suc-
cess. He knew of the founding of Illinois College, and of the desire
among its friends to establish a theological school.
While a merchant in New Haven he concluded to visit the Great
West, and in 1834, he made a tour, mostly by stage, through a portion of
Illinois, visiting Jacksonville, Quincy, and other places. In 1835, on the
recommendation of a friend residing in Jacksonville, he made an invest-
ment in land, where Waverly now stands, of about five thousand acres,
Messrs. D. B. Salter, Alexander C. Twining, and Joseph A Tanner, hav-
ing with him about one-half interest. On the 18th of May, 1836, these
persons laid out the village of Waverly, donating a capacious public
square, and also six hundred and forty acres of land near the village for
educational purposes.
Mr. C. J. Salter had returned for his family in 1835, having deter-
mined to emigrate to the new town. During his absence the proprietors
of the village had erected a brick seminary and a frame boarding-house,
at an aggregate expense of about $5,000. Mr. Salter's route, in common
with all other emigrants, was by various modes of travel to Pittsburgh,
thence down the Ohio River in a steamboat to its confluence with the
Mississippi, and up that river by the same conveyance to St. Louis. At
this place they took stages on the route to Springfield, and came to
Auburn, where in wagons they proceeded to their new home. On their
arrival at Waverly the only house which they could use was the board-
ing-house, then just completed. Here they lived until Mr. Salter could
erect a brick dwelling — the first in this part of the county. This became,
with various improvements, the family residence, and here Mr. Salter
resided until his death, which occurred on the 27th of January, 1878.
The only buildings on the site of the town at the time of Mr. Salter
and his family's arrival, were the boarding-house and the brick seminary
already mentioned. A little over a mile west of the new town, a village
plat under the name of Appalona, had been surveyed, and some attempts
at village life begun. Here was a blacksmith's shop, a postoffice, and
one or two cabins; the latter at this time were occupied by a few families
just locating in the country. The village of Appalona had received its
name from Apple Creek, on which it was situated, and though vigorous
efforts were made by its projectors to establish a prosperous town here,
the attempt was a failure, and Appalona exists only in name. The post-
office was -retained here, however, until about 1847, when the stage
route was changed so as to pass through Waverly. The chief aim of the
founders of Waverly was the establishing of a school. Hence the erec-
tion of the seminary and boarding-house before the other structures were
begun. The town grew but slowly at first ; its founders could not in-
duce settlers rapidly to locate in their midst, and for ten years the village
scarcely contained two hundred inhabitants. Dr. I. H. Brown was
among the first to settle here; he was a prominent physician, and was
widely known throughout the entire community. Mr. Theodore Wat-
son, now a resident of Waverly, located here in 1839. Concerning his
recollections of the place at that date, he says :
" There were then but very few people in the place. The public
422 HISTOKT OF MORGAN COUNTY.
square was overgrown with a mass of vines, underbrush, and small trees.
It remained in this condition several years, when about 1848 it was
cleared off, small trees planted, and the unsightly rail-fence gave way to
the present one of plank. When I came here," continued Mr. Watson,
"the boarding-house was occupied, and the school in operation. Dr. I.
H. Brown was living in the northern part of the town, in a log cabin.
George Knapp was living in the western part, in a similar house. Elisha
Filley resided in the southeastern part of the town; he was a carpenter
by trade, and built the first house in town. Elijah Wood, a farmer, was
a neighbor of Mr. Filley's. David Dykes, also a farmer, lived in a log
cabin in the village, and worked his farm near by. C. J. Salter had not
yet completed his family residence, and was living in the boarding-house.
The western part of what is now Waverly, was then the center of trade,
and here Frank Starr, with George Carter, about 1840, opened the first
store in the village."
About eight years after, Mr. J. A. Crane opened the second store in
the place ; it, like its predecessor, and all stores of its time, contained a
general stock of goods, comprising every article in the catalogue of fron-
tier necessities.
The school was opened about 1838, in the spring ; the first teacher
here was Mr. John F. Brooks. The post-office was kept at George Deth-
erage's, about three-fourths of a mile west of the town. Not far from
this office was the place known as " Log Range ;" it was called at first
" La Grange," by a daughter of one of the pioneers, who, being possessed
of a romantic turn of mind, gave the latter name to her home. As it was
then a log cabin, and the pioneer neighborhood filled more with the prac-
tical than the ideal, and perceiving the import of the name, gave it its
broadest sound when pronouncing it. As the houses then were all cabins,
the "La" soon degenerated into "Log," and "Log Range " was the
result. The name " Waverly " has an equally romantic origin : Mr.
James D. B. Salter, a young man in school when the town was platted,
wrote to his father requesting him, if the town had not been christened,
to give it the name of Waverly, in honor of the Waverly novels, for which
he had an intense admiration. His father complied with his request, and
hence the name. Mr. Watson states further, that when he came, Mr. A.
Pease was living on the east side of the public square ; he was a farmer,
but has always resided in town. Dr. Brown's father lived in a log house
on the lot now occupied by the graded school, and had a cooper and
blacksmith shop near where he lived.
The families enumerated were the principal ones who were residents
of Waverly until 1847. During the first decade of the town's existence, its
growth was slow, being chiefly dependent on the prosperity of the school.
This was a well-known institution, and had in its day a State reputa-
tion. Among its pupils were some of the most prominent men of Illinois,
who remember with pride the days spent at the Waverly Seminary. The
chief desire of the founders of the village, to build up a large school, was
destined to fail. Other towns had more and better advantages for
schools, and only a high school was ever realized here. The grant of
640 acres reverted to the original proprietors, and in time the seminary
gave way to the present town schools. In 1846, Mr. J. A. Crane came to
Waverly ; speaking of what he saw in the village, says : " There was
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one church edifice built when I came ; it was the Episcopal Church, and
had been used but a short time ; the Congregational was organized, and
was using the seminary for public service ; the Methodist Episcopal Church
had not yet a house of worship: the Rev. C. G. Selleck was pastor of the
Congregational Church, and was also teacher in the academy. There
was but one store in town, owned by Andrew and Alexander Kinkead,
who had a general stock of goods. I opened a grocery, but kept almost
all goods wanted by the pioneers ; mine was the second store in the town.
The post-office was at Appalona, at Mr. Detherage's. There were a few
carpenters, a blacksmith or two, and probably one hundred and fifty
inhabitants." Two years after Mr. Crane's arrival, Capt. J. W. Meacham
located. During these two years, Waverly had more than doubled in
inhabitants, and was doing a good business.
Captain Meacham remembers the following stores and business
places in the town : A. Thayer was keeping a general store in a part of
his dwelling, on the southeast part of the square ; William Rhoacls had
a drug-store on the south side of the square, in a frame story-and-a-half
building ; R. H. Nelson and John A. Crane were selling dry goods, gro-
ceries, etc., in a frame building on the west side of the square ; Andrew
Kinkead and G. W. Garrett had a general store near Crane & Nelson ;
J. W. Ross and John Beatty had a small grocery and provision store on
the west side of the square ; Andrew Kinkead kept a small drug-store,
adjoining the grocery store of Ross & Beatty; one flouring mill, in the
western part of the town was in operation, run by William H. Coe ;
James Hutchinson was operating a carding factory, where the present
flouring mill of Hutchinson Brothers & Co. is now situated ; Baker Ewing
had a blacksmith and wagon shop in the western part of the town, near
its old business center ; an old saw mill, that had been in operation several
years, was still in use ; James W. Manson had a blacksmith shop on the
east side of the public square. " There were two churches," says the Cap-
tain, " the Congregational and the Methodist ; the former was yet using
the seminary for public service ; the latter was then completing a house
of worship ; it was a frame structure, and had not yet been plastered.
The Rev. Dixon was the Congregational preacher, and Rev. Joseph Wil-
son occupied the pulpit in the unfinished Methodist Church. The sem-
inary was then in successful operation. Two private schools were also
established ; one was taught by Margaret Miller, the other by Ellen
Thayer. The post-office had just been removed, and we no longer went
to Appalona for mail. Stages came from Vandalia to Jacksonville twice
each week, bringing letters and papers. The houses in town were gen-
erally built of frame, though in many cases the cabins were yet used. A
brick store and dwelling was built about 1849, by S. (J. Woods ; another
soon after by J. A. Crane. These were the first brick business houses in
town.
"As early as 1836 or 1838, a brick yard had been started by a Mr.
Tainter, from whom the brick for the seminary and Mr. C. J. Salter's
residence were obtained. About 1846, Alexander Edgmon started a
second brick yard, these two supplying the town. The old saw-mill was
one of the early adjuncts of Waverly; it was operated by Wrn. Chambers,
and was started by Cook & Eastman. It was run by steam, and in its
day did a good business. The public square was surrounded by a rail
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fence, as late as 1846. About a year or two after, this was replaced by a
plank fence ; the square was cleared off, and made more attractive."
The first bank was established in 1870, by J. A. Crane, Manson &
Company; they were alone in the business until 1874, when the Waverly
Bank was started by Brown & Company. Each bank is doing a good
business.
The village was now in active existence. A good trade with the
surrounding settlers had been established ; and notwithstanding the hard
times, and scarcity of money, Waverly was in a fair way to become the
second town in Morgan County. For the next ten years, and even until
the opening of the great civil war, business increased. The patriotism
of the people here, in the national conflict, was unexcelled by any town
of its size. Two companies, composed entirely of men from Waverly
and its vicinity, were raised, and marched to the war. In the war record
of the county, published elsewhere in this volume, a history of these
companies is given ; from it the reader can learn each man's name,
when he enlisted, what became of him, and the officers under whom
he served.
After the close of the war, times were exceptionally prosperous over
the entire country. Waverly shared with other towns the reaction, and
an increase in trade, population, and importance, was the result. All
these years it had, however, lacked that important factor of any town — a
railroad. A movement for the construction of a line from the county-
seat to the Chicago and Alton Road on the south, with a further southern
terminus, was vigorously agitated. It resulted in the construction of the
Jacksonville, Northwestern and Southeastern Railroad. It was completed
in the Summer of 1871, and opened from Jacksonville to Virden, on the
main line of the Alton road. The day it reached Waverly was made a
gala day by the inhabitants of the town, to whom the completion
of this route was no small item of interest in their prosperit}'-. Waverly
gave in private subscriptions nearly $50,000, and as a corpora-
tion, about $30,000 additional. Before the opening of the rail-
road, no grain was purchased here save that used in the flouring mills. In
1872, an elevator was built, and the shipment of grain began. It now
averages several car loads daily. Stock yards were also constructed, and
stock which formerly went to Jacksonville or Alton markets, now is
shipped from Waverly. Business of all kinds increased with the opening
of the railroad, and at present rivals several towns of better commercial
advantages.
The government of Waverly has always been under the control of a
Board of Trustees, elected' annually. The town was incorporated under
the general State law, and under that incorporation maintained its legal
existence until April 16, 1878. The officers elected that day were : Mayor,
Henry M. Miller ; Clerk, J. H. Goldsmith ; Treasurer, Wm. A. Hutchison ;
Attorney, J. W. Arnett ; Aldermen, A. L. Kimber, F. H. Wemple,
W. E. Meacham, B. L. Carter, N. J. Stratton, and John Haisley. By
this vote of the citizens it came under the form of a city government. By
the census taken then to determine the legality of this step, there were
found to be over two thousand persons in the town, hence it dropped its
old name of town, and is hereafter to be known as a city.
The educational advantages of Waverly have always kept pace with,
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and in many seasons were much better than the commercial advantages.
The seminary had an extensive reputation as a high school. The build-
ing was used for all grades of pupils, and the town schools held therein
several years. Being inconvenient to all parts of the village, after the
passage of the State Common School law, and the sale of the seminary in
1863, two smaller buildings were erected in town. These were used for
school purposes until the completion of the present school building, in
1867. It is a commodious brick structure, capable of accommodating
about two hundred pupils. A superintendent and three teachers are
employed, and school is regularly sustained from six to nine months,
during the year.
The town contains six churches. The Congregational was organized
June 15, 1836, by J. M. Sturtevant, D.D., having but ten members at the
time ; they were : Cyrus Tanner, Joseph A. Tanner, Asa Eastman,
Theodore E. Curtiss, Elisha S. Tanner, Mrs. Ora Tanner, Lucy Swift,
Lucy Tanner, Hulda L. Tanner, and Susan E. Tanner. The Church was
organized in a private house, after which the seminary was used. Rev.
Elisha Jenney came in 1837, and was pastor of the church until Novem-
ber, 1839. The next pastor was Rev. C. G. Selleck, who came in January,
1842, and remained until November, 1845 — three years. In January,
1846, the following year, Rev. Rollin Mears was installed, and resigned in
1847. Rev. Alvin M. Dixon was next chosen pastor ; was installed in
January, 1848, and resigned April, 1850. The following January, 1851,
Rev. James Weller was installed, remaining until May, 1856, when he
resigned. The installation of Rev. William D. Sanders took place in
September, 1856 ; he was pastor of the church for over two years, resign-
ing in March, 1858. Rev. Henry M. Tupper nexc supplied the pulpit ;
was installed January, 1859, and resigned about the year 1860.
The present pastor is Rev. Charles W. Clapp, who was installed in
October, 1871 ; the church has a membership of about one hundred and
seventy ; there having been about four hundred and sixty-two persons
connected with it since its organization. The congregation used the
seminary until the present church was erected. It was completed early
1851, and on the 5th of February in that year was dedicated, Rev. J. M.
Sturtevant preaching the dedicatory sermon.
The Baptist Church was organized August 11, 1855, with twenty-
nine members, at the house of Willis E. Meacham, by Rev. J. M. Wells.
For a while they held divine services in the seminary and in the Episcopal
Church. The latter edifice they occupied about three years. In the
Fall of 1863, they began the erection of a house of worship, which they
completed in the Summer of 1866, and dedicated in June of that year.
Rev. Wells was the first pastor. His successors have been the Rev's
D. Ketzmiller, A. S. Denison, David Lewis, F. C. Hart, George R. Guild
— under whose pastorate the church was erected — J. H. Spann, J. W.
Place, J. W. Wells, M. C. Davenport, M. C. Clark, and Rev. Davenport,
who is now pastor. The membership is now one hundred and twenty, more
than four hundred having been connected with this church since its
organization
The Episcopal Church is one of the oldest in Waverly. In 1838,
Rev. Charles Dresser, of Springfield, an Episcopal clergyman, came to
the town. He found a few members professing the principles of this
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denomination. He at first found S. G. M. Allis and Mrs. Anna Phelps.
When the church was organized — shortly after his first visit — the com-
municants were: Theodore Watson, Owen Maynard, Stephen G. M. Allis,
Ann C. Allis, George Knapp, Susanna Knapp, Fanny Root, Anne Phelps,
Sarah Ann Barker, and Sophia Watson.
Soon after the organization of this church a house of worship was
erected, which is yet occupied. The congregation has at times only been
able to support a regular pastor, and now sustains but an irregular
ministry.
The Methodist Episcopal Church was organized about 1840. The
circuit riders of this denomination were among the earliest white men in
this part of Morgan County, and held services in the cabins of the settlers
several years before Waverly was contemplated. Soon after the town
was laid out they were here occupying the religious field ; for a while
they used the seminary and the Episcopal Church — built about 1845 —
and in 1846, before the erection of their own house of worship. It was
sufficiently finished in 1848 *to accommodate a congregation, and was
completed a year or two after. This house of worship they used until
1867, when, becoming too small for the growing congregation, it was sold
to the Catholics. They then entered their present large brick
church, which they had just completed. It was dedicated by Rev.
Thomas Eddy ; is the finest church in Waverly, and is well attended ; the
congregation is the largest in town, the present membership being two
hundred and fifty.
The Catholic Church comprises a membership scattered throughout
the township. Until 1867 they had no organization, though nearly twenty
families- of this denomination were within church-going distance of
Waverly. That year, through the efforts of their leading members and
the Bishop at Alton, a congregation was organized, and they purchased
the Methodist house of worship. This, they they still use, supporting
monthly services.
The Christian Church has been in active existence about twenty-two
years. As its early records are very imperfect, but little can be learned
of its history. The first minister was Rev. D. P. Henderson. The
church is succeeding well at present, and sustains a regular ministry.
The Press. The G-azette was established in Waverly on or about the
first of June, 1809, by M. J. Abbott and W. D. Pemberton ; Mr. Pember-
ton selling his interest to Mr. Abbott in the Fall of the same year. The paper
was continued by Mr. Abbott in his own name, until July, 1870, when he
sold the press and material to Mr. Richard Ballenger, of Virclen, who re-
moved it to that place. In April, 1872, Mr. John H. Goldsmith purchased
the press and material of Mr Ballenger, removed it back to Waverly, and
on the 2d day of May, 1872, issued the first number of the Waverly
Times. The publication of the Times was continued until November of
the same year, when it suspended until August, 1873 ; then it was again
resuscitated by Mr. Goldsmith, and had a short existence of only three
months. On or about the first of May, 1874, Mr. W. T. Lakin purchased
the Times material, and published fifty-two numbers — retaining the
former heading — when it again suspended, Lakin leaving the press and
material to fall back to the parties from whom he purchased. On the
24th day of May 1876, Mr. R. V. Mallory bought the material, and on
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the 9th day of June issued the first number of The Morgan County
Journal. On the first of December, 1876, Mr. M. M. Meacham, the
present proprietor, purchased one-half interest in the paper of Mr.
Mallory, and came into full possession of the office July 9, 1877.
The Journal has a circulation of about seven hundred, and is gradually
increasing ; it circulates principally among the farming communities
of Morgan, Macoupin, Sangamon, Scott, and Greene Counties. It is a
first-class advertising medium, now entering its third volume ; neutral in
politics, and is published on Saturday of each week at $1.50 per year.
Milton M. Meacham is publisher and proprieter, and John H. Goldsmith,
editor.
MURRAYVILLE
Is twelve miles south of Jacksonville, on the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis
Railroad. It was surveyed and platted January 4th, 1858, for Samuel
Murray, Esq., by Wm. McPherson, who was, at that time, county sur-
veyor. The location of a town here first originated in the mind of Wm.
Purcell, who was at the time of the building of the C. & A. Railroad one
of the contractors of the road. In 1858, Mr. Purcell erected the first
dwelling house in the town. The second house was built by Mr. Thomas
Cunningham, who opened a grocery store in his house, the first stock of
goods in the town being hauled on a wagon by Mr. John Murray, son of
the founder of the town. The first building erected for a store was by
James McKean, who has done much toward the building up of the town.
A post-office was established here in 1859. Mr. McKean was appointed
postmaster, at the same time being merchant, and depot agent. In 1859,
Mr. Henry Whalen moved to Murray ville and opened a blacksmith shop,
which from time to time has been enlarged. Mr. Whalen continues to
follow his trade. The business of the town increasing, the railroad com-
pany built a large depot and warehouse in 1863, and soon after estab-
lished a telegraph office. About this time the shipping of live stock from
this place became quite an item, and Mr. Samuel Murray established yards
for the better facility of loading and unloading stock. Dr. G. S. Smith,
of Jacksonville — now residing in Bloomington — opened a drug-store here
in 1863. He at the same time practiced his profession, and was the first
physician in the place. About this time an effort was made to change
the name of the town to " latan," and by this name it was known for
some time, but its first name was the one by which it was better known
and which is now retained. Geo. M. Quackenbush opened the first sad-
dle and harness shop, in 1865, and continues in business. The first brick
building here was erected by Joseph Hornbeck. The store has had dif-
ferent occupants. In 1867, W. D. Henry opened a drug-store and was
doing a good business when his entire stock and buildings were lost by a
fire which destroyed the business of the young merchant. I. G. Beadle
& Son opened a dry goods store in 1865, and are still in business. Mr.
C. N. McEvers, in 1873, opened, for the accommodation of the traveling
public the McEvers House, which is the present hotel. In 1874, Mr.
Robert McNeal opened a large agricultural implement wareroom and in
connection with it a blacksmith shop. Mr. Wm. Davis, in 1867, opened
a furniture and undertaking establishment, and is still doing a good busi-
ness. In May, 1877, Mr. Worcester, of Greene County, opened a private
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banking house, which is doing a good local business. The present Jus-
tice of the Peace is Esquire Alexander McClung, who was elected in
1860, and held the office continuously since that time. The town gov-
ernment is vested in a Board of Trustees. In L860, the Presbyterians
erected a house of worship. The first pastor was the Rev. Noah Bishop,
who afterward removed to Ironton, Missouri, where he preached for sev-
eral years, and died there at a good old age greatly beloved by all who
knew him. In 1868, the Methodist Episcopals and the Baptists erect-
ed two handsome churches, Messrs. John and Wm. Murray being the
contractors for their erection. For the first few years in the history of
this town the children attended school at an old building a short distance
north of town, but at the close of the war, a number of wealthy farmers
settled in Murrayville and the school population was increased suffi-
ciently to warrant the erection of a new school building. This house
was opened in the town in 1866, and the attendance since that time has
been good. There are now in school about one hundred and fifty pupils.
FRANKLIN
Is one of the oldest settlements in Morgan County. It was laid out
by Wm. Woods, John Wyatt, and Walter Butler, April 7, 1832. The
first houses were of the kind in vogue all over the country at that time.
Mr. Manning Mayfield kept a general stock of goods, the first in the
place, in a small log building, erected for the purpose. As the town
grew, this primitive affair gave way to a frame structure in which Mr. A.
C. Woods, of the firm of Woods, Simmons & Co., of Jacksonville, opened
a stock of goods and continued in business for sixteen years. Messrs.
Hinrichsen & Reinbach erected a small brick store for the sale of general
merchandise, and transacted business together for several years, when
Mr. Reinbach purchased the interest of his partner and continued the
business until his decease, in 1845. A large grist and saw mill was
erected by Joel Lankton, who in after years sold it to McCollough, Coons
& Kincade. It is doing a good business. In 1850 Waller, Mansfield &
Co. erected a flouring mill. After several years, changes in the firm were
made ; the present firm being Mansfield, Bro. & Hustin. In 1865, they
built a large brick mill, and in connection with it, a wool carding room.
The first tavern was kept by Colonel J. P. Wright, who began business
in a log cabin, as early as 1836. He continued as landlord for thirty
years, improving the style of architecture of his house, as time went on.
In 1871, the Jacksonville, Northwestern and Southeastern Railroad, was
finished from Jacksonville to Franklin and shortly afterward to Virden,
thereby giving to Franklin railroad communication, which gave fresh
impetus to the growth of the town.
There are now three dry goods and grocery stores, kept by Langly
& Pulling, J. M. Coons, and Geo. Hart, which are all doing a fair busi-
ness. There are two boot and shoe shops, kept by J. M. Hocking, and
Robert Lowry. The drug-store of the town is owned by Messrs. A. H.
Wright & Co. Mr. Jacob Dickinson, one of the oldest settlers in the town,
has a merchant tailoring establishent. Mr. Dickinson is also postmaster.
The four physicians of the place are, Drs. Smith, Tandy, Clark, and Hill.
The first school in Franklin was taught by Rev. Newton Cloud. Mr. Win.
Woods afterward became teacher of this school, which in after years
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became quite a feature of the town. At present there is a neat school
building for school purposes. The pupils in attendance number
about one hundred. About the time the town was platted, the
Methodists erected a log church, which was used until 1840,
when it was torn-down, and a neat brick structure erected in its place.
This house was destroyed in 1860, by a gale of wind, and the present
frame building took its place. It is not now remembered who was the
first preacher, in the log church. After the erection of the brick build-
ing, in 1840, Rev. John Mathers — in after years one of the mayors of
Jacksonville — became the pastor, and continued as such for several years.
On the completion of the frame building, in 1860, Rev. W. J. Newman
became pastor. He has been followed by Rev's Jos. Lane, R. C. Nor-
ton, Robert Clark, G. W. Bates, J. C. Hobbs, J. Dickens, Adon Carlos,
and S. H. Clark. Franklin is sixteen miles east of Jacksonville. It is
situated in the midst of a fine agricultural region, and ships large quan-
tities of grain.
WOODSON
Is situated on the Chicago and Alton Railroad about seven miles south
of Jacksonville. It was laid out May 2, 1859, for Richard Henry and
Joseph Adams, at which' time the farming community experienced con-
siderable trouble in taking their produce to market, and it was this fact,
chiefly, that led to the laying out of the town. At this date the road-bed
of the Chicago and Alton Railroad, then the Jacksonville and St. Louis, was
completed, and the residents were gratified over the fact that ere long
trains of cars would be passing through the proposed town.
At this time Judge D. M. Woodson was president of the proposed
railroad, and in honor of him the village received its name. In 1858,
prior to the laying out of the town, Dr. E. B. Buckner located here, but
afterward married and removed to Missouri. Dr. Geo. W. Miller appears
to have been the next physician here, locating in 1872. He is still a resident
of the town.
The first lot in Woodson was sold by Richard Henry, Esq., to Mr. B.
L. Hatcher, for $50. On this lot Mr. Hatcher erected a building which
lie occupied as a dwelling, and in which he opened a store. Columbus
H;iirgrove,a wandering Kentuckian, opened, in a little cabin in the south
part of town, the first store in the village. His principal commodities
were bacon and molasses.
In 1863, the government established a post-office, and appointed Mr.
John T. Henry postmaster. Early in 1864 Mr. Henry built a depot and
was appointed railroad agent. He siill retains both positions.
In 1865, an Englishman, Mr. Charles Bosomworth, opened the first
blacksmith shop in the village. In 1869, Mr. Smith Bail erected, and
began work in another shop, the second in the town.
With the rapid increase in population the "old log cabin " school
house, with its crude puncheon floor, and rough benches, the relics of
long, ago, were thought to be inadequate to meet the wants of a well-reg-
ulated and efficient school. In 1867, a building sufficiently large to meet
the wants of the growing school population was erected. The board of
directors consisted of Messrs. J. H. Self, Joseph Adams, and W. D.
Henry. A good school has since been regulary sustained.
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In 1869, the " Christians " built a neat church edifice, Elder E. G.
Rice preaching the dedication sermon, and Elder Osborn officiated during
the first year as pastor.
A grain elevator was erected in 1869 by J. H. Self, Esq., an enter-
prising stock dealer and fanner. The business proved unremunerative
and was discontinued in 1873.
Woodson precinct was formed in 1868 for the convenience of voters
living in its vicinity. The judges of the first election were : J. H. Self,
Jesse Henry, arid John H. Reaugh. M. J. Clarihan, Esq., an Irish Repub-
lican, cast the first vote. At this election E. R. Henry, Esq., was elected
justice of the peace. He still retains that office.
In 1877 a tile factory was established by Mr. Loyd A. Craig, and
Mr. H. Bahne. In the latter part of the year the firm dissolved part-
nership, Mr. Craig continuing the business.
Woodson contains about two hundred inhabitants. It is surrounded
by a good farming community and does a good business in the shipping of
grain and live stock.
CHAPIN
Was laid out by Lyman and Horace Chapin, April 13, 1858. Previous to
this date, the Wabash Railroad Company made' a stopping-place here,
but there was at this time no houses at the place. At that time it was
known as " Concord Station." The first building erected here was a
grain warehouse, by Messrs. Chapin & Cooper, in 1857. The first store
was a grocery and dry goods hoase, the proprietors being Turner & Dan-
iels. They bought the lot on which they erected their house of the
Messrs. Chapin, paying for it 1100. The founders of the town built
several tenement houses, which they rented, and in this way a town was
started. Dr. D. K. Burnham moved to Chapin and erected a dwelling,
and began the practice of his profession shortly after the town was laid
out. Mr. Patrick Daly opened the first blacksmith shop in the town,
and Mr. Frank Hogan the first hotel. Shortly after the building of the
warehouse, Mr. Cooper disposed of his interest in it to his partners, and
opened a dry-goods store, which store was burned during the Winter
of 1877-8. Mr. Cooper has since erected another building, and has taken
his son into the business with him as partner. Mr. J. N. Ebey began the
manufacture of pottery-ware in Chapin in 1859, but not meeting
with success, he moved to Winchester, where he is now engaged in
business. The firm of Neely & Co. opened a coal-shaft in Chapin
in 1872, and after meeting with success for a time, the business was
abandoned, as the vein of coal was not of sufficient depth to justify
working it. There are several stores, a wagon shop, meat
market, and a few other business houses, in Chapin, but its trade
mostly goes to Jacksonville, ten miles east. In 1870, the Rockford, Rock
Island and St. Louis Railroad was completed, crossing the Wabash road at
Chapin. This road gives direct communication with St. Louis and Chi-
cago. In 1858, a school house was built a half-mile north of the town,
on the land of Samuel French. Esq., but the demand for more room was
such, that in the following year a larger and better building was erected
in the town. This school is now in successful operation, and has a good
attendance.
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The Congregationalists, in 18 ,'9, erected a church edifice, which they
afterward sold to the Christians. It is still occupied by the latter
denomination. The Protestant Methodists built a house of worship in
1870, where they continue to have services. Of the founders of Chapin,
Mr. Horace Chapin removed to Jacksonville, where he was for a time
proprietor of the Daily Journal. Mr. Lyman Chapin still resides on his
farm, on the outskirts of Chapin. This being the junction of two rail-
roads, it is quite a shipping point; large quantities of grain being annually
sent to market from here, and some live stock, though not so much as in
former years. No better land is found in the county than that in the
vicinity of Chapin.
CONCORD
Is situated in the northwestern part of the count}', on the Rockford,
Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad. About 1844, members of the Con-
gregational Church living in this part of the county, began to consider
the expediency of erecting a house of worship for their use, and selected
the site of the present village for its location. It was then simply a
cross-roads, the adjacent fields being under cultivation. A church was
built during the summer and autumn of that year, and not long after-
ward, a parsonage was erected. Prior to the building of this church,
meetings for divine worship were held in the houses of different mem-
bers. When it was completed, Mrs. Samuel French, who had taken a
deep interest in its erection, suggested that the name of the new church
be "Concord," in remembrance of her native place, Concord, New
Hampshire. Rev. Mr. Alvord was the minister at this time. His wife
taught school in their house soon after their arrival. The church and
school formed a nucleus around which a town gradually gathered. In
1850, Mr. Wilder D. Fairbanks erected a store on one of the corners, and
soon after a blacksmith-shop was built on another. These and the par-
sonage and church occupied the " Four Corners," which name gave way
to that of the church, by which the village has always been known. On
June 1st of the same year that Mr. Fairbanks opened his store, Mr.
David Fuller laid out the town, still retaining the old name. For a time
the place grew well. One or two stores were also built, a shoe-shop,
another blacksmith-shop were added, some dwellings were erected, and
the place began to assume an air of village life. The town has not
grown much of late years. The Methodist, Presbyterian, and Christian
denominations have erected comfortable houses of worship, and now sus-
tain regular preaching. In 1864, the Congregationalists disposed of their
church — which is now used as a store — and erected one on " Joy
Prairie," where they still maintain regular religious services.
The Rockford, Rock Island and St. Louis Railroad was completed in
the Summer of 1870, and gave to the village a better mode of communi-
cation with other portions of the country. The growth of the village was
little augmented by the advent of the railroad. Its trade is with the
surrounding country. Considerable grain is shipped thence to the
markets of Chicago and St. Louis.
432 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
LYNNVILLE.
Is a small town in the western part of the county, five miles from Jack-
sonville. It was laid out Nov. 3, 1831, by Nimrod Funk and James
Holmes, on land which belonged to them. The first store in town was
opened by Edward Shirtcliff. The first postmaster was William Gordon.
His successors have been James Gordon, Thomas Beaty and John Gor-
don, the latter being the present incumbent. Other storekeepers have
been Win. Smith, Wm. Gordon and Thomas Swales, all of whom kept
stores characteristic of their times. One year before the town was laid
out a tread-mill for grinding grain was erected by Adam Allison. The
same year a school house was built in this vicinty. Before the erection of
the school building William Brisbine had taught at his own home in this
neighborhood. The old school house, built in 1830, has been superseded
by a more modern structure in which the village school is now taught.
The first preacher in this vicinity was Peter Cartwright, who visited this
settlement at an early day. In 1839 the Christians erected a house of
worship. They still maintain a good congregation. About 1843 the
Methodists built a church in the village and still maintain religious ser-
vices. The Rev. William Rutledge of Jacksonville, preached in this
vicinity for many years. At Allison's Mound, a. short distance north of
Lynnville a settlement was made in the Spring of 1820, by Dr. Caldwell
and Mr. Olmstead. At the former's house the first court in Morgan
County was held. Early settlers in the township in which Lynnville is
situated, were H. M. Liebe, William Coultas, and Wm. Gordon. The
first child born was Elizabeth York. The first marriage was that of
Charles Harrell to Miss L. Caldwell. The first death was that of the
wife of Charles Harrell. The town contains abouttwo hundred and fifty
inhabitants. It has enjoyed its share of local trade, and at one time was
doing a good business. The village derived its name from the Linn grove
near where it is situated.
PRENTICE.
This town lies twelve miles north of Jacksonville, on the
Chicago and Alton Railroad. It was laid out June 27, 1857, for Mr. Pat-
terson Hall and James G. Fox, and his brother. In an early day Mr. Hall's
father bought an old horse mill, neur this place, and, after remodeling it,
run it for many years. To this mill settlers came from all parts of the
country. The old mill, after good service, wore out, and was replaced by
one more modern, which was used until February, 1878, when it was
destroyed by fire. The farmers about Prentice and other parts of the
county, have, for many years, made stock feeding their principal occu-
pation. Within the last year or two they have changed from this to the
raising of corn, and as a consequence there will be shipped from Prentice,
by Mr. Wash. Graff, a grain dealer,"about one hundred and fifty thou-
sand bushels of corn the present year.
The village now contains two stores, a post-office, blacksmith shop,
school, and a dozen residences. About two miles south is the " Berea
Church." It was erected in the autumn of 1855, by the " Christians."
HISTORY OP MORGAN COUNTY. 433
It is near the head of the south fork of Indian Creek, and is a frame build-
ing, costing $1,600. The society was organized on the 15th of August, 1852,
with a membership of twenty-five. Of these, only four are now living in
the vicinity, and of the sixty-five enrolled during the first two years, only
twelve are now living. Much of the early success of this church was due
to the aid and counsel of the late Elder W. W. Happy, of Jacksonville.
Of the early and prominent laymen who were identified with the church,
Joel and Isaac Robinson, Benjamin Mclntyre and Dr. John C. Cobbs,
are worthy of special mention. Of these, all are dead excepting Mr.
Joel Robinson. The various ministers of this church have been Elders
Charles Rowe, Albert Hickox, James G. Cox, A. Simms, C. G. Jones,
Wm. R. Grant, John Boston. The total membership since its organiza-
tion has been two hundred and sixty -two.
ALEXANDER
Was surveyed for Edward S. Heinrichsen, February 13, 1857. It was
named after Mr. John T. Alexander, who owned vast tracts of land in its
immediate vicinity. Soon after the town was laid out, the Toledo,
Wabash and Western Railroad made a station of it, and a building belong-
ing to Mr. Heinrichsen was used for a depot, he being the station agent,
which position he held until 1876. The government establishing a post-
office here the year the town was surveyed, appointed Mr. Thomas
Brunk postmaster. He occupied a brick building erected by Mr. Hein-
richsen adjoining the depot building. George La Rue built a hotel in
1857, which is still occupied by hir, widow. A store and shop or two
were also added to the growing town, and a few residences were erected.
The town has been an excellent point for the shipment of grain and live
stock. From the year 1857, to 1872, the shipment of live stock averaged
two thousand car loads per year; or more than thirty thousand car loads.
Since the later date the farmers have paid more attention to the raising
of grain, and the stock shipments have been about five hundred cars a
year. An elevator is in course of erection. During the last year — 1877,
more than one hundred thousand bushels of grain were shipped from
Alexander. A school house was built in 1858, which is still used. In
1865, a union church was built, which has been occupied principally by
the Methodists.
NEELYVILLE
Is a small town in the western part of the county, fifteen miles from
Jacksonville. The town was located April 20, 1865, by Messrs. Jona-
than and James Neely, who owned the land, and opened a coal shaft in
the vicinity. From this place all of the coal used on the Wabash railroad,
and in the towns along its route from Quincy to Danville, was procured
for several years. When the shaft was first opened quite a number of
miners were employed. These men boarded at Van Gundy — a town
which was near the present town of Bluff City, in Scott County. The
firm name was afterward changed, Mr. Royal Moore, of Naples, becoming
a partner. Messrs. H. N. & C. Ridgly afterward became connected with
the business. For some time the business paid twenty per cent, on its
capital- f 100,000. The business was finally abandoned, owing to the
434 HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
failure of the coal beds. Several stores have had an existence in this
town but at present one or two do all the business in the place. Mr.
William Bennie is the merchant, and keeps a good stock of articles
usually found in a country store.
ARCADIA.
This town — which at first was called New Lexington — lies about
eight miles north of Jacksonville, and is about three miles west of Liter-
berry. It was laid out about the year 1829, by 'Squire Bristow. When
Dr. Morrison, the first physician in the place, located there in 1831, the
town contained three grocery stores, which were kept respectively by
Win. Vance, Mr. Dougherty, and Mr. Carson. The first minister in the
place was Father Simons, a Protestant Methodist clergyman, a man well
known in this part of the county. There was a school at this time, a
mile or two from the town. In addition to the grocery stores already
mentioned, there was one blacksmith shop; these, and some half dozen
residences, comprised the town which has never increased in growth.
After the advent of the railroads, the business of the town was taken
elsewhere. The change in the name was made by an act of the legis-
lature, February 12, 1853.
BETHEL
Was laid out for Samuel and Catherine Whitley, and recorded April 8,
18:io. It has been a town of considerable note, but railroads have
destroyed its prosperity. A store, ;md a shop or two, and a few dwel-
lings, were erected here. A post-office was established soon after the
commencement of the village, and for some time a good local trade was
maintained. The building of the Northern Cross Railroad, in 1838,
greatly retarded its prosperity, and for a while its trade almost entirely
ceased. Mr. Archibald C. Wads worth, now a merchant of Jacksonville,
and John Wallahan, opened a small store in Bethel, in 1844. They came
from St. Louis in a peddling wagon. They remained in business for
some time, enjoj'ing a very good trade. The town being off the railroad,
could not compete with others more fortunately situated, and it has never
attained to any size. A village school and church — Methodist — are
sustained.
MORGAN CITY
Was laid out May 24, 1839, by Messrs. Charles Collins and Myron Leslie.
It was the intention of its founders to have the county seat removed there,
but in this design they were frustrated. It was for some time the eastern
terminus of the Northern Cross Railroad. A few stores were erected
there, which, for some time, did a fair business, but Bethel, a few miles
north, being by several years the older place, got most of the trade, and
Morgan City as a city proved a failure. No business is now transacted
there, and, except being a railroad station, Morgan City is of the past.
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY. 435
LITERBERRY
Is a small town on the Peoria, Pekin and Jacksonville Railroad, nine
miles north of Jacksonville. It was laid out May 22, 1869, by Jonas
Liter. The stores are two in number, one a general store, kept by Mr.
J. B. Baxter, who is also postmaster and station agent, the other a drug-
store,, owned by Griffin & Goodpasture. There is also a wagon and
blacksmith shop in the town. There is a good school, which is well
attended. The Union Baptist Association have a neat frame church, in
which occasional services are held. This is quite a shipping point for
grain and live stock. The town is growing, and may become an
important country town.
ORLEANS.
In 1856, Robert S. Anderson was keeping a store at a place about
eight miles east of Jacksonville. Mr. E. S. Heinrichsen endeavored to
have a town laid out there, but being discouraged, he went two miles
further east and laid out the present town of Alexander. Shortly after-
ward, Mr. Michael Heinrichsen — brother of E S. Heinrichsen — laid out
the town on land belonging to Robert and John Smith, Septimus Steven-
son, and James Strawn, and gave it the name, " Orleans." That year
a vast quantity of grain was raised, and shipped from that place. It has
at present a stone post-office, and a few dwellings. But little trade is
carried on here, Alexander being what Orleans might have been, had the
endeavors of Mr. Heinrichsen met with success.
PISGAH.
In 1832, a log church building was erected by some Presbyterian
founders, six miles east of Jacksonville, to which the name Pisgah was
given. Occasional services were held until 1883, when Rev. Win. Gal-
laher became the pastor. In 1839 a new frame building was erected to
take the place of the old log structure. Rev. Gallaher continued as pas-
tor for a term of thirty-three years, when he was succeeded by his
nephew, Rev. Thomas Gallaher. He, in time, was succeeded by Rev. W.
D. Sanders, who continued for several years. The present pastor is Rev.
W. N. Steele. From this church the station on the J.,N.W. & S.E. Rail-
road, derives its name. This is merely a railroad station, containing a
depot and warehouse. Considerable shipping is done from this station,
consisting mostly of grain, of which large quantities are raised in the
immediate neighborhood.
WOODLYN
Is a small station on the Jacksonville, Northwestern and Southeastern
Railroad, seven miles from Jacksonville. The station was made for the
accommodation of the public living in the neighborhood. On the com-
pletion of the railroad through that section of the country, Judge Samuel
Wood erected a depot building and warehouse. The sta'ion takes its
name from its projector, Judge Wood, who is a large land owner, and
436
HISTORY OF MORGAN COUNTY.
cattle shipper, residing one mile from the station. About two hundred
car loads of grain and live stock are shipped from here annually. Judge
Wood being the principal shipper.
SINCLAIR
Is a small station on the Chicago and Alton Railroad, seven miles
north of Jacksonville. It was laid out Nov. 9, 1857, by Mr. Samuel Sin-
clair. It is in the midst of a fine farming region, and is a good shipping
point, there being more than thirty-five thousand bushels of grain shipned
from there during the }Tear.l877. The first church in the town — u Hebron
Church " — was erected in 1835, of logs, and was soon after enlarged, and
in 1857 was replaced by the present church. Owing to the fact of the
town being near older and larger places, it has not grown much. At
present it contains only the church, doctor's office and residence, a black-
smith shop, a store, and the post-office.
YATESVILLE
Was laid out July 16, 1857, by Joseph Hayes and J. R. Bennett. It is
fifteen miles north of Jacksonville, on the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis
Railroad. At one time there was a store, blacksmith shop, and several
residences. Owing to its being so near Prentice, it has not been a
stopping place for trains of late years, all of its trade being clone at
Prentice. It is in the midst of a fine farming region. Large quantities
of grain are shipped from the neighborhood of Yatesville, mostly to
Chicago.
ABBREVIATONS.
Adj Adjutant I Lieut Lieutenant
Art Artillery in.o mustered out
Col Colonel mustered daieof inns er
Capt ''aptaln pris : prisoner
Corp Corporal
Cav Cavalry
disch disch at gecl
e enlisted
< pi red
li<»« honorably
Inf Infantry
Inv invalid
kltl killed
>ted
d>-s deserted
Regt Regi inent
rank date of rank
re-enl re-enlisted
Sergt Sergeant
transf transferred
vet veteran
TENTH (three months) INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
Col. Chas. H. Adams.
Major, ciias. H. Adams, rank May 31. '61. pro. Lieut.
Col. re-entered three years service, as Lieut.
Col. 1st III. Civ.
Capt. Chas. H. Adiins. rank Apr. 9. '61, pro.
Capt. John W. Kinir, rank June 1, '61
Firs- Lieut. John W. King, rank Apr. 29. '61. pro.
First Lieut. Thos. \V. Smith, rank June 1, '61, re-
entered three years service
Second Lieut. Thos. W. Smith, rank Apr. 29, '61,
piO.
Residences of non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates, not given in Adj. Gen. report.
COMPANY G.
Capt. McLean F. Wood, rank Apr. 22, '61, re-en-
tered three years service
First Lieut. James Mitchell, rank Apr. 22, '61
Second Lieur. James F. Longley. rank Apr. 23. '61
Residences of non-commissioned officers, and pri-
vates, not given in Adj. Gen. report.
EIGHTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
PRIVATES.
Chandler Henry W. e. Aug. 8, '61, re-enl. as vet.
VETERANS.
Chandler Henry W. e. Dec. 26, '65, pro. 1st Sergt.
in. o. May 4, '66
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Meyer Henry, e. Jan. 5. '64. accidentally kid. on
cars, near Marshal, Tex., Nov. 29, '65
NINTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY K.
PRIVATES.
Sloan George, kid. Shiloh, Apr. 6, '62
NINTH (Consolidated.) INFANTRY.
COMPANY G.
Corp. John H. Burdett, e. Jan. 1, '64
PRIVATES.
Benjamin John W. e. Jan. 1. '64
Benj imin Geo. T. e. Mar. 18, '64
Rader Hiram, e. Jan. 1. '64
Richards David, .-. Fell, 19, '64. m. o. July 9, '65
Sargent James M. e. Jan. 1, '64, disch. June 28, '65
Watt Win. J. e. Apr. 11, '64, m. o. July 9, '65
TENTH INFANTRY.
HISTORY.
The Tenth Infantry, Illinois Volunteers, was or-
ganized and mustered Into United Slates service at
Cairo. Illinois. April 29. 1861. I>.V Capt. Pope; 15. M.
Prentiss Colonel; James D. Morgan, Lieut. Colonel,
and Charles H. Adami. M;ijor. It was composed of
seven companies of infantry, and three of cavalry.
These comp mies had beeuat Cairo since the 20th.
garrisoning the place.
The regiment remained at Cairo during the three
months service, during which time expeditions
were made to rear of Columbus in June, and to Ben-
tO'>. Mo., in July.
The regiment was mustered into United States
service, for three years, July 29, 1861. by Capt.
T. G. Pitcher, and remained at Cairo and Bird's
Point during the win er. taking part in January,
1862. in the movement, made by Gen. Grant, t<> the
rear of Columbus. March first, in connection with
Seventh Cavalry, scattered Jeff Thompson's guer-
rillas, at Sykestown, Mo., taking several prisoners,
and two giins. Dur.ng the month it was sent to
Gen. Pope's army, at New Madrid.
On the night of the 12th it advanced on New Mad-
rid, driving in the enemy's pickets, at right shoul-
der shift arms, and without firing a shut. 15> fore
morning earthworks were tin own up. and four
guns planted, under the flre of five gunboats, and
Forts Thompson and Pillow. Our loss was one
captain and two men killed. New Madrid was
evacuated that night.
On the night of April 7th, crossed tlie-river, below
New Madrid, and intercepted the retreating forces
from Island No. 10. Causing the surrender at Tip-
tonville, of Gen. Mackall and 2.500 men, and secur-
ing a large amount of artillery anil small arms.
The movement resulted in the capture of over 6.000
prisoners.
13fh of April to Fort Pillow; 18th returned, nnd
passing un the Tennesee river, landed at Hamburg,
op the 24th. Took part in all the contests of (Jen.
Pope's army I'M moving on C»rinth <>P the 30rh,
and 8th of May. was under fire of the works
of Corinth, Atfer Struggling through Four
Mile Swamp on the 3rd, had a brisk skir-
mish, capturing fifteen, and killing thirty,
of the en-'iuy. Our loss, one killed, and five wounded.
Was in all the movements resulting in the capture
of Corir.th, and pursuitof enemy to Hnopeviile. Col.
Smith took comm Mid of the brigade. The regi-
ment lay at Big Springs, during the months of .Inpe
and July, and un the 21sl of July, marched to Tus-
cinnbia. Thence, under Gen. Palmer, as division
commander, marched via Florence. Athens, and
Columbus, to Nashville. Lost by guerrlllRS, five
men, killed. Reaching Nashville, Sept. 12th, re-
mained there duringthe blockade. 1'articipatcd in
the repulse of the enemy. Nov. 5th, lost two. killed.
Assigned to Mitchell's division. Thomas' corps.
Army of the Cumberland, and remained in Nash-
ville until July, 1863, and was th»n placed in
Smith's brigade, Morgan's division. Granger's re-
serve corps.
438
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
.
Atli
Sf
Cavalry u iv i»iun. ui live »Yiit:cirr's * it viiir) 1 1 um me
valley. From thence, on the 24th of ()er., in .Mor-
gan's brigade. Davis' division. Palmer's Fourth-nth
army corps to Igo's Ferry.on the Tennessee; thence
to Cii Id «ell's.
Nov. 2+. crossed on pontoons, supporting General
Sherm m's a'tack on the left of Mission Ridge.
Pursued on the 25th, Hardee's retreating column,
who were brought to bay at ChickHmanga Sratiou.
Captured twenty of their rear guard. Followed the
retreating enemy as t.tr as Ringold; thence moved
via Cleveland. Charlestovvn, London, and Morgan-
town, to within fifteen miles of Knoxville; thence
10 C iluin'tus. on the Hiawassie Riv> r. Returning to
Chattanooga, wmr Into winter quaiters in the rear
of Rossville. Georgia. .
On the 1st of January, 1864, the regiment re-en-
listed HS veterans. 394 men started for home Jan.
11, 1864. Regiment left Illinois for the Held again
i'i February, 1864, commanded by Colonel John
Tillson.
( No history of Tenth for 1864 on file in the Adju-
tant-General's office).
The Tenth lav at Beaufort. S. C., from Jan. 9 to
13. when it moved with the division (Mower's First
division) to Hocotaligo, on Charleston and Savan-
nah Railroad. Remained there until the 30th,
attempting on the 20th and 26th to cross the Salka-
hatchie. but failing on account of high w iter. On
th • 30Mi. in 'ved up on the right bank of the river,
and effected a crossing ac River's Bridge on the 3d,
with a loss of f'irty men.
TheT'iird brigade, lo which the Tenth was at-
tached, was in i he advance, and lust about 125 men.
The crossing wasd ffionlt. a'id obstinately contested.
Tne swamp, a mile wide, and wi'h many streams to
cross, ihe \va er ice cold, and from o e to five feec
deep. We were in it from 7 a. in. till dark. Gen.
Howard, who was present, pronounced it "The best
tiling of the war."
The regiment marched to Midway, on the Augusta
and Charleston Riilroad. 9th crossed South
Eilisto at Binicker's bridge, throwing a pontoon
over it in the fac*» of the enemy, and wading after
dark ove>- one-third of a mill1 through the "lake."
tf.ok t e position of the enemy in the flank, drove
them from their entrenchments, and captured sev-
eral pri oners, and one caisson.
Passing wi'h the army through Orangeburg to
Columbia, Winnsb >ro. and Clieraw, skirmishing
and destroying railroad, thence to Fayetteville,
March llth. There the regiment was detached to
lay pontoons over Cape Fear River, which was done,
and lodgment effected fora brigade on the opposite
bank. Tne enemy's cavalry was driven back with a
loss tothem of one lieutenant and five men killed.
Thence with renewed skirmishing, we pushed
toward Goldsboro and when fie Fourteenth corps
was a tacked at Bentonville. we joined it by a
forced nigiit's march, and took part in the battle of
the 20th and 21*t. On the latter day. our division,
with i he 64th Illinois sharpshooters on the s'urmish
line got In on Johnson's rear, and captured part of
bis headqiiarter'S material Our division success-
fully resisted the attack of Hardee's whole c.irps.
The' loss to the regiment on this occasion was about
60. and to the brigade over 100. being one-fourth of
the loss of the whole Army of the Te inessee. The
enemy evacuating during the night, the next day
we moved to Goldsboro. thence to Raleigh. After
Johnson's surrender, to Richmond, Fredericksburg,
and Washington, Where we participated in the grand
review.
Pro -eeded on the 4th of June, to Louisville. Ky.
Mustered out of United States service, July 4, 1865.
and received linal discharge and pay .July llth, at
Chicago.
During this campaign the regiment was com-
mande<i by Lieutenant-Col. David Gill«M>ie, Third
Brigade liy brevet Brigadier Gen. Tillson. Fi'-st
Division by Major Oen. J. A. Mower, until Golds-
boro, and afterward by brevet Major Gen. M. F.
Force. S -vente-nth \rm.v Corps. Major Gen. Frank
P. Blair, commanding. Armv of the Tennessee,
Major Gen. O. O. Howard, commanding.
HISTORY OF THE HARDIN LIGHT GUARDS
AND UNION GUARDS.
WRITTEN BY PRIVATE M. J. CLKRIHAN, Co. B.
The old adage, that " in time of peace prepare for
war," proved in 1861. to be full of National wisdom.
Illinois bad in my home compa lies organized prior
to the g.-eat. rebellion, and Jacksonville had the
proud satisfaction of having two splendid, well-
discipliiied companies— the " Hardin Lighc Guards,"
and the "Union Guards.
• IIU M1O UUMVU W1UUUB. X lie UAH MS »• UU W«O * O-
sponded to with alacrity, and on the 16th of April,
1861, by the union of Capr. Charles H. Adams and
Capt. John W. King's companies, the Hard'n Light
The call to arms was re-
11.
id
Capt^ John W. King's companies, the Hard'n Light
Guards were filled up to the regulation nnniber of
men. Charles H. Adams was elected Captain, J. W.
King, 1st Lieut., and Thomas W. Smith. 2d Lieut.
Th- company b -ing ready for the field, the ladies of
the "Athens if the West" presented it with a fine
silk flag, which bore the significant inscription—
"Strike, strike the b"lt from treason's hand"— this
was an Impetus to Youmr American heart, to wipe
out the blot of sectional treason from the land.
On April 22, 1861, the two companies arrived at
Camp Yatcs. near Sprinsrftvid. The Union Guards
were officered by M. F. Woods. Capt ; Flovd Long-
ley. 1st Lieut.; and James M. Mitchell, 2d Lieut.
On the same day tie Jacksonville companies and
two comp inies from Quincy, 111., were ordered to
occupy t airo, and on Tuesday night, April 23d. Cai-
ro was a Federal outpost, just one week after the
call of President Lincoln. Although these companies
were the first in the field, the tardy authorities at
Springfield failed to fill up the regiment, of which
they were a nu<-letis. so that the regiment at Cairo
was not mustered into the service of the United
States until April 29ch, and had to take the number
of the 10th, whereas, by rights, it should have been
numbered the 7th. On the formation of the regi-
ment, the "Union Guards" were assigned to the
promoted to 1st Lieut., and Sergt. James H. Burnett
promoted to 2d Lieut.
The " Hardin Light Guards" were the first Feder-
al troops to " invade ihe sacred soil of Kentucky."
Early in June. 1861, a report came that the rebels
were encamped at Elliott's Mills, twelve miles be-
low Cairo on the Kentucky side. That same night
the "Guards," with the stealthy steps of veterans,
quietly marched from their quarters and took a
steamboat and proceeded down the Mississippi,
landing at a point nearest to the Mills; after march-
ing through cant-brakes, over logs, and wading
through swamps, through the gloomy darkness, ar-
rived at the Mills to find the Johnnies gone. On
their return, when the steamboat hove in sight of
Cairo, there was a hurrying to and fro, with the
people terror-stricken that the rebels were upon
them. In the latter part of June the H. L. G. cap-
tured the " Hindman." on her way from St. Louis to
New Orleans, heavily loaded with arms and muni-
tions of war. for the Confederacy. The Guards were
concealed from the daring blockade runner, and as
soon as she touched the shore they suddenly board-
ed her, ami when the Hindman took he-- departure
for " Dixie," her officers were wiser and the boat
much lighter. In the early part of .July, '61, at
grand review of the armies of the West. i>y (Jen.
Geo. B. MacClellan, the General noticed the precis-
ion of the Hardin Light Guards in the -.'volutions
of drill, and had the Guards to drill in front "f his
headquarters. After Cant. King na I given the ex-
hibition drill, the General pronounced it " the best
drilled company he had ever seen, regulars or vol-
unteers," a compliment that the boys appreciated,
and sustained to the end of the war. The H. L. G.
furnished for the balance of the war fifty-six com-
missioned officers, one beiii-r a Brigadier-General
and a Major-General, and several field officers in
the regular army. The wno e of the Senior C'Jas*
of " Illinois College." enlisted in ihe Guards, so that
the usual college commencement was not held that
year, but the college authorities gave the Senior*
their diplomas all the same. The oldest man in th.-
H. L. G. was thirty years ; average age, twenty-two
years. Students, lawyers, doctors, and teachers,
numbered thirty- two. all others were farmers-, me-
chanics, clerks, etc. The term of enlistment having
expired on July 28rh, the Jacksonville companies
re-enlisted on the same day for three years, retain-
ing their old positions in the regiment. The H. L.
G. elected on August 13th, 1861, Thomas W. Smth.
Capt.; rioyo LrOngiey. 1st uienc. ; and uriuor,
2d Lieut. The general routine of camp life was kept
up until September 26th, Company U was sent !•>
guard " Big Muddy Bridge." on the Illinois Central
R. R.; October 3d. pulled stakes and joined the reg-
iment at Cairo; October 5th the regiment moved to
Mound City, the Union Guards landing December
17tn. received by Genl. Van Rensalaer, U.S.A.;
Genl. J. A. McClernand, Commodore Porter, and
in my others, on that occasion the H. L. Guards
were highly complimented by all the officers. Jan-
uary lOtli, 1862. the Jacksonville boys lead the van
in Grant's famous recoimoisance in Kentucky, and
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
439
on January 15th the old 10th Regiment, with the H.
L. O. on the advance, gets within .seven miles of
Cidnmiius. Ky. As nothing of note happened.'the
regiment returned to its old quarters on January
21st. As the war p; ogrHNWd the Jacksonville roin-
panlesofthe ve eran lot .were ever push-d f'or-
wavil when hard work was to lie done. On Februa-
ry 12th Co. 15. with the aid of Co. I), captured two
car loads of corn near Charleston, Mo., and returned
to their quarters at Birds' Point, in a plriless snow
storm. On February 6th. '62. Company B was se-
lected to furnish a detail of twentv men, one lieu-
tenant, to accompany Genl. Grant's f.miom «py to
capture a hand of guerrillas who had butchered
some pickets of the 10th low:* Inf. The following
were tlie men selected: 1st Lienf. Charles P McEn-
nally. privates Robert Brown, Blair, M. .1. Cleriliiin.
Orowther*. Downing, Eld-ion, Flynn, Grundv. Har-
rison, Howard, S J. Anderson. Marsh. McConnell,
McEni'ally, Matheson. Norrla, Stockton, D. H. Sor-
rulls, \Vhite, ami Whitney.
During the last days of February, '62, the H. L. G.
and Union Guards played a valiant part in the total
destruction of the reliel forces under Jeff Thomp-
son, in th- vicinity of New Madrid, Mo. On March
10th the 10th Regiment, of which A and B were a
part, reported for duty to Genl. Pope, in front of
New Madrid, Mo. On the night of March llth, '62,
fie regiment, at 9 P.m., moves forward under cover
of the shai'ows of the night. Companies A a"d B
lead and drive in the nickels, taking positions with-
in a few hundred yards of the batteries at New Mad-
rid. On the morning of the 12th. the reliel, G -nl.
McCall, throws forward a regiment to dislodge the
hoys, lint the ol Guards were equal to their name,
and wouldn't drive worth a cent. After a terrible
fnsibide from the, reliel batteries, and a thirty-six
hours' combat. New Madrid Ml into our hands. For
thus accoiiipi:sliiiig ihe defeat of (his stronghold,
after Cope's army had failed on three occasions be-
fore. Genl. Pope and the. War Department issued
"special orders "complimenting the "Guards," and
gave to the old 10th the honor of first occupying
the reliel works. On April 6'h, the Jacksonville
hoys again won new victories, by participating,
with the »ld of the 16th Ills. Vols. Inf.. in caprn> ing
near Tiptonville. Teiin.. the rebel geneial. Mi-Call,
four brigadiers, and 5, HIM) men, and two batteries of
artillery, among which was ihe famous '• Washing-
ton Battery." of New < irleans. In this day's work
Co. B. captured a small camp of one hundred men.
of the 45ih Tenn. c. S. A., under command of Capt.
Allen, near Moon L:ike. on April 12th the 10th
Regt. embarked on the Polar Star, and proceeded
down the river in advance of Pope's army of 40.000
men, and the following day landed n-ar Korr Pillow.
F •]• a whil everything was in speculation as to our
next move. On April 17th, on board the same steam-
er, proceeded up the river, landing on April 2<>th. at
Paducah. Ky. Here Company 15 had to exchange
their "grey uniforms," for the regulation U. S.
blue. April 22d, Companies A a'Kl B make it hot
for the relis on the Hamburg road, Miss. Each suc-
ceeding d-iy until the final evacuation of Corinth,
these companies were const in'lj on the skirmish
line. Co-operating with Yates' sharii.shooters. at
the battle of Farmington, Miss., May 3d. 1862. ihese
two companies, wMi the courage of the ancient
Greeks, flung themselves peli-mell intothe enemy's
entrenchments, making the famous Kentucky brig-
ade, under Genl John C. Brt-ckenridge, to retreat •
and take refuge behind the batteries at Corinth.
On May8rh. Companies A and B penetrated the reb-
el lin s until the Hardin Liirht Guard* were so close
that the en-iny hurled grape and canister to dis-
lodge them, for which Genl. Halleck, sent his
compliments to C;ipt. Smith. To follow the ser-
vices of those two companies in all their hard
service, being always on the advance would re-
quire more space tlian is allotted to us. hence it
will be sufficient to say, that both companies
distinguished themselves w th their regiment at
Corinth. Nashville. Oct. 51h, 18K2. when Co. 1!
repulsed an Alabama regiment of rebs. Lavergne.
Tenn., on May 30th. '62. <X B onens the way for a
fonr-iiours fight at Tusc.umbia River.Miss.; the loss
was but trifling compared to the enemy's.
In August. 1862. the old 10th Regiment after a
forced march of two hundred miles, camps at Tus-
cumhia. Ala.. Aug. 31st. Tin- regiment ordered to
move and 10 destroy all ramp and garrison equip-
age. During the march fi om Tuscumbia, Compa-
nies A and B were continually exchanging shots
witli Biffle's guerrillas and while the 42d UN. Inf.
were passing through Columbia, Tenn.. it was at -
tacke I in front and rear. As usual. Co. B. was sent
in lias'e. and a few well-directed shots from their
"minnies," made th- Johnnies hunt their holes.
Arriving at Nashville on Sept. 15th, and relieved
the 9th O. V. I., of Thomas' division. Co. B was as-
signed to duty at Fort Negley, and for nearly three
months Palmer's division was cut off from all com-
munication with the Federal army. The old 10th
Regt. ma.le all the reconnoisanees in front of .Mur-
freesboro. prior to the batileof Stone River, to as-
certain Beauregard's strength. After that san-
guinary sn iK'gle. moved theme to Bridgeport. Ala.,
a march of three hundred miles. Oct. 3d, drives the
rebel general. Wheeler, out of the Sequatchie Val-
ley. Tenn., on Oct. 26th camped at Igo's Ferry, on
the Tennessee River; Nov. IS'li, moved to Camp-
bell Landing, and on the morning of Nov. 24ili.
moves across ihe river IH front of Mission Ridge;
here we are assigned to the advance of G> nl. Jett C.
Davis' division, and suppon Baldy Smith's divis-
ion at Bald Ridge. Nov. 26th 'he 10th diaries Fort
C licainauga. the Hardin Light Guards entering the
fort and capturing many prisoners. After imrtlci-
pat:ng ill ihe several minor engagements after
Mission Ridge, the old 10'h Regt. led ihe advance of
Sherm in's army to near Knoxville. Tenn., when on
Dec. 19th camps at Campbell'* Landing, and thence
io Rossvilli-, Ga. On Jan.SMi the lOlh R.-gt veter-
aned, and on its rel urn to the field was made Senior
Veteran Regt. of the Western Army, and Cos. A and
15. the olilesi In the service. The subsequent histo-
ry of the companies is a part of the history of Sher-
man's march to Atlanta, the companies losing many
men at Buzzard Roost. Dallas, Kennesaw, Peach-
tree Creek, and at Atlanta. Here Co. B. fought for
many hours, two regiments of rebs, and repulsed
them. After the re-organization of the army, the
10th was assigned to the 17tli A. C., and it partici-
pated in the battles of Joiiesboro. N. C., and at Ben-
tonville, Co. B being on the left flank of the regi-
ment, the rebs doubled on it. ami tried to annihilate
it. but the old ••Guards" showed their metal, and
met the s iock nobly and well. Th s was the last
hard fight up to the surrender of Johnston's army,
and the final collapse of the Confederacy. Wan mus-
tered out of service at Louisville. Ky.. June, 1S65.
*The writer having diligently and faithfully giv-
en a pen sketch of the exploits of two veteran com-
panies, as a member of tire old Hardin Light
Guards, we cnn look back with a feeling of pride to
know that the old companies sustained a good rec-
ord, and that they furnished able officers tor many
other organizations. Co. B. furnished from its
ranks, .loiin W. Craig to be Purveyor for the Army
of ihe Cumberland. See another part of this work
for the promotion of men and officers
ROSTER OF THtfi REGIMENT.
Lieut. Col. McLean -F. Wood rank June 23, '62, term
ex. Jan. 12, '65
Quartermaster Oliver J. Pyatt rank Sept. 20. '61,
term ex. Oct. 4, '64
Quartermaster Benj. F. Price, rank Oct. 6, '64, in. o.
July 4, '65
Chaplain Win. H. Collins, rank July 25, '61, res.
June 21. '62
NOX-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Q. M. Sergeant, Benj. F. Price, e. June 1. '64. pro.
Q. M.
Prin. Musician, John J. Longley reduced and
transf. to Co. A.
COMPANY: A.
Capt. McLean F. Wood, rank July 8. '61, pro. Lieut.
Col.
Capt. James F/Langley, rank June 13, '62, res. l>ec.
31. '62
Capt. Charles Carpenter, rank Jan. 1, '63, m. o. Oct.
31. '64
Capt. Henry McGrath. rank Oct. 31. '64 m. o. July
4. '65
First L eut. Jam»s F. Langl"y. rank July 25, '61. pro.
First Lieut. Charles Carpenter, rank June 13, '62,
pro.
Firsr Lieut. Henry McGrath, rank Jan. 1. '63. pro.
First Lieut. Hoot. Cromwell, rank Oct. 31, '64. in. o.
July 4. '65
Second Lieut. Otho D. Critzer, rank July 28. '61, res.
June 17 '62
Second Lieut. Henry McGrath, rank June 17, '63.
pro.
Second Lieut. Robt Cromwell, rank Jan. 1. 63. pro.
Second Lieut. . las. M Swa'ies, rank Oct. 31, '64, m.
o. (as Sergt. ) July 4. '65
First Sei gent Charles Carpenter, e. Aug. 9, '61, pro.
First Uent.
Sergeant Hugh McGrath, e. Aug. 9, '61, pro. Second
Lieut.
Sergt. Win. F. Crawley, e. Aug. 9, '61, re-enl. as
vet,
Sergt. Charles Bassett. e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Sergt. John Selby, e. Aug. 9, '61, disch.Oct. 10. '62,
disabled
Corpl. Benj. F. Price e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Coi H. James H. Stokes, e. Aug. 9, '61, m. o. Aug.
31. '64
Corpl. John V. Williamson, e. Aug. 9, '61, m. o. Aug.
31. '64
Corpl. John Thomas, e. Aug. 9, '61, re-enl. as vet.
440
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
Corpl. John Fortune, e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Corpl. Chas. H. Moon, e. Aug. 9, '61, re-eni. as vet.
Corpl. V. M. Beavers, e. Aug. 9. '61, aied March 4,
'62
Corpl. Robt. Gledhill, e. Aug. 9, '61, m. o. Aug.31,
'64
Wagoner Noah Stokes, e. Aug. 9, '61, m. o. Aug. 31,
'64
PRIVATES.
Ault Jacob, e. Aug. 9. '61, in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Alford .1. H. e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vft.
Avers Win. C. P. e. Aug. 9. '61, m. o. Aug. 31, ?64
Butcher Aaron, e. Aug. 9, '61. in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Baptist Joseph, e. Aug. 9. '61. m. o. Aug. 31, '64
Beathard John, e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Haniford Luke, e. Aug. 9, '61. died April 1. '62
Barrett .Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '61. m. o. Aug. 31, '61
Baptist Saunders, e. Aug. 9. '61, in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Bernp r.ha'les, e. Aug. 9, '61. in. o. Auar. 31, '64
Baregan Mich:iel, e. Aug. 9. '61. in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Corder Antonio, e. Aug. 9. '61. in. o. Aug. 31. "64
Corder Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '61. in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Chantey Michael, e. Aug. 9. '61. in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Corbin Patrick, e. AUK. 9. '61. died Deo. 1, '61
Conroy Patrick, e. Aug. 9, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Cromwell Robt. e. Aug. 9, '61. pro. Second Lieut.
Duckworth Marshal, e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Desantus John, e. Aug. 9. '61. in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Duckworth James T. e, Aug. 9. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Defrates Emanuel. e. Au<*. 9. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Dennin Win. e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Dixon John J. e. Aug. 9, '61, re-enl as vet.
Dumipvan Geo. H. e. Aug. 9, '61, disch. April 9, '62
disabled
Dann Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '61, disch. Nov. 19, '61, dis-
abled
Dovl- Patrick, e. Aug. 9. '61. disch. July 19. '63
Doudy A.IPX. e. Aug. 9. '61. di«ch. Nov. 24. '61
Deaviny Patrick, e. Aug. 9. '61, rp-enl. as vt.
Duckworth James L. e. Ausr. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Fee Ellas, e. Aug. 9,. '61, disch. June 10, '62, dis-
abled
Fee Cvprus, e. Aug. 9, '61, disch. Sept. 7, '62, dis-
abled
Flury Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Faruny George, e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet,
Freeman Win. Y. e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. asvet.
Fl imm Ferdinand, e. Aug. 9. '61. died Sept. 7, '63
Frank Joseph, e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Glendhill Benj. e. Aug. 9. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Gradv Charles, e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as yet.
Giuiieridi>e Alton T. p. Aug. 9. '61. rn-enl. as vet.
Good T. J e. Aug. 9. 'HI. re-enl. as vet.
Hatneld \l. S. e. Aug. 9. '61. • . o. Aug. 31. '64
Haniiin Edward, e. Aug. 9. '61 re-enl. as vet.
Holdridge Edward, e. Aug. 9 '65. re-enl. as vet.
Hacket John. e. Aug. 9 '61. re-eul.as vet.
Insrham John. e. Aug. 9, '61
Jolly E. C. e, Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Kea'rle Paul. e. Aug. 9, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Kelly Peter, e. Aug 9, '61. in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Lynch John, e. Aug. 9 '61. died April 5. '61
Lanner Charles, e. Aug. 9, '61, disc-h. Sept. 6, '62,
disabled
Lewis Win. e. Aug. 9. '61, re-enl. as vet.
McMalion Pat, <•. Aug. 9. 'HI. re-enl. as vet.
Mclvers Win. E. e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Mef'nne Owen, e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Osgo'id Tim, e. Aug. 9. '61, in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Peck D. W. e. Aug 9 '61. re-enl. as vet.
Peck J. D. e. Aug. 9. '61, re-' ni. asvet.
Rae Sidney C. e. Aug. 9, '61. disch. Feb. 28. '62, dis-
abled
Smiih John L. e. Aug. 9. '61. discli. Nov. 20, '62
Smith Marshall, e. Aug. 9 '61. m. o. Aug. 31. '64
Swailes James M. e. Aug. 9. '61. re-enl. nsvet.
Sherman John F. e. Aug. 9, '61, disch. Feb. 28. '62,
disabled
Tibbeits.lolin R. e. Ancr. 9. '61. dird Oc*. 14, '61
Viara J. J. e. Aug. 9, '61 in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Vlara Joseph, e. Aug. 9. "61. re-enl. as vet.
Viara Eniannel. e. Aug. 9. '61, m. o. Aug. 31. '64
Vail Marsh W. e. Aug. 9. '61, discli. Feb. 27, '62, in-
sanity
Viara Jo'iu V. e. Ausr. 9. '61. re-pnl. asvet.
Williamson R. B. e. Aug. 9. '61, in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Walters Isaac, e. Aug. 9. 'HI
Winters John. e. Aug. 9. '61. m. o. Ana. 31. '64
White Simeon, e. Aug. 9, '61, in. o. Aug. 31, '64
VETERANS.
Alford James H. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Baptist Sounders, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o" July 4, '65,
Corp.
Bassett Charles, e. Jan. '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Banegan Michael, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Beernp Charles, e. Jan. 1. '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Bcthard John. e. Jan. 1, in. o. June 16 :65
Conroy Patrick, e. Jan. 1. '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Crawley Win. T. e. Jan. 1,'64, in. o. July 4.'6n, Corp.
Clam-y Michael, e. Jan. 1. '64, in. o. July 4. '65
Coraer Joseph, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Coraer Antonia, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Diviney Patrick, e. Jan, 1. '64, m. o. Julv 4. '65
Dinnin W. e. Jan. 1. '64. in. o. July 4, '65
Duckworth James T. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. June 16, '65,
tel. from War Department
Duckworth Jas. B. e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Duckworth Marshall, e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4, '65,
1st Sergt.
Defrates Emanuel. e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Dixon John J. e. Jan. 1. '64 m. o. July 4, '65
Farary John, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Fortune John, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Freeman Win. T. e. Jan. 1 '64, m. o. July 4. '65
Flurry Joseph, e. Jan. 1. '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Frank Joseph, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Gnthridge A. T. e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. Ju y 4. '65
Good Thos. J. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. May 30, '65. tel.
War Department
Grady Charles, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. May 30, '65, tel.
War Department
Hackett John. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4. '65
Harmon Edward, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Holdridge Edward, e. Jan. 1. '64, in. o. July 4, '65,
Corp.
Jolly E. C. e. Jan. 1, '64. in. o. July 4, '65
Kea'rle Paul, e. Jan. 1, '64, m.o. July 17, '65, tel. War
Department
Lewis Win. e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4. '65
Moon Charles H. e. Jan. 1. '64. m. o. June 16. '65
M'-Mahan Patrck, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4. '65
Mclvers Win. W. E. e. Jan. 1, '64, transf. V. R. C.
May 11, '65
McCune Owen, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Price Benj. F. e. Jan. 1. '64. transf. to non-com, staff
Peck John B. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. June 23, '65, tel.
War Department
Peck 1). W. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65. as Sergt.
Snyder Geo. W. e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Stovall D. A. e. J;tn 1. '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Swabs J. M. e. Jan. 1, '64, m.o. June 16. '65, as Sergt.
tel. War Department
Thomas John, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Varia Joseph, e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4. '65
Varia John V. e. Jan. 1,'64. kid. action FlatRock.S.C.
RECRUITS.
Baptiste Ferdinand C. e. Feb. 3. '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Dovle Patrick, des. July 19. '63
Defrates Antonio. P. Feb. 8. '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Dougherty Samuel, e. Feb. 11. '64, died A prill 6. '68
Henderson Silas, e. Veb. 20. '64, in. o. .Inly 4, '65
Keetfe J. O. e. Feb. 15, '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Longley John J. disch. Marrh 7. '62, disabled
Roderigns Peler. e. Jan. 28. '64, m. o. July 4. '65
Snyder G''o. W. e. Jan. 28. '64. re-enl. as vet.
Stovall D. H. e. Jan. 28. '64. re-nni. as vet.
Seymour John G. e. Feb. 15 '64. m. o. July 4. 'R5
Short Win. M. e. Feb. 19, '64. died June 2, '65, at
Washington City
Walker Jam^s. in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Ward Win. H. p. Feb. 18. '64. m. o. July 4. '65
Walker Win S. e. Feb. 11, '64, in. o. July 4, '65
Ze,.gn\yer Herman, e. Oct. 5, '61, died Feb. 28, '64,
Bridgeport, Ala.
COMPANY IJ.
Capr. Thomas W. Smith, rank July 28, T61, resigned
June 3, '62
Capr. Chas. P. McEnally, rank June 3, '62, in. o. Oct.
28. '64
Capt. Jas. A.Shaw, rank Oct. 28. '64. m.o. July 4, '65
First Lieut. Win. I). Green, rank July 28. '61, ap-
pointed A. A. G. April 21. '63
First Lieut. John B. Tate, rank Apr. 21, '63, resigned
Sept. 16. '64
First Lieut, James A. Shaw, rank Sept. 16. '64, pro.
First Linuf. Robert Brown, rank Oct. 28, '64, on de-
tacheil service since June 4, '65
Second Lieut. Chas. P. McEnally, rank Aug. 28, '61,
pro.
Second Lieut. John B. Tare, rank June 3, '62. pro.
Second Lieut. James A. Shaw, rank April 21, '63,
pro
Second Lieut. James R. Graves, rank Oct. 28, 64,
m. o. July 4. '65
First Ser^r. John B. Tate, e. Aug. 13,'61. pro. Second
Lieut.
Sergt. Richard Wolcott, e. Aug. 13, '61. pro. First
Lieut. Co. F.
Sergt. James R. Graves, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as
vet.
Sergt. Geo. H. Crouther. e. Aug. 13, '61, m. o. Aug.
31, '64
Sergt. Charles E. Russell, e. Aug. 13, '61, m. o. Sept.
14. '64
Corp. John A. Owen. e. Ang. 13. '61, m.o. Aug. 18. '64
Corp. Alex. O. Campbell, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl.
as vet.
Corp. James A. McKay, e. Aug. 13. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Corp. John S. Norris. e. Ansr. 13. '61, disch. Sept. 5,
'62. to enlist in Fourth U. S. Cavalry
Corp. Jonathan Anderson, e, Aug. 31, '61, m.o. Aug.
31. '64
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
441
PRIVATES.
Anderson James, e. Aug. 13, '61, disch. Dec. 6, '62,
disabled
Capps John, e. Aug. 13, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Carter Kobert, e. August 13. '61
Cliirk Patrick, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Clerlban Michael J. e. Aug. 13. '61, in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Downing I). N. e. Aug. 13, '61, disch. Oct. 2, '61.
disabled
Davenport H. C. e. Aug. 13, '61, died Dec. 26, '61
Echart John, e. Aug. 18. '61. died Nov. 14. '61
Eldsoii Jacob, e. Aug. 13. 'bl, in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Elliott Jiihn, e. Aug. 13. 'Bl, in. o. Aug. 31. '64
Gruudy Charles, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Greg»rv Frank, e. Aug. 13. '61. in. o. Aug. 31, '64
Harrison F. M. e. Aug. 13, '6l, re,-eul. as vet.
Hopper Sampson, e. Aug. 13, '61, died July 15, '62
Lehcle Herman, e. Aug. 13. '61. disch. Dec. 4, '62, to
re-enl. iu Fourth U. S. Cavalry
Marsh H. J5. e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Matheison Edward, e. Aug. 13, '61. re-enl. as vet.
McConnell John A. e. Aug. 13, '61. re-enl. as vet.
McEnnallv Michael, e. Aug. 13, 'bl, re-enl. as vet.
Mulligan Samuel, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Nieluuis Win. e. Aug. 13, '61. re-enl. as vet.
O'Brien Michael, e. Aug. 13. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Parker Hiram G. e. Aug. 13, '61, disch. Jan. 3, '63,
to re-enlist in Miss. Marine Brigade
Perry Wm. e. Aug. 13, '61, disen. Nov. 15, '62,
disabled
Plckat Hiram G. e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Pratt- Thomas G. e. Aug. 13, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Re.iman Henry, e. Aug. 13, '61, die.l April 15, '64
Reister Philip, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Scoit Daniel \V. e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Shaw James A. e. Aug. 13. '61, i>ro. Second Lieut.
Sorrels 1). U. e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Son el« Levi, e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Sorrels Win. e. AUL-. 13. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Stevens I. W. e. Aug. 13. '6'., re-enl. as vet.
Stigall James S. e. Aug. 13, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Stock) on John J. e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Summers Kiley. e. Aug. 13, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Ta> for Washington, e. Aug. 13, '61, m. o. Sept. 14, '64
Whitley J. S. e. Aug. 13. '61
VETERANS.
Anderson S. J. e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 4, '65
Armstrong James, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Augelow Wm. W. e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Blair Lafayette, e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. July 4, '65, as
Corp.
Brown Robert, e. Jan. 1, '64, pro. Sergt. and First
Lieui
Campbell Alex. O. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65, as
1st Sergt.
Capps John. e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. July 4. '65
Clark Patrick, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Downing Eli M. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. .Inly 4. '65,
Da vies Daniel, e. Jan. 1 '64. in. o. July 4, '65 as Corp.
Flinn Thomas, e. Jan. 1. '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Hchter Joseph, e. J;ni. 1, '64, in. o. July 4, '65
Ficliter H. N. e. .la'i. 1, '64. in. o. July 4, '65
Graves James R. e. Jan. 1, '64, pro. Sergt. and Sec-
ond Lieut.
Grumly Charles, e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Harris .H F. M. e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. July 4, '65, as
Sergt,
Jackson John, e. Jan. 1, '64, disch. April 12, '6 —
Kiuiiey James, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Mulligan Samuel, e. Jan. 1, '64. ni. o. July 4, '65, as
Sergt.
McKay James A. e. Jan. 1, '64, m o. July 4, '65
Marsli H. B. e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Matheison Edward, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
McConnell John A. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65,
as Corp.
McEnnallv Michael, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Neihaus William, e. Jan. 1. '6 ', m. o. July 4, '65
O'Brien Michael, e. Jan. 1, '64. in. o. July 4, '65
Piekett John H. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Reister Philip, e. Jan. 1. '64, died April 18, '64, at
Quincy, III.
Scott Itanlel W. e. Jan. 1, '64. in. o. July 4, '65
Sorrels David H. e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. July 4, '65, as
Corp.
Sorrels Levi. P. Jan. 1, '64. disch. for disability
Sorrels William, e. Jan. 1. '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Stevens J. W. e. Jan. 1, '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Stigall James S. e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. July 19. '65
Stigall John M. e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. Juh 4, '65
Stockton John J. e. Jan. 1, '64, in. i>. July 4. '65
Summers Riley, e. Jan. 1. '64, died April 18, '64
Thompson Andrew J. e. Jan 1, '64. (lied in Ander-
souville prison Aug. 22, '64. No. of grave 6491
White Henry, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 4, '65
RECRUITS.
Brown Robert, e. Oct. 27, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Boggs James A. e. Feb. 10, '64. in. o. July 4. '65
Craig John W. trans, to uou-coui. staff as Hospital
Steward
Craig John R. disch. Oct. 2. '62
Cluderav William R. e. Jan. 4. '64, m. o. July 4, '65
Couchiiiau George A. e. Feb. 10, '62. m. o. March 5:8.
'65
Downing William H. e. Oct. 16, '61. died Jan. 2, '64
Downing Eli M. e. Oct. 16. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Gill Henry, e. Oct. 21. '61. disch. July 18. '62. disab.
Gorman Thomas, e. Feb 16, '64, in. o. July 4. '65
Hoover Joseph e. Jan. 4. '64. m. o July 4. '65
How aid John, e. Feb. 22, '64, m. o. July 4, '65, as
Corp.
Howard Zephanlah, e. Feb. 22. '64, m. o. Julv 4. '65
Officer William P. e. Feb. 22, '64, m. o.July 4, '65
Russell Sol. S. des. April 13. '62
Ronan Thorn us, e. Feb. 20, '64, prls. of war since
Nov. 16. '64
Roan Pa' rick. e. Feb. 10. '64. died March 24, '64
Stigall John M. e. Feb. 15. 61. re-enl. as vet.
Sorrell .Nehemiuh, e. Jan. 30 '64. in. o. July 4, '65
Self James F. e. Feb. 10, '62, disch. March 6, '63.
disith.
Travis Dickey A. died July 5. '62
Terry James M. e. Feb. 12, '64. m. o. June 25, '65.
tel. from War Dept.
Wiiitley Joseph S. e. Feb. 8, '64, m. o. July 4, '64.
Corp.
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT.
Keplinger Benj. e. Oct. 5, '64. m. o. July 14, '65,
lei. from War Dept. May 3, '65
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Morgan Wm. E. re-enl. as vet.
RECRUIT.
Greenleaf Robt, S. e. Feb. 26 '64, m. o. May 30, '65
COMPANY G.
PRIVATE.
Eno Stephen H. e. Sept. 1, '61, re-enl. as vet.
VETERAN.
Eno Stephen H. e. Jan. 1, '64, disch. as Corp.
wound.s
ELEVENTH INFANTRY.
Surgeon Owen N. Long, rank Sept. 25, '61, resigned
April 1. '64
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was first called into State service
under the "Ten Regiment Bill," for thiity days.
It rendezvoused at Jacksonville, III., and was mus-
tered into the service of ihe State for thirty days, on
May 4. 1861. On the 25> h it w;is mustered into the
l> lilted States service for three yeais, by Capt.
Pitcher, U. S. A.
The regiment remained at Camp Duncan, Jack-
sonville, until the latter part of June, for instruc-
tion; then proceeded to Quincy. III., and from
thence to Missouri, July 5th, where, in connection
with the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, it did goud ser-
vice in keeping down the spirit of rebellion. The
force under Martin E. Green was dispersed, and
James Green. U. S. Senator, a fomenter of seces-
sion. w:is captured and parolled. Regiment left
Rolla, Mo., for Jefferson City, accompanying Gen.
Fremont on his memorable campaign !o Spring-
field, Mo., after Gen. Price; then returned and went
into winter quarters at Ottei ville.
In ihe month of Feb., 1862. the regiment was or-
dered to Fort Uonelson, where it arrived ti<e day
subsequent to its surrender; WHS brigaded with the
Fifteenth and Forty-Sixth Illinois, and Twenty-
Fifth Indiana, and assign* d to the Second Brigade,
Fourth Division, under Brigadier General Stephen
A. Hurlburt. In the mean Mne, Col. Palmer had
been promoted, and Mxjor Hall, Seventh Illinois
Cavalry, originally captain of one of the companies,
hail been promoted colonel.
From Fort Donelson the regiment proceeded to
Fort Heniy, where it embarked on transports and
proceeded up the Tennesee River to i'ittsburg
Landing.
In the sanguinary engagements of the 6th and
7th of April, when the regiment first smelt powder
from the enemy, th • loss in killed and wounded was
fully one-half the command engaged. The colors
which came out of ths bloody conflict with forty-
two bullet holes throuurh ihem, fully aitest the
gallantry of the command in that memorable strug-
gle. In the grand charge on the enemy of the 7th,
me Consummation of that splendid victory over I lie
hosts of the rebellion, the Fourteenth Illinois was
in the advance, and led by Col. Hall. In the official
report of Gen. Vi-atch, commander of the brigade to
which the Fourteenth was attached, the following
442
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
language was employed. "Colonel Hall, of the
Fourteenth Illinois, led with liis regiment, tiiar gal-
lant charge nil Monday evening, which drove the
enemy beyond our lines and closed the struggle of
that memorable day "
I'ne !•• giment took an active part In the siege of
Corinth. After the evaenat Ion, it proceeded to Mein-
]>his. and thence to Bolivar. Tenn.
Oct. 4th. the Fourth Division, under Gen. Hurl-
burt, was ordered to proceed to Corinth as a forlorn
hope, to relieve the beleaguered garrison of thar
place; lint the gallant Kos^crans, before Corinth
\v;is readied, had already severely punished the
enemy, and the "forlorn hope" met the re' renting
rebels at i he village of Metamora, on Hatchie River.
In the glorious victory that followed eignt hours'
hard fighting, the Fourteenth Illinois well sus-
tained iis reputation earned at .Shiloh. The regi-
ment constituted apart of the right winsr of Grant's
army, in the march into Northern Mississippi,
through Holly Springs to Yacona Patalfa. under the
immediate command of th>- lamented McPherson.
Van Do rn had captured Holiv Spr ng.s, and Gen.
Sherman being unable to effect a dislodgenient of
tlie rebels fnuu Vickshurg, Grant's army was
obliged to retreat, and on Jan. 18, 1863. the Four-
teenth Illinois went into winter quarters at Lafay-
ette. Teiiu.
Early in the spring, the command was ordered to
Vicksiiuig, where it took part in the siege of that
stronghold until its final fall, July 4. 18t>3. Also,
accompanied the. expedition to Jackson. Miss., tak
ing part in the siege mull its evacuation. In Au-
gust, pro««fded to .Natchez, and formed part of the
force which marched across the swamps of North-
eastern Louisiana to Harrisonburg. on the Wachita
River, and captured Fort Beauregard, where, the
spring lief ore, the ram Queen of the West had been
sunk, and then accompanied Gen. Sherman on his
Meridian ra d. Afier tne return, a large portion
re-enlisted as veterans, though iistime would nave
expired in a few months. Returning from the
North, where it had been on a veteran furlough, it
formed a part of the aimy in the advai ce on At-
lanla. Here the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Illinois,
ever tngeth r since the Kail of 1862. sharers of each
other's sorrows and joys, weary marches, and hon-
orably-earned laurels, were consolid ited into the
'•Fourteenth and Fifteenth lllluo s Veteran Bat-
talion." The battalion was detailed to guard rail-
road communications at and near Ackworth, Ga., a
most important and dangerous duty, as it was the
only route by wh eh Gen. Sherman could supply his
immense army with subsistence, etc.
In the mouth of October, 18(54, when the rebel
Gen. Hood made his demonstration against Gen.
Sherman s rear a large number of the battalion
were killed, and ihe major part taken prisoners and
sent to Andeisonville prison. Those who escaped
capture were mounted, ami, in the grand march to
the sea, acted as scouts, and were Continually in the
advance, being the first to drive ihe rebel pickets
into Savanah, Ga. During the long and weary
inarch through North and South Carolina, ihe bat-
talion was on duty day and night, being constantly
in the presence of the enemy, gaining notoriety as
skirmishers. The battalion was the first lo enter
Cheraw. S. C., Fayetteville, N. C., and also took part
in ihe battle «'f Hentonville.
At Goldsboi o, N. C., in the Spring of 1865, the bat-
talion organization w.is discontinued, a sufficient
number of organ zed Companies of recruits having
arrived by way of New York and Morehead City, X.
C.. to fill upthe two regiments. Col. Hall again being
assigned to the command of the Fourteenth. Afier
the raoiiulation of Johnson, the regiment marched
to Washington ,D. C., where, on the 24 h of May, it
took p:vrt in the grand revie\vof Sherman's army.
It atierward proceeded by rail and river to Louis-
ville. K.V.. theii'-e l.y river to Fort Leaven worth, Kas. ;
thence 'marched to Fort Kearney, N. T., and back.
Mnstereii out at Fort Leaven worth, Kan.. Sept. 16.
1865. arriving at Springfield, III.. Sept. 22d. where
it received final payment and discharge. The aggre-
gate number of men wlio have belonged to I his
organization was 1,980, and the aggregate mns-
teied out at Kort LravrllWOrth was 480
During i's four y^ars and four months of arduous
service the reginent. marched 4490 miles, traveled
by rail 2 330. and by river, 4,490 miles-making an
aggi egate of 1 1.670 miles.
Chaplain Wm. J. Rutledge, rank May 25, '61, term
ex. June 18, '64,
VOX COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.
Sergt. Major, Francis W. Fox. e. '61
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
Alves John, e. May 21, '65, pro. Corp.
64
COMPANY C.
PRIVATE.
McCafferty Harrison, e. June 1, '61, re-enl. as vet.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Duckworth John T. e. May 25, '61, disch. April 27,
'62 disab.
RECRUITS.
Duckworth Wm. W. e, Aug. 29, '61, disch. April 7,
'64. disab.
White James, e. April 22, '64
COMPANY F.
PRIVATES.
Higgins John, e. May 25. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Hilly Geo. W. e. May 25, 61. re-enl. as vet.
Hilly Francis M. e. May 25. '61, re-eul. as vet.
VETERAN.
Higgins John, e. Dec. ^, '63. See Co. D. Vet. bat-
talion
COMPANY G.
Sergt. Charles Meyer, e. May 25,'61,died Oct. 21, '62,
shot by Prov. Guard
Corp. Richard Gavnard, e. May 25. '61, kid. by acci-
dent Julv 30, '62
Corp. Win. Ultert, e. May 25. '61, disch. Feb. 12, '62
1 PRIVATES.
Gardner Jacob, e. May 25, 'fcl, died April 14, '62,
wounds
Klein Michael, e. May 25. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Richberg Henry, e. May 25, '61
Vickery W. H. e. May 25. '61. in. o. May 25, '(
VETERAN.
Klein Michael, e. Dec. 7, '63. See Co. D. Vet. Bat-
talion
RECRUITS.
Adler Charles, e. June 24, '61
Cope Carl F. >>. June 15. '61
Jacob! Fred Win. e. May 25. '61
Moser Michael, e. May 25, '61, kid. at Matamora,
Oct. 5, '62
COMPANY H.
PRIVATES.
Cloud Milton, e. May 25, '61, disclv. Nov. 4, '63'
disai).
Con ley Wm. e. May 25. '61. died Oct. 17. '62, wounds
Jay Danl. K. e. May «5, '61
.ieweir Kelix, e. May 25. '61
Kelly F. M. e. May 25. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Kelso James, e. May 25. '61, disch Sept. 22, '62. disab.
VETERAN.
Kelly F. M. e. Dec. 12, '63
COMPANY I.
Capt. John W. Meacham, rank May 3. '61, pro.
Capt. Erasmus D. Ward, rank Nov. 11, '62, m.o. at
con>olidation.
First Lleur. John W. Meacham, rank May 3. '61, pro.
First Lieut. Erasmus D. Ward, rank May 24, '61,
pro.
Second Lieut. Erasmus D. Ward, rank May 3, '61,
pro.
Second Lieut. Lauren W. Coe, rank May 24, '64,
111,0. at consolidation
First Sergt. Isaac X. Merwin, e. May 25, '61, disch.
<»ct. 21, '62. di>iib.
Sergt. Gilbert G. Morehouse, e. May 25, '61, died
Xov. 2. '62, wounds
Sergr. Henry Lybarger, e. May 25, '61, disch. Apr.
12 '62. disab.
Corp. John W. Luttrell, e. M;iy25. '61
Corp. Martin V WyaU, e. May 25, "61
Corp. James S. Cloi.d, e. May 25, '61, disch. Jan. 11,
ulsab.
Corp. .lames W. Kennedy, e. May 25, '61
Corp. John L. Harris, e. May 25,''6l
Musician .losepli M. Xilson, e. May 25. '61
Musician B'-nj. F. Clurch. e. May 25. '61
Wagoner Win. W. Standage, e. May 25, '61, disch.
Oct. 27, '62, wounds
PRIVATES.
Barker Geo. H. e. Mar 25, '61, kid. at Shiloh, Apr. 6,
'M
Burnett Micajab, e. May 25. '61
Burneit Moses, e. May 2o. '61. disch. Apr. 12, '62
Burch Kenj. e. May 25, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Barlow Win. P. e. May 2.=>. '61
Baron Alvian, e. May 25. '61
Breekan John W. e. Mav 25, '61
Chapiu John O. e. May 25, '61, died May 11, '62,
wounds
Coffel Jesse, e. May 25, '61, disch. Aug. 27, '62,
wounds
Cunningham Thos. P., e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as vet
Cunningham Albert F. e. May 25, '61
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
443
Criswell Wm. N. e. May 25, '61
Dtx Churl s. e. May 25. 'til
Da I ton James W. e. May 25, 'HI, re-enl. as vet.
Dodd James, e. May 25, '61. tlisch. Aug. 27, '62,
dlsab.
Erwiu Alex S. e. May 25, '61, disch. Feb. 1, '62,
dlsab.
Fox Francis W. e. Mav 25. '61
Goldsmith Geo. H. e. May 25. '61
Gold Henry M. c. Ma> 25. '61
Green Win, C. e. Mav 25. '61
Hazzard I tennis e. Ma\ 25, '61
Harper Win. e. May 25, '61 re-enl. as vet.
Hughes Blare M. e. May 25. '61
Howel Charles S. e. Mav 25. '61
Heflm Murtin, e. May 25. 'ol. re-enl. as vet.
Holliday Walter C. e. Mav 25. -61
Harming Geo. (). e. May 25. '61
Han It- y Thus. L. e. May 25. '61
Jones Curtis, e. May 25. '61
Keullngcr Henry S. e. M;>y 25. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Kimher Win. P e. May 25. '61
Kay Win. H. e. Mav 25, '61
Laiskion John I), e Mav 25. '61
Lillian Jacol), e. May 25. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Lyon Ch is. C. e. May 25 '61
Lnsric Win. e. May 25, 'til
Meacliam Milton M. ••. May 25, '61
Morgan John A. e. May 25, '61
Murray Win. e. May 25, '61, 'I ^ch. Oct. 20, '62, dlsab.
M>'acham Jonathan, e. May 25, '61
Morgan George W. e. May 25. '61
Maddox Sanil K. e. May 25, '61
Newman Richd. C e. May 25, '61, kid. at Memphis,
Nov. 21, '62
Neal Win. A. e. May 25. '61, re-eul. as vet.
Nail James H. e. Max 25. '61
Rober s Ohediah L. e. May 25, '61
Runkle Francis M. e. May 25. '61
Sears Win. e. Mav 25, 61
Stratton Win. e. May 25, '61, disch. Oct. 7, '63
Sims Kel x M. e. May 25 'HI
Sperry Edward, e. May 25, '61
Sweet Andrew A. e. M n 25, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Slagle M-irtln V. 15. e. Jrf.iy 25, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Stratton Joseph C. e. Mav 25, '61
Scott Wm. H. H. e. May 25. '61
Sco't Roliert. e. Mav 25. 'HI, kid. at Shiloli. A]T. 6, '62
Scott Geoig-, e. May 25, '61, disch. Oct. 19, '62,
wounds
Tsnyck Hamilton, e. May 25, 'b2. disch. Jan. 29, '62,
disah.
Turner David, e. May 25, '61
Talkingt 11 John, e. Mav 25, '61
Thomas Isaac L. e. May 25. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Thomas J»hn W. e. May 25. '61
Tindall David, e. M ly 25, '61, transf. to Inv. corps,
m.o. May 25. '64
Veavrid Augustin, e. May 25. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Van Cleave Philip, e. May 25, '61
Walsh Thus. V. e. May 25, '61
Whillock Alex.e. May 25, '61
W\att John H. e Mav 25. '61
Wyatt Edward \V. e. May 25. '61
Wil.-on AlexH. e. May 25, '61, disch. Aug. 27, '62,
dlsab.
VETERANS.
Barker Chas. S. e. Mar. 1, '64. See Co. F. Vet. Bat-
talion
Burch Henj. H. e. Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. Vet. Bat-
talion
Cunningham Thos. P. e. Dec. 7, '63. See Co. F. Vet.
Battalion
Dalton James W. e. Dec. 7, '63. See Co. F. Vet. Bat-
talion
Good 1'atrick, e. Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. Vet. Battal-
ion
Hai per Wm. e. Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. \er. Battalion
Keplinger Henry S. e. Dec. 7. '63. See Co. D. Vet.
Ba tilion
Lill an Jacob, e. Dec. 7, '63
Sweet Andrew A. e. Dec. 7, '63. See Co. F. Vet.
Halt (lion
Slagln MMI tin V. B. e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. F. Vet.
Battalion
Taylor Wm. e. Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. Vet. Battalion
Thomas Isaac L. e. Jan. 5. '64
Vle.iis Augustine, e, Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. Vet.
Battalion
RECRUITS.
Barker Charles S. e. Aug. 28. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Burch John S. e. Sep. 1, '61, disch. Nov. 22, '62,
disah.
Burnett Joseph, disch. Apr. 12, '62, disab.
Cole John I,, e. Sepl. 7, '61. See Co. B. Vet. Battalion
Drake I. P. H. e. June 6, '61, died April 20. '62
wounds
Drake Win. S. e. Sept. 15, '61. See Co. B. Vet. Bat-
talion
Dur .nc Alex. F. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. B. Vet Bat-
taliou
Erhart John, e. Aug. 10, '61. See Co. B. Vet. Bat-
talion
Fanner Ben]. L. e. May 27. '61
Good Patrick H. e. Jtiu> 10. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Gunn John W. e. June 6, '61. •
Gunn Win. e. Oct. 7. '62. S e Co. F. Vrf. Battalion
Holmes W. e. Sept. 7. '61. See. Co. U. Vet. Itattalion
Hynes Patrick, e. .March 1, '62. See Co. F. Vet. Bat-
talion
Kehoe Patrick, e. Sept. 23, '61. See Co. B. Vet. Bat-
Kay V. H. e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. F. Vet. Battalion
Lashmec Win. E. e. June 10. '61
Maloney Maurice, e. Aug. 30, '61. See Co. B. Vet.
Battalion
Meacham Joseph W. e. Sept. 1, '61. transf. to N.
Com. S. as hospital steward
Nicholas James M. e. Jan. 1, '62, disch. Dec. 24, '62,
disabled
Talkingion John W. e. Sept. 15, '61, disch. Jan. 29,
'63, disabled
Talkingtqn Danl. B. e. Sept.lS, '61. See Co. B. Vet.
Battalion
Talkington Jacob B. e. Sept. 15, '61. See Co. B.
Vet. Battal on
Willett Henry C. e. Sept. 7, '61. See Co. B. Vet. Bat-
talion.
Taylor Win. e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as vet.
COMPANY K.
RECRUITS.
Abraham Hardin F. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F.
Bat talion
Coulter Wilson S. e. Dec. 23, '63. See Co. F.
Battalion
Dusenbury Isaiah, e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F.
Battalion
Dix Win. H. H. e. Dec. 22, '63. See Co. F. Vet.
talion
Harper Charles F. e. Dec. 21. '63. See Co. F.
Battalion
Lindsey Samuel, e. Dec. 14, '63. See Co. F.
Battalion
Manle. Theo. F. e. Dec. 23, 'o3. See Co. F.
Battalion
Paj ne Robert C. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F.
'Battalion
Smith Win. B. e. Dec. 21, '63. see Co. F. Vet.
talion
Sellers Joseph B. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F.
Battalion
Cosgrove Wm. e. March 24, '64
Dennis Newton, e. Feb. 12. '64, disch. April 8, '
Daniel Joseph G. Jan. 28, '63
Reilly George, e. May 10, 'b4
Vet.
Vet,
Vet.
Bat-
Vet.
Vet.
Vet.
Vet.
Bat.
Vet.
64
VETERAN BATTALION FOURTEENTH
AND FIFTE£NTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
PRIVATES.
Cole John L. e. Sept. 7, '61. See Co. B. 15th Illinois,
as revived
Drake Wm. O. e. Sept. 15, '61. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
Erhard John, e. Aug. 10, '61. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
Holmes Win. e. Sept. 7, '61. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
Kehoe. Patrick, e. Sept. 23, '61. See Co. B. 15th
Illinois, as revived
Maloney Maurice, e. Aug. 30, '61. See Co. B. 15th
Illinois, as ievived
Talkington Danl. B. e. Sept. 15 '61. See Co. B. 15th
Illinois, as revived
Talkington Jarob B. e. Sept. 15th, '61. See Co. B.
15th lilino s, as revived
Willatt Henry, e. Sept. 7, '61. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
COMPANY 1).
PRIVATES.
Higglns John, e. Dec. 7, '63. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
Klein Michael, e. Dec. 7, '53. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
Keplinger E. S. e.Dec. 7, '63. See Co. B. 15th Illi-
nois, as revived
White James, e. April 27, '64. See Co. B. 15lh Illi-
nois, as revivtd
COMPANY F.
Corpl. Thomas P. Cunningham, e. Dec. 7, '63. See
Co. F. 14tii Illinois, as revived
Corp). Charles S. Barker, e. March 1, '64. See Co. F.
14th Illinois, as revived
Musician Patrick Hines, e. March 1, '62. See Co. F.
14tu Illinois, as revived
444
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
PRIVATES.
Abrams Hardln T. e. Dec. 20, '63. See Co. F. 14th
Illinois, as revived
Coulter Wilson S. e. Dec. 23, '63. See Co. F. 14th
Illinois, as revived*
Dix Win. H. H. e. Dec. 20, '63. See Co. F. 14th Illi-
nois a* revived
Durum Francis, e. Dec. 2. '63. See Co. F. 14th Illi-
nois, as revived
Gu n n Win. A. e. Oct. 7, '62. See Co. F. 14th Illinois,
as revived
Harper Win. e. Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. 14th Illinois,
as revived
Harpnr Charles F. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F. 14th
Illinois, as revived
Kay Win. H e. Jan. 5th. '64. See Co. F. 14th Illi-
nois, as revived
Limlsf-y Saml. e. Dec. 14th, '63. See Co. F, 14ih Illi-
nois, as revived
Mauley Tlieo. F. e. Dec. 23, '63. See Co. F. 14th
Illinois, as revived ^
McUotvau Jacob S e. Jan. 29, '63. See Co, F. 14th
Illinois, as revived
Sellers .Joseph B. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F. 14th
Illinois, as revived
Smith Win. H. e. Dec. 21, '63. See Co. F. 14th Illi-
nois, as revived
Sweet Anderson A. e. Dec. 7th, '63. See Co. F. 14th
Illinois, as revived
Taylor Win. e. Jan. 1, '64. See Co. F. 14th Illinois,
as revived
Vieir* Augustine e. Jan 1, '64. See Co. F. 14th Illi-
nois, as revived
FOURTEENTH (Re organized) INFANTRY.
COMPANY D.
PKIVATKS.
Hisrgins John, e. Dec. 7. '63. V«t. in. o. Sept. 16, '65
Klein Michael, e. Dec. 7, '63. Vet. supposed in. o.
White James, e. April 27. '64, in. o. May 30, '65
COMPANY F.
Musician Patrick Hines, e. March 1, '62, m. o. May
30, '65
PRIVATES.
Coulter Win. S. e. Dec. 23, '63, in. o. May 30. '65
CiMfi George, e. Feb 'i. '64, in. o. May 30. '65
DaKon Janins W. e. D.'C. 7, '63, in. o. May 30, '65
Dix Win. H. e. Dec. 22. '63. ni. o. May 30. '65
Dnsenbm y Isaiah, e. Dec. '63. in. o. Sept. 16. '65
Durant Krancis, c. Dec. 21, '63, in. o. May 30, '65
Gnnn Win. A. e. Oct. 7, '6'<J, in. o. May 30, '65
Good Patrick, e. Jan. 1, '64, in. o. July 29, '65
Ha' per Win. e. Jan. 1. '64. v.^t. in. o. Sept. 16, '65
Harper CUM. F, e. Dec. 21. '63, in. o. July >5, '65
Kay Win. H. e. Jan. 5, '«4, in. o. May 30, '65
Lindsey Samuel, e. Dec. 14. '63, in. o. May 30. '65
Mauley Tlieo. K. e. Dec. 23, '63. in. o. May 30, '65
McGowan Jacob S. e. Jan. 29, '63, recruit, des. June
26, '65
Paine Charles K. e. Dec. 21, '63, in. o. May 30, '65
Sellers Joseph B. e. Dec. 21, '63, m. o. May 30, '65
Smith Win. 15. e. Dec. 21, '63, in. o. May 30, '65
Sweet Anderson A. e. Dec. 7, '63, vet. m. o. July
18. '65
Taylor Win. e. Jan. 1, '64, vet. paroled pris.
Vieira Augustine, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. June 7, '65
Battey Clayton, e. Feb. 23, '64, transf. from 129th
Illinois, in. o. July 8, '65
Penlnger Washington, e. March 21. '65, transf.
from 129th Illinois, in. o. July 8, '65
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Copeland Alex. e. May 24, '61
COMPANY G.
RECRUIT.
Bechold George, e. Jan. 27. '65, transf. from 101st
Illinois, m. o. July 8. '65
COMPANY I,
RECRUIT.
Tipp James B. e. Jan 5. '64, transf. from 101st Illi-
nois, m. o.July 8. '65
COMPANY K.
RECRUIT.
Clay well Joel D. e. Jan. 17, '65, transf. from 129th
'Illinois, m. o. July 8, '65
FIFTEENTH (Re-organized) INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
Corpl. Harvey M. Sidner, e. Feb. 24, '65, m. o. Sept.
16. '65
Corpl. James E. Wannamanghen, e. Feb. 24, '65, m.
o. Sept. 16, '65
Corpl Richard Wallis, e. Feb. 24, '65, ni. o. July i
4, '65
COMPANY B.
PRIVATES.
Cole John L. e. S-pt. 7. '61. in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Droke Win. O. Sent. 15 '61, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Holmes Wm. e. S ;|>t. 7, '61, absent, sick, at in. o.
Keboe Patrick, e. Sep\ 23. '61. in. o. Sept. 23, '65
Maloney Maurice, e. Sept. 30, '61. in. o. Sept. 8, '64
Wiilatt Henry, e. Sept. 7, '61, in. o. Sept. 8, '64
COMPANY I>:
PRIVATES.
Croak Dennis, e. Feb. 21, '65, in. o. Sept. 16 '65
Hill Horace F. e. Feb. 21, '65, m. o. Sept. 16, '65
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY C.
RECRUITS.
Burbank Jesse W. e. Feb. 22, '64, transf. from 129th
Illiiuis, m. o. July 8, '65
EIGHTEENTH (Re-organize^ INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
RECRUITS.
Dunning Win L. e. Feb. 1, '65, in. o. Sept. 6, '65
Hargis Joseph D. e. Feb. 1, '(j5, in. o. Sept. 6, '65
COMPANY K.
PRIVATE.
Angelow Wm. H. e. Feb. 20, '65, deserted March, '65
COMPANY G.
Corp. Charles A. Sergeant, e. Mar. 2, '65, m. o. Dec.
PRIVATE.
rp. C
16, '05
Hopper John W. e. Mar. 2, '65, m. o. Dec. 16. '65
NINETEENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY F.
RECRUIT.
Vaughan Columbus, trausf. to headquarters Four-
teenth A. C.
TWENTIETH INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUIT.
Malone John M. e. Oct. 24, '64, in. o. July 16, '65
COMPANY C.
DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUIT.
King Thomas, e. Jan. 12, '65, never reported to
company
COMPANY K.
RECRUIT.
Smith Patrick, e. Jan. 23, '65, substitute, never re-
ported to company
TWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
RECRUIT.
Chapman Thomas D. e. Aug. 14, '62, transf. from
115th 111. m. o. Dec. 16, '65
COMPANY F.
RE RUITS.
Fahnestock Henrv F. e. July 9, '6l, kid. atChicka-
inanga. Sept. 19, '63
Graves James B. e. Juiy 9, '61. m. o. April 20, '65
COMPANY G.
RECRUIT.
Edingfield Charles, e. July 9, '61, re-enl. as vet.
COMPANY H.
RECRUIT.
Powell Martin E. e. July 8, '61, died at Danville,
Va., Dec. 26, '63
TWENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
COMPANY C.
RECRUIT.
Taylor William, e. Mar. 12, '62, des. Oct. 19. '62,
insane
MORGAN COUNTY WAK BECOKD.
445
COMPANY E.
RECRUIT.
Coope Henry, e. transf. to luv. corps Aug. 1, '
TWENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY D.
VETERANS.
Grant Horatio W. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 20, '65,
musician
Selig Franz, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. July 20, '65
RECRUITS.
Harris Thomas J. e. Pel). 19, '64, m. o. July 20, '65
.lours Win. M. e. Feb. 11, '65. never joined company
Reed Andrew J. e. Mar. 3. '65, in. o. July 20, '65
Kay Felix G. e. Feb. 11, '65, in. o. July 20, '65
TWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.
The Twenty-seventh Infantry Illinois Volunteers
was organized with only seven companies, at Camp
Butler, III., Aug. 10. 1861, and ordered to Jackson-
ville, as part of Brig. (ien. John A. McClernand's
Brigade. Sept. 1, 1861, ordered to Cairo, where the
three remaining companies joined.
Under Gen. McClernand it was engaged in the
battle of Belmont, Nov. 7, 1861. where it bore quite
a prominent part, and lose severely. On the evacua-
tion of Columbus. Ky., the regiment was sent to
that point. On March 14, 1862, in company with
the Forty-second Illinois. Eighteenth Wisconsin,
and part of the Second Illinois Light Artillery, and
Second Illinois Cavalry, it formed the "Mississippi
Flotilla," and started down the Mississippi River,
and remained during the siege of Island No. 10.
The Twenty-seventh was the nrst to land on the
island.
After crossing the river, moved to Fort Pillow,
but was recalled and ordered to Pittsburg Landing.
Tenii. Was engaged in the siege of Corinth, and
battle of Farniingion, May 9, 1862. Was In pursuit
• if the enemy to Booneville. Returning to Corinth,
remained some time.
In July, 1862, ordered to luka. and soon after-
ward was distributed along the line of the Memohis
and Charleston Railroad, where it remained until
the early part of September, when it crossed the
Tennessee River at Decatur, Ala., under command
of Major Gen. Palmer, and made a rauid march for
Nashville, arriving Sept. 12th. Remained in that
<:it.\ during the time it was cut off from communi-
cation with the North. It was with the advance
from Nashville, ami engaged in the battle of Stone
River, where it distinguished itself. June 24, 1863,
moved with thearmy against Slielbyville ana Tulla-
homa; thence to Bridgeport; Ala.
Sept. 2, 1863, the corps crossed the Tennessee and
mo ed down toward Rome, Georgia, below Chatta-
nooga, and returned in time to take part in the
battl • of Chickamauga, where the Twenty-seventh
suffered severely. Was in Chattanooga during its
investment, and was engaged in storming of Mission
Ridge, \vhere it was noticed for its good conduct.
From Mission Ridge, it w -nr, upon a forced march,
to the relief of Knoxville, then closely pressed by
Longstreet't) corps. By the time it reached there
the enemy had been repulsed. It returned to Lon-
don, Tenn., Jan. 25, 1864, and remained till April
18th, when it was ordered to Cleveland, Tenn. From
the latter place it moved with the Army of the
Cumberland, on the Atlanta campaign.
Was engaged at Rock Face Ridge, May 9th; at
Resaca. May 14th; nearCalhoun, May 16fh; Adairs-
ville. May 17th; near Dallas, from May 26th to June
4th; near Pine Top Mountain, from June 10th to
14th: battle of Mud Creek, June 18th; in assault
on Kenesaw Mountain, June 27th; skirmished
about the vicinity of Chattalioochie River; was In
the bat le of Peach Tree Creek, July 20th, and in
the skirmishes around Atlanta.
The regiment was relieved, from duty at the front
August 25, 1864, and ordered to Springfield, III.,
for muster out. Was detained two days at Nash-
ville, on account of apprehensions of an attack by
Wheeler.
During its term of service the regiment has had
the folio wing casualties: Killed or died of wounds.
102; died by disease, 80; number of wounded, 328;
discharged and resigned, 209; transferred 37, vet-
erans and recruits consolidated with Ninth Illinois
Infantry Volunteers.
COMPANY B.
First Lieut. Geo. A. Dunlap, rank Aug. 12, '61, res.
Nov. 16, 61
First Lieut. Henry H. White, rank Oct. 21, '62, term
ex. Sept. 20, '64
Corp. Thompson Cummings, e. Aug. 12. '61, pro.
Sergt. wounded at Kenesaw Mt. in hos. at Nash-
ville, Tenn.
Corp. Duncan McCormick, e. Aug. 12. '61, pro. Sec-
ond Lieut.
Corp. James D. Barlow, e. Aug. 12, '61, dlsch. Feb.
14, '62, worthlessness
Corp. Henry A. White, e. Aug. 12, '61, pro. First
IJeut.
PRIVATES.
Abrauis Charles, e. Aug. 12/61, wounded m. o. Sept.
20, '64, Corp.
Abrams John, e. Aug. 12 '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64, Corp.
Aldridge Harrison, e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Aug 22, 'b4
Aldridge Witham, e. Aug. 12. '61. in. o. Sept. 20, '64
Baker Alex. e. Aug. 12, =61. disch. Feb. 14, -62, disab.
Barlow William, e. Aug. 12, 'HI, dlsch. Feb. 1. '62
Burke James, e. Aug. 28, '61, dlsch. Dec. 1, 'b2, to
4th U. S. C.
Cannon Win. B. e. Aug. 12, '61, wounded at Belmont,
m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Cannon Samuel B. e. Aug. 12, '61, wounded, in hos.
at in. o. of Regt.
Crestman Washington, e. Aug. 12, '61, dlsch. Oct.
19, '62, disab.
Campbell, Joseph, e. Aug. 12, '61, died Phillip's
Land'g, Mo., April 5, '53
Crawford Henry, e. Aug. 12, '61, disch. Dec. b, '63,
wounds
Coppage Joseph, e. Aug. 12, '61, des. Aug. 27, '61
Eldridge Christ, e. Aug. 12, '61, in. o. Sept. 20, '64
Fitzpatrick Patrick, e. Aug. 12, '61, died at St. Louis.
Aug. 6, '62
Garrison Win. e. Aug. 12, '61, m. 6. Aug. 18, '64
Greggs Joseph, e. Aug. 12, '61, died at Keokuk, Iowa,
July 27, !62
Galvin John, e. Aug. 12, '61, dis. Dec. 2, '62, to eul.
in 4th U. S. C.
Hudleston Win. e. Aug. 12, '61, Sergt. absent, sick
at m. o. of Regt.
Hodges Win. H. e. Aug. 12. '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64, as
Sergt.
Hutchinson James, e. Aug. 12, '61, dishon. disch.
Oct. 31. '62. sen. G. C. M.
Hoffman Daniel, e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64,
as Corp.
Hoffman John, e. Aug. 12, '61, trans, to Inv. C. Se:>t
16, '63
Henry John, e. Aug. 1 2, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64, as
Corp.
Mattlson Abratiam. e. Aug. 12 '61, disch. Nov. 4,
'62, disab.
Pullin Andy, e. Aug. 12, '61, wounded at Belmont,
m. o. Sept. 20/64
Ruark Ratcliff, e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Reeder Andy, e. Aug. 12, '61, in. o. Sept. 20, '64
Reeder Hiram, e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Simmons John F. e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Simmons Alfred, e. Aug. 12, '61, in. o. Sept. 20. '64
Shoemaker Obediah, e. Aug. 12, '61, in. o. sept. 20. '04
Tauksley Marcus, e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, 'ti4
Thale Joseph, e. Aug. 12, '61, m. o. Aug. 22, '64
Wortich Anthony, e. Aug. 12, '61, disch. Sepl. 7, '62,
WOll 11' IS
Worrell Joseph, e. Aug. 28, '61, wounded, m. o. Sept.
20, '64
VETERANS.
Rader Hiram, e. Jan. 1, '64. trans, to Co. G. 9th 111.
as consul, in. o. July 13, '65
Richards David, e. Feb. 19, '64, trans, to Co. G. 9th
III. as consol. in. o. July 13, '65
RECRUITS.
Angelo, Benj. e. Aug. 7, '61, absent in hosp. at m. o.
of Regt.
Hiart Thomas, absent, detached as m. o. of Regt.
Mitchell Marion I. e. Feb. 18, '62, re-enl. as vet.
Thompson James A. e. Feb. 18. '62, absent in hosp.
at m. o. of Regt.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATE.
Sii/maii John, disch. Feb. 26, '63, disab.
RECRUIT.
Morris Martin V. e. Aug. 29. '61, des. Nov. 1, '61
COMPANY D.
Capt. Horace Chapin, rank Nov. 28, '61, term ex.
Sept. 20, '64
COMPANY E.
RECRUIT.
Ring James M. e. Sept. 28, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64
COMPANY K.
Capt. Abraham T. Bozarth, rank Aug. 22. '61. res.
June 27, '64
Capt. Lewis Hanback, rank June 27, '64, term ex.
Sept, 20, '64
446
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
First Lieut. Horace Cliapin. rank Aug. 22, '61, pro.
to Co. 1).
First Lieut. Erastus S. Jones, rank Nov. 28, '61, res.
June 4 '63
First Lieut. Lewis Hanbeck, rank June 4. '63, pro.
First Lieut. Isaac Nash, rank June 27, '64, term ex.
Sept. 20, '64
Second Lieut. Erastus S. Jones, rank Aug. 22,'61,pro.
Second Lieut. Lewis Han back, rank Nov. 28. '61, pro.
Second Lieut. Isaac Na.sh, rank June 24. '63, pro.
First Se r>ft. Lewis Hanback, e. Aug. 20, '6L pro.
First Lieut.
Sergt. GHO. C. Smith, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. Nov. 10,
'62, disabled
Sergt. K. Warren T cknor, e. Aug. 20, '64, m. o. Sept.
20, '64, as First Sergt.
Sergt. Win. H. Ebey, e. Aug. 20, '61, kid. atBelmont
Nov. 7. '61
Sergr. Win. Morris, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. July 16,
?62. disable I
Corp. Win. Lazenby, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded at
« -imoiit and Chickamauga, in. o. Sept. 20, '64, as
Sergt.
Corp. .loiin Fonier. e. Aug. 20, '61 died at Hender-
son. Ky. June 8, '62
Corp. Kreegiaee L. Sexton, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded,
in. o. sepl. 26, '64, as Sergt.
Corp. Horace T i-knor, e. Aug. 20, '61. kid. at Mud
Creek, June 18. '64
Corp. Isaac Nasu, e. Aug. 20, '61, pro. Sergt. then
Second Lieut.
Corp. Michael Valentine, e. Aug. 20, '61, died at Mt.
Veruon, Iiid. June 19, '64
Corp. John A. Morgan, e. Sept. 2. '61, wounded, m. o.
Sept. 20. '64 as Sergt.
Corp. Nelson B. Speakman, e. Sept. 2, '61, died Sept.
25. V 3, wounds
Musician John M. Host, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. Nov.
26, '62. t > enl. ill U.S. A.
Musician Henry Ticknor, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded,
in. o. Sept. 20, '64
PRIVATES.
Allen Fletcher A. e. Sepr. 2, '61, disch. July 18. '62
Raity George, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded, at Stone
Kiver and Cliickaniauga. in. o. Sept. 20, '64
Benjamin John W. e. Aug. 20, '61 re-enl. as vet.
Buzaith Wm. L. e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. July 18, '62,
disabled
Butchli Jacob, e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Bridger Win. e. Aug20, '61, des. Nov. 10. '61
Barber K iward, e. Aug. 2>), '61, m. o. Sept. 20. '64
Buyer Wm. e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded and captured
at Cliickamauga, in. o. June 13, '65, as Corp.
Bossie Jacob, e. Aug 20. '61, died at Farmingham,
Miss. May 28. '62
Bowen Charles, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. March 9, '62,
disab.
Burd Wyllis, e. Sept. 2, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Burdltt Jobu A. e. Sept. 2, '61. re-enl. asvrt.
Caldwell Green w. e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded, in
hosi). at m. o. of Regt.
Cole Edgar J. e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded and prls. in.
o. April 24, '65
Cowdin James, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. Feb. 20, '62
disab.
Cash John. e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept, 20, '64
Delaney Michael, e. Aug. 20, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Dolany Charles, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. Sept. 12, '62
disab.
Dickerson Wilmer, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded, m. o.
Sept. 20. '64
Davidson Robert, e. Aug. 20. '61, wounded, m. o.
Sept 20, '64
Davidson I'nomas, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded, m. o.
Sept. 20, '64. as Corp.
Ellis Thomas, e. Aug. 20. '61. m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Foster Casual, e. Aug. 20. '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64, as
Ford01.Vl'iles A. e. Aug. 20. '61, killed at Mission
Rid«e Nov. 25. '63
Frasure Thomas, e. Aug. 20, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Grossman Edward, e. Aug. 20 '61. disch. Nov 15,
'62, disal).
Gillis Neal, e. Aug. 20, '61. m o. Sept. 20. '64
Gilbert Frederick, e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64 j
Gilbert David, e. Aug. 20. '61, m. o. Sept. 3. '65
Ginnane Joun e. Aug. 20, '61, died at Annapolis, j
Md. July 27, '64
Hobsoii ttiley, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. July 14, '62, |
disab.
Holmes Henry, e. Aug. 20. '61, m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Heitz Joseph, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded, in. o. Sept.
20. '64
Heitz S'iplia, e. Aug. 20. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Hays Hugh, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. March 22, '64
disab.
Homes Marcus, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch Jan. 1, '62
disab.
Haskei Charles, e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded, pris. of
war
Hobson Archibald, e. Aug. 20, '61, died at Nash-
ville, Teun. Oct. 23, '62
Huff Samuel, e. Aug. 20, '61, died at Cairo Aug. 5,
Hobsam Elam, e. Aucr. 20. '61, in. o. Sept. 20. '64
Harvey Wm. e. Aug. 20, '61. di>ch. Feb. '62, disab.
Jeffrie* John, e. Au,'. 20. '61, disch. Sjpt. 15, '62,
disab.
Jones John, e. Aug. 20, '61. m. o. Sept. 20, '64
Kimball Francis, e. AUJJ: 20. '61, m. o. Sept. 20 '64
Kennett John. e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept. 20. '64
Lathrop Myron, e. Aug. 20, '61. m. o. Sept. 20. '64
McCoriuick James, e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept. 20,
'64
Mawson, Robert, e. Sept. 2. '61, m. o. Sept. 20. '64
Miller Joseph, e. Sept. 2, '61, died at Cairo. March 5.
'62
Megjfinson Richardson, Sept. 2, '61, died at Cairo.
Oct. 19, '61
Post Win. e Aug. 20. '61, disch. Got. 22. disab.
Pratt Win. e. Aug. 20, '61, wounded and captured at
Chickamauga
Russell Wm. e.Aug, 20, '61, died at Louisville, Dec.
1. '63
Ransom John. e. Sepf. 2, '61, disoli. Feb. 20, disab.
Hansom Win. H. e. Sept. 2. '61. wounded ar, Ben-
nington and Cliickamauga, m. o. Sept. 20, '64, as
Corp.
Ross Francis A. e. Sept. 2, '61, disch. March 28, '63,
disab.
Steere John, e. Sept. 2. '61, wounded at Cliickamauga
and Resara, m. o. Sept. 20, '64. as Corp.
Simiikins George, e. Sept. 2, '61, wounded, m. o.
Sept. 20, '64
Sargeant James, e. Aug. 20, '61. disch. Dec. 10, '61,
disab.
Sargeant James M. e. Aug. 20. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Thompson Sylvester, e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept. 20.
'64, was pris.
Wilder Newton, e. Aug. 20, '61, died of wounds rec.
at Mission Ridge.
VETERANS.
Benjamin John W. e. Jan. 1, '64, transf. to Co. G,
9th 111. as consolidated
Burdltt John H.e. Jan. 1, '64 transf. to Co. G, 9th
III. as consolidated
Burd Willis W. e. Jan. 1, '64, transf. to Co. E, 9th
III. as consolidated
Delaney Michael, e. Jan. 1, '64, died wounds July 9,
'64
Frazure Thos. J. e. Jan. 1. '64, killed in action May
26, '64
Hietz Sopha e. Jan. 1, '64, transf. to Co. G. 9th 111.
as consolidated
Sargeant James M. e. Feb. 9, '61. trausf. to Co G, 9th
111. as consolidated
RECRUITS.
Benjamin George T e. March 18. '64
Hanbach Charles, e. Sept. 1, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Holmes Philip, e. Fei>. 5, '62
Hall Joseph, e. Dec. 29, '63, died at Vining Station.
Ga. Aug. 20. '64
Isom John B. e. Sept. 20, '61, m. o. June 16, '65
McGraw Roger, e. Feb. 5, '62, disch. April 19, '63,
disab.
O'Reilly Thomas, e. Feb. 5, '62, re-enl. as vet.
Pasley Charles, e. Oct. 18, '61, disch. July 16, '62.
disab.
Senseman David, e. Sept. 26, '61, transf. to non-
com, staif
Simi'kins Geo. (2d) e. Sept. 26, '61, disch. July 20,
'63, disab.
Sargeant Henry, e. Nov. 28. '61, m. o. Dec. 2, '64
Sears G o. W. re-enl. as vet.
SVHlliiins Robt. e.'Jnne 1, '62, w ounded at Mission
Ridge, tiansf. to V. R. C. in. o. June 16. '65
Watt Win. e. April 11, '64, transf. to Co. G. 9th 111.
as consolidated
Wheeler John A. e. Oct. 10, '61, transf. to Co. G, 9th
111. as consolidated
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Branum Nap. J. e. Feb. 20, '65, in. o. June 3. '65
Hanson Robt. e. Sept. 2, '61, died at Cairo, Oct. 18,
'61
Higginson B. e. Sept. 2, '61
\andall Sam. M. e. Feb. 20, '65,
TWENTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATE.
James Isaac, e. Aug. 21, '61, died Fort Holt, Ky.,
Nov. 15, '61
TWENTY EIGHTH (Consolidated) INFAN-
TRY.
COMPANY C.
RECRUIT.
Tlghe Thomas, e. Apr. 3, '64, m. o. March 16, '66
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
447
COMPANY E.
PRIVATE.
HIte John, e. Oct. 25, '64, in. o. Oct. 24, '65
COMPANY K.
Reed James W. e. Mar. 22, '65, dishon. disch, Oct.
29. '65. sen. G. C. M.
Smith Charles M. e. Mar. 20, '65, m. o. Mar. 16, '66
TWENTY-NINTH INFANTRY.
Lieur. Col. James E. Dunlap, rank, Aug. 27, '61, res.
Mar. 14, '62
COMPANY B.
Corp. Rout. Delany, e. Sept. 1, '61. re-enl. as vet.
VETERAN.
Delany Robt. e. Jan. 4, '64, absent, sick, at m. o. of
regt.
THIRTIETH INFANTRY.
COMPANY O.
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUITS.
Brandon Thomas F. e. Oct. 5, 64, in. o. July 17, '65
Gibbs David M. e. Oct. 5. '64, m. o. July 17, '65
THIRTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
COMPANY K.
PRIVATE.
Bistole Michael, e. Aug. 22, '61, killed Fort Don.
Feb. 15, '62
THIRTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
Lieut. Col. John VV. Ross, rank Aug. 16. '61, died
Apr. 11, '62. wounds rec. at Shiloh, Apr. 6, '62
Adj. Alex Vanwinkle, rank Aug. 22, '61, res. Aug.
26. '64
Surgeon Win. S. Edgar, rank Sept. 26, '61, hon.
disch. \ng. 2, '65
Surgeon Win. H. H King, rank Sept. 2, '65, m. o.
(as asst. sergi.) Sept. 16, '65
Second Asst. Surgeou Win. H. H. King, rank Feb.
3, '65, pro.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergt. Maj. Alex Vanwinkle. pro. adjutant.
Coin'y Sergt. Geo.W. Ro<s, disoh. Sept. 4, '62, disab.
Hospital Steward Chas. A. Edgar, disch. Oct. 18. '63,
disau.
Hospital Steward Win. H. H. King, disch. Sept. 14,
'64. disab.
COMPANY A.
Second Lieut. Lewfs W. Keplinger, rank Jan. 1, '65,
in. o. Sept. 16. '65
Sergt. Alex. Vanwinkle, e. Aug. 27, '61, pro. Sergt.
Major
Corp. Francis M. Burch, e. Aug. 27, '61, m. o. Sept.
— '64, term ex.
Wagoner B. Sturgis, e. Aug. 27, '61, died at home,
Nov. 6, '61
PRIVATES.
Andertnn Benj. e. Aug. 27. '61, transf. to Co. H.
Agard Julin G. e. Nov. 18 '61, re-enl. as vet.
Bvrry Richard, e. Ani?. 27. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Carter Geo. A. e. Aug. 27. '61. (lied Oct. 2, '63
Kt-plinger Louis W. e. Aug. 27. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Rossen James, e. Aug. 27, '61, in. o. Sept. 12, '64,
term ex.
Ross Gen. W. e. Aug. 27, '61, pro. com. Sergt.
Strand Win. e. Aug. 27, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Vanwinkle Atherton, e. Aug. 27. '61, disch. Sept.
24, '63. disan.
White Joint H. e. Ano-. 27, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Yates John, e. Aug. 27, 'bl, re-enl. as vet.
VETERANS.
Agard John G. e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, '65, as
Corp.
Berry Richard, e. Jan. 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 16. '65
Keplinger Louis W. e. Jan. 2, '64. pro. Second Lieut.
from First Sergt.
Palmer John R. e. Jan. 2,'64. pro. First Lieut. Co. H
White John H. e. Jan. 2, '64, disch. May 31, '65,
disab.
Yates John, e. Jan. 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 16, '65
RECRUIT.
Agard Norman, e. Mar. 28, '61. m. o. Sept. 16, '65
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES
Dewert Wm. e. Aug. 24, '61,des. Oct. 15, '61
Fury James, e. Oct. 22, '61, transf. to Co. H
Goynes Micagor C. e. Aug. 24, '61, transf. to Co. H
DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUIT.
Mills Wesley, e. Oct. 26, '64, des. July 10, '65
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Schuchner Frank, e. Aug, 29. '61, transf. to Second
111. Art.
VETERAN.
Sanells Wm. T. e. Jan. 2, '61, m. o. Sept. 16, '65
COMPANY K.
Second Lieut. Wm. H. Edgar, rank Dec. 31, '61, res.
Apr. 22, '62
VETERAN.
Reaughr Anderson, e. Jan. 2, '64, absent, sick, at in.
o. of Regt.
RECRUIT.
King Wm. H. H. e. Jan. 15, '62, pro. Hosp. Steward
COMPANY H.
Capt. John B. Duncan, rank Dec. 31, '61, died July
18. '64
Capt. Alex. M. Wright, rank Apr. 25, '65, in. o. Sept.
16. '65
First Lieut. Henry C. Wright, rank, Dec. 31, '61, res.
Sept. 8, '62
Second Lieut. Alex. M. Wright, rank Apr. 7/62, pro.
Sergt. Josephus Deathenige, e. Sept. 14, '61, disch.
Dec, 17, '62, disal).
Corn. John C. Dougherty, e. Sept. 18, '61, m. o. Sept.
7, 'b4, term ex.
Corp. Alburt Teel, e. Nov. 1, '61, disch. Mar. 12, '63,
disab.
Corp. N icholas Leonard, e. Oct. 26, '61, killed at Shi-
loh, Tenii.. Apr. 6. '62
Musician Thomas McDermott, e. Oct. 14, '61, disch.
Oct. 18, '62, disab.
Wagoner John Mengle, e. Oct. 8, '61, re-enl. as vet
PRIVATES.
Anderton Geo. N. e. Nov. 1, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Anderton Benj. A. e. Aug. 27. '61, re-eul. as vet.
Brady Bernhart S. e. Nov. 1, '61, disch. Mar. 25, '65.
disab.
Brown Richard, e. Nov. 1, '61, died Oct. 5, '62.
wounds
Bonds Francis M. e. Sept. 14, '61, died at Bollver,
Tenn., Oct. 6, '62
Burk James W. e. Sept. 14. '61, m. o. Sept. 1, '64,
term ex.
Burk John J. e. Sept. 14, '61, died at Camp Butler,
Nov. 1, '61
Cutler Cyrus B. e. Sept. 10, '61, killed at Shiloh, Apr.
6, '62
Coniey James, e. Nov. 1. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Cutler James M. e. Nov. 1, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Dougherty James R. e. Sept. 18, '61, disch. Aug.
'64. disab.
Doolittle Geo. H. e. Sept. 24, '61, re-enl. as vet.
DC volt Enos, e Oct. 5, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Dunham Hiram C. e. Sept. 19, 'bl, tie-. Sept. — '62
Doty Wm. R. K. e. Oct. 5, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Dolf:in Win. H. e. Nov. 1, '61, disch. Sept. 20, '63,
disab.
Elliott James, e. Oct. 26, '61, in. o. Oct. '64, term
ex.
Edm 'iidson Sandsman, e. Nov. 1, '61, m. o. Nov.
'64, term ex.
Eearla Booker, e. Nov. 1, '61, des. '61
Flood John, e. Oct. 5. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Fletcher John, e. Oct. 8, '61. le-enl. as Vet.
Gollop John H. e. .Sept. 14. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Huffman Wm. H. e. Sept. 14. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Hartley James P. e. Sept. 14, '61. re-enl. as ver.
Hamilton Benj. F. e. Sept. 24, '61, died at Naitles.Ill.
May Id. (i^
Johnson Wm. e. Nov. 1, '61, disch. Oct. 10, '62,
disab.
Jarvis James M. e. Sept. 10, '61, re- enl. as vet.
Keeton Dennis, e. Nov. 1, '61, m. o. Nov. '64,
term ex.
Mezell Aaron, e. Oct. 5, '61, re-enl. as vet.
McCann Michael, e. uct. 26, '61, disch. Dec. 25, '62
disab.
Mora gn John H. e. Nov. 1, '61, disch. Jan. 10, '62,
disab.
Ridenour Edw. H. e. Nov. 1, '61', m.o. Nov. '64, term
ex.
Richardson Alex. e. Sept. 7, '61, died at Stephenson,
Ala.
Reed Oliver P. e. Sept. 18, '61. dishon. disch. Oct.
'63, stealing
Strien Geo. P. e. Sept. 20, '61, died at Young's Point,
June 20, '63
Wright Alex. e. Sept. 7, '61, disch. for pro. to Second
Lieut.
Winuingham C. F. C. e. Sept. 7. '61. re-enl. as vet.
While Wm. R. e. Oct. 8, '61, disch. Sept. 20, '63,
disal).
White John Q. e. Oct. 8, '61, disch. July 14, '64, disab.
448
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
RECRUITS.
Bowles John W. e. Apr. 26. '64, m.o. July 13, '65
CoRshall Milton M. re-enl. as vet.
Efflnger Samuel, e. Mar. 31, '64, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Huffman Moses, e. Nov. 1. '62, died at Bait. Apr. 3,
'63
Lelghton Wm. disch. Oct. 1, '62. wourfds
Donald Francis, e. Dec. 21, '63, m.o. Sept. 16, ?65
VETERANS.
And^rton Geo. N. e. Jan. 2. 64, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Anderton Ben;). A, e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Cutler James M. e. Jan. 2. '64, m.o, Sept. 16, '65
Conley James, e. Jan. 2, '64. m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Cogshall Milton M. e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Crawford John, e. Jan. 2, 64. m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Doty Wm. R. K. e. Jan. 2, '64, kid. in skirmish at
Nickajack, Ga.
Doolittle Geo. H. e. Jan. 2 '64, m.o. July 20, '65
Devolt Knos, e. Jan. 2, '64, drs. July 15, '65
Fury James K.. e. Jan. 2, '62, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Fletcher John, e. Jan. 2. '64, in o. Sept. 16. '65
Fiood John, e. Jan. 2. '64, m.o. Sept. 16, '65 as Corp.
Gollop John. e. Jan. 2, '64, des. July 25, '65
Harney James P. e. Jan. 2. '64, transf, to Co. K.
Huffman John H. e. Jan. 2. '64, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
Jarvis James M. e. Jan. 2, '64, des. June 26, '65
Menzel John H. e. Jan. 2. '64. m.o. Nov. 20, '65
Menzel Aaron A. e. Jan. 2. '64, captured Sept 8, '65 j
Meeker Squire H. e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Sepr. 16, '65
Sullens Washington, e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Sept. 16 '65.
Winningham Curtis F. C. e. Jan. 2, '64, m.o. Sept.
16, '65
DRAFTED AND SUB. RECRUIT.
Lynch Martin O. e. Oct. 1, '65, m.o. Sept. 16, '65
COMPANY I.
Corp. Torrence Evans, e. Oct. 20, '61, disch. Apr. 18.
'62, wounds
PRIVATES.
Hamblin Isaacs, e. Nov. 5. ' 61, des. Nov. 20, '62
Kelly Win. e. Oct. 14, 61, m.o. Dec. 31, -64, term ex
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Roberts Wm. R. e. Feb 13. '61, disch. May 6, '64
Williams John, e. Dec. 21, '63
THIRTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
RECRUIT.
Reynolds Levl W. e. Aug. 21, '61, disch. Dec. 3, '62,
disab.
COMPANY I).
RECRUIT.
Crane Oscar M. e. Mar. 29, '64, m.o. Nov. 14, '65
COMPANY F.
First Sergt. Geo. H. Anderson, e. Aug. 1, '61, m.o.
Oct. 11, '64
Sergt. Wm. Tuke, e. Aug. 1, '61, m.o. Oct. 11. '64
Corp Roiiert Batty, e. Aug. 1, 61, m.o. Oct. 11, '64 as
private
Musician Percy Dickerson, e. Aug. 1, '61, re-enl. as
vet.
PRIVATES.
Batty John, e. Aug. 1, '61, disch. Feb. 17, '64, disah.
Davis John, e. Aug. 1, '61, disch. March 23, '63,
ilisab.
Eccleflelu John. e. Aug. 1, '61. disch. July 5, '64,
disab.
Gill Charles, e. Aug. 1, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Potter Joseph, e Aug. 1, '61, re-enl as vet.
Steplienson George, e. Aug. 1. '61, m.o. Oct. 11, '64
Sharp Martin H. e. Aug. 1, '61, m.o. Oct. 11, '64
Sperry Socrates, e. Aug. 1, '61, m.o. Oct. 11, '64
Tovvning Charles, e. Aug. 1, '61, died at New
Orleans, Nov. 17, '63
Willibee James, e. Aug. 1, '61
Wilson James, e. Aug. 1, '61.transf. to Inv. corps
Aug. 1, '63
Willibee Skelton, e. Aug. 1, '61, disch. Dec. 25. '62,
disab.
VETERANS.
Percy Dickerson, e. Jan. 1, '64, pro. prin. musician
Gill Charles, e. Jan . 1, '64, in. <>. Nov. 24, '65
Hutchiuson James, e. Jan. 1, '64, disch. June 16, '65,
disabled
Potter Joseph, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Sorrells Peier, e. Jan. 1, '64. m. o. Mov. 24, '65
RECRUITS.
Ayers Thomas, e. Feb. 15, '65, drowned Mar. 2, '65
Brennan Matthew, e. Mar. 29, '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Byline Wm. e. Feb. 15. '64, in. o. Nov. 24. '65
Dickinson Hartas, e. Mar. 29, '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65,
as Corp.
Dickinson Francis, e. Feb. 26, '64, died June 7, '65
Descellar Wm. e. Feb. 15, '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65, as
Corp.
Dickinson Samuel, e. Feb. 15. '64, drowned March
2, '65
Davis Thomas, e. March 29. '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Lang John F. e. Feb. 15, '64. m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Potter Ralph, e. Feb. 15, '64, drowned Mar. 2, '65
COMPANY I.
PRIVATE.
Rinck Gottfriet, e. Aug. 18, '61, m. o. Oct. 1 1, '64
COMPANY K.
Capt. Edward H. Twining, rank July 1, '62, pro.
A. D. C. Sept. 28. '64
Capt. Franklin Adams, rank Sept. 28, '04, pro. bv
. President Nov. 16, '64
First Lieut. Franklin Adams, rank Mar. 1, '62. pro.
Sergt. Wm. H Edgar, e. Aug. 21, '61, disch. Dec. 7.
'til. disabled
Corp. Henry Lightfoot. e. Aug. 21, '61, disch. Feb.
20, '62, disabled
Musician John J. Robertson, e. Aug. 21, '61, m. o.
Oct. 11, '64
PRIVATES.
Moulton John H. e. Aug. 21, '61, m. o. Oct. 11, '64, as
Sergt.
Stephenson Joseph B. e. Aug. 21, '61, disch. Dec. 4,
'64, disabled
Tefft Willis, e. Aug. 21, '61, transf. to Co. I.
Twining Edward H, e. Aug. 21, '61, pro. Capt.
VETERANS.
Huffaker Warren S. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Mentree Leonard, e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
RECRUITS.
Creed Colby, e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Farmer Wm. H. e. Fen. 11, '65. m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Fortney John F. M. e. Feb. 11, '65. m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Gard John, e. April 11. '64, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Hawkenberry Joseph A. e. Feb. 11, '65, absent with-
out leave Sept. 11. '65
Kelton John W. e. Feb. 11. '65. drowned Mar. 2, '65
Lyon Lucius D. e. Feb. 11, '65, disch. Oct. 11, '65,
disabled
Lucas John D. e. Feb. 11, '65, died at Salem, Ala.
June 1, '65
Miller David, e. Feb. 11. '65, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
Spencer Joseph M. e. Sept. 1, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Worth Clark, e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Nov. 24, '65
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Long John F. e. Feb. 15, '65
THIRTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
Quartermaster David H. Talbott, rank Mar. 21, '63,
term ex. Nov. 6, '64
Commissary Sergi. David H. Talbott, e. Sept. 24, '61,
pro. Regt. Quartermaster
COMPANY C.
VETERANS.
Allen Alexander, e. Dec. 23, '63, pro. Second Lieut.
from Sergt,
Black J. Lindsey, e. Dec. 23, '63, p-o. First Lieut.
from Sergt.
Brown Thomas W. e. Dec. 23, '63, disch. April 28,
'65, disabled
Burgy Jacob, e. Dec. 23, '63, wounded, m. o. July
12, '65
Emmert Jacob B. e. Dec. 23. '63. m. o. July 12, '65
Griffith Wm. H. e. Dec. 23, '63, transf. to U. S. E. C.
July 25. '64
Griffith Cyrus, e. Dec. 23, '63, m.o. July 12, '65, as
Corp.
Hottinasfr Henry, e. Dec. 23, '63, died at Franklin
Grove, Mar. 17, '64
Johnson Morris, e. Dec. 23. '63, m. o. July 12, '65
Lytle John H. e. Dec. 23, '63, m. o. July 12, '65, as
Corp.
Laccerte Joseph, e. Dec. 23, '63, kid. at Kenesaw
Mountain, June 27, '64
Morrisey James, e. Dec. 23, '63, m. o. July 12, '65
O'Neal Edward, e. Dec. 23, '63, m. o. July IA '65, as
First Sergt.
Willroy James T. e. Dec. 23. '63, m. o. July 12. '65
Wortley Samuel S. e.Dec. 23. '63, m. o. July 12, '65
Wittman Chas. P. e. Dec. 23, '63, m. o. July 12, '65,
as Corp.
Wingert David, e. Dec. 23, '63, pro. First Lieut.
from Sergt.
RECRUIT.
Hays Thomas, e. Oct. 19, '62, m. o. July 12, '65, as
Corp.
COMPANY I>.
First Lieut. Henrv A. Jeffs, rank May 5, '65, m. o.
July 12, '65 "
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
449
RECRUITS.
Bollls Danl. W. e. Feb. 22, '64, vet. rect. wounded,
m. o.July 12, '65,
Crumb Columbus W. e. Feb. 22, '64, vet. rect. m. o.
July 12, '65
COMPANY E.
Corp. Geo. F. Cheshire, e. Sept. 18, '61
Musician Geo. S. Wade, e. Sept. 24, '61
PRIVATES.
ivmlava John W. e. Sept. 12. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Hore Win. e. Sept. 18. '61, died at Corinth, Miss.
JennessGeo. B. e. Sept. 24. "61, m. o. Sept. 12, '64
L-»phom Avery, e. Sept. 18. '61. m. o. Sept. 17, '64
Miner Charles E. e. Sept. 12. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Newgent Wm. e. Sept. 24, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Tvcrs Thomas, e. Sept. 7, '61, m. o. Sept. 12, '64
Tyers Frederick, e. Sept. 18, '61
RECRUITS.
L;iwrence John. e. Oct. 9, '61, disch. Oct. 8, '64, term
ex.
Piper Edward T. e. Oct. 9, '61, disch. Sept. 4, '62
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUITS.
O'Brien Win. e. March 27. '65, substitute
Vail John, e. March 27. '65. substitute
Willis Edward, March 27. '65, substitute
COHPANY F.
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT.
Denan John, e. March 17, '65, sub. never reported
to Co.
CO MP\NY G.
Capt. Mabey G. Greenwood, rank Sept. -4, '62, killed
at MiirphyslMiro. Dec. 31, '62
Capf. James M. Perkins, rank June 14, '65, m. o.
Julv 12, '65
First Llent. Thos. J. Carney, rank June 19, '63, dls-
hon. disin. April 27. '65
First Lieut. James M, Perkins, rank June 8, '65, pro.
Second Lieut. Saml. R. Cavender, rank Sept. 4, '61,
res. March 16, '62
Second Lieut. Spencer C. Rawllngs, rank March 16,
'62. res. Nov. 16. '62
Seco'id Lieut. Thomas J. Carney, rank Jan. 1, '63,
pro.
Sergt. SnencerC. Rawlings. e. Aug. 10, '61
Corp. Thomas .J. Carney, e. Aug. 10, '61, pro. to Sec-
ond Lieut, from Sergt.
Corp. James M. Perkins, e. Aug. 10, '61, re-enl as
Corn. Wm. A. Nell. e. Aug. 10, '61, disch. May 9, '62,
disab.
Corp. Isaac A. Mick, e. Aug. 10. '61, re-enl. as vet.
PRIVATES.
Cavender John P. e. Aug. 10, '61. died at Louisville,
Nov. 6. '61
Mick Peter, Sr. e. Aug. 10, '61, died at Louisville,
Jan. 16, '62
Monroe Jesse, e. Aug. 10, '61, disch. Sept. 16, '62,
dl«»i>.
Mick Peter, e. Aug. 10. '61, re-enl. as vet.
VETERAN.
Mick Isaac, e. Jan. 5, '64. m. o. July 12, '65, as Sergt.
RECRUIT.
Guthrie Milton, e. Feb. 23, '64, m. o. July 31, '65
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUITS.
Kills Win. e. March 23. '65, Sub. des. June 25, '65
Stanton Charles, e. March 30, '65, Sub. never re-
ported to Co.
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Cain J. Andrew, e. Sept. 7. '61. disch. at Cin.
Hill Robert, e. March 8, '65, in. o. Sept. 21, '65
THIRTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY G,
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT.
McGill Francis, e, Oct. 3, '64. Sub. m. o. Oct. 8, '65.
THIRTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY F.
PRIVATE.
Dustin Holmes, e. Aug. 16, '61, transf. to Co. A.
Aug. 3, '62
COMPANY G.
Corp. Saml. T. Cox, e. Aug. 26, '61, disch. May 30,
'62
THIRTY-NINTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
PRIVATE.
Cook Levi, died at Washington, D. C. Oct. 27, '62
COMPANY D.
VETERANS.
Gottlieb Horn, e. Jan. 1. '64, m. o. Dec. 6, '65, as mu-
sician
Dresser Lewis, e. Jan 1, '64, killed at Deep Run, Va.
Aug. 16, '64
FORTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
VETERAN.
White John R. e. Dec. 18, '63, transf. to Co. A Vet.
Bat
FORTY-THIRD (Consolidated) INFANTRY.
COMPANY I>.
RECRUITS.
Montgomery Robt. e. Feb. 27. '65. des. Sept. 24, '65
Sherrell Robt. H. e. Feb. 27, '65, des. Oct. 4, '65
COMPANY E.
RECRUITS.
S»aney James P. e. Feb. 27. '65. m. o. Nov. 30. '65
Westner James, e. Feb. 27, '65. m. o. Nor. 30, '65
COMPANY K.
PRIVATES.
Holman Alfred A. e Apr. 5, '65, died at Camp But-
ler. III., May 9. '65
Nelson Louis, e. Mar. 29. '65. -les. Apr. 25. '65
Patterson James, e. Apr. 5, '65. des. Apr. 16, '65
Wivil Levi, e. Apr. 7, '65, m. o. Nov. 30, '65
FORTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
COM PA "NY E.
PRIVATE.
Schaflf ner John, e. Aug 1. '61, des. Oct. 24, '62
COMPANY G.
Corp. Wm. H. Miner, e. Aug. 1, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Musician Amo-* C. Delancy, e. Aug 1, '61, des. at
Annapolis, Md.
PRIVATE.
Dobson Charles, e. Aug. 1. '61, disch. June 11, '62
FORTY-FIFTH INFANTRY.
Col. Chas. H. Adams, rank Sept. 9, '61, not mustered
res. to Governor
COMPANY F.
Corp. Chas. A. Hall, e. Oct. 29, '61, died at St. Louis,
Sept. 26, '63
PRIVATE.
Foss Charles E. e. Dec. 9. '61, disch. Apr. 24, '62,
disab.
FIFTIETH INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
Corp. Thomas B. Anderson, e. Aug. 20, '61, disch.
Sept. 27, '64, as Serat.
COMPANY B.
Sersrt. John Dunlan. e. Aug. 20, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Corp. Edmond O. Yeldell, e. Aug. 20, '61, re-enl. as
vet.
Musician Elias Orton, e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept.
27, '64
PRIVATES.
Anderson C. S. e. Aug. 20. ' 1, m. o. Sept. 27. '64
BathnnnJ. W. e. Aug. 20, '61, disch. Aug. 26, '62,
disab.
Cassell Gabriel, e. Ana. 20. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Clark John L. e. Aug. 20. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Cain Joseph, e. Aucr. 20, 'HI. re-en', as vet.
Dunlap T. H. e. Aug. 20, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Davis Hez»kiah, e. Aner. 20. 'fil. died at Hamburg
Davis Abraham, e. Auir. 20. '61. in. o. Sept. 27, '64
Fowler J. H. e. Aug. 20. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Hicks L. J. e. Aug. 20. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Huddleson Win. e. Auu. 20. '61, disch. June 20, '63.
disab.
450
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
Johnson D. M. e. Aug. 20, '61, m. o. Sept. 27, '65
Kemp Jolm, e. Aug. 20, '61, died at Clayton, 111.,
May 18, '62
Martin Win. e. Aug. 20, '61
Orton Warren, e. Aug. 20, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Tingey Wm. e. Aug 20, '61, in. o. Sept. 27, '65.
VETERANS.
Clark J.L.e. Dec. 28, '63, in. o. July 13, '65, fur-
lough
Cain Joseph, e. Dec. 28, '63, m. o. July 13. '65
Duuiap John, e. Dec. 28, '63, pro. First Sergr. then
First Lieut.
Dunlap Thos. H. e. Dec. 28, '63, m. o. July 13, '65,
furlough
Fowler J. H. e. Dec. 28. '63, m. o. Julv 13. '65
Hicks L. J. e. Dec. 28. '63. m. o. July 13. '«5, Corp.
Orton Warren, e. Dec. 28, '63, m. o. July 13, '65,
Sergt.
Yeldeh E. O. e. Dec. 28, '63, m. o. July 13, '65, Sergt.
RECRUITS.
Bennett Wm. J. e. Feb. 5, '64, m. o. July 13, '65
Casse A. N. e. Feb. 5, '64, m. o. July 13, '65
Dncld John H. e. Jan. 1. '63, in. o. July 13. '65
Hamilton Win. e. Oct. 24. '64, n>. o. July 13, '65
Nookes A. B. e. Feb. 24, '64, in. o. July 15, '65, was
Norton WTO. H. e. Feb. 5, '64 m. o. July 13. '65
Reausrh John T. e. Feb. 4, '64, in. o. July 13. '65
Yeldell R. C. e. Feb. 24. '64, iii.'o. July 13, '65
COMPANY E.
PRIVATE.
Mayer Geo. D. e. Oct. 8, '61, dlsch. June 16, '62,
disabled '
FIFTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
COMPANY D.
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT.
Core Henry e. March 31, '65, sub. in. o. July 22, '65
UNASSIGNED AND DRAFTED RECRUITS.
Potter Elijah, e. March 28, '65, m. o. May 8, '65
Strait Edward, e. March 23, '65, sub. m. o. May 8,
'65
Walters J. W. e. March 30, '65. m. o. May 8, '65
Wilson Lewis, e. April 11, '65, m. o. May 8, '65
FIFTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY K.
RECRUIT.
Garner Wm. e. Feb. 9, '65, in. o. Oct. 15, '65
DRAFTED AND UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Phelps W. S. e. Jan. 27, '65, rejected by board
FIFTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY I.
First Sergt. Isaac Piasters, e. Dec. 16, '61. Transf.
to Co. E. Nov. 1, '62
Sergt. Elishii Dil.ou. e. Dec. 16, '61. Transf. to Co.
E. Nov. 1. '62
Serge. Valentine Rich, e. Dec. 16, '61, disch. Sept.
22. '62
Serge. John J. Mays, e. Dec. 16, '61. Transf. to Co.
E. Nov. 1. '62
FIFTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.
RECRUIT.
Oliverson T. R. e. Keb. 26. '64, m. o. July 7, '65
COMPANY K.
PRIVATES.
Brook Tho«. e. Sept. 7. '61
UiizeUlen Sam I. e. Oct. 21, '61. re-enl. as vet,
Hornby (ieo. C. e. Sept. 15, '61. disch. June 18, '62,
disabled
Oakes Lifavette, e. Sept. 22, '61, died at Quincy,
May 17, ''62
Pag,- 1. 1). e. Oct. 25, '61
Simpson John, e. ,sei>t. 25, '61
Wilkinson H. e. Sept. 25, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Zink Wm. A. e. Sept. 17, '61, killed at Shiloh, April
6, '62
FIFTY-EIGHTH (Consolidated) INFANTRY.
('orpl. Ezekiel Brown, e, March 21, '65, m.o. March
6 '66
PRIVATES.
Harris Wm. e. March 6. '65, m. o. March 8, '66
Hlnnis J. H. e. March 7, '65. m. o. March 23. '66
Me Falls B. D. e. March 7, '65, in. o. March 23. '66
McNab David, e. March 6, '60. m. o. March 5. '66
Vancil G. H. e. March 6, '65. absent, sick, at m. o. of
COMPANY I.
First Sergeant. C. S. Back, e. March 1, '65, m. o.
March 1, '66
Corp. S. D. Moore, e. March 24, '65, m. o. March 24 ,
'66, as Sergt.
FIFTY-NINTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Greene Joshua, e. July 30, '61, re-enl. as vet.
SIXTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
Chaplain Edward Ruttledge, rank May 16, '62, res
Sept. 8. '62
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
Johnson J. D. e. Nov. 29, '61, disch. Jnne 10, '62
disabled
RECRUITS.
Dempsey John, e. Dec. 31. '63, in. o. Sept. 28, '65
Engle (or England) J. e. Dec. 25, '63, absent iu con-
finement, G. C. M.
COMPANY B.
RECRUIT.
Vix Yancy, e. Jan. 31, '65, des. April 15, '65
COMPANY F.
VETERANS.
Birdsell Wm.e. March 25, '64, died at Franklin.Tenn.
May 5, '65
Osboru A. L. e. Feb. 9, '64, in. o. Sept. 8, '65
RECRUITS.
Dowley Peter, e. Jan. 28,'64, m. o. May 11, '65, never
joined company
Miner J. M. e. Jan. 28, '64, m. o, Sept. 8, '65. as Corp.
Ryaii Andrew, e. Nov. 26. '63, in. o. Sept. 8, '65
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Smith Elley, e. Jan. 4, '64
SIXTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
DRAFTED AND SUBSTITUTE RECRUIT.
Gills Henry, e. Feb. 18, '65. sub. trans, to Co. B. as
consolidated
SIXTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
Holderby John, e. Oct. 18, '61, des. Aug. 18, '62
SIXTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
Fox S. S. e. June 2, '61
SIXTY-EIGHTH INFANTRY.
Adj. John S. Bishop, rank June 20. '62, m. o. Sept.
Capt. John M. King, rank June 23, '62, m, o. Sept.
First Lieut. Win. B. Harrison, rank June 23 '62. m.
o. Sept. 26. '62
COMPANY A.
First Sergt. Geo. R. Bibb, e. May 27. '62
Sergt. Henry F. Liglitfoot, e. May 27, '62
Sergt. John S. Bishop, e. May 27, '62
Sergt. James M. Goodrich, e. May 27. '62
Sergt. David King, Jr. e. May 27, '62
Corp. Wm. T. Reid, e. May 27. '62
Corp. Win. E. Capps. e. May 27, '62
Corp. W. S. Conner, e. May 27, '62
Corp. C. H. Ayers, e. May 27, '62
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
451
Corp. H . B. Shirley, e. May 27, '62
Corp. F. C. Garbott, e. May 27, '62
Corp. I. N. Hicks, e. May 27, '62
Musician \Vin. H. Conehnrin, e. May 27, '62
Musician J. R. Smith, e. May 27, '62
PRIVATES.
Acorn Thos. R. e. May 27. '62
Anrhonv I). S. e. Mav 27. '62
Hatev Michael, e. June 15, '62
Brown James A. e. May 27, '62
Biisi'v J. B. e. May 27. '62. trans, to 70th 111. Inf.
Busey S. M. e. May 27, '62. trans, to 70ch 111. Inf.
Hnc-k Michael, P. May 27. '62
Coats J. H. e. May 27. '62
Coleman W. e. May 27, '62
romlln G. P. e May 27, '62
Dickenson F. W. e. May 27, '62
DinwiddiH Samuel, e. May 27, '62, trans, to 70th
III. Inf.
Ducket Albert, e. May 27, '62
Edwards J. J. e. May 27, '62
Fish-r J. H. e. May 27. '62
Flanders (iilmore, e. May 27, '62
Gallaher J. A. e. May 27. '62
Gapin Edward H. e. May 27, '62
Gii.bins Win. T. e. Mav 27 '62, trans, to 70th 111. Inf.
Gladhill John. e. May 27, '62
Graves C. H. e. May 27. '62
Gray S B. e. May 27. '62
Gr^en J. R. e. May 27, '621
(irimsley E. G. e. May 27. '62
Hamilton Joseph, e. Mav 27, '62
He iderson Madison, e. May 27, '62
Hocking Alfred, e. May 27. '62
Hunter I. X. e. May 27. '62
Hurst J. S. e. May 27. '62
Kerr Robt, e. May 27. '62
Linville James, e. May 27, '62
Litton J. I), e. May 27. '62
Loar B. F. e. May '27, '62. transf. to 70th 111. Inf.
Marshall J. G. e. May 27. '62
Masters Win. e. May 27, 'h2
Metcalf Geo. e. May 27. '62
McColain Donald, e. May 27, '62
Milling John S. e. May 27. '62
McCormlck Thos. e. May 27, '62
McEvers Byron, e. May 27, '62
McKavitt Arthur, e. May 27. '62
McM irray Win. H. e. May 27, '62
Moss J L. e. May 27. '62 '
Moss W. D. e. May 27, '62
Ornellas A. D. e. May 27, '62
O'Sullivan Patrick, e. May 27, '62
Patrick C. H. e. May 27 '62
Pitcher W. H. e. May 27, '62
Qu-irton Robi. e. May 27, '62
R>iiid C. H. e. May 27, '62
R^avick J. D. e. May 27, '62
Riley Thomas I. e. May 27. '62
Kos • John H. e. Mav 27, '62
Roley Wm. e. May 27. '62, transf. to 70th 111. Inf.
Rason Geo. W. e. May 27 '62
Ruark J. N. e. May 27. '62
Sargeant C. A. e. Mav 27, '62
Sargeant Wm. S. e. May 27, '62
Smith J. L. e. May 27. '62
Smith Geo. W. eJ'May 27, '62
Spain ho ward Daniel.' e. May 27, '62
Stagg J. M. e. May 27. '62
Tho ndyke J. I. e. June 10. '62
TuriiHr C. A. e. May 27, '62
Urgerhart Geo. e. Mav 27. "62
Walker J. H. e. May 27, '62
Wi Hough by Richaid, e. May 27. '62
Willoiighby SkelDui e. May'27. '62
Wily Taylor E. e. May 27. '62, transf. to 70th 111. Inf.
Wiuneld Morris, e. May 27, '62
COMPANY B.
PRIVATE.
Eagle Thomas, e. June 23. '62
RECRUIT
Dyne J. L, e. May 27, '62
SEVENTY-FIRST (Three Months) INFAN-
TRY.
COMPANY G.
PRIVATES.
Miller David, e. July 11, '62
Withers Thornton, e. July 11, '62
SEVENTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
First Asst. Surgeon, Rol>t. E. Stephenson, rank Aug.
21, '62, res. Nov. 30, '63.
First Asst. Surgeon Henry C. 'McPhersoii, rank
April 13, '64. in. o. June 12, '65
Chaplain John S. Barger. rank, Aug. 21, '62, res.
April 3. '63
Musician Robt. N. S. Barger, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o.
June 12, '65
SEVENTY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY G.
Capt. Win. R. Hoadley, rank June 27, '64, m. o. to
date, June 10, '65
First Lieut. Wm. R. Hoadley, rank Sept 4, '62, pro.
Sergt. Wm. R. Douglass, e. Aug. 12, '62. disch. Aug.
10, '63, to accept pro. as First Lieut. CJ. S. C. T.
Corp. N. <). Burroughs, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June
10. '65, Sergt.
Musician Prescott Talbott, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o.
June 10, '65
PRIVATES.
Campbell J. N. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 10, '65,
Corp.
Francis James, e. Aug. 12. '62. in. o. June 10, '65
Gifford J. B. e. Aug. 12, '62, Corp. died Knoxvllle,
Tenn.. Feb. 6. '64
Moore J. D. e. Aug. 12. '62, m. o June 10. '65
Wiley J. F. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 10, '65
SEVENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
PRIVATES.
Bnrgess Jacob, e. July 24, '62, disch. July 8, '63,
dlsah.
Eastburn H. H. e. July 24, '62, m. o. July 22. '65
East burn D. C. e. July 24. '62. in. o. July 22, '65
Eastburn W. G. e. July 24. '62, in. o. July 22. .'65
Jacobs D.G. e. July 24, '62, died at Memphis, Feb.
12, '63
Karr J. H. e. July 24. '62. m. o. July 22, '65
O'Brien J. H. e. July 24, '62, died at Vlcksburg, Dec.
26. '63
Strickler Henry, e. July 24, '62. m. o. May 23. '65
COMPANY E.
Capt. Abram Irvin, rank Aug. 22, '62, disch. Dec.
10, '64
First Lieut, Jas. H. Eastburn, rank Dec. 10, '64, m.
o. July 22, '65
Sergt. J. H. Eastburn, e. Aug. 7, '62, pro. First
Sergt. then First Lieut.
Sergt. T. J. Donovan, e. Aug. 1, '62, m. o. July 22,
'65. private
Corp. Francis Williamson, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July
22, '65, Sergt.
Corp. Sylvester Hall, e. Aug. 1, '62, diea July 29,
'64. wounds
Corp. Samuel Nosker, e. Aug. 4, '62, in. o. July 22,
'65, private
Musician S. P. Mitchell, e. Aug. 4, '62, m, o. May
31, '65
Wagoner Joseph Eastburn, e. Aug. 7, '62, died at
Sheldon, III., Dec. 9, '64
PRIVATES.
Ash Nelson, e. Aug. 4 '62. disch. May 21, '65. disab.
Bennett Joseph, e. Aug. 4, '62. in. o. July 22. '65
Clemens Samuel, e. Aug. 4, '62, died at Moscow,
Tetin., Feb. 2. '63
Friel Win. M. e. Aug. 6, '62. m. o. July 22. '65. Corp.
Fraser Geo. W. e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. July 22. '65
Fry Martin, e. Aug. 9, '62. in. o June 11. '65
Gilbert Sinsrieton, e. Auir. 15. '62. in. o. July 22, '65
Hauurhn J. T. e. Aug. 9, '62. disch. Feb. 3.'o4. disab.
Hoglaiid Eli, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. March 25, '63,
disab.
Mantel F. W. e. Aug. 9, '62 died at Cairo, Nov. 15,
'63
Markley A. W. e. Aug. 4, '62, killed near Jackson,
Miss. July 7, '64
Pierce Saml. e. Aug. 11, '62, in. o. July 22. '65.
Potter Henry, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. July 22, '65, as
Cor]).
Swope Geo. J. e. Aug. 11, '62. m. o. July 22. '65,
Wood Wm. e. Aug. 9, '62. in. o. July 22, '65, as Corp.
RECRUIT.
Caldwell Saml. died at Memphis, May 4, '63
EIGHTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY C.
RECRUITS.
Goodman Albert, e. March 14, '65, transf. to Co. I.
18th 111. Inf.
Stephens Ueo. e. March 14, '65, transf. to Co. I, 18th
111. Inf.
Weiss James, e. March 14, '65, died at Helena, Ark.
April 19, '65
452
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
NINETY-FIRST INFANTRY.
COMPANY K.
Capt. Benj. Newman, rank Sept. 8, '62, res. May 11,
'64
COMPANY G.
PRIVATES.
Aired Jesser, e. Aug. 9. '62, m. o. July 12, '65
M.irline Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. April 8, '65,
disab.
RECRUITS.
Bozarth Wm. L. e. Jan. 5, '64, transf. to Co. K, 28th
111. Inf.
SargeantThos. J. e. Jan. 4, '64, trausf. to Co. K, 28th
111. Inf.
NINETY-SECOND INFANTRY.
COMPANY A.
RECRUIT.
Knott Wm. e. Oct. 6, '64, transf. to Co. I, 65th 111.
Inf.
COMPANY K.
Musician D. G. Clark, e. Aug. 12, '62, died at Frank-
lin, Tenn. March 15, '63
NINETY-FOURTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY F.
PRIVATES.
Colster James, e. Aug. 1, '62, m. o. July 17, '65 as
First Sergt.
Powell Swanson. e. Aug. 1, '62, died at Brownsville,
Tex. March 26, '64
Patterson James, e. Aug. 1, '62, m. o. July 17, '65
COMPANY K.
Musician Root. A. MoClure, e. July 20, '62, m. o.
July 17, '65
PRIVATES.
Burch H. C. e. Aug. 21, '62. m. o. July 17, '65, as
Corp.
Burch T. C. e. July 20, '62, m. o. July 17, '65, as
Corp.
Howell Charles, e. Aug. 15, '62, detached atm. o. of
Begt
Sayles Andrew, e. Aug. 20. '62, m. o. July 17, '65
NINETY-FIFTH INFANTRY.
Col. Thos. W. Humphrey, rank Sept. 4, '62, res. Jan.
24. '63
Lieut. Col. Thos. W. Humprey, ran : Sept. 4, '62,
pro.
COMPANY G.
PRIVATES.
Garland W. H. e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. May 27. '65
Gihbs P. T. e. Aug. 7. '62. in. o. May 27, '65
Morrison John, e. July 28, '62, in. o. July 15, '65,
Randall M/A. e. July 26, '62. disch. March 24, '63,
disab.
Ward J. H. e. Aug. 5. '62, des. Sept. 18, '62
NINETY-NINTH INFANTRY.
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Erskue Isaac, e. March 28, '65, m. o. Aug. 8, '65
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST INFANTRY.
The One Hundred and First Infantry Regiment
Illinois Volunteers was organized ;it Camp Duncan,
Jacksonville, Illinois, during the latter part of the
month of August, 1862. and on September 2d were
formally mustered into the United States service, by
Capt Charles Ewing, Thirteenth Illinois Infantry.'
For about a month after muster-in, the regiment
remained at Camp Duncan engaged in drilling and
equipping for tin- field. At last on the 6th of Octo-
ber, march 'iig orders came, and, embarking on the
cars, the reg'ment on the evening of the 7th reached
Ckiro at sunset. There the regiment remained for
over a month, doing garrison duty. The interim
was devoted t<> drill, in which I he regiment became
so proficient as to win a very fair name. In conse-
quence of the rainy weather, there was a great rleal
of sickness while at Cairo, and a good many of the
men were discharged or died from disease. Nov.
26th, the regiment left Cairo, and proceeded down
the river to Columbus, Ky., and thence by rail to
Davis' Mills, Mississippi, where it was assigned to
Loomis' Brigade of Ross' Division, Army of the
Tennessee.
Nov. 28th, it started on its first march, and, on the
30th, reached Lutnpkin's Mills, six miles south of
Hotly Springs, where the regiment first heard the
•• clash of contending arms." from the Tallahatchie
River, six miles beyond. The regiment remained at
Lumpkin's Mills three days, when it received orders
to reiurn to Hollv Springs, Mississippi, for provost
and garrison duty.
Dec. 13th, Co. A, Capt. John B. Lesage, was sent to
Cairo with rebel prisoners. Dec. 20th, Holly
Springs was captured, and Companies B, C, E, F, I.
and the sick men of Co. A, who had been left be-
hind, were taken prisoners and paroled. Soon after,
they were sent to Memphis, thence to Benton Bar-
racks, Mo., where they remained until exchanged
in June, 1863.
At the Holly Springs disaster, the men of this
reuiment on duty did all they could under the cir-
cumstances. Another regiment was doing the
picket duty, while the One Hundred and First was
in the town doing provost duty, and divided about
the town In squads, too small to make resistance to
the overpowering numbers that surrounded them.
Wherever the blame of this disaster shall rest, it
surely should not attach itself to the One Hundred
and First Illinois. When the town was captured.
Companies D, G. H. and K, which were stationed
along the railroad, fell back to Cold Water, where
they fell in with the Nineteenth Illinois (Irish
Legion), and assisted greatly in repelling Van
Dorn's attack on that place. Afterward th^sefour
companies were formed into a battalion and tem-
porarily assigned to the Fourteenth Illinois Volun-
teers, and did a great deal of scouting service over
Tennessee, finally bringing up ;it Memphis. Tenn.,
in February, 1863. Here they were joined by Co. A,
Capt. Lesage. who took command of the battalion.
On leaving Holly Springs, Co. A proceeded to Cairo,
and thence to Vicksbnrg, but was sent back up the
river with prisoners. About the first of January,
the prisoners were turned over at Alton, III., but
not till the company had been fearfully decreased
by sickness incurred while on that duty. Often
Capt. Lesage could not muster half a dozen men for
duty, and this, too, when lie had over a thousand
prisoners under his charge. Early in March, the
battalion was ordered down to Vicksburg. where it
was broken up, and the companies assigned to
various independent duties. Co. K was assigned to
provost duty at Gpn. Grant's headquarters; Co. A to
the "Gen. Bragg"; Co. G to the ram ''Switzerland ";
Co. B to the "Rattler" and the "Crocket," and Co.
H to the " Lafayette.11 From this until the final re-
union of the regiment, each company had it.s sep-
arate history of scouts, skirmishes, and expeditions
up and down the Mississippi and its tributary
streams. Co. G had the honor of running the
blockade of Vicksburg, for which service, after its
fall, Gen. Grant furloughed the whole company.
On the 7th of June, the other part of the company
was exchanged, and sent down to New Madrid, Mo.
On July llth, they were sent to Columbus, Ky..
whence they were smarted out in a series of scouts
and expeditions, which terminated ab >ut the 22d
of August by their bringing up at Union City, Tenn.
Here they remained about a month, during which
time Companies A, D, G, H, and K rejoined them,
and completed the reunion of the regiment, which
remained a unit thenceforth.
Sept. 21, 1863, the regiment received orders trans-
ferring it to the Department of the Cumberland,
and started at once for Louisville. Kv.. via Cairo
and Sandoval. 111., and Mitchell and New Albany,
Ind. arriving in Louisville Sept. 27th. On the 30th,
it left Louisville via Nashville, and arrived at
Bridgeport, Ala.. Oct. 2d. and remained there until
the 27th. This period of service is always referred
to as a hard time, owing to the severe rains and des-
titution of tents. In fact, most of the regim -nt was
tentles* until the 1st of January following.
Oct. 27th. the regiment was temporarily assigned
to the First Brigade, Third Division. Eleventh Army
Corps, and started on the march to the front, arriv-
ing next day at Lookout Valley, where, on the night
of its arrival, it participated i'n the night battle of
Wauhatchie. where by singular good fortune not a
man was hurt. For nearly a month following, the
regiment lay encamped in the valley, exposed to a
daily shelling from Lookout Mountain, w'uch,
during that lime, killed one man and wounded
another.
Nov. 27th the Regiment received marohin-r orders,
and proceeded to Chattanooga, where it participa-
ted in tue battle of Chatta ooga. losing one man,
killed. Immediately after the battle, it was order-
ed to the relief of Knoxvill-. and participated in
that severe march; and. finally returned to Look-
out Valley. Dec. 17th. Many of the men were bare-
footed, and in that condition, had marched many a
weary mile, over the frozen ground, and sharp
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rocks, even as their forefathers had done in revolu-
tionary times, leaving their blood to mark their
steps.
Beornltlng us strength in the valley for a few
days, the regiment was then set to work building
corduroy roads; alter which, on the 1st of June,
1864. they were sent to Kelley's ferry, to relieve the
Sixteenth Illinois, then abontto return hoineon vet-
eran furlough. Here the regiment remained until
the last, of January, when upon the completion of
the railnnad to Chaitanooga. they were ordered to
Bridgeport, where they went into camp, and quietly
remained there until the 3d of May, when they
started for the front. The Eleventh and Twelfth
Corps had been consolidated into the Twentieth
Army Corps, and the old brigade, to which the One
Hundred and First had been attached in the
Eleventh Corps, had been transferred to the First
division of the new corps, and became the Third
Urgade of that division. Tills brigade was com-
manded by Col. (aterwards Brig. Gen.) Robinson, of
the Eighty-Second Ohio. Leaving Bridgeport, on
May 2d, on the 6th, reached Taylor's Ridge, crossed
it fie next day, and encamped at Anderson Post-
office. Remained there until midnight of May 10th,
when it marched for Snake Creek Gap. reached it
the next day, and held It two days. On the 13th.
having marched through the gap, the troops were
ready for action, near Resaca, but were .held in re-
serve all day. On the 14th, wens again held in
reserve until three p. in., when tliey started on the
double-quick for the left, which was reached just
in time for the brigade to render important service
in the aciion then progressing. During this engage-
ment, it is said the One Hundred and First was
ordered to take a hill, in front of it, which it did in
so gallant a style as to win the admiration of (Jen.
Hooker, who happ' ned to be standing near, and who
cheered the troops with the encouraging shout of
"Go in, my Illinois boys." The next day afternoon
it was ordered forward, and at four o'clock, while
In column, was charged i>y a rabel force. Both
officers and men of the regiment, conducted them-
selves gallantly and rendered valuable services,
losing one man kil'ed. six mortally wounded, and
forty wounded; pressing the rebels, it again came
upon them at Cassville. Ga.. on the 19th, but did not
get into a fight as the rebels left. Again followed
on the 23d, and on the 25th, irot into a hot and heavy
tight atthe New Hope church. Among the wounded
at i his place, were Adj. Padgett, Lieut. Hardin, and
Lieut, (afterward Capt. ) Belt, who subsequently
died of wounds.
After this the regiment bore an honorable part in
the various maneuvers around Kenesaw, and Pine
mountains, losing one killed and five or six wounded.
During the battle at Cnlp's farm, Jim*- 22d, it sup-
ported the battary I. First New York, which did sig-
nal execution during the fight. June 27th. lost
Lieut, Dimm, who was killed on the skirmish
line. After the i ebels evacuated Kenesaw, was en-
gaged in the pursuit, and on th" 6fh of July, took
possession on Chattahoochie Heights, where the
regiment remained eleven days.
July 17th. crossed the river, and on the 20th, just
af er crossing Peach Tree Creek.fhe rebels assailed
the corps with terrible force. Forming line under
fire, the enemy was held at bay. and their charges
repelled, until 8 p. in., when he abandoned the
attack, and returned to his fortifications. In this
engagement five were killed, and forty-five wound-
ed. Among the killed was Capt. Thos. B. Woof.
The morning report, next morning, showed only
one hundred and twenty effective mun for duty,
havintr left Bridgeport with three hundred and
sixty-five men. July 23d. took possession in front
of Atlanta, the regiment support d Battery I. First
New York, in which position it remained until the
25th of Aug., when it was ordered back to Chatta-
hoochie bridge, which the corps was to guard. while
the rest of army swung into the rear of Atlanta.
Sept. 3d. the regiment was sent out on a re onnois-
ance. together with the Thirteenth New Jersey and
One Hundred and Seventh New York, and claims
the honor of having been the first regiment that
entered Atlanta, G:t., after its fall, which occurred
on the second anniversary <>r its musterinto service.
It remained in Atlanta, until the destruction of ihe
place-most of the time having charge of the fire
department.
Nov. 15th, started on the "irrand march, "and par-
ticipated in all its glories, its trials, and its tri-
umphs; and whether, as an advance guard, driving
rebel cavalry before it, or as rear guard, pulling
wagons out of the mil, I, or corduroying roads, or
unfathomable mud-holes, the One Hundred and
First Illinois alwavs did its d'lty so well as to win
high commendations from its brigade and division
commanders. The story of that m-irch is about the
same for all regiments, and need hardly be repeat-
ed. The regim -nt reached Savannah, and entered
the place, Dec. 22d, 1864.
Jan. 17th, 1865, crossed over into South Carolina,
aud went through the great campaign of the Caro-
linas, participating In the battles of Ayersboro. and
Bentonville. losing: only one man wounded. March
24th,entered Goldsboro.and on the 13th of April, en-
tered Raleigh, where the regiment remained until
the final surrender of the rebel army, after which,
on the 30th. it started overland for Richmond, Va..
which was readied May 8'h; there it remained
until the lit , when it marched through Rich-
mond, and took up the line of march for Alexan-
dria, where it arrived on the 19th.
M.iv 24th, participated in the ''grand review,"
and then went into camp at Bladensbnrg. where on
the 7th of June, it was mustered out, and started
for Springfield, where, on the 21st of June, it was
paid oil' and disbanded.
Col.Chaj'les H. Fox, rank Sept. 2, '62, res. May 1, '64
' Col. John B. Lesage, rank May 1, '64. m. o. June 7,
'65, Lieut. Coi.
Lieul. Col. Win. J. Wyatt, rank Sept. 2,' 62, res. April
9, '63
Lieut. Col. Jesse T. Newman, rank April 9, '63, res.
Jan. 3, '64,
Lieut. Col. John B. Lesage, rank Jan 3. '64, pro.
or Jesse T. Newman, rank Sept 2. '62. pro.
or John B. Lesage, rank April 9. '63, pro.
or N. B. Brown, rank Jan. 3. '64, res. Jan. 17, '65
,or S. L. Moore, rank Jan. 12, '65. m. o. June 7. '65
Quartermaster J. M. Snyder, rank Sept. 2, '62, in. o.
June 1, '63, for pro.
Surgeon A. L. Kimber, rank April 14, '64, res. Nov.
9 '64
First Asst. Surgeon James Miner, rank Sept. 22, '62,
res. Jan. 4,^63
First Asst. Surgeon A. L. Kimber, rank Jan. 4, '63,
pro.
Second Asst. Surgeon A. L. Kimber. rank Oct. 1, '62.
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergt. Major Melvin G. Lane, red. and ret. to Co. G.
Sergt. Major Philip Lee, pro. First L'eut. Co. D.
Sergt. Major J. G. Morrison, m. o. June7. '65,
Q. M. Sergt. J. C. Mitchell, m. o. June 7, '65
Com. Sergt. L. 1$. Foisom, red. and ret. to Co. A.
Com. Sergt. P. A. Sinclair, in. o. June 7. '65
Hos. Steward S. H. Gaston, disch. Nov. 6. disab.
Hos. Steward A. C. Hatfield, m. o. June 7, '65
Prin. Musician Win. T. Humphrey, absent, sick, at
m.o. of Regt.
Prin. Musician F. M. Bristow, m. o. June 7, '65
COMPANY A.
Capt. John B. Lesage, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro. Major
Capt. L. B. Foisom, rank April 9, '6.i, lion, disch.
April 17, '65
Capt. J. W. Brown, rank April 11, '65, m. o. June 7,
'65
• First Lieut. Charles Heinz, rank Sept. 2, '62, res,
April 11, '63
First Lieut. T. J. Moore, rank April 11, '63, res.
Sept, 20. 'f.4
First Lieut. J. W. Brown, rank Sept. 20, '64, pro.
First Lieut. J. C. Wildeiger, rank April 11, '65, m.
o. June 7, '65. Sergf.
Second L'eut. N. B. McPherson, rank Sept. 2. '62,
res. April 2, '64
First S-rgt. Edward L. Bell. e. Aug. 6. '62, died at
Kelley's Ferry. Tenn. Jan. 24. '64
Sergt. Thomas Moore, e. Aug. 12, '62. pro. 1st Lieut.
Sergt. J. H. Edmonton, e. Aug. 6, '62, transf to V.
R. C.
Sergt. J. W. Brown, e. Aug. 6. '62. pro. 1st Lieut.
Sergt. John RuyR e. Aug. 6, '63, des. Jan. 7, '63
Corp. F. C. Hattield, e. Aug. 12, '62, disch. March 17,
'64, disab.
Corp. Alex. C. Fee, e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o, June, 7, '65,
Sergt.
Corp. G. W. Stokes, e. Aug. 6, '62. disc.h. disab.
Corp. John Wildberger, e. Aug, 6, '62, in. o. June 7.
'65, Sergt.
Corp. Francis Chapman, e. Aug. 6, '62, absent.
wounded, at m. o. of Regt.
Corp. Harrison Lake, e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. June 7.
'65, Corp.
Corp. Thomas Black, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June
7. '65, Sergt.
Corp. (ieo. Thompson, e. Aug. 12, '62. died at
Bridgeport, Ala. May 1, '64
Musician Gerd. B. Eller, e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o.
June 7. '65
Wagoner James S. Kesler, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o.
June 7, '65
PRIVATES.
Albin Win. M. e. Aug. 8, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Anderson Thos. A. e. Aug. 12, '62, died at Jackson,
Tenn. Dec. 7, '64
Breler Ernst, e. Aug. 6, '62, des. Jan. 10. '63
Bradburn Joseph, e. Aug. 6, '62, des. at Mound City,
Buckuer s. B. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
454
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
Brown James R. e. Aug. 6, '62, Corp. absent.
wounded, at in. o. of Regt.
Boleiack James, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. May 22,
'65. disab.
Bushnell Orville, e. Ang. 11, '62, died at Chatta-
nooga. June 15, '64. wounds
Barrett James, e. Aug. 12, '62. in. o. June 7, '65, <
Bridenstine T. A. e. Aug. 12, '62, disch. disab.
Bridenstine F. T. e. Aug. 12, '62, died at Cairo, 111.
Feb. 7. '63
Cody Patrick, e. Aug. 12. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Davis Milton, e. Aug. 12, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Evans J. W. e. Aug. 10, '62. died Jeffersonville, Ind.
Jan. 27, '64, wounds
Folsom L. B. e. Aug 6. '62, pro. Capt.
Frickle Henry, e. Aug. 12. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
H itfield A. C. e. Aug. 12, '62 pro. Hos. Steward
It ittield Rinaldo, e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Harm el Ed ward. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Huddleson John. e. Aus1. 12, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Hill Preston, e. Aug. 6. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Jackson Win. e. Aug. 6. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Jones J. E. e. Aug. 12. '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Keller Eli. e. Aug. 6, '62, died Lookout Valley.Tenn.
Nov. 21, '63
Klnneson Wm. e. Aug. 6, '62. disch. disab.
Krebs Autonie, e. Aug. 10. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
lOiashau Wm. e. Aug. 15 '62, transf. to V. R. C.
Lake John L. e. Aug. 6. '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Lewis John F. e. Aug. 6, "62. des. Oct. 12. '62
Liston James P. e. Aug. 7. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Mansfl -Id Edw. e. Aug. 9. '62. in. o. June 7. '65
McPherson J. L e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Mound City,
111 . Dec. 5, '64
Measles Thos. W. e. Aug. 12, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Miller James, e. Aug. 12, '62, died, Holly Springs,
Miss.. Dec. 17. '62
Miller Henry, e. Aug. 6, '62. des. Nov. 15. '62
Mitchels N cholas, e. Aug, 6, '62, transf. to V. R. C.
Myers Hiram, e. Aug 6, '62. des. at Mound City, III.
Nicholas A. W. e. Aug. 6. '62. trausf. to Marine
Brig.
Xagle ,iohn F. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Nunn John, e. Ang. 9. '62. disch. for disab.
Nunn Iiigraham, e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Penuvbaker Wm. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Preston James, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Sept. 12, '64,
wounds
Prickett Wm. J. e. Aug. 6, '62, died. Was. Co., Ind.,
Sepr. 1, '63
Riy Leroy, e. Ang. 6, '62, in. o. June 7, '65. Corp.
S ins Adison, e. Aug. 6. '62. des. Jan. 12. '63
Sharp A. F. e. Aug. 6, '62. transf. to V. R. C.
Smith Samuel, e. Aug. 6. '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Smith David, e. Aug. 6, '62, transf. to V. R. C. April
10. '64
Smitii G. W. e. Aug. 6, '62, absent, wounded, at m. o.
of Regt.
Smith Edward, e. Aug. 12, '62, absent, sick, at in. o.
of Regt.
Steele Tiios. e. Aug. 6. '62 in. o. June?, '65
St.okes John. e. Aug. 6, '62, des. Oct. 4. '62
Thomas Jeremiah, e. Aug. 6, '62, absent, wounded,
at in. o. of Regt.
Tolen Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '62. died at Louisville, Ky.,
June 6. '64
Wheeler Hiram, e. Aug. 12, '62, abse it, sick, at m. o.
of Regf.
Weeks Wm. H H. e. Aug. 9, '62. died at Stephensou,
Al:i., Nov. 3, '62
Watson Edward, e. Aug. 6, '62, died, Meredosia,
111.. S -pi, 24. '63
Walters lsaa<\ e. Aug. 6. '62. dps. Oct. 12. '62
WUde Robt. e. Aug. 10, '62. died, Berlin. III., Feb.
12. '63
Yack Lewis e. Aug. 6. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
York John F. e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. disub.
COMPANY B.
Capt. N. B. Brown, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro. Major
Capt. Taos. B. Woof, rank, Jan. 3, '64, killed, battle,
July 20, '64
Capr. Wm J. Patters ni, rank July 20, '64, m. o. June
7. '65
First Lieut. Thos. J. Moss, rank Sept, 2, '62, res.
April 13, '62
First Lieut. Tiios. R. Woof, rank April 13, '62, pro.
Ft -st Lieut. Wm. J. Pa terson, rank Jan. 3, '64. pro.
First Lieut. J. B. Lewis, rank July 20, '64. lion. dis.
May 15, '65
Second Lieut, Thos. B. Woof, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro.
Second Lieut. Nelson Morgan, rank April 13, '63,
res. Jan. 13, '64
First Sergt. Nelson Morgan, e. Aug. 21, '62, pro.
Second Lieut.
Sergt. Win. J. Patterson, e. Aug. 13, '62, pro. First
Ser^r. then First Lieut.
Sergt. Charles Tanvey, e. Aug. 13, '62, absent, sick,
at m. o. of Regc.
Sergt. Fred. K. Wise, e. Aug. 21, '62, disch, Nov. 22,
'64, disab.
Sergt. Joseph Lewis, e. Aug. 12, '62, pro. First
Sergt. then First Lieut.
Corp. Charles J. Sanders, e: Aug. 21, '62, m. o. June
7. Sergt.
Corp. Benj. F. Moss, e. Aug. 21, '62, absent, wound-
ed, at in. o. of Regt.
Corp. Jacob Rnbart, e. Aug. 22, '62, disch. Feb. 25,
'64. disab.
Corp. Cyrus J. Pond, e. Aug. 13, '62, Oisch. Aug. 6,
'64, disab.
Corp. J. W. Wharton, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. Oct. 13,
'64. wounds
Corp. H. C. Wroe. e. Aug. 13, '62, died. Union City,
Tenn.. Aug. 23, '63
Corp. E. S. Burbank, e. Aug. 22, '62, in. o. June 7,
'65. Sergt.
Musician B. T. J.Thomas, e. Aug. 21,'62, in. o. June
7, '65
PRIVATES.
Ansemus John B. e. Au£. 21, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Aler John J. e. Aug. 21, '62. disch. Jan. 6, '63. disab.
Aman James, e. Aug. 21, '62
Bridgeman Isaac, e. Aug. 21, '62, disch. Jan. 6, '63,
disab.
Bridgeman James, e. Aug. 22, '62, died, Nashville,
Ten ii.. Nov. 8. '63
Banner Wm. D. e. Aug. 21, '62, absent, wounded, at
m. o. of Regt.
Brown J«tbro, e. Aug. 11 '62, transf. to Co. H.
Cawood J. J. D. e. Aug. 15. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Campbell J. H. e. Aug. 13, '62, died, Milliken's
Bend, April 1, '63
Carey Geo. e. Ang. 14, '62. transf. to Co. H.
Dea'on Thomas, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. June 16, '63,
disab.
Beaton James M. e. Aug. 13, '62, died, Dallas, Ga.,
May 26, '64. wounds
Davis John K. e. Aug. 21, '62, died, Resaca, Ga..
May 18, '64, wounds
Dyer Isaac, e. Aug. 22. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Dyer Wesley, e. Aug. 22, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Dyer James, e. Aug. 22, :62, died, Jackson, Tenn.,
Jan. 1. '63
Dann Wm. O. e. Aug. 22, '62, disch. April 11, '63,
disab.
Dikes John. e. Aug. 22, '62
Fiiey Washington, e. Aucr. 13, '62, died Holly
Spri <«*, Miss., Dec. 25. '62
Filey K. M. e. Aug. 21. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Fuller John, e. Aug. 13, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Gerbery John F. e. Ang. 13. 62.
Ginder'F. W. e. Ang. 13. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Green Win. J. e. Aug. 13, '62, absent, sick, at m.o. of
Regt,
Ham Milton, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Ham John M. e. Aug. 22, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Ham John W. e. Aug. 22, '62, missing in action
s!nce Dec. 22, '62
HattteH Wm. M. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. April 5, '63,
i disabled
Johnson Thos. - . e. Aug. 13, '62, absent, wounded,
at in. o. of Regt.
Long Jacob, e. Ang. 13, '62, disch. April 10. '63. disab.
Long John. e. Aug 13. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Linghary John, e. Aug. 13, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
McCartv John, e. Aug. 13. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
McCartv Westbu, e. Aug 13, '6i, in o. June 7, '65
Miller James W. e. Aug. 21, '62. disc-h. March 5, '64
Murphy Thos. e. Aug. 21. '62. des. Jan. 5, '63
Merril Sp .tfortl, e. Aug. 21, '62, disch. March 17, '63,
disabled
Nash John, e. Aug. 21, '62, died at Memphis. Jan.
7. '63
Post John Q. e. Aug. 13 '62, disch. April 1.'63. disab.
Peters Ira, e. Aug. "15. '62. in. o. June 7. '65
Peters Win. W. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Feb. 26, '63,
disabled
Piper John e. Aug. 21, '62. des. Oct. 6. '62
Ribelin John M. e. An>r. 22. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Stricklin J. e. Aug. 13, '62, Corp.-abseni, sick, at in.o.
of Regr.
Shrewsbury Win. P. e. Aug. 21, '62, died at Jackson,
Tenn. Jan. 7, '63
Stewart Joh i B. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 7. '65
T hu re John, e. Aug. 13, '62, disci). Jan. 17. '63. disab.
Taylor E.I w. P. e. Aug. 21, '62. disch. Jan. 18, '63,
disabled
Wharton Geo. e. Aug. 13, '62, absent, sick, at m. o. of
Regt.
White Westbrook, e. Aug. 15. '62, m, o. June 7, '65,
as Sergt
Wroe Samuel M. e. Aug. 21, '62, m. o. June 24, '65,
was pris.
COMPANY C.
Cant. Horace E. May, rank Sept. 2, '62, res. April
23. '63
Capt. C. A. Catlin, rank April 28, '63, res. April
16, '64
Capt. Joseph H. Belt, rank April 16, '64, died of
wounds June 29, '64
Capt. Jacob Yaple, rank June 29, '64, in. o. June
7, '65
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
455
First Lieut. C. A. Catlln, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro.
First Lieut. J. H. Belr, rank April 28. '63 pro.
First Lieut. Geo. A. Taylor, rank April 16. '64, m. 0.
June 7, '65
Second Lieut. J. H. Belt, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro.
Second Lieut. J. C. White, rank April 28, '63, res.
March 21. '64
First Sergt. John C. White, e. July 19, '62. pro 2d
Lient.
Sergt. James Hunt, e. Aug. 6. '62, des. Nov. 12. '62
Sergt. Geo. A. Taylor, e. July 19, '62, pro, 1st Sergt.
then 1st Lieut.
Sergt. Jacob Yaple, e. July 19, '62, pro. 1st. Sergt.
then ('apt.
Sergt. F. N. De Veranas, e. July 24/62. disci), dlsab.
Corp. G. M. Hartlett, e. July 26, '62, disch. Sept. 8,
'64. as Sergt. disabled
Corp. John F. Cline, e. July 25, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
as Sergt.
Corp. John W. Wlntlock. e. July 21, '62, disch. Feb.
8, '63
Corp. Jacob Casper, e. July 21. '62, des. Jan. 5, '63
Corp. Edward Thompson, e. July 20, '62, m. o. June
7, '65. as private
Corp. James McBride, e. July 21, '62, m. o. June 7,
'65. as Sergt.
Corp. Joseph De Frates, e. July 21, '62, m. o. June
7, '65, as private
Corp. Win. Carney, e. July 25, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
as private
PRIVATES.
Berry Ben], e. July 25, '62, disch. disabled
Harbour Isaac, e. Aug. 5. '62. disch. disaided
Cavender Samuel, e. July 27, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Cole Burgis, e. Aug. 5. '62. Corp. absent, sick, at m.o.
Cannagan John, e. July 21, '62, died at Atlanta, Ga.
Nov. 14. '64
Casper Amos A. e. Aug. 1. '62, des. Deo. 21. '62
Casper John, e. July 25. '65, des. Dec. 21, '62
Carpenter James E. e. Aug. 9. '62. disch. Oct. 2, '64
Carper Alex. e. Aug. 8. '62. de*. Dec. 21, '62
Carper Alfred, e. July 21, '62. des. Dec. 21. '62
Dikes John, e. Aug. 11, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Delaney James, e. Aug. 1, '62, died May 25, '64, of
wounds
De Frates Albert, e. July 19, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
DeOnellu* John, e. Aug. 3, '62. in. o. June 7. '65
De Frates Gregory, e Aug. 7, '62, absent, sick, at m.
o. of Regt.
De Fi-ates Antonio, e. Aug. 7, '62, died Jan. 9, '63
Dw\er Michael, e. Aug. 7, '62, trans, to Co. A. 16th
III. Inf.
Desues Emanuel, e. Aug. 1. '62, disch. March 15, '65,
disabled
Dawson Michael, e. July 25, '62, des. Aug. 9. '62
Dnlxn Owen, e. July 21. '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Dikes Win. e. Aug. 17. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Eaman James, e. July 26, '62, absent, wounded, at
in. o.
Everetis Wm. S. e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Jan. 30, '63,
disabled
Frenii.ra John, disch. Mav 25, '63
Face Henry, e. July 24, '62, des. July 5, '63
Henderson J. M. e. July 24, '62. died at Dallas, Ga.
May 25, '64
Henderson S. G. e. Aug. 21, '62, Corp. died at Re-
sara, Ga. May 17. '64
Hines Joseph, e. Aug. 21, '62, died at Resaca, Ga.
May 17. '64
Herald Adam E. e. Aug. 7. '62. disch. May 5, '63
Hurley Michael, e. July 21, '64, absent, wounded, at
m. o.
Johnson John, e. Aug. 7. '62. des. Jan. 1, '63
Ki in bie Thomas, e. July 21. '62. absent, sick, at m.o.
Koehe Miles, e. July 20,'62, trans, to Co. A. 16th 111.
Inf.
Kelly Charles, e. Aug. 1, '62. des. Jan. 1, '63
Martin E<lw. e, July 19. '62. des. Dec. 21, '62
Martin Wm. e. Julv 19, '62, des. Dec. 21. '62
Morrison Win. e. July 25, '62. died at Mound City,
III. Feb. P. '63
Marrin Jackson, e. Aug. 5. '62. m. o. June 7, '65
McQuiUen Edw. B. e. Aug. 1, 62, disch. March 29,
'65. disabled
Moore K. M. e. Aug. 12, '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Mooi e Wm. e. Aug. 12. '62. in. o June 7. '65
Moltra Geo. e. Aug. 1, '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Masters R. S. e. Aug. 1 '62. in. o. June 7. '65
Morrison J H. e. Ang 6. '62. m. o. June 7, 't>5
Nunnus Patrick, e. July 25, '62, absent, wounded, at
m. o.
O'Donnell Patrick, e. July 19, '62, absent, wounded,
at m. o.
Pires Joseph, e. Julv 24. "62 died at Holly Springs,
Miss. Dec. 13, '62
Peters John, e. Aug. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Rodques Emanuel. e. July 24. '62. disch. Feb. 27,'63
Reynold* John, e. July 25, '62. disch. April 6, '63
Rank-in Thomas, e. Aug. 11. '62, ile*. Jan. 15. '63
Roach John, e. July 15. '62, des. April 12. '63
Rodqnes A. e. July 24 '62 died at Louisville, Ky.
Aug. 2, '64
Shaw Chester W. e. Aug. 10, ;'62, m. o. June 7, '65.
First Sergt.
Smiih John e. July 20, '62, died at Dallas, Ga. May
31, '64 '
Shaw Michael, e. July 21, '62, died at Mnrfreesboro,
Tenn. Feb. 7, '64
Sewalace G. e. Aug. 1, '62, m. o. June 7, '65, pris.
war. as Corp.
Vascoiisellus J. C. e. Aug. 1, '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Vasconsellus J. e. Aug. 1, '62, died at Cairo, 111. Nov.
29, '62
Vierena J. J. e. July 25. '62. absent, wounded, at m. o.
Vierena J. e. July 24, '62, absent, sick, at in. o.
Vearia G. J. e. July 24. '62. disch. Jan. 12. '65. disab.
Walker A. e. Aug. 25, '62, died near Atlanta, Ga.
July 20. '64
/uel; James, e. Aug. 4, '62, absent, sick, at in. o.
COMPANY I).
Capt. Henry C. Coffman rank Sept. 2. '62, res. Sept.
28, '63
Capt. J. N. Gillman, rank Dec. 28, '63, res. July
28, '64
Capt. Philip Lue, rank July 28, '64, m. o. June
7. '64
First Lieut. J, N. Gillman, rank Sept. 2. '62, pro.
First Lieut. F. A. Dimm, rank Dec. 28, '63, kid. June
27, '64
First Lieut. Philip Lee, rank June 27, '64. pro.
First Lieut. M. C. (Jollier, rank July 28, '64, hon.
disch. May 15, '65
Second Lieut. Robert C. Bruce, rank Sept. 2, '62, res.
Dec. 28, '63
First Sergr. Philip Lee. e. Aug. 4, '62, pro.
Sergt. M. C. Collier, e. Aug. 5, '62, pro.
Sergt. J. H. Carter, e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Columbus,
Ky. Aug. 20, '63
Sergt. J. W. R-idclitf, e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Memphis
June 12. '63
Sergt. Caleb Letton, e. Aug. 4, '62, disch. Sept. 12,
'64, disab.
Corp. A. B. Cone, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
First Sergt.
Corp. J. O. Hamilton, e. Aug. 4, '62, transf. to. V. R.
C. Jan. 18. '65
Corp. Henry Wilson, e. Aug. 4, '62, in. o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Corp. A. J. Peterfish. e. Aug. 4, '62, died at Chatta-
nooga, Nov. 3. '63, wounds
Corp. Barnard Cam, e. Aug. 4, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Corp. James Deatou, e. Aug. 6. '62. absent, sick, at
m. o.
Corp. J. G. Morrison, e. Aug. 5, '62, pro. Sergt. then
Sergt. Major
Corp. Alex. Armstrong, e. Aug. 4. '62, in. o. June 7,
'65, Sergt.
Corp. KrancisM. Bristow, e. Aug. 6, '62, pro. Drum
Ma] >r
Corp. Win. F. Humphrey, e. Aug. 16, '62, pro. Fife
Major
Wagoner R. A. Radciiff, e. Aug. 6, '62, tranf . to V.
R. C. April 10, '64
PRIVATES.
Beymer A. F. e. Aug. 4, '62, kid. Peach Tree Creek,
July 20, '64
Buckingham J. W. e. Aug. 5. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Beavers Moses, e. All;,'. 12, '62, disch. Jan. 6, '63,
disab.
Bickford Geo. M. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Berry James, e. Aug. 29, '62, died at St. Louis, April
22. '63
Cullen J. L. D. e. Aug. 22, '62, diS3h. March 31.
'65, disab.
I iea [.in Win. L. e. Aug. 8. '62, died at Holly Springs,
Miss. Dec. 24. '62
Devore C. H. e. Aui?. 15. '62. des. July 30. '63
Eads James M. e. Aug. 4. '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Fry John I>. e. Auif. 4, '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Pnivesoil C. e. Aug. 7. '62, trausf. to V. R C. April
16. '64
Funresoii A. e. Aug. 22. '62, d'sch. April 5, '64. disab.
Furgesiin F. M. e. A g. 22 '62 m. o June 7. '65
Fisher James e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. April 1, '63.
d'Sab.
Fisher John, e. Aug. 13. '62, disch. Feb. 20, '65,
wounds
Flnehpaugh David, e. Aug. 9. '62, m.o. June 7, '65
Goodwin J. L. e. Aug. 10. '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Gray John B. e. Aug. 11, '62. in. o. June 7. '65
Henderson Amos, e. Aug. 4, '82, disc,h. June 3, '63,
disab.
Hail-grove Columbus, e. Aug. 6, '62. m. ". June 7, '65,
Corp.
Hairgrove Wm. J. e. Aug. 6. '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Hedington David, e. Aug. 4, '62. died at Ackworth,
Ga. June 14, '62
Hancs L "finder, e. Aug. 11, '62, died at Cairo, III.
Nov. 12. '62
Hamilton Charles, e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. April 13,
'63, disab.
Henderson A. P. e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
456
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
Horn .T. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, tranf. to Miss. Mar. Brig.
Feb. -, '63
Hamlngton Thos. e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Ackworth,
Ga. June 9. '64
Hevey Win. St. e. Aug. 14, '62. absent, sick, at m. o.
Jumper Saml. e. Aug. 6. '62 in. o. June 7, '65
Jumper John. e. Aug. 8- '62, died at Keokuk, Iowa.
Feb. 2, '63
K'dd Win. e. Aug. 4, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
Long Geo. e. Aug. 13, '62, m.o. June 7, '65
McClenin Thos. e. Aug. 4, '62, disch. March 1, '63,
disab.
Mitchell Jos. C. e. Aug. 15. '62. pro. Q. M. S?rgt.
Matthews R. T. e. Aug. 15. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Mitchel LeyiC. e. Aug. 6, '62, des. in Aug. '62 before
muster in
MeCurry Alex^e. Aug. 13, '62. des. May 23, '63
Nicholas Jeremiah, e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Corp.
Xorris Archibald, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Corp.
P'loher A. M. e. Aug. 4, '62, transf. to Co. H.
Pilcher Shadrick, e. Aug. 15, '62, died at Spring-
field Jan. 9, '64
Patterson Lycurgus, e. Aug. 4, '62, transf. to Co. I.
Patterson Wm. M. J. e. Aug. 6, '62. m. o. June 7, '65,
Corp.
Ragsdell Geo. e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. to V. R. C. April
Ruark John, e. Aug. 4, '62. disch. Feb. 26. '63. disab.
Itatcliff R. T. e. Aug. 6, '62. disnh. Oct. 20. '64, disab.
S.ip'pves M. M. e. Aug. 4, '62, transf. to V. R. C. Feb.
29. '64
Shepherd M. R. e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Sanders James e. Aug. 15. '62. m. o. June 7, '65. Corp.
stout Jacob, e. Aug. 11, '62. absent, wounded, at in. o.
Strong P. A. e. Aug. 25, '62, disch. Jan. 15, '63, illsuh.
Slevan Michael, e. Aug. 8, '62, disch. Jan. 17, '65.
Taylor f. M. e. Aug. 4. '62, disch. Nov. 6, '63, disab.
Timmnns Daniel, e. Aug. 4. '62, m. o. June 7. '65
T;M lor Isaac N. e. Aug. 11. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Thompson J. M. f. Aug. 14, '62, died at LaGrange,
Tenn. Jiin. 16. '63
Tennery Svlve«ter, e. Aug. 15, '62, died at Memphis,
March 3. '63
Tnormlykc J. L. e. Aug. 10. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Thompson M. e. Aug. 14, '62, died at Jackson, Tenn.
D.-c. 10, '62
Viles C. C. e. Aug. 8, '62, died at Holly Springs, Miss.
Den. 27, '62
Wilderman Saml. e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Feb. 26, '63,
disab.
COMPANY E.
(.'apt. Charles Sample, rank Sept. 2, '62, res. Dec. 25,
'62.
Capt. M. H. Lamb, rank Dec. 25. '62, in. o. June 7, '65.
First Lieut. M. H. Lamb, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro.
First Lieut. Liberty Courtney, rank Dec. 25, '62, res.
Jan 13. '64.
First. Lieut. Win. L. English, rank Jan. 13, '64, m. o.
June 7. '65.
Second Lieut. Liberty Courtney, rank Sept. 2, '62,
pro.
Second Lieut. Wm. L. English, rank Dec. 25, '62,
pro.
Fir-it Sergt. Wm. L. English, e. Aug. 5, '62. pro.
Second Lieut.
Sersrt. Win. R. Mosby, e. Aug. 2, '62, disch. Feb. 12,
'63. disab
Sergr. John Priest, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. March 30,
'63, disrtb.
Sergt. Kilw. T. King, e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Dec. 28,
'63 disab. Sergt. '
Sergt. John Hill; e. Aug. 2, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
First Sergt.
Corp. Geo. Coffin, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch, Oct. 29, '64,
Sergt. ilisab.
Corp. A. W. Petefish, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Oct. 29,
'64. Sergt. disab.
Corn. Win. H. Larrimore, e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. June
7. '65. Sergt,
Corp Ciiat les S. Weaver, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June
24, '65. w;is pris.
Corp. Henry H. Sweetheart, e. Aug. 8, '62. m. o.
June 7 '65, Sergt.
Corp. Hasseil Hipper, e. Aug, 9, '62, m. o. June 7,
•65. Sergt.
Corp. C. B. MatiH-y, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Corp. L. A. Mansfield, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 7,
'65. private.
Musician G. D. Abbott, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 7,
'65.
Wagoner Thos. M. Gay, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 7,
''65
PRIVATES.
Abney F. M. e. Aug. 9. '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Abney Needliam. e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Allen John, e. Aug. 11. '62, missing in action near
Atlanta, Ga. July 22. '64.
Anderson Wm. M. e. Aug. 2, 62, kid. Peacli Tree
Creek, July 20, '64.
Arnold Richard, e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. to Co. K.
Biggs Thos. e. Aug. 15. '62, transf. to Co. K.
Buchanan Joseph, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Corp.
Bacum Jas. B. e, Aug. 11. '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Bascum, C. T. J. e. Aug. 2, '62, m.o. June 7, '65, mu-
sician
Bonnell Emanuel, e. Aug. 2. '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Collins J. H. e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. June 7, '65.
Clark David, e. Aug. 22, '62. disch. Feb. 9. '63. disab.
Dailey Patrick, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
English Samuel H. e. Aug. 5, '62, disch. Jan. 19,
'64, Corp.
Fan nine' Henry L. o. Aug. 15, '62. died, Mound City,
III. Jan. 23.' '63.
Gold Myron S e. Aug 14. '62, transf. to Co. G.
Gilbert Wm. e. Aug 2, '62, in. o. June 7, '65.
Gaines Win. e. Aug. 9. '62. m. o. June 7. '65.
Gerbing Gustav, e. Aug. 13, '62, in. o. June 7, '65.
Gaston S. H. e. Aug. 11, '62. pro. Hospital Steward.
Gibson Alex. e. Aug. 15, '62. transf. to Co. H.
Henderson Jas. B. e. Aug. 9. '62, Corp. died Chatta-
nooga, .Iune3. '64, wounds.
Hickman Elijah, e. Aug. 9 '62. died near New Hope
Church, 6a. May 26. '64. wounds.
Huddluson D. C. e. Aug. 12, '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Hamilton Joseph, e. Aug. 9. '62 in. o. June 7, '65.
Hendrickson A. R. e. Aug. 11, '62, died, Chattanooga,
June 2. '64.
Hoag Richard, e. Aiie. 15. '62, transf. to Co. K.
Kile Geo. e. Aug. 8, '62. absent, sick, at m. o.
Knole< P. J. e. Aug. 2, '62. des. Jan. 5, '63.
Led better David, e. Aug. 2, '62, died, Cairo, 111. Nov.
Ledb'etter I. S. e. Aug. 2. '62. des. July 5. '63.
Liter Geo. B. e. Aug. 9. '62. disch. Oct 27. 64. disab.
Liter Henry C. e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Feb. 11, '63, disab.
Liter John H. e. Aug. 9, '62, in. o. June 7, '65.
Liter Andrew, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Feb. 11, '63.
disab.
Lenard S. J. e. Aug. 9. '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Moulton Edw. P. e. Aug. 14, 62, transf. to Co. G.
Miller Henry, e. Aug. 4. '62, m. o. June 7, '65.
Mick Geo. A. e. Aug. 9. '62. disch. Aug. 3, '64, disab.
McLaughlin T. D. e. Aug. 2, '62. in. o. June 7, '65.
McCasland. e. Autr. 8. 62. transf. ro Co. H.
Mills James, e. Aug. 9, '62, transf. to Co. H.
Nottingham R. L. e. Aug. 15, 62, died, Cairo, Nov.
Pasley H.' C. e, Aiier. 12. '62. m. o. June 7. '65. Corp.
Potter Lyman, e. Aug. 2, '62, in. o. June 7. '65.
Pruit John D. e. Aug. 1 1, '62. disch. June 3. '63. disab.
Ray J. K. M. e. Aug. 22, '62, Corp. died May 17, '64,
wounds.
Rogers J acob. e. Aug. 11. '62. m. o. June 7. '65.
Rundell James, e. Aug 11. '62. m. o. June 7. '65.
Shaffley John T. e. Aug. 2, '62, died Kingston, Ga.
May 31, '64, wounds.
Shaffley A. J. e. Aug. 9, '62. m. o. June 7, '65.
Smith John, e. Aug. 9, '62, m. o. June 24, '65, was
pris.
Smith John H. e. Aug. 2. '62, m. o. June 7 '65.
Shaver John W. e. Aug. 18, '62, died Chattanooga,
July 28, '64. wounds.
Tippit'VVm. L. e. Aug. 12, '62, died Mound City, May
TracieS. S. e. Aug, 15. '62, disch. June 27,'64, d'sab.
Wallace Robt, B. e. Aug. 2, '62, m. o. June 7, 65,
Corp.
Wallace Richard, e. Aug. 5. '62. in. o. June 7. '65,
Walker Wm. J. e. Aug. 11, '62, died Cairo, Nov. 22,
Wilson J. M. P. Aug. 13. '62. disch. Oct. 24. '64. disab.
Wright Win. C. e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. to Co H.
Whitlock Alex, e, Aug. 14. '62, transf, to Co G.
Wood E. B. e. Aug. 14, '62 transf. to Co. G.
Wilson J. P. e. Aug. 15, '62, transf. to Co H.
RECRUITS.
Achille Edw. disch. March 13. '63, disab.
Bascue J. M. disch. Oct. 25, '64, disab.
Chaffan Joseph, transf. to Co A, 16th Illinois Inf.
Fox Hugh. e. Feb. b, '64. transf. to Co. A. 16th Illi-
nois Inf.
Fox John H. disch. March 31, '63.
Hoagland John H. m. o. June 7, '65.
Kiuss John M. des. June 15. '63.
McG'-nley John, disch. disab.
Smith Jaiues, died Dall;is, Ga. May 27, '64, wounds.
COMPANY F.
Capt. George W. Fanning, rank Sept. 2, '62, res.
April 13, '63.
Capt. James L. Wyatt, rank April 13, '63, m. o. June
7, '65.
First Lieut. James. L. Wyatt, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro.
First Lieut, John W. Shelton, rank April 13, '63, m.
o. June 7, '65.
Second Lieut. John AV. Shelton, rank Sept. 2, '62,
pro.
Second Lieut. R. T. Seaver, rank April 13, '63, re-
signed Jan. 26, '64
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
457
disabled
Carmean Nelson, e. Aug. 15, '63, disch. May 22, '63 '
Oornwell Henry, e. Aui;. 15. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
First Sergt. R. T. Seaver, P. Aug. 6, '62, pro. Second
Lieut,
Sergt. E. R. Henry, e. Aug. 7, '62, First Sergt. ab-
sent, sick, at m.o.
Sergt. Robert D. Harney, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June
7, '65
Sergt. Wra. A. Whitlock, e. Aug. 13, '62, (les. Jan. 7,
'63
Sergt. G. L. Ash, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. March 22, '63,
disabled
Corp. Charles McEvers, e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. May
22, '63, disabled
Corp. James T.Walker, e. Aug. 7. '62, m.o. June 7. '65
Corp. David Carigill, e. Aug. 8, '62. des. Jan. 7, '63
Corp. Roliert L. Wyatt, e, Aug. 7. '62, m. o. June 7,
f65, Sergt.
Corp. Lafayette Fanning, e. Aug. 6, '62, died at
Mound City. 111.
Corp. \Vm. D. Henry, e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Corp. N. J. James, e. Aug. 14, '62, transf. to Inv.
Corps
Musician S. G. Slaughter, e. Aug. 13,'62, absent.sick,
at in. o.
Wagoner Geo. W. Fanning, e. Aug. 17, '62, mo. o.
June 7, '65
PRIVATES.
Angelo John, e. Aug. 7, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Asli James \V. e. Aug. 7, '62, transf. to Inv. Corps
Jan. 29, '63
Brown Henry O. e. Aug. 7, '62, died Nashville Tenu.,
Auit. 29. '63
Borulf John, e. Aug. 7. '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Barton John, e. Aug. 19, '62, disch. March 25, '65,
disabled
Ci
C<
Cook Win. W. e. July 28, '62. m.o. June 7, '60"
Dicus Joiin, e. July 28, '62. des. Jan. 7, '63
Devault J. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. April 9, '63,
disabled
Devault James, e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Jan. 10, '63,
disabled
DarenportJ. A. e. Aug. 22, '62, m.o. June 7, '65,
musician
Edwards A. T. e. Aug. 18, '62, disch. March 22, '63,
disabled
Fanning. lames, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 24, '65
was pris.
Fanning J. W. e. Aug. 6, '62. transf. to Co. H
Fanning Jacob, e. Aug. 22, '62, disch. Jan. 6, '24.
disabled
Gray Silas S. e. Aug. 10, '62, disch. May 22, '63,
disabled
Henry James D. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Corp.
Henry Hugh, e. Aug. 7, '62, died Columbus, Ky.,
Sept. 2, '63
Heywood Win. e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o. June 7. '65,
Corp.
Hopper S. D. e. Aug. 10. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Hull S. C.e. Aug. 10, '62, <les. April 17. '63
Hughs R. R. e. Aug. 28, '62, disch. March 22, '63,
Corp. disabled
Henry John, e. Aug. 28, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Ives Jerome, e. Aug. 18, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Kinster Louis, e. Aug. 6, '62, transf. to Iiiv. Corps
July 29, '63
Kenster Peter, e. Aug. 6. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Kenedy Geo. E. e. Aug. 7, 62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Corp.
McEvers Edwin, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Middletown H. M. e. Aug. 10, '62, des. Jan. 7. '63
Maaiis Joseph, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. Feb. 26, '63,
disabled
McKeau Samuel, e. Aug. 7, '62, absent, sick, at in. o.
McLanghUn Henry, e. .vug. 17. '62, died Nashville,
Tenii., Aug. 20, '64, wounds
Myers Win. H. e. Aug. 9, '62. died Holly Springs,
Miss.. Dec. 28, '63
Patten W. T. e. Aug. 6. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Page J. P. e. Aug. 18. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Page Thos. e. Aug. 8, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
•Pi uitt F. M. e. Aug. 10, '62. disch. Jan. 21. '63, dtsab.
Rule Randolph, e. Aug. 10, '62, died Nashville,
Tenii., Aug. 30, '64, wounds
Roberts Thomas, e. Aug. 6, '62. transf. to Co. H
Rannells Samuel, e. Aug. 1, '63, disch. March 21, '63,
disabled •
Rose W. C. e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. March 21, '63,
disabled
Rimary Win. E. e. Aug. 28. ''62. transf. to Co. I
Sheltun S. G. e. Aug. 7. '62, diseh Jan. 8, '64. disab.
Shelton John H. e. Aug. 7, '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Smith John F. e. Aug. 7, '62, absent, wounded, at
in. o.
Smith Wm. F. e. Aug. 6, '62, transf. to Co. H
Shoumaker Samuel, e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June 7, '65
Shoumaker H. F. e. Aug. 15, 62, disch. Jan. 8, '64,
disabled
Shounts Henry, e. Aug. 10, '62, died Hollv Springs.
Miss.. Dec. 10, '62
Spencer Samuel, e. Aug. 13. '62, des. March 7, '63
Traubarger A. J. e. Aug. 7. '62, transf. to Inv. Corps
July 29, '63
Walker Thomas, e. Aug. 6. '62. transf. to Co. I
Wyatt F. M. e. Aug. 8, Y62, m. o. June 7, '65, Corp.
Wyatt Wm. J. e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. June 19, '63,
disabled
Wyatt J. L. jr. e. Aug. 7, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Walker Win. J. e. Aug. 6. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
White Edward, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. Dec. 19, '62,
disabled
White Thos. e. Aug. 22. '62, des. Jan. 12 '63 .
While James, e. Aug. 6, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
\\ 'adc Abraham, e. Aug. 21, '62, absent, sick, at m.o.
Will-oil J. B. e. Aug. 1ft '62, kid. near Dalton, Ga.,
May 15, '64
Walker T. J. e. July 28, '62, transf. to Co. H
Wilson I. H. e. July 30. '62, m. o. June 24, '65, was
pris.
Wade I. R. e. Aug. 7, '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Yout^ler Jacob, e. Aug. 15, '62, disch. Nov. 14, '62,
disabled
RECRUITS.
Donald P. e, Feb. 27, '64, transf. to Co. E, Sixteenth
Illinois Inf.
Davenport Manson, e. Feb. 7, '65, transf. to Co. E,
Sixteenth Illinois Inf.
Story M. P. e. Jan. 20, '64, died Nashville, Teun.,
July 26, '64
COMPANY G.
Capt. Robert McKee, rank Sept. 2, '62, resigned Jan.
2, '63
Capt. Wiilis Meacham, rank Jan. 2, '63, resigned
Feb. 1. '65
Capt. John W. Carroll, rank April 11, '65, m. o.
June 7. '65
First Lieut. Willis Meacham, rank Sept. 2, '62, pro.
First Lieut. John Hardin, rank Jan. 2, '63, hon.
disch. Oct. 13. '64
First Lieut. James G. Glenn, rank Oct. 13. '64, disch.
(First Sergt, ) Jan. 28. '65
Second Lieut. John Hardin, rank Sept. 2. '62. pro.
Sergt. J. M. Hutchinson, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. June
20. '63, disabled
Sergi. Edw. W. Deatheridge, e. Aug. 9, '62, disch.
May 3, '63, acc'd wounds
Sergt. John W. Carroll, e. Aug. 12, '62, pro.
Sergt. Edwin T. Metcalf, e. Aug. 9, '62, uisch. March
1, '63, disabled
Corp. James J. Glen, e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. Jan. 28,
'65. Sergt. disabled
Corp. Wm. Dwyer, e. Aug. 9, '62, des. Feb. 15, '63
Corp. Ira D. Ward, e. Aug. 9, '62, Sergt. abseiit.sick,
at in. o.
Corp. Edw. B. Roach, e. Aug. 12, '62, Sergt. absent,
wounded, at in. o.
Wagoner John Vaughn, e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June
7, '65
PRIVATES.
Arcner S. H. e. Aug. 9, '62. died at Lagrange, Tenn.
April 8, '63
Agard S. S. e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Dec. 31, '63, Sergt.
disab.
Allis R. T. e. Aug. 11, '62, died Alexandria, La. May
13 '63
Addison H. C. e. Aug. 24, ,62, m.o. June 7, '65
Be»on H. T. e. Aug. 14, '62, disch. Nov. 16, '62. disab.
Clark David, e. Aug. 9, '62, discli. Nov. 14, '62, disab.
Coe Alfred e. Aug. 11, '62, absent, wounded, at m.o.
Cowan Marshall, e. Aug. 13, '6^, absent, wounded, at
m.o.
Coard Frank M. e. Au . 9, '62, absent, sick, at m.o.
Creek John M. e. Aug. 15. '62, m.o. June 7. '65
Deathei age M. C. e. Aug. 9. '62. died. Hos. boat, D.
A.Jan.
Draper Henry, e. Aug. 13, '62, died Holly Springs,
Miss. Dec. 15, '62
Dennis Wm. R. e. Aug. 13, '€2, died LaFayette, Ind.
Feb. 28, '63
Deatherage J. S. e. Aug. 13, '62, m.o. June 7, '65
Dennison S. J. e. Aug. 14, '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Dennis J. L. e. Aug. 13, '62, died, Chattanooga, Dec.
18, '63, wounds
Godfrey H. C. e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 7, '65. Sergt.
Grossman C. C. e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June?, '65
Graham C. M. e. Aug. 9, '62, died, Miiliken's Bend,
April 5, '63
Humphrey F. W. e. Aug. 9, '62, died, Vicksburg,
June 7, '63. wounds
Harris J. W. e. Aug 9, '62. m.o. JiMie 7, '65
Hanshury John. e. Aug. 9, '62, des. Feb. 15 '63
Hurt Charles, e. Aug. 13, "63, disch. Feb. 28, '64,
wounds
Jones Wm. R. e. Aug. 15, '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Jones Reuben, e. Aug. 13, '62, m o. June 7, '65
, I ones Klah, e. Aug. 15, '62, m.o. Jun<- 7, '95
Keplinger John E. e. Aug. 15. '62, m.o. June 7, '65
Loving Orville e. Aug. 9, '62, Corp. absent, sick, at
m.o.
458
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
Loving Geo. e. Aug. 6. '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Lane M. G. e. Aug. 12. '62. disc-h. Oct. 19 '63. disab.
Mnulton O. B. e. AUK. 12. '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Mcl/me S. H. e. Aug. 14, '62, dieil, Chattanooga,
Tenn. Dec. 31, '63
Murray Geo. e. Aug. 12, '62, transf. to Co. G. 16th
III. Iff.
Mitchell Joel, e. Aug. 12, '62. rtisch. Dee. 7, '63
Norcross Win. e. Aug. 14. '62. m.o. June 7. '65
Narr Henry, e. Aug. 9. 62, discli. May 13, '65. disab.
Rosson J. W. e. Aug. 9, '62, discli. July 25. '63, disab.
Roller W. G. e. Aug. 14 '62. discli. Feb. 20, '63. disub.
R'ley Marlew, e. Aug. 12, '62, m.o. June 7, '65
Rynilers Win. e. Aug. 24. '62. m.o. June 7. '65. Corp.
Slatterly John, e Aug. 14, '62, disch. Jan. 18, '63,
disab.
Sweeney Patrick, e. Aug. 14, '62, absent, sick, at m.o.
Tuunell I). O. e. Aug. 9, 62, died, Millikeu's Bend,
Junel, '63
Turn r H. H e. Aug. 4, '62, des. Feb. 15. '63
Turner J. H. e. Aug. 4, '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Vanhise E. T. e. Aug. 9, '62, died, Dair's Island, May
3. '65
Wood Win. W. e. Aug. 9. 62, m.o. June 7, '65
Wood J. M. e. Aug. 9 '62. disch. Oct. 20 '64. disab.
Weaiherbee Benj. e. Aug. 24, '62, disch. May 25, '63,
Wood' H.'C. e. Aug. 14, '62. disch. Dec. 31, '63
Young D. D. e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 7, '65
RECRUITS.
Adams John W. e. Jan. 27, '65, transf. to Co. G. 16th
111. Inf.
Beckhold Geo. e. Jan. 27, '65, transf. to Co. G. 16th
111. Inf.
Burnett Isham, disch. Jan. 10. '63, disab.
Cox Michael, e. Sept. 14, '62, m.o. June 7. '65,
woumled
Deweese Win. H. disch.
DewHit-se Win. M. discli. Sept. 12, '64, disab.
Gold M. S. discli. Jan. 10, '63, disab.
Large Adam, e. Jan. 27, '65. transf. to Co. G, 16th
Miller Geo. H. e. Feb. 25, '64, transf. to Co. G. 16th !
III. Inf.
McKellup Geo. e. Feb. 28. '65, transf. to Co. G. 16th
Hi. Inf.
Sperrv J. M e. Jan. 27, '65, transf. to Co. G. 16th
III'. Inf..
Whitlock Al?x. discli. Oct. 30, '63, disab.
Word E. B. died Jackson, Teuu. Dec. 14, '82
COMPANY H.
Capt. Jpab B. Fanning, rank Sept. 2, '62, res. Feb.
Capt. Wm. R. Seymour, rank Feb. 27, '63, hon. disch.
May 15, '65
First Lieut. Wm. S. Wright, rank Sept. 2, '62, died
Oi't. 6. '62, at Franklin, 111.
First Lieut. Wm. R. Seymour, e. Oct. 6, '62, pro.
Fir-t Lieut. Win. F. Liutrell, rank Feb. 27, '63, m.o.
June 7, '65
Second Lieut. Wm. R. Seymour, rank Sept. 2, '62,
Second' Lieut, Wm. F. Luttrdl rank Oct. 6, '62. pro.
First SMigr. John H. Reed, e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June
Sergt. G^oAv^ Seymour, e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 7,
'65 Kirst S^rsrt.
Sergt, Win. Austin', e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. July 23, '63,
Sergt!"j:is. A. Roberts, e. Aug. 9, '62, m.o. June 7,
't>5 piivaie
Sergt. James H. Grimsley, e. Aug. 15, '62, des. Feb.
1 H ' fi *}
Corp. S. K. Roberts, e. Aug. 9, '62, Sergt. kid. Dallas,
Ga. May 25, '64
Corp. Wm. K. Luttrell.e. Aug. 9. '62, pro.
Corp. J. I'. Seymour, e. Aug. 9, '63, m.o. June 7. '65
Corp. Wm. L.'Daulton. e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. March
Corp. Win. E.' Walker, e. Aug. 16, '62, died, Holly
Springs, Miss. Dec. 18, '62
Cor).. A. G. Brassell, e. Aug. 6, '62, Sergt. absent,
sick, at m.o.
Corp A. M. Newman, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. March
Corp. Win. F. Anderton, e. Aug. 8, '62, m.o. June 7,
Musi.-i'a'n 'hewis Mines, e. Aug. 8, '62, died, Mound
Citv, Dec. 7, '63
Wagouer Jolin T. Reed, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. Feb.
28, '64, Sergt.uisab.
PRIVATES.
Anderton J. R. e. Aug. 9. '62, died July 2. '63
Austin Eli. e. Aug. 11, '62 m.o. June 7. '65
AbrrllJ. M e. Aug. 15, '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Anderson John, e. Aug. 9, '62. died at Memphis,
BeonV. J. e. Aug. 6, '62, died. Holly Springs. Miss.
Dec. 31, '62
Bull J. H. e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. Oct. 29. '64, disab.
Bower J. E. e. Aug. 9, 62, killed at Dallas, Ga. May
25. '64
Bond J. F. e. Auar. 9, '62, died at Hollv Springs, Miss.
Dec. 16, '62
BlevinsGeo. W. e. Aug. 11, '62, died at Kingstown,
Ga. Sept. 10, '64. wounds
Bresidine P. S. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Covey Win. e. Aug. 11, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Carlisle J.W. e. Aug. 11, '62, disch. Feb. 26, '63, dis-
abled
Collins B. F. P. Aug. 8. '62, Corp. died at Union City,
Aug. 22, '63
Cross Cyrus, e. Aug. 8, '61. disch. May 14. '63. disab.
Cook James, e. Aug. 9. '62. disch. Jan. 24, '65, disab.
Campbell Win. e. Ausr. 6. '62. absent, sick. atm. o.
Covey J. T. e. Aug. 15. '6'2. awaiting trial for des.
Dan n Joseph, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. May 3. '65, Corp.
disab.
Doss H. J. e. Aug. 15, '62, Corp. killed at Resaca,
May 15, '64
Dugger Hitrdin, e. Aug. 15, '62, died at Nashville,
Tenn. March 23. '64
Dunham S. H. e. Aug. 14, '62, died at Memphis
Duncan M. M. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 24, '65, was
pris.
Evans Joseph, e. Aug. 11, '62, died at Holly Springs,
Jan. 6. '63
Fri mm Joseph. P. Aug. 9, '62, died at Cold Water,
Miss Jan. 7, '63
Fanning T. J. e. Aug. 9, '62, disch. Sept. 30. '64
Fanning John, e. Aug. 15, '62, died at Holly Springs,
Dec. 17. '62
Fanning Cyrus, e. Aug. 15. :62,m. o. Jun" 7, '65
Gustine , e. Aug. 9. '62, dns. Feb. 1. 63
Grimsley, J. B. e. Aug. 6, '62, Corp. absent, sick, at
m. o.
Givens Wm. T. e. Aug. 8. '62. absent, sick, at in. o.
Godell J. C. e. Aug. 11, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
Hart N .than. jr. e. Aug. 11, '62, Corp. killed at Dal-
las, Ga, May 25, '64
Hood John A. e. Aug. 9, '65, m. o. June 7, '65
Hopper Thos. B. e. Aug. 11, '62, killed near Dallas
Ga. May 25. '64
Hays, J. A. e. Aug. 9. '62. detached at m. o.
Haynes Win. e. Aug. 11, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Harlancl Lewis, e. Aug. 8, '62. in. o. June 7. '65
Hubl.ard Allen. e.Auir. 15.'62,disch.May 27. 'tH.disab.
Hayes J. S. e. Aug. 15. '62. m.o. June 7, '65, Corp.
McKeen John, e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Lookout Val-
ley. Jan. 8, '64
Marshall J. W. e. Aug. 11, '62. des. Feb. 16, '63
McCasland C. D. e. Aug. 11, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
M-irshall J. M. e. Aug. 11, '6i, des. Feb. 18, '63
McCasland J. M. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Mann Henry, e. Aug «, '62. det. at m. o.
McFall Daniel, e. Aug. 11. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Pepperdine Thos. e. Aug. 11, '62, died at Union
City. Teiri. Sept. 8, '62
Pepi>erdine Win. S. e. Aug. 11, '62, died at Keokuk,
la. Feb. 14. '63
Palmer Benj. R. e. Aug. 8, '62, died at Holly Springs,
Dec. 22. '62
Reed R. J. e. Aug. 6. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Ramsey Kyle, e. Aug. 15, '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Skeltori Thomas, e. Ail'.'. 15. '62
Seymour John, e. Aug. 11, '62. in. o. .tune 7. '65
Seymour Rich. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Stewart Brice, e. AUK. 11, '62. disch. Jan. 10. '63.
disab.
Too<i Wiley, e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 8, '65, Corp.
Turner Geo. W. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Turner J. R. S. e. Aug. 15, '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Turner I. N. e, Au<;. 15, '62. absent, sick, at m. o.
VanWinckleB. C. e. Aug. 11, '62, died at Mound City,
Dec. 21. '62
VanCill A. J. e, Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 7, '65. Corn.
Wright J. W. e. Aug. 6, '62, killed at Peach Tree
Creek, July 20, 64
Wright J. B. e. Aug. 15, '62. m. o. June 7. '65
Wood J. W.e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
RECRUITS.
Brice James, tlis^h. Jane 20, '63, disab.
Brown Jethro, died at Mound City, Dec,. 16, '63
Carev Geo. killed near Dallas, Ga. May 25, '64
Fanning J. W. des. Feb. 16/63
Fanning Newton, des. May 14, '63
Gibson Alex, die.l at Memphis. April 1, '63
Miles James, m. o. June 7, '65
McCasland J. T. disch/ Oct. 7, '64, disab.
Pile er A. M. disch. March 7, '63. disab. 1st Sergt.
Roberts Thomas, disch. March 20, '63, disab.
Seymour J. R. e. Sepr. 15, 62, disch. Dec. 19, '64,
Corp.
Smith Win. F. absent, sick, at m. o.
Skelton Thos. f. Sept. 15, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Walker Win. F. m.o. June 7, '65
Wilson J. IJ. absent, sick, at in. o.
Wright Wm. C. disch. Oct. 29. '64. Sergt. disab.
Weatherford Jonah, e. Sept. 10. '62, disch. Oct. 25,
'64, disab.
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
459
COMPANY I.
Capt. John A. Lightfoot, rank Sept. 2, '62, res. April
Capt. Frank Hilligass, rank April 28, '64, m. o.
June 7, '65
First Lieut. Fred E. Shafer, rank Sept 2, '62. res.
Jan. 1 6, '64
First Li>-ut. Frank'Hilligass, rank Jan 16, '64, pro.
First Ueiit. Theop. Ayers, rank April 28, '64, in. o.
June 7, '65
Second Lieut. Tlios. M. Guy, rank Sept. 2, '62, res.
July 15, 63
First Sergt. Kra-ik Hilligass. e. July 22. '62, pro.
Sergt. Isaiah W. Strawn.e. July 22, '62, tiled at Ben-
ion 15 1 r racks, June 24 '63
Sergt. Theop. Riuaby, e. July 28, '62. d sch. Oct. 29,
'64 disab.
Sernt. Theop. Ayers, e. July 24, '62. pro.
Serge. John Butcher, e. July 30, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Corp. Bartholomew Bradley, e. July 28, '62, dlsch.
June- 9. '63, Sergt. disab.
Cori>. John L. Douglass, e. July 22, '62, in. o. June 7,
'65. Sergt.
Corp. . I. HUBS Creese, e. July 26, '62, in. o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Corp. H. H. Massey, e. July 26, '62, dlsch June 17.
'63. dlsal).
Corp. Ira M. Angels, e. July 23, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
Seigt.
Corp. J. A. Hargrove, e. July 26, '62, in. o. June 7, '65,
disab.
Corp. G-o. \V. Poilgitr. e. Aug. 1, 62, pro.
C -rp. S. H. Craven, e. July 28, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
Musician John Bean, e. July 28, '62, (lied at Bentou
Barracks, March 17. '63
Musician John Hargraves, e. July 28, '62, disch.
March 26, '63, disab.
PRIVATES.
Alford John W. e. July 26, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Allmou John M. e. Aug. 6, '62. (lied at Holly Springs,
Miss. Dec. 26. '62
Berry Julius, e, July 22, '62. in. o. June?. '65,
liunlslll John, e. Aug. 2. '62, m. o. Junu 7, '65, Corp.
Burdsill James, e. Aug. 2. '62, disch. Jan. 14, '63,
disal).
Bradley James, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Cole \Vm. e. July 28. *62, in. o. June 7, '65, Corp.
Crouse Morgan. e. July 28, '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Cowell John. e. Aug. 1. '62. in. o. June 7, '65, Corp.
O>nnan Henry, e. J illy 29. '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Cook Wm. e. July 28. '62
Grouse Alex. e. Aug. 4, '62, kid. New Hope church,
May 25. '64
Carter Joshua, e. Aug. 4, '63, disch. Xov. 6,'63,disab.
DiKes John, e. July 28 '62
Kdwards A. T. e. Aug. 18, '62
Fresher Henry, e. July 23, '62, died. Holly Springs,
Miss., Dec. 18, '62
Fox Elisha T. e. Aug. 7. '62. absent, wounded at
in. o.
Groves S. C. e. July 27, '62, missing since Jan. 1,
'63, supposed drowned at Memphis
GinterH. D. e. Aug. 5, '63. m. o. June 7, '65
Goodrich diaries, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. Feb. 9, '63,
disabled
Goodrich Klijaii, e. Aug. 6, '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Gunn 'ieo. M. e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 7, 'b5
Hickox Albert, e. July 22, '62, disch. March 14, '63,
disabled
Hulet Henry D. e. July 28, '62, disch. March 14, '63,
disabled
Hurt Tlios. M. e. Aug. 1, '62, dlsch. Nov. 10, '64, dis-
abled
Hubble David, e. July 28, '62, died. Holly Springs,
Miss., Dec. 26, '62
Hughes Robert, e. July 28, '62
Hickman Edw. e. Aug. 5, '62, died, Resaca, Ga., June
19. '64, wounds
Herron John, e. Aug. 6, '62, died of wounds receiv-
ed in action
Johnson L. L. e. July 28, '62, disch. May 13, '64,
disabled
Lazenby Ch rles, e. Aug. 2, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Marshal Henry, e. July 29, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Maxtield W. H. e. Aug. 5, '62, disch. April 8, '63,
disabled
McCain Henry, e. July 24, '62, disch. Dec. 20, '62,
disabled
Metcalf M. L. e. Aug. 5, '62, disch. Jan. 23, '65, dis
abled
Martin Hiram, e. Aug. 7, '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Faisal H K. e. July 26. '62, disch. Feb. 18, '65, dis-
abled
Pae Tlios. B. e. Aug. 6, '62, in. o. June 7, 65
Patter John, e. Aug. 6, '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Peeker Robt. e. July 24, '62, absent, sick, at m. o.
Kapp Win. B. e. July 24, '62, disch. April 11, '65,
disabled
Reynolds Samuel, e. Aug. 1, '62
Rumbey Win. K e. July 28 '61, absent, sick, at m.o.
Rose W. C. e. Aug. 11, '62
Rusk Wm. e. Aug. 2. '62. disch. March 14 '63, disab.
Sinclair Peter A. e. Aug. 1, '62, pro. Commissary
Sergt.
Scoit James H e. July 31, '62. transf. to Co. G.
Shields Peter B. e. Aug. 2 '62. des. Jan. tj, 'K3
Segar James W. e. July 26. '62 disch Oct. 26. '64
S'ory Jackson, e. July 29. '62, transf. to Inv. Corps
Spencer James, e. July 28, '62. disch. July 26, '64,
disabled
Schofield James, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. March 31, '63,
disabled
Spencer UenJ. F. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. June 23, '63,
/ <ll.«aM< d
Sinclair H. C. e. Aug. 11, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Urguhari Hilton, e. Aug. 4. '62. disch. Jan. 12. '63
Williams James A. e. July 28. '*2. in. o. July 7 '65
Wattei son John W. e. July 28, '62. in. o. July 7, '65,
musician
Wilson Thus. H. e. July 30, '62
Wai nee A. B. e. July 28, '62, disch. Jan. 8, '64. dis-
abled
Wood Win. H. e. July 28, '62, died, Nashville, July
Walker Thos. J. e. Aug. 6. '62, died. Holly Springs,
Dec. 21, '62
Will! ,ms e. Aug. 7, '62. died, Jacksonville, Illinois,
Jan. 31, '63
Wade Isaac R. e. Aug. 7, '62
Young Wm. A. e. Aug. 5, '62, absent, wounded, at
in. o.
•Young Win. C. e. Julv 28, '62. Corp. died at Kings-
ton, Ga., Aug. 1, '64, wounds
RECRUITS.
Ham Geo. e. Dec. 10, '63, transf. to Co. I. 16th Illi-
nois Inf.
Lindsey Win. D. e. July 29. '62, absent, wounded, at
m..o.
McDonald John, died, Morgan County. Illinois,
April 8. '63
Patterson L. A. absent, wounded, at m. o.
Phillips U. H. e. Dec. 10, '62, transf. to Co. I. 16th
Illinois Inf.
Saunders Burr. e. Oct. 28, '63, transf. to Co. I. 16th
Illinois Inf.
Spencer M. W. e. Dec. 29, '63, transf. to Co. I. 16th
Illinois Inf.
COMPANY K.
Capr. Sylvester A. Moore, rank Sept. 3, '62, pro.
Capt. Win. D. Clark, rank Aprii 11, '65, hon. disch.
May 15, '65
First Lieut. Tlios. B. O'Rear, rank Sept. 2, '62, re-
signed Aprils, '64
First Lieut. Win. D. Clark, rank April 3, '64, pro.
First Lieut. Granville Howe, rank April 11, '65, m.
o. June 7, '65
Second Lieut. David B. Henderson, rank Sept. 2, '62,
resigned Jan. 17, '63
First Sergt. Win. D. Clark, e. Aug. 7, '62, pro. First
Lieut.
Sergt. G. L. Howe, e. Aug. 7, '62, pro.
Sergt. H. M. Anderson, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7,
^65, First Sergt.
Sergt. Nicholas II. Holiday, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June
7, '65, Fitst Sergt.
Seigt. Geo. Howe, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
First Sergt.
Corp. Edw. F. Coker, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o, June 7,
'65, Sergt
Corp. James Shue, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 7, '65,
Sergt.
Corp. Wm. Wagoner, e. Aug. 7, '62, dlsch. June 23,
'63, disabled
Corp. Henry D. Moore, e. Aug. 7, '62, died Feb.
28, '63
Corp. Henry M. Toomey. e. Aug. 7, '62, m.o. June
Corp. David Dinwiddie, e. Aug. 7, 65, disch. Oct
rp. David Dinwi
21, '63, disabled
Corp. R. M. Shepherd, e. Aug. 7. '62, m. o. June
7, '65
PRIVATES.
Arthur Samuel, e. Aug, 7, '62. died June 24, '63
Allis Richard T. e. Aug. 11. '62, transf. to Co. G.
Bnrneit Asham, e. Aug. 9. '62. transf. to Co. G.
Boring Wm. L. e. Aug. 7, '62. in. o. June 7, '65
Boring Lafayette, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 7, 65
Biggs Win. e. Aug. 7. '62. disch. July 5, '64, disab.
Biggs Tlios. e. Aug. 7. '62. in. o. June 7. '65
Bradway James, e. Aug. 7, '62 m. o. June 7, '65
Boyer Jas. T. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Feb. 6, '63, dis-
abled
Buck Albert, e. Aug. 22, '62, m.o. June 7. '65
Cully O. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 7. '65. Corp.
Cully J. M. e. Aug. 7, '62. disch. May 28. '64. disab.
Clark E, M. e. Aug. 7. '62. in. o. June 7. '65
Collins Jesse, e, Aug. 7, '62, died at Memphis,
March 27, '63
Clancy James, e, Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65, Corp.
460
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
Cox Augustus, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. .Tune 7, '65
Church Tlios. E. e. Aug. 7/62, absent, sick, at m. o.
CokerTlios. e. Aug. 7, '62, dtsch. May, '63, disab.
Coker Rii;h. e. Aug. 7, '62. absent, sick, at m. o.
Coker J. W. e. Aug. 7. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Cassin Timothy, e. Aug. 7, '62, absent, wounded, at
in. o.
Dailey Israel, e. Aug. 7, '62, discli. Feb. 8, '63, dis-
abled
Daniels John VV. e. Aug. 7. '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Duling Anderson, e. Aug. 22, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Deweese Win. H. e. Aug. 7, '62, transf. to Co. G.
Dcwcese Win. M. e. Aug. 7, '62, transf. to. Co, G.
Evans Wm. e. Aus*. 7, '62, died Chickasaw Landing.
Miss., July 4. '63
Evans John, e. Aug. 7, '62, transf. to V. R. C. Aug.
12, '64
Fozzart J. B. e. Aug. 7, '62, died, Bridgeport. Ala.,
May 3, '64
Filson Younger, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Filson John, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Greene Marshal, e. Aug. 22, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Hong R. M. e. Aug. 7, '62, accidentally killed, Oct.
31, '64
Heddeniierg Edw. e. Aug. 7, '62, absent, sick, at in,
o. of Regt.
Hardin Mordecai, e. Aug. 7, '62, des. Oct. 24, '62
Hickinan John T. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Jackson Silas, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 24, '65. was
pro.
Jewsbn 1 y E. C. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Knonse Win. e. Aug. 7, '62, died, Vicksburg, July
17, '63
Kiionse Theo. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Ki -arney Kranklin, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
Lamb Lafayette, e. Aug. 7, '62. in. o. June?, '65
Ltul wig John, e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Nov. 12, '63, disa-
bled
Moore C. A. e. Aug. 22. '62, disch. June 8, '64, disab.
fierce Wm. T. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 24, '65. was
pro.
Robinson J. L. e. Aug. 7, '62, discli. June 16, 63,
disab.
Robinson H. B. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. April 15, '63,
disab.
Randsall John P. e. Aug. 7, '62, disch. Nov. 20, '63,
disab.
Shepherd J. W. e. Aug. 7. '62, died. Memphis, May
4, '63
Shutf Ervin, • Aug. 7, '62, died, VicKsburg, July 18,
•63
Smedley Henry, e. Aug. 7, '62, killed near Dallas.Ga.
May 25, '64
Sparks Royal, e. Aug. 7. '62, in. o. June 7, '65
Smith James W. e. Aug. 22, '62, died, Holly Springs,
Dec. 21, '62
Thomas T. J. e. Aug. 7, '62. died, Memphis, Feb. 9,
'63
Thompson Henry, e. Aug. 7, '62, transf. to V. R. C.
June 18, '63
Till Wm. J. e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7. '65
Tindall Robt. e. Aug. 7, '62. m.o. June 7, '65
Waters James, e. Aug. 7, '62, in. o. June 7. '65
RECRUIT.
Tiff James R. e. Jan. 5, '64. transf. to Co. I, 16th 111.
Inf.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Jackson Jahue, e. Mar. 10, '65, died, Camp Butler,
Ills.
Stoney M. P.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH INFANTRY.
COMPANY C.
First Sergt. John W. Barst, e. Aug. 7, '62 pro.
COMPANY G.
Capt. John B. Nash, rank, Sept. 22, '62, res. July 17,
'64
Second Lieut. Hiram S. Harrington, rank Dec. 24,
'62, res. Aug. 2. '63
First Sergt. H. S. Harrington, e. Aug. 8. '62. pro.
.Sergt. John M. Shoemaker, e. Aug. 8. '62, disch. for
pro. as First Lieut, in the U. S. Col. T. June 27,
'64
Corp. John Fox, e. Aug. 13, '62, disch. March 17/63,
disab.
Corp. Barker M. Banks, e. Aug. 7, '62, m. o. June 7.
'65, Sergt. wounded
PRIVATES.
r.anks B. F. e. Aug. 12, '62, disch. April 10, '65,
wounds
IJennett Wm. S. e. Aug. 15, '62, died, Gallatin, Tenn.
Marcli 24, '63
Caspares N. S. e. Aug. 10, '61, died, Nashville. Tenn.
June 10. '63
Cline Henry, e. Aug. 10, '62, diod, Gallatin, Tenn.,
L)GC 2)2 *62
Dean Franklin, e. Aug. 8, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Fritz Christopher, e. Aug. 8. '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Foss Wm. L. e. Aug. 12, '62, killed near Atlanta, Ga.,
Aug. 16, '64
Gorliam Dunford, e. Aug. 11. '62, died, Nashville,
Jan. 18, '64
Jones F. A. e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o. June 7, '65,
wounds
Lusher Anstice, e. Aug. 12/62,died, Bowling Green,
Ky., Nov. 22, '62
ML»OM C. P. e. Aug. 12, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Mack Franklin, e. Aug. 10, '62, m. o. June 7, '65
Strum C. A. e. Aug. 7/62, m. o. June 7/65, wounded
Southard D. R. e. Aug. 10, '62, des. Oct. 29, '62,
since enl. 14th 111. Cav.
Thomas D. E. e. Aug. 15. '62. m. o. June 7, '65
Wylde Thos. W. e. Aug. 7. '62, disch. March 17, '63,
disab.
Wylde Herman, e. Aug. 12, '62. m. o. June 7, '65
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTEENTH IN-
FANTRY.
RECRUITS.
Button Watson, e. Feb. 28, '63, disch. Feb. 8, '65,
disab.
Barrow John F. e. Nov. 20, '63, transf. to 120th 111.
Inf.
Newland Samuel, e. Dec. 5, '63, transf. to 120th 111.
Inf.
Mull-ns Wm. e. Dec. 28, '63, died, Andersonville
Pris. in 1864
JacKson Milton, e. Aug. 18, '64, m. o. June 20, '65
O'Hara James, e. Dec. 21, '63, des. June 8, '64
Shepherd Moses, e. Nov. 24, '63, transf. to 120th 111.
Inf.
Shepherd Thomas, e. Nov. 25, '63, transf. to 120th
111. Inf.
COMPANY F.
PRIVATES.
Clements Noble, e. Aug, 12, '62, disch. May 20, '63,
disab.
Hawks Samuel, e. Aug. 12, '62, disch. March 16, '63,
disab.
Leatherman Abraham, e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June
20, '65, Corp.
Petticoi'd Lewis, e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 20, '65,
Corp.
Pugh Wm. e. Aug. 12, '62, In. o. June 20, '65, Corp.
Phelps C. H. e. Aug. 12, '62, discli. May 22, '63,
disab.
Torbett Thaddeus. e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 20, '65
Whiteman J. A. e. Aug. 12, '62, died, St. Louis, July
7, '63
RECRUITS.
Fagan Robt. D. or A. e. Jan. 13, '65, transf. to 120th
111. Inf.
Whitten Pleasant, e. Dec. 24, '63, m. o. June 28, '65
COMPANY I.
RECRUITS.
Goodsen Win. S. e. April 1/65 , trans, to 120th Ill.Inf.
Morgan B. P. e. April 7, '65, trans, to 120th 111. Inf.
Treadway A. M. e. Jan. 15, '64, trans, to 120th 111.
Inf.
COMPANY K.
RECRUITS.
Culver Horatio, e. Oct. 19, '63, died at Mound City
Jan. 5. '65
Elliott Thomas, e. Dec. 24, '63, discli. May 25, '65, of
wounds
Smith Joseph, trans, to 120th 111. Inf.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Bain D. F. M. e. April 1, '65
Lanegan Francis, e. Dec. 21,63, trans, to Co. F. 120th
111. Inf.
Wilson John, e. Dec. 24, '63
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEENTH INFAN-
TRY.
Lieut. Col. Wm. Kinman, rank Sept. 13, '62, kid. in
batUe Sept. 20, '63
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergt. Major James Coffin, e. Aug. 14/62, in. o. June
11, '65
COMPANY JD.
Musician Jas. M. Huckstep, e. July 21, '62, m. o.
May 29, '65, as private
COMPANY I.
Capt. Simon P.Newman, rank Sept. 13/62, res.March
^4, '63
Capt. Cyrus L. Kinman, rank March 24, '63, res. Oct.
19, '63
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
461
Capt. James A. Rutherford, rank Oct. 19, '63, m. o.
.June 11, '65
First Lieut. James S. Samuels, rank Sept. 13, '62,
res. March 23. '63
First Lieut. John A. Rutherford, rank March 23, '63,
pro.
Fir>r Lieut Spencer P. Compton, rank Oct. 19, '63,
assigned to U. S. V. V. E. Aug. 4. '64
First Lieut. Geo. H. Dunavau, rauk Aug. 4,'64, m. o.
June 11, '65
Second Lieut. Cyrus L. Rinman, rank Sept. 13, '63,
pro.
Second Lieut. Spencer P. Compton, rank March 24,
'63, pro.
First Sttigt. L. C. Ebey, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch.
Sergt. J. A. Rutherford, e. Aug. 9, '62, pro.
.Sergt. A. A. Braden. e. Aug. 14. '62. in. o. May 22, '65
Sergt. G. H. Dunaven. e. Aug. 12, '62, pro.
Cor]>. Joliti W. Samuels, e. Aug. 14, '62, Sergt. des.
Jan. 24, '63
Corp. Samuel Maddox, e. Aug. 11, '62, in. o. June 11,
'65. pro.
Corp. Tlios. D. Chapman, e. Aug. 14, '62, trans to Co.
A. 21st 111. Inf.
Corp. Wallace Sawyer, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 11,
'65. as Sergt.
Corp. S. P. Compton. e. Aug. 13. '62, pro. 2d Lieut
Corp. J. J. Masterson, e. Aug. 14, '62, disch. Feb. 2,
'63, disabled
Musician James Coffin, e. Aug. 14, '62, pro. Sergt.
Major
Musician Samuel Metcalf, e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June
11, '65, was pris.
Wagoner John Clark, e. Aug. 13, '62, des. Jan. 24/63
PRIVATES.
Allen John, e. Aug. 14, '62, disch. Feb. 2,'63, as Corp.
disabled
Angel David, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 11, '65, was
pris.
Boyd James, e. Aug. 14, '62, died Richmond, Ky.
Dec. 2, '62
Brulgman Henry, e. Aug. 6, '62, m. o. June 11, '65,
as Corp.
Burris Wilson, e. Aug. 16, '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Burrus G. W. e. Aug. 14, '62, disch. Marcn 19, '63,
as Corp. disabled
Brown J. R. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 11, '65, as
Corp.
Cline Robt. e. Aug. 14 '62. m. o. June 11. '65, Corp.
Kads Win. W. e. Aug. 13. '62, in. o. June 11, '65,
Emerlck L./e. Aug. 12, '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Kinney B. F. e. Aug. 14, 'b2. in. o. June 11, '65, Sergt.
Gilliland A. B. C. e. Aug. 14. '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Gilliland A. J. e. Aug. 14, '62, in. o. June 11, '65
Ghorm G. M. e. Aug. 9.' 62, in. o. June 11, '65
Grady J. H. e. Aug. 6, '62. disch. May 29, '65. disab.
Giger Win. H. e. Aug. 14. '62, in. o. June 11. '65
HiTlig F.A. e. Aug. 14/62. wounded at Chickamauga,
trans, to V. R. C. April 10, '64
Hoagland Cornelius, e. Aug. 13,'62, m.o. June 11, '65
Hit'gs Win. H. e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Nashville, Tenn.
March 21, '64
Gordon H. B. e. Aug. 13,'62, died at Nashville. Tenn.
March 5. '63
Jackson Tlios. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Jackson Thomas H. e. Aug. 14, '62, kid. at Chicka-
mauga, Sept. 20, '63
Jackson Elijah e. Aug. '62. wounded, missing at
Chickamauga. Sept. 20, '63
James Geo. e. Aug. 14, '62, in. o. June 11, '65
James G. W. e. Aug. 14, '62, in. o. June 11. '65
Klaffey Win. e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Franklin, Tenn.
April 20, '63
Lusk M. H. e. Aug. 14, '62. Corp. trans, to Eng. C.
Aug. 15, '64
Long John, e. Aug. 6, '62, died Franklin, Tenn. May
20. '63
Long Milton, e. Aug. 14, '62, disch. April 21, '63,
disabled
Long T. J. e. Aug. 14. '62. m. o. June 11, '63
Mays Robt. e. Aug. 14. '62. disch. Sept. 1, '63, disab.
.Mays Charles, e. Aug. 14. '62, disch April 5,'63,disab.
Mullens Win. J. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 11, '65, as
Sergt.
Morgan H. W. e. Aug. 14. '62, Corp. trans, to V. R C.
Moon Eilw. e. Aug. 14, '62, disch. April 4, '63, to enl.
Miss. Mar. Brig.
Major Samuel, e. Aug. 14, '62, died at Richmond,
Ky. Nov. 24. '62
Mason Henry, e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Louisville, Ky.
Feb. 4, '63
Naylor Win. H. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 1 1. '65
Pitner L. N. e. Aug, 13, '62, in. o. June 11. '65
Farmer Jas. A. e. Aug. 13. '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Rhes Win. e. Aug. 14, '62, died at Danville, Ivy. June
24, '63
Roberts J. J. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Rahu John, e. Aug. 14, '62. disch. April 5, '63. disab.
Samuels T. O. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Shepherd T. W. e. Aug. 14, '62. died in rebel prison
at Danville. Ky. Dec. 18, '63
Smith C. L. e. Aug. 11, '62. m. o. June 11. '65
Slatton J. T. e. Aug. 12, '62. missing in action at
Chickamauira, Sept. 20. '63
Sinclair Robt. W. e. Aug. 13.'62. absent, sick, at in.o.
Vancleve P. L. e. Aug. 13. '62, m. o. June 11, '65
Webster Daniel, e. Aug. 14. '62, in. o. Juiu- 11. '65
Wilday John, e. Aug. 14, '62, in. o. June 11, '65
Wllday Win. H. e. Aug. 14, '62, in. o. June 11, '65 as
Corp.
Williamson W. J. e. Aug. 11, '62, m. o. June 11, '65,
as Corp.
RECRUITS
Klnman N. B. e. Aug. 6. '64, died at Huntsvills, Ala.
^Feb. 24. '65
Vaucleve Geo. e. Aug. 4, '64, m, o. June 11, '65
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH IN-
FANTRY.
Llndley C. H. e. Aug. 14, '62, died at Memphis, May
5, '64
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH IN-
FANTRY.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Donnan Wm. e. Aug. 15, '62, m. o. Oct. 1, '65.
ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENTH IN-
FANTRY.
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
Williamson Richard M. e. Aug. 9, '62, transf. to
Co. D.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY - SECOND
INFANTRY.
COMPANY B.
Corp. David Mansfield, e. Aug. 13. '62, m. o. July
15, '65 as Sergt.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH IN-
FANTRY.
COMPANY D.
Wagoner Saml. W. Horton, e. Aug. 21, '62, absent in
conflnemt. by sentence of G. C. M.
RECRUIT.
Gower Eli, e. Jan. 18, '65, m. o. May 31, '65.
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINTH IN-
FANTRY.
COMPANY F.
PRIVATES.
Peak Jacob H. e. Aug. 14, '62, m. o. June 8, '65, as
Sergt.
Villett Win. e. Aug. 13, '62, m. o. June 8, '65.
COMPANY G.
Capt. John B. Nash, rank Sept. 2, '62, res. July 17,
'64.
Second Lieut. Hiram S. Harrington, rank Sept. 24,
'62, res. Aug. 2. '63.
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Chapm Mahlon B. e. Feb. 11, '64.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH IN-
FANTRY.
COMPANY F.
PRIVATE.
Wood Geo. G. e. Aug. 7, '62, died at Memphis, Dec.
15, '62.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD IN
FANTRY.
Major James F. Longley, rank May 31, '64, m. o.
Sept. 24, '64.
462
MOKGAN COUNTY WAR KECOKD.
COMPANY B.
Capt. George W. Smith, rank May 31, '64, m. o. Sept.
24, '64.
First Lieut. Win. H. Corcoran, rank May 31, '64, m.
o. Sept. 24, '64.
Second Lieut. Charles H. Ayres, rank May 31, '64,
m. o. Sept. 24. '64.
First Sergt. C. H. Graves, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept.
24, '64.
Sergt. G. O. Rutledge, e. May 2, '64, m o. Sept. 24,
'64.
Sergt. C. E. Goodrich, e. May 2, '64, m. o, Sept. 24, '64
Sergt. J. Selby. e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64,
Sergt. Caleb Ducket, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24. '64
Cori). James T. Smith, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24,
'64.
Corp. David Wilson, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Corp. Denby Scott, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Corp. G. A. Henderson, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24,
'64.
Corp. Daniel Spamhoward, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept.
24. '64.
Corp. George Brown, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Corp. George W. Fox, e. May 2. '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
PRIVATES.
Anderson Daniel S. e. May 2, '64, died at Rock Is-
land. Sept. 6, '64
Bybe Win. e. May -2. '64. m. o. Sent. 24, '64
Berry Riley, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Cash James, e. May 2. '64. m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Coonrod Peter, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Crooks James, e. May 2. '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Corral John. e. May 2, '64, des. July 24, '64
Cavajiaugh Peter w. e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Coyne John, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Defratus Antone. e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Dickens James T. e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Ethel Hiram, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Edds John T. e. May 14. '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Fitzgerald Patrick, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Furgisoii John, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24. '64
Gray Stephen, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Grant John, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Gordon Leonard, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Gragon John, e. M ly 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Green Benj. e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Harrison Win. e. May 2, '64. m, o. Sept. 24, '64
Heudersou Amos, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Howard Alex. e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Jones Jesse J. e. May 2. '64, m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Johnston Jonathan, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24,''64
Killman Jolin L. e. May 2. '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Kindel Frank, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Lills Martin, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Lomllend Antone, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Long John F. e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Lewis Isaac I), e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Lewis George, e. May 2. '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Laycon Harmon D. e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sepr, 24, '64
Laughliu Patrick, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Marshal Joseph G. e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Mitcliell Wm. B. e. May 2. '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
McBride John, e. May 2. '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Middleton Jolin, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Marks Antoneo, e. May 2. '64, in. o. Sept. 24. '64
McPliersou Pimlad, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
McGlonghlin Peter, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Madox Lewis, e. May 2. '64. in. o. Sept. 24, '64
McFadin James, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24 '64
Masterson Jeremiah, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '6
Newman Jesse, e. Mav 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24. '64
O'Keiss Patrick, P. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Pierce Joseph, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Ryan Thomas, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Ransom George, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Sampold Edward, e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Smith Julius e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Salsburg Joseph, e. May 2, '64. m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Thompson Chas. J. e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Thomas Isaac W. e. May 12, '64, in. o. Sept. 24. '64
Temple Marshall A. e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24,' '64
Virgnart George, e. Mav 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Vance John, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Varny John, e. May 2, '64, absent, sick, at m. o. of
Regt.
Weathless Mitten, e. May 2, '64. in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Walcliam John, e. May 2. '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Wat-slow Edward B. e. May 2, '64. in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Willoughby Skelton. e. M;iy 2, '64, m.o. Sept. 24, '64
Young Willard. e. May 2, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-THIRD (100
days) INFANTRY.
COMPANY K.
PRIVATES.
Barrowman Alex. e. May 7. '64, m. o. Sept. 24. '64
Lomrfield Saml. e. May 11. '64, in. o. Sepr. 24, '64
McCorinick Duncan, e. May 17, '64, in. o. Sept. 24, '64
Parish William, e. May 7. '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
Peacock Gordon, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 24 '64
ONE, HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH
INFANTRY.
COMPANY D.
PRIVATE.
Stephens Joseph S. e. May 14, '64, m. o. Oct. 25, '64
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH IN-
FANTRY.
COMPANY B.
PRIVATE.
Mauzy James B. e. May 8, '64, m. o. Sept. 28, '64
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SEVENTH
(100 Days) INFANTRY.
COMPANY E.
Sergt. John Davis, e. May 7, '64, m. o. June 30, '65>
private, pris. war
PRIVATE.
Cannon James G. e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 24, '64
ONE HUNDED AND FORTIETH (100 Days)
INFANTRY.
COMPANY E.
PRIVATE.
Clisbee James N. e. May 16, '64, m. o. Oct. 29, '64
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FOURTH
(One Year) INFANTRY.
COMPANY K.
Second Lieut. Malcolm Tunstall, rank May 29, ' 65
m. o. July 14, '65
PRIVATES.
Penn Joseph F. e. Nov. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65.
Smith Saml. T. e. Nov. 10, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Tunstall Malcolm, e. Nov. 10, '64, pro. Sergt. then
Second Lieut.
RECRUIT.
Abner Andrew, e. Nov. 14, '64, dishon. disch. Sept.
4, '65
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH (100
Days) INFANTRY.
Lient. Col. Rufus C. Crampton, rank June 9, '64, m.
o. Sept. 23, '64
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergt. Major James A. Brown, e. June 9, '64, m. o.
Sept. 23, '64
COMPANY C.
Capt. Geo. R. Bibb, rank, June 9, '64, m. o. Sept. 23
'64
First Lieut. John P. Cowdin, rank June 9, '64, m. o.
Sept. 23, '64
Second Lieut. Martin V. B. Parker, rank June 9, '64,
in. o. Sept. 23. '64
First Sergt. William T. Masters, e. May 7, '64, m. o.
Sept. 23, -'64
Sergt. Chas. A. Turner, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
Sergt. James A. Brown, e. May 7, '64, pro. Sergt.
Major
Sergr. Henry B. Shirley, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
'64
Sergt. Wm. H. Pilchen, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
'64
Corp. Truman O. Douglass, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept.
23, '64
Corp. Thos. J. Pitner, e. May 7. '64, m. o. Sept. 23. '64
Corp. Wm. Henry, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Corp. Mart n H. Cassell, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
'64. as Sergt.
Corp. John T. Smedley, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
Corp. Wm. Wetherbee, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
'64
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
463
Corp. Eli B. Hamilton, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
'64
Corp. Albert Hanback, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23,
PRIVATES.
Atkinson Win. H. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Anstiff Geo. D. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept, 23, '64
Bevmer John H. e. May 16, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Bibb Henry O. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Bickford Chas. S. e. May 7. '64. m. o. Sept. 23. '64
UroadwHI Chas. E. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Brownfield Francis S. e. Slay 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23,
•a A
V>U»K I \i v r; *? 111. <J. .'irtj< |« uv, iu» u« W|*ito «9i UTT
Crabtree James W. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Craig Thomas P. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Ciirts J cob F. e. May 7. '64 in. o. Sept. 23 '64
Cutler Wm. A. e. May 7, '64. m. o. Sept. 23. '64
Davis Jonathan, e.May 7, '64. in. o. Sept. 23, '64
DeMoiteMcKendree, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Dickenson Fred. W. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 13, '64
Dix Thomas, e. May 20, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Dyer John C. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Duncan John, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept, 23, '64
Elliott John, e. May 7, '64. in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Gledhill John. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Hedlnberg Cadmus, e. May 7. '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Henry Charles E. e. May 7, '64. in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Hillerby Geor.ge. e. May 7. '64, m. o. Sept. 23. '64
Hockmg Fred. G. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Holman Albert A. e. May 7. '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Hes Walton S. e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Jelt'ere John. e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Jordan Hanlin G. e. M >y 31, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Kennedy Wiley P. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Kerr Geo. e. May 16. '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
King David, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Lutieral Isaac N. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept, 23, '64
tn.c.uonaui win. e. may t. 'ot, in. o. oepu xa, o*
McLaughlin Win. e. May 7. '64. in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Metcalf Hiram B. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Metealf John H. e. May 1. '64. m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Miller David, e. Mav 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Mildon Elijah F. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Murray Win. S. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Ogle John B. e. May 7. '64. in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Osborn John T. e. May 7, '64. in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Orvis Clarkson F. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Paige Aaron S. e. May 7, '64. m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Read James H. e. May 7. '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Scott Ezra C. e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, 64
Smith Frank M. e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, 64
Smith John L. e. May 25. '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Smith Galder, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Smith Asa W. e. June 1, '64, m. o. Sept. 23. '64
Sibert Milton, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Stevenson Joseph B. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Stevenson Henry S. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Taukesley Win. H. e. May 7, '64. in. o. Sept. 23, '64
TindnJl Jacob, e. May 7, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
Updike George W. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Van Clay M. e. May 7, '64, in . o. Sept. ~3, '64
Watson Nicholas T. e. May 7, '64. in. o. Sept, 23, '64
Williams Anderson, e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sepr, 23, '64
Williiiins Edw. H. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23. '64
Wilson John, e. May 30, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
Wyatt Edw. L. e. May 7, '64, in. o. Sept. 23, '64
COMPANY E.
PRIVATE.
Henderson Thomas, e. May 2, '64, m. o. Sept. 23, '64
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH (One
Year) INFANTRY.
COMPANY G.
PRIVATES.
Daniel Joseph G. e. Sept. 12, '64, m. o. July 8, '65
Risk James e. Sept. 5. '64. in. o. July 8, '65
Short Samuel, e. Sept. 12, '64, m. o. July 8, '65, as
musician
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH
INFANTRY.
Major Moses M. Warner, rank Feb. 11, '65, m. o.
Jan. 27, '66
COMPANY G.
Caps. Win. W. Standgage, rauk Feb. 13, '65, in. o.
Jan. 27. '66
PRIVATES.
Burke John, e. Jan. 30. '65. des. Feb. 14, '65
Bailey John, e. Feb. 8, '65, in. o. Sept. 12, '65
•Brown Peter, e. Jan. 30. '65, des. Sept. 25, '65, second
desertion
Cox James P. e. Jan. 30. '65. m. o. Jan. 27. '66
Drew Warner, e. Jan. 30, '65, in. o. Jan. 27, '66
Fasnacht James, e. Jan. 30. '65, m. o. Jan. 27, '66
Groves Charles, e. Feb. 2, '65, des. Feb. 14, '65
Hubbs Win. B. e. Feb. 4, '65, des. Feb. 14, '65
Horan Peter, e. Feb. 6, '65, died Chattanooga, Tenn.,
April 10, '65
Hunt Albert, e. Feb. 4, '65, m. o. Aug. 21. '65
Igoe Joseph, e. Feb. 2, '65, des. Feb. 14, '65
Jackson Atwell, e. Feb. 9, '65, des. Marcli 15. '65
Kinlson Laraine, e. Feb. 4. '65, des. Aug. 8, '65
Murray John, e. Jan. 30, '65, des. Feb. 15, '65
Padget Frank, e. Jan. 31, '65, in. o. Jan. 27, '66. as
Corp.
Parker John, e. Feb. 7, '65. in. o. Jan. 27, '66
Roberts Wm. e. Jan. 30, '65. des. July 21, '65
Rodinger John, e. Feb. 2, '65. des. Feb. 15, '65
Robinson John, e. Jan. 31. '65, des. Feb. 14. '65
Scott Charles E. e. Jan. 30. '65. in. o. Jan. 27, '66
SturgisJohn R. e. Jan. 31, '65, m. o. Jan. 27, '66
Stall George, e. Feb. 7. '65. in. o. Jan. 27, '66
Tackett Charles, e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Jan. 27. '66, as
Sergt.
Wallace Wm. e. Feb. 7. '65, m. o. Jan. 27. '66
Welch Daniel, e. Feb. 2, '65, in. o. June 3. '65. in. o.
roll says died at Cleveland, Tenn., March 17, '65
Wilson Win. e. Feb. 2. '65. des. Feb. 14. '65
Walch Wm. e. Jan. 27. '65, des. Feb. 15, '65
Whiteinan Henry, e. Feb. 7. '65, des. July 21, '65
COMPANY I.
Corp Charles Wertinger, e. Feb. 2, '65. des.Feb.16. '65
Musician Theoclete Foulboeuf, e. Feb. 2, '65, m. o.
Jan. 27, '66
PRIVATES.
Foreman Larkin, e. Feb. 2, '65. des. Feb. 16, '65
Kunce Lewis or Louis, e. Feb. 2. '65, in. o. Jan. 27, '66
Moore John W. e. Feb. 2, '65, m. o. Jan. 27, '66
Way Enoch, e. Feb. 3, '65. in. o. Jan. 27, '66
Whalen John. e. Feb. 2, '65, m. o. Jan. 27. '66
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH (One Year)
INFANTRY.
First Asst. Surgeon James G. Cox, rank Aug. 10.
'65. m. o. Jan. 16, '66
Second Asst. Surgeon James G. Cox, rank Feb. 14,
'65, pro.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THIRD (One
Year) INFANTRY/
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
McCarthy Joseph, e. Feb. 10, '65. m. o. Aug. 25, '65
COMPANY G.
Corp. Edson E. Moore, e. Feb. 17, 65, m. o. Sept. 21,
'65
PRIVATES.
Edington James M. >'. Feb. 22, '65. m. Sept, 21, '65
Masten Fred C. e. Feb. 22, '65, m. o. Sept. 21, '65
COMPANY I.
PRIVATE.
Buegle Geo. e. Feb. 26, '65, m. o. Sept. 21, '65
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOURTH (One
Year) INFANTRY.
Col. McLain F. Wood, rank Feb. 22, '65, died at Nash-
ville, Tenn. Aug. 6, '65
NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.
Sergt. Major Wm. H. Dawson, in. o. Sept. 18, '65
COMPANY D.
PRIVATES.
Baker Wm. D. e. Feb. 7, '65, in. o. Sf-pt. 18. '65
Battey Henrv, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '05
Fee Ellis, e. Feb. 17, '65. m. o. Sept. 18 '65
Higginson Sainl. G. e, Feb. 16, '65. in. o.-Sept. 18, '65
Herr David, e. Feb. 14. '66, in. o. Sept, 18. '65
Pate Jerry, e. Feb. 14, '65, in. o. Sept, 18, '65
COMPANY H.
PRIVATE.
Greenwood Joseph, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
464
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
COMPANY K.
Capt. Wm. W. McAllister, rank Feb. 22, '65, res.
March 21, '65
Capt. Burton Brown, rank April 25, '65, m. o. Sept.
18. '65
First Lieut. Burton Brown, rank Feb. 22, '65, pro.
First Lieut. Chauncey H. Graves, rank April 25, '65,
in. o. Sept 18, '65
Second Lleuc. Cuauucey H. Graves, rank Feb. 22, '65,
pro.
Second Lieut. Geo. O. Rutledge, rank April 25, '65, m.
o. Sept. 18, '65
Sergt. W. or. Henry C. Lynch, e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o.
July 8, '65, as private
Sergt. Win. orC. Heideniierg, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o.
Sept. 18, '65, as Fii st Sergt,
Sergt. Wm. J. Strawn, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 18,
'65. as Sergt.
Corp. Charles W. Roberts, e. Feb. 11, '65, m. o. Sept.
18 ,'65, as Sergt.
Corp. Frank or S. J. Creek, e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Sept.
18, '65, as private
Corp. Perry Anderson, e. Feb. 13, '65, m. o. Sept. 18,
'65, as private
Corp. J. Harkins or Hankins, e. Feb. 14, '65, m. o.
Sept. 16, '65
Corp. Henry Kistenberg, e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Sept.
15, '65, as private
Corp. Tliomas M. Sanders, e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept.
18, '65
Corp. Charles Litton, e. Feb. 13, '65, m. o. Sept. 18,
'65. as private
Wagoner James Carpenter, e. Feb. 11, '65, in. o.
Sept. 18, '65, as private
PRIVATES.
Brown Burton, e. Feb. 6. '65, pro. First Lieut.
Brown Frederick, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65,
as Corp.
Bennett David or Danl. e. Feb. 13, '65, des. Feb. 22,
'65
Buckingham John, e. Feb. 13, '65, m. o. Sept. 18. '65
Crooks James, e. Feb. 13, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65, as
Corp.
Campbell NeillM. e. Feb. 16, '65. absent, sick, at m.
o. of Regt.
'65
Dawson Wm, e. Feb. 6, '65, pro. Sergt. Major.
Doty Tenbrook, e. Feb. 13, '65, m.o. Sept. 18. '
Foote Geo. E. e. Feb. 7. '65 m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Griswold Henry, e Feb. 13, '65, des. Feb. 25. '65,
Gray Wm. e. Feb. 16, '65, in. o. Sept. 18, '65
Gleason Patrick, e. Feb. 15, '65, in. o. Sept. 18, '65,
Graves Chauncey H. e. Feb. 16, '65. pro. 2nd Lieut.
Happy James G. e. Feb. 17, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Hem or Heame Alfred A. e. Feb. 7, '65, m. o. Sept.
18, '65,
HalpinJolm, e. Feb. 13, '65. des. Feb. 25, '65
Hatcher Ambrose, e. Feb. 12, '65, des. Feb. 22, '65
Hary or Harvy Win. e. Feb. 10, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Haiiua Win. e. Feb. 15, '65, m. o. Sept. 18. '65
HaysChas. H. e. Feb. 13, '65, des. Feb. 25, '65. (See
Recruits, Co. D.)
Howard Alex. e. Feb. 9, '65, in. o. Sept, 18, '65
Kause Thomas, e. Feb. 13, '65, des. Feb. 25, '65
Lewis James, e. Feb. 13, '65, died at Nashville, Tenn.
March 2, '65,
Lewis Oscar D. e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Lewis Geo. e. Feb. 18, '65. m. o. Sept. 18, '65, as Corp.
Martin John, e. Feb. 6, '65, in. o. Sept. 18, '65, as
Corp.
Mount Theo. e. Feb. 7. '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Mai cum Marvell, e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65, as
Corp.
McLaughlin Peter, e. Feb. 15, '65, m. o. Sept. 18. '65
Markham Wm. J. e. Feb. 9, '65, m. o. May 25, '65
McAllister Wm. W. e. Feb. 6. '65, pro. Capt.
Oakley Dennis, e. h eb. 13, '65, in. o. Sept. 18, '65
Osburn Calvin, e. Feb. 17, '65, m. o. Sept. 18. '65
Pro Christian, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Piper Jeremiah, e. Feb. 11, '£5, absent, sick, at m. o.
of Regt.
Rutledge Geo. O. e. Feb. 9, '65, pro. First Sergt. then
Second Lieut.
Roberts Francis M. e. Feb. 11. '65. in. o. Sept. 18, '65
Roberts Andrew W. e. Feb. 18, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
Richardson John, e. Feb. 15, '65. ni. o. Sept. 18, '65
Simms or Simmons Jos. e. Feb. 17, '65, cles. Feb. 22,
'65
Sparks John W. e. Feb. 16. '65, disch. Aug. 23, '65
Scott Thomas, e. Feb. 25, '65, in. o. Sept. 18. '65
Weathers Milton, e. Feb. 6, '65, m. o. Sept. 18, '65
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH (One
Year) INFANTRY.
Quartermaster Napoleon B. Walker, rank Feb. 28,
'65. res. June 4, '65
Quartermaster James A. Lyon, rank June 14, '65, m.
o. Sept. 4, '65
COMPANY B.
PRIVATE.
Irwin John. e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 4, '65
COMPANY E.
PRIVATE.
Trent Wm. e. Feb. 20, '65, m. o. Sept. 20, '65. See
Co. G, 140th 111. Inf.
COMPANY F.
Sergt. John C. Kar.e, e. Jan. 18, '65. m. o. Sept. 4, '65
Sergt. John N. Balch. e. Jan. 20. '65, private, des.
March 2, '65
Corp. Jacob B. Strickler, e. Jan. 18, '65, m. o. Sept. 4.
'65, as private
Corp. Joshua Dean, e. Jan. 18, '65, m. o. July 5, '65, as
private
Corp. John W. Robinson, e, Feb. 24, '65. m. o. Sept. 4,
'65
PRIVATES.
ApplegateOscar A. e. Jan. 18, '65, m. o. Sept. 4, '65
Armstrong John, e. Jan. 20, '65, in. o. May 24, '65
Armstrong James, e. Jan. 18, '65, died at Louisville,
Ky. April 18, '65
Doran Danl. E. e. Jan. 18, '65, died at Murfreesboro,
Tenn. Aug. 14. '65
Furgusou John R. e. Feb. 18, '65. m, o. June 19. '65
Hutzler David, e. Jan. 20, '65, m. o. Sept. 4, '65, as
First Sergt.
Lambert Joshua, e. Feb. 16, '65. m. o. May 11, '65
McMormick R. F. e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Sept. 4, '65
McCulloch Silas W. e. Jan. 20, '65, des. Aug. 12,
'65
Markley Thomas, e. Jan. 20. '65, nt. o. Sept. 4, '65
Morgan Edward, e. Jan. 18. '65, m. o. Sept. 4, '65, as
Corp.
McDermot Franklin, e. Jan. 18, '65, m. o. Sept. 4
'65
SwailesGeo. W. e. Feb. 24, '65, m. o. Sept. 4. '65
Thorp Elijah, e. Feb. 12, '65, m. o. Sept, 4, '65
COMPANY H.
PRIVATES.
Bryan Wm. e. Feb. 23, '65, m.o. Sept. 4, '65
Bailey Lewis, e. Feb. 24, '65, m.o, Sept. 4, '65
Cash Fernando C. e. Feb. 13, '65, m.o. Sept. 4, '65
Eagle John T. e. Feb. 21. '65, m. o. Sept, 4, '65
Hodges John J. e. Feb. 23. '65, in. o. Sept. 4, '65
Hart Wallace, e. Feb. 24, '65. m. o. June 24, '65
Rodgers Zephaniah, e. -Feb. 23, '65, in. o. Sept. 4, '65
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Mason Wm. B. e. Feb. 20, '65, m. o. Sept. 4, '65
Manly Wm. e. Feb. 20, '65. in. o. Sept. 4, '65
Mason Isaac J. e. Feb. 20, '65. m. o. Sept. 4, '65
COMPANY K.
PRIVATE.
Bible Thomas H. e. Feb. 17, '65. m. o. Sept. 4, '65
SECOND CAVALRY.
COMPANY A.
PRIVATES.
Gintz John, e. Aug, 8, '61, disch. Aug. 11, '64, term
expired
Nelson Charles, e. Aug. 8, '61, disch. April 18, '62
RECRUITS.
Fargus James A. e. Sept. 24, '64, m. o. June 17, '65
Garlock James, e. Jan. 22, '64, died at Baton Rouge,
Jan. 25, '64
THIRD CAVALRY.
COMPANY A.
Corp. Jefferson Van Nota, e. Aug. 2, '61, m. o. Sept.
5, '64, as 1st Sergt.
Bugler Rufus H. Britell, e. Aug. 27, '61, trans, to
Regimental band
PRIVATES.
Groasman Wm. M. e. Aug. 10, '61, in. o. Sept. 5, '64
as Corp.
Hendersen Edwin, e. Aug. 2, '61, disch. for disab.
Henderson Joel, e. Aug. a, '61, m. o. Sept. 5, '64
Henderson Edw. F. e. Aug. 2, '61, in. o. Sept. 5, '64
Price Finnan, e. Aug. 23, '61, m. o. Sept. 5, '64, as
farrier
Ward James H. e. Aug. 10, '61, died at Helena, Ark.,
Nov. 30, '62
COMPANY C.
PRIVATES.
Browning James M. e. Aug. 19, '61, disch. Jan. 7.
'62, disab.
Blorkins orBluhm M. H. e. Aug. 19, '61, m.o. Sept.
5, '64
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
465
Barwick Joseph, e. Aug. 19, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Beckman Lewis, e. Aug. 19, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Bluhtn Wm. e. Aug. 19, '61. in. o. Sept. 5, '64, as
Corp.
Bonds Jasper, e. Aug. 19, '61. in. o. Sept. 5, '64
Dolhow Eli, e. Aug. 19, '61. died at St. Louis, Nov.
2. '62
Fee Alexander, e. Aug. 19. '61, des. Dec. 23, '61
Saltou Roiit. e. Aug. 19. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Smith L^wis, e. Aug. 19. '61. m. o. Sept. 5, '64
Severs Jacob M. e. Aug. 19, '61, Corp. on sick fur-
lough since May 16. '62
Saltou Rout. e. March 15, '61, trans, to Co. F, as
consolidated
RECRUIT.
Bonds John J. H. e. Dec. 29, '63, des. June 4, '64
COMPANY H.
Bugler Geo. O. Rutledge, e. Aug. 22, '61
PRIVATE.
Burkett John J. e. Aug. 13, '61, disch. March 1, '62,
wounds
THIRD (Consolidated) CAVALRY.
COMPANY F.
RECRUIT.
Bond John J. H. e. Jan. 27. '65, des . July 26, '65
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Belville Win. E. e. March 4, '65, m. o. Oct. 10, '65
Mitchell Win. E. e. March 4, '65, in. o. Oct. 10, '65
COMPANY K.
PRIVATE.
Paul John, e. March 31, '65, des. May 27, '65
FOURTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY L..
RECRUIT.
Anderson James A. e. Feb. 5, '64, trans, to Co. B, as
consolidated
FIFTH CWALRY.
COMPANY I.
Corp. James C. Peas. e. Sept. 23. '61, died at Vicks-
fmrg, Oct. 30, '64
SIXTH CAVALRY.
Col. Ben]. H. Grierson, rank March 28, '62, prcfc
Brigadier-General June 3. '63
Col. Mathew H. Starr, rank June 3, '63. died of
wounds, at Jacksonville, Mo., Oct. 1, '64
Liciit. Col. Marh'-w H. Starr, rank Nov. 2, '63, pro.
*'ai. Ben], H. Grierson, rank Aug. 28. '61, pro. Col.
M;ij. Mathew IT. Starr, rank Oct. 15, '62, pro.
Quartermaster John M. Synder, rank Sept. 1, '61.
in. o. June 1, '62
Quartermaster John C. Grierson, rank Oct. 29, '62,
pro. by President
COMPANY C.
Capt. David P. Foster, rank Nov. 19, '61, disch. Jan.
2, '63
First Lieut. Wm. L. Edwards, rank Nov. 19, '61,
resigned March 14, '62, re-applied
First Lieut. Wm. L. Edwards, rank April 15, '62,
died Dec. 31. '62
First Lieut. Charles If. Hazzard, rank Dec. 31, '62,
lion, disci). July 24, '63
Second Lieut. Charles H. Hazzard, rank April 25,
'62, pro.
Co. Quartermaster Ser^t. John Landers.e. Sept. 3,
'61, re-enl. as vet.
Sorgt. Archie McDonald, e. Sept. 3, '61
Sergt;. Joseph Hoglen, e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl, as vet.
Corp. Thomas Lawso'i, »>. Sept. 3. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Corp. David W. Ford, e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Bugler George Baumme), e. Sept. 3. '61, re-enl. as
vet,
Farrier John Barber, e. Sept. 3. '61
Blacksmith John J. Snyder, e. Sept. 3, '61, m. o.
Dec. 13, '64
PRIVATES.
Beck Wm. A. e. Sept. 3, '61
Brown George, e. Sept. 3. '61, in. o. Dec. 12, '64
Buck James W. e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Boone Thomas K. e. Sept 3, '61, in. o. Dec. 12, '64
Carpenter Charles L. e. Sept. 3. '61, died at Mem-
phis, May 20, '64
Carpenter Edw. M. e. Sept, 3, '61, died at Jackson-
ville, all., June 17. '64
Conlin Paul, e. Sept. 3, '61. re-enl. as vet.
Currin James e. Sept. 3. '61
Foley Michael, e. Sept. 3, '61
Haggard Clias. A. e. Sept. 3. '61
Kfniiey Patrick, e. Sept. 3, '61
Lanhaud Pleasant, e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Lustlck Win. e. Sept. 3, '61
Milsha Silas, e. Sept. 3. '61
Murphy Stephen, e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet.'
Nagle Patrick, e. Sept. 3. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Nagle James, e. Sept. 3, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Poland Peter, e. Sept. 3. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Sinclair John, e. Sept. 3, '61. m. o. Dec. 12, '64
Sinclair Thomas, e. Sept. 3. '61
Sweeney Paul H. e. Sept. 3. '61
Urteka Joseph, e. Sept. 3, '61
Waters Patrick, e. Sept. 3. '61
VETERANS.
Quartermaster Sergt. Robt. Bradley, e. March 1,
'61, pro. Capt.
Sergt. Peter Poland, e. March 1, '61, m. o. Nov. 5,
'65, as private
Bugler Geo. Bammel, e. March 1. '61, pro. chief
bugler, and reduced, m. o. Nov. 5, '65
Saddler Nich. M. Watson, e. March 1,'61, m. o. Nov.
5, '65
PRIVATES.
Buck James W. e. March 1. '61. m. o. Nov. 5. '65
Conlan Paul, e, March 1, '61, disch. April 8, '65, dis-
abled
Hoagland Joseph O. e. March 1, '61, m. o. Nov. 5, '65
Lawson Thomas, e. March 1, '61, m. o. Nov. 5, '65,
as Sergt.
Lanham Pleasant, e. March 1, '61, m. o. Nov. 5, '65
Landers John, e. March 1. '61, in. o. Nov. 5, '65
Murphy Stephen, e. March 1, '61, m. o. Nov. 5, '65
Nagle James, e. March 1, '61. m. o. Nov. 5. '65
Nagle Patrick, e. March 1, '61, m. o. Nov. 5. '65
RECRUITS.
Ashbrook Thomas J. e. Aug. 30. '61. m. o. June 6, '65
Clennehan James R. e. April 27, '64, m. o. Nov. 5, '65
as Corp.
Finn Michael, re-enl. as vet.
Hiebarger Joseph, e. April 29, '64, m. o. Nov. 5, '65
Watson Nicholas, re-enl. as vet,
UN ASSIGN ED RECRUITS.
Abner Allen, e. Dec. 9, '63
White Lewis, e. Feb. 24, '65
SEVENTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY L.
RECRUIT.
Schemerhorn John, e. Feb. 27. '65, m. o. Nov. 4, '65,
as bugler
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Coggswell Fred B. e. Feb. 23, '65, des.
EIGHTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY A.
First. Lieut. Henry A. Humphrey, rank July 1, '65'
pro. Capt. Co. D.
PRIVATES.
Huntingdon Luke W. e. Sept. 4. '61. re-enl. as vet.
Hoffmann Valentine B. e. Sept. 8, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Hubbard Perry, e. Sept. 2. '61, disch. Aug. 15, '62,
disabled
Hubbard Monroe, e. Sept. 4, '61, disch. Aug. 25, '62,
disabled-
Shields Joseph, e. Sept. 8. '61, re-enl. as vet.
VETERANS.
Burnier e. Nov. 30, '63, m. o. July 17, '65, as team-
ster
Fischer Chas. e. Nov. 30, '63, m. o. July 17, '65, as
Corp.
Huntingdon Luke W. e. Nov. 30, '63, m. o. July 17,
'65
Hoffman Val. B. e. Nov. 30, '63. m. o. July 17, '65, as
Corp,
RECRUITS.
Cook John A. e. Oct. 7, '61. m. o. July 17, '65
GrushaberBenj. e. Oct. 19, '61, waspris. of war m.o.
May 12. '65
Hubbard Monroe A. e. Feb. 20, '61, absent, sick, at
in. o. of Regt.
Phillips Joseph, e. Oct. 19, '61. re-enl. as vet.
COMPANY L.
VETERANS.
Carr J. A. or N. e. Jan. 26, '64, kid. White Plains
Va.. in a charge, Oct. 11, '64
Turner Jacob M. e. Jan. 26, '64, m. o. July 17, '65
466
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
NINTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY G.
RECRUITS.
Bonghen Ambrose, e. Feb. 20. '64, m. o. Oct. 31, '65
Churchill Wm. I., e. Feb. 20. '65, m. o. June 13. '65
Streeter Velney, e. Feb. 16, '65, m. o. Oct. 31, '65
Watson Robert, e. Feb. 20, '65, in. o. July 28, '65
COMPANY H.
VETERAN.
Miner Daniel, e. Feb. 14, '64, m. o. Oct. 31, '65
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
G risham Hrzekiah, e. April 1, '65
Walker Henry L, e. April 1, '65, des. Aug. 2, '65
TENTH CAVALRY.
Maj. Geo. Snelling, rank May 10, '64. m. o. at re-or-
ganization
Maj. Joseph S. McCartney, rank May 10, '64, m. o. at
re-organization
COMPANY A.
Corpl. Thomas Brenn, e. Sept. 21, '61, died at Quincy,
111., March 19, '62
PRIVATE.
Magill Joseph, e. Sept. 21, '61, died at Memphis, Oct,
3, '63
COMPANY B.
Second Lieut. Joseph S. McCartney.ranK Feb.14 ,'62,
pro. Co. H.
Quartermaster Segrt. Josephs. McCartney, e. Sept.
20,'61, pro. Second Lieut.
VETERAN.
Park Geo. W. e. Jan. 3, '64, trausf. to Co. B. as con-
solidated
RECRUITS.
Cary Thomas L. e. Dec. 21, '63, transf. to Co. B. as
reorganized
Cary Ueo. W. e. Dec. 21, '63, transf. to Co. B. as re-
organized
Ezell or Esell Geo. e. Feb. 20, '64, transf. to Co. B.
as reorganized
Groenke Charles, e. Jan. 18. '64, transf. to Co. B. as
reorganized
Palmer Win. J. e. Feb. 20, '64, transf. to Co. B. as
reorganized
Teel James E. e. Oct. 23, transf. to Co. B. as re-
organized
Wade Thomas, e. Aug. 20, died at Little Rock,
Ark., Oct. 5, '63
COMPANY F.
RECRUIT.
Eckhoff Charles, e. Aug. 18, '64. See Co. F. as reor-
ganized
COMPANY G.
PRIVATE.
Green Wm. J. e. Sept. 28, '61. disch. May 1, '64
VETERAN!
Marker Wm. H. e. Jan. 5, '64. See Co. G. as reorgan-
ized
RECRUITS.
Dinwiddie Robert, e. Feb. 26, See Co. G. as re-
organized
Marker Wm. H. e. Jan. 29, '62, re-enl. as vet.
COMPANY H.
Capt. Joseph S. McCartney, rank Oct. 29, '62, pro.
Major
RECRUITS.
Birdsell Clark, e. Feb. 17, See Co. H. as reor-
ganized
Hicks Geoige W. e. Feb. 1, '64, died, Little Rock,
Ark., Anir. 24, '64
Moss Willis D. e. Feb. 5, '64. See Co. H. as reorgan-
ized
Sims Robert, e. Feb. 4, '64. See Co. H. as reorganized
COMPANY I.
Capt. George Snelling, rank July 9, '62, pro. Major
PRIVATE.
McAllister Geo. T. e. Sept. 23, '61
RECRUITS.
Bowen Jefferson F. e. Aug. 19, '62, died, Jan. 1, '63
Coyle Win. F. e. Aug. 19, '62. See Co. I. as reorgan-
ized
Crawley Wm. A. e. Aug. 19, '62. See Co. I. as reor-
ganized
Dunwifldle Robt. e. Feb. 26, — vet. transf. to Co. G
Duckworth Milton J, e. March 4, — disch. Oct. 14.
'64, disab.
Hunter Isaac T. e. March 4, '64, See Co. I. as reor-
ganized
McAllister Joseph R. e. Aug. 12. See Co. I. as reor-
ganized
McAllister Charles P. e. Nov. 9, '63. See Co. I. as re-
organized, vet.
Snelling Wm. H. e. Aug. 21, '62. See Co. I, as reor-
ganized
COMPANY K.
RECRUIT.
Rexcoat Lewis L. e. Feb. 1, '64. See Co. D. as reor-
ganised
COMPANY M.
RECRUIT.
Shaw Owen or Oliv M. e. Feb. 5, — des July 3, '64
ELEVENTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY I.
RECRUIT.
Green Charles, e. March 24, '65, transf. to 5th Ills.
Cavalrv
TWELFTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY A.
PRIVATE.
Strong Dudley S. e. Jan. 17, '62, des. Feb. '62
COMPANY F.
PRIVATE.
Hendley Andrew J. e. Oct. -7, '61, des. June 10, '62
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Bennett Matthias, e. Nov. 14, '64
THIRTEENTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY A.
VETERANS.
Brown Joshua B. e. Feb. 1, '64, transf. to Co. M
Cole Wm. N. e. Jan. 3. '64, transf. to Co. M
COMPANY G.
Corp. James T. Roach, e. Jan. 25, '62
Corp. Richard D. Roberts, e. Jan. 10, '62
Blacksmith Enoch Kents, e. Jan. 10, '62
PRIVATES.
Belk Chamberlain, e. Jan. 25, '62, transf. to Co. B. as
consolidated
Bayer George N. e. Jan. 25, '62, transf. to Co. A. as
consolidated
Creek Samuel J. e. Jan. 25, '62, disch. June 17, '62,
disab.
Draper John. e. Feb. 11, '62, died at Pilot Knob, Mo.
June 12, '62
Egan Michael, e. Jan. 25. '62, disch. Sept. 20, '62,
disab.
Granke John, e. Jan. 20, '62
Granke Fred. e. Jan. 10, '62
Groves Joseph, e. Jan. 10, '62, transf to Co. B. as
consolidated
Hard man David F. e. Jan. 25. '62, died at Old Town
Landing, Ark.. Aug. 24, '62
Jones Thomas, e. Jan. 10, '62, transf. to Co. C. as
consolidated
Jones James, e. Jan. 10, '62, died at Helena, Ark.
Oct. 2, '62
Jones Timothy, e. Jan. 10, '62, disch. May 23, '62,
disab.
Jones Edward, e. Jan. 10, '62, transf. to Co. C. as
consolidated
Runyon Gilbert, e. Jan. 25, '62, died, Jeff. Barracks,
March 22, '62
Roberts Obediah L. e. Jan. 10, '62, transf. to Co. C. as
consolidated
Shepard Thomas F. e, Feb. 11, '62
West Richard, e. Jan. 10, '62
RECRUITS.
Chance George W. transf. to Co. A. as consolidated
Draper Abraham, transf. to Co. B. as consolidated
Tribble Allen B. died at St. Louis, Nov 25. '62
THIRTEENTH (Consolidated) CAVALRY.
COMPANY K.
PRIVATE.
German Johnson C. e. Dec. 21, m. o. Aug. 31, '65
MORGAN COUNTY WAR RECORD.
467
FIFTEENTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY E.
PRIVATE.
Drake John, e. Dec. 24, '61
SIXTEENTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY G.
RECRUIT.
Bratton James, e. Sept. 10, '63, ties. March 24. '63
COMPANY I.
PRIVATES.
Shruin Henry, e. Jan. 3, — disch. Mar. 25. '64, disab.
Harris James M. e. Sept. 28, — exch. prls. abs. in 111
not disch.
Laforge George W. e. Sept. 28, — exch. pris. m. o.
Aug. 19, '65, as Sergt,
COMPANY M.
PRIVATE.
Parker Archibald, e. Feb. 7, — m. o. Aug. 19. '65,
was pris.
SEVENTEENTH CAVALRY.
COMPANY C.
PRIVATE.
Clark Win. M. e. Nov. ], — in. o. Nov. 23, '65
COMPANY H.
RECRUIT.
Kulmitzer Peter, transf. from 12th 111. Cav. m. o.
Dec. 15, '65
FIRST ARTILLERY.
BATTERY JB.
RECRUIT.
Ash brook Thos. J. e. Aug. 17— assigned to new Co. A.
BATTERY F.
First Lieut. John W. Risley, rank July 23, '64, m. o.
March 7, '65
Second Lieut. John W. Risley, rank July 21, '62, pro.
Junior First Lieut.
The organization of Battery F discontinued, and
the veterans and recruits assigned to other batte-
ries.—Special Field order No. 47,headquarters Dept.
of the Cumberland, Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 22, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Baker Augustus, e. Aug. 4, — transf. to Co. E.
Bossack John W. e. Aug. 2,— transf. to Co. E.
Blair John, e. Aug. 2, '62. Corp. died at Marietta,
Ga., Oct. 8. '64, wounds
Chapin Horatio Q. e. Aug. 2, '62, transf. to Co. A.
Conrad George, e. Aug. 6, '62, transf. to Co. B.
Cooper Win. M. e. Aug. 6, '62, pro. to First Lieut. Co.
1. 128th III. Inf.
Gatenby George, e. July 28. '62, transf. to Co. A.
Guyler John. e. July 31. '62. transf. to Co. E.
Graves John W. e. Aug. 6, '62, died at Lagrange,
Tenu., March 5, '63
Lansing Orrin. e. Aug. 2. '62, transf. to Co. A.
Lentz Max. e. July 28, '62. transf. to Co. E.
Marks James, e. Aug. 6, '62, disch. June 25, '64,
disab.
Martin Kdward, e. July 29, '62, transf. to Co. E.
Minter John, e. July 28, '62, transf. to Co. A.
Murat Kdward. e. Aug. 9, '62, died of wounds, at
Marietta, Ga.
Ott Philip, e. Aug. 2, '62. transf. to Co. A.
Overcutler Henry, e. Aug. 6. '62, transf. to Co. A.
Ocha Lewis, e. Aug. 9. '62, drowned at St. Louis,
Sept. 19. '62
O'Conner Henry, e. Aug. 2, '62, died at Memphis,
Nov. 25. '63
Rhearn Fred. e. July 31, '62, transf. to Co. E.
Rogers James, e. Aug. 2, '62, transf. to Co. A.
Singleton John H. e. July 28. '62, transf. to Co. A.
Snyder Lawrence, e. Aug. 5, '62, transf. to Co. E.
Thoaisburg James R. e. Aug. 2, '62, transf. to Co. A.
Vance K. 1'. e. AUK'. 2. '62. transf. to Co. E.
Vance James, e. Aug. 2, '62, transf. to Co. E.
Withington Nathaniel, e. Aug.?, '62, transf. toCo.E.
Seigle Win. e. Aug. 21, '62, disch. March 23, disab.
SECOND ARTILLERY.
Quartermaster John Pyatt, rank Nov. 27, '61, Lieut,
in Co. K.
BATTERY B.
VETERAN.
Shilegner John, e. March 18. '64. m. o. July 15, '65
RECRUITS.
Morgan George F. e. May 25, '61, disch. Sept. 4, '62,
disab.
Peet John S. e. May 25, '61, re-enl. as vet.
BATTERY F.
RECRUITS.
Dennis Joseph, e. March 30, '65. in. o. July 2, '65
Johnson Zachariah, e. Dec. 28. '63, m. o. July 27, '65
Johnson Henry T. e. Dec. 28, '63, m. o. July 27, '65
BATTERY H.
PRIVATE.
Rohrer Isadore, e. Sept. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
VETERAN.
Rohrer ladore. e. Jan. 1, '64, m. o. July 29, '65
HISTORY OF CO. K. SECOND ARTILLERY.
Batterv K., Second Illinois Artillery, was organ-
ized at Camp Butler, in December, 1861, by Capt,
Beni. F. Rodgers. and was mustered in Dec. 31st.
On February 7, 1862, moved to Cairo, III,; and, ill
March, to Columbus, Ky. In June, one section was
sent to Fort Pillow, during the bombardment. The
battery was then ordered to Memphis, Tenn., and,
In August, returned to Columbus. In October,
moved, with a force under command of Cant. Rod-
gers, to Clarkston, Mo., which was occupied by 300
rebels. Attacked and destroyed the place
In November, moved to Memphis, and was as-
signed to the Fourth Division, Sixteenth Army
Corps, and moved with the division to Yacona
Creek. Returned north to Memphis and Charleston
R. R., and remained on duty until February, 1863,
when it moved with the division to Memphis. On
May 20th, moved to Vicksbnrg; took part in the
siege. Aug. 20th, moved to Natchez.Miss. Remained
In this place, engaged in various expeditions an4
raids, until Dec. 11, 1864. when it moved to Mem-
phis, and went on garrison duty. July 9th, moved
from Memphis to Chicago, 111, arriving July llth,
and was mustered out July 14, 1865.
BATTERY K.
Capt. Benj. F. Rodgers, rank Dec. 31, '61, term ex.
Dec. 30, '64
Capt. Thomas C. Barber, rank Dec. 30, '64, m. o. Ju-
ly 14, '65
First Lieut. Francis M. Ross, rank Dec. 31, '61, died
at Jacksonville, 111. Jan. 15, '64
First Lieut. Aleb S. Gale, rank Dec. 31. '61, res.
June 26, '63
First Lieut. Wesley Platt, rank June 26, '63, term
ex. Jan. 8, '66
Second Lieut. Wesley Platt, rank Feb. 3, '62, pro.
junior 1st Lieut.
Second Lieut. John Pyatt, rank May 31, '62, pro.
senior 2d Lieut.
Second Lieut. John Pyatt, rank June 26, '62, disch.
Nov. 1, '64
Second Lieut. Thomas C. Barber, rank Nov. 1, '64,
pro. Capr.
Second Lieut. Alexander Platt, rank Dec. 30, '64, m.
o. July 14. '65
Sergt. John W. Brakon e. Oct. 15, '61, ui. o. Dec. 30,
'64, as wagoner
Sergt. Wm.T. Gibbons, e. Oct. 15, '61
Sergt. John Redding, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30,
64. as private
Sergt. Geo. W. Bringhurst, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec.
30, '64, as private
Corp. Samuel S. Seegar, e. Oct. 15. '61,
Corp. Thomas C. Robinson, e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as
Corp. Benj. F. Ryeerson, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec.
30, '64, as private
Corp. Moses Warner, e Oct. 15. '61. kid. at Mem-
phis, Tenn. June 28, '62. by James Crews.
Corp. James Stewart, e. Oct. 15, '61, des. Dec. 26,'62
Bugler Geo. W. Sofer, e.Oct, 15, '61
Blacksmith Wm. Springstead, e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl.
as vet.
Artificer Charles Henderson, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o.
Dec. 30, '64, as private
PRIVATES.
Ainswortb Joshua, e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Alexander Wm. T. e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Beebe Anun, e. Oct. 15, '61, in. o. Dec. 30. '64
Bridges Wm. e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64, as ar-
tificer
Bowen Wm. H. e. Oct. 15, '61, died at Columbus, Ky.
May 22, '64
Bacon Jeremiah, e. Oct. 15, '61, disch. June 20, '62,
disabled
Crumpsler Wm. e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Crowles Leonard A. e. Oct. 15. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Cavanaugh John, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64, as
Corp.
dough Wm. e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Cooper Aaron B. e. Oct. 15, '61. m. o. Deo. 30. '64
Cunningham Wm. H. e. Oct. '15, '61, died at Camp
Butler, III.
Filey John F. e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet,
Fall John. e. Oct. 15, '61. died at Camp Butler, 111.
Jan. 28, '62
Gold Sedgwick H. e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64
468
MORGAN COUNTY WAS, RECORD.
Hopper Joseph, e. Oct, 15, '61, disch. Dec. 31. '62.
disabled
Hairgrove Francis M. e.Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec.30,'64
Hamilton George W. e. Oct. 15, '61
Hall Lewis, e. Oct. 15, '61. m. o. Dec. 30. '64.
Hughey Alex. e. Oct. 15, '61. m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Harbaker David, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Isaacs Alex. e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Jennings George, e. Oct. 15, '61
Jennings Wm. e. Oct. 15, '61, discli. Dec. 24, '62,
disabled
James David, e. Oct. 15, '61. re-enl. as vet.
James Levi, e. Oct. 15, '61, disch. Sept. 13, '62, disab.
Kite Calvin, e. Oct. 15. '61
Lewis Wm. B. e. Oct. 15, '61. m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Leighton John, e. Ort. 15. '61
Lyiie Emmet, e. Oct. 15, "61, transf. to gunboat ser-
vice Feb. 21, '62
Lally Henry, e. Oct. 15. '61, des. Aug. 27, '62
Littleberry Robert, e. Oct. 15, '61. des. Feb. 5, '62
Manly Jolin, e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Mitchell John F. e. Oct. 15. '61, re-enl. as vet.
Morkin Patrick, e. Oct. 15, '61. re-enl. as vet.
McNally Michael, e. Oct. 15 '61, re-enl. as vet.
O'Donald Hugh, e. Oct. 15, '61
Pitcher James, e. Oct. 15, '61
Pitman Ross. e. Oct. 15, '61
Radley Henry, e. Oct. 15, '61, re-enl. as vet.
Richardson Joseph F. e. Oct. 15. '61
Shipley James H. e.Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Smith John, e. Oct. 15, '61, des. Nov. 26, '62
Trotter Addison V. e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Thompson Michael, e. Oct. 15, '61, m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Wood John, e. Oct. 15. '61. m. o. Dec. 30, '64
Wilkes John, e. Oct. 15 '61. re-enl. as vet.
Ward James, e. Oct. 15, '61, discli. April 30, '62, disab.
Wade James, e. Oct. 15, '61
VETERANS.
Alexander Wm. e. Jan. 5, '64, Corp. disch. April
12, '65, disabled
Ains worth Joshua, e. Jan. 5, '64, in. o. July 14, '65
Albertson Albert, e. Jan. 28. '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Aylwai d Thomas, e. Jan. 28, '64. m. o. July 14. '65
Barber Thomas C. e. Jan. 10, '64. pro. Sergt. then
senior Second Lieut.
Cawles Leonard A. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Clough John W. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Colson Wm. e . Feb. 2, '64, m. o. July 14. '65
Crumpler Wm. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65, as
Corp.
Daniels James, e. Jan. 19, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Filey John, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Gonnell John, e. Jan. 16, '64. m. o. July 14, '65
Gurley George W. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Harris Columbus, e. Feb. 2, '64. m. o. July 14. '65, as
Sergt.
Isaacs Valentine, e. Jan. 5. '64, m. o. July 14. '65
James David, e. Jan. 5, '64, ni. o. July 14, '65
McCormack Absolom, e. March 19, '64, m. o. July
14, '65, as artificer
Mitchell John F. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Morkin Patrick, e. Jan. 5, '64. m. o. July 14, '65
McNally Michael, e. Jan. 5. '64. m. o. July 14, '65
Mauley John, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65, as
Corp.
Platt Alexander, e. Feb, 6, '64, pro. Sergt. then senior
Second Lieut.
Robinson Thomas C. e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65,
as Corp.
Radley Henry D.e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65, as
Sergt.
Springstead William, e. Jan. 5, '64, m. o. July 14, '65,
as Quartermaster Sergt.
Wilkes John, e. Jan. 5. '64. m. o. July 14, '64
RECRUITS.
Aylward Thomas, e. Jan. 27, '62, re-enl. as vet.
Ackoff Charles, e. March 1, '62, re-enl. as vet.
Brown John. e. Dec. 15, '63, dishon. disch. to date
July 14, '65
Barber Thomas C. e. Jan. 9, '62, re-enl. as vet.
Bechi'M Win. e. Jan. 7. '62
Boyd Win. E. e. Jan. 2:2, -62
Brown George, e. Jan. 22. '62, died at Columbus, Ky.,
Marc 1 1 19, '62
Crisswell George M. e. Dec. 30, '63, m. o. July 14, '65
Crews Philip, e. Jan. 9, '62, disch. Jan. 8, '65, term ex.
Crews Thomas, e. Jan. 9, '62, disch. Jan. 8, '65, term
ex.
Crews James, e. Jan. 15, '62. dishon. disch. Oct.11,'62
Cox Fleming, e. Jan. 27. '62, des. June 21, '62
Cox Thomas, e. Feb. 1, '62, died at Columbus, Ky.,
July 9. '52
Colson Wm. e. Feb. 1, '62. re-enl. as vet.
Darley Benj. e. Feb. 18, '64, m. o. July 14, '65
Daniels James, e. Jan. 18, 'fi2, re-enl. as vet.
Elliott Thomas, e. Jan. 9, '62, disch. Jan. 8, '65, term
ex.
Evans Wm. e. Jan. 15, '63, disch. Jan. 14. '65, term
ex.
(Mbson.Tohn M. e. Dec. 15. '62, m. o. July 14. '65
Getter Benj. O. e. Oct. 21, '62, m. o. July 14. '65
Gunnell John, e. Jan. 13, '62, re-enl. as vet.
Hurst Thomas, e. Jan. 11, '62, disch. Jan. 14, '65,
term ex.
Hughs Henry, e. Jan. 27. '62
Ja.iiesor Jones Joseph, e. Dec. 17, '63, m. o. July 14,
'65, as artificer
Lawless Martin, e. Jan. 20, '62, des. Nov. 26, '62
McCormick Absolom L. e. March 18, '62, re-enl. as
vet.
O'Neal Daniel, e. Jan. 27. '62, des. Aug. 27. '62
Peck Charles M. e. March 28. '64, in. o. July 14, '65
Platt Alex. e. Feb. 5, '62. re-enl. as vet.
Swales Wm. W. e. Feb. 2, '62, disch. Feb. 2, '65, term
expired
Savchtield James, e. Jan. 7, '62, des. Nov. 26, '62
Taylor Andrew J. e. Jan. 3, '62, disch. Jan. 8, '65,
term expired
Thompson Robert, e. Oct. 9, '62
Wright Daniel, e. March 1. '62. disch. Sept 9, '62,
disab.
BATTERY M.
UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Bradley Bernard, e. Oct. 20, '64
Bailey James, e. April 7, '65
Carrol Henry, e. Nov. 28, '63, des. Dec. 28, 63
Clark James, e. Oct. 20. '64
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BATTERY.
White George T. e. Oct. 27, '63? died at Vining Sta-
tion, Ga. Aug. 28, '64, wounds
SPRINGFIELD LIGHT ARTILLERY.
RECRUITS.
Booth Wm. W. e. Nov. 23, '63, m. o. June 30, '65
Brown Benj. F. e. Nov. 6, '62. m. o. June 30. '65
Carter Charles W. e. Nov. 6. '62, in. o. June 30, '65
Cross Ethan W. e. March 30, '65
Henry John. e. Nov. 18, '63. m. o. June 30. '65
Thomas , e. Nov. 18, '63. m. o. June 30. '65
Thibus Fred W. e. Nov. 18, '63, m. o. May 29, '65
TWENTY NINTH U. S. COLORED INFAN-
TRY.
COMPANY E.
RECRUITS.
Conner John. e. Feb. 1, '65. m. o. Nov. 6, '65
Masters Lewis, e. Feb. 1, '65, absent, sick, at m. o.
of Regt.
Thompson Libby, e. Feb. 2, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65
COMPANY F.
RECRUITS.
Christine Alex. e. Jan. 28, '65, absent, sick, at m. o.
of Regt.
Washington Wm. e. Feb. 1, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65
COMPANY G.
RECRUIT.
Mullen John, e. Jan. 23, '65, m. o. Nov. 6, '65
UNASSIGNED RECRUIT.
Hill John, e. Sept. 5, '64
THIRTEENTH U. S. COLORED ARTILLERY.
Atkinson John L. e. April 4, '65
Asbrook Sylvanus, e. April 5. '65
Franklin Nathan, e. April 5, '65
Henry George, e. April 5. '65
Kirk "Edward, e. March 31, '65
Moore Samuel, e. April 5. '65
Price Alfred, e. March 30, '65
FIRST ARMY CORPS.
PRIVATES.
Shannon Gilbert, Co. No. 3, e. Feb. 21, '65, m. o.
Feb. 21, '66
Uhlig August, Co. No. 6. e. March 23. '65
Weber George, Co. No. 7, e. March 23. '65
Rommel Fridolin, Co. No. 7. e. March 23, '65
Stiumpf Wm. Co. No. 7, e. March 23, '65
Gargeman, Co. No. 7, e. March 23. '65
Patierson John, Co. No. 7, e. March 23, '65
Hoffman John T. Co. No. 11, e. April 7, '65, m. o.
April 6, '66, assigned to Co. E. 19th Reg. U. S,
Vet. Vols.
RECRUITS FOR THE U. S. REGULAR ARMY.
Morkin Patrick, e. Sept. '65
Stuorr Alfred F, e. Oct. '65
Brize John H. e. Jail. '65
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY.
ABBREVIATIONS.
ib ... above.
nr near
opp opposite
r residence
s ..south of
w . west of
ns north side
ws . . west side
es east side
T. W. & W Toledo, Wabash & Western
P. P. & 1 _• Peoria, Pekin & Jacksonville
C. A. & St. L Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
J. N. W. & S. E Jacksonville, North Western &
South Eastern.
av avenue.
bet between.
bds ... ...boards.
bldg building.
cor . corne'.
elk.. ...clerk.
lab laborer.
carp carpenter.
ss south side.
e... ...east of.
mnfr manufacturer.
n north of.
JACKSONVILLE CITY DIRECTORY.
A BNATHER JOHN, lab. r ws N. Main
A nR.R.
Acorn Edward, elk. r es East s College
Adams D. J. cigars, etc. ss W. State, Gal-
laher's blk. bds. Park house
Adams Mary J. Mrs. r W. College av. opp.
College
Adgate J. W. (Adgate & Harris) r es East s
of the Brook
ADGATE & HARRIS (John W.
Adgate and William P. Harris), se cor.
Square, represent the following well-known
companies : Atlantic, New York ; Com
mercial Union, London ; La Caisse Gen-
erale, Paris ; Manhattan, New York ;
Allemania, Pittsburgh ; Milwaukee Me-
chanics' ; Agricultural, Watertown ; Far-
mer's, York, Pa.; Fireman's, Dayton ; Im-
perial & Northern, London ; North Ger-
man, Hamburg, and others
Ahlquist John A. elk. Catlin & Co.
Ainsworth Joshua, lab. r East s Morton av.
Airey John, shoemkr. r E. College
Akers G. tailor, r es East s Morton av.
Akers Lida Miss, teacher, r. ws. East s. Col-
lege
Akers Peter Rev. minister, r E. College av.
e R.R.
Akers Robert N. (Akers & Russell) r 517
Diamond, cor. Anna
Akers Susan Mrs. r ws East s College
AKERS & RUSSELL (Robert N.
Akers and John W. Russell) iron and brass
founders and machinists, office and works
near R.R. Junction. New br'.ck building
and new machinery. We have the accu-
mulated patterns of twenty years' business.
Engines, pulleys, shafting; and other ma-
chinery furnished at lowest rates, and on
short notice. All jobbing woik attended
to promptly
Alcorn Andrew, drayman, r Church n State
Alcott W. A. druggist es Square nr Court,
r 209 W. College av. nr Sandy
Alexander Hattie, wid. Francis, r W.R.R.
w Bedwell
Alexander Robert, brklayr. r Court cor.
West
Alkire C. P. (L. E. & C. P. Alkire) r College
av. nr Clay av.
Alkire L. E. (L. E. & C. P. Alkire) r College
av. nr Clay av.
Alkire L. E. & C. P. (L. E. and C. P. Alkire)
millinery es Square nr Court
Allen A. B. clerk Dunlap house
Allen E. cook, r Marion av. svv cor. Church
Allen E. M. carriagemkr. r E. College av.
se cor. Lurton
Allen George, elk. bds. W. Allen's, S. Main
opp P.O.
Allen Glover W. elk. bds. College nw cor.
Sandy
470
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Allen Harrison, grocer, bds. W. Allen's, S.
Main opp P.O.
Allen J. W. Rev. pas. Chris, church, r 1002
S. Main
Allen Lafayette, lab. r ss Marion e Church
Allen Mack, lab. r Anna cor. Sandy
Allen Theodore, mason, r Madison, e West
Allen Wash, grocer S. Main opp P.O. r
College, nw cor. Sandy
Allquiet John, elk. r ss Michigan av. e East
ALspaugh Calvin, fireman, bds. Mrs. E. Me
Bride
Alves Eli, r Walnut w Diamond
Alves Mary Mrs. r Walnut w Diamond
Ambler J. wid. Washington r ss Mor-
gan nr West
Anderson Benjamin, furniture, r Washing-
ton se cor. East
Anderson Bina Miss, dressmkr. r Church nw
cor. Court
Anderson Catherine, r S. Mauvaisterre n S.
College av.
Anderson Charles G. tinner, r Groghan n
W.R.R.
Anderson Emma Miss, dressmkr. r Church i
nw. cor. Court
Anderson H. M. teacher, r es Clay av. s
Franklin
Anderson John, lab. Insane Asylum
Anderson J. S. (J. S. Anderson & Son) r
Washington se cor. East
Anderson J. T. dairyman, r W. D. Ander-
son
Anderson, J. S. & Son (J. S. & S. T. Ander-
son) undertakers ws Square nr Court
Anderson Mary E. dressmaking re cor.
Square, r Church nw cor. Court
Anderson S. T. (S. T. Anderson & Son)
r Washington se cor. East
Anderson W. D. dairyman, r es Lincoln av.
s Mound av.
Andras WTm. S. r esS. Main s Brook
Andrath M. J. gardener, r Pine n W.R.R.
Andrews A. Mrs. r W.R.R. w Diamond
Andrews A. J. carp, r ws Diamond s i
Anna
Andrews E. C. painter, r ws Diamond end
Anna
Andrews Frank, painter, r W.R.R. w Dia- !
mond
Andrews John, carp, r Diamond cor. Lafay- ;
ette av.
Andrews Joseph, teamster, r W.R.R. w
Groghan
Angel David, teamster, rSandusky s W.R.R.
Anhalt George, dyer, ns State e Square
Anthony Ida, ironer Insane Asylum
Anthony Minnie, chambermaid Insane Asy-
lum
Arbogast W. E. cigarmkr. bds. North nr
Yates
Arey John, shoemkr. r ns E. Morgan e East
Arenz Albert W. dept. elk. co. elk. r ns Col-
lege nr Clay av.
Arisman John, barkpr. bds. Southern hotel
Armstrong Alex, chief engineer fire depart-
ment, r es S. Prairie s Anna
Armstrong Samuel, blacksmth. bds. E. Kee-
mer's
Arndt Theodore S. carp. bds. es East, s
North
Arnett Charles L. r W.R.R. cor. Brown
Arnett Susan, wid. James, r W.R.R. cor.
Brown
Arnold Horace, baker, r College av. nr Gray
av.
Arnold Isabella D. Miss, r Prof. H. E. Storr's
Arthur Joseph, lab. r West n R.R.
Ashburn Victoria B. attendant Insane Asylum
Ashcraft Charles G. blacksmth. r ss Dunlap
e Main
Ashelby Matthew, stock dealer, r ns Grove
w Prospect
Askew Edward, r ns Court e Yates
Askew J. R. (Askew & Hamill) r E. Court
nr Church
Askew & Hamill (J. R. Askew and E H.
Hamill) physicians, ss Square, nr Sandy
Athenaeum, Prof. W. D. Sanders, supt. ws
Sandy s Square
ATKINS A. J. bridgebldr. residence
608 E. College av. Was born August 15,
1841, in Springfield, 111.; came to Jackson-
ville in the Fall of 1870; was married
August 15, 1867, to Miss Kate E. Russell,
of Columbus, Ohio; she died December
16, 1869;. was mirried again May 2, 1871,
to Miss Kizzie E. McBride; she was born
in Salem, N. C. July 31, 1850; he has four
children, Harry R. born July 17, 1869,
Myra Gertrude born January 31, 1872,
Jessie Belle born June 8, 1874. and Harvey
D. born October 15, 1876; Harry R. is by
his first wife; up to 1873 Mr. A. devoted
most of his time to railroad contracting
Atkins K. Mrs. r ss College av. e Hardin av.
Atkinson Elizabeth, wid. William, r es East
n North
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471
Atwater S. A. Mrs. bds. Dunlap house
Atwater William A. clerk, r W. College av.
cor. West
Auckland Mary E. Miss, Visitors' Attendant
111. Inst. Blind
Austin Michael, ice cream, r East se cor.
Madison
Ayers A. E.(M. P. Ayers & Co.) r ns State
opp Westminster
Ayers E. A. med. student, r State cor. Pine
Ayers John A. collr. r Caldwell, cor. State
Ayers M. P. (M. P. Ayers & Co.) r ns W.
State cor. Pine
AYERS M. P. & CO. (M. P. Ayers,
W. S. Hook and A. E. Ayers) bankers, ws
Square nr W. State
Ayers W. C. P. elk. r East nr the Brook
Ayre Jonas, carp, r East
ID ABCOCK Charles W. physician, bds. I.
J. Woodworth's
Back Fanny Miss, r Independence av. n C.
& A.R.R.
Bacon Hezekiah, weaver es S. Main end
Anna
Bacon H. C. carriagemkr. r es S. Main end
Anna
Badger M. B. painter, r West s Lafayette av.
Baggs H. W. physician, r ws Church s
Grove
Bailey George W., A. M. instructor in Greek,
r cor. Lockwood pi. and Mound av.
Bailey E. Miss, nurse Sanitarium
Baker E. Miss, seamstress, r Mrs. M. Baker
Baker Frank, jeweler, r Morton av. w West
Baker George, baker, r East s Superior av.
Baker Joel, engineer, r Hardin av. se cor.
Morton av.
Baker M. Mrs. seamstress, r E. Morgan e
East
Baker William, carp, r ws Clay av. n W.R.R.
Baldwin Julia MHS, dressmkr. bds. Mrs. E.
Cornell
Baldwin W. A. painter, ss Morgan nr Sandy, r
Clay av. nr College
Ball Virginia Mrs. wid. Harry, r N. West
n North
Bancroft Horace, r ss W. Statj e Prairie
Bancroft J. H.ins. agt. ns Square cor. Sandy,
r ss State w Prairie
Banford M. Mrs. r Church se cor. Marion
av.
Banks Anderson, paperhngr. r ws Kosciusko
n Ann
Baptist Joseph, carp, r ss Lafayette av. e
Pine
Baptist Saunders, lab. r Freedman e Cald-
well
Baptiste Antonio, blksmth. r W.R.R. w
Diamond
Baptiste Joaquin, lab. r Freedman w Dia-
mond
Baptiste John, farmer, r Caldwell s W.R.R.
Baptiste Sebastian, lab. r Pine n W.R.R.
Barbenhausen Henry, cigarmkr. r College
av. cor. Clay av.
Barbenhausen Harmen, lab. r E. College
sw. cor. Clay av.
Barber Augustus K. r W. College av. opp
College
Barber Geo. W. teamster, r ns Clay av. n
Michigan
Barber Thos. r ns E. College av. w Har-
din av.
Barcroft William, shoemkr. es Mauvaisterre
s. Square
Barcroft William L. elk. r Mauvaisterre nr
College av.
Bardsley George, asst. janitor Court House,
r North w Sandy
Bardsley George, watchman Ayer's bank, r
ss Chambers e C.& A.R.R.
Barker C. A. bkpr. D. and D. Asylum, r es S.
Main s Superior av.
Barlow James, music teacher, r Grove cor.
Kosciusko
Barnes Bell Mrs. r ss W. State w Church
Barnes Charles, lawyer, r ss W. State e Fay-
ette
Barnes William H. lawyer ns W. State nr
Square, r ss State nr Church
Barns W. Rev. r ss W. State nr Church
Barns R. M. Rev. r Church sw cor. Duncan
Barnett Fielding, porter, r N. Sandy n R.R.
Barnum John, attendant Jacksonville Hospi-
tal
Barr Hugh (S. O. Barr & Bro.) r Decatur
Barr S. O. (S. O. Barr & Bro.) r es East n
Morton av.
Barr S. O. & Bro. (S. O. and H. Barr) com.
mers. ns W. State nr Square
Barr Wm. P. merchant, r ss W. State w
Westminster
Barrett Frederick, baker Insane Asylum
Barrett F. P. baker, r ws Clay av. n Superior
Barrett G. F. farmer, r West n North
Barrett L. C. conductor C.& A.R.R. r 201
W. College av.
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Barrett Tomnick, teacher, r ns E. College
av. e East
Barrett , teamster, r Diamond s Freed-
man
Barrows C. S. music and musical instruments,
I Conservatory blk.
Barrows J. F. (Barrows & Brown) r Grove
nr Westminster
liarrows & Brown (J. F. Barrows and W. T.
Brown) pianos and organs, I Conservatory
blk.
Barry Richard, lab. r Caldwell s W.R.R.
Bartlett James, carp, r ns East s Morton av.
Bartlett James, joiner, r East s Morton av.
Bartlett Peter A. agt. r North w West
Barton Harry, farmer, r ns North e Mau-
vaisterre
Barton Harry, lab. r ns Clay av. s College
Barton Martha Miss, r es N. Main s Walnut
Basconcellos Frank, cigarmkr. r Diamond
cor. Lafayette av.
Basconcellos William, driver Johnson & Son
Bashforth C. H. bkpr. U. S. Ex. bds. Park
house
Bassett L. lab. r Reid & Co. brick yard
Basseti Rose, washerwoman Insane Asylum
Batty Charles, blksmth. r Court cor. West
Batz Christian, r ss North e East
Batz Fred, butcher, bds. ss North e East
Batz William, lab. Scott & Landers
Bauman Joseph, jeweler, es Square nr State,
r North nr Main
Bavington Albert, trav. agt. r Main sw cor.
Independence av.
Bavington Elmer, elk. r N. Main n R.R.
Bavington Theo. R. baker Ingalls & Co. r
N. Main »
Beane Adams Rev. Cong, minister, r ns
Mound av. w Park
Beane W. G. attendant Insane Asylum
Beardsley Frank, watchmkr. bds. Park house
Beastall William H. carp, r ss Indepen-
dence av. n Main
Beaty R. C. elk. bds. 610 W. College
Becker Anthony, blksmth. r College av. sw
cor. East
Becker A. (Becker, Rottger & Degen) r
College av. nr East
Becker J. H. baker, r ws East s College
Becker Phillip, cabinetmkr. r ss Chambers
e East
Becker, Rottger & Degen (Anton Becker,
John Rottger and Fred. Degen) furniture
and undertakeis, ws S. Main nr Square
Beckitt Thomas H. miller, r North cor. West
Beckman P. lab. V. Reid & Co. brick yard
Bedeld Charles, barber, bds. College av. nr
East
Bedford Charles, carder, r Church n State
Bedwell George W. farmer, r Lafayette av.
w Bedwell
Bedwell J. W. stock dealer, r Lafayette av.
w Bedwell
Beehan Dennis, lab. r ws Sandy n Anna
Beesley Benjamin, r es Caldwell n North
Beesley B. F. cash. Jacksonville National
Bank and treas. Illinois Hospital for the
Insane, r. Caldwell cor. North.
Bein Otto, tailor, r Court nr East
BELLATTI JOHN A. (Stryker &
Bellatti), attorney-at-law and notary public,
r. Church cor. Morton av.
Belvin Wm. farmer, r es Clayav. s College
Bennett Eliza Mrs. r ss E. College av. e
Johnson
Bennett Lizzie Mrs. r ns Lafayette av. e
East
Benson Lou, porter, Dunlap house
Benson William, wall paper and window
shades, house and sign painting, es Main
s Square, r Hardin av. s of the brook
Bentley Jennie, attendant Insane Asylum
Bento John, lab. r Independence av. n C. &
A. R.R.
Berdan James, lawyer, ns Square nr Main,
r State nr Church
Bergen B. F. sec. Illinois & Colorado Mining
Co. 4 Savings Bank bldg. r 1026 S. Main
Berry Ellen, matron D. & D. Asylum
Berry James, machinist Morgan Foundry
Berry John W. miller Scott & Landers
Berry , r Franklin, nw cor. Goltra av.
Berryman L. O. dentist, r ns Prairie n Anna
Besten John, lab. r Chambers sw cor. East
Betlmay Theodore, baker Kastner & Crassly
Bettray Theodore, confectioner, r ns Lafay-
ette av. e Ea^t
Betts Anna Miss, r es S. Main s College
Betts Ella A. Miss, elk. r es Main s College
Betzer Annie Miss, seamstress, r Peter Bet-
zer
Betzer Peter, tailor, r ss E. State w East
Bickford Asa, farmer, r East se cor. Michi-
gan av.
Biggs James, lab. r es N. Sandy n R.R.
Billings Mary S. supervisor D.and D. Asylum
Bishop Nathaniel, r 809 W. College av.
Bissell E. S. Mrs. r rear Wests Lafayette av.
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473
Bitzer Peter, tailor, r College av. w East
Black Elizabeth, wid. John, r North e Church
Black G. V. dentist, ss E. State e East
Black S. S. farmer, r Rout e C. & A.R.R.
Black W. H. (W. O. Dresbach & Co.) r Clay
av. nr Morton av.
Blake William, r ss Michigan av. e Clay av.
Blanchard Orlando Prof, r ss State e Square
Bland James, lab. r es S. Main s Chambers
Bland John, lab. r S. Main s Chambers
Bland J. W. engineer, r S. Main cor. Frank-
lin
Bland Mrs. r esS. Main
Blue John, porter, r Clay av. s College
Bobbitt Emma Miss, elk. bds. es Main s
College
Bohan Sim, lab. r North nr Sandy
Boilan William, plumber, r Lafayette av. nr
Brown
Bolan William, lab. r N. West n R.R.
Bolhman William, barber, r ss E. Morgan
e East
BOLINGEB R. dealer in Sewing
Machines, Plait's new block, sedbr. Square,
bds. Southern Hotel. Mr. B. has had five
years experience in repairing sewing
machines, about three years of this time in
Jacksonville. He first opened a shop over
the post-office, but, by close attention to
business, he soon fjpund his quarters too
small, and was obliged to move to a larger
store, on the Square ; his business gradual-
ly increasing he was again compelled to re-
move to his present location. Mr. B. is a
thorough mechanic and guarantees his
work. In connection with repairing all
kinds of sewing machines, he keeps con-
stantly on hand a large variety of machines
of the various companies, which he sells
from ten to fifty dollars less than the com-
panies retail them for. Sewing machine
attachments and every thing pertaining to
this business can be had in this store
Bollin Samuel, driver express wagon, r ss
Anna w West
Bond Emlyn, cook Insane Asylum
Booker J. B. ins. agt. r East ne cor. Cham-
bers
Born Henry, barber, bds. Sharp nr Clay av.
Boshen Henry, gardener, r es S. Main s
College av.
Boston A. farmer, r 830 Grove
Bourke W. A. groceries, ss Morgan nr Sandy,
r ws West s College av.
Bouman Joseph, jeweler, r ns North e East
Bowen Joseph, r ws East s College
Bowen J. T. broom mnfr. es Sandy n North,
r ws N. Main n North
Bowen J. W. (Bowen & Coray) r es S.
Main s Superior
Bown Henry, peddler, r ns Independence
av. e Main
Boyce Catherine, wid. William, r ns North
w Fulton
Boyce Henry W. elk. r Washington sw cor.
East
Boyd Wm. lab. r. es E. Morgan e East
Boyer Elizabeth, wid. Decatur, r Mauvais-
terre n. North
Boyer John, bartender, r Mauvaisterre n
North
Boyer Wm. cook, r Mauvaisterre n North
Brackett A. D. collector, Jack. Nat. Bank,
r. College av. cor. Kosciusko
Bradbury J. E. saloon, ws. Square nr Main,
r ns Court nr West
Bradbury Robert A. foreman Journal, r s
limits
Bradford Lucy, wid. Madison, r Railroad e
Howe
Bradley E. W. treas. Colorado Mining Co.
Bradly Elizabeth, wid. William, r ss Dun-
lap e Main
Brady George, elk. r Lafayette nr Fayette
Brady George W. elk. r ss Dunlap e. Main
Brand Philip, machinist, r East s Morton av.
Brannon James, lab. r E. College av. nw cor.
East
Brannon Tarry, prop, tin shop, ss Square,
r es S. West s College
Branson Wm. furniture and undertaker, es
Square nr Morgan, r Morgan se cor.
Church
Braun Jacob, cabinetmkr. rCald wells W. RR.
Braun J. P. elk. r Lafayette av. nr Pine
Braun Philip, saloon es Mauvaisterre n
Square
Brawner John, cook, r ss Lafayette av. e
Brown
Breen Maurice, carp, r Centre e Illinois av.
Brees Mary E. Mrs. seamstress, r ns College
opp. J. N.W. & S.W.R.R.
Brehm P. A. Mrs. r. 428 S. Main
Bremer Herman, porter, Oak Lawn Retreat
Brennan James, r College av. nw cor. East
Brennan John, lab. r Pine n Lafayette av.
Brennan John, tinner, r College av. cor.
East
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Brennan J. W. (Wainright & Brennan) r
College av. e East
Brennan Terance (Matheson & Brennan) r
507 West nr Anna
Breretcn Hattie, attendant Insane Asylum
Bietherick Henry, prof, music, r ns W. State
e Westminster
Bretherick H. Mrs. teacher vocal and instru-
mental music, r ns W. State e West-
minster
Brevator John, lab. r J. Nelegar's
Bridwell H. Mrs. r es West s College av.
Bridwell Reuben, painter, r West s College
av.
Brill Benjamin, mer. tailor ne cor. Square, r
St. Louis
Broadwell Norman, bkpr. W. H. Broadwell,
r ss College av. nr Church
Broadwell W. H. farm machinery 230 and 232
S. Main, r s>s College av. nr Church
Brock Marquis M. Prof. D. and D. Asylum,
r Asylum av.
Brockman Samuel C. clerk, r es Hardin av.
n Henry
Brockter Mary Mrs. r ns Dunlap
Broil Edward, mason, r Lincoln av. s Mound
av.
Bronson, Mathers & Nellis (T. J. Bronson,
W. D. Mathers, and G. L. Nellis) saddlery
hardware ss Square nr Sandy
Bronson Thomas J. (Bronson, Mathers &
Nellis) r 450 E. College av.
Brooks Edward A. law student, r College
cor. Sandy
Brooks Geo. farmer, r 716 S. Church
Brooks Joseph, teamster, r Pine n W.R.R.
Brown A. R. attendant Insane Asylum
Brown Benj. lab. r es Church n Grove
Brown Burton, carp, r ns Rout e C.& A.R.R.
Biown B. F. shoemkr. r 205 E. College
av.
Brown Charles, mason, r ws Fayette s
Anna
BROWN C. F. es Square nr Morgan,
r West ne CT Chambers, dealer in gro-
ceries and provisions, wooden and willow-
ware, qutensware, etc. The finest brands
of flour for family use, also coffee, sugar,
teas, etc., as cheap as can be had anywhere
in the city
Brown C. G. physician, r S. Main cor. Col-
lege av.
Brown Daniel, student, r 861 W. State
Brown Edward, student r 861 W. State
BROWN G. W. PROPRIETOR
AND PRINCIPAL JACKSON-
VILLE BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Mr. Brown has lately associated with him-
self Mr. H. B. Chicken, an unexcelled pen-
man, and a gentleman of rare attainments.
The college will be made thorough in every
particular, complete in every depar.ment,
and already possesses a standard equal to
any in the West. No young man can do
better than to patronize this institution.
He can enter at any time, stay as long as
he wishes, and pay only for what he gets.
For a history of the college, see the histor-
ical part of this volume. For any infor-
mation desired, address the principals
Brown Elizabeth, wid. John C. r West cor.
Lafayette av.
Brown Frank, bartndr. bds. Illinois w North.
Brown Geortje, lab. r es Yates n North
Brown Henry, second cook Park hotel
Brown Jacob P. druggi.-t, r Lafayette av. e
Caldwell
BROWN JAMES N. States Atty.,
office Court House, r W. State w West ;
was born in Cooper Co., Mo,, May 25th,
i852;came to this county in 1861. Studied
with Brown & Epler, and was admitted to
practice in Jan., 1874; in April '74, he was
nominated on the Democratic ticket, for
City Atty., and elected. Received the nom-
ination as State's Atty., at the general elec-
tion, in 1876, and was elected. In connec-
tion with this office, Mr. B. does a general
law business
Brown James W. carp, r Fayette cor. Rich-
ards
Brown John, farmer, r 861 W. State
Brown John, lab. r N. Sandy n R.R.
Brown Joseph A. student, r West ne cor.
Chambers
Brown L. W. pres. 111. Banking and Sav.
Assn. r ns State nr Prairie
Brown Maggie, ironer Insane Asylum
Brown Nancy Mrs r J. B. Wharton's
Brown Orlanda, wid. William, r ns Dunlap
w. Clay av.
Brown Oscar, lab. r es Yates n North
BROWN DR. P. L. Physician and
Surgeon, office and residence, west side
State Street, opp. the Court House, Jack-
sonville, 111.; was born in Jackson, Mich-
igan, January I, 1842; and married in Jack-
sonville, July 15, 1877, to Miss Ettie Gary.
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475
Dr. Brown is a graduate of two of the
leading medical schools in the country, viz.
Medical Department of the University of
Michigan, and Keokuk Medical College, of
Iowa; was surgeon in the Union Army.from
1863 until the close of the war. Came to
to Illinois in 1866, and located in Butler,
Montgomery Co.; removed to Jacksonville
in 1875, where he continues the practice of
medicine and surgery. He has the finest
business location in the city. Drives good
horses, and goes day and night
Brown Thomas, teamster, r West n North
Brown William, lab. r S. Church n Morton
av.
BROWN W. (Dummer, Brown & Rus-
sell) r ns State nr Caldwell
Brown W. T. (Barrows & Brown)
Browner John, cook Illinois av. w North
Browning D. Rees, teller Cent. 111. Banking
and Sav. Assn. r ns Lafayette av. nr Cald-
well
Browning J. O. r es Clay av. s Franklin
Browning Marcus E. r Lafayette av. w Cald-
well
Browning Marcus E. jr. elk. r Lafayette av.
w Caldwell
Brune H. L. grocer es. Square nr State, r E.
North in school house
Brunk Thomas, teamster Scott & Landers
Bryan George, attendant Insane Asylum
Bryan M. A. attendant Insane Asylum
Bryant G. lab. r ss E. College av. w Clay av.
Bryant H. lab. r 458 Clay av.
Bryant Warren, lab. r ws Clay av. s College
Buchanan C. A. printer, bds. College cor.
Mauvaisterre
Buck Charles, barber, r es Sandy e Square
Buck Edward D. confectioner, r West s La-
fayette av.
Buck H. Mrs. laundry es Sandy e Square
Buck John, teamster, r es Sandy e Square
Buckingham James, carp, r es Hardin av. n
Henry
Buckingham John W. carp, r ss Morgan nr
West
Buckingham J. W. (Buckingham & Bro.) r
Hardin nr S. Brook
Buckingham N. A. (Buckingham & Bro.) r
College av. cor. Mauvaisterre
BUCKINGHAM & BRO. (James
W. and N. A.Buckingham) carpenters and
builders, es Mauvaisterre s Square, plans,
specifications, and estimates furnished,
jobbing and repairing promptly attended
to, at reasonable rates; orders solicited.
Bucklay John, shoemkr. r College av. cot.
East
BUCKTHORPE ROBERT,
clothing merchant State e Square, r East
nr Kentucky. The above named gentle-
man has been a resident of Jacksonville
over twenty years, and during that time
has been engaged as a merchant tailor.
Being a superior workman, as the years
rolled by his trade rapidly increased, and
to-day Mr. Buckthorpe takes a leading po-
sition among the merchant tailors of Jack-
sonville, owning the building he occupies,
and, having no rent to pay, buying the
best goods from the leading houses in
New York, Boston, and Chicago and Eng-
land, styles and prices will compare favor-
ably with any similar establishment in
Jacksonville, or the West. He was born
in London, England, Aug. 1842 ; at the
early age of fourteen he was apprenticed
to the trade of tailor, serving seven years.
In 1858 he accompanied his employer
to America and settled in Jackson-
ville, where Mr. Cocking, for whom he had
worked so many years, opened a tailoring
establishment, where Mr. B. worked as a
journeyman for many years, in time secur-
ing an interest, eventually he became the sole
partner. In 1869 he was united in mar-
raige to Miss Nancy N. Reynolds, of Pike
County. Three children blessed this union,
two of whom are living — Thomas and
Robert
Buhre Anton W. shoemkr. ne cor. Square, r
College cor. Hardin av.
Bull Catherine, matron D. and D. Asylum
BUL-LARD E. T. Prof. prin. pres
Female Academy
Burge Sarah Mrs. r 71 N. Main
Burke Thomas (Wynn & Burke) r College
cor. West
Burke William A. grocer, r S. West s Col-
lege av.
Burnette Thomas, painter, r ws Goltra av. s
Chamber
Burns D. S. (Schoonover & Burns) r Franklin
cor. Mauvaisterre
Burns John, lab. r Sheridan cor. Illinois av.
Burns Robert, elk.
Burrows Thomas J. attendant Oak Lawn Re-
treat
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Bursch Oscar O. supt. r Fayettenvv cor. Read
Burton Daniel, lab. r es N. Sandy n R.R,
Burton Daniel, waiter, r North ne cor. Mau-
vaisterre
Bush Charles blksmth. bds. E. Keemer's
Butemuth William, cigarmkr. bds. Southern
hotel
Butler Margaret Mrs. seamstress, r College
se cor. East
Butler Patrick, lab. r Sandy n Anna
(~* ADM AN A. W. photographer es
^"•* Main s Square. Came to this city in
the Spring of 1867, and shortly after es-
tablished a gallery on the west side of the
Square, remaining here about six years, he
removed to his present locality, where he
has fitted up one of the most convenient
galleries in the city. Mr. C. has an ex-
perience of over twenty-six years, which is
sufficient guarantee that his Ferreotype
photographs, crayons, and water colors can
not be excelled
Cady Clark S. dentist, ss Square nr S. Main
Cady Edward E. dentist, es Square nr S.
Main
Cady G. B. dentist, r 1006 S. Main
Cafky S. cabinet upholsterer ns W. State nr
Square, r College av. nr Westminster
Cahill Henry P. elk. r ss College nr East
Cahill James, lab. r Lafayette av. e East
Cahill M. lab. r ss E. College e East
Cahoe Ann Mrs. r Hardin av. s College
Cahoe Moses, blksmth. r W.R.R. cor. Brown
Caldwell E. M. Mrs. teacher, bds. Rev. W. D.
R. Trotter's
Caldwell Joseph W. r Caldwell sw cor. La-
fayette av.
Caldwell William L. r Caldwell sw cor. La-
fayette av.
Callen Emily, wid. George, r es East n Dun-
lap
Callis Ann E. Miss, r Robert Buckthorpe's
Gallon William P. (Epler & Gallon) r Oak ne
cor. N. Main
Galloway M. Mrs. attendant Insane Asylum
Campbell A. E. Mrs. dressmaking 2 Plait's
blk. se cor. Square
Campbell George, carp, r ns Clay av. n Michi-
gan
Campbell Mary A. Mrs. r ws S. Main n Cham-
bers
Cannon Charles E. butcher, r East s Portland
av.
Cannon John, merchant, r East s Morton av.
Cannon J. (J. & T. Cannon) r College cor.
Clay av.
CANNON J. & T. butchers, ns State
e. Square. As far back as 1857 the senior
member of this firm transacted business in
Jacksonville, but the present existing
partnership was formed in 1875. This is
one of the leading firms, in their line, in
Jacksonville, having had many years of ex-
perience in the selection of meats, the
housekeepers can not go elsewhere and do
better than at Messrs. J. & T. Cannon's,
where they will be well pleased by the
courtesy of the proprietors and the low
prices. A few words in reference to the
members of the firm : they were born in
Yorkshire, England, in 1828, where the
head of the family transacted business as a
butcher, and from whom, in after years,
the boys learned the -ame calling. In 1832
the family emigrated to America and first
settled at Lockport, N. Y., subsequently re-
moved to Niagara Falls. In 1848, at the age
of twenty years, John married Miss Mahala
A. Nichols. Twelve children blessed this
union, nine of whom are living. The
junior member was born in 1832 ; at
twenty-one I e married Ellen O'Connel,
daughter of John O'Connel. Eleven chil-
dren blessed this union, ten of whom are
living.
Cannon Thoma* (J. & T. Cannonjr. esGoltra
av. cor. Franklin
Cannon Thomas, butcher, r College cor. Clay
av.
Capps Charles C. bkpr. Cent. 111. Banking
and Saving Association, r w s Church nr T.
W. & W.R.R. .
Capps Joseph L. bkpr. J. Capps & Sons, r
Church n W. R.R.
Capps J. & Sons (Stephen R. and William E.
Capps) woolen mill, Church cor. Lafayette
av.
Capps Sarah, wid. Joseph, r Church s La-
fayette av.
Capps Stephen R. (J. Capps & Sons) r Church
n North
Capps William E. (J. Capps & Sons) r West-
minster 2d door s College av.
Carlin W. J. teacher, r ns Lafayette av. e
East
Carlson John A. shoemaker, r al i,bet. Mor-
gan and College av.
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477
Carlston Peter, gardener, r Sandusky s W.
R.R.
Carpenter C. M. clerk, r 502 Lurton
Carr John, clerk Metropolitan hotel
Carr Mary Mrs. r Lafayette av. e Sherman
Carriel H. F. Dr. supt. Insane Asylum
Carrigan John, teamster, r Morton av. nw
cor. East
Carroll John, cook, r ws N. Main cor. Dun-
lap
Carroll John, engineer, bds. Metropolitan
hotel
Carroll M. H. restaurant, ws Square nr
Court, r same
Carroll Peter, saloon, E. State nr Square
Carroll Wm. r ws East s College
Carroll Wm. jr. saloon and club room, es N.
Sandy nr Square, r es Clay av. nr Third
Ward School
Carson Clinton, bricklayer, r Mrs. C. A.Car-
son's
Carson C. A. Mrs. r es Lurton s College
Carson John, bricklayer, r ns North e East
Carson John, stonecutter, r ns North e East
Carson Wm. laborer, r Mrs. C. A. Carson's
Carson Winfield, bricklayer, r ns North e
East
Carter Austin, laborer, r ss Anna w West
Carter Chauncey, farmer, r Lafayette av. nw
cor. Groghan
Carter Eliza Mrs. r College cor. Prairie
Carter George, farmer, r Diamond, se cor.
Grove
Carter John, drugs and hardware, ws Square
cor. State, r State nr Westminster
Carter William, laborer, r N. Sandy n R. R.
Carter William C. carpenter, r Fayette se
cor. North
Carver J. C. (Gambell & Carver) r 709 W.
College
Case Warren, bookkeeper T. D. Price & Co.
r College cor. Mauvaisterre.
Cashin Michael, laborer, r es Vorhees n In-
dependence av.
Cassel Jacob, tailor, r ws East s College
Cassell Benjamin P. cigarmaker, r Diamond
n Lafayette av.
Cassell E. L. elk. P.O. r ws West n Morton av.
Cassel Henry, clerk Kentucky house
Cassell Henry M. carp. W. North e West
Cassell H. O. (R. C. Johnson & Co.) and
lawyer, ns Square nr Sandy, r Kosciusco
cor. Grove
Cassell Jane Mrs. r es S. Main s P.O.
R
Cassell J. T. Mrs. Dr. r ns W. State e Church
Cassell Robert, r es S. Main n Bissell
Cassell Walker, clerk, r West nr Anna
Castors James, plasterer, r W.R.R. w Dia-
mond
Catlin Charles, bookkeeper Catlin & Co. r ss
State nr Fayette
Catlin C. A. ins. agent, ns W. State I Ayers
block, r Morgan cor. West
Catlin C. H. (Catlin & Co.) r ss State nr Fay-
etle
Catlin Joel, r W. Morgan w West
Catlin Margaret E. Miss, r ss State nr Fay-
ette
CATLIN & CO. (C. H. Catlin and
,) books and stationery, ss Square, 3
Opera House block. This firm was estab-
lished in 1850, and is the oldest as well as
largest book house in Central Illinois.
They have been in their present locality
during the past 12 years. This firm deals
only in the choicest literature of the stand-
ard authors, and make a specialty of keep-
ing all grades of fine stationery. In con-
nection with the above this firm has a large
assortment of music, musical instruments,
window shades, gold pens, pocketbooks,
pictures, frames, mouldings, blank books,
albums, etc., and all the latest styles in box
papers, which they keep constantly on
hand
Catherwood R. H. shoemaker, es N. Sandy
nr Square, r ns North nr East
CENTRAL ILLINOIS BANK-
ING AND SAVINGS ASSO-
CIATION, ws Square cor. State. This
bank was organized in January, 1867, as
successors to W. & E. Brown, and during
the ten years of its existence has won a
deserved popularity among our business
men. This institution has proved to be of
great benefit to the mechanics and others
whose savings are small, and as its name
indicates, does both a general banking
business as well a savings department. W.
Brown is president, H. C. Wiswall vice-
president, and W. E. Veitch cashier. Mr.
V. has been connected with this bank since
its organization; as paying-teller till July,
1874, when he succeeded L. M. Adams,
who was then cashier. The directors, A.
C. Wadsworth, H. C. Wiswall, W. Brown,
S. R. Capps, L. W. Brown, Johnson Hatch,
V. S. Richardson, J. Cox and W. B. Smith
478
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Chadwick Charles Mrs. r es Fayette s La-
fayette av.
Chadwick James, molder Morgan Foundry
Challens Mary, waiter D. and D. Asylum.
CHAMBERLAIN TIMOTHY, r
College av. cor. West, was born in
Salem, Mass., Dec. n, 1812, removed to
New York city in 1827, to Freder-
icksburg, Va., in 1830, and to Morgan
county, 111., May I4th, 1832 ; has resided
near and in Jacksonville since that
time. He was united in marriage in Mon-
ticello Seminary, Feb. 3, 1839, to Miss
Amanda T. Buckley, who departed this
life March 23, 1877. Of their children
five yet live, four daughters and one son.
Mr. Chamberlin is at present secretary of
the Old Settlers Association of Morgan
and Cass Counties
Chambers Geo. M. retired, r ss W. State e
Westminster
Chambers John I. lumber, N. Main ne cor.
Lafayette av. r Lafayette ay. cor. Sandusky
Chambers L. W. (Chambers & Bro.) r ss
State nr Prairie av.
Chambers R. R. (Chambers & Bro.) r ns
W. College av. nr Prairie
Chambers Wm. lab. r ss E. College av. e
East
Chambers & Bro. (R. R. and L. W. Cham-
bers) groceries, provisions and queensware,
ns Square nr Mauvaisterre
Chapin Horace, real est. agt. r ws N. Main
s Chapin
Chapin Q. H. elk P.O. r ws Prairie n Anna
Chapman Charles, supervisor D. and D. Asy-
lum
Chapman M. Mrs. r ss Anna w West
Chatman , barber, r ns Rout e Hardin av.
Chesney B. E. (C. F. Wyman & Co.)
Chesney S. P. bkpr. r ws Main s College
Cherry John, teamster, r ns E. College e
East
Chicken Henry B. instructor in business and
ornamental penmanship, State cor. Clay
av.
Cincere Anthony, carp, r ws N. Main n
R.R.
Clampit Wm. farmer, r ss E. State wC.&A.
R.R.
Clancy Jeremiah, carp, r ws N. Main n R.R.
Clancy M. teamster, r es Clay av. s College
Clark Cella Mrs. cook Kentucky house
Clark Charles, teamster, r es East n North
Clark Clara Miss, dressmkr. bds. Kentucky
house
Clark Clay, lab. r es N. Sandy n R.R.
Clark Edward, lab. r ws N. Main n R.R.
CLARK GEO. W. artist and photo-
grapher, Studio, West State, opposite the
Court house, r ns Court w of West. Mr.
Clark is a native of Ohio. He begun the
practice of his chosen profession in his
native town, Elyra, when sixteen years of
age. He went from there to the City of
New York, where he studied in the best
galleries of that city, and perfected himself
in the profession. He came to Jackson-
ville nine years ago, where he was first em-
ployed as an India Ink Artist by Catlin &
Williams, with whom he remained two
years. He tiien went to Lockport, N.Y.,
where he remained five years. At the end
of that time, he returned to Jacksonville,
and for two years devoted himself exclu-
sively to Crayon Portraiture, becoming one
of the finest artists in this branch in the
West. He did crayon work for photographers
and artists in Chicago, Lockport, New York
City, Rochester, and Boston. In the Spring
of 1878, he opened his present studio to
fill a demand for first-class photographic
work. His studio is unsurpassed in ap-
pointments and style of work. Every part
is on the first — ground — floor, easy of
access, and is in a. prominent place in the
city. The pictures made here are un-
equaled in point of finish and artistic ex-
cellency, and are equal to the finest made
in the best studios in the largest cities
Clark John, lab. r West s Grove
Clark John F. elk. r ns Court w West
Clark Jennie Miss, seamstress 111. Inst. Blind
Clark John F. dep. circuit elk. r Court nr
West
Clark Julia Mrs. r Anna w West
Clark William, weaver, r W. R.R. e Brown
Clarke H. bookbinder, r ns College av. w
Hardin av.
Clarke John, lab. r West n R.R.
Clarke Reuben (Clarke & Driffield) r ws
Yates n North
CLARKE & DRIFFIELD (R.
Clarke and T. N. Driffield) grocers, north
side Square, next to Jacksonville National
Bank. They keep a full stock of staple and
fancy groceries; a full line of canned goods;
queensware, wooden and willowware. The
JACKSONVILLE.
470
best brands of flour. Also a fine line of
tobacco and cigars ; and in fact every thing
that is usually kept in a first class grocery
store
CLAY H. L. (T. D. Price & Co.) and
editor Illinois Courier, r College av. e
Hardin av. Was born in Lexington, Ky.,
June 18, 1834. In 1838 his parents re-
moved to St. Louis ; after remaining here
till 1847, they went to Jefferson City, Mo.,
and again moved to Springfield, 111. in 1852,
where Mr. C. was employed in the State
Register's office ; in 1854 he went to Peters-
burg, where he established the Menard
Index, a weekly paper. In 1860 he sold out
and went to Carrolltorn where he formed a
co-partnership with G. B. Price, the firm
style being Price & Clay, publishers of the
Carrollton Gazette ; still retaining his con-
nection with the Gazette, he served as chief
clerk of the Provost Marshal's office in
Jacksonville from 1863 till 1867 ; he then
returned to Carrollton and engaged in the
lumber business till the Fall of 1869. In
May, 1876, he came a second time to Jack-
sonville, and, in connection with T. D.
Price, M. N. Price and G. E. Doying,
purchased the Illinois Sentinel and Jack-
sonville Enterprise, uniting the two as the
Illinois Courier. Mr. C. was among the
earliest and most active advocates in secur-
ing what is now the west div. of the C. &
A.R.R. He was also incorporator from
1866 to 1874, of three other railroad enter-
prises ; making his newspaper connection
effective in these as well as other matters
of public moment
Clay James, cook, r ws Square nr Court
Clay Maud, hair dresser, ss State e Square
Clement Irving, tinni,ng, roofing, etc. W. State
nr West, r n Prairie cor Duncan
Clendenon L. K. (Clendenon & Nichols)
CLENDENON & NICHOLS (L. K.
Clendenon and S. W. Nichols) proprs. City
Photograph Gallery, es Square nr State.
These gentlemen succeed E. F. Hartley,
formerly opposite the Court House, and
have all the negatives taken by him. Mr.
C. is an artist of rare ability, combining
most excellent taste and skill with many
years experience, he seldom fails to give
satisfaction. This firm makes a specialty
of life size portraits in India ink, crayon,
and oil ; employing a competent corps of
experienced artists, they guarantee satisfac-
tion in every branch of their business
Coates Amos, blacksmith, r College cor. Sandy
Cobb Edward, lab. bds. James Happy
Cobb Hugh, carp, r ws Clay av. n Brook
Cobbs Harry, blacksmith, r Clay av. nr Col-
lege
Cobbs J. R. dentist, r ns E. State
COBBS WILLIAM A. boot and shoe
maker, ns E. State nr Square, r State nr
Clay av. Was born in Harrison Co., Ky.,
Oct. 18, 1818 ; came to this county in 1839,
where he has since resided. He opened a
shoe store on the south side of the Square
in 1840, and continued doing business in
that locality five years ; receiving a good
offer for his store, he sold out and removed
to the present locality, where he has since
continued, and by fair dealing with his
customers he has built up a good trade
Cocking Henry, r North w West
Coe M. P. Mrs. dressmaker, r ns E. State
Coffey Darby, lab. r ns Wolcott e Clay av.
Coffman George, teamster Palmer & Sturte-
vant
Cogdal Abraham, engineer, r P.P.& J. RF.
cor. Wabash av.
Coggswell Carrie, elk. bds. Sandy nr College
Cohan Michael, cigarmkr. bds. N. Main nr
North
Cole David, blacksmith, r W. Morgan cor
West
Coleman I. C. carp. S. Main n Morton av.
Coleman Randall, porter Sanitarium
Collector of Taxes, I. Dunlap, ex-officio col-
lector, Court House
Collier Morgan, lab. r Clay av. nw cor. Dun •
lap
Collins Benjamin, lab. r n end Church
Collins James, teamster, bds. Kentucky house
Collins Morris Mrs. r 815 W. State
Collins Patrick, tailor, r N. Main nr Square
COMMERCIAL HOTEL, James
McNamara propr. ws Sandy n Square
Compton Peter S. painter, r Prairie ne cor.
Duncan
Compton W. H. painter, r Reed cor. Prairie
Coney Thos. lab. r ss Mound av. w Lincoln av.
Conlon Paul (Conlon & Co.) r Lafayette av.
eC.& A.R.R.
Conlon & Co. (Paul Conlon and James Gor-
man) brick yard, east end railroad
Connell Charles, r Church sw cor. North
Connell Harry, r Church sw cor. North
480
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Connell , Mrs. r Church sw cor North
Connelly Peter, picture agt. bds Mauvaisterre
cor. Madison
Conner M. engineer, bds. Mrs. C. Davis'
Connor William, farmer, r N. West n. R.R.
Cook E. W. printer, bds. College cor. Mau-
vaisterre
Cook George, lab. Insane Asylum
Cook James, saddler, r es East n Franklin
Cook James A. carp, r East s Morton av.
Cooley Joseph, lab. r ws Prospect s State
Cooney Nicholas, lab. r West n North
Cooper Mary, usher Insane Asylum
Cooper P. C. Rev. pastor M. E. church
(African) r es Clay av. n Brook
Cooper Thomas, teamster, ^ r es East n
North
Coray S. G. (Bowen & Coray) r ns East n
Morton av.
Corcoran Edward, grocer, boards Thos.
Corcoran's
Corcoran Thomas J. dep. sheriff, r Hardin
ne cor. College av.
Corcoran W. H. grocer, r 604 Fayette
Corcoran W. H. elk. r ws Church nr Anna
Core Asbury B. carp, r es N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Core John B. carp, r ns Lafayette av. e
East
Corea Toney, carriage painter, r ns College
av. nr Clay av.
Coria Emanuel, painter, r 334 E. College
Corington Joel, r ss Washington w East
Cornell E. Mrs. r ss E. College av. w Clay
av.
Cornell Julia Miss, milliner, bds. Mr. E.
Cornell's
Corney , tailor, r ws Church s Lafay-
ette av.
Correa John, clerk J. N. Jouett
Correrer Anthony, bricklayr. r Lafayette av.
w Diamond
Corria Emanuel, shoemkr. r es Vorhees n
Independence av.
Corria Joseph P. teamster, r Pine n W.R.R.
Corrigan Con. r ss College nr West
Corrington John W. grocer ns W. State nr
Square, r country
Corwin Eli Rev. D.D., pastor Cong, church,
r cor. Morgan and Kosciusko
Cosgriff Martin, lab. r Pine s W.R.R.
Cosgrove Edward, clerk M. H. Walsh
Costrill John, lab. r S. Main se cor. College
Couchman E. A. Mrs. r es Lurton s College
Coulter Wilson, com. trav. bds. Rev. W. D. R.
Trotter's
County Clerk's Office, B. R. Upham, Clerk,
Court House
County Judge, Edward P. Kirby, Court House
County Superintendent of Schools, Henry
Higgins, Supt. Court House
County Treasurer's Office, W. H. Wright,
Treasurer, Court House
Cousines George, miller, r 429 N. Sandy
Cousins Richard, engineer, bds. ws N. Main
n R.R.
Coverly Wm. farmer, r Lincoln av. nr city
limits
Cox Albert W. clerk J. H. Meyer, r North
nw cor. Brown •
Cox A. W. (Davenport & Cox) r country
Cox James, plasterer, r es Clay av. s Brook
COX JAMES E. Deputy Recorder,
Court House, r ss North e East. Was
born July 24, 1846, in Boone County, Mo.
Came to this county in 1870, and went to
farming; spending about a year on the
farm, he went to Waverly and engaged in
mercantile pursuits; in 1876 he came to
Jacksonville and was appointed to his
present position; was married in 1871 to
Miss Mary E. Haisley; had one child,
Mattie E., who died Nov. 10, 1876
Cox Jeremiah (Palmer & Cox) r country
Cox Margaret, wid. Jeremiah, r North nw cor.
Brown
Cowdin Charies, r Fayette nw cor. Duncan
Cowdin Mary Mrs. r Fayette nwcor. Duncan
Crabtree J. W. (Woods, Simmons & Co.) r ss
E. State w State
Craig Charles W. clerk, r Lafayette av. cor.
Pine
Craig L. D. dairyman, r es Hardin av. n
Superior
Craig William, cattle buyer, r ns North w
Fulton
Crampton R. C. Prof, acting pres. Illinois
College, r Lockwood place
Crane H. H. sec. boss, r North ne cor. Yates
Craven Carrie Miss, clerk, r ws Clay av. nr
Morton av.
Craven Eleanor Mrs. r ws S. Main s College
av.
Craven James, lab. r ws Clay av. s Morton
av.
Crawford Eli, carp, r es N. Main s Walnut
Crawford Julius, lab. bds. es N. Main s Wal-
nut
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481
CKAWLEY WILLIAM A. lawyer
8 Gallaher's blk. bds. Park house
Creaar Joseph, lab. r Diamond n W.R.R.
Creamor John G. r Vorhees n Independence
av.
Crooks S. Mrs. r Dr. C. Henry's
Crosby Thomas, miller, bds. Commercial
hotel
Crow James, lab. r 831 East
Cruise Wm. lab. r wsGoltra av. n Morton av.
Crull Elizabeth Mrs. dressmkr. r East se cor.
College
Crull Mary Miss, dressmkr. r Mrs. E. Crull
Cruse James, painter, r ns North e East
Cruse James, harnessmkr. r Clay av. cor.
Franklin
Cuddy Mary, nurse Sanitarium
Cullen Edward, porter, r Fayette w woolen
mills
Cully N. r es S. Main n Bissell
Gulp C. H. stockdealer, r ss North e Brown
Cummings Ruth A. Mrs. dressmkr. r ns E.
College av. e East
Cunningham A. T. saddler, r Lurton s Col-
lege
Cunningham James, fireman, D. and D. Asy-
lum
Cunningham Patrick, lab. Insane Asylum
Curtis Bessie, wid. William, r Lafayette av.
w Fayette
Curtis Herman, peddler, r ws Brown n North
Curtis Thomas, elk. r ns North w East
•p\ABNEY WM. cook, r Chambers e Clay
av.
Daley James, lab. r ws Church n Morton av.
Daley John, lab. r Caldwell n W.R.R.
Dalton James, grocer, Church cor. Grove
Dalton Martha Mrs. r 512 S. West
Dalton Wm. elk. r James Dalton
Daly John, r ws Prairie n State
Danaber James, lab. r Center e Illinois av.
Dandel William, mason, r ns Jordan e Fay-
ette
Daniels B. elk. r N. Main n R.R. track
Daniels Harriet Mrs. r es Anna w West
DANIELS SAMUEL, ws Square, was
born in Jacksonville, Dec. 17, 1835, is a
son of Verin Daniels, one of the earliest
settlers of this county. Samuel was en-
gaged in farming until twenty-two years of
age, when he went to Chapin, opening the
first grocery store in that place. He con-
tinued in that business but a short time,
when he turned his attention to railroad
contracting, which he followed for three
years, after which he was Deputy Sheriff
for four years, since which time he has been
engaged in different occupations
Daniels Buker, clerk, r ws N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Daniely Catharine, waiter Insane Asylum
Danwonner M. r ws Church s Grove
Davenport Bazzill, r ss E. State e East
Davenport Braxton, r 301 S. Mauvaisterre
Davenport L. M. (Davenport & Cox) r Church
cor. Court
Davenport & Cox (L. M. Davenport and A.
W. Cox) cigars and tobacco, and liquors,
ws Square cor. Court
Davidson Ephraim, butcher, r ws Prairie s
Lafayette av.
Davis Andrew, lab. r ss Anna w West
Davis Catharine Mrs. boarding house, Mor-
gan nw cor. East
Davis Frank, elk. r State cor. East
Davis Fred, teamster, r ns Grove w West
Davis Jacob, lab. r ns Richard w S. Main
Davis Mary Mrs. r ns Grove w West
Davis Sarah Mrs. r es East s Superior av.
Davison John, blacksmith, r es N. Main n
Independence av.
Daub John, farmer, r ns Oak e Main
Dawson Charles, lab. r Bedwell n Lafayette
av.
Dawson Clarence L. elk. bds. 904 S. Main
Dawson Edward L. blacksmith, r ws East
n Franklin
Dawson G. M. lab. bds. L. Sandford's
Dawson John, blacksmith, r Bedwell n La-
fayette av.
Dawson J. S. carp, r ws East s College
Dawson Robert, lab. r Bedwell n Lafayette
av.
Dawson Samuel, carp, r East nr the brook
Day G. W. printer, bds. College cor. Mau-
vaisterre
Day John, wagonmkr. r es Vorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Day Josiah, agt. r ws Kosciusko s Grove
Dayton Frank Mrs. w College av. opp Park
Dayton Frank L. bookkeeper, r ns College ab
Prospect
Dayton O. E. (Dayton & Russell) r W. State
nr Kosciusko
Dayton & Russell (O. E. Dayton and C. H.
Russell) watches and jewelry, ws Square
nr Morgan
482
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Dean Melville C. engineer Oak Lawn Re-
treat
Dear Edward, lightning rod agt. r es Cald-
well n North
1>EATON AUGUSTUS, lawyer, office
Court house, r W. State e Westminster,
was born Jan. 19, 1856, in Morgan Co.
three miles northwest of the city ; in the
Fall of 1874 he came to the city and studied
law with J. N. Brown, was admitted to
practice Jan. 1, 1878 ; does a general claim
and collection business in connection with
his profession
DeCastro Domingos, shoemkr. r ss College
av. e East
DeCastro Joaquim, plasterer, r Diamond n
W.R.R.
DeCastro John, lab. r Freedman w Diamond
DeFrales Albert, teamster, r Sandusky s W.
R.R.
DeFrates Anthony, r North w West
DeFrates Antonio, lab. r Diamond n Freed-
man
DeFrates Antonio, r Sandusky s W.R.R.
1 )eFrates Augustine, gardener, r Indepen-
dence av.
DeFrates Emanuel, lab. r Diamond s Freed-
man
DeFrates Emanuel, lab. r Illinois av. s Inde-
pendence av.
DeFrates Jacob, lab. r Pine n W.R.R.
DeFrates John, lab, r Diamond n Freedman
DeFrates Joseph, lab. r Lafayette av. w Dia-
mond
DeFrates Joseph, lab. r Myrtle av. n Inde-
pendence av.
DeFrates Joseph, painter, r State e Square
DeFrates Phillip, painter, r Caldwell s W.
R.R.
DeFrates Sebastian, teamster, r Lafayette av.
w Diamond
DeGastrew Thero, shoemkr. r 316 E. College
av.
Degen Charles, elk. r ns College av. nr East
Degen Fred. (Becker, Rottger & Degen) r ns
College av. nr East
Deiss T. L. printer Journal, r E. State
Delaney John, farm overseer Oak Lawn Re-
treat
Delaney John, waiter, r ws Square nr Court
Delanyjoseph, barkpr. r Sandy nr R.R. track
Delaney William, lab. r es N. Sandy n R.R.
DELEUW OSCAR A. lawyer 4 Gal-
laher's blk. r Morton av. cor. Main
Demarest Martha Mrs. r es Franklin opp»
Public School
Dennenberg Anna, attendant Insane Asylum
Derrico Henry, hostler, r W.R.R. e Pine
DeSilva Charles, r Lafayette av. w Diamond '
DeSilva Emanuel, lab. r Diamond s Freed-
man
DeSilva Frank, lab. r Diamond s Freedman
DeSilva Joseph, tinsmith, r Lafayette av. w
Diamond
Devine David J. (Murphy, Miller & Devine)
bds. Southern hotel
Devine Lawrence, plumber, r Independence
av. n P.P.& J.R.R.
Devine Patrick, foreman shoe shop D. and
D. Asylum
Devine Patrick H. farmer, r Independence
av. n P.P.& J.R.R.
Devlin Charles, painter, r ns Wolcott e Clay
av.
Devlin John, printer r East ne cor. Dunlap
Devlin Matthew, sr. drayman, r Sheridan e
Illinois av.
Devlin Matthew, boilermkr. r Sheridan e
Illinois av.
DEVORE J. H. whose portrait appears
in this work, is Chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, was born June 24,
1829, in Fayette County, Ky. He came to
this county with his parents in 1831, who
located within about six miles south of
Jacksonville, near his present farm, (in tp.
14, r. 10, sec. 22,) which he purchased in
1850; in 1851 he commenced farming and
feeding as well as raising stock.which busi-
ness he is [still engaged in. Mr. D. was
nominated for the office of County Com-
missioner, and elected, in 1873; this was
the first election under the new constitu-
tion; his term expiring in 1875, he was re-
elected. During his entire term of office,
he has held the chairmanship of the board.
Was married May 27,1851, to Miss Cather-
ine J. VanWinkle, who was born in Wayne
County, Ky.; the family consists of three
boys, William T., James H., and Robert
L,, and four girls, Sarah E., Mary J.,
Annie R., and Lucy M.
Dew John, teamster, r ws East s Morgan
av.
Dewees M. J. Mrs. r ns W. State e Church
Debbitt Ella Mrs. bds. es East s North
Dice George, waiter, r ws Square nr Court
Dick Valentine, attendant Insane Asylum
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483
DICKENS J. H. REV. — Retired
minister, residence nw cor. Clay av. and
Superior av. Mr. D. was born in Clarks-
ville, Tenn., in 1810. At the age of nine-
teen, he married, and the next year — 1830
— came to Illinois. He was trained under
the code of General Jackson. Had only a
common school education, and with few
opportunities has made his way in the
world. He served in the Black Hawk
war, in 1831, and passed through many of
the rigors of that campaign. In 1831, he
professed religion, and in 1833, was appoint-
ed to the pastorate of the Jacksonville M.
E. church. The town was then small, and
during Mr. Dickens' pastorate, passed
through the scourge of the cholera. He has
always been a firm abstainer, strong tem-
perence advocate, and though offered intox-
icating drinks, and familiar with them from
his infancy, has always firmly opposed
them, and by word and deed, upheld the
cause of temperance and reform. Raised
in a slave State, he imbibed pro-slavery
views, but on coming to Illinois, not long
after changed his opinions, and by 1838,
was a strong abolitionist, of the old style.
In 1844, he was made agent for the Mc-
Kendree College, at Lebanon, which
institution he cleared of a heavy debt, and
placed it in a good financial basis. Think-
ing much of the needs for the education of
women, and feeling a lack of such advan-
tages, he presented a plan to the Confer-
ence of his church, the result of which was
the establishment of the present Female
College, in Jacksonville, so well known,
and of so great influence. He has labored
all his life for the good of Church and
State, and now, in his 68th year, sees the
fruit of his toil. Mr. and Mrs. Dickens
have five children, all raised to maturity,
married and settled. The three boys all
served in the late war, the health of their
father forbidding his taking any part
therein. His strength is yet good, and
like the past, is used for his God, his
country, and humanity
Dickinson Horace, dry goods, r Court nw
cor. Fayette
Doan F. M. (Palmer & Doan) r N. Diamond
Dobyns John B, sr. (Dobyns & Co.) r ns W.
State nr Pine
Dobyns John B. jr. clerk, r ss State e Clay
Dobyns Thomas P. (Dobyns & Co.) r ss East
e Clay av.
Dobyns & Co. ( John P. sr. and Thomas P.
Dobyns) boots and shoes es Square nr
Court
Dod George J. lawyer 7 Gallaher's block, r
nr S. Diamond nr Grove
Dod J. M. (Welch & Dod) r 823 Grove
Dodsworth Stephen, r East sw cor. Kentucky
Dodsworth S. Mrs.r 835 East
Dodsworth Wm. farmer, r 835 East
Dommermouth Charles, r 1004 N. Main
Donohue Patrick, lab. r W.R.R. w Pine
Donovan Jesse, carp, r Goltra n Morton av.
Donovan Patrick, lab. r ns Anna w West
Donovan William, lab. r Centre cor. Illinois
Dooley Owen, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
Dooley P. lab. r Mauvaisterre cor. Franklin
Dooling P. lab. r Fayette n Richards
Dooling Thomas, lab. Insane Asylum
Dorwood Edward, butcher, r N. Diamond n
Walnut
Dorwart Frederick, carp, r Lafayette av. e
Pine
Dorwart Martin, carp, r Lafayette av. e Pine
Doty Benjamin, blksmth. r Court cor. West
Doty D. C; tailor ws Square nr State, r Court
cor. West
Doty E. r ss Michigan av. sw cor. Clay av.
Doty Wm. carp, r ss Michigan av. e East
Dougherty J. A. physician and surgeon se
cor. Square, r Hardin av. ne cor. College
Dovlin Philip, lab. r Reid & Go's brick yard
Dowd Charles, brkiayr. r Lafayette av. w
Bedwell
Dowd Ignatius, brkiayr. r Lafayette av. w
Bedwell
Dowsling John, blksmth. r W. College w
West
Doying George E. (T. D. Price & Co.) r Col-
lege cor. Mauvaisterre
Doyle Edward, drayman^ r Pine n Lafayette
av.
Doyle John P. carp, r ns Lafayette av. e East
Draper Charles, lawyer, r 305 College
Draper Charles L. clerk Abstract Office, r
West cor. College
Dresbach T. E. clerk, r East s College
Dresbach W. O. (W. O. Dresbach & Co.) r
Vandalia av. cor. Main
DRESBACH W. O. & CO. (W.O.
Dresbach and W. H. Black) dealers in
clothing, gents' furnishing goods, hats, caps,
etc., north side Public Square. Mr. Dres-
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
bach, the head of this firm, is a son of the
Rev. Simon Dresbach, of Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania, where he was born, July 24,
1842. He came to Jacksonville in 1864,
and engaged in the above named business
in the same store they now occupy. He is
a wide-awake business man, and to this
fact we can attribute his success in the
clothing business. Mr. Black, his partner,
was born in Hopkinsville, Christain Co.
Kentucky, April 6, 1833, and came to
Morgan County two years later, and has
until about a year ago, devoted his time to
farming, when he connected himself with
Mr. D. in the clothing line
Dressier Carl, tailor, bds. College av. cor.
West
Dressier Frantz, tailor, bds. College av. cor.
West
Driffield Thomas M. (Clarke & Driffield) r
Court w Diamond
Driscoll Cornelius, lab. r N. Sandy n R.R.
Drummons Lizzie Miss, r Lafayette av. n
Sandy
Ducket Lizzie, attendant Insane Asylum
Duckett Caleb, farmer, r ws Goltra av. s
Chambers
Duckworth M. E. Mrs. dressmkr. r ws Church
s Grove
Duffy P. J. painter, r ss Wolcott e Clay av.
Dugan William, lab. r Short n Walnut
Dugger Richard, clerk, r 427 S. Mauvaisterre
Duke Jacob, lab. r ss Anna e Church
DUMMER, BROWN & RUS-
SELL (H. E. Dummer, W. Brown, R. D.
Russell) lawyers ss State w West
Dummer C. H. law student, r ss College av.
2 w Prairie
Dummer Frank, law student, r ss College av.
2 w Prairie
DUMMER HENRY E. (Dummer,
Brown & Russell) r ss College av. 2 w
Prairie
Dummer W. F. law student, r ss College av.
w Prairie
Dunavan George, bridgebldr. r East nw cor.
Dunlap
Dunavan Samuel, boarding house ws N. Main
n R.R.
Dunbrack C. H. bkpr. Central Illinois Loan
Agency, r ws Sandy nr Square
Duncan E. dentist ss Square nr Sandy, r
North nr East
Duncan Jordan, lab. r ws Fayette s Richards
Dunlap C. clerk W. A. Alcott, r ns College
av. e Westminster
DUNLAP HOUSE, W. State, W. F.
Dunlap, proprietor, rates $2 and $2.50 per
day; one hundred first-class rooms. Sample
rooms on first floor for the accommodation
of commercial men. Street cars pass the
door from all the depots
DUNLAP IRVIN, sheriff of Morgan
County, and ex-officio collector of taxes,
office Court House, r Main cor. College av.
Was born March 12, 1835, in Champaign
County, Ohio. Came to this city in 1840,
was elected sheriff of this county in 1874;
receiving the nomination a second time, he
was re-elected in 1876; was also elected
alderman from the first ward for two terms,
1869 and 1870
Dunlap James Col. r Dunlap house
Dunlap Jeptha, retired, r Lafayette e San-
dusky
Dunlap M. F. bookkeeper First Nat. Bank,
r College av. cor. Main
Dunlap S. Mrs. r ns W. College av. e West-
minster
DUNLAP W. F. proprietor Dunlap
house
Dunwell Elizabeth, wid. Squire, r Prairie n
Lafayette av.
Durfee E. H. (R. D. Durfee & Son) bds. State
nw cor. Pine
Durfee R. D. (R. D. Durfee & Son) r State
nw cor. Pine
Durfee R. D. & Son (R. D. and E. H. Dur-
fee) dry goods, es Square nr W. State
Dutch E. J. bookkeeper, r ss W. College av.
e Stevenson
Dutch Mary A. Miss, teacher D. and D. Asy-
lum, bds. Mrs. A. McElroy's
T7ADS THOMAS, r es Clay av. n Mor-
-*— ' ton av.
Eames C. M. (Simmons & Eames) r State
cor. Prairie
Eames T. D. retired, r ns W. State e Prairie
Earley Frank, laborer, r es Goltra av. s
Chambers
Early Jane, cook D. and D. Asylum
Easter John D. Rev. pastor Episcopal church,
r ws Lincoln av. s Mound av.
Eastman Samuel, chief engineer D. and D.
Asylum
Eberhardt George, baggagemaster Wabash
depot, r Sandy n North
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Ebey L. C. r Court ne cor. East
Eckels Louis, clerk, r S. East nr Insane Asy-
lum
Eden Levina, teacher D. and D. Asylum
Edgeirton Belle, attendant Insane Asylum
Ehni John, carpenter, r ss E. College e East
Eiler John, grocer, r ws N. Main n Dunlap
Eilerts John, grocer, N. Main cor. Dunlap, r
N. Main n Dunlap
Eldridge A. D. agt. Hunt, Partridge & Co.
notions, W. State nr West, r N. Diamond
n North
Eldridge Bertie, elk. r N. Diamond n North
Eldridge L. R. elk. bds. ws Diamond n North
Eldridge Wm. B. miller, r es S. Main s P.O.
Ellicock Eliza M. Miss, elk. r S. Main s Col-
lege
Ellicock S. clerk, r E. College e East
Ellicock W. auctioneer, ns Square nr Main, r
S. Main s College
Elliott Charles, candy stand, r ns North w
East
Elliott Charles, bus driver, r ss E. Morgan w
Clay av.
Elliott E. R. (Hockenhull, King & Elliott) r
College av. cor. Church
Elliott Frank, clerk, r State nr Prospect
Elliott Hattie Miss, dressmaker, r ns North
w East
Elliott'J. W. teller Hockenhull, King & El-
liott, r College av. cor. Church
Elliott Martha Mrs. r ns Grove w West
Elliott Mollie Mrs. r es N. Sandy n R.R.
Elliott Oliver, carpenter, bds. Thos. Eaves'.
Elliott Robert, laborer, r 513 S. West
Elliott R. P. ex. messenger, r ss Rout e C &
A. R.R.
Elliott W. S. carpenter, bds. Thos. Eaves'
Ellis Mattie, seamstress Insane Asylum.
Ellis Stephen, engineer, r Lafayette av. w
Fayette
Ellrich Frank, cigarmaker, bds. College av. nr
East
Elmer Z. L. millwright, r ns Dunlap w Clay
av.
Embree Ellen Mrs. r ss Anna w West
Embree Thos. peddler, r ws Fayette s Anna
Emerich Albert, baker, r College av. nr
Gray av.
Emmis H. carp, r ws Goltra av. s Chambers
Engel Henry (Leurig & Engel) r East cor.
North
Engel Philip, clerk, r ns Square nr Main
Engel William, baker, r East cor. North
England Benjamin, carder, r Fayette n La-
fayette av. i
English D. W. Rev. pastor Centennary M. E.
church, r 328 E. State
English Nathaniel, physician, r ns Court e
State
Ennis H. M. farmer, r ws S. Main n Cham-
bers
Ensminger J. grain dealer, r 913 W. College
av.
Ensminger T. K. bkpr. r 913 W. College av.
Entwistle Alfred, warper, r Lafayette av. w
Prairie
Epler Cyrus, circuit judge, r W. State w
Caldwell
Epler Frank, asst. cash. First Nat. Bank r 913
W. College av.
Epler S. M. (Epler & ~Callon) r-College av.
cor. Westminster
Epler William F. asst. cash. First Nat. Bank,
bds. ss College av. nr Westminster
Epler & Gallon (J. M. Epler and W. P.
Gallon) lawyers, 3 Chambers blk.
Eppinger W. (Lehman & Eppinger) r E.
North cor. Yates
Ericksen G. tailor, r Duncan cor. Reed
Erviu Alexander, marble dealer ss Morgan e
Square, r North cor. East
Evans Arden, painter, r ns E. College av. e
R.R.
Evans Elijah, painter, r es East s North
Evans Emily, wid. Elijah, r State nr Sandy
Evans John (Huntley, Evans & Co.) r St-
Louis, Mo.
Evans John, painter, r Goltra av. s Chambers
Evans Mary Mrs. r ws Church s Grove
Evans William, elk. bds. Park hotel
Evans William C. painter, r A. Evans
Ewing John, carp, r Hardin av. se cor. Cham-
bers
Ewing R. C. music dealer, r ns Grove e Pros-
per
Eyles William, shoemkr. r ss Jordan nr
Church
D. W. ns W. State w
Squire r Westminster nr College av.
dealer in grass seeds, sewer pipe, fire brick,
fire clay, road scrapers, pumps, plows,
planters, reapers, vibrators and old style
threshers, farm and spring wagons, buggies,
and a full line of all kinds of farming im-
plements
Fairbanks Henry, blksmth. bds. Commercial
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Fairchild L. F. Miss, r ns E. State
Fairchild M. A. Mrs. r ns E. State
Fanning Edgar, farmer, r 401 College
Fanning George, elk. Palmer & Cox, r Church
cor. College
Farrell Alice, cook Sanitarium
Farrell F. G. cash. First Nat. Bank, r State sw
cor Kosciusko
Farrer Joseph, shoemkr. r ns E. College av. e
East
Farris William, teamster, r. W.R.R. e East
Faul ^George, farmer, r Centre e Illinois
av.
Fay James A. dep. assessor Court House, rns
North w Sandy
Fay Mary J. teacher, r North w Sandy
Fay Sarah, wid. Mark, r North w Sandy
Fay William L. foreman Journal, r North nr
West
Fearon Charles, elk. r East nr T.W. & W.
R.R.
Fearon John, painter, r East ne cor. Lafayette
av.
Fearon J. J. (Ingalls & Co.) r East cor. La-
fayette av.
Fearon Patrick, carp, r N. East cor. Lafayette
av.
Feisel Jacob Rev. pastor German Meth.
church, r ns W. Morgan w West
Fell Thomas H. (Metcalf & Fell) r S. Main
cor. Kentucky
Fell William, mail elk. P.O. r ws East nr
Chambers
Felton Byron A. farmer, r W. College av. e
Westminster
Felton William P. r ss W. College av. e
Westminster
Fenton G. W. painter, r es Mauvaisterre s
Square
Ferguson Stokes, foreman job. dept. Cotirier
r ns College av. w Hardin av.
Fernandes Alice Mrs. r ss E. College e
Mauvaisterre
Fernandes D. r ns Lafayette av. e East
Fer iandes Emanuel, carp, r es Vorhees n In-
dependence av.
Fernandes Emanuel C. lab. r Diamond n La-
fayette av. ,
Fernandes Frank, r Myrtle av. s Independ-
ence av.
Fernandes John, teamster, r Diamond s Wal-
nut
Fernandes Joseph, driver, r Walnut e Cald-
well
Fernandes Joseph G. fireman, r Myrtle av. s
Independence av.
Fernandes Rosaline Mrs. r Independence av.
n P.P. & J.R.R.
Fernandes Vincent, lab. r W.R.R. w Cald-
well
Ferreira Frank, grocer, Lafayette av. e C. &
A.R.R.
Ferreira Mathias, brklyr. r Illinois av. s In-
dependence av.
Ferris Joseph, molder Morgan Foundry
Field A. J. teamster, r es East s Franklin
Feld A. L. attendant Insane Asylum
Fieldcamp John, yardman D. and D. Asylum
Fields A. roofer and paver, r es S. Main s
College '
Fields G. N. lawyer, r 915 Diamond
Figueira Joseph, saloon, ns Court w Square, r
Lincoln av. nr Diamond Grove
Figueira Louis, barkpr. r Lincoln av. nr Dia-
mond Grove
Fink John H. carp. State nw cor. East, r Clay
av. n Morton av.
Fink Peter J. barber, r Church sw cor. Lafay-
ette av.
Finn E. lab. r ns Rout e Hardin av.
Fitzpatrick John, elk. r Lurton nr College
First National Bank, Edward Scott, pres ;
F. G. Farrell, cash, sw cor. Square
First Portuguese Church (Presbyterian) ss
Jordan w Fayette
Fischer Fred A. porter, r East nr College
Fisher C physician, ws Square cor. Morgan,
r S. Main beyond Brook
Fisher Elizabeth Mrs. ryt3 W. College.
Fisher Henry, broom mkr. r Wabash av. n P.
P.& J.R.R.
Fisher Joshua, police, r Hardin av. cor. Mor-
ton av.
Fisher Lizzie, attendant Insane Asylum
Fisher Mittie Miss, teacher r 713 W. College
Fisher Nettie B. elk. r E. College nr Clay av.
Fitch D R. dry goods, r Lafayette av. cor.
Grt ghan
Fitzgerald Hannah, attendant Insane Asylum
Fitzgerald Mary Mrs. r Diamond end College
Fitzgerald Patrick, barkpr. r North nr junc-
tion '
Fitzgibbons Thomas, grocer, r East sw cor.
Morton av.
Fitzgibbon Thomas, tobacconist, r W. College
av. cor. Park
Fitzpatrick John, elk. r es Lurton s Col-
lege
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487
Fitzsimmons O. D. pres. Jacksonville Nat.
Bank, r 913 Grove end Prospect
Flack Charles E. (Upham & Flack) r Van-
dalia rd.
Fleishley Conrad, brewer, r North end Main
Floberg Christine, ironer Insane Asylum
Floberg Mary, cook Insane Asylum
Flowers G. W. painter, bds Commercial hotel
Flynn Patrick, lab. r Lafayette av. cor. Green
Flynn Thomas, lab. r Lafayette av. cor. Green
Flynn William, r. Lafayette av. cor. Green
Foley John, janitor, r. Caldwell s W. R.R.
Follansbee S. C. engineer Insane Asylum
Hospital, r es S. Main opp Hospital
Foreman A. (Foreman & Sharp) r East cor.
Kentucky
Foreman & Sharp (A. Foreman and E. Sharp)
groceries, E. State nr East
Foreman W. W. r. 450 E. State
Fortado Frank, r Independence av. cor. Illi-
nois
Fortado J. L. marblecutter, r Independence
av. cor. Illinois
Fortney Mary, wid. George, r 322 N. West
Foster A. M. farmer, r ss E. State opp Blind
Asylum
Foster M. R. Mrs. millinery, cloaks and no-
tions, ss Square cor. Main, r 306 W. Col-
lege av.
Foster W. H. traveling agt. r College e
West
Founce Jacob,.carp. r ns. Lafayette av. e East
Fowler Mrs. r ss College e West
Fox Adelia Mrs. r ns Dunlap w Clay av.
Fox Charles H. Col. lawyer, ws Square nr.
Court, r es Main nr College
Fox E. farmer, r ss Rout e C.& A.C.RR.
FOX GEORGE W. es Sandy s of the
Square, manufacturer and jobber in all
kinds of tin, copper, and sheet iron ware ;
makes a specialty of tin roofing and gut-
tering. Mr. F. is also connected with a
dairy on Lincoln av. from which he supplies
families, groceries, hotels, etc., with the
purest milk at reasonable rates
Fox Henry, tinner, r C. H. Fox
Fox J. M. watches and jewelry, ws Square nr
State, r Main beyond creek
Fox Thomas, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
Foy Mary Mrs. r Sheridan e Illinois av.
Frank Emanuel, lab. r W. R.R. w Diamond
Frank Emanuel, driver, r Walnut e Caldwell
Frank Jacob, tailor, r N. Sandy n R.R.
Frank John, r W. R.R. e Pine
Franklin Wm. cook Dunlap house
Franz Henry, janitor 111. College, r College
grounds
Franz Robert, painter, r College Hill
Frazier Robert, teamster, r Lafayette av. w
Diamond
Frazier Thomas, teamster, r Lafayette av. w
Diamond
Freeman A. lab. r ws Fayette n Morton av.
Freeman E. P. Mrs. r S. Main se cor. Mor-
ton av.
Freeman J. W. med. student, r ws S. Main
se cor. Morton av.
Frese Henry, cigars and tobacco, es Mau-
vaisterre s Square
Frost Frank N. printer Journal, r E. State
Frost L. A. Dr. asst. supt. Insane Asylum
Fry Dewitt C. county constable, r Fayette
sw cor. Duncan
Fry J. V. farmer, r Hardin av. s Chambers
Fry Susan Mrs. r es N. Sandy n R.R.
Fuchs William, butcher, r ss Wolcott e Clay
av.
Fuller Charles M. yard-master, r North sw
cor. Brown
Fuller H. C. saddlery, es Square nr Morgan,
r Morgan cor. Prairie
Furgeson Stokley, printer, bds. H. L. Clay's
GABELINE WM. clerk, bds. F. M.
c •
Springer s
Gaddis J. Mrs. r W. College av. cor. Dia-
mond
Gailey Lizzie, attendant Insane Asylum
Galbraith A. E. Mrs. r ns E. State
Gallagher Terrance, drayman, r Railroad e
Howe
Galligher William Rev. Pres. minister, r 823
Grove
Gambell J. T. (Gambell & Carver) r State ne
cor. Kosciusko
Gambell & Carver (J. T. Gambell and J. C.
Carver) groceries, flour, feed, etc. W. State
nr West
Garden Joseph G. stonecutter, r Indepen-
dence av. n P.P. & J.R.R.
Gardner Seth, elk. r ws Main nr Morton av.
Gardner S. Miss, teacher, bds. B. R. Rucker's
Garfield C. D. Mrs. teacher, bds. Jno. W.
Goltra's
Gasman Charles, lab. r P.P.& J.R.R. n Wa-
bash av.
Gass Benjamin F. architect, r East nw cor.
Washington
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Gates Mrs. r ns W. College av. e Church
Cause John B. painter, r es Clay av. s Frank-
lin
Gay D. lab. r es Lurton s College
Gebelein William, elk. Loar & Grierson, bds.
S. Main nr College av.
George Albert N. fireman Insane Asylum
Geraci Antony, barber, r Main cor. North
Gerbing William, butcher, r West s Lafay-
ette av.
Getty Leulla J. supervisor D. and D. Asy-
lum
Gibbons Alice Miss, seamstress, r Mrs. J.
Gibbons'
Gibbons Julia Mrs. tailoress, r ns E. College
av. e East
Gibbons Leslie, teamster, r es East n Dun-
lap
Gibbs Edmond A. farmer, r ss E. College av.
e Johnson
Gibson Geo. B. billiard room, Park hotel
Gibson William, whitewasher, r N. Sandy n
R.R.
Gill J. (J. Gill & Co.) r ss W. State w Pros-
pect
Gill J. & Co. (J. Gill and C. C. Phelps) dry
goods, se cor. Square
Gillette Charles P. student 111. College, r D.
and D. Asylum
Gillette Harriet, sec. D. and D. Asylum
GILLETTE PHILIP G. Dr.
LL.D. is a native of Madison county,
Indiana. He was born March 24,
1833. He is the oldest child of Rev.
Samuel T. Gillette, an eminent Meth-
odist Episcopal minister, and who was an
officer, in his early life, in the United
States navy, being the first midshipman ap-
pointed from the State of Indiana, Dr.
Gillette received his early education in the
common schools of his native State. He
entered Asbury University at Greencastle,
Ind., at the age of fifteen, and graduated at
the age of nineteen. He was a teacher in
the Indiana State Institution for the edu-
cation of the Deaf and Dumb, till 1856,
when he was called to the position, which
he now holds, of superintendent of the Illi-
nois State Institution for the same object.
This institution is undoubtedly the best of
its kind in the country, and for its present
reputation it is largely indebted to Dr.
Gillette. He is ably carrying out that lib-
eral system which the people of Illinois,
through their representatives, have fur-
nished the means of doing. Dr. Gillette
was married to Miss Ellen M. Phipps,
daughter of Isaac N. Phipps, of Indianap-
olis, and by this union has had six children,
four of whom are still living. In July,
1871, the title of LL.D. was conferred up-
on Mr. Gillette, by the institution in which
he graduated. Dr. G. has been an efficient
worker in the Sabbath School cause both
at home and abroad. He is president of
the U. S. Sunday School Association. Dr.
Gillette and his wife are active members of
the M. E. church. Politically, he is a re-
publican. Few men have done more in
this portion of the State to elevate the spir-
itual and mental condition of his fellow
men than Dr. Gillette
Gilliam Alacia Mrs. r 602 E. State
Giiliam Charles, baggage-master, r 602 E.
State
Gilliam Geo. elk. r 602 E. State
Gilman H. A. Dr. asst. supt. Insane Asylum
Gilman Polly Mrs. r es S. Main opp. Insane
Hospital
Gilman S. A. Mrs. r es S. Main n Michigan
av.
Giltner , carp, r ns Grove e Diamond
Gipson John, lab. r P.P.& J. R.R. n Wabash
av.
Givens Calvin, lab. r ss Grove w West
Givens C. lab. r ss Grove w West
Givens J. H. lab. r es East n Morton av.
Givens H. lab. r es East s Chambers
Givens L. Mrs. r ss Grove w West
Giving Wm. butcher, r West s Lafayette av.
Glasgow M. V. B. carp, r ns E. College av. e
Clay av.
Gledhill John, asst. engineer Insane Hospi-
tal, r ss Michigan av. e East
Glenn W. V. carp.
Glover Emerson, notion dealer, r Diamond
cor. W. College
Glover John A. bkpr. Simmons & Eames,
r W. Grove
Glover L. M. Rev. pastor First Presbyterian
church, r Grove sw cor. Westminster
Goes Julius, elk. bds. W.R.R. w Diamond
Goheen Lycurgus, ins. agt. 7 Gallaher's bl' .
bds. ws West nr North
Goltra C. S. ret. r ns W. State w Westmnster
Coltra John W. ret. r 614 W. College av.
Goltra Judson A. (Goltra & Read) r 610 W.
College
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Goltra M. C. farmer
Goltra & Read (J. A. Goltra and J. V. Read)
hats, caps, furs, and furnishing 'goods
Square sw cor. Morgan
Gomas Amelia, wid. r Pine n W.R.R.
Gomes Alexander, lab. r ns Lafayette av. e
East
Gomes Anthony, cook Insane Asylum
Gomes Ralphael, lab. r Independence av. n
P.P.& T.R.R.
Gonsalves Frank, bricklayer, r Independence
av. n C.& A.R.R.
Gonsalves Louisa Mrs. r Pine n W.R.R.
Goodman Benjamin F. harnessmkr. r Fayette
nw cor. North
Goodrick A. carp, r ns North e Clay av.
Goodrick E. A. elk. bds. 335 E. North
Goodrick James M. (J. Goodrick & Son)r ws
East nr College
Goodrick J. (J. Goodrick & Son) r 335 E.
North
GOODRICK J. & SON (Joel and
James M. Goodrick) merchant tailors and
dealers in ready-made clothing, gents' fur-
nishing goods, hats and caps, trunks, and
traveling bags, north side the Public
Square.
Gordon James (Conlon & Co.) r Railroad e
Howe
Gorham Isaac, lab. r ns Lafayette av. e Clay
av.
Gorham James, miller, r Wm. Benson's
Gorm James, porter, r ws. State nr Square
Gottnelp Hank, cigarmaker, bds. Southern
hotel
Gotthelp Herman G. cigarmaker, bds. South-
ern hotel
Gougerty Catherine, wid. Thomas, r ns Wol-
cott e Clay av.
Gough John, laundryman D. and D. Asylum
Gouveia Ryman, lab. r. es Vorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Graham J. W. (Graham & Kirby) r ws East
s College
Grant H. D. boarding house, es East s North
Grant . r ss Washington w East
Grassly A. F. (Crassly & Bro.) r ws Clay av.
n Morton av.
GRASSLY C. F. 219 w State w Square,
r Clay av. s Chambers, dealer in staple
and fancy groceries, provisions, crockery,
etc., confectionery of all kinds; keeps on
hand nothing but the best brands of flour,
for family 'use. In connection with the
above Mr. G. also has a bakery, which is
the most complete in the city
Grassly C. Louis (Kastner & Grassly) r ws
East s College
Grassly J. A. (Grassly & Bro.) r es Clay av.
GRASSLY & BRO. (A. F. and J. A.
Grassly) se cor. Square. Groceries, pro-
visions, etc., and dealers in all kinds of
crockery and glassware. This firm makes
a specialty of their flour, which is unsur-
passed, for family use. They also deal
very extensively in tea, coffee, and spices.
The goods purchased from this firm can
always be relied on as they keep nothing
but the finest grades
Graves George, trimmer, r College cor. Clay
av.
Gray Benjamin, sewing machine agt. se cor.
Square, r es Main n Morton
Gray B. B. foreman, r ns Court w Fulton
Gray Milo, farmer, r Chapin w Main
Gray Sarah, nurse D. and D. Asylum
Gray S. blacksmith, bds. W. College e West
Green Harry, painter, r ss Marion av. w
West
Green Harvey, painter, r ws East s College
Green Isaac, lab. r Henry e C.& A.R.R
Green Oliver S. trader, r ns E. State e Howe
Green Stephen, farmer, r ns. College av. w
Westminster
Green Thomas, laborer, r P.P.&J.R.R. n
Wabash av.
Green W. C. freight agt. C.& A.R.R. r es
East s College
Greenburg G. W. harnessmkr. r S. Main nr
Morton av.
Greenleaf E. S. supt. J.N.W.&S.E.R.R. ns
W. State nr Square, r Reed cor. Church
Gregoria Jarden Mrs. r ws Vorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Gregory A. R. r- ws East s Kentucky
Gregory R. M. policeman, r es N. Main s
Walnut
Grierson John C. (Loar & Grierson) r es
Howe nr State
Griffin John, drayman, r N. Sandy n R.R.
Griffin M. lab. r East s Morton av.
Griffin Patrick, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
Griffith Agnes Mrs. r W. College av. cor.
Prairie
Gross J. H. lab. r ns E. College av. e East
Grosvenor Mason, Prof. Illinois College, r
College cor. Prairie
Groves John, clerk, bds. 315 E. State
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Groves Sarah, chambermaid D. and D. Asy-
lum
Groves Wm. farmer, r ws Hardin av. s Col-
lege av.
Grubner John, carp, r es N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Gruber John H. boots and shoes ns Square
cor. Main, r Jordan cor. Prairie
Grunder H. teacher, r ss E. College av. e
Johnson
Gugerty John, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
Gunn Alva, farmer, r es^Vorhees n Independ-
ence av.
Gunn Ann E. wid. James A. r es Vorhees n
Independence av.
Gunn B. W. grocer es S. Main, r S. Main se
cor. Michigan av.
Gurney Cornelius sr. cabinetmaker, r ns
Franklin e East
Gurney Cornelius jr. carriage trimmer, r ns
Franklin e East
Gurney Edward, furniture finisher, r ns
Franklin e East
Guthrie Milton, teamster, r ws N. Main nr
North
Guy William (Guy & Jones) r 249 College
TTACKETT JOHN, lab. r es Fulton n
North
Hackett J. H. (Hackett & Jerald) r S. Main
se cor. Michigan av.
Hackett Michael, lab. r Howe s Centre
Hackett & Jerald (J. H. Hackett and N. R.
Jerald) clothing, furnishing, etc. ss Square
nr Sandy
Hackman George, teacher, r ns Oak e
Main
Hackman John F. (Hackman & Shafer) r ss
College av. nr East
Hackman Mary, wid. William, r ns Oak e
Main
Hackman Philip, r ns Oak e Main
Hackman William (Kackman & Hackman)
r es Clay av. nr Franklin
Hackman & Shafer (John F. Hackman and
John J. Shafer) meat market S. Main opp
P.O.
Hadix David, farmer, r ss E. College w Clay
av.
Hagar S. D. carriage trimmer es N. Sandy nr
Square, r Mauvaisterre nr College .
Hairgrove F. M. farmer, r Illinois av. cor.
Green
Hairgrove C. carp, r E. Morgan se cor. East
Halderty Addie Miss, seamstress, r ns E.
Morgan e Mauvaisterre
Hale Gustavus, bkpr. r Prairie nw cor. Lafay-
ette av.
Hale James W. attendant Insane Asylum
Hale Martin, baggagemaster, r es Yates n
North
Haley James, clerk, r Lafayette av. e East
Haley John, sexton, r Lafayette av. e East
Hall Charles H. elk, r Kosciusko cor. College
Hall David H. clerk Scott & Lander's
Hall H. H. farmer, r 602 W. College av.
Hall James, clerk, r es East s Superior av.
HALL JOHN W. Manufacturer of
buggies, carriages, and spring wagons, and
dealer in agricultural implements, seeds,
etc. northwest corner College av. and South
Main street
Hall Mary J. Mrs. proprietress Kentucky
house N. Main se cor. Washington
Halle Hermann, cigarmkr. bds. Henry Holle's
Hallowell Lizzie, chambermaid D. and D.
Asylum
Hallowell Sarah, chambermaid D. and D.
Asylum
Halsted M. A. physician Prairie se cor. Jordan
Hambaugh James S. elk. Simmons & Eames,
r North nr Main
Hamill E. H. (Askew & Hamill) r 58 E.
Court
Hamill S. S. Prof. Illinois College, r 1002 W.
College av.
Hamilton E. ice dealer, r 830 E. State
Hamilton George F. bkpr. JacksonvilleT^at.
Bank, r S. Main beyond limits
Hamilton James, engineer, bds. Metropolitan
hotel
Hamilton Mary, wid. William, r ns E. State
e Howe
Hamilton Sarah Mrs. r es S. West s College
Hamilton S. H. r ss Square nr Mauvaisterre
Hamilton S. H. Mrs. millinery and fancy
goods ss Square nr Mauvaisterre
Hamilton Wade, lab. r ws S. Sandy s Col-
lege
Hamilton W. L. conductor P.P.&J.R.R. r ss
E. College av. e Johnson
Hammel William, lab. r Centre e Illinois
Hammill Edward Rev. M. E. minister, r East
sw cor. Bissell
Hammond A. well digger, r College cor. S.
Main
Hammond A. C. Mrs. dressmkr. r West n
North
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Hammond Henry, lab. r ns Grove w Church
Hammond Joseph, painter, r Goltra av. s of
the brook
Hammond Reuben, farmer, r East ne cor.
Franklin
Hanners William, r ws Clay s College
Happy Charles, painter, r Main n R.R-
track
Happy James, lab. r ws Clay av. s College
Happy John, plasterer, r ss E. College e Clay
av.
Happy Josephus, sr. painter, r E. State w
Brown
Happy Josephus, jr. painter, r E. State w
Brown
Harding E. H. painter, bds. ws N. Main n
R.R.
Harley Theodore, butcher, r Franklin wClay
av.
Harold Adam, shoemkr. r Fayette n Jordan
Harre Marilda Mrs. r ns W. State e Kosci-
usco
Harrigan H. Mrs. r ss Anna w West
Harris C. B. restaurant ws N. Main nr
Square
Harris D. H. supt. City Schools, r W. College
av. w. Kosciusko
Harris Edward G. r Jordan nw cor. Church
Harris Judson, elk. bds. E. Metcalf s
Harris Vincent, lab. r ws Clay av. n Lafayette
av.
HARRIS W. P. (Adgate & Harris) r
Franklin bet. Clay av. and East; was born
May 16, 1849 in Greene Co., Ohio. Came
to this county in August, 1871, and en-
gaged in railroading, remaining in this
business till January i, 1878, when he en-
tered into co-partnership with Mr. Adgate
in the insurance business
Harrison George W. r ^College nr Sandy
Harrison Joseph, attendant Insane Asylum
Harrison William, furniture ss Square cor.
Main, r College nr. Sandy
Harsha W. W. Rev. pastor Pres. church, r es
S. Westminster s College av.
Hart D. A. painter, r W.R.R. cor. Brown
Hart J. E. shoemkr. Illinois av. n. State
Hart Matthew farmer, res Prairie n Jordan
Hartin Betsey Mrs. r ws Goltra av. s Cham-
bers
Hartley William H, horse dealer, r ns E.
College e C. & A. R.R.
Hartmann Adolph, cook Dunlap house
Hartzell George, teacher, bds. 324 S. Main
Harvey James L. stone mason, r ss Lafayette
av. e Prairie
Harvey Mrs. dressmaker r ns E. College
av. e East
Harvey Theo. butcher, r es Hardin av. s Col-
lege
Hastings Charles L. elk. abstract office, bds.
J. Hastings'
Hastings Gilbert, elk. bds. H. C. Stewart's
Hastings Joel, farmer, r W. College av. e
Westminster
Hastings Lambert, farmer, r ss W. College
e Westminster
Hastings T. A. lab. r Sheridan e Illinois av.
Hatch Frank K. watchmaker ws Square nr
Morgan, bds. North cor. Clay av.
Hatch H. Lee Dr. drugs and medicines ws
Square cor. Sandy, bds. Park house
Hatch Johnson, physician, r 330 E. North
Hatfield Lewis, boots and .=hoes ns Square
cor. Sandy, r es Diamond nr Morton av.
Hatfield L. H. (Ketcham & Hatfield) r es
Diamond nr Morton av.
Hathman J. W. lab. r ss Franklin w Clay av.
Hay Abel L. foreman gardener D. and D.
Asylum
HAYDEN ALFRED (Russel &
Haydens) r W. College av. nr Park. Was
born December 28, 1838, in Glocestershire,
England; came to this country in 1843 and
located at Racine, Wis. Remaining in
the State about nineteen years, he moved
to Jacksonville in 1862, and engaged as a
clerk in a .dry goods store for about two
years. Then entered into partnership with
his brother Charles until 1871, when the
firm dissolved. He then was employed as
a clerk for Russel & Hayden until 1876,
when he purchased an interest in the firm,
which was then changed to the above
style. Was married October 30, 1867, to
Miss Elizabeth Richardson; has two chil-
dren living — Frank A. and Mabel. Wil-
liam T. died in 1870, aged fifteen months
Hayden Charles, mer. tailor and manager es
Square nr State
Hayden Edwin, carriagemkr. r ss E. Morgan
e Mauvaisterre
HAYDEN GEORGE (Russel & Hay-
dens) General Merchants. Was born in
Gloucestershire, England, the i8th of May,
1836. Came to this country in the Spring
of 1843, with father, mother, six brothers,
and two sisters. Settled in Wisconsin until
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the Spring of 1855; moved to Jacksonville.
Served three years apprenticeship with
Wm. Guy, learning the carriage and wagon
making business. Commenced business
for himself in the Spring of 1858. Con-
tinued the business until January, 1865,
employing ten hands. In January, 1865,
with Wm. H. Ranson, bought out A. & W.
Russel, general merchants. Continued the
business under the name of Hayden &
Ranson three years, when Wm. Russel
bought the interest of Wm. H. Ranson.
The name of the firm was changed to
Russel & Hayden which still continue.
Was married to Elizabeth Ranson on the
25th of Nov. 1858. Three children have
been born to them: Nettie Ann, aged 16
years, Emma Maria, 14 years, and Laura
May, aged 9 years
Hayden John, teamster, r Sheridan e Illinois
av.
Hayden John A. roofer E. State nr Square,
bds. Park house
Hayden William, teamster, r es Fulton n
North
Hayes Barney, hostler Springer & Scott
Hayes John, lab. r ws Vorhees n Independ-
ence av.
Hawley D. E. publisher ws Square cor. State
Hawley E. F. lab. Insane Asylum
Hawley Harlow, lab. r ws West n Chambers
Hedenberg Fannie, r 352 E. State
Hedenberg Susan Mrs. r 352 E. State
Heimlich D. T. (Strickling & Heimlich) r
East sw cor. Franklin
Heinl Joseph, conservatory es S. Main s Col-
lege av. r Greenwood av. cor. Church
Hellenthal H. (Hellenthal & McGaughran) r
ns College av. nr East
HELLENTHAL & McGRAUGH-
RAN (M. Hellenthal and M. McGraugh-
ran) carriage mnfrs. Sandy st. north side
of Square. This well known and enter-
prising firm build all the latest and lead-
ing styles of carriages, pony phaetons,
buggies, spring wagons, and make a spec-
ialty of Miller's celebrated Eureka buggy,
the adjustable features of which are war-
ranted for five years, it can be converted
into an open buggy, with child's seat ; two-
seated open wagon ; open pleasure and
business buggy ; a closed carriage for
stormy weather ; a three-passenger top
buggy ; four-passenger top buggy ; an
open or trotting buggy, and as a top
business and pleasure buggy. In addition
to this the carriages of Messrs. H. & Me.
have a wide reputation for style and work-
manship. Mr. H. was born in Copenhagen
in 1831 ; became apprenticed to his trade
in New York city, and came west in 1852 ;
he is one of the most skillful upholsterers
in the State. Mr. McG. was born in Ire-
land January, 1845 ; became apprenticed to
his trade in America ; he proved an apt
scholar, and in a short time became a very
skillful workman ; for a number of years
he became a traveling journeyman in the
Western States ; in 1865 became associated
in carriage manufacturing with Mr. H.
Hellerby Carl, elk. r Pearl nr Grove
Henderson Ambrose, auction ws N. Main nr
Square, r 58 E. College av.
Henderson Amos, r es N. Main, s W.R.R.
Henderson B. farmer, r Marion cor. Rockwell
Henderson George W. teamster, r ws N. Main
n Dunlap
Henderson John, foreman bakery D. and D.
Asylum
Henderson John, night hostler P.P.& J.R.R.
r ns E. College av. near city limits
Henderson John T. lab. r Clay av. s Superior
Henderson Martha J. wid. Silas, r ns Dunlap
e Main
Henderson Oliver, carp, r es East s Morton av.
Henderson William P. elk. r ns State nr East
Hendrickson William, elk. r North se cor.
Brown
Hennessey Joseph, lab. r es Lurton s College
Hennessy Patrick, lab. r ns East n Dunlap
Hennessey William, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
Henriques Mary, wid. Tony, r C.& A.R.R. s
Independence av.
Henriques Moses, lab. r C.& A.R.R. n Inde-
pendence
Henry C. dentist ne cor. Square, r es Hardin
av. nr Rout
Henry Edward, teams, bds. College nw cor.
Sandy
Herold A. B. shoemaker M. & J. Mitner, r
bet. N. Main and East n R.R. track
Hess George, blacksmith, r Court nr East
Hess Henry, blacksmith, r ss Court nr East
Hewson John, r Clay av. nw cor. Michigan av.
Herndon P. M.Rev. M. E. minister, r es East
s Kentucky
Hicks Isaac, R.R. employe, r College av. cor.
Prairie
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Hicks Charles, r College av. cor. Prairie
Hicks Sarah Mrs. r College av. cor. Prairie
Hicks William, lab. D. and D. Asylum
Hiemlich D. T. barber, r East sw cor. Frank-
lin
Higbee Charles, blksmith, bds W. R.R e
Brown
Higbee Mary E. milliner, r ss E. College, e
East
Higler Mrs. r Goltra av. s Chambers
HIGGINS HENRY PROF. County
Superintendent Public Schools, office Court
House, r ss College w West. Was
born May 7, 1836, in Knoxville, 111. ;
came to this county in January, 1853 ; from
this date, with the exception of two winters
he taught school till 1873, when he received
the nomination and was elected County
Superintendent ; so well did he qualify
himself for this position, that he was re-
elected for another term in 1877. Prof. H.
was elected as president of the State
County Superintendent's Association in
1875, and secretary of the same in 1877
Higgins V. E. freight agt. r Lafayette av. w
Caldwell
Higgs William, lab. r Vorhees n. Indepen-
dence av.
Hilfiker Rudolph, saddler, r E. State
Hill John F. butcher, r S. Main opp P.O.
Hill Mary, attendant Insane Asylum
Hillerby B. Mrs. millinery and dressmaking se
cor. Square, r Sandy nr College av.
Hillerby George, harness and saddlery, ss.
Morgan nr Sandy, r ws. Sandy s College
Hillerby John P. elk. r Pearl nr Grove
Hillerby J. R. elk. r es. Prairie n Anna
Hills George, farmer, r North w West
Hine Frank elk. r Lafayette av. w Elm
HINRICHSEN WILLIAM H.
deputy sheriff" Court House, r Brown se
cor. North. Was born May 27th, 1850, in
Morgan Co. Mr. H. was employed as sta-
tion agent for the T.W.& W.R.R. at Alex-
ander for a number of years ; was also
justice of the peace at the same place from
1871 to 1874, when he came to Jackson-
ville to fill his present position
Hitt Wm. manager 'bus line, bds Dunlap
house
Hobbs Addie R. Miss, teacher music 111. Inst.
Blind, r S. Main
Hobbs George W. boots and shoes es Square
cor. State, r North e East
Hoblick Marks, carp, r Henry cor. Hardin av.
Hockenhull John sr. druggist, r cor. Pros-
pect and Grove
Hockenhull John jr. elk. H. K. & E. Bank,
r ns Grove w Prospect
HOCKENHULL, KING & ELLI-
OTT (Robert Hockenhull, S. R. King, E.
R. Elliott) bankets es Square nr Court
Hockenhull Robert (Hockenhull, King &
Elliott) and (Hockenhull & Young) r Grove
cor. Westminster
Hockenhull & Young (Robert Hockenhull
and J. W. Young, druggists, wall paper,
hardware, etc., es Square nr State
Hocking A. H. clerk Southern hotel
Hocking B. proprietor Southern hotel, ns
College av. w Sandy
HOCKING F. G, boot and shoemaker,
ss Square nr Sandy, r ss Lafayette w Dia-
mond. Came to this county in 1854, and
worked at his trade some years ; he then
opened a shop, in 1868, in his present place,
where, by strict attention to the wants of
his patrons, he has built up a handsome
trade. Mr. H. makes all of his boots and
shoes to measure, guarantees a perfect fit,
and employs nothing but the best material ;
does invisible patching and repairing of all
kinds, and sells Lyons' patent heel braces
Hocking Richard, r ns Court w Church
Hodge W. F. mason, r es Clay s Morton av.
Hodgkin Birdie, attendant Insane Asylum
Hoffman Daniel, cigarmaker, r rear West n
North
Hoffman John, ticket agent, r es Yates n
North
Hofmann John G. elk. r ws Clay av. s Cham-
bers
Hofmann J. E. photographer, es Square cor.
State, r ws Clay av. nr Morton av.
Hoffman Mrs. r rear West n North
Hogan Patrick, lab. r Walnut e Caldwell
Hogan S trah, wid. Thomas, r Sheridan e C.
& A.R.R.
Hohn Bernard, tailor, r ss State e Square
Holbrook Thomas, shoemaker, r ss Jordan w
Church
Holderby Addie Miss, r ns Morgan nr East
Holiday Miles, farmer, r Lafayette av. cor.
Bedwell
Holla George, blacksmith, r ws East n Dun-
lap
Holle Henry, harnessmaker, r ns E. Col-
lege av. e East
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Holle H. cigarmaker, bds. College av. nr
Clay av.
Holley Charles, gardener, r ws Clay av. s
College
Holley Edmond, lab. r Clay av. nw cor. Su-
perior av.
Holly Jeremiah, lab. r Lafayette av. cor. Il-
linois av.
Holly William, teamster, N. Main cor.
North
Holm Christian, clerk, r Court nr Church
Holmes Ellen Mrs. r Clay av. n Morton av.
Holmes N. Mrs. r ss Michigan av. w Clay av.
Holzer William, barkpr. bds. W. College av.
Hook Marcus, bkpr. M. P. Ayers & Co. r ws
Pine s North
Hook M. V- Mrs. librarian J. F. R. R. and
library, r E. State cor. Clay
Hook T. J. (T. J. Hook & Co.) r Grove cor.
Prospect
Hook T. J. & Co. (Thomas J. and W. S.
Hook) dry goods, ns Square nr Main
Hook W. S. (M. P. Ayers & Co.) and (T. J.
Hook & Co.) r ns W. State nr Pine
Hoover Henry, clerk, bds. se cor. Square
Hoover M. Mrs. millinery, ss. Square nr Mau-
vaisterre, r same
Hoover W. H. clerk, r ss Square nr Mauvais-
terre
Hopper Harry, blhcksmith, r North e West
Hopper John (Lambert & Hopper) r n end
Diamond
Hopper Richard, attendant Insane Asylum
Hoppy Charles, painter, r es N. Main n In-
dependence av.
Hotchkins Mabel Miss, r Morgan nr East
Howard Alexander, r Vorhees ne cor. Inde-
pendence av.
Howe Dan. porter Central Illinois and Bank-
ing Ass'n, r ws Clay av. near the brook
Howe Daniel W. clerk, r ws Clay av. nr the
brook
Howell Pierson, tinner, r ss E. College av. w
East
Hoyt J. E. boilermaker, r ns Rout nr city
limits
Huckstep J. M. dentist, r ss Franklin e East
Huftker L. Mrs. r Mound av.
Hughes Frances Mrs. r 343 W. Morgan
Hull Henry R. carpenter, r ne cor. Square
Humphrey B. C. Mrs. r E. State vv Brown
Humphrey J. W. printer, r S. Main beyond
limits
Humphrey M. W. carp, r W. D. Humphrey
Humphrey Thomas, carp, r ss Henry e Har-
din av.
Humphrey T. B. carp, r E. State w Brown
Humphrey Walter, photog. r College av. cor.
Hardin av.
Humphrey William, merchant, r es S. Main
sw cor. Chambers
Humphrey W. D. carp, r ss E. College av. w
Hardin av.
Humphrey W. T. carp, r Mauvaisterre cor.
Washington
Humphrey W. T. Mrs. dressmaker, r Mau-
vaisterre cor. Washington
Humphries Henry, gardener Insane Asylum
Hunt E. W. marble dealer, r. 336 Goltra av.
Hunt Fanny, wid. Samuel, r Main cor. North
HUNT HENRY W. city clerk, and
clerk Board of Education, r Main se cor.
North. Was born Jan. 15, 1842, in this
city; at the age of 12 years he was ap-
pointed clerk in the Post Office, which
position he filled for over twenty years;
during this period Mr. H. was appointed
to fill several Government positions. U.
S. store keeper, Port N. O.; also asst.
special agent U. S. treasury, with head-
quarters at Galveston, Texas. Was nom-
inated for the office of city clerk, and elect-
ed by a majority of over 600
HUNT, PARTRIDGE & CO.
proprietors. The Boston 99 cent store,
Chambers block, West State street, is still
in existence, and continues to sell staple
and fancy goods at prices that defy compe-
tition. We have the greatest variety of
staple and fancy goods in the city, which
we offer at prices that satisfy all. Call
and be convinced. A. D. Eldredge, agt.
Hunt William E. bartender, r. ws. Yates n
North
Hunter Susan Mrs. r ws East s College av.
Hunter William H. tailor, r West n North
Hunter Wm. boilermkr. r ns Rout e C.&A.
R.R.
Huntley, Evans & Co. (W. F. Huntley, John
Evans and ) shoe leather findings,
hides, and tallow, etc. ss Square nr Sandy
Huntley Frank, com. mer. r ss College e
Church
Huntley William, elk, r Main nr
Huntley W. F. (Huntley, Evans" & Co.) r ss
College nr Church
Huntoon Geo. A. merchant tailor ns W.
State nr Square, bds. Dunlap house
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Hurley Con. night elk. Dunlap house
Hurley J. W. elk. J. N. Jouett's
Hurst E. Mrs. r ss Richard w S. Main
Hurst J. S. harnessmkr. r ss Court nr East
Hurst Lena Miss, elk. r N. Diamond
Hurst Sarah P. wid. William, r ns Court e
East
Hutchings Sarah, wid. r College av. nr East
Hutchings Sarah Mrs. dressmkr. r Mrs. S.
Mengel's
Hutton Arnold, lab. r ss Henry e C.& A.R.R.
Hynes Margaret Mrs. r ss E. College e Mau-
vaisterre
T LES JOHN, shoemkr. T. Smith's
ILLINOIS COLLEGE (See history
of Jacksonville, page 380)
ILLINOIS CONFERENCE FE-
MALE COLLEGE E. State (See
history, page 388)
ILLINOIS COURIER (tri-weekly and
weekly) T. D. Price & Co. pubs, ns W. State
nr Square
Illinois Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,
Dr. Phillip G. Gillette supt. end West State
ILLINOIS INSTITUTION FOR
THE EDUCATION OF THE
BLIND, Dr. F. W. Phillips supt.
Illinois Institution for the Insane Dr. H. F.
Carroll supt. end S. Main
Illinois Conservatory of Music, W. D. San-
ders supt. ws Sandy s Square
Illinois & Colorado Mining Co. of Jack-
sonville, C. Fisher, pres. B. F. Bergen,
sec. E. W. Bradley, treas. 4 Savings Bank
bldg.
Imboden Peter, ice, r ws Fulton n North
Imhoff Frank, com. trav. r ws East s Bissell
INSANE ASYLUM, Dr. H. F. Car-
riel, supt. end S. Main
Ingalls W. E. (Ingalls & Co.) r West nr
North
Ingalls & Co. (W. E. Ingalls and J. J. Fear-
son) bakers ns State nr East
Ireland T. C. r<\O2 E. State
Ironmonger John, boot and shoemkr. ws N.
Sandy nr Square, r E. Court
IRONMONGER JOSEPH J. prop.
Franklin job printing office ws Square cor.
State, r ns "Rout e C.& A.R.R. Came to
Jacksonville in 1856, and for some time at-
tended school, but had previously been
employed in the printing business, in the
Evening News office, St. Louis; he then
entered the Journal office, which was then
owned by Paul Selby. After remaining
in the office about two years, he left the
city; returning in 1864, he became pro-
prietor of the Journal office, and soon
after established the present daily Jour-
nal. Mr. I. has the honor of being the first
to introduce the steam press, and has since
brought six other printing presses into the
city. In 1867 he sold his interests in the
Journal office, and shortly after purchas-
ed his present office, and has since built
up the most complete book and job print-
ing office in Morgan County, and by far
the neatest office in Central Illinois
Irving Henry, carp, r 705 W. College
T ACKSON ALFRED, lab. r Hardin av.
J se cor. College
Jackson A. W. Rev. Baptist mininter, r Mar-
ion av. se cor. Rockwell
Jackson Edward, lab. Insane Asylum
Jackson Henry, policeman, r Read w Church
Jackson James, r Dr. A. V. Wilhoit's
Jackson James, lab. r ss College eC.&A.R.R.
Jackson Julia Mrs. r ns Grove w Church
Jackson May Miss, r Lafayette av. nr Sandy
Jackson R. farmer W. College cor. West
Jackson Wm. piano tuner, r Church sw cor.
Morton av.
JACKSONVILLE BUSINESS
COLLEGE cor. Morgan and Kosci-
usko G. W. Brown, prin. (See history of
Jacksonville, page 391)
JACKSONVILLE FEMALE
ACADEMY, Church bet. State and
College av. Prof. E. F. Bullard prin.
Jacksonville Free Reading Room and Li-
brary Association, Mrs. M. V. Hook,
librarian, ns W. State nr Square
Jacksonville Gas Light and Coke Company,
office S. Main cor. Anna
Jacksonville Hospital E. State
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL,
Simmons & Eames, editors and proprs.
Mather's blk. E. State
JACKSONVILLE NATIONAL
BANK, O. D. Fitzsimmons, pres. John
Robertson, vice-pres. B. F. Beesly, cash, ns
Square nr Sarndy
Jacksonville, Northwestern and Southeastern,
R.R., M.P. Ayers, pres.W. S. Hook, sec. and
treas. and E. S. Geeenleaf, supt. Office
496
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
ns W. State nr Square, depot, Illinois av.
P.P.&J.
Jacksonville Railway Co. W. S. Hook, pres.
M. Hook, treas. T. J. Hook, sec. B. F.
Sibert, supt. S. Main opp Opera house
JACKSONVILLE WOOLEN
MILLS, J. Capps & Sons, proprietors,
Church cor. Lafayette av. (See history
manufactories page 355.)
Jacoby Philip, tailor, ns Square nr Main, r
Court nr Church
Jacoby Phillip, jr. tailor, r ns Court e Church
James Emma, wid. Thomas, r ws Fulton n
North
James M. B. carp, r es Prairie s Anna
James William, farmer, r Sandusky cor.
Elm
Jameson George (Scott & Jameson) r Morton
av. cor. Hardin av.
James M. D. carp, r es Prairie s Anna
Jeffries Charles, printer, r ns North w Pine
Jensen Matthais, trader, r ws Vorhees n In-
dependence av.
Jeneson M. E. T. J. Mrs. r W. College cor.
Prospect
Jerald N. R. (Hackett & Jerald) r East ne
cor. Morton av.
Jessler Sophia Mrs. r ns Lafayette av. e East
Jewett John, grocer, r North se cor. Fulton
Jewett L. Mrs. r Sandy s College
Jewsbury Thomas, street commissioner, r es
Lurton s College
Jewsbury T. N. saddler, r East nr the brook
Joaquin Anset, shoemkr. r ss College av. e
East
Joaquin John, feeder, r College nr Clay av.
Jones C. M. printer, r Washington nr East
Johnson A. Mrs. r ss E. College e Hardin
av.
Johnson Charles, lab. r N. Church n W.R.R.
Johnson Chas. porter Dunlap house
Johnson C. J. teamster, r Bedwell s W.R.R.
Johnson C. R. painter, r West cor. North
Johnson Ellen, wid. Lawrence, r Fayette sw
cor. Reed
Johnson Geo. carp, r es Clay av. s College
Johnson Henry R. farmer, r Caldwell sw cor.
North
Johnson Hugh, lab. bds. Commercial hotel
Johnson James O. r North cor. West
Johnson J. L. elk. bds. Sta^e cor. Fayette
Johnson Julia Miss, r North cor. West
Johnson Luther, (Johnson & Co.) r Macomb,
111.
Johnson R. C. (R. C. Johnson & Co.) r ns
State nr Howe
JOHNSON B. C. & CO. (R. C. John-
son, H. O. Cassell and J. G. Smedley) ns
Square nr Sandy, general insurance agents,
represent only first-class companies. Real
estate, loan and collecting agency ; sole
agents for the Lone Star Real Estate and
Colonization Co. of Texas
Johnson William, plumber, r ss Washington
w East
Johnson William B. elk. r ns E. State
Johnson William G. magistrate r ss Rout e
C.&A.R R.
Johnson Wyatt, r ns Dunlap w Clay av.
Johnson W. B. (Johnson & Son) r W. State
cor. Fayette
Johnson W. H. (Johnson & Son) r State cor.
Fayette
Johnson & Co. (L. Johnson and F. Poffen-
barger) dry goods, boots and shoes, and
carpets, ss Square nr Sandy
Johnson & Son (W. B. Johnson and W. H.
Johnson) furniture, stoves, and tinware,
es Square nr Morgan
Johnston J. P. physician, 2 Gallaher's bldg. r
ws Clay av. nr. Morton
Johnston Mary, matron Insane Asylum
Jones A. H. grocer, r es S. Mam s College av.
Jones C. G. (H. K. & C. G. Jones) r 517 W.
College av.
Jones C. M. printer, bds. John Jones'
Jones Frank, umbrellas, r ss Court nr East
Jones Henry, physician, r 502 W. College av.
Jones Hiram K. (H. K. & C. G. Jones) r 501
W. College av.
JONES H. K. & C. G. physicians and
surgeons, College av. cor. Fayette
Jones John, Agt. r es E. College av. e Mau-
vaisterre
Jones Julia J. attendant Insane Asylum
Jordan John R. r es West nr North
JOUETT J. N. ss State e Square, r North
cor. Fulton, dealer in groceries, provisions,
wooden and willow ware, confectionery of
all kinds, choice brands of cigars, etc. The
best brands of flour for family use kept
constantly on hand. In connection with the
above, Mr. J. has dining rooms, where
everything the market affords can be had
at prices to suit the times, and at all hours
of the day
Judge Michael, foreman, bds. ws N. Main nr
R.R.
JACKSONVILLE.
497
Jumper James, collarmkr. bds. Mrs. C. Davis'
Justice Joseph, bricklayer, r ss College e
Church
Justice Maurice, plasterer, r 809 Church
T/'ACKMAN J. C. (Kackman & Hack-
-*-*• man) r es East nr North
Kackman & Hackman (J. C. Kackman and
William Hackman) groceries, se cor.
Square
Kamm G. lab r ws West n Chambers
Kansas, Missouri and Central Illinois Loan
Agency, W. D. Sanders, actuary, Sandy
cor. Morgan
Kapp Christina, wid. Jacob, r State e Square
Karrigan Michael, bds. Commercial hotel
Karshaw Albert, laborer, r ss E. College e
Clay av.
Kaspohl F. (G. Tendrick, Kaspohl & Reid)
r Pittsfield
Kastner Charles (Kastner & Crassly) r ss
North nr East
KASTNER & GBASSLY (Charles
Kastner and C. Louis Crassly) ss State e
Square, Marble block, manufacture every-
thing pertaining to a first-class bakery,
making a specialty of wedding cakes; also
dealers in family groceries, provisions, and
confectionery of all kinds. Keep on hand
nothing but the choice brands of flour
Kearney Michael, lab. r N. West n R.R.
Kearney Michael, jr. clerk, r N. West n R.R.
Kearns John, watchman, r Lafayette av. w
Fayette
Keating Daniel, plasterer, r Railroad e
Howe
Keating Edward, saloon, Illinois av. sw cor.
North
Keating Michael, machinist, r ns Lafayette
av. e Clay av.
Kee Thomas, lab. r ss Henry w C. & A.R.R.
Keeffe James, plumber, r ws N. Main s Inde-
pendence av.
Keeffe Jeremiah, lab. r ws N. Main s Inde-
pendence av.
Keely John J. tailor, r N. Main nr Square
Keemer E. wagonmaker, Sandy cor. College,
r S. Main cor. College
Keemer Joseph, painter, r S. Main cor. Col-
lege
Keener Frederick (T. & F. Keener) Lafayette
av. nr Sandy
Keener Thomas (T. & F. Keener) Lafayette
av. nr Sandy
Keener T. & F. (Thomas and Frederick Kee-
ner) grain, Lafayette av. nr Sandy
Keeny Joseph, cigarmkr. r 506 E. College
Keho Moses, blacksmith, Main nr North, r
Lafayette
Keho Thomas, blacksmith, r es Mauvaisterre
n Square
Kehoe Michael, driver, r Centre e Illinois av.
Keilbach Louis, clerk, r College nr East
Keiser Charles W. retired, r ns W. State e
Church
Kelley P. D. tailor, r es Clay av. s College av.
Kelley R. W. gasfitter, bds. Southern hotel
Kellogg A. H. physician, r East se cor. Col-
lege av.
Kellogg , lawyer, r ws Diamond s Anna
Kelly John, lab. bds. Commercial hotel
Kennedy Edward, lab. r West s Lafayette av.
Kennedy-Frank, r Mauvaisterre n North
Kennedy John, engineer, bds. Metropolitan
hotel
Kennedy Michael, lab. r Chambers e S. Main
Kennedy Mrs. r ns Wolcott e Clay av.
Kent Lyde Miss, teacher, r W. College av. w
Prairie
KENTUCKY HOUSE, Mrs. Mary
Jane Hall, proprietress, N. Main cor. Wash-
ington street. Transient rates $i per day,
by the week from $4 to $5. This house
is centrally located, being convenient to
the business part of the city. It is also
well and favorably known far and near
Kerrick J. R. saloon, ws Sandy near Square
Kershaw Albert, bottling works, es N. San-
dy, nr Square, r College nr Hardin av.
Kershaw Robert, farmer, r es Lurton s Col-
lege
Kershaw T. C. elk. r n end Clay av.
Kessler Jacob, foreman, r Fayette se cor.
Read
Ketcham I. J. (Ketcham & Hatfield) r ws S.
Diamond nr Morton av.
Ketcham & Hatfield (I. J. Ketcham and L.
H. Hatfield) lawyers, ns Square cor. Sandy
Kettering Mary, wid. Valentine, r North nr
Mauvaisterre
Keyes Henry, tinner, bds. Kentucky house
Keyes Peter, lab. bds. ws N. Main n R.R.
Keyes Thomas, tinner, r Morgan nr Clay av
Kibbe Jarius, r ss W. College av. e Park
Kikel Jacob, farmer, r Myrtle av. n Inde-
pendence av.
Kilin Catherine Mrs. r ss E. College av. e
East
498
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Kilian John, r ns North w Fulton
Kiloran Michael, lab. r Lafayette av. cor.
Howe
Kilpatrick David, barber, r N. Sandy n R.R.
Kilpatrick Susie Mrs. r N. Sandy n R.R.
Kincaid Sarah Miss, r S. Main cor. College av.
King De Prates Mrs. r Prairie s W.R.R
King Ed. J. treas. and asst. supt. Gas co. r ws
Church s Anna
King James, stonecutter r Myrtle av. n Inde-
pendence av.
King James T. merchant, r W. College av.
cor. West
King Jennie Miss, teacher, r 326 Mauvaisterre
King John, lab. r Prairie s W.R.R.
King Joseph W. ret. r ss W. State w Prairie
King J. F. dry goods, es Square
King J. O. supt. Gas co. r College av. cor.
Fayette
King J. W. (King & Stebbins) r ss W. State
bet. Prairie and Westminster
KING JOHN W. COL. Born in
Westfield, Mass., in 1835; moved to Jack-
sonville in 1839; graduated at Augusta
Seminary in 1854; entered the jewelry
business in 1855; was commissioned first
lieutenant of Union Guards in the month of
April ,1860; afterward commanded the com-
pany until the breaking out of the war in
1861. Took an active part in organizing
and drilling the Wide Awakes in every pre-
cinct in Morgan Co., in 1860, so that he
had a battalion of 250 well drilled men,
and the knowledge gained from those
drills laid the ground work that fitted
many young men for officers in the late
war. On the breaking out of the war he
united his company with Captain Adam's,
and so formed the Hardin Light Guards.
After the Gaards were attached to the
Tenth Illinois, he became the Captain and
remained such until their three months'
term of enlistment had expired. He was
then tendered the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of
the Twenty-Ninth Illinois, but, being
urged by General John A. McClernand to
accept a position on his staff, did so; but ill
health soon compelled him to resign, and,
on the recovery of his health, he organized
another company, taking it to Camp But-
ler, near Springfield, where he soon organ-
ized the Sixty-Eighth Illinois, and was
elected Colonel, twenty-six of the thirty
officers voting for him. After taking the
regiment to the front, the Governor saw fit
to commission another man as Colonel, and
on his arrival Captain King turned over the
regiment to him and resigned. Afterward
Governor Yates sent him a commission of
Colonel, with a request that he would go
with him and inspect the Illinois troops in
front of Vicksburg and elsewhere, which he
accepted, and in company with several
prominent Illinois gentlemen, they made
an extended and general inspection, look-
ing after the interests and needs of the
brave Illinois soldiers, attending to their
necessities, supplying their wants, etc.
Was assistant Provost-Marshal of Alexan-
dria, Va., duiing the Summer of 1862, and
took the prisoners that were captured in
the second battle of Manassas up the James
River to within nine miles of Richmond,
and there made an exchange with Colonel
Robert Quids, the rebel commissioner of
exchange. He was also appointed and
served as Judge Advocate of the first gen-
eral court martial in the western army, in
the Summer of 1861, and was also a mem-
ber of a general court martial held in
Alexandria, Va., in 1862. Was married in
Alton, in 1871, to the youngest daughter
of the late Hon. M. G. Atwood. Is a
very influential and respected citizen, and
a prominent leader in the Republican
party
King J. Will, dentist, r es Mauvaisterre nr
College
King Lucas, teacher D. and D. Asylum
King Lutie Miss, teacher D. and D. Asylum,
r 326 Mauvaisterre
King Molly Miss, teacher r 326 Mauvaisterre
King Rachel Mrs. r 1179 S. Main
King Reynolds, H. K. & E. Bank, r Morton
av. se cor. Church
King S. R. (Hockenhull, King & Elliott) r
Church cor. Morton av.
King Tilley D. attendant Insane Asylum
KING W. H. H. physician and sur-
geon, office and residence ss W. State sec-
ond door e Dunlap house
King W. J. hat mnfr. ns W. State nr Square
King W. M. r College av. cor. Fayette
King & Stebbins (J. W. King and F. H.
Stebbins) watches and jewelry ss Square nr
Sandy
Kinman Ann Mrs. r ns W. College av. w
West
JACKSONVILLE.
499
Kintzlow John, teamster, r ns Court nr Square
KIKB Y EDWARD P. county judge,
lawyer, and abstract maker Court House, r
W. State
Kirby William A. soap mnfr. r ss Mound av.
e Lincoln av.
Kirby William B. cashier, r ss State w Kos-
ciusko
Kirk Edward, barber, r 501 College
Kirk John, retired, r ns E. State e Howe
Kirk John, employe Dr. H J. Jones
Kislingbury A. J. K. Mrs. r ns E. State
Kitner Nathaniel, carp, r ss North e East
Klaus 'C. A. tailor, r College cor. Clay av.
Klaus Hugo elk. Ward Brothers, r Clay av.
cor. College
Kloepfer John G. barber es Square cor. State,
r Sharp nr Clay av.
Knight C. H. physician and surgeon D. and
D. Asylum, r ws Clay av. s Morton av.
KNOLLENBERG H. H. manu-
facturer of the well known Matchless,
Daisy, and Helena brands of cigars, dealer
in tobacco, pipes, etc. es Square, P.O. box
1632, r Main cor. Bissell
Knollenberg John H. elk. r Main cor. This-
tle
Knollenberg John R. mer. tailor ss Morgan
nr Sandy, r ns Court e East
Knowles A. stock dealer, r Hardin av. nr cor.
Henry
Knowles James, stock dealer, r Henry sw cor.
Hardin av.
Knowles J. B. (Osborne & Knowles) r Har-
din av. s E. State
Knowles P. stock dealer, r A. Knowles'
Knowles S. S. stock dealer, r A. Knowles'
Knowles T. S. stock dealer, r Hardin av. s
Chambers
Knox Helen, wid. W. C. r ws West nr North
KOENIG AUGUST, dealer in all kinds
of groceries, wines, liquors, cigars, tobacco,
etc., No. 508 N. Main near Wabash R.R.
Freight Depot. Mr. K. has been engaged
in the above line of business nearly twenty
years, thus acquiring a thorough knowledge
of the same, which enables him to offer
liberal inducements to parties desiring to
purchase any thing in his line. We would
invite people from this city and country to
give Mr. K. a call
Konrad Frederick, drayman, r es N. Main n
Lafayette av.
Konrad Peter, lab. r es N. Main n. Lafayette
Konrad Jacob, drayman, r es N. Main n
Lafayette av.
Krapps Joseph, teacher, r Lafayette av. e Illi-
nois av.
Kreider Emond, miller, r ns W. State w West
Kreiger William, weaver r 59 N. Main
Kuechler Oscar, elk. r Franklin nr East
Kuechler Oscar H. elk. r Court ne cor. Prairie
Kuechler Robert, elk. r Clay av. nr College
Kuehne J. F. cigarmkr. r 506 E. College
Kurtz Edward, carpenter J. Fink
Kurtz Michael, soap manfr. r Washington e
East
T A BOYTEAUX EARNEST, printer,
T** bds. Park house
Lackman Olce Mrs. r S. Lincoln av.
Lacy S. S. Mrs. r Clay av. ne cor. Morton av.
Lahman John, farmer, res East s Superior
av.
Lamb Martin T. Rev. pastor Bapt. ch. r
Grove se cor. Prairie
Lamb George, farmer, r Walnut w Short
Lambert Edward, (Lambert & Hopper) r Jor-
dan nr Fayette and Prairie
Lambert Edward C. r ns Jordan w Fayette
Lambert J. M. lab. r es Sandy n R.R.
Lambert Richard, farmer, r N. Church n W.
R.R.
Lambert Richard, butcher, r Prairie s W.
R.R.
Lambert & Hopper, (Edward Lambert and
John Hopper) meat market ns Court w
Square
Lambourne Thomas, bkpr. bds State nr West-
minster
Lampert J. P. cooper, North w West
Lancaster William, wool assorter, r 59 N.
Main
Landers George (Scott & Landers) r N. Main
ne cor. Independence av.
Lane A. H. dentist ws Square cor. Morgan, r
ss College nr Church
Lane H. C. r ss College nr Church
Lane J. H. r Dr. A. H. Lane
Lanort Geo. lab. r ss Chambers w Clay av.
Large James, lab. r College cor. Fayette
Large Stephen, teamster, r es Clay av. s
Franklin
Large Thomas, elk. r College cor. Fayette
Larkin Richard, saloon es Mauvaisterre nr
North
Larimore S. H. farmer, r ns Hardin av. s
Chambers
500
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Larrimore P. Mrs. r ss E. State opp Blind
Asylum
Larrimore Wm. farmer, r ss E. State opp
Asylum grounds
Lary Jerry, blacksmith, bds. Mrs. C. Davis'
Lathrop J. W. trav. agt. r ss N. College av.
ePark
Lauerman Jacob, baker, bds. se cor. Square
Lawler Henry, farmer, r ss Morton av. e C.&
A.R.R.
Lawson , Mrs. r es Clay av. s College
Lawton Hiram, supt. spinning dept. Capps'
factory, r Kosciusko cor. Anna
Lax Edward C. grain dealer, r Edgmon cor.
Diamond
Laycock Robert, butcher, r Prairie sw cor.
Lafayette av.
Layman M. T. lawyer, Savings Bank bldg. r
West ne cor. College
Laymiller Henry, shoemkr. bds. North nw
cor. Main
Leary Patrick, lab. r Railroad e Howe
Leek John (Leek & Lightfoot) r es East s
College av,
Leek & Lightfoot (John Leek and F. Light-
foot) butchers ss State nr East
Lee M. H. seamstress, r es Mauvaisterre n
Square
Lee Philip, wagonmkr. ss North nr Sandy,
r Church
Lee Samuel, lab. r Pine n W.R.R.
Lehman B. elk. r North nr Fayette
Lehman L. (Lehman & Eppinger) r North nr
Fayette
Lehman & Eppinger (L. Lehman and W.
Eppinger) clothing w's Square nr W. State
Lenington Eliza, wid. George, r ws N. East
n Lafayette av.
Lentz John, painter, bds. Court cor. Fayette
Leonard George, cabinetmkr. Becker, Rott-
ger & Degan
Leonert Peter, upholsterer S. Caf ky
Less John, stonecutter R. C. Smith
Letton Caleb, constable, r ss E. State opp.
Blind Asylum
Letton James, clerk, r E. State e C,& A.R.R.
Leurig Louis (Leurig & Engel) r N. Main e
railroad
Leurig & Engel (Louis Leurig and Henry
Engel) saloon, es Square nr Morgan
Lewis Bell Miss, dressmaking, r 205 E. Col-
lege av.
Lewis Charles W. 'porter, r ns Dunlap w
Clay av.
Lewis Charles B. surveyor, r ns North e Pine
Lewis F. Fernandes, lab. r Diamond s Freed-
man
Lewis James, r ns Dunlap w Clay av.
Lewis Jane Mrs. r ws East s Bissell
Lewis John, lab. r Diamond s Freedman
Lewis Sol, yardman Park hotel
Lewis Wm. tailor, r E. Morgan ne cor. East
Lewis William T. clerk, bds. Mauvaisterre
nr College
Libby M. mason, r East se cor. Michigan av.
Lightfoot Fernando (Leek & Lightfoot) r 703
East
Lilly Jno. W. machinist, r ns College' nr J.
N.W.&S.W.R.R.
Lindsay John, carp, r es S. Main s Morton av.
Lindsey S. D. carp, r Main cor. Oak
Lindsley Elizabeth J. Miss, teacher Presby-
terian Female Academy
Link A. G. r 6n W. State
Linzey Mary Miss, r ns Court w Square
Lippincott Julian P. (Morrison, Whitlock &
Lippincott) r W. College av. on hill
Litton Albert, clerk, r West n North
, Litton Charles, painter, r West n North
Litton James, painter, r West n North
Litton Sarah, widow Elijah, r West n North
Livesey T. S. sewing machine agt. boards es
East s North
Livingstone Todden, cooper, r Lafayette av.
cor. Diamond
Lloyd N. J. Mrs. r ss E. College av. e Johnson
Loar Erasmus, carp, r 620 E. College av.
Loar John R. (Loar & Grierson) r es Main nr
Morton av.
Loar & Grierson (John R. Loar and John C.
Grierson) wholesale and retail grocers, ss
Square, Opera house blk.
Lockhart John, teamstr. r Centre e Illinois av.
Loftus M. attendant Insane Asylum
Lomb Henry, restaurant es N. Main nr Square
Long D. K. r ss E. State e Johnson
Long Geo. Mrs. r Hardin av. s. Superior
Long Henry, farmer, r ns Rout e C.& A.R.R.
Long John, teacher, r E. State e Johnson
Lonregan Maurice, lab. r Lafayette av. w Pine
Loomis Charles J. asst. clerk Insane Asylum
Loomis Geo. N. bds. Dunlap house
Loomis John, teacher Blind Asylum, r S.
Diamond cor. Galleher
Loomis John G. dept. elk. County Clerk, r ss
State w Prairie
Loomis Samuel, law-student, r Diamond
Lord J. O. machinist, r ns North e Brown
JACKSONVILLE.
501
Lott L. G. bus agt. r N. Main nr Square
Lowder Geo. W. painter, r E. College e C.&
A.R.R.
Luby John, lab. r Lafayette av. w Bedwell
Lucas C. J. (Lucas & Co.) and physician, r S.
Main nr College av.
Lucas C. J. & Co. (Dr. C. J. Lucas and J.
R. Mendonse) druggists, ws N. Main nr
Square
Ludlam Jeremiah J. r ss North e Fulton
Ludlam J. J. jr. nursery, r ss North e Fulton
Luke Kate Mrs. r ns Morgan nr East
Lumm A. carp, r ss E. North w East
Lumm Frank, clerk, r North e East
Lundregan C. lab. r ns Clay av. s Chambers
Lynch Thos. lab. ss E. College \v C.& A.R.R.
Lynn George, clerk, bds. North e East
Lyon Thos. S. r Fayette cor. Anna
JV/TC AH AN JOHN R. insurance agt. r ns
x Morgan nr East
McAlister O. O. carp, r W. W. McAlister
McAlister W. W. carp, r es. Clay av. s Su-
perior
McAlister Samuel, lab. N. Richards, r ws
Fayette s Anna
McAvitt Arthur, painter, r es West nr Lafay-
ette av.
McBride Elizabeth Mrs. r 600 E. College av.
McBride Henry, sec. boss J.N.W.&S.E.R.R.
bds. Mrs. E. McBride's
McBride James, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
McBride James, painter, r es Lurton s Col-
lege
McBride John C. clerk, r es Hardin av. 2 s
College av.
McBride Michael, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
McBrogan Henry, wagonmaker, r Mauvais-
terre cor. College av.
McCann , farmer, r ss Chambers e
C.& A.R.R.
McCartney D. Mrs. r College av. cor. Prairie
McCarty J. D. carp, r ss Hardin av.
McClain Alice, chambermaid Park hotel
McClain Calvin, agt. Wabash R.R, r ns W.
State w West
McClure Henry B. lawyer W. College av.cor.
Prospect
McClure Walter, baggagemasfer, r Lafayette
av. e Illinois av.
McConnel Edward, lawyer 3 Chambers blk.
bds. ns State nr Prairie
McConnell J. C. prop, green house S. Church
n Morton, r West s Anna
McConnel Geo. lawyer, bds. Chas. Rockwell's
McConnell J. T. "storekeeper," r ws Church
s Edgmont
McCool J. W. (Paradice & McCool) r es East
nr College
McCormick A. R. Mrs. r 501 Diamond
McCoy Emma, wid. William, r ss Washington
w East
McCoy Wm. prop. Transport co. r Chambers
ne cor. Hardin av.
McCracken David, painter, r Church sw cor.
Anna
McCracken H.B.Mrs, dressmaker, r Morton
nw cor. Clay av.
McCreary J. S. stock dealer, r Hardin av. s
Superior av.
McCullough Francis, blacksmith, r es West
n Morton av.
McCullough James M. salesman, r 45 E.Court
McCullough John, clerk, r ws S. Diamond s
Grove
McCullough Reuben L. clerk, r ns Court e
East
McCUJLLOUGH W. H. Justice of the
Peace es Square cor. East, r Court e East.
Also represents the following insurance
companies: Continental Fire, N.Y., and
Franklin Fire, St. Louis, also the Aetna
Life, of Hartford, and Pacific Mutual, San
Francisco, Cal. Also dealer in real estate,
makes loans, and does a general collecting
business
McCune Edward, printer, bds. Commercial
hotel
McCurley William, teamster, r es East n
Dunlap
McCutchen C. A. Mrs. r es East s North
McDONALD A. N". insurance agent
and notary public W. State w Square, r 409
E. State. Was born in Dundee, Scotland,
in 1823; came to this country in 1835, and
went to farming about three years, then
came to Jacksonville and opened a dry goods
store, in connection with which he repre-
sented several insurance companies; after
remaining in the dry goods business ten
years, he sold out, and continued in the
insurance business, locating in his present
office. Mr. McD. is the oldest insurance
agent in the city. Was married to Miss
Julia S. March, in 1854, and has a family of
three boys and three girls
McDonald Edward L. (Thomas & McDonald)
r State cor. Prairie
502
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
McDonald Edward M. newsdealer, r 409 E.
State
McDonald E. A. Mrs. r ns W. State w
Church
McDonald Frank M. newsdealer, r 409 E.
State
McDonald Francis I. teller Jacksonville Nat.
bank, r State sw cor. Prairie
McDonald Henry, r ns Lafayette av. e Clay
av.
McDonald James, lab. bds. es Mauvaisterre
s Square
M Donald John, lab. r es N. Main n Dunlap
McDonald John, plumbing W. State nr West,
r ns College nr Clay
McDonald John jr. clerk, r ns College nr Clay
MCDONALD L. A. stationery, news
depot and notions ns W. State nr Square,
r 409 E. State
McDonnell Andrew.wall paper, etc., r E.State
w Brown
McDOXXELL HEXRY, painter and
dealer in wall paper, Masonic blk. Mr. M.
has been established in business in the city
many years; he has built up an excellent
trade, and employs constantly a number of
workmen; he has executed a number of
exceptionally fine pieces of work, which
can be seen in many of the churches and
public buildings in the city, and in sur-
rounding towns; he keeps constantly on
hand a large supply of painters' materials,
wall paper, etc., and can always be found
ready for his customers
McDonnell Henry sr. r E. Lafayette av. e
East
McDougal William, blacksmith, r ss College
e East
McDougal Wm. Mrs. dressmaker, r 330 E.
College
McEncroe John, plasterer, r 'Goltra av. s
Chambers
McElroy Anna Mrs. r ws S. Main s Richard
McEvers Cisero, carp, r ns North e Pine
McEvers E. Mrs. r ss College e Church
McEvers William E. millwright, r ns North
e Pine
MiFARLAND ANDREW, M. D.
prop, and supt. Oak Lawn Retreat E.
Morgan av. (See history, page 408)
McFarland Fletcher, M. D. asst. supt. Oak
Lawn Retreat E. Morgan av.
McFarland Harriet N. Miss, Oak Lawn Re-
treat
McFarland L. S. Miss, Morgan nr East
McFarlane W. K. r Clay av. se cor. Supe-
rior av.
McFay Frank, teamster, bds. es East n Dun-
lap
McGaughran M. (Hallenthal & McGaugh-
ran) r ws Sandy nr North
McGhee F. J. (McGhee & Richardson) bds.
Clay av. s Morton av.
McGhee & Richardson (F. J. McGhee and
J. W. Richardson) boots and shoes es
Square nr State
McGinnis A. cooper, r 915 S. Main
McGinnis F. M Miss, teacher Blind asylum,
r Mrs. M. Masters'
McGinnis W. marblecutter, r 915 S. Main
McGool Wm. wagonmkr. r es East s College
McGrath James, blksmth. ss Morgan nr
Sandy, r Lafayette av. nr Depot
McGrogan Henry, lab. r ns Mauvaisterre cor.
College av.
McGrogan Johanna, washerwoman Insane
Asylum
McHenry Daniel, lab. r Railroad e Howe
McHenry Martin, roadmaster C.& A.R.R. r
ss College av. e R.R.
McHenry M. lab. r es Clay av. s Franklin
Mcllvain James, scourer, r W.R.R. w Bed-
well
McKavitt Arthur, painter, r West n North
McKay Fielding, bds. College nw cor. Sandy
McKay J. A. carp, r ws Clay av. s Morton
av.
McKenna James, molder Morgan foundry
McKim Raish, elk. bds. S. Main cor. College
av.
McKinney J. A. organs, r ws Pine s Lafay-
ette av.
McKinney S. J. student, r ws Pine s Lafay-
ette av.
McKnight George S. trav. agt. r ns Court e
Church
McKnight William, elk. Mason & Stout's
McLaflin D. r Vorhees nr Main
McLaflin Edward, bartndr. r es Vorhees n
Independence av.
McLaughlin F. C. Mrs. r ws Kosciusko s
Grove
McLaughlin John, hostler, r North e Church
McLaughlin Julia, cook Pres. Female Asylum
McLaughlin Thos. lab. r ss E. Morgan e
East
McLean Hugh, bricklayer, r Centre e Illinois
av.
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MCMILLAN JAMES T. lawyer and
real estate dealer, ws Square, over Hatch's
drug store, r State opp Blind Asylum. Was
born Jan. 27, 1840, in Berlin, Sangamon
County; came to Morgan County in 1853,
and to Jacksonville in 1860. Graduated at
New York University in 1864, studied
medicine at Albany Medical College, and
one term at Michigan University, also
studied law at the latter place, and was ad-
mitted to practice at the bar; he then came
to this city
McNamara Daniel, elk. r N. Sandy cor. In-
dependence av.
McNamara James, prop. Commercial hotel,
ws Sandy nr Square
McNamara Michael, teamster, r N. Sandy
cor. Independence av.
McNamara Thomas, bds. Commercial hotel
McPheron Nettie, artist, r ws East nr Col-
lege
McPheron W. R. operator, r ws East nr Col-
lege
McPherson Charles, pressman Journal, r
Morgan cor. Clay av.
McPherson James, tailor, r N. Main nr
North
McPherson Mrs. dressmkr. r Clay av.
cor. Morgan
McSherry Nicholas, conductor, r Lafayette
av. e Illinois av.
MacDonald M. A. Mrs. teacher Illinois fe-
male college
MacDonald M. E. Mrs. dressmkr. r 334 Har-
din av.
Mack J. H. teacher, r es Prairie n Anna
Madden Julia, wid. Edward, r N. Main cor.
Independence av.
Magill John S. manager U. S. ex. co. es. es
N. Main nr Square, r Main ne cor. Supe-
rior av.
Magner Thomas, foreman, r N. Main n R.R.
Maguire Thomas, elk. bds. E. State
Maher B. Mrs. r ns. E. College w C.& A.
R.R.
Maher Patrick, lab. bds. Commercial hotel
Mahlka Michael, lab. r Railroad e Howe
Mahony F. P. helper, r es N. Main s Inde-
pendence av.
Maier George, saloon ss State e Square
Major Harry, elk. r Sheridan e C.& A.R.Ri
Major Richard, painter, r Sheridan e C.&
A.R.R.
Malenbrook T. employe Geo. Chambers
Mallen John sr. drayman, r ws Clay av. s
College
Mallen John, paperhanger, r Clay av. nr Col-
lege
Mallory James, lab. r N. West n R.R.
Malone J. W. Rev. pastor M. E. (African)
church, r es Clay av. n Brook
Malone Mary Mrs. r Lafayette av. nr West
Malone Mrs. teacher, r ws Church n
Anna
Manes Anthony, lab. r ns Lafayette av. e
East
Maney James, drayman, r ns Lafayette av. e
Clay av.
Mangelson Christopher, r ns Court w West
Manion John, lab. r Railroad e Howe
Manion John, lab. Lafayette av. cor. Main
Mann Robert H. operator, r A. W. Cadman's
Mans S. carp, r ss E. Morgan e East
Mapes M. engineer Scott & Lander's .
March James W. clerk, r ss College nr Clay
av.
Marcum William J. gasfitter, r State nw cor.
Sandusky
Marcy Charles (Marcy & Bro.) bds. Dunlap
' house
Marcy Charles F. clerk, bds. S. Main
Marcy Henry S. (Marcy & Bro.) bds. Dunlap
house
Marcy & Bro. (Charles and Henry S. Marcy)
boots and shoes ss Square nr Sandy
Marker Jennie Miss, dressmaker, r ns E. Col-
lege av. e Mauvaisterre
Marker — - — , r ns E. College av. w East
Markoe Emma, attendant Insane Asylum
Markoe Frank, elk. bds. ws Prairie nr Anna
Markoe Hittie, attendant Insane Asylum
Marks Henry F. carp, r P.P.& J.R.R. n Wa-
bash av.
Marsh Arthur T. clerk, r Mauvaisterre cor.
Madison
Marsh C. K. clerk, r Mauvaisterre cor. Madi-
son
Marsh Orrin, r North n West
Marsh John N. clerk circuit court and re-
corder, Court House, r Mauvaisterre cor.
Madison
Marshall Charles, carp, r es Prairie s Anna
Marshall Jennie Miss, seamstress, bds. M. M.
Shreve's
Marshall Wm. carp, r es Prairie s Anna
Marshall Wm. farmer, r 502 E. State
Marthens Louisa Miss, matron Jacksonville
hospital E. State
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Martin Albena, wid. Frank, r Pine nw cor.
North
Martin Ann, wid. Paul, r Illinois av. s Inde-
pendence av.
Martin B. E. cigarmaker, r North cor. West
Martin Casper, clerk, r North cor. West
Martin Eliza, wid. Ralph, r Lafayette av. se
cor. Brown
Martin E. M. Miss, assistant matron Illinois
inst. blind
Martin Kasper, clerk, bds. C. F. Brown's
Martin Malissa, wid. Nelson, r North cor.
West
Martin , Mrs. r es Sharp s College
Martin Robert V. foreman, r S. Lafayette av.
se cor. Brown
Martin Samuel, r ns North e East
Martin Samuel, ditcher, bds. Commercial
hotel
Martin Thomas, hostler N. Main cor. North
Mason E. (Mason & Stout) r Mauvaisterre
cor. Franklin
Mason Oliver, watchmaker, bds. S. Mauvais-
terre cor. Franklin
Mason Robert, watchmaker, r2 Conservatory
block
Mason Thomas (W. L. & Thos. Mason) r 12
Gallaher's add.
Mason Timothy, jeweler, r 21 Gallaher's add.
Mason William L. (W. L. & Thos. Mason) r
College av. se cor. West
MASON WM. L. & THOS.
jewelers 2 Conservatory block. These
gentlemen are natives of England, emi-
grating to this country at an early age.
Their father, Robt. Mason, with his family,
came to America in 1854, and for four
years lived in New York city. In 1858,
he came to Jacksonville, where he worked
at his trade of watchmaker and jeweler,
with Wm. M. Mayo, remaining in his em-
ploy until 1863. Here Thomas Mason
began learning the trade. That year Mr.
Mayo sold to Woodward & Strong, by
whom Mr. Robert Mason was employed,
until 1865, when they sold to Chatterton &
Morton, who soon sold to Morton & Mc-
Clain. In 1865, Mr. Mason started in
business for himself in a small room in the
rear of the present Central Savings Bank
building, with a stock of goods invoicing
but little over $200. Not long after he
moved to Morgan street, a few doors west
of his present location. When the Con-
servatory bldck was finished, in October,
1872, he removed to the room now occu-
pied by his sons, the subject of this sketch.
They purchased the business in October,
1876, which has since been conducted
solely by them. Wm. L. began work at
the trade in 1861, with Day & Stebbins.
He afterward went to England, where he
spent one year and a half in improving and
finishing his trade, under an instructor.
On his return, he was two years in charge
of one of Mr. Mayo's Chicago stores.
From there he went to Denver, where he
had charge of a bench in a large establish-
ment over two years. At the end of that
time he came to Jacksonville. Each one
of these gentlemen has had a thorough,
practical training in their business, enabling
them to successfully manage any part of it,
and constantly increase their trade. Their
Regulator is one of the best in the west.
Time is taken from observations of the sun
and the north star, wiih an improved transit
instrument, similar to those used in obser-
vatories. Their stock of goods is complete
in every regard, and their store at all
limes filled with a full stock of goods
in their line
Mason & Stout (E. Mason and J. V. D. Stout)
books and stationery ss Square, Opera
House blk.
Masters Mary Mrs. r ss E. College e East
Mathers John Rev. r 512 E. State N
MATHERS J. TABOR, grocer and
dealer in queensware, glassware, etc. etc.
Among the many first-class houses in
Jacksonville the above firm takes a
leading position. The spirit of enter-
pise manifested by the late firm of Rut-
ledge & Mathers, and now being con-
tinued by the latter gentleman, is worthy
of more than a passing notice. The erec-
tion of their large marble front building on
E. State St., two years ago, shows a spirit
of en'erprise that the wealthy men of Jack-
sonville would do well to follow, from the
fact that not only would it be a benefit to
themselves but a source of pride to the
community. Two years ago Mr. George
Rutledge, a former member, retired from
the firm, and since that time the business
has been conducted by Mr. Mathers, and
that too in a most commendable manner.
He carries one of the finest stocks of goods
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in the city, consisting of staple and fancy
groceries, confectionery, provisions, China,
glass, queensware, dry goods, boots and
shoes, hats, caps, etc. He also has superior
advantages in shipping all kinds of pro-
duce, provisions, etc., hence farmers always
find a ready market at his establishment,
and the benefit of the highest prices. Thus,
by energy and fair dealing, aided by cour-
teous and experienced clerks, Messrs. Saml.
Brockman and George Oilman, who have
been in the employ of Mr. Mathers for
years, Mr. Mathers has built up an ex-
tensive and well merited business. He
was born in Morgan Co., educated in Jack-
sonville; at twenty-five married Miss An-
nabel English, of Danville. Mrs. M. passed
off the stage of life April 27, 1876
Mathers Wesley, r 522 E. State
Mathers William D. (Bronson, Mathers &
Nellis) r ss State nr Hardin av.
Matheson Neil (Matheson & Brennan) ss
Square nr Main
MATHESON & BRENNAN
(Neil Matheson and Terance Brennan)
hardware, stoves, tinware, and roofing, ss
Square nr Main
Mathews James R. livery, boarding, and sale
stable ns Court e Square, r country
Mathison N. merchant, r ws East s Morgan
av.
Mathman J. L. lab. r Prairie n Anna
Matthews B. C. farmer, r es East s Superior
av.
Matthews George E. plumber andgasfitter E.
State nr Square, r Morgan e Square
Matthews James, lab. r ws Fayette s Richards
Matthews L. painter, r ss E. "College e Clay av.
Mauchman George, porter, r es Clay av. nr
3d ward school
Mauzy George S. printer, r 333 N. Sandy
Mauzy George W. brklyr. r 333 N. Sandy
Mauzy James B. printer, r 333 N. Sandy
Mauzy William W. bkpr. r 333 N. Sandy
Maxfield Edward, elk. r Myrtle av. n Inde-
pendence av.
Maxfield Richard, engineer, r Myrtle av. n
Independence av.
Maxfield Richard, fireman Insane Asylum
May Charles, lab. r Henry e C. & A.R.R.
May Charles, lab. r ss E. College av. w Clay
av.
May F. H. (May & Pohlmann) r N. Main s
Independence
May Hugo, barber, r es N. Main n Dunlap
May H. E. carp, r S. West n Grove
May Mrs. weaver, r es S. West s Col-
lege
May Otto, barber ws Square cor. W. State, r
N. Main nr Independent
May & Pohlmann (F. H. May and W. Pohl-
mann) barbers State e Square
Mayer E. boots and shoes ns Square nr Sandy,
r East cor. College
Mayer Margaret, wid. Frederick, r Howe s
Lafayette av.
Mayers Emanuel, merchant, r East sw cor.
College
Mayor H. A. barber, bds. ss College e East
Mayfield G. R. tel. opr. r ss State nr R.R.
track
Mayfield Milton, stock dealer, r ss E. State e
RR.
Mayfield Rufus, teacher, r ss Franklin e East
Mayfield Wellington, mngr. W.U. Tel. co. r
ss State nr R.R. track
Meany M. H. stonecutter, r Lafayette av. nr.
Brown
Medcalf Charles E. painter, r College cor.
West
Mede Charles, shoemkr. S. Main opp P.O.
Medley John, teamster Morgan Foundry
Medley John A. r W.R.R. e Brown
Meehan Maurice, lab. r Sheridan cor. Illinois
av.
Meek Andrew H. teacher, r eS. East n North
Melendy Thomas W. r Prairie sw cor. Jordan
Melton J W. elk. r S. Main cor. Richards
Mendonsa Joseph, lab. r W.R.R. w Diamond
Mendonse J. R. (C. J. Lucas & Co.) r ws N.
Main nr Square
Mengel Sarah Mrs. r ns E. College av. w
East
Merrigon John, drayman, r ns E. College av.
e East
Merrill L. L. elk. r E. State
Merriman Anna, cook Insane Asylum
Merriman Mary, ironer Insane Asylum
Metcalf E. r College cor. West
Metcalf Geo. R. carp, r ss North w Brown
Metcalf M. L. elk. r North se cor. Fulton
Metcalf Samuel M. (Metcalf & Fell) r S.
Main n Morton av.
Metcalf & Fell (S. M. Metcalf and T. H.
Fell) dry goods and millinery, ss Square
cor. Sandy •
METROPOLITAN HOTEL, Mrs.
E. Sweney, proprietress. At the junction
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
of the T.W.& W., P.P.& J., C.& A., and
J.N.W.& S.E. Railways. First-class ac-
commodations, $2.00 per day. Dan. Wil-
liams, chief elk.; John Carr, night elk.
Meyzeek John E. tailor, r S. Main
Michaels Theodore, r es N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Mickey Jennie, watchwoman Insane Asylum
Middleton.G. F. blacksmith, es N. Sandy nr
Square, r West sw cor. Lafayette av.
Middleton L. E. Mrs. r West cor. Lafayette
av.
Milburn Ann Mrs. r E. State
Milburn Nicholas, oik. Petersburg Coal Co.
r ns E. State opp 111. Female College
Milburn N. bookkeeper Coal Co. r E. State
w Brown
Miles E. Mrs. milliner, r ns College av. e
West
Miles R. W. carp, r ns W. College av e West
Milhausen Henry W. cutter, r ss Court e
Square
Milhausen John A. tailor, r ss Court e Square
Miller Benj. carp, r 419 S. West
Miller Benjamin J. master mechanic, bds.
Sandusky cor. Elm
Miller Catherine, wid. Louis, r ss North e
East
Miller C. D. r East se cor. Superior av.
Miller E. T. r East se cor. Superior av.
Miller George A. saloon, ss Court e Square
Miller George W. gunsmith, r ns Lafayette
av. e Clay av.
Miller H. J. (Murphy, Miller & Devine) r es
East nr Lafayette av.
Miller Mathew, elk. r N. Main
Miller Thomas, farmer, r ws Vorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Miller William, elk. r N. Main
Milligan H. W. physician, r ws Caldwell n
State
Mills M. B. Mrs. r 517 Diamond
Mimmack William, lab. r Duncan w Fayette
Minch Phillip, lab. r Madison e East
Minear Solomon, physician, r 328 E. State
Mingel Peter, hostler J. R. Mathews
Mingle Sarah Mrs. r ss Anna w West
Minter John (M. & J. Minter) r ws Clay av.
nr. College av.
Minter L. G. lab. r ws West s College
Minter Mathew (M. & J. Minter) r ss College
nr East
MINTER M. & J. N. Main n Square
mnfrs. of fine boots, shoes and slippers.
The amount of work done by this firm, ex-
ceeds that of any other similar establish-
ment in the city, from the fact that they
turn out only first-class work from the best
material. Mr. M. Minter has had an ex-
perience of over fifteen years in this branch
of trade, which fact alone is sufficient guar-
antee for the truthfulness of the above as-
sertion. Mr. J. M. enlisted in the ist 111.
Light Artillery, Battery F, in July, 62, and
served until mustered out at the closing of
the war. When he came home he went to
farming and remained at that till August,
1877, when the above firm was organized
Minter Mrs. r rear West n North
Miseek , tailor, bds. Kenry Valentine's
Mitchell Charles, cook, r ws Square nr Court
Mitchell Charles W. carp, r es Clay av. s
College
Mitchell E. T. carp, r Prairie cor Anna
Mitchell James, asst. engineer fire depart-
ment, r Brown cor. North
Mitchell James, lab. r es Mauvaisterre s Col-
lege
Mitchell James, lab. r ws Fayette n Richards
Mitchell James M. dep. sheriff, r ns Rout
Mitchell L. R. teamster, r Edgmon cor. Dia-
mond
Mitchell R. B. printer, r Court nr West
Mitchell William, porter Park hotel
Moeller Earnest, foreman Ward Brothers', r
N. Diamond s Lafayette av.
Monellas Sebastian, lab. r W.R. R. e Pine
Monk Geo. carp, r es S Main s Morton av.
Montgomery E. elk. r College e Clay av.
Montgomery Henry, clerk, r 412 College
Montgomery James, carp, r 412 E. College
Montgomery J. C. engineer 111. Inst. Blind
Montgomery W. H. saddler, r W. Court
Moore Belle, cook Insane Asylum
Moore Charles, employe Capps' factory, r es
Goltra av. n Morton av.
Moore Douglas, lab. r ss E. Morgan e East
MOORE ENSLEY, journalist, r W.
State, was born in Springfield, April i6th,
1846 ; lived ten years in Perry, Pike Co.,
till July, 1875, when he came to Jackson-
ville. Was graduated from Illinois Col-
lege in 1868, employed as city editor upon
the Daily Journals 1869, and as assist-
ant editor of the Jacksonville Independent
in 1869-70. In 1870, formed a co-partner
ship, in book-binding, with E. Moeller, un-
der firm name of Moeller & Moore, and
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dissolved partnership in 1871, was elected
alderman from the 2d Ward of the city of
Jacksonville in 1874, was married Oct. 22d,
1873, to Miss Clara, daughter of the late
Rev. G. T. King, D.D., of Jerseyville, 111.
Moore M. J. grocer, r es Prairie s Grove
Moore S. r North ne cor. Mauvaisterre
Moore W. H. H. Rev. pastor Brooklyn M.
E. church, r Bissell e S. Main
Moore W. J. (W. J. Moore & Co.) r es Prai-
rie s Grove
Moore W. J. & Co. (W. J. Moore and )
groceries and provisions, ss W. State nr
Square
Moran Patrick, lab. r Sheridan e C.& A.R.R.
Moran William, painter, r Sheridan e C.& A.
R.R.
Morgan Brewery, H. Ricks, Son & Co. props.
north end Main
Morgan Foundry, Akers & Russell, props.
near R.R. junction
Morgan Mary, cook Insane Asylum
Morgan M. E. boots and shoes, se cor. Square
Moroney C. Mrs. r Hardin av. ne cor. Rout
Morris Jennie, vvid. John B. r ns Court e
East
Morris John B. student, r ns Court e East
Morris William, conductor, bds. Metropoli-
tan hotel
MORRISON ISAAC L. (Morrison,
Whitlock & Lippincott) r ss Grove nr Dia-
mond
Morrison James, physician, r ws Caldwell s
Lafayette av.
Morrison James, photographer, r e end Col-
lege av.
Morrison John G. lawyer, ws Square over
Ayers' Bank, r ss Rout e C.& A. R.R.
Morrison Mattie Miss, teacher, r Mrs. M. J.
Morrison
Morrison M. J. Mrs. r College cor. Koscius-
ko
Morrison W. R. stock dealer, r ss E. College
av. e Johnson
Morrison, Whitlock & Lippincott (I. L. Mor-
rison, H. G. Whitlock and J. P. Lippincott)
lawyers, State sw cor. West
Morrissey D. lab. r Reid & Co.'s brick yard.
Morrissey Martin, bds. Court nr East
Morse Annie Miss, teacher Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, r W. College av. w Prairie
MORSE CHARLES M. r 815 W.
State, Division Superintendent Chicago &
Alton R. R. Was born in Wilton, Me.
July '21, 1820. In Wilton he held the
office of Town Clerk for several years,
when he was chosen a representative in the
State Legislature. In 1850 he entered the
Treasurer's office of the Main Central (then
the A.& K.) Railroad Co. and was con-
nected with that corporation for over fifteen
years. In 1866 he became Superintendent
of the St.Louis, Jacksonville & Chicago R.
R., and in 1868, when that line was leaded
to the Chicago & Alton R. R. Co., he was
appointed to the position he now holds,
superintendent of a Division, embracing
one hundred and ninety miles of railroad.
As a railway manager, he is one of the
most successful in the country
Morse Mary A. Miss, teacher Deaf & Dumb
Asylum, bds. W. College w Prairie
Morse William G. attendant Insane Asylum
Morton M. E. Mrs. r ss College e Prairie
Morton S. M. Rev. pastor Westminster Pres.
church, r 1051 W. State
Morton William, lab. r ns Anna e Church
Mosee George, lab. r ss Richard w S. Main
Moseley Frank, clerk, r ss Jordan w Fayette
Moseley M. A. Mrs. millinery and hair goods,
3 Conservatory blk. r ns College av. nr
West
Moseley T. F. supervisor D. & D. Asylum
Moseley T. J. r ns College av. nr West
Moss W. D. lab. Insane Asylum
Motschmann Geo. carp, r es S. West s Grove
Mount Celina, chambermaid D. & D. Asylum
Mount Elias, mason, r 904 S. Main
Mount J. B. bkpr. rgo4 S. Main
Mount S. fruit stand, r ss Morgan e East
Moxley Wm. lab. r ss Anna e Church
Moy Bridget, wid. Edward, r es N. Sandy n
railroad
Moy James, r es N. Sandy n railroad
Munson Ella, ironer Insane Asylum
Murphy Albert, lab. r N. Sandy n railroad
Murphy Arthur, lab. r es S. West s College
Murphy Hugh, lab. r N. Sandy n railroad
Murphy James, carp, r es Sharp s College
Murphy James, plasterer, bds Illinois av. w.
North
Murphy James J. (Murphy, Miller & Devine)
r es East n Lafayette av.
Murphy Jeremiah, drayman, r Centre e Illi-
nois av.
Murphy John, lab. r Howe cor. Centre
MURPHY, MILLER & DE-
VINE (James J. Murphy, Henry Miller,
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
and David J. Devine) successors to Nich-
ols, Grierson & Loar, dealers in stoves, tin-
ware, hot air furnaces, roofing, guttering,
and all kinds of tin and copper ware; re-
paring done with neatness and dispatch,
ws Public Square
Murphy Peter, bds. Commercial hotel
Murphy Sarah, widow Homer, r N. Sandy n
R.R.
Murphy William, clerk Crassly & Bro. r es
Sharp s College
Murray George B. r Prairie s Lafayette av.
Murray James, cook Insane Asylum
Murray James, lab. r ss Franklin e Clay av.
Murray Matthew, lab. Insane Hospital, r ss
E. College e Mauvaisterre
Myers Annie, wid. Frank, r West s Lafayette
av.
Myers Benjamin, painter, r West n North
Myers George E clerk Insane Asylum
MYERS J. H. es Square nr Court, r
North cor. Fulton, manufacturer and deal-
er in all kinds of cigars, tobacco and smo-
kers' articles. Mr. M. manufactures the
famous Magnolia, which has a wide reputa-
tion; also the Bird, and several other stand-
ard brands
"VJ AGLE Frank, laborer r es N. Main n
•^ Dunlap
Nagle Frederick, carp, r es N. Main n Dun-
lap
Nance Richard A. sewing machines, r ws
Diamond n North
Naughton Mary Miss, cook 111. Inst. Blind
Needham Ellen Mrs. r Lafayette av. w West
Neely J. retired, r ns W. State e Church
Neil J. C. saddles and harness, ss Court e
Square, r East
Neissen F. cutter, bds. Park house
Nelegar Joseph, keeper Stock Yards, r Henry
e C. & A. R.R. '
Nellis George L. (Bronson, Mathers & Nellis)
r ss College av. nr Clay av.
Nelson Andrew, porter Insane Asylum
Nelson E. N. supervisor Insane Asylum
Nelson Andrew P. lab. r Short n Walnut
Nevius H. V. D., DD. pastor Bates church, r
ns W. State e Sandusky
New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. A.
N. McDonald, agt. ns W. State nr Square
Newhouse James, cook Insane Asylum
New York Dining Rooms, M. H. Carroll,
proprietor, ws Square nr Court
Newman W. r ss E. State w Johnson
Nichols S. W. (Clendenon & Nichols) r 709
W. College
Nimens E. S. shoemaker, r E. College e East
Nimens John S. shoemkr. r E. College e East
Noble School Furniture Co. A. N. McDon-
ald, agt. ns W. State nr Square
Noonan Michael, lab. r West s Lafayette av.
Norberry Christine, chambermaid Insane Asy-
lum
Norberry Hilda, waiter Insane Asylum
Norris Archibald, teamster, r Kosci sko cor.
Anna
Norris A. Mrs. r Prairie se cor. Anna
Norris A. J. night watchman Blind Asylum,
r 628 E. State
Norris Francis Mrs. cook Oak Lawn Retreat
Norris Lizzie Miss, clerk R. Bolinger, r ns
Court w Square
Norris Mary A. r Prairie cor. Anna
Norris Mattie Miss, attendant Oak Lawn
Retreat
North Willus, hostler D. and D. Asylum
Northwestern Mutual Life Ins Co. of Mil-
waukee, C. A. Catlin, agent, ns W. State i
Ayers' block
Norton James, lab. r Railroad e Howe
Nullis Geo. merchant, 1420 E. College av.
Nunes Joaquin, lab. r Freedman cor. Dia-
mond
Nunes John, farmer, r ws Voorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Nunes John, lab. r Independence av. n P.P.
&J. R.R.
Nunes John, marblecutter, r Independence
av. n P.P. & J. R.R.
Nunes Joseph, woodsawyer, r Freedman w
Diamond
Nunis Christian, lab. r Diamond s W.R.R.
Nutting T. D. Prof. Conservatory, r es Clay
av. s College
Nye - , artist (with Clark) bds. E. Met-
calf's
LAWN RETREAT, Dr.
^^ Andrew McFarland, proprietor, E. Mor-
gan av. (See history page 408)
Oakes Royal, farmer, bds. Mrs. Turley's
Ogden Thomas, lab. r ws Prairie s Lafayette
av.
O'Brien Charles, teamster, r East n Michi-
gan av.
O'Connell Annie Miss, milliner, r Main nr
Court
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509
O'Connell John, r ws N. Main nr. Square
O'Connell Michael, carp. bds. ws N. Main n
R.R.
O'Connell Richard, prison keeper, r ns Court
e Square
O'HALLORAN J. J. REV. pas-
tor Church of our Savior (Catholic) ns State
w Brown, r Court nw cor. Brown
Ohler B. elk. r East s College av.
Oliver C. C. bricklayer, r Independence av.
n C.& A.R.R.
Oliver W. A. salesman J. Capps & Son, r
Church s Lafayette av.
Oliverson John, sexton, r ns Court w Fulton
Olmsted L S. engineer, r North ne cor,
Brown
Onellis Joseph, lab. r W.R.R. w Diamond
Onellis Moses, cigarmaker, r W.R.R. w Dia-
mond
Opper Peter, porter 111. Female College
Opperman Robt. barber, bds. 428 S. Main
OBEAB WILLIAM HON. is a na-
tive of Frederick County, Virginia. He
was born Dec. 24, 1795 ; his father, Ben-
jamin Orear, was a native of the " Old
Dominion," and was born in 1768, and in
that State received his early education.
His father was born in Virginia, and his
grandfather at Bordeaux, France, the latter
being; one of the early pioneers of Virginia.
Mr. Benjamin Orear, at an early age, was
married to Miss Elizabeth Irwin, daughter
of William Irwin, who was a native of
Pennsylvania, though at an early age he
became a resident and citizen of Virginia.
His ancestors were Scotch. To Benjamin
Orear and wife was born a family of ten
children, only one of whom is now living.
William Orear is the eldest child of that
family. A few years after his marriage,
Mr. Orear emigrated, with his wife and
infant son, to Clark County, Kentucky,
and after a time, permanently settled near
Boonsboro, in that section known as the
"dark and bloody ground" where for along
time, Colonel Daniel Boone, the brave
pioneer settler, struggled for existence
against the Indians. In making his trip,
Mr. Orear passed down the Ohio River,
from Pittsburg, in a small flatboat, landing
at a place since known as Limestone. They
being early settlers, and the country in a
wild and almost primitive state, had many
hardships and inconveniences to endure.
T
Mr. Orear and his wife emigrated to Mor-
gan County, Illinois, about 1834 or 1835,
and came to the house of their son William,
who had previously settled in the county.
Mrs. Orear died in 1836, at the house of
William Orear, and her husband survived
her till 1862. His death occurred at the
residence of his son, George Orear, near
Jacksonville. Two brothers of William
Orear, sr., grandfather of the subject of
this sketch, Daniel and Enoch Orear, were
with General Roger Clark, in his western
expedition against the Indians, in the ter-
ritories of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Mis-
souri, which were then Spanish possessions.
After the trouble with the Indians had
been quelled, they returned to their home
in Virginia. The mother of Wm. Orear,
jr., was a descendant of the numerous and
influential family of Chambers, who were
among the early pioneers of eastern Penn-
sylvania. Many of the family afterward
settled in Kentucky. Such is the brief his-
tory of the lineal descent of the wife and
family of Benjamin Orear. Mr. William
Orear, like other boys of that day who
were raised on a farm in Kentucky, had
but poor facilities for obtaining an educa-
tion ; yet by assiduously applying his spare
time from labor, he was enabled to acquire
a good knowledge of mathematics and other
branches, and during life he has been an
attentive and deep thinker, thereby contin-
ually adding to his store of knowledge, till
we find him a gentleman of liberal and ex-
tensive views on the great topics of the day.
Until his marriage, Mr. Orear's time was
employed in teaching, principally in Ken-
tucky, but two or three years in Missouri.
On becoming thirty years of age, he was
united in marriage to Miss Maria T. Saw-
yer, daughter of Daniel Sawyer, a native
of New York, and his wife of Connecti-
cut. Mr. Sawyer and wife, immediately
after their marriage, settled in North Car-
olina, in what is familiarly known as the
"Jumper Lumber Regions," and was there
engaged in shipping lumber, until his death;
after which, the family moved to Peters-
burg, Indiana, and there Mr. Orear became
acquainted with the lady whom he married,
as above stated. Mrs. Orear was born in
North Carolina, August 16, 1805. Her
family were descended from the old PurU
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tan stock of the New England colonies.
They were married on the i8th of March,
1825, and on the I3th of April following,
Mr. Orear and wife settled in Morgan
County, Illinois, for a short time obtaining
shelter in a cabin of one of the old settlers,
until he could build one for himself. He
immediately settled on some land which he
commenced to improve, and fenced a large
farm, and two or three years after, when
the land was brought into market, he pur-
chased what he had improved, and consid-
erable other land beside. He early be-
came largely interested in stock growing
and dealing, and at the writing of this he
is prominent among the larger landholders
of Morgan County. When he came to
Illinois he made the trip on horseback,
from Indiana, bringing his young bride by
the same mode of conveyance; and all his
wealth, which he says was but limited, was
contained in his saddlebags. But, being
young, energetic, and full of determina-
tion, these seemingly ad verse circumstances
did not intimidate him. With that perse-
verance, industry, and integrity, so char-
acteristic of the old settlers, he set about
to acquire property and a position in
society, and he has achieved a success
scarcely second to any in Morgan County.
The acquisition of his large property is.
under the blessing of Providence, simply
the result of his own individual and un-
aided exertions. Mr. Orear is a large
stockholder, and president of the Jackson-
ville National Bank. In politics he early
became a member of the Whig party, and
an admirer of its great champion, Henry
Clay, with whom, for a number of years, he
was personally acquainted, having been
raised in close proximity to the home of
the illustrious statesman. Mr. Orear was
elected from Morgan County, to a seat in
the Senate of Illinois, as the nominee of the
Whig party, and during that term Ste-
phen A. Douglas was a member of the
lower house as representative from Mor-
gan County. Col. John J. Harding was
also a member of that legislature, Morgan
County then having six representatives.
Abraham Lincoln was also a member dur-
ing the same term. There were three ses-
sions during the senatorial term, and Mr.
Orear filled the position with honor to him-
self and satisfaction to his constituents.
Previous to being elected Senator he was
twice elected Sheriff of Morgan County.
When the Whig party was disorganized,
and the Republican party formed, he was
among the first to become an advocate of
its principles ; and during the great rebel-
lion he was earnest and active in support-
ing the government. Mr. Orear is a firm
and enthusiastic Republican. His first vote
was given for John Quincy Adams, since
which he has voted at every presidential
election. He always voted for Henry Clay
whenever he was a candidate ; he also
voted for Harrison, Taylor, Fremont, and
twice for Abraham Lincoln, and twice for
U. S. Grant. Mr. Orear served in the
Black Hawk war. Mr. and Mrs. Orear
had a family of three children ; their
daughter, Frances Delia Orear, is the only
one now living. Mrs. Orear died at their
residence, July 22, 1830. Her husband re-
mained a widower till Nov. 17, 1846, when
he was married the second time, to Miss
Lena M. Eades, daughter of Horatio H.
Eades, formerly of Bourbon County, Ken-
tucky, though at the time of their marriage,
the parents of Miss Eades were residing
in Morgan County. Their original ances-
tors were English. Mr. Orear and his wife
and daugter are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. He is a prominent
patron and trustee of the Illinois Female
College. Mrs. Orear's parents settled in
Morgan County in the fall of 1834. Ser-
geant Champ (a man of extraordinary cool-
ness and decision of character), who was
selected by General Washington to perform
the difficult task of the capture of Benedict
Arnold, after his treason, was an uncle of
the mother of the present Mrs. Orear,
though the history of the times will show
that the adventure was an unsuccessful one,
and to prevent the probable capture of the
brave sergeant, General Washington took
him out of the ranks, and he afterward em-
igrated to Kentucky. Of such patriotic
blood is the present wife of the subject of
this brief biography. Mr. Orear needs no
eulogy at our hind, for as farmer, banker,
and citizen, he is well known to the people
of Morgan County, and his life and works
speak plainly for themselves. In him we
find an example of the truly self-made man.
JACKSONVILLE.
511
Ornellas John, elk. r Pine nr T.W.R.R.
Orsborne John N. stock dealer, r 708 E.
State
Osborne D. W. elk. bds. se cor. Square
Osborne D. W. jr. salesman, bds. J. T. Os-
borne
Osborne J. H. (Osborne & Knowles) r W.
State one mile beyond limits
Osborne J. T. salesman, r es East n Brook
Osborne R. T. stock dealer, r 1038 W. State
Osborne S. B. elk. r ns State w Prairie
Osborne & Knowles (J. H. Osborne and J.
B. Knowles) carpets, mattings, oil cloths,
wall paper, etc. es Square nr Morgan
Osterholt Harmon, wagonmaker, r West n
North
Osswald John C. saloon, es N. Sandy nr
Square, r ws West nr North
Ousley Wm. lab. r ss E. College e C.& A.R.R
pADGETT T. MISS, teacher, bds. Mrs.
McLaughlin's
Page Aaron, lab. r ws N. Main n R.R.
Palmer Alexander C. (Palmer & Cox) r ns
Court nr Church
Palmer Henry, carp, r ws East n Brooklyn
chuich
Palmer H. H. (Palmer & Doan) r College av.
Palmer James H. (J. H. Palmer & Co.) r ws
Prospect nr Grove
Palmer J. H. & Co. (James H. Palmer and
A. H. Sturtevant) furniture, ws Square cor.
Court
Palmer Ruth M. Mrs. visitor's attendant D.
and D. Asylum
Palmer & Cox (A. C. Palmer and J. Cox)
wines, liquors, and cigar mnfrs. ns W. State
nr Square
Palmer & Doan (H. H. Palmer and F. M.
Doan) insurance, loan and real estate agts.
ns Square nr Main
Paradice Alfred, r 308 W. College
Paradice C. W. (Paradice & McCool) r ns
College nr West
Paradice Frank, printer, r 308 W. College
Paradice Kate Miss, milliner, r College nr
West
Paradice & McCool (C. W. Paradice and J.
W. McCool) confectionery, ns W. State nr
Square
Pardue , night watch D. and D. Asylum,
r Turner Place
Paris Henry, porter Loar & Grierson, r Col-
lege cor. Prairie
Park Charles A. artist, bds. Dunlap house
PARK HOTEL, Capt. Smith (trade
mark) prop, is located on the Public Square.
8000 commercial men were entertained at
this hotel the past twelve months
Parker D lab. r ss Anna w West
Parker Harriet, chambermaid D. and D.
Asylum
Parker H. C. Mrs. r 334 Hardin av.
Parker Wm. H. shoemaker, r 334 Hardin av.
Parks Ann Mrs. r ss E. College e C.& A.
R.R.
Parks Unice, supervisoress Insane Asylum
Patridge James, barber' Watson & Starks*
Patridge Lucy Mrs. hairdresser, r ns Court w
Square
Patterson C. A. barber, r West cor. Anna
Patterson Francis Mrs. r 515 S. West
Patterson Henry, lab. r 515 S. West
Patterson John S. blacksmith, r es N. Sandy
nR.R.
Patterson J. March (Wadsworth & Patterson)
r E. College av. w Hardin av.
Patterson L. A. elk. r es East s College
Patterson M. Mrs. r ns Grove e Church
Patterson Wm. lab. r 515 S. West
Patterson Wm. elk. r Fayette cor. Grove
Patterson Wm. Capt. liniment mnfr. ns W.
Main nr Square
Paxton George R. elk. r North ne cor. Fulton
Pearson Sarah Mrs. r es Prairie s Grove
Pearson W. B. bookbinder ss Morgan nr
Sandy, r es Prairie s College
Pearcy Perry, dept. sheriff, r ss E. College av.
nr city limits
Pechloeffel Henry, blksmth. r ns Court w
West
Peck Eben, florist ss W. State, r S. Prospect
Peck F. ret. r ns E. State
Pegram Mary A. Miss, preceptress Illinois
Female College
Peira Joseph, lab. r N. Diamond n W.R.R.
PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE, J. S.
Sierer prop., Sandy n Square. Transient
rates $1.00 per day. Mr. S. was born in
Cumberland Co., Pa., September 15, 1826,
and came to Jacksonville December 16,
1849; was elected sheriff of Morgan Co. in
the Fall of 1868; was married July 23,
1854, to Miss Margaretta Black, also of
Cumberland Co., Pa., where she was born
March 31, 1834. Mr. S. has only recently
opened this hotel, which was formerly
known as the " Commercial." The fathers
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of both Mr. and Sierer were both well
known hotel men East, where they ac-
quired a knowledge of the business
Perry Henry, auctioneer, r Mauvaisterre n
North
Perry , collr. r es Hardin av. n Henry
Peters Emanuel, farmer, r rear es N. Main n
Independence av.
Petersburg Coal Co. office E. State e C. & A.
R.R. Preston Spates, agt.
Peterson Charles, lab. Insane Hospital, r
Michigan av. e East
Peterson N. lab. Reed & Co.'s brick yard
Peterson Robert, lab.
Petre William, carp. bds. B. W. Gunn's
Petrie Eliza Miss, physician, r Mrs. M. E.
Morton's
Pfolsgroff Philip, carp. bds. ws Main n R.R.
Pheifenburger Ellen, wid. George, r N. 'West
n R.R.
Phelan Thomas, elk. bds. West cor. Morgan
Phelan Thomas, elk. bds. David Cole's
Phelps C. C. (J. Gill & Co.) bds. Dunlap house
Phillips Aaron, teamster, r es N. Main n In-
dependence av.
Phillips A. L. Mrs. r ws Yates n North
Phillips F. W. Dr. supt 111. Inst. for the edu-
cation of the blind
Phillips J. A. machinist Morgan Foundry
Phillips George, med. student, r Blind
Asylum
Phillips Henry, blacksmith, r ws East s Ken-
tucky
Phillips L. J. Mrs. matron 111. Inst. Blind
Phillips William M. elk. r ns Court e East
Phillips W. S. elk. 111. Inst. Blind
Piepenbring Charles, grocer N. Main ne cor.
Dunlap
Pierce John, stonectr. r Caldwell n W.R.R.
Piercy William P. dep. sheriff, r College av.
e C. & A.R.R.
Pierson Jeremiah, justice of the peace ns
Square nr Main, r Court nr West
Pires Emanuel, r W.R.R. w Diamond
Pitner T. J. physician 209 W. College av.
Pitta George, lab. r Pine n R.R.
Platt Alex, mason, r Rout cor. Brooklyn av.
Platt Wesley, mason, r ss East end Bissel
Pleasant Henry, lab. bds. Nathan Reed's
Plower John, shoemkr. r ss E. Morgan e
East
Plows John W. lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
PofTenbarger F. (Johnson & Co.) r Jordan se
cor. Fayette
Pohlmann W. (May & Pohlmann) r E. Mor-
gan nr East
Police Department, C. O. Sperry, chief, ns
Court e Square
Polland R. painter, r ws Vorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Porten George (G. Porten & Co.) r 324 E.
College
Porten G. & Co. (G. Porten and ) mer.
tailors ws Main opp. P.O.
Post-Office, D. M. Simmons, P. M. es S-Main
s Square
Powers Albert, r College av. nr Clay av.
Powers Bridget Mrs. r Clay av. ne cor. Wol-
cott
Powers James, engineer, r Wolcott se cor.
Clay av.
Powers James, lab. r Morton av. sw cor.West
Powers Mrs. r Bedwell n Lafayette av.
Powers O. ret. r 1108 W. State
Powers , painter, r ns E. College av. e
East
Poznanski J. B. Prof, teacher Music Con-
servatory, r College cor. Kosciusko
Pratt Albert, elk. bds. C. McClain's
Pratt Ann C. wid. Charles H. r Church nw
cor. North
Pratt George C. bkpr. r Church nw cor.
North
Pratt Horace M. elk. r Sandusky cor. Elm
Pratt Lewis H. elk. bds. Sandusky cor. Elm
Preira Henry Rev. pastor rst Pres. (Port.)
church, r s end Prairie
PRESBYTERIAN FEMALE
ACADEMY, Church bet. State and
College av. Prof E. F. Bullard, prin. (See
History, page 385)
Preston S. plasterer, bds. A. H. Jones'
Price Charles, watchmaker J. M. Fox
Price Ed S. clerk, r State cor. Clay av.
Price George W. lab. r N. Sandy n railroad
Price M. N. (T. D. Price & Co.) r ns College
av. w Hardin
Price P. B. r ns E. State
Price T. D. (T. D: Price & Co.) r Carrrolton
PRICE T. D. & CO. (T. D. Price, H.
L. Clay, G. E. Doying, and M. N. Price)
job printers, book-binders, and pubs.
Illinois Courier, ns W. State nr Square
Price Ward, bkpr. First Nat. bank, r State
cor. Clay av.
PRINCE DAVID DR. prop. Sani-
tarium, ws Sandy s Square, r State cor.
Fayette
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513
Prince A. E. surgeon and oculist, ws Sandy
s Square
Probst Christian, clerk, r es Main nr Inde-
pendence av.
Ptaszyk J. R. piano tuner, ws Sandy nr Col-
lege av.
Punton John, apothecary Insane Asylum
Pyatt B. (B. Pyatt & Son) r ns Court nr
Church
PYATT B. & SON, wholesale and re-
tail dealers in tobacco, and manufacturers
of fine cigars; Lady Clare brand a specialty;
ws Public Square
Pyatt Douglas, clerk, r ns Court nr Church
Pyatt J. C. (B. Pyatt & Son) r ns North nr
Yates
Pyatt Richard S. cigar mkr. bds. ns Court nr
Church
QUARLES J. T. salesman, r ns W. Col-
lege av. cor. West
Quintal Josepher, wid. Joseph, r Diamond n.
Freedman
ID ABBIT MICHAEL, teamster, r ns La-
fayette av. e Clay av.
Rabbit Peter, teamster, r ns Lafayette av. e
Clay av.
RAGAN JOHN M. lawyer, office Court
House, r S. Main. Commenced to study
law with Judge Kirby in 1873, and was
admitted to practice Jan. 7, 1877
Ragdale Franklin, carp, r es East s Kentucky
Ragsdale Mary D. attendant Insane Asylum
Rahe J. C. r es Yates n North
Ramsey John W. horse trader, r ws N. Main
n North
Ramsey Joseph, music teacher, bds. H. C.
Fuller's
Rand Charles, boarding-house, r Mauvais-
terre cor. Madison
Randall M. C. Mrs. r 511 Diamond
Randerson John, lab. r ns E.College e Clay av.
Randolph Moses, barber, bds. S. McAllister's
Ransdell Eli C. carp, r W. College av. e West
Ransford David, lab. r ns Dunlap w Clay av.
Ransom James, farmer, r ns Jordan e Fayette
Rapp Charles, harnessmkr. r 29 S. East
Rapp John, employe 111. Inst. Blind
RAPP MICHAEL, harness maker,
Morgan se cor. Square, Plait's blk. r 29 S.
East. Was the son of Michael and Susan
Rapp, natives of Pennsylvania, where the
subject of this sketch was born, Feb. 22,
1815. At an early age he became appren-
ticed to the trade of harness maker. At
twenty-one years of age, possessed of an
adventurous disposition, he wended his
way to Illinois, and settled in Jacksonville,
and entered into a co-partnership with M.
Stacy for the manufacture of saddles and
harness. About this time in his business
venture Mr. R. would willingly have re-
turned to his native place, but was com-
pelled to remain on account of his capital
being down to zero. For seven years Mr.
Stacy remained a member of the firm, and
then retired from active business. For
nearly thirty-eight years Mr. R. has been a
successful business man and an upright
citizen of J., who has witnessed many im-
portant changes since his arrival, and who
in early days formed a cordial friendship
for Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A Douglas,
and others. At one time in his business
career, Mr. R. transferred the business to
the hands of his son, who entered the army,
and there contracted sickness which resulted
in his death
Rapp M. D. harnessmkr. r 29 S. East
Rapp Thomas H. bkpr. r 29 S. East
Rataichak Anton, yardman, r ns College w
West
Ratekin Wm. justice of the peace, r es Har-
din av. n Henry
Rathwell E. D. jailor, r County Jail
Rawlings Isaac, clothing, ws Square nr State,
bds. State cor Prairie
Rawlings Daniel W. clerk, r College above
Prairie
Rawlings R. D. mer. r ns W. State w Prairie
Raybuck John F. teacher, r es N. Main n
Dunlap
Rayburn James, barber, ns Court w Square, r
Church cor. Grove
Raymond James, barber, r ns W. Grove w.
Church
Raynor Wm. r ws Hardin n Chambers
Read A. lab. bds. Nathan Reed's
Read Frank, teacher, r es Sandusky n State
Read J. V. (Goltra & Read) r S. Main beyond
limits
REID NEWTON W. brickmaker, r
S. Main; born in Morgan County, Aug. 8,
1848. His father Geo. W., came from
Kentucky, to this State, and in 1840;
married " Martha E. Williams," the chil-
dren by this marriage were: W. T. Reid,
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
now Supt. of Schools, in San Francisco;
John E. Reid, in business in Orange,
California. N. W., the subject of this
sketch, and Geo. W. Reid, lawyer, in
Orange, California; these young men all
received a liberal education, and on the
attainment of their majority, began busi-
ness, each for himself. Newton was en-
gaged in farming and cattle shipping, for
a number of years. Married Feb. 2, 1875,
to Miss Louise, daughter of Thos. Mc-
Connell, of Bushnell; she died June 27,
1867. Mr. Reid, in 1877, formed a co-
partnership with Messrs. Tendick & Kes-
pohl, in the manufacturing of brick; dur-
ing the first year they made two and a
half million brick, for which they found
ready sale; the firm still continues. Mr.
R. resides with his mother; his father
died in 1850
Read V. Mrs. r es S. Main n Bissell
Rearick Mrs. r ns W. State e Kosciusko
Recorder's office J. N. Marsh, Court House
Rector James, attendant Insane Hospital, r
Michigan av. e East
Redmond Daniel, carp, r ns Lafayette av.
e Clay av.
Redmond Dennis, elk. r Lafayette av. nr
Clay av.
Redmond Dennis, lab. r Sheridan e Illinois
av.
Redmond James, carp, r ns Lafayette av.
e Clay av.
Redmond James D. tinsmith r ns Lafayette
av. e Clay av.
Redmond John, elk. r E. Lafayette av.
Redmond Martin, bricklayer, r ns Lafayette
av. e Clay av.
Reed Albert, farmer, r ss W. Morgan w
West
Reed Franklin, prof. D. and D. Asylum
Reed Nathan, lab r ws Goltra av. s Cham-
bers
Rees Edwin, physician, r ss Rout e C.£ A.
R.R.
Reese Maria, wid. Sidney, r Court ne cor.
East
Refine Tony, r ss Lafayette av. w. Diamond
Refine Tony D. baker, boards Diamond s
Freedman
Regan Edward, peddler, r Clay av. n W.
R.R.
Reichman Charles, physician 220 W. Court
Reid Enoch S. farmer, r Church cor North
Reid George, farmer, r Church cor. North
Reid James, r Church cor. North
Reid John B. A. farmer, r ns North w Dia-
mond
Reid N. W. (G. Tendick, Kespohl & Reid)
r. S. Main nr Asylum
Reid Richard W. lawyer, ns Square nr
Sandy, r North ne cor. Church
Reid Sarah E. Miss, r es Clay av. s Frank-
lin
Reid Stephen H. justice of the peace, ns
Square nr Sandy, r North ne cor. Church
Reidy Michael, ws East n Dunlap
Reighmann Frederick, binder Ward Broth-
ers
Reilly James, lab. r ws N. Main n R.R.
Reilly James W. janitor, bds. ss North nr
Sandy
Reinbach Louis, r ss Morgan e Square
Reiner George (H. Ricks, Son & Co.) r n
end Main
Reinhard E. L. elk. bds. es Clay av.
Reinhart August Rev. r ns Court e Church
Renton Mary Mrs. r ns E. Morgan e East
Reuter -Daniel, cigarmaker, r Broadway nr
Lafayette av.
Reuter Fred, cigarmaker, r Broadway nr La-
fayette av.
Reynolds Charles B. prof. 111. College, bds.
Chas. Rockwell's
REYNOLDS RALPH, retired farm-
er. A prominent citizen of Jacksonville;
was the youngest of a family of four chil-
dren. Parents of Mr. Reynolds were
Ralph and Sarah, whose maiden name was
Rody; they were natives of England,
where the subject of this sketch was born
near Liverpool in 1821. Receiving a
liberal education he became apprenticed to
a wagon maker. While quite young his
mother died, and in 1833 he accompanied
his father to America; from New Orleans, on
arrival, the little party of emigrants, father
daughter, and two sons, took passage up
the Mississippi, and located in Morgan
County, near Jacksonville, where farm
property was purchased. Mr. R. died
shortly after arrival in Morgan County, at
Jacksonville. Ralph, the honored gentle-
man of whom we here make mention, was
in his sixteenth year on arrival of the family
in America. Working at above mentioned
trade a short time he moved to Iowa before
attaining his majority and became a miner.
JACKSONVILLE.
515
Crossing the plains for California in 1849, '
he became a successful dealer in gold dust.
In this trip he was accompanied by his ;
wife and two children. Remaining six
years in the Golden State he returned to
England. The year 1861 found him again
bon voyage for America. Taking up his
residence in Morgan County, where he
became the owner of a magnificent farm
property, also the owner of one of the
finest residences in Jacksonville. A more
live, energetic man than Ralph Reynolds
it would be a hard matter to find. Mrs.
Reynolds was born in England in 1826.
The daughter of Thomas C. Rout. The
marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds was
blessed with nine children, eight are living:
Thos. C., Ralph B., Richard C., Charles,
Sarah J., Frances A., Elizabeth E., and
Mary E.
Reynolds W. R. physician and surgeon ne
cor. Square
Rhoads Rosanna, wid. Joshua, r Prairie sw
cor. Reed
Rice Henry, carp, r es Hardin av. s Ken-
tucky
Rice Julius lab. r Mauvaisterrenr North
•A Rice W. D. shoemaker, r Hardin av.
Richards Jacob, teamster, r ss Morgan nr
West
Richards M. Mrs. r East ne cor. Kentucky
Richards W. H. elk. r North cor. West
Richardson B. B. Mrs. r es Clay av. s Frank-
lin
Richardson J. W. (McGhee & Richardson)
bds. Clay av. s Morton av.
RICHARDSON WILLIAM, 517
W. State Street, Jacksonville. Born in
Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, April
13, 1814. He was the sixth child of John and
Elizabeth Richardson, of Yorkshire, Eng-
lanp; emigrated to this country with his
father and family of five children (his
brother, Vincent, coming the year before)
in 1831, and arrived in Morgan County,
Oct. 22d, of that year, and settled where
his son Peter D., now resides. Mr. Rich-
ardson's father bought and entered land
enough to make one section (640 acres)
besides his timber land; his father died
May 12, 1856, and his mother died Nov.
6, 1862, aged eighty-eight years. Under
Mr. Richardson's able and industrious man-
agement, this wild, prairie land has become
a beautifully improved and fertile farm.
The subject of this sketch received his
early education in England. Married in
the Spring of 1841, to Anne, daughter of
William and Mary Rawlings, of Morgan
County — formerly from Yorkshire, Eng-
land— born May 3, 1819; the fruits of this
union has been ten children, eight of
whom are still living : Mary Jane, resid-
ing with her parents, Elizabeth, now Mrs.
Hayden, of the firm of Russell & Hay-
den, Jacksonville. Rachel, now Mrs.
Isaac Lazenby, of Morgan County; Peter
D., living on the old homestead, Naples
road; Emma, wife of Henry Oaks, Bluff
City, Scott County; Harriet Ann, now Mrs.
James Ranson, Morgan County; Eliza, now
Mrs. Thomas Ford, Greene County; Sarah
Ellen, resides with her parents; Anne and
Clara are deceased. Mr. Richardson was
formerly a Whig, but is now a firm Republi-
can, and sustained the flag of the Union
by a good home influence, during the late
rebellion. He is an upright, Christian
man, and his house has ever been open to
the pioneer preacher, of the Meth. Epis.
church, many of whom remember him with
a lively interest; through his influence was
founded two M. E. churches, one of which
is now used as a school-house. Mr. R. has
been a director of the Jacksonville National
Bank, since its first organization in 1870
Richmond Jennie C. elk. r es Main nr Ken-
tucky
Richmond W. elk. bds. W. Cully's
Richmond W. R. attendant Insane Asylum
Ricks Henry (H. Ricks, Son & Co.) r north
end Main
Ricks Henry jr. (H. Ricks, Son & Co.) r north
end Main
RICKS H. SON & CO. (Henry
Ricks sr., Henry Ricks jr., and George
Reiner) manufacturers of lager beer, and
dealers in hops, barley and malt; end North
Main, near city limits. All orders promptly
filled
Ricks John Mrs. saloon ss W. State nr Square,
r Court cor. West
Rider William H. clerk, r W. College av.
Rife J. W. carp, r ws S. Main s College
Rife Samuel, jeweler Dayton & Russell, r S.
Main
Rigs Kate, waiter D. and D. Asylum
Riley Daniel, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Riley James W. janitor Court House
Ring J. M. pumpmaker State nw cor. East, r
es Clay av. n Morton av.
Rippon Geo. carp, r es S. Main s Morton av.
Rockwell Charles, ret. r ns W. State w
Prairie
Rockwell Eliza A. teacher D. and D. Asylum
Rockwell Frances, teacher D. and D. Asylum
Rockwell William, hardware and druggist ns
Square nr Main
Robb J. Flem, clerk, bds. Dunlap house
Roberts Elizabeth, wid. Thomas, r West cor.
Lafayette av.
Roberts Katy Miss, r West cor. Lafayette av.
Roberts Robert, carp, r es N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Roberts Theo. cook, r ws Clay av. n Brook
Robertson B. Mrs. r 514 S. West
Robertson John, vice-pres. Jacksonville Nat.
bank, r Lafayette av. n Caldwell
Robertson John J. r ns W. State e Church
ROBINSON FRANK, livery, sale,
board, and feed stables, Old Mansion house
barn, North Main cor. North street. Keeps
constantly on hand double and single rigs.
t Horses bought and sold on commission,
and boarded and properly cared for, at rea-
sonable rates. Best quality of hay for sale
by the ton or load
Robinson John, farmer, r ss Lafayette av. w
Caldwell
Robinson Thomas, hostler N. Main cor.North
Robinson WiLiam, lab. bds. Commercial
hotel
Robinson William D. bricklayer, r ws N.
M in n Independence av.
ROCKWELL WILLIAM,
ns Square nr Main. General dealer in
drugs, paints, oils, glass, hardware, cutlery,
nails, axes, spades, etc. Prescriptions
carefully compounded. Garden imple-
ments of all kinds, a large assortment kept
constantly on hand. Mr. R. is the exclu-
sive agent here for U.S. Tea Company's
teas, and H.W. John's asbestos material
Rodgers John, grocer es Mauvaisterre n
Square
Rodgers J. B. harnessmaker, r W.R.R. w Dia-
mond
Rodgers William, harnessmaker, r Morgan
e Square
Rodinghammer J. cigarmaker, r Diamond
end College
Rodrigues Joseph, lab. r W.R.R. e Pine
Rodrigues Emanuel, lab. r Independence aV.
nC.&A.R.R.
Rodrigues Joseph jr. marblecutter, r W.R.R.
e Pine
Roedersheimer Jacob, cigarmaker, bds. Main
nr North
Roemerman W. H. (W. H. Roemerman & Co.)
r Fayette cor. Adams
Roemerman W. H. & Co. (W. H. Roemerman
and ) cigars and tobacco S. Main, P.O.
block
Rogers James L. engineer, r ns Rout near
city limits
Rogers Jesse B. harnessmaker W. S. Snyder
Rogers Wm. O. harnessmaker, r ns E. Mor-
gan w Mauvaisterre
Roland L. Mrs. r W. College av. cor. Dia-
mond
Rollmann Louis J. gunsmith, bds. Lum's
restaurant
Romerman Lou Mrs. r 322 N. West
Roney Ella, chambermaid Insane Asylum
Rose Emanuel, lab. r W.R.R. w Diamond
Ross C. E. insurance agt. r es Prairie n Anna
Ross L. B. mason, r Clay av. s Morton av.
Ross William J. r Lafayette av. e Sandusky
Ross William N. r Lafayette av. e Sandusky
Rothwell A. H. turnkey jail, bds. Main cor.
College
Rottger J. (Becker, Rottger & Degen) r Col-
lege av. e R.R. track
Rountree Thomas, barber ws N. Main nr
Square, r Church nr Brook
Roundtree Thomas, barber, r ss Anna w West
Rourke Michael, shoemaker, r West n R.R.
Routt Ann Mrs. r ss. E. State opp Blind
Asylum
Routt Charles L. farmer, r Mrs. Ann Routt's
Rowe David, miner, r Railroad cor. Howe
Rowe David E. r Railroad cor. Howe
Rowe John C. r Railroad cor. Howe
Rowe P. lab. r Reid & Go's brick yard
Rowland Lowe Mrs. r College av. se cor.
Diamond
Rucker E. R. restaurant, ss Square nr Mau-
vaisterre, r ws Main nr Morton av.
Rucker Wm. agt. r es Goltra av. n Morton
av.
Ruick Lizzie, laundress Pres. Female Acad-
emy
Rule Aaron, carp, r ns Anna e Church
Rull Wm. carp, r es Prairie s Anna
Runkle Fred, butcher, r ws Clay av. s Col-
lege
JACKSONVILLE.
517
Runkel Edward, elk. r ws Clay av. s College
Runkel Robert, butcher, r Clay av. s College
Russel Andrew, salesman, r Mound av. w
Park
Russel A. jr. bookkeeper Jack. Nat. Bank, r
College av. cor. Prospect
Russel George S. (J. S. & G. S. Russel) r
826 W. College av.
Russel John S. (J. S. & G. S. Russel) r Park
cor. Mound av.
RUSSEL J. S. & G. S. dealers in
lumber, lath, doors, sash, blinds, etc. No.
512 N. Main nrW.R.R. This firm is one
of the oldest lumber houses in the State,
having been established and doing business
at this stand since 1852. They are the
leading merchants in the lumber business
in this section
RUSSEL WM. At times it is a difficult
task to follow, step by step, the successive
stages of life of those who have taken a
leading position in life. The Russels are
of Scotch origin, all comfortably situated
in life. Andrew and Agnes Russel, pa-
rents of Wm. Russel, were natives of Roth-
say, Scotland, where William was born and
grew up on the old homestead. In 1833
the Russels stepped on board a sailing ves-
sel bound for America. By way of Spring-
field, 111., they made their way into Morgan
Co. Andrew Russel entered a large tract of
land and became a very successful farmer.
The subject of this notice received a classi-
cal education in Scotland ; at twenty-eight
he married Miss Emily Gallaher, daughter
of Wm. Gallaher, a native of Kentucky,
who moved to Illinois in its early settle-
ment. Mr. Russel was in very comfortable
circumstances compared to many that first
made a home in the west. No man is bet-
ter known in the early days of Jacksonville.
First opening the largest store for the sale
of China ware, boots, shoes, hardware,
groceries, etc., strictly honorable in all
business transactions, he went steadily for-
ward to a successful career. A number of
years ago he built the store he now occu-
pies on the west side of the Square, and
made a purchase of a large business house.
The Russel estate comprises over 5,000
acres of land ; in addition to a part of this
Wiliiam owns a great deal of city property.
This family was among the nobility of
Scotland.
RUSSEL & HAYDEXS (William
Russel, George and Alfred Hayden) dry
goods, groceries, boots and shoes, and im-
porters and sole agents for the United
States for Edwinson C. Green's breech and
muzzle-loading guns, manufactured at Chel-
tenham, Eng. This make of guns are unsur-
passed in material, workmanship, durabili-
ty and shooting qualities ; they have won
for themselves a world wide reputation,
having shown their superiority wherever
tested. At the international gun trial in
New York, in 1873, they stood first, sec-
ond and third ; at the field trial, London,
England, in 1875, they made the highest
aggregate score ; also making the best sin •
gle shot over all the competitors ; beating
sixty-two out of sixty-eight of the best ma-
kers in Great Britain. They are offered to
the sportsmen of America, with the assur-
ance that there is none better made, and at
prices within the reach of the masses of
sportsmen.
Russell Andrew, r ss Mound av. w Park
Russell Annie, waiter Insane Asylum
Russell Colridge, attendant Insane Asylum
Russell C. H. (Dayton & Russell) bds. Dim-
lap house
Russell E. Miss, r Mound av. sw cor. Park
Russell John W. (Akers & Russell) r College
av. w Hardin av.
Russell Robert) r ws Caldwell opp. North
RUSSELL R. D. (Dummer, Brown &
Russell) bds. ss State e East
Russen Jesse, lab. r ws Mauvaisterre s Col-
lege
Rustemeier Joseph, tailor, r College nr R.R.
track
Rutherford Alice, laundress D. and D. Asy-
lum
Rutherford James A. teacher, r Dr. W. W.
Harsha's
Rutherford Mary, cook D. and D. Asylum
Rutherford Nancy, cook D. and D. Asylum
Rutledge E. land agt. Saving Bank blk. r es
Fayette s Anna
Rutledge Geo. merchant, bds. Mrs. M. A.
Rutledge's
Rutledge James, elk. r College av. nr Clay
av.
Rutledge Mary A. Mrs. r ss E. College av. e
Clay av.
Rutledge N. Rev. M. E. minister, r Mrs. M.
A. Rutledge
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
RUTTLEDGE WM. L. REV. r S.
Main cor. College, minister M. E. church.
Mr. R. is now preacher in charge of sever-
al congregations, and has his time actively
engaged in his work. He is one of the
pioneeer ministers of Illinois, possesses an
accurate and reliable memory concerning
it, and looks with pleasure on the improve-
ments made since his first arrival in the
west.
Ryan Michael, lab. r Green cor. Lafayette av.
Ryan Thomas, lab. r es Vorhees n Indepen-
dence av.
Ryan William, lab. r Railroad e Howe
Rynearson Benj. F. trader, r W.R.R. cor.
Brown
CAGE J. M. lab. bds. W. D. Anderson's
Sage Theodore, wagon-maker, r W. College
e West
Salby Joseph M. restaurant, E. State nr
Square, r Diamond nr Prairie
Saldana John, lab. r es N. Main n Indepen-
dence av.
Salz William, yardman, bds. Commercial
hotel
Sanders A. Mrs. r John C. Neil
Sanders Fenton, cigar-maker, bds. N. Main
nr North
SANDERS W. D. PROF. supt.
Athenaeum and Conservatory of Music, r
1029 W. State
Sanderson Abbie Miss, r Morgan cor. East
Sanderson Cyrus, elk. r Morgan cor. East
Sanderson C. Mrs. dressmkr. r ns Morgan
cor. East
Sanderson David, ret. r W. College av. w
Prairie
Sanderson J. R. r Morgan cor. East
Sanford E. M. lawyer ns Square nr Main, r
Clay av. cor. Superior
Sanford L. lab. r ss Chambers e S. Main
Sanford Richard, carp, r es S. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Sanitarium, Dr. David Prince, propr. ws
Sandy s Square
Sargent W. H. stock dealer, r Lafayerre av.
nr Sandy
Savage T. Mrs. r W. College av. cor. West-
minster
Sawyer C. K. dentist ns Court w Square, r
ws Church nr Richard
Sawyer Frances waiter D. and D. Asylum
Sawyer Maria, matron D. and D. Asylum
Sawyer Martha, wid. George, r ws Fulton n
North
Scanlon Charles, carp, r es S. Main, n Col-
lege
Schafer John, butcher, r Madison e West
Schafer John, butcher, r ws East s College av.
Schanning John, watchman Insane Asylum
Schaub G. Mrs. dressmkr. r ss e College e
Mauvaisterre
Schelkop Mathew, blacksmth. r ns North nr
East
Schermerhorn Charles, grocer, and soda water
mnfr. ss Morgan nr Sandy, r Kosciusko sw
cor. Grove
Schermerhorn W. W. elk. r Kosciusko sw cor.
Grove
Schmalz F. F. groceries and confectionery ns
Square cor. Main, r es N. Main nr Inde-
pendence av.
Schmalz W. Mrs. r es N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Schmidt August, saloon ne cor. Square, r E.
College cor. Clay av.
Schofield D. C. Mrs. boarding N. Main nr
North
Schofield Sarah Miss, nurse Sanitarium
Scholes Jonathan, wagonmkr. r West sw cor.
College
Schoonover David, sr. (Schoonover & Burns)
r S. Main
Schoonover David, jr. city marshal, r S. Main
sw cor. Franklin
Schoonover James (Schoonover & Burns) r
S. Main cor. Franklin
Schoonover James P. miller, r ws East s
Chambers
SCHOONOVER & BURNS, pro-
prietors Union Mills and dealers in flour,
meal, chop-feed, bran, and general mill
stuff. All orders promptly attended to.
S. Main nr the brook
Schulenberg Henry, brewer, r rear West n
North
Schulenberg Henry, driver, r north end Main
Schuler John, baker, r A.nna w Sandy
Schureman George B. br ckmason, r North se
cor. Yates
Scores Clara, wid. Jacob, r Pine n Freedman
Scott Charles, lab. r College av. cor. S. Main
Scott Edward (Scott & Landers) pres. First
Nat. Bank, r 711 S. Main
Scott James (Scott & Jameson) r ss North e
Church
JACKSONVILLE.
519
Scott M. J. Mrs. dressmkr. r ns E. College
cor. Clay av.
Scott S. (Springer & Scott) bds. Main cor.
North
Scott Thomas, trader, r 710 S. Main
Scott & Jameson (James Scott and George
Jameson) blacksmiths, wagonmkrs. Sandy
cor. North
Scott & Landers (Edward Scott and George
Landers) proprs. Morgan Mills depot 12 N.
Main
Scotter George, hostler, r es N. Main n In-
dependence av.
Sebastian Joseph, lab. r ns Lafayette av. e
Clay av.
Seeberger L. elk. bds. College av. nr. Sandy
Seegar D. C. lab. r Anna cor. West
Seegar Sarah Mrs. r Anna cor. West
Seeley Cora, attendant Insane Asylum
Seffler Gottleib, brewer, r north end Main
Seiber Edward R. gunsmith, r es N. Main n
Dunlap
Selby John, r North w West
Sell Mattie Mrs. r es Clay av. s College
Semple F. A. elk. Virden Coal Co. r ss W.
College av. w Hardin av.
Semple Louisa, wid. Steele, r ns E. State e
Howe
Seth William, weaver, bds. W.R.R. e Brown
Seyferth John, employe 111. Inst. Blind
Seymour Isaac, lab. r ss Anna e Church
Shafer John J. (Hackman & Shafer) rS. Main
opp. P.O.
Shanahan Patrick, farmer, r Walnut cor.
Caldwell
Shanehan John, lab. r Howe cor. Centre
Shanz J. lab. r George Brooks'
Sharp E. (Foreman & Sharp) r Main cor.
Brown
Sharp Marion, carp, r es Hardin av. n Henry
Sharp Nimrod, farmer, r Hardin av. s Su-
perior
Sharp Robert, lab. r E. State w Brown
Sharpe Joseph K. salesman, r Lafayette av.
cor. Finley
Shaub John, carp, r ns Court e East
Shelkop , blksmth. r ns North e East
Shepherd R. D. marble dealer ss E. State, r
ns E. State
Sheriff's Office, Irvin Dunlap, sheriff, Court
House
Sherk Kate Mrs. r ws Brown n North
Sherk Kate Mrs. r ns Court e East
Sherwood Julia Mrs. r ns Grove w West
Shields James, lab. r Howe s Centre
Shields John, bricklayer, r Howe s Centre
Shields John, engineer, bds. Metropolitan
hotel
Shinn Frank T. attendant Insane Asylum
Shirk Kate, r ns Court e Square
Shively James, lab. r es Mauvaisterre n Square
Shook Jose h, carp, r ns Court e East
Shore Charles, r Caldwell n Lafayette av.
Short G. W. r College av. w Prairie
Short Lottie D. Miss, teacher 111. Female
College
Short Sarah B. Mrs. matron 111. Female Col-
lege
SHORT W. F. REV. Pres. 111.
Female College
Shradar Geo. farmer, r ws Hardin av. s Col-
lege
Shreve M. M. carp, r es Church n Morton av.
Shreve Walter, elk. r s Church nr Morton av.
SIEBER E. R. ss Court e Square, gun-
smith and dealer in guns, pistols, and am-
munition. Mr. Sieber is well known to the
sporting fraternity, and, to supply the de-
mand, he keeps constantly on hand a fine
stock of the different kinds of muzzle and
breech-loading shotguns, double and sin-
gle, also a fine assortment of the latest im-
proved rifles and revolvers. Mr. S. can
accommodate the trade with every thing in
his line, and is now prepared for making
choke boards on breech and muzzle-load-
ing guns, for close and strong shooting.
Sibert Benjamin F. supt. City Ry. Co. r es
Main s Vandalia
Sibley George, farmer,, r ss College e Clay
av.
Sidebotham S. Benj. florist, r ws Church n
Grove
Sieber E. R. gunsmith, ss Court e Square, r N.
Main
Sigler J. D. Rev. pastor Soule Chapel, r 1040
East
Silva John, lab. r Illinois av. e East
Silva Frank, lab. r Illinois av. s Independence
av.
Simmons B. bricklayer, bds. Mrs. C. Davis'
Simmons B. W. (Woods, Simmons & Co.) r
College av. nr. Hardin av.
SIMMON'S D. M. post-master, P.O. es
Main s Square, r ss College av. e Hardin
av.
Simmons Mary C. Miss, del. elk. P.O. r ss Col-
lege av. e Hardin av.
520
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Simmons M. F. (Simmons & Eames) r S.
Main beyond limits
Simmons O. C. dis. elk. P.O. bds. ss College
av. e Hardin av.
SIMMONS & EAMES (M. F. Sim-
mons and C. M. Eames) editors and proprs.
Jacksonville Journal, Mather's blk. E.
State
Simms Alice M. Miss, music teacher, r 436
E. College
Simms Charles, elk. r E. College nr Hardin
av.
Simms C. H. r 724 West
Simms Edward C. restaurant ss W. State nr
Square, r East
Simms W. N. farmer, r 436 College
Sing C. laundry, r Sandy e Square
Singer Lizzie, seamstress Insane Asylum
Simpson L. B. Miss, teacher, r Morgan nr
East
Simpson Wm. engineer, bds. Metropolitan
hotel
Sleeter Mary Miss, cook 111. Inst. Blind
Sleight W. H. tel. opr. bds. Dunlap house
Smart Geo. lab. r ss E. Morgan e East
Smedley H. farmer, rws Clayav. n Michigan
Smedley John G (R. C. Johnson & Co.) and
constable, r 940 Clay av.
Smiley Henry, farmer, r N. Main cor. Dunlap
Smith Anderson, lab. r ws Gokra av. s Cham-
bers
Smith August, r ss E. College e Clay av.
Smith August, lab. r Myrtle av. n Inde-
pendence av.
Smith A. plumber A. C. Thomson's
Smith A. P. farmer, r E. State w Brown
Smith B. W. (H. L. & B. W. Smith) r Grove
Smith B. W. (Smith & Son) r ws Kosciusko
s Grove
SMITH CAP. (trade mark) proprietor
Park hotel, located on Public Square,
Jacksonville, Illinois. Eight thousand
commercial men were entertained at this
hotel the past twelve months
Smith C. Miss, r Hardin av. s Superior
Smith C. S farmer, r E. State w Brown
Smith David, tile and brick maker, r Robt.
Smith's
Smith D. B. (D. B. & H. B. Smith) r Grove
cor. Park
Smith D. B. Mrs. r Grove se cor. Park
Smith D. B. & H. B. (David B. and Hugh B.
Smith) pianos and music ns State w Square
Smith E. plumber, bds. A. C. Thompson's
Smith E. Mrs. r es Sharp s College '
Smith E. Mrs. r 567 Diamond
Smith Fernandes, r Myrtle av. n Independ-
ence av.
Smith George, weaver, r Bedwell n Lafayette
av.
SMITH GEORGE W. lawyer 8
Gallaher's block, r North nr Mauvaisterre
Smith Gertie, clerk, r Pine nr North
Smith Hugh B.(D. B. & H. B. Smith) r Grove
cor. Park
Smith H. L. (H. L. & B. W. Smith) r Kosci-
usko nr Grove
Smith H. L. & B. W. stoves and hardware
ns Square nr Sandy
Smith James, farmer, r east end State
Smith James, weaver, r Bedwell n Lafayette
av.
Smith James Theo. bricklayer, r 324 S. Main
Smith John, musician, r West
Smith John, tailor, bds. Mrs. C. Davis's
Smith John X. tailor, bds. Morgan nr Square
Smith Joseph, r Pine n W.R.R.
Smith J. Mrs. r Myrtle av. n Independence
av.
Smith J.B. Prof. 111. Female College, r Myrtle
av. n Independence av.
Smith J. C. carp, r es Vorhees n Independ-
ence av.
Smith J. H. harnessmaker, r 506 E. C liege
Smith Kate Murdock Mrs. teacher music
111. Female College
Smith Louis C. clerk Ward Brothers, bds.
S. Main
Smith Mary Miss, r ns Lafayette av. e East
Smith Mary A. Mrs. r 324 S. Main
Smith Minnie Miss, cook 111. Female College
Smith Olive I. Mrs. r ws Pine s Lafayette av.
Smith Peter, firmer, bds. ws N. Main n R.R.
Smith Phoebe, wid. Andrew, r West s Lafay-
ette av.
Smith Riley, r ns Court w West
Smith Robert sr. tile and brickmaker, r es
Hardin av. s Superior
Smith Robert jr., tilemkr. r Robt. Smith's sr.
Smith Roswell J. farmer, r es Church n Mor-
gan av.
Smith R. C. marble works ns State e Square,
r Clay av. s Superior av.
Smith Susan, wid. John, r ns Court w West
Smith Talma, boots and shoes ss W. State nr
Square, r West nr College
Smith Theo. com. traveler, r es Church n
Morton av.
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Smith Thos. lab. r es Lurton s College
Smith T. Rice, tel. opr. r ws Church s Lafay-
ette av.
Smith Vick (Smith & Thompson) r East n
Michigan av.
Smith William, carp. Insane Asylum
Smith William M. lab. r N. West n R.R.
Smith W. H. clerk, r ws Hardin av. s College
Smith & Thompson, bakers S. East n
Michigan av.
Snider J. sawyer, r Lincoln av. s Mound av.
Snyder W. S. harness and saddle mnfr. ss
State e. Square, r ss College av. nr Hardin
av.
Soby William, confectionery and fruits ss
Square nr Main, r ns Court nr Clay av.
South Mary Mrs. r Dr. A. H. Kellogg's
SOUTHERN HOTEL, B. Hocking,
proprietor, A. H. Hocking, chief clerk, ns
College av. w Sandy. This hotel has been
entirely re-modeled by its present pro-
prietor, and is centrally located, being but
a square from the street cars; it affords the
traveler every convenience, nice, large airy
sleeping apartments, splendid sample rooms
for the display of his goods. The table is
supplied with every luxury in season, and
prices to suit the times. It is pre-eminently
the commercial traveler's home
Sparks Lemuel, lab. r Diamond cor. Freed-
man
Sparry Charles, harnessmkr. r E. College av.
sw Clay av.
Spates P. coal dealer, r ss E. State w C.& A.
R.R.
Spaulding Paul. lab. r Lincoln av. s Mound
av.
Spellman N. W. com. trav. r ns W. College
av. e Westminster
Spencer David, lab. r es East s Morton av.
Spencer Thomas, lab. r Clay av. nw cor Dun-
lap
Spencer Wm. plasterer, r East s Superior av.
Spencer Wm. S. plasterer, r Wm. Spencer's
Sperry Charles O. chief police department,
ns Court e Square, r College av. cor. Lur-
ton
Sperry Harry, elk. r College av. cor. Jordan
Sperry J. W. dental student r ss College nr
Hardin av.
Spine Lawrence, carp, r Diamond n Freed-
man
Spires J. B. elk. Woods, Simmons & Co. r
Pine nr Lafayette av.
Sprague Joshua, r 306 W. College av.
Sprague Mary A. V. S. Miss, preceptress,
Pres. Female Academy
Springer F. M. (Springer & Scott) r Main nr
College av.
Springer John T. lawyer, r ns Jordan w
Fayette
Springer John, blacksmith, r Main nr Col-
lege av.
Springer & Scott (F. M. Springer and S.
Scott) livery stable Main cor. North
Spurgin A. R. Mrs. r 520 Hardin av.
Stack John, employe Frank Stewart's
Stacy James D. jr. R,R. mail service, r ns E.
College av. w Hardin av.
Stacy Joanna Miss, teacher, r Matthew Stacy's
Stacy Margaret Miss, milliner, r Matthew
Stacy's
Stacy Matthew, r es Clay av. s Morton av.
Stacy M. A. Miss, milliner, ns State e Square
Stacy Thos. P. constable, r es Hardin av. s
Morton av.
Stagg J. M. carp, r ws Fayette s Anna
Stanford Preston, fireman, r N. West n R.R.
Stanley Frank, molder Morgan Foundry
Stark J. H. farmer Insane Asylum
Starks George, bill poster, r Fayette cor.
Morton av.
Starks George W (Watson & Starks) r Fay-
ette nr. Morton av.
Starr Nettie, mender Insane Asylum
Starr Omar, painter, r W.R.R. e East
STEBB1NS FRANCIS H. (King &
Stebbins) jewelers, south side of the
Square. Was born in North Hampton,
Massachusetts, July 17, 1825; moved
to Jacksonville, Nov. II, 1865; was
married Oct. 29, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth
A. Wright, daughter of Basil Wright, of
Carlinville, Illinois; she was born in
Jacksonville, Oct. 20, 1845
Stearns M. F. Mrs. teacher, Pres. Female
Academy
Steele J. G. (Wood & Steele) r se cor. Square
Stephenson J. T. r ns Court e Square
Stephenson J. T. Mrs. milliner, ns Court e
Square
Stettler W. M. tailor, bds. 40 North
Stevenson Benjamin F. r Pine sw cor. Lafay-
ette av.
Stevenson Chas. L. elk. r B. W. Gunn's
Stevenson Elliott, r W. College av. e West-
minster
Stevenson Flemming Mrs. r ns W. State
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Stevenson Polly, wid. Leonard, r Railroad e
Howe
Stevenson William, farmer, r 1115 Mound
av.
Stewart A. W. trav. agt. Wadsworth & Pat-
terson, r E. College av. w Hardin av.
Stewart C. 'E. elk. r ws Sandy n Square
Stewart Frank, carp, r es S. Church n Col-
lege av.
Stewart H. C. physician r es East s College
Stewart Jennie Mrs. r ss Anna w West
Stewart John, lab. r ss Anna w West
Stewart John, wood chopper, r Sheridan e
C.& A. R.R.
Stewart John W. teamster, r ns Lafayette av.
e Clay av.
Stewart Levi, peddler, r Sheridan e Illinois av.
Stewart Levi, lab. Morgan Foundry
Stewart M. Mrs. millinery and fancy goods
ws Sandy n Square
Slice Mattie Mrs. r ss E. College w Clay av.
Stone Wm. lab. r Reid & Co.'s brick yard
Slonevall Elizabeth, wid. r es Mauvaisterre n
Square
Storrs H. E. Prof. 111. College, r es Prospect
bet. College av. and Grove
Stout C. W. bkpr. r North cor. West
Stout J. V. D. (Mason & Stout) r es Clay av.
nr school house
Strawn Gates, r W. College av. cor. Church
Strawn Mary J. wid. Jacob, r ws Fayette n
Jordan
Strickling H. F. (Strickling & Heimlich) r ss
North w West
Strickling & Heimlich (H. F. Strickling and
D. T. Heimlich) barbers es Main s Square
Stringam John M. elk. r North w West
Stringam L. C. plasterer, r ws West n Cham-
bers
Stringam Philip r ns North e Pine
Stringam S. F. plasterer, r ws West n Cham-
bers
Stringam W. E. expressman, r L. C. String-
am's
Strucken George, lab. r Prairie n W.R.R.
Stryker Henry, sr. r College av. cor. Kosci-
usko
STRYKER HENRY, JR. (Stryker
& Bellatti) master in chancery for Morgan
Co., attorney at law, and general collecting
office; r College av. cor. Prospect
STRYKER & BELLATTI (Henry
Stryker, jr. and J. A. Belatti) lawyers ns
Square e Sandy
Stull John, carp, r E. College av. sw cor.
Hardin av.
Sturtevant A. H. (J. H. Palmer & Co.) r Col-
lege Hill
Sturtevant J. M. Rev. Pres. 111. College, r
Park cor. Grove
Suhy Wm, tailor, r East cor. College av.
Sullivan John, lab. r Morton av. w West
Sullivan Mary Miss, weaver, r Mrs. L. Mo-
roney's
Sunderland James, weaver, r Fayette n La-
fayette av.
Sutton Henry A, elk. r S.4Main nr Richard-
son
Sutton John, physician, r Stephen Sutton's
Sutton S. real estate ss S. Main nr Square, r
Main nr Richardson
Swain Henry, carp, r ns Grove
Swales David E. printer D. and D. Asylum,
r E. College av. sw cor. Johnson
Swales George W. printer, r ns North e East
Swales James, printer, r ns Dunlap e Main
Swales James M. printer, r ss North e East
Swapshire Isaac, lab. r N. Sandy n R.R.
Swar Henry, lab. r ns North e Mauvaisterre
Sweeney Daniel, lab. r es East n Morton av.
Sweeney Hannah Mrs. r es East n Morton
av.
Sweeney Miles, lab. r Clay av. sw cor. Cham-
bers
Swiler John W. teacher D. and D. Asylum, r
Hardin av. n Chambers
Sybald Alex, painter, r State nr East
Sybrant George, elk. r ss College nr West
BRAGGART IDA MRS. laundress 111.
Female- College
Tallqvist Andrew, carp, r Prairie s W.R.R.
Tandy S. M. Mrs. r 916 E. State
Tanner Edward Rev. Prof. 111. College, r
Mound av. cor. Asylum
Tarzwell Wm. boarding house ss Court nr
East
Taylor Anderson, mason, r es Vorhees n In-
dependence av.
Taylor A. J. carriage painter, r ss College av.
nr Clay
Taylor A. S. solicitor R. Balinger, bds. W.
State e East
Taylor Ebon T. elk. r ns College av. e Hardin
av.
Taylor F. lab. r ss E. College e Hardin av.
TAYLOR FRANK C. 5 Gallaher's
bldg.
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TAYLOR GEORGE, retired farmer,
r ss College w Lurton; son of Henry A. and
§ Frances Taylor, natives of Virginia and
Kentucky respectively. George was born
on his father's farm, in Jefferson Co., Ky.,
July 20, 1805; remained on the farm until
twenty-four years of age; received a sub-
scription school education. George Taylor,
although ranked among the wealthy prom-
inent men of this county, found it impossi-
ble to receive a liberal schooling, but is
possessed of great natural ability. In 1832
he moved to Morgan Co., bringing his
wife and two children; maiden name of
wife, Polly E. Tucker. He located nine
miles southeast of Jacksonville; first pur-
chased ninety-five and one-half facres. In
his judgment Illinois was destined to be-
come a leading State, and Mr. Taylor in-
vested largely in land, and at one time
owned some 1300 acres. He had no better
chances for a fortune than many boys of to-
day, but always realized the fact that time
is money
Taylor George (Taylor & Sons) r Vorhees nr
Independence av.
Taylor John, farmer, r ss E. College av. e
East
Taylor John S. tinsmith, r Main nr Vorhees
Taylor Joseph M. lumber, r Church s North
Taylor R. R. tel. opr. bds. es East, s North
Taylor Samuel, baggage master, r ss E. Col-
lege av. e R.R.
TAYLOR SPENCER (S. Taylor &
Sons) r . N. Main nr. Independence av.
Was born November 4, 1820, in Lexington,
Ky. Came to Jacksonville in the Fall of
1829; was married to Miss Elizabeth Hilli-
gass March 9, 1842. She was born in the
State of New York Dec. 28, 1820. They
have ten children living, namely: Mary E.
born Jan. 25. 1845, Wm. S. born Feb. 5,
1847, George W. born July 29, 1849, An-
derson F. born Oct. 24, 1851, John S. born
March 26, 1854, Martin A. born March I,
1856, Leslie H. born 1858, Lewis H. born
Oct. 23, 1859, and Charles L. born Feb. 10,
1862
TAYLOR T. G. lawyer, 5 Gallaher's
bldg. r ns Court nr West
Taylor William (Taylor & Sons) r N. Main
nr Independence av.
TAYLOR & SONS (Spencer, George,
and William Taylor) dealers in lime, sand,
cement, plaster, hair, and fine lake salt, sw
cor. Sandy and Lafayette av.
Tefl't James R. porter Park hotel
Tefft Walker S. prof. D. and p. Asylum
Tefft William, lab. r Lafayette av. e East
Temple W. S. traveling agt. r Prairie se cor.
Anna
Tendick D. paperhanger, r es West n Mor-
ton av.
Tendick G. (G. & W. Tendick) and (G.
Tendick, Kaspohl & Reid) r S. Main
Tendick G. tailor, r Clay nr N Brook
Tendick G. Kaspohl & Reid (G. Tendick, F.
Kaspohl, and N. W. Reid) brickmnfrs. ws
Square, cor. State Savings Bank
TENDICK G. & W. ws State opp the
P.O. manufacturers of boots and shoes.
This firm have been in their present local-
ity over twenty years; they make all their
goods from the best material, to measure,
thereby insuring a perfect fit, which is
always guaranteed
Tendick Henry, lab. r ws Diamond s Edg-
mon
Tendick Henry, tinner, r S. Main
Tendick John, shoemkr. r Diamond n Lafay-
ette av.
Tendick Peter, elk. Welch & Dod, r S. Main
cor. College
Tendick William (G. & W. Tendick) r al I
bet. Morgan and College av.
Terry James M. r 234 W. State
Terry Silas, jobbing shop and planing mill,
Court cor. West, r West cor. State
Tfft Orson, teamster, r ns E. College e C.&A.
R.R.
Thomas Benjamin, blacksmith, r Morgan nr
State
Thomas William (Thomas & McDonald) r ns
College av. nr Church
Thomas Wm. painter, r ss E College e East
Thomas William D. r Prospect s College av.
Thomas & McDonald (William Thomas and
Edward L. McDonald) lawyers, W. State,
Ayer's blk.
THOMPSON S. H. contractor and
builder, and Mayor of the city of Jackson-
ville, r ws Church n North ; was born in
Morris County, N. J. April 4, 1832 ; came
to Morgan County March I, 1850, and has
followed the above business since that time ;
was elected to the City Council in 1875;
married Miss Harriet M. Schuremann in
Feb. 1857 ; she was born in Essex County,
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
N. J. August 21, 1838. They have three
children living, Nettie M. born Oct. 3,
1861; Ida C. born Sept. 21, 1863, and
Albert H. bo«n Nov. 30, 1865
Thorn Geo. carp, r Goltra av. sw cor. Morton
av.
Thornborrow John, wool buyer, r ws Church
s Anna
Thornborrow Stephen, carp r es West end
Grove
Thornhill Mary J. wid. Thomas H. r Oak ne
cor. N. Main
Thompson Albert, jeweler, J. M. Fox
Thompson A. C. plumber and gasfitter, es S.
Main s. College, r es Clay av.
Thompson Beulah Miss, attendant Jackson-
ville Hospital
Thompson Chas. razor and saw sharpener, r
510 S. West
Thompson Henry, builder, r Church n North
Thompson Howard, proprietor sale and feed
stable, r nsW. State e Sandusky
Thompson H. B. (H. B. Thompson & Co.) r
W. State w Prairie
Thompson H. B. & Co. (H. B. Thompson and
) boots and shoes, ws Square nr State
Thompson H. T. (Smith & Thompson) r
East n. Michigan av.
Thompson Joseph, elk. r North
Thompson Nellie Miss, attendant Jackson-
ville Hospital
Thompson Owen P. lawyer, Savings Bank
bldg. bds. ns State nr Prairie
Thompson William, fish, r es Brown n North
Tiemayer Henry lab. r rear West n North
Tiff James R. watchman, rws Fulton n North
Tiff William, farmer, r ws Fulton n North
Tiffany L. C. dealer Singer sewing machines,
ns W. State nr Squate, bds. Duniap house
Tilford Nancy Mrs. r ws Fayette s Anna
Tilton Peter, traveling agt. r ns W. State w
Kosciusko
Tingle Henry, lab. r Goltra av. se cor. Morton
av.
Tingley W. lab. r ws Clay av s Chambers
Tipton A. W. physician and electrician, ss
Square nr Sandy, r 46 S. Main
Tivenau John, bds. es Mauvaisterre nr North
Tivenau Owen, barkpr. bds. es Mauvaisterre
nr North
Tivenau Thomas, bds. es Mauvaisterre nr
North
Tobin Mary Ann, wid. Maurice, r Centre e
Illinois av.
Tolman Harman, hack driver, r ws Fayette s
Richards
Tomlin E. Mrs. r 1003 S. Main
Tomlin Rinda C. teacher D. and D. Asylum
Tomlinson E. clerk, r College av. cor. West
Tomlinson J. clothing, hats and caps, and
mer. tailor, ns Square cor. Main, r College
av. and West
Topen Mrs. r es Sharp s College
Toussaint Charles, upholstr. es N. Main nr
Square, r ns Lafayette e East
Toussaint Theodore, shoemkr. es N. Main nr
Square, r ns Lafayette e East
Towers William, wool assorter, r Fayette n
Lafayette av.
Towning John, marble polisher, r ss E. Mor-
gan e East
Trabue John, gen. ins. agt. sw cor. Square, r
ns W. College w Prospect
Trainor James, cook Duniap house
Trask Cornelia, teacher D. and D. Asylum
Trautz August, butcher, r ns North e East
Treahey Dennis, lab. r Centre e Illinois av.
Tremblett G. H. deliveryman U.S.Ex.Co.bds.
Park house
Trotter W. D. R. Rev. M.E. minister, r ss E.
State w Johnson
Troy John, harness mkr. r 322 N. West
Troy Thomas, lab. r W R.R. e Caldwell
Tuman Joseph, farmer, r Sandy s College
Turley M. M. Mrs. r ss W. State e West-
minster
Turner F. C. law student, r ns College av.
opp. College
Turner J. B. r Turner place w College av.
Tuttle Lemuel, dairyman, Oak Lawn Retreat
T T LMER CHARLES H. cook, r ws Vor-
hees n Independence av.
Ulrich Nicholas, cook, r ns Court w West
United States Express Co. es N. Main nr
Square
Updegraff A. M. carp, r East se cor. Franklin
Updegraff John C. hostler, r Lafayette av.
cor. Illinois av.
UPHAM B. B. (Upham & Flack) and
County Clerk, office Court House, r Col-
lege nw cor. Kosciusko
UPHAM & FLACK (B. R. Upham
and C. E. Flack), general insurance agents,
W. State, Savings Bank bldg., represent the
following well-known companies: Fire-
man's Fund, San Francisco; Franklin Fire.
Philadelphia ; German American, New
JACKSONVILLE.
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York ; Hartford Fire, Hartford, Conn.;
Home Ins. Co., New York; Insurance of
North America, Philadelphia; Pennsylva-
nia Fire Ins. Co., Philadelphia ; Phenix
Fire, New York; Royal Ins. Co. Liverpool;
Underwriters' Agency, New York, and New
York Life Ins. Co., New York
Upperman Robt. barber, r ws East s College
A 7AIL C. H. mason, r Morgan nr East
Vail R. H. lather, r Morgan nr East
Vail R. W. Mrs. r Morgan nr East
Valentine Henry, lab. r ns Grove w West
Vance Benjamin F. farmer, r ws Pine n North
Vance Martha J. wid. Samuel, r ws Pine n
North
Van Glenn William, carp, r Dunlap
Van Houten John I. carp, r ns Court e East
Van Houten Mortimer, carp, rns Court e East
Vannest Theodore, tinner, r Grove sw cor.
West •
Van Os Johannes, baker Insane Asylum
Vantuyl Charlotte S. wid. Otto, r Fayette sw
cor. Lafayette av.
Van Winkle Julia Miss, teacher, r Wm. Van
Winkle
Van Winkle William M. confectionery, ws W.
State nr Square, r es East nr College
VAXZANT G. W. successor to Melton
& Vanzant, es Square cor. State, r ws East
s of the Brook. Dealer in staple and fancy
groceries, provisions, etc.; china, glass and
queensware, woodea and willow-ware,
lamps, chandeliers! etc.; teas, coffees and
spices. Keeps on hand for family use the
choicest brands of flour in the market
Van Zant William, police, r es Hardin av. s
Morton
Vasconcellas A. P. grocer, State sw cor.
East
Vasconcellas Daniel, lab. r Independence av.
n P.P.& J.R.R
Vasconcellas Daniel M. polisher, r Diamond
s Freedman
Vasconcellas Emanuel, teamster, r Diamond
s W.R.R.
Vasconcellas Frank, cigarmkr. r Diamond cor.
Lafayette av.
Vasconcellas Joaquin, teamster, r ns E. Col-
lege av. e East
Vasconcellas John, r Diamond cor. Lafay-
ette av.
Vasconcellas Joseph, lab. r Walnut w Dia-
mond
U
Vasconcellas Joseph, lab. r Independence av.
n P.P.& J.R.R.
Vasconcellas J. C. gardener, r Diamond n
Lafayette av.
Vasconcellas Mary, wid. Joaquin, r Diamond
cor. Lafayette av.
Vasconcellas Mary, wid John, r Pine nw cor.
North
Vasconcellas William, driver, r Diamond s
W.R.R.
Vaughan R. S. drayman, r North w West
Vaughan Wm. lab. r ws West n Chambers
Vearia Joseph, lab. r rear es N. Main n Inde-
pendence
Vearia J. A. carp, r rear es N. Main n Inde-
pendence av.
Veitch Silas, carp, r Church sw cor. Read
Veitch Wm. elk. r Church sw cor. Read
VEITCH W. E. cash Cent. 111. Bank-
ing and Sav. Association, r 407 N. Church
Vickery Edward, elk. r College cor. Clay
av.
Vickery Geo. elk. r ss E. College e Clay av.
Vickery John A. elk. Park hotel
Vieiria Alfred, painter, r es Vorhees n Inde-
pendence av.
Vieiria Anthony, molder, r Illinois av. e
East
Vieiria A. J. painter, r Freedman w Dia-
mond
Vieiria Francisco, lab. r Freedman e Cald-
well
Vieiria Gregory, r W.R.R. w Diamond
Vieiria James, carp, r es Vorhees n Indepen-
dence av
Vieiria James, lab. r Freedman w Diamond
Vieiria John, fireman, r Illinois s Indepen-
dence av.
Vieiria John, lab. r Chapin w Church
Vieiria John, lab. r Myrtle av. n Indepen-
dence av.
Vieiria John M. lab. r W.R.R. e Pine
Vieiria Joseph, farmer, r C.& A.R.R. s In-
dependence av.
Vieiria Joseph, lab. r W.R.R. e Pine
Vieiria Joseph, policeman, r W.R.R. w Dia-
• mond
Vieiria Joshua, lab. r Diamond n Freedman
Vieiria Nicholas, r Myrtle av. n Indepen-
dence av.
Vieiria Nicholas T. carp, r es Vorhees n In-
dependence av.
Vieiria Pertnelia, wid. r Diamond n Freed-
man
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Vigus Mary S. Mrs. teacher 111. Female Col-
lege
Vincent Joseph, lab. r Diamond s Freedman
Vineyard Alana, wid. John, r Clay av. n
Walcott
Virden Coal Co. office E. College av. w C.&
A.R.R. E. S. Greenleaf, agt.
Vogel Martin, wagon-maker, es N. Sandy nr
Square, r N. Main nr Dunlap
Von Tesmar Otto, taxidermist, r es Mauvais-
terre n Square
Vorhees Jane Mrs. r E. College sw cor. East
Vorhees Stephen, r es N. Main n Indepen-
dence av.
VXTADDELL THOMAS L. carp, r Jor-
dan ne cor. Fayette
Wadsworth A. C. (Wads worth & Patterson)
r ss Grove nr Prospect
Wadsworth & Patterson (A. C. Wadsworth
and J. March Patterson) hardware and
iron merchants, ss Square nr Main
Wagner George, barber, r Anna w West
Wagner James, lab. r Fayette cor. Richards
Wagner Josaphine, hairdresser, es Square nr
Morgan
Wahle Richard, dye works, ns State nr East
Wainright William (Wainnght & Brennan)
Wainright & Brennan (W. Wainright and J.
W. Brennan) stoves and tinware, ws State
s Square
Wait Selah, prof. D. and D. Asylum, r es
Sandusky n State
WAKE FIELD GEORGE, ns W.
State, Ayer's blk. machinist, gun and
locksmith, bell-hanger and saw-filer, dealer
in guns, revolvers, and fire arms of all kinds,
of the best manufacture ; ammunition,
cartridges, etc., kept constantly on hand.
Special attention given to repairing sewing
machines, clocks, umbrellas and parasols,
shears, scissors and razors ground. All
kinds of musical instruments, furniture, ba-
by wagons, washing machines, and wring-
ers, repaired. All work warranted
Walber George, cigarmaker, r ss E. College e
Mauvaisterre
Walcutt E. water com. r ns W. College av.
Walker C. P. painter, r ns W. Morgan w
West
Walker F. C. carp, r West s Lafayette av.
Walker James, carp, r ws Church w Grove
Walker L. C. Mrs. r ss W. Morgan w West
Walker Samuel, grocer, ns Anna w West
Walker S. T. teacher D. and D. Asylum,
ss W. Morgan w West
Wallace I. P. (I. P. Wallace & Co.) bds. Dun-
lap house
Wallace I. P. & Co. grain dealers, office E.
State e C.& A.R.R.
Wallace James, fireman D. and D. Asylum
Walling Lena, attendant Insane Asylum
Walmsley James, spinner, r Duncan e Prairie
Walmsley John, spinner, r Duncan e Prairie
Walsh Mary, wid. Michael, r Centre e Illi-
nois av.
Walsh Michael H. grocery and saloon, es
Square cor. Court, and saloon and restau-
rant Junction depot
Walter Xavier. tailor, r ns Court e East
Walton Reuben, blacksmith, ns Morgan w
Square, r College ne cor. Mauvaisterre
Ward Albert J. (Ward Brothers) r es Main 2
n Kentucky
Ward Charles H. bookkeeper Ward Bros,
bds. W. State opp. Dunlap house
WARD BROTHERS (John N. and
Albert J. Ward) booksellers, stationers,
printers, bookbinders, etc. This well-
known firm occupy the large store, 22xioo
ft. three stories high, on the south side of
the Square, No. I Marble block, using the
first floor as a salesroom, and the second
and third stories for the printing and book-
binding departments. They keep con-
stantly on hand every variety of books,
periodicals, and newspapers, as well as a
fine assortment of pictures, frames, baby
carriages, and fancy goods. This firm
makes a specialty of bookbinding, and are
prepared to execute all orders with despatch
They also manufacture blank books, shoe
and shelf boxes of every description, and
execute bank and county work with or
without printed headings, or special rulings
Ward E. D. saddler, r ws Clay av. s Cham-
bers
Ward Frank, r es Goltra av. n Franklin
Ward James, sec. boss, r P.P.& J.R.R. n Wa-
bash av.
Ward James H. cigarmaker, bds. Southern
hotel
Ward John N. (Ward Brothers) r Jordan nw
cor. Prairie
Ward William C. dairyman, r Walnut cor.
Caldwell
Warner Ellen Mrs. dressmaker, r ws West
n Court
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Watkinson John W. clerk, r Grove sw cor.
Diamond
Watkinson J. Mrs. r Grove cor. Diamond
Watson F. R. (Watson & Starks) r College
cor. Fayette
Watson Wesley, r Mauvaisterre cor. North
Watson & Starks (F. R. Watson and G. W.
Starks) barbers es Square cor. State
Walters Garrett, lab. r Pine n Lafayette av.
Watts Celia Mrs. r ws N. Main n R.R.
Weaver Joseph, lab. r ss E. College e C.& A.
R.R.
Weber C. A. clothing ne cor. Square, bds.
Southern hotel
Weber Herman, employe J. O. King's
Webb Emma, cashier R. D. Durfee & Son's,
r Sandy nr College
Webb John, wagonmaker, r Sandy nr gas
house
Weil Edward (Weil & Bro.) r College av. nr
Sandy
Weil Leopold (Weil & Bro.) r S. Main nr
Brook
Weil & Bro. (Edward and Leopold Weil)
clothing and merchant tailors ws Square nr
Morgan
Weishaar George, lab. Insane Asylum
Welch Mary Mrs. r ns College av. e East
Welch T. V. (Welch & Dod) r College cor.
Lurton av.
Welch & Dod (T. V. Welch and J. M. Dod)
druggists ss Square, Opera House block
Welden A. teamster, r ns-CIay av. n Michi-
gan av.
Weller Jesse, r ws Church s Edgmont
Wells Joseph, mason, r es East s Superior
av.
Welsh Edward, shoemaker, bds. Illinois av.
w North
Welsh Hannah, wid. Michael, r Centre e
Illinois av.
Welsh John, clerk, bds. Illinois av. w North
Welsh M. H. restaurant and saloon Illinois
av. w North
Welta Mary A. Miss, attendant Jacksonville
Hospital
Werthwein Charles, butcher, bds. ns. Court e
East
West Sallie Miss, janitress 111. Female College
West Timothy H. sexton Jacksonville Ceme-
tery, r es Hardin av. s College av.
Western Union Telegraph Co. W. Mayfield,
manager, ns W. State, Ayers's block
Westgate Ella, teacher D. and D. Asylum
Westhall James, painter, r E. Morgan sw cor.
East
Westhof James, painter, r East cor. Morgan
Wharton J. B. insurance agt. r es Clay av. s
Franklin
Wheeler C. M. printer, bds. John Dew's
Whipp Kate Mrs. dressmaker, bds. John
Jones's
Whitcomb George, lab. r West cor. Lafay-
ette av.
Whitcomb George H. warehouseman, r West
cor. Lafayette av.
White David, carpet weaver, r ss Lafayette
av. w Diamond
White Graham L. teamster, r ss Dunlap e
Main
White James, engineer, r ws East n Dunlap
White J. C. tailor ws Square nr State, r Prai-
rie n Anna
White J. G. Rev. r ss North w Fulton
White Perry, lab. r ns E. College w Lurton
White Thos. salesman, r Grove cor. Diamond
White T. clerk, bds. College av. cor. West
White William, lab. r ns E. College w Lurton
White William, printer Insane Asylum
Whitehead James, bakery ns Court w Square,
r es Main nr College
Whitehurst Eva Miss, cook, r Mrs. J. G.
Whitehurst
Whitehurst J. G. Mrs. nurse, r ns E. College
av. e East
WHITLOCK HERBERT G. (Mor-
rison, Whitlock & Lippincott) r ss State
cor. Hardin av.
Whitlock Ira, r C. Hairgrove's
Whitney Alma, wid. Preston, r ws East nr
College av.
Whitney Mrs, r ws East s Morgan av.
Whittaker Hannah, cook Insane Asylum
Whittaker Thomas, attendant Insane Asylum
Whittlesey F. C. teacher Jacksonville Bus.
College, r ss W. College av.
Whittlesey M. K. Rev. Cong. min. r W Col-
lege av. w West
Whitworth Thomas, finisher r West n North
Wickliffe Charles, brakeman, r Prairie n
Lafayette av.
WIDENHAM J. C. dentist, Galla-
her's Block, rooms 3 and 6. Dr. W. was
born April 7th, 1852. in Peoria, Illinois,
where he resided until he attained his ma-
jority. He began the study of dentistry in
1868; completed his education and began
the practice of his profession in 1870; prac-
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ticed in his native city until 1874, when he
removed to Jacksonville and began the
practice of his profession in that city ; he
has been closely attentive to his business,
and has established an extensive practice ;
he is a member of the Peoria local and State
Dental Society ; his office is supplied with
all the necessary appliances known to the
profession ; the operating rooms are sep-
arated from the reception rooms, and every
convenience is offered to those desiring his
professional services ; especial attention is
given to the preservation of the natural
teeth and their filling ; his plate work in-
cludes artificial teeth made on any base :
mineral, whalebone, celuloid, gold, or sil-
ver. Those in want of good work, neatly
and accurately executed, will do well to
call and see Dr. Widenham. Wm. Wid-
enham and Charlotte Henrietta Benden,
the parents of Dr. Widenham, were mar-
ried in St. Martin's church, on the corner
of St. Martin's lane and Temple Bar, Lon-
don, England, in December, 1836 ; they
came to this country in 1838, and set-
tled in Peoria, III. Dr. Widenham's father
was born in Ireland, Jan. 1st, 1809 ; his
mother in England in 1819; his father
went to England at the age of 13 years,
and was raised there ; he was a watch-
maker ; he and his brother had quite an
extensive establishment in London ; many
of the watches manufactured by said firm
were sold in New York, where they had an
agency years before he came to this country.
The family are descendants from Widen-
ham Castle, 18 miles from Cork, Ireland.
The old castle is still standing. They have
had ten children, of whom the following
only are living : John C. Widenham, den-
tist, in Jacksonville ; Wm. W. jr., carpet
store, Peoria, 111. ; Miss Lizzie W., Peoria,
111., and Margaret W. (now Mrs. James M.
Hadley) of Peoria, 111.
Widmayer C. (Wiegand & Widmayer) r ns
Court e East
Wiegand George, sr. r ss North e East
Wiegand L. (Wiegand & Widmayer) r ss
North e East
Wiegand & Widmayer (L. Wiegand and C.
Widmayer) butchers and packers ss W.
State nr Square
Wight A. C. Mrs. r 1179 S. Main
Willard J. P. physician, r 336 E. State
Willerton William, carp, r ws Prairie n Jor-
dan
Wilhoit A. V. physician, r Hardin av. nw cor.
Chambers
WILLIAMS DAN", chief elk. Metro-
politan hotel
Williams David, carp, r es Diamond s Grove
Williams E. C. Mrs. r Church sw cor. Ma-
rion av.
Williams Harvey, r W. College e West
Williams John, waiter, r ns North e Mauvais-
terre
Williams J. C. elk. r ss North w Fulton
Williams Joseph, attendant Insane Asylum
Williams John C. elk. r ss North e East
Williamson J. B. (Williamson & Bro.) r
Church cor. Anna
Williamson J. H. (Williamson & Bro.) r ns
College nr West
Williamson & Bro. (J. H. and J. B. William-
son) groceries, ns W. State nr Square
Willis C. elk. r es West n Morton av.
Wills John, engineer water wks. r es Hardin
av. n Superior av.
Wilson Charles, runner, bds. Commercial
hotel
Wilson Ed J. cash, r Jordan and Fayette
Wilson Edward, elk. r Jordan nw cor Fayette
Wilson Hugh, carp, r Hardin av. ne cor.
Chambers
Wilson Wm. painter, r E. College se cor.
Mauvaisterre
Wilson Wm. H. lab. r ws Prospect s State
Wilson Winnie Miss, waiter 111. Female Col-
lege
Wimmerstedt A. E. Prof, music teacher, r
Hardin av. sw cor. College
Wimmerstedt Marion Phillips Mrs. teacher
music 111. Female College, r ns College cor.
Clay av.
Winchester James, supt. r es Caldwell n
North
Wing E. D. physician and surgeon ns East
nr College av.
Winter A. E. elk. r North nr Clay av.
Winterbottom Jesse, blacksmith, r Anna nr
West
Wintler Jacob, lab. r ss Chambers e C.& A.
R.R
Wiswall H. C. farmer, r ss Mound av. nr
Asylum
Wiswall S. Mrs. r 861 W. State
Wiswell D. farmer, r ws S. Main s College
av.
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WOLCOTT ELIZUB, superinten-
dent waterworks, office at city offices, res-
idence 700 W. College av.; was born in
East Windsor, Connecticut, Aug. 7, 1817;
came to Jacksonville in the Fall of 1830;
was connected with the Wabash railroad
for some ten years, occupying the position
of roadmaster; he has been a member of
both the City Council and Board of Educa-
tion, of this city; was secretary of the first
Board of Water Commissioners, and Super-
intendent of construction of the works; was
married July 15, 1846, to Miss Martha L.
Dwight, of Westmoreland, New Hamp-
shire; they have two daughters, living; and
two sons deceased
Wood Abram, carp, r ss College cor. Church
Wood B. F. (Wood & Steele) r ss Square nr
Main
Wood Charles, peanut vender, r Church cor.
Anna
Wood Frances, teacher D. and D. Asylum
Wood Geo. E. Rev. Pres. min. r 344 W. Col-
lege av.
Wood H. H. bkpr. M. P. Ayers & Co. r Col-
lege av. cor. Church
Wood John H. prof. D. and D. Asylum
Wood Mary D. wid. Jonathan, r ss Jordan, e
Prairie
Wood M. L. real estate and loan agent ws
Square over Ayer's bank, r North se cor.
Church
Wood N. N. Mrs. r ss W. State w Prospect
Wood Samuel, wagonmkr. r 331 College
Wood William D. elk. r ss Jordan e Prairie
Wood & Steele (B. F. Wood and J. G. Steele)
restaurant and confectionery ss Square nr
Main
Woodard Mary E. Mrs. r College cor. Prairie
Woodcock Charles, pumpmkr. r ns Lafayette
av. e Clay av.
Woodcock Sarah, wid. James, r ns Lafayette
av. e Clay av.
Woodhall William, farmer, r N. Diamond n
Walnut
Woodman Edward, r es W. State w Fayette
Woods A. C. (Woods, Simmons & Co.) r 427
Mauvaisterre
Woods Ellen Miss, teacher 111. Inst. Blind
Woods John, mason, r es West n Morton av.
Woods M. M. Mrs. r ss E. State w John-
son
Woods Samuel, woodworker, r ss College nr
Church
Woods, Simmons & Co. (A. C. Woods, B. W.
Simmons and J. W. Crabtree) dry goods,
boots and shoes, groceries, etc. ss E. State
e Square
Woods Wm. Mckin, r Mrs. M. Woods'
Woodworth I. J. prin. Jacksonville Bus. Col-
lege, r College cor. Lujton
WOOSTEB DAVID, carriage paint-
ing es N. Sandy nr Square, r Main cor.
Brooklyn; Mr. W. is a thoroughly compe-
tent artist, with an experience of twenty-
five years; he paints omnibusses, carriages,
buggies, spring wagons, etc., does his work
at reasonable rates, all work warranted,
and orders solicited and promptly attended
to
Worrell William, dairyman, r Walnut w Short
Worthen A. C. Mrs. seamstress, r E. College
sw cor. East
Worthen Elvira C. Mrs. dressmkr. r College
e Church
Wright Emma Miss, r ss Morgan nr West
Wright L. S. Miss, teacher, bds. W. H.
Rider's
Wright Sarah, wid. William, r ss Morgan nr
West
Wright W. C. stock dealer, r Brooklyn av.
cor. Chambers
WRIGHT WILLIAM H. County
Treasurer and Assessor, office. Court
House, boards Park house; was born in
Morgan County, Dec. 20, 1834; his father's
name was James Wright, a Virginian by
birth; his mother's maiden name was Sallie
Head, and was a native of Kentucky.
They were among the early settlers of this
county; the subject of this sketch spent ten
years of his early life iu California, and re-
turned to this county in the Fall of 1863;
soon after going South in the government
service; returning again in the Fall of 1864,
and engaged in teaching school, in the east-
ern 'part of the county, at which he con-
tinued five years. In 1871 he was elected
County Treasurer, and re-elected in 1873,
1875, and 1877, which position he now
holds
Wyatt J. H. transfer agt. U. S. ex. co. boards
Metropolitan
Wyatt Wm. carp, r 812 Grove
Wyatt William S. (Wyatt & Ziegler) r 802 S.
Diamond •
Wyatt & Ziegler (W. S. Wyatt and Uriah
Ziegler) stairbuilders es Sandy s Square
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Wyman C. F. (C. F. Wyman & Co.) r es
Square nr State
Wyman C. F. & Co. (C. F. Wyman and B. E.
Chesney) china, glass, and queensware es
Square nr State
Wynn James, (Wynn & Burke) r ws N.
Main nr Square
Wynn & Burke (James Wynn and Thomas
Burke) saloon ws N. Main nr Square
ABATES ABNER, real est. ns State e
•*• Square, r State nr Hardin av.
Yates Henry, money order elk. P.O. r E.
State w Brown
Yates R. Mrs. r ns E. State w Brown
York Alfred, brickmkr. r ws Pine s Lafayette
av.
York A. E. teamster, r Pine s Lafayette av.
Young James, lab. ns Grove w West
Young John, farmer, r Diamond se cor.
Grove
Young J. W. (Hockenhull & Young) r W.
State nr. Fayette
Young Ladies' Athenaeum Prof. W. D. San-
ders, supt. ws Sandy s Square
Young Robt. lab. r ns Grove w West
Young William, molder, r W.R. R. e Brown
Young Wm. M. bricklayer, r Michigan av. sw
cor. East
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ACHARIAS H. D. lab. r Independence
av. n C.& A.R.R.
Ziegler Uriah, (Wyatt & Ziegler) r S. East
Zolinsky Sigmund, tailor, r es Fayette n
North
JACKSONVILLE BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Abstracts of Title.
Kirby Edward P. Court House
Attorneys at Law.
(See Lawyers.)
Auctioneers.
Ellicock W. ns Square nr Main
Henderson Ambrose, ws N. Main nr Square
Agricultural Implements.
Broadwell W. H. 230 and 232 S. Main
FAIRBANK D. W. ns State nr West
Bakers and Confectioners.
GRASSLY C. F. 219 W. State
Ingalls & Co. ns State nr East
KASTNER & GRASSLY, E. State
e Square
Smith & Thompson, East n Michigan av.
Whitehead James, ns Court w Square
Banks and Bankers.
AYERS M. P. & CO. ws Square nr
W. State
CENTRAL ILLINOIS BANK-
ING AND SAVINGS ASSO-
CIATION, W. E. Veitch, cashier, ws
Square cor. State
FIRST NATIONAL BANK, E.
Scott, president; F. G. Farrell, cashier; sw
cor. Square
HOCKENHULL, KING &
ELLIOTT, es Square nr Court
JACKSONVILLE NATIONAL
BANK, ns Square nr Sandy
Barbers and Hair Dressers.
Fink Peter, sw cor. Square
May Otto, ws Square cor. W. State
May & Pohlmann, State e Square
Kloepfer J. G. es Square cor. State
Rayburn James, ns Court w Square
Rountree Thomas, ss Square nr Main, and
Sandy n Square
Strickling & Heimlich, es Main s Square
Wagner Josaphen, es Square nr Morgan
Watson & Starks, es Square cor. State
Blacksmiths.
Kehe Moses, Main nr North
McGrath James, ss Morgan nr Sandy
Middleton G. F. es N. Sandy nr Square
Scott & Jameson, Sandy cor. North
Books and Stationers.
CATLIN & CO. ss Square, Opera
House block
Mason & Stout, ss Square, Opera House blk.
WARD BROTHERS, ss Square, i
Marble block
Bookbinders.
Pearson W. B. ss Morgan nr. Sandy
WARD BROTHERS, ss Square
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Boots and Shoes.
Barcroft William, es Mauvaisterre s Square
Buhre Anton, ne cor. Square
Catherwood R. H. es N. Sandy nr Square
COBBS W. A. ns E. State nr Square
Dobyns & Co. ns Square nr Main
Gruber John H. ns Square cor. Main
Hart J. E. Illinois av. n State
Hatfield Lewis, ns Square cor. Sandy
Hobbs George W. es Square cor. State
Hocking F. G. ss Square nr Sandy
Ironmonger John, ns N. Sandy nr Square
Johnson & Co. ss Square nr Sandy
Marcy & Bro. ss Square nr Sandy
Mayer E. ns Square nr Sandy
McGhee & Richardson, es Square nr State
MISTER M. & J. es N. Main nr
Square
Morgan M. C. se cor. Square
Smith Talma, ss W. State nr Square
Tendick G. & W., S. Main opp. P.O. '
Thompson H. B. & Co. ws Square nr State
Toussaint Theo. es N. Main nr Square
Woods, Simmons & Co. ss E. State e Square
Bottlers.
Kershaw A. es N. Sandy nr Square
Schermerhorn Charles, ss Morgan nr Sandy
Brewers.
BTCKS H. & SON, end N. Main nr city
limits
Brick Manufacturers.
Conlon & Co. e end R.R.
Tendick G., Kaspohl & Reid, ws Square cor.
State, Savings Bank
Broom Manufacturer.
Bowen J. T. es Sandy n North
Carpenters.
Buckingham & Bro. es Mauvaisterre s Square
Fink John, State nw cor. East
JACKSON THOMAS L. carpenter,
builder, and contractor, S. Main, sixty rods
south of St. R.R. terminus. Estimates
given and jobbing promptly attended to
Carpets.
(See also Dry Goods.)
Osborne & Knowles, es Square nr Morgan
Carriage Manufacturers.
HALL, J. W. ns College av. bet. Main
and Sandy
HELLENTHALL & McGAU-
GHRAN, ws Sandy n Square
Vogel Martin es N. Sandy nr Square
Carriage Trimmer.
Hagar S. D. es N. Sandy nr Square
China, Glass, and Queensware.
(See also Grocers.)
'Wyman C. F. & Co. es Square nr State
Cigars and Tobacco.
Adams D. J. ss W. State Gallaher's blk.
Davenport & Cox, ws Square cor. Court
Frese Henry, es Mauvaisterre se Square
KNOLLENBERG HENRY H. es
Square nr State
MYERS J. H. es Square nr State
Palmer & Cox, ns W. State nr Square
PYATT B. & SON, ws Square nr
Court
Roemerman W. H. & Co. S. Main P.O. blk.
Clothing.
DRESBACH W. O. & CO. ns
Square nr Main
GOODRICH J. & SON, ns Square
nr Main
Hackett & Jerald, ss Square nr Sandy
Lehman & Eppinger, ws Square nr W. State
Rawlings Isaac, ws Square nr State
Tomlinson J. ns Square cor. Main
Weil & Bro. ws Square nr Morgan
Coal.
Smith D. B. agt. Virden Coal Co. ns State w
Square
Commission Merchants.
Barr S. O. & Bro. ns W. State nr Square
Ellicock W. ns Square nr Main
Confectioners.
Paradice & McCool, ns W. State nr Square
Schmalz F. F. ns Square cor. Main
Soby William, ss Square nr Main
Van Winkle William L. ws W. State nr
Square
Wood & Steele, ss Square nr Main
Coopers.
Lampert J. P. North w State
Dentists.
Black G. V. ss E. State e East
Cady Clark S. ss Square nr S. Main
Duncan E, ss Square nr Sandy
Henry C. ne cor. Square
Lane A. H. ws Square
Sawyer C. K. ns Court w Square
WIDENHAM J. C. 5 Gallaher's blk.
Dressmakers.
Anderson Mary E. Miss, ne cor. Square
Campbell A. E. Mrs. 2 Platt's block se cor»
Square
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Druggists.
Allcott W. A. es Square nr Court
BROWN P. L. S. Main next to P.O.
Carter John, ws Square cor. State
Hatch H. Lee, ws Square nr Morgan
Hockenhull & Young, es Square nr State
Lucas C. J. & Co. ws N. Main nr Square
ROCKWELL WILLIAM, ns Square
nr Main
Dry Goods.
Durfee R. D. & Son, ws Square nr State
Gill J. & Co. se cor. Square
Hook T. J. & Go. ns Square nr Main
Johnson & Co. ss Square nr Sandy
King J. T. es Square
Mathers J. Tabor, ns State e Square
Metcalf & Fell, ss Square cor. Sandy
RUSSEL & HAYDENS, general
merchants, west side of the Square, Jack-
sonville, 111. They occupy two stores; deal
in dry goods, groceries, carpets, boots and
shoes, and general merchandise. They
are also sole importers and agents for the
United States for Edwinson C. Green's
celebrated Breech and Muzzle-loading Guns,
manufactured at Cheltenham, England.
This make of guns stands second to none
where they are known; the demand for
them is steadily increasing, having sold to
sportsmen about 150 of these guns in the
past year, to all parts of the country; for
material workmanship and shooting quali-
ties they are unsurpassed, having stood
first, second and third at the New York
Gun Trial, in 1873, und made the highest
aggregate score at the London Field Trials,
in 1875
Woods, Simmons & Co. ss E. State e Square
Dyers.
Anhalt George, ns State e Square
Wahle Richard, ns State nr East
Flour Mills.
SCHOONOVER & BURNS, S.
Main nr the Brook
Scott & Landers, 12 N. Main
Fruit Farm and Nursery.
BALDWIN ISAAC, fruit farm and
nursery, N. Main nr Morgan Mills, P.O.
box 334, Jacksonville. This nursery has
an established reputation of twenty years
for furnishing the best of stock true to
name. The assortment of varieties is as
large as that of any nursery in the State.
Catalogues free on application as above
Furniture.
Becker, Rottger & Degen, ws S. Main nr
Square
Branson William, es Square nr Morgan
Harrison William, ss Square cor Main
Johnson & Son, es Square nr Morgan
Palmer J. H. & Co. ws Square nr Court
Grain Dealers.
Keener T. & F. Lafayette av. nr Sandy
Grocers.
Allen W. ws S. Main opp P.O.
Bourke W. A. ss Morgan nr Sandy
BROWN C. F. es Square nr Morgan
Brune H. L. es Square nr State
Chambers & Bro. ns Square nr Mauvaisterre
CLARK & DRIFFIELD, ns Square
nr Sandy
Corrington J. W. ns W. State nr Square
Eilerts John, N. Main cor. Dunlap
Ferreira Frank, Lafayette av. eC.&A.R.R.
Foreman & Sharp, E. State nr East
Gambell & Carver, W. State nr West
GRASSLY C. F. 219 W. State
GRASSLY & BRO. se cor. Square
JOUETT J. N. ss State e Square
Kackman & Hackman, se cor. Square-
KASTNER & GRASSLY, E. State
nr Square
KOENIG AUGUST, N. Main nr W.
R.R.
Loar & Grierson, ss Square.Opera House blk.
MATHERS J. TABOR, dealer in
dry goods, groceries, china and queens-
ware, E. State es Square
Moore W. J. & Co. ss W. State nr Square
Piepenbring Charles, N. Main ne cor. Dun-
lap
Rogers John, es Mauvaisterre n Square
Schermerhorn Charles, ss Morgan nr Sandy
Schmalz F. F. ns Square cor Main
VAN ZANT G. W. es Square cor.
State
Vasconcellas A. P. State sw cor. East
Walker Samuel, ns Anna n West
Walsh Michael H. es Square cor. Court
Williamson & Bro. ns W. State nr Square
Woods, Simmons & Co. ss E. State e Square
Gunsmith.
SIEBER E. R. ss Court e Square
Hardware.
Carter John, ws Square cor. State
ROCKWELL WILLIAM, ns Square
nr Main
Wadsworth & Patterson, ss Square nr_Main
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Hats, Caps and Furs.
Goltra & Read, ws Square sw cor. Morgan
Horses.
LANDRETH JAMES M. importer
and breeder of French Percheron-Norman
horses, P.O. box 1373, Jacksonville, Mor-
gan Co. Makes a specialty of importing
direct from France pure breed Percheron
stallions. My long experience in the busi-
ness, and intimate knowledge of the French
language, and of this valuable breed of
horses, gives me superior advantages in
procuring first-class animals. I am also
prepared to import horses on commission.
This stock is especially adapted for farm
and draft purposes, active and enduring,
weighing from i,6ooto 1,900 pounds. Par-
ticulars cheerfully furnished on application
to above
Hotels.
DUNLAP HOUSE, ss State e Church
Commercial Hotel, J. McNamara, prop, ws
Sandy nr Square
Kentucky House, Mrs. Mary J. Hall, prop.
N. Main se cor. Washington
PARK HOTEL, Alex. Smith, prop, ns
Square cor. Main
PENNSYLVANIA HOTEL, I. S.
Sierer, prop. Sandy n Public Square
SOUTHERN HOTEL, B. Hocking,
prop, ns College w Sandy
Insurance Agents.
ADGATE & HARRIS, se cor.
Square
Bancroft J. H. ns Square cor. Sandy
Catlin C. A. ns W. State, I Ayer's blk
Goheen L. 7 Gallaher's blk
JOHNSON R. C. & CO. ns Square
nr Sandy
McCULLOUGH W. H. es Square cor.
State
MCDONALD A. N. ns w. state nr
Square
Trabue John, sw cor. Square
UPHAM & FLACK, ws State, Sav-
ings Bank bldg.
Palmer & Doan, ns Square nr Main
Iron Foundry.
Morgan Foundry, Akers & Russell, props, nr
R.R. junction
Iron Merchant.
Wadsworth & Patterson, ss Square nr Main
Justices of the Peace,
McCullough W. H. es Square cor. State
Pierson Jeremiah, ns Square nr Main
Reid Stephen H. ns Square nr Sandy
Laundry.
Buck H. Mrs. es. Sandy e Square
Lawyers.
Barnes William H. ns W. State nr Square
Berdan James, ns Square nr Main
BROWN JAMES N. State's Attorney,
Court house
Cassell H. O. ns. Square nr Sandy
CRAWLEY WILLIAM A. 8 Gal-
laher's block
DEATON AUGUSTUS, Court house
De LEUW OSCAR A. 4 Gallaher's
block
Dod George J. 7 Gallaher's blk.
DUMMER, BROWN & RUS-
SELL, ss State w West
Epler & Gallon, 3 Chambers' blk.
Fox Charles H. Col. ws Square nr Court
Ketcham & Hatfield, ns Square cor. Sandy
KIRBY EDWARD P. Court house
Layman M. T. Savings Bank bldg.
McConnel Edward, 3 Chambers' blk.
MCMILLAN JAMES T. ws square
nr State
MORRISON, WHITLOCK &
LIPPINCOTT, State sw cor. West
Morrison Jno. G. ws Square over Ayer's bank
RAGAN JOHN M. Court house
Reid Richard W. ns Square nr Sandy
Sanford E. M. ns. Square nr Main
Smith George W. 8 Gallaher's blk.
STRYKER & BELLATTI, ns
Square nr Sandy
TAYLOR T. G. 5 Gallaher's blk.
Thomas & McDonald, W. State, Ayer's blk.
Thompson Owen P. Savings Bank bldg.
Leather and Findings.
Huntley, Evans & Co. ss Square nr Sandy
Lime, Cement, Etc.
TAYLOR S. & SON, Sandy sw cor.
Lafayette av.
Livery Stables.
Mathews James R. ns Court e Square
ROBINSON FRANK, N. Main nw
cor. North
Springer & Scott, Main cor. North
Lumber Dealers.
Chambers John I. Lafayette av. ne cor. Main
RUSSEL J. S. & G. S. 512 N.
Main
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Machinists.
WAKEFIELD GEORGE, ns W.
Main nr Square
Marble Workers.
Ervin Alexander, ss Morgan e Square
Smith R. C. ns State e Square
Meat Markets.
CANNON" T. & J. ns State e Square
Hackman & Shafer, S. Main opp P.O.
Lambert & Hopper, ns Court w Square
Leek & Lightfoot, ss State nr East
Wiegand & Widmayer, ss W. State nr. Square
Milliners and Millinery.
Foster M. R. es Square cor. Main
Hamilton S. H. Mrs. ss. Square nr Mauvais-
terre
Hillerby B. Mrs. se cor. Square
Hoover M. Mrs. ss Square nr Mauvaisterre
Metcalf & Fell, ss Square cor. Sandy
Moseley M. A. Mrs. 3 Conservatory blk.
Stacy M. A. Miss, ns State e Square
Stephenson J. T. Mrs. ns Court e Square
Stewart M. Mrs. ns Sandy n Square
Mining.
Illinois & Colorado Mining Co. of Jackson-
ville, 4 Savings Bank bldg.
Music, Pianos, Etc.
Barrows C. S. I Conservatory blk.
Barrows & Brown, I Conservatory blk.
Smith D. B. & H. B. ns. State w Square
News Depots.
BROWN P. JL. P.O. bldg.
Mason & Stout, Opera House blk. ss Square
MCDONALD L. A. ns w. state nr
Square
WARD BROTHERS, ss Square e
Sandy
Newspapers.
ILLINOIS COURIER, T. D. Price
& Co. pubs. ns. W State nr Square
JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL,
Simmons & Eames, editors and proprs.
Mather's blk. E. State
Notions.
HUNT, PARTRIDGE & CO. W.
State nr West
Oak Lawn Retreat.
McFARLAND ANDREW, M. D.
proprietor Oak Lawn Retreat, E. Morgan
av. (See history page 408.)
Oculists.
PRINCE A. E. ws Sandy s Square
Painters.
Baldwin W. A. ss Morgan nr Sandy
MCDONNELL HENRY, ss w. state
Gallaher's block /
WOOSTER DAVID, es N. Sandy nr
Square
Photographers.
CADMAN A. W. es Main s Square
CLARK GEORGE W. artist and
photographer, new ground floor studio, op-
posite the Court House. Clark's crayon
portraits are unsurpassed
CLENDENON & NICHOLS, es
Square nr State
Hofmann J. E. es Square cor. State
Physicians.
Askew J. R. ns Court e Yates
Askew & Hamill, ss Square nr Sandy
BROWN P. L. S. Main next to P.O.
Dougherty J. A. se cor. Square
Fisher C. ws Square
Halsted M. A. Prairie se cor. Jordan
Johnston J. P. 2 Gallaher's bldg.
Jones Henry, 502 College av.
JONES H. K. & C. G. 501 W.
College av.
Kellogg A. H. East se cor. College av.
KING W. H. H. W. State w West
Lucas C. J. es S. Main nr College av.
PRINCE A. E. ws Sandy s Square
PRINCE DAVID, ws Sandy s Square
Rees Edwin, Rout e C.& A.R.R.
Reynolds W. R. ne cor. Square
Tipton A. W. ss Square nr Sandy
Wilhoit A. V. Hardin av. nw cor. Chambers
Willard J. P. 336 E. State
Wing E. D. ws East s Morgan av.
Planing Mills.
Terry Silas, West cor. Court
Plumbing and Gasfittintj.
Matthews George E., E. State nr Square
McDonald John, W. State nr West
Thompson A. C. es Main s College
Printers, Book and Job.
IRONMONGER J. J. ws Square
cor. State
PRICE T. D. & CO. ns W. State in-
Square
SIMMONS & EAMES, Mather's blk.
E. State
WARD BROTHERS, ss Square, i
Marble blk.
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Pump Manufacturer.
Ring J. M. State nw cor. East
Railroads.
Jacksonville, Northwestern & Southeastern
R.R., E. S. Green leaf, supt. ns W. State nr
Square
Real Estate.
Bergen B. F. Savings Bank bldg.
Palmer & Doan, ns Square nr Main
McMILLAN JAMES T. ws Square
nr State
Sutton S., S. Main nr Square
Wood M. L. ws Square, over Ayer's Bank
Yates Abner, ns State nr Square
Restaurants.
Carroll M. H. ws Square nr Court
Harris C. B. ws N. Main nr Square
JOUETT J. N". ss State e Square
Lomb Henry, es N. Main nr Square
Rucker E. R. ss Square nr Mauvaisterre
Salby J. M., E. State e Square
Simms Edward C. ss W. State nr Square
Walsh Michael, Junction depot
Wood & Steele, ss Square nr Main
Roofers.
Clement Irving, W. State nr West
Harden John A., E. Main nr Square
Saddlery and Harness.
Fuller H. C. es Square nr Morgan
Hillerby George, ss Morgan nr Sandy
Neil J. C. ss Court e Square
BAPP MICHAEL, se cor. Square,
Platt's blk.
Snyder W. S. ss State e Square
School Furniture.
NOBLE SCHOOL FURNITURE
CO. A. N. McDonald, agt. ns W. State nr
Square
Seed Stores.
CRAIG G. S. grower of Craig's justly
celebrated " Yellow flint seed corn," origi-
nated by his father ten years ago. The
grain is deeper and the cob smaller than
that of any other variety of corn, and con-
sequently will weigh more pounds to the
bushel than any other corn grown. Send
ten cents for sample of corn and circular,
giving full information
FAIRBANK D. W. ns State nr West
Sewing Machines.
BOLINGER R. ss Morgan e Square
Gray B. se cor. Square
Singer Sewing Machines, L. C. Tiffany, ns
W. State nr Square
Stair Builder.
Wyatt & Ziegler, es Sandy s Square
Stoves and Tinware.
Johnson & Son, es Square nr Morgan
MATHESON & BRENNAN, ss
Square nr Main
MURPHY, MILLER &
DEVINE, ws Square nr Court
Smith H. L. & B. W. ns Square nr Sandy
Stephenson J. T. Mrs. ns Square nr Mau-
vaisterre
Wainright & Brennan, ws State s Square
Tailors, Merchant.
Brill Benjamin, es Square nr State
BUCKTHORPE R. ss State e Square
DotyD. C. ws Square nr State
Huntoon G. H. ns W. State nr Square
Knollenberg John R. ss Morgan nr Sandy
Porter G. & Co. ws Main opp P.O.
Tomlinson J. ns Square cor. Main
White J. C. ws Square nr State
Telegraph Companies.
Western Union Telegraph Co.,Wm. Mayfield,
mangr. ns W. State, Ayers' blk.
Tinsmith.
FOX GEO. W. es Sandy e Square
Undertakers.
Anderson S. T. & Son, ws Square nr Court
Branson William, es Square nr Morgan
Upholsterers.
Cafky S. ns State nr Square
Toussaint Charles, es N. Main nr Square
Wagon Makers.
HALL JOHN W. Main cor. College
Lee Philip, ss North nr Sandy
Walton Reuben, ns Morgan w Square
Watches and Jewelry.
Bauman Joseph, es Square nr State
DAYTON & RUSSELL, ws Square
nr Morgan
Fox J. M. ws Square nr State
Hatch F. K. ws Square nr Morgan
KING & STEBBINS, wholesale and
retail dealers in watches, clocks, and jew-
elry, silver and silver-plated ware, south
side of the Square
MASON WM. L. & THOS. jew-
elers, Conservatory block, manufacturers
of plain gold rings, society pins, and
badges, class bracelets, and rings, cane
heads, and ferrules, etc., etc. Watch
cleaning, jewelry repairing, and work of all
kinds a specialty. Call and see them
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Wall Paper.
Benson William, es Main s Square
MCDONNELL HENRY, ss w. state,
Gallaher's blk.
Osborne & Knowles, es Square cor. Morgan
Wines and Liquors.
Davenport & Cox, ws Square nr Court
Palmer & Cox. ns W. State nr Square
Woolen Mills.
JACKSONVILLE WOOLEN
MILLS, J. Capps & Sons, props. Church
cor. Lafayette av. (See History Manufac-
turers page 355.)
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
A DDISON HENRY C. carp. Waverly
*^ Addison John G. Waverly
Alabaugh Jacob, farm hand, Sec. 18, P.O.
Waverly
Alexander James, farmer, Waverly
Allbee Enoch, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly
Allen Jesse, miller, Waverly
Allen Louis, grocer, Waverly
ALLIS S. G. M. farmer and stock-rais-
er, Sees. 26 and 27. The subject of this
sketch, a prominent farmer in Morgan Co.,
was the second child by the second mar-
riage of Abel Allis to Lucretia Mansfield;
he was born in Georgia, Vt.; during his
fifth year his father died, he was then, so to
speak, thrown literally upon his own re-
sources for five years, in which he served
as an apprentice to a tanner and currier,
and became journeyman workman. In his
thirtieth year he married in New Hamp-
shire, Miss Chapin ; in 1837 he moved to
Illinois, coming by way of Terra Haute,
Ind., to Springfield, 111., thence to Morgan
Co., and settled on the farm property he
now owns, which he purchased for $7 per
acre. Paying a large interest on the land,
he was compelled to work early and late
to make the farm products go toward the
payment. During our late war he stood
steadfastly by the Union when human life
was an exceedingly cheap commodity.
Mr. Allis was formerly the possessor of 400
acres of well improved land. He now
owns 280. A man of prosperity, whose
liberality is well known, he stands high, as
does also his estimable wife, in the esti-
mation of all who know them, for their
many good qualities. The following chil-
dren blessed this union : Mansfield,
Caroline, Frederick W., Louisa and
Anna. For many years Mr. and Mrs.
Allis have been childless, but their
kind hearts and disposition have been
the cause of sharing their comfortable
home with little ones who were left at
a tender age to battle with the world. For
a great many years Mr. Allis and wife have
been members of the Episcopal church.
Anderson Wm. renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin
Anderson Thomas, wagon-maker, Waverly
Armstrong Clayton, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Waverly
Armstrong Rebecca, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly
Arnet George, harness-maker, Waverly
ARNETT JAMES W., J. P. office on
Pearl st; was born in Waverly, Morgan Co.,
Oct. 20, 1847 ; moved to Texas in the Fall
of 1859, and returned to this State in the
Fall of 1860 ; learned the harness-making
trade with Mr. H. C. Wood, commencing
in the year 1866; was married Feb. 14,
1870, to Miss Sarah E. Wood, daughter of
Mr. Wheetly Wood, who was a native of
England. Mrs. Arnett was born in Macou-
pin Co., 111., June 8, 1845 ', have three chil-
dren, two daughters — Annie and Elizabeth,
and one son — Peter C.; removed to Texas
in 1873, returning to this State again in
1874 ; as the result of a serious spell of
sickness he became a cripple ; in 1875 he
engaged in the harness business in the
town of Waverly ; in 1876 he moved to
Jacksonville, and in the following year re-
turned to Waverly ; in Nov., 1877, he was
elected to the office of justice of the peace,
and immediately commenced the study of
law; in April, 1878, he was elected city
attorney. Mr. A. is a young man of fair
education and endowed with considerable
natural ability, and bids fair to become a
good lawyer and a useful and influential
citizen.
ARNETT MRS. MELINDA, rel-
ict of P. C. Arnett, was born in Robinson
Co., Tenn., March 30. 1823; a daughter of
James and Fanny Deatherage ; they were
natives of North Carolina ; there married,
and shortly after removed to Kentucky,
where they settled down to a quiet farm
life. In 1829 they made their way into
the interior of Illinois, locating near the
present farm residence of Mrs. Arnett.
Here the head of the family entered land
from the government, but shortly after re-
moved to Missouri, but subsequently re-
turned to Morgan Co., where they passed
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the remainder of life. During his pioneer
days he formed the acquaintance of Peter
Cartwright and others, noted in the annals
of this county. The marriage referred to
above was blessed with five children :
George W., Wm., Lucinda, Melinda, and
Coleman. Melinda married P. C. Arnett
in 1838, a Tennessean by birth, born in
Overton Co. in 1820. In 1831 his parents
moved to Morgan Co., 111., where young
Arnett afterward became prominent in the
affairs of the county for thirty-two years.
His health was quite poor, but even under
affliction was noted for his energy and per-
severance. For some years he was the
owner and proprietor of a grist mill at
Waverly, and also became the owner of an
extensive brickyard. He died June 5, 1875.
His wife, who had been his companion
through youth and middle age, now resides
on the old homestead, now a well-cultivat-
ed tract of land, over which she was wont
to roam and gather the wild flowers that
grew in abundance everywhere. The
marriage was blessed with six children —
three living — Fanny, who married James
Farrow ; James W., who married Sarah
Woods ; and George H., who married
Mattie Branom. For thirty-five years the
husband of Mrs. A. held the position of
magistrate, and but two appeals were ever
taken from his court.
Arnett F. C Mrs. Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Arnett Wm. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Arnold Wm. farmer, Waverly
Ashbaugh Alvin D. farmer, Waverly
Ashbaugh Charles, farmer, Waverly
Asbaugh John G. speculator, Waverly
Ashbaugh Sallie Miss, Waverly
Ashbaugh Wm. F. teamster, Waverly
ATTERBURY ALBERT H. farm-
er and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Franklin.
Mr. A. was born in Monroe Co., Mo., Feb.
1846 ; his father, Ashford Atterbury, was
born in South Carolina, and from there
moved to Kentucky ; he there married
Miss Sarah Miers ; they moved to Missouri
in 1828, becoming among the earliest set-
tlers of that State, where it would be no
uncommon occurrence to go twenty-five
miles to a blacksmith shop. The old folks
passed the remainder of life in Missouri.
This union was blessed with nine children,
four of whom are living : John M., who
married Eliza Snidow, a native of Missouri;
James F., who married first Miss Williams
of Howard Co. Mo., and on her decease af-
terward married Mrs. Burton ; D. F. mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth McAllister of Morgan
Co.; Albert H. grew to man's estate in
Missouri, receiving the usual log-cabin ed-
ucation. Ten years ago Mr. Atterbury
became a resident of this county ; in 1872
he married Miss Jennie Smith, a daughter
of Samuel Smith, a native of Morgan Co.,
and whose parents were among the first to
set foot in old Morgan. Three children :
Martha E., born July 15, 1872 ; Samuel
A., born April 13, 1874 ; Ozias K., born
June 13, 1876. Brothers of Mr. Atterbury
not living : Francis M., died March 7, 1865;
Robert P., died Jan. 19, 1864.
Austin Chas. E. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Austin Eli, Waverly
Austin Elijah, Waverly
Austin William, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Waverly
Agard Sanford, carp, Waverly
"DAHAM DANIEL, blacksmith, Waverly
•*-' Bailey Henry A. farm hand, P.O. Wav-
erly
BANK OF WAVERLY (THE), T.
E. Curtis, pres; W. W. Brown, cash.
Barclay Smith, farm hand, P.O. Waverly.
Barclay William, farmer, Waverly
Barrett Jefferson E. Waverly
Batty Edward, lumber, Waverly
Batty Edwin, lumber, Waverly
Beckhold Andy, renter Sec. II, P.O. Waverly
Bedville Nancy, wid. Robert, Waverly
BERRY COLUMBUS, farmer and
stock-raiser Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Berry was born in Morgan Co., some 14
miles from the city of Jacksonville, in 1851.
Morgan County has been his home, with
the exception of ten years spent in Macon
County. This sketch would be incomplete
were we to omit to mention the parents of
Columbus. His father was born in Ken-
tucky, in 1805; in early manhood he mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth Lower. Some forty-
five years ago they became residents of
Morgan Co., where the head of the family
afterward became prominent in the affairs
of the county, turning his attention to rail-
road matters and farming. Both husband
wife died in 1872. Columbus is the owner
of forty acres, situated in Township 13, R. 8
TOWN 13 NORTH KANGE 8 WEST.
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Berry Richard, farmer Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly
Berryman Susan Mrs. P.O. Waverly
Bird David, renter Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
BLAIR E. K., D. D. S. dentist ws
Square, Waverly. Is a graduate of the Mis-
souri Dental College, and is thoroughly
prepared to practice in all branches of his
profession
Blakeney John C. tailor, Waverly
BOHRER W. Gr. farmer and stock,
raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Bohrer
was born on the old homestead of his
parents, April 2, 1835. When old enough
he attended a district school, also attended
a graded school in Decatur, Macon Co.
Returning from Decatur to Morgan Co.,
he became a school-teacher. When the
war of the rebellion came on, he enlisted
in the lOist Illinois Infantry, for three
years' service. Incapacitated from active
field duties through exposure and hardship
incident to army life, he remained but nine
months, when he was honorably discharged
and returned to Morgan Co. It should
have been previously mentioned that he
married prior to the rebellion Miss Susan
A. Keplinger, a daughter of John Kep-
linger. Has one child, Fannie M. His
wife died Sept. 8, 1 860. On his return
from the army, he married Miss Lucy A.
Allyn, daughter of the Rev. Henry Allyn;
three children : Floddie Lee, Luther R.,
Oscar A.' Mr. Bohrer owns 371 acres, and
takes a leading position as a farmer
Boyd F. M. farmer, Waverly
Boynton Horace R. asst. cash. The Bank of
Waverly, Waverly
BRADLEY G. W. physician and sur-
geon, Waverly. Is a son of R. D. Bradley,
of Johnson Co., Mo., where he was born,
June 25. 1838. Was educated at the Ma-
sonic College, Lexington, Mo. He is a
graduate of the Louisville Medical College.
He went to Texas in the Spring of 1861,
where he was married to Miss R. A. Death-
erage, at the residence of Wm. Maddox,
June 16, 1863. She was born in Waverly,
Sept. 5, 1839, and is a daughter of J. G.
Deatherage, of this neighborhood. The
Doctor came to Waverly in 1866. They
have two children, namely: Milton Mad-
dox, born March 24, 1864, and George
Richard, born Nov. 1869
BRANOM A. J. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Branom was born
in Tennessee, August, 1830. His father
Richard Branom, was a native of Stokes
Co., North Carolina, and was a soldier dur-
ing the war of 1812. He was married in
Virginia, where he afterward removed, to
Miss Ella Lawrence, a native of Maryland.
By this marriage four children: James W.,
Mary Ann, John, and A.J. In 1852, the fam-
ily moved to Bond Co., 111., where the old
folks remained but a short time, when they
removed to Kentucky. A. J.,who heads this
sketch, was united in marriage to Miss Mar-
tha Arnett, a daughter of John and Lorenzo
Arnett. By this marriage twelve children,
eleven of whom are living: Jas. W., Sarah
C., Martha M., John D., Andrew J., Mary
E., Alice, Charles H., Newton A., Minnie
Belle, and Hattie Benton.
Bradway James, blksmth. Waverly
Bradway James W. Waverly
Bradway Joseph L. tinsmith, Waverly
Brian Elizabeth Mrs. Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly
Brown Albert, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Brown Albert C. physician, Waverly
Brown Benjamin, farmer, P. O. Waverly
Brown Casandre, wid. Williamson, Waverly
Brown David B. farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Brown Martha A. Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly
Brown Mary, wid. Isaac, Waverly
Brown Sylvester S. druggist, Waverly
Brown William W. cash. The Bank of Wav-
erly, Waverly
Browning Joseph, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Bryan Daniel, farmer, Sec. 35, P. O. Waverly
Bryant Charles, renter, P.O. Waverly
Bryant Larkin, farmer, See. 8, P.O. Waverly
Buchanan Frank, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wav-
erly
BUCK JOSEPH M. livery, feed, and
sale stables, State street, Waverly, 111.
(Successor to C. M. Scott, deceased.) Was
born Nov. 20, 1850; nntil recently was en-
gaged in farming, in Macoupin County.
Keeps constantly on hand double and single
rigs. Horses boarded and cared for on rea-
sonable terms
Buck William, Waverly
Bullock John, renter Sec. 28, P.O. Waverly
Bundy John, mail carrier, Waverly
BURCH BENJAMIN, farmer and
stock raiser Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin. Mr.
Burch was born in Pike Co. 111. January,
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1833, where he remained up to his twenty-
fourth year, when his parents removed to
Morgan County, having first settled there
in 1826. John W. Burch, the father of
Benjamin, was born in Georgia, and raised
in Kentucky; he there married Miss Mar-
garet Lappington. A tanner by trade, Mr.
Burch entered the employ of J. C. Cald-
well, on his arrival in Morgan County; he
was, however, as elsewhere stated, a resi-
dent of Pike County; prior to this he was
the proprietor of a tannery. Removing to
the State of Georgia, he there started a
tannery, which proved successful; he died
in Hamburgh, Georgia; his wife died many
years previous to his demise. Ten children
blessed this union; eight are living. Benja-
min, the oldest child, with little exception,
has passed his life in Morgan County. In
May, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, Fourteenth
111. Infantry; battles Vicksburg, Shiloh,
Natchez, Moon Station, and others; was
promoted orderly sergeant for meritorious
conduct; taken prisoner by the rebels, he
was incarcerated at Andersonville; he re-
mained many months, suffering innumer-
ble hardships; honorably discharged from
the army, he returned to Morgan County,
in 1866. He married Miss Elizabeth
Jones, a daughter of Robert Jones; seven
children, six living: Antoinette, Beulah,
Eulah, Ellalee, Ellsworth, and Howard
Shelby.
BURNS HARVEY M. farmer and
stock raiser Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Burns was the second child of Wm. and
Martha Burns, who were natives of South
Carolina, and who removed to Georgia in
an early day, where young Burns was born,
in 1845. During his early infancy his
parents removed to South Carolina, where
Harvey grew to manhood. When the war
came on he enlisted in the Second Carolina
Cavalry, remaining in the service sixteen
months; he became a participant in many
battles. Returning to South Carolina after
the close of the war, he remained but a
short time, when he came to Illinois,
settling in Morgan County, where he first
worked by the month for farmers; in 1872,
he married Miss Mary E. Hart, a daughter
of Henry P. and Catherine Hart, whose
maiden name was Major; three children:
Thos. W. born Dec. 1872, Merta Bella
born 1874, Melcina born 1876. Mr. Burns
owns a comfortable property, consisting of
114 acres, on which he resides at the pres-
ent writing
/^AHILL Edmond, saloon, Waverly.
— Cahill Edmund, farmer, Waverly
CALDWELL. J. C. deceased, a lead-
ing farmer and an early settler in Morgan
County, was born in Butler County, Ken-
tucky, May, 1807; he was the third child
of Geo. and Rhoda Caldwell, whose maiden
name was Bishop; growing up on a farm
in his boyhood, he became employed in a
tannery, for an uncle; serving an appren-
ticeship, he eventually became the superin-
tendent of the works, and continuing in
this capacity three years; he then, date
1827, set out in a covered wagon, loaded
with leather, by way of speculation, for
Illinois, locating during the autumn of that
year in Morgan County, near the present
farm residence of Mrs. C.; starting a tan-
nery, having brought machinery for that
purpose, for many years he supplied the
country for miles around with oak-tanned
leather; this was in all probability the first
tannery started in the State or county; in
1828, Mr. C. married Miss Louisa Rogers,
a daughter of the Rev. Wm. Rogers, who
is well remembered for his many excellent
traits of character, and who preached the
first sermon in Tp. 13 — 8; the tannery re-
ferred to proved a source of revenue, and
Mr. Caldwell there procured a first start in
life, afterward becoming a farmer; he first
bought from the government an 8o-acre
tract of land; from this came an estate of
nearly a thousand acres, now the property
of Mrs. C. Mr. Caldwell was well known
for his generosity; an honored citizen of
this county while he lived among us, he
now sleeps in an honored grave. H is wife, a
lady of intelligence and refinement, was
born near Georgia, Kentucky, Aov. 1811,
and became a resident of this county in
1826; seven children, five living: Geo. W.
born in 1830, married at 24, Miss Frances
Cloud, daughter of Newton Cloud; John
A., unmarried, resides on the old home-
stead; David H., now a icsident of Kansas,
married Margaret White, of Bloomington,
where he received a classical education,
and where he was admitted to the bar, and
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is now a prominent attorney; Leander A.,
married Minerva J. Woods; Mary, un-
married, a lady of superior attainments,
resides at home
Caldwell John A. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.Waverly
Campbell Joseph, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Waverly
Carpenter David, farmer, Sec. IO, P.O.
Waverly
Carpenter Milton, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Carr Alexander, farmer, Waverly
Carr William, farmer, Waverly
Carroll John F. printer, Waverly
Carter Byron L. dry goods, Waverly
Carter Hannah, wid. Orrin, Waverly
Carroll John W. carpenter, Waverly
Caruthers Allen, farmer, Sec. n, P.O.Waverly
Caruthers John, farmer Sec. 13, P.O.Waverly
Gary Lydia, wid. George, Waverly
Challen J. H. agt. J.N.W.&S.E.R.R. and
pump mnfr. Waverly
Challen Sallie J. dressmaker, Waverly
Chance Eziekel, farmer, Sec. n, P.O.Waverly
Church Benjamin F." lightning rod agent,
Waverly
Church Charles E. elk. Waverly
Church Charles H. elk. Waverly
Clapp C. W. Rev. past. Cong, church, Waverly
Clapp Benjamin, carp. Waverly
Clark Charles, engineer, Waverly
Clark C. W. engineer, Waverly
Clark Sarah, wid. David, Waverly
Clark Wm. farmer Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly
Clark Wm. R. farmer, Waverly.
Cloud Newton, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Coard Frank M. grocer, Waverly
Coe Asahel, retired, Waverly
COE I. H. farmer and stock raiser,
Waverly. The subject of this sketch is the
seventh child of Ashael and Maria Coe,
natives of Torrington, Conn. Ashael Coe
was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., 1799,
removing to Illinois in 1839, ar>d locating
inMorgan Co., near Waverly. He married,
June 2, 1830, Miss Maria Wetmore, who
was born in Torrington, Con.i., May 14,
1805. This marriage was blessed with
eight children, five of whom participated
in the late war of the rebellion. Israel
was born in Morgan Co. August, 1847,
and received a liberal education at Wa-
verly; owns thirty acres of land
Coe William, Waverly
Cole Frank, miller, Waverly
V
Conley Isaac, retired, Waverly
Conner John, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Connolly James, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Connor Geo. farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Coons James P. ins. agt. Waverly
Cooper A. C. grocer, Waverly
Cooper Henry C. grocer, Waverly
Cox William, H. agricultural implements,
Waverly
Cowan Orlando, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Cowan Robert, renter, Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin
Grain John A. (Grain & Manson) Waverly
Grain & Manson, dry goods and bankers,
Waverly
Cratty Wm. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Crawford Melinda Mrs. Sec. 34, P.O. Waverly
CRISWELL JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly. The subject
of this sketch is the son of George and
Jane Criswell, whose maiden name was
Meredith. About 1830, George Criswell
moved from Alabama to Morgan Co., set-
tling in Young Blood Prairie, where John
was born, in 1844. When old enough he
attended a subscription school, his first
teacher being Miss Julia Snow, now the
wife of E. M. Rees. This school-house,
built of logs, was provided with a door
which swung on wooden hinges; in one
end a fire-place. In this primitive dwell-
ing John received his instructions in the
rudiments of knowledge, sitting on rude
slab seats, and at intervals eyeing the
door wistfully through which he would glide
with a rush, at recess. On leaving the
school-room he settled down to farm life.
When the war came on he enlisted in
Rodger's Battery, Co. K., at Jacksonville,
in 1863, for three years' service; principally
engaged on scouting expeditions. He re-
mained until the close of the rebellion.
In 1870 he married Miss Hannah Hall, a
daughter of the well known Russell Hall,
a pioneer of this county. This union
was blessed with two children, Edgar born
1871, and Clara, born 1874. Mr. Criswell
owns a well improved farm, comprising six-
ty-eight acres
Curby Spencer, carp. Waverly
Cunningham Cicero, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Cunningham David, lab. Waverly
CURTISS AUGUSTINE A. farmer,
Waverly; was born in Salisbury, Litchfield
Co. Conn., April 3, 1817; was married to
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Miss Huldah Tanner July 20, 1848. They
had one child, Laura, who .married Mr.
W. W. Brown, of Waverly. She died
January 20, 1870. Homer Curtiss, the
father of A. A., is living with his son; was
born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20,
1787. He came to Morgan Co. in the
Spring of 1837, and settled on the farm
where they now reside. He married Miss
Charry Everitt October 25, 1810. She died
October 30, 1876. The old gentleman is
still very active and does his share of the
farm work
Curtiss I. H. farmer, Waverly
CURTIS HOMER, a prominent citi-
zen of Morgan »Co., and one of the oldest
residents now living in State or county;
was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., May 20,
1787. During his early life he followed
agricultural pursuits, and teaching school
during the winter. One of his pupils, with
whom he formed a cordial friendship, Mr.
Sturtevant, afterward became president of
the Illinois College, situated at Jackson-
ville. Mr. C. was united in marriage to
Miss Charry Everitt October 25, 1810.
Children born of this marriage: Ora M.
born August 15, 1811, wife of Martin B.
Strong; Theodore E. whose portrait appears
in this work, born May 28, 1813; Augus-
tine A. April 3, 1817; Frederick H. March,
1825, and Lodema October 7, 1822, wife
of James R. Godfrey, of Madison Co.
During the Spring of 1837 Homer Curtis
left Connecticut, where so" many years of
his life were spent, and accompanied by
his family, moved to Morgan Co., 111., and
located on the farm property he now owns,
consisting then and now of 200 acres.
For upwards of forty years Mr. Curtis has
been in our midst, and none stand higher
in the estimation of the people of this
county who know him, for his strict in-
tegrity. In the Autumn of 1876, Mrs. C.
was laid at rest. There thus passed away
one of those noble women whom none
know but delight to honor, and whose
death was deeply deplored. Mrs. C. was
born in Connecticut, in 1789.
CURTIS T. JB. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 12, P.O. Waverly. The above named
gentleman was the second child of Homer
and Charry Curtis. Homer Curtis, who is now
in his 93d year, and who is an honored
citizen of this county, was born in Litchfield
County, Connecticut, and there married
Miss Charry Everitt. The subject of this
sketch was born in Litchfield County,
Connecticut, May, 1813; there he received
his education and followed farming; in
1835, Mr. C. made a visit to Morgan
County, Illinois, and well pleased at the
flattering prospects on the broad prairies of
the West, he there determined to locate;
returning to the East, he was united in
marriage to Miss Laura Sackett, a daugh-
ter of Justus and Polly Sackett; in 1837
Mr. Curtis again wended his way to Illi-
nois, locating in Morgan County, where he
entered forty acres of land, and purchased
one hundred and twenty; his possessions,
at that time, were limited, but he gained
slowly, year by year, and by judicious in-
vestments and rare judgment, he is to-
day one of our most substantial farmers;
and has arrived at his present prosperous
condition through indomitable will; owning
some four hundred acres in the vicinity of
Waverly. Mr. Curtis now lives to enjoy
the fruits of his early labor; the first wife of
Mr. C. died in 1867, the following year he
was united in marriage to Miss Augusta L.
Tupper, a daughter of Martyn Tupper, a
native of Connecticut. For a period of
four years Mr. Curtis conducted a success-
ful business at Waverly, firm name, Rose,
Curtis & Co.; this honorable firm were well
known to the citizens of this county;
although now retired from active labor,
and living on his farm property, the energy
that marked his youth, is still a distinguish-
ing trait of his character. Mr. Curtis is
president of the Bank of Waverly
Curven Arthur, repairer, Waverly
Gushing John, farmer, Waverly
D
AVIDSON T. J. carp. Waverly
DAVENPORT MADISON, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 27; P.O. Waverly;
was born in Casey County, Kentucky, Nov.
i, 1842; parents of Madison were William
and Rebecca, who were natives of Ken-
tucky, and Delaware, respectively; receiv-
ing as liberal an education as time and
circumstances permitted, living in the
South where union and dis-union were
equally divided, then in his eighteenth year,
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he was compelled alternately to enter the
Northern and Southern armies; in 1863 he
made his way over the northern lines into
Illinois, settling in Morgan County. On
May 12, 1866, he married Miss Nancy Cox,
a daughter of Corydon and Mary; five chil-
dren : Wm. W., born Oct. 27, 1866; Lee M.,
born Aug. 6, 1868; Laure E., born Oct. 20,
1869; Carrie B., born July 24, 1872; Ida
M., born Feb. 17, 1874. Mrs. Davenport
was born June 2, 1849
Dealer Allen, renter, P.O Waverly
DEATHERAGE ACHILLES,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Wa-
verly. Mr. Deatherage, who is one of the
original pioneers of old Morgan, was the
youngest of a family of eight children; he
was born in Stokes County, North Caro-
lina, Feb. 8, 1799; hig earlier years he pas-
sed in North Carolina; from this State his
parents made their way into Kentucky,
where the subject of this notice received all
the education that he ever got — three
months schooling; in those days but few
were advanced in the pathway of know-
ledge to a greater extent than Mr. D., in his
twenty-fifth year. In 1826, hearing of the
fertility of Illinois, set out in the well-
known prairie-schooner, and located on
the south fork of the Mauvaisterre; during
the autumn he raised a crop; in 1827, he
moved to within a quarter of a mile from
where he now lives; in 1828 he married
Miss Melinda Rogers, daughter of Wm.
Rogers, a native of Kentucky. At this
early date wild game abounded; bruin could
often be seen taking his morning's walk,
while the stealthy tread of the panther was
often heard outside the frontiersman's
log cabin; when the deep snow of 1831, fell,
he found it incumbent upon him, to gather
corn, the snow, at times, in a moist condi-
tion would compel him to wade waist-
deep. When Black Hawk made war on
the whites, he took an active part; when
General Gaines and Black Hawk met for
a consultation, Mr. D. had a full view of
the famous Indian chief; crippled by his
horse falling upon him, during this upris-
ing, the incidents transpiring during this
war, are vividly impressed on his memory;
during the sudden change in the weather,
in 1836, he was the keeper of an inn, and
relates that the stage coach, filled with
passengers, and driven by James White, of
this county, arrived at his house, none of
whom had wholly escaped the biting north
wind. The pioneer, even in his most san-
guine moments, never realized the great
improvements soon to become manifest in
the State, and witnessed for the first time,
with astonishment, the rapidly running lo-
comotive, which gave place to the slowly
moving ox team. Mr. D., from whom this
sketch is obtained, lives on his farm of 200
acres, and is an honored citizen of this
county; children: Winston, who married
Eliza Watkins; Fannie, who married Rev.
Robert Halliday; Newton, who married
Druesilla Birch; and Charles R., who mar-
ried Eliza Austin
Deatherage Bathsheba, wid. George, Waverly
Deatherage Charles, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O.
Waverly
Deatheraye Coleman, farmer, Sec. 9; born
Aug. 10, 1875; one of the oldest pioneers
of this county
Deatherage Edna Mrs. Waverly
Deatherage Erastus, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 13, P. O. Waverly
Deatherage George, teamster, Waverly
Deatherage James, elk. Waverly
Deatherage James, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Waverly
Deatherage John A. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Deatherage J. W. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Waverly
Deatherage Kellis, renter, P.O. Waverly
Deatherage Milton, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
Waverly
DEATHERAGE WILLIAM, far-
mer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly.
The above-named gentleman, now upward
of eighty years of age, and one of the first
settlers of Morgan County, was a son of
George and Millie Deatherage, who were
natives of Virginia, who afterward remo.ved
to North Carolina, where the subject of
this sketch was born, as near as can be
ascertained, in 1796. While still young,
his parents moved to Kentucky, and there
William grew to manhood. In 1826, when
but few save the hunter or trapper made
their way westward, William Deatheridge,
then in the flush of early manhood, set out
for Illinois, and making his way into fhe
interior, settled on Apple Creek. At this
early stage of the county's progress Jack-
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sonville contained but little; and to use Mr.
Deatheradge's own language, the groceries,
provisions and dry goods that the village
contained could easily be transported in a
common lumber wagon. Returning to the
straight line of our narrative, we find that
Mr. D. settled on Apple Creek, where he
entered -land from the government. Some
years from the date of his arrival, he mar-
ried Miss L. S. Rogers, a native of Virginia.
He now settled down to the hard task of
breaking prairie, raised small grain, and
fattened cattle and hogs for the market,
which brought but little for the labor ex-
pended. He lived year after year a con-
tented life, his neighbors sociable and
friendly, though living miles away; when
the day's work drew to a close, and the
hard work of the farm was over, the humble
yet neat home was always an attractive
spot for the bread-winner. As the country
became settled up, his children attended
the district schools, which had given place
to the frontiersman's cabin. A successful
farmer and an upright citizen, after a long
life, marked by many privations, he lives
in retirement on his farm property, where
so many years of his life have been spent.
Six children; five living: Panoran, Georgi-
ana, Mary E., Elvira L., and Melinda F.
Mr.'D.was the second Postmaster on Apple
Creek
Deatherage William W. brickyard, Waverly
Defrates Manuel, renter, Sec. 17, P.O. Waverly
Dennis Ansil R. grocer, Waverly
Dennis Gabriel, farmer, Waverly
Dennis G. H. farmer, Waverly
Dennis James H. clerk, Waverly
Dennis Reuben, wagonmkr. Waverly
Dennis Thomas, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.Waverly
Dennis Thomas G. wagonmkr. Waverly
Dennis William M. wagonmkr. Waverly
Dennison Samuel J. teamster, Waverly
Dewier William, renter, P.O. Waverly
Dikes Wm. B. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly
Dodd E. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Dodd Jefferson, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly
Dodd J. W. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly
Dodd Newton, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly
Dohrs Chris, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
Dougherty Harvey, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Dougherty Kane, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Downs Hardin, teamster, Waverly
Downs William, farmer, Waverly
Drew Warner W. carp. Waverly
Dunavan W. grocer, Waverly
DUNCAN J. C. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly. Mr. D. was born
in North Carolina, May, 1840. His par-
ents, moving to Virginia, he there remained
until he attained his fourteenth year, when
he went to Missouri, where his mother
died. The father, not altogether pleased
with the prospect in Misssouri, removed to
Virginia. Of a restless, stirring disposition,
however, prior to the rebellion he made his
way to Illinois, where he lived in the sev-
eral counties of Morgan, Sangamon and
Macoupin. J. C., who heads this sketch,
married Mrs. Arminda J. Allis, relict of
Richard Allis, and a daughter of Andrew J.
Stice, an old pioneer of this county. Mrs.
Duncan died April 27, 1878, leaving to the
care of her husband five children: Clara A.,
Ira J., Irwin L., Minnie A., and Chas. W.
GEORGE C. clerk J..N.W.&
-' S.E.R.R. Waverly
Eddings Mary E. Mrs. dressmkr. Waverly
Edwards Francis, renter, P.O. Waverly
Edwards Jendon, renter, P.O. Waverly
Edwards Martin, wagonmkr. Waverly
EDWARDS RICHARD M. car-
riage and wagonmkr. and general black-
smith, Elm St., Waverly. Was born in
Mt. Vernon. Jefferson Co., 111., Feb. n,
1844; moved from there to Alton, 111., in
1848, and came to Morgan Co. in 1856.
Settled in Waverly in October, 1876, and
engaged in the above business. Was mar-
ried Dec. 31, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Brown.
She was born in Macoupin Co., 111., May I,
1839. They have three children living.
namely: Daisy Dean, born June 22, 1872;
Mary Blanche, born April 23, 1874; tne
other child, a girl, born the morning this
was written. Mr. E. professed religion
Dec. 18, 1866; was baptized by the Rev.
W. P. Hart; a life-long Democrat
Edgemon Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Waverly
ELDREDGE L,. R. Waverly, dealer in
fancy goods, pictures, brackets, jewelry,
toys, etc.
Epling Floyd, carp. Waverly
Evans James W. farmer, Waverly
EVERETT R. F. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Everett
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was the second son of Gamaliel and Nancy
Everett. His father was a native of Sharon,
Litchfield Co., Conn. Born in 1795, he
married in Connecticut Miss Nancy Wood.
Going back to the years that have passed,
we find that his father was among the first
to find a home in Connecticut; and what is
somewhat remarkable, the property in pos-
session of the grandfather for over a cen-
tury, is still retained by a later generation.
The mother of Mr. E. is still living, up-
ward of eighty years of age. His father
departed this life many years ago. *The
subject of this notice remained in Connecti-
cut until he had attained his thirty-eighth
year. He married, in 1851, Miss Ellen H.
Curtis, a daughter of Erastus and Harriet,
whose maiden name was Tanner. During
the Spring of 1860, Mr. E. moved to Illi-
nois, settling on the farm property now
owned by R. C. Curtis. Renting two years,
he then purchased the property he now owns
consisting of 200 acres, formerly 220. This
fine property was originally purchased in
small tracts. Mr. E. is one of our live,
energetic men, who keeps pace with the
public improvements of the day. The mar-
riage of Mr. Everett to Miss Curtis was
blessed with two children, Erastus C., born
May 5, 1853; Adeline, born 1855
Everett E. C. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly
BANNING GEORGE B. farmer, Waverly
Farrow C. H. lab. Waverly
Farrow Fanny R. wid. James, Waverly
Fenn Joshua S. bookseller, Waverly
Finley John, lab. Waverly
Finn William, lab. Waverly
Fishback Joseph, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wa-
verly
Fisher Henry, farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly
Fleming Grant, elk. Waverly
Fletcher W. F. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly
Flinn Thomas, renter, P.O. Waverly
Flowers Joseph, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Fogg Noah, carpenter, Waverly
Follis Anderson, renter, P.O. Waverly
Follis Levi, farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Waverly
Ford Gilman, painter, Waverly
Ford Henry, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Ford J. M. painter, Waverly
Ford Louis, lab. Waverly
Funk H. T. farm hand, P.O Waverly
/^IBSON DAVID E. retired, Waverly
^"^ Gilbert Louise Mrs. Waverly
Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly
Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
GIVENS ROBERT, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; fifth child
of W. T. and Lydia Givens, natives of
Tennessee and Kentucky respectively; Rob-
ert was born on the old homestead of his
parents, in the bounds of Morgan County,
March, 1840; he received a liberal educa-
tion, attending school principally during
the winter season; he qualified himself for
the position of teacher, although he has
from boyhood devoted his attention to
farming; December, 1861, he married Miss
Josephine Armstrong, a daughter of Michael
and Rebecca Armstrong. Shortly after Mr.
G. became a teacher; this proved irksome
to one of his temperament, and was aban-
doned; Mr. G. is a gentleman of culture
and judgment, and makes the farm a suc-
cess, owning 160 acres; on this was lately
erected a handsome frame dwelling; this
marriage was blessed with one child, born
October, 1862, in Morgan Co.
Givens W. T. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 8,
P.O. Waverly
Givens W. T. jr. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Wa-
verly
Gleasner Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wa-
verly
GOLDSMITH JOHN H. printer,
Waverly, 111; was born in Morgan Co., 111.,
Feb. 27 1839; was a member of the I4th
Illinois Infantry during the war, and upon
the consolidation of that regiment with the
I5th Illinois Infantry, became Sergeant-
Major of the two, known as the " Veteran
Battalion I4th and I5th" Illinois Infantry;
was taken prisoner at Ackworth, Ga., Oct.
4, 1864, and confined in Andersonville
prison until March 28, 1865; at the close of
the war worked in Springfield, 111., as a
compositor in the Journal office; was mar-
ried to Miss Nannie B. Morris, in Waver-
ly, 111., Nov. 7, 1871; removed to Waverly
in May, 1872, and started the Waverly
Times, which lived but a few months; one
son, J. Berther M., born December I3th,
1875
Gooch William, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Wa-
verly
Goocher John, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly
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Goodel T. C. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly
Goodpasture W. W. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Waverly
Gorman Harrison, farmer, Waverly
Gottschall Wm. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Grankey Chas. W. farm hand, P,O. Waverly
Grankey Frederick, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wa-
verly
Grankey John, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly
Grankey Nancy Mrs. P.O. Waverly
Graves Jeremiah, farmer, Waverly
Graves William H. farmer, Waverly
Green Catherine, wid. Oliver, Waverly
Groves Geo. farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Groves Jacob, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
Gudzwiller Francis J. carpenter, Waverly
Gustin M. C. plasterer, Waverly
Gustin William M. carpenter, Waverly
TT AIRGBOVE JOSEPH X. far-
mer and stock raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Wa-
verly
Haisley John, harnessmaker, Waverly
Haley B. W. C. schoolteacher, P.O. Wa-
verly
Halpin Patrick, blacksmith, Waverly
HAM GEORGE A. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; the gentle-
man who heads this sketch was the oldest
son of Martin and Mary A. Ham, natives
of Kentucky and j Illinois respectively;
Martin Ham was a farmer in Kentucky,
and there passed the best years of his life;
in 1834 he made a visit to Morgan County,
and not liking the prospect returned to
Kentucky, where he passed the remainder
of his days; in 1870 George A. became a
resident of this county, and the same year
he united his fortunes with Miss Martha E.
Rowland, a daughter of Alexander Row-
land; he had by this marriage four chil-
dren, two of whom are living, Wm. O. and
Nettie L.; in 1861 Mr. Ham enlisted in a
Kentucky regiment known as the I34th,
serving nine months; he was honorably
discharged at Cincinnati, Ohio, and re-
turned to Kentucky; Mr. Ham owns 40
acres of well improved land
Hamilton James, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Frank-
lin
Hanley George W. grocer, Waverly
Hardman J. S. retired, Waverly
Hardman John A. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Wa-
verly
HARFORD JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly, who has wit-
nessed vast changes in the growing We^t,
is one of the oldest residents of Morgan
Co.; the oldest child of Daniel and Sophia
Harford, natives of Virginia and Ohio.
Daniel Harford married Miss Sophia Curry
in Ohio, in 1829 ; he emigrated to Illinois,
accompanied by his wife and two children,
and settled in the neighborhood of Frank-
lin; one year later he removed to Macou-
pin Co., where he lived twenty years in
succession, and where he now resides. It
is said that Mr. H. was one of the best pro-
ducers of Indian corn in this section of the
country. Twenty-three years ago his wife
died, leaving to her husband's care six
children : Steven, Mary, Elias, Caroline,
George, and John, who heads this, and
of whom it will be well to append a short
sketch : he was born in Ohio, May 27, 1827;
he attended a subscription school, where
the studies were confined principally to a
Webster's spelling book ; he married July
24, 1849, Migs Harriet Landreth, daughter
of Jonathan and Mary Landreth. Mr. H.
was enrolled as a volunteer during the war
with Mexico, but the company he joined
never entered upon active service. On the
breaking out of the rebellion he enlisted in
Co. H. I22d 111. Inft. for three years' ser-
vice ; in 1862 in the following battles :
Nashville, Blakely, and Parker's Cross
Roads ; honorably discharged on the close
of the war, he returned to Morgan Co.
This marriage was blessed with six chil-
dren, two of whom are living — Mary Jane
and Harriet S.
Harmon A. S. machinist, Waverly
Harney Alonzo, tinner, Waverly
HARNEY A. A. farmer and stock rais-
er, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly, son of James
and Martha Harney, natives of Kentucky
and Illinois respectively. For a number of
years Mr. Harney was a clerk in the South-
ern States ; by trade a tinner, which he fol-
lowed successfully for some years in Waver-
ly, in Morgan Co. He married Miss Julia
Ashbaugh, a daughter of J. G. Ashbaugh,
whose father was one of the old line pioneers
of this county. The marriage of A. A.
Harney to Miss Ashbaugh was blessed with
one child — Mattie B. born April 10, 1876.
As James Harney was well and favorably
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547
known in this county, we append a short
sketch of his life : he was by trade a black-
smith, working at this vocation many years;
it is thought that he took part in the Black-
hawk war. In the early history of the
county he secured land from the govern-
ment by means of the organization of a
party known as the Phalany. During the
late war of the rebellion he took an active
part, and died at Arkansas Post a brave
soldier. He found a last resting place on
southern soil. There were but two chil-
dren of whom the subject of this sketch is
the youngest
Harris Judson, elk. Waverly
HARRIS WM. P. farmer, P.O. Wa-
verly, son of Charles and Sarah Harris,
born May 7, 1807, in Green Co., Ky.; when
fourteen years old his father died ; he con-
tinued to live with his mother, assisting in
the maintenance of the family until his
marriage, which occurred Aug. 10, 1827, to
Miss Melinda, daughter of John and Patsy
(Fanem) Miller. His mother died at the
old home place in Green Co., Ky., in 1851.
Mr. Harris continued to live in Kentucky
two years after his marriage, he then moved
to Morgan Co., 111., date 1829. Stopping
at Shurtleffs Stand, near where is now
Waverly, he purchased provisions which
depleted his purse to a surprising degree
as he then had but a quarter of a dollar,
one horse, a wagon, and a few articles of
furniture. This was an early day in the
history of Morgan Co.; but a few short
years before, the North American Indians
were as the leaves of the forest, whose ech-
oing footsteps had scarcely died away, be-
fore the onward sweep of the white man.
Mr. Harris first stopped four miles south
of Jacksonville ; he next moved to Macou-
pin County, locating six miles southwest of
what is now Scottville, where he remained
fourteen years and made his first purchase
of land in Illinois, a tract of 200 acres. In
1849 he sold this and moved to the head of
Indian Creek, Morgan Co., where he lived
three years ; while here his wife, who had
been the companion of his youth, died,
May 5, 1851 Soon after the decease of
his wife Mr. H. settled in Sangamon Co.,
Saomi township, and purchased 400 acres
of land, and afterward became the owner of
1,100 acres, a magnificent property. There
stands near Waverly a handsome dwelling
house, owned by Mr. Harris, a monument
of his early industry. Few men, from such
a humble beginning, have succeeded as
well in life as the subject of this sketch, and
none who have evinced more pluck and en-
durance, and whose many good traits of
character will long be remembered. Mr.
H. is of Welsh origin ; his grandfather was
born in Wales; coming to Virginia before
the American revolution, in which he took
an active part. On the close of the war he
continued to live in Virginia ; he had three
sons — Robert, John, and Charles, who was
the father of Wm.; moved from Virginia to
Kentucky, where he died; he raised a fam-
ily of seven children, viz: Mrs. Hester
(Samuel) Curry, Mrs. Sarah (John) Close,
Mrs. Polly (Smith) Warfield, Mrs. (Jacob)
Beer, Elizabeth, Mrs. Nancy (David) Vic-
tor, and Wm. P. His children by first
marriage : Sarah C., wife of James Arnold ;
Elizabeth, wife of Wm Colbert ; Nancy,
wife of Dr. McVey ; Charles ; Martha, wife
of Enoch Gilpen; Wm. H.; Thos. J and
Enoch T.; two children died in early in-
fancy
Harris W. H. H. elk. Waverly
Hart George, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Hart Henry, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Hart Jacob, farmer, Waverly
Hart James, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Hart James M. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Hart Leonard, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Hart Walter, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Waverly
Hart Wm. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly
Hart Wm. farmer, Waverly
Hazzard Mrs. Waverly •
Henderson Buck, P.O. Waverly
Henderson John, farmer, Waverly
Herschler Christian, barber, Waverly
Hewes M. A. Rev. pastor M. E. church,
Waverly
HILTON AMANDA MRS. widow
of George O. Hilton; was born in Morgan
County, in 1835; in 1860, Mrs. H. whose
maiden name was Dennis, was married to
Geo. O. Hilton, who was born in Morgan
County in 1835. Mr. H. was a farmer, up
to the year 1868; when he determined to
enter upon the ministry, and accordingly
by Conference he was appointed a cir-
cuit preacher; called upon to preside
over a congregation in Montana, he
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left his home in Illinois, and in six short
weeks, from the time he left, was killed by
the falling of a tree; an earnest Christian
worker, his death was deeply deplored,
even by the rough men of Montana, who
had known so little of him. Since the
death of her husband, Mrs. Hilton resides
on her farm property, in close proximity to
where her father settled, when Morgan
County knew but little improvements; there
are five children, Wm. W., Jas. L., Thos.
H., Mary E., and Oscar S.
Hilyard Joseph, farmer, Waverly
Hines Isaac, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Hobson M. C. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly
Hodge Jas. M. renter, P.O. Waverly
Hodgerson Geo. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wa-
verly
HOLMES GEORGE, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly; the
gentleman who heads this sketch,was born
in Knox County, Tennessee, April 7, 1829;
his father, George Holmes, was a native of
North Carolina; but little can be learned
of his early history; he married in North
Carolina, Miss Elizabeth Bird, the daugh-
ter of Thomas Bird. George, sr., moved to
Knox County, Tennessee, where he follow-
ed farming, and where his wife died; dur-
ing the sixteenth year of the subject of this
notice, date 1850. The head of the family
died in Overton County, Tennessee, in
1866. The subject of this biography grew
up in Tennessee, there received his educa-
tion, and married in his twenty-fourth year,
1852, Miss Minerva Taylor, a daughter of
Simeon A. Taylor, a native of Tennessee;
the following year found them en route for
Illinois; they settled in Morgan County,
and first rented farm property; when the
war of the rebellion came on, George en-
listed in the Thirteenth Illinois Cavalry,
Company G, remaining in service three
years; he participated in many engage-
ments; honorably discharged at the close
of the war; he returned to Morgan County,
where he has since resided; owning forty
acres of land; eleven children; John, born
March 21, 1853, married Miss Amelia
Large; Lucinda Jane, born Aug. 15, 1854,
married John Lines, and now resides in
Virden, Macoupin County; George S. born
Jan. 23, 1858, died in 1861; Laura A. born
Oct. 4, 1859; Aaron Z. born May 4, 1861;
Minerva, born Nov. 19, 1865; Edward, born
June 14, 1868; Mary Ida, born Dec. 30,
1869; James F. born Feb. 20, 1871; child
of John Holmes, who is the oldest son of
George Holmes; Nancy A. born Feb. 7,
1877
Holmes John H. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Wa-
verly
Holmes Fredrick, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Wa-
verly
Hubbard Jas. H. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Wa-
verly
HUBBARD THOS. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; Mr. Hub-
bard was born in Madison County, Ken-
tucky, Sept. 27, 1815; his father, John
Hubbard, was a native of Kentucky; a
farmer by occupation. He married, in
Kentucky, Miss Elizabeth Parks, and dur-
ing the Autumn of 1831, they set out for
Illinois, and on arrival, located in Greene
County; Thos. Hubbard, who accompanied
his parents to Illinois, married in his
twenty-first year, in Greene County, Miss
Sarah Morrow, a daughter of Allen Mor-
row, a native of North Carolina; for a short
time Mr. Hubbard lived in Greene County,
and then moved to Mason County, where
he followed farming twelve years; return-
ing to Greene County, he purchased an
interest in a grist mill. In 1856, he became
a resident of Morgan County, where he
now resides, on his farm property, com-
prising 86^ acres; having the confidence
of the people, Mr. H. has held numerous
offices, as Assessor, etc., etc. This mar-
riage was blessed with nine children, only
three of whom are living: Sarah A., Thos.
M., and Jas. H., who reside on the old
homestead.
Hubbard Thomas M. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly
Hurtt Charles, lab. Waverly
Hurtt Henry, farmer Waverly
Hutchison Bros. & Co. millers, Waverly
Hutchison David B. miller, Waverly
Hutchison James E. elk. Waverly
Hutchison John M. miller, Waverly
Hutchison William A. druggist, Waverly
JACKSON ELISHA, farmer, Waverly
Jackson George H. foreman, Waverly
Javins Samuel, retired, Waverly
Johnson Allen, lab. Waverly
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Jolly John W. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly
Jones Alexander, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Wa-
verly
Jones Elah, farmer, Sec. u, P.O. Waverly
Jones James, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Jones Lucy, wid. Titus, Waverly
JONES ROBERT A. representative
farmer of Morgan County, was born in
Morgan County, Tenn., in 1818; his father,
Waitman Jones, was born in Franklin
County, Virginia, in 1797; tracing this
family farther, Robert A., the grandfather,
was born in England, in 1748, of a wealthy
and distinguished family; he acquired a
liberal education, and became one among
the noted scholars of England; he then
married an English lady, who died in Eng-
land, and whose name is unknown; by this
marriage two children: Edward and Phoebe;
to better his fortunes he crossed the Atlan-
tic, years before steamboats were seen on
the broad waters; settling in Franklin
County, Virginia, he there married Miss
Susan Richards, by whom he had eight
' children, six of whom grew to maturity;
names: Edward, Phoebe, Reuben, Eliza-
beth, Waitman, and Susan; Robert A.
Jones died in Virginia, after a long and
busy life; Waitman, the father of the sub-
ject of this notice, grew up in Virginia and
Tennessee, where he married Miss Esther
Stewart; by this marriage twelve children:
Robert, Mary, Brice, Susannah, Reuben,
Edward, Elah, Phoebe. Elizabeth, Esther
Jane, Hannah A. and Winny C.; Mr. Jones
settled some five miles from Waverly, in
Morgan County, in 1828; he had on arrival
but $9.50 in money, and a pony; his family
small, but each strove and worked for a
better condition of affairs; in Morgan
county the old folks passed the remainder
of their lives, where they were living wit-
nesses of the stirring scenes of western life.
Robert, who heads this sketch, grew up on
the homestead, and when old enough at-
tended a subscription school; his present
liberal education was derived by his own
indomitable will, long after his schooling
ended; Mr. Jones married, in Macoupin
County, Miss Letitia Ann England; by
this marriage fourteen children: Catherine
M., Elah, Minerva, Martha Ann, John,
Lucinda, Elizabeth, Esther J., Susannah,
Mary M., Waitman A., Jas. P., Wm. D.,
and Samuel E., ten of whom are living;
Mr. Jones, like many men of enterprise,
commenced life with but little save a
rugged will; his first tax receipt was for
37 cents, a vast difference compared to his
present prosperous condition, owning 600
acres of valuable land, and Waverly prop-
erty, and takes a front rank as a farmer and
citizen of this county
Jones Timothy, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Jones Watemon, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Waverly
Jones W. A. foreman, Waverly
Jones Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Waverly
Jones William R. teamster, Waverly
Jossi Louis, painter, Waverly
T/"ELLER GEO. M. school teacher, P.O.
"" Waverly
Kellogg George M. grocer, Waverly
Kemper Casper, restaurant, Waverly
Kennedy Catherine, wid. William, Waverly
KENNEDY M. S. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly. The above
named gentleman, who is widely known
for his enterprise and liberality, was the
youngest of a family of thirteen children,
and was born in East Tennessee, October,
1824; in 1831, the family moved to Indiana,
settling on timbered land obtained from
the government; five years after his arrival
the father died; Mrs. Kennedy, left an estate
of 160 acres, disposed of this, and during
the Autumn of 1839, moved to Morgan
County, Illinois, where land was rented of
Governor Duncan; on this estate was raised
their first crop in Illinois; the following
year they moved to the farm of Captain
John Wiatt, and remained some three
years; the subject of this sketch grew up
among the pioneer boys of his day; in
Indiana he received his preliminary educa-
tion, which was afterward brought to com-
pletion in Illinois; in his twenty-fourth
year, 1849, he married Miss Mary A. Bur-
nett, a daughter of Jas. H.; Mrs. Kennedy
died in 1852; two children: Mary Ann,
deceased, and Sophronia, now the wife of
Geo. Evans; in April, 1853, Mr. Kennedy
married Miss Elizabeth Rohrer; by this
marriage four children, three living: Wm.
L., John, and Edward R.; for four years
Mr. K. was a merchant in Waverly, where
he built up a reputation for honesty and
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integrity; during the war he was elected
justice of the peace, in which capacity he
served faithfully, and became quite popular;
on retirement from office he turned his at-
tention to buying and shipping stock; sus-
taining a heavy loss in the shipping of
hogs, he in consequence, many years ago,
abandoned this, with the exception of
shipping stock grazed on his farm, com-
prising 500 acres, on which he erected,
some years ago, a large and spacious brick
residence; fourteen years ago Mr. K. was
elected township treasurer, which office he
yet fills to the satisfaction of the people;
for several years he served as one of the
board of trustees at Waverly; one year
served as president of the board; for the
past five years as assessor in the district
where he lives
Kent Enoch, blacksmith, Waverly
Keplinger Fannie, wid. Thomas, Waverly
KEPL.INGER FRANK, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly. The
subject of this biography was the oldest son
of John E. Keplinger, who was born in
Tennessee, near Jonesboro, June 18, 1818;
when John E. was six years 'of age his
parents emigrated to Illinois, and located
on the Mauvaisterre; this, as near as can be
ascertained, was in 1824; growing to man-
hood on the homestead of his father, he
acquired a vigor that laid the foundation of
his future success in life; his education was
received in a log cabin; he married, in 1843,
Miss Loretta Harris, a daughter of Wm.
Harris; this marriage was blessed with seven
children, five living; Frank, who heads this
sketch, was born Jan. 15, 1844, in Morgan
County; received his preliminary education
at district schools, which was afterward
completed at Bloomington high school;
during the late war he enlisted in Co. B,
Tenth Illinois Infantry, at Jacksonville; he
was then in his twentieth year; became
engaged in battles fought by Sherman dur-
ing his march to the sea; honorably dis-
charged July 18, 1865, he returned to Mor-
gan County, where he married, Jan. 15,
1868, Miss Rachel Holliday, a daughter of
Wm. Holliday, a physician, and Mariah,
whose maiden name was Bachelor; two
children: Hattie M., and Benjamin
Keplinger John E. grocer, Waverly
Keplinger J. Wesley, Waverly
KIMBER ALONZO L. physician
and surgeon, office ws Square, r on his
farm on the east side of the city Waver-
ly, 111.; was born in Cadiz, Harrison Co.,
Ohio, Nov. 10, 1825; was educated at the
Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware,
Ohio; came to Illinois in the Fall of 1854;
graduated at Rush Medical College, Chi-
cago, in the Spring of 1857; located for
the practice of medicine in Prairie City,
McDonough Co., 111., and in the Spring of
1859 removed to this place, where he has
remained
Kingdon John, butcher, Waverly
Knapp Susan, wid. George, Waverly
T ACY WILLIAM K. carp. Waverly
Lambert Thomas, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Waverly
L.ANDRETH J. O. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly. The sub-
ject was the seventh child of a family of
eleven children; his father, Jonathan Lan-
dreth, who has lived in Macoupin .Co.
since 1833, was born in Virginia, 1800; on'
his emigration to Illinois, in 1821, he mar-
ried Miss Mary Thompson in Union Co.
J. O. Landreth is worthy of more than a
passing notice; he was born in Virginia, in
1832; one year later, as elsewhere stated,
his parents moved to Macoupin Co.; close
to the neighborhood where he now lives
were passed the early years of young Lan-
dreth; in 1856 he married Miss Martha A.
Yowell, a daughter of James and Emily
Yowell, natives of Kentucky, who moved
to Illinois in 1851; by this marriage five
children: Luella, born 1857, Ora, born 1859,
Olivia, born 1862, James A. born 1864,
Noah W. H. born 1873; after his marriage
Mr. Landreth attended a course of medical
lectures at Chicago, and has practiced to
such an extent as do not conflict with his
farm duties the profession of a physician.
In 1873 he was elected justice of the peace.
For many years Mr. Landreth has fol-
lowed farming; owns eighty acres. It should
be stated that Mr. L. attended the lec-
tures heretofore mentioned at Rush Col-
lege in 1864, and has been a hard working
student in his profession
Lankton Chauncey W. miller, Waverly
Lankton Jule C. grocer, Waverly
Landrith Mary Miss, Waverly
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Large Adam, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly
Large Alexander, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Wa-
verly
Large Peter, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly
Large Robert, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly
LAWS JOHN P. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Laws
was born in Scott Co., 111., July, 1844; his
parents, Stephen and Sarah, were early resi-
dents of Morgan Co., afterward removing to
Scott Co., where the elder Laws followed for
many years the calling of a cooper; in this
county young Laws passed the earlier years
of his life; at twenty-three he married Miss
Margaret E. Crisman, a daughter of E. M.
Crisman, the noted stock dealer of Scott
Co. It should have been previously stated
that in his eighteenth year Mr. L. enlisted
in the war for the Union, in Co. F., I2gth
111. Inf., sharing the hardships of Sher-
man's Atlanta campaign; he became en-
gaged in the battles of Kenesaw Mountain,
Resaca, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Buz-
zard Roost, Atlanta, Burnt Hickory, etc.;
promoted corporal; on the close of the war
he was honorably discharged and returned
to Scott Co., where he married; two years
later, he removed to old Morgan, where he
owns an estate of eighty acres; by this
marriage three children ; only one living:
John Elmer, born Dec. I, 1877; Sallie L. and
Edgar S. deceased
Lawson George M. wagon maker, Waverly
LEAK THOMAS, farmer and stock
ra'iser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; youngest
child of George and Jane Leak. George
Leak was born in Yorkshire, England, and
there married Miss Jane Hiles; six chil-
dren were born of this marriage: Wil-
liam, John, George, Thomas, Alice, and
Fanny. During the Spring of 1851, the
family stepped on board a sailing vessel
bound for America, landmg in New York
City; there they remained during the sum-
mer, and during the autumn of that year
moved to Illinois and settled on the Mau-
vaisterre. For some two years George Leak
worked for Judge Wood, and then rented
the land now owned by Daniel Sevier,
where he died; his wife survived him many
years, being laid at rest in 1876. Thomas,
whose name stands at the top of this
sketch, was born in Yorkshire, England,
Sept. II, 1835; when the family arrived in
Morgan Co. he had attained his sixteenth
year; he married, at twenty-one, Miss Mary
Jane Jones, a daughter of James and Har-
riet Jones; by this marriage six children,
three of whom are living: George D.,
James, and Josephine; Martha, Harriet,
John deceased. Since his arrival in Mor-
gan Co., Mr. Leak has followed farming,
owning seventy acres
Leak Wm. dry goods, Waverly
Leigh E. F. elk. Waverly
Lindsey Wm. plasterer, Wavevly
Lobb J. B. farm hand; P.O. Waverly
Lombard Gilbert, constable, Waverly
Lombard Joseph, wagon maker, Waverly
Long Geo. C. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Franklin
Loving Geo. W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Wa-
verly
Luther Charles, farmer, Waverly
Luttrell Thomas, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.Waverly
Luttrell Thomas J. renter, P.O. Waverly
Luttrell Sarah, wid. • Hiram, Waverly
Lynch Charles, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly
Lynch James, lab. Waverly
Lyons James, farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Waverly
1X/TACK IREN, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.
*** Waverly
Mader Christopher, barber, Waverly
Maher Wm. lab. Waverly
MANSON JAMES W. of the firm
Grain & Hanson, dry goods' merchants
and bankers, ws Square, Waverly 111.; was
born June 2, 1826, in Frederick X^o., Mary-
land; came to Morgan Co., 111., in the
Spring of 1838, with his father, Jonathan
Manson; was married Sept. 6, 1849, to
Miss Ruth Hamilton, daughter of Rev.
John C. Hamilton; she died May 5, 1853;
was married June 17, 1856, to Miss Abbie
A. Thompson, daughter of Oswald Thomp-
son, of Cass Co.; she was born Sept. 19,
1838, in Cass Co.; have five children liv-
ing by his last wife, namely: Clara I. , born
March 28, 1857, Wm. O. born Oct. 9, 1858,
Emma born May 5, 1864, Frankie and
Nellie born May 10, 1871
Manson Mary A. wid. J. Waverly
Manson William O cash. Crain & Manson,
Waverly
MARSHALL WM. H. grocer, Pearl
St., Waverly, 111.; was born in Jacksonville,
Morgan Co., March 19, 1857; moved to
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Carlinville, Macoupin Co., 111., with his
parents in 1864, where his father died on
the 22d day of February, 1874 ; his
mother married the second time to Daniel
Dulls, Esq., Coroner of Macoupin Co. ;
Mr. M. received his education at Black-
burn University at Carlinville, where he
has resided since 1864 until September,
1877, when he moved to Jacksonville, and
in April, 1878, he came to Waverly and
embarked in the grocery business
Martin Henry, farm hand, P.O. Wavirly
Martin Michael, Waverly
Maupin Elijah, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Mayfield Ellison, renter, Sec, 10, P.O. Wa-
verly
McCasland Charles D, stock-dealer, Waverly
McCracken John, farmer, Waverly
McDevitt John, farmer, P.O. Waverly
McGlolti.i James, renter, P.O. Waveriy
McKee Robert, Waverly
McMahan Isiah, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Wa-
verly
McMahan John D. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Wa-
verly
McMahan J. S. farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O.
Waverly
McVey George R. farmer, Waverly
McVEY R. E. physician and surgeon
west side Square, Waverly, was born in
Madison County, 111., Nov. 19, 1828 ; in
1852 was married to Margaret J. Hutchi-
son, of Waverly, Morgan Co., 111., who
died of bilious fever the following June ;
was married again Dec. 28, 1854, to Miss
Nancy Harris, of Sangamon Co., Ill, when
they moved tD Girard, Macoupin Co..
where he was connected with a steam flour-
ing mill. Here the first child, Mary M.
was born Jan. n, 1856, and died Feb. 10
the same year. In the Spring of 1857
moved to Nilwood, 111., where he was en-
gaged in mercantile pursuits and in the
study of medicine, and there the second
child, Virginia A. was born Aug. 5, 1857,
and died Sept. 20, 1858. In 1859, removed
to Waverly, where he still resides, and con-
tinued the study of medicine ; graduated
at Rush Medical College, Chicago, 111., in
1861 Since his residence in Waverly four
children have been born : the oldest of
whom, Carrie was born Nov. 23, 1861 ; the
next, William Edley, June 30, 1864, and the
youngest who are twins, Nellie and Nan-
nie, Sept. 3, 1874. Dr. McVey is a mem-
ber of the Morgan County Medical Society,
Illinois State Medical Society, and the
American Medical Association. Dr. Mc-
Vey is engaged in general practice, and
makes nervous diseases a specialty, and is
now prepared to treat all forms of nervous
trouble hy the most recent appliances in
the way of electricity and electric baths ;
and is also prepared for the treatment of
diseases by electro surgeory.
Meacham C. F. auctioneer, Waverly
MEACHAM E. D. farmer and slock-
raiser, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Meacham was
born in North Carolina, Feb. 4, 1805.
When but a year old his parents moved to
Kentucky, and settled on farm property;
in 1830 the Meacham family emigrated to
Illinois, and settled in Sangamon Co., as
their names appear in the historical portion
of this volume. We here append^a bio-
graphical sketch of E. D. Meacham, whose
name stands at the top. He married
in Kentucky Mrs. Nancy Cavanah in
1825 ; in Sangamon Co. Mr. M. farmed it
for many years, where his first wife died ;
six children were born of this marriage :
Martha, W. E. (whose biographical sketch
appears elsewhere) ; Margaret, deceased,
C. F., who transacts the business of a horse
farrier at Waverly ; Adeline W. and Lucin-
da. Nov. 12, 1854, Mr. Meacham was
united in marriage to Miss Margaret Mc-
Cormick ; nine children born of this mar-
riage, all of whom are living • E. D. jr., Isa-
bel, Henry C., Annis, Ella, George G. Jos.
H., Abraham L., and Katy. In 1854, Mr.
M. moved to Waverly, where he became a
merchant until the close of the war. In
1856 he purchased part of the property he
now owns. Mr. M. is one of our mo-t
public spirited citizens.
Meacham Edon, farmer, Waverly
Meacham Edward, farmer, Wavarly
Meacham Henry, pi inter, Waverly
MEACHAM JOHN W. lawyer, nota-
ry public, and general collecting agent,
Waverly
MEACHAM M. M. publisher and pro-
prietor Morgan County Journal, Pearl si.
Meacham Robert P. town clerk, Waverly
Meacham R. P. Waverly
Meacham William D. carp. Waverly
Meacham W. E. farmer, W'averly
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553
MEACHAM WILLIS E. Farmer
and stock-raiser. The subject of this
sketch is a native of Christian Co., Ken-
tucky; he was born October, 1828 ; second
child of E. D. and Nancy Meacham ; when
but three years of age his parents moved to
Sangamon Co., 111. Willis became a
resident of Morgan Co in 1858, and en-
gaged in the hardware trade for some four
years. He married in Sangamon Co. Miss
Rachel Hudson, a daughter of John and
Margaret Hudson, natives of Virginia ; by
this marriage three children were born,
two of whom are now living ; Adeline, born
1857 ; Ellen, born 1859 ; died in early in-
fancy, Margaret, born May, 1862. When
the war of the rebellion came on Mr.
Meacham was elected First Lieutenant, Co.
G, One Hundred and First 111. Inf., leav-
ing for the front ; on arriving at Holly
Springs he was elected Captain, a position
in which he won the esteem of the soldiers
and was well qualified to fill. Battles
participated in : Dallas, Resaca, Peach-
tree Creek, Mission Ridge, etc. He was
honorably discharged at Robertsville, S. C.,
February, 1865 ; he returned to Morgan
Co., where he has since followed farming ;
one of our most substantial citizens. For
many years he was President of the Board
of Trustees before the present city admin-
istration of Waverly, and at the last April
election was elected to serve as alderman.
Mr. Meacham owns 80 acres of land, part
of which lies in the city limits, a valuable
property.
Meacham W. L. T. clothing, Waverly
Meacham W. T. elk. Waverly
Miller Charles, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Miller J. H. S. farmer Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly
Miller Permelia, wid. Ebenezer, Waverly
Miller Sarah Mrs. P.O. Waverly
Miner B. G. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly
Miner Elisha, retired, Waverly
Minor William, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Waverly
Mefford F. M. farmer. Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly
Merritt William H. engineer, Waverly
Merwin I. N. restaurant, Waverly
Merritt William H. engineer. Waverly
MICHENER WILSON, commission
merchant, Waverly, was born in Chester Co.,
Pa., March 23, 1812 ; came to Morgan Co.
May i, 1835, and settled in Jacksonville,
and engaged in the business of chair-ma-
king. The first cane-seat chairs made in
Morgan Co. were made by Mr. Michener.
He sold them to Col. Jas. Dunlap, of Jack-
sonville ; left Jacksonville in 1848, and
went to different places, and in the Spring
of 1857 engaged in farming, and continued
at it until 1869, when he moved to Waverly
Township. Mr. Michener is now living
with his fourth wife, formerly Mrs. Eliza
Jane Sevier, whom he married Oct., 1871 ;
has four children living; Mary E. Lanuma,
Thomas S. and Catherine J.; belongs to
the Christian Church, and is a life-long
democrat.
MILLER CHARLES, was born in
Morgan Co., Dec., 1853, and married, in
his 2oth year, Miss Arcissa Ashbaugh,
daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth,
who were among the first to settle in
Morgan Co. By the marriage of Mr.
Miller to Miss Ashbaugh, two children,
Albert, born Oct., 1875, and Sadie, born
Jan. 1878. Mr. Miller owns 80 acres.
MILLER JOHN M. deceased, a suc-
cessful farmer many years in Morgan Co.,
and who is well remembered by early res-
idents ; was born near Albany, N.Y., in
1828 ; on the farm of his father were spent
his youthful days, arriving at manhood, he
made his way to Illinois, and located in
the vicinity of Waverly, where he em-
barked in the marble business, that of tomb
stones. A man of enterprise, he attended
to his own sales, his business calling him into
many different counties, where he formed the
acquaintance of men who were afterwards
prominent in the affairs of the State. In
this business, he made a start in life, where
many would have failed ; in 1858, he re-
tired from this business to his farm, situated
south of Waverly, where he displayed his
usual energy, purchasing farm property
from time to time. On his decease, which
occurred in 1870, he left an estate of 230
acres. The wife, who helped very much
toward the prosperity of her husband, still
survives him, living on the old homestead ;
there are four children, William, Edward,
John, and Charles.
MINER G. A. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Miner was
born in Morgan Co., March n, 1839, only
child of James and Delilah, whose maiden
name was Corey ; natives of New York
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
State, they removed to Morgan Co. when it
was in a primitive state, and lived the life
of the pioneer, and formed the acquaint-
ance of such men as Newton Cloud, W.
T. Givens, and others well known in the
annals of this county. When the subject of
our notice was quite small, his father died,
his mother afterwards marrying Norman
Ward, and on his decease married Lemuel
P. Curry, and now resides in Bureau Co.,
Til. George grew to manhood in Morgan
Co., where he m rried Miss Elizabeth Den-
nis, daughter of Jas. M. Dennis. Eleven
children, nine living: Edward E., Thos. M.,
Albert F., Sarah L., Emma J., Ida B.,
Erne M , Minnie B., and Daisy. Mr. Miner
owns 6 1 acres
Moffett John B. painter, Waverly
MORGAN COUNTY JOURNAL,
M. M. Meacham, publisher, Waverly
Morehouse Ephraim, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Waverly
Morris Douglas, farmer, Waverly
Morris Edw. lab. Waverly
Morris Martha E. wid. Jonathan, Waverly
Morris Richard, farmer, Waverly
Morris William, renter, P.O. Waverly
Morris William, watchman, Wa'verly
Moseley Manuel, renter, P.O. Waverly
Moulton Samuel, farmer, Waverly
Mulch Fred, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Waverly
Murray George, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Murray Mary Mrs. Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Myers Jacob C. Waverly
XT ARR HENRY, wagonmkr. Waverly
*• ^ Neece J. A. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Waverly
NEECE M. C. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly. The subject of
this sketch was born in Greene Co., 111.,
Sept, 18, 1833, son of Robert and Peninah
Neece, natives of Tenn., and among the
first settlers of 111. Mr. Neece grew up in
Greene Co., 111., but for many years has been
a resident of Morgan Co., 111. During the
war he became a speculator in provisions,
breadstuff's, etc., etc. He married in his
twenty- first year Mrs. Ann Svvinden, a
daughter of Henry and Sarah Swinden.
Five children, three living : Mary E., Sarah
E.. and Edward N. Mr. Neece owns
some \vo hundred acres, and is a live ener-
getic man ; he is a credit to the vocation
which he has followed for so many years
Neece Peninah Mrs. P.O. Waverly
NEVINS T. V. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 23, P.O. Waverly ; oldest son now
living of John and Edith Nevins, who set-
tled in Morgan Co. prior to the deep snow ;
first, on their arrival in Illinois, they set-
tled at Chapman Point, Macoupin Co.
John Nevins was born in Tenn., 1804, and
married in 1825 to Miss Edith Gerhardt, a
native of Virginia. Ten children born of
this marriage, seven of whom are living.
T. V. Nevins, as previously mentioned,
being the oldest ; he was born on the old
homestead Jan. 14, 1831, receiving his edu-
cation in a log cabin, where everything was
of the plainest description, and where the
principal studies were the Webster's spelling
book and New Testament ; married in his
twenty-first year. Nov. 1852, Mrs. Mary A.
Sims, relict of Robert Sims, and daughter of
Wm. Campbell. Mrs. Nevins married Robert
Sims Nov. 21, 1844; by this marriage, two
children, Wm. A., who married Harriet
Allen, and John J., who married Miss Mat-
tie Alderson. Mrs. Nevins, who gives this
narrative, relates that in the earliest settle-
ment of this county, the people were sociable
and friendly, and did a wedding occur, the
pioneer, accompanied by his family, joined
in the festivities of the occasion. Mr.
Nevins, for many years, a resident of Mor-
gan Co., now owns land in Mo., where with
his family he will shortly become a perma-
nent resident. Two children, Alexander,
born Aug. 23, 1855, Clara A., born March
20, 1863
/^\RMISTON JOSEPH, carp. Waverly
^•^ Osbourn Lewis G. boots and shoes,
Waverly
CALMER N, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.Waverly
* Parker D. W. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Waverly
Parkins William, butcher, Waverly
Parkins William, renter, P.O. Waverly
PARROTT JAMES B. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Parrott was born in Christian Co., Ky., near
Hopkinsville, July I, 1822 ; the seventh
child of Tyre and Nancy Parrott, whose
maiden name was Shrock. The father of
James was born in Virginia (probably born
in 1787). Moving to Kentucky in an early
day he married the lady mentioned above,
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555
and lived there many years. During the
Autumn of 1825 he emigrated to Illinois,
settling on Indian Creek, where he stopped
in a cabin built by 'Squire Page. Remain-
ing in this dwelling during the winter, the
following spring he built a similar structure,
into which he moved his family. An in-
dustrious man, generous to a fault, he nev-
er became wealthy; he died in 1852, an
estimable citizen. His loss was deeply de-
plored by all who knew him ; his wife died
in 1832. James, who heads this sketch
grew up in Illinois, and inherited from his
father that energy that marks his business
transactions to-day. His education was
derived in a log cabin, common in those
early days. In 1843 he married Miss Jane
Sims, a daughter of Wm. Sims, one of the
first settlers of this county; with Mr.Parrott,
in early days, money was generally an un-
known quantity ; for many years he saw
but few comforts, but in time, as improve-
ments swept over the country, he began to
accumulate property amounting to four
handred acres ; now owns 220 acres. By
this marriage four children, two of whom
are living : Mary Jane, who married J. W.
Wrightsman, and John W., who married
Miss Rilda Edwards
Peck J. B. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Waverly
Peet C. M. tinner, Waverly
Peet Jane H. wid. Martin, Waverly
Pete Curtis E. farmer, Sec. IO, P.O. Waverly
Pete Daniel, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly
Pete John, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly
Petree Granville, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Frank-
lin
Petree Henry S. farm hand, Sec. 31, P.O.
Franklin
Phelan Daniel, grocer, Waverly
Pinkerton Wm. J. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Wa-
verly
Prawl George, plowmaker, Waverly
Prawl Peterson, plow mnfr. Waverly
Price Louis, lab. Waverly
Proctor George, wood dealer, P.O. Waverly
Pugh B. G. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Waverly
T) ANTZ FRANK, stoves, Waverly
4-*- Rawley Wm. F. farmer, Waverly
Rawson J. F. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly
Rawson Stanton, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wa-
verly
Ray Newton, broom-maker, Waverly
RAY E. T. farmer, and stock raiser, Sec.
8, P.O. Waverly ; the subject of this sketch
was born in Wayne Co., Va., in 1845.
Benj. Ray, father of E. T. Ray, was born
in Virginia about 1800 ; there married Miss
Melcina Garrett, by whom he had seven
children : Benjamin, William, Albert, Lo-
rena, Theodore, Mellville, Celeste, and E.
T., who resided in Virginia during his boy-
hood. In his seventeenth year in 1861 he
enlisted in Co. I, gth Virginia Inft., Union
troops. Twenty days from the date of en-
listment, he was captured among others be-
longing to the regiment, and sent to Libby
prison, where he remained a prisoner some
three months ; he then returned home on
parole, afterward transferred to Columbus,
Ohio, he was there honorably discharged
November, 1862. From Ohio he made his
way to Morgan Co., 111., where he united
in marriage the same year to Miss Sarah
Ray, a daughter of Elijah and Sarah Ray.
By this marriage, two children : Lillie M.
born Jan. 27, 1863 , Trueit O., born July
12, 1875
Ray Trueit, renter, P.O. Waverly
Ray William E. farmer, Waverly
Ray W. A. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Reed John, renter, P.O. Waverly
Reed John C. builder, Waverly
Reynolds Andrew, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Reynolds Joseph, Waverly
Richardson Calvin, blacksmith, Waverly
Richardson Frank, blacksmith, Waverly
Richardson James F. blacksmith, Waverly
Rigg Thomas B. woodsawyer, Waverly
Riggin Sarah, wid. Alfred, Waverly
Riley Marlow, teamster, Waverly
Roach Albert, farmer, Waverly
Roach A. R. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Waverly
ROACH JAMES T. butcher, Waverly,
111., was born in Madison Co., 111., March
2, 1827. He came to Morgan Co. with his
father, John D. Roach, in the Fall of 1831,
remaining only two years, when they moved
to St. Clair Co. They returned to Morgan
Co. in June, 1841, where he has resided
ever since ; was married to Miss Susan
Draper, Dec. 15, 1855 ; she was born in
Greene Co., 111., Aug. 15, 1837, and raised
in Waverly. They have seven children :
namely : John T., Stephen E., Margaret
A., James A., Mary J, Isaac F., and
Charles A.
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Roach E. B. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Roach Joseph R. miller, Waverly
Roach Joseph R. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wa-
verly
Rodgers James A. carp. Waverly
Rodgers Thomas, carp. Waverly
Rogers John B. lawyer, Waverly
Rogers Joseph, retired farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Waverly
ROHBER AL.BERT, farmer and
stock-raiser and Vice Pres. of the Bank of
Waverly, Sec. 25, P.O. Waverly, oldest son
of Jonathan and Mary Roher, whose names
are mentioned elsewhere in this work ; Al-
bert, who has passed all of his life in Morgan
Co., and who is one of our most substan-
tial farmers, deserves more than a passing
notice ; inheriting an energetic disposition,
he early started forward in a successful
career. In his 25th year, in 1855, he united
his fortune to Miss Jane C. Knowles, the
daughter of Burton Knowles, of Menard
Co. ; he was then the owner of 120 acres,
on which he bent all of his energies to
bring to a proper cultivation, how well he
succeeded, the present day shows clearly,
for the small acreage referred to became
an estate of nearly 1,000 acres, a magni-
ficent property on which he erected one
of the finest farm residences in Morgan
Co., a fitting tribute to a life of energy and
enterprise. Three children, two of whom
are living : Newton B. and Mary E.
Roher Chas. A. farmer. P.O. Waverly
ROHRER G. W. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly. The above
named gentleman who has passed nearly
half a century in the bounds of Morgan
Co., comes of a numerous and respectable
family ; his father, Jacob Rohrer, who
helped very materially toward the progress
of this county, was born in Hagerstown,
Md., in 1798 ; in an early day he accom-
panied his parents to Virginia, and after-
ward removed to Kentucky, where he mar-
ried Miss Artimissa Patterson. In 1826,
Jacob R., then a young man and possessed
of energy and a vigorous constitution, set
out for Illinois, and settled on arrival near
Apple Creek, near which is now situated
the city of Waverly ; entering the same
from the government, he became in due
process of time a successful farmer, due in
a great measure to his remarkable energy ;
he died in 1870, leaving an estate of 200
acres ; his wife survived him some three
years, and on her decease was laid at rest
near Waverly. Geo. W., who is the only
one now living in Morgan Co., was born in
Morgan Co. Oct. 28, 1830, and passed his
boyhood among such associates as the
Clouds, Deatherages, and others ; he re-
ceived his education in a subscription school
of the usual log cabin order. In his 22d
year he married Miss Emily Sharp, a
daughter of Isaac and Cloie Sharp, natives
of Tennessee. The pioneer days of Mr.
R. were not devoid of interest ; times were
indeed hard, commodities being frequently
exchanged by barter, but he enjoyed those
early days which developed an energy
which is still unabated. Mr. R. now re-
sides on his farm, comprising 78 acres. By
this marriage ten children, nine of whom
are living : William, Jacob, Newton, Ira,
Flora, Lydia, Hollie B., Emma, and Carrie
Rohrer Milton, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly
Rohrer William H. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Wa-
verly
Ross Helen P. wid. George, Waverly
Root Chauncey, elk. Waverly
Root Edward N. agt. Waverly
Root Edward, saw mill, Waverly
Rosson Richard, lab. Waverly
Rude Maria, wid. Samuel, Waverly
Rude William D. teamster, Waverly
Russell Henry, renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly
Rutherford J. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly
RYNDERS ANDREW, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Rynders is one of the oldest inhabitants
and one of the earliest pioneers now living
in Morgan Co., a man of extraordinary en-
ergy, he is worthy of more than a passing
notice ; he was born in Saratoga Co. New
York, Jan. 15, 1798, the seventh of a family
of thirteen children ; he passed his early
years in New York State, and married in
his 24th year Miss Sarah Miner, a daughter
of Amos Miner, an ingenious mechanic,
who afterward removed to Illinois, where
he passed the remainder of life. The sub-
ject of this sketch was apprenticed to the
trade of a millwright ; became a superior
workman, and contracted mill work to a
considerable extent in different parts of the
State, This making it necessary for him to
be frequently absent from home, he set-
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tied down to the quiet life of a farmer. In
1835 he concluded to better his fortune by
directing his footsteps westward ; after days
and weeks spent in travel, he settled with
his family in the vicinity of Waverly,
where he entered a tract of land from the
government, and moved into a log cabin
built some years previous ; at Little York
he worked on the steam grist and saw mill
that was in process of erection by the
Miner family. Mr. R. relates thatColeman
Deatherage put up a horse mill near Appa-
love, and Thos. Ross and Eziekel Springer
constructed a saw mill, for which Mr.
Rynders took charge as millwright. During
those early days Mr. Rynders was a warm
advocate of the extension of education.
His memory is remarkable, even now, when
he has long since passed the age commonly
allotted to man ; he still makes a hand in
the harvest field ; a hard worker all his
life, he now finds no time for idleness.
Going back a little into the early history
of this family, we find that the first wife of
Mr. Rynders died about 1846. There
were eleven children born of this marriage,
three of whom were living on the decease
of Mrs. R.: Wm., Andrew, and Ruth.
About 1847 Mr. R. was married to Mrs.
Elizabeth Sevier ; by this marriage one
child, Sarah E., deceased. Mrs. R. depart-
ing this life about the year 1850, the fol-
lowing year he was married to Mrs. Arena
Beasely, by whom he had eight children,
four living : Andrew, William, Douglas,
and Isiah ; in 1864 this lady was laid at rest
in the Jones Cemetery. Mr. R. afterward
was united in marriage to Arena Arnot,
who died Jan. 15, 1873. June 19, 1873,
he married Mrs. Sarah Ann Alabaugh, who
was born in Greene County. During his
long and successful life Mr. R. has accumu-
lated a fine farm property, which he still
conducts at his advanced age successfully
Rynders William, broom maker, Waverly
Q ACKETT LOUISA, wid. Ebenezer, Wa-
verly
Sackett Norman, farmer, Waverly
Samples Rebecca R. Mrs. Sec. 36, P.O. Wa-
verly
Samples Thomas, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Wa-
verly
W
Samples Washington, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Waverly
Samples Washington jr. farmer, Sec. 36,
P.O. Waverly
Sands Henry A. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Wa-
verly
Scott Frank, farmer P.O. Waverly
SCOTT GEORGE, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Scott
was born in Morgan Co., August 23, 1852;
his father, Z. P. Scott, was a native of
Kentucky; his mother was born in North
Carolina; they removed to Morgan Co. in
an early period, where the subject of our
notice grew up on the farm; educated in the
district schools of the period; in his twen-
tieth year he married Miss Georgiana
Deatherage, a daughter of Wm. Deather-
age, of this county; by this marriage two
children: Cora F. born August, 1874,
Minnie E. born April 15, 1878
Scott Mary, wid. Harrison, Waverly
Scott Nancy E. wid. Charles M. Waverly
Scott Zelia, renter, P.O. Waverly
Scribner L. B. farmer, P.O. Waverly
Schy Conrad, shoemaker, Waverly
Seaton William, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Selvey John, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Sevier Daniel, renter, P.O. Waverly
SEVIER J. D. farmer and school
teacher, Sec. 30, P.O. Franklin. The above
gentleman is the fourth child of Annanias
and C. S. Sevier, natives of Tennessee,
who emigrated to the West as early as
1830, locating on the same property he has
brought to its present improved condition.
A gentleman of ability as a farmer, his
name (will be found elsewhere in this
volume. By this marriage thirteen chil-
dren, nine of whom are living. J. D., who
heads this sketch, grew to manhood on the
old homestead, and received his prelimi-
nary education in district schools, which
was afterward completed in the Waverly
high school; in his twenty-third year, he
married Miss Lizzie Lee Clayton, a daugh-
ter of Francis and Phoebe Clayton, natives of
Kentucky, and who were among the first to
settle in Morgan Co. During the past five
years Mr. S. has devoted his time to the
duties of the school-room, during the winter
season, his farm requiring his attention dur-
ing the summer; two children: Edith S. born
Dec. 22, 1875, Ralph, born Sept. 18, 1877
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
SEYMOUR HENRY, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Waverly.
Mr. Seymour was born in Morgan Co.
in 1838; his early life spent in the
usual manner of the farmer boy; he at-
tended the usual subscription school, where
he received his preliminary education in a
Webster's spelling book, his higher classical
course of study being a Smith's arithmetic;
arriving at manhood he united his fortunes
to Miss Amanda M. Burch; by this mar-
riage five children: Effie, Addie, Anna,
John W. and Minnie E. Mr. S. now lives
on his farm, comprising 145 acres. For
seven years he was township trustee.
Courteous to all, he makes many friends.
SEYMOUR JARRETT, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly; the above
named gentleman comes of a numerous and
respectable family, whose sketches will be
found elsewhere in this volume. Jarrett was
born in Morgan Co. April, 1832, the fifth
child of John and Sarah Seymour. Grow-
ing to manhood among the hardy back-
woodsmen, he necessarily, in a measure,
inherited their enterprise and hearty ways;
in youth he wended his way to the log
cabin where school was kept, and there
dived deep into the mysteries of Webster's
spelling book or the New Testament, and
many interesting incidents are remembered
by him of those merry days. In 1854 he mar-
ried Miss Hannah Sturgis; by this mar-
riage four children, two of whom are living,
Henry and Wilburn. In August, 1861, Mrs.
Seymour died, and was laid at rest in
Providence Cemetery. In 1863 he mar-
ried Miss Emeline McCurley, daughter of
Eziekel McCurley; five children: Charles,
Elizabeth, Julia, Minnie, and Thomas
Sharp Edward, blacksmith, Waverly
Sharp John E. blacksmith, Waverly
Sharp Samuel, painter, Waverly
Shores Gideon, renter, P.O. Waverly
Short John, farmer, Sec.2g, P.O. Waverly
Sidwell George, renter, P.O. Waverly
SIMS AUSTIN", a resident of Morgan
Co. for over half a century, was born in
South Carolina Sept. 6, 1790. His father,
also named Austin, was a native of North
Carolina, and there married Miss Nancy
Farmer; of twelve children born of this
marriage, the subject of this sketch was
the third child; in his ninth year his par-
ents moved to Kentucky, where he mar-
ried, in 1810, Miss Jennie Nevins, a na-
tive of Kentucky, and a daughter of Robert
Nevins; in 1817, accompanied by his wife
and two children, he made his way to Mad-
ison Co., 111., where he remained a resident
ten years, when he moved to Morgan Co.,
then in its infancy, and where the pioneer
worked hard for the absolute necessities of
life. The first wife of Mr. S. died in Mor-
gan Co. Oct. 22, 1851; by this marriage six
children grown to maturity: Silas, Eliza-
beth, John, Robert,. Joel H., and Mary.
March 6, 1853 Mr. S. was married to Miss
Patsy Anderson, who has resided in Mor-
gan Co. fifty-two years. We here append
a short biography of Robert Sims, fourth
child of Austin, who is well remembered
by the citizens of this county for his many
good qualities of mind and heart; born in
Madison Co., 111., in 1823, he grew up in
Morgan Co., where his parents moved in
1827; he there united his fortunes to Miss
Amanda Campbell, a daughter of Wm.
Campbell; by this marriage two children:
William, born in 1848 (married Miss Har-
riet R. Allen, a daughter of Thomas B. Al-
len, of Macoupin Co.; three children, Rob-
ert and Edward, living), John J., a patron
of this work, was born April 22, 1850, and
married, in 1872, Miss Martha Alderson;
two children, Albert and Henry. Austin
Sims, whose name heads this sketch, is a liv-
ing witness of the vast changes made in
Illinois, has spent fifty-six years of his life
in the ministry, and is widely known for his
many Christian virtues. Robert Sims died
Jan. 15, 1851
Sitton James, renter, P.O. Waverly
Slattery Mary, wid. John, Waverly
Slattery John, farmer, Waverly
Slaven George W. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Wa-
verly
Smedley Thomas B. grocer, Waverly
SMETTERS M. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Smet-
ters was the second child of Daniel
and Maria Smetters, natives of Pennsyl-
vania; he was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio,
during the early settlement of that State,
where they remained for many years; in 1843
the family settled in Morgan Co. where
they remained seven years, and then moved
to Sangamon Co., settling at Island Grove;
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one year later he moved to Lick Creek,
where he died in 1862; here also were
passed the last days of his wife, who
died in 1872. Michael, who heads this
sketch and who became prominent as a
farmer, in Lavini township, Sangamon Co.,
like many of our enterprising western men,
commenced life with but few advantages.
The first money he saved as a farm laborer,
at nine dollars per month; he thus spent
about three years, then renting four years,
at the end of that time he made a purchase
of eighty acres; here he made his home un-
til his removal to Morgan Co., the farm
property bought in Sangamon Co. consist-
ing of 240 acres of valuable land. In clos-
ing this brief sketch, we can say of Mr. S.
personally, that, as an honest man, he
stands high in the estimation of his many
friends. March 7, 1867, he was united in
marriage to Miss Nancy A., daughter of
John and Jane (Lockridge) McCormick, by
whom he has three children: John L. born
July 16, 1870; Samuel T. born Sept. 12,
1872; and Noah M. born 1877. Mrs. S. is
a lady of refinement and liberally educated,
and for twelve years prior to marriage
taught school, for many years near Wa-
verly; the ancestry of Mrs. Smetters were
McCormicks; her grandfather, James
McCormick, was a gunsmith during the
Revolution, and among the first settlers of
Kentucky; Mr. Smetters is the owner of a
handsome residence near Waverly, where
he now lives
Smith James, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Waverly
South Isaiah, farmer, Waverly
South James, farmer, Waverly
Sperry Alfred, Waverly
Sperry Charles L. farmer, Waverly
Sperry Edward, painter, Waverly
Sperry James, renter, P.O. Waverly
SPRAGUE J. B. physician and sur-
geon, Waverly; special attention paid to
the cure of chronic diseases
Staples Emily, wid. William, Waverly
Staples George W. miller, Waverly
Staples Katy, Waverly
Staples Sarah, wid. Roland, Waverly
STICK ANDREW J. farmer and
school teacher; the subject of this sketch
is the oldest son of James P. and Nancy H.
Slice, whose maiden name was Conlee, the
daughter of Isaac Conlee, one of the
pioneer ministers of this county; James P.
Slice, the father of Andrew, was born
Nov. 10, 1826, in Morgan Counly, near
Jacksonville, when il contained but a few
cabins; he married in this county, about
1848; Andrew, who heads this sketch, was
born in Morgan County, May 23, 1852; lie
received a liberal education; in his twenly-
ihird year he married Miss Elizabelh J.
Wood, a daughler of David Wood, and ihe
granddaughler of Hon. Samuel J. Wood;
for several years Mr. Stice during ihe
winler has been employed as teacher of
districl schools; during the summer follows
farming; two children: Bertha E., born
August 8, 1876; Alberl C., born Jan.
25, 1877
STICE J. PERRY, farmer and slock
raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly; Ihe subjecl
of this skelch was born in Morgan Counly
Dec. 15, 1830; fourth child of Andrew and
Nancy Slice, natives of Illinois, who re-
moved from Jersey County to Morgan
County, in 1828, where ihe head of ihe
family enlered land from ihe government,
near Jacksonville, and located on the farm
now owned by J. H. Miller; the old people
passed ihe remainder of iheir lives in Mor-
gan Counly; Andrew died Jan. 31, 1855;
Nancy, his wife, died October 31, 1860;
J. Perry, who heads this skelch, and who
has grown from boyhood to manhood in
Morgan County, received his education in
subscriplion schools, wending his way lo a
rude, low roofed cabin, after altending a
higher branch of sludies in Waverly.
Having the confidence of the community in
which he lives, he has held numerous
offices; in 1852, he married Miss E. J.
Reynolds, a daughter of Joseph Reynolds;
eight children, five are living: Charles A.,
born May 9, 1858, Emma, born June 3,
1852, George W., born Jan. 16, 1864, Ida
B., born Feb. 6, 1870, James O., born Aug.
27, 1872
Stice A. P. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.i Waverly
STICE W. B. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly; born in Morgan
County, April 16, 1838; his father, Andrew
Slice, was born in Kenlucky, May 26,1803;
he married in his nineleenlh year, in Ken-
lucky, Miss Nancy Armstrong; in an early
day he moved to Illinois, and settled in the
vicinity of Jacksonville, on government
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land; with little capital, but possessed of
energy and ambition, he soon founded a
home; he became a successful farmer, and
is well remembered by the citizens of this
county for his many noble traits of charac-
ter; he died about 1858, and laid to rest
amid the scenes of his pioneer days. W. B.
Slice, from whom this sketch is obtained,
grew up in Morgan County, where he re-
ceived a liberal education, and married,
in his twenty-first year, Miss Sarah Jane
Smith, a daughter of James and Mahala
Smith,who were early settlers in this county;
by this marriage seven children, six living:
Wm. E., Sylvester, James A., George A.,
Jessie L., Ada A; Arthur, deceased
Stratton Nathan J. grain, Waverly
Sturgis John, farmer, Waverly
HTALKINGTON ELIZABETH MRS.
-*• P.O. Waverly
Talkington John, farmer, Sec. 32,"P.O. Wa-
verly
Talkington Joseph, farmer, Waverly
Talkington Mary, wid. Ashael, Waverly
Talkington Prentice, farmer, Waverly
Taylor Benjamin W. farmer, P.O. Waverly
TAYLOR JAMES H. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Waverly; Mr.
Taylor was born in Kentucky, Jan. 10,
1833; when but six years of age his parents
moved to Illinois, and located in Macoupin
County, where James grew up with vigorous
constitution and native energy; the little
education he received in early youth, was
obtained by means of subscription; his
first teacher was R. J. Hanshaw, a Virginian
by birth, who moved with the parents of
James to Illinois; in his twenty-second
year, in 1855, Mr. Taylor married Rebecca
T. Dennis, a daughter of Jas. M. and Sarah;
from boyhood to manhood James Taylor
has followed successfully the pursuits of
agriculture; by this marriage eight chil-
dren, seven of whom" are living: Geo. P.,
Laura E., Thos. N., Sarah E., Rumsey S.,
Mary C., and Stella
Taylor John C. farmer, P.O. Waverly
THAYER G. H. furniture dealer, south
side Square, Waverly; was born in Am-
herst, Mass., Jan. 7, 1825; removed to
Waverly with the family, April, 1846; is a
graduate of Illinois College, class '49; was
received into partnership with his father,
Mr. Asahel Thayer, who had established
himself in the furniture trade several years
before, and with whom he continued until
Jan. i, 1877, when he became sole pro-
prietor, and in which business he is still
engaged, at the old stand, south side of the
Square. His father, Mr. Asahel Thayer,
was born in Amherst, Mass., Feb. 7, 1790;
removed to Chatham, Sangamon County,
this State, May,. 1839; in the Spring of
1846, he removed to Waverly; he saw its
inhabitants, and those of the surrounding
country, going to Jacksonville, Springfield,
and Carlinville, to do their trading, and
the great advantage that would accrue to
Waverly if the people could have sufficient
inducements to patronize their own town.
He accordingly opened, in the spring of
that year, the then largest stock of goods in
the place, and by his own untiring energy
and superior business qualifications, with
the aid of other merchants, most of whom
he induced to come in, he had the satisfac-
tion, in a very few years, of seeing his
anticipations realized in its becoming a
central point of trade, and increasing to
three or four times its former size; he was
one of Waverly's most respected citizens,
and for nearly sixty-three years a member
of the Masonic fraternity; he continued to
reside in Waverly until September, 1877,
when he removed with his daughter, Mrs.
Fannie Crooker, to Taylorville, Christian
County, where he died, Oct. 27, 1877, at
the residence of his son-in-law, G. W.
Crooker, Esq. His body was brought to
Waverly Oct. 3Oth, and the funeral services
were held in the Congregational church, of
which he had been a member for more
than thirty years, and a professor of religion
more than' sixty-three. His remains were
borne thence to the East cemetery, where
they rest beside those of his wife and
daughter Helen.
Thompson B. L. renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Wa-
verly
Thompson Geo. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly
Tietger Henry J. shoemaker, Waverly
Todd Wylie, renter, P.O. Waverly
Toole John, lab. Waverly
Turnbull David, machinist and general re-
pairer, Waverly
Turnbull William, police magistrate, Waverly
Turner A. J. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly
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Turner C. C. lawyer, Waverly
Turner Evan, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wa-
verly
Turner George B. farmer, Sec. IO, P.O. Wa-
verly
Turner Geo. W. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wa-
verly
Turner H. L. farmer, Sec. IO, P.O. Waverly
Turner James, miller, Waverly
Turner John renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly
Turner John M. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wa-
verly
TURNER THOMAS, farmer and
stock raiser, Waverly; was born in Law-
rence County, Illinois, Jan. I, 1819; has
resided in Waverly since 1849; was married
to Miss Harriet B. Massie; she was born
March 18, 1822, in Scott County, Ken-
tucky. They have four children: Alice A.
born July 8, 1844; Clara B. born Aug. 20,
1845; Albert L. July 30, 1847; and Ida M.
born Feb. 10, 1855
Turner W. L. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
Turner Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wa-
verly
TURNEY ASA, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly; the above named
gentleman was born in Wayne County,
Illinois, Jan. 13, 1835; his father Isiah
Turney, was a native of Wayne County,
Kentucky, born Dec. 15, 1800; he remained
in Kentucky up to his nineteenth year; after
which he moved to Wayne County, Illinois,
where he married Miss Judah Lee, a
daughter of Edmund and Nancy Lee;
maiden name, Lee; a distant relative of the
late General Robert E. Lee, and a descen-
dent of the Lees who took Jan active part
in the Continental war. Tsiah Turney, a
farmer during his life, possessed of great
ambition, achieved success in this voca-
tion; in 1860 he was elec'ed to the State
Legislature in Morgan County; he passed
the remainder of his life, in Scottsville,
Macoupin County; died May 3,1876; an esti-
mable citizen, his death was universally
regretted by his many friends; liberally
educated during the early years of his life,
he began the study of medicine, ill health,
however, compelled him to relinquish the
profession, which was the dream of his
younger days. His wife was born in South
Carolina, Sept. 25, 1803; when two years
old, her parents moved to Carthage, where
the family opened the first tavern; from
Tennessee the family moved to Kentucky,
from which State Mrs. Turney accompan-
ied a family to Wayne County, Illinois,
and married Mr. Turney, her husband, in
White County, Illinois, July 1820; by this
marriage eleven children: Eliza Ann, de-
ceased; Wm. F., Greene, deceased; Ellen,
Harriet Jane, Moses, deceased; Asa, Dru-
cilla, deceased; America, Thomas Benton,
Hortense Ann; Asa', grew to maturity in
the counties of Macoupin and Morgan.
March 7, 1861, he was united fti marriage
to Miss Nancy E. Hall, the daughter of
Aaron and Nancy Hall; one child: Nancy,
born in Sangamon County, Se it, n, 1864
A /"ANCIL A. B. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 6, Macoupin County, P.O. Vancil's
Point, Macoupin County. Mr. Vancil
was the fourth child of Gideon and Tarraba
Vancil; he was born in Sangamon County,
Illinois, in 1828; where his parents moved
about 1826, and settled in the vicinity of
Auburn, where they remained for a number
of years; and made their way to the State
of Texas, but subsequently returned to Illi-
nois; of a somewhat restless disposition, he
eventually became a resident of Missouri,
where he now lives, with his children; his
wife having died on their return trip from
Texas; eleven children; seven of whom are
living: Mary Jane, Clarinda, James, Hugh-
ston, Sarah Ann, Frank, and A. B., the only
one now living in this State, grew up in
Sangamon County, and married in Macou-
pin, in 1853, Miss Lizzie Scott, a daughter
of John Scott; two children: Arthur L., born
in 1853, J. A., born 1858. Mr. V. owns
120 acres of well improved land, in Macou-
pin County
VANCIL ADAM farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Waverly. The subject
of this sketch, a life long resident of this
State, and County, was born in Union
County, Illinois, in 1814; there are but few
now living, who have made a home in this
State for the period of time that Mr. Vancil
has been among us. The father of Adam
Vancil was bora in Virginia, about 1790; in
early manhood he left the old homestead
and located in Union County, Illinois,
where he married Miss Katty Putmaster, a
native of Virginia; when Mr. Vancil ar
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rived in the State, he had but little save his
trusty rifle, wherewith to commence the
battle of life; no grist or horse mills being
in use for several years, it became neces-
sary for him to pound small grain, for
breakfast or dinner, in a rough mortar.
Moving to Morgan County, in 1827, he
entered land from the government, and
became, in his younger days, a successful
farmer; the remains of himself and wife
now rest in Morgan County. Adam, at
time of his father's settlement in the
county, was in his I3th year; when Black
Hawk made war on the settlers, in 1832,
although a youth, he determined to become
among the few to protect the border, from
the incursions of the red man; in 1834 he
married Miss Margaret McCoulIough, a
native of North Carolina; for some years
he rented property, until such a time as he
became able to buy; in 1846 Mrs. Vancil
died, leaving six children; John, Franklin,
and Elizabeth, living; January, 1848, Mr.
Vancil married Mrs. Rhoda Ray, relict of
Lewis Ray, and daughter of John and
Elizabeth Lawrence. Mrs.Vancil was born
in North Carolina, in 1809; by this mar-
riage, three children, one living, George,
who resides in California; Mr. Vancil,
although not a large land owner, has for
its size, one of the best managed farms in
the State
VANCIL EDMUND C. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Vancil's Point.
Mr. Vancil takes a leading position among
the wealthy men of Macoupin County; he
was born in Kentucky, May 8, 1798; the
early history of this family, is somewhat
obscure; his father Tobias Vancil, was of
German parentage; who married in Vir-
ginia Miss Nancy Jack; they moved from
Virginia to Kentucky, where the head of
the family departed this life as early as
1816. Young Vancil, who was of a daring
disposition, set out for the boundless
prairies of Illinois; reaching the Ohio, he
floated down the river, on a flatboat, reach-
ing Golconda, Illinois; from this point he
made his way into Union County, where he
erected a cabin, and entered land from
the government, and for some time worked
as a deck hand, on keelboats, on the river,
so common on che Western waters in an
early day. In his twenty-fifth year, Mr. Van-
cil married Miss Mary Byers, a daugh-
ter of John Byers, a native of
Pennsylvania, who moved to North Caro-
lina, and afterwards to Kentucky, where
Mrs. Vancil was born. For ten years Mr.
Vancil became the successful proprietor of
a distillery in Macoupin County; erecting
the buildings, he also made the barrels; a
natural mechanic, everything he undertook
was successfully accomplished, and that in
a superior manner. In 1827 he moved to
Sangamon County, and during the Spring
of 1828, moved on to the property he now
owns; in many respects Mr. Vancil is a re-
markable man; above the average in ability,
possessed of rare judgment, his life has
been a succession of brilliant successes;
during his pioneer days he manufactured
his own boots and shoes, built his own
wagons, etc. ; in 1848 he erected the sub-
stantial dwelling, where now lives, which,
at the time it was built, was perhaps, the
finest farm residence of Macoupin County;
in 1852 he built a steam saw-mill, which he
run successfully many years; and which
proved a paying investment; during this
time he invented a plow for breaking pur-
poses, a great improvement over those for-
merly in use, and many are in use at the
present day; he also constructed a flatboat,
in a very workmanlike manner, which
made his name widely known as a superior
workman. Mr. Vancil is to-day a repre-
sentative type of the early pioneer; coming
to the county, poor as the poorest, he has
worked his way upward to a proud posi-
tion in life; owning at onetime, some 1,500
acres, in Macoupin County; owning now
some 6,000 acres in the States of Califor-
nia and Illinois; he is now living with his
wife, a true type of the Western woman, on
the farm, where he worked during the days
of his early manhood; this marriage was
blessed with six children: Emeline, who
married C. Moffet; Imri B. who married
Eliza Rice; Mordecai, who married in Cal-
ifornia, where he now lives; Wm. L. who
married Miss Lucy Seaton. This sketch
would be incomplete were we to omit to
mention one of the older daughters of Mr.
V.; Amanda, a remarkable woman, indeed,
noted for wealth, rare executive abilities,
and superior education, and well remem-
bered by the citizens of Macoupin Coun
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Vancil Frank, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly
Van Hise Catherine, wid. Edmund, Waverly
Van Hise John J. farmer, Waverly
VANWINKLE ALEXANDER,
farmer and schoolteacher, Sec. 20, P.O.
Waverly. Mr. V. was born in Morgan
County, in 1831 ; his father, Ransom Van-
winkle, was born in Kentucky, about 1796;
he married in Kentucky, Miss Margaret
Brooks, who was also a native of Ken-
tucky. During the Autumn of 1829 the fam-
ily moved to Illinois, and located on Apple
Creek, Morgan County, and settling on the
unbroken prairie, prepared to cultivate the
soil; here were spent the last days of the old
folks; this marriage was blessed with nine
children: Hiram J., who married , Miss
Mary Vanmeter, he died in 1864; Thomas
J., who married Orpha Bourland; Roxcil,
lana, who married Monroe Mayfield; Sarah
Jane, married a Mr. Reed, of Missouri;
James N., who married in California; Mar-
tinette who died in 1858, unmarried; Ath-
erton, who married Miss Nellie Luttrell;
John H., who married Miss Lizzie Gib-
son, and Alexander, who heads this sketch-
married Miss Henrietta Keplinger, a
daughter of Samuel Keplinger; three chil-
dren: Mary H., born Feb., 1864, Homer
A. and Horace U., twins, born Dec. II,
1865; Horace departed this* life Dec. 30,
1865; Mr. Vanwinkle for many years of
his life was a schoolteacher; in 1870 Mrs.
Vanwinkle departed this life; in 1852, Mr.
V. accompanied an expedition en route for
the gold fields of California, where he
remained for six years, engaged as a miner
and stock raiser, returning to Morgan
County in 1858; in 1861 he entered the
the army enlisting in Co. B, roth 111. In-
fantry, and remained encamped at Cairo
until the expiration of service; he then re-
enlisted, in Aug., 1861, in the 32d 111. In-
fantry; up to Feb., of this year, the regiment
was stationed at Camp Butler, where Mr.
V. was appointed Sergeant-Major of the
regiment; at Shiloh Mr. V. was severely
wounded, which disabled him for many
months; promoted Adjutant of the regi-
ment, he served in that capacity until his
resignation, which occurred in 1864; after
the war he returned to Morgan County,
but shortly went to Wisconsin, where he
he became a merchant; returning to this
county irt 1871, he devoted his time prin-
cipally to the school-room, and owns farm
property of 160 acres
Van Winkle F. O. clerk, Waverly
Van Winkle Thomas J., postmaster, Waverly
Vaughn Mary, P.O. Waverly
Vertrees Samuel, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Wa-
verly
Vieira Emanuel M., lab. Waverly
Victor Nancy Mrs. Waverly
VXTADDELL HIRAM, blacksmith, Wa-
VV verly
Walker Nicholas R. engineer, Waverly
Watson Adelaide C. wid. Henry, Waverly
Watson Alfred, capt. Waverly
Watson Horatio G. farmer, Waverly
WATSON THEODORE, retired,
Waverly; was born August 27, 1814, in
Hartford County, Conn., settled in Waverly
in 1839; was married to Miss Sophia Clapp
in the year 1840; she died Nov. 24, 1854;
married again in the fall of 1855, to Mrs.
Abbie Clawson; politics rep; religion Epis-
copalian
WATERS WM. C. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 3, Macoupin Co., P.O. Waverly;
Mr. Waters, now a resident of Macoupin
Co., but cotemporary with the early settle-
ments of Morgan, was born in Casey Co.,
Kentucky, March 6, 1825; the oldest son
of Zachariah and Elizabeth, whose maiden
name was Canaday; during the autumn of
this year Zachariah determined to locate
in the West, where the buffalo still re-
mained comparatively undisturbed, and the
North American Indians were a numer-
ous people; after weeks of travel, he set-
tled in Morgan Co., Illinois, on the Mau-
vaisterre, where now stands the residence
of Judge Woods; here was spent the youth-
ful days of young Waters, where he re-
ceived a subscription schooling, consisting of
a course of reading, writing, and arithme-
tic; to illustrate the simplicity of construc-
tion of these schools, we will here narrate a
few facts; entering the schoolroom, the
scholars seated themselves on rude wooden
benches, while the teacher, a dignified man,
moved around like a fire-marshal on dress
parade; the shutters, a novelty in their
way, were manufactured fijom clapboards,
and swung to and fro on wooden hinges;
the teacher's desk was an ancient affair,
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made of slabs, and would look out of place
in our modern school- rooms; in 1845 Mr.
Waters married Miss Keziah Brulton, a
daughter of Wm. and Rebecca Brulton
natives of Kentucky; the capital of Mr. W.
at this time was small, but he set resolutely
to work fo clear away the timber; two
years later he moved to Macoupin, where
he has since resided, owning a tract of 272
acres, and among the most successful farm-
ers of that county; in 1853 Mrs. Waters
died; two children, born of this marriage,
are not living; in 1854 he married Miss
Martha Moore; seven children, five of
whom are living: Zillford C., Wm. D.,
Mary F., Palmer and Wealthy; Mrs.
Waters died in 1864; June 13, 1866, mar-
ried Miss Eliza Devenport, daughter of
Wm. Devenport; by this marriage one
child, not living
Watts James, farm hand, Sec. 32, P.O Wa-
verly
Watts Richard, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Weatherby Benjamin, renter, P.O. Waverly
Weatherby W. H. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Wa-
verly
WEATHERFORD JONAS, far-
mer and stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Waver-
ly; the subject of this sketch was born in
Franklin, Morgan Co., July 3, 1844, second
child of John and Melinda Weatherford,
natives of Kentucky, who settled in Illinois
when railroads were scarcely known in the
West, and steamboats seldom seen on the
western waters. The father of Jonas
was unmarried when he arrived in Morgan
County, but shortly after his settlement he
was united in marriage to Miss Melinda
McDonald ; starting in to the hard work
that became a matter of necessity, he toiled
early and late, while the years rolled rapid-
ly onward, and his family grew up around
him; removing to Missouri and remaining
four years, the head of the family then
moved to Sangamon County, where himself
and wife now live; Jonas passed the great-
er portion of his life in Morgan County; at
18 he entered the service of Uncle Sam,
Co. H, loist Illinois Infantry, for three
years' service; in some of the more noted
engagements of the war; his arm was bad-
ly shattered by a minnie ball at Dallas,
Ga., which incapacitated him from service
for some time; after the war closed, Mr.
W. returned to Morgan County, where he
has since followed farming; on the I3th of
September, 1868, he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Louisa Wright, a daughter of
Thomas and Jane Wright, whose biogra-
phy will be found elsewhere; two children
blessed this union, Ernest and Edward;
Mr. W. now rasides on his farm property,
comprising 40 acres
WELLER SAMUEL, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. II, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Weller was born in Logan Co., Ky., Aug.
26, 1821. Educated in district schools, at
16 he became apprenticed to the trade of
a tailor ; serving his time, he became a
journeyman, and the proprietor of an estab-
lishment for the transaction of general tail-
oring business. In 1845 he married Miss
Elizabeth A. Lyndsey, a daughter of Sam-
uel and Jane Lyndsey, natives of Kentucky.
In 1852 Mr. Weller settled in Morgan Co.,
111., in the vicinity of Waverly, where he
has resided since his removal to the county,
renting property the first few years. In a
few years he became the owner of sixty-four
acres near the city of Waverly. The mar-
riage was blessed with eleven children,
nine living: Samuel, born 1847; Elizabeth,
born Nov. 4, 1848; Joseph M., Sept. 4,1850;
James T., June 29, 1853; John H., April
10, 1855; William F., May 24, 1857; Mil-
tie, Aug. 10, 1860; George E., April 13,
1862; Clara A. July 13, 1864
Weller Henry, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. Wav-
erly
Wells Alexander, tinner, Waverly
Wemple Edward, banker, Waverly
Wemple F. H. banker, Waverly
Wheeler Robert N. lab. Waverly
White Andrew J. farmer, P.O. Waverly
White James, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly
White John, farmer, P.O. Waverly
WHITLOCK ALEXANDER, far-
mer and stock-raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin,
The above-named gentleman was born in
Washington Co., Tenn., in 1840. His
father, Johnson Whitlock, was a also a na-
tive of Tennessee, who married in 1839
Miss Rebecca Wheeler, a daughter of Jessie
J. and Charity Wheeler, by whom he had
nine children : Amasa, who died in the
army; John, who married Miss Martha
Woods; Elizabeth, who married Chamber-
lain Belk; Minerva, who married George
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
$65
Bonds; Mary, who married James Manly;
Eveline, unmarried; George, who married
Sylvanus Taylor, and Orletha, who married
Willis Burch. Alexander, in his twelfth
year, 1852, accompanied his parents to j
Illinois, and located on arrival near Wav-
erly, where he attended during his early
years a district school. June 15, 1865, he
was married to Miss Mary C. Bowyer, a
daughter of James E. Bowyer. By this
marriage six children: William T., George
B., Freddie E. (not living), James O., Jessie
M., and Wealthy. In Xi86i, Mr. Wheeler
enlisted in Co. I., I4th 111. Infantry. On
account of general disability, at the end of
three months' service, he was honorably
discharged, but on regaining hi< health, he
re-enlisted in Co. G., loist Regt. 111. In-
fantry, on Sept. 2, 1862. A participant in
one marine engagement. Honorably dis-
charged in 1863, he returned to Morgan
Co., where he now follows farming
Whitlock Isaac, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.Waverly
Whitlock Johnson, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Whitlock William, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Wiatt Henry P. renter, Sec. 21, P.O.Waverly
Wilder George, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Wilder Matilda, wid. Berry, Waverly
Wilder Richard, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Wilder Robert, renter, P.O. Waverly
Williams George, farmer, Waverly
Williams Henry, lab. Waverly
Williams John, farmer, Waverly
Williams John, sr. farmer, Waverly
Wolfkill D. S. watchmkr. Waverly
Wood H. C. harnessmkr. Waverly
Wood James, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Woodman John F. dry goods, Waverly
WOODS WM. C. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Franklin ; son of Sterling and Elizabeth.
As early as 1828, they removed from Ken-
tucky to Illinois, settling in Morgan Co.,
where Wm. C. was born in 1831. The
country was then new, and the emigrant
frequently went fifteen miles to horse-
mill. At times a numerous party would
meet at these mills, where they would re-
main all night, parching corn, cracking
jokes, and having a good time generally,
for they were a whole - souled, sociable
people. Wm. attended a log school house,
the furniture of this school was of the
rudest kind, some benches being in use
and awkwardly constructed, and the first
teacher was Joel Heddington. Dec. 28,
1859, Mr. Woods was married to Celestine
Boulware, daughter of Philip and Nancy,
pioneers of Morgan Co. Eight children
blessed this union : Minerva, wife of Lean-
der A. Colwell, Robert, James P., Mary,
Clara, George, Nora, and Margaret. Mr.
Woods owns 160 acres of well improved
land-:, is a good farmer and successful
trader. The father, in 1849, moved to Ma-
coupin Co., where he now resides, who, in
his younger days, was a very sterling, ener-
getic man
Wynne Thomas, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Y
OUNG GEO. renter, P.O. Waverly
,L JOHN C. harnessmkr. Waverly
Zoll William, lab. Waverly
WAVERLY BUSINESS CARDS.
THE BANK OF WAVERLY,
State st. Waverly. A co-partnership exist-
ting between Theodore E. Curtiss, Agustine
A. Curtiss, Albert Rohrer, Wm. W. Brown,
and Horace R. Boynton, doing business
under the firm name and style of "The
Bank of Waverly," organized March, 1872.
Transact a general banking business, buy
and sell exchange, etc., interest paid on
time deposits by special arrangement.
Special attention given to collections. T.
E. Curtiss, president, Albert Rohrer, vice-
president, W. W. Brown, cashier, H. R.
Boynton, ass't cashier
ARNETT J. W. lawyer and justice of
the peace, office, Pearl st. Waverly
BLAIR E. K. D.D.S dentist, Waverly.
BRADLEY G. W. physician, Waverly
BUCK JOSEPH M. livery, feed and
sale stable, Waverly
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
CHAIN & MANSON, dry goods, Wa-
verly
EDWARDS RICHARD M. carriage
and wagon makers, Waverly
ELDREDGE L. B. dealer in fancy
goods, pictures, brackets, jewelry, toys, etc.
Waverly
HARRIS WM. P & SON, full line of
fine family groceries, Waverly
KIMBER ALONZO L. physician.
Waverly
MARSHALL WILLIAM H. gro-
cer, Waverly
MICHENER WILSON, commission
merchant, Waverly
MORGAN COUNTY JOURNAL,
(weekly) Pearl st. Waverly
McVEY R. E. physician and surgeon,
ws Square, Waverly
ROACH JAMES T. butcher, Waverly
SPRAGUE J. B. physician, WavwN
THAYER G. H. furniture dealer, Wa-
verly
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
A NDERTON BIRD, farm hand, P.O.
**• Franklin
Anderton Margaret, P.O. Franklin
Anderson Thos. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Frank-
lin
Anderson William, renter, Sec. 36, P.O.
Franklin
Austie Elizabeth, farmer, Sec. 37, P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin Co.
Austie John W. farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Scottville, Macoupin Co.
AUSTLN" JOHN", deceased, during his
life was well and favorably known to the
residents of this county ; he was born in
1837, on the homestead property of his par-
ents in Morgan Co. The head of the fam-
ily, Eli Austin, who is still living, was a
farmer and blacksmith ; when old enough
John attended a district school during the
winter, the summer finding him busily em-
ployed on the farm ; in 1857 he married
Miss Martha Criswell, daughter of George
Criswell of this county ; four children : Su-
san M., Ida L., Cora E. and Evalena. On
the 2gth day of January, 1868, Mr. Austin
died and was interred in the Seymour cem-
etery ; a useful^ citizen, his death was re-
gretted by all who knew him ; he left a
property of 160 acres, on which his widow,
Martha H. Austin, now resides.
T3ECKET J. J. renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Wa-
verly
BEBBYMAN WM. A. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 33, T. 13, R. 9, P.O.
Scottville, Macoupin Co., 111., was born in
Barren Co., Ky., Dec. 16, 1828 ; working
for his father on a tobacco plantation,
where they would produce as much as
twelve hhds. of tobacco, averaging 2,200
Ibs. in one season. Mr. Berryman did not
receive any education, and at the age of
twenty-two years he left home and started
alone for the lead mines of Galena, 111.,
but on account of lameness in his horse
he stopped in Morgan Co. and engaged in
driving stock to St. Louis, until the fol-
lowing spring, when he hired to work for
Jacob Van Note on a farm at fifteen dol-
lars per month. Mr. Berryman received
one hundred and ten dollars in gold for a
one hundred dollar bill, at Waverly, caused
by St. Louis brokers trying to break the
Missouri State bank. In June, 1853, ne
married Mrs. Hannah Nail, relict of Rus-
sell Nail ; five children — three still living :
Levi O., Sarah Isabel, and Henry. Mr.
Berryman owns 300 acres of land, having
250 acres in cultivation. His farm is one
of the finest, if not the finest in Hart's
Prairie, which takes its name from Solo-
mon Hart, who settled there more than fif-
ty years ago.
Boyer Jacob, renter, P.O. Franklin
BBEWEB H. D. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Franklin. His father,
Jessie H., was a farmer during the greater
portion of his life ; who married Miss Nan-
cy Grisman. The subject of this notice
was born in Christian Co., Ky., June 2,
1818 ; having the hard work of the farm to
attend to, he never received but six weeks'
schooling ; in his fourteenth year he be-
came apprenticed to the trade of copper-
smith ; this not being conducive to health,
he learned the trade of tinner. Realizing
the importance of an education, he applied
himself at night learning to read, write and
cypher. In his twenty-seventh year he
married Miss Mary Steel; in 1851 he came
to Waverly, Morgan Co., where he run a
tinshop for Boyington & Challon ; from
Waverly he removed to Franklin, where he
kept, for many years, a hardware and tin
shop ; in 1853, first bought land, now owns
128 acres ; twelve children, eleven of whom
are living
BBITTENSTINE FBEDBICK,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec.?, P.O. Young-
blood, the subject of this sketch, .was born
in Sweden, June 15, 1827 ; his father was,
by trade, a shoemaker, died in the
early infancy of Fredrick, as did also his
mother. He early became apprenticed to
the trade of a silk-weaver, and in after
years turned his attention to farming. In
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
1848 he crossed the broad waters of the At-
lantic for the shores of America. In those
days as sailing vessels were a slow means
of navigation, the voyage was prolonged
for some four months. Arriving in New
Orleans, from there he made his way to St.
Louis, thence to Jacksonville, 111., settling
on Indian Creek ; he followed agricultural
pursuits; he married in 1849, Miss Eliza
Newman ; by this mariage eight children,
five of whom are living : John, born 1850 ;
Ann, born February, 1859 ; Joseph B.,born
1860; Frederick, born 1863 ; Nancy, born
1867. In connection with farming Mr.
Brittenstine is doing a general blacksmith-
ing business, and is ready and willing at
all times to do good work at low rates, res-
pectfully soliciting the patronage of his
many friends and the farming community
generally. He can be found at the little
blacksmith shop around the corner near his
residence
Britenstine Wm. farmer, P.O. Franklin
BROWN EZEKIEL, farmer, P.O.
Franklin. Mr. Brown was born in Morgan
Co., Nov. 1838, where his father, John
Brown, settled as early as 1827, when but
few houses of any kind were erected in the
county ; settling in the vicinity of Franklin,
he rented the property now owned by Jas.
Rawlings, where he has lived since his ar-
rival in the State, and no doubt the many
important changes that have crept over the
West, seem a matter of surprise to one who
lived in a day when a horse could carry
double ; far different from to-day, when it
sometimes takes a large carriage for a small
young man. The wife of John died many
years ago. Ezekiel was the sixth child ;
liberally educated, in 1862 he entered the
army, enlisting in Co. G, 7ist 111. Inf. for
three months, remaining five ; honorably
discharged. He then enlisted in Co. E,
58tli 111. Inf. for one year, and became en-
gaged in the siege of Mobile, etc., etc.;
honorably discharged April, 1865. Autumn
of 1873 Mr. Brown was elected constable
Bryant Charles, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Wa-
verly
Bryant Charles, renter, Sec. 19, P.O. Waverly
Bryant Guthrie, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Wa-
verly
BRYANT DR. J. W. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly. Dr. Bryant,
who is cotemporary with the early settle-
ment of this county, was the eldest child
of William W. and Isabel Bryant, whose
maiden name was Rankin. William Bry-
ant was a native of Virginia, by trade a
mechanic, who married the lady mentioned
in Tennessee, .where he removed in an early
day. His skill in mechanics was somewhat
remarkable, and it is related of him that
very few, if any, excelled him as a mechanic.
The subject of this sketch was born on the
23d of December, 1828. Six years later,
the family set out for Illinois, and settled
in what was then the old fashioned village
of Jacksonville, where he afterward died.
His wife survived him some five years.
After the death of his father, Dr. Bryant
worked by the month for neighboring far-
mers. During the Mexican war, he became
enrolled as a volunteer in Co. D., 1st Regt.
Remaining one year in the service, and on
the field during the engagement of Buena
Vista. Honorably discharged before the
close of the war, he returned to Morgan
Co., where he began the study of medicine,
and in time became a practicing physician.
He married in 1860 Miss Sarah Huckstep,
a daughter of Thomas Huckstep, an old
resiJent of this county. In 1874 Mrs. Bry-
ant departed this life, leaving to her hus-
band's care eight children : Charles C..
Steven G., Martha E., James O., Thomas
E., Kate L., Jessie and Adian Irving^. On
the loth of August, 1876, Dr. Bryant mar-
ried Mrs. Susan Wilder, relict of Franklin
Wilder. To use a common phrase, Mr.
Bryant has seen many of the ups and downs
of life; at one time a merchant, and at an-
other the proprietor of a grist-mill. Of
late years his time has been occupied tilling
the soil
BUCHANAN WILLIAM, farmer
and stock-raiser, Sec. 19, P.O. Waverly.
Mr. Buchanan was born on the old home-
stead of his parents, Benjamin and Mary
Buchanan, July, 1844
BULL SOLOMON, farm and stock-
raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Franklin
BURCH JOHN B. farmer and stock -
raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Franklin. In tracing
the genealogy of families in this county, as
but few items have been preserved in writ-
ing, information in rel.ition to families is
mostly taken from memory. Shelby Burch,
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
569
father of John B., was a native of Ken-
tucky; but little is known of his early life.
At an early date he removed with his par-
ents to Illinois, locating in the vicinity of
Franklin, where he afterward married Miss
Sarah Wyatt, daughter of John Wyatt and
sister to Col. W. J. Wyatt. By this mar-
riage two children: Mary, who married H.
C. Woods, now resides in Virden, Macoupin
Co., 111., and John B. Mr. Burch died
while in early manhood Aug. 26, 1846.
Mrs. Burch afterward married Francis M.
Scott, and now resides in Franklin. Oct.
I, 1868, John married 'Miss Helen Rice,
daughter of W. W. Rice, of Waverly. One
child, Freddie, born June 13, 1873; owns a
farm comprising 150 acres; for seven years
has been township assessor, which office he
now holds
Burk Austin, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Burk John, farmer, P.O. Franklin
Burnett C. R. renter, P.O. Franklin
BURNETT ROL.AND, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Burnett was born April 30, 1835. On the
old homestead of his father, Isham Burnett,
surrounded by the influences of pioneer
life, he grew to manhood, attending the
subscription schools in the winter season,
and during the summer his time was em-
ployed on the farm, from the time he could
handle the ax or hold the plow. During
the war he became a contractor, supplying
the boys in blue with clothing and provis-
ions; for four years he followed the move-
ments of the army. At its close, owing to
a general credit system, with pockets de-
pleted, he returned to Morgan Co., and
settled down to the pursuits that he had
been accustomed to from boyhood. Pur-
chasing an estate of 160 acres, as years
rolled by he added to this, and now owns
farm property comprising 320 acres. Sept.
12, 1877, he married Miss Louetta Hamil-
ton, daughter of H. C. and Rosella Ham-
ilton
CAIN MARTHA A. farming, Sec. 13,
P.O. Franklin
Cain Robt. farm hand, Sec. 13, P.O. Franklin
CALHOUN ABRAHAM, farmer
and stock-raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin.
Mr. Calhoun was born in Green Co., Ky.,
February, 1846. His parents were natives
of Kentucky, and there followed farming.
The ancestry of this family were among the
first settlers of Kentucky. In 1851, the
Calhoun family emigrated to Illinois, when
the comforts of the Eastern States could be
procured in the West. The family settled
near Scottville Macoupin Co., where Mrs.,
Calhoun now lives. One year after his
arrival, Mr. Calhoun died, and was laid at
rest in Greene Co. Mrs. C. afterward mar-
ried John McCollum, of Macoupin Co.,
where Abraham grew to maturity, and mar-
ried Sarah E. Turner, of Greene Co. Four
children blessed this union : David T.,
Theresa M., James T., and Julia J. Mr.
Calhoun owns 88 '/£ acres of land; a man of
enterprise, which is the farmer's success
Carrick John, renter, P.O. Waverly
CHAMBERS MOSES, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Scottville, Ma-
coupin Co. Fifth child of John and Nancy
Chambers, natives of North Carolina, who
moved westward to Illinois in 1838, and
located on rented property in Morgan Co.,
west of Franklin. The subject of this
sketch was born in 1850. Growing to man-
hood, he received a common-school educa-
tion. Unlike the boys of to-day, he had
but few advantages wherewith to com-
mence the battle of life. Mr. Chambers
owns forty acres of land
Cline Lyman, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Franklin
Cline Owen, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Collins Thomas, renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Franklin
Covey John, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Franklin
COVEY ROBERT (deceased), was a
farmer and stock-raiser in Morgan Co.;
was born near Knoxville, Tenn. From
boyhood to manhood the hard work of the
farm fell to his lot. In his early manhood,
he married Miss Dodd, a daughter of Wil-
liam Dodd, who came in an early day to Illi-
nois. In 1836, when people from all parts
of the country began to move westward,
Robert Covey gathered together his per-
sonal effects, and made a trip to Illinois by
wagon, and settled on the south fork of
the Mauvaisterre, where himself and wife
passed the remainder of their days. Rob-
ert, junior, from whom this sketch was
obtained, was born in Morgan Co., Oct. n,
1838. Educated in district schools, at 22
he married Miss Lucinda Dalton, of Morgan
Co.; by this marriage five children: Nancy
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P., Mary Ann, Laura E., Vina and Lew-
ella. March 9, 1870, Mrs. Covey departed
this life, and the same year Mr. C. married
Miss Mary Jane Talkington, daughter of
William; by this marriage four children:
Electa E., Sarah Abigail, Clarissa and Eve-
line, all born in Morgan Co. Mr. Covey
owns 101 acres
COVEY WILLIAM, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Franklin. Mr. Covey
was born in Knox Co., Tenn., March 5,
1836. Himself and twin-brother, L. Sam-
uel, accompanied their parents to Illinois
during the Autumn of 1836, settling on the
Mauvaisterre, in Morgan Co., where the
family formed the acquaintance of Judge
L. Samuel Wood, Dr. Moore, and others.
About 1839 — the exact date cannot be
ascertained — Robert Covey, the father of
William, died, leaving to the care of his wife
a large family. William, thus deprived of a
parent, to help toward the maintenance of
the family, became employed on a farm. Feb.
7, 1860, married Miss Nancy Seymour, a
daughter of Richardson and Mary Ann
Seymour. On the 2d of August, 1862, Mr.
Covey enlisted in the loist 111. Infantry
Co. H., for three years' service; was a wit-
ness of the siege of Vicksburg, with Sher-
man on his march to the sea, and endured
many hardships. Honorably discharged at
Camp Butler, 111., June, 1865
COX JOH^f, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 18, P.O. Youngblood. Mr. C. was
born in Morgan Co. March I, 1838 ; fourth
child of Harris and Nancy Cox, natives of
Virginia and Kentucky respectively, who
became residents of Madisonville, Ind.,
where they were married, and afterward re-
moved to Boone Co., there following farm-
ing four years, and then made their way to
Illinois, locating in Morgan Co. in 1834,
entering an 80 acre tract; a purchase of 160
acres was made ; on the land entered he
built a log cabin. His children born in this
county : Julia A., Sarah J., Robert B.,
and John H. In 1844 Mrs. C. died. Mr.
C. afterward marrying Mary Sims, daughter
of Wm. Sims. By this marriage eleven
children, eight are living. Some fourteen
years ago Mr. C. died ; he left an estate of
240 acres ; a man of strict integrity ; his
death was regretted by all who knew him.
The gentleman who heads this sketch re-
ceived his education in subscription schools.
In his 25th year he married Mary Frances
Boyer, daughter of Wm. J. Boyer, ofSanga-
mon Co. Five children blessed this union:
Wm. H., born Nov. 17, 1868; Geo. B., Oct.
14, 1870; Charley, Oct. 17, 1872; David N.
Oct. 5, 1874^ Nancy B., March 30, 1876.
Mr. C. owns 105 acres; an energetic, hon-
orable man, he is quite comfortably situ-
ated in life. For the past four years he has
held the position of constable, discharging
his duties to the satisfaction of law abiding
citizens. Mr. C. has in his possession an
interesting relic of by-gone days that was
probably in use during the Revolutionry
War, that has descended down to the
present generation, a valuable souvenir of
early days
Cox William, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 7,
P.O. Youngblood
Culberson George, blacksmith, P.O. Waverly
Culverson Jas. farmer, P.O. Franklin
CULVERSON WILLIAM, farmer
and stock-raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Franklin.
Mr. C. was born in the State of Pennsylva-
nia, and there followed the occupation of a
farmer. Removing to Illinois as early as
1840. and settled on the Mauvaisterre, in
the vicinity of Judge Wood's residence.
For a number of years Mr. Culverson was
a resident of Greene Co.; of late years a
resident of Morgan Co., his time has been
devoted to agriculture. Since his settle-
ment Mr. C. has had a varied experience,
and has lived to see the county grow from
a wilderness of prairie to its present pros-
perity
Ty\LTON BAXTER, farmer, Sec. 22,
U P.O. Franklin
I>ALTON CLAYBURN , a farmer in
the bounds of Morgan Co. for nearly a
quarter of a century ; was born in Rock-
inghamCo., North Carolina, July 17, 1807 ;
in early infancy his parents removed to
Kentucky, and there engaged in farming.
In his 2 1st year Clayburn Dalton married
Miss Pamelia Haynes, daughter of William
Haynes, and a sister of Green Haynes,
Esq. In 1829, in company with William
Haynes, he traversed the broad prairies for
Illinois, and on arrival settled in Cass Co.,
where he rented land, and the following year
he removed to Morgan Co., where he set-
TOWN 13 NORTH BANGS 9 WEST.
571
tied on the estate now owned by John
Dalton; he built a log cabin on this prop-
erty, and formed the acquaintance of such
men as Martin Read and others. His land
heavily timbered, he toiled indefatigably
for many a year; at the age of 60 he died.
To John, with whom the latter years of his
life were passed, he willed his property; his
wife still survives, living on the farm, where
she has been a living witness of many vast
changes tending to the general improve-
ment of the county. John was born in Mor-
gan Co. March 27, 1835. Growing to man-
hood, he obtained a liberal education for the
times. Owning 200 acres of land well im-
proved, part of the homestead property, he
lives in very comfortable circumstances
Dalton Green, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O Young-
blood
Dalton James, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Franklin
Dalton Parmelia, Sec. 22, P.O. Franklin
Dannell Reason, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Davis Monterey, farm hand, P.O. Young-
blood
DEAR TWYDELL, farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Franklin. He was the
youngest of a family of five children ; his
father was a native of England, who there
married Miss Mary Dudhop. In merry
England he followed farming. In 1845,
accompanied by his wife, he crossed the At-
lantic for America ; from New York city
he came direct to Morgan Co., settling four
miles from the present city of Jacksonville,
purchasing 210 acres, he became a suc-
cessful farmer; in 1858 he departed this
life, leaving to the care of his wife five
children : Marie, Anna, Mary, Euphemia,
and Twydell, who heads this sketch,
who was born in Morgan Co. Sept. 27,
1852 ; at 21 he married Miss Mary Sey-
mour, a daughter of Robert Seymour; by
this marriage three children : Ida, born
April, 1873 ; Hattie E., born Feb. 17, 187"$;
Docia, born Feb. 17, 1877
Deatherage Phillip M. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Franklin
Deatherage William, farmer and school
teacher, Sec. 25, P.O. Waverly
Dennis John H. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Dennis Levi, farmer, P.O. Franklin
Dennis William, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
DENNIS WILLIAM P. farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Franklin. Mr.
Dennis was born in the State of Tennessee,
where the head of the family followed farm-
ing. When William had attained the age
of 16 years his parents, to better their own
fortune and to give their children a better
start in life, emigrated to Illinois in the
Autumn of 1849, coming through in the
homely rough wagon, and locating first in
Morgan Co., in the edge of Waverly pre-
cinct, where they have been permanent
residents. Wm. P. was a hard worker in his
youth - he remains so to-day — and therein
lies the secret of his success in life ; obtain-
ing his education in district schools. At 22
he married Miss Eliza Vannot, daughter of
Jacob Vannot. The children are named
Mary, Newton J., Thomas, Albert, Clement,
Ella, Myrtie, Roy, and Alma. Mr. D.
owns "]2l/2 acres
Dugger Hewer, renter, P.O. Youngblood
P* DWARDS AUSTIN, farmer, P.O. Scott-
•~ ville, Macoupin Co.
Edwards Daniel, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin Co.
Edwards Francis M. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O.
Youngblood
Edwards Hardin, farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 20, P.O. Franklin
Edwards Wm. B. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Scott -
ville, Macoupin Co.
Edwards Zacharia, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin Co.
England E. renter, P.O. Waverly
England Wm. H. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Evans David, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Evrett Z. B. renter, P.O. Youngblood
•BANNING GEORGE, farm hand, P.O,
Scottville, Macoupin Co.
Fanning Henry, farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Youngblood
FANNING JOHN B. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Youngblood,
oldest son of Robert and Mary Fanning,
the grandfather of John, it may be well to
state here, set out for the far west as early
as 1825, making the trip in a two-wheeled
cart, similar in construction to those now
used in cities. Robert, father of the sub-
ject of this sketch, in early youth left Ten-
nessee, traveling the entire distance on
foot; he located/in Morgan Co. near Jack-
sonville, stopping but a short time, he made
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his way to Arkansas ; he did not remain
long, however, until he again came to Mor-
gan Co. where he purchased 150 acres of
land ; he married Miss Mary McCurley.
daughter of Joseph McCurley, a native of
Alabama, in 1836. Eight children ; five
are now living : Sarah J., William T.,
Mary E., Robert, and John B. He became
the owner of 420 acres of land, working at
first by the month for small wages, by en-
ergy he succeeded well in life. He died in
1876. Mrs. F. still survives. John B. at-
tended to the farm duties from the time he
was old enough. He first attended school
when they were taught by subscription ;
when twenty years of age he manied Miss
Amelia Jane Tribble, daughter of William
and Martha Tribble ; twelve children ; ten
living : Robert T., Mary E., Andrew, Nan-
cy C., Joseph S., Richard A., Sarah, Thos.
J. and Laura A. (twins), and Harvey M.
Mr. Fanning owns seventy-three acres ; for
four years has held the position of consta-
ble
Fanning Robert, farmer and stock raiser, P.
O. Murrayville
FANNING ROBERT D. farmer and
stock raiser, Sees. 22 and 23, P.O. Frank-
lin. Mr. F. was born in what is now
termed Youngblood Prairie, Morgan Co.,
His preliminary education was received in
subscription schools, and afterward com-
pleted in the district schools, when they
began to play an important part in the ed-
ucation of the youth. Shortly before at-
taining his majority, Mr. Fanning came
into possession of land — the estate of Jacob
Fanning, his father, who died during his
early childhood days. At twenty-two he
was united in the bonds of matrimony to
Miss Elizabeth E. Nail, daughter of John
and Elizabeth. By this marriage four chil-
dren : Andrew J., born 1861 ; Cora, born
1863 ; Edgar, born 1868 ; Oliver, born
1873 ; Andrew died Sept. 4, 1862. Mr.
Fanning owns sixty-three acres in the
neighborhood of the old home property
FANNING- W. T. farmer and stock
raiser. Sec. 13, P.O. Youngblood. William
was the fourth child of Robert and Mary
Fanning, natives of Tennessee and Ala-
bama. Robert F. who settled in this coun-
ty prior to the deep snow, was born about
the year 1816 ; of his early life but little is
known ; he was raised a farmer boy, and
received a common school education ; when
thirteen years of age his parents emigrated
to Illinois, nearly the entire distance being
walked, as the slow-moving wagon must at
times been monotonous. Remaining but a
short time in.Illinois after his arrival, Rob-
ert Fanning removed to Arkansas ; a some-
what noted shot, a great portion of his
time was spent in pursuit of the deer, do-
ing his first work by the month no doubt ;
the little money thus received was a source
of pride and gratifaction, for it was gener-
ally of an unknown quality. He married
in his eighteenth year, Miss Mary McCurley.
To illustrate the thrifty habits of this youth-
ful couple, it may be stated that as children
grew up around them, the wife and mother
wove and spun the garments for their wear;
• the husband, after a hard day's work on
the farm, fashioned boots and shoes for the
children. Robert became a successful far-
mer by energy and judgment ; he departed
this life Sept. 18, 1877, and as an upright
citizen this short sketch is of interest to the
many western people who knew him in
life. W. T. Fanning was born in Morgan
Co., August, 1843 ; he received a liberal
education, and at eighteen married Miss
Rebecca Brown, a daughter of John and
Sarah ; becoming heir to part of the old
homestead property. Mr. F. is the owner
of 105 acres ; born and bred to farm life, he
understands every detail of the duties in-
cumbent upon it. Eight children ; six liv-
ing : George W., Charles E., Francis S.,
Thomas, Laura B., and Robert S.
Ferguson Wm. renter, P.O. Franklin
(~* ALLAHER PATRICK, farmer, Sec. 12,
^-J P.O. Franklin
GIBSON JOHN M. REV. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Franklin, was
born in Rutherford Co., Tenn., Feb. 3,
1821 ; attended subscription school in win-
ter and worked on his father's farm in
summer. In 1830, his father, James Gib-
son, in company with others, left Tennes-
see to try and better their fortunes in a new
country, traveling in wagons drawn by ox-
en ; after four weeks of hardships and bad
weather, they landed in Morgan Co., where
the elder Gibson entered 320 acres of land,
in what is called Youngblood Prairie ; here
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Mr. Gibson worked hard, and studied
harder for a number of years, entering in
the mean time, 155 acres of land, which he
improved as much as possible, and on the
l6th day of March, was married to Miss
Mary, daughter of Joshua and Elizabeth
Davidson. In 1860 Mr. Gibson was li-
censed as a preacher, of the M. E. church ;
in 1863, sold his farm in Youngblood,
purchased 232 acres in Sec. 3, T. 13, R. 9,
and has been engaged in raising stock and
fanning to the present day. Ten children,
nine of whom are still living: Lizzie, who
married John H. Van Winkle ; George,
who married Savinia Carlile ; Hannah, who
married Dr. S. D. Carlile, and James, Al-
trt, Delia, Mary E., Richard, and Julia,
11 living with their parents. Mr. Gib-
aun's mother, a lady eighty years of age,
lives with him, and is as hale and hearty as
most women of sixty
Gray James, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Gray Nathaniel, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Wa-
verly
Grider J. M. farmer, P.O. Youngblood
Gunnels Maria Miss, Sec. 29, P.O. Franklin
Gunnels Mary Mrs. farming, Sec. 29, P.O.
Franklin
Gunnels Rufus, farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O. Wa-
verly
TTAM MONROE, farm hand, P.O. Wa-'
** verly
Harrington Rose Mrs. P.O. Waverly
Hart David, farmer, P.O. Scottville, Macou-
pin Co.
Hart John, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Franklin
Hart W. J. renter, P.O. Franklin
Helems Juhn, farm hand, P.O. Youngblood
HENRY DAVID, farmer and stock
raiser, Sees. 8 and 17, P.O. Youngblood.
The grandfather of the subject of our
notice settled in the bounds of Morgan
Co. as early as 1832 ; he married Miss
Elizabeth Alexander, by this marriage ten
children, of whom Greenup Henry, father
of David, was the oldest ; he was born in
Bourbon County, Ky., July 25, 1808. In
Morgan Co. he entered a tract of land,
shortly after his arrival ; he married, in his
twenty-first year, Miss Elnora Prathea, in
Kentucky ; by this marriage, ten children,
five of whom are living now : John, Mary,
Ann, David, and Robert. David was born
X
in Morgan Co., Nov, 6, 1840 ; when twenty-
one, he entered the service of Uncle Sam,
enlisting in Co. F, toist 111. Infantry, at
Jacksonville, for three years service ; with
this regiment during a portion of the
war ; he was subsequently transferred to
the Army of the Cumberland; in the battles
of Peach Tree Creek, Dallas, and many
others. He was honorably discharged at
Springfield, 111., and, returned to Morgan
Co., where he has since resided. In his
twenty-fifth year, he married Miss Marga-
ret McCurley, a daughter of Ezekiel Mc-
Curley. Five children : Everett, born Sept.
27, 1867, Thomas, Aug. 12, 1869, Paton,
Nov. 15, 1872, Gussie, April 15, 1874, Car-
rie, Oct. 2, 1877. Mr. Henry owns 177
acres of land, on which he has made ex-
tensive improvements
HENRY GEORGE, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Youngblood, second
child of Richard and Elizabeth Henry.
Parents of Richard, to better their for-
tunes, came west when he was but two
years of age, shortly before the deep fall
of snow, through which the family suf-
fered the following winter; in Morgan
Co. their life was characterized by hard-
ships for a number of years. During the
winter of 1872 Mrs. H. departed this life;
Mr. Henry still survives, living in Ma-
coupin Co. George was born in Morgan
Co., in Dec., 1852, and received a district
school education. Growing to manhood,
his time became employed on the farm; at
20 he married Miss Susan McCurley,
daughter of Ezekiel McCurley, one of
the early residents of this county. Owning
100 acres of land Mr. Henry follows the oc-
cupation he has followed from boyhood
HENRY JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Youngblood. Mr.
Henry was the fourth child of a family of
thirteen children; his father, Elijah Henry,
one of the first settlers of this county, was
born in Kentucky, near Flat Rock, about
the year 1821; when nine years old his pa-
rents moved to Illinois, on hearing many
glowing accounts of its fertility, locating
in the southern portion of Morgan Co.;
with no capital to speak of he encountered
many hardships ; leaving a comfortable
home in the South, the rough life in the
West was not altogether pleasant; he raised
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
a family of nine children of whom the
father of James was the fifth child; he re-
ceived a district school education and fol-
lowed in after years, successfully, the occu-
pation of farmer, now comfortably situated
in life, he resides with his wife in Murray-
ville Precinct. James was born on the old
homestead, Jan. i, 1847; at 19 he married
Miss Melinda Fanning, daughter of Rob-
ert and Mary Fanning, natives of Ala-
bama, and who became early residents of
Illinois; four children, Albert, Elijah, Rob-
ert and Julia
Henry Wm., farm hand, P.O. Youngblood
Hester James, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Young-
blood
Hester Wm., renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Young-
blood
HILL ISAAC, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 30, P.O. Youngblood. Tracing back
the genealogy of this family we find that
Richard Hill, the father of Isaac, was born
April I2th, 1799, as near as can be ascer-
tained, in Virginia. But little is known of
his early life; when quite young he re-
moved to Kentucky where he found em-
ployment as a farmer and relieved the mo-
notony of life by hunting the game that
abounded in the forests of Kentucky. In
1815, when 14 years of age, his parents de-
termined to explore the great Northwest
Territory, and accordingly set out in a one-
horse, two-wheeled cart. They settled in
what is now known as Hamilton. Illinois.
Few had arrived at this date, when the
mighty buffalo roamed at will and the red
man traversed the forests; in the then wilds
of Illinois Mr. H. farmed it and acquired
a proficiency in the use of the rifle that ex-
tended over a considerable portion of the
West; he married Miss Mary Ann Webb, a
daughter of Lazarus and Nancy Webb;
he was among the first in his neighborhood
to enter land from the Government. By
his first marriage three children, of whom
Isaac is the only survivor; his second wife,
Mrs. Frances Nichols, who was born in
Tennessee; by this union five children, all
living: James, Geo. W., Mary Ann, Robert
and Richard H. Mr. H.-died in 1838, at a
time when Illinois had begun to witness
many improvements. His first wife had
died ten years previously; his second wife
still survives, living in Fayette Co., 111.
Mac-
;.s
Ocr.
Referring to the history of him who heads
this sketch, he was born in Hamilton Co.,
Illinois; he became a resident of Morgan
Co. in 1840. The war with Mexico coming
on, he enlisted in Co. F, First Regt. 111.
Vol., for one year's service, under the com-
mand of Capt. W. J. Wyatt; on the field of
the battle of Buena Vista, after one year's
service, he was honorably discharged at Ca-
margo, Mexico, and returned to Morgan Co.,
January, 1847. Two years later he married
Miss Sarah Ann Daugherty; Mrs. H. 'vas
born in Morgan Co., April 2oth, 1831.
For twenty years Mr. Hill has been Jus-
tice of the Peace discharging the duties
appertaining to the office to the satisfac-
tion of all. The union of Mr. and Mrs.
was blest with the following children:
R., born Oct. 23, 1853; Nancy M., Ocr*
26, 1855, died Sept. 22, 1858; William L.,
born Dec. 26, 1857, died Jan. 17, 1864; Sa-
rah E., born May 15, 1860; Martha A.,
born June 23, 1862; George M., born Sept.
4, 1864; Isaac M., born Feb. 3, 1867, died
March 13, 1868; Charles R., born Jan. 19,
1869; Minnie B., born June 28, 1871; Til-
den C., Nov. 29, 1876. Mr. Hill owns
204 acres on which he erected, some ten
years ago, a handsome dwelling. Two of
his children, John R., and Margaret now
reside in Christian Co., I1J.
Hursi Anson, farm hand, P.O. Scottville Ma-
coupin Co.
Hurst Newton, renter, P.O. Youngblood
JOHNSON HIRAM, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Franklin
JONES JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Waverly. The above
named gentleman is the third child of
Reuben and Nancy Jones, whose maiden
name was Armstrong. Reuben Jones was
a native of Tennessee, his wife was born in
Kentucky. James, who heads this sketch,
from the early days of childhood to the ma-
turer ears of manhood, has been a resident
of this county and his occupation that of a
farmer; on attending school the first teacher
he remembers was James Trible who was
among the first to settle in Morgan Co.
In 1871 Mr. Jones was married to Miss Mi-
nerva S. Cox, of Kentucky. By this mar-
riage three children: John R., born in 1872,
Gallic W., 1874, Ida May, 1877
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
Jones Davis, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Jones John T., farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O.
Franklin
T/'ANE ADELINE Mrs., farming, P.O.
"• Waverly
Kelly Wm., farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Young-
blood
Kingley Wm., renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Young-
blood
L.AXKFORD CHAMPLAIN, far-
mer and stock raiser, P.O. Franklin. Mr.
Lankford was b;>rn in Tennessee, March,
1822, where his father was engaged in
farming, and where Champlain grew to
man's estate, acquiring an education in a
subscription school; at twenty-five he mar-
ried Miss Nancy Ann Jones, daughter of
Edward Jones, a native of Virginia; pur-
chasing a small farm, he worked very
diligently for many years; in 1856, owing
to the reports of the fertility of Illinois, he
set his face toward the west; in due time
he arrived in Morgan County, settling in
what is commonly called Mud Prairie,
where he first rented, until he became
enabled to buy; in 1862, his wife departed
this life, the remains being interred in the
Jones cemetery; on the decease of his wife
Mr. Lankford was left with a family of five
children; owning a farm of 170 acres, per-
haps no man in the county worked more
than he to bring land to a proper state of
cultivation; the success achieved is due to
his individual efforts; five children: Wm.
E., Amanda, Hillery C., Reuben, and
Harriet Ann
Long Elias, farmer, Sec. 16. P.O. Franklin
Long Jacob E. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Frank-
lin
Luttrell John, renter, P.O. Waverly
LYNCH MICHAEL, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. II, P.O. Franklin; Michael was
the youngest of a family of six children;
his parents, Patrick and Mary, were natives
of County Galway, Ireland, where the
subject of this sketch was born, about
the year 1822 ; when old enough he
came in for his share of the duties apper-
taining to the farm; in the year 1854, while
still a young man, he left Erin's green isle
for America; arriving in New York city,
he made his way to Massachusetts, but re-
mained but six months; thence to Illinois
settling in Morgan County, where, for the
first few years, he worked by the month;
in 1861, he married Mrs. Mary Stapleton,
relict of John Stapleton; by first marriage
of Mrs. L. two children: Margaret and
Bridget; Mr. Lynch is the owner of 150
acres of well improved land; commencing
life with no capital, he has made a success-
ful farmer
|\ /I ANN A. H. farmer and stock raiser,
-1-*-*- Sec. 21, P.O. Franklin; in the year 1820,
when the attention of the people of the
Southern and Eastern States was attracted
to the fertile prairies of the West, John and
Elsie, parents of the subject of this sketch,
set out from Ohio to Indiana, their goods
packed in an ox cart; the little party of
emigrants made their way over the track-
less waste of prairie, coming in contact
with but few cabins on the way; they
settled near Terre Haute, a small place,
where but one white man resided; keeping
a small store, he supplied the early settler
with the necessaries of life. The cabin
entered was built by the head of the family,
a rude affair, constructed of poles; here he
lived for many years, his companions the
backwoodsman or daring adventurer; the
wagon heownedwas manufactured by him-
self, the wheels being cut from a fallen
tree, holes being bored through the center,
a reach attached to this, and the whole
surmounted by a rude box. Various inter-
esting items could be told of the early life
of Mr. M. did space permit. His marriage
was blessed with twelve children, five of
whom are living; the oldest, whose name
appears at the head of this sketch, waS born
in Sullivan County, Indiana, in 1819; when
but a lad of sixteen, in company with a
Mr. Harney, he set out for Illinois, where
he settled in Franklin, Morgan County; it
then contained but two frame buildings.
At the end of eight years, during which
lime he worked at his trade of cooper, his
parents also became residents of Illinois,
where they passed the remainder of life.
In 1846, A. H. Mann married Miss Nancy
Covey, daughter of Robert and Ann Covey,
natives of Tennessee, where Mrs. Mann
was born, in 1826. Three children, two of
whom are living: Mary married Green
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Dalton, and John, who married Rebecca
Dalton; Mr. M. owns 75 acres of land,
well improved, owing to indefatigable
energy
Malone John, renter, P.O. Franklin
Mansfield Milden, farmer. Sec. 26, P.O. Wa-
verly
McCann Ancil, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
19, P.O. Waverly
McCUBLEY EZEKIEL, farmer and
stock raiser. Sec. 19, P.O. Youngblood. Mr.
McCurley, who, for half a century, has
been a living witness of the vast improve-
ments that have taken place in Morgan
County, was the second son of Joseph and
Rebecca McCurley, who removed from
Alabama to Morgan County, during the
Autumn of 1828, and settled in what is
now called Youngblood prairie; a hard
worker, a true type of the western pioneer,
he passed the remainder of his life in
Morgan County, dying the winter of
1843; his wife, who had shared with her
husband many years of prosperity and
hardship, survived him some fifteen years.
Ezekiel, whose name appears at the top of
this sketch, was born in Kentucky, March,
1808; relating to the writer scenes of long
ago, Mr. McC. states that four miles from
where he lived in those days, when wheat
bread was a rarity, was a horse mill, where
he would patiently await his, turn to have
his grist ground; in his twentieth year he
married Miss Jane Criswell, a daughter of
Samuel Criswell; some three years later
Mr. McC. entered land from the govern-
ment; having no capital, he was compelled
to borrow money at 30 per cent, interest;
corn then brought but 8 and 10 cents per
bushel, wheat 30 cents, and other things in
proportion; the crops worth so little, how-
ever, grew abundantly, and with little
effort compared with the present day;
eleven children born of this marriage,
seven living: Samuel, of whom mention is
made elsewhere, and William, who married
Miss Sabitha Davis, of Morgan County, in
1856, has always been a resident of this
county; born April 17, 1838; he was edu-
cated in subscription schools, and has
raised ten children, seven living: Aman-
da J., Alice, Lewella, John H., Ezekiel H.,
Mary E., and Ruby E. Mr. M. owns 920
acres of land. Beside Samuel and Wil-
liam, Julia Ann, who married John C.
Speres; Etneline, who married Jarrett
Seymour; Margaret, who married David
Henry; Susan, who married Geo. Henry,
and Elizabeth, unmarried
McCurley James P., farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 19, P.O*. Youngblood
McCUBLEY SAMUEL, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Youngblood, son
of Ezekiel McCurley and Jane Criswell,
natives of Tennessee, was born Sept. 3,
1829, in the Seymour settlement, this
county. The McCurleys are contemporary
settlers of 13-9, with the Seymours and
Wyatts, their pioneer days dating back to
1827; at the age of nine little Sam first
made his debut as a scholar in the "log
school house; " not a free school, but a "pay
school." The furniture of the school con-
sisted of two slabs of wood, and to allow
the light into its precincts, the door had to
be left open; hence Sam's education has
none of the classics, nor does he aspire
to the prominence of a Virgil. Having
endured the hardships incident to a boy
born in the primitive days of our history, at
the age of twenty-five years, married Miss
Elizabeth Seymour, daughter of James P.
Seymour; the ceremony was performed by
Rev. William Evans, a minister of the M.E.
Church; had by this union Susan, born
Oct. 15, 1855; James B., born Nov. 22,
1856; in six days after the birth of the last
named child, Mrs. McCurley passed from
earth to heaven. Mr. McCurley was mar-
ried again April 17, 1858; has had by this
marriage Nancy J., born May 20, 1859;
Lavinia A., Feb. 6, 1862 ; Mary E. born
Dec. 16, 1863, and died Feb. 23, 1869;
George, born Feb. 22, 1866, died Nov.
7, 1866; Julia A., Aug. 21, 1867; Mary
C., Oct. 12, 1869; William E., Nov. 26,
!873; Agnes, Sept. 9, 1876. These good
parents are devoted Christians, and are
zealous members of the Baptist church;
love their God and their fellow-man; own
a fine farm of 130 acres of good land, and
are universally respected
McFALiLiS JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Youngblood, oldest son
of Brunell and Jane McFalls, natives of
Morgan County, where the subject of this
sketch was born, in 1851; for five years he
hired out by the month for neighboring
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
577
farmers; unlike most young men, he saved
what he earned, and now, although quite
young, owns 80 acres of land; very few at
his age have succeeded as well in life; in
1874, he married Mrs. Sarah Jane McCur-
ley, daughter of Hardin Edwards, and relict
of Jas. F. McCurley; by this marriage one
child, Jane, born Sept. 1876; by her first
marriage Mrs. McF. had three children:
Ettie, Ida, and Willie, the only one living
McKauk Frank, renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Frank-
lin
McNeeley James, farmer, Sec. 30 P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin County
McNeeley William, renter; Sec. 31, P.O.
Youngblood
Miller Reuben, farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin County
Mitchell Joseph, renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Wa-
verly
Morris A. J. renter, Sec. 29, P.O. Young-
blood
Morris E. T. farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Youngblood
MORRIS J. W. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Waverly; the oldest of
a family of seven children; he was born in
Maryland, June 4, 1842; in early infancy
his father died, and thus thrown on his
own resources, at the age of twelve, he re-
moved to the State of Delaware, where he
worked for farmers, until the breaking out
of the rebellion, then in his eighteenth year,
he enlisted, in Co. A, First Delaware Cav-
alry, and also served eight months in the
Infantry service; for three years he followed
the fortunes of war; during which time he
took part in the battles of Antietam,
Wilderness, Coal Harbor.Bombardment of
Petersburgh, and many others; honorably
discharged; he returned to Delaware, and
became employed on the Phil., Wil. &
Bait. R. R.; in 1868 he became a resident
of Scott County, where he married Miss
Lizzie Haskell, a daughter of Benjamin
Haskill; they were married in September,
1872. Lately have taken up their abode
in old Morgan; three children: Bertrand,
Bertha, and Vincent
Much Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Wa-
verly
Mulk Mary Mrs. fanning, Sec. 19 P.O. Wa-
verly
Myers Jacob, renter; P.O. Youngblood
XT ALL ELIZABETH MRS. farming,
-^ Sec. 22, P.O. Franklin
Nail Harrison, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Nail John T, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Frank-
lin
Neighbert Samuel, farm hand, P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin County
Newman Jacob, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Frank-
lin
pETREE FRANCIS, Sec. i, P.O.
-*• Franklin; retired farmer and stock raiser.
A native of North Carolina; was born Feb.
2, 1792. In 1802 the family moved to
Kentucky, where Mr. Petree grew to man-
hood; formed the acquaintance of and mar-
ried Sallie Luttrell, a daughter of Richard
and Nancy Luttrell, in 1811. He longed
for a home in the far West, and finally
concluded to make an attempt at reaching
the coveted spot. Accordingly, not being
able to purchase the necessary wagon, he
placed his wife and two children on one
horse, his son John on another, himself
being on foot, and driving three cows, the
little family started. After three weeks
of privations and hardship, they landed in
Madison County, Illinois; two years after
he moved to Morgan County, and entered
200 acres of land on Mauvaisterre Creek;
Mr Petree drove hogs to St. Louis, and
sold them for $1.50 per hundred; the
money to pay for his land. Some years
after settling in Morgan County, Mr.
Petree became afflicted with cancer; he
tried all the physicians within his reach,
but all united in pronouncing him incur-
able; hearing of a man in Alabama, who
was " endowed with power to heal," he
bid his family and friends farewell, not
thinking he would ever return, and was
hauled the entire distance in a wagon, not
being able to get up when down. In
three weeks after arriving in Alabama, he
was able to walk around, and improved so
rapidly that he was soon pronounced well.
Nine children; only two of whom are now
living: John, who lives in Morgan County,
and Sarah, who married James Cox, of
Mauvaisterre. In 1845 Mrs Petree de-
parted this life; in the same year Mr. Petree
married Tabitha, relict of Thomas Luttrell;
this union proved of long duration; Mrs.
Petree living till Oct. 1873
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MORGAN COUNTY DIBECTOKY.
TO ADFORD CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 20.
1V P.O. Youngblood
Radford William, renter, P.O. Youngblood
Ray Sarah, farming, Sec. 19, P.O. Waverly
JREAD JAS. H. farmer and stock raiser.
Sec. 12, P.O. Franklin; son of John and
Susan Read; natives of Butler County,
Kentucky, where Jas. was born May 13,
1846; the father of James was a black-
smith, a superior workman, who on hearing
the many glowing accounts of the far West,
set out for Illinois, locating in Franklin.
At the age of seven, young Read attended
school; his teacher John Rinnaker; in 1864
he enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-
Fifth Illinois Infantry, under the command
of Colonel Lackey, of Macon County; on
being honorably discharged, at Camp But-
ler, at the close of the war, he returned to
Morgan County, where he has since been
engaged in farming. In 1858 Mr. Read
married Miss Martha A. Brewer, a daugh-
ter of H. D. Brewer; by this marriage five
children, f ur living: Fred E. born Jan. 23,
1870; Alice M. Feb. 12, 1871; Walter S.
July 9, 1875 ; Fanny, Oct. 26, 1877
Rees John M. farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
17, P.O. Franklin
Reeves A. B. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 24,
P.O. Waverly
Reeves John W. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Frank-
lin
Rice Washington, renter, Sec. 29, P.O.
Franklin
Roberts Geo. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin
ROBERTS JAMES A. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin. The
gentleman who heads this sketch, was born
in Washington County, Tennessee, Dec.
30, 1819; when but II years of age, his
parents, William and Eve, crossed the
broad prairies by wagons, and settled in
Morgan County in 1833; at this time game
of every kind abounded; horse-mills being
used to grind the grist, the flour was bolted
by hand. William, the father of James,
was born near Savannah, in South Caro-
lina, in 1797; he became a farmer and man-
ufacturer of boots and shoes; and displayed
a great talent for preaching the gospel; he
married Miss Eve Rubel, by whom he had
twelve children; of whom James was the
fifth child; above the average, displaying
great ability as a business man, he entered
deeply into trade, and like a good many
men, met with reverses; he died in 1869;
after a useful life. Mrs. William Roberts
is now in her eighty-sixth year, and still re-
sides on the old homestead. James grew
up to manhood in Morgan County; in 1841
he married Miss Sarah Seymour, daughter
of James P. Seymour, a native of North
Carolina; twelve children were born to
them, ten of which are living: Malvina,
John, James H., Martin, Lydia, George,
Susan, Peter, Julia and Louis. Mr.
Roberts enlisted in Co. H, One Hundred
and First Infantry, for a three years ser-
vice; until the close of the war. A part of
the company was captured at Holly Springs;
at that time Mr. Roberts was transferred to
the Marine Corps; afterwards rejoining his
company, and became engaged in the bat-
tles of Vicksburg, Lookout Mountain; Mis-
sion Ridge, Dallas, Resaca, and others; he
served six months as company cook, and
afterwards filled the office of Sergeant.
After the close of the war he was honor-
ably discharged, at Springfield, Illinois,
and returned to Morgan County; a success-
ful farmer, he lives in affluent circum-
stances; a generous man, who helps vigor-
ously to promote the welfare of the County;
he owns 345 acres of valuable land; the first
house he purchased cost the enormous price
of ten dollars, a log cabin, roughly con-
structed; which in time gave place to a
handsome family residence
Roberts James H. farmer and stock raiser, P.
O. Franklin
Roberts John, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Franklin
ROBERTS JOHN W. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Franklin. Mr.
Roberts was the oldest of a family of twelve
children; his father, James A, Roberts,
whose name will be found in the general
history of this volume, was one of the first
settlers of Morgan Co. John, who heads
this sketch, was born in Morgan Co. in
1843; the following year the family removed
to the Lone Star State of Texas, but after a
short residence returned to Morgan Co.,
where they have since resided, devoting
their time to farming. When quite small,
young R. attended a subscription school,
taught in a log cabin, where the scholars
were seated on benches made of split
puncheon; on leaving the school-room, he
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579
turned his attention to the vocation that he
had been accustomed to when a boy. Jan.
3, 1877, he was united in marriage to Miss
Sarah Whitlock, a daughter of Luther
Whitlock. Mr. Roberts owns eighty acres
of land, well improved; having the confi-
dence of the community in which he lives,
for several years he held the office of con-
stable; lately his term of service expired.
Roberts Martin L. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 22, P.O. Franklin
Roberts Wilson, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Frank-
lin
Robinson James, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Rouland Alexander, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.Wa-
verly
Rouland C. L. farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
25, P.O. Waverly
Rouland William, farmer, .Sec. 36, P.O. Wa-
verly
Routt William R.farmhand, P.O.Youngblood
CAMPLES ANDREW, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 19, P.O. Waverly.
Mr. S. was born in Kentucky, in 1798;
David, his father, a farmer by occupation,
and a native of Kentucky, there married
Miss Mary Townsend; by this marriage
eight children; three are now living: An-
drew, Washington, and Aaron. David was
among the first to enter Illinois, arriving in
1808, and settling in Madison Co. where
the youthful days of Andrew were spent,
his companions in play frequently the un-
tutored Indian boys; in 1815 he served as a
soldier; honorably discharged, he returned
to his home; in 1824, in company with
Jacob Boyer, he made his way to Morgan
Co., 111., settling on the South Fork of the
Mauvaisterre; the country but thinly popu-
lated, Mr. S. found the chances for hard
work exceedingly good. Mr. Samples had
married in Madison Co. Miss Nancy Wood,
a sister of the Hon. Samuel Wood, of this
county. By his industry there soon rose
up a log cabin as a beginning; the years
going quickly by soon drove to the farther
west the emigrant wagon, and in course of
time the cabin, through which the snow
drifted at will, gave place to a more sub-
stantial dwelling. The first wife of Mr. S.
died shortly after his arrival in the county,
leaving eight children; in 1855 he married
Miss Mary Buchanan; by the second mar-
riage two children; Mr. Samples has owned
considerable property; now owns forty
acres
SANSON HENRY, farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Sanson
is a native of Lincolnshire, England; born
May 18, 1822; in merry England his father
tilled the soil, and on the farm Henry be-
came employed when old enough; in his
twenty-fifth year he married Miss Amy
Fountain. During the year 1851 he left
the old country for the new, landing in
New York, after a long voyage; and from
there he shortly afterward made his way to
Albany, Cayuga Co., and there followed the
occupation in which so many years of his
young life were spent; moving westward to
Morgan Co. he first worked for Jacob
Strawn, renting property for a number of
years from this man, then and afterward
prominent in the affairs of county and
State; it is highly probable from that
source sprang considerable of the knowl-
edge he now has of farming; purchasing
part of the farm property where he now
lives, in 1865; he afterward added to this,
owning at one time 335 acres; he now has
under cultivation 219; well and favorably
known to the citizens of this county as a
man of generous impulses, who keeps pace
with the improvements of the country.
Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Sanson, seven of whom are living: Fred-
erick H., Rachel, Ellen, Charles, Fanny,
Horace, and Jacob S.
SARGEANT WILLIAM, deceased,
was born Jan. I 1801; his birth-place is
rather obscure; his parents were, however,
natives of North Carolina, and it is quite
probable William was also born there.
Removing from North Carolina to the State
of Kentucky, he there formed the ac-
quaintance of Christiana Rodgers, whom he
afterward married, while still in the flush
of early manhood; while a resident of Ken-
tucky he followed farming; in an early day
he left the sunny home in the South for
the boundless prairies of the West; on his
arrival in Illinois, about the year 1830, he
first settled in Pike Co. where he remained
a number of years, and where his first wife
died; by this marriage ten children, nine
living: William, Ann M., Elizabeth, Ellen,
Caroline, Elmira, Hannah, Christiana, and
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
John. In 1850 Mr. Sargeant was united in ]
marriage to Mrs. Kesiah Seymour, relict of
Gramson Seymour. Mrs. Sargeant was a
daughter of William Roberts, and a sister
of the Hon. Peter Roberts, of this county.
Mr. Sargeant became the owner of farm
property, and departed this life March 29,
1868; a useful citizen, his death was re-
gretted by a large circle of friends; to the
care of a devoted wife he left five children:
Miranda, Juliette, Laura A., Katey, and
Andrew B. Mrs. Sargeant, from .whom
this sketch is obtained, resides on her prop-
erty, comprising fifty-eight acres of valua-
ble land
Sayre Ephraim, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Frank-
lin
Schneider George, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Young-
blood
Schneider Henry, renter, Sec. 20. P.O. Young-
blood
Sevier A. D. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 24,
P.O. Franklin
Seymour Abraham, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 10, P.O. Franklin
Seymour Baker, farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Franklin
SEYMOUR BIRD, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Franklin, the subject
of this sketch, was the seventh child of
Bird and Sallie Seymour, whose maiden
name was Austin ; he was born in Morgan
Co. in the Autumn of 1849, receiving his
education in district schools ; at twenty he
married Miss Matilda Reese, a daughter of
John and Nancy, who were cotemporary
with the early settlers of old Morgan. The
marriage of Mr. S. to Miss Reese was
blessed with two children : Edith, born
Dec. 1872 ; Leonard, born June 6, 1875 ;
early developing a surprising energy, Mr. S.
at an early age set resolutely to work to
provide a home ; but twenty-nine years of
age, he now owns no acres of land, brought
to a high state of cultivation ; he bids fair
to succeed well in life, possessing the many
qualities that eventually lead to success
Seymour Charles O. farm hand, Sec. 22, P.O.
Franklin
Seymour Edward D. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 9, P.O. Franklin
Seymour Elizabeth Mrs. farming, Sec. 4, P.O.
Franklin
Seymour Henry E. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
SEYMOUR GEORGE W. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Franklin, sev-
enth child of John and Elizabeth Seymour,
natives of North Carolina, who removed
to Illinois in 1829, settling in Morgan Co.
on the farm now owned by Robeit Sey-
mour. Here George was born in the year
1836 ; receiving the usual district school
education ; his first teacher was Miss Cyn-
thia Hobson. When the rebellion came
on he enlisted in 1862 in Co. H, roist 111.
Inf. for three years service, taking the po-
sition of second sergeant, but afterward
served in the capacity of first sergeant,
remaining two years and ten months; serv-
ing in the Atlanta campaign, he became
engaged in the battles of Mission Ridge,
Resaca, Dallas, Peachtree Creek, and oth-
er hotly contested battles. On the close
of the war, June, 1865, he was honorably
discharged at Springfield. Since the close
of the war he has followed farming ; he
married in his twenty-second year, Anna
Seymour, a daughter of Bird Seymour,
recently deceased. Seven children : Lillie
M., John W., Alva F., George N.f Henry
L., Dolly, and Robert Seatie deceased
SEYMOUR ISOM, farmer and stock
raiser, P.O. Franklin, oldest son of John
and Elizabeth Seymour. The father of the
subject of this sketch was a native of South
Carolina ; his first wife, Elizabeth, born in
Morgan Co.; this union was blessed with
one child, not now living. Mrs. S. also
died many years ago, and was laid at rest
in the Criswell cemetery. Some months
after, Mr. S. married Miss Martha Seymour,
a sister of his former wife ; by this marriage
six children, all living. Isom, who heads
this sketch, was educated in district schools.
At twenty he married Miss Mary R. Dun-
can, daughter of John and Adeline Duncan.
By this marriage, four children, three of
whom are now living: Edith E., Edna M.,
and Margaret
SEYMOUR JACKSON, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. II, P.O. Franklin, the
subject of this sketch, who is one of our
most substantial farmers, was the oldest son
of John and Sarah Seymour, who were na-
tives of Person Co., North Carolina, where
young Seymour was born, Dec. 9, 1822.
Seven years later the family emigrated to
Illinois, locating in Morgan Co. It being
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581
too late to make a crop, the head of the
family, who was of a stirring disposition,
worked that winter in the timber, and the
following year bought an improved claim
on what is now known as Sec. 3, in the vi-
cinity of Providence. That year he raised
an average crop ; during the winter of 1831,
so well remembered by the older inhabi-
tants of this county, the little stock he
owned were fed by means of hand sleds
drawn over the crust formed on the snow-
This remarkable depth of snow is well re-
membered by Jackson Seymour, and the
important events transpiring five years later,
known as the sudden change in the weath-
er. This epoch in the county's history as
related by him, came up very suddenly ;
himself and another boy who were playing
in an old shed at the farm when the cold
wave came over, were enabled to reach the
house inside of half an hour by gliding over
the ice formed in that period of time. As
related in the general history of this volume,
a drizzling rain had set in, the weather, quite
mild, had rendered the snow slushy, a con-
dition of affairs that caused the water and
snow to congeal rapidly. Like all men of
enterprise John Seymour accumulated a
considerable estate; a man of whom it may
be truthfully said, his word was always as
good as his bond, made him prominent and
respected among the generous people with
whom he associated. A distinguishing
trait in his character was honesty of pur-
pose, and zeal and energy that overcame
every discouragement. He died in 1854,
leaving a large estate and considerable per-
sonal property. Mrs. Seymour, a true type
of a western woman, died many years ago,
and in death found a last resting place by
the side of her husband. Jackson Seymour,
in his twenty-fourth year, married Miss
Martha Ann Dalton, a daughter of Isom
Dalton, who is well remembered in the ear-
ly settlement of this county ; from a small
beginning Mr. S. went rapidly forward to a
successful career ; he now owns some
521 acres — a fine property, and where every
thing is systematically and orderly arranged.
The first marriage of Mr. S. was blessed
with one child, dying in early infancy. In
1848 Mrs. Seymour died and was laid at
rest in the Criswell cemetery. The follow-
ing year Mr. Seymour was united in mar-
riage to Miss Elizabeth Dalton, a sister of
his first wife ; by this marriage six children:
Isom, John W., Mary E., Millie A., Ed-
ward F. and Julia K., all born in Morgan
Co.
SEYMOUR JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Franklin, second child
of Richardson and Mary Ann Seymour.
Ric.iardson was among the early residents
of this county, a native of North Carolina ;
he was among the first to seek a home in
the West, becoming a cotemporary with
the early settlers of Illinois, locating in
Morgan Co., where all of his children were
born. John, who heads this sketch, was
born in 1845 ; his daily life — the every-day
life of the farmer ; when old enough he
attended to the duties of the farm, attend-
ing school during the winter season. At
the youthful age of sixteen, when other
boys were employed in the school room,
possessed of the spirit of '76, he enlisted in
1862 in Co. H, xoist 111. Inf. for three
years' service, remaining two years and ten
months, engaged in battles : Resaca, Dal-
las, Peachtree Creek, and many other
smaller engagements. In June, 1864, he
was honorably discharged at Camp Butler,
Springfield, 111. Since the close of the war
he has followed the occupation of a farmer.
In his twentieth year he married Miss
Frances Weatherford, a daughter of James
H. and Mary Ann Weatherford, natives of
Tennessee and North Carolina. Six chil-
dren ; five living: Barton, born Feb. 17,
1867 ; Nancy E., born Nov., 1869 ; Moses,
born Oct., 1871 ; Mary C., born Feb. 22,
1873, and an infant child. Mr. Seymour
owns 126 acres of well improved land, and
is one of Morgan Co.'s most enterprising
citizens ; holds office of school director
SEYMOUR J. P. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 22, T. 13, R. 9, P.O. Franklin.
His father, Wm. Seymour, deceased, was a
native of Person Co., North Carolina ; em-
igrated to Illinois in the Spring of 1831,
arriving in Morgan Co. with one horse
and five dollars in money, and a family to
support. He erected a small log cabin and
cleared a few acres of land, but before he
had made sufficient money to enter the
land, a Mr. Huey " entered him out." He
then entered eighty acres in Sec* 22, T. 13,
R. 9, and owned at the time of his death
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
319 acres. His second son, Samuel, was
named as executor of his last will and tes-
tament. J. P. Seymour was married to
Miss Melissa McNeely, Nov. 27, 1851 ; six
children, five of whom are still living : Ev-
aline, who married Jacob Boyer ; Sarah M.,
Emma C., Charles O.', and Wallace E.; Mr-
Seymour has adopted J. W. McNeely, his
wife's nephew. He owns eighty acres of
fine farming land, and is known, as are all
the Seymours, for charity and benevolence;
has been chosen supervisor and school di-
rector a number of times, always giving
satisfaction ; enlisted Aug. 12, 1862, in Co.
H, lOist 111. Inf., as a private, following
the fortunes of the regiment in all engage-
ments and marches, and was mustered out
on the i8th day of June,, 1865, after which
he returned to Morgan Co. and entered on
the duties of farming, which he has followed
up to the present day
Seymour John W. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. ii. P.O. Franklin
Seymour Morris, farmer, P.O. Franklin
Seymour Richardson, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 16, P.O. Franklin
Seymour Robert, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
3, P.O. Franklin
Seymour Sarah Mrs. wid. Bird, Sec. 11, P.O.
Franklin
SEYMOUR SAMUEL, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec, g, P.O. Franklin. John
Seymour, grandfather of Samuel, was
born in Person Co., North Carolina, Oct.
n, 1772; he married in his 2ist year Miss
Agnes Pullan, by whom he had thirteen
children, of whom the father of Samuel
was the fifth child; he was born in North
Carolina April i8th, 1802; he married in
1824. Miss Elizabeth Blackwell, a daughter
of Samuel Blackwell; 1831 found the fam-
ily en route for the west; they settled in
Morgan Co. y Illinois, in what is known as
Hart's Prairie; he became a successful
farmer, and at the time of his decease,
which occurred in 1872, he left an estate
of 390 acres in one of the most fertile
townships of Morgan. Mrs. S., a noble
type of a pioneer wife, died in 1838. By
this marriage five children: John P., Sam-
uel, Abraham, William and Elizabeth.
Samuel was born in Sullivan Co., Tennes-
see, April 28th, 1831; receiving a liberal
education for the times, at 23 he married
Miss Catherine Rees, a daughter of John
H. Rees. Children living: Wm. S., born
in 1858; Catherine, born in 1863; Nancy
E., 1867; Samuel B., 1872. Mr. S. owns
200 acres choice land and is a substantial
citizen of this county. His first wife having
died in 1842 he married Miss Delilah Rees;
one child, Mary, deceased. Mrs. S. died
in 1857; in 1860 he was united in mar-
riage to Mrs. Nancy Rees.
Seymour Wm., farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
II, P.O. Franklin
SMITH JOHN W. farmer and stock
raiser, Sees. 9 and 10, P.O. Franklin; his
father, John Smith, married Miss Hannah
Wilson, in Scarborough, England, and em-
igrated to America in 1848; from New Or-
leans he made his way to Morgan Co.
where he first rented land of James Ward;
in 1851 Mr. Smith died and was laid at
rest near St. Clair. At 18 the subject of
this sketch entered the Whipple Academy,
of Jacksonville. The following year he
became a school teacher which he has suc-
cessfully followed up to the present time
in the winter season, working his farm in
the summer, owning 115 acres. Sept. 21,
1876, he was married to Miss Ella Kep-
linger, daughter of Samuel Keplinger; one
child, Gracie, born April 14, 1878.
Smith John T., renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Scott-
ville, Macoupin Co.
Smith Wm., renter, P.O. Franklin
SPIRES JAMES S. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Franklin. The subject
of this sketch was the fourth child of Wil-
liam and Elsie Spires, natives of Ken-
tucky, and there followed farming; about
1830, hearing of the many advantages of
the west, Mr. S. determined to try the prai-
ries of Illinois;-on arrival in the State he
settled in what is now 13-9, on the farm
now owned by W. T. Spires; like all set-
tlers he commenced life with but little, but
his wants were few and easily satisfied;
living in his log cabin he worked hard for
the necessaries of life; money was a rar-
ity, goods being frequently obtained by
barter. Some twelve years after his set-
tlement the husband died leaving to the
care of his wife twelve children : Wm.
B., who died in California; John C., Sarah
E., and James S., who married Martha H.
Reed, a daughter of Martin Reed; by this
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marriage, four children: James Wm.,
Francis M., Florence C., and Sarah M; Mr.
S. owns 160 acres of land; a generous man
of a kindly disposition, he is well thought
of by all
Spires Jas W., farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Franklin
Spires James, farmer, P.O. Franklin
SPIRES JOHX C. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. Youngblood. Mr. S.
was born in Morgan Co., November, 1830.
The father of John was one of the first
settlers in this county; we here append a
short sketch of his life: He was born in
Kentucky; there he followed farming, mar-
rying in Kentucky Miss Elsie Smith. As
near as can now be ascertained, he set out
from the famous State of " Old Kentuck,"
for the Far West, in 1826, accompanied by
his wife and one child, William B., who, on
attaining his majority, went to California,
where he afterward died. The family, on
arrival in Morgan Co., located on the prop-
erty now owned by W. T. Spires. Erect-
ing a cabin, the head of the family prepared
to do battle with the stubborn prairie. Like
nearly all emigrants, he first entered land;
afterward he became enabled to buy. He
• died in 1845, and left an estate of 160
acres. His wife died in the Spring of the
year 1841. He married again, but died
shortly after, as before stated. The chil-
dren thus le't, remained together several
years. John C. was educated in district
schools and, grew to manhood. In 1853,
he concluded to follow the gold-hunters
to the Pacific slope. In a good stout wagon,
drawn by three yoke of oxen, he made the
usual long trip, starting in March. He did
not reach the coast until August of the
same year. For seven years he roughed it
in the mines of California, and then con-
cluded to return to the scenes of his youth-
ful days, and settled down to a quiet farm
life January, 1861. He married Julia A.
McCurley, a daughter of Ezekiel McCurley.
By this marriage six children, five living:
William F., Amanda J., Susan M., James
A., and Nellie; Maggie (deceased). Mr. S.,
by the exercise of economy and judgment,
owns 227 acres; a public-spirited man, lib-
eral toward public improvements, he has
the respect and confidence of the commu-
nity in which he lives
Spires S. S. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
SPIRES W. T. Sr. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. Youngblood. Was
born in Lincoln Co., Ky., Dec. 26, 1822.
John Spires, father of the gentleman whose
name heads this sketch, moved from Ken-
tucky, and landed in Morgan Co. Novem-
ber, 1831, where he settled in Sec. 33,
Town. 14, R. 9. Mr. Spires worked for
his father through the summer, and at-
tended subscription school in winter, until
he was 21 years of age, when he concluded
to farm for himself; accordingly, he mar-
ried Margaret R., daughter of Martin and
Sallie Reed. Mr. Spires lived on his fath-
er's farm for three years then moved to a
farm belonging to Martin Reed, situated in
Youngblood Prairie. Here he lived three
years, and finally purchased a small farm,
which he paid for by working hard, not
alone on his own land, but when the time
could be spared from it, working for his
neighbors at fifty cents per day, or splitting
rails at forty-five cents per hundred. Mr.
Spires now owns 433 acres of land He
has been assisted no little in his struggle
for a home by one of the best and most
energetic wives in the county. Eleven chil-
dren have blessed Mr. Spires' union with
Miss Reed, ten of whom are still living:
John, who married Miss MaryNeece; Wil-
liam T., who married Maria Deere; Sarah
M., who married Abraham Seymour; Mar-
tha H.,who married James P. Story; Mary,
who married I. Whitlock; Margaret, who
married Marion Cline, now living in Ohio;
Julia, who married Stephen A. D. Whit-
lock; Emma, who married John C. Smith,
of Greene Co.; and Marinda and Matilda,
twins, born Feb. 14, 1865, who still live at
home
Stewart Brice, farn.er, Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly
STURGIS JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser. P.O. Franklin. The gentleman who
heads this sketch was born in Morgan Co..
on the old homestead of his parents, in
1842. John and Nancy Sturgis were na-
tives of North Carolina, and emigrated
from there in an early day to Morgan Co.;
settling in this township, they built a log
cabin, still in existence, but removed from
its original resting place; living here for
many a year, where their meal for break-
fast or dinner would be pounded in a mor-
tar or else ground at a horse-mill, the old
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folks are now comfortably situated in life,
and reside in Waverly. The subject of this
notice grew to manhood in Morgan Co.,
and received a common school education;
in his twentieth year he married Miss
Abigail Chambers, daughter of John and
Nancy, old residents of this county, and na-
tives of Virginia or North Carolina. Mr.
Sturgis owns sixty acres in this township
Svvaney William, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Young-
blood
^THOMPSON WILLIAM, renter, P.O
Waverly
Turner William, renter, P.O. Franklin
WANNORMAN JAMES, farm hand, P.O.
Scottville
VAN WINKLE JOHN H. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 2, T. 13, R. 9, P.O.
Franklin, was born in Morgan Co. Aug. 8,
1844. His father, Ransom VanWinkle,
was a native of Kentucky, emigrated to
Illinois in an early day, and settled in
Morgan Co., Sec. 3, T. 13, R. 9. In mov-
ing from Kentucky to Illinois, Mr. Van-
Winkle used oxen for his teams, and bring-
ing a horse or two for riding animals, as
the wagons did not afford room for all the
goods and the family too. Two children
were placed in baskets and strapped on a
horse, looking like a peddler's pack-horse.
John H. VanWinkle enlisted, at the age of
eighteen, in Co. H. 32d 111. Vol., and par-
ticipated in all the engagements, com-
mencing at the siege of Vicksburg, and then
the campaign from Vicksburg to Meridian,
also Sherman's grand march from " Atlanta
to the sea." After being mustered out,
June 15, 1865, he returned to Morgan Co.
In 1866, Oct. 18. married Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of Rev. J. M. Gibson. Five children,
four of whom are still living: George,
Charles, Bertie and Helen. Mr. Van-
Wi'nkle owns a small farm of sixty-one
acres on which he now lives; he has been
chosen school director two terms in succes-
sion on account of his good judgment and
known business qualifications
\;\fEATHERFOm> JAMES H.
deceased, a farmer in the bounds of
Morgan Co. during life; was born in Mem-
phis, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1820; two years later
his parents moved to Morgan Co., and
located on the property now owned by
George Criswell ; for some time, until he re-
raised a crop, he lived a camp life; no
sooner was the crop gathered, however,
than a log cabin reared its front on the
prairie, and it is quite probable the family
lived in this dwelling many a year. Mr.
W. was a well educated man and possessed
of great force of character, a prominent
man; in his day he held numerous offices,
and subsequently he became a colonel in
the Mexican war; his oldest son, James,
who heads this sketch, also went to the
scene of warfare at the same time, in the
capacity of first lieutenant; both father
and son engaged in the battle of Buena
Vista. After the war they were honorably
discharged and returned to Morgan Co.
where James died shortly after; his father
removing to Texas, did not long survive
him. Mrs. Weatherford, from whom this
sketch is obtained, is now residing on her
farm property, a lady of culture; she was
born in North Carolina, Person Co., and
married her husband in 1840; by this mar-
riage three children, only one now living,
Elizabeth, who* married John Seymour
Wheeler Green, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Scoit-
ville, Macoupin Co.
Wheeler Henry, renter, Sec. 34, P.O. Scott-
ville. Macoupin Co.
White Andrew, renter, P.O. Waverly
White Hiram, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly
While Tampa Mrs. P.O. Waverly
WILLIAMS BARNETT, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O, Youngblood. The
above affable gentleman was the sixth child
of Reese and Nancy C. Williams, natives-
of Virginia, who removed to Kentucky in
an early day, settling in Shelby County,
where Mrs. Williams passed off the stage
of life, leaving to her husband's care nine
children; Barnett was born in 1831; three
years later the Williams family set out for
Illinois, and first located in Sangamon
County, Old Berlin, shortly after moving to
Morgan County, where the old people
lived many years, and where the subject of
this sketch married Miss Lucinda Van
Winkle, a daughter of Abner Van Winkle;
by this union three children: Lillie B.,
born June 15, 1856; Mary E., born June
13, 1858; Adelia, born April 3, 1862; Mrs.
Williams died Jan. n, 1863, and the fol-
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585
lowing year Mr. W. united his fortunes to
Miss Julia M. Pogue, who died Jan. 19,
1876; on the 22d of February, 1878, Mr.
W. was married to Miss Ann Wilkinson,
a daughter of John Wilkinson, who is well
remembered by the early pioneers of this
county; at the present time Mr. Williams
resides on his farm property; a courteous
gentleman, he has many friends
WOOD JAS. W. farmer and stock
raiser. Sec. 26, P.O. Waverly. Mr. Wood
was born in Jacksonville, Aug. 2, 1840,
second child of Wheatly and Elizabeth
Wood; the father of James was a native of
England, born near Sykehouse, July 22,
1798; the subject of this notice passed
many years of his life on the homestead
property, and received a moderate educa-
tion, in a log cabin in the boundary of
Macoupin County; in July, 1874, Mr.
Wood was married to Nancy E. Hart,
daughter of John and Martha Hart, who
were among the first to settle in Illinois;
two children blessed this union: Lewana,
born May 29, 1875; Mary F.. born Feb. 17,
1877; Mr. Wood is the owner of 220 acres
of land, that will compare favorably with
any in the West
WOOD JOHN" W. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Waverly; third child
of Wheatly and Elizabeth Wood, and was
born in 1842; the head of the family, an
Englishman by birth, crossed the ocean in
1838, coming direct to Morgan County, and
settling in Jacksonville, and there married
his wife, a native of Georgia, and whose
maiden name was Lincoln; Wheatly Wood
was for a number of years a farmer in
Macoupin and Morgan Counties, and also
became proprietor of a brick yard in Jack-
sonville; he died in 1873, leaving an estate
of 200 acres, acquired by great industry;
there are four children living: Martha Ann,
who married, first John H. Dennis, who
departed this life, Mrs. Dennis afterward
marrying Reuben Jones; Jas. W., who
married Elizabeth Hart; Sarah, who mar-
ried Jas. Arnold; and John W., who heads
this sketch, married Miss Mary Hughes;
by this marriage three children, two of
whom are living, Eugene and Harriet; in
1862, when the loist Regiment was organ-
ized, Mr. Wood became enrolled as a
volunteer in Co. H, for three years' service,
or during the war, and took an active part
in numerous battles; on the close of the
war he was honorably discharged, and re-
turned to this county, where he has since
resided; owns 67 acres
Wood Mary D. Mrs. Sec. IQ, P.O. Waverly
WOOTON ALFRED, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Franklin; parents
of Alfred were John and Ann Wooton,
natives of Hastings, Sussex, England; John
the father, was a tailor by trade, who lived
in very comfortable circumstances, and who
gave his children the advantages of a good
education; Alfred, possessed of energy and
daring, at the early age of fourteen, ship-
ped on board a merchant vessel, bound for
Central America and the West Indies; for
eight years he sailed the waters of the broad
Atlantic; on leaving the vocation he had
followed so many years, he proceeded to
Canada, thence to England ; the year
1868 found him en route for America, on
board the steamship Colorado; landing in
New York, he from there made his way to
Morgan County, where he first became em-
ployed by the month, for Mrs. Jacob
Strawn, there he formed the acquaintance
and married Miss Ruth A. Wilburn, a
daughter of John Wilburn, a native of Eng-
land; three children, John, Albert, and
Jacob S.; Mr. Wooton owns forty acres in
township 13, range 9
WRIGHT THOMAS, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Wright is the descendent of a numerous
family, who have helped in a great measure
toward the improvement and public inter-
ests of this county; Thomas was the eighth
child of Jas. and Frances Wright; of
Jas. but little is known, he was born in
Virginia, where he was overseer of a
plantation; in Virginia he formed the
acquaintance of Miss Frances Finney, they
were married soon after the close of the
Revolutionary war; in this struggle for the
independence of the colonies, Jas. Wright
shouldered the old flint-lock musket, one
of the seventy-five chosen and known as
the forlorn hope, he fought bravely at the
storming of Stony Point, and endured many
privations at Valley Forge; an intimate
friend of Generals Washington and Lafay-
ette, he served under their command, shar-
ing the hardships of the soldiers; after the
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close of the war he returned to Virginia,
and in middle life moved to Kentucky,
where the subject of this sketch was born,
in the year 1806; in the beginning of 1829,
his attention was attracted to the West, and
accordingly in company with the old folks
he made his way into Waverly precinct,
this county; in 1834 he was married to
Miss Jane D. Burch, daughter of Benjamin
and Ann D. Burch, natives of Virginia;
settled on the farm where he now lives; the
place where he settled being heavily tim-
bered, he realized the extremely difficult
task it would be to fell the monarchsof the
forest, and thereby get a sufficiency of land
under cultivation; one trait in the char-
acter of this family may here be noticed: of
a kindly sympathetic nature, their thoughts
often turned toward that Supreme Being
from whom their prosperity emanated. Dur-
ing the Black Hawk war of 1832, Mr.
Wright was unanimously elected by the
soldiers of his company second lieutenant,
by Governor Reynolds he received his ap-
pointment, serving seventy days, until the
treaty of peace was declared. An intimate
friend of Colonel Richard Johnson, whom
he described as a thick set man, black-eyed,
and rather fierce appearing, he inspired a
feeling of awe among the Indians; but lit-
tle more remains to be told; in time he be-
came the owner of a nice property, what is
somewhat remarkable; the marriage of Mr.
and Mrs. W. was blessed with seven chil-
dren, all of whom are living, Lydia Frances,
who married John Groves, of Missouri;
Jas. B., who married Lizzie Oyer; Mary
E., who. married Robert Seymour; W.
C., who married Miss Mary Minnick;
Amanda L., who married Jonas Weather-
ford; Sarah Jane, who married Wm. Al-
bright, of Missouri; John W. S. unmarried;
Thos. Wright owns 160 acres of land in
this township; now well advanced in years
he still possesses great energy and of a
nature inclined to liberality
WRIGHT WM. farmer and stock rais-
er, Sec. 12, P.O. Franklin, the subject of
this sketch, was the youngest of a family
of twelve children. His father, James
Wright, was born in Virginia, and served
seven years as a soldier in the war of the
revolution ; married Miss Frances Finnic,
of Virginia. As early as 1800 the family
made their way over the Cumberland moun-
tains to Scott Co., Ky., where William was
born, June 5, 1808. In 1829, when but
few emigrant trains could be seen taking
up their line of march westward, James
Wright sought the fertile prairies of Illi-
nois, settling on the farm property now
owned by William. Building a cabin, he
set about the difficult task of subduing the
stubborn prairie. In Morgan Co. the old
people passed the remainder of their days-
At twenty-three William married Miss El-
la Burch, a daughter of Benjamin Burch.
When the Black Hawk war broke out, Mr.
Wright became an active participant until
the treaty was declared. Understanding
fully the duties of farming, in a few years
he owned large tracts of land in Macoupin
and Morgan Counties. Like many another
ambitious man, his pathway was bese% with
difficulties ; at seventy years he owns some
fifty-seven acres, but is content, and still
works with unabated energy. This union
was blessed with thirteen children • James
B., born Dec. 4, 1831, died Oct. 4, 1832;
Amanda J., bom Sept. n, 1833 ; John C.;
born April 20, 1836; Margaret A., March
3, 1838; Melvina F., .March 15, 1840,
Mary E., March 4, 1842 ; George W. S.,
Jan. i, 1844 ; Eliza A., Jan. 10, 1846 ; New-
ton C , Nov. 4, 1847 ; Edwin R. and Edgar
B., twins, Dec. 2, 1849 ; Charles M., Feb.
22, 1852 ; Henry A., April 7, 1854
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 1O WEST.
A LBRIDGE WILLIAM, merchant, Mur-
"^^ rayville
Alexander Mrs. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Anderson John, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Mur-
ray ville
TDARBER JOHN, farmer. Sec. 27 P.O.
Murrayville
Baxter Tames, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O. Murray-
ville
Beadles J. B. merchant, Murrayville
Beadles T. G. merchant, Murrayville
Blakeman Wm. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Murray-
ville
Blakeman - , farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Boruff Daniel, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murray-
ville
Bracewill John, retired, Sec. 7, P.O. Murray-
ville
Brisendine Green B. carp. Murrayville
Brisendine P. S. carp. Murrayville
Bull Madison, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Murray-
ville
Burnett Joseph, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Butt James, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Murrayville
Butts J. W. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Murray-
ville
/^
D. Merchant, Murrayville
CALKINS FRANK E. farmer and
stock raiser, P.O. Woodson, son of Lyman
and Rhody Calkins ; father a native of
Wheatland Co., N. Y.; mother, of Oakland
Co., Mich. The subject of this sketch was
born Dec. 3, 1855, in Oakland Co., Mich.;
his early education commenced at a very
remote period of his juvenile years, from
the knee of a New England school maam,
Miss Ellen Cook, in the district schools ; at
the age of seventeen years he finished his
course of studies at Milford Union High
School, Milford, Mich., and immediately
thereafter left his native State to visit the
scene of the great conflagration — Chicago ;
this was in 1872 ; while in the city of the
" Baptism of Fire," Frank enjoyed the hos-
pitality of his Uncle Aaron Phelps, a
wealthy dairyman of the " Lake City," and
in February, 1873, moved and cast his for-
tunes with our people, by going into hard
work on the farm of W. P. Craig. In 1876
was united in wedlock to Miss Sarah E.
Smith, daughter of W. T. and Lucinda
Smith, natives of Tennessee, on Feb. 22,
R. W. Allen, of Unity Pres. Church tieing
the indissoluble knot ; has had by this
union, Emma H. born Jan. 25, 1877.
These good parents are zealous Christians,
their lives being for many years identified
with " Unity Presbyterian Church; is a good
farmer, a courteous gentleman, and univer-
sally respected
CANHAM SHADE (deceased), son of
John and Phebe Canham, natives of near
Som, Cambridgeshire, England, was born
April 3, 1837, at the above place ; emi-
grated to the new world in company with
his mother, and ten other children, in 1855,
and at once joined the father and husband
on the farm of William Richardson, west
of Jacksonville, and shortly after set int •
work on the farm of J. R. Megginson,
south of Jacksonville, and worked there
nearly five years ; was married to Miss
Mary E. Pierson, daughter of Benjamin
and Betsy Pierson, on Aug. 25, 1858 ;
there were born to this union : Benjamin
T. born May 14, 1860 ; Phebe B. Dec. 30,
1861 ; Henry J. B. Nov. 22, 1863, died
March 22, 1864 ; Sarah Alice, April 14,
1865; William T. Aug. 30, 1867; Job
Shade, Sept. 18, 1869 ; Charles E. Nov. 6,
1873 ; George L. April 24, 1877. After
marriage, rented a farm of Sam Killam,
then on the Colonel Dunlap farm at three
different periods, thence to the Charles
Rawlings farm ; stayed there one year,
moved then to the city, and followed the
life of a bussman. Subsequently moved to
Sangamon Co. and rented a farm for five
years, and on the expiration of the term
returned to Morgan Co., settling on the
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Joel Mitchell farm in Sec. 30, thence to the
Sanford farm in 1877, where the fell de-
stroyer— consumption, called him to the
Spirit world Sept. 5, 1877. The relict of
Mr. Canham, with the heavy responsibility
of caring for seven orphan children, meets
her fate with Christian resignation, and
puts her trust in that God that " tempers
the winds to the shorn lamb."
Cartismere Joseph, Murrayville
COVINGTO1V MARY A. wid. Ben-
jamin H., farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Murray-
ville, born 26th July, 1831, in Somerset-
shire, England, daughter of Edward and
Anne Mason, natives of the above place.
Her father was by trade a brick mason. In
the early years of her girlhood commenced
to lay the foundation of a sound education
from the knee of Miss Anne Jordan, a
preacheress, at the immature age of five
years ; was carried to school by her parents
and teacher. At the age of eighteen years
she finished her education at the Albert
High School, Concord, this county. The
noted Brigham Young was at that time a
classmate ; subsequently entered the strug-
gle of life as a school teacher. On March n,
1852, was married to Benjamin Henderson
Covington, by. Rev. Clark, Presbyterian
minister ; has had by this marriage eight
children: William T. born Dec. 12, 1852;
Elizabeth E. Nov. 15, 1854 ; Elvus E.
March n, 1856; Jesse J. Jan. 17, 1858;
Hannah A. Dec. 25, 1859; Charlie, Jan.
7, 1861 ; Kate A. June 24, 1862 ; Tve N.
March 9, 1867. William T., Elizabeth E.
and Charlie, have long since put on im-
mortality, and are shining angels on the
other shore ; but the death of her children
did not fill her cup of tribulation, until the
sad demise of her husband, which occurred
May 15, 1865. Since that sad epoch in
her history, she has, like a noble women,
met with fortitude the responsibilities of
farmer and business manager ; owns a neat
farm of eighty-eight acres, worth $5,000
Crouse Andrew, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Crouse George, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Crouse James, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Murray-
ville
Crouse Thomas G. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Murrayville
Crowley Michael, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O.
Murrayville
Cunningham Alexander, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Murrayville
TRAVIS WILLIAM, carp. Murrayville
^^^ Day Richard, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Murrayville
DAY SAMUEL V. farmer and renter,
Sec. 33, P.O. Manchester, Scott Co., son of
James D. and Marguerette Day, natives
of Virginia, was born Dec. 13, 1856, in
Scott Co., this State, and moved wilh his
parents to Sec. 32, in 1861. At the age of six
years he first viewed the abode of learning
— the district school; having gained a good
common school education, ceased his inter-
course with books at the age of nineteen
years to bestow his young affections on the
idol of his life, and was joined in wed-
lock to Miss Eliza A. Waters, daughter of
Charles Waters, the ceremony 'aking place
Dec. 2, 1877, the Rev. M. C. Davenport,
of the M. E. Church, officiated. Mr. Day
is a young farmer of sterling worth, with a
bright future before him
Duncan William H. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Murrayville
TANNING ABRAHAM, farmer, Sec. 26,
P.O. Murrayville
Fanning Cyrus, miller, Sec. 7, P.O. Murray-
ville
Fanning Ephraim, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Mur-
rayville
FANXIXG JAMES, Sr. farmer and
-lock raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Youngblood.
Nothing has proved so perplexing to the
reader of American history, as a want in
the chronology of the descent of her peo-
ple, and it is our mission, as a faithful bi-
ographer, to fill this void with a part of the
history of her people in this local work.
The family of which we write are of the
purest Milesian descent, being of the race
of I R. of the Hermonian line, and settled
in Ireland more than 2,000 years ago.
Joseph Fanning, grandfather of James, was
born in Virginia. His parents' history is
so obscure that it would be idle to go back
any further in the line of descent here in
America ; was by trade a blacksmith,
moved at an early day to Tennessee, final-
ly settling in Morgan Co. in 1825 ; after a
TOWN 18 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
589
few years residence, having improved what
is now the Henry Rawling estate, sold out
and moved with his family, (viz : John,
Robert, George, Joseph, Abraham, Jacob,
Delila, Mary, Sampson, David, Andrew,
(first wife's children); of the second, were:
Nathan, William, Archibald, Louise, and
one other girl, name not known,) to Ar-
kansas. The father of Mr. Fanning was
born in Wirth Co., Va., and moved with
his father to Tennessee, about the year
1820, in company with his brothers, George
and Joseph ; moved in a covered wagon
over the wild and barren waste of prairie,
settling in Madison Co., this State ; thence
moved with his brother, and settled on
" Indian Creek," Morgan Co.; lived there a
short time, and returned to Giles Co.,Tenn.;
was married to Miss Nancy Galloway ; the
children to this union were : Martha C.,
Joseph, Mary, Ruth, Abraham, James,
John, Sarah, Barbara Anne, and Sampson.
After marriage, remained in Tennessee a
few years, then moved with his family, in a
one-horse, two-wheel cart ; a yoke of oxen
did the pulling ; one of those faithful
beasts was almost useless, as it was lame
from a bad knee, when he landed on
Ha' t's prairie; his whole capital would not
foot up one dollar, but, had a bright intel-
lect and an indomitable will, that helped
him win his way through the harassing
days of the early settlement of the then
new State on the confines of civilization ;
improved a farm now owned by John
Spires ; next located on a farm fourteen
miles south of Jacksonville ; sold out,
bought 150 acres in Sec. 1 8, a log house
soon loomed up, that was afterward the
hospitable stopping place for the care-worn
preacher, and belated hunter ; lived there
continuously, except one year and six
months ; died Oct. 20, 1859, aged 62 years.
His honored relict still lives to recount
many incidents of the age of prairie wolves,
and lives with her children. Mr. Fanning,
during his lifetime, was a blacksmith, had
not a word of learning, owned more than
1,500 acres of land, and gave to each child
a quarter section of land at their marriage.
The subject of this biography was born
Nov. 18, 1829, in Morgan Co.; during
youth was a very active scholar, attending
the subscription schools six months out of
Y
each year, until he was eighteen years old,
and when the weather was too wet to go to
school, helped his father in the forge ; was
married Aug. 8, 1850, to Miss Mary Anne
Hill, daughter of Richard and Frances
Hill, by 'Squire George Wright. They
have had fourteen children : George W.,
John R., Mary J., Sarah A., Nancy M.,
Lucinda C., Robert Lee, James W., Isaac
S. and Ida L. (twins), Margaret M., Cynthia
A., Clarinda F. and Charles E. Of this
large family Mary J., Isaac S. and Ida L.
died when very young ; John R. Was killed
while attending at a sorghum mill. Mr.
Fanning is a devoted Democrat, and repre-
sents his people at the county conventions;
has been a school director, and supervisor
of roads , is a mighty hunter, even as
"Nimrod before the Lord," and in conjunc-
tion with Dan Vertrees and Rike Rimbey,
have killed, since 1865, more than fifty
wolves ; at one time killed so many that
there was not money enough in Greene Co.
to pay up ; and is universally liked by all
shades of opinion
FANNING SAMPSON (deceased),far-
mer, Sec. 8; son of Joseph Fanning, native
of Virginia ; moved many years ago to the
State of Tennessee. The geneaology of
this old pioneer family points with satisfac-
tion to the chivalrous Celtic race of Ire-
land, the grandsires emigrating to the
Western hemisphere when the country was
under the control of British rule. During
the American Revolution, the father of our
subject often gave news to the Colonial
army under Washington, of the where-
abouts of the skulking lories. The family
was very large. In 1821, Sampson Fan-
ning moved, with his brothers, in a covered
wagon, and by the regular overland route ;
settling on a tract of land in Madison Co.,
and soon erected the pioneer's palatial
domicile — a hewn log house — and in
1823, moved to Morgan Co , settling in T.
14, R. 9. He left home without his fath-
er's consent ; he was then living in Ala-
bama, and was only fifteen years old. Mr.
Fanning was born in Virginia, about the
year 1808, and followed the fortunes of his
father's life to the date of his marriage.
The first present offered him was a hatchet.
His education was neglected, hence he was
not gifted with the knowledge of books,
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but had in lieu, a bright, well balanced
brain-power, that made him equal to the
emergency of after events. For many
years he employed his life and energies in
working on the farm, as a farm hand, until
1825, when his father and the balance of
the family moved from the " Sunny South "
and cast their lot with the few inhabitants
scattered over the wild and sparsely settled
prairies of Illinois. The father, Joseph
Fanning, settled on a tract of land in T. 13,
now well known as " Fanning's Point."
The worthy deceased of whom we write,
was married to Miss Althea Criswell ; they
have had eleven children : their first child
was a daughter, who died in infancy ;
George W., Patience C., Anna, William
F., Mary E., Matilda J., Margaret R., An-
drew J., Sarah A., and Caroline — of these
children, George married Miss Whitlock;
Anna, George Criswell ; W. F., Miss Nan-
cy Morland ; Margaret, Charles Reaugh ;
Patience C., Thomas Severe ; Matilda,
George W. Spencer, and Mary, Uriah
Phillips. After marriage settled on Sec. 8,
on " Pepper Hill," and for nearly forty
years followed the pursuits of an hoi.est
farmer, and died in 1875 ; his wife' sur-
vives him, to relate the incidents of their
wedded life in the log cabin. During the
war, George W. enlisted in Co. F, loist
Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and
was, on muster into the service, elected
Captain ; the regiment having been or-
dered to the " seat of war," this noble
Morgan County legion proceded with dis-
patch to the Sunny South, and ere the
boys had forgotten home and fireside, or
were inured to war's alarms, eight compa-
nies were captured at Holly Springs, Mis-
sissippi. Prior to this reverse, Captain
Fanning had contracted the plague of the
army, chronic diarrhoea, which disease in-
capacitated him for duty. He was honor-
ably discharged from the service. In the
Spring of 1863, he entered the mercantile
business in Murrayville, having a large in-
terest in a flouring mill; he continued in
this business until 1867, when he was
elected treasurer and assessor of Morgan
County ; on the expiration of his first term
he was re-elected by a handsome majority ;
in 1872 connected his interests with Mr.
Paradice, and bought the Sentinel, and
for many years, by his sagacious judgment
did much to build up the shattered for-
tunes of the Democratic party. Captain
Fanning is universally beloved by all par-
ties, creeds, and conditions, being a liberal
thinker, and an urbane gentleman, who
respects the wishes of high and low alike.
Fanning James, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Fanning James T. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Fanning John R. renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Fanning Joseph, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Fanning J. K. Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville
Fanning W. F. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray-
ville
Fisher James N. renter. Sec. 6, P.O. Murray-
ville
Fisher J. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Murrayville
Ford John, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Murrayville
S~* ALLOWAY JORDAN, farmer, Sec. 6,
^-J P.O. Murrayville
Gu.nn A. J. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murrayville
Gunn Bergen, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Murray-
ville
GUNN JESSE C. farmer and stock rais-
er, Sec. 29, P.O. Murrayville, son of
James and Hursley Gunn, natives of South
Carolina and Virginia, being descendants
of the old stock of F.F.V.'s. The father
of our subject settled in Jacksonville in
June, 1830, a period anterior to the " deep
snow." Jesse was at this time a young lad
of much promise, and with the aid of his
brothers Aleck, William, and Abasha,
erected on Sec. 29, a pioneer's palace — a
log cabin — and like the early pioneers,
pressed on, braving the trials and vicissi-
tudes of a young frontiersman's life. Jesse
was born in Dixon Co., Tenn., July 15, 1825,
and when he was in his fifth year, traveled
on foot for four weeks, a feat that the boy
of to-day would not venture. At the age
of twenty-two, married Miss Mary A.
Fisher, daughter of Peter and Nancy
Fisher ; the nuptials were celebrated 5th
of August, 1847, by 'Squire George Wright.
There were born to this union, Mary J.,
October 15, 1848, died October 5, 1851;
Nancy U., November 10, 1849. The sad
death of Mrs. G. occurred October 7,
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1851 ; having lived a season of sorrow,
married again March 30, 1852, to Miss
Hannah I. Reaugh, daughter of Charles
and Elizabeth Reaugh ; the ceremony was
performed by Rev. Thomas Spellman, of
the Presbyterian Church ; has had by this
marriage, Elizabeth J., born April 2, 1853 ;
Charles W., April 28, 1854; James A.,
February 20, 1856 ; William A., April 20,
1857, died Octobei 16, 1857; John W.,
May 8, 1858 ; Margaret E., March 9, 1861 ;
Mary J., May 26, 1862, died August 8,
1862, and Benjamin J. C., February 14,
1865. During the conflict of the Rebel-
lion, he, loving his country better than home
or fireside, enlisted March 6, 1865, in Co.
E, $Sth Regiment Illinois Volunteer In-
fantry, and followed the fortunes of that
veteran organization until the culmination
of the civil conflict ; was mustered out of
service March 5, 1866, at Montgomery,
Ala., since which time has devoted his
time to the improvement of his neat far i1 ;
is a good citizen, a faithful Christian, hav
ing identified his life with the M. E.
Church, at the young age of about seven
years ; owns property worth $10,000.
Gunn John T., farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray-
ville
TT ALEY RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 13, P.
O. Murray ville
Haley Richard N. farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O.
Murrayville
Hawks J. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville
Hennessy James, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O.
Murrayville
Henry Charles, renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray-
ville
Henry C. C. farmer. Sec. I, P.tX Murray-
ville
Henry Elijah, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray-
ville
Henry William T. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Henry W. D. merchant, Sec. 7, P.O. Murray-
ville
HESS WILLIAM H. farmer, P.O.
Murrayville, son of James and Sarah Hess,
lineal descendent of the great re/ormer,
was born in Pittsfield, this State, April 13,
1852 ; at the age of nine years commenced
the development of his young intellect at the
district school ; at the end of three years
study, his life as a student ceased. This little
" Sucker " being cast on the waters of a
friendless world, his young heart did not
quail, but with a determination to fight the
battle of life with a determination to con-
quer. Sought and married Miss Mary E.
J. Gray, on the 2d January, 1873, the Rev.
Geo. W. Clark officiating; had by this
union, William H. S., born October 21,
1873, Sarah B., born August 3Oth, 1875,
died October 4, 1875 ; by the death of his
first love, his life was clouded, which sad
event occurred June 3, 1876; was married
again April 2, 1877, to Miss Sarah A. Cas-
tleberry, daughter of Paul and Mary P. Cas-
tleberry; the Rev. W. Riggs officiated;
has had by this union, Mary A., born Jan-
uary 20, 1878. These good parents are
zealous Christians, and are members of the
Baptist Church
Hobaker David, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murray-
ville
Hooley Richard, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O.
Murrayville
Hopper Mrs. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Howerton Wyatt, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Mur-
rayville
HUGHES ALLEN B. retired farmer.
Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville, was born near
Jacksonville, 111., Jan. 30, 1832. Mr.
Hughes is the oldest son of John A. Hughes
and Elizabeth Webb, who was born and
raised in White Co. Southern Illinois. The
father of Allen B. emigrated to Clermont
Co., Ohio ; after a residence of nine years
in Ohio removed with his wife and four
children to White Co. 111.; this was in 1821,
at an epoch in the State's history when it
required an iron constitution and an in-
domitable will to surmount the harrassing
life incident to the early settlement of the
Prairie State. Mr. Hughes moved to Sec-
tion Sixteen (now Jacksonville) and rented
a farm for two years; his capital would
not amount to $25, but had in lieu of
money a bright intellect and an energy that
made troubles sink into dark obscurity.
There was at the time we write of but one
cabin in the little frontier town — Jackson-
ville— owned by " old man " Rearick, which
cabin was utilized as home and store-room.
Mr. Hughes has now in his possession a
buckskin pocket book that is more than
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half a century old, and is a relic of the
long ago. Moved south of Jacksonville
and bought 160 acres of land, and the boys
soon had a hewn log cabin constructed, and
the family were now happy. " Johnnie
cake," baked on clapboards, was the bill
of fare ; truly those were strange and
stormy days. The family of Mr. Hughes
were contemporary settlers with the Rear-
icks, 'Squire Holliday, and Point Brown.
" Old Daddy " Hale was the regular cir-
cuit rider, and it was at Mr. Hughes' house
the people met to hear the preaching ; this
routine of church continued for fifteen
years, when a log house was constructed,
which was utilized for church and school
purposes; the benches were of slabs with
pins for legs ; it was in this rude college
that Allen studied Webster's First Reader.
" Uncle" Johnnie Hughes was on April
1 7th, last past, 75 years old, and hale and
hearty. Allen B., the gentleman of this
sketch, was married Oct. 27, 1853, to Miss
Eveline M., daughter of James and Nancy
Ash, by Rev. Caleb Baldwin, of the M. E.
Church. Two children were born to this
union : Sarah Ann and Mary Louise (twins),
born Feb. 15, 1856; Sarah A. died Aug.
1856. Mary L. married Robert E. Rim-
berg, and they are living on the old home-
stead in Sec. 8. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes are
old members of the M. E. Church
Hull Daniel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Murray-
ville
Hull Thomas L. fanner, Sec. 34, P.O. Mur-
rayville
TT'AHLE ADAM, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Murrayville
Kahl Andrew, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Murray-
ville
Keemer E. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Murrayville
Kehle Adam, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Murray-
ville
KELLEHER WILLIAM J. farm
hand. Sec. 10, P.O. Woodson. The subject
of this sketch was born in the Empire
State, March 17, 1856, and came with his
parents to Naples, this State, during the
years of infancy, and, whilst here, his sister,
Mary Jane was born May 16, 1862. The
history of the parents of these two orphans
is in deep obscurity, the only thing known
of them is, that they emigrated from Ireland
about the year of the " famine," 1847. Mary
Jane was adopted by the Sisters of Mercy at
St. Louis, Mo., and William J. was adopted
by a farmer named Walsh. William having
attained his majority, has struck out man-
fully to win his way to a freeman's inde-
pendence, and Nancy Jane was married a
few years ago to a young farmer, and she
is now Mrs. Jennie Clerihan, with a beauti-
ful child, Stella, to cheer and make glad
the young mother's heart
Kennedy William, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Kensler Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Knolly John, retired farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Murrayville
T UMSDEN WILLIAM G. retired
farmer, Sec. 17. P.O. Murrayville, The
genealogy of the Lumsden family is of the
purest Anglo-Saxon, the ancestry coming
from the mother country at a period coeval
with the settlement of the State of Virginia.
The parents of Mr. Lumsden were born in
Virginia, and in 1818 moved to the then
frontier State of Kentucky, and his business
was that of a brick mason. After settling
at their new home he gave up the trowel
to engage in farming. The demise of Mr.
Lumsden is somewhat obscure, but thought
to be in 1824 ; the mother survived her
husband, and died in 1856. The subject
of this biography not relishing the odium
of being " a hewer of wood and a drawer
of water," in the State of human slavery,
conceived the idea of going to the land of
the setting sun, and, in company with Eli-
jah Hollens, packed their household goods
in a covered wagon, making the trip over-
land, enjoying in their journey the sport
of killing all kinds of game; on his arrival
he found that he was able to count and foot
up his whole capital to $20 ; owned two
work nags and a sucking colt ; rented a
piece of land for two years, then bought a
small tract in Sec. 7 ; improved it; sold it,
and rented for four years ; about the year
1840 purchased three parcels of land of Van
Eaton} viz : 40, 80 and 20 acres, the deeds
were executed in 1842, all laying in Sec. 17,
where he now resides. At the time of
settling on their presen t home the residence
had none of the civilized pretensions of to-
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day ; the house was a double log with a clap-
board roof. He was married Sept. I, 1831,
to Miss Lucy Keeling, daughter of Ed-
mund and Nancy Keeling, natives of Vir-
ginia, then residing in Kentucky. They have
been blessed with nine children, all living :
Susan E., born June 18, 1832; James W.,
Feb. 20, 1835 ; Martha A., July 19, 1836 ;
Francis Marion, Dec. 10, 1837; John T.,
April 16, 1839; Mary J., Nov. 21, 1840;
Edmund W., June 14, 1842 ; Nancy Fran-
ces, Sept. 28, 1843; Lucy Angeline, Oct.
26, 1846. Susan married John Bracewell,
and lives in Iowa ; James married Mary S.
Bradley, and lives in Morgan, and owns
real estate in Macoupin Co.; Martha mar-
ried Thomas Widdup, and lives in Iowa ;
Marion married Rebecca A. Wyatt, and
lives on the old homestead ; John married
Elizabeth Ayre, and lives in Champaign
Co.; Edmund married Parthenia Ayre, and
lives at Moftticello, and does a good business
in the butcher trade ; Nancy F. married
Howarth Ayre, and resides in England ;
L. Angeline married Nicholas T. Watson,
whose death occurred recently near Oswego,
Kas., and his devoted widow lives with her
parents. Mr. Lumsden was born Sept. 23,
1806, and Mrs. Lumsden Oct. n, 1803.
Mr. L. has lived through the conflicts of a
pioneer life; is well respected by all. John
enlisted in Co. G, First Mo. Cav., in 1861,
and followed the fortunes of that veteran
command, participating in the death strug-
gle at Pea Ridge, Ark., and in many other
engagements ; was discharged at Helena,
Ark., in 1864
ALONEY PATRICK, farmer, Sec. 36,
P.O. Murrayville
Manus Sallie Mrs. Murrayville
Mason George, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O. Mur-
rayville
McCaslin John, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray-
ville
McDonald William, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Murrayville
McEvers C. N. merchant, Murrayville
Meader M. E. Mrs. Murrayville
Million Charles A. renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Million Elijah F. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Million James W. renter, Sec. 19, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Mitchell Joel, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Murray-
ville
Mondonsa Manuel, tie maker, Sec. 13, P.O.
Murrayville
Mortemer Richard, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O.
Murrayville
Mundy Reuben E. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Murray John, butcher, Murrayville
Murray W. S. & S. F. merchants, Murray-
ville
Mutch - , farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Murrayville
Myers Jacob, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray-
ville
Myers Michael, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Mur-
rayville
1\T 1C HOLS GEORGE W. farmer. Sec. 7,
•^ P.O. Murrayville
Norris John S. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Murray-
ville
THOMAS, farmer
^^ and renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Murrayville.
The genealogy of Mr. O'Connell's ancestry
may be traced back to the posterity of Eogan
Mor, eldest son of Oilliol, of the line of
Heber, whose ancient patrimony lay in the
territory of the County Limerick, Ireland,
and more recently to be found represented
in the County of Kerry, the home of the
deceased Daniel O'Connell, the prince of
orators. Mr. O'Connell was born in West-
chester Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1849, and is
the son of James and Anne O'Connell.
natives of New York State. Attended the
district school until he was twelve years
old ; at this age learned the trade of a hat-
ter. and continued that business for five
years. He cast his lot with the people of
Morgan Co. April 13, 1867, working as a
farm hand; was married March 14, 1872,
to Miss Ellen Stowell, daughter of Acscel
and Mary Stowell, by Rev. B. B. Hamil-
ton, at Whitehall, Greene Co.; have had
two children : Annie, born Dec. 12, 1872 ;
Mary, born Dec. 12, 1876; thus a double
birthday occurs each year, a thing rarely
met with in the record of births in the
same family. Mr. O'Connell is an indus-
trious gentleman, Is neither narrow-minded
nor illiberal, and is ever ready to aid all
literary enterprises
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Osborn James C. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O Mur-
rayville
Owens Munroe, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Murray-
ville
OARKER HENRY, bootmaker, Murray-
ville
T3 ANNELL CYNTHIA MRS. farmer,
**• Sec. 10, P.O. Murrayville
Ravelan Alvin, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Murray-
ville
Ray Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Murray-
ville
Ray James, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Murrayville
REA BEXJAMIN, farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Murrayville. The an-
nals of Ireland contain no more princely
name than that which stands at the head
of this history. Samuel Rea, grandfather
of Mr. Rea, was a native of the province of
Ulster, Ireland ; at his death resided in
the County Longford, Ireland; lived more
than man's allotted time, and died very
old. Adam Rea, father of our subject, was
a native of the County Longford ; in his
youth served in the Irish militia force ; was
at the battle of Ballin-a-Muck ; was mar-
ried to Miss Jane Guy, daughter of Mr.
Frank Guy; the children to this union
were Ellen, Frances, and Samuel. The
sable cloak of death took the wife and
mother to a better land about the year
1815. He married again, about the year
1816, to Miss Elizabeth Caldwell, daughter
of James Caldwell ; the fruits of this union
were : Benjamin, died in infancy ; Mary,
Benjamin, Jane, James, and Eliza. Of
these, Mary married James Caldwell, Eliza
married Robert Caldweil. In the Winter
of 1849, Mr. Rea, with his wife, daughter
Jane, and two sons James and Samuel,
left their lovely Isle of the Sea to cast their
fortunes with the people of the Western
hemisphere ; landed at New Orleans, and
came by boat to Cairo, this State ; when
the little family of emigrants reached Cairo,
the little river town was a prey to cholera.
A few days sufficed to have their names
recorded among the victims to this terrible
epidemic ; the husband and wife died at
the same moment, and were, by request,
both deposited in the same casket. A fel-
low attache of the family, John Daley, sur-
vived to carry tidings of the sad story of
their death. The gentleman whose name
heads this sketch, was born in County Ros-
common, Ireland, July 9, 1819, and worked
for twenty-nine years steadily on his fath-
er's farm ; was married June 8, 1848, to
Miss Jane mCuttle, daugher of Mr. John
Cuttle ; there were born to this marriage,
Mary J., born Sept. 17, 1849, died March
13, 1850; James A., born Jan. 6, 1851;
Benjamin C., born July 20, 1853; Eliza J.,
born Oct. 27, 1855 ; John T., born Aug.
20, 1858, died in infancy ; John W., born
March 17, 1860; Thomas E., born June
20, 1863. On the 28th of June, 1848, left
his native land to be a freeman in the land
of Columbus ; landed at New Orleans Aug
18, 1848; the trip to Illinois was made by
boat, landing at Beardstown, thence by
wagon to Springfield. Sept. 21, 1849, moved
to Jacksonville ; lived there five years ;
thence to Greasy Prairie, and became an
agriculturist by purchasing 170 acres of
land from Smith Bellows, and others ; afier
doing much hard work making improve-
ments, sold out ; in 1864 bought the eld
Jimmy Nelson farm of 260 acres, near
Murrayville ; here he had to do much work
in renovating the old dilapidated build-
ings, relics of fogyism ; having accumulated
enough funds, purchased of George Feath-
erkile 80 acres more of land. Mr. Rea re-
placed the old log cabin with a large, com-
modious dwelling, which improvement has
"greatly enhanced the appearance of his large
farm ; here the homestead is located, and
occupied by the family. Mr. Rea's whole
capital, when he landed in Springfield, was
twenty-five cents ! Reader, copy his life
and learn of his ways, and be prosperous.
Mr. Rea is a steadfast Republican, a rare
thing in the Irish race. Mr. and Mrs. Rea
are zealous members of the Methodist
Church. The longevity of Mrs. Rea's fam-
ily is such that we cheerfully record it ;
her great-grandmother died at the age of
in years, and her grandmother lived to
be 103 years old
Reaugh Charles, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Mur-
rayville.
Reaugh Phebe, Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville
Rimbey Charles E. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Murrayville
Rimbey Jacob, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Murray
ville
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RIMBEY MARY A. MRS. farmer,
Sec. 21, P.O. Murrayville, widow of Em-
manuel Rimbey, son of Uriah and Mary
Rimbey, natives of Carroll Co.. Md., who
moved and settled here in 1827. Mrs. R.
is the daughter of John and Nancy Ver-
trees, natives of Pennsylvania, and were
contemporary settlers with the Gunns,
Wrights, and Storys, which is proof suffi-
cient of their being the hardy emigrants
whose names shall ever adorn the scroll of
fame, as the men and women whose heroic
endurance and fortitude done so much to
build up the great Northwest. Mrs. R.
was born in Hardin Co., Ky., Jan. 22,
1824 ; in her fifth year, moved with her
parents to near Winchester (then Morgan,)
and in a few years thereafter moved to
Morgan ; at the early age of six, went to
the pay school in the old log school ; her
first instructor was Mr. Pemberton ; one
day in company with her mother, going to
hear a circuit preacher preach, a formida-
ble grizzly stood in their pathway, but her
courage did not fail her, and with swift
strides soon carried the news to her father,
who soon brought in bruin's inanimate
carcass to attest the credibility of killing
the last bear. On Oct. 19, 1844, was united
in marriage to Emmanuel Rimbey, by
" Old Dad " Redmond, a local preacher of
the Baptist Church. The fruits of this
union are : Charles H.'born Aug. 28, 1845;
Margaret, Jan. 20, 1848 ; U. Hardin, May
24, 1850; M. Ellen, Nov. 20, 1852; Mar-
tha L. June 3, 1855 ; S. Mahala, Dec. 24,
1857; Jesse H. Dec. 20, 1860 ; Thomas J.
April 14, 1863 ; George W. Nov. 28, 1865;
Norah, Oct. 8, 1870, died Dec. 4, 1871.
The sad demise of Mr. R. occurred Aug.
14, 1871, since which sad event she has
bravely met the grave responsibilities of
the business of the farm. The following
children are married : Margaret to H. D.
Radley, Jan. 2, 1861 ; Charles H. to Cyn-
thia A. Smith, March«2o, 1872 ; Martha L.
to James L. Sink, Oct. 15, 1874; U. Har-
din is a successful telegraph operator.
Own eighty acres, worth $7,000
Rimbey Uriah, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Murray-
ville
Roberts George, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Robinson John C. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Robinson W. P. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Rodgers Nicholas, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Mur-
rayville
ROSE WTLLIAM, farmer and super-
intendent, P.O. Murrayville, was born in
Dalton, Lancashire, England, Dec. 2, 1836;
parents names were John Rose and Eliza-
beth Riley. During the early years of
boyhood, received a good education at a
" Free Grammar " School in his district,
but his parents being of moderate means,
was a bar to his further progress in the
higher branches of education, having to
lend a helping hand to the wants of his
father's business. In 1859, left his native
land to cast his fortunes with the people of
the new world, landing first in Canada, and
it was there he married Miss Elizabeth
Thompson, on Dec. 25, 1861, at Harring-
ton ; has had by this union : John, born
Jan. 12, 1863 ; Robert, born Nov. 23, 1864;
William, born Oct. 7, 1865 ; Elizabeth E.
born Nov. 15, 1867 ; Christina, born Jan.
19, 1870; Mary, born Nov. 13, 1872 ; Mar-
garet, born Feb. 23, 1875, and Kate, born
Jan. 19, 1878. Of this large family all are
living. Tn 1869, by the solicitation of his
employer, Mr. Andrew Russel, lumber mer-
chant, Jacksonville, moved here, and at
once assumed the responsibilities of the
" Russel estate," which position he still
holds, with profit to his master, and honor
to himself.
Rousey Francis, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Mur-
rayville
CAMPLES JOHN A. farm hand, Sec. 25,
Murrayville
Seavere Thomas, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Mur-
rayville
SHARP JONATHAN, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Scottsville.
There is perhaps but few names in the an-
nals of American history of greater excel-
lence, than the gentleman's name at the
head of this life sketch. George Sharp,
grandfather of our patron, settled in Penn-
sylvania at a period anterior to our dis-
memberment with the mother country —
England ; being imbued with a love for
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freedom, enlisted in the Continental army,
and was severely wounded ; on the conclu-
sion of peace, moved himself, and family
of eleven children, to Tennessee ; the ar-
duous and harassing journey was made
overland, and their household trappings
were stowed away in a covered wagon ; the
wagon bed was made and constructed after
the model of a " mud boat," hence it was
often used on the trip to cross swollen
streams. Having lived a few years near the
heritage of "Old Hickory" Jackson, moved
and settled on " Snake Creek," near Scott-
ville, Macoupin Co.; died at the advanced
age of eighty-five years. The father of
our subject, Henry Sharp, accompanied his
father through the shifting scenes of his
eventful life, as related above. The date
of their settlement, 1828, classes the Sharps
as a name in the list of the pioneers, whose
heroism helped to carve out of a conglom-
merated mass of uncivilized territory, one
of the finest States in the American union.
He died in 1863, aged sixty-three years ;
his devoted wife still lives to recount to the
" young settlers," many reminiscences of
the ages past, is sixty-five years old, and
very hearty, and lives at Jacksonville. Mr.
Sharp was born in Macoupin Co., Nov. 14,
1842 ; in his young days had a good dispo-
sition to be, at his majority, a pedagogue,
but cruel fate willed it otherwise, but yet,
he is a close student of many works on
both ancient and modern history ; was
married to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Bater,
daughter of Christopher Bater, by Rev.
James A. Morland. Their children in the
order of birth, are : Freddie Elmer, born
April 4, 1872, died Aug. 4, 1876; Rose
Ella Jane, born Jan. 30, 1874 ; Thomas
Andrew, born Feb. 18, 1878. In 1877, Mr.
Sharp was elected to the office of precinct
constable, receiving the unanimous vote of
the precinct ; Mr. Sharp is a member of the
Baptist Church, and respected by his co-re-
ligionists, owns a good farm of 100 acres of
good land, worth $6,000
Sharp Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Sheplar Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Mur-
rayville
SHEPLAR NICHOLAS, minister of
the gospel, P.O. Murrayville. There
are perhaps, but few pursuits in life more
perplexing to the man of literary work,
than the work of writing up individual his-
tory, as he has in the language of Manfred,
" to enter into a scrutinizing research of
man's descent, diving to the caves of death,
# # -jf # From withered bones, and
skulls, and heap'd up dust." The grand-
father of our subject was born in Moore-
field County, Virginia, and served in Dun-
more's army; moved from his native State,
Virginia, at a very early day, settling in
Hardin County, Kentucky; his death is
mere conjecture, hence we are unable to
state any date. Benjamin, father of our
subject, was born in Hardin County, Ken-
tucky, June 8, 1797; during youth got a
moderate knowlege of Webster, from the
"pay school;" was married Oct. 16, 1827,
to Miss Maria Featherkile, and in 1828
removed to Sec. 13, his present home, and
has lived there continuously for forty-seven
years; eleven children were born to this
union: George, Nicholas, James, Daniel J.
John, Richard, Rose Anne, Martha Anne,
Minerva, Mary C. and Martha; of these,
Minerva, Mary C., John and Martha Anne,
are dead; settled on each of his children
a fortune of one hundred and twenty acres
of land, well improved, and are among the
first members of the regular Baptist church;
having in conjunction with Rev. Thornton
Shepherd (deceased) organized the first
Baptist Church, on " Little Sandy Creek."
The subject of this biography was born
April 14, 1833, on Sec. 13, and received a
liberal education, and remembers many
interesting reminiscences of the pioneer
age of the county; during his time, in going
to school, the quaint old schoolmaster used
to make them study their lessons aloud;
this was a relic of the antediluvian age of
the world. The school house had for win-
dows, a log cut out, with the door swinging
on wooden hinges, and split logs for seats.
Venison, wild turkey, and pork were the
meats used, wifh johnnie-cake; this bill of
fare was changed whenever the preacher
came around, a- there was always kept in
reserve some wheaten flour, hence the peo-
ple got to eat biscuits about four times a
year. Nicholas, through his own good
exertions, acquired much knowlege, which
has made him able to enter the field as a
preacher of the gospel; was married Jan.
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18, 1859, to Miss Mary Coffman, native ot
Virginia, by the Rev. Thornton Shepherd;
have had five children: William, John,
Mary C., Laura, and Emily, of those, Wil-
liam and Laura are dead. Mr. Sheplar is
one of our most enterprising citizens; owns
a small farm, and in company with his
brother James, is doing a good business in
a " grist mill," for the accommodation of
his neighborhood; his ministry commenced
many years ago in Macon County, and is
esteemed by all
Shepley Sydney, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Shotwell C. C. school teacher, Sec. 20, P.O.
Murrayville
Sink John V. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Murray-
ville
SLAUGHTER SILAS G. farmer
and stock raiser, P.O. Murrayville. Son of
John W. and Elizabeth Slaughter, natives
of Pennsylvania, was born in Jefferson
County, Kentucky, Aug. 9, 1828; his life
has been identified with the interests of his
native soil until 1849, when he moved and
settled here; during his early years his
chances to secure the benefits of a sound
education were meagre, and the whole
number of days spent at school did not
amount to six months. Little Silas' tutor
was a bright genius of the Emerald Isle —
Christopher McNamara; this astute peda-
gogue had it as the fundamental law of his
school, that the little "buckskins" c uld
fight out their quarrels in the school room,
any time only " during time of books;" this
would in this age, be barbarism. Was
married to Miss Mary Ellen Reaugh,
daughter of Samuel Q. Reaugh and Phoebe
Taylor, of Kentucky. Has had by this
union two children: John Samuel (de-
ceased) born April 3, 1857; Charles A.,
born Feb. 21, 1859. At the time the Mor-
gan County Regiment (One Hundred and
First)was raised, enlisted in Co. F — Captain
Tanning's company, and followed the for-
tunes of that brave organization in the
camp, and field, participating in the bat-
tles of " Rocky Face," Dallas, Altoona,
Marietta, Big Shanty, Peach Tree Creek,
and the inve tment of Atlanta; here his
services ceased, by reason of sickness, and
was sent thence to the general hospital, at
Quincy, Illinois; was discharged June 6,
1865, by reason of general disability; re-
turning to the shades of civil life, has
since directed his attention to the building
up of his business; is a faithful Christian;
the family belonging to the Presbyterian
Church; owns one hundred acres of land,
worth $5,000
Smith J. C. merchant, Murrayville
Sooy Albert, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Murray-
ville
SOOY CHARLES E. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 2, P.O. Murrayville. Son
of David Sooy and Catherine Reaugh;
during the early years of his youth, at-
tended the district school, his first teacher
was Miss Maggie Rannells, prosecuted his
studies with zeal, passing from the district
school, finishing his education at the Nor-
mal High School, Bloomington, Illinois;
having acquired the elements of a good
education, he soon struck out on his " own
hook." was married Nov. 3, 1875, to Miss
Sarah A. Anderson, daugter of James W.
and Mary Anderson, Rev. W. P. Hart
officiating; as first fruits of this union,
Maria C., was born Nov. 30, 1876. The
subject of these lines has lived continu-
ously in the same neighborhood since
infancy; at an early age united with the
Presbyterian Church, of which he is a re-
spected member, a good citizen, a kind
father, and an indulgent husband
Sooy David, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Murray-
ville
SOOY HAMILTON, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Murrayville. Son of
Samuel and Susan Sooy, natives of New
Jersey; emigrated to Warren County, Ohio,
in 1832; here the family stayed until 1840,
then moved and settled on Sec. 2, Morgan
County; Hamilton did not accompany his
father and David, but followed them two
years later; during their residence in War-
ren County, the wife and mother died, aged
36; and subsequently, the father's demise
occurred fifteen days after his settling on
Sec. 2; was buried in the Anderson grave-
yard; aged 66; Hamilton Sooy was born
Sept. II, 1830, in New Jersey, and endured
the vicissitudes and privations that was the
pioneer's reward in the days gone by ;
having joined his father and brother Da-
vid, in 1842, turned his whole attention to
building up the ancient landmarks of the
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early civilization — a rude log cabin; Mr. S.
says he very distinctly remembers when the
country averaged only about two houses to
the section of land, and that prairie fires
were a plague to the frontiersman; that to
help put out the prairie flames was a her-
culean task, as they were terrible in their
fiery flight. The education of little Ham-
ilton commenced at the age of six years;
his first teacher was Miss Ruth Anne
Gauze; the next term of six months was
under the rod of one of the sterner sex; at
the age of seventeen years, gave up the
school room to give his whole attention to
enhancing the new home in the West;
on March 12, 1855, married Miss Margaret
Frances Reaugh, daughter of Samuel Q.
and Phoebe Reaugh, by the Rev. Mr.
Newell, of "Unity" Presbyterian Church;
the children born to this marriage are:
Charles Granville, Dec. 31, 1855; Martha
A,, Feb. 25, 1857; Mary S., March 14,
1859 died March 26, 1862; Clara I., born
March 20, 1861; W. Thomas, May 21,
1863; John D., Aug. 28, 1865; George O.,
Aug. 6, 1867; Clarinda E., Aug. 16, 1870;
Samuel F., March 23, 1873; Martha A.
married John W. Fanning; tor many years
served the people as road supervisor, and
school director; susequently, in 1872, was
elected on the Board of Road Commission-
ers, and served honorably until succeeded
by his successor; in 1871, identified him-
self with Unity Presbyterian Church; his
wife has belonged to same church since her
early girlhood; owns one hundred and six-
teen acres of land, and is universally re-
spected
SORRELLS JOHN MONROE,
Sec. 7, P.O. Murrayville, son of Peter
and Sarah Sorrells; the grandfather of
the gentleman whose life we write, settled
here long before the deep snow; a sketch
of his eventful life will appear elsewhere in
tKis work. Mr. Sorrells was born Nov. 29,
1856, in Greene County, this State; in youth
attended the district school, and gained a
decent knowlege of Webster; was married
at the age of twenty, to Miss Sarah S. Bris-
endine, daughter of Green and Sarah H.
Brisendine, on Nov. 30, 1876, by the Rev.
Charles N. McEvers; one child blesses the
union, Arthur Dewey, born Dec. 19, 1877;
since Mr. Sorrells has assumed the respon-
sibilities of the husband and father, has met
the requirements of life with a determina-
tion to win his way to fortune; is a young
man of sterling worth and beloved by all
SPENCER BENJAMIN F. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 31. P.O. Murrayville.
Son of William S. and Berthinia Spen-
cer, natives of Indiana; emigrated to Mor-
gan County at a time when the county was
sparcely settled; were contemporary settlers
with the Gunns, Wrights, and Fannings,
of " Pepper hill," and at the time the " old
court house " was built at Jacksonville,
Uncle Billy sawed the lumber that went
into its construction, with a whipsaw.
Benjamin F. was born on Sec. 31, Feb. 21,
1845; when eight years old commenced to
attend the district school, which institution
during the progress of time, became a
modernized frame building; having at-
tended school until eighteen years old,
when the responsibilities of his father's
home required Frank's helping hand; was
married to Miss Mary C. Payton, daugter
of James and Thankful Payton, Sept. 14,
1864, by the Rev. Alick Gunn, of Zion M.
E. Church; Mrs. Spencer was born in War-
saw, Hancock County, Illinois, Feb. 4,
1846'; the fruits of their marriage were;
Linzeta C., born Feb. I, 1866; John H.,
Nov. I, 1867; Thankful J. Feb. 24, 1870;
William F. Feb. 17, 1872; Berthinia A.,
Feb. 16, 1874; Isaiah, May 28, 1876. Dur-
ing the civil war, enlisted in September.
1862, in Co. I, (Captain Lightfoot) One
Hundred and First Regiment, Illinois Vol-
unteer Infantry, and followed the fortunes
of that veteran regiment, in field and
camp, to Holly Springs, Mississippi; hav-
ing contracted a camp fever, was sent back
to Benton Barracks, Missouri, for treat-
ment, and was honorably discharged in
June, 1863, for " disability;" returning to
the avocation of civil life, has done much
to build up society; Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
are good members of Zion Church, and are
respected by all
SPENCER GEORGE W. farmer.
Sec. 7. P.O. Murrayville, Son of W. S.
Spencer, native of Indiana; the father of
the gentleman at the head of this biography,
settled in Morgan County at a very remote
period, and was a contemporary settler
with the Rearicks, 'Squire Holliday, and
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
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Wrights; he sawed the lumber that was
used in the construction of the "old court
house," with a " whip saw;" has lived to see
much of the early life of the long ago, prior
to the " deep snow," and is now a retired
farmer, and resides in Murrayville, this
county. The gentleman whose history we
are engaged in writing up, was born in
Morgan County, March 9, 1844; Geo. W.'s
father was a farmer, and this accustomed
him to the toil and labor on the farm, he
had much taste for books, and during the
winter months, applied his thoughts to the
gaining of a good English education; when
the nation's life was in jeopardy, threatened
as it was by rebel hordes, George like a true
American citizen, rushed to its rescue, by
enlisting March 23, 1865, in Co. E, 58th
Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and
followed the weal and woe of that veteran
regiment to the end of the war; was dis-
charged at Montgomery, Ala., March 23,
1866; attended for two terms the Murray-
ville High School, under Mr. Charles Fish,
thus finishing his studies; was married Dec.
10, 1867, to Miss Matilda Jane Fanning,
daughter of Sampson Fanning, by Rev. A.
S. Gunn; have had by this union, two chil-
dren: Lyman Lurton, and Murtey Lee;
Mr. Spencer being endowed with much
go-a-headiveness, has been re-elected to the
office of constable for four consecutive
terms, and is a prince among the boys.
SPENCER MAJOR, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Manchester,
Scott County. Son of Elisha and Naiicy
Spencer, natives of North Carolina. In
1822, moved from the " Sunny South " to
Lawrence County, this State; in 1826,
moved to Martin's prairie, Greene County;
in 1838, settled on a quarter section in
section 31; their first domicile was of lo^s,
and the furniture was made out of clap-
boards and slabs; Major was born in Law-
rence County, June 22, 1824, and endured
in his early boyhood the hardships incident
to the early days of the long ago; when
seven years old, went to school to a worthy
gentleman named John Burton; as educa-
tion was not a prerequisite to getting land,
little Major had to turn his attention to the
work of helping to reclaim the home in the
western wilds; on Feb. 20, 1844, married
Miss Nancy J. Duncan, daughter of Greenup
and Tomison Duncan, 'Squire Ned Wyatt
pronouncing them of "one flesh;" the
children to this marriage are: Lucy A.,
born Jan. 5, 1845, died Aug. 29, 1845;
Elizabeth T., born Sept. 9, 1846; Sarah J.,
March I, 1849; Henry M., Oct. 3, 1850;
infant son horn and died May 29, 1852;
Major L., April 18, 1854; Greenup, March
17, 1856; Maria O., Julv 27, 1858; Philip
F., June 22, 1860; Elizabeth married Louis
Herron, Sarah J. married Carroll Gilmore,
Henry M. Virginia Barnett, and M. L.
to Mary Moore; is a zealous member of
the Baptist Church; owns 144 acres of
good land, worth $7,000
Steel Michael, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Murray-
ville
Still Frederick, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Murray-
ville
Story B. F. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Murrayville
Story George, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Murray-
vil!e
Story John E. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Murray-
ville
Story John I. renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Murray-
ville
Story Josephus, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Murray-
ville
Story J. B. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Murray-
ville
Story Porter, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Murray-
ville
Story Riley, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Murrayville
Story W. S. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Murrayville
Strang C. F. merchant, P.O. Murrayville
Summers Martin, Sec. I, P.O. Murrayville
-TANKASLERY PARMELIA
MRS. farmer, Sec. 30; daughter of Will-
iam and Sarah McCuen, natives of Pennsyl-
vania; the lady whose good name heads
this sketch was bom November 8, 1821;
when only six months old, had to endure
the rigors of a long journey; her parents
at that time moved and settled near*Tiffin,
Ohio; her father purchased on his arrival
in Ohio a good tract of land, improved it,
and remained there nineteen years; Mr.
McCuen had long conceived a desire to see
the famous Prairie State, but death came
too soon, and blasted the bright hopes of
the little family; his demise occurred in
1838; he was, during life, a blacksmith and
farmer; the mother lived but two years
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later, and was interred in the same burial
ground. The subject of this biography is
the seventeenth child out of a family of
twenty-one children ! there were eleven
girls and ten boys; of this interesting family
sixteen lived to be married and raise large
families; the youngest child — a girl — was
in her fiftieth year when her mother died;
two were school teachers, viz: James and
John; after the death of the parents the
family scattered, Parmelia moving to Lib-
erty township; lived there three years;
was married March 16, 1843, to Mr.Tankas-
lery; they have been blessed with many
children, viz: Thursey Anne, Sarah E.,
George W., Robert H., Mary Joanna,
Martha E., Alvira, Charles F., Jeremiah,
Margaret, Phoebe E, and George E. ;
Thursey Anne married James Kinney, and
died Aug. 5, 1859; Charles and Robert died
some years ago; in 1868, moved to Carroll-
ton, Greene County; from thereto Jackson-
ville, and while a resident of that city the
husband and father passed away to his
God, which sad event occurred March 9,
1869; after the demise of her husband, in
1872 moved to Sec. 30; George W. enlisted
in the 25th Regt. O.V. I., and served three
years; Mrs. Tankaslery had in the Union
army twenty-eight nephews,one son.and two
brothers, and cousins — their name is legion;
at the death of her parents there were one
hundred and three grandchildren, twenty-
five great-grandchildren; Mrs. Tankaslery
has now living, direct from her own family,
sixteen grandchildren, and one great-
grandchild; is a strict member of the
Methodist Church
Tendick John, bootmaker, Murrayville
Tissington Robert, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Murrayville
Tissington Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Murrayville
Tunnell Joseph F. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Murrayville
Turner John, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Murray-
ville
WERTREES DANIEL, H. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Murray-
ville; son of John Vertrees and Nancy Hay-
craft, natives of Hardin County, Ky,; was
burn May 6, 1821, and moved with his pa-
rents, settling on Little Sandy Creek.Greene
County. At this time there were but two
log huts in the little western town of Jack-
sonville; this was anterior to the "deep
snow." Little Dan, " Old Punkin," (the
horse), and the old dog "Tige," did the
bus ness of going to mill. At this early
day of the county's history, deer were as
plentiful as any other game of the western
forest. It was in the memorable year of
1827 that our subject, with his father and
"big brothers," killed the last "grizzly"
that roamed through our prairies, and was
a terror to the few hardy pioneers ; this
remarkable incident occurred on Coal
Creek. Daniel first imbibed the truths of
education under a Mr. Fitzgerald, a good
old Irish gentleman, and a fist-fight in the
school room was no uncommon occurrence.
Having met the woman whom God de-
signed should be his guide through life,
was married to Miss Nancy M. Herron,
daughter of .Simeon Herron and Phcehe
Birdsell, contemporary settlers with the
Wyatts, Wrights and Gunns. This mar-
riage was celebrated April 6, 1848, 'Squire
Geo. Wright tieing the indissoluble knot,
and during the same year Dan paid the
marriage fee to the 'Squire by breaking
prairie for him ; has had by this union
twelve children, viz : Mary J., born May 8,
1849; Charles T.. born Nov. 10, 1850;
James L., Feb. 15. 1852; Samuel H., Dec.
i, 1853; Emerine, Sept. I, 1855; Melissa
M., Feb. 7, 1857 ; John E., Dec. 26, 1858 ;
Emily, Jan, 24, 1861 ; Cornelia, Jan. 23,
1864; Edwin M. Stanton, Sept. 15, 1868;
Walter, May 8, 1870. It is very remarka-
ble that the oldest celebrates its birth in
May, and the youngest also. James L.,
Emerine and Mattie E., have long since
passed to the realms of bliss to await the
coming of their parents who both lead a
life of rectitude and right, are members of
the Baptist Church, and are universally be-
loved by all who know them ; owns 146
acres of land worth $7,000.
•\1TALSH RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 12,
* * P.O. Murrayville
Waters John, renter, Sec. I, P.O. Murrayville
Watkins Roe, carp. Sec. 1, P.O. Murrayville
Wells William, blacksmith, Murrayville
Westrope James L. renter, Sec. 27, P.O.
Murrayville
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
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Westrope Richard, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Murrayville
WHALEN HENRY H. blacksmith,
P.O. Murrayville. The father of Mr.
Whalen was born at New River, Va., h'is
occupation was that of blacksmith and
farming; during the stormy days of Jack-
son's war in 1814, he enlisted, but did not
go to the scene of conflict ; he died in War-
ren Co., Kentucky, aged 66 years; the
mother died more than thirty-five years
ago at the above place. The subject of
this notice was born Dec. 9, 1814, in War-
ren Co., Kentucky. His attendance and
study of Webster would not make him
rank as a linguist, but was endowed by his
Creator with a well balanced intellect, hence
his success in life. He cast his fortunes
with Miss Sarah, daughter of John Jones,
the marriage occurred in March, 1834. In
1836 he moved with his family to Miller
Co., Missouri, and there farmed. In 1844,
moved and identified his fortunes with the
people of Scott Co., this State, settling
near Glasgow, and it was here that Mr.
Whalen's enterprising genius cropped out,
by purchasing a blacksmith outfit and
opening up a " village smithy." Having
never served an apprenticeship in the
forge, Henry was often perplexed in his
new line of business, but, by close applica-
tion and keen observations in other
shops, was soon a master of his trade. In
1854, moved and settled in Winchester,
Scott Co. ; lived there sixteen months. In
1856 moved and bought a small farm of
forty acres in Sec. 18, Morgan Co.; when
the town of Murrayville was laid out,
moved and built the third residence in
that little hamlet, and before many moons
erected a blacksmith shop ; the work was
done by R. T. Seavers. Mr. Whalen was
the first to break the monotony of life by
the cheerful ring from his anvil. In a few
years he added a paint and wagon shop,
with a spacious hall for public meetings,
and the first Masonic meeting was organ-
ized in that hall. By his first marriage ha
had six children ; all died in their juvenile
years except America Jane, who lived until
her majority, and died of typhus fever
was married second time in 1855 to Mrs
Minerva Buck. Mr. Whalen is an old
time Whig, and an uncompromising Re-
publican ; a good citizen, and well re-
spected by a large circle of friends
Whitlock Isaiah, farmer. Sec. 34, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Whitlock James, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Whitlock Luther, farmei, Sec. 34, P.O. Mur-
rayville
WHITLOCK S. school teacher, Sec. 7,
P.O. Murrayville. There is perhaps but few
names connected with the history of the set-
tlement of this county better known than
Thos. Whitlock, the father of the gen-
,.Jtleman at the head of this history, who
was a contemporary settler with the Shep-
herds, Storys, and Wrights as early as
1823, nearly a year prior to the loca-
tion of now the "Athens of the West."
During his early years, the subject of this
sketch had the advantage of acquiring a
good practical education ; when arrived at
the age of man's estate, he was united in
marriage to Miss Polly Anne Kennedy,
daughter of William Kennedy, the first
schoolmaster known here to the western
wilds; they have a nice family of interest-
ing children. Mr. Whitlock has success-
fully taught many terms as a worthy school
teacher, receiving the highest salary ; is an
erudite scholar and a practical demon-
strator of the profession of inculcating the
young mind with that knowledge which is
a pre-requisite to a good citizen and a gen-
tleman. Mrs. Whitlock is a faithful mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and from girlhood to the present, has been
a devout Christian, and was often caressed
by the fatherly hand of good old Peter
Cartwright
Whitlock Taylor, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Whitlock William, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Whitlock Z. T. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Murray-
ville
WILLIAMS ELIAS, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Murrayville, son
of Josiah and Sarah A. Williams, natives
of Kentucky. The father of Elias emi-
grated to Indiana in 1820, thence moved
and cast his lot with the early settlers of
Illinois in 1822, hence was one of the few
whose life is a part of the history of the
early settlement of the Northwest, and died
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Oct. 14, 1864, aged 56 years. Elias was
born March 16, 1836, in Sec. 25, T. 15, R.
12, Scott Co., 111. ; when in his sixth year
first visited the log school house, then
under the management of a good old
Yankee. In the Winter of 1853-4 attended
Jacksonville Western District School, then
under the argus eye of that genius of
learning, Hon. Newton Bateman ; in
1855-6 placed his growing faculties under
the training of Prof. Turner, in Illinois
College; having thus gained a good English
education, turned his energies to the work
on his father's estate. In 1857, moved t^
Iowa; continued westward in company
with his uncle to Kansas, taking with them
a load of flour, and soon returned to the
homestead ; during the fall of his return
made rails, and accompanied his brother-
in-law, Rev. P. N. Minear, in the work of
camp meetings. In 1859, in company with
John Isom and William Campbell, visited
McDonough Co. Dec. 2ist was married
to Miss Anne J. Bane, daughter of George
and Mary Bane ; lived in McDonough Co.
until the Spring of 1861 ; moved and set-
tled on the " old Shepherd " farm, south of
Jacksonville. After the death of his father,
at Merritt, Scott, Mr. W. sold out and
moved on his father's estate ; here he was
prostrated with typhoid fever, and for three
months his life was in jeopardy. In 1867
he joined interests with his brother-in-law,
P. N. Minear, and bought out the shares
of the heirs ; in 1870 bought and shipped
cattle and grain, which business soon left
him penniless ; the crisis coming on him
in 1875, gave up farming in '76, and moved
to Merritt, thence to Kansas, and took up
a claim of 160 acres ; but just then a dis-
patch summoned him to the death-bed of
his wife, which occurred April 21, 1876,
leaving to his care six children : George B.,
born Sept. 24, 1860; Charles H., Dec. 4,
1862; Henry C., July 15, 1866; Rosalie,
Oct. 9, 1868; Lillie M., July 5, 1871; Mary
G., Aug. 13, 1873. After the death of his
wife, his aged mother looked and cared
for her little grandchildren. Now his
sister-in-law, Rhoda J. Bane, is doing the
good part of mother and aunt. Mr. W. is
a good farmer, and has no enemies.
Wilson Ben, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Murrayville
Wilson Jane, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Murrayville
Wright Andrew, renter, Sec. n, P.O. Mur-
rayville
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
A XGELO ROBERT H. farmer,
•*•*• Sec. I, P.O. .Murrayville. Son of James
Angelo, a native of New Jersey ; he was
born in 1768, and was married twice ; first
wife was Miss Mary Hulins ; about the
year 1810, moved to Crawford Co., Pa.;
here his wife died ; her death is thought to
have occurred about the year 1815 ; married
again about the year 1817, to Miss Lucy
MacDowell ; the children born to this mar-
riage were Samuel W., David R., Robert
H. and William H. (twins), Andrew J.,
Thomas J., and Daniel F. In March, 1832,
Mr. Angelo packed his little goods in a
covered wagon, and by persistent efforts
gained, after a weary journey, the land in-
habited by the deer, elk, and some griz-
zlys, settling in Buckhorn prairie, Mor-
gan Co.; there entered some government
land, building his own cabin ; soon the
smoke from the emigrant's cabin was
wafted on the breeze, giving hope to the
weary traveler that he was in proximity to
a settlement. Of the children living, Sam.
uel married Rhoda Burwell, David married
Mary Masters, William married Sarah
Northcote, second wife was Charlotte
French ; Andrew J. died in 1845, Thomas
J. married Elizabeth Hoover, second wife
Mary Marker ; Daniel died in 1854 ; Rob-
ert H. was born in Crawford Co., Pa., June
25, 1821, and followed the shifting scenes
of his parents' life, and was married, Feb.
9, 1843, to Miss Rebecca Bruton, daughter
of William Bruton ; have had six children,
Lucy A., William J., Hester Anne (died in
1848), Dempsey S., Emily Clementine, and
Mary Jane. Mr. Angelo's life has been that
of the rolling stone ; after his marriage,
lived in Macoupin Co.; then returned to
Morgan Co.; in 1849 moved his family to
the " Lone Star " State, and returned to
old Morgan in 1850, living after his return in
Buckhorn Prairie and Lynnville ; spending
five years on the James Strawn farm, pur-
chased a prairie farm in Buckhorn ; im-
proved it ; after a residence on it of twelve
years, sold out, and purchased another in
the same neighborhood ; lived on it two
years ; sold out, and rented a farm from
James Strawn ; thence to the George Graff
farm ; thence back to his first love, Buck-
horn Prairie, and rented the Isaac Ham-
mill farm ; after a residence of one year,
moved to Youngblood Prairie ; a residence
of one year at the latter place was suffi-
cient, hence he moved to the Andy Wil-
liams farm, near Murrayville, and there
tilled the soil for three years ; from there
he moved and sojourned with the people of
Scott Co., renting the Shores property; one
year sufficed ; moved back to Morgan, set-
tling on Sec. I, where he now resides. Mr.
Angelo, while a resident of Buckhorn Prai-
rie, served as school director for two terms,
and as supervisor of roads two terms, and
now, in the autumn of his life, is well
thought of by his friends and neighbors
T3IRDSELL CLARK (deceased), the
head of this biography, was born in the
State of New York. In 1828, he conceived
the brilliant idea of moving westward ;
being from boyhood a lover of adventure,
and by occupation a boatman, he was in-
ured to the cold and storm of our latitude ;
his settlement here makes him one of the
early pioneers, as he cast his lot with the
people of Morgan Co. prior to the "deep
snow ; " there were but few cabins then in
Jacksonville, and as few families, Rearicks,
'Squire Holliday, Dady Wright, and a few
others, lived close to Jacksonville ; removed
and settled near Winchester, Scott Co.; was
married Feb. 10, 1826, to Miss Wealthy
Herron, by Mr. Hatcher, J. P.; the children
born to this marriage were : Lewis, born
Sept. 5, 1827 ; Rufus, born March 28, 1830;
Sarah, born Sept. 25, 1832 ; John, born
Nov. I, 1833 ; William, born Sept. 6, 1835 ;
Ruth, born Nov. 6, 1837 ; Winnie, born — ,
1840; Simon, born Dec. 30, 1843; James
K. P., born Dec. 6, 1845 ; Clark, born Feb.
19, 1848; Wealthy, March 18, 1850; Cyn-
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
thia E., born March 3, 1853, and Mary
Anne, born Feb. 6, 1855. Winnie died in
infancy; Cynthia died Feb. 18, 1854; Si-
mon enlisted in the 33d Regt. 111. Inf'y, and
participated in all the movements of his
regiment ; was wounded at Fort Donald-
son, and died of his wound June I, 1862.
James and John enlisted in the roist Regt.
111. Vols. ; James, while on duty, was
stricken with measles, which incapacitated
him for duty ; was discharged by reason of
disability, and died June I, 1863 ; John
participated in all the conflicts of his regi-
ment, and was wounded in the ear at Look-
out Mountain, Tenn.; now lives in Cal-
loway Co., Mo. William enlisted in the
6ist Regt. 111. Vols., and his clear record
marked him as ^brave soldier ; partici-
pated in many bSdJfes ; he re-enlisted in
1864 for still anomer three years ; took
brain fever, and died at Memphis, Tenn.
Ruth married George Morning, lives in
McDonough Co., 111. ; Wealthy married
James Buck, Sarah married Andrew Brown,
Clark married Jane Buck, and all three
families reside at Roadhouse, Greene. Co.;
Mary married Robert Kitner, and lives in
Indiana ; Lewis married Sallie A. Smith,
second wife Mary C. Armstong. The wife
of this old pioneer died Feb. n, 1875, and
her respected husband soon joined her on
the other shore ; he died March 25, 1875.
Rufus Birdsell was born March 28, 1830;
for years worked on his father's farm ; was
marrie : in December, 1822, to Miss Eliza-
beth White, daughter of Micajah and Mary
L. White, by 'Squire Heaton ; they have
had nine children : James A., born Aug. 17,
1854, died in infancy; William, born Feb.
3, 1856 ; Margaret A., born April i, 1858 ;
Ruth Jane, born Aug. 7, 1860; Wealthy,
born Oct. 18, 1862 ; Rennie, born Dec. 18,
1864; Calvin, born March 7, 1866; infant
daughter, born in February, 1869, died in
infancy ; George H., born Oct. 7, 1872. Mr.
Birdsell, loving the honor of his flag better
than home or hearthstone, enlisted in the
ggth Regt. 111. Vols. Infy, and participated
in the many hard struggles of this veteran
command, and was severely wounded May
24, 1863, in that terrible assault on the
rebel works before Vicksburg. Gen. Ben-
ton's brigade consisted of the ggth and 33d
111. Infy, and the 8th and i8th Regts. Ind.
Vols., and in that charge the brigade lost
700 men killed and wounded. Rufus was
carried from the battle-field and sent to the
hospital at Memphis, Tenn. ; in August,
same year, was sent to Alexander Barracks,
St. Louis, Mo.; was there organized into
the 8sth Co. 2d Batt. Invalid Corps ; sent
thence to Scranton, Pa.; there did provost
duty for nearly eighteen months ; thence
to Philadelphia, Pa., and was there dis-
charged, July 5, 1865. Since his return to
civil life, made one change — to Hooper Co.,
Mo.; lived there four years, returned, and
settled down at his present residence. Mr.
Mrs. Birdsell are good members of the
United Baptist Church
Block C. H. clerk, Murrayville
Brisindine G. B. carpenter, Murrayville
Brisindine P. S. carpenter, Murrayville
Brubaker M. Wesley, teacher, Sec. 12, P.O.
Murrayville
Burch James W. farmer, Sec. I, P O. Murray-
ville
Bush J. G. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Murrayville
/BARNEY ANDREW, R.R. boss, Mur-
^^ rayville
Chapman Lafayette, Murrayville
CHAPMAN WILLIAM D. Sec. 36,
P.O. Manchester, Scott Co. This gentle-
man is the son of Robert Chapman, a na-
tive of Norfolk, England, and was born at
the above place Jan. 14, 1848 ; when very
young commenced to accustom his life to
the pursuits of an agriculturist ; he never
attended school while at home ; during his
life he worked out among neighboring far-
mers, and applied his mind to gather up
some of the simple rudiments of an Eng-
lish education ; ten months would, how-
ever, be more time than William ever at-
tended to the study of the English reader,
but Mr. Chapman, appreciating the need of
gaining a good knowledge of the common
branches of English, has by diligence
and the study of good books, acquired a
liberal knowledge of history, mathematics,
and penmanship. When in his nineteenth
year, visited the great metropolis, London,
and resided there more than four years.
His young manhood craved for a wider
field ; emigrated from the land of his birth
July 31, 1870; took shipping from Lon-
don ; after a merry voyage, landed at New
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
605
York City, Aug. 21, 1870; moved immedi-
ately to Haverstraw, on the Hudson River,
and there tarried but six weeks ; from there
moved to Illinois, and cast his lot with the
people of Greene Co., and worked on the
farm of Mr. Tunison, south of Whitehall J
moved thence to another farm of the same
party, south of Manchester, Scott Co.; re-
sidtd there three years; having tired of
renting, bought a good farm of Mr. Blaker,
of Sangamon Co., where he now resides;
was married Oct. 14, 1872, to Miss Hannah
Mitchell, daughter of William Mitchell, by
Rev. Mr. Hyde, at Carrollton, 111.; have
had by this union, Walter Joseph, born
Oct. 18, 1874, and Robert William, born
May 15, 1877. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are
generous and genial people, and enjoy the
friendship of a host of friends
Cooley S. farm hand, Sec. 36, P.O. Murray-
ville
Criswell R. R. farmer, Murrayville
Crowley Mike, farm hand, Murrayville
E. W. Murrayville
DOBSON S. F. and WILLIAM,
farmers and stock raisers, P.O. Manches-
ter, Scott Co., sons of George Dobson, na-
tive of Yorkshire, England. Samuel F.
was born near Scarborough, England,
March 24, 1846, and during their early
boyhood received a practical education on
the farm ; their education in the rudiments
of the English branches was gathered at a
pay school, but as mental culture was of no
consequence to the successful English
farmer, a knowledge in the primary de-
partment of learning was sufficient for the
wants of life, hence the young Dobsons
learned to be model farmers. In 1855,
their parents emigrated from old England,
bringing with them their children : S. F.,
William, Sarah, and John, landing at New
York City, thence by rail to Morgan Co.,
settling in Lynnville. After a residence
there of one year, moved to Robert Wad-
dell's farm in Scott Co., thence to the W.
Jones farm ; lived there three years ; shift-
ed his bark again, anchoring on the Mc-
Cracken farm, and cultivated the soil for
seven years ; having had enough of the per-
plexities attendant to a renter's life, John,
William, and Samuel purchased a tract of
360 acres of good land, from James Chil-
ton, in Sees. 23 and 26 ; one hundred and
twenty acres of this farm lays adjoining in
Scott County. After a partnership of five
years, made a division of the land, S. F.
taking 120 acres in Sec. 26 ; soon a hand-
some cottage was erected, and John built
a fine residence on Sec. 27, Scott Co. By
the combined energy of those brothers,
they have cleared and brought into culti-
vation, eighty acres of forest land Samuel
was married twice ; his first marriage was
celebrated April 2, 1872, to Miss Mary
Frances Allen, by Rev. George W. Stevens;
have had born to this union : James Al-
fred, born Feb. 22, 1873 ; Perry A. born
Oct. 10, 1874. Mrs. Dobson's demise oc-
curred Oct. 16, 1875. Married again Oct.
14, 1876, to Florence Ellen Allen,, by Rev.
Joel Goodrich, of Jacksonville. Have had
one child: Eddie, born Aug. 18, 1877.
William Dobson's life is a duplicate of
Samuel's up to Feb. 15, 1865, when he en-
listed in Co. H, I2gth Regiment, I. V. I.,
followed and endured the hardships of his
regiment, and was transferred to Co. B,
i6th Reg., 111. Vet. Vols.; was discharged
at Camp Butler, 111., in June, 1865; was
married Dec. 5, 1867, to Miss Lucinda
Adeline Billings, daughter of Abraham and
Nancy Billings, by Rev. Mr. Teller. They
have had born to this marriage, four chil-
dren : Jared, born Oct. 21, 1868 ; Myrtle,
born June 14, 1870; Bernice, born Aug. 21,
1873 ; Cyphas, born May 20, 1876. Both
families are identified with the member-
ship of the United Baptist Church, and
well and favorably known
"C* LLIS JAMES M. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O-
•^•^ Murrayville
/DARNER JAMES, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
^-^ Murrayville
Gibson Charlotte, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Gunn A. J. fanner, Sec. I, P.O. Murrayville
H
ORTON F. M. farmer, Murrayville
HOWARD WILEY, farmer and
renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Manchester, Scott Co.
son of Martin Howard. This old pioneer
was born in East Tennessee in 1811, and
was married to Miss Denisa Cook, daugh-
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MORGAN COUNTY DIEECTORY.
ter of Jacob Cook, also a native of East
Tennessee. Mr. Howard, in 1835, in
company with his father, Aleck Howard,
settled near Lynnville, this county; nothing
occurred to mar the serenity of the jour-
ney, except a little accident that befel little
Miriman, who was then in infancy : he fell
out of the wagon and destroyed the sight
of one eye. Mr. Howard, father of Wiley,
died in 1837; his widow still survives him,
and is the wife of Mr. John Smith. The
gentleman whose name heads this sketch,
was born in Scott Co., and attended, dur-
ing his early years, to gaining a knowledge
of Webster, at Hart's school house ; was
married twice ; his first marriage was on
Jan, 16, 1861, to Miss Caroline Lawson,
daughter of Severe Lawson, by Mr. Tan-
koley, J.P. Three children were born to
this union : Martin S., Merinda Jane, and
Charlotte A.; the last named died Nov. 18,
1862. After his marriage, moved to the
David Ralston farm, thence to Manches-
ter, thence southeast of Manchester to the
'Squire Heaton farm, lived there two years,
thence east of Hart's school house, and
here the sable cloak of death wrapped the
wife and mother in its unwelcome folds ;
she died March n, 1866. Was married
again Nov. i, 1866, to Mrs. Phoebe Anne
Brown, daughter of Maston Semmons ;
have had four children : Caroline, David
S., Newton J., and Terry ; little David has
been called home to heaven. After his
second marriage, lived on the Richard
Wilson estate, then sojourned for a while
in Scott County, rented the Mason and
Kiker farm one year each. Mrs. Howard
is a consistent member of the United Bap-
tist Church, and both are well respected
Hughes John F. farmer, Murrayville
Hull Thomas, farmer, Murrayville
JACKSON GEO. W. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Manchester.
The father of the subject of this notice,
Hiram Jackson, was a native of North
Carolina, was born in 1804, and emigrated
to Indiana, settling in Putnam County,
and after many years of harassing ups and
downs, was married in 1826, to Miss Nancy
Malcolm, the children born to this marriage
were: Samuel A., Mary A., Silas, George
W., Nancy J., Diana, Phebe, Matilda,
Hiram, William H. and Jehu. Samuel
left his family in 1854, and went to St.
Louis, since that time his life is a blank
to his friends and relations; Mary died in
1840, Matilda and Hiram died of measles
and whooping cou^h, in 1842; Jehu en-
listed at Jacksonville, March 9, 1865, to
serve in the loist Regiment, Illinois Volun-
teer Infantry, and died of pneumonia at
Camp Butler, this State, March 29, 1865;
William died March 9, 1875; the father
died Nov. 9, 1875, aged 71; the mother
died Sept. 29, 1864, aged 67. About the
year 1835, Mr. Jackson made the trip over-
land to Missouri Crossing, at Alton, here,
while in the act of boarding the flatboat,
the cable rope broke, precipatating the
team and wagon into the river, little
George narrowly escaped drowning; having
gained the shore, continued their journey,
settling in Barry County, Missouri, entered
some government land, built a log cabin,
made some improvements, sold out, and
moved to Illinois, crossing at St. Louis,
Missouri, settling in St. Clair County; this
was in 1838, lived there five years, pulled
stakes and moved to Washington County,
entered a claim on 160 acres of land, erected
a neat frame dwelling, the first of the kind
in the neighborhood; improved the whole
tract, in 1849 sold out and moved to Texas,
and there bought a farm of 900 acres of
land, lived there but two years, and again
cast his fortunes with the people of Illi-
nois, settling in Scott County, and there
purchased a small farm of 40 acres; sold
this, and again moved to Macoupin County,
and there farmed, until by the affliction of
sore eyes, he had to give up work altogether,
and lived afterward until his death, with
his children The gentleman at the head
of this sketch was born Oct. 19, 1831, in
Indiana, followed the changes of his father's
life as recorded above; was married twice,
his first marriage was Aug. 22, 1849, to
Miss Matilda J. Davis, by Rev. Mr. Col-
lins, in Washington County, the children
to this union were: Martha Ellen, William
R. James H., Silas J., Sarah A., Mary
Alendar, and Nancy Isabelle; the wife and
mother died Sept. 19, 1863; married again,
Aug. 3, 1865, to Miss Sarah Jane Radford,
at the home of Dr. Gillett, in the city of
Jacksonville; have had seven children to
this union: Charles W., Mary M. .Clarasca,
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
607
Odelia, George L., Samuel K., Minnie M.,
and Otis A.; Mr. Jackson was elected con-
stable in 1860, and served four years; Mr.
and Mrs. Jackson are faithful members of
the United Baptist Church
JOHNSON HENRY L. retired
farmer and minister of the gospel, Sec. n,
P.O. Murrayville. The genealogy of this
good old name points with pride to the
descent of " Albion's " noblest families to
rare Ben Jonson, in later years corrupted
by the addition of the letter "h." The
grandfather, Ben Johnson, settled here
prior to the Revolution, and was a member
of Washington's army, from the inception
of the rebellion to its final close, and died
at a great age ; his ashes repose in the earth
of Old Virginia. The father, Benjamin,
was a native of Augusta Co., Virginia ;
when he was 24 years old emigrated from
the Old Dominion State and settled in Ken-
tucky ; was married in 1819 to Miss Mary
Boyd, daughter of John H. Boyd; children
born to this marriage in Virginia were :
Henry L., C. Perry, and Andrew J. In 1830,
to satisfy a long cherished desire to see the
new State, then on the confines of civiliza-
tion, made the journey overland, and in a
large covered wagon, after a most harassing
journey landed in Morgan Co. Oct. 2, 1830 ;
the outfit of the little band of emigrants
was very limited, the " deep snow " setting
in soon after their landing, made their
situation deplorable ; settled in Buckhorn
Prairie, and entered eighty acres of land
at $1.25 per acre; built an additon to the
log cabin ; when his means became better
purchased one hundred acres more land
and improved it; soon after bought of W.
Busbey eighty acres more. After settling
in Illinois, three more children were born,
viz. : Benjamin F., Jonas M., and John
D. He was during life a minister of
the gospel, and preached for the people
of the United Baptist Church ; died
March 14, 1861, aged 69 years, his de-
voted wife survived him many years ; she
died July 4, 1872, aged 77. The gentle-
man whose name appears at the head of
this biography was born in Kentucky July
6, 1820. and followed the fortunes of his
father's life, as above i elated, had a hard
road to hoe in his early days. Studied
Webster under the shadow of the log
school house, this was only in " spells," but
being a lover of knowledge, prosecuted his
studies under the care of his parents, gained
a liberal knowledge of the simple rudi-
ments of an English education. Was mar-
ried twice ; first union was Oct. 14, 1840,
to Miss Nancy H. Haney, by 'Squire Mich-
ner. An interesting episode occurred which
we relate as told us ; the good man of
peace and law never tied a hymenial knot
before, hence he was much agitated how
to begin ; the parties were pronounced of
one flesh, after three exciting trials, much
to the relief of the contracting parties ;
have had nine children : Zachariah T.,
James K. P., Benjamin F., John P., Henry
J., Alden J., Mary J., Frances A., William
E.; of these children the following have
gone to their God : James K. P., Zach. T.,
Benj. F., and William E. Married again
Aug. 25, 1868, to Mrs. Elizabeth A. Law-
son, by Rev. William Johnson ; they have
had three children : Ida Belle, Laura E.
and Clara Alma. Ida died in infancy.
Mr. Johnson was ordained a minister of
the United Baptist Church March I, 1850,
but from boyhood took an active part in
the work of reclaiming his fellow creature
from the broad road to endless ruin ; now
attends and preaches to four appointments,
" Little Sandy " Baptist Church ; Murray-
ville, Morgan Co. ; Glasgow, Scott Co., and
Wilmington, Greene Co. ; is respected by
all classes for his liberal principles
Johnson J. W. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Murray-
ville
T/" ENNEDY WILLIAM, teacher, Murray-
** ville
Kitner James F. carpenter, Murrayville
Kitner Thomas, miller, Murrayville
KOYNE ANTHONY, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 2, P.O. Murrayville. The
annals of Irish history contains no more
worthy name on her pages than the gentle-
man's name that heads this biography ; his
father, Patrick Koyne, was a native of
County Galway, Ireland. Mr. Anthony
Koyne was born in County Galway, Ire-
land, March 17, 1832, and attended the
National School until his young spirit
craved for a new field; in 1846 emigrated
to the New World, landing after a rough
voyage, in Boston, Mass. Whilst a resi-
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MORGAN COTTNTY DIRECTORY.
dent of the " City of the Hub," met and
was wedded to a lady of much intelligence,
Miss Bridget Kelly, daughter of Mr.
Michael Kelly ; the indissoluble bond was
celebrated at Roxbury Roman Catholic
Church, July 4, 1850, by Rev. Father
Lynch. The responsibilities from this
union were nine children, an infant son died
in infancy: Mary, born May 28, 1844 ;
George M., born Dec. n, 1846; Agnes
Anne, born March 25, 1859 ; Rebecca,
born Feb. 2, 1862; William, born June 13,
1864; Abbie J., March 15, 1868; John,
born Aug. 15, 1870; Charles H., born Aug.
9, 1873. After Mr. Koyne's marriage, and
wishing to become a resident of the West,
in 1851 moved and cast his fortunes with
the people of Connorsville, Ind. ; there at-
tended to an engine and other machinery
in a large pork house. In 1854, wishing to
become a tiller of the soil, rented a large
farm of Dr. Helium ; for eleven years he
applied his energies to the labor on the
farm. Mr. Koyne came to Morgan Co.
during the stormy days of the war, and at
once moved his family and settled south of
Jacksonville, bought a tract of eighty acres
of land ; a rude log cabin was the only
shelter for the little family. Mr. Koyne
inheriting the courage of his race, went to
work with a will, and soon had the barren
waste in a good state of cultivation. He
has bought at various times small lots of
land, until now he owns a beautiful farm of
177 acres of rich land, a part of which pro-
duced more than 100 bushels of corn per
acre for many years. In 1877 Mr. Koyne
had erected a large two-story residence at
a large expense, with all the improvements
that money could provide ; is a devoted
Catholic, loving the memory and traditions
of Ireland and her greatness
TV/TASTERS ROBERT L. farmer
and stock-raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Murray-
ville. The descent of the Masters family
dates back many centuries, and its origin is
Anglo-Saxon. The grandsires came from
the mother country during the early settle-
ment of Virginia, and afterward settled in
Tennessee, from which State the father of
Mr. Masters removed at an early day, set-
tling in the south part of Illinois ; came
here in 1830, when the smoke from the lone
log cabin was a godsend to the hardy emi-
grant whose life was inured to the terrible
and harassing dangers to be met with at
the time of which we write ; the trip was
made in a covered wagon, and overland.
Having entered on some government land,
their first residence was a rough hewn log
house, and in this Robert L. often amused
himself, as a frame building soon supplanted
the primitive architecture of the long ago-
Mr. Masters' capital was very small, and
would not foot up $100, but was blessed
with an energy to "win gold and wear it.
Robert L. was born March 20, 1854 ; in
youth had a great desire to enrich his mind
with the study of books, and many a time
" Bob " would become so engrossed in the
study of ancient Greek history that the
midnight hour would find him reading by
the dim light of a flickering taper. He
attended Illinois College during the years
1870 and 1871, and was just about to don the
worthy "freshman's" cap when business at
home interposed her objection, hence did
not secure the coveted parchment. Was
married to Miss Mary H. Beadles, daughter
of Thomas G. and Ellen P. Beadles, at
Mexico, Mo., Aug. 13, 1874, by the Rev.
Thomas G. Gouch, of the M. E. Church.
Continued their wedding tour, visiting the
" Gem City," thence to their present home.
One little cherub blesses their wedded life,
William Thomas, born June 26, 1877. Mr.
Masters owns a fine estate of about 300
acres, with all the improvements that good
taste could devise ; does a large business in
the cattle trade, and is a prince of a good
fellow
MARTIN WILLIAM H. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Murrayville.
The father and mother of the gentleman at
the head of this sketch was born in Ten-
nessee, and removed to Illinois more than
fifty years ago ; the trip was made by the
overland route, and in a covered wagon ;
settling in Greene County, soon a log cabin
was constructed out of rough-hewn logs;
as the country filled up, the settlers, as a
mark of esteem, called the settlement after
'Squire Martin, hence, " Martin's Prairie."
Our subject was born October 9, 1851, in
Greene County, studied Webster and the
other simple rudiments common to the dis-
trict school, until his majority ; was united
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in wedlock to Miss Mary Neal, daughter
of John T. Neal, on July 25, 1872, by the
Rev. Mr.Stubblefield, of the M.E. Church ;
after their marriage moved, and purchased
a good improved farm in Sec. 24, where he
now resides ; they have had three children
to bless their union : Bertha, born May 16,
1873, died October, 1874, Norse, born May
13. 1875, and Pearly, born September, 1876,
died February, 1877. Mr. Martin's father
and mother are now the only surviving old
settlers of North Greene County, and often
relate the incidents of the log rollings of
half a century ago, and of living on " John-
nie cake."
McClung Willis, justice of the peace, Mur-
rayville
McNeal David, Murrayville
MELLOR WILLIAM, farmer, Sec.
14, P.O. Murrayville, son of George Mel-
lor, native of Lancashire, England ; in
1855, the father of the subject of this no-
tice, with his wife and one boy, William,
emigrated from the land of " Merrie Eng-
land," landing, after a perilous voyage on a
sailing vessel, at New York City, thence
by railroad to Greene County, where the
' little family changed their life from factory
operatives to a more independent life, that
of farming. Mr. George Mellor's occupa-
tion in Lancashire, was that of an " over-
looker " in a cotton factory. After a resi-
dence in Greene County of one year, moved,
and identified their interests with the peo-
ple of Morgan County, settling in Sec. 14,
purchased land, and at once turned their
attention to its improvement. The gentle-
man whose name star.ds at the head of this
sketch, was born in Lancashire, England ;
during the early years of his life was a cot-
ton weaver ; he accompanied his parents to
this great republic, and became one of her
citizens; was married July igth, 1860, to
Miss Adeline Thompson, daughter of Hon.
John Thompson, by Rev. Allen Murray ;
the fruits of this union were nine children :
George, born June 8, 1861, Louisa Anne,
born March 25, 1863, died August 3, 1864;
John, born October 5, 1865, Robert, born
November 25, 1867, Alice Melinda, born
December 2, 1868, died September 30,
1869; Elizabeth, born March 27th, 1871,
Emma, born April 3, 1873, William, born
f April 5, 1875, and Mary, born August 3,
1877 ; after his marriage moved near the
home of his wife, in Greene County, lived
there until 1878, when he purchased a neat
little farm, where he now resides, and is an
economical, industrious citizen. The fath-
er of Mrs. Mellor, during his honored life,
occupied every office of trust in the gift of
Greene County, died May 8, 1866, aged 72
years, was one of the first who settled in
Greene County more than half a century
ago
MORLAND JAMES A. farmer and
minister of the Gospel, Sec. 30, P.O.
Youngblood. According to authentic rec-
ords, the genealogy of the Morlands is of
Scotch-Irish descent, and the grandsire of
Mr. Morland was a native of Pennsylva-
nia ; he moved, at a remote period of our
history, to the State of Ohio, and there
repose his mortal remains in the silent
grave. The father of the gentleman whose
history we write, was born in Pennsylvania,
and moved, with his parents, to Ohio, shar-
ing the hardships incident to the early set-
tlement of the Northwestern States ; he
died in Columbiana County, Ohio, aged 42
years. The good wife and mother sur-
vived her husband a good many years, and
at her death, was 77 years old ; her maiden
name was Emily Armstrong, daughter of
James Armstrong, of Quaker antecedents.
Our subject was born in Columbiana Coun-
ty, Ohio, August 28, 1817 ; in his early
youth went to the rude log school house,
and for a limited period applied his facul-
ties to the study of the "United States"
spelling-book ; arriving at his majority,
was wedded to Miss Nancy Vanmeter,
daughter of Jesse Vanmeter, J. P., on Sep-
tember 5, 1838, by the bride's father; they
have had two children : Mary Anne, and
and an infant daughter died in infancy ;
Mary Anne married Samuel McCurley. In
1839, in company with James McNeely,
packed their little goods in a covered wag-
on, and moved to the rich prairies of Illi-
nois ; settling in Wayne County, lived there
seven years ; during his residence in Wayne
County, his cherished wife died ; her de-
mise occurred in 1840; during her life she
was a kind wife and mother, and a zealous
Christian woman, being long a member of
the Christian Church ; was married again
November 7, 1840, to Mrs. Mary Anne
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Green, daughter of Robert M. Petty, by
Rev. Isaac Whittaker. The father of Mrs.
Morland, Mr. Robert M. Petty, through-
out the years of his life, was an honored
.Schoolmaster. Mr. Morland's health fail-
ing, was ordered by his physician to return
to his native State, which he did in 1847,
and in 1848 was elected constable of Co-
lumbiana County, Ohio ; was re-elected
four times ; having regained his health, in
1853, moved back to the Prairie State, set-
tling in Hart's Prairie ; lived there a short
time, when he moved, and rented a farm on
Apple Creek, of Dr. John Caldwell ; cul-
tivated that farm two years, at the end of
that time bought a tract of 80 acres of land
in Sec. 30, where he now resides ; their first
house on this land was a rough log cabin,
with a clapboard roof and puncheon floor ;
as his means became better, he bought
small tracts of land, until now his worldly
domain embraces a fine farm of 477 acres
of land, with all the neat improvements of
our modern times. Mr. Morland, feeling
the need of education, applied his faculties
to the study of both modern and ancient
history, and has, in the years of his life,
made a successful digest of the books of
the Bible ; was ordained a minister of the
United Baptist Church in " Youngblood "
December 22, 1860 ; was elected to the
office of magistrate in 1873, by an over-
whelming majority, and served in that ca-
pacity until 1877, when he resigned and
rented his farm, and moved to Scottville,
Macoupin County, and there bought some
good town property. " Uncle Jimmy "
being well respected in his new home, was
elected to the office of magistrate, but hav-
ing exchanged his town property for a
farm of 120 acres in Morgan County, did
not qualify ; returned to the old homestead
in the Spring of 1878, and commenced
anew the life of a farmer ; served as su-
pervisor of roads one year, and as school
director six years. Mr. and Mrs. Morland
are philanthropists on broad principles,
and respected by all who know them.
Morris P. M. farmer, Murrayville
AJEAL JOHN TERRY, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Mur-
rayville. His parents were natives of Ken-
tucky; in the Spring of 1829, packed their
goods in a covered wagon, and made the
trip overland, and after a journey of nearly
three weeks, having suffered many hard-
ships on the route, landed and settled on a
small tract of land, two miles east of Man-
chester (then Morgan County), Scott County.
Sold out the little claim, and moved back
to " Old Kentucky;" having lived there
one year, returned and entered a new tract
of land; a substantial log cabin soon
loomed up on the western confines of civi-
lization, attesting the enterprise of the
new emigrants; by steady toil and judicious
economy, a bright and pleasant home
crowned his labors; having lived to see the
white man displace the red man, died Nov.
9, 1873, aged 80 years; three children sur-
vive him: James, Squire C., and John
Terry. The mother died in February,
1843, aged 38 years. The gentleman
whose name heads this sketch, was born
Jan. I, 1828, and worked on his father's
farm until he was eighteen years old, then
hired for one year to Mr. Lemmons, at the
then good wages of $120 per annum; this
was his starting point in life, which after-
ward ripened into success in life; was mar-
ried to Miss Caroline Lemmons, July 4,'
1850; they have been blessed with a very
interest' ng family of nine children: Mary
E., born Dec. 17, 1852; Sarah J., Aug. 2,
1856; George Milton, July 23, 1859; Martha
E., Oct. 13, 1862; Emma H., Sept. 23,
1865; Anna Lula, July 5, 1868; Rose E.,
Jan. 2, 1870; Belle, Dec. 15, 1873; Edith
C., Oct. 21, 1877; Mary E., married
William H. Martin, whose biography ap-
pears elsewhere in this work. In 1873
Mr. Neal severed his interests with the
good people of Scott County, moved, and
located in Morgan County, on Sec. 24;
Mr. and Mrs. Neal are devoted Christians,
and fear God rather than man, and are
well esteemed by all
pAGE JOSEPH P. farmer, Sec. 25,
•*• P.O. Manchester, Scott County. Son
of Robert Page, native of Virginia; the
father of our subject moved during a very
early period to old Kentucky; was there
united in wedlock to Miss Mary Park, the
children to this union were: Frances, Ruth
D., Joseph P., William J. Aeneas T.: the-
wife and mother of these children, died
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about the year 1843; was married to sec-
ond wife, Miss Rebecca Dean; they have
had three children: John W., Henry Clay,
and Robeit C.; in 1847 conceived the idea
of emigrating to a new field of labor;
packed his goods in a four-horse wagon,
and started for Illinois; being destined to
suffer mishaps, whilst crossing the river at
Shawneetown, the tire of his wagon was
lost in the muddy stream, got the neces-
sary repairs made, and continued the jour-
ney; at length settled in Scott County,
rented a farm from Robert Marshall,
moved thence to Lynnville,Morgan County,
journeyed here two years, again tried farm
life, for two years east of Lynnville; then
bought a farm of 80 acres in Scott County,
40 acres from Alfred Thompson, and 40
acres from W. Batty, lived there two years,
sold out, and returned to the life of a
renter; thence in 1859, moved to Camden
County, Missouri, and rented a tract of 80
acres of land, improved it, but being a solid
Republican.and the war being inaugurated,
his life was in jeopardy, hence, moved
himself and family back to S.cott County
again, followed renting until 1865, when
he purchased a small farm in Greene County
and died April 9, 1877; he was born July
4, 1804; his wife still survives him. The
gentleman at the head of this biography,
was born Jan. i, 1831, in Munroe County,
Kentucky, followed the changes of life,
and shared the hardships of his father, as
to'd in the preceding lines; was married
Jan. 2, 1851, to Miss Martha L. Pogue, in
Scott County; they have had six children:
William R., John T., George H., James
A. Jo-eph P. and Ennis C.; Mrs. Page pas-
sed away to glory, Jan. 27, 1862; was
married again, Aug. 5, 1872, have had one
child, Mary Jane; in the dark days of our
country's history, when rebels assailed our
flag, Mr. Page volunteered his life on the
altar of his birthright, enlisted Aug. 1872,
in Co. F, loist Regiment, Illinois Volun-
teers, and followed the fortunes of his
regiment in camp and field, as will be seen
elsewhere in this work, and finally, had
the proud satisfaction to see the nation
saved, and his flag wave triumphantly over
a nation freed from the trammels of slavery;
Mr. and Mrs. Page are good members of the
United Baptist Church, and well respected
OEAVERS RICHARD,
*^ Sheahan Michael, renter, Sec. 23, P.O.
Murrayville
Smith John C. merchant, Murrayville
Sorrells Harvey, Murrayville
SUMMERS JAMES W. renter, P.O.
Murrayville. The father and mother of
the gentleman whose biography we write,
were natives of Shelby County, Kentucky,
occupation — a sturdy farmer; his father
died Dec. 20, 1874, aged 64 years; his
mother died May 17, 1871, aged 52 years.
The subject of these lines, was born Sept.
12, 1840, in Shelby County, Kentucky; his
education was prosecuted in the public
schools, by spells, until he was in his four-
teenth year, when the work on his father's
farm called for his undivided attention; in
1859 removed with his parents, to north of
Jacksonville, on the farm of Levi Conover;
the trip from Kentucky was made over-
land, and in a covered wagon, and occu-
pied 27 days. When one section of the
United States fired on the flag at Fort
Summter, and courageous hearts were
needed to keep the Union trom going to
wreck, the subject of our sketch enlisted
September, 1861, in Co. H, 58th Regiment,
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for three years,
or during the war, and rendezvoused with
his regiment at Camp Douglas, Chicago,
receiving their necessary outfit; proceeded
to the field of Mars; was engaged in the
battles and engagements of Fort Donald-
son, Fort Henry, Pittsburg Landing, Siege
of Corinth, Battle of Corinth; the losses of
the regiment in the above battles, reduced
the regiment's strength to a skeleton,
hence it WAS ordered to Springfield, Illi-
nois, to recruit; on joining their comrades
at the front, participated with Sherman, in
his campaign to Merideri, Mississippi,
thence joined the fortunes of Banks' army,
at the mouth of Red River, participating
in the fights at Pleasant Hill, Goldwater,
Yellow Bayou, routing Forrest at Tupolo,
thence against General Joe Shelby, at Old
Town, and in turn meeting General Price's
hordes at Independence, Missouri; in 1864
was transfered to the army under Gen-
eral Thomas, at Nashville, Tennessee, and
followed its fortunes through the terrible
carnage of battle at Franklin, and finally
to Chickasaw.where Hood and the Confed-
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acy went to pieces. The term of this old
veteran regiment having expired, Mr. Sum-
mers was mustered out at Chicago, Illinois,
Feb. 27,1865; this noble "boy in blue"
received a non com missioned officer's parch-
ment soon after his enlistment, and served
through the grades of corporal, sergeant,
and orderly sergeant, and was mustered
out of the service with the rank of second
lieutenant, he having been recommended
for that position by the officers of the regi-
ment for meritorious conduct; was married
Feb. 7, 1871, to Miss Hattie, daughter of
J. B. Shearer, by the Rev. William Garri-
son; have had three children: Ive Eugene,
Cynthia Anne, Luzella and Oreasus Theo-
dore; Mr. Summers is as good a citizen as
he was a soldier, and esteemed by his old
comrades
Steele. James, Murrayville
Steele John, farmer, Murrayville
^THOMPSON PRESTON B.
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2, P.O,
Murrayville. This gentleman's father,
John Thompson, was a native of the "Old
Dominion." By consulting some historical
dates of the early settlement of America,
we are pleased to be able to say that the
Thompsons immigrated from the mother
country about the year 1700, and settled in
Virginia. The ancestry were Scotch-Irish,
a line of blood relation that gave to the
father of our subject the keen sagacity of
the Scotchman, and the impulsive, hospita-
ble, courageous character of the Irishman.
Mr. Thompson was born in 1792 ; when
he was twenty-one years old, he married
Miss Mary Bandy, and soon after, in com-
pany with his cousin, John Thompson,
packed their goods in a one-horse, two-
wheel cart, and left the home of his father
in Kentucky, moving overland toward the
setting sun. After a weary travel of several
weeks, settled in Greene County, thisStale;
this was in 1813. The country was but
sparsely settled, the houses were distant
from four to ten miles, wolves and deer
ran to and fro through the open forest, the
enemy of the white settler, the hostile In-
dian, had their wigwams spread all over
the State. Mr. Thompson has often re-
lated to his family and neighbors that his
whole capital, when he planted his stake
in Greene County, was his "old woman,"
an ax, and fifty cents ! entered some gov-
ernment land, built a log cabin and
moulded the first brick that was ever used
in Greene County. The Indians becoming
war-like, young Thompson collected the
neighboring settlements together, and
swooped down on their wigwams, clearing
them ,from the county and the adjoining
counties ; was commissioned a Captain in
the Black Hawk war, and followed the for-
tunes of that pioneer war to its close ; his
whole life was mixed up with triumphs and
dangers ; he held the office of Justice of
the Peace for more than thirty years, and
served honestly and judiciously as County
Commissioner for seventeen years, a proof
of his sterling character, and when death
summoned his spirit from its tabernacle of
clay, left property, unincumbered, to the
amount of $20,000 ; for nearly forty years,
never bought anything on credit; died in
1865, aged 73 years. His wife survived
him but a few years and died at the home
of her son Peter, in Vernon County, Mo.
The gentleman whose name stands at the
head of this history, was born in Greene
County, this State, March 3 1833 ; during
the years of his youth worked on his
father's farm until the breaking out of the
rebellion in the South, when he enlisted in
Co. I, 6ist Regt. 111. Infantry ; served
through the several grades of Sergeant of
his Company, participated in the battles of
Corinth, Shiloh, and Britton's Lane ; this
last battle was against Forrest ; after the
battle pursued the rebel forces to near
luka, Miss.; gave up the chase and
marched to Bolivar, Tenn., where Mr.
Thompson was discharged witn the rank of
Orderly Sergeant ; was married in March,
1865, to Mrs. Sarah Whewell, daughter of
James Seddon, by Rev. H. L. Johnson.
They have had five children, Peter Edwin,
John Warren, Laura Belle, Sarah S., and
Mary Ellen. Mrs. Thompson's children
by her former husband were : Robert H.,
Richard H., and Thomas A. Mr. Thom-
son is a devoted Democrat and his counsel
is much sought for by his party
V
ERTRUS C. M. physician, Murrayville
TOWN 13 NORTH EANGE 11 WEST.
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ADE ISAAC R. farmer, Sec. 14,
P.O. Murrayville. The parents of our
subject were Isaac Wade and Miss Hannah
Goucher, natives of Milledgeville, Ga.;
father born in 1776, and married in i8i2at
their native town ; durii g and after their
marriage three children were born in Geor-
gia, Sallie, Aiken B , and Stephen. In
1818 he started in a covered wagon with
his family, crossing Waldron's Ridge and
settled in the Seguatchie Valley, Tenn.;
There were born there Arty, Dollie and
Isaac. The valley abounded with plenty
of game, hence for a time the family were
contented and happy. After a residence
of five years, fearing for the safety of his
little family, folded his tent in a wagon and
silently stole away, crossing the Cumber-
land Mountains.settlingin Overton County,
same State; here he engaged in a new line
of business, bought a distillery, and iron
forge; there were born here two children:
Abraham and Ascisca; he had long thought
of making his future home on the prairies
of Illinois, hence he packed up his worldly
treasure in a covered wagon; by the aid of
one horse and two oxen, the little band of
pioneers reached Illinois, and camped on
"Big Sandy," south of Jacksonville, April
12, 1829, renting a farm from old John
Whitlock; while living here the entire fam-
ily were prostrated with sickness; it was
in that cabin that one more child was born,
Polly; moved to Jacksonville, and there
Hannah was born, which was the seventh
birth in the. western hamlet; while a resi-
dent of the little town, drove a dray for five
years; the cholera made it necessary for
Mr. Wade to move his family to a more
congenial place of habitation; moved to
the Jacob Redding farm; in the Fall of
1836, received a fracture of the skull, by
being thrown from his horse, this mishap
impaired his mind, and afterwards caused
his death, which occurred in 1858, aged
82 years: had none of the responsibilities
of the family to rest upon him; the mother
died Feb. 14, 1838; Mr. Isaac R. Wade
was born in Tennessee, Jan, 27, 1823, and
during his early life, shared the hardships
and vicissitudes incident to a boy's life,
born at a time when each home was a se-
questered hermitage; his first labor on his
"own hook" was for Montgomery Pitner,
receiving for one year's work $120; worked
for Mr. Pitner until he was married, Jan.
23, 1842, to Miss Susan Waddcll, daughter
of Armstead Waddell, by Rev. Johnnie
Green; she was a native of Virginia, visit-
ing in Morgan County, her parents were
then residents of Pike County, Illinois; the
children to this union were: James, Abra-
ham, Jennie, Dollie, and John — twins,
Frederick A. and Anne Onella — twins; the
wife and mother died March 17, 1855; he
was married the second time, Aug. 23,
1855, to Mrs. Sarah M. Grumpier, by Rev.
W. Evans; by this marriage have had two
children: Alice, and Mary Susan; after a
wedded life of 17 years, Mr. Wade was
again visited by death, taking from him his
second companion, which took place July
15, 1871; following the precepts of the
Bible, that it is not good for man to be
alone, married again, April 9, 1874, to
Mrs. Elizabeth Kingsley, daughter of
William Sharp, one of the oldest Metho-
dist preachers in the Northwest, who was
sent in 1840, by the Ohio Conference as a
missionary minister, to Illinois; was a co-
temporary minister with " old Peter Cart-
wright;" after a long life as a minister of
the gospel, died Sept. 28, 1 868. Mr.
Wade, although not required to render any
service to his country, having passed the
age of fifty, volunteered Aug. 21, 1862, to
serve in Co. I, lOist Regiment, Illinois
Volunteers, and before muster in was
transferred to Co F, same regiment, and
followed the hardships of that command, as
will be related in another part of this work,
to the taking of Atlanta, Georgia; here he
met with a dislocation of the hip; was sent
to Nashville, Tennessee, for treatment, re-
ceived a furlough to his home, in 1865,
and was discharged at Springfield, Illinois,
June 27, 1865; Mr. Wade is a near relative
of the late deceased Ben Wade, of Ohio, of
free soil notoriety; is a good Republican,
and loves his country first, last, and all the
time
Ward Martin, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Murray-
ville
Wells William, farmer, Murrayville
Wheeler Joseph, miller, Murrayville
WILD SAMUEL, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Murrayville. The
family of which our subject is a member,
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
were of a noble family of Britons, and
were for many generations natives of Lan-
cashire, England; the gentleman at the
head of this sketch, is the son of John Wild;
the father died in Lancashire, when Mr.
Wild was very young, hence he had to
strike out on his "own hook," and make
the acquaintance of a cold world, by work-
ing in a cotton factory; followed this occu-
pation for many years, and at the time of
his leaving old England, was an over-
looker; after a very stormy voyage, landed
at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jan 26, 1848,
moved thence to Chester, Pennsylvania,
and there found employment as boss in a
cotton factory, stayed there seven years,
then struck for the prairies of Illinois,
landed at Jacksonville, in April, 1855, and
for fifteen years was a good citizen of the
" young Athens," worked at various em-
ployments, such as house-moving, sinking
wells, and at times doing odd jobs of
carpenter work; met the lady who was to
be his bosom companion, and was married
in the Fall of 1857, to Mrs. Mary Clay,
daughter of James Taylor, at Naples, by
'Squire Keener; have had five children:
John, Emma, Samuel, Sarah, and Anna,
the last named child, died in infancy; in
1871 became an agriculturist, purchased a
neat farm of 80 acres of fertile land, from
Phillip Day, and during the years since he
became a farmer, he has improved the lit-
tle farm, until it is a model home, having
many adornments, such as money and good
taste could devise, is a good citizen, enjoys
many friends and no enemies
Wyatt Edward, farmer, Sec. 12
Wyatt E. W. jr. farmer, Murrayville
Wyatt James L. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Mur-
rayville
Wyatt M. V. farmer, Sec. I
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
A DAMS JAS. fanner, Sec. 10, P.O. Wa-
*"! verly
ADAMS LITTLETON, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly. The
gentleman who heads this sketch was born
in Rowan County, North Carolina, as near
as can be ascertained, in 1818; when quite
small his parents moved to Kentucky
where the head of the family purchased
200 acres of land; for sixteen years John
Adams remained in that State, and then
moved to Illinois, crossing the river at
Ford's Ferry, and shortly after settled in
Morgan County, nine miles west of Jack-
sonville; he rented land here until he
was able to buy; these early years spent on
the farm, subduing the stubborn prairie, are
vividly impressed on the memory of the sub-
ject of this sketch; in i853,John Adams died;
his pioneer wife survived him many years,
departing <his life in 1864; but one of the
children reside in Morgan County, Littleton
Adams, who married Miss Elizabeth Cris-
mond, in 1848; he was then the owner of a
small piece of land; having the natural
skill of a farmer he became very successful,
and now owns a tract of over 700 acres of
land, rising to his present position through
will and energy; Mr. Adams raised a
family of nine children: Bertha, Mary,
James, Nancy, Ida Lena, Lee, Freddie,
Lucinda, and Georgiana
Anderson Christian, renter, Sec. 32, P.O.
Waverly
BAPTIST DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 32,
P.O. Waverly
Baptist Samuel, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Wa-
verly
Baxter Henry, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Waverly
Bechold Andrew, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Beggerly Thos. farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Belk Chamberlain, farm hand, P.O. Frank-
lin
Bergschneider Anton, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 4, P.O. New Berlin, Sangamon Co.
BERGSCHNEIDER HENRY B.
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 4. Mr. B.
was born in Prussia, Sept. 19, 1833; on the
farm of his father were passed the days of
his youth; at the age of seventeen he left
the scenes of his young days, and emigrated
to America; he first landed in New Or-
leans, thence to Morgan County, where he
worked first by the month; Feb. 19, 1860,
he was united in marriage to Miss Magda-
lena Reichley; first purchased 80 acres of
land at Sulphur Springs; for the past seven-
teen years Mr. Bergschneider has resided
in township 14-8, and during that time,
having the confidence of the people, has
held the office of highway commissioner,
etc.; eight children, seven living: Elizabeth,
Joseph, Henry, Theodore, Mary, Stephen,
and Magdalena; Mr. B. owns 243 acres of
well improved land, and takes a leading
position as a farmer
Bergschneider Joseph, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O.
New Berlin, Sangamon Co.
BONDS JOHN R. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Franklin. The parents
of Mr. Bonds were natives of Tennessee,
where John was born, on Oct. 10, 1848; the
head of the family was engaged in the lum-
ber regions of Tennessee for many years;
when John was yet a child he moved to
Kentucky; four years from tha: time found
the family en route for the Western State of
Illinois, in a two-horse covered wagon; this
wa^ in 1858, when the tide of emigration
was great; they settled in the v'cinity of
Franklin, Morgan County, where Mr.
Bonds sr. turned his attention to agricul-
tural pursuits, which he has followed from
the date of his settlement; himself and
wife are still living, now well along in
years, but still hearty and vigorous; they
taised a family of six children; Frank and
James responded to Uncle Sam's call for
volunteers, and entered the army, falling
victims to camp fever; Ira married Jane
Smith; Mary C. married Eli N. Goddard,
and on his death married Duane Nicholas;
George, who married Miss Minerva Whit-
lock, and John, whose name heads this
sketch, who united his fortunes to Miss
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Mary Briggs; in 1872, he was united in
marriage to Mrs. Temperance Wheeler,
daughter of Chancy Wheeler, an old resi-
dent of Morgan County, and native of
Indiana
BOULWARE GEO. N. farmer and
s'ock raiser. Sec. 31, P.O. Franklin; Mr.
Boulware was the seventh child of Philip P.
and Nancy Boulware, wh se maiden name
was Wyatt; his father was a native of
South Carolina, his mother was born in
Kentucky; they became residents of the
State of Missouri, and from there wended
their way to Illinois, in the year 1828; the
trip was made by wagon, drawn by an ox
team, Mrs. B. riding the entire distance on
horseback; on arrival they settled on farm
property in the vicinity of Franklin, the
land now owned by the subject of this
sketch; in many respects Philip P. was a
remarkable man, possessed of strong
energy and great force of character; during
the War of 1812 he became engaged as a
scout and ranger, distinguishing himself in
that capacity, and remaining in the service
one year; many incidents of his early career
could be related of Mr. Boulware, did
space permit; in a rude log ca' in he pro-
cured his first start in life, enduring many
hardships; in order to show the privation
endured by the early setller, it may be well
to state here that the logs entering into the
construction of the cabin were sawed by
Mr. B. with a whip-saw, on the homestead;
George, who heads this sketch, at the
age of twenty-five was united in
marriage to Miss Parmelia A. Wright,
daughter of Jas. and Sarah Wright;
George had a fair start in life from his
father; he was deeded a small farm, which
decided 'his future success; by dint of hard
work and skillful management he now
owns 220 acres of valua'>le property; six
children blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs.
B., four of whom are living: May R.,
Sallie W., George P., and Maggie O.
Brown Charles W. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Franklin
Brown Ross, renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin
BURNETT GEORGE, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Burnett was born in Morgan County in
1831; during the winter season he attended
school in a log cabin, where the scholars
were instructed in arithmetic, geography,
and spelling; Joel Heddington was the
first teacher that Mr. Burnett remembers;
at twenty-seven he married Miss Mary J.
McCormick, a daughter of John McCor-
mick; at this time Mr. Burnett owned an
estate of 160 acres; by shrewd manage-
ment he now owns an estate of 406 acres;
there are six children living: Marshall,
born March 5, 1859; Everett, born Sept.
14, 1860; Oscar, born Feb 17, 1862; Fred-
erick, born May, 1863; John, born Dec. I,
1865; Emma, born April 2, 1867; Anna,
deceased
BURNETT ISHAM, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Franklin. In recount-
ing the early experiences of the pioneers
who hewed their way through to the far
West, may well be mentioned, cotemporary
with the early settlers, the gentleman who
stands at the head of this page. He was
the oldest son of Rolland and Polly Bur-
nett, natives of Virginia, who settled in
Kentucky in an early day. In Virginia
Rolland Burnett was a planter, at one time
quite wealthy ; on arriving in Kentucky he
became a farmer and trader ; on the home-
stead two of his children were born, Isham
and Richard ; Isham, at nineteen, mar-
ried Miss Lucinda Van Winkle ; in his 25th
year, date July 14, 1831, in company with
James B., a brother, Jason Van Winkle, and
others he followed the trail of the old pio-
neers, westward ; at the end of twenty-seven
days travel, he located in Morgan County.
Following the fortunes of Mr. Burnett, we
find that he etitereda tract of 182 acres ; the
first year he built a log cabin of the usual
description, where one window graced the
rude dwelling place; taking it all in ali, it
was a fair sample of settlers' early habita-
tion ; the prospect was rather discouraging,
and many turned backward to the comfort-
able homes in the South and East ; at times
it became a difficult matter to keep from
freezing; on awakening in the morning, it
often became necessary to clear away the
snow that had gathered on the bed ; as the
bed usually lay on the floor, the covering
frequently beame frozen to the puncheon.
Never, perhaps, was game more abundant;
as far as the eye could reach was a broad
expanse of prairie, over which bounded the
deer and other wild animals. During the
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617
winter of the deep snow, small parties
would start out in pursuit of them, which,
on breaking through the crust, would fall
easy victims to the hunter. Despite
the hardships incident to pioneer life,
the people enjoyed themselves fully ;
their wants were few, and easily satisfied ;
their kindness of heart and generosity un-
bounded. Money was an unknown com-
modity, generally speaking ; coon-skins
were frequently bartered in trade, and often
fell to the lot of the pioneer minister, who
often wanted for the necessaries of life.
From the small acreage came an estate of
over a thousand acres, acquired by an in-
dustry and perseverance that would have
discouraged ninety-nine persons in a hun-
dred. Witnessing the growth of the coun-
ty year by year, few have contributed more
to its present prosperity ; during his early
settlement he came in contact with such
early settlers as James Langley, Joel Gil-
ledand, J. T. Holmes, Newton Cloud,
Judge Samuel Wood, and others, now
prominent in the offices of the county. Mr-
Burnett raised a family of nine children ;
there are now living : Moses, James, George,
Joseph, Micajah, Rolland, and Charity.
Having lost his first wife he was married
the second time on January 27, 1866, to Mrs.
Patrick, whose husband had died in the
service of the United States, leaving to her
care two children — one now living, Sarah.
%_who married James G. England
Burnett Isham, farmer and stock raiser. Sec.
32, P.O. Franklin
Burnett James, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Franklin
Burnett Jesse, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
BURNETT JOSEPH, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly. The
gentleman who heads this sketch was born
in Morgan County, on the gth of July, 1838 ;
he received the usual education of the pio-
neer boy, in an old log cabin, long since
gone to decay ; here he perused the few
simple studies that started the boys on the
pathway of knowledge. When the nation
witnessed the downfall of Fort Sumter, Mr.
Burnet enlisted in Company I, I4th Illinois
Infantry, for three years service; mustered
at Jacksonville; became a participant in
the battle of Shiloh. and also many other
smaller engagements of the war ; at the ex-
piration of twelve months he was honor-
ably discharged ; returning to Morgan
County, he then turned his attention to
farming. In 1863, he married Miss Jennie
Massie ; two children, Lillie and Willie;
in 1876 Mrs. Burnet passed off the stage of
life ; on 5th April, 1867, he married Miss
Ellen Hamilton, daughter of James Ham-
ilton ; one child, Elsie ; Mr. Burnet owns
160 acres land, formerly owned 240.
BURNETT MICAJAH, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly. To
trace the successive improvements of a
county, to follow the fortunes of hundreds
in a biographical sketch, is at times a per-
plexing task. Mr. Burnett was born in Mor-
gan Co., on the old homestead of his father,
Isham Burnett. On this farm he performed
a great deal of hard work ; he received his
education at district school. When the Stars
and Stripes were flung to the breeze, and
the call came for troops, at the early age of
nineteen Mr. Burnett enlisted at Jackson-
sonville, in 1861, in the first regiment or-
ganized, being the I4th 111. Vols., Co. I.
mustered into the service at Jacksonville ;
shortly afterward went to the front ; took
an active part in the battles of Fort Henry,
Pittsburg Landing, Vicksburg, Wahachee,
and some smaller engagements ; honorably
discharged at Huntsville, Ala. ; mustered
out at Springfield, 111.; returned to Mor-
gan Co. Shortly after married Miss Sarah
M. Marston, daughter of Jefferson Marston,
an early settler of Morgan Co.; four chil-
dren, Isham S., Ida L., Felix E., and Edith
D. Mr. Burnett owns an estate of 70 acres
of well-improved land
BURNETT MOSES, fanner and stock
raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Waverly. The subject
of this sketch is the ninth child of Isham
Burnett, whose name is elsewhere recorded.
He was born in Morgan Co., Nov. 25, 1838,
on the old homestead, where he passed
many years of his life. Those born amid
the surroundings of pioneer life necessarily
imbibe that spirit of independence peculiar
to the western pioneer. In the stirring
scenes of early life he formed the acquaint-
ance of some of the most energetic western
people, and it is not surprising that the
associations thus formed led 10 success.
During the Spring of 1864 he married Miss
Mathilda Drew ; seven children — six now
living : Charles L., Lee, Lena, Laura,
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Lulu, and an infant child. In 1861, Mr.
Burnett enlisted in the I4th Regt. Ill.Vols.;
In the Spring of 1862, on account of ill
health, was honorably discharged, and re-
turned to Morgan Co.; is now living on his
farm comprising 70 acres
BURNETT RICHARD B. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly.
Fifty years ago but few improvements were
manifest in the State of Illinois. Among
the early settlers came Roland Burnett, a
native of Kentucky, who raised a family of
nine children. Richard B., whose name
heads this sketch.when old enough, attended
the subscription schools when the duties of
the farm would permit. He was endowed
with a strong, energetic disposition that
made the quiet home life irksome to the
young man, and accordingly, at the early
age of nineteen.his thoughts turned from the
scenes of his youth, and with a light heart
and lighter pockets, in the Winter of 1848,
he set out for Missouri. On his arrival, he
turned his attention to farming ; the same
year he married Miss Polly Brammer. For
years he remained in Missouri, and then,
accompanied by his family, he set out for
Illinois, where he remained five years ;
moving back to Missouri, he remained ten
years ; once again he moved to Illinois,
settling in the vicinity of Waverly, Morgan
Co. He purchased 120 acres, and at one
time owned 280 acres ; five children living :
Lucy, Nancy, Lucinda, Lizzie, Isham, and
Martha
/CARPENTER JAMES F. farmer
^•^ and stock raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Waverly-
Was born in Wayne Co., Ky., July 14,
1829. His father was engaged in farming,
and in 1839 concluded to try his fortunes .in
the West ; reaching the Ohio, they crossed it
in a horse-boat, a craft something over 100
feet in length, constructed very much like
the ferry-boats of to-day, the piincipal dif-
ference being the modern boat propelled
by steam were then driven by mules, who
kept the paddles in motion by means of
machinery. The family settled in Gallatin
Co., 111., where William Carpenter, the
head of the family, shortly afterward died.
James F. was then but eleven years old,
but at this early age he had to perform the
the hard labor of the farm, the snpport of
the family devolving principally upon him.
For twelve years he hired out to neighbor-
ing farmers ; he has worked for five dollars
per month many a day, and split rails at
twenty-five cents per day, and at night
carded wool for his mother to spin. At
twenty-seven years of age, James united
his fortunes with Lucy A. Wright, who
died about one year afterward, leaving one
child, which died in early infancy. In
1859 he married Ann E. Florence ; three
children blessed this union : Mary Ann,
James M., and Martha; none of the chil-
dren are now living. During the Spring of
1864, Mrs. Carpenter died ; the following
year he married Miss Nancy E. Elliot ; five
children, four living : James A., John W.,
Charles E., and Lewis H.
Carroll Edward, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Carroll James, renter. Sec. 16, P.O. Franklin
Carrigan James, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Carrigan Patrick, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Chambers James, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
COCKIN GEORGE, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Alexander. The sub-
ject of this sketch was born in Yorkshire,
England, about 1815. The head of the
family, by trade, was a shipcarpenter. At
the age of twenty-six, George crossed the
ocean for the shores of America ; he landed
in New Orleans, from which place he made
his way into Morgan Co., settling in the
vicinity of Jacksonville, hiring out the first
year. On the expiration of this time,
he engaged in farming on his own
account ; about the year 1858, he
was united in marriage to Miss Harriet
Clayborough, a native of Yorkshire, Eng-
land. Mr. Cockin now owns 200 acres of
choice land, and as a farmer is a success.
Seven children blessed this union : Sarah,
Mary, William, George, John, Emma, and
Thomas
Collins Homer C. farm hand, Sec. 28, P.O.
Waverly
Copley Napoleon, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Wav-
erly
CORBETT DENNIS, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Alexander. Mr.
Corbett was born in the County of Limer-
ick, Ireland, March 2, 1829. In the above
county young Corbett passed many years
of his life, and received a very liberal edu-
cation ; at the age of twenty he bid fare-
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well to Erin's Green Isle ; during the Win-
ter of 1850 he sailed for America, on board
the Otomoco, arriving in New Orleans
after a voyage of seven weeks. From there
he made his way to St. Louis ; shortly after
he moved to Scott Co., 111., where he first
worked by the month. He married, about
1857, Miss Sarah Marley, a daughter of
Patrick Marley, a native of Donnegal, Ire-
land ; in 1866 he made a purchase of 80
acres of land, the property he now owns.
During the war, he contributed liberally of
his means. The union of Mr. and Mrs.
Corbett was blessed with five children,
four living : Catherine, Mary Ann, Patrick,
and Sarah. For several years Mr. Corbett
was a resident of Logan Co.
Cox Samuel, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 28,
P.O. Waverly
Crabtree John C. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Franklin
Cummings James, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
CUNNINGHAM WILLIAM D.
Sec. 30, P.O. Franklin. Looking far back
in the past to those who were born in the
county, or who first sought a home on the
prairies of Illinois, seems but a short time ;
a little over half a century ago the red man
held possession of the land now settled by
schools and churches. As early as 1826,
Peyton Cunningham set out for the unde-
veloped West, in a covered wagon drawn
by the usual slow ox-team. He was born
in Virginia ; his wife was a native of North
Carolina, and they were married in the
eastern part of this State ; settled in Mor-
gan Co., in the vicinity of Jacksonville ;
buying an unimproved claim, the head of
the family set about making a home in tl e
sparsely-settled prairie ; here they roughed
it in common with their neighbors. In the
Spring of 1859, he passed off the stage of
life, and left a family of three children :
Diana, W. D., and J. H. The wife, a true
specimen of the pioneer woman, has passed
three-quarters of a century in Illinois ; is
now a resident of Decatur, aged eighty-
four years ; her general health is still very
good, and her memory is comparatively
unimpaired. W. D. Cunningham, pos-
sessed of the spirit of enterprise, has gotten
together a fine estate
IpvARLEY BENJAMIN, renter, P.O.
^~^ Franklin
Deakman Casper, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Wa-
verly
Dewell James, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin
Donahue Wm. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Dougherty Harvey, farm hand, P.O. Wa-
verly
Dueer Wm. renter, Sec. 8, P. O. Alexander
Dunham Hiram, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Dyke Edward, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Waverly
T^ADOR WILLIAM, farmer and
"^^ stock raiser, Franklin, Illinois. Born in
Cass County, Illinois, May, 1848, where his
parents moved to that year ; a year later
they settled on the Mauvaisterre, in Mor-
gan County ; in 1868, Mr. Eador married
Miss Lizzie Scott, daughter of F. M. Scott;
one child, Edith M., born October 22,
1869 ; at this writing resides on his farm
in the vicinity of Franklin
EDMONDSON ROBERT (de-
ceased) was born in County Tyrone, Ire-
land, in 1809 ; his father by occupation a
farmer, who died in the early infancy of
Robert ; like most of the Irish people
in the neighborhood, it is probable the land
he worked was held by lease ; to his
family' he left but little property ; when old
enough, the care of a widowed mother de-
volved upon Robert, jr. ; the mother dying
in his early youth, he now had no other ties
to bind him to the beautiful Isle of the
Sea, and accordingly, in the Spring of 1833,
accompanied by his wife, having united his
fortunes to Miss Margaret Allen, he emi-
grated to America ; in New York City
and New Jersey he lived about twenty
years ; in New Jersey all of his chil-
dren were born ; in 1853, he left the
Eastern States, where he had passed
many years of his life as a business man,
and traveled westward, and settled in Mor-
gan County, on farm property ; in time
came an estate of 150 acres in the vicinity
of Jacksonville ; in 1865, his wife, in
whose society he passed many happy years,
died ; five years later the aged husband
also passed away, leaving a family of eight
children : William, who married Miss Ann
Blake; Amanda, who married John Mc-
Kean, who died in the aimy; John, who
married Miss Padgett; Robert jr., who still
lives in single blessedness; Matilda, who
married Judge Henderson of Winchester
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Scott County; Henry, who married Nancy
Baltimore; Sandyman, who married Miss
Nancy Wright, and Joseph, who married
Miss Sarah Dalrymple
EVANS GABRIEL, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Franklin ; Mr. Evans
was the oldest of four children ; the father,
Wm. H. Evans, married Miss Elizabeth
Thomas ; on the homestead of his father,
Gabriel was born, April 30, 1817 ; in early
youth he attended a subscription school,
where the lessons were taught in a log
cabin ; the furniture, as described by Mr.
Evans, consisted of rude wooden benches
that required considerable agility on the
part of the scholars to sit upright on them ;
logs were taken out the entire length of the
building, admitting plenty of light, and
making ventilation abundant ; at the early
age of fifteen, his mother moved to an ad-
joining county ; he remembers many scenes
of his early youth ; for seven years he was
employed on a farm, his sole pay being his
board and six dollars in money ; at twen-
ty-two married Miss Elizabeth Kirby ;
for two years he rented property in
Kentucky, and then moved to Ohio ;
worked his first month for thirteen dollars
a month, then for several years he rented
property, and then set out for Illinois in a
covered wagon ; after a month's travel, he
settled four miles south of Franklin, Mor-
gan County, and wintered in a log cabin
belonging to Sam Warner ; the following
spring he rented a farm of 80 a.cres, of
Mrs. Governor Duncan, remaining two
years ; he then rented property of William
Stevenson ; two years he rented of Wis-
dom Wilburn ; in the Autumn of 1850, he
moved on to the property he purchased
shortly after his arrival, from Dr. Moore ;
he bought an old log house and moved it
from Mauvaisterre on to his farm ; for five
years he lived in this cabin, and then came
frame houses. Mr. Evans being a very
energetic man, became the owner of an es-
tate comprising 480 acres, brought to a
high state of cultivation. There are ten
children, five living — James William,
Sarah M., Virginia M., George W. and
Mary
Evans George W. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 7, P.O. Franklin
CHARLES, renter, Sec. 17,
P.O. Franklin
FEOBE JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 17, P.O. Franklin. The gentle-
man who heads this sketch was born in
Limerick County, Ireland, as near as can
be ascertained, in 1846 ; in early infancy
his father died, and his mother, left to the
care of a ' growing family, concluded to
emigrate from the Old World to the New,
crossing the broad Atlantic in a sailing
vessel, bound for the southern port of New
Orleans ; shortly after arrival, Mrs. F.,
attacked with yellow fever, succumbed to
that fatal disease, finding a last resting-
place in Southern soil ; the oldest of the
children was John, then in his twentieth
year, took charge of the family of seven
children ; at St. Louis, his means limited,
he was compelled to transfer the children
to an orphan asylum ; James, the younger,
remained two years, and then entered the
employ of Patrick Crotick, of Missouri, two
years, and then moved to Bunker Hill,
Macoupin County, Illinois, where he first
worked for John Kane, five years ; for
neighboring farmers he worked by the
month, until he married, in 1876, Mrs. Jane
Feore, relict of Martin Feore, his brother ;
parents of Mrs. F. were Michael and Cath-
erine Kane, natives of Ireland, who after-
ward removed to America, first settling in
the city of New Orleans, where Mrs. Feore
was born, in 1850. The estate comprises
160 acres of valuable land.
FERGUSON MARION, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly. But
little over half a century ago, the war-
whoop of the Indian resounded over the
prairies of Illinois, where we now see im-
proved farms ; through the tall prairie
grass roamed the mighty buffalo, undis-
turbed by the deadly rifle ; everywhere
nature's wilderness, unbroken by the tread
of the white man, save the daring hunter
or trapper who fled from the encroach-
ments of civilization. In 1830, accompa-
nied by his wife and children, Mr. Fergu-
son, father of Marion, set out for Illinois
in a covered wagon, drawn by one yoke of
oxen ; locating in Morgan County, he pur-
chased land from speculators near what is
now the village of Woodson ; having no
capital he was unable to meet his payments,
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and accordingly rented property of Jacob
Strawn, for 22 years ; he married Miss Su-
sanna Sandusky, of Kentucky : they have 9
children: William, Emeline, Wallace, Nancy,
Jemima, Champion, Anthony, Hannah, and
Marion, the subject of this sketch, who was
born in Morgan County, 1841 ; he was
educated at a subscription school ; in his
twentieth year he married Julia A. Angelo,
daughter ot David R. Angelo ; on Septem-
ber 2, 1862, he responded to the call for
troops, enlisting in Company D, loist Il-
linois Regiment, at Jacksonville ; engaged
in battles at Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge,
Resaca, Dallas, and Peachtree Creek, and
through Sherman's Atlanta campaign ;
mustered out at Washington, D. C. ; was
honorably discharged at Springfield, Illi-
nois, at the close of the war ; there are six
children living : Winnie, Walter, Harden
H., Alice, Hattie, and Mary
Flamm Joseph, fanner and stock raiser, Sec.
8, P.O. Alexander
FLEMING CHARLES E. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly ;
was born in Cass County, Illinois, March
9, 1851 ; at the age of three years his pa-
rents moved to Morgan County, settling
near Waverly ; Charles received a liberal
education, sitting on a rude wooden bench
in a log cabin, where the cracks between
the logs gave the necessary light, and ven-
tilation was abundant ; in 1872 he united
his fortunes to Miss Lucy Teel, daughter
of James and Valeria Teel ; two children
blessed this union : Ernest, born October
6, 1873, and Leonard. February 17, 1876
FLEMING ROBERT, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
Fleming, one of the early residents of
Morgan County, was born in Pickaway
County, Ohio, November, 1824. In the
Spring of 1838, the family transferring their
hou-ehold effects on a flatboat, the little
party floated down the Ohio River, and
located at Golconda, Illinois; there resided
five years, receiving part of his education;
at the end of this time the family plunged
farther into the interior of the State; they
resided at Alton one year; thence to Exeter,
where he resided fifteen years; there he
formed the acquaintance of Miss S. A.
Crabtree, daughter of John Crabtree; they
were married January, 1847; remained in
A 2
Exeter three years; after this, then moved
to Cass County, six miles east of Beards-
town; there followed the occupation of
farmer; formerly Mr. Fleming was a
cooper; in 1855. he located on the farm
which he now owns; this appears to be his
true vocation, for he became a very suc-
cessful farmer; at one time he owned 280
acres; now owns 240, on which he erected
an elegant residence; they had ten chil-
dren, nine of whom are now living: Wil-
liam C., Charles E., Granville, John S.,
James, Nettie M., Ettie, AlmaE., Luannice;
Clarissa C., deceased
FLEMING "WM. C. school teacher
and farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly. Oldest
son of Robert and S. A. Fleming, born in
Exeter, Illinois, July 17, 1848; in the dis-
trict schools of Cass County, where the
family afterward moved, he received his
preliminary education, which was after-
ward completed in Morgan County; at the
age of nineteen he became a teacher,
which vocation he has since followed
successfully; April 3, 1872, he married
Miss Sarah F. Morris, a daughter of Jas.
and Nancy Morris; two children: Robert
L., born July, 1874, Clara M., April, 1876
/^ALLAHAR DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 17,
*-* P.O. Franklin
Gaul Patrick, renter, P.O. Alexander
Gavin Patrick, farmer, Sec. P.O. Franklin
Gorham John, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wa-
verly
Griffin Alonzo, farmer, Section 19, P.O.
Franklin
GRAY WILLIAM, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 19, P.O. Franklin. The sub-
ject of this notice was born in Cavan
County, Ireland, May, 1829; eighth child
of Robert and Jane Gray; on the little
farm, situated in one of the best counties
in Ireland, young Gray grew to
manhood; possessing that sturdy vigor
peculiar to the Irish people, and to better
his condition in life, in the Spring of 1849,
he sailed for America; arriving in New
York he made his way into the State of
Ohio, remaining two years; he then plunged
farther westward, and settled in Morgan
County, Illinois, where he first worked by
the month, and also became employed as a
school teacher; in 1854, he was united in
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marriage to Miss R. M. E. Stewart,
daughter of Ira E. Stewart, a native of
Tennessee, where Mrs. Gray was born, in
the year 1833; shortly after the marriage
Mr. Gray bought land in Sangamon
County, comprising 70 acres, where he
lived seven years, and then moved back to
Morgan County, on the property he now
owns, consisting of no acres; wishing to
give his son the advantages of a college
education, he moved to Lincoln, Logan
County, Illinois, where he resided seven
years; Autumn of 1875, returned again to
Morgan County, and settled on the farm
property heretofore mentioned, on which
he erected lately a beautiful farm residence;
in addition to possessions here, he also has
a nice property in Lincoln; three children
blessed his union with Miss Stewart, one
only now living, born May 4, 1872; having
the confidence of the community, he has
held several offices, township treasurer, etc.
TTAMILTON H. C. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Waverly
HARDIN JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. Waverly. Judge Hardin
was born in North Carolina, Jan. 18, 1825;
at nine years of age his parents moved to
Tennessee, and purchased a large tract of
valuable land; at twenty-two Mr. Hardin
attended an academy or seminary, receiving
a liberal education; at twenty-three he
became a resident of Kentucky; remained
two years, part of the time employed as
teacher; Nov. 9, 1849, he married Laura
* Van Winkle; the following year he settled
in Morgan County, Illinois, on the well-
improved farm he now owns; since coming
to the county Judge H. has taken a leading
position; affable and courteous to all, he
has the respect and good will of all who
know him; for many years he was township
treasurer, and also held the responsible
position of associate county judge; when
traitors were conniving at the downfall of
the republic, John Hardin left his home
for the scenes of warfare, entering the
service as Second Lieutenant Co. G, joist
Regt. 111. Infantry; battles, Mission Ridge,
Resaca, Dalton; while in the heat of action
a minnie ball on its deadly mission shat-
tered his foot, making amputation neces-
sary; Spring of 1863, promoted First
Lieutenant; in 1864, his wife died, and
during the autumn of that year Mr. H. was
honorably discharged, and returned to his
western home; in 1 868, he became a can-
didate for county sheriff, on the Republican
ticket; owning 240 acres of land, Judge
Hardin now devotes his time to farming;
five children: Frances E., Thos. H., John,
William B., and Emma J.; Thos. deceased
Hardin John J., farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wa-
verly
Hardin Wm. B. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wa-
verly
Hawkins Peter, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Hecock Presley, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Hines John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 6,
P.O. Alexander
Hobson Robert, renter, P.O. Waverly
Hoff Frederick, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Frank-
lin
Hood Reuben A. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Hoffstetter Charles, farm hand, P.O. New
Berlin, Sangamon Co.
JONES FREDERICK, farmer, Sec. 4,
P.O. Alexander
Jones Monterey C. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Waverly
TT'ANE JOHN, farm hand, P.O. Alex-
*^- ander
Kearnan Edward, farm hand, Sec. 5, P.O.
Alexander
Kenny Michael, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
Kinney John, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alexander
Klopper Henry, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. New
Berlin, Sangamon Co.
T OVE ARCHIBALD, renter, Sec. 5,
^ P.O. Alexander
Ludwig Frederick, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
Alexander
Ludwig Joseph, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
Ludwig William, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
Luken Casper, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
9, P.O. Alexander
LUKEN HENRY, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Alexander. Among
our German speaking population none are
more highly respected than Henry Luken,
whose life has been characterized by up-
right dealings. He was born in Hanover,
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
Germany, about 1818. In 1839 he was
united in marriage to Miss Louisa Borg-
stede ; in 1855 he emigrated to America on
board the sailing vessel Bessell, bound for
New Orleans ; arriving in New Orleans
from there he proceeded to St. Louis, thence
to Naples and from there made his way to
Sangamon County, first working by the
month, then rented property five years of
W. D. Huffaker, and then purchased land
and now owns 330 acres. The union of
Mr. and Mrs. L., was blessed wiih eight
children, five living : Casper, Carrie, Wil-
liam, Henry C., and Sarah
Luken Henry C., farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Alex-
ander
LUTTRELL JOHN W. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin. The
gentleman who heads this sketch was the
third child of Hiram and Sarah L., who
were natives of Kentucky ; were among
the first settlers of Morgan County, where
the subject of this notice was born, Feb.
22, 1837 ; on the farm his parents had set-
tled he passed away the days of his youth.
His preliminary education wa/ received
in the district school and afterward com-
pleted when the free school system came
into vogue. When the War of the Rebel-
lion came on, and the Flag of our Union
was in danger, he responded to the call for
volunteers and enlisted in Co. I, I4th 111.
Vols., in 1861, at Jacksonville, and was
there mustered into the service and shortly
after went to the front and became engaged
in the battle of Pittsburgh Landing, siege
of Vicksburg, Big Hatchie, and many
other smaller engagements. Mr. L. be-
came a non-commissioned officer in the
capacity of 2d Sergeant. On the 23d of
June, 1864, he was honorably discharged,
and mustered out of the service at Spring-
Held, 111., and returned to the scenes of his
early life, where he has since followed the
occupation of farmer. During the Autumn
of 1865 he united his fortunes to Miss
Nancy Burnett, daughter of Richard and
Polly Burnett. Four children blessed the
union of Mr. and Mrs. L. Three are now
living : Sherman, Minnie E., and Grant.
At this writing Mr. L. resides on his farm,
composed of 150 acres well-improved land
LUTTRELL SMILEY H. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Waverly ;
fifth child of Hiram and Sarah Luttrell,
natives of Kentucky, who moved to Illinois
at its earliest settling, locating at what is
now known as Apple Creek. At the time
of which we are writing, Hiram Luttrell
was but a boy ; horse mills were then
scarce and far between, and it frequently
fell to the lot of the boy, young as he was,
to carry the grist to the mill. As he grew
to man's estate he became known for his
force of character and kindness of heart.
He became quite a successful farmer ; he
married Miss Sarah Marston. At the time
of his decease, which occurred April 22.
1876, his remains were laid to rest in the
Waverly cemetery, and his widow is now
residing in comfortable circumstances at
Waverly, a true type of the pioneer wo-
man, who had shared with her husband the
hardships of their early settling, weaving
and spinning the garments for the chil-
dren. Smiley, roughing it in common
with other boys of that period, developed
great strength of character. At twenty
years of age he married Miss Mary Wyatt,
daughter of Martin Wyatt, an old resident
of Morgan County. But habits of econo-
my and industry led to his future success ;
now owns 160 acres of well-improved land;
six children, four living : Charles H., Geo.
M., Emma M., and Luna L,
TV/T ANDAVILLE EDWARD, farmhand,
1V1 P.O. Waverly
MASSEY LEWIS, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Franklin. Oldest son
of Wm. and Nancy Massey, who were na-
tives of Scott County, Kentucky, where
Lewis was born about 1825; Wm. Massey
was a shoemaker by trade, and also car-
ried on a farm, on the homestead; young
Lewis attended school; in 1836 his parents
emigrated to Illinois, in a covered wagon,
passing through Indiana; at the end of
three weeks, located in Morgan County;
a small farm was purchased; two years later
the head of the family died, leaving to
the care of the pioneer wife nine chil-
dren to provide for; for many years the
family lived in a log cabin, where the fare
was simple, but their wants easily satisfied;
all of his children, except Jessie and John,
are residents of Morgan Co.; Lewis Massey,
must necessarily have been of an energetic
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[" disposition, for we find all his descendants
comfortably situated in life; many of them
wealthy, owing to habits of industry, which
lead to wealth; the first school that Lewis
Massey, jr., attended, was taught by Joel
Heddington, one of the first settlers in old
Morgan; before the war Mr. Massey owned
tracts of land in Missouri, and in Morgan
County, Illinois, some 300 acres; in 1863
he married Miss Mary Bennett, who died
in 1871; six years later, married Mrs.
Martha Hart, daughter of Isaac Allen; in
the States of Illinois and Missouri, he owns
1000 acres of land; he takes a leading posi-
tion as a farmer
Massey Wm. T. farmer, Sec. P.O. Franklin
McCarty John, farm hand, P.O. Alexander
MCCASLAND WM. A. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly. Mr.
M., was the third child of Jas. H. and Jane
McCasland, natives of Virginia, and South
Carolina, respectively, who settled in Ind-
iana, in an early day, where Wm. was born
in 1833; in 1839 the family departed from
the Hoosier State, wended their way to Illi-
nois; in Greene County they remained a
short time, and then moved near the
city of Jacksonville; in after years,
settled on a farm near Waverly; during
this early settling, Mr. McCasland
roughed it in common with his neighbors;
hogs were then sold at one dollar per hun-
dred, other things in proportion, which
brought on considerable distress among the
pioneers; in time however, the log cabin
gave place to more comfortable buildings.
The old people lived for many years near
Waverly, where they passed the remainder
of their lives; they left six children: Sarah,
who married Frank Collins, who died
in the service of the U. S.; Mrs. Collins
afterward married Mr. Graves, and now re-
sides in Missouri; John M. married Miss
Mary Collins, resides in Murrayville, in
Morgan County; William, who heads this
sketch, married Miss Oretta Pemberton, of
Oldham County, Kentucky, Jan. 17, 1858;
they have eight children: Rosa, Ida, Edith,
Anna, Josephine; when the war of the re-
bellion came on, Mr. Me enlisted in the
38th Illinois Volunteers, Co. A, at Spring-
field; it will be remembered, this regiment
became engaged in many important battles
of the war, and accordingly, the subject of
this notice became actively engaged at
Stone River, Chickamauga, Perryville, and
Corinth; when the war was drawing to a
close, and Sherman had driven Johnson
into Georgia, the regiment remained under
fire some four months; Mr. M. was also
engaged in battles of Buzzard Roost, Snake
Creek Gap, Resaca, Marietta, Bald Knob,
and other smaller engagements; he was
honorably discharged at Huntsville, Ala-
bama, Feb. 7, 1865; two years later he re-
turned to Morgan County, where he now
resides, owning one hundred and twenty
acres of well improved land; Thomas, a
brother of Mr. McCasland, was killed at
Murphrysboro, Tennessee
McCORMECK JAMES, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Waverly. Was
born in Columbania County, Ohio, on the
I5th of April, 1852; when James was eight
years of age, his parents, then engaged in
farming, set out for the West, and first set-
tled at Galesburg, Knox County; there pur-
chased 80 acres; the year 1865 found the
family residents of old Morgan; settling
three miles south of the town of Franklin,
on a farm of 80 acres; he afterward re-
moved to a farm near Springfield, Illinois,
where he now resides; James, who heads this
sketch, received his preliminary education
at a district school, he afterward finished
his education at the high school of Wa-
verly; March i, 1874, h£ was married to
Miss Sarah Beckhold; two children: Wil-
liam, born June 3, 1875; Bertha, Aug. 22,
1877
MCCORMICK JAMES R. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly. In
1834, when the long lines of emigrant
trains dotted the prairie, John McCormick,
the father of the subject of this sketch, left
his home in Kentucky, and moved to Illi-
nois. He was born in 1801 ; married in
Kentucky in 1829, Miss Jane W. Loch-
ridge ; shortly after settled in Morgan Co.,
111., near what is known as Long Point.
In Kentucky Mr. M. had been a surveyor,
and in Illinois he 'pursued for a time the
same calling ; being a man of learning, he
was held in high esteem by his neighbors.
His brother, Samuel McCormick, was one
of the first settlers in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
there purchased a large tract of land ; owing
to the rise in real estate, he became very
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625
wealthy, and died a few years ago a mil-
lionaire. Three years after his settlement,
James R. McCormick died ; he left a family
of six children : Elizabeth, Catherine,
Nancy, Mary, John A., who enlisted on
the breaking out of the war, and was killed
in battle, and James R., who heads this
sketch, who was born in Kentucky in 1830.
The care of the family devolving upon him
after the decease of his father, he perhaps
saw the rough side of life more than was
even common with the pioneer boy. Mr.
McCormick well remembers when biscuit
would be eaten but once a week — on Sun-
day ; the meal over, the next Sunday was
anxiously looked forward to. James be-
came the owner of the old homestead ; in
1864 he married Miss Sarah Smith, a
daughter of Orin Smith, one of the first
settlers of Little York. Mr. McCormick
at one time owned 320 acres ; now owns
1 80. Six children, five living : May, Ed-
ward, Orin, Ralph, and an infant child
McDonald John, renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Alex-
ander
McDonald Thomas, renter, Sec. 9, P.O. Alex-
ander
Meyer August, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
4, P.O. Alexander
Miller A. J. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin
MOXON JOHN" (deceased), who was for
many years a farmer arid stock raiser in
Morgan Co., was born in Cambridgeshire,
England, March 25, 1824, and there, from
the time he was old enough, followed the
pursuits of agriculture. At twenty-two he
married Miss Mary Nicholas. In 1851, to
better his fortunes, he emigrated to Amer-
ica ; landing in the city of New Orleans
after a long voyage ; after a voyage up the
Mississipi River, they arrived at Alton, 111.,
where they found the river frozen, and ac-
cordingly made their may into Morgan Co.
by wagon. Settling near what is now
known as Alexander, for three years Mr.
Moxon rented property of John T. Alex-
ander, the famous stock man ; at the end
of this time, he concluded to go it on his
own hook ; bought 80 acres, part of the
property known as the Moxon estate ; here
he labored for many a year, his efforts
being eventually crowned with success.
Aug. 20, 1862, he departed this life, leav-
ing to the care of a devoted wife five chil-
dren, all of whom are living ; Maria, Mary
Jane, Isaac N., Elizabeth Ann, and John
Phillip. The estate now comprises 180
acres, due to the untiring efforts of Mrs. M.
Murray P. H. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
XT TCHOLAS EPH. farmer, P.O. Frank-
1>l lin
NIEHAUS AUGUST, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Alexander. The
subject of this sketch is the youngest of a
family of' ten children ; his parents were
natives of Prussia, Germany, where August
was born, about 1835 ; on the old home-
stead, young Niehaus passed his boy-
hood ; at twenty-two, he left his Ger-
man home for America ; after a long
voyage, he landed in New Orleans ;
from this point to St. Louis, and thence to
Morgan Co., settling in the vicinity of
Alexander, where he first worked by the
month. In 1861, he married Miss Minnie
Meyers, daughter of Henry and Mary
Meyers, natives of Germany, where Mrs.
Niehaus was born, in 1842. Nine children
blessed this union, seven living : Caroline,
born in 1863 ; Louis, 1865 ; Louisa, 1867 ;
Minnie, 1869 ; Augusta, 1872 ; Anna, 1876 ;
Emma, 1878 ; Katy and Mary, deceased
OERRINE LEWIS, farm hand, P.O.
Franklin
Plumpe Fred, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alexander
Poolejohn H., renter, Sec. 29, P.O. Franklin
TD AY SILAS, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
•^ Reed Thomas, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Reynolds Lewis, farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O.
Franklin
Ridder Stephen, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Alex-
ander
Roach Thomas, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Ryan Michael, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alexander
Ryan Michael, jr., farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
C AMPLE WILLIAM, renter, Sec. 29, P.O.
^ Franklin
SANDUSKY JAMES, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 22, P.O. Waverly ; sixth
child of Jacob and Melinda Sandusky, na-
tives of Kentucky, there engaged in
agriculture. When the slow moving trains
traversed the )prairies, en route for the
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
West, Jacob Sandusky gathered together
his worldly goods and bid farewell to the
land where had passed the best years of
his life ; after weeks of travel he settled
in Morgan County ; leaving a comfortable
home in the South and enduring the hard-
ships of a western life, it would have been
strange if the thoughts of Jacob Sandusky
had not turned to his sunny home in the
South. He built the usual log cabin and
entered eighty acres of government land ;
shortly afterward moved to Greene County;
for the past ten years has been a resident
of Nebraska. All of the children were
born in Morgan County. James, the sub-
ject of this sketch was born in 1844 and
grew up among the surroundings of pioneer
life, receiving a liberal education. At the
age of nineteen, married Miss Mary Jane
Greenwood, daughter of James Greenwood.
One year from this date he moved to Ne-
braska and entered land at one dollar per
acre. For three years he remained there,
then returning to Morgan County purchased
160 acres of land in Town 14, Range 8 ;
now owns 80 acres ; six children : Eddie,
Albert, Dora, Ida, Mary and James
SchefTerkort Joseph, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Al-
exander
Scott James H., farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
15, P.O. Waverly
Scott Chas. E., farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Waverly
SCOTT THOMAS, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Waverly. When the
tide of emigration first turned westward
Thomas Scott, accompanied by his wife,
left the scenes of his youth for the fertile
State of Illinois. He was born in Wayne
County, Kentucky, May 22, 1809. On his
venture across the prairies to Illinois he
hired out as a teamster, to John Vanvvinkle;
for a number of weeks he cracked his whip
over the slow moving ox team, crossing the
Ohio river on a flatboat propelled by pad-
dles. He made his way into Morgan
County, settling in the neighborhood of
Jacksonville, then a small hamlet where a
groceries could be obtained frequently by
barter, the enterprising proprietor always
glad to see a customer coming. Mr. Scott,
for many years rented property as he had no
capital. It was some time before he be-
came able td buy. He first purchased 80
acres ; at one time Mr. Scott owned some
300 acres, and now owns 250. In 1843 his
wife departed this life leaving to his care
three children, Wm. H. H., Angeletca and
Jas. H., the only one now living. In 1 844 he
married Miss Clarissa Maxfield; five chil-
dren, four living : Sarah, Elizabeth J.
Chase and Maggie E.
Sears Henry, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
SHAFER BERNHARD, farmer, Sec.
4, P.O. Alexander. Mr. Shafer was born
in Prussia, Germany, July 29, 1839 ; Jo-
seph, his father, was a weaver by occupa-
tion ; this, young Shafer followed in early
youth; in 1857 he emigrated to America,
landed in Baltimore, Maryland ; from there
he made his way to St. Louis, thence to
Morgan County, where he has since resided;
in 1867 he married Miss Mary Linsey,
daughter of John Linsey, of Scotland ; they
have had three children, two deceased, one
now living, Kate Lina
Six P. C. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Waverly
Slavens Isaac, renter, P.O. Waverly
Sperry Charles, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Steneyer Bernard, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Ber-
lin, Sangamon Co.
Stewart J. W. T. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Stewart A. J. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Sweet S. B. farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O.
Franklin
Switch Wm. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Franklin
T^EEL JOSEPH E. farmer and stock
raiser. Joseph Teel was the oldest of a
family of nine children ; his father was a
native of Virginia, where the subject of
this sketch first saw the light, in the town
of Woburn ; in his native place he passed
away his youthful days ; in his igth year he
married Miss Mary Johonat, who was born
in Goffstown, New Hampshire ; for a num-
ber of years Mr. Teel followed farming in
Virginia, and also supplied the markets
with country produce ; in 1854 he started
for the West, and first settled in Cannelton,
Indiana, becoming employed as a coal-
miner ; originally it was his intention to
oversee a cotton factory, to be set in opera-
tion by an eastern firm, which proved a
failure ; it should have been stated Mrs.
Teel died in 1852, prior to Mr. Teel's de-
parture for the West ; by this marriage five
children, four of whom are now living :
Albert, married Miss Jane Read, and now
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627
resides in Centralia, Mo. ; Mary W., mar-
ried James Bowland, and resides in Iowa ;
Ann Eliza, married Joseph Pile, of Pike
County, Illinois, and James, married Ma-
tilda Beasely, of Morgan County ; by sec-
ond marriage, nine children : Fanny, who
married Monterey Jones, of Boone County,
Missouri ; Margaret, Valeria, Charles, and
Bertha. In 1856, Mr. Teel moved to Mor-
gan County ; he first became a renter ; in
in 1860 he had the misfortune to lose his
all by fire ; in his misfortune he had the
sympathy of all, being held in high esteem
by his many friends For many years of
his life Mr. Teel worked early and late to
supply the wants of a growing family ; al-
though not owning as large a property as
some, owning 160 acres of well improved
land, gotten together by years of labor that
would have discouraged men of less energy;
it may be well to mention here the son
of Mr. Teel, Albert, enlisted in Company
I, 32d Illinois Infantry, at Springfield, Illi-
nois, for three years service ; from this reg-
iment he was honorably discharged, and
joined the lOist Regiment, participating
in battles of Shiloh, Plymouth, and
many other smaller engagements ; he
was honorably discharged at Camp Butler ;
James also enlisted in the loth Illinois
Cavalry, at Camp Butler, in service on the
frontier of Texas
Thornton Wm. farm hand, P.O. Waverly
WAN WINKLE, H. L. farmer, Sec. 29, P.
* Franklin
VAN WINKLE JOHN, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Waverly. Among
theoriginal pioneers was John Van Winkle;
he was born in Jefferson County, Georgia,
March 23, 1804; it is probable his father
was a native of New Jersey, and his mother
of Georgia; in 1804, the family moved to
Kentucky, and there purchased land, and
erected the common log cabin; there the
family worked early and late, to provide
necessaries; as they lived in between the
mountains, it was no uncommon occurrence
to see bear and panther; the clothing wove
and spun by the women was exceedingly
comfortable, and looked well; at twenty
Mr. Van Winkle married Miss Lovisa
Pemberton, who was born in Virginia;
shortly after the ceremony, in 1826, at a time
when but very few had set the example,
they set out for Illinois, his wife traversing
the distance on horseback, while he
drove a covered wagon ; after various
incidents in the way of travel, the
little party settled on the Mauvaisterre,
near Jacksonville, where Mrs. Van Winkle
would frequently go, in an ox wagon, to lay
in a supply of provisions; the cabins were
sometimes far apart, but the people met at a
raising, and the laugh and joke went round:
for the pioneers who have contributed so
much to the present prosperity of the country
it is a pleasant task to look back to the past,
noting in imagination the successive stages
of improvement; in the log hut where now
stands the large residence of J.T. Holmes,
the family spent many happy years* and
there many of their children were born;
one incident in the life of John Van Winkle
may be of interest; during the winter of
the deep snow, being a large man, he
would frequently break through the crust
formed on the top; to avoid that he pro-
cured some boards the necessary length,
and attached them to his feet; this was a
bad move, for although he did not break
through as frequently, when once down it
became a great deal more difficult to regain
the surface; Mr. Van Winkle raised a
family of eight children, seven of whom
are now living: Mary, Sophronie, Simeon,
Richard, Simpson, William, and Martin;
Mr. V. is one of the most conscientious
men of this county, and is very comfort-
ably situated in life, owning 200 acres ; has
owned 400 or more
Van Winkle Martin, farmer, P.O. Waverly
Van Winkle M. A. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Franklin
VAN WINKLE N. B. (deceased);
among the many adventurous men who
sought a home in the West, came the sub-
ject of this sketch; he was born in Wayne
County, Kentucky, November II, 1802; on
the old homestead were passed the youth-
ful days of Mr. Van Winkle; there he
received rather a more liberal education
than usually falls to the lot of most farmer
boys; on arriving at maturity he made his
way to Missouri, and there married Miss
Sarah Crow, daughter of James and Rhoda
Crow, on the 27th of November, 1832;
the following December he settled in the
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bounds of Morgan County, on what is now
known as the Van Winkle estate; the
cabin erected by them was a fair sample of
those then in use; it contained neither
nail, brick, nor sawed board; the floor was
constructed of puncheon, a clapboard roof
being in use; a year later, a hewed log
house was built, more attractive and com-
fortable; Mr. Van Winkle was one of those
men of rare energy and judgment, and
accumulated a large property; the broad,
uncultivated prairie soon gave place to the
well improved farm; in time came churches
and school houses, and emigrants began to
enjoy life; it is quite likely Mr. Van Winkle
had more capital than usually fell to the lot
of the pioneer; he first taught a school on
the. Mauvaisterre, and then bought 120
acres of land; after a long and successful
battle with the world, he departed this life
September 22, 1872; he left an estate of
538 acres; he was a very successful farmer;
the cabin entered by the family is still
standing; in 1869, this gave place to the
beautiful residence now owned by the
widow and heirs; six children: Micajah,
Rhoda L., Maty E., Martin A., Henry L.,
and Jacob E.
Van Winkle Richard, farmer, P.O. Wa-
verly
VIOLETT WILLIAM, farmer and
stock raiser, P.O. Franklin; third child of
Thornton and Mary Violett, natives of
Kentucky and Indiana respectively; in the
State of Indiana young Violett was born,
February 16, 1830; same year the family
set out for Illinois, in a covered wagon;
they located, on arrival, near Jacksonville,
Morgan County, on farm property; when
old enough William attended a subscription
school; at twenty-four he married Miss
Sarah Huddlestone, of Morgan County;
when the war broke out Mr. Violett
enlisted in Co. F, I2gth Regt. 111. Infantry,
in 1862, remaining in the service three years,
becoming engaged in some of the most im-
portant battles of the war, such as Resaca,
Burnt Hickory, etc., etc.; on the close of
the war he was honorably discharged, at
Washington, D. C., disbanded at Chicago,
Illinois, and returned to Morgan County,
where he has since resided; owns no acres
of land; names of children in order of
birth: George, Mary Ann, Louisa, Lyman,
Marshall, Newton, Julia, Nettie, and
Arthur
Votsmeyer Henry, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
JOHN", farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Alexander; was
born in Tipperary County, Ireland, where
his parents presided over a small farm; he
received a liberal education in subscription
schools; September, 1849, in his nineteenth
year, he emigrated to America, landing in
New Orleans; from this point he made his
way to Vicksburg, Mississippi, thence to
St. Louis, from St. Louis to Morgan
County, settling near Jacksonville, where
he first worked for Field Samples, in a
brick yard, for $13.00 per month; for
Theodore Stout he worked nearly seven
years, and there procured his first start in
life; for a short time he became a resident
of Sangamon County; on his return to Mor-
gan County he rented the Roger farm, now
belonging to the Strawns; there he married
Johannah Leahy; in 1864, he bought So
acres of land, part of the property he now
owns; adding to this, he now owns 120
acres; for the past nine years has been
school director
WAL.SH THOMAS, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Alexander; Mr. W. was
born in Limerick County, Ireland, in
1819; there he became employed on his
father's farm, from the time he could handle
a plow; his education was received in sub-
scription schools; on reaching man's estate
he left the little green spot so dear to every
Irish heart, situated near to the broad At-
lantic; he first went to Montreal, Canada,
and from there by way of the lakes to
Vermont, where he married Miss Mary
Gluly ; from Vermont he made his way into
Morgan County, Illinois; five children,
three now living: James, Morris, and
Hannorah; Mrs. W. died in 1859, and
the following year he married Bridget
Carroll; by the second marriage ten chil-
dren, eight living: Mary, Catherine,
Michael, Lizzie, Thomas, John, William,
and Patrick; it may be well to mention in
the life history of Mr. Walsh, that wages
were low, money scarce, and many a month
he toiled on for eight dollars per month;
he is now a very successful farmer, owning
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
629
240 acres, acquired by an industry that
would have discouraged men of less
energy
Way Charles, farm hand, P.O. Berlin, Sanga-
mon Co.
Welch John, renter, Sec. 7, P.O. Alexander
Wells H. H., farmer, P.O. Franklin
White John, farm hand, P. O. Franklin
Whitlock Geo., renter, P.O. Waverly
Whitlock John, farm hand, P.O. Waverly
Wilhite Benjamin (colored), Sec. 26, P.O.
Waverly
Wilmoth G. E. farm hand, Sec. 26, P.O.
Franklin
Wilson Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Franklin
Wilson George, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Woods A. J. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 20,
P.O. Franklin
WOODS JAMES J. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Waverly ; oldest
son of M. F. and Sarah Y. Woods. He
was born in Morgan County, Nov. 29,
1857 ; the father of James, M. F. Woods,
is one of the early settlers of Morgan Co.,
a stirring business man, who, for a num-
ber of years was a merchant in Waverly.
James went through the usual routine of
farm work, and the usual course of study
in a district school ; at 22 he became the
owner of 160 acres of valuable land ; Jan.
5, 1870, he was married to Miss Mary E.
Luttrell, daughter of Hiram and Sarah
Luttrell. Two children: Charles C., born
Aug. 12, 1874, J. J., born May 12, 1877
WOODS SAMUEL C. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Waverly. The
subject of this sketch was the fourth son
of Michael and Martha Woods, natives of
Kentucky, where Samuel was born July 2,
1816 ; receiving a liberal education, at 21,
possessed of an enterprising spirit, he con-
cluded to follow the fortunes of the old
pioneers to the western prairies, and in
company with a party of emigrants he set
out on horseback. Crossing the Ohio
on a flatboat, he wended his way to Illinois,
settling in the vicinity of Waverly, Mor-
gan County, where he first worked by the
month for William Woods, an uncle, for
some six months, attending school the bal-
ance of the year. For M. F. Woods, a
brother and merchant at Waverly, he
worked some two years, and then branched
off for himself, turning his attention to ag-
riculture. July, 1849, ne married Miss Ma-
ria Branson of Sangamon County, a
daughter of John and Mary Branson ; one
child, Maria Isabel, who married Platt S.
Carter, jr., of Sangamon County, Aug. 5,
1875. Mrs. Woods departed this life and
was laid to rest in the cemetery of Waverly
Jan., 1877. He married Mrs. Mary E.
Jackson of Audrian County, Mo., relict of
W. G. Jackson of Boone County, an esti-
mable man, whose death occurred Oct. 28,
1869. He was the son of Col. Francis F.
Jackson of Clark County, Ky. Mrs. Jack-
son, now Mrs. Woods, was born near Lex-
ington, Ky., March, 1827 ; her parents na-
tives of Kentucky, and Maryland, the
father a man of influence and wealth ; in
1852, the partner of his joys and sorrows
was laid at rest ; in 1867, the husband also
passed to his reward; a man of sociable and
generous disposition, he was regretted by a
large circle of friends. Following the for-
tunes of Mr. Woods, for many years after
his first marriage, he became engaged as a
merchant at Waverly; retiring from this in
1857. he purchased a farm of 180 acres, the
property he now owns, and which he has
brought to a high state of cultivation
WRIGHT JAS. (deceased). Among
the many early pioneers of Morgan Co.,
came the subject of this sketch, who de-
serves more than a passing notice. By
those who knew him he is described as a
man of strong determination and iron will.
Making his way from Kentucky in compa-
ny with other emigrants, he traveled west-
ward. He was born in Virginia, settfed
in Kentucky at an early day, and there
formed the acquaintance of Miss Sarah
Head, daughter of John A. and Mary
Head, whom he married Sept. 25, 1830.
Reaching Illinois after weeks of traveling,
Mr. Wright settled some two miles south of
Franklin. In a short time a primitive log
cabin loomed up on the sparsely settled
prairie. At this date he was cptemporary
with the early settlers. Leaving a com-
fortable home in the South, both husband
and wife found it at times a difficult task
to attend to the duties of a farm and care
for the stock. It may be well to men-
tion that the cabin entered was a very rude
affair, with a puncheon floor, a clapboard
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door in use — to^be sure it hung on a
wooden hinge, and perhaps was not so
common as those that graced the man-
sions of some of his neighbors. The ta-
bles and chairs were of the usual order ;
the place, however, bore an air of neatness
that always made the little home attract-
ive. In time land rose in value and more
substantial buildings began to appear. A
history of the life of Mr. Wright would be
incomplete were we not to mention the
early incidents connected with his career.
Once a year, sometimes twice, he would
take a trip to St. Louis, distant about
ninety miles. At times it became neces-
sary to drive a drove of hogs to the St.
Louis market. On the return trip he
laid in a good stock of provisions; cloth-
ing was then wholly made by the pioneer
wife. In time, however, the spinning
jenny gave place to the loom, and other
improvements became manifest. In 1872
Mr. Wright died and was laid to rest in
the Franklin cemetery. His death was
universally regretted by all who formed
his acquaintance. He left an estate of 400
acres. On the old homestead Mrs. Wright
is still living. There are eight children
living: A. H., B. F., Wm. H., J. A., G.
M., T. B., Maggie and Pamelia. Sarah
Wright resides on Sec. 30, P.O. address,
Franklin
Wright J. Abner, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Waverly
Wright John A. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Frank-
lin
Wright Matilda, widow Shelby Wright,
Sec. 31, P.O. Waverly
Wright T. B. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Franklin
WYATT B. W. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Waverly; eighth child
of Thomas and Rebecca Wyatt, natives
of Kentucky. Prior to the deep snow the
Wyatt family followed the tide of emigra-
tion westward, settling in Morgan County,
near what is now the City of Jacksonville,
suffering great hardships, often going with-
out the necessaries of life. It would not
have been strange had Mr. Wyatt
turned back to his native place, but in-
stead he went steadily forward, and in
time came success. He passed away,
April 28, 1878. After a long and event-
ful life he passed away, leaving to the care
of his wife, who now lives in Virden, Ma-
coupin County, a large property. B. W.
Wyatt, who heads this sketch, was edu-
cated at district schools. At 23 married
Miss Lizzie Duggan, who died some years
ago, and was laid to rest in Springfield, 111.
At 28 he married Miss Louisa Kennedy ;
one child
y ONKER STEPHEN, farm hand, P.O.
Alexander
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
A LFORD WM. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
-** Franklin
Allison Geo. carpenter and joiner, Sec. 20,
P.O. Pisgah
Antle James, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Pisgah
Arthur Josiah B. blacksmith, P.O. Franklin
Austin Ely, miller, P.O. Franklin
"DACON ELIJAH, farm hand, Sec. 29,
' P.O.Jacksonville
Baglen Antoine, farmhand, P.O. Franklin
Barton John, renter, P.O. Franklin
Beerup Andrew, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Beerup Chas. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Beerup Douglas, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Beerup John, blacksmith, P.O. Franklin
Belt Wm. J. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Orleans
Benson Wm. B. farmer, Sec. I. P.O. Alexan-
der
Blalock Nancy Mrs. P.O. Franklin
Bond Jas. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21,
P.O. Franklin
Bonds Wm. lab. P.O. Franklin
Bourland Henry T. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 35, P.O. Franklin
BOURLANJ} P. G-. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Franklin. Mr. Bour-
land was born in Kentucky, Aug. 31, 1827;
Miles Bourland the father, by occupation
was a farmer; thinking to better his for-
tune, in the Winter of 1830 he set out for
Illinois, traversing the entire distance by
wagon; below St. Louis the emigrants cross-
ed the river on the ice; in the spring of
the year th-y settled on the broad plains
of Illinois, about two miles southwest of
Franklin; they first took up their abode in
a log cabin, and immediately began to
clear away the timber; the following winter,
the deep snow set in, which caused much
suffering; at the tender age of six years,
young Bourland attended a subscription
school, held in a log cabin, where the seats
were low and awkwardly constructed, and
which required considerable agility on the
part of the scholars, to balance themselves
upon; at twenty-seven Mr. Bourland mar-
ried Miss Nancy Ramsey of Ohio; two
children blessed this union: Leah and
Katie. Mrs. Bourland died, and was buried
in the cemetery, at Franklin; during the
Spring of 1863 he married Susan Seymour,
six children were born of this marriage,
four of whom are living; two dying in
early infancy; for two terms Mr. B. be-
came a school teacher, and during the
Mormon uprising took an active part
BOWYEB JACOB, during his life
was a leading farmer of Morgan County,
who emigrated from Kentucky to Madison
County, 111., as early as 1816 and settled
in Morgan County two years later; shortly
after his arrival in Illinois, he united his
fortunes with Miss Elizabeth Samples, and
after his marriage settled on what is now
known as the Bowyer estate; at that date
there were no counties, and it will be
remembered the State itself had not
been admitted into the Union until that
year. There, building a log cabin, they
passed many years of their lives; gradually
emigrants came to the county, and towns
and cities sprang up as if by magic; during
the early settlement it was no uncommon
occurrence to go to St. Louis, and there
lay in a stock of groceries, and go to mill,
the distance being 90 miles; settlers would
take turns in going, so as not to interfere
more than was possible in the work of the
farm; the capital of Mr. Bowyer could then
be easily carried; but his wants were few
and easily supplied; as the years went by,
he acquired by dint of hard labor and self-
denial, a fine property; about the year
1834 Mis. Bowyer died, leaving to the care
of her husband four children: Thomas B.,
John B., Washington and James; some
years after he married Millie G. Masters,
they lived together fourteen years, when
the second wife taking ill with fever, also
died, leaving one child; in 1864 he mar-
ried Mrs. Judith Davis of Morgan County,
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whose former husband set out for Cumber-
land, Tenn., as he never returned it is sup-
posed he was murdered; by her first mar-
riage Mrs. Bowyer had three children:
Elleanor, Elizabeth, and Amanda; James,
the youngest by first marriage, now living
on the old homestead, is the owner of 149
acres, he married Emily Spaenhower, of
Morgan County; three children: Sarah E.,
William T., and Mary Jane
BOWYER WILLIAM, deceased.
As we look about us at the present day,
witnessing the vast changes that have
taken place in the county, how little do
we think of the hardships endured by the
pioneer, to bring it to its present stage of
prosperity. In 1833, when but few white
covered wagons traveled westward. Wm.
Bowyer, accompanied by his wife and
three children, set out for Illinois, not
knowing what fare he should find or hard-
ships would in after years fall to his lot.
Traveling with an ox team, at the end of
six weeks he located in Morgan County,
as a permanent resident, in the vicinity of
Waverly; two years prior to this he had
visited the county. On the farm now oc-
cupied by Matt Kennedy, he built the
usual log cabin. At times it became ex-
tremely difficult to adapt themselves to
their rude western home; arriving without a
dollar, Mr. Bowyer procured the necessa-
ries of life by barter. Did the early set-
tler become unfortunate, willing hands were
always ready to assist. Like nearly all the
early settlers, in due process of time he
became the owner of a comfortable estate.
He died in the Autumn of 1849; tne prop-
erty reverted to his wife. This sketch
would be incomplete were we to omit the
many good qualities of Mr. Bowyer; his
kindness of heart was well known, and no
man in need was ever turned away from
his door; when he died the county lost one
of its most useful citizens. His wife sur-
vived him many years, and passed off the
stage of life in 1873; her death was univer- •
sally regretted. The estate is now divided
among his children; John died in 1848;
James was killed at the battle of Dallas, in
1863; Joseph and George reside in Mor-
gan County; Joseph owns 130 acres; March
15, 1855, he married Miss Malinda Jones,
daughter of Robert Jones, one of the first
settlers of Morgan County; seven children
blessed this union, six now living: Charles,
John, Lou, Ida, Jessie, and Adda. Mr.
Bowyer was born in Adair County, Ken-
tucky, Dec. 15, 1832
Boyer Jas. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Boyer Jas. W. farmer, P.O. Pisgah
Boyer John A. farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Jackson-
ville
BOYER THOMPSON, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. n, P.O. Pisgah. Over
half a century ago, in the year 1820, the
parents of Mr. Boyer settled in Morgan
Co., near the present farm residence of
Judge Wood, entered a homestead of gov-
ernment land, and erected thereon a log
cabin of the usual description. In that
rude structure young Boyer first saw the
light, in November, 1825. For a number
of years the family lived comfortable here;
before the deep snow set in, moved into
a hewn log building, where the old people
lived for many years, and in Morgan Co.
passed the remainder of their days. The
date of the mother's death is uncertain,
but is supposed to be in 1842 ; and the
father (Jacob) died in the Spring
of the present year, 1878. There are
now living five children: John, a black-
smith by trade, a resident of Missouri ;
Thompson, and Washington, who are resi-
dents of California ; James resides on the
Boyer estate ; Thompson married Miss So-
phronie Luttrell, daughter of Lot and Susan
Luttrell, who were raised in Kentucky,
there married, and removed to Illinois in an
early day. Mr. Luttrell acquired a fine
property, and was universally respected by
all in the community where he lived ; he
died in 1862, after a long life of usefulness.
The wife still survives, living with the sub-
ject of this sketch. The union of Mr.
Boyer with Miss Luttrell was blessed with
five children : Henry, Mary Jane, James
W., George W., and Charles M.
Braswell Ben. J. retired farmer, Franklin
Brasswell James, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Bridges Susanah, laundress, Franklin
Bridges William, lab. Franklin
Briley Thomas, farm hand, Sec, 10, P.O.
Pisgah
BROWN THOMAS C. farmer and
breeder of short-horn cattle and fine sheep.
The subject of this sketch was'the youngest
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
633
of a family of ten children ; he was born
near the city of York, England, in the year
1816. Remaining on his father's farm up
to the age of thirty, he married Elizabeth
Wilson, daughter of John Wilson, who was
by occupation a carpenter and joiner. Tak-
ing passage on board a sailing vessel, in
1846, he arrived in New Orleans after a
voyage of several weeks ; remaining a short
time there, then made his way to what was
then the far western State of Illinois ; he
first settled at Indian Creek, in Morgan
Co., renting land for two years there ; he
then removed to the farm he now owns ; at
this date he would often go twenty miles
to a horse-mill, where grain was ground
for early settlers ; he relates that there then
stood an old water-mill on Indian Creek,
perhaps the only one in the county at that
time ; on the Mauvaisterre, also, a horse-
mill was erected, where the settlers would
go to get their grist ground ; they would
sometimes remain two or three days, amus-
ing themselves while there pitching quoits,
and other like diversions. After many years
of hard labor, he became the owner of 270
acres of as choice land as can be found any
where, and as a farmer is a success, doing
his work systematically and energetically.
Coming to America with no capital, it is to
his credit that he has succeeded so well in
life. One child, Charles W. born April 2,
1850.
BRUNK J. T. livery and feed stable,
Franklin; son of Jesse and Naomi, natives of
Kentucky and Maryland, respectively. Mr.
B. was born in the year 1829, in Kentucky ;
his parents moved there at an early day, and
in 1831 removed to Morgan Co., arriving
there during the winter of the deep snow ;
shortly after his arrival the head of the
family purchased land, in due course of
time, and became a very successful farmer.
The subject of this sketch was educated in
subscription schools, attending the school
presided over by Manual Metcalf ; before
coming of age he became a farmer ; at nine-
teen married Martha D'epledge, daughter
of Jonathan Depledge, and by her had
three children : Mary N., Jonathan, and
J. T. Mrs. Brunk passed off the stage of
life some years ago. In 1859 he married
Evelyn Jolly, daughter of Eliza Jolly, of
Franklin ; by last marriage four children :
Elisha E., Charles E., Nettie A. and Wil-
liam C. Mr. Brunk first went into busi-
ness at Orleans Station, Morgan Co.; in
Franklin was a grocer for a number of
years ; in 1876 opened a livery stable — the
only one in town. Mr. B. is above the
average height, attaining the stature of six
feet and seven inches
Buchanan Hardin, renter, P.O. Franklin
Buchanan Thomas B. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
Pisgah
Burch James, constable, Franklin
Burch Willis, lab. Franklin
Burk John, farm hand, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin
Busey William, farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O.
Jacksonville
—
HOOPES, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Pisgah. The
subject of this sketch was the oldest mem-
ber of a family of seven children, and the
only one now living ; he was born in Ches-
ter Co., Pa., June 26, 1809 ; his father by
occupation, was a farmer, in good circum-
stances. Up to the age of sixteen, young
Carlyle remained on the farm ; he then be-
came apprenticed to the trade of scythe-
making, and served five years, becoming a
skillful workman ; removing to Vincent, he
formed the acquaintance of Miss Margaret
Cooper ; they were married in February,
1834; the following year went to Phoenix-
ville, and there he worked twelve years ;
In 1852 he set out, accompanied by his
family, for Illinois ; traveling by rail and
by water through Pittsburgh, they arrived
at Naples, 111.; from there made their way
to Morgan Co., settling near Franklin on
the farm now owned by Mr. Carlyle ; pur-
chasing 40 acres then, now owns 130 acres ;
eight children, seven living : James, now a
resident of Morgan Co., farmer by occupa-
tion, served four years in the late war of
rebellion, cavalry service ; Ezra, who be-
came a minister of considerable promi-
nence ; Samuel D., who became a physi-
cian, now a resident of Palmyra, 111. ;
Phoebe, who married George Gibson, a
school-teacher, and who also manages the
farm property of Mr. Carlyle; Amanda,
married William Stott, and now resides in
Chester Co., Pa.
Carson Andrew, farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Jacksonville
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Childers Mathew, farm hand, Sec. 16, P.O.
Pisgah
C LARK Dr. pastor M. E. Church, Frank-
lin, was the second son of William and
Elizabeth Clark, of Albany, N. Y., where
the subject of this sketch was born.
The father of Dr. Clark was a very
successful farmer, educated, who in his
time was the associate and friend of some
of the leading men of America ; he was the
classmate of Martin Van Buren, afterward
president of the U.S.; his acquaintance with
Mr. Van Buren soon ripened into a cordial
friendship. Thomas Benton, who was af-
terward United States Senator from Mis-
souri, was also in earlv life an intimate
friend, being a relative on the wife's side,
and who was the grand-uncle of the sub-
ject of this sketch. In the war of 1812,
the elder Clark took a prominent part, and
served as a staff-officer under Gen.Winfield
Scott, who afterward achieved so much
fame in the war with Mexico. On his retire-
ment from the army, he settled down to a
quiet agricultural life. In business he was
systematic, believing what was worth doing
at all was worth doing well ; a man of un-
swerving integrity, having the respect of
all who formed his acquaintance. Dr.
Clark, who heads this sketch, is said to
resemble his father in features, and of
the same height and weight. In 1840,
the family settled near Quincy, 111., and
here Mr. Clark shortly after died, and was
laid at rest in the Menden cemetery ; his
wife, who had been his companion for half
a century, still survives, residing on her
farm near Quincy, and is upward of eighty
years of age. Dr. Clark received his pre-
liminary education in Chatauqua Co., N.
Y. ; at nineteen, married Miss Hannah
Steel, of Chatauqua Co. The dream of
the farmer boy was to become proficient in
theology and medicine ; his father had died,
leaving the family in somewhat moderate
circumstances, and the care of the family
devolved upon the youth ; often he has
worked hard all day, and then studied dur-
ing the greater portion of the evening ; in
time he became a ripe scholar, and a gradu-
ate of the theological conference ; for twen-
ty-one years he has held the pastorate of
different churches, during which time he
also practiced as a physician and surgeon.
The union of Dr. Clark to Hannah Steel
was blessed with two children, who died
from typhoid fever in Ottawa, 111.
Clark Stephen C. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Alex-
ander
CLARK AVILLIAM C. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. i, P.O. Alexander. Born
in Athens Co., Ohio, Oct. 6, 1818, where
his parents moved at an early day. In
1822, the Clark family came to Ross Co.,
Ohio, and thence to Licking Co.; here the
old folks remained until they passed off the
stage of life. Young Clark there turned
his attention to farming ; Oct. 15, 1843,
married Miss Elizabeth Pence, daughter of
Abraham Pence, a native of Virginia; in
the Autumn of 1845, he settled in Menard
Co.; Nov. 8, 1846, settled in the vicinity of
where Alexander is now located ; in 1850,
purchased land ; in 1845, Mrs. Clark died ;
in 1851, he married Miss Sarah J. Samples,
daughter of Andrew and Nancy Samples,
who were among the early pioneers of
Morgan Co.; this was the year of cholera
in Morgan Co., from which his second
wife died, on the 5th of July ; on the 22d of
February, 1852, he married Miss Sarah
Samples, daughter of Jacob and Pollie
Samples. For several years Mr. Clark
was town trustee ; is the owner of 120
acres of valuable property
Clayton Francis, boarding house, P.O. Frank-
lin
Clayton Geo. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Clayton Jas. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Clayton Jas. N. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Clayton Wm. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Clayton Wm. C. farmer, Sec. 26, P. O. Jack-
sonville
COATES JOB, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 19, P.O. Pisgah. The subject of this
sketch was the youngest of a family of
nine children, his father was a farmer in
good circumstances, in Yorkshire, Eng-
land, where young Coates was born, Nov.
23, 1848; at the early age of twenty-two
he took passage on board the steamship
City of Washington, for America; the trip
was made in a short time; at the end of
fourteen days, he landed in Morgan; he
first worked by the month; for three years
he rented farm property; at the end of five
years he made a purchase of 160 acres of
prairie and ten acres of timber; since the
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purchase was made, Mr. Coates has put in
many days of hard labor; possessed of that
energetic disposition that characterizes the
English farmer, his venture in America
proved successful; he now owns 210 acres
of well improved land; on coming to
America, he had nothing comparatively
speaking, and his success for one who is
still in the prime of life, speaks well for
his enterprise
Cole Edward, farm hand, P.O. Jacksonville
CONKLE MICHAEL, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Jacksonville.
Third child of Henry and Mary Conkle,
who were natives of Pennsylvania; after-
ward moved to Ohio, and were there mar-
ried; for many years Henry Conkle fol-
lowed the occupation of farmer and team-
ing, near Lancaster, Fairfield County,
Ohio, where Michael was born, Oct. 7,
1830; in 1843 the family moved westward,
and located near Jacksonville, 111., Mor-
gan County, where the old people passed
the remainder of their days; for seven years
Michael worked for Rufus Calif, a prom-
inent farmer in Piatt County, an exten-
sive cattle dealer; while here was princi-
pally engaged in cattle buying, and trading
in cattle; for many years he became asso-
ciated in cattle speculations with John T.
Alexander, and afteiward with his sons;
For Mr. M. F. Woods he also shipped cat-
tle to New York, having made arrange-
ments with the well known A. M. Aller-
ton of New York city, and H. M. Staly, of
Morgan County; becoming quite success-
ful in 1866, he leased over one thousand
acres of land from Gates, Strawn and
David.and also continued his cattle specula-
tions; he of course met with reverses, but
was a shrewd buyer, and universally suc-
ceeded in his ventures; in 1871 he was mar-
ried to Miss Sarah Parsley, daughter of
William J. and Elizabeth Parsley, natives
of Tennessee; in 1876 he purchased the
estate of Robert Morrison, where he now
resides; the property comprises two hun-
dred and sixty-five acres, on which was
erected by Mr. Morrison, a beautiful res-
idence; children: Luada and Jenny
Conlee Alvan, farmer, P.O. Pisgah
Conlee Whitfield, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 16, P.O. Pisgah
Connolly Arsula, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville
COONS J. M. The subject of this
sketch was born in Morgan County. Illi-
nois, near the city of Jacksonville, on the
I3th day of November, 1835; he is the
eldest son of Joseph Coons, who was born
in the State of Ohio, Hamilton County,
near the city of Cincinnati, on the igthday
of February, 1807; was raised in and re-
mained near the same place (was married
to Miss Sophia McCullough, on the 22d
day of May, 1832) until the year 1834,
when he came to the State of Illinois;
stopped for a short time near Jacksonville;
from there (in the year 1836) he moved to
Macoupin County, Illinois; entered land
three miles northeast of Scottville, is still
living on the same place, and is still enjoy-
ing good health; can say what but few
men of his age can say: he has raised a
family of nine children, the oldest now
forty-five, and the youngest twenty-three
years of age, without the loss of one; five
daughters and four sons. The subject of
this sketch was raised on the above named
farm in Macoupin County, Illinois, and
living in what was then a new country, did
not have the advantages of an early educa-
tion; but being a lover of books he made
considerable progress in his studies, and
when about eighteen years old he applied
himself diligently to procure a liberal
education; being then old enough to see
and appreciate the same, he soon qualified
himself for teaching, which occupation he
followed successfully for about four years;
in the Fall of 1858, he went to Ohio to visit
relatives, and while there again applied
himself to school; in the Spring of 1859, he
graduated from R. S. Bacon's commercial
college, of Cincinnati; in the fall of the
same year he returned to Illinois, and again
taught school; was married to Miss Lucinda
Smith (second daughter of Elder Samuel
Smith, of Macoupin County, Illinois), on
the 22d of February, 1860; after marriage
followed farming until 1866, when he
came to Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois;
went into the milling business, which occu-
pation he followed until the Spring of 1876,
when he went into the business he now
follows, to-wit: dealer in groceries, drugs,
hardware, tobacco, cigars, notions, etc., etc.;
Mr. and Mrs. Coons have had six children,
four living: Lullie Alice, twelve years old;
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John L., ten years; Nellie H., eight years,
and Joanna May, four years
Cox Albert, farmer and stock raiser, -P.O.
Alexander
Cox Coriden, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cox David M. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Orleans
Cox Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Craig Maria Mrs. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Jacksonville
CRISWELL WILLIAM, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Franklin; fourth
son of Geo. and Jane Criswell; Geo. was
born in Alabama, and his wife a native of
Tennessee, and who settled in Morgan
County prior to the deep snow; the father
first entered land from the Government,
then married his present wife, Miss Jane
Merideth; shortly after, a log cabin was
erected on the sparsely settled prairie; Mr.
Criswell was an enterprising, energetic
man, and became the owner of a fine estate;
he and his wife are now living in township
13-9; as his name appears in the historical
portion of this volume, we now follow the
fortune of William; in 1866, he was united
in marriage to Miss Anna Deer; this union
was blessed with five children, four of
whom are living: Elden, Elmer, Alice, and
Charles; in 1861, Mr. Criswell enlisted in
Co. 1, I4th Regt. 111. Infantry, three
years' service; at the siege of Vicksburg,
and many other small engagements of
the war; as non-commissioned officer
he was honorably discharged at Spring-
field, Illinois, June, 1864 ; Mr. Criswell
owns 90 acres of well improved land •
Cross Wesley, renter, P.O. Franklin
-p\ABLEY DAWSON, during his
life was a farmer, who resided in the
township of Franklin; he was born in
Yorkshire, England, in 1817; during the
Winter of 1844, he was married to Eliza-
beth Smith; the same year he emigrated to
America, landing at New Orleans; from
there, in company with John Lacy, he made
his way into the State of Illinois, and
settled on Indian Creek, and worked for a
man by the name of Emerson, who built
the first mill on that stream; he worked
two years, and then began farming on his
own account; about 1852, Mrs. Darley
passed off the stage of life, leaving to her
husband's care four children: Benjamin,
George, Robert, and William; in 1858, he
was united in marriage to Sarah Dods-
worth, daughter of Thomas Dodsworth, a
native of England; by this marriage five
children, four of whom are living: Ann
Isabel, Samuel, Elizabeth, and Edward
Lambert; in 1875, Mr. Darley died, and
was laid at rest in the Davis cemetery; this
sketch is obtained from the second wife of
Mr. Darley, who resides in Franklin town-
ship
Darley George, farmer, P.O. Franklin
Darley Thomas, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Pisgah
Davenport David, farmer, P.O." Alexander
Davenport D. K. renter, P.O. Alexander
Davenport J. F. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Alex-
ander
Davenport John, farm hand, P.O. Orleans
DAVENPORT MERRILL C. Sec.
3, P.O. Orleans. In an early day Ephraim
andSallie Davenport emigrated from North
Carolina to Kentucky, where Merrill was
born, March 7, 1834, and where the father
remained during his life; the mother still
survives, living with the subject of this
sketch; in Kentucky Mr. Davenport passed
many years of his life; while there was
united in marriage, April 12, 1860, to Eliza-
beth Ray, daughter of Jordon Ray; during
the war Mr. Davenport lived in Kentucky,
in 1808, located in Morgan County, Illinois,
in the vicinity of Orleans, and there for the
first four years rented property, but in time
became the owner of a farm of 119 acres;
eight children: Clahaugh, Samuel, James,
Parrella, Charles, George H., Cora, and
infant child
Davenport Milton C. farmer and minister,
Sec. 9, P.O. Jacksonville
Davenport M. C. school teacher, residence
Franklin township
Davis John B. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Davis John B. farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
Devine Patrick, farm hand, P.O. Pisgah
Dickinson Jacob, postmaster Franklin
Dickinson H. L. Miss, teacher, P.O. Franklin
Dicks Thomas, renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Pisgah
Donahue William, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
Donnegan Anthony, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O.
Orleans
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Dougherty Seborn, renter, P.O. Franklin
Douglas Alexander, renter, P.O. Alexander
Doyle Owen, renter, Sec. 13, P.O Franklin
Doyle Thomas, farm hand, Sec. 17, P.O.
Pisgah
DUER WILLIAM R. farmer and
stock raiser, P.O. Pisgah. The gentleman
whose name stands at the head of this
sketch was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,
May 12, 1836; Robert D., the father of
William, was then a practicing physician,
and the owner of an extensive sugar and
cotton plantation; a native of Virginia,
where he received a liberal education, who
moved to Louisiana in early manhood; for
many years he transacted business on a
large scale, and as a business man ranked
high among the prominent men of the
South, becoming very wealthy; at Baton
Rouge his children were born, and there
passed many years of their life, and where
his wife died; in 1848, the family, com-
prising six children, moved to Cincinnati;
shortly after his arrival he also passed away,
leaving a large estate, which was divided
among the children; in 1856, William R.
came to Morgan County, and" at once
turned his attention to the pursuit of agri-
culture; the first year worked for his board,
and came to the conclusion he earned it;
rented a farm three years; at the end of
that time he bought, in connection with
John C. Duer, over 700 acres of prairie and
timbered land; for a while they managed
this large tract together; it afterward be-
came divided, William retaining over 300
acres; in May, 1861, married Miss Mary
C. Brown, daughter of Bedford Brown, a
native of Kentucky; five children, all are
living: Robert, Carrie, Willie, John, and
Mamie
Duncan Wm. school teacher, P.O. Franklin
Duncan Adeline Mrs. widow, Franklin
DYER WM. W. farmer and' stock
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Pisgah. Mr. Dyer was
born in East Tennessee, January, 1836 ;
parents were natives of Tennessee and
there at one time owned a farm. In 1840
they turned their faces to the Far West,
making the trip in a covered wagon, or
prairie schooner, peculiar to the times.
They located in the vicinity of Jackson-
ville, Morgan County, where in his boy-
hood the subject of this notice had often
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turned his horses loose to graze, and where
at this early date, the cars were drawn by a
mule team. For many years the head of
the family rented, but in time became the
owner of property. On the homestead,
Mr. Dyer grew to manhood. In his 2ist
year he married Miss Harriet S. McClurg,
daughter of Asa McClurg who was a res-
ident of Ohio, where Mrs. Dyer was born.
For the past fifteen years Mr. Dyer has
become the owner of a valuable farm prop-
erty ; owns 144 acres on which he has
erected, lately, a large residence. Possess-
ing that spirit of enterprise which charac-
terized the early pioneer, he has gained
many friends in the community where he
resides. For many years he has been a
veterinary surgeon, skillfully treating
many difficult cases of diseases peculiar to
horses. Eleven children blessed this
union ; William, Rebecca, James H.,
Charles F., Josephine, George W., David
E., Mary R., John, Alice, Ida May, de-
ceased.
•p BREY THOS. farmer, Sec. 20, P. O.
*-* Pisgah
BANNING JAS. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Franklin
Fanning Jas. P. farmer, P.O, Franklin
Fleming Jos. farm hand, P.O. Jacksonville
Franklin Charles, renter, P.O. Pisgah
FROMME WILLIAM (deceased).
During his life was a farmer in the town-
ship of Franklin. He was born April
22, 1827, in Prussia, Germany, and there
lived until the years of manhood — occupa-
tion farmer; was married in 1859 '° Miss
Rosina Donnar. For the space of three
years lived on the farm, and to better his
fortune, left the little German home across
the sea for America. After a long voyage,
landed at New Orleans. From there he
wended his way to the fertile prairies of
Illinois, settling in Morgan, where he first
hired out to the neighboring farmers by
the month. Two years later his wife and
family joined him. He then rented a farm
for a number of years, afterward pur-
chased a good farm and owned at the
time of his demise, 190 acres, well im-
proved, which he gained by many years of
honest toil and economy. For many years
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was extensively engaged in buying stock
for home consumption. During the Spring
of 1874 Mr. Fromme was attacked by
dyspepsia which baffled the attempts of
the skillful physician to cure, and after a
long and protracted illness, he passed
peacefully away Dec. 28th, 1875. He was
an energetic worker, and this, perhaps,
hastened his death. He left to the care of
his devoted wife five children : Mary,
Frank, John, William and Gertrude
FRY MILTON .(deceased), who made
a home on the prairies of Illinois, shortly
after the ever memorable " deep snow " of
1831, deserves more than a passing notice ;
was born Sept. II, 1803, in Kentucky,
where his grandsires had settled in an early
day, and it was amid the scenes of the
blue grass country that young Milton
passed the days of his boyhood until the
maturer years of ripe manhood, when in
1831 he married Miss Letitia D. Devore,
daughter of John Devore, native of Ken-
tucky. On his arrival in Illinois, settled in
Morgan County on the farm now owned
by Mrs. John Fry ; he purchased a very
large tract of land, and at one time
owned more than 1,000 acres. It is
highly probable that Mr. Fry was quite
wealthy when he first settled in Illinois ;
at all events, he acquired real estate very
rapidly, many purchases being effected as
early as 1835 or 1840, deeds being granted
with signatures of Presidents Van Buren
and Jackson attached ; where he lived was
held in high esteem, always taking a lead-
ing position in the agricultural enterprises
of the county. After a life of usefulness,
ever hospitable and economical, he de-
parted this life June 16, 1865, and was
buried in the family burying-ground of
John Devore ; his honored spouse had many
years preceded him. He left a family of
five children : Samantha, who married Ar-
thur Harmon, and who died in June, 1877 ;
Lemira, who married Cyrus Curtis, and
died in 1870 ; John D. was married to
Anna M. Howe, daughter of Aaron and
Mary A. Howe, and who died in February,
1873; Letitia B., who married James C.
Gillem, a resident of Logan County, and
Minnie A., who now resides in Jackson-
ville. Mrs. Fry now resides on part of the
old homestead, comprising 265 acres ; she
was born in Washington Co., Ohio, in
1843, where her father, Aaron Howe, was
a farmer the greater portion of his life ; in
1860, Mr. Howe removed to Morgan Co.;
six children, four living : Eliza, George,
Granville, and Anna. This sketch would
be incomplete were we to forget the heroic
life of John D. Fry, who, when our country
was in the throes of a life struggle for the
perpetuation of liberty, enlisted September,
1862, in Co. I, xoist Regt. 111. Vols., and
followed the fortunes of that command in
field and camp until discharged, June, 1865
BASWELL,
^"* farmer and stock raiser Sec. 13, P.O.
Franklin. Mr. Gottschall was the eighth
son of Jacob and Elizabeth Gottschall,
whose maiden name was West, and the
elder G's second wife; looking a little into
the genealogy of this family, it may be stated
the grandfather of the subject of this sketch
built the first water mill west of Ohio; in
an early day, at a time when the red man
was in the ascendancy, the Gottschall fam-
ily moved from Berks County, Penn., to
Ohio, and there settled on a farm, where
young Gottschall was born, April 17, 1822;
In Ohio the old people lived until they
died; during the Spring of 1851 Mr. Gotts-
chall wended his way to Illinois and set-
tled west of Jacksonville; was first em-
ployed by the month for S. S. Massey; in
1852, he purchased 80 acres, where his
large residence now stands; in September,
1853, married Miss Ann Harvey, of Mor-
gan County; five children blessed this
union, three of whom are living: Clara Belle,
Samuel L., and Rebecca M.; a few years
ago Mr. G. purchased 80 acres, in addition
to his other property; in 1873 he built his
present residence; when Mr. G. came to
Illinois he had no capital whatever, mak-
ing his way in the world single handed,
never asking security, and believing it a
damage to give it, he has gone steadily
onward, and has since risen on his indi-
vidual merits, and his word or note is good
anywhere in Morgan County; well known
for his liberality; at this writing owns 181
acres
Graham John L. plasterer and brick layer,
P.O. Franklin
Graham Silas, farm hand, Franklin
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Graham Lafayette, plasterer and bricklayer,
P.O. Franklin
Gregory W. D. carpenter, P.O. Franklin
Grimsley A. farm hand, P.O. Franklin
TT ANN WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 32,
^ P.O. Franklin. Fourth child of John
and Nancy Hann, natives of Virginia and
Kentucky, respectively; during the early
settlement of the West, the family settled
in Ohio, where the subject of this notice
was born, March I, 1832; at the age of six-
teen he became a resident of Indiana; in
his twenty-second year he married Miss
Ellen Shaffer, daughter of Jessie and Mar-
garet Shaffer; when the life of the nation
was in peril he enlisted in Co. F, 7Oth
Regiment, Illinois Infantry, at Jackson-
ville; for six months during his service, was
on guard duty; honorably discharged at
Alton, 111.; three children blessed this
union: Florence, Sarah A., and Andrew S.
Hand Andrew S. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Frank-
lin
Hardy Richard, renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Orleans
HARMON ARTHUR, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Jacksonville.
The subject of this sketch was the third
son of John and Mary Harmon, natives of
Wicklow County, Ireland, where Arthur
was born in 1848; in his early infancy the
family crossed the ocean for America; they
first made a home in Canada East, a short
distance from the State of New York,
and lived there for eight years; from
there they made their way to Morgan
County; at twenty-seven Arthur was mar-
ried to Miss Kate McCarty, who was born
in the County of Limerick, Ireland; two
children: Mary and Theresa; Mr. H. owns
80 acres; during the Spring of 1878 he was
elected school director
Harmon Arthur, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Pisgah
Harmon Edward, farm hand, Sec. 5, P.O.
Pisgah
Harmon John, farmer and stock raiser Sec.
15, P.O. Franklin
Harmon John jr. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.
Pisgah
Harmon Mat, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin
Harmon Patrick, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 3, P.O. Orleans
HARMON THOS. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin. Was born
in Wicklow County, Ireland, May 2, 1840;
the head- of the family was a farmer by occu-
pation. Young Harmon grew up on the farm;
in 1847 parents moved from Ireland and
settled near Niagara Falls, Upper Can-
ada; for ten years they remained there,
and then set out for Illinois; they settled
some two miles west of Judge Wood's, in
Morgan County, on the farm now owned
by Arthur Harmon; renting property for
two years, a purchase was in due time
affected. John Harmon the father, became
a man of property and standing; now liv-
ing in Franklin Township, and is still an
active business man. Thomas married
Lucy Armstrong, a native of Ireland; six
children: Arthur, William, Alexander,
Mary, Thomas, and Winnie. Thomas and
Patrick, his brother, work a large estate;
Patrick, in the Winter of 1867, married
Miss Rose Devlin, a native of Ireland; six
. children: John, Thomas, Mary, Rose, Mat-
thew, and Kate
HARLEY WM. G. farmer. The sub-
ject of this sketch was born in the Parish
of Glascomb, Eng , Feb. 2, 1841. Up to
1875, he remained a resident of the mother
country,following the occupation of farmer,
and in time acquired a very extensive
knowlege of agriculture. The ancestry
of this family date back as far as the
year 1300; many of whom were
among the nobility; while a resident of
England, he was united in the holy bonds
of matrimony, to Louisa Newman; they
have one adopted child: Grace. The father
Ephraim Harley,was a steward in England,
for upwards of thirty-five years, to Samuel
Billings, a leading man of Great Britain,
in his day
Harney W. H. R. retired farmer, P.O. Frank-
lin
HART WM. P., ELDER. The
Hart family is very numerous in the United
States, and those of them connected with
this sketch, originated as follows: Two
brothers came from Germany to the new
world, as it was then called, about the year
1700; landing at Charleston, South Caro-
lina, they were sold at auction, to pay for
their passage over, by which sale they were
separated and never heard of each other
again. Charles Hart, the first in this
genealogy, lived and died in South Cnro-
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Una; but little is known of his history, far-
ther than he had a son, David Hart, born
in the year 1740, lived in North Carolina;
took an active part in the war of the revo-
lution; of his family, we have only space to
say that he had five sons and two daugh-
ters. David, the oldest son, born in North
Carolina, Dec. 18, 1768, was united in
marriage to Margaret Blackwelder, and
raised a family of one daughter and ten
sons; he resided in Mercer County, Ky.,
but removed in an early day to Bedford
County, Tenn., where he died. Solomon
Hart, third son of this family, was born
in Mercer County, Ky., Jan. 6, 1793, and
at ten years old removed with his father to
Tennessee, when he at the age of twenty,
with his oldest brother, enlisted in the
United States service, under General Jack-
son, and " killed his man " at the Horse
Shoe battle; returning from the army, he
was united in marriage to Nancy Wagg-
ner, on the seventeenth day of July 1817;
in 1826 he removed to Morgan County,
Illinois, where with his brothers, Charles
and Nathan, he settled for a short time
near the village of Jacksonville, which was
then in its infancy; being impressed, like
most of the early settlers, with the "scarcity
of timber," he removed to the south part
of the county, and built his "cabin" on
the margin of that beautiful island of
prairie grass, lying between little and big
Apple Creeks; here he secured by entry
three eighties of the best timber, and the
remainder of his means he invested in
prairie. He was soon followed by four
other brothers: Charles, David, Anderson,
and Nathan, who settled around him, and
this beautiful spot in Morgan County is
still known by the appropriate name of
"Hart's Prairie." Here Solomon with his
wife, toiled amid the hardships of " pioneer
life," improving their farm, arid raising a
large family, consisting of eight sons and
two daughters, all living to the age of ma-
turity, and became settled in life, during
the lifetime of the parents. Solomon
Hart with his wife, in an early day, be-
came identified with the reformation, under
A. Campbell, and opened their house to
religious service, and his home was the
preaching place of the denomination for
many years; here Dr. Pat. Henderson, W.
W. Happy, Robert Foster (Monkey Bob, as
he was often good humoredly called, by
reason of his diminutive size), and many
others, gave vent to that primitive earnest-
ness and eloquence, which was character-
istic of the early ministers of Morgan
County. Solomon Hart and his wife were
plain, unassuming people, enjoying the
simplicity of the Christian religion; they
were kind, helping the poor, dividing with
the needy, and encouraging peace and
charity; in the neighborhood they were
honored by the young, and respected by
all. He was a Democrat, of the Jackson
school; a great admirer of Douglas; his
"greatest activity in politics, consisted in
always going to the election; he lived to
vote for fourteen presidents, and raised
eight sons, all Democrats; also to see Illi-
nois one of the leading States of the union,
and Morgan County the garden of the
world. In the Autumn of 1874, while the
sear and yellow leaf was quietly settling
upon the bosom of mother earth, and all
nature was wrapped in the mellow hues
of " Indian Summer," on the morning of
the I7th of October, in the eighty-second
year of his age, this old pioneer of Mor-
gan County, gently passed away. His
aged consort still survives him. Of his
family, Joseph W. died in Morgan County,
in 1864; Henry C. resides on his farm, in
Macoupin County; John C. died in the
same county, in 1863; Tabitha Dalton re-
sides in Kansas; Melchi died in 1862, in
Macoupin County; Eliza Heggy resides in
the same county; George is living in Frank-
lin, Morgan County; Marion removed, in
1873, to Nebraska, while Solomon, the
youngest son, lives on the old homestead;
George Hart, whose business card appears
elsewhere in this work, was born in Mor-
gan County, Dec. 8, 1837; professed religion
in the Fall of 1859, and united with the
Apple Creek Baptist Church; was by that
church afterward licensed to preach, and
was subsequently ordained by the Hart
Prairie Baptist Church, on the 4th day of
January, 1870; he at once became an ac-
tive, efficient minister of Macoupin Baptist
Association, and has been the pastor of
several churches in this body, but his ap-
propriate work was that of an Evangelist,
preaching to the destitute and weak
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churches, and was the chosen missionary
of the association for several years; great
success has attended his labors; he is plain,
uneducated in the classical sense of the
term, uncompromising, blunt in his man-
ners, clear and forcible in his reasoning,
and approaches his work with Nathan's
personality, " Thou art the man;" positive
in all his bearings, he is leaving his impress
upon society wherever he is known; he was
married Sept. I, 1859, to Nancy B. Rice;
at present writing has, owing to a failure
of health, given up the active work of the
ministry. Elder Wm. Penn Hart was born
in Morgan County, 111., Feb. 5, 1835; at the
age of twelve his health failed, on account
of which he received some extra facilities
for attending school, in which he was
always an apt scholar; by dint of hard
study, and economising time, he obtained a
fair common school education, by which he
was enabled to be a successful teacher for
a number of years; he was married to Miss
Barbara A. Fanning, Dec. 4, 1855, who in
less than eighteen months died, leaving
him alone in the world, with an infant son;
he was married to Miss Mary A. Rice, Jan.
31, 1858, by whom was born unto him
twelve children, nine girls and three boys,
three of the daughters dying in infancy; in
the Autumn of 1877, he had the misfortune
to lose his wife again; believing that his
surroundings made it necessary, he was
united in marriage with Mrs. Martha J.
Price, of Oblong, Illinois, Feb. 10, 1878;
Elder Hart was very early impressed with
the importance of the Christian religion,
and at the age of fourteen made a profes-
sion of faith in Christ, joining the religious
society to which the family belonged; his
religious views having materially changed,
in 1856 he became identified with the
Apple Creek Baptist Church; showing evi-
dences of talent, and an aptness to teach,
he was, in April, 1859. licensed to preach;
and such was the rapid development of his
power to lead men to Christ, that on the
fourth day of December of the same year,
he was publicly ordained, fully setting him
apart to the ministry; he was at once called
to the pastorate of the Sandy Creek Church,
and in less than two years from the time he
preached his first sermon, he was the regu-
lar pastor of four churches in the county;
he has regularly pastored four churches
ever since, preaching on an average sixteen
sermons in each month, besides a great
deal of incidental work, preaching funeral
sermons as far as he is known, not only for
his own people, but many in other denomi-
nations as well; he had the opportunity of
a theological course in one of the best col-
leges in the State, free, and the denomina-
tion to which he belongs publicly agreed,
at their annual meeting, to furnish the
necessary support for himself and family
during the time necessary to graduate; but
such was his anxiety to press on in his
favorite mission, that he declined the gen-
erous offer; he has been identified with
Macoupin Baptist Association from its or-
ganization; was its first clerk, and has pre-
sided over the body for seven consecutive
years, which position he now fills; he has
by hard study acquired a large amount of
knowledge in his profession; speaks English
well, and has some knowledge of the Greek;
he is very successful as an Evangelist, hav-
ing baptized as many as sixty-six, as the
result of one meeting; he has had the offer
of good positions, but has preferred to re-
main with country churches on small
salaries, and depending on .a farm in part
as a support for his family; he is unassum-
ing in his manner, awkward in his appear-
ance, but on the stand he is perfectly at
home, commanding in appearance, eloquent
in his addresses, his nature warm and
genial, his words flow easy, and he usually
holds his audience spell-bound; he has the
remarkable capacity of meeting the expec-
tations of every one, and while he has an
unbounded charity for all, he is very denom-
inational in his views, and will defend in
public debate what he believes; having had
several public discussions, he has always
been equal to the emergency, andgavesuch
a defense of his cause as was always per-
fectly satisfactory to his brethren, who had
cheerfully put him forward to defend them;
he is now in the prime of life, living on a
part of the old family homestead, within a
few rods of where he was born; enjoys the
confidence of his neighbors, and is esteemed
by all who know him
Hart Melchi, school teacher, Franklin
Hart Minerva Mrs. Franklin
Hawkins Charles, laborer, Franklin
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Haynes William, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Frank-.
lin
HILL JAMES H. DR. Born in the
year 1825, at Elizabethtown, Hardin
County, Kentucky; is the only surviving
child of his parents, who emigrated from
Shepherdstown, near Harper's Ferry, Vir-
ginia, where, in the year 1849, tne subject
of this sketch was married to Miss Emma
S. Welshaus; obtaining his diploma from
the medical department of the university of
Louisville, Kentucky, in 1850, after a
studentship of five years, Dr. Hill prac-
ticed his profession in the South until the
outbreak of the Rebellion, when, being a
resident of Warrensburg, Johnson County,
Missouri, he received the appointment of
surgeon to a regiment of State troops,
raised in said county, which position he
retained until it was mustered out of ser-
vice, when he was commissioned as assistant
surgeon to the 3Oth Missouri U.S.Volunteer
Infantry, which position he retained until,
during the siege of Vicksburg, on account
of ill health, he received an honorable
discharge; since which time he has resided
in Illinois, the last six years at Franklin,
Morgan County; Dr. Hill has but one sur-
viving child, who, in 1875, became the wife
of B. F. Wright, of the firm of Wright
Bros., of the last named place
Hines John, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Alexander
Hines Patrick, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Alex-
ander
Hobbs W. B. school teacher, Franklin
Hocking C. M. dealer and manufacturer
hoots and shoes, Franklin
Howe Aaron, farmer, P.O.Jacksonville
Huff Huldah, Sec. 32, P.O. Franklin
JASPER O. D. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Orleans. The gen-
ealogy of the Jasper family can be traced
back many generations; going far back to
a distant date, it can be stated that the
family were of Scotch and Irish origin;
Nicholas J., the grandfather of the subject
of this sketch, was born in- North Carolina;
the date can not now be ascertained, but at
the time of the Revolutionary Wrar he was
about twenty-five years of age; from the
time of its commencement to its close he
served as a soldier, sharing the hardships of
soldier life at Valley Forge; while the war
was still in progress he was married to
Rebecca Haynes; by this marriage ten
children; Thomas, the youngest child, was
a soldier during the war of 1812, a non-
commissioned officer; witnessed the fall of
the great Indian chief Tecumseh; he
married Elizabeth Dunham, who was a
daughter of Obed Dunham, a native of
Kentucky; this union was blessed with
nine children; from Pulaski County, Ken-
tucky, Mr. Jasper became a member of the
State legislature, serving six years; Sergeant
Jasper, of Revolutionary fame, was a dis-
tant relative; Thomas Jasper was a suc-
cessful farmer; he and his wife both died
in Kentucky; ten children of this union
are now living; O. D., whose name heads
this sketch, served through the Mexican
War, enlisting in Co. A, Kentucky In-
fantry, from Pulaski; became a recruiting
officer under Major Elliot; honorably dis-
charged at the close of the war; in 1841, he
came to Morgan County; in 1869, became
permanently located; married Miss Sciota
Davenport, daughter of Ephraim and Sallie,
a school teacher in the usual log cabin of
the period, where no floor was laid down,
the scholars being seated on wooden seats,
and the furniture of the plainest possible
description; three children: John P., Sarah
Ann, and C. C. Jasper
Jolly Ann Mrs. Franklin
Jolly Emanuel, laborer, Franklin
Jolly John, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Franklin
Jolly John R. renter. Franklin
Jolly Nancy, laundress, Franklin
Jones Jessie farmer, Jacksonville
Jones Jessie J., farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Frank-
lin
Jones Joshua, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O.
Pisgah
JOSTES REUBEN", brick maker,
Franklin, was born in Tennessee, in 1825;
when three years old his parents moved to
Illinois, settling in the vicinity of Franklin,
which then rivalled Jacksonville, and there
settled down to farm life; the first school
attended by Mr. Jones was kept by John
Johnson, in the vicinity of what is now
called Muddy; in 1843, he married Miss
Nancy Armstrong, of Kentucky; eleven
children; nine are living; in 1873, Mrs.
Jones passed off the stage of life; during
the Autumn of 1876, married Mrs. Martha
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Ann Dennis, of Morgan County: four
children; by first marriage Mrs. Jones had
one child; by second marriage to Mr. Jones
four children: John, Lydia, Nettie, and
Anna; in 1867, Mr. J. started an establish-
ment for the manufacturing of brick; he
still continues in the same occupation, and
manufactures a very superior article
Jones Reuben Jr. lab. Franklin
TT'ANE JOHN B. renter, P.O. Franklin
"* Kelly V. F. school-teacher, Franklin
KEPLLNXIER SAMUEL,, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 26, P.O. Franklin.
Was born in Washington Co., Tenn., June
2, 1809 ; he was raised on a farm, where he
remained up to the age of nineteen, when
he became apprenticed to the trade of
blacksmith ; in 1829, he made his way into
the State of Illinois, and settled at Jack-
sonville, at a time when there were some
twenty dwellings, mostly log cabins, and
where there were several stores for supply-
ing the simple wants of the pioneers ; here
he became a journeyman, for some years
receiving as ray eight dollars per month ;
having ambition beyond this daily pay, he
looked about him for a farm, and first pur-
chased 80 acres for $150 ; he shortly after
united his fortunes to Miss Pamelia Green,
a native of Ohio, who settled in Morgan
County as early as 1822, and remembers as
early settlers Col. Morton, Huram Reeves,
and others. On the 80 acres above men-
tioned there stood a log cabin, near the
. now handsome residence of Mr. K. ; on
arrival at the cabin, the husband and wife
sat down and partook of a hearty meal of
mush and milk ; the first table was pur-
chased from a neighbor for ten cents, and
consisted of a rough frame- work orna-
mented with four legs ; a couple of rough
chairs were afterward bought. In the old
log house, now fast becoming obsolete, the
husband and wife passed many years of
their life, and there many of their children
were born. Years have flown by in rapid
succession, but those days are still pictured
in the memory of the pioneer. It would
be a useless task to enumerate the many
trials and hardships of Mr. K.; he is to-day
the owner of some 600 acres of land, and
some years ago owned 800, acquired by
great industry, and all that he has he owes
to his own exertions. There are six chil-
dren: Clarissa, who married Gen. John I.
Rinaker; William S., of Waverly ; Ella P.,
who married John W. Smith ; Hardin and
Lewis W. ; Hardin, when the war broke
ovft, enlisted in Co. B, loth 111. Infty., for
three months service ; at expiration of term
of service, he enlisted in Co. A, 32d 111.
Infty., and served from August, 1861, until
October, 1862 ; was mustered out, and ac-
cepted promotion in the 1st 111. Regt. as
adjutant, and served till the close of the
war. Lewis W. enlisted in the 32d Infty.,
at Springfield, 111., and served till the close
of the war, promoted lieutenant for meri-
torious conduct, and served on the Indian
expedition after the close of the war ; when
he returned to Morgan County ; he after-
ward removed to Kansas, where he is now a
member of the Kansas legislature
KETNER W. H. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O.
Pisgah, son of Henry and Mahalah Ket-
ner. His father was a native of North
Carolina, who settled in Morgan County
during the Spring of 1834, seven miles
north of Jacksonville, on 40 acres ; here
young Ketnerwas born, education received
in district schools ; working through the
summer months, he attended school in the
winter season. At this writing, Mr. Ketner
resides on his farm, comprising 80 acres ; in
August, 1876, he was united in marriage to
Louisa Tunnell, daughter of S. S. Tunnell,
an early pioneer of Morgan County
Kirby John, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Franklin
Kirby William, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Franklin
T ANGLEY & POLING, mer-
^** chants, dealers in dry goods, notions,
boots, shoes, etc. In 1864, the above-named
firm became established in business ; the
partners of said firm were then J. C. Crab-
tree, W.W. Hays.Wyckoff Poling, and James
Langley, under the firm name of Crabtree,
Poling, Hays & Co.; in 1866, the style of
the firm name changed to Langley & Poling,
on the retirement of the other members ; the
elder member of this firm, James Langley,
is now upward of ninety-three years of age,
still hearty and vigorous ; his memory, con-
sidering his advanced years, is something
remarkable. Born in 1797, he settled
in Morgan County in 1829, where he now
lives, universally respected by all who know
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
him. His portrait appears in this work ;
a brief study of the face by the intelligent
reader, discloses immense will and strength
of character, traits of character that carried
him successfully through the stormy scenes
of western life. This company constructed
a large store in the year 1866, which was
consumed by fire in the year 1877, proving
a hard blow, but one from which the com-
pany rapidly recovered, and now do an
extensive business, selling goods at prices
to suit the times, bearing in mind the old
adage, that a nimble sixpence is better than
a slow shilling ; herein lies the secret of
their success. Wyckoff Poling, of whom
we here append a biography, was born in
Brooklyn, N. Y.; in an early day he ac-
companied his parents to Quincy, Adams
Co., 111.; in 1847, he was united in mar-
riage to Miss Josephine, only child of
James Langley ; 1848, Mr. Poling moved
to Morgan County, locating at Franklin,
where he first became a carriage-manufac-
turer ; the first wife of Mr. Poling died in
1850, leaving to his care two children, Katy
and Mary; Katy deceased; in 1868, he
united his fortunes to Mrs. Bristow ; one
child born of this marriage, Gertrude
Frances
Layton Emily, seamstress, Franklin
Lester Wm. renter, P.O. Franklin
Lester Ruth, Sec. 33, P.O. Franklin
Lowe Henry, renter, Sec. I, P.O. Orleans
Lowry Andrew, boot and shoemaker, Frank-
lin
Luby William, farm hand, P.O. Jackson-
ville
LTJCKEMAN HENRY, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Alexander; was
born in Prussia, Germany, November,
1822; in the mother country he acquired
a liberal education; for three years he
served as a soldier in the standing army; in
his native place he married Theresa Kanust,
daughter of John T. Kanust; in 1850, ac-
companied by his family, he emigrated to
America; after a three months' voyage the
vessel touched at New Orleans; from there
Mr. L. made his way to St. Louis; during
the Summer of 1851, he became employed
on a wood boat on the Mississippi River,
and worked for some years; from this point
came to Jacksonville; first worked by the
month for J. T. Holmes; in 1859, he pur-
chased 80 acres in prairie and 10 acres
in timber; in 1860, he moved into the log
cabin still standing opposite his frame resi-
dence; many years were passed in this
log structure, where the fare was at times
plain, but the wants of the early settler
were few, and easily satisfied; the years
spent here were years of self-denial and
economy; when Mr. Luckeman landed in
St. Louis he had but $5.00; on arrival in
Jacksonville he was penniless, but he had a
wife and two children depending upon him,
and he set about in the battle of life with a
strong determination to win; Mr. L. now
owns 400 acres; the farm is well improved,
and every thing systematically and orderly
arranged; and a better stock farm for its
size it would be difficult to find; there are
five children: Fanny, Maggie, Frank, John,
and Theodore*
Ludric Charles, •farmer, P.O. Pisgah
Ludrick August, farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
Lutemeyer John, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Pisgah
Lynn Alfred L. school teacher, Franklin
Lyons Miles, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Franklin
•JY/TANN HENRY, laborer, Franklin
Mansfield Oscar, engineer at Farmers'
flouring and woolen mills, Franklin
MANSFIELD J. B. & CO. millers,
Franklin; as early as 1855 the Mansfield
Bros, started in the milling business in
Franklin, taking in as a partner George B.
Wallen, the firm doing business under the
firm name of Wallen & Mansfield; both
members were men of experience, and the
business prospered; in a few years the
Mansfield Bros, purchased the interest of
Mr. Wallen; business was then done in a
large wooden building, still standing; in
connection with the grist mill, a carding
factory was in operation, used in making
rolls of wool similar to those made on a
spinning-jenny; in 1866, the firm built the
present large brick structure, which has a
run of two stones, and every facility for the
successful operation of their business; the
woolen mill is still a feature, in successful
operation, manufacturing jeans, flannels,
etc.; J. B. Mansfield was born in Byron
County, Kentucky, in 1827; three years
after, his parents moved to Morgan County;
J. B. was educated at subscription schools;
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645
in 1849, married Martha Austin; at twenty-
five was apprenticed to the trade of miller;
nine children: Sarah E., Susan I., deceased,
Elizabeth A., Mary F., Emma D., Ella,
William B., James E., Zulah, and Maud;
Isaac T., the junior member, was born in
Morgan County, in 1831; educated in sub-
scription schools common in early times;
in 1852, married Susan Austin, daughter of
Eli and Elizabeth; eight children; Cather-
ine I., Ely O., Elizabeth, George B.,
Charles E., Anna, Frank, Ethel M., and
Delia
Martin John, farm hand, Sec. 5, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Mason George I. farm hand, Sec. 32, P.O.
Franklin
Masters William J., farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Orleans
Mayfield F. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin
McBride Charles, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
McCormick L. W. blacksmith, Franklin
McDonnell James, blacksmith, Franklin
McCOTJLLOUGH S. P. & CO.
millers, Franklin; as far back as 1849, J. D.
& S. P. McCoullough entered into a co-part-
nership business under the firm name of J.
D. McCoullough & Bros.; since the organ-
ization of the above firm there have been
considerable changes; some four years ago
J. D. McCoullough, brother and member
of the firm at the beginning, departed this
life, and the firm name then became S. P.
McCoullough & Co.; for twenty-five years
M. Bros, were associated in business, and
during that time gained an enviable repu-
tation as business men; the mill has a
capacity of turning out fifty barrels of flour
per day; in addition to the grist mill, a saw
mill is attached, fitted with the latest style of
machinery; S. P. McCoullough, the sur-
viving member, was born in Cincinnati,
Ohio, Feb. 6, 1824; was the fourth child of
John and Harriet, who settled in Morgan
County, in 1837; here he grew up, receiving
a district school education; he first became
a farmer, but early became identified in the
milling business; was married in 1860; in
1869, elected town treasurer.which position
he still holds; two children; Edgar W., and
Freddie L.
McGIXNIS JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 6, P.O. Pisgah. James is the
youngest of the family of seven children;
his father was a farmer in the county of
Clare, Ireland, where the subject of this
sketch was born, in 1829; in 1853, he emi-
grated to America; afier a short residence
in New York, thence to Jacksonville, 111.,
and there first worked by the month, for
Colonel Dunlap and others; in 1857, he
married Miss Johannah Leahy, daughter of
Thomas and Catherine Leahy; by great
energy and economy he accumulated fine
property; when the war came on, he did
his part financially; owns 250 acres of well
improved land; eleven children, nine of
whom are living: Michael, Thomas, James,
Cornelius, John, Mary K., Margaret, Anna,
and Johannah
McKee Hugh, farm hand, P.O. Franklin
MEREDITH JOHN, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 29, P.O. Pisgah. The
subject of this sketch was born in Stewart
County, Middle Tennessee, on the 26th of
January, 1845; shortly before this date his
father died; at the breaking out of the
rebellion, being then only fifteen years of
age, but thoroughly imbued with the war
spirit, he enlisted in Co. A, 6th Regt. Mis-
souri Infantry, for three years' service;
mustered in at Jefferson Barracks, Mo.;
he shortly after went to the front; from the
time Sherman took command at Pittsburg
Landing, until he reached thj sea shore,
Mr. Meredith served under him; became a
participant in the siege of Vicksburg, siege
of Atlanta, Arkansas Post, Black Bayou,
Chattanooga, Dallas, Resaca, Dalton, and
many other engagements of the war; during
the Autumn of 1863, he became a scout
under General John A. Logan, but during
a regular engagement he became employed
as a messenger; at Resaca he received a
wound in the head, and on a scouting t x-
pedition was wounded in the arm; for
three months after the main army disband-
ed he served as a soldier at Little Rock,
Arkansas, where he was honorably dis-
charged, in the latter part of October, 1865 ;
for some time after he wandered through
the Southern States; before the war he had
visited Illinois; in 1870, he became a per-
manent resident; in 1872, he married Mrs.
Hannah Dunston, daughter of Jesse Jones,
of Morgan County; two children: Freddie,
and Alonzo; by first marriage three chil-
dren; Geo. W., Elizabeth, and Esther H.
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Miers John, renter, Sec. 21, P.O. Pisgah
Miller Thomas, laborer, Franklin
Miller Thomas, renter, Sec. 17, P.O. Pisgah
Montgomery Robert, farm hand, Sec. 16, P.O.
Pisgah
Moore David, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Pisgah
Murphy John, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Frank-
lin
Myer William farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Alex-
ander
JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Pisgah. Mr. Oxley
was born in Carlton, Yorkshire, England,
in 1837; when old enough he became em-
ployed on a farm ; at the early age of
eighteen he emigrated to America; the
passage over was made on the William
Tapscott; afrer a long and tedious voyage
they arrived in New York; remaining there
a short time, he wended his way to Mary-
land; thence to Morgan County, where he
first hired out by the month; after the lapse
of a few years he was united in marriage to
Miss Mary Smith, a native of Yorkshire,
England; since coming to the township of
Franklin Mr. Oxley has held several town-
ship offices; owns 120 acres of valuable
farm property; six children: William A,,
George W., Thomas, Sarah A., James E.,
and John W.
PALMER RICHARD, farmer, sec. 25,
P.O. Franklin
PEAK JACOB H. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Franklin; oldest son
of Absalom and Rebecca Peak, natives of
Tennessee, where Jacob was born, May
26, 1829; the following autumn the Peak
family, then consisting of husband, wife,
and three children, set out in a covered
wagon for the far West, settling in Morgan
County; purchasing a farm of 80 acres, the
head of the family built a log cabin of the
usual description, no floor, rough logs, etc.;
Absalom Peak lived in Scott County from .
the time of his settlement until he died,
May 23, 1867; it should be stated the farm
property settled on first was afterward
merged into Scott County; he became a
succes^ful farmer, an energetic man, who
contributed very materially to the present
prosperity of the county in which he lived;
the wife, aged seventy-three, is living on
the old estate in Scott County; when quite
young, Jacob attended school in a log cabin
that stood near where the town of Exeter
is now located; at Exeter also attended
school; in 1852, purchased a farm of 119
acres, in the vicinity of the old homestead;
two years later married Miss Matilda
Campbell, daughter of John B. and Cynthia
Campbell, who settled in Scott County
prior to the deep snow; in 1857, Mr. P.
moved from Scott County to Morgan, and
there purchased part of the farm he now
owns, comprising then 160 acres; now owns
400 acres; in 1862, enlisted in Co. F, I2gth
Regt. 111. Vol., in Scott County; was in the
battles of Peach Tree Creek, Buzzard
Roost, Resaca, Dalton, siege of Atlanta;
with Sherman in his famous march to the
sea; he attained to the rank of third ser-
geant; honorably discharged at the close of
the war; has six children now living:
Scott, Alice May, Mary L., Kate L., Dora,
and Lulu; John C., deceased
Peak Willard S. farmer, Sec. 23.P.O. Franklin
POE B. W. farmer and stock raiser.
Sec. 30, P.O. Jacksonville; Mr. Poe was
born in Cincinnati, Ohio; at the age of
eight years his parents moved to Gales-
burg, and located near the farm now owned
by Judge Wood; on the farm then pur-
chased the father passed the remainder of
his days; five children survived him, of
whom are now living; C. T. Poe, Thos. B.,
Mary Ann, and B. W.,- now a resident of
Morgan County, who married Miss Sarah
A. Wood, daughter of Thomas Wood; one
child, died in infancy; when the war came
on he enlisted in the First Missouri
Cavalry, for three years' service; partici-
pated in the battle of Sugar Creek, there
twice wounded, also in the battle of Pea
Ridge; honorably discharged; since the war
has been a resident of Morgan County
Pothaust Frank, farmer. Sec. II, P.O.
Pisgah
13 ANNELLS SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 5,
**• P.O. Pisgah
Ransdell Wm. L. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin
Rawlings David, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Pisgah
Rawlings James, farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Jacksonville
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647
Rawlings Henry Mrs. farming, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Reed Isaac, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin
REED J. H. residence Franklin; Mr.
Reed was born on his father's farm, in
Morgan County; parents are Martin and
Sallie Reed, who settled in the county prior
to the deep snow, and at this writing are
residents of township 13-9; Mr. R. in early
life became a farmer; in the late war,
although he did not rise to distinguished
rank, he took an active part; was elected
duty sergeant; subsequently he became
second sergeant; he acquitted himself very
creditably during the war; became a par-
ticipant in the battles of Wahatchie Val-
ley, Mission Ridge, Snake Creek Gap,
Buzzard Roost, Peach Tree Creek; on the
forced march to Knoxville, Tenn., and all
through the Atlanta and Savannah cam-
paigns, and many other engagements of the
war; was honorably discharged May 15,
1865, and returned to Morgan County;
prior to entering the army, in 1854, married
Miss Juda Seymour, of Morgan County;
three children; Jennie, Julia, and Belle;
in 1867, Mrs. R. died; the following year
was married to Mrs. M. E. Duncan, of
Franklin; since the close of the war Mr.
Reed's principal occupation has been that
of miller, and was at one time a member
of the firm of Mansfield Bros., millers, of
Franklin; was engaged as a carpenter and
engineer; at this writing connected with
McCullough & Go's upper mills, Franklin
Reed John, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin
Reed James L. farmer and stock raiser
BEES E. M. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 27, P.O. Franklin; the subject of this
sketch, one of the most enterprising citi-
zens of Illinois, was born in Virginia, where
his parents settled nearly a century ago;
emigrating from Wales, in 1793, the Rees
family floated down the Ohio River to
what is now Kentucky, then known as New
Virginia; on the passage down several
times they narrowly escaped destruction by
the Indians; they settled in Kentucky
during the spring of the year; here the
subject of this sketch was born, Feb. 23,
1817; in 1839, he moved to Illinois, and
here for a time lie settled down to a quiet
life; but his restless disposition could not
long confine him to one spot, and the fol-
lowing year found him overseeing a. sugar
and cotton plantation in the South; here he
remained nine years, and accumulated a
nice fortune; returned to Morgan County,
in 1847; he purchased part of the farm
where he now resides; in 1849, he joined a
party of gold hunters, en route for the gold
mines of California, leaving J cksonville
on the 10th of April; at the end of nine
months the party reached San Francisco,
then a city of tents, with here and there an
old ancient Spanish adobe house; on first
arriving, Mr. Rees became a drayman,
and subsequently became a miner, staking
out innumerable claims, at times meeting
with good success; for nearly ten years he
roughed it in the mines of California; un-
like the maj 'rity, he returned from there
with a goodly amount of the shining metal;
the year 1859 found him again a resident
of Morgan County; on the i8th of Novem-
ber, of this year, he married Miss Julia
Snow, of Ohio; Mr. Rees has in all proba-
bility to-day the finest farm property in
the State for its size; it now comprises
nearly 450 acres; twenty acres of this is
planted with trees, making a beautiful
grove, which, in addition to the handsome
residence, is pointed out to strangers and
tourists; for the benefit conferred on pos-
terity Mr. Rees will be remembered long
after the soul has taken its flight; thus by
reading the life of the subject of this sketch,
we realize how truly the hand of the dili-
gent maketh rich >
Reinbach Clarence, school teacher, Franklin
Reinbach Edward, retired, Franklin
REINBACH HARRY. During the
greater part of his life was a dry goods
merchant; for over thirty-five years trans-
acted a general dry goods business, in
Franklin, Morgan County; he was born in
Altona, Germany, Dec. 20, 1812; he was
the second son of Mendel and Esther
Reinbach; he received a very liberal educa-
tion in the mother country; he was pos-
sessed of an aspiring, ambitious disposition,
that in after years counted and made him
what he was, a representative business
man; he left Europe for the new world in
1837; in due time he landed in New York
city, and made his way to the State of
Pennsylvania, where he remained for the
space of three years, entering into a gen-
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eral merchandise business; from there he
came to the fertile prairies of Illinois; in
1840, settled in Franklin, Morgan County;
entered into a co-partnership busin ss
with E. S. Hinrichsen, a former partner in
Pennsylvania, whose name is found else-
where in this work; they erected the first
business building in Franklin; both mem-
bers were men of enterprise and sagacity,
and sprang at once into a successful
business career; in April, 1850, Mr. Rein-
bach returned to Europe, and there formed
the acquaintance of Miss Sophia Dessau,
teacher of a select school in the city of
Hamburg; they were married on the 4th
of September, 1850, and immediately there-
after started for America; arrived at Frank-
lin in due time; one year from date of arri-
val dissolved partnership with Mr. Hinrich-
sen, and immediately formed a co-partner-
ship with Hiram Van Winkle; they carried
on a successful business for two years; the
firm then dissolved, and Mr. Reinbach
thereupon conducted the business up t >
the time of his decease, which occurred
February 6, 1878; in his death Morgan
County lost one of its most successful
business men, noted for his enterprise and
liberality; he left a large family in Frank-
lin, consisting of wife and nine children:
David E., Clarence, Gussie, Newton Z.,
Mendel, Anna H., Carrie,Ollie, and Brack;
three children deceased: Frederica, Dessau
B., and Lena
REYNOLDS THOMAS J. farmer
and stock raiser, P.O. Pisgah; Mr. R. was
born in Scott County, near the town
of Winchester, April 7, 1847; here the old
folks lived and died; for the past eleven
years Mr. Reynolds has been a resident of
Morgan County, first settling near the
Mauvaisterre; March 22, 1864, he enlisted
in Co. F, 33d Regt. 111. Vol , for three
years' service; at the siege of Mobile, un-
der the command of General Canby; on
the close of the war honorably discharged
at Vicksburg, Miss.; returned to Morgan
County, and shortly after married Miss
Anna M. McCausland; three children
Rice Clayburn, teamster, Franklin
RIGGr A. P. justice of the peace,
Franklin; Mr. Rigg was born in Kentucky,
Dec. 13, 1813; parents were George and
Sarah; in 1829, the family, then consisting
of the husband, wife, and children, moved
from Kentucky to Morgan County, Illinois,
and settled near what is now Waverly; the
father by occupation was a miller and mill-
wright, in which he took a leading position,
which' proved fairly remunerative; in the
latter years of his life he became a miller.
At twenty. A P. Rigg became apprenticed
to the carpenter trade; in 1834, married
Elizabeth McLain, who • died in 1855;
eight children blessed this union: James,
Mary, Jane, Thomas, Samuel, Crnrles,
Sarah, and William; following year mar-
ried Mrs. Nancy Wood; three children by
second marriage: George, Stephen, and
John; in 1862, his wife departed this life;
in 1863, again married, in Jacksonville, to
Mrs. Mary Winters; was then a resident of
Greene County, and there owned a sawmill;
Spring of '69, moved to Franklin, and was
elected justice of the peace; twice re-
elected; last marriage one child: Anna E.;
for nearly fifty years Mr. R. has lived in
Morgan County, and has indeed seen the
past of the county, and now lives to enjoy
its present
ROBERTS G-. D. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 35, P.O. Franklin; the gentle-
man whose name stands at the head of
this sketch is the second son of Peter and
Emeline Roberts, whose names will be
found recorded elsewhere in this work; Mr.
R. was born in Morgan County, May 19,
1845; during the Autumn of 1873, he
united his fortunes to Miss L. M. Dickin-
son, daughter of Jacob Dickinson, post-
master of Franklin; two children: Ralph,
born July 31, 1875; Lulu, September, 1876
ROBERTS PETER, farmer, Sec. 2,
P.O. Franklin; the subject of this sketch
was born in Washington County, Tenn.,
Jan. 12, 1812; his parents were William
and Eve, natives of Tennessee, who moved
to Illinois as early as 1833, settling in
Morgan County, near the present farm resi-
dence of the subject of this notice; Mr. R.
was then of age, and possessed of a force
of character and energy that in after years
counted and made him what he is to-day,
a representative farmer; his education he
received in schools supported by subscrip-
tion, held in log cabins; in 1848, he married
Miss Emeline McGinnis, of Tenn.; when
Mr. Roberts, now known far and near as
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649
Colonel Roberts, decided to come to Illi-
nois, he worked thirteen days in the harvest
field to pay the expense of his passage; on
arrival, he hired out to a brick making
firm at Jacksonville, for $9 per month, and
thought Illinois a famous State to grow
rich in; the first pair of trowsers he bought
in the State cost him seventy-five cents,
getting a liberal discount off on account of
a tear in them; in those good old days Mr.
R. states the boys did not wear picadilly
collars, with nobby neck-ties, their time
usually being spent following the plow,
from the time they could reach the handles;
as time passed on, Mr. R. accumulated
property, owning at one time some 900
acres; at the present owns 670 acres; when
quite a young man he was unanimously
elected Colonel of State militia, commis-
sioned by Governor Ford, for the prevention
of local disturbances; in 1846, he organ-
ized a company for the Mexican service,
but having the misfortune to receive a
stroke of lightning, did not enter upon
active field duties; Mr. Roberts is now en-
joying the fruits of his early labors; his
family consists of wife and five children,
whose names are: Thomas Benton, George
Douglas, James Polk, Hardin Wallace, and
Florence; in an early day Colonel R. was
county deputy sheriff
Robson Thomas, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
32, P.O. Pisgah
Rood Samuel, brickmaker, Franklin
Runnells Thomas, renter, Sec. 16, P.O.
Pisgah
Ryan Martin, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
IS, P.O. Franklin
RYAN PATRICK, farmer and stock
raiser, P. O. Franklin. Was born in
the County Limerick, Ireland, about
the year 1838; when very young left the
beautiful "isle of the sea," to cast his lot
with the people of the new world, and
landed at New York city, thence to Mor-
gan County, where he first worked by the
month; in 1 860, he united his fortunes to
Miss Winifred Doyle, by whom he has had
eight children, all living: Thomas, Jer-
emiah, Mary, Kate, Lawrence, Onie, Anna,
and Martin; when Mr. Ryan arrived in
America he had no capital, but had willing
hands, and a brave, manly heart, that car-
ried him successfully through life, laying
the foundation for a future success; now
owns 305 acres of good land; for the past
six years has been school director; there
are, perhaps, but few men now living in
old Morgan, who have done more to develop
and enhance the business interests of the
county, than the worthy gentleman whose
history is herein sketched
CAMPLE RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 10,
^ P.O. Jacksonville
SAMPLE SAMUEL, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. II, P.O. Pisgah. Mr.
Sample was born in Morgan County, prior
to 1830; the Sample family, consisting of
husband, wife, and three children, moved
from Kentucky in a covered wagon, and
settled in Illinois, on what is now called
"Apple Creek," this county; they also
settled in Henderson County, where they
remained but a short time, eventually
returning to Morgan; in 1860, the subject
of this notice married Miss Lizzie Morris,
daughter of Edmund and Sarah Morris;
four children blessed this union, whose
names are in order of birth: Lucinda,
born 1861; George, 1867; Hubert, 1875,
and Nellie, 1877
Samples Robert, farmer, Sec. II, P.O.
Pisgah
Sargeant Newton, renter, Franklin
Sargeant W. R. carpenter, Franklin
SCOTT ENOS, farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 28, P.O. Franklin. Mr. Scott was
born in Somersetshire, England, June
25, 1813. His father, by occupation was
a butcher, in comfortable circumstances,
who, accompanied by his family, in 1816,
emigrated to America, the passage over oc-
cupying some six weeks. Remaining in the
vicinity of New York through the winter,
the spring of the year found them settled on
farm property in New Jersey, where the
old people passed the remainder of their
days. On coming of age, the subject of
this sketch married Miss Ann Garrison, a
native of New Jersey ; two children blessed
this union, George and Enos G., who are
now residents of Illinois. Mrs. Scott died
in 1840. The following year Mr. Scott
married Miss Louise Hand, a daughter of
Ira Hand, an old resident of New Jersey.
In 1855 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio,
where for ten yeais he was foreman for a
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large manufacturing firm ; in 1865 he set-
tled in Illinois, where he now has a valua-
ble farm property, and as an agriculturist
he takes a front rank. Children by second
marriage : Sylvanus, Annie, John, Eveline,
and Ensign
Scott Ezra, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Pisgah
SCOTT FRANCIS M. farmer, Frank-
iin, son of Jas. and Mary; James was a na-
tive of Virginia, Mary, his wife, was born
in Kentucky ; Francis who heads this
notice, was born in Colwell Co., Kentucky,
in 1823. His father was by occupation a
farmer, who hearing 'the many glowing
accounts of Illinois, in the year 1830 set-
tled in Morgan Co., in the neighborhood
of Franklin. When James Scott first ar-
rived in the county his capital consisted of
a team of horses, willing hands and great
force of character, the prospect before him
was anything but flattering. Jacksonville
then had but seven small buildings, and
Franklin comprised about the same. The
following winter the deep snow set in
which will ever be remembered years to
come ; as the struggles and triumphs of
the pioneers of Morgan Co. are fully de-
scribed in the historical portion of this
volume, we now follow the fortunes of
Francis Scott. His preliminary education
was received in log cabins and afterward
completed in subscription schools. In
1847, he married Mrs. Burch, daughter of
John Wyatt : five children blessed this
union : Minerva E., Geo. M., Martha L.,
Wm. H., and Sarah F. Mr. Scott is one
of Franklin's representative men ; his prop-
erty he acquired by great industry and
judgment ; having no capital to commence
on, a self-made man, he has risen from
the ranks to a leading position, and is
well and favorably known, whose enter-
prise is seen in everything worthy of patron-
age
SCOTT GEO. M. farmer, P.O. Frank-
lin. Son of Francis M. and Sarah Scott,
whc were among the early pioneers of Mor-
gan Co., where George was born July, 1850,
on the old homestead. The children were
early instructed in the rudiments of hard
work, and when old enough attended the
neighborhood school. At twenty years of
age Mr. Scott married Miss Martha Easley,
of Auburn, Sangamon Co., 111. By this
marriage three children : Adella P., born
March 30, 1872; Curtis E., Dec. 7, 1874;
Flossa M., Nov. 10, 1876. For the past
twelve years Mr. Scott has been a resident
of Franklin, wh.re he owns a comfortable
property
Scott Henry, farmer Franklin
Scott Jonve. farmer, P.O. Franklin
Scott Sylvanus, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Franklin
Seymour Francis M. farmer, Sec. 37, P.O.
Franklin
Sharon Joseph, farm hand, works E. M. Rees
SHEPPARD WM. W. farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 3, P. O. Orleans, is the
oldest son of Wm. S. and Jane L. Sheppard.
William was born in Kentucky, and Jane,
his wife, was born in East Tennessee ;
they were married in Ohio, where their
parents had removed before they came of
age. From his father William inherited a
moderate estate; he became a farmer in
the vicinity of Winchester, and here the
subject of this sketch was born May 5,
1827; at the age of 13, in the year 1842,
the family moved to the West and settled
first in Livingston Co., became residents
of LaSalle Co. one year, and from there
made their way to Morgan Co. and settled
on a farm of eighty acres ; here William
W. grew to manhood, receiving a liberal
education. In 1852 he marred Miss S. M.
Simpson, who was a daughter of Samuel
Simpson, a native of Southampton, Eng-
land, a watchmaker and jeweler by pro-
fession, who afterward followed the same
occupition on his arrival in America; in
his vocation he had but few equals and
perhaps no superior in America. From
his boyhood Mr. Sheppard followed the
occupation in which he is quite successful ;
for many years has been extensively en-
gaged as a cattle dealer in the St. Louis
market ; is now living on his farm, com-
prising 230 acres of well drained land, on
which he has a beautiful farm residence.
His fat: er, now upward of seventy-four
years, resides with him. George, a younger
brother of Mr. Sheppard, enlisted in Mont-
gomery Co. in th- Fall of 1862 for three
years service, until the close of the war ;
was in many important battles ; honorably
discharged at its close. The union of Mr.
Sheppard to Miss Simpson was blessed
with five children, two of whom are living.
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Six Wm. P. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Franklin
SLACK WM. A. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Franklin, was born in
Renthem Mass., Aug. II, 1833, where the
family for three generations had settled. It
is supposed the grandmother of the sub-
ject of this notice wove the first cotton
cloth on a power loom in Massachusetts.
In the Spring of 1857 the family moved to
Chicago, 111., with the exception of Wil-
liam, who came the following summer, and
there worked at his trade — carpenter and
joiner — securing employment on McVicker's
Theater. The following year he located at
Jacksonville, 111., and worked on the Illi-
nois Hospital for the Insane. On the 8th
of September, 1859, he was united in mar-
riage to Mary S. E. Clayton, daughter of
Wm. C. Clayton, one of the earliest settlers
of Morgan Co., whose name appears in the
.historical portion of this work; three chil-
dren blessed the union, two of whom are
living, Mary Belle and William Henry ;
Hiram, deceased. The writer was shown a
mortar, probably used for medicinal pur-
poses, and made of lignum vitse, that came
over in the Mayflower, and has been
handed down from generation to genera-
tion. Charles Thompson, the great grand-
father of William A. was chaplain in Wash-
ington's army during the Revolution, where
Gen. Washington frequently attended the
services held on the field ; both husband
and wife formed a cordial friendship with
Gen. Washington, who was a frequent
visitor at their fireside. Two mirrors and
two large high -backed old-fashioned chairs
were given by Mrs. Washington to Mrs.
Thompson ; they are still in possession of
relatives who reside in the East
Smith John, farm hand, Sec. 27, P.O. Franklin
SMITH D. G. physician, Franklin
SMITH HARVEY (deceased). One
of the original pioneers of Morgan Co.,
was born in Kentucky, of which State his
father was a native, and by occupation a
farmer ; many interesting reminiscences are
not now remembered in reference to the
early pioneers by the surviving relatives.
On the old homestead he remained many
years of his life ; there he formed a matri-
monial alliance with Miss Martha Moore,
who was born in Kentucky. Shortly after
this epoch in his life he settled in Illinois,
locating on farm property now comprised
in T. 14, R. 10, he purchased land, and
shortly afterward a rude log structure loomed
up in the then sparsely settled prairie, this
was anterior to the memorable year of the
" deep snow," during that winter that will
always live in the memory of the older in-
habitants, departed this life ; an account of
his death is fully recorded in the historical
portion of this volume, and need not be
repeated here. He left to the care of his
wife two children, Gianderson, and William
T., Granderson is now a resident of Mor-
gan Co., and owns 100 acres of choice land.
In 1851 was united in marriage to Miss
Mellissa Masters. Four children now bless
the declining years of their worthy parents,
all of whom are living: Martha, Mary E.,
Phoebe A., and Charles H.
SMITH SAMUEL, retired farmer.
Mr. S. was the fourth child of Jesse and
Elizabeth Smith, he was born in Wilks Co.,
North Carolina, January, 1803 ; autumn
of same year parents moved to Kentucky,
where they remained during life. In 1823,
the subject of this sketch married Dorothy
Hull, of Tennessee. For ten years he
lived in Kentucky ; occupation, farmer; at
the end of ten years moved to Morgan
and settled ten miles south of Jacksonville,
to what was called then Brown's Point ;
there bought twenty acres of land at $1.25
per acre ; selling this he went to Macoupin
Co., and there in time acquired two hun-
dred acres ; resided there fifteen years, but
Morgan Co. seems to have been his center
of attraction, for at the end of this time he
moved back, and is now a resident of
Franklin. He is the father of six children,
all living: Vienna, who first married Lem-
uel Bristow, after his decease married
Wyckoff Poling ; Lucinda, who married J.
M. Coons, of Franklin ; Elizabeth E.,
who married J. P. Smith, of Kentucky; J.
H., who married Miss Hattie Gregory, of
Scottville, 111. ; W. A., who remains un-
married, and D. G., who is a physician,
well and favorably known in Franklin, and
who married Miss M. J. Thompson ; three
children living: C. W., Katy, and Fred;
Myrtle and Stella, deceased
Snow Ann Mrs., P.O. Franklin
Spaenhower James, farm hand, Sec. 10, P.O.
Pisgah
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Spaenhower Jeremiah, farm hand, Sec. 16,
P.O. Pisgah
Spaenhower John, farm hand, Sec. 16, P.O.
Pisgah
Spaenhower John, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Alex-
ander
Spaenhower Riley, farm hand, Sec. 16, P.O.
Pisgah
Spaenhower Thomas, farmer and carpenter,
Sec. 16, P.O. Pisgah
SPIRES JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sees. 32 and 33, P.O. Franklin. Mr.
Spires was born in North Carolina, in 1798,
but passed many years of his life in Ken-
tucky ; married Miss Susan Leech in 1819;
when emigration turned westward he gath-
ered together his household goods and
started overland in a covered wagon, cross-
ing the Wabash and passing Vandalia, he
made his way into Illinois and settled on
the farm he now owns; the family first took
up their abode in a small dilapidated cabin;
they afterward built a small frame house ;
the following year after their settlement in
Illinois, Mrs. Spires died, leaving a family
of four children, the^ youngest but a few
months old ; the following year, married
Miss Melinda M. Sturgis ; nine children by
first marriage : William T., Phoebe Jane,
deceased ; Polly Ann and Sallie, deceased;
by second marriage, living: John R.,
James B., Henry D., Anna, and Harvey
Spreen Henry, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O Jackson-
ville
Stark John, farmer, P.O. Alexander
Stewart Alexander, laborer, Franklin
Stumpee Henry, farmer, P.O. Orleans
Sublet James, laborer, Franklin
SWAINE THOMAS, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. II, P.O. Franklin. The
gentleman who stands at the head of this
sketch, was the oldest son of John and
Mary.Swaine, natives of Wexford County,
Ireland, where, in 1830, Thomas was born;
on the little farm in the mother country,
he was early put to work, receiving a com-
mon education ; at nineteen years of age,
pos essed of an adventurous disposition, he
concluded to better his fortunes in the new
world ; accordingly, during the Winter of
1850, with but little baggage and light
capital, he stepped on board a sailing ves-
sel ; after a tedious voyage he landed in
New York ; in New Jersey he stayed a
little while, then became a resident of
Pennsylvania, and remained there two
years; from this point he went to St.
Louis, and eventually he brought up in
Morgan Co., 111.; first worked by the
month ; five years from this date he mar-
ried Miss Ellen Shay, daughter of Daniel
Shay. For four years Mr. Swaine held a
position of steward in the Presbyterian
Academy of Jacksonville ; a resident of
that city for 12 years; in 1862 he rented a
farm on Indian Creek ; during the war he
contributed liberally of his means toward
its prosecution ; in November, 1874, ^rs-
Swaine departed this life, leaving to the
care of Mr. Swaine four children : Mary,
Elizabeth, Daniel, and Nellie. May 21,
1874, he united his fortunes to Miss Fred •
erica Dessau, who was born in Hamburg,
Germany, and while there a resident, a
teacher in select school. At this writing
Mr. Swaine lives on his farm, comprising
80 acres, acquired by will and energy
WM. N. Dr., of Franklin,
was born in Green Co., Ky., June 4,
1814 ; parents were Smith and Susan Tan-
dy, whose maiden name was Williams.
William received his preliminary educa-
tion in a subscription school, held in a log
cabin. While he was quite young his father
departed this life ; when seventeen years
old he concluded to go it on his own hook,
and accordingly moved from Kentucky to
Palmyra, Missouri, in 1831 ; there took up
the practice of medicine with Dr. Wm.
Torrence; from Palmyra he moved to Flor-
ida, Monroe Co., Mo.; married Elizabeth
Spence, of Virginia, Sept. 15, 1835 ; a res-
ident there twelve years ; in 1859 his wife
died, leaving to his care a family of ten
children, eight of whom are living: Adol-
phus, deceased ; Mary B., Emily S., Hen-
rietta M., Thomas S., William A., de-
ceased, Leonidas W., Edwin, Elizabeth,
Willie, Ann. In the same year he mar-
ried Mrs. Jane Ely, of Lick Creek, Rolls
Co., Mo.; three children: EllaJ., Jessie M.,
Orrin E. In 1865 first moved to Morgan
Co., and settled in Franklin ; a permanent
resident there since 1872 ; thirteen years a
practical physician in the State, and in the
medical fraternity for thirty years
Tannanhill Newton, engineer, Franklin
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TAYLOR C. B., farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Jacksonville, was born
on his father's farm in Morgan Co., Dec. 2,
1840 ; with exception of eight months and
time spent in Uncle Sam's service, has
been a resident of Morgan Co. At second
call for volunteers, when the call came for
300,000 troops, Mr. Taylor, enlibted at
Jacksonville, in Co. G, 1st Missouri Cav.,
mustered into service at Jefferson Barracks,
Missouri. During his stay in the army,
Mr. Taylor was engaged principally in
scouting expeditions ; wounded near New
Madrid. Mr. Taylor's record in the army
is a bright page in his history ; many mar-
velous escapes were made by him while in
the service ; he bears the reputation among
those who have his acquaintance, of having
acquitted himself in the field in a very
creditable manner ; honorably discharged
at St. Louis, Mo., August, 1864 ; returned
to Morgan Co.; married Mary F. Scott,
Feb. 27, 1868, a resident of Morgan Co.;
owns 137^2 acres; is worth $10,000
Taylor Fulton, renter, P.O. Jacksonville
Telling Edward, farmer and stock, Sec. 33,
P.O. Franklin
THOMPSON WILLIAM, farmer,
P.O. Pisgah, was the third child of John
and Sarah, natives of Scarborough, Eng.;
over half a century ago the Thompson
family took their departure from England
to America; by way of St. Louis they
made their way into the bounds of Morgan
Co., settling in Lynnville and purchasing
farm property ; here William was born,
March 2, 1848 ; when seven years old his
father died, leaving a valuable estate, com-
prising over 1,000 acres ; at the time of
his death he ranked among the wealthy
men of Morgan Co. By those intimately
acquainted with him, he is described as a
man of sterling integrity and the possessor
of great force of character, and rose rapidly
in his calling. The estate became divided
up among nine children, and to his wife
who survived him twenty-three years, who
departed this life but a short time ago.
William, who heads this sketch, became the
possessor of eighty acres and considerable
money ; in his twenty-fifth year he married
Miss Emma M. Marshall, daughter of
Michael and Mary C. Marshall ; this union
C 2
was blessed with three children : Coza S.,
William F. and Carrie
Topliff Dealton, wagon-maker, Franklin
Topliff Ladore, painter, Franklin
TOPLIFF OLIVER W. minister
Christian Church, Franklin; was bom in
Vermont, November 20, 1815, and re-
mained a resident until 1831; he was then
sixteen years of age; possessed of an
adventurous disposition, he started from
Vermont and made his way to the State
of Ohio; here he remained twenty-five
years; was there married to Clamanza
Hoadly, of Ohio; four children blessed
this union: Deala, Ladore, Hoadly, and
Clarissa; while a resident of Ohio, Mr.
Topliff was regularly ordained as a min-
ister, and has held the pastorate of many
different churches; possessed of a natural
ability in any thing he might undertake,
Mr. Topliff became a student of law, and
also became skilled as a wagon maker;
on the breaking out of the war he became
chaplain of the ggth Regt. 111. Vol., and
remained in the service ten months; was
a participant in the battles of Black River
Bridge, Chapparal Hill, Grand Gulf,
Raymond, siege of Vicksburg, and numer-
ous engagements; for many years Mr. T.
has been a resident of Franklin, and
during that time has been well and favor-
ably known
Tranberger John, renter, P.O. Franklin
Tucker George, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Frank-
lin
WANSTONE THOMAS, farmer, Sec.—,
V P.O. Pisgah
Veir Caspar, works Brunk's stables, Frank-
lin
VIGELS JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Alexander; was born in
Clinton County, Kentucky, June, 1847;
at eighteen he was united in marriage to
Miss Clarinda McCoy, a daughter of
Jeremiah McCoy, a native of North Caro-
lina; in 1867, he came West, and located
near Orleans; early in the Spring of 1865,
near the close of the war, a regiment was
organized for State duty, but mustered in
the U. S. service, Mr. Vigels joined Co. C,
Kentucky Cavalry, at Creelsborough, Ken-
tucky; was honorably discharged at Leb-
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anon, after the close of the war; seven
children, six living: Lauren A., James H.,
Wm. A., John F., Meredosia, and Hattie
VXTAID A. B. bricklayer, Franklin
Weatherford Thomas J. laborer,
Franklin
Weeden George, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Pisgah
Westrope Willis, farm hand, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Wetter Lewis, farm hand, P.O. Jacksonville
Whelen James, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Frank-
lin
Wood Iven, farmer and stock raiser, Sees. 10
and II, P. O. Jacksonville
WOOD SAMUEJL JUDGE, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Pisgah; he
was the oldest^ son of a family of nine
children; he was born in Madison County,
Kentucky, October 16, 1813; his parents
moved from Virginia to Kentucky as early
as 1810; the trip was made overland; the
household goods were packed on horses;
after some weeks of travel the little party
reached the Blue Grass State, locating near
Richmond; there they purchased land, and
set about the hard task of clearing timber;
they built a log cabin; the floors were made
of split puncheon, the chimneys were made
of sticks and mud; the prospect was gloomy
indeed; but. Richard Wood seems to have
been the right man in the right place; among
the many hardy pioneers perhaps none
could be found who worked harder than
he, to procure the necessaries of life; in
1826, they set out for Illinois; they first
settled in Madison County, on Silver Creek;
here the family were attacked by bilious
fever, which resulted in the death of the
wife, who had shared with him innume'r-
able hardships, and three children, Eliza-
beth, Martha, and Richard; the first school
Samuel attended was taught by Rice
Duncan; the school house was a log
structure, where no floor was laid down,
and no window panes interfered, but the
ventilation was abundant; here the scholars
were instructed in Webster's spelling book
and the New Testament; when these were
thoroughly understood their education was
completed; before the deep snow set in,
Samuel had taken his last look at Webster,
and now the hard work of the farm com-
menced; in his thiiteenth year his parents
moved to Morgan County; at the early age
of nineteen he married Mrs. Martha
Smith, relict of Harvey Smith, who per-
ished during the winter of the deep snow;
the occurrence is vividly impressed on
the memory of many old settlers still
living; at this time he did not have
a capital of $100, and moved into a
rough cabin where the door swung to and
fro on wooden hinges, the bed was a one-
legged affair, and the table manufactured
of puncheons ; for eight years the young
couple lived happily together in this rough
backwoods style, and then built a more
elegant affair of hewn logs ; both buildings
have long since gone to decay, but they
stood in the vicinity of where now stands
Judge Wood's large and handsome resi-
dence ; amid the surroundings of pioneer
life, young Wood grew up with a vigorous
constitution ; how he became so successful
in after years may be summed up in a
few words — if he had anything to do he
wasted no time, but attended to it ; he did
not believe in sending a boy to mill when
he could go himself ; from the little log
cabin and the little patch of ground con-
taining but a few acres, the pioneer boy of
forty years ago, has got together over 3,000
acres in one of the most fertile counties in
Illinois ; during the Mormon war of 1848,
he was elected captain by the soldiers, and
commissioned by Gov. Ford; for four years
he was County Judge ; in 1874 he was
elected to legislature, 2gth General Assem-
bly ; he served in this capacity but one
year, as there was but one session ; Judge
Wood is an extensive cattle buyer; he han-
dles on an average of 800 head of cattle ;
his facilities for grazing are unsurpassed.
Although wealth and prosperity attended
the efforts of Mr. Wood, his liberality and
kindness of heart are well known ; no man
to-day, perhaps, stands higher in the esti-
mation of the people of Morgan Co. than
the gentleman whose name heads this
sketch
WRIGHT BROS., dealers in general
merchandise, drugs, oils, paints, varnishes,
etc., etc. The firm first became established
in business in the Spring of 1875 ; both
members of the firm were born in Morgan
Co.: A. H., the elder member, was born
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Oct. 3, 1844, received his preliminary edu-
cation in district schools, which was after-
ward completed in the Jacksonville High
School, there becoming proficient in the
rudiments of book-keeping ; for some years
followed farming ; April 6, 1871, married
Miss Mary Poling, granddaughter of James
Langley and daughter of Wyckoff Poling ;
moved to Franklin in 1871. B. F. Wright,
the junior member, born Oct. 21, 1852,
likewise received his preliminary education
in district schools, and subsequently at-
tended Illinois College, at Jacksonville ;
married Miss Sallie Hill, daughter of J. H.
Hill, of Franklin. Children of A. H.
Wright : J. Langley, born April 22, 1872;
Geoffrey P., born April 9, 1874 ; Carl,
March n, 1878, an infant child. B. F.
Wright has one child : Emma ; one de-
ceased
Wright John C., stock buyer, Franklin
Wright Kisrah Mrs. Franklin
Wright Lizzie Mrs. laundress, Franklin
Wright Wm. M. harness-maker, Franklin
WYATT W. J. Col., son of John
and Rebecca Wyatt. His father was a na-
tive of Virginia ; Rebecca, his wife, was
born in Kentucky ; as early as 1822 they
moved from Missouri to Morgan Co., 111.,
and settled near what is now the city of
Jacksonville, on farm property ; on this
farm the subject of this sketch was born in
1825, and here passed the days of his boy-
hood and early youth ; at the age of twenty
he entered the Mexican service, in 1846,
raising Co. G, 1st 111. Vol., and was unani-
mously elected captain, under the command
of Colonel J. J. Hardin ; as an officer, Cap-
tain Wyatt was universally respected by the
soldiers ; mustered into the service June
17, 1846, and went to the front shortly
afterward, and became a participant in the
famous battle of Buena Vista ; here it will
be remembered the brave and talented offi-
cer, Colonel Hardin, was killed in the heat
of action. Capt. Wyatt, who was an inti-
mate friend, in company with his orderly
sergeant and others, brought in the lifeless
remains from the field ; the body first found
a resting place in Mexican soil ; it was sub-
sequently interred in the East cemetery at
Jacksonville, 111. Capt. Wyatt was honor-
ably discharged in 1847, at Camargo, Mex-
ico, and returned to Morgan Co. The
following year married Mrs. Eliza A. Wil-
liams, of Manchester, Scott Co., 111.; three
children : Mary A., born Nov. 2, 1849 ;
James, born Nov. 17, 1851, deceased; and
George H., born 1854. When the rebel-
lion came on Mr. Wyatt was commissioned
Lieut. Colonel of the loist Regiment 111.
Vol., by Gov.Yates; he was the choice of the
boys in blue ; for ten months he remained in
the service of Uncle Sam, and on account
of physical disability, was honorably dis-
charged at St. Louis, Mo., May 9, 1863,
and returned to Morgan Co. At this
writing he resides in Franklin ; he takes a
leading position in farming and stock
raising ; his judgment as a stock raiser and
buyer is unparalleled ; he also figures con-
spicuously as a politician, whose name has
been frequently mentioned in connection
with responsible offices, but he has invaria-
bly declined
Wyatt David, farm hand, Franklin
Wyatt Henry, farmer, P.O. Franklin
yACHARV SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 2,
^ P.O. Orleans
FRANKLIN BUSINESS CARDS.
COONS J. M. dealer in family gro-
ceries, drugs, patent medicines, hardware,
etc., Franklin, 111.
HARLEY W. G. farmer. Makes a
specialty of sheep shearing. Work done
rapidly and in a superior manner. P.O.
Franklin
HART GEORGE, keeps on hand and
is constantly receiving fresh supplies of
choice goods, consisting in part of fine
coffees, sugars, teas, syrups, tobacco, hard-
ware, cutlery, and notions of all kinds.
Goods cheap for cash or produce. A share
of the public patronage solicited. South
Main Street, next door to P.O., Franklin
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HILL JAMES, physician and surgeon,
Franklin
J O 1ST E S REUBEN, brickmaker,
Franklin
LANGLEY & POLING, dealers in
dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hats,
caps, etc., Franklin, 111.
MANSFIELD J. B. & CO. Farmers'
flouring and woolen mills, Franklin, 111.
McCULLOUGH S. P. & CO.
Franklin flouring and saw mill, Franklin,
111.
BEINBACH & DUNCAN, Frank-
lin, 111., are prepared to do all kinds of
house and sign painting, graining and calci-
m in ing on short, notice. The best work at
the lowest prices. CLARENCE REINBACH,
W. W. DUNCAN.
RIGG A. P. justice of the peace and
conveyancer, Franklin, 111.
SMITH D. G. physician and surgeon,
Franklin, 111.
TANDY WM. N. M.D., physician and
surgeon, Franklin, 111.
TOPLIFF OLIVER W. wagon
maker, Franklin
WRIGHT BRO. dealers in drugs,
groceries, hardware, queensware, boots and
shoes, etc., Franklin, 111.
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 1O WEST.
A DAMS JOEL S. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
**• Woodson
Adams John U. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Anderson E. C. farm hand, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Angelo John, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Jackson-
ville
ANTHONY MARTIN Lu Woodson,
minister of "Christ's Church," son of
Christopher and Anne J. Anthony, of Ken-
tucky; descendants of German ancestry,
having emigrated here during our struggle
with the mother country. Martin Anthony
was born in Morgan Co., May 14, 1851 ;
at the age of seven years, commenced his
education at the log school house, under
the care of Miss Mary Rucker ; in his six-
teenth year, gave up the abode of learning
to engage his time on the farm ; since that
time, has, by close application, acquired a
thorough knowledge of the writings of the
fathers, and is a practical, self-made schol-
ar. In 1868, moved to Macoupin County,
and engaged in farming ; at the early age
of seventeen, united with the Baptist
Church ; in his twentieth year, was called
to the ministry ; his first sermon was de-
livered at Roodhouse ; after preaching in
Macoupin Co. four years, moved to Pike
Co.; this was about 1872 ; thence to Scott
Co., and there held a protracted meeting at
Big Spring church, which resulted in the
addition to the fold of forty-five members.
It was during his preaching here that the
" brethren " detected that Mr. Anthony's
doctrinal enunciations pointed to Camp-
belliteism ; a dispute ensued, and the next
Sabbath, by agreement, he delivered his
opinions, taking his text as follows : " I
endure all things for the elect sake, that
they may also obtain salvation that is in
Christ Jesus, with eternal glory." 2 Tim.,
ii, 10. This discourse brought on the cri-
sis, hence Mr. Anthony withdrew from the
Baptist Church, and at once identified
himself with the Christian Church, was
elected elder in 1877, and has since devoted
his life and energies to the spread of gos-
pel truths. His membership with "Christ's
Church," commenced while he was a resi-
dent of Glasgow, Scott Co. In January,
1877, by invitation of the church at Wood-
son, held a protracted meeting ; his lucid
enunciation of the Scripture so pleased the
church, that he was solicited to preach for
them, and in March, 1877, moved his fam-
ily and located here, and now his field of
labor embraces Scottville, Apple Creek, and
Waverly ; was married April 5, 1874, to
Miss Emma Frances Summers, daughter of
Green and Elsie Summers, by the Rev.
Isom Roberts of the Baptist Church. The
fruits of this union are : Augusta Alice,
born April 20, 1875 ; Lillie Anne, born
Dec. 26, 1877. Mrs. Anthony was born
Aug. 5, 1854. Mr. Anthony owns a good
property, is a genial and courteous gentle-
man, a kind husband and father, and be-
loved by all
T) AKER A. J. wagon maker, Woodson
BALL, LEONID AS, brick -layer and
plasterer, born in Sangamon Co., 111., April
3, 1835. His father was an extensive
farmer and blacksmith ; when twelve years
of age, parents moved to Jefferson Co., la.;
at the age of. twenty, Mr. Ball returned
with his parents to Illinois, settling again
in Sangamon ; after one year's residence,
Mr. Ball 'moved to Missouri and resided
five years ; married Miss Adelia Jones,
daughter of Thomas and Lucinda Jones,
natives of Virginia ; at the breaking out of
the rebellion, returned to Sangamon Co.,
afterward to Morgan Co., where he now re-
sides ; holds office of school director and
constable, sexton, superintendent and clerk
of Church of Christ. Three children ; John
T., Florence Ann, infant child deceased
BARROW NEWTON L,. farmer,
Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville ; parents were
Aaron K. and AH J., who were among the
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earliest settlers of Southern Illinois, who
settled in Morgan Co. as early as 1830,
emigrating from Kentucky ; on his father's
farm in Morgan Co., young Barrow was
born Oct. 4, 1844 ; his preliminary educa-
tion was received in the district schools,
and completed in the high school of Jack-
sonville. In 1876, was united in marriage
to Mrs. Sarah Barnhart, who was the
daughter of James and Rebecca Walker,
natives of Virginia ; the first husband of
Mrs. B. was Levi Barnhart, who passed off
the stage of life Nov. 10, 1875 ; five chil-
dren by first marriage : James W., Joseph
N., George N., Charles C., Levi A.; second
marriage : Ira Hurlbut. Mr. B. is living
on estate of 140 acres
Ball Smith, blacksmith, Woodson
BARR A. Y. farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. I, P.O. Jacksonville, son of Ebenezer
and Mehitabel Barr, whose maiden name
was Palmer. Ebenezer was a native of
Boston, Mass. His wife a native of New
York. They afterward removed to Erie
Co., Pennsylvania, where young Barr was
born Aug. 2, 1817. The head of the family
was by occupation a carpenter, who worked
at his calling during the war of 1812, and
was presented with a battle ax used in the
construction of vessels of war. He as-
sisted in the erection of many block houses
used in repelling an attack. The ax men-
tioned is now in the possession of the
subject of this sketch. In 1832, the family
moved to Ohio; in 1838 to Illinois, set
tling in Morgan Co., where he passed the
remainder of his days. June 13, 1848, A.
Y. Barr married Miss Mary P. Crawley ;
several years after he benight one hundred
and ten acres near Woodson, his present
property. Mr. B. has a large family ; one
daughter highly gifted, who will some day
win a name in the art world.
Barrows J. Y. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Barrow Marshall, farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 15, P.O.Jacksonville
Barry Wm. farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 12,
P.O. Jacksonville
Bentley Chas. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wood-
son
BEN TLE Y DAVID, farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. Woodson. Mr. Bent-
ley was born near Doncaster, Yorkshire,
England, in 1816, there he grew to man"
hood, becoming a farmer. In 1840 he was
united in marriage to Miss Ann Robinson,
a native of Yorkshire. In 1852 he emi-
grated to America, and first settled near
Jacksonville, Morgan Co. In 1868 he
purchased 120 acres of land. Mr. B.
came to this country without capital, save
a good natural ability and a desire to
become successful in life ; a gentleman of
strict integrity, he thinks and acts for him-
self. Children : Charles, David, Summer-
well, Julia Ann, John S., and Sylvia Ann ;
seven deceased. John and Charles Bentley
are well known for their skill in the use of
the shot-gun
Berry man Geo. renter, Sec. n, P.O. Jackson-
ville
BOYER ABBIE MRS. wid. of Eli-
sha Boyer, an early settler in Morgan Co.,
who on arrival became a partner of Lewis
Hatfield, and afterward with John Mathers,
for a number of years in brick making ; he
was very successful ; manufactured the
brick for the Methodist Church, Behren
College, first Blind Asylum, also the resi-
dence of M. P. Ayres ; was a resident of
Jacksonville over thirty years ; a member of
Illini Lodge, No. 4, I.O.O.F., also of Grand
Lodge of the State. He was born in
Stocks Co., North Carolina, in 1823 ;
in 1873 Mr. Boyer lived at Little Rock,
Ark., the family having moved there on
account of Mr. Boyer's health. Mrs. Boyer,
in 1877, located at Woodson ; she was
born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1836. Chil-
dren ; Anna, Abbie, Cynthia, Lizzie, Em-
ma, Jodie, Ruth, Lillie ; Ollie, deceased
BROWN CAROLINE A. farming,
Sec. 24, P.O. Jacksonville, was the daughter
of Charles Springer, and widow of Bedford
Brown, a native of Kentucky, where Mrs.
Brown was born Sept. 28, 1805 ; at sev-
enteen was united in marriage to Bedford
Brown. For many years her husband fol-
lowed the occupation of carpenter. In 1828,
the family, then consisting of husband, wife,
and three children, moved to Jacksonville,
Morgan Co. ; on arrival husband entered
600 acres of land, but worked at trade a
number of years. In 1830 he moved on
to his farm property. Becoming very suc-
cessful, he accumulated wealth. May 26,
1873, he passed peacefully away. In his
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death the county lost one of its most up-
right and honorable citizens
Brown Geo. L. farmer, Sec. 26, PO. Jackson-
ville
Brown Robert, farmer, Sec 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Bugey Thomas, renter, P.O. Woodson
Burchet J. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Woodson
BTJSEY SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 29,
P.O. Woodson, son of Daniel and Eliza-
beth, early pioneers of Morgan Co., who
came here in £828. On his father's farm,
near Jacksonville, young Samuel was born
Jan. 26, 1840; his education, though ac-
quired in district schools, was quite liberal
for the times. In 1865 he was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Ely, daughter of
Dennis and Catherine. In 1862 he en-
listed in Co. E, yoth 111. Inft., at Jackson-
ville, and mustered into the service at
Springfield, 111. ; after five months spent in
the service of the U. S. he was honorably
discharged at Alton, 111. ; and returning to
Morgan Co. March 12, 1865, he united
with the Baptist Church ; in 1866, licensed
as a minister, and in 1871 he was regularly
ordained ; his field of labor lying in Mor-
gan Co. Children : Mary, Charles, and
Eva ; two deceased, Etta and infant
child
BUTLER THOS. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sees. 21 and 22, P.O. Woodson.
Mr. Butler was born in Cheshire, England,
June, 1832 ; resided in England twenty-
five years ; education was received there in
parochial schools ; emigrated to America
in June, 1858, and located in Morgan Co.,
111. ,at Lynnville township, and first worked
by the month. While in England he was
married to Miss Sarah Filkin. In 1853
purchased eighty acres in 16-13; in 1856
bought eighty acies in 14-10 ; in 1874 pur-
chased one hundred and sixty in 14-10,
total number acres, 340. Seven children :
Samuel L., born Oct. 18, 1861 ; Wm. R.,
Oct. 5, 1863 ; Chas. E., May 24, 1865 ;
Thos. H., April 18, 1867; Beatrice E.,
March 19, 1869 ; John Simpson, Oct. 19,
1870 ; Edna G., March 23, 1872
DAVID, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
^-^ Woodson
CADE WM. farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 31, P.O. Murrayville, 111., son of David
and Mary Cade, natives of England ; Wil-
liam was born in Lancashire, England,
April, 1837 ; when 12 years of age his pa-
rents emigrated to America, and first
settled in Philadelphia. Pa. In the Spring
of 1858 the family, with the exception of
William, who came the following year,
moved to Morgan Co. Nov. 16, 1861, he
was married to Miss Martha Ann Sheplar,
daughter of Benj. and Maria Sheplar,
pioneers of Morgan Co. Since his arrival
in Morgan Co. Mr. Cade has turned his
attention to farming ; owns 105 acres of
land. Children : Lavina C., born Jan. 26,
1863 ; Edwin, born June 25, 1869 ; Mary
and Maria, twins, born Dec. 25, 1871 ;
Benjamin D., born Sept. 3, 1872 ; Harry,
born June 12, 1876
Calkins Hiram, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Woodson
CAMPBELL, JAS. farmer, Sec. 26,
P.O. Woodson, son of Alex, and Lydia
Campbell, was born in Jefferson Co., In-
diana, Jan. 12, 1828 ; married Dec. 8, 1853,
to Frances Combs, who was born in Staf-
ford Co., Virginia ; came to Morgan Co. in
1851, settling sixteen miles southeast of
Jacksonville. Five children : Maggie,
Mary, Emma, and Eddie, all born in
Morgan Co.
Carrigan Edward, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Wood-
son
Carrigan Michael, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Woodson
CARRIGAN JOHN, farmer, Sec. 8,
P.O. Jacksonville, was born in Tipperary
Co., Ireland, in 1808. About the year
1851 he emigrated to America with his
family ; having married while there Miss
Mary Dudy, daughter of John and Mar-
garet. On corning to America he settled
in Morgan Co., and purchased eighty acres.
Nine children were born, all of whom are
living • Patrick, Michael, Mary, Morris,
Kate, John, Julia, Nellie, and Edward
CARRIGAN PATRICK, farmer,
Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson, son of John and
Mary Carrigan. He was born in Tipper-
ary Co., Ireland ; resided there up to the
age of 17 ; in the Spring of 1853 he step-
ped on board the sailing vessel Samuel
Lawrence ; after a short voyage landed at
New Orleans, and from there came direct
to Morgan Co. ; he first worked by the
month. In 1858, married Catherine Dow-
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ling, daughter of John and Betsey Bowling.
Six children: John, born 1859; Jane, born
1861 ; Patrick, born 1863; Mary E., born
1868; Michael E., born 1869; Marice-
born 1875 ; William and Mary E., deceased.
Mrs. Carrigan departed this life in 1874,
and was laid at rest in the Catholic ceme-
tery at Jacksonville
Carson Andrew, renter, P.O. Jacksonville
Clark Jos. A. renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
Clark Marc, renter, Sec. 2. P.O. Jacksonville
CL.ERIHAN J. R. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sees. 33 and 34, P.O. Woodson, son
of Isaac and Catharine Clerihan, natives
of Kings Co., Ireland, where Mr. Clerihan
was born in 1839, and there received a lib-
eral education. When eight years old his
father died ; at ten the family moved to
Manchester, England ; at seventeen, the
subject of this sketch enlisted in the Eng-
lish army, where he served two years,
emigrated to America shortly after. He
became a resident of Sunny Plains, N. J.,
for a time ; thence to Jacksonville, Morgan
Co., where he first worked by the month.
April i, 1864, he enlisted in the Sixth 111.
Cav., at Jacksonville, for three years service.
Principal battles engaged in : Lawrence-
burg, Nashville, and Shoal Creek. On the
close of the war he was honorably dis-
charged at Selma, Ala., and returned to
Morgan Co. Feb. 14, 1866. he was united
in marriage to Miss Jane Donald
CLERIHAN M. J. farmer and stock-
raiser, correspondent Jacksonville Journal,
Sec. 31, P.O. Woodson. The subject
of this sketch was born in Kings Co., Ire-
land, in 1839; his parents were Isaac and
Catherine. In 1849, his parents moved to
Manchester, England. In 1856, in com-
pany with a brother, M. J. came to Amer-
ica. In 1857, located in Morgan Co., 111.
At the breaking out of the Rebellion was
the first man enlisted in Co. B, Hardin
Light Guards, Tenth 111. Inft., enlisted at
Jacksonville and mustered into service at
Cairo. Was in the engagement when the
destruction of forces occurred under Jeff
Thompson ; was a participant in the battle
of New Madrid, Mo., March, 13, 1862;
Tiptonville, Tenn., April 7, 1862 ; Farm-
ington, Miss., May 3, 1862; Nashville,
Tenn., Nov. 5, '62 ; Lavergne, Tenn., Dec.
30, 1862 ; Anderson Cross Roads, Tenn.,
Oct. I, 1863; Mission Ridge, Nov. 25,
1863; Fort Chickamauga, Nov. 26, 1863;
Buzzard Roost, Feb. 25, 1864 ; Dallas, Ga.,
May 27, 1864; Rome, Ga., May 2ist, 1864;
Kenesaw, June 27 ; White House Station,
July 27 ; East Point, Ga., Aug. 16 ; Peach
Tree Creek, July 22 ; followed the fortunes
of the regiment up to the investment of
Atlanta. Honorably discharged at Chat-
tanooga, Tenn., Aug. 31, 1864; subse-
quently enlisted in Co. H, Fifth Regt.
Hancock's Veteran Corps. Present during
trial of conspirators at Washington, D. C. ;
also present at the execution. Honorably
discharged at New York City, March 23,
1866. Married while in New York City
Miss Catherine Hickey, April I, 1866 ;
shortly after removed to Morgan Co., where
he now resides on his farm. Mr. C. is the
author of the History of the Tenth 111.
Inft., a graceful, easy writer, and an affable,
courteous gentleman
Clerihan Thos. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Woodson
COFFMAN A. H. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Jacksonville, was born in Virginia, Aug.
13, 1830. Parents were Abraham and
Rachel, who were natives of Virginia, for
over twenty-five years Mr. Coffman re-
sided in Virginia on the old homestead. In
1854, the family, including the subject of
this notice, removed to Morgan Co. ; since
the date of his arrival Mr. C., who heads
this sketch, has been a resident and the
owner of farm property seven miles south-
east of Jacksonville
Coffman James, Woodson
Combs Elizabeth, P.O. Woodson
Cornatt Thoma/, carpenter, Woodson
Cowan David, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cowan D. John, Sec. n, P.O. Jacksonville
Cox Susan Mrs. widow, Woodson
CRAIG A. P. farmer, Sec. 13. P.O.
Jacksonville; Mr. Craig was born in Mor-
gan County, March 6, 1855; at twenty-one
he married Miss Dora Barr, a daughter of
A. T. Barr; one child: Leroy, born Nov.
10, 1876
CRAIG EDWARD, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Jacksonville; Mr.Craig
was born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sep-
tember 19, 1807; his father by occupation
was a millwright and carpenter; same year
his parents moved to Shelbyville, Ken-
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tucky; at eighteen, young Craig became
apprenticed to a tanner; for him he worked
four years; in 1829, he moved to Morgan
County; 1830, two years later, he married
Miss Mary Ann Posey, whose parents
settled in Morgan County as early as 1827,
when lake, shore, and river bore the impress
of nature; after the usual hardships inci-
dent to an early settlement in a new
country, Mr. Craig has secured a comfort-
able home; his wife still survives; children:
William P., George E., Belle M., Loyd A.,
and Alexander P.; Mr. Craig owns 190
acres
CRAIG GEORGE E. farmer, Sec.
24, P.O. Jacksonville, son of Edward and
Mary Craig, was born on the old home-
stead in Morgan County, December, 1844;
with the exception of four years spent jn
Champaign County, George has always re-
mained in Morgan County.receiving a liber-
al education; in 1870, he married Miss Anna
Flatford, daughter of Nathaniel Flatford,
an early pioneer of this county; three years
after marriage, George moved on to the
farm of T. T. Ransdel, consisting of 160
acres; three children: Charles, born July
14, 1872, died same year; Mary Louise,
May 19, 1874; Clara E., Sept. 4, 1876
CRAIG GEORGE W. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Jacksonville,
son of George and Rebecca Craig, natives
of Virginia; Mr. Craig was born in Morgan
County, in 1846, the family having moved
to Illinois in an early day; the subject of
this sketch, with little exception, has always
resided in Morgan County, where he re-
ceived a liberal edu«ation; Mr. Craig
married Miss Mary R. Dobbins, a daughter
of Thomas and Sarah R. Dobbins; by this
marriage two children: Willie, born Aug-
ust, 1870, and Carrie, September, 1872
CRAIG L. A. tile manufacturer, Wood-
son; born in Morgan County, December 3,
1849; received a common school education;
at twenty-two married Miss Dora Snow,
daughter of Rev. C. G. Snow, of Carroll-
ton, Greene County; in 1876, located at
Woodson; started a tile factory, taking in
as partner A. H. Bohne; this is perhaps the
only manufactory of the kind in the county;
the works have a capacity of turning out
four thousand tile per day; the tile made
are manufactured from fine clay, and are of
a very superior quality; a Quaker City
press is used, as it is acknowledged by all
to be a very superior one; tile are some-
thing the farmer can not possibly dispense
with, and Mr. Craig, who now conducts the
business, Mr. Bohne having disposed of his
interest, will be compelled to extend the
works to meet the wants of increasing
trade
CRAIG SARAH E. MRS. Sec. 8,
P.O. Jacksonville; Mrs. Craig was born in
Luzerne County, Penn., in the year 1819;
her parents were John and Hannah Mes-
senger, whose name before her marriage
was Pike; for thirty-five years Mrs. C. re-
mained in Pennsylvania, and there married
John Keating; up to 1870, Mrs. C. became
a resident of the Garden City, and her
husband became very successful as a con-
tractor and builder; at this date Mrs. Craig
removed from Chicago to Morgan County,
and purchased 40 acres of land, some five
miles from Jacksonville; one child: Mary
E., who married George Fall, a native of
Buffalo, N.Y.
Craig W. P., P.O. Woodson
Crone Robert, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson
Grouse Hamilton, farmer. Sec. 15, P.O.
Jacksonville
Cunningham Robert, blacksmith, Woodson
1~\ETON DAVID, fanner, Sec. 35,' P.O.
Woodson
DEVORE U. J. farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Jacksonville; son of John and Margaret
Devore, whose maiden name was Barlow,
a native of Virginia, John, her husband,
a native of Pennsylvania; as early as 1770,
the ancestors of Mr. Devore moved to
Kentucky, Fayette County, near Lexington,
where the subject of this sketch was born,
April 11, 1805 ; his father owning a farm
of 70 acres, the young man was early put
to work, from the time he could handle an
ax or follow a plow; he received a good
education in subscription schools; at twen-
ty-one he became apprenticed to the trade
of wagonmaker, and served his time; at
twenty-four, 1828, he married Sarah Jane
Mallery, of Kentucky; after his marriage
he remained in Kentucky two years, and
then proceeded to Morgan County, where
he settled on a rented farm; in 1832, having
amassed $100, he bought 80 acres of land;
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he now owns a fine property and handsome
residence; Mr. D. is a most estimable man,
who has many friends, and few, if any,
enemies
DEVORE WILLIAM, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 12, P.O. Jacksonville; son
of U. J. and Sarah H. Devore, who were
among the early settlers of southern Illi-
nois William was born on the old home-
stead; from his father he inherited a
vigorous constitution and energy, that made
him a successful business man; in 1869, he
married Miss Davenport, a daughter of the
Rev. Milton C. Davenport, a Baptist
minister of Morgan County; five children:
Clara B., Mattie J., Mary, John M., and
infant child; Mr. Devore is the owner of
30 acres, and manages 175
Dowling James, farmer, P.O. Woodson
Dowling Jeremiah, farmer, Sees. 18 and 19,
P.O. WoOdson
Dowling John F. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Woodson
Dowling John J. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wood-
son
Dowling Patrick, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Woodson
Dowling Thomas, farm hand, P.O. Woodson
"PLY DENNIS, renter, Sec. 20, P.O.
Woodson
Ely George W. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Wood-
son
Ely William, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Woodson
Edgmon Alex, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Jackson-
ville
ENNIS IRA D. farmer and stock raiser,
P. O. Woodson ; the subject of this
sketch was born in Morgan County, about
the year 1852; his parents were among the
early settlers of Morgan; for many years
young Ennis resided in Jacksonville, and
there received his education; married Miss
Ely; his father having purchased farm
property, he turned his attention to farm-
ing, in which he bids fair to succeed
•BANNING GEORGE, Sec. 35, P.O.
Woodson
Ferguson John, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Wood-
Ferguson W. R., farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Wood-
son
Filkin Richard, renter, P.O. Woodson
Finch John, renter, Sec. 18, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Fitzgerald Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Woodson
Flannagan Thomas, renter, Sec. 17, P.O.
Jacksonville
Flatford Nathaniel, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Jacksonville
Forsythe William, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 27, P.O. Woodson
(~* ALLAGER CHARLES, farm hand
^"^ Galloway James W. farmer, Sec. 21,
P.O. Woodson
GENTRY JAMES M. son of John
P. and Catherine Gentry, natives of Vir-
ginia, where Mr. Gentry was born, Oct.
27, 1804; the father was a carpenter by
trade, and also followed farming; he settled
in Kentucky as early as 1806, and there
became the owner of a plantation, which
James afterward managed; May 26, 1824,
he married Jane Elliott, of Kentucky; in
1830, the elder Gentry, accompanied by his
family of wife and four children, moved to
Sangamon County, Illinois, and in July,
1832, moved to Morgan; we now follow
the fortunes of the subject of this notice:
he relates that the first crop put in was
corn and oats, 15 acres corn, and 10 acres
oats; when the time arrived for harvesting,
the oats were laid on the ground, and there
tramped out by horses; when threshed it
was taken to Jacksonville, and there sold
for ten cents per bushel; Mr. Gentry is now
living on his farm of 116 acres; his wife
still survives, they having lived together
over half a century
GORHAM STEPHEN, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville;
son of John and Sarah, whose maiden
name was Sanders; Stephen was born in
Morgan County, Dec. 18, 1840, on the
farm he grew up on; was liberally educated;
in 1861, at twenty-two years of age. went
to California, and remained three years;
he then returned to Morgan County; in
1865, married Elizabeth Johnson, daughter
of Nathaniel and Elizabeth; his wife
passed away in 1866; in 1869, married
Rebecca Delaney, daughter of William
and Polly Delaney, who were among the
early pioneers of Morgan County, as like-
wise were the parents of Mr. Gorham; the
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
greater part of his life Mr. G. has resided
in Morgan County; is the owner of 1 10
acres of well improved land; is worth
$10,000; one child by first marriage, who
died in infancy; children by second mar-
riage: William J., and Luella
Gougherty John, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wood-
son
Gougherty Mary, widow James, Sec. 29, P.O.
Woodson
GREEN A. B. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 12, P.O. Jacksonville; son of Stephen
and Cynthia Ann; his father was a native
of Ohio, the mother of Tennessee or
Kentucky; when Stephen was fourteen, his
parents came to Morgan County; on
arriving at man's estate Stephen was
united in marriage, and as the years
rolled by there came a large family, of
whom A. B. was among the younger;
he was born in Morgan County, June 26,
1837; at that time the father had amassed
a fine property of some 506 acres, and
here young Green grew up, attending to
the many duties of the farm, and receiv-
ing a liberal education; February 12,
1860, married Miss Mary Rector, daughter
of James L. and Minerva J., who were
among the pioneers of Morgan County;
Mr. G. is the owner of 400 acres of well
improved land, some seven miles south-
east of Jacksonville; seven children blessed
this union, all of whom are now living:
F. Nettie, born Dec. 21, 1861; E. Clifton,
Dec. 13, 1862; James M., Sept. 18, 1864;
Charles L., July 10, 1867; Elmer A., April
20, 1870; Lelia M., June 6, 1871; Minnie
R., Oct. 14, 1877
GREEN D. C. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Jacksonville, was born in Morgan Co. in
1829 ; parents, James and Mary Green,
born in Virginia and Ohio respectively; as
early as 1821, James moved to Illinois,
locating in Morgan Co. at a time when
Jacksonville did not exist, and when the
site of it was marked by stakes, as guides
for the emigrant or settler. Young Green
grew up on the farm and received a com-
mon school education ; in 1850 he moved
on to the farm where he now resides, which
consists of 103 acres. The estate of Mr.
Green formerly comprised 500 acres. In
1859, when the tornado devastated Morgan
Co., Mr. Green lost some $5,000 worth of
property, his dwelling house being wrecked,
fences blown down, and horses and cattle
carried through the air and killed. It is
stated on good authority, that rails carried
high in the air, on their descent, were driv-
en into the ground to the depth of three
feet or more. In 1861, Mr. Green married
Sarah E. Ransdel ; children : Luna V. and
John S.
Green David, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
TTALEY JOHN, renter, P.O. Woodson
Hammel Isaac D. farmer, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Harney Arthur W. school teacher, P.O.
Woodson
Harney F. M. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
HARNEY JOHN R. retired farmer,
Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson, son of Wm. and
Margaret H.; parents natives of Maryland.
John was born in Fayette Co., Ky., July 8,
1806 ; he grew up on farm, receiving such
education as the school of the period afford-
ed ; in 1824, married Eliza Ann Wilson,
daughter of Perry and Rachel Wilson, near
Lexington, Ky.; came to Morgan Co. in
1819, and located six miles southeast of
Jacksonville ; it was then composed of log
cabins mostly ; since coming to Morgan
Co. Mr. H. has been quite unfortunate ; for
years his wife has been an invalid, but in
the declining years of life the aged couple
are comfortably situated, owning 80 acres
and residence near Woodson. He is a
worthy Christian man, and highly regarded
by all who know him ; children are : Mary
Ann, Caroline Margaret, James V., and
Virginia James, deceased
Harrington Albert, farm hand, Sec. 7, P.O.
Jacksonville
Harris Joseph, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O. Jack-
sonville
HATCHER JOHANNA MISS,
Woodson, born Morgan Co., near Jackson-
ville, Sept. 1829; parents were, Richard, a
native of Virginia, and Elizabeth, his wife
also ; family first moved from Virginia to
Kentucky, and remained six years, thence
to Morgan Co. in 1823. Mr. H. became
an extensive farmer ; he died in the sixty-
fourth year of his age, and his wife, May
4, 1863, at sixty-three years of age ; Miss
Hatcher became heir to a part of the es-
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
tate. Alfred B. Hatcher, farmer, Wood-
son, born in Morgan Co., April 27, 1844,
on the old homestead, and received a lib-
eral education ; since '69 has been a resi-
dent of Woodson, and owns a nice proper-
ty. The writer was shown a plume made
from ostrich feathers, that Richard Hatch-
er, heretofore mentioned, had used in the
Black Hawk war, which occurred in 1832.
He entered the service from Morgan Co.
Hatcher Burt, carpenter, Woodson
Hawks Henry, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wood-
son
He'mbrough Robert, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hembrough Thomas, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hembrough W. H. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Jacksonville
Henderson Aramisa, Sec. 8, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Henry Charles E. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Woodson
HENRY E. B. farmer and small-fruit
grower, Woodson, born near Lexington,
Ky., in 1827 ; when eight years old his
parents moved to Morgan Co., settling six
miles south of Jacksonville ; at nineteen,
the subject of this sketch, date, 1846, en-
listed in the Mexican war, under command
of Col. John J. Hardin, in Co. G, 1st 111.
Inf.; participated in the battle of Buena
Vista ; was honorably discharged at Cam-
argo, Mexico, and returned by way of the
Gulf of Mexico,- and overland to Morgan
Co.; in 1862 he enlisted in Co. F, loist III.
Inf., for three years' service ; engaged in
many important battles of the war, as Hol-
ly Springs, Dec. 20, 1862 ; Wahatchie, Oct.
28, 1863 ; Mission Ridge, Nov. 24, 25 and
26; Resaca, May 14 and 15, 1864 ; Cars-
ville, Ga., May 19, 1864; near Dallas, Ga.,
May 25, 1864; while in latter engagement
severely wounded in head ; honorably dis-
charged June 30, 1865, at Quincy, 111., and
returned to Morgan Co.; married Mrs.
Jennie N, Holden, whose husband died in
the army. Since the close of the war Mr.
H. has been a resident of Woodson ; was
elected justice of the peace in 1868, which
he held till '77 ; children : Sarah J., Isabel,
Adeline, Edwin R. and Steven R.
Henry Geo. W. farmer. Sec. 32, P.O. Wood-
son
HENRY JESSE, farmer and stock-
raiser, Sees. 33 and 34, P.O. Woodson, born
in Mercer Co., Ky., Sept. 28, 1812; his
father was a saddler by trade, but after-
ward became a farmer. Young H. re-
mained in the county until twenty-three
years old; at this time, 1833. moved to
Morgan Co. First settled on rented farm;
a year later, married Martha E. McConnell,
a native of Bourbon Co., Ky.; in 1842,
took contract for the construction of the
Great Western Railway, now Toledo, Wa-
bash and Western ; cleared $2,500 ; he
then became an extensive stock buyer, and
for the fifteen years he followed it, he be-
came very successful ; in 1844, purchased
460 acres ; in 1848, 240. As a farmer Mr.
Henry has been very successful, due to his
great energy and business capacity. Chil-
dren : Edward, Lucy, Nancy, Samuel, and
Mary
Henry John R. farmer, Sec, 34, P.O. Wood-
son
HENRY JOHN T. Postmaster and
station agent, and freight and ticket agent
of the Jacksonville & C.& A.R.R., Wood-
son. Mr. Henry was born near Lexing-
ton, Ky., June 9, 1809 ; his father was a
farmer, and on the old homestead the boy
grew up, received a suitable education ;
relates that at an early day, when a boy
got beyond fractions, he was regarded as a
superior scholar ; at fourteen apprenticed
to a tailor, served seven years ; at twenty-
one worked as journeyman in Springfield,
Jacksonville, and Carrolton; Nov. 14, 1830,
settled at Jacksonville, Morgan Co.; only
one brick building at the time ; remembers
distinctly the deep snow ; speaks of the
early pioneers as a very friendly people ;
states that they organized for the relief of
the widows and orphans. Deer were plen-
ty before the snow, but were killed by the
thousands after its fall. In 1856, went to
Macon Co.; remained until the breaking
out of the war ; after close of the rebellion
moved back to Morgan Co., where he is
now living in Woodson, and is highly re-
garded by all who have his acquaintance
HENRY RICHARO, an old pioneer
of Morgan Co., and R.R. promoter, born
in Lexington, Ky., Oct. 31, 1797 ; in 1830,
moved to Morgan Co., near Jacksonville,
shortly after the deep snow fell ; in 1838,
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himself, Ira Davenport, and George H., a
brother, took a contract for building the
first railroad in the State, known as North-
ern Cross R.R., part of which is now in-
cluded in the Chicago and Northwestern R.
R. He made the survey for the town of
Woodson, planted the first hedge and or-
chard ; raised a subscription of $100,000,
for the Jacksonville division of the C.& A.
R.R.; a warm friend of Judge Woodson,
from whom the town of W. derives its
name ; he contributed very materially to
the present prosperity of Morgan Co. He
was possessed of wonderful energy and un-
swerving integrity, who, when misfortune
overtook him, discharged his obligations
dollar for dollar ; he might have been
wealthy, but preferred to be honorable, and
his name will go down to posterity as an
honest man. His wife still survives and is
living with her two sons, in Woodson
Henry Wm. D. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Wood-
son
Hill John B. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson
Ho'gg Samuel, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Wood-
son
Holmes D. D. farmer and minister
HOLMES O. B. farmer and stock
raiser. Sec. 3, P.O. Jacksonville, son of
Pierce, native of Connecticut, and Louise,
who was a native of New York. On his
father's farm in Morgan Co., Young H.
was born, in 1839 ! received a liberal edu-
cation ; at twenty-two married Miss Jo-
hannah Cludary, a native of Indiana, and
the daughter of Richard and Martha ; in
1862, purchased no acres in Morgan Co.;
sold and went to Hancock Co., and owned
a farm of 208 acres : at the end of three
years went to Johnston Co., Mo., and pur-
chased 100 acres, which he still owns ; in
1873, returned to Morgan Co.; at present
time is living on farm of 80 acres, estate
of Mrs. Holmes. Seven children : S. Ed-
win, Gilbert P., Edith R., Marshall, Myr-
ta, Charles, and Seth
Howard John, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Howe George, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
25, P.O. Jacksonville
HUCKSTEP W. T. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Woodson ; son of T.
C. and Jane B. Huckstep, whose maiden
name was Maddox. Young H. was born
in Morgan County, September, 1837 ; his
father a farmer and mechanic, he grew up
on the farm, receiving a common-school
education ; with the exception of six years
spent in Iowa, has always been a resident
of Morgan County ; in 1861, was united in
marriage to N. J. Self, daughter of James
H. and S. A.; children : Jennie, born Janu-
ary, 1864 ; Rosetta, Aug. 4, 1866 ; Charles,
March 26, 1868 ; Eddie and Freddie
(twins), Dec. 24, 1874
HUGHES O. P. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 25, P.O. Jacksonville ; son of John A.
and Elizabeth Hughes ; born near Murray-
ville, Morgan County, June 7, 1842 ; his
father was a farmer in good circumstances.
O. P. Hughes received the usual amount of
hard work and a liberal education, attending
school in the winter and working through
the summer season. March 24,1862, enlisted
in Co. F, 6ist 111. Inft., at Jacksonville ;
mustered into service at St. Louis ; first
attack on the enemy made at Shiloh, April
6, 1862 ; at siege of Vicksburgh ; after
siege, troops ordered to Little Rock, Ark.;
remained one year guarding fortifications ;
January, 1865, in the battle of Murfrees-
boro, Tenn.; notes from soldier's record :
went into camp at Carrollton, 111., Dec. 17
1861 ; ordered to report at St. Louis, Feb.
27, 1862 ; went into camp at Benton bar-
racks, March i, 1862 ; left for the field
March 24, 1862 ; at Pittsburg Landing
March 29, 1862 ; attacked by rebels April
6, 1862, who were driven from the field ;
from Pittsburg Landing to Bolivar, July
18, 1862 ; Dec. 19, 1862, had a fight with
rebels at Salem Cemetery, near Jackson,
Tenn. ; enemy repulsed at siege of Vicks~
burg ; honorably discharged at Nashville,
Tenn., March 4, 1865. Returned to Mor-
gan County; married Miss Virginia A-
Clark, at Manchester, Scott County, Dec.
4, 1866. Mr. H. owns 320 acres ; is engaged
quite extensively as stock buyer
Hugle James, farm hand, Sec. 17, P.O. Jack-
sonville
J
A. J. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Woodson, son of C. P. and Susan John-
son, who were among the early pioneers of
Morgan County. Young J. was born on
his father's farm in Morgan County, March
29, 1850; on the farm he grew to manhood,
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
and received a liberal education; Jan. 30,
1869, he married Miss Margaret Schofield,
a native of England, and daughter of Rob-
ert and Nancy, who emigrated to America
in 1855. In 1871, Mr. Johnson taught the
school at Youngblood for one term, and
received the graded certificate of scholar-
ship. The children who blessed this union
are : Henry B., born Feb. 27, 1871 ; Chas.
E., Jan. 5, 1873 ; Mary A., March 13, 1877,
and Susan E., Jan. 22, 1878
JOHNSON C. P. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O.
Woodson ; was the son of Benjamin John-
son, a Baptist minister, and who was a na-
tive of Virginia, but who afterward moved
to Kentucky, where the subject of this
sketch was born, Aug. 17, 1820. When ten
years old, his parents moved to Morgan
County, where his father entered some 400
acres, at $1.25 per acre, his capital consist-
ing of $100. two horses and wagon. C. P.
Johnson relates to the writer that when
eleven years old he has plowed all day
with hickory-bark lines, and such education
as he could get was received in a log cabin
where greased papei was in use to admit
the daylight, and a puncheon floor being in
use ; in 1841, he was united in marriage to
Miss Amanda Gentry, who passed off the
stage of life Jan. 19, 1847 ; July 13, 1848,
was again married, to Miss Susan Craw-
ford, who is a descendent of the noted Col.
Crawford, who. it will be remembered, per-
ished at the stake. Children by first mar-
riage: George, Maude, Z. T. and H. T., the
last of whom were prisoners during the late
war ; by second marriage : Andrew J., Com-
modore P., Francis M., Abel S., Mary L.,
and Isaac B. (deceased): since August. 1849,
Mr. J. has officiated as a Baptist minister ;
seven years of the time he received as pay
for his services an ax-h.mdle, Shanghai
rooster and fifty cents in money. Mr. J. is
the owner of 68 acres, on which he now lives
Johnson U. J. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. i,
P.O. Jacksonville
T/'ELLEHER W. J. farm hand, Sec. 32,
**• P.O. Woodson
KELLER CONRAD, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Jacksonville.
The subject of this sketch was the son of
Heniy and Elizabeth, whose maiden name
was Essley ; near Frankfort on the Rhine
young Keller was born, in 1832 ; at seven-
teen, he was apprenticed to a butcher, and
remained in. this business six years ; at the
age of twenty-two, he stepped on board
the sailing vessel Cumberland, bound for
America, and in due course of time landed
in New York ; here he remained a short
time, and then went west to Chicago ; after
a short residence, he went to Cairo, 111.,
where he lived three and one-half years,
and from this point removed to Morgan
County. In 1859, ne married Louisa Dit-
ner, who shortly after passed off the stage
of life. In 1870, he was united in marriage
to Leatha Braustetler, daughter of Daniel
and Elizabeth Braustetler. Mr. Keller is
the owner of 103 acres of well-improved
land
Kelly Elsie Mrs. wid. Daniel Kelly, Sec. 29,
P.O. Woodson
Kelly Milton, lab. Sec. 29, P.O. Woodson
Ketner J. F. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson
Ketner Rachel, Woodson
Kingsley Arthur, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Wood-
son
Kirkman Peter S. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Kirkman Wm. D. farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
T ARSON MAGNUS, renter, Sec. 8, P.O.
Jacksonville
Lewis Charles, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
Lewis Samuel T. farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
17, P.O. Jacksonville
Lynn James, farmer, Woodson
LYNN JOSEPH, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Jacksonville, son of
James and Lucinda, who were among the
early settlers in Morgan Co. James Lynn,
the father, built the first railroad in Morgan
Co., then known as the Wabash, and now
comprised in the Toledo, Wabash and West-
ern ; he was raised on a farm, but when old
enough became a contractor on railroads,
and followed the business for a period of
fourteen years ; at the expiration of this
time he became a farmer ; he is at the
present writing living near Woodson, in
Schuyler Co., 111. Young Lynn was born
September, 1840; his education was ac-
quired in district schools ; in 1861, he was
united in marriage to Miss Amelia Sorrells,
daughter of Hiram and Mahala, who set-
tled in Morgan County at an early date. In
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1869, he moved to Morgan County ; since
he became a resident, he has held several
offices of trust ; children, in order of birth,
are : Eliza Jane, born Sept. 22, 1862 ;
Laura Viola, Oct. 10. 1864 ; Francis Har-
vey, Sept. 22, 1866 ; Georgiana, Nov. 281
1868 ; Ida Mahala, Jan. 28, 1870 ; James
Herschel, Dec. 24, 1873
ANDVILLE F. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Woodson
MARTEN" PLEASANT, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Woodson, son
of James, a native of Kentucky, and Nancy
Jane, whose maiden name was Sheplar, and
who was a native of Kentucky ; they were
among the earliest settlers in Southern Illi-
nois, settling in Scott County as early as
1830. James Martin, in due time, became
an extensive farmer, and on the farm of his
father, in 1833, young Martin was born.
Receiving a liberal education in the rude
log cabin of the times, in 1855 he married
Mary Ann Devore, in Morgan County ; fol-
lowing year moved from Scott to Morgan,
and bought 176 acres six miles south of
Jacksonville ; since which time, with the
exception of three years spent in Missouri,
has been residing in Morgan County ; now
owns 80 acres of well-improved land ; held
office as school director ; children are :
William E., Fanny, Eliza, Sarah Belle,
Charles, Sampson, and Luella May
McAllery Edgar, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Wood-
son
MCALLISTER CATHERINE,
wid. Robert McAllister, was the daughter
of Philip and Sarah Kennedy ; was born in
Mercer Co., Ky., May, 1815 ; lived in Ken-
tucky twenty-five years ; in 1836, married
Robert McAllister ; he was a native of An-
derson Co., Ky.; in 1840, settled in Morgan
Co., 111., seven miles southeast of Jackson-
ville ; bought property consisting of 72
acres ; in time acquired more land ; at the
time of decease owned 320 acres ; he was
a very successful farmer, a man of intelli-
gence and rare energy of character ; Nov.
20, 1863, he passed peacefully away, and
was laid at rest in the Sheppard cemetery.
Children living are : Sarah, who married
Alban Sheppard ; Mary, who became the
wife of William Sheppard ; Elizabeth, who
married the Rev. D. F. Atterbury ; Are-
thusa Jane, wife of C. W. Sheppard ; Mar-
garet, who married Levi Grider ; Eliza,
who married George Self, and Belle, who
remains unmarried
McAllister G. T. farmer, P.O. Woodson
McAllister J. W. farmer and inventor of
ditching machines
McAllister John, farm hand, Sec. 34, P.O.
Woodson
McAllister John, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Wood-
son
MCALLISTER ROBERT, farmer,
Sec. 34, P.O. Woodson, was the son of
James and Mary McAllister. The subject
of this sketch was born at Kilrea, County
Londonderry, Ireland, Feb. 20, 1842 ; at
nineteen he went to Scotland, and for one
year was on the Glasgow police force ; in
1864, he emigrated to America, first locat-
ing at Cass Co., 111.; in 1865, went to Ne-
braska, where he devoted his time to farm-
ing two years, but the hard times the
grasshopper plague caused coming on, and
losing his all, he then went to Jersey City,
N. J.; there he married Levana Moon ;
thence to Jacksonville, Morgan County,
where he now resides, working 160 acres ;
four children : Wm. James, born July 8,
1868; Robert, Sept. 14, 1869 ; Joseph, Jan.
20, 1870, and passed away July n, 1873;
and Mary Matilda, Aug. 29, 1877 ! a^ born
in Morgan County
McAllister William, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O.
Woodson
McAVOY DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 17,
P.O. Woodson. Mr. McAvoy was born in
Queens Co., Ireland, April 25, 1823 ; par-
ents were Michael and Winifred, whose
maiden name was McDougal. At an early
age he was apprenticed to a stone mason,
in which branch of business, after serving
his time, he became very successful as a
contractor and builder of stone work ; in
1847, he came to America on board the
steamship Queen of the West ; after a short
voyage he landed in New York, and be-
came a resident for some time, working as
a foreman for contractors on stone work ;
from New York he wended his way to
Morgan County, where since coming, with
little exception, he has resided; in 1851,
he went to Springfield, 111., and there took
a contract for building an area around the
old State House. Mr. M. is said to be one
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of the most skillful workmen in the country.
Of late years he has been a farmer ; is the
owner of 200 acres ; in 1849, he was united
in marriage to Miss Ann Johnson ; children
are: Michael S., William D., Felix, John,
Thomas, Julia Ann, Arthur, Andrew, Mary
and Simon. Mr. M. was elected county
commissioner by a large majority
McAvoy Felix, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wood-
son
McAvoy Michael, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jack-
sonville
McAVOY WM. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
Jacksonville, was born in Queens Co., Ire-
land, in 1818 ; his father was a man of
liberal education and an extensive farmer;
in the county mentioned, Mr. M. grew to
manhood ; at eighteen he entered the
Dublin University, and at twenty gradua-
ted with high honors, and shortly after em-
igrated to America ; off the coast of Holly
Head the vessel was shipwrecked, but was
enabled to put into Liverpool for repairs ;
when in a seaworthy condition she again
headed for America, carrying among her
other passengers, Wm. McAvoy. Arriving
in New York, he became a foreman on the
Erie canal ; in 1837, he settled in Morgan
Co., and became a contractor on stone,
having become regularly apprenticed to the
stone masonry; in 1846, when the war
broke out with Mexico, he enlisted in Co.
D, 1st 111. Vol., Col. J. J. Hardin in com-
mand, he remained in the service thirteen
months ; was engaged in the battle of
Buena Vista, and was promoted second
sergeant ; on his return to Morgan Co., he
became again a contractor ; he was a very
superior workman and erected many of the
finest buildings in Morgan Co.; he is a
fine temperance speaker, and during the
late war rendered efficient service
McAvoy Wm. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Wood-
son
McCormick A. T. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Woodson
McCormick E. Mrs. Sec. 22, P.O. Woodson
McCormick James, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Woodson
McCoy John, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
McDaniel Selden, farm hand, Sec. 27, P.O.
Woodson
McKean Robert, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
35, P.O. Woodson
McKean Samuel, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.
Woodson
McLaughlin T. H. farmer, Sec. . 25, P.O.
Woodson
McMillan Thomas, farmer and stock raiser,
P.O. Woodson
MCMILLAN WM. H. (deceased). It
is at times a difficult task to follow the ever
varying incidents connected with the for-
tunes and privations of the early pioneer,
and is. perhaps, specially so in the case of
Mr. McMillan, as many incidents of the
struggles and hardships have long since
been forgotten ; was born in Scott Co.,
Ky., Nov. 9, 1807; his father, by trade, was
a carpenter, who followed, in connection,
the life of a farmer, up to the time of his
removal to Illinois, which event occurred
in the Fall of 1833; then, accompanied by
his mother, made the overland trip in a six-
horse covered wagon, then the only mode
of transit, located in Sangamon Co., there
rented land for one year ; a purchase
of land was finally effected, and the build-
ing of a log house was but the work of a
short time, when the family were perma-
nently located, and the date of his nuptials
date 1837, and the woman of his choice,
Miss Lucinda Gallagher, daughter of Thos.
Gallagher,a native of Tennessee; like all pi-
oneers, many years in his life were years of
hardships and privations ; emigration, how-
ever, settling in rapidly westward, enhanced
the value of farm property, and as the time
drifted into the hidden past, and framed
dwellings and churches, the harbingers of
civilization, were built, they began to live
more comfortably. Dec. 21, 1846, Mrs.
McMillan died, and two years later he was
married again, to Miss Sarah Gallagher, sis-
ter to his first wife. Mr. McMillan was a
very industrious man, working with a stur-
dy independence that surmounted every
obstacle ; from the small acreage came an
estate of 800 acres, which, on his decease,
was divided among the surviving members
of his family. By his first wife had five
children : William, James, John, Sarah E.,
an infant child died soon after birth. Wil-
liam is now a resident of Iowa, James T.
now attorney at Jacksonville, John a resi-
dent of Sangamon Co., Sarah E. deceased.
By his second union : Thomas, who is
living on the old homestead, where he
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owns 165 acres, and the old farm residence.
June, 1877, married Miss Margaret C.
Cleary, daughter of William C. Cleary.who
was born in Morgan Co.; has by this mar-
riage one child : Mary. Mrs. McMillan,
relict of W. H., still lives to recount the
many changes in the great west since the
year 1833, the early date of her coming
here
Meece W. B. renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Meehan John, farm hand, Sec. 26, P.O.
Woodson
Megginson John, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 15, P.O. Jacksonville
Megginson Richard, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 22, P.O. Jacksonville
Metz Benjamin, farm hand, Sec. 35, P.O.
Jacksonville
MILLER Gr. W. physician and sur-
geon, Woodson, son of Robert and Magda-
len, natives of Virginia. Dr. Miller was
born in St. Charles, Mo., May II, 1842;
parents moved to Missouri as early as
1823. In Missouri young Miller passed his
early years ; preliminary education re-
ceived in public schools of Missouri ; in
1865, he attended the Illinois College, sit-
uated at Jacksonville ; remained there
taking a scientific course three years, thence
to Missouri again ; studied medicine under
Dr. Rodgers, of St. Charles ; graduated
from Missouri Medical College in 1871 ;
returned to Morgan Co. and began the
practice of medicine ; since that period has
had a large practice in Morgan Co.; is a
skillful physician ; the same year he gradu-
ated he married Miss Lucy H. Galbraith,
at Jacksonville ; children : Edith and Er-
nest
Moore Wm. farm hand, P.O. Woodson
Morton James, farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O.
Jacksonville
Murray John E. Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
Myers John, renter, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
XTICHOL.S J. V. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville, son of
John and Mary Ann Nichols ; he was born
in Pike Co., Mo., Dec. I, 1832 ; became a
resident up to 1857 ; his father was a farm-
er in good circumstances, and on the farm
young N. grew up and received a district
D 2
school education ; in 1856, he married
Mary Ellen Whitlock, daughter of John
and Mary ; in 1857, he removed to Mor-
gan Co.; in 1862, he enlisted in Co. D,
roist 111. Inf. for three years' service; mus-
tered at Jacksonville, he went to the front
in October of the same year, was engaged
in the battle of Mission Ridge, was under
command of Sherman when he made his
famous march ; at the close of the war he
was mustered out of the service at Camp
Butler, situated at Springfield, 111.; he then
returned to Morgan Co., and began cabinet
making, to which trade he was regularly
apprenticed. Mr. N. owns roo acres.
Children : Herbert Wm., John E., Whit-
lock, and Frederick L.
/"VBRIEN BARTHOLOMEW, renter,
^ Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson
O'Connel John, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Wood-
son
pENNIX BENJ. F. renter, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Peterson Nelson, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Pierson James, renter, Sec. 35, P.O. Wood-
son
PORTER JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 36, P.O. Woodson, son of Wil-
liam and Sarah Porter, natives of Ken-
tucky, where James was born, August 14,
1818 ; in 1834, the family moved to Mo
gan Co., locating ten miles southeast 01
Jacksonville ; James received his prelimi-
nary education in Kentucky, which was
afterward completed in Morgan Co. ; in
1843, the head of the family died, and
James and Sinclair Porter became heirs to
the property ; Sinclair Porter is not living;
James resides on the old homestead pur-
chased so many years ago ; owns 200 acres,
which, for its size, is one of the best farms
in the State ; in 1870, he built a handsome
residence ; a strictly honest man, he has
the respect of the community in which he
lives. Two of his sisters, Mrs. Coughman
and Miss Nancy Porter, reside with him
•D ANSDELL JOHN S. farmer, Sec. 10,
*^> P.O. Jacksonville
RANSON JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville; son of
James and Sarah, natives of England, who
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emigrated to America, settling in Morgan
County, eight miles southwest of Jackson-
ville; John was born in Morgan County,
Jan. 27, 1837; received a common school
education; since the days of his early youth
has been a farmer; at the breaking out of
the rebellion enlisted in Co. K, 27th Regt.
Illinois Infantry, at Jacksonville; was mus-
tered into the service at Cairo, Illinois;
remained in the service four months; was
honorably discharged on account of general
disability, at Cairo, Illinois, and returned
to Morgan County; is now living on his
farm, consisting of 400 acres; has a fine
residence; Mr. R. is a very energetic man,
and his enterprise is seen in everything
that merits approbation; children: James,
William, Samuel, and Charles L., all born
in Morgan County; Mr. Ranson is a pro-
gressive farmer, and has made many im-
provements on his farm; for watering of
stock he has superior facilities
REESE JOHN, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
Jacksonville; son of David and Elizabeth;
Mr. R. was born in North Wales, Kingdom
of Great Britain, July 23, 1828; for twenty-
one years he lived in Wales, and then
emigrated to America, and first settled in
Greene County, Illinois; he was engaged
while there as a farmer; at the end of one
year he settled in Lynnville, Morgan
County, and there married Miss Sarah
Batty, a native of Morgan County, of
English parentage, who departed this life
April 18, 1872, and was laid at rest in the
Lynnville cemetery; in 1873, Mr. R. moved
to Woodson township; children: George E.,
Elizabeth Ann, Hannah M., Emma Alice,
and Benjamin F.; George E. married
Martha Holmes, Elizabeth married Chas.
Summers
Reaugh Parmelia, widow, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Reynolds E. A. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville
REYNOLDS THOMAS C. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Jacksonville;
son of Ralph and Ellen, natives of England,
who emigrated to America, settling in
Morgan County at an early date; afterward
removed to Dubuque, Iowa, where the sub-
ject of this sketch was born, Jan. 2, 1846;
when two years old his parents went to
California, and remained there six years,
and then recrossed the ocean to England;
here the preliminary education of Mr. R.
began, which was afterward completed in
the Illinois College, of Jacksonville, on
the return of the family, in 1860, to Amer-
ica; in 1867, he graduated from the college
mentioned; in 1868, married Miss Carrie
Trabue, a graduate of the Illinois College,
and daughter of John Trabue, who was for
many years Clerk of Morgan County Court;
Mr. R. is now living on his farm of 240
acres, four miles southeast of Jacksonville;
owns a nice residence; children are: Ella
T., bom 1870, Georgie Elmira, Oct., 1872,
Edwin, 1875
RICHARDSON WILLIAM R.
farmer, P.O. Jacksonville; son of Vin-
cent R. and Lydia Richardson; William
was born on his father's farm, in Morgan
County, April 28, 1846; growing up on the
farm, he received a common school educa-
tion; on the completion of his education,
he worked with unflagging zeal on the
farm; with the exception of some months
spent in the purchase of stock, Mr. Rich-
ardson has resided in Morgan County; at
twenty-three, he married Miss Ann Alice
Sanderson, daughter of Robert Sanderson,
a native of England; in 1870, William
bought 196 acres of land; a fine property;
five children: Charles H., Mary Jane,
Mary Ann, Nettie, and Robert
Rickey Jacob, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Woodson
RING- JAMES, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 30, P.O. Woodson; son of Michael
and Margaret Ring; was born in the
County of Waterford, Ireland, January,
1830; at nineteen, he emigrated from Ire-
land to America, on board the sailing
vessel Empire State, which during the
passage was shipwrecked off the banks of
Newfoundland, and in consequence was
compelled to return; shortly after, came to
America on the sailing vessel Shannon;
after eight weeks' voyage landed in New
York city; in 1855, he came to Morgan
County, and since that date has been a
resident; in 1853, was married to Miss
Mary Hennessy, daughter of Patrick and
Mary Hennessy; for six years has been
school director; owns 133 acres of land;
children living: Michael, James, Patrick,
William, Daniel, and Mary; John and
Thomas, deceased
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Roberts Alice Miss, Sec. 15, P.O. Jackson-
ville
ROBINSON CHARLES, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Woodson; born
in Yorkshire, England, April I, 1825; his
father was a farmer, and emigrated to
America June, 1852; settled four miles
west of Jacksonville; Charles, on arrival,
entered 160 acres; in 1859, Mr. Robinson's
dwelling stood directly in the track of the
tornado that created such havoc in Morgan
County; as it is mentioned elsewhere in
this work, we do not enter into particulars;
Mr. R. noted the approach of the storm,
went to the door to close it, but was drawn
instantly from the building and carried a
full quarter of a mile; on the decline of the
storm discovered his daughter lying at his
feet; on his return to the house he discov-
ered that his father was badly injured, and
he subsequently remained blind during the
rest of his life; in 1872, his wife died; she
was a native of Yorkshire, England; they
were married at Jacksonville in 1856; on
her decease, to Mr. R. was left the care of
six children, the youngest only thirteen
days old; Mr. R. owns 100 acres of land
Robinson Hiram, renter, P.O.Jacksonville
RODGERS CHARLES, dry goods
and grocery merchant, Woodson; was born
in Greene County, Illinois; son of Charles
and Miranda R.; his father was an exten-
sive farmer; on his father's farm he passed
his early youth; at sixteen, the family
moved to Macoupin County, 111.; Charles
received a liberal education; in 1877, he
settled in Woodson, and became established
in the dry goods and grocery trade; in
December, 1876, was united in marriage to
Miss Jennie McMahan, daughter of N. G.
and Melissa H.; one infant child, born
1878
Rook William, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wood-
son
ROONEY JOHN, farm hand, Sec. 36,
P.O. Woodson; son of John and Mary
Rooney; was born near Murrayville, this
county, Feb. 10, 1859; the parents of this
noble boy emigrated from their native
land — Ireland, the heritage of poets, and
the refuge of the friendless, about the year
1849, landing at New York city, settling
in the State of New Jersey for a few years;
but the crisis of 1857 caused a suspension
of public works, hence it was then that it
dawned upon this heroic son of lovely
Erin to leave the seaboard, and seek a more
congenial clime in the then far West; hav-
ing left the haunts of the city, Mr. R. com-
menced life anew by working out on the
farm, and continued in this groove until
his death, which occurred in 1863; Mrs. R.
survived her husband but a few years, her
death taking place in 1871, leaving two
orphans to the care of a cold hearted world;
Jane, sister of the subject of this sketch, was
born in October, 1861, and both of these
little waifs are righting the battle of life
with a heroism worthy of their descent
Routt W. R. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jacksonville
C EEGAR J. W. molder, now trav.
agt. resident of Woodson; son of Samuel
and Sarah A., natives of Logan County,
Ohio; J. W. was born near West Liberty,
Ohio, in 1838; when three years old his
parents moved to Union County, Illinois;
in 1854, the subject of this sketch moved
to Bluestone River, Rocky Mountains;
became a trapper %and hunter until 1856;
thence to Minnesota; was a'so in Dakota
and British America, among the Indians,
until 1858; thence to Jacksonville, Morgan
County; in 1860, married Elizabeth Lan-
ders, a native of Ohio; in 1862, enlisted in
Co. I, loist Regt. 111. Vol., three years'
service; went safely through the war until
the battle of Resaca, Ga., took place; the
writer was shown a 32 minnie ball that
completely destroyed the eyesight of Mr. S.;
afterward transferred to Chattanooga;
shortly after was home on furlough; went
to Quincy; was honorably discharged; Mr.
S. when mustered out of the service had
no capital; he is to-day in very comfortable
circumstances, owing to his surprising
energy; in the summer, and sometimes in
the winter, he runs a notion wagon, and
his terms are most reasonable; he is accom-
panied by John W., his son
Self James, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson
SELF JAMES H. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson, was born in
Fayette Co.. Ky., April 16, 1814 ; his fath-
er was a farmer in good circumstances ; on
the farm the days of childhood and youth
fled rapidly by ; he received a liberal edu-
cation for the times ; at an early day he
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learned what it was to work, which subse-
quently produced a spirit of independence
and vigor which counted in after years ;
November, 1831, the family moved from
Kentucky to Morgan Co., 111., locating
near Jacksonville ; at twenty-four, James
Self married Sarah Ann Abram, in Mor-
gan Co., in January, 1839. Mr. Self is now
in good circumstances ; he came to Illinois
with no start in life, but possessed of that
energy that distinguishes the pioneer ; at
this writing, is living in Woodson ; chil-
dren born to them : Thomas M., James E.,
John W., Nancy Jane, Julia N., George P.,
Josiah H., Mary E., Sarah S., Cyrus C.,
Charles J., Susan E.
Sheehan John F. renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Wood-
son
SHEEHAN MARY MRS. widow
Michael Sheehan, Sec. 32, P.O. Woodson.
Mrs. Sheehan was born in the County of
Kerry, Ireland, in 1830 ; her parents were
Jeremiah and Mary Driscoll ; in Ireland
and England Mrs. S. resided twelve years;
in the year 1850, she was united in mar-
riage to Michael Sheehan ; during the
Winter of 1859, the family, then consisting
of husband, wife, and two children, emi-
grated to America on the sailing vessel,
Mary Foster ; they resided in New York
during the winter, and in the spring of the
year came on to Morgan Co.; in 1875, the
husband passed off the stage of life and was
laid at rest in the Catholic cemetery of
Jacksonville ; children living : Margaret
Ellen, and Hannah ; four deceased
Sheehan Patrick, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Wood-
son
bheehan Mat. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Wood-
son
Shelton H. H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Wood-
son
Shelton John W. farmer, Sec. 28; P.O.Wood-
son
Shelton Steven G. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Woodson
Shelton Thompson A. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Woodson
Shelton T. R. farmer, Woodson
SHEPPARD ALBAN, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Jacksonville, was
born in Morgan Co., Nov. 16, 1831 ; the
father of the boy was Thornton Sheppard,
whose name, as a pioneer, appears else-
where in this volume. Alban Sheppard
was early put to work, from the time his
head appeared above the plow handles un-
til he grew to maturity ; during his boy-
hood the nearest neighbor lived two or
three miles away. Mr. S. is said to be
among the first white children born in
Morgan Co.; at twenty-two years of age,
Feb. 15, 1854, married Miss Sarah F. Mc-
Allister, daughter of Robert and Catherine.
Mr. S. is now living on his farm of eighty
acres, two miles north of Woodson. Elev-
en children were born to them, all of whom
are natural musicians ; names of children
are : Harriet, Wm. H., J. B., Cyrus A.,
Mary E., James A., Franklin E., Laura
Belle, Eva E., Chas. A., and Elsie May
SHEPPARD CYRUS W. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 30, P.O. Woodson.
Mr. Sheppard was born on the old home-
stead of his father in Morgan Co. His
young mind first became enlightened in the
common log school house of the times ; he
afterward attended school in a frame struct-
ure known as the home school house ; in
1865, was united in the bonds of matrimo-
ny with Arethusa Jane McAlister, who was
also born in Morgan Co., Aug. 8, 1846.
Mr. Sheppard owns 1 20 acres of land ; for
three years held the office of school direc-
tor ; one child living : Henry Taylor
Sheppard Ellinor, Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville
Sheppard Geo. W. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville
SHEPPARD JOHN B. farmer and
stock raiser, Woodson, son of Lewis J. and
Nancy Sheppard ; father, native of Ken-
tucky; mother, of North Carolina. John was
born on his father's farm in Morgan Co.,
May 8, 1838 ; when twelve years old, his
father died ; at sixteen his mother depart-
ed this life ; he then lived with his oldest
brother three years ; his education was re-
ceived in district schools ; in 1859, mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth L. Shelton, daughter
of Thompson R. and Ellinor ; in 1872,
moved to Woodson ; same year elected
constable ; re-elected in 1874 ; served four
years — six years in all ; Autumn of 1877,
elected justice of the peace. Two adopted
children : Francis Henry and Mamie Ag-
nes, formerly Belmore
SHEPPARD J. J. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville ; parents
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were Thornton and Ellinor Sheppard, who
settled in Morgan Co. as early as 1830; the
subject of this sketch was born in Adair
Co., Ky., Sept. 10. 1827 ; when the family
settled in Morgan Co. hundreds of deer
roamed the prairie, and wild turkey and
wild game of every description abounded ;
they came to the county with an ox team.
Thornton Sheppard is described as a man
of great energy, one of the pioneer minis-
ters of the county, and an intimate friend
of Peter Cartwright, the celebrated pioneer
preacher ; after a life of hardship and toil,
rewarded by the acquisition of property,
he passed away but a few years ago. J. J.
Sheppard, at twenty-seven, married Mary
E. Coffman, daughter of Abraham Coff-
man, a millwright by occupation. Mr. S.
states that in his boyhood there was no
school fund, and he got his schooling as
best he could ; relates that the clothing of
children were wove by the pioneer mothers.
Mr. Sheppard is one of the prominent
wealthy men of Morgan Co.; commencing
with no capital save the immense will of
the pioneer, to-day., he owns some 700
acres, 20 horses, 100 cattle, 100 sheep, etc.,
etc. Ten children living : Geo. W., John
S., Irving D.. Alice R., Sylvester, McClel-
lan, Emeline, Luther, Clara and Lucy
Sheppard Rachel Miss, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sheppard Wm. F. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Woodson
Sheppard Wm. S. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Woodson
Short Charles, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Shumaker Herman, fanner, Sec. 32, P.O.
Woodson
Shumaker Michael, Sec. 29, P.O. Wood-
son
Simpson John, physician and surgeon, Sec.
26, P.O. Woodson
SIMKINS GEO. retired farmer, Sec.
23, P.O. Jacksonville, born in Yorkshire,
England, March 14, 1809 ; parents, Thom-
as and Fannie ; in England was foreman
on a farm. In 1849, to better his fortunes,
he stepped on board a sailing vessel bound
for America ; the voyage proved tempes
tuous, the vessel, at one time, being driven
near the coast of Greenland, and the pas-
sengers suffering from the intense cold. In
due time he settled in Morgan Co., having
no capital to give him a start, but a strong
will. As the years went by he accumulated
property ; now owns 100 acres. Wife was
Mary Becraft ; they were married in Eng-
land. Children living : Thomas, born
March 30, 1837 ; George, April 28, 1840 ;
Frances, April II, 1842. George Simkins,
jr., married Sarah Delaney, daughter of
William and Polly Delaney, Feb. 23, 1864;
two children : Mary Alice, born Dec. 12,
1864, died Sept. 7, 1865 ; Laura May,
March 8, 1866. At the breaking out of
the rebellion George enlisted at Jackson-
ville, in Co. K, 27th 111. Inf.; three years'
service ; in battle of Belmont, and other
engagements ; was honorably discharged at
camp Big Springs, Missouri, on account of
general disability, and returned to Morgan
Co.
Simpson Walter, laborer, works tile factory,
Woodson
SMITH A. M. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 35, P.O. Murrayville, son of S. K. and
Catherine Smith, natives of Tennessee ; in
the town of Jasper young Smith was born
and grew to maturity, receiving a liberal
education ; at twenty-one he turned his
attention to farming ; in 1853, he married
Miss Martha Underwood, a native of
Tennessee ; in 1854, ne moved to Macou-
pin Co., where he resided twelve years ; in
1865, he came to Morgan, and first rented
property of Greenup Henry ; in 1877, he
purchased 100 acres of land ; owns town
property in Mount Vernon ; in 1864, Mrs.
Smith died ; same year he was united in
marriage to Miss Mary Ann Henry. By
first marriage, three children : James Ma-
rion, Margaret L., and Sarah. By second
marriage : Rachel E., and Leah E.
Smith A. T. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Jackson-
ville
SMITH GEO. farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 28, P.O. Woodson. The gentleman who
heads this sketch was the son of John and
Dulcina Smith. His father was a native of
Pennsylvania, who moved from there to
Kentuck.-; there married about 1820; he
moved to Lawrence Co., 111., there the sub-
ject of our sketch was born. When four
years old his parents moved to Morgan Co.,
and settled near Jacksonville on govern-
ment land. At that date Jacksonville con-
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sisted principally of a store and tavern.
In those days there were no school funds,
the schools being supported by subscrip-
tion, the seat of learning being a log cabin.
In 1845 he was married to Miss Celia
Hatcher. Mr. S. has held the office of
school trustee, school director, etc. At
this writing is living on his farm, and is
the owner of 208 acres. Four children :
John R., Francis M., Sarah, and Amelia
Smith Jas. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville
Smith Jas. T. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Smith Jonathan, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Smith Robt. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Woodson
SMITH SAMUEL, B. farmer, Sec. 8,
P.O. Jacksonville ; was born in Morgan
County Dec. 20, 1824 ; this date was the
beginning of Jacksonville ; where the
square is now laid out prairie grass then
grew to a height of from three to five feet.
We all realize to some extent the priva-
tions and hardships of the early pioneer ;
as soon as their children were able, they
were put to work ; in common with others,
this fell to the lot of young Samuel ; when
ten years old, he drove from three to four
yoke of oxen ; the clothing he wore then
consisted of pants and shirt manufactured
from flax ; his schooling was obtained in a
log cabin made of hewn logs, where the
seats were low and awkwardly constructed,
and the principal book in use being a
Webster spelling-book ; in one corner of
the room there usually stood long rods for
subduing unruly pupils ; children then went
to school over the prairie, for there were
no roads ; numerous interesting anecdotes
could be given by Mr. Smith, but our space
forbids ; Dec. 3, 1846, he married Miss
Elizabeth Grimsey, daughter of Elijah and
Sally, who settled in Morgan County prior
to the deep snow. Mr. S. is the owner of
1 80 acres of land ; there are six children :
Melissa Jane, Eliza T., Sarah D.,John M.,
Mary E., and William F.
Smith Thomas, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jackson-
ville
SMITH W. A. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Jacksonville ; was born in Morgan County
Sept. 9, 1839 ; parents were James P. and
Amanda M., who were natives of Ken-
tucky. James P. was born in the year
1806, and his wife in 1816; in 1844, they
both passed off the stage of life. W. A.
was then quite young, and many years of
his life afterward were years of hardship ;
besides himself there were three other chil-
dren of tender years, whose names in order
of birth are : Jessie J., John A., and James
H.; for a number of years the children
lived with grandparents. Wm. A. married
Lydia A. Riggs, daughter of Henry L. and
Mary, pioneers of Morgan County ; Henry
was a native of Tennessee, and his wife
was born in Knox Co., 111., where her par-
ents moved from to Morgan County when
she was quite young. Four children blessed
the union of W. A. and Lydia Smith, whose
names are : Laura M., Fanny A., Amanda
M., and James H.
SOBBELLS DAVID H. farmer and
and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Woodson ;
was born in Greene Co., 111., Jan. 19, 1842;
while young his parents moved to Morgan
County, settling near Jacksonville ; on a
farm here he grew up, and received a lib-
eral education ; at twenty years of age, at
the breaking out of the rebellion, he en-
listed in Co. B, loth 111. Infty., for three
years' service ; he was mustered into the
service at Cairo, 111., July, 1861 ; went to
the front in August ; became a participant
in the battles of Chickamauga, Pittsburg
Landing, and many other severe engage-
ments ; at Rossville, Ga., he re-enlisted as
a veteran under Sherman ; was in the grand
review held at Washington. D. C., after the
close of the rebellion ; he was then sent to
Louisville, Ky., and shortly after to Chi-
cago, where he was honorably discharged
July, 1865 ; he then returned to Morgan
County, and the same year married Miss
G. A. Finch ; three children were born to
this union : Hiram W., Oliver V., and
Lillie Belle
Sorrells Hiram M. farmer, P.O. Woodson
SOBBELLS JOSEPH, farmer and
stock raiser, Sees. 28 and 29, P.O. Wood-
son, son of Hiram and Mahala Sorrells.
Joseph was born in Greenbriar Co., Ind.;
moved from there with parents at the age
three years ; when old enough he attended
the district schools ; June 25, 1858, mar-
ried Miss Mary Sullens, who died Febru-
ary, 1861, leaving two children, Newton
and Harriet A. In 1864, Mr. Sorrells en-
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tered the army, enlisting in Co. B, loth 111.
Infty., under Capt. Shaw, at Mt. Sterling,
Brown Co., 111.; mustered into the service
at Springfield, and served through the
Georgia campaign ; July II, 1865, honor-
ably discharged at Chicago, and returned
to Morgan County ; owns 80 acres of land;
Nov. 22, 1865, married Louisa Smith, of
Coles County ; second marriage, four chil-
dren : Edgar, Minnie B., Herman, and
Earnest
Sorrels Nehemiah, fanner, Sec. 32, P.O.
Woodson
Staples Henry, farm hand, Sec. 14, P.O.
Woodson
Staples John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Woodson
Staples Wm. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Woodson
Sustram George, renter, P.O. Jacksonville
J. G. farm hand, Sec. 25, P.O.
Jacksonville
TAYLOR E. A. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 35, P.O. Jacksonville, son of George
and Polly E. Taylor ; born in Shelby Co.,
Ky., at the age of two years parents moved
to Morgan County, 111., settling nine miles
southeast of Jacksonville. E. A. Taylor
received education in district schools when
the work of the farm would permit ; in
1854, married Susan Soney, daughter of
Samuel and Susan T. Mr. Taylor is a
man of energy and will ; has acquired a
comfortable property, consisting of 140
acres, nine miles southeast of Jacksonville.
Six children were born to them, four liv-
ing : Francis J., Cornelius C., Orlando K.,
and Charles A.
THOMPSON JOHN, farmer, Sec. 18,
P.O. Jacksonville, son of John and Mary
Thompson. The subject of this sketch
was born in Georgetown, Ky., Jan. 8, 1830;
his father was an extensive trader and
speculator, and at one time was the owner
of a large plantation in Virginia ; he was a
very prosperous man until the breaking out
of the rebellion, when in common with
others he became nearly bankrupt. For
thirty years John remained in Virginia,
working on the estate of his father, before
and after his decease, and in conjunction
with a brother fell heir to a part of the
estate mentioned ; December, 1852, he mar-
ried Miss Virginia Graver, daughter of Wil-
liam and Eleanor Graver ; five children :
Samuel, born 1856 ; Mary, May 12, 1861 ;
Claude, June 29, 1864 ; George, Dec. 23,
1866, and Sarah, September, 1871
Thompson Samuel, farm hand, Sec. 18, P.O.
Jacksonville
Tobin Patrick, fanner, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
T J NGLAUB JOHN, shoemaker, Wood-
son
WASEY WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Jacksonville
Volintine Enoch, carpenter, Woodson
ALTER JAMES, farmer, Sec. 8,
P.O. Jacksonville ; was the son of Geo.
W. and Eliza, natives of Virginia ; in For-
quer County of above State, on the 2gth of
November, 1836, young W. was born ; the
same year his parents moved to Illinois,
settling in Morgan County ; as the country
was then new, James received plenty of
hard work ; his preliminary education was
received in the pioneer log cabin, and af-
terward completed in the Jacksonville Col-
lege— long since abandoned for college
purposes. For a short time he was a resi-
dent of Texas; in 1863, he married Miss
Sarah F.Westrope, who was born in Morgan
County; children: Clara, born June, 1866;
Lena, 1869, and Mabel, Oct. 5, 1875
Walters Ralph, farm hand, P.O. Jacksonville
Wardandyke, J. J. engineer, Woodson
Watson J. I. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 36,
P.O. Jacksonville
WELCH LAWRENCE, farmer, Sec.
26, P.O. Jacksonville.' Mr. Welch was born
in Tipperary, Ireland, in 1835 ; when sev-
enteen years old, he emigrated to America
and first settled in New Jersey ; there he
lived five years, and then moved to Morgan
County, settling nine miles south of Jack-
sonville. At the first call for volunteers,
he enlisted in Co. G, Jacksonville Vols.,
for three months' service, but remained
two years, under the command of Captain
Woods, of Jacksonville ; on being honor-
ably discharged at Cairo, 111., he returned
to Jacksonville ; in 1865, he was married
to Miss Bridget O'Donnell, daughter of
Richard O'Donnell, a native of Ireland.
Since the close of the rebellion, Mr. Welch
has devoted his"1 time to farming, in which
he is very successful
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WELLS JOSEPH H. farmer, Sec. 31,
P.O. Murrayville, son of Joseph and Sarah,
whose maiden name was Nettleship. In
Nottinghamshire, Eng., young W. was born;
when two years old, the family crossed the
ocean for America, and settled in Lake
Co., 111., and there entered land from the
government. Joseph received his educa-
tion in district schools ; at eighteen, he be-
came apprenticed to a stone mason, and
served three years ; during the Crimean
war he went to England ; on his return to
America he settled in Jacksonville, and
there married, Nov. 4, 1860, Elizabeth
Davis, daughter of William and Catherine.
Mr. W. first worked at his trade in Jack-
sonville, and for seven years was on the
police force there ; in after years, as plas-
terer, stone mason and contractor, he was
quite successful. Sept. 19, 1875, his wife
passed off the stage of life, leaving three
children : William, Ellsworth, and Harry.
Mr. W. at present time owns 120 acres
WHITLOCK MARY MBS. wid.
John Whitlock, born in North Carolina in
1799 ; parents were Lewis and Ali ; when
ten years old, her parents moved to Ken-
tucky; in 1821, was united in marriage to
John ; in 1828, Mr. Whitlock with wife and
children settled in Morgan County, some
four miles from what is now the city of
Jacksonville. Mr. W. was then but twen-
ty-one, of a strong, hardy disposition, pos-
sessed of great energy, that carried him
successfully ovec every obstacle, and as the
years rolled by and old age came on at a
good round pace, he found himself the pos-
sessor of a fine property ; when he came to
the county he had but $50 in money and a
team and wagon. To follow the details of
his successful career, would be superfluous,
Jan. 29, 1871, he passed peacefully away,
and was laid at rest in the cemetery known
as Sheppard's ; at time of decease owned
some 800 acres. Mrs. W., whose name
appears at the head of this biography, is
now upward of eighty, still vigorous, with
a sufficiency of this world's goods ; chil-
dren : Rosan, Emily, Herbert G., Minerva,
Samantha, Mary, and Delia ; deceased :
John and Ali ; Delia married Joseph Har-
per, and at this writing they are living with
Mrs. Whitlock
WINTER DAVID, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville; was the
son of William and Mary Winter. He was
born in Yorkshire, Eng., May 13, 1825; his
father was a brick and tile maker, and at
this occupation the boy worked for a con-
siderable length of time. Sept. 10, 1850,
he stepped on board the sailing vessel Liv-
erpool, bound for America, and in due time
arrived in New York City; shortly after,
he went to Pennsylvania, where he resided
but a short time, and then proceeded to
Morgan County ; he first worked by the
month, at $13 per month ; in 1858, he was
united in marriage to Miss Nancy Redding.
Mr. W., on his arrival in America, had no
capital, but was possessed of a strong con-
stitution and a vigorous will, that carried
him successfully over every obstacle, and in
tiiiie he acquired a fine property ; he is
now the owner of 250 acres of choice land,
and is very successful as a farmer ; children
are : William T., John D., James E., Mary,
Isabel, Dorotha Ann, George W., Lewel-
lyn, Charles H., and Sarah J.
Winter Thomas D. farm hand, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Wyatt Wm. J. stockbuyer, Woodson
WYCKOFF ALBERT, merchant.
Woodson ; born in Warren Co., N. J., May
22, 1846. His father was a woolen manu-
facturer at Finesville, N. J., for several
years ; when he was ten years of age, the
family moved to Athens Co., Ohio, arid
carried on same business for a number of
years ; at the breaking out of the rebellion,
young W. enlisted in the 7th Ohio Cavalry
for three years' service ; participated in bat-
tles of Dutton Hill, Mt. Sterling, Monti-
celli, Ky., Cumberland Gap, Ky., Knox
Valley, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., and taken
prisoner at Rodgersville, Tenn., in 1863 ;
wounded in battle, was first taken to Belle
Island ; remained four months ; thence
to Andersonville ; remained six months ;
made his escape ; was retaken near New-
bern, N. C.; sent to Salisbury, N. C.; re-
mained six weeks ; made escape ; retaken
and sent to Charleston, S. C.; remained
one week ; thence to Florence, N. C.; taken
to Goldsborough, N. C.; made escape, and
joined Union troops at Wilmington ; time
of service had then expired ; married Miss
Rachel Seegar at Jacksonville, April IO,
1866 ; one child, Sarah M., born 1872, in
Des Moines, Iowa
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BUSINESS CARDS.
BALL LEONID AS, plasterer, Wood-
son
CLERIHAN M. J. correspondent
Jacksonville Journal
CRAIG LOYD A. tile manufacturer,
Woodson
HUGHES O. P. stock buyer, P.O.
Woodson
MILLER GEO. W. physician and sur-
geon, Woodson
RODGERS CHARLES, dealer in
dry goods and groceries, Woodson
SEEGAR J. W. traveling salesman,
Woodson
WYCKOFF A. dealer in dry goods and
groceries, Woodson
WELLS JAS. H. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Woodson. Mr. W.
has an excellent farm of 120 acres to sell.
Terms favorable — long time
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
A LLAN JAMES, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
^*" Lynnville
ALLAN PETER, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Lynnville, born in Lin-
lithgow, Scotland, Sept. 5, 1825 ; was mar-
ried to Jennie Dunlap, Jan. n, 1848; she
was born in Bathgate, Scotland, Aug. 29,
1826 ; their children are : James, born
March 31, 1851 ; Maggie H., Jan. 20, 1853;
Agnes M., June 21, 1856 ; Mary I., Jan. 7,
1859; Jonn R-. July 22» !862; Willie,
Aug. 25, 1865, and died Aug. 27, 1865;
Robert, Sept. 26, 1866 ; Alexander, Sept.
2O, 1871. and died July I, 1873 ! ne emi-
grated to America in 1853, and first settled
in Jacksonville ; was engaged as baker at
the Insane Asylum for seven years, then
went to farming ; has been engaged in
that business ever since ; owns farm of 215
acres ; member of the Congregational
Church
Allen Joseph, school teacher, Lynnville
Angels Elihu R. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Angels Reuben, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Angels SamuefF. farmer, Sec.io, P.O. Lynn-
ville
ANGELS THOMAS M. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec.g, P.O. Lynnville.was born
in Crawford Co., Penn., May 25, 1825 ;
came to Morgan Co. with his father, James
Angelo, in 1831 ; was married to Elizabeth
Hoover, April 13, 1848 ; she was born May
24, 1829, in Macoupin Co., and died April
6, 1864 ; had seven children, three of whom
are living, named : Samuel F., Sarah J.,
and William T.; was married second time
to Mary J. Horton, Aug. 16, 1864; she was
born May 28, 1842, in Jefferson Co., Iowa;
two children : Alonzo C. and George C.
Owns farm of 280 acres; was constable four
years, and justice of the peace twelve years
Angelo William H. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.
Jacksonville
Angelo William H. jr. Sec. 15, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Ash Joseph, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jackson-
ville
T) ADER GEORGE, farmer, Sec. II, P.O.
Jacksonville
Bader H. farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Jacksonville
Bagnal William, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Beck George, farmer, Lynnville
Benschmiller John, Sec. 12, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Bobbitt John W. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Boddy Charles, farmer, Lynnville
Boruff David, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Bown Charles J. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
BOWN JOHN, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 26, P.O. Jacksonville ; he was born
in Somersetshire, Eng., about the year
1826; emigrated to America in 1868, and
settled in Morgan Co.; he married Grace
Bown (his cousin); she was born in Som-
ersetshire, Eng., about the year 1828 ;
there are Charles J., Rosanna, Emily, John,
James ; owns 180 acres of land
Boston Richard, wagon maker, Lynnville
Bowers Anderson, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O.
Lynnville
Buchin John, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Burkey Patrick, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Burmeister Charles, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Jacksonville
Burmeister John, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Burmeister William, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Jacksonville
Burns James, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Busey Charles, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Busey John, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Busey Nelson, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
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Busey Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Busey Thomas, jr. farmer, P.O. Woodson
Butler James, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jackson-
ville
BARTER JOHN, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
^^ Jacksonville
Cieary Catherine Mrs. Sec. II, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Cieary John, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Lynnville
Cieary William, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Cockerill Thomas F. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
Lynnville
Cole Wm. C. physician, Lynnville
Combs Henry, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Lynnville
Combs Richard, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Combs Thomas, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Combs William, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Conlan Stephen, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cosgrove John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Cosgrove Patrick, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cosgrove Thomas, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Jacksonville
Costello Michael, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Coultas George, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Coultas John, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Lynnville
Coultas Oliver, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Coultas William, retired, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Cox John, Lynnville
Craddick Patrick, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Gulp Jerome, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Jackson-
ville
TTVAVIS THOMAS, saddler. Lynnville
^^^ Davis Willis, carpenter, Lynnville
Deering John, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Delany Patrick, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Delap Bernard, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Lynnville
Dendell John, renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Lynnville
Dickenson Hart, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Dickinson Joseph, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Dickinson Mary Mrs. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Lynnville
Dickinson Piercy, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Dobson Richard, farmer, Sec 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Donegan Edward, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Doolin Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Doolin Thomas, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Doolin William, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Douglas Eliza Mrs. Lynnville
Duckwall Joseph, farmer, Lynnville
JOHN, farmer, Sec. i, P.O.
"^^ Jacksonville
Evans David, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Lynn-
ville
EVANS DAVID, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Lynnville; born in North Wales, Great
Britain, Dec. II, 1852; settled in Morgan
County in 1856; was married to Anna
Francis Murgatrioyd, Sept. 19, 1875; she
was born in Troy, N. Y., Sept. 30, 1859;
one son: John W., born May 4, 1876; one
daughter, Mary Elizabeth, April 29, 1877;
John Evans, his father, was born in North
Wales, Great Britain, Feb. 14, 1826; he
came to Morgan County in 1856; he mar-
ried Elizabeth Reece; she was born in
North Wales, May 29, 1826
Evans John, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Lynnville
Ezzard William, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Wood-
son
T^AGAN JOHN, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Jacksonville
Farrar James, shoemaker, Lynnville
Fellows Richard, farmer, Lynnville
Fellows Thomas, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Lynn-
ville
FERGUSON BENJAMIN, farmer,
Sec. 2, P.O.Jacksonville; born in Cumber-
land County, Ky., May 7, 1802; came to
Illinois in 1830, and settled in Morgan
County, and engaged in blacksmithing,
which he followed for many years; was
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married to Susan Sandusky, Dec. 6, 1820;
she was born near Lexington, Ky., Feb. 15,
1798, and died Jan. 9, 1861; their children
are: Emeline, William, Willis (dead),
Nancy, Annie (dead), Champion, Anthony,
Hannah, Francis M.; was married second
time, to Matilda Masters, Aug. 20, 1868;
she was born in Overton County, Tenn.,
Sept. 17, 1816; she came to Illinois with
her father, Robert Masters, in 1834; he
died Feb. 19, 1870; Mr. Ferguson is a
member of the M. E. Church; the farm
where he lives was deeded to him by Mrs.
Strawn, for his valuable services during the
lifetime of Jacob Strawn
FERGUSON CHAMPION, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Jacksonville;
was born in Morgan County, July 2, 1833;
served three years in the army, Co. D,
toist Regt. 111. Vol. Inft.; was married
to Virginia H. Harney, Oct. 19, 1865; she
was born in Morgan County, June 15,1833;
no children; owns a farm of too acres,
valued at $5,000
FL.IGG GEORGE, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Lynnville; he was born
in Morgan County, Oct. 12, 1847; his father,
John Fligg, was one of the early settlers in
Morgan County; George was married to
Mary Jane Stephenson; she was born in
England; their children are: John T.,born
Sept. 23, 1870; Charles, July 17, 1873;
Jessie B., Jan. n, 1875; Joseph, Dec. n,
1876; farm of 80 acres; has served several
years as town trustee
Fligg Jane, Mrs. Lynnville
Flynn John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Flynn John jr. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Flynn Mary Mrs. Sec. 13, P.O. Jacksonville
Funk John L. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Funk Nimrod, retired, Sec. 4, P.O. Lynn-
ville
(~* ERMANN CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 14,
^-J P.O. Jacksonville
Germann Chris, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Germann John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Germann John jr. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Gibbs Thomas, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Gill Charles, fanner, Sec. 15, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Gill David, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Lynnville
Gill David H. farmer, Lynnville
Gill John, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Lynnville
Gill Josiah, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Lynnville
Gill William, blacksmith, Lynnville
Glossop William, retired, Lynnville
Gordon David W. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Gordon James B. farmer, Lynnville
GORDON JOHN, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Lynnville; Rep.; Chris-
tian; born in this county, July 31, 1829;
married Sarah Campbell in Dec. 1850; she
was born in Lynnville in 1830; she died
Sept. 12, 1873; they had seven children,
William E., John, David T., Virgie, Lillie,
Lou, and Jessie ; Mr. G. owns 980 acres of
land, valued at about $65 per acre ; he has
held the office of post master at Lynnville
many years ; was elected Representative
to the 28th and 2gth Sessions of the Gene-
ral Assembly of Illinois, from this county
Gordon John & Co. general store, Lynnville
Graham Robert C. farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Groves James, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Lynnville
Groves William, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Gunnels Nathan, miller, Lynnville
TT ALL JAMES J. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O.
*• *• Lynnville
HAMMEL, PETER E. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Jacksonville;
was born in Knox Co., Ohio, April 10,
1833, and settled in Morgan Co. in 1850
was married to Sarah A. Green, Sept. 6th,
1866 ; she was born in Morgan Co., March
18, 1840. Their children are Ellen O.
born Aug. 20, 1867; Margaret E., March
25, 1870 ; Joseph L., Aug. 23, 1872; Charles
E., Nov. 21, 1874 ; owns farm of 175
acres ; his father, William Hammel, settled
in Morgan Co. the same time, and lives in
Lynnville
Hammel William, retired, Lynnville
Hammel William H. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.
Jacksonville
Haney John H. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
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Harris George F. physician, Lynnville
Heaton Samuel, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Herring James, fanner, Sec. 21, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Hester John D. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hester Robert, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hester Robert jr. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hills George J. carpenter, Lynnville
Hills Harriet Mrs. Sec. 5, P.O. Lynnville
Hornbeck James, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Huckstep Frank, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Lynn-
ville
TAMES HARVEY, farmer, Ljmnville
J Johnson David, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Jacksonville
Johnson Nelson R. teacher, Lynnville
Johnson William, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Jones Charles W. clerk, Lynnville
T7" ELLEM JOHN, storekeeper, Lynnville
Koyne Anthony, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.
Jacksonville
Koyne John, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
T AMB JOSEPH, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O.
-*--/ Lynnville
Lawrence Newton, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Lawson Elisha, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Lawson Samuel, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Lazenby Charles, farmer, Lynnville
Lewis David, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Lewis Samuel, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Lewis Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13, P. O. Jack-
sonville
Lockman David, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Lockman David, jr. farmer, Sec. n, P.O.
Jacksonville
A/TADER M. E. MRS. Lynnville
Marshall Joseph, farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Lynnville
Marshall Michael, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Massey George W. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Jack-
sonville
MAWSON JOHN R. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Lynnville; he
was born in Scott Co. Ills. Feb. 16, 1843,
and was raised in Morgan Co.; he enlisted
in Co. K, 27th Illinois Vol. Infantry in
1 86 1 and served three years; was married
to Clara Tanksley, April 13, 1869; she was
born in Scott Co. Oct. 30, 1848; their chil-
dren are Franklin L., born Feb. 25th, 1870;
Lucy Ann, Sept. 19, 1872; Robert Dayton,
March 15, 1875; owns farm of 240 acres
Mawson Robert, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Lynn-
ville
McAllister William O. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
Lynnville
McCann John, farmer, Sec. 15, P. O. Jack-
sonville
McDaniel M. C. blacksmith, Lynnville
McDonough Patrick, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Jacksonville
MEGGINSON PETER D. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Lynnville;
born in Morgan Co. 111. Jan. 5, 1843; his
father, Ralph Megginson, was born in
Yorkshire, England, and settled in Morgan
Co. in 1832; Peter was married to Sarah C.
Middleton, Nov. II, 1869; she was born in
Yorkshire, England, Nov. n, 1844; their
children are, Mary Jane, born Aug. 23,
1870; Leonard Barton, April 25, 1872;
Alfred, July 8, 1876
Melton Garrison, farmer, Lynnville
Melton Samuel, farmer, Lynnville
Mick Charles, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Mick Wm. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jacksonville
MIDDLETON HILTON, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Lynnville;
he was born in Yorkshire, England, Nov.
3, 1838, and came to America in 1848, and
settled in Morgan County the same year,
with his father Hodgson Middleton; he was
born in Durham, England, Jan. 27, 1806;
he married Jane Bolan, Dec. 28, 1836; she
was born in Yorkshire, England, July 22,
1807; he died July 30, 1876, and his wife
died Feb. 24, 1875; Hilton was married to
Maggie H. Allan, Dec. 16, 1875; she was
born Jan. 20, 1853; one child, Clara Jane,
born Dec. 17, 1876; owns farm of 277 acres
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
683
Middleton Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O.
Lynnville
Murgatrioyd William, harnessmaker, Lynn-
ville
Myers Fred, farmer, Lynnville
/^V'MARA EDWARD, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
^^^ Lynnville
O'Neill James, farmer, Lynnville
Owings Willis, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
PACKARD CHARLES, farmer, Lynn-
17 ville
Packard Charles C, farmer, Lynnville
Parkins Richard, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Parkins William, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Patterson J. A. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Phalon William, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Potter Charles W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Lynnville
Potter Edward E. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Lynnville
POTTER HENRY, deceased; he was
born in Yorkshire, England, in 1841; he
with his family emigrated to the United
States in 1849; They left Liverpool May 7,
and landed in New York in June of the
same year, and located at Oriskany, Oneida
County, New York; moved to Lynnville,
Morgan County, in September, 1851; seven
children were born in England, James,
Elizabeth, Ann Elliott, John, Henry T.,
Martha, William, and five born in Amer-
ica, Ruth, George, Thomas, Edward E.,
Charles W.; Mr. Potter followed his trade
as wagonmaker till 1857, then moved to
Scott County; lived there four years; in
1860 purchased 240 acres of JaCbb Strawn,
and in the Spring of 1861 moved to Mor-
gan County; he was married to Mary Elli-
ott in 1837; she was born in Yorkshire,
England, in 1817; he died in 1876
Potter Joseph, teaming, Lynnville
Potter Mary Mrs. Sec. 22, P.O. Lynnville
D ANSON GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O.
Lynnville
Ranson James H. renter, Sec. 3, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Rawlings William, farmer, Lynnville
Reece Thomas, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Ricks Charles, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Ricks Fred, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Rice C. K. farm hand, Sec. 6, P.O. Lynnville
CCHOLFIELD FREDERICK, farmer,
•^ Sec. 21, P.O. Lynnville
Scholfield Thomas, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O.
Lynnville
Sheehan Daniel, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Shirtclfff Alfred P. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Simkins Thomas, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sizemore James A. farmer, Lynnville
Sizemore John D. farmer, Lynnville
Smith Josiah farmer, Lynnville
Stiwell Jacob, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Murray-
ville
Stringer Thomas, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sturdy George M. farmer, Lynnville
Sturdy Thomas, farm hand, Sec. 6, P.O.
Lynnville
Sturdy Thomas, wagonmaker, Lynnville
Styans William, farmer, Lynnville
Sullivan Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Suter Matthias, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Switzer William, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Jack-
sonville
H^AYLOR JOHN, farmer, Lynnville
Tobin Edward, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Jacksonville
Tracy Bryan, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Tuke David, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jackson-
ville
V\TALKER WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. n,
VV P.O. Lynnville
Walker William, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Walter Edward, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Wall Sophia Mrs. Sec. 24, P.O. Jacksonville
Watson John, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Lynnville
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Watson Richard, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Lynn-
ville
Watson William H. farmer, Lynnville
Welch John, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Wilson William, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Worrell Judahs, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
BUSINESS CARDS.
MIDDL.ETON HILTON, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Lynnville;
raiser of sheep, swine, and cattle
ALLAN PETER, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Lynnville; breeder
of sheep, swine, and cattle
ANGEL.O THOMAS M. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Lynnville; raiser
of fine sheep, swine, and cattle
SOWN JOHN, raiser of cattle, sheep,
swine, etc., Sec. 26, P.O. Jacksonville
FERGUSON CHAMPION, stock
raiser, Sec. I, P.O. Jacksonville; Cotswold
sheep a specialty; Berkshire swine, cattle,
horses, etc.
FLJGG GEORGE, raiser of sheep,
cattle, swine, horses, etc., Sec. 4, P.O. Lynn-
ville
GORDON JOHN & CO. Lynnville,
dealers in dry goods, groceries, hardware,
medicines, hats, caps, boots, shoes and
rubbers, ready made clothing, etc.
HAMMEL PETER E. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Jacksonville;
raiser of Poland and China swine, Cotswold
sheep, and fine cattle
MAWSON JOHN R. raiser of Cots-
wold sheep, Poland and China swine,
cattle, horses, etc., Sec. 16, P.O. Lynnville
MEGGINSON PETER D. raiser
of Chester white swine, Cotswold sheep,
cattle', horses, etc., Sec. 3, P.O. Lynnville
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
A LEXANDER JOHN T. farmer and
.n.
stock-dealer, Alexander
T) AKER E. F. DR. merchant and P. M.
Alexander
Baker F. M. grain dealer (of firm of Green-
lief & Baker) Alexander
Baker William H. renter, Alexander
Baker Wm. J. renter, Alexander
Baker M. V. renter, Alexander
Bammel Christopher, lab. Alexander
BLATTEE JOHN, butcher and farm-
er, Alexander, Sec. 15-8. Was born in
Baden, Germany, Jan. 9, 1828 ; came to
New Orleans in 1848 ; to St. Louis in 1849,
and to this county and town in 1850.
Through the war he shipped cattle for
John T. Alexander and others four years ;
on one of his trips to Missouri after cattle,
he was attacked by a party of bushwackers
who searched him and cut his clothes to
pieces for his money, and left him badly
used up, with $2.50 and his revolver; he at
the time had a large amount of money
hidden in the lining of his saddle which
they failed to find ; was married to Ada
Yehle in 1868 ; she was a native of Baden,
Germany and came to this country and
county in 1866
Brown James W. renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Alex-
ander
Brown Richard, pensioner, Alexander
Brown W. F. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Alex-
ander
Bryan John, farm hand, Sec. 19. P.O. Alex-
ander
t
/^ARMICHAEL L. E. farm hand. Sec. 19,
^ P.O. Alexander
Carter W. D. farmer for Dewees, Sec. 19.
P.O. Alexander
Coftman King, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
Coogler Gotliep, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O.
Alexander
C raig Samuel, lab. Alexander
Creel Henry, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O. Alex-
ander
E2
TRENTON THOMAS J. farmer and jus-
tice of the peace, Alexander
Davenport Marion Claiton, teacher, Alexan-
der
Davidson Thomas P. sec. foreman, Alexander
DEWEES SAMUEL S. farmer, stock
raiser and stock dealer, Sec. 19, T. 15-8,
P.O. Alexander
T7DMONDS SAMUEL, physician and
•^ justice of the peace, Alexander
T7ERG-USON A. farmer for Dr. Brown,
Sec. 28, T. 15-8, P.O. Alexander ; was
born in this county in 1836 ; enlisted in
Co. D. 101 I. V. I. and discharged after
two years service for disability ; was at the
siege of Vicksburg and the battles of
Holly Springs, Mission Ridge, Resaca,
and Dallas ; married Lucinda Tunnell in
1855 ; she was born in Macoupin Co. in
1839 ; have eight children living: William
T., Albert J., Susie E., Lizzie, Ida, Benny,
Edith, and Horace ; holds the office of
school director
Ford Patrick H. R.R. employe, Alexander
/^REENLIEF & BAKER, grain dealers,
^"^ Alexander
TT ABBISON C. C. farmer and con-
stable, Alexander ; was born in this
Co. Aug. 27, 1841 in Franklin township ;
came to Alexander in 1866 ; was member
of Co. A, 27 Regt. Mo. V. I. two years and
discharged for disability ; was in several
engagements, among which was Spring-
field, Mo., and Vicksburg ; married Italy
Young Jan. 2, 1868 ; she was born in
Scott Co. Aug. 23, 1847 ; have three chil-
dren living ; Laura L., May Belle, Gilbert
C. and George Emerson who died Feb. 3,
1876
HINBICHSEN EDWAK1> S. farm-
er and general western agent for the
Canada Southern R.R. for the State of
Illinois, Sec. 30, T 15-8, P.O. Alexander;
was born in Germany in 1815 and came
to Penn. in 1836, and to Franklin County
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
in 1840, where he lived thirteen years ;
went on a farm two and a half miles north
of Franklin in 1853, and in the Spring of
1857 came to Alexander, where he now
lives, which place he platted and named
in honor of John T. Alexander ; was ap-
pointed station agent for the Wabash road
which position he filled until May I, 1876;
married Mary Ann Wyatt, daughter of
William Wyatt, one of the pioneers of
Morgan County, having settled in this
county in 1819 ; she was born in 1825, and
was married in 1845 ; have six children,
all living
JASPER CHARLES, farm hand, Sec. 30,
P.O. Alexander
Jasper James, renter, Sec. 30, P.O. Alexander
Jones B. F. farm hand, Sec. 7, P.O. Alexan-
der
Johnson Evan, farm hand, Alexander
Johnson James Lewis, farm hand. Sec. 9,
P.O. Old Berlin
17 AISER CARL, farm hand, Alexander
Kaiser D. J. shoemaker and grocer,
Alexander
Kelley Patrick, sec. hand, Alexander
Kumle S. B, farmer, Alexander
j A RUE LYDIA MRS. hotel, Alexander
LESTER FOUNTAIN, telegraph
operator, station and express agent, Alex-
ander; was born in Ky., Dec. i, 1845,
came to this county in 1870, and in April
1872 went back to Ky., where he remained
until the next Aug. when he returned to
Alexander, and in the Winter of 1875 went
to the R.R. station as assistant and to
learn telegraphing, and was appointed
agent and operator on the resignation of
E. S. Hinrichsen, May i, 1876, and has
filled that position since ; married Louisa
J. Jasper, Sept. 25, 1870; she was born in
Ky. ; have three children living ; Susie,
Bertie, and William ; lost one
I ,uby Owen, lab. Alexander
LUTHER CHARLES, corn sheller,
hedge trimmer, and sheep shearer, P.O.
Alexander, Town 15-8. Was born in Ash-
ford, England, Dec. 15, 1849; came to
America and to Alexander, May i, 1866.
Returned to England in 1874 on a visit,
and is now engaged in shelling corn, trim-
ming hedge and shearing sheep for the
farmers in the vicinity of Alexander and
Orleans
TV/I" AJERUS MICHAEL, farmer, Alexan-
1V1 der
Marker John, wagonmaker, Alexander
Marple Elenore, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
Mason C. J. wagonmaker and blacksmith,
Alexander
Mason William A. blacksmith, Alexander
McCarty Patrick, renter, Sec. 32, P.O. Alex-
ander
McSeree Amor, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O.
Alexander
McGee James, cattle feeder, Sec. 19, P.O.
Alexander
Myers James J. farm hand, Sec. 33, P.O. Alex-
ander
TVT AYLOR JAMES F. farm hand, Sec. 21,
•^ P.O. Alexander
J. L. farm hand, P.O. Alex-
ander
Patterson Edward M. farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Alexander
Patterson Frank H. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 7, P.O. Alexander
Patterson Thomas F. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Alexander
Points Francis M. renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
TDUBLE RICHARD, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 9, Town 15-8, P.O.
Old Berlin; was born in this county in 1826,
and has lived here since ; first wife was
Lucy D. Harris; she was born in Tenn.,
and was married in 1849 ; she died in
November, 1863, leaving one child — John
A.; was married again in April, 1864, to
Sarah Jane Smetters, who was a native of
Ohio, and came to this county when very
young. Have six children, all living : Mary
Ellen, Milton, Andrew J., George, Henry
and Sarah Jane ; owns 575 acres, valued at
$28,750. On the 25th of June, 1844, Mr.
Ruble, while cutting the top from a " bee
tree," lost his hold and fell to the ground, a
distance of 74 feet 4 in. actual measure,
and still suffers from injuries received from
that fall. The tree still stands on what is
known as the Craig farm, 4 miles northeast
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
(587
from Jacksonville. His father, Jesse Ruble,
was born in East Tennessee, and came to
this county in 1820, and settled four miles
northeast from Jacksonville, where he lived
until 1851, when he came to Sec. 9-15-8,
and from there to Sangamon County, where
he died Aug. i, 1871, in his 73d year
CEVIER ARCHIBALD, renter, Sec. 30,
^ P.O. Alexander
Severe William, renter, Sec. 31, P.O. Alex-
ander
Shoppmaer John, farmer, Alexander
Shumaker Edmund, blacksmith, Alexander
Sorrells Ervin, section hand, Alexander
Sorrells William, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Alex-
ander
Stiles M. C. restaurant, Alexander .
Strawn Jacob H. farmer, P.O. Alexander
'"THOMAS G. H. stock dealer, Alexander
Thompson Henry, farm hand, Sec. 21,
P.O. Alexander
Thompson John M. painter, Alexander
Thompson Thomas, painter, Alexander
Thompson William T. farmer, Alexander
Y\,rALLBERN FREDERICK, farm hand,
* * Sec. 20, P.O. Alexander
Wagner John, merchant, Alexander
Weisenberger C. Mrs., Alexander
Weisenberger Oscar, tel. opr. Alexander
Wilcox Thomas M. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 16, P.O. New Berlin
Wiswall H. C. banker and farmer, Sec. 20,
P.O. Alexander
Wolf Frederick, butcher, Alexander
Wright John A. farm hand, Sec. 7, P.O.
Alexander
BUSINESS CARDS.
HARRISON C. C. constable, Alex-
ander. Particular attention given to col-
lections, and returns promptly made
LUTHER CHARLES, shells corn,
trims hedge, and shears sheep, Alexander.
Orders for work solicited, and satisfaction
guaranteed.
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
A LEXANDER MARY A. widow of
•*"• John T., Sec. 24, P.O. Alexander
Alexander William D. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Alexander
Anderson George, farm hand, Sec. 31, P.O.
Pisgah
Andrew Daniel P. farm hand, Sec. 28, P.O.
Orleans
Andrew Washington, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Orleans
Arnold James E. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
T) ABB J. W. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O, Jackson-
*-* ville
BAKER JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 7, township 15-9, P.O. Jack-
sonville; was born in Clark County, Ohio,
in 1819; came to this county and precinct
in 1842, with no money, and worked on a
farm four years, for from eight to twelve
dollars per month, when he bought his
home farm of 306 acres, and improved it
himself, to which he has added until now he
he owns 600 acres, and can be classed as one
of the most successful farmers in this county,
which is the result of his own industry and
perseverance; married Sarah Sample, Feb.
12, 1846; she was born in Boone County,
Illinois, Aug. 3, 1821; have five children,
. all living; Sarah E., Mary Ellen, Margaret
Ann, Eliza Jane, and James M.
Barker John E. renter, Sec. 28, P.O. Orleans
Barry James, farm hand, Sec. 23, P.O. Or-
leans
Barter Henry C. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Or-
leans
Baxter George, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Bliss Joseph, R.R. employe, Orleans
I5OLTON JAMES H. station express
agent and post-master, Orleans, township
15-9; was born in Jennings County, Indi-
ana, Feb 17, 1831; came to Springfield,
Illinois, in 1851, and worked for the Chi-
cago & Alton R.R.; on the loth of March,
1852 he assisted in putting in what is sup-
posed to be the first railroad crossing in
this State, that being the crossing at
Springfield Junction of the Chicago &
Alton R.R. and the Great Western R.R.,
now the Wabash R.R.; returned to Indiana
in the Fall of 1652, and came to this county
in 1863, and assumed the office of station
and express agent at Orleans, which posi-
tion he has filled since; married Selah J.
Overman, Aug. 15, 1854; she was born in
Bartholomew County, Indiana, in January,
1837; have four children living; William
M., Edward E., Emma Belle, and Lillie
May; lost four children
Bolton W. M., R.R. employe, Orleans
BOSTON C. C. farmer and stock dealer,
Sec. 27, township 15—9, P.O. Orleans; was
born in Cass Co. Jan. I, 1854; came to
this county in 1855; wife was Annie M.
Wade; she was born in this State in 1854,
and was married Feb. 25, 1875; have one
child, Earl S., born Dec. 24, 1875
Boston George E. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Or-
leans
Boston Judson A. farmer, Sec 28, P.O. Or-
leans
Boyce George H. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Boyce William I. stock shipper, Sec. 18, P.O.
Jacksonville
Boyce William S. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Breckon Vickerman, farmer, Sec. 5> P-O.
Jacksonville
Briant John, farm hand, Sec. 20, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Brine John, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Brown George, farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O.
Jacksonville
/^HITWOOD WILLIAM G. farm hand,
^ Sec. 11, P.O. Orleans
Clark George, farm hand, Sec. 15, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cleary William, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Jackson-
ville
TOWN 15 NORTH KANGE 9 WEST.
689
Coker Clayborn, retired, Sec. 32, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Coker Dennis, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Coker George, farmer. Sec. 29, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Covington John W. farmer and stock dealer,
Se*c. 12, P.O. Jacksonville
Cox Hobson, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cox Lee, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jacksonville
Grain Isaac B. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Grain William M. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cully Ervin W. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cully John M. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cully Mary Mrs. widow, Sec. 6, P.O. Jack-
sonville
CULLY OLIVER H. farmer and
stock raiser and dt aler, Sec. 6, township
15, R. 9 W., P.O. Jacksonville; was born
in Indiana, and came to this county in 1852
Cully William H. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cummings Charles, farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O.
Jacksonville
Curry Edgar J. farm hand, Sec. 34, P.O. Or-
leans
Curts George, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Curts J. F. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville
P)ALBEY N. P. stock dealer, Sec. 10,
J-y P.O. Orleans
Dodsworth J., farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Sinclair
Dodsworth Robert N. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
Sinclair
Douglass Alex. M. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Or-
leans
Douglas Thomas F. farmer. Sec. 36, P.O. Or-
leans
Dowell Edmond, lab. Sec. 13, P.O. Orleans
Doyle John F .R. employe, Orleans
Dunlap Dicy, widow of Stephen, Sec. 5, P.O.
Jacksonville
Dunlap James M. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Dunlap Samuel W. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Dunlap William R. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Drury Charles J. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Or-
leans
Dyer Barton, farm hand, Sec. 33, P.O. Pisgab
T7ERGUSON JOHN, lab. Sec. 4, P.O.
Jacksonville
Ferguson Marion, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Orleans
Filson Mary A. widow, Sec. 28, P.O. Orleans
Fletcher Lee, farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O. Alex-
ander
Foley John, farm hand, Sec. 26, P.O. Orleans
Foster James, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Frasier John W. farm hand, Sec. 28, P.O.
Jacksonville
Frost E. E. merchant and broommaker, Or-
leans
/-» EOGHEGAN JOSEPH, farm hand, Sec.
^-* 31, P.O. Jacksonville
Giles Daniel, renter, Sec. 17, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Gray Edwin E. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Orleans
Gray J. IX farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Alexander
Gray Mary, widow, Sec. 26, P.O. Orleans
GREEN HORATIO R. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 7, T. 15-9, P.O. Jackson-
ville ; was born in this county in 1834 ;
married Mary E. O'Neal in 1863; she was
born in this county ; have six children, all
living, Edward O., Laura J., Thomas S.,
Amy R., Erne M., and Baby ; owns 308
acres, valued at $23,100
Gross William H. farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O.
Orleans
IT AGAA D. farm hand, Sec. 6, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hagerty George W. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Orleans
Hall W. P. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Hamilton James C. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
. Jacksonville
Hardy Richard, farm hand, Sec. 34, P.O.
Orleans
Hawkins James, farmer, P.O. Orleans
Hill John H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Orleans
Hiser John, farm hand, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
HOLMES JAMES T. farmer, stock
raiser and capitalist, Sec. 34, T. 15-9. P.O.
Orleans ; was born in New Jersey in 1801,
and when very young his parents moved to
Penn., where he was raised, and from 1820
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to 1830 was one of the contractors on the
Harrisburg canal. In 1830 he went to
Kentucky, and was the first contractor
that broke ground on the railroad running
from Louisville to Lexington, which was
the first railroad built in the State of Ken-
tucky ; came to this county, and settled
where he now lives in 1836 ; after traveling
through 13 different States he came to the
conclusion that Morgan Co. was the garden
of the State, and has n >t changed his mind
yet ; married Jane Vance in 1835 ; she was
born in Ky , in 1801, and died Oct. 16,
1863, leaving a family of three children liv-
ing, J. Stewart, Sarah A., Mary J., and
Margaret, who died in 1843 ; married Mrs.
Mary Doyle in June, 1866 ; who was a na-
tive of Ky., and came to this county when
an infant; owns 840 acres, valued at $63,000 ;
was one of the Commissioners for the build-
ing the Asylum for the Insane in Jackson-
ville ; and is one of the directors of the
Jacksonville National Bank
HOLMES J. STEWART, farmer,
stock dealer, and breeder of short horn
cattle and Berkshire swine, Sec. 35, T. 15-
9, P.O. Orleans ; was born in this county in
August, 1836 ; married Julia Hitt, who was
born in Ky. in 1840 ; she was the daughter
of Jesse Hitt, who died while on a trip to
New Orleans, in the Fall of 1839, with the
yellow fever ; and her mother dying while
she was an infant, she was raised and
educated by her uncle, with whom she
lived until she was married in Feby., 1864.
Have four children living, Sallie L., Jesse
H., James T., and Louie B. ; owns 500
acres, valued at $37,500
Hosack E. L. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Orleans
Hosier William, farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O.
Jacksonville
Huffaker F. W. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Huffaker Michael, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hunter Jane, widow, Sec. 5, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Hunter Robert, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jackson-
ville
JOHNSON ANDREW, farm hand, Sec.
J 12, P.O. Alexander
Johnson Henry B. farm .hand, Sec. 13, P.O.
Alexander
l/"EE JOHN, renter, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Keegan Mike, lab. Sec. 17, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Kerr J. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jacksonville
Kerr James, carpenter, Sec. 29, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Kerr William, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Killison Lafayette, renter, Sec. 17, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Khmer Robert, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Alexan-
der
Kirkpatrick Jerre, renter, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
T AYTON W. T. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
^~* Jacksonville
Ledferd William H. farmer, Sec. 18. P.O.
Jacksonville
LEVLtfGS CHARLES W. teacher,
Sec. 9, Township 15, Range 9, P.O. Jack-
sonville, was born in New Hampshire in
1832, his father being a Methodist preacher,
he received his education in different towns
of New Hampshire and Vermont, and
graduated at the Orange County Grammar
School, and entered Dartmouth College in
1853, where he remained two years, when
he commenced teaching, which he has fol-
lowed since in the States of Vermont, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, and came
to this county in September, 1855, and for
the past eight years has taught the Mau-
vaisterre school, seven miles east of Jack-
sonville ; married Maggie B. Headington,
daughter of Rev. Joel Headington, well
known in this county as a Christian preacher
and teacher, and died in 1857. Was mar-
ried in 1859; she was born in 1837. Have
six children living: Florence M., Lelie L.,
Nellie W., Lottie M., William H., Dollie
G., and Laura, who died in 1864.
Lonergan Cornelius, retired, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Lonergan James, brick molder, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Lonergan Paul, brick molder, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Lott Eli, lab. Sec. 30, P.O. Jacksonville
j\T AGILL JAMES, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Magill S. Luthur, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Jack-
sonville
TOWX 13 NOKTH RANGE 9 WEST.
691
Maloy Frank, farm hand, Sec. 13, P.O. Alex-
ander
Mann Joseph, farm hand, Sec. 1 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Mann M. H. lab. Sec. 31, P.O. Jacksonville
Matthews Cyrus W. farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
Mathews John H. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Mathews Richard, farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville
Mathews R. T. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Mathews S. W. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jackson-
ville
McCafrey Patrick, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O.
Jacksonville
McCrea Samuel, farm hand, Sec. Id, P.O.
Orleans
McDonnel William M. farm hand, Sec. 35,
P.O. Jacksonville
Meadows George F. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Orleans
Miller Joseph, farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. Or-
leans
Moore George W. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Moore Mathew, lab. Sec. 31, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Mounts John, farm hand, Sec. 5, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Mullins Anderson, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Or-
leans
O 'DONNE
1 8, P.O.
k'DONNEL PATRICK, farm hand, Sec.
Jacksonville
O'Leara, John, farm hand, P.O. Orleans
O'Neal Frederick, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.Jack-
sonville
O'Neal John C. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Jack-
sonville
O'Neal Martha A. widow, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
O'Neal Michael, lab. Orleans
Orear B. F. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Orleans
Orear George, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Orear Thomas B. farmer. Sec. 10, P.O. Or-
leans
"DEMBER N. E. farm hand, Sec. 31, P.O.
1
Jacksonville
Pitner A. W. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jacksonville
ID ANSDALLS JOHN, farmer, Sec. 29,
-^ P.O. Jacksonville
Rat.liff William L. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Reed John, farm hand, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Reeve Isaac B. farmer and blacksmith, Sec.
18, P.O. Jacksonville
Reeve John, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Jacksonville
Reeve Robert W. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Reynolds George, farm hand, Sec. 30, P.O.
Jacksonville
Rice Walter S. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Ricards Smiley S. blacksmith, Sec. 13, P.O.
Alexander
Robertson Frank, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Robertson John, farmer and banker, Sec. 3
and Jacksonville, P.O. Jacksonville
Robertson Rinda F. widow, Sec. I, P.O.
Alexander
Russell Joseph, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O, Jack-
sonville
CHUFF A. Mrs. widow, Sec. 17, P.O.
Jacksonville
Slusser T. J. ditcher, Orleans
Smith Frank M. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Or-
leans
Smedley Hiram, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Orleans
Smith Ellen Mrs. widow, Sec. 28, P.O. Or-
leans
Smith John M. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Orleans
Sorrels Peter, farmer, P.O. Orleans
Spidel James U. renter. Sec. 32, P.O. Orleans
Sprain Henry, farmer, Sec. 32. P.O. Jackson-
ville
Stanford Thomas, farm hand, Sec. 3, P.O.
Jacksonville
STEELE W. IS". Rev. pastor of Pisgah
Presbyterian Church, residence Sec 21,
Town 15-9, P.O.Orleans and Jacksonville.
Was born in Indiana in 1825 ; graduated
at Wabash College in 1851, and at Lane
Theological Seminary in 1854; came to
Rossville, Vermillion Co., 111., in 1869, and
to this county in 1874. Wife was Minerva
J. Todd, daughter of Dr. Henry G. Todd,
of Danville, Ind.; was married in July,
1854; have five children: Lizzie L., Em-
ma E., Wilber K., Freddie T. and Charles
D.
Stevenson Irvin, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Orleans
Stevenson S. C. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.Orleans
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Stevenson Thomas, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Or-
leans
Stevenson William J. student, Sec. 27, P.O.
Orleans
STB AWN JAMES G. farmer, stock
dealer, and breeder of thorough-bred short-
horn cattle and extra horses for all pur
poses, Pleasant Grove farm, Sec. 26, Town
15-9, P.O.Orleans. Was born in Licking
Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1824; came with his
parents to this county in the Fall of 1829
on a visit ; returned here in 1831, and set-
tled in this county. Wife was Nancy
Bradshaw, daughter of Judge John Brad-
shaw, who came from Tennessee and set-
tled here in 1819 ; she was born Nov. 23,
1824, and married Sept. 19, 1844; have
seven children : John A., Jacob H., William
S., Charles B., James G., Joel G., and
Isaiah who died May 9, 1874; owns 1,300
acres, valued at $97,500
Strawn James G. jr. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Or-
leans
Slrawn John A. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Orleans
Strawn William S. farmer, Sec. 25 P.O. Alex-
ander
Swain George, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Alex-
ander
^THOMPSON CATHERINE, widow,
Sec. 19, P.O. Jacksonville
Thompson Samuel, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Jacksonville
THRALL EBASTUS, section fore-
man, Wabash Railway, Orleans. Was
born in Ontario Co., N. Y., in 1832; served
apprenticeship at carpenter and joiner trade
with B. F. Jenkins in East Bloomfield, N.
Y. , which he worked at for seventeen years,
the last two years of whichhe manufactured
the Clifton Springs Agricultural Barome-
ter, and then commenced railroading on
the New York Central Road ; came to De-
catur in 1867, and to this county in 1876.
Married Marette C. Overacre in 1855; she
was born in New York in 1827; have four
children living : Francis J., Julia A., Mar-
tha A. and Wendal E.; lost three children
Tindall Edmond M. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Jacksonville
Tindall I. F. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Tindall I. N. retired. Sec. 16, P.O. Jackson-
ville
TINDALL SAMUEL, farmer and
stock dealer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jacksonville.
Was born in Pennsylvania in 1825; came
to this county in 1837; owns 375 acres, val-
ued at $22,500. Married Ellen Moore,
daughter of Dr. E. Moore, Feb. 21, 1856;
she was born in this county; have one
child — Edmond M., who is now a student
at the Illinois College, Jacksonville. His
father, I. N. Tindall, was a native of Dela-
ware, and came to this county in 1837, and
settled near where he is now living
WAUGHN MOSES, lab. Sec. 13, P.O. Or-
leans
"V WAGGONER P. B. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Jacksonville
Waggoner William, farmer. Sec. 19 and 21,
P.O. Jacksonville.
WANING FRANCIS L. ditcher and
tile drainer, Orleans, P O. Orleans, Was
born in Ohio in 1843, and came to this
county in 1874. Has been very successful
in tile draining of land
Waltman Arnold, renter, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Weagley S. G. physician. Sec. ir, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Weagley S. G. jr. farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Welborn A, H. student, Sec. 27, P.O. Orleans
Welborn Wisdom, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Or-
leans
Williams J. H. farm hand, Sec. 27, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Williamson Samuel, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Or-
leans
Wingler John, farm hand, Sec. 21, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Woodcook David, farm hand, Sec. 8, P.O.
Jacksonville
\7ANNEY JULUS, lab. Sec. 28, P.O. Or-
I
leans
TOWN 13 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
HOLMES J. STEWART, breeder
and dealer in fine blooded short horn cattle,
and Berkshire swine, Sec. 35, T. 15-9,
P.O. Orleans
STRAWN JAMES G. breeder of
short horn cattle, draft, saddle, and extra
horses for all purposes; stock for sale;
Pleasant Grove farm, Sec. 26, T. 15-9,
P.O. Orleans
WANING FRANCIS L,. ditcher and
tile drainer, Orleans; orders for draining,
in all parts of the county, solicited, and
promptly attended to, and satisfaction
guaranteed
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 1O WEST.
A LLEN ISAAC, renter, Sec. 13, P.O.
'Jacksonville
T3 ALDWIN S. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jack-
sonville
BACON ANDREW, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Jacksonville; born in
Morgan County, Oct, II, 1845, having thus
grown up with the county, and one whose
interests are closely identified with its
improvements; married Feb. 9, 1871, to
Fanny, daughter of Anthony and Louisa
Boston, of Morgan County; born July I,
1849; this union has been blessed by one
child: Ella, born Nov. 16, 1872; Mr. Bacon
has devoted his industries solely to agricul-
tural pursuits; ten years of his life were
spent in Missouri, returning to his native
county in 1876; homestead consists of 160
acres of beautifully located and highly
improved land
BALDWIN ISAAC, fruit farm and
nursery, North Main Street, one mile north
of city limits, P.O. box 334, Jacksonville;
Mr. Baldwin came to Morgan County in
the year 1858, and established himself in
the above location and business, which,
by close attention and enterprise, has in-
creased yearly, until he now stands un-
rivalled in this county, his nursery com-
prising over 100 acres of land; he has had
long and varied experience, both in Europe
and this country; this, combined with
unceasing study and experiment, is the key-
note to his success; he makes a specialty of
the growing of fruits, choice vegetables,
ornamental trees, shrubs, etc., etc.; among
his stock may be found apple, pear, cherry,
peach, plum, etc., also evergreens, tulips,
shade and ornamental trees, and flowering
shrubs in endless variety; grape vines, cur-
rants, gooseberries, strawberries, rasp-
berries, dwarf serviceberries, and, in fact,
every species of small fruits; Mr, Baldwin
employs no agents, but invites all interest-
ed, or in want of any thing in his line, to
visit his nursery and make his own selec-
tion; Mr. B. guarantees all trees and fruits
home grown, and true to name, as he gives
his own personal attention to grafting and
budding; orders promptly filled, and satis-
faction guaranteed; correspondence solicited
as above
Barber William, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jack-
sonville
BECRAFT AQUILA, farmer, Sec.
II, T. 14, P.O. Jacksonville; born in
Montgomery County, Maryland, July 22,
1797; emigrated to Kentucky in 1822; to
Morgan County in 1833; was one °f tne
earliest settlers of this county; was married
in 1817 to Miss Anna M. Letton, of Ken-
tucky; had by this marriage three children:
Israel L., Mary Ann, wife of John Goltra,
and Martha V., wife of M. C. Goltra; was
married again, in 1823, to Miss Nancy Hitt,
of Kentucky; had by this union thirteen
children
Becraft Aquila, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Becraft James, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bickford C. S. dairyman, Sec, 22, P.O. Jack-
" sonville
Bond Samuel, gardener, Sec. 18, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Boston James, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Boston John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Branson B. B. Sec. 28, P. O. Jacksonville
Buckingham Wm. plasterer and builder,
Sec. 22, P. O. Jacksonville
Busey Daniel, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jackson-
ville
/""*AIN JOHN, farmer and stock dealer,
— Sec. 36, P.O. Jacksonville; son of James
and Mary Cain, natives of parish of " Dor-
rah Abbey," Kings County, Ireland; was in
youth a clerk in a linen store, but as he
grew to more ripe years, engaged in the
pursuits of a rural life on the farm, died in
the parish of his birth, aged 50 years; his
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
695
birth was in 1796, died in 1846; his wife
survived him many years, emigrating to
America in 1853; settling for a few years
in the State of New Jersey; in 1857 joined
her son John here in old Morgan; after a
most eventful life, was stricken with chol-
era in August, 1874, and died the I3th of
same month; was buried Aug. 15, 1874, in
Diamond Grove Cemetery, aged 75 years;
the subject of this biography was born in
the parish of " Dorrah Abbey," Kings Co.,
Ireland, March 14, 1820; during the early
years of his life was a happy country boy;
received a moderate education which in
the after years of his life fitted him to meet
the many responsibilities of his active life;
he left his native land in February, 1844,
to see the "green fields" of America; after
a perilous voyage landed at New York
city, March, 1844; from there to near Long
Branch, New Jersey; after a good stay
with the "Jersey blues," moved to Cincin-
nati, Ohio; thence to New Orleans, and
soon returned to the same city; was mar-
ried to Miss Bridget Hanrahan, daughter
of Denis and Winnifred Hanrahan, natives
of County Clare, Ireland, April 6, 1851, by
Rev. Father Hope; after marriage, moved
to near Jacksonville, Morgan County, and
did his first labor for Jonathan Neely,
sheriff; after working very satisfactorily
for Mr. Neely, struck out on his own
" hook, " renting a farm from Stephen
Green; after many years of hard, honest
toil, he by judicious economy was able to
purchase a bit of land; purchased of John
Alexander 70 acres of land, and has since
that epoch in his life, added acre after acre
to his first purchase, until now he is master
of a splendid farm of 320 acres of land,
worth $20,000; during the years of his res-
idence here has won for himself the hon-
ored distinction of being a strictly honest
man; in 1874 was before the Democratic
Convention for the office of County Com-
missioner, but the "machine" outwitted
his honesty, hence was beaten; was subse-
quently in the same year nominated by the
Independents for the office of Sheriff, re-
ceiving a very complimentary vote, though
defeated by the " ring; " yet he has lost
none of his old popularity; Mr. Cain enjoys
the pleasure of a large, interesting family
of ten children: Mary Anne, born May 25,
1852; Margaret Theresa, born Nov. 6,
^853; James, born May n, 1855; John H.
born May 2, 1857; Rose Ellen, born March
I, 1859; Winnifred, born Aug. 28, 1861;
Austin, born Oct. 23, 1863; Elizabeth, born
Feb. 14, 1866; Thomas, born Oct. 25,
1868; Harriet C., bflrn May 15, 1871; in
the Winters of 1874-6, James, having a
taste for a professional life, entered the
Jacksonville Business College, and under
the care of Prof. G. W. Brown, prosecuted
his studies into the highest branches of a
commercial course, with honor to himself
and class; Margaret was married, April 22,
1877, to John Landrigan, of Jacksonville,
by Father Grant, and resides close to the
old homestead
CAMM SAMUEL,, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. Jacksonville; was born
in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Jan. 24,
1807; he was the son of William and Mary
Camm; Samuel married in 1836, Miss Jane
Minneack; until 1841 he was engaged in a
coffee mill house; he then, accompanied by
his family, emigrated to America, and set-
tled near Winchester, Scott County, 111.;
in August, 1849, his wife died; while in
Scott County, five daughters were born to
them; second wife now living, formerly
Miss Martha D. Butler, daughter of Ed-
ward and Elizabeth Butler; oldest son,
William, on the breaking out of the war,
raised a company, and was elected cap'.ain
of Co. K, I4th Regiment Illinois Infantry;
Spring of 1861, for meritorious service he
was promoted to lieutenant colonel, serv-
ing in that capacity until the close of the
war, in many hard-fought battles, as Shi-
loh and siege of Vicksburg; also enlisted
in Hancock Corps as captain Co. H, ist
Regiment; Bernard, a brother, also enlist-
ed in the loist Illinois Regiment, and
served four years a non-commissioned offi-
cer
Campbell J. N. renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Jackson-
ville
CARTER SAMUEL W. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Jacksonville;
son of W. C. Carter, of Morgan Co., born
April 20, 1849, and has resided here all his
life; married, March 14, 1876, to Hannah,
daughter of Sylvester and Charlotte Joy, of
Morgan County, born Nov. 15, 1854; this
union has been blessed by one child, Ernst
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
C., born Feb. 12, 1877; Mr. Carter has de-
voted his industries solely to agricultural
pursuits; homestead consists of 170 acres,
beautifully located and highly improved
CHESTNUT ALEXANDER
COL. farmer, son of Charles and Eliza-
beth, was born iit Ross Co., Ohio, Sept.
5, 1801; lived there upward of forty
years; received his education in subscrip-
tion schools; in 1832, he was married to
Mary Ann McAllister; Oct. I, 1849, he
then moved to Maiburn, Christian Co.,
Illinois, and bought 320 acres of land, and
becoming a very successful farmer; in 1852
he moved to Logan Co., settling at Congo
Grove, which he purchased, and surround-
ing property, in all, 1500 acres; in 1868 he
disposed of all but a section, which he still
retains; thence to Morgan Co., where he
bought 160 acres; a resident 'of Logan on
the breaking out of the Rebellion, he or-
ganized the loist Regiment, and assisted
very materially toward the organization of
the 4th Cavalry, and in Mason Co. lent his
aid; it is said no man in the county helped
more toward the preservation of the Union
than Mr. Chestnut, who after a long life of
usefulness, now rests from active labor on
his farm
CRAIG G. S. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville; born in Morgan County, Aug_
1 8, 1854; his father emigrated to this State
from Ohio in 1848; married in 1853 to
Miss Margaret A. Mathews, of this county;
have six children: George S., Delia R., S
Lou, Kate M., Nettie, and Stella G.
Craig Hezekiah, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Crawley Samuel T. carpenter, Sec. 14, P.O.
Jacksonville
~n\ANIELS WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 6,
P.O. Jacksonville
Daniels W. W. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jackson-
ville
DeFraties Antonio, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jack-
sonville
DeFraites Emanuel, renter, Sec. 4, P.O.
Jacksonville
DeFraties J., renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
Deaton Robert, renter, Sec, 18, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Donahue Pat, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Donovan James W. farmer, Sec. II, P.O.
Jacksonville
Don H., farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jacksonville
Dorr Louis, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jacksonville
Doty William, carpenter, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Doyle Wm. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jacksonville
Dresbach , tailor, Sec. 33, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Dunavan Wm. T. wheelwright, Sec. 29, P.O.
Jacksonville
DUNLAP STEPHEN, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 24, P.O. Jacksonville, son
of Stephen Dunlap, who was born in Flem-
ing Co., Kentucky, Feb. 10, 1811, and set-
tled in this county in 1840, where he con-
tinued to reside until his death, which oc-
curred Feb. 9, 1877. Mr. Dunlap' s early
life was passed in Ohio, where, on May 29,
1834, he married Miss Dicy Runkle ; this
union was blessed by six children, viz. :
Irwin, James, William, Stephen, and Sam-
uel, and a daughter, Mary J., who died
Feb. 22, 1864. He served the county as
associate judge for eight years ; was Presi-
dent of First Nat. Bank, and Director of
Chicago & Alton R.R. Co., and a promi-
nent member of Illinois Central Agricul-
tural Association, ever filling his important
trusts with honor to himself and the entire
satisfaction of all concerned. Judge Dun-
lap was received into membership of the
Baptist Church in 1854, and ever sustained
the character of a conscientious Christian
man. His widow, who is the same age as
the Judge to a day, still lives at the old
homestead, familiarly known as the Dur-
ham Farm. The subject of this sketch
was born June 8, 1845, in Jacksonville,
thus having grown up as it were with the
county. Married Feb. 7, 1866, to Har-
riett, daughter of George and Sarah Orear,
of Morgan Co., born Sept. 9, 1846. Five
children have blessed this union, viz. :
Olive G.. Feb. 12. 1867; Franklin, March
13, 1869, died Feb. 16, 1873 ; George A.,
Feb. 18, 1871 ; Stephen H., March 9, 1875,
and Orear Dec. 6, 1877. Mr. Dunlap has
devoted his industries chiefly to agricultural
pursuits. Homestead consists of 135 acres,
beautifully located, and familiarly known
as Mineral Spring Farm
Dye Benjamin, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O.Jackson-
ville
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697
SAMUEL, engineer
Deaf and Dumb Institute, Sec. 29, P.O.
Jacksonville, born in State of Maine, Dec.
12, 1835, and removed to Morgan Co.
1857. Was married Dec. 12, 1862, to
Margaret C. Whitman, of Indiana, born
Sept. 8, 1833. This union has been blessed
by three children, viz. : Charles H., July
20, 1863 ; Thaddeus, Sept. 20, 1865, and
Hattie M., Feb. 26, 1872. Mr. Eastman
enlisted June, 1863, in the U. S. Navy as
machinist, and served in the South Atlantic
squadron under Admiral Dahlgren for
three years. Mr. E. has held his present
position as engineer at the State Deaf and
Dumb Institute nearly four years
Edgeman A. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
RIBBONS ROBT. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O.
^^ Jacksonville
Gibbons W. T. renter, Sec. I, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Goltra M. C. Sec. 29, P.O. Jacksonville
Graff Geo. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jacksonville
TT ACKETT J. H. clothing, Sec. 28, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hamilton James O. teamster, Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
HAMILTON JOHN C. Sec. 28, P.O.
Jacksonville, born in Harrison Co., Ken-
tucky, June 16, 1797, and removed to Illi-
nois, October, 1834; he may thus be re-
garded as one of the oldest living settlers,
and one who is prominently identified with
this county's growth. Married July 16,
1818, to Mary T. Rees, of Kentucky. Six
children were the fruits of this union, two
of whom only survive, viz. : Susan R.,
now Mrs. Goldsmith, of Waverly, born
April 13, 1819, and Mary F., now Mrs.
Suttori, of Jacksonville, born July 18, 1822.
Mrs. Hamilton died Aug. 18, 1826. Mr.
H. married again Jan. i, 1828, to Sarah B.,
daughter of John and Ruth Smith, of
Paris, Ky.,born Dec. 19, 1807. This union
was blessed by nine children, four of whom
only survive, viz. : James O., Feb. 20, 1829;
Wm. T., July 31, 1836; Sarah Agnes,
March 17, 1843, and George T., Oct. 22,
1848. Mrs. H. died Sept. 21, 1858. Mr.
H. again married April 5, 1859, to Mrs.
Eliza Glenn, sister of his first wife. Mr.
Hamilton has always been a zealous
worker in the interests of the Methodist
Church, he traveled a circuit for two years,
giving his time and labor freely; he has
preached in this section over forty years,
and still continues his good work as local
preacher. In the history of the Methodist
Church Mr. H. forms a prominent part,
and will be remembered by many for years
to come for his efforts in their behalf.
Upon Mr. H. first settling here he
devoted his energies to agriculture, clearing
a farm of 600 acres, seven miles southeast
of Jacksonville ; he sold it in 1850, and
engaged in mercantile business in Jackson-
ville. His homestead is delightfully located
just south of the. city limits, on Main street
Heffernan Pierce, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Heinl Joseph, nurseryman and florist, Sec.
29, P.O. Jacksonville
Herr Frederick, farm hand, Sec. 23, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hoagland J. M. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Jackson-
ville
HOPPER THOMAS W. farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 33, P.O. Jacksonville,
born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England,
Nov. 13, 1846, and came to this country with
his parents in 1856, settling in this county.
Married Aug. 29, 1874, to Lucy, daughter
Willis and Nancy Davis, of Morgan Co.,
born July 9, 1848. This union has been
blessed by two children : John Thomas,
born May 2, 1875, and Willis Lambert,
born June 2, 1877. Mr. Hopper enlisted
in Co. G, Twentieth Vet. I. V. I. Jan. 2,
1864, and served under Gen. Sherman in
his celebrated march through Georgia ;
was discharged July 24, 1865
Hulett Joseph, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
T ACKSON THOMAS L. carpenter
J and builder, Sec. 33, P.O. Jacksonville,'
born in Indiana, Aug. 26, 1849, and re-
moved to this county in 1874. Was mar-
ried Dec. 25, 1870, to Mollie E., daughter
of George and Anne Fagly, of Ohio, born
Jan. 26, 185^. This union has been blessed
by two children, Erastus H., born July 31,
1873, and died July 4, 1874, and Carl R.,
born Oct. 30, 1876
James C. W. renter, Sec. 6, P.O. Jacksonville
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Jones E. P. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jacksonville
Jones Euphie, renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Jackson-
ville
JONES FREDERIC JL. mason, S.
Main st., Sec. 29, P.O. Jacksonville, born
in Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. i, 1847, and came
to this State in 1862, settling in Jackson-
ville. Enlisted in Co. C, Forty-first Wis.
V. I. April 22, 1864, and served under
Gen. Sherman until the close of the war.
Married July 15, 1869, to Orilla, daughter
of Dr. Lucien and Lura Higbee, of White-
hall, Greene Co., born Sept. 29, 1847. This
union has been blessed by four children :
Herbert L., born June 22, 1870, died Jan.
18, 1876; Edgar L., July 31, 1872; Nita,
Dec. 18, 1874, and Freddie, Jan. 6, 1878.
Mr. Jones has been employed at the State
Insane Institute for the past sixteen years
as mason, which position he still holds
T/^ILLAM THOMAS, farmer, P.O.
Jacksonville ; born in Morgan County
in 1849 '> l"s father emigrated to this State
from England in 1828, and entered the
land that he is now living on six miles
west of Jacksonville ; Mr.'Killam has two
brothers and five sisters.
Kirkpatrick John, hostler S. R. R. Co., Sec.
29, P.O. Jacksonville
Kitner Henry, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
j ANDRETH JAMES M. im-
~* porter and breeder of horses, South
Main St., Sec. 29, P.O. Jacksonville ; born
in Tennessee, March 7, 1838, removing
with his parents at the age of eight years
to Mississippi, and again to Arkansas in
1852, here he remained until 1862 when he
removed to Brighton, Macoupin Co. 111.,
where he continued to reside until Sept.
1876, when he took up his residence in
Jacksonville ; married at Brighton, Sept.
19, 1876, to Mary, daughter of Thomas H.
. and Elizabeth Wilson, formerly of England,
born July 22, 1842 ; this union has been
blessed by one child, Martha W., born Feb.
16, 1878 ; Mr. Landreth in his early years
was raised to agricultural pursuits ; he has
been extensively engaged in the importa-
tion and breeding of blooded horses for
many years, in which business he has been
highly successful ; among his importations
are notably the famous horses of the Per-
cheron-Norman specialty, Napoleon, Pre-
ferie, Baalbec, St. Benoit, St. Nazaire,
Sanspariel, &c., &c.
Lanigan John, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Laurie Geo. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jacksonville
LAWYER HENRY, farmer, Sec. 27,
P.O. Jacksonville; son of Jas. and Ann
Lawler, natives of Ireland ; Henry was
born near Dublin City ; when fourteen
years old, his parents emigrated to America,
settling in Vermont ; two years after, the
subject of this sketch moved to Morgan
County, locating at Jacksonville in 1852 ;
farming it one season he then became em-
ployed in the Insane Asylum with Dr.
McFarland ; he afterward became engaged
in the ice trade ; on the abandonment of
this enterprise, Mr. L. turned his attention
to farming; in 1859 ne married Miss
Bridget Maher ; five children, three living
Ledferd Wm. renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville
Liter Abraham, farmer, Sec. 18, Jacksonville
Liter Emon, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Liter Henry S. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Jack-
sonville
LOMELINO JOSEPH FER-
RIRA, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jacksonville ;
Jos. F. Lomelino was born on the Island
of Maderia, 1813, and fled to the West
Indies to escape religious persecution, where
he remained several years, but finally came
to the United States settling in Morgan
Co., in 1851 ; during his residence at Trin-
idad, West Indies, he was married to Jozifa
Nunis ; by this union five children were
born, three of whom only are living, viz :
Emanuel F. April i, 1849 ; Joseph F. May
9, 1852 ; and Mary F. June, 1859, now Mrs.
Daniel Meline, Morgan Co. ; Mr. Lome-
lino followed the occupation of farming,
and by industry accumulated a comforta-
ble competence ; he died Feb. 13, 1878 ;
his son Joseph whose name heads this
sketch, was born at the homestead, where
he still resides and devotes his industries
to agricultural pursuits
Long J. A. renter, Sec. II, P.O. Jacksonville
LTJRTON J. H. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 22, P.O. Jacksonville ; born in Scott
Co., Kentucky, March 21, 1813, and re-
moved to this State, settling in this county,
in 1832 ; he may thus be rated as an early
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699
settler, and one prominently identified with
this county's development; married Jan.
24, 1844, to Mary E. daughter of the Rev.
W. D. and Mahala Stribling, of Bourbon
Co., Kentucky, born Dec. 8, 1822 ; this
union has been blessed by nine children,
viz. : Wm. S. Nov. 15, 1844 ; Johanna,
Sept. 28, 1847, wife of Dr. Sarchette of
Charlestown, 111. ; James F. Oct. 7, 1849,
died Sept. 21, 1852 ; Henry, Feb. 10, 1852;
Mary E. April 21, 1855, now Mrs. James
Smith of Cass Co. ; Robert, July 8, 1858 ;
Ben. B. Jan. 7, 1860 ; Lawrina H. Jan.
14, 1864, and Mary May, Sept. 28, 1867 ;
Mr. Lurton has served the people of this
county in various positions of trust for
nearly thirty years, always proving himself
an efficient and trusty public servant ;
homestead consists of 450 acres, delightfully
.located one mile east of town
Lurton Wm. S. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
ARTIN CHAS. W. farmer, Sec. 5. P.
O.Jacksonville
Martin J. W. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Martin John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Mason Timothy, jeweler, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Massey Henry, nurseryman, Sec. 19, P.O.
Jacksonville »
McDonald J. A. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Jack-
sonville
McDonald J. K. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jack-
sonville
McNeal A. renter, Sec. 7, P.O. Jacksonville
McNeal W. A. renter, Sec. 7, P.O. Jackson-
ville
McNEAL JOHN, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Jacksonville ; born in Alabama, 1854; came
to Morgan Co. in the Fall of 1865 ; is liv-
ing with his mother ; has four brothers,
James, Anderson, Augustus, and Henry ;
Henry and James are living in Texas
Metcalf Elias, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Morton F. M. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
MORTON JOSEPH COL. born
Aug. 1801 ; fifth child of Robert and Sarah
Morton, who with their family moved to
North Carolina in 1806 ; the father's ances-
tors English, and the mother's German ; her
maiden name Sarah Sorrens; in 1811 the
family moved to Bledsoe Co., Tenn., where
the elder Morton died same year ; four years
after Mrs. M. married Jonathan Kirby ;
they soon after moved to Adair Co., Ky.,
where in 1825 Mr. K. died; Mrs. K. with two
children by Mr. Kirby, and her son Wm.
came to Morgan Co., 1828, and four years
after passed off the stage of life. Col. M. re-
ceived most of his education in Madison Co.,
111., having located March, 1819, four miles
from Alton ; in 1820, in company with
John Bradshaw, he came and built a cabin
on land near present site of Jacksonville,
previous to government survey ; April 27,
1823, married Mary, daughter of Daniel
Odell ; after marriage Mr. M. settled on
land near Jacksonville East ; became very
successful ; capital, willing hands and great
energy ; one of the few pioneers living
who remember the site of the present city
of Jacksonville when it was unimproved by
the hand of man; he assisted in building
many of the first log cabins ; Mr. M. as be-
fore stated is a man of rare energy, and who
overcomes all difficulties by hard work ; Col.
M. by first wife had thirteen children,
all of whom have passed off the stage of
life, except three; those living, Minerva, wife
of James S. Rector ; Clarinda M., now the
wife of Samuel T. Crawley, and Francis M.
the youngest and only son living on the old
homestead ; Col. M.'s first wife died in
1813 ; again married to Eliza Bradshaw,
daughter of John Bradshaw, heretofore
mentioned ; in 1836, Mr. M. was elected to
the State Legislature ; in 1846 agiin elected;
in 1854 elected to State Senate which
held a session to revise State Constitution ;
elected 1861 to State Convention ; Mr. M.
has been very wealthy ; through misfortune
has lost his property ; he is a truly Chris-
tian man, and as a strictly honorable man
has the respect of all
Morton Wm. Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
Murphy John J. renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
pATTERSON A. C. farmer, Sec. 5,
P.O, Jacksonville ; born in Kentucky in
1823 ; settled in Morgan Co. in the Fall of
1830, the winter of the deep snow ; mar-
ried in 1853 to Miss Mary F. Bolts ; born
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in Morgan Co. ; have five children (lost
three) living : Martha E., Mary F., Chas.
E., William B., Oliver L. ; owns 430 acres,
valued at $21,500
Pearis Namon, renter, Sec. 29, P.O. Jackson-
ville
PHILLIPS JAMES, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Jacksonville; born in
Devonshire, Eng., Nov. 13, 1827, and came
to U.S., settling in Morgan Co., 1852 ; was
married in Canada, June 12, 1849, to Ann
Molone, daughter of Wm. and Ann Mo-
lone, formerly of Ireland ; this union has
been blessed by eight children, five of
whom are living, viz : Mary Jane, Oct. 20,
1850, now Mrs. T. J. Davison, Morgan Co.;
John H., Jan. i, 1856 ; Caroline O., April
27, 1861 ; Richard E., Aug. 24, 1863 ; and
Annie, Jan. 2, 1867. Mr. Phillips has de-
voted his industries solely to agricultural
pursuits ; homestead consists of 100 acres
well improved land, wrought from the tim-
ber and brush by the industry of its owner
Poisal H.K. renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
"D EAD J. V. hatter, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
RECTOR JAS. S. farmer and stock
raiser, son of Vincent and Artemesia Rector,
natives of Virginia, where young Rector
was born Oct. 4, 1816; receiving a liberal
education ; during the Winter of 1835, the
Rector family moved to Morgan Co., 111.,
settling in the vicinity of Jacksonville ; re-
maining two years, they then moved to
Pike Co., Mo.; James remained with parents
three years, and then moved to Morgan Co.,
near Jacksonville ; rented a farm seven
years ; in 1848, bought 228 acres, but very
little improved ; by dint of rare judgment
he accumulated land rapidly, owning at one
time some 900 acres ; as he owned but $150
when he left Missouri, this speaks well for
his enterprise; in 1840 he married Miss Min-
erva J. Morton, daughter of Jos. Morton ;
it is supposed Mrs. R. was the first white
child born in Morgan Co., and the oldest
one now living. Although never seeking
office, his name has frequently been brought
forward as a candidate ; in addition to
available mill property, Mr. R. now owns 525
acres land ; children are Mary, Clara,
Amanda, Geo., Jas., Isabel, Ella, Joseph.
Andrew, Oily, John, Minnie, and Chase
Rector J. V. farmer and stock raiser, P.O.
Jacksonville
Reeve Robert B. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Reid A. J. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jacksonville
Reid Abraham, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Reid S. H. farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
Retter J. B. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Ricks H. and Son, brewers, Sec. 9, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Roberts Thos. W. ins. agt. and notary pub-
lic. Sec. 18, P.O. Jacksonville
Rowe W. H. county surveyor. Sec. 18, P.O.
Jacksonville
C ALYERS ISAAC, renter, Sec. 36, P.O.
Jacksonville
Sample Charles, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Sample Marion, farmer. Sec. II, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sample Field, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Sample Theo. renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Sawyer John, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Sawyer J. E. renter. Sec. 27, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Scott John, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jacksonville
Seibert Benj. F. supt. S.R.R.Co. Sec. 33, P.O.
. Jacksonville
Seibert Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Seibert Milton, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jack-
sonville
SELF WM. C. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 12, P.O. Jacksonville. Mr. Selfs
father died Sept. 14, 1844, leaving a fam-
ily, consisting of one son and two daugh-
ters. Wm. C., the son, eldest of the
family, and subject of this sketch, was born
in Morgan Co., Aug. 24, 1839 ; he has thus
grown up with the county, and one whose
interests are strongly identified with its im-
provements. Married Jan. I, 1861, to
Louisa, daughter of Theo and Hannah
Stout, Morgan Co., born June 6, 1841; this
union was blessed by one child : John
Spencer, born Oct. 20, 1861 ; his mother
dying Oct. i, 1864, Mr. Self married
again Nov. 4, 1868, to Mrs. Mary Jane
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roi
Phillips', daughter of Samuel and Mildred
Black, of Morgan Co., born March 9, 1842.
Mr. Self has been extensively engaged in
stock dealing, but has lately devoted his
industries more especially to agricultural
pursuits, and the raising of stock. Home-
stead consists of 200 acres of highly im-
proved land
Sheff Charles, farm hand, Sec. 6, P.O.Jack-
sonville
SIMPSON T. T. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
Jacksonville, born in Jefferson Co., Iowa,
in 1847 ; settled in Morgan Co. in 1875 ;
was in the civil war for two years ; enlisted
in the 4th Iowa V. C.; married in 1876, to
Miss Jennie McConnell, of this county
Smawlen Samuel, farm hand, Sec. n, P.O.
Jacksonville
Stout Edward, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
STOUT J. M. Supt. Diamond Grove
Cemetery, P.O. Jacksonville, born in Indi-
ana, Oct. 8, 1831, removing west at an ear-
ly age and settling in Morgan Co , 1868 ;
married Nov. 18, 1849, to Mary E., daugh-
ter of Nelson and Elizabeth McNeal, of
Perrysville, Ind., born June 24, 1831. This
union has been blessed by six children.
Mr. Stout has held his present position, as
Supt. of Diamond Grove Cemetery, nearly
seven years, previous to which his studies
were devoted to the ministry, having been
a member of the Upper W abash Confer-
ence of United Brethren many years ; he is
now a member of the Congregational
Church, Jacksonville. Mr. Stout traces his
ancestry back two years prior to the land-
ing of the Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock, his
forefathers ever proving loyal to the Fed-
eral cause, many of them having borne
arms throug1' the revolutionary and subse-
quent wars, defending their homes and
principles with their lives
STOUT J. V. 1>. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Jacksonville. Thom-
as Stout, born in Huntingdon Co., N. J.,
1734, was a major in the Continental army;
his son, Peter Stout was born in Somerset
Co., N. J., 1782, and was the father of the
subject of this sketch, who was born in
Somerset Co., N. J., April 2, 1816 ; his
mother was Maria Van Doren, born 1794,
daughter of Jacob Van Doren, born 1724,
of Somerset Co., N. J.; and was the oldest
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of a family of seventeen children. Mr.
Stout came to Jacksonville, Oct. 8, 1838,
and has lived here since that time, except
for a brief period, returning here in 1845.
Married Oct. 8, 1840, to Helen, daughter
of Abraham and Eliza Voorhees, of New
Jersey, born Nov. 17, 1817. This union
has been blessed by three sons, viz.: Abra-
hanu born Nov. 29, 1841, lives in Iowa;
Peter D., born Nov. 29, 1843, of Morgan
Co.; and J. V. D., jr., born Dec. 25, 1848,
of Jacksonville. Mr. Stout carried on the
business of builder and contractor, and was
the leading mechanic in his line at that
time; he erected the first part of the State
Insane Asylum, and many other buildings
of prominence. Mr. Stout has devoted his
latter years to agricultural pursuits; home-
stead consists of 129 acres of highly im-
proved land, delightfully located on Spring-
field Road, about four miles east of Jack-
sonville
Stout P.' D. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jackson-
ville
n^AYLOR J. C. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 36. P.O Jacksonville, son of
John and Nancy Taylor, whose maiden
name was Conahan. The head of the fam-
ily was a man in good circumstances in
Penn, Ohio, where young Taylor grew to
mature years ; when old enough, attended
a subscription school ; his preliminary ed-
ucation was derived from the common
spelling book, and completed in the New
Testament ; at twenty-five he married Miss
Isabel Gilleland. For thirty years Mr.
Taylor resided in Ohio ; in 1863, he moved
to Morgan Co., where he bought 320 acres
of land, some four miles southeast of Jack-
sonville. Mr. Taylor owns a fine property,
and his enterprise and liberality are well
known
Thiese Wm. r. nter, Sec. 31, P.O.Jackson-
ville
Tinsley Walter, farm hand, Sec. 5, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Tunnell S. S. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jackson-
ville
WERRY L. W. MBS. Sec. 32, P.O.
Jacksonville, widow of the late W. C.
Verry, who first settled in this county 1822,
and entered the land where the subject of
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
t^this sketch still resides, when it was first
offered in market by the government ; he
was one of the first settlers in this neigh-
borhood, and prominently identified, with
its growth and improvements ; he died
March 10, 1877, at the advanced age of 82
years. Mrs. Verry was the daughter of Silas
Massey, also one of the earliest settlers,
having removed west in 1819, from his na-
tive State, New Hampshire, where he was
born April i, 1786. Mrs. Verry was born
in Vermont, Sept. 24, 1809 ; was thus only
ten years of age when coming to this State.
Was married 1828, to Stephen Holmes,
and lived three years in Jo Daviess Co., re-
moving to Jacksonville 1831, where Mr.
Holmes died, April 17, 1833, leaving three
daughters. Mrs. Holmes became the wife
of W. C. Verry, Jan. 21, 1837 ; there were
three children by this marriage, one only
of whom survives, viz.: Augusta, now Mrs.
Milton Seibert. Mrs. V. still resides at the
old homestead, and recalls with vivid rec-
ollections the many incidents o their early
settlement ; she is a lady of raie colloquial
powers and refined tastes, and is a sister of
H. H. and S. S. Massey, of " Mound
Ridge "
VX/'ARD JAMES H. farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Jacksonville
WILKINSON B. M. farmer, Sec. 4,
P.O. Jacksonville, born in Morgan Co., in
1846 ; married in 1864, to Miss Louise
Gibbons, born in this county. Have four
children : Mary F., William, Ardena, and
Anna
WILLSON NANCY MKS. farmer,
Sec. 6, wife of S. M. Wilson (deceased),
born in Kentucky, 1834 ; married in 1856;
Mr. Willson was born in Maryland, 1826;
settled in Morgan Co. in 1851. Have two
children : Sarah Ann, and Lewis N.; owns
40 acres, valued at $2,500
Wilson Henry, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Wilson John, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Wood J., farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jacksonville
Wood Richard S. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Woods S. A. renter, Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
A LLINSON ADAM, farmer and stock
*~ raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Lynnville. Son
of Adam Allinson, of Yorkshire, England ;
born Sept. 12, 1801 ; came to this county
at the age of 20 years, with his father; re-
maining in Indiana one year, during which
time his father died after a short illness,
then removed .to this place, which subse-
quently became Morgan County. Married
1829 to Miss Mary Norwood, of Yorkshire,
Eng.; born 1809; by this union there has
been six children, four of whom are living,
viz.: Sarah, born Dec. 29, 1830, now Mrs.
Hills, of Morgan Co.; Mary, born Sept. 23,
1832, now Mrs. Bramham, of Morgan Co.;
Adam, June 20, 1834, of Morgan Co. Mr.
Allinson may be rated as one of the oldest
living settlers, having owned considerable
lands prior to the county's organization,
and lived here ever since; the homestead
comprises about 640 acres of highly im-
proved and beautifully located land, and
he owns various other lands in Morgan Co.,
amounting in all to near 1,000 acres
AlvesJ. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
Anderson Charles, lab. Sec. 19, P.O. Jackson-
ville
"D AILEY J. R. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.
Jacksonville, the founder of the Jack-
sonville Sentinel, and its editor and pub-
lisher from January, 1855, to January,
1872— seventeen years — is a native of
Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He is of
Protestant Irish descent ; his ancestors
emigrated from the north of Ireland during
an early period in the first settlement of
the colony of Pennsylvania. They bought
a tract of land on the banks of the Dela-
ware river, some thirty miles above Phila-
delphia, of the London Land Company,
on which they settled, and on part of which
some of their descendents yet reside. Here
the subject of this sketch was born. In
1824, his father sold his farm and removed
with his family to the city of Philadelphia.
At the age of fourteen years he found it
necessary to quit school and engage in the
active business of life. He first served two
years at the printing business in a small
German and English office. At this time
buckskin balls were in use for inking the
type, and he remembers working at one
time on the old wooden press used by
Benjamin Frapklin during his publishing
career in Philadelphia, since on exhibition
at the Patent Office at Washington. It
came about in this way: The Franklin press
had fallen into the hands of Mr. Ramage,
the veteran Philadelphia press maker, who
had it stored away. The Ramage press in
the office needed repairing, and while this
was being done, the old wooden Franklin
press was loaned to the office as a substi-
tute. The frame was like that of an ordi-
nary country loom; the bed of stone and
the platen a block of wood, just half the
size of the bed, requiring two impressions
to a full form. Tiring of the printing
office, young Bailey, at the age of sixteen
years, commenced to learn the carpenter
trade, and, in company with his brother,
Judge J. S. Bailey, of Macomb, 111., he
worked at that business two more years.
Desiring, however, a vocation giving him
more out-door exercise, and seeing an op-
portunity to better his condition by remov-
ing farther west, Mr. Bailey made up his
mind to such a move. After his marriage to
Miss Ann Henderson, a young lady from
New Jersey, removed to Iowa, and com-
menced the work of building up a home on
his claim, the land not yet being in market.
At that day the country was very new, the
entire territory being in possession of the
Indians, with the exception of a narrow
strip along the Mississippi river, known as
the Black Hawk Purchase. All supplies
had to come from the east side of the Mis-
sissippi, and the first settlers underwent
many hardships, Mr. Bailey having to
shoulder his full share of the exposure and
toil of a frontier life. Not yet twenty-
|three years old, and unaccustomed to the
704
MORGAN COUNTY DTRECTOTIY.
use of the pioneer's ax and maul, he found
making rails and building log cabins heavy
work ; but he persevered until his farm was
fenced and broke and the land paid for.
During the first year of his settlement, Mr.
Bailey began to take an active part in
politics ; was elected a justice of the peace,
and in 1844 he received the Democratic
nomination for representative in the terri-
torial legislature. In the meantime the In-
dian title to the lands west to the Missouri
river had been extinguished by purchase,
and a number of new counties had been
laid out and settled. Wapello, the new
county west of Jefferson, became attached
for legislative purposes, the district thus
formed to be represented by one member
of the council and one representative. The
Democrats of Wapello claimed the repre-
sentative, and Mr. Bailey voluntarily re-
tired from the canvass to give place.
During the next two years a State constitu-
tion was formed, and Iowa became a State,
In the Fall of 1846, Mr. Bailey was nomi-
nated by the Democrats of Jefferson County
— again a district by itself — for representa-
tive to the first State legislature. He was
elected, and thus participated in setting the
wheels of the new State government in
motion, serving during the sessions of
i847-'48. Both those sessions were char-
acterized by stormy excitement over the
election of the first United States senators,
and the legislature failed to elect until the
session of 1849. During this period he be-
^an to exercise his talents as a writer, con-
tributing articles of a political character to
the local press, and hence his attention be-
came directed to the publishing business.
In 1852, Mr. Bailey sold his farm and re-
moved to Mt. Sterling, Brown Co., 111.
Here he commenced his career as editor
and publisher, by investing in a newspaper
office that had been established by John
Bigler, who went to California in 1849, ar>d
afterward became governor of that State.
The paper was called the Prairie Pioneer,
but the name was afterward changed to
Chronotype. While publishing this sheet,
Mr. Bailey was appointed postmaster at
Mt. Sterling under Mr. Pierce's administra-
tion, and held the office three years, resign-
ing when he removed to Jacksonville in the
Winter of 1855. Since that time the his-
tory of J. R. Bailey has been intimately
blended with the history of Morgan Coun-
ty, there having been few matters of public
interest in which, as a journalist, he has not
taken an active part. He was an active
member of the Illinois Press Association ;
was one of the committee that drafted its
constitution, and was twice elected treas-
urer of the association. During 1854 he
suffered domestic misfortune in the loss of
his wife and two of his children. During
the Fall of 1861 he was united in marriage
to Miss Mary J. Williams, a lady of some
local literary reputation. About this time,
the long agitation of the slavery question
culminated in the southern rebellion, and
during the continuance of that war, Mr.
Bailey was of the class of Democratic edi-
tors who advocated a vigorous prosecution
of the war for the purpose of crushing
out the rebellion, and in this he was sus-
tained by the leading men of his party in
the county. As before stated, Mr. Bailey
established the Jacksonville Sentinel in
1855, and published it as editor and pro-
prietor for seventeen years — embracing a
period of long continued high political ex-
citement and full of historical incidents.
Such long continued active labors began to
impair his health, and in 1872 his eyesight
so far failed that he was unable to read or
write, even with the aid of the strongest
glasses. Having no sons of an age to assist
him, he disposed of the Sentinel establish-
ment to other parties, and has since resided
on his farm near Jacksonville, living a re-
tired and quiet life
Baptista Jos. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jackson-
ville
BATEMA1S" SAMUEL., farmer. Sec.
8, P.O. Jacksonville. The subject of this
sketch was born in Yorkshire, Eng., 1804,
and came to this country in 1829 and set-
tled in this county, where he has resided
ever since. Married in England, Feb, 22,
1829, to Sarah Lee, of Yorkshire, born
April, 1797, who shared with her husband
the perils of a sea voyage and the many
hardships incident to the emigrant's life.
This lady died Sept. 10, 1877. Their fam-
ily has consisted of six children, three of
whom, however, only survive : William,
born June 27, 1831; Ann Elizabeth, Dec.
3, 1832, now Mrs. S. Saunderson, of Mor-
TOWS 15 KO&TH BANGE 11 WEST. .
705
gan Co.; Thomas, Dec. 4, 1833. Mr. Bate-
man arrived here the fall prior to the
" deep snow," many incidents of which he
relates; he has devoted his long life of in-
dustry strictly 10 agricultural pursuits
Bateman Thomas, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bevers George, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Blackburn Geo. D. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Blodgett W. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Jackson-
ville
BOBBITT JOHN G. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin. The
subject of this sketch was born in Missouri,
Nov. 6, 1824, and removed to this county
with his parents at the early age of five
years, thus having grown up as it were with
the county, and one whose interests are
closely identified with its growth and im-
provements. Married Dec. 14, 1848, to
Martha J., daughter of Henry and Martha
Newton, of McLean Co., 111., born Oct. 21,
1827. This union has been blessed by
three children : Lewis M., born Jan. 27,
1850; Mary L., born Aug. 3, 1852, now
Mrs. Holliday, of Morgan Co.; Hattie E.,
born Jan. 15, 1864. Mr. Bobbin's descrip-
tion of his hunting excursions and the
many events incident to the early settler's
life is highly amusing. In the fall pre-
vious to the '' deep snow " his father erect-
ed a grist mill on Big Branch, now known
as Willow Branch, which proved of im-
mense service to the neighbors. Mr. B.
had brought the burr stones from Missouri ;
the noticeable features of the mill were, it
was only three weeks in course of erection,
the running wheel and burr stones turned
on the same shaft, and during the winter a
young deer was caught in the mill, on which
occasion Mr. B. facetiously remarked that
his mill supplied his family table with meat
as well as flour and meal. Mr. Bobbitt has
devoted his industries chiefly to agricultur-
al pursuits; the homestead consists of 300
acres beautifully located, showing the able
management of its owner on every hand
Bobbitt Elzerah, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin
Bobbitt L. M. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin
BODDY MICHAEL, farmer and hor-
ticulturist, Sec. 18, P.O. Chapin; born in
Yorkshire, England, Feb. 20, 1829, and
came to this country and Morgan County,
in 1851; returned to England, 1854, antici-
pating engaging in the Crimean War, but
the war soon closing, engaged in mercantile
pursuits, and remained about four yea s,
again returning to this country, and settled
in Morgan County; was married Dec. 31,
1854, ta Ann, daughter of John and Mary
Harrison, of Thornton, Yorks, England;
born Jan. 22, 1834; this union has been
blessed by nine children, viz.: Mary Jane,
born Nov. II, 1856, died in early infancy;
Robert, May 29, 1858, died Sept. 14, 1859;
Mary, Oct. n, 1863, died Sept. n, 1864;
Annie, May 24, 1865; Sarah H., March 23,
1868, and John R., Nov. 20, 1870; Mr.
Boddy has occupied his present farm about
eleven years; it was then in timber, but is
now ina^igh state of cultivation, wrought
by the industry and able management of
its owner; he gives special attention to
horticulture and vine growing, having
several thousand of Concord and other
choice varieties.from which he manufactures
a very superior wine; he has also an orchard
of considerable extent; Mr. Boddy was
correspondent for the Jacksonville Sentinel,
from Chapin, for several years, and has
written many valuable contributions for
the press, in prose and poetry
Bond Thomas, renter, P.O. Lynnville
Boyle John, laborer, Sec. 19, P.O. Lynnville
Branham George, renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bridgman Henry, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bridgman Martin, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O.Jack-
sonville
BUCK THOMAS, farmer. Sec. 9, P.O.
Jacksonville; born March 14, 1846, in
Greene County; removed to this county
1874; married March, 1865, to Matilda
Jane, daughter of James and Betsy Young,
of Greene County; four children were born
of this union: first one died in early in-
fancy; Charles L., born Jan. 14, 1867;
William Jasper, Feb. n, 1871, and Julia
May, Nov., 1873, died Dec. 18, 1876; Mrs.
Buck died March 15, 1876; Mr. B. married
again, Feb. 13, 1877, to Elizabeth Brayes,
widow of William Brayes; was born March
10, 1846, and has one daughter, Annie,
born June 23, 1872; the result of the present
union is two children (twins), born Feb. 13,
706
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
1878; Mrs. Buck's grandmother, Mrs. Milly
Holliday, is one of the oldest living settlers
in this neighborhood, having come here in
1823; she relates many interesting incidents
of the early settlement
/^ALDWELL D. A. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O.
^^ Jacksonville
Caldwell R. L. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Campbell Clinton S. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Jacksonville
Campbell James H. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Lynnville
Campbell S. F. farmer, Sec. 31. P.O. Lynn-
ville
Clarey John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 21,
P.O. Jacksonville
COLLINS JEREMIAH* farmer.Sec.
8, P.O. Jacksonville; was born in Ireland,
May I, 1831, and came to this country at
the age of fourteen years, landing in New
York, where he remained until 1852, when
he removed to Sangamon County, and has
lived there and in Morgan County ever
since; was married June 1 8, 1858, to Mary,
daughter of Thomas and Mary Collins, born
in Ireland, 1833, who died Sept. 12, 1864;
two children were the fruits of this union:
Mary Ellen, born May I, 1859, and John,
Nov. 8, 1862; Mr. Collins was married
again, Feb. 16, 1865, to Hanora, daughter
of Ben and Johanna Stokes, born in Ire-
land, May, 1842; this union has been
blessed by eleven children: Johanna, born
Dec. 3, 1865; Margaret, Feb. 16, 1867;
Jeremiah, April 21, 1868; Catherine, Oct.
2, 1869; Benjamin, Jan. 21, 1871; Bernard
and William (twins), July 6, 1873; Teddie,
May II, 1874; David and Dennis (twins),
July 18, 1875; Mark, Aug. 18, 1877; the
homestead consists of 40 acres
Cox Lafayette, laborer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jack-
' sonville
COWDIN" J. F. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O.
Jacksonville; married April n, 1867, to
Miss Fannie Blodgett; has two children:
Willard Truman, and Georgie Belle; these
are the facts in the case, and he has no de-
sire to spread on a biography
Cridland Joseph, farmer, Sec. lo, P.O. Jack-
sonville
•p\ANIELS GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 5,
*-* P.O. Jacksonville
Daniels Samuel, sr., farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Dayton John, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Deaton Thomas, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Jack-
sonville
DENBY THOMAS, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 21, P.O. Jacksonville; only son
of Thomas Denby, of Yorkshire, England;
born July 17, 1823, and came to this coun-
try with his parents at the age of nine
years, landing in New York, and came di-
rectly to Morgan County, where he has
resided ever since, thus growing up as it
were with the county, and one whose
interests are closely identified with its
growth and improvements; was first mar-
ried, Jan. 4, 1845, to Martha Sparks, of
Glasgow, Scotland; by this union one child
was born; George Thomas, March 5, 1846;
Mrs. Denby died in childbirth; the son
died Jan. 4, 1848; Mr. Denby married
again Dec. 17, 1846, to Mary Jane, daughter
of Alexander and Mary Wells, of Scott
County; born Sept. 16, 1822; this union
has been blessed by five children, four of
whom are living: William Alexander, born
Sept. 19, 1847, died April 16, 1850; Mary
E., born Feb. 27, 1849, now Mrs. George
B. Ransom, of Morgan County; Sarah E.,
born Feb. 9, 1852, now Mrs. George W.
Killam, of Morgan County; Hannah M.,
born Oct. 8, 1856, living with her parents;
Ann Ella, born April 24, 1860, also living
with her parents; the homestead consists of
200 acres of beautifully located and highly
improved land
Dewey C. M. farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Jackson-
ville
DeLapp John M. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
TRADES W. O. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jack-
'^-* sonville
EDSON MILO L. and A. F.
renters, Sec. 12, P.O. Jacksonville, sons of
Ely Edson, of Stowe, Lemoyle County,
Vermont, a native of Vermont, born Dec.
10, 1812, and has resided in that State all
his life; was married in 1836, to Celestia
Luce, of Vermont, six children being the
fruits of this union, viz.: Susan, Weltha,
Walter, Mark, who died in Morgan County,
111., May 4, 1876, Caroline, died Aug., 1853,
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
707
and Alvaro; Mrs. Edson died 1851; Mr.
Edson married again, Aug. 12, 1853, to
Mary Pain, of Lemoyle County, Vermont;
this union has been blessed by three sons,
viz.: Milo L., born Sept. 15, 1854; A. F.
and A. D. (twins), born Nov. 20, 1856; Mr.
Edson has devoted his industries solely to
agricultural pursuits during his whole life;
homestead consists of 175 acres; Milo L.
and A. F. Edson are now residents of this
county, where they in company rent a farm,
on the Meredosia road
EDSON WALTER A. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 13, P.O. Jacksonville;
born in Vermont Feb. 13, 1843; son of Ely
and Selectra Edson, of Vermont; came to
Morgan County in 1871, and has resided
here since that time; married Nov.i4, 1873,
to Lizzie, daughter of William and Jane
Needham, of this county,|formerly of Eng-
land; born in this county June 25, 1852;
this union has been blessed by one child:
Allie C., born Nov. 28, 1874; rents 120
acres of land, and makes a specialty of the
breeding of fine hogs of the Poland-China
variety, of which he raises a large number,
and has been quite successful
Eyre Benjamin E. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Lynnville
EYRE JOHN, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 19, P.O. Lynnville; the subject of this
sketch was born in Yorkshire, England,
March 14, 1803, and came to this country
in 1843, landing in New York, and settled
in this county the same year; thus may be
considered an old settler of the county, and
one whose interests are closely identified
with its growth and improvements; married
in Sheffield, Yorks, England, Feb. 15,
1835, to Ann Elliott, of Sheffield, who
shared with her husband the perils and
discomforts of a sea voyage, and the hard-
ships incident to making a home in this
new country, and died Aug. 23, 1875, aged
68 years; this union was blessed by four
children, two of whom only survive: Alfred,
born Dec. 13, 1836, died Sept. 30, 1839;
Mary Ann, Nov. 4, 1840, now Mrs. C. S.
_Campbell, of Morgan County; Elizabeth,
May 3, 1843, died July 8 of the same year,
one day after arrival at New York; Benja-
min E., July 3, 1844, now living in Morgan
County; the homestead consists of 340
acres, beautifully located and highly im-
proved, wrought by the able management
and industry of its owner, from the wild
timber and brush land; owns considerable
other land in this and Scott counties
T7REDLANDER LOUIS, supt. County
Poor House, Sec. I, P.O. Jacksonville
/^ILLAM JAMES, laborer, Sec. 4, P.O.
^~^ Jacksonville .
GRAVES ST. D WIGHT, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Jacksonville;
the subject of this sketch was born in
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 10. 1825, and re-
moved with his parents to Morgan County,
in 1831; he may thus be considered one of
its early settlers; was married Oct. 5, 1848,
to Ruth, daughter of Thomas and Mary
O'Neill, of Morgan County; born Dec. 14,
1827; this union has been blessed by three
sons: Thomas O'Neill, born Feb. II, 1850;
William S., Sept. 28, 1853, and Charles H.,
Sept. 25, 1856; Mr. Graves' life has been
one of industry in the advancement of
agricultural pursuits; his homestead con-
sists of 480 acres of highly improved land,
showing on every hand the able manage-
ment of its owner
Greatton Jefferson H. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Jacksonville
Grogan John, tobacconist, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Grossman Edward, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Jacksonville
IT ALL GEORGE H. farmer, Sec. 21,
L P.O. Jacksonville
Hall John, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville
HAJLL, RICHARD, farmer and stock
raiser. Sec. II, P.O. Jacksonville; the sub-
ject of this sketch was born in Yorkshire,
England, May ir, 1803, and came to this
country in 1831, landing at Baltimore on
April 23; from thence to Wheeling, Va.,
where he remained nearly one year, when
he removed to Illinois, and settled at the
spot where he still resides; he may thus be
rated as one of the oldest settlers in this
neighborhood, and closely identified with
its growth and improvements; was married
before leaving the old country, Dec. 1831,
to Sarah, daughter of William and Bessie
Hall, of Yorkshire, England, born 1801,
who shared the hardships of the emigrant's
life many years, and is still living; the fruits
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
of this union were four children, none of
whom, however, survive: Jane, born Oct.,
1832, <!ied in early infancy; Eliza, Oct. 7,
1835, died July 25, 1871, leaving three
sons, viz.: William Thomas, George Ed-
ward, and John Lincoln, all of Morgan
County; John Richard, born July 7, 1838,
died April 16, 1850; Thomas W., born July
26, 1842, died Feb. 7, 1859; the homestead
consists of 60 acres of highly improved
land, wrought by industry from the wild
prairie; Mr. Hall recalls with vivid recol-
lections the many incidents of his early
settlement
HARVEY EDWARD, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 32, P.O. Lynnville. The
subject of this sketch was born at Kings
Cliff, Northamptonshire, England, 1817;
came to this country in 1831, landing in
Quebec; removed to Illinois in 1836, and
settled in Morgan Co. in 1838. Married
March, 1841, to Miss Amanda M. Cad-
well, daughter of Dr. Geo. Cadwell, born
1818. Dr. Cadwell, first physician of Mor-
gan Co., settled the boundaries of township
15—11, and the first court of the county was
held at his house ; for many years a promi-
nent citizen, serving the people in various
public offices ; he was for many years
county judge of St. Clair and Madison
Counties ; after the establishment of the
State government was elected to the Gen-
eral Assembly. The doctor was elected
State Senator in 1818, and served four
years ; in the Fall of 1820 he removed into
the territory subsequently included in Mor-
gan Co., and settled in a piece of timber
land known as Swinerton's Point, east of
the Allinson Mound. The fruits of this
marriage were six children, two of whom
only are living: Mary A., Dec., 1841, de-
ceased ; William F., 1844, enlisted in the
Twenty-sixth I. V. I., in 1861, and died
Aug. 26, 1867; Helen A., June 23, 1846,
now Mrs. Joseph Blackburn, of Morgan
Co. ; John M., April 27, 1850, died in early
childhood ; Ann E., Dec. 25, 1852, now
Mrs. Rev. Tindall ; Edward E., Feb. i,
1855, drowned Aug. 17, 1869. Mr. Harvey
is one of the old settlers, and his interests
are closely allied with the growth of this
county ; he has always been an exemplary
and zealous man. The homestead consists
of eighty acres
Headen Thomas C. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hembrough Richard, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hills Robert, farmer, Sec 32, P.O. Lynnville
Hitt E. B. farmer. Sec. 24, P.O. Jacksonville
Hobson Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin
HODGSEN ROBERT, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 34, P.O. Jacksonville, son
of Henry and Sarah Hodgsen, of Lanca-
shire, England, born in .1828, came to
this country in 1857, landing in New
York ; from there went to Woodstock, C.
W., where he engaged in the occupation of
farmer ; remained there two and a half
years, and then removed to Morgan Co.,
111. Married in Toronto, December, 1857,
to Mary, daughter of John and Mary
Copley, of Yorkshire England, where she
was born. The fruits of this union were
six children, all living, viz. : Wm. H., Sept.
20, 1858 ; James R., June II, 1860' Arthur
A., March 7, 1862 ; John A., Sept. 3, 1866 ;
Sarah E., Dec. iS,' 1868 , Robert C., Jan.
4, 1870. Mrs. Hodges died July 31, 1874,
her death being caused by a distressing
accident ; her remains were interred at
Diamond Grove Cemetery. Mr. Hodges
remarried Dec. 23, 1875, to Addie E.,
daughter of John and Mary Randerson,
formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, born May 30,
1858. This union has been blessed by one
child, George M., born Jan. 22, 1877
Hodges James, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Holliday Milly Mrs. Sec. 9, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Holliday James B. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Cha-
pin
Hoover Jacob, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Horn Wm. renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Jacksonville
Huckstep Thomas C. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Lynnville
JACKSON JOHN, renter, Sec. 36, P.O.
Jacksonville
Tames Levi, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Jewett John, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
Jewsbury Jos. H. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Johnson W. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville
lones Nancy, Sec. 17, P.O. Jacksonville
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709
JOY JOITN" P. farmer and stock-raiser,
Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville, born in Durham,
N. H., May 17, 1806, and removed to this
county September, 1838, where he has re-
sided ever since, he may thus he regarded
as one of the early settlers of this county,
and one whose interests are closely identi-
fied with its growth and improvement. Mar-
ried in New Hampshire to Judith P. Batch-
eldor, born Aug. 14, 1805. The fruits of
this union were two children : Lyman
F., born Feb. 3, 1833, and a son who died
in early infancy. Mrs. Joy died Jan. 9,
1849. Mr. Joy married again Aug. 17,
1853, at Beardstown, to Jane, daughter of
Robert and Elizabeth Bigger, formerly of
Ohio, born Sept. 6, 1823 ; this union has
been blessed by four children, two of
whom, however, only survive, viz. : James
A., born Aug. 29, 1856, and Charles B.,
born Jan. 31, 1859. Mr. Joy has devoted
his industries strictly to agricultural pur-
suits. The homestead consists of 500 acres,
beautifully located and highly improved
JOY LYMAN F. farmer and stock-
raiser, Sec. 4, P.O. Jacksonville, first son
of John P. Joy, born in New Hampshire,
Feb. 3, 1833, and removed to this county
with his parents at the early age of five
years. Married May 31, 1855, to Angelica,
daughter of Thomas and Sarah Ha^eltine,
of Vermont, born May 10, 1838. This
union has been blessed by five children :
Minnie, born May 25, 1858 ; Nettie, born
Jnne 22, 1860; Edward F., July 26, 1863 ;
Walter, March 6, 1869, and Ruth Batch-
eldor, Dec. 6, 1870. Mi. Joy has devoted
his industries solely to agricultural pur-
suits. Homestead consists of 175 acres,
beautifully located and highly improved
land
Joy R. P. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Chapin
T^ ENNEDY M. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Killam George W. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Killam John, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Killam John W. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Jack-
sonville
KILLAM SAMUEL,, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 27, P.O. Jacksonville.
The subject of this sketch was born in
Yorkshire, England, in 1808 ; emigrated
to this country with his parents in 1829,
and settled in Morgan Co., where he has
lived ever since, growing up as it were with
the county. Married in 1857 to Miss Mar-
garet Haxby, of Yorkshire, England, born
in 1819. This union has been blessed by
ten children, eight of whom are living :
Anne E., born Aug. 15, 1839; Alfred H.,
born Nov. n, 1840; John Wm., born Oct.
26, 1842; Henrietta B., born Dec. 18,
1844; Mary Jane, born June 17, 1847;
Thomas H., born Oct. 31, 1849; Margaret
E., born Aug. 19, 1852; Fannie E., born
April 12, ; 1855; Clara A., July 14, 1859,
and George S., born Nov. 9, 1861. Home-
stead and other lands owned in Morgan
Co. comprise about 260 acres
Killam Thomas W., farmer, Sec. 2O, P.O.
Jacksonville
KENNEDY G. W. renter, Sec. 12,
P.O. Jacksonville. The subject of this
sketch was born in Indiana, Jan. 19, 1840,
and removed to Illinois in 1853, settling
in Morgan Co. Was married Feb. 6, 1867,
to Sarah, daughter of Wm. and Eliza Horn,
of Roanoke Co., Virginia, born Oct. 16,
1842. This union has been blessed by
four children, one of whom only survives :
Sue Nettie, born April 4, 1868 ; Hettie
Belle, born Oct. 29, 1871, died Oct. I, 1874;
John Wm., born June 6, 1873 died Aug.
7, 1874; Eliza, born Dec. 15, 1874, died
Oct. 20, 1876. Rents 280 acres of land,
showing evidences on every hand of the
industry and able management of its oc-
cupant
T AMB JOSEPH R. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Jacksonville
LAMB LAFAYETTE, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 17, P.O.Jacksonville, son
of Erie Lamb, of Ohio, born March 18,
1837. Came to Morgan Co. in 1858, where
he has since resided. Married Oct. 31,
1865, to Mary Jane, daughter of Alfred
and Catherine Thompson, of Morgan Co.,
born Dec. 6, 1846. This union has been
blessed by five children, viz. : Erie, born
Dec. 30, 1866; Alfred, July 22, 1869;
Joseph, May 8, 1872 ; Lee, Nov. 18, 1874,
died Sept. 9, 1875, and Lafayette, Sept. 30,
1875. Mr. Lamb's house was destroyed
by fire Dec. 26, 1876, during a heavy snow
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storm, at four o'clock in the morning. The
homestead consists of 266 acres of beav,-
tifully located land, showing the industiy
and thrifty husbandry of its owner on ever}'
hand
Lankford Jackson, renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Lazenby Isaac, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.Jackson-
ville
LAZENBY JOHN, Sr. farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Jacksonville.
The subject of this sketch was born at
Drax, Yorkshire, England, April n, 1803;
came to this country, settling in Morgan
Co., July, 1829. Was married December,
1827, to Sarah Green, of Hurst, Yorkshire,
England, who shared with her husband the
perils and discomforts of a sea voyage and
the many hardships incident to making a
home in a new country. Mr. Lazenby,
without other capital than industry and in-
domitable perseverance, has acquired con-
siderable land in this county and in Iowa,
but with his declining years has parted with
it for his family's benefit. Mr. and Mrs.
Lazenby's family has consisted of seven
children, viz.: Mary, Oct. n, 1828, now
Mrs. A. Moody, of Scott Co. ; John, April,
1831; Elizabeth, died in early childhood;
Jane, Oct. 19, 1836, married to Wm. Jolly,
of Missouri, and died September, 1858,
leaving two sons, George and Lorenzo ;
William, July, 1839 ; Charles, April, 1841,
and Isaac, May 7, 1843. William enlisted
in the Twenty- seventh I. V. I., and Charles
enlisted in the loist I. V. I., each serving
three years. Mr. and Mrs. Lazenby are
still living at the old homestead, spending
their declining years in ease and retire-
ment, and recall with vivid recollection the
many incidents of their emigrant life
Leach John, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Leake James, farmer, Sec. 5. P.O. Jackson-
ville
Leake John, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Jacksonville
Leake John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Jacksonville
Leake Wm. renter, Sec. 2, P.O. Jacksonville
Leake Wm. H. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Lee Thomas, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Leggett Robert, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Lewis M. N. renter, Sec. 20, P.O. Lynnville
Lewis S. S. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Lynnville
Lyman W. H. Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville
TV/TARSHALL ROBERT B. farm-
er and stock raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville ; youngest son of Wm, Marshall,
of Morgan Co.; born April 6, 1848, and
has lived on his present homestead since
birth, having grown up as it were with the
county, and one whose interests are closely
identified with its growth and improve-
ments ; married Jan. 27, 1870 to Maggie
E. daughter of John and Mary DeLapp, of
'Morgan Co., born Nov. 28, 1853; this
union has been blessed by four children,
viz. : John Wm. born Feb. 12, 1871 ; Mil-
lie Frances, Sept. 17, 1872 ; Wesley Alex.
Aug. 13, 1874 ; Florence Ann, June 30,
1876 ; Mr. Marshall enlisted Feb. 13, 1865,
in Co. K, 1 54th I. V. I. and served in
Tennessee till the close of the war ; the
homestead consists of 100 acres beautifully
located and highly improved land, showing
its owner to be an industrious and thrifty
husbandman
Massey H. H. jr., farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.Jack-
sonville
MASSEY H. H. Sr., farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Jacksonville ; born in
St. Lawrence Co., New York, Oct. 17, 1811 ;
removed to Missouri in the Winter of 1819,
and to this State and county in 1827, set-
tling at Diamond Grove ; his parents re-
moving hither in 1829, having previously
entered and purchased land ; the subject
of this sketch was married in 1834 to Miss
Margaret C. Officer, daughter of Mr. Offi-
cer, of Tennessee, born in 1809 ; this union
has been blessed by six children, all living,
viz. : Fanny, born Feb. 1835, wife of Henry
W. Verry, Sangamon Co. ; Laura L, Nov.
1837, wife of George W. Breen, of Kansas ;
William S. born Jan. 1839, resides at
Diamond Grove ; Lydia M. born Sept.
1842, wife of C. C. Cox, of Kansas ; Mary
E. born 1846, widow of the late Wm. Si-
bert, of Morgan Co. ; Horatio H. jr., born
Oct. 1849, of Diamond Grove ; the home-
stead consists of 640 acres, and he is the
owner ol considerable other lands in Kan-
sas
MASSEY S. S. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 24, P.O. Jacksonville ; the subject of
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
711
this sketch was born in St. Lawrence Co.,
New York, Feb. 18, 1814; removed to
Illinois with his parents in Oct. 1829; his
father having purchased a farm two years
previously at ^Diamond Grove ; Mr. M.
has lived in this neighborhood since that
time, thus being familiar with all details
of the growth of this county ; is the young-
est son of Silas and Frances Massey, whose
entire family consisted of three sons and a
daughter ; seven years ago, five members
of this family lived within three miles of
this place; the father died Jan, 2, 1874,
aged 87 years, 9 months ; mother died
Aug. 7, 1871 in her 83d year; Mr. S. S.
M. was married Oct. 14, 1840 to Miss L.
A. Bement, who was born in Bradford,
New Hampshire ; the fruits of this union
has been eight children, six of whom art-
still living, viz. : Maria L. born Oct. 23.
1841. now Mrs. Ayers, of Scott Co. ; Henry
H. of Morgan Co., born Aug. n, 1843;
George W. born Sept. 29, 1847, living in
Morgan Co.; Annie F. now Mrs. Ketner,
of Morgan Co., born July 3, 1849 ! Clara
E. now Mrs. Rector, of Jacksonville, bom
July 2, 1851, and Silas, of Morgan Co.,
born May 25, 1855 ; the homestead con-
sists of about 400 acres, delightfully situa-
ted on Mound Ridge
MASSEY WM. S. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 25, P.O. Jacksonville, snn of
H. H. Massey, who settled in this county
in 1829, where the subject of this sketch was
born Jan. 26, 1840, having grown up as it
were with the county, and whose interests
are closely identified -with its improve-
ments; married Dec. 18, 1862, to Jannette
daughter of Jacob and Isabella Tindall, of
Morgan Co., born Sept. 19, 1842 ; six
children born of this union, viz. : Maggie
Belle, Jan. I, 1864 ; Wm. A. Nov. 20,
1866; Mamie F.June 27, 1869; Enos F.
March 12, 1872; Horace C. April 6, 1875.
and Terah T. Feb. 23, 1878 ; Mr. Massey
has devoted his industries to agricultural
pursuits, stock raising and the breeding of
horses and mules a specialty
Megginson Ralph, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O
Lynnville
Meyer Edward, lab. Sec. 5, P.O. Jacksonville
Moody J. Mrs. Sec. 16, P.O. Jacksonville
MOBBISSEY PATRICK, lab. Sec.
28, P.O. Jacksonville ; born in Ireland
Feb. i, 1848 ; came to this country in
1863 landing in New York ; from there he
went to Hampshire Co., Massachusetts,
where he engaged in the occupation of a
farmer, and remained there until April
1876, when he removed to Morgan Co.,
Illinois ; was married in Hampshire Co.,
Massachusetts, July 29, 1869, to Alice,
daughter of Michael and Mary Keith, born
in Ireland in 1848 ; this union has been
blessed by four children; Mary, Oct. 31,
1870; Michael, March 26, 1873; Thomas,
Jan. 5, 1876, and Ella, March 23, 1878
XTEEDHAM WILLIAM, farmer, Sec.
T* 34, P.O. Jacksonville
Newby John, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jackson-
ville
NEWBY ROBERT, farmer and stock
raiser, P.O. Jacksonville ; only son of John
Xewby, formerly of Yorkshire, England ;
was born Aug. 12. 1827, in England, but
came to this country with his parents at
the early age of three years, and settled at
his present residence in the Spring of 1833,
thus having grown up as it were with the
county, and one who is closely identified
with its growth and improvements ; was
married Feb. 23, 1854, to Mary, daughter
of Wm. and Elizabeth Hall, of Morgan
Co. ; this union has been blessed by six
children, viz. : John W. born May I, 1855 ;
Charles S. Nov. I, 1856 ; Frank R. Sept.
9, 1864 ; Mary Etta, April 23. 1868 ;
George Albert, Oct. 21, 1869, and Emma
Jane, Aug. 20, 1872; Mrs. Newby died
April I, 1875, aged 45 years ; Mr. Newby
married again Jan. 23, 1877, to Julia Ann
McGinneas, born Nov. 23, 1849 '. Mr.
Newby's parents still reside on the old
homestead ; they were both born in 1801 ;
the homestead consists of about 100 acres
beautifully located and highly improved
land, wrought by the industry and able
management of its owner from the wild
timber and brush
NEWLAND WM. T. renter, Sec. 17,
P.O. Jacksonville; first son of John New-
land, of Adams Co., Illinois, born Oct. 31,
1850, removed to Morgan Co., in 1869, and
has lived here since that time ; married
Oct. 28, 1875, to Mary Juaneta, daughter
of John and Mary DeLapp, of Morgan Co.,
born Aug. 29, 1859 ; this union has been
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blessed by one child, Clara J. born Sept.
6, 1877 ; rents 160 acres of land, the gen-
eral appearance of which indicate the in-
dustry and thrifty husbandry of its occupant
Noonan Thomas, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Jack-
sonville
pATTERSON WM. farmer, Sec. i, P.O.
Jacksonville
Potts J. H. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 24,
P.O. Jacksonville
Pratt J. F. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 6, P.
O. Jacksonville
O ANSON P. lab. P. O. Jacksonville
Ranson Robt. K. carp. P.O. Jackson-
ville
Rawlings Edward, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Jacksonville
Rehmeier Henry, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Rice Elbert G. farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
26, P.O. Jacksonville
Richardsen Geo. S. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Lynnville
Richardson John, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Richardson Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Jacksonville
RICHARDSON P. D. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 28, P.O. Jacksonville ;
son of William Richardson, of Yorkshire,
England (now of Jacksonville), who settled
in this county at the age of seventeen years
with his parents, and grandson of John and
Elizabeth Richardson, of Yorkshire, Eng-
land, who emigrated to this country 1831,
and arrived in] Morgan County, Oct. 22nd
of that year and settled where the subject
of this biography now resides; P. D. Rich-
ardson was born on his present homestead,
Nov. 19, 1846, and has lived here ever
since ; married May 20, 1868, to Annie J.
Gibbs, daughter of Robert Gibbs, Esq., of
Scott Co., born Oct. 20, 1848 ; this union
has been blessed by six children, viz : Lilloe
Belle, Aug. 30, 1869 ; Emeline, Oct. 18,
1870; William G., April IO, 1872 ; Anr.et-
ta, Sept. 21, 1874; Peter Leslie, Feb. 2,
1875, and Henry H., Oct. 23, 1876 ; Mr.
P. D. R. fully sustains the reputation of his
ancestors as an upright, zealous and thrifty
husbandman, has adopted many modern
improvements on his large farm, and is the
breeder of some of the finest short-horn
cattle and Berkshire hogs in the country, of
which he makes a specialty
Richardson Wm. K. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Jacksonville
Richardson Vincent S. sen. farmer, Sec. 33,
P.O. Jacksonville
Richardson V. S. jr. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Lynnville
Riley Robert, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Rogers E. V. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Rudkin Henry, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O Jackson-
ville
CARGENT J. C. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.
Jacksonville
Saunderson S. T. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sawtell Charles, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Scott John E. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Smith John A. farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
24, P.O. Jacksonville
SMITH JOSEPH T. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 5, P.O. Jacksonville; born in
Hartford, Conn., May 22, 1814, and re-
moved to this county in the Fall of 1844 ;
he is one, therefore, whose interests are
closely identified with its growth and
improvements ; married in Connecticut,
May 3, 1837, to Harriet M., daughter of
Erastus and Sarah B. Lathrop, of Ashford,
Conn., born March 12, 1818; this union
has been blessed by five children : George
C., born May 13, 1842 ; Julia M., born
May i, 1844, died Dec. 17, 1845 ; Arthur
L., born April 12, 1847, died Sept. 7, 1872;
Joseph Clarance, born Sept. 28, 1849, and
Charles H., born Jan. 24, 1852 ; Mr. Smith,
since coming to this State, has devoted his
industries solely to agricultural pursuits;
homestead consists of 255 acres beautifully
located and highly improved land
Smith Wm. R. Mrs. Sec. 9, P.O. Jacksonville
Smith Wilson, fanner, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin
Spaulding D. F. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Spaulding John, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Spencer John, renter. Sec. 29, P.O. Lynnville
Sieele E. S. Rev. pastor of Joy Prairie Church,
Sec. 6, P.O. Concord
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713
Stephenson Chas. renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Strawn Julius E., Sec. 36, P.O. Jacksonville
STOUT MARSHALL,, renter, Sec.
ii, P.O. Jacksonville; first son of Jacob
Stout of Morgan Co.; the subject of this
sketch was born Dec. 29, 1849, in Morgan
Co., and has lived here all his life, thus
growing up as it were with the county, and
one whose interests are closely allied with
its improvements ; married Dec. 15, 1875,
to Mary Etta, daughter of Wm. and Mary
Rawlings, of Morgan Co., born Sept. 30,
1853 ; rents 280 acres land, highly im-
proved, bearing evidences of the industry
of its occupant on every hand
STRAWS JACOB, agriculturist and
stock raiser ; was born in Somerset County,
Penn., May 30, 1800, descending from
English and Welsh ancestry ; his paternal
ancestor came in the same ship which
brought Wm. Penn to this country ; Jacob
Strawn inherited an unusual share of the
hardy vigor and energy of his ancestors,
and early manifested those tastes and fac-
ulties for agriculture and business pursuits
for which later in life he became so
remarkable; he took to farming naturally
and from a love of the employment, but
his special inclination was to the handling
of cattle ; in early youth he had ideas of
stock raising, and began operations in that
line which foreshadowed the talent and
success subsequently achieved in the same ;
in the year 1817, his parents with their
family removed to Licking County, Ohio,
where they engaged in farming ; at the age
of nineteen, Jacob Strawn was married to
Matilda Green, the daughter of a Baptist
minister of the neighborhood ; he was soon
settled on a farm of his own, and at once
commenced to breed and deal in cattle and
horses ; success attended his efforts from
the first, and in a few years accumulated
several thousand dollars ; desiring to ex-
tend his operations beyond what was pos-
sible on a comparatively small farm, he
sought broader fields, and in 1828, during
a prospecting tour, he made his first land
purchase in Illinois, the record of which,
now on file in the county clerk's office,
reads thus: Nov. 20, 1828, Jonathan Cobb
to Jacob Strawn, Sec. 36, 15, ri, 395 acres,
$1,700; this land still comprises part of the
Strawn estate ; after making this purchase,
he returned to Ohio, where he disposed of
his property and arranged his business pre-
paratory to his removal West, and on the
I7th of May, 1831, settled on his land pre-
viously purchased, five miles southwest of
Jacksonville, where he was destined to play
so prominent a part in the growth and de-
velopment of the State of Illinois; in the
December following his wife died; she had
born him seven children, three of whom
are living ; in July, 1832, he married Phcebe
Gates, daughter of Samuel Gates, Greene
County, 111.; Mrs. Strawn was born in
Washington County, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1814 ;
her parents removed to Illinois when she
was only two years of age, and settled on
land now embraced within the limits of
Calhoun County ; by this union six children
were added to the family of Mr. Strawn,
viz : Daniel G., Dec. 14, 1833, deceased
Aug. 3, 1839 ; Julius E., Dec. 2, 1835, re-
sides at the homestead ; Jacob, Jan. 21,
1839, died Oct. 9, 1869, leaving widow and
three children now living in Jacksonville ;
Gates, Feb. 16, 1841, residing in Jackson-
ville ; David G., Oct. 2, 1842, resides at
Cambridge, Mass., and Martha A., Nov.
18, 1845, died July 15, 1868 ; Mr. Strawn,
upon his settlement here, at once com-
menced operations on a large scale; he
soon had a great part of his land under
fence and cultivation ; from time to time
he added tracts of valuable land to his
estate in furtherance of his vast plan of
stock feeding, with a view of supplying the
markets of the East and South; these ad-
ditions of land comprised about 7,000 acres
contiguous to the homestead, 10,000 acres
in Mauvaisterre precinct, purchased about
1845, and 2,200 acres in LaSalle County,
his whole land purchases making an aggre-
gate of about 20,000 acres ; it was no part
of Mr. Strawn's policy to hold on to all the
land he bought, for he sold various small
tracts to those who had proven themselves
faithful employes, on very liberal terms,
giving them ample time to pay for it by
their industry ; he also sold a great portion
of his Mauvaisterre tract at low figures
ranging from eight dollars per acre and up-
wards ; no one thought of competing with
him, few could do so, for if any had the
necessary funds, they lacked the required
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genius for enterprises of such a character,
and had not the generalship to direct such
vast operations to a successful issue ; it is
related that to defeat a formidable combi-
nation to break down his trade in St. Louis,
he sent out agents on every road leading
to that city, with instructions to purchase
every drove on its way thither, and so well
was this movement conducted that, for a
time, ample enough to show his capacity
to cope with any such clique, he held a
complete monopoly of the trade ; none of
his great success was due to chance, or
what is called good fortune, but was the
result of wise forethought, prudent man-
agement, and a ceaseless activity of mind
and body, which few men would be capable
of whatever their' talent or disposition
might be ; he did not spend much time in
bed, or in the house, but he spent a great
deal in the saddle night and day, when di-
recting the movements of his vast herds ;
his business was his pleasure ; he made no
great professions of piety, yet he believed
religion important and necessary ; he had a
high sense of honor ; his word he held
sacred ; his promptitude in meeting prom-
ises was proverbial ; he was kind as well as
just, and was slow to take advantage of any
person's necessities or misfortunes ; during
the late war he was strong and generous in
the Union cause ; at one time he contrib-
uted ten thousand dollars in aid of the
Christian Commission ; he was also instru-
mental in sending fifty milch cows to Vicks-
burg, for the relief of the wounded and suf-
fering troops ; he was a true patriot ; his
habits were marked by extreme simplicity ;
he thought more of well tilled fields and
handsome stock than of all personal array-
ments ; he had the strong temptations of
opulence and passion, but was remarkably
free from the vices which often spring up
in the midst of such influences ; after a
life of almost unexampled activity and very
unusual success in accomplishing the wordly
objects at which he aimed, he died sudden-
ly at his home, Aug. 23, 1865, from a dis-
ease to which he had for many years been
subject ; Mr. Strawn was buried in the
beautiful " Diamond Grove Cemetery," a
handsome and worthy monument marking
the spot ; Mrs. Strawn still resides at the
homestead, familiarly known as " Grass
Plains," delightfully located, and compris-
ing about 2,500 acres; she also owns the
Strawn Opera House, Jacksonville, which
was built about eighteen years ago, and
opened to the public, March, 1861
Sturdy George S. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
'"TAYLOR BARRY, renter, Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
Ficknor E. W. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Chapin
TICKNOR L. F. fruit grower and mar-
ket gardener, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville ;
the subject of this sketch was born in
Broome County, N.Y., Aug. 13, 1825, and
removed to this county, March, 1858, and
has resided here since that time ; was mar-
ried June 3, 1855, to Flora, daughter of
John and Laura Thompson, of Cattaraugus
County, N. Y., born Oct. 30, 1827 ; this
union has been blessed by four children,
viz: Leroy L., Aug. 31, 1856, now in com-
pany with his father ; Flora Alena, Oct.
31, 1857 ; Elmer E., June 24, 1862, and
Harry M., Aug. 16, 1868; Mr. Ticknor, in
his early days, was brought up to the farm
and dairy, his father being an extensive
butter and cheese maker ; he also traveled
extensively through the South and West,
but since his settlement here has devoted
his industries specially to the growing of
fruit and vegetables, in which he has been
quite successful, and is the most extensive
grower of fine fruits in the county, with
perhaps one exception ; his grounds com-
prise forty acres, beautifully located, show-
ing evidences of the industry and able man-
agement of its owner on every hand
Ficknor Olney, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin
Ticknor Win. H. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Chapin
Tubbs Timothy, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.Chapin
TUKE WILLIAM, renter, Sec. 2. P.O.
Jacksonville. The subject of this sketch,
was born in Yorkshire, Eng., July 15, 1840,
and came to this country with his parents,
in 1851 ; married, Feb. 6, 1865, to Sarah,
daughter of Thomas and Sarah Stephen-
son, formerly of Yorks, Eng., born Aug.15,
1838. This union has been blessed by five
children : Gertie J., born March 16, 1866 ;
Mary Ann, Dec. 10, 1869 ; Charles, March
29, 1872 ; David, Nov. 3, 1873 ; and Em-
ma Belle, Nov. 23, 1875. Mr. Tuke en-
listed in Co. F, 33d I. V. I., Aug. I, 1861,
TOWN 15 NOBTH RANGE 11 WEST.
715
and was engaged in the battles of Vicks-
burg, Black River, Champion Hills, Mag-
nolia Hills, etc.; was discharged Oct. 18,
1864 ; rents no acres of land
OSCAR, farm hand,
Sec. 8, P.O. Chapin, fourth son of Theo.
Vanorman, born in Randolph Co., Ind.,
Jan. 24, 1850 ; removed West with his par-
ents when quite young, and lived in Iowa
and Kansas ; removed to Morgan Co. Jan-
uary, 1875 ; married May 22, 1874, to
Sarah, daughter of Andrew and Laurene
Barton, of Allen Co., Kansas, born May
22, 1857. This union has been blessed by
two children, viz.: Norah Ellen, born July
27, 1876; and Oscar Olaf, born Nov. 30,
1877
Vasey George, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Vasey John, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Vasey Peter, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jackson-
ville
VASEY RICHARDSON, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 27, P.O.Jacksonville,
fourth son of John Vasey, of Scalby.Yorks,
Eng., who came to this country 1849, set-
tling in this locality. The subject of this
sketch was born May 9, 1843, being only
six years of age at the time above referred
to; he has thus grown up, as it were, with
the county, and one whose interests are
closely identified with its growth and im-
provements ; married Aug. 20, 1877, to
Virginia Belle, daughter of John and Sarah
Gordon, of Lynnville, Morgan Co., born
Oct. 28, 1853. Mrs. Vasey's father, the
Hon. John Gordon, has twice been elected
by the Republicans as member of the State
legislature from this (39th) district, and
served them in a very able and satisfactory
manner. Immediately after their marriage
Mr. and Mrs. V. took an extended tour
through Europe, visiting England, Ireland,
France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and
many other notable places of interest, re-
turning after an absence of about four
months. Mr. Vasey, in addition to his
numerous travels abroad, has also been a
great traveler in this country, having visit-
ed nearly every State in the Union, inclu-
ding many of the Territories. He is now
the Democratic representative for member
of the legislature for this district, and agent
for the " Anchor Line " Steamship Co. He
has also contributed many valuable com-
munications to the press, and works of lit-
erature, such as essays, sketches of travels,
poetry, novels, etc., etc. The homestead
consists of 1 60 acres, delightfully located,
and he owns considerable other land in
the West
\W ANAMAKER GEORGE, dis-
* tiller, Sec. 10, P.O. Jacksonville. The
subject of this sketch was born in Rockland
Co., N. Y., June 7, 1841, and removed to
Morgan Co., January, 1867 ; has resided
here since that time ; was married Jan. 9,
1868, to Mrs. Sardelia Payne, of Jackson-
ville, born Oct. 7, 1843. Mrs. Wanama-
ker's father, Thomas Deaton, is one of the
oldest living settlers in this neighborhood,
having come here in 1820, and settled
within the limits of what is now Morgan
Co., and still resides at the old homestead.
This union has been blessed by three chil-
dren : Mary E., born July 16, 1869; How-
ard, May, 18, 1873 ; and Anna, Oct. 12,
1874. Mr. Wanamaker enlisted in Co. H,
33d Wis. V. I., on Aug. 12, 1862, and served
in the siege of Vicksburg, battles of Jack-
son, Nashville, and various other engage-
ments ; was discharged June 30, 1865. Mr.
W. devoted his earlier years of industry to
agricultural pursuits, and has held his pres-
ent position for five years
Ward William, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O Jack-
sonville
WELCH RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 18,
P.O. Chapin, third son of James Welch,
born in Scott Co., Dec. 2, 1856 ; removed
to Morgan Co. 1876 ; was married March
31, 1876, to Jennie, daughter of Alfred and
Mary Ann Slagle, who are among the
oldest settlers of Scott Co., born Oct. 18,
1855. This union has been blessed by one
child : Mary Lizzie, born Jan. 22, 1877
White F. M. carpenter, Sec. 15, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Wilder J. W. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Williams Charles H. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
Jacksonville
Williams Jacob H. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Jack-
sonville
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Williamson J. H. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Jack-
sonville
WILSON JOHN WM. laborer, Sec.
2O, P.O. Jacksonville, born in Missouri in
1843, and removed to Illinois in 1863, set-
tling in Morgan Co.; married April 28,
1869, to Martha, daughter of Hartley and
Mary Price, of Springfield, 111., born Jan.
14, 1841. This union has been blessed by
four children, viz.: William, born Aug. 3,
1869; Charles, Nov. 27, 1871 ; Eugene,
Feb. 20, 1873 ; Elone, July 29, 1877. In
1860, Martha Price (now Mrs. Wilson) ac-
companied her uncle to Liberia, where she
remained seven years. Mrs. Mary Shelby,
grandmother of Mrs. W., was born at Bal-
timore, April 15, 1801 ; she came to Spring-
field before Illinois was admitted to the
Union ; is one of the earliest living settlers
in the neighborhood, nnd relates many in-
cidents of the early settlement, when this
country was chiefly in the hands of the In-
dians ; this lady still lives with her grand-
daughter
BUSINESS CARDS.
EDSON WALTER A. breeder of Po-
land China Hogs a specialty. Sec. 13, P.O.
Jacksonville
MASSEY WM. S. breeder of horses
and Mules, and Berkshire hogs. Corre-
spondence solicited. Sec. 25, P.O. Box 203,
Jacksonville
RICHARDSON P. D. stock raiser.
Breeder of short horn cattle and Berkshire
hogs, Township 15, Sec. 28, P.O. Jackson-
ville
TICKNOR L. F. & SON, fruit grow-
ers and market gardeners, Sec. 10, five miles
west of Jacksonville ; choice varieties of
small fruits and vegetables a specialty ;
cabbage, tomatoes, celery, sage, and egg
plants in season
VYD
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
A BBOTT D. G. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
**• Bethel
Anderson Alexander, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O.
Chapin
Anderson Win. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Bethel
Anderson Wm. lab. Chapin
Ash Peter, miner, Neelyville.
Austin George, V. bricklayer, Chapin
D AKER JAMES, lab. Bethel
Barry George S. tel. opr. Chapin
Barry Wm. baggage master C.B.&Q. R.R.
R. & St. L. div.
Bath Wm. F. lab. Sec. 9, P.O. Bethel
Bennie Archibald, merchant, Neelyville
Bennie Wm. merchant, Neelyville
Bethel Mill, B. R. Moss, prop. Bethel
Biggers Richard, blacksmith, Chapin
Birch Wm. station agt. C.B.& Q.R.R., R.&
St. Louis div. P.O. Chapin
Blair Thomas, lab. Bethel
BLAKESLY EDMUND, wagon
maker, and carp. Chapin, residence Sec. n,
rep. liberal, born in Cattaraugu« Co., N.Y.,
Feb. 26, 1829. At the age of eight years
his parents took him to Peoria Co., 111.;
left there in 1854, having lived there sev-
enteen years; married Aug. 22, 1851, in
village of Cambridge, Henry Co., 111., to
Olive Adelia Lake, born in Geauga Co.,
Ohio, Nov. 7, 1830. Have six children liv-
ing : James O., born Aug. 22, 1854; Rolla
E., born April n, 1861; Ernest E., born
Oct. 25, 1862 ; Helen I., born Aug. 7,
1865; Lewis W., born April 8, 1868 ; Em-
ery J., born April 22, 1871 ; Charles A.,
born Oct. 9, 1852, died April 14 1862; El-
la M., born April 30, 1859, died Oct. 30,
1861. Mr. Blakesly left Peoria Co., going
to Mason Co., in 1854; lived there until
1861. His father's life was that of a regu-
lar pioneer, and he built his log hut of
puncheon, so known to the early settlers,
it was made of logs split by hand into what
was then used instead of boards. His
father's name is Parley E., born in Onon-
daga Co., N. Y., Sept. 14, 1805 ; died
G 2
July 17, 1870, in Mason Co. His wife was
Anna M. Adams, born in Onondaga Co.
He was robbed of $750, by a man whom
they became acquainted with while jour-
neying to Peoria Co.; having gained their
confidence he stole the money out
of their chest and left ; although captured
some time after, the identical money was
by him exchanged during his absence, and
no positive proof left to convict him. Then
he settled in Peoria Co., and lived there
most of his life ; went to Quincy to enter
land, and while there worked for his board
while waiting for his turn to enter. Mr.
Edmund Blakesly enlisted Feb. 7, 1865, in
Co. I, I48th 111. Inf.; was stationed in the
Cumberland Mountains, Tenn., most
of the time doing guard duty on the roads
and railroads ; was there at the time of
Lincoln's assassination ; lived three years
in Kansas; in 1874, he was there cleaned
out by grasshoppers
Botchlett William D. confectionery, Chapin
Bozarth John, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. I
Bozarth John C. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. i
Brewer William F. blacksmith. Sec.' 3, P.O.
Bethel
Brown William, miner, Neelyville
Brownlow Thos. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Chapin
Brownlow Thos. J. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.
Chapin
Brunck Elizabeth, wid. Jesse, Bethel
Burgesser William H. physician, Bethel
Burnham John K. physician, Chapin
Burns Robert, pastor, Prot. Methodist church
Busey James M. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Chapin
pALLAWAY SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 3,
^ P.O. Bethel
Gallon Dennis C. justice of the peace, Bethel
Castledine Frank, farmer, Sec. n, P.O.
Chapin
Chapin Lyman, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
II, P.O. Chapin
Chapman C. C. lab. Neelyville
Chapman Elijah, lab. Neelyville
Chapman Reily, lab. Neelyville
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MOKGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Cockrell William H. farmer, Chapin
Cody James, lab. Chapin
Cole William, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Bethel
Cook Susan, wid. Thomas, Chapin
Cooper J. D. & Son, general merchants,
Chapin
Cooper John D. postmaster and general mer-
chant, Chapin
Cox Lafayette, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Chapin
Crafton Samuel, butcher, Chapin
Cratz George, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel
CRAWFORD DAVID, farmer and
stock raiser, P.O. Bethel ; born in Nicholas
Co., Kentucky, March 26, 1819 ; married
1867 to Elizabeth J. Huddleson, born same
place, 1836 ; have one child, William H.,
born June 30, 1869; left Kentucky in 1828,
coming to this county with his parents, who
came to his present farm in 1830; he has
lived here ever since ; his father John,_and
his mother before marriage was Elizabeth
Huddleson, and was born in Kentucky ;
this family consisted of fourteen children,
only four now living : James N., P.O.
Muddy Creek, Colorado ; Perrecilla mar-
ried Robert Williamson, D.D., P.O. Sacra-
mento, California ; Emily Jane, married
James Hummer, D.D., P.O. Boliver, Mis-
souri ; Mrs. Crawford's father is David
Huddleson, and mother before marriage,
Melissa Bishop; children are Robert, Wil-
liam, Sarah A.. Elizabeth F.
Cunningham James D. station agt. T.W. &
W.R.R., P.O. Chapin
•p\ ALTON GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
*-* Bethel
Daniels William, farmer, Sec. 4, P, O. Bethel
Delaney William C. livery, Chapin
Dickens Joseph, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Bethel
Dillon John, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Chapin
Dickens William, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Bethel
Donnald Neil, miner, Neelyville
Dooley Samuel B. grain agt. Chapin
Drake John, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Bethel
Duckett Albert, carpenter, Bethel
Duckett Andrew J. carpenter, Bethel
Duckett Oliver, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Chapin
Duncan Andrew M. teacher Chapin
Duncan Samuel, road master R.I.St.L. £C.
Div. C.B. & Q.R.R.Co., Chapin
Dunn James, lab. Chapin
Dunn William W. farmer Chapin
T7 DMUNDSON MAHLON, farmer
*-• Bethel
Eiler Garrett B. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Bethel
Einstman F. & Co.
Elliott Thomas, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel
Elliot William, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Neelyville
English Julius, miner, Neelyville
Ethel Benjamin F. clerk, Bethel
Ethel Charles H. lawyer, Bethel
Ethel Hiram L. grocer, Bethel
Ethel John W. general merchant, Bethel
Evans John, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Bethel
PAHY JOHN, lab. Chapin
Flanders Lyman C. teamster, Chapin
Flynn James, barber, Chapin
Fox John H. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Chapin
Frakes Nathan, laborer, Bethel
French Charles, farmer and stock raiser,
Chapin
French Samuel, farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
2, P.O. Chapin
Fulton William, laborer, Chapin
/^ARBOTH JOHN, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
^ Bethel
Gillis Neil, laborer, Bethel
Gorman James, farmer, Neelyville
IT AM JOHN W. carpenter, Bethel
Hale Oromel B. saddle and harness
maker, Chapin
Hamilton John, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Bethel
Hamilton William, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Bethel
Hogan Frank, retired farmer, Chapin
Hogan Thomas, laborer, Chapin
HOLLIDAY CHARLES L. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Bethel ; born
in Allan Co., Ky., June 14, 1820 ; married
Jan. 17, 1841, to Margaret Taylor, born in
Nicholas Co., Ky., July 5, 1822; have eleven
children : Agnes, born Oct. 7, 1841, mar-
ried J. B. Bonebreak, have one child, P.O.
Exeter, Scott Co.; Mary S., born May 23,
1843, married William Anderson, have six
children : Oliver, George, Wesley, Horace,
Ida, and Eva, all living, at Bethel ; Laura
L., born Dec. 29, 1844, married Pierce
Lamb, have four children : Nellie, Wesley,
Ada, and Fannie B., living in Sheridan Co.,
Mo.; Melissa J., born Sept. 19, 1846, mar-
ried James Anderson, have two children :
Ella and Alfred, living at Bethel; James B.,
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
719
born Sept. 4, 1848, married Mary Bobbett,
have one child, an infant, not yet named,
living in T. 15 N. R. n West ; Charles R.,
station agent Neelyville, born Aug. 25,
1850, married Ruth Neely ; Willard W.,
born May 17, 1853, clerk in store of J.
Onken, Chapin ; Fannie B., born Dec. I,
1855 ; Ada F.. born Dec. 16, 1857 ; Maggie
T., born May 24, 1860 ; Anna K., born
Feb. 25, 1863. Mr. Holliday left Ken-
tucky, in Spring of 1828, going by wagon.
Twenty-six persons with seven wagons com-
posed his company ; they landed in Greene
County, near Whitehall, lived there two
years.then moved to Murrayville.then called
Elkhorn Point; this was after the fall of deep
snow, 1831 ; they crossed over the tops of
fences on the frozen snow, and when they
reached the house they had to shovel their
way ; here they remained six years, and
during this time he learned his trade of car-
penter and joiner, which he followed about
thirty years. Many a time at his lence
close to the house, the wolves rested their
paws against the boards and barked sav-
agely, and all stock had to be carefully
penned over night to avoid being devoured.
He remembers the sudden freeze of 1836 ;
his uncle, a physician, having called on a
patient across the prairie, his horse's legs
were almost covered with frozen lumps of
mud, and himself almost dead with cold.
He sold three hundred bushels corn to a
merchant (Kimball) at Morgan City for
eight cents in trade, carrying home the
proceeds in a sifter. In 1842, he got one
and a half cents per pound for dressed hogs
delivered at Meredosia, thirty-one cents for
wheat delivered at Exeter, 111.; chopped
wood for twenty-five cents a cord, boarding
himself : worked at his trade for fifty cents
a day, boarding himself
Holliday Charles R. station agent T.W.& W.
R.R. Neelyville
Holliday William, clerk, boards Kimball ho-
tel, Chapin
Hutches Mathew L. farmer, Chapin
T NGRAM ASA C. laborer, Chapin
Ingram Eve, millinery, Chapin
Ingram John M. plasterer and bricklayer,
Chapin
Ingram Nancy J. wid. William, Chapin
Ingram William, teacher, Chapin
TONES ALBERT, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.
J Chapin
ohnson Jason, laborer, Chapin
ohnson Jesse, laborer, Bethel
ohnson John T. mail messenger, Bethel
ohnson John W. foreman C.B.& Q.RR. Cha-
pin
T7"ARR Wl I.LIAM, laborer, Chapin
Kennett John, farmer, Morgan City
ienyon James, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Neely-
ville
[Cerlicks George E. blacksmith, Chapin
Kimball Lester, teacher, bds. Kimball hotel,
Chapin
KIMBALL MARCUS, proprietor of
Kimball hotel, Chapin ; born in Scioto Co.
(called French grant), Ohio, July 27, 1820 ;
married Catherine McPherson, born in this
precinct, June 13, 1831 ; have seven chil-
dren living : Lester, born Oct. 12, 1849;
Mary Agnes, born Sept. 30, 1851 ; Mar-
tha A., born Jan. 14, 1854; Ira, born Dec.
20, 1858 ; Caroline, born Aug. 28, 1861
(deceased) ; Zelika, born Aug. 5, 1864, and
Laura Bell, born March 20, 1868
Kinnett Isaac, farmer, Sec. ir, P.O. Chapin
KINNETT ISAAC B. farmer, Sec. I,
P.O. Chapin ; born in Claremount Co.,
Ohio, May 31, 1834; married Feb. 14,
1856, to Nancy L. Daniels, born Aug. II,
1833 ; have four children : Oscar F., born
Nov. 6, 1857 ; Rolla B.,born May n, 1862;
Elmer H., born Feb. 26, 1864, and Hardy
W., born Nov. 10, 1869; lost one: Mar-
tinett A., born Dec. 9, 1859, died Sept. I,
1863. When one year old his parents took
him to Hamilton Co., Ohio, where he re-
mained until eighteen years of age ; then
he came to this county March 2, 1852 ; was
a farmer all his life. His father is William
P., born in Brown Co., Ohio, Aug. 12,
1808 ; his wife was Ann Brown, born in
Claremount Co., Ohio, in 1811 ; their chil-
dren are : Isaac, Sarah, now Mrs. William
Knock, of Sangamon Co., 111.; John mar-
ried Mary Lamb, Morgan City, 111.; Wm.
E., physician, married Elizabeth Cave, liv-
ing at Palmer, Christian Co., 111. Mrs. Isaac
B. Kinnett's parents are Verin Daniels,
born in Mass., Nov. 7, 1797, died in
September, 1876, and Nancy W., daughter
of Mr. Barton ; she was born in
Mass, April 26, 1805, died July, 1871.
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
They have nine children : Mary A., now
Mrs.W. McAlister, of Jacksonville ; Buker,
married Sarah M. Turley ; William, mar-
ried Sarah Stilts; Nancy L., Samuel, Verin,
married Virginia English ; Warren, Theo-
dore, married Eliza B. Eads, now in Morri-
son, Whiteside Co., 111.; John, J. H. mar-
ried Martha E. Sharp, Jacksonville
Kinnett John, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Bethel
Kopp William, farmer, Neelyville
T AMB JOHN", farmer and stock
"^* raiser Morgan. Born in Mason Co.,
Kentucky, April 13, 1813; married, Sept.
14, 1837, to Caroline Ricketts, born in
Mason Co., Kentucky, April I, 1818. Have
eight children living : Mary F., born Sept.
21, 1838, married John Kinnett, living in
this village; Richard R., born Aug. n,
1843; Harriet, born March 1, 1846, married
John White, living in Chariton Co., Mo.;
America, horn June 30, 1850; Caroline,
born Oct. 28, 1852; Rachael Jane, born
Aug. 28, 1854; William, born Dec. 25, 1856;
Charles F., born May 27, 1862; John P.,
born Sept. 2, 1848, died Sept. 9, 1852;
James, born Sept. 10, 1848, died Nov. 4,
1876. Mr. John Lamb left Mason Co.,
Ky., Oct. 6, 1833; his occupation there was
farming; then he went to Franklin Co.,
Ind., where he remained eight years. The
first house they ever lived in was made of
puncheon floor; now they have a fine two-
story frame house, fronting T., W. & W.
R.R. track. Came to this county in Nov.,
1841; owns 220 acres land, value about
$11,000. Both he and wife, together with
five children, are members of Christian
Church
Lauson Orsen, laborer, Neelyville
Lewis Harry, butcher. Chapin
Libby Elizabeth, widow, Bethel
Libby William, teamster, Bethel
Lovett Samuel, laborer, Chapin
Lyle John H., blacksmith, Chapin
Lyles Rebecca, widow Henry, Chapin
JV/TACKEY MICHAEL, lab., Neelyville
Madden Julia, widow B., Neelyville
Mansfield Lawrence, laborer, Chapin
Mansfield Maria, widow James, Sec. 5, P.O.
Bethel
McClure Israel H., blacksmith, Chapin
McCormick Julia, widow James, Sec. 12, P.O.
Chapin
McDaniel Mary E., wid. Samuel, Chapin
McKavett Peter, laborer, Chapin
McKavett Stephen, laborer, Chapin
McKinney Frank P., druggist, Chapin
McSherry John, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Neely-
ville
Melville Charles, foreman, T.,W. & W. R.R.,
Chapin
Merriman John, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Neely-
ville
Mitchell Levi C., physician, Chapin
Morledge Charles, miller, Bethel
Moody Austin, meat market, Chapin
Moore John D., painter, Chapin
Morris George, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel
Moss Benjamin R., prop. Bethel Mill, Bethel
Mottholt William, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel
Mulready Thomas M., wagon maker, Chapin
Murphy Patrick, saloon and brick manufac-
turer, Chapin
Meyers Frederick, lab.. Sec. 4, P.O. Chapin
XTASH THOMAS, farmer, Sec, 2, P.O.
-^ Bethel
Nash William, farmer, Bethel
Neely James, retired merchant, Chapin
Nolan Daniel, laborer, Chapin
JOHN P., laborer. Chapin
^^ O'Hare John, miner, Neelyville
OSGOOD HENRY D., farmer and
stock raiser, Morgan. Born in Clairmount,
Cherier Co., N. H., Jan. 7, 1806; married
Nov. 21, 1837, to Sarah Springer, born in
Pennsylvania, died Feb. 9, 1871. At the age
of sixteen he left New Hampshire, going to
New York, following distilling all his life
until he settled in this county and com-
menced farming. In New York he remained
one year; then went to Upper Canada, re-
maining about six months; then to Boston.
Here he remained two years, clerking in a
grocery and wine store; then went to New
York City, where he remained about two
years, distilling; then went to Cincinnati,
where he engaged as keeper in the Insane
Asylum; then he went to Kentucky, engaged
in distilling three years ; then came to this
county, landing at Naples, and started a
distillery, but soon gave it up. This was
about 1836. In 1837 he went to Califor-
nia, remaining about four years. In 1861
he kept a store in Morgan, then called
Morgan City; then moved his store to
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
721
Bethel, where he was engaged in business
four years; then sold out and has lived in
Morgan, engaged in farming, ever since.
His adopted son, Charles H. Osgood, born
Jan. 8, 1836; married April 3, 1856, to
Giddie Rogers, born Aug. 15, 1838. Their
children are : Georgia Ann, born March 4,
'857; Walter H., born April 10, 1859;
Henrietta, born June 27, 1861; Henry D.,
jr., born October 31. 1866, died Nov. 4,
1866; Sarah R., born July 14, 1863, died
Dec. 6, 1871. Henry D. Osgood died Feb.
12, 1878 — 5:11 p.m. C. H. Osgood enlisted
Aug 5, I86i, Co. I, nth Missouri Infantry;
second lieutenant to first lieutenant in 1862;
in 1863 he was made captain. Was in the
following battles: luka, Miss.; was wound-
ed at Vicksburg in general assault; dis-
charged Aug., 1864
Ouken John, general store, Chapin
HENRY M., wa^on maker and
repairing, Chapin
Parker Samuel K., farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Neely-
ville
Park William H., carpenter and builder,
Chapin
Perry Joseph, farmer, Morgan City
Perry Joseph L., farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Chapin
Picket John, teamster. Bethel
Pratt James L., physician, Chapin
Pratt Orlando T. physician, Bethel
QUIGLEY MARGARET, wid. Dennis,
Neelyville
Quigley Patrick, miner, Neelyville
T3 EED JAMES M. blacksmith, Bethel
-^ Reed John, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Bethel
Rowen Jacob J. lab. Neelyville
Rusch John J. bakery, Chapin
Russell William, blacksmith, Bethel
Ryan Mary, wid. Patrick, Sec. 12, P.O.
Chapin
C ARGENT JAMES P. farmer and shoe-
"p maker, Bethel
Sargent John W. teamster, Bethel
Sargent Richard C. shoemaker, Bethel
Sappington Samuel, blacksmith, Chapin
Sellers Uriah, lab. Chapin
Sessions Elijah, barber and tailor, Bethel
Sherwood Raymund, station agt. T..W.& W.
Morgan City
Sullens Sarah, wid. Larkin, Bethel
Sullens Thos. teamster and farmer, Bethel
Sweteart Henry B. wagon maker, Bethel
'"TAYLOR JOHN T. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Chapin
THOMPSON ANDREW J. farm-
er and 'stock raiser, prop, of coal bank two
miles north. Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel. Born in
Ohio, Hamilton Co., Dec. 9, 1815 ; mar-
ried 1839, to Mary J. Whitaker, born in
Shelby Co. Have ten children : Laura,
Lewis, Emily, Julia, Effie, Louie, Frank,
Charlie, Edward, Harry
Thompson Andrew J. postmaster and farmer,
Bethel
Thorndike A. W. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Chapin
Tippit Archibald, lab. Bethel
Tippit Leroy, lab. Bethel
Tippit Hiram, lab. Bethel
Toomy Richard, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Bethel
Tunnel Stephen, farm lab. Bethel
Turner Butler, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel
WAN NEITER WILLIAM, laborer,
Chapin
Van Wey Charles, prop. Van Wey house,
Chapin
Van Wey House, Charles Van Wey, prop.
Chapin
ASHTON, farmer, Sec. 6,
P.O. Neelyville
Weinsberger George, lab. Neelyville
West Isaac, farmer, Bethel
Whisman John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Bethel
Wilkins Angeline, wid. John, Chapin
WILLIAMS ALFRED, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec I, P.O. Chapin. Born in St.
Lawrence Co., N. Y., Jan. 9, 1822 ; mar-
ried May 22, 1851, to Esther A. P. Bean.
born in town Readfield, Kennebeck Co.,
Maine. Have two children, both born in
this township: Joseph B., Aug. I, 1853;
Arthur C., Jan. 12, 1862. Julius S., born
April 14, 1852, died Jan. 24, 1856; Alfred
S., born March 10, 1857, died July 7, 1859.
Mr. A. Williams left New York in 1837,
coming to this county with his uncle, Seth
Witherbee, and attended school in Jack-
sonville about five months, then went to
Springfield, remaining one year, helping
his uncle at blacksmithing; leaving Spring-
field, he went with his uncle to the farm
called Chapin farm. Shortly after, he
started into threshing for the neighbors, he
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
being the only one at that time in Ac-
county who had the running of machines,
except the party who introduced the ma-
chine, and paid somewhere near $1,200
for the county right. At the age of twenty-
five years he took a vacation of six months
going East to visit his folks ; returning,
he bought an interest in the carding and
clothing works of Edward March; re-
mained in this business two years, then
bought his present farm in 1849 > nas live<:
here since. When Mr. Williams first cam r
here the county was wild and unbroken,
and he often hunted up cattle on horse-
back. He helped break up prairie soil
with hoises, on the present site of the vil
lage of Chapin. On the first passenger
train of the T..W.&W., Mr. Williams was
a passenger. Himself and wife are mem-
bers of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, situated just a quarter section
north of his residence. The congregation
is composed of the well-to-do farmers in
Mr. Williams' neighborhood. He now
holds the office of trustee of the church.
His father, Joseph, was born in Bridport,
Vermont ; he was about eighty years old
in 1877, and is now living in Fulton,
Whiteside Co., 111. His mother was Han-
nah Johnson before marriage, born in
Bridport, Vermont ; is a few months older
than her husband. A few years ago she
was sick, not expecting recovery, the entire
family met at her bedside ; this, the meet-
ing of all the family in one place, had not
occurred for over forty years ; she recov-
ered, and is still living, Mrs. A. Williams'
father is Joshua Bean, born in Readfield,
Kennebeck Co., Maine, about 1794, now
living at Chelsea, Mass., fifteen minutes'
ride from Boston, going north. His wife
was Abigail Pierce, born in Westbrook,
Maine, died Aug. 31, 1876; was about
eighty-four years old at her death. The
children of this family, now living, are :
Angeline, born Sept., 1818, married Samuel
Higgins, now living in Wellfleet, Mass.;
Esther A. P., wife of A. Williams, subject
of this sketch ; Joseph P., born Sept., 1830,
married Ellen P. Pratt ; Albina L., born
about Dec., 1834. Mr. Alfred Williams'
father's family consisted of the following
children, now living : Maria, born, Aug.
25, 1819, married Milo '.Jones, living at
Fulton, 111.; Sanford, born Jan. 2, 1824,
married Laura Marshall, living at Kewa-
nee, Henry Co., 111.; Marion, married
Reuben Myers, now living in Morrison,
Whiteside Co., 111.; Amasa, married, living
in Michigan; Linas, married Elzina Wil-
liams, living in Whiteside Co., 111., Union-
ville township ; and Alfred, subject of this
sketch
WILLIAMS JOSEPH B. farmer.
Sec. I, P.O. Chapin
Williams Rebecca, wid. Sylvester, Chapin
WILLIAMS TJEL, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Chapin, born in Addi-
son Co., Bridport, Vermont, April 12, 1808;
married Dec. 15, 1831, to Elizabeth M.
Lee, born in same place, May n, 1813.
Have three children living : Elzina, born
March 30, 1833, married L. Williams, liy-
ing in Whiteside Co., 111., near Morrison ;
Harriet J., born May 7, 1843, married Wil-
liam Markham, and have three children
living ; Effie, aged eight ; Thomas, aged
five; Emma, aged three. Charles C., born
Nov. 5, 1849 ; Mary E., deceased, was wife
of Oliver Hat field, leaving three children:
Walter R., Cora G., Minnie, they are living
in Pike Co., 111. Mr. Williams came to
this county by wagon, together with six
others, all the way from Vermont, being
six weeks on the road, landing at
Jacksonville, Sept. 26, 1834, where
he remained a few months. Lived in
present village of Lynnville seven years,
then moved to this farm, and has lived here
ever since ; has been a farmer his entire
life. He remembers when the T..W.&W.
R.R. was first built ; this was when he
moved on his farm. He owns no acres,
value about $75 an acre ; owns twenty
acres in Missouri, value about $15 an acre.
In politics he has always been Republi-
can
Woodruff David M. baggage master T..W.&
W.R.R., P.O. Chapin
Wroe Nancy, wid. George, Chapin
Wroe Dolph, agt. Chapin
Vf ORK JOHN E. merchant, Bethel
TOWN 15 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
723
BUSINESS CARDS.
KIMBALL HOTEL, Marcus Kim-
ball, prop. Chapin, 111., situated between
T..W.&W. and the R.& St. L. div.of C..B-
& Q.R.R. Rates $1.00 a day. Opened
for the purpose of accommodating the trav-
eling public stopping over to make connec-
tions. Stop at this house and you will be
satisfied
THOMPSON A. J. farmer and stock
raiser, and coal miner, prop of coal bank
on Sec. 33, township 16 N., R. 12 West
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
A DKINS SOLOMON, farmer, Sec. 6,
O- P.O. Ashland
Adkins William S. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Ash-
land.
ID AGON JOSEPH, farm hand, Sec. 29,
P.O. Prentice
Bailey John, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
Ball James P. farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Prentice
Bennett C. J. farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. Pren-
tice
Bennett R. E. farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. Pren-
tice
Bennett William J. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Pren-
tice
Berry M. S. farmer, Prentice
Bleuler Charles, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Pren-
tice
Bleuler Ernest A. student 111. college, Sec. 17,
P.O. Prentice
Boston John, blacksmith, Prentice
Breaker August, farm hand, section 19, P.O.
Prentice
Breeding Alfred, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Pren-
tice
Brooks George, farm hand, Sec. 9, P.O. Pren-
tice
/-^ARRINGTON W. M. farmer and
stock dealer, Sec. 32, P.O. Alexander ;
was born in this county in 1846, and was
married to Alice Tincher, in Oct. 1869 ; she
was born in Sangamon County in 1850;
have three children living, Claud M., Clin-
ton F., and John M.
Clark Erastus, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Prentice
Costin William H. farmer, Prentice
Creed Eli N. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
Creed James M. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
Creed Samuel D. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
Creed W. W. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Prentice
Creed William H. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Pren-
tice
Creed Wintson, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
TT\ANIEL CHARLES T. grocer, Pren-
tice
Daniel Summers, postmaster and wagon-
maker, Prentice
DAVIDSON W. F. teacher, Sec. 18,
P.O. Prentice ; was born in Alabama in
1832 ; came to this county when an infant ;
his parents then moved to Macoupin Co.,
where they remained until he was sixteen
years old, when they returned to this coun-
ty, where he has lived since ; married Mary
Seymour, Aug. 22, 1859 ! sne was born in
this county in 1838 ; have two children
living, Hattie L., Alice G.; and Marcus
M., who died May 8, 1871 ; has been
township treasurer
Dewees James P. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Alex-
ander
Douglas Nelson, laborer, Prentice
Dudleyson James, farm hand, Sec. 18, P.O.
Prentice
T7 LMORE J. J. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Pren-
E' tice
"CHARMER SAMUEL, farm laborer, Sec.
6, P.O. Prentice
Flinn Edmond M. farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
Flinn Elizabeth widow, Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice
Flinn Francis M. engineer, Prentice
Flinn Franklin M. stock dealer. Sec. 6, P.O.
Prentice
FLINN H. W. farmer and stock dealer,
Sec. 29, P.O. Prentice ; was born in this
precinct in 1837, and has always lived here ;
married Elizabeth Stout in 1866 ; she was
born in this county in 1845 ; have two
children living ; his father, Z. W. Flinn,
was the pioneer of this precinct ; he was
born in North Carolina, and came to Ken-
tucky, and then to this county in 1818,
where he died Dec. i, 1868 ; owns 400
acres valued at $20,000, and is one of the
largest stock dealers in this county.
(~*RAFF WASH, farmer, grain and
^•* stock dealer, Sec. 9, P.O. Prentice ; was
born in Kentucky, Feb. 22, 1826 ; came to
this county in 1834 ; went to California in
1849 ; returned to this county in eighteen
months, and has lived here since ; married
Alma Rinda F. Flinn, June 18, 1851 ; she
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 8 WEST.
725
was born in this county March 29, 1833,
and died Nov. 8, 1864, leaving six children ;
married Elizabeth F. Owen, March 29,
1865 ; she was born in this county ; have
two children ; owns over 1,500 acres valued
at $75,000 ; holds the office of justice of
the peace
Graff William, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Prentice
TT ALL PATERSON, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Prentice
Hogan John, R.R. laborer, Prentice
Holmes Perry, lab. Sec. 7, P.O. Prentice
Hudspath Ralph, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Pren-
tice
Hudspath Sarah widow, Sec. 5, P.O. Prentice
Hudspath William G. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
Prentice
TT'ENNEDY WILLIAM, farm hand, Sec.
"• 29, P.O. Prentice
Kirby Alice Mrs. dressmaker, Prentice
Kite William, carpenter and painter, Prentice
ALONE JACOB B. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Prentice
MANCHESTER DAVID, farmer,
Sec. 6, P.O. Prentice. Was born in War-
ren Co., N. Y., in 1798, where, until he
was about 17 years old, worked at the lum-
ber business, marketing his lumber in
Quebec. He went to Fort Duquoin, in
Pennsylvania, where he bought a skiff and
rowed to Shawneetown ; went on foot to
Miner Burton, below St. Louis, where he
worked in a lead mine two years. Went
on foot to St. Louis, where he worke I in a
livery stable four months for five dollars a
month, when he came on foot to this coun-
ty, and settled in this precinct with less
than a d liar in his pocket. Times were
very hard; he split 500 rails for a pair of
shoes; the leather was tanned in a trough
by Kasbier, and the hair not half removed.
Raised cotton, which he took to Beards-
town and traded for cloth to make his
clothes. Was fifer in the war of 1812 un-
der Gen. Strong and Capt. Spencer; saw
the battle of Plattsburg, and was discharged
after thirty days' service. Was in the
Black Hawk war through the whole cam-
paign with Gen. Taylor, Jeff Davis, and
Lincoln, and member of Col. Ewing's spy
battallion, Capt. Lindsley, and under the
immediate command of Gen. Atkinson, and
mustered out of service by Major Anderson
of Ft. Sumter fame. Started for Mexico as
chief musician under Gen. Hardin ; was
taken sick at Alton, and sent back to Jack-
sonville, where he was discharged. Made
and burned a kiln of brick in 1835. Mar-
ried Ethie Linda Cox in 1825; she was
born in Henry Co., Va., in 1803; have four
children living : Thomas J. Louisa, Van
Renselaer and Jerome; lost five : Nancy,
Ellen, Elizabeth Jane, David, and Jo-
sephine
Manchester Van Renselaer, farmer, Sec. 6,
P.O. Prentice
Mann William H. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Pren-
tice
Massey Annie A. Mrs. seamstress, Prentice
Massey Charles E. farmer, Prentice
McGill A. Mrs. widow, Prentice
Mclntire B. W. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Pren-
tice
Mclntire Malinda Mrs. widow, Sec. 19, P.O.
Prentice
Miller Jacob N. carpenter, Prentice
Minter Martin, laborer, Prentice
Minter Uriah, laborer, Prentice
Moore C. L., tel. opr. and station agt., Pren-
tice
Mow Fredrick, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Prentice
XTEVINS MARTIN L. teacher, Sec. 7.
IN
P.O. Prentice
/^VBRIEN JOHN, R.R. lab., Prentice
^-^ Ong J. L. miller, Prentice
OWEN W. C. farmer and stock dealer,
Sec. 4, P.O. Prentice. Was born in Haw-
kins Co., Tenn., in 1819; came to Indiana
in 1830; to McDonough Co., 111., in 1836,
and to this county in 1842. Wife was
Mary Jane FliVm; she was born in this
county, Jan. I, 1824; she was the second
child born in this township, and was mar-
ried in 1840; have seven children living :
Elizabeth F., James, Josiah W., Damaris
E., Almrinda F., Ann E., and Mary E., and
one dead — Joseph. W. C. owns 3.475 acres,
valued at $172,720. When he came here
in 1842, he went in debt for the first 80
acres, and he may now be classed as one of
the best and most successful farmers in this
and Sangamon Counties, the result of his
own industry
PEARSON FRANCIS Mrs. widow, Sec.
* 7, P.O. Prentice
726
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
•D OBINSON GEORGE W. farmer, Sec.
•*^- 19, P.O. Prentice
Reed James, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Prentice
Robinson Harrison, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Prentice
Robinson Joel, retired farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Prentice
Robinson William, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Prentice
CIMS LEWIS J. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Prentice
Smith John C. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Prentice
Smith Samuel, engineer at grist mill, Pren-
tice
Stublefield Calvin, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Alex-
ander
Stublefield Joseph, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.Alex-
ander
Swain Joseph B. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Pren-
tice
Swain Thomas, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Prentice
'Y'
•*•
HOMPSON GEORGE W. farmer, Sec.
20, P.O. Prentice
Thompson William M. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Prentice
WAN NOY CAMILUS R. farmer, Pren-
* tice
VIRGIN JOITN", farmer and judge of
the county court, Sec. 20. Was born in
Greenup Co., Ky., Sept. 16, 1830. Was
raised in Ohio; came to Menard Co., 111.,
with his father, John H. Virgin, in the Fall
of 1851, and in the Spring of 1859 settled in
Morgan County. Was married Oct. 16,
1856, to Miss Mary E. Gibbs; they have
six children, namely : Charles F., Hattie
E., Clara M., Annie, Ella, and John
\WELCH EDWARD, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O.
** Prentice
Whightman Martha, widow, Prentice
Wilkes John, lab., Sec. 7, P.O. Prentice
Wright Abram W. teacher, Prentice
EDWIN A. tel. opr., Prentice
GEORGE W. farmer, Prentice
BUSINESS CARD.
GRAFF WASH., justice of the peace,
Prentice, 111. Legal documents of all
kinds carefully drawn and executed. Par-
ticular attention given to collections, and
returns made on day of payment.
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
A DAMS GEO. W. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.
Sinclair
Adams Joseph, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Sinclair
Anderson Charles E. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O.
Sinclair
Armstrong Allen B. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Prentice
Armstrong John M. cooper, Jordanville, P_.O.
Prentice
Armstrong Joshua L. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Liter
Armstrong Thomas, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Liter
Armstrong William, retired farmer, Sec. 10,
P.O. Prentice
•DALDWIN JAMES L. laborer, Yates-
ville, P.O. Prentice
•Baldwin William A. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Prentice
Beach Samuel, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Liter
Bellatta Charles, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bellatta Charles A. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
Bellatta Edward M. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
Bennett Charles, farm hand, Sec. I, P.O.
Prentice
Bennett Elizabeth Mrs. seamstress, Yate?-
ville, P.O. Prentice
Bennett Isaac, retired farmer, Yatesville,
P.O. Prentice
Bergfield Fred. William, farmer, Sec. 29,
P.O. Sinclair
Bess James W. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Bergfield William, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Sinclair
Bingman James H. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Sinclair
Bingman Samuel, farmer, Sec. 27, Sinclair
Bogan James H. farm hand, Sec. 4, P.O.
Philadelphia
Bogan Patrick, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Brown A. J. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Sinclair
Brown Andrew, farmer, Sees. 2O and 17,
P.O. Sinclair
Brown Andrew J. farmer, Sec. n, P.O.
Prentice
Brown George, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Brown James R. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Sinclair
Brown Jesse, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Brown Jesse P. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Sinclair
Brown Logan, farmer, Sec. 20. P.O. Jackson.
ville
Brown T. farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Prentice
Brown Tyre, farmer, Sees. 17 and 20, P.O.
Sinclair
Brown Tyre S. farmer, Sees. 17 and 20, P.O.
Sinclair
Brown William, retired, Sec. II, P.O.
Prentice
Brown William H. Sec. 16, P.O. Sinclair
Brown William Mrs. widow, Sec. 16, P.O.
Sinclair
Brunk John T. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Philadel-
phia
Buchannan Joseph, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Liter
Burkam M. E. Mrs. widow, Yatesville, P.O.
Prentice
S. wagonmaker, Sec 17, P.O.
-x Sinclair
Cain S. C. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Sinclair
Cain William T. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Sinclair
Carney Edward, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Carney Francis, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Carney Michael, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Gary Catherine, widow, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Gary James, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Casey E. R. Miss, seamstress, Yatesville,
P.O. Prentice
Cavanaugh Patrick J. farmer, Sec. IO, P.O.
Prentice
Cavender David, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Sinclair
Chandler John, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Liter
Charles Jackson, farmer, Yatesville, P.O.
Prentice
Clapp W. E. farmer and constable, Jordan-
ville, P.O. Prentice
728
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COFFMAN GEORGE W. farmer,
P.O. St. Clair Station; was born in Indiana
July 18, 1843; came to Morgan County in
the Spring of 1844; was married April 18,
1867, to Miss Russia Rice
Coker Dennis, farm hand, Sec. 9, P.O.
Sinclair
Coker John, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Prentice
Collins James, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Pren-
tice
Collins Patrick, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Pren-
tice
Colson Francis M. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Sinclair
Colson Margaret, widow, Sec. 16, P.O.
Sinclair
Colston William, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Sinclair
Comford Patrick, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cooper William, lab. Yatesville, P.O. Pren-
tice
Cotton Andrew, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Liter
Craven Oscar J. farmer and stock raiser, Sec.
28, P.O. S'nclair
Craven S. H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Sinclair
Crum John W. farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 2,
P.O. Ashland
Crum James A. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Liter
Crum Matthias M. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Liter
Crum W, W. farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Prentice
•p\ADISMAN MADISON, farmer, Sec. i,
*-' P.O. Prentice
Davis Charles, R.R. lab. Sec. 12, P.O.
Prentice
Davis D. W. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Liter
Davy Francis, farmer, Sec. 4 P.O. Phila-
delphia
Dawson N. E. blacksmith, Sec. 13, P.O.
Prentice
Decker C. M. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Prentice
Dinwiddie S. W. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Liter
Dudhope Peter, lab. Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
T7LDRIDGE ALLEN, farmer, Sec. 21,
Jr* P.O. Sinclair
Eldridge Thomas, farmer, Sec. i, P.O.
Prentice
Elgin Melvin, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Sinclair
Elmore John C. harnessmaker, Sec. 23, P.O.
Prentice
Elmore Julius, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Prentice
Elmore S. Peter, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Prentice
Elsome George, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.Sinclair
Emerick Andrew J. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Prentice
EMMERSON RICHARD W. far-
mer, Sec. 32, T. 16, R. 9, P.O. Jackson-
ville; was bom in this county in 1844;
went to Iowa in 1847, where he lived until
1870, when he returned to this county, and
settled on the farm where he was born, and
now lives; married Addie Swain, in 1872;
she was born in this county,' in 1849; have
one child: Irvin T.
r^AGAN WILLIAM, cigarmaker, Sin-
clair
Fitzpatrick Edward, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Prentice
Flinn Colby C. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
Flinn Daniel, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Prentice
Flinn Rayl, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
Flood Edward, farmer, Sec. IO, P.O. Pren-
tice
Flood James, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Prentice
Fogarty Denis, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Liter
Foster James M. laborer, Sec. 21, P.O.
Sinclair
Fox Elisha T. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Sinclair
Fox Noah B. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Sinclair
Fox Thomas, retired farmer, Sec. 28. P.O.
Sinclair
Fox Samuel L. farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. Sinclair
Fox Thomas H. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.Sinclair
PAULENA MRS. carpet weaver,
-* Yatesville, P.O. Prentice
Garis Frederick, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Ashland
Goodall Jane, widow, Sec. 22, P.O. Sinclair
Goodall Thomas N. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Sinclair
Govair E. M. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jackson-
ville
TT ALL JAMES, lab. Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
^* Halligan John, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Liter
Hamilton John A. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter
Hamilton Lewis H. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Hart Francis, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Sinclair
Hashey Edward, farm hand, Sec. 35, P.O.
Sinclair
Helwig Henry, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Henderson William, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
Ashland
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
729
Hickman John S. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Sin-
clair
Hoban Thomas, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Hodgson Christopher, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Sinclair
Hodgson Isaac R. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Sin-
clair
Hodgson John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Prentice
Hodgson Mark, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Prentice
Hodgson Mathew, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Prentice
Hodgson William M. carpenter, Sec. 22, P.O.
Sinclair
Holmes Allen, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
Holmes Amos, farmer. Sec. 12, P.O, Prentice
Holmes Isaac, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
Holmes William, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Sin-
clair
Hopper George, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Sinclair
Hopper Hassell, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Sinclair
Hopper James P. farmer and blacksmith, Sec.
32, P.O. Sinclair
Hopper Philip H. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Sin-
clair
HOPPER THOMAS, farmer and
stock-raiser, Sec. 16, P.O. Sinclair. The
subject of this sketch is a native of England,
born Aug. 30, 1808. He was united in mar-
riage to Miss Jane Poaet in 1835 ; eleven
children : Ann, born April 14, 1836 ; John,
April 9, 1837 ; Hassell, Feb. 22, 1840 ;
Jane, born Dec. 29, 1838 ; Richard, May
16, 1842; George, Dec. 19. 1843 I Hannah,
June 30, 1845; Thomas W., born Nov. 13,
1846; James P., born June 29, 1848;
Charles, born June 13, 1850; Phillip H.
March 31, 1852. Mr. H., who heads
this sketch, was a butcher in England for
twenty-one years, coming to this country
in 1856, he has since followed farming, and
like all English people, is known for habits
of industry, and owns ninety acres
Hubbs John, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter
Hubbs Willis A. retired farmer, Yatesville,
P.O. Prentice
Hynes Lydia widow, P.O. Prentice
Hyslop J. T. farm hand, Sec. 25, P.O. Prentice
TRVIN HENRY, farmer, Sec. n, P O.
•*• Prentice
Irvin Ira, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Prentice
Irvin Lewis J. farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Prentice
Irvin Malinda widow, Sec. II, P.O. Prentice
Irvin William, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Prentice
JORDAN ISAAC L. farmer, Sec. 3. P.O.
J Prentice
Jumper Samuel, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Sinclair
Jordan Sarah widow, Sec. 3, P.O. Prentice
T AHE THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
-^ Liter
Lahe Thomas, jr. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Liter
Lamkeuler Henry, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Liter
Larabee Hart, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Larabee W. Herbert, farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Prentice
Latham Samuel C. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Prentice
Latham W. J. farmer, Sec. 12. P.O. Prentice
Lewis Henry W. farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O.
Prentice
Lewis James R. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sinclair
Lewis John H. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Sinclair
Lewis William, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sinclair
Lewis William M. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sin-
clair
Lindsey Elizabeth S. widow, Sec. 18, P.O.
Liter
Lindsey Wickliff, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Liter
Lindsey Winfield S. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Liter
Lockhart John, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Liter
Longworth Francis J. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Prentice
Longworth James, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Sin-
clair
A/TADDOX S..T. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
*•**• Prentice
Maddox Thomas H. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Sinclair
Mahon Francis, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Sinclair
Mahoney Michael, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Liter
Martin James H. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
McCarty Edward, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Liter
McCauley Emily, widow, Jordanville, P.O.
Prentice
McDaniel Silvanus, carpenter, Yatesville, P.
O. Prentice
McGowan William T. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O.
Prentice
Merica William M. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Liter
Miller Hannah, widow, Sec. P.O. Prentice
Miller Hugh J. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Miller Virgil C. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Sinclair
730
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
A/TAULTY JAMES, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O.
Sinclair
Newell Thomas, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O, Pren-
tice
JOHN G. teacher, Sec. n, P.
^ O. Ashland
OARROTT C. W. farmer, Sec. II, P.O.
-*• Prentice
Parrott Cyrus W. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sin-
clair
Parrott Elias S. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sinclair
Parrott Jefferson, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sin-
clair
Parrott John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Sinclair
Parrott Samuel W. farmer. Sec. 14, P.O. Sin-
clair
Parrott Sarah, widow, Sec. 14, P.O. Sinclair
PARROTT W. J. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 14, P.O. Prentice ; Mr. Parrott
was born in Fayette County, Kentucky,
Dec. 6, 1842 ; his father, R. ! ». Parrott was
born in 1812 ; a native of Kentucky, who
there married Miss Sarah Bonham, of
whose antecedents little is known ; in 1829
the family set foot in Morgan County, and
located a short distance from what is now
the village of Yatesville ; for many years
the head of the family met every discourage-
ment of pioneer life, with that manly for-
titude peculiar to a Western people, and
when the unbroken prairie gave place to
cultivated fields and farms, he went steadily
forward to a successful career; W. J. who
heads this sketch, grew to manhood in
Morgan Co. ; received the usual education,
and turned his attention to farming ; March,
31, 1875, he was united in marriage to Miss
Jennie A. Martin, of Mason Co. ; by this
marriage two children, Martin and Willis ;
Mr Parrott owns 40 acres
Paul Charles, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Liter
Paul George T. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O/ Liter
Paul Jerome B. carp. Yatesville, P.O. Pren-
tice
Paul J. M. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Liter
Pierson Jasper, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Prentice
Pratt L. C. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
"D AY MARY A. widow, Yatesville, P.O.
Prentice
Ray Felix G. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Sinclair
Reeve F. L. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Sinclair
Reeve Henry L. blacksmith and station agt.
Sinclair
Richardson S. D. lab. Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Riggall William, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Sin-
clair
Riley Samuel J. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Ashland
Rogers James farm hand, Sec. I, P.O. Pren-
tice
Ronan Miles, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Prentice
Rose Oliver P, carpenter, Sec. 26, P.O. Sin-
clair
Rufus Christ, farmer. Sec. 25, P.O. Sinclair
Ryman J. G. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Prentice
CAGE WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O
•^ Prentice
Sample Douglas, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Pren-
tice
Sample William, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Pren-
tice
Sharp Siliman H, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Shuff Jesse L. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Sinclair
SIMS LEWIS, farmer and stock raiser,
Sec. 19, P.O. Prentice. The subject of
this sketch is the oldest son of W. W. Sims,
who was born in Kentucky, in 1810; was
one of the first settlers of Morgan Co., and
who married in this county in 1833 Miss
Mary Hall, the marriage ceremony taking
place in a brick dwelling erected by Aquilla
Hall in 1820; it was said at that day to be
among the most substantial buildings be-
tween Morgan Co. and St. Louis ; Lewis,
who heads this sketch was born in Morgan
Co., July 8, 1836 ; at an early age he em-
barked in the stock business, in which he
evinced much talent, and placed himself on
an equal footing with John T. Alexander,
Jacob Strawn, and others ; in 1865 Mr.
Lewis was married to Miss Lizzie Welch,
a daughter of Hamlin Welch, a resident of
Jacksonville ; by this marriage two children,
Van W. and Felix G. ; Mr. Sims owns 196
acres, a valuable property.
olatten Dangerfield, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Sinclair
Smith Charles L. farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Pren-
tice
Smith John, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Prentice
Smith John, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Sinclair
Smith Joseph, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Smith Joseph W. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Prentice
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 9 WEST.
731
SPAL.DING HORACE A. public
teacher in former years, but now a resident
of Township 16 Range 9 ; is a native of
Vermont, born in 1802. His father, Wright
Spalding, a native of Connecticut, moved
with his family to New York in 1807, and
there followed farming. The subject of
this sketch remained on the farm up to his
seventeenth year ; liberally educated, he
then became a teacher, pursuing this voca-
tion until he attained his thirty-fifth year,
when he came to Morgan County, and
taught school for a number of years in
Jacksonville. In 1826, Mr. Spalding mar-
ried Miss Elvira M. Ladd, a native of Hav-
erall, N. H.; this marriage was blessed
with two children : Wm. Wright (not liv-
ing), Martha Louisa, married Samuel
Jumper, a farmer and resident of this
township ; children born of this marriage :
Natie L., Edward A., John A., Sarah E.,
George, Frank, and Alice C., last named
not living. Mr. S. has also one adopted
daughter, Harriet, who married Morris
Laupher, now living in St. Paul, Minn.
Stewart William, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Pren-
tice
Stice James, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Sinclair
Slice William, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Sinclair
Stockton Jacob, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Sinclair
Stockton Joseph A. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Sinclair
Stockton Keziah, widow, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
Liter
Stockton Morgan, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Stockton T. B. farm hand, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter
Stockton T. S. farm hand, Sec. 28, P.O. Sin-
clair
Swain George R. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Sin-
clair
'y AYLOR ALVIN E. farmer Sec. 33, P.O.
Sinclair
Taylor Fountain E. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Sinclair
Taylor James A. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Sinclair
Taylor Sarah Ann, widow, Sec. 31, P.O. Sin-
clair
Taylor William, farm hand, Sec. I, P.O.
Prentice
Taylor William, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Sinclair
Taylor William jr. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Sin-
clair
THOMPSON GEORGE W. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Prentice.
The subject of this sketch is the oldest son
of William M. and Matilda Thompson.
William Thompson was born in Ireland ;
in his fourteenth year, he accompanied his
parents to America ; from New York, on
arrival in the new world, he made his way
to Pennsylvania, where he became a farmer;
during the year 1838, as near as can be as-
certained, he settled in Morgan County on
farm property ; some years from this date,
he was united in marriage to Matilda Rob-
inson, a daughter of Joel Robinson ; of
eight children born of this marriage, four
are living : Mary Ann, Sarah E., John E.,
and George W. Mr. Thompson has been
a resident of Morgan County since the date
mentioned; through industiy he has accu-
mulated wealth and position ; the promi-
nence occupied in agriculture has in nowise
detached from his kindness of heart and
sympathetic nature. George W., son of
William, a patron of this work, was born
in Morgan County, where he received a
liberal education ; Jan. 9, 1878, he was
united in marriage to Miss Myra Black ;
Mrs. Thompson was born near Jackson-
ville, Morgan County
Tigner J. L. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
Tigner W. C. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Prentice
Travis David, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Trotter John, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Liter
Trotter John M. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Sin-
clair
Trotter Joseph A. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Sin-
clair
True Thomas J. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Sin-
clair
True John P. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Sinclair
Turner John W. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Vir-
ginia
WAUGHAN MOSES F. farmer, Sec. 5,
V P.O. Liter
VIRGIN JOHN", farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 20, P.O. Prentice. The above-
named gentleman was born in Greenup
Co., Ky., Sept. 16, 1830. His father, John
H. Virgin, was born in 1796, in Fayette
Co., Pa.; from boyhood to manhood he fol-
lowed agricultural pursuits; in 1818, he
was united in marriage to Miss Margaret
Hughes, by whom he had six children :
Ely, not living ; Mary, unmarried ; Geo.
732
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
W., Eliza A., Enslow, Maria, who married
Lewis Bennett ; Margaret R., who married
E. J. Davis; in 1851, John Virgin sr. moved
with his family to Menard Co., 111., where
he followed farming up to the time of his
decease, which occurred in 1858 ; his wife
survived him six years. John, who heads
this page, and whose courtesy and liberality
is well known, passed many years of his
life in Ohio and Menard Co., 111., and in
1859, came to Morgan County; in 1856, he
was united in marriage to Miss Mary F.
Gibbs, a daughter of William Gibbs, of
Menard County ; by this marriage eight
children, six of whom are now living: and
whose names are : Charles F., Hattie E.,
Clara M., Anna, Luella, and John ; Maria
L. and Eveline, not living. Inclosing this
brief sketch, it will be well here to men-
tion Mr. Virgin is one of our wealthy citi-
zens and prominent agriculturists, owning
400 acres; in 1873, he was elected county
commissioner, and re-elected to serve in
1876
Wagoner Thomas, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Jacksonville
Wakely Thomas, physician, Sinclair
Wakins William F. blacksmith, Sec. 28, P.O.
Sinclair
Walker Alexander, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Sinclair
Walker B. H. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Lancaster
Walker J. E. farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Lancaster
Wallace Jane, widow, Sec. 17, P.O. Sinclair
Warfield Joshua, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Liter
Warfield L. L. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Liter
Warters Joseph, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Sin-
clair
Weekley Osmas, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Prentice
Wheeler Sandford, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
White Perry, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O, Sinclair
Wilhite William H. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Liter
Wilks Joseph, lab. Yatesville, P.O. Prentice
Willett Samuel, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Prentice
Willett Taylor, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Prentice
Williams Edward E. farmer, Sec. 3 P.O.
Prentice
WILLIAMS J. W. teacher, Sec. 3,
P.O. Prentice. Was born in Virginia in
1833 Came to Macoupin County in 1835
and to this county in 1867. Has been
teaching since he was 18 years old
Williams T. R. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Sinclair
Williamson John A. farmer, Sec, 7, P.O. Liter
Willson George, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Willson James, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Liter
Wiswell A. B. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Wiswell George T. painter, Sec. 3, P.O.
Prentice
Wiswell W. M. farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Liter
Wollner William, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Jack-
sonville
LEWIS, farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Prentice
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 1O WEST.
A LLISON JOHN, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O.
"^^ Jacksonville
Allison John M. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Allison Wm. H. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Angell Thomas, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Ausemus Andrew J. farmer, Sec 18, P.O.
Arcadia
T) AMBROOK JOSEPH, farmer, Sec. 30,
P.O. Jacksonville
Barr Luther, farmer, Sec 16, P.O. Arcadia
Barrowclough Joseph, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
Bawser David, retired, Sec. 22, P.O. Liter
Bawser Eli, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Liter
Baxter J. of Baxter & Berry, Liter
Baxter & Berry, general store, Liter
Beavers George, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Liter
Beavers Robert, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Liter
Beavers William, retired, Sec. 13, P.O. Liter
Bedingfield Henry, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O.
Virginia
Berry Charles T. farmer, Sec. 24, P. O. Jack-
sonville
Berry Columbus J. farmer, Liter
Berry J. C. of Baxter & Berry, Liter
Berry Henry, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Berry Richard, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
BERRY WILLIAM M. farmer, Sec.
25, P.O. Jacksonville. Was born in Mary-
land, July 23, 1796, and settled in Morgan
County in 1829. He was married to Jane
Sharp in 1829, in Tennessee. She was
born in that State in 1815. They have
raised six sons and six daughters, all of
whom are living. He owns farm of 221
acres six miles northeast of Jacksonville
Birdsell Peter D. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Birdsell Thomas R. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Jacksonville
H 2
Black John M. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Black John W. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Black Pachy H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
BLACK SAMUEL Sr. farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 23, P.O. Jacksonville;
was born in Augusta County, Virginia,
July 2, 1798; he moved to Kentucky with
his parents in 1809; he was then eleven
years old; came to Illinois in 1825, and
settled in Sangamon County, and in 1828
came to Morgan County; he has lived on
the same place ever since; was married
Feb. 20, 1822, to Mildred Gaines, who was
born in Charlotte County, Virginia, Oct. 4,
1802; they raised ten children, four sons
and six daughters, three of whom are dead;
Mr. Black is one of the pioneer settlers in
Morgan County; he is now in the 8oth
year of his age
Black Samuel W. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Blackburn Edwin, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Blackburn Joseph, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Blimling John, farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Blimling John jr. laborer, Sec. 33, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bourn Fownes, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
BOURN JAMES, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Jacksonville; born in Worcestershire, En-
gland, March n, 1838; emigrated to Can-
• ada in 1857, and lived there till 1859, then
came to Morgan County; first settled in
Jacksonville, and lived there three years;
he then purchased the farm where he now
lives; was married to Mary Ann Richards,
in Jacksonville, Dec. 28, 1861, who was
born in London, England, May 10, 1841;
she came to America in 1857; their chil-
dren are: James H., born Aug. r, 1863,
734
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
\ and died Nov. 27, 1864; George E., born
Jan. 27, 1866; Amelia H., Sept. 12, 1873;
owns farm of 120 acres; has served four
terms as school director, is also clerk of
the Board
Bourn Thomas, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bourn William, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bourn William, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bowen Joseph, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Liter
Bridgman Columbus, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Arcadia
Bristow Garrett, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Arcadia
Butsch August, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
S~* HAT WELL THOMAS, teacher, Ar-
^"' cadia
Cline Henry, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Arcadia
Cline Henry, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Arcadia
Clark Albert C. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Liter
Clark Harden, Sec. 21, P.O. Liter
Clark Jason, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Arcadia
Clark William, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Liter
COE ALFRED, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Liter; born near Waverly, Morgan County,
April 3, 1844, and has lived in the county
all his life; was married, March 10, 1870,
to Judy A. Gaines, who was born in Me-
nard County, Aug. 28, 1840; they have
three children, named Minnie W., born
July 9, 1871; Edward A., Feb. 6, 1874;
and a son not named, born Oct. 7, 1877;
Mr. Coe served three years in Co. G, lOist
Regt. 111. Vol. Infantry
Colby Martin, brickmaker. Sec. 2, P.O. Liter
Coker George, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Liter
Coker Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Couchman Benjamin F. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Arcadia
Cowden Prescott, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Cox Charles, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cox Harden, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Cox Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Craig John W. physician, Arcadia
Crum John W. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Liter
Crum Samuel H. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Liter
Crum William H. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Liter
"P)ANIELS V. jr. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Jacksonville
Decker Hiram, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Arcadia
Daniels John J. H. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Jacksonville
Dodsworth Richard, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Liter
Dinwiddie James, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Arcadia
Dinwiddie John T. farmer, Arcadia
Dollear Albert, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Dougherty William, laborer, Arcadia
Douglas Henry, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
DOWNTAEST AZAEL, post-master
and wagonmaker, Arcadia; born in Mason
County, Kentucky, May 19, 1819; first
came to Illinois, October, 1837, and settled
near Edwardsville, Madison Co.; moved
to Missouri, and lived there ten years, and
then returned to Kentucky; remained there
eight years, when he returned to Missouri
for nine years, and came to Morgan Co.
Feb. i, 1865; was married to Lucinda C.
Shepard, May 25, 1854; she was born in
Kentucky, May 20, 1828; they had three
children; Willie is the only one living; he
was born Feb. 7, 1867
Dunavan Jesse M. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Jacksonville
Dunn Thomas, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
*-*
NGLISH FRANK W. farmer, Sec. 34,
P.O. Jacksonville
English Job W. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Ennis Samuel C. farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Liter
Ericson John, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Arcadia
T^RANCES THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 5,
P.O. Arcadia
Friday Herman, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
RAINES RICHARD C. farmer, Sec. 23,
^ P.O. Liter
Gaines Richard F. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Liter
Gaines William, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Liter
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
Garrett Samuel, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Garrison William, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Gilpin Henry, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Liter
Goodpasture Wm. farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Liter
Govia Emanuel, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Govia Cieorge, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O, Jackson-
ville
Govia John, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jacksonville
TTADEN JOSEPH G., farmer, Sec. 34,
^ P.O. Jacksonville
Haese F. Gustav, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hall Alexander, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hall John S., farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter
Hall Nelson, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Liter
Hammond J. T., farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Liter
Harrison John, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jack-
sonville
HARBISON THOMAS, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Jacksonville.
Born in Morgan Co., 111., July 23, 1836,
he has lived in this county all his life, with
the exception of two years he spent in
Iowa; was married to Mary Atkinson, Dec.
13, 1864. She was born in Jacksonville,
May 6, 1842. Their children are, George
W., born Sept. 2, 1865 ; John L., Aug. 9,
1867, and died in June, 1871; Hattie A.,
born Aug. I, 1874. Owns farm of 85
acres; has served as school director and
road supervisor
HARRISON WILLIAM H., farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 31, P.O. Jacksonville.
Born in Morgan Co., 111., July 31, 1849, nas
lived in the county all his life; was married
to Drucilla S. Black, Jan. 21, 1874. She
was born in Morgan Co., Oct. 27, 1852.
Their ch klren are, Arthur M., born Nov.
ii, 1874, and died Aug. I, 1875; Edith S.,
Jan. 17, 1877. Owns farm of 80 acres
Hatfield A. Mrs., Sec. 11, P.O. Liter
Henderson Jackson, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
Liter
Henderson Jeremiah, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Arcadia
Henderson Josephus, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Arcadia
Henderson Madison, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Arcadia
HENDERSON DAVID G., farmer,
Sec. 17, P.O. Arcadia. He was born in
Hampshire Co., Va., Aug. 23, 1796; moved
to Ohio with his parents, and in 1825 came
to Illinois; first settled in Greene Co., and
came to Morgan Co. April 2, 1826; he
married Mary Henderson (his cousin),
April 22, 1822. She was born in Hamp-
shire Co., Va., Nov. 27, 1796, and died
Sept. 15, 1872. They raised thirteen chil-
dren— six sons and seven daughters; there
are three sons and two daughters living
HENDERSON PERRY, farmer,
Sec. 9, P.O. Liter. He was born in Iowa
in 1853, and settled in Morgan Co. in 1861;
he was married to Mary F. Sylvester in
1873. She was born in Hancock Co., 111.,
in 1854. They have one child, named
Ellis E.; he was born in 1876
Hickman Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.-
Jacksonville ,
HICKMAN ISAAC, farmer, Sec. 32,
P.O. Jacksonville. Born in Staffordshire,
England. Mr. H. is one of the early
settlers of Morgan Co., having lived in the
the county about forty years. He married
Sarah Dunn; she was born in Staffordshire,
England, and died June 16, 1877; no
children; owns farm of 160 acres
Hickman John J., farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Hickman Samuel, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Higold Charles A., grocer and justice of the
peace, Arcadia
Higold George H., clerk, Arcadia
Horton Frederick B., farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Jacksonville
Hudson Andrew, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Liter
Hudson Isaac, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Liter
Hudson James W., farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Liter
Hurst W. S., farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Arcadia
JOHNSON BARBARA MRS., Sec. 8,
P.O. Arcadia
Johnson James W., farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
Arcadia
Tones Charles, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Liter
Jordan Charles W., farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville
Jordan George H., farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Jordan Martin, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jackson-
ville
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JORDAN WILLIAM S., farmer,
Sec'. 31, P.O. Jacksonville. Born in St.
Clair Co., 111., May IO, 1803. About the
year 1810 he moved with his father, James
Jordan, to Pike Co., Mo.; in the Spring of
1822 he settled in Morgan Co., 111.; in 1832
he enlisted in the Black Hawk war; was
married to Eliza Hill, Nov. 2, 1830. She
was born in Pennsylvania, Jan. 18, 1807,
and came to Jacksonville in 1828. Their
children are, James, born Nov. 6, 1831;
John F., Jan. 22, 1834; Henry B., Dec. 24,
1838, and died March 5, 1863, while in the
army, at the hospital at Nashville, Tenn.;
William H., born May 20, 1840; Mrs.
Sarah J. Blackburn, Aug. 2, 1843; Mrs.
Eliza E. Craig, July 6, '1845; George H.,
Feb. 21, 1847; Charles W., Aug. 12, 1849.
Robert and Mary died in infancy. Owns
farm of 230 acres. Mr. Jordan is member
of M. E. Church. His father, James Jor-
dan, served in the Revolutionary war
TT'ENNEDY NAT. L., farmer, Sec. 5,
-"•*• P.O. Little Indian
T AMBERT JOHN, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
Lanham Pleasant, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Larson John, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Liter
Laurie George, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Laurie John, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Lindsey Joseph, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Lindsey Margaret Mrs., Sec. 15, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Liter Abraham, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Liter
Liter Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Liter
Liter Jesse, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter
Liter John H., farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Liter
Liter Jonas, farmer, Liter
LITER JOSEPH, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 2, P.O. Liter; born in Bourbon
Co.. Ky.. in 1815, and settled in Morgan
Co. in 1839; he was married to his cousin,
Catherine Liter. She was born in Fayette
Co., Ky., in 1830. Two children, Mary E.
and John W.; owns farm of 245 acre's
LOAR GEORGE, farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 18, P.O. Arcadia
TX/TARTIN CHARLES W. farmer, Sec.
^*- 24, P.O. Jacksonville
MATTI1VGLY SHELTON J. far-
mer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter; he
was born in Washington County, Ky., June
22, 1817; in the Fall of 1824, settled in
Morgan County, nine miles north of Jack-
sonville; Mr. Mattingly has buried three
wives, and eight children; he owns a farm
of 120 acres
McDonald John, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Ar-
cadia
McFillin James, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Liter
McGee Samuel T. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
McKee George, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Liter
McKee Joseph, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
McKee Keturah Mrs. Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
McMillen Archibald, B. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Jacksonville
Merica Jacob, cabinetmaker, Arcadia
MILLS JOHN, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Jacksonville; born in Rochdale, Lancashire,
England, Oct. 9, 1837; was married to
Anna Pond, in 1860; she was born June 15,
1837, and died Sept. 21, 1861; he emi-
grated to America in 1863, and first settled
in Philadelphia; from 1864 to 1867, was
engaged in the Quartermaster's Depart-
ment, at Nashville, Tenn., and then re-
turned to Philadelphia; in 1871, settled in
Chicago, and lived there till 1875, when he
came to Morgan County; he has been
living in this county ever since
Mitchell Aaron, Sec. 26, P.O. Jacksonville
Moody Thomas H. jr. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Jacksonville
Murphy Franklin, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O.
Jacksonville
Myers John, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Liter
1\T EDHAM WILLIAM, farmer, Sec.
34, P.O. Jacksonville
Neil John F. blacksmith, Arcadia
Neil William, farmer, Arcadia
Nelthorpe John, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Jack-
sonville
JOHN" W. farmer and stock
raiser, Sec. 19, P.O. Jacksonville
PATTERSON ALEXANDER, farmer,
Arcadia
Peters Nathaniel, farmer, Arcadia
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 10 WEST.
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Peterfish A.W. farmer, Liter
Peterfish John R. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Pherigo George A. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Jacksonville
Pherigo James, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Phillips John R. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Porter James H. farmer. Sec. 13, P.O. Liter
"DATLIFF RICHARD A. farmer, Sec. 9,
*** P.O. Liter
Ray Thomas A. farmer. Sec 9, P.O. Arcadia
Redman Rebanus, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
Reed Andrew, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Liter
Reed William L. farmer, Arcadia
REID JOlTNr M. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Jacksonville; son of John B. A. Reid, who
is one of the old settlers of Morgan County;
John M. was born in Jacksonville, Aug. 7,
1855, and has lived in this county all his
life; was married to Julia E. Williamson,
Nov. 21, 1876, who was born in Morgan
County, Jan. 2, 1857
Reid Thomas J. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Rexroat Henry H. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Rexroat William B. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Rexroat Zachariah, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Richards John P. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Richards Thomas, farmer. Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Richards William, Sec. 27, P.O. Jacksonville
Richardson Josiah D. wagonmaker, Arcadia
Roberts Jerome C. farm hand, Sec. 9, P.O.
Liter
Roberts Joseph J. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.Jack-
sonville
Robinson George, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Robison Elizabeth Mrs. Sec. 26, P.O. Liter
Robison Samuel, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Liter
Robison Theodore S. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Liter
Robson George, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
Routt Francis M. lab. Arcadia
Rucker John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
Rucker P. Mrs. Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
Rudisill Henry, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Arcadia
Rudisill Daniel H. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Ramsey John, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
C AFLEY ANDREW J. lab. Arcadia
•^ Schaffer Alfred, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Jacksonville
Schaffer Henry, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sears Jonathan, Arcadia
Sharp Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sharp Tilman H. farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
Shield Sarah Mrs. Sec. 6, P.O. Arcadia
Shield Thomas, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Arcadia
Shuff Oliver, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Arcadia
Smith John, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Smith John, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Smith John jr., farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Smith John F. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.Jackson-
ville
Smith Joseph C. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sorrill Henry, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Sorrill Henry jr., farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sorrill Thomas, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Sorrill William, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Stanley Lamdon M. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Liter
Stegall James, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Arcadia
Stevenson James, farmer, Liter
Stout John, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Liter
Stout Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
HTEDDER JOHN, farm hand, Sec. 36, P.
O. Jacksonville
Tendick Peter, farmer, P.O. Jacksonville
Thompson John, Arcadia
Thompson Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.
Arcadia
Thompson Louis V. farmer, Arcadia
Tinsley Josiah, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Liter
V
AUGHN GEO. W. farmer, Liter
\XrALKER BENJAMIN F. farmer, Sec.
VV
17, P.O. Arcadia
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Walters Harvey, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Webb Thomas, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Welsh Peter, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Jackson-
ville
White Tunis, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Wilhoit Benjamin, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Liter
Williams Samuel, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Liter
Williamson William I. farmer. Sec. 19, P.O.
Arcadia
WILSON JOHN M. farmer, Sec. 17,
P.O. Arcadia ; he was born in Gallatin
Co., Ky., Jan, 14, 1815, and came with his
father to Morgan Co., in 1823 ; unmarried ;
his father, James Wilson was born in
Pennsylvania Oct. 23, 1772, and died Aug.
24, 1858 ; he mamed Bridget Custer May
3, 1796 ; she was born in Virginia, Dec.
1775, and died May 8, 1851 ; they raised
twelve children, five of whom are still liv-
ing
WILLARD, farmer, Arcadia
BUSINESS CARDS.
DOWNTAIN AZAEL, post master
and wagon maker, Arcadia
HARBISON THOMAS, farmer and
stock raiser, Sec. 31, Township 16, Range
10 West, P.O. Jacksonville
HARBISON WILLIAM H. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 31, Township 16,
Range 10 West, P.O. Jacksonville
LOAB GEOBG-E, raiser of Berkshire
swine, cattle, etc., Sec. 18, P.O. Arcadia
MATTINGLY SHELTON J.
Sec. 9, nine miles north of Jacksonville, P.O.
Liter
OGLE JOHN W. raiser of Berkshire
swine, cattle, horses, etc., etc., Sec. 19, P.O.
Jacksonville
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
A BERNATHY JAMES H. farm-
*^^ er, Sec. 27, P.O. Concord. Was born
in Van Buren Co., Iowa, Sept. 28, 1853;
married to Miss Emma Kershaw, Dec. 23,
1873; she was born on the farm where they
now live, Jan. 6, 1854; have two children :
Arthur Allen and Eva Gertrude. When
he was about seven years old, his mother
died, and he was bound out to a farmer; he
left him after a few years; kept on farming
till "71, when he came to Concord about the
loth of August. He visited Iowa several
times before his marriage. He has a fine
farm, and raises large numbers of cattle
Ater Basio, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Ater Jacob, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Concord
Ater Jas. J. farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Ater Nancy, widow James, farmer, Sec. 12,
P.O. Arcadia
Ater William, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Arenzvilte,
Cass Co.
Angel John, farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Antles Freman, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Con-
cord
Ayers Theop, carpenter, Concord
TDAKER FREDERICK, farmer, Sec. 7,
' P.O. Concord
Bebout Frederick, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Con-
cord
Beeley Joseph, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Birch Eli, carpenter, Concord
Blimbling Casper, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Blimbling George F. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O.
Jacksonville
Blimbling Jacob, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Blimbling John F. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Bobbitt Drury A. teamster, Concord
Braner Catherine, widow John, Sec. 14, P.O.
Arcadia
Braner Elias, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Arcadia
Braner George, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Arcadia
Braner George W. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Braner John, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Arcadia
Braner John, farmer. Sec. 14, P.O.Arcadia
Braner Peter, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Arcadia
Braner Simon, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Braner Stephen, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Brennan Edward, farmer, Concord
BRIDGEMAN HEZEKIAH, re-
tired farmer, Concord. Was born in
Withe Co., Va., Jan. 18, 1797. Married
there Aug. 4, 1820, to Miss Jane Brown,
born same place, Jan. 16, 1797; had nine
children; lost two— Franklin, born March
3, 1822; Mary, Aug. 29, 1823; Martin, Nov.
6, 1825; John, Aug. 27, 1827; James, June
3 1829; Isaac, May 20, 1831; Rhoda, July
4, 1834; William, July 18, 1836; died July
14, 1839; his wife died Feb. 26, 1847; mar-
ried again to Miss Leah Deaton, born in
Va.; had two children, living : Martha,
born March 10, '51, and Eliza, April 14,
'53; his second wife died April 21, 1853;
married again to Mrs. Nancy Brown born
inWitheCo., Va., March 10, 1802; nochil-
dren by her; she had eleven children by
her first husband, four living now — James
Washington Brown, born Nov. 23, 1824;
Andrew Jackson Brown, Jan. 30, 1830;
Napoleon B. Brown, Oct. 21, 1833; Mary
Brown, March 19, 1838, now Mrs. P. Kiser.
He came to this county in the Fall of 1830
with a team and $14 in money — a poor
man, and by hard work at farming and
prudent management has become inde-
pendent. He quit farming twenty years
ago, settling down in Concord, living
on the interest of his money. Though 81
years old, his memory of early days is vivid ;
there is no man in his neighborhood who
appreciates a joke and laugh as much as
" Uncle Kiah ;" his conversation is pointed,
racy, and interesting, bristling with anec-
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dotes of early days. The genuine interest
he takes in the welfare of those surround-
ing him, and the public spirit he shows in
affairs concerning Concord and the neigh-
borhood, have given him the name of
" Uncle Kiah " far and wide
BRIDGEMAN JOHN, deceased,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 10, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co. Born in Virginia, Aug. 27,
1827; married June 28, 1855; have one son
living : Henry A., born on this farm, June
19, 1857; married July 18, 1875, and have
one child : John William, born Sept, 30,
1876. Mr. John Bridgeman was one of the
county's earliest settlers; his death hap-
pened some thirteen years ago. He once
held the office of constable. Mrs. John
Bridgeman's father is Aaron Henderson,
born in Virginia, and married a Miss Sarah
Bowles, also born in Virginia. Mrs. J.
Bridgeman owns 265 acres of good land,
vilue about $10,600
Bridgeman Samuel, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Con-
cord
Bridgeman Virginia Mrs. farm, Sec. 24, P.O.
Concord
Bridgewater Hannah, wid. William, Sec. 26,
P.O. Jacksonville
Bridgewater Henry, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Jacksonville
Brown Felix G. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Con-
cord
Brown Franklin, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Con-
cord
Brown George P. farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Con-
cord
BROWN JAMES M. was born in
Tennessee, May 22, 1825; married Oct. 6,
1847, to Miss Sarah Ann Buxton ; had six
children : James Franklin, Felix G., Satah
Abigail, George P., Mary Jane, and Charles
Oscar, dead. He is one of the oldest set-
tlers in this township; his parents moved
here in 1830. In 1831 his father was killed
in digging a well; his mother married
again, making the home uncongenial to
him; he faced the world alone when 18
years old, and is to-day among the wealthy
farmers of this county. In 1857 ne bought
his present place. Politically he is a
staunch Democrat
Brunk Christopher C. farmer, P.O. Concord
Brunk George, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Concord
BURBANK EDWIN S. farmer, Sec.
27, P.O. Concord. Was born in Mass.,
Aug. 16, 1825. He came to Cass Co. in
1853; married in Beardstown, March 31, .
1853, to Miss Caroline Shaw, born in
Maine, Jan. 22, 1822; had five children :
Howard D., born Dec, 27, 1853; Carrie
M., March 12, 1855; Frank E., Feb. 27,
1857; Ida May, Sept. 27,1859; Sarah Jane,
May 6, 1860. His wife, at Mrs. Leonard's
house, at Concord, Aug. 31, 1873, was
burned fatally by a spark from the stove
setting her dress on fire before help could
be rendered. She died there on Sept. 16,
1873. Married again April 5, 1876 in St.
Louis, to Miss Ada St. John De Haven,
who was born in Beardstown, June 24,
1854; has one child by her : Arthur W.,
born Aug. 23, 1877. The present Mrs. B.
is a niece of Lieut. Edwin DeHaven, com-
manding the original Arctic expedition, in
which Dr. Kane was surgeon, but getting
snow blinded after his first voyage, he re-
tired, and died in Philadelphia, Dr.
Kane getting all the credit. Mr. Burbank
enlisted in the roist Regiment, Co. B, and
was with his regiment through the entire
war. In '64 he received a sunstroke, after
which he was a great portion of the time
in commissary department. Joseph Shaw,
Mr. Burbank's father-in-law, was born in
Maine, Jan. 21. 1794; he came to this
county in 1830, and died in 1867. His
father, Dana Burbank, born in Mass., Jan.
18, 1796, manufactured paper in his native
State, came to Scott Co. in 1868, and died
May 6, 1876
Burbank Frank E. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Con-
cord
/~*ARE JAMES L. farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
^•^ Arenzville, Cass Co.
Chamberlain Elizabeth, widow, Concord
CHARLSWORTH GEORGE,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 3, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co. ; born in Yorkshire, Eng-
land, Aug. 18, 1826 ; married Nov. 28,
1852, to Mary Kenworthy, born in York-
shire, England, Nov, 26, 1831 ; have five
children living, Anna L., born in Cass Co.,
111., May, 18, 1857 ; Joseph T., born Feby.
16, 1860, on this farm ; John W., born
March 5, 1863, on this farm ; George L.,
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
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born July, 15, 1868; died March, 28, 1871;
Mary L., horn Sept. 22, 1871, on this farm;
James Richard, horn May, 17, 1874, on this
farm ; Mr George Charlsworth left Eng-
land in 1849 I prior to this time he was on
his father's farm, farming and weaving be-
ing his occupation at the time; he landed
in Boston, 1849; went to Lowell, Mass.;
here his employment was that of weaving,
and remained six months ; in Oct. 1849, he
went to Peacedale, R. I. ; remained here
three years, engaged as weaver ; then he
went to Westerly, Conn. ; here he remained
one year ; occupation during this time,
weaving ; then he settled in Cass Co. in
1854, near his present place; moved to his
present farm Nov. 10, 1859
CONOVER JAMES, farmer and
preacher, born in Woodford Co., Ky., Oct.
12, 1804; married June 5, 1828, to Miss
Martha M. Reding; born in same county,
Dec. 24, 1812 ; had nine children : Richard
A., born Dec. 28, 1831 ; Alvina, Jan. 10,
1835 ; she was thrown from a buggy going
to the fair in Cass Co., 111., dying from her
injuries, Nov. I, 1875 ; Henry Clay, Sept.
16, 1838 ; Mary C., Aug. 8, 1841, now Mrs.
M. D. McMannus, living with them ; Eliza
Ann, Jan. 20, 1845, died Oct. 6, 1845 ;
Thaddeus, Dec. 18, 1833, died in his in-
fancy ; Charles Clinton, April 28, 1847,
died Feb. 9, 1857 ; Martha Helen, Oct. 6,
1849, novv Mrs. Normal Eurton ; James
Scholey, April 25, 1853 ; all his children
live near Peculiar, Mo., with exception of
Henry Clay, who lives near Butler, Bates
Co., Mo.; Mr. Conover came to Illinois
landing on Jersey Prairie, eight miles north
of Jacksonville, Oct. 18, 1827 ; he was farm-
ing there till 1855 ; the first Lord's day in
Feby. 1831, he, his wife, and others, thir-
teen in all, organized the first " Christian
church " in this county, if not in Illinois,
he taking an active interest in its welfare ;
he was a deacon from its organization, and
ordained a preacher a few years after,
preaching from that time till 1855, when he
moved to Eureka. Woodford Co., 111. ; he
was appointed immediately after his arrival,
trustee of the college (Eureka college), and
soon after elder of the church there, holding
both appointments till July, 4, 1868, when
he moved to Pleasant Hill, Cass Co,, Mo. ;
he was farming there as in Illinois ; the
town Peculiar was started soon after he
settled, only two miles from his farm ; he
there found a small church organization;
preaching there during his stay of five
years ; leaving there he returned to Con-
cord, Nov. 18, 1873, since which time he
has been living a retired life ; he is at pres-
ent an elder of his church, and still preaches
occasionally, waiting contentedly to be
called by Him, for whom he has worked
during life
COOPER ARMSTRONG, farmer.
Sec. 22, P.O. Concord ; born in Roan Co.
East Tennessee, March, 23, 1812 ; he came
to this county Nov. 3, 1835 ; was married
Oct. 8, 1838, to Miss Mary Silcox, born in
Tennessee, March, iS, 1818 ; had ten chil-
dren : Eliza Jane, born Oct. 29, 1840, now
Mrs. F. Roberts ; Azariah Coffman, Dec.
18, 1842, died 1853 ; William Henry, Sept.
15, 1844; Mary Ellen, born Oct. 31, 1846,
died 1855, was Mrs. Orlando Pratt ; John
Armstrong, Sept. I, 1850, died 1853; Aman-
da C., Oct. 3, 1852, now Mrs. Bailey
Rexroat ; Albert and Robert, March 10,
1855, both died same year; James .Buch-
anan, Aug. 23, 1856; Edward Scott, July,
17, 1860, died 1862 ; he first came to Jack-
sonville where he opened a family grocery
store, sold out, and came to Concord, and
in 1845 he entered the land he now lives
on ; has been school director and super-
visor of roads seven terms ; politically he
has always been a Democrat, though in
county elections, the best men on either
side would always be his choice
COOPER WILLIAM HENRY,
farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Concord ; was born
in Morgan Co., Sept. 15, 1844; married
Oct. 18, 1874, to Miss Carrie M. Burbank,
born in Morgan Co., March, 12, 1855 ; have
two children, Perry Howard, born March,
4, 1876 ; Cora May, Aug. 24, 1877 ; was
born and raised here ; farmed with his
father till his marriage ; politically he has
always been a Democrat ; was elected
school director of District No. 5 last April
Cowder Stephen, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Cowdin Frank P. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Cowdin P., farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Jacksonville
Craig Moses H. farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Con-
cord
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Craig Nancy Jane, widow Noah, Concord
Craig Robert, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Concord
Crocker Ulrick L, blacksmith, Concord
CULLIMORE THOMAS M. M.D.
P.O. Concord ; born in Carrollton, Greene
Co., Illinois, Nov. 22, 1849; graduated at
the University of the City of New York in
187?
Y) ALEY PATRICK, blacksmith and
^^^ wagon maker, Concord; was born in Tip-
perary Co., Ireland, March 16, 1837 ; left
Ireland Sept. 1851 ; landed in New York
in Oct. the same year; then went to New
Salem, where he learned the trade of black-
smith, and worked nearly three years ;
moved to Pennsylvania; stayed there till
1855; then went to Auburn, N. Y., and
was married June 15. 1856, to Miss Bridget
Carey, of Watertown, N. Y. ; she was born
in Ireland ; had five children by her, lost
two ; those living are: James, born at
Skaneateles, N. Y., June 17, 1857 ; Nora,
born at Chapin, this county, Jan. 24, 1859;
Michael, born at Bethel, this county, Feb.
2, 1862; his wife died June 9, 1875 ; mar-
ried again to Mrs. Rebecca Hamilton, who
was born in this county, Oct. 22, 1845 ; has
one child by her, John Carl, born here, Aug.
5, 1877 > her maiden name was Rebecca
Webb; was married to Noah Hamilton,
May 5, 1864 ; has two children by him,
Arthur Hamilton, born Feb. 27, 1865, and
Charles Hamilton, born Feb. 12, 1867 ; Mr.
Daley came to Chapin Aug. 1858, engaging
in his trade till 1862 ; enlisting in the loist
Illinois, Co. "E;"at Holly Springs, was
captured and paroled, sent to Memphis
five days after, on the 3ist Dec. ; steamed
up the Mississippi on the " Creole;" at
island No. 34, she struck a sand bar ; after
forty-eight hours futile attempt, were trans-
ferred to steamer Curlew ; making Cairo,
there they waited till the " Creole " came
and arrived at St. Louis ; a trip he will al-
ways remember ; he was exchanged Jan.
1863 ; rejoined his regiment, skirmishing
around in Western Kentucky and Tennes-
see, till Sept., thence to Louisville and
Bridgeport, Ala.; at latter place he was till
Oct. 28 ; was in a fight at Owahatchie; re-
mained in Lookout valley till Nov. 23 ;
was in battle of Mission Ridge ; wintered
in Bridgeport, Ala. till May, 1864, thence
to Chattanooga, and then "going through
Georgia ; " was in the battles of Rocky
Face, Resaca, in the charge on Kennesaw
Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, and at the
siege of Atlanta ; remained in the city a
few weeks ; was in Savannah six weeks ;
then on to Richmond ; the war closed, he
was mustered out in Washington, June 7,
1865 ; discharged in Springfield, June 25,
1865 ; went back to Chapin, at his old
business, and came here in 1874, carrying
on the business at the present time
Dalton James W. farm hand, Sec. n, P.O.
Concord
Daub Christian, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Daub Conrad, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Arenzville,
Ca-s Co.
Daub John, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
DEAN LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Concord ; was born in St. Albany, Vt., Sept.
12, 1811, where he was raised and worked
on a farm till 1830; in 1830 he left home, and
travelled in the States of New York, New
lersey, Ohio, Missouri, and Virginia; he
taught school in all, but Ohio ; the Fall of
1838 he settled in this county, teaching
school that fall and winter for six months;
he took an active part in organizing and
dividing this township into school districts ;
in 1844 he was elected township trustee,
which office he held for ten years, being
elected four times in succession; in 1839
he entered his land, and was married June
2, 1839, to Miss Maria Ratcliff, who was
born in Louisa Co., Va., 1 868 ; had four
children: D wight, born March, 1844, who
enlisted in the nth Illinois cavalry, Co.
" B," in Nov. 1861, and died a few months
after at Camp Butler; Lucy, Sept. 1842,
died Oct. I, 1862 ; Susannah, Sept. 1846,
now Mrs. Henry Suger, and Josiah, July,
1857; his wife died April 13, 1860; he
married again April 3, 1862, to Miss Eleanor
Richhart, born in Ohio in 1826; had one
child by her, Nathan, born April 29, 1863,
died Sept. 1873 ; the first pork he sold was
in Jacksonville, 1841, at $1.75 nett per
hundred ; the first corn he hauled to Mere-
dosia in 1843, at 12)4 cents per bushel ;
his nearest neighbors then were Henry,
John, and Thomas Park, Archibald Mel-
lon, William Moss, Adam Gaddis, and
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
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Robert Kershaw, all good men ; politically
he has always been a democrat
Decker James M. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Deitrich Daniel, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Con-
cord
Deitrich Samuel, farmer, Sec, 30, P.O. Con-
cord
Dewees Cornelius, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Dickerson Wilmer W. constable, Concord
Diggins Robert, carpenter, Concord
Driver Nicholas, farmer, Sec. u, P.O. Arcadia
Driver Richard, farmer, Sec. 2, P. O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Dyer A., farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Concord
Dyer George F. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Dyer Joseph, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
DYER WILLIAM ANDERSON,
farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co., born in Grange Co., Tenn.,
Jan. 29, 1807 ; married March 12, 1833, to
Margaret Bridgeman, born May 25, 1808,
died Jan. 13, 1878 ; have seven children
living : George Franklin, born Nov. 27,
1833; William R., born Feb. 3, 1836; Ro-
dy Ann, born Jan. 20, 1838 ; Joseph, born
April 23, 1841; Ellen Jane, born March
26, 1842; John C., born April 8, 1851;
Martin J., born Oct. II, 1854. Lost three
children : Martha, Emeline, Thomas L.
Mr. W. A. Dyer left Tennessee when thir-
ty-one years old; came to this county in
1838, with eight dollars and three picka-
yunes in his pocket; he now owns 140 acres
of improved land, and good farm house on
same. His religion is of the Baptist school.
He was the first school director under the
free school system, which office he held in
Tennessee. His father, William Dyer,
was born in Virginia, at the time of the
revolutionary war, 1776, and married a
Miss Ellen Dyer. His wife's father, Frank-
lin Bridgeman, fought in the revolutionary
war of 1776, and married a Miss Roda
May. Has learned four different trades in
his life
Dyer William R. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
T7AGLE THOMAS, merchant, Con-
cord, was born at Yarmouth, England,
July 18, 1812 ; married in Wisbech, Eng.,
June I, 1834, to Miss Elizabeth Watson
Stagles, born at March, Eng., Dec. 27,
1815 ; had twelve children (lost seven),
living: Hannah, now Mrs. J. C. Sanders;
Elizabeth, now Mrs. A. J. Bell ; John
Thomas, Charles William, and Mary Jane,
now Mrs. Robert Diggins. He left Eng-
land April 17, 1854, settling in Ohio ;
stayed there till July, '55, then locating
here, engaged in merchant tailoring till
'67, then moved to Abingdon, Knox Co.,
and in '71, to Bushnell ; he stayed there
till '75, when he came back to Concord,
since which time he has been keeping a
general store and merchant tailoring estab-
lishment. He enlisted in '61, in the three
months' service, in the 68th 111. Reg., Co.
B, volunteering on the 4th of July; his regi-
ment had to do a great deal of marching
and counter-marching, but was in no bat-
tles. He was mustered out in October,
same year
Evans Rebecca, widow, Concord
Ewing John S. farmer. Sec. 31, P.O. Concord
EWING WILLIAM H. blacksmith,
P.O. Concord, born in Wheeling, Va., May
13, 1831; married Oct. 23, 1855, to Marga-
ret Filey, who was born in Pennsylvania,
Nov. 20, 1831. Have six children: Charles,
Alexander H., William, Hattie, Susan Ann,
and Robert C. Came to Logan Co. in
1837
T7AIRBANK ALLEN, farmer, Sec. 29,
P.O. Concord
FAIRBANK JOHN B. was born in
New Ipswich, N. H., March 16, 1796.
At the district schools of his native town
and at New Ipswich Academy, he obtained
a fair education, which, on leaving home,
at the age of twenty, he made use of by
engaging in teaching. For four years he
was principal of a high school in Stamford,
Ct., where he became acquainted with and
married Miss Hannah M. Crissey, with
whom he lived to celebrate their golden
wedding. Soon after marriage he removed
to Massachusetts, and there established an
extensive manufactory of palm-leaf hats,
and ladies' straw bonnets, one of the first
of the kind in the United States. For the
sale of the goods manufactured, he opened
a wholesale store in New York City.whither
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
he removed in 1835, and, his store being in
the immediate vicinity, he was present as
an interested and not idle spectator at the
great fire of December of that year. In
1837 he removed to Morgan Co., 111.; set-
tling on a farm on the north side of Dia-
mond Grove, one mile south of Illinois
College. Here he lived nine years, during
which time his older sons received their
education at the college. He was very fa-
vorably known as a friend by the students
of those days, many of them receiving help
at his hands in their time of need, and all
having a cordial welcome at his hospitable
home. In 1846 lie removed to the now vi-
cinity of Concord, where he retained his
residence until the close of his life. A
short time previous to this removal, a
church had been organized in the neigh-
borhood, out of a variety of elements found
in the region, on a union basis, and be-
cause of this feature of the organization,
and because some of the members were
from Concord, N. H., it received the name
Concord. With this church Mr. Fairbank,
with his family, at once identified himself,
and at a cost to him of several hundred
dollars over and above his subscription, he
built its first house of worship. The build-
ing was located where Concord now stands,
and this was the starting of the town. In
1850, in connection with D. Wilder, his
third son, Mr. F. opened a store near the
church, and soon after platted the town,
and named it after the church. When the
Rock Island and St.Louis R.R.was project-
ed, he interested himself in it at once, and
was for a number of years one of its direc-
tors. From 1854 to 1862, he acted as
general agent for Central Illinois, in the
sale of McCormick's Reaper and Mower,
and thus formed a very extensive business
acquaintance throughout this part of the
State. Mr. F. was very decidedly a public
spirited man, and was always ready, accord-
ing to his ability, and indeed, often be-
yond his ability, to give a helping hand
in the furtherance of everything which had
in view the public good, whether in the
sphere of civil affairs, education, philan-
thropy, or morals. In early life he became
a Christian, and thereafter was most heart-
ily identified with all moral reforms and
religious enterprises. While as yet it was
an unpopular thing to do, he adopted
total abstinence principles, as to temper-
ance, which he ever uncompromisingly
maintained, and his practice was from first
to last in perfect consistency with the prin-
ciples he advocated. He was especially
interested in the cause of Foreign Missions,
to which he gave gladly his eldest son and
a grand-daughter, who had grown up in
his home as his own child, together with, a
not small portion of his yearly income.
Politically he was an old-line Whig, until
the formation of the Republican party,
with which he allied himself at once, be-
cause of its advocacy of the anti-slavery
principles he had always held. Through a
long life of mingled prosperity and adver-
sity, in all relations of whatever nature, he
ever maintained the character of a true
Christian gentleman, and succeeded re-
markably in the effort that was always his
to be both just and generous. He died
June 17, 1873, at tne age °f 77> an(l was
buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, where
his body sleeps in a grave almost in sight
of his first Morgan Co. home. In Mr.
Fairbank's family there were ten children,
five sons and five daughters. The latter
all died in infancy, while the former all
grew to manhood and four still live. The,
oldest, Rev. Samuel B. Fairbank, D.D.,
was born at Stamford, Ct., in 1822. He
graduated from Illinois College, at the age
of eighteen, and from Andover Theologi-
cal Seminary at twenty-one. The follow-
ing year he went as a missionary of the
Am. Board, to India, and was stationed at
Ahmedungger, 200 miles east of Bombay,
where he still continues to labor, having
been in the foreign field over thirty years.
Before going out he was married to Miss
Abbie Allen, of Oakham, Worcester Co.,
Mass., who died in India, leaving two chil-
dren, one of whom, now Mrs. Emma F.
Smith, is still living, and is herself a mis-
sionary, being the wife of Rev. Thomas S.
Smith, of Jaffna, Ceylon. He was married
again in 1856, this time to Miss Mary Bal-
lantine, daughter of a missionary, and born
in India, who is his present wife. They
have seven children living, three of whom,
two daughters and a son, are in this coun-
try being educated. James C. Fairbank,
the. second son, was born at Oakham,
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
Mass., in 1825. While attending Illinois
College, failing health caused him to relin-
quish his intellectual pursuits, and he be-
came the home boy upon the farm, remain-
ing with or near his parents until the fath-
er's death, and still having the mother
with him. He was married first in 1847,
to Miss Hannah B. Carter, daughter of the
late Ebenezer Carter, and sister of Wm. C.
Carter, of Jacksonville. She died in 1864,
leaving three children : S. Allen, who mar-
ried Miss Lizzie Eldred ; Ellen M., now
Mrs. Milton Matthews ; and Mary E., all
of whom still live in Morgan Co. He mar-
ried his present wife, who was Miss Mary
L. Daniels, daughter of Mr. Samuel Dan-
iels, of Joy Prairie, in 1865, and they have
three children. James C. was for a time
in company with his brother, D. Wilder,
in the store at Concord, then as stock deal-
er and farmer, and with his father in the
machine agency. He is now living on the
home farm, and is engaged somewhat ex-
tensively in the settlement of estates, the
guardianship of orphans, and like trusts.
D. Wilder, the third son, was born at Oak-
ham, Mass., April, 1829. Because of fail-
ing health when in college, he too was
obliged to relinquish his studies and to
give up the expectation of entering the
ministry. For a number of years he was
engaged in teaching, then in company
with his father, and after, with his brother,
James C., in the Concord store, in the
stock business and farming, and in the ma-
chine agency. In 1870 he opened his agri-
cultural implement store in Jacksonville,
where he now resides. He married in 1850,
Sarah Epler, daughter of the late John
Epler, of Cass Co., and sister of Judge
Cyrus Epler, of Morgan. They have three
children, the oldest of whom, Evelyn H., is
now the wife of Prof. Geo. W. Brown, jr.,
of the Jacksonville Business College. John
B. Fairbank, jr., the fourth son, was born
Sept. 6, 1831, inOakham, Mass. He grad-
uated from Illinois College in 1857, and
from Union Theo. Seminary, New York,
in 1860. He entered at once into the Con-
gregational ministry, beginning his work at
Marengo and Garden Prairie, 111., and
continuing it at Monroe and Fox Lake, in
Wisconsin, at St. Joseph, Mich., where he
remained four years, and at Fort Wayne,
Ind., where he preached five years. He
is now pastor of the Congregational Church
of Farmington, Fulton Co., 111. He mar-
ried Miss Emily P. Mack, sister of
Rev. Joseph A. Mack, in May, 1859.
She died in June, 1860, leaving a son, Her-
bert A., who is now in Illinois College.
To Miss Ruth A. Boyce, of Brooklyn, Wis.,
his present wife, he was married in 1863.
They have three children now living — two
sons and a daughter. Edward B. Fair-
bank, the fifth son, was born in Morgan
Co., May, 1841, and died at Concord, Sept.
1863, aged twenty-two. He was a young
man of rare social and business qualities,
and earnest Christian principles, and gave
promise of a worthy future. His early
death, which seemed untimely, was
mourned by all who knew him, for he was
held in high esteem. All of the sons of
Mr. Fairbank have been, at some time,
connected with Illinois College, all have
followed his example in engaging to a
greater or less extent in teaching, all early
united with the church, all have been from
their youth absolute teetotallers, and all
have received and held the confidence of
their fellow men
Farmer James, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Concord
Felson John M. farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Con-
cord
Filson William True, farmer, Sec. 29. P.O.
Concord
Finch John Thomas, farmer, Concord
Fogle William A. preacher, Concord
Funk Martin D. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Con-
cord
/CADDIS THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
i j
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Gish Franklin, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Goodpasture Abraham, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Concord
Goodpasture John, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Con-
cord
Goodpasture John J. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Concord
Grime James, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Concord
Grum James, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
TJAILEY GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 19,
•n- P.O. Concord
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Hailey Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Concord
Hailey William R. cooper, Concord
Ham Willis C. farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Concord
Harris John Rev., Concord
Hatfield William, plasterer, Concord
Henderson Amos, Sec. 13, P.O. Arcadia
Henderson James F. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Arcadia
Henderson N. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Arcadia
Henderson Silas, farmer, Sec. 31. P.O. Con-
cord
Henderson Stephen, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Arcadia
Henderson Thomas, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Concord
Henderson William, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Arcadia
Hennessey Joseph, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Con-
cord
Hoover George, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Con-
cord
Hunting George, farm hand, Sec. 2, P.O.
Arcadia
Hustan Howard, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Con-
cord
JOY CHARLOTTE, widow Sylvester, Sec.
30, P.O. Jacksonville
Joy John B. farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Concord
Jordan Daniel P. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Con-
cord
Jordan W. H. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Jordan W. S. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O, Jackson-
ville
AYWOOD JOHN, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O.
Concord
Kelly Frank, farm hand, P.O. Concord
Kershaw James, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Con-
cord
Kershaw Thomas, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Con-
cord
Kinney Major, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Con-
cord
T AUGHARY JESSE, farmer, Sec. 15,
*-* P.O. Concord
Laughary John, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Con-
cord
Laughery John, jr. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Con-
cord
Laughery Marion, farmer, Concord
Leiber George, farm hand, Sec. 29, P.O. Con-
cord
Leonard J. J. H. carpenter, Concord
Leonard Levina, widow Abraham, Concord
Leonard Perry R. teacher, Concord
Lewis Joseph, farmer. Sec. 28, P.O. Concord
Liles Marrion F. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Liles Marlon B. farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Liles Mary, widow Burt, farm, Sec. 24, P.O.
Arcadia
Lippert Herrmann, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Concord
Liter Abraham, farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Concord
Long Frederick, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Con-
cord
LONG JACOB, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Jacksonville; was born March 3, 1812, in
Granger County, East Tennessee, seven
miles from Rutledge ; married Nov. n,
1833 to Melvina Bridgeman ; had nine
children: Martha, now Mrs. John Malli-
coat; John Wesley, Hezekiah, Mary, now
Mrs. F. Gish; William, Henry, Eliza, now
Mrs. George Leonard; Frederick, and Al-
doney, who is dead : his wife died in 1854;
married again in 1857, to Mary Stabler ;
had two children by her, Thomas Jefferson,
and Nancy; his second wife died in Oct.
1867 ; married agai:i Aug. i, 1869, to Mrs.
James Gish, her maiden name was Comfort
Gish, born Sept. 4, 1819, in Kentucky ; he
was raised in Tennessee, farming most of
the time ; he carried the government mail
from Knoxville to Bruntsville Va., nine
years and two months, and lost but two
trips ; he came to this county in 1856 ; he
enlisted Aug. 13, 1862, in the xoist Reg.
Co. B, and was honorably discharged April
10, 1863 ; he was taken prisoner at Holly
Springs while standing guard at the gov-
ernment stables ; while a prisoner, he was
at times three or four days without any
thing to eat, and slept out on the wet ground;
he was taken with quick consumption and
rheumatism, from which he is now suffer-
ing ; he draws a pension in consequence
Long James H. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Concord
Long Joseph, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Concord
Long William, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Concord
Long William H. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Loughary Arthur, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Con-
cord
TOWN 16 NORTH EANGE 11 WEST.
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IV/TALLICOAT JAMES, farmer, Sec. 3,
*•**• P.O. Arenzville, Cass Co.
Mallicoat William, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Martin Maria, widow, Concord
Martin Mary, widow, farm, Sec. 14, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Martin Samuel H. pastor M. E. Church, Con-
cord
Mathews Milton O. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Concord
Matz George, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Concord
McCarthy George A. farmer, Sec. 5, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
McCarthy Michael, farmer, Sec. II. P.O. Ar-
cadia
McFadden David, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Ar-
cadia
McFadden John, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Ar-
cadia
McFadden M. widow John. Sec. 13, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Moody Thomas H. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Jacksonville
Morgan Charles, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Morrison James B. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Jacksonville
Morrison Robert, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Concord
MOSS BENJAMIN F. merchant,
P.O.Concord, born in Bedford Co., Tennes-
see, Jan. 13, 1822; married Oct 12,
1848, to Miss Martha A. Martin, born in
Woodford Co., Kentucky, March 13, 1829 ;
had three children : Francis Adrian, born
March 7, 1850, died April 14, 1850; Oscar.
May 20, 1851, died Aug. 9. 1858; Edward
R., Aug. 9, 1861, died Aug. 25, 1864. He
came to this county in November 1827;
went to Platt Co., Missouri, about 1840,
prospecting and farming for three ye irs;
came back here in 1843, farming with his
father till 1848, then went to Peoria, learn-
ing the carpenter trade, which he followed
two years ; then moved to Farmington, en-
gaged in the " endless pump and chain "
business. In 1858, he moved back to Con-
cord, and in 1860 moved to Meredosia ; in
1862 he again came back here; Aug. 22,
of that year he enlisted in the loist 111.
Regt., Co. B. He was captured, with part
of his regiment, at Holly Springs, Miss.,
Dec. 20 ; paroled and sent to Benton Bar-
racks and exchanged June 20, 1863, rejoin-
ing his regiment and skirmishing in West-
ern Tennessee and Kentucky, thence to
Bridgeport, Ala., Chattanooga, and par-
ticipated in the battle- of Mission Ridge,
under Gen. Howard ; thence to Knoxville,
Chattanooga, wintering at Bridgeport, Ala.
Broke camp May 2, 1864, to Chattanooga,
and from there started on the " march
through Georgia." His regiment was in
the Twentieth Corps, under Hooker; was
in the battles of Resaca, Burnt Hickory,
and Peach Tree Creek. Was wounded
July 25, 1864, in the second line of works
before Atlanta, losing his leg, which was
amputated at the hospital at Nashville ;
then came back to Concord, engaging in
the mercantile business. His wife was ap-
pointed postmistress in April, 1867, he
acting as deputy, and attending to all the
duties of the office. He was elected justice
of the peace in November, 1865, imme-
diately alter his return from the war,
serving two terms, after which he declined
the nomination. He entered in his com-
pany a private in the ranks, and was
promoted corporal ; he was discharged June
27, 1865
Moss George N. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Moss George W. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Moss Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Moss Jonathan, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
MOSS JOHN B. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Jacksonville, born in Bedford Co., W.
Tennessee, July 16, i816, married April n,
1839, to Miss Elizabeth Standley. born in
West Tennessee, June 29, 1820; has had
nine children : Sarah, born Jan. 14, 1840,
now Mrs. I. N. Smith ; Mary Ann, Oct. 9,
1841; Robert, March 4, 1844; Richard F.,
Dec. 29, 1846; Thomas Jefferson, June 18,
1849; Elizabeth Jane, Oct. n, 1851, now
Mrs. Joseph Hoff ; Edgar, Sept. n, 1854,
died May, 1860; John Anderson, July 23,
1857 ; William Oliver, Dec. 22, 1862. He
was raised in Tennessee ; came to Morgan
Co. November, 1827. His wife's parents
came here in 1821, making them the oldest
settlers in this township. He served rtvo
terms as school director in District No. 5,
and supervisor of roads two terms. He
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MOEGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
has always been a democrat, but at present
indorses the greenback party. His father
' was born in South Carolina in 1794, and
served in the war of 1812
Moss Robert, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Moss Thomas J. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Murphy Charles W. farmer, Concord
Murphy Geo. W. Rev. Concord
Mulligan Nancy C. wid. Samuel, Concord
Murphy Franklin P. farmer, Concord
Muss Francis M. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
MYERS FERDINAND, farmer, Sec.
26, P.O. Jacksonville, was born in Baden,
Germany, Jan. 26, 1841. His parents left
Germany in 1853, and came to this county
in 1856. Was married Sept. 26, 1867, to
Miss Mary Hickman, who was born in
England, July 7. 1842. No children. She
came here when but oae year old, with her
parents. In 1867 he went to Missouri, and
bought 160 acres; farmed it till 1868, then
rented his farm and came back here to farm
his father's land
OAY JOHN B. farmer, Sec. 27,
•*-^- P.O. Waverly, was born in Van Buren
Co., Iowa; Sept. 17, 1838 ; married to Miss
Mary E. Johnson, March 16, 1859; she was
born Jan. 6, 1840, in this county, near
Arcadia. Had two children : Martha J.
was born March 31, 1862, died Dec. n,
1867, and living, Louise B., born May 7,
1860. He came to Morgan Co. Feb. I,
1851. Always been engaged in farming
since he was a boy. He first came to Ar-
cadia, where he was raised, then went to
Sangamon Co. the first year after his mar-
riage. Moved back to Arcadia, renting
there seven years ; then went to Mason
Co. in 1865, building there on wild prairi
he had bought ; in 1869, he sold out and
came to the present place of 120 acres, on
which he has built a beautiful dwelling ;
he also owns 240 acres in Kansas, which
he bought in 1869. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Ray are active members of the M. E.
Church
Myers Valentine, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Jack-
sonville
•JVT EWTON SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 20,
•^ P.O. Concord
Nicholl Charles, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O. Con-
cord
North Charles H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Con-
cord
JOHN, farm hand, Sec. ir, P.O.
^^^ Concord
Ogle John B. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Concord
OARK ELIJAH H. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O.
Jacksonville
Park Jas. A. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jacksonville
Park Robert Y. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Peters William W. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Q
UINN MICHAEL, farmer, Sec. 28, P.
O. Arcadia
T3 ATLIFF RICHARD, farmer, Sec. 28,
*^ P.O. Concord
Rentschler George, retired farmer, Sec. 19,
P.O. Concord
RENTSCHLER GEORGE W.
farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Concord ; born on
Sec. 19, this township, Nov. 24, 1837;
married Jan. 14, 1862, to Miss Lucretia
Henderson, born in this county Nov. 18,
1842; had seven children: Edwin Ros-
well, born Jan. 19, 1863, died Sept. 27,
1866 ; Sila Grant, July 8, 1865 ; William
Henry, March 12, 1868, died May 16, 1868 ;
George Stephen, March 7, 1869 ; Ellen
R. Sept. 28, 1871; Arthur, Feb. 5, 1874,
died March 10, 1874, and Franklin M.
Feb. 3, 1875 ; he commenced farming for
himself in 1862 till '65, then went to Ma-
con Co., bought a farm of 160 acres, sold
that in 1865, coming back here, where he
is now farming on the old homestead,
owning 265 acres, and 160 acres in Scott
Co. ; on one of the coldest days in January,
1856, he was hauling timber for the M. E.
Protestant Church from Beardstown ; in
coming back the same day, when half a
mile from Arenzville, the horses were
frightened and ran off; unable to hold them,
he jumped off, but fell between the wheels,
the hind wheel passing over his body, ren-
dering him insensible ; the noise the team
made attracted the attention of the black-
smith of Arenzville, who, seeing them, fore-
boded ill, and went in search of him im-
mediately, found him sitting on a stump in
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
749
a stupefied condition ; he had him brought
home, but he was unable to work for two
months; had it not been for the kindly as-
sistance he would have perished ; his father,
George Rentschler has retired from active
life, is living with him now ; he was born
in Pennsylvania, Oct. 8, 1795; married to
Sarah Miller in 1817, who died in 1824;
had three children by her ; all dead ; mar-
ried again in the latter part of 1824, to
Catharine Zerby, born in Pennsylvania,
Oct. 26, 1805 ; had seven children, four
living: Elizabeth, now Mrs. J. C. Valen-
tine ; Sarah, now Mrs. L. Fredlander ;
George W. and Jacob ; he left Pennsylva-
nia and came to the present place in 1837 ;
has been farming and milling ; he recollects
one incident, especially of 1839, showing
the abundance of game ; he was coming
home from Arenzville in the forenoon
hauling rail, a large deer stood in the road,
the horses became frightened and would
not advance, the old buck looked at him
unconcernedly for some minutes, then
quietly went into the brush ; he saw one
morning a gang of twenty-seven deer in
front of his house grazing; the wolves were
so numerous that they kept them awake
nights by their howling, and got so fierce
that they attacked his dog in the yard, and
•had he not gone out to his rescue, the dog
would have been eaten up.
Rexnxit Lewis, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Concord
Rice John D. farmer, Concord
Richardson Frank, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Rife Robert, farmer. Sec. 23, P.O. Concord
Ring William, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Concord
Roach Charles, painter. Concord
Roach James, farmer, Concord
Roberts Frank L. teacher, Concord
Rubart Jacob, farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Concord
Runnyon A. J. fanner, Concord
C ANDERS CHARLES J. farmer, Sec.
^ 20, P.O. Concord
Sanders James J. farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Con-
cord
Schillinger John, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Con-
cord
Stewart Franklin, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Stewart Frank, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
I 2
Stewart George, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Arenz-
ville. Cass Co.
Stewart Gottfried, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
SHREWSBURY GEORGE W.
merchant, Concord; born in Morgan Co.,
Jan. 8, 1844; married Dec. 3. 1876, to Miss
Martha Bridgeman, who was born in Con-
cord, March 10, 1852; he was raised on his
father's farm, three miles north of Concord;
after his father's death in 1863, he man-
aged it till 1871; then spent the winter
with his sister in Kentucky, and the fol-
lowing summer with his brother-in-law
near Decatur, 111.; in 1872 he went into
partnership with L. G. Wallich, of Arenz-
ville, in the furniture trade, but the busi-
ness not meeting his expectations, he sold
out, going back once more to his birth-
place, staying there till 1874, when he
came to Concord, clerking for Pence & Co.
six months, then admitted junior partner
in the firm, remaining such till Feb. 1876;
buying them out, he continued the business
in which he is engaged at the present time
SILCOX JAMES H. farmer, Sec. 23,
P.O. Concord; was born in Jacksonville,
Nov. 26, 1834; married, Jan. 18, 1857, to
Miss Elizabeth C. Gish, born in Iowa, May
26, 1843; had eight children: David Henry,
July 2, 1858, died 1862; Charles Franklin,
Oct. 25, 1862; William Edward. Nov. 23,
1864; Robert Lincoln, Jan. 24, 1866; Jane
Isabelle, Oct. 18, 1 868; Chester Florence,
Feb. 28, 1871; Lilly May, Jan. 14, 1875;
James Henry, Feb. 4, 1878; from seventeen
to twenty-eight years of age he was work-
ing by the month; then commenced trad-
ing horses and cattle, and during the war
bought his present place, having made it
out of his trading; in 1874, Frank Roberts,
James Snyder, and himself built a mill; in
1875 he and Snyder bought out Roberts,
and in 1876 he bought the whole interest,
making money in it till it was burned
down; during the war he was deputy pro-
vost marshal at Beardstown
Smart Samuel V. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Smith Frank, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Arcadia
Smith Henry, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Concord -
Smith James A. farmer, Sec. 1 6, P.O. Con-
cord
Smith L. B. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Concord
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Smith Peter, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Jackson-
ville
Smith Mary, wid. John, Sec. 15, P.O. Con-
cord
SMITH WILEY, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Arcadia; born in Tennessee, Oct. 30, 1828;
married Sept. 29, 1859, to Miss Jane
Standley, born in Morgan Co., Dec. 15,
1840; had five children: Mary Catherine,
Sept. 3, 1861; an infant, Oct. 30, 1866,
died in infancy; Esther Rosetta, April 4,
1869; Charles H., Nov. 9, 1872; Clarinda
O., April 9, 1877; his father came here in
1834, was taken sick, and was on a sick
bed for eight years, consequently he had to
plow with what was called the Carey plow,
when but seven years old; they, like all the
old settlers, came here without any money,
and he worked as hard as any grown man,
from early boyhood, but by dint of perse-
verance and courage, has become indepen-
dent; is one of the " self-made men " of the
times; in 1860 he bought his present place
of 115 acres; he has been two terms super-
visor of roads, and was elected April
(1877) school director of District No. I.;
politically he has always been a Democrat;
his father was born in S. Carolina 1805,
and died here May 24, 1875; his mother's
maiden name was Elizabeth Moss, who
was born in 1806; died here May 23, 1874
Smith William, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Arcadia
Smith William, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Jack-
sonville
SMITH WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 24,
P.O. Jacksonville; born in Wilson County,
Kentucky, Dec. n, 1814; married Sept. 9,
1843, to Sarah Ann Vanderbilt; had one
child, James A., born Sept. 6, 1845; his
wife died the same vear, at the age of 20;
married again Sept. 9, 1852, to Mrs. Nancy
Ratliff; her maiden name was Rubart; born
Aug. 11, 1825, in Sangamon County; had
eight children: Elizabeth, born March 5,
1855, died 1873; Sarah Allen, Aug, 17,
1858, now Mrs. F. Long; Douglas, Aug.
16, 1861; Catharine, Oct. 27, 1863, died
in 1867; Nancy Ann, Aug. 29, 1866, died
Aug. 22, 1869; his parents moved to Mis-
souri in 1826; he came to this county in
1836; he here learned the house carpenter
trade, and worked at it in Cass, Morgan,
Brown, and some in Scott Co.; the last
carpentering he did was in 1849, in Brown
C'ounty; then bought a farm near Concord
and commenced fanning, which he has fol-
lowed since then; Mr. Smith joined the
M. E. church at Concord in 1842; in 1860
he joined the Methodist P. church, and has
been an active member of that church
since; Mr. Smith has been school director
for 20 years, and is at present school direc-
tor of Dist. No. i; since the Murphy move-
ment he has taken an active interest in it,
and holds the position of chaplain in Dist.
No. I
Sorrells George, farm hand, Sec. 28, P.O.
Concord
Stadley Henry, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Con-
cord
Stadley Richard, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Stanley Richard, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Jack-
sonville
Steinkuehler Henry, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O.Con-
cord
'"TAYLOR DAVID H. farmer, Sec. 23,
. -*• P.O. Concord
Taylor Ernest, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
THOMPSON JOHN M. farmer, Sec.
27, P.O. Concord; born in Ross County,
Ohio, in September, 1816; married Oct. 2,
1840, to Miss Harriet A. Pitner, born in
Tennessee, near Nashville, Aug. 30, 1819;
had eight children, four dead: Elizabeth
Jane, born Oct. 3, 1841 , died July 1 1, 1847;
William Henry, Aug. 10, 1843; Oswell
Thomas, Nov. 2, 1845, died July 25, 1847;
Martha Ellen, March 5, 1848; Robert
Guthery, Sept. 8, 1850; James Newton,
Sept., 1853, died Dec. 10, 1855; Charles
Washington, Oct. 8, 1855; John Franklin,
Sept. 18, 1858, died Feb. 23, 1865; he
came to this county March 15, 1826,
locating three miles north of North
Prairie; owns 220 acres, value $15,000
Thorndyke James Joy, retired physician. Con-
cord
Thrasher A. Alfred, prin. Concord school,
boards Mulligan house, Concord
Troll Henry D. farmer, Sec. 18. P.O. Con-
cord
True Frank L. farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Con-
cord
True Lyman W. farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Con-
cord
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 11 WEST.
751
True John S. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Concord
Turley Cornelius, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Con-
cord
Turley Douglas, farm hand, Sec. 23, P.O.
Concord
Turley Howard, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Ar-
cadia
Turley Thomas, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Ar-
cadia
TTDELL JAMES E. wagonmaker, Con-
cord
WALENTINE JACOB, R.R. employe,
Concord
Valentine John C. farmer, Concord
VanWey Ira, farmer, Concord
VET" ATKINS SAMUEL, farmer, Sec. 10,
* * P.O. Arenzville, Cass Co.
Wells Jackson, farm hand, Sec. 21. P.O.Con-
cord
Wilkei Charles, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Con-
cord
Wilkei Henry, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Concord
Williamson John S. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.
Jacksonville
Williamson William H. farmer. Sec. 35, P.O.
Jacksonville
Wiswell James, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Con-
cord
WHORTON JOSEPH W. retired,
P.O. Concord ; born in Nicholas Co., Ky.,
Jan. 19, 1826; married March 20, 1852, to
Miss Ruthana Patterson, born in Clark
Co., Pa., Oct. 24, 1831; had two children :
John A., born June 6,1853 — is living;
came to Morgan County in 1830; they had
to live in a little cabin, 'sixteen feet square,
with his uncle's family that winter, on ac-
count of the fearful snow, his fathei not be-
ing able to build a cabin ; he was farming
up to 1854. then keeping the Union hotel
at Bethel; in 1853. he was elected constable
on the old-line Whig ticket, and served till
1861, when he resigned; in 1856, he rented
his hotel. He enlisted Aug. n. 1862, in
the loist 111. Regt., Co. B; at Cairo he
was detailed to the hospital, and acted as
wardmaster-general for one year ; went
with his regiment to Chattanooga latter
part of 1863, wintering at Bridgeport, Ala.,
till May; was in the spring campaign
under Sherman, and wounded in the
second engagement at Resaca in three
places, left arm, right side and left
thigh, May, 14, 1864, losing the use of the
arm; discharged Oct. 14, 1864; came back
here and elected justice of the peace that
fall, and held the office for thirteen years:
this fall he resigned, retiring to a private
life. He drove every stake in the survey
of Concord, taking a lively interest in its
welfare
Wobbe Henry, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Concord
Wobbe Henry William, farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Concord
Wolfe George, farmer, Concord
WOOD WILLIAM, farmer, P.O. Con-
cord; born Lancashire, Eng., March 14,
1840; married Sept. 4, 1866, to Miss Mar-
garet J. Sims, born Morgan County, Jan.
29, 1843; have five children ; James Cor-
nelius, born June 23, 1867; Lucy Ann,
March 31, 1869 ; Arthur, Dec. 6, 1872 ;
Harry Clifford, Feb. 17, 1873 ; Robert
Vivian, Sept. 6, 1875. His parents came
to this country in 1842, settling in Cass
County; he was raised on the line of Cass
and Morgan. In 1858, he left his parents,
coming to this county; buying and selling
horses till the war broke out; he enlisted,
Aug. I, 1861, in the 1st Regt. Mo. Cavalry,
Co. I. ; was private in his company six
months, then was detailed as battalion
wagonmaster; was also detailed in the U.S.
detective service ; he remained in the army
till the war closed, and since which time
has been living in Concord
Woodward A. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Jackson-
ville
WAKE LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 15, P O. Con-
1 cord
VERBY JARED, station agent and
telegraph operator, Concord ; was born
in Mifflin Co., Pa., Oct 15, 1847 ; came to
this county in 1852 ; in 1866 he went into
partnership with his brothers John and A.
H , in the nursery business ; he also had an
interest in a store in Concord the same
time; one year, when the nursery business
was at its height, they sold $16,000 of
hedge plants in a radius of two hundred
* miles ; John's death and the panic forced
him out of business. In 1869, he learned
telegraphing, and four months from that
time he got charge of Browning, 111, his
first station ; since then he has held sta-
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
tions between St. Louis and Browning, on
the St. Louis division of the C., B. & Q.
R.R.; on the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis
road and on the Iron Mountain, he was
stationed at Poplar Bluffs, Butler Co., Mo,;
he was transferred to his present station
here December, 1877
CONCORD BUSINESS CARD.
SHREWSBURY HOTEL, George
Shrewsbury, proprietor. The only hotel in
Concord ; has been lately newly refitted
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
A NDBE MATHIAS FRANK-
' LIN, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 9,
P.O. Meredosia; Dem.; Meth. Episcopal;
born in France, province of Mon Saint
Martin, Feb. 13, 1833 ; left France at the
age of sixteen, in 1849 '> coming to this
country, he engaged to work for Mr.
Blakely, in Erie County ; the first year he
received $7 a month, and the second year
$10 ; this included board and lodging ; he
then went to Wisconsin, and engaged to
work in the Menomonee River pineries,
receiving a salary of $24 a month, includ-
ing board and lodging ; here he remained
six months ; he left this work in 1852 ; on
his way to this county he stopped in Chi-
cago a little over one month ; finally made
his home in Morgan County ; engaged to
work by the month for Mr. Dempsey, for
whom he worked nine months; then worked
or Mr. David Geiger three months ; then
worked two years for Mr. L. D. Graham,
an old settler; married Dec. 8; 1858,10
Elizabeth Amanda, daughter of Mr. Gra-
ham ; his present farm contains i?>i%
acres — 75 acres he received from his father-
in-law — purchasing the balance from time
to time ; one-half of his land is improved,
and his house, a fine two- story frame, was
built in 1877. They have five chil-
dren living: Linda Florence, born Dec.
21, 1859; Roland Lee, born Feb. 5, 1861 ;
Milton Henry, born June 20, 1867; Harriet
Virginia, born Aug. 26, 1873 ; George Ber-
tram, born May 18, 1876. Lost six chil-
dren : Charles Franklin, born Aug. 13,
1862, died June 15, 1870; William Eddie,
born July 30, 1864, died June 17, 1870;
Martha Elizabeth, born Dec. 7, 1865, died
Sept. 15, 1866; Albert Mathias and John
Aldon, twins, born Sept. 21, 1869 ; Albert
Mathias died Aug. 10, 1870, John Aldon
died June 2, 1870; Lizzie Bell, born Dec.
7, 1865, died Oct. 3. 1873; his wife was
born at the residence of her father, now
standing at the foot of the bluffs on Sec. 8.
His children were all born at his present
house. Mr. A.'s father, John, was born
about 1796, and served twelve or thirteen
years under Napoleon, the great French
emperor ; he first served as drummer boy ;
his wife was Susan Waltsin
Anke Charles, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Arlis John, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Aufdemkamp Henry, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Bethel
T3AILEY ELIZABETH, widow Abraham,
Sec. 2, P.O. Arenzville, Cass Co.
Baker Joseph W. farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Bethel
Bayless John E. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Concord
Berghaus J. W. farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Berkhiser William H. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Concord
Berry Charles, coal miner, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
Blauford James C. farmer, Sec. 30, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Bonnett Samuel, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Brazil David, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Breidersein Andrew, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O.
Meredosia
Breneng John H., farmer, Sec. 16, P.O. Mere-
dosia
BRIDGEMAN WIL.L.IAM H.,
farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Arenzville; dem.; lib.;
born in Morgan Co., Sept. 15, 1852; mar-
ried Feb. n, 1874, to Louisa Dunn, born
in* Cass Co., 111., March 6, 1854. They
have two children : Ida Matilda, born May
18, 1876 ; Laura, Aug. 24, 1877. His
father, Franklin B., was born in Virginia.
His grandfather, Hezekiah B., is now living
in the Village of Concord, 111. Mr. W. H.
B. is now starting into farming on the
primitive plan, having a cabin in the woods,
and living in the good old plan of early
beginners. At present he farms only 20
acres. His cabin is in what is termed The
Bluffs in this township
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Brockhaus Harmpn G., farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Concord
Brockhaus Henry, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Bethel
Brockhaus John H., farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Meredosia
Brockhaus John W., farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Concord
Brockhaus Sophia, widow Barney, Sec. 34,
P.O. Bethel
Brockhaus William H., farmer, Sec. 34, P.O.
Bethel
"Brockhaus William H., farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Concord
Brown George, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Mere-
dosia
BRYANT ALPHEUS, farmer, Sec.
19, P.O. Meredosia ; greenback party,
formerly republican ; liberal in religion.
Born April n, 1812, in Middlebury, Addi-
son Co., Vt.; left there about 1847; occu-
pation at this time farming; then went to
Worcester, Mass., and engaged in the
trade of making iron work on cotton
machines; after eighteen months' service
he got $2.25 a day. It was always sup-
posed he had worked at this trade before,
he succeeded so well. Worked here five
years. In 1852 he farmed in different
counties in New York; then went to Wis-
consin, and then, in 1860, came to this
county; married, May 26, 1861, Hannah
Weeks, widow of Washington Weeks, born
at Laurel Hill (place of Braddock's defeat),
Pennsylvania. Her family name is Mans-
. field; first married to Orvil Bushnel, then
to Washington Weeks; at the age of two
years she went to Ohio with her parents;
left there at nineteen years of age, coming
to Indiana, thence to this county in 1831,
summer after " big snow;" has five children
living: William Weeks, born Feb. 4, 1842;
Orvil Bushnel, born in 1837, died in the
war of the Rebellion, from wounds re-
ceived during service; John L. Weeks,
born Dec. I, 1847; George W. Weeks,
Nov. 4, 1850; Thomas J. Weeks, Jan. 14,
1853; Benj. Franklin Weeks, Nov. 8, 1853.
Mr. B. owns 120 acres, value §50 an acre,
and 40 acres in Cass Co., swamp land
Burrus Benjamin, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Burrus Thomas, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Burrus William, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Busher Henry, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Meredosia
/BARTER JOHN T., farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
— Meredosia
Chamberlain Albert, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Meredosia
Chamberlain George, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O.
Meredosia
Chamberlain Phoebe, widow Samuel, Sec. 19,
P.O. Meredosia
COMER ANGENORA, wife of James
Comer, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Meredosia ;
she was born in Pike Co., Ohio, June 10,
1820 ; married in 1834 to David Hodges,
by whom she has four children living :
Elizabeth E. born in 1839, in Pike Co.,
Ohio ; Sarah J. married Harrison Lake, in
this county; William Harrison (see biog-
raphy in this township) ; Rebecca L. mar-
ried Hobert Coborn, living in Jackson Co.,
Mo. ; married James Comer, in 1850, by
whom she has one child, Franklin P. born
Sept. 28, 1852, who was married Novem-
ber, 1872, to Ella C. Knight, living in Can-
ton, Mo. ; Mrs. Comer was raised in Pike
Co., Ohio, and was married at the age of
fourteen years. She came to this county in
1839. Her first husband died in 1848. Mrs.
Comer's maiden name was Angenora Mc-
Corkle; she first settled in a log cabin on
her son's present farm on Illinois river bot-
tom, in 1839. Mrs. Comer has charge of
bringing up two children : Susan F. Sent-
ney, born Jan. 18, 1864, and Charles Hard-
in, born March 22, 1866. The girl was
three years old when she was placed with
Mrs. Comer, and the boy one and a half years
old ; when she came to the Illinois Bottom,
the country was very wild indeed ; brush
and prairie grass was horse-head high ; fruit
was a very scarce article ; from Bluffs to
Meredosia, there was only a cabin on the
Concord road
Commer Frank, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Commer James, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Mere-
dosia
COOK JAMES ROBERT, farmer,
Sec. 19, P.O. Meredosia ; born in South
Carolina, Dec. 10, 1848; left there in 1858,
going to Atlanta, Ga. ; lived here until
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
755
1860, then went to Mississippi, lived there
one year ; then to Cairo, 111., and there en-
listed April 3, 1861, in a Morgan Co. Reg-
iment, Co. H, 32d Illinois Infantry ; was
engaged in the following battles : Shiloh,
Tennessee, Hatche's Bridge, Tennessee,
where a charge was made by his company
on abattery.Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Ga.,
Lookout Mountain, Nick-a-jack Creek,
Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, and Columbus,
Ga., Goldsboro, S. C. ; then went to Wash-
ington, D. C., Louisville, Ky., St. Louis,
Mo., Fort Leavenworth, Ark., Omaha, Salt
Lake City, Utah, then back to Fort Leav-
enworth, Ark., St. Joseph, Mo., Quincy,
111., discharged at Springfield, 111., Nov.
30, 1865 ; his father Cyrus was born in
London, England, in 1796, died in Missis-
sippi in 1861; his mother was Elizabeth
Dejentry before her marriage ; born in
Paris, France, died in Mississippi in 1848;
seven children in his father's family ; Alsey,
aged 49 years, married George W. Collier;
John Jorden, aged 37 ; William, aged 35 ;
Frank, aged 33; Nancy, aged 32, married
William Stanton
Cox Manton, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
Crawford David, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Bethel
Crawford Thomas, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Arenz-
ville
Cundiff Alexander B. farmer, Sec. n, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Cundiff Frances, wid. George, Sec. n, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Cundiff George A. C. farmer, Sec. II, P.O.
Concord
•pvETERDING WILLIAM, farmer, Sec.
*~* 10, P.O. Meredosia
DeVries Klass A. shoemaker, Sec. 16, P.O.
Meredosia
Durandack Adam, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Mer-
dosia
Dye-he Eliza Jane, Sec. 12, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co
T7CKHOFF HENRY, farmer, Sec. 21, P.
^~** O. Meredosia
Edelbrock John A. farmer, Sec. 35, P.O.
Bethel
Egleston Eliphalet, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.Con-
cord
Eilers George B. farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Bethel
Engelbach Herman, farmer, Sec. i, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Engelbaum Henry, farmer, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
T^EE ALEXANDER C. farmer, Sec. 31,
P.O. Meredosia
Fee Edward, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Meredosia
FOBKAKEB JOHN JUSTICE,
farmer and constable, Sec. 15, P.O.
Meredosia; Greenback party; Christian
church; born in Marion Co., Ohio, Oct. 19,
1848; left in 1859, going to Cumberland
Co. with his parents. In this county he
enlisted in Co. K, I43d Til. Infantry, May
16, 1864; discharged Sept. 26, 1864; en-
gaged in a skirmish at Memphis, Tenn.,
while guarding a provision train. At
Helena, Arkansas, he and his company
passed most of their time while in service.
From here he returned home. Married
Oct. 14. 1874, to Louisa Friday, or in Ger-
man Freitag, born in Germany, Aug. 18,
1853; have one child — Ellen, born Jan. 17,
1875. His father, Joseph, was born in
Hocking Co., Ohio, Jan. 29, 1820; his
mother was Mary Ann Burgoon, born in
Hocking Co., Ohio, Jan. 26, 1820; his
grandfather, Joshua Foreaker, born in
Pennsylvania; died in Cumberland Co., 111.
His grandmother, Elizabeth Foreaker, died
1840. Father and mother now living at
Mound Station, Brown Co., 111. Louisa,
wife of J. J. Foreaker, was raised by Mr.
William Post, justice of the peace of Sec.
15, and owing to this she speaks English
only, although her parents speak German
and very little English. His grandfather,
James Burgoon, died in Hocking County,
Ohio, in 1860. His grandmother. Mrs.
James Burgoon, died in 1877
Foreaker John, farmer, Sec. 13, P O. Con-
cord
Fox Hugh, coal miner, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
Frock John, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Frohutter Charles, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O.
Meredosia
Fricke William, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Mere-
dosia
f~* AEBEL HENRY, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
^-^^ Meredosia
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MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Gelbert Henry, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Con-
cord
Gelbert James, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Concord
Goffinet Matthias F. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Meredosia
GRAHAM LOREXZO D. farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 8, P.O. Meredosia;
Dem.; Meth. Episcopal; born in Sussex
County, Maryland, Oct. 2, 1806; at the age
of six years he went to Ohio with his
parents, remaining until about 1830, when
he came to this county, making one crop
the summer before the deep snow, a time
he well remembers; settled on his present
farm the spring after the deep snow, making
him one of the early settlers of this county;
he is one of the wealthiest farmeis in the
county; married Oct. 25, 1827, to Elizabeth
Newman; second wife is Caroline Newman,
whom he married April 17, 1873; has five
children by his first wife: Laurana, born
Aug. 15, 1828, married to Philip Corcorn,
farmer, living on Indian Creek, Cass
County, 111.; Nancy Ann, born July 28,
1833, died June 20, 1853; was then wife of
Mr. Van Pool; George W., born July 18,
1837, married Elizabeth Lusk; Elizabeth
Amanda, wife of M. F. Andre (see his
record); Martha Jane, born June 29, 1846,
married Henry Hysinger, merchant at
St. Louis, Mo.; have one child: Albert, born
Oct., 1875; William L., born Sept. 6, 1849,
died in infancy; has two children by his
second wife: Benjamin L., born Sept. 23,
1874, and an infant girl, born Jan. 10, 1878;
his father, George, was born in Maryland;
his mother was Henrietta Willis, also born
in Maryland; Mr. Graham has held the
offices of road master and school director
TT ACKMAN WILLIAM, farmer, Sec. 3,
L P.O. Arenzville, Cass Co.
HALE ISAAC, farmer. Sec. 31, P.O.
Meredosia; Dem.; Baptist; born in Han-
cock County, Ky.,Aug. 24, 1823; was there
until 1845, farming; came to Cass County,
111., in 1845; engaged in farming; lived one
year in Schuyler County — in 1846; in 1847,
he returned to Cass County, staying there
until the Spring of 1859; then went to
Saline County, Mo.; stayed there until
Oct., 1861, when he settled in Morgan
County, and has lived here ever since;
tnlisted March, 1865, in Co. K, 28th Regt.
111. Inft.; was ordered to Cairo, and went
down the Mississippi River to Mobile, Ala.,
thence to the border of Mexico, as a troop
of observatio > on the Rio Grande; they
started by gulf steamer from Mobile, July
2, 1865, going across the Gulf of Mexico;
Christmas day he started, having obtained
permission to return home, going down the
Rio Grande; married January 9, 1845, to
Lurissa Jane Lake, in Hancock County,
Ky.; she was born Nov. 21, 1821, in Perry
County, Indiana; is a member of the M.E.
Church; they have seven children -living:
Minor P , born July 28, 1846, married
Fannie Kessler; Mary C. born Sept. 7,
1849, married Dec. 23, 1872, to C. W.
Hyde; Martha J., born June 10, 1853,
married Aug. 6, 1873, to Milton Sibert;
William J-., born Sept. 12, 1855; Israel L.,
born Oct. 7, 1857; Charles T., born Dec.
13 1859; Harriet Ann, born Sept. 16, 1862;
David H., born Oct. 14, 1851, died July 6,
1852; holds the office of school director
Hale Minor P. farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Ham Andrew M. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.Con-
cord
Ham John A. farmer, Sec. 26, P.O. Bethel
Ham Milton, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Hamilton William, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Meredosia
Harris Samuel, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Heffner Joseph, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Heintz Frank, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O Concord
Hemminghaus John F. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Meredosia
Hemminghaus John H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Meredosia
Henderson Francis M. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O.
Concord
Hewlitt Kit, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
HODGES WILLIAM HARRI-
SON, farmer. Sec. 18, P.O. Meredosia ;
liberal ; born in this section on farm now
owned by Jeremiah Seibert, Nov. 15, 1844 ;
lived in this county all his life with the
exception of living in Lewis Co., Missouri,
where he was in 1870-71-72, returning in
1873. Married Oct. 8, 1865, to Annie M.,
Sawrey, born in Fayette Co., Illinois, June
4, 1848 ; have one child, William Franklin,
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
757
born July 24, 1866, and have a boy whom
they raised, Jacob Sentney. now eighteen
years of age, seven years old when taken
by them. David, father of the subject of
this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania,
Nov. 15, 1810 ; his wife was Angenora Mc-
Corkle, born in Pike Co., Ohio, June 10,
1822. They were married in 1834. She
is now the wife of James Comer, living in
this township. She came here in 1839,
and is one of the early settlers ; she remem-
bers when the beautiful Illinois bottom was
one unbroken prairie, covered with wild
growth of prairie grass. The father of
Angenora McCorkle, William, born in Vir-
ginia, Feb. 4, 1771, died Oct. 22, 1852.
His wife was Dorcas M. Hubs, born in
Maryland. Mrs. William H. Hodges'
parents ar- Arthur L. Sawrey, born in
Tennessee; his wife, Lucinda C. Andrews,
born in Tennessee ; her grand-parents
are Henry Sawrey, his wife, Mary Sher-
rod ; her grand-parents on her mother's
side are Samuel Andrews, and his wife,
Kitturiah Dunigan. Arthur L. Sawrey's
family consisted of the following children :
William H., living at Canton, Mo. ; Lewis
S., dead ; Ollie G., living at Canton, Mo. ;
Thomas, dead; Annie, wife of W. H.
Hodges
Hofstetter Daniel, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O.
Meredosia
Holscher August K. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Meredosia
Holscher William L. farmer, Sec. 10, P.O.
Meredosia
Hoover John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Concord
Huddleson Francis, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Meredosia
Huddleson John, farmer, Sec. 30. P.O. Mere-
dosia
Huddleson Osero, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Meredosia
Huddleson Sylvester, farmer, Sec. 30, P.O.
Meredosia
JOHNSON ALEXANDER, farmer
and stock raiser, Sec. 15, P.O. Meredosia;
also director of Farmers Mutual Fire and
Lightning Ins. Co. of Jacksonville, member
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, of
which he was ruling elder for a number of
years; born in Barren Co. Ky., Oct. 24,
1819; married Feb. 24, 1842, to Ann Long,
born in Knox Co., Tenn., June 23, 1824;
have three children living: Thomas W.,
farmer and stock raiser, Jefferson County,
Iowa, P.O. Fairfield; born March 27, 1843,
married Oct. 27, 1867, to Mary E. Harris;
enlisted Aug. 1862, in Co. B, xoist Illinois
Infantry; has three children; Finas M.,
born March 26, 1845, married Thanksgiv-
ing day, 1875, to Mary E. Gatewood; have
one child, Orange W., born June 19, 1877;
he is an ordained minister, and pastor of
two congregations in Story County, Iowa;
resides at Nevada, the county seat; Elbert
H., born Aug. 6, 1847, married Ann
Leeper, of Brown Co., 111.; have four chil-
dren: Clara, Amanda, John A., and Joseph
H., all living in this township; William A.,
born Dec. 24, 1859, died July 14, 1873;
was drowned while fishing on Indian
Creek; Mr. Johnson was living at that time
in Arenzville, Cass Co., 111.; this boy was
at the time of his death an universal
favorite, because of his good character and
disposition, and his death was mourned by
all, being one of the saddest accidents on
record; Mr. A. Johnson was engaged in
farming all his life; at the age of ten years,
his parents left Kentucky, and settled in
this county; he commenced tending his
father's farm in 1842, and had the care
until 1847; then he purchased a farm, on
which he. broke up, having all kinds of ill
luck; his best horse was gored to death by
a bull, and all his cattle and horses died,
leaving only one two-year-old colt; this he
traded off for a work horse, and borrowed
another from his parents, having sold all
his land which he had only partly paid for;
he started in the world with only
a team left; sickness in the family added
its share at the time; now he is a well-to-
do farmer, and all his children married and
doing well; he owns 2O2 acres of land, and
is worth about $20,000; his father, Reuben
Johnson, was born in Virginia, March 25,
1778; his wife was Martha Hall, born in
Virginia, Feb. r, 1787; they went to Chris-
tian Co., Kentucky, where thev were mar-
ried, then to Barren Co., Ky., and in
November, 1829, settled in Morgan Co ,
111., one and one-half miles north of the
present village of Concord; here he made
the first entry of land made in T. 16 N, R.
12 West; and died there in Februarj,
1856; his wife, after his death, went to Jef-
758
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
ferson Co., Iowa, to live with her daughter,
Sarah A. Smith, and one Sunday, while
she, her daughter, and son-in-law, were
driving to church, the team ran away, kill-
ing both Mrs. Johnson and her daughter;
she died inside of three days, and her
daughter in half an hour after the accident;
Mr. Smith himself badly injured; this hap-
pened in June, 1870; Mrs. Alexander
Johnson's father, Henry Long, born in
Knox Co., Tenn., Sept. 24, 1794, died
April 20, 1877; his wife, Nancy Gadberry,
born in Kentucky, July n, 1801; their
children are: Mary, born July n, 1822,
married John F. Long, deceased; Ann,
wife of A. Johnson; Jane, born Dec. 7,
1826, now Mrs. Washington Filey, P.O.
Desire, Reno Co., Kansas; John D., born
Jan. 10, 1828; killed by accidentally shoot-
ing himself, Aug. 1856; Emarine, born
March 26, 1831, wife of Frank Raybon,
living in this township; Chiistena, born
Aug. 24, 1833, wife of L. J. Wallick, living
at Arenzville, Cass Co , 111.; Nancy, born
Dec. 24. 1835, widow of John Raybon, liv-
ing at Concord, 111.; Melinda E., born
Sept. 5, 1838, wife of Dr. W. B. Wriggler,
of Arenzville, Cass Co., 111.; Tabitha, born
Nov. 2, 1842, wife of E. P. Naylor, living
in this township
Johnson Alexander, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O.
Concord
Johnson Elbert H. farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Johnson Frank, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Johnson John W. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Con-
cord
T/-EISER HENRY, farmer, Sec. n, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
T AKE AARON, farmer and black-
smith, Sec. 30, P.O. Meredosia ; born in
Cass County, 111., Aug. 29, 1835, six miles
northeast of Meredosia, where he lived
until his twentieth year ; came to this
county in 1855; has lived here since. He
follows farming and blacksmithing for a
living; runs a corn sheller and wood saw.
He was married 1857 to Sarah Bosseck,
who was born in Montgomery County, Ind.,
April 15, 1840; have six children living :
Nellie, born Jan. 5, 1859; Elizabeth, born
Feb. n, 1861; Hattie, born May 31, 1863;
Laura, born Sept. 21, 1865; Effie, born
April 27, 1867; George, born April 17,
1877. They lost three children: Hannah,
born Oct. 9, 1870, died in infancy; Mary,
born Sept. 8, 1872, died Oct. 27, 1874;
Artist, born Feb. 8, 1875, died Feb. 8, 1876.
His father, Lindsay Lake, was married
seven times : Milly Carter, first wife ; sec-
ond wife, Jane Langdon, widow; third wife,
Caroline Evans; fourth wife, Dorothy Hat-
field, widow; fifth wife,tSarah Bruce, widow;
sixth wife, Lizzie Bigelow; seventh wife,
Susan Bond, widow
Lake Jesse, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Meredosia
Lamb John, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Langford Lewis, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
Long Anna, widow Nicholas, Sec. II, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Long Conrad, farmer. Sec. 2, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Long David, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Concord
Long George, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Long Milton, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Long Nancy, widow Henry, Sec. 13, P.O,
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Long Peru, widow John, Sec. 13, P.O. Con-
cord
Long William R. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Con-
cord
TV/TADDOX GEORGE S. farmer,
*•**- Sec. 29, P.O. Meredosia ; born in Ma-
dison County, Ohio, April I, 1852; married
Aug. 1875, to Gabraellen Lake, born Jan.
5,1859, in this county; have one child,
born Jan. 16, 1878, named William Aaron.
Mr. Maddox came to this State when one
year old, and to this county 1876 ; he was
raised in Scott Co. His father, William,
was born in Ohio, and came to this county
in 1853; his wife was Nancy J. Webb, born
in Ohio. Mrs. Maddox's father and mother
are Aaron Lake and Sarah Bosseck ; he
was born in Illinois, she in Indiana. Mr.
Maddox had two brothers in the army dur-
ing the rebellion, David and Lewis ; they
enlisted in Co. F, I2gth 111. Inf. Owns 60
acres land, value, $30 an acre
Mansfield Edward, farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Mere-
dosia
TOWS 14 NORTH RANGE 12 WEST.
759
Mansfield William, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O.
Bethel
Mathews Isaac N. farmer. Sec. 8, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Mathews Susanah, widow Isaac, Sec. 8, P.O.
Meredosia
Mayes Henry, farmer. Sec. 5, P.O. Meredosia
May Nancy, widow Humphrey, Sec. 12, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
McLain William, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
McPherson Adolphus A. farmer and teacher,
Sec. 32. P.O. Meredosia
Morrison Robert C. farmer, Sec. 13, P.O
Concord
Moss Nelson J. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
MUNTMAN JOHN FREDE-
RICK, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 19,
P.O. Meredosia; Rep.; Lib.; born in Han-
over, Germany, May 15, 1828; left Ger-
many at the age of thirteen years, Oct. 10,
1841. From New Orleans, by Mississippi
steamer, he came to Beardstown; then
worked for Mr. Aaron Parker in this county
for $8 a month seven years. Then rented
30 acres from Mr. S. Parker; purchased 40
acres in 1861, and bought land from time
to time; now owns 165 acres, value about
$35 per acre; his farm and house are ex-
cellent. Married Nov. 23, 1852, Elizabeth
Moore, born in Cass Co., 111., Dec. 1 1, 1836;
her father, Reuben Moore, was one of the
oldest settlers in Cass Co., he died in 1838;
her mother's maiden name was Elizabeth
Lake ; she was born in Indiana. Mr.
Muntman's mother is living in Belleville,
St. Clair Co., 111., aged seventy-eight years,
she was born in Nov. 1799, maiden name
Annie Marie Tieman. Mr. and Mrs. Munt-
man have six children : Sarah E. Ellen,
born Aug. 17, 1854; William Albert, March
I, 1857; Anna Marie, April 7, 1861; Levi
Thomas, May 19, 1867; John Frederick,
May 4, 1869; Charles Henry, Dec. 19, 1872
Muntman William Albert, farmer, Sec. 30,
P.O. Meredosia
Murphy Charles, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Con-
cord
Mush John, farmer, Sec. 8, P.O, Meredosia
"M" AYLOR EDWARD P. farmer, Sec. 19,
-1- P.O. Meredosia
Naylor Henry P. farmer, Sec. 19, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Naylor Thomas, farmer, Sec. 9, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Neighnah Henry, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Neighnah William, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O.
Meredosia
Northrup George, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Bethel
Northrup Herman, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O.
Meredosia
/^\MMEN DEITRICK, farmer, Sec. 33,
^ P.O. Bethel
Ommen J. H. farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Bethel
Ommen O. J. farmer, Sec. 21, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
OERBIX GEORGE, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Bethel
Pond Carl, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Concord
POST JOHN M. farmer, Sec. 15, P.O.
Meredosia; dem; lib; born in Morgan Co.
on this section, April 19, 1844 ; married
Sept. 14, 1870, to Mary E. Ray, born in
Logan Co., Jan. 13, 1847. Has two chil-
dren by her : Lawrence, born March 20,
1873, died Sept. 18, 1873; Ellen, born July
8, 1871. MaryE. Ray died March 28, 1873.
Married again Dec. 29, 1874, to Louisa
Pankey, born in Morgan Co., March 14,
1854. Has two children by her : Esther,
born Sept. 14, 1875 ; Phoebe, born Sept.
I, 1877. Enlisted in the Spring of 1862, in
Co. K, 27th 111. Vol. Inf.; engaged in fol-
lowing battles : Belmont, Mo., Fort Don-
aldson, Farmington, Miss., Corinth, Miss.,
luka, Miss. Discharged and re-enlisted in
the regular army, at Nashville, Tenn., in
Co. G, 4th U. S. cavalry ; was in
following engagements : Stone River,
Oakaloony, Miss., Winchester, Tenn., Sa-
lem, Tenn., Lookout Mountain, Mission-
ary Ridge, Chattanooga. Was taken priso-
ner at or between Winchester and Salem.
Was imprisoned in following prisons : Lib-
by, Richmond, Va., Belle Island, in James
River, Andersonville, Blackshire, Florence,
and Charleston ; her*, he was exchanged,
and returned to his regiment, first having
been paroled. Was in one more fight,
Macon, Ga., after returning to his regiment.
Discharged Dec. 25, 1865. His father,
William Post, has held the office of justice
of the peace forty years, with exception of
three years while residing at Jacksonville,
760
MOR'GAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
and while there he held the office of deputy
sheriff, in 1858; during his past life he also
held the offices of deputy assessor, school
treasurer, and school director. He was
born in Warwick, Orange Co., N. Y., Jan.
27, 1802 ; married twice ; first wife was
Phoebe McConnel, born Oct. 23, 1804;
second wife, Elizabeth McGee, born June
12, 1809, died in 1877. First wife's chil-
dren are : Harriet, married James Allan ;
Mary Ann, married Dr. L. H. Galloway ;
Ellen, died July 26, 1834; Esther, married
Perry Craig ; Marrilla, married George El-
liot; and John M., born April 19, 1844.
No children by his second wife. Politics,
Greenback party
POWERS WILLIAM, farmer, Sec.
30, P.O. Meredosia, born Nova Scotia, May
30, 1822; married March 23, 1851, to Me-
hale Jane Warner, who was born in Put-
nam Co., Ind., March 6, 1836. Have eight
children living : Sarah E., born N.ov. 20,
1852 ; Katie M., born Aug. 18, 1856; Pat-
rick William, born July 18, 1858 ; John
Wesley, born Oct. 8, 1860 ; Edwin J., born
Dec. 8, 1862 ; Samuel B., born March 14,
1865; Francis, born May 12, 1869; Julia
Belle, born July 28, 1871; lost three:
Walter, born Sept. 24, 1874, died in infan-
cy; Margaret Jane, born Sept. 8, 1857,
died Aug. 8, 1877 ; Mary M., born April
18, 1855, died in infancy. Mr. Powers was
born in Nova Scotia, and as far as he re-
members, he lived in Philadelphia in in-
fancy. Then went to Ohio where he
worked on a farm until he was 22 years-old.
Then in 1844, he removed to this county.
Has lived here since ; owns 40 acres of
land, value $1,200. He is doing well here
Pulse Seibrand, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Pultze Christopher, farmer, Sec. 10, P.O. Mer-
edosia
O ATLIFF ROBERT, farmer. Sec. n. P.
*•*• O. Concord
Raybon Franklin, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
Rea Samuel, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Arenzville,
Cass Co.
Redshaw Joseph, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Bethel
REXROAT JAMES M. farmer, and
dealer in stock, Sec. 13, P.O. Concord; rep.;
M.E.; born in Morgan Co., nine miles
north of Jacksonville, March 26, 1840;
married July 3, 1867, to Sarah E. Morri-
son, born Sept. I, 1849, daughter of John
Morrison, of this section. Has two chil-
dren : Charles E., born Oct. 23, 1869 ; Co-
ra M., Nov. I, 1871. Held the office of
school director three years — 1866-7-8.
Owns 206 acres, value about $10,300
Rickers John, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Meredo-
sia
Rohlfs Henry, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
Rogge Henry, farmer, Sec. 6, P.O. Meredosia
Roglin Theodore, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Rose John, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Meredosia
Ruswinkel John H. farmer, Sec. 16, P.O.
Meredosia
CCHLICKER J. BARNEY, farmer, Sec.
17, P.O. Meredosia
Shoemaker Barney, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O.
Bethel
Shoemaker John, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Bethel
Short Samuel, farmer, Sec. 29, P.O. Meredo-
sia
Sibert Milton, farmer, Sec, 17, P.O. Meredo-
sia
Slicker Barney, farmer. Sec. 20, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Smith John H. farmer. Sec. 33, P.O. Bethel
Sumpter William, farmer, Sec. 5, P.O. Mere-
dosia
"~PAYLOR EDMUND P. farmer, sec. 13,
P.O. Concord
Tholan Frederick, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Bethel
Tholan George H. farmer, Sec. 28, P.O.
Bethel
Tholan Henry F. farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Tholan Herman, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Thompson Ede, wid. John, Sec. 20, P.O.
Meredosia
Thompson James, farmer, Sec. 32, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Thompson Phoebe A. wid. R., Sec. 29, P.O.
Meredosia
Tiemann Jacob, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Bethel
1'obiason Barney, farmer, Sec. 31, P.O. Mer-
edosia .
Truiett William, farmer, Sec. 4, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
TOWN 14 NORTH RANGE 12 -WEST.
761
WANCE JOSEPH, school teacher, Sec.
V 26, P.O. Bethel
\1TAGERHOFT HENRY, farmer, Sec.
* * II, P.O. Arenzville, Cass Co.
Warlike Frederick H., pastor Evang. Luth.
Church, Sec. 27, P.O. Bethel
Weeks Thomas J., farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Meredosia
Weiser Nicholas, farmer. Sec. 22, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Weiser Phillip, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Werris George, farmer, Sec. 20, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Werris William, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Bethel
Wholast Margaret, widow Martin, Sec. 20,
P.O. Meredosia
Whorten George W., farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Concord
Whorten John T., farmer, Sec. 24, P.O.
Concord
Whorten Michael L., farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Concord
Wilday Alexander, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Wilday Alexander, farmer, Sec. 18, P.O.
Meredosia
Wilday Charles, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Arenz-
ville, Cass Co.
Wolford Elizabeth, widow Jacob, Sec. 35,
P.O. Chapin
Wolford George, farmer, Sec. 35, P.O. Chapin
WORDING LUDWICK, farmer, Sec. 29,
P.O. Meredosia
VAHN PETER, farmer, Sec. I, P.O.
Arenzville, Cass Co.
BUSINESS CARDS.
LAKE AARON, farmer and black-
smith, does all kinds of work on farm
implements; runs a corn sheller and circu-
lar wood-saw. Sec. 30, P.O. Meredosia,
Morgan Co., 111.
BEXBOAT JAMES M., farmer,
stock raiser, and dealer in stock of all kinds,
Sec. 13, P.O. Concord, 111.
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 13 WEST.
A LBERS HENRY, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O.
Meredosia
Albers John W., farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Albers William, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Mere-
dosia
ANDERSON JAMES, operator, was
born in Boyle Co., Ky., Feb. 12, 1865,
and came to Springfield, 111.; was engineer
in a furniture factory for six years; in 1371
came to Meredosia; was engineer for five
years; since that time has been both oper-
ator and engineer; was married to Miss
Carrie Conway, June 9, 1874. She was
born in Missouri, Sept. 20, 1859, died Nov.
22, 1877; was buried in Meredosia. Had
one son, Harry Monroe, born Oct. 31, 1877.
Mr. Anderson is a member of the Method-
ist Church, and is a strong temperance man
Arnett J. W., renter. Sec. 23, P.O. Meredosia
Arnold Henry, miller, Meredosia
Augustine Charles W., farmer, Sec. 36, P.O.
Meredosia
T) ALDWIN JOHN, was born in Me-
Lean Co., 111., in 1837; was raised on a
farm; went to Mason Co. in 1842; was one
of the earliest settlers of that county; was
in the civil war for three years and one
month; enlisted in the 23d Missouri Vol.
Infantry; was honorably discharged in 1865;
went to Cass Co. and bought a farm; was
there a few years, then sold out and located
in Meredosia, where he still resides; was
married in 1857 to Miss Clark, of Monroe
Co.; has property valued at £2,500
Bane George, renter, Sec. 13, P.O. Meredosia
Bangan Peter, lumber merchant, Meredosia
Beauchamp E. H., farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Meredosia
Beauchamp Geo. N., farmer, Sec. 26, P.O.
Meredosia
Berdick Thos., carpenter, Meredosia
Blacksiun Thos. W., teamster, Meredosia
Bowyer John, laborer, Meredosia
BRACKENBURY OSCAR, was
born in Pike Co., 111., in 1854; followed
farming for several years; came to Mere-
dosia in 1875, and learned the carpenter
trade with his father, who still lives in this
place; has two brothers and two sisters:
Charles, George W., Emma, and Mary
Jane. Charles was married in 1876 to Miss
Lizzie Reid. His father was born on Long
Island Sound, New York; came to Mere-
dosia in 1875
Brunker Henry, farm hand, P.O. Meredosia
Burrus G., farmer, Sec. 36, P.O. Meredosia
But' on John, wagon maker, Meredosia
Baldwin J. fisherman, Meredosia
Baldwin I. W. minister, Meredosia
Beosch Henry, farm hand, Sec. I, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Beosch Henry H. retired, Sec. 10, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Bowls Samuel, fisherman, Meredosia
Brackenburg Oscar, carpenter, Meredosia
Bruce William M. farm hand, Sec. 36, P.O.
Meredosia
Butcher A. A. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Butcher Joseph, farm hand, Sec. 23, P.O.
Meredosia
Butcher R. jr. Sec. 23, P.O. Meredosia
Bu»hnell N. C. groceries and hardware,
Meredosia
/CARVER J. H. dry goods and gro-
— ceries ; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio,
Oct. 12, 1821 ; in 1863, came to Naples,
111., and followed farming for several years,
going from Naples to Ohio again ; returned
to Illinois in 1848, and commenced clerk-
ing; in 1858 commenced the mercantile
business ; came to Meredosia in 1859, and
established the business he is now engaged
in; was married in 1848, to Miss Elmira
Kellogg ; had two children : George (de-
ceased) and Royal ; his wife died in 1854;
was buried in Naples, 111.; he was again
married, to Miss Katie S. Steel ; by this
marriage there were three children born :
Katie B., Lillian (deceased), and Harry
(deceased)
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 13 WEST.
763
Carver Royal, clerk, Meredosia
Colbart Jessie, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Cook G. D. farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Crawford James, laborer, Meredosia
Crawford John, saloon, Meredosia
Curran Edward, R.R. sec. boss, Meredosia
S F. N. blacksmith, Meredosia
*-' Davis Green, renter, Sec.25, P.O. Mere-
dosia
DETTMEB HENRY, cigar store,
Meredosia, 111. Was born in Germany
April b, 1845. Came to Beardstown, 111.,
and commenced business in May, 1877.
Came to and located in Meredosia in the
Fall of 1877, and established the business
he is now engaged in. Was married May
12, 1870, to Anna Staleckelbreck. Have
two children, Henry and Emma
Diltz Lyman, carpenter, Meredosia
Doran J. T. photographer, Meredosia
Doyle James, retired saloon keeper, Mere-
dosia
Doyle Jas. C. carpenter, Meredosia
DUBBEL, WIL.L.IAM, farmer, Sec.2,
P.O. Meredosia. Born in Germany, April
IO, 1848. Came to Cass County in 1858,
and to this county in 1873. Owns 80
acres, valued at $3,000. Married Ellen
Wilker in 1870, who was born in Germany,
May 10, 1849. Have two children: Henry,
born January 26, 1872, and Frederick,
September 26, 1875
FITZGERALD T. J. merchant,
Meredosia
Dunn Benj. R.R. bridge watcher, Meredosia
T^DMUNDSON H. laborer, Meredosia
^"** Evemayer Frederick, farmer, Sec. 10,
P.O. Meredosia
T^ EE A. C. farmer, Meredosia
Fittinger Jas. R.R. bridge watcher,
Meredosia
Fitzgerald J. T. saloon, Meredosia
Freeman Wm. R.R. laborer, Meredosia
S~* AM IN JACOB, engineer Pike's ele-
^"^ vator, Meredosia
Geiss Edward F. clerk, Meredosia
GEISS GEORGE, baker and grocer
Was born in Germany, May 6, 1831,
Came to Beardstown, 111., in 1851. Was
there about one year, after which he came
to Morgan County and followed farming
for several years. In 1868 moved to
Meredosia and commenced the business
that he is now engaged in. Was married
in 1855 to Miss Mary Dettmer, born in
Germany. Have five children, four boys
and one girl : Edward, born January 6,
1856 ; Charles, born July 6, 1860 ; Henry,
born December 6, 1866; Albert, born
March 20, 1869 ; Emma, born November
29, 1871. Are all now living
entry Jeremiah, plasterer, Meredosia
Gimming Jacob, lab. Meredosia
GRAHAM GEO. W. of the firm of
Hysinger & Graham, was born July 18,
1837, in Morgan Co. ; was raised on a farm.
His father emigrated to this county in
1828, from Ohio; was one of the pioneer
settlers of Jacksonville ; lived near Jack-
sonville until after the winter of the deep
snow ; then went to the Illinois bottom, and
entered land in T. 16, R. 12; gradually
accumulated land to his original possession,
and is still living at the old homestead. At
the age of eighteen Mr. Graham entered
McKendree College, teaching school dur-
ing the vacation ; was engaged in teaching
in the county for several years up to 1864.
Married Miss Elizabeth E. Lusk, daughter
of Hon. Edward Lusk, of this place, he
being one of the oldest settlers in this
county. Have five children living, two
boys and three girls : Mary, Sal'rancis,
Anna Florence, Geo. Augustus, Julian, and
Elma Grace. Farmed for three years after
marriage, then formed a partnership with
Mr. Hysinger; is still engaged in the
business. The business has been successful
Greaser Andy, R.R. laborer
TTALE WILLIAM J. farmer, Sec. 36,
^* P.O. Meredosia
Hamman Frederick, farmer, Meredosia
Hamman George, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Hantel Edward Rev. minister Lutheran
Church, Meredosia
Harlan J. Mon, drug store, Meredosia
Harker J. E. Prof, school teacher, Meredosia
Harman Andrew, farmer, Meredosia
Harman Fred, farmer, Meredosia
Harmel Edward, laborer Meredosia
764
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Harmel Wm. farmer, Meredosia
Harmen Wm. farmer, Meredosia
Hatfield Bird, carpenter, Meredosia
Hatfield F. C. carpenter, Meredosia
Hatfield Joseph W. wagon maker, Meredosia
HEINZ CHAS. was born in Germany,
Jan. 20, 1828. He came to Arenzville, 111.,
and followed the occupation of cooper till
1845, when he removed to Beardstown, 111,
where he learned the blacksmith trade.
He served in a cavalry company, mostly
made up in Schuyler Co., during the entire
Mexican war ; at the close of the war, in
1849, he settled in Meredosia, 111., where
he engaged in blacksmithing and plow
manufacturing, which business he still fol-
lows. He was a member of the loist
Regt., I. V. I., which he served eight
months, ranking First Lieutenant. He
resigned, but afterward served as First
Lieutenant of Co. K, Twenty-eighth
Regt. I. V. I. about one year, till the close
of the war. Was married to Elizabeth
Anderson, of Missouri, in 1850. Have six
children : Carrie, Louise, Frank, Ella,
Charles, and Mary. As a good citizen and
excellent mechanic, Mr. Heinz is esteemed
by a large circle of friends and patrons
Heinz Frank, clerk, Meredosia
Hellencamp C. renter, Sec. 10, P.O. Meredosia
Heniphan Thomas, farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O.
Meredosia
Hesencarnp Wm. carpenter, Meredosia
Hillig Frederick, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Hinners Claus, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Hinners John, farmer, Sec. 14, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Hobrock Henry, farmer, Sec. 15, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Hodges John J. renter, Sec. 27, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Hodges Thomas, farmer, Sec. 27, P.O. Mere-
dosia
HYATT THOMAS, renter, Sec. 15,
P.O. Meredosia; rep; Chris; born in Green
Co., Pennsylvania, July 19, 1844; came to
this county in 1854; he enlisted in Co. B,
Twenty-seventh I. V. I., Feb. 18, 1862, and
was discharged March 2, 1865 ; was in ten
engagements ; was wounded in the battle
of Peach Tree Creek ; married in St. Louis,
March 18, 1865, to Sarah A. Williams,
who was born in Boone Co., 111., Jan. 16,
1846. They have four children : Mary E.,
William H., Thomas C., Martha L., living,
and one, George S., dead
Hyde C. W; renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Meredosia
Hyde J. Mrs. farms, S*. 36, P.O. Meredosia
JACK T. W. captain ferry boat, Meredosia
James Geo. retired farmer, Meredosia
James Geo. W. city marshal, Meredosia
T/'EIER JOHN, blacksmith, Meredosia
^ Kiel Ernest, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Meredosia
Kiel Henry, farm hand, Sec. 13, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Kimbrell N. L. renter, Sec. 25. P.O. Mere-
dosia
Kingston Charles, renter, Sec. 12, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Krams Casper, retired, Sec. 14, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Kreuger Henry, farmer, Sec. i, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Krier John, laborer, Meredosia
Kuelcher H. tinner, Meredosia
Kuhlmann Henry, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Mere-
dosia
I" AKE FRANK, livery stable, Meredosia
Lake H. farmer. Sec. 3, P.O. Meredosia
Lake H. L. teamster, Meredosia
Lake Israel, retired farmer, Meredosia
Lane John, renter, Sec. 24, P.O. Meredosia
Laughney Chas. hardware, Meredosia
Launer Charles, farmer, Sec. II, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Lawton James, barber, Meredosia
LEONHARD JOHN M. farmer, Sec.
12, P.O. Meredosia. Born in Germany,
Aug. 4, 1840; came to this country in 1844,
and to this county 1867; owns I2o acres of
land, valued at $6,000; married in 1865, to
Julia Riman, who was born in this county,
1847; have five children : Frank H., Lizzie
M., Charles H., Morris W., Louise A.
Lionhart Hartman, renter, Sec. 13, P.O.
Meredosia
Leslie A. J. carpenter, Meredosia
Lewinston M. S. L. tailor, Meredosia
LOLLIS D. H. judge of the county
court. Residence Meredosia
Lusk Edward, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Mere-
dosia
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 13 WEST.
765
Lusk E. E. jr. lives with his father, Sec. 24,
P.O. Meredosia
Lukemeyer & Bro. boots and shoes, Mere-
dosia
Lutkemyer George, deals in boots and shoes,
Meredosia
Lutkemyer John, shoemaker, Meredosia
Lyon C. K. city clerk, Meredosia
TX/TARSH HENRY, farmer, Sec. 2, P.O.
Meredosia
May Chas. laborer, Meredosia
May Charles, shoemaker, Meredosia
McCAULIFF ALEXANDER, en-
gineer, Meredosia; dem; Cath; born in the
city of New York, Jan. 14, 1855; came to
this county with his parents in 1873, who
were born in Ireland; he has three brothers
and five sisters living
McCallister Thomas, farmer, Sec. 13, P.O.
Meredosia
McCaullif Dennis, fireman and engineer,
Meredosia
McFurson George, farm hand, Sec. 24, P.O.
Meredosia
McGINNIS DAVID L,. druggist,
Meredosia. Born in Jacksonville, 111, July
I, 1851, came to this town March 15, 1876;
married Miss Mary Gough, Nov. n, 1873,
who was born in Northampton, Mass.,
March 17, 1855; have one child: Mabel,
born Sept. 7, 1875
McPherson Joseph, laborer, Meredosia
Meyer Henry, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Meredosia
Miller Fredrick, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Miller J. R. editor Meredosia Monitor, Mere-
dosia
Miller John, farmer, Meredosia
Miller John F., renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Miller William, farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Mer-
edosia
Miller William H. Sec. 3, P.O. Meredosia
Morrison Charles, harnessmaker, Meredosia
Moultray George W. blacksmith, Meredosia
TVJICHOLS E. F. renter, Sec, 14, P.O.
Meredosia
Nunn John, renter, Sec. 22, P.O. Meredosia
pANKEY N. farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O.
Meredosia
PARKER H. J. DR. Was born in
Marion County, Wis., in 1845; his father
K 2
emigrated to Ohio, from the State of Mary-
land, in 1844, and engaged in farming, and
being a great friend of education, em-
braced every opportunity to school his
children; the Dr. therefore received a
liberal education, though not without his
own exertions, and is what might be termed
a self-made man; he took a regular
academic course at " Van Renselaer "
Academy, situated ten miles west of Han-
nibal, Mo., and commenced the study of
medicine at the age of twenty; he gradu-
ated at the Missouri " Medical College,"
in March, 1870; was one of the few who
passed a satisfactory examination at the
end of the first term, and consequently
received from the faculty a certificate of
qualification, and commenced the practice
of his profession in 1869. one year previous
to his graduation; he practiced in Clinton
County, 111., until 1874, when, in conse-
quence of his father's ill health, he removed
to Hannibal, where he was, in 1875,
appointed to the office of City Physician,
which position he held one year; while in
Hannibal he assisted in the organization of
the " Hannibal Society of Moralists," and
delivered the opening address before that
society, on the 7th day of November, 1875;
a chain of causes and circumstance, unnec-
essary to mention here, induced him to
leave the State of his choice, and to locate
in Meredosia, September, 1877; the Dr.
has a wife and three children, having
married, in 1870, a daughter of Louis
Busby, of Montgomery City, Mo., and
formerly of Ky.; his wife is a sister of the
Rev. William P. Busby, of Hannibal, Mo.
Perry N. W. farmer, Meredosia
Pike J. L. grain dealer, Meredosia
PLANK JOHN H. farmer on Sec. 14,
lives in Meredosia; was born in Missouri,
April n, 1841; came to this county in
1858; he enlisted in 1861, in the I4th
Regt. I. V. I., Co. A, and served three
years; he married in 1864, Julia Webster,
who was born in this county, in 1843, and
who died in 1868; he had two children by
her, both of whom died; he married again,
in 1869, to Sarah Blackstun; was born in
Jacksonville, 111., in 1847; they have four
children, three living, and one dead
Powers John, farm hand, Sec. 13, P.O. Mer-
edosia
766
MORGAN COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Powers William, farm hand, Sec. 13, P.O.
Meredosia
QUELCH GEORGE F. stone mason
Meredosia
Quintal J. H. harness maker, Meredosia
TD EA J. A. DR. physician, Meredosia
**• Reagle William M. farmer, Sec. 25, P.O.
Meredosia
Reyland E. E. L. harness shop, Meredosia
Rhea Robert, farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Meredosia
BIEMAN C. C. miller City Mills,
Meredosia
Rieman Frank, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Mere-
desia
RIEMAST H. W. miller, Meredosia. In
1863 his father, Francis Rieman (deceased),
established the business ; after his death
his son, H. W. Rieman, bought the mill
and continued the business ; was married
in 1872 to Miss Louise Moeller, born in
Missouri in 1854. Mr. R. died in the Fall
of 1872; was buried in honor by the Ma-
sonic order of Meredosia, of which he was
a member for ten years; was also a promi-
nent member of the I.O.O.F; had one
child, Frances (deceased); his brother,
C. C. Rieman, is now owner of the mill
Rieman William, farmer, Sec. 33, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Roe Jeremiah, teamster, Meredosia
Rogge William, , farmer, Sec. 3, P.O. Mere-
dosia
C AVAGE JOHN, butcher, Meredosia
Savage W. E. butcher, Meredosia
Samuels John, retired, Sec. I, P.O. Meredosia
SAMUELS J. S. farmer, Sec. 12, P.O.
Meredosia; born in Virginia, Dec. 21, 1823;
came to this county in 1857; owns 160
of land, valued at $12,000; was married
May 23, 1850, to Henriette M. Breiden-
stein, who was born in ^Germany, Nov. 5,
1832; he enlisted in the 115th 111. Vol.
Infty., Co. I, as first lieutenant, Aug., 19,
1862, and resigned in 1863, on account of
sickness; he remained at home two years;
re-enlisted m the 28:h 111. Vol. Infty., Co.
K, as second lieutenant, March, 1865, and
was in the service one year
SAMUELS JOHN, renter, Sec. r.P.O.
Meredosia; born in Page Co., Va., Aug. 18,
1840; he enlisted in the loth 111. Vol. Infty.,
Co. I., and served three months; married
Martha Davis in 1862, who was born in
Fulton Co., Ind., June 27, 1845; have had
six children, four of whom, Cora, Roland,
Arthut, and Samuel, are living
Schroll David, fish dealer, Meredosia
Schroke Fred, boots and shoes, Meredosia
Schmidt Phelix, retired merchant, Meredosia
Sheafer Henry, furniture store, Meredosia
Sibert Daniel, bartender, Meredosia
Sibert John, renter, Sec. 23, P.O. Meredosia
Sieman John, farmer, Sec. 28, P.O. Meredosia
Skiles H. A. Rev. pastor Baptist Church,
Meredosia
Skinner J. F. retired farmer, Meredosia
Sleeter William, farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Smith Geo. blacksmith, Meredosia
Smith John, retired, Sec. 26, P.O. Meredosia
Smith John, farmer, Sec. 27, Meredosia
Smith Stafford, boarding house, Meredosia
Snelling B. farm hand, Sec. 24, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Stendley Philip R. farmer, Sec. 33, P.O.
Meredosia
Strader Henry, farmer, Sec. n, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Street William, blacksmith, Meredosia
'BAYLOR PETER E. clerk, Meredosia
Teck John, laborer, Meredosia
Thompson Samuel, retired merchant, Mere-
dosia
Thompson J. Wilson, express agent, Mere-
dosia
Tucker J. H. carpenter, Meredosia
Turnham E. farm hand, Sec. 12, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Turnham George, farmer, Sec. 24, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Turnham Joal, retired farmer, Meredosia
Tway J. B. printer, Meredosia
"\ 7"ANCE W. M. bridge watcher, Meredosia
^ Vanpelt J. farmer, Sec. 23, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Vanderlip John M. carpenter, Meredosia
A1TACKERLE W. J. DR. physician, Mere-
* dosia
Wackerle William jr. bridge carpenter, Mere-
dosia
WALDO DANIEL, was born in Al-
stead, Cheshire Co., N. H., Jan. 6, 1802 ;
boot and shoemaking and itinerant trading
TOWN 16 NORTH RANGE 13 WEST.
767
was the early business of his life. He was
married to Maria T. Baker, in New Hamp-
shire, July 18, 1831 ; they had by this
union two children : Mabel Rebecca, who
married Capt. Thos. White, who was killed
at Dallas, Ga., while in command of the
n6th Reg. 111. Vol.; Mrs. White is now re-
siding at Maroa, 111.; his second child died
in infancy ; his wife died Sept. 8, 1834.
Mr. Waldo came to Meredosia, Oct. IO,
1832, and his family in Nov. of the next
year. He was again married March 31,
1836, to Miss Emily Fox, of Batavia, N. Y.
He had by this marriage : Maria E., wife
of E. E. L. Reylard, of Meredosia; Fran-
ces E., wife of Barritt Allen; Eveline, wife
of Thos. Word; James D., residing now in
Wabash, Ind.; Albert M., living in Mere-
dosia; and Mary R., who died in infancy.
His wife died Jan. 23, 1855. Was again
married, July 5, to Maty Jane Thomas,
formerly of Ohio. By this union, only one
child was born, Miss Nellie, residing with
her parents. Esq. Waldo, with his brothers
James E. and Geo. C., commenced business
in Meredosia 1832. In the Fall of 1832,
they built the first steam saw mill in the
present limits of Morgan Co. In 1833-4,
they erected a mill and distillery, capable
of running from 300 to 500 bushels per
day; afterwards sold to Rowe & Gove. He
has since devoted his time to improving
his lands and serving the people as post-
master and justice of the peace ; is now
past seventy-eight years of age, and the
record of an active life of that number of
years can not have but a partial notice in
our limits
Walihan John, justice of the peace, Mere-
dosia
Walihan John, barber, Meredosia
Wankel Peter, renter, Sec. 33, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Weber F. farmer, Sec. I, P.O. Meredosia
Weeks J. L. clerk with Graham & Co., Mere-
dosia
Wegehopt H. C. clerk, Meredosia
Wilcox J. D. laborer, Meredosia
Wilday John, renter, Sec. 36, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Wilday Milton, farmer, Sec. 25, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Wilday William, renter, Sec. 25, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Wilker Henry, farmer, Sec. 22, P.O. Mere-
dosia
Winegar S. S. boarding house, Meredosia
Wischmier C. F. farm hand, Sec. II, P.O.
Meredosia
GODFREY, farmer, Meredosia
Yockey Christian, blacksmith with
Heinz, Meredosia
YOST JOHN, harnessmaker, Mere-
dosia. Was born Nov. 18, 1847, in Cass
Co., 111.; came to Meredosia and com-
menced business in i86g. In 1873 was
married to Miss Lizzie Tieman, daughter
of William Tieman, of Meredosia; have
two children : Lizzie and William F.
BUSINESS CARDS.
ANDERSON JAMES, telegraph
operator and R.R. engineer, Meredosia
CARVER J. H. & CO. (established
1859), dealers in staple and fancy dry goods
and groceries, ready-made clothing; gents'
furnishing goods a specialty; boots, shoes,
hats, and caps; new goods at low prices.
Meredosia, 111.
DETTMER HENRY, manufacturer
of and dealer in cigars, pipes, etc. You
will always find on hand a good assortment
of smokers' goods. Meredosia
GEISS GEO., bakery, confectionery,
family groceries, flour, wines, and liquors
of all kinds, Meredosia, 111.
HEINZ CHAS., dealer in agricultural
implements, and manufacturer of the " Steel
Beam Plow; " keeps constantly on hand a
good assortment of plows, cultivators, corn
planters, wagons, harrows, etc.; Mere-
dosia, 111.
HYATT THOMAS, agent for Naple*
Nursery; a full stock of fruit and orna-
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mental trees en hand; and also agent for
R. Diggins' Hedge Nursery; Concord, 111.
HYSINGER & GRAHAM, dealers
in dry goods, millinery goods, groceries,
queensware, clothing, to suit old and young,
great and small. Carpets, hats and caps,
boots and shoes, hardware, lime, salt, plas-
ter of Paris. Call and examine our goods
and prices
DAVID L,. dealer
dr iijs, medicines, paint, oil, glass, etc.
PARKER H. J. DR. M.D., Mer-
edosia. Office of City hotel, of which he
is the proprietor, where cases of a chronic
nature will be treated, with board, when
desired
RIEMAN C. C. City Mills, Meredosia,
111. Miller and dealer in flour, bran, shorts,
and all kinds of mill stuff
YOST JOHN, Meredosia, manufacturer
of and dealer in harness, saddles, collars,
bridles, whips, halters, and brushes. " Un-
cle Sam's " harness oil always on hand
.
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