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Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent
and Representative Citizens of the County,

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PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL THE GOVERNORS OF THE STATE, AND
OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UN1TL':D STATES.

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110 i;rL';ito.st of Knulisli liistoiiiuis, IMacaui.av, and (uicuf tlic must brilliant uiitiMs of
the |)iesent ecntni-y, has said : "The history of a country is best told in a record of the
lives of its people." In conformity with this idea the roKruAiT and Hioohai-iiicai.
Ai.iiUM of this county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and
t;ilving tiierefroin dry statistical matter that can be ai)preciated by but few, our
corps of writers have gone to tiie people, the men and women who have, ))y their
enterprise and industry, brought the county to a ranic second to none among those
comprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life
struggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be jjresented to an intelli-
gent i)ublic. In this volume will be found a record of many whose lives are worthy the
imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in |)overty, by
industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited
advantages for securing an education, liave become learned men and women, witli an
I ^^3^, intlnence extending througiiout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who
' ?i. liavc risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have
^•^li^^rVS* liccome famous. It tells of those in every waliv in life who have striven to succeed, and
"^ ^ records how that success has usually crowned their efforts. It tells also of many, very

many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, have pursued "the even tenor of their way,'" content
to have it said of them as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — -"they have done what
they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the
anvil, llie lawyer's ollicc and the counting-room, left every trade and profession, and at their country'.s
call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and pence
once more reigned in the land. In the life of every man and of every woman is a lesson that should not
be lost upon those who follow after.

Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fad
that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be
in.accessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work and every opportunity possible
giveii to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written, and the publishers (latter them-
selves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biograph-
ical sketches, portraits of a number of rci)resentative citizens are given.

The faces of some, and biogra[>liical sketches of man}', will be missed in this volunir. For this tiie
pnljlishers are not to blame. Not having a iirojicr conception of the work, some refused to give the
information necessary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of
the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition tiie support of the interested
one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made
at their residence or place of business.

CHAPMAN BROS.
Chicago, September, 188'J.

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HE Father of our Country was
horn in WcstmorUuid Co., Va.,
'Feb. 22, 1732. His parent.s
were Augustine and Mary
(Ball) Washington. The fani'ily
to which lie belonged has not
jeen satisfactorily traced in
England. His great-grand-
father, John Washington, em-
igrated to Virginia about 1657,
and became a |)ros[>erous
[)lanter. He had two sons,
Lawrence and Jiiini. The
former married Mildred W'arner
and had three children, John,
Augustine and Mildred. Augus-
tine, the father of George, first
married Jane Butler, who bore
him foiw children, two of whom,
Lawrence and Augustine, reached
maturity. Of six children by his
second marriage, Ceorge was the
eldest, the others beiiii; Betty,
Samuel, Jo!ni Augustine, Charles
and Mildred.
Augustine Washington, the father of George, died
in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his
eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on
the I'atomac, afterwards known as Mount Vernon,
and to George he left the parental residence. George
received only such education as the neighborhood
schools afforded, save for a short time after he left
scliool, when he received private instruction in
mathemat'cs. His spellinii v/as rather defective.

Remarkable stories are told of his great physical
strength and development at an early age. He wa:;
an acknowledged leader among his companions, and
was early noted for that r.obleness cf character, fair-
ness and veracity which characterized his whole life.

When George was 14 years old he luid a desire to go to
sea, and a midshi[)n\an's warrant was secured forhim,
but through the ojiposition of his mother the idea was
abandoned. Two years later he was ap|X)inted
surveyor to the immense estate of Lord Fairfax. In
this business he spent three years in a rough frontier
life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very
essential to him. In 175 r, though only 19 years ol
age, he was apiwinted adjutant with the rank of
major in the Virginia militia, then being trained for
active service against the French and Indians. Soon
after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother
Lawrence, who went there to restore his health. They
soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence
died, leaving a large fortime to an infant daughter
who did not long survive him. On her demise the
estate of Moiuit Vernon was given to George,

UlX)n the arrival of Robert Dinwiildic, as Lieuien-
ant-Ciovernor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was
reorganized, and the province divided into four mili-
tary districts, of which the northern was assigned to
Washington as adjutant general. Shortly after this
a very [jcrilous mission was assigned him and ac-
cepted, which others had refused. 'I'his v,as to ])ro-
ceed to the French post near Lake P>rie in North-
western Pennsylvania. The distance to bo traverseil
was between 500 and 600 miles. W inter was at hand,
and the journey was to be made without military
escort, through a territory occupied bv Indians. The

GEORGE WASHINGTON.

trip was a perilous one, and several limes he came near
losing his life, yet he returned in safety and furnished
a full and useful reiwrt of his expedition. A regiment
of 300 men was raised in Virginia and put in com-
mand of Col. Joshua Fry, and Major Washington was
commissioned lieutenant-colonel. Active war was
then begun against the French and Indians, in which
Washington took a most imix)rtant part. In the
memorable event of July 9, 1755, known as Brad-
dock's defeat, Washington was almost the only officer
of distinction who escaped from the calamities of the
day with life and honor. The other aids of Braddock
iveie disabled early in the action, and Washington
alone was left in that capacity on the field. In a letter
to his brother he says : "I had four bullets through
my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped
unhurt, though death was levelinn my companions
on every side." An Indian sharpshooter said he was
not born to be killed by a bullet, for he had taken
direct aim at him seventeen times, and failed to hit
him.

After having lieen five years in the military service,
and vainly sought promotion in the royal avmy, he
took advantage of the tall of Fort Duquesne and the
e.xi)ulsion of tiie French from the valley of the Ohio,
(o rasign his commission. Soon after he entered the
Legislature, where, altiiough not a leader, he took an
active and imixsrtant jiart. January 17, 1759, he
married Mrs. Martha (Dandridge) Custis, the wealthy
widow of John Parke Custis.

When the British Parliament had closed the port
if Boston, the cry went \\\> throughout the provinces
that "The cause of Boston is the cause of us all."
It was then, at the suggestion of Virgini.i, that a Con-
gress of all the colonies was called to meet at Phila-
delphia,Sept. 5, 1774, to secure their common liberties,
peaceably if i)ossible. To this Congress Col. Wash-
ington was sent as a delegate. On May 10, 1775, the
Congress re-assembled, when the hostile intentions of
England were plainly apparent. The battles of Con-
cord and Lexington had been fought. Among the
first acts of this Congress was the election of a com-
mander-in-chief of the colonial forces. This high and
resix)iisilile office was conferred upon Washington,
wlio was still a member of the Congress. He accepted
it on June 19, imt upon the express condition that he
receive no salary. He would keep an exact account
of expenses and e-xpect Congress lo pay them and
nothing more. It is not the object of this sketch to
trace the military acts of Washington, to whom the
fortunes and liberties of the people of this country
were so long confided. The war was conducted by
him under every possible disadvantage, and while his
forces often met with reverses, yet he overcame every
obstacle, and after seven years of heroic devotion
and matchless skill he gained liberty for the greatest
nation of earth. On Dec. 23, 17S3, Washington, in
a parting address of surpassing beauty, lesigned his

commission as commander-in-chief of the army to
to the Continental Congress sitting at Annapolis. He
retired immediately to Mount Vernon and resumed
his occupation as a fanner and planter, shunning all
connection with public life.

In February, 1 7 89, \Vashington was unanimously
elected President. In his presidential career he was
subject to the peculiar trials incidental to a new
government ; trials from lack of confidence on the part
of other governments;, trials from want of harmony
between the different sections of our own country;
trials from the impoverished condition of the country,
owing to the war and want of credit; trials from the
beginnings of party strife. He was no partisan. His
clear judgment could discern the golden mean; and
while perhaps this alone kept our government from
sinking at the very outset, it left him ex|)osed to
attacks from both sides, which were often bitter and
very annoying.

At the expiration of his first term he was unani-
mously re-elected. At the end of this term many
were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely
refused a tliird nominalion. On the fourth of March,
1797, at the expiraton of his second term as Presi-
dent, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there
his few remaining yeais free from the annoyances of
public life. Later in the year, however, his repose
seemed likely to be interrupted by war with France.
At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to
take command of the armies. He chose his sub-
ordinate officers and left to them the charge of mat-
ters in the field, which he suiierintended from his
home. In accepting the command he made the
reservation that he was not to be in the field until
it was necessary. In the midst of these preparations
his life was suddenly cut off. December 1 2, he took
a seveie cold from a ride in the rain, which, settling
in liis throat, produced inflammation, and terminated
fatally on the night of the fourteenth. On the eigh-
teenth his body was borne wi'h military honors to its
final resting place, and interred in the family vault at
Mount Vernon.

Of the character of Washington it is ini])ossible to
speak but in terms of the highest resiiect and ad-
miration. The more we see of the operations of
our government, and the more deeply we feel the
difficulty of uniting all opinions in a common interest,
the more highly we must estimate the force of his tal-
ent and cliararter, which have been able to challenge
the reverence of all parties, and principles, and na-
tions, and to win a fame as extended as the limits
of the globe, and which we cannot but believe will
be as lasting as the existence of man.

The person of Washington was iinusally tali, erect
and well proportioned. His muscular strength was
great. His features were of a beautiful symmetry.
He commanded respect without any appearance of
luiughtiness, and ever serious without being dull.

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(1HN ADAMS, ilie secoiui
President and the Hrst Vice-
President of tlie United Stales,
was born in Braintree ( now
Qiiincy ),Mass., and about ten
^^ miles from Boston, Oct. 19,
1735. His great-grandfatlier, Henry
Adams, emigrated from England
about 1640, with a Himily of eight
sons, and settled at Braintree. The
parents of John were John and
Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His
father was a farmer of limited
means, to which he added the bus-
iness of shoeuiaking. He gave his
eldest son, John, a classical educa-
tion at Harvard College. John
graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the
school in Worcester, Mass. This he found but a
"school of .iffliction,'' from which he endeavored to
gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the
study of law. For this piiriKjse he placed himself
under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He
had thought seriously of the clerical profession
but seems to have been turned from this by what he
termed " the frightful engines of ecclesiastical coun-
cils, of diabolical malice, and C'alvanistic good nature,''
of the operations of which he had been a witness in
his native town. He was well fitted for the legal
profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being
ready and fluent of s()eech, and having quick percep-
tive [lowers. He gradually gained practice, and in
1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister,
and a lady of su[)erior intelligence. .Shortly after his
I'larriage, (i7<'s), the attempt of Parliamentary taxa-
tion turned him from law to politics. He took initial
steps toward holdin^, a town meeting, and the resohi-

tions he offered on the subject became very |K)pulai
throughout the Province, and were adopted woiil fui
word by over forty different towns. I Ic moved lo Bos-
ton in 1768, and became one of the most courageous
and prominent advocatesof the jiopular cause, and
was chosen a member of the General Court (the Leg-
lislature) in 1770.

Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first delegates
from Massachusetts to the first Continental Congre::S,
which ir.et in 1774. Here he distinguished himselt
by his cai)acity for business and for debate, and ad-
vocated the movement for indepei;dence against t'.:^
majority of the members. In May, 1776, he mcved
and carried a resolution in Congress that the Colonies
should assume the duties of self-government. He
was a prominent member of the committee of ive
appointed June 11, to prepare a declaration of inde-
pendence. This article was drawn by Jefferson, but
on Adams devolved the task of battling it through
Congress in a three days debate.

()n tlie day after the Declaration of Independence
was passed, while his soul was yet warm with tli -
glow of e.Ncitcd feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife
which, as we read ;t now, seems lo h.ive been dictated
by the spirit of projihecy. " \'esterday," he says, "t'ae
greatest ipiestion was decided that ever was debated
in .America; and greater, perhaps, never was or wil
be decided among men. A resolution was passed
without one dissenting colony, ' that these United
States are, and of right (.)Ughl to be, free and inde-
pendent states.' The day is passed. I'lie fuurlli of
Julv, 1776, will lie a memorable epoch in the history
of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated
by succeeding generations, as the great ar.nivetsary
festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of
deliverance by solemn acts of devotion lo Almighty
God. It ought to be solemnized v.iih (wmp, shows,

JOHN ADAMS.

games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations
from one end of the continent to the other, from this
time forward for ever. Vou will think me transported
with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of
the toil, and blood and treasure, that it will cost to
maintain this declaration, and support and defend
these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the
rays of light and glory. 1 can see that the end is
Wvirth more than all the means; and that posterity
will triumph, although you and I may rue, which I
hoi)e we shall not."

In November, 1777, Mr. Adams was appointed a
delegate to France and to co-operale with Benijarain
Franklin and Arthur Lee, who were then in Paris, in
the endeavor to obtain assistance in arms and money
from the French Government. This was a severe trial
to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home,
compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and ex-
posed him to great peril of capture by the British cruis-
ers, who were seeking him. He left France June 17,
1779. In Septemljer of the same year he was again
chosen to go to Paris, and there hold himself in readi-
ness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce
with Great Britian, as soon as the British Cabinet
might Ije found willing to listen to such pvoposels. He
sailed for France in November, from there he went to
Holland, where he negotiated important loans and
formed important commercial treaties.

Finally a treaty of peace with England was signed
Jan. 21, 1783. The re-action from the e.xcitemegt,
toil and an.xiety through which Mr. Adams had passed
threw him into a fever. After suffering from a con-
tinued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated he
was advised to go to England to drink the waters of
B.ith. While in England, still droopinganddes[)ond-
ing, he received dispatches from his own government
urging the necessity of his going to .\msterdam to
negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was
delicate, yet he immediately set out, and through
storm, on sea, on horseback and foot,he made the trip.

February 24, 17S5. ("ongress apix)inted Mr. Adams
envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face
to face the King of England, who had so long re-
garded him as a traitor. As England did not
condescend to appoint a minister to the United
States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom-
plishing l)ut little, he sought ])ermission to return to
his own country, where he arrived in June, 1788.

When Washington was first chosen President, John
Adams, rendered illustiious by his signal services at
home and abroad, was chosen Vice President. .Again
at the second election of Washington as President,
Adams was chosen Vice President. In 1796, Wash-
ington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was
elected President, though not without much opposition.
Serving in this office four years, he was succeeded by
Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics.

While Mr. Adams was Vice President the great

French Revolution shook the continent of Europe,
and it was upon this point which he was at issue with
the majority of his countrymen led by Mr. Jefferson.
Mr. .'\dams felt no symiiathy with the French people
in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their
lX)wer of self-government, and he utterly abhored the
classof atheist philosophers who he claimed caused it.
On the other hand Jefferson's sympathies were strongly
enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence or-
iginated the alienation between these distinguished
men, and two ix>werful i)arties were thus soon organ-
ized, Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies
were with England and Jefferson led the other in
sympathy with France.

The world has seldom seen a spectacle of more
moral beauty and grandeur, than was presented by the
old age of Mr. Adams. The violence of party feeling
had died away, and he had begun to receive that just
appreciation which, to most men, is not accorded till
after death. No one could look upon his venerable
form, and think of what he had done and suffered,
and how he had given up all the prime and strength
of his life to the public good, without the deepest
emotion of gratitude and respect. It was his peculiar
good fortune to witness the complete success of the
institution which he had been so active in creating and
supporting. In 1824, his cup of happiness was filled
to the brim, by seeing his son elevated to the highest
station in the gift of the people.

The fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half
century since the signing of the Declaration of Inde-
])cndence, arrived, and there were but three of the
signers of that immortal instrument left uixm the
earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is
well known, on that day two of these finished their
earthly [lilgrimage, a coincidence so remarkable as
to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr.
Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning
of the fourth he found himself too weak to rise from
his bed. On being reiiuested to name a toast for the
customary celebration of the day, he exclaimed " In-
dependence FOREVER." When the day was ushered
in, by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons,
he was asked by one of his attendants if he knew
what day it was? He replied, "O yes; it is the glor-
ious fotirih of July — God bless it — God bless you all."
In the course of the day he said, "It is a great and
glorious day." The last words he uttered were,
"Jefferson survives." But he had, at one o'clock, re-
signed his spiiit into the hands of his God.

The personal appearance and manners of Mr.
Adams were not ]iarticularly piejiossessing. His face,
as his ])ortrait nianifests,was intellectual ard expres-
sive, but his figure was low and ungraceful, and his
manners were frequently abrupt and uncourteous.
He had neither the lofty dignity of Washington, nor
the engaging elegance and gracefulness which marked
the manners and address of Tcfiferson.

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^-^'" ' ' ''■^- HOMAS JEFFERSON was
liorii April 2, IJ43, ut .Shail-
J|>*uell, Alhermarle county, Va.
His parents were Peter and
Jane ( Randoli)li) Jefferson,
tiie former a native of Wales,
and the latter born in Lon-
don. To them were born six
daugliters and two sons, of
wiioni Thomas was the elder.
When 14 years of age his
father died. He received a
most liberal education, hav-
ing been kept diligently at scliool
from the time he was five years of
age. In 1760 he entered Wilham
and Mary College. Williamsburg was then the seat
of the ("olonial Court, and it was the obodeof fashion
a.id splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then 17
years old, lived somewhat expensively, kecjting fine
horses, and much caressed by gay society, yet he
was earnestly devoted to his studies, and irrejiroacha-
alile in his morals. It is strange, however, under
such inlluencesjlhat he was not ruined. In the sec-
ond year of his college course, moved by some un-
explained inward im[)ulse, he discarded his horses,
society, and even his favorite violin, to which he had
previously given much time. He often devoted fifteen
hours a day to haid study, allowing himself for e.v-
ercise only a run in the evening twilight of a mile out
of the city and back again. He thus attained very
high intellectual culture, alike excellence in philoso-
l)hy and the languages. The most difficult Latin anil
C.reek authors he read with facility. A more finished
scholur has seldom gone forth from colle.i;eh.dls; and

there was not to be found, perhaps, in all Virginia, a
more pureminded, upright, gentlemanly young man.

Immediately \\\x,\\ leaving college he began the
study of law. For the short time he continued in the
practice of his profession he rose rapidly and distin-
guished himself by his energy and accuteness as a
lawyer. ISut the times called for greater action.
The policy of England had awakened the spirit of
resistance of the American Colonies, and the enlarged
views which Jefferson had ever entertained, soon led
him into active political life. In 1769 he was chosen
a member of the Virginia House of Hurgesses. In
1772 he married Mrs. Martha .Skelton, a very beauti-
ful, wealthy and highly accomplished young widow.
Upon Mr. Jefferson's large estate at Shadwell, there
was a majestic swell of land, called Monticello, which
commanded a prospect of wonderful extent and
beauty. This spot Mr. Jefferson selected for his new
home; and here he reared a mansion of modest yet
elegant architecture, which, next to Mount Vernon,
became the most distinguished resort in our land.

In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress,
where, though a silent member, his abilities as a
writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he
was placed uiwn a mmiber of important committees,
and was chairman of the one appointed for the draw-
ing up of a declaration of independence. This com-
mittee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R.
Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was appointed
to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested
a few verbal changes before it was submitted to Con-
gress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made
in it by Congress, and it was passed and signed July
4, 1776. VVhat must have been the feelings of that

THOMAS JEFFERSON.

man — what the emotions that swelled his breast —
who was charged with the preparation of that Dec-
laration, which, while it made known the wrongs of
America, rtas also to publish her to the world, free,
lioverign and independent. It is one of the most re-
markable papers ever written ; and did no other effort
uf tJie mind of its author exist, that alone would be
sufficient to stamp his name with immortality.

In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to
Patrick Henry, i.s Governor of Virginia. At one time
the British officer, Tarleton, sent a secret expedition to
Monticello, to capture tlie Governor. Scarcely five
minutes elapsed after tlie liurried escape of Mr. Jef-
ferson and his family, ere his mansion was in posses-
sion of the British troops. His wife's health, never
very good, was much injured by this excitement, and
in the summer of 1782 she died.

Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783.
Two years later he was apiwinted Minister Plenipo-
tentiary to France. Returning to the United States
in September, 1789, he became Secretary of State
m Washington's cabinet. This [Xjsition he resigned
Jan. I, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice Presi-
dent, and four years later was elected President over
Mr. Adams, with Aaron Burr as Vice President. In
1804 he was re-elected with wonderful unanimity,
and George Clinton, Vice President.

The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second adminstra-
tion was disturbed by an event whicii threatened the
tranquility and peace of the Unior. ; this was the con-
spiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election
to the Vice Presidency, and led on by an unprincipled
ambition, this extraordinary man formed the plan of a
military expedition into the Spanish territories on our
soutiiwestern frontier, for the pur|X)se of forming there
a new republic. This has been generally supixjsed
was a mere pretext ; and although it has not been
generally known what his real plans were, there is no
doubt that they were of a f;ir more dangerous
character.

In iSog, at the expiration of the second term for
which Mr. Jefferson had been elected, he determined
to retire from jwlitical life. For a period of nearly
forty years, he had been continually before the pub-
lic, and all that time had been employed in offices of
the greatest trust and resiwnsibility. Having thus de-
voted the best part of his life to the service of his
countr)', he now felt desirous of that rest which his
declining years re(piired, and uixsn the organization of
the new administration, in March, 1809, he bid fare-
well forever to public life, and retired to Monticello.

Mr. Jefferson was [jrofuse in his hospitality. Whole
families came in their coaches with their horses, —
fathers and mothers, boys and girls, babies and
nurses, — and remained three and even six months.
Life at Monticello, for years, resembled that at a
fashionable watering-place.

The fourth of July, 1S26, being the fiftieth anniver-

sary of the Declaration of American Independence,
great preparations were made in every part of the
Union for its celebration, as the nation's jubilee, and
the citizens of Washington, to add to the solemnity
of the occasion, invited Mr. Jefferson, as the framer
and one of the few surviving signers of tlie Declara-
tion, to participate in their lestivities. But an ill-
ness, whicl) had been of several weeks duration, and
had been continually increasing, compelled him to
decline the invitation.

On the second of July, tlie disease under whit '1
he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced
state that his medical attendants, enteitained nc
hope of his recovery. Fioni this time he was perfectly
sensible tiiat his last hour was at liand. Un the next
day, which was Monday, he asked of those around
him, the day of the month, and on being told it was
the third of July, he expressed the earnest wish that
he might be ))ermitted to breathe tl e airof the fiftieth
anniversary. His prayer was heard — that day, whose
dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land,
burst uixm his eyes, and then they were closed for-
ever. And what a noble consunnnation of a noble
life ! To die on that day, — the birthday of a nation,- -
the day v/hich liis own name and his own act had
rendered glorious; to die amidst the rejoicings and
festivities of a wliole nation, who looked up to him,
as the author, under God, of their greatest blessings,
was all that was wanting to fill u|) the rei ord his life.

Almost at the same hour of his death, the kin-
dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to bear
him company, left the scene of his earthly honors
Hand in hand they had stood forth, the champions ol
freedom; hand in hand, during the dark and desper-
ate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and
animated their desi^nding countrymen; for half a
century they had labored together for tlie good of
the country; and now hand in hand they de|iart.
In tlieir lives they had been united in the same great
cause of liberty, and in their deaths they were not
divided.

In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, ratlier
above six feet in height, but well formed; his eyes
were light, his hair originally red, in after life became
white and silvery", his coniplt-xion was fair, his fore
head broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and
thoughtful. He ixjssessed great fortiti.de of mind as
well as personal lourage; and his cominai d of tem-
per was such that his oldest and most intimate fiieiuls
never recollected to have seen him in a passion.
His manners, though dignified, were simple and un-
affected, and his hospitality was so unbounded thai
all found at his house a ready welcome. In conver-
sation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusiastic; and
his language was remarkably pure and correct. He
was a finished classical scholar, and in his writings is
discernable the care with which he formed his style
upon the best models of antiquity.

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FOURTH J'Rl-SIDENT.

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AMES MADISON, "Father
of the Constitution, ' ;uul fouitli
ijf' President of the United States,
was born March i6, 1757, and
died at his home in Virginia,
June 28, 1836. The name of
James Madison is inseparably con-
nected with most of tlie imiwrtant
events in that lieroic period of our
'\l, country during which the founda-
tions of this great repulilic were
hiid. He was the last of tlie fountiers
of the Constitution of the United
States to be called to his eternal
reward.

The Madison family were among
the early emigrants to the New World,
landing upon the shores of the Chesa-
peake but 15 years after the settle-
ment of Jamestown. The father of
lames Madison was an o|)ulent
ilanter, residing uiwn a very fine es-
tate called "Montpelier," Orange t^o.,
Va, The mansion was situated in
the midst of scenery highly pictur-
esque and romantic, on the west side
of South-west Mountain, at the foot of
I'.lue Ridge. It was but 25 miles from the liome of
Jefferson at Monticello. The closest personal and
political attachment existed between these illustrious
men, from their early youth until death.

The early education of Mr. Madison was conducted
mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of
18 he was sent to Princeton College, in New Jersey.
Here he applied himself to study with the most im-

prudent zeal ; allowing himself, for months, but three
hours' sleep out of the 2.4. His Ireallh llius liecameso
seriously impaired that lie never recovered any vigor
of constitution. He graduated in 177 i, with a feeble
body, with a character of utmost i)urity, and with a
mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning
which embellisiied and gave proficiency to his subsf
quent career.

Returning to Virginia, he commenced the study of
law and a course of extensive and systematic reading.
This educational course, the spirit of the times in
wliicli he lived, and tlie society with which he asso-
ciated, all combined to inspire him with a strong
love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work o(
a statesman. Being naturally of a religious turn of
mind, and his frail health leading him to think that
his life was not to lie long, he directed especial atten-
tion to theological studies. Flndowed with a mind
singularly free from passion and i)rejudice, and with
almost unequalled iMwers of reasoning, he weighed
all the arguments for and against revealed religion,
until his faith became so established as never to
be shaken.

In the spring of 1776, when 26 years of age, he
was elected a member of the Virginia Convention, to
frame the constitution of the State. The next year
(T777), he was a candidate for the General Assembly.
He refused to treat the whisky-lovir.g voters, and
conse(]uently lost his election ; but those who had
witnessed the talent, energy and public spirit of the
modest young man, enlisted themselves in his behalf,
and he was appointed to the Eveculive Council.

Both Patrick I lenry and Thomas Jefferson were
(Governors of Virginia while Mr. Madison remained
men/iier ot the Council ; and their appreciation of his

JAMES MADISON.

intellectual, social and moral worth, contributed not
a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year
1780, he was elected a member of the Continental
Congress. Here he met the most illustrious men in
our land, and he was immediately assigned to one of
the most conspicuous positions among them.

For three years Mr. Madison continued in Con-
gress, one of its most active and influential members.
In tlie year 1784, his term having ex|)ired, he was
elected a member of the Virginia Legislature.

No man felt more deeply than Mr. Madison the
utter inelticiency of the old confederacy, with no na-
tional government, witii no jxjwer to form treaties
which would be binding, or to enforce law. There
was not any State more prominent than Virginia in
the declaration, that an efficient national government
must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison
carried a resolution tlirough the General Assembly of
Virginia, inviting tiie other States to appoint commis-
sioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss
this subject. Five States only were represented. The
convention, however, issued another call, drawn up
by Mr. Madison, urgnig all the States to send their
delegates to Philadelphia, in May, 17S7, to draft
a Constitution for the United States, to take the place
of that Confederate League. The delegates met at
the time ap[>ointed. Kvery Stale but Riiode Island
was represented, (ieorge Washington was chosen
president of the convention; and tjie present Consti-
tirtion of the United States was then and there formed.
'I'here was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more ac-
tive in framing this immortal document than the mind
and tlie jien of James Madison.

The Constitution, adopted bv a vote Si to 79, was
to be presented to the several States fur acce|jtance.
But grave soli( itude was felt. Should it be rejected
we should be left but a conglomeration of independent
•States, with but little jwwer at home and little respect
abroad. Mr. Madison was selected by tlie conven-
tion to draw up an address to the people of the United
States, expounding the i)rinciples of the Constitution,
and urging its adoption. There was great opix)sition
to it at first, but it at length triumphed over all, and
went into effect in 1789.

i\Ir. Madison was elected to the House of Repre-
sentatives in the first Congress, and soon became the
avowed leader ot the Republican party. While in
New York attending Congress, he iiiet Mrs Todd, a
young widovv of remarkable [xawer of fascination,
whom he married. She was in person and character
(pieenly, and probably no lady has thus far occupied
so prominent a position in the very peculiar society
which has constituted our republican court as Mrs.
Madison.

Mr. Madison served as Secretary of State under
Jefferson, and at the close of his administtation
was chosen President. At this time the encroach-
ments of England had brought us to the vergeof war.

British orders in council destioyed our commerce, and
our flag was exposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison
was a man of peace. Scholarly in his taste, retiring
in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the
meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood
boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought
to, ujjon the ocean, by the guns of an English cruiser.
A young lieutenant steps on boaril and orders the
crew to be paraded l)efore him. With great nonchal-
ance he selects any number whom he may please tu
designate as British subjects ; orders thein down the
ship's side into his boat; and places them on the gun-
deck of his man-of-war, to light, by comiailsion, the
battles of England. This right of search and im-
pressment, no efforts of our (^lovernment coidd induce
the British cabinet to relinquish.

On the iSth of June, 1812, President Madison gave
his approval to an act of Congress declaring war
against (Ireat Britain. Notwithstanding the bitter
hostility of the Federal party to the war, the country
in general approved; and Mr. Madis(jn, on the 4th
of March, 1813, was re-elected by a large majority,
and entered upon his second term of offire. I'his is
not the [jlace to describe the various adventures of
this war on the land and on the water. Our infant
navy then laid the foundations of its renown in grap-
pling with the most fonnlilable jxjwer which ever
swept the seas. The contest commer.ced in earnest
by the appearance of a British fleet, early in Februaiy,
1813, in Cliesai>eake )5ay, declaring nearly the whole
coast of the United States under blockade.

The Enqieror of Russia offcied his services as ine
dilator. America accepted ; England refused. A Brit-
ish force of five thousand men landed on the banks
of the Patuxet River, near its entrance into Chesa-
])eake Bay, and marched ra;'idly, by way of Bladens-
burg, upon Washington.

The straggling little city of Washington was thrown
into consternation. The cannon of the brief conflict
at Bladensburg echoed through the streets of the
metropolis. The whole iX)pulaticn fled from the city.
The President, leaving Mrs. Madison in the Wliite
House, with her carriage diawn up at the door to
await his speedy return, hurried to meet the officers
in a council of war. He met our troops utterly routed,
and he could not go back without danger of being
captured. But few hours elapsed ere the Presidential
Mansion, the Capitol, and all the public buildings in
Washington were in flames.

The war closed after two years of fighting, and on
Feb. 13, 18 1 5, the treaty of peace was signed at Ghent.

On the 4th of March, 1817, his second term of
office expired, and he resigned the Presidential chair
to his friend, James Monroe. He retired to his beau-
tiful home at Montpelier, and there passed the re-
mainder of his days. On Jmie 28, 1836, then at the
age of 85 years, he fell asleep in death. Mrs. Madi
son died July 12, 1849.

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FIFTH PRESIDENT.

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AMRS MONROE, the fifth
'rcsidentof Till.' L'nited States,
was liorii ill Westmoreland Co.,
Va., A|)ril 28, 1758. His early
life was passed at tlie place of
v,*'!,i>^ if .'/ nativity. His ancestors had fcjr

^i.-'"-^', .i -^ many years resided in the prov-
■ ■ ince in wiiith he wnshorn. ^Vhen,
J^^\ 'It '7 years of age, in the process
'/jMm *' of completing liis education at
William and Mary College, the Co-
lonial Congress assembled at I'iiila-
delphia to deliberate u[)on the un-
just and manifold oppressions of
(ireat Hritian, declared tiie separa-
tion of the Colonies, aiul promul-
galed the Declaration ol Indepen-
dence. Had he been born ten yeari^ before it is liighly
probable that he would have been one of the signers
of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left
school and enlisted among the [latriots.

He joined the army when everything looked ho|)e-
iess and glooaiy. The number of deserters increased
f;oni day to day. 'I'he invading armies came pouring
i.i ; and the tories not only favored the cause of tlie
I'.iotiier country, Imt dislicartened the new recruits,
who were sutfuiently terrilied at the prospect ol con-
tending witii an enemy whom they had been taught
to deem invinciiile. To such brave spirits as James
Monroe, who went right onward, undismayed through
difficulty and danger, the United States owe their
political emancipation. The young cadet joined the
r.iiiks, ami cs|ioused the cause of his injured country,
with a fnni determination to live or die with her strife

for liberty. Firmly yet sadly he shared in the mel-
ani holy retreat from Harleam Heights and While
I'lains, and accompanied the dispirittd army as it fled
before its foes through New Jersey. In four months
after the Declaration of Independence, the patriots
had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of
Trenton he led tiie vanguard, and, in the act of charg-
ing upon the enemy he received a wound in the left
siioulder.

As a reward for his bravery, Mr. Monroe was pro-
moted a captain of infantry; and, having recovered
from his wound, he rejoined the army. He, however,
receded from the line of promotion, by iiecomin^ an
oflicer in the staff of Loid Sterling. During the cam-
paigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandy
wine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued
aid-decamp; but becoming desirous to regain his
position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a
regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed
owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon
this failure he entered the office of Mr. lefferson, at
tiiat peiiod Ciovernor, and pursued, with considerable
ardor, tlie study of common law. He did not, however,
entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag;
but on the invasions of the enemy, served as a volun-
teer, during the two years of his legal pursuits.

In 1782, lie was elected from King (}eorge county,
a member of the Leglislature of Virginia, and by that
l)ody he was elevated to a seat in the Executive
Council. He was thus honored with the confidence
of his fellow citizens at 23 years of age ; and having
at this early period dis|)hiyed some of that ability
and a|)titude for legislation, whiih were afterwaKU
employed with unremittipgenergy for tlie public good.

JAMES MONROE.

lie was in the succeeding year chosen a member of
ihe Congress of the United States.
Deeplyas Mr. Monroefelt the imperfectionsof theold
Conlederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution,
■.hiiiking, with many others of 'he RepubHcan parly,
'.hat it gave too unich power to the Central Government,
and not enougii to the individual States. Still he re-
tained the esteem of his friends wlio were its warm
su|)porters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition
secured its adoption. In 17S9, lie became a member
(,f the United States Senate; which office he held for
four years. Every month the line of distinction be-
tween the two great parties which divided the nation,
the Federal and the Republican, was growing more
distinct. The two prominent ideas which now sep-
arated them were, that the Republican party was in
sympathy with France, and also in favor of such a
stiict construction of the Constitution as to give the
Central Government as little [xswer, and the State
Governments as much ixswer, as the Constitution would
warrant. Tlie Federalists sympatiiized witli England,
and were in favor of a liberal construction of the Con-
stitution, which would give as much ])ower to the
Central Government as tiiat document could possibly
authorize.

The leading Federalists and Republicans were
alike noble men, consecrating all their energies totlie
good of the nation. Two more lionest men or more
pure patriots than John Adams tlie Federalist, and
(anies Monroe the Republican, never breathed. In
building u]j this majestic nation, which is destined
to eclijise all (Grecian and Assyrian greatness, tlie com-
bination of their antagonism was needed to create the
light ei|uililirium. .^nd yet each in his day was de-
nounced as almost a demon.

Washington was then President. England had es-
poused the cause of the Bourbons against the jirinci-
ples of the French Revolution. All Europe was drawn
into the conflict. We were feeble and far away.
Washington issued a proclamation of neutrality be-
tween these contending powers. France had helped
us in the struggle for our liberties. All the despotisms
of Europe were now combined to prevent the French
from escaping from a tyranny a thousand-fold worse
than that which we had endured Col. Monroe, more
magnanimous than prudent, was anxious that, at
whatever hazard, we should help our old allies in
their extremity. It was the impulse of a generous
and noble nature. He violently opposed the Pres-
ident's proclamation as ungrateful and wanting in
magnanimity.

Washington, who could apnreciale such a character,
developed his calm, serene, almost divine greatness,
by appointing that very James Monroe, who was de-
nouncing the policy of the Government, as the minister
of that Government to the Repulilic of France. Mr.
Monroe w.is welcomed by the Nntional Convention
in France witn the most enthusiastic demonstrations.

Shortly after his return to this country, Mr. Mon-
roe was elected Governor of Virginia, and held the
office for three yeais. He was again sent to France to
co-ojierate vvith Chancellor Livingston in obtaining
the vast territory then known as the Province of
Louisiana, which France had but shortly before ob-
tained from Spain. Tiieir united efforts were sue
cessful. B'or the comparatively small sum of fifteen
millions of dollars, the entire territory of C)rleans and
district of Louisiana were added to the United States.
This was probably the largest transfer of real estate
which was ever made in all the history of the world

From France Mr. Monroe went to England to ob-
tain from that country some recognition of oui
rights as neutrals, and to remonstrate against those
odious impressments of our seamen. but FJng-
land was unrelenting. He again returned to Eng-
land on the same mission, but could receive no
redress. He returned to his home and was again
chosen Governor of Virginia. Tliis lie soon resigned
to accept the position of Secretary of Slate under
Madison. While in this office war with England was
declared, the Secretary of War resigned, and during
these trj'ing times, the duties of the War Deixirtnieiit
were also i)ut upon him. He was truly the armor-
bearer of President Madison, and the most efficient
business man in his cabinet. Uixm the retiuii cjI
peace he resigned the Department of War, but con-
tinued in the office of Secretary of Stale until the ex-
piration of Mr. Madison's adminstration. At the elec
lion held the previous autumn Mr. Monroe himself had
been chosen President with but little opposition, and
upon March 4, 1817, was inaugurated. Four years-
later he was elected for a second term.

Among the im|>ortant measures of his Presidency
were the cession of Floiida to the United States; the
Missouri Compromise, and the " Monroe doctrine.'

This famous doctrine, since known as the " Monroe
doctrine," was enunciated by him in 1823. At that
time the United States had recognized the independ-
ence of the South American states, and did not wish
to have European powers longer attempting to sub-
due portions of the American Continent. The doctrine
is as follows: "Tliat we should consider any attempt
on the part of European pywers to extend their sys-
tem to any jxjrtion of this hemisijhere as dangerous
to our peace and safety," and "that we could not
view any interposition for the ])urpose of oppressing
or controlling American governments or provinces in
any other light than as a manifestation by Euroiiean
|iowers of an unfriendly disiwsition toward tlie United
Slates." This doctrine immediately affected the course
of foreign governments, and has become the ai)|)roved
sentiment of the United States.

At the end of his fecoiid term Mr Monroe retired
to his home in Virginia, where he lived until 1830,
when he went to New ^'ork to live with his son-in
law. In that city he died, on the 4th of July, 1831

J, ^ , oA^layiry^

SIXTH PRESIDENT.

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OHN QUINCY ADAMS, the
sixth President of the United
^'States, w;is born in the rural
home of his honored father,
John Adan)s,in ()iiincy, Mass.,
|J^„ on the I ith cf July, 1767. His
UKjllier, a woman of exahed
worth, watclied over his childiiootl
during the ahnost constant ab-
sence of his father. When but
eight years of age, he stood with
liis motlier on an eminence, Hsten-
ing to the l)Ooming of the great liat-
tle on Bunker's Hill, and ga/ing on
ujion the smoke and flames billow-
ing up frt)m the conflagration of
C'harlestowu.

Wiien but eleven years old he
took a tearful adieu of his mother,
to sail with his falner for Europe,
through a fleet ot hostile British cruisers. The bright,
animated boy s[ient a year and a half in !\iiis, where
his f.ither was associated with Franklin and l^ee as
minister iilenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted
the notice of these distinguished men, .and he received
from them flattering marks of attention.

Mr. John Adams had scarcely leturned to this
cou;.try, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad .Again
)0l.ii (^uincy accom|)anied his father. At Paris he
applied hiniself with great diligence, for six months,
to .'.'udy; then accom|)ained his fatiier to Holland,
v/nere he entered, first a school in .Amsterdam, then
the University at I.eyden. About a year from this
time, in 1781, when the manly I oy was but fourteen
yea-; of age, he was selected liy Mr. Dana, our min-
ister to the Russian court, as his private secretary.

In this school of incessant lalior and of enobling
culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned
to Holland ihiough Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and
Bremen. This l<.ng journey he took alone, in the
winter, when in his sixteenth year. .Aijain he resumed
his studies, under a private tutor, at Hague. Thence

in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father to
Paris, traveling leisurely, and forming ac(|uaintance
with the most distinguished men on the Continent;
examiningarcliitectural remains, galleriesof paintings,
and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again
became associated with the most illustrious men oi
all lands in the contemplations of the loftiest temporal
themes which lau engross the human mind. After
a short visit to iMigland he returned to Paiis, and
consecrated all his energies to study until May, i7<S5,
when he returned to yXnverica. To a biilliant young
man of eighteen, who had seen much of the world,
and who was familiar with the eti<piette of courts, a
residence with his father in London, under su( h lir-
cumstanccs, must ha\e been extremely attractive;
but with judgment very rare in one of his age, he pre-
ferred to return to America to complete his education
in an .Anierii an college. He wished then to study
law, that wuh an honorable profession, he might be
able to obtain an inilependent su|)port.

UlK)n leaving Harvard College, at the age of twenty,
he studied law for thiee years. In June, 1794, be-
ing then but twenty-seven years of age, he was ap-
pointed by Washington, resident minister at the
Netherlands. Sailing from IJoston in July, he leached
London in October, where he was immediately admit-
ted to the deliberations of Messrs. [ay and Pinckney,
assisting them in negotiating a commercial treaty with
Ciieat Hrilian. After thus spending a fortiiiglit in
London, he proceeded to the Hague.

In July, 1797, he left the Hague to go to Portugal as
minister i>lenipotenliary. On his way to Portugal,
upon arriving in London, he met with despatches
directing him to the court of Betlin, luit reipiesting
him to remain in London until he should receive his
instructions. While w:;iting he was mairied to an
American lady to whom he had been previously en-
gaged,— Miss Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter
of Mr. Joshua Johnson, American consul in I ondon ;
a lady endownd with that beauty and tiiose ncioin-
plishnient which emiiuiitly fitted l-cr to move in tiie
elevated sphere for which she was destined.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797;
where he remained until July, 1799, when, having ful-
filled all the puriMses of his mission, he solicited his
recall.

Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to
the Senate of Massachusetts, from Boston, and tlien
was elected Senator of the United States for six years,
from the 4th of March, 1804. His reputation, his
al)ility and his experience, placed liim immediately
among the most prominent and influential members
of tliat body. Especially did he sustain the Govern-
ment in its measures of resistance to tlie encroach-
ments of England, destroying our commerce and in-
sulting our flag. There was no man in America more
familiar with the arrogance of tiie British court upon
these jx)ints, and no one more resolved to present
a firm resistance.

In 1809, Madison succeeded Jefferson in tlie Pres-
idential chair, and he immediately nominated John
Quincy Adams minister to St. Petersburg. Resign-
ing his professorship in Harvard College, he embarked
at Boston, in August, 1809.

While in Russia, Mr. Adams was an intense stu-
dent. He devoted his attention to the language and
history of Russia; to the Chinese trade; to the
European system of weights, measures, and coins ; to
the climate and astronomical observations; while he
kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and
Latin classics. In all the universities of Europe, a
more accomplished scholar could scarcely be found.
All through life the Bible constituted an imixntar.t
part ot his studies. It was his rule to read five
cha[)ters every day.

On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the
Presidential chair, and immediately apiwinted Mr.
Adams Secretai7 of State. T.ikiiig leave of his num-
erous friends in public and private life in Europe, he
sailed in June, 18 19, for the United States. On the
i8th of August, he again crossed the threshold of his
home in Quincy. During the eight years of Mr. Mon-
roe's administration, Mr Adams continued Secretary
of State.

Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second
term of office, new candidates began to be presented
for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought
forward his name. It was an exciting campaign.
Party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and
sixty electoral votes were cast. Andrew Jackson re-
ceived ninety-nine; John Quincy Adams, eighty-four;
William H. Crawford, forty -one; Henry Clay, thirty-
se<ren. As there was no choice by the people, the
question wer.t to the House of Re|jresentatives. Mr.
Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and
he was elected.

The friends of all the disappointed candidates now
combined in a venomous and persistent assault upon
Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in
•l-.H nnst history of our country than the abuse whic h

was poured in one uninterrupted stream, upon this
high-minded, upright, patriotic man. There never was
an administration more pure in principles, more con-
scientiously devoted to the best interests of the coun-
try, than that of John Quincy Adams; and never, per-
haps, was there an administration more unscrupu-
lously and outrageously assailed.

Mr. Adams was, to a very remarkable degree, ab-
stemious and temperate in his habits; always rising
early, and taking much exercise. When at his homein
Quincy, he has been known to walk, before breakfast,
seven miles to Boston. In Washington, it was said
that he was the first man up in the city, lighting his
own fire and a|)plying himself to work in his library
often long before dawn.

On the 4th of March, 1829, Mr. Adams retired
from the Presidency, and was succeeded by Andre>v
Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected Vice Presi-
dent. The slaveiy tpiestion now began to assume
[xarlentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to
Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with un-
abated zeal. But he was not long i>ermilted to re-
main in retirement. In November, 1830, he was
elected representative to Congress. For seventeen
years, until his death, he occupied the post as repre-
sentative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to
do brave battle' for freedoin, and winning the title of
" the old man eloquent." Ujwn taking his seat in
the House, he announced that he should hold him-
self bound to no party. Probalily there never was a
member more devoted to his duties. He was usually
the first in his place in the morning, and the last to
leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could
be brought ft)rward and escape his scrutiny. 'I he
battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against
I he proslavery party in the Government, was suljlime
in Its moral dating and heroism. For persisting in
presenting petitions for the al)olition of slavery, he
was threatened with* indictment by the grand jury,
with expulsion from the House, with assassination ;
but no threats could intimidate him, and his final
triumph was complete.

It has been said of President Adams, that when his
body was bent and his hair silvered by the lapse of
fourscore years, yielding to the simple faith of a little
child, he was accustomed to repeat every night, before
he slept, the prajer which his mother taught him in
his infant years.

On the 2ist of February, 1848, he rose on the floor
of Congress, with a paper in his hand, to address the
speaker. Suddenly he fell, again stricken by paraly-
sis, and was caught in the arms of those aionnd him.
For a time he was senseless, as he was conveyed to
the sofa in the rotunda. With reviving conscious-
ness, he opened his eyes, looked calmly around and
said " This is the end of earth .-"then after a moment's
pause he added, '' I am content" These were the
last words of the grand "OKI Man Eloquent."

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NI)RP:vV JACKSON, tlie
seventh President of tiic
'>'' Llnited States, was born in
Waxhaw settlement, N. C,
Marcli 15, 1767, a few days
after his fatlier's death. His
parents were poor emigrants
from Ireland, and took u|)
their abode in Waxhaw set-
tlement, where they lived in
deepest poverty.
Andrew, or Andy, as he was
universally called, grew up a very
rough, rude, turbulent Ijoy. His
features were coarse, his form un-
gainly; and there was but very
little in his character, made visible, which was at-
tractive.

When only thirteen years old he joined the volun-
teers of Carolina against the British invasion. In
I7S[, he and his brother Robert were cai)tured and
imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British officer
ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. " I am
a i)risoner of war, not your servant," was the reply of
the dauntless boy.

The brute drew his sword, and aimed a desperate
iMow at the head of the heli)less young prisoner.
.Andrew raised his hand, .and thus received two fear-
ful gashes, — one on the hand and the other uixin the
head. The officer then turned to liis brother Robert
with the same demand. He also refused, and re-
ceived a blow from the keen-edged sabre, which iiuite
disabled him, and which probably soon after caused
his death. They suffered much other ill-treatment, and
were finally stricken with the small-pox. Their
mother was successful in obtaining tlieir e.xchanjje.

and took lier sick boys home, .\fter a lung illness
.Andrew recovered, and the death of his mother soon
left him entirely frientlless.

.Andrew su[)|)orled himself in various \vays,s I'lias
working at the saddler's trade, leaching school and
clerking in a general store, until 17 84, when he
entered a law office at .Salisbury, N. C. He, however,
gave more attention to the wild amusenjents of the
times than to his studies. In 1788, he was apijoiuted
solicitor for the western district of North Carolina, of
which Tennessee was then a [lart. This involved
many long and tedious journeys amid dangers of
every kind, but .Andrew Jackson never knew fear,
and the Indians had no desire to repeat a skirmish
witn the Sharp Knife.

In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a wonuiu who
supix)sed herself divorced from her former husband.
Crreat was the surprise of both parties, two years later,
to find that the conditionsof the divorce had just been
ilefinitely settled by the first husband. The marriage
ceremony was performed a second time, but the occur-
rence was often used by his enemies to bring Mr
Jackson into disfavor.

During these years he worked hard at his profes-
sion, and frequently luul one or more duels on hand,
one of which, when he killed 1 )irkenson, was espec-
ially disgraceful.

In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then
containing nearly eighty thousand inhabitants, the
people met in convention at Knoxville to frame a con-
stitution. Five were sent from each of the eleven
counties. .Andrew Jackson was one of the delega'es.
The new State was entitled to but one member in
the National House of Rei)resentatives. Andrew Jack-
son was chosen that member. Mounting his horse he
rode to Philedelphia, where Congress then held its

ANDRE W JACKSON.

stssions, — a distance of about eight luindred miles.

Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo-
cratic [rirty. Jefferson was his idol. He admired
Bonaparte, loved France and liated iMigland. As Mr.
Jackson took his seat, Gon. Washington, whose
second term of office was then expiring, dcHvered his
last sjicech to Congress. A committee drew np a
complimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson
did not approve of llie address, and was one of the
twelve who voted against it. He was not willing to
say that Gen. Washington's adminstration had been
" wise, firm and [latriotic."

Mr. lackson was elected to the United States
Senate ni 1797, bntsoon resigned and returned home.
Soon after lie was chosen Judge of the Supreme Court
of his State, which [josition he held fjr six years.

When the war of 1812 with Great Kiitian com-
menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair
Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there was
an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jackson, who
would do credit to a commission if one were con-
ferred ui»n him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson
offered his services and those of twenty-five hurdred
volunteers. His otfcr was accepted, and the troops
were assembled at iNashviile.

As the British were hourly exi)ected to make an at-
tack upon New Orleans, where Gen. Wilkinson was
in command, he was ordered to descend the river
with fifteen hundred troops to aid AVilkinsou. The
expedition reached Natchez; and after a delay of sev-
eral weeks there, without accomplishing anything,
the men were ordered back to their homes. But the
energy Gen. Jackson had disi)layed, and his entire
devotion to the comrfort of his soldiers, won him
golden oi)inions; and he became the most popular
man in the State. It was in this expedition that his
toughness gave him the nickname of " Old Hickory."

SoMi after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col.
Thomas H. Benton, for a remark that gentleman
made about his taking a part as second in a duel, in
which a younger brother of Benton's was engaged,
he received two severe pistol wounds. While he was
iiugering n|Km a bed of suffering news came that the
bulians, who had combined under Tecumseh from
I'loiida to the L:ikes, to exterminate the white sel-
lers, were committing the most awful ravages. De-
cisive action became necessary. Gen. fackson, with
his fractured bone just beginning to heal, his arm in
a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assis-
tance, gave his ama/.ing energies to the raising of an
army to rendezvous at Fayeltesvillc, Alabama.

Thi- Creek Indians had established a strong forton
one of the bends of theTallaiioosa River, near the cen-
ter of Alabama, about fifty miles below Fort Strother.
With an army of two thousand men. Gen. Jackson
traversed the pathless wilderness in a march of eleven
d.Tys. He reached their fort, called Tohoyjeka or
Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March. 1814. The bend

of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of
tangled forest and wild ravine. Across the natiow
neck the Indians had constructed a formidable bri a.'.l-
work of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warr'ors,
with an ample suplyof arms were assembled.

The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly des-
Iterate. Not an Indian would acce|)t of tpiarter. ^\ hen
l)leeding and dying, they would fight those who en-
deavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morn-
ing until dark, the battle raged. The carnage was
awful and revolting. .Some threw themselves into the
river; but the unerring bullet struck their heads as
they swam. Nearly everyone of the nine hundred war-
rios were killed A few i)rolial)ly, in the night, swam
the river and escaped. This ended the war. Tiie
[jower of the Creeks was broken forever. This 1 old
plunge into the wilderness, with itsterriffic slaughter,
so ajipalled the savages, that the haggaid remnants
of the bands caine to the camp, begging lor peace.

This closing of the Creek war enabled us to con-
centrate all our militia upon the British, who were the
allies of the Indians No man of less resolute will
than Gen. Jackson could have conducted this Indian
campaign to so successful an issue Immediately he
was appointed major-general.

Late in .\ugust, with an army of two thousand
men, on a rushing march, tlen. Jackson came to
Moliile. .\ British fleet came from Pensacola, landed
a force uj)on the beach, anchored near the little fort,
and from both ship and shore commenced a furious
assault. The battle was long and doubtful. .-\t length
one of the ships was blown up and the rest retired.

Garrisoning Mol)ile, where he had taken his little
army, he moved his troops to New Orleans,
And the battle of New Orleans which soon ensued,
was in reality a very arduous campaign. This won
for Gen. Jackson an imiierishable name. Here his
troops, which inmibered about four thousand men,
won a signal victory over the British army of about
nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the
loss of the British was two thousand six hundred.

The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men-
tioned in connection with the Presidency, but, in 182/],
he was defeated by Mr. .\dams. He was, however,
successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected
for a second term in 1832. In 1S29, just before he
assumed the reins of the government, he met with
the most terrible affliction of his life in the death of
his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has
perhaps never been surpassed. From the shock of
her death he never recovered.

His administration was one of the most memorable
in the annals of our country; ajiplauded by one party,
condemned by the other. No man had more bitter
enemies or warmer friends. .\t the expiration of his
two terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, where
he died lune 8, 1845. The last years of Mr. Jack-
son's life were that of a devoted Christian man.

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EIGIiril PRESIDENT.

ARTIN VAN BUREN, tlic
ciL^hth rresident of the
United States, was born at
Kiiiderhook, N. Y., Dec. 5,
17S2. He died at the same
Lice, July 24, 1S62. His
iiody rests in tlie cemetery
at Kinderhuok. Above il is
a [ilain gianite siuil't fifteen feet
high, bearing a simple inscription
about halt way up on one face.
The lot is unfenued, unbordeied
or unbounded by siirub or flower.

There is but little in the life of Martin Van buren
of romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged
in no wild adventures. Though his life was stormy in
lK)liiical and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many
signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those
incidents which give zest to biograiihy. His an-
cestors, as his name indicates, were of Duicli origin,
and were among tiie earliest emigrants from Holland
to tlie banks of tlie Hudson. f{\s father was a farmer,
residing in the old town of Kinderliook. His mother,
also of Dutcii lineage, was a woman of superior intel-
ligeiu:e and exem|)lary piety.

He was decidedly a precocious boy, developing un-
usual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At tlie
ige of fourteen, he had finished iiis academic studies
in liis u.itive village, and commenced the study of
law. As he had not a collegiate education, seven
years of study in a law-office were required of him
before he could be admitted to the bar. Iusi)ired with
a lofty aml)ition, and conscious of his powers, he pur-
sued his studies with indefatigable indLislry. ;\fter
spending si.\ years in an office in his native village.

he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his
studies for the seventh year.

In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty-one ycais of
age, commenced the practice of law in his native vil-
lage. The great conflict between the Federal and
Republican party was then at its height. Mr. \'an
lUiren was from the beginning a politician. He had,
perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the
many discussions which h.id been carried on in his
father's hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with
Jefferson, and earnestly and eloquently esiioused the
cause of State Rights; though at thai time the l''ed-
eral party lield the supremacy both in his town
and State.

His success and increasing ruputation led him
after six years of practice, to remove to Hudson, th.,
county seat of his county. Here he spent seven years,
constantly gaining strcngtii by contending in tht.
courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned
the bar of his State.

Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mi.
Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for
beauty and acconi[ilishmeiits. After twelve short
years she sank into the grave, the victim of consump-
tion, leaving her husband and four sons to weep over
her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was
an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The rei ord
of those years is barren in items of [)ublic interest.
In 1 Si 2, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to
the .State Senate, and gave his strenuous support lo
Mr. Madison's adminstration. In 1S15, he was ap-
pointed .'\ttorney-(ieneral, and the next year moved
to .Mbany. the capital of the State.

'iVhile he was acknowledged as one of the most
l>iominent leaders of the Democratic party, he had

MARTIN VAN BUREN.

the moral courage to avow that true democracy did
not require that " universal suffrage" which admits
the vile, the degraded, tlie ignorant, to the right of
governing the State. In true consistency witli bis
democratic princii)les, he contended that, wliile the
path leading to the (jrivilege of voting should be oi)en
to every man without distinction, no one should be
invested with that sacred prerogative, unless he were
in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue
and some property interests in ilie welfare of tlie
State.

In 1S21 he was elected a member of the United
States Senate; and in tlie same year, he look a seat
in the convention to revise the constitution of his
native State. His course in this convention secured
the approval of men of all [larties. No one could
doubt the singleness of liis endeavors to promote tiie
interests of all classes in the community. In the
Senate of the United States, he rose at once to a
conspicuous position as anactive and useful legislator.

In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the
Presidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to
the Senate. He had been from the beginning a de-
termined opposer of the Administration, adopting the
"State Rights" view in opposition to what was
deemed the Federal proclivities of Mr. Adams.

Soon after this, in 182S, he was chosen Governorof
the State of New York, and accordingly resigned liis
seat in the .Senate. Probably no one in tlie United
States contributed so nmch towards ejecting John (^.
Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it
Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whetlier
entitled to the rei)Utation or not, he certainly was re-
garded throughout the United States as one of the
most skiiltiil, sagacious and cunning of politicians.
It was supix)sed that no one knew so well as he how
to touch the secret spiings of action; how to pull all
the wires to put his machinery in motion; and how to
organize a political army which would, secretly and
stealthily accomplish tiie most gigantic results. By
these ix)wers it is said that he outv/itted Mr. Adams,
Mr. Clay, Mr. Webster, and secured results which
lew thought then could be accomplished.

When Andrew Jackson was elected President he
ap|)ointed Mr. Van Buren Secretary of State. This
[Ktsilion he resigned in 1831, and was immediately
appointed Minister to England, where he went the
sune autumn. The Senate, however, when it met,
refused to ratify the nomination, and he returned

home, apparently untroubled ; was nominated Vice
President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election
of President Jackson ; and with smiles for all and
fiowns for none, he took his place at tlie head ol tiiat
Senate which had refused to confirm his nomination
as ambassador.

His rejection by the Senate roused al! the zeal of
President Jackson in behalf of his repudiated favor-
ite; and this, probably mure than any other cause,
secured his elevation to the chair of the Chid Execu-
tive. On the 20th of May, 1S36, Mr. Van Buren re-
ceived the Democratic nomination to succeed (}en.
Jackson as President of llie Lfnited States He was
elected by a handsome majority, to the delight uf the
retiring President. " Leaving New V'ork out ul tiie
canvass," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. Van
Bnren to the Presidency was as much the act of ( Jen.
Jackson as though the Constitution li.ul 'onfened
ui'on him the power to appoint a successor. '

His administration was filled with exciting events.
The insurrection in Canada, whicli threatened 10 in
vwlve this country in war with England, the agitation
of the slavery question, and finally the great commer-
cial panic which sjiread over the country, all were
trials to his wisdom. The financial distress was at-
tributed to the management of the Democratic party,
and brought the President into such disfavor that lie
failed of re-election.

Wiih the exception of being nomiiialcd lor the
Presidency by the "Free Soil" Democrats, in 1S48,
Mr. Van Buren lived ipiietlv njion his estate until
his death.

He had ever been a prudent man, of frugal haljits,
and living within his inct)ine, had now furluiialely a
competence for his declining years. His uiibleiiiished
character, his commanding abilities, his unquestioned
l)atriotism, and the distinguished positions which he
had occupied in the government of our country, se-
cured to him not only the homage of his party, but
the respect ot the whole community. It was on the
4th of March, 1841, that Mr. Van Buren retirctl from
the [)resideiicy. From his fine estate at Lindi-nwald,
he still exerted a powerful influence vqwu the politics
of the country. F'rom tliis time until his death, on
the 24th of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he
resided at Lindenwald, a gentleman of leisure, of
culture and of wealth; enjoying in a healthy old
age, probably far more happiness than he had before
experienced amid the stormy scenes of his active life.

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NINTH PRESIDKNT.

« WILLIAjVI, |rErN,RY- iCAFtRmC))?^,

ILLIAM HENRY HARRI-
SON, the iiintli President nf
the United States, was born
at Berkeley, Va., Fel). 9, 1773.
His father, Benjamin Harri-
son, was in comparatively op-
ulent circumstances, and was
one of the most distinguished
men of his day. He was an
intimate friend of George
Washington, w as early elected
a member of the Continental
Congress, and was conspicuous
among the patriots of Virginia in
resisting the encroachments of the
British crown. In the celebrated
Congress of 1775, Benjamin Har-
rison and John Hancock were
l)Oth candidates for the office of
speaker.

Mr Harrison was subsequently
chosen (rovernor of Virginia, and
was twice re-elected. His son,
William Henry, of course enjoyed
in childhood all the advantages which wealth and
intellectual and cultivated society could give. Hav-
ing received a thorough common-school education, he
entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated
with honor soon after the death of his father. He
';ien repaired to Philailelphia to study medicine under
the instructions of Dr. Rush and the guardianship of
Robert Morris, both of whom were, with his father,
signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and not-
withstanding the remonstrances of his friends, he
abandoned his medical studies and entered the army,
having obtained a commission of Ensign from Presi-

dent Washington. He was then but 19 years old.
From that time he passed gradually upward in rank
until he became aid to (leneral Wayne, after whose
death he resigned his commission. He was then ap-
pointed Secretary of tlie North-western Territory. This
Territory was then entitled to but one member in
Congress and Capt. Harrison was chosen to fill that
position.

In the spring of 1800 the North-western Territory
was divided by Congress into two (xirtions. The
eastern portion, comprising the region r.ow embraced
in the State of Ohio, was called '' The Territory
north-west of the Ohio." The western portion, which
included what is now called Indiana, Illinois and
Wisconsin, was called the "Indiana Territory." Wil-
liam Henry Harrison, then 27 years of age, was ap-
[winted by John Adams, Ciovernor of the Indiana
Territory, and immediately after, also Governor of
Upper Louisiana. He was thus ruler over almost as
extensive a realm as any sovereign \\\k>\\ the globe. He
was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was in-
vested with powers nearly dictatorial over the now
rapidly increasing white jwpulation. The ability and
fidelity with which he discharged these responsible
duties may be inferred from the fact that he was four
times appointed to this office — first by John Adams,
twice by Thomas Jefferson and afterwards by Presi-
dent Madison.

When he began his adminstration there were but
three white settlements in that almost boundless region,
now crowded with cities and resounding with all the
tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements
was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at
Vincennes, on the Wabash, and the third a French
settlement.

The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrison
reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. About

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.

the year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers,
of the Shawnese tribe, rose among them. One of
these was called Tecumseh, or " Tlie Crouching
Panther;" the other, OUiwacheca, or "'I'he Prophet."
Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man
of great sagacity, far-reaching foresight and indomit-
able perseverance in any enterprise m wliich lie might
engage. He was inspired with the highest enthusiasm,
and had long regarded with dread and with hatred
the encroachment of the whites upon the hunting-
grounds of his fathers. His brother, the Prophet, was
anorator, who could sway tlie feelings of the untutored
Indian as the gale tossed the tree-tops beneath wliicli
tliey dwelt.

But the Prophet was not merely an orator: he was,
in the superstitious minds of tlie Indians, invested
with the superhuman dignity of a medicine-man or a
magician. With an enthusiasm unsurpassed by Peter
the Hermit rousing P2uiope to the crusades, he went
from tribe to tribe, assuming that he was si)ecially sent
by the Great Spirit.

Gov. Harrison made many attempts to conciliate
the Indians, but at last the war came, and at Tippe-
canoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter.
October 28, 1812, his army began its march. When
near the Prophet's town three Indians of rank made
their appearance and imiuired why Gov. Harrison was
approaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a
short conference, arrangements were made for a meet-
ing the next day, to agree uix)n terms of peace.

But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted with
the Indian character to be deceived by such protes-
tations. Selecting a favorable spot for his night's en-
campment, he took every precaution against surprise.
His troops were posted in a hollow square, and slept
upon their arms.

The troops threw themselves upon the ground for
rest; but every man had his accourtrements on, his
loaded musket by his side, and his bayonet fixed. The
wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in
the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversa-
tion with his aids by the emliers of a waning fire. It
was a chill, cloudy morning with a dri/./ling rain. In
the darkness, the Indians had crept as near as jxjssi-
ble, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all
the dcsiieration wliich superstition and passion most
highly inflamed could give, ujx)n the left flank of the
little army. The savages had lieen amply provided
with guns and ammunition by the English. Their
war-whoop was accompained by a shower of bullets.

The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the
light aided the Indians in their aim. With hide-
lius yells, the Indian bands rushed on, not doubting a
speedy and an entire victory. But Gen. Harrison's
troops stood as immovable as the rocks around them
until day dawned : they then made a simultaneous
charge with the bayonet, and swept every thing be-
fore them, and completely routing th*" foe.

Gov. Harrison now had all his energies tasked
to the utmost. The British descending from the Can -
adas, were of themselves a very formidable force ; but
with their savage allies, rushing like wolves Irom the
forest, searching out every remote farm-house, burn-
ing, [jlundering, scalping, torturing, the wide frontier
was plunged into a state of consternation which even
the most vivid imagination can but faintly conceive.
The war-whoop was resounding everywhere in the
forest. The horizon was illuminated willi the conflagra-
tion of the cabins of the settlers. Gen Hull had made
the ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit.
Under these des[)airing circumstances. Gov. Harrison
was appointed by President Madison commander-in-
chief of the North-western army, with orders to retake
Detroit, and to protect the frontiers.

It would be difficidt to place a man in a situation
demanding more energy, sagacity and courage; but
General Harrison was found equal to the position,
and nobly and triuni[)hantly did he meet all the re
siioiisibililies.

He won the love of his soldiers by always sharing
with them their fatigue. His whole baggage, while
jjursuing the foe up tlie Thames, was carried in a
valise; and his bedding consisted of a single blanket
lashed over his saddle Thirty-five British officers,
his [)risoners of war, supped with him after tlie battle.
The only fare he could give them was beef roasted
liefore the fire, without bread or salt.

In 18 16, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of
the National House of Representatives, to represent
the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an
active member; and whenever he s|ioke, it was with
force of reason and power of eloc|uence, which arrested
the attention of all the members.

In iSig, Harrison was elected to the Senate of
Ohio; and in 1824, as one of the jiresidential electors
of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The
same year he was chosen to the United States Senate.

In 1836, the friends of Gen. Harrison Ijroughl: him
forward as a candidate for the 'Presidency against
Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the close of
Mr. Van Buren's term, he was re -nominated by his
party, and Mr. Harrison was unanimously nominated
by the Whigs, with John 'I'yler forthe Vice Presidency.
The contest was very animated. Gen Jackson gave
all his influence to prevent Harrison's 'election ; but
liis triumph was signal.

The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Webster
at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most
brilliant with which anv President had ever been
surrounded. Never were the prospects of an admin-
istration more flattering, or the hopes of the country
more sanguine. In the midst of these bright and
joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a
pleurisy-fever and after a few days of violent sick-
ness, died on the 4tli of .Aiinl ; just one montii after
his inauguration as President of the United States.

"^5.

TENTH PRESfDENT.

OHN TYLER, the tenth

j,,i Presidentof the United States.
He w:is born in Charles-city
Co., Va., March 29, 1790. He
was the favored child of af-
fluence and high social po-
sition. At the early age of
twelve, John entered William
and Mary College and grad-
uated with much honor when
but seventeen years old. After
graduating, he devoted liim-
self with great assiduity to the
study of law, partly with his
father and p.irtly with Edmund
Randolph, one of the most distin-
guished lawyers of Virginia.

At nineteen years of age, ne
commenced the practice of law.
His success was rapid and aston-
ishing. It is said that three
months had not elapsed ere there
was scarcely a case on the dock-
et of the court in which he was
not retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he
was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State
Legislature. He connected himself with the Demo-
cratic party, and warmly advocated the measures of
Jefferson and Madison. P"or five successive years he
w:is elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly tlie
unanimous vote or his county.

When but twenty-six years of age, he was tlecled
a member of Congress. Here he acted earnestly and
ably with the Democratic [jarty, opposing a national
bank, internal improvements by the General Govern-

ment, a ])rotective tariff, and advocating a strict con-
struction of the Constitution, and the most careful
vigilance over Stale rights. His labors in Congress
were so arduous that before the close of his second
term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his
estate in Charles-city Co., to recruit liis health. He,
however, soon after consented to lake his seat in ihe
State Legislature, where his influence was powerful
in promoting public works of great utility. With a
reputation thus canstantly increasing, he was chosen
by a very large majority of votes, Governor of his
native State. His administration was signally a suc-
cessful one. His popularity secured his re-election.

John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed
man, then represented Virginia in tlie Senate of the
United States. A portion of the Democratic party
was displeased with Mr. Randolph's wayward course,
and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent,
considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient
popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of
Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor.

In accordance with his professions, upon taking his
seat in the Senate, he joined the ranks of the opposi-
tion. He opjxjsed the tariff; he spoke against and
voted against the bank as unconstitutional ; he stren-
uously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resist-
ing all projects of internal improvements by the Gen-
eral Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr.
Calhoun's view of nullification ; he declared that Gen.
Jackson, by his opjiosilion to the nullifiers, had
abandoned the i)iincij)les of the Democratic party.
Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress, — a recoul
in perfect accordance with the principles which he
had always avowed.

Returning to Virginia, he resumed the |)ractice of
his profession. There was a rplit in the Democratic

JOHN TYLER.

party. His friends still regarded him as a true Jef-
fersonian, gave him a dinner, and showered compli-
ments upon him. He had now attained the age of
forty-six. His career had been very brilliant. Incon-
sequence of his devotion to public business, his pri-
vate affairs had fallen into some disorder; audit was
not without satisfaction that he resumed the practice
of law, and devoted liimself to the culture of his plan-
tation. Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg,
for the better education of his children ; and he again
took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia.

By the Southern Whigs, he was sent to the national
convention at Hanisburg to nominate a President in
1839. The majoritv of votes were given to Gen. Har-
rison, a genuine Whig, much to tiie disappointment ot
the South, who wished for Henry Clay. To concili-
ate the Southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the
convention then nominated John Tyler for Vice Pres-
ident. It was well known that he was not in sympa-
thy with the Whig party in the No;th: but tlie Vice
President lias but very little power in the Govern-
ment, his main and almost only duty being to pre-
side over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it hap-
pened that a Whig President, and, in reality, a
Democratic Vice President were chosen.

In 1S41, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice Presi-
dent of the United States. In one short month from
that time. President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler
thus found himself, to his own surprise and that of
the whole Nation, an occupant of the Presidential
chair. This was a new test of the stability of our
institutions, as it was the first time in the history of our
country that such an event had occured. Mr. Tyler
was at home in Williamsburg when he received the
ur.e.xpected tidings of the death of President Hani-
son. He hastened to Washington, and on the 6th of
April was inaugurated to the high and resix)nsible
office. He was placed in a position of exceeding
delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been
opposed tc tlie main principles of the party which had
brought him into power. He had ever been a con-
sistent, honest man, with an unblemished record.
Gen. Harrison had selected a Whig cabinet. Should
he retain them, and thus suiround himself with coun-
SL'llors whose views were antagonistic to his own? or,
on the other hand, should he turn against the party
which had elected him and select a cabinet in har-
mony with himself, and which would op|)ose all those
i-iews which the Whigs deemed essential to the pub-
lic welfire? This was his fearful dilemma. He in-
vited the cabinet which President Harrison had
selected to retain their seats. He reccommended a
day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and
bless us.

The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the
incorporation of a fiscal bank of the United States.
The President, after ten dnys' debiy, returned it wiih
his veto. He nuizsested, however, that he vvould

approve of a bill drawn up upon such a plan as he
proposed. Such a bill was accordingly prepared, and
privately r.ubmitted to him. He gave it his approval.
It A'as passed without alteration, and he sent it back
with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture.
It is said that Mr. Tyler was i)rovoked to this meas-
ure by a published letter fiom the Hon. John M.
Botts, a distinguished Virginia Whig, who severely
touched the pride of the President.

The op|)osition now exuliingly received the Presi-
dent into their arms. The parly which elected him
denounced him bitterly. All the members of his
cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs
of Congress, both the .Senate and the House, held a
meeting and issued an address to the people of the
United States, proclaiming that all political alliance
between the Whigs and President Tyler were at
an end.

Still the President attempted to conciliate. He
appointed a new cabmet of distinguished Whigs and
Conservatives, carefully leaving out all stiong party
men. Mr. Welister soon found it necessary to resign,
forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends, 'i'lnis
the four years of Mr. Tyler's unfortunate administra-
tion passed sadly away. N"o one was satisfied. The
land was filled with murmurs and vitujieration. Whigs
and Democrats alike assailed him. i\lore and more,
however, he brought himself into sympathy with his
old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term,
he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr.
Polk, the Democratic candidate for his successor.

On the 4th of March, 1845, he retired from the
harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and
probal)ly to his own unsjteakable lelief. His first wife.
Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington, in 1842;
and in June, 1844, President Tyler was again married,
at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of
many personal and intellectual accomplishments.

The remainder of his days Mr. Tyler passed mainly
in retirement at his beautiful home, — Sherwood For-
est, Chades-city Co., Va. A polished gentleman in
his manners, richly furnished with niformation from
books and experience in the world, and jxissessing
Itrilliant jwwers of conversation, his family circle was
the scene of unusual attractions. With sufficient
moans for the exercise of a generous hos|iitality, he
might have enjoyed a serene old age with the few
friends who gathered around him, were it not for the
storms of civil war which his own principles and
policy had helped to introduce.

When the great Rebellion rose, which the State-
rights and nullifying doctrines of Mr. John C. Cal-
houn had inaugurated, President Tyler renounced his
allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confed-
erates. He was chosen a member of their Congress;
and while engaged in active measures to destroy, by
force of arms, the Government over which he had
once presided, he was taken sick and soon died.

ELE I EN rir P RESIDES T.

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AMES K. POLK, the eleventh
'f^President of the United States,
was born in Mecklenburg Co.,
N. C, Nov. 2, 1795. His par-
ents were .Samuel and Jane
(Knox) Polk, the former a son
of Col. Thomas Polk, wlio located
at the above [ilace, as one of the
first pioneers, in 1735.

In the year i3o6, with his wife
and children, ar.d soon after fol-
lowed by most of the members of
the Polk t'ainly, .Samuel Polk emi-
grated some two or three hundred
miles farther west, to the rich valley
of the Duck River. Here in the
midst of the wilderness, in a region
which was subsequently called Mau-
ry Co , they reared their log huts,
and established their homes. In the
hard toil of a new farm in the wil-
derness, James K. Polk sjjcnt the
early years of his childhood and
youth. His father, adding the pur-
suit of a surveyor to that of a farmer,
gradually increased in wealth until
he became one of the leading men of the region. His
ni(jther was a superior woman, of strong ( onniion
sense and earnest piety.

Very early in life, James develo|)ed a taste for
veadijig and expressed the strongest desire to obtain
I liberal education. His mother's training had made
iiiui methodical in his habits, had taught him punct-
uality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty
l)rincip1es of morality. His health was frail ; and his
father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a

sedentary life, got a situation for hnn behind ihe
counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits.

This was to James a Ijilter disa|)i)ointuient. He
had no taste for these duties, and his daily t.i^ks
were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this
uncongenial occupation but a lew weeks, when at his
earnest solicitation his father removetl him, and made
arrangements for him to prosecute his studies. .Soon
after he sent him to Murfreesboro Academy. \\'ith
ardor which could scarcely be surpassed, he pressed
forward in his studies, and in less than twoandahalf
years, in the autumn of 181 5, entered the sophomore
class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel
Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplaiy of
scholars, punctual in every exercise, never allowing
himself to be absent from a recitation or a religious
service.

He graduated in 1818, wilh llie higliest honors, be-
ing deemed the best scholar of his class, both in
mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty-
three years of age. Mr. Polk's health was at this
time much impaired by the a.isidnity wilh whic h he
had prosecuted his studies. After a short season of
relaxation he went to Nashville, and entered the
office of Felix Crundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk
renewed his accpiaintance with Andrew Jackson, who
resided on his plantation, the Hernn'tage, but a few
miles from Nashville. They had probably I een
sligh'.ly acquainted before.

Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican,
and Janus K. Polk ever adhered to the same politi-
cal faith. He was a jxipular public speaker, and was
constantly calle<l u|kiu to address the meetings of his
party frieiuls. His skill as a speaker was such that
he was [xjpulaily called the Na])olcon of the stump.
He was a man of unblemished n^orals, geni.-,l ard

JAMES K. POLK.

courteous in his bearing, and with that sympathetic
nature in the jo)s and griefs of others which ever gave
him troops of friends. In 1823, Mr. Polk was elected
to the Legislature of Tennessee. Heie he gave his
strong influence towards the election -of his friend,
Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States.

In January, 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah
Childress, of Rutherford Co., Tenn. His bride was
altogether worthy of him, — a lady of beauty and cul-
ture. In the fall of 1825, Mr. Polk was chosen a
member of Congress. The satisfaction which he gave
to his constituents may be inferred from the fact, that
for fourteen successive years, until 1839, he was con-
tinued in that office. He then voluntarily withdrew,
only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair
of Tennessee. In Congress he was a laborious
member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was
always in his seaf, always courteous ; and whenever
he s])oke it was always to the point, and without any
ambitious rhetorical display.

During five sessions of Congress, Mr. Polk was
S|ieaker of the House. Strong passions were roused,
and stormy scenes were witnessed ; but Mr. Polk per-
formed his arduous duties to a very general satisfac-
tion, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was
|)as3ed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of
March, 1S39.

In accordance with Southern usage, Mr. Polk, as a
candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was
elected by a large majority, and on the 14th of Octo-
ber, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841,
his term of office expired, and he was again the can-
didate of the Democratic party, but was defeated.

On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was inaugur-
ated President of the United States. The verdict of
the country in favor of the annexation of Texas, exerted
its influence upon Congress ; and the last act of the
administration of President Tyler was to affix his sig-
nature to a joint resolution of Congress, passed on the
3d of March, approving of the annexation of Texas to
the American Union. As Mexico still claimed Texas
as one of her provinces, the Mexican minister,
Almonte, immediately demanded his passports and
left the country, declaring the act of the annexation
to be an act hostile to Mexico.

In his first message. President I'olk urged that
Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be re-
ceived into the Union on the same footing with the
Other States, In the meantime, Gen. Taylor was sent

with an army into Texas to hold the country. He vns
sent first to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the
western boundary of Texas. Then he was sent nearly
two hundred miles further wesl, to the Kio Grande,
where he erected batteries which cominandid the
Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on
the western banks.

The anticipated collision soon took place, and war
was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The
war was pushed forward by Mr. Polk's administration
with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose army was first
called one of "observation," then of "occupation,"
then of " invasion, "was sent forward to Monterey. The
feeble Mexicans, in every encounter, were hopelessly
and awfully slaughtered. The day of judgement
alone can reveal the misery which this war caused.
It v/as by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration
that the war was brought on.

'Tdthe victors belong the spoils." Mexico was
prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands.
We now consented to peace upon the condition that
Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas,
all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower Cal-
ifornia. This new demand embraced, exclusive of
Texas, eight hundred thousand square miles. This
was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the
size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen
majestic States to be added to the Union. There were
some Americans who thought it all riglit ; there were
others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution
of this war, we expended twenty thousand lives and
more than a hundred million of dollars. Of this
money fifteen millions were |)aid to Mexico.

On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from
office, having served one term. The next day was
Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated
as his successor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the
same carriage with Gen. Taylor; and the same even-
ing, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to
Tennessee. He was then but fifty-four years of age.
He had ever been strictly temperate in all his habits,
and his health was good. With an ample fortune,
a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic lies
of the dearest nature, it seemed as though long years
of tranipiility and hapiiiness were before him. But the
cholera — that fearful scourge — was then sweeping up
the Valley of the Mississippi. This he contracted,
and died on the 15th of June, 1S49, in the fifty-fourth
year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen.

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«. ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth
ls\ I'rcsideiit of the United States,
^:'- w;i.s born on the 24tli of Nov.,
17.S4, in Orange Co., Va. His
3« fatlier. Colonel Taylor, was
(@'h*'.-^i, ^'r a Virginian of note, and a dis-
tiiignisheil iiattiot and soldier of
the Revolution. When Zacliary
was an infant, his fatlier with liis
wife and two children, emigrated
to Kentucky, where he settled in
tlie pathless wilderness, a few
miles from Louisville. In this front-
ier home, away from civilization and
all its refmeuients, young Zachary
could enjoy but few social and educational advan-
tages. When si.\ years of age he attended a common
school, and was then regarded as a briglit, active boy,
rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of char-
icter He was strong, feailess and self-reliant, and
■nanifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight
Hie Indians who were ravaging the frontiers. There
is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his
childhood on his father's large but lonely plantation.
In iSoS, his father succeeded in obtaining for him
the commission of lieutenant in the United States
ami) ; and he joined the troops which were stationed
at New Orleans under Cieii. Wilkinson. Soon after
thir- he married Miss Margaiel Smith, a young lady
?rom one of the first l.imilies of Maryland.

Immediately after the declaration of war with Eng-
land, in 1S12, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been
jiromoted to that rank) was put in command of Fort
Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above
Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilder-
ness by Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tippecanoe.
It was one of the first points of attack by the Indians,
icd by Tecumseh. Its garrison consisted of a broken

company of infantry numbering fifty men, many of
whom were sick.

Karly in the autumn of i.Su, the Indians, slealiliily,
and ill huge immbers, moved uiwn the fort. 'I'heir
a|)proach was first indicated by the murder of two
soldiers just outside of the stockade. Ca[it. Taylor
made every possible preparation to meet the antici-
lialed assault. On the 4th of Se|)teniber, a band of
forty painted and plumed savages came to the fort,
waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that
in the morning their chief would coii:e to have a talk
with him. It was evident that their object was merely
to ascertain the state of things at the fort, and Capt.
'Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kejit
them at a distance.

The sun went down ; the savages disappeared, the
garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before
midnight the war-whooi) burst from a thousand lips
in the forest around, followed Ijy the discharge of
musketry, and the rush of the f<;e. Every man, sick
and well, sprang to his post. Every man knew that
defeat was not merely death, but in the case of cap-
ture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged tor-
ture. No pen can describe, r.o immagination can
conceive the scenes which ensued. 'The savages suc-
ceeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses-
Until si.\ o'clock in the morning, this awful conllict
continued. The savages tiieii, baffled at every point,
and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt.
Taylor, for this gallant defence, was promoted to the
rank of major by brevet.

Until tlie close of the war, Majoi 'Ta) lor was placed
ill such situations that he saw but little more of active
service. He was sent far away into the de[)thsof the
wilderness, to Foit Crawford, on Fo.\ River, which
empties into Green Bay. Here there was but little
to be done but to wear away the tedious hours asone
best could. 'There were no looks, no society, no in-

ZACHARY TAYLOR.

tellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful
years rulled on Gradually he rose to the rank of
colonel. In the Black Hawk war, which resulted in
the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col Taylor
took a subordinate but a brave and efficient part.

For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in
the defence of the frontiers, in scenes so remote, and \\\
employments so obscure, that his name was unknown
beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance.
In the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to compel
the Seminole Indians to vacate that region and re-
tire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty,
hac' promised they should do. The services rendered
he.e secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of
the Government; and as a reward, he was elevated
te ,he rank of brigadier-general by brevet ; and soon
after, in May, 1838, was appointed to the chief com-
mand of the United States troops in Florida.

After two years of such wearisome employment
amidst the everglades of the peninsula. Gen. 'I'aylor
ol)tained, at his own request, a change of command,
;.nd was stationed over the Department of the South-
west. This field embraced Louisiana, Mississijjpi,
Alaljama and Georgia. Establishing his headi[uarters
at Fort Jessup, in Louisiana, he removed his family
to a plantation which he purchased, near Baton Rogue.
Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were,
from the world, but faithfully discharging every duty
imposed upon him.

In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land
between the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river
being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed
by the United States. Soon the war with Mexico
was brought on, and at Palo Alto and Resaca de la
Palma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the
Mexicans. The rank of major-general by brevet
was then conferred uix)n Gen. Taylor, and his name
was received with enthusiasm almost everywhere in
the Nation. Then came the battles of Monterey and
Buena Vista in which he won signal victories over
forces much larger than he commanded.

His careless habits of dress and his unaffected
f-iinjilicity, secured for Gen. Taylor among his troops,
the sobriquet of " Old Rough and Ready.'

Tne tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista
.spread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The
name of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The
Whig party decided to take advantage of this wonder-
ful pojjularity in bringing forward the unpolished, un-
lettered, honest soldier as their candidate for the
Presidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the an-
nouncement, and for a time would not listen to it; de-
claring that he was not at all (pialified for such an
office. So little interest had lie taken in politics that,
.•■or forty years, he had not cast a vote. It was not
without chagrin that several distinguished statesmen
wiio had been long years in the public service found
t!..ir claims set aside in behalf of one whose name

had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena
Vista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste re-
marked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made."

Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine
writer His friends took possession of him, and ])re-
pared such few communications as it was needful
should be presented to the public. The popularity of
the successful warrior swept the land. He was tri-
umphantly elected over two opix)sing candidates, —
Gen. Cass and Ex-President Martin Van Buren.
Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good
old man found himself in a very uncongenial ixjsition,
and was, at times, sorely perplexed and harassed.
His mental sufferings were very severe, and probably
tended to hasten his death. The pro-slavery party
was pushing its claims with tireless energy , expedi-
tions were fitting out to capture Cuba ; California w.ns
pleading for admission to the Union, while slavery
stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found
the political conflicts in Washington to be far more
trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or
Indians.

In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor,
after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little
over a year, took cold, and after a brief sickness of
but little over five days, died on the 9th of July, 1850.
His last words were, "I am not afraid to die. I am
ready. I have endeavored to do my duty." He died
universally respected and beloved. An honest, un-
pretending man, he had been steadily growing in the
affections of the people ; and the Nation bitterly la-
mented his death.

Gen. Scott, who was thoroughly acquainted with
Gen. Taylor, gave the following graphic and truthful
description of his character: — " With a good store of
common sense, Gen. Taylor's inind had not been en-
larged and refreshed by reading, or much converse
with the world. Rigidity of ideas was the conse-
quence. The frontiers and small military posts had
been his home. Hence he was quite ignorant for his
rank, and quite bigoted in his ignorance. His sim-
plicity was child-like, and with innumerable preju-
dices, amusing and incorrigiljle, well suited to the
tender age. Thus, if a man, however respectable,
chanced to wear a coat of an unusual color, or his hat
a little on one side of his head; or an officer to leave
a corner of his handkerchief dangling from an out-
side pocket, — in any such case, this critic held the
offender to be a coxcomb (perhaps something worse),
whom he would not, to use his oft repeated phrase,
'touch with a pair of tongs.'

"Any allusion to literature beyond good old Dil-
worth's spelling-book, on the part of one wearing a
sword, was evidence, with the same judge, of utter
unfitness for heavy marchings and combats. In short,
few men have ever had a more comfortable, labor-
saving contempt for learnirg of every kind."

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ILLARD FILLMORE, thir-
?>) teenth President of the United
ls,' States, was born at Siimnier
Hill, Cayuga Co., N. Y ., on
the 7th of January, 1800. His
father was a farmer, and ow-
ing to misfortune, in luunble cir-
cumstances. Of his motiier, the
daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard,
■> of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been
said that she [Kissessed an intellect
ofveryjiigh order, united with much
personal loveliness, sweetness of dis-
jiosition, graceful manners and ex-
quisite sensil)ilities. She died in
1831 ; having lived to see her son a
young m.ui of distinguished prom-
i.se, though she was not permitted to witness the high
dignity whicii he finally attained.

In consequence of the secluded home and limited
'■-leans of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender ad-
vantages for education in his early years. The com-
mon rxhools, which he occasionally attended were
very irnperfect institutions; and books were scarce
and expensive. Tliere was nothing then in his char-
acter to indicate the brilliant career u[X)n which he
was alx)ut to enter. He was a plain farmer's lx)y;
intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred
influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible,
and had laid the foundations of an upright character.
When fourteen years of age, his father sent him
some hundred miles from home, to the then wilds of
Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier.
Near the mill there was a small villiage, where some

enterprising man had commenced the collection of a
village library. This proved an inestimable blessing
to young Fillmore. His evenings were spent in read-
ing. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with
books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate;
and the selections which he made were continually
more elevating and instructive. He read history,
biography, oratory; and thus gradually there was en-
kindled in his heart a desire to be something more
than a mere worker with his hands; and he was be-
coming, almost unknown to himself, a well-informed,
educated man.

The young clothier had now attained the age of
nineteen years, and was of fmc personal api)earance
and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so hapjiened that
there was a gentleman in the neighborhood of ami)le
pecuniary means and of benevolence, — Judge \Valter
Wood, — who was struck with the ])re;)Ossessing ap-
pearance of young Fillmore. He made hisacipiaint-
ance, and was so much impressed with his ability and
attainments that he advised him to abandon his
trade and devote himself to the study of the law. The
young man replied, that he had no means of his own,
no friends to help him and that his previous educa-
tion had been very imperfect. But Judge Wood had
so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to
take him into his own office, and to loan him such
money as he needed. Most gratefully the generous
offer was acce|)ted.

There is in many minds a strange delusion about
a collegiate education. A young man is sui)[X)sed to
i>e liberally educated if he has graduated at some col-
lege. But many a boy loiters through university h.il' ■.
Hnd then enters a law office, who is by no means a:

MILLARD FILLMORE.

well prepared to [trosecute his legal studies as was
Millard Fillmore when he graduated at the clothing-
mill at the end of four years of manual labor, during
which every leisure moment had been devoted to in-
tense mental culture.

In 1823, when twenty-three years of age, he v/as
admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then
went to the village of Aurora, and commenced the
l)ractice of law. In this secluded, peaceful region,
his practice of course was limited, and there was no
opportunity for a sudden rise in fottune or in fame.
Here, in the year 1826, he married a lady of great
moral worth, and one capable of adorning any station
she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers.

His elevation of character, his untiring industry,
his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advocate,
gradually attracted attention ; and he was invited to
enter into partnership under highly advantageous
circumstances, with an elder memlier of the bar in
Buffalo. Just before removing to Buffalo, in 1829,
he took his seat in the House of Assembly, of the
State of New York, as a re|)resentative from Erie
County, 'i'hough he had never taken a very active
part in politics, his vote and his sympathies were with
the \V'hig jiarty. The State was then Democratic,
and he found himself in a helpless minority in the
Legislature , still the testimony comes from all parties,
that his courtesy, ability and integrity, won, to a very
unusual degrt e the respect of his associates.

In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a seat in
the United States Congress He entered that troubled
irena in some of the most tumultuous hours of our
national history. The great conflict respecting the
national bank and the removal of the deposits, was
then raging.

His term of two years closed ; and he returned to
his profession, which he pursued with increasing rep-
utation and success. After a lapse of two years
he again became a candidate for Congress; was re-
elected, and took his seat in 1837. His past e,\pe
rience as a representative gave hnn sl»ength and
confidence. The first term of service in Congress to
any man can be but little more than an introduction.
He was now prepared for active duty. All his ener-
gies were brought to bear u|)on the public good. Every
measure received his impress.

Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and
his popularity filled the State, and in the year 1847,
he was elected Comptroller of the State.

Mr. Fillmore had attained the age of forty-seven
years. His labors at the bar, in the Legislature, in
Congress and as Com[)troller, had given him very con-
siderable fame. The Whigs were casting about to
find suitable candidates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent at the approaching election. Far away, on the
waters of tlie Rio Grande, there was a rough old
soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles
with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be
proclaimed in tiunipet-tones all over the land. But
it was necessary to associate with him on the saii'e
ticket some man of reputation as a statesman.

Under the influence of these considerations, the
namesof Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore became
the rallying-cry of the Whigs, as their candidates for
President and Vice-Peesident. The Whig ticket was
signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849,
Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard
Fillmore Vice-1'resident, of the United Slates.

On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, but
aljout one year and four ni(inths after his inaugura-
tion, was suddenly taken sick and tlied. By the Con-
stitution, Vice-President Fillmore ihus became Presi-
dent. He ap|)ointed a very alile cabinet, of which
the illustrious Daniel Wel)Ster was Secretary of .State.

Mr. Filliiiore had very serious difficulties to contend
with, since the opposition had a majority in both
Houses. He did everything in his power toconc iliate
the South; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt
the inade(piacy of all measuresof transient conciliation.
The poinilation of the free States was so rapidly in-
creasing over that of the slave States that it was in-
evitable that the power of the Government should
soon pass into the hands of the free States. The
famous compromise measures were adopted under Mr.
f'"illmcre's adminstration, and the Jafian Expedition
was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, Mr. Fill-
more, having served one term, retired.

In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Pres-
idency by the " Know Nothing " i>arty, but was beaten
by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in
retirement. During the terrible conflict of civil war,
he was mostly silent. It was generally sup[H3sed that
his sympathies were rather with those who were en-
deavoring to overthrow our institutions. President
Fillmore kejit aloof from the conflict, without any
cordial words of cheer to the one party or the other.
He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe
old age, and died in Buffalo. N. Y., March 8, 1874.

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RANKLIN PIERCE, ihu
fourteenth President of the
'United States, was horn in
Hillsborough, N. H., Nov.
23, 1804. His father was a
Revolutionary soldier, who,
with his own strong arm,
hewed out a home in the
wilderness. He was a man
of inflexible integrity; of
strong, though uncultivated
mind, and an uncomjjromis-
Democrat. The mother of
Franklin Pierce was all that a son
could desire, — an intelligent, pru-
dent, affectionate. Christian wom-
an. Franklin was the sixth of eight children.

Franklin was a very bright and handsome boy, gen-
erous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the
love of old and young. The boys on the |)lay ground
loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors
looked uijon him with pride and affection. He was
by instinct a gentleman; always speaking kind words,
doing kind deeds, with a peculiar unstudied tact
which taught him what was agreeable. Without de-
veloping any precocity of genius, or any unnatural
devotion to l)ooks, he was a good scholar; in body,
in mind, in affections, a finely-developed boy.

When sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he
entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me He was
one of the most ]X)pular young men in the college.
The i)urity cf his moral character, the unvarying
courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and

genial nature, rendered him a imiversal favorite.
There was something very peculiarly winning in his
address, and it was evidently not in the slightest de-
gree studied: it was the sinqile outgushing of his
own magnanimous and loving nature.

Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce
commenced the study of law in the office of Judge
Woodbury, one of the most distinguished lawyers of
the State, and a man of great private worth. The
eminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his
father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant
|)olitical career into which Judge Woodbury was en-
tering, all tended to entice .Mr. Pierce into the faci-
nating yet perilous path of [lolitical life. With all
the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of (Jen.
Jackson for the Presidency. He commenced the
practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected
to represent the town in the State Legislature. Here
he served for four yeais. The last two years he was
chosen speaker of tiie house by a very large vote.

In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected
a member of Congress. Without taking an active
part in debates, he was faithful and laborious in duty,
and ever rising in the estimation of those with whom
he was associatad.

In 1837, being then but thirty-three years of age,
he was elected to the Senate of the United States;
taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced
his administration. He was the youngest member in
the Senate. In the year 1834, he mairied Miss Jane
Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accom-
plishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every
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three sons who were born to them, all now steep with
their parents in the grave.

In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame
and increasing business as a lawyer, took ii|) his
residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire.
President Polk, iiiwn his accession to office, appointed
Mr. Pierce attorney-general of the United States ; but
the offer was declined, in consequence of numerous
professional engagements at home, and the precariuos
state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the
same time declined the nomination for governor by the
Democratic party. The war with Mexico called Mr.
Pierce in the army. Receiving the appointment of
brigadier-general, he embarked, with a portion of his
troops, at Newport, R. I., on the 27th of May, 1847.
He took an im|X)rtant part in this war, proving him-
self a brave and true soldier.

When Gen. Pierce reached his home in his native
State, he was received enthusiastically by the advo-
cates of the Mexican war, and coldly by his oppo-
nents. He resumed the practice of his profession,
very freiiuently taking an active part in political ([ues-
tions, giving his cordial sui)|iort to the pro-slavery
wing of the Democratic party. The compromise
measures met cordially with his approval; and he
strenuously advocated the enforcement of the infa-
mous fugitive-slave law, which so shocked the religious
sensibilities of the North. He thus became distin-
guished as a "Northern man with Southern [jrinciples.''
The strong partisans of slavery in the South conse-
quently regarded him as a man whom they could
safely trust in office to carry out their [ilans.

On the 12th of June, 1852, the Democratic conven-
tion met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the
Presidency. For four days they continued in session,
and in thirty-five ballotings no one had obtained a
two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown
for Gen. Pierce. Then tlie Virginia delegation
brought forward his name. There were fourteen
more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly
gained strenglli, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he
received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all
other candidates eleven, (".en. Winfield Scott was
the Wiiig candidate. Gen. Pierce was chosen with
great unanimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas-
sachusetts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their
electoral votes against him Gen. Franklin Pierce
was therefore inaugurated President of the United
States on the 4th of March, 1853.

His administration proved one of the most stormy our
country had ever experienced. The controversy l;e-
tween slavery and freedom was then approaching its
culminating point. It became evident that there was
an " irrepressible conflict" between them, and that
this Nation could not long exist " half slave and half
free." President Pierce, during the whole of his ad-
ministration, did every thing he could to conciliate
the South ; but it was all in vain. The conflict every
year grew more violent, and threats of the dissolution
of the Union were borne to the North on every South-
ern breeze.

Such was the condition of affairs when President
Pierce approached the close of his four-years' term
of office. The North had become thoroughly alien-
ated from him. The anti-slaveiy sentiment, goaded
by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all
the intellectual ability and social worth of President
Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his ad-
ministiative acts. The slaveholders of the South, also,
unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advo-
cated those measures of Government which they ap-
proved, and perhaps, also, feeling that he had
rendered himself so unixDpular as no longer to be
able acceirtably to serve them, ungratefully dropped
him, and nominated James Buchanan to succeed him.

On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce le-
tired to his home in Concord. Of three children, two
had died, and his only surviving child had been
killed before his eyes by a railroad accident , and his
wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of
ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumiition. The
hour of dreadful gloom soon came, and he was left
alone in the world, without wife or child.

When the terril)le Rebellion burst forth, which di-
vided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr.
Pierce remained steadfast in the principles which he
had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to
that pro-slavery party with which he had ever been
allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice
or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Gov-
ernment. He continued to reside in Concord until
the time of his death, which occurred in October,
1869. He was one of the most genial and social of
men, an honored communicant of the P^piscopal
Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Gen-
erous to a fault, he contributed liberally for the al-
leviation of suffering and want, and many of his towns-
people were often gladened by his material bounty.

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AMES BUCHANAN, the fif-
teenth President of the United
States, was born in a small
frontier town, at the foot of the
eastern ridge of the Aileglia-
nies, in Franklin Co., Penn., on
the 23d of April, 1791. The ; 'lace
where the humble cabin of his
father stood was called Stony
Batter. It was a wild and ro-
mantic sjx)! in a gorge of the moun-
tains, with towering summits rising
grandly all arouncf. His father
was a native of the north of Ireland ;
a jxwr man, who liad emigrated in
1783, with little property save iiis
own strong arms. Five years afterwards lie married
Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer,
and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilder-
ness, staked his claim, reared his log-hut, opened a
clearing witli his axe, and settled down there to per-
form liis obscure part in the drama of life. In this se-
cluded home, where James was born, lie remained
for eight years, enjoying Init few social or intellectual
advantagis. When James was eight yeais of age, his
father removed to the village of Mercersburg, wiiere
his son was placed at school, and commenced a
course of study in Englisli, Latin and Greek. His
progress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen, he
entered Dickinson College, at Carlisle. Here he de
veloped remarkable talent, and took liis stand among
the first scholars in the institution. His ap|plicaliou
•o study was intense, and yet his native powers en-

abled liini to master the most abstruse subjects with
facility.

In the year 1809, he graduated witli tlie highest
honors of his class. He was then eighteen years of
age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of
athletic sport, an unerring shot, and enlivened with
an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately
commenced the study of l.iw in the city of Lancaster,
and was admitted to the bar in 1812, when he was
but twenty-one years of age. Very raindly he rose
in his profession, and at once took undisputed stand
with the ablest lawjers of the State. When but
twenty-si.\ years of age, unaided by counsel, he suc-
cessfully defended before liie State Senate oi:e of tiie
judges of the .State, who was tried upon articles of
imiieachrnent. At the age of thirty it was generally
admitted that he stood at the head of the bar; and
there was no lawyer in the State who had a more lu-
crative practice.

In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a
candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for
ten years he remained a member of the Lower House.
During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally
tried some important case. In 183 1, he retired
altogether from the toils of his profession, having ac-
cpiired an anii)le fortune.

tjen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presidency,
ap|X)inted Mr. Buchanan minister to Russia. The
duties of his mission he performed with ability, which
gave satisfaction to all parties. Uixin his return, in
1833, he was elected to a seat in tlie United States
Senate. He there met, as his associates, Webster,
Clay, Wright and Calhoun. He advoi ated the meas-
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JAMES BUCHANAN.

sals against France, to enforce the payment of our
claims against that country ; and defended the course
of the President in his unprecedented and wholesale
removal from office of those who were not tlie sup-
porters of his administration. Upon this question he
was brought into direct collision with Henry Clay.
He also, with voice and vote, advocated expunging
from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure
against (ien. Jackson for removing the de[>osits.
Earnestly he oi)posed the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia, and urged the prohibition of the
circidation of anti-slavery documents by the United
States mails.

As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advo-
cated that they should be respectfully received; and
that the rejily should be returned, tliat Congress had
no power to legislate u|)on the subject. " Congress,"
said he, " might as well undertake to interfere with
slavery under a foreign government as in any of the
States where it now e.xists."

Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr.
Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such,
took his share of the responsil)ilily in the conduct of
the Mexican War. Mr. Polk assumed that crossing
the Nueces by the American troops into the disputed
territory was not wrong, but for the Mexicans to cross
the Rio Crande into that territory was a declaration
of war. No candid man can read with pleasure the
account of the course our Government pursued in that
movement

Mr. Buchanan identified himself thoroughly with
the party devoted to the pi-rpetuation and extension
of slavery, and brought all the energies of his mind
to liear against the Wilmot Proviso. He gave his
cordial approval to the compromise measures of 1050,
which included the fugitive-slave law. Mr. Pierce,
upon his election to the Presidency, honored Mr.
Buchanan with the mission to Faigland.

In the year 1856, a national Oemocratic conven-
tion nominated Mr. Buchanan for the Presidency. The
])olilical conflict was one of the most severe in which
oir country has ever engaged. All the friends of
slavery were on one side; all the advocates of its re-
striction and final abolition, on the other. Mr. Fre-
mont, the candidate of the enemies of slavery, re-
reived 114 electoral votes. Mr. Buchanan received
174, and was elected. The popular vote stood
1,340,618, for Fremont, r, 224, 750 for Buchanan. On
March 4th, 1857, Mr. Buchanan was inaugurated.

Mr. Buchanan was far advanced in life. Only four
years were wanting to fill up his threescore years and
ten. His own friends, those with whom he had been
allied in political principles and action for years, were
seeking the destruction of the Government, that they
might rear upon the ruins of our free institutions a
nation whose corner-stone should be human slavery.
In this emergency, Mr. Buchanan was hopelessly be-
wildered He could not, with his long-avowed prin-

ciples, consistently oppose the State-rights party in
their assumptions. As President of the United States,
bound by his oath faithfully to administer the laws,
he could not, without perjury of the grossest kind,
unite with those endeavoring to overthrow the repub-
lic. He therefore did nothing.

The opponents of Mr. Buchanan's administration
nominaled Abraham Luicoln as their standard bearer
in the next Presidential canvass. The pro-slavery
party declared, that if he were elected, and the con-
trol of the Government were thus taken from their
hands, they would secede from the Union, taking
witli them, as they retired, the National Capitol at
Washington, and the lion's share of the territory of
the United States.

Mr. Buchanan's sympathy with the pro-slavery
party was such, that he had been willing to offer them
far more than they had ventured to claim. All the
South had professed to ask of the North was non-
intervention upon the subject of slavery. Mr. Bu-
chanan had been ready to offer them the active co-
operation of the Government to defend and extend
the institution.

As the storm increased in violence, the slaveholders
claiming the right to secede, and Mr. Buchanan avow-
ing that Congress had no power to prevent it, one of
the most pitiable exhibitions of governmental im-
becility was exhibited the world has ever seen. He
declared tliat Congress had no power to enforce its
laws in any State which hnd withdrawn, or which
was attempting to withdraw from the Union. This
was not the doctrine of Andrew Jackson, when, with
his hand ujion his sword-hilt, he exclaimed, "The
Union must and shall be preserved!"

South Carolina seceded in December, i860; nearly
three months before the inauguration of President
Lincoln. Mr. Buchanan looked on in listless despair.
The rebel flag was raised in Charleston; Fort Sumpter
was besieged; our forts, navy-yards and arsenals
were seized ; our depots of military stores were plun-
dered ; and our custom-houses and post-offices were
appropriated by the rebels.

The energy of the rebels, and the imbecility of our
Executive, were alike marvelous. The Nation looked
on in agony, waiting for the slow weeks to glide away,
and close the administration, so terrible in its weak-
ness At length the long-looked-for hour of deliver-
ance came, when Abraham Lincoln was to receive the
scepter.

The administration of President Buchanan was
certainly the most calamitous our country has ex-
perienced. His best friends cannot recall it with
])leasure. And still more deplorable it is for his fame,
that in that dreadful conflict which rolled its billows
of flame and blood over our whole land, no word came
from his lips to indicate his wish that our country's
banner should triumph over the flag of the rebellion.
He died at his Wheatland retreat, June i, 1868.

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■h P.RAHAM LINCOLN, the
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4i!SUnited States, was born in
Hardin Co., Ky., Feb. 12,
1809. Ai)out the year 1780, a
man by the name of Abraham
Lincohi left Virynia with liis
family and moved into the tlien
wilds of Kentucky. Only two years
after this emigration, still a young
man, while working one day in a
field, was stealthily a|i|iroa(hed by
an Indian and shot dead. His widow
was left in extreme [wverty with five
little children, three boys and two
girls. Thomas, the youngest of the
l)oys, was four years of age at his
father's death. This Thomas was
the father of Abraham Lincoln, the
President of the United States
whose name must henceforth fo'-ever be enrolled
with the most prominent in the annals of our world.
Of course no record has been kept of tiie life
of one so lowly as Thomas Lincoln. He was among
the |«x)rest of the poor. His home was a wretched
lug-rabin; his food the coarsest and the meanest.
Education he had none; he could never either read
or write. As soon as he was able to do anything for
himself, he was compelled to leave the cabin cjf his
starving mother, and push out into the world, a friend-
less, wandering boy, seeking work. He liired him-
self out, and thus spent the whole of his youth as a
laborer in the fields of others.

When twenty-eight years of age he built a log-
cabin of his own, and married Nancy Hanks, the
daughter of another family of poor Kentucky emi-
grants, who had also come from Virginia. Their
second child was Abraham Lincoln, the subject of
this sketch. The mother of Abraham was a noble
woman, gentle, loving, ]iensive, created to adorn
a ])alace, doomed to toil and pine, and die in a hovel.
".AH that I am, or hope to be," excl.iims the grate-
tul son " I owe to my angel-mother.

When he was eight years of age, his father sold his

cabin and small farm, and moved to Indiana. Where
two years later his mother ilied.

Abraham soon became the scribe of the uneducated
community around him. He could not have had a
better school than this to teach him to put thoughts
into words. He also became an eager reader. The
books he cotdd olitain were few; but these he read
and re-read until they were almost committed to
memory.

As the years rolled on, the lot of this lowly family
was the usual lot of humanity. There were joys and
griefs, weddings and funerals. Abraham's sister
Sarah, to whom he was tenderly attached, was mar-
ried when a child of but fourteen years of age, and
soon died. The family was gradually scattered. Mr.
Thomas Lincoln sold out his squatter's claim in 1830,
and emigrated to Macon Co., III.

Abraham Lincoln was then twenty-one years of age.
With vigorous hands he aided his father in rearing
another log-cabin. Abraham worked diligently at this
until he saw the famil) comfortably settled, and their
small lot of enclosed prairie (ilanted with corn, when
he announced to his father his intention to leave
home, and to go out into the world and seek his for-
tune. Little did he or his friends imagine how bril-
liant that fortune was to be. He saw the value of
education, and was intensely earnest to improve his
mind to the utmost of his power. He saw the ruiii
which ardent spirits were causing, and became
strictly tem|ierate; refusing to allow a drop of intoxi-
cating liipior to pass his lips. And he had read in
Cod's word, "Thou shall not take the name of the
Lord thy Cod in vain ;" and a |)rofane expression he
was never heard to utter. Religion he revered. His
morals were iiure, and he was uncontaminated by a
single vice.

Yoimg Abraham woiked for a time as a hired laborer
among the farmers. Then he went to Springfield,
where he was employed in Iniilding a large flat-boat.
In this he took a herd of swine, floated them down
the Sangamon to the Illinois, and thence by the Mis-
sissijipi to New Orleans, \\hati-vcr Abraham Lin-
coln underttwk, he performecl so faithfully as to give
great satisfaction to his employers. In this advcsi-

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

ture his employers were so well pleased, that upon
his return they placed a store and uiill under his care.

In 1832, at the outbreak of the Black Hawk war, he
enlisted and was chosen captain of a company. He
returned to Sangamon County, and although only 23
years of age, was a candidate for the Legislature, but
was defeated. He soon after received from Andrew
Jackson the appointmentof Postmaster of New Salem,
His only post-office was his hat. All the letters he
received he carried there ready to deliver to those
he chanced to meet. He studied surveying, and soon
made this his business. In 1834 he again became a
candidate for the Legislature, and was elected Mr.
Stuart, of Springfield, advised him to study law. He
walked from New Salem to Springfield, borrowed of
Mr. Stuart a load of books, carried them back and
beg-in his legal studies. When the Legislature as-
sembled he trudged on foot with his pack on his back
one hundred miles to Vandalia, then the capital. In
1836 he was re-elected to the Legislature. Here it
was lie first met .Stephen A. Douglas. In 1839 he re-
moved to Springfield and began the practice of law.
His success with the jury was so great that he was
soon engaged in almost every noted case in the circuit.

In 1854 Ihe great discussion began between Mr.
Lincoln and Mr. Douglas, on the slavery question.
In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois,
in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became
one of the leaders in that party. Mr. Lincoln's
speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the con-
test in 1858 for a seat in the Senate, form a most
notable part of his history. The issue was on the
ilavery question, and he took the broad ground of
die Declaration of Independence, that all men are
created e(iual. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this con-
test, but won a far higher prize.

The great Republican Convention met at Chicago
on the i6th of June, i860. The delegates and
strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty-
five thousand. An immense building called "The
Wigwam," was reared to accommodate the Conven-
tion. There were eleven candidates for whom votes
were thrown. William H Seward, a man whose fame
as a statesman had long filled the land, was the most
orominent. It was generally supposed he would be
the nominee. Abraham Lincoln, however, received
the nomination on the third ballot. Little did he then
dream of the weary years of toil and care, and the
bloody death, to which that nomination doomed him:
and aslittledid he dream that he was to render services
to his country, which would fix upon him the eyes of
the whole civilized world, and which would give him
apla<:einthe affections nf his countrymen, second
only, if second, to that of Washington.

Election day came and Mr. Lincoln received 180
electoral votes out of 203 cast, and was, therefore,
constitutionally elected President of the United States.
The tirade of abuse that was ix)ured uix)n this good

and merciful man, especially by the slaveholders, was
greater than upon any other man ever elected to this
high position. In February, 186 1, Mr. Lincoln started
for Washington, stopping in all the large cities on his
way making speeches. The whole journey was frought
with much danger. Many of the Southern States had
already seceded, and several attempts at assassination
were afterwards brought to light. .A gang in Balti-
more had arranged, ujx)\i his arrival to "get u]) a row,"
and in the confusion to make sure of his death with
revolvers and hand-grenades. A detective unravelled
the plot. A secret and special train was provided to
take him from Harrisl'urg, through Baltimore, at an
unexpected hour of the night. The train slatted at
half-past ten ; and to prevent ai.y possible communi-
cation on the part ot the Secessionists with their Coi'.-
fedcrate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had
started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln
reached Washington in safety and was inaugurated,
although great anxiety was felt by all loyal peo|)le.

In the selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave
to Mr Seward the Department of State, and to other
prominent opponents before the convention he gave
imix)rtant positions.

During no other administration have the tluties
devolving ui)on the President been so manifold, and
the responsiliilities so great, as those which fell to
the lot of President Lincoln. Knowing this, and
feeling liis own weakness and inability to meet, and in
his own strength to cope with, the ditficullies, he
learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in
determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his
trials, bo'h personal and national. Contrary to his
own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the
most courageous of men. He went directly into the
rebel ca|)ital just as the retreating foe was leaving,
with no guard but a few sailors. From the time he
had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had Ijeen
made for his assassination, and he at last fell a victim
tooneofthem. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Crant,
was urgently invited to attend Fords' Theater. It
was announced that they would l.e jiresent. (ien.
Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, fee'.-
ing, with his characteristic kindliness of heart, that
it would be a disap|Xjintment if he should fail them,
very reluctantly consented to go. While listening to
the ])lay an actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth
entered the box where the President and family were
seated, and fired a bullet into his brains. He died the
next morning at seven o'clock.

Never before, in the history of the world was a nation
plunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler.
Strong men met in the streets and wept in s|)eechless
anguish. It is not too much to say that a nation was
in tears. His was a life which will filly become a
model. His name as the savior of his country w-li
live with that of Washington's, its father; hisc^-intr)'-
men being unable to decide whii h is the greater.

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b NDREW JOHNSON, seven-
p teenth President of the United
^^States. The earlj- Hfe of
Andrew Johnson contains but
the record of poverty, destitu-
tion and friendlessness. He
was born December 29, 180S,
in Raleigh, N. C. His parents,
belonging to the class o." tlie
"poor whites " of the South, were
>¥ V in such circumstances, that they
\ could not confer even the slight-

est advantages of education upon
their child. When Andrew was five
years of age, his father accidentally
lost liis life while herorically endeavoring to save a
friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew
was a ragged boy about the streets, sup[K)rrecl by the
labor of his mother, who obtained her living with
lier own hands.

He then, having never attended a school one day,
and being \mable either to read or write, was ap-
prenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gentleman
was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasion-
ally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often
read from the speeches of distinguished British states-
men. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more
than ordinary native ability, became much interested
in these speeches ; his ambition was roused, and he
was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read.

He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and
with the assistance of some of his fellow-workmen,
learned his letters. He then called upon the gentle-
man to borrow the book of speeches. The owner,

pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the book,
but assisted him in learning to combine the letters
into words. Under such difficulties he pressed o;.
ward laboriously, spending usually ten or twelve hours
at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest
and recreation to devote such time as he could to
reading.

He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at
Greenville, where he married a young lady who pos
sessed some education. Under her instructions he
learned to write and cipher. He became prominent
in the village debating society, and a favorite with
the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he or-
ganized a working man's party, which elected him
alderman, and in 1830 elected him mayor, which
position he held three years.

He now began to take a lively interest in political
affairs ; identifying himself with the working-classes,
to which he belonged. In 1S35, he was elected a
member of the House of Representatives of Tennes-
see. He was tlien just twenty-seven years of age.
He became a very active member of the legislature,
gave his adhesion to the Democratic party, and in
1840 "stumped the State," advocating Martin Van
Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to those
of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much
readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased
his reputation.

In 1 84 1, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he
was elected a member of Congress, and by successive
elections, held that important post for ten years. In
1853, he was elected Governor of Tennessee, and
was re-elected in 1855. In all these resjwnsible ]X)si-
tions, he discharged his duties with distinguished abi.

ANDREW TOHNSON.

ity, and proved himself the warm friend of the work-
ing classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected
United States Senator.

Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated
the annexation of Texas, stating however, as his
reason, that he thought this annexation would prob-
ably prove " to be the gateway out of which the sable
sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom,
and become merged in a population congenial to
themselves." In 1S50, he also supported the com-
promise measures, the two essential features o\ which
were, that the white people of the Territories should
be permitted to decide for themselves whether they
would enslave the colored people or not, and that
the ''ree States of the North should return to the
South persons who attempted to escape from slavery.

Mr. Johnson was never ashamed of his lowly origin:
on the contrary, he often took piide in avowing that
he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir,'"
said he on the floor of the Senate, " I do not forget
that I am a mechanic ; neither do I forget that .\dam
was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Sav-
ior was the son of a carpenter."

In the Charleston- Baltimore convention of iSlpo, ne
was the choice of the Tennessee Democrats for the
Presidency. In 186 r, when the purpose of the South-
irn Democracy became apparent, he took a decided
stand in favor of the Union, and held that " slavery
must lie held subordinate to the Union at whatever
cost." He returned to Tennessee, and repeatedly
imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of
Tennesee. Tennessee having seceded from the
Union, President Lincoln, on March 4th, 1862, ap-
pointed him Military Governor of the State, and he
established Ihe most stringent military rule. His
numerous proclamations attracted wide attention. In

1864, he was elected Vice-President of the United
States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15,

1865, became President. In a speech two days later
he said, " The American people must be taught, if
?hey do not already feel, that treason is a crime and
must be punished; that the Government will not
always bear with its enemies ; that it is strong not
only to protect, but to punish. * * The people
must understand that it (treason) is the blackest of
crimes, and will surely be punished." Yet his whole
administration, the history of which is so well known,
was in utter iiKonsistency with, and the most violent

opposition to, the principles laid down in that speech.

In his loose policy of reconstruction and general
amnesty, he was opposed by Congress; and he char-
acterized Congress as a new rebellion, and lawlessly
defied it, in everything possible, to the utmost. In
the beginnirig of 1868, on account of "high crimes
and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the
removal of Secretary Stanton, in violation of the Ten-
ure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were pre-
ferred against him, and the trial began March 23.

It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three
months. A test article of the impeachment was at
length submitted to the court for its action. It was
certain that as the court voted upon that article so
would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced
the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was neces-
sary to his condemnation, he was pronounced ac-
quitted, notwithstanding the great majority against
him. The change of one vote from the not guilty
side would have sustained the impeachment.

The President, for the remainder of his term, was
but little regarded. He continued, though impotentl'",
liis conflict with Congress. His own party did not
think it expedient to renominate him for the Presi-
dency. The Nation rallied, with enthusiasm unpar-
alleled since the days of Washington, around the name
of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten.
The bullet of the assassin introduced him to the
President's chair. Notwithstanding this, never was
there presented to a man a better opportunity to im-
mortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a
nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home
in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in
politics until 1875. On Jan. 26, after an exciting
struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Ten-
nessee, United States Senator in the forty-fourth Con-
gress, and took his seat in that body, at the special
session convened by President firant, on the 5th of
March. On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-President
made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter
Station, Tenn. When he started on his journey, he was
apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reach-
ing the residence of his child the following day, was
stricken with paralysis, rendering him unconscious.
He rallied occasionally, but finally passed away at
2 A.M., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His fun-
eral was attended at Geenville, on the 3d of August,
with every demonstration of respect.

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-,w LYSSES S. GRANT, the
A) eighteenth President of the
I''-- United States, was born on
the 29th of April, 1822, of
Christian parents, in a humble
" home, at Point Pleasant, on the
banks of the Ohio. Shortly after
his father moved to George-
town, Brown Co., O. In this re-
mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses
received a common-school edn-
cation. At the age of seven-
teen, in the year 1839, he entered
the Military Academy at West
I'oint. Here he was regarded as a
sohd, sensible young man of fair abilities, and of
sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank
as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about the
middle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in-
fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis-
souri Territory. Two years he past in these dreary
solitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperating
Indians.

The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was
sent with his regiment to Corpus Cliristi. His first
battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here
for the exhibidon of either skill or heroism, nor at
Resacade la Palma, his second battle. At the battle
of Monterey, his third engagement, it is said that
he performed a signal service of daring and skillful
-horsemanship. His brigade had exhausted its am-
munition. A messenger must be sent for more, along
a route exposed to the bullets of the foe. Lieut.
Grant, adopting an expedient learned of the Indians,
grasped the mane of his horse, and hanging upon one
side of the anir^al, ran the gauntlet in entire safety.

From Monterey he was sent, with the fourth infantry,
lo aid Gen. Scott, at the siege of Vera Cruz. In
preparation for the march to the city of Mexico, he
was appointed quartermaster of his regiment. At the
battle of Molino del Rey, he was promoted to a
first lieutenancy, and was brevetted captain at Cha-
pultepec.

At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant re-
turned with his regiment to New York, and was again
sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The
discovery of gold in California causing an immense
tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt.
Grant was sent with a battalion to Fort Dallas, in
Oregon, for the protection of the interests of the im-
migrants. Life was wearisome in those wilds. Capt.
Grant resigned his commission and returned to the
States; and having married, entered upon the cultiva-
tion of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo. He had but
little skill as a farmer. Finding his toil not re-
munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into
the leather business, with a younger brother, at Ga-
lena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings
of the rebels firing on Fort Sumpter reached the ears
of Capt. Grant in his counting-room, he said, —
"Uncle Sam has educated me for the army; though
I have served him through one war, I do not feel that
I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge
my oliligations. I shall therefore buckle on my sword
and see Uncle Sam through this war too."

He went into the streets, raised a company of vol-
unteers, and led them as their captain to Springfield,
the capital of the State, where their services were
offered to Gov. Yates. The (Governor, impressed by
the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt.
Grant, gave him a desk in his office, to assist in the
volunteer organization that was being formed in the
State in behalf of the Government. " On the 15 th of

UL YSSKS S. GRA NT.

June, 1861, Capt. Grant received a commission as
Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Vol-
unteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who
had served for 15 years in the regular army, were such
that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier-
General and was placed in command at Cairo. Tlie
rebels raised their banner at Paducah, near the mouth
of the Tennessee River. -Scarcely had its folds ap-
peared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The
rebels fled. Their banner fell, and the star and
stripes were unfurled in its stead.

He entered the service witli great determination
and immediately began active duty. This was the be-
ginning, and until the surrender of Lee at Richmond
he was ever pushing tlie enemy with great vigor and
effectiveness. At Belmont, a few days later, he sur-
prised and routed the rebels, then at Fort Henry
won another victory. Then came tlie brilliant fight
at Fort Donelson. The nation was electrified by the
victory, and the brave leader of the boys in blue was
immediately made a M.njor-General, and the military
district of Tennessee was assigned to him.

Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well how
to secure the results of victory. He immediately
puslied on to the enemies' lines. Then came tlie
terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the
siege of Vicksburg, where Gen. Pemberton made an
unconditional surrender of the city with over thirty
thousand men and one-hundred and seventy-two can-
non. The fall of Vicksburg was by far the most
severe blow wliicli the rebels had thus far encountered,
and opened up the Mississippi from Cairo to the Gulf
Gen. Crrant was next ordered to co-operate witli
Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro-
ceeded to New Orieans, where he was thrown from
i;is horse, and received severe injuries, from which he
v,'as laid up for months. He then rushed Ic the aid
of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and
by a wonderful series of strategic and technical meas-
ures put the Union Army in fighting condition. Then
followed the bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout
Mountain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels
were routed with great loss. This won for him un-
bounded praise in the North. On the 4th of Febru-
ary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant-
gener:d, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant.
He repaired to Washington to receive his credenrials
and enter upon '.l'-^ duties of his new office.

Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge of
ilie army to concentrate the widely-dispersed National
troops for an attack upon Richmond, the nominal
capital of the Rebellion, and endeavor there to de-
stroy the rebel armies which would be promptly as-
sembled from all quarters for its defence. The whole
continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of these
majesdc armies, rushing to the decisive battle field.
Steamers were crowded with troops. Railway trains
were burdened with closely packed thousands. His
plans were comprehensive and involved a series of
campaigns, which were executed with remarkable en-
ergy and ability, and were consummated at the sur-
render of Lee, April 9, 1865.

The war was ended. The Union was saved. The
almost unanimous voice of the Nation declared Gen.
Grant to be the most prominent instrument in its sal-
vation. The eminent services he had thus rendered
tile country brought him conspicuously forward as the
Republican candidate for the Presidential chair.

At the Republican Convention held at Chicago,
May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the
Presidency, and at the autumn election received a
majority of the popular vote, and 214 out of 294
electoral votes.

The National Convention of the Republican party
which met at Philadelphia on the 5tli of June, 1872,
placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term
by a unanimous vote. The selection was emphati-
cally indorsed Ijy the people five months later, 292
electoral votes being cast for him.

Soon after the close of his second term. Gen. Grant
started upon his famous trip around the world. He
visited almost every country of the civili/ed worid,
and was everywhere received with such ovations
and demonstrations of respect and honor, private
as well as public and ofiicial, as were never before
bestowed ujxjn any citizen of the United States.

He was the most prominent candidate before the
Republican National Convention in 1880 for a re-
nominatioii for President. He went to New York and
embarked in the brokerage business under the firm
nameof Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain,
wrecked Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to
the penitentiary. Tiie General was attacked with
cancer in the throat, but suffered in his stoic-like
m.nnner, never complaining. He was re-instated as
General of the Army and retired by Congress. The
cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23,
1885, the nation went in mourning over the death of
the illustrious General.

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"HERFORD B. HAYES,
ineteentli President of
^j'''the United States, was born in
Delaware, C)., Oct. 4, 1822, al-
most tiiree months after the
y^ death of his father, Rutherford
Hayes. His ancestry on both
the paternal and maternal sides,
was of the most honorable char-
acter. It can be traced, it is said,
as far back as 12S0, when Hayes and
Rutherford were two Scottish chief-
tains, fighting side by side with
Baliol, William Wallace and Robert
Bruce. Both families l)elonged to the
nobility, owned extensive estates,
and had a large following. Misfor-
tune overtaking the family, George Hayes left Scot-
land in 1680, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son
George was born in Windsor, and remained there
during his life. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, mar-
lied Sarah Lee, and lived from the time of liis mar-
riage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel,
son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufac-
turerof scythes at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes,
son of F.zekiel and grandfather of President Hayes, was
born in New Haven, in August, T756. He was a farmer,
blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to
Vermont at an unknown date, settling in Brattleboro,
where he established a hotel. Here his son Ruth-
erford Hayes the father of President Hayes, was

born. He was married, in September, 18 13, to .Sophia
Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ancestors emi-
grated thither from Connecticut, they having been
among the wealthiest and best famlies of Norwich.
Her ancestry on the male side are traced back to
1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders
of Norwich. Both of her grandfathers were soldiers
in the Revolutionary War.

The father of President Hayes was an industrious,
frugal and opened-hearted man. He was of a me-
chanical turn, and could mend a plow, knit a slock-
ing, or do almost anything else that he choose to
undertake. He was a member of the Church, active
in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and con-
ducted his business on Christian principles. After
the close of the war of 181 2, for reasons ine.\plical)le
to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio.

The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day.
when there were no canals, steamers, nor railways,
was a very serious affair. A tour of inspection was
first made, occupying four months. Mr. Hayts deter-
mined to move to Delaware, where the family arrived
in 1817. He died July 22, t822, a victim of niaiaiial
fever, less than three months before the birth of ths
son, of whom we now write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore be-
reavement, found the support she so much needed in
her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the
household from the day of its departure from Ver-
mont, and in an orphan girl whom she had adopted
some time before as an act of charity.

Mrs. Hayes at this period was very weak, and the

RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.

subject of this sketch was so feeble at birtli that he
was not expected to live beyond a month or two at
most. As the months went by he grew weai^er and
weaker, so that the neighbors were in the habit of in-
quiring from time to time " if Mrs. Hayes' baby died
last night." On one occasion a neighbor, who was on
familiar terms with the family, after alluding to the
boy's big head, and the mother's assiduous care of
him, said in a bantering way, '• That's right ! Stick to
him. You have got him along so far, and I shouldn't
wonder if he would really come to something yet."

" You need not laugh," said Mrs. Hayes. " You
:vait and see. You can't tell but I shall make him
President of the United States yet." The boy lived,
in spite of the universal predictions of his speedy
death; and when, in 1825, his older brother was
drowned, he became, if possible, still dearer to his
mother.

The boy was seven years old before he went to
school. His education, however, was not neglected.
He probably learned as much from his mother and
>f ister as he would liave done at school. His sports
were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being
his sister and lier associates. These circumstances
tended, no doubt, to foster that gentleness of dispo-
sition, and that delicate consideration for the feelings
of others, wliich are marked traits of his character.

His uncle Sardis Birchard took the deepest interest
in his education; and as the boy's health had im-
proved, and he was making good progress in his
studies, he proposed to send him to college. His pre-
paration commenced with a tutor at home; but he
was afterwards sent for one year to a professor in the
\Vesleyan University, in Middletown, Conn. He en-
tered Kenyon College in 1838,3! the age of sixteen,
and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842.

Immediately after his gr.aduation he began the
study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq.,
in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in
Columbus somewhat limited, he determined to enter
the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he re-
mained two years.

In 1845, after graduatmg at the Law School, he was
admitted to the bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly
afterward went into practice as an attorney-at-law
with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fremont. Here he re-
mained three years, acquiring but a limited practice,
and apparently unambitious of distinction in his pro-
fession.

In 1849 he moved to Cincninati, where his ambi-
tion found a new stimulus. For several years, how-
ever, his progress was slow. Two events, occurring at
this period, had a powerful influence upon his subse-
(;uent life. One of these was his marrage with Miss
Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of
Chilicothe; the other was his introduction to the Cin-
cinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its
members such men as'^hief Justice Salmor^ P.Chase,

Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many
others hardly less distinguished in after life. The
marriage was a fortunate one :n every respect, as
everj'body knows. Not one of all the wives of our
Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced
and beloved than was Mrs. Hayes, and no one did
more than she to reflect honor upon American woman-
hood. The Literary Cluu brought Mr. Hayes into
constant association with young men of liigh char-
acter and noble aims, and lured him to display the
qualities so long hidden by his bashfulness and
modesty.

In 1856 he was nominated to the oftice of Judge of
the Court of Common Pleas; but he declined to ac-
cept the nomination. Two years later, the office of
city solicitor becoming vacant, the City Council
elected him for the unexpired term.

In 1 861, when the Rebellion broke out, he was at
the zenith of his professional life. His rank at the
bar was among the the first. But the news of the
attack on Fort Sumpter found him eager to take up
arms for the defense of his country.

His military record was bright and illustrious.. In
October, 186 1, he was made Lieutenant-Colonel, and
in August, 1862, promoted Colonel of the 79th Ohio
regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades
and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he
was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle
of South Mountain he received a wound, and while
faint and bleeding displayed courage and fortitude
that won admiration from all.

Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after
his recovery, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed
in command of the celebrated Kanawha division,
and for gallant and meritorious services in the battles
of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was
promoted Brigadier-General. He was also brevetted
Major-General, "forgallant and distinguished f ervices
during the campaigns of 1S64, in West Virginia." In
the course of his arduous services, four horses were
shot from under him, and he was wounded four times.

In 1864, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress, from
the Second Ohio District, which had long been Dem-
ocratic. He was not present during the campaign,
and after his election was importuned to resign his
commission in the army ; but he finally declared, " I
shall never come to Washington until I can come by
the way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1S66.

r.' 1867, Gen Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio,
over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a jiopular Democrat.
In 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton.
He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875.

In 1S76 he was the standard bearer of the Repub-
lican Party in the Presidential contest, and after a
hard long contest was chosen President, and was in
augurated Monday, March 5, 1875. He served his
full term, not, however, with satisfaction to his party,
but his administration was an average opj^.

TiVENTIETH PRESIDENT.

^1 JAMKi i, iARFIE'M:, j

AMES A, GARFIELD, twen-
tieth President of the United
States, was born Nov. 19,
I, in the woods of Orange,
Cuyahoga Co., O His par-
ents were Abrani and EHza
(Ballou) Garfield, both of New
England ancestry and from fami-
^, lies well known in the early his-'
^\ tory of that section of our coun-
try, but had moved to the Western
Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settle-
ment.

The house in which James A. was
born was not unlike the houses of
{ poor Ohio farmers of that day. It
>, as about 20x30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces be-
tween the logs filled with clay. His father was a
lard working farmer, and he soon had his fields
■leared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built,
ilie household comprised the father and mother and
heir four children — Mehetabel, Thomas, Mary and
Tames. In May, 1823, the father, from a cold con-
.. acted in helping to put out a forest fire, died. At
ihis time James was about eighteen months old, and
riiomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can
(ell how much James was indebted to his biother's
(cil and self sacrifice during the twenty years suc-
ceeding his father's death, but undoubtedly very
much. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sis-
itrs live in Solon, 0.,near their birthplace.

The early educational advantages young Garfield
fujoyed were very limited, yet lie made the most of
;neni. He labored at farm work for others, did car-
penter work, chopped wood, or did anytliing that
would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed
mother in he' -struggles to keep the little family to-

gether. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of \\\%
origin, and he never forgot the friends of his strug-
glmg childhood, youth and manhood, neither did they
ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor,
the humblest fiiend of his boyliood was as kindly
greeted as ever. The jjoorest laborer was sure of the
sympathy of one who had known all the Ijitterness
of want and the sweetness of bread earn(jd by the
sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, ulain,
modest gentleman.

The highest ambition of young Garfield until he
was about si.xteen years old was to be a cajjtain of
a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard
a vessel, which his mother strongly opposed. She
finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the
understanding, however, that he sliould try to obtain
some other kind of employment. He walked all the
way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city.
After making many applications for work, and trying
to get aboard a lake vessel, and not meeting with
success, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos
Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. Here-
mained at this work but a short time when he went
home, and attended the seminary at Chester for
about three years, when he entered Hiram and the
Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in
the meantime, and doing other work. This school
was started by the Disciples of Christ in 1S50, of
which church he was then a member. He became
janitor and bell-ringer in order to help pay his way.
He then became both teacher and pupil. He soon
" exhausted Hiram " and needed more ; hence, in the
fall of 1854, he entered Williams College, from which
he graduated in 1856, taking one of the highest hon-
ors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram
College as its President. As above stated, he early
united with the Christian or Dicii)les Church at
Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous mem-
ber, often preaching in its pulpit and places where
he happened to be. Dr. Noah Porter, Presidcrt of
Yale College, says of him in reference to his religion :

JAMES A. GARFIELD.

" President Garfield was more than a man of
strong moral and religious convictions. His whole
history, from boyhood to the last, sliows that duty to
man and to God, and devotion to Christ and life and
faith and spiritual commission were controlling springs
of his being, and to a more than usual degree. In
my judgment there is no more interesting feature of
his character than his loyal allegiance to the body of
Cliristians in which he was trained, and the fervent
sym[}athy which he ever showed in their Christian
communion. Not many of the few 'wise and mighty
and noble who are called' show a similar loyalty to
the less stately and cultured Christian communions
in which they have been reared. Too often it is true
that as they step upward in social and political sig-
nificance they step upward from one degree to
another in some of the many types of fasliionable
Christianity. President Garfield adhered to the
church of his mother, the church in which he was
trained, and in which he served as a pillar and an
evangelist, and yet with the largest and most unscc-
tarian charity for all 'who loveour Lord in sincerity.'"

Mr. Garfield was united in marriage with Miss
Lucretia Rudolph, Nov. 1 1, 1858, who proved herself
worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved and
mourned. To them were born seven children, five of
whom are still living, four boys and one girl.

Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856,
in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three
years later he began to speak at county mass-meet-
ings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he
was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio
Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland,
and in i86i was admitted to the bar. The great
Rebellion broke out in the early part of this year,
and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had
talked, and enlisted to defend the old flag. He re-
ceived his commission as Lieut. -Colonel of the Forty-
second Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Aug,
14, 1861. He was immediately put into active ser-
vice, and before he had ever seen a gun fired in action,
was placed in command of four regiments of infantry
and eight companies of cavalry, charged with tlie
work of driving out of his native State the officer
(Humphrey Marshall) reputed to be the ablest of
those, not educated to war whom Kentucky had given
to the Rebellion. This work was bravely and speed-
ily accomplished, although against great odds. Pres-
ident Lincoln, on his success commissioned him
Brigadier-General, Jan. 10, 1862; and as "he had
been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years
before, so now he was the youngest General in tlie
army." He was with Gen. Buell's army at Shiloli,
in itsoperations around Corinth and its march through
Alabama. He was then detailed as a memberof the
General Court-Martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John
Porter. He was then ordered to report to Gen. Rose-
crans, and was assigned to the "Chief of Staff."

The military history of Gen. Garfield closed with

his brilliant services at Chickamauga, where he won
the stars 01 the Major-General.

Without an effort on his part Gei? Garfield was
elected to Congress in the fall of 1862 from the
Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio
had been represented in Congress for si.xty years
mainly by two men — Elisha ^Vhittlesey and Joshua
K. Giddings. It was not without a struggle that he
resigned his place in the army. At the lime heen-
tered Congress he was the youngest member in that
body. Tiiei-! he remained by successive re-
elections until he was elected President in 1880.
Of his labors in Congress Senator Hoar says : " Since
the year 1864 you cannot think of a question which
has been debated in Congress, or discussed before a
tribunel of the American people, in regard to which
yon will not find, if you wish instruction, the argu-
ment on one side stated, in almost every instance
better tlian by anybody else, in some speech made in
the House of Representatives or on the hustings by
Mr. Garfield."

Upon Jan. 14, 1880, Gen. Clarfield was elected to
the U. S. Senate, and on the eighth of June, of the
same year, was nominated as the candidate of his
party for President at the great Chicago Convention.
He was elected in the following November, and on
March 4, 1881, was inaugurated. Probably no ad-
ministration ever opened its existence under brighter
auspices than that of President Garfield, and every
day it grew in favor with the people, and by the first
of July he had completed all the initiatory and pre-
liminary work of his administration and was prepar-
ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Williams
College. While on his way and at the depot, in com-
pany with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind
liim, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back.
The President tottered and fell, and as he did so tlie
assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the
left coat sleeve of his victim, Init inflicting no further
injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was
" the shot that was heard round the world " Never
before in the history of the Nation had anything oc-
curred which so nearly froze the blood of the people
for the moment, as this awful deed. He was smit-
ten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, and
was at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty
days, all during the hot months of July and August,
he lingered and suffered. He, however, remained
master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent
bearing was teaching the country and the world the
noblest of human lessons — how to live grandly in the
very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpass-
ingly great in death. He passed serenely away Sept.
19, 18S3, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of the
ocean, where he had been taken shortly previous. The
world wept at his death, as it never had done on the
death of any other man who had ever lived upon it.
The murderer was duly tried, found guilty and exe-
cuted, in one year after he committed the foul deed.

TWEJ>iTY. FIRST PRESIDENT.

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HESTER A. ARTHUR,

twenty-first Presi'^.^ui of tlie

rUnited States, was born m

Franklin Coui ty, N'ermont, on

thefifthofOc'obor, 1830, and is

the oldest of a family of two

sons and five daughters. His

father was thi Rev. Dr. William

Arthur, a Baptist d .rgynian, wIk.

emigrated to tb.s country fro-a

the county Antrim, Ireland, in

his 1 8th year, and died in 1875, in

Newtonville, neai .\lbany, after a

long and successful ministry.

Young Arthur was educated at
Union College, S( henectady, where
he excelled in all his studies. Af-
ter his graduation he taught school
' ] in Vermont for two years, and at
the expiration cf that time came to
New York, with $500 in his pocket,
and entered the office of ex-Judge
E. D. Culver as student. After
I being admitted to the bar he formed
a partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate,
Henry D. Gardiner, with the intention of practicing
in the West, and for three months they roamed about
in the Western States in search of an eligible site,
l)ut in the end returned to New York, where they
hung out their shingle, and entered upon a success-
ful career almost from the start. General Arthur
soon afterward iivi.rr'<=d the daughter of Lieutenant

Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at
sea. Congress voted a gold medal to his widow in
recognition of the bravery he displayed on that occa-
sion. JVIrs. Arthur died shortly before Mr. Arthurs
nomination to the Vice Presidency, leaving two
children.

Gen. Arthur obtained considerable legal celebrity
in his first great case, Ihe famous Lemmon suit,
brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had
been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior
Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jon-
athan Lemmon, of Virginia, went to New York with
his slaves, intending to ship tliem to Texas, when
they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided
that they could not be held by the owner under the
Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from
the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the
Attorney General of that State to assist in an appeal.
Wm. M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed
to represent the People, and they won their case,
which then v/ent to the Supreme Court of the United
States. Gaarles O'Conor here espoused the cause
of the slave-holders, but he too was beaten by Messrs
Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward
the emancipation of the black race.

Another great service was rendered by General
Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jennings,
a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth
Avenue car with violence after siie had paid lierfare.
General Arthur sued on her behalf, and secured a
verdict of $500 damages. The next day the compa-
ny issued an order to admit colored persons to ride
on their cars, and the other car companies quickly

CHESTER A. ARTHUR.

followed their example. Before that the Sixth Ave-
nue Company ran a few special cars for colored per-
sons and the other lines refused to let them ride at all.

General Arthur was a delegate to the Convention
at Saratoga that founded the Republican party.
Previous to the war he was Judge-Advocate of the
Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov-
ernor Morgan, of that State, apjxainted him Engineer-
in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspec-
tor General, and soon afterward became (Quartermas-
ter-General. In each of these offices he rendered
great service to the Government during the war. At
the end of Governor Morgan's term he resumed the
practice of the law, forming a partnership with Mr.
Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney
of New York, was added to the firm. The legal prac-
tice of this well-known firm was very large and lucra-
tive, each of the gentlemen composing it were able
lawyers, and possessed a splendid local reputation, if
not indeed one of national extent.

He always took a leading part in State and city
politics. He was appointed Collector of the Port of
New York by President Grant, Nov. 21 1872, to suc-
ceed Thomas Murphy, and held the office until July,
20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt.

Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential
ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous
National Republican Convention held at Chicago in
June, 1S80. This was perhaps the greatest political
convention that ever assembled on the continent. It
was composed of the 'sading politicians of the Re-
publican party, all able men, and each stood firm and
fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for tlieir
respective candidates that were before the conven-
tion for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield re-
ceived the nomination for President and Gen. Arthur
for Vice-President. The campaign which followed
was one of the most animated known in the history of
our country. Gen. Hancock, the standard-bearer of
tlie Democratic party, was a popular man, and his
party made a valiant fight for his election.

Finally the election came and the country's choice
.vas Garfield and Arthur. They were inaugurated
March 4, 1 88 1, as President and Vice-President.
A few months only had passed ere the newly chosen
President was the victim of the assassin's bullet. Then
came terrible weeks of suffering, — those moment* of
anxious suspense, vvher the hearts of all civilized na-

tions were throbbing in unison, longing for the re-
covery of the noble, the good President. The remark-
able patience that he manifested during those hours
and weeks, and even months, of the most terrible suf-
fering man has often been called upon to endure, was
seemingly more than human. It was certainly God-
like. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr.
Arthur's every move was watched, and be it said to his
credit that his every action displayed only an earnest
desire that the suffering Garfield might recover, to
serve the remainder of the term he had so auspi-
ciously begun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested
in deed or look of this man, even though the most
honored position in the world was at any moment
likely to fall to him.

At last God in his mercy relieved President Gar-
field from further suffering, and the world, as never
before in its history over the death of any other
man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of
the Vice President to assume the responsibilities of
the high office, and he took the oath in New York,
Sept. 20, i88r. The position was an embarr.issing
one to him, made doubly so from the facts that all
eyes were on him, anxious to know wliat lie would do,
what policy he would pursue, and who he would se-
lect as advisers. The duties of the office had been
greatly neglected during the President's long illness,
and many important measures were to be immediately
decided by him ; and still farther to embarrass him he
did not fail to realize under what circumstances he
became President, and knew the feelings of many on
this point. Under these trying circumstances President
Arthur took the reins of the Government in his own
hands ; and, as embarrassing as were the condition of
affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting so
wisely that but few criticised his administration.
He served the nation well and faitlifully, until the
close of his administration, March 4, 1885, and was
a popular candidate before his party for a second
term. His name was ably presented before the con-
vention at Chicago, and was received with great
favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity
of one of the opposing candidates, he would have
been selected as the standard-bearer of his party
for another campaign. He retired to private life car-
rying with him the best wishes of the American peo-
ple, whom he had served in a manner satisfactory
to them and with credit to himself

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TWENTY-SECOND PRESIDENT.

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, OOP -

TEPHEN GROVER CLEVE-
LAND, the twenty- second Pres-
ident of the United States, was
l)orn in 1837, in the obscure
town of Caldwell, Essex Co.,
N. J., and in a little two-and-a-
half-story white house which is still
standing, characteristically to mark
the humble birth-iilace of one of
America's great men in striking con ■
trast with the Old \Vorld, where all
men high in office must be high in
origin and born in the cradle of
wealth. When the subject of this
sketch was three years of age, his
father, who was a Presbyterian min-
ister, with a large family and a small salary, moved,
by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to
FayetteviUe, in search of an increased income and a
larger field of work. FayetteviUe was then the most
straggling of country villages, about five miles from
Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born.

At the last mentioned place young Grover com-
menced going to school in the "good, old-fashioned
way," and presumably distinguished himself after the
manner of all village boys, in doing the things he
ought not to do. Such is the distinguishing trait of
all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he
arrived at the age of 14 years, he had outgrown the
capacity of the village school and expressed a most

emphatic desire to be sent to an academy. To this
his father decidedly objected. Academies in those
days cost money; besides, his father wanted him to
become self-supporting by the quickest possible
means, and this at that time in Fayette 'ille seemed
to be a position in a country store, whert his father
and the large family on his hands liad considerable
inflaeiice. Grover was to be paid i$5o for his services
the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to
receive $100 the second year. Here the lad com-
menced iiis career as salesman, and iii two years he
had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness
that his employers desired to retain him for an in-
definite length of time. Otherwise he did not ex-
hibit as yet any particular " flashes of genius " or
eccentricities of talent. He was simply a good boy.
But instead of remaining with this firm in Fayette-
viUe, he went with tiie family in their removal to
Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a
high school. Here he industriously pursued his
studies until the family removed with him to a point
on Black River known as the " Holland Patent," a
village of 500 or 600 people, 15 miles north of Utica,
N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching
but three Sundays. This event broke up the family,
and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a
small salary, the position of " under-teacher " in an
asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two
years, and although he obtained a good reputation in
this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his

I04

S. GROVE R CLEVELAND.

calling for life, and, reversing the traditional order,
he left the city to seek hii fortune, instead of going
to a city. He first tliought of Cleveland, Ohio, as
there was some charm in thai name for him; but
before proceeding to that place he went to Buffjlo to
isk the advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted
stock-breeder of that place. The latter did not
cpeak entluisiastically. " What is it you want to do,
my boy?" he asked. "Well, si;, I want to study
'aw," was the rejjly. "Good gracious!" remarked
.he old gentleman ; " do you, indeed .'' What ever put
that into your head? How much money have you
got.""' "Well, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got
any . ■'■'

Alter a long consultation, his uncle offered him a
place temporarily as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a
year, wiii'e iie could "look around." One day soon
afterward he boldly walked into the ofifice of Rogers,
Bowen & Rogers, of Buffalo, and told them what he
waiited. A number of young men were alreadv en-
gaged in the ofifice, but Grover's persistency won, and
ne was finally permitted to come as an office boy and
have the use of the law library, for the nominal sum
of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to pay for
his board and washing. The walk to and from his
uncle's was a long and rugged one; and, although
the first winter was a memorably severe one, his
shoes were out of repair and his overcoat^he had
I'.one — yet he was nevertheless prompt and regular.
On the first day of his service here, his senior em-
ployer threw down a copy of Blackstone before him
with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's
where they all begin." A titter ran around the little
circle of clerks and students, as they thought that
was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans ;
i>ut indue time he mastered that cumbersome volume.
Then, as ever afterward, however, Mr. Cleveland
exhibited a talent for execuliveness rather than for
chasing principles through all their metaphysical
possibilities. " Let us quit talking and go and do
t," was practically hii motto.

The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was
elected was that of Sheriff of Erie Co., N. Y., in
which Bufflilo is situated; and in such capacity it fell
fo his duty to inflict capital punishment upon two
criminals. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of the
City of Buffalo, on tlie Democratic ticket, with es-
pecial reference to the bringing about certain reforms

in tlie administration of the municipal affairs of that
city. In this office, as well as that of Sheriff, his
performance of duty has generally been considered
fair, with possibly a few exceptions which were fer-
reted out and magnified during the last Presidential
campaign. As a specimen of his plain language in
a veto message, we quote fiom one vetoing an iuiq u-
tous street-cleaning contract: "This is a time fur
plain speech, and my objection to your action shall
be plainly stated. I regard it as the culmination of
a mos bare-faced, impudent and shameless scheme
to betray the interests of the people and to worse
than squander the people's money." The New York
Sun afterward very highly commended Mr. Cleve-
land's administration as Mayor of Buffalo, and there-
upon recommended him for Governor of the F.mpire
State. To the latter office he was elected in 1SS2,
and his administration of tlie affairs of State was
generally satisfactory. The mistakes he made, if
any, were made very public tliroughout tlie nation
after he was nominated for President of the United
States. For this high office he was nominated July
II, 1884, by the National Democratic Convention at
Chicago, when other competitors were Thomas F.
Bayard, Roswell P. Flower, Thomas A. Hendricks,
Benjamin F. Butler, Allen G. Thurir.an, etc.: and he
was elected by the people, by a majority of about a
thousand, over the brilliant and long-tried Repub-
lican statesman, James G. Blaine. President Cleve-
land resigned his office as Governor of New York in
January, 1885, in order to prepare for his duties as
the Chief Executive of the United States, in which
capacity his term commenced at noon on the 41 h of
March, 1885. For his Cabinet officers he selected
the following gentlemen: For Secretary of State,
Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware ; Secretary of the
Treasury, Daniel Manning, of New York; Secretary
of War, William C. ^Endicott, of Massachusetts;
Secretary of the Navy, William C. Whitney, of New
York; Secretary of the Interior, L. Q. C. Lamar, of
Mississippi; Postmaster-General, William F. Vilas,
of Wisconsin; Attorney-General, A. H. Garland, of
Arkansas.

The silver question precipitated a controversy be-
tween those who were in favor of the continuance of
silver coinage and those who were opposed, Mr.
Cleveland answering for the latter, even before hia
inauguration.

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i'KNJAMIN HARRISON, tlic
\\ , twenty-third President, is
hM, the descendant of one of the
"/ historical families of this
? country. The head of the
■ jj) family was a ]\Iajor fieneral
'■i'i,^'^ Harrison, one of Oliver
^^ ^ Cromwell's trusted follow-

ers and fighters. In the zenith of Crom-
well's power it became tiie duty of this
Harrison to participate in the trial of
Charles I, and afterward to sign the
death warrant of the king. He subse-
fjiicntly paid for this witii his life, being
hung Oct. 13, ICCO. His descendants
came to America, and the next of the
family that appears in history is Benja-
r.:in ';iarrison, of Virginia, great-grand-
father of the subject of this sketch, and
after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison
was a mcmlier of the Continental Congress during
the years 177 l-S-O, and was one of the original
■signers of Uie Declaration of Independence. He
was thrc,' times clectcil Governor of Virginia.
Gen Willium lUiuy Harrison, the son of the

dislingnished patriot of the Revolution, after a suc-
cessful career as a soldier during the War of 1812,
and with -a clean record as Governor of the North-
western Territory, was elected President of the
United States in 1840. His career was cut short
by death within one month :ifter Ins inr.uguration.
President Harrison war born at North Bend.
Hamilton Co., Ohio, Aug. -"^O, 18S3. His life up to
tiic time of his graduation by the Miami University,
at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a coun-
try lad of a family of small means. His father was
able to give him a good education, and nothing;
more. He became engaged while at college to thj
daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female schoof
at Oxford. After graduating he determined to en-
ter upon the study of the law. He went to Cin
cinnati and then read law for two years. At tht
expiration of that time young Harrison receiv d tL .
only inheritance of his life; his aunt dj'ing left hin;
a lot valued at ^800. He regarded this legacy as t
fortune, and decided to get married at once, *nk^
this money and go to some Eastern town an ' oe-
gin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and with
the mone}' in his pocket, he started out witii his
young wife to fight for a place in the world, '"e

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BENJAMIN HARRISON.

decideil to go to Indianapolis, wliieh was even at
Uiat time a town of promise. He met witli slight
encouragement at first, making scarcely anything
the first year. He worker! diligently', applying him-
self closely to his calling, built up an extensive
practice aud took a leading rank in the legal pro-
fessif)n. He is the father of two children.

In 1 8G0 Mr. Harrison was nominated for tlie
position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be-
gan his experience as a stump speaker. He can-
vassed the State thoroughl}', and was elected by a
handsome majority. In 18G2 he raised the 17th
Indiana Infantrj', and was chosen its Colonel. His
regiment was composed of the rawest of material,
but Col. Harrison employed all his time at first
mastering military tactics and drilling Iiis men,
when he therefore came to move toward the East
with Sherman his regiment was one of the best
drilled and organized in the army. At Resaca he
especially distinguished himself, and for his bravery
.",1 Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier Gen-
eral, Gen. Hooker speaking of him iu the most
complimentarj' terms.

During the absence of Gen. Harrison in the field
the Supreme Court declared the office of the Su-
preme Court Reporter vacant, and another person
was elected to the position. From the time of leav-
ing Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864
he had taken no le.ave of absence, but having been
nominated that year for the same oflice, he got a
thirty-day leave of absence, and during tiiat time
m.ade a brilliant canvass of the State, and was clecteil
for another terra. He then started to rejoin Sher-
man, but on the way was stricken down with scarlet
Tever, and after a most trying siege made his w.ay
to the front iu time to participate in the closing
incidents of the war.

In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined r. re-election as
reporter, and resumed the pr.actice of law. In 187G
lie w.as a candidate for Governor. Although de-
'eated, the bi-illiant campaign he made won for him
1 National reputation, and he w.as much sought, es-
pecial.y in the East, to make speeches. In 1880,
as usua!, he took an active part in the campaign,
um\ WW elected to the United States Senate. Here
lie served six years, and was known as one of the
ablest men, best lawyers and strongest debaters in

that body. "With the expiration of his Senatorial
term he returned to the practice of his profession,
becoming the head of one of the strongest firms in
the State.

The political campaign of 1888 was one of the
xTiost memorable in the history of our countr\'. The
convention which assembled in Chicago in .Tune and
named Mr. Harrison as the chief standard bearer
of the Republican party, was great in ever}' partic-
ular, and on this account, and the attitude it as-
sumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief
among which w.as the tariff, awoke a deep interest
in the campaign throughout the Nation. Shortly
after the nomination delegations beg.an to visit Mr.
Harrison at Indianapolis, his home. This move-
ment became popular, and from all sections of the
country societies, clubs and delegations journeyed
thither to pa^^ their respects to the distinguished
statesman. The popularity of these was greatly
increased on account of the remark.able speeches
made by Mr. Harrison. He spoke dail}' all through
the summer and autumn to these visiting delega-
tions, and so varied, masterly and eloquent were
Jiis speeches that they at once pl.aced him in the
foremost r.ank of American orators and statesmen.

On account of his eloquence as a speaker and his
power as a deb.ater, he w.a.s called upon at an un-
commonly early age to take part in the 'liscussion
of the great questions that then began ij agitate
the country. He w.as an uncompromising ant:
slavery man, and was matched against some of \,':.e
most eminent Democr.atic speakers of his St.ate.
No m.an who felt the touch of his bl.ade desired to
be pitted with him again. AVith all his eloq-'ence
.as .an orator he never spoke for oratoric.ai effect,
but his words always went like bullets to the mark
He is purely American in his ideas and is a sjjler
did t\-pe of the American statesm.an. Gifted wifi_
quick perception, a logical mind and a read>' tongue,
he is one of the most distinguished impromptu
speakers in the Nation. IMany of these speeches
si)arkle<l with the rarest of eloquence and contained
arguments of greatest weight. Many of his teVse
statements have already become ai^horisms. Origi-
nal in thought, precise in logic, terse in statement,
3et withal f.aultless in eloquence, he is recognized as
the sound statesman and brilliant orator of the day

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HADRACH BOND, the first
Governor of Illinois after its
organization as a State, serving
from 1818 to 1822, was born in
Frederick County, Maryland,
in the year 1773, and was
raised a farmer on his father's
plantation, receiving only a plain
English education. He emigrated
to this State in 1794, when it was a
part of the "Northwest Territory,"
continuing in the vocation in which
he had been brought up in his native
State, in tiie " New Design," near
Eagle Creek, in what is now Monroe
County. He served several terms as
a member of the General Assembly
of Indiana Territory, after it was organized as such,
and in 181 2-14 he was a Delegate to the Twelfth
and Thirteenth Congresses, taking his seat Dec. 3,
181 2, and serving until Oct. 3, 1814. These were
the times, the reader will recollect, when this Gov-
ernment had its last struggle with Great Britain.
The year 1812 is also noted in the history of this
State as that in which the first Territorial Legislature
was held. It convened at Kaskaskia, Nov. 25, and
adjourned Dec. 26, following.

While serving as Delegate to Congress, Mr. Bond
was instrumental in procuring the right of pre-emp-
tion on the public domain. On the expiration of his
term at Washington he was appointed Receiver of
Public Moneys at Kaskaskia, then the capital of tlie
Territory. In company with John G. Comyges,

Thomas H. Hanis, Charles Slade, Michael Jones,
Warren Brown, Edward Humphries and Charles W
Hunter, he became a proprietor of the site of the
initial city of Cairo, which they hoped, from its favor-
able location at the junction of the two greai
rivers near the center of the Great West, would
rapidly develop into a metropolis. To aid the enter-
prise, tliey obtained a special charter from the Legis-
lature, incorporating both the City and the Bank of
Cairo.

In 1818 Mr. Bond was elected the first Governor
of the State of Illinois, being inaugurated Oct. 6
that year, which was several weeks before Illinois
was actually admitted. The facts are these: In
fanuary, 1818, the Territorial Legislature sent a peti-
tion to Congress for the admission of Illinois as a
State, Nathaniel Pope being then Delegate. The
petition was granted, fixing the northern line of the
State on the latitude of the southern extremity of
Lake Michigan; but the bill was afterward so amend-
ed as to extend this line to its present latitude. In
July a convention was called at Kaskaskia to draft a
constitution, which, however, was not submitted to
the people. By its provisions, supreme judges, pros
ecuting attorneys, county and circuit judges, record-
ers and justices of the peace were all to be a[)pointcd
by the Governor or elected by the Legislature. This
constitution was accepted by Congress Dec. 30. At
that time Illinois comprised but eleven counties,
namely, Randolph, Madison, Gallatin, Johnson,
Pope, Jackson, Crawford, Bond, Union, Washington
and Franklin, the northern jjortion of the State be-
ing mainly in Madison County. Thus it appears
that Mr. Bond was honored by the naming of a

SHADRACH BOND.

county before he was elected Governor. The present
county of Bond is of small limitations, about 60 to 80
miles south of Springfield. For Lieutenant Governor
the oeople chose Pierre Menard, a prominent and
worthy Frenchman, after whom a county in this State
is named. In this election there were no opposition
candidates, as the popularity of these men had made
their promotion to the chief offices of the Siate, even
before the constitution was drafted, a foregone con-
clusion.

The principal points that excited the people in
reference to political issues at this period were local
or "internal improvements," as they were called.
State banks, location of the capital, slavery and the
personal characteristics of the proposed candidates.
Mr. Bond represented the "Convention party," for
introducing slavery into the State, supported by Elias
Kelt Kane, liis Secretary of State, and John Mc-
Lean, while Nathaniel Pope and John P. Cook led
the anti-slavery element. Tlie people, however, did
not become very much e.xcited over this issue until
1S20, when the famous Missouri Compromise was
adopted by Congress, limiting slavery to the south
of the parallel of 36° 30' excejit in Missouri. While
tills measure settled the great slavery controversy,
so far as the average public sentiment was tempor-
arily concerned, until 1S54, when it was repealed
under the leadership of Stephen A. Douglas, the issue
as considered locally in this State was not decided
until 1824, after a most furious campaign. (See
sketch of Gov. Coles.) The ticket of 181 8 was a
compromise one. Bond representing (moderately) the
pro-slavery sentiment and Menard the anti-slavery.

An awkward element in the State government
under Gov. Bond's administration, was the imperfec-
tion of the State constitution. The Convention
wished to have Elijah C. Berry for the first Auditor
of Public Accounts, but, as it was believed that the
new Governor would not appoint him to the office,
the Convention declared in a sciiedule that " an
auditor of public accounts, an attorney general and
such other officers of the State as may be necessary,
may be appointed by the General Assembly." The
Constitution, as it stood, vested a very large appoint-
ing power in the Governor; but for the purpose of
getting one man into office, a total change was made,
and the power vested in the Legislature. Of this
provision the Legislature took advantage, and de

clared that State's attorneys, canal commissioners,
bank directors, etc., were all '" officers of the State"
and must therefore be appointed by itself independ-
ently of the Governor.

During Gov. Bond's administration a general law
was passed for the incorporation of academies and
towns, and one authorizing lotteries. The session of
1822 authorized the Governor to appoint commis-
sioners, to act in conjunction with like commissioners
appointed by the State of Indiana, to report on the
practicability and expediency of improving the navi-
gation of the Wabash River; also inland navigation
generally. Many improvements were recommended,
some of which have been feebly worked at even till
the present day, those along the Wabash being of no
value. Also, during Gov. Bond's term of office, the
capital of the State was removed from Kaskaskia to
Vandalia. In T820 a law was passed by Congress
authorizing this State to open a canal through the
public lands. The State appointed commissioners
lo explore the route and prepare the necessary sur-
veys and estimates, preparatory to its execution;
but, being unable out of its own resources to defray
the expenses of the undertaking, it was abandoned
until some time after Congress made the grant of
land for the purpose of its construction.

On the whole. Gov. Bond's administration was
fairly good, not being open to severe criticism from
any party. In 1824, two years after the expiration
of his term of office, he was brought out as a candi-
date for Congress against the formidable John P.
Cook, but received only 4,374 votes to 7,460 for the
latter. Gov. Bond was no orator, but had made
many fast friends by a judicious bestowment of iiis
gubernatorial patronage, and these worked zealously
for him in the campaign.

In 1827 ex-Gov. Bond was appointed by the Leg-
islature, with Wm. P. McKee and Dr. Gershom
Jayne, as Commissioners to locate a site for a peni-
tentiary on the Mississippi at or near Alton.

Mr. Bond was of a benevolent and convivial dis-
position, a man of shrewd observation and clear ap-
preciation of events. His person was erect, stand-
ing six feet in height, and after middle life became
portly, weighing 200 pounds. His features were
strongly masculine, complexion dark, hair jet and
eyes hazel ; was a favorite with the ladies. He died
April 1 1, 1830, in peace and contentment.

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DWARD COLES, second
Governor of Illinois, 1823-
6, was born Dec. 15, 1786,
in Albemarle Co., Va., on
the old family estate called
" Enniscorthy," on the
Green Mountain. His fath-
er, John Coles, was a Colonel in the
Revolutionary War. Having been fit-
ted for college by private tutors, he
was sent to Hampden Sidney, where
he remained until the autumn of 1805,
when lie was removed to William and
Mary College, at Williamsburg, Va.
This college he left in the summer of
1807, a short time before the final and graduating
exaaiination. Among his classmates were Lieut.
Gen. Scott, President John Tyler, Wm. S. Archer,
United States Senator from Virginia, and Justice
Baldwin, of the United States Supreme Court. The
President of the latter college. Bishop Madison, was
a cousin of President James Madison, and that cir-
cumstance was the occasion of Mr. Coles becoming
personally acquainted with the President and re-
ceiving a position as his private secretary, 1809-15.
The family of Coles was a prominent one in Vir-
ginia, and their mansion was the seat of the old-
fashioned Virginian hospitality. It was visited by
such notables as Patrick. Heury, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, the Randolphs, Tazewell, Wirt, etc. At the
age of 23, young Coles found himself heir to a plant-
ation and a considerable numl)er of slaves. Ever
kince his earlier college days his attention iiad been
Irawn to the question of slavery. He read every-

tiling on the subject that came in his way, and
listened to lectures on tlie rigiits of man. The more
he reflected upon the subject, tiie more impossible
was it for him to reconcile the immortal declaration
"that all men are born free and- equal " with the
practice of slave-holding. He resolved, therefore, to
free his slaves the first opportunity, and even remove
his residence to a free State. One reason which de-
termined him to accept the appointment as private
secretary to Mr. Madison was because he believed
that through the acquaintances he could make at
Washington he could better determine in what part
of the non-slaveholding portion of the Union lie would
prefer to settle.

The relations between Mr. Coles and President
Madison, as well as Jeffsrsou and other distinguished
men, were of a very friendly character, arising from
the similarity of their views on the question of slavery
and their sympathy for each other in holding doc-
trines so much at variance with the prevailing senti-
ment in their own State.

In 1857, he resigned his secretarysiiip and spent a
portion of the following autumn in exploring the
Northwest Territory, for the purpose of finding a lo-
cation and purchasing lands on which to settle his
negroes. He traveled with a horse and buggy, with
an extra man and horse for emergencies, through
many parts of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri,
determining finally to settle in Illinois. At this time,
however, a misunderstanding arose between our
Government and Russia, and Mr. Coles was selected
to repair to St. Petersburg on a s[)ecial mission, bear-
ing important papers concerning tlie matter at issue
The result was a conviction of the Emperor (Alex-

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EDWARD COLES.

ander) of the error committed by his minister at
Washington, and the consequent withdrawal of the
the latter from the jiost. On his return, Mr. Coles
visited other parts of Europe, especially Paris, where
he was introduced to Gen. Lafayette.

In the spring of i8ig, he removed with all his
negroes from Virginia to Edwardsville, 111., witli the
intention of giving them their liberty. He did not
make known to them his intention until one lieautiful
morning in .'X-iiril, as lliey were descending the Ohio
River. He lashed all the boats together and called
all the negroes on deck and made them a short ad-
dress, concluding his remarks by so expressing him-
self that l)y a turn of a sentence he proclaimed in
the shortest and fullest manner that they were no
longer slaves, but free as he was and were at liberty
to proceed with him or go ashore at their pleas-
ure. A description of the effect upon the negroes is
best desciibed in his own language :

"The effect upon them was electrical. They stared
at me and then at each other, as if doubting the ac-
curacy or reality of what they heard. In breathless
silence they stood before me, unable to utter a word,
but with countenances beaming with expression which
no words could convey, and which no language
can describe. As they began to see the truth of
what they had lieard, and realize their situation, there
came on a kind of hysterical, giggling laugh. After
a pause of intense and unutterable emotion, bathed
in tears, and with tremulous voices, they gave vent to
iheir gratitude and implored the blessing of God
on me."

Before landmg he gave them a general certificate
of freedom, and afterward conformed more particu-
larly with the law of this State requiring that each
individual should have a certificate. This act of
Mr. Coles, all I he more noble and heroic considering
the overwhelming pro-slavery influences surrounding
him, has challenged the admiratioti of every philan-
tiiropist of modern times.

March 5, 1819, President Monroe appointed Mr.
Coles Registrar of the Land Office at Edwardsvihe,
at that time one of the principal land offices in the
State. While acting in this capacity and gaining
many friends by his jxiliteness and general ititelli-
geiice, the greatest straggle that ever occurred in
Illinois on the slavery ques ion culminated in the
furious contest characterizing the campaigns and
elections of 1822-4. In the summer of 1823, when a
new Governor was to be elected to succeed Mr.
liond, the pro-slavery element divided into factions,
pniting forward for the executive office Joseph
I'hillips, Chief Justice of the State, Thomas C.
r.rowne and Gen. James B. Moore, of the State Mil-
iia. The anti-slavery element united upon Mr.
Coles, and, after one of the most bitter camiiaigns,
s'lcceeded in electing him as (lovernor. His plural-
ity over Judge Phillips was only 59 in a total vote of

over 8,000. The Lieutenant Governor was elected
by the slavery men. Mr. Coles' inauguration speech
was marked by calmness, deliberation and such a
wise expression of appropriate suggestions as to
elicit the sanction of all judicious politicians. But
he compromised not with evil. In his message to
the Legislature, the seat of Government being tlien
at Vandalia, he strongly urged the abrogation of the
modified form of slavery whi';',i then existed in this
State, contrary to the Ordinance of 1787. His posi-
tion on this sul)ject seems the more remarkable, when
it is considered that he was a minority Governor, the
population of Illinois being at that lime almost ex-
clusively from slave-holding States and by a large
majority in favor of the perpetuation of that old relic
of barbarism. The Legislature itself was, of course,
a reflex of the i)opular sentiment, and a majority of
thciti were led on by fiery men in denunciations of
tlie conscientious Governor, and in curses loud and
deep upon him and all his friends. Some of the
public inen, indeed, went so far as to head a sort of
mob, or " shiveree " party, who visited the residence
of tiie Governor and otliers at Vandalia and yelled
and groaned and spat fire.

The Constitution, not establishing or permitting
slavery in this State, was thought therefore to be
defective by the slavery politicians, and they desired
a State Convention to be elected, to devise and sub-
mit a new Constitution; and the dominant politics
of the day was "Convention" and "anti-Conven-
tion." Both parties issued addresses to the people.
Gov. Coles himself being the author of the address
published by the latter party, 'i'his address rev.aled
the schemes ot the conspirators in a masterly .nan-
ner. It is difficult for us at this distant day to esti-
mate the critical and extremely delicate situation in
which the Governor was placed at that time.

Our hero maintained himself honorably and with
supreme dignity throughout his administration, and
in his honor a county in this State is named. He
was truly a great man, and those who lived in
this State during his sojourn here, like those who
live at the base of the mountain, were too near to see
and recognize the greatness that overshadowed them.

Mr. Coles was married Nov. 28, 1833, by Bishop
De Lancey, to Miss Sally Logan Roberts, a daughter
of Hugh Roberts, a descendant of Welsh ancestry,
who cam.; to this country with Wm. Penn in 1682.

After the expiration of his term of service, Gov.
Coles continued his residence in Edwardsville, sup-
erintending his farm in the vicinity. He was fond
of agriculture, and was the founder of the first agri-
cultural society in the State. On account of ill
healtli, however, and having no family to tie him
down, he spent much of his time in Eastern cities.
About 1832 he changed his residence to I'iiiladel-
])hia, where he died July 7, 1868, and is buried at
Woodland, near that city.

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INIAN EDWARDS, Governor
from 1S27 to 1S30, was a son
of Benjamin Edwards, and
was born in Montgomery
o County, Maryland, in March,
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ing was Well fitted to give
his mind strength, firmness and
lior.orable principles, and a good
foundation was laid fortlie elevated
character to which he afterwards
attained. His parents were Bap-
tists, and very strict in their moral
[)iinci[)les. His education in early
youth was in company with and
partly under the tuition of Hon. VVm.
Wirt, whom his father patronized
and who was more than two years
older. An intimacy was thus
form.d between them which was lasting for life. He
was farther educated at Dickinson College, at Car-
lisle, Pa. He ne.\t conmienced the study of law, but
before completing his course he moved to Nelson
County, Ky., to o[)en a farm for his father and to
purchase homes and locate lands for his brothers and
sisters. Here he fell in the company of dissolute
companions, and for several years led the life of a
spendthrift. He was, iiowever, elected to the Legis-
lature of Kentucky as the Representative of Nelson
county before he was 21 years of age, and was re-
elected by an almost unanimous vote.

In 179S he was licensed to practice law, and the
following year was admitted to the Courts of Tennes-
see. About this tin>€ he left Nelson County for
Russellville, in Logan County, broke away from his
dissolute companions, commenced a reformation and
devoted himself to severe and laborious study. He
then began to rise rapidly in his profession, and soon
became an eminent lawyer, and inside of four years
he filled in succession the offices of Presiding Judge
of the General Court, Circuit Judge, fourth Judge of
the Court of Appeals and Chief Justice of the State,
— all before he was 32 years of age [ Li addition, in
1S02, he received a connnission as Major of a battal-
ion of Kentucky militia, and in 1S04 was chosen a
Presidential Elector, on the Jefferson and Clinton
ticket. In 1S06 he was a candidate for Congress,
but withdrew on being promoted to the Court of
Ap|5eals.

Illinois was organized as a separate Territory in
the spring of 1809, when Mr. Edwards, then Chief
Justice of the Court of Appeals in Kentucky, received
from President Madison the ap[X)intment as Gover-
nor of the new Territory, his commission bearing date
.\pril 24, 1809. Edwards arrived at Kaskaskia in
June, and on the r ith of that month took the oaih of
office. At the same time he was appointed Su|)erin-
tendent of the United States Saline, this Government
interest then developing into considerable proponion.i
in Southern Illinois. Although during the first three
years of his administration he had the power to make
new counties and appoint all the officers, yet he always
allowed the people of each county, by an informal

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vole, to select their own officers, both civil and mili-
tary. The noted John J- Crittenden, afterwrard
United States Senator from Kentucky, was appointed
by Gev. Edwards to the office of Attorney General of
the Territory, which office was accepted for a short
time only.

The Indians in tSio committing sundry depreda-
tions in the Territory, crossing the Mississippi from
the Territory of Louisiana, a long correspondence fol-
lowed between the respective Governors concerning
the remedies, which ended in a council with the sav-
ages at Peoria in i8i2; and a fresh interpretation of
ihe treaties. Peoria was depopulated by these de-
predations, and was not re-settled for many ve.irs
afterward.

As Gov. Edwards' term of office expired by law in
1S12, he was re-appointed for another term of three
years, and again in 1815 for a third term, serving
until the organization of the State in the fall of 1818
and the inauguration of Gov. Bond. At this time
ex-Gov. Edwards was sent to the United States
Senate, his colleague being Jesse B. Thomas. As
Senator, Mr. Edwards took a conspicuous part, and
acquitted himself honorably in all the measures that
came up in that body, being well i^osted, an able de-
bater and a conscientious statesman. He thought
;criously of resigning this situation in 1821, but was
ixirsuaded by his old friend, \Vm. Wirt, and others to
continue in office, which he did to the end of the
term.

He was then appointed Minister to Mexico by
President Monroe. About this time, it appears that
Mr. Edwards saw suspicious signs in the conduct of
Wm. H. Crawford, Secretary of the United States
Treasury, and an ambitious candidate for the Presi-
dency, and being implicated by the latter in some of
his statements, he resigned his Mexican mission in
order fully to investigate the charges. The result
was the exculpation of Mr. Edwards.

Pro-slavery regulations, often termed "Black Laws,"
disgraced the statute books of both the Territory and
.he Stale of Illinois during the whole of his career in
.his commonwealth, and Mr. Edwards always main-
tained the doctrines of freedom, and was an important
;xtor in the great struggle which ended in a victory
for his party in 1824.

In 1826 7 the Winnebago and other Indians com-
mitted soue depredations in the northern part of the

State, and the white settlers, who desired ilie l;uid=;
and wished to exasperate the savages into an evacu-
ation of the country, magnified the misdemeanors of
the aborigines and thereby produced a hostility be-
tween the races so great as to precipitate a little war,
known in history as the "Winnebago War." A few
chases and skirmishes were had, when Gen. Atkinson
succeeded in capturing Red Bird, the Indian chief,
and putting him to death, thus ending the contest, a*:
least until the troubles commenced which ended in
the " Black Hawk War " of 1832. In the interpre-
tation of treaties and execution of tiieir provisions
Gov. Edwards had much vexatious work to do. The
Indians kept themselves generally within the juris-
diction of Michigan Territory, and its Governor,
Lewis Cass, was at a point so remote that ready cor-
respondence vvith him was difficult or impossible.
Gov. Edwards' administration, however, in regard to
the protection of the Illinois frontier, seems to have
been very efficient and satisfactory.

For a considerable portion of his time after his re-
moval to Illinois, Gov. Edwards resided upon his
farm near Kaskaskia, which he had well stocked with
horses, cattle and sheep from Kentucky, also with
fruit-trees, grape-vines and shrubbery. He estab-
lished saw and grist-rnills, and engaged extensively
in mercantile business, having no less than eight or ten
stores in this State and Missouri. Notwithstanding
the arduous duties of his office, he nearly always pur-
chased the goods himself with which to supply the
stores. Although not a regular practitioner of medi-
cine, he studied the healing art to a considerable ex-
tent, and took great pleasure in prescribing for, and
taking care of, the sick, generally without charge.
He was also liberal to the poor, several widows and
ministers of the gospel becoming indebted to Inm
even for their homes.

He married Miss Elvira Lane, of Maryland, in
1803, and they became the affectionate parents of
several children, one of whom, especially, is weh'
known to the people of the " Prairie State," namely,
Ninian Wirt Edwards, once the Superintendent c'
Public Instruction and still a resident of Springfield
Gov. Edwards resided at and in the vicinity of Kas-
kaskia from 180910 1818; in Edwardsville (named
after him) from that time to 1824; and from the lat-
ter date at Belleville, St. Clair County, until his
death, July 20, 1833, of Asiatic cholera. Edwards
County is also named in his honor.

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ty, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26, 1788.
His fatlver, Robert Reynolds and
his mother, nee Margaret Moore,
were both natives of Ireland, from
whicli country they emigrated to
the United States in 1785, land-
ing at Philadelphia. The senior
Reynolds entertained an undying
hostility to the British Govern-
ment. When the subject of this
sketch was about six months old,
his parents emigrated with him to
Tennessee, where many of their
relatives had already located, at the base of the
Copper Ridge Mountain, about 14 miles northeast of
the present city of Knoxville. There they were ex-
Dosed to Indian depredations, and were much molest-
ed by them. In 1794 they moved into the interior
of the State. They were poor, and brought up their
children to habits of manual industry.

In iSoothe family removed to Kaskaskia, 111., with
eight horses and two wagons, encountering many
Hardships on the way. Here young Reynolds passed
the most of his childhood, while his character began
to develop, the most prominent traits of which were
ambition and energy. He also adopted the principle
and practice of total abstinence from intoxicating
liquors. In 1807 the family made another removal,

this time to the " Goshen Settlement," at the foot of
the Mississipi)i bluffs three or four miles southwest
of Edwardsville.

On arriving at his 20th year, Mr. Reynolds, seeing
that he must look about for his own livelihood and
not yet having determined what calling to pursue,
concluded first to attend college, and he accordingly
went to such an institution of learning, near Knox-
ville, Tenn., where he had relatives. Imagine his
diffidence, when, after passing the first 20 years of
his life without ever having seen a carpet, a papered
wall or a Windsor chair, and never having lived in a
shingle-roofed house, he suddenly usliered himsel
into the society of the wealthy in the vicinity of
Knoxville! He attended college nearly two years,
going through the principal Latin authors; but it
seems that he, like the rest of the world in modern
times, had but very little use for his Latin in after
life. He always failed, indeed, to exhibit any good
degree of literary disciphne. He commenced tlic
study of law in Knoxville, but a pulmonary trouble
came on and compelled him to change his mode
of life. Accordingly he returned home and re-
cuperated, and in 1812 resumed his college and
law studies at Knoxville. In the fall of 1.S12 lie was
admitted to the Bar at Kaskaskia. About this lime
he also learned the French language, which he
practiced with pleasure in conversation with his
family for many years. He regarded this language
as being superior to all others for social intercourse.

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JOHN REYNOLDS.

From his services in the West, in the war of 1812,
he obtained the sobriquet of the " Old Ranger." He
was Orderly Sergeant, then Judge Advocate.

Mr. Reynolds opened his first law office in the
winter and spring of 1814, inthe French village of
Cahokia, then the capital of St. Clair County.

In the fall of 1818 he was elected an Associate
Justice upon the Supreme Bench by the General
Assembly. In 1825 he entered more earnestly than
ever into the practice of law, and the very next year
was elected a member of the Legislature, where he
acted independently of all cliques and private inter-
ests. In 1S28 the Whigs and Democrats were for
the first time distinctively organized as such in Illi-
nois, and the usual party bitterness grew up and
raged on all sides, while Mr. Reynolds preserved a
mdicial calmness and moderation. The real animus
)f the campaign was " Jackson " and " anti-Jackson,"
he former party carrying the State.

In August, 1830, Mr. Reynolds was elected Gov-
ernor, amid great e.xcitement. Installed in office, he
did all within his power to advance the cause of edu-
cation, internal improvements, the Illinois & Mich-
igan Canal, the harbor at Chicago, settling the coun-
try, etc.; also reccmmended the winding up of the
3tate Bank, as its affairs had become dangerously
complicated. In his national politics, he was a
moderate supporter of General Jackson. But the
most celebrated event of his gubernatorial admin-
istration was the Black Hawk War, which occurred
in 1832. He called out the militia and prosecuted
the contest with corp.mendable diligence, appearing
in iierson on the battle-grounds during the most
critical periods. He was recognized by the President
as Major-General, and authorized by him to make
treaties with the Indians. By the assistance of the
gerf ral Government the war was terminated without
much bloodshed, but after many serious fights. This
war, as well as everything else, was materially re-
tarded by the occurrence of Asiatic cholera in the
West. This was its first appearance here, and was
the next event in prominence during Gov. Reynolds'
term.

South Carolina nullification coming up at this time,
t was heartily condemned by both President Jackson
c.nd Gov. Reynolds, who took precisely the same
grounds as the Unionists in the last war.

On the termination of his gubernatorial term in
.834, Gov. Reynolds was elected a Member of Con-
gress, still coi:sidering himself a backwoodsman, as
• e had scarcely been outside of the State since he
:-,ecame of age, and had spent nearly all his youthful
lays in the wildest region of the frontier. His first
DOve in Congress was to adopt a resolution that in
all elections made by the House for officers the votes
should be given viva voce, each member in his place
naming aloud the person for whom he votes. This
created considerable heated discussion, but was es-

sentially adopted, and remained the controlling prin-
ciple for many years. The ex (Governor was scarcely
absent from his seat a single day, during eight ses-
sions of Congress, covering a period of seven years,
and he never vacillated in a party vote; but he failed
to get the Democratic party to foster his " National
Road" scheme. He says, in " My Own Times " (a
large autobiography he published), that it was only
by rigid economy that he avoided insolvency while in
Washington. During his sojourn in that city he was
married, to a lady of the place.

In 1837, while out of Congress, and in company
with a few others, he built the first railroad in the
Mississippi Valley, namely, one about six miles long,
leading from his coal mine in the Mississippi bluff to
the bank of the river opposite St. Louis. Having not
the means to purchase a locomotive, they operated it
by horse-power. The next spring, however, the com-
pany sold out, at great sacrifice.

In 1839 the ex-Governor was appointed one of the
Canal Commissioners, and authorized to borrow
money to prosecute the enterprise. Accord'ngly, he
repaired to Philadelphia and succeeding in obtaining
a million dollars, which, however, was only a fourth
of what was wanted. The same year he and his
wife made at our of Europe. This year, also, Mr.
Reynolds had the rather awkward little res[)onsibility
of introducing to President Van Buren the noted
Mormon Prophet, Joseph Smith, as a " Latter-Day
Saint!"

In 1846 Gov. Reynolds was elected a member of
the Legislature from St. Clair County, more particu-
larly for the purpose of obtaining a feasible charter
for a macadamized road from Belleville to St. Louis,
a distance of nearly 14 miles. This was immediately
built, and was the first road of the kind in the State.
He was again elected to the LeL;islatnre in 1852, when
he was chosen Speaker of the House. In 1860, aged
and infirm, he attended the National Democratic
Convention at Charleston, S. C , as an anti-Douglas
Delegate, where he received more attention from the
Southern Delegates than any other member. He
supported Breckenridge for the Presidency. After
the October elections foreshadowed the success of
Lincoln, he published an address urging the Demo-
crats to rally to tlie support of Douglas. Immedi-
ately preceding and during the late war, his corre-
spondence evinced a clear sympathy for the Southern
secession, and about the first of March, i86r, he
urged upon the Buchanan officials the seizure of the
treasure and arms in the custom-house and arsenal
at St. Louis. Mr. Reynolds was a rather talkative
man, and apt in all the Western phrases and catch-
words that ever gained currency, besides many cun-
ning and odd ones of his own manufacture.

He was married twice, but had no children. He
died in Belleville, in May, 1865, just after the close
of the war.

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LLIAM LEE 1). EWING,
Governor of Illinois Nov. 3
te.?3 lo 17, 1834, was a native
of Kentucky, and probably
of Scotch ancestry. He had
a fine education, was a gentle-
man of polished manners and
refined sentiment. In 1S30 John Rey-
nolds was elected Governor of tiie State,
and Zadok Casey Lieutenant Governor,
and for the principal events that followed,
and the characteristics of the times, see
sketch of Gov. Reynolds. The first we
'^V' ' ^'^'^ "^ history concerning Mr. Ewing, in-
'^y' forms us that he was a Receiver of Public
Moneys at Vandalia soon after the organization of
t<ii.. State, and that the public moneys in his hands
vere deposited in various banks, as they are usually
■Mh. -resent day. In 1823 the State Bank was
ubbed, by which disaster Mr. Ewing lost a thousand-
dollar deposit.

The subject of this sketch had a commission as
', olonel in the Black Hawk War, and in emergencies
ne acted also as Major. In the summer of 1832,
^ hen \- '■-as rumored among tlie whites tiiat Black
Hawk ai.d "lis men had encamped somewhere on
Rock Rive.-, Gen. Henry was sent on a tour of
reconnoisance, and with orders to drive the Indians
from the State. After some opposition from his
:ulx)rdinate officers, Henry resolved to proceed up
Rock River in search of the enemy. On the rgth of
July, early in the morning, five baggage wagons,

camp equii)age and all heavy and cumbersome arti-
cles were piled up and left, so that the army might
make speedy and forced inarches. For some mih-s
the travel was exceedingly bad, crossing swamps
and the worst thickets; but the large, fresh trail
gave life and animation to the Americans. Gen.
Dodge and Col. Ewing were both actmg as Majors,
and composed the " spy corps " or vanguard of the
army. It is supposed the army marched nearly 50
miles this day, and the Indian trail they followed
became fresher, and was strewed with much property
and trinkets of the red-skiu'i that they had lost or
thrown away to hasten their march. During llie
following niglit there was a terrific thunder-storm, and
the soldiery, with all tlieir appurtenances, were ihor-
oughly drenched.

On approaching nearer tlie Indians tlie next day.
Gen. Dodge and Major Ewing, each commanding a
battalion of men, were placed in front to bring on tlie
battle, but the savages were not overtaken this day
Forced marches were continued until they reached.
Wisconsin River, where a veritable battle ensued,
resulting in the death of about 68 of Black Hawk's
men. The next day they continued the chase, and
as soon as he discovered the trail of the Indians
leading toward the Mississippi, Maj. Ewing formed
his battalion in order of battle and awaited the order
of Gen. Henry. The latter soon appeared on the
ground and ordered a charge, which directly resulted
in chasing the red warriors across the great river.
Maj. Ewing and his command proved particularly
efficient in war, as it seems they were the chief actor's
in driving the main body of the Sacs and Foxes, in-

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WILLIAM L. D. EWING.

eluding Black Hawk himself, across the Mississippi,
while Gen. Atkinson, commander-in-chief of the ex-
pedition, with a body of the army, was hunting for
them in another direction.

In the above affair Maj. Ewing is often referred to
as a " General," which title he had derived from his
connection with the militia.

It was in the latter part of the same year (1832)
that Lieutenant Governor Casey was elected to Con-
gress and Gen. Ewing, who had been elected to the
Senate, was chosen to preside over that body. At
the August election of 1834, Gov. Reynolds was also
elected to Congress, more than a year ahead of the
time at wliich he could actually take his seat, as was
then the law. His predecessor, Charles Slade, had
just died of Asiatic cholera, soon after the elec-
tion, and Gov. Reynolds was chosen to serve out his
iniexpired term. Accordingly he set out for Wash-
ington in November of that year to take his seat in
Congress, and Gen. Ewing, by virtue of his office as
President of the Senate, became Governor of the
Stat3 of Illinois, his term covering only a period of
15 dai's. namely, from the 3d to the ryth days, in-
clusive, of November. On the 17th the Legislature
met, and Gov. Ewing transmitted to that body his
message, giving a statement of the condition of the
affairs of the State at that time, and urging a contin-
uance of the policy adopted by his predecessor; and
jn the same day Governor elect Joseph Duncan
c'as sworn into office, thus relieving Mr. Ewing from

the responsible situation. This is the o[ily time that
such a juncture has happened in the history of Illi-
nois.

On the 29th of December, 1835, Gen. Ewing was
elected a United Slates Senator to serve out tlie
unexpired term of Elias Kent Kane, deceased. Tiie
latter gentleman was a very prominent figure in the
early politics of lUinoif, and a county in this State is
named in his honor. The election of Gen. Ewing to
the Senate was a protracted struggle. His competi-
tors were James Semple, who afterwards held several
important offices in this State, and Richard M.
Young, afterward a United States Senator and a
Supreme Judge and a man of vast influence. On
the first ballot Mr. .Semple had 25 votes. Young 19
and Ewing 18. On the eighth ballot Young was
dropped ; the ninth and tenth stood a tie ; but on
tlie I 2th Ewing received 40, to Semple 37, and was
accordingly declared elected. In 1837 Mr. Ewing
received some votes for a continuance of his term in
Congress, when Mr. Young, just referred to, was
elected. In 1S42 Mr. Ewing was elected State
Audit-^r on the ticket with Gov Ford.

Gen. Ewing was a gentleman of culture, a lawyer
by profession, and was much in public life. In person
he was above medium height and of heavy build,
with auburn hair, blue eyes, large-sized head and
short face. He was genial, social, friendly and
aff.ible, with fair talent, though of no high degree of
originality. He died March 25, 1846.

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OSEPH DUNCAN, Governor
^tjj 1S34-S, was born at Paris,
~ Ky., Feb. 23, 1794. At the
tender age of 19 years he en-
Usted in the war against Great
Britain, and as a soldier he
l!_ai acquitted liimself with credit. He
was an Ensign under the daunt-
less Croghan at Lower Sandusky,
\ or Fort Stephenson. In Illinois
he first appeared in a public capa-
city as Major-General of the Militia,
a position which his military fame
had procured him. Subsequently
he became a State Senator from
. Jackson County, and is honorably
mentioned for introducing the first bill providing for
a fiec-scliool system. In 1826, when the redoubt-
able John ?. Cook, who had previously beaten such
men as John McLean, Elias Kent Kane and ex-
Gov, Bond, came up for the fuurtli time for Congress,
Mr. Duncan was brought forward against him by his
friends, greatly to the surprise of all the politicians.
'Vs yet he was but little known in the State. He was
an original Jackson man at that time, being attached
to his political fortune in admiration of the glory of
his militaty achievements. His chances of success
ngainst Cook were generally regarded as hopeless,
but he entered upon the campaign undaunted. His
speeches, though short and devoid of ornament, were
full of good sense. He made a diligent canvass of
the State, Mr. Cook being hindered by the condition of
his health. Tlie most that was expected of Mr.
Duncan, under the circumstances, was that he would

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obtain a respectable vote, but without defeating Mr.
Cook. The result of the campaign, however, was a
source of surprise and amazement to both friends
and foes, as Mr. Duncan came out 641 votes ahead!
He received 6,321 votes, and Mr. Cook 5,680. Un-
til this denouement, the violence of party feeling
smoldering in the breasts of the people on account
of the defeat of Jackson, was not duly appreciated.
Aside from the great convention struggle of 1824, no
other than mere local and pergonal considerations
had ever before controlled an election in Illinois.

From the above date Mr. Duncan retained his
seat in Congress until his election as Governor in
.\ugust, 1834. The first and bloodless year of the
Black Hawk War he was appointed by Gov. Rey-
nolds to the position of Brigadier-General of the
volunteers, and he conducted his brigade to Rock
Island. But he was absent from the State, in Wash-
ington, during the gubernatorial campaign, and did
not personally participate in it, but addressed circu-
lars to his constituents. His election was, indeed,
attributed to the circumstance of his absence, be-
cause his estrangement from Jackson, formerly his
political idol, and also from the Democracy, largely
in ascendency in the State, was complete; but while
his defection was well known to his Whig friends,
and even to the leading Jackson men of this State,
the latter were unable to carry conviction of that fact
to the masses, as mail and newspaper facilities at
that day were far inferior to those of the present
time. Of course the Governor was much abused
afterward by the fossilized Jackson men who re-
garded party ties and affiliations as above all
other issues that could arise; but he was doubtless

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JOSEPH DUNCAN.

sincere in his opposition to the old hero, as the latter
.';ad vetoed several important western measures
which were dear to Mr. Duncan. In his inaugural
message he threw off the mask and took a bold stand
pgainst the course of the President. The measures
r.e recommended in his message, however, were so
desirable that the Legislature, although by a large
majority consisting of Jackson men, could not refrain
from endorsing them. These measures related
raainly to bar.ks and internal improvements.

It was while Mr. Duncan was Governor that the
people of Illinois went whirling on with bank and in-
ternal improvement schemes that well nigh bank-
-upted the Slate. The hard times of 1837 came on,
and the disasters that attended the inauguration of
;hese plans and the operation of the banks were mu-
tually charged upon the two political parties. Had
any one man autocratic power to introduce and
carry on any one of these measures, he would proba-
bly have succeeded to the satisfaction of the public;
;:ut as many jealous men had hold of the same plow
nandle, no success followed and each blamed the other
"or the failure. In this great vortex Gov. Duncan
was carried along, suffering the like derogation of
character with his fellow citizens.

At the height of the excitement the Legislature
"provided for" railroads from Galena to Cairo, Alton
to Shawneetown, Alton to Mount Carniel, Alton to the
eastern boundary of the State in the direction of
Terre Haute, Quincy via Sjjringfield to the Wabasii,
Bloouiington to Pekin, and Peoria to Warsaw, — in all
about 1,300 miles of road. It also provided for the
improvement of the navigation of the Kaskaskia,
Illinois, Great and Little Wabash and Rock Rivers ;
also as a placebo, $200,000 in money were to be dis-
tributed to the various counties wherein no improve-
ments were ordered to be made as above. The
estimate for the expenses for all these projects was
;laced at a little over $10,000,000, which was not
more i.aan half enough! That would now be equal to
saddling upon the State a debt of $225,000,000 ! It
wss sufficient to bankrupt the State several times
over, even counting all the possible benefits.

One of the most exciting events that ever occurred
^n this fair State was the murder of Elijah P. Love-
'oy in the fall of 1837, at Alton, during Mr. Duncan's
term as Governor. Lovejoy was an " Abolitionist,"
editing the Observer at that place, and the pro-
slavery slums there formed themselves into a mob.

and after destroying successively three presses be-
longing to Mr. Lovejoy, surrounded the warehouse
where the fourth press was stored away, endeavoring
to destroy it, and where Lovejoy and his friends
were entrenching themselves, and shot and killed the
brave reformer!

About this time, also, the question of removing the
State capital again came up, as the 20 years' limit for
its existence at Vandalia was drawing to a close.
There was, of course, considerable excitement over
the matter, the two main points competing for it be-
ing Springfield and Peoria. The jealousy of the lat-
ter place is not even yet, 45 years afterward, fully
allayed.

Gov. Duncan's term expired in 1838. In 1842
he was again proposed as a candidate for the Execu-
tive chair, this time by the Whig party, against Adam
W. Snyder, of St. Clair County, the nominee of the

Democrats. Charles W. Hunter was a third candi-

date for the same position. Mr. Snyder, however, died
before the cami)aign had advanced very far, and his
party substituted Thomas Ford, who was elected,
receiving 46,901 votes, to 38,584 for Duncan, and
909 for Hunter. The cause of Democratic success
at this time is mainly attributed to the temporary
support of the Mormons which they enjoyed, and the
want of any knowledge, on the part of the masses,
ihut Mr. Ford was opposed to any given jwlicy en-
leitained in the respective localities.

Gov. Duncan was a man of rather limited educa-
tion, but with naturally fine aliilities he profited
greatly by his various public services, and gathered
a store of knowledge regarding public affairs which
served him a ready [jurpose. He possessed a clear
judgment, decision, confidence in himself and moral
courage to carry out liis convictions of right. In his
deportment he was vi^ell adapted to gain the admira-
tion of the people. His intercourse with them was
both affable and dignified. His portrait at the Gov-
ernor's mansion, from which the accompanying was
made, represents him as having a swarthy complex-
ion, high cheek bones, broad foreliead, piercing black
eyes and straight black hair.

He was a liberal patron of the Illinois College at
Jacksonville, a member of its Board of Trustees, and
died, after a short illness, Jan. 15, 1S44, a devoted
member of the Presbyterian Church, leaving a wife
but no children. Two children, born to them, had
died in infancy.

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Governor of the State of
Illinois, serving from 1838
to 1842, was also a Ken-
tuckian, being born near
Frankfort, that State, July
18, 1789, of Irish paternity.
The opportunities for an education
being very meager in liis native
place, he, on approaching years of
jiid<;ment and maturity, applied
himself to those branches of learn-
mg that seemed most important,
and thus became a self-made man ;
and his taste for reading and
study remained with him through
life. In 1S03 his father removed
10 Missouri, then a part of " New Spain," where he
died in 18 10.

In 1812 young Carlin came to Illinois and partici-
pated in all the "ranging" service incident to the
war of that period, proving himself a soldier of un-
daunted bravery. In 1814 he married Rebecca
Muilt, and lived for four years on the bank of the
Mississippi River, oiiposite the mouth of the Mis-
sc.ri, where he followed farming, and then removed
to Greene County. He located the town site of Car-
ri..'.on, in that county, and in 1825 m-ide a liberal
donation of land for county building purposes. He
w:is tlic first Sheriff of that county after its separate
or_:;anization, and afterward was twice elected, as a
1.1. kson Democrat, to the Illinois Senate. In the
I'.i.ick Hawk War he commanded a spy battalion, a
l'o,t of considerable danger. In 1S34 he was ap-
l.ointed by President Jackson to the position of
Receiverof Public Moneys, and to fulfill the office

more conveniently he removed to the city of Quincy.
While, in 1838, the unwieldy internal improvement
system of the State was in full operation, with all its
expensive machinery, amidst bank suspensions
throughout the United States, a great stringency in
the money market everywhere, and Illinois bonds
forced to sale at a heavy discount, and the " hardest
limes " existing that the peopfe of the Prairie State
ever saw, the general election of State (jfficers was
approaching. Discreet men who had cherished the
hopeof a speedy subsidence of the public infatua-
tion, met with disappointment. A Governor and
Legislature were to be elected, and these were now
looked forward to for a repeal of the ruinous State
policy. But the grand schemf; had not yet lost its
dazzling influence upon the minds of the people.
Time and experience had not yet fully demonstrated
its utter absurdity. Hence the question of arresting
its career of profligate expenditures did not become
a leading one with the dominant party during the
campaign, and most of the old members of the Leg-
islature were returned at this election.

Under these circumstances the Democrats, in State
Convention assembled, nominated Mr. Carlin for the
ofl[ice of Governor, and S. H. Anderson for Lieuten-
ant Governor, while the Whigs nominated Cyrus Ed-
wards, brotherof Ninian Edwards, formerly Governor,
and W. H. Davidson. Edwards came out strongly
for a continuance of the State policy, while Carlin
remained non-committal. This was the first time
that the two main political parties in this State were
unembarrassed by any third party in the field. The
result of the election was: Carlin, 35,573 ; Ander-
son, 30,335 ; Edwards, 29,629 ; and Davidson, 28,-
7'.S-

Uixin the meeting of the subsequent Legislature
( I S39), the retiring Governor CDuncan) in his incs-

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THOMAS CARLIN.

sage spoke in emphatic terms of the impolicy of the
internal improvement system, presaging the evils
threatened, and uiged that body to do their utmost
to correct the great error ; yet, on the contrary, the
Legislature not only decided to continue the policy
but also added to its burden by voting more appro-
priations and ordering more improvements. Although
the money market was still stringent, a further loan
of $4,000,000 was ordered for the Illinois & Mich-
igan Canal alone. Cli'cago at that time began to
loom up and promise to be an important city, even
the great emporium of the West, as it has since in-
deed came to be. Ex-Gov. Reynolds, an incompe-
tent financier, was commissioned to effect the loan,
and accordingly hastened to the East on this respons-
ible errand, and negotiated the loans, at considera-
ble sacrifice to the State. Besides this embarrassment
to Carlln's administration, the Legislature also de-
clared that he had no authority to appoint a Secretary
of State until a vacancy existed, and A. P. Field, a
Whig, who had already held the post by appointment
through three administrations, was determined to
keep the place a while longer, in spite of Gov. Car-
lln's preferences. The course of the Legislature in
this regard, however, was finally sustained by the
Supreme Court, in a qjio wai-ranto case brought up
before it by John A. McClernand, whom the Gov-
ernor had nominated for the office. Thereupon that
dignified body was denounced as a "Whig Court!"
endeavoring to establish the principle of life-tenure
of office.

A new law was adopted re-organlzing the Judici-
ary, and under it five additional Supreme Judges
were elected by the Legislature, namely, Thomas
Ford (afterward Governor), Sidney Breese, Walter B.
Scates, Samuel H. Treat and Stephen A. Douglas —
all Democrats.

It was during Gov. Carlin's administration that the
noisy campaign of " Tippecanoe and Tyler too " oc-
curred, resulting in a Whig victory. This, however,
did not aflfect Illinois politics very seriously.

Another prominent event in the West during Gov.
Carlln's term of office was the excitement caused by
the Mormons and their removal from Independence,
Mo., to Nauvoo, 111., in 1840. At the same time
they began to figure somewhat in State politics. On
account of their believing — as they thought, accord-
ing to the New Testament — that they should have

"all things common," and that consequently "all
the earth " and all that is upon it were the" Lord's "
and therefore the property of his " saints," they
were suspected, and correctly, too, of committing
many of the deeds of larceny, robbery, etc., that
were so rife throughout this country in those days.
Hence a feeling of violence grew up between the
Mormons and "anti-Mormons." In the State of
Missouri the Mormons always supported the Dem-
ocracy until they were driven out by the Democratic
government, when they turned tlieir support to the
Whigs. They were becoming numerous, and in tlie
Legislature of 1 840-1, therefore, it became a matter
of great interest with Ijoth parties to conciliate these
people. Through the agency of one John C. Ben-
nett, a scamp, the Mormons succeeded in rushing
through the Legislature (both parties not darin,? io
oppose) a charter for the city of Nauvoo which nx-
tually erected a hierarchy co-ordinate with the Fed-
eral Government itself In the fall of iS4[ the
Governor of Missouri made a demand upon Gov.
Carlin for the body of Joe .Smith, the Mormon leader,
as a fugitive from justice. Gov. Carlin issued the
writ, but for some reason it was returned unserved.
It was again issued in 1842, and Smith was arrested,
but was either rescued by his followers or discharged
by the municipal court on a writ of habeas corpus.

In December, 1841, the Democratic Convention
nominated Adam \V. Snyder, of Belleville, for Gov-
ernor. As he had been, as a meml^er of the Legisla-
ture, rather friendly to the Mormons, tlie latter
naturally turned their support to the Democratic
party. The next spring the Whigs nominated Ex-
Gov. Duncan for the same office. In the meantime
the Mormons began to grow more odious to the
masses of the people, and the comparative prospects
of the respective parties for success became very
problematical. Mr. Snyder died in May, and
Thomas Ford, a Supreme Judge, was substituted as
a candidate, and was elected.

At the close of his gubernatorial term, Mr. Carlin
removed back to his old home at CarrolUon, where
he spent the remainder of his life, as before his ele-
vation to office, in agricultural pursuits. In iSrg
he served out the unexpired term of J. D. Fry in the
Illinois House of Representatives, and died Feb. 4,
1852, at his residence at Carrollton, leaving a wife
and seven children.

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!HOMAS FORD, Governor
from 1842 to 1846, and au-
thor of a very interesting
history of Illinois, was born
at Uniontown, Pa., in the
year i Soo. His mother, after
the death of her first hus-
band (Mr. Forquer), married Rob-
ert Ford, who was killed ia 1S02,
by the Indians in the mountains
of Pennsylvania. She was conse-
quently left in indigent circum-
stances, with a large family, mostly
girls. With a view to better her
condition, she, in 1S04, removed to
Missouri, where it had been cus-
tomary by the Spanish Govern-
ment to give land to actual settlers ; but upon her
arrival at St. Louis she found the country ceded to
the United States, and the liberal policy toward set-
tlers changed by the new ownership. After some
sickness to herself and family, she finally removed to
Illinois, and settled some three miles south of Water-
loo, but the following year moved nearer the Missis-
sippi bluffs. Here young Ford received his first I

schooling, under the instructions of a Mr. Humphrey,
for which he had to walk three miles. His mother,
though lacking a thorough education, was a woman
of superior mental endowments, joined to energy
and determination of character. She inculcated in
her children those high-toned principles which dis-
tinguished her sons in public life. She exercised a
rigid economy to provide her children an education ;
but George Forquer, her oldest son (six years older
than Thomas Ford), at an early age had to quit
school to aid by his labor in the support of the family.
He afterward became an eminent man in Illinois
affairs, and but for his early death would probably
have been elected to the United States Senate.

Young Ford, with somewhat better opportunities,
received a better education, though limited to the
curriculum of the common school of those pioneer
times. His mind gave early promise of superior en-
dowments, with an inclination for mathematics. His
proficiency attracted the attention of Hon. Daniel P.
Cook, who became his efficient patron and friend.
The latter gentleman was an eminent Illinois states-
man who, as a Member of Congress, obtained a grant
of 300,000 acres of land to aid in completing the
Illinois iV Michigan Canal, and after whom the
county of Cook was named. Through the advice of

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THOMAS FORD.

this gentleman, Mr. Ford turned his attention to the
study of law; but Forquer, then merchandising, re-
garding his education defective, sent him to Transyl-
vania University, where, however, he remained but
one term, owing to Forquer's failure in business. On
his return he alternated his law reading with teach-
ing school for support.

lu 1S29 Gov. Edwards appointed him Prosecuting
Attorney, and in 1S31 he was re-appointed by Gov.
Reynolds, and after that he was four times elected a
Judge by the Legislature, without opposition, twice a
Circuit Judge, oice a Judge of Chicago, and as As-
sociate Judge of the Supreme Court, when, in 1841,
the latter tribunal was re-organized by the addition
of five Judges, all Democrats. Ford was assigned to
the Ninth Judicial Circuit, and wliile in this capacity
he was liolding Court in Ogle County he received a
notice of his nomination by the Democratic Conven-
tion for the office of Governor. He immediately re-
signed his place and entered upon the canvass. In
August, 1842, he was elected, and on the 8th of De-
cember following he was inaugurated.

All the offices which he had held were unsolicited
by him. He received them upon the true Jefferson-
ian principle, — Mever to ask and never to refuse
office. Both as a lawyer and as a Judge he stood
deservedly high, but his cast of intellect fitted him
rather for a writer u|X)n law than a practicing advo-
cate in the courts. In the latter capacity he was void
of the moving power of eloquence, so necessary to
success with juries. As a Judge his opinions were
■jound, lucid and able expositions of the law. In
practice, he was a stranger to the tact, skill and in-
sinuating address of the politician, but he saw tlirough
:he arts of demagogues as well as any man. He was
plain in his demeanor, so much so, indeed, that at
one time after the e.xpiration of his term of office,
during a session of the Legislature, he was taken l)y
a stranger 10 be a seeker for the position of door-
keeper, and was waited upon at his hotel near mid-
night by a knot of small office-seekers with the view
of effecting a "combination ! "

Mr. Ford had not the " brass " of the ordinary
politician, nor that impetuosity which characterizes a
political leader. He cared little for money, and
hardly enough for a decent support. In person he
was of small stature, slender, of dark complexion,
with black hair, sharp features, deep-set eyes, a
pointed, aquiline nose having a decided twist to one
side, and a small mouth.

The three most important events in Gov. Ford's
administration were the establishment of the high
financial credit of the State, the " Mormon War "and
the Mexican War.

In the first of these the Governor proved himself
to be eminently wise. On coming into office he found
the State badly paralyzed by the ruinous effects of
the notorious "internal improvement" schemes of

the preceding decade, with scarcely anything to
show by way of "improvement." The enterprise
that seemed to be getting ahead more than all the
rest was the Illinois & Michigan Canal. As this
promised to be the most important thoroughfare,
feasible to the people, it was well under headway in
its construction. Therefore the State policy wa^
almost concentrated upon it, in order to rush it on Ic
completion. Tlie bonded indebtedness of the Stale
was growing so large as to frighten the people, and
they were about ready to entertain a proposition for
repudiation. But the Governor had the foresight to
recommend such measures as would maintain the
public credit, for which every citizen to-day feels
thankful.

But perhaps the Governor is remembered more for
his connection with the Mormon troubles than for
anything else; for it was during his term of office
that the " Latter-Day Saints " became so strong at
Nauvoo, built their temple there, increased their num-
bers throughout the country, committed misdemean-
ors, taught dangerous doctrines, suffered the loss of
theirleader, Jo Smith, by a violent death, were driven
out of Nauvoo to the far West, etc. Having been a
Judge for so many years previously, Mr. Ford of
course was no i-committal concerning Mormon aff lirs,
and was therefore claimed by both parties and also
accused by each of sympathizing too greatly with the
other side. Mormonism claiming to be a system of
religion, the Governor no doubt was "between two
fires," and felt compelled to touch the matter rather
" gingerly," and doubtless felt greatly relieved when
that pestilential people left the State. Such compli-
cated matters, especially when religion is mixed up
with them, expose every person participating in
them to criticism from all parties.

The Mexican War was begun in the spring of
1845, and was continued into the gubernatorial term
of Mr. Ford's su cessor. The Governor's connection
with this war, however, was not conspicuous, as it
was only administrative, commissioning officers, etc.

Ford's " History of Illinois " is a very readable and
entertaining work, of 450 small octavo pages, and is
destined to increase in value with the lapse of time.
It exhibits a natural flow of compact and forcible
thought, never failing to convey the nicest sense. In
tracing with his trenchant pen the devious operations
of the professional politician, in which he is inimit-
able, his account is open, perhaps, to the objection
that all his contemporaries are treated as mere place-
seekers, while many of them have since been judged
by the people to be worthy statesmen. His writings
seem slightly open to the criticism that they exhibit
a little sijlenetic partiality against those of his con-
temporaries who were prominent during his term of
office as Governor.

The death of Gov. Ford took place at Peoria, 111.,
Nov. 2, 1S50.

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i'^-"^UGUSTUS C. FRENCH,
Governor of Illinois from
1846 to 1852, was born in

the town of Hill, in the
State of New Hampshire,
Aug. 2, 1S08. He was a
descendant in the fourth
generation ot Nathaniel
French, who emigrated from England
in 1687 and settled in Saybury, Mass.
In early life young French lost his
father, but continued to receive in-
struction from an exemplary and
Christian mother until he was 19 years
old, when she also died, confiding to
his care and trust four younger broth-
ers and one sister. He discharged his trust with
parental devotion. His education in early life was
such mainly as a common school afforded. For a
brief period he attended Dartmouth College, but
from pecuniary causes and the care of his brothers
and sister, he did not graduate. He subsequently
read law, and was admitted to the Bar in 1831, and
shortly afterward removed to Illinois, settling first at
Albion, Edwards County, wliere he established him-
self in the practice of law. The following year lie
removed to Paris, Edgar County. Here he attained
eminence in his profession, and entered public life
by representing that county in the Legislature. A
strong attachment sprang up between him and Ste-
phen A. Douglas.

In 1S39, Mr. French was appointed Receiver of
the United States Land Office at Palestine, Craw-
ford County, at which place he was a resident when

elevated to the gubernatorial chair. In 1844 he was
a Presidential Elector, and as sucli he voted for
James K. Polk.

The Democratic State Convention of 1846, meet-
ing at Springfield Feb. 10, nominated Mr. French
for Governor. Other Democratic candidates were
Lyman TgrumbuU, John Calhoun (subsequently of
Lecompton Constitution notoriety), Walter B. Scates,
Richard M. Young and A. W. Cavarly, — an array of
very able and prominent names. Trumbull was per-
haps defeated in the Convention by the rumor that
he was opposed to the Illinois and Michigan Canal,
as he had been a year previously. For Lieutenant
Governor J. B. Wells was chosen, while other candi-
dates were Lewis Ross, Wni. McMurtry, Newton
Cloud, J. B. Hamilton and W. W. Thompson. The
resolutions declared strongly against the resuscita-
tion of the old State Banks.

The Whigs, who were in a hopeless minority, held
their convention June 8, at Peoria, and selected
Thomas M. Kilpatrick, of Scott County, for Governor,
and Gen. Nathaniel G. Wilco-x, of Schuyler, for
Lieutenant Governor.

In the campaign the latter exposed Mr. French's
record and connection with the passage of the in-
ternal improvement system, urging it against his
election; but in the meantime the war with Mexico
broke out, regarding whicli the Wiiig record was un-
popular in this State. The war was the absorbing
and dominating quesrion of the period, sweeping
every other political issue in its course. The elec-
tion in August gave Mr. French 58,700 votes, and
Kilpatrick only 36,775. Richard Eells, Abolitionist
c.mdidate for the same office, received 5,152 vote>s

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AUGUSTUS C. FRENCH.

By the new Constitution of 1848, a new election for
State officers was ordered in November of that year,
before Gov. French's term was half out, and he was
re-elected for the term of four years. He was there-
fore the incumbent for six consecutive years, the
only Governor of this State who has ever served in
that capacity so long at one time. As there was no
organized opposition to his election, he received 67,-
453 votes, to 5,639 for Pierre Menard (son of the
first Lieutenant Governor), 4,748 for Charles V.
Dyer, 3,834 for W. L. D. Morrison, and 1,361 for
James L. D. Morrison. But Wm. McMurtry, of
Knox County, was elected Lieutenant Governor, in
place of Joseph B. Wells, who was before elected
and did not run again.

Governor French was inaugurated into office dur-
ing tlie progress of the Mexican War, which closed
during the summer of 1847, although the treaty of
Guadalupe Hidalgo was not made until Feb. 2,
1848. The policy of Gov. French's party was com-
mitted to that war, but in connection with that affair
he was, of course, only an administrative officer.
During his term of office, Feb. 19, 1847, the Legisla-
ture, by special permission of Congress, declared that
all Government lands sold to settlers should be im-
mediately subject to State taxation ; before this they
were exempt for five years after sale. By this ar-
rangement the revenue was materially increased.
About the same time, the distribution of Government
land warrants among the Mexican soldiers as bounty
threw upon the market a great quantity of good
lands, and this enhanced the settlement of the State.
The same Legislature authorized, with the recom-
mendation of the Governor, the sale of the Northern
Cross Railroad (from Springfield to Meredosia, the
first in the State and now a section of the Wabash,
St. Louis & Pacific). It sold for $100,000 in bonds,
although it had cost the State not less than a million.
The salt wells and canal lands in the Saline reserve
in Gallatin County, granted by the general Govern-
ment to the State, were also authorized by the
Governor to be sold, to apply on the State debt. In
1850, for the first time since 1839, the accruing State
revenue, exclusive of specific appropriations, was
sufficient to meet the current demands upon the
treasury. The aggregate taxable property of the
State at this time was over $100,000,000, and the
population 851,470.

In 1849 the Legislature adopted the township or-
ganization law, which, however, proved defective,
and was properly amended in 185 1. At its session
in the latter year, the General Assembly also passed
a law to exempt homesteads from sale on executions
This beneficent measure had been repeatedly utgecj
upon that body by Gov. French.

In 1850 some business men in St. Louis conv-
menced to build a dike opposite the lower part of
their city on the Illinois side, to keep the Mississippi
in its channel near St. Louis, instead of breaking
away from them as it sometimes threatened to do.
This they undertook without permission from the
Legislature or Executive authority of this State ; and
as many of the inhabitants thera complained that
the scheme would inundate and ruin much valuable
land, there was a slight conflict of jurisdictions, re-
sulting in favor of the St. Louis project ; and since
then a good site has existed there for a city (East St.
Louis), and now a score of railroads center there.

It was in September, 1850, that Congress granted
to this State nearly 3,000,000 acres of land in aid of
the completion of the Illinois Central Railroad,
which constituted the most important epoch in the
railroad — we might say internal improvement — his-
tory of the State. The road was rushed on to com-
pletion, which accelerated the settlement of the in-
terior of the State by a good class of industrious citi-
zens, and by the charter a good income to the State
Treasury is paid in from the earnings of the road.

In r85i the Legislature passed a law authorizing
free stock banks, which was the source of much leg-
islative discussion for a number of years.

But we have not space further to particularize
concerning legislation. Gov. French's administra-
tion was not marked by any feature to be criticised,
while the country was settling up as never before.

In stature. Gov. French was of medium height,
squarely built, light complexioned, with ruddy face
and pleasant countenance. In manners he was
plain and agreeable. By nature he was somewhat
diffident, but he was often very outspoken in his con-
victions of duty. In public speech he was not an
orator, but was chaste, earnest and persuasive. In
business he was accurate and methodical, and in his
administration he kept up the credit of the State.

He died in 1865, at his home in Lebanon, St
Clair Co., 111.

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■"•.OEL A. MATTESON, Governor
|^«« 1 85 3-6, was born Aug. 8, 1808,
■% in Jefferson County, New York,
to which place his father had re-
moved from Vermont three years
before. His father was a farmer
in fair circumstances, but a com-
mon English education was all
that his only son received. Young
Joel first tempted fortune as a
small tradesman in Prescott,
Canada, before he was of age.
He returned from that place to
his home, entered an academy,
taught school, visited the prin-
cipal Eastern cities, improved a farm his father had
given him, made a tour in the South, worked there
in b;iilding railroads, experienced a storm on the
Gulf of Mexico, visited the gold diggings of Northern
Georgia, and returned via Nashville to St. Louis and
through Illinois to his father's home, when he mar-
ried. In 1833, having sold his farm, he removed,
with his wife and one child, to Illinois, and entered
a claim on Government land near the head of Au
Sable River, in what is now Kendall County. At
that time there were not more than two neighbors
within a range of ten miles of his jjlace, and only
three or four houses between him and Chicago. He
opened a large farm. His far.iily was boarded 12

miles away while he erected a house on his claim,
sleeping, daring this time, under a rude pole shed.
Here his life was once placed in imminent peril by
a huge prairie rattlesnake sharing his bed.

In 1835 he bought largely at the Government land
sales. During the speculative real-estate mania which
broke out in Chicago in 1 836 and spread over the State,
he sold his lands under the inflation of that period
and removed to Joliet. In 1838 he became a heavy
contractor on the Illinois & Michigan Canal. Upon
the completion of his job in 184 r, when hard limes
prevailed, business at a stand, contracts paid in State
scrip; when all the public works except the canal
were abandoned, the State offered for sale 700 tons
of railroad iron, which was purchased by Mr. Mat-
teson at a bargain. This he accepted, shipped and
sold at Detroit, realizing a very handsome profit,
enough to pay off all his canal debts and leave him a
surplus of several thousand dollars. His enterprise
next prompted him to start a woolen mill at Joliet,
in which he prospered, and which, after successive
enlargements, became an enormous establishment.

In 1842 he was first elected a State Senator, but,
by a bungling apiiortionmeat, John Pearson, a Senator
holding over, was found to be in the same district,
and decided to be entitled to represent it. Mat-
teson's seat was declared vacant. Pearson, however,
with a nobleness difficult to appreciate in this day of

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JOEL A. MATTESON.

greed for office, unwilling to represent his district
under the circumstances, immediately resigned his
unexpired term of two years. A bill was passed in a
few hours ordering a new election, and in ten days'
time Mr. Matteson was returned re-elected and took
his seat as Senator. From his well-known capacity
as a business man, he was made Chairman of the
Committee on Finance, a position he held during
this half and two full succeeding Senatorial terms,
discharging its important duties with ability and faith-
fulness. Besides his extensive woolen-mill interest,
when work was resumed on the canal under the new
loan of $1,600,000 he again became a heavy con-
tractor, and also subsequently operated largely in
building railroads. Thus he showed himself a most
energetic and thorough business man.

He was nominated for Governor by the Demo-
cratic State Convention which met at Springfield
April 20, 1852. Other candidates before the Con-
vention were D. L. Gregg and F. C. Sherman, of
Cook ; John Dement, of Lee ; Thomas L. Harris, of
Menard; Lewis W. Ross, of Fulton ; and D. P. Bush,
of Pike. Gustavus Koerner, of St. Clair, was nom-
inated for Lieutenant Governor. For the same offices
the Whigs nominated Edwin B. Webb and Dexter A.
Knovvlton. Mr. Matteson received 80,645 votes at
the election, while Mr. Webb received 64,408. Mat-
teson's forte was not on the stump; he had not cul-
tivated the art of oily flattery, or the faculty of being
all things to all men. His intellectual qualities took
rather the direction of efficient executive ability. His
turn consisted not so much in the adroit manage-
ment of party, or the powerful advocacy of great gov-
ernmental principles, as in those more solid and
ehduring operations which cause the physical devel-
opment and advancement of a State, — of commerce
and business enterprise, into which he labored with
success to lead the people. As a politician he was
just and liberal in his views, and both in official and
private life he then stood untainted and free from
blemish. As a man, in active benevolence, social
I'irtues and all the amiable qualities of neighbor or
citizen, he had few superiors. His messages present
a perspicuous array of facts as to the condition of the
State, and are often couched in forcible and elegant
diction.

The greatest excitement during liis term of office
was the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, by Con-

gress, under the leadership of Stephen A. Douglas in
1854, when the bill was passed organizing the Terri-
tory of Kansas and Nebraska. A large portion of
the Whig party of the North, through their bitter op-
position to tlie Democratic party, naturally drifted
into the doctrine of anti-slavery, and thus led to what
was temporarily called the "Anti-Nebraska" party,
while the followers of Douglas were known as " Ne-
braska or Douglas Democrats." It was during this
embryo stage of the Republican party that Abraham
Lincoln was brought forward as the "Anti-Nebraska"
candidate for the United States Senatorship, while
Gen. James Shields, the incumbent, was re-nom-
inated by the Democrats. But after a fewballotings
in the Legislature (1855), these men were dropped,
and Lyman Trumbull, an Anti-Nebraska Democrat,
was brought up by the former, and Mr. Matteson,
then Governor, l)y the latter. On the nth ballot
Mr. Trumbull obtained one majority, and was ac-
cordingly declared elected. Before Gov. Matteson 's
term expired, the Republicans were fully organized
as a national party, and in 1856 put into the field a
full national and State ticket, carrying the State, but
not the nation.

The Legislature of 1855 passed two very import-
ant measures, — the present free-school system and a
submission of the Maine liquor law to a vote of the
people. The latter was defeated by a small majority
of the popular vote.

During the four years of Gov. Matteson 's admin-
istration the taxable wealth of the State was about
trebled, from $137,818,079 to $349,951,272; the pub-
lic debt was reduced from $17,398,985 to $12,843,-
144; taxation was at the same time reduced, and the
State resumed paying interest on its debt i;i New
York as fast as it fell due; railroads were increased
in their mileage from something less than 400 to
about 3,000 ; and the population of Chicago was
nearly doubled, and its commerce more than quad-
rupled.

Before closing this account, we regret that we liave
to say that Mr. Matteson, in all other respects an
upright man and a good Governor, was implicated
in a false re-issue of redeemed canal serin, amount-
ing to $224,182.66. By a suit in the Sangamon Cir-
cuit Court the State recovered the principal and all
the interest exce|)ting $27,500.

He died in the winter of 187 2-3, at Chicago.

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[LLIAM H. BISSELL, Gov-
ernor 1857-60, was born
April 25, 181 1, in the
State of New York, near
Painted Post, Yates County.
His parents were obscure,
honest, God-fearing people,
who reared their children under the daily
example of industry and frugality, accord-
ing to the custom of that class of Eastern
society. Mr. Bissell received a respecta-
ble but not thorough academical education.
By assiduous application he acquired a
knowledge of medicine, and in his early
manhood came West and located in Mon-
roe County, this State, where he engaged in the
practice of that profession. But he was not enam-
ored of his calling: he was swayed by a broader
ambition, to such an extent that the mysteries of the
healing art and its arduous duties failed to yield him
further any cliarms. In a few years he discovered
his choice of a profession to be a mistake, and when
he approached the age of 30 he sought to begin
anew. Dr. Bissell, no doubt unexpectedly to him-
self, discovered a singular facility and charm of
speech, the exercise of which acquired for him a
ready local notoriety. It soon came to be under-

stood that he desired to abandon his profession and
take up that of the law. During terms of Court he
would spend his time at the county seat among the
members of the Bar, who extended to him a ready
welcome.

It was not strange, therefore, that he should drift
into public life. In 1S40 he was elected as a Dem-
ocrat to the Legislature from Monroe County, and
was an efficient member of that body. On his re-
turn home lie qualified himself for admission to the
Bar and speedily rose to the front rank as an advo-
cate. His powers of oratory were captivating. VVitli a
pure diction, charming and inimitable gestures,
clearness of statement, and a remarkable vein of sly
humor, his efforts before a jury told with irresistible
effect. He was chosen by the Legislature Prosecut-
ing Attorney for the Circuit in which he lived, and
in that position he fully discharged his duly to the
State, gained the esteem of the Bar, and seldom
failed to convict the offender of the law.

In stature he was somewhat tall and slender, and
with a straight, military bearing, he presented a dis-
tinguished appearance. His complexion was dark,
his head well poised, though not large, his address
pleasant and manner winning. Ho was exemplary
in his habits, a devoted husband and kind parent.
He was twice married, the first time to Miss James,

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W/LLfAM H. BISSELL.

of Monroe County, by whom he had two children,
both daughters. She died soon after the year 1840,
and Mr. B. married for his second wife a daughter
of Elias K. Kane, previously a United States Senator
from this State. She survived him but a short time,
and died without issue.

When the war with Mexico was declared in 1846,
Mr. Bissell enlisted and was elected Colonel of his
regiment, over Hon. Don Morrison, by an almost
unanimous vote, — S07 to 6. Considering the limited
opportunities he had had, he evinced a high order of
military talent. On the bloody field of Buena Vista
he acquitted himself with intrepid and distinguished
ability, contributing with his regiment, the Second
Illinois, in no small degree toward saving the waver-
ing fortunes of our arms during that long and fiercely
contested battle.

After his return home, at the close of the war, he
was elected to Congress, his opponents being the
Hons. P. B. Fouke and Joseph Gillespie. He served
two terms in Congress. He was an ardent politician.
During the great contest of 1S50 he voted in favor
of the adjustment measures; but in 1S54 he opposed
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise act and
therefore the Kansas-Nebraska bill of Douglas, and
thus became identified with the nascent Republican
party.

During his first Congressional term, while the
Southern members were following their old practice
of intimidating the North by bullying language,
and claiming most of the credit for victories in the
Mexican War, and Jefferson Davis claiming for the
Mississippi troops all the credit for success at Buena
Vista, Mr. Bissell bravely defended the Northern
troops ; whereupon Davis challenged Bissell to a duel,
which was accepted. This matter was brought up
against Bissell when he was candidate for Governor
and during his term of office, as the Constitution of
this State forbade any duelist from holding a State
office.

In 1856, when the Republican party first put forth
a candidate, John C. Fremont, for President of the
United States, the same party nominated Mr. Bissell
for Governor of Illinois, and John Wood, of Quincy,
for Lieutenant Governor, while the Democrats nomi-
nated Hon. W. A. Richardson, of .\dams County,
for Governor, and Col. R. J. Hamilton, of Cook
County, for Lieutenant Governor. The result of the

election was a plurality of 4,729 votes over Richard-
son. The .\merican, or Know-Nothing, party had a
ticket in the field. The Legislature was nearly bal-
anced, but was politically opposed to the Governor.
His message to the Legislature was short and rather
ordinary, and was criticised for expressing the sup-
posed obligations of the people to the incorporators
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and for re-
opening the slavery question by allusions to the
Kansas troubles. Late in the session an apportion-
ment bill, based upon the State census of 1855, was
passed, amid much partisan strife. The Governor
at first signed the bill and then vetoed it. A furious
debate followed, and the question whether the Gov-
ernor had the authority to recall a signature was
referred to the Courts, that of last resort deciding ir.
favor of the Governor. Two years afterward another
outrageous attempt was made for a re-apportionment
and to gerrymander the State, but the Legislature
failed to pass the bill over the veto of the Governor.

It was during Gsv. Bissell's administration that
the notorious canal scrip fraud was brought to light,
'"mplicating ex-Gov. Matteson and other prominent
State ofiicials. The principal and interest, aggregat-
ing $255,500, was all recovered by the State except-
ing $27,500. (See sketch of Gov, Matteson.)

In 1859 an attempt was discovered to fraud'j.-
lently refund the Macalister and Stebbins bonds and
thus rob the State Treasury of nearly a quarter of a
million dollars. The State Government was impli-
cated in this affair, and to this day remains unex-
plained or unatoned for. For the above, and other
matters previously mentioned. Gov. Bissell has been
severely criticised, and he has also been most shame-
fully libelled and slandered.

On account of exposure in the army, the remote
cause of a nervous form of disease gained entrance?
into his system and eventually developed paraplegia,
affecting his lower extremities, which, while it left
his body in comparative health, deprived him of loco-
motion except by the aid of crutches. While he was
generally hopeful of ultimate recovery, this myste-
rious disease pursued him, without once relaxing its
stealthy hold, to the close of his life, March iS,
i860, over nine months before the expiration of his
gubernatorial term, at the early age of 48 years. He
died in the faith of the Roman Catholic Church, of
which he harl been a member since 1854.

G^ VERNORS OF ILLINOIS.

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::i )HN WOOD, Governo.- i86o-i,and
j,ffe»» the first settler of Quincy, 111.,
was born in the town of Sempro-
niiis (now Moravia), Cayuga Co.,
N. Y., Dec. 20, 1798. He was
the second child and only son of
Dr. Daniel Wood. His mother,
nee Catherine Crause, was of
German parentage, and died
while he was an infant. Dr.
Wood was a learned and skillful
physician, of classical attain-
ments and proficient in several
modern lai.guages, who, after
serving througliout the Revolu-
tionary War as a Surgeon, settled on the land granted
him by the Government, and resided there a re-
spected and leading influence in his section until his
death, at the ripe age of 92 years.

The subject of this sketch, impelled by the spirit
of Western adventure then pervading everywhere,
left his home, Nov. 2, 18 18, and passed the succeed-
ing winter in Cincinnati, Ohio. The following sum-
mer he pushed on to Illinois, landing at Shawneetown.
and spent the fall and following winter in Calhoun
County. In 1820, in company with Willard Keyes,
iie settled in Pike County, about 30 miles southeast
of Quincy, where for the ne.\t two years he pursued
f.irming. In 1821 he visited "the Bluffs" (as the
present site of Quincy was called, then uninhabited)
and, pleased with its prospects, soon after purchased
a quarter-section of land near by, and in the follow-
ing fall (1822) erected near the river a small cabin,

1 8 .X 20 feet, the first building in Quincy, of whicli
he then became the first and for some months the
only occupant.

About this time he visited his old friends in Pike
County, chief of whom was William Ross, the lead-
ing man in building up the village of Atlas, of that
county, which was thought then to be the possible
commencement of a city. One day they and others
were traveling together over the country between the
two points named, making observations on the com-
parative merits of the respective localities. On ap-
proaching the Mississippi near Mr. Wood's place,
the latter told his companions to follow him and he
would show them where he was going to build a city.
They went about a mile off the main trail, to a high
point, from which the view in every direction was
most magnificent, as it had been for ages and as ye;
untouched by the hand of njan. Before them swept
by the majestic Father of Waters, yet unburdened by
navigation. After Mr. Wood had expatiated at
length on the advantages of the situation, Mr. Ross
replied, "But it's too near Atlas ever to amount to
anything!"

Atlas is still a cultivated farm, and Quincy is ;>
city of over 30,000 population.

In 1824 Mr. Wood gave a newspaper notice,
as the law then prescribed, of his intention to apply
to the General Assembly for the formation of a new
county. This was done the following winter, result-
ing in the establishment of the present Adams
County. During the next summer Quincy was se-
lected as the county seat, it and the vicinity then
containing but four adult male residents and half

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TOHN WOOD.

that number of females. Since that period Mr.
Wood resided at the place of his early adoption un-
til his death, and far more than any other man was
he identified with every measure of its progress and
history, and almost continuously kept in public posi-
tions.

He was one of the early town Trustees, and after
the place became a city he was often a member of
the City Council, many times elected Mayor, in the
face of a constant large opposition political majority.
In 1850 he was elected to the State Senate. In 1S56,
on the organization of the Republican party, he was
chosen Lieutenant Governor of the State, on the
ticket with Wm. H. Bissell for Governor, and on the
death of the latter, March 18, i860, he succeeded to
the Chief Executive chair, which he occupied until
Gov. Yates was inaugurated nearly ten months after-
ward.

Nothing very marked characterized the adminis-
tration of Gov. Wood. The great anti-slavery cam-
paign of i860, resulting in the election of the honest
Illinoisan, Abraham Lincoln, to the Presidency of the
United States, occurred during the short period
while Mr. Wood was Governor, and the excitement
and issues of that struggle dominated over every
other consideration, — indeed, supplanted them in a
great measure. The people of Illinois, during all
that time, were passing the comparatively petty strifes
under Bissell's administration to the overwhelming
issue of preserving the whole nadon from destruction.
In 186 1 ex-Gov. Wood was one of the five Dele-
gates from Illinois to the " Peace Convention " at
Washington, and in April of the same year, on the
breaking out of the Rebellion, he was appointed

Quartermaster-General of the State, which position
he held throughout the war. In 1864 he took com-
mand as Colonel of the 137th 111. Vol. Inf, with
whom he served until the period of enlistment ex-
pired.

Politically, Gov. Wood was always actively identi-
fied with the Whig and Republican parties. Few
men have in personal experience comprehended so
many surprising and advancing local changes as
vested in the more than half century recollections of
Gov. Wood. Sixty-four years ago a solitary settler
on the "Bluffs," with no family, and no neighbor
within a score of miles, the world of civilization away
behind him, and the strolling red-man almost his
only visitant, he lived to see growing around him,
and under his auspices and aid, overspreading the
wild hills and scraggy forest a teaming city, second
only in size in the State, and surpassed nowhere in
beauty, prosperity and promise ; whose people recog-
nize as with a single voice the proverbial honor and
liberality that attach to the name and lengthened
life of their pioneer settler, "the old Governor."

Gov. Wood was twice married,— first in January,
1S26, to Ann M. Streeter, daughter of Joshua Streeter,
formedy of Salem, Washington Co., N. Y. They had
eight children. Mrs. W. died Oct. 8, 1863, and in
June, 1S65, Gov. Wood married Mrs. Mary A., widow
of Rev. Joseph T. Holmes. Gov. Wood died June ^,
18S0, at his residence in Quincy. Four of his eight
children are now living, namely: Ann E., wife of
Gen. John Tillson; Daniel C, who married Mary J.
Abernethy; John, Jr., who married Josephine Skinner,
and Joshua S., who married Annie Bradley. The
last mentioned now resides at Atchison, Kansas, and
all the rest are still at Quincy.

GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS.

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l^it'l^artl Yates 4"^

•^WCHARD YATES, the "War
Governor,' 1861-4, was born
Jan. 18, 1818, on the banks of
the Ohio River, at Warsaw,
GaHatin Co., Ky. His father
-s moved in 183 1 to Illinois, and^
'"C^^ after stopping for a time in
- Springfield, settled at Island

Grove, Sangamon County. Here,
after attending school, Richard joined
the family. Subsequently he entered
Illinois College at Jacksonville,
where, in 1837, he graduated with
first honors. He chose for his pro-
fession the law, the Hon. J. J. Har-
din being his instructor. After ad-
mission to the Bar he soon rose to distinction as an
advocate.

Gifted with a fluent and ready oratory, he soon
appeared in the political hustings, and, being a
passionate admirer of the great Whig leader of the
West. Henry Clay, he Joined his political fortunes to
he party of his idol. \\\ 1840 he engaged with great
'■rdor in the exciting " hard cider " campaign for
r'arrison. Two years later he was elected to the
Legislature from Morgan County, a Democratic
stronghold. He served three or four terms in the
Legislature, and such was the fascination of his ora-
-ry that by 1850 his large Congressional District,
(^■tending from Morgan and Sangamon Counties
. .jrth to include LaSalle, unanimously tendered him
'^w". ■^Vhig nomination for Congress. His Democratic
opponent was Maj. Thomas L. Harris, a very pop-
ular man who had won distinction at the battle of
Csrro Gordo, in the Me.\ican War, and who had
aeaten Hon. Stephen T. Logan for the same position.

two years before, by a large majority. Yates wa.s
elected. Two years later he was re-elected, over
John Calhoun.

It was during Yates second term in Congress tliat
the great question of the repeal of the Missouri Com-
promise was agitated, and the bars laid down for re-
opening the dreaded anti-slavery question. He took
strong groinids against the repeal, and thus became
identified with the rising Republican party. Conse-
quently he fell into the minority in his district, which
was pro-slavery. Even then, in a third contest, he
fell behind Major Harris only 200 votes, after the
district had two years before given Pierce 2,000
majority for President.

The Republican State Convention of i860 met at
Decatur May 9, and nominated for the office of Gov-
ernor Mr. Yates, in preference to Hon. Norman B.
Judd, of Chicago, and Leonard Swett, of Blooming-
ton, two of the ablest men of the State, who were
also candidates before the Convention. Francis A.
Hoffman, of DuPage County, was nominated for
Lieutenant Governor. This was the year when Mr.
Lincoln was a candidate for President, a period re-
membered as characterized by the great whirlpool
which precipitated the bloody War of the Rebellion.
The Douglas Democrats nominated J. C. Allen of
Crawford County, for Governor, and Lewis W. Ross,
of Fulton County, for Lieutenant Governor. The
Breckenridge Democrats and the Bell-Everett parly
had also full tickets in the field. After a most fear-
ful campaign, the result of the election gave Mr.
Yates 172,196 votes, and Mr. Allen 159,253. Mr.
Yates received over a thousand more votes than did
Mr. Lincoln himself.
Gov. Yates occupied the chair of State during the

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RICHARD YATES.

most critical period of our country's history. In the
fate of the nation was involved that of each State.
The life struggle of the former derived its sustenance
from the loyalty of the latter; and Gov. Yates
seemed to realize the situation, and proved himself
both loyal and wise in upholding the Government.
He had a deep hold upon the affections of the
people, won by his moving eloquence and genial
manners. Erect and symmetrical in person, of pre-
possessing appearance, with a winning address and a
magnetic power, few men possessed more of the ele-
ments of popularity. His oratory was scholarly and
captivating, his hearers hardly knowing why they
were transported. He was social and convivial. In
the latter respect he was ultimately carried too far.

The very creditable military efforts of this State
during the War of the Rebellion, in putting into the
field the enormous number of about 200,000 soldiers,
were ever promptly and ably seconded by his excel-
lency ; and the was ambitious to deserve the title of
"the soldier's friend." Immediately after the battle of
Shiloh he repaired to the field of carnage to look
after the wounded, and his appeals for aid were
promptly responded to by the people. His procla-
mations calling for volunteers were impassionate
appeals, urging upon the people the duties and re-
quirements of patriotism; and his special message
in 1863 to the Democratic Legislature of this State
pleading for material aid for the sick and wounded
soldiers of Illinois regiments, breathes a deep fervor
of noble sentiment and feeling rarely equaled in
beauty or felicity of expression. Generally his mes-
sages on political and civil affairs were able and com-
prehensive. During his administration, however,
there were no civil events of an engrossing character,
although two years of his time were replete with
partisan quarrels of great bitterness. Military ar-
rests, Knights of the Golden Circle, riot in Fulton
County, attempted suppression of the Chicago Times
and the usurping State Constitutional Convention of
1862, were the chief local topics that were exciting
during the Governor's term. This Convention assem-
bled Jan. 7, and at once took the high position that
■''le law calling it was no longer binding, and that it
■ad supreme power; that it represented a virtual
assemblage of the whole people of the State, and was
sovereign in the exercise of all power necessary to
effect a peaceable revolution of the State Government

and to the re-establishment of one for the "happinesS;
prosperity and freedom of the citizens," limited only
by the Federal Constitution. Notwithstanding the
law calling the Convention required its members to
take an oath to support the Constitution of the State
as well as that of the general Government, they
utterly refused to take such oath. They also as-
sumed legislative powers and passed several import-
ant "laws!" Interfering with the (then) present
executive duties, Gov. Yates was provoked to tell
them plainly that " he did not acknowledge the right
of the Convention to instruct him in the performance
of his duty."

In 1863 the Governor astonished the Democrats
by " proroguing " their Legislature. This body, after
a recess, met June 2, that year, and soon began to
waste time upon various partisan resolutions ; and,
while the two houses were disagreeing upon the
question of adjourning sine die, the Governor, having
the authority in such cases, surprised them all by
adjourning them " to the Saturday next preceding the
first Monday in January, 1865 ! " This led to great
excitement and confusion, and to a reference of the
Governor's act to the Supreme Court, who decided in
his favor. Then it was the Court's turn to receive
abuse for weeks and months afterward.

During the autumn of 1864 a conspiracy was de-
tected at Chicago which had for its object the liber-
ation of the prisoners of war at Camp Douglas, the
burning of the city and the inauguration of rebellion
in the North. Gen. Sweet, who had charge of the
camp at the time, first iiad his suspicions of danger
aroused by a number of enigmatically worded letters
which passed through the Camp postoffice. K de-
tective afterward discovered that the rebel Gen.
Marmaduke was in the city, under an assumed
name, and he, with other rebel officers — Grenfell,
Morgan, Cantrell, Buckner Morris, and Charles
Walsh — was arrested, most of whom were convicted
by a court-martial at Cincinnati and sentenced to
imprisonment, — Grenfell to be hung. The sentence
of the latter was afterward commuted to imprison-
ment for life, and all the others, after nine months'
imprisonment, were pardoned.

In March, 1873, Gov. Yates was appointed a Gov-
ernment Director of the Union Pacific Railroad, in
which, office he continued until his decease, at St.
Louis, Mo., on the 27th of November following.

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Micliard J. Oqleshy. Hi-

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aCHARl) J. OGLESBY, Gov-
ib»» eriior 1865-8, and re-elected
in 1 87 2 and 1884, was born
July 25, 1824, in Oldham Co.,
Ky., — the State which might
be considered the " mother of
Illinois Governors." Bereft of
his parents at the tender age
of eight years, his early education
was neglected. When 12 years of
age, and after he had worked a year
and a half at tlie carpenter's trade,
he removed with an uncle, Willis
Oglesby, into whose care he had
been committed, to Decatur, this
State, where he continued his ap-
jirenticeship as a mechanic, working six months for
Hon. E. O. Smith.

In 1844 he commenced studying law at .spring-
field, with Judge Silas Robbins, and read with him
one year. He was admitted to the Bar in 1845, and
commenced the practice of his chosen profession at
Sullivan, the county seat of Moultrie County.

The next year the war with Mexico was com-
menced, and in June, 1846, Mr. Oglesby volunteered,
was elected First Lieutenant of Co. C, Fourth Illinois
Regiment of Volunteers, and participated in the bat-
tles of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo.

On his return he sought to perfect his law studies
by attending a course of lectures at Louisville, but
on the breaking out of the California "gold fever " in
1849, he crossed the plains and mountains to the
new Eldorado, driving a six-mule team, with a com-

pany of eight men, Henry Prather being the leader.

In 1852 he returned home to Macon County, and
was placed that year by the Whig party on the ticket
of Presidential Electors. In 1856 he visited Europe,
.\sia and Africa, being absent 20 months. On his
return home he resumed the practice oi law, as a
member of the firm of Gallagher, Wait & Oglesby.
In 1858 he was the Republican nominee for the
Lower House of Congress, but was defeated by thj
Hon. James C. Robinson, Democrat. In i860 he
was elected to the Illinois State Senate; and on the
evening the returns of this election were coming in,
Mr. Oglesby had a fisticuff encounter with " Cerro
Gordo Williams," in which he came out victorious,
and which was regarded as "the first fight of the
Rebellion." The following spring, when the war
had commenced in earnest, his ardent nature
quickly responded to the demands of patriotism and
he enlisted. The extra session of the Legislature
elected him Colonel of the Eighth Illinois Infantry,
the second one in the State raised to suppress the
great Rebellion.

He was shortly entrusted with important com-
mands. For a time he was stationed at Bird's Point
and Cairo; in April he was promoted Brigadier Geu.^
eral ; at Fort Donelson liis brigade was in the van,
being stationed on the right of General Grant's army
and the first brigade to be attacked. He lost 500
men before re-inforcements arrived. Many of these
men were from Macon County. He was engaged in
the battle of Corinth, and, in a brave charge at this
place, was shot in the left lung with an ounce ball,
and was carried from the field in expectation of im-

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RICHARD J. OGLESBV.

mediate death. That rebel ball he carries to tliis
day. On his partial recovery he was promoted as
Major General, for g illantry, his commission to rank
from November, 1862. In the spring of 1863 he
was assigned to the command of the i6th Army
Corps, bat, owing to inability from the effects of his
wound, he relini^juished this command in July, that
year. Gen. Grant, however, refused to accept his
resignation, and he was detailed, in December follow-
ing, to court-martial and try the Surgeon General of
the Army at Washington, where he remained until
May, 1864, when he returned home.

The Republican, or Union, State Convention of

1864 was held at Springfield, May 25, when Mr.
Oglesby was nominated for the office of Governor,
while other candidates before the Convention were
Allen C. Fuller, of Boone, Jesse K. Dubois, of Sanga-
mon, and John M. Palmer, of Macoupin. Wm.
Bross, of Chicago, was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor. On the Democratic State ticket were
James C. Robinson, of ("lark, for Governor, and S.
Corning Judd, of Fulton, for Lieutenant Governor.
The general election gave Gen. Oglesby a majority
of about 31,000 votes. The Republicans had also a
majority in both the Legislature and in the repre-
sentation in Congress.

Gov. Oglesby was duly inaugurated Jan. 17, 1865.
The day before the first time set for his installation
ileath visited his home at Decatur, and took from it
his only son, an intelligent and si)iightly lad of six
years, a great favorite of the bereaved parents. This
caused the inauguration to be postponed a week.

The political events of the Legislative session of

1865 were the election of ex-Gov. Yates to the
United States Senate, and the ratification of the 13th
amendment to the Constitution of the United States,
abolishing slavery. This session also signalized
itself by repealing the notorious " black laws," part
of which, although a dead letter, had held their place
upon the statute books since i8ig. Also, laws re-
quiring the registration of voters, and establishing a
State Board of Equalization, were passed by this Leg-
islature. But the same body evinced that it was cor-
ruptly influenced by a mercenary lobby, as it adopted
some bad legislation, over the Governor's veto, nota-
bly an amendment to a charter for a Chicago horse
railway, granted in 1859 for 25 years, and now
sought to be extended 99 years. As this measure
was promptly passed over his veto by both branches
of the Legislature, he deemed it useless further to
attempt to check their headlong career. At this
session no law of a general useful character or public
interest was perfected, unless we count such the
turning over of the canal to Chicago to be deepened.
The session of 1867 was still more productive of
privste and special acts. Many omnibus bills were
proposed, and some passed. The contests over the
.ocation of the Lidustrial College, the Capital, the

Sontliern Penitentiary, and the canal enlargement
and Illinois River improvement, dominated every-
thing else.

During the year 1872, it became evident that if
the Republicans could re-elect Mr. Oglesby to the
office of Governor, they could also elect him to the
United States Senate, which they desired to do.
Accordingly they re-nominated him for the Execu-
tive chair, and placed upon the ticket with him for
Lieutenant Governor, John L. Beveridge, of Cook
County. On the other side the Democrats put into
the field Gustavus Koerner for Governor and John
C. Black for Lieutenant Governor. The election
gave the Republican ticket majorities ranging from
35'33-4- to 56,174, — -ihe Democratic defection being
caused mainly by their having an old-time Whig and
Abolitionist, Horace Greeley, on the national ticket
for President. According to the general understand-
ing had beforehand, as soon as the Legislature met
it elected Gov. Oglesby to the United States Senate,
whereupon Mr. Beveridge became Governor. Sena-
tor Oglesby 's term expired March 4, 1879, having
served his party faithfully and exhibited an order of
statesmanship beyond criticism.

During the campaign of 1S84 Mr. Oglesby was
nominated for a " third term " as Executive of the
State of Illinois, again^ Carter H. Harrison, Mayor
of Chicago, nominated by the Democrats. Both
gentlemen "stumped " the State, and while the peo-
ple elected a Legislature which was a tie on a joint
ballot, as between the two parties, they gave the
jovial " Dick" Oglesby a majority of 15,018 for Gov-
ernor, and he was inaugurated Jan. 30, 1885. The
Legislature did not fully organize until this date, on
account of its equal division between the two main
parties and the consequent desperate tactics of each
party to clieckmate the latter in the organization of
the House.

Gov. Oglesby is a fine-appearing, affable man, with
regular, well defined features and rotund face. In
stature he is a little above medium height, of a large
frame and somewhat fleshy. His physical appear-
ance is striking and prepossessing, while his straight-
out, not to say bluff, manner and speech are well
calculated favorably to impress the average masses.
Ardent in feeling and strongly committed to the pol-
icies of his party, he intensifies Republicanism
among Republicans, while at the same time his jovial
and liberal manner prevents those of the opposite
party from hating him.

He is quite an effective stump orator. Witli vehe-
ment, passionate and scornful tone and gesture:.,
tremendous physical power, which in speaking he
exercises to the utmost; with frequent descents to
the grotesque; and with abundant homely compari-
sons or frontier figures, expressed in the broadest
vernacular and enforced with stentorian emphasis,
he delights a promiscuous audience beyond measure.

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GO VERNORS OF ILLINOIS.

I .7

John WI. Palmer

OHN Mc AULEY PALMER, Gov-
ernor 1869-72, was born on
Eagle Creek, Scott Co., Ky.,
Sept. 13, 1817. During his in-
fancy, his father, who had been
a soldier in the war of 18 12, re-
moved to Christian Co., Ky.,
wliere lands were cheap. Here
the future Governor of the great
Prairie State spent his childhood
and received such meager school-
ing as the new and sparsely set-
tled country afforded. To this
he added materially by diligent
reading, for which he evinced an
early aptitude. His father, an ardent Jackson man,
was also noted for his anti-slavery sentiments, which
he thoroughly impressed upon his children. In 1831
he emigrated to Illinois, settling in Madison County.
Here the labor of improving a farm was pursued for
about two years, when the death of Mr. Palmer's
mother broke up the family. About this time Alton
College was opened, on the "manual labor " system,
and in the spring of 1834 young Palmer, with his
elder brother, Elihu, entered this school and remained
18 months. Next, for over three years, he tried
variously coopering, peddling and school-teaching.

During the summer of 1838 he formed the ac-
quaintance of Stephen A. Douglas, then making his

first canvass for Congress. Young, eloquent and in
political accord with Mr. Palmer, he won his confi-
dence, fired his ambition and fixed his purpose. The
following winter, while teaching near Canton, he be-
gan to devote his spare time to a desultory reading
of law, and in the spring entered a law office at Car-
linviUe, making his home with his elder brother,
Elihu. (The latter was a learned clergyman, of con-
siderable orginality of thought and doctrine.) On
the next meeting of the Supreme Court he was ad-
mitted to the Bar, Douglas being one of his e.vaminers.
He was not immediately successful in his profession,
and would have located elsewhere than Carlinville
had he the requisite means. Thus his early poverty
was a blessing in disguise, for to it he now attributes
the success of his life.

From 1839 on, while he diligently pursued his
profession, he participated more or less in local
politics. In 1843 he became Probate Judge. In
1847 he was elected to the State Constitutional Con-
vention, where he took a leading part. In 1852 ht.
was elected to the State Senate, and at the special
session of February, 1854, true to the anti-slaverj
sentiments bred in him, he took a firm stand in op
position to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
and when the Nebraska question became a part;
issue he refused to receive a re-nomination for tin
.Senatorship at the hands of the Democracy, issuin[
a circular to that effect. A few weeks afterward

i68

JOHN MC AULEY PALMER.

however, hesitating to break with his party, he par-
ticipated in a Congressional Convention which nomi-
T. L. Harris against Richard Yates, and which
unqualifiedly approved the principles of the Kansas-
Nebraska act. But later in the campaign he made
the plunge, ran for the Senate as an Anti-Nebraska
Democrat, and was elected. The following winter
he put ill nomination for the United States Senate
Mr. Trumbull, and was one of the five steadfast men
who voted for him until all the Whigs came to their
support and elected their man.

Ill 1S56 he was Chairman of the Republican State
Convention at Bloomington. He ran for Congress in
1859, but was defeated. In i860 he was Republican
Presidential Elector for the State at large. In 1861
he was appointed one of the five Delegates (all Re-
publicans) sent by Illinois to the peace congress at
Washington.

When the civil conflict broke out, he offered his
services to his country, and was elected Colonel of the
14th 111. Vol. Inf , and participated in the engagements
at Island No. 10; at Farmington, where he skillfully
extricated his command from a dangerous position ;
at Stone River, where his division for several hours,
Dec. 31, 1862, held the advance and stood like a
rock, and for his gallantry there he was made Major
General; at Chickamauga, where his and Van Cleve's
divisions for two hours maintained their position
when they were cut off by overpowering numbers.
Under Gen. Sherman, he was assigned to the i4lh
Army Corps and participated in the .'\tlanta campaign.
At Peach-Tree Creek his prudence did much to avert
disaster. In February, 1865, Gen. Palmer was as-
signed to the military administration of Kentucky,
which was a delicate post. That State was about
half rebel and half Union, and those of the latter
element were daily fretted by the loss of their slaves.
He, who had been bred to the rules of common law,
trembled at the contemplation of his extraordinary
power over the persons and property of his fellow
men, with which he was vested in his capacity as
military Governor; and he exhibited great caution in
the execution of the duties of his post.

Gen. Palmer was nominated for Governor of Illi-
nois by the Republican State Convention which met
at Peoria May 6, 1868, and his nomination would
probably have been made by acclamation had he not
persistently declared that he could not accept a can-

didature for the office. The result of the ensuing
election gave Mr. Palmer a majority of 44,707 over
John R. Eden, the Democratic nominee.

Ou the meeting of the Legislature in January,
1869, the first thing to arrest public attention was
that portion of the Governor's message which took
broad State's rights ground. This and some minor
points, which were more in keeping with the Demj-
cratic sentiment, constituted the entering wedge f u-
the criticisms and reproofs he afterward received
from the Republican party, and ultimately resulteJ
in his entire aleniation from the latter element. The
Legislature just referred to was noted for the intro-
duction of numerous bills in the interest of private
parties, which were embarrassing to the Governor.
Among the public acts passed was that which limited
railroad charges for passenger travel to a maximum
of three cents per mile ; and it was passed over the
Governor's veto. Also, they passed, over his veto,
the "tax-grabbing law" to pay r^ilroai subscriptions,
the Chicago Lake Front bill, etc. The new State
Constitution of 1870, far superior to the old, was a
peaceful " revolution" which took place during Gov.
Palmer's term of office. The suffering caused by the
great Chicago Fire of October, 187 1, was greatly
alleviated by the prompt responses of his excellency.

Since the expiration of Gov. Palmers 's term, he has
been somewhat prominent in Illinois politics, and
h.is been talked of by many, especially in the Dem-
ocratic parly, as the best man in the State for a
United States Senator. His business during life has
been that of the law. Few excel him in an accurate
appreciation of the depth and scope of its principles-
The great number of his able veto messages abun-
dantly testify not only this but also a rare capacity to
point them out. He is a logical and cogent reasoner
and an interesting, forcible and convincing speaker,
though not fluent or ornate. Without brilliancy, his
dealings are rather with facts and ideas than with
appeals to passions and prejudices. He is a patriot
and a statesman of very high order. Physically he is
above the medium height, of robust frame, ruddy
complexion and sanguine-nervous temperament. He
has a large cranial development, is vivacious, social
ill disposition, easy of approach, unostentatious in his
habits of life, democratic in his habits and manners
and is a true American in his fundamental principles
of statesmanship.

gcv/-:r.\ors of Illinois.

171

OHN LOWRfE BEVER-
IDGE, Governor 1873-6, was
born in the town of Green-
wich, Washington Co., N. Y.,
J'-''y 6, 1824. His parents
g_M) were George and Ann Bever-
.' } idge. His father's parents, An-
drew and Isabel Beveridge, be-
fore their marriage emigrated
from Scotland just before the
Revolutionary War, settling in
Washington County. His father
was the eldest of eight brothers, the
youngest of whom was 60 years of
age when the first one of the num-
ber died. His mother's parents,
James and Agnes Hoy, emigrated
from Scotland at the close of the
Revolutionary War, settling also in
Washington Co., N. Y., with their
first-born, whose " native land " was
the wild ocean. His parents and
grandparents lived beyond the time
allotted to man, their average age
oeing over 80 years. They belonged to the " Asso-
ciate Church," a seceding Presbyterian body of

America from the old Scotch school ; and so rigid
was the training of young Beveridge that he never
heard a sermon from any other minister except that
of his own denomination until he was in his 19th
year. Later in life he became a member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, which relation he still
holds.

Mr. Beveridge received a good common-school ed-
ucation, but his parents, who could obtain a livelihood
only by rigid economy and industry, could not send
him away to college. He was raised upon a farm,
and was in jiis i8th year when the family removed
to De Kalb County, this State, wlien that section was
very sparsely settled. Chicago had less than 7,000
inhabitants. In this wild West he continued as a
farm laborer, teaching school during the winter
months to supply the means of an education. In the
fall of r842 he attended one term at the academy at
Granville, Putnam Co., III., and subsequently several
terms at the Rock River Seminary at Mount Morris,
Ogle Co., 111., completing the academic course. At
this time, the fall of 1845, his parents and brothers
were anxious to have him go to college, even thougli
lie had not money sufficient; but, n,t willing to bur-
den the family, he packed his trunk and with only
S40 in money started South to seek his fortune.

172

JOHISF L. BEVERIDGE.

Poor, alone, without friends and influence, he thus
entered upon the battle of life.

First, he taught school in Wilson, Overton and
Jackson Cos., Tenn., in which experience he under-
went considerable mental drill, both in book studies
and in the ways of the world. He read law and was
admitted to the Bar, in the South, but did not learn
to love the institution of slavery, although he ad-
mired many features of Southern character. In De-
cember, 1847, he returned North, and Jan. 20, 1848,
he married Miss Helen M. Judson, in the old Clark-
Street M. E. church in Chicago, her father at that
time being Pastor of the society there. In the spring
of 1848 he returned with his wife to Tennessee,
where his two children, Alia May and Philo Judson,
were born.

In the fall of 1849, through the mismanagement
of an associate, he lost what little he had accumu-
lated and was left in debt. He soon managed to
earn means to pay his debts, returned to De Kalb
Co., 111., and entered upon the practice of his pro-
fession at Sycamore, the county seat. On arrival
from the South he had but one-quarter of a dollar in
money, and scanty clothing and bedding for himself
and family. He borrowed a little money, practiced
law, worked in public offices, kept books for some of
the business men of the town, and some railroad en-
gineering, till the spring of 1854, when he removed
to Evanston, 12 miles north of Chicago, a place then
but recently laid out, under the supervision of the
Northwestern University, a Methodist institution.
Of the latter his father-in-law was then financial
agent and business manager. Here Mr. Beveridge
prospered, and the next year (1855) opened a law
office in Chicago, where he found the Ijattle some-
what hard; but he persevered with encouragement
and increasing success.

Aug. 12, 1861, his law partner, Gen. John F.
Farnsworth, secured authority to raise a regiment of
cavalry, and authorized Mr. Beveridge to raise a
company for it. He succeeded in a few days in rais-
ing the company, of course enlisting himself along
with it. The regiment rendezvoused at St. Charles,
111., was mustered in Se[)t. 18, and on its organiza-
tion Mr. B. was elected Second Major. It was at-
tached, Oct. IT, to the Eighth Cavalry and to the
Army of tlie Potomac. He served with the regiment
until November, i86j, participating in some 40 bat-

tles and skirmishes : was at Fair Oaks, the seven days'
fight around Richmond, Fredericksburg, Cliancellors-
ville and Gettysburg. He commanded the regiment
the greater part of the summer of 1 863, and it was while
lying in camp this year that he originated the policy
of encouraging recruits as well as the fighting capac-
ity of the soldiery, by the wholesale furlough system.
It worked so well that many otlier officers adopted
it. In the fall of this year he recruited another com-
pany, against heavy odds, in January, 1864, was
commissioned Colonel of the 17th 111. Cav., and
skirmished, around in Missouri, concluding with the
reception of the surrender of Gen. Kirby Smith's
army in Arkansas. In 1865 he commanded various
sub-districts in the Southwest. He was mustered
out Feb. 6, 1866, safe from the casualties of war and
a stouter man than when he first enlisted. His men
idolized him.

He then returned to Chicago, to practice law, with
no library and no clientage, and no political experi-
ence except to help others into office. In tlie fall of
1866 he was elected Sheriff of Cook County, serving
one term; next, until November, 1870, he practiced
law and closed up the unfinished business of his
office. He was then elected State Senator; in No-
vember, 187 1, he was elected Congressman at large;
in November, 1872, he was elected Lieutenant Gov-
ernor on tlie ticket with Gov. Oglesby; the latter be-
ing elected to the U. S. Senate, Mr. Beveridge became
Governor, Jan. 21, 1873. Thus, inside of a few
weeks, he was Congressman at large. Lieutenant
Governor and Governor. The principal events oc-
curring during Gov. Beveridge 's administration were:
The completion of the revision of the statutes, begun
in 1869; the partial success of the "farmers' move-
ment;" " Haines' Legislature " and Illinois' exhibit at
the Centennial.

Since the close of his gubernatorial term ex-Gov
Beveridge has been a member of the firm of Bever-
idge & Dewey, bankers and dealers in commercial
paper at 71 Dearborn Street (McCormick Block),
Chicago, and since November, 1881, he has aUo been
Assistant United States Treasurer: office in the
Government Building. His residence is still at Ev-
anston.

He has a brother and two sisters yet residing in
De Kalb County — James H. Beveridge, Mrs. Jennet
Henry and Mrs. Isabel French.

GOVERA'ORS OF ILLINOIS.

<75

HELBY M. CULLOM, Gover-
nor 1877-83,18 the sixih child
of the late Richard N. Culloni,
and was born Nov. 22, 1829, in
Wayne Co., Ky., where liis fa-
tlier then resided, anci wlience
" both the IHinois and Tennessee

branches of the family originated. In
the following year the family emi-
grated to the vicinity of Washington,
Tazewell Co., 111., when that section
was very sparsely settled. They lo-
cated on Deer Creek, in a grove at
the time occui)ied by a party of In-
dians, attracted there by the superior
hunting and fishing afforded in that
vicinity. The following winter was
known as the " hard winter," the snow being very
dee)) and lasting and the weather severely cold; and
the family had to subsist mainly on boiled corn or
hominy, and some wild game, for several weeks. In
the course of time Mr. R. N. Cullom became a prom-
inent citizen and was several times elected to the
Legislature, both before and after the removal of the
capital from Vandalia to Springfield. He died about

'873-

Until about 19 years of age young Cullom grew up
to agricultural pursuits, attending school as he had
opportunity during the winter. Within this lime,
however, he spent several months teaching school.

and in the following summer he "broke prairie "with
an o.K team for the neighbors. With the money ob-
tained by these various ventures, he undertook a
course of study at the Rock River Seminary, a
Methodist institution at Mt. Morris, Ogle County;
but the sudden change to the in-door life of a stu-
dent told severely upon his health, and he was taken
home, being considered in a hopeless condition. While
at Mt. Morris he heard Hon. E. B. Washburne make
his first speech.

On recovering health, Mr. Cullom concluded to
study law, under the instruction of Abraham Lincoln,
at S|)ringfield, who had by this time attained some
notoriety as an able lawyer; but the latter, being ab-
sent from his office most of the time, advised Mr.
Cullom to enter the office of Stuart & Edwards.
After about a year of study there, however, his health
failed again, and he was obliged to return once more
to out-door life. Accordingly he bought hogs for
packing, for A. G. Ty'>S> '" I'eoria, and while he re-
gained his health he gained in purse, netting $400 in
a few weeks. Having been admitted to the Bar, he
went to Springfield, where he was soon elected City
Attorney, on tlie .\nti-Nebraska ticket.

In 1856 he ran on the Fillmore ticket as a Presi-
dential H^lector, and, although failing to be elected as
such, he was at the same time elected a Re|iresenta-
tive in the Legislature from Sangamon County, by a
local coalition of the American and Repulilican par-
lies. On the organization of the House, he received
the vote of the Fillmore men for Speaker. Practicing

176

SHELB V M. CULLOM.

law until i860, he was again elected to the Legisla-
ture, as a Republican, while the county went Demo-
cratic on the Presidential ticket. In January follow-
ing he was elected Speaker, probably the youngest
man who had ever presided over an Illinois Legis-
lature. After the session of 1861, he was a candidate
for the State Constitutional Convention called for
that year, but was defeated, and thus escaped the
disgrace of being connected with that abortive party
scheme to revolutionize the State Government. In
1862 he was a candidate for the State Senate, but
was defeated. The same year, however, he was ap-
pointed by President Lincoln on a Government
Commission, in company with Gov. Boutwell of
Massachusetts and Cnarles A. Dana, since of the
New York Sun, to investigate the affairs of the
Quartermaster's and Commissary De[)artments at
Cairo. He devoted several months to this duty.

In 1864 he entered upon a larger political field,
being nominated as the Republican candidate for
Congress from ;he Eighth (Springfield) District, in
opposition to the incumbent, JohnT. Stuart, who had
been elected in 1862 by about 1,500 majority over
Leonard Swett, then of Bloomington, now of Chicago.
The result was the election of Mr. CuUom in Novem-
ber following by a majority of 1,785. In 1866 he
was re-elected to Congress, over Dr. E. S. Fowler, by
the magnificent majority of 4,103! In 1868 he was
again a candidate, defeating the Hon. B. S. Edwards,
another of his old preceptors, by 2,884 votes.

During his first term in Congress he served on the
Committee on Foreign Affairs and Expenditures in
the Treasury Department; in his second term, on
the Committees on Foreign Affairs and on Territories ;
and in his third term he succeeded Mr. Ashley, of
Ohio, to the Chairmanship of the latter. He intro-
duced a bill in the House, to aid in the execution of
law in Utah, which caused more consternation among
the Mormons than any measure had jjreviously, hut
which, though it passed the House, failed to pass the
Senate.

The Republican Convention which met May 25,
1876, nominated Mr. Cullom for Governor, while the
other contestant was Gov. Beveridge. For Lieuten-
ant-Governor they nominated Andrew Shuman, editor
of the Chicago Journal. For the same offices the
Democrats, combining with the Anti-Monoix)lists,
placed in nomination Lewis Steward, a wealthy

farmer and manufacturer, and A. A. Glenn. The
result of the election was rather close, Mr. Cullom
obtaining only 6,800 majority. He was inaugurated
Jan. 8, 1877.

Great depression prevailed in financial circles at
this time, as a consequence of the heavy failures of
1873 and afterward, the effect of which had seemed
to gather force from that time to the end of Gov.
Cullom's first administration. This unspeculative
period was not calculated to call forth any new
issues, but the Governor's energies were at one time
put to task to quell a spirit of insubordination that
had been begun in Pittsburg, Pa., among the laboring
classes, and transferred to Illinois at Chicago, East
St. Louis and Braidwood, at which places laboring
men for a short time refused to work or allow others
to work. These disturbances were soon quelled and
the wheels of industry again set in motion.

In May, 1880, Gov. Cullom was re-nominated by
the Republicans, against Lyman Trumbull, by the
Democrats; and although theformer party was some-
what handicapped in the campaign by a zealous
fiiction oi)posed to Grant for President and to Grant
men for office generally, Mr. Cullom was re-elected
by about 314,565, to 277,532 forthe Democratic State
ticket. The Greenback vote at the same time was
about 27,000. Both Houses of the Legislature again
became Republican, and no representative of the
Greenback or Socialist parties were elected. Gov.
Cullom was inaugurated Jan. 10, 1S81. In his mes-
sage he announced tliat the last dollar of the State
debt had been provided for.

March 4, 1883, the term of David Davis as United
States Senator from Illinois expired, and Gov. Cul-
lom was chosen to succeed him. This promoted
Lieutenant-Governor John M. Hamilton to the Gov-
ernorship. Senator Cullom's term in the United
States Senate will expire March 4, i88g.

As a practitioner oflaw Mr. C. has been a member
of the firm of Cullom, Scholes & Mather, at Si)ring-
field ; and he has also been President of tlie State
National Bank.

He has been married twice, — the first time Dec.
•2, 1855, to Miss Hannah Fisher, by whom he had
two daughters; and the second time May 5, 1863,
to Julia Fisher. Mrs. C is a member of the Method-
ist Episcopal Church, with which religious body Mr.
C. is also in sympathy.

GOVERNORS OF ILLINOIS.

'79

d^My>C\>:

^*-^h*fe

OHN MARSHALL HAMIL-
^^ TON, Governor 1883-5, was
' liorn May 28, 1847, in a log
lioiise u[X)n a farm about two
miles from Richwood, Union
County, Ohio. His father was
Samuel Hamilton, the eldest son
of Rev. Wm. Hamilton, who, to-
gether with his brother, the Rev.
'■9 Samuel Hamilton, was among the
early pioneer Methodist preachers in
Ohio. The mother of the subject of
this sketch was, before her marriage,
Mrs. Nancy McMorris, who was
born and raised in Fauquier or Lou-
doun County, Va., and related to the
two large families of Youngs and Marshalls, well
known in that commonwealth; and from the latter
family name was derived the middle name of Gov.
Hamilton.

In March, 1854, Mr. Hamilton's father sold out
his little pioneer forest home in Union County, C,
and, loading his few household effects and family
(of six children) into two emigrant covered wagons,
moved to Roljerts Townsliip, Marsh.all Co., III., being
2 1 days on the route. Swamps, unbridged streams
and innumerable hardships and privations met them
on their way. Their new home had been previously
selected by the father. Here, after many long years
of toil, they succeeded in payii/g for the land and
making a corafortaW^ home. John was, of course,

brought up to hard manual labor, with no schooling
except three or four months in the year at a common
(oiMitry school. However, he evinced a capacity
and taste for a high order of self-education, by
studying or reading wliat books lie could borrow, as
the family had but very few in tjie house. Much of
his study he prosecuted by the light of a log fire in
the old-fashioned chimney place. The financial
panic of 1857 caused the family to come near losing
their home, to pay debts ; but the father and two
sons, William and John, "buckled to'' and perse
vered in hard lalx)r and economy until they redeemed
their place from the mortgage.

When the tremendous excitement of the t)oliticaI
campaign of i860 reached the neighborhood of Rob-
erts Townshi]), young Hamilton, who had been
brought up in the doctrine of anti-slavery, took a zeal-
ous part in favor of Lincoln's election. Making special
efforts to procure a little money to buy a uniform, he
joined a company of I jncoln Wide-Awakes at Mag-
nolia, a village not far away. Directly after the
ensuing election it became evident that trouble
would ensue with the South, and this Wide-Awake
company, like many others throughout the country,
kept up its organizatif.n and transformed itself into a
military company. During the ensuing summer they
met often for drill and became proficient; but when
they offered themselves for the war, young Hamilton
was rejected on account of his youth, he being then
but 14 years of age. During the winter of 1863-4 'le
attended an academy at Henry, Marshall County.

r8o

JOHN MARSHALL HAMILTON.

and in tlie following May he again enlisted, for the
fourth time, when he was placed in the 141st 111.
Vol. Inf., a regiment then being raised at Elgin, 111.,
for the 100-day service. He took with him 13 other
lads from his neighborhood, for enlistment in tiie
service. This regiment operated in Southwestern
Kentucky, for about five months, under Gen. Paine.
The following winter, 1864-5, Mr. Hamilton taught
school, and during the two college years 1865-7, he
went through three years of the curriculum of the
Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. The
third year he graduated, the fourth in a class of 46,
in the classical department. In due time he received
the degree of M. A. For a few months he was the
Principal of Marsiiall " College " at Henry, an acad-
emy under the auspices of the M. E. Church. By
this lime he had commenced the study of law, and
after earning some money as a temporary Professor
of Latin at the Illinois Wesleyan University at
Bloomington, he entered the law office of Weldon,
Tiplon & B,3njaniin, of that city. Each member of
this firm has since been distinguished as a Judge.
Admitted to the Bar in May, 1S70, Mr. Hamilton
was given an interest in the same firm, Tipton hav-
ing been elected Judge. Iji October following he
formed a partnership with J. H. Rowell, at that time
Prosecuting Attorney. Their business was then
small, but they increased it to very large pro[X)rtions,
practicing in all grades of courts, including even the
U. S. Supreme Court, and this [virtnership continued
un!)roken until Feb. 6, 1SS3, when Mr. Hamilton
was sworn in as Executive of Illinois. On the 4th
of March following Mr. Rowell took iiis seat in ('on-
gress.

In July, 187 [. Mr. Hamilton married Miss Helen
M. Williams, the daughter of Prof. Wni. G, Williams,
Professor of Greek in the Ohio We.ileyan University.
Mr. and Mrs. H. have two daughters and one son.

In 1S76 Mr. Hamilton was nominated by the Re-
publicans for the State Senate, over other and older
co.npetitors. He took an active part "on the stump"
ill tiie campaign, for the success of his party, and was
elected by a majority of 1,640 over his Democratic-
Greenback opponent. In the Senate he served on
the Committees on Judiciary, Revenue, State Insti-
tutions, Appropriations, Education, and on Miscel-
lany ; and during the contest for the electicjii of a
U. S. Senator, the Republicans endeavoring to re-

elect John A. Logan, he voted for the war chief on
every ballot, even alone when all the other Republi-
cans had gone over to the Hon. E. B. Lawrence and
the Democrats and Independents elected Judge
David Davis. .At this session, also, was passed the
first Board of Health and Medic al Practice act, of
which Mr. Hamilton was a champion, againct c;
much opposition that the bill was several times
" laid on the table." Also, this session authorized
the location and establishment of a southern peni-
tentiary, which was fixed at Chester. In the sessior
of 1879 Mr. Hamilton was elected President //•<? /<->«.
of the .Senate, and was a zealous supi^orter of John
A. Logan for the U. S. Senate, who was this time
elected without any trouble.

In May, 1880, Mr. Hamilton was nominated on
the Republican ticket for Lieutenant Governor, his
principal competitors before the Convention being
Hon. Wm. A. James, ex-Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Judge Robert Bell, of Wabash
County, Hon. T. T. Fountain, of Perry County, and
Hon. M. M. Saddler, of Marion County. He engaged
actively in the campaign, and his ticket was elected
Ijy a majority of 41,200. As Lieutenant Governor,
he presided almost continuously over the Senate in
the 32d (xeneral Assembly and during the early days
of the 33d, until he succeeded to the Governorship.
When the Legislature of 1883 elected Gov. Cullom
to the United States Senate, Lieut. Gov. Hamilton
succeeded him, under the Constitution, taking the
oath of office Feb. 6, 1883. He bravely met all the
annoyances and embarrassments incidental upon
taking up another's administration. The principal
events with which Gov. Hamilton was connected as
the Chief E.xecutive of the State were, the mine dis-
aster at Braidwood, the riots in St. Clair and Madison
Counties in M.-xy, 1883, the appropriations for the
State militia, the adoption of the Harper high-license
liquor law, the veto of a dangerous railroad bill, etc.

The Governor was a Delegate at large to the
National Republican Convention at Chicago in June,

1884, where his first choice for President was John
A. Logan, and second choice Chester A. Arthur; but
he afterward zealously worked for the election of Mr.
Blaine, true to his party.

Mr. Hamilton's term a? Governor expired Jan. 30,

1885, when the great favorite "Dick" Oglesby was
inauLTurated.

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•»M;1MI WILSON FIFEIi. This
ilislinmiislind gentloman was
fes'ii clccied Governui' of Illinois
'MiWIfM^'ii--'- November 0, 1.S88. He was
:f ," l®2 ■ V,. poimlai'ly known during tlie
\^'--' '■■'^^iLi- '^"'j-' oainpaiyn as "Private Joe." He
liad served with orcat devotion
l() iiis conntry dnring the He-
l)enion, in the Thirtj'-third
Illinois Infantry. A native of
X'irginia, he was lioiii in ISIO.
His parents, John and Mary
( Daniels) Fifer, were AniericaTi
Imni. though of (IcrniMn de-
srcnl. His father was a lii-ick
;in<l slonc mason, and an old
Henry (lay Whig in politics. .lohn and Mar\
I'ifei- h:id nine childicn, of whom .losepli was the
sixth, and nalurall\ with so large a family it was
.all the father conld do to keep the wolf from the
door; to say nothing of giving his children any-
lliing like good cdnc.ational adv.-mt.-iges.

Vonng Jo.sc|ih Mllciidcd school some in Vir-
ginia, hnt it was not a good school, and when
his father remo\ ed to the West, in 1857, Jo.sepli had
not advanced nnich furt licr th.an the "First Keadei'.'"

Onr snlijecl was si.vteen then and sntTciiMJ .i gre:il
niisforlnne in the loss of his nnithei-. After the de.atli
of Mrs. Fifer. which oeenrred in Missonri, the
family ritMrne(l to X'iiginia, lint remained only a
shoit linn-, as dnring the same ^-ear Mr. I''ifer
eanie to Illinois. He settled in McLean Comity and
started a briekya 1(1. Here , losepli and his liroth-
ers were put to work. The elder Fifer .soon
lioughl a farm near IJIoomingloii and liegaii life as
an agriculturalist. Here Joe workeil and attcndeil
the neighiioring school. He alternated f;irm-work,
brick-laying, and going to the ilistriet school for
the succeeding few years. It was all work and no
play for Joe, yet it by no means made a iltill bo^'
of him. All the time he was thinking of llie great
world ontside, c>f which he had caught a glim|ise
when coming from \'irginia, yet he did not know
jiisl how he w.as going to get oiili into it. He
could not feel that the woods .around the new
farm ami the log caMn. in which tln> famiU lived.
were to hold him.

The oiiportnnit.y to gel out into the uinld w:is
soon offercul to j'oniig Joe. He traveled a dozen
miles barefoot, in company with his brother (ieorge,
and eidisted in Company C, HM Illinois Infantry;
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the regiment was sent to Canii) Biitlev, and tlien
over into Missouri, and saw sonio vigorous service
tiiere. After a second time liel|)ing to eliase Price
out of Missouri, the .'>;!d Ucgitnent went down
to Milliiien's Bend, and for several weelvS '• Private
Joe" worked on Grant's famous ditcli. The regi-
ment then joined llie forces operating against Port
(iilisiin anil \'iekslmrg. Joe was on guard duty in
the front ditelics wiicn tlie tlag of surrender was
run M|i<>n the llli of July, and stuck the l)a3()nel
of iiis gun into tlie endianicnient and went into the
city with the vanguard of Ifni<ii\ sohliers.

The next ilay, July /», the .'iSd joined the force
after Johnston, who had lieen threatening Grant's
rear; and linally an assault was made on him at
Jackson, Miss. In this charge "Private Joe" fell , ter-
ribly wounded. He was loading his gun when a
minie-linll struck him and p.a.ssed entirely through
his l)od\'. He was regarded as mortally wounded.
Ills brother, George, who lia.d been made a Lieu-
tenant, proved to be the means of saving his life.
The Surgeon told him unless he liad ice his brother
Joe could not live. It was lifty miles to the nearest
point where ice conld be obtained, and the roads
were rough. A comrade, a McLean county man, whi>
had been wounded, offered to make the trip. An
ambulance was secured an<l the brother soldier
started on the journey. lie returned with the ice,
but the trip, owing to the roughness of the roads,
was very hard on him. After a few months" caic-
ful nursing Mr. Fifer was able to come home. The
:!3d came home on a furlough, and when the
boys were ready to return to the tented field,
young Fifer was I'eady to go wilh them; for he was
determineil to finish his term of thi'ee years. lie
was mustered out in October, 18(14, having been
in the service three years and two months.

"Private Joe" came out of the .army a tall,
tanned, and awkward young man of twenty-four.
About all he possessed w.as amln'tion to be some-
body— and pluck. Though at an age when most
men have linished their college course, the young
soldier saw that if he was to be anybody he must
have an education. Yet he had no means to ena-
ble him to enter school as most yt)ung men do.
He was determined to have an education, however,
and thai to him nie;uit success. For the following

four years be struggled with his books. He entered
Wesleyan University Jan. 1, 18C5. He was not a
brilliant student, being neither at the head nor the
foot of his class. He was in great earnest, how-
ever, stmlied hard and came forth with a well-
stored and discijilined mind.

Immediately after being graduated he entered
an office at P>loomington as a law student. He had
already read law sonic, and ns he continued to work
hard, with the spur of poverty and promptings of
ambition evei- with him, he was ready to hang out
his professional shingle in 1809. Being trust-
worthy he soon gathered about him some inlluen-
tial friends. In 1K71 he was elected Corporation
Counsel of Bloomington. In 1872 he was elected
State's Attorney of McLean Count}'. This ollice
he held for eight years, wlien he took his seat in
the State Senate. Here he served for four years.
His ai>ility to iierform abundance of hard work
made him .-i most valued inemliei- of llie Legisla-
ture.

Mr. Fifer was married in 1S70 to Gertie, daugh-
ter of William .1. Lewis, of Bloomington. iMr.
Fifer is six feet in height and is s|)are, weighing
only L'lll pounds. He has a swarthy complexion,
keen black eyes, quick movement, and possesses a
frank and sympathetic nature, and natur.illy makes
f I lends wherever he goes. During the l.'ite G\iber-
natorial campaign his visits throughout the State
proved a gi'eat power in his behalf. His happy
faculty of winning the confidence and good wishes
of those with whom lu^ comes in personal contact is a
source of great popularity, esi)cci:i lly duringa [lolit-
ical battle. As a sjieaker he is lluent, his l.-inguage
is good, voice clear and agreeable, and manner
forcible. His manifest earnestness in what he says
as well as his tact as a public speaker, and his elo-
quent and forceful laiign.age, m.akcs him a most
valuable campaign orator and a |)otverful pleader
at the bar. At the l\e|nibliean State Convention,
held in iMay, 1888, Mr. Fifer was chosen as itscandi-
dalc for (iovernor. He proved a poi)ular nominee,
.and the name of "Private Joe" became f.amiliar
to everyone throughout the State. He waged a
vigorous cami)aign, was elected by a good majority,
and in due time .assumed the duties of the Chief
IC.xecutive of Illinois.

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Vermilion County,

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^W- ^'.^J -''"^^'^y HE time has arrived when it
becomes the duty of the
people of this county to per-
petuate the names of their
pioneers, to furnish a record
of their early settlement,
and relate the story of their
progress. The civilization of our
day, the enlightenment of the age
and the duty that men of the pres-
ent time owe to their ancestors, to
themselves and to their posterity,
demand that a record of their lives
and deeds should be made. In bio-
graphical history is found a power
to instruct man by precedent, to
enliven the mental faculties, and
to waft down the river of time a
safe vessel in which the names and actions of the
people who contributed to raise this country from its
primitive state may be preserved. Surely and rapidly
the great and aged men, who in their prime entered
the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their
heritage, are passing to their graves. The number re-
niaining wlio can relate the incidents of the first days
of settlement is becoming small indeed, so that an
actual necessity exists for the collection and preser-
vation of events without delay, before all the early
settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time.

To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind
from remotest ages. All will be forgotten soon enough,
in spite of their best works and the most earnest
efforts of their friends to perserve the memory of
their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion
and to perpetuate their memory has been in propor-
tion to the amount of intelligence they possessed.
Th-; pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the
names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhu-
mations made by the archeologists of Egypt from
buried Memphis indicate a desire of those people

to perpetuate the memory of their achievements
The erection of tlie great obelisks were for t!;e same
purpose. Coming down to a later period, we find the
Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu-
ments, and carving out statues to chronicle tiieir
great acliievements and carry them down the ages.
It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in i)iling
up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea —
to leave something to show that they had lived. All
these works, though many of them costly in the ex-
treme, give but a faint idea of the lives and cliarac-
ters of those whose memory they were intended to
perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the masses of
the people that then lived. The great pyramids and
some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity;
the mausoleums, monuments and statues are crum-
bling into dust.

It was left to modern ages to establish an intelli-
gent, undecaying, immutable method of perpetuating
a full history — immutable in that it is almost un-
limited in extent and perpetual in its action; and
this is through the art of [jrinting.

To the present generation, however, we are in-
debted for the introduction of the admirable system
of local biography. By this system every man, though
he has not achieved what the world calls greatness,
has the means to perpetuate his life, his history,
through the coming ages.

The scythe of Time cuts down all ; nothing of the
physical man is left. The monument whicli his chil-
dren or friends may erect to his memory in the ceme-
tery will crumble into dust and pass away; but his
life, his achievements, tlie work he has accomplished,
which otherwise would be forgotten, is perpetuated
by a record of this kind.

To preserve the lineaments of our companions we
engrave their portraits, for the same reason we col-
lect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we
think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to
wait until they are dead, or until those who know
them are gone: to do this we are ashamed only to
publish to the world the history of those whi)se live?
are unworthy of public record.

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: A MKS 8. SCONCK. It is a liUing
^'3; testimonial to the wortli and char-
I'.'liem acler of this citizen to present
his portraii and liioj^rapliy on
Ihese, tiie o|)ening pages of the
Ai.uuM of Vermilion Comity.
Of the many citizens of Carroll
'l'i(\vnslii|) nime were l)etter
known or moi'c highly' esteenic<l
thnn this gentleman, who was
linrn near Brook's Point, Ver-
milion County, Nov. 14, 1831,
and die.1 .Sept. 21, 1«88, at the
age of fifty-seven years. In
childhood he atlonded the pu!i-
lic schools, as well as those more
advanced, at Danville, receiving a liberal educa-
tion. His father and mother were .Samuel and
Nancy (Waters) Sconce, both natives of Jjourljon
County, Ky., the hirlh of the former occurring in
1802, vvhile the mother was born six years later.

The elder iMr. and Mrs. .Sconce removed to Illi-
nois in 1828, and settled in Vi'rmilion County in
1.S2'.). ! hey had (hree children, who grew to ma-
turity, namely: .lames .S.. America .).. and Thomas
J. America J., is the wi<low of Oliver Calvert,
and now ni;ikes her home at the residence of her
brother, lately deceased. 'I'liomas .1. died in this
County. Jan. 1, 18.S8, while the father [nissed away
in .January. 1871. The mother is slill living, with
the widow of her son, at the advanced age of
tighty-one years.

The Sconces were prominent in the early history

of America, and more especially in Kentucky, of
which State they were early settlers. The great-
grandfather of the subject of this sketch w.as o[ie of
the earliest settlers of Bourbon County, where he
lived in a log house, built especially to resist the
depredations of the Indians. There were eight
brothers, and they were among the brave settlers
who reclaimed that beautiful country from the sav-
ages, and in so doing are ontitle<l to the thanks of
a grateful nation. Nearly all of these brothers emi-
grated South and West. There is a large family of
this name in Texas, .lames S. Sconce's father, Sam-
uel, was born in Bourbon County-, Ky. He lived
in the county of his birth untd 1828, when he
removed to this Stale, and in the following year
located in \ermilion County-. His wife came with
her parents to the vicinity of Brook's Point, in
1 820, her marriage occurring at that place the fol-
lowing year. .Samuel Sconce engaged in farming,
.and from start to linisli was successful. In 18/)2 he
eng.ageil in the mercantile business in Indianola,
under the firm name of B.ailey & Sconce. This
firm continued to do business until the big tire,
which destroyed their stock. Mr. Sconce then re-
tired from active life, and died .Ian. 'J. 1871, leav-
ing behind him a rei>utation of which any man
might be proud. In 184'J he took a drove of 200
fat cattle to Phil.-idclphia, where he sold half of

I them and drove the rest to New York, returning
the entire distance on foot. He also liauleil pro-

! duce to Chicago in the early d.ays.

I On November 14, 1831, James S. Sconce was

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(Ireii born. He was early taught industry, and be-
ing reared upon a farm was consequently used to
hard work. He remained with Ids parents until he
was twenty-four years of age, when he engaged as
a clerk in tlie store of IJailey ife Sconce, drawing a
salary of §800 a year for four years. In 1 859 lie
went to Kansas, where he [ire-cmpted 160 acres in
Lyon County, and at the end of three months he
traded this piece of land for a similar tract in Illi-
nois. Here commenced his career as a stockman
and drover. During this time he made the ac-
quaintance of his estimable wife. Miss Emma San-
dusky, or as her father wrote it '• Sodowsky." She
was the only daughter of the well-known Short-
horn breeder of Carroll Township. After marriage
Mr. Sconce lived one year with his father-in-law.
when he located on the present homestead, remain-
ing there' until the day of his death. lie worked
systematically, and to tlii>> may be attributed his
success. At any rate he became wealthy, and
when he died was the owner of 2,100 acres of the
most desirable land in the county. Upon this he
built an elegant home, said to be the finest country
house to be seen in the Stale. It is a large struct-
ure, built of brick, beautifully located on a slight
elevation, while the surroundings are all that an
admirer of tlie beautiful could picture. Giant
trees shade the grounds, and what nature has
omitted art has supplied. The lawns and gardens
are laid out artistically, adding to the beauty and
l)iclures(jueness of the landscape, and making it a
"thing of beauty" not excelled in this great State
of Illinois. The place is called "Fairview," at the
suggestion of Mrs. Sconce. The house is heated by
the Rutan system, and every room is supplied with
hot and cold water, while the spacious parlors and
corridors are illuminated by gas.

AVhen Mr. Sconce died he left a fortune variously
estimated at from *200,000 to -'j^OO.OOO, evei-y
cent of which was accumulated by judicious farm-
ing and stock-raising. It will be many years be-
fore the recollection of this good man will fade
from the memories of the people. His life was
sinijileand his methods straightforn^ard, his manner
gentle, kind hearted to the poor, indulgent to the
weak, charitable to the erring, and his memory like
a sweet fragrance ascends on high. Generous

friend, kind husband, noble citizen, and sincere
Christian, the world is better for thy living, and
the flowers of a sweet memory will ever blossom
upon thy grave.

Like his illustrious ancestors Mr. Sconce was a
fine looking, active man. He had keen blue eyes,
a personal characteristic so marked in his family,
and was of a sanguine temperament. A lifetime of
usefulness and business activity had develoi)ed in
liim good judgment, and as he became older his
attention was directed closel3' toward the things
revealed in Holy Writ. He was a consistent
and active member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Politically, he was a Democrat from con-
viction and from principle. In 1 8S2 ho consented
to run for the State Senate, making a brilliant can-
vass an(' running ahead of his ticket. He served
as Townshij) .Sui)crvisor. and always evinced a
deep interest in public affairs, and especially in the
welfare of his township, his county and his State.
His library was filled with choice and valuable
works, especially those treating upon the laril3f, a
cpiestion which was studied by him with deep in-
terest, he believing with other leading Democrats,
in a tariff for revenue only.

In matters pertaining to schools he took a great
interest. For several years prior to his death he
was a Regent of the Wesleyan University of
Bloomington, 111., which was financially favored
by his generosity. As a husband and father he
was most loving and devoted. As a result of his
wedlock two children were born: Anna, who was
a student of JNIorgan Park two years, and of Wes-
leyan University one year; and Harvey J., a bright
lad of fourteen years. He was greatl}' attached to
his children, and in them M'as centered his great
love. The poor young farmer and business man,
who is almost discouraged in life, will miss in Mr.
Sconce a friend, for it was one of liis salient char-
acteristics to hel]) those who would help themselves,
and as an illustration of this, it may be stated that
his will provided that those who owed him on
loans, should be allowed to pay, his estate in small
yearly installments, that they might not be dis-
tressed.

He was buried with ^Masonic honors at the Wood-
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immense tlirong. and the proicssion was lieiuled tiy
2(Hi Masons in mourning, and was over tliroe miles
in length, the hugest funeral line ever seen in \'cr-
miiion Count}'. It was remarked by one who
knew Mr. Sconce well that "a secret society which
commanded the fealty of a man like James Sconce
must have something in it." If he loved Jla-
sonry it was equally true that the Masons loved
iiim. To his faithfnl wife the death of her hus-
band was sad beyond expression. "Sorrows come
not single." A less noble woman would ha^e given
ii|) to despairiug sorrow at the loss of her husband,
her father, and lier mother within the spai'c of one
short year. Of true Christian grace and motherly
lieart she bore up bravely in her bereavement, fidly
determined henceforth to give u\> her life to her
Master, and to tlK' welfare of her children. As
before stated she is the only living child of Harvej'
.Saniluskv and Susan Baum. Coming from illus-
trious ancestors, ah effort will be made to herewith
present a few facts in regard to each of her parents.
In the }-ear of 1721 there came to America an
exile from I'oland, of noble Iiirth and proud sijirit,
and lofty i)atriotism. lie headed a rebellion against
the despotism of Russia and her allies in the dis-
graceful oppression of the defeated bnt not subdued
Poles. For this brave act he was exiled and came
to Riclunond. Va. That noble man was .Tames
Sodowsky, who afterward married the sister of
Gov. Inslip, of the Colony of Virginia, and from
them descended Harvey Sandusky, the fatiier of
Mrs. Sconce. Men of courage and force of char-
acter, the family l>as been represented in every for-
ward movement of civilization in this great coun-
try for more than a centurj': with the gallant pio-
neers in beating back the savages of the wilderness.;
with the brave Continentals, liattlmg for freedom
in the heroic days of '70; at the front in the War
of 1812; with Daniel Boone in the wild Kentucky,
where the grandfather of Harvey settled just after
the close of the Revolutionary War. ITis father.
Abraham Sandusky, was born there, and married
Miss .lane McDowell, who bore him eight children,
Marvty being the eldest. In 18;31 he removed
Irom Kentucky to Illinois, and settled with his
family on the Little ^'el■milion River, where he
continued to reside until his death. His oldest sou,

Harvey, was born in Bourbon County, Ky., May
17, 1817, and came to Illinois with his father, lit-
erally growing up with the country. In his twenty-
fourth 3'ear he was married to Susan, daughter of
Charles and Susan Baum, who had emigr.ated from
Ohio and settled on the Little Vermilion River,
After marri.age Mr, Sandusky located on the es-
tate which has since Iiecome so famous .as '-Wood-
lawn Stock Farm," Here, by intelligent and indus-
trious use of tlieir f)pportunities, he and his faithful
wife built uj) a princely home, and surrounded it
with an abundance that enabled them to dispense
the largest charity and most unbounded hospitality.
INIis. Sandusk}' w.as converted to Christianity in
iicr girlhood, and rejoiced in the hope of an im-
mortal life.

In the old family Bible is found this record :
"Harvey .Sodowsky this day found peace with
(tO<1. March 15, lS,j8." For forty years their's
wa.s a house of pr.ayer. To them were born three
children: The oldest died in infancy; the second
is Emma, lh(^ wife of the suljject of this sketch;
Gilbert, the third child and only .sou, died at the
early age of twenty-three years, Harve}' San-
dusky died on Saturday', Dec. 18, 188G, and the
following Tuesday was buried b^- the side of his
son in the beautiful Woodlawu Cemetery, which he
had selected and donated to the public, "Uncle
Harvey," as he was familiarly called, w;is in many
respects a noble man. There is ahv.ays good in a
heart that is alw.a3s tender, :uid his was a very ten-
der heart. To feed the hungrj-, to clothe and help
the needy, afforded him the greatest pleasure. The
foot-sore itinerant, whose horse had died, w.as taken
to the stables and told to ".select the best nag in
the lot," willuint p.ay or promise. That preacher
was sent on his way rejoicing, and thereby the
Gospel was spread to those beyond. By him the
homeless were sheltered, the friendless cheered, and
the wretched soothed.

He was a very successful man in business, was
enterprising and public spirited. In the stalls and
on the fields at Woodlawu are perhaps the finest
specimens of Short-horn cattle in .Vmerica, if not
in the world. For lift}' 3'ears he bad been interested
in raising and exhibiting fine stock. No man in
America has been more successful than he, as the

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premium lists of principal fairs will show. Evi-
dently he has ad<led iiiUold riches to the general
ccmimunit}^ by his enter|)rise in this particular. l>ut
his work is done, and the toils of his busy life have
ceased. The familiar figure lias drojiped out of the
picture of this life, and let us hope that it h.as
dropped into the life that lies beyond the other
shore. Mis home is lonely without him, his fam-
ily mourn him, his neighbors will miss him, his
friends regret bis absence, but ''God doeth all
things well." — (Extract from the Rev. G. A. Fra-
siei.) His wife, Susan Sandusky, came from an
equallj' illustrious family. She was the (laughter
of Charles and Sarah (IMoyer) Baum. They were
likewise Polish jjatriots. and by the Russian au-
thorities banished from their native land. They
for a few years lived in Germanj-, and tlien emi-
grated to the Colony of Virginia. This noble ex-
ile and progenitor of the Baums of A'ermilion
County, was Charles Bauin, the great-grandfather
of Mrs. Emma Sconce. He married Miss Barbara
McDonald, a relative of the brave Gen. McDonald,
of Marion's array. He entered the Colonial forces,
and served on reserve duty in protecting the
frontier. After the war he settled in Bucks County
and the year following Waj-ne's treaty with the
Indians, sailed down the Ohio River with his fam-
ily. They landed at the moutii of Buliskin Creek,
and there, close to what is now the river tow-n of
Chilo, established the first settlement in the Ter-
ritory of Ohio. One of bis sons was Charles Baum,
Mrs. Sconce's grandfather. He married Susan,
daughter of John Moyer, a Revolutionary soldier,
who fought manj' 3'ears under the immediate com-
mand of Gen. Washington.

John Moyer lived in Pennsylvania some time
after the war, then removed to Ohio, of which
State he also was an early pioneer. Charles Baum,
the grandsire of Mrs. Sconce, came to Vermilion
Couutj' in 1839. He lived to be ninety-six years
old. had prospered well, and was a consistent
Christian. From the Rev. G. A. Frasier we quote
the following concerning Mrs. Susan Sandusky.
•■( )ur community is again called to mourn the loss of
a most estimable lady, who fell asleep at her home
near Indianola, March 21. 1888. She was a daugh-
ter of Charles and Susan Baum, born in Claremont

County, Ohio, Sept. 25, 1818. She was converted
and joined tlie Methodist Episcopal Ciiurch when
quite young, and was married May 20, 1840. Her
life was singularly pure and exemplary, and she
adorned those stations in which true womanhood
shines the brightest. As a wife, mother, friend
and neighbor she w.as indeed a model woman.
None doubted the genuinenoss of her Cliristian ex-
perience. Alwa\s consistent, always true, she was
a power for good in the community. Her chari-
ties and uniform kindness for the poor had won for
her the love of .all who knew her. Her devotion
to dut}-, and lier unswerving fidelit}' had won the
confidence and esteem of all. She was not only
ready, but willing to die. In a conversation a few
days before her death she expressed a desire to
'reach her Father's house.' She leaves but one
child to mourn her absence from the old home-
stead. Mrs. James S. Sconce, the only remain-
ing child was with her mother during her last ill-
ness, faithfulJN'. lovingly attending to every w.ant,
and tearfully watching the slowly ebbing tide of
life till all was still in death. In this great be-
reavement Mrs. Sconce has the sympathy of the
entire community. The old homestead is left deso-
late. A family has passed from earth. We hope
that on tiie other side of the river they are again
united."

Mrs. Emma Sconce w.as born in the old Harvey
Sandusky homestead, better known under the name
of --Woodlawn," a name suggested by her for her
father's large farm, which was so famous in pro-
ducing herdsof prize-winning Short-horn cattle.
Here she grew up under the influences of a Chris-
tian home, attending Georgetown Academy- for
some time. Her loj'alty has marked her entire ca-
reer from childhood to widowhood. As the wife
of James S. Sconce she was ever a most worthy,
affectionate, and loving companion ; as mistress of
the "Fairview" mansion she is modest, kind, gen-
erous and hospitable; while the taste with which
the mansion is furnished reflects great credit upon
its mistress. She possesses a great deal of knowl-
edge, general and special, and is respected and es-
teemed by all who know her. She is a devout
Christian, and rich and poor alike are graced bj-
her favors. She deeply mourns the loss of her

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iiiisl)and, for their niani:i<re proved to i)e ;i most
liapp^' one. Slie is truly tiie type of noble Ameri-
can womaniiood. and as a mother is fairly wor-
shi|)ped by her two eliildron. and tliov in turn
are held most affectionately dear. Her modesty
prevents her giving further facts in regard to her-
self. Her attorney, however, has furnished the
following figures concerning her estate: Personal
property of James S. Sconce, deceased, !t!C2. 000;
personal property of Harvey Sandusky, deceased,
*20,0()0; total number of acres of land bold by Mrs.
Sconce, 3,CO0.

-J^^- •

IRAM ARMANTROUT. In no portion of
jj the world is there illustrated the result of
\S^ patient industry more forcibly than in the
i^p great West. Could the j'ouug man of fifty
j-ears ago have had the power to look forward into
tlie future and discover not onlj' what he himself
would accomplish, but what would be done by his
brother pioneers, he would have labored with
greater courage than he has already done; for no
one can dispute that the first settling up of this part
of the country was necessavilj' an experiment. Few
however, stood in doubt .as to the final result, but
fewer still would have prophesied the achievements
which have really been accomplished.

The subject of this sketch was one of the earliest
settlers of Middle Fork Township, whence he re-
moved to Butler Townshij) in April, 1855. He
took up a half-section of government land, em-
bracing a part of sections 2, 22 and 13, in tow-nsliip
22, range 13, before there had been any attempt at
cultivation. In the fall of 1856 he put up a small
frame house, and being unmarried, took in a tenant .
with whom he lived. He had, prior to tliis, broken
sixtj- acres. He proceeded with the improve-
ments of his property single-handed until the
spring of 1859, when he took unto himself a wife
and helpmate. Miss Celinda Pugh. They spent the
first few years of their wediled life in the little
house, and in due time, being prospercti, our sub-
ject was enabled to erect a larger dwelling. He
also built a good l)arn and planted forest and fruit
trees, which flourished, and he now has the finest
grove in the neighborhood. Ho occupied this farm

until March, 1889, when be wisely retired from
active labor and purcli.ased property in Rossville.
where he took up his abode and purposes now to
live.

Our subject w^as born in Mi)niivomory Ci)unly.
Ind.. Aug. 12, 1829, an<l lived there until 1H55
with his father and mother. The former. Valen-
tine Armantrout, was born in Rockingham County.
Va.. April 27, 1799, .and removed with his father,
Fiederick Armantrout, to Warren County, Ohio,
in 1808, where he was reared to manhood. He
married Miss Catherine Kesling, and they so-
journed in the Buckeye State until 1828, when they
removed to Montgomery County. In<1. There the
father engaged in farming and blacksmitliing com-
bined, .and lived until his decease. wlii<-li took place
March 17. 1840.

To the parents of our subject were born seven
children, of whom he was the third, and of whom
four are living: Ambrose is a resident of Chautau-
qua County, Kan.; Simon lives in W.ajnotuwn,
j\rontgoraery Co., Ind.; Sarah became the wife of
C. S. Bratton, of Rossville, and she is now de-
ceased. Mary Ann is the wife of .lames Applegale,
of this county ; Melinda dieil at the age of seventeen
years; Henry died in Linn County, Kan., in 1887.
The paternal grandfather was a resident of \ir-
ginia during the Revolutionary War. in which his
father and two brothers fought, while he remained
at home. He was drafted, but Washington sent
him home. The family is of (Jerman d<'scent, and
the first representative in this country settled in
Virginia.

At the time of leaving Butler Township Mr.
Armantrout was its oldest living male resident. One
lady. Mrs. Pyles, had been there one year lono'cr
than himself. As a farmer ho was more than or-
dinarily successful, and also prosecuted stock-rais-
ing with excellent residts. He was prominent in
local affairs, being the first Road Commissioner in
the township, in which office he served eleven years.
Ho officiated as Constable four years, was Justice of
the Pe.ace seven years. School Trustee nine years,
and School Director for a long period. Politicallv,
he is a Republican.

Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Arman-
trout, the third child, a son, Harmon, died when

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one year olrl. The survivors are Scott, Celia M.,
Drusilla, Carrie and Ida. Scott married Miss
Emma Walters, and lives on the liome farm; Celia
Ma}' is the wife of Ira G. Philips, and the niotliei-
of one child, a daughter, Mabel; tliey live near
the homestead. The others are unmarried and
remain with their parents. Mrs. Celinda (Pugh)
Armantront was born in Warren County, Ind.,
Aug. •2(i, 1833, and is the daughter of George
Pugh, who was a native of Pennsylvania. He mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth Ander-son, and they reared a
large family of children. He followed farming his
entire life, and after leaving his native State set-
tled near Lebanon, in Warren County, Ind., where
he spent his last days. His death occurred about
1 SG4, at the age of seventy years.

, LIVER IlAPvRLSGN CRANE. The leading
event in the life of this gentleman was his
'i' birth whieli occurred in. Fountain County,
Ind., on the -Ith of March, 1841, the day of the in-
ausuration of President AVilliam Henry Harrison?
and iu honor of whom the infant was given his sec-
ond name. He is now a man of forty-eight years,
and one of the most substantial farmers of Grant
Township, being the owner of 160 acres of choice
land, jiloasantly located on section 29, township 23,
range 12.

Mr. Crane spent the first eighteen years of his
life in his native county, acquiring a i)ractical edu-
cation in the common schools and becoming famil-
iar with farm i)ursuits. In the fall of 1859, leaving
the iiarental roof, he came to this county and as-
sumed charge of the land which his father had en-
tered from the Government at $1.25 per acre. He
boarded at the house of a neighbor until the spring
of 1 8G 1 ; then put up a house into which he removed
with his young wife, having been married Feb. 7
of that year to Miss Charlotte Bowling of his own
county in Indiana.

]\Ir. and IMrs. Crane, although removing into a
more modern domicile, have occu|)ied the same
faiin which they moved upon at the time of their
marriage. Their labors and struggles have been
>imilar to those of the people around chem; their

rewards likewise. Industry and economy' have been
repaid foiirfoUl, and now, in the enjoyment of all
the comforts of life and many of its luxuries, they
sit under their own vine and fig tree and are blest
with the respect of their friends and neighbors.
For some time after Mr. Crane settled here there
were no neighbors north for fifteen miles, the near-
est being at Ash Grove. Deer, wolves and other
wild animals were plentiful, but these slowly dis-
apjieared as the country became settled u[).

The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Crane, eleven
in number, are recorded as follows: The two eldest
died in infancy; Elmer E. was born May 28, 1865;
John N., Sept. 3, 1867; Lillian L., Jan. 6, 1870;
Alfaretta, Feb. 11, 1872; Winifred, Dec. 4, 1873;
Morris S.. Nov. 2, 1876; Mary A., June 24, 1879;
Perry D., Jan. 28. 1883; Anna M., Oct. 23, 1885.
The eldest son living, Elmer, married Miss Olive
Keplinger, is a re.sident of Northwest Nebraska and
the father of two children. Mrs. Charlotte (liow-
ling) Crane was born .hily 3, 1843, in Fountain
County, Ind., and is the daughter of Willis P. and
Mary (Bruce) Bowling, who were natives of Ohio.
The father was born in Warren County, Jan. 25.
1816, and lived there until a lad of eight years.
His parents then removed to Indiana, and after the
death of his father in Fountain County he contin-
ued on the farm, where he reared his, family and
spent his last days. This farm is located in Van
l>uren Township six miles northeast of Covington.
The maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Crane was
Mary Bruce, and the parents were married in 1838.
Of the eight children born to them three are living —
Charlotte, Arthur and Morris. The two boys live
at the old farm in Fountain County, Ind., with their
father. The latter, with his estira.able wife, is a
member of the Christian Church, and the family
stand high in their community.

Mrs. Mary (Bruce; liowling was born in Law-
rence Count}-, Ohio, Jan. 21, 1K17, to Joshua and
Margaret (Innes) Bruce, the father a farmer by oc-
cui)ation. When Mary was a girl of eleven j^ears,
they left the Buckeye State and removed to Foun-
tain County. Ind., where she remained umler the
parental roof until her marriage.

Joel Crane, the father of our subject, was bora i
Jan. 28, 1817, in Warren County, Ohit) near the

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birthplace of Mr. Howlinjr. He lived there until
18.32, and then, a l.id of flftecn j'cars, migrated
to Fountain County, Ind., with ills jinrents, where
he was married and still lives on the old farm
northeast of Covington which his father took up
from the Government. His wife was formerly Miss
Elizabeth Jenkins, and they reared a family of three
cliildren — Oliver H., Lewis C. and Cyrus, the lat-
ter two of Missouri and Kansas respectively. Mrs.
Elizabeth (.Tenkins) Crane w.as boru Dec. .5, 1820,
in Ohio, and departed this life at the homestead in
Indiana Sept. 2, 18.')3. She left the Buckeye St.ate
with her parents in 1839 and remained with tliem
until her marriage.

Mr. Crane, our sul)ject, li.as been a man always
full of business and one who has little respect for
the drones in the world's busy hive. He has kept
himself well posted upon events of general interest,
and is one with whom may be spent an hour very
pleasantly and profitably. His course in life has
lieen that of an honest man, while iiis industry has
been rewarded with :i competence.

HARLKSBIHL. This gentleman occu[)ies
no unimijortaiit (xisilion among the self-
made men of this count3- who have arisen
by their own efforts from the foot of the ladder
and who by untlagging industry and perseverance
liMve accumulated a competence and in their later
years are retired and in the enjoyment of it. Mr.
Bulii represents a goodly amount of pro|)erty — in-
deed is recognized as a capitalist — and has contrili-
uted his fidl rpiota to the business interests of Dan-
vdle and vicinity. He comes of substantial ances-
try and is a native of Pennsylvania, having been
born in Butler County, Feb. 8, 1812.

Our subject remained a resident of his nati\e
place until a young man of twenty years, acquiring
a practical education in the common school and
being variousl\' occupied. Finally resolving upon
a change of location, he made his way in 1838, to
Detroit and for two years thereafter employed
himself as a teamster. In the fall of 18-18, he vis-
ited Chicago and being favorably impressed with
the outlook, established himself in the hat, cap

and fur business on Lake street, second door west
of Clark stieet where he operated successfully until
abonl l.s.'iO. Then .selling out he invested the
proceeds in a farm of 697 acres, embracing the
present site of Kensington and which he secured
for the sum of i!5,000. Nine months later he sold
the bottom land — about 300 acres — to the Michigan
Central Railway for the i>rice which he had paid
for the whole. For about ten years thereafter he
engaged in farming, and then sold out and coming
to Danville investetl a portion of his capital here
where he has since made hishonu\

Mr. Buhl has been engaged in different enter-
Ijri.ses since coming to Danville. He invested a
portion of his capital in the lots embracing Nos. 1 17
to 123 or. E.ast Main'street Where he has put up
buildings, the rents from which yield him a hniul-
some income. He has at different times owned
considerable land in the county and has now eigh-
teen acres of valuable land just outside the city
limits! Although a sound Republican politii'ally
he h.as never sought office, but was twic« elected to
represent his ward in tlie City Council and has
served as a member of the School Bo:ud. From
these, however, he withdrew before the expiration
of his term. During the Civil ^\'arhis son Sidney
served as a sohlier in the Ihiion Arm\.

Mr. Buhl was mairiccl in Pennsylvania .Iul\- 9,
1834, to Miss Eliza Aim McConaughy, and they
became the parents ol six children, four of whom
are living, namely: Sidney, Frank, Emma and
Laura. Mrs. Bidil was born in New Lisbon, Ohio,
Jan. 1, 1820, and is the daughter of James and
Elizabeth McConaughy, with whom she lived in
the Buckej-e State until her marriage. Mr. McC.
was a farmer by occupation and the parental house-
hold included ten children — four sons and si.\
daugliters. Sidney Buhl, the only son of our sub-
ject married I\Iiss Sally Myers and they have one
child, a daughter, Georgia; he is in the employ of
the American Express Company. Frank is a resi.
dent of Louisiana where he operates a fruit farm and
nursery; Emma is the wife of William Myers, to
whom she was married Jan. 1, 1888; Mr. M-, is em-
ployed as a carriage salesman and they live in
Danville. Laura was married June 5, 1883, to Mr.
.lohn Lawrence, a lioot and shoe merchant, located

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at 117 East Main street. The (laughters are mem-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Christian Buhl, the father of our subject, was a na-
tive of Germany, and came to America when a young
man, and settled near Zelcin()i)le. I'a., where lie en-
imaged in the manufacture of hats. He also became
the owner of considerable land and spent the re-
niaiuiler of his life in tiiat vicinit}'. He iiad mar-
ried Miss Fredrika Gearing and tiiey reared a fam-
ily of ten children, of whom Cliarles was about the
fifth in order of birtli, and of wiioni seven are now
living. Mr. Buhl die<i in Pennsylvania at tiie ad-
vanced age of eight^'-seven j'ears. His wife sur-
vived him three 3'ears .and was also eighty-seven
years old at the time of lier decease.

■iT/OnN W. 15AXDY, junior member of liie
lirm of Smitii tt Bandy, druggists, is also
owner of the Bandy Block on Vermilion
/ street, Danville, and is well-known to the
citizens of the city and vicinity .as representing
some of its most important business interests. He
is a native of this place and was born April 8,
1844. Of his father, William Bandy, one of the
earliest ijioneers of this county and an aged vete-
ran of seventy-seven years, a sketch will lie found
elsewhere in. this volume.

The tirst four years of the life of our subject
were spent upon a farm and then the family re-
moved to Danville, where John W., acquired a
practical education in the common schools. When
approaching manhood he entered the office of the
Danville Plaindealer, then under the control of
John Leslie and with whom he remained until the
oflice w.as purch.ased by Judge Daniel Clapp.
Young Bandy continued with the latter until 1864.
That year he began the study of medicine with Dr.
Samuel Humphre}' as preceptor and after a time
began practicing to a certain extent. He, how-
ever, concluded that he was better adapted to
some other business than that of a physician, which
resolution was strengthened by his failing haalth.
He spent three or four years in recuperating and in

1872 engiiged as clerk iu the store of E. E. Boudi-
not about five years. At the expiration of this

time he was admitted to partnership with his em-
ployei'. Three years later he sold out to Mr. E. G.
Smith, a native of Danville, and the only surviv-
ing member of the family of Giles .Smith. These
gcnllcmeu have been in partnership since that
lime and Mr. Bandy has been in tlie store since
1872. Mr. Bandy is a gentleman of great energy
and enterprise, .and has accumulated a good prop-
erty, including one of the finest brick blocks on
North Vermilion sti-eet which was erected in 1887,
and is equipped with all modern improvements.

Mr. Bandy was married in Danville, Sept. 28,
1861, to Miss Margaret Humphrey, who became the
mother of one child and who died together with the
child in 1865. Our subject contracted a second mat-
rimonial alliance withlMiss Mary A. Campbell, of
Lafayette, Ind., Aug. 2!l, 1879. Of this union there
was one child, a son, Clauile W., who was born Aug.
29, 1880, and is still living. Mrs. M.ary A.
(Campbell) Bandy was born June 1 , 185."!, about
fifteen miles southeast of Logansport, Ind., and
spent her childhood and youth in Indiana. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Bandy are members of good standing
of the Kimber Methodist Episcopal Church. Until
about 18G.5 Mr. Bandy voted with the IJepublican
party but has since that time affiliated with the De-
mocracy. He has never had any ambition for office,
preferring to give his best efforts to his business
aft'iiirs. His home comprises a neat residence in the
northeast part of the city and as the son of a prom-
inent family he occupies no secondary position in
soci.al and business circles.

ENRY L. BUSHNELL is one of the leading
|i and successful business men of Hoopeston.
He is the proprietor of the North Elevator,
(^) which has a capacity of 75,000 bushels. He
also owns several other large elevators on the line
of the Chicago ifc Eastern Illinois Railroad. He is
also general agent for the Brazil Block Coal Com-
jKany. handling from 2,500 to 3,000 cars yearlvi
besides his local trade.

Mr. Bushuell was born Oct. 2, 1843, near what is
now Dunlap, 111., and there remained with his father
until he left school to enter the army, lie enlisted

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on July 2, 1SG2, in Comiiany E, 77th Illinois Iii-
fiinti-y. This regiment was assigned to the I3tli
Army Corps, originally under Gen. Smitii, hnt
wiiieli was latterly under the command of (ien.
Banks, and participated in the battles of Black
River, Jackson, Champion Hill, Black River Bridge,
tlic siege of Vickshurg, and also in the entire cam-
paign which resulted in the oi)eniug of the ^lissis-
sippi River. At \'icksburg he was wounded on the
22d of May, 1863, in the left knee, after which be
was in the field hospital until his recovery. The
last seventeen months of the service he was Second
Lieutenant of his company. Wliile on the ex[)edi-
tion with Banks u|) the Red River, he wjis cap-
tured at Manslield, La., April 8, 18(!1, and taken to
Camp Ford. Tyler, Tex., and was tliere iield until
tiie close of the war. While a prisoner of war he suf-
fered untold hardshii)s, which impaired his health,
the elt'ects of which he feels to tiiis day. After his
relea.se he joined his regiment at Mobde, Ala., Jan-
uary, 1 80)5, but remained there but a few days when
he proceeded to St. Louis, where he w.as i)roperly
exchanged. Here he w.as detailed on Gen. Dodge's
staff, remaining on this duty until Aug. 1, when he
was n)ustered out of the service having served for
several months more than his regular enlistment.
After leaving the army he returned to Peoria. III.,
and engaged in the lumber business with his father.
In this he continued for some time, having an ex-
tensive trade, and becoming accustomed to railroad
business in the mean time, he was ai)pointed Assis-
tant (ieneral Freight Agent of the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Railro,ad, with headquarters at Tor-
re Haute. He continued in this capacity for five
years, when in July 1883, he resigned and removed
to Iloopeston where he has since been engaged in
business, and it is not too broad an assertion to
state that he transacts more business than any other
man in Eastern Illinois.

Mr. Bushnell has served his cit}^ as Mayor for
two terms and for one terra has been an Alderman.
He has also .served ftve ye.ars on the Board of Edu-'
cation, of which he is now President. He has never
.aspired to office but his great business talents are
alwaj's in request by his neighbors, and he cannot
see his way Vlear to refuse them. He is a hard-
working Republican, is recognized as a leader in

his party, and can be found attending all its conven-
tions and gatherings. He is a member of the First
Baptist Church and has been a Sunday-school Su-
perintendent for twenty years.

On Septendier 18, 18(;7, Mr. Bushnell married
,Mi.ss Ilattie A. Littell, of Peoria, anil they have
become the parents of ten children, two of whom
only are living, six dying of diphtheria. The living
are William F., who was born Jan. 25, 1872 and
Jessie A., April 21, 1883. Mrs. Bushnell w\as born
in New York City, ftlarch 18, 1814 and is the
daughter of Isaa(^ Littell, who came West in 1855.
In closing this brief sketch, it is proper to say that
there are no more pojiular people in this section of
the country than Mr. and Mrs. Bushnell.

^^^\IIA1{LES IM. BAIM, a native of this
(l( „ county, may usually be found at his well-
^^y regulated homestead on section 25. Be-
sides general agriculture, he is largely interested
in the breeding of draft horses and has been of
signal service in elevating the standard of hoi'se
llesh in this part of the Statt'. Active, energetic
and industrious, he i,s a scion of the pioneer ele-
nu'iit which located in this county at an earl}' day
and assisted largely in its growth and develop-
ment.

There are some interesting f.acts connected with
the family history of Mr. Baum which cannot l)\-
an)' means be proiterly omitted from this sketch.
His father, Samuel Baum. a farmer by occupiition.
was born twenty-five miles south of the city of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and was the son of Charles
Baum, supposed to have been born in Pennsyl-
vania, whence he removed lirst to Ohio and later
to Illinois. He was a gunsmith by trade, but after
coining to this country occupied himself mostly as
a farmer, and died at the advanced age of ninetv-
eight years. Three of his seven children are yet
living, and Samuel, the father of our subject, was
the oldest of the family. Samuel Baum came to
Illinois as early .as 1828, and located on the Little
Vermilion, near the present site of Indianola. The
country then was ver}- thinly settled and \'ermil-
ion County was considered quite a frontier. The

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journey was made overland in a Dearliorn wagon,
and tlie.v brought with them a bug-horned cow
tied behind the wagon. The incidents of that long
and wearisome journej', during wliifh they camped
and cooked by the wayside and slept in the wagons
at night, and the after experiences, replete with
toil and privation, if |)roperly related, would fill a
good-sized volume.

Tiie parents of our subjec't, however, possessed
the hardy spirit requisite in the pioneers of '28
.and entered with courage upon the task set before
them. The mother was in her girlhood Miss Sarah
Weaver, daughter of ^licliael Weaver, who also
came to this county in 1828, .and the young people
were married in Ohio. Mr. Weaver prior to this
time had served as a soldier in the W.ar of 1812,
and w.is greatly prospered as a tiller of the soil t>f
Illinois, becoming one of Vermilion County's
wealthiest men. Mrs. Baum was the eldest of the
eight children comprising the parental family, of
whom only two are now living.

The parents of our subject were married in 1823.
Samuel Baum became a very successful farmer,
the owner of 1,400 acres of land, and devoted him-
self largely' to stock-raising. After the labors of a
well spent life he departed hence in March, 1861.
The mother had passed to the silent land fourteen
years previously, in 1817. Of the ten children
born to them seven are still living. Charles M. was
the sixth child and was born Dec. 22. 1838, at the
old homestead near Indianola. He pursued his 1
first studies in the district school and in due time j
entered Bryant il' Stratton's Commercial College,
Indianapolis, from which he was graduated and at
the age of twenty-two years liegan work for him-
self on his father's farm.

Our subject operated as a general .agriculturist |
two years, then for one year turned his attention
to shipping stock. In the meantime lie went into
Texas and purchased .oOO Texas cattle, which he
drove through the Indian Territory, in 1806, to
Chicago, consuming eight months on the journey.
He disposed of his stock, then returning to New-
town, this I'ounty. embarked in the mercantile
business for two and one-half years. He then pur-
chased ground for a sawmill and in conii)any with
Robert Craig put up the necessary- building, equip-

ping it with machinery and operated the mill for
two years. Then selling out he resumed iiis for-
mer business as a live stock shipper and afterward
farmed again for about two j'ears.

About this time Mr. Baum became interested in
fine horses and began imi)ortiug Clj'desdales from
Canada and was thus occupied two years. After-
wards he began breeding fine horses, for which his
well-equipped farm of 200 acres affords every con-
venience. He has thirty head mostly Clydesdales,
including the Knight of Colander, imported by
Galbraith Bros., of .lanesville. Wis., and a very
valuable registered maie imported by himself.
Mr. Banra's horses are gaining an enviable reputa-
tion in this part of the State.

On the 22d of March, 1869, our subject was
united in marriage with Miss Mary J., daughter
of William and Emil}- (Vanderin) Craig, wiio were
among the pioneer settlers of this county. Of this
union there have been burn five children: (iracc,
Ernest. Katie. Charles and Frank, all of whom are
at home with their pai'ents. Mr. Baum has been
active in politics since l)ecoming a voting citizen,
and is proud to record the fact, that his first Presi-
dential candidate was the martyred Rresiilent,
Abraham Lincoln. He kee|)s himself well |)OSted
upon the political issues of the day, and for twelve
years has ofHciated as School Director in his dis-
trict. He is President of the Newtown Ho:se and
Cattle Fair and a member of the Clydesdale
American Association, also f(.)r the Newtown Horse
Protector Association. He has been for tlje hist
three years a Road Commissioner. It will thus be
seen that he has made a g<jod record as a citizen
and is amply worthy of representation in the I'.io-
GKAi'iucAL Albusi of Vcrmiliou Count}'.

i«S^^fi=^^-^~

LLIS AD.VMS. The history to which our
attention is now directed is that of a man
I possessing some admiralile traits of charac-
ter and one whose course in life h.as been such as to
command the esteem and confidence of all who
have known him. During the \i(issiludes of lil'i;
he has spent man}' ycai's in ardiiuiis l.-llnir. has
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dealt honestlj- and fairly bj' his fellow-men and
should reap a large measure of consolation from
ihe fact that comparatively few have made person-
ally so clean and admirable record. There are few
wiio have not experienced adversity in their strug-
gle with the world, some more and some less, and
while with some it has had the effect to make them
sour and cynical, others have learned wisely from
tlie lesson and in this respect at least come off con-
querors in the struggle. Nature endowed Mr.
Adams with those qualities of mind and heart,
which have enabled him to make the best of cir-
cumstances and leave the rest to Providence.

The native place of our subject was not far from
the New England coast in Sussex County. N. J.,
his birth occurring Sept. 25, 1817. He commenced
tlie battle of life for liimself at the early age of
fourteen years, clerking in a stoi-e from that time
until a young man of twenty. He then accompan-
ied his father's family to Virginia and remained
on a farm in the Old Dominion for a period of
five years. Then leaving the parental roof he emi-
grated to Orange County, N. Y., where he was
employed as clerk in the grocery store of Mr.
Reeve in Goshen. Two 3-ears later he established
himself as a general merchant at Unionville in the
same county and sold goods there for fifteen years.

Mr. Adams finally becoming wearied of mer-
cantile pursuits concluded lie would seek the
farther West and settle upon a farm. Coming to
this county, in 1857, he purchased 480 acres of
land south of Fairmount and put up tlie largest
residence in this vicinity. Thereafter he occupied
himself at farming and merchandising until 1886,
when on the account of the failing health of his
wife he removed to Kansas, living there with a
daughter one j'ear and then returned to this county.

Our subject in 1844 was united in marriage with
Miss Amanda R., a daughter of Samuel King of
Pennsjivania and a prominent farmer in his neigh-
borhood. The ceremony took place at the home of
the bride's mother in Philadelphia. This union
resulted in the birth of three children, the eldest of
whom. Frank A., was married and died leaving iiis
widow witli two children. Anna is the wife of
Stanley Gonklin. a member of the firm of Jarvis,
Conklin A- Co., in Kansas City, Mo., and they

have two children. George C, married Miss
Nellie, daughter of Hiram Catlett of Vance Town-
ship, and they iiave two children. Mrs Adams
has been sorely afflicted witli rheumatism, being in
feeble health for the past twenty years and in 1884
was stricken with total blindne.«s. She and her
children are members of the Baptist Church in
whicii Mr. Adams has been a Deacon for tliirtv
years. In politics, Mr. Adams w.as first a Whig
and later a Democrat. Although seventy-two
years old he is in the enjoyment of go(jd health and
although having met with many reverses main-
tains the cheerful .and genial disposition which
h.as always attracted to him numbers of warm
friends. He appreciates the importance of pre-
serving the family record and a few years ago
wrote up a complete history of his life placing; it
in the hands of his son.

The father of our subject was Joseph Adams, a
native of New .lersey and a farmer by ocupation.
He married Miss Martha Post, a native of New
Jersey and they lived there until 18.311. 'I'hcn
disposing of their interests in that State they re-
moved to Spottsylvania Count}', Va., where the
mother died at the age of fifty-two years. Joseph
Adams spent his last years in \'irgini;i and de-
parted this life in July, 1845.

The parental household included eleven cliildrcii.
all of whom lived to m.ature years. Grandfather
Adams was a prominent man in Sussex Countv,
N.J. and licbl the [losition of Jud^c for s<ime

years.

i^C5<5t-'ffi«f-

illOMAS D. McKEE, of Oakwood Town-
ship, has for years been i^rominent in busi-
ness circles, operating .as lawyer, banker ami
farmer. His home is located on section 15. and
the farm is chiefly devoted to stock-raising, an in-
dustry which has always proved profitable in this
section. Mr. McKee was born in New York State
June 9, 183;i, at the old homestead of his parents,
John C. .and Jeanette (Stewart) McKee, the former
of whom was a n.ative alsf) of the Empire St.ate.and
tlie mother of Scotland.

John C. McKee was born in 1809, and died at
the .age of seventy-six 3'ears. The paternal graiid-

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father. Thomas McKee. was born about 1784 in
Dryden. Tompkins Co.. N. Y., where he spent his
entire life, dying at the age of sixty-two years.
The great-grandfather. James ^IcKee. was born in
the North of Ireland, and died at the age of ninety-
six years. Grandfather John Stewart married a
Miss Mcintosh and emigrated to America, settling
near Dryden. N. Y.. where he engaged in farming
and died at the age of sixty-two }-ears. Thomas D.
had the privilege of seeing aU three of the old
veterans.

The parents of our subject were married in New
York State, and afterwards lived upon the same
farm which still remains in the famiij-. and which
is located on the old State Road four and one-half
miles from Cortland, between the latter place and
Ilhica. The mother passed away in 1877. and the
father in 1885. Their family consisted of eleven
children, all of whom grew to mature years, and of
whom our subject is the eldest. Tliomas D.. like
his brothers and sisters, attended the village school
at McLean, and later was a student in Cortland
Academj' at Homer. N. Y. He prosecuted his law
studies in the State and National Law School at
Poughkeepsie under the presidencj" of J. AV. Fow-
ler, from which he was graduated and then set out
for the West.

Mr. McKee left his home in New York State in
1855, and going to Maysville, Wis., taught school
there six mouths. Prior to this before leaving his
native Stale lie had been similarly occupied at
South ^Cortland. In 1857 he went to Faribault,
Minn., and platted Morristown together with sev-
eral other towns. He tiieu migrated to St. Louis,
Mo., and from there to Leavenworth, Kan., during
the days of the troubles in the latter State and wit-
neesed many scenes of violence, enacted on the soil
of "'bleeding Kans.TS." In that State he oper.ated
as a surveyor, and taught the first school estab-
lished at Atchison. After a two-year's sojourn in
that region he returned home, completed his law
course in Poughkeepsie, and, in 1861, returning to
Illinois, established himself at Homer. Champaign
County, and began the practice of his chosen pro-
fession.

The next important event in the life of our suli-
jeet was his marriage with Miss Mary Groenendyke,

and six or seven years afterwards the newly wedded
pair established themselves at their present home
stead. While at Homer Mr. McKee, in comjiany with
D. S. Pratt, established the bank at Homer, and later
our subject purchased the interest of his partner
therein. That same year through the speculation
of his clerk the bank was obliged to close its doors.
This individual had been trusted implicitly without
bonds, and had made away with ?23,000 in cash.

Subsequently Mr. McKee became interested in
farming pursuits and began operations on 240 acres
of land, which amount has been augmented so that
the farm now embraces 680 acres all in one bod3\
It is all in productive condition, but largely de-
voted to stock-raising — fortj' to fift3' cattle in a
j'ear. about 200 head of swine and numbers of very
fine imported Belgium horses.

To Mr. and Mrs. McKee there were born five
children, four of whom are living: Samuel G.,
Stewart T., Mallie and John, all at home with their
parents. Our subject has been for many years the
School Director in his district, and h:is served on
the School Board in Homer for six years. He was
President of the Town Board there for several
terms, and it was largelj' through his influence that
sidewalks were laid and shade trees were planted.
He also labored assiduousl3' in suppressing the liq-
uor traffic. He votes the straight Republican
ticket, and is uniformly in favor of those me;isures
tending to elevate society and advance the inter-
ests of the people. Mrs. McKee is a very capable
and estimable lad^', with a good talent for business
and is a member in good standing of the Presbyte-
rian Church.

Samuel Groenendyke, the father of Mrs. McKee,
was born in Seneca County, N. Y.. in 1803, and
married Miss Lacj' Thompson, of Cumberland
County. Pa. In 1821 he removed with his f.imily
to the vieinitj' of Terre Haute, lud.. and thence to
Vermillion County-, Ind.. where he established his
permanent home. He tinall3' became the owner of
nearly 2.000 acres of land. Later he established him-
self as a general merchant at Eugene, and also had
a branch store at Homer, 111. He was very indus-
trious and enterprising, and was the first i)ork-
packer in his localitj-. He aided largely in encoiir-
asjing the various industries of the new countrv.

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and wns prominent in his (.ommunity, lieing cspec-
:illy well known by llic old settlers. The parental
family included three eiiildren, two daughters and
a son, Samuel, who is now a resident of Euirene.

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J -JOHN W. GOODWINE is one of the leading.'
j farmers and stock-growers of Vermilion
I County, and the owner of one of its largest
/ and most valuable farms, finely located in
the township of Pilot, his substantial residence,
with its attractive surroundings, being situated on
section 2G. lie is the son of a former well known
prosperous pioneer of this section of the country,
who was in his da}- an extensive land owner, and
did nuK'h toward developing the vast agricultural
resources of the county-.

The father was a n.ative of Kentucky, of English
descent, his parents having Ijeen earlj' pioneers of
that State. In l.sU) he went to Bartholomew
County, Ind., and was among its earliest settlers,
subsequently removing from there to Warren
County in the same State. In 1820 he came to
Warren County while it was still in the hands of
the pioneers, and located on government land, buy-
ing at that time 200 acres. He built a log house
for the shelter of his family and entered with char-
acteristic zeal upon the development of a farm
from the wild prairies, and from time to time in-
creased its acreage till he becaTue the possessor of
2,400 acres of fine farming land at the time of his
death, so fortunate was he in his undertakings. He
died IMarch 8, 1851. His wife, who died in 1824.
was a native of (Germany, her maiden name being
Elizabeth Snyder, and she came with her parents to
this country when she w.as young. Of her mar-
riage nine cliildren were born: James, Martha and
John, the only ones now living. James m.arried
Sophia Ruckels, of Warren County, Ind., where ho
is engaged in farming, and they have five children
— William, Christina, Indiana, Horace and Fre-
numt; ISIartha married Richard Lyon, of AVarren
County, Intl., and they have three children — John,
Martha and Thom.as.

John Coodwiiie spent the early years of his life
in his native State, gleaning such an education as

was afiforded by the pioiu'er schools of those days,
and on the home farm a good practical tr.-iining in
the management of a farm. He came to \ermil-
iou County March 15, 184S, and when he began an
independent life for himself he had a better start
than nnny farmer's sons, having inherited 300
acres from his father's estate. Rut nolwif'listandino-
such an .-ulvantage he worked with persevering en-
ergy, and liy wise management and a jnclicious ex-
penditure of money he has become possesse<l of one
of the 1-irgisl ami finest estates within the limits of
\'ermilion Coulity, owning over 1.0(10 acres of
highly improved hind, besiiles having given his
children 2,000. I haloes !ni extensive business in
general farming, and makes a speci.-ilty of raisin"-
Short-horns, having a fine herd of highly graded
cattle of that breed.

Mr. Goodwine has been twice marrie<]. His liist
wife was Jane Charletou, of Indiana, and to tlieui
were born five children — -Marion, John. James,
Mary J. and Fremont. Marion married Susan Sel-
sor, and lives in Marysville, this county. They
have five children, one of whom is dead; thd others
are Ilattie, Fred, Daly E. and Ary; John married
Mary Alexander, and they had one child, Annie ; his
first wifedied October, 1872, and about 1S74 he was
again married to Miss Alice Lane, and they have
six children — John, Wilbcr, Nora, I'lysses, Cora
and Villa; James, a farmer in this count}', married
Minerva King, of New Jersey, and they have three
children — Nellie, Roy and (ioldie; Mary J. mar-
ried James M. Tillolson, of Warren Count}-, Ind..
now a farmer in Louisiana, and they have three
children — lessie, Estella and Mabel.

The maiden name of the present w^ife of oursiib-
ject was Arminda Sijerr}^ and she was born in this
county Dec. 24, 1842. Her parents, Erastus and
Until (Rees) Sperry, were of (merman antecedents
though they were born in this country, the father
in Ohio June 3, 181'J, and the mother in Indiana
Aug. 11), 1819. Mr. and Jlrs. Goodwine have four
children, namely : Martha, Helen, Dora and Grant
\V., all of whom are at home with their parents.

Mr. Goodwine possesses in a rare degree far-see-
ing sagacity and energy, so comliined with those
useful (lu.alities of prudence and steadfastness of
liurposc. that he could not fail to increase his wealth

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l)y k'gitimate means, and accomplish whatever lie
attempted. His I'arecr in life has been an lioiiui-
nble one, and his place is among the most nseful
and worthy of the citizens uf Vermilion County,
with whose interests his own have )>ecn so inti-
mately connected these many years, and whose ma-
terial prosperity he has greatly extended. He has
served on the juries of the State and county, and
as an intelligent, observant man is greatly inter-
ested in the political issues of the day, giving his
support to the Republican party on all (]uestionsof
National or local importance. »

A fine large double page view of the handsome
residence and surroundings on the farm of Mr.
Goodwine is among the attractive features of the
opening pages of the aluum, and is a fitting intro-
duction to those which fuljow. It shiiws what can
be accorapJished by a life of industry and energy,
coui)led with a good business ca[)acity.

•^} OHN R. BALDWIN. There are few of the
older residents along the western line of
this county who are unfamiliar with the
' name which stands at the bead of this bio-
graphical sketch. It is that of a man selfmade in
the broadest sense of tlie term — one who in his
young m.anhood resolved to make life a success if
it could be accomplished by industry and wise
management. Many men who are successful per-
haps do not as fully realize the fact as those around
them who have lieen less so, but the present stand-
ing of Mr. Baldwin, socially and financially, should
give him an extremel}- comfortable feeling, for his
career has lieen worthy of emulation. It is main-
tained that every man has his hobby, and Mr.
Baldwin, a great lover of the equine race, has for
many years given his attention to the breeding of
and dealing in horses, and in this branch of business
can scarcely be excelled. He is an excellent judge
of this noblest of the animal kingilom, and while
developing their fine points has made of the indus-
tr3' a profit as well as a pleasure.

The farm proi)ert3- of ftlr. Baldwin is pleasantly
situated on section 17, Nance Township, and com-
prises a homestead furnished with all the modern

im))rovements, both for agricultural pursuits and
for stock operations. Mr. Baldwin is now past
sixty-one years old, having been born March 9,
1828, and is a native of SLason County, Ky. His
father, George Baldwin, who was born in Virginia,
is still living and in good health, although having
arrived at the ripe old age of over eighty-six
years. In addition to the possession of a strong
constitution he has for the last thirty years espec-
ially avoided the use of liquor in any form. His
life occupation has been that of a farmer, and he is
now living at a comfortable home in Fairmount.
where he enjoys the acquaintance of a large circle
of friends.

The mother of our subject was, in her girlhood.
Miss Reljecca Downing. She was born in Ken-
tucky, and was married in her native State, where
the family lived until 1839. Thence they removed
to Ohio, and in the fall of 186') came to this
count}', and settled three miles south of Fairmount.
They liecame the parents of seven children, ft)ur C)f
whom are living, and the mother deiiarted this life
in 1884.

The paternal grandfather of our subject emi-
grated from Prince Edward County, Va., to Mason
County, Ky..in IKM, during the i)eriod of its earliest
settlement. He there spent the remainder of his life,
dying in 1843. In the raeantiine he served as
a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and had a son.
Pleasant Baldwin, who carried a musket in the
War of 1812. The latter died in 1880.

The early education of John R. lialdwin was
obtained partly in Kentucky' and partly in Ohio,
and he remained a member of the [larental house-
hold until the time of his marriage. This interest-
ing event was celebrated Feb. 22. ISoO, the bride
being Miss Catherine J., daughter of Nathan Glaze,
of Maryland. After their marriage ]\Ir. and Mrs.
Baldwin settled on a rented farm near Ripk^y.
Ohio, where they lived until 18;>C. They then re-
moved to a farm which Mr. Baldwin had ]iurcliased
on Straight Creek Ridge. Ohio, and which he partly
improved and sold at a good profit two years later.
The next two 3'ears he operated as a renter, then
purchased more land, which he sold at war prices.

At the expiration of this time Mr. Baldwin, de-
termining to see something of the Western country,

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came to Illinois, and after viewing the country
went back home, pulili.-^lu'd liis sale of personal
property, established his family in Ripley, and in
May, 18G5, started out on anotiun' tour of investi-
gation. This lime lie was accompanieil liv Ids
father, they boarding a boat at Ripley whieh eon- i
veyed them to St. Louis and thence to Roekport
Landing, Mo. They were prevented from landing
at Lexington on account of the bushwhackers, who
were unaware that the war w.as over. They next
pursned their travels by stage and hack to St. Jo-
seph, thence to (Juincy and Chicago, 111., and from
there by way of Indianapolis and Cincinnati home.

Having seen so many different places, and all
with some advantages, our suliject now found him-
self in a dilemma ,as to where it was best to settle.
He linally concluded to remain in Ohio until he
could get all his money together, He rented a
farm and commenced dealing extensively in horses
and cattle, shipping to Cincinnati and realizing
handsome returns. The fall of 18GS again found
him Westward bound, and passing through this
county. From here he went to Southern Missouri
by waj- of Kans.as City, and gravitated back to this
county via St. Louis and the Illinois Central Rail-
road, lie found nothing in his opinion superior
to this region, and accordingly rented a house in
Fairmount, and returning to Ohio had collected, by
the 11th of March, 1869, all his money, and re-
turned to this county. He did not then intend to
invest his capital here, and in less than two weeks
had loaned about $4,000. He finally purchased the
land comprising his present homestead, and which
was embellished with the best dwelling on the prai-
rie. His stock shipping operations have extended
as far East as Boston and AUianj-, N. Y., and he
has probabl}' sold more young horses than any
other man in his neighborhood, these being shippe<l
largely to Pennsylvania buyers, who come to him
and make their purchases at first hands.

During the last ten years Mr. Baldwin h.is
operated as a breeder, and sold four colts of his
own raising to Pennsylvania buyers for §850. He
does no more shipping, lint since abandoning this.
has sold sixteen head of horses for over ^.■5.400. be-
sides three carlo.ads at from ^150 to ^IDO each.
One remarkable circumstance in his career is the

fact, that in Ohio he never lost but |!10 in his horse
operations. Since coming to Illinois he has handled
large numbers of valuable horses without loss. In
one carload he lost *-2G2, but made it all right on
the next shipment.

Of the twelve children born to our subject and
his estimable wife nine are living: Charles N., the
eldest, iii.'urieil Miss Susie fJumler, is the father of
three children, and lives two and one-half miles
southwest of D.-uivllle; Mary . I., the wife of Hu-
lon F.lliott. i> the mother of three children, .•ind
they liven half mile east of F;urmouiit; J. IIeii:y
marriei! Miss Lizzie Price, is the fritlier of six chil-
dren, and lives tliice miles south of Fairmount;
Emma Belle, Mrs. William Hill, lives in Onkwood
Township, and is the mother of one child; Lama
E. married Edwin North, and they live; iu SMcll,
without children; Cora L.. Mrs. Lincoln Smith, has
no children, and they live three .and one-half miles
northwest of Fairmount; Lizzie, Oscar G. and Rob-
ert L. remain at home with their i)arents.

INIrs. Baldwin was the fifth child of her parents,
and was born Aug. 31,182!), in Brown County.
Ohio. Her father, a prominent man in his neigh-
borhood, came to Illinois in the spring of 18('iG,
and died In Hancock County, in 1883, in the niiu'-
tietli year of his age. The mother survived her hus-
band five years, dying in 1888, in Hancock County
at the advanced age of ninety-two. Tlieir family
consisted of four daughters and six sons. Mrs.
Baldwin's people on both sides of the house were
largelj' re[)resented, many of them living to a great
age. Her grtuidfatlier on her mother's side was
the father of nine children, four of whom lived to
be from eighty to eighty-eight years old; their
united ages being 332. Her father, Nathan
Glaze, served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and
was a pensioner at the time of his death. Hoth he
and his wife were members of the Christian Chnrrli
for the long period of sixty years. Mrs. Baldwin
li.as been a member of the ISaptist Church.

Conservative in polities, Mr. Baldwin votes the
straight I{epulilican ticket, and recalls the fact that
the largest and most enthusiastic political meeting
which he ever attended, was one lielil in the inter-
ests of William Henry Harrison, in 1 8 10. at Ripley,
lirown Co., Ohio, when .Mr. ISaldiviu 'vas .a lad of

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twelve \'0<ais. He lias mixed very little in public
life with tiie exception of serving as .School Di-
rector twelve years. Ilis interests have cliicHy
centered in live stock, and he has been a prominent
worker in the County Fair Association. Ilis con-
nection witli this in Ohio extended from 1853 to
1867, and in Illinois from 1869 to 1886. He was for
four years a member of the Board of Directors of
Vermilion County Agricultural and Mechanical
Association at Danville, and took an iuii)ortant
part in the discussion of the matters pertaiiiintr to
its best interests. He is a Royal Arcli Mason, be-
longing to Homer Lodge Chapter, and in Fair-
mount is a memljer of lodge number 500, in which
he has served .as Master for two 3'ears, having
passed all the Chairs. He is a stockholder in the
Homer Agricultural Fair Association.

<S^DMUND P. JONES has a valuable farm in
llkl Da

|fe] Danville Township, ]>leasantly located four
I'' — ^ miles southeast of the city in the center of
a rich agricultural region. He is a fine type of
the sturdy, intelligent, self-reliant natives of \'er-
milion County wlio were born here in the early
days of its settlement, reared amid its pioneer
scenes, and after attaining a stalwart manhood,
took their place among its iiractical, wide awake
citizens and liave ever since been active in devel-
oping and sustaining its many and varied interests.
The subject of this sketch comes of good pioneer
stock, and both his paternal and maternal ancestry
were early settlers of Kentucky, and there iiis fa-
ther and mother, Willi.im and .lane (Martin)
Jones were born, the former in Harrison County,
Feb. 21, 1700, and the latter April 15. 1 7!)5. They
were united in marriage Jan. 23, 1816, and con-
tinued to reside in their native State till 1828,
when witli their six children they came to Illinois
with a team .and east in their fortunes with the
early pioneers of Vermilion County, locating near
D.anville. in Danville Township. They lived a
short time on section 16, and then the father
bought a tract of land on section 11. It w.as heav-
ily timbered, and the family lived in a riiil-pen for
a time as a temporary shelter, and then Mr.

Jones built a log house on the place, and in that
humble abode the subject of this sketch w.as born
.Ian. 13, 1830. The father improved a part of his
land, and a few j'ears later removed to another
l)lace, and resided in diflferent parts of the town
till his demise. Oct. 30, 1859. A faithful citizen
was tiuis lost to tiie community, one who had led
an honest, sober-minded life, and was deserving of
the resjiect accorded to him. His worthy wife
survived him till Sept. 10, 18C7, when she too
passed away at the home of our subject. Tiie fol-
lowing is recorded of the eight children liorn to
them: John P. is dece.ised ; Elizabeth is the wife of
Henry Sallce, of Oakwood Township; Joseph M. is
deceased; Sarah A. married Dennis Olehy, and is
now deceased; AVilliam Perry and Mazy J. are
deceased; Edmund P. is the suliject of this sketch;
Thomas J. lives in Oakwood Township.

The subject of this sketch remembers well the
wildness of the country around about as it first ap-
peared to him when he became old enough to
observe his surruundings, and the beautiful scene
presented by the virgin jnairie and primeval for-
est liefore civilization had wrougiit its marvelous
changes, is indellibly impressed on his mind. Deer,
wild turkeys and other game were plentiful and
roamed at will, unless brought down by the uner-
ring aim of the hunter an.xious to replenish the
scant larder in his humble pioneer home. There
were no railways for many j'ears after our subject's
first recollection, and tiie nearest m.arket was at
Chicago, 125 miles distant, till after the canal was
finished, and then produce was t.aken to Perrys-
villc, Ind. The farmers of those d.ays h.ad to con-
duct their agricultural operations in the most [iriin-
itive manner, and Mr. Jones says that when he w.is
young grain was cut with a sickle, and when the
cradle came into use that was considered a great
improvement, and the present iiarvesting m.achine
w.as undreamed of. Threshing machines were then
unknown, and the grain was either trampled out
by horses or else whipped out by flails. The plows
in use had wooden mold-boards, and all corn was
dropped by hand and covered with a hoe, while
gr.ass was cut with a scythe and hay was pitched
with a wooden fork. Nor w.as the work of the
liusy housewife lightened by modern improve-

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nicnts. The good luollicr cooked the food before
the tire in the oi(l-f:isliioiicd liieplace, and used to
spin, weave and malvC all the cloth for tlie family.
The intelligent pioneers earlj' sought to give their
children educational advantages, and the first
sciiools were conducted in rude log school-houses
provided witii seats made of puncheon with wooden
pins for legs, and the window comprising an
opening from wliich a log had been removed
and greased paper inserted through whicli the
hght had to penetrate, and a hirge firei)Iacc,
the cliimney of stick and clay, for heating purposes.
In such a structure our subject gleaned his eduea--
tion. He commenced in his boyhood to assist his
father on the farm, and gained from him a thor-
ough practical knowledge of farming in all its
branches, lie remained an inmate of the parental
household till lie attained man's estate and then
started out in life for himself by renting land and
carried on agriculture thereon for a while. At
the time of his marriage he went to Iroquois
County and settled on a tract of wild land there,
remaining till 1859, when he returned to \'ermil-
ion County, and in 1861 he bought forty acres of
land on section 13 of Danville Township. It was
partly fenced and a few acres had been broken,
but aside from that no improvements had been
made, not even any buildings had been erected.
He built a frame house on fort}- acres adjoining his
original purchase, and has since bought other land,
till he now has 220 acres, under excellent cultiva-
tion and capable of producing large crops. His
resi-'.ence, a well built house, is located on section
12, and he has other substantial buildings, and
everything about the place is conveniently .'u-
ranged and '.veil ordered.

Mr. .lones has been twice married, lie was first
wci'iUmI Oct. 1!), 185i, to Sarah A. Cox, wlio was,
like himself, a native of Danville Township, born
May 5, 1831. She closed her eyes to the scenes of
earth after a brief and happy married life, dying
in Iroipiois County. Nov. II, 18;j8. IMr. .lones
was married to his present wife, formerly Mary K.
Villars, Feb. 21, 181)1. Mrs. Jones is a native of
Clinton County. Ohio, born Dec. 11, 1810. to
William and Hutli (Whitaker) Villars (see sketch
of \Villiam Villars for parental history). Mr. and

Mrs. Jones have had six children, four of whom
are living, as follows: Rosa Belle married Joshua
Olehy.of Danville Township; John W. married Mary
J. Rouse, and they live in Danville Township; Lillie
A. married Albert K. Villars of Newell Township;
Clark S. is .at home with his parents.

Mr. Jones is a man of self-respecting, energetic
character, well dowered with firmness and decision,
ami his conduct in all the various relations of life
is such as to inspire the trust and esteem of all
with whom he comes in contact either in a busi-
ness or in a social w.ay. He and his wife belong to
the Pleasant (irove United Brethren Church, and
are active in aiding their jwstor and fellow- mem-
bers in an3- good work, and they are alwaj's to be
found on the side of the right. In him the Dem-
ocratic party in this section of the country tind a
stanch ally.

^•^^^^1^.^

)HOMAS UKK. Among others who came to
Central Illinois during the period of its pio-
'y neership was the sturdy Knglish-born citizen
with the substantial traits of chariieter handed down
to hira by his ancestors, the qualities of industry and
perseverance, which were bound to win. He as-
sisted in the development of the soil, in the build-
ing up of communities, and almost without an ex-
ception acquired a competence. Mr. Lee is one of
the representative men of his nationality and an
e.irly settler. He came to Illinois in ]8rj6 and took
up his residence in N'ermilion County in 1874 on
section 32, township 23, range 12. During the pe-
riotl of his fifteen years' residence here he has
oi)ened up a good farm of 1 20 acres and secured
himself against want in his old .age.

Our subject w.as born in Devonshire, England,
Sept. 17. 1838, and lived there until approaching
the eighteenth year of his age. He wjis the first
child of the family to le.ave home, and the occasion
was one naturally mixed with regret and some ap-
prehensions. Km harking at Liverpool, he m.ade
the long voyage across the Atlantic in safety, land-
ing in New York, and proceeded directly to Illinois,
locating first in Peoria County-. He worked on a
farm there several years, and about 1 8(50 changed

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his residence to Woodford County. In that county
he purchased wild land, where he opened up a good
farm and lived about twelve years. During this
time he put up good buildings, planted an orchard,
fenced his land, and, in fact, effected the improve-
ments naturally suggested to the progressive agri-
culturist.

In Woodford County, 111., our subject was mar-
ried, March 8, 1862, to Miss Grace Huxtable. The
young people began life together on the new farm,
and after selling out, Mr. Lee traveled all over the
West and the Pacific Slope, but came back to Illi-
nois, not being able to find any section of country
which suited him better. He then came to this
county and purchased the farm where he now lives.
There were no buildings upon it to speak of, but he
soon provided a shelter for his family, and here he
has since remained, carrying on general farming
and stock-raising successfully. He cast his first vote
for Abraham Lincoln in 18G0, and has since been
a stanch supporter of the Republican part^'. He
believes in the doctrines of the Bai)tist Church, of
which he is a member, attending services at Iloopes-
ton.

Seven of the eight children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Lee are still living — Hersehel J., Lizzie, Clarence,
Delraer, Newton, Jtnnie and Morris. The eldest
Son has been in the farther West for the past four
years. Lizzie became the wife of Loren Briggs,
and they live on a farm west of the Lee homestead;
they have two children. Clarence married JNIiss
Ada Redden and lives in Butler Township. The
other children are at home -with their parents. Mrs.
Lee was likewise born in Devonshire in 1843, and
came to America with her father when a child of
nine years, the family settling on Kickapoo Prairie.
The father farmed there for a time and then re-
moved with his family to AVoodford County, where
Mr. Lee made the acquaintance of his future wife.
Mr. Huxtable, also a native of Devonshire, came to
America in 1852, and carried on farming in Wood-
ford County until 1 887. Then, retiring from active
labor, he took up his residence in Benson, Wood-
ford County, where he now lives and is married to
his second wife. His first wife died in England.

William Lee, the father of our subject, also a na-
tive of Devonshire, England, spent his entire life

there. He married Miss Susanna Davey, and they
became the parents of five sons and tiiree daugh-
ters, all of whom, with the exception of two daugh-
ters, came to America, together with the mother,
who died in Benson in Januarj^ 1888.

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^ILLIAM DICKINSON, an honored resi-
dent and well-to-do farmer of Catlin Town-

ship, is numbered among the far-sighted
men of practical ability and cool judgment, who
have been instrumental in promoting its growth,
and making it a rich agricultural centre. He owns
a well-ordered farm on section 26, ever3' acre of
which is highly cultivated, and. with its neat build-
ings and other appointments, it does not compare
unfavorably with the many other fine farms of which
Vermilion County can boast. Here Mr. Dickinson
has passed thirty -six of the best years of his life,
coming here while yet in llie (irime of a stalwart
manhood, and that these 3ears have been well
spent in diligent and cheerful lajior, is shown by
the substantial home that lie has built up, in which,
now that the infirmities of age are upon him, he
can rest from his toils, and enjoy its comforts with-
out the necessit}' of labor and drudgcr3'.

Our subject is of English antecedents and birth.
His parents, John and Hannah Dickinson, were
both natives of England, and tlie3- died in Lincoln-
shire. Their son, William Dickinson, of whom this
sketch is written, was born in the old home in Lin-
colnshire, April 27, 1819, and amid its jileasant
surroundings, he grew to man's estate. He earl3'
engaged in farming, and became quite a farmer
before he left the old country to try life in the new
world, coming here in 1853, landing in New York
city the first day of JMay. He came directly to
Vermilion County in this State, having previously
lieard of its wonderful agricultural resources, and
has been engaged in tilling the land in Catlin Town-
ship ever since, though on account of his advanced
age lie has retired somewhat from the active duties
of the management of his estate. His farm com-
prises 197 acres of choice land, well cultivated and
sup[)lied with all the necessary buildings and ma-

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cliiiK'rv, and is indeed one of the most desirable
plnees in tiie vicinity.

.Mr. Dickinson was a married iii;in when he emi-
grated to tliis country, he having been previously'
wedded in the liistorical old town of lk)sttm, in
Lincolnshire, to Miss Emma Barker, a native of
that shire. Ten chihlrcn were born of their union,
as follows: Harriet A., wife of Frederic Jones,
whose sketch ap|)ears on another page of this vol-
ume: Elizabetli M., wife of (ieorge .Stonebraker ;
William, who married Gallic Lalleu; Emma, the
wife of Arthur Jones, whose sketch appears on
another page of this work; James; Matilda, the
wife of .lames Benlley : Henry. Hannah B., John
and Joseph.

-Vug. 14, 1888, she who had walked by the side
of our subject many a year, leaving, for his sake,
home and friends in the dear old England, and for
many a year cheering and strengthening him in his
work, passed out of his life, and entered into the
rest that passeth understanding.

"Her work is compassed and done;
All things are seemly and ready
And her summer is just begun."

Mus Dickinson — obituary.
Mrs. Emma Dickinson, to whose memory this
notice is inscribed, was" born in, Boston, Lincoln-
shire, England, Sept. 22, 1823, making her age at
time of death, sixty-four years, ten months and
twenty-two days. Her maiden name was Emma
Barker. She was married to William Dickenson,
March 2. 1847. Thcj' emigrated to this country
May 1 4th. 1 8.53, and located within three miles of
where the family now reside. Her sister, Mrs. Ma-
tilda Clipson came over at the same time. She w.as
the mother of ten children, five girls and five boys,
of whom the following were born in England:
Harriet A., wife of Frederic Jones; Mary E., wife
of (ieorge Stonebraker; Emma, wife of A. Jones,
and William, the eldest son. The following were
born in America: James, Henry, .lolin. Joseph
and Matilda, wife of James Bentley, and Hannah
U. the youngest daughter. The children are all of
mature age, and the family have never before been
b.'i-e:ived by death. The deceased was a member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in England, and

although she did not identify herself as a member
here, she was an attendant on divine services, and
lived an exemplary and Christian life. Her illness
dates back several years, however, she was not con-
fineil to her bed until about the beginning of Sep-
temlier, since which time she was unable to help
lier.self. Her sufferings were very great, but were
borne with a resignation which none but a Chris-
tian woman could possess. She was a devoted
wife, a faithful mother, the light of the home and
the pride of the family. While we must bid her a
fond farewell, her virtues will not be forgotten.

A short funeral service was held at the home bj-
Rev. A. C. Cummings. The music was under the
direction of Mrs. Elsie McGreggor, and the follow-
ing persons were (diosen as i)all bearers: A. G.
Oiinste.ad, G. W. L. Church, Jno. I'arker. jr., T.
Brady, J. M. Douglass and G. W. Tilton.

By request of the deceased, a sacred song was
sung during the services by little Benny Louis, ac-
companied hy his sister. A large ijrocession of
friends accompanied the family to the Jones ceme-
tery, where the body now reposes.

Mr. Dickinson is justly regarded as one of the
solid, reliable citizens of this township, as during
the many years that he has resided here, he has
ever shown himself to be faithful to his duties and
responsibilities in every tlepartment of life in which
he has acted, as a husband, father, neighbor and
citizen, and it may truly be said that his character
is suih as to ins|)ire respect and esteem.

AMES .M. (;EDDES, an Illinois pioneer of
'56, and a nuan who has been the architect
of his own fortune, is now tlie owner of :i
fine properly, comprising a well-appointed
farm located on section 7, in Uoss 'I'ownsliip. He
is a scion of an excellent old family of Scotch an-
cestry, and the son of Joseph (Jeddes, whose father,
George Geddes, emigrated from the Land of the
Thistle to America about 1788. Making his way
to the Territory of Ohio, lie located on a tract of
land in the wilderness, near where the town of
East Liveriiool now stands, but which then for miles
around was destitute of any signs of civilization. He

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had been married in Bostou, Mass., to a lady who
was descended from old Plymouth stock — people
who came over in the Ma3'llower — and who was
reared in the strict doctrines of the old Presbj-tc-
rian faith. They began their wedded life together
in the wilds of Ohio, where the}' reared their f.am-
ily, and spent the remainder of their days, each
attaining to a ripe old age. Of tiieir children,
seven in number, Joseph, the father of our subject,
was the youngest, and was born in 1805. He was
reared at that home in the wilderness. The coun-
try was gradually settled up, and among the other
adventurous pioneers who followed in the wake of
the Geddes family were William Moore, wliose
daughter, Catherine, became the wife of Joseph
Geddes, and the mother of our subject. The
mother's parents lived just across the Ohio River
in Brook County, Va., until their deaths occurred.

Joseph Geddes and his young wife continued to
reside near the old folk in East Liverpool about
six 3fears, and in the meantime their son, James M.,
the subject of this sketch, was born April 21, 1837.
About 1839 they removed to Tuscarawas Count}',
and later to the northeastern part of Indiana, where
Joseph Geddes departed this life at the age of
sixty-five years, and the mother at the age of sev-
enty-six. They became the parents of twelve chil-
dren, all of whom, with one exception, are living.
The second child, Elizabeth, died when about seven
years old. Those besides our subject, are named
respectivel}', John, William, Mary A., Wilson,
Richard, Robert, Nancy J., Lucinda, Joseph, and
Minerva. The latter, the youngest of the familv,
is thirty-six years old. The household circle re-
mained undivided by death for more than fifty
3'ears — a circumstance scai-cely equalled in the his-
tory of any other family in this region.

The parents of our subject, during tlieir younger
years, were identified with the Presbyterian Church,
but later became connected with the United Breth-
ren, in the faith of which they died. James M.,
upon coming to Illinois in 1856, located first at
Momence, but later removed to Iroquois County.
There he was married, in 1862, to Miss Emma,
daugiiter of Thomas and Anna (Barkley) Young.
They lived there until the spring of 1883, engaged
in farming pursuits; then our subject disposed of

his interests in th.it section and purchased his pres-
ent fine farm of 160 acres, which he proposes to
make liis permanent home. Upon coming to this
State he was without other resources than his good
health and strong liands, and like the wise man of
Scripture, he has increased his talent ten fold.
During his younger years he experienced all the
hardships and difficulties of life in a new country,
and im[)roved his first farm from the raw prairie.
He cast his first Presidential vote for Lincoln, and
has been a steadfast supporter of Republican prin-
ciples, especially since the outbreak of the war, and
h.is ever maintained an ardent admiration for the
martyred President, Lincoln. Both he and his
wife belong to the Christian Church at Prairie
Chapel. Their seven children, who are all living,
were named respectively: Elmer L., Josejjh F.,
Maude, Ruby, Nellie, Grace and Nora. They
form a bright and interesting group, and are being
given the educational advant-ages which will fit
them for intelligent and worthy members of so-
ciety.

FRANKLIN BALDWIN. It must be ad-
1 mitted that although no man attains to suc-

, . cess without encountering difficulties and

drawbacks, life still has its compensations, espec-
ial!}' when the individual has chosen tliatwise path
of rectitude and honor which has led him to a po-
sition where he is looked upon by his fellow men
with confiiience and esteem. The career of Mr.
Baldwin has been pregnant with interesting events
and experiences, some of them dark and trying
and some of them filled in with a large meas-
ure of satisfaction. The former served to devel-
op the naturally strong points of a substantial
character while the latter have shomi like the sun
upon a rugged mountain side, rounding uii tiie
whole to a complete end.

The native place of our subject was in the vicin-
ity of Decatur, Ohio, and the date of his birth.
April 26, 1832. When he was a mere child Ids
parents set out for the West and after landing in
Grant County, Ind., stopped there and raised one
crop. In the spring of 1838 they folded their
tents for a further journey Westward, starting out

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with a four-li<irso (cam and taking with tlieni their
household yoofls and a (luaiitity of pnjvisioiis.
Arriving at the Wabasii Hivi-r at Covington, they
then loaded their belongings on to a ferry boat.
The wind being strong and the river iiigli, Ihey
came very near being capsized and drowned and
received sueh a fright that our subject distinctly
remembers the event to tliis day. They succeeded
however, in making the crossing in safety and ar-
rived in tins county on the SOtli daj' of March,
stopping at Danville, tiiat place then being a very
small town. The country- around was compara-
tively unsettled, the cabins of the pioneers being
few and far between. Tliere was onlyone or two "ag-
on roads and wild animals were plentifid. The fel-
low feeling which makes all man kin ))revailed. and
eaeii new comer was greeted with a heartiness
which made him feel welcome. Tiie father of our
subject died tiie succeeding fall and the family
were left to struggle along .as best as tiie\- could
under the stress of limited means, and the hard-
ships and difilculties of life on the frontier. The
mother was a lady of more than ordinary capacity
and by careful management kept her famil}- to
gether until they were old enough to take care of
themselves. Finally, laying aside the cares and
labors of life she removed to the home of her
daughter in Dallas County, Iowa, where her death
took place at the .age of seventh-six j-ears.

The subject of this sketch acquired his educa-
tion mostly in the suliscription schools. When lif-
teeu j'ears old the raotiier broke up housekeejjing
and Franklin began working out by the day.
month and job, and managed to maintain himself
very comfortably, splitting wood b}' the cord,
plowing, sowing and gathering in the harvest. In
the fall of I80G, he took an important step toward
establishing a home of his own, being married to
Miss Editha Jane, daughter of John and Polly
(Stewart) Naylor. The newly wedded pair took
up their residence near Yankee Point and JMr.
Baldwin occupied himself as before, until 18G4.
when he purch.ased a tract of land from which he
built up a good farm and which he occupied for a
period of twenty-one j'cars. In Januar}', 1886, he
and his estimal)le wife decided, and wisely, they
would retire from active labor, and accordingly

leaving the farm removed to the new village of
Sidell, of which they iiave since been residents.

Mr. Baldwin in the fall of 1885, purchased from
Sanson Rawlings-a stock of hardware and has since
been engaged in trade, building up a good patron-
.age. In the 3'ear 1887, he completed a neat res-
idence on East Market street and with amjile means
:\m\ all the comforts of life, is enabled to live eas-
ily and enjoy the fruits of his early industry.

Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin became the parents of
nine children, the eldest of whom, John M., mar-
ried .Miss Lucy Thornton and is farming in Car-
roll Township, they have three children; Perry A.,
married Mi.ss Sarah E. Lawrence and occupies the
homestead; (hey liave four ciiildren— Maude, Ellen
Lester, and Rosa; Charles M.. married Miss Emily
Crices, and they are the parents of one child ; he
conducts a grocery store in Sidell; William A. and
Wilbur A. were twins.; (he former is farming in
Sidell Townsiiip, and Wilbur is with his brother
Charles in the grocery; Benjamin lives at the home-
stead; Norah E., died at the age of. eighteen months;
Robert W., is in Carroll Township with his brother
John.

The father of our subject was in his early man-
hood an old line Whig, and Franklin remembers
the election of 1840, when the grandfather of Pres-
ident Harrison was elevated to the first position in
the land. He cast his first Presidential vote for
J. C. Fremont, and, was a staunch supporter of Re-
publican principles.

James Baldwin, the father of our subject, mar-
ried Miss Rachel Parry and both were natives of
Brown County, Ohio. The paternal grandfather,
John Baldwin, came from England prior to the
War of 1812, and settled near Ripley in Brown
County. Ohio. The grandfather of our subject
participated in the aljove war, enlisting .at the age
of twenty-one years, after Hull's surrender. The
father of our subject came to this county in the
spring of 1838, and rented a part of the Drajjer
farm, but died the ensuing fall when Franklin was
a lad of six years. There were eleven other chil-
dren, one of whom, the j'oungest born. William,
died at the age of three years.

The remaining children of the parental family of
our subject are recorded as follows: Caroline, the

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eldest, is a i-esident of Madison County, Iowa, and
is seventy-four years old; Amanda lives in Marys-
ville, this State, and is aged seventy-two; Polly,
sixty five years of age, is a resident of Georgetown,
111.; Jane, aged fifty-five is a resident of Dallas
County, Iowa; Thomas lives at Yankee Point, this
eounty, and is fifty-nine years old. He and our
subject are tiie only two sons living. The other
children were named respectively, Elizabeth, Dari-
us, John N., James and Elijah.

Mrs. Baldwin's father was born in Ohio, and her
mother in Ireland. Mrs. Baldwin was born in Ver-
million County, Ind., June II, 1840, and there
spent her childhood and youth, attending the com-
mon school and being trained by an excellent
mother to those housewifely duties, a knowledge
of which is essential in a well-ordered household.
She has stood bravely by her husband in his toils
and struggles and he avers that it is owing largely
to her good sense and wise counsels that he has
been enabled to attain to his present position, so-
cially and financially. They take a natural and
pardonable pride in their fine family of children to
whom they have given all the advantages in their
power. Mr. Baldwin believes in education and
has carried out his sentiments in this respect in
providing his children with good schooling. The
family is widely and favorably known throughout
Sidell Township and vicinity where they count
their friends by the score.

yj;ILLIAM McBROOM occupies a high place
among the venerable and honored citizens
^J^^ of Catlin Township, and though not among
the earliest settlers of this jjart of Vermilion
County, he may be denominated one of its ijioneers.
He is still living on the pleasant tract of land on
section 35, that at the time of his i)urchase formed
a part of the wild iirairie,and which he has since im-
proved into a fine farm. lie and his wife are serenely
passing tlieir decliiung years in one of the cosiest
and neatest homes in this community, where they
are held in respect and atfection by the many who
know them.

Mr. McBroom is a Keiituckian b\- birth, born in

Preston County April 28, IBl.J, the eldest of the
five children of Joseph and Phebe (Young) Mc-
Broom, the former a native of Virginia and the
latter of Chilicothe, Ohio. After their marriage
they had settled in Preston County, Ky., and thence
they removed to Crawfordsville, Ind., in 1827, be-
coming early settlers of that place. Mr. McBroom
bought a tract of land, and cleared forty acres of
it where the city now stands. He was a man of
considerable enterprise, and besides engaging in
.agriculture, he made brick in that locality for four
years, operating two brickyards at a time, anil
making the first brick that was ever made in that
county. His useful career was closed in 1841, in
the home that he built up there in Montgomery
County, and a valued citizen was then lost to the
community. His wife survived him several years,
but for fourteen years previous to her ileath, which
occurred in Cass County, Neb., at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Sarah Young, she was an invalid.

Our subject w.as still in his boyhood when his
parents took him to Crawfordsville, Ind., and there
he grew to maturity, developing into a strong,
shrewd, capable man. He learned the trade of
wagon-making in that county, and followed it
exclusively for a long term of years, finding it
cpiitc profitable. He removed to Tippecanoe
County, and was engaged in his trade there, manu-
facturing w.agonsfor some ten years He then re-
turned to Montgomery County, where he resideil
until the month of October, 1854, when he came to
Vermilion County, and settled in Catlin Townshi|),
purposing to give his attention to agriculture on
this rich, alluvial soil, and he has ever since made
his home here. He owns 120 acres of land that is
very fertile and productive, and is supplied with a
good set of buildings; everything a))uut the place
is orderly, and the farm is under good manage-
ment.

Mr. McBroom has been three times married.
The maiden name of the wife of his early manhood
was Klioda Ann Stover, and she was. like himself,
a native of Kentucky. She bore him one child,
which died in infancy, and, the mother dying also,
both were buried in the same grave. Mr. McBroom
was married a second time in Montgomery County.
Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd becoming his wife; she was a

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daughter of Josepli Hanks. To tliera three chil-
dren were born — Jo.seph. John and Thomas, the
latter dying when about a year old. Mrs. Mc-
Broom departed this life in Tippeeanoe County,
Ind., in 1848. Our subject was married to his
|)resent wife in that county March 13. 18ol. Her
maiden name was Emily Allen. She w.as the
dausrhter of the late Judge William and Susan
(Spurgeon) Allen, and widow of Jacob Snyder.
He died in Montgomery County Nov. 17, 1846.
She had by her first marriage four children — Sarah,
Susan, Ivea Ann, Amanda M. Sar.ah was the wife
of Arthur C. Scliocky, and she died in Kansas.
Mrs. McBroom's parents were natives of Ken-
tucky, and she was the sixth of their ten children.
She was born in Bourbon County, Ky., May 20,
1818. B}- lier marri.age with our subject she has
had six children, as follows: Pliuibe E., Alfred,
Franklin, Josephine, William and Eddie J. I'ha-be
and Franklin are deceased.

Although Jlr. and Mrs. McBroom are well ad-
vanced in years, the snows of .age have not yet
chilled their hearts or deadened their sympathies
towards the needy and suffering. The}' still take
an active interest in the .affairs of the day, and
keep well i)0sted on topics of general interest. Mr.
McBroom's career in life has been a useful one to
himself and to the community at large, as lie has
contributed his quota towards its upbuilding, and
has alw.iys acted tlie part of a good citizen. He is
decided in his political views, and is a t'aitiiful ad-
herent of the Democratic party.

*(^n1NS0N K. BOARDMAN. Occasionally
Wi />/ we find a man who has had the enterprise to
v|/^ see something of the world before settling
down to the sterner duties of life, as in the case of
the subject of this notice. He has been (piite a
traveler throughout the Western country, and
spent a number of years on the Pacific Slope. He
came to this county in the fall of 1840, and settled
on this farm in 1859, where he has "2G5 acres of
choice land on section 26, township 23. range 12.
This has been his home for the long period of
lliiity-five \-ears. .and he is still on the sunny side

of .seventy, surrounded by all the comforts of life,
and blest with the esteem and confidence of his
fellow citizens.

Mr. Boardman was born in Ontario C ounty, N.
Y., May 3, 1822, and there spent his youthful
days, .acquiring a practical education in the com-
mon school. He was bred to farming pursuits. In
the spring of 1849, young Boardman decided to
visit California, and, [)ur(hasing an ox team at In-
dependence, Mo., started across the plains with a
company of 125 men. They "crossed the Mis.souri
River at St. Joseph, and followed the usual trail
taken by emigrants. They were five months <.n
the road, but at the end of that time 123 of the
men were scattered to different places, only our
subject and one man reaching their destination in
company. The others finally drifted to the same
place after liaving wandered around north of the
Sacramento River.

I'pon his arrival in California, our subject en-
gaged in mining from early in the fall until late
in the winter, then went down to Nappa, when
there was only one building in Sacramento but
acres of tents. He staid there with an att.-ick of
fever, which lasted about four weeks, and then en-
tered the employ of the proprietor of the citv. with
whom he remained, hauling lumber at !$I50 per
month until fall, when he made his way to Oregon,
where he spent the winter. Inthespring he entered
the mines of Northern California, but with rather
poor success, then returned to Oregon, but finally
went back to California and rente<l land, where he
carried on agriculture until returning home.

This return journey w.as made by our subject via
the water route, across the isthmus to New Orleans,
and up the Mississippi, Mr. Boardman arriving in
this county again in the spring of 1853. That
year he visited New York State. Subsequently
.Air. Boardman employed himself at farming. li;iv-
ing in view the establishment of a home of his
own, and on the 16th of November, 1854, w.as
united in marri:ige with Mrs. Susan Carter. Soon
afterward lie settled on Iiis present farm, where he
h.as since made his home, although the farm did
not equal its present dimensions, having been
added to both b}' himself and his sons.

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cliildren, all of whom are livinsj. Inez is the wife
of Tliomas P.vans. and they are residing in Grant
Townshi]); Herbert \'. and Lrnest C. arc at home
with tiieir fallier; Marens A. is ti-aveling Auditor
for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Com-
pany. Mr. Boardman has boon for a ninnbcr of
years a member of the Presb3'terian Church at
Rossville, and politically gives his sup|iort to the
Republican party. He is a nian(iuiet aii<l unosten-
tatious in his manner of living, and has been con-
tent to pursue the even tenor of his way, making-
very little stir in the world, and never seeking po-
litical preferment.

The |)arents of our subject were Jesse C. and
Mary (Runyon) l)(janlnian, the former a native
of Connecticut. When about eight or nine 3'ears
okl he removed with his parents to New York
State, where he was married and settled on a farm
in Ontario County. His wife, the mother of our
subject, died there when the latter was four years
old. Jesse Boardman spent his last days near
Rushville, Ontario County, and departed this life
when about sixt}- -seven years old.

MHIN E. SMITH is classed among the able
and highly intelligent ^^oung farmers of \'er-
milion County, who are active in sustaining
and extending its great agricultural inter-
ests. His well appointed farm on section 2G, Pilot
Townsliip, is in all respects finely improved, and
compares well with other estates in the vicinity.
He has stocked it with cattle, horses and hogs of
fine grades, and he is cultivating it with good re-
sults so as to make money. He is a native born
citizen of this county, Dec. 3, 1854, being the date
of his birth. His father, George G. Smith, was
born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Aug. 31, 1828,
and he came to this county in company with his
parents, who were of German antecedents and
birth, in 1836. They thus became the pioneers of
Vermilion County, and were respected residents
here till death closed their earthly career, the grand-
father of our subject dying in 1864, and the grand-
mother in 1812. The following is recorded of the
nine children born to the parents of our subject:

Elizal)eth married George Wilson, of Ohio, now a
farmer of Blount Township, and they have two
children; Eilias D., a farmer of Blount Township,
married Clara Smith and the}' have three children;
Saiah lives with her parents; Eva married Andrew
Lanliam, of Blount Township, now of Ross Town-
ship, and tiie\- have one child; Wesley, a farmer,
married Emma Sperry, of Blount Township, and
they have one child; Marshall, A\"oodard and Jo-
seiihine are the otiiers.

John Smith received the preliminaries of a sound
education in the pulilic schools, wliich he attended
till he was twent\-one years old, and then being
ambitious to advance still farther in his studies, he
attended the State Normal School, where he pur-
sued a]i excellent literary course that thoroughlv
fitted him for the profession of teaching that he
afterward ado|ited. He was successfully engaged
at that vocation eight years, but after marriage he
abaniloned it to give his attention to agriculture,
and bought eighty acres of liiiely improved farm-
ing land. He subsequently sold that and pur-
chased his i)resent farm of 160 acres of land equally
good, and well adapted to general farming. It is
under high cultivation, and is provided with a
comfortable, conveniently arranged set of farm
buildings.

Mr. Smith has much financial capacity, is en-
dowed with good mental qualities that have been
stimulated by a liberal education, and he carries on
his farming operations with intelligent skill that
will one day place him among the wealthy and
substantial citizens of this township, if he prospers
as he has heretofore done. In his politics he is an
ardent champion of the Democratic part}', and has
been since the days when he east his first vote for
Samuel J. Tilden, the great New York statesman,
his last vote for president being in favor of Grover
Cleveland.

The marriage of Mr. Smith with Miss Mary E.
Eirebaugh, of Blount Township, occurred ]\Iarch
25. 187C. She was Ijorn Dec. 11, 1853, in the
aforementioned township, her parents being Wil-
liam R. and Melvia (Flora) P'irebaugh, the father
being of German descent. They emigrated from
Ohio to Indiana, and thence to Illinois. The mo-
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resides in this county. Tlioy were the parents of
five fliildren: Curtis niarriod Clirislina Porter, of
tiiis county, iiiiil lliey iiave twociiiiilren ; P>lizabeth
married Georjje Snyder, of this county, n(jw liv-
ing in Oaicwood Townsliip, .and tiie^' have two
children; Robert, a farmer, married Leo Fairchilds,
of iilount Townsliip, and they have two children.
Kmma niarricil Milton Fairchilds, of Blount Town-
slii]). The following is the record of tiie five chil-
dren born of the pleasant wedded life of Mr. and
Mrs Smith: Irvin W., was born June .3,1877:
Edwin R., Jan. 2;i, 1.S79; Alfred C. Jan !), 1881;
Everett J., Sept. 5, 1884; Alga, Nov. 6, 1886.

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most prominent and busy men of Iloopes-
l4i ton, having large interests in v.arious
f^ branches of industry in the town. He is

one of the originators and present owner of the
Hoopeston Canning Factory, and is also its (icn-
eral Managei'. This enteri)rise was inaugurated in
1882, and at first, was operated on a small scale,
but has gradually increased until it has become
a very important factor in the business interests of
Hoopeston. Last year the establishment used
about 2,000 acres of corn and ]ieas, being all
raised by the company, which is composed of Mr.
Catherwood. J. S. McFerren and A. H. Trego. 'I'he
concern furnishes employment to 300 people and
fift3' teams, and the out|iut of corn alone last year
amounted t<i 2,500.000 cans. The value of the
plant and stock is given .at §150.000.

Mr. Catherwood is also engaged in the grain
business on the line of the L.ake Erie and Western
Raili'oad, on which road he owns large elevators
at ditfi'rent points, having .associated with him
partners at each place. He also owns a large
grain farm of 1,520 acres in the State of hi-
diana in company with Mr. Williams. It will lie
seen that Mr. Catherwood has a large business,
whicli is composed of grain handling, farming and
manufacturing, and. it is safe to say, that there is
no man in tliis |)art of the counti-y better able to
handle these immense interests. lie has held dif-
ferent public offices, and here shows his capacil\'

for doing business for others as well as for liim.self.
He was made Chairman to investigate the differ-
ent i)lans of waterworks, with a view to the selec-
tion of the best for Hoopeston. He visited differ-
ent places in the country, and after a decision was
finally reached, whicli pi-actically emliodied his
recommendations, he was gi\en the general super-
vision of the erection of the waterworks. With his
partiier,Mr. Trego, this important inipiovemenl
reached a successful completion.

Mr. Catherwood was born in HelmonI County,
Ohio, Dec. 15, 1842. and when fifteen ye.ars of
age, and two years after the death of his father,
he, with his mother and family, removed lo Chris-
tian County, 111., where he remained with his
mother on their farm until his marriage, which oc-
curred in October. 1874. In 187(j he removed to
A'ermilion County, settling on a f;u-m ne;ir Hoopes-
ton. He engaged in thi.s business for awhile,
when he purchased a grocery store. While he had
no previous experience in the mercantile business,
his solid common sense guided liiin on to pros-
perity in his newly-chosen vocation. He continued
in this trade, and also engaged extenslveh in
stock-raising (which he still follows) until he
launched into the grain business, as has been before
stated .

Mr. Catherwood's wife's maiilen name was IMiss
Cornelia Hartwell, and they are the jiarents of
three children living — Robert, Maud and N.afimi.
and three who died while young. l\Ir. Catherwood
is a member of the INIa.sonic fr.aternity, being a
Knight Templar. He is ever willing anil ready
to aid anyone who is deserving, and, as a leading
man of Hooiieston, has an enviable record. It is
safe to assume that there are few better men in this
liortion of the State of Illinois.

James Catherwood, father of Allen 1'., was born
in Ireland, and when twenty years of .age came to
this country and settled in Delaware, where he
mai-ried Miss Lydia Tnssie. Soon after his mar-
riage he removed to ( )iiio, where all his chlldi-eii
were born. Allen Iieing the youngest of ten. He
was a general farmer, and w.as considered a suc-
cessful man in his calling. When his death oc-
curred, in 1.S55. his wife and her family removed
to Christian County, as before stated, where she

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purchased a farm, which she operated until the
marriage of Allen, when he, with the other chil-
dren, bought her a nice property in Taylorville,
where she now resides with a single daughter.

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'^1 OHN McVEY, general merchant, of Tilton,
and Postmaster of Vandercook Post-office,
^'ernlilion Co., is one of the most prominent
business men in this locality, and is one of
the leading civic ofHcials. He is of Celtic ancestry
and was born in County Longford, Ireland, in June,
1837. His father, John McVey, was a native of
the same county, and was there reared and married,
continuing his residence in the home of his nativity
till 1837. In that year he came to the United
States, seeking' to better his fortune, leaving his
family behind, intending to send for them at a later
date after he liecame permanently established. He
located in Schuylkill County. Pa., where he en-
gaged in mining for several years, till an accident
in the mines caused his death in 1852, while yet
scarce past life's prime.

His son John, of whom we write, was but an in-
fant when he had the misfortune to lose the loving
care of a good mother, and his father being in this
country, he was taken to the hoine of his grand-
parents, and was reared liy them till 1851. In that
year he followed his father to America, setting sail
from Liverpool and landing in New York after a
voyage of seven weeks, a poor boy in a strange
land. He hastened to join his father whom he had
scarce seen, he having been an infant when he had
left home, and they were reunited in Pennsylvania.
Our subject soon commenced life for himself as a
mule driver in a coal mine. In 1S57 he decided
that he would like to try life in the great West, and
making his way to this State he tried to obtain work
in a coal mine at Danville. Not succeeding in that
attempt he got employment on a railway for a few
months, and then engaged in mining. In May of that
year he answered Lincoln's call for 90-day men,
and enlisting in Company C, 12tli Illinois Infantry,
served with his regiment till the expiration of his
term of enlistment, when he was honorably dis-
charged and returned to Danville. In Avigust,18G2,

he again went forth to aid his adopted country,
and enrolling his name with the members of Com-
pany C. 125th Illinois Infantry, he went to the front
with his regiment, and bravely faced the foe on
man}' a hotly contested battlefield. The most im-
portant battles in which he took part were those of
Perryville, Ky.,and Chicamauga. On the way from
Chattanooga to Atlanta with General Sherman, he
fought in the various engagements with the rebels
that they encountered and in the siege and capture
of the Latter city. He was also present at the battle
of Jonesboro, where lie wiis severely wounded, .and
was obliged to go to the hospital for treatment. He
rejoined his regiment that winter at Savannah.
After that he was unable to carry a musket, so did
not march with his comrades, but went by boat to
Washington, where he was honorablj^ discharged in
May, 18()5.

After his experience of inilitary life, Mr. ^IcVe}'-
returned to Danville and resumed mining, which
occupation he continued till 1873. He then rented
land and engaged in farming the ensuing five years.
During that time he established himself in the mer-
cantile business at Tilton, his wife, a woman of
more than ordinary ability, acting as man.ager. She
proved so successful that Mr. McVey finall}' deter-
mined to enlarge the business and devote his time
to it, and from that small beginning has grown his
present prosperous business. He is the only mer-
chant in Tilton, .and carries a large stock of general
merchandise, groceries, etc., and has a neat, well
appointed store.

July 2, 18G9, Mr. MrVey took a stej) that has
had an im[)ortant bearing on his after life whereby
he secured a wife in the person of Mrs. Julia
(McHenev) Mulliatt<.>n, who has been an important
factor in his prosperit}'. She is, like himself, a na-
tive of Ireland, born in County Monaghan, and
is the daughter of Patrick and Ann (Mulhollan)
McIIeney, an<l the widow of James Mulhatton.
Her parents were both natives of Ireland, .and her
father dying when she was very young, her mother
soon after took her children to England, and later
came to America, five of her children coming at
different times. Mrs. McVey was first married iu
County Durham, Kngland, when but a girl in her
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years of age she accompanied her Imsband to the
United Slates, and they lived one year in Pennsyl-
vania. They subseqiientlj' came to Vermilion
Connty. and here Mr. Midliallon died while in the
prime of life.

Our subject is a fine S|)ecimen of the genus homo
denominated the self-made man, .as all that he has
;uid all that he is he owes to his own exertions,
lie is a man of honor, whose char.acter is unblem-
ished, and his standing in business and social circles
is of the highest. Ills fi-ank, genial. :nid pleasant
manner has given him a warm pla<'e in the hearts
of his many as-sociates and he is [lopular with all
classes. In politics he afliliates with the Demo-
crats, but is friendly with all parties. He has re-
presented Danville Townshi|) as Assistant Supervi-
sor of the County Board fuur years; has served
several terms as a member of the Tilton Town
Council, and is at piesent President of tli.at honora-
ble body of men. He and his wife are members of
the St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, contribute
liberally to its support, and are active in its every
good work.

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'S^OHN W. BOGGESS. M. I)., stands high in
I the medical profession as represented in
^.^1 : \'ermilion County, and he has also .icfpiired
(^^// a fair rei)utation as an intelligent, enter-
prising agriculturalist, owning and managing the
farm on which he makes his home, ])leasantly lo-
cated on section 29, Catlin 'I'ownship. he having
retired to this place a few years ngo on account of
failing health. This, his native township, h.as good
reason to l>e proud of her son, and he has alwaj's
exerted his inlluence to ele\ate her citizenship.

The father of this subject; likewise named John,
w.as a Virginian l)y birth. Monroe County being
his native place. His mother, .lane O. (McCorkle)
lioggess, was born in (irecnliriar Counlv, W. Va.
After marriage his parents settled either in (ircen
Briar County, or in Monroe County, W. \'a., where
the father was engaged as a farmer and stock
raiser. In IS.SO he settled up his affairs in that
section of the country, and with his famil}' emi-
grated to the wilds of N'ermilion Count}', and be-
came an early pif)neer of Catlin Township, settling

in whiit is known as Butler's Point. About 181(1
he removed with his wife and children to Wiscon-
sin, considering this locality, with the newly bro-
ken prairie sod and other miasmatic influences,
quite unhealthful then. He did not, however,
sell his real estate in tins township, and after an
aljsence of three years, he returned to this locality
with his family, and settled on the old Klliott
place, just west of Catlin, living there for conven-
ience a short time, and then went back on to his
farm. In 1856 they went to D.iiiville to reside,
and dwell there four years for the purixise of edu-
cating their children. Mr. Boggess then returned
again to his fnrin iu this township, and continued
to live here till his death, which occurred in I'"eb-
ruary. 1871. His wife h:id preceded him to the
grave, dying in May, 1,S(;8. They had eleven
children; William, who died in Catlin Township,
when about twciily-lwo years old; Diana .M.. (he
wife of .loseph (iritlilh, died when she was tliirty-
seven years old; Uebccca ;M. is the wife of William
M.Ray; Klizabeth died when about seventeen years
old; Harvey H. died at the ngti of thirty-eight
years; Charles T. is a farmer in ^■ermilion County;
America .1. is the wife of .lames Davis; Enoch P.
is a farmer in Vermilion County; .Iuli;i iljcd wIumi
she was six years old; Melissa died in infancy;
,lohn W.

The latter, of whom we write, was born in Cat-
lin Township, Feb. 27, 181;!, and with the excep-
tion of three years spent in Wisconsin, when he
was but an infant, and the four years in Danville
when he was attending school, he was reared to
man's estate in the townshi|) of his birth, lie was
educated p.artly in thd publju schools, and in the
seminary at Danville, which he attended till he was
sixteen years old. After thai he became a te.-ichcr.
and was engaged in that vocation in the winter of
18(!0 and in the summer of ISdl. In l.S(i2, andii-
lions to extend his education, he entered the Illi-
nois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, and was
iiraduated from that institution in 18G6, having
attained high rank for excellent scholarship. He
then took up the study of medicine, and while |)ur-
suing his course he taught school to pay his ex-
penses. He w.as under the tutorship of Dr. A. H.
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and remained with him till the fall of 1867. In
the winter of that year, he entered the Chicago
Medical College, the medical dejjartment of the
Northwestern University, and pursued his studies
with characteristic vigor. In the spring of 1868,
he resumed teaching in C'atlin Township, in f)rder
that he might he at home with his mother, to whom
he was devotedly attached, and whose health was
fast failing, and his presence soothed her dying
hours. In the fall of 1 868 he returned to college, and
resuming his studies, was graduated in March 1870,
with all honor for having attained a high standard
in his class. He established himself in his profession
in Oconomowoc, Wis. Bat he did not remain there
lf)ng, however, as in the fall of that year he heard
of a good oiicning for an enterprising young phy-
sician at Coon Rapids, Iowa, and proceeding to
that place, he opened an oflice there, and continued
there till the si)ring of 1872. when he located in
Nevada, Iowa, the count}' seat of Story County,
which presented a broader field, and during his ten
years residence there, he built up an extensive and
lucrative practice, becoming one of the leading
physicians of the countj'. In 1882 he retraced his
steps to liis native county, and opening an oflice in
Danville, he soon had more patients than he couJd
attend to, as his fame as a successful and skillful
practitioner had preceded him to his old home; but
under the continuous strain of overwork his health
gave way, and he was forced to retire from the ar-
duous duties of liis profession, and having a nat-
ural taste for out-of door labor, and, as a wise phy-
sician fully believing in its health restoring pro-
perties, he came to Catlin Township in 1884 and
went to farming, and has ever since devoted him-
self to that occupation. He owns a fine farm of
^ sixty acres, and has it under excellent cultivation.
The doctor was married in Carroll County, Iowa,
Dec. 29, 1872, to Miss ^>lora B. Piper, who pre-
sides over his home with true grace, and makes it
cosy and attractive to its inmates and to their nu-
merous frieiids, and even the stranger that hap-
pens under its roof is kindly made welcome. Mrs.
Boggess is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Bed-
foi'd County, Jan. 8, 1853, a daughter of Thomas
A. and Marj- (Funk) Piper. The following is the
record of the four children born to her and her

husband: Charles Wesley, born March 2. 1874,
died Aug. 8, 1874; Carrie M., born .luly 6, 1875;
Walter Thomas, April 21, 1879; Genevieve. April
28, 1888.

The doctor possesses, in a rare degree, those
noble traits of char.acter that mark a man of honor
.and veracity, one in whom his fellow-citizens feel
they may safely put their trust. He is a man of
extensive learning and information, and on his
retirement from active practice, the medical pro-
fession of Vermilion Count\- lost one of its most
able members. He is greatly interested in the wel-
fare of his native township, and takes an active
pari in everything that tends to promote its moral
elevation, educational or material status, and is
especially active in religious affairs, he and his wife
being esteemed members of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, and he has l)een an active Sunday-
school worker, holding the office of superintendent
.and also being a teacher. He is infiuential in po-
litical matters, being one of the leading Republi-
cans in this vicinity, and a mcnil)er of the Repub-
lican Central Committee of 1888, of his township.

ON. CHARLES A. ALLEN, member of
Ij the Thirty -sixth General Assembly, from
the Thirty-first District, comprising Verm il-
p ion and Edgar counties, was elected on
the Republican ticket, first in 1884. and re-elected
twice thereafter, having entered now upon bis third
term. He has been a member of the Judicial Com-
mittee and several other important committees.
including Insurance, and has served as Chairman
of the Railroad and Warehouse Committee, also of
Corporations and Educatioiial Institutions. Dur-
ing the Logan fight he was the first man on the
roll call, at that time a very important ])osition.
He has frequently represented his district in State
and other conventions and is in all respects a very
prominent man in Eastern Illinois.

Mv. Allen was born in Danville, July 6, 1851,
and removed with his parents when a child of two
years to the Ridge where they were the earliest
settlers. Charles A., upon leaving the district
school prepared himself, to become a student of

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Michiijan University from llie Law Department of
which he was graduated in 1875. He commenced
tlie iiractice of his profession at Rossviile where he
remained until 1881, then changed liis residence
to Iloopeston. wiiicli has since remained liis iiome.
In addition to a lucrative law practice, he has been
largely engaged as a real estate dealer, and has oc-
CLipii'd many positions of trust and responsibility
among his fellow citizens. Sociallj-. he is a char-
ter member of the K. of P. and is identified with
the 1. O. O. F. and Masonic fraternity.

Tlie marriage of our subject with Miss Mary,
daughter of L. M. Ihompsou. of Rossviile. was
celebrated April 4. 1878. A sketch of Mr. Thomp-
son appears elsewhere in this volume. Of this
union there have been born two children — John N.
and Lawrence T. The fatlier of our subject was
William I. Allen, one of the first settlers of Ver-
milion County, and a sketch of whom ap|)ears on
anotlier page.

OX. JOSEPH G. CANNON. Member of
\' Congress representing the Danville district

;ll Ifl

Ji^ of Illinois. On the opposite page appears
'■^) 'i portrait of this gentleman, who has been
for many .years a prominent factor in the official,
social and political life of this section of the State,
and who h.as made a national rejjutation as a legis-
lator and a statesman.

For many years there was a large exodus of the
Society of Friends from North Carolina to the AVa-
bash Vallej-, who left their former homes to get
away from the curse of slaver}'. Among the num-
ber was Dr. Horace F. Cannon, who, accompanied
by his family, removed in 1840 to make his home
in Park County-, Ind. Thus, far removed from
the scenes of their j'outh he and his wife jiassed
the residue of life in the Northern countrj-,
surrounded l)y olil friends who had also come
North, and by many new friends whom they had
met in their new home. Dr. Cannon was in early
manhood united in marriage with Gulielma Ibil-
lingsw(,rth. He was a native of Greensboro, N. C,
and in his early maturity practiced his [Mofession,
being a physician and surgeon. After his removal

to the Wabash Valley he passed the remainder of
his life in the practice of his profession, and died
an accidental death in 1851 when he was forty-
five years of age. He was a man of character and
considerable local note, being a prominent early
Abolitionist.

Joseph G. Cannon, of whom this brief record is
written, was born in New Garden, Guilford Co..
N. C, May 7, 1836. His education was received
at the Western Manual Labor School, now known
as Blooraingdale Academy. At the .age of fifteen
his school work ended, and for five years thereafter
he was engaged as a clerk in a store.

At the age of twenty-one, having a strong desire
for professional life, Mr. Cannon entered the law
office of the Hon. John P. Usher, who afterward
became one of President Lincoln's secretaries. In
1859 he was admitted to the bar to practice in the
courts of the State of Illinois, and located at Tus-
cola, Douglas Co., III., for the practice of his pro-
fession, in which he continued until 1872. In that
year he was elected to Congress, and has since been
consecutively re-elected, now serving his ninth terra.
He made Tuscola his home until 1876, when he re-
moved to Danville, where he has for many years
resided.

Mr. Cannon now stands as one of the foremost
men in the House of Representatives. His jjosition
he owes to the confidence of his constituency, who
have given him long service, and to his industry
in the public service. His early preparation was
not all he would have desired, as he was deprived
of a college course, and for financial re.asons was
compelled to enter the law practice as soon as he
could, so it was only by strenuous exertion that he
fitted himself for the responsible position he
occupies.

After serving for six years on the Committee for
Post-ollices and Post-roads. Congressman Cannon
was appointed a member of the Committee on Ap-
propriations, on whicli he has served until the
present time. Said 3Ir. Cannon, with the justifiable
pride and satisfaction arising from having accom-
plished a good work: -'I had charge of the Postal
Appropriation Hill while on Committee, upon which
legislation was had reducing letter postage from
three to two cents, and containing other important

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postal revisions and reforms." During the Forty-
seventii Congress the Republicans bad control of
llie House. In this same Congress Mr. Cannon
was continued on Appropriations, having special
charge of the Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation Bill, which carries appropriation for
the officials of tlie Public Service, and upon which
many reforms were wrought. For many j'ears,
being the head of the minority on that committee,
it has fallen to him to make a statement of the esti-
mates and appropriations for and expenditures by
the Government. It has usu.ally been received by
Congress and the country as authoritative and ex-
haustive.

The Republicans have a small majority in the
present Congress, which will organize the first
Monday of December next (1889). It seems to
be generally conceded that from seniority of service
and equipment for work, Mr. Cannon will be chosen
Cliairman of the Committee on the organization
of the House, unless he is elected Speaker, for
which position he is a candidate. His service in
the House, his acquaintance with public men and
affairs has given him good standing with the Re-
publicans, and also with those of the opposite
party, who respect him for his sincerity and hon-
esty, even though they differ with him in polities.
His party in the House of Representatives did
him the honor for six years of making him Chair-
man of its Caucus and of the Caucus Committee,
which has charge primarily of suggesting the policy
of the Republicans in the House touching matters
of legislation.

Mr. Cannon being engaged in politics, has paid
but little attention to law practice of late 3ears.
He has business interests in the city of Danville,
and also owns farms both in Vermilion and Dong-
lass counties.

Although politics has engaged a great deal of
the consideration and thought of Mr. Cannon, he
has spared the necessary time to found home ties
of his own. His marriage was solemnized on the
7th of .lanuary, 1862, with Miss Mary P. Reed, of
Canfleld, Oliio. Their union has been blessed by
tlie birth of two daughters, Helen and IMabel, who
are now at home, having recently finished their
college education. Thus Congressman Caiuion, in

his leisure hours, partakes of the enjoyment of a
beautiful home, and the society of those he loves,
and whose interests are ever uppermost in his
mind.

W^ALlvER T. BUTLER is an enterprising
wheelwright of Sidell. He located in this
village in December, 1887, at which time
he erected bis shop on Chicago street. He has laid
the foundation for a large business, which is con-
stantly increasing, and in the spring of 1889 he
enlarged his business in a substantial manner. Mr.
Butler is one of the solid men of his adopted town,
and one whose word is as good as a bank note.

On February 23, 1840, Mr. Butler first saw the
light of day in Edgar County, 111., about a mile
from Chrisman. His father, Asa Butler, was born
near Lexington, Kj'., while his mother, Catharine
Porter, is a native of Madison County, that State.
The Butlers were originally from Virginia, and
came to Kentucky in an ea.r\y day. The father was
a blacksmith, the entire male portion of the familj-
of Butlers being mechanics. One of the uncles
was a cabinet maker at the .age of ninct^'-two, and
the subject of this sketch saw him at work making-
spinning wheels at that great age. In 1834 Asa
Butler and bis wife removed to A'ermilion County,
settling dose to Indianola, erecting a shop there.
He left this jilace and went to Chrisman, where he
remained for a long time. This couple are the
parents of nine children, whose names are given:
Ephraira P., Elizabeth A., William F., Ellen F.,
Walker Turner, S.-mie F., Lucinda C, Rosa A. and
and an infant child, the two latter being dece.a.sed.
The father died at Indianola in 1878 at the age of
seventj'two years, while the mother is still living
on the old Butler homestead

Ephraim resides in Richardson County, Neb.;
Samuel is in the employ of the Burlington &
ilissouri River Railroad ('om|)any at South
Omaha, Neb., as a billing clerk; Eliza is liv-
ing in Indianola with her mother; William F. was
accidentally killed by a traveling man who mistook
his head for a prairie chicken; the m.an after-
ward went insane; Ellen F. is the wife of .Tann s
R. Adams, who is farming near Georgetown; Lu-

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227

cinrla C. married Melviii L. Porter, who is en-
gaged in tiie clothing hu!iiness at Danville; Walker,
of whom this sketch is written, was reared on a
farm, working alteiiiately at farming and in the
Maeksniillislioi). His schooling was obtained in
the subscription scliools. His first attendance
upon the [)ublic scliool was in Edgar County,
111., where the sciioolhoiise was erected by sub-
scription, and built of logs. He worked on the
farm nine months, attending school tiie balance
of the year. He continued in this way until he
became eighteen years of age, when he went to
work exclusively at his trade. On March 26. 1861,
he w.a.s married to Miss Susan .1. Porter, daugiiter
of Richard Porter, and a half-sister of Mrs. Hewes.
Her mother was Elizalieth Howard. The Porters
originall}^ came from Woodford County. K3'., emi-
grating to Illinois in 1834.

At the time the War of the Rebellion broke
out Mr. Butler was a half owner in a shf)p, and
iiad just p.assed his honeyjnoon. There was everj'
inducement for him to remain at home, and pros-
per in his business, but iiis duty lay in enlisting
in the Union army, which lie did in May, 1861,
by joining Company D, 2r)th Hlinois Infantry, being
mustered into service on June 4, following, at
Danville. His regiment drilled at Arsenal Park,
St. Louis, for two months, and here he was elected
Captain of his company. He was young and in-
experienced, and being modest, he refused to
serve, but afterwards accepted the position of
Sergeant. On account of a severe wound in the
right foot, he w.as honorably discharged, after which
he came home, an<l devoted his entire attention
to his tr.ade. His army record was a brilliant
one. and the men are very few who would refuse
a commission as he did, which exhibits his entire
unselfishness and patriotism. He remained in In-
dianola until [><~'J, when he removed to Ridge
Farm, there engaging in business at his trade initil
18«7, when he came to his |)resent location.

Mr. Butler is one of the origin.al members and
organizers of the l'.ai)tist Church of Sidell. which
came into existence May 2, 1889, and of which
he was lb cle I Deacon. He has belonged to this
church since lie was eighteen years of age, and
for twenty-two years was .Superintendent of a

.Sabbath-school. He is also \'ice-President of the
Snnd.ay-sciiool Association of Carroll Township.
.Mr. Butler belongs to Vermilion Lodge, No. 2G5,
A. !•'. it A. M., and w.as its JIaster for three terms,
and also its delegate to the Grand Loilge at Chi-
cago in the years 1873, 1874 and 1875. He is
also a charter member of the C. A. Clark Post,
No. 184, C. A. U., located at Ridge Farm. The
office of School Director has been filled by him
for fifteen \ears.

.Mr. and .Mrs. Butler have iiad five children: Mel-
vine S., Gracie E., Adoniram J., Leslie F., Bessie
and Willie. ^Melvine S. was educated at the .lack-
sonville Blind Institute. He dieil, and his parents
deeply felt his loss, (ir.acie E. is the wife of
John Fletcher, a farmer of Edgar County, III.;
thej' have three children: Henry T., Howard and
Charles. Adoniram .1. and the rest of the chil-
dren are living at home. Mr. Butler is a stanch
Republican, and for several j-ears has served his
party on the County Central Committee. He has
alwavs been in favor of temperance lavvs. and
tiieir strict enforcement, and \i was largely through
his instrumentality that the sale of whisky was
finally abolished in Carroll Township. Mr. But-
ler is one of the very best men of ^'crmilion
County, and is so regarded by his neighbors.

$ I^ILLIAM CA.ST. The subject of this notice
imbered among the pioneer residents
well-to-do farmers of this count}', who
carved out their fortunes b}' the labor of their
han<ls. and to whom we are indebted for the devel-
opment of the rich resources of llie Prairie State.
Jlr. Cast has been a resident of Danville Township
for a long period, and is held in high repute among
its best citizens.

The subject of our sketch was born in Vernon
Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, A[)ril 17.1821, and is
the sou of Aquilla and Mary (\'lllars) Cast, the
former born in Kentuekj-, Dec. 7, 1799, and the
latter born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 13, 1798. The
paternal grandfather, Ezekiel Cast, is supi)osed to
have been likewise a native of Kentuck3-, whence
he removed to Ohio in 1805, while it w.os in the

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third year of its dignity as a State. He was one of
the earliest pioneers of Clinton County, and pur-
chased a tract of timber land in Vernon Townsliip,
wliere he improved a farm and resided until his
death.

Tiie father of our subject was quite young when
his parents removed to Ohio. He was reared and
married in Clinton County, and purcliased land in
Vernon Township, where he engaged in larming
until his death in September, 1831. The mother sur-
vived her iuisband for a period of twenty-five
years, and died in Clinton County in 1856. Her
father, James Villars, is supposed to have been a
native of Pennsylvania, whence he removed to
Ohio in 1806, making the journey down the river,
and landing at Cincinnati, which was then in its
embryo state. He also, Ukc grandfather Cast, was
one of the earliest pioneers of Clinton C^ountj',
and like him cleared a farm from the wilderness,
where he spent his last da3S. lie married Miss Re-
becca Davis, of Pennsylvania, and she also died in
Clinton County, Ohio.

Aquilla C'ast, and his estimable wife became the
parents of eight children, seven of whom grew to
mature years, and of whom William, our subject,
was the fourth in order of birth. He was only ten
years old when his father died, but remained on the
farm with his mother, acquiring his education in
tiie common school and becoming familiar with the
labors inci<lent to the routine of farm life. He
continued a resident of Clinton County until 1843,
then started out to seek iiis fortunes, liis destination
being this county. He w^as equipped with a team
of horses and a wagon and accompanied by his
family, they bringing with them their household
goods. After fourteen days' travel they landed in
Danville Township, and Mr. Cast, in the fall of that
year, purchased U)0 acres of land, the nucleus of
bis present farm.

There were no railroads in Illinois for some years
after Mr. C.ast settled in this county, .and for a long
period Covington and I'errysville were the nearest
markets. Deer, turkeys and other game were
plentiful. The Cast family battled with nian3- dif-
ficulties and some hardships, and uiulerwent the
usual experience of life on the frontier. Our sub-
ject proceeded steadily with the improvement of

his property, and was greatly prospered in his la-
bors. As time passed on, he .ad<led to his landed
est.ate, and now has a well-improved farm of 320
acres. He h.as erected good buildings, anil has
gathered around 'himself and his family all the
comforts and conveniences of modern life.

The marriage of our subject with Miss Rachel
Villars was celebrated at the bride's home in Clin-
ton County, Ohio, Oct. 28, 1843. Mrs. Cast was
born in Vernon Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, May
16, 1823. Her father, William Villars, was born
in Pennsylvania, Aug. 31, 1802, and is the son of
.Tames and Rebecca Villars, who removed to Oh if)
when he was four 3'ears old. He was reared in the
Buckeye State, and married ISIiss Ruth Whittaker,
a native of Clinton County. Her parents were
Oliver and Mary Whittaker, natives of New Jer-
sey, who removed to Clinton County, Ohio, during
its earl3' settlement. The father of Mrs. Cast in-
herited a large tract of land in that count}', where
he carried On farming until 1843. He then came
to this county, purch.asing land in Danville Town-
ship, and has been a resident here since that time,
and is now in his ninety-seventh year.

To Mr. and Mrs. Cast there were born four chil-
dren, the eldest of whom, James W., married Miss
Klla Karris, and is the father of two children —
Mabel and Minnie. John Oliver married INlarj'
Thayer, and has two children — (xcorge and Carrie.
Mary is the wife of Perry Brown, of Clietopa,
Kan. George Aquilla died at the age of nineteen
months. In jiolitics Mr. Cast has been a staunch
Democrat, as w.as also his father, and Mrs. Cast
also.

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NDREW H. KIMBUOUGII, M. D.. was

((^/lJI| born near Elizaliethtown, Hardin Co., Ky.,
li on the 27th day of February, 1823. His
father, Richard C. Kiml)rough, was a
native of Wexliall County, S. C., and his grand-
father, Goldman Kimbrough. was born in the St.ate
of Virginia. The Kiml)rongli family settled early
in Virginia, and in Colonial times owned a lai'ge
tract of land and were extensive farmers. They
served with distinguished ability in the Revolu-
tionary War. The grandfather of Andrew H.

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229

KimliiDiigli removed from Viriiiiiia to South Caro-
lina aftor the Kevolutionary War aiul later to
Alabama, where he bouglit large blocks of l;in<l,
and where he died in 18.'5.'). He was a large slave-
owner.

Richard C. Kimbrougli, the father of Dr. Kim-
brougli, was under ago when the AVai- of 1812
broke out, and in order to enlist, he ran awaj- from
home and served in the arra^' until the close of the
war. He was in several battles including the
Horse Shoe fight and was with Gen. .Jackson at
New Orleans. lie was wounded in the former
battle. After the close of the war he went with
some of his comr.adesto Hardin Count}', Ky.. and
there taught school until his marriage, and then
with a brother, he engaged in the business of tan-
ning. In 1825 he emigrated to Illinois and was
therefore a pioneer of ivigar County. The re-
moval was made with teams, bringing all the liouse-
liold goods along, camping out on the way. He
entered a tract of eighty .acres of laud in Wayne,
now Stratton Township. There w.as no house on
the place and he was comiielled to rent a cal)in, but
in the following spring he erected a house on his
his own land, which was surmounted by a stick
and clay chimnej'. There were no sawmills in the
county, a fact which compelled him to m.ake his
own boards iu order to build the doors. He had"
no nails and so used wooden pegs instead. The old
fashioned fire-place was used to cook food in those
days, stoves being an unknown utensil in the
economy of kitchen work. The chitli with which
they made their clothes was constructed from yarn
S|)un entirely by hand. He l)ought another eighty
acres of land which aiUled to his former purchase
made a good farm. He die<i in 1833. The maiden
name of the mother of the subject of this sketch was
■lane Morrison, a native of Kentucky. Her father,
James Morrison, it was thought was l>orn in \ir-
ginia and removed from there to Kentucky and
settled in Hardin County. He was a farmer and
spent his host years there. The maiden name of
his wife was Mary McWilliaras. She was born in
Virginia and removed to Kentucky with her par-
ents in 1791. This family were pioneers of Hardin
County, where they brought a large tract of timber
land and improved a farm which Mr. McWilliams

afterward lost on .an old claim. Air. McWilliams
spent his last years in that State. The mother of
our sniiject was married a second time in 1847 to
Hall Siuis ami resided in Kdgar County until her
death.

-Vndrcw II. Kind)riiugh was eleven years old
when his father died leaving his mother with six
children to care for. He resided with his guard-
ian until 1842. and then lelurned home and man-
aged the farm for his mother until her second
marriage, when he purchased her interest in the
farm. He continued farming until 18r)4. He had
some time before resunuMl the stud}- of medicine,
l)nt had to abandon that on the account of the lack of
funds, but later he again took up the study and grad-
uated from .TetTerson Medical College, Philadelphia,
in March, 18.")S. In that year he commenced
pr.actice .at Georgetown, this county, and contin-
ued so doing until 1S73, when he removed to
Danville and has practiced there continuously since
that time. He married Sarah Ashmore. who w.as
born in Clark County. April 10, 1820. She was a
danghter of Amos and Patience Ashmore, natives
of Tennessee. They were truly pioneers of Clark
County, 111.

Andrew H. Kimbrough is the fathei- of three
children — Laura II.. K. R. Kugene, .and Lillie A. T.
Politically, he is a Democrat, and socially, is a
member of Fianklin Lodge K. of II. He joined
the I. O. O. F. in 18.")0 and has filled all the chairs.

— •* io♦o~@;^^-^^•.o♦o.. <<—

ENRY D.VVIS. The man who ventured
into Central lUinnis during its i)ioneer
■Si^ daj's is worthy of more than a passing
((^ mention. Few who did not undergo the
ex|)erience can have a full realization uf the hard
lot of the early settlers. The distant markets,
the inadequate price for the cro|)S which they
raised under great dillictdties, the inferior educa-
tional advantages, ami thi' miasma from the fre-
quently low, wet laud, which confronted the
pioneers with illness — a physician miles away —
and the generally wild condition of their surround-
ings, no railroads or stage lines, and in some
sections scarcely a well-defined wagon track, made

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life in the pioneer times a liire struggle frequentlj',
for existence.

The subject of this sketch has had a fall exper-
ience of pioneer life in all its details, but at the
same time he has been the privileged witness of
changes almost miraculous. He was born in this
county, May 5, 1841, iiis father, William Davis,
being among the earliest pioneers. The latter was
a native of Ohio, and descended from excellent
Scotch-Irish stock. He was prospered in his labors
as a tiller of the soil of Illinois, and in due time
became the owner of 2,000 acres of land, a large
portion of which he gave to his children.

The father of our subject still has about 1,000
acres of land, all in this county, and is likewise in-
terested in the hardware business at Fairmount,
while he has considerable other property. The
mother, Mrs. Elizabetii (Hayes) Davis, was a na-
tive of Ohio, and the parental household inchided
ten children, six of whom are living, and of whom
Henry is the fourth in order of birth. He, like
his brothers and sisters, pursued his earh' studies in
the old log schoolhouse, the system of instruction
of that day being fully in keeping with the fashion
and furnishings of the temple of learning, into
which light was admitted through greased paper,
and the seats and desks of whicli were made of
slabs, the floor of puncheon, a wide fireplace ex-
tending nearly across one end, and the chimney
built outside of dirt and sticks. Young Davis at-
tended school mostly on stormy d.iys, when he
could not work at iiome. He had few companions
and little recreation, as the county was very thinly
settled, and for a distance of forty miles south
there was not a single cultivated farm.

Our sul)ject remained at home working with liis
fatiier until about twenty-two years old. and then
determined to strike out for himself. The first in-
teresting event which followed was his marriage
with Miss Nancy Cox, on ti)e 24th of December,
1803. Tills lady remained the companion of her
husband less than nine yeais, her decease taking
place Oct. 24, 1874, leaving no cliildren. Their
wedded life had been begun in a log house on the
present farm of Mr.Davis, and that humlile dwel-
ling is still standing. Mr. Davis was married a
second time, Sept. 7, 1875, to Miss Rebecca E. I

Baird. This union resulted in the birth of three
children — Fred L., born May 24. 1876; Grace
Klizabeth, July 30, 1877; and Sarah Mabel, Dec.
18. 1878. Mrs. Rebecca K. (Baird) Davis de-
parted this life July 18, 1880.

On the 5th of April, 1881, Mr. Davis was mar-
ried a third time, to Miss M. Belle, daughter of
Nathan B. and Mary F. (Wilson) Pemberton. Mr.
Pemberton was a native of Ohio, and his wife of Ken-
tuck}'. The father of Mrs. Davis left his native
State, when twenty-one years old, going to Ken-
tucky,where he engaged in farming and was married.
Nineteen years ago thev left the Blue Grass State
for Indiana, where they lived on a farm for seven
years, then came to this county, and settled two
miles northwest of Fairmount. After living there
two j'ears they made another removal, and are now
living one and one-iialf miles west of Catlin, in the
enjoyment of good health, Mr. Pemberton being
sixty -seven and his wife flft3-eight years old.

To Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton there were born
seven children, five of whom are living, and of
whom Mrs. Davis was the third. She first opened
her eyes to the light in Maysville, Ky., July 2'J,
1855. She i-eceived excellent educational advan-
tages, and grew up an attractive and accomplished
young woman, fitting herself for a teacher, and
pursuing this calling in Indiana jnior to her mar-
riage. Mr. Pemberton some years .igo was wounded
by an ax in his own hands, which struck his knee,
and which resulted in confining iiim to the house
for three years thereafter. He has suffered from
this almost continuously since that time. He has
been a plain and upright man and a member of
the Baptist Church, while Mrs. Pemberton belongs
to the Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Davis erected his present residence about
1874, and in connection with his farming opera-
tions gives considerable attention to live stock.
raising about seventy-five head of swine annually,
besides graded cattle and horses. His farm com-
prises 120 acres of land, including a timber strip
of fifteen acres. One year he was engaged in the
grocery trade at Fairmount. Politically he has
always been a strong Democrat, and has held the
office of Commissioner of Highways for the past
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231

and for five years i)ast has been I'resident of the
Vcnnilion County AgikMiltiiial and Meclianieal As-
sociation. He is also a member of the lioard of
Direetors of the Fair Assoeiation, and is crop re-
jiorter for llie Ag-ricultiiral Deitartnient at Spring'-
tield. He has exereised no small intlaenee upon
party politics in this region, ollieiating as a mem-
ber of the Central Committee, and as a delegate
to the various county conventions. Both he
and ills excellent wife are members in good stand-
ing of the Baptist Church, in which ^Ir. Davis lias
labored faithfully in the .Sunday-school, and offic-
iated a,s Librarian. Without making any preten-
sions to elegance, the Davis homestead is without
question the abode of peace and comfort, and wliilo
the lie.ad of the family h.as acquitted himself in a
creditable manner, his very intelligent and .^,miable
partner, a lady of great worth and refinement, has
fulfilled her whole duty in making home the most
attractive spot on earth for those dearest to her.

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W ABAN CiRITTEN is classed among the lead-
I (f§) ing farmers and stock raisers of Pilot Town-
JIL^ ship, he having contributed much towards
making it a great agricultural center. His farm on
section 22 is comparable with the finest and best
in this section of Vermilion County, is so cultivated
as to produce large harvests, and its buildings and
all other appointments are fii'st-class. Mr. Gritten
has evolved this desirable farm from tlie wild prai-
ries of Illinois, as they were many years ago. before
they had been changed by cultivation, it having
been government land when he purchased it more
than thirty years ago, and situated in the midst of
a sijarsely jiopulated, scarcely civilized countrj-.

Mr. Crilten is a Kentuckian by birth, born in
Mercer County. -Ian. r.t. 1832. His father, John
R. Gritten, was born in the same county in 1807.
He married Nancy Atkinson, who was born there
in 1806. and they came to this county with their
familv in 1812. and located on a farm of 120 acres,
pleasanti}' situated in Blount Townshii), where
they have built up a comfortable home, and now,
in life's decline are enjoying the hard-earned fruits
of their united labor. Three of the children that

have blessed their union are still living: Ann, re-
siding in Danville Township, is the widow of Frank
Watson, of Oliiii, and li;is five children — William,
-bihn, Xaney .1.. .Margaret and Martha; Lloyd mar-
ried Sarah (iriltcn. daughter of one of the first set-
tlers of the county, and they have four children —
Wesley. iVunic. Ella and Klisha; Laban is the
subject of this sketch, and we will write further of
him.

W^e have seen that his parents brought him here
in |)ioneer times, when he was a mere lad. and here
they bred him to a life i)f usefulness, and lilted
him for an honorable career, and to their careful
training he doubtless owes much of his prosperity.
He became manly, self-reliant and a good worker,
and in early manhood prudently invested his money
in government land, proposing to make farming his
life work, and purchased 320 .acres of land at
twenty-five cents an acre. He now has the land all
under excellent cultivation, and has greatly in-
creased its value by the many fine improvements
that he has made, including substantial Imildings,
etc. He does a general farming business, has his
farm well stocked with stock of high grades, from
the sale of which he makes good profits, and he
raises a good deal of grain and other farm produce,
from which he derives an income amply sutticing
to carry on his agricultural operations in good
shape, and for all his personal wants.

Mr. Gritten has been twice married. His first
wife was a Miss Sarah Potter, who was of Knglisli
descent, and her father, an early settler of this p;:rt
of Illinois, took part in the Black Hawk Way under
(ieneral Taylor. Five children were horn to our
subject in that union, of whom one died; the others
are Orsmus, Charles, Ivhvard and Thomas. Orsmus,
a carpenter in Danville, married .Aliss M.ay Gritten;
Charles, living with his father on the homestead,
m.arried Matilda (irilten, and they have seven chil-
dren— Clarence, Arthur, Orsmus, Kl/.m-a, Oliver,
Ross and Rock. Edward, a farmer in this county,
married Miss Belle Davis, of Ohio, and they have
one child, .Ies.se B. ; Thomas, a blacksmith at Bixliy,
married Martha Schank.and Ihe^- have three children
— Earl. Maude and Olive.

For his second wife ^Ir. (Written married Miss
Lydia Pile, a native of Breckenridge County. Kv.,

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and pf tlioii- eleven children tlie following five are
living: (_)i'ac'ena, Alvina, .Tacdb, Eli and William.

Wiliiair and Elizabeth Pile were the parents of
Mrs. Gritten, the father a native of Virginia, tlie
mother a, native of Kentucky, and both are de-
ceased.

Mr. Gritten may well be proud of his farm, whose
increased value is due to his hard labor and excel-
lent business capacity and management. He pos-
sesses sober judgment, keen discernment and a
resolute nature that has overcome all obstacles in
the path to success. In his political views he sides
with tiie IJemocr.ats, and gives his hearty approval
to party measures.

t^^ACIIAKIAIIC. IIOLLOWAY. Among quite
/// a company of young men who came to this
tl^—^j county at different times in the spring of
1853, was a young man named Ilolloway, plainly
attired .and with no means to speak of. quiet and
unobtrusive in his demeanor but with the lixed pur-
pose of giving the Western country a fair trial in
the building up of a future home. He was not pre-
pared to purchase land and so was obliged to locate
upon a rented farm in Plount Township which had
been but slightly improved and offereil few advan-
tages to the pioneer. Upon tins amid many dilli-
culities he prosecuted farming for a period of
four yeai-s. then changed his residence to Newell
Township where he sojourned two years. His next
removal was to a farm adjoining that whicli he
now owns and occupies, in the southern part of
Ross Township. This brought him up to 1859 in
which year he purchased eighty acres of wild prai-
rie and two years later established himself upon it
with his young wife in a log cabin.

Mr. Ilollowa^' begaii the cultivation of his land
with an ox team and in the meantime made his
home in Newell, then a very unimportant villao'e.
In the spring of 1860 he hired thirty acres plowed,
which he jilanted in^corn. From that time on he
labored industriously early and late until he had
eighty acres under a lugh state of cultivation and
had erected a neat and sulistantial house and barn
besides effecting other improvements. '31 As oppor-

tunity permitted he jjlanted fruit and shade trees
and after a number of years found himself in a con-
dition to purchase additional land and thus in-
vested his surplus capital until he became the owner
of 400 acres. P^or many years he has dealt in cattle
realizing therefrom handsome returns.

Our subject generousl3- acknowledges that he has
been greatly assisted and encouraged in his labors
and struggles by his excellent wife, who bore with
her husband the heat and burden of the daj- and
assisted him in saving as well .as earning. They
are the |)arents of four children, all living, namely:
Albert, Alford, Frank, and Ivy, the wife of C. R.
Crawford, of Ross Township.

Upon becoming a voting citizen i\Ir. Holloway
identified himself with the Republican party and
later cordially endorsed Republican doctrines. He
has made a speciality of attending to his own con-
cerns and consequently h.as meddled very little
with public affairs, having no desire for the re-
sponsibilities of office. His jjleasant home with its
attractive surroLindings and his intelligent family
have largely- supplied his social needs, altliough he
is not lacking for troops of friends among the peo-
l)le whose intelligence always leads them to respect
the man who has been the architect of his own for-
tune and who has made the most of his op|>ortuni-
ties, .adding to the talent with wliich nature en-
dowed him.

John Holloway, tlie father of our subject, was
the son of Elijah Holloway, a native of Maryland
and one of eight children. The others were named
respectiveljr, Adam, William. Elijah, Armel. Fran-
ces, Hettie and Mary, .lohn also was born in Mary-
land, where he was reared to man's estate and mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth Uavis. About 1804. with a
party of probably eighty i)ersons, they set out
across tlie mountains with teams and landed in Ross
County, Ohio, where it is believed the grand-
parents also settled. The journey at that time was a
dangerous one, the country being infested with des-
perate characters, who frequently juurden d trav-
elers for their money. The trip occupiid about
six weeks and the llollowa}^ family fortunatily were
not molested.

The parents of our suliject settled in the lier.vy
timber of Ross County, Ohio, where Zachariah C.

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was l)oin -lime 10, 1821. aiu) where the parents
spent their last days. The fatlier died in Septem-
ber 1863, at tiie age of eighty-live years and the
mother at the same age, in IMarcli, 1865. Uoth
were members of the Methodist Kpiseojial Cliiireh,
in the faith of wiiich tiiey serenely passed away.
Many and great were the hardships enchired liy tlie
pioneers in the wilderness of Ross Comity and our
sid)ject lii<e his l)rotliers and sisters was tangiit to
mal<e liimself useful al a very early age. lie as-
sisted in clearing the farm and received a limited
education in the subscription sehoc>l. Ilis life
passed quietly and uneventfully during his boy-
hood and youlli, and like the other young men of
that day and place, his chief ambition was in due
time to have a farm and a liresidc of his own.

Our subject continued a resident of his native
county until his marriage, in 18U). The maiden
of Ilis ciioice w.as Miss ^lary, daugliter of Joshua
fihockie}-, formerly of Delaware, but who, like the
Ilolloways, w.as an early pioneer of the IJuckeye
fState. Mrs. Ilollow.ay was born in Delaware and
was lake by her parents to Ohio when al)out two
years old. Her father died lliere. in 1811. The
mother later came to this county- and made her
h<mie with her daughter, her death occurring in
May, 1888.

Jf)OSErH S. CllRlSTMANisem[ihaticallyone
I of the l/usiness men of ^'ermilion County,
j who has risen to prominence through his
j) own exertions. He was born on the ;!Otli
day of January-, 185,0. He spent his boyhood days
with his parents until he became seventeen years
of age, wdien being of a studious mind, he went to
IndianaiJolis and attended business college in that
city, where he graduated. After leaving school he
returned to AVarren County, Ind . where his par-
ents were living at the time, and remained there
for a short peril id engaged in a dry goods store in
Attii.a. He returned to Indianapolis and entered
into the elastic roofing business at241 IMassachu-
setts Ave., being successfully employed for one
year. He then bought a grocery store on Merid-
ian street, where be carried on a good business for

a period of one year, when he sold out and came to
Rossvillc, III., where he landed in his twenty-first
year wiili ab(jut ><1.0(MI. He contemplated pur-
chasing a half interest in the dry goods store of
Henderson it Co., but the coini)any making arrange-
ments more satisfactory to themselves, our subject
found he could invest his money to agood advant-
age by loaning it and did so, in the meantime en-
tering the employ of the dry goods firm mentioned
as clerk. About this time he bought GOO .acres of
his present home of 1,100 acres of land upon
whi<h be erected his present farm buildings, and
where he now lives.

Joseph S. Christ man is the son of Isaac and Kli-
zabeth Christman. who are natives of Ohio, but
who came to Illinciis when they were voung. They
were married Oct. 25, 1843. when they immediately
moved to Warren County. Ind., where they settled
on a farm which they condnclcd for two 3-ears, at
the expiration of which i)eriod. they came back lo
Vermilion County, settling here on a(iuarter section
of land where they now live. The family compi'ised
the following children — Sarah J., is at home; Su-
san G., is the wife of W. 11. Lincoln and is liv-
ing in West Lebanon, Ind. ; .Mar^' II., is the wife of
H. C. Swisher and the\- also reside in the same
jilace; Eliza E.. was killed when nineteen years of
age by being thrown from a carriage: Maria C, is
the wife of William Hunter, a farmer who is living
in Warren (duuty. Ind.; Joseph S., of whom this
sketch is written; Frank is in the real estate liusi-
ness at York, Neb.; Mahala L..died when two years
of age. The mother of this family Mrs. Elizabeth
Christman, died July 8, 1872. She was an ardent
member of tlie Methodist Church, and sustained a
fine reputation in her neighborhood. Jlr. Isaac
Christman is (piietly living with his son, .Iosei)h,
and enjoying his latter days in a manner which he
has won by hard work, lie is a Rcpulilican in
politics, and takes great interest in his party.

Mr. Joseph S. Chrislman is a dealer in live stock
shipi)ing considerable ipiantities every year to Chi-
cago. He makes a specialty in breeding Hamble-
tonian horses, of which breed he owns se\eral fine
specimens. I'olitieallj'. Mr. Christman is a Repub-
lican and has held the otlice of Township Trustee
for a long time. He is also a member of the Ma-

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sonif fraternity, having joined that order in 1876,
by nniting with Lodge No. 527 at Rossviile. He
is also a member of tiie Oriental Consistory which
meets on Monroe street, Chicago. His career in
bnsiness is a good illustration of what grit and in-
telligence can do, and shonld be eniul.ated b_v otli-
ers of the younger generation. Mr. Christman is
unmarried, ))ut has succeeded in nialving a very
comfortable home, and tlie view given in this vol-
ume, represents a resilience that in no wise displays
tlie absence of a mistress.

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R. GEORG EDENS. In the person of
this able [)ractitioner the biographer dis-
covers a gentleman in love with his pro-
fession— one who adopted it on account of
the lieen interest which he has taken in it almost
from bo3'hood, and whose aim has been to excel.
He has been located in Danville for the past ten
years, and it is not surprising to learn that he has
built up a lucrative patronage among its best peo-
l)le. He has been faithful and conscientious in the
discharge of his duties, and aimed to gain a full
understanding of the disorders which he has been
called upon to remedy before making the applica-
tion of chemicals or drugs.

Dr. Edens was l)orn in the Province of Ilolstein,
Germanj-, June 10,1851, and remained a resident
of his native province until 1867. Then, a youth
of sixteen years, he crossed the Atlantic with his
parents, they settling on a tract of land in Cham-
paign County, this State. The father prosecuted
farming, while the son, who also assisted around
the homestead, continued the reading of medicine,
which he had begun when a lad of fifteen years.
Two years later, in 1868, he began to dispense
medicine to his acqu.aintances, and there followed
such excellent results from his prescrii>tions that
before he bad realized the fact he had quite a num-
ber of regular patrons.

In 1876 young Edens repaired to Chicago and
entered Hahnemann College, from whicii he was
graduated in 1879, after taking the special courses.
On the 17th of ^March, that year, he came to Dan-
ville, and commenced the regular practice of his

chosen profession, which he has since followed
with really surprising results. He adopts many of
the customs common to the Fatherland, where the
students of medicine are subjected to the most
thorough training, and not allowed to practice
until they are masters in their profession.

The otlice of Dr. Edens is situated on Noitli
Street, near the Chicago & Plastern Illinois depot,
where he has around him his books and the various
appliances requisite for his extensive business. He
not only has a large practice in Danville, but also
in the country surrounding it. He rejiairs to dif-
ferent points at regular intervals, usually once a
month. There is every indication that he has be-
fore him a most prosperous future, and the pros-
pects of attaining to eminence in his profession.
He has naturally been too full of bnsiness to t;ive
much attention to politics, but has liecome fidly
identified and in sympathy with American institu-
tions, and usually votes for the men and not the
party.

Dr. Edens was married in Danville. March 14.
1885, to Miss Frances Kcchler, who was born in
Posen, Germany, Ajiril .lO. 1»5'.). She came to
America in 1881, after having acquired a careful
education, and thereafter was employed as a [ui-
vate teacher in tJerman and French, and also in the
public schools of St. Louis and Chicago. Mrs.
Edens likewise pijssesses considerable musical tal-
ent, and is at once recognized as a very accom-
plished and intelligent lady. They occujjy a pleas-
ant and attractive home, and enjoy the friendship
of the best citizens of Danville.

AMUEL COOK, the son of a pioneer
family of ^■ermilion County, as one of its
[u-.-ictical, well-to-do farmers, a man of
sound sense and good understanding, is
classed among its most desirable citizens. His
homestead on section 1 1. Catlin Township, com-
prising 160 acres, is one of the finest in the vicin-
ity, and he has 100 acres of excellent farming land
in Georgetown Township besides valuable property
in Danville.

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eitlier in Marylaud or Virginia, June 23, 1797. In
early manhood be was united in marriage to JMiss
Susanna Mo3"er, their union taking place Oct. G,
1822. She was born in Pennsylvania. Dec. 2,
1803. and is still living at an advanced age. After
niarriaue Mr. and Mrs. Cook settled in Clermont
Count}', Ohio, living there among its early pioneers
till 1834, when they migrated across the country
with their family to Vermilion County and became
early settlers of Brook's Point in Oeorgetown.
There the father rounded out a useful life, holding
the respect and esteem of all about him as he was
in all respects a good man. The wedded life of
himself and wife was blessed to them by the birth
of six sons and five daughters.

Our subject was the second child of the family,
and he was born in Clermont County, Ohio, Oct.
4. 182.5. He was nine years old when he came to
'\'ermilit)n County with his parents more than fifty
years ago. but he still retains a recollection of that
memorable journey through the forests primeval
.and over the wild prairies to this then sparsely
settled country. He grew to man's estate in
(ieorgetown Township, and gleaned an education
in the old log 'school-house in which the children
of the pioneers were taught the rudiments of learn-
ing. He remained with his father and mother till
he was twenty-six and a half years old, when he
married and established a home of his own. He
has devoted himself principallj' to farming, and
through many years of persistent toil has accumu-
lated a goodly amount of property, iucluding one
of the best farms in Catlin Township. He has his
land under fine tillage, and has erected a sul)stan-
tial. conveniently arranged set of buildings, in-
cluding a handsome, roomy residence, replete with
all the comforts of life. When he was a young
man Mr. Cook assisted in making five fiatboats to
go down the Vermilion River into the Wabash,
and thence down the Ohio and Mississippi, and
once he took a trip to Memphis.

Mr. Cook has been twice married. He was first
wedded to Miss Amanda M. Graves, .\pril 1. 1852,
in Georgetown Township. She was a native of
that place, born Aug. 18, 1833, to James and Mar-
garet (Black bourn) Graves, who were among its
earliest pioneers, coming there from Kentucky in

1829, and spending their remaining days on their
homestead in that township. By that marriiige
our subject became the father of six children, of
whom the following is recorded: George W. mar-
ried Eliza Douglas; .lames P. married Miss Eveline
O'Neal; Mary married John II. Wherry; Margaret
died when she was eighteen years old; Charles
married Miss Celia Padgett; Ellen died when about
six months old. Aug. 19, 1866, after a happy mar-
ried life of fourteen years Mrs. Cook passed away
from the scene of her usefulness, and thus was lost
to her househohl a wife who had always striven to
aid her husband and make his home pleasant and
comfortable, a mother who w.as devoted to her
children, a neighbor who w.as a kind :ind tiuc
friend.

Mr. Cook was married to his present wife, for-
merly Mrs. Martha E. (Citizen) Moreland, in La-
f.ayette, Ind., April 14, 1870. Their wedded life
has been blessed to them by the birth of three
children: Bertie J., John F., and Fred. Mrs. Cook
was the fourth of the nine children, six sons and
three daughters, born to William and Esther
(Parker) Citizen, and her birth occurred in Dark
County, Ind., July 25, 1838. Her father was horn
in Mar^-land, Nov. 10, 1809, and her mother in
North Carolina, Aug. 4, 1812, her death occurring
in Warren County, Ind. The father survives at
an advanced age. When she was two years old
;Mrs. Cook's parents moved to Wayne County,
Ind., and when she was thirteen ye.ars old her
father brought her to this St.ate. She was married
in AVarren County, Ind.. Aug. 25, 1854, to Joseph
Jloreland. Of this union there was one son.
Charles \V., an intelligent, well educated young
man, who has been engaged in the profession of
school-teaching seven years.

It is said of Mr. and Mrs. Cook th;it ■' they are
people whom it is a pleasure to meet, so friendly
and generous are they toward all who come under
their influence, and so kiiul and considerate are
they in their relations with all about them." They
are consistent members of the Christian Church —
of which he is an elder — contribute liberally' to its
support, and are never backward in aiding all
schemes that look to the moral or social advance-
ment of the comnumity. In our subject the Dem-

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ocratic partj- fiiuls one of its most honest snpport-
eis and the township one of the promoters of
education within its borders, he having held seve-
ral of the school offices, and also being School
Director for years, discharging the duties thus de-
volving upon him with characteristic fidelity and
to tlie eminent satisfaction of all concerned.

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^ OHN L. JACKSON. In the career of this
leading business man of Sidell, we recognize
the t3'pe of the live, energetic American
citizen, who has been peculiarly favored
l)y Providence, being the owner of a fine property,
the son of one of the wealthiest men in the county,
anil one of its leading citizens, and having had the
happ>- faculty of improving all his advantages. By
his straightforward methods of proceedure he has
fully established himself in the esteem and confi-
dence of all witli whom he has had dealings. He is
at present engaged in general merchandising at
Sidell. and is in the enjoyment of a jjatronage which
is steadily increasing. The firm of John L. Jack-
son tt Co. is considered A 1.

Mr. Jackson was bt>rn in Douglas County, this
State, Sept. 22, 1860, and is the son of Amos and
Sarah (Hesscler) .Lackson, the former of whom was
born near Frankfort, Ind., and the latter in this
county. The}' were married in Michigan. The
elder Jackson operates as a farmer and cattle
raiser, and is now a resident of Danville. I/e is
represented on another page in this volume. The
parental household was completed by the birth of
four daughters and two sons, .and of these .lohn was
the eldest. He was twelve years of age when his
parents came to this county, and settled near In-
dianola. in Carroll Township. Later tiiey removed
first to Paris and then to Danville. At the age of
nineteen years our subject entered the Commercial
College at Terre Haute, from which he w.as grad-
uated in the class of 1870. Upon leaving school
he engaged in buying and sliipiiing stock, with
which business he had been familiar since a boy.
He shipped his first load from Archie Station, and
was occupieil at this business until 1883.

The marriage of our subject with Miss Eva

Gray was celebrated at the bride's home, in March,
1883. This lady was born and reared in Cham-
paign County, and is the daughter of Henry and
Louisa (Weislger) (iray. who settled in tiie above-
named county in 1861. The f.ather died in 1876,
aged about forty years. The mother was subsc-
quentlj^ married and now resides near Kankakee.
The three daughters were named Eva. Cora and
Nettie. Mr. and i\Irs. Jackson have one child, a
daughter, Meta J.

Mr. Jackson purchased the store .and stock of
general merchandise belonging to William Danley,
the pioneer merchant of Sidell, and in addition to
looking after the affairs of this establishment, con-
tinues to deal in cattle. Politically, he is an un-
compromising Democrat, and socially belongs to
Peace Dale Lodge Number 25, I. O. (). F. He is
also a member of the Modern Woodmen. His farm
comprises 172 acres of choice land, pleasantly
located southwest of Sidell.

OHN MILTON DOUGLASS, a prominent
and honored citizen of Vermilion County, is
classed among its leading farmers and stock-
i^^ raisers, he having been intimately connected
with Its .agricultural interests for many years; and,
the son of parents who were early settlers of this
part of Illinois, he nny indeed be regarded as a
pioneer himself, as since, and even before, attain-
ing man's estate, he has done much to develop the
rich resources of tiiis region and make it a great
agricultural center. He owns a farm on section 16,
Catlin Township, that is justly considered one of
the best places in the county, and here he ,has
erected a handsome commodious residence that,
with its surroundings, beautiful lawns adorned
with shade trees, etc., forms an attractive scene in
the landscai)e. and in this lovely home he is quietly
p.assing his declining years, calmly awaiting life's
great change.

The subject of this sketch was born in what is
now Ohio County, Ind., Aug. 23, 1823, the second
child in a family of ten children, five sons and five
daughters, belonging to Thomas W. and Delilah
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State of ^Slaine, on the Penobscot River, and tlie
iiiotlier w;is ;i native of tlie State of New \oik.
After marriage tliej' first settled in Dearliorn
County, Ind., in tliat part of it now called Ohio
Count3', and thence journoyeil to this State in the
siiring of IH30. and located in Catlin Township, Ver-
milion Coiint3-, where the County farm now is, and
where they spent their declining years, and the
mother closing her eyes in death in September, 1856,
and in October, 1805, the father departed this life.
They were people of solid merit, who faithfully per-
formed their allotted tasks in life, and. as pioneers of
\ermilion County, their memories will ever be held
in reverence .along with those of other courageous,
self-sacrificing spirits who came here in the early
days of the settlement of the country, and toiled to
make it a fitting home for those who came after
them.

Their son John Milton, of whom we write, was
seveit j-ears old when he accompanied his parents
in iheir migration from the home of his birth to
this county, and here the remaining days of iiis
boyhood and j-outh were i)assed, and his entire
manhood has been spent within the limits of the
county. He early began his career as a farmer,
and has been greatly prospered in his life work,
lieing the fortunate owner of a fertile farm of
317i acres that is not surpassed in point of culti-
vation and value of improvements by any other
l>lace in the township. He has erected a commo-
dious, well-built house, a barn fifty feet square
on a stone foundation, and other necessary build-
ings, and has set out numerous beautifid shade
and fruit trees, and, taken altogether, he has one
of tlie finest estates in the county. Mr. Douglass'
farm is well adapted to stock-raising, and he makes .
a specialty of Short-horn cattle, and his fine herd
of that breed, highly graded, is one of the best in
this locality.

On the 1 Itli of November, liS4 1, the marriage of
our subject and Miss .Mahala liurroughs was sol-
emnized in Catlin Township, one mile west of the
village of Catlin. Mrs. Douglass was born in Rip-
ley County. Ind., April 3, 1824, a daughter of
Jesse and Polly (Wilson) Burroughs. Of her
union with our subject nine children were born,
as follows: Judith A., wife of Joseph Trisler;

Winfield S., who married Lizzie Clark; Delilah, who
died when she was two years old; Thomas U'.,
who died when he was eleven months old; Clarissa,
the wife of James Clipson; Maliala; Pamclia. who
died in infancy; Arniild.i. the wife of Richard
O'Conell; and Ksthcr. who died when one week
old.

On the loth of October, 1887. the iilcasant
•wedded life of our suliject was brought to a sad
close by the death of lier with whom he had
walked, hand in hand, for more than forty -two
years. This ami.able wife and companion had been
to him all that a true and devoted woman can be
to her husband, and to her children she had liecn a
wise and tender mother, and her presence is sorely
missed in the household where she had been the
home-maker so long. But our subject does not
mourn as one without comfort, as his Christian
faith points to a reunion beyond the grave.

Mr. Dougl.ass is a man of decided character and
sound understanding, and his career has marked him
as possessing those qualities that enable man to make
his own way in the world without the adventitious
aids of fortune and hirt^. He and five of his chil-
dren are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, and are among its most earnest workers.
In politics Mr. Douglass h.as taken part in the iinb-
lie affairs of the townslii|) .as School Director and
Highway Commissioner. In politics he favors the
Democratic party, firmly lielieving that its policy
is the only safe one for the guidance of National
affairs.

■il/OHN B. CRANSON. It is a homely and
time-worn adage that '-virtue brings its own
reward," but the truth of it is frequently
brought to mind, .as in contemplating the
career of Mr. Craiison, which has been that of au
honest man and a good citizen, and in which he has
performed life's duties in a creditable manner, with
the exception that he is still jikxlding along life's
road singlc-hiinded .and alone, although having
passed the fifty-second j-ear of his age. While he
may not be the hero of any very thrilling event he
has seen much of life in its different ph;u5es. and
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the preservation of the Union. His army record is
a creditable one, as has been that of liis life after
leaving it, when he settled down to farm life
again in 1878 on his present farm, and has now
one of the attractive homesteads in his township.
His specialty is Jersey cattle, and he is likewise in-
terested in the chicken industry, having a goodly
number of fine fowls in which he takes a pardon-
able pride.

The subject of this notice is a native of Lock-
port, N. Y., and was born April 15, 1837. His
parents, Joel and Rhoda (Gray) Cranson, were
natives of Massachusetts and Vermont respectively,
and lived in New York until 1854, then removed to
Michigan, and from the Wolverine State to In-
diana, and from there came to Illinois in 1864,
where tlieir death occurred; the fatlier died in 1875,
and tlie mother in 1882. They were the parents
of six children, three of whom besides our subject
are still living.

The union school at Lockport furnished young
Cranson with his early education, which was com-
pleted at the age of fifteen years. He then began
an apprenticeship at the trade of tinsmith, which
he followed two years, and after the removal of the
family to Michigan he engaged in the lumber busi-
ness. After their removal to Indiana he Ijecame
interested in farming. Upon the outbreak of the
Civil War he enlisted in 1861 in Conipan}- 15, 29th
Indiana Infantry, and six months later was pro-
moted to the post of Orderly Sergeant. The regi-
ment was organized at La Porte, Ind., was assigned
to the command of Gen. McCook, and afterward
l)articipated in the battle of Pittsburg Landing,
after which lie fell and was hurt. Upon recovering
sufiflcientl3' he was transferred to the veteran re-
serve corps, in which he remained until the expira-
tion of his term of service. He received his hon-
orable discharge in September, 1864, and after a
brief visit to his old home in Indiana set out for
Illinois with the view of permanently establishing
himself in this State. Prior to entering the army
he had purchased a farm in Indiana and sold it be-
fore coming to Illinois.

The domestic arrangements of our suliject are
presided over by his two sisters, and he has one of
the pleasantest homes in the county. The sisters

are members in good standing of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, while Mr. Cranson is identified
with the Cumberland Presbyterian. The three op-
erate together in the business of raising chickens,
which is can-ied on by the natural process and by
incubators. They market about 800 per 3'ear, and
have all the modern conveniences for hatcliing and
taking care of the chickens. The whole process is
so systematized that the industry is pleasurable as
well as profitable. Their cattle are grade Short-
horn and full-blooded Jersejs.

In politics Mr. Cranson uniformly votes the
straight Republican ticket. Socially, he is a mem-
ber of Homer Post. G. A. R., and as a Mason bo-
longs to Blue Lodge and the Chapter in Homer, in
the latter of which he is Master of Third Veil. Both
in social and business circles he occupies an envi-
able position, and is one of those men whose word
is considered as good as his bond.

^f^ENRY G. BOYCE. Sixteen years have
[l/jV passed since this worthy pioneer folded his
J^^' hands in rest from the labors of life, Imt
(^) his name will be recalled by many as that
of one of the first men coming to the vicinity of
Danville and performing some of the earliest work
in connection with his trade as a carpenter and
joiner. He came witii his parents to this count}'
in 18.31 and two years later established himself in
the embryo town of Danville, which then consisted
of only a few houses. With his young wi''e ho
took up his abode in the domicile which he built
that year, which was weatiier-boarded in walnut
and which is still standing and the property of his
widow, who |)reserve it as a relic of the older days.
Opi)Osite it was built the engine house whicli now
shelters the fire apparatus of a thriving and pro-
gressive modern city.

A native of New York State, Mr. Hoyce was
born in Schoharie County. Feb. 20, 1809. Thirteen
months later his parents rcinoved to Harrison
County, Ohio, where the father entered a tract of
land from the (xovernment and whei'e the family
lived until 1831. Then pusliiiig still further west-
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worked on a farm until 1832. Thnt j'ear he turned
liis attention more particularly to his trade of a car-
penter and until his marriage tiie year followinif
was in the employ' of Mr. Heekwith and Gov.
l>eander Rntledge. His marriage with Miss Eliza
Potter occurred on the ;?d of March, 183;5. the
Rev. Freeman Smally olJiciating at the ceremony.

After their marriage Mr. and .Mrs. Boyce estab-
lished tiiemselves in a log cabin on what is now
Walnut street and where their first child was born,
Mary Jane, now Mis. Henr\- Fulton of Vallejo,
Cal. In the summer of 1833 Mr. Bt)yce went to
Chicagi) when there were onlj' two houses between
l^anviile and that now gre.-it city. After the father,
hrotlier and brother-in-law of Mrs. Boyce arrived
there, tlie}' dug the cellar for the first brick house
ever built in Chicago, which was for a m.an named
Chapman. Mr. Boyce did the carpenter work on
said building. He remained there tliat fall in order
to earn money to p.ay taxes and later returned to
Danville purchased land lying along wh.at is now
Walbut street. He pursued his trade as a carpenter
and finally became a contractor and builder, put-
ting up many <if the first buildings in the town.
lie thus lab(jred until about 1850 and in 18.")t) was
appointed Postmaster of Danville, i)rior to the
election of President Buchanan. He served until
the ip.cimiing of President Lincoln's administration
and later was Deputy Postmaster under President
Johnson.

Mr. Boyce w.as a man of more than ordinary
abilities and occupied a leading position in his coin-
munity. He was elected .lustice of the Peace,
serving four terms of four years each, holding this
ottice at the time of his decease. He was an .active
member of the Methodist Elpiscopal Church and
waiinly interested in the cause of temperance. Up-
right and honorable in his transactions he enjoyed
the esteem and confidence of all who knew him
and at his death, which occurred Dec. 3, 1873, was
deeply mourned not only by his own family but
liy the entire cf)niniunitv.

The father of our subject w.as Peter Boyce, a
native of Washington County, X. Y., and a farmer
by occu|)ation. He was reared to manhood in his
native State where he married Miss Jane Potter,
and later removed to Schoharie ('ounty, N. Y. He

was three times married anrl w.as the father of
twenty-one children. In his father's family there
were thirteen children and his mother died in Ibir-
rison County, Ohio. After coming to Illinois he
lived here only a few years, then returning to Ohio
settled near Springfield where he spent his last days.
He was a man of considerable force of character
.and a devout member of the Methodist Kpiscoiial
Church.

Mrs. Eliza J. (Potter) Boyce was born in Jeffer-
son County. N. Y.. one half mile from Sackett's
Harbor. Sept. 11). 1813. and is the daughter of
Elijah and I>ana Potter, the former of whom w.as
born in Washington County, N. Y., Sept. 4, 1787.
He was there reared upon a farm and was mai-ried
to a maiden of his own township, IMiss Lana \'an
Wormer, in 1810. Not long afterw aid the young
people removed to a point near Sackett's Harbor,
in .Icfferson County. Mrs. L.aiia I'otter was born
June 2, 17'J3 and w.as consequently seventeen years
of iige at the time of her marri.age.

The three eldest children of Mr. and Mrs. Potter
were born in Jefferson County, N. Y., l<;iiza .1.
being the eldest. Six more children were addc<l
to the family after they left the Empire State.
With one exception they all lived to mature years,
one being killed when about f»ur years old li\ the
falling of a tree upon him. About 1820 the Potter
family resolved to seek what w.as then the farther
West and accordingly removed to Richland County,
Ohio, settling near the present site of the town of
Ashland. That region w:is then a wilderness,
peopled chiefly b3' wild animals and Indians, there
being only four other white families in the town-
ship. Mr. Potter entered a tract of land from the
Government and the f.amily endured all the hard-
ships and privations of life on the frontier. The
nearest mill was thirty miles aw.ay ancl the road
which led to it was for long distances nothing more
than .an Indian trail.

As the country began settling up .Mr. I'ottcr
distinguished himself as a leading citizen and was
one of the first to exert himself in the establish-
ment of a school which w.as effected after much dilii-
culty, Mr. Potter riding three days to find a teacher
who could even write. The family sojourned in
that neighborhood for a period of seventeen years

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and in 1 830 concluded to make anollier change of
residence, this time seekinjj the Prairie State. After
due preparation they in October set out overland
with a two-horse team and two cows, and tlieir
household goods and provisions. They were three
weeks on the road, camping and cooking t)y the
wayside. They arrived near tlie present site of
Newtown, on Middle Fork Townshi)), in November
following. The father three or four years later,
purchased land on tlie State road, at tiie edge of
Eight ISIilc Prairie, ten miles north of Danville,
where he opened up a good farm and lived until
I860. The death of the wife and mother occurred
June 17, 1856. Eleven years later Mr. Potter re-
moved to Missouri and subsequently made his home
with his son, Joseph, who was located on a farm
nine miles from Chillicothe.

Mrs. Lana(Van Wormer)Potter was the daughter
of Jacob Van Wormer, one of the early pioneers
of Washington County, N. Y., and a strict adher-
ent of the doctrines of tlie Methodist Episcopal
Church. His house for man^' years was the meet-
ing place for the annual conference and was the
frequent resort of the itinerant. Among the early
preachers of that da3- was the renowned Lorenzo
Dow, who made for himself a name intimately as-
sociated witii the early history of Metliodism. He
and his wife finally removed to Jefferson County
and made their home with Mrs. Potter, his young-
est daughter. Tliej' intended going to Ohio with
tlie Potter fainilj', but on account of the mother's
health the}' were obliged to remain in Jefferson
County N. Y., where they spent their last days.
The Van Wormer family traced its ancestry to
Holland.

The paternal giandfatlier of Mrs. Boyce was
William Potter one of the pioneers of Washington
County, N. Y., who married Miss Elizabetli Sher-
man and settled near Fort Ann. They became the
parents of nine sons and two daughters and eight
of their sons lived to mature years. They remained
residents of Fort Ann until quite aged, then went
to live with their son, William, near Buffalo, where
their decease took place.

To Mr. and Mrs. Boyce there were born four
children, the eldest of whom, Mary J., has been
already mentioned. The second daughter, Emilj-,

is at home with her mother. Sarah M. died July

30, 1861; William during the late Civil War served

three j'ears as a Union soldier in Company A, 1 1th

Indiana Infantry and was wounded at Champion

Hill. At the expiration of his first term of enlist-

i ment he re-entered the ranks and at the battle of

' Winchester received a fatal shot and his remains

j now lie in Winchester burying ground. Mrs. Boyce

and her daughter, Emily, are members in good

standing of the Methodist Ejjiscopal Church. Miss

Euiina is a well educated lady and has followed

the profession of a teacher fifteen years in Danville.

Jacol) Van Wormer served in tlie Revolutionary

War, Elijah Potter served In the War of 1812 and

Henry (J. Bo3'ce tendered his services in the Black

Hawk War.

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^^EORCiE CLARKSON. This gentleman upon
III (=1 coming to Vermilion County purchased
^^^iSI 160 acres of land in Sidell Township which
is now occupied by his widow, Mrs. Elvira Clark-
son, a very capable and intelligent lady who enjoys
the friendship and esteem of all who know her.
Since the death of her husband she has released the
estate from its indebtedness and managed it in a
manner reflecting great credit upon her discretion
and good judgment. Without making any pre-
tentions to elegance, she lives simplj-, comfortably
and modestl}', and has a true and motherly heart,
full of sympath}' for all the wrongs and woes of
mankind.

Mrs. Clarkson was born in Kentucky where she
lived until a maiden of eighteen years and then
her parents removed to Illinois. She was married
in 1805, and settled with her husband on the farm
which she now occupies. Mr. Clarkson had also
been reared in Kentucky. Of their union there
were born two sons and two daughters — Henry T.,
Jennie M., Allie V., and George J. The youngest
was onl}- two months old at the time of his father's
death. Mrs. Clarkson has reason to be proud of
her family, her sons and daughters being more
than ordinarily bright and attractive, the daugh-
ters especially handsome.

Mrs. Clarkson after the death of her husband
was forced to assume the responsibilities of the

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farm and riglit nobly bas she fultilled tlie duties of
her position and reared her children in a manner
which shall make of them useful and respected
uienibers of the community. Mrs. Clarkson is an
active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, in the northern part of Sidell Township
and comprises in her life and ciiaracter the faith-
ful and devoted niotlier and the true woman. A
sketch of her father. .James Thompson, will be
found on another p.ageof this work. Mr. Clarkson
died Sept. 3, 1877.

DON. WILLIAM P. PEIRCE, M. D., Mayor
|1 of Hoopeston, is also a practicing physician
^ ,, and suryeon an

and senior })artner of the firm
!^; of Peirce & McCaughcy, proprietors of the
diug store on ^lain street. The various titles ap-
pended to his name have been justly earned and
friini tliem it will be readily guessed that he occu-
pies no secondary position in his community.

Dr. Peirce was born in Chautauqua County. N.V.,
March 2.5, 1830, and lived there until about 1852,
cDmpleting his education in what was then Fredonia
Academ}', but is now the Fredonia State Normal
School. Upon leaving school he commenced tiie
study of medicine under the instruction of his
fatiier. Dr. Austin Peirce, beginning liis readings
at the age of eighteen years. Later he entered
upon a course of lectures in the Universitj' of the
City of New York, from which he was gradaated
in the class of 18o2.

In the fall of the year above mentioned young
Peirce came to Illinois and began the practice of
his chosen profession in Kendall County where lie
resided until the outbreak of the Civil War. In
June, 1861, he raised a company of volunteers
named Company D, and assigned to the 36th Illin-
ois Infantrj' and of which he was elected Cajjtain.
After a year's faithful service in this capacity, he
was appointed .Surgeon to one of the new regi-
ments, the 88th Illinois, with the rank of Major,
and remained with it until the close of the war.
He met the enemy in many important battles, being
in the fight at Pea Ridge, Bentonville, Ark., Wil-
son's Creek, Mo., Shiloh, Tenn., and the siege of

Corinth, at which places he was in command of
his company. After receiving the appointment
of Surgeon, he was at Murfreesboro, Chickamauga,
in the Atlanta campaign, and at Nashville and
Franklin, Tenn., besides many other important en.
gagements. The greater part of the time he acted
as Brigade Surgeon and discharged his duties in
such a manner as to gain him the friendship of his
subordinates and the approval of his superiors.

After the war was ended Dr. Peirce returned to
Illinois and located in Lisbon, Kendall Co., 111., and
subsequently at Lemont, Cook County-, where he
followed his profession until 1880, when he took
up his residence in Hoopeston and is now in the
enjoyment of a lucrative business. He makes a
specialty of surgery and has met with unqualified
success. He soon afterward established his drug
store and being a liberal and public spirited citizen,
has always interested himself in the welfare and
progress of his adopted town.

While a resident of Kend.all County, Dr. Peirce
was elected on the Republican ticket to represent
his party in the 25th (ieneral Assembly and during
the sessions which followed, served on the com-
mittee of State Charitable Institutions and Revenue.
Later he was ap|)ointed a delegate from the Fif-
teenth District to the Constitutional Convention
of 1870 .at Springfield. In 1871 he was elected
Senator from the district comprising Kendall,
Grundy and Will counties, living at the time in
Minooka, Grundy County, where he practiced
until his removal to Cook County. During the
Constitutional Convention he was on the committee
of Federal Relations, Revenue and Judicial Dis-
tricts, sometimes serving as Chairman. In the
Senate he was Chairman of the ComYnittee on Slate
Charitable Institutions, Railroads, Penitentiary and
Education. Wherever residing he has usually
been a representative to district and State conven-
tions, having always taken a lively interest in
political affairs. He is a member of tin- County
Medical Society and in Masonry is a i. uight
Templar.

In Cook County, this State, Dr. Peirce was
married July 18, 1879, to Miss Ella Anderson.
The four children born of this \uiion were nametl
respectively: William, James, Lamartine and John

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Logan. They are all living and form a bright and
interesting grouj). which the parents look n|i(in
with iiarddiKilile [jride. Mrs. Peirce was liorn in
llarrisbnrg, Pa., May 12, 1848, and is the daiigjiter
of James Anderson, who removed first to Cook
•County, 111 , and then to Kansas where he died in
1888.

Hon. Austin Peirce, the father of our subject,
wa.s a native of ^'ermont and born in 1799. Wiien
a young man he emigrateil to Chenango County,
N. Y., where he lead medicine with Dr. Pitcher, of
the town of Pitcher, and afterward took a course
of instruction at Geneva. He commenced the
practice of his profession at Hamlet, Chatauqua
Co., N. Y., where he made his home for many
years. His decease occurred in 18(50, when he w.as
sixty- one years old. Tiie motiier in her girlhood
was Miss Mary Ann Sterling of Chenango County.
The parental household included eleven chihlren,
eight of whom lived to mature years and five of
whom are still living. The mother also survives
and makes her home in Fredonia, N. Y. She was
born in Connecticut in 1808 and came with her
father, James Sterling, to Chenango County, N. Y.,
when quite young, living there until her marriage.

The elder Peirce during his younger years be-
longed to the old Whig party and about 1842 was
a member of the New York Legislature. He was a
man of decided views and attained to much prom-
inence in his community, serving as Township
Supervisor many years. In religious matters he
belonged to tlie Presbyterian Cluircii in which he
officiated .as Deacon (or a long period. Dr. Peirce,
our subject, is a member of the Universalist Churcii
at Hoopeston.

A lithographic portrait of Dr. Peir?e appears
elsewhere in this volume in connection with this
brief outline of his life.

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(^-.^.^ENRY L. CHACE. The farming lands of
'f/ji! Vermilion County comprise its most val-
'i\^ uable property, and the men who have re-
{^; deemed them from their primitive condi-
tion occujiy no unimportant position among a vast
and intelligent population. The subject of this

notice may be properly classed among these, as he
turns in annually a handsome sum to the county
treasury as taxes on the property which he has ac-
cumulated, largely by the labor of his own hands.
He is a land owner to the extent of a tine farm of
440 acres, with the residence, on section 5, town-
ship 23, range 12, which, together with its build-
ings and improvements, forms one of the most de-
sirable estates in this part of Vermilion Count}'.

The native place of our subject was Newjiort,
l{. I., where he first opened his eyes to the light
March 7, 1843. There he sjjcnt his boyhood and
youth, completing his education in the High
School. This brought liini up to the time of the
Civil War. On the 13lh day of October. 18G2, he
enlisted .as a Union soldier in Company D, 12th
Rhode Island Infantry, in which he first served a
short time as a private, and later received the
rank of Sergeant. His regiment was made a part
of the First Brigade, Second Division, !)th Army
Corps, and operated mostlj' with the Army of the
Potomac. He particip.-ited in the battle of Fred-
ericksburg, and w.as under Gen. Burnside in his
skirmishes through Kentucky. He left the regular
ranks in August, 1803, and was assigned to the
Quartermaster's department, and given charge of
two large pontoon trains, numbers 15 and 17,
Army of the James, and was mostly stationed at
City Point until the fall of 1865, when he assisted
in the reconstruction of the burned bridge at Rich-
mond after the surrender of Lee's army, when he
was mustered out and returned home.

Our subject for a year after leaving the army
engaged in business in his native town, and in the
meantime was married, IMarch 26, 1866, to Miss
Anna E. Cogswell. Soon afterwards they removed
to Kendall County, this State, where he engaged in
farming two years, then moved to the vicinity of
Seneca, LaSalle County, where he sojourned for a
period of eight years. His next removal, in 1877,
was to the farm which he now owns and occupies.
Upon this he has effected manj^ improvements,
gathering around him all the conveniences and ap-
pliances of the enterprising and progressive agri-
cultiu'ist. He votes the straight Republican ticket,
and has held the various minor offices of his town-
ship. As an ex-soldier he belongs to the G. A. R.,

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:iii(l finils liis leligious home in tlie Uiiiversalist
Cliureli.

Henry C'liacc, the IVitlicr of our suhjecl. was like-
wise a native of Newpoit, R. I., wiiere lie was born
in 1812. The paternal grandfather was Capt.
James Cliaee. who followed the sea for many years,
hut finally settled on terra firiim in Xowport, and
lliere spent his last days. There was a largo repre-
sentation nf the C'liaee family in that eily, where
they were faniiliarl}' known for several generations,
and traeed their ancestors to the Puritans. Henry
Chaee in early manhood was married to Miss Mary
Lyon, and for a time was engaged as a merehant
in (ieorgetown, iS. C. The wife of our subject was
also a native of Newport. She was the daughter
of Aaron S. Cogswell, of Revolutionary fame,
who was the representative of an old and honor-
.'ililc family, which furnished a numbei- of success-
ful liusinoss men to the commercial interests of that
time.

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>* IVILLIAM PANDV. In taking this intelji-
\/\JJl gent old gentleman by theliand, we extend
VtW greeting to the oldest living resident of
Danville. He is now approaching tlie seventy-sev-
enth year of his age, having been born July 22,
1S12. in Bedford County, ^'a. When a youth of
sixteen years, he was brought by his foster-parents,
.Samuel and Elizabeth Howell, to this county, thej-
arriving at the present site of Danville, Dec. 13,
1828. There were then not to e.vceed nine families
in the town. Some men go abroad to look upon
great and wonderful things, but Mr. Bandy has
seen enough at home to satisfy the ordinary indi-
vidual in the almost incredible change which has
eome over the Prairie State since his arrival within
its limits.

Upon leaving the Old Dominion, the little cara-
van of which our subject was a member, having
amid much ))re|)aration and siieculation l)idden
their friends adieu, set out with a four-horse team,
the wagon loaded with bonseliold effects and pro-
visions, and traveled for thirty-six dajs before
reacliing their destination. They made their bed
in their wagon at night, and set their table by
the wayside, traveling in the primitive f.ashion of

those days, before the time of railroads, or even
st.ages in this region.

I |)on their arrival here the emigrants could not
even rent a caliin, but limdly succeeded in finding
shelter in a log house which already contained two
families of four persons each, and which was six-
teen feet square, and stood upon the (iresent site of
the First National Bank. Thus they spent the
winter, being able to do but little except to make
preparations for the spring cani|)aign. The nearest
land ollice was at Palestine, ninety miles away, and
the father, after making the joiu-ne.y thither, was
not able to purchase, as the ollicer in charge re-
fused to accept the \'irginia money, which was the
only currency Mr. Howell possessed. Finally, how-
ever, he bridged over his'ditliculties, and succeeded
in entering 481) acres of land, upon wliich he erected
four cabins, the princii)al one of which was located
one mile southeast of the court house and con-
structed of rough logs, with a puncheon floor, two
windows and a door, using greased piaper instead of
glass. The building was lGxl8 feet square, an<l
boasted of window shutters of rived boards. For
the lireiilace there was was made in the logs an ap-
erture eight feet wide, and liuilt out three feet
back, and this was lined with earth, while the chim-
ney was Ijuilt outside six feet high and covered witli
mortar. This contrivance lasted for j'ears, and
furnished suflicient heat for cooking purposes, as
well as warming the building.

The furniture in this humble domicile was like-
wise home-made, the bedstead being riven boards
set up on wooden legs, and upon it there was (irst
placed a straw tick, and then a feather tick. The
table was constructed in a similar manner, only
made higher. The family had brought with them
tvvo chairs, which were given to the father and
mother, while the boys had to m.ake stools to sit
ui)on. Tlie groceries and provisions had to be
transported fifty miles from Terre Haute, and as
may be supposed, at times the family were placed
upon short rations in this line, although 'wild oamo
being plenty, they never lacked for meats, and in a
few years there was a surplus of cattle and
swine.

After the cabin was built, the Bandy faniilv had
to carry water 300 yards until a well w.«ls du"'.

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The father anil sons made a contract to get out
10,000 black walnut rails at 25 cents per 100, and
in the meantime carried on as rapidly as possible
the cultivation of the new farm. William, our
subject, assisted in lireaking the first timber land in
this region, and harvested some of the finest corn
ever raised. There was, however, no market for it.
and he was oliliged to feed it to his liogs, and sell
the perk for from ^1 to 81.50 per 100. A daj^'s
work was equal to ten or twelve pounds of salt
pork, or eight bushels of corn, or from thirty-
seven and a half to fifty cents in casli, and tlie
latter jirice could onl\' be cinnmanded by extra
good men.

In tliis waj^ were pa.ssed the first few years of
the life of our subject in this county, lie attended
the first school taught in his township, and re-
mained a member of the parental household until
1831. About that time he engaged witli the State
Militia in the Black Hawk War, under Capt. J.
Palmer and Col. I. R. Moore. They went first to
Joliet and built a fort. Two or three of their
comrades were killed by the Indians. Thence they
])roceeded to Ottawa, and subsequent!}' our subject
joined the United States Mounted Rangers, which
comprised six com|)anies. At Rock Island many were
stricken down with cholera. After operating around
Oalena and I'rairie-du-Chien, tlioy finally returned
!uid wintered southeast of Danville until .January,
when they were ordered to the other side of the
Illinois River, but there being no need of their
services in that region, they came back to the old
cami). and remained until the 1st of May. They re-
mained ready for duty and reeonnoitering in dif-
ferent sections until the fall of that year, when
they were discharged.

Mr. Bandy now, in comp.any with JMr. Howell,
commenced oiierating as a carpenter, and put up a
house on what was called Sul[)hur Spring Place,
about one mile southeast of the present court-
house. In the spring of 1834 the}- built a flat boat,
75x16 feet in dimensions, and upon this loaded
great quantities of [xn-k, which Mr. Bandy had
purchased for the purpose of transporting to New
Orleans. The craft was propelled by hand power,
and when arriving at the Crescent City, the "trav-
eling salesman" was confronted by a cholera epi-

demic, and sold only enough to pay exjienses,
putting the balance of his propert}- into the hands
of commission men. He then returned home and
awaited results. One morning, two years later,
going to the post-oftice soon after the blowing of
the horn by the carrier on horseback, he received a
letter, stating that all his i)ork had been sold, but
at very little profit, and the proceeds were sent him
in a draft on a bank in Louisville, Ky.

Mr. Bandy finally succeeded in getting iiis
money, and after building another boat, proceeded
as before, and carried on this business for several
years, conveying wheat and pork to New Orleans,
and building a new boat each year. He was the
first man to run a boat down the Mississippi River,
and about 1839 or 1S40 aljandoned the river until
after the close of the Mexican War. He then .se-
cured a sub-contract to deliver horses in New Or-
leans, and by this time could transport by steam-
boat. The business proved quite profitable until
the last trip, when he got as far as St. Louis, and
found that the war was ended, and he was left with
fifty horses on his hands. He finally traded them
for a lot of worn-out Santa Fe horses, getting §17
a i)iece for his own to boot, and reserving two of
his best animals. He returned home with the poor
horses, fed them u|i. and sold them to the Illinois
Canal Ciimpauy. receiving therefor gc)od prices.
Later Mr. Bandy furnished a large proportion iif
the packet horses of this company, and in the
meantime had carried on general merchandising in
company with his father-in-law. William Murphy,
they operating together five or six years. Later
he engaged in the hardware trade and conducted
the largest business of this kind in the count}- for
a number of years. Finally selling out for a large
lot of Wisconsin lands, he began dealing in real
estate, and was at one time the owner of 1,500
acres. Mr. Bandy sold considerable of this land
afterwards, but he and his wife own together
1,600 acres at the present time.

In addition to his other enterprises, Mr. Bandy
put up a large number of business houses and resi-
dences, and during the last years of his active life
confined himself largely to the business of real
estate dealer and capitalist. About 1882 he re-
tired, and for the last eight years has made his

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home in I):mville. His first residence was on North
street, nliere lie Larl a half acre of ground, and ef-
feele'l sonic fine improvements. In 183(5 he w.ms
.ipiwinted l)y the Legislature as one of the com- i
niissioners to make the slack w,ater of the N'errailion '
River, but did not see it practical. Later lie was
appointed Marshal of the Eastern District of Illi-
nois, with a bond of $10,000, but there being
nothing particularly desirable in the office, he with-
drew.

Mr. Bandy has represented his towuihip in the
County Board of Supervisors two terms; he has
served as President of the City Council, and also
as Alderman. He voted with the Republican party
until the administration of President Lincoln, and
lias since been a Democrat. His whole career has been
signalized by liberality and publie-spiritedness, he
having probably contributed as much as any other
man in furthering the interests of Danville and
vicinity. A goodly portion of his capital is now
invested in the live-stock business, which yields
him handsome returns.

The marriage of William Bandy and Miss Har-
riet J. Mur()hy occurred at the home of the bride
in Edgar County, III., Oct. 16, 1833. Of this
union there were born five sons and two daughters,
and six of the children are living. Samuel J., the
eldest, is a resident of Danville; .John W. Is the
owner of the Bandy block, and is in the drug busi-
ness; Bennett E. is the School Commissioner of the
townshq), and interested in the Building Associa-
tion; Emma, thi; youngest born, remains at home
with her parents, and there is also in the lionsehold
circle a foster child named Bella E. Bandy. Mrs.
Harriot Bandy departed this life March, 1872. She
was born in Bedford County, Va., and came with
her parents to this count}' in 1818, about the time
that Illinois was transformed from a Territory into
a State.

Mr. Bandy, in 1881, contracted a second mar-
riage with Mrs. Deborah (King) Johnson. This
lady was born in Kentucky. Oct. 13, 1815, and
when quite young was taken by her parents to
Indiana, they settling on the western line of the
State, just across from Danville. She spent the
gro-iter part of her early life in Warren County,
Ind. wliere she was married to Mr. Johnson, who

died near West Lebanon. Ind., in 18.")3. Joseph
King, the father of Mrs. Bandy, wa.s a native
of \irginia, and a farmer by occupation. He spent
his last years in Missouri.

The father of our subject was James Bandy, who
was born in Virginia about 1790, and upon reach-
ing man's estate was married to Miss Xancy Brown,
also of the Old Dominion. Only two of their chil-
dren lived, and the mother died, when William, our
subject, was an infant of three years. A few years
later he was taken into the home of the Ilowells.
James Bandy finally removed to Tennessee to take
care of his father. He was married a second time,
and came to the southern part of Illinois, where he
died in 1883, at Ihe advanced age of ninet^'-three
years. He came to Virginia after his children, both
of whom were with the Ilowells, but the latter
were unwilling to give them up. He became the
owner of lands and slaves, which he gave to his
children.

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ILLIAM O. CUNNINGHAM, an cxten-

stock shipper of Newell Township was
on the 1.5th day of Decendjer, 1838,
in this township, and is the son of James and Mary
(Andrews) Cunningham, the father a native of
Kentucky. The mother of the subject of this
sketch was born in New York, and is deceased.
The father is now retired and living at State
Line, Ind.

William O., of whom we write, is the third child
of a famil}' of four children. He spent his boy-
hood days at home on the farm until he was about
eighteen years of age when the restless spirit of
the typical American youth seized him and he con-
cluded to see more of the world ; .accordingly he
went to Nebraska where he wtjrked for a time
breaking prairie sod, but this being too slow work
for him he made up his mind that he would go to
California, which he did. He started from Nebras-
ka City for Pike's Peak in 1859, and from llicre
went overland to California. Here ho was engaged
in mining and farming alternately, and worked
with .some degree of success in this manner for
about four years, when he returned to Nebraska
where he worked for a short time and then came

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back to Illinois with §1. 200 in his pocket, every
cent of which was gained by reason of his indus-
trious and prudent habits, lie invested his money
ill land, buying his father's farm of 200 acres
which was really the nucleus of his present fortune.
He then married Feb. 22, 1865, Martha J. Chand-
ler; she is the daugliter of James and Elizabeth
(Frazier) Chandler, who both died in one week
from milk sickness, also two children; at that time
Mrs. Cunningham was only five years old. Mr.
and Mrs. Cunningham became the parents of nine
children, of whom seven are living, viz; Irwin,
Alice. James. Porter, Sophia, Minnie and Roy.
Stella, the oldest child, died in infancy, and a baby
boy died unnamed, and the balance are at home.
Mr. Cunningham is giving his children the benefit
of a good education.

Mr. Cunningham is the owner of a large farm of
556 acres of as good land as there is in Illinois, es-
timated to be worth at least $70 per acre. His
residence and buildings are models of convenience
and of these he ought to feel proud. He has dis-
pla3-ed a great deal of common sense in all of the
inprovements he has made and in none more than
in the erection of his buildings. Mr. Cunning-
ham makes a specialty of Cotswold and Shropshire-
down sheep, of which he always keeps a large
flock. He is also engaged in buj-ing and shipping
live stock to Chicago, a business which he has pros-
ecuted with success, all due to his shrewd judg-
ment as a buyer. He supplements his other bus-
iness by dealings in superior grades of fine horses,
and it is said that he is a most excellent judge of
this noble animal.

Politically, Mr. Cunningham believes that the
part}' that obliterated slavery from the American
continent is right, and he therefore votes and works
for the Republican party and never omits an op-
portunity to forward its success. He has never
been an active aspirant for political honors, but by
reason of his superior judgment has held the of-
fice of Assessor of this township. While he was liv-
ing in California he made an endeavor to enlist
duriuu the War of the Rebellion, his motives be-
ing based wholly upon the love he bore his coun-
trj-. But being disabled he was refused admission
to the ranks of the Union army, though he was al-

ways in hearty and active sympathy with the ob-
jects for which it fought. Mr. and Mrs. Cunning-
ham are active members of the Christian Church
and are alwa^'s alive to any move that will uplift
humanity and make life hap[)ier.

RA FAUROT. This venerable gentleman was
long intimately connected with the agricult-
/4i ural interests of Vermilion County, and is still
the possessor of one of its many valuable farms,
finely located in the midst of a rich farming re-
gion on section 34, Pilot Township. When he pur-
chased this farm it was wild, uncultivated land
with no l)uildings on it, and but one dwelling house
in sight, the country roundabout still being not far
removed from its primitive condition and sparsel}'
settled. It is a fact of which he may well be proud
that our subject has witnessed the greater part of
its development, and has aided its growth as only
a skillful, practical farmer can do. He is now liv-
ing here in retirement in his comfortable home,
having accumulated a competency sufficient to
guard his old age against want in any form.

The ancestors of our subject were natives of
sunny France as is betokened liy his name, and
from them he inherite<l those genial and pleasing
traits of character that have gained him a warm
place in the hearts of those about him, and also the
thrifty and industrious habits that have led him to
prosperity. His parents, Joseph and Sarah (Sears)
Faurot, were of French ancestry, but were natives
of this country. They at one time made their home
in Ontario County, N. Y., whence they came
to Illinois, and located in Champaign County,
Ohio. They afterward turned their steps, and go-
ing to Steuben County, Ind., made their home
there till death claimed them, the father dj'ing in
1836, and the mother in 1839. They were the pa-
rents of five children, of whom two are living:
Jane is the widow of David Porter, of Kentucky,
and she is now living in Missouri with her three
children; Benjamin, deceased, married Louisa
Avey, of New York, and they had two children,
Elmira and Harriet; Alva, deceased, was a farmer;
he married Louisa Farmer, of Ohio, and they had

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251

lliree children — AVilliam II., Alva ami Fanner;
Henry, deceased, married Maria Wolf, of Ohio, and
she is now living in iMissouri nith iier four chil-
dren— Sylvester, Theodore, Melvin and iSIary.

Our suljject w.as horn in Ontario County, N. Y.,
April 23, 1>>19, and he accompanied his parents to
('hami)aign County, Ohici, when he was young. At
the age of fifteen a liardy, self-reliant youth, manly
heyond his years, he left tlie slielter of the parental
roof to go forth into the world to fight life's bat-
tles on his own account, and for some years wiis
engaged in working l)y the month. After mar-
riage he commenced to rent land, but always with
the end in view of owning land himself as soon as
his means would allow. Hy frugality and hard la-
bor, at the expiration of three years, he had money
enough to buy sixty acres of timbered land, ami he
lived on it the next nine years, busily engaged in
its clearance and imprctvement. In 1850 he sold
it, and going to Marion County, in this State, he
resided there the ensuing four years. Returning
to this county he invested some of his money in
200 acres of wild land, from which he has devel-
oped his [jresent tine farm, on which he has erected
suitalile, well-a|)pointed Imildings, and has every
convenience for carrying on agriculture to the best
advantage.

To the wife who li.as shared his fortunes and been
an imi)ortant factor in bringing about his pros-
perity, Mr. Faurot was united in marriage July 2,
1840. Her maiden name was Elvira Fowler, and
she is a daughter of Willey and Cynthia (Perkins)
Fowler, natives respectively of London, P^ngland,
and (ierinany. They came to this country and
spent their last days here. The following is the
record of the five children born to our subject and
his wife: Hannah was liorn June ;!0, 1841 ; Cyn-
thia. Feb. 19, IHi;!; Sarah. Feb. l.O, 184C; Victo-
ria, Aug. 21, LSI!), died Oct. 10, 1851; Willie,
born Sept. 11,1 852 ; Joseph, Jan. 1 8, 1858. Hannah
marr'cd John Davidson, of Ohio, now living in this
county, and they have five children — Arabella, Ira,
Zcruah and two <lead; Cynthia married Hugh V.
Davidson, of Maiion County, Ohio, now living in
this county, and they have four chiklren — Ella,
Josephine, James and Estella; Sarah has been
twice married. Her first husljan<l was Aaron Davis,

of Shelby County. 111., and they h.ad four children
— Olive, Seigel, Ktlie and Leona. Her present hus-
band is .Vlexander Steward, of Champaign County,
111., and the\' have four children — l.i/.zie, .\lviiia,
Jessie and James ().; Willie married Annie .\y, of
Douglas County, 111,, and they are living in this
county; they have three children — Ira. KIsie and
Florence; Joseph, a retired farmer living in Arm-
sti'ong. married Flora Thompson, and they have
one child. Amy.

.Mr. Faurot is a thoroughly good and upright
man. who is well thought of by the entire commu-
nity. His life-record shows that he is a man of
good cap.acity and sound discretion, always cordial
and kindly in his I'elalions with others and fair
in his dealings with them. As consistent members
of the Christian Chuich, he and his wife and chil-
dren exert a good influence in the township, or
wherever they may be. Politically, Mr. Faurot is
a decided Republican, and gives his party the ben-
efit of his hearty support.

'^JOSEPH J. SIDELL. The son of the
founder of the village of Sidell, naturally
occupies no secondary- position among the
I people, not only of the village but the town-
ship at large. The late Hon. John Sidell, after
whom the township was named, was long recog-
nized as one of the leading men of ^'ermilion
County, and posscs.sed those talents, both natural
and re(piired, which distinguished him as a charac-
ter more than ordinarily forcible and efficient, and
one who had a sensible and permanent influence
on the community where he was so favorably
known for so many years.

The father of our subject was l)orn at Ilagers-
lown, Washington Co., M<l.. .luue 27. 181G, and
his early life was spent in IMaryland and Ohio.
His father having died when he was a l.ad of eight
years the boy was thrown largely upon his own re-
sources, but he seemed to have within him the ele-
ments of success, and those years which were
fraught with perhaps hardship and privation suf-
ficed to develop a character vi more than ordinary
excellence. At the :ige of nineteen years, being

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dissatisfied witii his condition nnd liis prospects in
his native state, he emigrated to Ohio and engaged
to work out by the month in Greene County on a
farm at $12.50 per month.

Saving what he could of his earnings young
Si(1ell in due time purchased a horse and mounting
it started for the farther West. He crossed Illinois
and visited Iowa, but linding notliing jmrticularly
desirable returned to Ohio and took a contract to
cut cordwood at tliirty-three and one-third cents
per cord. This was extremelj' hard work for sucli
small pa}', but he persevered at it until he was able
to do something better. While a resident of Ohio
he was married Jan. 20, 184C, to Miss Elizabeth
Cline, vvho became the mother of two children and
died in 1854. He was then married to Miss Ada
B. Ransoni, who also died after a comparatively
short period of married life.

Mr. Sidell came to the county in 18G0, and for
the first few years occupied himself iu agricultural
'pursuits. Later he drifted into stock-raising and
became one of the leading men in this industry iu
Vermilion County. His eldest son, George A.,
started West at the age of nineteen years and i>ros-
pected for gold in and around Fair Play, South
Park, Col. He was one of the first men to discover
silver at Leadville. and was founder of the town.
He became owner of the celebrated Beaver Creek
Silver Mine, eight or ten miles southwest, and con-
tinues his residence there. Allie E., the daughter
of his first wife, married Mr. C. C. Tincher, who
is well known in the linancial circles of Danville.

Mrs. Ada B. (Ransom) Sidell, mother of the
subject of this sketch, was born in the city of
Toronto, Canada, and being left an orphan
when quite young, was reared to womanhood by
an excellent family who gave her a good educa-
tion. She left the Dominion when a young lady,
and going to Greene County, Ohio, engaged in
teaching, and formed the acquaintance of her fut-
ure husband. There were born to them two chil-
dren. Mr. Sidell in coming to Illinois settled near
Paris in Eidgar County, and having some means
engaged .at once extensively in the cattle trade.
He had learned carpentering early in life. Before
locating, however, he traveled extensively on
horseback in the West, crossing Illinois nine times

and through portions of Texas and Iowa. He was
in the Lone Star State before its admission into
the Union. It will be remembered that Samuel
Houston was chief sovereign of that" country at
that time, and .John Sidell erected a residence for
him at Houston.

The live stock enterprise of Mr. Sidell prospered
very well, and not finding a sufficient area of land
to suit his purpose in Edgar County he came to
this county where in d^ie time he became the owner
of 7,000 acres. Upon becoming a voter he had
identified himself with the Old AVhig party, but
upon its abandonment allied himself with the Re-
[lublicans. He interested himself greatly in politi-
cal affairs, and was elected a representative to the
Lower House of the Legislature, in which position
he acquitted himself in a manner reflecting great
credit upon his good judgment and honesty. He
was instrumental in defining and improving the
road laws of Illinois, an<l was an iulluential member
of the General Assembly, participating in most of
its important deliberations. In later years he
gradually retired from public life.

At the suggestion of Mr. .lohn C. Short, one of
the earliest settlers of Sidell Township, it was
given its present name. JMr. Sidell was verj' lib-
eral and public spirited and cheerfully gave of his
time and means to encourage the enterprises calcu-
lated for the general good. Several years iigo he
decided to open a portion of his lands to settlers
who would locate and make homes for themselves,
and thus disposed of a large tract at a very reason-
able price, realizing from the sales the sum of
8115,000. At the s.Tme time he retained a large
portion of land himself and was instrumental in
bringing the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad to
this section, freely donating the right of way. The
town of Archie had been laid out and was boom-
ing before Sidell had an existence, but finally was
practically absorbed by the superior advantages
offered by the founder of Sidell as a business point,
and consequently enterprising men invested their
ca|)ital here.

Mr. Sidell at one time chartered a train and ran
it free from Columbus, Ohio, for the benefit of
those desiring to make a home in the West. Sidell
was laid out in 1884, and its illustrious founder

Hazel Farm '.'Residence of a. g. Olmsted .Sec. 22.(T.19.-R. 12.) Catlin Township.

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Residence or Alvin Stearn5, , 5ec 1. (T.is.-R.ia.j VanccTownship.

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lived to note its piienoraenal growth and prosper-
ity, lie departed tliis life Jan. 29, 1889, after a
severe illness of eleven weeks. Altlioiigli not a
member of any church he donated generously to-
ward the erection of the various church edifices in
this region, giving to the Kimlior Methodist Epis-
copal CMiurcli alone SoOO, this structure being lo-
cated in Danville. He had identified iiiniself with
the Masons some years before his decease and was
buried witli the honors of the fraternity.

To Mr. Sidell and his second wife there were
born three children, Jennie II., Joseph John and
Luella Blanche. The eldest daughter is now the
wife of William Southwick, a clothier of Streeter,
III.; Luella married Frank Hastings, an extensive
cattle breeder, and they live in Essex, Page Co.,
Iowa; Mr. Hastings makes a specialty- of three dif-
ferent breeds of cattle, the AVest Higiiland Scotcii
— the first ever bred in America — the Hereford
and the Short-horn.

The sulijeet of this sketch was born March 14,
1862, at Dudley. Edgar Co., III., and the scenes of
his first recollections were in connection with the
first cattle ranch of his father near that place. He
began at an early age to assist his father in looking
after the cattle, and mounted on his broncho
scoured the couiitry for many a mile in the fall
enjoyment of boyish j'outh and strength. He at-
tended the schools of his home district. While a
boy of seven he went in charge of a train load of
cattle from Farimonnt, III., to Buffalo, N.Y. In
case one of the bovines sought repose by l3"ing
down at the risk of being trampled to death, he
exerted himself to keep it in a standing position,
and if not able to do this alone would solicit the
assistance of a brakeman.

When a youth of seventeen our subject entered
the Russell Preparatory School for Yale College,
but he was Western in his mode of thinking and
in his habits and manners, and an utter stranger to
the mode of living of the light-headed Eastern
students, so he abandoned his first intention of en-
tering Yale, and returning home continued with
his father in the cattle business. He is now re-
volving in his mind the plan of embarking exten-
sively- in this in the near future farther west, prob-
ably in Nebraska, but will make his home at the

old place, which is be;iulifnlly silualcd 210 rods
northwest of Sidell.

The marriage of onr subject with Miss Maude
C, daughter of Michael Eislier, of Indianola, took
place at the bride's home in 1884. Mr. Fisher is a
hardware merchant and one of the leading nieii of
his town. A sketch of him will be found elsewhere
in this Ai.nuM. Mrs. Sidell was born at Indianola.
where she completed her studie.s, being graduated
from the High School. Of her union with our sub-
ject there are two children: Rozalia and Zelda
Luella. Mrs. Sidell belongs to the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Our subject, like liis father be-
fore him, is Republican in politics and belongs to the
Masonic fraternity, being a member of Vermilion
Lodge, No. 2f)5, of Indianola. He is endeavoring
to comply with his father's wish of having a Ma-
sonic lodge established in Sidell, and is a charter
member of the M. W. C. at this place. He is a
young man of sterling worth .and very popular
both in business and social circles.

ELDER GEORGE W. DODSOX, a promi-
nent and influential citizen of Blount Town-
ship, is tlie owner of a farm on section 16,
which in regard to cultiv.ation and neat, well-ap-
pointed buildings is indeed one of the best in this
part of Vermilion County. The Elder is one of the
leading members of the Regular Bai)tist Church,
and for a number of years has preiiched almost
constantly in this and Champaign County, .and .as a
man of true piet}' is an acknowledged power for
good wherever he may be. He is also closely con-
nected with the m.anagement of local public affairs,
and has been an incumbent of some of the most re-
sponsible civic offices. He has held the position of
Supervisor of Blount Township three terms, has
served :is Road Commissioner the same length of
time and has been School Director many j'ears. He
has not taken an active part in political affairs, but
is a decided Democrat in his views.

The subject of this biographical review was born
in the vicinity of Hendricks, in Boone County,
Ind., Aug. 1, 1839, being the eldest son and fifth
child of Ihe six children, four daugliters and two

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sons, born to Kuel and Mar}' (Diekerson) Dodson,
natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Virginia.
His parents married and settled in Boone County
and lived there till February. 1848, when tliey
came to Vermilion County and cast in tlieir lot
with tlie pioneers of Blount Townshiii. settling
about a mile northeast of Higginsville. They lived
there only three or four years, however, when tlie
fatlier sold that farm and bought another that he
considered more desirable, pleasantly located in the
Fairchild settlement in Blount Township. There
the mother died Aug. 8, 1860. and the father took
for his second wife Lucinda Walls, who survives
liini. He died at Riekart's Corner in Blount Town-
ship, Feb. 28, 1871, thus rounding out a life that
was a credit to himself, his friends and his com-
munity.

His son George, of whom we write, w.as between
eight and nine years old when his parents brought
iiini to their new home in A'ermilion County, and
he grew to man's estate in Blount Township, his
parents training him in all useful labors and care-
fully instilling into his mind those high and hoi}'
l)rincip!es that have been his guides in all his after
life. He attended the common schools, and being
an apt pupil gained a good practical education. He
has alwaj'S paid attention to the calling to which
he was bred, and there is no more skillful or shrewd
farmer in the neighborhood than he, as is shown by
the appearance of his farm of 350 acres of well
tilled land, with its comfortable dwelling, fine con-
venientl}' arranged barn and other substantial
buildings, among the best in the township.

Elder Dodson has been twice married. The first
time in Blount Township, to Miss Sarah A. Walls,
who was boin in Hendricks County, Ind., July 29,
1842. She was a member of the Regular Baptist
Church and a truly good and virtuous woman,
whoso death Aug. 8, 1867, was deplored far beyond
the home circle. She bore her husband three chil-
dren: Annie M.. the wife of William O'TooIe;
Juhn AV.. who married Eva K. Fairchild; George
W., who married Lillie Parks.

Our subject was married to his present wife March
12, 1868. and in her he has found a cheerful and
ready lielper, and an able man.ager in her depart-
ment, she making their home cosy and comfortable

for the family and attractive to others, who often
share its generous hospitalities. Mrs. Dodson's
maiden name w.as Dorcas T. Pilkington. and she was
b(irn in Hamilton County, Ind., Dec. 10, 184C.
Her marriage with our subject has been blessed by
the l)irlh of eleven children, as follows: Sarah L.,
who died when about two years old; Carrie E.;
Ruel F., who died when six months old; Ira W. W.,
Dora E.. who died at the age of nine months; James
F., Jesse R., Effle L., Bertha W., who died when
one year old; Lillie M. and Bessie Orella.

In all his useful and honoraljle career the Elder
has been guided b\' tlie highest moral sentiments,
and has ever shown himself to be a just, kind-
liearted, pure-souled man, one in whom his fellow-
men can safel}' place their trust, and whose sagacity
and wisdom eminently fit him for the part of coun-
sellor. He has been identified with the Regular
Baptist Church for many years, has filled the office
of Deacon, and was ordained Elder in the church
Nov. 28. 1874, since which time he has preached
regularly in this and Champaign County, as before
mentioned, with great acceptance to his hearers.
His ministry has been very successful and much
good has resulted from it. He has brought joy to
many hearts, has soothed and comforted many in
grief, and many have turned from the error of their
ways, persuaded to do thus by his simple, earnest
words of warning, and by the example of a godly,
upright life.

n SAAC Cl'RRP]NT comes of sterling pioneer
I stock, his immediate ancestry on both sides of
/ii the house having been early settlers of Ver-
milion Count}', who figured honoral)ly in the his-
toiy of its settlement. He is a fine representative
of the native born citizens who ai-e sustaining and
extending the large agricultural interests of this
fair land of their birth, and the farm that he ovvns
and is successfully managing in Danville Town-
ship compares very favorably with the best in this
vicinity in point of cultivation, neat and substan-
tial buildings and well ordered appearance, and its
fertile acres yield him an ample income.

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milion County. Nov. 17. 184.i. lie is .i descend-
ant of ^'il•ginia families, both his [larenls and their
parents having been born in the Old Dominion,
his father, William Current. April 2(1. 180:3, and
his mother, Mary R.aston, Oet. 19. 1807. The pater-
nal grandfather of subject w.as a farmer in Harri-
son Count}'. Va., but he finally disposed of his
property in that State, and coming to Vermilion
County in 1827. with his family, was one of the ear-
liest settlers in ■nhat is now known as Newell Town-
ship. He entered a tract of Government land
and was a resident in that township till death called
him hence, though he did not die on that farm,
but on the old homeste.ad of his father, which he
had entered; after the death of his father he buying
that farm of tlie other heirs. The father of our
subject was reared in his native State, and there
married Miss Mary, daughter of Henry liaston.
Her father was a resident of Harrison County in
his native Virginia till 1827, when he came with
others to Vermilion Count}-, and entered a tract of
land and improved a farm in wh.at is now Danville
Township, .and lived here m.iny 3'ears. He had
learned the tr.ade of a hatter in his youth; and after
he came here found it very profitable to work at it
a part of the time, his hats finding a ready sale.
From this place Mr. Baston moved to Iowa in
1848 and became a pioneer of Marion County. A
few 3'ears later he came back to Illinois and made
his home with his children for a time, and then re-
turned to the Hawk Eye State and resided there till
his demise at the advanced age of ninet^'-eight
years. His wife lived to be about the same .tge.
They were the parents of fourteen children, ten of
whom grew to maturity and married.

The father of our subject continued to live in
Harrison Countj' till 1827, but early that year he
left the State of his nativity accompanied bj- his wife,
his parents and her parents, bound for the then far
West, and made tlie entire journey with ox teams.
He settled in Newell Towmship and entered the
tract of Government land that is now owned and
occupied by his eldest sou. It was wild prairie at
the time, with no improvements whatever, .and he
had to erect a rude pole house for temporary shel-
ter, and in that the family resided a year. It was
then burned with all its contents, and a more sub-

stantial log house was put up in its place, and in
that humble abode the most of his children were
born. When he first went onto this land he did
not have money enough to i)uy for it and held it
as a claim till he could earn money enough break-
ing prairie for others, to buy it. He had learned
the trade of wagon-maker before coming here, and
he liuilt a shop on his place and devoted part of
his time to making wagons. When he had three
or four wagons made he would yoke his oxen and
start for Chicago to sell them, and at the same time
his wife, who was a thrifty, economical housekeep-
er, would send the eggs and butter that she had
saved, to market. There were no railways for
years after he settled here, and deer and other
kinds of wild game were plentiful and often troub-
lesome in the wheat fields of the pioneers, and
where the flourishing city of Danville stands there
was then no village. Mr. Current closed a life
that had bt-eTi a useful one and an honor to his coni-
munit}-, on his old homestearl Aug. 6. 1851, dvino-
while yet in his prime. His wife died in October,
1885.

Isaac Current of this sketch was reared and educa-
ted in this, his native county. He was but six
years old when his father died, and he continued
with his mother till his marriage. He then estab-
lished himself on a part of the homestead, and two
years later bought his present farm, where he has
built up one of the most attractive homes in the
township.

Mr. Current h.as been three times married. Clar-
issa E. Lynch, to whom he was wedded Dec. 14,
1862,was bis first wife. She was born in Danville
Township in 1843, and died here June 14, 18C9,
leaving one child. Rachel 11. She is now the wife
of Isaac Bowman of Vance Township, and they have
one child named William Isaac. Mr. Current's
second marriage was to Mary (Campbell) Wy.att,
their union taking place Oct. 28, 1 809. She w.as
born in Newell Township Aug. 1, 1845, and died
June 21, 1872.

Mr. Current's marriage with his |)resent wife.
Mrs. Derotha (Jones) Noel, took place .Ian.
26, 1883. Her first hnsbaml was Arthur Noel by
whom she had one son. Shelby 1". Noel — he married
Hannah Lappin, they have three children, viz : Percy

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Leo, Lofla Belle, and Artluir Raymond. She was
born in Rockville. Park Co.. Ind...Jan. 13, 1845. Her
father, CorneHiis .loues was born in Viiginia, and
when a joiuig man went to Park County, Ind., and
there married Nancy Hull, a native of Ohio. He
lived in Park County till 1881, and then came to
Illinois and made liis home witli a son in Douglns
County' till his decease in March, 1885. His wife
died May 10, 18(J0. ]Mr. and Mrs. Current liave
one .son, Charles P.

It may well be the pride of our subject th.at it
lias been his privilege not only to witness the won-
derful progress of his native county since his birth,
but that he h.as had a share in adv.ancing its mate-
rial (nosperity and making it a great agricultural
centre. ' He has .accumulated a valuable i)roperty
by the exercise of those faculties that mark him as
a man of more than usual sagacit}', far reaching
foretliought, and practical tenacit3- of purpose.
Underlying all these traits are- tliose high princi-
ples that have gained him tlie trust and respect of
his fellow-citizens. Both he and his wife are act-
tivc members of the Asbury Methodist p]piscopal
Church, as is also their son. In politics, on Na-
tional issues he sides with tlie Democrats, but in
local affairs the best man for the office gets his
vote without regard to his party affiliations.

■JYiOHN J. SOUTHWORTH is one of the young
leading and progressive business men of one
of the most promising villages in Vermilion
County, Allerton. The town lies on the line
which divides Vermilion from Cliami)aign County,
and was laid out in 1887. The depot was built the
same fall and located on lands given to that pur-
pose b}' .Sam \V. Allerton, of Chicago.

Mr. South worth w.as the first business man who
located at the town of Allerton. Before coming
here he was engaged in the town of Arciiie in tiu;
lumber l)usiness. In 1887 he took charge of A 1-
lerton's steam elevator, removing his lumber yard
here at the same time, and on July 20, 1887, he
bought the first load of grain purchased in Aller-
ton, a load of corn, from Thomas L. Miller, of
Champaign County. The price paid was fortj' cents

a bushel. As soon as the railroad was completed
to his town he added to his stock of lumber, salt,
liinding twine, sand and barbed wire. Mr. South-
worll) is a son of John H. and Anna ( Akcrs) South-
worth, the nativity of the former being at Thom-
aston, Mass., while the latter was born in Harris-
burg, Pa.

John R. Soutlnvorth was reared as a mechanic,
working in the woolen mills at Lowell, Mass., but
ill 1854, thinking the l)road prairies of tiie West
were more conducive to liappiness tlian the
cramped shops of the East, he came to Champaign
County, III., eventually. His first removal west
was to Ohio, where he was married. As a farmer of
Illinois he was fairly prosperous, and was promi-
nently identified with the progress of his neighbor-
hood. Ho died on his farm at the age of seventy-
four years, while his wife still lives there. The
maternal grandparents of the subject of this sketch
died while Mrs. Soutliworth was quite young. They
were natives of lOngland, .as were also tlie paternal
grandparents. The great-grandfather, Roy South-
worth, served with distinguished honor througii
the entire period of the Revolutionary War, and
his descend.'uits are in possession of a cane, tlie head
of which is composed of solid silver in thesiiape of
a dog's head, and inscribed thereon are the words,
"Soutliworth, 1776." The silver was taken from
the hilt of a British sword, which he captured from
the eneni}'. Our subject's parents had six children:
Addie, Julia, Frank, Lehmond, John J. and Lillie.

John Jay Southworth was born .at Coldwater,
Mich., in 1852, and when he was but three years
old emigrated with his parents to Illinois, where he
was reared upon a farm and received his primary
education at the public schools. At the age of
twenty he entered Oberlin College, where he con-
tinued a .student for some time, and afterward com-
pleted his education at Champaign. In 1875 he was
married to Miss Mar^- F. Irwin, who w.as born in
Ch.ampaign County, HI., and who was graduated
from the women's department of the Bloomington
College. She was engaged as a teacher in her na-
tive county, for sometime and was reckoned as one
of the best te.achers. Soon after their marrjnge the
young couple removed to Archie, where Mr. Soutli-
worth engaged in business, and from the start has

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^\ W-lLLlAMUUPJiLAJNJJ IS these
vftAyw "liose frtlluT was likewise nai
W^ a native of Ireland, having

been successful. They have hart four ehildreu:
Grace. Walter. Ida and Anna Mary; the latter died
when she was twenty months old.

Mr. Soutliworth owns a line farm of eighty acres
four miles nortii of Aiiertou. lie is also engaged
in the hotel Imsincss. he and his wife being the i)ro-
prietors of the Allerton House. He is a member of
the Odd Fellows lodge, and votes the Repulilican
ticket. The offices of Scliool Director and Trustee
have been fdled by him with ability. In all his
efiforts of life in which he has succeeded he lias
been ably seconded by his intelligent and faithful
wife, and it is safe to predict that they will go on
prospering. Thej- are prominently identified with
the prosperity of llic'r town, and tliere are no
better people in it.

ILLIAM COPELAND is the son of Samuel.

me<l Samuel,
g been born
near Dublin. He, with his brother, Robert, came
to the United States when young men and located
at Phihideiphia, Pa. From there the brother went
to South Carolina, and has not since been heard
from by our subject. The grandfather married
near Philadelphia, and after a few years removed
to Galia Count}-, Ohio, tlie sul)ject's father being
then a little boy. The jouiiiey was made on pack
horses. The father an:l older brothers, Isaac and
Robert, were carried in a basket i.a.shed to a horse.
That journey was made al)0ut 1805, many years
(irevious to the building of an}' railroads. Plven
road wagons were not in general use at that time.
Sleds were used in all seasons of the year. The
onl}' wagons in use in those parts were such as wore
known as truck wagons, the wheels of which were
made of a piece, perhaps six inches, sawed off the
end of a round log and a hole bored in the center
for the axle, which was also wood. The wheels
were held on the axle b\ wooden linch-pins, in (ait
the entire wagon was made of wood. The grand-
parents located among the hills and heavy timber
and there made a farm on which they reared their
family of eight children, of whom our subject's
father was the third child ami only survivor. The

children were: Robert, Lsaiic, .Samuel, James, Ham-
ilton. Mary A. Jane, and Mahala. The grand-
l>arents spent their last days on the Ohio farui.
The parents of our subject were married in (i.alia
County. Ohio, the mother being Klizabeth, daugh-
ter of William Ham. of (iermau aucestry and early
settlers of Ohio.

Like the graudparents, the parents of our subject
reared a large family consisting of eleven children:
William H., George W., Perry. Mary A., Njuicy.
Malinda, Andrew, Delila, Ciarinda, Kmily. and
Elizabeth. The four elder were born in Ohio.
In 1827. the i)areuts of the subject of this sketch,
with their family, removed to this county ;ind
made the journey on a keel-boat down the Ohio
and up the Wab.a.sh to Perrysville, Ind. The father
made the boat for the journey and brought the
household goods ami also salt. Out of the profit <m
that k)ad of salt he made a start in life. He sold
it at Perrysville, where he hired a man with a team
j to haul his goods and family seven miles north-
west of Danville, where he entered eighty acres,
part timber and part prairie. His first house was
made by laying a (jole from one tree to another
about ten feet apart on a fork in either tree, against
which poles and rails were leaned on each side for a
roof. In that tent they lived until they could
build a log house, and in this house the family was
chiefly reared. After getting the eight}' acres in
a good state of cultivation he would buy more
land .as he could, until he had increased his farm to a
considerable extent. On that farm the worth \
mother spent her last days. The father makes his
home with our subject during the winter and with
his daughter, Elizabeth, now Mrs. Milton l,;iml),
of Danville, in the summei-. Thefatherof William
H. is a member of the .Missionary Baptist Church,
in which faith his mother died.

In the wilds of Illinois education;d advantasi'es
were very limited, and the school which our sub-
ject attended at twelve years of .age was called a
••subscription school." Each family would board
the teacher in proportion to the nundier of puplis.
The school-house was built of round logs, punch-
eon floor and slab doors. The window w.as made
with gre:i.sed paper pasted over the hole cut in a
log. The seats were also made of puncheon. The

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scLool term only lasted about three jnontlis of the
year, these being the winter months, when the
work on the farm was retarded by cold weather.

The next step of importance was the marriage of
our subject to Miss Rachael Sterns. Her i)arents
were Zara and Mary (Smalle^y) Sterns. They too
were pioneers in this county and came from near
Clarkesville, Ohio, and were among the verj^ earl-
liest settlers. They died at an advanced age near
Williamsport. Ind. hy his first marriage there
were ten children: Mary married James Wilson
and died in 1800. Mr. "Wilson enlisted in the war
and was killed at tlie battle of Chickasaw. Tlieir
only surviving child, William II., was reared by
our subject for whom he was named; Nane^y, now
Mrs. W. II. Duncan lives in this county; E. II.;
Ahneda is married to Frank Johns and died
al)0ut 1875; Eli lives in Missouri; Andrew Z ; an
infantsou; Elizabeth now Mrs. John B. Chambers;
George; Harmon; and Charles, who died at the age
of four years. Mrs. Copeland died Jan. 27, 1831,
a wortiiy member of the ISaptist Churcli in which
faitli she lived. Our subject was married a sec-
ond time to Elizabeth Kirkliart, September, 1885.
Her parents were also early settlers here and came
from Whitsell County, Va., in which State they
were born. Her mother, Ann (^Courtney) Kirk-
hart, died when Mrs. Copeland was about eight
years old. Her father, John died a few 3-ears
later, thus leaving her an orphan in early life.
Previous to her marriage with the subject of this
sket'ch Mrs. Copeland had been married to Stephen
Lamb, wiio died in 1882.

William Copeland is a member of the Baptist
Church, while his wife is a member of the United
Brethern Church. He has held the offices in this
county of Supervisor, twelve years; School Direc-
tor, twenty years; Road Commissioner, three years.
His politics are strictly Republican. His indus-
trious habits have been crowned by a splendid
property in the village of Potomac, where he lives.
He owns a large, well furnished frame house and
three lots, finely planted with shade and fruit trees.
The house has all modern conveniences, and testi-
fies to the neatness and taste of its owners. He
also owns another residence and a large business
house in the village. Beside these, a fine farm of

440 acres in this county, wliere lie lived for many
_vears, and here his family was reared. He has
given each of his children at their marriage §2,500,
and still has a com|)eteuc\' remaining to keep
himself and wife as long as the)- live. His pres-
ent prosperous condition speaks well for his good
management and frugality, for when first married,
in 1841, he was destitute of means. Mr. Copeland
is one of those worthy pioneers, who is novv living
a life of peaceful retirement.

HARLES E. WHITTON has been a resident
of Illinois nearlj' all his life, though he has
( lived in Vermilion County but a short time.
He was born in Oneida County, N. Y., July 3,
1847, and when a boy. came West with his parents,
l\ol>ert and Mar)- (Ferguson) Whitton. They set-
tled on a farm in Grundy County, 111., and the
father and mother are now living at Hammond,
Ind., near Chicago. The former is an Englishman
by birth, and came to this countrj- with an elder
brother when quite young, while the latter is a
native of Oneida County, N. Y.

Charles E. Whitton was brought upon the home
farm in Grundy County, and when Fort Sumter
was fired upon, ardently desired to enter the Union
army, but was not accepted because of his youth.
On Feb. 7, 1865, however, he stole a few months
of the time necessar)-, and at the age of seventeen
3'ears and six months enlisted in Company C, 147th
Illinois Infantr)'. and served for a 3'ear. On the
declaration of peace, his company was assigned to
Provost Marshal duty in Georgia, and was so en-
gaged until Jan. 20, 1866. on whicli daj' they were
mustered out. After his return, being still but a
boy, although a veteran, Mr. Whitton went to
school, and for two years studied with an especial
view of preparing himself for the profession of
school teaching. In this vocation he was subse-
quently engaged for more than twelve years, mostlj-
in Iroquois County. III., and in Benton County,
Ind. In the latter county he was also Superinten-
dent of Schools for two years, discharging the res-
ponsible duties of that position satisfactorily to
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tlie 3eais ho was teacliiiia: he was also working at
farming during tliesnninier months. In the spring-
of 1884 he began work ()n a rented farm in Iro-
quois County, but his first wife dying about that
time, Mr. Wliitton gave u\i this place, and after his
second marriage lived for three years on a farm in
Iroquois County, belonging to his present wife.
This they sold in 1S88, and then bought and re-
moved to the fine farm of 200 acres, on section 21,
in Grant Township, where they now make their
home.

As stated, Mr.Whitton has been twice ni.arried —
first in 1877, to Miss Salinda Jones, who died in the
spring of 1884, leaving two boys, Lewis and Law-
rence. On Dec. IG, 1884, Mr. Whitton was united
in marriage with Mrs. Laura B. Dunham, widow of
Quiney Dunham, of Logan County, III. She is a
daughter of David and Mary (Ilouser) Alsop. and
was born in Spencer County, Ky., Aug. 26, 1849.
Both the i)arents were also born in that county,
where Mr. Alsop was a farmer. They emigrated
to Logan County, 111., when Laura was but nine
years old, and she has ever since been a resident of
this State. Her mother died in 1875, and her
father is still living in Logan County. He, loo,
although a southerner by birth, was a soldier of
freedom, and served for three years in the Union
army as a member of Companj' F, lOGth Illinois
Infantrv. In fact, all of .Mrs.Whitton's connections
showed themselves to be true patriots, her father,
her father-in-law, her first and her second husband,
all having served bravely in the Union ranks. Wil-
liam Dunham, her first husband's father, was Cha]i-
lain of the 106th Illinois Infantry, the same regi-
ment in which her father was a soldier. He served
through the war, but contracted a disease from
which he never recovered, and which termin.-ited
his life in 1877.

Laura B. Alsop (now .Mrs. Whitton) was married
to (^)uincy Dunham, Dec. 1.0, 1870. He, like Mr.
Whitton, was a youthful soldier, having been horn
Aug. 6, 1847, in Warren County, Ohio, and on
Feb. 10, 1865, when seventeen years and six months
old, enlisted in Company M, 6th Illinois Cavalry,
serving for nine months, and was discharged Nov.
5,186.5. After his return from the army, young
Dunham was engaged in farming [iursuitsin Logan

County until his death. He bouglit the farm in
Iroquois County, on which Mr. and .Mrs. Whillon
lived after their marri.age. but never occupied it
himself. The circumstances attending his death,
which occured Dec. I), l.s.si. were very sad. A ni;iu
wiiom he had iiireil to work on the farm was found
to be suffering from smalipo.x:, and Mr. Duniiani
contracted the disease, and died from it. His
brother, Monroe Dunham, who was married tj) a
sister of Mrs. Whitton. and a sister of Mrs. I.ucv
ZoUars, with a child of Monroe's, named Maud,
also fell victims to the same dread flisease, as did
five of their neighbors, making nine in all who died
before the pest could be controlled.

Mr. and Mrs. (,)uincy Dunham became the parents
of six children, all of whom are now living with
their mother, and are named Clarence F., Mary L..
William D., Arthur A., I'earl F. and Grace L. Mr.
and ftlrs. Whitton have one child, a bright little
girl, named Fstella K. Though not long residents
in Vermilion County, they have lived near its bor-
ders, and are well known in this partof the county.
Both are respected members of the Christian
Churcli, and he is a member of Boswell Lodge, No.
486, A. F. & A. M., of Boswell, Ind.

Mr. Whitton is known as an industrious, hard-
working man, who attends closely to the duties of
his farm, in which he is ably .assisted by his ener-
getic and capable wife. The farm they now own
is a fine property, and under their careful manage-
ment is being rapidly improved, and when their
plans are fully carried out, it will be one of the
best properties of its size in this neighborhood.

•• •J*?^-

OHN H. PARHISIl hMs for twenty yens
or more been one of the leading men of
Sidell Township. As a farmer he is skillful
and successful, has a comfortable and be;ui-
tiful home, and is genial and hospitable in his
manner, gaining the good will of all with whom he
comes in contact. He is considerable of a i)()liti-
cian, and in 1879 was elected Highw.ny Commis-
sioner for a term of three years. He was re-elected
in 1885. and served another term. I'rior to his
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sioners had contracted for a large amount of road
grading, and unwisely involved the township in
debt to the amount of 84,000. By careful man-
agement on the part of Mr. Parrish this sum has
been greatly reduced, so that the township finances
are placed upon a sound basis.

Our subject was born May 7, 1839, In Coshocton
County, Ohio. There his early life was spent, and
as his brother had left the parental roof when
about sixteen years old, John naturall3- assumed
the principal charge of the homestead. To this he
brought a bride in 1864, being married that year
to Miss Elizabeth Donnelly. This lady was a na-
tive of his own county — in fact they had grown up
together from childhood. They resided in Ohio
until after the birth of two children, coming to
this county in 1868. In the meantime the brother,
Joseph Parrish. had become owner of a large farm,
a part of which oursul)ject rented, and upon which
lie operated with success. He, however, with many
others at the time suffered greatly from ague, a
disease common among the early settlers, be-
fore the land had been sufficiently cultivated to
do away with miasma.

The first purchase of our subject in this county
was eighty acres, the nucleus of his present home-
stead, and to which he added until he had 200
acres. He ]jut up a fine dwelling in 18S8, and has
brought his land to a good state of cultivation. To
him and his estimable wife there were born nine
interesting children, the eldest of whom, a daugh-
ter, Giula, is the wife of Joseph Thompson, of
Sidell Township; Melvin P. remains at the home-
stead; Charles died when eighteen months old:
Horace t'., Allie, Grace, and llarley are at home.
Belle died at the age of eighteen months, and Gro-
ver C. died when an infant. Mr. I'arrish votes
with the Democracy, and is quite prominent in
local politics, frequently' serving .as a delegate to
the county conventions. He has also served on
tlie Circuit, Petit, and Grand .Juries, and has ofii-
eiated as School Director for a period of fifteen
years.

James and Lania (Hardman) Parrish, the parents
of our subject, were natives respectively of Bel-
mont and Coschocton counties, Ohio. The Par-
rishes were originally from Pennsylvania, in which

State the mother's family also flourished quite nu-
merously at an early day. The parents were mar-
ried in Kosciusko County, where the father success-
fully pursued his trade of carpenter .and joiner, and
lived to be seventy-two years old. The mother
died when our subject was a lad of seven, leaving
besides himself, an older brother, Joseph, and a
sister younger, Hannah, now Mrs. W. B. Shane, who
lives in Smithfield, Ohio.

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^^lUY C. HOWARD. Among the most promi-
lll (=j, nent merchants of Armstrong, Mr. G. C.
^^5) Howard takes the lead. He is noted for his
success and excellent business qualifications. He
was the son of Joseph, whose father, Nathan, was
a native of Ohio, and who was of English descent.
This gentleman came to Illinois among the j)io-
neers, and located three miles northeast of Dan-
ville. His wife, Nancy, was of Irish ancestry.
This worthy couple were blest with six children;
Joseph, Clinton, Milton. Richard; Julia, who mar-
ried C. Campbell, and died in tins county; and one
other, who died quite young. Our subject's father,
who was born in Ohio, is the eldest of these chil-
dren. Here he was united in wedlock with Miss
Barbara Snyder, a daughter of Asa B. Snyder, who
was also a pioneer. Of this marriage there was but
one child, our subject. The father had been pre-
viously married to a daughter of Ralph Martin,
another [lioneer of this county. It was here in
Vermilion County that the father died in the year
IS.'jO, eighteen months after the birth of their son.
The mother lived and devoted all her attention to
her child, whom she reared on the farm with great
care and precision, and whom she has educated in
the district schools. When he became of age lie
was married to Miss Emil3% daughter of William
H. Price. This happy event occurred in April,
1878. He w.as profitably engaged in farming until
1887, when he found emiJoyraent as a clerk for a
Mr. Tilton, in Potomac, for aliout eighteen months.
From here he came to Armstrong, where he has a
general store and where he enjoys great prosperity.
His stock is valued from $3,000 to $.5,000. His

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trade runs from $12,000 to ¥15,000 a year. He
carries an unusnallj' fine line of general merchan-
dise.

Mr. Howard is a Democrat, and ameml)er of the
A. F. it A. M. of Potomac, his wife being a mem-
bi'r of the " Eastern Stnr'' of that lodge. When
our subject began business he had nothing to help
him on but a determined character and a pair of
willing hands. These, however, are effectual in-
struments, and never fail to prove themselves true
weapons in his battles with the ordinary obstacles
of life From what we have already seen of his
energy, we cannot l)ut predict for him a bright and
prosi)erous future.

-{fOHN M. McCABE. This friend of the
iaborino' man has made for himself an un-
deniably fine record in connection with the
/ important question which is to-day absorb-
ing the minds of intelligent men everywhere. A
man of more than ordinary talent and possessed of
hu-ge information, he has not only studied this but
many other questions of political economy, and his
iniblished opinions have had a marked effect upon
the complexion of party politics in this part of the
Stale. A man of broad and liberal ideas, and with
the faculty of giving voice to his opinions in forci-
ble language, he has for years been a power in the
community, and has, it is evident, sought to exert
his influence for good and good only. Mr. JSIc-
Cabe, while alliliating with the Union Labor party,
is also a strong advocate of prohibition, and fa-
vored a union of the two parties.

We are constrained, before proceeding further,
to glance at the home surroundings of Mr. McCabe,
who has one of the most j)leasant and inviting
mansions in Fairmouut and vicinity — a large, old-
fashioned house, built in the early days, and situ-
ated on the corner south of the Methodist Episcoiial
Church. It stands on an eminence gentl}' slo|(ing
to the south, while stretching east is a fine orchard
containing large and spreading trees, a useful old-
fashioned garden, and twenty acres of pasture, in
the midst of which is a fish pond stocked with
German carp. Recently the School Directors have

purchased two acres of the twenty for the purpose
of building a fine graded school building. The
whole premises are both comfortable and elegant,
and form one of the most attractive features in the
lan(lscai)e of this region. The tile works, of which
Mr. McCabe is proprietor, and which lie at the
north end of Main street, were erected in 1882,
and have been prosecuted successfully since that
time.

The subject of this sketch was born in Dearborn
County, Ind., Feb. 19, 18-14, and is the fifth child
in a family of nine, the offspring of Alex and
Rhoda (Knai)p) McCabe, who were natives respect-
ively of Ohio .and North Carolina. The father
followed farming after his marriage, in Dearliorn
County, Ind., to which he had removed with his
parents at an early day. Grandfather Knapp w.a.s a
native of New York State. Alex McCabe, after
his marriage, continued in Indiana until 1872, then
removed with his family to Stanberr}', Mo., where
he and his excellent wife still live. '•x sons and
two daughters lived to become men and w. '^en.

Mr. McCabe, our subject, attended school cpiite
regularl}' until a youth of eighteen years, mostly
in the winter season, and worked on the farm with
his father. In 1863, desirous of starting out in
life for himself, he left home, arriving at Fair-
mount with a capital of $2.37, and in debt $5 to
his mother for money borrowed to help him get
away. Arriving at Fairmount, he engaged in work
for Mr. James M. Dougherty, about one mile north-
east of town, and with whom he rera.ained until the
fall of that }-ear. The winter following he taught
school at Walnut Grove. The year following he
attended school at Danville a short time, and sub-
sequently resumed work on a farm.

In the meantime our subject had his mind in-
tent upon establishing a home of his own, .and in
the fall of 1861 was united in marri.age with
Miss Mary E., daughter of Mr. Samuel Dougherty.
The maiden name of Mrs. McCabe's mother was
.lane Dalby, and Miss Mary was the third child in
a family of seven. The newly wedded pair set-
tled on a rented farm, where they struggled along
amid man^' dilliculties and drawbacks, Mr. McCabe
farming in summer and teaching school in winter
until the spring of 1880. He then resolved to

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change his occupation, .inri aliandoniiig' the farm.
sociD'ed an interest in a flour mill at Fairmount.
He wilhiii-ew from this eighteen months later, anil
turned liis attention to the manufacture of tile.
He put up an old-fashioned Indiana tile shed on a
small scale, using one kiln. B_v the exercise of
great industry and energy his Ijusinoss advanced
slowl3' but surely, and in time he was obliged to
enlarge his facilities. He now has one of the most
extensive factories of the kind in his part of the
State, and in addition to the lirst products, has
added brickmaking and roofing-tile of a new de-
sign known as '-Donaldson's patent," which is by
one-half the lightest roofing-tile ever manufac-
tured in any country.

Mr. McCabe has now the only manufactory, ex-
cepting a flour mill, in the town, and the people of
this vicinity are justly proud of this enterprise,
which gives employment to a numljer of men. and
enters largely into the success and reputation of
its industrial interests. At present (June, 1889)
the works demand the services of fifteen men, with
a prospect in the near future of the number being
doubled. The buildings and equipments are fully
in keeping with the demands of the business, which
is not only a credit to the town, but to its instigator
and proprietor.

In politics Mr. McCabe always has an opinion
and is never afraid to express it. He w.as in for-
mer years an ardcMit Republican, but of late has
not been tied to any jiarty. He was a delegate to
the National Labor Conference at Cincinnati, Ohio,
and was nominated for Representative in this dis-
trict on the Union Labor ticket in 1888. He has
officiated as Justice of the Peace, Village Trustee
and .School Director, and has been for years a
member of the Knights of Labor, the Good Tem-
plars, the Grange, and the Masonic fraternity, hold-
ing in each organization important ofUces. He and
his excellent wife are members of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at Fairmount, and for some
time Mr. McCabe was Superintendent of the Sun-
day-school.

Only two of the four children born to our sub-
ject aud his estimable wife are living, both daugh-
ters. The eldest, Effie, was married in March,
1889, to Owen McClenathan, and they live five

miles east of F'airmount. Elsie, a bright child of
nine years, is pursuing her studies in the village
school, and is a fine amateur musician, playing well
on both organ and guitar.

Among other valuable features of this volume,
the portraits of influential citizens of the county
hold no second rank. And of these portraits an
important place belongs to Mr. McCabe, the friend
of the laborer.

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EV. MICHAEL OAKWOOD. The strong
'( points in the character of this most efficient
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
p have been his energetic and uniform advo-
cacy of temperance, and his flevotion to the cause
of the Master, as exemplified in his pul[)it work, ex-
tending over a period of thirty-five years. He is
possessed in a marked degree of the gift of lan-
guage, and has delivered some ver3' powerful and
stirring sermons, calculated to have a lasting effect
upon his hearers. A man's habits and disposition
are usually indicated l)y his home surroundings, and
the fact that we find Mr. Oakwood the possessor of
a fine farm, with all needful appurtenances, and
surrounded by the evidences of refined and culti-j
vated tastes, indicates the effieienfy with which hei
luas labored and the si>lidity of his general character, "
by which he has attained to an enviable position j
socially and financially among his fellow-citizens.

The subject of this sketch was born in Drown 1
County, Ohio, Nov. 10, 1823. His father was a)
native of Virginia, of German ancestry, and reared!
in Tennessee. Being an only son, the name was
only preserved in America through him. When a]
youth of nineteen years he emigrated to Kentucky,!
where he afterward married Miss ^Margaret Remley,
who was also of German descent. She, with her
parents, had emigrated to Kentucky from Pennsyl-
vania, going down the Ohio River on a flatboat,j
when the Indians were numerous along its shores. '
Tlie Remleys were a thrifty and long-lived family,
the mother of our subject living to nearly the
eighty-ninth year of her age.

Henry Oakwood departed this life at the age of
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very geiiinl tciiiperament, and kept himself well
posted 111)011 the geiieia! events of the age in which
he lived, especial!}' in the polities of the country.
He was a warm siipi)(.)rter of the Whiu- party, and
iield some of the local offices, ainoiig them justice of
the peace. lie f<illowcd f;inning for hisocciipalion.
and reared a family of si.\ sons and three dangli-
ters. He served in the War of 1812. and partici-
pated in the battles of the British and Indians at
the fall of the celebrated chief, Tecumseh.

The father of our subject was a resident of Oliio
for a nunilier of years, but in 1833 emigrated to
Illinois, settling in this county when .Mieh.ael was a
lad of ten years. 'Ihe people around him were few
and f;ir between, and located inostl}' along the bor-
ders of the timber that skirted the streams. The
broad |)rairies were occupied by deer, wolves and
other wild animals in abundance. A village of In-
dians was located about a mile from the Oakwood
residence, which was frequently visited bj- these
native sons and daughters of America, who seemed
to enjoy their contact with civilization although
unwilling to give up their own rude manner of life.

On account of the limited number of white i)co-
ple in the new settlement, the early education of our
subject waf conducted at home, there being no es-
tablijhed school in his township for three years.
This want, however, was partially compensated for
I)}' the father taking the place of instructor on win-
ter evenings, when the eliildren would form a semi-
circle around the huge fireplace, and, largel}- by the
light of the burning wood, would pursue their
evening studies with their books and slates. Greater
ambition to excel is seldom witnessed in the school-
room than existed in that little family circle, and
Michael was greatly encouraged to find himself a
little in .advance of some of his older lirothcrs in
his studies.

B}' the prosecution of his home studies, with the
aid of the later meager school privileges afforded,
our subject, with four of his brothers, became a
teacher, and still further anxious to excel in learn-
ing, mastered some of the higher branches of an
English education, and especiall}' delighted iu
wrestling with difficult mathematical problems and
investigating the principles of metaplj3"sical science.
Historv. both ancient and modern, received a fair

share of attention. He was much interested in the
history of the nations of the earth, as made in his
own day by their struggles, both in time of war and
in peace, the gradual advance of human liberty, and
the improved condition of mankind, politically in-
tellectually, morally, socially and religiously.

In politics Mr. Oakwood w.as a Ivepulilican from
the foundation of the party through all its strug-
gles an<l took an active part in promoting its suc-
cess. During the Civil War he was frequently
called upon to address large gatherings of citizens,
and labored as far as he was able to keep alive the
enthusiasm necessary to the success of the I'nion
arms. Although never aspiring to political honors,
he frequently held the local offices. He was a mem-
ber of the board of supervisors seven years, served
one term as justice of the i)eace much against his
inclination, and frequently discharged the duties of
the other local office:^.

Mr. (Jakwood very early in life was made the
subject of deep religious impressions. His parents
were members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, and in the piimeordays before the couiitr}'
w.as supplied with church buildings, their large farm
house afforded a place for regular meetings for
preaching and other religious services. Being lib-
eral in their views, there wei"e welcomed under this
hospitable roof JMethodisls, Presbyterians, and vari-
ous other religious denominations, who were all
permitted to seek God in the manner best suited to
their separate views.

Michael Oakwood, at the age of twentj'-eight
years, united with the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and soon afterward was licensed to preach, but de-
clined entering the itinerant field. He was ambi-
tious to study and to " show himself approved unto
God, a workman that need not be .ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth," as Paul advised Tim-
otliy. So he committed himself to a Biblical and
theological course of study.

In entering upon his ministerial career. Mr. Oak-
wooil rather adopted the expositor}' and didactic
style, and his gifts .as a pul|)it orator were speedily
recognized to be such as would command the re-
spect and attention of his hearers. On the 2d of
October, 1864, he was ordained deaccni by Ibsliop
K. R, Ames, and on Sept. 28, 1873, was ordained

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elder by Bishop I. W. Wiley. During his ministry
ho hns rteeiveil m;uiy inlu the church, united many
in marriage, preached many funeral sermons, and
administered upon many occasions the ordinances
of the church, haptizing as many as fifty in ;i day.
at other times tiiirty, twenty and in lesser numljers.
He held the office of recording steward for the long
period of thirty-one years, besides many other offi-
cial positions in liis church.

Mr. Oakwood has been twice married. In 1846
he was wedded to Aliss Nancy, daughter of Samuel
Copcland of Blount Townshi|). with whom he lived
happily for six years, and at her death was left with
one child — Samuel II. Their first-born, Elizabeth,
died in infancy. In 1853 Mr. Oakwood was again
married to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. John
P. Mills, then of Ross Township. She is still liv-
ing, and is a higiily-esteemed Christian lady, well
educated, and for some time before her marriage
was engaged as a teacher. The issue of this union
was one daughter and three sons. The daughter,
Belle, died at the age of twenty-five years; she was
possessed of superior intellectual endowments and a
fine Christian character, wiiieb. united to her thor-
ough education and usefulness as a teacher, con-
spired to draw around her a large circle of warm
friends. AVilbur, a promising boy, died in the sec-
ond year of his age; Edwin, a deeply pious child.
!Uid a member in full connection with the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, died at the age of nine
years.

John M. Oakwood, the only surviving child of
our subject, is now (1880) twent3'-three j'cars of
age. He was married in 1888 to Miss Effie, daugli-
ter of Rev. A. (4. Copel.and of Danville. He has
lieen a Christian from childhood and a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is well edu-
cated, a gre.at lover of books, and has been engaged
in teaeiiing in the Champaign county schools for
several years, being at present principal of the high
school at St. Joseph. Samuel H., the son of the
first marriage, has likewise been a consistent mein-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal' Church since child-
liiiod; he is now forty years of age. He acquired
a good education in his youth, and followed the
profession of a teacher several years, after which he
embarked in the mercantile business at Newtown.

He lived there a few years, then removed his busi-
ness to Danville, where he still resides. In 1878
he was united in marriage with Miss Laura Bennett,
daughter of John Bennett of Georgetown. Two
sons and two daughteis were born of this union, but
only one child is living, Belva, a promising little
girl of four j^ears.

The Oakwood homestead is one of the most at-
tractive and l)eautiful in the township of the same
name, and our subject, at the age of sixty-six years,
with his faithful and estimable companion, sur-
rounded by friends and in the enjoyment of a happy
home, sees nuuli that is desirable in life, and as op-
portunity occurs seeks to alleviate the afflictions of
those less fortunate.

Rev. John P. Mills, the father of Mrs. Oakwood,
was a regularly ordained local preacher of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and died at his home
in Fairmount Aug. 20, 1882. His estimalile wife
passed away some years before, Nov. 15, 1868.
The father of Mr. Oakwood died in October, 1856,
and the mother March 8, 1878.

ivHILlP Y. PETERSON is one of the
I younger citizens of Grant Township, living

Ton section 5. He was born in Salem
County, N. J., Nov. 11, 1847. His parents
were named Samuel and Jane (Paden) Peterson,
both of whom are now living in Woodford County,
this State. The elder Peterson is now retired from
active life, being seventy-two years of age, and his
wife sixty-seven. Both are hearty and rugged.
They are natives of Salem County, N. J., and are
descended from Swedish ancestors who settled in
this country many generations ago. The elder
Peterson was left an orphan at the age of four
years, and his mother marrying again, he was
brought up in the liouse of his stepfather, and is
essentially a selfmade man, who has made his own
way in the world, and now, in his old age is enjoy-
ing an ample fortune, the result of years of indus-
try and good management. He was married in his
native State at the age of twenty-five, but some
ye.ars later he determined to try his fortunes in the
great West, and with his wife and family moved

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to Jefferson County, Ind., but lie staj-ed there only
six months, not liking the conntrj', and so, taking
his wife, six cliildren and household goods, he came
to Peoria, 111. This was in the fall of 1856, and
to support liis family that winter he engaged in
hauling coal, his wife also helping to support the
family' by her labor. Next spring he rented a farm
twentj' miles west of Peoria and the succeeding
year bought a place twenty-five miles northeast of
that city. On this latter place he made his home
till 1885, when he relinquislied all active labor.
When he first came to Illinois. Mr. Peterson was
poor In this world's goods, but rich in pluck, energy
and ambition. He now owns three farms in Wood-
ford County, 111., for the poorest of which he has
refused 870 an acre. He owns 400 acres of land
altogether. lie also possesses a half interest in the
elevator at Benson, a handsome residence there,
and other proijerty, also a farm of 160 acres in
Grant Township, this county, besides personal
pru[)erty. Mr. I'eterson has all of his lifetime
been very industrious and has taken care to avoid
public office, attending strictly to his own affairs.
He and lils wife joined the Baptist Church the year
after they were married, and for manj' years he has
Ijeen an officer of his church in Benson. He was also
Trustee of his township. He is a man of genial,
happy temperament and kind disposition, upright
and lionoraljle in his dealings with his fellow men
and Is held In universal esteem for his correct life
and conduct.

Samuel and Jane Peterson are the parents of
eight children, all (»f whom are living, the family
cord being unlirokeu by death. They are named
respectively: Mary P. wife of James I. Jeter, a
farmer in Woodford County; .Simeon P., was mar-
ried to Sarah .lane Iluxtable and is a farmer, tile
manufacturer and owner of three threshing ma-
chines and Is living in Benson, 111.; Philli) Y. was
next In order, then David C, who married Ellen
Deal: he is a butcher in Rossvllle, this county.
Lewis S. and Sarah Jane are twins; the former is
married to Emma Raj', living In Benson, where
Lewis S. is running an elevator, lumber yard, and
also operates a liranch bank. Sarah Jane is the
wife of George Tallman, a dairyman of Grant
Town-hip. this county; Annie Margaret is the wife

of Cal. Hoff, a farmer in Woodford County, 111.,
and Maria Frances is married to James Iluxt.able,
a merchant of Benson, 111. Beside their children
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson have twenty-four grand-
children living, and an unusual ease, is that they
have never lost a child by death, and but one
grandchild.

Philip Y. Peterson, was eight years of age when
his parents emigrated to Indiana. He well remem-
bers passing through Danville on their way to
Peoria, and says then it was but a collection of
small houses, principally shanties Inhabited by coal
miners. He spent his boj'hood on the home farm
in Woodford County, 111, receiving such education
as was afforded by the limited facilities of the time
and place. The nearest school w.is three and a half
miles away and not a bridge being built in the lo-
cality, when he attended school he had to wade
across the sloughs the best way he could. Under
these circumstances he got what little schooling he
received. He st.ayed on the home farm until he
was twenty-one, after which he began farming on
land belonging to his father, who furnished each
of his boys with a team, and boarded them the
first year for half the produce of their farms. He
lived on land of his father's for five years and then
bought a place of 120 acres in Woodford County,
and there continued to live until in March, 1882,
he sold out and removed to this county. Land
here was much cheaper, and just as good as there,
and he bought 120 acres of his present home, sub-
sequentlj' adding forty more, and he also leases
eighty acres, which joins his land on the south. In
1886 Mr. Peterson erected the fine new modern
house which he now occupies and which makes a
conifortalile and commodious home for the family

February 23, 1872, Mr. Peterson was united in
marriage with Miss Allie Chaney, who was left an
orphan at an earlj- age, her mother dying when she
was six years old, and her father two years later
while he was in the Union army. She was adopted
and brought up by a German couple, n:inied .Shonp.
She was born in Huntington Count3', Ind., Aug. 10,
1854. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are the parents of
four children, all at home: Katie F., Lillle Dell,
Bessie Jane and Myrtle Edna. Mr. Peterson has
never held any office in this county other than that

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of School Diroetor. Me and his wife are membei's
of the Clirlstian Church in Grant Township and he
isconnecled with its Sabbath-scliool. By his neigh-
bors who know him best, Mr. Peteison is highly
respected as an honest straightforward man and a
arood citizen.

ANII<;L CAMPBELL stands among the
honest, manly, industrious farmers and
stock- raisers of Pilot Township who have
made its interests their own, and while
building up comfortable homes in this pleasant
locality have materially contributed toils advance-
ment. His fine well-stocked farm on section 12
compares favorably in all its appointments witli
the liest in the vicinit}'. and is sntHcient evidence
that he has achieved success in iiis chosen calling,
although he began life as a [wor man and tias had
to work his way up from the lowest round of the
ladder leading to prosperity.

Our subject is a native of New York, and tirst
opened his eyes to the light of da^- in Washington
County Aug. 20, 1828. His father, Thomas Cani})-
bell, was born in Massachusetts, came to this coun-
ty in 1868. following his son Daniel to this place,
and died in 1879 at a ripe old age. The mother of
our subject was Nabj' Swain, whose parents were of
.Scottish birth and ancestry, and they came to this
country- some time early in this century or in the
latter part of the last one, and settled in Washing-
ton County, N. Y., where she was born. She died
in 1831, while yet a young woman. She bore to
her husband five children, two of whom are living,
Marvin S. and our subject. The former, who mar-
ried a Miss Cole of New York, lives in Tro3', that
State, retired from active business.

Daniel Campbell passed his boyhood and the
opening 3-ears of his manhood in the State of his
nativity, gleaning such education .as was afforded
b_y the schools of the time. In 1856, being then
twenty-eight years of age, and in the possession of
a sound mind in a sound body, he determined to
try life on the rich, virgin plains of the great West,
and selecting this part of Illinois as having in all
respects the characteristics of soil,climate, etc., most

desirable in the c^'es of a young farmer and neces-
saiy to the successful prosecution of his calling, he
came to Vermilion County and bought 240 acres
of improved land in Pilot Township. lie imme-
diately', entered iijion his task of bringing it to a
high state of cultivation, erecting suitable build-
ings as his means allowed, making the place in every
way one of the most desirable farms in this part of
Vermilion County. By well-directed toil, close
economy and sagacious management lie has become
ver}- prosperous, and now owns 500 acres of ;is
well tilled and productive soil as is to be found in
this fine agrleulUiral region, and he has erected a
comfortable, roomy set of buildings for all needful
jjurposes. He is engaged extensively in mixed
hustiandry, raising grain, and other farm products
common to the soil, and he has his farm well sup-
plied with stock of good grades, comprising sixty
head of cattle, thirty horses, 160 sheep and forty-
five hogs.

Mr. Campbell has had the effective aid of one of
the most heli)ful of wives in his work, their mar-
riage occurring in 1854. Mrs. Campbell's maiden
name was Maggie Campbell, and she was of Irish
l)irth and parent.age. her parents being James and
Nancy (Pinkertou) Campbell. She came to this
country with two of her l)rothers. .Seven children
have come to our subject and his amiable wife in
their pleasant wedded life, of whom the following
are married and settled in life: Sarah J. is the wife
of Marion Kirkpatrick. a tile maker, of Indiana,
and they have one child. Pearl; Thomas, an agri-
cultural implement dealer and grain buj'er of I'en-
fleld. III., married Dora Kirkpatrick of Indiana,
and they have two children, Samuel and May; Mary
F. is the wife of Fred Thomas, a farmer of AVis-
consiu, and they have two children, Otis and Reed;
Rosetta is the wife of Henry Hibbler, a farmer of
this county, and they have five children — Logan,
Earl, Lola, Amj', Ernest.

Mr. Campbell is gifted with keenness and tenacity
of purpose, and a well-balanced mind, and these
attributes have not only placed him with the solid,
representative men of the townslii|). but they have
rendered his services as a civic official invalualile
during his incumbency of the various local offices
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liis fellow townsmen, and as a jurvman. In politics
lie is a firm believer in the Re|)ubliran party, and
;idvocates its policy on all proper times and occa-
fiions. IJotli he and his wife are devoted members
of the Christian Church, and their children also
belong.

^ ACOB DAZEY. The present commercial
importance and prosperity of Hoopestoii is
UM(|iu'stit>nnl)ly traceable to the wisdom of
her merchants, and it is a fitting tribute to
those who have honorably distinguished tiienisolves
in the coninieriial arena that their names sliould be
commcnioraled in history. It is a fact worth}' of
consideration tliat nearly all of our prominent busi-
ness men have struggled up from obscurity to the
foremost places in every branch of trade. As a
representative of this cl.ass, the following is a brief
outline of one who has attained the leading positioii
he holils to-diiy among the merchants of ^'ermilion
County.

IMr. Dazey is a prominent merchant of lloopeston,
where he carries on an extensive business in heavy
and shelf hardware, agricultural iraiilenients and
lumlier. In 1)^55 he came from Indiana, his native
State, having been born there on tlie 2.>th of March.
1831, near Attica. lie remained with his father on
the old homestead until he was married, which
event occurred on Aug. 18, 1853. His wife. Miss
Sarah Whitlatch. died about one year after her
marriage. When Mr. Daze}- came to Illinois, he
purcliased a farm of IGO acres which he increased
later on to 640. Upon this tract of land he erected
the very best of buildings and the improvements
are of the very highest order. He continued the
business of farming until Dec. 15, 1881 when he
removed to lloopeston and engaged in his present
business.

On .\|)ril 27. 1855, Mr. Dazey married the second
time, taking for his wife. Miss Loriiida Wilkinson,
who was born in Montgomery County, Ind., May
1. 1838, where slie resided until coming to Illinois
in 1851. She is the daughter of Abrani Wilkinson,
one of the earl}' pioneers of Vermilion County, who
mnrried Mrs. Harriet Hawkins. They were the
parents of two SOUS and two daughters. Mr. Haw-

kins came from Indiana to this county and entered
Land upon which he resi<led until about 1877, when
he removed to I'.enton County. Ind.. remaining
there until 1881. when he finally came to Hooi)eston,
where he has lived with his wife a retired life.
Mr. and Mrs. Dazey are the parents of si.x sons
and one daughter, all of whom are still living: —
Charles M.,.Uanies H.. John, William. Frank, (Jeorge,
and Klizalieth. 1 lie youngest son .■uid daughter
are at home. James II. is married and has three
children; Charles M. married Miss Mary Kitzgil)-
bons; they are living on a farm near Jlilford,
111., and have one child. John married Maggie
AVilliarason and is residing on the old homestead;
they have one child. William m;irried MissSmith;
they are living on a farm and have two children.
Frank married Jliss Eva Dobe; he is engaged in the
mercantile business at Hoopeston.

Mr. and Mrs. Dazey are raembeis of the Metho-
dist F^piscotxal Church in which they take great
interest. He is one of the trustees of that organi-
zation and politically he is identified with the Re-
publican party.
I James Dazey, father of the subject of this sketch,
was born in Ohio, where he married Miss .Mary
C4obel and came from Montgomery County, Inil.,
where he was engaged in farming. In his early
days he was a shoemaker, a business he carried on
with success, but latterl}- he was a farmer. He died
at Tolona, 111., his wife passing away at the same
place in 1883.

-o*o..fg^<A^..o*o..

(l^p'REDERlC JONIvS is intimately connected
|[Mfe> with the material prosi)erity of Catlin
tL\ Township as one of its enterprising, pro-
gressive, business-like farmers and stock-raisers,
and the farm that he possesses here, finely hicated
on section 35, is in all respects a well-appointed,
well-managed estate, comparing favorably with the
best in this region of line farms.

Our subject is of English ancestry and birth, as
were also his parents, Henry and Sarah (Hougli)
Jones. He was their sixth child and was born in
the city of London, England, May 28, 1814. In
1849 his parents brought him to America, and he

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was reiired to manhood in Catlin Township, and
can scarcely remember any other home. He was a
quick scholar and gleaned a very good education
in the common schools. When about fourteen
years old he entered upon a mercantile career, going
into his father's employ at that age as a clerk. He
was in the store about a vear and a half when he
went to Lafayette, Ind., to learn the trade of a black-
smith in the Lafa3'ette and Indianapolis Railway
shops. He served an apprenticeship of two years
and two months, and at the expiration of that time
returned to Catlin and building a blacksmith shop,
formed a partnership with S. A. McCiregor, 8r.,
and carried on his trade, of which he had gained
I thorough mastery, the ensuing two j'ears. At
the eij 'f that time he dissolved his partnership
with Mr. IK Oregor and again became a clerk in
his brother Richard's store. He remained with
him sixteen years, and when his brother died he
entered into partnership with his brother Arthur,
and they conducted the business together about two
years. Our subject then sold out his interest, having
decided to devote his attention to the more conge-
nial calling of a farmer, and at that time invested a
part of his capital in his present farm, which he
has owned since 1880. It comprises 171 acres, all
under good cultivation and finely improved, having
an excellent set of farm buildings and modern ma-
chinery for conducting agriculture after the most
approved methods.

The successful career of our subject is partly
attributable to the fact that he is blessed with a
wife who is in every sense a helpmate. Their mar-
riage was solemnized Dec. fj, 1866, and to them
have come ten children — James, Emma, Richard,
Harriet A., Elizabeth, fSarah, Frederic, Arthur,
Henry, Edward. Mrs. Jones' maiden name was
Harriet Ann Dickinson, and she is like her husband
a native of Englantl, born in Boston, Lincolnshire,
Dec. 28, 1847, to William and Kmnia (Barker)
Dickinson. (For parental history see the sketch of
William Dickinson that appears on another page of
this work).

Mr. Jones is in all respects a manly, upright
man, is well and favorably known here, and his in-
fluence In the community is felt in everything that
tends to promote its welfare. He takes an active

part ill |iolitic:il matters, and in him the Republican
pari}' finds one of its truest and staunchest advo-
cates. Religiously both he and his amiable wife
sympathize with the teachings of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and carry its Christian spirit
into their everyday lives. They are genial, court-
eous people, and their attractive home is the center
of perfect hospitality.

/p^ EORGE M. EVANS. The Keystone State
II (— , has contributed largely of her best elements
^^^4 to the development of the Great West,
numbers of men coming thither at all ages and un-
der all conditions, the greater majority, perhaps,
those who were dependent upon their own resources
and just starting out in life to carve their fortunes
by the labor of their hands. The homes of these
men are among the finest in Central Illinois. The
farm of Mr. Evans, finely situated on the northern
line of this county, invariably attracts the attention
of the })assing traveler, and gives ample evidence
of iK'ing under the control of a man of more than
ordinary ability. It will be acknowledged that lie
has the true conception of the manner in which to
conduct agriculture, and he possesses the cultivated
tastes which have enabled him to construct a home
second to none in this region.

The property of Mr. Evans embraces 328 acres
of land, lying on section 26, township 23, range
12, where he settled seven years ago, although lie
purchased it in 1879. He has effected a radical
change in its condition, and purposes to still fur-
ther augment its beauty and value. He came to
Illinois when a young man, twenty-four years old,
from Berks County, Pa., where he was born in 1852.
He made his first trip West in 1876, and after so-
journing in Grant Township one j-ear he returned
to Pennsylvania, where he spent the winter follow-
ing and came back to this county in the spring of
1877, and tvvo years later purchased his present
homestead.

The subject of this sketch was married in Grant
Township, to Miss Tillie Groom, the wedding tak-
ing place at the bride's home, Sept. 22, 1885. This
lady is a native of this county. Her father, Fred-

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275

erick Groom, came to Illinois from England, car-
ried on farming a number of years, and then retir-
ing from active labor took ui) his abode in Rossville,
where he now lives. John Evans, the father of
our subject, was a native of Pennsylvania, where,
upon reaching manhood, he married Miss Anna
Aliller. He settled on a farm in Berks County,
and died when his son George M. was a lad of ten
(jr twelve j'ears. His widow survived him until
about four years since, her deatii taking place in
Pennsylvania.

Mr. Evans upon becoming a naturalized citizen
allied himself with the Republican party, and still
gives to it his unqualified support. Aside from
serving as School Director in his district he h.as had
very little to do with public affairs.

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=^, HILLIP CADLE. an extensive and well-
known farmer of Vermilion County and
one whose career has been marked by suc-
cess, was born in England on the 22d of
February, 1849. Wlien four years of age he came
to America with his parents and is practically an
American bred man. His education was acquired
in the common schools, and until he became of
age, he worked for his father faithfully on the old
homestead.

Phillip Cadle is the son of George and Elizabeth
(Saunders) Cadle, who were natives of England
and were living in Bradfordshire at the time they
concluded to better themselves by emigrating to
America. The}' sailed from the old country in
IS.").'} and after landing upon American soil, they
immediately proceeded to Attica, Ind., where for
four years they were engaged in farming, at the
expiration of which period they removed to Iro-
quois County, 111., four miles north of Hoopeston.
Here they remained for two years more, when they
again removed to a farm ?ituatetl one and a half
miles southwest of Rossville, 111., remaining there
for three years. Their next removal was to Salt
Fork, west of Danville, where they lived for thir-
teen years, removing from that place to Homer,
111., where the elder Cadle is living in retirement,
with his wife, enjoying a vvell earned rest. They

are the parents of eight children : Emma was mar-
ried in England to Thora.as Edwards and they are
now living near Armstrong, 111.; .\nn is the wife of
D. Young and they are residing in Idaho; Jane
married .James Tolliver. both of whom are deceased;
Rachael is the wife of C. Hayes. She died some
years ago; Sidney G. is dead; Martha married
John Mann; Phillip is the subject of this article,
while Dora is at home with her father and mother
at Homer, 111. Mr. Cadle's first marriage occurred
in Vermilion County, 111., May 30, 1871, his wife
being Miss Emma Weaden, a native of Virginia.
Of this union one child was born, Mary Anna, who
died when four months of age. The wife died
Oct. 23, 1872.

In 1875 Phillip Cadle married Miss America
Seymour. She is a native of Virginia but came
here when a very small child with her parents, wdio
are living at Oakwood, this county. She was the
sixth child of a family of nine children. .Mr. and
Mrs. Cadle are the parents of four bright children:
Lilian, Maud, George and Dode, all of whom are
living at home and going to school. In addition
to his general farming i\Ir. Cadle is engaged very
extensively in the stock business, a combination
wliieh has been a success from a pecuniary point
of view.

In 1876 he purchased 381 acres where he now
lives, and at this time, really commenced his active
career as a large dealer in hogs and cattle. In the
aggregate he owns 915 acres of the very choicest
land that lies in Vermilion County, and the build-
ings that he has erected are nearly equal to that of
a small village, consisting of barns, stables, gran-
eries, an elevator, and in fact everything that goes
to make up a well appointed farm. He has also a
fine system of water-works that sui)plies his house,
pastures and different barns with fresh, pure water.
Mr. Cadle deals in grains of all kinds, but more
especially in wheat.

Mr. Cadle is a consistent Republican and wliile
he has never aspired to office, has held local posi-
tions, filling them with the same fidelit}' which he
has shown in his private affairs. Mr. Cadle's suc-
cess in life can be directl}" traced to his prompt
business habits, his integrity and his capacity for
judging human nature. He is truly a self-made

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mail and the fortune he now owns has been accu-
niuhiteil within the last eighteen years.

A view of tlie t'aiin residence of Mr. C'adle is
shown elsewhere in tliis volume.

^=^EORGE ALLEN is the proprietor of Shrop-
[II |_^ shire Park. His father, George Allen, was
^^^ known to Europe and America as the lead-
ing breeder of Hate Short-horn cattle and Shrop-
hire sheep. The history of this extensive enter-
prise of breeding, dates Ijaek to the early life of
the father. While yet a yi)ung man he showed a
desire and liking for the better grades of cattle and
sheei) and his son has inherited this disposition to
an eminent degree.

(4eorge Allen, Sr., was born in Derbyshire, Eng-
land, while the grandfather was a tenant farmer
of the same place and w.as born there also. This
family were all remarkable for their great stature,
the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch
being a man of six feet five inches in height, and
mcasuied one yard from one shoulder i)oint to au-
jiother. George Allen, Sr., was a remarkably
large and well-proportioned man and possessed
great vigor and unusual activity'. Me served in
the English cavalry for several years, and was dis-
tinguished as one of the finest ajjpearing soldiers
in the British army. He married Elizabeth Tur-
ner, who was a native of England and the d.augh-
ter of William and Sarah Turner, farmers. After
their marriage, thev settled at Knightly, England,
and there began the breeding of Short-iiorn cattle,
and for the long period of thirty-five j-ears, ]\Ir.
Allen continued in this business on the same farm,
gaining a wide-spread reputation as a most success-
ful breeder of the best strains of cattle and sheep
111 England. He operated an extensive farm of
400 acres and here he reared a familj- of four chil-
dren— George, Robert H., Mary Ann and Harrj-.
Robert IL, is residing at Darlington, Ind., where
he is engaged in the mercantile business. Mary
Ann is residing at Stafford, England, where she
married William Ebbern. who is an extensive man-
ufacturer of ladies' fine shoes and operates a very
large business. They have four cliildren, Harry,

is the executor of the Allen estate and the firm ac-
cording to the father's will is to continue under
the same management and retain the firm name of
George Allen & Son.

The subject of this sketch and bis father saw
greater fields for operations in America than in
England. They shi|)ped several cargoes of sheep
here, exhibiting them for the first time at St.
Louis in 1871. This shipment proved profitable
and fully exceeded their expectations. The entire
management of this enterprise was under (ieorge,
Jr. He exhibited his stock at Dayton, Ohio, also,
in 1K72. on the occasion of Goldsmith Maid's mak-
ing her great record. The same _year he also
showed his stock at Indianai)olis and St. Louis.
This plan of business was followed for several
years and so successfully that in 187;», (ieorge and
his father — including the entire family — came to
America, for the purpose of engaging in cattle and
sheep raising, bringing 100 head of Shropshire
sheep and twenty-two head of the Bate Sliort-hom
cattle. After casting about for a suitable location
they finally' concluded that Vermilion County, met
all the requirements they were seeking. H<>re they
purchased 9G0 acres of land, and at once entered
upon a career as breeders of cattle and sheep, which
in many ways cannot be duplicated inAmerica.
The mother died M.arch G, 1881, at the age of
fifty-six j-ears, while the father met his death,
March 16, 1889, at the age of sixty-two. And so
p.assed away a couple whose reputation was of the
very best and who made this world the better for
their living in it.

George Allen, of whom this is written, was born
April 15, 1848 at Tean. Staffordshire, England.
He was reared as a stock-raiser and fanner, an oc
cupation which he has folk)wed since he was twelve
years of age. He received a common school
education, which has been added to since by
intelligent and careful reading. At the age of
twenty-seven years he was married to Miss Ann
lilizabeth E^llsmore, who is a daughter of .lohn and
Lucy EUsinore. They were farmers in England
and had two children that grew to maturity: Ann
E., and William T. The latter is residing at Staf-
ford, England, and is a shoe manufacturer. Mr.
and Mrs, Allen had two children born in England;

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Ocoiiie and FloiX'iico. who are now at lionu' and
nttenilinn; t^cliool. Since t'oniin<r to America the
following chihlren have been born — Frederick C,
William. Elizabeth and Harry.

It is unnecessary to state that perha|)s there is
no man in this country who has a bettor reputation
as a breeder of Short-horn cattle and Shropshire
shee|>, than Mr. Allen, who has taken more [jrizes
for the excellent qualities of sheep than any other
man in the world, a record of which he feels, nat-
•urally, very proud. From a linancial standpoint,
he has been most eminently successful, and the pro-
ceeds of the earnings of his great stock f;uin is in-
vested in more lands and stock. He has liccome a
naturalized citizen and is a Republican in iMilitics.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen worship at the Presliyterian
Church.

Of the celebrated Bate Short-horn cattle, the Al-
iens have on hand about 150 of the following fam-
ilies: Airdrie Duchess, Grand Duchess, Oxfords,
Barringtons. Wild Eyes, Waterloos, Kirk Leving-
tons. Fletchers, Fennel Duchess. Acombs, Places,
Darlingtons, Gcoi'giannas, Eden Rose, Rose of
Sharon and Surmises. The Duke of Vermilion No.
80443, stands at the head of the herd. The Grand
Duke of Oxford holds the second [ilace, and is the
son of the Duke of Vermilion. lie will some day
take his i)lace at the head of the herd. The
most valuable animals on the farm are the
Duchess of Vermilion, Grand Duchess No. 28 and
the Duke of Vermilion, which in point of excel-
lence have never been surpassed inlhe State of Illi-
nois or perhaps in America. They have a flock of
500 sheep with three celebrated imported rams at
the head. Goodsort No. 9904, won second prize
at the Royal Agricultural Society in Elngland in
1888, and cost $300 delivered at Boston. True-
type, No. 5603, A. S. R. A., won first prize as a
lamb at the Shropshire Agricultural Show, .at
Shrewsbury, England, in 1887. This animal was
importi'd the same year. T. it W. S. No. 13438,
A. S. R. A. was the first prize winning lamb in
England in 1888. Among the most valuable ewes
on this farm may be mentioned Lady Bradburn
second, and Jane L., who are great prize winners.

The horse breeding department of this farm has
been added lately. The celebrated English Shire

horse Wymondlifuu 29(;o E. ('. U.S. I',, isconsidered
to be as well bred a shire horse as can be found in
America. There are also six registered Shire
mares on this farm.

Shropshire P:uk is a most fitting name for this
extensive f;um, which is one of the most valuable
in the State of Illinois It has more the appear-
ance of a fair ground than a farm. It is well pro-
vided with a nudtilude of houses, sheds, corn cribs
and implement houses. There are live windmills
on the farm which furnish water and grinding
power. In concluding this sketch it woidd be
proper to state that there are probably no more
intelligent stock breeders than the gentlemen who
compose the lirm of George Allen & Son, of Aller-
ton. 111.

ESSE DAVIS. Although not a native of
Vermilion Count}', this gentleman, the son
of pioneer parents, was reared within its
limits, and has for many years occupied an
important place among its enterprising, far-seeing,
thrifty, well-to-do farmers and stock-raiseis. On
section 36, C'atlin Townslu|), he owns a large and
valuable farm, cultivated by the best methods, so
that It yii4ds an extensive yearly income. He has
erected a line residence and other substantial, wi'U
arrangetl buildings, while everythiiTg about the
place shows every evidence of a master n)ind and
skillful hand controlling affairs.

Our subject is of Southern antecedents, although
a native of Ohio. His parents, Joseph and Eliza-
beth (George) Davis, are supposed to have been
natives of Virginia, but after their marriage they
settled in Pickaway County, Ohio, among its earl\'
settlers. The}' remained there until 1833, when,
hoping to better their pecuniary condition by going
to a still newer country, they came with their
family to \'ermilion County to try farming on its
virgin soil. They selected Catlin 4'ownship .as a
desirable location, and thus became pioneers of the
township. The father's useful career was cut short
however, in a few years, and while yet in life's
prime it was closed in death, August, 1839. He
was a man of sound sense, a good farmer, and one
whom all respected for his unswerving integrity

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aiifl kind heart. His widow survived liim many
years, dying in tliis townsliip Dec. 30, 18G9. She
was a woman of true Cliristian i)iety and a faithful
memljer of the Presliyterian Cliiucli. To lier and
her husl)and were horn four sons and four daugli-
ters, our subject being the j-oungest son and the
seventh child.

He was l)orn near Darbysville, Pickaway Co.,
Ohio. Oct. 24. 1832. He was about a year old
wiien his parents brouglit him to Vermilion Coun-
ty, and here, amid the pioneer scenes of tliose early
days in tlie settlement of the county, he grew to
be a stalwart, manly man. He had sucii schooling
as could lie obtained in those days of limited edu-
cational advantages wiien the rude log cabin was
the only literary institution of this section of
country, and its doors were only opened to the
children of the pioneers a few short weeks in the
different seasons of the year. He was bred to the
life of a farmer, and has made the tilling o( the
land his principal occupation. He has met with
more than ordinary success in his calling, and may
well feel |)roud of what he has achieved by hard
labor, directed by sound business acumen and
the prudent management of his monetary affairs.
His farm, comprising 44<t acres of land of exceed-
ing fertility, is well stocked and isamijly provided
with all the necessary appliances ,and machinery for
making it one of the model places of the township.

Mr. Davis holds that a ])art of his prosperity is
due to the f.act that he is blessed with a good wife,
who has actively oo-operated with him in all his
plans. They were united in marriage in Catlin
Township March 10, 1859. and to them have come
live children, as follows: Clara J., the wife of
Willis Lesher; Van C; one who died in infancy;
Scott G.; Minnie L., the wife of David McMillin.
The maiden name of Mrs. Davis was Melvina Eliza-
beth Hj'att, .and she is the daughter of James and
Martha (Rouland) Hyatt, both of whom are de-
ceased. Her father was born in South Carolina
and her mother in Kentucky, and after marriage
they settled in Davis County, Ky., where he was
engaged in farming, and there thej' died. Thev
had seven children, four sons and three daughters.
Mrs. Davis was their second child, and she was born
in Davis County, Ky„ Nov. 24, 1838, She grew

to womanhood there, and came to ^'ermilion Coun-
ty in the month of November. 18.58, with her sister.
Mis. M:uy Wallace, who was an invalid. .She is a
genial, lovable, motherly woman, whose genuine
kindness has won her a warm [ilace in the hearts of
the entire community.

When i\Ir. Davis was brought here in his infancy,
the surrounding country jjresented a far different
npiiearance from what it does to-day. Then it was
a literal wilderness, savage animals and abundant
game roamed over the wild, uncultivated prairies,
or found shelter in the primeval forests along the
water courses, and the bold, hardy frontiersman had
scarcely more than begun to turn the virgin sod
and lay the foundations of the wealth and pros-
perity that obtain to-day on all sides, as evidenced
by flourishing and busy towns, smiling farms, and
many happy homes. That he has had a hand in
bringing about this great change may be a source
of pride to our subject, who is a man of eminent
liublic spirit, and has generously contributed of his
means to further all enterjjrises that will in any
way add to the prosperity of the community with
whose interests his own are identical, and among
whose peoiile he has lived in peace and friendship
for more than half a century. He is a man of high
moral character, and is gifted with many worthy
attributes that render him respected of all men. In
his political views he strongly favors the Prohibi-
tion party, being himself a sound temperance man.
He and his wife are worthy members of the Pres-
byterian Church, she having been a communicant
ever since she was thirteen yeaj-s old.

APT. -lOSKPH TRUAX. Oakwood Town-
ship contains no more active or energetic
business man than Capt. Truax, who is in
the prime of life and in the midst of a prosperous
career. The opening years of his life were spent
in Muskingum County, Ohio, where be wa? born
July 25, 1838, being the eighth in a family of nine
children, the offspring of Josejjh, Jr., and Nancy
(Robison) Truax, who were both natives of Penn-
sylvania, the father born in Bedford County, May
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paternal grnnflfatlier, .Iosei)li Tniax. Sr., was like-
wise a native of the Keystone State and of (iernian
descent. He entered the Revolutionary Army at
tlie betrinning of the war and served on the side of
the colonists until its close. His wife was a Miss
Slillwell. a native of his own .State, where they set-
tled and died. Their family consisted of four sons
•ind two daughters, all of whom are deceased.

The mother of our subject was the dausrhter of
James and Ellen Robison, lioth of whom were na-
tives of Dublin, Ireland. Grandfather Robison
was a very prominent Knight Templar of iJublin.
and our subject has in his possession a demit once
belonging to the olil gentleman and signed 107
years ago.

Tlie parents of our subject were married in I'enn-
s^ivania and remained there until 1.S39. Then re-
moving to Ohio they settled on a farm in Mus-
kingum County where they lived until the fall of
1854. then took up their line of march for Illinois.
Coming to this county Ihej' settled two miles east
of Pilot Grove, and in 1859 removed to Blount
Township, where the father died March 7.1861.
The mother passed away Jan. I, 1885. Seven of
their nine children lived to mature years and three
are still living.

Our subject, upon coming to this county, had a
fine young horse which he sold and devoted the
proceeds to advance his education, attending school
in Danville, where he closely applied himself to his
studies for some eighteen months. In 1859 he be-
gan teaching .at Collison's Point .and remained there
til rough the fall .and winter until spring. In the
latter part of 1860 he commenced teaching at
Craig's schoolhouse, and in the winter taught in the
old Union Church building at Blue Corner. On the
:?d of July, 1861, the Civil War having broken
out. he entered the I'nion Army as a member of
Company 1, 35th Illinois Infantry, being mustered
in as First Lieutenant. Aug. 24, 1861 at .St. Louis.

The 35th Illinois saw much hard service. The}'
were first ordered to Jefferson City, thence to Se-
dalia, Mo., and from there started south on the
lookout for the rebel General Price. They marched
120 miles to Springfield, and from there to Rolla,
a like distance. Lieut. Tiuax was here seized with
illness and sent home on a two month's furlough.

He returned to his regiment in Fel)ruary. 1862,
and was placed in command of n detachment of
seventy men, with which he repaired to Spring-
Held still after Gen. Price. Later he was detailed
with his command to remain and guard the city.
After the battle of Pea Riilge he rejoined his regi-
ment on the road to Batesvillc, Ark., but .it this
place they were ordered to t'ai)e Girardeau, ji dis-
tance of 250 miles, which distance they covered in
nine d.ays, taking one d.aj' to rest, making ten in
all. On account of walking without shoes the feet
of many of the men were sore and bleeding. At
Cai)e Girardeau they were i)aid their monthly sti-
pend by Maj. McKibben, an old resident of this
county.

Lieut. Tru.ax. with his regiment, now boarded
the transport ".Sunshine" and proceeded to Cairo,
and from there up the Ohio to the mouth of the
Tennessee, anil tiionc(> to the old battle-ground of
Pittsburg Landing. Here thej- joined tiie army of
Gen. Halleck and moved toward Corinth from the
east, witnessing the burning of the city. From
there they marched to Clear .Springs and spent .Inly
4 near Jacinto. Miss. Later they were placetl on
guard at Bear Creek Bridge, near luka. Then tlie
division to which the 35th Regiment l)elonged cut
loose and crossed the Tennessee at Mussel .Shoals,
marching through the enemy's country and joining
Buell's army at Murfreesboro.

Our subject and his comm.and now started after
the rebel General, Bragg, reaching Louisville be-
fore him and followed him on his retreat to Perry-
ville, to Crab Orchard and to Nashville, Tenn.
Afterward, succeeded the battle of Murfreeslioro,
and the regiment then entered upon the Cliicka-
mauga camp.aign. .Subsequently followed the two
day's battle of Cliickaniauga wlien they fell back to
Chattanooga, and the November following charged
upon Mission Ridge driving the enemy before
them and capturing the place. Their next business
was to relieve Cien. Burnside at Knoxville, to
which they hurried on a forced march, .and later
the}' proceeded to Strawberry Plains and to Lou-
don, Tenn., where they built a bridge in the spring
of 1864.

The 35th Regiment w.as then ordered to the vi-
cinity of Clevcl.and, Tenn., where they prepared to

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join Sherman's Army on its march to the sea, and
Lieut. Truax was with his regiment in every battle
and skirmish in which it afterward participated. In
1862 he was rewarded for his bravery and fidelity
to duty by promotion to a Captaincy, receiving his
commission at Crab Orchard, and with his regi-
ment at his expiration of term of enlistment, was
relieved from duty ou the 28th of August, 1864,
and was mustered out at Springfield in September
following.

After retiring from tiie army. Capt. Truax first
took his mother to 01iio,then came back and resumed
teaching in the same old I'nion Chureii building
soutii of Oakwood. On tlie 19th of March, 1865,
he was married to Miss Marj' E. Ilelmick, and set-
tled on a farm one and one-half miles west of Oak-
wood, where they lived until the fall of 1884. He
then bought out the firm of Stillwell <fe Young,
general merchants, and has since been in trade, be-
sides handling grain quite extensively. He owns
the entire block in which his store is located, and
has also a good residence in the northern part of
the city.

Capt. Truax takes an active part in politics and
votes the straight Republican ticket. He has served
as School Trustee for twenty years. Justice of the
Peace four years, and Commissioner of Iligliways
two terms. lioth ho and Ills wife belong to the
Methodist Episcopal Church, with which the Cap-
tain became identifie<l in 1866, and in which he has
served as Steward and Trustee. Socially, he be-
longs to Oakwood Lodge Xo. .564, I. O O. F., in
wliich he has occupied .all the offices from Warden
to Past Grand. He is also identified with George
Morrison Post, G. A. R. The Captain and his es-
timable lady are the parents of five children, one of
whom, Nancy B., who was born Dec. 21, 1868,
died Jan. 20, 1869; Frances E. was born Feb. 10,
1866; Ruberta A., April 1, 1867; Charles E.,
Aug. 9, 1872, and Josephine, March 24, 1876.

Rev. Eli Ilelmick, the father of Mrs. Tru.ax, was
born in Randolph County, Va., INIay 4, 1800, and
her mother. May 25,1804. After marriage they
resided in the Old Dominion for awhile, then about
18.32 came to this count}'. He was an ordained
minister of the Methodist Episcopal Churcli, a man
of fine aliilities. good judgment and great perse-

verance, and was of essential service in tiie Master's
vine3-ard. After the death of his first wife. .Airs.
Rachel (Villers) Ilelmick. the mother of ilrs.
Truax, he was married to Miss Amanda Oakwood,
who died about 1874. Mr. Ilelmick departed this life
July 18, 1887, at the advanced age of eighty-
five j'fars. Of his first marriage there were born
nine children, of whom Mrs. Truax was the sixth.
Her birth took place in Vermilion County, 111.,
Nov. 21. 1835.

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^OHN J. PARTLOW. Th- neat and well-
I regulated home of this gentleman lies adja-
I cent to the city of Danville, and embraces
I twenty -six acres of land, which is in a high
state of cultivation, and devoted to the raising of
small fruits. Upon it the proprietor has erected a
fine residence, and e.ach year .adds something to the
beauty and value of the property. Mr. Partlow is
numbered among the steady-going and reliable citi-
zens of this count}- — one who without making a
great deal of stir in the world has fulfilled his obli-
gations, to his family and societ}- in a praisew-orthy
manner, and deserves more than a passing notice.

A native of this county, our subject was born in
Middle Fork Township, Aug. 7, 1832. and is the
son of James Partlow, who was born in Miginia,
and was the son of Samuel Partlow, to whom fur-
ther reference is made in the sketch of Asa Part-
low, on another page in this volume. J.ames Part-
low was reared in Kentiick}', and learned the trade
of a wheelwright in his youth, wliicii lie followed
in the Blue Grass regions until 1831. Tiiat j'ear
he came to Illin<iis, overland with a team, accom-
panied by his family and traveling after the prim-
tive f.ashion of those days — carrying with him his
household goods, and camping and cooking Ijy the
w.ayside.

The father of our subject upon his arrival in this
county took up a claim of (Jovernnient land before
it had come into the market. Indians were still to
be seen prowling over the country, while deer, wild
turk_v and wolves were also plentiful. 'l"hc land
which Mr. Partlow selected was part timber anil
jiai-t prairie. He put up a rail pen for the tempor-

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ary shelter of liis family, and afterward built a \og
house, iu whieb structure the sulijeet of this sketch
was horn. The eliininey of this primitive dwell-
ina was made of earth and sticks outside, the floor
was laid of split puncheon, and the roof covered
with chiphords. It was before the time of rail-
roads, and the nearest market was at the towns ou
the Wabash River. James Partlow here spent the
remainder of his days, passing away about the year
\H')l. lie had lived to see the wilderness around
him transformed into smiling grain fields and com-
fortable homes, and himself put up a third dwell-
inii, in tlie shape of a commodious frame house.
This latest structure was built prior to the con-
struction of the railroad through this part of the
county, and the doors for it were hauled from Chi-
cago. The weather-boarding was sawed from black-
walnut loss which Ml-. I'artlow drew to the mill.
He brought his farm to a good state of cultivation,
and in liis last years was surrounded liy all the com-
forts of life.

Mrs. Ellen (Milton) Partlow, tlie mother of our I
sulijeet, was born in Kentucky, and died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Humphrey, of i
Danville, about IX-'u). Both she and her husband
hail been twice married. .John .T., our subject, pur-
sued his first lessons in a log scIkxiI-Iiouso. into
which light was a(imitted through greased paper
stretched along an aperture from which one of the
logs h.ad been sawed away. He was at an early age
trained to habits of industry, and as soon as large
enouo-h his services were utilized in the labors of
the farm. At the age of fourteen he was employed
in a drug store two years, but later attended
Georo-etown Academy and the Red Seminary in
Danville. Later he officiated as clerk in the dry-
goods store of E. V. & P. Leshure three years.
Subsecjuently he became the' employe of Partlow S;
Humphrey, with whom he remained one year. At
the expiration of this time he assoeiatei! himself
in partnership with R. A. Short, and they engaged
in mercantile business together two years, when
our subject purchased the interest of his partner in
the business, and conducted it twelve years. At
tliis point, abandoning merchandising, Mr. Partlow
entered the employ of tin: Chicago & Eastern Illi-
nois Railro.ad Company, with whom he continued

two years, and was then appointed n Railway Mail
Clerk on the same road, running lirst from Chicairo
to Danville, and later from Chicago to Tcric
Haute, IikI. lie performed in this mannei- failhfiii
and efticient service for a period of eleven years,
and in 1884 invested a portion of his earnings in
his present projierty.

Miss Frances L. Giddings. the eldest child of
William and Caroline(Kitchener)Giddings. became
the wife of our sulijeet Nov. 5. 18.')7. Of this un-
ion there have been born two children, the eldest
of whom. Elmer E.. marrieil Miss Mattie Collins,
and is the father of a son and two daughters —
(ieorge E.. ^'era and Frances. The younger son,
Charles, is a printer by trade. :ind makes his home
with his parents. Mr. Partlow, politicHlly, is a
stanch Republican, and with his estimable wife is
a member iu good standing of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.

yfelLLIS B. CAITSLE, Physician and Sur-
/ geon. Among the truly successfid pro-
fessional men of this county is the younu-
man whose name initiates this sketch. He came
to Sidell right after bis graduation from Rush
Medical College, of Chicago, through the urgent
reipiest of some of the leading citizens of this eii-
ter|irising village. Naturally gifted to fill his re-
sponsible position of ministering to the health of
his fellownien. and after a long and studious course
in the intricacies of his profession at diffcicnt
places, he is well ecpiipped to meet the expectations
of his friends.

Dr. Cauble was born at Alto Pass, riiimi Co .
111., where his father is a large land owner and one
of the wealthiest and most prominent men of bis
county. Willis C. and Serena, father and mother
of the subject of this sketch are leading people in
society in I'nion County, the native place of the
former. The grandfather of Willis Jr.. John F.
Cauble, was born in North Carolina, where he was
an extensive land owner. He subsequently came
to Illinois, where he acquired large tracts of land
also. His son, Willis Sr., being the onl}- heir and
a good business man, became the owner of the

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large property left by his father, and he afterward
engaged in the erection of a sawmill and grist-
mill, shipping lumber and flour to St. Louis and is
now very extensively engaged in growing fruits
and vegetables. He owns three large farms, one
of them being two miles and three-quarters long.
The parents of Willis Jr., had nine children, five
of whom are living, namely : Willis Benton, Cora
E., Adam J., Flora M., and Myrtle A.

Dr. Cauble passed his childhood days in rural
life with his parents and in his early boyhood at-
tended the district scliools. Later on he entered
St. Vincent College at Cape Girardeau, Mo.,
from which institution he graduated with distin-
guished honors in the class of 1885, in the scientific
course. While studj'ing at college, he became
imbued with the idea that the medical profession
was one which would suit his inclinations and he
therefore chose that for his life work. He studied
under the direction of Dr. W. W. Esick of
Murphysboro, III., for one year, and in the fall
of 1887 entered the medical department of the
University of Tennessee at Nashville, there prose-
cuting his studies for one year. From there he
proceeded to Louisville, Ky., and attended for six
months the summer lectures at the Medical and
Surgical Institute of that city. He graduated from
those two courses, when he returned to Murphys-
boro and began practice under his old pre-
ceptor which he continued for two months. In the
fall of 1887 he entered Rush Medical College,
graduating in Feb. 1888. His thesis on "T^'phoid
Fever and Death from Uremic Poisoning," was de-
livered before the faculty and won the prize, and
was also pronounced by Prof. Ross as one of the
ablest productions of any student of Rush College,
while a letter was written by Dr. Ross to Dr.
Cauble's preceptor, filled with commendatory
language.

Dr. Cauble was born April 24, 1866 and is one of
the j'oungest medical men of the State and the
youngest practitioner in Vermilion County. He
seems intent uijon reaching the highest round in
the ladder of his profession, and never wearies in
studying and writing upon subjects connected with
his noble calling. He is especially proficient in the
subject of the diseases of women and children. The

citizens of Sidell may well congratulate themselves
upon the acquisition of a physician of such marked
ability.

The Doctor is a member of the Catholic Church
and votes with the Democratic part}'. He was ap-
pointed County Ph3'sician of the district including
Sidell, and is also the examining phj'sician of the
Aetna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, and
he fills a similar position for other insurance com-
panies. It is his intention to go to Vienna in three
or four 3'ears and there take instruction under the
celebrated German medical professors. There is a
great future in store for Dr. Caulile.

■ > ysA.^

llJj-^ ARRY L. FREEMAN, junior partner in
k] the firm of John Jackson & Co., dealers in
general merchandise at Sidell, although
young in years, occupies no secondary posi-
tion among the business interests of this thriving
village. He is bright, capable and energetic, and
is universally popular among the people who have
known him almost since his boyhood. He was
born in Fairmount, this county, and is the son of
Alfred C. and Mary W. (Dustin) Freeman, the
former a n.ative of Washington County, Pa., and
the latter of St. Johnsbury,Vt. Mrs. Freeman was
a direct descendant of Hannah Dustin, one of the
most notable and heroic women of her time — the
old Puritan days.

The parents of our subject came to Illinois prior
to their marriage, Mr. Freeman settling in Edgar
County, and Miss Dustin with her i)arents in this
county. They were married at Fairmount. The
father was reared to farming pursuits, but finally
changing his occupation, became station f.gent of
the Wabash Railroad at Fairmount, and served in
that capacity satisfactorily several years. Finally
in 1868, he changed his residence to Danville, and
has been citj' clerk there for the last sixteen or
eighteen years. During this time he has made
many warm friends, having performed the duties
of his olBce in an admirable manner, and possessing
the good judgment and discretion which is so
essential to every individual occupying a position
of trust and responsibility. The wife and mother

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is still living, and is now about fifty j'ears of age.
Their family consisted of five children, wlio were
named respectively Harry L.. Fred D., Bert D.,
Nettie .]., and Edmund fJ.

The subject of this notice was born Sept. 8, 1 86,t.
He attended school at Danville during his boyhood
and youth, and received careful parental training.
When of suitable years and attainments he launched
out in life for himself, and at the early age of
seventeen j-ears became Deputy Assessor and Col-
lector of Danville Township, which position he
held for nine years. Shortly after reaching the
twentieth year of his age he was married, Dec. 2,
1885, to Miss Jennie W. Jackson, daughter of
Amos Jackson, a sketch of whom will be found
elsewhere in this volume.

Mrs. Freeman was born in Indianola, thiscount\-,
Dec. 3, 1865, where she was reared to womanhood.
Of her union with our subject there was one child,
Anna J., born Sept. 6, 1887, died Nov. 13, 1888.
Mr. and Mrs. F"recman removed to Sidell in July,
1888, in which time our subject became a member
of the firm above-mentioned. They occupy a neat
and tasteful dwelling in the southern part of the
city, and number their friends among its best peo-
ple. Mr. Freeman votes the Republican ticket,
and socially, belongs to the Modern Woodmen.
He has started out in life with fair prospects, and
has the wishes of hosts of friends for his continued
prosperity.

<^ frILLIAM

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\W 3,800 ac

fclLLIAM G. IIERRON is the most exten-
rmer in Vermilion Countj', having
acres under his immediate super-
vision, all of which is in a highly improved state
of cultivation. Tiie firm of Allerton & Ilerron was
established in 1880, when Sam W. Allerton, of
Chicago, purchased this extensive tract of land,
from J. G. Clark, of the Singer Sewing Machine
Company, who foreclosed the mortgage on the cel-
el)rated Joseph Sullivan farm, which w.as called by
the earlier settlers "Twin Grove."

Two groves of about 100 acres each on this tract
of land looked so much alike that the people gave
the farm the name (]uoted above. Michael Sulli-

van was made trustee of the Sterling estate in
Kentucky and Ohio, by reason of his son Joseph
being one of the heirs. The father invested the
funds thus inherited in lands, purchasing them at
their regular government price, immediately upon
the reopening of the land oflice after the Illinois
Central Railroad's time for choosing its lands in
the State of Illinois had expired. This period ex-
fended from 1849 to 1852.

William G. Herron was born in Madison County,
Ohio, near London. He remained on a farm until
he was twentj' years old, and there learned his earl^-
lessons of industry. His father, Gardner Herron,
and his mother, Maria (Moraine) Herron, were born
in Dorchester Count}-, Md. His father was a sol-
dier in the War of 1812, and at the age of twenty-
two he removed to Ohio. His mother was brought
to Madison County when she was fouryears of age.
Ilis father and a brother and sister were left or-
phans; the sister married and died when sixtj^
J'ears of age. Gardner Ilerron was a man of mod-
erate circumstances, owning his farm in Madison
County where he died, which event occurred in
1855. His wife is still living with a daughter at
Mahomet, 111. This worthy couple had ten chil-
dren, of whom four boys and three girls grew to
maturity; the others died in infancy.

William G. Herron was born April 6, 1829. His
educational advantages were exceedingly limited.
He was the oldest child of the family, and of course
was expected to take an important part in carrying
on the farm. In 1851 he left Ohio in the employ
of a stockman. On his first visit to Illinois, which
was at the time indicated, his impressions were not
favorable to his location in this county, for at the
time he remarked he would not give ten cents an
acre for any of the land. So he continued in the
occupation of drover, proceeding backward and
forward from Ohio on horseback and in a buggy,
driving many cattle from Illinois to Ohio and
Pennsylvania. He became very well acquainted on
the National Road, so that he knew almost every
one located on that thoroughfare. He was married
in 1855 to Miss Evelyn liobison, a native of Mad-
ison County, Ohio, and the same j'ear he settled in
Piatt County. III. Ilis wife is the daughter of
Thomas and Mary (Lane) Robison. the former of

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whom was one of the early settlers of Madison
County. lie was born in South Carolina, wliile
Mrs. Robison was a native of Maryland. Tiiey
came of good Revolutionary stock. The Robison
family was a leading one in the Soutii, while the
Lanes were prominent in colonial times.

After marriage Mr. Ilerron engaged in farming
and stock-raising until 1860, when lie bought into
a general meichandise business at Monticello. 111.,
continuing in this with varied results for several
years. He and S. W. Allerton became acquainted
in Chicago in 1860. Fortune had favored ilr. Al-
lerton, and in 1881, when he [lurchased this vast
farm, he offered his friend an opportunity that was
embraced, giving Mr. Herron the entire man.age-
ment of the place.

The firm of Allerton & Ilerron was therefore
formed, and it has been a successful business ven-
ture from the start. The influence of this firm in-
duced the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad to
forward its work, and Mr. Allerton donated the
right of way through his land and laid out the vil-
lage i)lat of Allerton which is .yet in its infancy, but
on account of its fine loeai,ion is destined to become
a good point for shipping grain, cattle and liorses.
General trade is also bound to prosper here, and the
people of the town have great faith that their hopes
will be fully realized. The large steam elevator was
put up by Mr. Allerton in 1887, and is operated by
.John II. Herron, our suliject's son, and is run in
the lirm name of Allerton & Herron. Mr. Herron
gives employment to about twenty-five men, and
runs from sixty to seventy teams. He is following
general or mixed farming, and is constantly im-
proving his large farm.

Mr. .and Mrs. Ilerron have reared nine children:
Fannie died when she was twenty-one years of age,
at the time being a student at the Wesle^'an Uni-
versity at Bloomington, III.; Emma was married
■June 26, 1889, to Prof. F. W. Martin, of Chaddock
College, Quincy, III. She is one of the faculty at
Chaddock College. She is a graduate of the Wes-
lyan University and is a Master of Arts and Pro-
fessor of (ireek and Latin; David W. is on a ranch
at Cedar Rapids, Neb., where he is conducting a
7,000-acre farm for Allerton. He is married and
has two children ; William H. is connected with the

United States Geological Survey, and has charge
of the survey in Kansas; John H. is running the
steam elevator at Allerton; Una is a student at
Chaddock College in the class of '90; Edwin is at-
tending the High School at Mahomet; Clyde is at
home as is also Raliih, who is attending school.
Mr. Herron has given all of his children the ben-
efit of good educational advantages, and they have
improved them.

Mr. Herron is an tincomprising and stalwart Re-
publican and attends most of the conventions his
party holds. He has served as a member of the Ex-
ecutive commitee and is President of the Republi-
can Club of Sidell. He has been an active mem-
ber of the Methodist Episcopal Church from boy-
hood up. He has given large sums to the Wesleyan
University. He and his wife have been members
of the Broad land Jlethodist Episcopal CHiurch for
many years, where they take great interest in the
Sunday-school. Jlr. Herron was Superintendent
of the Sabbath-school at Monticello, 111., for
eighteen years, and in this work he is perhaps bet-
ter known than in any other, as he began active
operations in the Sunday-schools thirty years ago,
and has continued in the work without ll.agging
during th.at long period. He assisted in the for-
mation of most of the Sunday-schools of Piatt and
Chami)aign counties, and also of the southern por-
tion of Vermilion. In all things he is a leader,
whether in politics or religion. As a man and as a
neighbor, there is none who stands higher than
William G. Ilerron.

On another page of the Album appears a tine
portrait of Mr. Herron, who occupies a prominent
position among his fellow-men, and is accordingly
worth}- of an important jilace in a book of this
character.

ORIN SPERRY represents the agricultural
interests of Blount Township as a farmer of
more than ordirary shrewdness and practical
ability. He h.as met with marked success in his
chosen calling, and h.as a large farm on section 20,
which by good management he has made one of
the most valuable estates in this part of Vermilion
County. Mr. Sperry is the son of a pioneer fam-

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ily, was reared here from ciul}' uliihlliood, :niil lins
.•ihvays made his home here.

Mr. Speriy is of New England ancestry on his
fallier's side, and tlial parent, whose name was
\VaUace Six'rry, was born in the good ohl State of
Connectifut. Sarah Watkins, the mother of our
subject, came of Southern parentage, and she was
born in Maryland. During some period in their
lives the parents went to Ohio, in the early days of
its settlement, and there he was born in Warren
County Sept. 4, 1828, the sixth of nine children.
When he was but two years old, in 1830, they
brought him to this State, and in their new pioneer
home in Blount Township he was reared to a stal-
wart, vigorous manhood. He gleaned a practical
education in the district schools, and his parents
trained him thoroughly in the duties of life, drill-
ing iiim well in all that pertains to a farmer's ciill-
ing. When he became independent, after reaching
man's estate, he bought a Mexican land warrant,
paying $150 for 160 acres of land, which he took
up on section 20, Blount Township, and still re-
tains it in his possession. But he has added to
it as he became more prosperous and wealthy, and
now owns 509 acres of as fine farming land as is to
be found within the limits of the county. He has
it under admirable tillage, and has a comfortable,
substantial set of Ijuildings, and everything nec-
essary to carrying on agriculture to the best ad-
vantage.

Mr. Sperry has been twice married. He was first
wedded Sept. 23, 1852, to Mary Stewart, daughter
of William and Charlotte Stewart, who at that
time lived in Scotland, but afterward came to this
county. Of that marriage nine children were
born, of whom the following four are living:
Eli S., who married Sueldo .lohnson; Demna, who
married Wesley Smith; Asa and Eben are 3-et un-
married. The others, who died when quite 3oung,
are William A., Charles F., Clarissa J., George M.,
and .lessie G. Aug. 30, 1883, the household of
our subject was bereft of the beloved wife and
mother, who had been devoted to the interests of
her family, and was in every respect a true woman
whom to know was to respect.

Mr. Sperry was married to his present amiable
wife Oct. 11, 1888. She is a good hous'-wife and

looks carefully after the comforts of the inmates of
the pleasant home over which she presides. Her
maiden name was Ellen Cozatt, and she is a daugh-
ter of Henrj' and Nancy Wood, and widow of
Perry C. Cozatt.

Mr. Sherry is a man of sterling worth, one in
whom his fellow-citizens place the utmost confi-
dence. He possesses foresight, thrift and sound
discretion in an eminent degree, and they have been
factors in his prosperity. In him the United Breth-
ren Church finds one of its most earnest and valued
members, who carries his religion into the every
da}' affairs of life. In politics he has been a stanch
Republican since the early days of the formation of

the party.

. <xrx> ,

fl ICHAEL McCAUL. There are many
\\\ greater men than their g.irb would indi-
LB cate. We find in the person of this gen-
tleman a classical scholar who pursued his
30uthful studies with the intention of becoming a
priest, but untoward circumstances compelled him
to leave college and engage in manual labor. This
necessarily changed the whole course of his life
and we now find him a thorough-going farmer,
who in company with his brother owns 120 acres
of land on sections 1 and 6 in Sidell Township.

Probablj' Mr. McCaul is the only man in his
township who has circumnavigated the globe.
After leaving college his mother was unwilling to
have him come to America on account of the
Civil War, so he went to Australia. He was born
In County Cavan, Ireland, in August, 1844, and
pursued his earlj- studies in the common schools
until the age of fifteen years, when he entered the
Larrali Classical School in the same count}-, where
he pursued his studies for tlu'ee years and then his
lack of finances compelled him to withdraw. In
setting out for Australia, he was accompanied by
his brother, Bernard. They sailed around the coast
of Africa, doubled Cape Hope and arrived at IMor-
ton Bay Colony, Queensland, where they became
employed on the public works, principally railroads
for five years.

At the expiration of this time the McCaul
brothers determined to come to America and set

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tail from Melbourne, going up through the Pacific.
douLling Cape Horn and landing in Liverpool,
whence they embarked on a steamer to the prom-
ised land. They arrived in New York in tlie earl3'
part of November, 18G7, and thence made tlieir
wa3' to Marshall County, this State, where they be-
gan farming together and o|ierated thus several
years.

Our subject finally removed to Woodford
County, where he sojourned a few j'ears, then
changing his residence to Champaign County, from
which he came, in 1880, with Ins brother to his
present farm. The}' took out their nattiralization
papers in 1884. Mr. MeCaul believes in protection
to American industries and consequently has iden-
tified himself with the Republican party. He is in full
s^'mpath}^ with the cause of Ireland and a warm
admirer of Patrick Egan, Patrick Ford and other
who are endeavoring to free their country from
the oppressions of British rule. He has signi-
fied his sympathy in a substantial manner, donat-
ing liberally of his means.

The parents of our sulijeet were Bernard and
Mary (McEiitee) Mc(Jaul, natives of County Cavan,
Ireland, and the father was a farmer by occupation.
They spent their entire lives upon their native
soil, each living to be sixty -three j-ears old. Their
five children were named respectively, Ann. Ed-
ward, Patrick, Bernard, and Michael. Ann is
the vvidow of John Reile^' and resides in 8idell
Township; Edward and Patrick remain in their
native Ireland. Bernard married Jliss IMary
Gulcheon, a native, like himself of County Cavan.
and they have three chihlren — Mary, Bernard, and
Maggie. Michael, our subject, continues in a state
of single blessedness.

RANKLIN EMMET ABBOTT, well-known
ri) as one of the most enterprising of the
younger farmers of Grant Township, was
born in Brown County, Ohio, Sept. 12, 1859, and
came to Illinois with his parents when but six
years of age. His parents were "Wilson and Sarah
J. (Brown) Abbott, who were natives of Ohio and
after their removal to Illinois, coming direct to

Verniilion County, they settled on a farm on sec-
tion 22 in this same township a short distance
from where Franklin K. now resides.

There the family lived for about three years when
they removed to a rented farm a short distance
off, and a year later Mr. Abbott bought a 40-
acre farm on which the family made their home
for many years, and on which place Wilson
Abbott died on Feb. 14, 1883 at the age of fifty-
two. He was a farmer all his life-time, giving his
entire time and attention to the work pertaining to
his farm, and having no desire for notoriet}-,
as far as possible avoided public position, never
holding any office, save such as school director, or
the like, that he could not evade. He was known as
one of the older settlers of the township, which was
comparatively new when he located here, a quar-
ter of a century ago. He left behind him a splen-
did record as a man and as a farmer. Mrs. Sarah
J. Abbott survived her husband nearly four years,
dying in the house of her son, Franklin E., on Dec.
10, 1 886, aged fifty-two years.

Wilson Abbott and wife were the parents of eight
children, of whom seven are 3'et living as follows:
F^ ranees Evelyn, is the wife of Martin Davis, a
farmer in Grant Township; James L., is married to
iSIiss JIaggie Schoolcraft, and is also a farmer in
Grant Township; Franklin E., was next in order
of birth; Isodora Albertine is the wife of William
Trueheart, a farmer in INIead County, Kan.; !Mar\-
Luella and Cyrena Belle, make their home with
their brother of whom this is written, and Charles
L. is unmarried and engaged in farm work.

Franklin E. Abbott, the subject of this sketch,
has spent his entire life in the count}- and town-
ship, where he now lives, since he was six years old.
Two or three years after the death of his father,
the old farm was sold and the family home has
since been where Franklin now lives. The elder
members of the family were justly regarded as the
very best people in the neighborhood for industr}-,
intelligence and straightforward conduct, and
the younger members are closely following the
footsteps of their parents. INIr. Abbott is unmar-
ried, his sisters keeping house for him. He has
been School Director of the township, and all of the
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being treasurer of the Sabhatli-sc-liool connected
therewith.

Mr. Abbott belongs to that \oiinger element of
of farmers of Illinois, which is rapidly coming to
tiie front, and after attaining that position is
sure to remain there. He is constructed of the
material that make a useful citizen and a good
farmer.

• OHN E. THOMPSON. The people of Oak-
wood Township with one accord declare
that this is "•one of the finest old gentlemen
within its precincts." This kindlj' express-
ion of opinion among those who have known him
long and well, should in a measure compensate him
for the artliction from which he is suffering, he hav-
ing become almost blind and passing many days
which seem long and dreary. He, however, has a
mind to direct his farming operations, and is en-
abled to live comfortably upon his little farm of
eighty acres, besides which he has eight acres of
timber. He raises as much stock as the place will
support Comfortably, and in his struggles and la-
bors has been ahly assisted by his estimable wife —
a lad^' possessing all the womanly virtues, devoted
to her family, remarkably industrious and frugal,
and who has ordered the waj's of her household in
the most admirable manner.

The subject of this notice is the offspring of an
excellent old family, and was one of a pair of twins
born March 5. 1824, in Clark Count}', Ohio. His
boyhood days were spent in his native State, where
he received a practical education in the common
school, and when reaching his majority began farm-
ing for himself. ^Vhen twenty-five years old he
was married in 1849, to Miss Sarah E. Simpkins.
and the young people lived thereafter for three
years at the Thompson homestead. In 1852 they
came to Illinois and settled first in Edgar Count}',
where they sojourneil five years. Their next re-
moval was to their present farm, which was then
merely a tract of wild land with not a stick of tim-
ber or a shrub upon it.

Our subject set himself iudustriousl}' to work for
the improvement of his property ablj' assisted by
his faithful wife, and making each year some head-

way toward the desired end. After a lapse of years
six children were embraced in the family house-
hold, four of whom are living: Rowena Harriet is
now the wife of Silas Bean, and the mother of one
child by her present husband; they live in Hodge-
man County, Kan. By her first marriage with
Frank Funk she became the mother of four chil-
dren; .John Henry married Miss Emma Royer;
they live in Kansas City, Mo., and have two chil-
dren; Darius S. is unmarried, and has principal
charge of the home farm, and is a member of Lodge
No. 489. I. O. O. F.; Charles S. married Miss Re-
becca Hubbard, and lives in Pilot Township, hav-
ing no children.

Mr. Thompson cast his first Presidential vote for
Zaehary Taylor, :uid was a memlier of the Old
Whig party until 185G, when he cast his lot with
the Republicans at the organization of this party.
He has ofl3ciated as Road Overseer in Edgar County,
and has been School Director in his i)resent dis-
trict for eight years. Socially, he belongs to Lodge
No. 489 I. O. O. F. at Fithian, in which he has
been Right Supporter and Outside Guardian. Jlrs.
Thom[(son is a devout member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Her parents were D. S. and
Rowena Simpkins. the former of whom was a na-
tive of Maryland, and later removed with his fam-
ily to Ohio, settling in Clark County, where he be-
came prominent and well-to-do. The parental
household included eight children, of whom Mrs.
Thompson was the fourth in order of birth. .She
was born Nov. G, 1828, in Maryland, and received
an excellent education. Her parents spent their
last years in Clark County, Ohio.

The father of our subject was Jeremiah C.
Thompson, a native of Harper's Ferr^-, Va., and a
farmer by occupation. He married Miss Susannah
Wolfe, a maiden of his own township and a daugh-
ter of Henry Wolfe, a native of ^'irginia and a
prominent man of his time, who lived till nearly
eight}^ years of age. From the Old Dominion,
about a year after their marriage, the parents of
our subject emigrated to Clark County, Ohio, set-
tling among its earliest pioneeis. The father in due
time became owner of nearly- 400 acres of land and
was prominent in the community, ofticiating as
Justice of the Peace and occupying other i)osition5

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of trust and responsibility. He departed this life
at the old homestead in 1851. The mother had
preceded her husband to the silent land eleven
years, her death taking place in 1840. They were
the parents of eleven children, the most of wliom
lived to mature years, and were scattered through
different States.

y^ILLIAM CLirSON, deceased, was form-
erly an honored resident of Vermilion
Couniy, with whose farming interests he
was identified. Coming here with his family when
this section of the country was still in the hands of
the pioneers and purchasing land in Catlin Town-
ship, he was actively engaged in its improvement,
and in the few years that he was spared to the
community he greatly increased the value of his
farm. His death when but a few years past the me-
ridian of life was a severe blow to the township
with whose interests his own were bound up, and
his name and memory are still cherished here by
those who knew him best.

He was of English birth and breeding, born in
Lincolnshire, May 18, 180C, and reared to man-
hood in a town known as Minonsb^', where he
lived till he was about eighteen years old, when he
went to Devonshire, England. He was first married
in that shire to Jane Shaw, by whom he iiad eight
children, of whom only two lived to grow up,
Catherine and Jane. Catherine is the wife of Mil-
ligan M. Moore, of Georgetown, 111. Jane married
John Swanell, and died in Leavenworth, Kan., in
1859. After his marriage Mr. Clipson removed to
London, and there his wife died July 1, 1839.
While in Devonshire he enlisted as a soldier in the
British Army, and served as raessman to King
William. After his removal to London he served
on the police force of that city, and was afterward
inspector for the London Gas Company for some
ten or twelve years, and at the same time was en-
caged in the management of a' hotel. He was mar-
ried a second time in that city, his union with
Miss Matilda Ann Barker being solemnized Nov. 5,
1840. She was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Eng-
land, Dec. 22, 1815. Of the thirteen children born

of her marrin^e with our subject the following six
grew to maturity: William H., John C, James,
Harriet A., Richard, Albert. William married
Mirantlia Tipton, and they reside in Clarinda,
Iowa. John C. married Margaret Hutchinson, and
they reside in Clarinda, Iowa. James married Cla-
rissa Douglas, and they reside in Catlin Township.
Albert married Ethlen Sanford, and they reside in
Catlin Township. Harriet and Richard live with
their mother on the old homestead.

Mr. and Mrs. Clipson continued to live in Lon-
don till thespringof 1853, when they emigrated to
America with their family, making the voyage on
a sailing vessel in six weeks, and landed in New-
York, whence they came directly to Vermilion
County. They settled in Catlin Township, cast-
ing in their lot with its pioneers, and here he en-
gaged in farming, having purchased IGO acres of
wild land. He caused a good house to be erected,
and made man}' other substantial im|)rovements,
besides getting much of the land under excellent
cultivation, and was continually increasing the
value of his farm, when death closed his busy, use-
ful career July 6, 1862. He was a man of varied
experience in life; intelligent and thoughtful, and
his place in this township was among its best and
most desirable citizens. He was a fair-minded
man, and was possessed of ripe judgment, tact and
sound discretion, and was always found to be faith-
ful and Irustworth}- in his dealings, so that his life-
record is without stain. His venerable widow is
still making her home on the old homestead, sur-
rounded by all the comforts that the loving care of
her children can devise. She is a fine lady of well-
known English stock, is hospitable and entertain-
ing, and with her family occupies a high position
in the social circles of the community. She is a
valued member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
and has been connected with it for more than
twenty years, and her conduct in the daily affairs
of life show her to be possessed of a trul^- religious.
Christian nature.

Richard and Albert Clipson, sons of our subject,
have formed a partnership and are extensively en-
gaged in the stock business. Besides having the
management of the old homestead, they own and
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buy find ship a large aiiiount of stock, liaving sev-
eral men in their employ who are engaged all tlie
time in buying for them. The firm is well-known
throughout this part of the West and stands high
in limiufinl circles, as the Clipson Bros, are known
to be men of honor who are always fair and up-
right in their dealings. They are men of large en-
terprise, full of energy and push, and possess a
marked talent for business, which they conduct
system.atically and after the most approved meth-
ods. Richard Clipson is a member of the I. O. O. F.,
of Catlin. and Albert belongs to the Modern
Woodmen Camp of Catlin.

UGH WRIGHT is the son of William, whose
father, Hugh, was a native of Bourbon Co.,
'*V<^' Ky., where he married Miss Anna Patter-
'^) son. After their marriage the}' removed to
Bourbon County, Kentucky, where they located on
a fnrm and reared their family of eight children,
viz.: William, .lohn, Hugh, Thomas, Margred,
Polly, Peggy, and our subject's father, William.
The four eldest died at an early age; Margred, the
lifth child, niarrieil a Mr. Piper, who is now de-
ceased, after which she was again married to Eli
Current, of Kentucky, who also died. She, how-
ever, continued to live in Kentucky. Polly and
her husband, Mr. Piper, both died leaving two chil-
dren; Peggy, the seventh, married James Looman,
who died. She now resides in Kansas. The sub-
ject's father, the eighth and Last born, was married
in Kentucky, to Miss Ellen, daughter of Silas and
Margaret (Duffy) Waters.

The subject's grandfather was a native of Vir-
ginia but removed to Kentucky when the children
were young. In 1828 Hugh's father with his
family came to this county; there were at this time
but three children, Hugh, Silas and James. The
latter was born in Hush County, Ind., where the
parents lived one year previous to coming here.
Those born here are John A., William A., now de-
ceased, Margaret A., who died at the age of eight-
een years, and Elizabeth, who married John Rut-
ledire. Since her husljand's death Mrs. Rutledge

has lived in McLean County. The first settlement
made here by the father was some three miles north
of Danville. At the time of his location here there
were but three white families in the village, this
part of the county being chiefly occupied by In-
dians. The land had not 3'ct come into market:
he, however, ventured to settle in the timber, and
reckoned that the prairies would never become
populated. The first liouse was made of logs, and
the firejjlace was concocted of a substance called
stone-coal, which was supposed to be fire-proof.
This, however, proved to l)e a mistake, for the fire
was no sooner built than the stone-coal at once be-
gan to burn, and it was with ditliculty that the
cabin itself was saved. After considerable exertion
the flames were extinguished. Immediately after
this disaster what remained of the coal chimney
was torn down and it was replaced by a stick and
clay one.

The little log cabin was soon surrounded by a
nicelj- cultivated farm, and later, in its stead a
pretty house might be seen. There the family
lived for ten years. During this time the vil-
lage of Denmark, as it is now called, was started.
It was a rough frontier town situated near to the
house of our subject's father. On .account of the
many disadvantages arising from their nearness to
Deiunark, the father sold his farm and removed to
this township, which was better suited to his taste.
Here he spent his last days. His death occurred in
1845. His wife survived him by thirty-six years.
She died at Farmer's City, McLean County, in
1881, her daughter being with her at the time.

Hugh Wright was married first in this county to
;\Iiss Manerva, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth
Payne, who came from New York, their n.ative
city, to be pioneers in this county. Of this mar-
riage there were six children: Margaret, America.
Mary, Fannie, now Mrs. Henry Kadymaker, Clarissa
and Frank. Margaret and America are no longer
living; Mary is now Mrs. .Samuel A. Oliver, and
resides in Southern Texas; Clarissa married Mr.
Staunton Foster and lives in this township; Fannie
and her husband are living in Armstrong. The
whole family are members of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, of which the father was a Class-
Leader for many 3'ears. Hugh Wright's first wife

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(liwl ill April, 1881. After seven j'ears he was
again married to Mrs. Stacy (Potts) Wilcoff. This
happy event took place in Nov. 1888. By her
first husband she had three children: Thomas,
Ellen and James. Wikoff is a name well remem-
bered among the old families of Ohio.

Mr. Wright is the proprietor of a fine farm com-
prising 400 acres all under good cultivation. This
he has made his home, adding yearly to it all the
advantages and improvements that suggest them-
selves. An important feature in his character is
his business accurac}^ and punctuality. These
enable him at any time to command the assistance
of any bank with which he does business. Besides
the farm on which he lives, he is the owner of 800
acres, all fine farms, in this township. His mill
has been improved and an artesian well has been
supplemented to the list of conveniences on his
premises.

Mr. Wright's father seems to have been consti-
tutionally destitute of fear. He was made, as it
were, without that peculiar faculty which makes
people take danger into the account and try to
keep at a distance from it. Tlie full possession of
tliis deficienc}' (if the phrase is not too direct a
contradiction in terms) is now quite uncommon.
It was therefore without trepidation th.at he made
a friend of W.ipanim, the chief of an Indian tribe.
They were in fact on such friendly terms that Mr.
Wright did not hesitate to allow his son Hugh,
who was then a child, to ride on the Indian's back
through the woods. The tribe was at that time a
peaceful one.

One day while talking with Mr. AV'right the
chief requested him to report anything that a mem-
ber of his tribe might do which did not happen to
meet with Mr. Wright's approbation. This request
was soon to be made use of. The occasion was as
follows: A stalwart Indian came to the house and
threatened to harm our subject's mother for having
refused to give him the eggs that he had asked for.
This fact was stated to the chief, who had the In-
dian whipped most severely. The lash used was a
stout one and was plied by a strong hand. The
result was that the poor creature's skin was Ijroken
and the raw bleeding flesh exposed. Still the pun-
ishment was continued so long that fully a pint of

lilood iiuist have been shed. ]\Ir. Wright and his
family were called upon to witness the scene.

This little incident is given partly to direct at-
tention to the care and assiduity with wliieh this
exceptionally good chief guarded the interests of
the white families against the barbarous injustice of
his own men. Wapinim spoke English well, and
for a man of his type was unusually intelligent.

Hugh Wright was seventeen years old when he
got his first suit of store clothes, which he bought
with the money he himself had earned by tramping
out some oats with horses and hauling them to
Chicago, where the}- sold at ten cents per bushel.
Before this his clotlies were such as his mother
would make by means of the old spinning-wheel.
He was very proud of his new apparel, which cost
him $10, the price of 100 bushels of oats.

-*?=5^EORGE WHEELER JONES, M. D.. one

of the foremost phj'sicians of the State of Illi-
nois, and who has a fine professional reputa-
tion beyond its borders, was born in Bath, Steuben
Co., N. Y., in February, 1839. Dr. Jones' father,
John S. Jones, also a phj-sician, was born in High-
land, Kings Co., N. Y., and his fatiier, John Jones,
was born in or near New York City. The}' were
of Welsh ancestry. Dr. Jones, father of George
W., commenced the study of medicine while quite
a young man, and was graduated from the medical
college at Albany, after which he practiced his pro-
fession in New Y'^ork State until 1847, when he re-
moved to Indiana and settled in Covington, practi-
cing there many years. He removed from Coving-
ton to Danville, where he died in the fall of 1871,
but a few months after his last removal. Dr.
Jones, Sr., married Charlotte Wheeler, a native of
Steuben County, N. Y. Her father, George
Wheeler, was a native of Connecticut, and they
trace their ancestry to England. The mother of
the subject of this article still resides in Danville.
There were seven children born to her: George
W., James S. (deceased), Ly-dia, Frank and
Caleb (deceased), Mary S. and Lottie E. James
enlisted, at the age of eighteen, in the 63d Indiana
Infantry, and was mustered in as private, but was

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rapidly i)romotecl through difiFerent gTarlcs until he
reached tlie rank of < Quartermaster. He served
until the close of the war, and is now deceased.

Dr. G. W. Jones attended the pulilic schools in
New York State and later in Covington, and finally
completed his literary studies at Wabash College,
and also hegan the study of medicine with his
father and uncle Caleb .lones, at Covington. lie
attended several courses of lectures at a medical
college in Chicago, during which time he received
private instructions from Dr. Byford. of that city.
In March, 1862, he was graduated, and imme-
diately entered the army as Acting Surgeon of the
2Gth Illinois Regiment. After a few month's serv-
ice in that capacitv he was tendered a commission
with the rank of Major and Surgeon of that regi-
ment, but preferred to be with his brother in the
63d Indiana, and .accepted the position of Assistant
Surgeon of that regiment, where he served until
the close of the war. For two years he was one of
the Surgeons in charge of the field hospital of the
third division of the 2."d army corps. He served
with Sherman in the Atlanta campaign, and also in
the operations against Hood's armj- in Tennessee.
He carries the scars of the wound received at
Pumpkin "Vine Creek, caused by tiie explosion of a
shell. After being mustered out of the service in
18G5 he came to Danville, and at once inaugurated
a successful practice. Dr. Jones has a brilliant war
record, and one of which he can justly feel i)roud.
The subject of this sketcli was married in 1865,
to Emelyn K. Enos, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a
daughter of Benjamin and Susan Enos. She is the
mother of one child, Hubert W. Dr. Jones and
wife are members of llul}' Trinity (Episcopal)
Church. Politicallj', the Doctor is a standi Repub-
lican, and for many }'ears has served as a member
of the Pension Board, a position he has filled with
marked ability. He is a member of the following
medical societies: The Vermilion County Medical
Society, The Illinois Central, Chicago Medical So-
ciety. Illinois State Medical Society, Mississippi
Valley, and the American Medical Association.
He was a delegate to the meeting of the Inter-
national Medical Congress which met in Washing-
ton, D. C, in 1888. and which was composed of
many of the scientific men of the world. While

Dr. Jones stands at the head of his profession in
his portion of the country, he is reckoned :us one of
the l)est of neighbors and citizens. The Doctor is a
member of Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F., of Danville,
and also a prominent Mason, olflciating with (Jri-
ental Consistory of Chicago, and several other
secret societies.

'ifJOHN LEEMON. The man who has flowing-
I through his veins the blood of an lionor-
I able ancestry has occasion for being jnoud,
' for he has thus been endowed with thac
which is better than silver and gold. If he has like-
wise been endowed with the wisdom to improve his
talent, he is doubly fuituu.itc, for no matter what
circumstances surniund him. he is usually able to
fight his way resolutely to success. Some men are
met with seeminglv more than their share of ad-
versit3-, while the course of others is comparatively
smooth, but in either event men usually have about
all they wish to contend with of trouljlc and toil.
Those who have succeeded in breasting the waves
are naturally looked up to by their fellow-men,
among whom the^' become captains and leaders.

The subject of this notice presents a fine illus-
tration of the results of perseverance, and what
man maj' accomplish from a very humble begin-
ning. Commencing in life without other resources
than his own energy and resolution, he climbed his
w.ay steadih' upward until he is now a man of
property and importance, owning one of the finest
farms in Central Illinois. This comprises 1,080
acres in one boily, occui)ying the greater portions
of sections 4 and 10, township 23, range 12, the
residence being on 4, and the balance in Iroquois
Counts' on the north, in township 24. range 12
In Fountain Creek he has 520 acres, and 120 acres
near East Lynn. In Scott and Christian counties
he has an interest in 1,785 acres. The home farm,
which has naturally been under the especial over-
sight of the proprietor, has been brought to a high
state of cultivation, and mainly devoted to general
farming together with stock-raising. The residence
with its surroundings, which are represented by a
lithographic engraving on another page, give it

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the air of plenty and comfort which is delightful to
coiiteinplate. The buildings and machinerj' are
all that is required for the successful prosecution
of agriculture.

Mr. Leemon was horn of Scotch parentage in
County Armagh in the North of Ireland, May 8,
18-29, and emigrated to America when he was
twenty-two years old, coming directly to Illinois
and settling in Jersey Count3^ He worked out by
the mouth, first at *512, and during the winter sea-
son husked corn at fifty cents per day and board.
His wants were few, and at these small wages he
managed to save a little money nntil he had enough
to buy a team. This accomplished, he rented a
tract uf land in Jersey County, where he carried
on farming until 185G. In the meantime he had
come to this county and purchased 444 acres of
wild land. As soon as possible he commenced its
improvement and cultivation at a time when there
was not a house in that vicinity, excepting the one
occMi)ied by Mr. Iloopes, with whom he boarded,
going back and forth to his place, two and one-
h:ilf miles, night and morning.

In the fall (_>f IS.jT Mr. Leemon put up a small
house on his farm, and, like the bachelor of old,
"lived b}' himself," until he judged it prudent to
take unto himself a wife. In the meantime he
planted forest and fruit trees, set out a goodly
anuniul of hedge, and instituted the improvements
winch, as time passed on, resulted in making his
farm a vevy valuable and desiiable piece of prop-
erty. He has now two windmills and a feedmill,
his barn being underlaid witli water-pipes which
lead to various tanks wherever recpiired for the
convenience of stock. The wet land has been
thoroughly drained with tiling, which was con-
veyed from Bloomington. When Mr. Leemon
settled here wild animals of all kinds were plentiful,
especially deer and wolves. He has seen as mani-
as seventy-five deer in one herd, while men fre-
quently got together to hunt the wolves, which
hunger made altogether too familiar to suit the
settlers, sometimes stealing the deer meat from
their doors.

When the time came that Mr. Leemon felt that
he could justifiablj' assume the resjjonsibility of a
family, hewasxinited in marriage with MissLodema

Brown, of Butler Township, the wedding taking
place at Rossville Aug. 26, 1865. Mr. and Mrs.
Leemon commenced the journey of life together in
their own home, and in due time they became the
parents of six children, the eldest of whom, a
daughter, Izele, died at the age of twelve j-ears.
The survivors are Lida, Robert A., John A.,
Charles N. and Edith, and they are all at home
with their parents, being given the training
and education which will fit them for their proper
station in life, as the offspring of one of the first
families of this county.

Upon becoming a voting citizen Mr. Leemon
identified himself with the Democratic party, but
in local or State politics, votes independently,
aiming to support the men whom he considers best
qualified to serve the interests of the people. He
has been the incumbent of nearl3' everj' office in
Fountain Creek Township. He served as Justice
of the Peace eight j'ears, also as School Director,
and Trustee, and Supervisor for four 3'ears, and
has uniformly distinguished himself as a man of
progressive and liberal ideas — one willing to give
his time and influence to those enterprises calcu-
lated for the general good. He was reared in the
doctrines of the Presbyterian Church. During the
early days he labored early and late, frequently
plowing all night long and resting a part of the
daj', on account of the flies. Notwithstanding this he
took good care of his health, never abusing himself
by using liquor, and is consequently still a well-
preserved man and able to enjoy the fruits of his
labors, now that he is in a condition to retire.
Many of the enterprises of Hoopestown have found
in Mr. Leemon a substantial friend and benefactor.
He is ^'ice President and Director of the new bank.

Thomas Leemon, the father of our sidiject, was
likewise a native of the North of Ireland, to which
his forefathers had been driven during tlie times of
religious persecution in Sci>tland. lie married
IMiss Elizabeth Thompson, and they reared a fam-
ily of six children, all of whom followed our sub-
ject to America in 1854, three 3'ears after his arri-
val here. They sojourned for a time in Jersey
County, this State, then removed to Christian
County-, where the father died in 1862. The
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spent her last days with her son John, (inssing
away in 1883. S.iniuel aTul William Leeiuon, the
two brothers of our subject, are residents of Chris-
tian County. Mis. Leemon was born near Lock-
poit.'in Niagara County, N. Y., and when about
seventeen j'ears old emigrated with her parents to
Indiana, where she lived until about twenty-two
\-ears old. They then removed to East Lynn, this
county. Her father, John Brown, spent his last
days in Marysville. EastTenu.. where he died some
3'ears ago. The mother. Mrs. Catherine (Bears)
Brown, still lives, and makes her home with her
daughter, at the advanced age of eight3'-one years.

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Jr)OHN R. THOMPSON. Few men are bet-
I ter known throughout Oakwood Township
I than Mr. Thompson. He owns a good farm
j of COO acres, on sections 24 and 25, where ue
has effected most of the improvements upon it,
erecting the barn and other buildings, and himself
clearing loO acres. He has made a specialty of
sheep-raising — Shropshires and Merinos — and has
probably had a larger experience in this industry
than any other man in the county. In this he has
been unifornil}' successful, and maintains that the
only money he has ever made and saved, he has
accumulated in this manner. He has also dealt
largel}' in cattle, swine and general farm produce,
and cultivates 250 acres, which, from its soil and
location, is classed among the best land in the
township. He is a lover of the equine race like-
wise and has four fine specimens of thorough-bred
Kentucky running stock, two of Harkaway, one of
Gloster, and one from Laurence, promising young
horses, who will probably make a fine record. Mr.
Thompson proposes retiring from active labor in
the near future, which he can well afford to do,
having an ample competence.

The eighth in a familj' of eigiiteen children, our
subject was born April 12, 1830, in W.ashington
County, Pa. His parents were Joseph and Nancy
(Stonghton) Thompson, natives respectively of
New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The p.iternal
grandfather was a native of Wales, whence he emi-
grated to America at an early d.ay. Joseph

Thompson and his wife spent their entire lives in
their native State, the father dying in 18C5. and
the mother in 1880. Thirteen of their childien
lived to mature years, and ten are still living, mak-
ing their homes mostly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illi-
nois and Kansas.

The boyhood d.ays of Mr. Thompson were spent
in his native county and his education was acquired
in the district school, after which he engaged in
farm work until 1851. Then, having reached his
majority, he started for the farther West, landing
in this county and for six years thereafter operated
as a shepherd, thus gaining his knowledge of the
proper care and treatment of sheep. He watched
his flocks on the wild prairie when the settlers were
few and far between and occupying farms within
a mile of the timber. In coming to Illinois Mr.
Thompson drove a flock of 1,300 sheep for another
man. lieing sixty-six daj's on the way. He attended
these until the spring of 1852 then returned to his
native State and returned with a flock of 1,500 to
this countj', making the entire distance on foot and
consuming seventy-two days.

On the 27 of November, 185G, our subjet;t was
united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth, daughter
of David C. Wright, who had died previously.
The j'oung people commenced the journey- of life
together on ai-ented farm which the}' occupied three
years, Mr. Thompson still maintaining his inter-
est in sheep, which he began to raise in goodly
numbers and which brought him handsome returns.
In due time he purchased I GO acres of land adja-
cent to that which he now owns. He lived upon
this four years, then sold it and purchased lilO
acres, partly improved and near the timber. Three
years later he sold out once more and purchased
his present farm.

To Mr. and .Mr. Tlioui|)son there were born
twelve children, one of whom died young. The
survivors form an unusually bright and interesting
group, of which the parents are justly proud. The
eldest, Joseph Morton, married Miss Molly Steen
and is a leading member of the (!. A. R., of Dan-
ville. D. Lincoln married Miss Melissa Hall and
is senior member of the firm of Thompson Bros.,
general inorchauts at Fithian; he has two children.
Annie, Mrs. Elijah Board, is the mother of one

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child and lives in Oakwood Township; Nellie F.,
Jolin R., (iertie E., Ulysses S., Frauciena, Maude,
Harrison and DoUie, are at home with their pa-
rents. The firm of Thompson Bros., is conspicuous
for its admiral)le business abilities and has few
equals in this part of the country. The children
of our subject have all been given an excellent edu-
cation, four of the six eldest receiving first-gi-ade
certificates. .Joseph M. was graduated from the
University of Michigan, .at Ann Arbor, receiving
special instruction from Judge C'ooley.

Mr. Thom[)son votes the straight Republican
ticket, being the only one of seven brothers who
cast his lot with this party — the other six and the
the father being staiinch JJemocrats. He has offi-
ciated as School Director most of the time since
coming to Oakwood Township and has been Path-
master for many years. Socially, he belongs to
the I. O. (). F. at Fithian and has passed all the
Chairs and tlirougli the Encampment. A man
never idle when there is anything to do, he has
uinde for himself a good recortl in point of industry
and perseverance. One of the most fortunate
things which has fallen to his lot is his estimable
and sensible wife, a lady greatly esteemed in her
community for her excellent qualities of character
and her devotion to her family.

Mrs. Thompson was the eldest child of her pa-
rents and was born Dec. 26, 1837, in Champaign
County, 111. Of the four children born to her pa-
rents three are now living, one residing |n Iowa
and one in Nebraska. Her grandfather, John B.
Wright, of Pennsylvania, removed first to Indiana
and tlien to this county of which he was one of the
pioneer settlers.

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(«1 ^ILLIAM W

\J// '"ember of
W^J nan, is with

ILLIAM WILSON BFCHANAN, junior
Ihe lirm of Crimmins & Bucha-
his partner operating the liv-
ery stable at Sidell, and is highly popular among
the residents of this well-regulated little village.
He also operates considerably as an auctioneer and
salesman. He is a man of undoubted ability, and
fine personal appearance, and possesses those correct
ideas in relation to both public and private life

from which spring the better elements of society.
He was born in Gentry County, Mo., March 17,
1859.

The parents of our subject were Enoch and Su-
san (Beard) Buchanan, the father a native of Ohio
and the mother of Kentuck}-. The paternal grand-
father removed from the Buckeye State and settled
in Edgar County, 111. about 1845, bringing his
family with him. He and his father both served
in the war of 1812. The Buchanan family is of
Scotch ancestr}- and upon coming to this country,
settled in Pennsylvania where they carried on farm-
ing. They were a 'large, muscular set of people
and usually thrifty and well-to-do. Enoch Bucha-
nan was reared to manhood in Edgar County, this
State, l)ut was married in Vermilion County,
whence he moved to Missouri about 1854, settlino'
on a farm near Fairview. The troubles during the
Civil War induced him to return to Illinois and in
the meantime his properly was destroyed. He was
thus left without resources, Imt set himself to work
and was prospered, finally becoming the owner of
a farm in Carroll Township. He departed this
life in 1878 after an active career of fifty 3ears.
The mother is still living and makes her home with
our subject; she is novv fifty-eight years old.
Their four children were named respectively, Sarah,
John. William Wilson and Elizabeth. The eldest
daughter is a resident of Carroll Township; John
died at the age of one 3'ear; Elizabeth became the
wife of Benjamin Black, one of the leading citi-
zens of Carroll, Township.

Our subject acquired his education in the com-
mon school and as his father's business called the
latter away from home, William W., being the
onl}' son, necessarily assumed the responsibility
of looking after the family, although but twenty
years of age. In 1878 Mr. Buchanan engaged in
the sewing machine business which he followed un-
til the spring of 1889. At the same time lie super-
intended the operation of his farm. He was
married in 1881 to Miss Alice C. Gilroy at her
home in Carroll Township. Mrs. Buchanan is the
daughter of William and Elizabeth (Beard) Gilroy,
whose parents came to this county in 1845 and
were among the pioneer settlers of Carroll Town-
ship. The mother is still living and makes her

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301

home in Butler Count}', Kan. ; she is about fifty-
two years old. Of her first niarringe tliere was
liiini niie child only — Mrs. Burhanaii. After the
death of lier first husband she was married twice,
having three cliildren by the second husband and
one liy the third.

Mrs. Bnclianan was reared to womanhood in
Carroll Township, this county, and com])leted her
studies in the High School at Indianola. Of her
union with our subject there have been born four
cliildren^Essie, Leila, Floy E. and Elma. Mr.
Buchanan, politically, votes the Democratic ticket
and socially belongs to the Modern AVoodmen
Camp at Indianola. The firm of which he is a
member was organized April 17, 1889. but not-
withstanding the business is comparatively' new, is
in the enjoyment of a good patronage. They have
put in an excellent stock of new buggies and
harness, have good horses, and, in fact, conduct
their enterprise in a manner which makes it ex-
tremely i>opular among the people of this region.
They are consequently justified in their expectations
of the future.

Aside from his livery business Mr. Buchanan is
recognized as one of the leading auctioneers of
this county, operating principally along its south-
ern line. He has been in practice for the last five
years, his transactions being princii)ally in live-
stock deals. He is thus widely known throughunt
Western Indiana and Northern Illinois. He also
oHiciated as Constable of Carroll Township.

.JLLIAM DAVIS. The man who has thought
much and studied much, and whose char-
acter has commended itself to his fellow-
men, naturally has an influence in shaping their
views and opinions; and this influence will be felt
](>n<i after he has been gathered to his fathei's. Here
and there we find one far in advance of his age —
one whose children will probablv live to see the
time when his i)rophecies will have been fulfilled
and his ideas adopted by a later generation. These
thoughts involuntarily arise in contemplating the
cireer of Mr. Davis, who is a man of more than
ordinary intelligence, possessing a mind filled with

those broad and philanthropic ideas which musi
necessarily in time become of benefit to the human
race. He was born with a natural antipathy to
tyranny in all its forms, believing with P:itriek
Henry, that death is preferable to oi)prcssion. He
is totally averse to trusts and monopolies and when-
ever opportunity occurs lifts up his voice .against
those corijorations whicli have proved the ruin, not
only of individuals, but sometimes almost of entire
communities.

Mr. Davis was one of the earliest pioneers of
Vermilion County and was at an early day acknowl-
edged as one of its leading men. He was born in
Guernsey County, Ohio, .Tan. 2,"), 181 Land was the
third in a family- of ten children, the olTspring of
Ilenrv and Rachel (Polock) Davis, both natives of
Pennsylvania and the father born in Greene
County. The paternal grandfather, also a native
of the Keystone State, was a patriot of the Revolu-
tionary War, after which he settled in Ohio, reared
two families of twelve children each and departed
this life aliont 1823. Grandfather Polock died in
Guernse\- County about 1820. This liranch of llie
Davis family was of Dutch and Welsh descent while
the Polocks traced their ancestry to Ireland. Henry
Davis occupied himself largely as a farmer and was
also successfullv engaged in raising tol)acco.

The parents of our subject after marriage lived
in Pennsylvania two years, then in 1807 matle their
w.ay to the young State of Ohio, accompanied by
grandfather Polock, and settled in Guernsey
County. The mother of our subject died in Illi-
nois in 1848. The father survived his wife five
years, dying in 1853. They came to Illinois in
the fall of 1836. Mr. Davis, prior to this, had vis-
ited Illinois four times, being determined to settle
here. Five of their children are still living, making
their homes in Illinois and Iowa.

The boyhood and yf)uth of our suliject were
spent amid the wild scenes of pioneer life during
the earlj' settlement of Ohio and he naively states
that the only bear' hunt he ever took part in was
when he was five months old .and his father killed
the bear. He attended school two months in the
winter season for a few years, and after reaching
his majority' began making arrangements for the
establishment of a home of his own. In the fall of

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1834, he was married to Miss Elizabetli, daughter
of David Hayes of Washington Couiitj', Pa. The
young couple thirteen days afterward started for
Illinois with a wagon and accompanied by an uncle
of our subject and his brotiier Azariah with his
wife and child. They were nineteen days on the
journey and Mr. and Mrs. Davis walked nearly all
the way.

Mr. Davis received from his father seventy -seven
acres of land in Vance Townsliip, this county, upon
which was a hewed log cabin. The newly wedded
pair liad brought with them a couple of beds and
a few things stowed away in sacks, while Mr. Davis
had his ax and gun. Two hours after reaching their
destination they were visited by prairie wolves
which were frequent callers for many years after-
ward. After olitaining some wheat which had been
raised on his place the year before, Mr. Davis re-
paired to Eugene, Ind., and selling tliis wheat,
purchased a few cooking utensils. He and his
wife had stools to sit upon and a table made by
boring holes in the log wall of their dwelling, driv-
ing in a couple of pins and laying a few slabs
across.

In those days there were only a few houses
between Catlin and Sidney. Homer was not in
existence. The Wabash Railway track was sur-
veyed in 1837. Our subject's little farm was
partly liroken before it became his, his father
giving liini the deed for it in 1837. He was suc-
cessful in his first fanning operations, although he
had very crude implements with which to culti-
vate the .soil and uo help save that of his wife.
He struggled along in the new country and grew
slowly with it. He thinks the most prosperous
times for this "section were between 1850 and 1860
and the two years following the close of tlie war.

Ten children came to bless the union of Mr.
and Mrs. Davis, seven of whom grew to mature
years. Rachel became the wife of Daniel Roudebush
wlio is now deceased; she has four children and
lives near Portland, Ore.; Edith married Ben-
jamin Browning and became the mother of four
children; they live near Sacramento, Cal.; D. Cook
married for his second wife a Mrs. Miller of Pen-
field. III., and they have six children; Henry is
written of elsewhere in this volume; Jemima is the

wife of Sullivan Cox, lives in Dement and has one
child; Lydia, E., the wife of George W. Baird, is
the mother of four children and they live in Vance
Township.

Mrs. Elizabeth (Hayes) Davis departed this life
at the homestead in the fall of 1861.

Our subject contracted a second matrimonial al-
liance Aug. 21, 1863, with Miss Mary C, daughter
of Lawrence T. Catletl and sister of Hiram and
Harold Catlett of Vance Township. Mrs. Davis
was the third in a family of twelve children and
was born Aiig. 23, 1821, in Charlottesville, Va.
She attended school for a time in her native State
and comi)leted a good education in Ohio. She fol-
lowed the profession of a teacher for some years
prior to her marriage. The family came to Illinois
in 1846 and Miss Mary taught school for some
time in this county. She is a most estimable and
worthy lady, kind, generous and hospitable and
especially attentive to those in affliction. She has
always been interested in educational matters and
donated $75 from her own private purse to the
university at Upper Alton. She also gave $50 to
the Baptist Church in Danville of which both she
and her husband have been members for many
years, Mv. Davis serving as Deacon and Trustee
and both laboring earnestly in the Sunday-school.
The health of Mrs. Davis for the past two years
has been delicate, preventing her from pursuing
this good work as she would have liked.

Mr. Davis, more fortunate than many of lii.s com-
peers, ru)anciall3% received $2,500 fromhis father and
had the good judgment to take care of it and add to
it. He is now the owner of about 1,000 acres of land
in this county and five good houses. He h.as an
interest in the implement firm of Davis & Stearns,
and also in a large grain warehouse. Besides this
he owns fifteen or eighteen lots in Fairmount and
has given to each of his children $3,500. He
donated $1,000 to the Dougl.as Universitj- at Chi-
cago, $500 to the Wabash Railroad, $500 to the
university at Upper Alton and h.as always been a
liberal supporter of the schools, churches and other
worthy enterprises in this County. His estate is
valued at $60,000. While busy with the accumu-
lation of this world's goods for himself he has the
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been turned empty from liis door. He sympathizes
with those less fortunate than himself and none are
more ready to aid those, who will try to help them-
selves.

The first presidential vote of Mv. Davis was cast
in 1832 for Andrew Jackson, and he h.as been a
uniform supporter of the Democratic party until
1876, since which time he has been a Greenbacker.
Taking a lively interest in polities, his expressed sen-
timents have al w.ays been pure and upright and could
he have his way there would be no wire-working and
no political dishonesty. During the election of
1888 he supported the Union-Labor nominee .and
he has favored the election of a Greenbacker. He
is ratlier opposed to secret societies and has held
aloof from them. He served .as School Director
many years and for several terras officiated as
Road Overseer. Few men have kept them.selves
more conversaiit with matters of geuer.al interest
to the intelligent citizen, and few have been of more
essential aid in supporting the various worthy en-
terprises tending to elevate society and benefit the
eonnnunity.

^p^EORGE HO AG LAND. In the fall of 18G0
ml ^—. there might have been seen wending their
^^jl wa}' across the new country, a young man
with his wife and four children, intent upon mak-
ing a home in a new section, and practically grow-
ing up with the country. Few men had settled at
that time in township 23, range 12, where our sub-
ject secured 120 acres on section 32. Upon this
land there was a small house, into which he moved
his family, and made them as comfortable as pos-
sible. Little of the land around them had been
fenced or cultivated, while deer, wolves and other
wild animals had scarcely learned to be afraid at
the approach of man. The nearest trading point
w.as at Rossville, and for anything out of the com-
mon line of merchandise Mr. Hoagland was obliged
to repair to D.anville. Attica or Paxton, twenty
miles away.

Our subject came a long distance from his birth-
place to seek a permanent home, having first opened
his eyes to the light on the Atlantic coast. New

Jersey, M.ay l.i, 1802. There he spent the first
nineteen years of his life, and then emigrated with
Ills jjarents to Hamilton County. Ind., where they
were among the earliest pioneers. In due time he
was married to Miss Mary Van Zant. who died,
leaving one child. His second wife was Rachel
Cushman, and to them there were born five chil-
dren, of whom Jonathan C, who lives on the farm
with his father, is the only survivor.

Our subject first cleared eighty acres from the
wilderness, then sold out, and purchased that which
he now owns and occupies. He l)uilt this up from
the raw prairie, and h.as given to it the labor of
many years in bringing it to its present [josition,
besides a generous outlay of money. Although
now quite well advanced on the down hill of life,
he retains much of the activity of his former yc'ars,
and keeps himself well posted upon current events.
He voted for both the Harrisons, and no man has
rejoiced more in the results of the war whiih
brought about freedom and preserved the LTnion.
He has been a member of the Baptist Church since
1828, and is of th.it kindly and genial disposition
which has made him friends wherever he h.as so-
journed.

Jonathan C. Hoagland, the onl\- living child of
our subject, w.as born in Indiana, April 24, 1846,
and lived there until coming to this countv. in
1860. Soon .after the outbreak of the Civil AVar
he enlisted in Company E, 149th Illinois Infantry,
which was assigned to the Arm}' of the Tennessee.
Tliis regiment, however, while before Atl.anta dur-
ing the siege of the city, was not called upon to
do any active fighting, but was sinipl}' assigned to
guard duty. They received their honorable dis-
charge, and were mustered out in 1866. Mr. Hoag-
land then returned to this county, and eng.agcd in
farming with his father, and has since remained a
resident here.

Jonathan C. Ho.agland, son of our subject, was
married on tlie 24th of December, 1874, to Miss
Rebecca Sanders, of Butler Township. The three
children born to them — Rose E., M.ary ;\I. and
Flora B. — are .all living at home with their parents.
Jonathan C. Ho.agland h.as been School Direc-
tor in his district several terms, and, like his hon-
orcil father, is held in high esteem by his neighbors.

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Mrs. George Iloaglancl. wife of our subject, was
born in Pennsylvania, July 30, 18L5. and removed
witii her parents to hidiana when a maiden of eigh-
teen years. She remained under tlie parental roof
until her marriage. Her father, Thomas Cushman,
was a farmer bj' occupation, and spent his last
years in Indiana.

Charles Bareus, the grandson of our subject, and
the child of his daughter, Mary, resides at the
homestead. John Barcus, his father, after his mar-
riage with iMiss Hoagland, located in Grant Town-
ship, and they became the parents of three sons
and one daiigiiter, one older than Charles, and two
younger.

• '^^^m-

!|i!_,^ENRY LLOYD, a veteran of the late war.
jT")!' wherein he did loyal service for his adopted
'l^^ country, is one of the leading citizens of
(^) Catlin Township, jn'ominent in the manage-
ment of its public affairs, and closely identified
with its material interests as an intelligent, pro-
gressive farmer, stock- raiser, and stock-dealer.
His farm on section 3-1, with its broad, well-tilled
acres, its orderly, commodious buildings, and pleas-
ant dwelling is one of the most desii-able and at-
tractive places in this part of Vermillion County.

Mr. Lloj'd is of good English stock, and is him-
self a native of the mother country, born in Berk-
shire, April 5, 1841. His parents, Richard C. and
Susan (Wicks) Lloyd, were also born in England,
and were life-long residents of the old countrj',
dying in Berkshire. They were people of sterling
worth, well thought of by their neighbors, and the}'
trained their seven children to habits of useful-
ness and honesty.

Henry Lloyd was the fourth child of the family
and the years of his boyhood were passed among
the pleasant scenes of his native land. In 1858,
when seventeen years of age he left his old home,
ambitious to see more of life and to avail himself
of the many advantages offered by the United
States of America to the poor 3'outh of other coun-
tries to make their w.ay in the world to positions of
comfort and even affluence. After landing on
these shores be came to Catlin Township, of which
he has been a resident since, excepting during

the trying times of the great Rebellion, when with
a patriotism not exceeded by those native and to the
manor born, he bravely consecrated his young life
to the defence of the land of his adoption. In
August. 1862, tearing himself away from his little
family, and laying aside all business interests, he
enlisted, and in the following September he was
mustered into Compau}- G, 12.")th Illinois Infantry,
and was in the army until after the war closed.
He took an active part in the battles of Perryville,
Mission Ridge, second battle of Mission Ridge,
battle of Dallas, and was with Gen. Sherman in his
famous march to the sea. During two years of his
service he w.as detailed to haul ammunition. He
was honorably discharged June 9, 1865, and re-
turning to Catlin, resumed his former vocation.
The first four years after coming to Catlin Town-
ship he was engaged in the butcher business, but
aside from that he has been occupied in farming and
in raising, burying and shipping stock quite ex-
tensively. He owns 240 acres of choice land, all
improved, and amplj- supplied with excellent
buildings for .all necessary purposes and with mod-
ern machinery for facilitating the labors of the
farm.

Mr. Lloyd and ^Miss Sarah Church were united
in marriage in Catlin Township, Dec. 20, 1860,
and nine children have been born to them — Edwin
C, who died when ten and a half months old;
Maria L. is the wife of Abraham Wolf; two who died
in infancy; Alice E., Fred R., Fannie E., Edwin
H., and William R.

Mrs. Lloyd is like her husband, a native of
England, born in London Jan. 7, 1844. In 1850,
when she was six years of age, her parents, Henry
and Sophia (Puzey) Church, who were likewise of
English birti), brought her to this country\ They
cast their lot with the early settlers of Catlin
Township, and passed their remaining days here.
They had seven children, Mrs. Lloj'd being the
youngest. She is a woman of a happy, amiable
disposition, is well liked by .all who know her,
and is a member in higli standing of the Methodist
Church.

Mr. Lloj'd is a frank, open hearted man, gifted
with rare energy and stability of character. His
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that will in an3' way promote the best interests of
tiic town.ship is sure to meet with his cordial ap-
proval and sul)stantial support. His fellow-citi-
zens have often calk'd, upon him for advice in
weiifiity matters, and as a public ofticial he has
shown his disinterested regard for the welfare of
the community. He has been Road Commissioner
three }-ears, Township Collector two years, School
Director six years, and Vice-President of the
Vermilion Agricultural Society seven ^-ears. He
is connected with tlie A. F. & A. M. as a member
of C'atlin Lodge, No. 28.5. He and his familj- are
people of high social standing in this community,
and their pleasant residence, situated a short dis-
tance from the road and close to the corporation
of Catlin, is the centre of a genuine hospitality,
tlie graceful and kindly courtesy of its inmates
making friends and strangers alike feel at home
within its walls.

IRAM YERKES. The firm of Yerkes &
Reese conduct a first-class meat-market in
Fairmounl, obtaining their supplies from
the farm of Mr. Yerkes, which furnishes
the pure article so essential to the health of man-
kind. The firm is one of first-class standing, and
enjoys the patronage of the best peojjle of Fair-
mount and vicinit}'. The subject of this notice is
a man of more than ordiniuy abilities, with a thor-
ough-going business talent, while at the same time
he is whole-souled, genial and companionable, en-
J03'ing the esteem and confidence of hosts of friends.
The Y'erkes family originated in German}-, from
which country tlie paternal great-grandfather of
our subject emigrated jirior to the Revolutionary
War. He reared a fine family, and among his sons
was Jacob S., the father of our subject, who was
liorn in Pennsylvania and adopted the business of
a wagon-maker and farmer combined. He was
married, in his native State, to Miss Ann S. Shoe-
maker, who was born there, and not long after-
ward they removed to Ohio, where Mr. Yerkes
followed wagon-making for four years. Then he
removed to Indiana, and remained a resident of

the Hoosier State a quarter of a century and en-
g.aged in wagon-making and agricultural pursuits.
There the parents passed tlie remainder of tlieir
lives, the mother dying in 1882, and tiie father in
the fall of 188G.

To the parents of our subject there were l)oni
eight children, only four of whom reached their
m.ajority. Hiram, the second in the family, was
born Jlay 7, 18-10, in Ohio, and was a mere child
when his parents left the Buckeye State for Indi-
ana. In the latter State his early education was
conducted in the primitive log schoolhouse, the
terms being very short and far between. He, how-
ever, took kindly to his books, and gained a very
good knowledge of the common liranches. He re-
mained under the home roof until the outbreak of
the Civil War, and in August, 18G2, enlisted in the
Union army as a member of Company II, G3d In-
diana Infantry, which regiment was organized in
Indianapolis, first commanded by Col. Williams
and later by Col. I. N. Stiles.

Mr. Yerkes fought in sixteen battles and fol-
lowed his regiment in all its marches, participating
in all the hardships and vicissitudes of a soldier's
life. The records indicate that he was one of the
bravest men of his company, and while at the fr(mt,
in some of the hardest fought battles of the war,
stood at his post without fear or llinching. He was
content to enter the ranks as a private, and was
first promoted to the post of Corporal, and after-
ward to Sergeant. He met the enemy in the field
at Uesaca, Ga., Franklin and Nashville, Tenn., At-
lant.i. Kenesaw JNIountain, Jonesboro, Cassville,
Lost Mountain, Altooua, Chattahoochie, Town
Cicek. Burnt Hickory, Buzzard's Roost, Ft. Ander-
son, Wilmington and Columbia, N. C.

Although experiencing many hairbreadth es-
capes, Mr. Yerkes never received a scratch. He
was at one time entirely buried in the dirt plowed
up bv a Rebel cannon ball, escaping by a miracle
from lieing torn to pieces by the deadly missile.
He had the satisfaction of witnessing the sur-
rciiilor of the rebel (ien. Johnston to Gen. Sher-
man, but the joy of the Union array was soon sad-
dened by the news of Lincoln's assassination.
After tlie surrender spoken of, they remained in
(Ireensburg until July, 18G.'), wluni tlu- regiment

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was dischargeil, anfl our suliject, being mustcreil
out at IiKlianapolis, returned to his home in In-
diana.

On the 21st of Septemlier, in the above-men-
tioned 3ear, our subject was united in marriage
with Miss Hester E. Prevo, daughter of a promi-
nent farmer of Fountain County, Ind., and one of
tlie most lovely young ladies of tliat region. Mrs.
Hester E. Yerkes was one of a family of six chil-
dren, and was born in Indiana, in Octolier, 18.39.
Soon after tiieir marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ycrices
came to Illinois, arriving in tliis county Oct. 17,
1865, and settling upon tlie land wliicli constitutes
the present homestead of onr subject. Of this con-
genial union tliere were born six cliildren, the
eldest of wliom, a son. Spencer G., remains at
home with his fatlier. Alice M. is the wile of
Charles Price, and they live on a farm two miles
northeast of Fairmount. Ella Ma^-, Anna L.,
Snsie and Hattie are at home with their fatlier.
Tlie mother of tliese cliildren departed this life
at the home farm in Vance Township, on the
Gtli day of September, 1877. She was a lady
greatly Ijeloved by her family and friends, possess-
ing those estimable qualities by which she was en-
abled to illustrate in her life the best traits of the
devoted wife and mother, the kind and generous
friend, and the hospitable neighbor. Iler name is
held in tender rememhrance by all who knew her.

Our subject, in January, 1878, contracted a sec-
ond marriage with Miss Mary Olive, daughter of
the Rev. J. H. Noble, a prominent minister of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. This union resulted
in the birth of four children, one of whom. Pearl,
died in infancy. The others are Hiram N.. Lola
G. and Winnie M. The boj' Hiram is especially
bright, very attentive to his studies in school, and
maintains his position at the head of his class,
gaming great eneoniums from his teacher. Mr.
Yerkes has ofliciated as Township Supervisor for
five years, holding the office during the erection of
the County Court House (at Danville), which bears
his name upon its corner-stone. This was a scheme
in which he was intensely' interested, and it was
largely through his efforts that the edifice was fin-
ished in good shape and without involving the loss
of a dollar to the county. So judiciously were its

affairs managed that the taxpa3ers hardly realized
that they were contributing to its erection, and
never missed the additional sum imposed. The
County Jail was erected about the same time and
under the same conditions.

Our subject has officiated as Highway Commis-
sioner three years, and in this, as in all other posi-
tions of trust and responsibility, which he has
occupied, bent his energies to effect those improve-
ments which would benefit the people and at the
same time prevent excessive taxation. While hold-
ing the above-mentioned office, he furthered the
introduction of the system of stone arch bridges
in Vance Township, and they arc, without question,
the cheapest and most durable bridge which can
be erected. Sewer drainage for the small streams
instead of the old plank culverts was also adopted,
through the persistent efforts of Mr. Yerkes. He
has been School Director in his district for many
years, and so well has he performed his duties in
connection therewith, that the ISoard is about to
purchase a site and erect a new building at a cost
of about §7,000.

Politicall}', Mr. Yerkes uniformlj' votes the Re-
publican ticket, and has frequently been sent as a
delegate to the County Conventions. In connec-
tion with this, as in all other matters, he is content
with no halfway measures, and has thus been of
effective service to his party in this section, being
thoroughly well-informed and alive to all tlie po-
litical issues of the day. Both he and his estimable
wife are members in good standing of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. Sociall}', Mr. Yerkes be-
longs to Fairmount Lodge No. 590, A. F. & A. JI.,
and to George N. Neville Post, G. A. R.. of which
he was once Vice Commander. In his church he
officiates as Steward and Trustee, and for the p.ast
eighteen years has been one of the most efficient
workers in the .Sunday- school, officiating as Super-
intendent nine years, as teacher of the Bible Class
the same length of time, and, when not chief Su-
perintendent, acting as assistant.

The farm of Mr. Yerkes is finely situated on
section 9, and com])rises 320 acres of land — all in
one body. Being just outside the corporate limits
of Fairmount, on the southwest, it is naturally very
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and yields abundantly the rich crops of Central
Illinois. Mr. Yerkes feeds nearly 100 head of
cattle each year, and alxMiL seventy-five head of
swine. He keeps sini[)ly enough horses to operate
the farm. He has recently disposed of 18,i acres
of ro.'il land, seven miles west of Danville.

It is an appropriate testimonial to the worth of
Mr. Yerkes that his portrait should occupy a
prominent place in the Album of the county, to the
material ndvnni'cment of which he has so largely
contributed.

EN.IAMIN FRANKLIN SNOWDKN. The
fact that tills gentleman is successfuUj* oper-
ating three farms in Sidell Township is suf-
ficient indication of his aljilitj' as a business
man and agriculturist, while his home is one of the
most hospitable places to be found in many a mile.
Although not a long-time resident of the town-
sliip, he has established himself in the esteem and
confidence of its people, and is recognized as a citi-
zen holding no secondary place in point of sterling
worth, honesty and integrity. He has supervision
of the Charles Wright farm — 220 acres in extent
— upon which he resides; the A. J. Baura farm of
;540 acres, and a little farm of seventy acres, be-
longing also to this estate, all of which comprises
6.30 acres, and all of which, with the exception of
forty acres, is under the jjIow. The land is largely
devoted to the raising of corn and oats, and in the
operation of this extensive tract there are utilized
thirteen teams, with a goodly amount of machinery
and all the other implements required for success-
ful agriculture. The firm of Snowden & Sons has
become generall}' recognized in this section as the
svnonym of reliability, push and enterprise.

William Snowden. the father of our subject, with
his wife, formerly Miss Martha Pigg, were natives
of Clark County, Ky., where the paternal grand-
father, Joshua Snowden, was also born and was tlu;
son of David Snowden, a native of Virginia, wlios.-
father was also l)orn in the Old Dominion and
whose grandfather emigrated from Kngland. Joshua
Snowden served as a soldier in the War of 1H12,

and the great-grandfather of our subject carried a
musket in the Revolutionary War. The Snowden
family is noted for longevity, many of them reach-
ing the age of ninety years ami some living to be
over one hundred years old. The Pigg family in
X'irginia owned lands and slaves. They had origin-
ally settled in Kentucky, and several of the male
ancestors of our subject on Ibis side of the house
likewise served in the Revolutionary War.

The father of our subject carried on farming
and prosecuted quite an extensive trade in fine
horses, cattle and mules, purchasing them in Ken-
tucky and shipping to ^'irginia, IMissouri. Illinois
and other States. He lirought about the first Short-
horn cattle known in this State, landing them in
Blooniington, 111. He was born, reared, married
and died in Clark County, Ky., where he was a
prominent citizen, well known and highly respected.
His business relations extended to Bourl)on. Fay-
ette, Merritt, Esther, Powell, and other counties of
that State, as also into various other States of the
Union. In addition to his extensive private in-
terests he served as Notary Public several years,
and was noted for his i)ublic-spiritedness and gener-
osity. He beca'me quite wealthy, but finally became
security for large amounts and lost the whole of his
property, leaving his son, our subject, almost penni-
less. His death occurred April 17, 1884, at the age
of sixty-seven years. The mother only survived
her husband a short time, her death taking place
.luly 4, 1883, when she was sixty-five years old.

Nine children were born to the parents of our
subject, being named respectively : Benjamin Frank-
lin of this sketch, Thomas J., William N., John W.,
Louisa, Joshua, Mary, Melissa, who died at the age
of thirteen years, and Nancy, who died when three
years old. Thomas J. is a live-stock commission
merchant at the Union Stock Yards, Cincinnati,
Ohio; William N. is farming in Clark County, Ky. ;
John AY., a physician and surgeon, is located at
Wade's ISIill iii Clark County, Ky.; Louisa is the
wife of T.aylor Mansfield, a farmer of the above-
mentioned county; Joshua is farming and resides
on the Parkvillc homestead; Mary is the wife of
David 15. Duncan, a f.'irmcr of Madison County,
Ky.

Thesul)ject of this notice was luirii Dec. 8, 1839,

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fourteen miles east of Paris in Bourbon Count}',
Ky. He was a mere child when his father's family
removed to Clark Count}-, where he developed into
manhood. He attended the subscription schools
before the days of public schools, and engaged in
farming and shipping stock. When twenty-one
years old he was married to Miss Amanda F. Craig
of Estill Count3% Ky., and the daughter of Olando
Whitne}' Craig, one of the first Methodist i:i)isco-
pal preachers in tlie Blue Grass State. Her mother,
Miss Maria (Bellis) Craig, was a native of Estill
County. Mr. Craig was born in Montgomery
County. The progenitors of both removed from
Virginia at an early date. The great-grandfather
Craig w;is one of the earliest settlers of Montgom-
ery County, locating tliere aliout 1821, and he lived
to be one hundred and two years old. He also was
a preacher of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church. His
son, William, the grandfather of our subject, spent
his entire life in Montgomer}' County.

The father of Mrs. iSnowden preached at various
places in Kentucky — in Montgomery, Clark, Estill
and Powell counties — and died in Estill County in
1848, when only forty years of age; the mother
survived her husband several years, d}ing in 1802
at the age of fortj'-two. Their children, six in
number, were named respectively William T.,
Amanda F., Eliza J., John T., Mary E. and Sarah
E. The parents were excellent and worthy people,
and the father esiieciall}' beloved wherever known.

Mrs. Snowden was born in Estill County, Ky.,
and received a very good education. She finall}'
began teaching, and followed this three years prior
to her marriage and for some time afterward. Mr.
Snowden in the meantime engaged extensively as
a stock dealer, buying and selling cattle, horses
and mules. He also carried on farming in Ken-
tucky. In the spring of 1887 he came to this
county and rented the Wright farm, where they
iiave since lived. Tlie record of the eleven chil-
dren born to them is as follows: Nancy B. died at
the age of three years; .lohn W. assists his father
in his extensive farming interests; Thomas ,). is
?>lso at home; Martha M. is the wife of .James W.
Young of Danville, and they have one child, Annie
L'lura; William M., Lena Rivers, .Joshua H., Mary
E. and Nora A. are at home with their parents.

The eighth child, Maggie L., died at the age of
nine years and the youngest born, Algan, died
when seven months old.

Mr. Snowden, political!}', affiliates with the Dem-
ocratic party. Socially, he belongs to Estill Lodge,
No. 469, of Spout Springs, Ky., and his wife is a
member of the Ladies' Aid Society. The maternal
grandfather of Mrs. Snowden served in the Revo-
lutionary War, and one of her uncles was in the
Mexican War. Two of her brothers were in the
late Civil War- — William in the Confederate Army
and John in the Union Army, in which he enlisted
three times. The old home of Mr. Snowden is
located ten miles from Boonesboro, Clark C'o.,Ky.,
and was formerly the home of Daniel Boone, the
old pioneer of Kentucky and of historic fame.
Our subject is well acquainted with several mem-
bers of the Boone family, and speaks of them as
very worthy people, prominent in local aff.airs and
invariably Hard Shell Baptists in their religious
views.

ARL C. WINTER, editor of the Danville
Deutsche Zeitung, was born in Heidelberg,
any, April 21, 1841. He is descended
from a prominent .and distinguished ancestry, who
have wielded much influence in their native land.
Originally the family came in the seventeenth cen-
tury from the coast of Holland, near Amsterdam.
settling first at Heilbronn, whence the great-grand-
father of our subject removed to Heidelberg in
1807. His grandfather, Christian Frederick Win-
ter, was for many years Mayor of the City of Hei-
delberg, an office of greater honor and respectability
in that country than in this, and one to which only
prominent men are chosen. He was for many
years also a member of the Legislatiiie of the
Grand Duchy of Baden, and exercised a wide in-
tliience in its affairs. He introduced and procured
the passage of the bill inaugurating the jury system
in the State, and securing the liberty of the press.
He was afterward Commissioner of the Republic
of Baden during the celebrated Revolution of
1849, in Germany, which was the successor of the
abortive attempt of 1848. During the year the

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Independent Republic of Baden existed, Jlr. Win-
ter was one of the leading spirits in the affairs of
the new Stale, being an orator of great power and
influence. On tlie supi)ressioii of the Republic b}'
the Prussians, Mr. Winter was imprisoned in Hei-
delberg, and was compelled to indemnify the gov-
ernment for all the odieial funds in the treasury at
tiie time of the inauguration of the Republic. This
cost him almost all his large private fortune. He was
a political prisoner for about a year and after his
release occupied a |)rominent position in business
life, and for several years prior to his death was
again INIaj'or of Heidelberg. He was a close per-
sonal friend of the leaders of the revolutionary
movement, and esi)ecially of Col. F"ritz llecker. He
was also an intimate associate of Liebig, the chemist.
Humboldt, Goethe, Fichte, Schlegel, and Schlosser,
the celebrated German historian, with vvhom he was
engaged in literary correspondence. He was the
founder of the great jiuhlishing house of C. F.
Winter, which printed the works of Dr. Liebig, of
Bunsen, the chemist, of Ilaeusser, of Fresenius,
AV'ohler's "Annals of Chemistry," and the works of
many other world renowned writers.

Christian Frederick Winter died in IS.'jG, and his
wife in 1858. Of their sons several became prom-
inent in the State and in business circles. The eld-
est, Jonathan, whom in his admiration for this free
land his father had named after -'Brother Jonathan,"
held the position of Under-Secretary of State in
Baden, and was about to be promoted to the posi-
tion of Minister of State, when he died in 1886, in
Carlsruhe, being then in the prime of life. Another
son. Christian Frederick, afterward became a prom-
inent publisher in Frankfort, and printed many
famous works, principally on theological and agri-
cultural subjects. lie died in Frankfort in 1883.
Carl became publisher and bookseller in his native
city of Heidelberg, where he was a prosperous and
inlluential citizen. He died in 1871, leaving a
numerous family and a large estate. The remain-
ing son. Anton, was the father of our subject. He
was born in Heidelberg in 1808. and received his
higher education in tlu^ celebrated university of
that city. He succeeded to his father's business,
wliich he had conducted during the latter part of
bis father's life. He maintained the national repu-

tation of the great publishing house of C. F. Winter
fully up to the standard which had been reached
by its founder. After his father's death he removed
the establishment to Leipsic, the great center of the
book trade of Germanj% and there he conducted
it until his death, which occurred in 1851).

Anton Winter was married in 1840 to Mi.ss Emily
Broenner, whose father, H. L. Broenner, was a pub-
lisher at Frankfort. She was born in that city in
1820, and was a highly educated lady, a graduate
of the Female Academy at Rumperheim-on-the-
Main. She died in Decemlier, 1887. She was a
lad}' of many accomplishments, a fine painter, and
well versed in science, literature and art. Her
union with Mr. Winter was blessed b}- the birth of
six children, of whom our subject was the eldest;
Henrietta, the second child, died in Leipsic in
1885; Ludwig is a landscape gardner and florist,
and has an establishment of world-wide reputation
at Bordighera, on the Riviera, near Nice, Italy.
He was educatetl in his profession at Potsdam, is
royal gardener to the King of Italy, and holds a
position in his art second to none in the world.
Sophia is a noted teacher in the Female Academy
of Leipsic, of which she was a graduate; Ferdi-
nand is a merchant in London, England, being a
partner in and manager of the English house of
the Hamlnirg Rubber Company, the largest hard
rubber establishment in the world. Clara died in
childhood.

Carl C. AVinter, our subject, passed his boyhood
amid the beautiful scenery in and around the city
of his birth. His early education was in its public
schools, and he was carefuU}- trained, both mentally
and physically, by highl}' cultured parents, who left
upon him impressions deep and lasting. He was
prepared for and entered the Lyceum at Heidel-
berg, then under the direction of Professor Ilautz.
He was thoroughly prepared for the Universit\-,
which he entered at the unusually early age of
eighteen. He was educated especially to lit liim
for the business of publishing, and took a general
historical course under Prof. Ludwig Ilaeusser.
author, amongst other works, of an exhaustive his-
tory of the Revolution of 1819. He attended a
course in philosophy under Prof. Kuno Fischer,
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Prof. Dr. Emil Otto, wlio gave him private lessons,
a distinction shared by two other people only. On
nccount of the death of his father he left the Uni-
versity to assist his mother in settling up the busi-
ness of the estate, and, being himself too young to
carry it on, the publishing business was sold to an
association of capitalists, who still continue it at
Leipsic, under the original title of C. F. Win-
ter.

In order to become practically acquainted with
the printing business, our subject worked in several
book publishing houses in Prague, Bremen, Mar-
burg and in London, England. During this period
he contributed man}' articles to the Ilhislrirte Welt
and the Illustrirtes Faniilienbuch, the former pub-
lished at (Stuttgart, and the latter at Trieste and
Vienna. While in London, he decided to come to
the iruited States. He made a short visit to his
native land in the early part of the year 18C6, and
in Ajiril of tliat year sailed for New York, landing-
there about the first of May. In that city he en-
gaged as a clerk with L. W. Schmidt, bookseller
and publisher, but his inclinations being toward
literary pursuits, he soon became city editor of the
New York Staats-Zeitunrj, under the veteran editor
Oswald Ottendorfer. He tilled that position for
two years, at the same lime contributing literary
articles to the New York Herald, and articles on
German and French literature to tiie New York
Nation. In 18(j8 he resigned from the Staals-Zei-
tumj. to accept the position of editor of the Lehigh
County Patriot, published at Allentown, Pa. There
he remained for a year, and in that time wrote for
the Nation a series of articles on the Pennsylvania-
Dutch dialect, also contributing a series of letters
on American life to the Daheim of Leipsic, Ger-
many.

In 1869 Mr. Winter was offered and accepted the
position of city editor of the Daily Telegraph, a
German paper, publisiied in Indianapolis, Ind.,and
remained with that paper until 1871, when he re-
ceived a flattering offer from the manager of the
Louisville Aiizeiger, tendermg him the position of
city editor and literary- writer. He stayed there until
187"J. when he was re-engaged by the Indianapolis
Telegraph to conduct its cit}- department during
the exciting Presidential contest of that year. He

was also engaged by Elijah Halford, then editor of
the Indianapolis Journal, now Pres. Harrison's pri-
vate secretary, and also by the managing editor of
the Indianapolis Sentinel, to report and translate
for their respective papers the first speech in that
memorable campaign delivered in German at In-
dianapolis by Carl Schurz. Mr. Winter, after writ-
ing out his notes for the German paper, began the
translation into P^nglish for the two other journals,
using manifold paper, finishing the task in little
over two hours, the speech occupying nearly two
columns in each paper. Each of the editors, after
reading a few pages. i)aid him the compliment of
sending his manuscript to the printers witliout re-
vision. Mr. Schurz afterwards told Mr. ^V'inter it
was the best translation ever made of any of his
German speeches.

Mr. Winter stayed in Indianapolis until 1873, when
he was called by telegraph to accept the position
of city editor of the Westliche Post, the German
paper published in St. Louis b\- Carl Schurz. He
managed that successfully, and while there, also for
two years contributed literary articles to his Sunday
edition, and several times, while the Missouri Legis-
lature wiis in session, acted as its correspondent at
Jefferson City, the capital. In 187.J, failing eye-
sight necessitated a cessation of night work, and
Mr. Winter resigned his position, and went to Rock
Island, 111., where he began the publication of the
Volks Zeitung, a semi-weekly journal. In this ven-
ture he was very successful, and he conducted the
paper until 1882, when lie sold it. He then bought
an interest in the Champion of Personal Liberty, a
paper published in Chicago in the interest of indi-
vidual freedom. He traveled in the interest of this
journal .as correspondent collector and agent six
mouths, then came to Danville, where he bought
the good will of the journal of which he is now
the editor, and which had by mismanagement been
compelled to suspend [uiblication. This paper he
has placed upon a secure basis, and it has acquired
much influence among the German speaking resi-
dents of the county, by whom it is liberally patron-
ized.

Another literary venture of Mr. Winter's was
the writing of a four-act comedy in German, en-
titled ".Ks Siimmt," which has been successfully

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performed in the German theaters of Cliicago.
Davenport, Molina, Dayton, Fort Madison, and in
several otlier places. l\Ir. Winter submitted it to
a celebrated critic at Leipsic, who spol<e iiiglily of
it, s.iying it was a very dramatic and interesting pic-
ture of German-American life. Tiiis work he pro-
duced in 1880. wliile lie was publishing his paper in
Rock Island.

Since taking up his residence in N'crniilion
County, Mr. Winter has become a leader in its
German-American circles, in which he wields much
inllueuce. He was United States Deputy Collector
for the eighth district of Illinois from the fall of
1885 until 1887, when the office was abolished. He
is a bus}' man. for in addition to conducting his
paper he performs the duty of a Notary Public,
attends to applications for United States licenses,
is a fine insurance and real-estate agent, procures
steamship tickets, attends to Eurojiean collections
and is the Secretary of the Germania 15uilding As-
sociation of Danville. Being a man of force and
executive capacity, he drives his multifarious busi-
nesses, and does not let them drive liim. He is also
correspondent of the Chicago Times.

The social relations of Mr. Winter are extremely
pleasant. He is happily married, and moves among
the best elements of German society. He is a mem-
ber of the Feuerbach Lodge, No. 499, I. O. O. F.,
and of tlie Danville Turner Society, of which he
has twice been President, and also Corresponding
Secretarj'. He is pleasant and genial in his deport-
ment, liberal to his friends, to whom his hand is
ever open, and is deservedly esteemed b}' all who
know him.

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J'jOHN CESSNA is busily engaged in tilling
' the soil and raising stock on his well-man-
I .aged, corafortablj' improved farm on section
' 10, Pilot Township. He is a representative
self-m.ade man, and by industrj' and prudence has
succeeded in accumulating a competence and in
building a cosy liome where he may pass his de-
clininff j^ears well fortified against want and pov-
erty, Mr. Cessna was born in Cociiocton Countj%

Ohio, June 29, 1833, his parents being Jonathan
and Margaret (Divan) Cessna. His father was
born in Pennsylvania in 1810, his mother in Bel-
mont County, Ohio.

At the age of seventeen thesubjeil of this sketch
accompanied his i)arents to another home near
Toledo, Ohio, where tlii'y lived but a short
time. 'I'hey then went down the Ohio River
on a trailing bo.at to Cairo, III., where the father
died in 1844. After that sad event the subject
with his mother and sister returned to Coshocton
Count\', Ohio, and in about two years the mother
married again, becoming the wife of Josepli Rich-
ardson. In 1848 the famil}- once more came to
Illinois and located on the homestead Mr. Richard-
son then purchased in this county, and now occu-
pied 1)3' the mother of our subject. Mr. Cessna
has but one sister now, the widow of Elisha Grimes,
living on her husband's homestead. She has eight
children, namely: John JI., Elisha C, William
and Jacob (who are deceased), Alvin, Margaret,
Ellen, Charles and Belle.

John Cessna, of whom we write, commenced
life as a farm hand. He wisely saved his earnings
and in a few years had money enough to buy a
good farm. In 18.)7, smitten with a desire to ac-
cumulate wealth still faster, he went to California
by the wa}' of New York and Panama. In the
Golden State he found employment on a ranche,
and was well paid for his work in that country,
where good and reliable help was scarce. Twenty-
two months of life in that climate satisfied our sub-
ject and he retraced his steps homeward, and on
his return invested some of his capital in an 80-acre
farm, which he subsequently disposed of at a good
advance price, and then bought his present home-
stead, which then com])rised but 140 acres. He
has kept adding to his landed pro|)erty till he now
owns 2G0 acres of fine land, with excellent im-
provements, that add greatly to its value, and he is
profitably engaged in a general farming business,
raising cattle, horses antl hogs of good grades.

Mr. Cessna has twice married. The maiden name
of his first wife was Ann Rebecca Truax. She was
born in Muskingum County, Ohio, in 1841, and died
in the pleasant home slie li.ad helped her husband to
build up, in 187(). Her people were of Irish origin.

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Of lier marriage with our subject seven children
were born, two of whom are dead ; those living are
William, Mar}', Charles E., Lemuel .E., and Eliza-
beth. Mr. Cessna was united in marriage to his
present wife in 1877, and to them have come six
children, two of whom are dead, Frank and Jona-
than. Tiie others are Ann R., John R., Albert B.,
and Mont P., all being at home.

Mr. Cessna has been a hard working man, but
ids labors have been amply rewarded, as he knows
well how to direct his energies so as to produce the
desired results. He is possessed of sound sense,
discretion and other good traits, is honest and
straitforward in his manner and dealings, and is in
all things a sensible man. He and his wife are es-
teemed members of the Christain Cliureh,of which
he is one of the trustees at the time of the erection
of the present house of worship. He is prominentlj-
connected with the Masonic order as Master Mason.

In politics, he is a good democrat, and is loyal
in every fibre to his country. He has held school
offices and has served on the juries of his county.
Our subject's mother died since the above was writ-
ten, her death occuring June 30, 1889.

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j^^AMUEL ALBRIGHT. The subject of
^^^^ this notice was one of the first men to set-
(l\/_l|) -tie in Ross Township, along Bean Creek,
taking up his abode there on the 11th day
f>f (Jctober, 1855. His first purchase was 240 acres
of land where he built a small house, and he was
the first man to stir the soil with a plowshare.
He did a large amount of breaking himself, en-
closed and divided liis fields with fencing, put out
fruit and shade trees and erected buildings as his
needs multiplied and his means permitted. He was
prospered as a tiller of the soil and invested his
surplus capital in additional land which under his
wise management became very fertile and yielded
handsome returns. His property lies on sections
19, 30 and 31, and is considered as including some
of the most desirable land in this part of the
county.

About 1875, the first humble domicile of ' our

subject uave i)laee to an elegant residence, wliile
adjacent is a very fine barn flanked by the other ne-
cessary- buildings. He has the latest improved ma-
chinery, including an expensive windmill and an
artesian well which throws a running stream of wa-
ter two feet above the ground, with its source 130
feet below. In his stock operations, Mr. Albright
breeds mostly horses and cattle.

Mr. Albright in March, 1886, rented his farm
and retiring from active labor, purchased a
pleasant home in Rossville where he now resides.
His has been a remarkabl}' bus}' life, as in addition
to his farming operations, he has given consider-
able of his time to looking after the local interests
of his township, officiating as School Director and
serving as Justice of the Peace for seven years.
He nsuallj^ gives his support to the Democratic
party and for a period of forty-five years has been
a member of the United Brethren Church. He
has been at two different times the candidate of his
party in this county for the Legislature, but being
in the minority, was beaten as he expected.

Mr. Albright was born in Fairfield Count}-, Ohio,
Sept. 12, 1816', and lived there until a lad of
twelve years. He then removed to Pickaway
County where he sojourned until his marriage,
which took place four miles southeast of Circleville
the bride being Miss Clemency jMorris. Of this
union there were born two children — John ]\I. and
Mary Ellen, the latter the wife of William McMur-
trie of Potomac, and is the mother of four children.
Mrs. Clemency (Morris) Albright died at her home
in Ross Township in 1865.

Our subject contracted a second matrimonial al-
liance, Sept. 10, 1866, with Miss Mary M. Davis.
This union resulted in the birth of two children —
Orrie Lulu and Lilly Belle. The elder is the wife
of William Cunningham of Rossville and the
younger remains with her parents. Mrs. Mary M.
(Davis) Albright was born in Muskingum County,
Ohio, Februar}% 1836, and is the daughter of Am-
aziah Davis, who came to this count}' at an early
day and became one of its most prominent farmers
and citizens.

David Albright, the father of our subject, was
a native of Pennsylvania, whence he removed to
Ohio when quite young. He was there married to

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Miss Pbebe Newman and tliey reared a family of
nine children. Upon leaving tbe Buckeye State
they settled in Frankfort, Ind., wliere the father
died some years ago. The mother subsequently
came to this county and made her home with our
subject until her death.

^ WILLIAM II. PRICK, the son of an e.irly
\^f/ settler of Vermilion C'ount3', may also be

wW denominated as one of its pioneers, as he
iiad a hand in developing its great agricultural
resources and assisted in laying the foundations
of its wealth and high standing among its sister
counties. lie is to-day one of the foremost
farmers and stock raisers of Pilot Township, and is
a man of considerable importance in the public life
of this community. He has a large farm of over
700 acres of well-improved land, comprising sec-
tions 8, 9 and 10, whose broad fields are under high
cultivation,and which is amply supplied with roomy,
conveniently arranged, well made buildings, and
all the appliances for facilitating farm work, while
everything about the place betokens order and
superior management.

Mr. Price was born in Pike County, Ohio, July
4, 1827. His father, Robert Price, was a native of
Lexington, Ky., born of pioneer parents July 29,
1788. The grandparents were from Wales and
England. They removed to Pike County, Ohio
when the father of our subject was a lad of nine
years, and there he grew to maturity and married
Miss Nancy Howard, a native of Ohio. Her par-
ents came from England to that part of the coun-
try in the early da3-s of its settlement. She was
born Feb. 27, 1793 and died in middle life, Dec. 22.
1842, some years after the removal of the family
to this county, which occurred in 1830. She and
her husband were early pioneers of this section of
the country.

The father died Jan. G, 1850, in Vermilion
County, 111. They were tiie parents of four chil-
dren, of whom our sul)ject is the only survivor.
The others were Lloyd H., Drusilla, and Jerusha.
JJoyd married Minerva Ilow'ard, of Pike County,

Ohio, whose parents came to Vermilion County in
an early day, and to them (Lloyd and wife) were
born nine children, namely: William. Robert,
Thomas, Sarah, Nancy, P'rank. Lloyd. May, and
George. Drusilla was the wife of Joseph Dalay, of
^'ermilion County, now deceased, and they left one
child, Nancy, who became the wife of David Clay-
pole, a farmer, and they have five children. Jeru-
sha married Franklin Adams, of X'ermilion County,
now deceased, and Ihey have three children —
John L., William, and Sanuiel.

When our subject was brought to tins county, a
child of three years, it was a wild waste of prairie,
and the settlers at that time thought that the land
away from the streams where the timber giew was
worthless for settlement, so they confined them-
selves to the banks of the creeks and rivers. He
grew to a strong manhood in the pioneer life that
obtained at that day, and early became independ-
ent and self-supporting. Having determined to
make farming his life work, he entered 200 acres
of prairie land from the Government, as his keen
discernment foresaw the worth of the rich and
fertile soil to the intelligent and enterprising ^'oung
farmer. After his marriage in 1850, he erected a
house and commenced the task of upbuihling his
[iresent desirable home. He is still living on the
land that he purchased from the Government, and
has added more to it as his means have allowed
till he owns one of the largest farms in the neigh-
hood, comprising, as before mentioned over 700
acres of choice land. He has besides helped to
establish his children in life by giving them land.
He does a general farming business, raising all
kinds of stock, making a speciality of breeding
Short-horn cattle, of which he has a herd of sixteen
thoroughbreds, besides all other kinds of stock us-
ually found on a model farm.

Mr. Price and Mary A. Cazatt were \inited in
marriage in 1850. She was born in Mercer County,
Ky., Jul3' 4, 1833, to Henry and Susan (Gritten)
Cazatt, native of the same county, her father was
born about 1808 and her mother Dec. I, l.sio.
Mrs. Prices's grandparents were Irish and Dutch.
They were pioneers of X'erniilion County, coming
here in 1837, and here they spent their remaining
years, thefnlher dying in 1811, and the mother in

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1878, aged sixty-three years. Mrs. Price has one
own sister — Minerva J., who married Otho Allison,
a resident of this county. The union of our sub-
iect and his wife has been blessed to them by the
birth of six children — Jerusha J., Lloyd IL, Emily
M., Ch-irles R., Alice N.. EinraaB., the latter is
deceased. Jerusha married Ileniy J. Ilelmick, a
farmer of this county, and they have two children
— Charles and William E. Lloyd IL, a farmer,
married Mary J. Snyder, of this county. Emily
married Gu3^ C. Howard, a merchant in Armstrong,
this county. Charles R.. a farmer, married Delia
Hatfield, of this county, and they have one child —
Everett Lloyd. Alice married Berry Duncan, a
farmer of this county, and they have one child,
Lola.

Mr. Price is a noble type of our self-made men,
who while building up a fortune for themselves
have been instrumental in advancing the material
interests of the county. He, and his wife are lead-
ing members of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
of which he has held the office of Steward and
Trustee. He has held the office of Highwaj' Com-
missioner for twelve years. He is prominently
identified with the A. F. & A. M. order, and is a
Master Mason. In politics, he is a thorough and
consistent Republican. He has served with credit
on the juries of the State and county.

Mr. and Mrs. Price have some valuable heir-
looms, which they highly prize, in the old bibles
of their fathers and mothers.

A fine lithographic view of the country resi-
dence and surroundings of Mr. and Mrs. Price
appears in the Ai.uuji, and represents a home
of which the owners are justly proud.

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I'THER TILLOTSON, Supervisor of Pilot
Townsiiip. and one of its most intelligent
and iuHuential public officials, is closely
connected with its material interests as a practical
agriculturist, owning and profitably managing a
good farm on section 30. He was born in Warren
County, Ind., Aug. 13, 1849, a son of E. B. and
Mary A. (Cronkhite) Tillotson. His father was

born in Cayuga County, N. Y., Dec. 8, 1811. and his
father, Luther Tillotson, was a native of New
York. The mother of our subject was born in
Hamilton, Ohio, Dec. 26, 1816. During some
period of their lives the parents of our subject
settled in Indiana, and of their marriage twelve
children were born, and the following is recorded
of the nine now living: Sarah A. married Edward
Foster, a farmer living near Armstrong, this count}',
and they have seven children. Rebecca married
,leremiah Butts, who lives retired in Potomac, and
they have six children. James IM.. a stock dealer
and farmer in Calcasien Parish, La., married
;Mary J. Goodwine, and tUey have three children.
Buell, a farmer of Pilot Township, married Eliza-
beth Wiles and the}- have one child. Walter B.,
a farmer of Pilot Township, married Lucetta Endi-
cott. Frances married J. A. Knight, a farmer of
this county, and they have four children. William
M.,a farmer of this county, married Millie French,
and they have three children. Mary A. married
Frank H. Ilenr^', who is living retired in Armstrong
Village, and they have two children. Luther is
the subject of this sketch. [For parental history
see sketch of Buell Tillotson.]

Our subject came this county iu 18j6 with his
parents. His father is deceased ; his mother resides
in this county. Mr. Tillotson and Mary E. Myrick
were united in the holy bonds of matrimony Sept-
ember. 1871, and five children complete their happy
household — Bertie, Alden, Cora E., Luther E., and
Charles. Mrs. Tillotson was born in Illinois Sept.
15, 1853, and is a daughter of Thomas P. and
Susanah (Firebaugh) M3'rick, natives of Ohio and
Indiana respectively. They came from the Buck-
eye State to this and settled in Pilot Township at
an early day.

After marriage Mr. Tillotson rented land for
eleven years and carried it on to such good advan-
tage that at the expiration of that time he had
money enough to invest in eighty acres of improved
land, which forms his present farm. He has his land
well tilled, and it is capable of yielding large crops
in repa3'ment for the care bestowed upon it, and
Mr. Tillotson has a neat and well ordered set of
buildings for every needful purpose. He is doing
well from a financial standpoint, has his farm

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stocked with cattle of good grade as many as it
will carry, and (lis|)lays commendable enterprise in
the management of his interests.

Mr. Tillotson brings a well trained mi ml to bear
on his work and fully understands how to perform
it so as to obtain the best results, which is the
secret of his success. His fellow-citizens, feeling
that in a man of his education, of sound and sensi-
ble views on all subjects, the township would find a
superior civic oflicial who would promote its high-
est interests, have called him to some of the most
responsible offices within their gift, and his whole
course in public life has justified their selection.
He has been .Supervisor for six years, and was re-
elected to that office this spring, and he has al.so
been Assessor for one term, besides having held
the otKce of Justice of the Peace for eight 3'ears.
In politics he is a true Republican, although he
performs his official duties without regard to party
affiliations.

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^^; ARON DALBY. The late Civil War de-
*v/ I veloped some rare characters, the depths
/// i£ of which would probably never have been
(^ disturbed had it not been for this revolution
which shook the country from turret to foundation
stone. There were then brought to the surface
that God-given quality — the love of the true man
for his native land — and the extent of the sacrifices
which he was willing to make to save her from dis-
memberment. Among all those who are written
of in this volume there w.as probably no truer pat-
riot during the war than Aaron Dalby, and he
justly esteems the period of his life spent in the
Union Army as one of the brightest spots in his
whole career. We give this matter prominence be-
cause it is a subject dear to his heart and he has
lost none of the patriotic affection which enabled
him a quarter of a century ago to lay aside all per-
sonal ties and give his best efforts to the preserva-
tion of the Union. We now find him comfortably
located in a quiet country home, embracing a well-
regulated farm on section 11, in Vance Township,

where, since the war, he has g.athered around him
all of the comforts and many of the luxuries iif
life.

In reverting lo the family histury of our .'iul)ject
we find that his father, James Dalby, was a native
of Pennsylvania, a car()enter by trade and in politics
an old line Whig. He married Miss .Sarah Sewell, a
native of Ohio, April 4, 1820, the wedding taking
place in Clinton County, that State. They lived there
about fourteen years, Mr. Dalby engaged as a gro-
ceryman, a farmer and an hotelkeeper. conducting
the old-fashioned country tavern after the most
approved methods of those times.

About this time the lead mines near Dubuque
were being opened up and the demand for carpen-
ters was great, so the father of our suljject re-
moved 'hither with his family' in 1835, purposing
to work at his trade. He found the times very hard
and the countiy peopled largel3' with desperate
characters, among whom a murder was committed
nearl}- ever}' night. This state of things made it
impossible for him to remain and so he established
himself at Quinc}-, III., where he lived three years
and woj'ked at his trade. He then returned to
Ohio, where he sojourned two years and f lom there
removed to Peru Ind., but only remained there
eight months. In August, 1843, he came to this
count}- and on the 19th of October following
passed from earth at the age of fifty-three years.
He was a well educated man and especially fine
penman.

The mother uf our subject survived her first
husband for the long period of nearlj- fortj'-eight
j-cars. She was born March 12, 1803, and died
Feb. 26, 1885, when nearly eighth-two years old.
The parental household was completed by the birth
of six children, four of whom are living. Aaron,
our subject, was the fourth in order of birth and
was born in Clinton Count\-, Ohio, April 25, 1831.
He attended school at t^uincy, 111., and also in
Ohio a short time and in Indiana, and came to this
count}- in time to avail himself of instruction in
the subscription schools here. Being the eldest
son, he, after the death of his father, naturally in
due time assumed many responsibilities, and at the
age of twelve years worked out for 83 per month,
six mouths, from spring until fall. The year fol-

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lowing lie was employed by the same man. with an
increase of salary of *1 i)er month.

The mother of onr snliject was married a second
time to James Elliott. Our subject was bound out
for a term of six years to Alvin .Stearns. Becom-
ing dissatisfied with the arrangement he served out
only half his time and went to Ohio to learn a
trade. He came back to Illinois, however, a \'ear
later and employed himself at whatever he could
find to do, being at one time the partner of Aaron
Hardin in si)litting rails and cord-wood. Their
best week's work was forty-eight cords of wood,
cut, split and juled, and this was done at twenty-
live cents per cord, when I'ails were forty-five cents
per 100.

The next most important event in the life of our
suljjeet was his marriage, which occurred Dec. 23,
lb.34, with Miss Martha E. Custer. The newl^-
wedded pair commenced the journey of life to-
gether at the old Custer homestead, which is now
the [jroperty of our subject, and Mr. Dalby there-
after farmed on rented Land until the outbreak of
the Civil War. In l.S()2 he went one day to assist
a neighbor with his work and when he came back
with his pitchfork over his shoulder his attitude
and bearing were such that his wife exclaimed
when she saw him coming, "there, I liethe is going
to the war." He entered the house and asked for
some clothing, and in ten minutes was off for Ho-
mer, and joining some of his comrades repaired
with them to Camp Butler and enlisted in Company
E, 7.3d Illinois Infantry.

Mr. Dalby accompanied his regiment to the
front and Qrst engaged in the battle of Perryville,
Oct. 8, 1862. In the early part of the engage-
ment he was in the front line of battle and had
only discharged six or seven shots when a rebel
bullet struck him in the right side of the abdomen,
passing through the npijer lobe of the liver and
came out at the right of the spine, grazing the
point of one of the vertebrifi. The ball before en-
tering his body struck the cap box on his belt,
passed through the box and his belt, through his
coat, the waistband on his pants then through his
body and returning cut through the waistband and
" body belt " and knocked the handle off the
butcher knife on his belt, leaving the blade in its

scabbard and glanced off to the rear. He pulled
out of the wound a bunch of the wood from his cap
box, some cotton-batting from his coat and a metal
primer which he carried in the box. He was taken
to the field hospital and a rubber tube pulled
through his bod3' twice: He was then conveyed to
the Perryville General Hospital, where he remained
until October 1863, and was then transferred to
New Albany, Ind. He was discharged from the
hospital there, Jan. 20, 1864.

Mr. Dalby now returned to his family and al-
though he has been almost wholly disabled for
work since that time he declares he is ready to
fight the battle over .again if the occasion arises.
He and his excellent wife have no children of their
own. but have performed the jjart of parents to a
boy and girl, the former the sou of a comrade of
Mr. Dalby, who was discharged from the army for
disability and died. The 1)03' Joe H. .Summers, be-
came an inmate of their home at the age of seven
years and remained there until twenty-one. He is
now married and lives in Mendon, Neb. The
girl Mary J. Custer was taken by them when but
eleven months old and is still with them, now
grown to womanhood.

It is hardly necessary to say in view of his war
record that Mr. Dalby, politically, is a decided Re-
publican. He had two brothers in the army, one
of whom, Alliert, enlisted in Compan3' C. 2.5th
Illinois Infantry and at Blurfreesboro was wounded
through the wrist and arm. At the expiration of
his first term of enlistment he entered the veteran
reserve corps from which he was honorablj' dis-
charged. Anotlier brother, William H. H., the
3'oungest of the family, was born in 1840 and en-
listed in Company D, 63d Illinois Infantry. He
was killed by the explosion of a magazine at Co-
lumbia, S. C, Feb. 19. 1865, being terribly
mangled and blown into a river. He had strength,
however, to swim ashore and was taken to the hos-
pital where he died. He had been i)romoted to the
rank of Sergeant. Mr. Dalbj- has officiated as Road
Overseer and is a member of Homer Post No. 263,
G. A. R.

Jacob M. Custer, the father of Mrs. Dalbj, was.
with his wife , Elizabeth Ocheltree, a native of Vir-
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this county, but Later removed to Clianipaign
County, where the death of Mr. Custer to<jk place,
Sept. 17, 1865. His widow svdjsequentlj' married
.lolui L. Myers who has since died, and Mrs. flyers
is now living .at Homer at the ripe age of seventy-
nine years. She is the mother of nine children, six
of whom are living and of whom Mrs. Dalby w.as
next to the eldest. She was born Sept. 4, 18.'5G, in
Fayette County Ohio, received a fair education and
was married at the age of eighteen years. Siie
is a very estimable lady of more than usual benev-
olence and is a member of the Homer Woman's Re-
lief Corps, No. 69. She was at one time President
of this body and w.as presented with a very fine
gold badge as Past President by the members of
her corps as a token of their appreciation of her
worth and services. She has never missed a meet-
ing, either regular or special since its organization,
in April, 1887. In religious matters, she belongs
to the Cumberland Presbyterian Cliurch.

Mr. Dalb\' during the days of his early manhood
was an exjjert hunter and has brought down many
a deer in this county. He is naturally possessed
of great courage and bearing, but is unifornfily
kind-hearted to all except the enemies of his
country.

\ ; OHN COLE. The bold, h.ardy, intelligent

S(;ns of New England have borne a i)rom-

inent part in the settlement of the great

West, and as a noljle type of these, one who

• was a |)ioneer of Vermilion County in early days,

we are pleased to present to the readers of this

work a review of the life of the gentleman whose

name is at the head of this sketch.

In the pleasant spring month of May. 1837, just
fifty-two years ago, our sul)ject, then in the prime
and vigor of early manhood, twenty-two years of
age, left Lis native home among the beautiful hills
of Vermont to see if life held anything better for
him on the broad prairies of this then far Western
.State, animated doubtless, bj' the pioneer spirit
that caused some remote ancestor to leave his En-
glish cot and seek a new home on this side of the
Atlantic, and still later caused one of his descend-

ants, in turn, to journey to the Green Mountain
State on the same quest. In that day the tripcon-
teMii)latod by our subject was a great undertaking,
it being but slow traveling before railways spanned
the continent, and many days and weeks even
passed before he reached ii is destination. He went
first with a team to Tro}'. and thence by the Erie
Canal to Buffalo, expecting to proceed on his jour-
Uf^y from there on the lakes, but the ice ])revented
furtiier passage after the boat had gone thirty miles
on Lake Erie. His next courses was lo hire a man
to take him in a wagon to Chicago, paying him
$10. There he saw a little city, or village, rather,
situated in a low sivamp, from which the frogs
would venture to sun themselves on the narrow
plank walks till some passing pedestrian disturbed
their repose and caused them to jump into the
water. There were no indications that one <hiy that
spot was to bo the site of one of the largest and
finest cities on the continent. From there Mr. Cole
proceeded on foot to the fertile and beautiful val-
ley of the Fox River, and after tarrying there a
few days to visit some old friends he walked on to
Vermilion County. He loaned what money he had
taking a mortgage on a piece of land which was
encumbered by a prior mortgage, and he soon had
to buy the land in order to save his money. The
summer of 1838, was noted among the early settlers
as the sickly season, and almost everybodv was ill,
but Mr. Cole's tine constitution withstood the at-
tacks of diseaseand lie remained sound and healthy.
Our subject found here the virgin ))rairieand prim-
eval forest scarcely disturbed by the few pioneers
that had preceded him; there were still traces of
the aboriginal settlers of the country, and deer,
wolves, and other wild animals had not tied before
the advancing step of civilization. .Settlements
were few and scattering, and Chicago and New Or-
leans were the most accessible markets, the only wav
' lo the former city being over rough roads by team,
and to the latter by tlatboat, via the ^'erlnilioll, Wa-
bash, Ohio and Mi-ssissippi rivcis. Mr. Cole fie-
ipiently sent jjioduce to those cities but did not
journey there himself. He was one of the first
wool growers in the county, but experienced much
difficulty in raising sheep in the early days here on
account of the wolves that would frequently kill

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some of his flock In sight of the house. He liad a
small horse that was an expert jumper and mount-
ed on that animal Mr. Cole pursued the wolves
and killed many of them. He commenced with
forty-nine sheep and finall}- had a large flock, num-
bering 2,200 of a fine breed. He invested in real
estate here and engaged in farming, and in course
of years met with more than ordinary success in
his calling and became a large land owner, and
now has 1,360 acres of fine land, divided into three
farms. The one on which he resides on sections
19 and 20, is one of the choicest in the county.

We must now go back to the early history of our
subject, and refer to his birth and ancestry. lie
was born in the pretty town of Shaftsbury, Ben-
nington Co., Vt., May 27, 1815, a sou of Uriah
Cole, a native of the same county and town. Par-
ker Cole, the grandfather of our subject, was a na-
tive of Rhode Island, of Elnglish ancestry. Wlien
he was sixteen j-ears old his parents moved tu the
wilds of Vermont, before the Revolutionary War,
the removal being made with one yoke of oxen
and one cow, they were guided by marked trees for
twenty miles, the road from Williamstown, Mass.,
being a mere trail. The grandfather of our subject
spent his remaining da3's in the (Treen Mountain
State, buying a tract of timbered laud, from which
he cleared a farm, and he at oue time owned 1,000
acres of land. For some time the nearest market
was at Williamstown, Mass., twenty miles away,
and Troy, N. Y., thirty-two miles distant was also
a market town. The maiden name of the grand-
mother of our subject was Mollie Nash, and she was
also a native of Rhode Island. She frequently told
her grandchildren the story of their removal to
Vermont, and how when she forded the Connecti-
cut River, the water was so deep that the pony on
which she rode had to swim. She died in the eighty-
fourth year of her age, on the old homestead,
and now lies beside her husband in the cemetery
at Shaftsbury. The father of our suliject was reared
in his native town, and after he h.ad grown to man's
estate his father gave him a farm in Shaftsbury,
and he bought other land till he had about 400
acres. He spent his entire life in iiis birthplace,
dying there when about sixty years of age. The
maiden name of his wife, the mother of our sub-

ject, was Nanc3' Barton, and she was also a native
of Shaftsbury, coming of good old New England
stock. Her father, Garner Barton, was a native of
Rhode Island, and in earl3' life was a sailor. He
was a pioneer of Shaftsbury and buying land he en-
gaged in farming and also built and operated a
tanner3^ He was a resident there till his demise at
the advanced age of ninety-six 3'ears. The mater-
nal grandmother of our subject died on the home
farm at the venerable age of ninety'-four years.
She was a Quaker. The mother of our subject was
reared and spent her entire life among the green
hills of Vermont in the town of Shaftsbury-. There
were seven chiljlren born of her marriage, namel3':
Hiram, living in North Bennington, Vt. ; John;
Ahnira, who married George Clark, and died two
years later; Elizabeth, who died in infanc3'; James
I!., living in Vermilion Counl3-; Mary, wife of Jon-
athan C. Houghton, of North Bennington, Vt.;
George Byron ilied in Shaftsbury'.

The subject of this sketch grew to man's estate
in the home of his birth, gleaning his education in
the public schools, and as soon as large enough he
assisted on the farm until he came West as before
mentioned. In the summer of 1839 he returned to
Vermont, and in the following December he was
married to Miss Aurelia Miranda Huntington, and
at once started with his bride for his new home in
the Western wilds; traveling with a horse and a
covered wagon, they arrived in Vermilion County
six weeks and three days later. There was an un-
finished frame house on iiis land on sections 29 and
30, Danville Township, and in that he and his bride
commenced housekeeping. He resided there about '
nineteen years, and then rented his farm and moved
to Elwood Township where he improved a large
farm, and made his home theie till 1877. Then
leaving his son in charge he went to Shelbyville,
111., wheie he bought property, and was a resident
of that city till 1882, when he bought the farm on
which he now resides in Danville Township.

Jlr. Cole has been married three times. The
wife of his earl3' manhood died in Janu.ar3', 1847,
leaving one child, Miranda S., now the wife of
James McKee. of Danville. Mr. Cole's second mar-
riage, which occurred in 1850, was to Miss Nanc3'
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ter of Michael and Mary Weaver. She ilied about
1HG3. leavinii one son, Henry .T.. who lives on the
Ridge farm in Klwood Township. Mr. Cole was
married to his present wife Sue Patterson, and to
them have come one ehild, Mar^- Edith.

Our sul)jeet can look back over a long life that
has been wisely spent, and his record is that of an
honorable, upright man, whose high personal char-
acter has made him an influence for good in the
county where he has made his home for over half
a century, and witli whose interests his own are so
closely allied that in .acquiring wealth he has fur-
thered its material prospeiity. In politics be is a
Democrat.

^I^DREW J. SINKHORN, Supervisor of
Blount Township, with whose .igricultural
1) and milling interests he is connected as a
^// practical, wide-awake farmer and skillful

miller, owning and operating a sawmill, is a fine
type of the citizen-.soldiers of our country, who
.saved the Union from dissolution in the trying
times of the Great Rebellion, and since then have
quietly pursued various vocations and professions,
and have been important factors in bringing this
country to its present high status as one of the
greatest and grandest nations on earth. In the
carl}' days of the war our subject went forth with
his brave comrades to fight his country's battles,
he being then but nineteen years of age, a stalwart,
vigorous youth, and he consecrated the opening
years of his manhood to the cause for which he was
ready to give up even life itself, if need be. Not-
withstanding his j'outhfulness, he displayed the
qnalities of a true soldier, and in course of time was
promoted from the ranks.

Andrew Sinkliorn, the father of our subject, was
born in Virginia. During some period of his life
he went to Kentucky, and was there married to
Frances Shannon, a native of that State, and the}'
began their wedded life there in Boyle County,
and there their useful lives were rounded out in
death. They had a family of nine children, of
whom our subject was the eighth in order of birth.

Dec. 3. 18^-2, he was born in his parents' pleasant
home in Boyle County, Ky. He was reared on a

' farm. .Tud his education was obtained in the common
schdols. Aug. 1'2, 18G1. his heart beating high
with youthful ardor and patriotism, he entered
upon his career as a sohlier. enlisting at tliat date in
Company A, 4th Kentucky Infantry, and li.ad four
years experience of life on the balllefield or in
rebel prisons. He took an .active part in the bat-
tles of Chicaumauga and Mill Springs, Ky.. and in

\ the latter contest lost a part of his inde.x finger.
He was at Perryville, Ky., Mission Ridge, .and
Atlanta, and while near the latter city he w.as cap-
tured by the rebels, and was held for seven months,
during which time he was confined in Anderson ville,
and later in Florence, S. C, suffering all the horrors
and hardships of life in rebel prisons. His steady
courage and heroic actions in the face of the enemy,
and his obedience to his superiors, won him their
commendation, and he received deserved promo-
tion from the ranks to the position of Sergeant.
After the close of the war he vvas nuistered out
of the s( rvice and honorably discharged.

After his bitter experience of militar}- life Mr.
Sinkhorn returned to his old Kentucky home and
engaged in farming in Boyle County the ensuing
two years. In the spring of 1869 he decided that
he could do still better in his chosen calling on the
rich soil of Illinois, and coming to \'ermilion
County, he settled in Blount Township, and has re-
sided here and in Ross Township since that time,
engaging both in .agricultural pursuits and in mill-
ing with great success, and he is justi}- cl.assed
among the most substanti.il citizens of the township.
Mr. Sinkhorn has been three times married.
He was first married in his native county, to Je-
mima .^nn Cozatt, who w.as also a native of Boyle
County. After the birth of one chikl that died in
infancy, she |)assed away in her native county.
Mr. Sinkliorn's second marriage was to Emily J.
Sexton, they having been wedded in Ross Town-
ship, this county. March 28, 1880, she departed
this life. She was a sincere and active member of
the Christian Church. Four children were born of
that marriage — William II., Edward E.. Jesse O..
and Anna M. The maiden name of Mr. Sinkliorn's
present wife, to whom he was united in Blount

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Township, was IVLary E. Pilkington, and she was
the widow of John Pilkington, and dauglitor of
Williaiu Giitton. Two children have been born of
this marriage, Ida E. and Girtie.

Since coming to this township Mr. .Sinkhorn has
proved a usefnl citizen, and a valuable addition
to the citizenship of the place. He takes an active
part in the administration of public affairs, and in
every way manifests an earnest desire to promote
the highest interests of the community. His pleas-
ant, genial di.sposilion has made him popular with
his fellow-townsmen, and, what is better, he enjoys
their confidence. He was elected Constable of
Blount Township, and served to the satisfaction of
his constituents seven years. In the spring of
1886 he was elected Supervisor of the township,
held the office one year, and in the spring of 1889
was again selected for this important office, and is
still an incumbent thereof. He has a deeply re-
ligious nature, and in him the Free Methodist
Church has one of its most esteemed members, and
at the present time he is Class-Leader.

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||r^^ EV. THOMAS COX was born Aug. 6, 1829,
Viic in Lawrence County, Ky. He is the son

.John and P<

Cox, the former of

\ whom was born in Lawrence County, June
22, 1799, while his wife, Polly (Markham) Cox,
first saw the light at the same place on Feb. 17,
1817. John Cox served in the War of 1832 known
as the Black Hawk War, and was the father of six
children, Thomas being the fourth child.

John Cox and family came to this county in
1829, settling six miles west of Danville on the
Middle Fork, where he followed, with a large de-
gree of success, the occui)ation of acar|ienter, and
also owned a fine farm. He died on May 23, 1840,
universally respected by all his acquaintances. Po-
litically he was a Democrat. Both he and his wife
belonged to the Baptist Church; the latter died on
Sept. 2, 1851. This couple were among the origi-
nal settlers of this county, and as such, went
through all the vicissitudes that surround the pio-

neer. They were faithful in everything they un-
dertook, and with them life was not a failure.

Thomas Cox, of whom this sketch is written,
came to this county with his father when he was
but six weeks old, and at the age of fifteen years
his father died leaving him to make his own way
in the world. He went into the unequal battle
with a determination to win, and his endeavors
have been met by success. He followed agricul-
tural pursuits until he was twenty-two years old
when he commenced to learn the carpenter's trade,
which occupation he followed until 1867, when he
purchased a farm in Xewell Township and where he
now resides. On Nov. 28, 1850 he was married to
Susan On-, daughter of John and Parthenia Orr,
natives of Kentucky. They came to Indiana in a
very early day and were united in marri.ige in
Fountain County, that State. Mrs. Cox was horn
July 1, 1831, she being the fourth child of a family
of twelve. She resided in Indiana until she became
eighteen 3'ears of age, when she removed to Illinois
with her parents, both of whom are dead. The
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are the parents of three
children: William L., who is a farmer of this
county, married Miss Kate Robinson; Martha J., is
the wife of A. Clapp, who is engaged in farming in
Newell Township, while David M. is the husband
of Miss Sarah Bell. Thej' are living on a farm in
the same townshi)).

iMr. Cox is the owner of 200 acres of good land
which he cultivates with a large degree of success,
and l>esides this he has given all his children a farm
and has educated them as best he could in the pub-
lic schools. This is one of the beauties of the sys-
tem of American farming which makes it possible
for the parent to start his children out in life with
land enough to insure their comfort and even com-
petence, and it is within the reach of every provi-
dent farmer to do this to a Large or small extent.
The industry that Mr. Cox inherited has been the
keynote to his success. In 1886 he was ordained
as a regular minister of the gospel of the Regidar
Baptist Church. Before his ordination as" a minis-
ter, he was actively and intelligently engaged in
religious work, a f.nct which led him up to occupy
a pulpit.

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sioner of Highways :iml Sclioul Treasurer, filling
these offices with rare fidelity and intelligence. He
has always taken great interest in educational
matters and has consequently aided his neighbor-
hood in having the best of schools. I'olitically
he acts with the Democratic party, but since en-
tering ministerial woric he docs not take nuicli
interest in political ipiestions. As a Christian
worker jMr. Cox is very zealous. He preaches
every Sabbath eitlier at home or on a circuit,
which comprises Crawfordsville, Ind., l>ig Shaw-
nee and .Stony Creek. The record of Mr. Cox
as a citizen and a preaciicr is of the very best.

JOHN W. TURNER. M.D., Mayor of Fair-
mount and a practicing phj'sician of first-
class standing, has been a resident of this
city since 1881. He occupies one of the
finest residences in tlie place, and there are few
men more widely or f.avoral)l3' known in the town-
ship. He has been iirominent in polities and relig-
ion— a leading light in the Republican party and
an earnest laliorer in tlie Sunday -sciiool, the friend
of temperance and the uniform supjiorter of all
those measures instituted to elevate society and
benefit the people.

In referring to the parental history of our sub-
ject, we find that lie is a son of Jolin T. Turner, a
native of Maryland, who married Miss Catherine
Shane, a native of ^'irginia. Soon after marriage
the ])arent9 settled in Warren County, Ohio, then
removed to Clay County, Ind. The father was a
wagon manufacturer, and tlie household circle in
due time included eight children, four sons .and
four daughters. Of these John W. was the seveutli
ciiiid. He was born in C'la^- County, Ind., March
24, 1839, and there spent the da3'S of his boyhood
and youth, pursuing his early studies in the com-
mon schools.

The subsequent years of Dr. Tuniei' until a man
of twent\-six were occupied mostl\- as a medical
student. Tiien determined to see something of the
country in wliich lie lived, lie started over the
plains to Oregon, crosserl the Mississippi at Oiiiaiia

and soon afterward bidding farewell to the haunts
o( civilization, journeyed on the north side of
the Platte River, through Nebraska. Wyoming.
Idalio and on to Oregon. He reached Portland
six mouths after leaving home. During the trip
the party had numerous engagements with the
Sioux Indians, one verj- serious among the Black
Hills.

Besides the Indians the Doctor met men from
most all parts of every couuti\ during his lour iu
the wild West, and learned many interesting facts
in connection therewith and the habits of life on
the frontier, besides having an opijortunity to view
some of the most wild and romantic scenery in the
world. We next find him ofliciating as a peda-
gogue in Oregon for six months. He had already
made up his mind to adopt the medical (n'ofession,
and at the expir.atiou of this time entered the med-
ical department of Willamette University, Oregon,
from which he was graduated with honors in J 872.
He commenced the practice of his profession at
Vancouver, Wash., where he sojourned four years.
Here occurred the first great affliction of his life in
the loss of his estimable wife, which occurred in
187(j. Soon .afterward he returned to this State
and was located in O.aklaud, Coles County, for five
years.

In 1881 Dr. Turner took uii his residence in
Fairmounl, where he has made all arrangements to
spend at least the greater part of his life. He has
a most pleasant and attractive home, a fine and
growing practice and apparently everything to make
existence desirable. Ilew.as first married in 18(31 to
I\Iiss Harriet N., daughter of Judge William E.
Smith, of Toledo, Cumberland County, this st.ate.
Of this union there were born four children, the
eldest of whom, a son, Alva M., married Miss
Phieba A. Reese,'and is employed in the drug-store
of Lamon & Lamon, of Fairinount; his wife died
April 25. 188'.), of aiioplexy; Sharon C. is doing
a large business as a contractor at Ocean Beach,
Pacific Co., Wash. He is unmarried; Nancy C.
is the wife of Ednanl Busby and lives seven miles
south of Fairmount; they have no children; Will-
iam E. was .accidentally killed on the railroad track
west of llie depot, April 18, 18,SiJ. at tlie age of
lliirteeu years. Mrs. Harriet X. (Smith) Turner

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fleparted this life at her residenee, in Vancouver,
Wash., in .laniiarv, 187G.

Dr. Turner contracted a second marriage in
April, 1877, with Miss Kh'za J. Hongland, foster
daughter of John 8. C'ofer, of Areola. 111., the wed-
ding taking place at Paris. This union resulted in
the birth of two children, John W. and Mary, hotli
living with their father and attending school. The
mother died April 30, 1884. On the 10th of July.
1884, the Doctor was married to IMiss iSIary E.
Mills, one of the leading lady teachers of ^'ermilion
County. Mrs. Turner is a lady of more than ordi-
nary accomplishments and stands high in the social
circles of the community. The Doctor and his
wife with the elder children are all connected with
the Methodist Episcopal Cluirch. Dr. Turner is a
member of the Official Board and Vice-president
of the Township Sunday-school Association, which
latter office he has held for the last three years.
He gives much time to the religious instruction of
the young, a subject in which he has entertained a
lifelong interest.

At the last election for the city offices. Dr. Turner
was reelected President of the Board of Aldermen,
receiving, with the exception of eleven, all of the
votes cast for this office. He is a pronounced Re-
j)ublican with broad and liberal ideas, and belongs
to the A. F. & A. M., being Master of the lodge at
Fairmount for four years in succession. He also
belongs to the Modern Woodmen, in which Order
he is Medical Examiner and holds the same position
in connection with eight life insurance companies
doing business in this state. As may be supposed,
his practice and his official duties absorb a large
portion of his time, but he still finds the opportun-
ity to indulge occasionally in hunting and fishing,
in which he is an expert and of which sports he is
excessively fond. The temperance cause finds in
him one of its firmest advocates. Genial and com-
panionable by nature, he is one naturally making
hosts of friends. As an orator he possesses talents
of no mean order, and is frequently called upon to
address political, religious and other meetings.
There are always a few men who must lead in a
community, and Dr. Turner, of Fairmount, is an
admirable representative of this class of the com-
munity. Therefore we are pleased to jiresent

to the readers of this volume a splendid por-
trait of Dr. Turner, as perpetuating the features
of one honored and esteemed by all, and the pres-
ent incumbent of the most important official posi-
tion in Fairmount.

/^^EORGE W. SMITH, who lives on section
II (i-- 31 in Grant Township, Vermilion County,
^^U) has resided here but six j-ears. He for-
merly resided in Champaign Count}', 111. He was
born in Fairfield County, Ohio, July 11, 1833, his
parents being John C. and Azenith (Lewis) Smith,
the former a native of Delaware and the latter of
Pennsylvania.

The parents of John C. Smith died in Delaware
when he was quite young, and at the age of twenty-
one years, in 1808, he emigrated to what was then
considered the Far West. He w.as a carpenter by
trade, and located at what is now the capital of
Ohio, Columbus, then known as Franklin. There
he put on the first shingle roof ever constructed in
that locality. He was still there when the War
of 181 "2 broke out, and he enlisted in the army
under Capt. Sanderson, of Lancaster, Ohio. He
served during the entire time of the war, and re-
ceived for his services two warrants, each entitling
him to eighty acres of land. He w.ts with the
army at Detroit, and there endured the hardships
suffered bj' that part of the army during that try-
ing period. At the conclusion of the war Mr.
Smith returned to Lancaster, staying there for two
or three years. He never located his land war-
rants, which he did not receive for manv years,
but sold them to another part}-. In 181',) he
settled on a farm on the line that separates
Fairfield and Pickaway counties, Ohio, and there
lived for the remiiuder of his life, dying Maj' 21,
1857, in his seventy-first year, having been born
March 10, 1787. He was married in Fairfield
County, in 1819, to Mrs. Azenith Julian, widow of
Stephen L. Julian, by whom she had three chil-
dren, one of whom yet survives, and is also named
Stephen L., and who is now living near Marion,
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3'ear. Slie owned ;uul lived on tlic farm, where they
afterwiird both died. Mr.s. Smith was born May
24. 1 7.SK. and ilied Sept. 24, 1852, aged sixty-four
j-ears and four months. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were
the parents of seven chiklren, the following four
being deceased: Rebecca L. was the wife of James
M. Stewart, and died near Logan, Ohio; Hliza H.
was married to llenr}' Dustman, and died at Reaver
Dam, Wis.; Mary W., who w.as the wife of James
S. ]\IcDowell, died at Tolona, 111.; and Kli/.abeth S.,
wlio was married to John Burton, died also at that
place. The survivors are: Ilann.ah A., the wife of
L. C. Burr, a furniture dealer in Tolona; ^Martha
J. is living with tlie subject of this sketch, the lat-
ter being the youngest of the famil3-.

(ieorge W. Smith was brought up on the home
farm at Tarleton, Ohio, where he lived until he
was twenty-five years of age. Both his parents
being deceased, lie sold the Ohio farm in 18.58
and removed to Tolona, 111., where he bought a
farm, on which he lived until 1883, when be sold
it and removed to his present home. His birlli-
place was in a hilly country, and the work in clear-
iiig and cultivating it was arduous. lie, therefore,
had long directed his attention to Illinois as a
place where he could better his fortunes. When he
came to Illinois he was accompanied by his tlirec
younger sisters, all remaining with him until the
the marriage of the two eldest. Mr. Smith was
united in marriage Feb. 14, 1865, to Miss Julia
II. Lock, daughter of William and Hannah (Eseot)
Lock, natives of England, where Mrs. Smith was
born March 20, 1842. llcr parents emigrated to
Canada when she was seven years old, and in
1864 settled in Champaign County, 111. Both are
now deceased, the mother dying in Canada of apo-
plexy while on a visit to a son living there, in
1874, aged sixty-eight. Her father died in Cham-
paign County, in 1885, in his eighty-fonrth year.
Mr. Lock came to Canada alone in 1842, and
bought a -farm there, and then returned to Eng-
land, where he remained for seven years, and then
came back with his family. He made several
changes there before coming to the United States,
buying considerable propertj'. He ultimately be-
came a large land-owner, alone owning 1 ,500 acres
in Champaign County, 111. Mr. and Mrs. Lock

iiad eleven children, all but one of whom are now
living. William is a farmer in Canada; Louisa is
the wife of Joseph Spettigue, of London, Canada;
Henry is a f.armer at Belmont, Canada; Eliza
was the wife of Corelia Fields, and died in
Canada; James is living at St. Thomas, Canada,
where he is a boot and shoe dealer; P.enjamin lives
in Champaign County, 111. Mrs. Smith was next
in Older of birth, then Daniel, a farmer in Marshall
County, Kan. John is also a farmer ,at Philo, III.,
and Hattie is the wife of M, L. Brewer, a farmer
in the same place. Frank was drowned while swim-
ming, when eight years of age. Mr. and Mrs.
Smith have no children, but the child of his sister
Rebecca L., Frank L. Stewart, has lived with them
since he was four months old, having been adopted
by his aunt. Miss Martha J. Smith. He was born
in Logan, Hocking Co., Ohio, Jan. 30, 1857,

While living in Champaign Count}', III., Mr.
Smith was a School Director for twenty-four j'cars,
and also Assessor for five consecutive terms. He
also held the oftices of Highway Commissioner,
Treasurer .and Clerk of the Board. He is now one
of the School Directors of Vermilion County, and
has been since the first year of his residence here.
iMr. Smith has always sustained the character of
an upright man, and the people who know him
best are those who admire him most for his good
qualities as a man and a neighbor.

]Jl EWIS HOPPER. Among the notable
characteristics in the makeup of this gen-
tleman is his great self-reliance and the abil-
ity to take care of himself, which was evinced at
an early age and when thrown among strangers.
His life occupation has been that of farming, in
which he has been eminently successful and from
which it h.as been exeeedingly difficult for him to
make up his mind to retire, although he has now
done so, and is comfortably established in a pleasant
vilLage home at Fairmount. Among the other
fortunate things which befell him during his early
manhood was the careful wife anri mother who has
stood by the side of her husband for these many

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years, encouraging liim in his worthy- ambitions and
aljly assisting liini in the struggle for a competence.
They have lived happily together for manj^ j-ears
and are now reaping a mutual enjoyment from the
fruits of their earl}- toil and sacrifices. Such have
heen their lives that tliej- have commanded the
esteem and confidence of the people wherever they
have lived, I)earing tliat reputation for solid work
.and reliability of character, which form the basis of
all well regulated society.

In reviewing the antecedents of Mr. Hopper we
find that his parents were Beverly and Sarah
(Miller) Hopper, natives of Virginia and the
father born in Culpeper County. The\' lived in
the Old Dominion after their marriage until 1829,
then changed their residence to the vicinity of
Newark in Licking Co., Ohio. Later, they re-
moved to Indiana, where they died after their nine
children were married and scattered. (_)f these
our subject, was the youngest born and six are still
living. He first opened his eyea to the light in
Virginia on the 13th day of February, 1827, and
was a child in his mother's arras when they
removed to the Buckeye State. He attended the
subscription school and worked with his father on
the farai until a youth of eighteen years.

Upon reaching his majority young Hopper be-
gan learning the carpenter's trade, but the failure
of his eniploj-ers soon threw him out of business
and he returned to the farm. He was married in
1847 to Miss Margaret, daughter of Jacob Kinsey,
of Peru, Ind.. and lived in the Iloosier State until
August. 1853. That year he came to this county
with his little family and settled four miles north-
east of Fairmount, residing thei-e for a period of
eleven years. He then sold out and purchased a
farm five miles south-east of Fairmount and com-
prising 160 acres all prairie. He turned the first
furrow there and effected all the other improve-
ments which finally rendered it a valuable piece of
prdpcrty. and occupied it until their removal to
the village.

The six children born to our subject and his
fii'st wife are recorded as follows: John married
Miss Rebecca A. Carrington, is the father of three
children and lives on a farm four miles south-east
of Fairmount; Sarah is the wife of Joseph English,

lives near Peru, Ind.. and is the mother of one
child; Susannah married George Darr and is the
mother of four children; they live three miles
south-west of P'airmount; Martha Jane, Mrs.
Charles Pemberton, is the mother of four children
and lives six miles south of Fairmount; Frank
married Miss Cora Hall, is the father of one child
and lives six miles south of Fairmount; Vina, Mrs.
James Smith, is the mother of three children and
lives near Peru, Ind. Mrs. Margaret (Kinsey)
Hopper departed this life at the home farm in 1876.

Mr. Hojiper contracted a second marriage March
27, 1H80 with Mrs. Lou (Stansberry) Olmstead,
daughter of Bonai)arte and Jane (Wooden) Stans-
berry of Catliu this State. Mr. Stansberry was a
farmer by occupation and the parental household
included six children of whom Mrs. Hopper was
the fifth in order of birth. She was born at Cat-
lin, Jan. 27. 18t2, and grew u)) amid the scenes of
pioneer life, her parents having been early settlers
of that region. IMr. Stansberry died when his
daughter Lou was a young child. The mother is
still living and is now aged seventy-seven years;
she is a bright and intelligent old lady and takes
delight in reviewing the scenes of her early life in
Illinois to which her father came as early as 1812.
She was present at the opening of the first court in
Vermilion County.

Mrs. Hopper attended the common schools dur-
ing her childhood days and was carefully trained
by an excellent mother in those housewifely duties
which have so much influence upon the happiness
and comfort of a home. Although not belonging
to an}- religious denomination Mr. and Mrs Hop-
per have made it the rule of their lives to do unto
others as they would be done l>y, and among their
neighbors and friends have maintained that kindly
Christian character, which is the true index of an
unselfish and benevolent heart. Their home is
pleasantly situated at the east edge of Fairmount,
where they have five acres of ground and a neat
residence, erected in 1887. The year following
Mr. Hopper put up a fine barn. He keeps some
stock and pays special attention to the raising
of swine. He has enough to keep himself com-
fortably busy without overtaxing his energies.

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331

per keeps himself well infonned ii|)on .State and
National events and votes indeiiendentl}- of any
party. He has otiiciated as School Director and
Trnstce in his District, also as Road Overseer, fulfiU-
ini^ the duties of the latter office in an especially
creditable manner. He identified himself with
the A. F. & A. M. fraternity some 3'ears ago, and
is connected with Fairmonnt Lodge No. 590.

•siil^'

yylOI-IN F. McfTEE has been a highly respected
citizen of Blount Township since 1857, and
is numbered among its prosperous farmers.
\f^/J He has a good, well-a|)pointed farm on sec
tion 34. comprising eighty acres of well-tilled soil
that yields him rich harvests in repayment for the
care and skill that he expends in its cultivation.
In the COS3' home that he has built up here he and
his wife are enjoying the comforts of life, and are
well fortified against want and privation.

The father of our subject, William McGee, was
a native of East Tennessee, born in one of its pio-
neer homes in the year 1807. He was bred to the
life of a farmer, and in 1831 assumed the responsi-
bilities of a domestic life, marrying Rebecca Hes-
sey, daughter of John and Sarah Ilessey. Some
time after they removed to Missouri, .lud, after
living in St. Louis awhile, they settled in Greene
County. Twelve years later they went to .Scott
County, Ark., where the father bought a farm.
They lived there only two years, however, and in
1852 departed for the Lone Star State. They
staid but three j'ears in Texas, in Cook County,
when they again found themselves on the move,
and, ret\irning to Missouri, they settled in New-
ton Count}', on .Shoal Creek, eleven miles above
the Neosha (New Granby) lead mines. March 3,
1856. the father closed his earthly pilgrimage when
scarce past the prime of life. His wife died in
October, 1882. Of the ten children born to that
worthy couple seven are now living, and he of
whom we write was their fourth in order of birth.
He was born during their residence in St. Louis,
Mo.. Doc. 19. 1839. Shortly afterward his parents
removed to Greene County, that State, and there,

as soon as old enough, he was sent to a subscrip-
tion school, which was conducted in a rude log
cabin without a lloor. and with rough logs for
benches, wooden pins in the ends serving as legs.

Our subject accompanied his parents in their
various removals to and fro, and, being a lad of
intelligence and observation, profited by what he
saw of the country. He remained an inmate of
the parental household till the year of his fa-
ther's death (1856), and then, in 1857, came to
V^ermilion County and to this township. Being
pleased with the country around here, and the fa-
cilities offered to an industrious, brainy, young
farmer, he decided to locate here permanently,
and, with that end in view, two years later bought
his present farm. In the years of hard labor that
have followed his settlement here Mr. McGee has
greatly increased the original value of his farm,
and has brought it under good cultivation. He
has it amply provided with the necessary build-
ings, and everything about the place is in good
order, and betokens thrift and neatness on the part
of the owner.

Mr. McGee h.as been twice married. In 1860
he wiis wedded to Sarah Jane Watson, daughter of
James Watson. She was a truly estimable woman,
and made a good wife and a true helpmate. In
1866 she closed her eyes in death, leaving three chil-
dren as the fruit of her union — Rebecca Jane,Joseph
Thomas, and Precious. The marriage of our sub-
ject with his present wife took place in 1874. Her
maiden name was Elizabeth Ilessey, and she is a
daughter of Abram Hessej'. Mrs. IMcGee is a
true helpmate in every sense of the word, and of
her pleasant married life four children have been
born, two of whom died in infancy. The names
of the others are Mary M. and Farrin A.

During the thirty-two years that he has been a
resident of Vermilion Count}', Mr. McGee has won
the esteem and respect of all about him by his
kind, obliging ways, and by his conscientious, uj)-
right conduct in all the affairs of life. He is a
hard- working, cajiable man, and by persevering
and well-directed labor has established himself
comfortab]}'. In politics he is a sound Democrat,
and, religiously, is a consistent member of the
Christian Church, known as the Campbellite

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Chureli. He was elected Road Commissioner in
1886, and again in 1889, and is performing the
duties of that office with credit to himself and to
the advantao-e of the townsliiii.

ILLIAM JUDY. Tiiis gentleman bears
the reputation of being one of tlie best
farmers in Middle Fork Township, where
where he has resided since aljout 1851. That year
he came with his parents to this county from Hardy
County, Ya., the journey being made overland with
teams and occupying thirty-one days. The father
located a claim ajjon wliicli tliere was a log cabin,
and into it the family removed, and lived there
several years. William was then a lad of thirteen
years. L'pon reaching manhood, he purchased a
half section of land in sections 19 and 20, and by
subsequent purchase 100 acres have been added to
the original purchase. The elder Judy and his
boys improvetl a good farm, and the father died
in 1854, at the age of about sixty -two j'ears. The
mother is still living, making her home with her
son Samuel, in Iroquois County, this State.

Our subject during his boyhood pursued his
studies in a log cabin on the subscription plan, at-
tending there two terms. Afterwards a regular
schoolhouse was built at Wallace Chapel, about
two miles from his liome. wliich he also attended
for a time. Later he prosecuted his studies in
Danville. He distinctly remembers the time when
this section of the countr3r was a wild prairie,
thinly settled, when deer and wolves were numer-
ous, mill and market far away, and when the set-
tlers endured mau}- privations and hardships in
the struggle to maintain existence.

Young Judy remained with his widowed mother
until his marriage, in 1862, to Miss Nancj' A.
"Wood. This lady w.as the daughter of Absalom
and Melinda (Copeland) Wood, and the grand-
daughter of Henry A. Wood, a native of Virginia,
who emigrated to this county- antl settled in Grant
Township, when tbere was scarce!}' another white
man within its limits. (Further notice will be
found in the biography of Samuel Copeland in

another ciinpter of this book.) Here he reared a
large family' and spent his last days. He was a
man of great energy and industr}', and improved a
good farm from the wilderness. The father of
Mrs. Judy was his eldest child, and also entered a
tract of land from the Government, from which he
built up a farm. The grandparents were members
of the Methodist Church. Her great-great-grand-
father Wood was born in England in 1739. Grand-
mother Wood's maiden name was Hoover.

The young couple took up their abode in the
humble dwelling, and from that time on labored
with the mutual purpose of making a home for
themselves and their children. Their toils and
sacrifices in due time met witli a reward, and, in
addition to developing his first land, Mr. Judy
added to his possessions until he now has -420
broad acres, the greater part of which is enclosed
with beautiful hedge fencing, neatly trimmed, and
the land all in a high state of cultivation. A fine
large dwelling has supplanted their first humble
residence, and a barn and other necessary out-
buildings, a flourishing apple orchard and the
smaller fruit trees form a most attractive picture
in the landscape.

There came in due time to the fireside of our
subject and estimable wife, twelve children, who
were named respectively : Lizzie Grant, now Mrs.
F. M. Slusher; Frank L., J. Milton, Charles, An-
nettie, Alta jMay. Robert Earl, Myrtle Florence,
Fanny Clarinda. Wilber Wood, Mary Melinda and
Grace Ethel. They are all living, and form a re-
m^arkably bright and interesting group. Mr. and
Mrs. Judy are members in goo'I standing of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, attending Wallace
Chapel.

Two brother of our subject, Ambrose and John,
during the late Civil War enlisted in Company E,
51st Illinois Infantry. John was killed in the
battle of Franklin, Tenn., and his friends have
never been able to find his resting-place. All the
male members of the family uniformly vote the
Republican ticket. The father, Nicholas Judy,
was tiie son of Martin Judj', who reared his fam-
ily in Virginia, the State of his birth.

The father of our subject passed his bo3liood
aiul youth in the Old Dominion, and was married

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333

to Miss Mary, daughter of Andrew and Mary Skid-
more. To tiiem was born a family of seventeen chil-
(lieii: .leliii, .lolin. Andrew, Rebecca, Isaac, Ellen,
Amos. Elizabeth. William (our subject), Gabriel,
Eve, Ambrose, Edward, Xannie, Samuel, and two
who <lied in infanc)'. Eight of these children are
living, and making their homes mostly in Illinois.

Our subject's grandfather, Andrew Skidmore,
married Miss Mary Stonestreet, of Virginia. They
were both born in that State. He was a farmer
and stock dealer, and was the owner of slaves, and
died at the age of eighty-four years. Grandmother
Skidmore was a noble woman, and taught the first
Sabbath-school ever held in that county.

(irandfather Martin Judj' was of (German ances-
try and the father of twelve children, six boys and
six girls. He was also a farmer and stock-raiser,
and a member of the liUtheran Church. He lived
and died in Pendleton Co., Va.

(ireat-grandfather John Skidmore, an English-
man by birth, married a (ierman lady, Mary
Hinkle.

Grandfather Stonestreet, on the mother's side,
married Miss Williams, an English lady.

^ ESSE LEEKA, M.D. One would scarcely
suppose upon meeting this gentleman that
he has attained to nearly his threescore
/ years, for he is still young looking and
more than usually active. This has been the re-
sult of a correct life and temperate habits and ex-
ercising good care over -'the house he lives in."
He has been a resident of Oakwood Village since
1886 and is numbered among its most successful
and prominent physicians, having built up a good
patronage and accumulated a fair amount of this
world's possessions.

The first thirty years of the life of our subject
were spent in Clinton County, Ohio, where he was
born May 19. 1830. He received a common
school education and at the age of twenty years
began his apprenticeship to the trade of a cabinet-
m.aker. at which he worked in connection with
farming for many years. At the age of twenty-five

he was married, Feb. 2, 18.55, to Miss Rebecca A.,
daughter of Francis B. Macy, of Indiana, and now
resding- in Kokomo, that state. Afterward the
newly wcdiled pair settled in New ^'ienna, Ohio, of
which the Doctor in diic time became Mayor.
Subsequently he resided in Rush County, Ind.,
where he was Constable and later in Howard
County, that State, where he held the office of
Coroner two terms. After the outbreak of the
Civil War, he on the 12th of December, 1863, en-
listed in Company E. 9th Indiana Cavalry and was
detailed to serve in the ( Juartermaster's depart-
ment. He was willi his regiment all through
Hood's campaign and in theengagement at Pulaski.
He, however, saw little of active service but en-
dured the hardships and privations incident to life
in the army, was afflicted with rheumatism some
time, and in October, 18G-4, hatl a severe attack of
bilious remittent fever. After the close of the war
he received his honorable discharge with the regi-
ment, Aug. 28, 1865, at Vicksburg, Miss.

Dr. Leeka began the practice of his profession
in the spring of 1876 at Jerome, Ind. Later he
entered the medical college of Indianapolis, from
which he was graduated in the class of 1878. He
has practiced in Howard Count}', Ind., at Fair-
mount, this county, whence he came to Oakwood,
and is the only established ph^-sician in this place,
where he has property and a pleasant home.

The father of our subject was Philip Leeka, a
native of Virginia, who in early, life was taken by
his parents to Washington Countj-, Tenn., where
;he was reared to manhood. The patL-rnal grand-
father. Christian Leeka, was a native of Germany
and crossed the Atlantic as one of the body of
troops employed by the British Government to
subjugate the American Colonists. Upon his ar-
rival here Grandfather Leeka was ill and was con-
fined in the hospital until after peace was declared.
He settled in Southern Virginia and married an
American lady of German parentage. In 1815
they removed to Clinton County, Ohio, wliere the
grandfather died a few j-ears later. Philip, the
father of our subject, was the fifth of his seven
children. Two of the older boys served under
General Jackson in the Seminole War. One of
them. Christian, Jr., died while in the service in

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Floiida. The other, Henry, after leaving the army
settled in Randolpli County, Ind.-, where he became
a prominent citizen and served as Justice of tlie
Peace for a period of eighteen years. He there
spent the remainder of his life, passing away at a
ripe old age.

Philip Leelia was bom March 21, 1799, and
reared to farming pursuits. lie acquired a good
education and taught school considerabl3^ after his
marriage. He maintained a warm interest in edu-
cational matters and ofHciated as a School Director
in his district from the time of settling there until
his decease. He was married in Clinton County,
Ohio, in 1821, to Miss Elizabeth Hodson, who wasof
Quaker parentage and was born in North Carolina
in 1797. The Hodson family emigrated to Clinton
County, Ohio, about 1814. After their marriage
the parents of our subject settled on a farm in that
countj-, poor in jnirse but with strong hands and
hopeful hearts, and after years of industry and
economj', accumulated a good propertj' including a
fine farm. Tlie mother passed away at the old
homestead in lSi'2,. Philip Leeka survived his
wife forty-two years, his death taking place near
New Vienna, in 1884, when he was'quite aged. The
household circle included ten children, nine of
whom are still living, and of whom Jesse, our sub-
ject, was the fifth in order of birth.

To the Doctor and his first wife there were born
five children, four sons and a daughter. The latter,
Cora A., died when an interesting girl of twelve
years. The sons are all living. Francis Edgar
married Miss Sadie Sisson, and lives in St. Joe,
111.; Charles Frederick married Miss Ida Ayles-
worth, and they live in Hebron, Ind. Of the four
children born to them only one is living. William
L. married Miss Mary Gibson, is the father of three
children, and lives in Durango, Col.; Daniel
Cary is unmarried and a resident of Danville.
Mrs. Rebecca A. Leeka departed this life April 14,
1873.

Our subject contracted a second matrimonial
.alliance in April, 1885, to Miss Elizabeth J. Tim-
mons, formerly of Carroll County, Ind. Her father
Elijah Timmons was a native of Ohio, her mother
was Mary A. (Bennett) Timmons. of Pickaway Co.,
Ohio. This lady was one of a family of ten children,

five boys and five giils, and was born May 15. 1838.
Seven only are living. The Doctor became iden-
tified with the Masonic fraternity thirtj'-six years
ago and has always taken a warm interest in its
prosperit3'. He is Senior Vice Commander of
George Morrison Post, No. 635 G. A. R., Depart-
ment of Illinois, in which he has held the office of
Surgeon. He was at one time a member of the
Sons of Temperance, and religiously is connected
with the Societ3'"of Friends. Mrs. Leeka finds her
I'eligious home in the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Politically the Doctor is an ardent Republican, tak-
ing a lively interest in the success and princijiles
of his part}' and laboring as he has opportunity, to
advance the political doctrines which he believes
are the surest means of prosperitj' to one of the
best governments on the face of the earth.

ENOCH VANVICKLE. More than sixty years
have gone by since the subject of this bio-
^_ ' graphical review, then a stout, manly lad of

fourteen years, first came to Vermilion County
with his parents from his early home in the Buck-
e^'e State. Here he grew to a stalwart, capable
manhood, and has since been identified with the
development and prosperity of his adopted county,
and has been a factor in promoting its agricul-
tural interests, with which he is still connected,
having a good farm on section 35, Blount Town-
ship, comprising 140 acres of as fine, tillable land as
is to be found in the whole precinct. By down-
right, hard and |)crsistent labor he has brought
it to a high state of cultivation, it yielding him a
good income, and he has erected suitable buildings.
His parents were among the early settlers of the
county, and it has been iiis pleasure to witness and
assist in almost its entire development from a state
of nature.

The father of our subject. Evert Vanvickle, w.as
born cither in Pennsylvania or Virginia. His
mother, whose maiden name was Sarah White, was
a native of Pennsylvania, and after marriage the
•parents settled in IJutler Countj^, Ohio, from there
they removed to Jennings County, Ind.. where

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they lived till 1828. In that year tliey made an-
other move westward and penetratiny to tiie wilds
of Illinois, came to Venuilion Count}' and settled
in Blount Township. After a residence here of
some twenty j-ears they went to Holt County, Mo.,
where their remaining years were passed. To that
worthj' cou[)lc were born five sons, of wliom the
subject of this sketch was the second.

Our subject was born in the pioneer home of his
parents in Hutler County, Ohio, Ai)ril 26, 1814.
He accompanied his parents to this county in 1828*
and has ever since been an honored citizen of this
place. After attaining man's estate he .adopted the
calling of agriculture to which he had l)een reared
and for which he had a natural taste, and as the
years have rolled In- he has acquired a comfortalile
competency, and with the aid of a good wife he
has built up a cozy home, in which they are spend-
ing the declining j-ears of a life of usefulness in
quietness and peace, enjoying the full respect and
affection of their neighbors and friends.

Mr. Vanvickle has been twice married. The
first time in Vermilion County, in 1837, to Miss
Nancy White. Nine children were the fruits of
that union, of whom the following seven grew to
maturity: Ruth; Andrew, who was a soldier in the
army, enlisted from Indiana, and gave up his life
for his country at Knoxville, Tenn.; Sarah, Evert,
Harriet, John, and Enoch. Mrs. Vanvickle de-
parted this life in her husband's home in Blount
Township. She was a thoroughh' gooil, upright
woman, and an esteemed member of the Chris
tian Church. Mr. Vanvickle was married a second
time in Blount Township to Mrs. Cynthia (Souders)
Cline. She is a native of Pike County, Ohio, born
April 11, 1823. She has also been twice married.
Her first husband was Nathaniel Cline. He was a
native of Gallatin, Tenn., and took part in the
Rebellion, enlisting from Danville, 111., in Com-
pany A, 125th Illinois Infantry. He died at Gal-
latin, Tenn. By that marriage Mrs. ^'anvickle
became the mother of eight children — Amanda,
Martha, Marj', Benjamin F., John B., Charles,
Luketta, and Emma. Amanda and Martha are
deceased.

Our subject is held in veneration by his fellow-
men not only for his pioneer labors in Blount Town-

ship, in whose welfare he lias always taken a genuine
interest, but for those honest traits of mind and
heart that mark him as a good man and a desirable
citizen. He is one of the few survivors of the
famous Black Hawk War, in which he served
about thirty days, Iteing then a youth of eighteen
years. He, and his wortliy wife are esteemed
members of the Cliristian Church, with which he
connected himself some twenty years ago, and she
joined thirty years ago. Mr. Vanvickle is a true
Republican, and in him the party finds a devoted
follower.

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J'"' AMES DAVIS is one of the prosperous and
influential farmers of ^'ennilion County,
who takes great pride in doing all things
well. His father was Henry Davis, who
was born in Pennsylvania. He removed to
Ohio in 1808, and lived there twenty-eight
years, and in 18.'5C settled in Illinois, locating
on the farm now owned and occupied by his son
James. His mother, whose maiden name was
Rachael Pollock, was also a native of Pennsylvania.
Henr3' Davis lived in Pennsylvania but a short
time after his marriage, when he emigrated to Ohio,
and there cleared a farm of 200 acres. After his
removal to Illinois he became a ver}- large land-
holder, owning at one time about 4,200 acres of
uncultivated Illinois prairie. He was the father of
ten children, five of whom are now living. The
mother died in 1848, at the age of sixty -one, while
the father p.assed away in November, 1855, aged
seventy-four years. James was the youngest of
this family of children, his hirlii occurring Jan.
21, 1828, in Guernsey, County. l)hio. He received
a limited education in tiie old-fashioned logschool-
house, and his boyhood was mostly employed at
work upon the farm. In those days he spent a
great deal of time hunting deer, wolves, and other
wild game, and refers to these times as the hap-
piest moments of his life. He remained at home
helping his father on the farm until he was twent}'-
two years of age. when he m.arried America J.
Boggess, Oct. 18. 184",). She is the daughter of
John Boggess, who was one of the earliest pioneers

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life he coiifliuled that he was adapted to the pro-
fession of medicine and surgery, and following that
idea, he commenced the study of medicine with liis
father, after which he attended three years at the
medical department of Michigan University' at Ann
Arbor, and graduated in the class of '83. After
his graduation he returned to Rome and commenced
l)ractice and pursued his profession there until the
spring of 1884, when he removed to Danville,
where he has built up an extensive and lucrative
practice. Tlie doctor nitikes a specialty of cancer,
tuni(jr.s and clu'onic diseases, and has been eminently
successful in pursuing these specialties. Patients
visit him from many different states. His office is
well filled, a greater portion of the time, and all
curable diseases are treated with success. The
Doctor's pleasant ways and professional ability are
drawing cards.

Dr. Kingsley was married in 1884, to Miss Ella
Brown, a native of Oneida County, New York
State .and daughter of Marv Brown.

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^-IMOTHY PARK, who lives on section 24,
in Grant Township, \'ermilion County, near
the Indiana State line, was born in Franklin
County, Ohio, in 1844. His parents were .Silas
and Mary (Good) Park, both of Virginia. The}-
removed to Franklin County, Ohio, at an early
day, but later went to Delaware County in the same
State, where both died, the father in 1877, the
mother about twenty years ago. Silas Park was a
farmer by occupation, and a plain, hardworking
man who never took any part in public affairs, but
attended closely to the business of making a home
for his family, and he succeeded. They had nine
children, of whom five are living, namely: Ezek-
iel, William and Branson, farmers in Delaware
County, Ohio; Rose, who is the wife of William
Hazlett, also living in Ohio. Those deceased were
named respectively: Susanna, Samantha, Hardy
and Ashforth.

Timothy Park, of whom we write, was brought
up to farmmg, which has been ins lifelong occu-
pation. He remained in Ohio until 186'J, when

he came to this county, buying a farm on section
25 in Grant Township, one-half mile south of his
present home. He lived there but a year, however,
when he returned to his native State. A few
months later he came back to this county, was
married and rented a farm on section 19, town-
ship 23, range 10 and 11, and there he and his
wife lived for four years, when he bought the
farm which he now owns and occupies. It was
then but a tract of uncultivated prairie, without
a building, fence or tree, in fact, being wholly
destitute of the work of man. Now he has all
the improvements necessary for a well regulated
farm, his house being neat and comfortable, his
buildings ample for all his needs, and his land
more than ordinarily well cultivated, the trans-
form.ition being due to his untiring energy and
knowledge, and the picture of his broad acres with
their fine surroundings is one on which he can look
with just pride. Eighty acres of his land are on
the section on which his house stands, while another
eighty is located on section 13, adjoining it on
the north. Mr. Park has always been an ardent
advocate of thorough drainage, and was one of
the first to build tile drains in this pavt of the
countj^ and he now has his entire farm tiled in tlie
most thorough manner. On the northern half of
his farm he has the biggest and deepest ditch in the
northeast corner of the county, and the results of
tills careful attention to proper drainage and till-
age of the soil are apparent in the splendid con-
dition of his land and his usual good crops.

Although not one of the original settlers of the
county, Mr. Park located here when the land was
new and sparsely settled. The presence of large
sloughs and much low land in the neighborhood
had retarded the progress of this section of the
county, and he has witnessed its development from
its wild state to its present prosperous condition,
and has been no small factor in assisting its growth,
to which he has contributeil his full share. The
first work that he did here was for his wife's father,
James Bndd, who was largely interested in the cul-
tivation of broom corn, having as much as 300
acres planted at one time. The nearest market for
the product was at Lafayette, Ind., and no regular
and direct roads having been laid out, the w.agons

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had to go the best way they could around the
nuineroiis sloughs and across the prairies, making
the distance between here and there from fort3f-flve
to fifty miles. Often Mr. Park has started long
before daj-light, sometimes as early as two o'clock
in the morning, in order to get to Lafayette l)y
sundown, which could only be accomplished by
hard driving. The next day was occupied bj' the
return trip. Farmers of the present day would
think this an overpowering hardship, but such trials
as this the pioneers had to endure in their efforts
to build up homes on the prairies, and their labors
and sacrifices have made this country what it is.
Without them railroads would not so soon have been
built to carrj' the farmer's produce so far and near,
and bring the articles he needs almost to his very
door. All honor, then, to those brave and sturdy
men who from the wild and bleak prairies have
made this country one of prosperous farms, dotted
with groves, among which nestle thousands of
comfortable homes. Theirs were the toils and sac-
ritices, while we in comfort and ease enjoy the
fruits of their labors. Among these true men, Mr.
Park is justly' entitled to a place. When he settled
here, Hoopeston was not thought of, and he men-
tions as an interesting fact that he sold the first
dozen brooms ever disposed of in that now thriv-
ing town. Although yet a young man, he is to-day
one of the oldest settlers living in the northeast
corner of the county.

On April IG, 1876, Mr. Park was united in
marriage with Miss Nancy S. Budd, daughter of
James and Susanna Budd, then and now resi-
dents of Iroquois County, 111., who emigrated
from Ohio, where Mr. Budd was largely en-
gaged in the occupation of sheep-raising. He
has now a general farm, but is virtual!}' retired
from active life, being seventy -six j'ears of age.
]Mrs. Park was born in Ohio, 1841, and is the
mother of one child — Elnora Jeanette, a bright
3'oung miss, now attending school. Mr. Park is
one of tlie younger farmers of Orant Township,
who is becoming known as one of its most enter-
[irising and go-ahead citizens. He has never been
an applicant for public office, but has held some of
the minor township positions. lie is an honest,
trustworthy man. whose neighbors give him an ex-

cellent character as a citizen, and one of the sub-
stantial sort who contribute much to the prosperity
of the county. Politically he is a supporter of
the Democratic party in State and national affairs,
but in local matters party ties rest lightly on him,
for he believes in voting for the man best qualified
for the position, the proper waj' for those who
have the best interests of the community at heart.

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(»^?^I10i\IAS KEPLINGER. The snug and well-
^, regulated farm occupied bj' the subject of
this sketch comprises 120 acres of choice
land, located on section 29, Grant Township.
This, when he took possession of it in 1870 was but
slightly improved, only a little breaking having
been done and not a shrub, post or tree upon it,
being all open prairie. During the nineteen years
of his proprietorship Mr. Keplinger has effected a
great transformation, there being now a fine resi-
dence with a good orchard and numerous shade
trees, together with a barn and the other outbuild-
ings required for the successful prosecution of farm
pursuits. 'J'hc fields are enclosed to a good extent
with hedge fencing, and by a process of underdrain-
ing the land has become remarkably fertile and
the source of a handsome income.

At the time of his coming to Illinois. Mr. Kep-
linger found deer, wolves and all kinds of wild
animals in abundance. For the first few years his
farm was mostly devoted to the raising of grain to
which it seemed best adapted, but now he raises
all the cereals, besides the jn-oduce required for
family use and considerable to sell. He is at this
writing (April 1889) completing a handsome new
residence, the main part occupj-ing an area of
16x24 feet with an "L" 15x26 feet and which when
finished, set in the midst of shrubbery as it is,
will form one of the most attractive homes in this
region. Everything about the place is indicative
of thrift and prosperity, cultivated tastes and the
refinements of modern life.

Mr. Keplinger was born in Fountain County, Ind.,
six miles east of Covington, April 7. 1829, and
lived there until a man of thirty-two years. He

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remained a menibor of tlie parental household until
the death of his father, which occurred in 1859, at
the age of fifty-three j-ears. The mother had died
when he was a lad of twelve. On the 10th of Maj',
I860, he was married to i\liss Eliza Shaffer and
the year following removed to the vicinity of
Sugar Grove, Champaign County, upon which he
operated ten or eleven years. In 1870 he came to
this county and secured the land which he now
owns. Since Incoming a voting citizen he has
given his influence and support to the Democratic
part}-, but has carefully avoided the responsibili-
ties of ollicc.

Mr. and Mrs. Keplinger have had six chihlren, five
of whom are living, as follows: Nancy, born Feb. .5,
1 800, and died Aug. 2, 1862; James married Miss
Ella Gunn, is a resident of lloopeston and is the
father of one chilli; George, Annie and Andrew-
are at home with their parents; Allie, the third
child, is the wife of Elmer Crane and lives in Ne-
liraska; they have two children. Mrs. Keplinger
was born in Fountain County, Ind., Jan. 24, 1835,
and is the daughter of Daniel Shaffer, a farmer of
that county. She received her education in the
common school and remained with her parents
until her marriage.

Jacob Keplinger, the father of our subject, was
born in Virginia and lived there until a man of
twenty -seven years. He then emigrated to Indiana
and was married to Miss Nanc}' Dediraore. To
them there were born three sons and two daugh-
ters of whom only three are living — Thomas, our
subject, and his brother, John, a resident of Indiana
and a sister ^Martha, who resides in Iowa.

LFRED M. DIXON. This well-known
gentleman, who owns a farm on section 10,
in Grant Township, was born in Fayette
County, Pa., May 25, 1834, his parents
being William and Jane (Montgomery) Dixon,
both natives of the Keystone State. The father
was a farmer in the county where his son was born,
and there he died when the latter w.as about ten
years of age. Alfred was brought up to farm work

from an early age, also drove cattle to market, and
worked at all such like occupations until 1861, in
which year he removed to near Attica, in Fountain
County, Ind., making that his home for two or
three years, but spending a summer during that
time in \'ermilion County, in which he settled per-
manently in April, 1868, .at a place known jis Burr
Oak Grove, in Grant Totvnship. There he worked
for four years, when he remove,! to the farm on
which he now lives. This land was given to him-
self and wife by the hitter's father and was then
nothing but a tract of raw prairie land, with neigh
bors few and far between, and to one accustomed
to the more densely populated communities of the
Eastern States ii did not present a very invititio-
appearance. With stout hearts and w-illing hands, ■
assisted by the labors of a faithful wife, our subject
set to work improving his land, and at length
brought it to its present state of thorough cultiva-
tion. Wild game was in that day plentiful in this
region, and Mr. Dixon mentions that he counted at
one time seven deer at a small creek near his
house. Wild fowl were also plenty-; ducks, geese
and prairie chickens being constant and not always
welcome visitors to the farmers' grain fields.
Prairie wolves were unpleasantly numerous, the
farmers' pig pens often suffering by their depra-
dations.

In the seventeen years that have elajised since
Mr. Dixon settled at his present home, great
changes have been wrought, and the countr}' about
has been thickly settled. His own place shows the
work of an industrious and thrifty hand. About
nine years ago he put up a new frame house and
his outbuildings are all that the necessities of his
farm require. These have all been the results of
his own labor, and the comforts he is now enjoying
are deserved.

In October, 1804, Mr. Dixon was married in
F'ountain County, Ind., to Miss Serena Dunkel-
barger, born in that place in 1845 and a daughter
of John and Fanny Dunkelbarger, whose home
was in the county named, but who w-ero the own-
ers of large tracts of land in Vermilion County,
comprising 900 acres in all. Both of Mrs. Dix-
on's parents were natives of Perry County, Pa.,
and they removed to Indiana at an earl}- day.

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The mother died a few years afterward and Mr.
Dunkelbarger has since been twice married, both of
his later wives being from Indiana, where he still
re.sides.

Mr. and Mrs. Dixon became the ijarents of ten
children, six of whom are yet living, four d3n'ng
vuung. The survivors are: Fannie, wife of Burn
Deeten, a farmer of Grant Township; John, who
is a machinist by trade, lives in Milwaukee. Wis.;
Jennie, Emma, Ella and Dale Wallace are yet under
the parental roof.

Mr. Dixon takes an active interest in township
affairs and has held several offices. He is now
Highway Commissioner. He is a member of the
Masonic fraternity, affiliated with Star Lodge, No.
709, A. F. & A. M.; and with the Hoopestou
Chapter, No. 181, R. A. M. In everj' position Mr.
Dixon has filled he has discharged the duties im-
posed upon him with such fidelity and judgment as
to win the good opinion of all, and to-day no man
stands higher in the respect and esteem of all who
know him than does he.

'^1 OHN H. VAN ALLEN. In noting the men
of prominence who are residents of Oak-
wood Township and have been instrumental
in bringing it to its present position, the
suliject of this notice could by no means properly
be omitted, and those who in the future may
peruse the records of this county will recognize in
him one of its representative men, who, in assist-
ing to develop a portion of its soil and each year
turning in a handsome sum to the county treasurj'
from the proceeds of his taxable property, has
borne no unimportant part in estalilisliing its repu-
tation and importance. The value of history and
biograpli}' are becoming more thorouglily recog-
nized each year among the intelligent people of the
great West, who realize the fact that their cliildren
and their children's children in future years will
reap great satisfaction in noting the names of their
progenitors among those who contributed to the
development of Central Illinois.

In noting the events of the life of a prosperous

and respected citizen, the mind naturally reverts
to those from whom he drew his origin. The
father of onr subject was Stats B. Van Allen, a
native of New York City, who learned carpenter-
ing when a young man and in later j-ears operated
quite extensively as a contractor. The family is of
Scottish descent, and was represented in this coun-
try probably during the colonial days. Mrs. Mar-
garet (Hill) Van Allen, the mother of our subject,
was a native of Muskingum County, Ohio, and the
daughter of William Hill, who was born in Virginia,
and for a time was connected with the iron works
in Gilim's Falls as foreman of a forge. He also
carried on farming. He spent his last years in
Henry County, Ohio, dying at the age of seventy-
six.

Stats B. Van Allen, tiie father of our subject,
spent his last years in the Buckeye State, dying in
February, 1888, at the age of seventy. The mother
is still living there, and is now in the sixty-eighth
year of her age. They were the parents of twelve
children, all of whom lived to mature years. John
H., our subject, was the thiid in order of birth,
and first opened his eyes to the light <Lan. 22, 1843,
in Licking County, Ohio. His boyhood was spent
in his native State, and he received a limited edu-
cation in the common schools. He remained at
home with his parents, turning over his cainings
into the family treasury-, until entering the army
to fight the battles of the Union.

Our subject, on the 14tli of August, 1862, en-
listed in Company G, 97th Ohio Infantry, and
served one year. Tiie regiment was first ordered
to Cincinnati and then to Louisville to follow up
Gen. Bragg's army. At Wild Cat Mountain he
received a very severe fall and was sent to the
hospital at Nashville, where he was confined in tin'
Zollii'offer House. Being very discontented here he
left and returned to his regiment, with which he
remained until the battle of Murfreesboro. Thence
he went to Nashville, and finally was sent to Camp
Denison, Ohio, where he was obliged to accept his
honorable discharge on account of disability.

Mr. Van Allen now returned to his father's farm
and remained there about one year. On the 24th
of November, 1864, he w.as united in marriage witli
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inent faniicr of his locality and one of the repre-
senlalivc men of Licking County. Mv. Morrison
died in Jlarch. 1889, at the age of seventy-two
years, lie had been twice married, and by his first
wife, the mother of Mrs. Van Allen, was the father
of seven children. After her death, which occurred
about twenty-four years ago, he was married the
second time and there were born to him two more
children.

Mrs. Van Allen was the second child of her par-
ents and was born in Licking- County, Ohio, Fell. 1.
1812. She received a very good education in the
common schools, and remained a member of the
parental household until her marriage. The newly
wedded pair commenced tiie journey of life to-
gether in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, and Mr. A'an Allen
employed himself as a carpenter for two years
thereafter. Next he engaged in teaming three
years, hauling principally stoneware and crockery.
Finally, in 1861), he determi)ied to seek the farther
West, and coming to Illinois with his family located
nearGlenlnirn, where he established a pottery which
he conducted about eighteen months. Then aban-
doning this he turned his attention to farming, with
which he has since been occupied and has met with
flattering success.

Tlie property of Mr. Van Allen embraces 205
acres of choice land, mostly in one body and nearly
the whole under a thorough state of cultivation. It
is pleasantly located on section 26. The residence
was put up in IS81, and comprises a neat and sub-
stantial dwelling, which, with its surroundings is
indicative of the enterprising and progressive spirit
of the proprietor. Of the nine children born to
our subject and his estimable wife, .seven are living
and all at home with their parents. They were
named respectively: Effle, Charles H., William K.,
-lames M., Jessie F., Gracie M. and Robert S.

In politics Mr. Van Allen is a Republican both
by inheritance and a most decided preference for
the principles of this i)arty. At the time of Gen.
Oarfield's election as President of the United States
the father of our subject had the lumor of casting
eleven votes for the Republican ticket, nine of
these being for his own sons .and one for a giand-
son. Our subject has served as Si-hool Director
for the last twelve years, and still occupies the

oflice. In religious matters his views coincide witli
those of the Methodist E|)iscopal Church. Mrs.
Van Allen is a member in good standing of the
Christian Church. Socially, Mr. Van Allen belongs
to Newtown Lodge, No. 7 1 4, A. F. & A. M., and also
to George Morrison Post, No. 635, G. A. R., of
Glenburn.

ji,., LEX L. WHITE, a highly esteemed old
(ff"*iy|l resident of Vance Township, is without

questioji one of the most popular men of
Fafrmount, where he has spent many years
and with whose people he h.as been closely identi-
fied both in friendly and business relations. His
wide knowledge of human nature and his uniform-
l}' good judgment m.ake him the recipient of many
confidences, especially among the old people of the
place, who often solicit hira for advice in business
matters, and he seldom fails to give them wise and
judicious counsel.

The native place of Mr. White was in the vicin-
ity of Logan, Ohio, and the date of his birth Nov.
2, 1849. His early education was conducted in the
schools of his native town, and he made such good
use of his time that at the .age of sixteen years he
began teaching, and followed this profession at in-
tervals for a period of fourteen years. He taught
first in the schools of his native town, when there
were but two male teachers out of a corps of nine.
At one time he was Superintendent of the Gore
Coal Mines. Upon coming to Fairmount he oHici-
ated as Principal of the schools, and in 1880 took
the census in Sidell Township, this county. The
3ear following he journeyed to the Indian Terri-
tory and became superintendent of the lunilier
business conducted by Osgood it Haywood, of
Indianapolis, being stationed in the Creek Nation.
In the si)ring of 1882 Mr. White w.as elected
Assessor and Collector of Vance Township, and
belli the positicni two years. In 1884 he was elected
Township Supervisor, which office he has since held
by re-election each year. He was appointed Post-

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master of Fairmountin 1885, retaining the position
until 1889, when he resigned ou account of ill
health.

The marriage of our suliject and Miss Angelina
E. Noble took place at tlie bride's liome in Fair-
mount July 20, 1876. Rev. J. II. Noble, the father
of Mrs. White, was a, leading member of the Illi-
nois Conference and Presiding Elder of the Dan-
ville district. Later he was stationed at .Springfield,
and now, after an active service in the blaster's
vineyard of over forty years, contemplates retir-
ing from his arduous duties. He is a strong and
eloquent expounder of the Word, and thousands
have listened to the admonitions which have fallen
from his lips and borne good fruit. In the dis-
charge of his pious duties he has been stationed at
Lincoln, INIattoon. Slielbyville and Paxton in Illi-
nois; and in Indiana was in Greencastle, New
Albany and Indianapolis.

Mr. Noble was born in Ohio in the fall of 1821,
and was twice married. He became the father of
thirteen children, ten of whom are living. His
first wife was Miss Angeline Simmons, and his sec-
ond her sister Caroline.

Mrs. White was born Aug. 3, 1857, in Indiana,
and received an excellent education. She was
married to our subject when a maiden of nineteen
years, and is now the mother of three children, the
eldest of whom, Anna Lee, was born Jul3'' 30, 1877.
The latter is a bright young girl, and takes a re-
markable interest in her studies, priding herself
upon her progress therein. The second daughter,
Edna Noble, was born June 20, 1879, and the only
son, Edgar Paul, April 14, 1885. Mr. White
politically is a strong Democrat, and has been quite
prominent in politics. Several of his male rela-
tives in Ohio occupied prominent positions, one
uncle being Clerk of the County Court, another
County Commissioner, and two others Auditor and
Recorder respectively, all holding olfice at the same
time. Leaving Ohio in 1873, he came to this coun-
ty, locating in Fairmount, with which his interests
have since been closely identified. For the last six
years he has been manager for the firm of Davis
& Stearns, dealers in lumber, hardware and aa:ri-
cultural implements. He only officiated as Post-
master six months, and when sending in his resig-

nation Mrs. White received the appointment and
held the ofiice until the early part of June, 188'J.
Mrs. White is a very estimable lady and a member
in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. Our subject socially lias been Master of
Fairmount Lodge, No. 590, for the last three years,
and still holds the position.

Mr. White was the third child of his parents,
Darius and Esther (McBroom) White, who were
also natives of the Buckeye State, and the father
is now principal owner of the Logan Manufacturing
Plant. The paternal grandparents were likewise
natives of the Buckeye State. Grandfather Mc-
Broom, also a native of Ohio, served in the War
of 1812 and died in 1883, when over ninety years
of age. His wife was a native of Maryland, and
died in 1882. They had lived together for the
long period of sixty-four years. To Darius White
and his estimable wife there were born nine chil-
dren, all of whom are living, together with tlie
parents — a circumstance seldom equalled the world
over, death having not yet entered this interesting
household circle.

(^LBERT GIDDINGS. One of the largest
@lUl and best-api)ointed conservatories in East-
ern Illinois, embracing 8,000 square feet
of glass, is owned and conducted b}' the
subject of this notice, who commands a wholesale
and retail trade extending into most of the States
froni the Atlantic to the Pacific. As a florist he
cannot be excelled, and he is of that enterprising
and go-ahead disposition which is the surest guar-
antee of success. His life-long interests have cen-
tered in Vermilion County, for it is the county of
his birth, wliieh took place in Danville, Dec. 3,
1850.

Our subject is the son of William and Caroline
(Kitchener) Gidtlings, prominent residents of this
county, and a sketch of whom appears elsewhere
in this work in connection with that of John W.
Giddings. their son. Albert was reared and edu-
cated in his native cit}', although spending much
of his time at the farm of his father, where he con-

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tinned until the death of liie lallei-. He tlien en-
gaged in the gioceiy trade in parlnersliip with
W. H. Johns, and the firm of .lolms A- (iiddings
existed until May, 1HK2. Our subject then <lis-
posed of his interests in lite business to his partner,
and the year following established himself in that
in which he is now engaged.

The marriage of our subject with Miss Mary
J. Cromer took place at the home of the bride,
Oct. 4, 1877. Mrs. Ciddings was born near
Perrvville, Ind., in February, ISi'j'J, and was the
daughter of Francis and Isabelle Cromer. Mrs.
Giddings died .lune 5, 1883. and nui- subject, on
the ■23d of March. 1887, contracted a second mar-
riage with Miss Ella Dill, of Danville. Ind. This
lady was born Jan. 4, 18C3. in Clearnninl. Ind.
Mr. and ilrs. (iiddingsare members in good stand-
ing of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and
INIr. (biddings, politically, is a Republican. Socially,
he belongs to Olive Branch Lodge No. 38, A. F.
& A. M.; Vermilion Chai>ter No. 82, R. A. M.;
Athelstane Commandery No. 45, Knight Temp-
lar, and Oriental Consistory of Chicago. He
is a man intelligent anil well informed, and a favoi'-
ite iioth in social and business circles among the
people with whom he has grown up from boyhond.

y^ILLIAM CANADAY. Su. In giving their
just due to the i)ioneers of Central Illinois,
^f^ there is required the pen of the historian,
who will perpetuate, their names and deeds to fu-
ture generations, who as time passes on will learn
to appreciate tliem at their full value. It is doubt-
ful if those sturdy characters themselves realized
the magnituile of the work which they had begun,
and the resnlts which were to follow. Not only
did their labors affect themselves personally, but
the works of each man contributed to make a grand
whole in the development of a rich section of the
country which is looked u|)on with pride by the
l)eople to-day. The fact that Mr. Canaday came
to Elwood Township when there was but one cabin
within its limits is sufficient to establish him as one
of the most prominent men of this region, and the

further fact that he has labored industriously and
lived worthily, forms for him t)ne of the most en-
during monuments which can be erected to man.

Tliere are four men in Elwood Township bearing
the name of William Canaday, and of these the
subject of this sketch is the most prominent and
the oldest. Of Southern birth .and |)arentage, he
was born in Jefferson County, East I'enn., Dec. 22,
1809, and is the son of Henry Canaday, a native of
North Carolina, who removed with his family to
^Vayne County, Ind., in the fall of 1820 and there
spent the following winter. In the meantime two
of the sons came to this e<iuuty and \n\i up in El-
wood Township a round leig cabin near the present
residence of our subject and on the same section.
Earl\- in tlie spring of 1821 the family took posses-
sion of the cabin, the only house in this region.
Indians were numerous and often visited the family
to beg, trade or steal. They camped on the banks
of the Little N'ermilion in the spring of the year to
hunt and fish, but never serionslj' troubled the
settlers.

The Canad.ays made sugar that first spring and
prepared to carr\- on farming, but flnall}- one of
the sons, Benjamin, returned to Tennessee, where
he bought a farm and soon afterwards was joined
by the balance of the family. The whole family
returned to this county the following fall, having
sold their Tennessee property. They were visited
considerably with sickness and the nearest doctor
was at Clinton. They had to go to the mill to
Racoon Creek, in Park County, Ind., and Terre
Haute was the nearest trading point. Thej- had no
horses and broke the new ground with oxen. Wild
o-ame was i)lentiful — deer, turkey and a few buffalo.
In the fall they filled the smoke-house with deer
hams and also had plenty of pork.

When returning to Tennessee the Canaday family
left thirty hogs whii'h they had brought from
Indiana and which the}- could not well take with
them upon going back South. So the animals ran
wild, and for years thereafter their progeny roamed
through the woods and became so ferocious that a
boar would sometimes kill a cow. The Canaday
family occupied the small log cabiu, containing one
room, for some time, and the mother did the cook-
ing by the rne-i)lace. The tloor was of puncheon,

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the roof of clapboarris held down with weight polos
and the stick and clay chimney was built on the
outside.

About the second year'of their residence in Ver-
milion Count}', Henry Canaday, the father of our
subject, together witii John Haworth, set up a
"meeting," as it was called by the Society of
Friends, (or in common i)arlance organized a
church). These two men and others who after-
wards came to the neighborhood built a log cabin
and worshiped therein, and afterwards built a
church of hewed logs. Sometimes the attendance
w.as so small that Henry Canaday and his son Bi-n-
jamin would go to ''meeting" and sit through
the hour for worship, in order to keep up the
church organization as per the discipline of that
church.

Mrs. M.atilda (Barnard) Canad.ay was a native of
Nantuckett's Island, Mass., whence she went to
North Carolina with her parents when a little girl.
Her father, Capt. Benjamin Barnard, followed the
sea for man}' years. The parental family- consisted
of five children, of whom Mrs. Canad.ay is the onl}-
one living. Her brother Benjamin, died at the age
of seventy-eight years; John died when about fifty
years old; Frederick and Mary were each about
eighty-two years of age at the time of their de-
cease.

The subject of this sketch was reared at tlie olil
homestead and grew up with a limited education,
there being no schools during his boyhood in this
region. His fatiier established a tanyard in which
young Canaday worked, he also learned saddlery
and harness-making. Besides his tanyard and the
farm the father also conducted a tin shop. William
in later years turned his attention exclusively to
farming .and stock-raising and operated largely as
a stock-dealer. He grew wealthy and is now the
owner of 430 acres of land, besides having given
540 acres to his children.

The marriage of our subject with Miss Mary
Haworth took place in 1831. This lady was born
in East Tennessee and is the daughter of William
Haworth, a well-known resident of this county.
This union resulted in the birtli of ten children —
seven of whom are living, viz: Julia A.. Mrs.
Harold ; G. Franklin; Richard II. ; .lames A.; ]\Ia-

tilda J., Mrs. Brown; Benjamin F. and Alice, Mrs.
Morris. Julia married Wilton Harold, of Ridge
Farm, but has no children; Fr.anklin married Miss
Mary Jackson, who lived near Homer, and thev
have two children — Gcrtude and Edwin ; Richard
married Miss Catherine Harold and occujiies part
of the homestead, he has one child, William: James
married Miss Drusilla Diven,and lives at Burr Oak
Grove, in Ch.ampaign County; they have four
children — Mary E., Dora, Earl and Ora; Matilda
married Rev. Thom.as C. Brown, of Elwood Town-
ship, and has two children — M. Alice and Oliver
W.; Benjamin took to wife Miss Cornelia Green,
and lives in Elwood Township, and has seven chil-
dren— Howard W., Richard A.. Anna A., Jesse,
Mary, Martha and an infant boy unnamed. The
last three are tri|)lets; Alice married Dr. Charles C.
Morris, of Rockville, Ind., and they have three
children — Jesse C, Estella E. and Mary H.

Mrs. Mary (Haworth) Canaday departed this
life in the fall of 1855. Our subject was married
the second time, Oct. 30, 1873, to Miss Elizabeth,
daughter of Nathaniel Diament, deceased. She was
was born in New Jersey, (Jet. 26, 182G, and is a
member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Canaday
was reared in the faith of the (^lakers, to which
be still loyally adheres. In politics he is a sound
Republican but has held aloof from the res])onsi-
bilities of office. A fine lithographic portrait of Mr.
Canada}- is shown elsewhere in this volume.

-^,L MOS JACKSON was born in Clinton
i^O| County, Ind., on Sept. 15, 1837. He is
IS' one of the largest land-owners in the
township of Sidell. His father and mother
were born in Washington County, Pa., and Ohio,
respectively. By his first marriage bis father had
eleven children, of which Amos was the tenth
child and youngest son. The first wife died at
Jefferson, Ind., in 1840, when Amos was a little
over two years of age. His father remarried but
died soon after at the age of forty-eight years.

Thus it will be seen that Amos was left mother-
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he was ten years old he was left without a fatlier,
and at this time ho bciran to fight the battle of life
alone. His fnthiT left a fMiiii of 200 acres. Imt the
ailministration of the estate left hut little for the
lieiis. As before related, Amos be<;an at the age
of ten years, to work for his l)o;ird and elothes,
and nnder these eircnmslaiu'es his e<lneational ad-
vantages were necessaril}' extremely limited. He
attended school abont eight months in all in a little
log sehool-honse, walking two miles. He continued
to live in Indiana until he was eighteen years of
age, when, in 1855. in company with his uncle,
Johnson Ross, he came to Kdgar County, 111., and
assisted his nnele in elcaring up a farm. At the
age of twenty he returned to Indiana b\it remained
only a year when he returned to Illinois and en-
gaged at brick-making at Indianola. It was at
this place he first met his wife, ^liss Sarah Hesler.
who at that time was living with her grandfather,
John Gilgis. one of the earliest pioneers of Indian-
ola. Her father and mother were born in()hio
and Kentucky respectively. IMr. (i ilgis was a mer-
chant at Indianola and a man of considerable
wealth. Francis Hesler, father of Mrs. Jackson,
was a farmer in Douglas County and the father of
eleven children, of whom six were girls. He was
married three times and had two children by his
first, two liy his second and seven by his third wife.
Mrs. Jackson's mother was his first wife, who died
when Mrs. Jackson was but three or four years old.
and since that time and till her marriage she re-
sided with her grandfather. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson
became attached to each other while very young,
and at the age of seventeen years, and recognizing
the fact that "love laughs at locksmiths," quietly
crossed over into the State of Michigan, where
they were married. Returning to Indianola, the}-
were of course forgiven and at once launched out
on life's highway with the resolution of contradict-
ing the theory that marriage is a failure. And in
this they have succeeded. In the spring of 18()U
Mr. Jackson rented a farm north of Indianola and
commenced work in earnest to earn a home. ]\Irs.
fJilgis died about two years subsequent to their
marriage and they were called back to the home of
Mrs. Jackson's grandfather, and when he died he
left the young couple eighty acres of land. After-

ward Mr. .Tackson purcli.a.sed a section of land, 640
acres, in Sidell Township, for which he .agreed to
pa^' §20,000. He sold his (jriginal eighty acres for
*4,000, this leaving him in debt ^Ifi.OOO. drawing
ten jier cent, interest. 'I'hrough prudent in.'inage-
nient Mr. .I.'ukson has not oidy paid for that land
but has .added thereto 492 .acres. lieside all that
he had made many valuable improvements, auKtng
whicli may be mentioned 5.100 rods of drain tile,
and there is not five .acres of w.aste land on this
immense tract. He li.as also erected a splendid
barn for general purposes, a cattle barn (1(1x100.
a granary and feed-mill .'SOxaO, and the other nec-
essary buildings for a large, well regulated farm.
He has 150 head of cattle and is feeding a large
number of hogs. Of late years Mr. Jackson has
begun breeding running horses and has abandoned
the raising of Clydesdales. He is a great lover of
the Morgan horse, of which he has some si)lendid
specimens. He owns the celebrated running horse
''King Nero," who took the four first prizes on a
Chicago track in the fall of 1887, amounting to
§1,000. He is said to be the best bred horse in
Illinois, being sired by " Harry Baasett," the cele-
br.ated Kentucky horse. As a stock-raiser there is
none who stands higher in Vermilion County than
Amos Jackson.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are the parents of seven
children: John L.; Bertie, who died at the .age of
four months; Jennie. Laura, Frank, Ada and Lula
B. Politically Mr. Jackson acts with the Demo-
cratic party and is a member of the Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Jackson is exceedingly popular with his neigh-
bors, and is fully entitled to enjoy the large for-
tune which he has .iccumulated by his energy and
good management.

<i| OHN S. CRANE, a resident of Vermilion
] County for more than twenty years, h.as
lived in (i rant Township since the spring of
18(37, and on his present place for sixteen
years. He is a native of Yoxford, Suffolk County,
England, and was born Aug. 22, 1828. He was
brought up in his native county, leru'ning the trade

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of a shoemaker, in which lie was engaged until his
removal to Illinois. After his marriage in the fall
of 1852, he emigrated to Canada accompanied by
his parents. They started from London for New
York, and on arrival there at once left for Gault,
in the Province of Ontario, Canada. There the
family settled and John 8. eaniid on business in
his trade as a manufacturer and dealer, until he re-
moved to the United States. His parents made
their permanent home in Gault where tliey were
afterwiirds joined by others of the family who
emigrated from time to time.

When he was eighty-four years of age, Grand-
father Crane made a trip to America alone to see
his descendants. Here he .stayed two years and re-
turned to his home in England where he lived to
be ninety-six years of age. The parents of .John
S. Crane were namnd John and Mary (Girling)
Crane. The father was also a shoemaker and like-
wise carried on business on his own account until
he was quite old. He also lived to be an old man
and at the age of eighty-four made a visit to his
son in this country. He died four years afterward
in his eighty-ninth year. His wife died several
years ])rior to the decease of her husl)and, aged
about seventy-six. Of their nine children six are
now living, a record of whom folloivs: Harry, who
is a carpenter and builder in Gault; George was a
1 lumber and painter by trade in London, England
and is now a farmer in Kanosli, L'tah; William,
also a carpenter and builder in Gault; Caroline is
the wife of John Milligan, a graindealer in Ross-
ville, this county ; Charles is also a resident of Kan-
oshjUtah, and is largely interested in sheep raising
and is President of the Wool (Growers Association
of Utah. He is also interested in the Salt Lake
Tribune, the leading pfii)er in that territory. He
was learning the trade of a carpenter at Lafayette,
Ind., when the war broke out and at the age of
seventeen enlisted in the 10th Indiana Infantry
for three months, during which time he was in the
battle of Rich Mountain. He afterward joined
the 63d Indiana Infantry, serving until the close of
the war and for some time after that was Govern-
ment messenger on the supply trains to the South.
The other survivor is John S.

The three who are deceased arc Clara, who was

the wife of James McKendrick, of Gault, and died
in that place leaving a family of four children.
James was a resident of New Orleans at the out-
break of the Rebellion, and being a LTnion man
made his escape from that city intending to go to
Canada, but contracted a fever and died on reach-
ing Lafayette, Ind., where his brother Charles was
then living. Adaline, the youngest sister, died on
her way to America and was buried at sea.

John, of whom this sketch was written, stayed
in Gault until 1867, when he decided to give up
his business and move to the United States. He
had always desired to become a farmer, and the
year prior to his removal came to Illinois to visit
an uncle whom he had not seen for many years,
and being much pleased with the appearance of the
country he decided to make this State his home.
Returning to Canada he sold out his proi)ert3- and
in the spring of 1867 located east of where the
thriving city of Hoopeston now stands. No rail-
road was then in existence here and the site of
Hoopeston was an o[)en prairie. On the place
where he first settled he stayed but a year, when
he removed ti:) a farm of the uncle named, situated
on what is known as the Chicago road. Having
bought 125 acres, a pait of his present pro|)erty,
he rented a farm east of it while he was imtting up
a house and other buildings. The farm was then
all wild prairie and the improvements upon it have
been made b}' Air. Crane — all the buildings, fences,
trees, etc., being the result of his labors. To-day
it is as fine a property of its siz^.- .as there is in this
part of the county, and comprises in all 217 acres.

Mr. Crane was united in marriage in England in
1852 with Miss Eliza (iarwood, who was boi'n in
Stratford, St. Mary, that county, March 21, 18,'iO.
She was the only one of the family to come to
America. Mr. and Mrs. Crane are the parents of
four children, one of whom Adeline, died in Gault
at the age of three years. The survivors are
Oscar G., who is now a resident of Rossvillc, this
county; Edith is the wife of II. A. Hoover, living
near Oskaloosa, Iowa; Charles G. is at home with
his parents. Mr. Crane is a gentleman who has, by
his quiet, unassuming manners, and upright living,
won the respect of the people with whom he has
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is justly counteil as one of the most valued citi-
zens of the nortlic:isterii jiart of \'erinilion County'.
He belongs to the ]\Iasoiiic fraternity, being a
member of Star Lodge No. 709, of Hoopeston.
lie is a gentleman of domestic habits and tastes
and has never aspired to oflSce, preferring the
quiet of his own home to the worry attending
public position. In his comfortable home he and
his estimable wife dispense hospitality to all who
visit them, and they are justly entitled to the high
mea,<ure of esteem in which tiiey are held.

„..^ SA PARTLOW is a native of Danville,
!iLUi where he was born on the Gth day of Jan-
uary, 183."5. His father, Rueben Partlow.
was born in A'irginia and his grandfather,
Samuel Partlow, was a native of the same State.
Tlie latter removed from Virginia to Kentucky in
an early day and located in Nelson Count}-, vvliere
he purchased a tract of land and cleared a farm.
In 18;?5, accompanied by his wife, he came to ^'er-
milion Count\- to spend the winter with his cidl-
dreu. who were then living here. The journey was
made on horseback, and in tiic fall of the year.
They stopped witii their son Samuel, in Middle
Fork Township, where the old gentleman was
taken sick and died during tlie winter. In these
times lumber was very scarce, there being no saw-
mills in tills section of the country and it was with
difficulty that Itoards could be purchased at anj-
price. At any rate, it is stated that not enough
lumber could be had to construct a cotHn in which
to liury Jlr. Partlow. His sons went to the timber
and cut down trees and split enough off them to
build a coffin, and in this manner Mr. Partlow was
interred. .Soon after, and during the same winter.
his wife was seized with illness and followed her
husband to the grave. In this family there were
nine children, seven of whom came to this county
and are entitled to the aijpellalion of pioneers.
There were four sons — .lohn. James, Reuben, and
.Samuel, and three daughters.

Reuben Partlow, the father of Asa, was very
yi>ung when his parent.s removed to Kentucky,

where he was reared and resided until 1831. He
married, and then accompanied by his wife, came
to Vermilion County, making the journey on
horseback, carrying a few household goods with
them. He located at Danville, and being a wheel-
wright and cooper, he worked at his ir.ade until
1834, when he made a claim in Newell Township,
upon which he Innit a log house. At this lime
stoves were possessed only by the rich, but fuel
was plenty, and their old fashioned fire-place was
a typical one. They made all their clothes of
homespun cloth, and were ha[)pier than many
who wear their fine clothes in these later da3'S.
Mr. I'artlow lived there about a year, when he dis-
posed of his claim and returned to Danville, where
he followed his trade for a while, afterward taking
another claim in Jliddle Fork Township. When
this came into market, lie purchased it from the
Government, and this tract of land has since been
the old homestead. Of course, in those d.ays there
were no I'ailroads, and for many years all sup|)lies
were drawn by horses or oxen from Perrvsville
and LaFayette and also from Chicago. At one
time Mr. Partlow took a half barrel of honey to
Chicago and supplied the whole town, returiung
home with a good portion of it. He was a resident
of the old homesteail until 18.52. when he relumed
to Danville and lived retired until his death which
occurred in May. 1866, aged sixty-two years. His
wife's maiden name was Llizabeth H. Huraphrev,
a native of Kentuck}'. Iler father, .lohn Ihuii-
plirey was born in Virginia and w.as one of the
early settlers of Kentucky. She died in 1865.
She was the mother of six chihlren — Asa, Alraira,
who married Robert Davidson (now deceased);
.John H. died when tV)urteen years of age; David
is also dead; Sarah A., married A.I. Draper, and
the}' are residents of Danville; Elizabeth married Z.
Morris, of (Jeorgetown, this county, who is now
dead.

Asa Partlow, whose name initiates this sketch,
attended tiie pioneer public schools, ile describes
the first school-house, which he atteudeil, as having
no window, but sim|)ly a log was taken out where-
with to admit the light. As soon as he was large
enough he was comi)elle(l to assist his father on the
farm, but at the age of seventeen he went to

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Georgetown, where lie attended a semiiian-, and
after tliat taught one term of school. In 1852 he
formed a partnership with S. A. Humphrey and J.
M. Partlow, under the firm name of Humphrey &
Co. The}- prosecuted a general mercantile busi-
ness, and financially were very successful. He was
in the trade until 1873, with various partners, and
in that year he sold out his store and engaged in
llie insurance business, and has built up a fine trade.
He is also secretary of the Equitable Building
and Loan Association.

In 1857 Mr. Parilow was united in marriage with
Mary Murdock, who was born near LaFayette,
Ind., March 15, 1831. She was the daughter of
John and Jane Murdock, natives of New Jersey,
and is tiie mother of the following children: Harry
G. married Stella Doane and resides in Danville;
Edwin R. and Augustus. Fannie Mabel died at
the age of four jears; Minnie Ellen died at the age
of ten months.

Mr. and Mrs. Partlow are members of the First
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which Mr. Part-
low has been steward and treasurer for a long time.
He is also a member of Danville Lodge No. 69,
1. O. O. F.

— ■^■^mi' — -

*-RUMAN WILLIAMS. The farming com-
\ munity of Catlin Township has no more
worthy representative than this venerable
gentleman. an<l it gives us pleasure to insert a
review of his life in this Biographical Album. He
has been a resident of this place for more than
forty years, and during that time has improved a
good farm on section 36, and has built up a cozy
home, in which he and his estimable wife, who lias
worked Ijy his side for more tliau half a century,
are comfortably spending life's declining years, en-
joying the respect and affection of all about them.
Eli Williams, the father of subject, was born in
tlie good old New England State of Connecticut,
as was also his mother, whose maiden name was
JIartha Aldermon. They first settled in their
native State after their marriage, but subsequently
removed from there to Pensyl vania, and from thence
to Onondago County, N. Y., and afterwards to

Gcnisi'u ('(iiiiity. Finally the}' returned to the
Keystone State and settled in Crawford County,
and there their earthly pilgrimage ceased, and they
were gathered to their fathers at a ripe old age.
Ten children were l)0rn of their marriage, five sons
and five daughters. an<l of these our subject is the
third in order of birth and the only one now liv-
ing.

He was burn in Onondago County, N. Y., Sept.
6, 1812. Those were pioneer times in that part of
the country, and our subject was bred to a hardy
manhood under their influence. He remained an
inmate of the parental household till he was twen-
ty-six years old, and then married and established
a home of his own, his marriage with Miss Marga-
ret Nelson taking place in Crawford County, Pa.,
Oct. 30. 1838. Mrs. Williams was born in that
county Jan. 29, 1817, the third child in the family
of nine children, two sons and seven daughters of
James anil Sarah (Sloan) Nelson. Her father was
a native of Ireland, and came to America when he
was about thirteen years old. His wife was a
native of Virginia, and after their marriage they
settled in Crawford County in an early day of its
settlement, and lived there till death closed their
earthly career.

After marriage our subject and his wife contin-
ued to live in Crawford County until the fall of
1846, .and then with their little family of children
they made their w.ay across the country by the slow-
modes of traveling in those days, and came to the
still wild and sparsely settled country, embraced
in this part of the State of Illinois. They spent the
first two years after their arrival in Danville Town-
ship, and at the ex[)iration of that time located on
the farm where they still make their home in Cat-
lin Township. Its 120 acres are under good til-
lage and many valuable improvements have been
made, so that as a whole it compares very favor-
ably with the farms around it. and it yields fine
harvests in repayment of the care bestowed on its
tillage.

Mr. and Mrs. Williams are the parents of ten
children, .as follows: Minerva; Charles, who died
when about six years old; Nancy, the wife of John
Harrin; Clarissa, who was the wife of George Jami-
son, and died when about twenty-four years old;

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Ann (lied when about ten years old; Elizabeth, the
wife of Joiin Gones; Nelson manied Mis. Ida
(C'hilds) Doran ; Charles marrifd Liida Tonant;
Truman married Isadora ^'alentine; Maggie is the
wife of George Cook.

Mr. Williams iniierited from a sterlinc: New
England ancestry the tiiritt and wisdom that have
marked his course and tiie honorable traits of char-
acter that make him a good husband, father, neigh-
bor, citizen. He has borne a part in tlie [jublic
affairs of lils township and has served very accept-
ably as School Director and in minor othces. In
pf>litics, he firmly adheres to the Republican jjarty.
Religiously, both he and his wife have been mem-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church a long
term of years, and have always performed the
duties incumbent upon tiiem in a true Christian
spirit.

ILLIAM WHITE, a vete-au of the late war
is numbered among the .skilled farmers of
Catlin Township, and his pleasantly located
farm on section 2, with its well-tilled fields and at-
tractive buildings, is one of the first-class places of
this locality, and from its cultivation he derives
an excellent income that puts him among the well-
to-do agriculturists of his neighborhood.

James White, the father of our sul)ject, w.as born
in Baltimore, Md., while his motlier, Hannah Rodg-
ers, was a native of Perrysville, Vermillion Co.,
Ind. After marriage in 1839 these people settled
in Perrysville, and there she died in 184.0 while
yet in life's prime. The father married again and
in 1859 came with his family to Vermilion Count}',
this .State, and settling in Catlin Township, he made
his home here till his demise .July (!, 1882. He was
a good man, who led an upright life, and was well
thought of by the neighbors among whom he had
lived for so many years. He was the father of
three children by his first marriage, as follows:
William, Samuel and Hannah.

William, of whom this sketch was written, was
born in Perrysville, \ermillion Co., Ind., Oct. 30,
1841. llis education, conducted in the common
schools, was necessarily somewhat limited, as being

the eldest of the family, his father required his as-
sistance. He .accompanied his father to this county
in 1859, an<l has since been a useful citizen of this
communit\. He had not attained his majority
when the war l)i(ike out, and in August, 18G2,
though not yet of age, ho patriotically resolved to
do what he could to aid the cause of his country,
and enlisted in Company K, 12:y Illinois Infantry.
To his regret his eyesight became imi)airodso much
as to disable him for a soldier, and he was honora-
bly discharged in October of the same year. Since
then he has given his attention wholly to farming
and stock-raising. He owns eighty acres of highly
fertile land, which is under admirable cultivation
and is well supplied with an excellent class of build-
ing, including a substantially built, commodious
residence. He has his farm well stocked to its full
capacitj' with cattle of good grades, and is doing
well in that branch of agriculture.

Mr. White has been twice married. He was first
wedded in Danville to Miss Susan Cook, by whom
he had three children — Oscar, James and Susan.
March 19, 1872, this happy household was bereft
of the much loved wife and tender motlier by her
untimely death. Mr. White's second marriage,
which took place in Georgetown Township, w.as to
Miss Minerva Bowen. Three children blessed their
union — Elmer who died when about a year old;
Melvin and Dotlie B. Jan. 11, 1889 the dark
shadow of death again fell across the threshold of
the dwelling of our subject, and in a few days all
that was mortal of her who had been the home-
maker was borne to its last resting place. In her
happy wedded life she had been all that a true wife
and mother could be; devoted to her husband's in-
terests, and to the motherless children that thus fell
to her charge she gave as much care and love as if
they were her own, and in her death the}' have
again lost a good mother, while her own darlings,
the youngest a dear little girl, scarce two years
old, have met with an irreparable loss.

Mr. White has succeeded by p.atient toil in plac-
ing himself on a solid basis fin.ancially speaking,
and since becoming the owner of this farm has
greatly increased its value by wise management
and a judicious expenditure of money for improve-
ments. He is a quiet, unassuming man, but withal

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has that force of character that en.ihles him to work
with a iiurposc. and cany his plans to a successful
issue. He has never given his fellow-citizens
cause to distrust him, hut has always aimed to do
rightly by others. In i)olitics, he affiliates with
the Democrats, and is ever loyal to his party. For
nearly nine years he has held the important office
of School Director, and tiie educational interest.^ of
the township with wiiich he has thus heconie identi-
fied liave not suffered at his hands.

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srt isiLLiAM \villia:\j
\/\/l' P*''*'".? ^^^^ history
^n? settlers of Vermilio:

<\1 I^ILLIAM WILLIAMS. In a record com-

ry of tiie principal old
ion County, the name of
Mr. Williams cannot pro|)erly he omitted. He e3-
taljlislied himself in township 23, range 12, in
1871, securing- a tract of wild land, whicii, after
years of arduous labor, he has converted into a
comfortable homestead. It is IGO .acres in extent,
and |)leasantlj' located on secticms 18 and I'J, the
dwelling being on the latter. His career has been
similar to that of many of the men around him, in
whicli he h.as labored early and late to provide for
tiie wants of coming years, and in all respects has
conducted himself as an iionest man .and a good
citizen .

Mr. Williams is a native of the Prairie State,
liaving been born in McLean County, D(>c. 13,
1832. He w.as there reared to farming pursuits,
and remained a member of bis father's household
until reaching his majority. He was blest with
good common sense and excellent health, and made
the most of his opportunities for obtaining a prac-
tical education in the common school. At the .age
of twenty-one years he began the battle of life on
his own account, operating first on rented land, and
within a few years purchased land and constructed
a farm of his own.

In the fall of 1871 Mr. Williams took pcissession
of the land which he now owns and occupies, at a
time when it was nothing but raw prairie. He has
effected all the improvements which we now behold,
and which certainly do great credit to his taste .and
industry. He made it his business at an early day

to set out a grove of young trees, which are now
grown, and furnish a delightful shade for the resi-
dence and surroundings. Under his wise manage-
ment the land h.as become highly productive. Mr.
Williams at first purchased eighty acres, and sub-
sequently .added to it until he is the owner of the
quarter-section. He has a goodly assortment of
live stock, and the necessary conveniences for their
care and keeping, besides the required machinery
for running the farm in a scientific and profitable
manner.

Shortly before reaching the twenty second year
of his age Mr. Williams was married, Aug. 27,
18.54, to Miss Abigail Dean. The young couple
commenced the journey of life together on rented
Land in a manner corresponding to their means and
surroundings, and worked with a mutual purpose
for the future. In due time the household circle
included six children, four of whom are living:
Elnora is the wife of Samuel Umbanhowar; they
live .about one- ha If mile east of the Williams home-
stead, and arc th.e parents of five children — Nellie,
(ieorge, Charles, May and William. .lames .1. mar-
ried INIiss Anna Sellers, and lives north of his
father's place on a farm; he is the father of two
children — Girace and Lula. Mary Evarilla, usually
called Eva, and .lonathan Lee arc at home with
their parents.

Mrs. Aliigail (Dean) Williams, the wife of our
subject, w.as born in Knox County, Ohio, Nov. 20,
1833, and is the daughter of J. M. Dean, a native
of Maryland. Jdr. Dean emigrated when a young
man to the Ikickeye State, and was there mar-
ried to Miss Mary Elwell. They removed to
McLean County, this State, when their daughter
Abigail was a maiden of seventeen years, and set-
tled on a farm, where the father died in 1872 at
the age of seventy years, and the mother in Feb-
ruary, 1888, .aged eighty-seven. Thej- were the
parents of nine children, five of whom are living,
and residents of Illinois, Kansas and Nebraska.

William Williams, Sr., the father of our suT;)ject,
was born in Tennessee, and when a you7ig man
came to McLean County, 111., where he took up a
tract of raw land, and began farming in true pio-
neer style. In INIcLean County he married Miss
Eyarilla Hobson. and they became the parents of

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Residence ofW!^. Hawkins , Sec. 7.,(T.18. R.12.) Catlin Township.

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Residence of W- Jurgensmeyer, Sec.23.(T.18.-R.i^) Vance Township.

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one child, William, onr subject. Mr. Wiilinms
dierl when a young man, and his widow w.as subse-
([uently married to J. G. Hpyburn; she died in
1848, when her son William was a youth of sixteen
years. .She was a native of North Carolina, when
she removed with her parents to Ohio, and from
there to McLean C'ount3', where her father, Joshua
Ilobson, enijajied in farming and spent the re-
mainder of his life.

Mr. Williams, our subject, cast his first Presiden-
tial vote for .lohn C. Fremont, and while not mix-
ing any with political nffairs, has his own ideas in
regard to matters and things, and gives his un-
(lualiticd supiiort to the Rcp\iblican party. He is
one of those solid old landmarks whose word is
considered as good as his bond, and w-ho can always
be depended upon to do as he says.

"S>-i»^>H^g)j^^4-<F«f-0

Al WILLIAM llA\Vlvl.>

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^^^ from destruction in

ILLIAM HAWKINS. The citizen-soldier,
toward saving the L'nion
the late war, h.as since, as
is well-known, been a prominent element in further-
ing the dcvelo|>ment of the vast resources of our
country, and has contributed largely to its material
prosi)erily. As a representative of th.at element it
gives us pleasure to transcribe to these pages a
brief record of the life-work of William Hawkins.
He is actively engaged in tilling the soil and raising-
stock in \'ermilion County, having on section 7,
Catlin Township, as finely improved and well cid-
tivated a farm .as is to be found throughout the
length and l)readth of this rich agricultural region.

Our subject is a native of Indiana, his birth
taking place in Wayne County, .I.'in. 1, 1S31. His
parents, Nathan and Sarah (Wright) Hawkins,
were also born in that county, and there they were
reared and married, and in turn reared a family of
ten children. The good mother passed away from
the scenes amid which her entire life had been
passed, stricken by the hand of death, but the aged
father still survives, and makes his home in the
place of his nativity.

He of whom we write was the eldest of the fam-
ily, and was bred to the life of a farmer, and habits

of industry and frugality were early taught him by
precept and example. He engaged in farming
tending sawmill, and in other occuiiations till he
had obtained man's estate, and in the spring of
18()(i sought the fertile prairies of Vermilion
County, this State, accompanied by his wife and
child, with a view of establishing a home here per-
manently. He has since been a valued resident of
Catlin Township, with the exception of the bitter
years spent on Southern battlefields, when with
true patriotism he heroically gave iii) home and
tore himself from his loved ones to aid his country
ill the time of her greatest trial. He enlisted on the
1 1th of August. 18()2. in Company G, 12r»th Illinois
Infantry, and for three long and weary years served
faithfully and efiicientl}' through many hard cani-
jiaigns. and suffered the hardships and privations of
a soldier's life without a murnuir. He took jiart
in all the engagements with which his regiment
had anything to do, with the exception of that at
Chickamauga. At Dallas. Ga., while on picket
duty, he came near being captured, but he cun-
ning'}' managed to elude the rebels. His gallant
conduct in the face of the enemj'. received merited
commendation from his superior officers and he
was promoted to the rank of sergeant before his
honorable discharge at Washington, D. C.

After his experience of military life Mr. Hawkins
returned to this county, and resumed his interrupted
labors, and has since given his entire attention to
farming and stock-raising. He owns 170 acres of
choice, well-tilled land, on which he has erected a
fine set of Iniildings, including a I'oomy, substan-
tially built residence, a view of which with the
surrounding lawns, beautified by lovely shade trees,
is an attractive addition to this volume.

March 28, 1855, Mr. Hawkins and Miss Duaiiah
IJurgoyne were united in the holy bonds of niatri-
nioiiy. Mrs. Hawkins is a native of Ohio, born in
Muskingum County, Aug. 20. 1835, to .lames and
Mary (Miner)15iirgoyne, the former of English an-
tecedents. The wedded life of our subject and his
wife h.as been blessed to them by the birth of four
children, namely: Lizzie, the wife of George Patter-
son; Nora, the wife of Thom.os Church; Ella; Etta.

Mr. Hawkins is a valued member of this com-
munity, and his loyalty to his country is as

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marked as in the da3's when he courageously took
his life in his hands and marched fortli to do battle
for its honor and the preservation of its integrity.
In him the Republican parly finds one who faith-
fully upholds its principles at the ballot bos. He
and his wife belong to the Presbyterian Church,
and are zealous workers in the cause of religion,
seeking to promote the moral and social elevation
of the community.

^ felLLIAM JURGENSMEYER. The career
\/\j// of the subject of this biography illustrates
'^7^ in an admirable manner what may be ac-
complished by a man beginning at the foot of the
ladder and by force of persistent industry making
his way upward to a good position socially and
financially. I'pon coming to this county, Mr.
Jurgensraeyer had verj' little means but is now
quite an extensive land owner and has a homestead
of great value embellished with fine buildings and
everything to make life pleasant and desirable.
His course in life should prove an encouraging ex-
ample to the young man starting out dependent
upon his own resources and with nothing but his
own hands t<) pave his way to a wortiiy position
among his fellow men.

The .lurgensmeyer family originated in Prussia
where Gottlieb, the father of our subject, served
as a soldier in the Prussian army three years, hold-
ino- the rank of Lieutenant. He was married in
early manhood to Miss Caroline Rohlfink, a native
of his own I'rovince and whom he met after com-
ing to this country in Lancaster, Ohio. In that
place they were married and lived about ten years.
Thence they removed to Hamburg in the same
county and five years later changed their residence
to Hocking County, sojourning there also five
years. Their next removal was to Logan, county
seat of Hocking County, where they spent their
last years and died within a week of each other, in
1870.

The father of our subject began life in this
country without means, but was prospered in his
labors as a farmer and liesides comfortably sup-

porting his family of ten children, managed to
.accumulate a goodly amount of property. Nine
of these children lived to mature years and seven
are now living. William, our subject, was the sec-
ond child and was born March 30, 1843, in Lan-
caster, Ohio. He received very limited schooling
and with the ax and mattock assisted in digging
out two big farms in the Buckeye State. He re-
mained with his father until twenty-three years of
age, then, in 1867, left home for Illinois, coming
directly to Fairmount, this county. Here he met
an .acquaintance, Jacob Hies, whose brother was
well-known to his father's family. He staid with
him about a week, then entered the employ of
.Tan)es Dickson with whom he worked for nine
months. Later he engaged for a short time with a
threshing machine and after that for four weeks
earned ^18 per week cutting corn.

Our subject now sent home for money and pur-
chased 160 acres of land which is included in his
present farm and of which he took possession in
1868. He put up a house, then returning to Ohio
was married April 18, 1869, to Miss Elizabeth
Hengst. The young couple shortly afterward
directed their steps to their new home in this
countj' and began laboring hand in hand with a
mutual purpose in view. The young wife had
come from her father's homestead well supplied
with all modern conveniences, to a new country and
a home tiien presenting few attr.actions. It required
great courage and perseverance to meet the diffi-
culties with which they had to contend, as the}'
were poor and at one time they could not raise
enough cash to mail a letter. Mr. Jurgensmeyer
began breaking the sod and preparing his land for
cultivation as rapidly .as iwssible. There were
fences to be laid and buildings erected and it re-
quired incessant labor to make both ends meet and
cany on the desired improvements on the new
farm.

The condition of things since that time have
materially changed with our subject and his indus-
trious and efficient wife. Their estate now com-
prises 640 acres of good land with as fine a resi-
dence as can be found in A'ance Township. The
main barn occupies an area of 60 x 54 feet with
20-foot posts, being built in tiiat solid and sub-

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359

stantial iiiannor wliicli will insure its solidity for
the sirealcr jKait of a cciitiirv unless some very
unusual eatastro|)he destroys it. A fnie api)le
ort'liard of thirteen acres, more than supplie': the
needs vf the family in this direction while there is
a flourishing vineyard and an abundance of the
smaller fruits. A beautiful grove of maple trees
stands adjacent to the residence and the whole
very nearly approaches the ideal country home,
where peace and plenty- aliound. A view of their
beautiful residence is presented on another page
and will be appreciated by all the readers of this
volume.

Stock-raising forms one of the distinctive feat-
ures of the Jurgensme\er farm, our subject having
usually about \.')o head of high-grade. Short-horn
cattle, twenty-four he.ad of horses and about 150
swine. It is conceded the world over that the
sons of the Fatherland have especial good taste
and discretion in the selection of their draft ani-
mals and in their care of them. Mr. .hirgensiiiey-
er's favorite breed is the Clydesdales, while he has
some fine roadsters of the Gold Dust strain. His
sleek and well-fed stock are at once an ornament to
the farm and a matter in which he may take par-
donable pride.

Of the four children born to our subject .and his
estimable wife only two are living: Mary Eliza-
beth was born Sept. 18, 1871, and has received a
good education completing lier studies in the schools
of Danville; she is a flue performer on the piano
and has an elegant instrument which adds greatly
to the home recreations. The son, Louis V., was
born May 3, 1876, and is a bright and promising
boy still pursuing his studies. ISIr. .lurgensmeyer
votes with the Democratic party on national issues
bvit at the local elections aims to su|)port the men
best cpialified to serve the interests of the people.
He has served as School Director for a period of
fifteen years, and with his excellent wife inclines
to the doctrines of the Lutheran Church but there
being no organization of that cliuich in their town-
ship, they have united with the Methodist Episcopal
Church and are greatly interested in Sunday -school
work.

In the fall of 1864 Mr. Jurgensmeyer returned
to his native laud where he spent several months

visiting some of the i)rincipal cities of (Jermany—
Hanover, Bremen and Berlin, also going into Eng-
land. This journey was a source of great enjoy-
ment and much useful information, and Mr. .lur-
gensmeyer considered the time and money well
spent, returning with enlargcl views and noting
with satisfaction the n.atural changes occurring
anK)ng an energetic and progressive peo|)Ie.

The wife of our subject is the daughter of I^ewis
Hengst, who with his estimable wife is still living
in Fairfield County, Ohio, both being in the seven-
tieth year of their age, having been bcnn the same
year. Mr. and ]Mrs. Jurgensmeyer in addition to
their own children took into their home and uiiiler
their protecting love about 188?, a little girl, Edna
.biliiisoii, whom they purpose to keei) until she
shall have attained womanhood and goes to a home
of her own. She was bom Aug. 27, 1879, in Eu-
gene, Vermillion Co., Ind., and will be given a
good education with the careful training which
the\' have bestowed upon their own children.
Mrs. Jurgensmeyer is a ver}' capalile and intelligent
lady and has done her full share in the accumula-
tion of the fine estate, the taxes upon which each
Near add handsomelv to the sum in the countv

treasury

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JAMES HAYS. Here and there upon the
dusty highway of life we come across an
individual plentifully moistened with the
dew of human kindness, and of this class
Mr. Hays is a shining light. All his neighbors
testify to his generosity and hospitality, he being
one who is ever ready to lend a helping hand to
those in need, never asking or expecting any re-
turn, lie has a comfoitalile homestead, compris-
ing a good farm on section 14 in Nance Township,
where he pursues the even tenor of his way, letting
the world wag as it will and striving to do good
as he has opportunity.

In referring to the parental history of Mr.
[lays, we find that his father, lienjamin Hays, was
a native of Fayette Count\-, Ohio, and born .Alarch
5, 1809. The paternal grandparents were natives
of Kentucky, and two uncles of our subject served

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ill tbe War of lHr2. one receiving an honorable
wonnd in tlie leg, from which he recovered.

Benjamin Ilays. in 1820, was married to Miss
Elizabeth Thompson, in Fayette County, Ohio,
wliere he operated as a farmer and trader, and so-
journed there with his famil}- about forty years.
Then, emigrating to Illinois, he settled on 320
acres of land in the vicinitj' of Sydney. Champaign
County, 200 acres of which he l)rouglit to a fine
state of cultivation. The jounu\v hither was made
overland, in 1850, witli teams, the travelers being
thirteen days on the road. The family included
nine cliildreu. of whom only three are living,
.lames being the eldest of these. The otiicrs are
Mrs. ^Nlartlia Humes, of Sidney, and Mrs. Maggie
I lulling, of San Francisco, Cal. The mother died
on llie 'Jth of August, 1870.

After the death of his wife. Benjamin Hays
1 in (lie u|) housekeeping, sold liis farm and pur-
cliased property in Sidney, 111. Later, he went to
Oliio on a visit, which he prolonged about six
years. Upon returning to Illinois, be took up his
abode with his son, our subject, with whom he has
since lived, and is now in his eightieth year. He
ride^ about the farm on horseback every daj^, looks
after the stock, and is iu S|ilendid health, plaj'ing
his violin and dancing with much of the grace and
agility of his earlier years. He is a great lover of
the equine race, and has owned some valuable
horseflesh, among which was "Buck K!k," a Keii-
tuck^' racer of phenomenal speed, and "Cherokee,"
a very fine animal which he purchased of Thomas
F^ads.

'J'he subject of this sketch was the second child
of his parents, and was born Dec. 10, 1830. iu the
same house in F^aj'ette County, Ohio, wherein his
honored father first opened his eyes to the light of
day. He received a practical education in the
common school, mostly under one teacher, David
Eastman, who died about fourteen yesLvs ago. He
made his home with his father on the farm, assum-
ing many of the responsibilities, until twenty -tn-o
years of age, when he began the business of life for
himself by breaking prairie with seven yoke of
oxen. In the winter of 1852-53 he fed 100 head
of cattle for Hendrickson & Cowling. In the
spring of 1853, April 10. he started with these

cattle on foot for New York City, where he ar-
rived safely on the 1 1th of July. The head steer
of the herd was led by Heniy White, of Cham-
paign. This errand executed, Mr. Hays retarned
home, and in due time started with another lot of
cattle from I'arisb's Grove, near LaFayette, Ind.,
driving them through to Lancaster, Pa., and being
105 daj's on the voad. UiJOii returning home, he
engaged in a store at Old Homer for two years,
and in the meantime shipped a load of cattle to
Chicago for his father. Afterward he handled con-
siderable stock for other parties. He assisted in
removing the first house from Old Homer to the
present town, and all this time watched the growth
and development of Central Illinois with that abid-
ing interest which is only felt b}' the intelligent
and thoughtful citizen.

The 6th of May, 1858. witnessed the marriage
of our subject with Miss Maiy E., daughter of .1.
M. Custer and sister of Mrs. Aaron Dalbe}'. These
were the only girls in the Custer family. Mrs.
Hays w.is born Oct. 10, 1838. in Fayette County,
Ohio, and was ten years old when she came with
her parents to Illinois. She received her education
in lioth States, and grew up a very attractive
young woman, with a large amount of practical
good sense. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs.
Hays lived in Sidney two years, removing to their
present home in 1861.

The neat and well-regulated farm of our subject
bears very little resemblance to the uncultivated
tract of land upon wdiieli he and his young wife
settled upon coming to this county'. It was theri
an open prairie, uufenced and without buildings.
Although ni.aking no pretentions to elegance, they
live comfortably, and probably enjoy more solid
happiness than maii3' who make a greater dis-
play in the world. The five children born to Mr.
and Mrs. Ilaj's are all living. The eldest, Dollie
E., is the wife of George T. Poage, a merchant at
Prairie View, and they have two children; Mattie
E. married Amos C. Harden, who is now deceased,
is the mother of one child, and lives three miles
west of Fairmount; William S., Ella and John M.
remain at home with their parents.

Mrs. Hays and most of her children are mem-
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teriau Church, and Mr. H.. although not identified
witli any religious organization, has a full belief in
the doctrines of the Christian religion. He main-
tains a lively interest in politics, and keeps himself
well posted in regard to those questions of inter-
est to every intelligent citizen. I'pon becoming a
voting citizen, he identified himself with the Demo-
cratic part}', but in 1800, when Abraham Lincoln
had steal his way to Washington for fear of assas-
sination, Mr. Hays said to hiniself,".Ianies, this party
is not your right place." Since that time he has been
a decided Republican. He is a strong temperance
man. never having used ardent spirits, and steadily
o|)poses their manufactxire. Aside from serving as
a Road Overseer in 1864, he has steadily declined
becoming an office-holder. Socially, he belongs to
Homer Lodge No. 199, A. F. 6j A. M.. being the
oldest member but one, entering the lodge after its
formation, and in this he otlicialed only as Tyler,
although he might have held all the other ofHees.

l^tJ^\ ILES ODLE. This gentleman is one of the
most prominent and best known citizens in
the northeastern part of this count}-. He
was born in Warren County. Ind.. Dec. 26,
1841, and was brought up to farming, receiving
in his boyhood such education as could be obtained
in the common schools of his native i)lace. His
parents were Nathan B. and Frances (Watkins)
Odle, the father a farmer in the place where his
son was Ijorn. Our subject remained quietly at
the liome farm until the outbreak of the War of the
Rebellion, when he offered iiis services to his
country and enlisted, while still under age, on
June 3. 1861, in Company A.. 15th Indiana In-
fantry, commanded by Col. D. G. Wagner and on
the 14th of the same month, was mustered into the
United States service at Lafayette. Ind. For over
three years the young soldier did valiant service in
his country's cause. His regiment was first en-
gaged in active duty in West Virginia and three
mouths after being mustered in, was in the battle
of Cheat Mountain, W. Va , on Sept. 12, 1861, and
on Oct. 3, following, was eng.oged at Greenbrier

Springs. W. Va., both being Federal successes. In
November, 1861, the 1.5th Indiana was transferred
to the army of the Ohio, under Gen. Buell. Nelson's
division, and here Mr. Odle took a part in several
general engagements. He was in the great battle
of Shiloh. Tenn., begun on April 6, 1802, his regi-
ment taking part on the second day, when the
hardest fighting w.as done, Buell arriving on the
7tli in time to reinforce Grant's troops. He was
under fire at the siege of Corinth, Miss., and after
the evacuation of that place, went East with his
regiment to Decatur, Ala., and later from there to
Tuscumbia. Tenn., and was in all the toilsome
marches and maneuvers, undertaken to prevent the
return of the rebel, Gen. Bragg to Kentucky.
Finally the Union army fell back on Nashville,
Tenn., and from that point were sent to Louisville,
K}'. The first open Ij.altle between the opposing
forces fighting for the possession of Kentucky' was
fought at Perry ville on Oct. 8, 1862, .and in that
the l.jth Indiana were active participants. They
were then returned to Nashville, where they stayed
uuntil Dec. 26, 1802, when they were hurried to
the front, and were engaged on the last day of the
year on the hotly contested field of Stone River.
The following ^car they were all through the Tul-
lahoum campaign, and were afterwards engaged at
the battle of Chickamauga on Sept. 19. and in the
great fight at Mission Ridge, the}' were a part of the
army that marched to the relief of Knoxville. when
it w.as beleaguered by the enemy, and succeeding
that were in many minor battles and skirmishes.
The 15th Indiana, were no holiday soldiers, but
during their entire term of service, were acti\ely
eng.aged, marching and fighting, and in all their
trials, hardships, battles, and skirmishes. Mr. Odle
bore himself as a brave and gallant soldier. His
term of service having expired, he was mustered
out at Iudlana|)olis on the 30th of .June, 1804.
Returning then to the pursuits of peace Mr. Odle
engaged in farming in his native county, in which he
remained until he decided to make his home in
Vermilion Count} . III. He bought 120 acres of
land on section 3 in Grant Township, now a part
of his homestead, and to that pl.ace removed in
March 1871. and there his home has since been. To
this property he has aiKIeil by subsequent purchase,

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Laving now a flue farm of 490 acres, all thoroughly
improved and cultivated with a good house and
farm buildings, and worth probahly about $18,000.
In addition to this Mr. Odle is tiie owner of a farm
of 320 acres in Holt County, Neb., and of otlier real
estate, and personal property, and all has been
acquired b)' his own energy, industry, and fore-
sight. He is a man of keen business judgment,
and his success is the legitimate reward of his close
attention to his own affairs.

Although always a farmer, Mr. Odle has been a
a successful merchant as well. The store in Che-
neyville, in this township, was his property, and on
Dec. 1. 1886, he took it into his own possession,
and under his own immediate care and direction
he successfully carried on mercantile business there
until May 1889, when he exchanged it for a West-
ern farm.

The subject of this sketch has been twice mar-
i-ied — first on Aug. 30, 1866 to Miss Susan Hunter,
who was born Nov. 25, 1847 and died May 17,
1870, leaving two children, Ella Florence, born
Sept. 17, 1867, and Anna Ross. Oct. 18,1869. The
first wife's parents are both living in Warren
County, Ind., at the advanced age of seventy years.

Mr. Odle was on Jan. 12, 1872, united in mar-
riage with Sarah E. Hunter, born Jan. 22, 1850.
His present wife was a daughter of John Hunter,
a farmer of Warren County, Ind. He was
a native of Scotland, and came to this countr\'
when eighteen years old, in the year 1836. He
staid in the city of New York for a couple of
years, and then emigrated to Warren County, Ind.,
of which he was a very early settler. There he
adopted the vocation of a farmer. He died Nov.
18, 1880, when nearly sixty-three years of age. He
was a well-informed man and took considerable in-
terest in public affairs, but never held office. In
politics he was a stauncli Republican, and through
the Civil W.ar an ardent supporter of the Govern-
ment. He was married in Warren County, Jan. 13,
1842, to Miss Jane Montgomery, a native of Ken-
tucky, born April 22, 1820. Tiiey had eight chil-
dren, of whom five are now living. Mrs. Hunter
lives with her different children but her home is
with Mrs. Odle.

Mr. and Mrs. Odle have five children, .as follows:

Hattie Letilia, born Feb. 21, 1874; John Lindsay,
Aug. 3, 1875; Miles Sherman, Nov. 2, 1878; Na-
than W., Nov. 2, 1880, and Frances J., Nov. 3,
1883.

Mr. Odle is a man of mark and influence, in the
community in which he lives, and his sound judg-
ment leads his advice to be sought by his neigh-
bors in business affairs. From comparatively hum-
ble beginnings, he has raised himself to the position
lie now occupies, and the competence he has ac-
quired he is justlj' entitled to. For a number of
years he has been a School Trustee in Grant Town-
ship, and from 1885 to 1889, was Justice of the
Peace. He is a member of Harmon Post No. 115,
G. A. R., of Hoopeston. and in politics is a stau.ich
adiierent of the Republican part\' in all State and
National affairs.

ORIN M. DANIEL is extensively identified
with the agricultural interests of Vermilion
Count}-, and is one of its most enteri)rising,
energetic and able farmers. He has a fine farm on
section 20, Danville Township, comprising sixty
acres, pleasantly located on the Georgetown Road,
two and one-half miles from the court-house. He
also leases a large tract of land from the coal com-
pany, and has 1,000 acres under his jjersonal super-
vision, and in addition has the contract to fur-
nish timber to the Grape Creek and Consolidated
Coal Company.

Mr. Daniel was bi>ni .lune 19, 1842, in Moores-
ville, Delaware Co., N.Y.. and is a son of Aaron
Burr Daniel, a native of the same place, who was
in turn a son of Mathew Daniel. The latter was a
native of Scotland who came to America when a
young man. and so far as known, is the only mem-
ber of his family that came to this country. He
located in the wilderness at Mooresville, buying a
tra(!t of timbered land, from which he cleared a
farm and resided there some years. He then sold
that place, and removing to Deposit about 1840,
bought a farm there on which he made his home
till (Jeath claimed him. The maiden name of his
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been a native of New York Stsito, and her last
days were also passed on the homestead in D('i)osit.
The father of our subject was reared and married
in his native county, and then bought a farm one
mile from Deposit, located partly in Delaware and
partly in Broome County. He resided there till
187tl, iirosperously prosecuting his calling, and
then came to Vermilion C'ount3% where he is now
passing the declining years of a busj', honorable
life. He has been twice married, and is the father
of twelve children, seven by the first marriage and
five by the second.

Orin M. Daniel of this l)riof biograpliical review
was educated in the public schools of his native
town, and from his father received a sound, prac-
tical training in agricultural pursuits. He re-
mained under the parental roof till he was twenty-
one, and then in the pride of a vigorous, self-reli-
ant manhocid. he came West to try life in the
Prairie State, rightly thinking that its rich soil
offered man}' inducements for one who intended
at some time to become a farmer. He came to
Danville, but did not at first enter upon his career
as a farmer but was employed by his uncles in the
coal business. He subsequently engaged on the
Illinois Central Railway in some capacity for two
years. At the expiration of that time he returned
to his native New York, and was engaged in farm-
ing and other kinds of work in that part of the
country till 1872. In that year he came b.nck to
Illinois and obtained employment with the Ells-
worth Coal Company, remaining with them five
years. Since first coming here he had wisely saved
his money, and at the expiration of that time had
enough to invest in a good farm and so bought the
one where he now resides. It is well tilled, is sup-
plied with substantial, conveniently arranged build-
ings and all kinds of machinery for conducting
agriculture in the best possible manner, and it is
indeed a model farm. We have referred to his
other interests in the first part of this sketch.

In June 2, 1868, Mr. Daniel took unto himself
a wife in the person of Miss Jane Thompson, who
has proved to him a veritable helpmate, and he is
indebted to her for aiding him to become prosper-
ous. She was born in Delhi, Delaware Co., N.Y.,
May 8, 1841, to Robert and Nellie (Shaw) Thomp-

son. The pleasant household of our subject and
his wife is completed by the live children born to
them: Orin, Alvin, Walter F., Perry, Eflie.

Mr. Daniel is a busy man, devoting his time to
his many and varied interests, and while so doing
has done much to promote the material prosperitv
of his township and county. He is prompt and
systematic in his work and knows how to conduct
it so as to produce the best results financially. He
and his wife are esteemed members of the Presby-
terian Church, contribute liberally to its supjmrt,
and are always active in advancing all charitable
and benevolent objects. In politics Mr. Daniel is
a decided Democrat. Socially he is a member of
Vermilion Camp, No. 244 M. W. A.

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ir^)KrBEN JACK. Notary Public and eng.aged
1^ in the insurance business at Fairmount. is a
W man of note in his communit}'. possessing
^P) good business capacities and making for
himself the record of an honest man and a good
citizen. He was born in Carroll County, Ind.,
March 19, 1840. and was the eldest child of Silas
S. and Bashaba (Elmore) J.ack who were both na-
tives of Ohio, and the mother belonging to the So-
ciety of Friends. They left their native State in
their youth and were married in Tijipecanoe Count\-,
Ind., in 1837.

The parents of our subject remained residents of
Indiana until April, 1860, then came to this county
and located in Fairmount. Only three of their
children lived to mature years, viz: two daugh-
ters and Reuben, our subject. During the pro-
gress of the Civil War the father enlisted in Com-
pany E, 73d Illinois Infantry in August, 1862 and
was given the post of Orderly Sergeant. He soon
afterward contracted a fatal disease and died in
the hospital at St. Louis on the 11th of September
following. The mother survived her husband over
twenty years, remaining a widow, and died in .Jan-
uary. 1883.

Our subject ac(iuired his education in the com-
mon school of his native State and when approach-
ing manhood learned the trade of a shoemaker

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whicU he has followed continuously until quite re-
cently. He remained at home with his parents
until after the outbreak of the Rebellion and en-
listed in the same company and at tlie same time
witli his father. He was first made a Corporal and
later promoted to a Sergeant. He served three
years and engaged in all the marches and battles in
which his regiment participated, being at Stone
River, Chattanooga, Mission Ridge and all the bat-
tles of the Atlanta campaign, including Franklin and
Nashville. Aside from the natural effects of hard-
•shii) and exposure on hi.s constitution, and a slight
affection of his eyes, he escaped uninjured, being
neither wounded or taken prisoner. He was under
the command of (len. George H. Thomas, Phil
Sheridan. Granger, Rosecrans, Sherman, O. O.
Howard and (irnnt, at the time when .lames A.
Gartield was Adjutant General of Rosecran's arm>'.
He received his honorable discharge with his regi-
ment in .lunc, 1865. Like thousands of others
who were willing to offer up their lives as a sacri-
fice to their country, he was content in knowing
that he had done iiis whole duty, standing his
his ground during the enemy's fire and bearing
with fortitude and patience the vicissitudes of a
soldier's life.

I'ljon retiring from the army jNIr. Jack resumed
work at his trade and on the 'Jth of August, 1865,
was married in Fairmount to Miss Mar}', daughter
of Daniel Shroyer. This lady was born in Indiana
and departed this life in Fairmount, Felj. 20, 1869,
leaving no children. Our subject contracted a
second matrimonial alliance June 15, 1870, with
IMiss Frances, daughter of Charles Rufing, of Del-
phi, Ind. Mrs. Frances Jack departed this life
March 7, 1871, witliout children.

Mr. Jack was married to his present wife, form-
lerly Miss Jennie Fellows, Sept. 17, 1872 Mrs.
Jennie Jack w.as born in Wells County, Ind., and
is the daughter of (Jeorge and Mary Fellows, who
are now, the mother in Fairmount the father de-
ceased. This union resulted in the birth of two
children— George B., born June 7, 1875, and Nellie,
June 26, 1884. They area bright pair and will be
given the education and advantages suited to their
position in life.

Mr. Jack has been quite prominent in local af-

fairs. He was elected Assessor and Collector of
Vance Township, in 1884, and has been re-elected
each }'ear since that time. In 1872 he was elected
Township Clerk, holding the office until 1881. lu
1877 he was elected Justice of the Peace and served
eight years. He cast his first Presidential vote for
Lincoln and has ever continued a staunch supi)orter
of the Republican parly. As an ex-soldier he was
one of the leading members of the G. A. R. at
Fairmount, which has recently surrendered its char-
ter. In this organization he was first an Adjutant
and later a Commander. In the I. O. O. F. he is a
member of Homer Lodge, No. 252, in which he is
Past (irand. He formerly belonged to the Lodge
at Faii'mount in which he held all the ollices, until
it disbanded.

r)ur subject and his estimable wife are active mem-
bers of the ISIethodist E|)iscoi)al Churcii, in which
Mr. Jack has been an earnest Sunday-school worker
for years, officiating as Superintendent of the school
and Trustee of the church. A man of domestic
tastes and correct habits, he makes it his aim and
object to stand on the right side of all questions
and give his su|)port to those projects calculated to
benefit the community, socially, morally and finan-
cially. In connection with his other business
already spoken of, he does some conveyancing and
represents as a Fire Insurance Agent, the Phienix of
Brooklyn, the Hartford and the ^F^tna. He is gen-
tlemanly, courteous and liberal, and while not pos-
sessed of great wealth manages to stand square
with the world and extract a large measure of com-
fort and happiness from life.

^UY SANDUSKY. The surname of this
gentleman is well-known in Vermilion
County as that of a pioneer family who had
a share in its early development and in promoting
its later growth. The subject of this sketch is a
worthy representative of his sire and grandsire, who
planted their homes here when the surrounding
country was a w ilderness, and, in doing so, pur-
chance were more fortunate than they at first
deemed possible, and he of whom we write is en-

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joying the result of tlieii- labors, ;vs well as of his
Oivn active toil. He was born Feb. .5, I.Sol, on the
old homestead on section 34. C'atlin 'rowiisiiip, that
he now owns and occiii)ies. and licrc he has erected
a handsome residence, one of tlie most attiactive
homes in the county. He is carrying on agricul-
ture and stock-raising with great skill, and from his
3(K)-aere farm derives a substantial income.

The iiarents of our subject, Josiah and Elizabelli
(Sandusky) Sandusky, were natives of Bourlion
County, Ky., where they marrietl. and iuimediatel}-
came to tiiis township. The father had lived in
this count}' while a single man, having removed
here with his parents as early as 1811), and he went
iiack to Bourbon County, Ky., to marry. His
father, Isaac Sandusk}', had come here in the early
days of its settlement, he accompanying him, and
had made a claim, and before his death accumu-
lated quite a little property. In 1837 the father
and mother of our subject, after their marriage,
settled in this count}-, and lived at Brook's Point
some two or three years, and then Isaac Sandusky,
the paternal grandfather of our subject, dving, the
father was appointed administrator of tlie estate,
and coming to Catlin Township .villi his family, he
located southwest of Catlin Village on section 31.
He resided with his wife on this homestead vintd
his demise Sept. 15, 1868. she surviving him until
Jan. 10, 1884. Of their eight children four lived to
maturity, three sons and a daughter.

Guy Sandusk}', of whom we write, was the third
child of the family, and he was born and reared on
the old homestead where he has spent his entire life.
His education was conducted in the common
schools, and was supplemented at home by a wise
training from his worth}- parents, and on arriving
at years of discretion he chose farming, of which
he had a thorough, practical knowledge, as the [nir-
suit best adapted to his tastes. He has a good-
sized farm that is complete in all its appointments,
and is, indeed, one of the choicest places in the
whole township. It is amply provided with a con-
veniently arranged set of buildings for every nec-
essary purpose, and with all kinds of machiner}-
for lightening the labors of farm life. The resi-
dence is one of the handsomest in the county.

Mr. Sandusk}' and Miss Ada M. Williamson

were united in marriage Nov. 12, 1876, and to
them has come one child. Inez. Mrs. Sandusk)-
is a daughter of Henry and Jane (Gray) William-
son, natives respectively of Ohio and Indiana, and
now residents of l.iun County, Kan. Mrs. San-
dusky w.as born about ten miles northwest of JJan-
ville Oct. 15, 1868.

Mr. Sandusky possesses an abundant and never
failing supply of sound sense and sharpness, cou-
pled with a faculty of doing well whatever he
attempts, so that his success in his chosen calling is
not at all surprising. The Democratic party finds
ill him a steadfast supporter through fair and
through foul report. He is a valued member of
Catlin Lodge No. 285, A. F. & A. M.

\y) AMES CLIFTON. The results of persever-
ance and energy have been admirabl}' illus-
trated in the career of this gentleman, who
(^^i is one of the most prosperous citizens in a
prosperous communit}-, who has been the architect
of his own fortune and is in the enjo3'mont of a
competence. He is approaching the fifty-seventh
year of his age, having been born Oct. 8, 1832,
and has spent his entire life in Vermilion County,
III., in Georgetown Township where he was born.
He remembers the time when wild animals abounded
in this region and killed deer within the limits of
this township as late as twenty-five years ago.

William Clifton, the father of our subject, was a
native of Ohio and married Miss Jane Brown, who
was born in Tennessee. The grandparents emi-
grated to Illinois about 1827, when the parents of
our subject were in their youth and the latter were
married in Vermillion Count}-, Ind. They became
the parents of thirteen children, six sons and seven
daughters, and spent their last years in Vermilion
County, 111., the father dying at the age of fifty-
seven and the mother when sixty-two years old.

The paternal grandfather of ]\Ir. James Clifton
was of English liirtli. but came to make his home
under our Republican fiiriii of government. He
was married and became the father <if two children

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in Ohio. A short time before the birtli of his son,
William Clifton, he started for his old home in
Enirland and was never afterward seen or heard of.

The early education of our subject was con-
ducted in the log school house of the primitive
times, upon the subscription plan and carried on
during the winter season. In the summer he as-
sisted in the development of the new farm, grnb-
bing out the stumps, chopping, Ijreaking prairie
and sf>metimes flat-boating on the river. Hunting
formed his chief recreation — a pastime of which
he was extremely fond. He served an apprentice-
ship at the cooper's trade, which he followed mostly
for a period of fifteen yeais. In the meantime he
was married ,hine 1 4, 1 85,5, to Miss Martha, daughter
of Abraham and Sarah (Brown) Barnhard.-

The parents of Mrs. Clifton removed fro'm Ohio
to Indiana at an earlj- date and in that State Mrs.
Clifton was born, reared and married. Soon after
the wedding the young ]ieople took up their aboile
in Georgetown Township, where our subject occu-
pied himself <at his tr.ade but kept steadily in view
his intention of becoming owner of a farm. He
accomplished his project .and is now the proprietor
of 205 acres. This was mostly in a wild condition
when he assumed possession, but now forms one
of the finest farms in the township. It makes a
most delightful and attractive home while at the
same time it is the source of a handsome income.

Seven children have been born to our subject
and his estimable wife, the eldest of whom, a son,
William, died when four months old. The others
are Ella, Stephen A. D., Olive, Laura, Alonzo, who
died at the age of two years, and James, Jr, Ella
is the wife of H. (t. Can.ady, and resides at Ver-
milion Grove and has one child, Estella; Stephen
oper.ates a fine farm of 305 .acres in Georgetown
Township; the other surviving children are at
home with their parents. Mr. and Mis. Clifton
are prominently connected with the Presbyterian
Church and our subject, politically, is one of the
warmest adherents of the Democratic party. Pub-
lic-spirited and liberal, he is ever found giving
his cordial support to those enterprises calculated
to benefit his community, and possesses those quali-
ties of character which have made him a universal
favorite lioth in social and business circles.

Among the most valuable features of this volume
is a fine portrait of .lames Clifton, which is pre-
sented elsewiiere.

R. S. A. COFFMAN. physician .and sur-
geon, is the pioneer of his profession in the
the town of Allerton. He is a young man
of more than .average ability and is rap-
idly increasing his practice. The growth and
development of his adopted town command his
earnest and intelligent attention.

Dr. Coffraan is a native of Gallipolis, Gal-
lia Co., Ohio. His father, Capt, Josiah Coffman,
was one of the most prominent river captains and
pilots on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, his ac-
quaintance extending from Pittsl)urgto New Or-
leans, He ran his first barge down the rivers men-
tioned to New < )rleans, when he was eighteen years
of age and at that time began his popularity as a
river man. He purchased a farm in Gallia County
but did not remain long in the business of agri-
culture. His Last boat was the " Pine Ridge," one
of the lai'gest steamers that navigated the Ohio
River. He died in 186G .at the age of fifty-two
years. His wife continued on the farm until her
death, which occurred in June 1879. She was born
at Shelby ville, Ind.

The parents of Dr. Coffman, had twelve chil-
dren of whom eight were boys and nine are now
living. The Doctor was born on Ma}-, 12, 1858 and
was hut seven years old when his father died. He
was reared in Ohio, where his educational advan-
tages were of the best. He first attended the com-
mon schools at home, then the High Schools. He
was engaged in West A'irginia for two years in
teaching. From his boyhood days his inclinations
were all toward the medical profession, and during
the time he was teaching he was studying to the
end that he might some day enter its ranks. His
first studies, medically, wei'e under Dr. T. F. Sien-
cknecht, of Kingston, Tenn., with whom he con-
tinued his studies for eighteen months, when he
became destitute of means. He then came West,
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went to tlio Indian Teri'Itoiy, fin;illy landing at Os-
sawottaniio, Kan., where he engaged in the hosi)ital
for the insane. Here his preceptor was Dr. A. 11.
Knajip. of that institution. By this time liis means
were suffieient to take him through the Beaumont
Hospital and Medical College from which he grad-
uated March 15, 1888, standing near the head of
his class. He was married in Kansas to Miss Hat-
tie E. Smith, a native of Columbus, Wis. She
is the daughter of Asa and 3Iary Smith, who were
pioneers of Sumner County, Kan. Through the
influence of Dr. Parks and others, the subject of
this sketcli was induced to locate at AUerton, which
he did in 1887 and where he is achieving success
to a large degree. In his practice he has met with
no obstructions but has steadily gained the confi-
dence of his clients. The Doctor is an ardent Re-
publican, and is always ready to doanj'thing to for-
ward the interests of his party, that lies in the path
of honor. He is examiner for the Manhattan Life
Insurance Company, and is also a member of the
St. Louis Medical Association.

Dr. Cofifman was one of twelve children whose
names follow: Elizabeth, Joseph C., William,
Harriet; Daniel M., Cyrus P., Thomas J., Cunning-
ham, Sylvan G., P>mma, Sjdvester and P^lla. liliza-
beth married Henry Irion, a farmer of Gallia
County, Ohio; .loseph C. served in the Union
Army, enlisting at the age of eighteen years, com-
ing out of the service with the rank of Lieutenant.
After the war was over he was commissioned in
the regular army serving at Ft. Riley, Ark.,
and at Fort Union. N. M. He resigned from
the army, when he commenced the study of
law, graduating at Ann Arbor and is now practic-
ing at Quincy, 111. He married Miss Carrie Hawk;
Harriet married the Rev. Rose, who is her second
husband, and a pastor in the Jlethodist Church in
Athens, Ohio. She had five children by her first
husband, James Hamilton; Daniel M. resides at
Rockwood, Tenn. lie is an attorney at law and
married Miss Romaine Blazer, tbej' have one
child; Cyrus P., died at the age of eighteen 3-eais;
Thomas is practicing law at Hume, 111. He mar-
ried Esta.sia Kerns. They have four children;
Cunningham died in Texas at tlie age of twenty-
eight; William, who was a twin brother to Joseph,

died when one year old; P>mma is a resident of
Anoka, Minn.; she married J. C. Willey, a railroad
contractor and has three children; Ella resides in
St. Paul, and is the wife of W. Thornley, who is a
contractor in that city.

OHN C. SALLADAY. The life-long career
of this gentleman is one which his children
will love to contemplate in future years. In
his make up, he is possessed of modesty,
good manners, sound sense and high principles.
He has all the qualities of a good citizen, is a kind
husband and father and in all respects approaches
the ideal of the Christian gentleman. We find him
situated in a comfortable home, the possessor of a
pretty farm, and his family relations leave little to
be desired. His property is pleasantly located on
Section .3 in Vance Township.

Mr. Salladay was the eldest child of his parents
and was born in Fayette County, Pa., April 16,
1831. When a little lad of three years he removed
with his parents to Ohio and acquired a good edu-
cation in the common schools of the Buckeye
State, pursuing his studies mostly during the win-
ter season until twenty j-ears of age. In the mean-
time he became familiar with farming pursuits and
remained a member of the parental household until
reaching his majority.

In December, ISa.S, our subject was united in
marriage with Miss Mary J., daughter of Daniel A.
Rich of Ohio, a jirominent farmer in his commu-
nity. There were four children of whom IMrs. Sal-
laday was the second and she was born in Ohio in
1833. Her childhood and youth passed quietly
and uneventfull}', during which time she attended
the common school and received careful home-
training from her excellent parents. The young
people after their marriage settled on the home
farm of the Salladay's, our subject working it upon
shares with his father until 18G0. He then purchased
fifty acres of land and made his home upon this
until 1864 when he sold out and set his face toward
the farther West.

LTpon coming to Illinois Mr. Salladay |)urchascd

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the land constituting liis present farm and coin-
nicneed at first principles to build up a homestead.
II(^ was prosi)ered in his labors as a tiller of the
soil and added to his real estate until lie lias now
163 acres in the home farm and 1(50 acres in Powe-
sliiek t'oiintj', Iowa. In connection with general
agricullure, he is considerably interested in stock-
raising, keeping a good grade of cattle and shipping
eacli year to the eastern market.

Five children came to bless the union of our
subject and his good wife, one of whom died at the
age of eight years. Salina and (Jeorge D. remain
with their parents; Florence is the wife of J. H.
Bowen and lives three miles south of the home
farm; John B. remains at the latter. Mr. Salladay
cast his first presidential vote for John P. Hale and
is one of the most active members of the Repub-
lican party in this section. He keeps himself well
posted in relation to current events and votes with
his party upon the national issues. In local mat-
ters he aims to su|iport the man best qualified for
office, irrespective of part}'. He has officiated as a
delegate to the county conventions and is a School
Director in his district which office he lias held for
twenty years. He has been Ilighwa}' Commissioner
for six years. He and his estimable wife find their
religious home in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in which Mr. 8allad.ay has been an Elder
si.K years and when a younger man labored actively
in the .Sunda3'-school.

Our subject is the offspring of an excellent fam-
ily, being the son of George and Rebecca (Craft)
Sallada}', who were natives of Pennsylvania and of
German descent. Grandfather John Salladay emi-
grated from the Fatherland at an early period in
the history of this country and settled in Pennsyl-
vania. Upon the coming of the Revolutionary
War he was a baggage master in the Continental
Army from the beginning to its close. The ma-
ternal grandparents of our subject were born in
Pennsylvania but were of German descent. The
parents of Mr. Sallada}- were married in Pennsyl-
vania, where the mother died in 1833, leaving two
children — our subject and a younger brother. The
father subsequently' remarried, and in 1834 removed
to Ohio where he sojourned for a period of thirty
years. Thence he came to this county in the spring

of 1864, residing here until 1877. His next re-
moval was to Homer, Champaign County, where
he lived eleven years, dying in September. 1888.
The mother survives and makes her home with her
son-in-law, Mr. Bennett, near Homer and is now
sevent3--six years old. Both the Craft and the
Salladay families were people of note in their com-
munity, distinguished for the high principles ami
sturdy industry which were among the character-
istics of their German nationality. They were
uniformly well-to-do, industrious and frugal and
uniformly exercised a good influence upon the va-
rious communities in which they resided. The
subject of this sketch is one of the worthiest of
their descendants, [lerpetuating the name with dig-
nity and honor.

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^,.^'LBERT G. OLMSTEAD is a worthy de-
@lUl seendant of Puritan anccstr}', his fore-
fathers having been numbered among the
early settlers of New England. In a later
day and generation his grandparents and parents
became pioneers of \'ermilion County, and here the
most of his life has been passed. He has not only
been a witness of the marvelous growth of this
section of the country in the fifty years that he has
lived here as boj- and man, but it has been his good
fortune to aid in its upbuilding. For many j'ears
he has been intimately connected with the material
prosperity of Catlin Township as a progressive
and skillful agriculturist, and as one of its most in-
Huential public officers. He owns a farm on
section 23, that in all its appointments and improve-
ments is equal to any other in this locality, and
here he and his wife liave an attractive home, to
which they welcome many friends, as the}' have a
warm place in the hearts of the entire commu-
nity.

Stanley Olmstead, the father of our subject, was
born in the city of Hartford, Conn., to George
Olmstead, Sr., and his wife, Hannah ( Roberts )01m-
slead, natives of New England. They came to
Vermilion County from Ohio in 1 839, and he died
here two years later. His wife did not long survive

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liim. dying in September, 1843. Their son. Stanley,
raarrieil Aliiiiia Green, a native of Vermont, and
tiiey began tiie journey of life togetlicr in .lames-
town, Chautauqua Co.. N. V., where he was
l)usily engaged for several years in constructing a
farm from the primeval forests of that section of
the country. He subsequently removed from there
with his family to Marietta, AVashington Co.,
Oiiio, but after living there five years, lie came
with tiiem, in 1839, to Vermilion County, making
the journej- down the Ohio River, up the Wabash
River to Perrysville, and thence going to what is
now known as Batestown, and settling in that vi-
cinity among the pioneers that had preceded them
to this then wild, sparsely settled countrj-. The
father operated a sawmill known as Olmstead Mill,
and besides manufacturing lumber, engaged in
building flatboats, that being the onl}' mill where
such boats were built, and the most of those that
were made in this section of the country were
built there. He was a member of the M.asonic fra-
ternity, and quite a prominent m.an in liis commu-
nity, and his death, in 1848, was considered a loss
to the township. His widow was re-married about
ten j'ears afterwards, becoming the wife of Thomas
W. Douglas, and is still living in Catlin Township
at an advanced age. She holds to the Presbyter-
ian faith, and is a sincere Christian.

Of the ten children that blessed the union of
Stanley Olmstead and wife, our subject was the sec-
ond in order of birth. He was born in the vicinity
of Jamestown. Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Oct. 14,
1831. He was a lad of al>out eight years when he
,accompanied his parents and grandparents to this
county, and the remaining years of his boyhood
and his youth were passed in Danville and Catlin
townshiiis. His education was obtained in the old
log schoolhouse of those early days. He early be-
gan life for himself, as he was but seventeen years
of age when his father died, and the main charge
of the family devolved upon him, he renting land
.and working .at farming to support those depend-
ent upon him. When he was twenty-four years
old he married and rented a farm in Catlin Town-
ship the ensuing seven years, the pLace belonging
to Harry Sandusky. After that he bought a small
[)lacc in Catlin Village, .and continued renting land

for three years. The second year after the pur-
chase of the County Farm in 18G7, he was ap-
pointed Superintendent of it, and he was found to
be the right man in tiie right place, faithfully and
conscientiously discharging the duties of that oner-
ous |)osition, by his skillful farming improving the
land, and treating the poor people under his charge
with tlrmness and kindness. He retained that office
eight 3'ears, and then tendered iiis resignation, as
he desired to invest some of his nxmey in land and
go to farming on his own account. Soon after he
took possession of the land ho. now owns and op-
erates, it having been the homestead of the parents
of Mrs. Olmstead. of which she inherited a portion.
The balance was purch.ased by Mr. Olmstead. His
present farm consists of 180 acres of land, exceed-
ingly rich and productive, and he h.as been con-
stantly making improvements till the pl.ace is
considered one of the best in the neighborhood.
He has erected a good set of farm buildings and a
pleasant residence, finely located somewhat back
from the highwa}'.

This homestead formerly belonged to Mrs. (Jlm-
ste.ad's parents, Thom,as N. and Mary Brown (S,an-
dusky) Wright, earl^- pioneers of Vermilion County',
and here she was born and bred, and on this spot,
under an apple tree in the yard, her marriage with
our subject was solemnized July 22, 1855, and here
her life h.as thus far been spent happily and se-
renely. She has never been ver^- far from this
home of her birth, and h.as never ridden in the
cars, or been beyond the limits of the county. Mrs.
Olmstead is a notable housekeeper, .and is well
versed in the art of making those about her c'om-
fortable, and everj' one who crosses her threshold
is sure of a cheerful welcome. Her parents were
born in Bourbon County, Ky., and when the father
was nineteen years old and the mother twenty,
they came to \'ermilion County', and were united
i:i marriage six weeks Later, in the year 1831, near
Indianolia. and immediately settled on the farm
now owned by .Mr. Olmstead. Mr. Wright built a
log cabin, tmd in that humble abode they began
their wedded life. May 31. 1851. Mrs. Wright
died, leaving five children, of whom Elizabeth
Ann. Mrs. Olmstead, was the eldest. The father
was afterwards married to Nancy Dougherty, and

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he (licJ Nov. 18, 1872, on the homestead t^at he
had cliiniiiated from the wild prairies. Mrs. Olra-
stead was born Sept. 22, 1832. In this borne of
her girlhood and womanhood five children have
blessed her wedded life witii our subject, namely:
Mary B., the wife of John H. Palmer; Charles, who
married Agnes Enimett, who died Nov. 17, 1887;
William C, who married Miss Eva Beck; George
K.; and Albert C.

;Mr. Olmstead has been a valuable citizen of this
section of ^'ermilion County since attaining man-
hood, as he is a man of good personal habits, is
just and honest in his dealings, wise and safe in
counsel, and lias alwaj's exerted his influence to
advance the interests of his community morally,
socially and educationally. He has taken an active
part in the public life of this township, has held
the office of Supervisor two terms, and for eleven
jears vvas School Trustee. He is a valued member
of Catlin Lodge, No. 285, A. V. & A. M. He has
been Master of the lodge. In politics he sides
with the Democrats, and is a strong supporter of
partly princi|)les. Both he and his wife are faithful
members of the Presbj'terian Church, and the acts
of their daily lives show them to be consistent
Christians.

A fine lithographic view of the handsome home
and surroundings of Mr. Olmstead is shown else-
where in this volume.

^•l-l-"^

^ IfelLLIAM CESSNA, Sk., who is well known
\/iJ// throughout Vance Township as one of its
W^J most prosperous men financially, is now
approaching the sixty-seventh year of his age, hav-
ing been born Nov. 7, 1 822. He is a native of
Bedford County, Pa., where his father, Evan
Cessna, was also born. The latter, when approach-
ing manhood, learned the trade of a blacksmith.
Later he turned his attention to agricultural [uir-
suils, and became owner of a good farm. He mar-
ried Miss Mary Motelena Fenstermaker, also a na-
tive of the Kej'Stone State, and whose ancestors
•were from Germany.

The parents of our subject continued residents of

Pennsylvania for several years after their marriage.
The father carried on blacksmithing and farming
combined, and operated with fair success. He
finally decided upon a change of residence, and in
1842 set out for Ohio with his family, settling in
the Western Reserve In what was then Trumljull
but was afterward changed to Mahoning County.
There the parents spent the remainder of their
lives. The household circle originally comprised
nine children, eight of whom grew to mature years,
and six of whom are now living. William was the
third child of the family, and like his brothers and
sisters, acquired a limited education b^- attendance
in a log school-house, under a system of instruc-
tion in keeping with that time and place. Upon
approaching manhood he learned the trade of a
tanner, also that of a brick and stone mason. Since
a boy of twelve he has been mainly dependent
upon his own resources, and assisted his father con-
siderably until his marriage. Evan Cessna was
very nearly blind for many years, having a cata-
ract over each eye, and losing the sight of one en-
tirely.

The 18th of May, 1850, marked an interesting
epoch in the life of our subject, as on that da3- he
was wedded to Miss Sarah Jane, daughter of Rich-
ard Hawkins, a farmer and mechanic of Stark
County, Ohio. The j-oung couple commenced the
journey of life together in a m,anner corresponding
to their means and surroundings, and Mr. Cessna for
several years thereafter followed his trade in Mahon-
ing County. Finally he removed to Stark County',
sojourning there probabi}' two years, and then, in
1856, changed his residence to Marshall County,
Ind. In the latter place also he followed his trade,
and purchased 300 acres of land, the cultivation
and improvement of Which he carried on until
1868.

During the above mentioned year Mr. Cessna
moved into Champaign County, 111., and about
twelve months later purchased the farm upon which
his son William now lives, in Vermilion County.
Later he added forty acres to it, theu traded forty
acres for that which he now occupies. LTpon this
he has lived for a period of thirteen years, and ef-
fected very many improvements, planting a 10-
aqre orchard, putting the fences in repair, and add-

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373

iiig the necessai'3' buildings. He has invested his
surplus capital in additional land, and is now the
owner of .500 broad acres. His possessions are the
result of his own industry and perseverance, and
ho has delved from the soil an ample competence
for his declining years.

Mrs. Sarah Jane (Hawkins) Cessna departed this
life .Sept. \b, 1801, at the early age of thirty-three
years, four months and eleven days. Of her union
with our subject there were born five children,
four of whom are living: John W. married ]\Iiss
Myra Nichols, who is now deceased; he is the
father of five children, and lives in Mineral Point,
Kan.; Sarah Amelia is the wife of Wallace A.
Yazel; they live four miles northwest of Homer,
and have five children; Martha Ellen married
Marion Tilibetts, and is the mother of four chil-
dren; they live four and one-half miles southwest
of Fairmount; William L. D. married Miss Sally
0"Shca; they have one child, and live one mile
west of Mr. Cessna.

Our subject contracted a second marriage Jan.
29, 186,5, with Mrs. Lucina Melser, who was the
mother of two children by her first husband. The
result of this union was three children — Rosa I.,
Charles M. and Mary M., who are all living at
home with their parents. Mr. Cessna has always
taken a lively interest in politics, and keeps himself
fully posted upon all matters of national interest.
He is one of the warmest supporters of the Repub-
lican party, believing it the party of progress and
reform, and the party upon which the prosperity
of America depends. In Indiana he served as
Pathmaster three years, and in the district where
he now lives h.as been a School Director nine years.
Formerly he belonged to the I. 0. O. F.

Mr. Cessna, with wise forethought and care has
furnished us with a portion of tlie family record,
which we append as follows. Mrs. Sarah J. (Haw-
kins) Cessna was born in Washington County, Pa.,
May i, 1811. John \V., her eldest son, was born
in Mahoning County, Ohio, Sept. 7, I 85 1 . Artlissa
A., the eldest daughter, was born Feb. ISI, 1854,
and died in Ohio. Sarah A. was born in Stark
Count}', Oliio, Feb. 11, 1856. JNIartha Kllon was
born in Marshall, Intl.. April 24, 1858. William '
L. D, was born in Marshal! County, Ind.. Oct. 23, j

1861. Rossa Ilora was born in Marshall County,
Ind., May 28, 1806; Charles M. was l)orn in Cham-
paign County. 111., .la;i. 20, 180'.). Mary Matilda
was born in N'ermilion County, III.. Oct. 27, 1872.
Evan Cessna, the father of our subject, died July
29, 1861, at the age of sixty-eight years. His
wife, Mary Motelena. died J.in. 20, 1876, at the age
of seventy -six years.

j^^ AMl'EL STARK, of Sidell, is numbered
^^^ among its most useful and praiseworthy
(ll/_Jl) citizens, and performed no small part in
the early settlement of the i)lace with
whose growth and development he has ever main-
tained a warm interest. In 1 885 he purchased the
Cleveland Hotel and from a small beginning built
up a good patronage and became popular among
traveling men generally. In connection with this
heo|)erated excavating machines such as the Mould
Ditcher, the Plow Ditcher and Road Grader, and
graded several miles of road in Vance, Sidell and
Carroll townships, making an excellent thorough-
fare which is greatly a|)preciated bj- those most
nearly concerned.

The parents of -Mr. Stark were John and Mary
(Cassadyj Stark, who were of Kentucky birth and
parentage and came to this county during its early
settlement, locating on its southern line. Their
family comprised fourteen children, eleven sons
and three daughters. Samuel was liorii in Indiana
and was reared to farming pursuits. He received
a limited education in the primitive schools and
developed into a strong and healthful man, sound
in mind and bod}' and well fitted for the position
which he was called upon to fill as a leading mem-
ber of his community. He was married in .\u-
gust, 1875, to IMiss Christina Rawlings, and the
young people commenced their wedded life toge-
ther on the Amos Jackson farm. Later Mr. Stark
was connected with several farms as general over-
seer, among them being the well-knovvn Allerton
farm, formerly the propert}- of John Sidell. In
1881 they took up their abode in Danville. .Mr.
Stark having purchased the furniture in the .Mc-

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rorraick House of that city. Eight months later
they again removed to a farm at Garrett Grove,
where they remained four years. Their subsequent
movements we have aheady indicated. On mov-
ing to Sidell Mrs. Stark assumed charge of the
Cleveland House, wliich she has since conducted
with marked success and has become very popular
with the traveling public. She seems admirably
adapted to her responsible position and possesses a
great deal of tact, generosity and kindness, having
the faculty of making welcome all who come within
her doors. She is a ladj' of more than ordinar}'
business abilities, and is increasing iier patronage
perceptibly each year.

A native of Lee County, Va., Mrs. Stark was
born Jan. 19, 1855, and is the daughter of .Sampson
B. Rawlins, also a native of Die Old Dominion and
wiio married Miss Elizabeth Sanford, of his own
State. Botli were of English descent. They were
married in Virginia, whence they renioved to Clay
County, Ivy., about 18G0. The father prosecuted
farming for tluee years, but in 1863 again changed
his residence, settling this time near Paris Edgar
County, this State. Ten years later they came to
this county and located on a farm in Sidell Town-
ship. Finally selling this also, they removed to
Fairmount and conducted tlie Hall House one j'ear.
Afterward Mr. Rawlings engaged in the hoot and
shoe business of that place abont a year. He re-
moved to Sidell in 1885 and^^in 1887 established a
store of general merchandise at Archie. After a
time he was burned out, suffering a loss of -^8,000.
He is now employed as a traveling salesman for a
grocery house in Chicago.

The mother of Mrs. Stark departed this life
March 19, 1888, at the age of fifty-six years eight
months and twenty-eight days. Her family con-
sisted of nine children, the eldest of whom, Nancy,
is the wife of J. P. Jackson, a farmer of Sidell
Township, and is the mother of two children;
Christina, Mrs. Stark, was the second child of the
family; James W. H. II., married Miss Ida Patter-
son and opcr.ates as a carpenter and builder in
Sidell; he is the father of one child. Zarilda mar-
ried George B. Baum, of Sidell, who operates as a
farmer and liveryman, and they have two chil
dren; Bertha is the wife of Austin Jones, a business

man of Mt. Carniel, and they have one child;
Sarah J is at home with her father; John F. is
farming in Sidell Township; Dora is a salesladj- at
Cerro Gordo, 111.; Fanny M. lives with her father
and sister.

Mrs. Stark thus in her youth lived in three dif-
ferent States, Kentucky, A'irginia and Illinois. She
.attended the common school and at an early age
evinced an aptitude for business details. At the
age of twenty years she was married to Mr. Stark.
She has contributed her full quota to the rapid and
tiirifty growth of the village of Sidell, in the ex-
cellent man.agement of her house and in attracting
to it a class of well-to-do and intelligent people.

A large force of builders is now (June, 1889)
actively engaged in enlarging the Cleveland House,
which when completed a month hence, will accom-
modate a large number of guests and [Move an or-
nament to the village. Mrs. Stark i)atronizes the
worthy enterprises established in the village,
among them the Methodist Episcopal Church, in
whose erection she took a warm interest. She is a
lover of music and all those things which contril)-
ute to the comfort and satisfaction of the people
who ra.ay sojourn under her roof. She is a lady of
decided views and sympathizes with the Demo-
cratic party. The Ladies' Aid Society finds in
her one of its efficient members. To her and
her husliand have been born four children:
Callie, who died in infancy; Mary Alice; an infant
who died unnamed; and Forest E.

) EN J AM IN ZEIGLER. This gentleman is

^ the oldest settler in the eastern half of
l$©)j/] *^'™"'' Township, in this county, having
lived there more years than any other per-
son now residing within its liorders. He was born in
Cumberland County, Pa., March 5, 1830, and when
twenty years old came to Fountain County, Ind.,
with his elder brother, John, making the journey
the entire distance in a two-seated wagon drawn
by one horse. They came from Carlisle, in their
native county, to Indianapolis, Ind., over the road
then known as the National Pike, and thence to

Residence: OF John Pollard, 5cc. 21. Carroll Tp. Verm i lion Co

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RESIDENCE OF W- H . SCONCE, 5 EC, 16. SiDELLTp. VeRMILION Co

Store and Residence of Michael Fi5herJndianola,\/ermilion Co.

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRArillCAL ALBUM.

377

their stopiiins place, now named Reileislnirali. tlien
known as ('lianil]ersliurg. The tiii) occupied two
weeks anil four days, hut it can now he made he-
tween those two points in sixteen lioursi .lohn
Zeigler had spent the previous j'car in Indiana,
and our siilijeel made the journey West with him
simply as an adventure. But he liked the looks of
the country, and determined to stay, especially as
ho found he could get twice as much for his labor
there as he could in the East. Accordimjly he
located in Fountain County and beiran workinij out
by the month. He ni.-ide his home there until
1856, when having by this time secured a life
partner, he came to Vermilion C'ount3' aiul for
two 3'cars worked for his father-in-law. Ilaxlng
saved a little money he had in 1852 bought 320
acres of (iovernnient land on section 15 in (Jranl
Townsiiip. and it is on this place his home now
stands. He was too poor, however, to build on it
or cultivate it, and he let it lie idle until 1858.
when he managed to get a house built on it, but was
yet unable to get it " broke," and therefore for the
following two years he farmed what is known as
the "Ann Brown" place, of IGO acres, one and
one-half miles east of his house. In this way he
accumulated some small means, and the following
year he broke forty acres of his own land with a
team of four j'oke of cattle and a twenty-four inch
plow.

His industry and energy soon made themselves
felt, and each successive year saw Mr. Zeigler a little
better off. Gradually more and more land was
brought under cultivation, fences and hedges were
made and planted, farm buildings were erected, and
after the lapse of 3'ears more land was bought, and
to-day our subject owns an excellent farm of 540
acres in one body, well fenced, drained, cultivated
and with good and sullicient buildings, .and as he
looks around over his broad acres he can reflect
with satisfaction upon the fact that this is all the
work of his own hands. When he lirst bought
this land it was all bare open prairie, not a tree or
shrub was on the ground. Now it presents to the
eye a typical American western scene. The house
stands back some distance from the road and is ap-
proached from the front through an avenue lined
on either side with well grown maple trees; the

buildings .-ue all that are needed, for the large farm,
the growing crops and the contented cattle grazing
in the enclosed fields, all bespeak thrift and com-
petence. All this is tli(! work of Mr. Zcigler's own
hands. The line grove of maples which surrounds
his house was raised by himself from seed and cov-
ers nine acres, and an apple orchard of four acres,
also of his own planting. The country when he
lirst (ame here was wild and unsettled, and his
nearest ncighl)or for some time was two miles away,
and from the rising ground near his house, as far
as the ej'e could see, there were less than a dozen
houses. Prairie wolves were numerous, com[ielling
tlie settler to house his stock at night, wild game
was plentiful, and deer, ducks, geese and prairie
chickens were in such alumdance that dogs were
kept and trained to keep them from the fanner's
grain fields, and the pioneer's table was well sup-
plied with delicacies, the fruit of his gun. But
one road was then laid out hereabouts, the settlers
making their way across the prairies by following
tracks made by others who had gone before. Not
a fence was up, and to leave the beaten path was
to run the risk of being lost on the prairie. Trad-
ing w.as ilone mostly at Attica, Ind., thirty miles
away, the trip to store and back consuming two
days. Mr. Zeigler says it was his custom when re-
turning, if overtaken liy darkness, to tie his lines
and let his horses take their own way. they never
failing to bring him safely home when human
eyesight was of no avail in finding the road.

Now how different the scene. Public highways
are laid out in all directi(jns. The country about
is thickly settled, and half a mile from Mr. Zeigler's
door is the village of Cheneysville, a station on
the Lake Eiie and Western Railroad. Around his
home is a thickly settled and prosperous commun-
ity, with evidence on every hand of comfort,
schools .-uid churches are eas\- of .access, and all
the ai)pliances of civilization are at the farmer's
door. This change has been brought about by
the toils and sacrifices of such men as our subject,
and to such all honor is due.

Mr. Zeigler was united in marriage, in Fountain
County, Ind., Jan. 3. 1854. with Miss Verlina
Brown, daughter of .Tolin and Catherine Brown,
early settlers in that part of Indiana. The former

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was born in Perry County, Pa., and the latter in
Dauphin County in the same state. After mar-
riage they emigrated to Indiana, where Mr. Brown
iniinoved a large number of farms, certainly as
many as twenty, selling as soon as he could get
advance on his property. In this way he made
considerable money aud during the latter years
was quite well-to-do. lie died in Hoopeston
in the winter of 1884-85. His wife had passed
away some years previously at Otterbein, Benton
County, Ind. Mrs. Zeigler was born in Fountain
County, Ind., March 27,1834. By this marriage
nine children were born, all except one, who died
ill childhood, lieiiig now living: Cyrus A., the eld-
est, farms a jiortiou of the homestead half a mile
cast of liis father's house, aud is married to Miss
Cyrenia Levcrton, and they have one child and
one is deceased; Peter M. is married to Susan
Labaw, has one child, and lives two miles east of
his birtli|)lace on a farm belonging to his aunt,
Catherine A. ISrown; John B. is married to Jose-
pliine Stufflebeam, and lives on a rented farm
in tlie northeastern corner of Grant Township;
George B. is married to Mary Ann Labaw, and
has two children and lives on a part of his father's
farm; Benjamiu Franklin, Mary Amanda, Rachael
Mahala and William J. are unmarried and are yet
under the parental roof.

Mr. Zeigler has witnessed and participated in the
growth and increasing prosperity of tliis part of
Vermilion County. When he came within its
borders, growth liad hardly- lieen begun in this part
of tlie county. T\u; site of the tlourisiiing city of
Hoopeston was a liarren prairie which he could
have bought from the Government at ^l.2ij per
acre, but he thought it dear at that, when
prosiiecting for a site, as the land was low and wet,
aud therefore liought where he is, where the land
lies higher. On such small things does fortune
soiiietim('S hinge. Yet lie has no reason to com-
plain. .Starting from an humble station ami frcuii
small beginnings he has achieved a competence,
and what is still better, has gained the universal
respect, esteem and confidence of the community,
a just tribute to the moral and upright life of tlie
man and to his entire trustworthiness of character.
For many years he has lieen compelled by his fel-

low-townsmen to accept office at their hands, hav-
ing been School Director, Town Trustee, Road
Overseer, etc., aud he is now Assistant Supervisor,
and among the worthy citizens of V'^ermilion
County none stands higher in the estimation of
those who know him than does Benjamin Zeigler,
the pioneer.

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WftlLLIAM THOMAS SANDUSKY has for
/ more than twenty years been prominently
identiOed with the leading farmers and
stock growers of Vermilion County, a shrewd, in-
telligent set of men, and in that time he has been an
important factor in extending its great agricul-
tural interests. He has a farm on section 36, Cat-
lin Township, of some over 400 acres, which is
well cultivated, and on which be has erected a
substantial, roomy set of buildings, and has all the
needful maeliinerj' and appliances for carryino-
on agriculture with facility and to the best ad-
vantage.

Our subject, although a Kentuckian by birth,
was reared in Illinois, and has passed the most of
his life here, his parents having been amono- the
earliest settlers of Shelby County. His father,
William Sandusky, was a native of Kentucky,
while his mother, Julia (Earp) Sandusky, was born
in Virginia. They were married in Kentucky. and
there commenced their wedded life, but in 1829,
when our subject was a small infant, they emi-
grated to Illinois and settled in Shelby Countj-.
In the following spring ]\Ir. Sandusky's earthly
career was cut short, while he was yet in life's
prime, by his premature death. The wife survived
him ten years, when, in 1840, she too passed away.

Of a family of three children, our subject was
the second child and the only son. He was born
in Bourbon County, Ky., March 11, 1829, and was
consequently but a few months old when his par-
ents brought him to this State. He w.as bred to a
farmer's life in Shelby County, and, amid the pio-
neer influences that surrounded his early life, be-
came strong, manly, self-reliant and energetic. In
the spring of 1848 he left the jilace where his life
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railion County, Laving in his charge a drove of
cattle, which he herded here till tlie fall of the
year, when he proceeded with them toward New
York. He only went as far as .Sandusky, however,
when he disposed of his cattle at a good price. He
then returned to Vermilion County, and for some
years after that was engaged in farm work and iu
in tending cattle. In the spring of 1853, .amlii-
tious to accumulate money faster than he was
doing, he determined that he would seek the gold
mines of California, and going there by the way
of the Isthmus of Panama, he pursued mining on
tlie Pacific Coast with fair success till the fall of
18.1.'). Tiring of the rough life of the camps, he
turned his face homeward, and. coming to Ver-
milion County once more, was soon actively en-
gaged in the business of buying stock, continuing
that till the spring of 1859. At that time he turned
his attention to the hotel business, having gone
to Greeneastle, Putnam Co., Ind., in June, and
building a hotel known as the Junction House. He
was profitably engaged in its man.agement till the
spring of 1866. when he sold out, returned to
Vermilion County and bought the farm where he
now lives, having decided to turn his .attention
once more to the calling to which he had been
reared, and for which he has a natural aptitude.
He now gives his attention wholly to .agricultural
pursuits, and for several j'ears, besides managing
his farm, was extensively engaged in buyiug .and
shipping stock, and stdl continues to raise a goodly
number of cattle and hogs.

November 30, 1859, was an imiiortant date in
the life of Mr. Sandusky as it was the occasion of
his marriage with Miss Emily A. Clements, who
has been to him all that an intelligent, refined,
capable woman can be to the man by whose side
she w.alks the journey of life, making his home
l)le.asant and attractive, and a welcome retreat
from the cares of business. She is a wise and
tender mother to their children, of whom they had
four, .as follows: Ada, who died in infancy; Charlie,
who <lie(l at the age of five months; Maggie and
Kate, who are left to brighten the household by
their presence. Mrs. Sandusky w.as born in Shel-
byville, 111.. May 28, 1839, a daughter of John
•and Emily (Livers) Clements, natives of Mary-

land. Her parents were among the early settlers
of .Shelby County, and there the father died. The
mother is living in Shelbj' County, III.

Mr. Sandusky is a man of much experience,
gifted with firmness, sagacity, and foresight to a
marked degree, which traits have no doubt been
instrumental in gaining him a position among the
first citizens of Catlin Township as a substantial,
well-to-do farmer. He is very liberal, and never
hesitates to spend his money where it will do good
or relieve suffering. He has a mind of his own,
and is very tenacious in his ojjinions. This is es-
pecially true in regard to his political views, he
being a ver}- strong Repul)liean, active in political
affairs, and giving material support to his party.
He has not mingled much in public life, having
devoted himself strictly to his own private affairs,
but he h.as been School Director for a long term
of years, interesting himself greatly in educational
matters.

HAULlvS llIJvLMAX. There are few mort
^_ industrious or more conscientious and
^^Jf' worthy men in Oakwood Township than
the subject of this notice, who is located upon a
well-improved farm upon section 24. His projjerty
is the result of his own unaided industr3- and li.as
been accumulated by 3'ears of arduous labor and
close economy. Modest and retiring in disposition
he is a man making very little show in the world,
but one whom his friends recognize as possessed of
high principle and sound common sense, and one
whose word is considered as good .as his bond. A
patriot during the late Civil War, he contributed
his quota in assisting to preserve the Union and it
is hardly necessary to say. uniformly votes the
straight Republican ticket. He has ever been the
.advocate of temperance, practically and theoretic-
ally and with his estimable wife is a member in
good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
iu which he has officiated as .Steward and Cl.ass-
Leader and held other positions of trust and
responsibility.

The offspring of a good family, our subject is
the son of Edward Ilillnian. a native of Ensj-

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land niul a tailor by trade which he followed for
some time in London, Province of Ontario. Can-
ada, to which he emigrated when a young man.
His mother, who was of Scotch descent, died when
a young woman, and when her son Charles was
scarcely more than nine years old. Charles and his
eldest sister were afterward taken to the home of
Mr. John Lateman, of (Ontario, with whom he lived
until coming to Illinois in October. 1857, when a
3'outh of seventeen j'ears.

To the parents of our subject tiiere were born
four children, Charles lieing the eldest. He first
opened his eyes to the light March 8, 1840 and re-
ceived verj' few opportunities for an education. He
attended school for a time after coming to this
State but had his own living to make and was
mostly employed on a farm. He saved what he
could of his earnings as ^-ears [lassed on. and at the
age of twenty-seven was owner of eighty acres of
land in Oakwood Township, and some personal
property.

Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, JMr. Hill-
man that same year enlisted in Company I, 3,5th
Illinois Infantry, and served with his regiment in
the battles of Stone River, Perry ville and Chicka-
mauga. At the latter he was wounded, Sept. 19.
186.3, being shot through the left thigh in a pecu-
liar and dangerous manner. His recovery was long
and tedious, he laying in the hospital until Septem-
ber. 1864, at which time expired his term of en-
listment and he received his honorable discharge.
Upon his recovery he again entered the ranks, Feb.
I, 1865, as a member of Company K, 150th Illinois
Infantry. He served with his regiment in Georgia
and Tennessee some months after the close of the
war, receiving his second and final discharge, Feb.
1, 1866, and now draws a pension from the Gov-
ernment. He went into the service as a jirivate
and on account of fidelity to duty and bravery in
times of danger, was first promoted to Sergeant
and afterward to Second Lieutenant, with which
rank he was mustered out.

The 8tli of October, 18(J7, witnessed the mar-
riage of our subject with Miss Sarah A. Hilliary and
the newly wedded pair settled at once upon the
farm which they now own and occupy. This em-
braces 202^ acres of land all in one body, 132^

acres under cultivation and embracing property
formerlj' owned by Martin Oakwood. The four
children born to Mr. and Mrs. Hillman are named
respectively Edward J., Bertha, fJeorge F. and
Mary F. They are all at home with their parents,
are well educated and form a most intelligent and
interesting group. ]\Ir. Hillman has officiated as
School Director in his disti'ict for a period of
twelve years, and luas been Commissioner of lligh-
wajs three years. Stock-raising forms a leading
feature of his farming operations, an industry
which is very profitable in Central Illinois. As an
ex-soldier our subject is identified with George
Morrison Post, (i. A. R., at Glenburn.

Mrs. Hillm.an was br)rn M.arch 15, 1849, in Ver-
milion County, 111., and is the daughter of George
Hilliary, one of the pioneer settlers of this county
and who died about 1876. His widow is still liv-
ing being now seventy-five ^-ears old and making
her home in Oakwood.

LINTON D. HEXTON, M. D., a popular
physician of "N'ermilion County, was born
; in Fountain County, Ind., on the 3d day of
August, 1831. His father, Evan Henton, it is be-
lieved, w,as a native of Virginia. He was married
in Ohio and in an early day moved to Indiana and
settled in Fountain County, where he purchased a
tract of land four miles from Attica. He resided
here until 1838, when he sold his farm and re-
turned to Ohio and settled in Highland County,
where he purchased a farm one and a half miles
from Hillsboro, and there resided until his death,
which occurred in 1856. His wife's maiden name
was Maria Inskeep, a native of Ohio and daughter
of the Rev. Daniel Inskeei). She died on the home
farm in 1876. She was the mother of seven chil-
dren, six of whom grew to manhood and woman-
hood and whose names follow: Eliza, Clinton,
Rachael, Colmau, Samuel and Mary.

Dr. Henton was a lau of six years when his
parents removed to Ohio, where he received his
early education in the public schools. He also at-
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381

teen, he commenced teaching and taught and at-
tended school alternately. In the meantime he
became anxious to study medicine, and pursued his
studies in this directiim .-ill through the time cov-
ered by teaching school. In July, 1853 he came
to Vermilion County and inaugarated a successful
practice of his profession, but being anxious to
further post himself he went from Myersville,
where he lived, to Chicago, where he attended Rush
Medical College, graduating therefrom in 1861.
He returned to Myersville and practiced until May.
1872, when he came to Danville, where he has been
a successful practitioner since. In 1 855 he mar-
ried Susan Gund}', who is a native of Ross Town-
ship, this county, andadaughter of Joseph Gundy,
(a sketch of whose life appears in another part of
this vcjlume.)

Dr. Ilenton is a member of Olive Branch Lodge
No. 38, A. F. & A. M., and also of '\'crmilion Chap-
ter Xo. 82, R. A. M. The Doctor and wife are
communicants of the Methodist Ei)iscopal Church.
I'rofessionally Dr. Heutoii has been very successful,
and as a citizen, his reputation is one of the high-
est. He keeps well read ujion current events, and
is what the world calls a well-posted man.

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j'^IRD C. PATH is numbered among the
, worthy citizens of Vermilion County who,
natives of its soil, have for many }-ears been
active in developing and extending its
great agricultural interests, and while so doinf
have placed themselves in independent and pros-
perous circumstances. He was born and reared in
Catlin Township, and since attaining man's estate
has been a practical member of its farming com-
munity, owning and busil}' engaged in the man-
agement of a good farm of 200 acres of fertile land
on section 21.

Adam Pate, the father of our subject, was a
native of Virginia. When he established himself
in life he married Elizal)eth Owens, a native of
Kentucky. They Cdmmenced their wedded life in
Dearborn County, Ind., but in 1829 they made
their way through the rude and sparsely settled

country to A'ermilion County, and became early
settlers in this vicinity, locating at lir.-^t about three
miles north-west of Catlin. and then removing to
this farm, whicli is now in the possession of our
subject. Here their remaining lives were spent
in the toil necessar}- to improve a farm in the wil-
derness, and now that they have passed aw;i v. their
memory will be cherished with that of other pio-
neers who labored and sacrificed that they might
build up comfortable homes, .'uiil in so doing
aided in building up this commonwealth of Ill-
inois. The father died Feb. 24, 18G7, aged seventy-
four years, two months and five daj-s. The'mother
died Oct. 8, 1874, aged eighty years, nine months
and twenty-six days. They were tiie parents of
fourteen children, of whom Bird was the thirteenth.
He was born in Catlin Township, July 12, 183G,
and grew to manhood amid the primitive suriound-
ings of those early days of the settlement of the
county, and on the homestead where he w.as reared
he has spent his entire life thus far, and h.as de-
voted himself exclusively- to farming.

To the lady who presides over his pleasant home
and helps him to dispense its abundant hospital-
ities to whosoever comes under its sheltering roof,
he was united in marriage in Vermilion Count3-,
Dec. 21, 1857. Her maiden name was Rebecca
Tanner, and she was born in this county. Julv 30,
1839 to William and Lucinda (McKinsey) Tanner,
early settlers of the county. Six children have blessed
the marriage of our subject and his wife, of whom
five are living — Laf.ayettc P. married Rebecca
Jones, and is engaged in tiie coal business north of
Catlin; Horace M. is unmarried and resides in Gar-
vanza, Cal.; Asa married Jennie Alexander, and is
engaged in farming in this township; Clay and Clara
O., the two latter reside at home with their par-
ents. Their eldest child, George W., died when
about four years old, and thus early taken from this
weary world, he is "safe from all tli;U can liiuni,
safe, ancl quietly sleeping."

Mr. and Mrs. Pate are very jjleasanl people,
kindly and generous in their dealings with their
neiglil)ors, by whom they are much liked. jMr.
Pate has been Hoad Commissioner and Seliocjl Di-
rector, holding the latter oHice twentiy-one years,
and in both caiiacities has served the public eflSci-

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ently. He is a sound Republican and earnestly
supports the principles promulgated by his party.
He is a man of correct moral habits, .and though a
member of no religious societj' yet takes an active'
part in the affairs of the church and does what he
can for its welfare. He is a member of the A. F.
& A. M., Catlin Lodge, No. 285.

A fine lithographic view of the homestead and
surroundings on the farm of Mr. Pate is shown
elsewhere in this work.

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^ UDftE OLIVER LOWNDES DAVIS. It

is seemingly natural, at least it is easier, for
mankind to wander into crooked paths
^^J) than to follow the straight road of recti-
tude and honor; but he who fortunately con-
fines himself to the latter, must have some realiza-
tion of the homely and ancient adage that "virtue
brings its own reward." Men do not realize the
truth of this so much as in life's decline, when the
shadows of the great change which is soon to come
are already visible; then fortunate is he who may
humbly feel that his life labors have not wholl}'
been in vain. These thoughts involuntarily arise
in contemplating the career of Judge Davis, which
has been perhaps, like that of a deep stream, little
disturbed at the surface, but with an under-current
whose strength has been clear and decided. A
native of New York City, he was born Dec. 20,
1819, and is the sou of William and Olivia (Tiiomp-
son) Davis,-who were natives respectively, of Sar-
atoga, N. Y., and Connecticut. After their re-
moval to the metropolis the father was for many
years engaged with varying success as a shipping
merchant.

The subject of this sketch pursued his first studies
in a select school in bis native city, afterward en-
tered Hamilton Academy, and later was a student
at the academy in Canandaigua, N. Y. After lay-
ing aside his books he entered the service of the
American Fur Company, which was founded by
John Jacob Astor and which was at that time un-
der the presidency of Ramsey Crookes. He con-
tinued with this company until 1841, and then,

having determined to make his home in the West,
came to this county and settled in Danville, where
he now lives.

Earl}' in life Judge Davis had looked forward to
the time when he could enter the legal profession
and now in keeping with his long cherished desire,
he placed himself under the tuition of Isaac P.
Walker and began the stud}' of law. By close
api)lication and untiring diligence he made rapid
progress in his studies aud on the 15th day of De-
cember, 1842, was admitted to the bar. Soon
afterward opening an office on his own .account, he
began the practice of his profession, but contin-
ued his studies and in due time established him-
self as a reliable practitioner and was regarded
as an able advocate who signalized himself as ex-
ceptionally honorable and high-minded.

In 1861 upon the formation of the Twenty-
seventh Circuit Court, Mr. Davis was elected Judge
and was appointed by Judge Treat as United
States Commissioner. On the 1st of July, follow-
ing, he was re-elected to the former otiice, which
he held until July 10, 186G, when, owing to the
meagreness of the salary he resigned and resumed
the practice of his profession, which he continued
with marked success until 1873. He was then
elected Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
which office he held until 1879, and in that 3ear he
was elected and commissioned Judge of the Fourth
Judicial Circuit.

In the meantime, on the 25th of September,
1877, our subject was appointed by the Stipreme
Court as one of the Judges of the Appellate Court
— an office to which he was twice subsequently re-
appointed and in which he served with great wis-
dom and discretion for twelve years and at the end
of the second appointment retired from the bench.
He is particularly distinguished for his legal acumen
and honesty, together with great purity of motive,
while his equitable rulings and gentlemanly bearing
have secured him the high esteem of all with whom
he has had dealings. As a lawyer, he has honored
his profession, while as a Judge, he holds the un-
qu.alified respect of both bench and bar.

In politics. Judge Davis, was originally a Demo-
crat, but upon the organization of the Republican
part}' he became identified with that body. He

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383

was elected to the Legislature, first in IS;")!, and
again in 1857. Aside from tliis lie has declined
Ijolitical preferment, finding more satisfactory oc-
cupation in the practice of his chosen profession.
In his religious views, he is a Presbyterian, having
united with that church in 1870.

Judge Davis was married Dec. .5, 1844, to Miss
Sarah M. C'unninghani, a daughter of Ilezelviah and
Mary (Alexander) Cunningham, who were natives
respectivcij- of Virginia and Georgia. In the lat
tcr .State were many members of the Alexander fam-
ily who rose to eminence, and were particularly
gifted with the traits of an illustrious ancestry. Mrs.
Davis is a native of this county and was born Sept.
3, 1827. To the Judge and his accomplished wife
there were born ten children, six of whom are liv-
ing— Mary married Charles J. Palmer; Lucy, mar-
ried J. B. Mann; Jennie, married S. M. Millikcn;
Nellie, Henry Harmon, and Fannie. E.

^ AMES E. WHITE is industriously' pursuing
the calling of a farmer on section 10, Catlin
Township, where he owns a good farm
whose well-tilled acres yield him an income
that enables him to support his family in comfort.
He was born in Perrysville. Ind., Sept. 4. 18;')1, a
son of James and Frances Ann (Sanders) White.
The former was twice married, his first wife being
Hannah Rogers, the mother of AVilliam White, of
whom a brief account is given on another page of
this work.

Our subject is the oldest living son of his father
and mother, and wius a lad of eight years when his
parents came to Vermilion Countj', this State, and
here the remaining years of his boj'hood and youth
were spent, and when it became time for him to
settle upon some calling by which to earn a living,
he selected agriculture as the one for which he was
the best fitted. He has been quite successful thus
far and has already' placed his ICO-acre farm under
excellent tillage and h.as ra.ide many good improv-
ments.

June 3, 1874, was the date of one of the most
important events that ever occurred in the life of

Mr. White, our subject, .as at that time lie was
united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss
Emily Eliza Browne, who is faitlifuUy co-operating
with him in his work. Seven children have come
to brighten their home, as follows: Henry W.,
Eliza P., Mirriam R., Frederic J., Alice E.. who
was taken from the home circle Feb. 2, 1888; Jes-
sie L., and Minnie E.

Mrs. White is a native of Catlin Townshii). and
was born Dec. 23, 1852, to William and Eliza
(Jones) Browne, natives of England. The latter
was born Feb. 3. 1829, and became the wife of
William Browne May IG, 1850, and with liini sot-
tied in Catlin Township On the 24th day of
March. 1854. he was suddenly removed by an ac-
cidental death, from the sphere of his usefulness
while yet in life's prime. On that day he was un-
loading hay from a w,agon near the residence of
the late Henry Jones, on the road between Catlin
and Danville. He was on the ground at the rear
of the load unloosening the pole that bound the
hay, and the horses becoming frightened started to
run away, and while he was trying to catch them
he was struck by the hay ladder of the rack, across
the heart, and in less than a half-hour was dead.
He was the father of two children — Eliza and Em-
ily E., (Mrs. White). Eliza died when about fif-
teen months old. The widow of William Browne,
and mother of Mrs. White was afterward again mar-
ried, this time being united with Frederic Tarrnut.
a native of England. Mr. Tarrant was horn at
Stanford in the Vale, County- of Berks, old Eng-
land, his birth occurring Jlay 15, 1824. He left
his njitive land in June, 1853, coming almost im-
mediately to the great and growing AVest.

Mr. and Mrs. Tarrant became the parents of a
large family of children, whose names are given
below: Sarah Louisa, l)orn Feb. 6, 1857. married
Charles P. Williams, Sept. 1, 1875: Frederic Rich-
ard, born Jan. 1, 1859, and died May 17, 1859;
Miriam Whitfield, born Feb. 10, I8C0, and mar-
ried Nov. 1, 1882, to Robert White; Ellen Eliz-
abeth, born Dec. 18, 1861, and died May 7, 1862;
Arthur Henry, born May 20, 1863. and married
June (!. 1888. to Annie Estella Ludy; Jessie Bent-
ley, born Dec 20, 1XG5, and married March 31,
1887, to Thomas J. Dale; Thomas Alfred, born

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Feb. 11, 1868; Alice BerlLu, June 21, 1870, and
Elsie K.ate, boru Feb. 10, 1873, and died Dec. 14.
1874.

Mr. White is an honest, sober, hardworking man,
and is regarded as a useful member in the commu-
nity. He has served his township faithfully as
Sciioul Director. He and his wife are people of
i-eligious views and habits, and belong to the Meth-
odist Episco|3al Church. Mr. White is identified
with tlie A. F. & A. M. as a member of the C'atlin
Lodge, No. 285. In politics, he is a follower of the
Democratic party.

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vsi yr^ILLIAM W. CURRENT occupies a prom-
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'<\ rj^lLLlAM W. CU
\&j// inent position f
W^ terprising citiz(

rprising citizens of Newell Township,
his native place, of which he is Supervisor, and
with whose agricultural interests he is closely iden-
tified. He is a veteran of the late war, in whicli
he won an honorable record as a l)rave, faithful
soldier, ready to do or die for his country.

The father of our subject, Henry B. Current, is
a native of Virginia, while his mother, Martha
Srout, was born in Ohio. [For parental history
see sketch of Henry B. Current]. The}' had eight
children, tlu'eesons and five daughters, and William
of whom we write, was the eldest of the family.
He was born in tiiis township Nov. 27, 1842. He
was reared to manhood in iiis native countj', re-
ceiving uonimon educational advantages in the
public schools. When he was sixteen years old,
an independent, self-reliant youtli, he left tlie
shelter of the parental roof to learn the trade of
harness and saddler\- making, serving an apjiren-
ticeship of two 3ears. But after that he did not
follow the trade, but engaged as a clerk in a dry
goods and clothing house in Danville, and was
there for three years. During that lime he had
been watching the progress of the great civil war
that was then raging so fiercely, and he tlien deter-
mined to cast in his lot with the noble defenders of
the stars and stripes and fight with them his coun-
try's battles. Accordingly in the prime and vigor
of young manhood he enlisted in the spring of

1864 in Company K, 37th Illinois Infantry, under
the command of Capt. J. C. Black, afterward Gen.
Black. He did good service on Southern battle-
fields for about a year, but the hardships and pri-
vations of a soldier's life told on his naturally
strong constitution, and after the war ended he
was discharged on account of disability.

After his experience of military warfare Mr.
Current returned to his native county and engaged
as switchman in the Danville yards for the Wabash
Railway. He acted in that capacity about a year
and was then transferred to the freiglit otticc where
he was employed some six or seven years. When
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railway was com-
pleted he was appointed conductor of a freight
train running from Chicago to Danville. A year
and a half afterwards he gave that up to accept a
position in the Chicago office. After working-
there one winter he returned to Danville and in
June took charge of the yard. A j'ear and a half
later he abandoned railroading, and then engaged
in the grocery business in Danville about three
years and then in farming. In the month of
August. 1886 Mr. Current returned to Newell
Township where his early life had been passed, and
has since been engaged in farming here at the old
homestead of his father, farming on shares.

Mr. Current has been twice married. He was
first wedded in this county, in Catlin Township, to
Miss Jlargaret Ellsworth, a native of the county.
She bore him three children — Oscar E., Harry S.^
Ida M. July 10, 1878, the devoted wife and
mother was called to a higher life, leaving many
friends to sympathise with her alHicted household.
Mr. Current was married to his present estimable
wife in Newell Township, Fel). 15, 1880. She is,
like himself, a native of this place, born June 8,
1858, her maiden name Mary A. Makemson. Her
parents, Hiram and Prudence (Campbell) Makem-
son, are residents of this township.

iMr. Current is an ambitious, wide-awake man^
skilled in his calling, and his ability and well-
known integrity have been duly recognized by his
fellow-citizens, who have twice called him to the
resi>onsible oflice that he now holds as Supervisor
of Newell Townshii), electing him first in the
spring of 1888, and re-electing him in the spring

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387

of 1889. While living in Danville he was City
CMerk for one year. He is a member of tliu A. F.
X' A. M., Olive Branch Lodge, No. 38, ^'ernlilion
Cliapter at Danville and Atholstan Commander}',
No. 15, at Danville. He is a man of sincere reli-
gions principles, and an active worker in tiie
Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he lias been
an officer, and lie heartily cooperates with his
fellow members in wliatever will promote the best
interests of the church and of society at large.
Politicallv. he is a Democrat.

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!hi,A\ AJOR WILSON BURROUGHS. Among
the self-made men of Vermilion County
ll\ none deserve greater credit than the sub-
ject of this notice who is in possession of a
comfortable amount of this world's goods, obtained
by downright hard labor and wise management. At
the beginning, when he started out in life for him-
self, he made it a rule to live within his income,
and this resolve closely followed has given him
that independence than which, there is no more
comfortable feeling in the world. In possession of
a fine home and a splendid famil}', together with
the respect of his fellow men, he surely has much
to make life desirable. His occupation through
life has been principally agriculture, but he is now
retired from active labor and has wisel}' determined
to spend his remaining years in the comfort and
quiet which he so justly deserves.

The ancestors of the Major were Southern peo-
ple mostly, and his father, Jesse Burroughs, a na-
tive of Kentuek)', was born in 1803. Early in life he
was married May 8, 1823, to Miss Mary C. Wilson
who was born in 1804 in Fennsj'lvania, the wedding
taking place in Deaborn County, Ind., to which place
the young people had emigrated with their parents.
Tliey resided in that county for sixteen 3'ears. then
coming to Illinois, in 1839, settled on a farm near
Catlin, this county, where they lived a number of
years, then changed their residence to F.nirmount.
The father died on the 5th of March, 1880, aged
seventy-six 3'ears, ton months and sixteen days.
The mother survived her partner less than a ycu'.

passing away Feb. 25, 1881, aged seventy-six years,
three months and twenty- four days.

To the parents of our subject were born nine
children, six sons and three daughters, five of whom
are living, and of whom Wilson was the second
child. He was born Nov. 21, 1825, in Dearborn
County, Ind. His early education was conducted
in a log school-house with gre.ased pa|)er for win-
dow panes and the other finishings and furnishings
common to the buildings of that place and time.
It was never his privilege to attend a higher school.
He had the ordinary experience of a farmer's boy
in a new country, assisting in the development of
the farm, plowing, sowing and reaping, becoming in-
ured to hard work at an early age. There were
very few settlers in this region at the time of the
arrival of the Burroughs family, there being a few
Indians and French on the Sault fork of the Ver-
milion River.

Four days before attaining the nineteenth year of
his age young Burroughs was married Nov. 17,
1844, to Miss Martha Ann Thompson, daughter of
John and Esther (Paine) Thompson, who came to
Illinois from Dearborn County, Ind., in 1830, and
settled on a farm in Vance Township, this county.
Their family included eight children, four of whom
are living and of whom Mrs. Burroughs the
second child, was born Ma\' 11, 1827, in Dearborn
Count}-, Ind. Her early education was conducted
in a similar manner to that of her husband, and her
father officiated as a pedagogue for several years.
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Burrouglis set-
tled on a rented farm near Catlin, and like their
neighbors frequently had difficulty to make both
ends meet. There was an aliundance of labor and
with but very little return. They raised their own
(lax and wool, .and Mrs. Burroughs spun and wove
and fashioned the garments for her family. Mr.
Burroughs often thinks of the time when he went
to church dressed in home-made linen shirt and
pants and a straw hat. He maintains, however,
that those were happy d.ays, during which mutual
affection and mutual purposes enabled them to bear
with courage the burdens of life and sustain their
liopes for tlie future.

Our subject operated five years upon rented lancj
1(1 such gfiod ailvautage that at the expiration of

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this time he was enabled lo purchase 100 acres —
eighty acres of prairie at 85 per acre and twenty
acres of timber at $4 i)er acre. lie paid cash down
for the timber but was obliged to go in debt for the
other. He put up a frame house and hauled the fin-
ishing lumber for it from a point cast of Eugene,
Ind., the trip occupying three days. He lived at
this place seven years then traded it for a tract of
raw land, three and one-half miles southwest of
Fairmount. Removing to this he went through
the same pi-ocess as before, l;)ringing the new soil to
a state of cultivation, putting up another house and
hauling the lumber as before from the same place.
This continued the home of our subject and his
little family until after the outbreak of the late
Civil War.

Although there was much toengross the time and
thoughts of Mr. Burroughs in connection with his
personal interests he. nevertheless, responded to the
call of his country and in August, 1 862, entered the
army as Captain of Company E, 73d Illinois Infan-
try. He participated with one exception, in all the
battles of his regiment, being prevented by illness
from taking part in the fight at Murfreesboro, Tenn.
On the l.Stli of December, 186 4, he was promoted to
tiie rank of .Major. Although in many of the im-
portant engagements which followed he was never
WDunded except, as he expressed it, " in the hat."
He has a vivid recollectit)n of the battles of Perry-
ville. Chickamanga, Mission Ridge, Rocky Face,
Burnt Hickory, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree
Creek, Atlanta, Jone.sboro, Lovejoy's Station,
Franklin, the two days atXashville and the fight at
Dalton and Resaca. After Lee's surrender he was
mustered out in June, 186.5, at Camp Butler, 111.

Upon retiring from the army Major Burroughs
returned to his farm which he occupied until 1867.
Then, removing to Fairmount, he purchased a home
and has since lived retired from active labor. Af-
ter giving to his two children each a farni he still
has 324 acres left. There were born to him and his
excellent wife four children, of whom Melissa, the
eldest daughter, became the wife of I. N. Wilcox,
who died Sept. 19, 1887, leaving his widow with
one child, Harry B: Elsworth Thompson Burroughs,
the eldest son of our subject, married Miss Laura
Custer, and is the father of two children — Fred and

Frank — living near Westville; Esther M., is the
wife of William P. Witherspoon and the mother of
three children — Stella, Wilson W. and Myrtle; they
live in a home adjoining that of INIr. Burroughs.
The youngest child Newton W., remains at home
with his parents.

Mr. Burroughs usually votes the straight Repub-
lican ticket but further than this takes no active
part in politics and has .avoided the responsibilities
of office, although serving as Director .and Trustee
in his district. He has been a member of the
Town Council and as an ex-soldier, belonged to
George N. Neville, Post, G. A. R. until its discon-
tinuance. Major and Mrs. Burroughs together
with all their children, are members of the Cum-
bc'land Presbyterian Church at Fairmount. This
was organized in 1869 and the M.ajor h.as been one
of its Elders since th.'ittime. He has alw.ays enter-
tained an active interest in the .Sunday-scliool in
whicli he h.as held the office of Superintendent many
j'ears. He ranks among the foremost temperance
men of this communitj' and in all his dealings has
preserved that honest and upright course in life
which as l>een the surest guarantee of a substantial
success and paved the waj' to a position in the
front ranks among the responsible men of this
community. lie knows by what toil and struggle
his posessions were accumulated, and h.as a faculty
of investing his capital to the best advantage.

A portrait of M.ajor Burroughs, which appears
in this volume will be valued b}' his many friends
in the county, and especially by his comrades in the
G. A. R.

,,1 LBERT VOORHES, a prominent and
^KM well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser of Cat-
lin Township, numbered among its most
benevolent and public-spirited citizens, is
a fine tyi>e of our self-made men, who while work-
ing hard to establish themselves in the world have
materially added to the wealth of this countv.
When he and his wife began life together, the}'
had to commence in the humblest way, having no
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omy .111(1 pniilcut niiuiajjcinont, they liavi' secureil !i
conipcleiife, and have built up one of tlii' most at-
tractive homes in the township.

Mr. Voorlies is a native of the sootl old State
of Pennsylvania, horn in Washington County Dec.
•2(). 1833, the fourth child in the family* of twelve
children, five sons and seven daughters, belonging
to Andrew W. and Mary (Crockard) Voorhes.
His father was born in New Jersey and his mother
in Pennsylvania, and after marriage, they made
their home in Washington County, Pa., and there
their entire wedded life was passed, and there death
found them well-prepared for its summons. The
father was a farmer and stock-raiser.

Their son Albert, the subject of this biograph-
ical review, was reared to manhood in the home of
his birth, remaining an inmate of the parental
luHLsehold till he married and established domestic
ties of his own. That important event in his life took
pl.ace in his native county Sept. 12, 1857, on which
date he was united in the holy bonds of matrimon}-
to Miss Sarah J. Baker. Mrs. Voorhes is a daugii-
ter of Enoch and Margaret (S|)eers) Baker, who
were natives of Washington County, Pa., tjie fa-
ther spending his entire life there. The mother is
still living at an advanced age. Mrs. Voorhes is
the eldest of the eight children, three daughters
and five sons, born to her parents, and she first
saw the light of day amid the prett)' scenes sur-
rounding her early home Dec. 19, 1839. She was
reared to womanhood in Washington Count}', and
carefully trained in all the duties of caring for a
household, and was thus .admirably fitted for the
part of wife and mother that she has performed so
well. To her and our subject ten children have
been born, of whom the following is recorded:
Emery A., died when he was six months old ; Sam-
uel W., died when he was twenty-one, his death
having been caused by a horse kicking liim;
Charles L., married Miss Cora A. McDonald; JJn-
nia I., married Wallace Acree; Albert N.. died
when four months old; Delia J. married Albert
Fisher; Henry H.. Florence B., Kimbro E., and
Earl E.. are at home.

In the fall of 1857, Mr. and Mrs. X'oorhes, then
recently married, left their old Pennsylvania home,
and coming to Illinois, settled in Edgar County

alxMit eight miles west of Paris. After living
there two years, they came to Vermilion Count.y
where they have ever since made their home. Mr.
Voorhes has a farm of 243 acres on section 1,
Catlin Township, and eighty acres in \'ance Town-
ship two miles south of Fairmount, on which he
has erected a fine set of buildings, and has made
other valuable improvements, besides putting the
land under good cultivation, and has a place of
which he may well be proud. At one time Mr.
Voorhes moved to Fairmount with his family,
and lived in retirement there for two j^ears.

Mr. Voorhes possesses in a large degree the
rugged honesty, truthfulness and steadfast char-
acter that mark the man of all men in whom to place
implicit confidence. He has good natural abilities,
and knows well how to work to the best advantage,
hence his prosperity. He and his wife are people
of warm hearts and genial, social dispositions, so
that they r\re much loved in this community with
whose people they have dwelt in amity and peace
these many years. They are devoted members of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, of which he
has been an Elder for more than twenty j'ears.
In politics, Mr. Voorhes is a sturdy Democrat of
the Jacksonian style. He takes a livel}' interest in
public affairs, and has done his township good ser-
vice as Road Commissioner, which oflice he has
held for the last six years; and as School Direc-
tor, he having acted in that capacity a long term
of years.

•JSg^-

ILLTAM P. VAN ALLEN. The subject
1/ of this notii^e deserves more than a passing
mention in noting the events in the lives
of the prominent men of Vermilion County, to
wliom it owes in a large measure its uniform
prosiierity and steadily increasing growth, both
morally, socially and financially. We find this
representative agriculturist plea-santly situated on
a fine farm occupj'ing a jmrt of section 36 in Oak-
wood Township, in the enjoyment of a homestead
which he has built up by his own industry and i)erse-
verance. He came to this county like many of his
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those invaluable qualities of persistence and enero;y
which are usually- attended by success. He was
soon recognized as a valued addition to the com-
munity, and from time to time was placed in vari-
ous positions of trust and responsibility, the duties
of which he lias uniformly discliarged with honesty
and fidelity.

In the biogr.nphy of .lohn II. \'an Allen, on
anotlier page in tiiis Album, will be found the pa-
rental history of our subject, who is a child of the
same family. He was born Dec. 20, 1840, in Lick-
ing County, Ohio, and there spent his boyhood and
youth, receiving a practical education in the com-
mon school. He served an apprenticeshij) at the
carpenter trade with his father and worked at this
until reaching his majority. After the outbreak
of the Civil War he entered the Union Army, Aug.
14, 1862, as a member of Company G, 97th Ohio
Infantry, with which he served three years and un-
til the close of the conflict. He, like his brother,
met the enemy first in battle at Perryville, and
later was at Wild Cat Mountain, Crab Orchard
and Nashville, where his regiment was placed un-
iler the command of General Rosecrans and subse-
quently fought at Stone River. They spent the
winter at this point, in the meantime engaging in
several skirmishes and then proceeded to Talla-
horaa, Tenn., and to Chattanooga, following up the
rebel general, Bragg. The 97th Regiment, was,
witli others of the brigade, ordered in company
with Gen. Wilder's Mounted Infantry to march
ten miles, pulling the artillery by hand up the
mountain, and opened fire on Chattanooga on
Waldon Ridge for ten days. This was in order to
allow Gen. Rosecrans with his arni3- to cross at
Stevenson, forty miles below.

Our subject with his comrades was now con-
stantly under fire, and the 97th was the first regi-
ment to enter Chattanooga. They did i)rov()st
duty tliere during the battle of Chickamauga, and
later participated in the fight at Mission Ridire,
where the regiment lost over 14i) kilh'il and
wounded. Soon afterward they were ordered upon
a forced march to relieve Gen. Burnside. at Knox-
ville, Tenn.. and later our subject with his com-
rades was assigned to the command of Gen. O. O.
Howard. After this he fought at the battle of

Dandridge. The regiment then retreated back to
Knoxville. They guarded the railroad in that
vicinity during the winter. On the 3d of May,
1864, they concentrated at Cleveland, Tenn., pre-
paring for the memorable march to the sea.

At the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, on the 22d
of June, Mr. Van Allen was severely wounded in
tlie right thigh by a minie ball. He was sent first
to the hospital at Nashville and subsequently trans-
ferred to Louisville, from which point his father
took him home. When sufficient!}' recovered he
reported at Columbus, Ohio, and was sent to Camp
Dennison, where he received his honorable dis-
ciiarge in 1865. He had his full share of the hard-
ships and privations of army life, and has never
fully recovered from the effects of his wounds and
the drain upon his constitution caused by hard
fare, the forced marches and the sojourn among
the malarial districts of the South.

Upon returning home Mr. Van Allen served an
apprenticeship at the potter's trade and followed
it about three years. In the meantime he was
married, Nov. 21. 1866. to Miss Caroline V. Kiger,
who was the only child of her parents, and was
l)orn in Virginia, in 1847. The young people so-
journed in the Buckeye State until 1869, then
came to Illinois, and a year later Mr. Xan Allen
inirchased land and began the construction of a
farm. He put up a fine residence in 1879 and is
the owner of 112 acres under a thorough state of
cultivation. Stock-raising forms a leading feature
in his operations, and he makes a specialty of
Poland-China swine, while he h.as nearly twenty
head of draft horses and a few equines not quite
so valuable.

Mr. Van Allen takes a pnnlonable pride in the
fact that his first presidential vote was cast for
Abiaham Lincoln, and he voted for Benjamin
Harrison with equal enthusiasm early upon election
day in 1888. He is a sound Republican with cle;ir
and decided ideas as to the reason of the faith
within him. He at an early date liecame identi-
fied with the G. A. R., and has been Commander
of (ieorge Morrison Post, No. 635, at Glenburn.
since its organization. He is likewise connected
with Newtown Lodge, in which he has been Treas-
urer for 3ears. He repi-esented (_)akwood Town-

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sliip in the County Board of Supervisors two years,
was .lusLice of the Peace four years and has been
Schotjl Director nine years. Probably no man in
tiie lownsliip has contributed in a more etTectual
iiiannor to its steady growlli and imifiirni pros-
perity.

Mr. and Mrs. \'an Allen are the [laicnts of nine
children, four sons and five daughters, all living:
Walter. Frank, Stats, Hertie, .John. Mary, Etta,
Nellie and Vida. 1 he}- are being carefully- reared
and educated in a manner fitting them for their
future station in life as the offspring of one of the
representative families of Central Illinois.

^§^%U^c : ■»>

f^IIOMASC. McCAUOHEY, M. D. The med-
1IK^^ ical profession of N'ermilion County nuni-
' bers among its members some very able and
conscientious men, and among them may be classed
tlie subject of this notice. He has distinguished
himself as a conscientious practioner, both of med-
icine and surgery and has been located in Hoopes-
ton since 1871. lie is well known as the junior
partner of the firm of Peirce & McCauglie^', the
druggists of ^lain street.

Dr. McCaughcy is a gentleman in the prime of
life, in the forty-ninth j-ear of his age, having been
born Jan. 20, 1841, in Sharon Center, Medina Co.,
Ohio. He spent his youthful days there and at
Fredericksburg, Wayne County. His father, Rob-
ert McCaughey, c< inducted an hotel and engaged
in mercantile jiursuils. Thomas C. completed his
education at Fredericksburg and soon afterward,
the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted as a
I'nion soldier in Company II, 102(1 Ohio Infantry.
This was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland
and our subject i)articipated in all the eng.agements
of his regiment, serving three years without wound
or capture while half of his comrades were killed
or wounded. He was frequently in the tiuckest of
the light and upon several occasions his escape
seemed nothing less than a miracle. At the close
of the war he was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio,
and received his honorable discharge .Inly 8, 18Go.

Upon retiring from the army our subject visited

his home for a brief time, then came directly to
Paxton, this Stale, where he con)nienced the study
of medicine under Drs. Kelso and Randolph, with
whom he remained two ye.ars. Next he entered the
medical department of Michigan Ifniversity at Ann
Arbor, Ixjing a member of the class of 1.SG7. This
was followed by another course in Rush Medical
College, Chicago, after which he received his di-
ploma and established liimself in Ford Cdunty, near
the present town of Rankin, where his rides ex-
tended over a large section of country.

In 1«71, soon after the laying out of Hoopeston,
Dr. .McCaughey came to this place, being the first
physician to establish himself here. In 1881 he
associated himself in partnership with Dr. Peirce.
For over twelve years he has been surgeon for the
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company. He
makes a specialty of surgery and in liisofHce may
be seen the latest instruments and a|)pliances in
keeping with the progress of this science. He has
been a close studer-t and avails himself of every
opportunity for information in connection with
this most important calling. He is a member of
the Board of Pension Examiners and of the Board
of Health in Hoopeston. He has for some years
been connected with the United Presbyterian
Church of which he is an Elder and has olIiciate<l
as Superintendent of the Sunday-school for seven-
teen years. He has always maintained a warm in-
terest in its prosperity' and given to it a liberal sup-
port. He has no |iolilical aspirations, but tlnu'-
oughly believes in the principles of the Republican
party.

Miss Mary E. .lohnson, of Rankin, became the
wife of our subject Jan. 24, 1871, and to them
have been Ijorn three children, — Cora Etta, Mary
Isie and Robert S. Of these Cora Etta is dead and
tlie last two are li\ ing and are aged liftcen and
thirteen rcsix'ctively. Cora Etta was the first child
Lorn in Hoopeston. It is tlie intention of their
parents to bestow upon them all the social and
educational .•idvantages, befitting theii' station in
life. Mrs. McCaugliey was born near Bellefon-
taine, Ohio, Sept., 1845 and is the daughter of
Stanton and Jane (Stevenson ) Johnson, who settled
in the vicinity of Rankin, where the fatlier pur-
cha.Sfd land from which lie built u[) a gooil farm

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and there his daughter, Jlary K., lived until her
marriage. The faliier is deceased. The niotiier is
still living and is now quite aged.

Koliert MeCaugliey, the father of our subject, in
early manhood engaged in general merchandising,
being lo'jated on the road between Medina and
Akron, Ohio, wliere also was situated his hotel and
where he lived until Thomas C, our subject, was a
lad of ten jeais. He tlien removed to Doyleston
where his death took place in 1853. Politically,
he was an old line Whig.

EVIN VINSON. In the life of the subject
jjl of this notice there are illustrated the re-
^ suits of a strong will under adverse circum-
stances, and that which may be accomplished b\-
steady ()erseverance in an honest i)urpose and fol-
lowing the impulses of a worthy nature stirred to
continuous action, together with the promptings
which fill a man witli a desire to be able not only
to respect himself, but to secure a like sentiment
from his fellow-citizens. There are few men who
have warmer or truer friends than Mr. Vinson,
who, without making any great stir in the world,
hiis fully estalilished himself in the confidence of
those who know liim, and who is designated as
having a tender heart under a rough exterior. The
place which he holds in this community has not
been secured by the amount of his wealth, but Ijy
the possession of those qualities which are better
than silver and gold.

Tiie Mnson family were first represented in this
country in Maryland, whence they emigrated to
Kentucky, where Ilenson Vinson, the father of our
subject, was born and engaged in farming pursuits.
Upon reaching manhood he was jnarried to Miss
Abigail McDowell, likewise a native of the Blue
Grass State, whence they removed to Park Count}',
Ind. They sojourned there until 18-tl, then com-
ing to Illinois, settled in this county, and the father
died seven years later, in 1848. His widow is still
living in this county, and has now arrived at the
advanced age of ninety j'ears. They are the
parents of nine children, six of whom are living.

The subject of this notice was the fourth child
of his parents, and was born in Park County, Ind.,
Feb. 20, 1829. He received a very limited educa-
cation. which was mostlv obtained before he reached
tlie age of twelve years. He remained at the farm
working for his father until twenty years old, then
purchased 320 acres of wild land through a sol-
dier's land warrant, which proved to have been a
forgery, and which resulted in the loss of 160 acres.
When approaching the twenty-first year of his age,
he was married, Nov. 12, 1849, to Miss Naomi Lig-
get, daughter of Jesse Ligget, who is represented
elsewhere in this volume.

The young people commenced their wedded life
under favorable auspices, and though their little
farm was undeveloped, they were blest with good
health, cheerful hearts and willing hands, and
united in a mutual ])urpose to liuilt up a home for
themselves. They still live in the house whicli
was i)uilt thirty-five years ago, and Jlr. Mnson is
now the owner of 200 acres of thorougly cultivated
land.

Mr. and Mrs. Vinson have never had ciiildrenof
tlieir own, Init have raised two others. The eldest,
whom they named Edwin Vinson, is now a man of
thirty-three 3-ears. He married Miss Annie Rogers,
lives on a part of the farm, and is th.e father of
live children. The other boy was sent to Illinois
from a New York juvenile asylum when seven
years of age, was then taken by JMr. Vinson, and
is now a [iroKiising youth of seventeen, a good, in-
dustrious boy. who has been susceptible to good
training, and bids fair to make a worthy citizen
and a tirst-class farmer.

In 1862. during tiie progress of the Civil War, our
subject, in company with his brother John, raised a
company of men, which was made a part of the 12jth
Illinois Infantry. Of this Mr. Vinson was elected
Captain, and served as such for nearly two years,
commanding his company at the battle of Perry-
ville and during the campaign about Nashville.
During the last five months of the service he was
quite ill and finally obliged to resign his positio^i
and return home. He votes the straight Republi-
can ticket, and has served .as School Director and
Road Commissioner. Socially he belongs to New-
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Id'cii Treasurer for several years. He is likewise
identiliod with the U. A. R..as a member of George
ftlorrisoii Post, No. 635, at (ilenbuni in which he
lias been CJuartermaster since its organization. Mrs.
Vinson has been connected with the Methodist
Episcopal Church for the last thirt3'-flve }'ears,and
when a younger lady was greatly interested in
Sunday-school work, officiating as a teacher and
otherwise looking after the religious interests of
the young.

The paternal grandmother of our subject lived
to be one hundred and seven years old, and was
twice married, her second husband being Mr. Gib-
bons, of Maryland. At the age of one hundred
she went out and held a prairie plow to which eigiit
yoke of oxen were attached, and followed it for a
quarter of a mile. During the last five years of
her life she made her home with Mr. and Mrs.
Vinson.

[(^_^ ENRY V. DAVIS owns and operates a
splendid farm in Vance Townsiiii). As
earlj' as the 3'ear 1835 he located in Illinois,
coming from Ohio. lie and his brolhei-
Abram came with their father to put in a crop.
Tiiey remained here while the fatlier returned to
Ohio to close up his business. When he returned
he made the largest entry of land that is on record
at the Danville land-office in one man's name —
over 3,000 acres.

Mr. Davis, of whom this sketch is written, re-
ceived his education in tlic primitive schools in the
pioneer days of Illinois. Wlien lie was nineteen
years of age he left the schoolroom and gave liis
attention to work on his father's farm, continuing
to labor in this way until after lie was married.
On Feb. 18. 1842, he was united in marriage with
Miss Mary Ann Copeland, a daughter of Samuel
Copeland, a farmer, who lived seven miles north-
west of Danville. Mr. and Mrs. Davis were the
jiarents of six children, who lived beyond infancy.
Samuel IL, the eldest son, was born Sept. 5, 1844,
and when tlie war broke out lie enlisted, Aug. 22,
1861. ill Company F, 26th Illinois Infantry. He
reuKiiiied with liis regiment until June, 1862, when

he was taken sick and died, his deatli occurring at
Darlington, Tenn., .lime it, 1862. He was interred
at the above named place. William E. a farmer
who lives in Nebraska, married Mrs. Lilly .M.Lucas,
daughter of Samuel King, and wiilow of Rob-
ert Lucas. Sarah Elizabeth married (ieorge R.
(iamlile, ;i pliotogr;i|>her of Champaign, 111.; they
have two children. The mother of these children
died Sept. 6, 18.')8. Mr. Davis continued house-
keeping after tiie death of his wile, and l\Iay 25,
1859, he remarried, taking for his second wife
Catherine, a daughter of Cornelius and Mary Calla-
han, of Canada. .Mr. Callahan was a farmer and
had seven children, of wliom Mrs. Davis was the
eldest, having been born March 11, 1833, She re-
ceived her early education in Canada, .'iiid com-
pleted it in Union Seminary, located at Danville,
111, She was a very successful school teacher, and
is a lady of culture and relinement. Mr, and Mrs.
Davis are the parents of three children: Oscar
llariiion married Clara H. Brown; he is a farmer
living in Minnesota. They are the parents of three
cliikheii: Ira (Irant, the second son, married Mary
Elizabeth Palmer, Tlicy arc residing on the old
homestead and are the parents of one child — Mallie
Leona, who was born on Christmas Day. 1888;
George AV. is unmarried and lives at home.

Mr. Davis owns 426 acres of land in this county,
and 514 in Champaign County; a half-section in
Minnesota, and a hoii.se and four lots in Cham-
paign, where he lived thirteen years for the purpose
of educating his family. As a farmer Mr. Davis
has been eminently successful, and to his children
he has given much land and utlier pro|)ertv. All
of the home farm is under excellent cultivation ex-
cepting about lifty acres. This place he rented in
1854 and removed to his Champaign County farm,
where he remained a year, returning to the old
homestead. In 1852 he sold a lot of mules with
the intention of reinvesting the money in the same
kind of property, but instead, he entered 982 acres
of land, and he never has regretted it. His father
gave him 400 acres to begin life with, and he has
added to that until he now owns nearly 2.000 acres
of land.

Mr. and Mrs. Davis worship at the Baptist
Church, of which he has been Trustee and Deacon

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for a long time. He gave -^1,000 to aiil in llii;
erection of tlie Baptist University at Ciiitago, tlie
site for which was given by Stephen A. Douglas.
AVhile Mr. Davis does not take an active part in
politics, he always attends elections, and the last
Democratic ballot cast b}' him was for Franklin
Pierce. The troubles in Kansas and Nebraska
made him a Republican, and he has since voted for
tlie nominees of tliat party. Mr. Davis' ability for
accumulating land and other property, is an evi-
dence of his cleverness as a sound ousincss man
and a progressive farmer.

®fS/OT ijr.^'vw.

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■S/ OHN BRADY, a veteran of the late war, is
I a representative of one of the earl}' settlers
^_^| I of Vermilion County who boro an lionora.
(^^' ble part in the development of its immense
agricultural resources. He is a native of Danville
Township, born Feb. 1, 1837, and the old home-
stead which was hia birthplace is still in his posses-
sion, and he derives a good income from its rental.
He is uow living in retirement iu the village of
Tilton, having accumulated a handsome compe-
tence by shrewd man.'igement and judicious in-
vestments.

His fatlier, also named John, was one of the
pioneers of this county, a native of Virginia,
whence he was taken when he was very young to
Ohio, his parents then becoming early settlers of
Brown County. Tiiere he grew to manhood and
married, but instead of settling there he decided to
come further west, making the journey hither at
flrst on horseback to prospect. He was so pleased
with the country that he went liack to Ohio for his
family, and they returned liere with team. This
section of the countrj' was very sparsely settled at
tliat time, and the most of the land was owned by
the Government, and was for sale to whomso-
ever cared to bu\' it, at $1.25 an acre. Mr.
Brady very soon made a claim to a tract of land
three miles southwest of the city of Danville,
or of its present site, and entered it from the
Government at the land office at Palestine. He
first built a round log house on the place for a

lerupiiiary residence, but soon afterward put up a
moru substantial hewed log house, in which dwell-
ing the subject of this sketch was born. A short
time after he erected a frame house, which is still
standing, and is one of the oldest frame houses in
existence in the county. The frame of this house
was first put up in Soutii Town by a man who in-
tended it for a hotel. He failed, however, before
it was completed, and the father of our subject
bought the frame and ertcted it on his homestead.
The sideboard, casings, window frames, in fact, all
the finishing, was made of black walnut. Mr.
Brady, Sr. improved a good farm, and was a resi-
dent thereon till death closed his useful career.
The maiden name of his wife, mother of our subject,
was Rosanna Kratzer, and she was a native of
Ohio. Her father, Henry Kratzer, removed from
Ohio to Indiana, and was a pioneer of Marion
County. He developed a farm from the wilderness
about one mile from Indianapolis, and resided
there the remainder of his life. The mother of our
subject died on the old homestead. She and her
husband were people of sterling worth and were
influential in their neighborhood, all regarding
thcin with esteem and respect.

He of whom we write remembers well tlie inci-
dents of pioneer life here and the primitive style
of living necessitated Ijy the distance from the
centres of civilization. He grew to be a stalwart,
manly lad, fond of the chase, and as soon as large
ciiuugh to shoulder a rifle he often went hunting
and killed many a deer, wild turkeys and other
game that were a welcome addition to the home
larder. Me gleaned liis education in the jMOneer
school which was held in tlie old log school house,
with rude home-iiKule l)enches for seats. He re-
sided with his parents till after the breaking out of
the war, and ii! -Tuly. 18G2 he answered his coun-
try's call for her brave and [latriotic citizens to aid
in suppressing the rebellion, and enlisted in Com-
pany A, 12oth Illinois Infantr}-. The first impor-
tant engagement in which he took an active part
was tlie battle of Perrysville. He afterward
fought in the battle of Chickamauga, and was witii
Siiermaii in his campaign from Chattanooga to At-
lanta, engaging in all the important battles on the
march. After the siege and capture of Atlanta he

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folkiwecl his gallant leader to SmvmihimIi. ami tlieiiru
by the way of l\icliiiiuii(l to \\ .'isliiiiiiton. and was
present at the yrand review. IIi' was lionoral)ly
diseharged with his regiment at Chieago, iiaving
proved a brave anil efficient sol<iier, willing to face
all danger, and never shirking his dnty, and ar-
rived here on the .'Sd of Jul}-, 18C5.

After leaving the army Mr. Brad}' resumed
farming on the old homosteail which he now owns.
In llS8;i, h:iving accumulated a fine pro|)erty by
j'ears of steady industry, he retired from farming
and removed to Tilton. where he purchased his
present residence and has since made his home
here.

Mr. Pirady w.as married in February, IHTiO, to
Miss Mary Conlin, a native of the .State of New
York, and they have four children living — Mar-
garet, John, Charlie, Edith. Margaret married
William Martin, a resident of Tilton, and they
have two children, Mary and William.

Mr. and Mrs. Hradj- are ver}' estimable people
and are held in the highest regard by all who know
them. lie is a man of sound discretion and sober
judgment, a safe counsellor, and one who kindly
and unostentatiously extends a helping hand to the
needy and suffering with whom he comes in con-
tact. He is a member in good standing of the
Congregational Church.

"jflOHN N. ENGLEMANN is entitled to rep-
resentation in this BioGRAi'iin'Ai. Albuji as
an intidligent, practical mcmlicr of the
farming comniunit}' of N'ermilion County.
lie is classed among our self-made men, as he be-
gan life with no capital but a sturdy, self-reliant,
capable manhood, and has become indci)endent
and prosperous, and, as old age a|)proaclies, finds
himself in possession of a comfortable competence
and well fortified .against want and poverty.
His farm on section 22, C'atlin Township, is pro-
vided with an excellent class of liuildings, and its
soil is aduiirably tilled, yielding aliundant harvests
in repayment for the labor anil money bestowed
on it.

Our subject was Ixnii in Prussia, .lul}- 29, 182S,

and is the son of .lohn Nicholas and Margaret
(Kimmel) Kiiglemann. 'I'he wife died in Ger-
many. The father subsequently emigrated to this
country, and after a tinu' removed to l)u(^uoin,
111., where he died. 'i"he boyhood and youth
of our suliject were passed in his native coun-
tr}', but in the early years of his m.anhood he
determined to cross the Atlantic and seek in
the I'nited .States of America the prosperity de-
nied him at home. In March, l.s.")l.lie Irfl the
beloved Fatherland on an American-bound vessel,
and twenty-eight days later the ocean was between
him and the fan)iliar scenes amid which he hail
been reared. He disend)arked at New York and
made his way from that city to .Summit County,
Ohio, where he engaged in digging coal, which
employment lie had followed in the old country.
He lived in diff'eretit places in Ohio till l,S;j7,wlien
I be came to Vermilion County to avail himself of
the many advantages it offered a poor man to
make his way to comparative affluence, l^iking
the country here, he decided to remove his f.amily
to this county and settle here permanently. At
first they lived in Danville Township, but a year
later Mr. Englemann came to Catlin Townsliij) with
his wife and children, and rented a farm five
j'ears; and at the same time he worked in the coal
mines in the winter, carrying on his farming o|)eia-
tions during the other seasons of the year. In
1864 he had been so prudent and industrious that
he had managed to save up ipiitc a little sum of
money, and was enabled to purchase eighty acres
of land, which is included in his |)rescnt farm.
In the busy years that fullowed he made many val-
uable imi)rovements, erecting a substantial, well-
built dwelling, a. good barn and other necessary
outbuildings, and i)laccil his land under a high
state of cultivation, devoting himself entirely to
agricultural pursuits. He l)OUght more land, and
his farm now comprises 12(1 acres of line farming
land that compares in fertility and productiveness
with the best in the township.

During these years of toil Mr. Englemann has
not been without the assistance of a good wife,
who has been to him all that a faithful helpmate
could be. They were united in mai'riage in their
mitive Prussia, in Sc|)teuiber, I.SO;i. Her maiden

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narat' was IMaria Seluietz, and she was born Dec.
18, 1834. She is tlie daujihter of Michael and
Maria (Graser) Schuetz. who emigrated to this
country and were buried in tiiis township. Their
hapi)y wedded life has been lilessed to Mr. and
Mrs. En<rlemann by the birth of eight cliildren, as
follows: Niciiolas, Jacob, Mary F., Margaretta S.,
.lohn W., Soplii.i, CIkuIcs and Elizabeth; all are
living.

In our subject his fellow- townsmen find those
desirable qualities and manly traits of character
tiiat make him a useful citizen and a good neigli-
l)or, one in whom they may place their trust with
a surety that it will not be abused. In politics he
is a Republican, and faithfully supports his party
at the polls. Religiously, he and his wife are ex-
emplary members of the Lutheran Church, and
carry tlieir Christian faith into tlieir everyd.ay
lives.

A tine lithographic view of the handsome resi-
dem-c. farm and outbuildings on the [ilace of Mr.
Englemann is shown elsewhere in this work.

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^J^^EORGE M. VILLARS, one of the best
ill __, known residents of this county and the
^s41 owner of a fine property, was born in Dan-
ville Tt)wnship, Oct. 16, 1832, and is consequentl3-
but little past the prime of life. He is the off-
spring of a good family, being the son of the Rev.
John Villars, who was born in Jefferson County,
Pa., Feb. 14, 1797.

The paternal grandfather of our subject was
James Villars, who it is believed was also a native
of Jefferson County, Pa., and who was born July
28, 1774. His father was a native of England,
and it is supposed spent his last years in the Key-
stone State. Grandfather .lames Villars was there
reared to man's estate and married Miss Rebecca
Davison, April 19, 1796. In April, 1806, they
removed to Ohio by means of a flat-boat, which
landed them at Cincinnati, then Ijut a hamlet.
They settleil in what is now Clinton County, where
grandfather Villars purchased quite a large tract
of land and improved the farm, upon which he

resided until his death. In 1812 he put up a sub-
stantial double hewed-log house with a large stone
chimney in the center of the building and a huge
tirei)lace on e.ach side. This structure stood for a
great many years and was a fitting monument to
the character and enterprise of its builder.

The father of our subject was piously inclined
from his j'outh and when a young man united with
the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1823 he was
given a license to exhort, and from that time
labored as a local preacher. In the fall of 1830 he
came to this county with his famil}', making the
journey overland with teams, camping and cook-
ing by the wayside and sleeping in the wagons at
night. He had, however, visited the country jirior
to his removal here and had entered a tr.act of land
upon which he h.ad a log house built ready for the
famil3- upon their arrival. From that time on, in
addition to his ministerial labors, he carried on
the im|)rovement and cultivation of his land, living-
there until 1857.

In the year above mentioned the father of our
subject decided to seek another home beyond the
Mississi[)pi, and emigrated to Nemeha County,
Neb., where he was one of the pioneers and to
which he m.ade the journey overland as before.
He lived, however, only until the following year,
his death taking place in JIarcli, 1858. He had
been twice married, the first time, March 14, 1816,
to Miss Eliz.abeth McGee. This lady was born
Sept. 25, 1797, and died in Vermilion County,
April 22, 1848. His second wife was Elizabeth
Cam[)bell, and they were married Oct. 10, 1849.
She was a native of Harrison CV)unty, Va., and
born Sept. 2, 1816. Of the first marriage there
were born ten children and of the second marriage
three. The father left the Alethodist Episcopal
Chureli after a time and identified himself with the
United Bretiiren and was a preacher in the latter
Church at tlie time of his death. He was a life
member of the American Bible Society and be-
(jueathed to it the sura of -¥6,(100.

Our subject still retains a vivid recollection of
many of the incidents of pioneer life in Illinois,
when deer, wolves and other wild animals abounded,
together with Indians who were often to be seen
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quired his education in tiie primitive schools, the
first of wliich was taugiil in a log house. The
seats and floor were made of |)nm'iioon, and writing
desks were manufactured from planlis with wooden
pegs for legs. As soon as old enough, young Vil-
lars began to assist his father in the various labors
of the farm and remained under the parental roof
until the time of his marriage, lie then settled on
a tract of land which his father had given him and
upon wliich were two log cabins. In one of these
our subject and his bride commenced their wedded
life. Their home consisted of one room sixteen
feet square, and in this they liv'ed a number of
years and until they were able to put up their
l)rcscnt residence. The furnisliing of this humble
dwelling was in keeping with the fashion of that
day, but tlity probably experienced as much hap-
piness and content as the young people whii now
commence life upon a grander scale.

Mr. Villars has been a life-long farmer and still
owns the land upon which he settled at the time of
his marriage, lie has now ISO acres, located five
miles east of D;mvillc, on sections 7 and 12 of Dan-
ville Township. It has all been brought to a good
slate of cultivation, is vvell stocked, and upon it
Mr. Villars has erected a good set of frame build-
ings. His marriage with Miss Amanda Srouf was
cclebr.ated at the bride's home in this townshi|),
Oct. 20, 1853, and there have })cen born to lliem
eleven children, of whom the record is .as follows:
.lohn U'. married Martha Marble, and is a resident
of Warren County, Ind.; (George Henry married
jMartha Brewer, and lives at F'ort Belknap, Mont.;
Martha J. is the wife of William P. Lynch, of
this county; Rachel, Mrs. Presley Martin, lives
in Vermillion County, Ind.; William married Ida
.Sliaffer, and is a resident of this county; Ruth, Mrs.
Charles Elder resides in State Line City, Ind.;
Marv Frances is the wife of John Elder, of Terre
Haute, Ind.; Augusta is the wife of William
Gnaden, and they live in Danville Township; Ella
married William F. Shaffer, and resides in Warren
County, Ind.; .Sophia and Janet remain with their
parents.

Mrs. Villars was born near Hanover, Hancock
Co., Ind.. Feb. 7. 1832, and is the daughter of .Se-
bastian Srouf, who was born in Kentucky, July 25,

1796. Her paternal grandfatlier, John Srouf, it is
believed, was a native of either ^'orth or .South
Carolina, and his f.ather, the great-grandfather of
Mrs. ^'illars, was a native of (Jermany. .lohn
Srouf removed from one of tlie Carolinas to Ken-
tucky, where he was an early pioneer, then moved
on into Ohio, locating in Brown County during
its early settlement. He served in the war of 1812
and spent his last years in the Buckeye State.

Scb.astian Srouf, father of Mrs. ^'illars. was l)orn
July 25, 1791), and was a young child when his
parents settled in Ohio, where he was reared to
manhood, and was married Sept. 11. 1817, to VM-
yrier Parker. She was born in Ohio, and the date
of her birth was June 25, 17'.»G. In 1830 they re-
moved to Indiana, settling in Hancock County,
where they lived until 1834. That year they came
to this county, making the journey overland with
teams, locating in what is now Newell Township.
The parents remained residents of this township
until their decease, the mother passing away Oct.
29, 1874, and the father less than a year later,
Feb. 12, 1875.

There were born to the parents of Mrs. Villars
eleven children, viz.: Xaiiey, Martha, George,
Mary, Wilson, .Sarah, .buic, Amanda, Arie, John
and Christiana. Four of these, Mary. John. Arie
and Christiana, died young. Our subject and his
estimable wife are members in good standing of
the United Brethren Church, of Pleasant Grove,
in which Mr. \'illars has served as Class-Leader and
labored in the Sunday-school. In politics at large
he is a sound Democr.at, but in loi^al affairs votes
inde|>endently, aiming to support the men whom he
considers best qualified for office. We invite the
attention of our numerous readers to a fine engrav-
ing of the handsome home and surroundings of
Mr. N'illars, on another p.agc of this volume.

/*?=^EORGE M. SPRY, prominent among the
l[ (=^ boys in blue, whose name deserves to be
^^|j recorded in history is the name of the per-
son at the he;id of this sketch. He was born in
Vermillion County. Ind., three-fourths of a mile

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from the Illinois line, on Jan. 5, 1846. His father.
David Spi-y, was a native of North Carolina and
was reared in Tennessee and Kentncky, principally
the latter. The Spry family was i)rominently iden-
tified with Colonial history and were very active in
the strnggle for independence.

Early in life David Spr}' was thrown upon his
own resources, but by ids great force of character
he made a success in life. He was married to Miss
Patsey Cummings in Clark Countj', Ky. She was
Lorn in that State as were also her parents. The
elder Mr. and Mrs. Sprj-, removed to Perrj-sville,
lud., two 3-ears after their marriage, which was in
the fall of 1829. They settled on their farm in
1830, where they resided until 1857, when Mr.
Spry retired from active life and moved to Perrys-
ville. where he has since lived. His wife died on
Liie farm at the age of forty-five years, her death
occurring in 1854. She became the mother of
twelve children, nine of whom grew to manhood
and womanhood. Their record is herewith given:
Catherine married Talt Parish, who is a farmer; she
died in 1855. Joseph W. is a carpenter and is
living at Turner, Ind.; he enlisted in the 125th
Illinois Infantry, serving three years; he married
Debora Paggett. Hester married William Hughes,
a wealthy farmer, who is living near Gessie, Ind.;
they have six children : Ella, Anna, David. Charles,
Albert and Ora. Nancy A. married Henry Caru-
thers; she died in 1863, leaving three children —
William, Albert and Marintha. Judia married
Elij.ah Lowe; she died in 1863. Caroline is the
wife of Almond Hunt, a prosperous farmer who
lives near Gessie, Ind.; they have one child,
Albert.

George M. Spry passed his early childhood on
his father's farm at first attending the common
schools, afterwards studying at the High School at
Perrysville, Ind., where he was at the time of his
enlistment in the army. He joined Company D.of
the 57th Indiana Infantry and served until the
close of the war. Among other engagements in
which he took part are: Pulaski, Columbia, Spring
Hill, P'ranklin and Nashville. From the latter
place he assisted in driving Hood over the Tennes-
see River, after which his regiment proceeded to
Huntsville, Ala., where it remained from Jan. 5,

to March 26, 1865. From here it was transported
via Chattanooga and Knoxville through Bulls Gap
to Blue Springs and Greenville, Tenn., where it
was exi)ected to aid in the opposition of Lee's ad-
vance westward. But at this place they received
the news of the collapse of the Southern Confed-
eracy. Mr. Spry was slightly wounded by a ball
which struck his breast- plate at the battle of Nash-
ville, and Nov. 30, 1864, received two slight
wounds .at Franklin, Tenn. He was seriously
injured at Pulaski, Tenn., by a wagon running over
his right instep, but this did not prevent him from
missing more than two or three roll calls. He was
iit Blue Springs when the sad news of Lincoln's
.assassination was received. Returning to Nash-
ville his regiment was ordered to the Southwest via
New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico. They went
to Victoria, Tex., to correct some disorders which
were prevalent there at the time. Here on Oct.
20, 1865, after fourteen mouths of hard service,
Mr. Spry was mustered out of the service. He
arrived home on the 18th of the following month
and immediately took up his studies. In the spring
of 1866 he engaged in the general merchandise
business at Perrysville, Ind., doing a very large
business, but on account of the depression in the
value of goods he closed out, jiaying 100 cents on
the dollar. When he wound up his affairs he found
that his capital amounted to just ten , cents. He
next directed his attention to the hedge planting
industry, starting a nursery on the " Shady Nook"
farm, and continued in that business for two sea-
sons, in the meantime carrying on a farm. From
1876 to 1878 he devoted all his time to te.aching,
when about this time he made the acquaintance of
Chapman Bros., publishers of Chicago, in whose
employ he entered and where he has worked with
a large degree of success since. The publishers
wish to take this opportunity in expressing their
satisfaction of the services rendered bj- Mr. Spry.
He has proven a most valuable, reliable and effi-
cient agent in the discharge of whatever duties
imposed upon him. During these years he has
been jjlaced in many resi)onsible positions and
always acquitted himself manfullj-.

In 1868 Mr. Spry was married to Miss Martha
A. Gray, daughter of Harvey M. and Susan Gray.

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401

Mrs. Spry was born in Clinton County, Ind., cum-
ing to Illinois with her parents wiien she was ton
yours of age. Her father, Mi-. H. (!ray, w.as one
of tin- leading men of Sidoll Township. Mr. and
Mrs. Spry have become the parents of six children:
Kdith died when she was three months old. Amy
is also deceased, dying at the age of four. Ziia is
a sncoessful teacher of Vermilion County. Dai.sy,
Haymond M. and Mabel are at home attending
school. Mr. and Mrs. Spry are living happily in
their unpretentious home, where they are alwnj's
ready to dispense hospitality. In choosing their
homo they have exhibited good judgment in locat-
ing in the charming and entei'prising village of
Sidell. Mrs. Spry is a member of the Christian
Church and the two oldest daughters are mem-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
also of the Ladies Aid Society. Mr. Spry is a
member of the 1. (). (). F., No. 252 at Homer, 111.,
and belongs to the encampment. He is identified
with the iModern Woodmen and with Post No.
.'iSG, (1. A. R. In his political views he is a stanch
Republican.

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THORNTON K. HAGLEY. On section 24,
ff^^ Newell 'i'ownshii), lies a fine farm whose fair
holds yield abundant harvests to careful and
skillful cultivation. The gentleman whose name is
at the head uf this biographical sketch is the |)ro-
priotor of this dosii-ablc estate comprising IJJo acres,
and here ho and his family are enjoj'ing all the
comforts of life in the cosiest of homes.

Our suliject is a native of Ohio, the place of his
birth in Pickawaj' County, and the date thereof
Nov. 7, 18.'!.'!. His father, John .1. Ilagloy, was a
native of Germany, and after his migration to this
country he married Rebecca Kendrick, a native of
Virginia. After marriage they settled in Pickaway
County, Ohio, among its pioneers. From Ihore they
subsequently removed to Covington, Fountain Co.,
Ind., and were early settlers there. Their remain-
ing years were passed in Fountain County in peace
and contentment till death closed their eyes to the
scenes of earth. To those worthy people worebdrn

five children, of whom our subject was the young-
est. He was five years old when his parents estab-
lished a homo in the wilds of Southern Indian;i,
and his lioyhood and youth after that were passed
in Fountain Comity till he was niiu'toon years of
age. Then, ambitious to make his own way in the
world, he resolved to seek the wonderful gold fields
in California, whose discovery a few years before
h.ad caused such intense excitement throughout the
world. He tried life in the mines of the Golden
State four years, mooting with fair success, and
then tiring of the rough, wild life of the frontier
he retraced his stops to the more civilized roi;ions
of this part of the country, and resided in Foun-
tain County, Ind., till the spring of 1801. In that
season he removed to Warren County, Ind., close
to the Illinois State line, where he lived the ensu-
ing seven years. At the exi)iration of that time he
came to A'ermllion County and invested some of
his capital in the farm where he now makes his
home, and has ever since that time. He owns l;').'!
acres of land that is not surpassed by any in the
locality in point of fortilitj- and cultivation. There
is a substantial set of buildings and ovorvthiin)-
about the jjlace wears an air of thrift and order-
liness.

Jan. 13, 1859, Mr. II:igley took an important
step in his life by marriage with Miss Melinda J.
Diffendorfor, whereby he secured a good wife who
looks well to the ways of her household and cares
tenderly for the comfort of its inmates. Her ])ar-
ents, Gotloib and Mary Ann (Rogers) Diffoiidorfer,
were liorn respectively in Pennsylvania and Ohio.
After their marriage they settled in Pickawav
County, Ohio, and from there removed to P'oiui-
tain County, Ind., where he died. She still sur-
vives at an advanced age. The}- had ten children.
of whom Mrs. Ilagley was the fourth in order of
birth. She was born in Pickaway- County, Ohio,
Dee. 28, 1843. Her wedded life with our subject
has been blessed to them by the birth of four chil-
dren, as follows: Clara A., who died when seven
years old; William W ., who married Minnie l!y-
ers; they live in this township; Ida M., who died
when twenty-one months old; Albert ('•., a young
man aged eighteen. Sorrow has come to our sub-
ject :uid wife in the death of thoir litllo girls, but

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the}' are not without comfort in the thought of
what those innocent children may have been
spared bj being so early removed from the cares
and stains of this weary work-a-day world.

"The sun comes up, and the sun goes down

On sorrow, and sm, and aching,
And to all the evil that's in the world,

Their darlings will know no waking;
They are wrapped in that dream of sweetness an<l
calm

That will know no cruel waking."

Mr. and Mrs. Hagley stand well in this commu-
nity as people of kind hearts and sound heads, who
do what in them lies to promote the moral and ma-
terial advancement of their township. Mr. Hagley
has taken quite an interest in school affairs, and
while holding some of the ollices has done much to
forward the advance of education in this locality.
In politics he is a Democrat, stanchly supporting
his party at all times.

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^/SAAC V. G0INC4S, an ex -soldier of the Union
Army, and who was obliged to accept his hon-
orable discharge for disability Feb. 14, 1863,
has been since that time able to do but little
manual labor and has his farm operated by other
parties. This, however, yields him a comfortalile
income and he receives a pension from the govern-
ment. He is thus comfortably situated and is of
that sanguine disposition which enables him to ex-
tract consideralile happiness and content from life.
He takes a lively interest in politics, votes the
straight Repuliliean ticket, and h.as been Constable
in Catlin for two j'ears and .an Elder in the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church for the long period of
twenty j-ears. He thus presents a very fair record
and is generally respected among the people of his
community.

A native of Hardy County, now West Virginia,
our sidjject w.as l)Orn Nov. 7, 1822, and was the
fourth in a family of twelve children, only three
of whom are living. His parents, Shadrack and
Hester (Sears) Goings, were natives respectively of
Virginia and^Monongahela County, Pa. The pater-

nal grandfather of our subject was born in Eng-
land, and upon coming to America settled in the
Old Dominion where he spent the remainder of his
life. The father of our subject was a blacksmith
by trade and died in I8(!2. The mother iireceded
her husband to the silent land a number of years,
her decease taking place in 1847.

The early education of Isaac X. Goings was con-
ducted in the subsciiption schools of his native
.State and he made his home with his parents, work-
ing for his father until he was twenty-three yea,rs
old, and in the meantime learning the trade of
a blacksmith. After leaving home he became
overseer of negroes for a man by the name of
Gabriel Fox, by whom he was employed four years.
The two years after that were spent in the em))lo3'
of a Mr. Cunningham at the same business. At the
expiration of that time Mr. Goings emigrated to
Ohio where he first worked on a farm and then be-
gan feeding stock, prosecuting this business two
years. He was married in the Buckeye State, Sept.
15, 1854, to Miss Frances, daughter of John Price,
of Madison County. Ohio, and who was born in
that State in June, 1838.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Goings came
directly to this county. Mr. Goings rented a farm,
purchased a team on credit and thus began life in
Illinois on a limited scale. He carried on agricul-
ture for a number of years on different farms until
the outbreak of the Rebellion. On the 3d of July,
1861, he entered the ranks of the Union Army as a
member of Companj' I, 35th Illinois Infantry, en-
listing as a private, and was soon promoted to Cor-
poral. The regiment was first sent to the Marine
Hospital at St. Louis, after which they repaired to
Wilson's Creek, at Springfield, Mo., where the^' had
a skirmish with the rebels, the Color Bearer of the
regiment was shot down and Mr. Goings was or-
dered to rescue the colors and take them to the
top of the court-house, pulldown the rebel fl.agand
put in its iilace the Union ensign. He jjicked
up the banner and commenced the ascent and after
considerable dilficulty, hauled down the rebel tlag
just as the enemy began to drive back the Union
troops. Our hero soon saw the position in which
he was placed and waved the stars ami stripes back
and forth from the toi) of the court-house to en-

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courage the boys. It liad the desired effect and
the I'nioii troops rallied and soon drove the rebels
from the town. It must be remembered that this
feat was performed in the face of a murderous fire
from the eneni\'. who .limed their guns at the in-
trepid Unionist and sought to dislodge him from
iiis retreat.

The next eng.agement of the 3ylh was at Pea
Ridge, and after this they went to Booneville,
where Mr. Goings was knocked down bv the Imlt
of a rebel musket but sustained no serious injury.
They left Cape Girardeau by steamer and reaching
Hamburg Landing took jiart in the battle of
Corinth, Miss., after which followed the battle of
Stone River. At this point Mr. Goings was taken
ill and sent to a hospital where he languislu'il tvvo
weeks and was then transferred to a hospital at
Quincy, III., from which he was finally discharged.

At P>ooneville Mr. (ioings and a part of his reg-
iment, including the Colonel, were taken prisoners
by the rebels and marched about one mile when
the latter were obliged to take off their picket
guard antl place them over the prisoners. Mr.
Goings saw an opportunity to escape and breaking
aw.ay van for his life while the whole force of rebels
opened tire upon him. He pursued a zigzag course
as much as possible, but one buckshot passed en-
tirely through his right forearm and he received a
scalp wound. The only part of his gun left in liis
h.and when he reached the Union camp was the
metal barrel.

Upon another occasion, while assisting in guard-
ing a bridge across a river in Missouri, Mr. Goings
anil his comrades were attacked by the reliels and
driven off. 'I'hey finally rallied and compelled the
rebels to run. .and during the skirmish Mr. Goings
received a gunshot wound in the left side just be-
low his heart. He was given up for dead and left
upon the ground but later rallied and partially re-
covered, but he still suffers from acute heart dis-
ease or valvular affection of the heart.

Upon one occasion Mr. Goings fought a duel
with a Texas Ranger. lie and his foe were sta-
tioned on o|)posite sides of a large tree and each
endeavored to use his gun upon the otlier. Finally
bj' accident Mr. Goings remembeicd that he had a
navy revolver in his belt and drawing it he sprang

out and sliot the Texan through the body, the ball
breaking his watch ciiain. Mr. Goings secured the
watch from his dead foe. but it was afterward taken
from him by the Commissary Sergeant. He was
certainly not lacking iii cour.age during those
troublous times and he takes a pardonable pride
in recalling the scenes of other days which often
" tried men's souls."

Mr. and Mrs. Goings have no children of their
own but several years ago took into their hearts
and home a little girl (Lizzie Do.ss) who is now the
wife of Kdwin linrroughs, (the license was issued
in the name of Lizzie I). Goings) but who still lives
with her foster parents. Mr. Goings is a member
of Homer Post G. A. R. and enjoys a wide acquain-
tance with the people of this section. His estima-
ble wife is a very intelligent, capable lady highly
esteemed in her community.

55iEORGE W. MILLER has been a resident
of \'ermilion County for forty-four years.
^5^^ He was born in Vermillion County, Ind.,
Nov. 26, 1841, his parents being Andrew ,1. and
Catherine (Moyer) Miller. The father was a na-
tive of Kentucky and the mother of Ohio. The
Millers had been residents of Kentucky for several
generations, and Andrew Miller had been brouoht
to Indiana by his parents when twelve years old.
There he lived until a few 3'ears after his marriage
when he removed to this county, living the first
year near Alvan, and then coming to where his
son now lives. His first house was a log structure
in which he lived for several years before he built
the tine roomy residence on the opposite siileof the
road located on section 9, which is now owned by
his widow. Tliere he died on Aug. 23, 187.S.

When he first came to this county, Andrew Mil-
ler was a poor man, having the means to buy only
forty acres of land, a yoke of oxen and a horse.
He worked faithfully and soon began to accumu-
late property, gradually adding to his possessions
until, before his death, he was the owner of sev-
eral farms in this county, and atone time having

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1.500 acres and when lie died he left over 1,000
acres, ns he bought and sold whenever he could
with advantage. His first start in life was ob-
tained by hauling produce to Chicago with his ox-
team. In this slow and laborious way he began,
and his success well illustrates the capaeitj' and
energ\' of the man. When he first settled in ^'ermil-
ion County in 1845, this was an entirely new coun-
try and he witnessed its rapid growth and prosper-
ity, in which he was no small factor, and which was
brought about by just such men as he. At this
time there was only one house in sight of his cabin,
that being another log house about three miles
north of his, and where tlie thriving vill.age of
Rossville now stands was another cabin. Hard
work and plenty of it was the lot of the pioneer
and his family, and they literally earned their
bread by the sweat of Jtheir brows. Breaking
prairie was the first thing in order, and to the
struggling, poor pioneer was no easy task, (irad-
ually it was accomplished and he soon had his
forty acres under cultivation. Fencing it was a
necessity, but it had to be dela^'ed for some time.
George W. being the eldest of the children, at an
early age learned what hard labor was, which contri-
buted largely to his own success. Not only was
hard work npcessary in reclaiming the land but it
was imperative that the pioneer guard against dan-
ger from wild animals, the wolves, especially
being very numerous and daring, compelling him
to shelter his live stock and poultry every night.
Andrew J. Miller and Catherine Moyer were
married in Vermillion County, Ind., and became
the parents of twelve children. The first two
died in infancy before being named; the next was
(ieorge W.; then Cornelius, who was a farmer of
Ross Township, this county; Tabitha, deceased,
was the wife of Jesse Tomlinson, after whose death
she married Jonathan Frather; Nancy also deceased,
was the wife of James U. Prather; Mary Isabelle,
John T. and Enoch died when young; Joseph S.
is a farmer in Ross Township, this county; Cather-
ine is the wife of Maxwell Beckett, also a farmer
in Ross Township; and Mildred is married to Mor-
ton Langsdon a farmer of the same place. Mr.
and JNIrs. Miller were well known to the old settlers
of this county and greatlj' respected, lie was a

temperate and moral man. noted for his destesta-
tions of obscenity and profanity, which he never
failed to check if uttered in his presence. He
refused to accept office of any kind though often
pressed to do so, preferring to devote all his time
and attention to his own affairs. His widow, now
in her sixty-fourth 3-ear is in good, health and
strength, and makes her home with her youngest
daughter, Mildred.

George W. Miller in his youth endured the
hardships and privations insei)arable from the life
of a pioneer. His first reccollections are of the log
cabin which sheltered him when he was a boy.
There his initiation into the rudiments of an edu-
cation was received, the first school in this locality
being held in his father's house, when the settlers
became numero\is enough to hire a teacher for their
children. It was a good many years before a dis-
trict school was established, and that was on the
subscription plan. In this way the children of the
first settlers giew up but although their actual
'•schooling" was little, they learned how to become
good men and women and useful members of soci-
ety. They early imbibed from their parents those
lessons of industry and frugality, which were the
general characteristics of the pioneer. George
assisted his father on the farm until he was thirty
years old when he married and settled on a part of
the same tract, on which he now has his home, and
which he subsequently bought from his father's
estate. In the spring of 1 873 he went to Nebraska
with the intention of making that State his home,
but the Last illness of his father caused his return.
In less than three months after he came back his
father died, and he settled the estate and built for
himself the house in which he now lives. His pres-
ent property was partly bequeathed to him and
partly purchased from the other heirs. When he
got it there was onlj^ one building of any kind on
the place, the present buildings have been erected
b}' him. He has since added more land by pur-
chase of adjoining property and has now 410 acres
in all. A creek runs through a part of the farm
making that portion especially desirable for stock-
raising purposes to which it is devoted. Mr. Mil-
ler having, on an average, about fifty head of cat-
tle and generally raising aliout 100 hogs each year.

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407

His principal crops are corn and oats, a ujreater
pdition of wliieli is consumed on the farm.

On Feb. la, 1872, Mr. Miller was united in mkii-
riajic with Mi.^s Vienna Catherine Ilawes, daughter
of Daniel and Louisa (Miller) llawes, liotli of wlioin
came from Pennsylv.ania to this covinty. luealinf^
first in Danville and afterward removing to a farm
near lio.ssville. Mrs. Miller is a n.ative of I'eiui-
sj'lvania, her birtli oe<'urringon Nov. 7, 1852. Mr.
and Mrs. Miller are the parents of eight children,
one died in infancy and the rest are at home and
are named as follows: Louisa Catherine, Andrew
D.. Samuel J., ISIarj' E., George H., Elsie May, and
Annie Maud. Mr. Miller belongs to the young
enterprising and progressive class of farmers and
is deservedly achieving success. Almost his en-
lire life has been spent on the place which he now
lives and he is known b>- every one in this section
of the country, being as widely respected as he is
known. He has held several township ollices and
is at present Highway Commissioner.

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If^ RS. NANCY AMIS. It can hardly be
questioned that women, although called,
with reason or without, the weaker half of
iiumanity, have always done a full share
of the world's work. In the opening up of the
Great West, especially worthy of note is the part
that has been taken by the wives and daughters of
the pioneers who have cleared the timber and
plowed the prairie. Here as elsewhere the co-oper-
ation of husband and wife has produced some of
the best results of modern civilization, homes
whieh are the seat of intelligence and refinement,
a society where good morals are the rule, not the
exception. One of these true helpmates is tlie
subject of the sketch now before us, the wqduw of
Mr. James T. Amis — late resident of Danville
Township, a man of character and integrity — and
the daughter of Abraham IIesse3', of Mrginia. It
is said that the father of Mr. Hessej- came to Amer-
ica from Ireland when a j'oung man, the vessel in
which he sailed being wrecked and he being one of
llie few passengers saved. Settling in Cooke

Count}', Va., he there spent the remainder of his
days. His son Abraham lived in Virginia till the
death of his jjarents, and then moved to Nelson
County, Ky. and bought a tract of wooded land, a
part of which was in a state of cultivation, and a
comfortable log-cabin, his home as long as he lived.
Here ovir subject was born. Her mother, whose
maiden name was Sarah McCormick, was a native
of Nelson County, Ky., daughter of Andrew Mc-
Cormick, a i)ioneer of that county from Ohio.

Nancy llcssey was six years old when her mother
died and fifteen when her fatlier's death occurred.
Mr. Hessey having contracted a second marriage,
she was brought u)) by a step-mother, and became
accomplished in the hoiisewifelj' arts of the period,
learning to spin both wool and flax. Her cards and
spinning wheel are still preserved as precious
mementos of early days. In 1853 her brother,
Andrew Hessey, being out of health and a change
of climate being considered desirable, she came
with him to Illinois, accompanying a family, who,
in the absence of railways, were making the jour-
ney with a team. Her first home in this State was
with her cousin, William Ilessey, in Pilot Town-
ship. Being a prairie, this region had not been
settled as early as some other parts, and was still
but partially reclaimed from the wilderness ; deer yet
roamed .at will. The marriage of Nancy Hessey
and James T. Amis took place Sept. 16, 1855.

Mr. Amis was born in Hardin County, Ky., June
18, 1831. His parents, William and Fannj' (Davis)
Amis, natives of Tennessee, were earl^' settlers of
Hardin County, and later of Vermillion County,
Ind. Mr. Amis was a young man when his par-
ents removed to Indiana, and he there grew to
maturity and was educated in the pioneer schools.
He came to this county in 1853, and settling in
Pilot Township, lived there till 1868, when he
bought the present family home in Danville.
When he came here the estate was but little im-
proved. He labored diligently and successfully- in
reclaiming and cultivating the land, and in 1883
built a fine brick house in a modern st\-le of arch-
itecture. The place is now one of the best im-
proved in the township and a nM)numcnl to his
wise forethonglit and untiring industry. He con-
tinued a resident there till his death June 8, 1884.

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

Mr. Amis was a man of exemplary habits .ind of
sound judgment, a kind liusliand and father, an
obliging neighbor, a good citizen, and respected
by all wiio knew him. He was a member of the
United Brethren Churcli in Pilot Township, as
was also liis wife, a woman, be it said, in every
way worthy of such noble companionship. Tlie
liomestead is now occupied by ]Mrs. Amis and her
four children — Hania Edward, WilHam 1)., .lames
A., and Lizzie Hessey.

A portrait of the late iiusband of Mrs. Amis ap-
pears on another page of this work and will be
highly valued bj' those with whom he was wont to
associate, but from among whom he has now gone
forever.

HOMAS WILLIAMS. The fact of a man
A being well spoken of by those with whom
he has spent the greater part of liis life is
a sufflrient indication of his character, and thus ]\Ir.
Williams ma^' be mentioned as a representative
of the best element of his community — a man of
the strictest integrity and one who, by a life of
industry, and the exercise of economy and a wise
judgment has obtained for himself a competence.
He is now living retired from active labor, in a
pleasant home at Hoopeston. He settled in tliis
town during its infancy and has been one of tliose
who assisted the most largely in giving to it its pres-
ent importance.

The first nineteen years of the life of our subject
were spent in Harrison County, Ohio, where he
was born Nov. 29, 1828. He acquired his educa-
tion in the common school and liVed with his wid-
owed mother until tiie age mentioned, when with
tlie natural desire of youth for change, lie left
home and went to work for his uncle, Thomas
Hoopes, in Marion County, Ohio. (A sketch of
Mr. Hoopes appears elsewhere in this Album), He
worked by the month for his uncle Thomas seven
years, and then taking 100 sheep on the shares, he
started on foot and drove them througli from ISIarion
County. Ohio, to Hoopeston. this county, a distance
of 400 miles, being thirty days on the road. He
reached his destination Oct. 20, 1853, and made

his home that first winter with old '-Uncle" Samuel
Gilbert. He spent the time looking after his sheep,
feeding them down in the timber, and in the spring
went on to a farm owned by Mr. Hoopes, on sec-
tion 1 1 , northwest of the present site of the town.
At that lime the nearest house was two and one-
half miles south, on the farm which our subject now
owns, and the next one was eight miles north; so
there was no one but himself and a hand to keep
the wolves away from the sheep, although his dogs
would chase the wolves for a short distance; then
the latter would run the dogs back to the house, so
Mr, Williams had to be on his guard all through
the day and at night sleep with one eye open, al-
though he had a wolf-proof pound for his sheep at
night,

Mr, Williams thus operated for two 3'ears and the
second winter his flock was increased by the addition
of 400 more. The bad weather and the rattle snakes,
however, made sad havoc with his live-stock
and lie was obliged to turn his attention in another
direction. He purchased five yoke of oxen, together
with a breaking plow, and followed breaking for
three years, being usually able to make ^100 per
month in the summer time, WHien the weather was
suitable he could turn an eighteen or twenty-inch
furrow. In the meantime he preempted IGO acres
of land in Iroquois Covinty, This he lived upon a
short time, effecting considerable improvement
prior to his marriage.

The above interesting event in the life of our
subject took place on the lUli of June, 1859, the
bride being Miss Lavina McFarland of Iroquuis
County, 111. Mr; Williams about this time put up
a small frame house and added to it a house stand-
ing near, thus forming quite a comfortable abode
for tliose times and which the newly wedded pair
occupied until Christmas. Aliout that time the^'
removed to a farm in the vicinity of Hoopeston,
the same on which Mr. Williams had first herded
his sheep. He rented this until 1803 and later pur-
chasing seventy-five head of cattle, established
himself southeast of what is now the town, where
he lived on the creek about six years. Then he
purcliased the Churchill Boardman farm, consisting
of 500 acres, and which was partially improved.

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409

and prosecuted this industrv luilil llie construction
of the railroad througli this section, after whicii
he eiiiijaued more generally in farming. In 1870
he met with an accident which resnllt'd in the
hieaking of his leg and accordingly leaving the
farm, he took up his abode in Iloopeston, where he
con)menced buying grain and operated the elevat-
ors in partnership with A. T. Catherwood. Me was
thus occupied for a period of seven jears, the last
two years operating with twelve different elevators,
then retired from active business. During these
years, he became the half <iwner of \J)'2;> acres of
land, near Anibia. in llenton Connty, Ind., whicli
is now largel}' devoted to the raising of grain, 1,000
acres alone being planted in corn and 2r)0 acres in
oats. Mr. Williams visits this farm ever}- week in
summer, while Mr. Catherwood attends to it during
the winter season. See sketch.

Mr. Williams kee[)s himself well posted upon
current events and gives his jiolitical support to
the Republican party. Socially, he is a Knight Tem-
plar and in religious matters a meml)er of tlieUni-
versalist Church. Ui)on first coming to Hooi)eston
he [lurchased ground on Second street, where he
lived four years aud later purchased propeity at
the corner of Penn and Fifth streets, where he has
resided for the past six years. He was the first
man in company with others to experiment with
the sug.ar cane here and later liecame interested in
the canning factory, i)Utting up the corn [irodnced
from ',100 acres the first year, but only prosecutcil
this two seasons.

^lissLavina McFarland of Marion County, Ohio,
became the wife of our subject, June 9, 1859. She
was the daughter of Andrew and Sarah McFarl.md,
who in 1857 removed to Illinois and settled in Iro-
quois County where Mrs. W'illianis lived liiider
the parental roof until her marriage. Of her union
with our suliject there were born six children, of
whom only three are living — Charles C., \\ulter
W. and Frank. The first mentioned is occupit'd as
a bookkeeper at Omaha, Neb.; the others remain
at home and will be given the educational advan-
tages suitable to their position in life.

Nathan Williams, the father of tinr subject, was
born in Bedford Connty, Pa., and when a young
man emigrated to Hariison County, Ohio, where 1k'

taught school two years. He had prior to this
learned the tailor's trade. In Ohio he purchased a
tract of land near (ieorgetown from which he con-
structed a good farm. He married Miss Sarah,
daughter of Nathan lloo|)es. Ten children came
to bless this union, of whom Thomas, our subject,
was the fifth in oi'der of birth. The father died
when a comparatively young man, in 1841. The
mother kept her home in Ohio until the children
were grown to mature years, then, although retain-
ing her property there, she came to the home of her
son in this county, where her death took place in
1881, when she was seventy-nine years old, having
been born in 1802. She, like her husband, w.as a
member of the Society of Friends.

\f; AMES M. STINE, Postmaster of Fairmount,
is without question the most popular man
in this community. The fact that his ap-
pointment as Postmaster was endorsed by
two of the Democratic papers in 1 889, he being a
Republican, is sufficient indication of the estima-
tion in which he is lield liy his fellow-citizens. His
early educational advantages were limited, but
good sense and energy have proved his valuable
stock in trade. Under favorable circumstances
he might have made for himself a reputation in
the literary field, as he has been a frequent con-
tributor both of prose and poetry- to the local
|)ress. He took a conspicuous jjart in the late
Civil War, and among other duties commanded
the flatboat which carried the rock to build the
dam constructed by Col. Bailey in the Red River,
to float down the gunboats at the time of Banks'
expedition up that river. His career has been es-
sentially that of a self-made man, who in early life
was tluown upon his own resources and whose ex-
perience served to develop within him a most
admirable character.

Our subject comes of excellent stock, being the
sou of .Tohn and Mary (Winn) Stine, who were
natives respectively of Pennsylvania and X'irginia.
They became residents of ( )hio in their vouth, and
were married in Muskingum Counly. that State,

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wliere they lived until 1865. Tlience they came
to this counly and settled in the vicinity of Dan-
ville, where the father prosecuted farminji' and
died in 1871. The mother preceded her luisliand
to the silent grave, dying in 1870. Tlieir hovise-
hold included ten children, five of whom are still
living and making their homes mostly in Illinois.
The subject of this sketch was the seventh child
of his parents, and was horn April 26, 1843, in
Muskingum County, Ohio. He learned what he
could in the common schools jirior to the outbreak
of the Civil War, and made a visit to Illinois in
1860, working in this county on a farm for about
one year. Then, returning to Ohio, he, in Sep-
tember, 1861, enlisted as a Union soldier in Com-
pany D, 16th Ohio Infantry, wiiich was organized
in Wooster and soon afterward |)roceeded to the
South. Yoting Stine was the}i but eighteen years
old, but he performed all the soldierly duties of a
full-grown man, and engaged in' all the battles in
which his I'egiment participated, being at Cumber-
land Gap, Tazewell, Tenn., Chicasaw Bayou, Port
Gibson, Raymond, Champion Hills, Black River,
the siege of Vicksburg; was at Jackson, Miss., and
ill the Red River expedition. At the expiration
of his term of enlistment he was mustered out
with his comrades at Morgauza Bend, in October,

1864. Although experiencing many hairbreadth
escapes, he came out without a scratch, and re-
:nained at home that winter. In the spring of

1865, being unable to content himself at home
while man}' of his comrades were still fighting in
the field, he enlisted a second time, in Company B,
196th Ohio Infantry, and went with his regiment
to the Shenandoah Valley, remaining there until
the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. .Soon after-
ward they repaired to Baltimore, and thence to
Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio, where the regiment
was mustered out in October, 1865.

Upon leaving the army the second time. Air.
Stine joined his parents in this county, and on the
rith of August, 1866, was married to Miss Eliza
Bates, a daughter of Joel Bates, one of the pioneer
settlers of Danville Township. Mrs. Stine has an
inicle, James O'Neal, who was the first male white
child born in this count}', and who now resides six
miles south of Danville. Mr. Stine worked on a

farm for two years after his marriage; then, in
1870, removing to Kentucky, was a resident of the
Blue Grass State for the following six years. We
next find him in St. Lf>uis. Mo.. wheiK; he was en-
gineer in a rolling-mill for one year. His next
removal was to this county, of which he has since
remained a resident. For the last four years he
has been a butter-maker in the creamery at Fair-
mount.

To our subject and his estim.able wife there were
liorn live children, only one of whom is living, a
daughter, Mary Belle, who was born Oct. 5, 1876.
Aliss Mary is an apt scholar in the High School at
Fairmount, and possesses more than ordinary musi-
cal talent, being a fine performer on the violin.
They have a very pleasant and comfortable home,
situated in the west part of the town, and enjoy the
fi-iendship of a large circle of acquaintances. Mr.
Stine has taken an active part in political matters,
and is familiarly known as "Old Baldy No. 2."
He was a member of the Rei)ublican Central Com-
mittee during the late campaign, has been X'illage
Trustee two years, and the second year was Presi-
dent of the Board. As an ex-soldier he was a
member of the (i. A. R. Post, which was disbanded
in 1 888, and of which he was Post Commander one
year. Both he and Mrs. Stine are members in
good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and the daughter is prominently connected with
the Sunday-school. The family is well known
throughout Vance Township, and are amply worthy
of representatation in a work of this kind.

^r^ UST AVUS C. PEARSON was born in Ra-
ff ( g—. venna, Portage Co., Ohio, July 17, 1827. His
^^41 father, the Hon John Pearson, was born in
Avon, N. Y., Jan. 23, 1802. The Pearsons are de-
scendants of the Rev. Abraham Pearson of York-
shire, England and came to America in 1639, and
whose son, also Abrah.am Pearson, was the first
President of Yale College.

The grandfather of Gustavus went from Elling-
ton, Conn., to New York State, when a young man
and was married in Schenectady, Jan. 4, 1789, to

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Rebecca (Waterous) Hull. He located in Dtiaiies-
burg, where lie lived on patent land until IT'JO.
He then concluded to l)uild a home which he could
call his own, where the fee of the land could be
obtained and free of all incumbrance, and therefore
went to the wilds of Western New York and loca-
ted at Hartford (now Avon), in com|)any with his
mother-in-law, Canada, purchasing 400 acres of
land there. He first erected a log cabin but later
built the first frame house in the neighborhood,
which was called "John's Industry and Rebecca's
Economy." He brought a grindstone with him
in to the country- which the Indians soon found
would sharpen their tomahawks. Knowing the
fear of the family, they would strike the hatchets
into the logs and give an Indian whoop. Thej^
however became civil and docile afterwards. He
also built a store and engaged extensively in mer-
cantile pursuits. This was long before there were
either railroads or canals, and his goods which vvere
bought in the city of New York and Philadelphia,
were transported by pack horses. He used to take
cattle, horses and sheep in exchange for goods, and
these he drove to market at Philadelphia or New
York, the journey occupying from four to six
weeks. His death occurred in Avon, Dec. 23,
1812, while his wife survived him many years, dy-
ing in Vernon Township, Pa., Dec. 10, 18C1, lack-
ing but three years of rounding out a full century.
The father of Gustavus, the Hon. John Pearson,
was graduated from Princeton College in Septem-
ber, 1824, when he began the study of law with
the Hon. George Hosmer. at West Avon. He was
admitted to the bar at Ravenna, Ohio, in the spring
of 1832, from which place he went to Detroit,
Mich., and took i)assage on a sailing vessel bound
for Chicago. Maj. Whistler then commandant of
Ft. Dearborn was a friend of the Pearsons, and in-
vited them into the fort where the family remained
while the father started out to seek a location,
as Chicago was then considered unsafe on account
of the Indians. In the month of July of that
year, the first steamer that ever floated on Lake
Michigan, landed at Chicago, bringing Gen. Scott's
troops and an unwelcome visitor, the cholera. Mr.
Pear~on soon removed his family to Danville on
acc(,)unt of there being a cvn)i)any <jf rangers sta-

tioned there which seemed to insure safety for the
settlers. In 1830, he was elected Presidential elec-
tor on the Van Buren ticket and was selected as
messenger to return the vote of Illinois to Wash-
ington City. During the same year he was elected
Circuit Judge and removed his residence to Joliet.
His circuit included all of Cook, Will, DuPagc,
Kane, DeKalb, and other contiguous counties. He
held the oflice of Judge until he was elected State
Senator. In 1849, he went to California, making
the journey across the plains. He, however, did
not make a lengthy- stop there, but returned East
locating in New Y'ork City, where he practiced
law for a time. He shortly returned to Chicago
and thence to Danville, where he had large real
estate interests, and here resiiled until his death,
which occurred in June, 1875.

Judge Pearson, the father of the sul)jecl of this
sketch, in his day did more for the upbuilding of
Danville than any other man. To people who would
agree to build on lots, he gave them awa3', a policy
which showed great wisdom. Judge Pearson will
remain in the memories of many people as an up-
right and able man. His kindness to the poor was
proverbial.

Judge Pearson w.as twice married. The maiden
name of his first wife, and the mother of Gustavus,
was Catherine Tiffany, daughter of Judge (ieorge
S. Tiffany. She was a native of New York and
her death took place June 4, 1842. She was the
mother of three children, (iustavus being the eld-
est, and Elizabeth who is the wife of Col. William
C. McReynolds. George is deceased. The second
wife of Judge I'earson was Catherine Passage, of
Princeton. N. J. She became the mother of two
children: Fannie, wife of Dr. Morehouse of Dan-
ville, anil Hattie, wife of Mr. Knox, of St. Paul,
Minn.

Gustavus C. Pearson, of whom this sketch is
written, is in every sense of the word an old set-
tler. He came to Illinois with his parents when
not five years old, and he recalls the incidents oc-
curring during the residence of the family at Ft.
Dearborn, the Indian dances and the cholera scare,
which caused a temporary depopulation of the fort.
He attended the pi(jneer schools of Danville siiiil
later the Juliilee College in Peoria County. He

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also :it.en<1e(l at Allegheny College in Meadville,
Pa., from which place he went to New York and
clerked in a store for a short time, afterwaid re-
turning to Danville, where he began the study of
law with Judge JNIcRoberts. This occupied one
year, when he went to Joliet and engaged with
Gov. Matteson as clerk, and by hard work be-
came, in course of time, general man.ager of his bus-
iness, and so valuable were young Pearson's ser-
vices, that Gov. Matteson offered him the profits
of a one-half interest in the business, without capi-
tal, if young Pearson would remain in his position
and not go to California. Here he remained until
184',i, when he started for California, having fitted
out one team with tliree yoke of oxen, with others.
In their journey across the plains they encountered
vast herds of buffalo and especially in the vicinity
of where Lincoln. Neb., is now situated. Guards
were mounted eveiy night after crossing the Mis-
souri River. Along this drearj' and lonel}' route
ever}' variety of i)ersonal property was scattered,
from .St. Joseph to California, by emigrants going
to the Eldorado. At Salt Lake City, wiiere the
Mormons had settled, the party was induced by
Brigham Y(_)ung and others to stop, it being
represented by the great apostle that the surround-
ing country was fully as rich in minerals as Cali-
fornia. The}' accordingly staid there about three
months, when Brigham declared that tiiose (ientiles
who would not unite with the Mormon Church
should leave at once for C'alifornia. and that in go-
ing they should make themselves useful to the
the Mormons by oiiening a new tiail. Young
knew that it was loo late for them to go by the
Northern or Humboldt route, and thought to make
them useful to his own people. Tims the party
was obliged to start and make their way 600
miles across a countr\' without any tr.ail. Mr.
Pearson's wagon was the first one that ever went
through Calion Pass on wheels, but prior to reach-
ing this Pass, his part}', composed of ten young
men who had left their teams at Armagosa or Bit-
ter Waters, traversed a desert of 113 miles, arriv-
ing at Prudom's Ranch in an almost famished
condition. Capt. Hunt had the previous year gone
through the Pass eastward, but had taken his wagon
to pieces, iind packed it on the backs of mules.

The i):irty siopp.'d at Prudom's Ranch for a few
weeks and from there went to Los Angeles, thence
to San Pedro, where they embarked in a sailing
vessel, and arriving at San Francisco pitched their
tent on the beach. A nund)er of the company
had perished en route. At this jieriod .San Fran-
cisco was composed of a few adobe houses and a
great many tents. The party remained there a
few weeks, when Mr. Pearson went to the mining
regions and engaged in digging for gold until
1852, and the money thus accumulated was, in
1850, sent to Pennsylvania and loaned at six per
cent. He then returned home l)V the Nicaraugua
route. In 1853 he again visited California, a)id es-
tablished the first grape ranch on the red lands,
southeast of Sacramento; this land is since celehrated
as the best vineyard land in the State, and among the
finest in the United Slates. The land was then de-
clared worthless by the Spanish and Gen. Sutter.
During the summer of 1855, the weather was so dry
that mining was neither pleasant nor profitable, so
Mr. Pearson in company with nine others, formed
a party and started on a hunting expedition. It
was tills company that first explored and laid claim
to the Yosemite Valley and made its wondrous
beauties known to the world. Mr. Pearson re-
turned East, and in 1859. commenced operating on
the Board of Trade in Chicago, which he contin-
ued until 1809, when he went again to California,
and in Vallejo erected the fiist elevator ever
built on the Chicago plan in that State. He was
also associated with A. D. .Starr, as Pearson & Starr,
in building tlouring-iuills at South \allejo, which
are at the present time the largest in the world,
having a capacity of 9.000 barrels a day. He
remained a resident of California, and aided in
establishing the San Francisco Board of Trade, but
in the year 1880 returned to Danville, where he
has since lived, retired from active life. He erected
a beautiful residence on the land which his father
purchased in 18.'54.

Mr. Pearson was married Sept. 13, 1864. to Hat-
tie P. Brown, daughter of the Hon. William and
Mary J. (Pearson) Brown, natives of New York
State. Her father was a resident of Ogdensburg,
where he was for many years County Judge, and
was always promineut,ly identified with the up-

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Imililiiii;- of lliat city, wlicro ho spoilt his last years.
Air. mill Mrs. Pearson have three chihireii: John A.,
Frances N., and Nomen N.

Mr. and Mrs. Pearson are members of tlie Holy
Trinity (Episcopal) (lunch. Mr. Pearson has
always been greatly interested in public atTairs and
in politics lias ever been arrayed against the iiio-
nopdlists. lie ^Yas largely instrumental in organ-
izing the (Grange Revolution in California, of
which he was a prominent member for many years.
He drafted the California Warehouse law. and suc-
ceeded in having it passed after ten years of per-
sistent effort, which regulated warehouses, and
makes their receipts availiiblc for business purposes.
The entire grain trade of the Paeilic Coast h.ad
been controlled until then Ijy an individnal operator,
lie has been a contributor to the Journal of Com
merce. in Chicago, and also the Pen Ijic Rural Press,
and (ilher newspapers. Mr. Pearson has attained
high success as a business man, and this can be
attril)uted to his strict probity and his s.agacity. In
l,s,s(i, he returned to Danville for the purpose of
educating his children. Our subject is a member
of the Old Settler's .Society of Chicago, and is also
numbered among the pioneers of California, being
one of the settlers of '49.

'\f/()HN W. BREWER, a prominent citizen of
Vermilion County, was born in the city of
Danville .luly 7, 1837. His father, William
Brewer, was one of the pioneers of this
county, and was born in Virginia or Ohio. The
grandfather of .lohn W., whose name was .John
Brewer, was a native of Pennsylvania, and of
Dutch ancestry, the name being formerly spelled
Brower. The latter moved from Pennsylvania to
Virginia, and thence to (Jhio. where he spent his
last years in Miami County. William Brewer, the
father of the subject of this sketch, was reared in
Ohio, and when a young man started for the West,
going to Lafayette, Ind., and there married. In
about 1832 he came to Vermilion County, locating
in D:u:ville. Soon after coming here he entered
Government land, which was situated in Danville

and Newell Townships; part of this land is now in-
cluded in the city of Danville. Early in manhood
he liad learned the cabinet-maker's trade, and after
coming to D.uiville. he labored as a carpenter, and
h.as the honor of lieing the l)uilder of the first
frame house erected in tlie city. The timbers were
hewn, and the weather boards rived or si)lit. liy
hand. He residi'd here until 1840, when he re-
moved to Cl.ay County, where he lived eight years,
then returned to this county. His death occurred
in 1857 in Newell township The maiden name of
his second wife, and the mother of John W., was
Sarah Switzer, a native of Ohio and daughter of
Peter and Mary Switzer, natives of Penn.sylvania.
She was married a second tune to 11. B. Current.

.lohn W. Brewer had five brotheis and one sister
who lived to maturity: Mary A. married W. H.
Rodrick; she is now deceased. Abraham lives in
Danville; Richard is a resident of Oakwood Town-
ship, while Peter and Isaac are deceased, .lohn W.
attended the pioneer schools of this county in the
old-fashioned log school-houses, furnished with
primitive seats and desks. The benches were con-
structed bv splitting small logs, hewing one side,
and inserting wcn)den pins for legs. The method
of securing an education in those early dajs. com-
pared to that of these times, is a practical illustra-
tion of the march of civilization in the nineteenth
centur}-. He resided with his parents until his
father's death, when he learned the carpenter's
trade, in which business he had received previous
instructions from his father. Immediately after
his marriage he located on the farm that he now
owns and occupies. This contains 180 acres of
well-improved land, the greater part being located
in Danville Township, aiiout five miles from the
(•it3\ He was first married in 18.")8,to Harriet Kester.
She was born in Ohio, and died in 18C2. leaving
one child, George. His second marriage, which
ociLirred in 18G7, was to Sar.ali 01i\er. a native of
Vermilion County, and a daughter of John and
Elizabeth Oliver. Of this union there are seven
children: Albert Frank, Edmund, Perry, Ben,
Effie, C4ara and Ettie.

Mr. Brewer is a member of the Pleasant Grove
United Brethren Church, of which he li.as been
Steward one \ ear. He has always taken an interest

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in educational affairs, and lias served as Clerk of
the School Board. Mr. Brewer is one of the sub-
stantial and reliable eitizeiis of his neighboriiood.
In polities, he is a stanch Democrat.

(^, liJLLIAM KELLY, a talented business man
\/\ii/ '^"*^ ''^'-''^ financier, is classed aniony the fore-
^^J most citizens of this part of Vermilion
County. He is a coal operator, and is also extensivel}'
eno'ao-ed in farming and stock raising, owning and
personally superintending a large farm on section
2, Danville Township. Here he has one of the
finest countrj- seats in Illinois, comprising a hand-
some and commodious l)rick residence of a modern
and ple:ising st^'le of architecture, tastefully fur-
nished and replete with all the comforts and lu.xur-
ies that make life worth living, with grounds
around it beautifully and artistically laid out. The
representation of such a beautiful home as this is
certainly a pleasing and attractive addition to a
book of this character and will be aiipreciatcd by
all readers.

Mr. Kelly was born in County Meatli. Jreland,
Nov. 1, 1842. His fatlier Michael and his grand-
father, Bernard Kelly, the latter a fanner, were
life-long residents of the same county, the father
dying in Dee. 23, 1888. The maiden name of
the grandmother, a native of the same county, was
Shaw. The maiden name of the mother of our
subject was Kate Glennan, also a native of County
Meath, and there she died 111185!). There were
eleven children in the family of the parents of our
subject, nine of whom grew to maturity, and five
of them came to the Ihiiled States, as follows:
Michael; Kate, who married Horace Jlitchell;
Margaret, who married Thomas Gerahty; Ann.
who married Edward Oaks; all are residents of
Danville.

The subject of this biography was reared in his
native land, and when eighteen years of age the
intelligent, ambitious youth determined to see what
life held for him in the United States of America,
the goal of so manj' of his countrymen, and going
to Liverpool he embarked in a vessel bound for

these shores, and landed in New York City after
an uneventful voyage. He had about §30 in
cash at that time, his only capital with which to
begin life in a new country. He went to West-
chester County, N. Y., and there did his first work
on American soil, finding employment on a farm
at i!12 a month. Six months after that he made
his way to N'ermilion County, and the ensu-
ing nine months workeil in Danville, and then,
with characteristic enterprise embarked in business
on his own account as a coal operator by leasing a
bank. The first few months he did all the work
himself, but was so successful in his venture from
a [lecuniary staudiioint that he was soon enabled
to employ men. and is still carrying on the busi-
ness, often having as many as thirty men at work.
In 1873 Mr. Kelly turned his attention in another
direction, desiring to expend some of his super-
fluous energies in agricultural [nirsuits. and he
purchased in that year the farm which is still in
his possession and under his management. It con-
tains 400 acres of choice land, under splendid cul-
tivation and yielding large harvests, and amply
supplied witii roomy, conveniently arranged build-
ings, including his handsome residence which he
erected in 1888, and has all the modern machinery
and appliances for facilitating farm labors. Mr.
Kelly raises stock quite extensively, and has fine
herds of blooded cattle, horses and hogs.

The marriage of our subject with Miss Elizabeth
T3'iall was solemnized in 18G4. She is a native of
County Meath, Ireland, and a daughter of Garrett
Tyrall. She is a woman of fine character and
warm heart, and unites with her husband in makin<'-
their beautiful home attractive to their many
friends or to the stranger within their gates, by a
genial, gracious hospitality. Their pleasant house-
hold circle is completed by the seven children born
unto them, namely: Kate, Margaret, Lizzie, Annie,
Emma, Lulu, Bertie.

Mr. Kelly is a distinguished rejjresentative of
our self-made men whose industrious, methodical
business-like habits, combined with a steadfast
purpose and great executive talent, have led them
on to fortune. It is to such men of large enter-
prise and liberal spirit that Vermilion County is
indebted for her high standing as a prosperous

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wealtliy coinmuiiity. with flourisliiiii^ aj^riciiltiiijil,
mining, nianufacluring, and commercial interests.
Our subject possesses great weiglit and influence in
this locality, where he is looked up to as a wise, far
sighted, noble minded citizen, and his hand is felt
in all schemes tliat are in any way calculated to
benetit the township or county.

« WILSON X. RK'K.VRT. I'liere are few
\iJ/i 'lO'n'^steads in this county more attr.ictive
W^ or more valuable than that owned b^' the
subject of this sketch. Without ostentation or any
great amount of display, it is the synonym of com-
fort and plenty, with all the evidences of cultivated
tastes and the refinements of modern life. The large
and well cultivated farm has been brought to its
l)rescnt condition onlj- by the exercise of the most
unflagging industry, together with wise judgment
and economy, which has enabled the proprietor to
invest his capital where it would yield the best re-
turns. He is widely and favorably known as a
skillful and progressive farmer, prompt in his busi-
ness transactions and in all respects a valued mem-
ber of his communily.

Next in importance to a man's own person-
ality is the record of those from whom he drew
his origin. The father of our subject was John
Rickart and his paternal grandfather was Leon-
ard Rickarl, the latter probably a nati\e of
North Carolina. It is known that .John Rick-
art was born in that State and was one of five
brothers, all of whom signalized themselves as
efficient soldiers in the ^\'ar of 1812. They, how-
ever, became separated during the vicissitudes of
that war and never met again. John emigrated to
Ohio when a young man and was married in Butler
County to Miss Nancy Clem, a native of Ken-
tucky. His parents also removed to Ohio, where
they spent their last days.

Twelve children completed the household circle
of John Rickart and his excellent wife, eiglu of
«hom were born in Ohio: Susan married William
Allen and came with her husband to this connt3' at
an early day, where her death took place about

IHoO; Mary J. became the wife of GJeorge Cope-
lanfl and also died in this county; Lucinda married
Resa M. Davis, and resides in this county; Julia
A. is the wife of T. B. Bleevens. of this county;
Leonard is deceased; Nancy is the wife of Charles
Howard, and they live in Labette County, Kan.;
Maria is the wife of Robert 1). Kinman, of Poto-
mac, this county. These, with Wilson \'.. our sub-
ject, were natives of the Buckeye State. The
younger children, Jacob, Frances M., Samuel C.
and Elmira, were born in this county. The latter
died at the age of sixteen yeai-s.

The parents of our subject came to Illinois iu
the fall of 1838, making the trip (jverland by team
and located in Blount Township aljout nine miles
northwest of Danville. The father purchased of a
Mr. Skinner a tract of land upon which some im-
provements had been made and built u[i a good
home, where he and bis estimable wife spent their
last days. He was ver}- successful as a tiller of the
soil and tlie old home farm was considered one of the
best in that region. The mother departed this life
in November, 1871, when about sixty-six years old.
Mr. Rickart survived his wife less than a year, dy-
ing in June, 1872, at the age of seventy-two. The^'
were i)eo]ile honest and upright and enjoyed the
highest respect of all who knew them.

The subject of our sketch distinctly remembers
that at the time of coming to this county deer,
wolves and other wild animals were plentiful, so
that whatever else the family huder lacked thev al-
ways had an abundance of wild meats. During his
boyhood days the nearest market was at Chicago,
which was then an unimportant village. On his
first tri|) to the [ilacc in company with a party of
neighbors, they cncani[)ed the first night near the
present site of Hoo|)eston, and the wolves came .'ind
howled within thirty' steps of their camp, keeping
them awake by their noise, but doing no further
damage than to frighten them considerably. \Vhen
a family needed a fresh snp|)ly of (irovisions they
would kill a hog of about 200 pounds weight, sell-
ing it for whatever they could gel, sometimes «10
and sometimes $5, and calculated that this must
furnish them with groceries for the year. On his
first tri|) to Chicago young Rickart took a load of
wheat, and when within forty miles of the place

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met a party of men returning who reported wlieat
worth $1 per bushel. The day following it was
quoted at fifty cents. Upon his arrival there tiie
price had risen a little again and he obtained
fifty- five cents. There were then three elevators
in operation, but others were in process of con-
struction. There was only one street south of the
river and none of the streets were paved. A wagon
would sink in the sand and mud to the depth of
about eight inches.

About eight years later Mr. Rickart hauled grain
to Chicago, when there was about seven miles of
town south of tlie river. A hotel had been built
several miles south on the open prairie, where dro-
vers stopped over night and their cattle grazed
upon the prairie grass. Upon his second trip Mr.
Rickart found the city had extended to a point
near the hotel. After the building of the railroad
to Danville there was a good market at that place,
and farm produce was accordingly shipi)ed there.

One of the most important events in the life of
our subject was his marriage, which occurred Dec.
29, IH.Oii, in Blount Township, this county, with
]Miss Hester A., daughter of Josiah and Hannah
(Walkins) Crawford. Mrs. Rickart was born in
Hocking County, Ohio, November, 1836. Her pa-
rents were natives respectively of ^■irginia and
Maryland, whence they removed to Ohio prior to
their marriage. Thence in lH'Sii they came to this
county, locating not far from the home of the Rick-
art family. The\- likewise opened up a farm from
the wilderness, and there the mother died, March
24, 18G0, at the age of forty-seven years. Mr.
Crawford is still living at the old homestead. Five
of their ten children are also living: Sarah J. mar-
ried Vinton I.,ane, of this county; William, Hester
A. and Benjamin are the next in order of birth;
Mary L. married William Blankenship, of this
county; Minerva died at the age of fourteen years;
Samuel, .lames, Elmira and Lucinda died prior to
the decease of the mother. The latter was a lady
of many estimable qualities and a member in good
standing of the Methodist Kpiscoi)al Church. Mr.
and Mrs. Rickart belong to the United Brethren
Church.

The Rickart homestead comprises 560 acres of
land, which was chietlj- wild and uncultivated when

coming into the possession of our subject. Under
his careful in.anageraent it has become exceedingly
fertile, yielding him a handsome income. He set-
tled upon it in the spring of 1860, and for many
years ha.s made a specialty of stock-raising, chiefly
cattle. He uniformly votes the Democrat ticket
and has held the various township offices, includ-
ing that of Constable and Commissioner of High-
ways. The first school attended by our subject was
taught in a little frame house bj' Miss Emma
Palmer, of Danville, and conducted on the sub-
scription plan. The next teacher was Samuel Hum-
phrey, who subsequently studied medicine and con-
ducted a drug st^jre in Danville, where he practiced
and died several years later. Another teacher
whom Mr. Rickart remembers was a Mr. Robison,
an old sailor. Later Elder William AVebster. who
now lives in Danville, officiated as the first peda-
gogue under the free school law. The prairie grass
in those days grew to a height of five or six feet,
and the yellow blossoms of the weeds would fre-
quentlj' hide a team and wagon completely out of
sight. JMr. and Mrs. Rickart have only two chil-
dren living, Hattie J. and Ella V. The first men-
tioned is the wife of John V. Lane, and they live at
the homestead. The second child, Emma C, died
at the age of six years. Tlie paternal grandfather
of Mrs. Rickart, William Crawford, was a soldier
in the War of 1812. Grandfather William Watkins
hired a substitute for the same war.

We take pleasure in inviting the attention of
readers to a fine view of the country residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Rickart on .'>nf)ther page of the
volume.

ck.2o~

M. OLEHY. On section 10, Danville
Township, about a mile outside of the cor-
porate limits of the cit^-, lies one of the
finest farms in this part of the county, owned b}' the
gentleman whose name stands at the head of this
sketch. He is a native of Vermilion County, born
in this township May 3, 1837, and a son of one of
its early pioneers.

His father, Dennis Oleliy, was of Irish des-
cent and bori. near Portsmouth, Ohio. He was

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410

qiiilo young when his parents died so thai noliiiiiii
is ivnown of their history. He was reared in his
native State to a sturdy, self-reliant manhood, mar-
ried, and resided there until 1 830. He then started
for the far West, journeying with a team to Ver-
milion County, and iiere made a claim to a tract
of land in what is now Danville Township. The
greater part of the land in this State was then in
the hands of the Government, liidiansstill lingered
around their old haunts, ileiT ami other wild game
were plentiful in the then sparsely settled country
which showed but few signs of the coming civil-
ization. Mr. Oleh^' erected a pole shanty as atem-
jjorary shelter for his famil\-. and they lived in it
till he could put up a round log house, the same in
which the subject of this sketch was born. The
father continued to live on his homestead till his
demise, which occurred March 2, 1877. He occu-
pied an honorable place among the brave, self-sac-
rificing pioneers of the county, and left to his chil-
ilren the precious legacy of a life well-spent. The
maiden name of his wife, mother of oni' sul)ject,
was Elizabeth Glaze, she was of German descent,
and is supposed to have been born in Ohio, a
daughter of John Glaze, a pioneer of W'rmilion
County. Her death took phu'e on the old home-
Stead in 1845.

Dennis Olehy, the father of our subject, was
twice married; his first wife was Elizabeth Glaze,
by whom he had seven children, viz: Nancy be-
came the wife of Joseph Martin, she Is now de-
ceased; Rachel, wife of John t^. MUars; Mary A.,
wife of Martin Current; F. M., our subject; Isaac
Newton, (deceased), married Sarali Emily; James
died when a boy; Perry died in the army while
serving as a Union soldier of the late war.

After the death of his first wife Dennis Olehy
married Sarah Ann Jones, by whom he had ten
children. Those who lived to maturit}' are — Jane
married Henry Olehy; Adeline married Marion
Fagins; Elizabeth jnarried lleiliert Hall; Martha
married Job Marble; Ruth A., deceased, married
Thomas Hathaway; Joshua married Rosa Belle
Joues; Ellen married John Marble, and is deceased:
Alice married Sherman Waits; Martin and William
died when they were small boys.

The subject of this sketch was educated in

the priinilive pioneer schools of the early days of
the settlements of Illinois, which with their rude
slab benches, dirt and stick chimney's with open
fireplaces for lieatinu purposes, were not much like
the fine educational institutions where the vouthof
to-d.ay are trained. As soon as he was able to
shoulder a gun he took pleasure in hunting and he
shot several deer in the course of his boyhood.
He assisted on the farm, living at home till his
marri,age, and occasionally accomiianied his father
to the nearest markets at I'errysville, Compton or
Lafa3'ette, on the Wabash Ri\i'r, quite a distance
from home, with produce, and once in a while he
made a trip to Chicago, 12;"> miles distant. He
continued to live in Danville Township for a time
after marriage, then went to Warren County, Ind.,
where he rented land, and also leased some land
near Burr Oak (4rove. In 1868, he returned to
this place with his family and located on the fai'm
that he now owns. This homestead comprises 190
acres of choice land, whose finely tilled fields yield
a handsome retuiii in repayment of the labor and
care spent upon it. It is furnished with a good
set of frame buildings which he has erected and he
has otherwise greatly increased the value of his
proiierty since it came into his possession.

Mr. Olehy and Miss Minerva J. Martin were
luiited in marriage Sept. 9, 1858, and they have
four children living, iiamely:. Mary the wife of
John Yillars, of Champaign County, III.; William
D.; Albert and Minnie are at home with their par-
ents; George M., died at the .age of about four
months. Mrs. Olehy's father, George Martin, was
born in Beaver County, Ohio, near Georgetown,
Oct. 18, 1809. His father, Hudson M.-vrtin, was a
native of Virginia, and his father, George Martin,
Mrs. Olehy's great-gr.andf.ather, silent his 'entire
life in that State. Hudson Martin moved to Ohio
when a young man, and was married there to Mar-
tha Laycock, a native of Virginia, and a daughter
of William Laycock, who nnjved from his native
^■irginia to Ohio among the first settlers of Brown
County. He took up a tract of land there, im-
proved a farm, and erecte<l good Iiuildings. only
to find that he had labored for nothing as he lost
his land by some one else having a prior claim.
The maiden n:ime of his wife w.as Harper, and she

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came of an old Virginia family tliat owned Har-
per's Ferry and gave it its name. Mrs. Olehy's
grandfather Hudson resided in Ohio many years,
but subsequently moved to Ripley County. Ind.,
whence he came to Vermilion County in 1827, the
removal being made with teams to bring the fam-
ily and household goods, while the stock was driven
along at the same time. He was one of the early
settlers of the county, locating in what is now
Newell Townshii), making a claim and entering
land from the (iovernment. Mr. Martin at once
commenced the improvement of a farm, on which
he resided many years. He finally sold it and
moved to AVasiiington, where his last years were
spent. Mrs. Olehy's grandmother died at the home
of her daughter in Newell Township.

Mrs. Olehy's father was in his eighteenth year
when lie came to this county with his parents, and
can remember well tlie incidents of their early life
hi're. Two years after coming here he returned
to Indiana and engaged in boating on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers about four jears. He then re-
turned to N'ermilion County and established him-
self as a farmer. He worked by the month or day
for awhile, and at the time of marriage rented land,
and later bought some, and was a resident here till
1875. In that year he went to California on ac-
count of ill health .and was gone two years. He
then came back to the old homestead, which is lo-
cated in Danville Township, two miles from the
court house. Feb. 23, 1837, was the date of his
marriage with Miss Mary McKee. She was born
in Fleming County, Ky.,Jnne 2, 1812. Her father
William McKee, was born in Pennsylvania .Ian. 18,
1783. and was a son of (iuian McKee, who is sup-
posed to have lieen a native uf Scotland, whence
he came to America in colonial times and served
in the Revululioiiary War. He located in Penn-
svlvania, and from there a few years after the Rev-
olution he went to Kentucky and was a pioneer of
Fleming County. He bought a tract of land,
cleared a farm, .and was a resident there till his
death. Mrs. Martin's father was young when his
parents removed to Kentucky, and there he was
reared. He learned .and followed the trade of a
wheelwright some years, and then bought a tract
of timber land and built a log house iu which Mrs.

Martin was born. In 1832, he sold out his prop-
erty ill liis Kentucky home, and coming to Ver-
milion County, located on the place where Mr. and
Mrs. Martin now reside. It consisted at that time
of 100 acres of wild land, and he improved it into
a good farm before his death, which occurred Feb.
21, 1872. The maiden name of his wife w.as Hes-
ter Adams. She w.as liorn either iu Kentucky or
Ohio Aug. 12, 1785, and died on the home farm
here Dec. 1, 1866.

Mr. Olehy is a man of good habits and sterling
princi|)lcs, and is a creilit to his native county.
He is a hard worker and uses good judgment in the
management of his affairs, so that he has acquired
considerable property, and is numbered among the
well-to-do citizens of the township. Politically,
he associates with the Democratic party, and is an
earnest supporter of its policy. A fine lithographic
view of the handsome farm, residence and out-
buildings of Air. Olehy is shown on another page
of this work, and we invite the reader's attention to
the same.

f/_^^ KNRV J. OAK WOOD. It is said of this
y jovial, practical, genial and companionable
gentleman that "he is the 3'oungest looking
old man you will find in six States,", and
that "'he has not a single enem3' on earth." It is
evident by this that, notwithstanding partial frieuds
may look upon him through rose-colored glasses,
he is a man of no ordinary stamp, and has ex-
ericised in a marked degree the rare qualities of
discretion, good judgment and temperance of
speech and action, which have gathered around him
many warm personal friends. His business qiiali-
flcations arc fully equal to the other distinguishing
traits of liis cliaracler, he having been uniformly
successful and accumulating a competence.

A native of the Buckeye State, Mr. Oak wood
was born in IJrown County, Ohio, March 7, 1811),
and came with his parents to Illinois when a yt)utii
of fourteen years. His education was completed in
()akwoo<l Township, in an old log school-house on
the land which he now occupies, and later he taught
school for three years in succession. In due time

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421

he built a log cabin u|)oii his own land, and com-
nionced farniino; for himself. In 18.')0 he took
unto himself a wife and helpmate, Miss Abigail
Smith, but the young wife only survived until the
following year, dying in 1851, leaving one child.
This child, a son, James, came to his death by
drowning in the Middle Fork when four years old.
In 1H,")2 Mr. Oakwood contracted a second mar-
riage with Miss Priseilla .Sailor, and continued to
reside at the same [ilace, which by degrees he added
to. and is now the owner of T.tO acres of land, all
in Oakwood Township, which was organized "after
he canie to this county, and was named in his
honor. He pas largely instrumental in founding
the village of Oakwood, and contributed no small
amount of monej' as an inducement to have it lo-
cated \ipon its present site. He at one time owned
the ground oceu|iied by the south half of the town.
He put uji his present residence in 1877, and
through his careful supervision and good manage-
ment, he has one of the best regulated farms in this
part of the county. Adjoining it on the east is
the largest coal field in the State, belciiging to the
Consolidated Coal Company of St. Louis. The
farm is largely devoted to stock-raising. Mr. Oak-
wooil keeping about thirty head of cattle, forty
head of horses and 100 head of swine, of excellent
grades. Adjacent to the residence are the barns
and various outbuildings, conveniently arranged
for the shelter of stock and the storage of grain.
The latest and most improved machinery is utili/.ed
in the cultivation of the land, and everything
about the piemises in<iicates the supervision of the
thorough and pr(_)gre.ssi ve agriculturist. To our
sulijecl; and his present wife there have been born
nine children, one of whom died when about one
month old. William, the eldest cliild living, mar-
ried Miss Annie Longstreth, is the father of three
children, and lives on a farm adjoining Oakwood
on the northeast; Morgan married Miss .lulia
Trimmell, lives south of Oakwooil, and has two
children; Emma is the wife of Charles Smith, and
the mother of one child; thej' live three miles
northwest of Fithian. Thomas marrii'cl Miss Ktta
Longstreth, is the father of two children, and lives
a half mile westof thelioniestea<l ; Matlie, Il.arvey,
Charles and Stella remain at home with their p;ir-

ents. All the children of Mr. Oakwood have ob-
tained a good education in the district school,
being more than ordinarily bright and intelligent,
and taking kindly to their books.

Both our subject and his estimable wife are
church members, the former belonging to the Pres-
byterian and the latter to the Methodist, and their
children attend Sunday-school regularly. Mr.
Oakwood, politically, has been a stanch Republican
since reaching his majority, and has olliciated as
Director in his school district for the long period of
twenty-one years. He was Road Overseer six
years, Commissioner of Highwaj^s seven j-ears, and
represented Oakwood Township in the County
Board of Supervisors eight years. At peace with
all mankind, enjoying good health, and in possess-
ion of a happy home and an intelligent family, it
would seem that he has little more to ask for to
make him contented with life.

The father of our subject was Henry Oakwood,
a native of East Tennessee and a farmer by occu-
pation. In early manhood he married Miss Mar-
garet Remley, a native of Kentucky, and a daughter
of Henry Remiey, of Pennsylvania, who emigrated
to the Blue Grass regions at an early period, and
sojourned there the remainder of his life. Henry
Oakwood look an active part in the War of 181'2,
was with Hull's army at the surrender of Detroit,
as a member of the Kentucky IMounted Troops,
under the command of Col. R. M Johnson. The
parents were married in Kentucky, where they
lived for a timeafterw.ard, then, removing to Ohio,
purchased the farm and remained there until the
fall of 1833. Then coming to this county, thej'
settled on section 24, in whac is now Oakwood
Township, where they spent the remainder of their
lives engaged in the peaceful occupation of farm-
ing. Indians encamped on the place now occupied
by the subject of this sketch, for a year after the
family came here.

The O.akwood family experienced all the priva-
tions and hardshi|)s of pioneer life upon coming to
this countj^ being the (iist settlers in their neigh-
borhood, before the time of railroads or even a
well delined wag<jn track. Mr. Oakwood became
\ the prominent man of his community, holding
i manv of the ofliccs, serving as Justice of the Peace

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for a period of twelve years, and Township Treas-
urer for nearly the same length of time. After a
life well spent he was gathered to his fathers, in
1854, at the age of sixty-six ye.irs. The mother
survived her husband until ISSl. dying at the ad-
vanced age of eighty-seven. Thej' were the par-
ents of five sons and four daughters, only four f)f
whom are living, and of vvhom Henry .1., our snl)-
ject, was the third in order of birth.

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^,; LVIN STEARNS. Among the men of ths
(@//j|i county who have risen from a small be-
ginning to .an eminent position in the esti-
mation of their neighbors, is the gentle-
man whose name initiates this biography. To be a
a self-made man means something. It indicates
that the man who has earned the honor of being
so called, has passed through many h.ardships, and
had seen the dark clouds of adversity when per-
haps despair was but a step ahead, but by persever-
ance and intelligence has emerged in the sunlight
of prosi)erity.

Harvey Stearns, the father of Alvin, was born
in Vermont, but afterward removed to New York,
and was there married to Fanny Lockwood, a na-
tive of New York. Thence he removed to Ohio,
in 1814, where he bought a small farm, and re-
mained there until 1832. He then located on the
site of Alvin Stearns' present home, building a log
house and becoming a full-fledged citizen of Illi-
nois. At that time there were scarcely half-a-
dozen houses between his farm and Danville, where
the Government had stationed some troops to keep
the Indians in subjection. Harvey Stearns and
his wife were respected by all their acquaintances
for their sterling qualities. They were the parents
of eight children, five of whom are living. He died
Nov. 30, 1847, aged fifty-six j'ears, while the
mother survived until Aug. 1. 1877, passing away
at the advanced age of eighty-seven years.

Alvin Stearns was the eldest of the family, and
was born Nov. 28, 1815, in Ohio. He was sixteen
years of age when his father located in Illinois.
He and his brother Calvin walked the entire dis-

tance from Ohio to Illinois, driving cows, sheep
and hogs. Mr. Stearns obtained his education
partly in his native State, but finished it in Illi-
nois. He attended subscription schools, and his
learning was -secured in the usual manner of the
early pioneer days. He was very studious, and al-
w.ays aimed to be at the head of his class — a posi-
tion he generally secured. Being the oldest son,
and his father being in poor health most of the
time, he was obliged to take the lead in the work
of the farm. Man}' times he has gone thirty or
forty miles to mill, and often was obliged to ^o
to Danville in the night, sixteen miles distant, to
call a physician for his father. In those days the
farmers in this section transported their wheat by
team to Chicago, bringing back supplies. Mr.
Stearns remained at home until he was past twent\'-
two 3'ears of age, aiding his father.

Mr. Stearns married Miss Elizabeth Lee. April
12, 1837. She was a daughter of William H. and
Rebecca Lee, who came from Ohio to Illinois in
1829, and located a mile and a half west of Mr.
Steam's present home. Mr. Lee was a prominent
and prosperous citizen of the earl^' days, and the
father of eight children, all of whom, except one,
are now dead, and the father and mother have
long since passed to their reward. Mrs. Stearns
was the eldest child, born in 1819, and at the time
of her marriage was nineteen years of age. Mr.
Stearns located on a part of his father's place im-
raediatel}' after his marriage, where he built a log
house and commenced seriously the battle of life.
When his father died he purchased the interest of
the other heirs, except that belonging to his
mother. T'he old farm consists of 600 acres, and
he h.as given each of his children a quarter section
of good land, and to one of them a house and lot.
which cost §6,000. At the time of his marriaoe
Mr. Stearns did not possess $50, but, aided bj' his
most estimable wife, he has long since passed the
mark that divides poverty from wealth. He has
now a handsome and costly residence, which is
represented elsewhere in this volume.

Mr. and Mrs. Stearns are the jjarents of three
children, all of whom are living: Lawson married
Amanda Izard, and they are residing in Homer,
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and resiMes in Homer; Rocella .T. is the wife of T.
B. C'luig. Tliej- are living- on the next farm east
of llie old homestead, and have five chihireii. Mrs.
Stearns, the mother of these ehihlrei). died .Lan. 23,
1M87, aged sixty-seven years, nine months and
four (Lays. Mr. Stearns has l)een an administrator
for many estates, amoiiij whieh may be mentioned
those of his fatlior and the Lee estate, also Aaron
Hardin's, William Clutter's. Alfreil Harden's and
the immense estate that heloni;ed to Mr. ^ount. He
has sneeessfully administered all these large trusts,
and with satisfaction to each of the heirs, all of
whieh constitutes a most remarkable record in this
line. For twelve years Mr. Stearns has been As-
sessor and Collector, and for six years has held the
office of Road Commissioner. He has also been
School Director for twenty years.

Politically, Mr. Ste.arns is a stalwart Republican,
ami always votes for the candidates of that party.
His first ballot was cast for William Henry Ilaiii-
son, and he heard that distinguished gentleman de-
liver two speeches — one at Wilmington, and the
other at Lebanon, Ohio. It is unnecessary to state
tliat his last vote was cast for the other Harrison.
Mr. Sti'arns has been a member of the Baptist
Church for the last thiity years, and the fact that
he has been chosen to adjust so many estates is
evidence that he stands high in the estimation of
his fellows.

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^^!^KORGE N. NEVILLE. The preserv.ation of
ill __. choice bloo<l in the human species has as
'^^jj much to do with the characteristics of an in-
dividual, asdoes careful breedinginthe animalking-
dom in determining the fine points of that portion
of creation ; and he, who can look back upon his
ancestry, tracing its lines through generations of
high-minded and honorable people, has something
of whieh to be truly proud. The ancestry of Mr.
Neville is traced back to the Land of the Thistle,
his paternal grandparents emigrating from Scotland
to Virginia, in time for his grandfather, Joseph
Neville, to take part as a brigadier-general on the

side of the colonists in their great struggle for lib-
erty. Unlike many of those who crossed the
Atlantic at that lime, he came fortified with ample
means which he invested largely in land, comprising
a valuable plantation, worked by slaves whom
he liberated at his death.

Among the sons of granilfathcr Neville was
(ieorge, the father of our subject, who was born in
Moorefield, W. \'a., and was the voungest of a
family of twelve children. He studied law at
Winchester, Va., nnder Abrarn Lock .and was
(July admittecl to the bar. His first and last case
in conrt was one in which his client, an old man,
in a fit of insanity killed his wife, after they had
lived a long. -uid app.arenfly happy life togetherand
rai.sed a large famil\' of children, who had married
and settled in homes of their own in the neighbor-
hood. The old man was arrested and tried on the
charge of murder. Ceorgc Neville undertook to
defend him and made a vow to clear him or never
practice again. The prisoner was founil uuiltv and
sentenced to be hnng which sentence was carried
out to the letter of the law. Mr. Neville kept his
vow, immediately took n|) the study of medicine
and practiced that as long as he lived, his decease
taking pl.ace in 1822.

]\Irs. Elizabeth (Wolfe) Neville, the niDthcr of
our subjei't. was the da\iglitei- of Lewis and Cathe-
rine Wolfe, natives of Germany, who emigrated to
America and settled in Winchester, Va., where the
father became a very prominent man and was en-
gaged in mercantile inirsuits the remainder of his
life. They reared a large family of children and
gave them an exceptionally fine education. One
son, Thomas, was a pupil in one of the ( icrman
Universities, and another son, Lewis, developed
into a promising lawyer, becoming a leading poli-
tician and rei)resenting his district in the State
Legislature. One daughter marric<l a brother of
of Wade Hampton, Sr.

The parents of our subject were married in Win-
chester, Va., in IT'.tH and removed thence to Moore-
field, where the father spent the remainder of his
life. The mother in 1837 removed to Indi.inaaud
died there in 1«13. Their seven cliililren included
two daughters and live sons and but two of the
family survive — our subject and his brother, Joseph

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B.. a resident of Sumner Count}', Kan. George N.
was the youngest child of his parents and was born
Feb. 2, 1820 at Moorefield, Hardy Co., W. Va.
He received a very good education in the common
schools, attending until a youth of sixteen.
About that time the family came north and George
N. remained a member of his f.-itlier's household
until his marriage.

The above mentioned interesting event in the
life of our subject took place Sept. 21, 1840, the
bride being ;\Iiss Mary S., a daughter of Warner
Throckmorton, a leading lawyer of Homney,
Hampshire Co., Va. The great-grandfather of Mrs.
Neville, William Throckmorton by name, emigrated
before the War of the Revolution from the old
county of Gloucester, Va., to Jefferson Countj-, Va.
The Throckmorton family had been of ten and hon-
orahh' named in the pages of history, before they
became residents of the United States. Very few
of their descendants now reside in the old home;
indeed all of that name have removed therefrom,
and collateral descendants alone remain of a former
influential family. Grandfather Throckmorton was
))orn and reared to man's estate in .Jeff eron County,
Va. lie studied law with his uncle, John Dixon,
one of the ablest lawyers and most talented man
in the State. Under his friendly counsel Mr.
Throckmorton acquired legal ability, ami rapidly
rose in the profession until he occupied a ver}'
prominent position among members of the l)ar in
his own State and countr}-. He died in the prime
of life, being fort3--two years of age.

Mr. and Mrs. Neville began their wedded life
on a farm eight miles south of La F.ayette, Ind.,
where they lived until 1854. That year they came
to this county, settling on the north half of section
10 in Vance Township, when there were but a few
people located outside of the towns and prior to
the laving out of Fairniount. Mr. Neville evolved
a good farm from the virgin soil, the land becom-
ing highly productive, and upon which he made
excellent im[)r()vements. Here with his excellent
wife he lived and labored until advancing 3'ears
admonished him it would be wise to la}' aside some
of the sterner duties of life, and accordingly in
1884 he left the farm and established himself in
Fairmovuit, where, surrounded by all the comforts of

a pleasant and attractive home, he is spending his
later days in peace and quiet.

To Mr. and Mrs. Neville there were born ten
children, seven of whom are living. The eldest
son , George Warner, during the Civil War en-
listed in the 25th Illinois Infantry. At the battle
of Kenesaw Mountain he was severely wounded
.and was removed to the hospital at Chattanooga
where he died on the Utli of July, 1864, at the
.age of twenty-one j'ears, six months and twent}'-
one days. The G. A. R. Post, organized at Fair-
mount subsequently adopted the name of this gallant
boy, who was a general favorite among his young
■associates. Miss Anna C. Neville became the wife
of Alvin A. Ta3'lor, of Fairmount, and they have
one child; Norbourn married Miss Lizzie Price,
and they live on the home farm; they have no
children. Mary E. is the wife of Rev. Henry Col-
lins, a member of the Illinois Conference of t!ie
Methodist Ei)iscopal Church and they have one
child; Frank married Miss Margaret Cannon, is
the father of three children and lives five miles
south of Fairmount; Sally Virginia remains at
home with her parents; Ada is the wife of Rev.
D. W. Calfee, a member of the California Confer-
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church and they
have three children; Nellie is the wife of Walter
G. Owen, living at Fort Smith, Ark., and thc\' have
two children.

Mr. Neville has held the office of Inspector of
Elections and School Treasurer in Indiana, and in
Illinois held the latter office for seven years, unti
resigning. He has been Road Commissioner for
fifteen jears, also School Director. Although not
an active politician, he takes a lively interest in
the success of the Republican paity. of which he
has been a member since its organization, and al-
though born and reared in the Old Dominion, was
strongly opposed to the institution of slavery, his
views upon this question assuming ilefinite foi'm at
the early age of fifteen years and experiencing no
change thereafter.

Mr. and Mrs. Neville are devout members of the
Methodist Episcojial Church with which I\Ir. Ne-
ville has been identified since a youth of nineteen
years, and for many years he has ofHciated as Stew-
ard and Trustee. He has always maintained a warm

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interest in Snndav-seliool, mission and temperance
work, to which he has given largehof his time and
means and labored as he hart opportunity, to ad-
vance the moral and social status of the people
around hiin. His life lias been one of large experi-
ence during which lie has learned well from men and
things, and he possesses a tine fund of information
which makes him a gentleman willi whom it is
most ple.asurable and profitable to converse.

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ZKA .1. IJANTZ. The preservation of fam-

Eily history is beginning to assume due im-
portance in the minds of the intelligent
people of the present day, as the biographer finds
here and there one who, like the subject of this
notice, has carefully preserved whatever informa-
tion he could obtain concerning the lives of his
aneestr}-. He has given to this matter considerable
thought and attention, and next to his personal his-
tory and that of the Bantz family, esteems in im-
portance everj'thing connected with the history of
his native land, lie is one of those patriotic spir-
its who appreciate the .idvanlages of living in an
enlightened country, and who realize what efiftirls
have been put forth to bring it to its present jMjsi-
tion among the nations of the eartli. The fact that
l)atriotism is beginning to be tauglit in tlic public
schools speaks well for the civilization of the pres-
ent day, and none are in more earnest .sympathy
with this movement than he with wiiose name wc
introduce this biographical record.

We find Mr. Bantz pleasantlj- located on a well-
regulated farm, occujiying a part of section 17 in
Oakwood Township. He made his first purchase
here In 1864, and the year following took up his
permanent residence in this county. He has now
2.30 acres of fine farming land, located one nnle
south of Muncie, partly prairie and ()artly timbir,
and nearly all in productive condition. Mr. Bantz
proposed the name of Muncie for the above-men-
tioned town, and out of respect for him it w.as duly
adopted.

Our subject was born Jan. 12, 1S27, in Preble
County, Ohio, and was the eldest of ten children,

the offspring of Joshua and Elizabeth (Brenner)
Bantz, the former a native of Frederickstown, Md.,
born in 1805, and the latter a native of Ohio, born
in 1807. Joshua Bantz was a farmer by occupa
tion, and lived to the good old age of seventy
years, departing hence in 1875. The mother had
l)receded her husband to the silent Land in 180:5.
The paternal grandfather. John Bantz, a native of
Germany, died in Ohio at the age of seventy years.
His father and brothers, Solomon and Feltj', emi-
grated to America from Pru.ssia at an earlv d.ay,
and settled in Maryland. Grandfather Bantz took
an active part in the defence of Baltimore during
the War of 1812. He married Miss Byerly ,of
Maryland, who was, like himself, of German de-
scent. He was a weaver by trade, but after his
marriage removed to Preble County. Ohio, where
he purchased 120 acres of land, and thereafter oc-
cupied him.self as a tiller of the soil. He spent
his last daj's upon the farm which he opened up
from the wilderness. Grandmother Bantz sur-
vived her husband a few years, dying at the age
of about seventy-five.

The maternal gr.ind father of our subject was
John Brenner, a native of Kentucky, and whose
lather emigrated from ("iermany during the first
settlement of the Blue Grass State. He built a log
cabin in the wilderness among the Indians, and had
a little square window in the rear, which also
served .as a port h(jle, through which he thrust his
gun in time of danger and defended himself against
his enemies. He owned a negro slave named Ned.
One morning the master was aroused by the ap-
parent cry of a wild turkey, and arising from bed
loiik dovvn his gun, and w.as on the point of leav-
ing the house to shoot the game when Ned juni|)ed
u|). crying out: "Hold on, Massa; let me shoot
that turk." The master gave him the gun, and
Ned going out by the front door, made a wide
( ircle around, and in a short time grandfather
Brenner heard the report of a rifle in the rear of
the cabin. Directly Ned came in with the head of
an Indian stuck on a pole. "Here, Massa, here is
your turkey." The negro understood the coming
of the Indian that time better than his master.

.Vfter a time grandfather Brenner emigrated to
Ohio, and died there at the ad viuK-ed age of ninety-

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five years. His wife was in lier girlhood Miss
Sarali Warren, of Massauluisetts, and died liefore
leafliiiig her tiirce-seoie years. Her fatiicr, .John
W. Warren, served in the Kevolutionary War from
the beginning to the close, on the side of the col-
onists. He w.as a native of England and a cousin
of the lamented Cen. .loseph Warren, who fell at
linnker Hill. John Warren also participated in
that liattle, and was at Brandywine when so many
British were killed and fell into the creek that the
Americans could cross dry-shod over their dead
bodies. He died about 1830 at the age of eighty-
five years.

The parents of our subject were married in (^hio
about 1825. Six of their ten children are still liv-
ing, being residents mostly of Indiana. The family
removed to Indiana in 183.5, where Ezra J. received
a practical education in the common schools, and
grew up an adnurable young man of excellent
habits, sound principles, and a well-informed mind.
When twenty-one years of age, he walked from
eastern Indiana through the woods to Logansport,
and at that point, on the 10th of March. 1848, en-
listed in the 15th Regiment of Regulars for the
War with Mexico. They started for the field, but
the war w.as over by the time the company of our
sul)ject had reached Newport, K}'. He there re-
ceived his discharge, and returning to Indiana,
resumed work on the farm of his father until his
marri.age.

The above mentioned event in the life of our
suljjcct took place Nov. 'J. 1848, the bride being
Miss Nancy, daughter of Eli and Elizabetli (Forbes)
Thornburg. After the marriage INIr. Bantz and
his young wife settled in Delaware County, Ind.
Mr. Bantz obtained, from the land warrant given
him liy the (iovernnient. land in the Indian Reserve
in Indiana, but not long afterw\ards sold out and
purchased land in Eastern Indiana, adjoining a
farm ahead}' owned by his wife. This they occu-
pied until 18(!5, and in that year, as already stated,
came to Illinois, of which the^' have since been
residents.

Of the six children born to our subject and his
estimable wife, four are living. Daniel J. married
Miss Sarah Ross, is the father of six children, and
lives on a farm in Champaign County; .lames mar

ried Miss Addie Dalbey, is the father of four chil-
dren, and occupies the farm north of the Bantz
homestead; Louisa E. became the wife of Erastus
Dow, and they live in Texas; Mary M.. the wife
of William Ellis, is the mother of four children,
and they are also residents of the Lone Star State.
Mr. Bantz cast his first Presidential vote fur Gen.
Cass, and has been a uniform supporter of Demo-
cratic [irinciples. He enjoys a pension on account
of his proffered services during the Mexican War.
Socially he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and
in religious matters is libeial. His estimable wife
and their children are members in good standing
of the Baptist Church. Our subject, while a resi-
dent of Indiana, olliciated .as Township Trustee,
and in his [tresent district has been School Director
and Road Overseer. He is one of the solid and
reliable men of Oakwood Township — one who has
contributed ra.aterially to her advancement and
pros)jerity.

As reiiresentatives of the worth of Vermilion
County, we present elsewhere in this Album fine
portraits of Mr. Bantz and his wife, which will be
highl}' prized by all their friends.

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RA BABB was l)orn in the house he now occu-
pies, Nov. 2, 1842. His father Levi Babb,
/1\ was a native of Greene County, Tenn., and his
birth occurred Oct. 2G. 1788. The senior Babb
came to Vermilion County in (Jctober, 1826, stop-
ping near Yankee Point for a short time and then
settling in December of the same year on section
14, range 11, Elwood Township, about one mile
northeast of Ir.a's present residence. He remained
there about three years and a half, entering the
west half of the southe.a.st quarter of the section
named, when he built the house in which his son
Ira now lives, in 1830.

During the time before specified, Levi Babb,
entered the following tracts of land all situ.ated in
township 17. north of range II, west of the second
principal meridian, viz: the east half of northwest
quarter and the west half of northeast quarter of
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half iif llie southeast quarter of section 13. on same
(late. Tlie east half of the soutlieast quarter of
section 23, Dec. 8, 1827. The ea,sl half of the
southwest quarter of section 24. Dec. I. 1830, and
the west half of northeast quarter of section 20,
.Inne C. 1831, also other sniallor tracts aniounl-
inji' in all to aliout G(lO acres. The Inilians had
their camping grounds where the old hcunc-
stead is now situated. The subject of this
sketcii has picked up many Hint .Trrow heads on
his land and he also lias in his possession a
stone axe discovered there also. Ilis father,
in the earl}' days was obliged to go to Racoon
anil .Sugar Creeks, Parke Coiuity, Ind., to mill.
He endured man}' hardships and privations, and
when he emigrated to this county his means of
transportation was a Sve horse wagon, in which he
and his family rode a distance of GiiO miles. He
taught ason of one of the Indian chiefs to jilow and
in many other ways did things which made the In-
dians his friends forever, and he also spoke the In-
dian language fluently. Levi Bal)b was .a tireless
worker and in everything that pertained to his
farm he spared no pains to procure the best. lie
used to haul his produce to Chicigo and return
with salt and groceries and was at that place when
the first warehouse was being built. He was of-
fered forty acres of land for a yoke of oxen. wIkmc
Chicago now stands, but declined as he thought
the land would never be worth anything. He
owned atone time 600 acres of land and left neirh
that amount at the time of his death. He was mar-
ried twice, his first wife being .Susannah Dillon.
and by her he had ten children, two of whom are
living: Jonathan and Levi. She was born .luly
10, 1788, in Greene County, Tenn. Levi Ilabh
married for his second wife, P^lizabeth Prcvo. The
ceremony occurreil on Nov. 21, 1839. She was
born in North Carolina Oct. 31, 1801. near Ash-
boro, and was the daughter of Alex.ander and ll.-iii-
nali Prevo, who emigrated to P'oimtain County,
Ind., in an early day. She was the mother of three
children: Ira, Hannah and Allie. the two latter bi -
in" deceased. Allie was the wife of William llot-
tel, of this township. She died .Ian. 13, 1887, at
the age of forty and was a nuMnlier of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. Father liabl) died at

the advanced age of eighty-three years, four
months and twenty-seven days, his death occur-
ring March 23, 1S72. while his wife jiassed aw.iy
on Feb. 3. of the same year, aged sixty -seven years
three months and two days.

Ira l>abb has always lived on the oM homestead.
He owns lOil .acres of land here and twenty-two
acres in \'ermillion Count}'. Ind. He is engageil
in general farming, and in the manufacture of
drain tile. His stock consists of Shurt-horn cattle
and Poland -China hogs, all of a high grade, and
general purpose horses. He erected his tile fac-
tory in 1887. It is a fine frame structure 20x60,
two stories high, with an Lof the same dimensions.
He is manufacturing tile from three to twelve
inches in diameter, and also brick of a fine quality.
The factory is driven by a twenty-five horse-power
engine, which is supplied with steam by a Iladley
& Wright boiler, which is f(_>rty-fonr inches in di-
ameter and ten feet long. The tile made at this
factovy is of the very best (jnality and in great
demand.

On Sept. 28, 1882, our subject was married to
Miss Minerva E., daughter of Elihu Canaday.
Mrs. Babb w.as born in Clarke County Nov. 19,
1845. Elihu Canaday, Mrs. Babb's father, was
married to Elizalteth McCowan. They were the
parents of seven children, viz: Adam, Sarah J.,
Henry D,, Annie M,. Mary Jemima. Minerva FL,
and Rebecca J. Elihu Canad.ay died Oct. 4, 1848.
Elizabeth (McCow.an) Canaday dieil in April, 1863.
Annie M. (Canaday who w.as born A\n\l 11, 1838.
when two years old went blind. She was a sister
of Mrs. Babb. This child died at the Blind Insti-
tute at Jacksonville, at the .age of twenty years.
The grandparents of the subject of this sketch,
Thomas and ^lartha (ICwiiig) Babb, emigrated
from Winchester, Va., to (ireene County, Tenn.. in
the early settlement of the latter State, locating in
IJabb's ^'alley. They luul a family of twelve chil-
dren who are scattered throughout the west and
Northwest, while some remained in Tennessee.
Their son, Levi, the father of Ira, was a soldier in
the war of 1812. He also had two brothers. David
and Caleb, who served in the army at the same
lime, all being under Gen. Jackson. Al one lime
they were in ;i l)art}' of soldiers that chased the In-

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rti.aiis for six days and nights with nothing to eat
save a little spoiled tloni-, some hickory nuts and
sweet hickory roots, and this incident, so Mr. Babb
says, is what gave the name of -'Old Hickory" to
Gen. Jackson, as he too partook of the nuts and
roots.

Mr. Babb has never sought official lioiiors. He
is a pronounced and enthusiastic Democrat. He
is proud of the record his fatlier has made aud is
in all respects a praiseworthy citizen. Mr. Babli
has in his possession a portion of two almanacs,
dated respectively 1828 and 1829, also implements
and relics of -'ye olden tyme," such as a sickle,
and pitchfork over onehinidrd years old ami many
other things.

!)IIOMAS A. TAYLOR, a |)rominent resident
of Callin Township, is a man wliose well
trained, vigorous mind and progressive
views place him iu the front ranks of the en-
lightened, wide-awake agriculturists of Vermilion
County. He has a large farm of nearly 600 acres,
whose broad, fertile fields, roomj' substantial
buildings and well ordered appearance generally,
mark it as one of the best managed and choicest
estates in this part of the county, and here on sec-
tion T) he has erected a handsome residence that is
replete with all the modern comforts.

Our subject was born in Ti|)pecanoe County,
Ind., April 25, 1847, a son of Thomas A., and Ivea
(.\llen) Taylor, natives respectively of Ohio
Connly and Shelby County, Ky. After marriage
his i»arents began their wedded life in Tippecanoe
County, Ind., near Lafaj'ette, where he followed
his trade, that of a tanner, living there till 1852,
where they came with their family to Vermilion
Countj- to settle among its pioneers, taking up
their al)ode in Catlin Township. The father died
here in September, 187(5, and an upright and hon-
ored citizen was thus lost to the community with
whose highest interests his own had been identical
from the first hour of his settlement here. He was
a man of sincere piety and a worthy member of
the Cumlierland Presbyterian Church. His wife
still survives and makes her home in Catlin Town-

ship. She is a truly good woman and a devoted
member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
They had eight children, of whom our subject was
the seventh in order of birth.

He was five years old when he accompanied his
parents to Vermilion Countj'. and the remainder of
his life has since Ijeen passed here. He was given
the advantages of a liberal education, olitaining
the basis of it in the public schools, aud he then
liecame a student at Lincoln University in Logan
County and subsequently took an excellent course
of study at Mt. Zion Academy, Macomb County, III.,
his studies being of a practical character such as
would be of benefit to him in his business relations
and in his work. After leaving school he devoted
himself to the teacher's profession for nine years,
meeting with great success in that vocation and by
his intelligent methods placing himself in the fore-
front of the best educators in this part of the coun-
try. He has resided in Catlin, and aside from
teaching has given his attention wholly to agricul-
tural [)ursuits, owning and managing one of the
largest and finest farms in this region, as before
mentioned.

Mr. T.aylor frankly acknowledges that he is
greatly indebted for much that is good in his life
to his amiable wife, to whom he was married in
Catlin Township, March 1 1, 1869. She is in every
respect a true Christian, possessing much intelli-
gence and capacity, and a model housewife, and
fills the perfect measure of wife, mother, friend,
than which no higher eulogy can be pronounced.
In her the Christian Church finds one of its most
consistent members. Mrs. Taylor's maiden name
was Mary C. Acree, and she is a daughter of the
late Joel and Elvessa (Yount) Acree, known and
honored as among the earliest settlers of Catlin
Township, where he continued to reside till his
death, Nov. 27, 1880. The father was born in
Alabama, and the mother in Shelliy County, Kv.
Tliey married and settled in Catlin Township in
early pit)neer times. He was a valued member of
the Christian Church and a thoroughly upright
man. The motiier is still living in Catlin Town-
ship, and she is also a respected member of the
Christian Church. They had two children who
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and she was born in Catlin Townsliip, Nov. 12,
1848. Ten of the twelve children that have glad-
dened the happy wedded life of our subject and
Ins wife are still with them, two having died in in-
fancy. The names of the survivors are Clemmer,
(iailen 11., Elvessa, Joel, Benjamin, Robert, Mag-
gie, Lois, Whiltier and Catherine. Our subject is
prominently identified with the Republican party
and its councils. He is a member of the A. F. &
A. M., Catlin Lodge, No. 285, Vermilion Chapter
and Atiielstiin Commandery at Danville.

Mr. Taylor is endowed with a keen, resolute
nature, and by prompt, systematic methods and
other excellent business habits, has accumulated a
valuable property and is one of tiie moneyed men
of Catlin Township. He is a man of earnest relig-
ious feelings, and in him the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church has one of its most active workers
and influential members, he having united with it
early in life, and for twenty years or more he has
been one of its Klders. He interests himself greatly
in the Sund,ay-school, and has been Superintendent
for many years.

R. J. R. LYTLE, physician .and surgeon
of Rankin, is enjoying an extensive and
lucrative practice in this vilLage and the

surrounding country, and he has already
won an envial)le reputation as a skillful, well-read
and finely educated member of the medical profes-
sion of Vermilion County. He is active in pui)lic
and iiolilical matters, and is a valued civic official
of this yillago, in wiiich he t.akes a deep interest,
using his influence to advance its status, education-
ally, religiously and socially.

He comes of good old Pennsylvania stock, and
is himself a native of the Keystone State, born m
Armstrong County Dec. 2, 1850. His father,
.John Lytle, was born ne.ar Smicksburg, Indiana
Co., Pa., Aug. 18, 1808. His early manhood was
spent in clearing for .himself a farm in what was
then a forest near Dayton, Armstrong Co., Pa. He
resided on this farm until I8()0, when he removed
witli his family to the i)lace he now (jccnpies near

Chambersville, Indiana County, lie is of English
iincestry, is well endowed intellectually and phys-
icall}-, and although he h.as attaineil the advanced
age of eighty-one years, he still retaiu.s his mental
faculties. The maiden name of his wife was La-
vinia Reed. She vv.as born Jan. 26, 1810, near
Ligonier in Westmoreland County, Pa., and was of
Scotch-Irisli lineage. Feb. 24, 188'.), she passed
avvaj' from the joys and cares of earth, leaving be-
hind to those who loved her the precious memory
of a good and virtuous life. Six children were
born of her marriage — Catherine, Robert J., John
P., James R., S. Jennie, and Mattie A. Robert J.,
residing in Altoona, Pa., is a carpenter fur the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company'. During the
war he served almost three years in Company K,
14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He married Sarah
Fleming of Indiana County, Pa., and they have
had two children — Frank lilmer and Myrtle, the
liitter is deceased; John and Jennie live on the
old homestead uear Chambersville, Pa. He m.ar-
ried Debbie Reeder, of Lock Haven, Pa., .and they
have a family of children; Catherine is the widow
of Ferguson Speedy, of Indiana County, Pa., where
she is still residing; Mattie A., married McCloud
Brady, of Westmoreland County, Pa., and he is
now engaged at his trade in a shoe factory in La-
trobe. Pa.

Dr. Lytle was reared in the home of his birth,
.and was given good educational advantages, pur-
suing an excellent course of study at Dayton Acad-
emy, and after leaving school he engaged awhile in
teaching. He was desirous of becoming a physi-
cian, and entered upon his studies for that pur|)oso
with Dr. Thomas McMullen of Greenville, Iniliana
Co., Pa., and in 1 879, attended medical lectures,
lie was graduated in the class of 1884, from Uusli
Medical College, Chicago, 111., and at once opened
an ofHce in Paxton, this State, remaining there two
years. At the expiration of that time he came to
Vermilion County and established himself at Ran-
kin, where he still practices. He has a large num-
ber of patients and is very popular with all classes.

The Doctor was married to Lauretta M. Burrell,
of Marshall County, 111., June 30, 1881. She is
a daughter of the late Jacob and Mary (Withrow)
Bnrrcll. of Westmoreland County, Pa. IKr father

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(lied ill 1.S83. Iler mother nuw inakus liei- home
with her. She is tlie niolber of six children —
.lames W., Joseph II., J. G., Amos, (deceased),
Nannie and Mrs. LyMe. James was a soldier for
the Union, survivini;- tiie horrors of Southern pris-
ons, and is now a carpenter, residing in La Prairie,
Marsliall Co., III. Me married Mary Butler, of
Johnstown, Pa., and tliey have six children; J. (?.,
an .'irchitect and liuihler, married a Miss Johnson
of Monmouth, III., and tlie3' have two children;
Joseph married Miss Saraii Yont. and is living- at
Tliayer, Iowa; Amos was a soldier who gave up
his life in tlie late war. having received an injury,
from wliicli lie died just after iiis return home on a
furlough; Nannie married William liitiier, of West-
moreland C'ouiit\', Pa., now a resident of Kansas
City, Mo., where he is engaged in a iiu'al market.
Allhi^ugh Dr. Lytic has been a resident of this
village only a very few 3ears. he is already prom-
inently identilied witli its highest puljlic inter-
ests, and is found to be a wise and safe counsel-
lor. As A'illage Trustee, he is active in piomoting
all feasible schemes for the advancement of Rankin
in every way [losible. In politics, the Republican
part}' has in him one of its truest and most intelli-
gent upholders, who kee|)s himself well-posted on all
political issues and other matters of interest concern-
ing the welfare of the Nation. Both he and his
amiable wife are influential members of the United
Presbyterian Church, of which he has been an Elder
for some years.

RS. EMMA C. McDowell, is an exten-
sive land owner of Sidell Township, and
one of its leading residents. She also owns
land in Carroll Townshij). upon which is
situated a tile factor}'. Her father, William Porter,
was born fifteen miles from Lexington, Ky., while
her mother is a native of Pickaway County, Ohio.
Her grandfather, Samuel Porter, was a native of
Maryland, as was also his wife. They removed to
Kentucky and from there came to Vermilion
County in 1836, where they remained until their
death. Her maternal grandfather, Capt. William

SwaiiA, w.is a nalive also of Maryland, while her
maternal grandmother was born in Virginia. Her
great grandfather was killed by the Indians, and
his wife was left with a large family of small chil-
dren. The Porter family were closely identified
with the early history of Virginia. Capt. William
Swank was an officer in the War of 1812. He was
married in Ohio and came to Vermilion County, in
1820, bringing with him his wife and two children.
He was one of the very first settlers of the countv.
and located close to Butler's Point, at a |)lace then
called Indianola, where the old salt works were lo-
cated.

Mrs. McDowell's mother was one of the two
children referred to. She used to rel.-ite many in-
cidents of the early [lioneer history which w.as
thrilling in the extreme, and to tlie jieople of this
day seemed almost incredible. The hardshi[is that
these old pioneers went through 's the basis upon
which is founded this splendid State. Mrs. Mc-
Dowell's grandfather went to mill in the early
days to the Big Racoon River, a journey which oc-
cupied Ml entire week's time. Ca|it. Swank became
well-to-do, owning 600 or 700 acres of land at the
time of his death. Ho laid out one of the earliest
town sites in Vermilion County^ which was then
called Dallas, later he also laid out the town of
Indianola. He was associated in this last enter-
prise with Mr. William Beard. Tlie Ca|)tain died in
1851 and was buried in the Weaver Cemetery east
of Indianola. The Swanks also belonged to lead-
ing families in A'irginia., and were of Eno-lish
descent.

Grandfather Porter came to Vermilion County
in 1837, ami settled about one and a half miles
cast of Indianola, where he died in 1848. Mrs.
McDowell's father was born in 1813 and was of a'>e
when he came to Illinois. He resided ujion the orio-
inal homestead for some years. After selling this he
removed to Indianola where his wife died, which
occurreil in 1886, since which time he has lived
with his daughter, Mrs. McDowell. He was the
father of seven children: Rosa. Mar}-, P^mma C,
William E., Cordelia, Minerva and Samuel. Rosa
resides in Ellwood Township, this county, and is
the wife of Mr. W. Hay worth. Thev have three
thildren; Mary married A. H. Mendenhall, a

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fnruK'i- uf Carroll Township. Tliev are the parents
of six L-iiildren; William E. marrioil Zetta Black;
Cordelia diod in 1874. She was tlic wife of Paul
IMorriain. She died in Missouri wiiere liiey re-
moved after their marriage; Jlinerva married Mar-
shal Cummings, a contractor of Indianapolis. They
have four children; Samuel is unmarried.

Mrs. McDowell was born in Carroll Township,
one and a half miles east of Indianola. on April 3,
1849. At the time of her birth the town was
called Chlllieothe. Here is where she spent her
j;irlhood days and attended school in the little log
structure that answered to the name of school-
house, her first teacher being Miss Parks, who is
remembered as a very genial and pleasant lady.
She attended school for three or four years, when she
was promoted to the first frame school house
erected at Indianola, and in this edifice she pursued
her studies so dilligently that she passed a success-
ful examination to enter the profession of teacher.
She began teaching at the age of seventeen years,
and was very successful as an educator. She be-
came ac(|uainted with her husband, Mr. McDowell,
wlien she was a j-oung girl anil in 181!',) was married
to him.

■)ohn A. McDowell was born also in Cairoll
Township, not far from the present homestead. He
was the son of John 1>. and Eleanor (Yarnell) Mc-
Dowell, who were natives of Kentucky. They re-
moved from their native State to Palestine, and a
few years later came to Vermilion County, wliere
ihev liecame a prominent family. Mrs. McDowell's
husband was born Nov. l(j, 1841. and was the
fourth of a family of live children. lie was born
and educated in Vermilion County, and while yet
a boy he exhiViited strong inclinations for business
and began to deal in live stock, a business he con-
ducted all his days. His generosity was one of his
salient characteristics, and when he was called away
he was not only mourned sincerely b^- his relatives
and friends, but by the [loor people of his commu
nily as well. No deserving poor man ever came
to him and went away empty-handed. He was ac-
tive in matters pcitaiuing to education and for the
general developement of the comnnmily.

Mi . McDowell was emphatically a self-made man
and wiiiu he died was well-to-do. He was entirely

domestic in his tastes, and his home was sweet to
him. He was an honored member of the Masonic
fraternity, and his obsequies were perhaps more
largely attended than any other similar event that
ever occurred in Vermilion County. He left behind
him a beautiful home and every thing to make life
comfortable. His death occurred on Oct. 9, 1886.
He left seven children to mourn the loss of a trul)-
noble father. Their names are: (iraeie, .Jennie,
Carrie, Fred, Uaj', CuUom, and Ned. But these
children are under the guidance of a good mother
who will rear them to be good men and women.
Mrs. McDowell is a member of the Baptist Church
of Indianola.

^ ERHY O'NEAL is one of the oldest of the
native born I'itizens of Vermilion County',
his birth occurring .Ian. 16, 1825, on the
homestead once owned by his father, on
section 27, Georgetown Township. He is a son of
one of the earliest pioneers of the county, who was
quite a prominent man in his time and did consid-
erable to advance its interests. He is noted as hav-
ing established the very first manufactory of any
kind in the county, a tannery, which he operated
successfully several years.

Thomas O'Neal, the father of our subject, was
born in Nelson County, Ky., a son of .John O'Neal,
whose early histor^^ is nnkno(\-n, although he was a
pioneer of Kentucky, and there spent his last years.
The father of our subject was reared in his native
State, and when a young man started out to seek
his fortune in the young State of Indiana, and lo-
c'lting in Jladison Jefferson County, he worked at
his trade of tanner, married there, and in 1820 re-
moved to Edgar County. But he did not remain
there long, coming in the following j-ear to what is
now Vermilion Count}', and taking a claim in what
is now Georgetown Township. Hebuilta log house
on the place for the slielter of his family, and the
land, which was part timber and part prairie, he
commenced to prepare for cultivation. The land
was owned by the government and had not tlu n
come into the market. As soon as it was for sale

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lie sent n nuiii to tlit' laml oUiec to enter and pay
for it. hut lie failed to enter the land, and another
man bought it. Mv. O'Neal then, in 182G,canie to
Danville Township and entered eight}' acres, in-
cluding the eastern half of the soutlnvestern quar-
ter of section 27. It was heavil}- timbered land at
the time, and he felled trees and erected a hewed
log house. He soon established a tannery, the first
manufacturing industry within the limits of the
county. lie continued its management several
years, and in the meantime cleared a part of his
land and engaged in farming. In the comfortable
home that he built up by his unremitting and well
directed toil his eyes closed to the scenes of earth,
and a long and busy life was brought to an honor-
able end. His wife also died there, surviving him
only two jears, and they who had walked the path
of life together more than forty years were not
long divided in death. Her maiden name was Sarah
Howard, and she was born in Nelson County, Ky.,
in 1794. Her father, Sanuiel Howard, was a pio-
neer of that State, and moving from there to Mad-
ison, Jefferson Co., Ind., he spent his last years in
that place. Four of the children born to the par-
ents of our subject grew to maturit}-, as follows:
James, living in Georgetown Township; Perry;
Nancj', wife of Lewis liallah, a resident of Dan-
ville Township; Cynthia, wife of Joel Bates, of
Batestown. The father of our subject was a man
of more than ordinary intelligence, w.as gifted with
a just, well balanced mind, was wise in council,
and held a prominent place among his fellow pio-
neers. In 1840 he was elected Coroner of the
county, and held that office many years to the en-
tire satisfaction of all people and classes. In early
life he was a A\'hig with liberal views, and he was
always bitterly opposed to slavery, and was o;je of
the first Republicans. lie was well acquainted with
Lincoln and with other men of note.

The subject of this biographical review spent his
entire life here in his native county, and has been
a witness of the gre.ater part of its development
from the wilderness to its present advanced state
of civilization. He remembers well when the abo-
riginal settlers of the soil made their home here,
and when deer, turkeys and other kinds of wild
game were plenty. Lafayette and Perrysville were

llie iiiily markets, but after Chicago was founded
his father made an annual trip to that cit}- with a
team, taking wheat which he exchanged for house-
hold supplies. The mother of our subject used to
card and sjiin wool and flax, and made all the cloth
and clothes used in the family, oven making the
thread with which the clothes were put together.
Perry assisted his father on the farm, and attended
the early schools that were taught on the subscrip-
tion iilaii in a log house, with rude benches made
of slabs with wooden pins for legs. In 1852 he
commenced to work a tract of land in Vance Town-
ship, which he and his father had entered from the
government. He built a good frame house and
improved 100 acres of land, and during that time
making his home on the old homestead. He now
has 180 acres of land under admirable tillage and
eap.able of producing large crops, and he has erected
a substantial, roomy set of frame buildings, and
has everything about the place in good order, de-
noting that he has been prospered in his calling,
and is now in comfortable circumstances.

Mr. O'Neal is a man of thrifty, industrious hab-
its, and these with other notable traits have en-
abled him to lay up a competence, so that as old
age draws on apace it finds him well fortified against
material want. He is numbered among the most
estimable and highly respected citizens of his na-
tive count}', in whose development he has had a
hand, and he merits the regard in which he is held.
In his early years he was a Whig and cast his first
vote for Gen. Taylor. Since the formation of the
Republican party he has been a firm advocate of
its principles.

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I ITCHELL B. GOSSETT, is a leading, pros-
/// ll\ P'''"'-'^'*' •■^"'^ energetic farmer of Sidell
Township. His farm consists of 160 acres
on section 34, and there is not one that is
better tilled in \ermilion County. He purchased
this farm in 1881, when but partially improved,
and the condition that it is now in speaks well for
the owner.

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441

are natives of Iliglilaiul Countv, Ohio, wlific llivy
were uiai lied. In 1859 the\ removeil to Kdgar
County, III., where they are still re.sicling. enjoying
<foo(l health at a hale and heuily old ai;e. The
maternal grandfather served with distinguished
ahility in the War of 181'2. and the ancestry on
both sides of the house is an honorable one.

Mitchell riossett was born in liighland County,
Ohio, July 24, 1848. Ilis early childhood was
s|)eul in his native county, and there ho i)egau at-
tending scliool. His first work was on a farm in
Edgar Countv, I!!., wheic he finished iiis education.
He remaineil at home until the year before he was
married, which ceremony occurred Marcli If), 1882.
the bride being Miss Josephine Mark, a native of
Edgar County. Her parents, Antony and Ellen
(Ilo])pus) Mark, removed to Edgar County from
Ohio, and were among the early settlers of Edgar
Township, of that county. They are botii living,
and are looking back upon a record of which they
can be proud.

:\lr. Gossett is a member of the Masonic frater-
nity, lielonging to Broadlands Lodge, of which he
is a charter member. He believes that tlic Demo-
cratic party is one which embodies correct political
jirincipies, and consequently he is an ardent sup-
porter of the candidates of that organization. In
business affairs Mr. Gossett exhibits rare sense and
good judgment, and the condition of his farm and
its surroundings is an exhibition of the fact that
in the race of life he has won. His home is always
tilled with cheerfulness, and everything in it de-
notes the intelligence of those who occupy it. Mr.
and Mrs. Gossett are uniformly in tlie frfint rank
in anytiiing that will lead to the betterment of so-
ciety, and are ever willing to aid the unfortunate
in any manner the}' can.

(|1 FfcATTS FINLEY. A residence of over
\/\j// fi^t'.y-fo"'' years in one county is usually
^y^ considered long enough to establisii a man's
character and standing among his fellow-citizens,
and he naturally liecomes a part and parcel of the
community, with which, if he is at all worthy, it
can scarcely dispense. If, as in the case of Mr.
Finley, he has, by his industry and energy, accu-

mulated enough properly to considerably swell
the amount of internal revenue, he should be con-
sidered of no small importance as a tax-payer, and
a prominent an<l usefid citizen. A farm of 740
acres located on .sections 23, 24, and 2o, township

23, ranges 1 1 and 12, indicates the manner in which
Mr. Finley has improved his time and talents. His
residence is on section 24. and his land is largely
devoted to stock-raising, including cattle, horses
and swine.

Our subject first opened his eyes to the light
near Lawrenceburg, in Ripley County, Ind., Nov.

24, 1833, anil in the cai'ly part of the following
year, when aliout six months old, was brought by
his parents to this county, they settling on a tract
of land south of Danville. He remained a member
of the parental hcnisehold until some time after the
parents passed aw.ay, they dying not manj^ weeks
apart, in 18.')3. In the spring of 1855, in company
with his brother. Miller T., and his sister, Mrs.
Ca[)t. Frazier, he came to the farm which the for-
mer now occupies, and where he lived four years.
In 185'J, April 17th, he was married to Mi.ss
Margaret Davis, and with his 3'oung wife took up
his abode at his present homestead, having then
purchased 240 acres of wild land. Of this union
there have been born three children, of whom but
two arc living — Mary and Charles. The former is
the wife of Alva M. Honeywell, formerly of Iro-
quois County. The son remains at home with his
parents.

It has required no small amount of labor and
money to bring the valuable Fiidey homestead to
to its present condition, and this has been effected
solely by the present proprietor, who has aimed to
excel, and it cannot l)e denied, has very nearly at-
tained to the realization of his ambition. He has
carefully avoided the I'esponsibilities of political
office, although a stanch sup|)orlcr of Republican
principles. Among his neighbors and fellow-
townsmen he is well spoken of, which fact is as
much to his credit as anything which can be said
by the biographer. Every peaceable and laiv-abid-
ing citizen who has aided in the development of
this county, deserves recognition and the perpetua-
tion of his name in its history.

Mrs. Margaret (Davis) Finley was born in Ohio,

442

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

April 16, 1834, and is tiie daugliter of Araaziali
Davis, who came to Illinois and located in Yerniii-
ion County dining the period of its early settle-
ment, lie made farming- his life occupation, and
departed this life at liis homestead about the year
1881. Mrs. Davis is still living and a resident of
Rossville.

David Flnley, the father of our subject, was a
native of Kentucky, and married Miss Nancy
Miller, eitlier in Ohio or Indiana. They lived for
^.oine years in the Miami bottoms, then, in 1834,
came to this county and located near the [iresent
site of C'atlin. lie died in 18.^3 at the .age of sev-
iiity-three years. The wife and mother passed
away when sixty-six j'ears old. A handsome
litliographic engraving of Mr. Finley's residence
aiipears elsewhere in this volume.

ESSE LIGGET. This veteran of eighty-
four years retired some time since from the
active laliors of farm life, and is situated in
a comfortable home in Muncie, where he
often reviews the scenes of the past and the ardu-
ous labors of a long life, during which he has prob-
ably performed more downright hard work than
any man within the precincts of Oakwood Town-
ship. He received no educational advantages
during his youth, haying to bend his energies
toward making a living, but has, from first to last,
maintained the principles of honesty and integ-
rity, able to stan<l up before the world like Long-
fellow's A'illage Blacksmith "for he owes not any
man."

A native of the Old Dominion, Mr. Ligget was
born in 180.'), and the following year liis parents
removed to Ohio, which had only been converted
from a Territory into a State four years before.
The country was in its primitive condition, the
settlers being few and far between, and the fam-
ily endured all the hardships and dilliculties of
life on the frontier. Our subject was orphaned
when a lad of twelve years by the death of
both parents, who died in the same year, and
without a guardian or assistance of any kind.

be was thrown upon his own resources, and after-
ward made his own way unaided in the world.

.John Ligget, the father of our subject, was a na-
tive of Virginia, and married a maiden of his own
county, Miss Susannah Bennett. They became the
parents of eight children, and Jesse, our subject,
is the only survivor of the family. After their
settlement in Ohio, they were greatly anno^-ed b}-
the Indians. It was never their lot to accumulate
propert}-, and, although they worked hard, they
possessed little of this world's goods.

Mr. Ligget never went to school a day in his life,
but he grew up very industrious and frugal, and
when eighteen years old purchased an old farm on
credit, and four years later had it all paid for. He
was then married to Miss Polly Coddington, who
was born in Maryland, and who at the time of
her marriage was only fifteen years old. They be-
gan housekeeping on their little farm, worked hard
and lived happily together until her death. There
were born to them twelve children, eight of whom
are still living.

Wilson Ligget, the eldest son of our subject,
married Miss Amanda Dysert; they live three
miles northeast of JMuncie, and have four chil-
dren; Henjaniin married Miss Mary Hughes, lives
seven miles northeast of Muncie, and has eight
children; Samuel married Miss Mary Barrickman;
they live two and one-half miles west of New-
town, and have one child; Jesse, Jr., married
Miss Sadie Warner, and lives on the Middle Fork;
they have four children: N.aomi is the wife of
Levin Vinson, and they live in Pleasant Grove
Hall; they have no children. Mary was first mar-
ried to Hugh Louman, who died, leaving his
widow with two children; she was then married to
Johnson Gaminel, and lives in Danville; of this
union there have been born four children; Susan,
the wife of John McVicker, lives in Danville, and
has three children; Anna, Mrs. Asbury Young,
lives in Indiana, and has four children.

The second wife of Mr. Ligget was Susan D3'-
sert, who died about 1880 without children. In
1881 he was married to Mrs. Mahala Bloomfield.

Our subject came to Illinois in 1836, and lo-
cated on eighty acres of land one mile northeast of
Newtown, In due time he purchased 16tJ acres,

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tlu'ii .al two (lifffrcnl limes ail()i'il fnitj- acres to
liis farm, later piirclitised another quarter-section,
and finally was the owner of 600 acres. He has
jiiven all of his boys and two of his girls forty acres
(>.i(li. besides other property, and is still the owner
of 1(10 acres, all in Vermilion County. Me raises
cattle :ind swine in goodly numbers, and derives
therefrom a handsome income. In his old age he
is situated in a comfortable residence at Muncie,
and takes great satisfaction in reviewing the scenes
of other years.

Mr. Ligget east his first I'residential vote for
(ien. .lackson, and continuecl a member of the
Democratic party until Aljrahani Lincoln was
made the candidate of the Republicans. lieing
personally acquainted with honest old .Mic and
greatly admiring his character, he could not very
well do otherwise than vote for him. and since
that time has been identified with the party which
made Lincoln President. He has served as School
Director in his district, and been a member of the
Christian Church since 1830. Prior to this he had
united with the ^lethodist Episcopal Church. He
has met with some severe accidents during his
battle with the world, having once had his feet
badl}' mashed, his leg broken twice, and his left
ankle broken twice. This has left him a cripple,
but has not impaired the activity "f his mind,
which is still capable of recalling many of the in-
teresting events of other days.

THOMAS GUTHRH^:. The early pioneers of
this county will be held in grateful remem-
V brance long after they have been gathered
to their fathers. The hardships and privations
which thej' endured during the first settlement of
this county, .and the result of their labors, are at
the present day receiving greater recognition than
ever Ijefore, as the fact is becoming evident that
they are passing away, and what we learn of them
must be gathered at once, and put in a shape which
may be preserved for future generations. The
sturdy old veteran with whose name we introduce
this sketch, is a man of sixty-seven ^-ears, and one

of the earliest settlers of Illinois, li\ iiii; in Ivlgnr
County before locating in Sidell Township, this
count}', of which \w. is now a resident. The story
of his life is one of remarkable interest, and the
scenes which he has witnessed during his sojourn in
the West, could they be told by himself, would
make a most readable volume.

A man's antece<lents are ahv.ays of interest, espe-
cially in the case of him who has distinguished
himself as a citizen of more than ordinary merit.
The parents of our sul)ject were George and Mar-
garet Guthrie, natives of the town of Inniskillen,
County Fermanagh, Ireland. They emigrated
to America when quite young, settling in Penn-
sylvania, where they were married and after-
ward made their home, thirty miles south of Pitts-
burg, in Washington County. There they became
the parents of eleven children, viz: William, .John,
Christine, Thomas, Mar}', Andrew, Eliza; Cather-
ine, who died at the age of twenty-eight years;
James, who died when thirty years old ; 8arali J.
and George. The last mentioned son went to New
Mexico, where he lived five years, and became a
leading merchant at Richmond, in Grant County.
The station of Guthrie, on the the Lawrenceburg
i\.' Clifton Railroad, was named after him. He vvas
elected Justice of the Peace, and in the cour.se of
his duties rendered judgment against a desperado
who afterward murdered him in his store. There
was a requisition for the ass.assin from Arizona, to
which place he was taken and hung fora murder com-
mitted in that territory. George Guthrie was mar-
ried, and left his widow with one child, a daughter,
Ettie.

Miss Eliza (Juthrie became the wife of Robert
Black, and died at the ;ige of fort}' years, in this
county, leaving six children — Maggie, Clara, John,
William, Samuel and (ieorge. A sketch of An-
drew Guthrie, the next chikl, will be found else-
where in this volume; Mary became the wife of
Thomas Metealf, and died when about twenty -seven
years old. in Mohican County, Ohio, leaving one
child, James; Christine married Samuel Marshall,
and died at Palermo, at the age of fifty-eight years,
leaving two children, Abner J. and Maggie; John
died in Sidell Township in 1884. leaving six chil-
dren— Maggie, Mar}-, Reniia, Charles, Irving and

444

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

Emma, by his second wife, and one child, Samuel,
by his first wife; William died in Effingliam
County, tliis Slate, at the age of sixty-two years,
leaving tliiee cliildren — Thomas, William and Mar-
garetta; Sarali .1. is tlie wife of C4eorge Powell,
and they have four children — Irving, Mary, Ilattie
and Oscar.

The subject of this sketch was born Aug. 1 1 ,
1 822, in Washington County, Pa., where he received
a limited education, and was reared to man's estate.
Upon reaching his majorit3' he commenced working
out by tlie month, and later wisely devoted a por-
tion of his earnings to adding to his fund of learn-
ing, attending the academy at Merrittstown, Pa.,
where he pursued his studies with such good suc-
cess that he became fitted for a teacher, and fol-
lowed this profession four years in Washington
County, and one year in (ireene County. Later he
engaged as a drover, buying stock in Western
Pennsylvania, and driving through to New York
and Pliiladel|ihia. He also handled a great many
sheep, selling them |)rincipally in Lancaster County,
Pa.

In 1854, desirous of estal)lishing a Iiome of his
own, Tiiomas Guthi'ie w.-is married to Miss Chris-
tian Keys, of Fayette County, Pa. Subsequently
lie engaged to drive 1,600 sheep to Danville, this
county, which trip he made successfully, and lie has
continued to handle stock since that time, being
one of the pioneers of the business in this section,
and making of it an art and a science. In the
meantime he has operated extensively as a grain-
raiser, and has shipped hundreds of car loads of
both grain and stock to Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago,
III., and Indianapolis, Ind. He resided for a num-
ber of years near Palermo, in Edgar County, and
shipped from Hume. In the meantime he was
ipiite prominent in local affairs, serving as Assessor
and Collector seven years. He takes :'. warm in-
terest in politics, and is well known as an active
member of the Democratic party. He has s?rved
as Justice of the Peace three terms in Edgar County,
and one term in this count3'.

During the progress of the Civil War Mr. Guth-
rie enlisted as a I'nion soldier in Company K,
125tli Illinois Infantry, being mustered into serv-
ice at Danville Oct. 2, 1862 for three years. The

boys comprising Company K, were mainly from
Catlin and Carroll townships, Mr. Guthrie en-
listed as a private, drilled at Covington, Ky., and
met the enemy in battle at Chaplin Hill, and at
Murfreesboro in January, 1863. After the first
mentioned he was promoted to Sergeant, and later
serve<l with the Provost (4uards at Nashville.
Mr. fiuthrie was sent out as a scout nine miles
south of Nashville to a place called Brentwood,
where he received an injury from a shot, and suf-
fered greatlj' for some time, when it was thought
he would never recover. He received his honora-
ble discharge at Nashville Oct. 30, 1863, on ac-
count of his wound.

The three children of Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie —
George B., Hugh, and Sarah J.- — are all at home
with their parents. The latter are members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Sidell Town-
ship, in which Mr. (iuthrie is an Elder and Trustee,
als<j an active Sunday-school worker, and contrib-
uted liberally to the erection of the church edifice.
He officiates as guardian of the children left
by the decease of Dr. Keys, of Iliime, and has offi-
ciated as administrator of other estates of Dr. Keys-
He has also been Justice of the Peace, and his de-
cisions have been unifoniily sustained. A simple,
plain, straightforward man, his object in life has
been to do good as he has had opportunity. He is
one who has made many warm personal friends,
and one who. in both his public and private life,
bears an irreproachable character.

^; OSEPII B. COOK. This well-to-do and en-
teiprising citizen, still on the sunny side of
forty, owns and operates a well-regulated
farm on section 13, in Elwood Township, of
which he is a native and where he has thus far
spent his life. He was orphaned 113- the death of
his parents when he was quite young, and is thus
not as familiar with the history of his progenitors
as he would desire. Nature endowed him with
those qualities of character by which he has been
enabled to attain to a worthy manhood and secure
the respect and confidence of all who know him.

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

445

Our subject was born Sept. 29, 1851, and is tlie
son of .1. Riley Cook, who was born in this county.
The i^aternal grancJfather, Zimri Cook, was one of
tlie pioneers of Central Illinois, and here spent his
last days. .1. Uiley Cook departed this life when
Joseph 15., our subject, was a lad of five years.
The mother of the latter had died when he was an
infant. lie was then taken into the home of his
uncle, Joshua Thornton, the husband of bis mother's
sister, and Mr. Thornton died when young Cook
was a lad of fifteen years.

Our subject, after the death of his uncle Thorn-
ton, began working for himself, and afterward, de-
sirous of adding to his store of knowledge, attended
Blooraingdale Academy, under the instruction of
Prof. Hobbs, in 1870-71. In 187.5-76 he .attended
Vermilion Grove Academy and afterward turned
his attention to farming pursuits. He is the owner
of fiftj'-one acres of good land, and has charge of
forty more belonging to his mother-in-law. He
was married April 5, 1883, to Miss .Sicily E.,
daughter of David and Miriam (Mills) Haworth,
the former deceased and the latter living in Elwood
Township. John Mills, the 7iiatern,al grandfather
of Mrs. Cook, was a native of North Carolina, and
removed to Ross Creek, East Tenn., prior to the
War of 1812. There his daughter Miriam was
born, June 12, 1809, and came with her parents to
this county in 1822, arriving here the day she was
thirteen years old.

The Mills family settled in the northwest quarter
of section 23, range 12, township 17, Elwood
Townshij), after a journey attended with many dif-
ficulties. There were various swamps along the
route, and when four or five miles south of (Quaker
Point the teams were unable to proceed. Miriam,
with two of her sisters, together with Ann Haworth
and Nancy Biggs, all 3'oung girls, left the wagons
and walked to the Point, while the teams and the
men, women .and little children were left to follow-
as best they could. They reached Jonathan Ila-
worth's about dark. He w.as located near Qu.aker
Point, just across the State line, in this count}-. In
due time the travelers extricated themselves and
proceeded on their journey.

John Mills settled among the Indians and wild
animals, and entered four and one-fourth sections

of land, where he put up a round-log cabin, with
a puncheon lloor. a huge fireplace in one end of
the room, with a stick-and-clny chimney outside
and a claplioard roof. The house contained only
one room, but there was a loft, in which the boys
slept. The nearest trading point was at Terre
Haute, In(l.,and the pioneers went to mill on Sugar
Creek, in Parke Countj', Ind.. with o.x teams. Deer
were numerous, the settlers being enabled to kill
them almost at their own door. The wolves made
night dismal with their howling, and the chickens,
liigs and sheep had to be securely housed in <irder
to save them. The woods were full fif bee trees
and there w.as an abundanee of wild fruit. This
section of the country at that time was almost lit-
erally a land flowing with milk and honey, but
there was much sickness. The death of Hannah
Mills was the first which occurred in the township.
She died in the summer of 1823, and her remains
were the first to be buried in what is now A'ermilion
Grove Cemetery.

The first wedding in Elwood Township was that
of Andrew AVagcrman and Tabitha L3 ons. There
came with the family of .lohn Mills, Mr. James
Haworth and his family, to whose son, David A.,
Miss Miriam was married, .and became the mother
of eleven children. These all lived to mature
years, and were named, respectively: Wilison,
Clayborne, Maria (deceased), James W., Elvin,
.lohn (deceased), Mary J., Beriah, Horace, Sicily
and Linle}-. Mr. Haworth died about fifteen years
ago; Mrs. Haworth makes her home with her chil-
dren, and is remarkably active and healthy for one
of her years. She has been a life-long member of
the Society of Friends, to which Mr. Cook, our
subject, and his wife also belong.

0BP:RT M. KNOX. Hoopeston, soon after
beitig laid out, became the home of a
/ll W goodly number of solid and substantial
^ men, to whom it owes its |)rogress and
prosperity. Among them came Mr. Knox, in Sep-
tember of 1871, a young man, active and enter-
prising, anri who has proved one of its most valued

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citizens. He is now engaged in the real estate,
loan and insurance business, and has become well-
known to a large portion of tlie people of this lo-
cality. He is regarded as a man who can be de-
pended upon in all his transactions for honesty and
integrity, and lias a well-equipped ottice located on
Market street.

The native place of our subject was in Salt
Creek Townslii|), Wayne Co., Ohio, where his birlli
occurred Jan. 14, 1840. He there spent the days
of Ills boyhood and youth, attending the puhlic
school, and later pursued his studies at Hayesville
Institute, in Ashland County. Upon leaving school
he commenced learning the trade of carriage-makei'
and was occupied at this luisiness until the second
year of the Rcljellion. (_)u the 7tli of August,
IH(i2, under the call of President Lincoln for'-.SOO-
000 more," he enlisted in Com))any H, 102d Ohio
Infantry, and served most of the time in the Army
of the Cumberland. He remained in the army two
years, and then, on account of disability, was
obliged to accept his honorable discharge in De-
cember, 1864.

Upon leaving the army Mr. Knox for a time
resumed his studies in the institute before men-
tioned. Thence he came to Paxton, Ford County,
this State, in 1865, and was engaged in teaching
one year. Subsequently- he taught in winter, and
farmed in the summer season. He also traveled a
l)art of the time for the Illinois Central Insurance
Company, of Decatur, and was thus occupied until
coming to this county in the fall of 1871. He now
became interested in grain, and associated himself
with a partner, and they, under th(' firm name of
Given & Knox, began operations when there were
only four or five buildings upon the present site of
Hoopeston, and when thirty or forty men were
obliged to sleep in a large store room in pro-
cess of construction, making their beds upon the
shavings as there were no other lodgings to be
had. This firm was the second of the kind in the
place. Before winter set in there had been erected
enough buildings to accommodate all the people.

An estimate of the rapid progress of business in
the embryo village of Hoopeston at this time, can
be had when it is learned that the first day the
weighing scales were in operation there was a train

of wagons waiting for three blocks, as thick as
the}' could stand, sometimes as many as 100 in
a day, and from that time on the grain business es-
pecially was prosperous. Our subject and his
partner, after making a snug little sura of monej',
sold out, and Mr. Knox became interested in real
estate, which kept him very busy as long as town
lots were in demand. Later he began oi^erating as
a money lender. He also has charge of property
of many who are non-residents. He has meddled
very little in political affairs, otherwise than to
give his support to the principles of the Repub-
lican and Prohibition parties. He h.as for many
j'ears Lad charge of the Cemetery Association, Of
which he is Secretary, and olHciates in the same
capaciti' for the Building Association. "Whether
in connection with these or any other body, he lias
a thorough contempt for wire working, and for
any corporation which shall take advantage of the
people.

Nearly tvvent3'-four years ago, in October, 1805.
our subject was united in marriage with Miss ^Mary
J. Given, and to them there were born three cliil-
dren, of whom two are living — Lulu B. and Ed-
ward. The daughter is at Monmouth, Col., and
the son is at home with his father. Mrs. JNJary J.
Knox departed this life at her home in Hoopeston,
Aug. 10. 1875. She was born near Xew Concord,
Muskingum Co., Ohio, and is the daughter of
David Given, who came to Illinois in the fall of
1864.

Mr. Knox, in June, 1880, contracted a second
marriage with Miss Jennie M. Bruce, of Wooster,
Ohio, who was born in 1849. Of this union there
are two children, a son, Robert R., and an infant
daughter. Andrew J. Knox, the father of our
subject, was born in Wayne County, Ohio, in
1818. and was there reared to manhood and mar-
ried to Miss Mary J. Richards, about 1837. The}-
lived on a farm in that county probabl}' ten j-ears,
the father in the meantime also operating as a
blacksmith. He is now retired from active labor,
and makes his home in Fredericksburg, Ohio. The
w-ife and mother died while a young woman, in
1844, leaving three children. The elder Knox was
subsequently twice married. He has ofHciated as
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century, and as a Sunday-school Snpciiult'ndant
twenty-five years.

Roliert M. Knox, like his fatlier before him. has
been dili,i;ent in church work, lioldini;' tlie olliee of
Klder in tiie United I'resliyterian Cliureli at Hoop-
eston, and lieing connected "ith the Sunday-school
as Superintendent and Assistant for many years.
He is (juiet and unassuming in his manners, and
avoids placing himself before the public in an os-
tentatious way. |)erferring to transacti his luisiness
with little noise or display. lie has occupieil m.any
positions of trust, and responsibility in I'onnection
with property matters, and eiijo_\-s in a marked
degree the confidence anc' esteem of those with
wlujin he has had dealings.

"♦"^•S'l'i'l"--

AMUEL DALBEY. In every community
there are lives which run still but deep,
the lives of men who perliaps make but lit-
tle stir in the world, and yet who are i)os-
sessed of those qualities which have a sensible in-
fluence uiion the people by whom they are sur-
roiuuled, and an influence uniformly good. The
fact that Mr. Dalbey probably has not an enemy in
this community speaks well for his general charac-
ter, habits and disposition, and he is recognized as
a member of society who has contributed to its
best interests as he has had o]iportunity, a father
who has been faithful in the training and educa-
tion of Ills children, and a neighbor uniformly
kind, generous and obliging. He is conservative
in iiolitics on National questions, toasting his vote
with the Democratic party, but in local elections is
not governed by party lines, aiming to support the
men whom he considers best qualified to .serve the
interests of the i)eople. In his \ounger years he
was frequently sent as a delegate to the various
Democratic conventions and did some good work
for the advancement of his party. "The l)oys" .a.s
he calls his brothers, are equally divided between
the two great political parties.

The biographer found Mr. Dall)ej' |)leasantly lo-
cated on a snug farm occujiying a part of section 5
in Oakwood Township, and ccjmprising 100 acres

of finely improved land besides fifteen acres of
timber. He has himself elected most of the build-
ings and etTcctcd nearl\- .all of the improvements
on the place. He makes a specialty of fine dnift
lior.ses, and in company with his son, ^'erner R,,
owns the imported horse. "I'lowshare," a son of the
celebrated "I'lowboy." of I'lngland, which was
brought ovci' in .March. 1.SM7, and is registered in
the English stud book. They have in all about forty
head of horses and a herd of thorough-l)reil Sliort-
liorn cattle.

The subject of this sketch was liorn in Randdlpli
County. Ind., Oct. 12, 1820, mid is the son of
Aaron and Nancy (Wright) Dalbey. who were na-
tives respectively of I'ennsylvania and Indiana, the
father born in 1797, and by trade a mill-wrighl
and general mechanic. He served in the War of
1812, and came to Illinois in 1831, from Randolph
County, Ind. He settled on the farm now owned
by George Jones, and the year later later imrcliased
300 acres of land comprising the present faiiii of
John McFarland and lived there until his decease,
which took place in 18,55. He was a prominent
man in his (■oinmuuity and erected the old mill lo-
cated on South Fork. He was three times mar-
ried, having five children l)y the first, two by the
sfcond, and four now living b\' the third wife.
Our suliject was the child of his second marriage,
and is the onl}* one living of that union. Mrs.
Nancy (Wright) lialbey, the mother of our suliject,
died in this county in 1833.

The boyhood days of our suliject were spent
raostlj' in this county to which his parents came
where he was a mere child. He studied his first
lessons in the old log school house with its stick
chimney, slabs for seats and desks and greased pa-
per for window panes, and therein learned the
mysteries of reading, writing and ciphering. He
attended school only about three months in the
winter until he was twenty years of age. The
country was very thinly settled and Indians still
roamed over it. Our subject remained on the farm
an<l worked with his father a j'ear after re.aching
his majority. He was married Dec. 28, 1851, to
Miss Sarah ('. Watts, then rented his father's farm,
one year ;uid afterward rented a farm one mile
north of the present site of Fithian, at a time when

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there was but one bouse between him and Burr Oak
Grove.

Industry and economy on the part of our sub-
ject soon bore their legitimate fruits, and in due
time he was enabled to purchase 120 acres of land,
the farm upon which Owen IMcKnight now lives.
Two years later, however, he sold it, and his father
having died, returned to the old homestead and
lived with his step-mother for two }-ears. In
1857, crossing the Mississippi with his family, he
took uj) his residence in Lawrence, Kan., during
the early struggles in that Territory and cast his
vote for the admission of Kansas into the Union as
a free State. He returned through Illinois and in
the fall of that same year settled in Warren County,
Ind., but a year later came liack to Illinois and
purchased the interest of one of the Cass heirs in
tlie well-known farm of that name, which he occu-
pied four years and which is situated near the Cuss
School-house. I'pon selling that property he pur-
chased his present farm.

To Mr. and Mrs. Dalbey there have been born
seven children, the eldest of whom, a son, Franklin
married Miss Seals; they have four children, and
live one mile north of Fithian. Theresa A. R., is
the wife of James Bautz; they have four children,
and live just south of Muncie. Verner R., mar-
ried Miss Sarah Lucas, is the father of five children
and lives on the Fox farm; Mary E., remains at
home with her parents. The next born were twins
Ophelia and Otis. The former is at home; Otis
married Miss Franie Henry, is the fatiier of one
child and lives southeast of Muncie; Rosa, the
youngest, continues under the home roof. Mr.
and Mrs. Dalbey and all their ciiildren, are mem-
bers of the Baptist Church, in which Mr. Dalbey
officiates as Deacon, and all are actively interested
in the Sunda3--school. In iiis district Mr. Dalbey
has served as School Director and Trustee, and
socially he belongs to the Masonic fraternity, be-
ing a member of Newtown Lodge.

Mrs. Dalbey was the second child of her parents
— John and Nancy (Jones) Watts, and was born
Sept. 5, 1829. Her father was a farmer by occu-
pation in Fountain County, Ind., and died when
his daughter, Sarah C was a mere child. The
seven ciiildren Comprising the ()arcntal household

all lived to mature years. Sarah like her brothers
and sisters, acquired her education in the subscrip-
tion schools and developed into a teacher, follow-
ing this profession some years before her marriage
in Indiana. In due time she came to Illinois on a
visit to her uncle Joseph Jones, who was a pioneer of
this county and owned the farm where the village
of Muncie is now located. After his death his
widow sold the propeit}- to Edwin Corbley. In
the meantime INIrs. Dalbej' was married to our sub-
ject.

The house of Aaron Dalbey in those days was the
best structure of the kind in the neighborhood
and the onlj' one for years which had glass
window panes. It was a struggle for the farmers
to support their families and make both ends meet,
as corn in the crib would only sell for six and a
fourth cents per bushel on a^-car's time. Our sub-
ject has hauled shelled coin to Fairmouiit for six-
teen cents per bushel.

,0.-^-

■^/OHN I. McDOAVELL is one of the leading
I young men of Sidell Township. He is the
i son of Archibald McDowell, one of the earl3'
l^^,' settlers of Vermilion County, and is the
worthy son of a worthy sire. He has many ster-
ling cpialities that place him in the front rank in
point of (lopularity. It alw.ays speaks well of an^'
man in a community who is spoken of by name in
an endearing manner, and the subject of this sketch
is known as '•Johnnie" McDowell, which appella-
tion exhibits the popularity he enjoys with the cit-
izens of ArcUie and Sidell, and in fact in all this
portion of Vermilion County-, as well as apart of
Edgar County.

Mr. McDowell was born Nov. 23. 1861, on the
nlil lioineslead, and is tlie first child by his father's
second wife. His parents are both living, whose
biograph}' apjicars in another [lart of this Album.
lie received his early impressions of liusiness on a
farm, and was taught that if a thing is worth doing
at all, it is worth doing well, and this principle has
been his guiding star. He obtained his education
at the eiiinmoii schools, and beluga bright scholar.

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451

soon :idv;uirtMi to tliu lieuil, until. :iL Ibe iige of
twenty jeiirs, lie lieu.inie a \'eiiiiilioii County
teacher. con(luclin<r his first school in District No.
I, in Sidell Township. Ileie he was reniarkal>ly suc-
cessful, as his kind \\ays and persuasive methods
endeared him to all his pupils. When he liecame
of .age he engaged in the general merchandise luis-
iness at Archie, .md from the start has enjoyed a
large and profitable trade, a distinction he has
reached by reason of his fair dealings an<l ni.-iiily
methods. It would not be exaggeration to say his
store was as well patronized as any other for miles
around. ISut a disastrous fire which was attended
with considerable loss destroyed his store building
and stock, and since this he has directed his atten-
tion to teaching during the winter months and
assisting on the old homestead in summer time,
a fact which illustrates his capacity for turning
to anything which circumstances throw in his way.
Mr. McDowell is a member of Peace Dale
Lodge. I. O. (), F.. which is located .at .Siilell, and
is an enthusiastic Odd Fellow. In his pulilical
views he is a Democrat, and is an ardent advocate
of anytliing that will honorably (iroiuote the inter-
ests of his part}'. Being public spiriteil nud pofiu-
lar it is a safe prediction to make th.-it .b>hn I. Mc-
Dowell is a rising man.

Tt LPIIOXSO T. ARBUCKLE, A. M., M. 1).,

^ZJI, D. D. S., one of the uest established l)hy-
sicians and surgeons of this count}% was
born in .Sjmmes Township. Edgar County,
this .Stale, Dec. 20. 1S.>6. and is the son of Samuel
Ross Arbuckle, a native of Knox County. Ohio.
His paternal grandfather, Samuel Ross Arbuclde.
Sr.. was born in West Virginia and was the son of
Samuel Arbuckle. a native of Scotlaml. '1 he l:iller
emigrated to America at an early diiy, when a young
man. and settling in the Old Dominion was theic
marritid to a lady whose name was Elizabeth lieiiy.
He engaged in farming [inrsuits and became llie
lather of seventeen sons and three daughters. His
son. .Samuel R.,Sr., was reared in his native county
anil married .Miss Rebecca Meacher. a nalist- <if

that State and of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The^- em-
igrated to Ohio during the pioneer d.a3-s of Knox
County, and sojiuirned there until 1H27. They
then i-h;inged their residence to Symme?, Hamilton
Co., Ohio, where (irandfather Arbuckle kept a ho-
tel known as the "Sixteen ^lile Stand."

This properly is now owned by our subject.
There were then no railroads in Ohio, and Gran.!-
falher Arbuckle engaged in teaming from Cincin-
nati to JjOgausport and Indianapolis, driving six
horses to a vehicle, and transporting general mer-
chandise. He died in 187;') at the advanced age of
eighty-two j'ears. Many and great were the
changes which he witnessed in his adopted State
where he lived to see the country developed from a
wilderness into farms, villages and cities, with the
iron horse rushing across the hills and valh'3s.
which when hetettled among them hail been scarcely
disturbed by the foot of a white man.

Grandmother .\rbuckle |)assed awa}' one j'ear
l)rior to the decease of her husband, dying in 1874.
They reared nine children — four sons and five
daughters — and Samuel Ross, Jr., the father of
our sul>ject, was six years old when they took up
their abode in Hamilton County, Ohio. He was
there reared to man's estate and in 18a4 came to
Edgar Count}', 111., where he lived one year, then
removed to Macon Connly, sojourning there t'.T(j
years; at the expiration of this time he returned
to Edgar in limited circumstances, the reraov.al
h.iving been made overland with teams, to Sj-mmes
Township, Edgar Co.. III. There the father of our
subject inirchascila sawmill which he operated wliile
clc.iring the timbi'r from his land. At the tinu'
r,r his settlement in Illinois there was but one store
up<in the [nesent site of Paris. He put up a log
house containing one room and in that the subject
of this sketch was born. The father is still living
aii<l is a resident of Embarrass Township, Edgar
CouutA , 111. He now owns a farm of ;)20 acres,
embellished with fine buildings and well stocked
and there is every reason to suppose will spend
his declining 3'ears amid all the comforts of life.

Mrs. Lamanda (\andervert) .\rbuckle, the
mother of our subjei't. was btnii in 182;( in Fayette
County, I'a.. and is the daughter of .lames and
Margaret \ anderxiMl. Her family consisted of live

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cliildren: The eldest daughter, Medora, became the
wife of Zoloia Green, and tlie^- reside in Oakland,
Coles Co., III. Alphonso T., our subject, was the
second born; Byron E., occupies the home farm in
Edgar County, III.; James L., is a traveling sales-
man; Waller ^'. is pursuing his studies in the Wes-
leyan University at Bloomington, 111.

Our subject was reared in his native county anil
acquired his classical education in Paris, III., being
a graduate from the High School there m 187G
with the degree of A. !M. There also he began the
study of medicine in 1881 with Dr. William H.
Tenbroeck, with whom he remained two j'ears. He
next entered Rush Medical College. Chicago, from
which, after a three years' course, he graduated in
1886. Two years of this time he practiced in
Cook County Hospital, and in the winter of !88y
and 1886 gave his attention especially to dental
surgery ami was graduated. He commenced the
practice of his j)rofessioii at Sidell on the 8th of
March, of that year, and eighteen months later
came to Danville, of which he has since been a res-
ident and where he has built up an extensive and
lucrative [n-aclice. He is popular among all classes
and gives that conscientious attention to the de-
tails of his calling which invariably brings success.

Dr. Arbuckle was married Dee. 14, 1877, at the
bride's home in Sidell Township, this county, to
Miss Mar3' E. Rowand. Mrs. Arbuckle was born
near Springfield, Ohio, in 1861, and is the daugh-
ter of Rev. Edward and Margaret Rowand, the
former deceased, while the mother still survives,
and lives in Sidell. The Doctor and his wife
occupy a neat home at No. 821 East Fairchild
street, and enjoy the acquaintance of the best people
of the city. Our subject is a member of the
Medical Alumni Association of Chicago, and occu-
pies a position in the front ranks of the fraternity-
in this part of the State. He meddles ver}- little
with political matters, aside from casting his vote
for the man of his choice.

Mrs. Arbuckle is considered one of the most ac-
complished ladies in Danville, being a graduate of
a literary school, in which she ranked among the
best of the pupils, being ambitious in her studies
and quick to learn, while her retentive memory
easily retained what it once grasped. She is also

considered an expert in all kinds of fancy work,
and is a graduate of a fine art school. She occu-
pies a front lank in the liest society of the town she
makes her home, and is welcomed into the most
select circles, which her education and refinement
fit her to adorn.

Mr. Arbuckle is represented elsewhere in this
volume by a fine portrait, which perpetuates the
features of a man well-known and highly respected
among the entire community.

eALVIN STEARNS is one of the good citi-
zens and pnulent farmers whose industry
. and perseverance have pl.aced him in an en-
viable position in his community. He is the third
child of Harvey and Fannie (Lockwood) Stearns
and was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, Oct. 28,
1820, and when he was twelve years of age re-
moved with his parents to Illinois, locating in Ver-
milion County, vvhere he has since residefi.

In those earl}- days education was considered a sec-
ondary necessity. If the parents of the pioneer boy
had no work for him to do, he was sent to school,
but on the other hand, if he was needed at home
for .anything at all, the school was neglected. Mr.
Stearns was a typical pioneer boy. His limited
schooling was received in the old-fashioned log
school -house and under the inspiration of the ever
present birch rod. But despite all these difficulties
he has accumulated knowledge enough to entitle
him to be called a fairly educated man. The elder
Stearns built a sawmill on Salt Fork, and there
Calvin worked until he left home, which was at
the time of his marriage — in 1843 — taking for his
wife Miss Priscilla Lee, a daughter of Henry Lee,
and a sister to Mrs. Alvin Stearns. The young couple
began house-keeping in a small frame house on the
old homestead, where his father gave him eighty
•acres of timber. Mrs. Stearns died June 10, 1850,
leaving one daughter, Eveline. In 1853 Mr.
Stearns took for his second wife Mary Rogers. He
then purchased his present place and improved it
by building a house and the necessary outlmild-
ings, and planting trees. By his last union Mr.

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Steanis \v;is the father of a daughter — Mary IL.
who marriefl F'raneis Croiikhite. who lives two miles
and a half northeast of Muncie, 111. They have
five children. Mr. Stearns' second wife died in Octo-
ber. 18.'j9 and her mother lived with him as house-
keeper until his third marriaae, wiiieh occurred in
1867 to Clarinda t'ronkhite. l>y this marriage lie is
the father of two children — one boy and one ii'irl.
William C and Lilley M., both of whom are un-
married and live at home.

Mr. Stearns cultivates eighty acres of fine prai-
rie land and owns nineteen acres of timber. His
farm is a model one, though not extensive, and
everj'thing connected with it denotes thrift and in-
telligence. He has been a sufferer financially by
reason of his good nature in indorsing a note for a
friend who betrayed his confidence, and while he has
had a hard time to recover from the effects of this
swindle, he nevertheless is prospering. The office
of School Director has been held by him, a position
in which he has given satisfaction. Mr. Stearns is
a member of the German Baptist Church and his
wife also worships in the same faith. He is a mem-
ber of Homer Lodge of Masons, and politically is
conservative, but always votes the Re|niblican
ticket at the National elections, and in local affairs
chooses those for the office whom be knows are
good men, regardless of political aOiiliations.

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^^NTIIONY LEL ANKRUM is a genial,
v@!0, whole-souled farmer and stock-raiser of
Elwood Township, where he owns :i line
farm on section 29. His father, D.iviii.
was born in Virginia, whence he removed to Bil-
niont County. Ohio, in the early days of the Re-
public. He was a weaver by trade, his spcciMlty
being table linen, coverlets, etc. Anthony still has
some of the coverlets his father manufactured and
which he considers very valuable as heirlooms.

'The grandfather, Archibald Ankrum. was a na-
tive of the north of Ireland and emigiatccl lo
America when a young married man. Antluiny's
uncle, George Ankrum, was a soldier who made a
good record in the warof 1812. The grandfather

had throe sons, George, David and John. The lat-
ter went to New Orleans and was never heard from.
Anthony's mother was a daughter of Robert IJoak,
and her name vva.s Abigail. She was the mother
of thirteen children, seven of whom are living:
George W., Anthony Lee, John, Elwood, David,
Wesley and Harrison. One son, Asa, whose biog-
raph}' is printed in this work, died, leaving a fam-
ily; another son, Allen, passed away in his nine-
teenth year; the good mother died on Feb. 18,
1857, wiiile the father survived until Feb. 16,
1867.

Anthon}- L. Ankrum w.as I)orn in Belmont
Count}', Ohio, on Sept. 18, 1828. He was married
to Miss Lydia A. Smith, on Aug. 31, 1854. She
was the daughter of Isaac Smith, a native of
Greene County, East Tennessee, and a prominent
citizen of his county. He was born in Berkley Co.,
Va., Feb. 18, 1832. Her mother was Martha Ross,
daughter of Enos Ross. He went out on the first
boat that ever floated on the Ohio River. The
vessel was lost and Mr. Ross was never heard
from.

Mrs. Ankrum's parents have seven children:
William and Mary (deceased), David, Hannah,
John, Mrs. Ankrum and Isaac. Mr. and Mrs.
,\nkruin were the parents of six children, two of
whom are living: Martha E. and William B.; one
daughter, Allie B., died after she had attained ma-
turity; she was married to Charles Foster, and left
one child, who has since died. One son, Harry L.died
in his twenty-first year; he was physically disabled
and a graduate of the Ridge Farm High School; he
had just begun teaching .school, having taught one
term when he died. Martha married James Fletcher
(for a record of her children see sketch of John
Fletcher). William B. married Alice Barker; he
lives with his father and assists in managing the
old homestead.

Mr. Ankrum owns 18G acres of land and is en-
gaged in general farming and stock-raising. He
has on his farm a fine herd of graded cattle and
also a lot of Poland-China hogs, each one of which
would be a prize winner. He takes great pride in
raising and feeding his stock, and out of them he
makes a great deal of money. His farming opera-
tions have been very successful, ;ind since he has

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come here he has been devoted to his business.
Ills (irsL [Anue of settlement, was vvitli bis parents,
in l.s3,S, at Yanlcee Point, in Elwood Township,
where he has resided continuonsl}' since. His wife
emigrated to this township in 1836, locating near
Georgetown, wliere her parents bolli died. Her
father passed away wlien he was fifty-two years
old. while her motlier died in December. 1874.

Mr. Ankrum is a stalwart Republican in iwlitics,
tliouyh he never has sought office of any sort. lie
has held the |iosition of Road Overseer and with
satisfaction to his constituents. The office of
Treasuier in the INIasonic Lodge has been held by
him. and he has also been a Trustee and Steward of
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Ridge Farm.
Vermilion County contains no bettor citizen than
Anthony Lee Ankrum.

t^^jHOMAS H. HUMl'HREYS. Few men in

Ross Township are more widely known than
tliis honoralile pioneer an<l none are more
generally respected. He is a man i)lain in speech
and manners, contented with |.ilain and comfortable
surroundings, bnt a thorough .and skillful faiMUcr,
and owns 2O0 acres of the most valuable and fertile
laml in this vicinity. I'nder his careful manage-
ment it produces in abundance the rich crops (tf
the Prairie State, yielding to the proprietor a gen-
erous income and enabling him like Longfellow's
■•Blacksmith," to "look the whole world in the
face," as not owing any man.

The paternal grandfather of our subject, .John
Humphreys by name, was a native of North Car-
olina where it supjiosed he was married and reared
his family and where undoubtedly his son, Jonathan
B., the father of onr subject, was born. The latter
when reared to man's estate was married about 1815,
to .Miss Nancy .lohnstdu and to them there was born
one child, a daughter, Deborah, before their removal
to the North. About 1817, they changed their lo-
cation to Harrison County, Ind., settling on a
tract of land in the woods and where their son,
Thomas B., onr subject, was born June 27, 1818.
It was probably four years later, about 1822, when

they removed from Harrison to Putnam County,
Ind., settling in the heavy limber where the chief
amusement of Thomas B., in his boyhood was pick-
ing up and burning brush, alternated occasionally
with the recreation of fishing. He assisted his
father in the clearing of the farm at a time when
bears and wolves roamed through the forest, and
the latter often made night hideous near the cabin
of the pioneer.

The mother of the family spun ami wove wool
and llax and manufactured most of their clothing.
In his boyhood our subject much of the time wore
"leather breeches," made from the skins of deer.
His first pair of boots were purchased when he was
nearly a man grown, for :si2.5(). Prior to this the
father had made the shoes worn liy the family.
The Indians had not then left Putnam County, and
were frequently seen skulking through the f( rest
stealing when they could, but offering no particu-
lar molestation to the family. The father of our
subject died in Putnam County, Ind., about 18;!2.
He had, prior to this time come to this county and
piu'chased a farm, building u[ion it a log house for
future occupancy, but n|ion returning to his fam-
ily, was soon afterward seized with the fatal illness
which terminated in his death. Themolherand chil-
dren then remained in Imliana until the latter were
nearly grown, coming to this county in 18.38. A
few years later the mother died leaving five chil-
dren, namely: Deborah, Thomas B., our subject,
Barbara A., ^lary J., and Margaret B., of whom
three are living. She and her hirsbaml were mem-
bers of the Methodist Ei)iscopal Church.

The old home farm of the Humphreys family
was in Blount Township, this county, from which
they hauled their grain anil drove their stock to
Chicago to market. Some times they would drive
their hogs to Wabash. Ind., and have them slaugh-
tered there, receiving two and one-half to thrive
and one-half cents per pound.

The subject of this sketch was married in D.an-
ville, this county, in 1842, to Aliss Rachel, daugh-
ter of Albert Cossart, one of the earliest |iioneers
of this county. Of this union there were born two
sons — Albert, now a resident of Barlier County,
Kan.; and Samuel, who o))erates the home farm.
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455

t'cinlicr, 1877. Slio \v;ks ;i Imly |)OSsessing niiiiiy
excolleiit qualities and was a ODMsislciil iiu'iiil)t'r of
the Christian Chnroii. ISIr. lluiiiphrevs has ICO
acres in the lioniestead pniiier. liesides fui't^' acres of
tinilier formerly bek)uuing to tlie old home farm
of his falhei-. He has yiven to eacii of liis sons a
pari of his oriuinal purchase. The home of .Mr.
Humphreys is one to which Ihe people of the
ueiuhliorhood love to resort. Althouyli mak-
iui^ no pretentions to style or elegance, there is
aliont the dwelling an air of conifoi't and hospi-
tality whicli invariably- goes to llie heart.

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ANFORD S. DICKSON, one of the most
enterprising business men of Mnncie and
its leading grain merehant, is numbered
among its most prominent citizens and is
very i)0[ailar both in its business and soei.al circles.
Genial, gentlemanly and possessing nioi'e than or-
dinary abilities,, he is following up a career which
thus far has been excessively prosperous with a
fair outlook f(.)r the future. He has an attracti\i'
home, an accomitlished and amiable partner, and
apparently everything .around him to make life
pleasant and desirable.

In reverting to the family history of our subject
we find that he is tlie son of Simon A. Dickson. ;i
native of this county and was born in IS.i;). Tlie
Dickson fanuly was originally from Kentucky,
from which the paternal grandfather of our sub-
ject emigrated to Illinois in 1824, settling near
Indianola, this county. In this vicinity Sinujn
s|ient his bo3'hood and youth until the outbi'eak of
the Civil War. In 18G2 he enlisted in Company
C, 12.")th Illinois Infantiy. participating in the iiat-
tle at I'erryville and shortly- aftci'ward was taken
ill with pneumonia and died in the hospital at
Nashville, Tenn., June 2, 18(;3.

The mother of our suliject was in hei- girlhood
Miss Klizabeth, daughter of Hiram C. Catlin, a
native of I'arkc County, Ind. He laid out the town
of Catlin which was nar.ied in his honor, and died
in 1 ^71 at the a<lvanced age of nearly ninet}' years.
lie cai lied on farming, and became a prominent

man in his eoiiiinunity. After the death of Simon
A. Dickson, his widow was married to Dr. Samuel
T. Smith in 18i;t;. and they now live in Hernando
County, Fla. T<i the parents of (uir sul)ject there
were born four children — Wilbur T., t)liver P.,
iliram C.. and Sanfoi<I S., all of whom are living.
The subject of this notice was the eldest child of
his parents and was born In Indianola, this county,
July 22. 18.')."i. His education was accpiired in the
district school, which lu' attended niostiy winters
until about eighteen years old. He commenced
his business career as a clerk in the store of John
Littler at Fithian, wliei-e he remained about one
year, then to(jk a position under Mr. J. A. Cowles,
who had bought out Mr. Littler. On the 1st of
January, 1S77, he became a [lartner of his eni-
|)loyer and on the 27tli of that month they re-
moved their stock of goods to Muncle establishing
the first store of general merchandise in the place.
On the 1st of January, 188G, the firm was dissolved,
Mr Dickson purchasing the interest of his partner
and since that lime has curried on business ahjne,
makin"' of it a pronounced success. He carries a
full stock of all the articles rerpiired in the city
and countr}' household and, as the most extensive
grain dealer in this part of the county, handles
thousands of dollars' worth of this commodity
each year. He owns a Ihree-fourths interest in a
farm two and one-half miles north of Fithian,
which is operated by a teutiit and comprises i60
acres of good land. He also has the county agency
for the Davis Sewing machine, keeping two wagons
and two men on the mad all the year round.

Mr. Dickson started out in life tor himself at the
early age of sixteen years and is one of the fore-
most young business men of \'ermilion County.
He was married Jan. 2',), 187'J, to Miss Olive,
daughter of M. W. Selby, of West Mrginia, the
wedding taking place in Fithian. Tim Selby fam-
ily came to Illinois in IStili and settled four miles
north of Catlin, this county, where they lived five
years. Thence they removed to Fithian, where
Mr. Selby became connected with the mercantile
; business of Hooker A: Littler, and has followed
merchandising since that time. The Selby family
for the last nine ^ears have been residents of
Muncie. Of their live children (Uily two are living

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— Mrs. Dickson and Irt hiotlicr. C'lilvin. the latlei-
of whom is a resident of Vance Township.

Mrs. Dickson was the fourth child of her parents
and was born in Pahitine, Marion C^o.. W. Va.,
Sept. 5, 1856. She received the rudiments of
of a good education in her native State and com-
pleted it in the schools of this county. She
was a bright and ambitious girl and after leaving
school was for a time employed as a clerk in a
store in Muncie. She possesses considerable liter-
ary ability and for the last four years has been the
regular correspondent from Muncie, of the Dan-
ville News. Of her union with our subject there
have been born three children, one of whom died
in infancy. The eldest, Lola M., is attending
school at Muncie. Fred C. is a promising little
lad eight years of age.

Mr. Dickson was Postmaster at Muncie from
1879 to 1885 and was the Assistant-postmaster after
resigning the chief position. He was elected Super-
visor of Oakwood Township in the spring of 1888
and re-elected in 1889. He has officiated as School
Director in his district; politically, uniformly votes
the straight Republican ticket, with which party he
has been identified since reaching majority. Soci-
ally, h( belongs to the I. O. O. F. and with his
estimable wife inclines to the doctrines of the
Methodist Episcopal t'liurch, but there being no
society of this denomination in Muncie they attend
upon other services.

Mayruder W. Selby, the father of Mrs. Dickson,
enlisted on the 25th of February, 1864 as a private
in Company L, 6th West Virginia Cavalry. He
was first promoted to Quartermaster, then to Ser-
geant and in April, 1864, to the rank of Second-
Lieutenant. In October following he was promoted
to First-Lieutenant. The regiment was stationed
fur a time at Moorfleld, Va., and later at New
Creek. Some of the men including Lieut. Selby
were captured by the enemy, but the latter made his
escape. They fought with the bushwhackers in the
vicinity of Beverly and for a time were stationed
in Cumberland, Md., guarding the railroad. Prior
to Lee's surrender the regiment had been ordered
to Richmond, and afterward it was sent to Camp
Relief at Washington, D. C. Here they were de-
tailed as mounted [latrol of the city, in which they

reujaini':! until afier tlie grand review. Thence the}'
were ordered to Ft. Leavenworth. Kan., and later
crossed the plains to Ft. Casper, Dak., arriving
there in October, 1865 and were stationed as a
guard along the American telegraph lines over the
old Pony Express Route. Thej' had several skir-
mishes with the Black Feet, Sioux and Che3'enne
Indians.

On the 1st of January, 1^(66, Lieut. Selbj- was
made Assistant-! ^)uartermaster and Commissaty on
the staff of Gen. AVheaton, and on the 1st of April
following they were ordered back to Ft. Leaven-
worth, where they arrived May 14 and remained
about two weeks. The regiment was then mus-
tered out and ordered to Wheeling, W. Va., where
they received their final discharge June 1, 1866.

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IIARLES W. BAUM. of Carroll Township.
is the offspring of an old and prominent
'^ family which three generations back was
of the royal blood of Poland. His paternal grand-
father, Charles W. Baum, a native of Poland, was
banished from his birth-place during the troubles
of that unhappy country and fied to German}'
where he sojourned until coming to America,
during the colonial days and about the time of the
Revolutionary War. It is not known just how
long he .-.ojourned in the Fatherland, but he learned
to speak and read the German language fluently,
although it is possible that he had also lieen taught
this in his native country, as being of high birth,
he received a thorough education.

After coming to America, Grandfather Baum
served as a militia man on the reserve force in the
American army, protecting the frontier. During
that period he won and wedded Miss Barbara
McDonald, a relative of Gen. McDonald of Mar-
ion's staff. He served several years as a soldier
and the year after Gen. (Mad Anthony)
Wayne's treaty with the Indians, removed from
Bucks County, Pa., to the farther West. Sailing
down the Ohio River and landing near the mouth
of Bullskin Creek, he made the first settlement in
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457

and the first ie|U'esi'iit;itive of tlie family in tills
idunty, was Samuel Uaum, a lirotliiT of the subject
of this sketch.

Charles W. Haum. the third of the name and the
the subject of this notice, was born in Clermont
County. Ohio, April 1, l.si.">. and was the sixth in
a family of ten children who were named respect-
ively, S.'imuel; John; Mary, Mrs. Weavei-; Sarah,
Mrs. \'antreese; Catherine, Mrs. Patterson; Charles,
our subject; Susan, Mrs. Sandusky; Klizabeth, who
died at the age of seven years; Gideon X. and
Eliza. Jlrs. Carter. Charles W.. like his brothers
and sisters, was reared on the farm, received a
common-school education and was trained to hab-
its of industry and economy. His father was a
man of more than ordinary enterprise and although
of (ierman parentage, learned to s|)eak and read
the English language and gave much attention to
the education of his children.

Samuel IJaum in miking his journey to Illinois
was accompauied by his wife's father, old Michael
Weaver and it is hardly necessary to say. made the
journey overland by team, starting from Ohio,
Oct. 12, 1827, and arriving in this county on the
12th of November following. They had stopped
for a short time in Parke County. lud., having in-
tended to settle there, but Mr. Weaver did not like
the ai)pearance of things in that region and so they
pushed on further westward, settling among the
Alexanders and McDonalds of this county. In
due time they were joined by Charles W.. our sub-
ject, who was the second Baum to come West. lie
made the journey alone on horseback and was about
eighty days on the road, arriving at the house of
his brother Samuel, Dec. 26. 18;!G.

Our subject soon took up ItJO acres of land from
the Government and made subsequent purchases
until at one time he was the owner of IGGO acres
besides 200 acres given his wife by her father.
When it is remembered that he came to this region
with very little means it must be acknowledged
that he was remarkably successful in the accumula-
tion of property, .\fter coming to this county he
was married March 14. 18;59, to Miss Catherine
AVeavcr, who was the fourth daughter and sixth
child Ml a family of twelve children.

Mr-, liaum like her husband was born in Cler-

mont County. Ohio. .luue 28, 1818, and when an
infant of six months her parents removed to Brown
County, that State. Mr. Weaver, a very energetic
and industrious man. improveil several farms an<l
became quite wealthy. lie bore the reputation of
great honesty and integrity with a stern sense of
justice, and loaned large sums of money at six per
cent, interest.steadilj' refusing a highei rate although
he might easily have secured it. lie sold his corn
at twenty five cents per bushel although he could
have obtaineil fifty cents, his motto being "live and
let live." He put his own shmddcr to the wheel
and was one of the hardest workers of his time.
When more than sixty years old he made three
trips a year to Chicago, engaged in hauling bacon
and other produce. He was a man who attr.icted
to Iiimself many warm friends and he lived to be
a feM' months over one hundred years olil. His birth-
place was Washington County, Md., and he was
the son of a rich planter who was excessively patri-
otic and enlisting in the army rendered etliciei.t
service. He died when Michael was but four years
old, at the age of niuety-six years. He had been
married on the very farm whereon was fought the
battle of Antietam during the late Rebellion. His
wife, Mary Spessard, also a native of Washington
County. Md.. lived to be ninety years old and she
had a brother who lived to the great age of one
hundred and five years.

The childhood days of Mrs. Baum were spent in
her native county where she attended school and
became proficient in the common branches. Al-
though quite young when the family (;anie to this
State she still remembers many of the incidents of
the journey and the old Alexander school-house
which was the first of its kind within the limits of
Carroll Township. It was a large, log structure.
18x24 feet scjuare with a '-cat and clay" cliiinne\'
and the other finishings of that piimitive time.

Of the twelve children born of this union the
eldest, Celestine A., is the wife of William T.
Hiuit. and they reside in the Indian Territory; Jas-
per N.. married a ^liss Stewart and owns over G((l
acres of land, his residence being in Young Amer-
ica Township; they have four children. Blanche,
Georgia. Dollie and Weaver, the two latter twins*
Charles Cyrus married first a Miss Gilky. and be-

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c'liio the fatlier of one eliild — Leiia E. Ilis wife
died and lie was then married to Miss .losie Baiun
and tliey live on a large farm in Carroll Townslii|);
A. Jaeob, a resident of Side!!, owns a farm in Si-
dcll Townsliip and makes a specialty of breeding
fine liorses; he marrieil a Miss Rowand and they have
five children — Cliarles, Lelia C.,, Spessavd and
Estelle (twins) and (ieorge Roy. (Jideon P. mar-
ried a Miss Lucas and is the father of two children
— Lnlie W. and Earl L; lie operates a large farm in
Carroll Township. George B. INIcC. married a Miss
Rawlings and is the father of two cliildren — ()i)ie
and Wilbert; he conducts a livery stable in Ridge
Farm and owns a farm in Carroll Township. Tiie
deceased children are Marcus I)., who died at tiie
age of two \ears; Orintlia, who died when ten
years olil ; .lames II.. who died at the age of two
years; two infants who died u.inamed, and John
W. who died wdien two years old.

To each of his children who have starteil out iu
life for tliemselves Mr. ISaum lias given a good
farm. They have been provided with a practical
education and are well fitted to make their own
way in the world. The present homestead of our
subject .and his estimable wife was given to the
latter by hei- father, Michael Weaver. Although
mixing very little with political affairs Mr. Bauin
keeps himself posted upon matters of general in-
terest and uniformly supports the principles of the
Democratic party.

if/^^ ENRY J. BENNETT. The man of nerve
iJ and muscle and perseverance, who bends
his energies to the scientific tilling of the
soil, is one of those forming the bone and
sinew of the industrial comniunit}' without which
the world could make little progress. Here and
there we find one who ennobles his calling,
adding dignity, wealth and strength to the nation.
The suliject of this notice operates in a skillful and
intelligent manner a good farm of 160 acres in
Sidcll Township, where he is held in the highest
respect by all classes of citizens. Fie possesses
more than ordinary intelligence, energy and fore-

iliouglii. and lins the best wishes of hosts of friends
for continued prosperity.

Mr. Bennett was liorn in Catlin Township, this
count}', and is the son of Philander and Sarah Ann
(Wolfe) ISennett, who are natives respectively of
New Yoi'k .State and \'irginia. The mother was a
member of the old well-known Wolfe family wliich
was represented in America at an early daj'. Mr.
and Mrs. Bennett came uuniai'ried to this cfuinly.
Grandfather Wolfe was one of the earliest settlers
here and located on the banks of South Fork Creek,
where he estalilished a home in the wilderness
some time prior to the tide of immigration, wliich
redeemed the wilderness around from its original
condition. He had many a liattle with the Indians,
also with wild animals. He made some ini|)rove-
ments on his land, which subsequently became fa-
miliarly known as the old Wolfe homestead. Our
subject has seen forest trees and some apple trees
which were undoubtedly ijlanted by the hand of
his grandfatlier, the former of which now form a
dense thicket.

After their marriage tiie parents of our subject
settled in Catlin Township, where the father occu-
pied himself as a millwright, putting up the old
Harris Mill and several other strnctnres of the
kind iu this county. Both he and his estimable
wife are still living on a farm in lOdgar County,
the father being seventy-three years old and the
mother sixty-four. The\- have seven children
living: Ann E., Henry .]., DeAVitt C, Mary E.
Jacob F., Ida M. and Allie M.

Henry J. Bennett was born Feb. IG, 1817. in
Catlin Township, where he was brought up on a
farm and was never outside the county until be-
coming of age. When twenty-two 3'ears old he
began working out by the month for that well
known citizen, John Sidell, with whom he remained
six years — a fact which speaks well for both.
After this he operated considerably as a carpenter.
In the meantime he was married in 1879 to Miss
Melissa A., daughter of John Stark, one of the
leading men of Sidell Township, where Mrs. Ben-
nett was born. They liave three daughters: Wash-
tella, Fra and Sarah A. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are
members in good standing of the Presbyterian
Church. Our subject is a charter member of the

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PORTKAJT AND 15I0G KAIMIICAL ALBUM.

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Modern Wdodmeii C'niiip at, SiiU>ll mikI ;il llii' iiiiie
of its organizalioii was installed its liist banker.
He scrve<l his term and was then elected .Vdvisor.
He is also a nieniher of Peace Dale Lodijo, No.
•i-Ji). 1. O. O. F.. at Sidell.

Mrs. Uennett was born in Can-oil '^l>«ll^hi|l and
f^rew to womanhood on her fathei's farm, being
nianietl at the age of twenty-two years. Her pa-
rents were natives of Kentuek}'. and the mother,
forjiierly iNHss Mary A. (L'assady). was born in
liourbon Connty, Ky. 'I'hey were married in the
Hlue (irass State, where their two eldest children
were born. Thence they came to Illinois and set-
tled near the [ilace whieli was named Stark's (iruve
in honor of the f.ather. He became well-to-do.
and died at the age of sixty years; the mother diecl
at the age of fifty-nine. Tlieir fourteen children
were named respectively. .Jerry. Jefferson. Henry
(who died young), Madiscm, William. Hannah.
Joel, IJelle, Samuel, Monroe, Henry. Robert, .Me-
lissa A. anil Josephine W.

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ylLLIA.AI SMITH is one of the solid, in-
ttuential farmers of ^'ance 'I'ownship. His
\jn^ parents came to Illinois in the fall of 182!).
His father's name vv.as James Smith, and he was
a native of Ohio, where he was engaged in farm-
ing. His mother, whose maiden name w.as Mary
Sewell. was also born in the same State.

When the parents of Mr. Smith removed to \'er-
milion Connty, three other families accom))anicd
them, but there are none of their representatives
living in this county e.\cepl the subject of this
sketch. His father was the first to settle in this
immediate neighborhood, where he entered XOO
acres of land and during his life improved nearly
all of it. giving each of his chihhen a portion.
James Smith was a verj* careful rn.in and settled up
all his affairs before his death. He w.as the father
of live children, four boys and one girl, of whom
there are three now living. He died in 1872. his
wife preceding him to the grave ten years.

William Smith was the third child of his family
and was born June 12. 1 827. near Springfield, Ohio,

ami whin he was but two years of age. his parents
removiMl to Illinois. He received his earl^' educa-
tion in an old log school-house, situated on his
fathei's land. When he was eighteen years of age
he ceased going to school and remained at work
on his father's f.arni until he w-as twenty-one. The
fall after he had att.-iiiied his majority, he drove a
team, in com|)an\- with sl.vteeii others, to Austin,
Tex., the journey occupying ninety d.ays. This
w.as fort^' years ago .-ind he remained there until
March 1, 1849, when he walked from Austin to
Houston, Tex., took p.assage on a boat to Galves-
ton, from there across the (iulfof .Mexico on a
steamer to New Orleans, thence u|i the Mississi|)pi
to the mouth of the Ohio, ascending that stream to
where the Wabash intersects it, then to PerryviUe,
Ind. He tlien walked to Danville and from there
home. In the winter of 1848-4!) the cholera was
raging and four deaths occurred on the same boat
that Inonght him up the Mississippi River.

Jlr. Smith was married May 'J, 1841) to Miss
Lucy A. Saddler, daughter of William and Keziah
(Lrooks) Saddler, natives of Richmond, \'a. They
settled in this county in an early da}' and were the
parents of seven children, two of these being from
Mr. Saddler's second marriage, i\L's. .Smith's mother
having ilied shortly after locating in Hlinois. Mrs.
Smith was the fifth child of this family, and was
born June 8, 1 821), near Richmond. \'a. .She .at-
tended school in a log house, about three miles
from her present home. Her father died in I8(jl.
After marriage Mr. Smith renu)Ved to the farm he
now owns and occupies; it then belonging to his
father who gave each of his children 120 acres of land
with which to start in life. Mr. .Sniitli has made
four trips to and from Texas, three lj\' team, and
one by railroad. ( )ii one of these journeys the
trii) was made on horseback. In 187(J he visited
tlie Centennial at Philadelphia, and March 4, 1881)
was present at Harrison's inangnrtilion, and while
on that trip, visited .Ml. \'eriion; he has been a
great traveler and has visited nearly all points of
interest in this country.

Mr. .Smith is now the owner of a fine farm of
320 acres in one body, and under a high state of
cultivation. He rai.ses horses, cattle and hogs, and
conducts a general f.arming business. .Some very

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fine horses of the Norman, Clj'desdale and English-
shire draft horses, and also Short-horn cattle may
lie seen on this s|ilendid farm. On the whole, Mr.
Smith has lieen a ver}' successful farmer. Four
boys and two girls constitute INIr. and Mrs. Smitli's
family, .lames Everett married Laura Price, who
died in 1^*87, leaving three little boys to mourn
her loss; William E., is now living in Iowa, and
his son, Lester, is now living with his grandfather,
Smith; Byron married Emma Black, they reside on
the old homestead and are the parents of two girls;
Abraham L. married C^ora Baldwin, and tiiey also
reside on the father's old homestead; Mary Belle
is the wife of Andy Yount; Sadie Jane lives at
home. Mr. Smith has two brothers living, bis only
sister dying in 1850. His brother James is living
in San Antonio, Tex., while David is a farmer in
Guthrie County, Iowa; his brother Jolin died last
summer in Dallas County, Iowa, leaving live chil-
dren, all of whom have grown to maturity.

Mr. Smith has retired from active farming and
by his industrious and intelligent manners has
earned a competency and is entitled to the rest he is
now enjoying. He has always taken an active in-
terest in politics and has invariably voted the Re-
puiilican ticket since the organization of that partj'.
The oflices of School Director and Road Over-
seer have been tilled by him in his usual pains-taking
manner. Sociall}', he is a member of the I. O. O. F.
and is temperate in all things. In the commu-
nity, where Mr. and i\Irs. Smith have lived sixty
years, they command the universal respect of all
their neighliors.

As representing one of the beautiful homes in
this county, a view of the residence of our subject
and liis family is given on another page of this
volume.

-J^feei-

^TLLIAM J.MANN. Catlin Township has
better representative of its agricultural
^^^ and manufacturing interests than this gen-
tleman, who has long been identified by the shrewd,
intelligent farmers, owning and managing a valua-
ble farm on section 11, and for some time he has
been actively engaged in the manufacture of tile.

W::

He comes of fine old stock, and was born in what
is now AVesl A'irginia, in Monroe County, Oct. 20,
1824. His father, likewise named AVilliam, was a
native of the Old Dominion, one of the F. F. Vs.,
and his mother, whose maiden name was Rhoda
Stodghill, was also a Virginian by birth. The par-
ents of our subject began their wedded life in their
native State, living amid its beautiful scenery till
185G, vvhen they sought to establish a new home in
the Praiiie State, and they spent the remainder of
their lives in Sidell Township, where he died March
16, 1858, and she March 10, 1878. They left to
their children and children's children the precious
legacy of an honorable name, and the memory of
exemplary lives. They had a family of six children,
of whom our subject was the ehlest son and the
fourth child in order of birth.

He remained at home till he was twenty-one, and
the following year went to Alabama. Having prior
to that time learned dentistry, he followed that pro-
fession in that State for some two years. At the
expiration of that time he returned to the Shenan-
doah Valley in Eastern Virginia, and passed the
ensuing eight years there, actively engaged at his
profession. He then returned to his native county,
and after remaining there two years, he sought
green fields antl pastures new in the West, and
making his way to Monroe County, Mo., opened
an office for the jjractice of dentistry there. Two
years after that, in 1859, he came to Vermilion
County, this State, and established himself as a
dentist at Fairmount, continuing there till the
breaking out of the war, when he gave his attention
wholly to agricultural pursuits. He afterward re-
turned with his family to Virginia on account of
his wife's ill-health, the entire journey being made
in a private conveyance, and they remained there
three years. After his return to this State, Mr.
Mann resumed farming, and now owns a farm of
205 acres, that is well tilled, and supplied with a
substantial set of buildings, including a handsome
dwelling beautifully located on section 11, on
Blue Mound. A view of this attractive farm resi-
dence appears on another page, and adds much to
the value of the Albu.ii. The place is amply sup-
plied with all the machinery and appliances for
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formed a partnersl)i|) witli David Vauglin to engage
in the niaiuifactme of tile, and he also operated a
sawmill with him. They ivinaiiied together till
1884, when Mr. Aaiighn withdrew from the firm,
and !\Ir. Mann has since carried on the husiness
alone. lie manufactures a superior kind of tile,
wliich commands a large sale on its own merits,
and is reaping great profits therefrom.

Mr. Mann was married to Miss Elizabeth F.
Tliompson April 2, 1851, in Augusta County, Va.
JMrs. Mann was a native of that county, her birth
taking place there in 1H21. She was a daughter of
■William and Elizabeth (Beard) Thoiniison, who
died in that count\'. Five children were born of
the wedded life of our subject and his amiable wife:
Mary, the wife of Rev. Luther llendrick; William
T.. who married Miss Lizzie Farrin; Walter;
(ieorge, who married a Miss t'onkliu; Emma and
an infant son, Ellis, deceased.

Aug. 30, 1887, death crossed the threshold of the
!iap|)y home of our subject, and she wlio was the
home-maker, the loved wife and mother, was taken
from tlie stricken family. She was a woman of
deep, noble character, in whom the Christian vir-
tues were exemplified. She was kindness itself, and
her charity knew no bounds, her large heart over-
flo'ving with tender sympathy toward the needy
and suffering. She was one o! the most active and
prominent members of the Presb\lcrian Cliurcli,
and in early life was a Sunday-school teacher;
the church and society at large sustaineil witli her
faniilj* an irreparable loss.

Mr. Mann is a true gentleman, ever courteous
anil genial in his intercourse witli others, and his
frank, kindly nature has won him a wjinii |)lace in
the hearts of his neighbors and iiiuneroiis other
friends. In his career in life he has met with
assured success in the various vocations that he
liiis pursued, and is numbered among the moneyed
men of his township, as well as one of her most
trustworthy citizens. He is a man of earnest relig-
ious feelings, and has long lieen connected with the
Cumljerland Presbyterian Church at F:iirmount,
of wliich he is Deacon, and bis fellow-members al-
ways tiiid liim ready to aid in carrying out any
plan for the moral or the .social elevation of the
coniiiiunity. I'olitically, he is a loyal supporter of

the Democratic party. He has held various school
offices, and takes considerable interest in educa-
tional affairs, as all intelligent, pultlic-siiirited cit-
izens ought to do.

j^^ QLTIRE 11. E. 1>. r.VM'.OTT is one of the
^^^ most inlluential men in Sidell Townsliip,
l(\/j)) where he owns and operates a large farm.
His father and mother, Augustine and Jo-
sella (Parker) 'I'albott, were natives of Bourbon
County, Ky. The father was a merchant at Mil-
lersburg, that State, for several years, but liavino-
become security for other jieople too largely, he
failed in business, when in 182(;, he removed to
Madison County, Ohio, and there began the race
of life anew by te.aching school in a k>g hou.se, on
the subscription plan. He died at the carl^' age of
twenty -eight, a poor man, leaving a widow and three
children: John Mason, Hugh A. and Henry Ed-
ward Parker. The mother was married a second
time in Madison County, Ohio, to Marcus Garrett,
a farmer of that county, by whom she w.as the
mother of seven children.

In 1851 the stepfather, mother and all the
children but Henry, who was serving out an ap-
prenticeship, removed to Carroll Township, which
is now Sidell in this county. Tliej' prosiiered
fairly well, but the mother died in 1804 at the age
of fifty-five years. The subject of this sketch was
born -A-ug. 7, 1831, near London, Madison Co.,
Ohio. His early life w:is passed in much the same
manner as that of any farmer's boy, receiving his
education under difficulties. He remained at home
until he was seventeen years old, wiu'king for his
steiifather on the farm. At th:U age he begiui to
learn the eariieiiter's trade, :iiiil served an a|ipren-
ticcshii) covering three years, and during this time
he saw the need of an education, and therefore he
attended the common schools in the winter, work-
ing at his trade during the summer time. He came
out to visit his folks in Illinois, remaining here but
a short time, when he went to Indianapolis, and
there worked at his trade for nine years [irior to
his enlistment in the :irniy. In 1856, he began

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taking c-oiitracts ami erected a luiinlier of city and
eouiitrv residences, and as a contractor he was very
successful.

Up to tlie year last mentioned his sympathies
had lieen with tlie Wliig party, but at tlie l)irLli of the
Repulilican party he joined its ranks and has con-
tinued to act witli that organization until the pres-
ent day.

When Lincoln issued his call for 300,000 trc>ops,
he laid aside his hammer and saw, and took up the
musket. Me enlisted in Company G, TOth Indiana
Infantry in Aug. 18G2 and was mustered into the
service at Indianapolis as a corporal. Here they
were drilled for three weeks, when they were or-
dered to Louisville, and there learned further
duties of the soldier. The first engagement in which
All'. Talliott was engaged was the battle of Perry-
ville, Ky., in the fall of 1862 and during their
pursuit of Bragg to Nashville, he was taken ill and
sent to the liospital at that place, and after Ij'ing
there for one month, he was discharged in the
si)ring of 1863, when he returned to Indianapolis.
After coming out of the army he was for a long
time unable to perform physical labor. In 1865
he removed to Illinois and engaged at his trade at
Catlin, building several houses that sumniei. In
1867 he was married to Miss Lucj' E. Utterliack, a
native of Rolls County, Mo., and daughter of Har-
mon and Lovina (Falls) Utterback. Her father
was a native of Kenton County, Ky., while her
mother was born in Indiana. Her parents had ten
children, all of whom were born in Missouri. Mrs.
Talbott came to Vermilion County for the purpose
of attending school. She had relatives here who
had no children and therefore lived with them.
After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Talbott settled on
their |)resent farm, wliere they have resided contin-
uously since. They have had three children: Au-
gustin Mason; H. Hugh and Sarah E. Hugh died
at the age of twelve years and six months, and the
other children are living with their parents at
home.

]Mr. Talbott's grandfather was born in Maryland,
of Englisli ancestry. His grandmother, maternally,
was a Sandusky and of the same family after which
the Ohio city was named. In the early part of the
nineteenth century, three brothers came over from

I'olaml, one (if whom settled in ()hi(), ami foundcil
the city of Sandusky, another locating in Maiy-
land. while Mr. Talliott's ancestor settled in Ken-
tucky. His paternal grandmother was a Mason and
a lineal descendant of the surveyor Mason, who in
company with Dixon, settled a dispute between
Lord Baltimore and William Penu by agreeing on
the present State line between Pennsylvania and
Maryland, popularly known as Mason and Dixon's
line, and surveyed by them in colonial times. The
name of Mason, therefore, will be perpetuated in
the Talbott family.

JMr. Talbott has served as School 'I'reasurcr for
ten years and as Dii'ector for seven years. He has
also taught two terms of school in the district
where he lives. In 1 872 he was elected Justice of
the Peace and has served with distinguished ability
in that ofliee since, and in the course of that time
has bad a great many cases appealed to the higher
courts, but his decisions have been invariably sus-
tained. -In 1870 he was elected Supervisor, and
with the exception of one year, has served for nine
years consecutively. He is a member of the G. A. R.,
and was the first commander of Sidell post No.
536. He was an active man in organizing it, and
was one of its charter members. Mr. Talbott is an
uncompromising and stalwart Republican and has
serveil on the central committee of his county for
several years. W'hen the Odd Fellows' Lodge was
started at Sidell in 1886, he was one of its charter
members and its first presiding officer and he has
represented bis lodge in the graml liody. Our
subject joined the Odd Fellows May 22, 1857.

ANIEL GURLEY. Few who look u|)on
this hale, hearty, bright and intelligent
old gentleman would suppose that he has
passed the eighty-first year of his age. His
has been a familiar figure among the older resi-
dents of this county for, lo, these many years, and
since the spring of 1 864 he has been a resident of
Danville. He commenced in life at the foot of
the ladder without other resources than the excel-
lent qualities of mind, heart and disposition with

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

u;r>

which nature has endowed him, but these proved
ail invaluable capital, from whicli he has built up
for himself a goodl3' position amoiiir his fellow-
incn.

Our subject was born in the town of Rui)ert,
Bennington Co., Yt.. Mareli .'!. 1808. and is the
son of Nahum (uirlev. a native of Glastonbury,
Conn., and of substantial .Scotch ancestry. Nahum
Gurlcy was roared to manhood in his native State.
from which he removed to Vermont, and was one
of the earliest settlers of the town of Rupert, lie
had learned the trade of a blacksniilh in his youth,
but after settling in ^'ermout, purchased land and
devoted a part of his time to its improvement and
cultivation. At the same time he carried on l)lack-
sniithing, but in 1820 disposed of his interests in
the Green Mountain Sta^.e and made his way to
Western New York, before there was either a canid
or railroad in that region. The jonrney was made
with ox teams, and the father of our subject set-
tled with his family in the vicinity of All)ion, Os-
wego County, where he was a pioneer. He purchased
.1 |)artially improved tract of land, engaged in
farming and also worked at his trade. He there
spent his last days, passing away about 18r)8.

The mother of our subject was in her rnaiden-
iiood .Miss Nellie Goodrich, and she, like her hus-
band, was a native of Connecticut. The simple
story of her life was that of a pioneer wife and
mother who stood bravely by the side of her hus-
liand in his labors and struggles, and set bcff>re her
children the example of virtue, thrift and industry,
.she spun wool and tlax. and, besides manufactur-
ing the cloth for the family use, made the garments
as well. She depiuled this life prior to the decease
of her husl)and at the old hfiinestcad. in Oswego
County, N. Y.

The subject of this sketch was a lad of twelve
years when his parents removed from ^'ermont to
New- York State, and he still distinctly remembers
many of tlie incidents connected with the long
journey, especially through the wilds of New York.
As soon as old enough, he was taught to make
himself useful, and lein-ned the trade of a black-
smith of his father. At that earlj- day plows and
axes were made by hand, anil young (hirley has
turneil out manv of these in connection willi the

other general work at the forge. Along in the
thirties he determined to see something more of
the world, and made his way to Ypsilanti, Mich.,
and Worked at bis trade there and at .Vuburn nearlv
a 3'ear and until winter, when he started for home.
He crossed the ri\er at Detroit and walked the
entire distance, passing through the sparselv .set-
tled portions of Canada, and finall\- lu'iiving in
safety at his destination.

.Soon after his return Injine, Mr. Gurlcy opened
a shop at Albion, where he prosecuted blacksmith-
ing until 18(;.'i. He then returned to ^Michigan,
and in <^uincy. IJranch County, purchased ground
and put up a shop. The year following he sold
out, and. coming to this county, purchased [irop-
ert^' in Danville. He erected one among the first
store buildings put up on Vermilion street, and en-
gaged in the hide and leather business about a
dozen \-ears. lie was quite prosperous in this
enterprise, and at the expiration of the time men-
tioned retired from active business, and h.as since
occupied himself in looking after his property.

Mr. (Jurley was lirsl married, in All)ion. N. Y..
to Miss Lydia Rich, a u.alive of Middlefield, (Otsego
Co., N. Y.. and a daughter of Col. Moses Rich.
She became tin; mother of four children, .and dieil
Aug. 4, 185G. Their eldest son. Fr.anklin, is now
a resident of Riuinels County, Tex. Hewitt re-
sides in La Crescent, Minn.; Jerome is a resident
of Wisconsin, and Nahum lives in St. Louis. The
second wife of our subject, to whom he was mar-
ried in March, 1 8r)8. was Mrs. Leonora (Hall)
Reed, a native of Kllisbiirg, Jefferson Co., N. Y..
and the daughter of Rufus Hall. Her f.ather was
born in Belleville, Jefferson County, and was the
son of Giles Hall, one of the pioneers of that
countj', who owned several large tracts of land and
was one of the most extensive farmers there. He
spent his last years at Kllisburg. His wife was
Rachel Pier, a native of Coopei'Stown, N. V., and
who died in Belleville.

The father of Mrs. (iurlcy was reared in Jeffer-
son County, N. Y., where he learned the trade of a
blacksmith. .Miout 181.') lie removed to ( )swego
Countv. where he carried on blacksmithing and
fanning combined, ;ind where he spent the remain-
der of his life. His wife. Mrs. Harriet (Taylor)

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Hall, was born in Balston Spa, Saratoga Co., N. Y.
Her father, James Taylor, removed finally from
Saratoga to Oneida County, and later to Oswego
County, where he died, and where also the death of
the mother took i)lace. Miss Hall was first mar-
ried, in the twentieth year of her age, to Benjamin
F. Reed, of Elniira, N. Y. Mr. Reed was a printer
by trade, at which he worked in Oswego, and
where his death took place Oct. 7, 185.5. Of this
mariiage there were born two children — one of
wliom died in infancy, and a son, William Reed
(iurley, resides in Danville. Mrs. Gurle}' has been
in all respects the suitable partner of her husband,
and is still spared to lie his stay and comfort. She
is a lady highl\- respected wherever known, and
both number their friends b}' the score in this
county. I'hej' occupy a comfortable and pleas.ant
iiome in tlie northern part of the city.

^WJOHN GRIFFITH CLARK, J. P., a veteran
I merchant and early settler of Sidell, has
I been one of the men most closely identified
) with the interests of this vicinity, for, lo,
these many ^ears, and has dispensed justice in his
bailiwick for the past four years. He is of
that stanch and substantial character which was
most needed in the early settlement of Cenlral
Illinois, and has borne no unimportant part in the
development of his township and the establishment
of the various enterprises which have made it a
desirable location for an industrious and intelli-
gent class of people.

The scenes of the first recollections of our sub-
ject were in the township of Hamilton, Warren
Co., Ohio, where his birth took place July 4, 1819.
Six or seven years later his father removed to
Indianapolis, Ind., which was then in its infancy,
there being only five or six frame houses and a
few log cabins upon the present site of that now
important cit3'. The early education of young
Clark was carried on under many disadvantages,
he attending the free schools two and one-half
months, and later a "rate" school. After working-
hard during the daj-, he would take his book at

evening and, by the light of a dip candle and the
fireplace, extract sueli knowledge as he could.
During those days he wore buckskin breeches and
morocco hats. He plowed in the field when a boy
of eleven years, and made himself generally useful
about the farm from tliat time on until approach-
ing manhood.

After reaching his majority, young Clark began
teaching school in Indiana, and followed this pro-
fession twenty-one months at one place, when he
resigned, much against the wishes of tlie School
Board, who full\' appreciated his faithful services.
In 1840, the State of Kentuckj- now having estab-
lished a free school at Alexandria, our subject re-
paired thither, and by a course of study qualified
himself still further for the duties of his chosen
[irofession. Later, he taught the first school ever
conducted under the free school system in Indi-
ana, holding certificate No. 1 and being examined
by Joshua Stevens and Samuel Merrill, the latter
subsequentl\- becoming the first President of the
State Bank of Indiana. Upon his second applica-
tion foi' examination by Miles De Couicy, the lat-
ter issued him a certificate upon the strengtli of
his former one. AV'hile teaching at Alexandria, he
met his first wife. Miss Ann Benedict, whu was
born in Kentucky. They were married in l.S4'2.
and settled near Alexandria.

Our subject continued teaching, and also carried
on farming several years in Kentucky, becoming
the owner of a farm there. He also mixed con-
sidcralily in politics, and in due time was dulibed
"the leader of the Democratic party in Camiibell
County." He served on the County and State
Central Committees several times, and on the latter
in the campaign of 1864. Finally, becoming dis-
gusted with the canvass of that campaign, he re-
tired from the field, although serving later in the
same capacity as before.

Of the first marriage of Squire Clark there were
born nine children — Elizabeth, Sarah A.. William.
John T., Nancy J., Hester E., and three who died
in infancy. The mother of these departed this
life, at New Richmond, in 1857. Our subject
married for his second wife Mrs. Mary Battles, a
native of Campbell County, Kj'., who was born on
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.lolin anil Ellen (Gillhara) Fuller. Of her iii;uriau;c
to Mr. Hatlles there were born seven oliilflren. and
of her marriage with our subject there are two
(I'lngliters — Carrie B. and Alice H.

I^eaving Kentucky in 1874, our subject came to
this county and settled on a farm five or six miles
northwest of Sidell. He lived there until 1882,
then, coming into town, purchased a slock of
merchandise, the first ever exhibited at this place,
and established himself as a ))ioneer merchant, lie
keeps a well-:issorted stock of everything required
in the vilKage or country household, and b:is built
up a thriving trade. lie and his family occupy- a
good position in social circles, anrl the .Squire and
his wife belong to the America Missionary' Baptist
Church.

After the marriage of Miss Oillham and Mr.
Battles, they settled in Hancock County, this
State, but later removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where
the death of ^Ir. Battles occurred. Their seven
children were named respectively: Mary E., Reuben,
John Stephen, America, Sarah E., Louisa and
Nancy Jane. Mrs. Battles after the death of her
husband returned to her native State of Kentucky,
where she formed the acquaintance of Mr. Clark.
They came to Sidell before the completion of the
Chicago. Danville Ar Ohio Railroad, and boarded
some of the laborers during its construction. Mr.
Clark was the first Postmaster of Sidell, and its
first grain bu^-er — purchasing the first load of
grain ever shipped from the place. One daj-,
while at Allerton holding an inquest, an accident
happened which crippled him, and he now gets
about with the assistance of crutches. He cast his
first Presidential vote for Martin V.an Buren in
1 840, and since then has never missed voting at a
Presidential election. While living in Kentucky,
he held the office of Justice of the Pe.ace in Alex-
andria Precinct for a period of fourteen years.

The parents of our subject were Caleb and
Elizabeth (Griffith) Clark, the father a native of
Greene County, Pa., and the mother of Campbell
County. Ky. They were married in the latter
pl.'ice. Caleb Clark was a farmer by occupation,
and upon removing from Kentucky settled in
Warren County, Ohio, where he sojourned five or
seven years, and then removed with his faniMy to

.Marion County, Ind. lie was one of the promi-
mcnt lights of the Democnitic i)arty in that region.
and a member of the State Central Committee in
1.840-4 4. He accumulated a very good property,
but was finally disabled by a stroke of palsy, and
for the Last ten years of his life was incapable of
labor, and died a poor man. in 1 8C'J. in the seventy-
fifth year of his age.

The mother of our suliject after the death of her
husband removed to the home of her dauuhler.
Mrs. Hannah Parker, in this State, where she died,
in 1872, at the age of seventy-three years. Of the
twelve children in the parental family six grew
to mature years, and four are now livinjr, John
C;., our subject, being the eldest. Hannah, Mrs.
Parker, is the mother of ten children, and lives in
Callin, this county; William R., a liutcher of Si-
dell, is married and the father of three children —
Hannah, John and J. P.; Mary A., Mrs. Reddick,
is a resident o( Indiana, and has a family.

Caleb Clark, the father of our subject, was the
first man that volunteereil in the city of Cincin-
nati in the War of 1812. He was captured by the
British, but soon afterward paroled. The paternal
grandfather, .Tohn Griffith, served four years in
the Revohitionary "Wnv. and was in several b.attles
under the direct command of Gen. Washington.
The Griffiths tr.iced their ancestry to Wales.

'ii^'RANCIS MARION ALEXANDER, a thor-
iIp^I ough, skillful, careful and prosperous farm-
Ig^ er of Georgetown Township, owns and

occupies a snug homestead of eighty acres with
good buildings, on section (!. He is known to
most of the people of this region and recognized as
one of the most reliable members of his commun-
ity. His course has been marked by honesty and
uprightness, and in all his worthy andiitions he has
reci'ived the aid and eiu'our.agement of one of the
best of wives. Mrs. Alexander deserves esjiecial
mention as having performed her share in preserv-
ing the reputation of the family and assisting in the
accumulation of the pnipcrty which h.as secured
them against future want. \\'c liud them sur-

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rounded by all the comforts of life and those evi-
dences of taste and refinement which are so pleasant
to the eye. Our subject was named after Gen.
Francis Marion, who was a relative on subject's
grandmotiier's side.

A native of Fountain County. Ind., our .suitjeet
was born Nov. 4, 1834, and was the youngest in a
family of seven children, the offspring of Robert
and Margaret (Hawkins) Alexander, who were na-
tives of South Carolina. They emigrated to Indi-
ana with their respective parents in their youth,
and were married in Fa^yette County, that state.
Later they removed to Fountain County, where
the mother died .at the early age of thirty-five years.
The elder Alexander was married a second time,
Init died soon afterward at the age of fifty-five.
Their children were named respectively: .Tames,
William, .John, Francis M. our subject, Hester, Re-
becca and Martha A. Five of these are living.

Soon after the death of his father our subject
went to live with William T. Stevens, who had
married his sister, Martha Ann, and in 1848 began
working on a farm in Georgetown Township, Ver-
milion County. Later he operated rented land on
his own account. When twenty-two j'ears old
he was married, Nov. 4, 185G, to Miss Elizabeth
McCorkle, who was a native of Indiana and
a daughter of Charles McCorkle. She became
tlie mother of five children and departed this
life at the homesteail in 1875. Tlieir eldest
daughter, Mary E., is now the wife of John
Girard, a merchant of Westville, and the mother
of one child, Bertie F. ; Martha E. was married to
H. G. McMillan and died nt tlie age of twenty-one
years, leaving one child, Clarence E., wlio soon
followed the mother; Matilda A. is the wife of H.
T. Parker, who has cliarge of the Alexander farm,
anil they are the parents of a son, .lones N.; Mar-
garet E. married I). E. Beebe, a stock-man and
farmer near Huron, Dak., and they have one child,
a daughter, Blanche; Minnie I), is unmarried and
remains with hei' father.

Onr subject in 1878 contivicted a second mar-
riage with Miss Mary E. Parker, wiio was born in
iMarion County, Ind., and is tiic daughter of John
and Hannah (Clark) Parker, both natives of Ken-
lucky. Mrs. Alexander was simply .-i child when

her parents came to Illinois and settled first on a
farm in Carroll Township, ^■ermilion County.
They are now residents of Catlin T'ownship. Miss
Mary lived at home with her parents, receiving
careful training from an excellent mother until her
marriage. She attended the common school, and
grew up to a modest and worthy womanhood,
greatly esteemed by lier young a.ssociates. Siie
has fulfilled the promise of her youth, and has
proved in every way the suitable partner of a good,
man's home. Religiously inclined, she is a consist-
ent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at
Fairview, while Mr. Alex.ander finds his religious
home in the Christian Cliurch. in which he is Elder.
Politically our subject advocates the principles of
the Democratic party and has served several terms
as School Director and Road Supervisor. Beyond
this he carefully avoids the responsibilities of
ollice, finding his chief satisfaction in looking after
his farm and fimily. \\'hen our subject was
twenty-one years of age he went to Iowa and pur-
chased land near Des Moines; then went into mer-
chandising, continuing in that three years; then re-
turned to Westville and went into business at that
place; sold that and bought his present place.

-, »y .oto..^;>><A^..o*o. -v—

dlOMAS IIAWORITI, who dei)arteil this
life May 4, 1885, at his homestead in El-
wood Township, was esteemed as one of
its best citizens and in his death it suffered an irre-
parable loss. He was bcnii in this townshi|) July
12, 1845, and was the son of Joel Haworth, a native
of Tennessee, who came to this county when a
boy, settling among the Indians and wild animals,
as early as 1825, and in common with other pio-
neers ot that period his career was made an item of
history in the published records of this county
some years since.

Young Haworth, as may be su()posed, received
only limited school .advantages during hislioyhood
and youth, but his natui-ally bright mind and
habits of observation conspired to make him a very
intelligent and thoroughly-well informed man. He
assisted his father in the o|iening up of the home-

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473

stead fi-<iin the wilderness and ii|miii apiiruacliiiiy-
manliood learned the traile of a plasterer which he
followed several years. Later he ahaiidoiied this
for the more congenial pursuits of agricnltiire. lie
was married when nearly thirty-three years of age,
Mareh 28, 1^78, to Mrs Hannah M. Si)ray, widow
of Jesse Spray, who dii'd in Indian:ipolis, Feb. 22.
1876.

Mrs. Ilaworth was horn in Hendritks County,
Ind.. and is the daughter of David Mendenhall,
who is long since dcceaseiL After the death of Mr.
Ilaworth she was married to .Silas Mendenhall,
March 11. 1889. A sketch of Mr. Mendenhall ap-
jjears on another page in this Alhum. Mr. Ilaworth
was a liberal and pul)lic-spirited citizen and in re-
ligious matters belonged to the Society of Friends.
He was a man of the most kindly Christian charac-
ter, beloved and resi)ected by all who knew him
and none can point to an unworthy or dishonest
act associated with his life.

BRAHAM SANDUSKY is one of the lead-
ing men of Carroll Township, and was
/ ii) born in liourbon County. Ky.. March 24,
^ 1 8;5;3. His father, also named Alirahani,

was a native of the same coiint3', and was born
March 29, 1793, His mother, Jane (McDowell)
was born there also, her tiirtli occurring Dec. l(i,
1792.

The grandparents were among the early settlers
of Kentucky, and were there at the time the Indi-
ans were very troublesome. This family traces its
ancestry b.ack to Poland's royalty. They came to
America in 17.5G. and as foreigners, were at fiist
looked upon with suspicion, but their true charac-
ter becoming known, they were soon in great favor
witli tlie |ie(jple of the colonies, and since that time
there have been no more lo3'al Americans than the
Sandusky family. The original forefather liecan.e
an Indian huntei' and tradei', and liy them was
killed.

Of the eight childien born to the |>arents of the
subject of this sketch, Abraham w:is lln' si.\th. He
■was the last one whose nativit\- was in Kentucky

and he was lirought to Illinois in his mother's
arms, a babe of six nn)nths. He has a good claim
to the title of pioneer, and nobly does he sustain
that title. His schooling was gained at the public
schools of the d.ays of his boyhood but his greatest
lessons were gleaned from his father and mother,
who taught him industry ami liojiesty. He worked on
his father's faiin until he was married, Dec. Hi,
1 8(;9 to Miss Ellen Baird, a native of Carroll Town ■
ship. He purchased his first land in 1802, and
since that time has dealt steadily in real estate, in
this way accumulating a great deal of wealth. He
speculated in cattle, horses and live-stock generally,
and during the war when values were much in-
tlated. and fortunes so easily gained, he did partic-
ularly well. He became connected with the E.\-
change Bank and was interested in the cori)oration
to the extent of one-fourth interest. This institution
transacted a general banking business for some four
or five years, when the railroad was projected from
Paris to Danville. This bank uniU'rtook the build-
ing and operating of the road, a bonus of ^itOO a
mile being voted for its construction b3' the sev-
eral towns through which it passed. The bonded
stock of this companj- amounting to $1,5(J0,000, at
one time could have been sold for eighty per cent.
The road was sold at forced sale, and being pur-
chased by the Wabash, it consequently forced Mr,
Sandusky into bankruptcy, this occurring in 1873
ard sweeping his whole fortune awa\-. At that
time he was worth $300,000 in money that he had
accumulated by his own efforts, .lust here the
nobility of Mr. Sandusky's character asserted it-
self, anil while many others attribute his great
losses to the deliniiuenc}- of another man, yet Mr.
Sandusk}' remains mule, and simply says that the
money was lost. His farm was bought in by his
brother, William, and through industry and per-
severance .Vbraham has been able to regain 600
acres of it.

Through all his trials and losses Mr. Sandusky
hiis stistained his hoixir, always appearing what
he really is. ;i public-spirited and generous citizen.
Nearly every church, aiul all other enterprises de-
signed for the public good, have felt the strength of
his lilieralily. Mr. Sandusky is now following
licneral or mi.\ed farming, and !iis Short-horn cat-

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tie are the best specimems of their breed in lliis
country. Political!}-, he is a strong uncompro-
mising Republican, and never omits an opportun-
ity to aid his party. He is a member of the Cum-
berland Presbyterian Church, while his wife is a
Baptist.

Nancy KUeu Haird, the wife of Abraham San-
dusky, was l)orn in Carroll Township. Her father.
Joseph, and motlier Lydia ( .Mendcnhnll) Baird, were
early settlers of ^'ernlilion County. The father was
born in Kentucky and the mother in Ohio. She came
here with her ])arents when she was eleven years
old. while Mr. Baird was a young man, when he
arrived in this county. After their marriage they
settled upon their farm where they became the
parents of eight children: John G., David A.,
Nancy Ellen, Elizabeth A., Lydia Jane. Emily F.,
William S., and Joseph, who died in infancy. Mrs.
Baird is residing on the old Mendenhall liomestead
with her son, Silas, and is in good liealtii at the age
of sevent3-seven years. Her husband died in 1869
nearly seventy years old.

Fine lithogra|)hic portraits of Mr. and Mrs. San-
dusky are shown elsewhere in this work, and repre-
sent people of fine family, prominent social position
and philanthropic spirit. It is the wish of the
Album as well as its many readers that they may
remain for many years among those who love them.

% OSEPH F. COOK. Somebody has said that
the man who loves a good horse is generally
a good citizen. The converse of this proi)o-
/ sition in certainly true that a man who
abuses this noblest of all animals is certainly a bad
citizen. If there is anything in this world that
Mr. Cook likes belter than another it is a good
horse. He is especially proud of the fact that he
is the owner of as fine horses as can be found in
Vermilion County. He is a man who possesses
great intelligence and uses his talents freely in his
business of putting on the market splendid horses.
His financial success in this direction fully attests
the fact that he has not failed to make for himself
an enviable reputation as a fair. ca|)able and relia-

ble business man. His excellent judgment has led
him to select Cleveland Bays and Manibrino strains
as the most superior breeds for the class of animals
he deals in.

Mr. Cook was born in Vermillion County. Ind..
about two miles from his present home on Oct. 2.5.
18.59. His father, Dr. Joseph C. Cook, was a na-
tive of Virginia .and came with his father — and the
grandfather of the subject of this sketch — William
Cook, to Parke County. Ind.. where the latter set-
tled on new land. At this time the countrv was
overrun with wild animals and wilder Indians, but
they were bound to make a home and in this de-
termination the}' were successful. Dr. Cook lo-
cated in A'ermillion County. Ind.. soon after his
marriage, which was about forty years ago and his
capital at that time consisted of only fifty cents. He
also owned a horse, saddle and bridle, but above
all possessed no little ambition to make a name and
accumulate proiierty. He became one of the most
eminent physicians in this country, and when he
died he was the owner of 1.700 acres of land beside
having ^48.000 in accounts on his books as well as
notes and other property. No call from the sick ever
went un.answered by him and the afflicted poor re-
ceived as much attention .as those that were wealthv.
One feature of his philantliroph}' was the giving of
$600 a year to the worthy poor. He died in Ver-
million Township. Jan. 22, 1875, honored and re-
spected by the entire community. His widow who
was Margaret J. Dallas, before her marriage, is now
living on the old homestead, and is the mother of
twelve children, five of whom are living: William
C. Charles, Joseph F. Addison W. and Bertie C.
Joseph F. Cook received his education at the
common schools, and nearly all his life has been
spent in the occupation of farming. He was mar-
ried to Miss Drusilla P.. daughter of James Camp-
bell, who was an earl}' settler of this tovvnship. ;Mr.
and Mrs. Cook are the parents of four children:
Nettie P., Roy F., May D. and Bertie C. Mr.
Cook's farm is situated on section 36, range 11, El-
wood Township, where he owns a quarter section of
splendid land. As before indicated he is a breeder
of fine horses. He owns the Duke of Cleveland, an
imported Cleveland Bay, four years old, which
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hands liigli. Me is also llic owner of Hoy Davis,
whose graixisire isolfl Dr. Iluir, of Paris, sired by
Mainbriiio Davis, abrotlierof .loe Davis, tlie noted
trotter tliat made a record of 2:17 a few j'cars ago.
The dam of Roy Davis is Senorita Parepa. corrected
from '^ volume 1. page ^n.'i, of J. II. Wallace's
American Trotting' Register, making R03' Davis a
thorough lired.

Mr. and Mrs. Cook are devoted members of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church and are always
found ready to extend financial help to any be-
nevolent project. Mr. Cook is a wealthy man and
and is espeeiall}- proud of the record of his father
as a phy.sii-ia7i and philanthropist.

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f;;AMI<:S SYLVESTER CLING AN, a retired
farmer and a resident of AVestville, is the
owner of a flne body of improved land in
Catlin Township, which is operate<l by his
sons. Me is in comfortable circnmstances and has
been blessed with a life partner of more than ordin-
ary woith. who has been his efficient helpmate in
the accumulation of their property and has con-
tributed largely- in maintaining the dignity and
reputation of the family. They are peo|)le held in
high esteem and are classed among the best ele-
ments of their community.

In glancing at the antecedents of <jur subject we
find that he was born in iMiami County, eight miles
southwest of Troy, Ohio, Dec. 1.5, 18.30, and is the
son of William and Nancy (Ramsey) Clingan, the
former a native of the same county as his son and
the mother born near Susquehanna, Pa. The latter
descended from substantial old Pennsylvania s'^ock,
while the paternal grandfather of our subject,
James Clingan, by name was a native of Ireland.
The i)arents were married in Dayton, Ohio, and the
father carried on farming in that vicinity until
184;"). That year they came to Illinois, settling six
miles east of Danville .and one-half mile from the
Stale line, where tlic elder Clingan commenced
opening up a farm from the wilderness, but was
called away by death two years after his arrival
here. The eiglitv acres of l:ind which he had se-

cured was only partially paid for and two- thirds of
it had to be sold. Our subject, then a youth of
seventeen years, began working out In the month
and .assisted his mother until slie no longer required
his fdial services. She passed away Sept. 19, IH.'jl.
The parental hou.sehold consisted of eight chil-
dren, namely: William, James .Sylvester, our sub-
ject, John. Robert, .loshua, Mason, Sarah, .and
George.

When twenty-four years of age our subject was
married, in 18.'i5 to Miss Alvira, a daughter of
John iind Mary Olehy. The young people com-
menced their wedded life together on a rented farm
in Danville Township, where the}- lived seven
years, and then Mr. Clingan i)urchased part of the
estate of his wife's father. Later he sold this and
bought 120 .acres of land in Catlin Township. He
subsequently added to this and is now the owner
of 200 acres which is largely devoted to the raising
of grain and stock and which yields handsome
returns.

To Mr. and Mrs. Clingan there have been born
four children: The eldest, John W., a farmer of
Georgetown Township, married Miss M.ary Nesbitt,
and is the father of two children — Dennis A. .and
Edna A. ; Dennis R., who resides on the home farm,
married Miss Louisa Graves; INIary^ E., died at the
age of two j'ears; Luther, a resident of George-
town Township, married Miss Martha Graves and
is the father of two children — Blanche and Hersch-
ell. Our subject and his estimable wife left the
farm in November, 1886, and took up their .abode
in Westville, where they purpose living retired
from the arduous labors with which they were em-
ployed during their younger years. Mr. Clingan
politically affiliates with the Democratic party, but
has never sought office and h.as mingled very little
with public affairs, with the exception of serving
as a School Director in his district for a perod of
nine years.

The parents of Mrs. Cling.an were natives re-
spectively of Virginia and Kentuck3-. They were
married in C)hio where their two eldest children
were bom and came to Illinois in 1833, .settling
three miles east of Danville. There the birth of
IMrs. Clingan took place in 183,"). Only four of
the fourteen children born to the p.arents are living.

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The eldest. Louisa, is tlie wife of Dennis Rouse of
l^aiiviUe. Alvii-a. Mrs. C'lingaii, is the next eldest;
M;uy, Wis. Herman Clyman, lives on a farm in
Georgetown Township; Rebecca Jane, is the wife
of George Watson, a farmer of Pilot Townsliip.

'S^LIZA (SNYDER) CASSEL is the relict of
ILi] the late ,lohn C'assel, a former prominent
1^^) citizen of Pilot Township and one of the
leading farmers of this part of Vermilion County,
owning a large farm and carrying on stock-raising
quite extensively during many years of a busy and
useful life. Our subject makes her home on this
farm, which she helped her husband to jjlace
among the best and most desirable estates in this
locality in point of size, cultivation and st3'le of
buildings.

Mrs. C'assel is a native of Muskingum, County,
Oliio, born in ALay, 1827. Her parents, John and
Mary (Blunt) Snyder, were natives of ^'il•ginia,
nw\ pioneers of Ohio, and sulisequently early set-
tlers of this county, coming here in 1831 and lo-
cating in Blount Township. The father died in
1848, thus ending a life of usefulness, and leaving
a name that is held in respect by his descendants.
Both he and his wife were of Irish antecedents.
The latter died in 1872 at a venerable age. They
were the parents of ten children, six of whom are
living, as follows: our subject, of whom we will
speak further; C'enith, living in New Pontiac, III.,
n widow, who has been twice married, Mr. Alfred
Lane being her first husband and Isaac Norman
her second husband, she having three children bv
her last union — lolin, Charles and Wesley: John,
a farmer, married Rachel Robinson, and is the
father of ten children; Cliai'les married Margaret
Olhand, of this county, and they have eight chil-
dren; Wesley, living retired in Danville, married
3\Iary Cunnigan, and they have seven children.
Margaret married James Gillen,a farmer in Chero-
kee County, Kan., and they have twelve children.
Our subject was a small child of scarcely four
years when her parents brought her to Vermilion
County, therefore she can have Init little recollec-

tion of any inevious home, and here she was reared
amid the pioneer scenes of those early da^s of the
settlement of this section of the country to a
strong, self-reliant, useful womanhood. When
quite young she assumed the responsibilities of
married life by uniting her fate with that of Henry
Bailey, a young farmer of the neigliltorliood, his
p.arents coming from South Carolina in early dnys
and settling among the pioneers of the county.
Three children blessed our subject and her hus-
banil, namely: Melissa, Mary ancl William. Me-
lissa married F. M.Ogle of this county, now living
in Linn County, Kan., and they have ten children;
Mary married James Goff, of this county, now
living in Wilson County, Kas., and they have six
children; William enlistetl in the army in 1861,
and gave up his life to his country, dying at the
battle of Corinth, Miss., in 1862. Mr. Hailey de-
parted this life about 1848.

Our subject was united in marriage to John Cas-
! sel in 1850. He was born in Georgia, his parents
being John and Martha (Dark) C'assel. Of this
marriage ten children were born, of whom the fol-
lowing is recorded: Columbus, a farmer in Gray
County, Kan., married Eva C'lark, of Champaign
County, 111.. ;ind they have three children; Caro-
line married Allen Kirkpatrick. a farmer of this
county, and the}' have five children; Ann married
James Nichols, a farmer of this county, and they
have two chililren; Charles is at home, unmarrieil;
Alice, Frank and Martin are deceased; Martha
married Harry Canad,ay, of Champaign Count}-,
III., now a merchant in Gray County. Kan., and
the}' have two children; Rosa married John McAl-
ister, a farmer of this county, and they have two
children.

Mr. C'assel came to this count}' when a young
man, and commenced life on his own account. lie
had absolutely nothing to depend on luit the labor
of his own hands, but in the course of a life of ex-
traordinary industry he accomplished a great deal,
and placed himself among the men of wealth and
solid standing in the county. He owned 640 acres
of valuable land, all well improved, with substan-
tial buildings, ;ind all the appointments of a well-
managed farm.

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477

15, 1880, Pil(jt Towiisliip sustained a severe loss,
as he was in ever^' way a fine man anrl a desirable
citizen, wlio had taken a strong interest in the
township and had done a great deal to advance its
material prosperity, lie was a considerate hus-
band, a loving father and a good neighbor, ever
just and upright in his dealings. He was a sound
Republican in liis political views, and in working
for the good of his party deemed tliat he was pro-
moting the highest interests of his couiiUv. He
was a devoted member of the Methodist E|)iscopal
Church, contributed liberally to the support of the
Gospel, and was prominent in the management of
the nffairs of his church, holding its various oflices.

Mrs. Cassel has shown herself to be in ever>' waj'
worthy of her husband. She is a quiet, unobtru-
sive lad}-, who has conscientiously done her duty
in the various departments of life that she has
been called on to fill as wife, mother and friend,
and her place in this coramunity is among our best
and most warralj' esteemed people. She possesses
excellent judgment and sound common sense, and
is a vvise manager, so that her husband's estate has
not diminished in value since it came into her
hands.

A view of her pleasant home is given on another
page of this volume, and is a good representation
of one of tiie most comfortable country- residences
in tiie county.

ooo

«^;RCHIBALI) McDowell, an honored
i@A-Jr citizen an<l early pioneer of this section of

/// * the State of Illinois, is now passing his ad-
^fl vanced years in the quiet of his home,

looking back upon a long record of usefulness that
perhaps is not equaled by an}' of his compeers. He
was born in Todd County, sixteen miles from llop-
kinsville, Ky., Sept. 4, 1813. William and Mollic
Nancy (Thompson) McDowell were his parents
and were born in Greenbrier County. \'a. Shortly
after their marriage they remo\ ed to what was
tlien inllcd Christian Cf)unty (later Todd) Kj'.,
where all of their children were born, whose names
folli'v: .Josiah, Margaret. .lohn 1).. Eliza, James,
Archiliil'l. Robert and William. All of these

came to Illinois with their parents in 1826, and of
whom now only two are living. Archibald and Wil-
liam.

William McDowell was theowuerof a large plan-
tation in Kentucky, but a desire seized him to em-
igrate to Illinois, a move which he never regretted.
The journey was m.-ule by the means of one wagon
and a cart, which were diawn by oxen. He started
with thirty head of cattle and thirteen head of
horses. On the road the cattle were all seized by
an epidemic, as were also the horses, and when they
landed at their destination an inventory of their
stock exhibited the fact that they had one cow, one
ox, and one horse. He settled in Crawford County,
four miles from Palestine, where he lived six .years,
when he removed to Vermilion Count>-. It was
under these early circumstances and environments
that Archibald McDowell grew to m.Tuhood. The
country for a few years after his father's arrival in
Illinois was entirely destitute of educational privi-
leges, and when alleged school-bouses were erected,
the advantages to obtain an eiiucation were not
very much better. The teachers of those days were
not chosen for their especial literary qualifications,
but for their physical ability. 'Ihe schools lasted
only four to six months in the year.

About two jears after William IMcDowell re-
moved to this county he desired to return to Ken-
tucky to settle up some affairs, which he did. On
his return trip to Illinois be was seized with a ma-
lignant fever and died. Several members of the
family who went to see him, were also taken ill
with the same disease which cariicd off two of the
children, the mother nm\ one brother recovering
after a long siege of illness. Archibahl, William
and one of the younger sisters were the only ones
of the family who wei-e not ill. The following
season the subject of this sketch and ^Villiilm
jilanted the crops alone and from that day Archibald
became the head of the househohl.

At the age of twenty-one, Mr. McDowell was
mariied to Miss Mary Ilildreth, who is a native of
P.onrbon County. Ky., and reared in Illinois. Her
parents came to this State in 183;?. After Mr. Idc-
Dowell's marriage he settled on 115 acres of land
which belonged to his mother and the heirs. His
energy and industry united with his speculative

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genius ill liaiidliiig land, soon placed liiiu eompaia-
tivel3- well-off. His first wife lived fifteen years
after marriage, when she died, leaving six children:
Columbus, Ijouisa, Margaret A.. William, Nancy A.
ami Melissa. Mr. McDowell's second marriage oc-
curred in 18.J9 to Miss Cyntliia Ann Se.als, who was
born in Clark County. 111. Siie is still living and is
the niolhcrof the following children: John I.. Alice
.1., George. Amanda. Thomas, Cyrus, ( )ra and (Jdbert.
Mrs. McDowell is the daughter of Ivan and Mancy
Seals, the former being born in A'irginia, while the
latter is a native of Kentucky. This couple had five
children who grew to maturity : Henry, .lane,
William. Cynthia and T.aylor. Henry. William and
Taylor, enlisted in the Union Army and onl\' one
of the trio returned from the war. William is now
faiiiiing neai- Preston, Kan.; .lane married William
Craig. They are living four miles east of Oak-
land. 111.

Mrs. McDowell w.as reared in Clark County. III.,
and came to Edgar County, when she was eighteen
j'ears old, where her parents died, the father in
1878aL_the age of sixty-six years and tlie mother in
187G at the age of sixty-three years. Mr. Mc-
Dowell has held several i)laces of responsibility, es-
pecially those pertaining to educational advance-
ment, he having served for sixteen years as a
School Director. Politically he is in sympathy
with the labor movement, although raised in the
Democratic faith.

The Chicago & Ohio River Railroad was built in
1881, when Mr. McDowell gave that corporation the
right of way through his land. A depot was erected
upon his premises and the station was named Archie
in honor of the owner of the land. The Post-ottice
also goes by the same name.

rf/OHN P. CLOYD, M. D., the leading physi-
cian and surgeon of (ieorgetown, and a very
able pr.actitioner, has been a resident of this
_ |)lace since 18(19. A conscientious attention
to business and a more than ordinary understand-
ing of the duties of his calling has resulted in the
building up of a tine patronage, while at the same

time he is lilicral-jninded and public-S|nrited, and
one of the mosL enterprising and poimlar men of
the place. In personal ap|)earance he is of fine
stature, with a jile.asing address and an ever ready
wit, and is welcomed as a general favorite in the
social circles. As a business man his career has
been irreproachable.

Our subject w,as born near the old home of An-
drew .lohnson, in Greenville, Tenn., June 28. 1838,
and is the son of William and Julia (Northington)
Cloyd, the former of whom was l)orn in Washing-
ton County, Tenn., and was the son of a native of
Virginia, who carried a musket in theA\'arof 1812.
The great-grandfathei-, \\'illiam Cloyd. was Ijorn iu
Belleinoii}', Ireland, and was of pure Scotch ances-
try-, followers of the Protestant religion. The
mother of our subject was a native of \'irginia,
whence she removed with her parents to East Ten-
nessee when a young lady. The Nortliingtons were
of Scotch-Irish blood, while the maternal giand-
inother of our subject, formerlv a Miss Crouch, was
of English stock. The Cloyds were represented in
this country during the colonial d.ays and the great-
grandfather of our subject served in the Revolu-
tionary War. Grandfather James B. Cloyd was in
the Wai- of 1812 under Gen. Andrew .Jackson, and
also fought the Creek Indians in Alabama.

Tlie parents of our subject were reared and m:ir-
ried in East Tennessee, where the>' spent their
entire lives. The father carried on a wagon manufac-
tory, turning out the celebrated old schooner-bed,
six-horse wagon, numbers of wlinli were afterwards
seen making their way slowly to llie Great West,
over the trackless prairie. lie was a very indus-
trious and energetic man and accumulated a good
property. He died, however, at the earl\- age of
thirty' years, after a short illness of pneumonia, in
1848. He left his widow with three children: John
Patton, our subject. David Northington and Ja-
nus W.

After our subject had attained manhood his
mother contracted a second marriage, and there was
born one child. She died at (ireenville, Tenn., at
the age of sixt}' -seven j-ears. .lohn Patton Cloyd
received a common school education, and as soon
as old enough begau .assisting his father iu the
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479

(iri'fiivilli', whcic he coiiiiiU'lt'd the preparatory
coursii, niul ahoul this time dccidod upon entering
the niedieal profession. At the !ii;e of seventeen
he becnnie a student in Wrtsiiington County, East
Tenn.. but on aecount of liu\ited nieuns was ol)liged
to abaiulon liis studies and engage in tcaeliing. At
the elose of ins tirst term he set out for Indiana,
and hailing in \'erinlllion County tauglit school
two years, and in hsr)'.) came to Illinois.

Here our subject followed the profession of a
ped.Tgt>gue until 18()4. In the meantime he em-
|)loycd his leisure hours in the study of medicine,
wliieli he had Ijcgun when a youth of eighteen. In
18(!4 he repairetl to Chicago, and entering Rush
Medical College took two courses of lectures, and
was graduated with the class of l.SG'.i. In the mean-
time, however, he had begun the practice of his cho-
sen profession at Yankee Point, tlirec and one-half
years prior to receiving his diploma from Rush.
After leaving the college Dr. Cloyd established
himself in Georgetown, where he has since re-
mained. He has suffered nothing else to distract
his attention from the duties of his i)rofession, and
besides being the oldest practitioner in the place, is
the most skillful and successful.

In iH,j9 our subject was united in marriage with
Miss Hannah Golden, a native of this county, and
the daughter of .lacoli and .\lcie (Frazier) Golden:
they also were from East Tennessee and numbered
aiuoug the pioneers of Elwood Township, this
county, (-)f this union there have been born five
children: Richard. Belle, Fr.azier, Grace and .John,
the latter now a bright lad of ten years; Richard
has chosen his father's profession, and is a student
at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in the class of
".)0. Prior to entering there he wasgradu.Ued from
the Eastern Illinois College, and has taught school
five years in this county; Belle is the wife of Rev.
I). G. Murray, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Jacksonville, and they have one child.
Rose; Frazier is following the profession of a
teacher in this county ; G nice and .lohn are at home
with their parents. The family resi<l('nce is pleas-
antly situated in the central part of the village and
is the frequent resort of its best peo|)lc.

Thr Doctor, socially, Iielongs to Russell Lodge
>'o. i.jl. A. F. iV: .V. M.. at (Georgetown, and is also

a member of Athelstan Commandery at D;uiville.
He has been Master in his lo<lge at Georgetown
since the time of his first election in lUl'.i, with the
excepticm of three years. He is a charter member
of the Medical .Vssocialictn of ^'ermilion County,
and one of its bi'ighlest lights. Politic^ally, he allil-
iates with the Democratic [)art\'.

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HARLES COOPER. There is probably no
, more popular or more promising young
'' citizen of Carroll Township than the sub-
ject of this notice. Nature has endowed him with
those admirable (jualities which constitute the basis
of all good society and u[)on which the wellbeing
of a community depends. He is fully in sympathy
with the broad, free, inilependcnt life of a farmer,
and is comfortably established at a neat homestead,
IGO acres in extent and pleasantly located on sec-
tion 7. He makes a specialty of fine cattle and
horses and is able to exhibit some of the handst)m-
est specimens of these to be found in the county.
His farm is finely located near the village of Indi-
anola. and the dwelling is just f;u- enough from the
highway to insure quiet, seclusion and cleanliness.
In its aijpointnients and surroundings it very
nearly realizes the modern itiea of the country
home.

Our subject, a native of this cinmly, was born
in Georgetown Township, Dec. .'iO. 1857, and is
the son of .lohn E. Cooper, a Virginian by birth,
who upon leaving his native state emigrated to
Ohio and in 1840 came to Illinois. He w.as mar-
ried in Georgetown Township, this county, to Miss
Lucinda Cook, and after establishing a home of
his own, set himself to work to gain a comi)etence
and become a man among men. He was prospered
in his labors and in due time became one of the
foremost men of his town and the tiwner of (ilO
acres of laml. He kept himself thoroughly posted
with regard to the new methoils of farming pro-
duced from time to time, and purcli:ised and used
the first steel plow ever brought to this cotuity.

The old Cooper honu-stead is a familiar feature
in the lanilscape to most of the older residents of

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PORTRAIT AND BIOORAPIIICAL ALBUM.

this region. Tlie fiirm is emlioUisiicil with a l:u-ge
brick mansion four stories in height, witli an ob-
servatoiy wliose roof is reared fifty-ninr feet from
the ground . Jolin E. Cooper and liis excellent
wife were both consistent Christians and members
in good standing of the Cumberland I'resliyterian
Church. Tlie fatlier departed this life at the old
liomestead in 1885 at the age of fift3'-nine years;
the mother is still living and is now aged sixty-
one. Tiie nine cliildren comprising the household
circle are recorded as follows: George P>., the eldest,
and John W., tlie second son and tliird child, are
conducting in partnership a large livery establish-
ment at (Jreencastle, Ind.; (ieorge married Miss
Carrie Morcland, and is the father of three children,
O pie. Effort and Glenn; .John married Miss Nora
Hill, and tiiej- also have three children, Elmo,
Elgin and Jennie; Miss .Jennie Cooper married
Russell .Tones, a farmer and stock-raiser in the vi-
cinity of Carthage, ]\Io.. and they have one child,
Bert; Sally was married to John A. Gilkey, who is
now deceased, and she has two children. Signal
and Ora; they reside at the Cooper homestead with
the mother; Annie is also at home; Lizzie became
the wife of Will Moreland, and died leaving one
child, Johnnie; Kate married J. R. Jones, a whole-
sale and retail merchant of Ft. Scott, Mo.; <iuin L.
is unmarried and operates the old Cooper home-
stead.

The subject of this sketch was a little lad of four
years when his father purchased the land which lie
afterward constructed into one of the finest farms
of this region. He there spent his bo^diood and
youth, assisting his father in the development of
the land and acquiring his education in the com-
mon school. He remained a member of the parental
household until twenty-four years old, and was
married in September, 1 882, to Miss Kate, daugh-
ter of Thomas and Catherine T. (Hedges) More-
land, who were natives of Kentucky. They came
to Illinois at an early day and Mrs. Cooper was
born in Carroll Township, this county, in 1860.
The first year after his marriage our subject rented
the old Moreland Farm and then moved upon that
which he now occupies. He makes a specialtj- of
road horses and is in the habit of carrj'ing off the
blui' riblKjns at the Danville an<l Catlin fairs. In

c.r.'.L' lii-- favaritc breed is the Short-horn, of which
he has some excellent specimens with registered
pedigree. In 1881 he rented the Hedges farm
wliich he has since conducted with success.

Two bright children grace the famih' circle,
Fleda and Luie, who are aged three and five re-
spectively. Although having little time to give
to politics. Mr. Cooper is a man of decided ideas
and gives his unqualified support to the DeuKj-
cratic party. 'I'he beaulifui \\'oodIawn Cemetery is
within sight of Mr. Cooper's home and in which was
built the Cooper family vault, largely through the
instrumentality of the elder Cooper, whose remains
now repose within it. Tliis vault, a tasteful and
substantial structure, was built at a cost of SI. 900
and adds greatly to the appearance of the cemetery,
which is frequently visited by the sight-seers of
this region.

//^ ASSIUS M. HESTER, a young man ap-
ill _ proaching the twenty-eighth year of his
^^^J age, is a son of one of the pioneers of this
county and was born at his father's old liomestead
in Elwood Township, Dec. 15, 1861. A sketch of
his fatlier, William Hester, will be found on an-
other page in this Album. The latter is a man of
note in his community and the son has ap|)arenlly
inherited many of the excellent qualities of his
sire.

Our suliject studied his first lessons in the schools
of his native district and later attended \'eriullion
Academy. At the age of fifteen years he started
out to see the world and going to Colorado, in
1870, worked on a farm four months, then engaged
in teaming between Fountain City and Colorado
Sjjrings. He also engaged in hauling hay and
wliatever else he could find to do. He returned
home in the summer of 1877 and remained on the
farm until his marriage.

The above-mentioned interesting event in the
life of our subject occurred on the 3d of Septem-
ber, 1885, the bride being Miss Rosa, daughter of
Rev. James Haworth. Mr. llaworth was formerly of
i.^uaker Hill, Ind.. but is now in Ackworth, Warren

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483

Co., Iowa, wlicri' lie is |iii'Mc-liiiiu; llio GosiX'l in llie
t'l-iend's Churcli. Mr. mid Mrs. Hester were the
parents of one eliilil wliicli was taken from tlie
liome circle in infancy. Uiir subject like his fore-
fiilhers belongs to the Society of Friends, and is
Recorder of births and deatlis in the Church at
A'erniilion Grove in whicli he also ottieiates as
Treasurer. He is one of the leading lights among
his religious brethren and a young man who is a
favorite generally in the social circles of his
conimunitv.

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RED TILTOX. Could the pioneers of
§1 forty years ago have been given the power
to discern the result of their long and ar-
duous labors upon first coming to this section of
country, they would have had everything to en-
courage them, and there woidd have been little
excuse for any failure which they might have
made. As it was, many of them were giving the
best part of their lives to an experiment, as it were,
ho|)ing indeed that their labors would be rewarded,
but not being entirely assured of the fact. Too
much credit, therefore, cannot be given them for
the manner in which they persevered under many
difficulties, and to them is the present generation
indebted for the blessings which they to-day enjoy,
the comforts of life and many of its luxuries.

Among those who were willing to risk their labor
and their capital on a new soil during the early
settlement of this count\', was he whose name
stands at the head of this sketch, and who was
then at the beginning of life's journey. He had
little capital but his own strong hands and resolute
will, but he entered upon the task before him with
that high courage which distinguished so many of
his compeers. As he now looks over his fine farm
of 400 acres, the toils and labors of tho.se first years
seem to melt away in the reward of the present.
His lionie is pleasantly located on section 29, town-
shi|) 2.'!. range 12. He purchased his land from the
Government in the fall of 1852. paying therefor
$1.2o per arn'. It was then a raw prairie, which

the plowsliare had never touched, and there wiis
not a tree or shrub upon the whole area.

The first business of our subject after |)urchasing
his land w.-is to provide a shelter for himself and
family. He purchased a small liouse in lliggins-
ville. which he had removed to his farm, and then
put in his first season's crops, after which he began
those improvements natui-ally suggested to the in-
telligent and enterprising farmer. The only wagon
road through this part of llie ctjuntry at this time
was the old Chicago road, and wild animals were
plentiful, so that the family never lacked for meat.
A number of years passed before the land w.as all
brought to a state of cultivation, but in due time
it began to iissunie the proportions of a well-re-
gul.ated farm, with substantial fences and good
buildings. Mr. Tilton hiis set out good shade and
fruit trees, and has the latest improved machinery
for the tilling of the toil. He is looked upon as
one of the le.ading farmers of his township, and
one who has contributed his full share in develop-
ing its resources.

The subject of this sketch was born near the
town of Sherbrook, Canada, March 5, 1821, and
lived there until a youth of fourteen years. His
parents then removed to Ohio, whence they came
to this countj' in I83(). They settled at Danville,
where the father established a brick kiln, and also
operated as a contractor and builder, and among
other work constructed a dam across the N'ermil-
ion for the mill built bj' Amos Williams, who was
one of the most prominent millers in this part of
the State. Fred assisted his father in his labors,
and in 1838 was engaged in hauling stone for the
abutments of the Wabash Railroad, which was
being built hj the State. He also that year for a
time carried the mail fiom Danville to .loliet, a
distance of 110 miles with about seven offices be-
tween. There was not a bridge between the two
places, and the trip occupied two days. Many a
time he made it with not a thing in the mail bag.
A large number of people in this region were then
suffering from ague, and not able even to get out
and cut the feed for the horses, so the mail-carrier
had to do it himself. Young Tilton was thus in
the employ of Uiicle Sam until the fall of 1810,
and then, settling ui)()u a tract of land in Middle

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Fork Towiisliip, about ten miles norlli of DMiiville,
began farming on liis own account.

In due lime our subject by (lilligent labor was in
a eoniHtion to establish a home of iiis own. and in
May, 1846, took unto liinisclf a wife and helpmate,
Mis.s Affa K. Hurton. Shortly afterward they re-
moved to North Fork Township, where Mr. Tilton
rented land of Alvin Gilbert, and as soon as other
land in that region came into market he purchased
160 acres. One of the first tasks to which he set
himself on his new farm was to plant a grove of
forest trees, and as the result of this he has now cut
froni this his own fire wood for the last five or six
years. At one time he was the owner of 720 acres
of land, all of which he brought to a state of cul-
tivation. Finally he turned his attention to stock-
raising, which yielded him handsome profits. He
lins seen the time when a large hog dressed sold for
§1 to 41.25, and a small one at seventy-five cents,
and under these circumstances Mr. Tilton, like
many of his neighbors, naturally met with some
difficulty in making both ends meet.

iMr. Tilton, in reviewing a career which has been
remarkably successful, acknowledges that lie has
been greatly assisted by his intelligent and sensible
wife, who stood by him through sunshine .ind storm,
and by her careful management of her household
expenses, proved a most wise and efficient liclp-
mate.

As the farm of our subject grew in dimensions
and value, so also the household circle enlarged,
and eight of the ten children born to him and his
estimable wife are still living: Mary, the eldest
daugliter, is now the wife of Wesley Blackford;
the^' live in Butler Township, and have two chil-
dren; George was first married to Miss Mary .Tud}^,
who died after becoming the mother of two chil-
dren. Me was then married to Miss Florence
Clemens, and lives on his 160-acre farm given him
by his father, lying east of the homeste,ad. Sarah
is unmarried and remains with her parents; Charles
occupies a 120-acre farm given him by his father;
James is cultivating eighty acres of his own land;
Alice is a milliner l)y trade and does business at
Potomac; Jane is the wife of Perry Fowler, of
Kcd Lake Falls, Minn., and the mother of one child;
Jesse G. is at home with his father. The children

of Jlr. 'I'ilton have been carefully trained and edu-
cated, and thoroughly fitted for their future sta-
tions, as the representatives of one of the first fam-
ilies in the township.

Mrs. Affa K. (Horton) Tilton was born in Haber-
sham County. Ga., April 16, 182'!, and is the
daughter of iJavid Horton, who was a prominent
local politician, and remained in Georgia during the
Confederate d.ays. His daughter came north with
her future husband, Mr. Tilton, riding 600 miles
on horseback aud being on the road twent^'-one
days. Slie lived with her aunt in Blount Township
until her marriage; her father is still living in
Georgia, and is quite well advanced in years.
Abial F. Tilton, the f.ither of our subject, w,as
born in New Hampshire late in 1700, and when
leaving his native State, removed first to Vermont,
and later to Canada. In the Dominion he married
Miss Cynthia Thompson, of M.issachusetts, and
they reared a family of ten children, six sons and
four daughters. Finally coming West, he settled
in Danville, this county, at an early day, but after-
ward moved to Middle Fork Township, and began
farming. He departed this life in 1866. His wife
haddiei. in 1838. Mr. Tilton isan Independent in
politics, but of late years h.as voted the Prohibition
ticket. He served as Township Supervisor two
years, also officiated .as Township Trustee, and has
occupied other positions of trust. He is a man
uniforml}^ esteemed and respected by his fellow-
citizens, and is considered a representative of the
best elements' of his community'. A lithographic
view of Mr. Tilton's residence appears elsewhere in
this volume.

11,^-^ENRY COTTON, familiarly known througli-
out Westville and vicinity, as '-I'licle
!1\^' Harry" and "The Squire," is one of the

(1^ most popular men of the place, and an
especial favorite with the "boys." There is not a
more genial or companional)le individual in this
region, and he has the faculty of preserving, under
all circumstances, that equable temperament and
serene countenance, which is one of man's best
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485

and without being wealthy is in ouinfovlable cir-
cumstances, cnjoving a fair income and a modest
home. He was one of the pioneers of this section
and has been prominent from tiie start, serving as
Postmaster and occ'n|)ying other positions of trust
and res|)onsibility.

Our snl)ject was born in Decatur County. Ind..
March lit. 1S:>2. His fatlier. Koliert Cotton, was
born in the vicinity of Beardstown, Ky.. and emi-
grated to this connty in the fall of 1822, during
the period of its earliest settlement and wiien few
vviiite men had ventured onto the frontier. Henry
was then an infant of six months and is therefore
one of the oldest living settlers of the county.
JMrs. Hannah (Howanl) Cotton, the mother of our
subject, was a native of the same ))lace as her hus-
band and was there reared and married and became
the mother of two children in the Blue (uass State.
I'lion leaving Kentucky they removed to Switzer-
land County, Ind., and not long afterward to De-
catur County, whence they came to this county.
The Cottons trace their ancestry to the stanch old
Puritan stock of Massachusetts, where .John Cot
ten. one of its first representatives in this country,
setthnl at a very early date and figured consi)ic-
uously in public affairs.

The father of ou r subject oidy lived twoyears after
coming to this county, dying, when a young man.
in 1824. He left his widow with a family of seven
children of whom Henry was next to the youngest.
He. like his brothers and sisters, grew u|) amid the
wild scenes of pioneer life at a time when wild ani-
mals abounded in this region, deer being especially
plentiful, and wolves howled around their cabin
door at night. Frequently the broad and unhab-
ited prairie covered with wild dry grass, was lighti'<l
up by a contlagration, started perhaps by some uii
warv traveler dropping a spark from his pipe.
when the smoke and Hames would sweep perhaps
for miles destroying animal life to a great extent
ami threatening that of human beings. Every
level-headed settler made it his first business to
protect himself from this cataslro|)he b}' plowing
around his dwelling and tlius destroying the food
or the flames which could be forestalled in no
Other way.

The education of the Cotton children was con-

fined to a few months instruction each year in a
log school-house, with puncheon floor, seats and
desks made from unplaned slaljs. the window
panes of greased paper, a huge lire-i)lace extending
nearly across one end of the building and the chim-
ney built outside of earth and sticks. The system
of instruction corresponded with the lime and
place, little being required of the teacher except to
be able to read, write and "cipher." Henry Cot-
ton, however, availed himself of these meager ad-
vantages and in 1814 began teaching and followed
this during the winter season for two or three years.
In tiic meantime on the KJtli of January, 1845, he
was married to Miss Elizabeth (Tctty, a descendant
of the well-known Getty familj' of I'ennsvlvania,
from which the town which gained historic fame
during the Rebellion was named.

Ipoii reaching manhood, our subject, leaving the
farm took to the river and followed the life
of a flatboatman during which he made eighteen
trips to and from New Orleans. It was upon one
of these tri|)S that he met his future wife at Xin-
cennes, Ind.. wliere in due time they were married
and began housekeeping, residing at ^■incennes
eight years. When not on the river Mr. Cotton
occupied himself as a carpenter. Upon coming to
this county, he began farming in Danville Town-
ship and was on the highway to prosperity, having
comfortable means and last but not least, a faiiiil\-
of four interesting children. This happy state was
broken in upon by the notes of war, and in response
to the call of President Lincoln for 3i)0.o(lii men
ff)r three 3-ears, our subject enlisted July I), 18G2.
in C'ompan}' G, 125th Illinois Infantry. He was
mustered into service at Danville, where the
company remained drilling for a time, then was
ordered to Cincinnati. Ohio, and from there to
Louisville. Ky. Tlie^' drilled also at the latter
pl.ace and then proceedi'd to ( iailatin. Tenii., where
during the arduous duties assigned him. Mr. Cotton
was over-heated and suffered .so long thereafter
from illness that he was oblige(l to accept his hon-
orable discharge in February. I8(;3.

In the fall of the year above mentioned Mr.
Cotton changed his residence lo Knox County,
Ind.. where he sojourned ten years. His next re-
moval was to Clay County-, this State, and from

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tliei-e he leUinied to this c-oiint3' in 188-2 and en-
gaged in mercantile business at Westville. On
April 30, 1883 his store and stock was destroyed
by fire but he rebuilt and in time attained to his
old footing financially. lie wa.s appointed Post-
master of Westville under President Arthur and
served three years. P^or four years he has been
Justice of the Peace and has discharged tho duties
of tliis office with credit to himself and satisfaction
1(1 all concerned.

jMr. Cotton cast his first presidential vote for
Henry Cla\' in 1844, being a member of the old
Whig part)'. Upon its abandonment he cordially-
endorsed Republican principles and has since given
his undivided support to this party. Socially he
is n prominent member of Kyger Post, G. A. R. at
Georgetown. He is the father of six children, the
eldest of whom, Robert D., died Aug. 13, 1888 and
left two children. William I., the second son, was
also married, became the father of two children and
died Feb. 29, 1884; John H. died Sept. 30, 1888;
Mary J. died in infancy; George Elmer is a well-
to-do farmer of SIcLean County, this State, and the
father of one child; Klleu, the youngest of the fam-
ily, is at home with her parents. Both Mr. Cotton
and his estimable wife are members in good stand-
ing of the Christian Church.

W AWRENCE V. MANNING, the veteran
II ^ threshing machine man of Sidell Township,
jJ^Vi established himself at this business in Ver-
million County. Ind., as early as 1863 and with
the exception of eight years spent at Fairmount
has since been engaged therein. He has worn out
several machines, at Hrst using horses, but as time
passed on availed himself of the modern improve-
ments in connection with this business and now
has one of the latest and most improved machines
in use, the Hubert Thresher, which is operated by
a r2-h(n-se power engine, with the Shrieves Stacker.
This ha,s a capacity of 3,300 bushels of oats in
nine hours, as demonstrated by Mr. Manning, who
has performed with it some of the biggest da3-'s
work in this line on recoril in ^'ermili^.ln County.

Personally', the subject of this notice is a gen-
tleman of fine appearance, large, symmetrical ami
well developed, and with mental powers equal to
iiis stature and muscular system. As a business
man he has uniformly disj^layed superior judgment,
investing his ca|)ital wisely and has thus acquired
a handsome property. Politically, he is a strong
Republican and one of the most prominent members
of his part^- in this section. A native of Tomp-
kins Countj', N. Y., he was born June 24, 1 83(5, and
is the son of Charles and Harriet (Austin) Manning,
also natives of that county'. The Manning family
is of Scotch and English blood and crossed the
Atlantic at an early day, settling in New England,
where the paternal grandfather of our subject was
born. Both he and Grandfather Austin were early
pioneers of Tompkins County, X. Y. Secretary
Manning belonged to thesarae family.

The father of our subject learned the carpenter
trade early in life and was married in Tompkins
County, N. Y., whence he removed in 1831) to Ber-
lin, this State, where he began working at his trade,
but died that same year, leaving iiis widow with
three children — John. Jeremiah and Lawrence \a\\
Cleark. The latter was but three years old at the
time of his father's death. The mother was mar-
ried a second time to J. M. Rogers at Springfield
and removed from there in 1845 to Vermillion
County, Ind., settling in Parisville, where Mr.
Rogers prosecuted his trade of cooper and finally
became owner of a farm. Of this marriage there
were born five children.

The early life of our subject was S[)ent on the
farm of his stepfather in ^'ermillion County, Ind.,
where bis time was filled in with hard work and no
education whatever, he being seventeen years old
before he could read or write. At this time he
started out for himself witliout a dollar, and when
the clothing on his back would not have l)rought
this sum if put up and sold to the highest l)i(lder.
He hail, however, been trained to habits of industry
and honesty and it was his good fi^rtune to enter
the employ of one Mr. Lewis, a school teacher for
whom he worked in summer and under whose in-
struction he attendeil sciiool winters, working nights
and mornings for his board. By faithful a|)plica-
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and the nietlioils of transacting general l)usinpss.
He saved what he eonid of his earnings and in due
time was enaMed to Ijuy a team.

At tlie age of twenty' j'ears our subject was
married to Miss Armilda .1. Swisher who was horn
in Danville, this county, and is a daughter of John
and l-.llzalietli (Hathaway) Swisher. Mr. Swi.sher
was a farmer by occupation and his family con-
sisted of seven children, namely: Armihla, Cerilda,
Alex, Orilia, Savilla. Thomas and Lawrence. .Mr.
and Mrs. Manning after their marriage settled on
the ■). M. Rogers' farm where they lived two years,
then removed to Daniel .Schutzc's farm where they
lived seven years. In 1861) Mr. Manning pur-
chased eighty acres of land which was improved
and considered the best farm in tli;it region of
country and which formed the nucleus of his pres-
ent homestead, which embraces 200 acres. He
labored early and late in tilling the soil and carry-
ing forward the improvements upon it nntil 1874,
then having contracted a painful dise.ase, he left the
farm and removing to Fairmount engaged in the
hardware and agricultural implement business in
which he ra.ide large sales. but found difficulty in col-
lecting and thus suffered a loss approaching $2, .500.
Withdrawing from this venture he turned his atten-
tion to live-stock and subsequently shipjied thou-
sands of dollars worth. In the meantime he also con-
ducted a restaurant one year and had been 0[)ei;it-
ing his threshing machine as before stated.

To Mr. and Mrs. Manning there have been born
ten children; the eldest, Elizabeth, is the wife of
Will Sanders, a farmer of Sidell Townshij) and
they have two children — Adelberl and Bessie.
Ella married George Reese, a farmer of Fairmount
Township and they have two children — Nellie and
Fred. The other children — (irant, Sherman, Mai--
ion, Lilly, Eva, Fanny, Loids and Oscar are at
home with their parents. In 1887 Mr. Manning
erected a handsome and commodious residence, two
stories in height, 32 x 34 feet and which is finished
and furnished in modern style and forms a most
attractive home. He believes in extracting all the
enjoyment i>ossible from life and in giving to his
children the .advantages which shall make of them
good and useful citizens. He allows education, art
and music to occupy an import.-uil pari of his home

life and givis his chief altention to the comforts
.'uid happiness of his family-. Both he and his esti-
mable wife are members of the New Light Church
at Danville, in which Mr. Manning has officiated
as chorister, possessing much musical talent an<l
having a clear, strong voice foi' singing.

While keeping himself well posted upon jiolitical
matters Mr. Manning has little ambition for the
emoluments of oMice, although serving as School
Director in his district a number of years and he is
at present a Trustee. His home is one of the most
hospitable in this region and no man is more kind
or attentive in time of sickness or tiouble among
his neighbors. He possesses considerable skill as a
physician and is frequently called upon instead of
the regular practitioner, having excellent judg-
ment and quite an extensive experience in treating
various ailments.

iil^^ENRY F. CANADAY. The family of
|f~ J! this name has been prominent in this count}'
'^^ since its pioneer days when they first came
(^) within its limits and fi'oni a wilderness
built up good homes, .acquiring valuable property
,an<l taking no unimimrtant part in its advance-
ment, sociallj', morally and financially. The sub-
ject of this notice h.as a fine estate on section 34 in
El wood Township, and which in all its details gives
evidence of the supervision of a well-regulated
and intelligent mind — the mind of a man possess-
ing energy and enterprise in a marked degree.
He was born at Vermilion Grove, this count}, Dec.
12, 1840, and is consequently appro.aching the fif-
tieth year of his age although he would pass for a
man many year.< younger. His life is a fine illus-
tration of temperance and the correct habits which
form the basis of good citizenship.

The father of our subject was Fred Canada y.
late of Elwood Township who entered land within
its limits, about 1821-22, and built ui) a valuable
homeste.ad upon which he spent his last years. He
was born in New JLarket, East Tenn., and left his na-
tive State in the fall of 1820, coming to this county
and settling in the wilderness amoni; the Indiaus

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and wild aniinals. His father, Henry Canaday,
broiiglit liis family North that same fall and settled
near the present city of Terre Haute whence he
came to this countj' the following spring. Henry
brou<;iit with him over $4,000 in gold and silver,
carrying it in a box in the front part of his wagon as
he traveled overland with a team. During that
journey they camped upon the present site of In-
dianaiiolis when there was nothing to mark the
spot of a future great city. The wagon was drawn
by a six-ho]se team driven by one Robert E. Bar-
nett and in attempting to make a short turn it was
tipped over. The precious box burst and llie
money was spilled out into a little creek. They,
however, after much labor succeeded in rescuing it
from the nuul and water and [)roceeiled on their
journey.

The Canaday family for several generations liad
been born and reared in the (Quaker faitli and had
the natural abhorrence of slavery [)eculiar to that
peaceable and liberty-loving sect and they deter-
mined to get away from the slave countr\'. Henry
the grandfather of our subject, upon coming to
this county entered several hundred acres of land
which he sold to the settlers as they slowh- came
in. He was recognized the county over as one of
its benefactors and here spent his last days.

Mrs. Charity (Haworth) Canaday, the mother of
our subject was, like her husband, a native of New
Market, Tenn., where they were married one day
and the next day started on horseback for 'S'ermil-
ion Count}'. Seven of the ten children born to
this pair are still living — Jane, Mrs. Patterson, is a
resident of Vermilion County; Mary A., Mrs. Isaac
Larrance. lives in Topeka, Kan.; Henry F., is the
next in order of birth; Isaac lives in Vermilion
County; Sarah. Mrs. fieorge Ankrum. lives in
Ridge Farm; .John sojourns in ^'ernlilion Countj'.
The mother died while still a young woman, in
1840, and Frederick Canaday was subsequently
married to Miss Anna Haworth. in 1849. He
died Nov. 6, 1886.

The subject of this sketch completed his studies at
Vermilion Orove Academy under the instruction
of Gen. John C. Black. From his youth up he
has been familiar with farming pursuits and chose
these for his vocation. After the outbreak of the

Civil AVar he entered the Union army as a member
of Company A, 25th Illinois Infantry, in which he
served two years and was in many of the import-
ant battles which followed; viz: Pea Ridge, Spring-
field, Mo., Stone River, Crab Orchard and subse-
quently served two years in Company F, 12tli
Kansas Mounted Infantry, being in the Red River
campaign and various other engagements. Aft°r
the war closed he returned to the peaceful pursuits
of agriculture.

When ready to establish domestic ties of his own
our subject was married Sept. 2(5, 1875, to Miss
INLaggie S. Brewer. This lady wa,s the daughter of
John Brewer, deceased, late of Parke County, Ind.,
and was born in (Uirnsey County, Ohio. She
came with her parents to Vermillion County, Ind.,
when a small child and later they removed to Parke
Count}'. Our subject and his wife are the parents
i>f three children, only one of whom is living. (Jov-
crn H., who was born June 3, 188G.

The farm of our subject comprises 1 10 acres of
choice land and he also has an interest in his fa-
ther's old homestead. He cast his first Pi'esidentiid
vote for Abrahnm Lincoln and continues a stanch
supporter of the Republican party. He has never
sought office but as an ex-sohlier receiving an
honorable discharge, is a member in good standing
of the (i. A. R., and also a member of the Grand
Woodmen of America. Mrs. Canaday has been a
member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
for the past twenty years.

John Brewer, the father of jNIrs. Canaday, was
born in I'ennsylvania and was the son of Jacob
Brewer. Jr., also a native of the Keystone State.
The patern.il great-grandfather was Jacob Bi'cwcr.
Sr., who spelled his name •■Brower" and who was a
native of Amsterdam, Holland, and the son of
Swybrant IJrower, a millionaire of Amsterdam.
John Brewer married Miss Minerva, daughter of
John Priest and his wife, Mary A. Mercer, the lat-
ter a daughter of John Jacob Mercer. The last
named was a native of Germany and emigrated to
the United States in 1770. His grandfather was
Ciideon Mercer, a very wealthy man who spent his
entire life in the Fatherland. John Jacob married
Miss Elizabeth Gower, of Hagerstown, Md.. and
they had one child — Mary Ann, who marrieil

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48'.l

John Priest in ISOt. These families represented
a wide and eMiinently respectable folii)wintr who
were pet)i)le nenerallj- well-to-do an<l i)rorninent
and inlluential oitizens. Both of Mrs. Canaday's
grandparents on the fatlier"s side were descendants
of King I'liiiip III.

'\fOHN K. BOLDEX. When the Kniancipa-
tion Proclamation of Lincoln was made, it
oroke the shackles of 3,(100.000 of human
beiniis. These slaves had reniainetl in ig-
norance for generations, and their masters had con-
sidered that learning was dangerous to a colored
man. When their freedom became one of the logi-
cal sequences of the great Rebellion, the question
arose. Will they make good citizens? Statesmen of
all stuades of opinion have finally come to the con-
clusion that slavery is wrong, and that in all races
there are men who have made a failure in life, but
that the negro would in time assimilate with his
white In-other. Those who have so willed, and
have graspeil their new condition with intelli-
aence — other things being equal — have solved the
problem of life as well as a majority of other races.
The man whose name api>ears at the head of this
biography is one of those who. born in slaver\-, has
made for himself an honorable place among men.

John E. Bolden is a lil.acksniith at Ridge Farm,
where he enjoys a good patronage. He was born
ill r.edford County, Va.. March 3, 1836, his father
and mother being also slaves. Mr. Bolden was
reared on a iilantatioii by William lliidncl. who
sold him in 18(33 to one Charles Miller, at Blacks-
buro-, Montgomery Co., Va. During (ien. Stone-
man's raid, in February. 1865. the subject of this
sketch ran away from slavery, and was taken in by
Company JL. l^th Ohio Cavalry. lie renniined
with this compan3'. doing his duty well, until .lune.
186;"), when he went to East Tennessee for the pur-
pose of entering the United States Army in a ci>l-
ored regiment, but he was too late. He then cn-
gao-ed at work at his trade, in Rheatown, Tcnn.,
where he continued to labor until l.sTO. when he
came to Ridge Faim. and h.as there since woiked

industriously at his trade, owning both his shop
and residence. This property he has accumulated
bj- steadfastly minding his own business, working
hard and being economical.

On Fell. 6, 1865. Mr. Bolden was married to
Ann E. Oble. just a few days before ho ran away.
He left his young wife in \'irginia. and while in
Tennessee he sent for her. He is tire fathei- of
twelve children, seven of vvhom are living — l^aura
A., Vinnie A.. .lohn II. \V., Florence L., .Mabel I).,
Joshua W. and an infant girl. Laura married
Frank Davis, the liarber of Ridge Farm. Mr. Bol-
den has lieen a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church here for fourteen years, and his wife wor-
ships at the same church. He is a member of the
colored Masonic Lodge at Danville, and is a man
who is highly respected by all his acquaintances
for his many sterling qualities. The dreams of
Garrison, Wendel Phillips, Garrett Smith and .b>hn
G. Whittier are fully illustrated as realities in the
person of the subject of this sketch. They had
always maintained that the colored man would
some day take his place among the men of the
earth, and their predictions have come true. Of
course, the color line still exists in some portions
of this great country, but the time is fast ai)proach-
ing when it will lie obliterated.

— ^'^^ii^^ilt?^^^

JOHN BLAKENEY. This genial old pio-
neer of Vermilion County, although ap-
proaching his three-score and ten years
presents the picture of a green old age, the
culmination of a well-spent life, during which he
has marked his course uprightly, lived at |ieaee
with his fellow- men an<l gained in a high degree
their unqualified esteem. The picture of the sturdy
oak. which has withstood the storms of time and
maintained its strength and honor, may be well
comiiared to the life of Mr. Blakeney. He has al-
ways been willing to "live and let live." has helped
a fallen brother whenever in his power, and has
been satisfied in the accumulation of sullicient of
this world's goods to insure him against, want in his
<leclining years. He owns and oc^•upie^ .a comfort-

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able home comprising seventy-seven acres of good
farming land, 13'iug on sections 4 and 5 in George-
town Township.

A native of the Blue Grass State, our suliject
was born in Bourbon County April 26, 1820, and
lived there until a lad of nine or ten years. Then
leaving Kentucky he came with his parents to Ver-
milion County, 111., in September, 1829, and com-
pleted his education as it had been begun, in a log
school-house. His father, John Blakeney, was a
native of Pennsylvania, and the mother, who in her
girlhood was Sarah Oliver, was born in A'irginia.
The Blakeney family was noted for its strong men,
who were almost without exception finely devel
oped physicall}', and followed agricultural pursuits.
The pr.rcnts of our subject spent their last 3-ears in
Georgetown Township. John Blakene}', Sr., lived to
be seventy-seven years old, and the mother was six-
ty-five years old at the time of her decease. They
were the parents of twelve children, namely: Mar-
tha, William, Hezekiah, Nancy, John, Thomas,
Sarah J., Polly A., Mclinda, Hugii, James and
Angeline.

Young Blakeney grew up amid the wild scenes
of life on the frontier, assisting in the development
of his father's farm, and also followed the river
transporting produce from Danville to New Or-
leans. He remained a bachelor until approaching
the twenty-eighth year of his age, and w.as then
married Feb. 10, 1848, to Miss Angeline. daughter
of Ldward and Mary (Ashby) Bowen, of Bourbon
County, Ky. Airs. Blakeney w'as a mere child when
coming to Illinois in 1829. Her father secured a
tract of land in Georgetown Tt)wnship, Vermilion
County, where he spent the remainder of his years,
and died at the age of seventy-four. The mother
died when comparatively a young woman and
when Mrs. Blakeney was but a child, leaving four
children : Angeline, Nanc}\ John and James
Henry.

iVIrs. Blakeney, after her motJier's death, w.is
taken into the home of her maternal grandfather,
with whom she remained until his death, then re-
turned to her father, who was twice married after
the death of his first wife. (Jf his second union
there were born six children and none by the third.
Mrs. Blakeney still retains a faint recollection of

her native county in Kentucky. Of lier union with
our subject there were born ten children, namely :
James H., Martha J., Wesley, Mary C, who died
when one year old; Francis, who also died at the
age of one year; Alwilda, who died at the age of
three; Lincoln, who died when a promising lad of
fourteen years; Thomas W., who died at the age of
eight years; Lura, who died when one year old.
and an infant who died unnamed.

Both our subject and his estimable wife are
members in good standing of the Christian Church.
Mr. Blakeney, politically, was a Whig until the
abandonment of the old party, and is now a strong
Republican.

James H. Blakeney, the eldest son of our sub-
ject, married Miss Charlotte Bennett, and is a resi-
dent of Summit Grove, Ind., and the father of two
children, Nellie and Hazel; Martha J. married .lohn
Lacy, who is a farmer of Vermilion County, this
State. The}' have four children — Hard}'. Elbert,
(Joldie and Minnie; John married Josephine Hinds,
and they have one child, a son, Freddie; they are
residents of Georgetown Township. Mr. Blakene}'
has lived on his present farm for the long perifid
of thirty-two years, and has naturally become one
of the old landmarks, whose name will be held in
kindly remembrance long after he has been gath-
ered to his fathers.

'■-'^ i^m— •'^^-

rlLLIAM F. BANTA, Jk . proprietor of the
Ridge Farm Flourino; Mill and dealer in

grain and hay, occujiies a leading position
among the business men of Ridge Farm, among
whom he has l)oen known from boyhood. He was
born in Elwood To>vnship, Dec. 9, 1857, and is the
son of James II. Banta, a well known and prominent
citizen, who is represented elsewhere in this work.
Our subject remained with his parents on the
farm until twelve years old, then the family re-
moved to Ridge Farm. He received a limited ed-
ucation, but b}' keejiing himself posted upon cur-
rent events, is at once recognized as an intelligent
and well informed man. He served an apprentice-
ship at the miller's trade and followed this Imsiness

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493

until I.s,S2. ulicii he iniifluiscil tlio mill prujierty
wliifli lio now owns and which is u|)cr:il(;(l under
his supervision l>y other parlies. The building was
[)ut up in ISTI by Davis Ar Co and was formerly
operated by burr machinery. It is now equipped
with a full set of rollers, operating by the gradual
reduetiiin [iroeess. an<l in which is utilized Nor-
d\ke. Marmon & Co's system of milling, together
with the Kureka Separator & Smith's I'urifier. A
Iiurroughs engine of seventy-five iiorse power
drives the machiner}'. and the boiler is of steel
from the Atlas Kngine Works of Indianapolis.
This boiler is 1() inches by 14 feet in dimensions
and contains sixty-two flues. The mill has a ca-
pacity of 100 barrels in twenty-four hours. It
turns out the very best of flour, the Peerless brand
being especially line and pure. The Ridge Farm
Mills is steadfastly growing in popularity-, and the
projirietor evidently possesses in an eminent degree
the secret of success.

Mr. Banta. in connection with his milling oi)era-
lions. owns and runs the elevator at Ridge Farm,
])esides a large steam hay press. He usually ships
about 700 car-loads of grain annually and 300 cars
of baled hny. He gives employment to a number
of men and has been no unimportant factor in ad-
vancing the business interests of his town. He has
without question inherited from his ancestors those
qualities of character which are inse[)arable from
the successful business man and the useful citizen.
He is not married.

\t; AMES SANDUSKY. It is now considered
no small honor to have lived during the
pioneer days of Central Illinois, and lie who
'^Jj looked upon the wilderness ere the feel of
white men had made their permanent inroads into
this region, is viewed with more than ordinary in-
terest. To those hardv spirits are the people of
t<j-dav indebted for the great .advantages which
they enjoy, the prosperous farms and villages
which have arisen from the wilderness and the ad-
vance of civilization, which was led 1)\' the adven-
turous i)ioneer. To this region came the Sandusky

family at a very early tUiU\ and they have left
their ineffaceable mark not oidy by tiieir industr3-
and perseverance, but in the implanting of those
moral principles which form the basis of all good
society. Their children were reared to habits of
industry and sentiments of honor, while they ex-
tended to high and low that cordial hospitality
which is especially prized where people are neces-
sarily dependent upon eacii other for manj' of the
conveniences and comforts of life.

The suliject of this nt>tiee and his estimable wife
form no unworthy offshoots of their respective an-
cestral trees, which have groNvn and flourished and
the names of which will descend to coming gene-
rations. The}' endured all the hardships and pri-
vations of life on the frontier, labored arduously
in the building up of a homestead and reared a
family of intelligent children, all but two of whom
have fled from the home nest and taken their
places as honored members of society. The two
remaining it is hardly necessary to say form the
light and joy of the household.

.Tames Sandusky was born in Bourbon Count}',
Ky., July 17, 1817, and has thus more than num-
bered his three-score years and ten. His father,
Isaac Sandusky, was likewise a native of the Blue
Grass State, where he attained to manhood and was
married to Miss Euphemma McDowell, a maiden of
his own neighborhood. Later he served in the
war of 181 "2 and was under Gen. Harrison at the
battle of Tippecanoe. He was a resident of Ken-
tucky until the fall of 1827 and then coming to
\'ermilion County, 111., settled on a tract of land
near Brooks Point and built up a farm from the
wilderness, where he and his estimalilc wife spent
the remainder of their days.

In the Sandusky famih' tliere were eleven
children, who were named respectively: Sarah
E.. Mary A., .Julia A., Josiah, James, our sub-
ject, Ilenrv Clay. .Vnn Eliza, Stephen A. Douglas.
Thomas, Susan A. and Laura, .lames was a boj' of
ten 3-ears when his (jarents removed to Illinois. In
preparing for the removal the father had purchased
large numbers of cattle, horses and sheep, to bring
with him. T'he journey was made overland in the
primitive style, the travelers camping and cooking
b}' the wayside and slee|)ing in a tent at night.

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During that journey, our subject saw a cookin-i
stove for the first time, and it was viewed not only
liy liimself but by many otliers with great curios-
ity. Til is article w.os purchased liy liis father from
Rafe Lytton of Cincinn.ati, Oliio, and brought to
Vermilion County, being the first of its kin<l in
til is region.

Young Sandusky prior to the removal to the
Prairie Stale had been married in Woodford
County. Ky. Dec. 6, 1846 to Miss Mary Ann,
daughter of James Green, a native of Woodford
County, Ky. Her paternal grandparents were
natives respectively of England and Germany.
After coming to America they were married in
Virginia, whence they soon afterward removed to
Kentucky, settling in Woodford County, where
they spent their last days. James Green upon
reaching man's estate chose for his wife Miss Polly
Hudson, whose family had figured conspicuously
in the early history of the State and whose paternal
grandfather, Raleigh Hudson of Scotch-Irish blood,
did valiant service in the Revolutionary War.
The Iludsons invaded the soil of Kentucky at a
time when Indians were plentiful .and the forest
abounded with wild animals. The mother of Mrs.
Sandusky was first married to William Campbell
and the}' became the parents of six children. Of
her marriage with James Green there was born one
child only, a daughter, Mary Ann, in Woodford
County. They were wedded in the fall of 1847
and the following spring emigrated to Illinois and
settled upon Land owned jointl}' by Mr. Green and
our subject. Mr. Green departed this life in 1845
and the mother di^d at the home of our subject
April 14, 1870.

Eleven chihlron likewise came to bless the union
of James Sandusky and his excellent wife. The
eldest born, Sarah E., became the wife of Benjamin
(rirard of Georgetown Township and thej' have
nine children — Emma, Delia, Mary, Julia, James,
Jessie, Euphemma. George and Dottie. Mary A. and
Julia A. are deceased; Josiah P. married Miss
Emma Boughton and they have four children —
Ettie, Fred, James (iould and Grant; James I.
married Miss ^lary Engleman and is farming on
liis father's farm in Georgetown Township; they
have two ciiildren — Clinton and Mattie; Henry C'.,

a resident of Georgetown Township, man-led Miss
Mary Pratt and they have two children — Floyd E.
and Annie. Ann Eliza married Thomas Bennett
of Georgetown Township and they have one child,
Bertie; Stei)lien A. D. is a resident of Catlin Town-
ship; Thomas is sojourning in Lyons Count}'. Neb.;
Susan T. and Laura H. K. are at home with their
parents.

As will be seen by referring to the sketches of
Josiah. William and Abraham Sandusk}', as well as
that of .lames S. Sconce, the Sandusky family came
originally from Poland where they were closely
allied to royalty. In their native countr}' their
name was spelled •'.Sodowsky." The city of .S.an-
dusky, Ohio, derives its name from one of the
earlier representatives of this family, who settled
in northeastern Ohio, where the Indians had suffered
numerous wrongs at the hands of the white man.
In a spirit of revenge they vowed to put to de.ath
the first white person who should venture into what
they esteemed their dom.ain. This unsuspecting
individual proved to be an Indian trader by the
name of Sodowsky. an ancestor of our subject and
who was one of their best friends. They carried
out their purpose but when learning his true char-
acter deeply lamented the cruel deed. In order to
partially atone for it they gave his name to the
embryo town which had begun to grow up. As
the whites came in the more modern name w.as grad-
ually adopted.

The Sandusky's, as far back as the records go,
have been mostly engaged in agricultural pursuits
making a specialty of live stock and being very
successful. The father of our subject brought in
the first drove of good cattle from Kentucky to
Illinois, in the driving of which young James as-
sisted. He also brought in the first flock of sheep
which ever graced the prairies of Vermilion
County, driving them from the Blue Grass regions
in the fall of 1827. Their ox-team was likewise
the first driven from Kentucky to this county.
Thus it will be seen the Sandnskys have borne no
unimportant part in opening up tliis portion of
Central Illinois.

Mr. Sandusky voted for William II. Harrison in
1840 but in 1856 felt that be had reason to change
his political views and identified himself with the

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(leini>rr:u-y of wiidbf |ir'muiples he li:is since been a
strong su|i|)()rter. He has never souglit |)olitieal
|)refeirnenl and has never hehl otiiee with the ex-
ception of serving two terms as Scliool Director.
The iiorses on Mr. Sanilnsky's farm are from a
stock <if horses that have been in the Sandnsi^y
family for nearly a hnndreil years, brought to
Kentucky by his forefathers and from there to Illi-
nois liy his father. A portrait of Mr. Sandnsky is
shown in this work and representsa worthy member
of an honored family.

jjp^ ERGEANT T. W. BLAKENEV. The per-
^^^ sonal appearance of the subject of this
liL^-il notice must invariably attract attention in
a crowd, he being fine looking and of com-
manding presence, with a countenance indicative of
the most estimable traits of character and the bear-
ing which signalizes a gentleman. Me i.s the off-
spring of a fine old family of Irish origin, and
noted for great strength, cour.age, endurance, hon-
esty and patriotism.

The paternal great-grandfather of our subject
was born in Ireland and crossed the Atlantic in
time to assist the colonists in their struggle for in-
dependence. Me was a man of more than ordinary
intelligence; one who loved liberty, and whose
sympathies were warmly enlisted in the American
cause. At the close of the war the government
owed him ¥1.400 for his services .is a soldier. This
he refused to accept, however, claiming that an
Irishman could afford to do this much for the sake
of citizenship and independence. He was married
and became the father of a family, and his son,
John, fought all through the war of 1812. Later
he served in the Black Hawk War. True to the in-
stincts of patriotism which had distinguished his
ancestry, the subject of this sketch, soon after the
outbreak of the great rebellion, jjroffered his ser-
vices as a soldier of the Union arniy. and, like his
ancestors, gave his support to the cause of freedom.
Mr. Blakeney is a native of this county, and was
born in Georgetown Township, July 19, 1842. His
father. William Blakenev. was born in Bourbon

County, Kentucky, and married Miss Susan Ellis, a
native of Greene County. Ohio. Tlie latter is the
oldest woman pioneer of the county, having come
hitlier when a young lady, with her parents as early
as 1821. .She is now seventy- four years old, while
Jlr. Blakeney is sevenl}--six. The latter came to
this county in 182;). He traveled over the
State on foot, visiting the lead mines at (ialena.
and fought in the Black Hawk War in 1832.
He was a splendid specimen of manhood |ihys-
ically, being of i)owcrful frame and ver\-
active. He was acknowledged as the strongest man
west of the Wabash, and could outrun any man in
this section, either white manor Indian.

To the parents of our subject tiiere was born a
family of twelve children, eight of whom grew to
mature years, are still living and have families of
their own. Those named are .as follows: John R.,
who died young; Sarah; William Anderson, who
died in childhood; Thomas W., our suliject; Rach-
ael, Nancj-, Wright E., JIartha, Mary,[.S\isan, and
two infants who died unnamed. Thomas W. was
born July 19, 1812 and had a pioneer expe-
rience in common with the other boys of George-
town Township, attending upon his studies in a log
school-house, and becoming at a verj' early age fa-
miliar with farm pursuits. Like his forefathers he
grew up with almost perfect health and a muscular
frame, remaining with the family and assisting in
the labors around the homestead until the outbreak
of the Civil War. Then in response to the call of
President Lincoln for " 300,000 more" he enlisted
at Catlin, as a Union soldier in Compan}- K, 12.5th
Illinois Infantr\-, under command of Capt. George
W. Cook. He was mustered in at Danville, and
drilled on the old fair grounds. At the outset he
was elected Corporal, and after leaving Danville
they repaired flrst to Cincinnati, Ohio, and then to
Covington and Louisville, Ky. Later they moved
on to Perryville, where our subject first saw the
smoke of battle in an active engagement, one
month lacking live days, from the time of his en-
listment. Soon afterward he was in the battles of
Chickamauga and INIission Ridge, and in the former
was wounded in the thigh l>y the explosion of a
shell, although not seriously linii. He accompa-
nied liis regiment on the Knoxvillc caniuaiirn rind

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participated in the siege of Atlanta. Wliiie cljarg-
inir lip Kenpsaw Mountain lie was seriously wound-
cil. and to this day carries five buckshot received at
that time. This division of the army was engaged
fifty-two days around Atlanta, and after the fall of
the city the regiment of our subject was assigned
to the comraand of (ien. Sherman and entered upon
the famous march to the sea. In the meantime at
Atlanta, on account of liravery and gallant ser-
vices, Mr. Blakeney was promoted to Sergeant-
Major, which rank he held until the close of the
war. After leaving Atlanta he went up through
the Carolinas to Washington, being present at the
grand review June '22, 18C,5, and was there mns-
tered out and received his honorable discharge in
that same month.

Upon leaving the army Mr. Blakeney re-engaged
in the peaceful pursuits of farm life, making his
home with his father until his marriage. This most
important and interesting event of his life was cel-
el)iated Oct. 22, 1868, the bride being Miss Matilda
Brooks, and the wedding taking place at her
home in Catlin. The newly wedded pair resided
in Georgetown Township, this county, a number of
years, then removed to Beadle County, Dak..
where Mr. Blakeney purchased 320 acres of land
and improved a farm, which he still owns. After
a three years residence in that place they returned
to this county and settled at Westville, where they
have since remained.

In addition to serving as Township Assessor, Mr.
Blakeney travels for the Bible house of Chandler
Bros., of Rockford, and is considered one of their
most successful salesmen. While in Dakota he be-
came a charter member of theT. O. Howe G. A. R.
Post at Altoona, Beadle County, .and religiously, is
with his estimable wife a prominent member of the
Christian Church at Westville. He takes a great
interest in the Sunday-school work and has for
years served as Superintendent, never missing a
single appointment for the last ten years. Politi-
cally he is a strong Republican.

Mrs. Blakeney is the daughter of John and
Louisa (Black) Brooks, a sketch of whom may be
found elsewhere in this volume. They were among
the first settlers along the eastern line of this county.
Px'ujninin Brooks, the paternal grandfather of

Mrs. Brooks, settled at Brooks Point at a very earh'
<lny. The Point was named in honor of Benja-
min Brooks. His wife, Matilda Manville, was the
first white woman coming into the county. To our
subject and his estimahle wife there were born
three children, the eldest nf whom, Mabel N., died
at the .age of eleven years and six months; Lou P.
is the only child surviving and lives at home with
her liarents. A son. Brooks, died at the age of
three years.

SA ANKRUM, late of section 26, Harri-
son's Purchase, Elwood Township, was
born at Yankee Point, this county. March
(g^ 10, 1837, and died Jan. 2.5, 1886. His

father, David Ankrum, was a jiioneer of this
countj' and a prominent man of his lime. He came
here when land was chea[), and cousequentl}- im-
proved his opportunities, and when he died was
well-off in this world's goods.

Asa Ankrum w.as one of the best citizens of this
county, and by frugality, coupled with good judg-
ment, he left his family above want. He received
his education at the common schools incident to
the early days of Illinois. He spent all his younger
days at home with his father on the farm, where
he worked hard, thus aiding his father in getting
the competence of which he was possessed. On the
1st of February, 1865, he married Rhoda C. Men-
denhall, whose father, James ]Mendenhall, removed
to Hamilton County, Ind., at an early day, and lo-
cated in this county in 1857. Her father was born
in Greene County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ankrum
became the parents of ten children, five of whom
aie living: Ollie C, Ira A., Meda ]\L, Minnie J.,
and Oris B. Mr. Ankrum was an ardent Repub-
lican, but he never sought official honors. He
deemed it his duty to support a i)arty which has
done so much for intelligence and industry-. He
was not connected with any church, but his purse
was always open to aid any enterprise which sought
to support the gospel or aid the poor. In 1880 he
erected an elegant three-story house, which contains
thirteen rooms and three halls, finished in elegant
style throughout. It is well furnished with every-

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thing calciilate'l to proiluco comfort. At the time
of liis ilratli, Mr. Ankniin owiicd over 220 acres,
hut Wiis somewhat in ffebt, which was liqiiidalcd b}'
[lis widow and sons since. Tlie^' liave luiiit a
large barn, pnrcliascd implements, wagons and
carriages, and have money loaned and interest
coming in. Tiiey iiave also met witli some losses
since llie fatlicr's ileath, among wiiich may be men-
tioned tiie burning of a tenant house. On tlie
wliole. the father left his interest in [jriident hands.
Mrs. Ankrum's father, .lames MeiKlcnhall. was
ln>rn near Xcnia, (Jreeue Co., Ohio, whence he re-
moved to the State of Indiana, settling in Elwood
Township in l.S;)7, as before indicated, and in
in every move he made he bettered himself, lie
married Rebecca Campbell, and the}' have five
children living: Piiscilla, Mrs. Patten, Ira; Ryan G. ;
Mrs. Ankruni;and Jane, Mrs. Klliott. Three daugh-
ters ilied after attaining their maturity: Sarah, Mrs.
Reeve; Lydia, Mrs. Newlin; Almeda, Mrs. Thomp-
son. Mr. jMendenhall was a [irominent farmer, in
which avocation he exhibited a great deal of inter-
est, and he held the office of School Treasurer for
several j'ears. He died in 1878, while bis wife
[passed away April 5, 1886. They were consistent
members of the Friends' Church, and were good
people in all things.

AMKS J. FIF^ALV is an excellent example
for young men just embarking in the field
of active life, of what mav be accomplished

^11/ by a man l)eginning' poor, but honest, pru-
dent and industrious. In early life he enjoyed but
few advantages, for his school days were limited,
and he had neither wealth nor position to aid hiui
in starting. He relied solely on his own efforts
and his own conduct to win for iiim success. He
is a careful, conscientious man, ever adhering to
the dictates of his own conscience to guide him.

Mr. Ilealy is the manager of the large general
merchandise store in Indianola, known under the
lirm name of Pattison &: Healy. He was born in
Ijos'cm, Alass., November, 1855, where his' father,
Pa'riik Healy, was a mechanical engineer on the

Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Uajiroad. His
mother. .Alary Tracey, was a native of Canada and
was reared upon a farm. The father is now resid-
ing in Chicago, while the mother is dead. They had
eight children, five of whom grew to manhood, as
follows: .lames .Joseph, William, Thomas, Dennis
and lOlizabcth. The subject of this sketch began
his life work as a brick carrier in CJhicago, his
wages being fifty cents a da}-. He was thrown en-
tirely upon his own resources while very young, and
had he not been naturally gifted with .a buoyant dis-
l)osition he perhaps would have fainti'd by the w.ay-
side. Being conscious of the necessity of an edu-
cation he attended the evening schools at Cliicago.
AI)ouL this time he became connected with tiie
Chicago Post as a newsboy, and while thus en-
gaged he one day happened to dravv the attention
of a gentleman from St. .Joseph, Mo., who per-
suaded him to go to that city, for he perceived the
intelligence of the lad and knew he would some day
become an able man.

In Missouri the boy was treated kindly by liis
newly-made friend and his famil}'. He was enabled
to take a commercial couise at the St. .Tose|ih Col-
lege, after the completion of which he returned to
Chicago and engaged as a book-keeper for a South
Water Street firm, where he had ample o[)[)orlHni-
ties for learning the ways of the world, and to gain
an insight into business. After a three-years' en-
gagement with this firm he accepted a position with
a retail grocer and wholesale liquor dealer of Chi-
cago, and for four years faithfully attended to the
affairs of that concern in the capacity of book-
keeper. His firm seeing his bright and capable
abilities, induced him to accept the position of
commercial traveler which he did, acquiring many
friends and gaining steadily in the esteem of liis
employers. Having gained the warm fiiendship of
Mr. Pattison while in Chicago, it was but natural
that he should make the acquaintance of iiis sister,
Emma, to whom he was united in marriage. She
is the daughter of Elijah and Mary (Cox) Patti-
son, the latter of whcun is now sixty-si.x years old
and living in N'ermilion County, where slie was
born, oeing one of tlie oldest of the living nati\(s
of this count}'. Mr. aiul Mrs. Healy made their
home in Cliicago for about twoyears. ami allluiugh

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lieiii;^ perfectly temperate in his liabits. yut ^Ii-.
Healy found there was a stion«: prejudice against
liquor dealing, and that social advantages were de-
nied him, that b\' right were his. He therefore con-
cluded to abandon the business, thougli by so doing
he I'elinquisbed a good situation.

Ill lSh!2 the firm of P.-ittison & Healy was
formed and the}- engaged in their present business,
at first on a sm;dl scale. l)Ut which since has steadily
increased until it is now |)a3-ing well. On Sept. 16,
1885 he was appointed Postmaster of Indianola,
and has proved himself the best incumbent of that
otfiee his town has ever had. He resigned on March
20, 1889, a move which was much regretted by all
regardless of politics. He is Secretary of the B\iild-
ing an<l Loan Association, and also Secretary of the
Masonic lodge here. Politically, he is a strong
Democrat and an officer of the Democratic club.
He is serving as Collector of Taxes in Carroll
Township, and in all these positions he has acquit-
ted himself with singular fidelit3- and honesty of
purpose. Mr. and Mrs. Healy are 'he parents of
one child. Anna May.

^t^

^, OHN HUMRICHOUS, founder of the vil-
lage of Humrick, is recognized as one of the
leading farmers and stock-raisers of Elwood
(^^y Township, a self-made man — one who l)egan
life at the foot of the ladder, and 113' hard work and
good management has arrived at a position verv
near the top. Unlike many men his struggles and
sacrifices have not made him cold or avaricious,
but on the contrary he is accounted as one of the
most hospitable and public-spirited men of his
community. Success has attended his efforts and
he is now in possession of a fine projjerty lying in
the southeastern part of the township on section
24. Here he has all the modern improvements as-
sociated with the well regulated country estate,
besides a snug bank account, which will insure his
declining j'ears against anxiety and want.

A native of York County, Pa., our subject was
born Dec. 30, 1823, and is the son of .John Hum-
richous. who was born in what was then the Kiuij-

ilom of IIano\ir, and who came to the United
States after his marriage, about 1818. His wife,
formerly Elizabeth Little, was a native of his own
province, and to them there were born twelve chil-
dren, eleven of whom lived to mature j'ears, and
of whom our subject was the sixth in order of
birth. The latter, like his brothers and sisters, onl3^
enjoyed very limited school advantages, attending
about six months in all, paying therefor three cents
per day.

The father of our subject died when John was in
the sixteenth year of his age, and he then had to
look out for himself as well as the family. He
worked out by the month and assisted his mother
until after her second marriage. Later he learned
the carpenter trade, which he followed ten years.
He left his native State in 1851, proceeding to
Dayton, Ohio, where he sojourned two j-eais. His
next stopping |)lace was at Horse Shoe Bend, on the
Little Vermillion River in Indiana, and from there
in 185G he went to Bloomfield, 111. The j-ear fol-
lowing he traveled through Kansas and Missouri,
but finall3' returned east as far as Vermillion
County, Ind., and resided in Newport Township
until the fall of 18G4. He then came to iilwood
Township, this county, settling where he now lives,
and thereafter gave his attention almost exclu-
sivel3' to farming pursuits.

At the age of twenty-six 3'ears, in Maj% 1850,
our subject was married to Miss Susannah Keller,
a native of his own county in Peuns3dvania and the
daughter of John Keller, deceased. This union re-
sulted in the birth of eleven children. onl3- five of
whom are living: John A. married Miss Malinda
Menges, is a resident of Elwood Townshii) and the
father of three children — Ada, .lohn and Jonathan;
Susie is the wife of Charles Waggaman. of Elwood
Township, .•ind they have two children, .lohu and
M3rtle; Laura married Charles Brown, of Vermill-
ion County. Ind; tlie3- have no children; Emma is
the wife of Roliei t Slaughter, of Bethel, this county,
and they have two children, Artie and an infant
unnamed; Melissa is the wife of (ieorge A. Collier,
and lives with her father; she has one child. John
AVilliam.

The property of our subject embraces over 400
acres of tine land, to which he has given his main

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499

.•ittcntioM, li;i\ iiiji: no desire for the responsibilities
of ollicc or tlie anxlelie.s of :i piililic life. He lias,
lio«\.-vi'r, served as Seliool Director and .lustiee of
the I'eaie, and is recognized as a citizen of more
tlian ordinar}- intelligence. Socially, he belongs to
the Masonic lodge of Ridge Farm, and with iiis
wife is a member in good standing of the Cumber-
laml l'resl)Vterian Church at Bethel.

^ O.SES L. LARRANCE is a wealthy pio-
neer of Klwood and is a man who is ver}'

prominent in the affairs of his township.
■* He owns 340 acres of land, unparalleled

for its fertility, on section 25, range 12, where he
carries on in a successful manner general farming.
j\Ir. Larrance was liorn in Jefferson County,
Tenn., on May 9, 1818. His father, .John Lar-
rance. w.as a native of North Carolina. He came
to Kdgar Count_y in 1827 settling in Elwood Town-
ship, two miles north of where iMoses L. now re-
sides. Tlie land was then in its wild state, but he
had his choice of nearly the whole county, and he
chose well. He entered 240 acres of land for
which he paid the Government i)rice, .and thereon
erected a cabin, made of round logs and witli one
room. The floor was constructed of logs split in
two, with the tlat side up; clapboard roof and
doors of the same material. They lived ha|)piiy
for one year in this house and were determined to
make a comfortable home though they were ob-
liged to suffer privations innumerable in order to
do it. In those days stoves could be procured
only bv the rich, and in the cabin of the pioneer
they were an unknown luxury. The good luother
cooked in a long handled skillet by the lire-place,
and did her baking in an old fashioned brick oven.
When Moses was eighteen years old, his father
went to Chicago and bought a cook-stove, which
was a curiosity to the boy, as this was the first one
he ever saw. They lived m a frugal manner,
never complaining, but liapjiy in the enjoyment
of good health, and that in the future they would
reap ihcir harvest. The mother of Moses L. was
iJutli, the daughter of John Mills, a pioneer of

this county. .She was the mother of nine children,
five of whom are living, namely: Moses L., Leroy,
\\ illiam, Isaac, and Lant}'. Thosit deceased are
Edith, Jane, Richard, Jon;ilh;in ;nid an infant.

Moses L. Larrance received his early education
in the old school-house with the greaseil paper win-
dows, stick and clay chimney, slali benches and
wall desks, of the pioneer days of Illinois. The
boys of those days were fortunate if they secured
three months' school, as their p:irents were, of
course, unable to pay a teacher for a longer term.
He w^as married Nov. 1, 1H3H to Nancy, daughter
of Aaron Jlendenh.ill, who came from North Caro-
lina to Greene County. Ohio, during the year 1812.
His father, Richard Mendenliall was killed by the
Indians during that war. Aaron purchased a farm
from the Government in 1«21, settling in Carroll
Township, where Silas Baird now lives. ^Ir. and
Mrs. Larrance are the parents of ihiiteen children,
nine living and grown up. The following is a
record of the children n^)w alive. Their names
are: Jolin, William, Betsey, Richard. Emily, Char-
ity, Lydia, David, and Paris. John married Mary
Baum,they have six chilclren — Ella, Frank, Henry,
Rosa, Cass, and Cephas; William first married
Ella Patterson, by whom he had four children,
two of wlioin are living — Charles and Cassius. His
wife died and he married Betsey Frasier; Betsey
married Carroll F'ellows and they have seven chil-
dren— Sylvanus, Cyrus, Louisa, Charley, Oliver,
Alice, and .lane; Richard married Jane Wheeler,
and they are the parents of seven children — Allen
J., Bert, Maude, Frederick, Art, Thoinas, and
.Samuel; Emily married .lohn Canaday, they have
five children — Cora, (uace, Charily J., t'lorence
and Flora; Charity married Frank Thompson, who
have two children — Odbert and (i(jlden; Lydia
married William Nier, they have two children — Ida
and Mark: David married Caroline Tuggle, and
they are the iiarents of three children, two of whom
are living — Moses L. and Morton M.; Paris mar-
ried ^Martha Snyder, they h.ad one child — Mola.
w ho is deceased.

Mr. Larrance at this time owns 340 acres of land
and has given GOO acres to his children. 180 acres
of which he entered from the tJovernmiiit. H.'
belongs to the Republican party and has never

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sought official luinors. He is a lucinher uf the
Frienrls' Church at Vermilion Gri)ve. JMr. and
Mis. Larrance began life with nothing; have
worked bard and liy good management the^' are
now enjoying a comfortable fortune, and thc,y de-
serve it.

ylLLIAM SANDUSKY. Tlie Sandusky
Bros., AVilliam and Harvey, are two of the
WW most wealthy and prominent men in this
county, and have distinguished thomselves as suc-
cessful live-stock breeders, in which business they
have engaged for many years, the latter bringing
the first carload of thorough-bred Sliort-horn cattle
to this county in the spring of lH(i-2. They were
pnrciiascd from the celebrated breeder of the groat
trotter •• Minide S.," R. A. Alexander, who was at
that time in company willi .Icrry Dunc'an and .Tames
IImII. forming the most illustrious trio (if breeders
at tliat time in America.

The subject of this notice is a gentleman largely
endowed by nature with some remarkable qualities,
possessing sound common sense and a line judg-
ment, broad an<l lilieral-minded in his views, an
ardent lover of national liberty and a strong be-
liever in the Republican theory of protection for
America and all its citizens. His native place was
Bourbon County, K^^, and he was born Nov. H),
1S2G. VVIien he was a mere child the family left
tlie Blue Grass State, being transported to Ohio
(via Cincinnati) and Indiana, whose .houses were
mostly log cabins, and passing through Indianapo-
lis, their outfit consisting of three wagons, two
drawn by four horses each and one by an ox team.

The father of our subject had visited the AVest
prior to this time and started out for permanent
settlement in the fall of 1829. William was edu-
cated in a log school house and grew up amid the
wild scenes of life on the frontier, as Central Illi-
nois was then considered the far AVest. The first
time he went to Chicago he rode on a load of pro-
duce hauled by two yoke of oxen, which were fed
on a s|iot near the present site of the Commercial
lloti'l. The youth of that period were at an early

ago inuri-d to labor, and young Sandusky, like his
comrades, grew up strong and healthful and soon
after reaching his majority began to lay his plans
for a home of his own. He was married in A|>ril.
1848, when twenty-two years old to IHss INIary E.,
daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Weaver) Baum,
further mention of whom will be made in the
sketch of Frank Baum on another page in this
volume.

The earliest records of the Weaver family indi-
cates them to have been of Scotch-Irish descent,
who upon emigrating to this country settled in
Maryland. Michael Weaver, the paternal grand-
father of Mrs. Sandusky, served as a soldier in the
Revolutionary War and was a very wealthy man.
He was born in ^laryland, whence he removed to
Pennsylvania an<l from there to Ohio, after which
he resided in lii-own and Clermont counties. He
set out for niiuois in 1828, in which year the i)ar-
ents of Mrs. Sandusky also came to this State.
The grandfather was a peculiar man in many re-
spects, possessing a high sense of honor an<l justice,
benevolent and hospitable, and was so extremely
conscientious that he would never accept more
than six per cent, for his money, although he could
have loaned it sometimes at forty per cent. Noth-
ing pleased him better than to assist those who
would try to help themselves, while he was decid-
edly averse to speculation of any kind. He would
never charge more than twenty-five cents per bushel
for his corn under any circumstances, as he declared
that he could raise it for that and it was worth no
more. He lived to be a centennarian and Mrs.
Sanduskj' gave him a reception on the anniversary
of his one hundreth birthday, which was made the
occasion of a very cheerful gathering of friends and
relatives and will be long remembered liy those
who participated in it.

To the parents of Mrs. Sandusky there were
born eleven children, viz.: Oliver, Mary E., Susan,
Catherine, Francis, Charles, Emeline, Samuel, Wil-
liam and Angeline. After the death of the mother
when JIary E,, the wife of our subject, was a
maiden probably of seventeen years, Mr. Weaver
was married the second time and became the father
of four more children.

After their marriage Mr. Sandusky and his young

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wife settled on tlie farm wliere llicv Imve .since
lived, and expended their liest etTorts in the cou-
stiuetion of a homestead. As may he supposed it
liears but little resemblance to its original condi-
tion, being tiien but a tract of wild land, with no
improvements to spe.al< of. One of the first tasks
to which Mr. Sandusky set himself w.as the planting
of an orchard, the trees of which have now be-
come almost of giant size. Gradually he erected
the various l)uildings needed for the general pur-
poses of agriculture, and for a number of years
labored early and late in Iho cultivation of his
land bringing abf)Ut Ihe ctjuiforts and conven-
iences essential to the liappiness of a home. .\1-
tliough almost uniformly successful, he at one time
met with a loss of ^;?0,00(l through one of the
Presidents of the Exchange Bank of IJanviUe. He
has liandled thousands of beef cattle, also tliorough-
Incd Short-horns and has now a very tine herd —
thirty head of registered animals.

As a lovi r of the equine race Mr. Sandusky is
now paying special attention to thorough-lircd lun-
ning horses, of which he has ten or twelve tine
animals, including the trotting stallion, " Wilful
Bov," a standard-bred three-year old of great
speed and value. Mr. Sandusky was at one time
the owner of 220 acres of land upon which
lie operated largely as a general farmer and stock-
raiser. He keeps himself well jiosted, not only
upon matters connected with agriculture, but of
national interest and is thoroughly opposed to se-
cret orders. He cast his first vote for Abraham
Lincoln with whom he was well accpiainted, and
fre(iuenlly heard him relate some of his cliar.-iclcr-
istic yarns. The Kepulilican party finds no more
sincere or earnest follower than Mr. Siuidusk}', al-
though he is no office-seeker and li.as mingled very
little in pulilic affairs.

The five children born to our subject and his ex-
cellent wife arc recorded as follows: Sai-.-di .1. died
at the age of two j-ears; Caroline is tlie wife of
James Snapp. a farmer of Carroll Township; she
has tliroe children, two by a former inisband and
one bv Mr. Snapp. Rochester, who has inherited
his father's love for fine horses, is an expert in this
line and remains at the home farm ; Addie is the
wife ol ,1. T. McMillen. a lumberman of Danville;

she has four children — William. Nell, Rochester
and Edmund. Caroline and .Vddie were both
students of Illinois Female College and Miss Belle
attended the Female Seminary at .Morgan Park,
near Chicago; she is now at home with her parents.
Rochester was graduated from Bryant iV Stratton's
Business College.

.Tosiiih Sandusky, the father of our sid)ject, is one
of the wealthiest men in this county, owning 1,000
acres of land in Carroll Township and dealing ex-
tensively in live-stock, including line road and
trotting horses. He was born .Sept. 11, lis.!?, in
Kentucky and is the son of Abrahatn Sodowskj',
whose forefathers were natives of Poland, whence
originated the name which has since been American-
ized into its present form. Abr.aham .Sodowsky
was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 21), 1793,
and m.arricd Miss Jane McDowell, also a native of
that county and born Dec. 1(), 1792. The family
were among the earliest settlers of that comity, lo-
cating there when Indians were still |)lentiful.

The earliest records of this family take us back
to one Sodowskj', a descendant of the Royal family
of Poland and a tlistinguished citizen who was
finally banished from the realm for some part
which he had taken in political affairs. We find
the forefathers of our subject were first represented
in America in 1756 and they gained favor with
the Colonists on account of their high bearing .■^.nd
strict integrity. One married a sister of Gov.
Inslip and operated largely as an Indian trader.
He was finally murdered by the Inilians in the
vicinity of Lake Erie. He was a hunter and a
trader and his death was the result of a mistake,
as the savages had been imposed upon by the
whites and in the fury of their revenge attacked
the first white man they met. not recognizing who
it was at the time, .as he had l«en their best friend.
They regretted their deed greatly and in order to
partly atone for it named the Bay in his honor,
also the two towns which afterward siiriing up and
are now familiarlj- known as ITpper and Lower
Sanduskj'. The McDowell f.amily were likewise
early settlers of America and pioneers of Kentucky.
The j)aternal grandparents of our subject were
married in Bourbon County, that State, and euii-
gr.ated to Illinois in 1837. settling on the farm now

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

occupied by Josiali Sandusky. The old cabin still
stands near its original site, having for its compan-
ion the stately residence erected by Josiah Sandusky
in 1872. Eight children were born of this union
the father of whom was successful in accumulating
a good property and died iu 1865. His wife had
passed away the year previously; Josiah, the father
of our subject, was the youngest of their family.
He grew up a sturdy and healthful youth, iionest
and industrious and acquired a practical education
in the common school, tinally succeeding to tiie
management of the farm of 500 acres which was
given him by his father. Upon this he and his
brother Abraham operated together and the parents
were cared for by them until their decease. Grand-
fatlier Sandusky was a first-class business man and
his sons wisel}^ submitted to his counsels during
his lifetime. Religiously, lie was ft strong Presby-
teiian and very kind to the poor and unfortunate.
His death was greatly mourned, not only by his
immediate faniil}', but by the entire eommunit}'.
Harvey was the only one of the children to retain
liie Polish name of Sodowsky, the rest adopting
the Anglicised pronunciation. On the 18th of
December, 1873, Josiah Sandusky was wedded to
Miss Susan Moreland, daughter of Thomas and
Catherine (Hedges) Moreland who were of P>nglish
ancestry and coming to Illinois in 1857 settled in
Carroll Township.

Mrs. Susan Sandusky was born in Bourbon
County, K}'., and was a child of six years when
her i)arents came to this county. She attended the
Sisters' school at St. Mar}''s, near Terre Haute, be-
came a musician and finely accomplished lady. In
1872 the father of our subject erected an elegant
brick residence at a cost of §20,000, which, with
its surroundings made one of the most beautiful
homes in the county. Later he added 500 acres to
his farm. The Sandusk\' family has always been
noted for its dealings and successes in the live-
stock business and the father of our subject usu-
ally keeps a herd of fifty to sixty head of thorough-
bred cattle, numbers of which he exhibits at the
State and county fairs and is in the habit of carry-
ing off the blue ribbons. He has sold cattle for
breeding purposes to parties in nearly every State
in the I'nion. lie also is a lOver of fine horses,

keeping about thirtj'-five or forty head of road
and trotting thorough-breds, man}' of them being
very valuable and never having had a bridle on
them. He has a one- half-mile track and employs
a competent trainer to take charge of the stables.
Several of his horses have shown a record of 2:19.
In addition to his stock operations the elder
Sandusky has swine, poultry and Merino sheep,
bred from the best strains and has probably done
more than any other man in the county to raise
the standard of its live stock. He is a Republican,
" dyed in the wool," having cast his first Presi-
dential vote for Abraham Lincoln, but meddles
very little with public affairs and has kept aloof
from the offices.

^~*^'~W"

^S^IDEON T. BAUM, one of the well-known
ml ,=, Baum family of Carroll Township, is rec-
^^!| ognized as a verj' industrious and enter-
prising young farmer and has a beautiful home on
section 29. Here with his estimable and amiable
wife lie has built up what might be likened to a
little paradise, and is apparentl}' surrounded with
all the good and detirable things of life. His nat-
ural proclivities are such as have gained him the
esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens and he
thus occupies a good position socially as well as
financially.

The father of our subject was Charles Baum, a
sketch of whom will be found on another page in
this volume. Gideon T. was born Oct. 12, 1860,
at the old homestead in Carroll Township, and was
the fourth son and fifth child of his parents. His
boyhood days were spent in a manner common to
that of farmer's sons and when reaching the twenty-
fourth year of his age he was married Nov. 13,
1884 to Miss Clara, daughter vf Elijah and Susan
(Jones) Lucas.

The father of Mrs. Baum is a native of George-
town, Ky., and her mother of Harrodsburg, that
State. The paternal great-grandfather was of
English descent and closely allied to ro3-ality; her
mother's people were from Maryland. The Lucas
family removed from Kentucky in 187G and the

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parents of Mrs. Bauin are now living retired at
Areliie, in Sidell Township. Mr. Lucas is sixty-
eight years of age and his good wife is ten j-ears
his junior. Tbey are the parents of four cluldren,
and llie ehlest, George, is a resident of Hume.
Ciiarlos makes his home in Archie; James likewise
remains with his parents; Clara was born at Har-
rodsburg, Ky., where she lived until a girl of
eleven years tiien came with her parents to Ill-
inois. Tiiey first settled near Georgetown and the
father occupied himself at farming until retiring
from the active labors of life.

Mr. and Mrs. Baum after their murriage settled
on the farm which tliev now own. and which
embraces "215 acres of fertile land. The residence
had been put up the summer previous to their
marriage. The two children born of this union
are a daughter and a son — Lulu Weaver and Karl
Lucas. Mrs. Baum is a member in good standing
of tlie Baptist Ciiurch. Our subject, politically,
supports the principles of the Democratic party.

^^x YRFS CHARLES BAl'M, the fourth "Char-
[l( ^Yi lie" '" t.lie Baum genealogy, and a member
'^ti^ of the popular and well-known family of
that name in this county, is a sober, industrious,
intelligent young man, and rapidly becoming
wealtliy. He has a charming home, a very attrac-
tive and accomplished wife who possesses rare
musicr.l talent, and, in short, is apparently sur-
rounded by a large portion of that which makes
life desirable and satisfactory. His well-regulated
farm is pleasantly located on section 29 in Carroll
Township, and comprises 250 acres of choice land
thoroughly developed.

Of Charles W. and Catherine (Weaver) Baum,
the parents of our subject, a sketch appears else-
where in this volume. Cyrus C. was the second
son and third child in a family of six, and was
born in Carroll, Feb. 18, l.s.">3. His boyhood .and
youth were spent in a comparatively uneventful
manner, first at the common school and then at the
graded school in Indianola. while during the vaca-
tions he employed himself in a useful manner

around the homestead. From boyhood up he h.as
been temperate and of correct habits, and upon
reaching his majoritv. his father presented him
with a large tract of land, which he traded for his
present farm in 1 H84 To this latter he has given
his undivided attention for the last five years, to
what good purpose its present condition indicates.
In 1876 Mr. Baum was united in marriage with
Miss Emma, daugher of Allen and Alma (iilkey,
who were both natives of Kentucky. They left
the Dlue (irass regions at an earl^- date, and set-
tled in this county during its pioneer days. Of
this union there was born one cliikl, a daughter,
Leiia, who is now a bright girl of ten years, and
is cared for with a mother's affection by the pres-
ent wife of our suliject. Mrs. Emma (Gilkey)
Baum departed this life Oct. 5, 1880.

Our subject contracted a second marriage, Nov.
28, 1887, with Miss .losie, daughter of Josephus
Baum, a native of Clermont County, Ohio. The
maiden name of her mother was Sarah Beall, and
she was a native of the same county as her hus-
band. Mr. Baum was a blacksmith by trade, and,
before leaving Ohio, lived at Point Isabel, and in
Bainbridge. Ross Count3-. He came to Illinois in
187,0, and settled at Ridge Farm, where he is still
engaged at his tr.adeand is now probably fifty-nine
years old. His good wife is ten years his junior.
They are the parents of seven children, viz: Al-
bert, Josie, Jessie, Lelia, Maggie, Charles and
Minnie.

Mrs. Josie (Baum) Baum was born at Point
Isabel, Clermont Co., Ohio, Sept. 6, 1869, and was
a young maiden of fifteen j'ears when her parents re-
moved to Bainbridge. Two years later they came
to Illinois, and she completed her studies in the
High School at Ridge Earm. She received a care-
ful home training from an excellent mother, and
api)arently takes a loving pride in the adornment
of her home and making it the dearest sjjot on
earth to those immediately in its precincts. She is
a l.asteful performer on the piano, and the home
circle is often enlivened by music and the pleasant
intercourse of friends.

Mr, Baum, politically, like his father and
brothers, gives his unqualified support to the
Democratic party, although he meddles very little

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with public affairs, i)iefenintf to give his time and
attention to the improvement of his farm and tiie
coiiifort and liappiness of those bj- whom lie is
connected by the most sacred of eartlilv ties.

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THOMAS HOOPES. The old pioneers, who
are fast passing away, are naturally looked
upon with that interest and respect with
which mankind is prone to regard those things
wliich, when once departed, can never be recalled.
These thoughts involuntarily force themselves
upon the mind in contemplating the career of the
subject of this sketch, who was the first settler at
Iloopeston, and in whose honor it was named. He
came to this county, and invested in land Aug. 9,
1853. Returning to Ohio, he remained there until
April 8, 1855, when he with his family removed to
this county, and endured his full share of the hard-
ships and privations of life in a new settlement,
operating as a tiller of the soil a series of^ears, and
is now enjoying the fruits of his labors amid tiie
comforts of a pleasant and well-ordered home fii
the southeastern part of the village, wiiich has been
the object of his fostering care. He retired from
tlie active labors of life in June, 1882, and occupies
a tasteful and commodious brick residence at the
corner of Penn and Fourlii streets. He is the
owner of a good propert\'. which he accumulated
solely by his own industry and perseverance. He
owns 2,233 acres of fine land, contracted to young
men, and upon which the}' pay a low interest. He
also controls 5.180 acres in his own name, making
the total of his land holdings 7,413 acres.

Sir. Hoopes was born on the 26th of June, 180G,
in a log cabin in the woods of what was then Jeffer-
son County, but is now the southeast corner of Har-
rison County, Ohio, His father in 1810 removed
to a point seven miles distant in the same county,
and there our subject sojourned until 1846. He
pursued his studies mostly at home under the in-
struction of his mother, and also attended a pri-
vate school. He remained a member of the
parental household until reaching his majority.

soon after which time occurred the death of his
father, and the propert}- was divided. Thomas, in
1829, purchased a two-thirds interest in the estate,
and carried on the improvements, which had been
begun, clearing the land of the remaining timber
upon it and preparing the soil for cultivation.
There being six children in the family, the share
of Thom.as, estimated to be 8334.04 in value, was
accordingly one-sixth of the estate, and in con-
tracting to buy out the other heirs, subject to the
mother's life interest, he was obliged to go into
del>t. The task before him, he was aware, required
n)ore than an ordinary amount of courage and per-
severance, but nature had generously endowed him
with these qualities, and from that modest begin-
ning he succeeded in building up the ample prop-
erty of which he is now the owner.

Our subject continued on the old farm until the
summer of 1846, and on the 30th of July that year,
was united in marriage with Miss Anna Gray, of
of the same county. Shortly afterward they re-
moved to the vicinity of Marion, Ohio, where Mr.
Hoopes purchased a farm of 803 acres on what
was familiarly' known as Sandusky Plains, and
added 100 acres three years later. It was nearl}'
fenced and has been largely devoted by our subject
to pasturage. Mr. Hoopes began the improvement
of his i)roperty, and in 1850 put up one of the
first brick houses in that locality. He devoted his
land mostly to grazing, and gathered together a
large tlock of sheep. He also took in cattle to
feed, and continued this course profitalily for a
period of nine years. His property naturally in-
creased in value, and became the source of a com-
fortable inei)me.

In 1853, however, Mi-. Hoopes decided to see what
lay beyond, and accordingly disposed of his interest
in the Buckeye Slate, and after residing for a year
in Marion A'ill.age came here to buy, moving
here with his family in 1855. There were then
but few settlers in Grant Township, this county, and
frc(pientl3' the traveler would go from fifty to 100
miles without passing a farm, a large proportion of
the land still belonging to the Government. j\Ir.
Hoopes at once bought of W. I. Allen 480 acres,
upon which he established a homestead, and was
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507

ist and a stock-raiser. lie later purchased ad-
dititmal land, and in due time became the owner
i)f 7,4 i;i acres; besides this he sold several thousand
acres at different times. The Hrst ho\ise which he
put up was a frame structure of fair proportions,
located at the top of a hill on the old "Chicago
l{<)a<l." lyinij north of the present site of the town.
He occu[>ied this with his family for a nutnber of
j'cars. and added other buildings as time passed on.
He still continued sheep-raising, and frequently
jjastured large droves of cattle for other men.
From the first he made it a rule to keep out of
debt, live within his income, and meet his obliga-
tions as the;)' became due. Mr. Hoopes, in 1803,"
disposed of his flocks of sheej) on account of the
ditliculty in getting help to look after them, and
at the same time laid aside many of the cares
which had been his for many jears. Since that
time he has taken life more easily. On the 4th of
July, 1871, the track of what is now the Danville
& A'incennes Railroad was laid across what is now
IMaiii street, and the year following the Lake Erie it
"Western began running its trains. Mr. Hoopes,
always a man of wise forethought, judged that
here would be a good site for a town, and accord-
ingly commenced Laying out a portion of his farm
in tovvn lots. He did not undertake town-making,
but laid out his land after it had been started.
Thereafter lie eng.ageil in selling these lots and
looking after the interests of the embryo village.
The town was named Hoopeston by one of the
prospectors of a railroad. Mr. Hoopes afterward
sold 1,000 acres to the firm of Snell & Ta3ior, who
had a part of the land jilatted, and sold town lots.
In 187;3 Mr. Hoo|)es purchased a house a short dis-
tance west of that which he now occupies, and
moved into it. occupying it until 1882, when he
erected his present residence. In connection with
his deiilings in real est,ite, he still continued the
general supervision of his farm, but emploj'ed
agents to carry on the work. In the fall of 1874
he started for the Pacific Slope, arriving in Califor-
nia October 28, and sojourned there until the 27th
of March, 1875. In the meantime he traveled
over a large portion of the country with his wife,
the latter being in delicate health.

Mr. Hoopes cast his first vote iu 1828 for a

defeated candidate, being then identified with the
old Whig party, but upon its abandonment cor-
dially cndoised the principles of the Republican
party, whom he has since for the most part given
his sui)port. In local affairs, however, he is not
hound by party ties, but aims to support the man
best qualified for office. During his long residence
in this county, he has pursued that upright and
honorable course which hasgaineil him the confi-
dence and esteem of his fellow-citizens, striving
alw.ays to be not only just, Init also generous, as he
has had opportunity.

Mrs. Anna ((iray) Hoopes was born in ll.uiison
County, Ohio, .luly 2.5, 1810. and w.as the daughter
of Thomas and Hannah (Kckley) (4ray, who spent
their Last years in Fulton County. 111. To oin- sub-
ject and his estimable wife there were born no chil-
dren. Mrs. Hoopes departerl this life on the 2!Hh
of April, 188G, greatly mourned by her husl)and,
and regretted by all who know her. .She was a de-
voted wife, u lady possessing all the Christian vir-
tues, and who w.as the uniform .and efficient helper of
her hnsliand during his toils and struggles, and his
clieerfnl. faithful companion amid the hardships
and ditticulties which they encountered. Her name
is held in kindly rememlirance by :ill who knew
her.

Nathan Hoopes, the father of our subject, was
born in Chester County, Pa , May .">, 1765, and was
the son of Daniel A. Hoopes, a native of the same
county. He lived there until reaching man's es-
tate, and was married to Miss Elizabeth Gardnei-.
Soon afterward they removed to Ohio, and settled
in the woods of what was then Jefferson County,
about seven miles from where the town of Mount
Pleasant grew up. He put up a log cabin and be-
gan felling trees, and preparing a portion of the
soil for cultivation. His first property consisted of
only thirty acres, and at this little homestead oc-
curred the birth of his son Thomas.

Later the father of our subject disi)Osed of this
])roperty, and purch,ascd IGO acres of land, where
he opened up a good farm, and upon which he
spent his last days, p.assing away in the spring of
1828. The household circle was completed by the
birth of seven children, six of whom lived to
years of maturity, namely : James and Joseph,

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PORTRAIT ANIJ BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

wild were residents of Morgan County, Ohio,
until tlieir deatli; Sarah. Mrs. Nathan Williams, of
Harrison County, Ohio; Thomas, our subject; Ann,
the widow of George W. Scott, living in Camp
Chase; and Mary, Mrs. W. Spurier, who died in
Harrison County, whither she returned from Mor-
gan County. The mother survived her husband
only six years, her death taking place at the old
homestead on May 12, 1834. She was a member
and minister of the Society of Friends. Mr.
Hoopes, our subject, is not a member of any
society.

Mr. Hoopes owns large tracts of land, also buys
any tract a young, but honest and industrious man
may desire, lets him have it and pay a very low
rate of interest, instead of rent, and avoids double
taxation; thus helping man3' young men to start,
simply for the |)urpose of doing what good he can.
If he is proud of an3'thing, it is of that, to be con-
sidered a ]iliilant!iropist.

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SJ RA G. JONES. Here and there, like a bright
I' light on the hill top, we find a character which
/li convinces us that the world is by no means all
bad, and the subject of this notice may most prop-
erly be placed in this category. Not only is he the
wealthiest farmer in Elwood Township, but its old-
est living settler, and one who is known far and
wide for his kindly character, and as looking upon
the mistakes and wrong- doings of his fellow-men
with charity. He had long been known as the
poor man's friend — one never seeking popularity —
but he has sought to help those who have tried to
help themselves, and has set before iiis fellow-men
an examiile worthy of their imitation. He is by
occupation a farmer, and has for many years been
engaged extensively in stock-raising. His large
possessions are the accumulation of a lifetime of
industry, good management, and the prudent econ-
omy which has been the rule of his life.

A native of Eastern Indiana, oiu' subject was
born near Liberty, fifteen miles from the present
flourishing city of Richmond, .Ian. 11, 182'!. His

father, Aaron Jones, long since deceased, was a na-
tive of New Jersey, and removed with his parents
to Fayette County, Pa., when quite small. Tiie
paternal grandfather of our subject was a soldier
in the Revolutionary War. The wife of Aaron
Jones was Phebe Watkins, a native of Fayette
County, Pa., who became the mother of eleven
children, all of whom lived to mature years, and
three survive, those beside our subject being Will-
iam and Henry. The former occupies the old
homestead near Quaker Point, just across the line
in Indiana, and the latter lives in Fremont County,
Minn.

Aaron Jones brought his famil}- to this county
in October, 1827, settling at (Quaker Point, where
he rented land two or three seasons. He then en-
tered a tract from the Government about one mile
east of Quaker Point in Vermilion Townshij), A'er-
million Co., Ind. The first house the Jones fam-
il}' occupied was a double log cabin with a stick
and claj' chimney, a puncheon floor and the roof
made of clapboards held down with knees and
weight |joles. Some of the pioneer bedsteads of
that day consisted of poles fastened in the wall and
resting on a fork in the middle of the floor. The
nearest trading points were Newport and Eugene.
•'Father Jones," as he was familiarly called, was a
very hospitable man, and entertained many a trav-
eler under his humble roof. People came as far as
eight miles to the Shaw and the Eugene mills, and
sometimes would have to wait a week for their
grinding. Many of them put up with the Jones
family, and were never charged a cent. It was
common to drink whisk}' in those days, and "rncle
Aaron" always had plenty of it in his house — the
genuine article, made from bis own grain. Not-
withstanding this he was a temperate man himself,
and never allowed liquor to get the better of him.

The earl}' education of our subject was conducted
in "Hazel Brush Ct^llege." a log cabin erected in
the same manner as the dwelling 'leretofore de-
scribed. His lioyhood and youth were spent in
a similar manner to that of other sons of the
pioneer fanner, during which time he assisted in
tilling the soil, and upon approaching manhood
began to lay his plans for the establishment of a
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o09

however, before securing unto himself a wife and
helpmate, and was then married in July, 18")."), to
Miss Ruth Connor. This union resulted in tlif
hirlh of seven children, four of whom are living
— Eiiieline, Oeorge, Rozella and Seymour. One
daughter, Indiana, was married to .lohn Patton,
and died, leaving five eliildren — Jennie, Neal, May,
George and Lucretia. Elmeline married William
Arrissmitli, of Pilot Township, this county, and
thoy have four children — Lilly, Ira, James and
Bertha; George married Miss Annie Phillips, lives
in IJethel. and is the father of one child, a son,
Claude; Rozella married Charles Busby, of Kl-
wood Township, and has two children. Mrs. Ruth
(C'onnor) Jones deiiarted this life .at the home-
stead. Aug. 9, 1861).

Our subject contracted a second marriage, Nov.
24, 1871, with Mrs. Hhoda J. Rice. This lady w.as
the widow of .lames M. Hice, and the daughter
of James F. Weller, of Elwood Township. Of
their marriage there h.ave been born four chil-
dren, all sons. Pearl, Frank, Bertie and Arthur.
Mrs. .lones is a member of the New J>ight Chris-
tian Church. Our subject, politicalh', votes the
Republican ticket, and has been quite inominent
in local affairs, ofliciating as Road Overseer and
Highway Commissioner, and is at present .School
Trustee and a member of tlic village Council. lie
is the owner of 1,000 acres of land, most of it in
Flwood Township. His agricultural operations
have been conducted with thoroughness and skill,
and his home is one whose inmates are sur-
rounded with all the comforts and many of the
luxuries of life.

HENRY BANTA. Intil within a few
years back the subject of this iK^tice was
one of the leading business men of Elwood
Township. He came to this county in 1858
settling near Pilot Grove where he carried on farm-
ing until 1869. He then came to the Ridge where
he h.as since lived. He for some time owned and
operated the Ridge Farm Flouring Mill and built
the elevator here in 1871. He dealt in grain ex-

tensively anil at the same time interested himself
in the various enterprises calculated to build up
the town, lie is a man of excellent business capa-
cities and strong (pialitics of character, oiu' whose
intluence has been .sensibly felt, both in the l)usine.ss
and social circles of his community

Our subject was burn in ISoiirbon Count}', Ky.,
Aug. 14, 1831, and is the son of Abraham Banta.
now deceased. The Latter w.as born in Bourbon
County, Ky., whence our subject icmovcd to
Nicholas County with his parents when quite
young. They settled on a farm two and one-half
miles west of Carlisle on the old Lexinutun and
Maysville pike. The maiden name of the mothci-
of our subject was Dorcas Hedges. His paternal
grandfather, Henry Banta, served as a solilici' of
the Revolutionary War. The parental household
included eight children, five of whom are li\insi-,
viz.: .Scythia A., Mrs. Fulton; J. Henry, our sub-
ject; Margaret, Mrs. Campbell; William F. and
Elizabeth, twins, the latter of whom .also married a
Mr. Campbell. The deceased were Andrew .1.,
Sarah, Mrs. Collins and Annie M., ;Mrs. Bo^ard.

Young Banta commenced his education in a loo-
cabin in Bourbon County. Ky. The temple of
learning was a very primitive affair, with greased
Ijaper for window panes, split log seats, puncheon
tloor and clapboard roof held in place by weight
poles. His childhood and youth passed in a com-
paratively uneventful manner until his mari-inge
which occurred in ,\pril. 18.i2. his bride bein"-
Miss Mary J. Russell. This lady w.as boi-n in St.
Louis, Mo., and was the daughter of Andrew Ku--
sell, deceased. ( H' this union there were born eight
children, namely : James A., Nancy E., William F.,
Sarah A., Margaret E., Annie D., Andre .v J. and
John II.

One of the leading characteristics of Mr. Banta
is his steady op()osition to the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating drinks. While serving as
Mayor of Ridge Farm in 1888-89, he vetoed the
whisky license ordinance passed by the Council,
and has left no stone unturned in using his inlhi-
ence to put down the licpior trallic. He h;is been
a member of the Town Council several years which
fact is suHicient indication c)f tl e estimation in
which he is held by his fi.^llow citizens, lie is not

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connected with any religious organization hut so-
cially is a charter memher of Lodge jS'o. 032 A. F.
& A. M., at Ridge Farm. His estimable wife is a
niemher in good standing of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. Mr. Ban^a, with the excep-
tion of inflammatory riieumatism, is usually in
good health and well preserved. In March, 1889,
he took a trij) to Hot Springs. Ark., and the treat-
ment he received there was verj' beneficial.

The ancestors from whom our sul)ject sprang were
first represented in this country by one Epke.Iacol)
Banta.a farmer from Harlingen, East Friesland. Hol-
land, who will) liis wife and five sons, emigrated from
Amsterdam in the ship •• DeTrouw," which s.ailed
Feb. 13, 1639 for the New World. The account
of its passage and its voyagers may be found in
the " Documental History of New York, volume 3,
pages 52 and 53 and volume 14, [>age 90." Kpke
Jacob Banta was appointed one of tlie couit of
Oyer and Terminer at Bergen, now a part of .Terse3'
City in 1679. See •• Winfield's History of Wood-
ford Count}', page 100."

In 1695 four of the five sons si)oken of above —
Seba, Cornelius, Mendrick. and Dirck, with sl.x other
persons, purchased from the proprietors of East
Jersey a tr.act of land extending in breadth from
the Hudson River to Oveipeck (English neiglibor-
hood) Creek, and in length about two miles and a
quarter from north to south. (See deed recorded
at office of Secretary of State, Trenton, N. J.)
The third son, Hendrick Epke Banta, married Mary
Lubliertse Westervelt, at Bergen. Nov. 17, 1678,
and there were born to them six children. He
became a man promirient and well-to-do in his
comnninity and was elected )eacon of the Re-
formed Dutch Church at Haokensack, N. J., at its
organization in September, 1686.

Hendrick Banta, Jr., upon reaching manhood mar-
ried Geertru}' Terhuyne, Jan. 26, 171 7, and they had
four children, the eldest of whom was also named
Hendrick. This latter and his wife, Rachel Brou-
wer, removed aljout the 3'ear 1 753 to Somerset
County, N. J., where he was an Elder in the Church
at Millstone. Later he removed to the northern
part of the county and was elected an Elder in the
Churcli at Bedminster at its organization, Oct. 25,
1758. In 1768 he removed with a colony to

Adams Conntw Pa., settling near tlie present site of
Gettysburg and was a conspicuous member of tlie
Church at Conewayo. Ten j'ears later he became
one of the pioneers of Madison County, K\'., set-
tling near liooncsboro, but subsequently removed
to Mercer County, and fin.illy to Shelby County.
In the latter he settled near Plensuieville on what
was known as the Dutch Tract where he died in
1805.

Of this Latter family there were born six children
of whom the fourth, Abraham, the father of our
subject, was born April 7, 1805. There was onlj'
one famih' of the name who came to America and
their descendants have been people uniformly re-
speclal.)le and well-to-do. The subject of this
sketch has inherited some of the peculiar trails of
his ancestors and besides being totally averse to
liquor in an}' shape, never had tobacco in his moulli
and never smoked a cigar. He has done what he
could to advance those principles in which he con-
scientiously beliei'es, and his record has been that
of an honest man and a praiseworthy citizen.

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^ MLLIAM BARCLAY IIAWORTH. late of
\/iJl/ ^ «i''iiill'<-"' County, Ind., departed this life
V^ near Ridge Farm, 111., Oct. 12, 1867. His
widow, Mrs. Irene Haworth, retains possession of
the pro[)ert3' left her b\' her husband, and is a lady
held in high esteem in her community. She was
born in Wayne County, Ind., Dec. 12, 1827. and is
the daughter of Seth Mill, deceased, who was a na-
tive of Ohio, and who came to this count}' with his
family in 1828. They settled on what is now
known as the Thomas Brown place, where they
lived seven years, then removed to the Aaron
Glick farm, two miles east of Vermilion Grove,
where the father died Aug. 19, 1846.

On the 10th of August, 1845, Miss Mills was
to married William B. Haw^orth, and they at once
settled across tlie line at Quaker Point, in ^'ermillion
County, Ind., where Mrs. Haworth lived until
1875. She then removed to Vermilion Grove, her
present home. Of the thirteen children liorn to her
and her husliand, nine lived to mature years, and

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515

eiirlit arc slill living, viz: Maria, Susan, lli'iiry M.,
Ziiuii L., Mary E., Saiali, Lsiiira M.. and Eva .1.
One son, Selii, niai-ried Miss Martha .1. Hecs. and is
now deceased. Of the two eiiildren liorn tn tlniii
only one is living, Anna I^; Maria married Amos
C'o(jli, of Yankee Point; Susan is the wife of
Thomas E. Commons, of Wiehita. K:ui.. and has
has five ehildren — Arthur X., Adella. Walter.
Pearl, and Dren. Henry married Eaura Ilendrieks.
and lives at (Quaker Point. Ind.: they lKi\'e live
children — Kenneth E., .Alaria, Alice, George and
Myrtle; Ziniri married Miss Syliil Rees. lives in
Elwood Township, and has two children — Mary
and Albert C; Mary married Ezra Cook, of Yankee
Point, and lives in Elwood Township; they have
five children — llertha, Nora. Fhjra. Seth and Ethel.
Sarah married Josiah Marsh, of Frankfort, Ind.,
and they have one child. Charlie; Eaura married
Newton Morris, of Elwood Township, and they have
two children — Orpha D. and Barclay D.; Eva mar-
ried I>evi Saunders, of Elwood Township, and thev
have three children — Octavia, JOlton and Estella.

Mr. Ilaworth was a mend)er of the S(K'iety of
Friends, to which Mrs. Ilaworth and her fanuly also
belong. The mother of ilrs. Ilaworth was in her
girlhood Rebecca Canaday, a native of .lefterson
County, East Tenn., and born .lune 2.3, ISOO. The
parental family included five children: Irena.
Henry, Aaron. Lucinda 15. (deceased) and Annie
M. The mother dietl June IH, 1888. in Elwood
'I'ownship, X'ermilion Co.. III. She was a life
long mendjer of the Society of Friends.

ORMAN B. DOUGLASS stands in the
front rank of the enlightened, enterprising
agriculturists, who are active in sup-
porting the immense farming and stock-
raising interests of A'ermilion Count}'. lie; owns
one of the largest and finest improved farms in all
C.-itlin Townshi|i. beautifully located on section 2.
where he has a very pretty home, rendered still
more attractive by the number of shade and fruit
trees with which he has adorned the grounds.

Our subject conies of worth\ New England an-

cestiy on the father's side, and of good Pennsyl-
vania stock on the maternal side of the house. Ilis
father, Cyrus Douglass, was born in >'ermoiit, and
his niuther was a native of Tioga County, Pa.
They were married about three miles north of Dan-
ville, in this county, and settled soon after about
three miles and a half south of that city, where
tlie>' lived for a long term of years, being very
cirly pioneers of that lownshii). In l^tlJo, they
retired to Fairmount to spent their last years free
from the cares and labors that had beset their early
life, whereby they had won a competence. She
did not long survixe the removal fidin her old
home, where her married life had [lassed so [ilcas-
antl}- and peacefully, but Dec. 15, 1 8()l!, closed her
eyes to the scenes of earth. The father lived four-
teen years longer, and then, Dec. 20, 1880, he was
summoned to the life be3'ond the grave. He had
served under Capt. Morgan L. Payne in the Indian
War of 1831-2. He and his wife were the parents
of thirteen children, nine sf)ns and four daughters,
all of whom lived to grow up. with the exception
of one son, vvho was injured and died when about
nine years old.

Our subject was the secoinl child of the f;iiiiilv
in order of birth, and was born in Danville Town-
ship, Oct. 11. 1827. He was reared to man's estate
in the place of his nativity in the pioneer home of
his birth. He gleaned his education in the primi-
tive schools of the eaily days, was bred to a farm-
er's life on the old homestead, and has always given
his attention to agricultural pursuits. He remained
under the parental roof till lS51,and then, buoyed
with the hopes and ;iml>itions of an energetic
young manhood, he took his deiiartnre from the
scenes of his boyhood and youth, and crossed the
continent to Oregon to see something of the world
and to Ixtter his prospects in life if he could. He
stayed in Oregon but a short time, and then made
his waj' to California, where he rennuned some time
engaged in iiiining. In October, 185.'3, he gathered
together his gains, iiaving a great desire to set- his old
home once more after ex|)erienciiig the rough life
of a miner for two years, and embarked on a
vessel that took him by the Nicaragua route, and
thence made his way by New \'ork Cily lo Illinois
and Vermilion Couiilv. On his ntuiii he icsnined

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farming, and followed that peaceful vocation some
year^. But life in tlie wild West still held a fasei
nntion foi- him, and in the summer of 1864 lie
made another trip toward tiie setting sun, journey-
ing across the plains to Idaho and Montana. That
time he was gone from hero about two and a half
years, and was variously emplojed as a miner and
at different occupations. Since his second return
from the far West Mr. Douglass has been engaged
continnousl}' in farming, and has met with more
than ordinary success in that pursuit. He owns
410 acres of as choice land as is to be found in
tins part of Vermilion County, has it under perfect
cultivation, has erected good buildings, including
a substantial. well-app(.inted residence, and made
other valuable improvements.

The marriage of our suljject with Miss Anna
Downing, a noble, ti-ue-hearted woman, wjio has
devoted her life to the interests of her husband
and children, took place in Danville Township,
their union being solemnized in the month of Se))-
tember. 1855. Mrs. Douglass is the daughter of
Ellis and Louisa (Hathaway) Downing, natives
respectively of Virginia .and Kentucky, and now
deceased. Her [jarents began tiieir m.irried life in
Kentucky, anil from tiiere went later in life to Li-
diana, and were |)ioneers of Logansport, where he
died. The mother afterward came to Catlin Town-
ship, and made her home here till death. P'our
children were born of lier marriage, two sons and
two daughters, Mrs. Douglass being the eldest of
the family. Slie was born near Wa-shington, in
Mason County, Ky., Dec. 25, 1825. She is the
mother of five children, as follows: Samuel; Eliza,
tiie wife of George W. Cook; Allen who married
Maggie Byeiley; Belle B., the wife of Charles Lu-
cas; and George W.

Mr. Douglas is a man whose frank geniality, tact
and readiness to olilige, have won him many f.ast
fiiends, and with his wife, wiio is of an amiable,
charitable disposition, he stands high in the social
circles of this community. He is a man of wide
and varied experience and information, a good con-
versationalist, and is accordingly a pleasing com-
panion. He is a good financier, and also an able
manager, having his affairs under good control; he
possesses in a large degree those characteristics

without which success in life is unattainable He
has mingled somewhat in the pulilic life of the
township, has proved an efHcient school otticer,
and has held some of the minor offices with credit
to hiniself, and to the benefit of the community.
He is an esteemed member of Catlin Lodge. No.
285, A. F. (k A. M. He is a loyal and faithful citi-
zen, having the best interests of his country at
heart, and is in his politics a pronounced Democrat
of the Jacksonian t3'pe.

Elsewhere in this volume the re.ader will notice
a portrait of Mr. Douglass, and beside it is fittingly
|)laeed that of his wife, who has been at his side a
faithful companion for more than thirty years.

MOS COOK, a representative farmer of
Elwood Township, is a hardworking, typi-
cal Quaker. He is a native of El wood
Township, and was born Dec. 15, 1845.
His father, Daniel Cook, was one of the early set-
tlers of Vermilion County, and a man whoso repu-
tation for everything that constitutes a model man.
was of the very best. The mother was Hannah
Hester, a daughter of Thomjis Hester, also a pio-
neer of Eastern Illinois. The elder Mr. and Mrs.
Cook had four children, three of whom are Hying:
Amos, Ezra and Daniel, all born in Elwood Town-
ship. Daniel was born on Feb. 27th, 1855. He
married Electa Powell. They have one child.
Alice, and are living on section 10 of Elwood
Township. Mary died after she h.ad married and
become the mother of two children.

Mr. Cook enjoyed but limited advantages for
securing an education, as the common schools of
his boyhood had not attained to the perfection of
the public schools of the present daj'. He im
proved well, however, his opportunities, and re-
grets that he co'id not have secured better educa-
tional privileges. On Nov. 3d, 186;i. Mr. Cook
was married to Maria, daughter of Bartley Ilaw-
ortli (deceased). They have no children. The
brother of the subject of this sketch, Ezra Cook, of
Vermilion Grove, was born in October, 1848. in
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education ami lias always workoil on a farm. He
owns seventy aeies of lanii, where he eanies on a
general fanning anil slock raising business. He
has been very prosperous and has accumulated a
conijietence. He was married in Sei)teniber, 1875,
to .Alary E. Ilaworth. The}' are the ])arenls of six
children, five of whom are living: Bertha L.. Nora
A., Flora I!.. Setli H.. and Eliiel M. His wife was
born in Edgar Countj-, 111., and reared in Vermill-
ion County, Iiid. Ezra never has sought office.
.111(1 politically, he belongs to the Prohibition party.
He and his wife are leading membei'S of the .So
ciety of Friends, as were also their parents.

Amos Cook owns ninety-two .acres of land, most
of which is under a perfect state of cultiv.ation.
He prosecutes a general farming and stock-raising
business. Tlie stock on his farm is of the very
best blood, and he spares no pains to obtain the
best, among which may be mentioned graded Bel-
gian horses, Sliorl-horn cattle and Poland-China
hogs. Mr. Cook is considered by his iieighbijis a
model farmer, and a survey of his farm will corro-
borate that estimate. He is thorough in all his
work, and leaves nothing undone that should be
done, and everything connected with his place
seems to be in perfect order.

Mr. and Mrs. Cook are members of the Friends'
Church, where tbey regularly attend divine wor-
ship, and of which they are birth-right members.
Jlr. Cook has never held any office, nor does he
want one, luit he voles and works for the Prohibi-
tion part>- as a matter of dut}' and principle. He
has never lived outside of Elwood Township.

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^^EORCE W. CANADAY. Among the
steady-going men of Carroll Township none

U are :

^^^4! ai"6 more responsible and hard-working than
he with whose name we introduce this sketch. He
pursues the even tenor of his w.ay quietly and iin-
oslcnl.atiously, and is a fine representative of that
responsible and reliable element which is so essen-
tial to the well-being of every community. He is
the owner of two medium sized farms, h.is a good
home and a pleasant family, iiu'luding a group of

children which he and his cxci'llcnt wife may be
pardoned for looking upon vvith much [iiide.

The son of a pioneer, our subject was born in
Georgetown Township near Concord, Nov. 18,
1812, being the youngest of three children, the off-
spring of Boater .Mud F>llen ( Weidener) Caii.iday.
who were married in Ohio, iuid came to this county
about 1S35. They settled in (leorgetown Township,
where they spent the remainder of their days. The
fatlui'. however, only lived until 1845, leaving his
widow with three children — William R., Sarah J.,
and George W.. our subject. She was married the
second time and became the mother of six more
children.

Mr. Canaday spent liis boyhood and youth amid
the quiet scenes of rural life, le;niiing to plow, sow
and reap. He says, "I have been plowboy lliirty-
eight years." He attended the schools at Coi.cjrd,
and grew up to a healthful and vigorous manhood,
vvith stout muscles and feeling fully equal to the
demands of the future. When tvveuty-live 3'ears
old he was married, in 18()7, to Miss Mary .lane,
daughter of (ieorgeW. Smith, who is now living
three miles south of Georgetown. The young peo-
ple commenced the journey of life together in El-
wood Township, and from that time on have
worked with a mutual purpose to make for them-
selves a home and leave a good record to their
children. In the fall of that 3'ear, thinking he
would do better beyond the Mississippi, Mr. Cana-
day went into Worth County, Mo., and purchased
a farm of lOd acres, driving to it in a wagon. For
seven years thereafter he prosecuted farming on that
land, performing a great deal of hard labor with
encouraging results.

Mrs. Canaday finally- became homesick, and the
family, including three children, in 1874, returned
to this county, making the journey overland in a
wagon. Mr. Canada}' purchased a small tract of
land — seveuty-two .teres — near Ridge Farm, which
he still owns, and in 1881 purchased the 120-acre
farm in Carroll Township, which he now occupies,
and to which he gives his [iriiieipal attention.
Their three eldest children, Emma E., Florence and
Cora, were born in .Missouri. Ollie and Fiank are
natives of Illinois. Our subject and his estimable
wifi' belong to the Cumberland Presbvteri:ui Church

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at Conconl. and Mr. Canada^-, politically, votes the
stiaiglit DernoL'ralic ticket. He has served as School
Director in his district, and believes in the educa-
tion of t!ie young as tlie best means of insuring
good citizenship.

Mrs. Canaday was born in Georgetown Town-
ship Sept. 24, 1845, anil is the only child of her
father by his fir.st wife, who in her girlhood was Mar\'
.bine Sniitli. After the death of his first wife Mr.
Srnitli was married a se(!ond time, and became the
faiiier of seven more children, five living and two
dead.

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Ci. — ,f,'RANK A. BAUM, one of the most populnr
||i^gi men of Carroll Township, was born and
/li, ^ reared witiiin its jirecincts. and is tlie off-
.spring of an old and well-known family, the son of
Samuel Baum, whose great-grandfatlier was born
in Poland, from v.liich lie lied during the troubles
of that unhappy country, and for some time after-
ward made his home in (lermany. Later he came
t<i America, prior to the Revolutionary War. and
married an English lady by the name of Barbaia
^McDonald, a relative of the daring and gallant
young McDonald, fighting under Gen. Marion in
that war. The senior 15aum was later ai)pointed
o'l the reserve corps for special dutj- and the pro-
tection of the early settlements. After the close of
the war he settled in Bucks County, Pa., where the
nine children of the family were reared, among
wliom w.as the grandfather of the subject of this
sketch, Charles Baum, Sr.

The year following Wayne's trealv with the In-
dians Charles Baum and his family sailed down the
Ohio River to the month of Bullsiuk Creek, near
where the town of Chilo now stands. Here they
commenced the first fiettlement made in the Terri
tory of Ohio. Grandfather Charles Baum upmi
reaching manhood married Miss .Snsnu Moiei'. of
Germantown, Ky. They became the parents of tru
children, viz: Samuel, John, RL D.; Mary, Mrs.
Weaver; Sarah, Mrs. \'an Treese; Charles; Calher-
i;ie. Mrs. Patterson; Susan. Mrs. Sandusky; Eliza-
beth, Gideon N. ; and Elizi. Mrs. Carter.

Samuel Baum was the eldest son of his parents

(who came to this county with their children in
1839), and while a resident of Ohio, was married
to a daughter of old Michael Weaver. The latter
came to this county in 1827, and settled one
miles northeast of the present site of Indiau-
ola. There were then luit five log houses on the
Little A'ermilion. two of whii;h were purchased
1)V a Baum and a Weaver. The latter gentleman
li\ed to be one hundred years old, the oldest man
on record in Carroll Township. He was the father
of seven children, of whom Sarah, the wife of Sam-
uel Baum, was the eldest. She was a native of
Ohio, and after her marriage became the mother of
tw a children there, Elizal>eth and Oliver P. After
their removal to Illinois there were born six more
children — Susan, Catherine, Charles M., Samuel,
^Villiam and Angeline. The first wife died, and
Samuel Baum married a second time to Mrs. Polly
! Matkins. widow of William INLatkins, by whom she
j became the mother of two chiMreu — Theodore and
Mary. Of her mnrriage with .Mr. Baum there
i were born four children: Frank, the subject of this
sketch; America, Winchester C. and May. Grand-
father liaum was perhaps as generous a man as
ever set foot in Carroll Tovvnship. He posscsseil
tlie character and attributes of a true Christian, and
was one of the i)illars of the Methodist Ejiiscopnl
Church.

Uncle Sam Baum. as ho was familiarly termed, was
a laro^e, powerful man, six feet one inch in height,
and weighing 300 (lounds. He was born in Ohio,
and reared amid the wild scenes of pioneer life,
j o-powing up good-tempered and jovial, and follow-
ing farming iiursuits. He took the first jiroduce
which be raised in Carroll Township to Chicago,
driving tive yoke of oxen. His sole earthly pos-
sessit.ns upon coining to this county weie a horse,
bridle and saddle, and at the time of his death, in
March. 18Ij1, he was the owner of 1.500 acres of
! good land, besides personal property. During the
' latter years of his life he bekmged to the Repub-
lican party, and died at the age of flfty-six years.
The mother of our sul)ject came to Illinois with
her father in 1831, he settling three miles east of
Indianola. She was then but thirteen years old.
.Mtir a time they moved to Louisville, Ky., where
tlicy sojourned three years, then returned to this

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couiity, and the mother died aliout 1H83 at the age
of si.\ly-t"i> years. Slie was a woninii of many e.\-
celleiit (iiialities. and in ri'li^ion a I'resbytcrian.

The siibjeel of this sl<i'leh was liorn Nov. 1.'),
l!S.")l,m Carrol! Towijslii|i. whrrr he was reared on
a farm, and at an early age lieeanu: familiar with
agrirnilnral pursuits and stock-raising. lie was
briulit and eonrageons, and at an I'arly age as-
snnu'd niuisnal responsiliililies for a boy. whicii iiad
tlie effect of niiiUing him self-reliant and liule in-
clined to asl< fa\drs of anyone. His father died
wliiMi he was a lai'i of eleven years, bnt prior to this
I'"rank had been enga^fd hel|wng his father in pur-
chasing cattle two in- three years. With llie demise
of the head of the family the household circle wa.s
broken np, but Frink icmaincd with his mother on
the liiium homestead until two years after his niar-
riaaje. The above mentioned event in the life of
our subject was celebrated Nov. 18, 187:5. the bride
being Miss Kliza. daughter of Dr. Mcdlallie. one of
the earliest physicians in Carroll Township. Mrs.
Binm was born in Indianola. an(] was a child at
school with her hnsbaml. In 187.") they moved on
to the part of the father's estate which fell to our
subject, and to which the latter subsequently added
bv the |)urch;ise of land. There were born to Ihem
five children: Harry, .Joseph, Beratice; Samuel, who
when sixteen months old; and Benjamin F.

Ml-. I5aum has given his attention largely to the
live-stock business, and has fed all the cattle his
farm could sustain. He has never sold any other
grain besi<les wheat. Heshippeil his cattle to New
York, Buffalo, and Chicago, and began operati(jns
in this business when a jouth of seventeen years.
He has made two trips to the Far West, and is a man
who keeps his eyes open to what is going on around
him. embracing every opportunity for useful in-
formation. He is at present interested in the breed-
ing of Clydesdale horses, and is a life member of
the Scotch and American Clydesdale Associations.
He has also bred Short-horn cattle consider.-dily.
His son. Harry, a bright boy of fourteen, is said to
be the best posted youth in the county in connec-
tion with this industry. When thirteen years old
he passed a successful examination for a teacher's
certllicate, and in 18S8 was again examined and
r.anked the highest of any ap|)licanl. Mr. Baum

thoroughly believes in education, and has given to
his children the best advantages in his power.

The farm of our subject eml)races KU) acres of
land, well improved and very fertile. .Mr. lianm
put- in the lirst tile i-ver laid in Carroll Township,
of which he has live miles on 120 acres. Being
thrown upon his own rescjurces early in life, he has
had .-1 stern liattle with the worhl, and is of th.-it in-
dependent and outsi)()ken dis))osition whi(-h might,
with one unacipniinted with him, seem abrupt, but
at heart he is ger.uine golil. with sympathy for the
unfortunate, and a line ap|irecialion of th(;se senti-
ments of honor, which is the leading characteristic
of every trm- man. He is one who naturally es-
pouses the cause of the persecuted and down fallen,
.and has more than once wrested a friend from trou-
ble and disaster.

I'olitically, Mr. Baum is a decided He;mblican.
and has very clear ideas in regard to tiie ))rotective
system of that party. WHien assailed upon this
point he is ;Uways enabled to cause the most hot-
headed Democratic free-traders to sto)) and think.
He has been for sonu- time Township Trustee, and
is Clerk of the I5oard of School Directors of In-
dianola. He was remai-kably fortunate in the selec-
tion <if a wife and help/nate, Mrs. Baum being a very
estimable and intelligent lady, one who has greatly
assisted her husband in his labors and struggles, ami
very nearly a[)proaches the ideal of the self-dcn\-
ing and devested wife and mother. Although not
wealthy, they have accnmulated sutHcienl to shield
them from want in their old age, and, what is
better, the}' enjoy the esteem and confidence of
hosts of friends.

^#^

,ILI.IA;\I brown ha

^ IftlLl.lA.M liKOW >> lias been eminently snc-
\/\/// cessful as a farmer and a citizen. He
^^ resiiles on section :!•_'. l-'.lwood Township,
where he owns a good farm. He was born in But-
ler County, Ohio, on .Ian. 4, 18i:i, and in his time
has seen a great many changes in the affairs of this
countr}'. by which he has profited.

His father, Samuel Brown, was born on the
•■beautiful .Inniata" U'iver in Mitllin C(innl\, I'a,

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His wife, wliose maiden name wa* Polly Heain, is
also a native of Pennsylvania, but was reiired to wo-
manhood in Kentucky. She and tier husband reared
ten child ren.five of whom are living: "William; Mar-
Mnrgaiet. Mrs. Ross; C. Perry, Mary, Mrs.A. Shurk;
and .Sidney. Mrs. Tenbrook. William came with his
parents to Parke County, Ind., in 1824, where they
settle<l in a country that was in a wild state. Game
of every kiml, and especially wild turkeys, was
abundant. They were not obliged to go hunting
for turkeys, but could sit in their doors and shoot
them as they passed. The early settlers of that county
for the first few years of their residence there
were providentially supplied with the best of meat
by reason of the plentitude of wihl game. The
Brown family built their fiist lioui^e of round logs,
and in its consti'uclion not a sa\ved board was used.
The roof was constructed of chipboards which were
split out of straight-grained timber. The doors
had wooden lati'hes and hinges, and no nails w3re
used in building them, wooden (jegs t.aking their
jilace. The bedsteads vvere made by boring holes
in the wall and inserting therein poles. The win-
dows were constructed by cutting a hole in the side
of the cabin and using greased paper in the place
of glass. All the hardships that could be imagined
they underwent, and at one time the water was so
high in that country'thal the mills were obliged to
stop grinding, and in most instances the dams were
washed away, and in consequence the Brown family
for a month and a half were destitute of tlour or
meal, and the whole section of country was obliged
to use boiled corn instead. This was in the latter
part of the winter of 182;j-'26. The river at IMon-
tezuma inundated the valley and covered the tow-
path of the old canal. William was present in
Montezuma and heard Gen. Howard make his last
speech just prior to his embarking on a steamboat
on his journe}' as Minister to Texas.

William Brown came to Vermilion county in
March, 185G, where he has since lived. In August,
1848. he married Lizzie, daughter of Salmon Lusk.
Mr. and Mrs. ISrown are the parents of eight chil-
dren, six of whom are living: Salmon H., Commo-
dore P., John L.. William C, Edgar D., and Benj-
amin F. Salmon married Alice Coe. and is living
in Ridge Farm. They have one child, Herbert.

Cc.muo'.rr ii'.iirried Llla Campbell. The3' are
living in this township anvl have one child. Mr.
Brown owns 700 acres of land in Edgar and Ver-
milion counties, and 320 acres in Lyon County,
Kansas, independent of which he has given to his
children an .aggregate of 1280 acres. He is engaged
largely in raising graded Short-horn cattle and
Clydesdale horses, and as a stock-raiser he has pros-
pered.

Mr. Brown is devoted to home and cares little
for popular applause. His wealth has been gained
mainly by sticking to the motto of minding his
own busine.ss, and this has been the key-note of his
success. He never seeks ottlce. leaving that to oth-
ers. In his day he has done a great deal of hard
work, and knows all about chopping wood, hauling
logs, etc. He has the old gun that his uncle car-
ried during the war of 1812, which has been the
cause of the death of more than one Indian, and
has slaughtered tons of wild game. His father
disliked an Indian, as the redskins killed the most
of his relatives. William's brother. Perry Brown,
still lives in Parke County, Indiana, where he is one
of the wealthiest real estate owners in that part of
the country.

^'^^iVtV?:^^'^^^

,.^ ARTIN HAYWARD is one of the well-
/// IV educated farmer
//' II He o

of 'N'ermilion County.
wns a most excellent farm on section

20 of Elwood Township, where he is en-
gaged in general farming and stock-raising. He
believes in the principle of getting the best, acting
intelligently, and using energy, and b3- this sign he
has conquered.

Mr. riayward was born in Clarke County, Ohio,
May 5, 1836. His father, Charles Hay ward, of
Warren County, Ind., is a native of Baltimore, Md.,
being born there April 17, 1811. He is a man of
iron constitution, and as active as many men are at
fort}'. He has worked for many years alternately
as carpenter and joiner and farmer, and is now en-
joying the reward of his labors in earlier jears.
He settled on wild land in Warren County, Ind.. in
1840, the year Gen. Harrison was elected Presi-

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521

ilcnt. Martin wull remembers the entliusiasin that
was c<)U|)Ioil with tliat campaijin. He saw one
c"il)in (hawn liy twenty yolie of oxen, also Uuclicye
lojr caliins with coon skins, live coons, and iiard
cider in abundance.

Mr. Hayward received liis learning primarily at
tlic common schools, afterward attending Oberlin
College, and the Farmers' Institute ,'it Lafayette,
Ind. lie taught scliool for six winters in all. three
tcrnis of which were in that county and of six
months each, beginning in the falls of 18r)^i-59-62.
lie also taught two winters in Warren County, Ind.,
in the township where he was reared. He was very
successful as an instructor and disciplinarian. Since
he aliandoned the profession of teacher he has been
engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Mr. Hayward's mother was Emily E. Viekers, a
native of Clarke County, Ohio. She was the motiier
of four children, three of whom are living: Mar-
tin; Celia K., Mrs. Kirkpatrick; Ruth, Mrs. Homing.
Tlie youngest boy, James AV., was a soldier in the
I'nion Arm}', in the 2d New York Cavalry, or, as
it was otherwise known, the "Ira Harris Light Cav-
alry." He was a bugler and served from the fall
of lHi;i until the spring of 1861, when he was
taken prisoner on the Rappahannock, and placed
by the rebels on Belle Isle. This island was sit-
uated in the river nearly opposite Richmond, and
was destitute of any conveniences whatever to
protect its defenseless inhabitants from the elements.
Here he contracted a cold, from the effects of which
he died in tiie summer of 186.5, at the old home-
stead in Indiana, and so passed away another victim
of the barbarities incident to the late Civil War.

On the 13th day of February, I860, Mr. Ilay-
wai-d married Marietta Ilollingsworth, whose father,
John, is a resident of Tippecanoe Count}', Ind.
She is the mother of four children — Lillian. John
H., Charles S. and William C. Lillian married
John Haird, of CarioU Township, and has two chil-
dren— Helen and Bernice. Mr. Hayward came to
Iroquois County, 111., in 1864, removing in 1872 to
this county, locating on his present farm. He
owns 180 acres of land, and is doing a general
farm and stock-raising business. He is a tliorough
farm:-.' and doe* nothing by halves.

A\it!i the exception of the eldest son, the family

of Mr. Hayward belong to the Friends' Church.
The son referred to was born before yiv. Hayward
embraced the doctrines of the Quakers. Mr. Hay-
ward is a stanch Republican, and is a firm believer
in all its platforms. In all A'ermilion County there
is not a man who has a better record, or finer repu-
tation as a man, than Martin Hayward.

^OHN FLETCllKR is one of the solid, sub-
stantial and trustworthy residents of El-
wood Township. He was born in Clinton
County. t)liio, on May 20, 181 ,i. His father.
Henry, was a native of England, and a son of
John Fletcher, who in turn was a son of Henry
Fletcher. 1 he latter was a wealthy olfieer in the
English army and educated his son John — the
grandfather of the subject of this sketch — for the
army, but he joined the Quaker Church, and was
driven by his father to Ireland, where he was given
sixty acres of land in that country. His son, Henry
Fletcher, father of our subject, was obliged to leave
Ireland or join the army, but being a Quaker, he
refused to become a soldier and came to America,
locating in Philadelphia. This was in 1793. He
was on the ocean eleven weeks and four da3's where
the}' drifted about, the ship being in charge of a
drunken captain and mate. The people on board
the boat were reduced to a gill of water a day and
to a very small amount of food. IJut they linallv
rtachcd land in safety.

The father of the subject of this sketch, after
landing, lived three years in Philadelphia, and in
179G he emigrated to the Sciota A'alley, Ohio,
where he worked on a farm for one season, retuin-
ing to Pennsylvania and there remaining until
1804, when he went to \Varren County. Ohio, and
dug a mill race on Cresar Creek, lie bought 200
acres of military land in Clinton County, Ohio,
and then retraced his steps to Pennsylvania, re-
maining there until 1806, when he returned to
Ohio and imi)roved his land. 'I"he Indians were
numerous but peaceable, in the m.iin.

In 1806 the father of the one of whom we wriie
this sketch, married Mrs. Sarah (Duncin) Taylor.

522

PORTRAIT AND BIOfiRAPIlICAL ALBUM.

TliC'3' had four chiklren of niioin .Tolin is tliu
_VOiiiigest. mid only one livinir. The otiiers were:
Mary, Hannah and Sarah. The .sisters all lived to
be over seventy years of age. John Fletcher came
witli his parents to this connty in the fall of lS3t),
settling on the old homestead, wiiere he now lives.
He was married in October, 183;') to Rachael Ruth.
Tiiey had seven children, six of whom are living:
Sarali .1., Henry, Mar_y A., John W., Amanda and
James. ()nc son. AVilliam, died in liis twenty-
third year. :\Irs. Fletcher died Oct. 5, 1862 and
her husband was again married on Nov. 1st. 1866
to Mrs. Lydia Haworth, widow of Eli Haworth,
and daughter of Ganett Dillon, the latter a [jioueer
of Elwood Townsliip, and a native of Greene
County, Tenn.

Mrs. Fletcher was Itvvn Dec. 5, 181.") and was the
mother of nine children by her marriage witli Mr.
Haworth. Six of those are living: Samuel, Julia,
Blahala, Mary, William P., and Charles F. Her
grandfather, Peter Dillon, removed from North
Carolina to Greene County, Tenn., during the Re-
volutionary War, and was a prominent citizen in
both States. The grandfather of Mr. Fletcher on
his mother's side, Samuel Duncan, was a soldier in
the Reviilutionary War and participated in the
battle of the Cowpens and others. He had holes
shot in his clothes and buttons taken off by bullets,
but was not wounded. He was known as the
•• fighting Quaker," and he sustained his reputation
well. He was a teamster, and the Tories captured
three of his horses, when lie mounted the remaining
one, and joined the American forces, afterward re-
capturing one of his horses.

Mr. Fletcher has held the ofUce of School Trustee
for twentj-eight years, and has served on the
ju'-ies a great many times. He has also filled the
positions of Highway Commissioner and School
Director but has never sought office. He was the
tieasurer of the fund which was raised to procure
substitutes for those drafted during the late war.
He was very patriotic dui-ing the Rebellion and
had he not been so old, would have joined the
army. A record of his children's families is as
follows: Sarah J., married John Armstrong, of
Noblesville, Ind., and they have one child, May.
Ilenrv married Mahala Haworth; they are living

ill KIwGol Townsliip with .six children, John,
Albert, Marcus M., William, Lydia and Ola; Maiy
married Larkins Lewis of Carthage, Mo., and they
have two childien, Laura and Rachael; John
married JIartha Price; they live in Cherokee, Kan.,
and have eight children. Mary, Miiuiie, Amanda,
Oliver, Lennie, Grace, William and Irene; Amanda
married Lemuel V. Cupp, of Carthage, Mo., and
they have five children as follows: Ora, Maud, Carl.
Ethel. Pearl; James married INLartha E. Ankrum.
He lives with his father with two children, Robert
A. and Allic.

Mr. Fletcher has always been a strong anti-
slavery man having voted for W^illiaiu Henry
Harrison in 1836 and again in 184(1. His Repub-
licanism began with the date of the birth of that
party and he never has omitted an opportunity- to
forward its interests. He had the great pleasuie
of voting in 1888 for Benjamin Hariison. Mr.
Fletcher began life poor, but is now wealthy, living
in ease and comfort which no one hegrndges him
and his estimable wife. He is a man of more than
ordinary intelligence, and well beloved by all his
neighbors.

NDREW J. DARNALL, one of the lead-
ing merchants of Indianola and Ridge

If Is Farm, is an extensive dealer in drygoods,
gjf boots and shoes,clothing, hats and caps.and,

in fact, everything that is kept in a well-regulated
general store. He resides at Ridge Farm, hut car-
ries on his extensive store in Lidianola, doing a
very large business in both places, and by his
methods of dealing he has gained the respect and
confidence of all his patrons and neighbors.

Mr. Darnall was born in Edgar County, HI., on
the 8th of November, 1833. His father and
mother, Aaron and Mar}- (Doke) Darnall, came
from Kentucky at an early day. They were inai--
ried at Catfish Point. The mother died when An-
drew was seven years old, leaving three children
— Daniel, Andrew J. and Thomas, the latter dying
while in infancy. Daniel is a brick manufacturer
at Petersburg, III. The subject of this sketch at-
tended the common schools in his boyhood, and

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

workt'il (in liis fiitluM's f:irni. When lie alUiiiR'il
his majority, lif fnu;iu;o(l witii Willinin ISniloy for
tiireo years and a iialf as clerk, at liloointield. 111.
His first wages were $12.50 per iiionlh. In com-
pany vvitii Williain Smick, he liouiiht his employer's
entire slock, and continued the business under the
firm name of Smick tt Darnall, when, in .Tune.
1.SG3, Mr. Darnall sold out his interest in the
business and went to Hidire Farm. an<l there,
under the firm name of A. .1. Darnall &, Co., oper-
ated a general store, dealiny; in all kinds of mer-
chandise. After awhile he bought out his partner
and ran the business alone, finally selling out en-
tirely in 1884.but after some lime he formed another
co-partnership, styled Darnall A- Iluste.ad. Ilecimc
to Indiauola in the fall of 1885, locating here and
inaugurating his |>resent successful business,

Mr. and Mrs. Darnall are the paients of two
bo3'S and one girl — Harley, Manfred and Minnie.
Mrs. Darnall is a member of the l>aptist Churcli,
and one of the leading members of the society.
The Democratic party finds in tlie subject of ttiis
sketch an ardent supporter, and one who never
flags in his devotion to its principles. He has never
sought office, finding in liis own business plenty
to do. but always takes great care in his choice of
candidates, geuerallj- voting for the man whom he
believes to be the best fitted to fill the position to
which he aspired. lie is eminently a No. 1 busi-
ness man, and, commencing with nothing, he has
ascended the scale of prosperity until he now finds
himself in the proiul position of independence. In
all that the words imply, he is a self-made man.
and, as such is regarded by all his acquaintances.
His neiglibors are always ready and willing to
vouch for him as an upright, conscientious and
able citizen.

ooo

J^/t', ARTIN PUGII. Among the self-made and
/// \\\ successful men of Carroll Township proba-
bly none have distinguished themselves in a
more marked degree for industry and perse-
verance than the subject of this notice. He occu-
pies a most attractive rural homestead, embellished
witli an elegant brick residence, which with its sur-

roundings indicates the existence of cultivated
tastes and ample means. A finely executed view
of his home appears in this volume and will attract
the admiring attention of the many readers. His
family at home consists of live very bright and
intelligent daughters, and he has another daughter
who is married and a resident of .Sidell Townshi|),
The family met with a deep alliiction in the loss of the
beloved \vife and mother, who deparle<l this life
•Sept. 7, 1 887, at the age of fifty-three years. .She was
lady possessing all the womanly virtues, wholl}-
devoted to her family, a faithful wife and mother
and one who was held in the liighest esteem l)v the
entire community.

A native of Marion County. Ind.. our suljject
was born five miles northwest of Indianajiolis,
March 2, 1831, and was reared to manhood in the
suburbs of the capital city. He began working on
the farm when a boy of eleven or twelve, holding
the i)low when he could scarcely' reach the handles.
His early education was conducted in the subscrip-
tion schools of his native county, and his life
passed in a comparatively uneventful maimer amid
the quiet scenes of rural life until he obtained his
majority. Then starting out fi^r himself he worked
for ii>13 per month on a farm about three months,
then began operations for himself on rented land
lying six or seven miles northwest of Indi:inai)olis.
He was fairly successful in his new venture, and in
1859 was united in mairiage with Miss Catherine
I'.aum, daughter of Samuel Baura, one of tlu' well-
known pioneers of this county. The young people
l)egan the journey of life together in Can-oil
Townsliip. and in 1859 took up their al)ode at the
present home of our subject. Here he has etiected
fine improvements, putting up the ilwclling in
1881 and adding from time to time the other build-
ings necessarj^ for the prosecution of agriculture
and stock-raising after the most approved methods.

The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Pugh
were named respectively. Kli/.abeth .1.. Charles (who
died when one year old). Wilnietta, Mamie, Win-
nie. Lulu and Helen; Kli/.aln'th became the wife of
Mr. Thomas Howard, and they live at the home-
Stead; Wilnietta married .Mr. Gust Rowand, one
of the leading horse-breeders of Sidell Township,
and thev have one child. D.ilc; Maudi'. Winnie,

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Lulu niid Helen are at home with their father. IMr.
Fiiuli identified himself with the Methodist Episco
pal Church at Indianola in 1881, and since the
death of his wife, for whom he sorrows with more
than ordinary grief, has been especially faithful
upon his attendance upon his religious duties. He
has very liltle to do with public affairs, ))ut keeps
himself posted upon current events and uniformly
votes the straight Republican ticket. He has per-
formed jury service at different times and for
eight or ten j'ears has been a member of the School
Board of his district.

The parents of our subject were Enoch and
Charlotte (Martindale) Pugh, the father a native
of >sortli Carolina and born a short distance from
the city of Raleigh. The paternal grandfather,
.lacob Pugh. was also a native of North Carolina,
and the great-grandfather was born in Scotland.
The latter upon leaving his native soil went into
England, where he sojourned for a time, then emi-
grated to America, settling in North Carolina about
the time of the Revolutionary War. His sympa-
thies were decidedly in favor of the Colonists, and
lie met his death in a fray between the tories and
patriots, he fighting with the latter.

The father of Martin Pugh left his native State
with his [jarents early in life to make his home in
the woods of Marion Couniy, Ind., when few peo-
l)le had migrated to that region, and when Indians
and wild animals were plentiful. In due time be |
became owner of 160 acres of land, which he lived
upon and cultivated until his death in 1860, when
about fifty \'ears of age. His wife, the mother of
our subject, was bor)i in South Carolina and emi-
grated with her parents to Marion County, Ind.,
when a young girl. She died at the early age of
tliirty-five years, leaving seven children, namely:
Mnrtin our subject. Dorcas A., Jacob, Alexander,
Jane. Thomas Jefferson and Clarinda.

Mr. Pugh was married a second lime, to Miss
Susan Smith, and to them there were born four
children, who lived to mature years: Charlotte,
Joel. John and Mary. Martin, our subject, first
opened his eyes to the light, March 2, 1831, and is
(•onseijuently past fifty -eight years of age. His
praiseworthy manner of living and his correct
habits have been the means of preserving his fac-

ulties in an admirable manner, physically and men-
tally. In 1887 he identified himself with the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church at Indianola and is one of its
most efficient workers. Self-made in the best sense
of the word, he has made for himself a worthy
record and feels indebted to no man for his posi-
tion socially and financially. As one of the rep-
resentative men of this county he stands second to
none in point of sterling integrit}' and those qual-
ities which go to make up the responsible citizen
and useful member of the community.

OHN AVILLIAM MILLER is a prominent

li figure in church circles in N'ermilion County.

His handsomely located and commodious

^M) country seat is situated one-half mile south
of Sidell, on a farm which comprises 152 acres.
He also leases a farm of 160 acres. He has been
identified with this community as a dealer and
shipper of horses and mules for a long time. His
operations have been mainly in the southern por-
tion of Vermilion County, but he occasionally ex-
tends his field of operation into Edgar and Cham-
paign counties, where he has formed a large ac-
quaintance and made many friends.

Mr. Miller was born in Warren County, Ind.,
near West Point, April 13, 1848. His father,
Abraham Miller, was a native of Kentucky, of
German extraction, and a farmer by occupation,
but through misfortune lost his farm. He was
married in his native State, and became the father
of four children. His second union was with Miss
Mary Biggs, who was born near D;irlington. Ind.
The second wife died soon after coming to Indiana,
after becoming the mother of three children — Ce-
lecta, wife of Joseph Cuppy, a butcher of Bloom-
ington, 111.; John William, and Mary Jane. The
father ended his days at the home of his son Will-
iam, dying in 1873, at the age of seventj'-four
years.

Mr. Miller passed his boyhood da3s in Indiana,
where poveity prevented him from getting the ed-
ucation he desired. At the age of eleven he begjin
to work on a farm for his board and clothes. He

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worked as a (laj'-laborer in a ixvam \varelio\ise at
Lafa3ettc, Iiid., fcir three yeai>. In the fall of
1869 he came t(i C'anoU To\v;islii|). where he eoni-
nieneed work at cutliiisj corn At this time he met
his future wife. Rebeeea .]. Morse, who was working
by the week for his employer. In eight weeks after
making her aequaintanee liiey were married, the
ceremony oeenrring Dec II. 1869. She is the
daughter of Joseph and Ctitherine Marsh, the for-
mer a native of \'erniilion County, and is said to
be the first while child born in this county. Her
mother was born at (Jeorgetown. \'ermilion Count}',
and was one of the lirst n.ative girls of said county.
Her father's ancestry dates back to the early history
of Pennsylvania, while her great-grandfather was
a < Quaker, and was present at William Penn's
famous treaty with the Imlians. INIrs. Miller's
father, Lieut. .Marsh, served under Gen. Setitt in
the Jlexican War. He also enlisted in the War of
the Rebellion, but, being crippled, was not ac-
cepted. He lived to be a man of seventy-four
years of age, dying April 31, 1887. His wife is
still living at Sedalia, Mo., and is active and vig-
orons. They were the parents of fourteen chil-
dren, of whom eight are now living — Cynthia A.,
Rebecca J., William, Esau, Mary E., Jesse C, James
and Ida G. Emma died at Sedalia. Mo.; she was
the wife of James Larkins. and left one child.
Cynthia resides in Missouri, and is married to a
farmer by the name of John Wyley; they have
three children: John M. is a dealer in lime, and is
married. Esau is at Sedalia, Mo., where he lives
with his wife, whose maiden name was Ida Bennett;
the}' have two children. Mary E. is the wife of
Millard Perry, who is residing in .Sidell Township,
being one of the leading stockmen there; his sketch
appears in this book. Jesse C. is building a tele-
graph line in Tex.as; James is operating his mother's
farm at Sedalia, Mo., where Ida G. is also living.
At the time of his marriage, INIr. Jliller had
§1 in inoney, while his wife's .assets amounted
to twenty five cents, and from this small beginning
they have marched along, meeting every obstruc-
tion ill tlie highway of life with industry and in-
telligence, and so have succeeded. After marriage
Mr. Miller left his bride at Lafayette and started
out, walking twenty-live miles in order to get a

job of work. After laboring a while he returned
for his wife. They rented a farm in Warren
Count}'. Ind., working for one-third of the prolit.
The first year they made just enough to buy a cow.
Mr. Miller came l)ack to X'erndlion County, and
in partnership with his father-in-law, Mr. Marsh.
renteil a farm, continuing to work in this manner
for six or seven years. The farm was locateil in
\ance Township, and at (list fortune seemed to be
against him. He paid ^4 per acre rent, and the
lirst being a wet season, crops failed. He pur-
chased seventy head of hogs, and calculated to fat-
ten them on soft coi'ii, but they were sei/.i'd with
cholera, anil all died but three. This left him $2,50
in debt. Although coiniilctel}- used up linaiiciallv.
he was not discouraged. His landlord was unre-
lenting, and demanded the last cent of the rent due.
Mr. Miller prophesied that he would sometime see
him a day-laborer, and it came true. The next

; year he rented a farm close to Catlin, and made
enongii to pay back his former landlord, and from
this on he continued to pros|ier. He first purchased
a small fai'in unimproved, broke it and sold it. He
then purchased a lot of young cattle and began to
rent on a largerscale. He bought a farm of eiglit\-
acres, but sickness came upon him, and for three
years he was an invalid. He had mortgaged his

I farm for 82,000, at ten per cent interest, and he re-
alized the fact that he must lose his farm, and
against the advice of his doctor started out and
!>egan to trade horses, anil although at first he was
scarcely able to ride a mile, he gradually grew
stronger, and the dark clouds of ad veisity began to
disappear. In this way he managed to raise the
niortg.age on his farm, selling it the followinii fall
at a nice advance. At this time he intended to re-
linquish farming, but availed himself of an op))oi--

! tunity to buy a good farm. In the nieantinie. bis
health growing better, he managcHl to keep on top,
and has accumulated a comfortable fortune.

' He is the father of twelve children: William Iv;
Franklin died when he was three months old; John
D.; Edgar L.; Mabel <lied when three monlhs old;
Cloyd C., Cleinme Thomas; Emma I. died when
she was one year old; the remaining children died
while very young. William E. is at home, and has
charge of the farm, assisted by his brother .lohn 1).-

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tlif n'liiainder of the. cliiklren nre also living at
lioiiie. Mr. Miller is a Proiiibitionist, nml omits no

enjoy the nequaiiitance of hosts of friends, who are
watehino- ilieir career wiUi kindly interest. Tlie

opportunity of aiding tlie cause of temperance. He j duelling is surrounded witli all the evidences of

is serving a second term as Counsellor of the
Modern Woodmen of Sidell. and is also an Odd
Fellow, but he takes greater interest in Sa'ibath-
sciioolsand churches than in anything else, he and
liis wife being members of the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church, where he has served as Deacon for
several years. He organized the first Presbyterian
Sunday-school in Sidell Township. Mr. Miller has
plainly demonstrated that a horse buyer can prose-
cute his calling and yet be a sober man and total
abstainer. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are among the
very best citizens of Sidell.

A tine lithographic view of Mr. Miller's beauti-
ful and commodious residence ajjijcars in an appro-
pi-iate place in the Aluvm.

AMES P. COOK
honorable mention among the younger mem-
bei's of the farming community of George-
town Township. A native of Catlin Town-
ship, he was born March 27, 1855. was reared at
his father's homestead, and acquired his education
in the common school. His boyhood and youth
were spent in a comparatively uneventful mannei',
he in the meantime becoming familiar with the
pursuits of fai-m life, acipiiring those habits of in-
dustry and being imbued with those high moral
principles which have made him a man atnong
men, and one of the most highly esteemed citizens
of his township. He remained a member of his
father's household until twenty-two years of age,
and then, ambitious to establish a fireside of his
own, was married, Sei)t. 5, 1877, to Miss lua
O'Neal, the wedding taking place at the bi-ide's
sister's home in Georgetown.

The young people began t\iv jouiney of life on
the farm which they noNv occupy, and where Chey
have one of the neatest homes to be found in the
township. Both have si)rung from good families,
and are laboring with a nuitual purpose to make a
record which shall be wiirlhy of emulation. 'l\u-\

This gentleman deserves

taste and refinement, while the farming operations
of Mr. Cook are conducted with that thoroughness
anil good judgment whicli cau scarcely fail of suc-
cessful results. The farm is ninety-two acres in
extent, lying on section G, in Georgetown Town-
ship. The residence is near the limits of Westville.

The parents of our subject were Samuel and
Melvina (Graves) Cook, who were natives, resjiect-
fully, of Ohio and Kentucky, and further mention
of whom is made in the sketch of Samuel Cook on
another page of this work. The mother died in
1867, at the early age of thirty-three years, leaving
five children, namely: George W., James P. (our
subject), Mary, Maggie (who died at the interest-
ing age of fifteen 3'ears), and Charles F. The eld-
est son is a resident of Catlin Township, is married
and the father of three children; Mary married
John Wherry, a farmer of Catlin Township, and is
the mother of two childicn; Charles F. is farming
in Georgetown Township.

The father of Mrs. Cook was Lliiee times mar-
ried, and there were born five children by the first
uni(jn and five b}' the second. Mrs. C. was the
third child of the second wife, and was born in
Danville Township, "N'ermilion County. March 23,
1857. The family removed to G;eorget(>wn Town-
ship a few years later, of which she has since been
a resident. Of her unimi with our suliject there
have been born four children — Lillian Gertrude,
Stella E. and Lena .1. (twins), an<l Herman. Mr.
Cook politicall}' voles tlie straight Dennjcratic
ticket, and both he and his wife are [irominently
connected with the Christian Church.

m^^^^-^

*XNIAS BRANIIAM. This gejitleman is
particularly distinguished as haying been

an old soldier with a gou<l army record.
!^ After laying aside the implements of war

he turned his attention to the peacefLil employments
of rural life and has gained quite a reputation
aniont!' the horsemen of tlie county as being a good

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jmlj>;o of tlii.s ;iiiiin;il :in(l (luitc sUillril .-is a doclor
in this line. Mc had (•(insidirabU' I'xpciicncc in the
army as a veterinary surgeon and is tiie owner of
some fine horses,among them ■•Sam, the Canadian. "

The sulijcct of this lii()<;ra|iliy was born near
Mioonungu.n, iii ^Monroe Co.. Ind., on the Bean
Pdossoni River, in the tdwnship of the s;ime name,
.Ian. "27, IH.'IO. His [)arents were Livingston and
Snsannah (^leade) IJranliam, tiie former a native of
Last Tennessee and llie latter of Norlli Carolina.
The paternal grand-i)aients were natives of \'ir-
ginia and of Irish ancestry while the Jleades traee
their origin to Holland. 'I'lie parents of our sub-
ject were married in East Tennessee whence tiiev
removed to Indiana in the latter part of 1821). set-
tling in i\Ionroe County. The father carried on
farming in ^lonroe and Owen counties anc' died
near Spencer in the latter county in the year LSO.")
at the age of .seventy years. He served in the
P.lack Hawk War in 1832. The mother survived
her hu5l)and until 1875. and p.assed awa}' at the ad-
vanced .age of eighty years. They were the iiarents
of twelve children, viz: Jonathan, Sar.ali, William,
.lames. Elizabeth, Annias, Amanda, .loseph, Mary,
Miltcni. Elishaand liud. who died in infanc}'.

The education of our subject was obtained bv an
attendance at school three months, and upon
appi'oaching uianhood he worked fourteen years bv
the month, from the age of thirteen until a man of
twenty-seven. On the Tith of April, l.S(3(), he took
unto himself a wife anil helpmate, Miss Esther E.,
daughter of .laeob and Esther R. (Kirli_v) .Summet.
The |)arents of Mrs. Uranham were natives lesiiec
tively <if North Carolina and Halifax Count\'. \':i.
They removed to Indiana in their youth and were
married at Ellettsville. Monroe Co. to which (Trand
father Kirby had removed as early as 1824. Theie
was born to them ten children, the eldest d3'ing in
iufanc}'. The others were Jeremiah ('.. Alice C Es-
ther E., William L.. Sally A.. ,Ioel II., an infaiit
who died unnamed, Emily and Mary 1). Esther E.
the wife of our subject was born in Moni'oe County',
Ind., A|)ril 1, 1831), and remained a member of th"
parental household until her marriage.

Mr. and Mrs. Ibanham began their wedded life
on a rented farm in Indiana. ( )n the 3d of Juh'.
18(Jl,our subject entered the I'nion .Vrnij' as .i

member of Conip.any I. 22d Indiana Infantry an<l
was mustered into the service at North Madison.
The regimentdrilled there for a time, then rep.-iired
to St. Louis to guard the city, having for their
weapons 10,000 clubs and no nniskets for si.v .vi^eks.
Thence they were ordered to Jefferson Cit^y where
they met the enemy in battle and subsequently
were at (ilasgow, where in the (tonfusion and dark-
ness of midnight a light took place among the
Inion troops who through mistake attacked each
other, killing several men and odicers.

This regiment next met thi' enem^• in battle at
Oeorgetown and followed up the rebel general.
Price on his raid, fighting at Warrensburg. Mo.,
and capturing 1,100 rebels, next moving upon
U.-deigh, Springfield and Pea Ridge, Ark. Prior to
this Mr. Branham had been detailed as a te.anister.
Later they were ordered to Cape Girardt'au.
Mo., where they took the boats and landed at Ham-
burg early in the morning. In the afti-rnoon they
[)articipated in the l)attle of Corinth then moved
on to Nashville, Ti'iiu.. and Perrysville and Crab
Orchard, Ky. A'ext returning to Nashville, they
fought on the vv.«iy to .Alumfordsville, Ky.. ;uid af-
terward at .Mnrfreesboro, Tenn., where our subject
with loo other teamsters was captured by the no-
torious Texas rangers, but the)' were re-taken by
the Union troops on the sanu'day.

Mr. Ibanhani [jarticipatecl later in some of the
important battles of the w.ar. including the siege of
Atlanta, during which time his term of enlistment
expired. He received his discharge in that city and
was muste.cd out at Louisville. Ky. He returned
U> Indiana in the fall of isill and remained there
till the spiing of 1870. His ne.xt remov.al was to
Chrisman, Hi., where he carried on farming for
several years, then in 187.') purchased the farm
which he now owns and (occupies, and rents 120
acres besides. From these various sources he rea-
lizes a handsome income, which enables him losur-
ro\uid himself and family with all of the comforts
of life and many of its luxuries.

.Seven children were born to our subject and his
estimable wife, the eldest of whom. Emily F.. is a
resilient of Nebia.ska: Ellsworth. Kirby, Walter.
Ollie, Lossie and P'rank. tiu' baby, arc all at home
with their [jarcjits. Tlie Latter are consislent mem-

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bers of the Alethoclist Episcopal Church at Dallas,
and our subject as an ex soldier, belongs to the G.
A. R. Post at Ridge Farm, of which he is a charter
member and in which he lias held the otfices of
Senior Vice Commander, Sergeant and Officer of
the Guard. He entered the army from a sense of
duty and it is one of his dearest wishes that when
he is consigned to mother earth it shall be done
with the honors properly belonging to a soldier. It
is hardly necessary to state that he is a true-blue
Rcpulilican and believes in the "Union forever."

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v@J^iJ/2'2W*>~~./'\/~'

W^ ENRY C. HOLTON, M. D. There is no
iTj) class of men of more iniijorlance in a com-
ilV^ munity than the pliysicitin and surgeon, and
l,^) none who have intrusted to them more ser
ious and weighty- interests. He who has the deli-
cac}% the honor and the fine judgment to hold these
interests as they should be held, is worthy of more
than a passing notice. No man in the profession
along the eastern line of the State probal)!j' lias
performed his duty with a more conscientious fidel-
ity than the subject of this notice. Nature has
endowed him with great gifts, and he has had the
wisdom to make the most of his oiiportunities.
Home-loving and domestic in>.his tastes, he is well
qualified to preside at the bedside of suffering
humanity, and to extend that ready sympathy- which
in most cases is more effective than drugs and nos-
trums.

Personally, Dr. Holton is a man of line presence
and superior address, cultivated, affable and pleas-
ant, and one who invariably' commands respect
wherever he is known. He is the eldest resident
physician of Sidell, and one of those who has been
largely interested in building up the town. Dur-
ing his six years' practice here he lias been re-
markably successful. He is still young and in the
midst of his usefulness, having been born Oct. 23,
1853, at what was then Dallas, but is now Indianola,
this county. He was reared in his native town,
and received his early education in the common
schools. At the age of seventeen years, and after
the death of his father, he entered the Illinois

University, where he took a year's course, and at
the expiration of this time began teaching, which
profession he followe<l for a period of ten years in
the schools of Palermo and Indianola. In the for-
mer place he began reading medicine under Dr.
Martinie, with whom he remained two j'ears. and
afterward read with Dr. Worthington, of Indianola,
two years. In the fall of 1881 he entered Jefferson
Medical College at Philadelphia, where he pursued
his studies until being graduated in 1883. He
worked his way upward unaided, earning the
money to pay his tuition and expenses.

Dr. Holton entered upon the practice of his pro-
fession at Homer, but as the town of Sidell began
to grow up he determined to settle at this place. In
the meantime he [iracticed at Archie until 18«7,
ami put u|) a fine frame residence there. Later he
lie moved his otiice and barn from Archie to Sidell.
He was married in the fall of 1883 to Miss Ira,
• laughter of A. L. Ames, a lineal descendant of
Oliver Ames, well known in the early hifitory of
this countr\'. The maiden name of her mother was
Urania IIowcll. Her father was born in \eimoiit
and her mother in New York State. After mar-
riage they went to California, where their daughter
Ura was born, and where they lived from 1852
until 1859. Upon returning to Illinois thcv set-
tled in Belviderc. but later removed to Ed^ar
County, where Mrs. Holton developed into woman-
hood. Of her union with our subject there have
lieen born three children. Max. Wade and Dean,
who died at the age of five months. Mrs. Holton
is a member of the Baptist Church at Palermo.
The Doctor advocates the principles of the Repub-
lican party, but has never been active in politics,
preferring to give his best efforts to his profession.
To this he is devoting all his energies, and is meet-
ing with flattering success. He expends a large
sum of money each year in prosecuting his re-
searches into the science of medicine, and has one
of the largest private librai'ies in the county.

Dr. Holton is a charter member of Peace Dale
Lodge No. 225, I. O. O. F., and has been through
all the Chairs at Palermo, being likwise a charter
member of this lodge. He is also a charter mem-
ber of the Modern Woodmen's Camp at Sidell
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pointed a delegate to the (irand Camp at Des
Moines, but on account of professional duties was
not able to attend. lie is the Lxamining Physician
for this camp, and operates in the same capacity
for the Union Central Life Insurance Company of
Cincinnati, also for the N. Y. Life Insurance Com-
pan3'. lie has an unusually fine collection of sur-
gical instruments, and fully understands the use of
them.

The parents of our subject were Leonard C. and
Helen L. (Dudley) Holton. the former a native
of Chester, Vt., and the latter born in the neighbor-
hood of Bennington, that State. They were mar-
ried in Kentuck}', to which State the mother had
removed and taught school when a young lady.
Leonard Holton was Captain of a steamboat i)lying
on the Ohio River, which he followed until 1815.
when the whole family came to Illinois and settled
near the present site of Indianola. Capt. Holton
then engaged in uierchandising, and assisted in
laying out the town. It was found that there were
two post-offices bearing the name of Dallas, so the
name was clTanged to Indianola. The father died
there in 1870, in the sixty-first year of his age. He
w.ns very active and energetic, and contributed his
full quota to the building up of the town. The
mother, after the death of her hnsband, removed to
Danville, became identified with the public schools
in the fall of 1871, and for fourteen years there-
after was actively and promincntlj' connected with
educational matters. Then, on account of ill-health,
she resigned her position and is now living in
retirement at Danville. She has followed the pro-
fession of a teacher in ^'er^l()nt, Kentucky and
Illinois, making of it an art and a science, and
being uniformly successful.

To the parents of our subject there were born four
children: Abbie, Frank D., Henry C. and William
James. Abbie became the wife of A\'illiani Donne,
an attorne3--at-law of New York City. She died in
1876. leaving one child, a daughter. Lulu, and the
latter is now living with our subject's motht-i- at
Danville. Frank 1). married a Miss Shedd, and is
mining for gold, silver and tin in the Black Hills
in Dakota; he has two children — Leo Frank and
Lef)nard. William .lames married Miss Lizzie
Sanders of Danville, and operates as Chief Train

Dispatcher for the Chicago it Western Indiana,
with headquarters at Chicago; he has two children
— Abbie and Frank. The Holton family traces its
ancestry to Fngland. .-ind was first represented in
America during the Colonial times.

. IT ; . n ] A.»

^g) IIARLES F. HULL. s,,nie of the finest vchi-
I „ cles dri;

(II jp <''es driven on the streets of Indianola have
^^y been turned out from the shop of this citizen,
who is an expert mechanic, doing general black-
smithing and manufacturing road vehicles. He be-
gan learning his trade without a dollar of assist-
ance and has placed himself in a goorl jxjsition,
financially, by close apjilication to business. He is
a fine horse-shoer — in fact, understands all the de-
tails of his line of business from beginning to end
and has hosts of friends who rejoice at his prosper-
ity.

The subject of this sketch is the son of Dr.
James S. Hull, who is well remembered by the
citizens of this county as one of its oldest and
most reliable physicians. The latter was born in
Ohio and was the son of a typical Pennsylvanian of
Revolutionary stock. He followed his practice in
Indianola for a period of eighteen years and is
still living there, being now seventy-two years
f)ld. while his wife is aged seventy. She also was
boiii in Ohio. They were married in- Covington,
Ind., where they resided several years before com-
ing to this county. Five of their children lived to
mature years, viz: Francis Marion, Kissey, Mattie
A., Charles F., our sul)ject and Edwin M.

Mr. Hull was born June .'!, 1856, at Covin<j-ton,
Ind.. :uk1 was a lad of eleven years when his
father's family came to this county. He gave evi-
dence of his mechanical genius at an earlj' age and
fiist learned the blacksmith trade. He began work
with Frank Miller, remaining with him nine months
!\ud then engaged with Mr. Ilewes for seven ^'ears
finishing his trade with him. He then formed a
partnership with T. F. Hewes and they operated
together until 1887 when their stock was deslro\ed
by fire, involving considerable loss. After this
Mr. Hull and llewes est;dj|ished a shop at Sidell

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and iel)uilt the one at Indianola. The partnership
was dissolved in the full of 1888, Mr. Hull tlien re-
suming the shop at Indianola.

Our subject was married Dec. 11. 1883. to Miss
Martha A., daughter of William and Mary A.
(Bartler) Pollard. Her parents were natives of
Yorkshire, England, and emigrated to America in
18a(). They spent one year in Canada, then in 1857
came to this county and the father put up one of
the first steam sawmills along its southern line.
They made their home in Carroll Township and
Mr. Pollard built up a good business and was
doing well when he unfortunately went security
for a friend with the usual result — losing nearly all
he possessed. lie was drowned in Indianola July
4. 1886, at the age of sixty-six yenrs. The mother
is still living and is now sixty-nine _vears old. They
were the parents of four children — Paul, .lohn,
Saraii and .Martha .\.

Mrs. Hull was l)orii near Bradford in Yorksjiire,
England, and was quite young when her [jarenls
came to America, although she recollects m.iny
scenes and incidents connected witii her native
place. Of her union witli our subject there have
born two children — Clarence Elmo and Rosa
Myrtle, aged (1889) four and two years resi)ect-
ively. The family residence is situated in the east
part of town and forms a very comfortable home,
which is the resort of man^' friends of our subject
and his estimable wife.

Mr. Hull, politically, is a sound Republican. Init
has had no time to assume the responsibilities of
office, preferring to give his attention to his busi-
ness affairs. He is a charter member of the Mod-
ern Woodmen Lodge of Indianola and in religious
matters belongs to the Baptist Church. Mrs. Hull
finds her religious home in the Methodist Episco-
jjal Church.

The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Hull were
John and Ann Pollard, the grandfather a mill-
wright by trade and a very fine mechanic. He was
pecidiiirly trusty and faithful. and sojourned at one
place for the long period of forty-five years. He
was never ill a day in his life and died at the age
of ninety-six years. His son, William, the father
of Mrs. Hull, was born in Bradford, England,
where he became a mechanical engineer and ope-

rated various mills in the old country, being an
expert. He was a prominent member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, but his mind became
impaired through illness and he ended his life by
drowning. He had made three trips to America
and spent his last days in C'arrull Township, this
county. Mrs. Pollard is still living and is a genial
and pleasant lady, making her home in Carroll
where siie has manv friends.

-^S?^*

LEXANDER COLLIER is one of the
JS'/UII early settlers of this country, who is now
living in the enjo3'raent of the pleasant
surroundings which are the result of his
early privations in doing his share to build u|) this
great Empire. In the career of Mr. Collier we
find an excellent example for young men just em-
barking in the field of active life, of wljat may be
accomplished by a man beginning poor, l)ut honest,
prudent and industrious. In early life he enjoyed
but tew advantages. His school days were limited,
nor had he wealth or position to aid him in start-
ing in the great battle. He relied solel}' upon his
own efforts and his own conduct to win for liim
prosi)erit_y, nor lias liis been a success solely in the
sense of accumulating wealth, liut in doing good
to others and in winning their rcs|)ect and esteem.
He has ever strictly' oliserved that most important
factor in the successful public or business life of
anyone — honesty.

Mr. Collier owns 250 acres of land on section
19, El wood Township, where he resides. He was
born in Washington County, Tenu., Nov. 12,
1830. His father, Leonard Collier, was a native
of Virginia, and located in Tennessee in 1820,
where he became [uosperous and influential among
his neighbois. Alexander's education was received
at subscription schools and under difficulties. The
schoolhonse in which he attended school was but
a rude hut, with no conveniences whatever to in-
duce a child to seek knowledge, but, on the con-
trary, the surroundings of the alleged schoolhouses
of those days were repulsive to the youthful mind
and engendered hostility to learning. He came

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535

to Vermilion County in liio autumn of 1851, and
has lived in Ibis nt'iglibovliood since, except for
four years, when lie resided just across the State
line. His mother was Charlotte, daujihter of John
Sl.aygle. She was the mother of leu children,
four of whom are living: John. (W'orge. Sarah
(Mrs. Moore), and Alexauiler. Four of the other
children lived to be women before they died, viz:
Catherine. Kliza \.. Nancy and Elizabeth.

Mr. Collier married Klizabeth. daughter of Will-
iam Jennings. Dec. 20, IHrif). She was borri in
Greene County. Tenn., and her mother's maiden
name was Sarah Jones. Both the parents are de-
ceased. Mr. and Mrs. Collier are the parents of
four children, three of whom are living: Francis
M.. Ph(ebe J. and Sarah C. Francis married Dora
Moore, of Missouri, and Mves in this township;
they have two children — Josephine B. and Charles
S. Phcebe J. married Eli Stahl of this township,
ami is the mother of three children — Bertie. \'ora
Belle and an infant. Bessie May; .Sarah is the wife
of James A'an Dnyn; they have three children —
Alexander, Coy and Addic Belle.

Mr. Collier rents the most of his large farm to his
children, who .are engaged in stock-raising and
general farming. He has never sought ofliee. hut
li.as found that he h.as enough to attend to in
strictly minding his own affairs. Mrs. Collier is a
member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
to which her husband is a liliei'al contributor.

(^^ AMUEL T. STEVENS, one of the sur-
^^^ vivors of the "ioth Illinois Infantry, and
lll/^j now a prospei'ous farmer of (ieorgetown
Township, is one of the most highly es-
teemed citizens in this communty, being upright
and industrious, greatly attached to his home ;.nd
justly i)rou(l of his army record, which is creditalilo
in the extreme. He was born in Vernon Town-
ship. Jennings Co.. Ind., near the town of ^'ernon.
Nov. 4. 1834, and is a son of John and .lane
(Thompson) Stevens, the former a native of Indi-
:.na and the latter of Kentucky. They were mar-
ried at Brooks Point. Vermilion Co.. 111., to whii-h

they had corneal a very early day, and subsequently
took up their abode in Jennings County, Ind.,
where the father died when his son, .S.amuel was
only five years old. The mother came back to
Urooks Point in 1853, and died therein 1873, when
sixty-two years old. She was married three times
after the death of her first husband by whom she
had four children — Sarah II., Samuel T., Francis
M., and Nancy. By her .second husband. William
McCabe, she had three children. Her thinl hus-
band was ^^'illianl Brown .'ind the fourth .lames
Ogden. By the latter two she had no children.

Samuel Stevens began to "paddle his own canoe"
when a lad of twelve ye.ars. He learned the tr.ade
of a stone mason and pl.asterer, serving three j'cars
ai)prenticeship, but not liking the business aban-
doned it and turned his attention to farming pur-
suits, working out by the n)onth. When about
twenty j'ears old he returned to Illinois and on the
7lh of June. 1861. enlisted at Indianola in Com-
l)any D. •25th Illinois Infantry. He w.ns mustered
into service at St. Louis, Mo., and fought the
rebels at Pea Ridge, after which he went with his
regiment after the rebel. Gen. Price, in the South -
w^est. In June, 1862 they joined the Arm^' of the
Tennessee .and fought at Corinth and Green River
Bridge. At Louisville they recruited, after which
followed the battle of Perryville, Oct 7, of that
year.

From Perryville, our subject went with his
regiment to N.ashville, Tenn., where the}' remained
until the •26th of November, 1862, then entered on
the Murfreesboro campaign. They fought with
the rebels at Tullahoma and were next at Chatta-
nooga, after which followed the battle of Chieka-
manga. Sept. 19, 20, 1863, whence they retreated
to Chattanooga, and later engaged with the
enera}' ;it Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and
Tunnel Hill. Subsequently followed the Atlanta
campaign, upon which they entered May 4, 1864, and
while I'etreating through a peach orchard at Chicka-
niauga. Mr. Stevens was struck by a missile on the
left hip and knocked several yards. He suc-
ceeding in getting to the ambulance and was t.aken
to the hospital at Chattanooga, where he remained
two weeks and was sulliciently recovered to engage
ill tlie liglit at .Mission Ridge; he w;is also engaged

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in the Knoxville campaiijn whieli was sent to tliu
relief of Gen. Bnrnside, vviio was bottled up near
Knoxville.

Our subject was wounded a second time at Noon-
day Creek, near Marietta, Ga., by a niinie-ball
which passed through his leg above the knee. He
was taken a second time to the hospital at Chatta-
nooga and later to the Cumberland hospital at
Nashville, Tenn. The term of his enlistment soon
expired and he was mastered out Sept. 5, 1864, at
Springfield, III. From that time until 1868 he
occupied himself in farming pursuits and in that
year was married to Miss Hannah (rerard, who is a
daughter of .lohn and Mary (Fisher) Gerard, who
earae from Indiana to this State and settled in
1851 upon the land now owned and occupied l)y
our subject. Of this union there have been born
nine children, namely: Ulysses S. ; Ezra A., Luc}'
A., Mary J., Robert T., WlUian F., Viola M.,
Johnnie H., and Clarence E. Mr. Stevens, politi-
cally, is a strong Reijublican, and he and his esti-
ni.able wife are members of the Christian Church.

A portrait of Mr. Stevens is shown elsewhere in
this work.

^^^ • — w—o-isr'' — • — ■'* ~

^ IMLLIAM HESTER. Those middle-aged men
%JiJi/ ^^'"^* '""'^ natives of this county, were born
'y™ under the most primitive conditions and
spent their childhood and youth in the wilder-
ness, amid the frequently thrilling scenes of pioneer
life. They became inured to arduous labor at an
early .age, and thus acquired that independence of
thought and character of which are made the best
men of this period of the world. The}' also ,ac-
(piired the habit of viewing toil and danger undis-
Tn,ayed, and were fully prepared for the later labors
and struggles which developed the wilderness into
the homes of an intelligent and prosperous people.
Those who to-day are enjoying the blessings of
civilization can scarcely realize what they owe to
those men who ,assisted in bringing about the pres-
ent order of thinos.

A native of Elwood Townshiii, this county, our
subject was horn Miiy 17. 1838, and is the son of
Thom,as Hester, who was born in Guilford County,

X. C, and who removed with his parents to Clin-
ton County, Ohio, when n. lad nine years of age.
He left the Buckeye Stale in 1 835, coming to Ran-
dolph County. Ind., settling near Winchester, tliat
count}-, where he improved a farm from the heavy
timber land in White River Township and where
he sojourned ten years. Next he removed to Taze-
well County, this State, where he lived six years
engaged in farming. His next removal w.as to this
county and he settled M,arch 31, 1838, on the land
now occupied by his son, our subject, on section
24 in Elwood Township. He did his own black-
smithing for about thirty years, and was a true type
of the industrious pioneer who, by his sturdy indus-
tr}' and perseverance built up a good home and
accumulated a comfortable property.

The mother of our subject was in her maiden-
hood Miss Mary Leonard. She also like her father,
Ezekiel Leonard, w,as born in North Carolina and
was of Irish .ancestry. Grandfatiier Francis Hester,
also a native of the above mentioned State, was of
Scotch ancestry and followed the occupation of
both farmer and shoemaker. To the parents of
our subject there were born seven children, four of
whom are living, and William is the youngest. The
other three are Jesse, Rebecca, Mrs. Reece, and
John. The others lived to mature vears. They
were Hannah, Mrs. Cook; IMary, Mrs. Larrance;
anil Robert. All at their decease left families.

William Hester was reared to maiilunid at the old
homestead where he now lives, and completed his
education in Bloomingdale Academy under the in-
struction of Prof. Hobbs. He taught school two
winters, but with this exception has been engaged
in farming pursuits all his life. He is a member
of the Society of Friends and contributed gener-
ousl}' toward the erection of their fine new church
and the Vermilion Academy building at Vermilion
Grove. The academy is under the auspices of the
Friends.

Mr. Hester was married March 8, 1860, to Miss
Maria, daughter of Ira Mills, deceased, who came
to this county in 18'21. This lady became the
mother of two children one only of whom is liv-
ing— Cassius M. She died Jan. 19, 1863. Our
subject contracted a second marriage March 6,
1867, with Miss Rachel J., daughter of William

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Stafford, of \"oi'railioii Grove, and of tliis union
llicie were l)oin tliiee cliildi-eii, only two of whom
are living — Rlioda J.. Mrs. Mills and Thomas W.
The mother of these children died .Iiine 15, 1885,
and on the 7lli of March, 1887. Mr. Hester was
married to Miss Martha A., daughter of Joseph
Hawkins, near Rardin, Coles Co.

The land possessions of Mr. Hester .aggregate 248
aores and he makes a specialtj' of graded horses.
Short-horn cattle, Poland-China swine antl high
grade Merino slieep. He uniforml}' votes the Re-
publican ticket and keeps himself well posted upon
matters of State and National interest. Like liis
honored parents he belongs to the Society of
Friends. The mother of Mr. Hester died ALay 2.
1867. and his father Nov. 10. 1875. 'I'hey were
most worth}' and excellent people, living at |)eace
with their neighbors and doing good .-is they had
opportunity.

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ILAS DICKSON. Few peisons can sojourn
very long in Indianola without becoming
f.'unili'ir with the name of Mr. Dickson,
who is a son of one (jf the earlv pioneers
of N'erniilion. and one of the first chihlren who,
horn in this county, have gniwn up with the coun-
tr}'. He is now |)ast the meridian of life. He has
inherited <^rom a substantial ancestry those qualities
of character which have made him an enteipri^iug
business man and [ilaced him in an enviable posi-
tion in his community.

Jlr. Dickson wns born Ma}' 25, 1830, in Caiioll
Township, and spent his boyho(_)d and youth amid
the scenes of pioneer life, becoming familiar with
healthy haid work and receiving liis education in
the common school. He remained a memlM r of
the parental household until a man of tliir(y-four
years, and was then married. Oct. l.'i. ISdl. to Aliss
Frances Foos. The newly wedded pair .settled
down on a farm and for a number of years thereaf-
ter Mr. Dickson gave his attention to agriculture and
the cattle business. In the latter he became inter-
ested when only a boy. and since reaching manhood
has driven liundreds of fat cattle to New York

'City, selling them to local butchers. He saw the
first ear-load of beef cattle that were ever shipped
into that metrf)|)olis from Illinois, and about th(!
time there was Ijeing agitated the advisability of
shipping stock by rail.

Mr. Dick.-jon is an extensive lan<l owner, having
600 .acres in Ivlgar County and a farm of
eighty acres adjoining Indianola. To him .ind his
estimable wife there have been born three chihlren:
Robert. Lena, and Albertus. The d.anghter is the
wife of K'lwai'd Cannon, who is interested in an
electric light plant in Portland, Oregon. The sons
are at home with their parents Mr. Dickson uni-
forndy votes the Democratic ticket, but with the
exception of serving as a juryman several times,
has never mingled much in public affairs. Mrs.
Dickson is a member of the M('thodist l-",pisc(ipal
Church.

Mrs. Dickson is the daughter of Fr.inklin ;uid
Amelia (Howe) Foos. the former of whom is the
oldest living native of what was then Frankliji,
but is now Columbus County. Ohio. He was born
.luly 4. 18(1;!. and uuw makes his home in Danville.
Mr. Foos and Michael Sullivan were school lioys
together. The mother was a native of Jlaryland
and a flistant relative of Klias Howe, the inventor
of the sewing machine. One of the members of
the firm of Foos & Co., of Springfield. ( )hio, is a
half brother of Mrs. Dickson's father. The mother
died in November, 1883, at the age of seventy-five
years. She had a family of eleven children, seven
of whom grew to mature years, viz: Louisa. L\dia.
Joseph, Amelia, Lovina, Francis, and Ellen. .Airs.
Dickson was born in Madison County. Ohio, In
ISll, and w.as a girl of ten 3'ears when she came
with her parents to this county. She made the
.acquaintance of her future husband in Indianola.

David Dickson, the father of our subject, is now
a gentleman of eighty-three j'ears. He traveled all
over this State from north to south .and from east
to west at a very earlj' day. whiii it was the ex-
treme frontier and there were but very few settle-
ments within its limits. He was born in Lewis
County. Ky.. and married .Miss Margaret
Waters, a native of StalTord Court House, ^'a.,
.aud closely allied to the F. F. \'.'s. Her ancestors
came from .'Scotland, while the Dicksons were <jt

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English origin, and upon coming to this country*
settled in Maivbiml. Subsequently they removed
to Kentucky. The paternal grandfather of our
subject, whose name was Means, was of Irish de-
scent, and at an early day settled in New Jersey,
whence he removed to Pennsylvania, and then to
Kentucky during its pioneer da3's. lie was the
representative of a very large and influential
family.

ftlr. Dickson came to Illinois a single man and
was married in Vermilion County. He took up
hind and settled near Paris in 1824, when it was a
mere trading place. He became the father of four
children: Silas, Robert, Permelia, and Jemima.
Robert died unmarried at the age of thirty-three
years; Peimelia became the wife of Dr. Ralston,
and resides in Danville; Jemima, Mrs. Varner, lives
in Kdgar County. The mother died in 1887.

jENJAMlN F. LEACH. In the subject of
^ Ibis notice there is easily recognized a man
ij'^ ii of high social qualities, well educated, cul-
^^^^=^' tivated in his tastes, one who is public-
spirited and takes a warm interest in educational
matters. He was in former years occupied as a
teacher, but of late has been interested in agricul-
tural pursuits, and is the (irain AVelgher of Hum-
rick. He was born in Pickaway County, Ohio,
Sept. 23, 184G, and is consequently a man in the
l)rime of life and in the midst of his usefulness.

B3' reverting to the family history of our subject
we find that he is the son of William and Mary
(Monroe) Leach, natives of Cnlpeper County, Va.,
and the parents of fourteen children, of whom
live are living, as follows. .Sarah A., now Mrs.
Parker, is a resident of Gentry County, Mo.; AVill-
i im M. lives in Phillips County, Kan. : Henry C.
resides in Washington County', Ark., as does also
his sister, Mary C, Mrs. Carney. Benjamin F., our
subject, came with the family to this county in
October, 1852. They met with a great affliction in
the death of the father, which occurred less than a
yeiir later, June 23, 1853. The mother and sons
carried on the farm as best they could until all the

children were able to take care of themselves.
Mrs. Leach finally went to Neosha County, Kan.,
where her death took place in 1873.

Mr. Leach, our subject, has been familiar with
agricultural pursuits since his earliest recollections,
and followed them exclusively with the exception
of the time occupied as a teacher. His early ad-
vantages were necessarily limited, but he made the
most of his opportunities for observation and in-
formation and came out a bright and intelligent
young man of more than ordinary abilities. When
twenty-four years old he was married, in Elwood
Township, March 31, 1875, to Miss Alma J.,
daughter of Darius Baldwin, one of the early
settlers of Danville Township, and now deceased.
The four children born of this union were named
respectively, Albert W., Richard B., Mary E., and
Nellie C.

After their luarriage Mr. and Mrs. Leach took
up their residence in Elwood Township, where our
subject confined his attention to the development
of his farm and lived there until Fcluuary, 1886;
then, retiring from the more arduous duties of
farm life, he took up his residence in Ilumrick and
now busies himself with lighter employments. He
has officiated as Tax Collector of the township
three terms; was Highway Commissioner one term,
and is at present Justice of the Peace. He finds
his religious home in the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, and socially belongs to the Masonic frater-
nity.

LAYTON B. ELLIOTT. This well-to-do
and intelligent b.achelor citizen may be

'J found usually at his well-regulated home-

ste.ad on section 26 in Elwood Township, where he
is successfully engaged in general agriculture, and
fiom which he realizes annually a snug income.
His farm contains seventj' acres and lies adjacent to
Yankee Point. He also has 160 acres near New-
man, in Douglas County, III. He has been quite
an extensive traveler in the South and the West,
and, although possessing a limited education, has
made such good use of his opportunities for the
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iccdgnizc'il as a well-iiifoiiiu'il man of inoi-c than
drdiiiai'v intelligenee.

Our siiliJL'Cl was boni in Wayne County, Ind.,
Maicli 10. 1854. and is tlie son of Nathan Elli-
ott, vvlio is now decc'aso(], and the brother of II. C.
and Wesk'}- Klliott, sketches of wlioni appear else-
where in this Albu>i. He w.as brought to this
county by his parents when an infant of ten
niontlis, and after attending the common school be-
came also a student of Vermilion Academy and the
Wesleyan University at Bloomington. In tlie
fall of 1881 he set out for Washington, trav-
ersing the L^nion and Central Pacific Railroads
from Chic.igo to San Prancisco an<l thence by
steamer to Portland, Ore., where he spent the
winter. In the meantime he was at Puget Sound.
In the spring of 1882 lie went up the Willamette
Valley, where he sojourned until after the 4th of
.July. On that day he attended a celebration at a
point near by across the river, and saw half-breed
Indians and French taking part in the foot races.
Later he repaired to Pataha, in the southeastern
part of Washington, and occupied himself at lum-
bering in the Blue Mountains until harvest time,
in the month of August. He then repaired to the
Pataha Flats and assisted in threshing wheat for
twenty-seven days, and until in September, when
he returned to the Blue Mountains and worked in
the lumber woods until the deep snow drove out
the men. Returning now to Pataha Flats he so-
journed there until the spring of 1883, then trav-
eled on foot to Spokane Falls and to the Big Bend
country, in the Columbia River region. He staid
over night with Wild Goose Bill, who had a squaw
for a wife. There he secured a pony, and, in com-
pany with Bill's two boys started out to see a large
spring near by. The boys had a lasso, and one of
thcni exerted his skill on our subject. The latter
having money feared at first that they were intend-
inof to overpower and rob him, but he found that
they were simply amusing themselves at his ex-
pense. They called him a '• tenderfoot," and had
great sport in lassoing his horse and a colt which
was following the pony he rode.

Our subject finally returned to Spokane Falls and
the:ire by the Northern Pacific Railroad to its ter-
nii.iii>. where he took the stage and traveled 300

miles to Bozcman, Mont. We next find him at
Livingstone, vvheie he remained until .luly 3, en-
gaged in a lumber-yard and !.s a carpenter. From
there he traveled up the Yellowstone Park, enter-
ing it July 1. 1883, and viewing the Yellowstone
Falls and Canyon, the Hot Springs, and all the other
natural wonders of that region. He spent the fol-
lowing winter at Livingstone, Montana, then jour-
neyed to St. Paul via the Northern Pacific Railroad.
He visited Chicago on his way home. That same
spring he took a trip through Southern Kansas,
visiting his brother Alvin.near Cedar Vale. In
September following he settled on a farm ami has
since given his undivided attention to its various
interests.

Mr. Klliott, |Hjliticall\-. supports the principles
of the Republican parly, luit has never sought offi-
cial honors. In his youth he was extremely anx-
ious to obtain a thorough education, but on account
of the death of his father when he was twenty
years old he was obliged to abandon his cherished
plan. He reninincd with his mother and operated
the farm two years.

RANCIS GAINES. After a busy life has
beon nearly spent, and all the trials and
vicissitudes incident to a i)ioneer's career
have been met with courage, honor and industiy,
there is nothing more pleasant than to see a man
who has been faithful in all things, retire from ac-
tive pursuits. Here he can look back upon all his
actions with pleasure, and can with truth say that
he has done the best he could. And what more is
expected of any man? And this is the case with
Francis Gaines.

Mr. Gaines was born In Clarke County, (Jhio. on
July 28, 1823. His parents went to Greene County,
Ohio, soon after his birth, where they lived contiii-
uousl}' until death called them away. His mother
died in 1881, at the age of eighty-four, and his
father followed her to the grave in 188C, at the
great age of foiu'-score and six. They had eleven
children — Elizabeth, Francis, James, William .b 11-
athan, Benjamin, Henry, Plucbe. Susan. Sirah u\u\

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Amai.da. The latter died wlion slie was tlirec years
of age, while the remaining chlMreii lived to he
men and women. Mr. Gaines acquired his educa-
tion ii! tlie primitive scliool-liouses lliat were scat-
tered ail over Oliio at the time of his boyhood, and
hcing the oldest son, he was obliged to defer many
ad vintages that he could have taken to gain an ed-
ucation. By an insirii table decree of mankind, the
oldest boy (^f a farmer's family has always been the
cart-horse that lias drawn the rest of the children
after him. Responsibilities have rested upon the
oldest boy that have as a rule kept him from gain-
ing the education he should have, and Mr. Gaines
was in this position. For many a day, and before
he was ten years of age he has followed the plow
wliosf moMldlxiard was constructed of wood. What
would the boys of this generation think of such a
proceeding as this.' And such things as this ought
to increase the resjjcct that is certainly due to those
who tilled the soil in an early day, and paved the
way for an empire.

By the time that Mi'. Gaines became twenty-one
j-ears of age he was an expert in agricultural pur-
suits, and also as a woodman. At this time he se-
cured a job of cutting wood for twcnty-tive cents
a cord, and three or four cords a day was easy work
for him. In 1845 he was married to Miss Mary
,lane .McFarland, of Greene County, Ohio, and in
1847 the young couple settled in Carroll Township,
this county, about three miles south of Indianola.
His wife made all their clothes from the raw ma-
terial, and everytliing that was procured in those
days was by hard labor. In 1871 the good mother
died, and out of seven children born to her but
two were reared to maturity — .Sarah A. and Ed-
mund. Sarah married F. D. Xeblick, who is re-
.siding on the homestead: they have two children —
Francis D. and ISIabel.

Mr. Gaines w.as married a second time in 1871,
to Mrs. Josephine Gaines, widow of his brother
William, and by this union one child was born —
Mary E. William Gaines died in 186.3. Mrs.
Gaines is the daughter of L. Patterson and Cath-
erine (Baum) Patterson, the former a native of
Ohio, where he was married, and came to this State
in 1839. He lived to be seventy-three years old,
and his wife died at the early age of thirty-nine.

She left six children: Augustus D., Josephine A.
(Mrs. Gaines), Emily C, Charles, John Harvey and
Albert, who was drowned. Mrs. Gaines was born
in Brown County, Ohio, and came to Illinois when
she was eighteen months old. She was but four-
teen years old when her mother died, and her
youngest brother, Albert, was but three years of
age. She was obligged to assume the responsibil-
ity of the household, and nobly she cared for her
younger brothers and sisters. By her first marriage
she is the mother of one child — Franklin W. —
who is still living.

In 1883 Mr. (Raines erected a very commodious
and elegant house in Indianola, which is surrounded
with everything to make the place pleasant. The
highest amount of land he has ever owned at one
time, was 375 acres, and he owns now a half sec-
tion, all under a fine slate of cultivation. This is
all due to his own industi-y, excepting 1-400 which
was given him by his father, and invested in lands.
He has speculated somewhat in real estate, and in
this he has prospered. Mr. and Mrs. Gaines are
members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, she
having belonged to that organization since she was
nineteen, while her husband lirst united with the
church thirt}--nine years ago. He was Siii)erintend-
ent of the Sunday-schools in the southern part v( the
county, and has served in various capacities in his
church, holding the otHces of Trustee, Treasurer
and Steward. He h.as held the positions of School
Director and Trustee for a long time, and h.as also
served as Road Overseer and Commissioner of
Ilighwtys. Mr. Gaines has always exhibited great
interest in the schools aLid roads. He votes with
the Democratic party and has never sought office.

=^RANVILLE PUGH. Those who have been
r ,— -, eye-witnesses of the pioneer scenes of Cen-
^^^Jl tral Illinois are fast passing away; and
when vve are privileged to take such an one b}- the
hand, it is an event which will be remembered for
man}' a day. Mv. Pugh is one of the oldest set-
tlers of this county, to which he came when In-
dians and wild animals abounded, and when the

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f(K)t of the white nuiii had .■iciircoly pressed the
soil of Elwood Towiisliip. Here lie has spent tlie
best years of his life, and his lonji and ardnous
labors have been erowned vvitli success. He owns
anil occupies one of tlie finest farTiis in this re-
gion, enibellisiied with an imposing residence, two
stories in heigiit, al)ove the basement, and not far
away a magnificent grove. Under liis careful
management the land has been brought to a high
state of cultivation, and is improved witii all the
appliances suggested to the enterprising and |)ro-
gressive farmer.

The opening years of the life of our subject were
spent in Jefiferson County ( )hio, where he was born
Feb. -2. 1824. Ills father, John I'ugh, deeea.sed,
was a native of Chester County, l'a..and emigrated
to the Buckeye State in 1823. He had been mar-
ried to Miss Jane Gamble, a native of Cecil County,
Md.. and to them there were born three children,
all of whom lived to mature years. Edwin is now
deceased; Granville, our subject, was the second
child; Hannah, Mrs. Kendall, lives in Kinggold
County, Iowa.

The ancestors of our subject were born and
reared in the Quaker faith for many generations
back. His maternal grandfather, John Gamble,
was a native of Ireland, and crossed the Atlantic
in time to participate in the War of 1812. John
Pugh came with his family to this county as early
as 1830, settling on the Little Vermilion in Carroll
Township. In 1836 he changed his residence, and
became owner of the land which his son, Granville,
now owns and occupies. Here both parents spent
their last years, the father dying in 1847, in middle
life, and the mother surviving her husband ninny
years, passing away in 1884.

The first studies of our subject were conducted
in a log cabin, with its puncheon floor, greased
paper for window panes, seats and desks made of
slabs and fastened to the wall with rude wooden
pins. Young Pugh took great interest in spelling.
and on Christmas night, in 1848. spelled down the
whole large school at Ridge Farm. He assisted his
father in the development of his homestead, and
remained a member of the parental family until
p.assiii:: his thirty-second birth-day. He w.as then
nnvviicl. May 31, 185G, to Miss Lydin, daughter

of Isaac Thompson, one of the earliest settlers of
IClwood Townslii|). Mrs. Pugh was born in Parke
County, Iiu)., .March 7, 18.'!;'). and of her union
with our subject there were I^mii nine children,
eight of whom arc living. John .1.. the eldest,
married Miss Emily Dillon, and lives in Prairie
Township; they have six children — (Irace, Ada,
Bertha. Charles, Ella :ind Howard; Ezra K. mar-
ried Miss Lilly Thompson, lives in Broadlaud,
Ch.'inipaign County, and h.as two children — Roscoe
E. and May; Paris J. married Miss Lucy Iliberly,
and occupies a part of the homestead; they have
one child — Mary A.; Isaac M.. Monroe, Howard,
Jane E. and Dolly are at home with their parents.

The Landed possessions of Mr. Pugh aggregate
350 acres, largely devoted to stock purposes, he
making a specialty of graded Short-horn cattle and
Poland-China swine. .Since reaching his majority
he has been a prominent man in his community,
and has held the office of School Director for the
long period of forty years. He officiated as Jus-
tice of the Peace and Township Supervisor one
year, and was Highwiy Conuuissioner several
years. He votes the straight Republican ticket,
and his estimable wife is a member of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. The family stands sec-
ond to none in Vermilion County.

In 1832, during tlie progress of the Black Hawk
War, a man bv the name of I.saac Mardick lived
upon the same section as Mr. Pugh, and in the
month of June was jilowing corn. Another man
in the vicinity, named Laban Dillon, thinking to
have some sport, dressed himself upas an Indian,
took a gun and repaired to the field where Mr.
Mardick was at work, crawling along Indian
fashion, until he was discovered by Mr. Mardick.
Then he rose and lifted ids gun, as if to fire, when
Mr. ISIardick ran home as fast as his legs would
carry him, leaving his horse and plow in the field.
Arriving there he offered another man a colt if he
would go and bring the horse to the house. The
stor3' naturally leaked out. and Mr. Mardick became
the laughing-stock of the neighborhood. Many
were the practical jokes played in those times, and
each one was made the most of in the absence of
the amusements and recreations of more enlightened
times. None enjoyed those little incidents more

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than Mr. Pugli, and it is safe to .S'ly that he eoii-
tribatfd Ills share to the general stock. He has
been prospered in his hibors. and now, sitting under
his on-n vine and figtree, feels properly that he has
not lived in vain. He has endeavored to do as little
harm as possible in the world, and enjoys the con-
fiilence and esteem of raan3' friends.

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/p^EOROE IIEILEMAN, the leading carriage
•II manufacturer of Indianola, is a skilled me-

^^1 t'hanie of ability, active and enterprising
as a business man, and one who is regarded as a
most useful meraljer of society, temperate, peace-
able and law-abiding, uniformly upholding the
elements which form the basis of good citizenship.
lie has risen from an humble position to one of
prominence and intluencc in his comnuuiity. soci-
ally and linanci.ally ; and for a period of seventeen
vears he Ikis been engaged in his present business
in the town where he now lives.

I\Ii-. Ileilenian was born in (iermantown, a
suburl) of Philadelphia, Pa.. Aug. 22, 1847, ami
there spent tlie days of his childhood and youth.
Mis father, John lleilemau, a native of (Germany,
was a blacksmith by trade and was married in the
Fatherland to JMiss Anna Barbara .Shimi). They
lived one year after their marriage in their native
province, then about 1843, cro.ssed the Atlantic with
their lirst born child — Katie, and settled near the
City of Brotherly Love, where the household cir-
cle was increased by the birth of five more children,
viz: an infant^ who died nnamed, Michael, George,
our subject, Rose, and John.

Michael Heileman served four years in the
Union Army during the Civil War and after-
ward emigrated to Corsicana, Tex., where he
engaged as a harness-maker. Rose married George
Mebs, a carpenter and Imilder, and they live in
Columbus, Ohio; John is a blacksmith by trade
and also a resident of Columbus. The father died
in middle life and the mother was left in straight-
ene<l circumstances, being obliged to part with
some of her children. Michael and George were
pla?ed in the Northern Home for friendless chil-

dren, where the l-iter remained four years. When
nine years old he was taken into the home of James
I). Lawson, of Woodstown, N. J., to whom he was
bound until he reached his majority. He only stayed
with him seven years, as Mr. Lawson retired from
the farm and re-bound the boy to a carriage-maker
of Salem, N. J. The natural inclinations of young
Heileman were in the line of mechanics, and he
never found greater delight than in using tools.
He served one year in the carriage-shop and then
the Civil War being in progress, although near its
close, he enlisted April 9, 1865, in Company K,
215tli Pennsylvania Infantry, for one year and
was mustered into service at Camp Cadwallader.

This regiment left at once for Fairfax, Va.,and
was uK^stly afterward employed on guard duty
around ^Vashington, and Ft. Delaware, where were
imi)risoncd 5,000 rebels. These were paroled at
the close of the vvar and our subject received his
hon(jrable discharge, Aug. 15, 1865, when less than
seventeen years old. He now returned to his
former employer, with whom he remained four
years. Next we find him in ^\'illiamsporl. Pa.,
employed in a carriage shop, previous to this,
he had made the acquaintance o.f T. F. Hewes,
tlu'ough whose intluence he subsequently came
west and joined Mr. Hewes in Indianola in May,
1872. He was in the employ of Frank ^Miller
afterward for a [)eriod of five years, then engaged
with W. T. Butlei' for one year, and in 1879 pur-
chased the shoii standing upon the site of that
which he now owns and occupies and which was
destroyed by fire March 4, 1887.

Mr. Heileman now occupies a snug brick building,
the second floor of which is used as a public hall
and the reading room of the Modern Woodmen
Cami) of Indianola. In it are also held the village
and township meetings, and in addition it is used as
the headquarters of the Indianola liuilding and
Loan Association, of which Mr. Heileman is a char-
ter member and Treasurer. In the Camp above
spoken of he is banker. He belongs to the A. F.
& A. M. fraternity, being Master of Vermilion
Lodge No. 265, and with his estimable wife be-
longs to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Our subject was married May 7, 1874. to Miss
Emma V, McHaflie, who was born in Indianola,

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RESIDENCE OF JACOB FULTZ.SELC.Be.GBORGETOyVNTR, VERMILION CO.

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180 A.
SEC. 30.

PLAT OF
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and is the rlaughter of Dr. J. B. IMi'IialHc who was
one of the first physicians of tliis placi;. and ooiu-
mands a first-class practice. His wife, formerly
Miss Elizabeth Kverhart, is a native of (iermany,
and is still living, being sixty fonr years old.
They have four children surviving, the eldest of
whom, Mary, is the wife of William Stark, who is
searching for gold in the mines of Q'olorado; Eliza
is the wife of Frank Uaum of Carroll Township;
Andrew is at home with his mother.

Mr. and Jlrs. Hieleman have three children —
William Howard, Garnet, and Leonidas. Mr. Hiele-
man is serving his seventh term as Township
Clerk, and his politics will readily be guessed from
the fact that he is one of the leading u'embers of
the Indianoia Democratic Chill. He is also Treas-
urer of the .School Board, and has served three
terms as Clerk of the Village Board, besides one
term as Trustee. He also officiates as Treas-
urer and Secretary of the Woodlawn Cemetery
Association, being on the socon<l term of six years.
His neat and comfortable residence is pleasantly
located on West Main street. The fact that he is
well spoken of by his neighbors and his fellow-
townsmen, is ample evidence of the estimation in
whicli he is helil as a business man and a citizen.

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<ifl' OHN TRLSLER. It is usually fair to judge
of a man's character and capacities by his
surroundings, and we would thus presume
that Mr. Trisler is second to no man in iiis
townsiiip as a farmer and business man. wiiile he
possesses the cultivated tastes which have led him
to build u)) one of the most attractive homes
within its limits. Soon after settling upon the
farm which he now occupies lie began planning
for the residence which he contemplated building,
and prepared the grounds accordingly. There
now stands upon them an elegant twt)-story resi-
dence, in the niulst of a grove planted by the pro-
prietor fourteen years ago, and which serves to
make !i delightful shade iu summer time, while
protecting the dwelling from the bitter blasts of
winter. Interspersed with forest trees are beauti-

ful everureens, while the buildings and appur-
tenances adjoining serve to complete the ideal
country estate.

Mr. Trisler m.ay most properly be termed a self-
made man. Having been tlirown upon his own re-
sources at an earl}" period in life, he has worked his
way up by steady' jjcrseverance ami industry to a
good position, socially and financially. He pays
strict attention to his own affairs, is rather exclu-
sive in his tastes and manner of llxlng. and is well
respected in his community. In his laliors and
worthy ambitions he has found a most eflicieiit as-
sistant in his industrious, business-like and capable
wife, who has done her share towani the accumu-
lation of the property and the building up of the
homestead. Mr. Trisler during the stormj' days
of the Rebellion arrayed himself most decidedly on
the side of the I'nion, ami no man was more re-
joiced at its perpetuation and the extinction of
slavery.

Until a boy of eight years our subject spent his
early life iu Maysville. Ky., where he was born
Dec. 18, 1842. Thence his parents removed to
Illinois about 1350, making the journey thither by
water and overland. During the progress of this
trip the boy was lost iu Cincinnati, which occa-
sioned great distress to his parents until lliey
found hira. Arriving in this State, the family lo-
cated in Coles County, where our subject attended
school until about fourteen years old, and then re-
moved with his parents to this county. Here he
attended scliool in Danville for two'years. Later
the father decided to take up his residence in Cat-
lin Township, and .lolin continued a member of
the parental household until it was disbanded. In
18(50. He had begun work on a farm when a boy
of seven or eight years, and was tlius employed
after leaving home.

After the outbreak of the (nil War, Mr. Tris-
ler, in 1862, enlisted as a Union soldier in Com-
Company A, 71st Illinois Infantry, in the ninety-
days' service, being mustered in at Springfield
and assigned mostly to guard duty in the vicinity
of Columbus, Ky. At the expiration of his term of
enlistment, he was discharged at Chicago, but in the
spring of 1803 re-enlisted with tlie 100-day's men,
in Company E, 13.5th Illinois Infantry-. The com-

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. pany was mustered into service at Mattooii, whence
they proceeded to St. Louis, IMo., and were as-
signed as guard to prisoners, after wliich lliey
were sent to Iron Mountain. The second time
our subject was dischargeil at Maltoon, III.. tV)ur
weeks beyond the expiration of tlie time for wliirh
he liad enlisted.

The war not yet being ended, our suliject for
the third time i)roffered his services, this time for
one vear or during tlie war, in Company K, 140th
Illinois Infantry. He was mustered in at Dan-
ville, and, going to the front, marched through
Oeoiyia, Tennessee and Alabama. In 18G2 he had
been promoted to Corporal, and in 1864 received
the commission of Sergeant. While along the
^lississippi he suffered from jaundice, from which
he has never been entirely relieved since. He was
finally discharged at the close of the war, in May,
186,'), at Dalton, Ga.

After retiring from the army, ."\Ir. Trisler re-
turned to C.atlin Township, this county, and be-
gan operating on rented land. On the Gth of Oc-
tober, 1868, he was married to Miss Abbie A.
Douglas, who was born at Stoughton, Dane Co.,
Wis. In due time our subject purchased eighty
acres of laml. which was the beginning of his large
farm, now endtraeing 300 acres. He has made of
agriculture an art and a scienc(!, which fact accounts
for his success. Under his careful management
his land has become highly productive, while he
."vails himself of modern methods and the latest
improved machinery in the titling of the soil. He
keeps himself well posted both in regard to agri-
culture and other things of interest to the broad
and liberal-minded citizen, and is consequently en-
abled to operate to the best advantage as the re-
sult of observation and experience. The house-
liold circle includes three bright children — Veron-
ica T., Gushing II. and John Earl.

Joseph and Elizabeth (Wells) Trisler, the i)ar-
ents of our subject, were natives respectively of
Ohio and Kentucky, and were n>arried in the lat-
ter State. The father was a farmer by occupa-
tion, and came with his family to Illinois in 1850,
settling in Coles County. The father is still liv-
ing, at the age of seventy-three years, and makes
his home in Milwaukee, Wis. The mother died

April 28, 1855, in Coles County. Seven of their
children grew to mature years: William, John
(our subject), Sarah E.. Mary M., Robert, Johanna
and Joseph.

The parents of Mrs. Trisler were Cushing and
Clarissa Ann (Douglas) Douglas, the father born
near Bangor, Me., and the mother in Indiana. Her
father was a near kinsman to Stepiien A. Douglas, of
Illinois, and followed the occupation of a farmer.
Thoy were residents of Adams County, Wis.,
twelve 3'ears, and from there came to this count3',
settling in Catlin Township. Later in life they
removed to Catlin Milage, where they now live,
the father being sixty- five and the mother fifty-
six years old. Their four children were named
respectively': Abbie Ann, Hortensia, Clara I.
(who died when one 3ear old) and Florence. The
second mentioned is the widow of Ed Ruby. She
resides in New Mexico, and has one child — Burda.
Florence married Theodore Terpening, a druggist
of Catlin, and the>- have four children — Alax, Don
D., Pussy P. and a babe unnamed. Mrs. Trisler
was a girl of fifteen jears when her parents settled
in Catlin Township.

Both our subject and his excellent wife are
members in good standing of the Cumljerland
Presbyterian Church, to which they have alw.ays
given a liberal support, especially during the erec-
tion of the church edifice. Mr. Trisler is an un-
compromising Democrat, politically, and has served
as Director in the school district three years.

A fine view is presented elsewhere in this work,
of the pleasant home and surroundings of Mr.
Trisler, where he lives in the enjo3'ment of a happy
family-, and where his friends are ever kindly wel-
comed.

■yfj ACOB FULTZ. The fine farm of our sub-
ject, comprising 180 acres, on section 11,
Gorgetown Township, is a standing monu-
ment to his intelligent industry. Mi-. Fultz
is a native of Indiana, having been born in Eugene
Township. Vermillion County, of that .State. Aug.
17, 1830. He inherits his fine constitution from
bis mother, whose people came from the verdure-

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547

elad sliores of In-laiid, luintrini;' with Urmii tlie fiiic
physique for which the natives of that isle are
noted. On renchini;- tliis country they settled in
Virginia, from which (ilace our subject's mother.
Miss Nancy (iivens, came to I'arke County, Ind.,
while yet in her teens. From his father's side Mr.
Fnltz inherited liis full share of the bountiful sup-
jil^' of brain power with which that [larent was en-
dowed. William Fultz. the father of the sul)ject
of this notice, was a native of the (jld Keystone
State. Ills parents having come to Pennsylvania
from Germany. While a mere boy the family turned
their faces Westward and came to Ohio. ( )u reach-
ing more mature years, young William followed
on toward the setting sun, and while in Parke
County, Inil.. met and married his auiiablc wife.
Although Indians were plentiful in their neighbor-
hood, they succeeded in esca|)ing iui|>leasant cour-
tesies from them. In lls-J(iMr. and Mrs. William
Fidtz set up their household gods in Eugene Town-
ship, Vermillion Co., Ind.. where they continued
to reside until death, the former expiring in llS7(i,
at the ripe age of seventy-one, and the latter eight
years later, in 1884, after having traveled life's
rugged pathway for three years longer than the
alotted time of three-score years and ten, being
just seventy-three years old. Having been bu.sy
bees in life's hive of workers, they had the .satis-
faction of seeing abundant prosperity crown their
efforts before they crossed the river trj the great
beyond. Nine children came to claim their care
and reward their affection, as follows: Margaret,
Jacob, Isaac, Mary, Rebecca, Martha, William.
John and Isabella.

Jacob, the subject of this sketch, commenced his
'school-life at the usual age of six years, attending
school the three winter months, while the rest of
the year was devoted to work. The school-house
that the children of that district attended was built
mostly of buckeye logs, hewn on two sides. Slabs
ami planks surrounding the fireplace, in the center,
formed the seats of the youthful seekers after
knowledge. When necessary to heat the building
a fire was built and the smoke coaxed to ascend
outward by means of a stick and mud chimney, all
not escaping by that means finding ready access
to the outer air through the numerous cracks in the

walls. .Vllhough his school facilities were so mea-
ger, yet he there laid the foundation of the love of
learning that has remained with him until the
present (bay, making him an .-lulhority ••imonu- his
neighbors on many disputed points, especially in his-
tory, in which subject a naturally good memory,
kept in constant practice by abundant ;iiid judi-
ciously selected reading, enables him to keep abreast
of the times, and supplies the lack he might other-
wise feel of a better edncaliun in his youth. While
on a visit to relatives at Springlield, III., he became
acquainted with Joe. Agey and Kd Randal, who
engaged him to drive a team for them to Kansas.
Rorder-rnllianism prevailed in that region in those
days, which S(»>n disgusted him, and he returned
lionu'. remaining until September. 18G2. at which
time he enlisted in Company K.. 71st Indiana In-
fantry, for three years or during the war. He wiis
mustered into the service at Penny's Mills, Ind..
whence they w^ent to Terre Haute and afterward to
Indianapolis, at each of which places they weie
drilled preparatory to going .South for active ser-
vice. At the battle of Ixichniond, Ky., lu' nobly
sustained his p.art, fighting desperately until cap-
lured by the Confederates under the renowned
Kirby Smith. The prisoners were parolled .ami
permitted to return t<i Terre Haute, where they re-
mained until exchanged. He was then assigned to
guard duty at Indianapolis, serving faithfully
through the winter of 1802-63. Owiiig to ex-
posure while there, he was taken ill with i)ncurn(jnia
and nearly succumbed to its attack; but in the
|)rovidence of Ood he rallied sufficiently to get
about, although he was not able to do anvthin"
but liglit work for a periotl of about four years.
In the latter part of A|)ril, 18(!;}, he w.as dischar"-ed
on account of [ihysical disability, having been in
the Pnited States service a year lacking five days.
Coming home he operated his father's farm in Eu-
gene Township, Vermillion Co., Ind.. for a number
of years. In the year 1 87.'i, the .'id day of October,
he was married to Miss Louisa Murrey. This lady
had an eventful experience m her youthful days.
Being born in New Orleans before the war, and
losing her mother while yet a cluld, her father had
her conveyed up the Mississipi)i River to an uncle
and aunt living in Mississippi. Being I'nionists

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when the war broke out, they were in great peril
for soinetiine, but succeeded in escaping on a
steamer coniinu North. Reaching Eugene Town-
ship, the^- settled there, and in that pleasant lo-
cality the amiable Mrs. Fullz blossomed into
womanhood. AVhile living there she made the
acquaintance of the subject of this sketch, and, as
before stated, was united in marriage with him.
In the spring of 1874 they came to their present
farm, securing at first sixty acres, which formed
the nucleus of lln'ir present large possession. In
politics Mr. Kultz is a strong protectionist, agreeing
in that respect with the majority of the Rejjublican
[Kirty, to whicii he adheres.

Believing in progress as he does, and having
such a high regard for education, his neighbois
have shown their appreciation of his merits by
electing him School Trustee of the townsl)ip, a |)0-
sition he is eminently qualilied to fill. Their fam-
il3' has been increased by the addition of seven
children, named respectively: John. ;Mary P>., Olive
M.. Owen Wendel, Nancy, Lola M. and Carrie.
Jacob Fultz is one of the best known men in
Georgetown Township. Being endowed by nature
with a good judgment, he readily distinguishes in
reading between meritorious works and those of
little or no intrinsic worth. His happy disposition
makes him an agieeable companion among friends,
while his generous and public-spirited actions com-
mend him to progressive citizens everywhere. Hav-
ing a profound mind as well as a retentive memory,
lie has escaped the misery of those narrow-minded
men whose ideas all run in one groove, and instead
enjoys the blessing of the liberal-minded, who see
good in many places where inferior intellects see
only evil. Being fond of literature, he seldom lets
an opportunity pass of securing a good book when
one is brought to his notice. He enjoys, more-
over, that great boon, a good home, and his love
for his family and honest pride in their well-being
is fully returned, his children not only holding him
in affectionate regai-d, but respecting his honest
worth as well.

Following the occupation of our first parents, he
does not disdain to use his intelligence in directing
the operations of his farm, but uses his best efforts
to pursuade mother Earth to yield him her choicest

treasures. Any one wishing to know "how doth
the little l)ns3' bee," ma^^ easily and pleasantly se-
cure the information by calling on Mr. Fultz, who
will be delighted to give them an object lesson on
his farm, where numbers of the little creatures
•• iiniirove the shining hours," to his profit and the
visitor's enlightenment. A generous hospitalit3' is
extended to guests by Mr. Fultz and his estimable
wife. A lithographic view of their home appears
elsewhere in this volume.

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AVID S. DICKEN. Here and there we
iV find an individual who first opened his eyes
to the light during the pioneer days of
this county, and practically grew up with
the country. The early impressions which those
3'onlhs received were such as would naturally de-
velop within them health and strength, both of
mind and body, and they have almost without ex-
ception attained to a worthy and vigorous man-
hooil. The subject of this notice was at an early
age intrtxhiced to labor, and has come out of his
struggle with the world with a competence for his
old age. He is now retired from the active duties
of life, and lives comfortablj' in a pleasant home at
Ridge Farm.

Our subject was born on section 1, Elwood
Township. May 14, 1836, and is the son of John
C. Dicken, deceased, the latter a native of Ken-
tucky. His paternal grandfather was born in Vir-
ginia, and coming West at an early daj', was the
third settler on Coleman's Prairie, Vermillion Co.,
Ind., to which Mr. Coleman and one Mr. Hopkins
had preceded him. In 1832 he came to this county
and settled in F^lwood Township. The maiden
name of the mother was Hannah Golden, daugiiter
of William (lolden, and the parental househeld in-
( hided ten children. Of these onlj' three are living
— David S., our subject; Julia A., Mrs. Burehett,
of Paris, and Susanna, Mrs. Porter, of Prairie
Township, Edgar County.

The father of our subject removed to George-
town in the spring of 18.53, and to the Ridge in
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on general inereliaiidising several years. In \x'i'i
lie went to Newman arid built the first store in tiiat
plaee. He sold goods there two years, then re-
turned to tiie Ridge and died in tlie early part of
187.3. The mother had jiassed to her liiial re.st in
1800.

Mr. Diciien. oiir subject, attended first the com-
mon school. In tieorgetown he attended a High
School, which was considered the liest institution of
the kind in the county. Later he began an ap-
prenticeship at harnes.-i-making. which ho folk>wed
sevei'al years, and finall}' estalilished in husinessfor
himself, conducting a large trade. During the pro-
gress of the Civil War, and soon after the call for
three years' troops, iie enlisted in Company A,
■i.'ith Illinois Infantry, in .June, 18G1, going in .as a
private. Later he was promoted to a Sergeant, but
on account of disaljilitv was obliged to accej)! his
honorable discharge, March 9, 1863.

Mr. Dicken assisted in raising C'onipanj' E, 1 35tli
Illinois Infantry, in ^May. 186J. for the 100-days
service. He was elected First Lieutenant, served
out his time, then enlisted, in February. 18(1;"). in
Company E, l.'iOlh Illinois Infantry. While at
Camp Butler he was made (Quartermaster Sergeant,
and when the first vacancy occurred was made Sec-
ond Lieutenant of Company F', in the same regi-
ment. Subsequently he was commissioned First
Lieutenant of Company II, 136th U. S. Colored
Troops. After three week's service he was elected
Captain, but was discharged before receiving his
commission. He now draws a small pension.

Our subject was appointed to the Railway' Postal
Service in January, 1872, first on the Chicago,
Danville it \'incennes, then transferred to the Illi-
nois Central and Rock Island Roads mostly, until
sending in his resignation on account of ill-health,
Oct. 27, 1883. He was first assistant at the post-
office in Danville, one year under Mr. Jewell,
which i)Osition he held until failing health compelled
him to retire. He has thus been about seventeen
years in the United States service, during which
time he discharged his duties in that faithful and
conscientious manner which made for him many
friends.

The 11th of September, 18.5'J, witnessed the mar-
riage of our subject with Miss Ann M., daughter of

William Crawford, one of the earliest settlers of
this county, and now deceased. Of this union
there have been born three children, the eldest of
whom, Ida .M., mairied Charles E. Cliesley, of Dan-
ville, and is the mother of two children — Buelah and
F:(lna; Etlie R. married Dr. 1). C. Hinshaw, of
Ridge Farm, and of whom a sketch appears else-
where in this volume; Mark L., the youngest of
the faniil\-. makes his home with his father. The
mother of these children departed this life Apiil 3,
1874. Our subject contracted a seconil marriage,
M.ay 12. 18K6. with Mrs. .Mary F. Little, widow of
George C. Little, and daughter of Dudley Mc-
Clain (deceased), and niece of Deacon .Mien Mc-
Clain. of Uibana. Mrs. Dicken had one chili! lib-
ber first husliruid, Lewis McClain Little. She w.is
born at Old Itlodinlield. this .Stati;, and is a lady
l)rominent in her community, being a devout mem-
ber of the Baptist Church, and a busy and earnest
Sund.ay-school worker. Mr. Dicken was the first
Commander of the (L .V. R. Post at Ridge Farm,
and is still connected with the organization. He is
widely and favorably known to most of the older
residents of the count\', is an honest man : nd
good citizen, and has contiiliuled his full share
toward the development of her must important
interests.

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bENRY C. ELLIOTT, Attorney-at-Law and
Notary Public, is also I'resident of the
_.^^ Count3' Hoard of Supervisors and makes
f^j his home and head(|uarters at Ridge F.arm.
He is now entering upon his second term as a mem-
ber of the Board, and is fulfilling the duties of his
position in a manner creditable to himself and
satisfactory to his constituents. He is very [lopu-
lar among his fellow citizens, a man of a very
bright mind and more than ordin.arily well in-
formed. lli> aim is toexcel in whatever he under-
takes, and there is a fair prospect of bis attaining
to his best ambitions.

A native of Wayne County. Ind,. Mr. Elliott
was born .UiLC. 1, 1813. and is the son of Nathan
Elliott, a native of South Carolina and now de-

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ceased. The family left the South, removing to
Indiana, when Heiiiy C was a small boy. They
were among the earliest pioneers of that region,
settling in the woods when Indians and wild animals
abounded. The mother in her girlhood was Miss
Naomi Jlendenhall. also a native of North Caro-
lina. Eight children were born to the parents,
seven of whom are living and of whom Henry C.
is the eldest. His sister, Annie E., Mrs. Rork, is a
resident of Sullivan, this State. Wesley lives at
Pilot Grove; Alvin makes his home in Cowley
County, Kan.; Clayton B. lives in Elwood Town-
ship, this county; Mary E., Mrs. Stogsdill, is a
resident of Spencer, Iowa; Delphia, Mrs. Lynch,
resides in Ridge Farm. Prior to his marriage with
the motlier of onr subject, Nathan Elliott was
married to Elizabetii Maxwell, and to them there
were born three chihlien. t^mly oue of whom is
living — John, of Elwood Township.

The Elliott family came to Elwood Township in
18o5, settling one and one-half miles southwest of
Ridge Farm, wiiere onr subject pursued his primary
studies in the district school. He remained a
member of the parental household until the out-
break of the war, then enlisted as a Union soldier
in Company A, 71)tli Illinois Infantrj', under com-
mand of Col. Buckner. He met the eneni}' in
battle at Rock Face Ridge. Dandridge, Resaca, New
Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Rose-
ville, Peai^h Tree Creek, Atlanta, Chattanooga .and
Nashville. He was wounded at Atlanta July 22,
186-1, hut only disabled a short time, and remained
with his regiment until the close of the war, re-
ceiving his honorable discharge in June, 1865.

After the war our subject returned to this coun-
ty, teaching school three winters thereafter and
farming in summer until 1872. Then, repairing
to Danville, he entered upon a regular law course,
and later served four years as Justice of the Peace.
We next find him in Newman, Douglas County,
where he entered upon the regular practice of his
profession, and remained until the fall of 1882.
Afterward he spent four years in Menard and
Sangamon counties, principally engaged in the in-
surance business. He returned to the Ridge in
1886 and continued his practice with excellent
results. lie was elected Supervisor in the spring

of 1888. and re-elected in 1889 with little or no
opposition. He discharges the duties of Chairman
of the Board with dignity and excellent judgment,
and has ever evinced a genuine interest in the wel-
fare of his adopted county. While teaching in
Edgar County he served as Justice of the Peace
two years, and one year was the Tax Collector of
Ross Township.

Mr. Elliott w-as married on the 7tli of March,
1867, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Willi.am Mills,
one of the earliest pioneers of this county and
now deceased. Five of the jevcn children born
of this union are living, namely-: Oliver M., Annie
I).. Mary, Flora and Blanche. One daughter, Ora,
was taken from the home circle l^y death when a
maiden of sixteen yeais. In this great atliiction
Mr. ;uid Mrs. Elliott were given the deep and
and heartfelt sympathy of their hosts of friends.
Another daughter, Einil^-, died in infancy; Oliver
is in the employ of the Missouri Pacific Railroad,
with headquarters at St. Louis. Mr. and .Airs.
Elliott are memliers of the Friends' Cliurrh at
Ridge Farm and our subject is a sound Repulilican.
Socially, he belongs to tlie Modern \\'oodmeii, and
as an ex-soldier is a member of the G. A. U.

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AMES W. FISK. In connection with the
history of the men who came as [lioneers to
this county, there is more of interest, per-
liaps, than can be centered iii any otliei-
period of its existence; and they who looked uiiou
Central Illinois when it w.as in effect a wilderness,
and who assisted in the development of its rich re-
sources, have made for themselves an enduring
name, which from this time on is destined to be
perpetuated, for the people of to-day realize full}'
the importance of preserving from oblivion the
records, which, as time goes on, seem to increase
rather than diminish in value.

In the subject of this notice we find one of the
leading men of Ridge Farm (having served one
term as President of the Board of Trustees of the
Village, and one term as a member of that body),
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551

impleinents, Iniggies, carriages, wagons and farm
luacliiiiery. The earlier years of his life were filled
in with arduous labor, during which time hedevel-
ojied strength of musele, and those cjiialities of mind
which have made him one of the most reliahle and
substantial men of his community. lie was born
six miles north of Greencastle, Putnam Co., Ind.,
July 10, 1834, and is the son of Col. James Fisk,
one of the pioneers of that county. The latter is
still living, and is now eighty-four years old. Ik-
was born in Virginia, and removed to Indiana as
earlv as \><2n. His father. John Fisk. became a
resident of Montgomery County-, Ky., when James
was a boy, and settled among the Indians, whom
he often met in bloody contliet. He also served as
1 soldier in the Hevolutionarj' W.ar. Col. .lames
Fisk married Cassander Frakes, daughter of .lo-
sepli Frakes, also a revolutionary' soldier and a
great Indian fighter. The men of this branch of
the Fisk family were noted for their courage and
daring, having been engaged in every one of our
country's wars, and the women for their virtue and
common sense.

James W. Fi.sk began his eilucation in a siibscriii-
tion school conducted in a log cabin, the seats
made of split logs, the floor of the same, and tlie
claiiboard roof held to its place with knees and
weight poles. The master began the exercises of
the day by administering the rod to those l)oys
whom he considered needed it most, and among
them, young Fisk received his share. After coming
to this State, he attended a more advanced school
in Paris, in 185G. and made his home in Sims
Township. The first house in his father's neigh-
boihood whose roof w.as constructed without
weight poles, was the dwelling of Joseph Albln,
and the roof of this was fastened by means of
gimlet holes witii pins driven in, and w.as consid-
ered quite stylish.

In 1857, starting out for himself, our subject re-
paired to Coles County, where he harvested one
crop. He then took up his resilience in Chirk
County, of which he was a resident until Ai>iil.
1884. In the meantime, during the progress of
the Civil War, he enlisted in Company A, 38th
Indiana Infantry, in which he served nine months,
mostly as wagon-master, participating in some of

the most noted battles of the Rebellion, and in the
memorable march to the .sea. In May, I8G5, he
received a sunstroke, which disabled him for three
months. Altho\igh iiot being cng.aged in active
Ijattle, he .saw much of the hardships and priva-
tions of a soldier's life — enough to make him, like
thousands of others, long for the return of pe.ace.

Prior to entering the array. Mr. Fisk was mar-
ried, .Ian. 25, 1858, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of
Kmanuel and Mary .1. Dodd. This lady was born
in Clark County. III., April 2, I HI,!, and they bo-
came the parents of four children. Of liiese but
two are living — Robert \V.. born Nov. 7. 1858.
and James E.. Sept. 21.1 H(i3. James E. married .Miss
M.aggie E. Horner, and is the father of one child,
Earl A.; he has l)een in ill health for the past three
years, but is at present City Marshal of Ridge Farm
One son, Albert S., died Oct. 4, 1880. when a
promising young man of twenty- years. Ilotli Mr.
and Mrs. Fisk are members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, and formerly attended Wesley
Clia]K'l in Clark County.

Emanuel Dodd. tlie father of Mrs. Fisk. was
born near Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 12, 181 G. He came
with his parents, when a iioy. to Clark County, this
Slate, they settling, in IS.'iO, on a tract of wild
land at a time when Indians were plentiful and wild
animals — deer, panthers and wolves — abounded.
The father of Mrs. Fisk carrieil on farming, and
later conducted a hotel in Melrose for many 3'ears.
The maiden name of the mother was Mary .1.
Wells. Their family consisted of two children
only — Mrs. Fisk, and licr brother, Frank, who is
twenty years younger than she. Mrs. Fisk became
the mother of two children before her brother,
Frank, was liorii. The Latter is a resident of Alel-
rose.

Mrs. Mary .1. (Wells) Dodd departed this life
Dec. 31, 1880, and the father of .Mrs. Fisk died
June i), 1884. Mrs. Fisk h.ns been the true pioneer
wife and mother in every sense of the word, and
has done a great deal of hard work in her time.
During the absence of her husband in the army,
she plowed with oxen, planted corn with her own
hands, .and performed all kinds of a man's labor
with the e.xce|)tion of making rails and cradling
wheat. In the meantime she exerted herself in the

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education of her children, and bestowed upon
them that careful, niotherl}- training wliieli no con-
scientious woman is willing to disjjense with. She
deserves special mention among those whose names
are honoralily recorded in this volume.

I IVILLIAM II. MILLS. The farming com-
\oJ/! munity of Carroll Township is composed
^^ of a large number of more than ordinarily
intelligent and progressive men, and among them
may be numbered Mr. Mills, who evidently has the
proper conception of life in the country and the
advantages to be derived therefrom, as a moans of
expanding the mind, the tastes and the intellect.
While an excellent business man and prosperous in
tne accumulation of this world's goods, he does not
place the acquisition of money above all other things
but gives due attention to those matters which
nourish the affections, enlarge the understanding
and enter into tlie home life, making it beantifnl
and the condition most to be desired on earth. In
his worthy ambitious and his cultivated tastes, Mr.
Mills has a most ardent symp.athizer and hel|)er in
the person of his amiable and accomplished wife,
who has illustrated in a marked manner the influ-
ence which a woman may have in the construction
of a home and the happiness of a family. The
Mills farm in all its appointments very nearly ap
proaches the ideal country estate, set in the midst
of peace and plenty and with the surroundings
which are so delightful to contera4)late.

Our subject, a native of this county, was born
in Elwood Township Feb. 18, 1843, and spent his
boyhood days at the old Mills homestead. He was
at an early age trained to habits of industry and
while i)ursuing his studies in the district school,
likewise jjursued an excellent course of reading at
home under the instruction of his excellent mother,
the father having died when he was a small child.
He and his brother Richard, at the ages of twelve
and ten years respectively, practically assumed the
management of the farm and a few years later en-
gaged successfully in the live-stock business, send-
ing annually to market large numbers of fat cattle.

Mr. Mills and his brother have worked and
farmed together since boyhood and still continue
in partnership. They have been phenomenally
successful and are numbered among the substantial
and influential men of the countj'. In addition to
general farming and cattle-raising, they are distin-
guishing themselves as skillful breeders of Clydes-
dale horses and are able to exhibit some very fine
and valuable animals. William H., in 1879 wiis
united in marriage with Miss Anna Woodyard, who
was born in Wirt County- (now West) Virginia,
Dec. 2.'5, 1849. Her parents were Louis and Cath-
erine (Wiseman) Woodyard, also natives of the ( )ld
Dominion, and who came to Illinois in April, 1865,
st(i[)ping in Paris, Edgar County, two weeks. Upon
the day of Lincoln's assassination (ley removed to
the farm which thev now own and occupy in Ross
Township, that oountj-. 'Jlieir eleven children
were all born in Virginia. The eldest son, William,
is still living there and occupied as a merchant, in
Spencer; he has been jjrominent in politics and is
a member of the State Senate. Harriet is the
widow of Senator Alfred Foster of West Virginia,
and makes her home with her father in Ross Town-
shi}). Kdgar County. Senator Foster came to Illi-
nois about 1867, and died here some few years
later. Caleb is one of the leailing farmers of Ross
Township; James owns a farm and resides near
Parsons, Kan.; Mary is the wife of Abe Pribble of
Prairie Township. Edgar Count}-; Isaac is farming
in Ross Township, that county; John is a grain
buj'er of AVoodyard Station and makes his home
with his parents; Frank is farming in Prairie
Township; Emma is the wife of Luuis Riffe, a dry-
goods merchant of Craig, Mo.

Mrs. Mills was a young girl of fifteen years
when her jiarents came to Illinois, her life i)rior to
this time having been spent among the mountains
of her native State. She attended school quite
steadily until the outbreak of the Rebellion, and
was a i)n|iil in the district school after coming to
this State. She remained a member of her father's
household until her marriage. Afterward Mr.
Mills and his wife took up their abode at their
present homestead, the old Holiday farm which
Mr. Mills h.ad purchased prior to his marriage and
which comprises a little over 241 acres of land.

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555

'I'lic two brothel's arc the proprietors togetlier of
70(1 acros and operate luuler tlic firm name of R.
& W. H. Mills.

To our subject and liis cstiuialilc wife tlicic has
been born one ciiihl, a daughter. ISlaiiche, .liily SO,
1880. Politically. Mr. Mills aniliates with the Re-
iniblican party. He is the luonounced friend of
education and donated ig'JOil to the \'crinilion
Grove Academy. His father, .lohn JM. Mills, was
born in Knox Count}', Tenn.. and came to Illinois
with his parents when a boy of five or six years.
He was the son of John and Charity (Mendenhall)
Mills who emigrated from Tennessee at an early
day. settling in this county when Indians and wild
animals were plentiful. He chose fanning for his
vocation and when reaching man's estate was mar
ried to iSIiss Elizabeth Mendenhall. They became
the parents of three children, the eldest of whom is j
a daughter, .lane, who is now Mrs. Maddock and a
resident of Bloomingdale, Ind. The otliers were
Richard and William IL, our subject.

Mrs. Elizabeth (Mendenhall) Mills was born
near Xenia. Greene Co., (Jhio, and is now an in-
telligent old lady of seventy-two years. She makes
her liome with Richard, her son. The wife of our
subject is a member in good standing of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church.

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^^ HARLES S. YOUNG, a prominent citizen
'If ^^ of Voiinilion Count\- and one of its leading
^^?' agriculturists, is distinguished as having
been one of the very early settlers of the coui.ly.
Coming here in 1829, he has not only witnesscil
almost its entire growth, but has been an iniportait
factor in liringing it to its present high conditii.n
as a wealthy and tlourishing community. Heo\^ns
not less than twenty-five farms within the limits of
Vermillion Count}', and cultivates a large number
of acres from which he derives a fine income.
His home for many j'ears has been on his estate on
section 21, Newell Townshij), where he has erecteil
a substantial and roomy set of buildings, includ-
ing a handsome residence, second to none in tlic
township in lieaiity of arciiitecture and lU'at appoint-

ments. Mr. Young is literally a self-made man, .is
he began life without any means, and when he
came here he had only an eagle, a half dollar and
twenty-live cents in his pocket. That small sum
of money hamlled judiciousi}' proved the nucleus
of a fortune in his hands, and to-d.ay ho stands
among tho richest men in this locality.

Our subject is a Kentuukian by birth, born in
Woodford County, Sept. l(i, 1809, the second of
five children of .lames and Lucinda (Baldwin)
Young, the former a native of Woodford County.
Ky., and the latter of Culi)eper Court House, \'a.
They married and settled in AYoodford County.
K}-., where they spent their entire wedded life.
He died in Harrison, and then she came to \'er-
milion County and made her home with our subject
till death called her hence. Charles Y'oung, of this
sketch, was reared to manhood in his native county,
living there until he was nineteen years old. He
married there, and in 1829, coining to Vermilion
County, settled in Newell Township on the 1 1th
da}' of October, sixty years ago. He purchased
eighty acres of wild prairie land three miles south
of his present residence, and lived there for many
years. In 1857 he purchased the property wliich
has ever since been his home. He has met with
more than usual success, as before noted. He has
engaged largely in agricultural pursuits and in
stock-raising, has bought and sold all kinds of
stock, and has driven horses to the Cincinnati,
Chicago, Racine and Milwaukee markets. During
the Mexican war he was oi)erating in Cincinnati,
and has been extraordinarily successful in all his
enterprises. Ho has been connected with numer-
ous transactions involving large amounts of money,
although he has never signed his name to anything
in his life.

January 14, 1829, Mr. Young's marriage with
Elizabeth Leonard was duly solemnized in Har-
lison County, Ky. She was born in that county
.lanuary 27, 1810, and her death occurred in this
county Xovember 21, 1871 after a happy wedded
life of more than forty-two years. She was a
pleasant, kind hearted woman, a sincere Christian,
and a valued member of the Methodist l'4)isco|)al
Church, and always took a great interest in all
religious matters. To her and her husband were

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born nine children, six daughters and three sons,

(if whiim the following is recorded: i\LTry E. is
llic wife of Milton Iless; Lueindi.an is the wife of
Franklin Stevens; Martha J. is tlie wife of .Tolm
Huffman; Cindica is the wife of George Claypool ;
Noah married Mary Cunningliani ; Samantlia is the
wife of Andrew Huffman; Leonard married Mary
J. Chandler, and died in Vermilion County, JIarcli
9, 1871; James L. married JNIiss Nancy Silve.y,
who died, and he afterward married Miss Elizabetli
Norris; Matilda C. married Dean Tomlinson, and
died in Vermilion County, Feljruary, 22, 18S9.

In this lirief life-record of our subject it will
be seen that he is a man of more than ordinary-
sagacity, foresight, and shrewd business ability.
He has led an honorable, upright life, has wronged
no one in his many extensive dealings, and has
gained a good name .as well as riches, his word
being as good as a Ijond wherever lie is known.
He is interested in the political situations of the
day, and is a stanch Democrat of the Jacksonian
type. A portrait of Mr. Young appears elsewhere
in this work.

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W EVI HENRY GRAVES, belongs to one of
J (^ the pioneer families, being the son of James
-J'— ^\s and Margaret (Blackburn) Graves, and was
born I'^eb. 25, 1827, at the village of Millersbnrg,
Ky., where his father was occupied as a cabinet-
maker. Tlie family came to Illinois in Septem-
ber, 1828, battled with the elements of life on the
frontier, and made for themselves an admirable
record as members of a settlement struggling for
recognition and destined to form the nucleus of one
of the most intelligent communities of the great
West.

James Graves and his excellent wife were natives
respectively of Mercer and Clark counties, Ky.
TIk; paternal grandfather of our subject was a na-
tive of Scotland and crossed the Atlantic in time
to assist in the earl}' settlement of Mercer County.
He was married and reared a family and his son
James, the father of onr subject, signalized himself
as a soldier in the Wai' of I ,SI2, fighting undei- Gen.
Harrison on the Iviver Thames, in Canada, and be-

coming a personal friend of the hero of Tippeca-
noe. He was married in Clark Count}', Ky.,
whither his father had removed during his boy-
hood.

James Graves followed cabinet-making about
twelve years after coming to Illinois. He m.ade
his first trip to the State in company with Isaac San-
dusky and they both took up land in Vermilion
County, about one-half mile from each other. In
1828 they lirought their families here, settling in
their new liomes in Octoljer of that year. Mr.
(iraves prospered in his undertaking and became
the owner of 400 acres of land in what is now
Georgetown Township. He departed this life in
1857 at the age of sixty-seven years. The mother
survived her husband thirty years, remaining a
widow and |)assing away in 1887 at the advanced
age of ninety-three years. They brought with them
seven children from the Blue Grass Slate and four
more were added to the family circle after they
became residents of Illinois. The eleven were
named respectively: (ireenville H., Evaline, Or-
ville S., Cerelda, Joseph B. and James L., twins,
and Levi Henry; all these were born in Kentucky.
The others were: Mary, who died at the age of
five or six years; Franklin, IMelvina, and John L.,
natives of Illinois.

The father of our subject practically abandoned
his trade after coming to Illinois and turned his
attention to farming. Levi H., our subject, was
brought here an infant at a time when deer and
other wild game were plentiful and when the set-
tlers still felt insecure from the Indians. On the
prairie the grass grew higlier than the back of an
oi'dinary horse. Fever and ague added to the
other discouragements encountering the pioneers,
but they were made of stern stuff and there were
Tint few who withdrew from the contest and souoht
their old homes in the East. All the Graves'
children were required to make themselves useful
around the homestead, and our subject when but a
lad commenced breaking prairie with the old-fash-
ioned "Kerry" plow and cut grain with the reaping
hook or sickle. The introduction of the cradle
which he remembers well, was looked upon as a re-
markable inxention. Itw.as the popular opinion at
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people settled in tlie timber from wiiicli tliey
eleaied the trees and cultivated the soil. Verj'
little wheat was used duriug tlie first few years, and
tlie corn was ground in a mill uf very primitive
construetion and operaterl by horse power.

Our subject reni.nined at homo with his parents
until tvventy-three years old. but in the meantime
had been planning for an establishment of his own.
On tiie 2 1st of Feburary, 18.30, he was iniited in
marriage with Miss Matilda, daughter of .John and
Mary (Medscor) Cook, of Fulton County, to which
they had emigrated fi'om Ohio. Mrs. Graves was
liorn in Brown County, Ohio, and was a young-
lady when coming to Illinois with her parents.

After their marriage Mr. and ^Irs. (Waves settled
upon a little farm of forty acres in Vermilion
County, which formed the nucleus of their [present
homestead, upon which they have .since lived with
the exception of three years which .Air. (i raves
spent in improving a farm in Bureau County, 111.
Of this marriage there were liorn four children, the
eldest of whom a daughter, Olive A., married David
E. Moore, and lives in Montgomery County, Kan.,
and is the mother of nine cliildren — Milton A.,
Levi H., Matilda. Lydia A., George W.. James A.,
JIary D., Hannah L. and Daisy; Mary JI. married
JNIilton Ashby of the above mentioned county and
is the mother of four children — Lillie N.. .James
L., Alva M., and Maud M.; Amanda M. married
.Samuel O'Niel, of Montgomery County, Kan., and
has two children — ^Minnie J>. and (iertudc. .James
died when two years old. The mother of these
children passed from eartli in 18.j',».

Mr. Graves contracted a second marriage in 1 Ml 1
with Mrs. Luciuda (Bayless) Chandler, daughter of
.Sanuiel Bayless. Her father and mother v/eic
natives of the Blue Grass State, where she li\i'd
until her first marriage, of which there was bor.i
one child, a daughter, Mary Alice. Of her union
with our suljject there are four ehihlren — ^lartha
B., Lou A. and Emma S., twins, and i^etta. Martha
married Luther A. Clingan, a resident of Cicor^e-
town 'i'ownship. and they have two children —
Blanche and Herschell; Lou became the wife of
Dennis Clinan and is a resident of Catlin Town-
ship; they have no children; Emma S. and Letla
are at home with their parents. The farm com-

prises 340 acres of prime land upon which Mr.
(;raves has labored industriously for years and de-
veloped its best resources. He has labored early
and late and for the first few years, before the ad-
vent of the mower and reaper, swung the cradle in
the harvest field and farmed amid the other dilli-
cidties and disadvantages (jf that time. He is a
strong temperance advocate and in politics a
warm supporter of the Republican party. He cast
his first Presidential vote for Henry Clay, being a
AVhig until the abandonment of the old party and
totall3' oppo.sed to the institution of slavery. He
and his wife and their daughters are members in
good standing of the Christian Church, in wliich
iMr. Graves ofliciates as Eldi-r.

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OIIN BROOKS. The names Brooks and
Brooks Point, bring back recollections of
early days to all of the older settlers in the
!JJ southeastern \y.ut of this county. Benja-
min Brooks, father of the subject of this notice,
came to this region in the fall of 1821. The
mother, Matilda (Manville) Brooks, was a native
of Madison, Ind., and came to this county from
Jefferson County. Ind. They were married in
Indiana. The father was a millwright by trade
and died from the effects of ague, while i)uildiiig a
mill on Sugar Creek. He left a widow with five
chiltlren, and another child was born after his
death. The second child, David, died in infanc}'.
The others were named respectively: Benjamin,
l\)lly, .Sarah, John and Lucinda. The mother was
married a second time and there were born five
more children; of this family- six are living and
located mostl}* in Illinois.

John Brooks was born March, 20, 1824. in A'er-
luilion County, 111. Tpon the sec(jnd marriage of
his mother he left home and thereafter "paddled
his own canoe." When about thirteen years old
he became a member of the family tif John Black,
an old Kentuckian and [Moneer and remained with
him seven ^ears. Like Jacob of old, he worked
these seven j^ears for a daughter of .Mr. ISlaek, Miss
Louisa T., to whom he was married in 1 8;57. and

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afterward settled near Brooks Point, which was
named after his father. This marriage resulted in
the birth of eight children, the eldest of whom,
Tilda J., became the wife of Thomas W. lilak-
eney, who is represented elsewhere in this work,
and tliey live in Westville; Belle became the wife
oi John Nicholas, a railroad man of Westville, and
they have six children — Ed, Lou, Bert, Ella, Dycie,
and Oney; John P., married Miss Josie Cunning-
ham and is farming in Catlin Township, they have
three children — Clara, Bobbie and Elsie; Robert
L. is farming in Dakota, he married Miss Saloma
Dukes; they have three children — Ethel, C03-, and
Osa; Martha became the wife of Charles Snook, a
farmer of Dakota and they have four children —
Chester, Ada, Ray, and John Franklin; Benjamin
Franklin, Rosella G., and JSarali E. are living
with their father.

Mr. Brooks is supposed to be the oldest pioneer
in Georgetown Township, if not in the county,
having come here as early as 1821. He saw the
face of the country when it was a wild, uncultivated
prairie abounding with wild .animals, when deer
wore plentiful and when the cabins of the settlers
were few and far between. He has been a privi-
ledged witness of the great change, which has trans-
formed the wilderness into cultivated farms and
prosperous villages, and has arisen from a humble
position in life to tliat well-to-do citizen, the
owner of two good farms, one in Georgetown and
one in Catlin Township. Upon becoming a voting
citizen he identified himself with the old Whig
party, remaining with it until its abandonment in
1S56, then cast his lot with the Republicans. This
partj' has his warmest support and he keeps himself
well posted upon currrent events. He is a man of
decided ideas and one justly proud f)f iiis pioneer-
ship.

\f/_^ ENRY FLETCHER. The farmers of this
I day read a great deal of literature pertain-

, (>^' ing to their calling and they digest it.

(^ The time has gone by when agriculturists
scolf at what has been i)opularly called " book
farming." The farmer who reads the most and who

heeds what he reads, is invariably the man who suc-
ceeds the best in his vocation. Natural intelligence
can be largely supplemented by judicious reading.
One of the men who has brought a great deal of
intelligence to bear upon his business is the person
whose name initiates this sketch. He never omits
to do an3'thing that will forward his interests, and
his information in this respect is gleaned by copi-
ous reading.

Henry Fletcher is one of the most prosperous
and intelligent farmers of this county. He owns
and operates a large farm on section 32 in Elwood
Township. He is a native of this county, having
been born at Vermilion Grove, Oct. 28, 1839.
John Fletcher, his father (whose biography appears
elsewhere in this work), removed to a farm which
his son Henry now owns, in March, 1840. Henry
received a common school education, which was
finished .at the Bloomingdale Academy, under
Prof. Hobbs. He was always desirous of attaining
a good education, and consequently was studiously
inclined. This desire bore fruit, and therefore Mr.
Fletcher is in possession of a good common-sense
education. Onthel4tliof March, 1861, he mar-
ried Mahala Ilaworth, daughter of Eh Haworth,
an early settler of this county. She was born in
Georgetown, this county, Oct. 15, 1842, and re-
ceived her education at the public schools. She is
the mother of eight children, six of whom are liv-
ing: John. Albert I., Marcus S., William R., Lydia
R. and Ola M.; John married Grace Butler, and
they are living near Hildreth, 111., with their three
children, Henry, Howard and Charlie H.; Albert
married Belle Newlin; he is living with his father,
working on the old homestead.

Mr. Fletcher owns one of the best farms in Ver-
milion County, everything considered. It consists
of 333 acres and is all under improvement. Its
owner has done everything to make it a good farm,
that intelligence might suggest. He is a farmer
and a stock-raiser on a large scale, and in this par-
ticular line he has prospered in a large degree.
The place is supplied with fine buildings of all
kinds. The residence is a model of convenience,
and its interior is furnished in good style. Mr.
Fletcher has held the office of Highw.ay Commis-
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55!)

five years, having liveil just across the line for
eleven j-ears. lie h.as also been a Supervisor, fill-
ing these olfices with rare fidelity. He is an influ-
ential member of the Friends' Church, to which his
family also belongs. He is connected with the
lodge of Modern Woodmen. Mr. Fletcher enjoys
a reputation among n large circle of acquaintances
of being a man of good judgment and ])osscss-
ing all the attributes that belong to a good citizen.
If there is anything in his community talked of
that looks to tlie public good, Mr. Fletcher is in-
terested in it, and his undivided efforts can always
be drawn u(ion in any project that looks for the
betterment of his fellow man.

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(ll^^^^ON. ANDREW GUNDY, one of the promi-
W'jl' nent merchants and public men of ^'ermilion
'^^ County, was born on the 20th of November,
(^) 1829. His father and mother. .Joseph and
Sarah Gundy, were natives of Pennsylvania and
Ohio respectively. They wore married in the latter
St.ate and afterward emigrated to Indiana, where
they remained for a short time, when they re-
moved to Vermilion Countj' and settled near
Myersville. Joseph Gund^- was the owner of
about 4,000 acres of land, which he improved.
He was counted as one of the leading citizens of
the count}', and sustained an excellent reputation
for probity and business tact. He died in 1864,
while his wife preceded him to the grave in 1854.
A stately monument is erected to their memory in
the Gundy cemetery, and one which this worthy
couple deserve, for there were no better people
living.

Andrew Gundj' received his education at the
Georgetown High School. After leaving the
school he embarked in the mercantile business in
Myersville, where he also was engaged in shipping
grain and other farm products. He continued in
lliis business until 1877 when he gave it up to at-
tend to the interests of his large farm of 300 acres,
all of which is improved. As a farmer, Mr. Gundy
h.is met with all the success that the most ambiti-
ous could desire, and he is one of the many men

who believe that agricultural pursuits are as sus-
ceptible of intelligent direction .as any other.
There are many farmers in this bro.ad land who
believe that •' book farming" is impracticable, and
that the authors of the works on agriculture are
men who know nothing of what they write. This
is all a mistaken idea, .as can be illustrated all over
the groat State of Illinois, where farmers' liter.a-
ture is read and digested. As liefore suggested.
Mr. fiundy believes that it p.-iys to read up on ag-
ricultural affairs as well as any other.

In politics Mr. (iund}' is an honest hard-working
and conscientious Republican, and by his fidelity
to the party of his choice, coupled with his natural
abilities, he has risen to be one of the leaders of
the Republican party in \'erinilion Countj'. The
people, recognizing in him the qualities that unite
in forming a good officer, have repeatedly elected
liim to responsible positions, and they have never
been mistaken in their choice. In 1861 he was
elected to the office of Supervisor and has held that
office a great deal of the time since. In 1874 he
was elected a member of the Lower House of the
Illinois Assembly, a position he held for two years,
giving complete satisfaction as a law-maker. He
served on important committe(!S in tiie House and
always voted right.

Mr. Gundy is an attendant of the Methodist
Church and is prominent in the affairs of that or-
ganization. He never married. He divides his
time between his agricultural occupation and tiav-
eling. Vermilion County has no better citizen
than the Hon. Andrew Gundy.

^, AMUEL ROSS MORGAN. The man who
has lived uprightly, attended strictly to his
business, defrauded none, and advanced
the business interests of his community, has
made for himself a record which he maj' justly
look upon with jiride. He has added dignity to
his calling whatever it may be. and shown to the
world what may be accomplished by steady perse-
verance, courage and industry.

Mr. Morgan is a leading grocer of Hidge Farm,

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and one wlio has performed no unimportant part
in tbe development of its various interests. In poli-
tics he is a sound Republican, and after the election
of Benjamin Harrison, in the fall of 1888. signal-
ized his patriotism by one of the biggest bonfires
of cigar boxes probably ever built of this material.
The flames crackled and roared, and added meas-
urably to the general noise and hilarity following
uijon that glorious Republican victor}'.

A native of Elwood Township, our subject was
born March 24, 1836, and is the son of Dr. Levi
Morgan, deceased. The latter was a native of Vir-
ginia, and came to Illinois in 1834, settling in
Georgetown, where he engaged in the practice of
his profession, and conducted a drug store several
years. In 1838, while on a visit to his native
State he died, in Cambridge, Ohio. Samuel Ross
was the onlj' child of his jiarents, and after the
death of his fatiier his mother removed to Berkley
County, where our subject was reared, and at-
tended school at Bunkerhill. His mercantile expe-
rience commenced when he was a mere boy, and he
has all his life been more or less in the channels of
trade.

In 1870 Jlr. Morgan repaired to Baltimore, Md.,
where he was engaged as clerk in a hardware and
grocery store, but later embarked in the grocery
business on his own account. He sojourned in
Baltimore four years, then came to this county, and
in 1883 established himself in his present business.
He carries a full stock of everything pertaining to
his line — groceries, provisions, crockery, glass and
queensware, cigars and tobacco, having an espec-
ially fine trade in the latter. He operates with a
capital stock of $1,800 and his annual sales aggre-
gate $8,000. His trade and stock are steadily' in-
creasing, while he has a flrst-class location, and full}'
understands the art of handling goods and dealing
with customers. Always courteous and obliging,
those who visit him once are sure to call again.

Miss Sail}' S. Dare became the wife of our sub-
ject Aug. 10, 1 870. She is tiie daughter of Dr. John
Dare, late of Baltimore, Md., and \yas born in Cal-
vert County, that State. She was reared and edu-
cated in the city of Baltimore, and is a member of
the Episcopal Church. INIr. Morgan, aside from
enunciating his political principles as opportunities

occur, meddles very little with matters outside of
his business, althougli in 1888 he officiated as Vil-
lage Treasurer. Socially he belongs to the I. 0. O. F.
The pleasant and attractive lumie of the Morgans,
situated in the east part of the town, is the resort
of its best people, and the abode of refined and cul-
tivated tastes.

\t?$^R. DOUGAN C. IIINSHAW. It may be

safe to sa}' that there are comparatively
few physicians who have a full sense of
tiie vital importance of their calling —
taken in all its phases — and to what extent the hap-
piness of mankind is dependent upon their knowl-
edge of their profession. In order to attain com-
plete success there must not only be a practical
and thorough education in the intricacies of the
art of healing, but a humane and sympathetic
understanding of the extent to which the mind
maj' influence the body. In most cases drugs and
medicines are of little avail unless other condi-
tions are equal. The sul)ject of this notice has
built up a large and lucrative practice, and the
fact that he is uniformly iiopular, speaks well for
him as the humane physician as well as the hon-
ored citizen. He is a man of fine intellect, a deep
thinker and an extensive reader, ami omits no op-
portunity of availing himself of the latest methods
connected with the practice of his profession.

Dr. Hinshaw has been located at Ridge Farm
since the middle of August, 1882. He established
himself here soon after being graduated from the
Medical College of Indiana, at Indianapolis, where
he had taken a three-years' course. For four
months thereafter he practiced in Vermilion Grove,
and thence came to Ridge I<"arin. He is equally
good in both general practice and surgeiy. He is
essentially a Western man, having been born in
Hamilton County, Ind., April 22, 1858, and is the
son of John Hinshaw, a native of Ran(loli)h
County, N. C.

The father of our subject came North in 1851,
locating in Indiana, of whii-h he is still a resident.
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561

of Scotch ancestry. Doiigan C. first attended the
coninion schools of Westfield, in iiis native county,
and later attended the High School, fioni which he
was graduated in 1877. Soon afterward he liegan
the reading of medicine, and in orih-r to augment
liis income engaged as a teacher. In 1879 he en-
tered upon his medical course in tlie college at In-
diana, where he paid strict attention to his books,
with the result already indicated.

Dr. Hinshaw was married, Soiit. (!, 1883, to Miss
EtHe R., daughter of David S. I)icl<en, of Elwood
Township, and they are now liic |)arents of two
children, only one of whom is living — Hazel Bes-
sie. The Doctor owns a good residence in the
western part of the town, which is the favorite re-
sort for the best people of his comnuinity. He is a
Republican, politically, and socially, a member of
tiie Modern Woodmen. He belongs to the Society
of Friends, while his estimable wife in her religi-
ous belief is identified with the Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Thej' stand high in social circles
and their home is one indicative of cultivation and
refinement, and whose inmates are surrounded by
all the comforts of life.

-i.—

X.ATHAN J. NORRLS, M. D.,son of a pio-
neer family of Vermilion County, has had
jl\J^ an honorable career in life, both as a skill-
ful physician and as a practical, successful farmer.
Within a few years he has retired from the practice
of liis profession and now devotes his time almost
exclusively to the management of his fine farm in
Newell Township, on section 26.

The Doctor is a native of Ohio, born in Brown
County Dec. 14, 1824. He comes of good old
Kentuck}' families, both of his parents, James and
Elizabeth (Carter) Norris, having been born in
tiiat State, children of its early settlers. The
mother was reared and married there. The father
was reared in Ohio, but born in Kentucky, and
sul)sequently settled in Brown County. Ohio, where
they remained till the fall of 18;5;3. In that season,
animated by tlie pioneer spirit that had actuated
their sires to penetrate the wilds of Kentucky, they

set out for the rude, sparsely settled country em-
braced in \'ermilion County, this State, to take up
their abode among its earliest white settlers. They
were among the first to settle in wimt is now Oak-
wood Township, and there the patient, self-sacrific-
ing mother died in 1841. The father of our
sul)ject, after the s.ad loss of his wife, came to
Newell Township and here spent his remaining
days, dying in 1850.

Our subject was the eldest of the len children
born to him and his wife. He was a latl of nine
years when he came with his parents to their new
home in Oakwood Township, ,ind there he passed
the remaining years of his boyhood and youth. He
gleaned bis early education in the public schools in
Brown County, Ohio, and in this county, and in
1854, returning to his native county he took up the
stud}' of medicine, attending lectures in Cincinnati.
He was graduated from the American Medical
College, in which institution he had maintained a
high standing among the leading scholars of iiis
class. After getting his diploma he began to
practice his profession in Georgetown, Ohio, where
he remained till 1864, the skill and success with
which he treated difficult cases securing him a larjia
number of patients. In that year he returned to
Vermilion County, and purchasing I 10 acres
of fine farming land in Newell Township
has since lived here. For many \'ears he was
in active practice, ranking high among the mem-
bers of the medical profession in this county, but
in 1886 he retired from that vocation and has since
given his entire time to the improvement and
cultivation of his farm. He now owns 153
acres of land, and has erected a substan-
tial set of farm buildings, including a well-
appointed dwelling, which is one of the niosl
attractive homes in the vicinity.

Dr. Norris and Miss Martha Xorris w<.re united
in marriage Jan. 29. 1852. in Brown County, Ohio.
She was born in that county Feb. 17. 1827, and
was the eldest of the five children of .Nathan and
Phillis Norris, natives, respectively, of Maryland
and Kentuck}'. The}' married and settled in Brown
County, Ohio, where they passed their remaining
3'ears, he carrying on the occujiation of a f:irniei-.
Dr. and Mrs. Norris are the parents of nine children :

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Nathan J. Jr.. Emma P., lA/./Ae I).. John M.. Eva,
Mattie.Luella, William N.. Jennie. John M. died
when about two years old.

Our subject has been greatly blessed in the
possession of a w-ife of high personal character,
much tact and amiability of disposition, at once a
lielpmatc and companion. Their social position is
ainong the best people in the communitj'. The
doctor has mingled much in the public life of the
tongshiii, as his learning and ripe judgment make
him a wise counselor, and for five years he has held
the important olHce of Su[)ervisor. He has always
manifested a genuine interest in the cause of edu-
cation, and while serving in the various local school
ofBces has promoted it as much as possible. In
politics he is a stanch adherent of the Democratic
party.

■-^ ^-^ ■—

yj., ILTON MILLS, of Carroll Township, a
gentlem.in widely an<l favorablj' km^iwn in
his comnuinity, is a scion of one of the
pioneer families of this county and he is
pardonably proud of the fact that they bore no un-
important part in its early development. They
were simple and honest people, (Quakers in religious
belief, and reared their children to habits of in-
dustry and principles of honor, impressing upon
their minds the importance of truthfulness, moralitj'
and industry.

Mr. Mills has a countenance which indicates the
results of his early training, which instilled within
him contempt for a mean action, and the love of
all which is healthful and broadening, both to the
heart and intellect. He is jirominent in the circle
of Friends in this countv and has taken an active
part in the Sunday-school carried on by tliem. His
father, William Mills, was one of the leading pio-
neers of Central Illinois and lived in three different
counties without changing his place of residence —
all being at one time Edgar County and undergo-
ing subsequent divisions. He had come to Illinois
when a young man of twenty years and when this
region was a wilderness. He was one of the first
men to build a house within the present limits of

Vermilion County, and afterwards traveled forty
miles to mill in Indiana, driving a four-horse team
and occupying several da3's in m.aking the journey.
He transported his live pork on foot to Chicago at
a time when Indians and wild animals were plenti-
ful and experienced all the hardships and privations
of life on the frontier. He was successful as a til-
ler of the soil, accumulating a comfortable prop-
erty and rested from his earthly labors in 1872,
passing away at the old homestead in Elwood
TovFnship when seventy-four ycais of age.

Mrs. Jane B. (Durham) Mills, the mother of our
subject, was born in Indiana, where she was reared
to womanhood and came to Illinois with her pa-
rents. She was married prior to her union with
Mr. Mills and became the mother of one child —
Dorcas D. Hunt — who married Josephus Hollings-
worth and lives in this county. Mr. Mills had also
lieen jjreviously married and had become the father
of five children, viz: Adam M., Sarah J., Arminta,
Mary A. and Rebecca. To William and Jane B.
Mills there were born six children — William D.,
Emma, Milton, our subject. Pleasant. Milo E. and
Everett. The mother died in 1880 at the .age of
sixty-four years.

The subject of this sketch was born Dec. 1, 1853
in Elwood Township, thiscountj-. The first twenty-
one years of his life were spent on the farm and in
attendance at the district schools. Later he pur-
sued his studies at Vermilion Grove Academy and
continued a student there mostly during the winter
season for four 3ears, in the meantime improving
his leisure time with his books. In November, 29,
1882, he was married to Miss Nora B., daughter of
R. W. Ashbrook. of Mattoon, III. He purchased
his present farm of eighty acres in 1 882 and has
operated it to such good advantage that the whole
is now in a good state of cultivation, there being
scarcely a foot of it that does not yield something
to the proprietor. The residence is beautifullj' lo-
cated three miles southeast of Indianola.

Jlrs. Mills was born in Coles County, 111., Nov. 1,
18.")7 and by her union with our subject has become
the mother of two bright children — Bessie D. and
Jane B. 3Ir. Mills was carefully reared in the
(Quaker faith and since reaching manhood has be-
come one of the most useful and active members

RESIDENCE OF JOHN COLLINS, felJKC. D., SIDELL TB, VEKMIIilON CO.

. RcsiDcucs OF !ryviCA^^\PBELL.

'RiHi^lJtl^lS^^JIKl t>i'".Mo>SESRB7S:NO>iiI3S. SjECS.EuVe^OOD TFT.'VELE^JMIliIOirr Oo.

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of that chiiicli, serving in the double capacity on
the Evangelistic Committee, besides Superintendent
of the Sunday-school, of whieh he has been Vice-
President likewise for the past three years. He has
ever maintained a warm interest in educational
matters and besides being one of the most generous
patrons of the Vermilit)n Grove Academy, is serv-
ing on the Hoard of Trustees of said acadeni}'. Al-
though strictly a temperance man, he has not
thouglit liest to identify himself with the Prohibi-
tionists, but maintains a warm adherence to the
Republican faith, believing it not the part of wis-
dom to encourage a third party In politics.
Through the influence of his honored father, Milton
while a boy, conceived a strong aversion to the in-
stitution of slaver}' and no man rejoiced more when
the land bad been purged of it, together with other
evils which were remedied by the success of the
Union arms.

MOSES REYNOLDS is a leading citizen uf
Elwood Township. The Society of Friends
and the Vermilion Aeadeni}', which are
located at Vermilion Grove, have in him a
liberal supporter and an ardent friend. He donates
largely to the support of his church and the
educational enterprises connected with it, and the
sum of money that he yearly gives away to those
who need it more th.-in he, is known to nobody but
himself, as he religiously believes in the doctrine of
not letting the left hand know what the right liaiul
does. Enough is known of his character to say
that his benevolence is proverbial.

Mr. Reynolds owns and operates a fine farm of
290 acres of land on sections 5. G, and 8,
where he carries on an extensive business of
stock-raising and diversified farming. He was
born in Parke Count}-, Ind., on the Gth of
May, IH.'jO. His father, Mahlon Reynolds, was a
native of Randolph Count}'. N. C, whence he
emigrated to Indiana in 1823, settling first on
Honey Creek in Vigo County, six miles below
Terre Haute, but in 1826 he removed to Parke
County. Lid. He was one of the pioneers of that

part of Parke County, and his reputation as a man
was of the highest. His wife, Ruth Rubottom, was
a daughter of Simon Riibott-oin, who was the
father of twelve children: Joel, Linton, Alvira,
Moses, Eliz.-ibeth (Mrs. Kolger). Mariam (Mrs. Ma-
worth), Mahala (Mrs. Wright), Rachael (Mrs.
Smith), Susan (Mrs. Parker), David, Ruth (Mrs.
Newlin), and William. The mother of these
children died on the old homestead in Indiana in
1 si;);, and the father died in this county ten years
later.

Mr. Reynolds came to this (•oiinty in IS.jl,
settling where he now lives. He is engaged exten-
sively in raising graded Short- horn cattle, and
Poland-China and Chester-white hogs. He feeds
and ships a great deal of slock, and in this way
has become independent. His farm indicates that
its owner is a man who understands his business
thoroughly, for everything around it shows thrift
and intelligence. On the 14th of August, 1851,
Sir. Reynolds married Eunice Pearson, daughter of
William Pearson, and to them have been born two
children: Mary J. and Alvira A. The latter is
deceased. Mary is the wife of Marion Camijbell,
of i;iwood Township. They have had three
children, one of whom is now living — Paul.

Mr. Reynolds meddles very little in politics, but
devotes his spare time to the interests of his church
and to the Academy of which he is a Trustee. He
is a Trustee of the property of the Friends' Church
at Vermilion Grove and holds the position of Over-
seer in the same society. He is also one of three
trustees of the funds of the quarterly meetings that
have been set apart for the edncalicni of worthy
and needy children, and in this position he is
eminently the right mail in the right place. The
fund alluded to originated in the following manner:
An unmarried man — Richardson Henderson — died
leaving §500 In the (Quarterly Meeting for the
purposes before described, and Mr. Reynolds added
to that sum an equal amount, making a fund of
§1000, which is invested, and the interest only is
used.

Mr. Reynolds' son-in-law. 1". M. Campbell, lives
on the farm adjoining him on the east, and owns
194 acres of very fine land. Mr. Campbell is
engaged in breeding fine Norman horses, and

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his other stock is similar to that raised by his
father-ill- li\w. He is also a member of the Friends'
Church, and was born in Parke County, Ind., but
was brought up and educated in Vermilion County,
and has always been a farmer. He and his father-
in-law are good Republicans.

Mr. Reynolds is also largely interested in Sunday-
school work, where he teaches a class regularly every
Sunday. He has also ably served as Sunday-school
Superintendent for many years.

On .another page of this volume the residence of
Mr. Reynolds is presented in a fine view, justly a
valuable featiue of the Album.

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\f7 0HN COLLINS. The Irish-American citi-
zen has operated largely' in the growth and
development of Vermilion, and he whose
' name stands at tlie head of this sketch is one
of the most worth}' representatives of his national-
itv. He owns a good farm of 200 acres, lying
on sections 'J and 10 in Sidell Township, and has a
remarkably [ileasant home and intelligent family.
He is one of a pair of twins, born in County Cork,
Ireland, June 20, 182G. His twin brother, Richard,
emigrated to America in 184.5, and in due time
wrote back for .Toiin to join him here, w-hich the
latter did; tliey located five miles south of Boston,
Mass., and worked in the foundries seven jears. In
1853 they came to La Salle County, this Stale, and
worked on the Illinois Central Railroad several
years thereafter. On the 23d of March, 18()1, our
subject was married to Miss Ann Cregor, born in
1833 ill his native country. Tiie}' settled on a farm
in La Salle County, where they lived a number of
years, coming thence to this county in 1881. In
1880 our subject had [lurchased tiie farm which lie
now owns and occupies. He also owns 160 acre.s
in Shildh Townsliip, Edgar County, wliicli is ope-
rated by his sons, IJennis and Michael.

There were born to Mr. and ISIrs. Collins eleven
children, of whom the third and fourth sons have
l)een alrca<ly mentioned. The others are recorded
as follows: Richard married a Miss Brown, and
died in 188-t. To them there was born one child.

now deceased. John is at home with his parents ;
Dennis married a Miss Burns: Mary married Mr.
Brown, a farmer, and they have four children: Leo,
John, Charles, and Richard. Daniel, Bridget,
Juliana, Margaret, and Ann are at home with their
parents. The farm is devoted to general agricul-
ture and is carried on with that thoroughness and
good judgment which is characteristic of its pro-
prietor. He has become thoroughly identified with
American institutions, and is a man greatly attached
to his family.

The parents of our suliject were John and ]\Iary
(Carty) Collins, likewise natives of County Cork,
where they lived on a small farm. Their family
consisted of five sons and one daughter, of whom
our subject was the third in order of birth. The
latter and his estimable wife are members of the
Catholic Church at Hume.

A view of the home of Mr. Collins is given in
this volume, and represents a well-kept country
residence with pleasant rural surroundings.

\fj AMES McMELLAN, who is one of the most
popular men of Carroll Township, is oper-
ating the celebrated Woodlawn Farm of 200
acres, where with his excellent wife and his
two bright and promising boys,hejhasoneof the pleas-
antest homes to be found in the county. He is
largely possessed of all the manly virtues, being
upright, temperate and faitliful in the discharge of
his duties, both in a business and social w.ay. He
is widely known as having been for years the
'right-hand man,' of j\Ir. Harvey Sandusky, a
wealth}- and prominent land-owner of this county
wlio for some time employed Mr. McMellan to look
after his agricultural interests and his fine cattle.
In the discharge of these duties Mr. JIc.Mellan had
the satisfaction of leading more prize-winners into
the show ring at the county and State fairs than
any other man in Illinois.

Tlie subject of this notice was born in Greene
County, East Tenn., Sept. 17, 1853, and is the
son of John D. .and Rachel (Rector) McMellan,
natives of Tennessee and the father a saddler bv

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tnidc. Tlu' Intloi- .'ifter tlic dcalh of his first \vit\',
rc'iiiari'i('(l ;\ikI moved to Missouri whore he spent
Ids hist (hiys. The mother of our subject died in
(ireenville, Teun., at the ngc. of fortj' years. James
R., our subject, was the eldest of lier two sons, tlie
younger lieing Jolm, who is now living in INIis-
souii. Of the second marriage of John I). McMel-
laii there were V)orn four children.

During the Civil War the father of our subject
was pressed into the Confederate service and James
Avent to live with his grandfather Rector, in East
Tennessee, where he received only limited educa-
tional advantages, attending school only :\ few
mcjuths at the close of the war. He worked nu)stly
on the farm and finally was persuaded by an aunt
to come West. He made his way to Logan County,
this State, and wtirked there two and one half years
upon a farm. Then desirous of a change he emi-
grated to Indianola and entered the employ of Dr.
Ralston, with whom he remained one year. In the
meantime he formed the acquaintance of Mr. Har-
vev Sanduskj', and in due time assumed charge of
Ills fine cattle, remainiig in the cmi)loy of this
gentleman for a period of ten years. In the mean-
Lime, taking with him some of the finest specimens
of their fat cattle, he visited the fairs at Lafayette,
Indianapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, Peoria; Spring-
field, St. Louis, Mo., and many other places. A
warm attachment sprang u|) between the two men
and Mr. McMcUan was at the bedside of his friend,
Mr. Sandusky, at the time of his death.

The marriage of James Mc^Mellan with Miss Ida
Dye was celebrated in Carroll Township, in 18liU.
Airs. MeMellan is the daughter of John Dye, a son
of Lawrence Dj'e, one of the oldest jiioneers of
Georgetown Township. Mr. Dye w.is a man pos-
sessing some peculiar traits of character, was a
strong Presbyterian in his i-eligious views, was
peculiarly kind and genial in his disposition, a
great lover of music and a universal favorite in his
community. His wife was the da\ighter of Col.
Girard of Mexican war fame and a good man in the
broatlest sense of the term, slrictlj-, temperate, hon-
est and upright, kind in his family and a generous
neighbor. Everybody' knew Col. (iirard and ever3'-
body was his friend.

To the parents of Mrs. MeMellan 1 here were born

nine children and .Aliss Ida inherited from her
father a great taste foi' and love of music. It was
not the lot of Col. Girard to become wealthy, and
when a young girl Miss Ida entered the employ of
IVfrs. Sandusky, with whom she remained the long
period of eleven years, her faithful and trusted
maid and companion. She there met her future
husband, our subject, a:nl they, living under one
roof for many years, had a good opportunity to
become acquainted. Of this congenial union there
were born two children only — Harvey and James
S., who are bright and |)roniising bo^'s aged seven
and one years respectively.

Politically. Mr. MeMellan is a stanch supporter
of the principles of the Republican party, and soci-
ally he belongs to the Masonic fraternity. His
estimable wife is a member in good standing of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. It is generally con-
ceded that there is not a more hospitable roof in
Carroll Township than the house at Woodlawn
Farm, and no host and hostess who exton'l to their
guests a more ; high-bred and hearty welcome.
Neither friend nor stranger departs from their door
with other than a comfortable feeling and a sen-
sation that it was good to be there.

NDERSON DUNAV.VN. The labors of
this honest, upright and w<'ll-to-do citizen
'» have resulted in the possession of a well-
regulated farm of 170 acres, on sections
and 6, in Georgetown Townshii). The greater
part of this the propiietor cleared from the forest,
and labored early an<l late for manj' years in onler
to bring it to its i)resent condition. I>y the exer-
cise of great industry, frugality and good nnm.age-
ment, he hasaccuTunlated sullicient means to protect
him against want in his declining 3'ears. while his
career as a citizen has been such as to establish him
in the esteem and conti<lence of his neighbors.

The native [ilace of our subject was in .Mason
County, now West \'irginia. eight miles .-ibove
Point Pleasant, on the Kanawha River. His parents
were John and Frances (Hughes) l)uua\an, the
former a native of Culpeper County, \'a., and the

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latter of the same place. The mother's people were
of En2;lish stock, and early residents of Pennsyl-
vania. Her grandfather served in the Revolution-
ary War, and was shot through the breast. He
recovered, however, and lived to be nearly one
hundred years old. He was provided for during
his old age by a pension from the Government.
He traced his ancestry to Ireland, where his fore-
fathers were mostly linen weavers by trade.

The father of our subject, with the exception of
the time spent as a soldier in the War of 1812, oc-
cupied himself in agricultural pursuits. He and his
wife spent their last 3'ears in Indiana. They were
the parents of eight children, seven of whom grew
to mature j'ears— three sons and four daughters.
Anderson, our subject, was the eldest, and was
born March 22, 1820. He lived in the Old Do-
minion until a lad of thirteen years, then emigrated
with his parents to Indiana, they settling near the
State line in Vermillion County, Ind. He remem-
bers the time when there but five houses between
Eugene, Ind., and Danville, 111. As soon as old
enough, he was required to make himself useful
about the new farm, following the breaking plow,
learning to cut wheat with tlie cradle, and laboring
in the i)rimitive style, both in sowing and reaping
the harvests. Upon reaching man's estate he was
married. May 29, 18-14, to Miss Elizalieth Beau-
champ.

Mrs. Dunavan was born in Oiiio, and removed
with her parents to Perry ville, Ind., in 18.30. The
newly wedded pair settled on a farm in A'ermillion
County, Ind., and Mr. Dunavan in due time pur-
ciiased 166 acres of land. Later he sold this, and
crossed the State line into Illinois, i)ureliasing. in
1855, the farm which he now owns and occupies.
Much of this was covered with timber, and he has
cleared all but fifteen acres.

The eleven children born to Mv. and Mrs. Duna-
van are recorded as follows: .lames II. died when
a promising youth of eighteen years; John A.
married Miss Rebecca Mossberger, is the father of
four children, and resides in Douglas Countj^;
Mary J. married Samuel Hines, and died, leaving
three children: Harriet ,T. died at the age of two
j'ears; Charles W.. who remains at the homestead,
married Miss Anna J. Howard, and is the father of

one child; David A., also at home, married Miss
Mary Williams, and has three children; Anderson
J. married Miss Caroline Cravens, and is the
father of three children; Edward H. married Miss
Holder, and lives at the homestead; Edmund H.
died when three months old; Lottie married Frank
Breesley, and is the mother of two children, they
live in this township; Tilda E. is the wife of Till-
man Wilcox.
I James H. Dunavan during the Civil War en-
listed in an Indiana Regiment, and died of the
measles at home. ISIrs. Dunavan is a member in
good standing of the Christian Church, and a lady
greatly respected in her community. Mr. Dunavan
votes the straight Democratic ticket, and has
served as School Director in this district several
years. He may properly be classed as a represen-
tative citizen of Georgetown Township — one who
has assisted materially in maintaining its reputation
as a community of law-abiding and intelligent
people.

1 OLDEN PATTERSON. The gratifying suc-
cess which has crowned the efforts of the
life of Mr. Patterson, is the more noticealile
and praiseworthy', because of the few ojiportunities
afforded him in the earlier days for that training
and other help that are sometimes considered abso-
lutely indispensible to a start in life and the suc-
cess which is desired. In the case before us, the
subject is one of that class of whom many worthy
representatives are found in the great West, which
is best designated by the term " self-made."

Golden Patterson lives on section 13, range 11,
Elwood Township, and was born on the old iionie-
stead where he now resides, July 17, 1833. His
father, Andrew Patterson, canie from (Granger
County, Tenn., in an early day, settling on a farm
which he then located and upon which his sou now
resides. The country at that time was almost des-
titute of civilization, and the Indians were prac-
tically in possession. They roamed about at will,
although the land belonged to the Government.
The elder Patterson entered about 500 acres of
land, for wliich he paid the government price.

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This land rapidly rose in value, and at this time is
worth a great deal of money. His wife, whose
maiden name was Amelia Golden, was a daii<,diter
of William Golden, a prominent pioneer of \er-
milion County.

The suhjeet of this biograiihj- is the joungest of
six children, five of whom are now living — Will-
iam. Thomas. Sarah .1. (Campbell) of (ieorgetovvn,
Elizabeth (Campbell) of the same place, and Gol-
den. The mother of these children died when
(iolden was an infant, and the father |)assed away
in 1845 at the old homestead. Golden received
his education at the common schools of his lioy-
hood and at the Georgetown High School. After
leaving school he learned the tr.ade of a carpenter,
but followed this vocation Imt a short time. He
has alwaj's been — with the exception of the short
time he worked at the carpenter business — a suc-
cessful farmer. He owns 420 acres of land where
the old homestead is situated and a quarter section
in anotlier part of the township, making 580 acres
in all. Mr. Patterson manages his farm with rare
intelligence, and in all his operations he has been
most eminently successful. He takes great care in
all the work he does, and therein may be attributed,
to a large degree, his success.

He has never held any official position, for the
simple reason that he never has time. Politically.
he belongs to the Republican party, and may al-
ways be found in its ranks doing good work. Mr.
Patterson enjoys the confidence and esteem of all
his neighbors, and is known by the sobriquet of
"The Jolly Bachelor" of eastern Elwood Town-
ship.

eHARLES LEONARD DOWNING, a suc-
, cessful farmer, a defender of the Union dur-
. . ing the late Civil War. and a true Christian

gentleman, occujnes a leading |>osition in the com-
munity of Georgetown Township, where he has
been a resident for a period of twenty years. We
find him in comfortable circumstances surrounded
by a verj' interesting family of intelligent rhildren
and seemingly in the enjoyment of that which
makes life most pleasant ami desirable. Of this he

is amply deserving, having led an upright life and
to the best of his .ability seeking to set a good ex-
ample to those around him. His homestead com-
prises eighty acres of choice land on section 7,
and besides this he cultivates twenty-eight acres
in the vicinity. His farm buildings, machinery
and live stock are in excellent condition and in-
dicative of the i)rogrcss and enterprise of the
proprietor.

Tiie opening years of the life of our subject
were spent in Mason Coiinty, Ky., where he w.as
born March 21, 1838. His jiarents, Robert .and
Susan (Haw) l)(^wning, were natives respectively
of Kentucky and Ohio, the latter born a few miles
from the "Beautiful IJiver." They were marrie(I in
the Buckeye SUite aufl lived there and in Ken-
tucky until their removal to Marion County. Ind..
to which they removed about I8-i'.l. The father
opened up a farm from the wilderness, where he
spent the remainder of his days, dying in .January,
1882. at the age of sixty-six years. The mother
still occupies the old homestead and is now about
seventy-one years old. Their five children were
named resjiectively, A Hie. Lucretia, Charles L.,
Susan A. and .lames Robert, who are all living.

Mr. Downing attended the common schools of
Ohio and Indiana, and liveil with his father on the
farm in Marion County, the latter state, until ap-
proaching the twenty-second year of his age. In
March. 18(30. he came to Illinois and engaged to
work by the month for William Stevens, in Vermil-
ion County. In Dccemljer follovving he returned
home and in the spring of 18G1 entered the em[)lo3'
of H. H. Hall, a minister of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, in Marion County, Ind., with whom
he remained seven years. It is proper to state th.at
he began working out summers wlieji a lad of
fourteen. The winter season was devoted mostly to
his books, and he attended school duiing these sea-
sons nntil after the outbreak of the Civil War,
then, desirous of having a hand in the subjugation
of the rebels, he enlisted on the I2tli of jMarcli,
1862, in Company 1), Ti'tli Indi.-ina Infantry, and
was mustered into service at ludiana|i((lis. He
drilled there with his regiment two weeks, and in
less than a month after his enlistment met the
enemy in the liattle at l'err\ ville. He afterward

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foiiglit in some of the most important battles of
tlie war, being at Crab Orchard. Stone River,
Cliic-kamanga, Mission Ridge. Lookout Mountain,
Knoxvilie and Spring Hill, at which latter place
they remained several da3-s before starting on the
Atlanta Campaign. On the way thither they en-
countered the enemy at Buzzard's Gap, l^alton
and Resaca, Ga.. where on the 27th of May, 1863,
they lost 1,400 men in one hour out of the third
division of the fourth army cori)S. Later Mr.
Downinf was with his comrades at the liattle of
Kenesaw :Mountain (where the father of Mrs.
Downing was killed). After the fall of Atlanta.
our subiect was in the battle of Jonesboro. which
ended that campaign. Thence they retraced their
steps to follow up the rebel general. Hoixl, and en-
tered upon one of the most arduous campaigns of
the war, which soon afterward came to a close. Our
subject was mustered out at N.ashville, Tenn., in
June, 18C5, and received his final discharge at In-
dianapolis the same month. Although he was in
all the engagements of his regiment he was never
wounded, and with the exception of four days,
when he had the mumps, he never lost a roll-call.

Upon retiring from the array Mr. Downing re-
turned to his old haunts in Marion County, where
he entered the employ of Mr. H. H. H.all, and
three days after laying aside his uniform was cra-
dling in the wheat field. He continued with Mr.
Hall until 1868, then returning to Illinois re-
entered the employ of Mr. Stevens. In tlie mean-
time the little orphan girl whose father, Thomas
Guess, had been killed in the charge on Kenesaw
Mountain, had been legally .adopted by Mr. Ste-
vens and had now grc^n to an attractive woman-
hood. Our subject in due time made her
acquaintance, and the result was a mutual at-
tachment which culminated in their marriage,
Sept. 25, 18G8, at the home of the bride's adopted
father, in Georgetown Township.

After their marriage Jlr. and Mrs. Downing
settled on the farm which they now own and oc-
cup3', and the nucleus of which was purchased in
the spring of 1869. In 1871 he added eighty acres
and has since given to it his best efforts, bringing
the whole to a fine state of cultivation and effect-
ing modern improvements in the way of fences.

buildings and the other appliances naturally sug-
gested to the mind of the progressive agriculturist.
In the meantime the household circle had been
gradually enlarged l\y tli€ birth of eight children,
wlio were named respectively, Priscilla M., Oscar
J.. Frank, Susan, Ella, Lottie. Reason E. and
Minnie.

Mr. Downing cast his first presidential vote for
Douglas, and has since given his unqualified sup-
port to the Democratic party. He has served ss a
Director in his School District, also as Road Over-
seer. As an ex -soldier he belongs to the G. A. R.
Post at Georgetown, No. 204. He finds his relig-
ious home in the Christian Church, to which also
his wife and daughter, Priscilla, belong, and of
which he has been a Deacon ten j'ears and a mem-
ber twelve J'ears. All those enterprises tending to
the best good of the people, socially, morally and
financially, have found in him a steadfast friend.

f)AMES i\EWTON MITCHELL. Perhaps
no very thrilling event has transpired in the
life of this steadj'-going and reliable citi-
zen, but he is one of those forming the bone
and sinew of his community, and one who has as-
sisted in establishing its financial prosperity, and
ujiholding the standard of moralif v. His life occu-
pation has been that of a farmei-, in which he has
been very successful, accumulating a good prop-
erty and fortifj'ing himself against the days when
perhaps he may be found unfitted for labor. His
homestead lies on section 12, in Georgetown Town-
ship, and with its well-tilled fields, substantial
buildings and general air of jilenty an^! comfort,
forms a most delightful picture in the landscape of
that region.

Our subject first opened his eyes to the light in
Brown Township, Montgomerj- Co., Ind., April 7,
D^30, and remained a resident of the Iloosier State
until approaching manhood. His education was
acquired under the primitive methods, and in the
log school-house of that early d.ay, and when a
youth of nineteen years he started out for himself,
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571

per hundreil, the scene of his operations heini;- in
Parke Count}-. There also he made the acquaint-
anee of Miss Sar.ah E. Ilnrlam, a native of th.at
coiintj', and in due time they vvere married. The
spring following they removed to Peoria Count}',
111., where they lired eight years, then, in the fall
of 1858, returned to Montgomery County, Ind.
Sojourning there until the spring of 1861, they re-
turned to Parke County, Ind. Their family now
consisted of four children, and the wife and mother
died upon the place where she spent her chililhood
and youth. Four other children had been liDrn
and died in the meantime. The eldest daughter,
Bashaby R., married William Skinner, and died in
1886, leaving three children — Louis, .Tames Nor-
man, now deceased, and Harriet E. George H.. a
grocer of Ft. Scott, Kan., married Miss Laura R.
Rhnby, and they have two children — Harlam R.
and Garnett R. ; John F. is a resident of George-
town Township; he married Miss Cora Pickett, and
they have one child, Frederick A.; .Tames 1)., a
resident of Vermillion County, Ind., is a wagon-
maker by trade: he married Miss Cora E. Ilolde-
way.

After the death of his wife Mr. Mitchell removed
to a 'farm of eighty acres in Vermillion County,
Ind., and on the 28th of .September, 1869, w.as
married to Mrs. Mary (Cox) Falls. This lady is
the daughter of John Ritchie and Mary (Cox)
Ritchie, who were natives of Ohio. The fatlicr
served in the War of 1812, and subsequently occu-
pied himself as a farmer, carpenter and brick-
mason. L'pon leaving the Buckeye State he set-
tled in Parke County, Ind., where he spent his last
davs. The parental family consisted of twelve
children, ten of whom grew to [mature years, viz:
Elizabcth,IIester A., Joseph, Meliuda, John, Mary.
Eleanor, Edward, Jefferson and IJobert G.; two
died in infancy.

The present wife of our subject was born in
Parke County. Ind., and was married in 18.V,) to
Mr. .Jesse B. Falls, also a native of that county.
They became the parents of three children — Mary
E., John E., .and Joseph I., and Mr. Falls died in
Indiana. Her wedding with our subject took place
in Vermillion County, Ind. In 1872 Mr. Mitchell
sold his Indiana yiroperty and cunc to ^'ernlilion

County, where he is now the owner of two farms,
the homestead embracing 106 J acres. His other
farm is forty-seven and one-fourth .acres in e.vtent.
Our subject and his estimable wife have by their
present marriage four children— Sarah E., Martha A..
Cassius L., and .losei)liine II.,. Mr. Mitchell votes
the straight Hopiiblican ticket, and has served as
Road Master and SchoolDi rector. He comes from
old Kentucky stock, being the son of Gabriel and
Ruth (Van Cleve) Mitchell, who vvere both natives
of Shelby County, that State. They wore reared and
married in the Blue Grass regions, where the father
cairiod on farming until removing to Montgomery
County, Ind., in 1 827. There he was one of the pio-
neer settlers. His was the common lot of those who
had ventured onto the frontier, and ho labored suc-
cessfully in building up a home in the wilderness.
He was three times married, and had b}' the first
wife twelve children, namel}-: Daniel H., who died
in Kankakee Count}', this State, .at the age of sixty-
three years; John W.. Margery A., Polly B..
James N.. Martha J-, Sally E., Robert L., Alinnie
(deceased). Amelia S., Nancy, and .Molina H. The
mother of these children died in 1817. at the age
of forty-flve years. By his second marriage Gab-
riel Mitchell was tlie father of four children, viz:
David B.. Jose|)li L.. Ruth A. and George 15. Of
his third marriage there were no childn'ii. He re-
moved to Wilson County, Kan., in I.S70. and died
in 1H7L).

i|,_, ENRY jMILLS resides on section .3, Elwood
Ji Township, and was born on wh.at is known
Jy as the Thomas Brown farm, near Vermil-
((^ ion Grove. March 2:5, 18;?0. He began life
poor but has been eminently successful in building
up a competency. He gives one-tenth of his in-
come to the support of the gospcl.and for benevolent
])urposes, a characteristic which entitles him to the
name of philanthropist.

Seth Mills, the father of the subject of this sketch
was boru in Jefferson County, East Tcnn.. Oct.
10, 1805, and was a son of John and .Mary (Davis)
Mills, who removed to the ;\liama \alloy, Ohio,
in 1806, settling a few miles from Dayton. Seth

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Mills came with his parents to Wajiie County,
Ind.. in 1815, and they were consequently among
the very early settlers of that region. At that time
there were man\^ Indians i-oving about, but they
were peaceable. The heavy beech timber that cov-
ered that country made it difficult to clear the
land. The elder Mills, fcinned leather and also made
the shoes for the family. He married Reljecca,
daughter of John and Julatha Canaday on the 21st
day of March, 1827, and to this union Ave children
were born, three of whom are living: Irena Ila-
worth, Henry, and Anna M. Ilaworth. The father
came to Vermilion County in the spring of 1828
raising a crop of corn that year. In the autumn
he brought his famil}' here, accompanied by John
and Herman Canaday and families. An inventorj'
of the effect of the elder Mills when he arrived
here, would exhibit that he had one horse, two
cows, three calves, a few sheep and fifty cents in
money. He bought a horse soon after his arrival,
givii}g 110 days work for it. In 1846 he wrote a
short sketch of his life from which the above facts
were gleaned. He died in this township on the
19th day of August, 184C, his wife surviving him
for man}' years, dying at her son Henry's house on
on the 18th day of July, 1888. This most estim-
able couple were life-long Quakers, as are all their
children. They were rigidly honest and when
they left this world, the}' did not leave an enemy
behind them.

Henry Mills received his education at the com-
mon schools of Illinois and has always worked
hard since he was old enough. All of his life has
been spent in this township. He is an Elder in the
Quaker Church at Elwood and occupies the impor-
tant office of '"Head of the Church" at that place.
On the 10th of November, 1852 he was married to
Mary Folger, who was born in Elwood Township
also, they are the parents of eight children, seven of
whom are living: Aaron, Alpheus, Zimri, Marietta,
Matilda, Seth, and Allen G. Alpheus married
Matilda Newlin. They are living in the State of
Oregon and have four children — Lewis, Ella, Ja}',
and an infant boy; Zimri married Miriam Newlin,
they also reside in Oregon and have two children —
Dennis C. and Foster M; Marietta married Levi
E. Lewis, they are living on the old homestead with

the subject of this sketch, and have two chil-
dren— Mary E. and Russell; ^Matilda is the wife of
Justin L. Haworth. they are living across the Slate
line in Vermillion Count\', Ind., and are the parents
of two children — Lucv M. and Huber; Lucy is
deceased; Seth married Rhoda J. Ilesttr, they
live in this township and have one child — Ola R.
Henry Mills owns 33(5 acres of land, where the
old homestead is located, and forty-seven acres in
another tract near by. He is engaged in raising
stock consisting of Short-horn cattle and Poland-
China, hogs. He has been very successful, fuian-
cially, which is due to his industrious habits and
prudent business managenit'nt. He believes that
the Prohibition party is right, and votes the ticket
upon which is printed the names of men who be-
lieve in temperance principles. There is not a
farm in his township upon which are better build-
ings, and there is none that is in a higher state of
cultivation. His wife has been a valualjle help-
jnate to him. and she has done her full share in
placing tln'in in the independent position they now
occup}'.

APT. FRANK J. PASTEUR, editor and
proprietor of the Ridge Farm Times, foun-
ded this journal in 1887, and is conducting
it with success. He was born near Wheeling,
AV. Va., Sept. 12, 1838, and came to Illinois with
his parents, they settling in Griggsvillc, I'ike
County. He is the grandson of Maj. John JIc-
Elro}' of Revolutionary fame. He enlisted in
18C2, in Company D, 79th Illinois Infantry, and
was wounded in the hip at the battle of Stone
River, Dec. 31, 1862.

After recovering from his wound, our subject
was assigned to duty by the Secretary of War, in
the Inspector General's department, on the staff of
Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas, Commanders of the
Army of the Cumberland. He participated in the
battles of Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Resaca,
Kenesaw, New Hope Church, Siege of Atlanta,
Jonesboro, Franklin, etc. He is an editor and
practical printer, and founded the Rossville (111.)
Press, West Lebanon (Ind.) Gazette, Meredosia

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(111.) Commercial, and has liail a large experience
as a traveler. He has been nearly all over the
United Slates, and to Canada. Cuba and Mexico,
cliielly in tlic interest of the nietropnlitan news-
papers, and is widely known in the West as a suc-
cessful newspaper man.

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?i?SAAC N. BUSBY. Among- the retired farmers

I of Fairmount Village, Mr. Busby may be given

II as a fair sample of the worth and respectabil-
ity wliich have so many illustrations in this county
— men who have risen from an humble ))osition in
life and wliose characters have been developed l)y
the force of circumstances; while their innate hon-
esty and integrity enabled them to make for them-
selves a good record financially and in their busi-
ness relations. The second in a family of twelve
children, Mr. Busby was born Nov. 10, 1822, in
Virginia, and when a child of four years was taken
b}' his parents to Madison County, Ind. llischild-

I hood and youth were passed amid tlic wild scenes
! of life on the frontier, as there were less than 100
people in that county when the Busby family took
up their abode there.

The early education of our subject was there-
ifore quite limited, he pursuing his first studies in
[a log school house, averaging about two months in
the year. As soon as old enough his services were
utilized upon the new farm, from wiiich he assisted
! his father in clearing the timber, and remained
I with his parents until a young man of twenty-
three years. He was then married to Miss .Sar:di
Ann, daughter of Edward and Margaret (Volcu-
tine) Cott}', Mr. Cutty being a farmer of his oun
neighborhood and the father of eight children, of
I whom his daughter Sarah was the fifth in order of
[birth.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Busby settled
upon a farm belonging to the father of our subject,
but six months later removed to Pendleton, Ind.,
where Mr. Busby purchased a half interest in a
cabinet shop, and carried on this l)usiness for five
years. Then selling out he changed his resideme

to Miiacleville. wiiere he purchased a store of gen-
eral merchandise, and conducted this two years.

Selling out once more he came to this county, in
1853, and purcliased a farm in Catlin Townshi]).
He sold tliis in 18.')« and bought another in Carroll
Township, to which he removed, and still owns the
property. In 1858 he came to the farm which he
now occupies and which comprises 320 acres of
choice land, nearly all under cultivation. He has
given some attention to stock-raising, and rather
prefers it to general farming, although peihaps in
the latter he has met more uniformly with success.

Mr. and Mrs. Busby are the parents of a fine
family of children, eight in number, and ;dl living.
The oldest, Thom.as W., married iSIiss Amy Ford,
is the father of four children, and lives in Adair
Count}', Iowa; Alice is the wife of Franklin
Swisher, of Carroll Township, and thej- have one
child; Horace C. left home some years ago, and is
in the gre.at West; Mary L. is the wife of "William
Carrington, of Carroll Township, and the}- have
three children ; Margaret married Charles Cox,
lives in Fairmount and is the mother of one child;
John E. married Miss Birdie Tuiner, and they
occupy the home farm; they have no children.
Ira M. and Carrie are unmarried and remain with
their parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Busljy left the farm in 188G, and
now occup}- a pleasant and attractive little home
in Fairmount, near that of the well-known Dr. J.
W. Turner. Mr. Busby owns two and one-half
acres of land within the corporation, and is
generally well-to-do, having no cause for anxiety
as to life's comforts in his declining years. Both
he and his estimable wife are members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and have been very
active workers in the Sunday-school. Socially,
Mr. Busby belongs to Fairmount Lodge, No. 590,
A. F. & A. M.

Our subject for the last eighteen years has been
Township Trustee. Politically he is quite con-
servative, and has a due appreciation of the privi-
leges of the voting citizen, vvhicii are too often
held in light esteem. During his early manhood
he belonged to tlie old Whig party until its aban-
donment, in 185G. He was not an admirer of John
C. Fremont, the Presidential candidate of the

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newly-formed Republican party, neither could he
conscientiously vote for James Buchanan, the can-
didate of the Democracy. Scarcely knowing how
to escape from the dilemma in which he found him-
self, he and an ardent Democratic neighbor finally
paired off and decided to dig potatoes all day in
their adjoining fields, and if either one jumped
upon a horse and left, the other one was to go and
vote. They dug ir.dustriously all day, and as a
consequence neither voted at that election. From
that time Mr. Busby has voted the Republican
ticket.

Tiie father of our subject was John Busby, a
native of Monroe County, Va., and who married
Miss Phebe Boggcss, likewise born in the Old
Dominion. Grandfather Busby was a native of
Virginia and the great- grandfather was born in
England. On the mother's side Grandfather
Boggess traced his ancestry to Scotland. The
p-irents of our suliject were reared and married in
their native State, where they lived until 182G.
They then emigrated to Madison Count}', Ind.,
where the father entered 240 acres of land and
where he sojourned for a period of twenty-seven
years, enduring the toils and vicissitudesof pioneer
life. In 1853 he came to this county and purchased
160 acres of land in Catlin Township. After
putting in one crop he returned to the Hoosier
State for his family, removing them here in 1854.
They lived in a log house a number of years, and
in the meantime labored in the opening up of the
farm, their industry and perseverance meeting with
success. The elder Busby accumulated a good
property, becoming quite an extensive land-owner.
He rested from his earthly labors in 1880, and his
name is hold in kindly remembrance by all who
knew him as having been a useful man in his com-
munity, and one who ever sought its best interests.
The motlier survived her husband until 1887,
passing away in Winterset, where the father also
died. Six of their twelve children are still living
and making their homes mostl}' in Illinois and
Iowa.

Mrs. Busby was born in Wa^ne County, Ind..
May 23, 182G, and there spent the days of her
childhood and youth. She obtained her education
in the same manner as her husband, under the

primitive system of instruction in the log school
house, and became familiar with all useful house-
hold duties which fitted her for the careful wife
and mother who has looked after the family in-
dustriously and conscientiously, and who labored
equally with her husband in the building of their
homestead and the accumulation of property.

Thomas W. Busby, the eldest son of our subject,
entered the army as a drummer, during the late
Civil War, before he was sixteen years of age.
Through some misunderstanding he was not regu-
larly enlisted, but he served all through the war as
a private soldier in Company E, 73d Illinois In-
fantry, participating in everj' battle in which this
gallant regiment engaged. For two years he never
missed a roll call, but suffered later considerably
from illness. He remained with his regiment, how-
ever, and with it received his honorable discharge,
having escaped wounds and capture by the enemy.
His experience was similar to that of the common
soldier who suffered hardship and privation un-
complainingly- while he never lacked in braverj-,
being always found at his post when able, and
])repared to accept whatever fate should befall him.

The many friends of Mr. Biisb}" will welcome
with pleasure the valuable addition to the Ai.ium
in a fine portrait of him whose life has been passed
among them as a book, the open jjages of which
all might turn and read.

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AMUEL P. DOXOVAN. Although for
many years past engaged in the peaceful
jHirsuits of agriculture, the subject of this
notice will be remembered by a large pro-
portion of the old residents of this county, <as one
of Kit Carsons' fifty-two Invincibles who distin-
guished themselves bj' their ex))lorations in New
Mexico and Arizona in 1861. The romantic his-
tory of that enterprise and the men who conducted
it is almost synonomous with the history of this
country. There are, however, but comparatively
few living of the valiant spirits who took their
lives in their hands and ventured into a savage
country, far beyond the bounds of civilization.

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Mr. Donovan, one of t!ie bravest of these, made for
himself an honorable record. After the close of
the war he turned his attention to farming, and has
now one of tlie finest homes in Carroll Township.
This is presided over by a very estimable lady,
Mrs. Donovan being endowed with more than or-
dinary intelligence, and one who enjoys in a large
measure the esteem of all who know her. The}'
are the parents of four children, named: Luella.
William O., Emma E. (deceased) and Eva A.

A son of one of the earliest pioneers of this
county, our subject was born on Stone Creek about
two miles north of Danville, Aug. 27, 1829. It
will thus be seen th.at he is among the oldest living
natives within its precincts. Born and reared amid
the wild scenes of pioneer life, he grew up healthy
in mind and body, acquiring a limited education
in the log school -house of those times, and being
harnessed into work at an early age. When sixteen
years old he left home and was employed on a
farm b}' the month until 18151, then seized with
the California gold fever he crossed the Rocky
Mountains to Pike's Peak, starting on foot and alone
to Fairmount, where he took the train to St. Louis
and thence proceeded via the Missouri River to
Omaha. At this point a company of eighteen
equipped themselves with wagons and mules, in-
tending to start on a land-exploring trip. After
traveling over Southeastern Nebraska and North-
eastern Kansas, the whole company finally set out
across the plains from Ft. Leavenworth to Denver.
being forty-one days on the road. Thence they
proceeded to Golden City, where young Donovan
worked by the day for two weeks, then started
over the range, wading in snow, in June, until lie
came to Blue River.

At the above-mentioned point there was consid-
erable excitement concerning the prospects in
California, and Mr. Donovan proceeded thither.
Taking a claim he went to mining in the snow about
July 1, then sold out and pocketed the snug sum
of ^1,G00 as his share of the profits for two months.
We next find our hero on the way to the San Juan
Mountains. At Taos, N. M., the party stopped to
lay in a store of provisions and then fell in with
Kit Carson, who was organizing a compan}' for the
purpose of going to the southwestern part of Ari-

zona. Young Donovan eagerly embraced the op-
portunity to join the expedition, and they were
soon proceeding on their long and perilous trip.
They traveled through the country of the Navajo
Indians, where no white man had ever ventured
before and met with many exciting incidents,
fighting with the savages and only losing one in-
dividual, a Dutchman, who through mistaken brav-
ely exposed himself unnecessarily and was shot
through by an arrow.

Kit Carson is described by Mr. Donovan as being
one of the best natured and most kindiv disposed
men it was ever his fortune to meet. His \\U' on
the frontier had naturally made him somewhat
rough at times in his manner and conversation, but
at heart he possessed the elements of true manhot)d.
The company explored the country along the Colo-
rado and Gila rivers and in Southern California,
breaking up at Ft. Garland, whence thej' returned
to Colorado, our subject and twelve others return-
ing by the same route on which they went out.
They engaged in mining at Buckskin Joe, forming
a company and working on the Phillips lead and
sinking all the money they possessed uitli poor re-
sults.

Next Mr. Donovan jiroceeded to Denver and
Central City, where he commenced working bv the
day, and was thus occupied nine months, making
18 per day. He then invested a portion of his
capital in No. 3 Nottaway Lead, which he and his
partner worked until they made ^25,000 in about
six months. Being satisfied with this Mr. Donovan
decided to return to Illinois and soon afterward
was married, Sept. 10, 18G5, to iMiss L3'dia Stun-
kard. Shortly afterward he purchased his present
farm of 188 acres in Carroll Township. Of this
union there were born no children, and Mrs. Lydia
Donovan died after eight years of married life.

Our subject in due time contracted a second
matrimonial alliance with Miss Sarah Jane, daugh-
ter of William Pollard, of whom mention is made
in the sketch of Charles Hull on another page in
this volume. The Pollards are of English descent
and for many generations have been noted for their
mechanical genius. The mother of Mrs. Donovan
was in her girlhood Mary Ann Bartel, and was the
offspring of a noted English family who emigrated

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to Anieri'-a at an early period. Her father built
llie first steam saw-mill along the southern line of
this county, and for years tliereafter operated as a
millwright and wheehvriglit. ]\Irs. Dunovan, a verj'
estimable lady, is a member of the Methodist Epis-
copal Cluirch, and our subject, politically, has
voted with the Republican party since its organiza-
tion. After voting for John C. Fremont, the first
Republican canilidate for President, Kit Carson
declared that if he should live to be more than a
hundred years old he would never vote for so good
a man as Fremont. While Mr. Donovan was in the
mountains his wife was in her native England. She
was born in Yorkshire, where she attended a pri-
vate school, and was a girl of fourteen years when
coming to America. Her father had visited this
country twice before his family joined him in this
county. He crossed the Atlantic seven times prior
to his death, which took pLace in 1886, when he
was sixty -five years old. The mother, now a lady
of sixty-eight years, is still living and makes her
home in Indianola. Their Ave children were named
respectively, Paul. .lolm. Sarah ,1.. Peter and Mar-
tha A. Mr. Donovan has served as School Director
for a numljer of years, and has always signalized
himself as a public-spirited and liberal-minded citi-
zen, giving the right of way to the Chicago &
Eastern Illinois Railroad, and contributing in
other directions to the best interest of the county.
The parents of our subject were James and Mary
(Perkins) Donovan, natives of Bourbon Countj',
Ky., where they were reared and married. They
came to Illinois in 1828. The father when a 3'outh
of sixteen years served in the regular army under
(;en. Andrew Jackson as private in a Kentucky
comp.iny. After coming to this county he was
employed in the salt works near Catlin; he also
hauled quantities of produce to Chicago and trans-
ported produce down the river to New Orleans.
After a life of industry and many hardships he
departed hence when about sixty-years old. The
mother died in 1861, at the age of sixt^'-six years.
'J hey were the parents of fifteen children, three of
whom died in infancy. The others were named re-
si)ectively, Joseph, Rebecca, William (deceased),
James, Corneli\is, Martha. Richard, Samuel Porter
our subject, Sarah .1.. Arlhui- C, Jerry, Marj',

Louisa, Nellie, and Robert, deceased. The paternal
grandfather was born in Ireland, and was there
married to a maiden of his own county. Upon com-
ing to America thej- settled in Kentucky where
they spent their last days. Grandfather Joseph
Perkins was a native of England and was married
in Kentucky to a lady who was born in Scotland.

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Tr^\OBERT W. FISK. This bright .and prom-
\^ ising young attorney is the eldest son of
tA^ \\\ James W. and Sarah A. Fisk, and although
^^jonly admitted to the bar May 8, 1884, has
already gained an enviable reputation as a member
of the legal fraternity and made many friends among
the people of this connt\'', especially in Ridge
Farm, to which he came soon after completing his
law course. He is possessed of a worthy ambition
to excel, and devotes much careful study to the
various knotty questions which are constantly aris-
ing in connection with his profession, aided b}- an
auij)le library, to which he is gradually adding as
time and opportunity permit. He has fair pros-
pects for the future and numbers of friends who are
w.atching his career with kindly interest.

Our subject vvas born aX, Melrose, Clark County,
this State, Nov. 7, 1858, and attended the common
school during the days of his boyhood and youth.
He at an early period in his life evinced an interest
in common law, and in September, 1883, entered
the law department of the Michigan University at
Ann Arbor, where he studied until March, 1884.
Then returning to Melrose he sojourned there until
being .admitted to the Indiana bar, i\Iay 8,1884.
On the 8th of May. 1888 ho was admitted to prac-
tice in the courts of Illinois. He w.as elected Police
Magistrate of Ridge Farm in April. 1887, for a
term of four years, and at the Republican District
Conyention in 1888, received twent^-Rve votes for
Representative out of the fifty-four required for
nomination. He officiates as Notary Public, .and
is building up a practice which is steadily increas-
ing in extent and import.ance, and has recently been
ap|)ointed Dei)uty States Attorney for this county.
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men associates, being an active member of tiie
Methodist F^piscopal {'liuifli, and giving his un-
qualified support to those enterprises set on foot
for tlie purpose of elevating tlie social status of the
community where he is destined to make liis mark.
He was for one ^-ear C'ai)tain of Charles A. Clark
Camp, No. 77 Sons of Veterans, and is at present
First Sergeant in that bod3^ He possesses business
qualifications of no mean order, and is a general
favorite both in the social and business circles. He
remains unmarried. As an orator he is exceptionally
eloquent and forcible, .ind invariably brings his
oratorical powers to his support when arguing
questions liofore the courts.

UILLIAM MILLER. In that day when
freedom shall make up the muster roll of
^^W her heroes, none on the majestic list shall
meet with greater honor than those who. when the
Secessionists sought to force our flag from its proud
place, sprung to its aid. The farmer l)oy, the stud-
ent, the wealthy, all touched shoulders and nmrchfil.
suffered and died, that we might have a land un-
divided, free and prosperous. It will be an un-
propitious da^- for this country when it forgets to
sing the praises of her noble defenders. Lot his-
tory make a record of the fact that the man whose
name heads this sketch was one of those who dared
to do, when that act meant something, and when the
dark clouds of adversity and war hovered over our
fair land.

William Miller is a retired farmer of Indianola.
His father and mother, James and Ruth (\Veile\).
both died when William was young, and of whom
he has no recollection. At the time of their death
there were but two children in the familj- — Squire
and William, the former going to Missouri in about
18m. and when the Mexican War broke out he en-
listed, and that was the last Mr. Miller heard of
him. William was born March 1.5, 1816, in Giles
Countj', Va. His ancestors were leading people in
tlu' Colonies, and his grandfather Weiley was a sol-
dier in the Revolution.ary AVar. Soon after his

mother's death William was thrust upon the world
to do for himself, and so his young life was spent
in struggling to obtain a livelihood. The most of
this period of his life was spent on a farm, and at
the age of seventeen he came to Vermilion County,
without money and without friends. He was en-
deavoring to work Ills w.ay to jMissouri, where his
brother was then livin;;. hut induciinents were laid
before him that were strong enough to keep him
here, where he worked continuously for three or
four years, lie made his first trii) on a fiatboat to
New Orleans in 1812, having rafted on the Ohio
before. At this time he was a man grown, and a
strapping fellow of six feet three and a half, weigh-
ing 220. and fully calculated, physically, to make
his way in the world. He made three tri|)s to New
Orleans, and then abandoned the liver. IK' rented
a farm for several years, after which he came to
Carroll Township, in 1815, in which year he w.as
married to Miss Maiy George, who was born in
Hamilton County. Ohio. In 1857 he removed to
Indianola, and two years later went to Kansas,
where he purchased 160 acres of land, intending to
permanently remove there the nest year. At this
time the struggle was going on in Kansas that was
to determine whether that State w.as to be free or
slave, and society was so unsettled that he gave up
his I Ian of iral-ing that his home.

When the war broke out. in I.SGI. he enlisted in
('omyany D, 25th Illinois Infantrj-, and was mus-
tered in at Danville. His regiment proceeded to
St. Louis, remaining at that place for a fortnight,
when it was ordered to .lefferson City for drill.
It then went to .Springfield, JNIo.. thence south and
back again to the latter place, when they were or-
dered to Rolla, where the regiment spent its first
winter. In the following March the orders came
to go to Springfield again, whence the regiment
)iroceeded to Pea Ridge and there engaged in its
first fight. Mr. I\liller was also in the following
battles: Corinth. Champion Hills. Stone River,
Chickamauga. AHssion Ridge, Noonday Creek, '
Pinetop JNIountain, Kenesaw Mountain, Cliatt(dioo-
ehee. Peach Tree Creek and .\tlanta. This is a
brilliant record. By reason of the expiration of
his terin of service he was discharged at Atlanta.
During the entire term of enlistment he had been

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home on fiirlougli but once to sec his wife and
chililren.

In ISCr) Mr. Miller went to Montana, making the
journej' with a wagon. Ilis trip embraced Wash-
ington, Oregon and Idaho, touching the British
Possessions. He retnrned in 1867, rich inexper-
ience, if in nothing else. Being a good shot, he
enjoyed hunting in the mountains. About the last
of September the mines would close, when lie
would shoulder his rifle and go into the mountains
in pursuit of bear, buffalo, deer, and antelope, and
he has killed :is high as fifteen deer in one day.
Since he has returned he has devoted himself to
mone3'- getting, and success has been his.

On March 6th, 1889, his good wife died at the
age of seventy, leaving five children, whose record
is given: John W. enlisted in the Union Army, and
died at (iriftin, Ga., in 1865; Sarah E., married
John H. Grimes, of Villa Grove. He died in 1889.
and was the father of three children — Gordon,
INIaud and Roy; Mary C. is the wife of Van Mitch-
ell, a resident of Sidell and an ex-soldier. They
have five children — Minnie, William, Pearl, Walter,
and Nellie; Winfleld lives at Sidell; Lucy is the
wife of Allen Spicer, a fanner of Carroll Townshij),
and has one child, Benjamin Harrison.

Mr. Miller is a Republican from principle. He
voted for William Henr}' Harrison in 1840, and
for Benjamin Harrison in 1888. He has never
sought office, but adheres to his party at all times.
Mr. Miller is one of the citizens of ^'ermilion
Count}' who is respected by his neighbors, and all
those with whom he is acquainted.

(^^HEODORE MATKIN, an extensive handler
(f^^ and shipper of live stock, is one of the liest
5^^' known men in this county. He handles
more cattle than any other dealer in Carroll Town-
ship and is exceedingly popular with the f.arraers.
lie was born in this township on June 22, 1842,
where he grew to manhood and gained his present
[iroud position in the esteem of those who know
him best.

His father and mother, William and Mary (San-

dusky) Matkin, were early settlers of this county.
The father was born in Kentuckj^ and came to Illi-
nois in 1835, then a young man of twenty 3'ears.
He engaged in the mercantile business at (irand-
view, and while there became acquainted with his
future wife. His life was not to be spared long,
however, for in about three years after his mar-
riage he died at the age of twenty-seven years,
leaving two children: Theodore, and Mary, now
Mrs. Baird. The mother remained a widow for
some time, then she married Samuel Baum,and by
this union four children became men and women:
Frank, Winchester, America and May.

Theodore Matkin has no recollection of his
father, and when his stepfather died he was but
eighteen years tf age, after which he assumed the
management of the Baum farm of 1,500 acres. He
remained at home caring for his mother and the
children. During the war he prospered, .as the
products of his farm were in great request and at
exorbitantly high prices. His education was lim-
ited to his attendance upon the public schools, but
he has been a constant reader and is always seeking
knowledge of the substantial sort. The cattle busi-
ness comes naturally to him. He herded stock
while but a mere boy and grew up among the cat-
tle. At the age of twenty-two years, in 1864, he
was married to Sallie E., daughter of William and
Sarah (Weaver) Raney. Her father was born
near Flemingsburg, Ky., and by occupation was a
farmer. He served his country during the Mexi-
can War. The mother was also a native of the
same State and was a widow when she married Mr.
Raney. Her first husband, James Culbertson, left
four children when he died: William, Edward,
Amanda and John. Edward enlisted in the army
at the same time his stepfather did and went to
Mexico. Mrs. Matkin was a little girl of five or six
when they enlisted, and recalls how her fatlier en-
treated her to be a good girl and how he promised
when he returned to bring her some presents; but
he never returned. The mother, in 1850, came to
Vermilion Count}-, where in 1852, at the age of
fifty-one years, she passed away, universally be-
loved as a kind neighbor and a perfect mother.
She kept her family together until her death. She
had three children by her last marriage: John,

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Tli(ini!is and Sai.ali E. Thomas siM'Vpd in the late
war and died in New Orleans; Julm went to Iowa
when a hoy of twenty years, where he niarrieil and
soon after died.

,Mr,s. Matkin was born in Kdgar Counly, 111.
Coming to Georgetown she made her home vviili
her sister, Mrs. .lohn Grace, and thns she came to
atten<l the same school as her futnre husband did.
Cupid did effective woriv in a log school-house this
time. Mr. and ]\Irs. Matkin continued on the
IJauni farm three years after their marriage, when
they removed to Chicago at the time the great
I'nion Stock-yards were first opened. The purpose
of this removal was to enter the live slock commis-
sion business, but not liking it there, his next ven-
ture was in the dry-goods trade at Indianola, re-
maining in that business three years. During all
this time his ideas were centered upon the stock-
dealing, and so he st>ld out his dr3'-goods and inau-
gurated the business of farming and dealing in cat-
tle. He shipped his stock largely to Buffalo, N.Y.,
where he became acquainted with C. F. Reynolds,
and in 1872 he formed a union with him under the
firm name of C. F. Reynolds & Co., and for Iwleve
years they transacted an extensive business in
Buffalo, where their main office was located. In
the stock business Mr. Matkin has bandied millions
of dollars, sometimes paying out from $;')(). 000 to
1100,000 per week; but unwiselv a third partner
■was taken into the firm, and they failed for
130,000. The debts, however, were paid off dollar
for dollar, although everything Mr. Matkin had
■was sold under the hammer, even to his private
horses and carriage. It took about five years to
pay their debts, but the firm kept on doing busine.ss
and eventiially won the fight. In 1884 Mr. Mat-
kin retired from business and came back to Indi-
anola. During his business career in Buffalo he
became quite well acquainted with the law firm of
Cleveland &: Bissell, and he says he found the ex-
President an honest lawyer. On the whole, Mr.
Matkin has been successful in his life work. He
IS now living in his elegant home, well ])rovidefl
with everytliing calculated to round out his hoii-
nral'le life. With music and children around
him. lie is happv. Jessie, his little daughter, was
born in Buffalo, Feb. 10, 1880, while Susjin first

saw the light in Indianola, Feb. 28, 1885. He is
at present engaged some in buying and shipping
stock to Buffalo, Chicago. Indianapolis and the
East.

Mr. JIatkin is a Uei)ublican, but party ties rest
lightly upon him. Whenever the opposition nom-
in.atesa man he likes, he breaks through the lines of
his party and votes for whom he thinks to be the
best man — as, for instance, he voted for Cleve-
land, a personal friend of his, for Governor.

i^iLDER URIAH FOLGKU. There is no
fe] other religious organization that embraces
1^ — ^ a greater number of ccjnsislent, true and de-

vout Christians than that of the Friends' Church.
It is proverbial that the people of this denomina-
tion have done more to inculcate sim|)le honesty
than any other of equal numbers. When William
Penn came to this country the natives had posses-
sion of the most of it, and they were distrustful of
the whites. They had been deceived and studi-
ously imposed upon, and had come to think that
all white men were bad. But when this simple
(Quaker told them what he would do they believed
him, for the sect to which he belonged was known
to them as people incapable of deception. A treaty
was made, based upon the honor of the great foun-
der of Pennsylvania, and its provisions ■were relig-
iously kept. It is a lamentable fact that before
that time the contracts made with the Indians were
drawn \\\) with a view of being broken. Thus the
Quakers were largely instrumental in settling the
difficulties that existed between the whites and the
Indians, and the foundations for a great State were
therefore laid. All honor to the Society of
Friends.

I'riah Folger is an Elder in the Friends' Church
and a typical (Quaker. He was born in Elwood
Township April 23, 1834. His father, Asa, a na-
tive of North Carolina, came to this county in
1831, settling in the Elwood neighborhood. He
carried on the business of tanning and shoemaking
for man}^ j'ears. and did the work for the settlers
who lived for miles around. He employed at limes

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four or five men, and as a business man he pros-
pered. He was one of the best of men. His wife was
Elizabeth, daughter of Uriah Starbuclv. This wor-
thy couple were the parents of ten children: Wal-
ter, Erasmus, Matilda Hawortb. Lydia, John, Mar}',
Sarah, Raclmel and Thomas. Thomas, the youngest,
is forty-nine j-ears old. The father and mother
died in 1.S50 and 1880 respectively.

Uriah Folger received his primary education at
the common schools, and later he attended the
Bloomingdale Academj', where he studied under
Prof. Hobbs. He was an apt scholar and therefore
received a good education. On Nov. 10, 1858, he
was married to Edith C Dillon, daughter of Laban
and Jane (HoUid.ay) Dillon, both deceased. The
former died when Edith was an infant, while the
mother passed away in 1859. Tin's worthy couple
had many traits of character that endeared them to
their neighbors, and their death was mourned bj'
all their acquaintances. Mr. and Mrs. Folger never
had any children. He owns twenty acres of land
in Ehvood Township and 640 acres in Crosby
County, Tex., and also a town lot in Marriette,
Tex.

Mr. Folger was reared in the faith of the (Quaker
Church, while his wife united with that most ex-
cellent denomination at the age of fifteen years.
He is an exhorter of considerable note in his church,
and devotes the most of his time to that work. He
is eminentlj- successful in his labors to make the
world better, and those who know him best are his
most aident admirers. Mr. and Mrs. Folger never
weary in doing good, and the respect in which thej'
are held by their neighbors is well earned.

^i? EWIS ALLEN REID. It has been custom
I ((S) ary to speak of men who have raised them
Jl^^ selves to honorable positions in life without
the aid of wealth, as self-made men. There is much
less significance in this expression than people sup-
pose who use it. It would seem to imply that there
were some men who are not self made, that they were
made by others, and that the qualities necessary to
render the man successful in life need not be ac-

quired but might be conferred. Such is not the
case. All men who are made are self made, and
there is no exception, for it cannot be otherwise.
In whatever department one may enter, if he desires
success he must achieve it. There is no short cut.
no patent process. It is work that makes men, and
that work must be done by the man himself who
would be made. Hard work has made I.ewis Allen
Reid what he now is in the estimation of his fellows.

Mr. Reid was born in Vermillion Count}', Ind.,
Oct. 2G, 184G. His father, David Reid, was a na-
tive of Mason County, Ohio, and came to \'ermill-
ion County. Ind., in 1837, with his parents when a
small boy. He removed to Elwood Township in
1848, where he died April 7, 1865. His wife was
Eleanor, daughter of John Whitlock, a prominent
pioneer of the same township. She was born in
Kentuck}- and came to Illinois when she was a lit-
tle girl. Sjic was the mother of eight children,
seven of whom are now living. Lewis A., of whom
this sketch is written; Cynthia Henderson, Thomas,
Lance L., Laura Glick, Eliza Trimble and Rosa
Campbell.

Lewis A. Reid was primarily educated at the
common schools and finished his education at the
Georgetown High School. He taught two years
in this township, two terms of which were in his
home district, and two in district No. 4. lie was a
soldier in the late war, having enlisted in Company
E, 135th Illinois Infantry-. He served a term of
four months, his regiment being only called out for
100 days. On May 7, 1865, Mr. Reid married
Anna, daughter of Wright Cook. The latter was
a pioneer of Elwood Township. He em igrated from
North Carolina to Illinois in 1825, locating here
when the Indians and wild animals held almost un-
disputed possession of the country. His wife, whose
maiden name was Rachael Maxwell, was a native of
Knoxvillc, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Cook had twelve
childi en, eight of whom still survive : Elam, of Tus-
cola, Ill.,Keziah, Mrs. Rudd, of Elwood Township;
Hugh, of Springfield, Mo.; Thomas, Asa, of El-
wood; Sarah, Mrs. Patterson, of Montgomery
County, Kan.; Mrs. Reid and Rachel Thompson,
both of Elwood. Two of the children died after
they had attained maturity, viz.; Elizabeth. Mrs.
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Jt)el, who died at the age of twenty-two. Mrs.
Reid was born in Elwood, .Inly 21, 1841.

Mr. Reid located on his present farm in the fall
of 1865, where he owns and operates 1 10 acres of
land. He is engaged in raising graded cattle,
Clydesdale and Xorman horses and Poland-China
and 15erksliire pigs. Politically, he belongs to the
Republican party. He is a member of the Cum-
berland Presbyterian Church at Yankee Point, and
in the Sunday-school he is a great worker, where
he has been Superinten<lent or teacher for the past
ton years. He is also a member of the (i. A. R.
Mrs. Reid is a consistent member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, and an incident will exhibit
that she came from iilucky stock. Iler mother rode
on horseback and drove a cow all the way from
Tennessee to Union County, Ind., where the family
resided for a time.

; OHN MAKEMSON, one of the good far-
mers of his neighborhood, is a native of
Kentucky, born on the 22d day of February,
1821. He was reared in Harrison, in that
State, and he married Amanda Adams, daughter of
Samuel and Nanc}- Adams, who were also natives
of Kentucky. Their marriage occurred on Christ-
mas Day, 1848, after which thev settled on a farm
two miles south of their present location.

This couple are the parents of five children:
William T.; Hannah, wife of Lester Leonard;
Nancy, wife of John C'lapp; Arena P.. wife of
Robert Phillips; Perry is at home. Mr. Makem-
son owns 900 acres of good land, and he can justly
say that ever}' cent he has accumulated has been
through his own exertions. His biography, could
space be given for its details, would prove truth as
strange as fiction, inasmuch as it would l)e pregnant
with examples of courage and will-power that
compel circumstances to shape themselves to events,
and would show the ambitious youth of loda^' that
notwithstanding iioverty. and the misfortunes of
a neglected education, a boy however poor can
rise as high as his ambition can carry him. In list-
ening to the life story of Mr. Makemsou, we would

hear enough to teach us that however discouraged
we may be, there is always hope and assurance that
labor and faith will eventually conquer.

Politically Mr. Makemson votes the Republican
ticket, though he does not care for the active life
of the politician, but goes to the polls and deposits
his ballot for the candidates of his party, believing
in the wisdom of the leaders, and he is gencndly
right. His family worships at the Methodist
Church, and are reckoned among iIk^ devout and
consistent Christians of the neighborhood. When
the roll of good citizens is made up. the person of
whom this brief biography is written, will stand In
the list as one of the best.

-— >'>^:i^^it5<-^^

UKSLEY ELLIOTT is a modest and unas-
suming man, devoted to his home and

\J?^ family. As a farmer and stock-raiser, he
has been eminently prosperous. He owns a farm,
which is highly cultiv.ated. of 143 acres on section
26, on the Harrison Purchase, Elwood Township.
He was born in Wayne County, Ind., Nov. 12,
1848. His father, Nathan, was a native of North
Carolina, and came to Vermilion County in De-
cember, 1854, settling in Elwood Township, one
mile and a half southwest of the Ridge.

Mr. Elliott received his primary education at
the public schools, but desiring to better himself
in an educational w.a}-, he attended IJIoomingdale
Academj-. where, by his studious habits and his
determination to win. he acquired a good educa-
tion. He has always been a farmer, and has ascer-
tained the fact that the more intelligence a man
possesses the better farmer he is ; that labor can be
lightened by reading — something that in the gen-
eration before him would have been laughed at.
But this is a progressive age, and in nothing has
there been more progression than in agriculture.
Within the last forty years all of the substantial
improvements in agricultural machinery have been
made, and now it is possible to operate a farm with
one-half the labor that was required in the last
generation.

On the 11th of February. 1875, Mr. Elliott was

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married to Rebecca J., daughter of James Men den -
hall, who emigrated from Hamilton County, Ind.,
to Illinois in 1858. He was a prominent citizen, a
man very much respected by everybody, and at
the time of his death was considered well-to-do.
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are the parents of three cliil-
(\yeii — Otis M., Lulu G., and Annie M. Wesley
Elliott's mother, Naomi Mendenhall, was a lady
noted for her charitable works and man}' lovely
traits of character. She was the mother of eight
children, seven of wiiom are living: Henry C, Annie.
Mrs. Rorlv ; Wesley, Alvin, Clayton B., Mary E..Mrs.
StofTsdill; and Delphinia, Mrs. Lynch. The father
was married twice, his first wife being Miss Eliza-
beth Maxwell, and by her he had three children,
hut one of whom is now living — .John. Mrs.
Elliott's mothei-, Rebecca (Campbell), was the
uiotlier of ten children, five of whom are living:
Priscilla, Mrs. Patten; Ira C, Ryan G., Rhoda C,
Mrs. Ankrum and Mrs. Elliott. The}' are worthy
adherents of the Society of Fi-iends.

Mr. Elliott is engaged in mixed farming and
stock-raising, a calling which has been a success
with him. He liandles and feeds nothing but the
best kind of stock, and is always ready to try any
new improvement th.at will forward the work of
agriculture, and has any merit at all in it. He be-
lieves that the Republican party is the one to
which this country must look for its reforms, and,
while he never seeks office, has held many local
positions, which he has invariably filled with abil-
ity. Being of the Quaker persuasion, that fact is
guarantee enough of the stability of his character,
and shows that his neighbors can trust him in any
position in which he is placed.

W WILLIAM JASPER OLEHY, an exsoldier
of the Union Army and one of the best-
known residents of Georgetown Township,
is the proprietor of a snug farm of seventy-eight
acres on section 18, where he has effected good im-
provements and is in the enjoyment of a comforta-
ble home. He was born in Danville Township.
Vermilion County, July 24. 1810, and was reared

upon his father's farm, attending the common
school a short time — only six months — and then
commenced in earnest the battle of life. He worked
out by the month until after reaching his majority
and after the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisted,
July 17, 1862, for three years, or during the war,
in Company A, 125th Illinois Infantry, under the
command of Capt. Ralston. He was mustered in at
Danville where they drilled three weeks and were
then ordered to the front, going to Covington, Ky.
via. Cincinnati, Ohio.

Our subject first met the encm}' in battle at Per-
ryville, next at N.ashville, Murfreesboro and at
Ch.ittanooga; after this followed the march to
Kuoxville, whence they returned to Chattanooga and
soon afterward entered u|)on the Atlanta campaign.
In the meantime the regiment was assigned to the
14th Army Cor|)s under command of Gen. Thomas
and with Sherman marched to the sea. Their mis-
sion ended in the Southeast they repaired to Wash-
ington, D. C, were present at the grand review,
M.ay 22-25, 1865, and were mustered out. He re-
ceived his honoralile discharge in Chicago, June
29, 1865.

Returning now to the farm, Mr. ( )lchy occupied
himself in agricultural pursuits and in a sawmill
east of Danville until his marriage. This interest-
ing event occurred in 1870, the bride being Miss
Mary A., daughter of William and Mary (Glaze)
Oleli}-. The young people settled in Pilot Town-
ship, where our subject was engaged in farming
until 1881, then purchased his present homestead.
Of this first marriage there were born two chil-
dren— Annie R. and Mary E., and the mother died
in 1880. Mr. Olehy votes the straight Democratic
ticket. He has h.ad very little to do with public
affairs, avoiding the resiionsibilities of otlice and
giving his undivided attention to his farnung in-
terests.

The parents of our subject were Jacob and Annie
(Glaze) Olehj', who were both natives of Ohio, and
the father born near Chillicothe. The paternal
grandfather, Virginius Olehy, was of English and
German descent. The parents were marrie<l in
Vermilion County, III., to which they came in their
youth, in 1833-34. ;Mr. Olehy carried on farming,
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585

The}' were the iniroiUs of five children, four of
whom are living. Relu'C-ea, the eldest, is the wife
of Alonzo Cook, a coal dealer of ( ieorgetown Town-
ship. Dennis is a carpenter bj- trade and a resi-
dent of Danville. .Martha R.. is the widow of John
Martin, a mechanical engineer wiio died in Danville.

'^1 S. ^lOSE.S is a prominent business man of
Hoopeslon, news dealer, Justice of the
I'eace. and dealer in musical instruments'
books, stationer V and notions. lie was born
in Portsmouth, N. IL, March 2G, 1846, and there
resided with his parents outside of the city, obtain-
ing his education in Portsmouth, later attending
school at Dixon, 111.

When Mr. Moses came to Illinois he was about
twenty-one years of age. He located in White-
side Count}-, where he taught school, following the
same pursuit also in Lee County, and while living
there he attended school part of the time at Dixon.
In 1875 he first came to Vermilion County, teach-
ing school for three or four years, after which he
engaged in the business mentioned above, and has
so continued ever since. He has made a success in
everything he has undertaken, in a financial point
of view, and as an otliclal bis record is of the ver^-
best. He has been City Treasurer, Alderman.
Justice of the Peace, and all of these offices have
come to him unsought, as his neighbors believe
that he possesses all of the attributes necessary- to
hold any position within their gift.

On the 14th of February, 1870, Mr. Moses mar-
ried Miss Hattie Bixby, of Aniboy, 111. They
have had two children, of whom only one is liv-
iuo-, Fred W. Mr, Moses has built a good home on
Second avenue, where he has lived for some time,
and where it is hoped he may enjoy many years of
his useful life. He has done much to build up the
literary tastes of the people of his town, and there
not being any good library here, he has personal!}'
expended a generous amount in maintaining a good
circulating library of 1 ,200 volumes. This alone
is a good recommendation for any man.

Mrs. Moses was born in Lee Center, Lee Co., 111.,

Dec. 22, 1 853, and is a daughter of L, L. Bixby, a
prominent farmer of that section of the country.
She remained at home, except for the time she at-
tended school, until her marriage. William Moses,
father of the subject of this sketch, was born in
Portsmouth, N. H., where he was reared on the old
homestead, which has been in the Moses family
since 1680. lie received his education in his native
city, and when he attained his majority, located on
a farm two miles from town, where he engai;ed in
the business of general farming. His wife's maiden
name was Miss Abigail A. Seavcy, and they are the
parents of seven children, of whom only three are
now living: .Mrs. Julia (Moses) Moses is living in
Portsmouth; Mrs. Augusta O. (Moses) .Seavey, and
the subject of this sketch. The father is still living,
but his wife died in 1886. William Moses has held
the various local c>ttices of Portsmouth, although
he never was possessed of political aspirations. He
has voted invariably with the Democratic i)artj',
and is prominent in its counsels. Religiously he
believes in the doctrines of the Baptist Church,
and is a member of the I. O. 0. F. William Moses
is respected in his native town as a man of many
good qualities.

J. S. Moses is a stalwart Democrat, and has been
very prominent in his party. He is a member of
the Odd Fellows and M. W. A. He belongs to the
Union Church of his cit}', and in all social .affairs
does his share toward making life hapi)ier and
better.

ATHAN WILLIAMS, a successful farmer,
) stock-raiser and merchant, of IIoopeslon,was

_^^ ) born in Harrison County. Ohio. Nov. 1,

1834. His farm is situated on section 11. town-
ship 23, range 12, and near the fair grounds.
Beside his farming and cattle-feeding interests, he
is also largely interested in the drygoods business,
which is conducted in the firm name of Williams
Bros.

Mr. Williams rem;iined in his native county with
his father and mother until he became of age, at-
tending the common schools and working on the
farm allernalelv. In 1854 he came to Illinois and

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engaged with his brother, who was also following
asrricultiir:il pursuits. He remained here hut one
season, tlien returning to Ohio, wliere he took f!iarge
of the old lioinestead. In 1802 lie married Miss
Susanna Norman, of Tuscarawas County, Ohio,
and in 1864, he returned to Illinois, and concluded
to remain here. In 1 865 he l)ought a farm in
Prairie Green Township, Iroquois Co., 111., wliich
was partially improved. Here lie prosecuted the
business of stock-raising, handling large herds, and
was successful. He improved tliis farm by build-
ing the necessary houses and barns that were
needed, and by fencing and hedging. In 1871,
when Hoopeston first came into existence, he came
iiere and erected a large boarding house. In 1875,
in company with his brotlier .loiiii. he purchased a
grocery business, which was his first mercantile ven-
ture, but which was a successful one, notwithstand-
ing the tinancial depression that carried down other
firms in the vicinity. He continued in the grocery
business until 1881, when his brotlier sold out to
Mr. Catherwood. and our sulijcct and Mr. Cather-
wood continued the business, going into the grain
liusincss in addition. He remained in this partner-
ship for a short time, when he purchased the whole
business and has built up a large trade, also in dry-
goods, last \ear amounting to $.S0,000. The firm
at this writing is Williams Bros., his brother .loseph
having [lurchased an interest in the business. In
their em|)loy as general manager is Mr. Bond, a
nephew of the subject of this sketch, and a man
of large i^xiierience. This recapitulation is given
merely to exhibit the business ability of ;Mr. Will-
iams and to show his capacity in different lines of
trade. He has not made a failure in anything that
he has undertaken, but has stea<lily gone forward
and lifted u|) every Iiusiness he has handled.

Politically Mr. Williams is a Republican, but has
never cared for office, though enthusiastic in his
advocacy of the party to which he belongs. He
is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and also of the Sunday-school.

;Mrs. Williams was born in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio, and is the daughter of Daniel and Dorcas
Norman, who was a farmer by occupation, and who
removed from Ohio to Indiana, where his wife died
in 1887. He is now residing with his daughter,

Mr.s. Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Williams are the
parents of seven children, of whom but three are
living: Joseph O., is residing with his father, while
James A. is a partner in the firm of Williams Bros. ;
Anna Ma}' is also at home.

\L^ ENRY DORUS NEWELL, owns a large
jj farm in f 'arroU Township, acquired b}' his
jW^ own industry, being a self-made man and
'^^ receiving no financial assistance in making
his start in life. Mr. Newell has been engaged in the
tailoring business for the long period of forty-five
years and operates considerably as a money loaner.
His land, 170 acres, is all prairie.

Mr. Joseph Newell, the father of our subject,
was a tailor by trade and conducted a general
merchant tailoring in Birmingham, England, where
he was born and spent his entire life, accumulating
a good property. He married Miss Jane Young
who was born two miles south of Birmingham.
Both the grandfathers of our subject were farmers
and with their wives lived to be over eighty
years old. To .loseiili and Jane Newell there
were born ten children, viz: An infant who died
unnamed, Frederick. Henry Dorus, our subject;
Maria, John, Herbert, AVilliam, Harriet, and two
more infants, unnamed, deceased. The great-grand-
father was a Norman Count by the name of Joseph
DeNewell; the "De" was dropped by the father of
our subject.

The subject of our sketch attended a private
school in Birmingham, prior to the era of the na-
tional schools. He learned rapidly, being more than
ordinarily bright and intelligent, and completed his
studies at the age of fourteen years, being also at
that age confirmed in the Episcopal Church. He
then began working in his father's shop, acquiring
the trade of a tailor readily, but he was fond of
adventure, and as soon as able to do journeyman's
work, left home and traveled through the northern
part of England, also going to Greenock and other
places in Scotland. He was thus occupied for a
period of nine years, during which time he was
the hero of many a romance in which the fair

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587

English girls and Scotcli lassies figured quite
prominently. He visited tlie principal cities of
England, these containing more than Ul,()00 in-
habitants, and in 1846 became deeply interested
in politics and in the charter movement, which he
favored very strongly. This was his first experi-
ence in politics and made him strongly Democratic.
During the year above mentioned, he estalilished
himself in business in London, where he remained
three years, then went to Erance and worked at
his trade in Paris six weeks.

Our subject, finally returning to his native city,
was married there Jan. 24. 1S.51, to Miss Hanniih
l^ovey, the ceremony taking place in St. Phillip's
Church, Birmingham. This maiden was his sweet-
heart when he was a bo_y. they attending the same
school and growing up together. The}' lived in
Birmingham for a time after their marriage and
then Mr. Xewell decided to seek his fortune in the
land of liberty. There had then l)een b(jrn to the
young coui)le one child, a son, William Henry.
On the 13th of August, 1854, they embarked from
Liverpool on the sailing vessel "Enoch Train"
from which they landed safely at New Orleans,
October 8, following.

Mr. Newell pursued his trade in the Crescent
City that winter, and on the 28th of March. 1855,
set out for Memphis, Tenn. On the w.ay he fell in
with Samuel Grondyck. of Eugene, Ind.. who had
just marketed his jiork in New Orleans and wiis
persuaded by him to return with him to Eugene.
He followed his trade there six months and in the
meanliuie became acquainted with some of the
leading men of Indianohi. which was then Dallas.
So he changed his residence once more and being
a lirst-class workman, with little or no competition,
soon established a large trade.

Einall}'. Mr. Newell, changing his occui)ation
somewhat, entered the Government service and for
six months was stationed at Johnsonville on the
Tennessee River. He had become a naturalized
citizen as soon as the law would permit, and cast
his first Presidential vote for Douglas in 1860.
He invested his accumulated capital in land in
Carroll Township, which steadily increased in value
and in 1873 associated himself with Mr. Knipe and
began operating a sawmill. Later he sold out his

interest in this enterprise, but has a one-half inter-
est in a sawmill with Abraham SMiidiisky, which is
located on Sandusky IJrancli.

In 1881 Mr. Xewell formed ;i ii.artnership with
.lolin W. Baum to build a tile manufactory at
Chrisman in Edgar County. 'I'his they have
since operated prolitably. Indeed all the enter-
prises with which Mr. Newell has been connected
have resulted creditably to his good judgment.
He has expended a handsome sum of money in
law books and historical works, and frequently
olliciates as an attorney, his ready s])eech and ex-
cei)ti()nally good nuMnory serving him well upon
these occasions and causing his opponents to kxjk
well to their laurels. He is likewise well vcised in
history of the world at large, especially that i)f
England and the United States.

The home of Mr. Newell is pleasantly situated
in the north (lart of the village and comprises a
neat and tastefid residence with attr.active sur-
roundings, and within it, are books, nuisic. works of
art and all the appliances of rdinfil life. His
chihireu are bright and intelligent, jjossessing much
musical talent, and the elegant upright piano in
their honu' is the source of much pleasure and
satisfaction both to them and tl.eir many friends.

Mrs. Hannah (Dovey) Xewell departed this life
at her home in Indianola in 1857 leaving two chil-
dren, William 11., who died at the aged of twenty-
three years, and Jennie who died at the age of four
months. Our subject, in 1«61 , was married a sec-
ond time to Mrs. Laura A. (Eerrell) James, widow
of Elijah James by whom she. had five children.
Jasper L., Syrena V., W. W .. .Myrtle and Scniour.
Mrs. Laura Newell was born at Clinton, \'ermillion
Co., Ind. Of her union with our subject there
have been born likewise five children, Beatrice.
Birdie, who died in infancy; Dixie, Harvey, and
Georgie, who died when one year old. Beatrice
is the wife of Jasper Moore, an engineer at Sidell.
and they have three children, Harry I)..Mossieand
a liabe named Laura. Dixie married .Milton Hen-
son, a farmer, and they reside in \'illa (Jrovc in
Douglas County, 111. The other child is at home
with the parents. Mr. Newell belongs to the
Episcopal Church while Mrs. Newell is a member
of the Methodist Episcop;d Chuich at Indianola.

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Although a decifled Deniocmt. politicall}^ Mr.
Newell iijixes very litUe in public affairs, with the
exception of serving- twice on the County Central
C'ommitte. He visited his native land in 1883
during the AVorld's Exhibition at the Crystal
Palace in London, and attended a ver_y interesting
shooting match at Windjledon. America was finely
represented at the exposition and it was a source
of no little pride to him that he was a citizen of the
United States. During this tour he made the
acquaintance of several noted individuals, among
them being George C. i\Iiln, the famous preacher-
actor, who vyas one of the passengers on the steamer
"Parthia" on which Mr. Newell made the return
voyage.

'^B'l- — -

,^f LBERT HARl^ER, President of the Dan-
l.@//J|' ville Commercial Company, and business

I 1!' manager of that establishment, was born in
1^ Michigan City, Ind., April 22, 1846. His

paternal ancestors, who were of Irish extraction,
were for several generations residents of the South,
and his father, Arcliiliald Reed Harper, was born in
South Clarolina in 18L5. When the latter was
quite young the family removed to Rush County,
Ind., where our subject's father lived until 18.33.
In that year he and an elder brother went to Michi-
gan Cit3', LaPorte Co., Ind., which at that time
seemed destined to be the leading point of the
southern shore of Lake Michigan. Having estab-
lished a home there, the brothers sent for their
parents and the rest of the famil}-, who soon after-
ward joined them. There the grandparents lived
the remainder of their lives, and both died in 1851.

Archibald Harper and his brother Asa were car-
penters and cabinet-makers, and worked at this
trade together until 1850, when the former re-
moved to Porter Count}', Ind., where he engaged
in farming until 1880, when he retii-ed from active
life, and is now living at Chesterton, an honored
pioneer of Northern Indiana. He was twice mar-
ried, his first wife being Miss Foster, who died
leaving one child, O. E. Ilai-per, now a resident of
Danville. The second wife, mother of our sub-
ject, was Miss Emily A. At water, who was born

Sei)t. 4, 1824, in Canada, whence her parents re-
moved first to Pennsylvania, and later to Michigan
City. She is living with her husband in Chester-
ton. This second union was blessed by the birth of
eight cliildren. Two died in infancy, and one, Mar-
garet, after reaching womanhood. The survivors
are: Albert, who is the eldest ; Aimer, a merchant of
Chesterton; Laura, wife of Irving Brush, a farmer
near that place; Homer S., a painter, living in
Pierre, Dak.; and Samuel A., a druggist in Ches-
terton.

The subject of this sketch spent his boyhood on
the farm, receiving his education in the district
schools. When fifteen years of age he began learn-
ing the trade of a printer in Valparaiso, Ind., where,
with the exception of one year spent in Williams-
port. Inil., he remained until 1869, when he came
to Danville, which has since been bis home. He
began life there as acompositor on the Commercial,
and he has since been identified with that journal.
In 1870 he bought a quarter interest in the estab-
lishment, still retaining his position in the compos-
ing room. The following year the business was
reorganized under the name of the "Commercial
Company." and Mr. Harper was chosen President.
In 1877 he was installed as Business Manager, a
position for which his practical knowledge of the
business, and his affable and pleasing manners, pe-
culiarly qualify him. The success of this prosper-
ous journal is largely due to his careful and prudent
management of its financial interests.

May 29, 1873, Mr. Ilaiper was united in mar-
riage with Miss Julia Pa\'ton, who was born in
Vance Township, Vermilion County, Feb. 8, 1847.
Her parents were John M. and Sarah (Frazier)
Payton, and her grandfather, Peter Frazier, was
one of the first pioneers of the county, where he
entered Government land at a very early day. He
lived to an advanced age, dying in 1881, aged
ninety-seven years, one of the oldest white men
who ever lived in Vermilion County. The mother
of Mrs. IIar|icr died Aug. 28, 1878, in Danville,
and since then her father has made his home with
his daughter and our subject. He is now in his
sixty-seventh year. Some seven j-ears ago he gave
up his farm and is now living a retired life.

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blesseil to tlieiii by the birth of two ehildrun — Katie
Paytoii and Ernest Herbert, both attending school
at Danville. The parents are both members of the
Kimber Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Har-
per belongs to the order of tiie Royal Templars of
Tempeianee and the National Union.

During his residence of twent3^ years in Danville,
Mr. Harper has become widely known and higlily
respected. A gentleman of modest and unassum-
ing deportment, of genial manners and of real
merit, he has the confidence and esteem of the
entire community.

¥<ii MLBUR CAST, the well-known "Short
Stop" of the base liall nine, the Sidell
Reds, is designated as the "cute hitter" and
with Ids comrades has furnished great recreation
for the denizens of SidoU and vicinity, displaying
in a marked degree the skill which may be attained
by long practice and which really amounts to a
science. This "nine" is the pride of the town and
Mr. Cast one of its most popular boys. Base liall,
however, occupies only a small portion of his lime
as he is industriously engaged in the cultivation of
his little farm of eighty acres, where he makes his
headquarters and although living in an unpreten-
tious style, manages to extract a great deal of com-
fort from life. His career thus far has been signal-
ized by perseverance and integrity-, and he is a
universal favorite among his townspeople. He has
attained to his position solely by his own efforts,
having been thrown upon his own resources early
in life. Upon coming to this county twelve years
ago or so, he engaged as a laborer by the month at
Fairmount, and by a course of industry and econ-
omy succeeded in making the purchase of his
present farm.

Mr. Cast was born in Clinton County, Ohio, six
miles north of Clarksville. Dec. 22, 18u8. and was
reared to manhood in the Bucke^-e State, receiv-
ing good educational advantages. His father,
Ezekiel Cast, was married in early manhood to
Miss Martha (Francis) Berkely, a native of Clarks-
ville, and subsequently operated as a carpenter and

farmer. He is still living on his farm and is
seventy years of .age. The mother died in 1861
aged about forty years. ."Mr. Cast w.as married
three times after the death of his fust wife. The
parental hou.sehold included .seven children, viz:
Mary F., Isaac William. Letta .loseph, Wilbur F.
L., Jennie and Charles. Our subject was only three
years old at the time of his mother's death and re-
mained in his native State until a youth of sixteen
years. Then coming to this county he entered the
employ of W. H. Barlley, now a resident of Fair-
mount, and he attended school two winters after-
ward. lie was marriol in .March. 1886. to Miss
Celia.daughterof .lolin and Rachel Frances(Collins)
Nugent, of Fairmount. The latter named came to
this county in 1861. Mrs. Cast w.as born and
reared near Fairmount. and of her union with our
subject there are two children, Raymond E. and
Katie F.

Mr. Cast purchased his present farm in the fall
of 1885, and is making ^lerceptilile headway as the
seasons pass. He is a strict K'epublican, politically,
and a favorite in lioth the social and business
circles of this comnuinity. Mrs. Cast is a mem-
ber in good standing of the Jlethodist Episcopal
Church. The father of our subject served in the
Union army from the beginning to the close of
the Civil War.

-TLLIAM P. WITIIERSPOOX. .Ik. Among
all the good things of life, there are few
^^ more pleasant or desirable than a neat, at-
tractive and well-regulated home, be it in the city
or country, although to most minds a home amid
the green fields with their peaceful and ipiiet scenes
is the most desirable. They who have a true con-
ception of the advantages of life in the rural dis-
tricts, may, as in the case of Mr. Witherspoon and
his estimable wife, build u]) a home very nearly
approaching the ideal, as they have done, working
without question, with the mutual aim in view of
gathering around themselves the appliances craved
by cultivated tastes and refined instincts. That
thcv have succeeded in an admirable manner, is

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quite evident in looking about their home, which
is one of the most attractive spots in Vance Town-
ship. Their children are receiving careful home
trnining and a good education, sucli as will fit them
for their station in life and make them uood and
worthy citizens.

The subject of this notice is a native of Indiana,
and was born Feb. 11, 1848, being the sixth child
of William P., Sr., and Permelia (Berlin) Wither-
spoon, the former a native of Alabama and the lat-
ter of Patoka. Ind. The father of our subject was
born in 1808, and twenty years later, leaving his
native State, emigrated north to Southern Indiana,
and since that time has lived in the vicinity of Pa-
toka. Grandfather Berlin was born in Germany,
nhenee he removed to Scotland, and finally came
to America, spending his last daj-s in Indian.n.
William P. Witherspoon, Sr., was married in Gib-
son County, Ind., served in the Black Hawk War,
and subsequenth' became a prominent citizen of
his county. The wife and mother died in 1878.
Their family consisted of nine children, eight of
whom ai-e living. The father has attained the ad-
vanced age of eighty-three years and is in reasona-
bly good healtli.

Oar subject pursued his first lessons in the
schools of Patoka, Ind., and later attended school
on the old Tippecanoe battle ground north of La
Fayette. He took kindly to his books and became
thoroughly well informed. He was but a lad of
fifteen years at the outbreak of the Civil War. and
three years later, in 1864, entered the ranks of the
Union army, enlisting in Company G, I43d Indi-
ana Infantry, in which he was made first color
guard and occupied a very conspicuous place in
time of action. He was with his regiment during
the battles of Nashville, Murfresboro, Tallahoma
and Knoxville, and from this latter place went to
Clarksville, Tenn., where he remained until the
close of the war. He was mustered out at Nash-
ville in October, 1865.

Three brothers of our subject also served in the
Union army. John was a member of Company II,
17th Indiana Infantry, and re-enlisted after the
expiration of his first term of service. Moses and
James were in Company A, 80th Indiana Infantry.
The former was shot five times at the battle (jf

Resaca, Ga., receiving wounds in the left arm, hip,
thigh, the calf of his leg and his foot. He is still
living, making his home near Patoka, Ind. James
participated in all the battles of his regiment, ex-
periencing many hairbreadth escapes, but returned
home comparatively uninjured, and also resides
near Patoka.

After leaving the arm3' our subject lived with
his father on the farm until in October, 1868, when
he came to this county and entered the store of his
cousin, J. R. Witherspoon, of Fairmount, where he
continued eighteen months. Then returning to tlie
farm lie sojourned there one year, and in 1870, in
company with his brotlier Moses, opened a store of
general merchandise at Patoka, which they con-
ducted until the spring of 1872. On the 12th of
^larch, that year, our subject was united in mar-
marriage with Miss Esther, daughter of Maj. Wil-
son Burroughs of Fairmount, and a sketch of
whom appears elsewhere in this work.

About this time Mr. Witherspoon disposed of
his interest in the store at Patoka, Ind., and rented
the farm which he now owns and occupies. Later
he purchased a farm on section 19, to which he re-
moved and lived upon it until in December, 1875.
Then selling out he returned with his family to
Indiana, purchasing a farm near Patoka, where he
lived three j-ears. Then selling out once more he
came back to this county and purchased his pres-
ent farm, which consists of 100 acres of thor-
oughly cultivated land. He is considerably inter-
ested in live-stock, horses, cattle and swine, in
which industry he has been fairly successful. He
keeps about eighteen head of horses and mules. He
has built a fine barn, 36x40 feet in dimensions, and
an ample sj'Stem of sheds occupying an area of
16x40 feet. There is ,no more desirable home on
the south road from Fairmount to Homer. East of
the dwelling is the first orchard which he planted,
and west of it another one younger, but in good
bearing condition. Numerous evergreens surround-
ing the house add greatly to the beaut}' and value
of the homestead.

The three children born to our subject and his
estimable wife were named respective!}', Stella Z..
Wilson W. and Myrtle M. The eldest is sixteen
years old and the youngest six. Our subject is

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rather eonservativt' in politics and has always voted
the straight Democratic ticket. Aside from otflciat-
iiig as School Director in his district, he has steadily
declined the res|)onsil)ililics of otlice. Both he and
his wife are members in good standing of the Pres-
l)3'terian Church, and his children attend the Sun-
day-school regularly.

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•.o*o.(q^>^^..o4o-

AVID DICKSON. The resulls of u health-
ful, temperate and honorable life are finely
illustrated in the career of this sturdy old
veteran of eighty-three years, who still re-
tains his faculties unimpaired, and with whom it
is most pleasant and profitaljle to converse. He is
one of the oldest men in Carroll Township, and
preserves a distinct recollection of many events
occurring during the period of the early settlement
of this county, in which he bore a conspicuous
part, and assisted largely in its growth and devel-
opment. He was the pioneer stockman and stock
feeder of this region, and in all his intercourse with
his fellow-men preserved that upright and honor-
able demeanor which gained him their highest es-
teem and confidence.

A native of Lewis County, Kj-., our subject was
born Dec. 13, 1806, and is the son of Robert and
Phebe (Means) Dickson, the former a native of
Maryland, and the latter of Mittlin County, Pa.
The paternal grandfather, David Dickson, was of
English descent, and grandfather John Means traced
his ancestry to Ireland. Upon coming to America
the parents of the latter settled in li\icks Count}',
where he was born, reared and marrie<l, his bride
being Miss Jemima Scudder, a native of Trenton,
N. J., and of Holland-Dutch ancestry. The maiden
name of grandmother Dickson was Jane Stephen-
son. She was a native of Maryland, and of Kng-
lish descent.

The parents of oiu- subject were married in
Mason County, Ky. They were of exactly the
same age, being born on the same day — Dec. 16,
1765. Some time after their marri.age they settled
in Lewis County, and thence came to Illinois in the
spring of 1824. The mother died that year at the
age of forty-eight years. To hei' hnd been born

eleven children, viz.: James, who died in infancy;
John, Jane, James S., Amos, David, our subject.
Margaret, Robert, Moses, Jemima and Andrew S.
Mr. Dickson was married a second time to Miss
Hester Stretch, who died, leaving two children —
William T., living, and Moses 15., dead. The elder
Dickson survived his wife onlj- three j'ears, his
death taking place in 1827, from typhus fever. He
was a stanch Democr.at, politically, and with his
good wife was firmly grounded in the doctrines of
the Presbyterian Church.

The boyhood days of our subject were spent in
his native count}', where he became familiar with
farm pursuits, and was required to make himself
useful at an early age about the homestead. His
eldest brother was a boat builder, and when the
family decided upon a removal from the Blue
(4rass St.ate, the two boys constructed a flatboat,
and with the father purchased a kcelboat besides.
Upon these the}- loaded their stock, farming uten-
sils and household goods, together with the family,
and set sail on the Ohio River to the promised land.
At Louisville, however, on account of high water,
they were obliged to abandon their boats after un-
loading their stock, consisting of oxen, horses and
cows, and made their waj' overland to this county,
settling upon tlie land comprising our subject's
present farm. The latter with his brothers, James
and Amos, pushed the keelboat up the Wab.ish
River, and unloaded its contents a little wa3-s above
Newport, Ind., at Coleman's prairie. Thence they
hauled their property to their destination — the land
which their father had entered from the Govern-
ment u|H)n his first trip to the West, in the full of
1823.

The educati(jn of young Dickson, like that of
his brothers and sisters, was conducted in a log
schoolliouse in old Kentucky, where the}' sat upon
benches made from slalis, and tried to look out of
the window, which had greased paper instead of
glass for panes. A huge fireplace extended nearly
across one end of the building, and the chimney
was built outside of earth and sticks. The teacher
instilled learning into his pupils largely by the use
of the rod, and David Dickson, it is hardly to be
doubted, was one of the most mischievous of his
students. The system of instruction was far iufe-

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rior to that of tlie present day, and one book went
tlirough tlie faniil_v until it was worn out.

Wlien about twenty-tiiree years of age, being;
ready to establisli domestic ties of liis own, our
subject was united in marriage with Miss Margaret
Waters on tlie 3d of August, 1829. This lady was
born in Stafford County, Va., May 10, 1810, and
removed to P.ourlion County. Ky.,with her parents
in 1814. In 1828 they came to this county, the
family com|}rising three sons and six daughters.
Parents and children were remarkable for their
healthful frames and robust constitutions. The
two families soon became acquainted, and it was
not long until David Dickson was the accei)led
suitor of Miss Waters.

Mr. Dickson often recalls to his mind the appear-
ance of the country in Central Illinois at this time
and prior to it. He describes it as exceedingly
beautiful, diversified with prairie and timber, the
meadows and marshes thriving with a luxurious
grovvth of prairie grass and wild flowers. At inter-
vals some careless traveler or thoughtless settler
would accidentally set fire to the dry vegetation,
and then would ensue a conflagration terrible to
behold, and frightful to those who did not know
how to protect themselves from it. Wild animals
of all kinds abounded, deer, wolves, etc., while
poisonous reptiles — the rattlesnake, the l)lue racer,
the black and the garter snake — kept the traveler
on the look-out. There were also great quantities
of wild birds — geese, ducks and pheasants, besides
turkeys and jiigeons. The Kickapoo and Pottawa-
tomie Indians had not yd left the country — prowl-
ing around until 1835, when they were removed
west of the Mississippi.

The people of that time and place were noted
for their hospitality anil the community of interest
which led them at all limes to be regardful of each
other's welfare. They had all come to build uj)
homes for themselves, and socially, as well as finan-
cially, were upon common ground, very few of
them possessing much of this world's goods. Thev
had many difficulties in common to contend with,
having to go long distances to mill and market,
and obtaining tlieir mail at Paris, the county
seat of Kdgar County. That (•f>nntv then em-

braced a large tract of land, extending from its
present limits to Chicago.

After the death of the father, each one of the
Dickson boys started out in life for himself. They
were all bright and energetic, but David, perhaps,
led the van in enterprise and perseverance. He
began entering land, and in due time found himself
the owner of 1,400 acres. A large proportion of
this was brought to a good state of cultivation,
and he gave away 1.000 acres to his children, so
that he now has but 400 acres. Much of this land
was obtained on a Mexican warrant. In 1827 he
walked to Fort Clarke, now Peoria, stopping there
on his way to Galena. He made the journey on
foot on what was then called the Kellogg trace, a
distance of 180 miles. He carried his clothes and'
provisions in a knapsack, and saw the vessel which
was fired upon by the Winnebago Indians, on ac-
count of which, originated the subsequent troubles
of that time. He worked for a time in the mines
at New Diggings, and in the meantime became ac-
quainted with the founder of Fort Gratiot. Some
of the time he was emplo.yed for others at the rale
of $1G per month. In the fall of the year above
mentioned he worked his passage down the Missis-
sippi to St. Louis on a keelboat, then ])<irchased a
pony, and rode across the Slate. He w.as at Shelhv-
ville when that city was laid out for the county
seat. At one time he was employed in the salt-
works north of Catliu, prior to going to Galena.

Mr. Dickson made his first trip to the little town
of Chicago in 1 835, taking with him a load of pro-
duce drawn by oxen. Later, in 1839, he began
feeding cattle, and was the first man to engage in
this industry on the Little Vermilion. In 1844 he
drove 100 head of hogs to Chicago, and during
1848. 1849 and 1850 transported in this manner
several herds of fat cattle to Philadelphia and New
York City. In connection with this fact it may be
noted, that Carroll Township has produced more
and finer cattle than any other township in the
State of Illinois, and Mr. Dickson in his palmy
days was recognized as one of the leaders in this
business. Four children came to bless the union of
Mr. and Mrs. Dickson, and three are living. Silas
is married and the father of three children — Eve-
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Indianola, aiul is ropi'esented elsevphere in this
HOik; Robert died unmarried at tlieage of tliirly-
lliree years; Permelia J. is the wife of Dr. J. \V.
Rawlston, of Danville; Jemima is the wife of
Alien Varnor, a farmer of Ross Township, Edgar
County, and tliey have six children — Jacob 1).,
Mary, Margaret, Robert, William and David I).

Mr. Difkson cast his first I'reiiidential vote for
Andrew Jackson in 1832, and has voted at four-
teen Presidential elections, never omitting one sinct'
reaching his niajonty. lie has continued from the
first a pronounced Democrat, and keeps himself well
posted upon all matters of general interest, lie
finds his religious home in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Indianola. He has been an observant
witness of the extraordinarj' changes occurring in
Central Illinois, and his esiieriences, if properly
written up, would fill a good-sized volume. The
wife of his youth was spared to him until quite
aged, her death taking place Aug. 21, 1887. when
seventy-seven years old. There are few men of
the iige of Mr. Dickson whose faculties are so little
impaired by the flight of time, and who can recall
so vividly events of more than fifty years ago.
He is never at a loss for words with which to pre-
sent tlie contrast between the past and the present,
and no man has a finer conception of what has
been accomplished in the great West b}' the hardy
spirits who ventured to tiie frontier, and whose
labors resulted in the transformation of the wilder-
ness to the abode of a peaceful, intelligent and
law-abiding people.

A volume of this character would be incomplete
witlioul the |)ortrait of a pioneer settler, whose life
and history are inseparably associated with that of
the county for which he has done so much. As the
reader turns the pages, he will gaze with pleasure
upon the loved face of the venerated David Dick-
sou.

AMUEL BLAIR is a native of Verniilicm
County and was born in Newell Town-
ship, Dec. 5, 1 8.38. His father and motliei',
William (j. and Christina (Braden) Blair
were natives of Kentucky, the former having been

born Feb. (!. 1797, and died M.ay 4, 1882, while
Mrs. Blair's birth occurred on April 19, 1798. She
died Oct. 2, 1877. This venerable couple settled
in Newell Township on 1 20 acres of land and as old
settlors, are entitled to all the praise that clusters
around that brave class of peo|)le. They came
here when \Crmilioii County was in its infancy
and lived to see it take its place as one of the
prominent counties of a great .State.

Samuel Blair is the youngest of a family of
seven children, and as before stated was born in
the township where he now resides. He married
Miss Mary M. Casart, daughter of Peter and Mary
Casart, natives of Kentucky. Mrs. ]>lair was born
in Glass County, Mo., .March 7, 1842, and came to
Illinois with her parents while very younir. She
is the sixth child of a family of nine children.
She is the mother of six children, whose record
follows: Henry M. is engaged with his father in
buying and shi|)i)ing grain and also in the mercan-
tile business; Robert is the Iiusband of .Icnnie
Watson and is a near neighbor of his father and
mother; Alice died at the age of ten months; Clara
M. is at home; Franklin F. is dead; S;inniel A.
lives with his p.arents.

Mr. Blair is tile owner of 120 acres of good land
all of which is finely improved. In his farniin>>
o[)erations he makes a specialty of breeding Short-
horn cattle, and the i)lace is especially noted for
the fine shade trees thereon. In an early day these
trees afforded shelter for the emigrants, and were
noted and favorably commented upon from Chi-
cago to Cairo. They were indeed an oasis on these
vast prairies. During hi,s boyhood d.ays Mr. Blair
fiequently drove to Chicago with apples and other
produce that was raised on the farm, and the
events of these pioneer days are related by him
with :ui evident relisli.

Politically Mr. Blair is a Democrat, and is now
postmaster at Newell, where he is engaged with his
son in business. He has held the otlices of Town
Clerk, Treasurer, and Road Commissioner, and his
conduct of these offices has merited the applause
of his neighbors. There is no person in \'ermilion
County who is more public spiriteil than he, and
he is ever willing to do anything that will jii<i in
in the prosperity of his community. His home is

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surrouncled by all that a cultivated taste and com-
fort could siigsfest, and is one of which a king
mijr'.it be proud. As a business man, it goes with-
out saying that Samuel Blair is unqualifiedly suc-
cessful. His re])Utation for honorable dealing has
given him a large prestige, which is used with dis-
cretion. Religiously jNIr. Blair is an energetic
member of the United IJrethern Church, an organ-
ization in which he figures as a leading light.

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■iDOIIN L. PADGITT of Georgetown Town-
ship, is pursuing the even tenor of his way
as a farmer in comfortable circumstances,
the hero of a com|iaralively uneventful
career, and has passed the greater part of his life
in tills region. He has signalized himself as a
l)eacefu] and law abiding citizen, and has a com-
fortable home on section C>, where underneath his
hospitable roof are frerpientl}' welcomed the many
friends whom ho and his estimable wife have made
during their long sojourn in this county.

Our subject was born in Highland Townshi|),
N'erinillion Co., Ind., .June 2S, 1810, and is the
son of Alfred and Klizabetli (Bell) Padgitt, who
were natives of Kentucky, where they were reared
and married. The father served in the vvar of
1812 and died in Indiana when his son John L. was
but sis years f>ld. The mother and her chihlren
thereafter lived in Indiana until the latter were
able to look out for themselves. Her death took
place in Indiana in. Inly. 1(>61. There were twelve
cliildren in tlie family, four sons and eight daugh-
ters, all of whom lived to become men and women
and of whom .lohn L., our subject, was the ninth
child.

Mr. Padgitt remained a resident of his native
county until reaching man's estate and when a little
over nineteen years old was married July 10, 1859.
to Miss Ellen O'Neal, a maiden of seventeen,
'i'hey settled upon a tract of rented land in George-
town Township, where they lived until IMr. Padgitt,
in 18G.i, enlisted at I^anville as a soldier in the
Union army in Company E, 150th Illinois Infantry
under Capt. I'tirker. From Danville thej' repaired

to Springfield, whera they were mustered into ser-
vice and were afterward employed at Provost
Marshal duty around Bridgeport, Ala., Cleveland,
Tenn., Dalton, Atlanta, and Griffin, Ga. There
being then no further need of their services, they
were mustered out at Atlanta Jan. 16, 1866, and
received their discharge at Camp Butler, 111.
Afterward, Mr. Padgitt resumed farming in George-
town Township and in 1877 purchased his present
place of seventy-one acres. Here he has made a
comfortable living and by his industry and good
qualities as a member of the community, has fully
established himself in the confidence and esteem of
his fellow citizens.

To our subject and his excellent wife there were
I)orn three children, the eldest of whom. \'iola F.,
is the wife of Dr. Buford Ta3'lor of Westville, who
is rcpresontcil in this work. They have two chil-
dren— Louie and Bertha E; Celia J. is the wife
of Charles Cook a farmer of Georgetown Town-
ship; Birdie D. remains at home with her parents.
The latter are members of the Chiistian Church.
Mr. Padgitt |)olitically is a si)un<l Republican and
has held the office of Constable.

Mrs. Padgitt is the daughter of Isaac and America
(Lowe) O'Neal, who came to A'ermilion County
with their parents in their youth and were married
here. The mother died in 1851 at the early age
of twenty-eight 3-ears. Mr. O'Neal was married
twice afterwards. He had five children each bv
his first and second wives. His eldest daughter,
Ellen, is the wife of our subject; Sanuiel married
a Miss (Graves, is the father of two children.
Mamie and fJertie, and resides in Kansas; Flvaline
married James Cook, who resides at Westville and
the others are deceased. Mr. O'Neal was a farmer
b}' occupation and is now deceased.

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ENRY BASS, who is ])rominent among the
\] well-to-do farmers of Middle Fork Town-
ship, owns and occupies 230 acres of choice
land upon which he has effected good im-
provements. He is a native of Buckinghamshire,
England, and the sou of Henry and Sarah (Hart)

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Hnss wlio were liorn in Bedfordshire. They ro- ! probably 100 years ago at the age of ninety-three,

moved to the first mentioned county in their youth, j The family had bucii for several generations resi-

where they were married and settled in the shire j dents of I'.ucUinghaiiishire and Bedfordshire, and

town of Olney, where there were born to them | were i)eo|)ie ijeneraliy well-to-do and miiversallv

seven children, viz.: Thoiuas; I lonry, our subject; i respected. Our sulijeil is the fiithcr (jf seven

Kliza; Sarah, who married .lohn Cook, a native of chihhen, three of wiiom — Tlionias, Samuel and

England and is now living in Chicago; James, Harriet, died young. Mary is tiie wife of W'.V.

WilliRm and Fanny. Tiie latter was mairied and diiil
in Kngland, leaving five sons and one daughter.
One of tlie sons, Bernard Craves, is now living
with liis uncle, our subject. Fanny Bass died in
Kngland about 1KS4. The niothei- is still living
and is now ninety-four years old.

( )ur subject and his father's family for years

liurl of Middle P'ork Towtishii); Fanny married
Samuel, the son of .lames Gilbert of Ross Town-
shi|); F'red is selling goods in Armstrong; Arthur
S. is farming in .Middle Fork Township. Mr. and
Mrs. Bass have been alile to surround themselve.s
with all the comforts of life and are held in high
esteem bv their neighbors. Both are memliers in

used the church pew, originally occupied by the ; good standing <if the Metliodist l-'.i)isi-oi>al Church
poet Cowper in the Baptist Church <if Olney, and

the house in wliicli the poet lived is still standing
in tliat town. Mr. Bass was reared to manhood in
his native place and was married to Miss Harriet,
daughter of Thomas and Klizabeth (Stewart)
Bennett. The maternal grandparents of 3Irs.
Bass were born in Norfolk, where they were also
reared and married, and where their children were
born and reared. Her people on her father's side
of the house were mostly' residents of Bedfordshire,
and all were Methodists in religious belief. In the
history of (^lne,v the catching of eels formed one
of its imjiortant industries, there being a large eel
tra|i in the river and a portion was given annually
to the crown, according to law. This was in an
earl^' day.

In 1851 our subject and his wife, with father
Bennett and family of four sons and one daughter.

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AMES H. STE\EXS. a gentleman very [pop-
ular in his conununity and possessed of
more than ordinary intellig. nee, is engaged
in farming on a modest scale on section 0
where he has eighty acres of well developed land
with comfortable buililings. He makes a spet-ially
of market ganlening, his produce finding a ready
tlemand among the coal miners in that vicinity.
Honesty and integrity form the leading (jualities
in a character of superior excellence, and which has
gained for Mr. Stevens in a marked degree the es-
teem and confidence of all who know him.

Our subject was born at his father's homestead
on section '.), near Brooks' Point in Georgetown

emigrated to the I'nitcd States on the sailing vessel Township. Vermilion County, .Ian. 5, lH2(i. and

"Vanguard,"' landing in New York Cit}' after a
voyage of nineteen days. Thence they proceeded
to Buffalo by rail, and from there by the lake to
Toledo, at which point they t,X)k a canal lioat to
Attica, Ind., from which |)oiut they came overland

there spent the opening years of his life. He ob-
tained his education in the subscription schools,
which were con<luctc(l in a log house built in the
primitive fashion of those tinu's with puncheon
floor, seats and desks of slabs, greased paper for

by team to this countj' antl located in Middle Fork i window panes, and a few other finishings and fiuii-

Township. Mr. Bass opened the first store of gen-
eral merchandise in the town of Marysville, but a
year or two later decided he would [jrefer farmiug
and accordingly settled to that occupation.

In a burying ground near the old luiglish home
of our subject is a stone which marks the resting

ishings incident to pioneer times. He was at an
early age taught to make himself useful around the
homestead. The nearest mill for a number of years
was at Terre Haute, Ind. There was for a long
time only two wag<ins in the neighborhotxl within
a radius of ten miles, and the neighbors f(U' some

place of one of his ancestors, Amos Bass, who died 1 distance around used to each send a b.ag of corn to

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be ground, while two men would go in charge of
the grist. Later a mill was established half a mile
from the home of the .Stevens family' and operated
by horse power. This was considered quite a lux-
ury, being a great saving of time and travel.

Upon approaching manhood young Stevens be-
gan making arrangements for a home of his own,
and in 1857 took unto himself a wife .and helpmate,
Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Rountree.
This lady was born in Ohio and removed with her
parents to Indiana when a girl. She lived at home
until her marriage with our subject, which took
place near t'rawfordsville, Ind. Prior to and for
some time after his marriage Mr. Stevens engaged
as teacher in Illinois and Indiana, covering a period
of fifteen years. He met with success as an in-
structor and was proffered the professorship of a
seminary in Missouri. On account of the outbreak
of the Rebellion lie declined, feeling it his duty to
assist in the preservation of the Union. lie raised
a company in Catlin, of which he was to have been
Captain, but upon reporting to the Governor un-
der the call for 75,000 men, the quota was found to
be full and they were not accepted.

Mr. Steven.s now turned his attention to agri-
culture and purchased his present farm of eighty
acres, where he took up his abode and has since
resided. Three children were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Stevens, namely : Charles P^remont, Winfield
S. and Jessie F. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens are mem-
bers of the North street Methodist Episcopal
Church at Danville, and our subject politically is a
strong Republican. Upon becoming a voting citi-
zen he joined the Democratic party, but in 1856,
finding his party had violated their professed prin-
ciples, he wheeled into tlie Republican ranks the
year of their organization, voted for John C. Fre-
mont, and has since labored for the success of Re-
publican principles, lie takes a warm interest in
educational matters .and keeps himself well posted
upon topics of general interest.

The parents of our subject were James and Su-
stmnali (Thomas) Stevens, the father a native of
Kentucky and the mother born in Knox County,
E. Tenn., in the old fort of historic fame. The
I)aternal grandfather, Solomon Stevens, was born
in England, and when c<jming to America settled

in one of the Carolinas, whence he removed later to
Kentucky and finally came to Illinois iu 1826 in
company with his son James. They settled near
Brooks' Point, and Grandfather Stevens lived to
be seventy years old. James Stevens was seventy-
six years old at the time of his death, and his wife,
Susannah, was sevent3'-three. The latter was of
German descent and was an offshoot of the family
of the Union (ieneral, George H. Thomas, who dis-
tinguished himself during the late war. Grand-
father Stevens was an own cousin to Alexander
Stevens of Georgia, and one of the noted Confeder-
ate leaders. Both father and grandfather served in
the war of 1812. James Stevens was then only a
bo3- and could (mly enter the army under his father'.s
permission. They fought side by side iu the same
company. The parental household included nine
children, namely: Lovina, William, Polly A., James
H., Henderson P., John, Sarah F., Nancy and Sam-
uel.

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'^1 OHN R. KINSE Y. The community of Oak-
wood Township recognizes in the subject
of this notice one of its most useful and
worthy citizens, a man liberal and jniblic
spirited, one who gives generously to his church
(the United Brethren), in which he is a Class
Leader and Steward and an active worker in
the Sunday-school, and who in all the walks of
life strives to makes the best of circumstances and
follow that line of conduct bj- which he may be
enabled to leave a good record for his children to
look upon in future j'ears. Conservative in poli-
tics, he vv.as first identified with the Old Line
Whigs and upon the abandonment of that party by
the (organization of the Republicans, he identified
himself with the latter in whose principles he
thoroughly believes and votes accordingl3'. His
occupation is that of a farmer, and he operates
fortj' acres of good land on section 23, also owning
fift3-seven acres in Catlin Towhship. He has
neat and substantial modern buildings and a com-
fortable home. Iiuill up b3- his own euergy and in-
dustry.

The native place of our subject was a few miles

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west of the city of Dayton, Ohio, and his birth oc-
fiinod Oct. 20. 183K Ilispaients were .laeoli ami
I'^liza (Hessor) Kinsej'. the former a native of Ohio,
and the latter horn in German}', whence she was
was hrought to America hy her parents in early
cliil<lliood. Grandfather John Kinsey, of Pennsyl-
vania, removed at an early day to the vicinity of
Dayton, Ohio, and purchased land from whicli he
constructed the farm which now belongs to tlie
grounds of the Soldier's Home. There his son
Jacob was Ijorn about 1812. Tiie Latter was reared
to manhood and ninrricd in his native State where
lie followeil farming and carpentei'ing and became
owner of a fine property. Later he met with re-
verses and had little to leave to his children at the
time of his death.

The mother of our subject was a lady possessing
all the womanly virtues, and a member of the
United Brethren Church. There were born to her
and her husband, nine sons and four daughters and
five of these cdiildren are living. Four of the bo3's
entered the Union Army during the late Civil
War. Jacob was in the S.'JtIi Illinois Infantry and
died in the service; David passed safely through
the vicissitudes of army life and after the war took
up his abode in Spring River. Mo., where he died
about 1867 or 1868; Benjamin Franklin contracted
measles in the armj', was sent home and died ;
Daniel, of the 35th Illinois Infantry, was taken
prisoner and wounded but recovered; returning
home, he is now a resident of Butler Count}', Kan.
The mother has long since passed away. Her
children cherish and revere her memory above all
others for she was truly a mother in every sense,
devoted to her husband and regarding her children
as her dearest treasures on earth. Mr. Kinsey. the
father was twice married after the death of his first
wife and spent his last years in Kansas.

Our subject remained a resident of his native
State until a youth of sixteen years, then in 1847,
removed with his father's family to Peru, Ind. He
lived there until 1853, then coming to this county
he located on a farm just east of his jjresent home-
stead. He had received a common school educa-
tion, but was of that temperament and disposition
which led him to keep his eyes open to what was
"(iiiii' on around him. and he thus became a well-

informed and intelligent citizen. When ready to
establish a home of his own he was married at
Peru, Ind., to Mrs. Elizabeth Chronister and soon
afterward, coming to this county, purchased fifty
acres of land from his father where he ()ut up a frame
house and became involved in debt. Then selling
out he rented land of his father for a year and a
half, after which he purchased forty acres — his
present farm. Here he hewed his own logs and
built a house and stable ami since that time has
given his .attention to the cultivation and improve-
ment of his land. It has been well tiled and
drained and is very productive. Besides this he
has fifty-seven acres in Catlin Township. He rents
other land of his neighbors and besides raising
quantities of fruit, having a flourishing orchard, he
feeds each year a goodly nunilier of cattle and
swine.

Mr. Kinsey ami his laniily now ofC(i[iy a two
Story frame <lwelling, thirty-six feet stjuare and
which was erected in 1881. It makes a very at-
tractive home, beautifully located in liic edge of
the timber, and is elsewhere represented in this
work. To Mr. and .Mrs. Kinsey there have been
born live children. The eldest, .Margaret A., is the
wife of Thomas J. Peterson, lives in Kansas and
has two children. Jasper N., and the youngest
child — Sardis II., remain at home with their
parents. John A., is unmarried and a resident of
Dakota. Sarah Ellen. ISIrs. Daniel Clapp. has one
child and lives in Oakwood Township.

ACOl! J. ROBERTSU.N, the son of a well-
known pioneer family of Newell Township,
his native place, is now classed among its
lirominent citizens and practical agricultur-
ists who are alily sustaining its highest material
and social interests. His father, Zachariah Robert-
son, was born in Harrison County, Ky., and his
mother Elizal)eth (Storr) Robertson, was a native
of Ohio. (For furliier paicnlal history see sketch
of Z. Robertson).

Our subject was the eldest of their large famil}'
of sixteen children, eight sons and eight daughters.

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and his birth took place here Sept. 22, 1848. lie
was reared to man's estate on his father's farrai
orainini;' a thorough knowledge of the vocation that
lie afterwards adopted as his life-work, and receiv-
ing his education mostly in the public schools.
Since attaining manhood he has devoted himself
exolusivply to farming and stock-raising, making a
si)ocialty of Short-horn cattle, and his fine herd of
that breed compares witli the best in the neighbor-
hood. He owns a good farm whose 100 acres of
fertile soil are under the higheststate of cultivation,
and yield liim a reliable income. Tlie buildings
standing on the farm are in good order, and he and
his family have a comfortable borne.

Mr. Robertson was married at State Line, Feb.
6, 1872, to Miss Melissa Brithingham, who has
greatly aided him in liis work as only a capable, de-
voted wife can do, and to her he frankly acknowl-
edges his indebtedness. Her parents, Benjamin
and Eliza (Maeehinson) Urithingham, natives of
Ohio, where they were married, were among the
early settlers of Vermilion County. He died in
Middle Park Townshij), and she died on the old
homestead in Pilot Townsliip. They had a family
of six daughters and four lioys. Mrs. Robertson
was the ninth child and was born on the old farm
in Pilot Township, Nov. 21, 1818, and has always
resided in Vermilion County. Five children are
tlie fruit of her happy marriage with our subject —
Hallie G., an infant, Charles B., (irace M. and
Fa}-. Charles B. died when two years old.

In our subject his native township sees one who
is an honor to its citizenship, botii in public and in
private life, as his career has been without a stain.
His manly, honest, straightforward disposition has
secured him the confidence of his fellowmen and he
has proved an inv.aluable civic official. He has
been Tax Collector for two 3'ears, and hss been
School Director, taking much interest in educational
matters. He was elected Supervisor of Newell
Township in the spring of 1887 and served with
great credit to himself and the community. Dur-
ing his term of office an invesligation was made
into the affairs of some of the county offices and a
shortage was discovereil of $3,800. One of the
count}' officials offered to compromise by paying
into the treasury $2,000. Our subject with but

one other of the supervisors voted not to accept
the amount, f.ailingto see why a shortage of 13,800
should be settled for scarcely more than half of tlie
amount. Mr. Robertson had the appointment of
one of the grand jurors and he gave him special
instruction to do all in his power to find an indict-
ment against the guilty parties, and if unable to do
.so, then to use his influence to have the entire
Board of Supervisors indicted, as all hut two had
voted to accept the 12,000 offered in settlement of
the deficit. An indictment was found against the
guilty officials, and but one was cleared of im-
plication in the affair; the others reimbursed the
county for the full amount. Mr. Robertson is a
prominent member of the I. O. O. F., being Vice-
Grand of mini Lodge, No. 2 10. He and his wife
are true Christians, and valued members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he has lieen
Trustee.

1^ EV. FRANCIS A. POETTKEN, pastor of
IILiir St. Joseph's Church, came to Danville in
T, September, 1886, and is discharging the
^P; duties of his calling with that conscien-
tious fidelity which has gained him the confidence
and esteem of all with whom he is associated. He
is a native of the Prussian province of Westphalia,
and was born in the town of Muenster, June 2,
1838. He received a thorough education in his
native tongue, and was ordained as a priest Nov.
11, 1864, at Mentz. Subsequently, until 1875,
he officiated as pastor of different churches in Ger-
many, and in September, that year, came to the
United States.

The church edifice in which the congregation of
St. Joseph's worship, is a handsome brick structure
located on Green street. It was first opened for
services in 1867, under the pastorate of Rev. M.
Rosenbauer. In 1886 the building was enlarged,
and a steeple added. It was consecrated Aug. 1,
1886, by Rt. Rev. Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria. It
belongs to the Peoria Diocese, and has a member-
ship of ninety families. A parochial school was
established in 1875, and is now under the charge

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PROPERTY OF JAMES BARNETT, INDIANOLA.

RESIDENCE OF ANDREW GUTHRIE.SEC. 25. SIDELL TP VERMILION CO.

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of the Fraiu'iscan Sisters, willi :iii attendance of
sixty-five pupils.

In connection witli St. .Joseijli's C'lmrcli tliere is
St. Joseph's Benevolent Society, wiiicli was organ-
i/i'il in 1877. The followiny named priests have at
ditferent times olliciated in this parish: Rev. Anton
Keck, now deceased, Henrj- Koehne, William Kucii-
enhuch, Thomas Frouenkefer, deceased, Peter Jo-
sepii Sc'hmal, I'eter .losepli (Jerhardy, C. Sciuirtz,
Bernhard Wenning, deceased, and Father I'oell-
ken.

A very iniport.-iiil institution in coniieclidn witli
this church, and known as .St. KliztdictU ll()s|)ital,
was established in IfSHl.and the building it now
occupies was erected in 1888. This is a handsome
brick structure, three stories iu height, with base-
ment, covering a area of i9xl02 feet and with its
finishings and furnishings is a most valuable piece
of property. It is in charge of fourteen F^nmcis-
can .Sisters, and at present accommodates thirty
patients.

AMES BARN'F:TT is one of the leading busi-
ness men of Indianola. He owns and oper-
ates an extensive liver}', sales and boarding

^M stable, and has acquired a reputation in his
business that is praiseworth}-. He also owns a beau-
tiful farm of 222 acres, which he carries on in con-
nection with his other business. On this farm is a
pleasant commodious residence, which is illustrated
by a fine view given elsewhere in this work, and
which is surrounded by stately trees and gardens
of beautiful flowers.

]Mr. Barnett is the son of James Barnett, who was
a native of Kentucky, and settled in Illinois iu
1828. The father was married twice, the first time
to Miss Conway, by whom he had five children;
while his second wife, the mother of the one of
whom this sketch is written, was named Rosa Neil.
He became the owner of about 600 acres of land,
and was one of the most prominent farmers in this
part of the country. His ancestors were from Ire-
land, and after coming to America settled in Penn-
sylvania, away back in Colonial times. The father
of James Barnett, Sr., was born in the State named,

and was there married to Miss Delila Davis, of
Welsli lineage. The father of our subject died in
1866, while his second wife <lied the same year, at
the age of sixty-seven years. She was the mother
of seven children, whose names follow: ICmily,
F;ii/.a, Lenora, ^lary, Willis, James and Harris.

James Barnett was born Ai)ril 11, 1845, on the old
Barnett homestead, where he was reared to man-
hood. He attended the common schools, working
alternately on his father'* farm, thus ac(iuiring his
knowledge of agriculture and of horses, which has
served him well. In 1874 he was marrieii to Miss
Lucinda Martin, a native of Douglas County, III.,
and a daughter of John and Mary (Wheeler) Mar-
tin, the latter of whom were natives of Athens
County, Ohio. John .Martin was married three
times, Mrs. Barnett being a child of the first mar-
riage. His children areas follows: Susannah, John
Joseph, Margaret. Nancy, Levi, Isaac. Mary and
lAicinda. Mrs. Barnett was but four years old
when her mother died. Fight children were born
to her father's second union, and by his third mar-
riage he was the father of one child.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Barnett re-
sided on the old homestead, where they met all the
responsibilities thrust upon them with characteris-
tic industr}- and intelligence. He has since added

I to the old farm, so that now it is a beautiful place
of about 222 acres. In 1878 Mr. and Mrs. Barnett
removed to Jewell County, Kan., where they
owned a quarter section of land. This move was
made on account of Mrs. Barnett's health, and
while there she improved greatly. In the mean-

• time the Kansas land rose in value, so much so, that
they concluded to dispose of it, which they did to
a good advantage and returned to Illinois, where
they have since resided. They have an interesting
family of five children, whose names are: Rose A.,
Wilbur J., Armilda Pearl, Edith F. and (ilcnwood.
Mrs. Barnett belongs to the Methodist Fpiscoiial
Church, of Indianola, and is always found at the
front in anything that will forward the interests of
her chosen faith. Mr. Barnett is a member of \'er-
inilion Lodge No. 265, A. F. k A. M., and of the
Modern Woodmen. Politically there is no more
ardent Republican in the Stale than he. Mrs. Bar-
nett is one of the best of neighbors, and tenderest

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of mothers. She is justly pioiul of her family, and
of her home, while the interior of the latter shows
that the hand of the mistress is never idle.

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^li'NDREW GUTHRIE is one of the promi-
01 nent and well-to-do farmers of Sidell

Township, where he owns and operates
^) eight}' acres of well-improved land on sec-

tion 25. His father and mother, George and Mar-
garet Guthrie, were born in Ireland. The poverty
and reign of landlordism in that country is one of
the great causes of its people coming to America.
Here if they are industrious and sober they can
find occupation for themselves and land for their
children, and in pursuance of this object, the elder
Guthrie concluded to leave his native country and
seek the more hospitable shores of Ameriya. He
first settled in Pennsylvania, where he was married,
and later, about 18.J0, he came to Carroll Town-
ship. Vermilion County, where he lived on his
farm until death called him away, at the age of
seventy' -three years. His wife died at the same
a^e. They had ten children, of whom five were
sons and five daughters, and but three of these are
DOW living, namely: Thomas, Andrew and Sarah.
Thomas resides in Sidell Township, and is prosper-
ing; Sarah married George Powell, and is residing
at Danville.

Andrew Guthrie was born July 6, 1826, in
Washington County, Pa., twenty-four miles south
of Pittsburgh. He grew to manhood in that coun-
try, and married Miss Rachael Reynolds, a native
of Fayette County, Pa. He lived in that State two
years after marriage, until in 1854, he heard of the
wonderful resources of this part of Illinois, he con-
cluded to remove here, and upon his arrival settled
in Vermilion County, where for a few years he was
obliged, on account of the lack of means, to rent a
farm. But industry and honesty will win. In
1873 he found himself able to bu}' forty acres of
land, and to which he has since added another
forty. His farm, though not large, yields good re-
turns upon the investment, anti is a model in every
respect, as its owner does nothing at all but that

which he can do well. He has erected a commo-
dious residence on his homestead, and we are
pleased to present on another page a Hne view of
this pleasant country home.

JMr. and Mrs. (iulhrie have six children : Mary
E., Ella, Wilbur, George. Samuel and Ernest.
Mary E. married Abner Orr, who is a large farmer
of Clark Countv. 111. They have six children, and
all are well-to-do; Ella and Wilbur are at home
with their parents; George is a cai'penter. and is
living in California; Samuel is a telegraph oijera-
tor at Allerton; vvhile Ernest is at home attending
school. Mr. Guthrie has taken a great interest in
educational matters, and is always found ready to
do anything that will benefit the common schools.
Mrs. (iuthrie was a teacher, and held a first-grade
certificate in Vermilion and Edgar counties, this
State. The\ are members of the Cuniberlan<l Pres-
byterian Church, and largely aided in building the
edifice in which they worship. In 1869 Mr. Guth-
rie had the misfortune to lose an eye, but other-
wise he is in perfect health and strength.

Mr. Guthrie is an adherent, mainly, to Demo-
cratic [irinciples, but when he votes he scrutinizes
the candidates' record and qualifications, and then
invariably votes for the best man. He is one of
the best men of his tovvnship, and is hehl in high
esteem by his neighbors.

^ IfclLLIAM REES. There is a goodly repre-
\jjJII sentation of the peaceable Friends in
W^ Elwood Township, and among them the
subject of this notice is one of the prominent
members. He is a man justly proud of his
ancestry, who made for themselves a good record,
and has inherited from them many excellent traits
of character. His life-long occupation has been
that of a farmer, and he is at present located on
section 24 in Elwood Township. Here bj' his in-
dustry and perseverance he has made good use of
his time, built up a verj' desirable home and accu-
mulated a competence for his declining j-ears.

Our subject was born in Greene County, East
Tennessee, April 16, 1819, and is the son of Will-

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iani Rees, Jr., n-lio was born near Ricliiuoiul, Va.,
and wlio died many years ago. Tlie paternal
grandfather of our sulijeel was also William Rees,
who removed witii his family to Guilford Count}-,
N. C, aliout 1771, when his son William was l)ul
two years old and prior to the Hevohitionary War.
The family were at onetime witliin three miles of
the battle-ground of (luilford Court-himso and
heard the report of eannon and niusketry at that
battle. The army, however, moved on, but for
some time the cannonading cdiild still be heard.

William Rees, Sr., the grandfather of our sub-
ject, was also a native of X'irginia and the son of
Thomas Rees, who emigrated from Wales soon
after his marriage and a sh(n't time before his son
William was born. The parents of Thomas Rees
were of the Saxon race. Thomas was manied in
his native country to Jliss Mary Bowen, and the^'
immediately set sail for America. L'pon their ar-
rival they settled near Richmond, Va.. and became
the parents of four sons. William, Robert, Solomon
and David. William married Miss Charity Dillon,
of Irish ancestry, and by her became the father of
seven children, Moses, William, James, John,
Mary, Margaret and a daughter whose name does
not appear. Thomas Rees lived to be 10;j years
old.

The father of our subject was the second child
of his parents and upon reaching manhood was
married to Miss Susanna .lones, a native of N'irginia,
wlio was taken by her parents to Tennessee when
but a child. There were seven other children in
the family', three of whom are living: Mar}', Mrs.
Bales; Rachel, who is unmarried, and our subject,
who was the youngest born; the others, who all
lived to mature years, were named respectively.
Charity, Deborah, John, James and Jane.

Our subject came to this county in 18.30, settling
in Klwood Townshij). where he has since lived, in
the following winter occurred the deep snow which
fell two feet on the level and when nearly all
the deer and wolves were frozen to death. The
Rees family experienced all the hardships and ditli-
culties of pioneer life, living far from mill and
market and struggling for a number of years to
make both ends meet. Their grinding was fre-
quently done in a horse-mill. Three days after his

arrival our subject received a wound on his riglit
knee and still carries the scar, by reason of an
injury in a horse-mill.

Young Rees studied his first lessons at the sub-
scription schools, conducted in a log cabin, with
slab seats and desks set up on rude wooden legs,
with a clapboard roof, n huge lireplace extending
nearly across one end of thi' biiihling and the
chimney built <mtside of clay and slicks. Win-
dow glass was too expensive or unattainable in
those days and in its place there was used greased
paper for (janes. The system of instrucli(jn was
conducted in a manner corresponding to the time
and place. Our subject remained at the f.arm as-
sisting his father in its development until ready to
establish a lK)me of his own.

The marriage of William Rees and Miss Rebecca
Hester was celebrated at the bride's home in El-
wood Township, Nov. 7, 1843. This lady was the
daughter of Thom.as Hester and a sister of William
Hester, whose biograjihy appears on another page.
She was born in Randolph County, Ind.. Jan. 23,
1824, and remoNed with her parent to Tazewell
well Comity this State, in 1829. Six years later,
in 1835, they came to this county. Ten of the thir-
teen chihlren Ijorn of this union are still living,
viz: Levi. Martha, Mary, Sarah, Thomas, Sibyl,
Perry O., Omar II. and 15ertram.

Levi Rees was married to Miss Rebecca A. Par-
ker. At an early age he exhibited an luicom-
monly bright mind of a deeply religious turn, and
he is now p:istor of the Friends' Church in Indian-
apolis; he has no children. Martha married Mr.
Seth Haworth, who is now deceased, and lives near
her father. She is the nudlier of five children,
onl}' one of whom is living, Aini;i L.; Mary is the
wife of Thomas llolliday, of Douglas Countv, this
State, and is the mother of three children, Grace,
Alice and Lizzie; Sarah is the wife of Pleasant
Cook, of Champaign Countv, and they have two
children, Lewis and Arthur; Thomas married Miss
Florence Elliott, and lives in Carroll Township;
they had one child, Lucille, fiecea.sed. Sibyl mar-
ried Zimri Haworth, of Khvood Township, and
they have two children, Mary and .\lbert.

The Rees homestead includes ninety-two acres of
choice land which, under the careful management

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of its proprietor, is tlie source of a good income.
Our subject is a standi Kcpulilican politically hut
has never souirlit ollice. and in religious matters
belongs to the Societ}- of Friends. His father was
born in 1769 and voted for Washington at his
second election for President. He subserpiently
voted for both of the Adamses and was always a
Whig politically.

LEXANDEK 1). ()WP:N, a farmer widely
and favorably known, and living in Grant
Township, was born in Washington County,
Ohio, Sept. 6, 184;'), and came to this State
after his marriage in 186',t. His great-grandmother,
Mary (Gardner) Owen was the first white woman
who ever crossed the Ohio River and set foot upon
the soil of the Imperial State of that name, and her
history is given in its annals. James Owen and liis
wife Mary ((Tardner) Owen, were the great-grand-
parents of Alexander 1)., our subject. They were
both natives of Kliode Island and left their home in
South Kingston, R. I., in 17118, for the territory of
Ohio. They settled at Fort Ilarnier. now the site
of Marietta, Ohio, landing there June 5, 1798 —
in company with (Jen. James Varnum. As before
stated Mrs. Owen was the first white woman to
settle in the Northwest 'I'erritory. Her son, Daniel
Owen, grandfather of Alexander D., was therefore
one of the earh' settlers of Washington County,
Ohio, and became the owner of a farm on the Mus-
kingum River, on which lie lived until his death
It was near what was then known as Ft. Ilarmer,
where Marietta now stands. Ills wife also died at
that place.

Their son, Vincent, w.as the father of the subject
of this sketch and w.as born at the above mentioned
place in 181 1. He likewise was a farmer and a life-
long resident of his native county, where he died
in 1876 aged sixty-live years. He was a stock
dealer and raiser as well as farmer, and accumu-
lated a handsome competency as a result of his in-
dustry and correct business habits. He was mar-
ried to Jane Adams, also a native of Ohio, who died
several years before her husband's decease, leaving

a family of nine children, of whom but two are
now living — Alexander 1). and a sister, Louisa,
wife of ]). 1'. Adams, a plumber, now residing in
Washington County, Ohio. Three of the sons were
in the Union army and one died in the service at
I'ulaski, Tenn. The others died after the war at
their homes, the one in Ohio and the other in
West A'irginia.

Alexander 1). Owen was reared on the farm
where he was born, living there until Januaiy,
1863, when at the age of eighteen j'ears, he too,
offered his services to his country, enlisting in
Company L, 1st Ohio Cavalry, with which he
served until Dec. 1865. His company served as
Gen. 'I'honias' body guard and was also on detailed
duty as despatch-bearers, carr3ing messages along
the lines, especiallj- during engagements, the serv-
ice being especi.allj- hazardous. They were so en-
gaged at Lookout Mountain, Buzzard's Roost,
Macon, Ga,. Dallas, Ala,, Peach Tree Creek, where
(ien. Harrison ascended the first step that led to
the White llou.Re: Three Forks and in all engage-
ments of that arm3- down to Atlanta. After peace
was declared the company was ordered to Nash-
ville, Tenn., where they were on duty until De-
cemlier, 1865, when they were mustered out.
Being honorably discharg-ed, Mr. Owen returned to
his home and resumed work on the farm, remaining
there until his marriage Dec. 2, 1868, to Miss
Catherine Rubrake, daughter of Jacob and Cathe-
rine Rubrake, natives of Germany, who emigrated
to this country after their marriage, over forty
years ago. The father died in Noble County, Ohio,
in March 1888 aged nearly seventy-five years, while
the mother is still living at the same place and is
now about sixty-five years old.

In February following their marriage Mr. and
Mrs. Owen removed to Logan County, 111., where
they lived for seven years, then came to the place
he now owns on section 5, in Grant Townshii),
where he has a good farm of eighty acres, on which
he has built a fine residence. All the improvements
on the place have been made by himself, as his land
when })urchased was nothing but raw prairie. To-
day it is one of the best improved and most desir-
able pieces of property in this part of the county.
It is all thoroughly tiled, fenced, and in a high state

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of cultivation. Beside his general fanning, .Mr.
Owen gives cousiderable attention to dairying in
wliii h he has met with success.

-Mr. Owen is a member of Harmon Post No. 115
G. A. R. of Iloopeston, and both he and his wife
are communicants of the First Baptist Church of
that [ilaee. In politics he is a Democrat. By the
people who know him, Mr. Owen is spoken of as an
upri;;lit, honorable and trustworthy man. and a
good citizen, who can always be depended upon to
do just what he promises, and he justly merits
the respect and confidence of his neighbor.

We invite the attention of our numerous readers
to a handsome engraving of the elegant home and
surroundings on the farm of Jlr. Owen.

SlKORGE I\I. SULLIVAN is the entcri)ris-
, ing and industrious Pathmaster of Sidell,
1 which position he has held for the long

[leriod of eleven years. A native (jf the Blue
Grass State, he was born Sept. 16, 1836, and there
spent his childhood days amid its pioneer scenes,
attending the subscription schools in a log house,
with its seats and desks made of slabs and the other
furnishings and finishings corresponding to that
period. He was harnessed into work at an early
age, following the i)low when a lad of nine years,
and thus were formed within him those habits of in-
dustry which have made of him a wealthy and
successful man.

In 18.01 the Sulliv.an family, leaving Kentucky,
emigrated to Decatur County, lud., and our sul)-
ject cng.aged first in breaking land upon the new
farm. After a time, however, longing for a change
"of occupation, he secured a position as Freight
Agent with the Indianapolis it Cincinnati Railroad
Comjiau}', and was entrusted with the purch.'ise of
ties, timber and general construction lumber, being
in the employ of this company about eight j'ears.
In the meantime he was marrieil, in 1861, to Miss
Lucinda Ann l>aker, who was then an attractive
young lady of nineteen years.

In 1866 JMr. and Mrs. Sullivan settled on a farm
in Shelby County, Ind.. where they lived two years.

In 1868 they came to this county, and Mr. Sullivan
rented a farm of 160 acres in Sidell Township from
Mr. Oakwood. He was pros|iered in his labors as
a tiller of the soil, and in 1871 purchased forty
acres of raw land on section 30. Upon this he
effected some improvements, and three years later
sold it to good advantage. Later he purchased the
100 acres on section 31, which constitutes his pres-
ent homestead. 'I'o this he has given his unilivided
attention, with most excellent results. The land is
highly productive and embellished with a sot of
good buildings, the dwelling being a neat frame of
one and one-half stories, well fitted up with the
conveniences of modern life. The outbuildings,
live-stock and machinery are what might be natur-
ally expected from a man of Mr. Sullivan's push
and enterprise, and compare favorably with those
of the others enterprising farmers of this section.

Seven of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs.
Sullivan are still living, viz: James H., Oliver P.
and Henry A. (twins j, Carrie B.. Home IL, Charles
W. and Arthur (J. .lames H. married Miss Lucy
Clester, and is the father of onechihl. He is em-
ployed as salesman for Charles Forbes, the agri-
cultural implement dealer of Sidell, and in this
capacity ranks second to no m;ui in the county.
The other children are at home with their parents.
Oliver and Henry are cultivating 120 acres of
rented land on section 2. making a specialty of
corn. Our subject, politically, uniformly votes
with the Democratic party, and with his wife is a
member of the Cumberland Presliyterian Church.
He has held several of the township olllce.^, giving
general satisf.acti<ni in the discharge of his duties.

The |)arents of our subject were natives lesiieel-
i vely of Maryland and Kentucky, the mother born in
Mercer Count}'. Her maiden name was Mary Hill,
and her mother was a native of Scotland. The ten
children of the parental family were named, re-
spectively. Nancy K.,.Iohn 11., Louisiana, Myriana.
Sarah, George Marion. our subject, Martha .1.. Mary
K., James P. and William .1. Both the grandfathers
served in the Revolutionary War. Grandfather
Sullivan was a Sergeant under the direct commaiul
of Gen. Washington. A fife belonging lo him and
used (luring that war, is still in possession of tlie
i f.amih'. The father of o\ir subjeet dicil in ^\'asli-

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jiigton County, Ky., at about the age of sixty-one
years, when George M. was a lad of eleven years.
The mother died ten years later and was also sixty-
one years old.

Mrs. Sullivan was born in Decatur County. Ind.,
and is the daughter of James H. and Louisa Bowen,
the fatlier a native of Ohio. They were the parents
of six children— four daughters and two sons.

JUDGE JACOB W. AVILKINS. one of the
Justices of tiie Supreme Court of Illinois,
has enjoyed a large and varied experience
in his profession, while his learning and
dignity and the deep sense of justice he is gifted
with, especially fits him to grace this honorable
position. His naturally good judgment and sound
learning, together with his studious habits and
legal ability have long since gained for him tlie
hitrhest esteem of his fellow citizens and the respect
of his professional bretlij-en. while his fidelity to
duty has ever been apparent in liis rulings and pro-
ceedings. He is an Ohio man by birth, and wns
born near Newark, Licking County, June 7. ISoT.
When our subject was a mere child his father
decided to seek tlie farther West, and coming to
Crawford County, 111., settled on a farm in Licking
Township, where Jacob W. lived until a youth of
ei<^hteen years. He had up to this time pursued
his studies in the common schools, and by close
application prepared himself for McKendree Col-
leo-e at Lebanon, St. Clair Co., 111. He entered this
institution and for the following two years prose-
cuted liis studies with his well known energj' and
thoroughness. He left the college halls in 18(il and
begun the study of law under Judge John Scofleld,
who was afterward his law partner, residing at
Marshall. At the outbreak of the Rebellion he en-
listed as a Union soldier, but was soon obliged to
return home on account of ill health. His p.atriot-
ism, however, would not permit him to remain at
home, and soon again he presented himself to the
enrolling officer and joined Company K, i;?Oth Il-
linois Infantry, and w.as mustered in as Captain.
His regiment was thereafter in different divisions

of tlie Arm3- of the Cumberland, and later in the
Department of the Gulf. It passed througli the
Vieksburg campaign and participated in all the bat-
tles connected therewith, after which they joined
the army assigned to make the Red River expedi-
tion. Our subject was engaged in the battles of
Sabine Cross Roads. Spanish Fort and Fort Blake-
le3', and was before Vieksburg during the siege of
that cit}'. Later he w.as on dutj- at the headquarters
of Gen. Grant and served until the close of the
war — a little over three 3ears — receiving his dis-
charge in the fall of 1865 with the rank of Major.
Then returning to M.arshall he completed his law
studies, and was admitted to the bar in the spring
of 186G. He opened an office in Marshall and com-
menced the regular practice of his profession,
following it alone until 1867. That year he asso-
ciated himself in partnership with Judge Scofleld,
and they remained together until 1873, when the
partnership vvas dissolved b_y the election of Judge
Scofield to his present high position, being also a
member of the Supreme Court of the State of
Illinois.

For a time our subject continued his practice
singly in Marshall, then formed a partnership with
a j'ounger brother and they continued together
until in June, 1879. when Mr. Wilkins was elected
Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Illinois, the
other two judges of that circuit being JuflgeO. L.
Davis, of Danville, and C. D. Smith, of. Cham-
paign. In June, 1885. be was re-elected, and,-
Judge Davis retiring. Judge Wilkins took up
his residence in Danville, where he h.as since
resided. He was assigned to dutj' on the
bench of the Appellate Court of the Fourth Dis-
trict in 1885, and was elected to the Supreme
bench in June, 1888.

Politically, Judge Wilkins is a sound Republi-
can, and li.as been of signal service to his party,
frcquenti}' being sent as a delegate to the various
conventions. On the 21st of September, 1865, he •
was married to Miss Alice Constable, who was the
daughter of Judge Charles H. Constable, a man of
prominence and liroad attainments in lega,! lore.
This union resulted in the birth of three children
— Harry O., John Scofield and Jessie Belle. Mrs.
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Miircli, 1883. Her eliildieii are still livinj;', and are
being given the best advantages in the way of ed-
neation and careful training.

Jndge Wlllvins contracted a second marriage in
July. 1885, with Mrs. Sarah K. ( Whitloek) Archer,
daughter of Judge Williiun C. Whitloek, of Mar-
shall. The faniih' residence is pleasantly located
in the central i)art of the city, and its inmates are
surrounded by all that ample means and cultivated
tastes can supply. They occupy a high social po-
sition in their community. The Judge has .accumu-
lated a comfortable propert}'.

The father of our .subject was Isaac Wilkius, a
native of \'irginia, and born Jidy 11, 1806. When
ayoungman he emigrated to Licking County, Ohio,
where he was married to ISIiss .Sarah Burner in
1827. In Ohio he operated as a contractor and
builder, but after his removal to Crawford County,
this State, turned his attention to farming and be-
came the owner of 320 acres of land, which he
brought to a good state of cultivation. He al.so
dealt considerably in live stock, and linally accu-
mnluated a good property, so that he was able l<i
retire from active labor. He died Nov. 17, 188(>.
His wife is still living, and a resident of Marshall.
She w.as born in Virginia Nov. 9, 1811, and is the
daughter of Henry Burner, who removed witli his
family to Licking County, Ohio, about the same
time that the Wilkins family settled there. The
parental family included nine children, five of
whom are living.

felLLIAM T. STEVENS. Among other ven-
Jl tnresome spirits who sought the frontier
during the early settlement of Central Il-
linois came the subject of this notice, and he lias
made for himself a record worthy of preservation.
We find him a well iireserved old gentleman, ap-
proaching his three-score and ten years, having
been born March 18, 1821. Ills native place was
Hush County. Ind., and his parents were James and
Susannah (Thomas) Stevens, both of excellent
families, wdiich produced names of historic fame —
;\lexander Stevens on one side of the house and

Gen. George H. Thomas on the other. In the
sketch of James H. Stevens found elsewhere in this
volume, is given a more extended notice of the
parental history. The family of ten children were
named respectively: Lovina, William Thomas.
James II., Mary A., Henderson P.. Nancy. .Samuel
(;., John A., Sarah and Stephen C.

Mr. Stevens has resided in Vermilion County for
the long period of sixty years, and for forty year.s
luas occni)ied his present farm. There is nothino-
which confers dignity and stability in a hirgei-
measure than a prolonged residence in one commu-
nity, especially if the career of the man ha.s been
such that he has found favor in the eyes of his fel-
low-men, as in the case of Mr. Stevens. He came
to Illinois a child with his parents, grew uji on a
farm, w.as trained to habits of industry, .and ob-
tained a liuiiled education in the subscription
school. The tales which he could tell of |)ionoer
life would verify the adage that "truth is stranger
than fiction." For several years after the settle-
ment of the Stevens famil}- in this region there was
no mill nearer than Terre Haute, Ind., to which
one member of the family would travel on horse-
back, carrying his bag of corn or wheat with him.
an<l returning in the same manner with the meal or
Hour. To guard against bad weather or a((i<ients
preventing the journey to the mill. the3- made
ready what was called a hominy mortjir block, be-
ing simply a large oak log, hollowed out by burn-
ing and scraping, in which they could pound their
grain and thus prepare a sort of meal which could
be made into bread. If not fashionable it w.as at
least unadulterated and sweet, and formed when
cooked very palatable food. 'I'liey made a rnile
sieve out of a deer skin, in which they sifted their
meal. The finer portion of this woidd be made
into bread, and that which w(jnld not go through
the sieve was made into hondny.

In due time a snudi null run by horse power was
est.abli.shed near Brooks Point, which later was suc-
ceeded by a larger mill, au<i the settlers felt very
rich in its possessi(jn. In order to build a school
house all of the people within a radius of several
miles, brought in two or tliree logs and put up a
temple of learning. The master who understood
the "Rule of 'I'hree" was considered s\illiciently

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competent, and eacli head of the family woiikl pa_v
so much a quaiter for each scholar. Thus the
teacher received a part of his salary and "boarded
around" for the rest.

Young Stevens, like his l)roLhers and sisters, was [
required to make himself useful at an early age,
and as soon as strong enough followed a breaking
plow, the old "bar share," driving an ox team. He
remained a member of the parental liouseliold until
his marriage, which occurred in 1848, with Miss
Martha, daughter of Robert Alexander, who died
leaving no •hildrcn. JSIr. Stevens contracted a sec-
ond marriage Feb. 1, 1872, with Miss Nancy,
daughter of 'William and Susan (Ellis) Blakeney.
Mr. Blakeney was an old pioneer of this count}',
and served in the Black-Hawk War. He was of a
si)lendidly dcveloi)ed frame, and bore the reputa-
tion of being the strongest man west of the Wa-
bash. He and his aged partner are still living,
being respectively sevent^'-six and sevent^'-Hve
years old. Tiiey occupy' a neat and comfortal)le
dwelling a few rods from the house of their daugii-
ter, Mrs. Stevens, by whom they are cared f(_>rwitli
the most filial affection and their w.auts studiously
looked after. They are the parents of twelve chil-
dren, of whom Mrs. Stevens w.as the sixth in order
of birth. She was born in this township, Vermilion
County, May 16, 1843, and l)y her union with our
subject has become the mother of three children —
Ina J., Susanna and Savannah E.

The Stevens homestead comprises 1 65 acres of
thoroughly cultivated land, which is very valuable
and a portion of which is underlaid with a rich
coal deposit which has never been developed. Our
subject and his amiable partner are members in
good standing of the Christian Church, in which
Mr. Stevens officiates as Elder. Socially, he be-
longs to the Masonic lodge at Catlin. He assisted
in the erection of the church building at Westville
and has been Superintendent of the Sunday-school
four or five years. He has served on the Grand
and Petit Juries, and politically is a solid Demo-
crat, casting his first vote for Andrew Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Stevens some time ago bound a little
girl, Matilda Ann Guess, whose mother had died
when she was a small child, and whose father fell
in the I'nion service at the baUle of Knoxville.

The child, now a woman grown, is the wife of C.
S. Downing, who is represented elsewhere in this
work. There is no pleasanter place of resort in
'S'ermilion County than the hospitable home of the
Stevens family, made so as much by the prudence,
good judgment and cultivated tastes of the wife as
by the business capacities, resolution and perse-
verance of the head of the house. Mr. and Mrs.
Stevens deserve honorable mention among the pio-
neers of \'crmili(>n County.

,^^ ILAS M
^^t^, abiding

ILAS MENDENHALL, a peaceful .and law-
g citizen of El wood Township, re-
sides at a comfortable homestead on sec-
tion 13, where he pursues the even tenor of
his way, making very little stir in the world and
striving therein to do the least possible harm. He
was born in Greene County, Ohio, Jlay 28, 182;).
and is the son of Malachi Mendenliall. who was a
native of North Carolina, and spent his last years
in Carroll Township, passing away years ago.

From the South, the father of our subject re-
moved ti> Ohio when a small boy, whence he came
to this county in 1838, and thereafter made his
home in Carroll Township, where his death oc-
curred in Jaiuiary, 1880. He had married in early
manhood to j\liss Elizabeth Stair, and to them
were born ten children, five of whom are living —
Joy, Frederick, Silas, our subject, James and
Lewis. They were given a common-school edu-
cation and Silas has always followed the occupa-
tion of a farmer.

Our subject was first married April 10, 1854, to
Miss Asenath, daughter of William Maxwell and of
this union there were born five children — Dora C,
Frank W., Kate C, Anna M., and Hattie. Dora
married Oscar Larrance, of Carroll Townshi)), and
has three children — George S., Hugh M., and
Claude E. Frank married John Morris of this
township, and thej' have three children — Ivy A.,
Mabel A., and Odbert A. The mother of these
children departed this life Jan. 8, 1885.

Mr. Mendenhall was married a second time on
March 11. 1889 to Mrs. Hannah M.. widow of

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Thomas Haworth. Mr. Mendenhall supports the
principles of the Repiitilic.-in parly, but lias ni'vor
been an oftice-seeker and prefers the fitiiet boiuc
life to tiie responsibilities connected with ollice.
He is a member of the .Society of Friends, and has
followed farming all his life, giving- of late consiil-
erable attention to stock-raising. His mother is
still living and resides at the (jld homestead.

<j|'AMF,S TI
I! whieh ha

Jwhieh have been passed in a pleasant and
profitable manner by the biographer, listen-
ing to the stories of the pioneers of tins
county, some of whom still survive and furnish a
valuable link between the past and present. In
looking upon them it is almost impossible to realize
the toils and dangers which the3' encountered dur-
ing the period of their early life on the frontier,
the battle with the primitive soil, the disadvantage
of the distant market and the numberless other
dillicuUies whieh beset those intent upon building
up a home from the wilderness.

The subject of this sketch is a man of large ex-
perience, and one who has watched the growth and
development of central Illinois, with more than
ordinary interest, as the friend of progress and all
the enterprises tending to elevate the people. He
has had the unspeakable satisfaction of witnessing
the downfall of slavery in this countr3- and the
preservation of the Union, and in his day suffered
no little on account of his sympathy with the
cause of freedom. He is now quite well advanced
in j'ears and has the satisfaction of knowing that
his life has been honest and upright, and that he has
lived in an .age, which, |)erhaps, has witnessed
more of change and advancement than that of any
other period since the world began.

The first forty-five j'ears of the life of our sub-
ject were spent on a plantjition in his native State
of Kentucky, where he was born in Mason County,
Aug. 13, 1818, near Maysville. He attended the
subscription schools, and at the age of twenty-four
was married, in 18f2. to JNIiss ]\Iary A. Harrison.
He settled with his young wife on a [ilantation near

Maysville. Mrs. Thompson had taught school
l)rior to her marriage and was a lady of decided
ideas. Our subject, as well as his father, was a
stnmg Whig, and It finally became not only very un-
pleasant, but absolutely dangerous for him to
remain in his native State, especially after the out-
break of the Rebellion, lie was finally obliged to
flee with his wife and children for safety, and
crossing the Ohio Hiver made his way to Carroll
Township, this county. That period of his life,
more than any other, brought out the true char.ac-
ter of the man, and devehjped the fact that he
would sacrifice bis property rather than his [Hincl-
ples, and he c<^iisequently met with great loss.
Three or four years after coming to this county he
purchased a tract of land which he sold later and
finallj- removed to Sidell Township, where he now
owns two farms. 'J'hat upon which he resides
comprises IGO acres and is supplied with very good
buildings. He h.as in all 314 acres of fine, well-
cultivated laud. Mr. Thompson is spending his
declining years, retired from acli\e labor .'uid in
the cnjoyaient of a competence.

Of the seven interesting children born to Mr.
and Mrs. Thompson, the eldest son, John J., died
when a promising young man of twenty-four years;
Elvira is the widow of (ieorge Clarkson. who is
represented elsewhere in this work, she has four
children — Henry Thomas, Marj' ,1., Alice B.. and
(ieorge James; Charles ISI.. married Miss Lucy
Sconce, is a resident of Sidell Township, and the
father of one child — Marj' C; Mary J. became the
wife of John S. lies, a farmer of Sidell Township,
and has three children — Ivory \'., Jacob J., and
Grace A.; William H. died at the .age of seven
years; Joseph II. married A'iola Parrish and is a
resident of Sidell Township; he is represented else-
where in this work; Benjamin A. died when
twenty-one months okl.

Mr. Thompson is now as strong a Republican .as
he was a Whig in the earl}- daj's, and has frequently
served as a delegate to the various conventions.
Both he and his wife are members of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church. Mr. Thompson has
served as School Director In his District and has
taken a warm interest In educational matters, lie
is the offspring of an excellent farnily. being tln'

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son of John and Eliza (Cole) Thompson, the father
born in Washington County', Pa., and tlie mother
in Mason County, K3'. ; thej^ were married in the
Blue Grass State, and the father was a farmer by
occupation. lie died in 1848. when about sixt}--
five years old. Tlie mother survived her husband
for tiie long period of twenty-eight j'ears. dj'ing in
1870, when about eighty-four years old. Benja-
min Cole, the maternal grandfatlier of our subject,
served in the Revolutionary War and was wounded
.at tlie battle of Brandj'wine.

Mrs. Thompson is the daugliter of Alfred and
Sarah (Vice) Harrison, the former a native of Lewis
Count}', Ky. Her paternal grandfather, .lohn Har-
rison, was a native of Virginia. The parents of
Mrs. Thompson, spent their entire lives in Ken-
tucky, the father dying when a young man of
thirty-five years, and the mother at the age of sixty-
four. They had a family of eight children, four
sons and four daugliters of whom Mrs. Thompson
was the eldest, she being born May 13, 1825.

An excellent portrait of this worthy citizen and
well-known resident of Sidell Township is pre-
sented on another page of this Album, and will be
highly v.ilued both bj' the j'ounger generation and
the sturdy old pioneers of the county.

"if; OHN R. NEWKIRK. an insurance agent and
a leading undertaker of Indianola, is also
an old and faithful public servant, having
/ served in various capacities for many years.
He has held the offices of Collector, Assessor and
Justice of the Peace, filling these i)ositions with
ability and fidelity, and for the past thirty-one
years has been a resident of the State of Illinois.

Mr. Newkirk was born in Somerset Township,
Washington Co., Pa., on Dec. 12, 1827. His
father. Tunis Newkirk, and mother, Jane Rainey,
were also natives of the same place as their son.
His grandfather, Newkirk, was a native of
N'irginia, where he entered land from the gov-
ernment immediately succeeding the Revolu-
tionary War. The Newkirks are of German ex-
traction, wliil(! the Rainey family were English.

The elder Newkirks died in Pennsylvania, the
father being seventy-two years old at the date of
his death, while the mother was forty-two years
old when she died. She left eight children, seven
of whom grew to maturity. Their names are:
Isaac J., Eliza, and. Sarah A., deceased. John
R., Rhoda A., Carolina O., deceased, and Will-
iam. John U.. learned the trade of cabinet-making
and undertaking and became very proficient in his
calling. His ingenuity and industry aided him in
soon mastering the intricacies of his trade, .so that
he was able to start out in life, m.aster of tlie
situation.

On Dec. 12, 1854, Mr. Newkirk married Miss
Elizabeth Neblick. He remained in Pennsylvania
until 1857. At this lime he concluded that the
West offered a better field for his trade and in
pursuance of that idea, he concluded to emigrate to
Illinois. The journey from bis native St.ate to
Vermilion County was made the entire distance, in
wagons. He located on the east side of Sidell
Townshij), on what is now called the Rowand farm,
which he rented for five j-ears, afterwards buying
twenty acres and living on that for five years.
He rented Barnett's farm for two years, at the
expiriition of which time he came to Indianola
and here he has resided since, worklncr at his
trade and prosecuting the insurance business
in a manner that has won for him success. He
is the fathei- of four children: Lolie J., Wil-
mot, Albertis and Alaquinpa. Lolie married
E. E. Weaver, who is a leading merchant of Em-
poria, Kan; Wilmot married Dora Smick and is
residing at Cushman, Edgar Co., III. They have
two children — Cassius and Maud; Albert is en-
gaged in the restaurant business; AhKiuinpa mar-
ried Edward McVey, who is residing in Pittsburo-,
Pa., where he is an expert in the electric light
business.

Mr. Newkirk, as before indicated, has served in
various public capacities, and his terms as Assessor
and Collector have covered the period of twelve
years. He is now serving as Justice of the Peace.
These matters of record are pointed out to exhibit
the esteem in which he is held by his fellow-citizens.
He has been a member of the Masonic Order since
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pertaining to that ancient organization. The
Democratic party has no more faithful follower than
he, as he believes that true Democracy teaches the
correct principles for the administration of the gov-
ernment. He believes that the leaders of his parly
are better fitted to choose candidates than anyone
else, and therefore, usuallj- votes the straight ticket.
He lias inherited his honesty and i):itriotism for the
reason that his ancestors were of the verj' best peo-
ple of their section of the country.

^^ EORGE F. SANDERS is one of the farm-
ili (=, ers of Elwood Township, who exhibit
^^i) great interest in all benevolent enterprises,
and in matters that look to the education of the
rising generation. His farm, which is situated on
section 10. is improved [>}■ the best methods known
to modern agriculture, and the buildings on it are
of the l)est, the dwelling house, especiall}-, being
noticeable for its fine appearance and its comforta-
ble arrangement. The place is well tiled and
fenced.

Mr. Sanders was born in PittS3'lvania County-,
Va., on Feb. 11, 1836, where his father, Coleman
Sanders, was also born. His mother was a native
of the same place and was born Aug. 15, 1815.
They were the parents of fifteen children, seven of
whom are living: George F., Daniel, Elizabeth,
Rutli. \irginia. Amos, and Maria. One daughter,
Susan, died after having attained maturity. Mr.
Sanders had two uncles, James and Leonard San-

tders, who were soldiers in the War of 1812, the
latter holding the commission of captain. Mr.
Sanders' maternal grandfather, Steplien Sea, also
fought in the War of 1812, and iiis remains ai-e
interred at Yankee Point, where his grave is deco-
rated each Memorial Day.

Mr. Sanders came with his parents to Eugene,
Ind., in the fall of 1840, when Gen. W. H. Harrison
was a candidate for president. The excitement of
that memorable campaign, with its log caljins, coon
skins and hard cider, is vividly recalled by him.
and especially the ceremonies which occurred at
Terre Haute. He was iri his fifth year at tlie lime

and was glad to have the honor to vote for the
grandson of Gen. Harrison for the same high office
forty-four years later. The family lived in Ver-
million County. Lid., until Feb. 1, 18.J5. when they
came to Elwood Township, settling on section 10,
where the subject of this sketch now resides.
Here he owns 240 acres of land and is engaged in
general farming and stock riiising. He takes great
pride in raising the best of cattle and horses, and
in this wa3' has made a great deal of money. He
is a thorough and energetic farmer and does every-
thing well.

On June the 4th, 18.56, Mi: Sanders was united
in marriage to Xancy J. Shires, daughter of James
and Ruth Shires, the latter deceased. There are
four generations living in Mr. Sanders' house.
Politically he votes the Republican ticket, and has
held the office of Highway Commissioner for five
3'ears, but has never sought an office. His famil}'
are members of the Cumberland Presbj'terian
Church, and while Jlr. Sanders is not a member of
any denomination. he gives liberally to the support
of the gospel and every charitable purpose. While
he was a bo}' he was obliged to work early and late,
and therefore his advantages to secure an educa-
tion were limited. He now sees where the benefits
of a school can aid the rising generation, and he
therefore does everything iu his power to promote
educational enterprises. By his own efforts he has
risen from poverty to the position of a wealthy
farmer, as a survey of his fine farms and buildings
will demonstrate. Mr. .Sanders is one of the best
citizens of his neighborhood, and bj- the people
who are best acquainted with him he is held in the
highest estimation.

' >«n "4*3*n'£*A'* «°*

MANUEL SNYDER. One of the best regu-
|-5j l.ated farms in Carroll Township belongs to
iL^ the subject of this notice, and where with
his large and interesting family he is extracting
much comfort out of life. Providence has blest
him in his labors and enabled him to accumidate a
good propert)', while he is endowed with the (ju.ali-
ties which iiave insiiired him to an upright life and

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gained him the esteem and confidence of his fel-
low-men. lie owns iind occupies 273 acres of
choice laud ou sections 9 and 10. wliich willi its
improvements constitutes a tine estate, upon wliicli
is paid in taxes a round sum annuallj'.

Our subject was born in Clay Township, Fair-
field Co., Oliio, May 6, 1830, and was tliere reared
to man's estate, attending the common school, and
becoming familiar with the various employments
of rural life. When a young man of twenty-three
years, lie was married, in 1853, to Miss Lovina
Glick, a native of the same count}- as her husband,
and boru in Bloom Township. A year later the
young people removed to Bartholomew County,
Ind., where Mr. Sn3'der purchased a farm, where
he lived five years. Later he removed to Tippe-
canoe County, where he sojourned seven years and
came tlience, in 18G7, to this county, settling on
his present farm, to which he has since added.

Mr. Snyder has almost rebuilt his present resi-
dence, which is large and commodious, admirably
adapted to the convenience of the inmates. His
barns and sheds are substantial structures like the
dwelling, with little ornamentation, to be sure, but
amply adapted to health and comfort. Much of
the labor upon them has been done liy his own
liands. Tl>e fences are kepi in good order, the
fields well tilled, and everything about the premises
is indicative of thrift and good management. Mr.
.Sn3der makes a specialty of live-stock. Short-horn
cattle, Poland-China swine and good horses, and
has raised a great deal of winter wheat. He has
done a large amount of very hard work, and while
ill the Hoosier State, engaged considerably in
threshing, log-rolling, etc. He is at present inter-
( sled in bee-keeping, having about forty-six swarms,
which produce a vei\y tine quality of hone}', with
which the family is amply supplied the 3-ear
around.

The household circle of our subject and his wife
was completed by the birth of ten children, the
eldest of whom, a daughter, Catherine, became the
wife of Thomas Bone, of Champaign County, and
died in 1888; Simon married' Miss Lydia .limes,
and they are living in Carroll Townshi|); they
have two children — Emery and Kdith. Martha A.
is tlie wife of 1'. Lawrence, a lanner of Carroll

Township; Henry D. married Miss Jane Hinton ;
they have one child, and live at the home farm.
Monroe is married and farming in Broadland,
Champaign County; .lonathan, William, Erraa,
Periy and Maude remain at home with their
parents. i\lr. and Mrs. .Sn}'der are members in
good standing of the Cumlierland PresViyterian
Church, and our subject, politically, is an uiicom-
|)romising Democrat.

The parents of our subject were Henry and
Elizabeth (Tosh) Snyder, natives of Germany, who
came to America after their marriage. The father
had settled in Fairfield County, that State, about
1840, and there both parents spent their after
lives, Mr. Snj'der dying at the .age of seventj^-five
years, and the mother .at the age of eighty, in 1878,
ten years after the dece.ase of her husband. Six of
their children grew to mature years, viz.: Philip,
Henry, George, Fred, Emanuel and Elizabeth.

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<;|'OHN W. NEWLIN, a native-born citizen

I of thiscounty. and a veteran of the late Civil

War, W which he consecrated the opening

years of his manhood to the service of his

country, and won an honorable record as a fearless,
patriotic soldier, being promoted from the ranks —
is to-day one of the leading citizens of Catlin
Township and one of its most able and popular
civic otticials. He has a good farm on section 34
and a fine residence near Catlin village, and is
actively eng.aged in buying, feeding and shijiping
stock.

He is derived from worthy parentage and comes
of good old pioneer stock. His father, Thomas B.
jSewlin, is supposed to have been born in Harrison
County, \'a., and his mother, whose maiden name
wasAngeline Griffith, was born in W.ayne County,
Ind. Her father was Stephen Griffith, one of the
earliest settlers of this county, coming here in
1826, the mother of subject being then about nine
years old. The father of our subject had attained
manhood when he accompanied his fatliei-, ,lohu
Newlin, to this county in 1837, coming from
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Townslii)). !ui(l thus becoming pioneers of this
plricc in an early day of its settlement. After
marriage the parents of suljjcet settled in Oakwood
Township, where the father carried on his occupa-
tion as a fariiur for many years, being an impor-
tant factor in developing the agricidtnra! resources
of that township. In I SCfi he and iiis wife re-
moved to Kansas. I)iit in 1.S72 they returned to
this county and est.ablished themselves in Danville,
where he died in February, 1877, thus closing a
life that had been an exemplary one and leaving
the precious legacy of an honorable name to its de-
scendants. The mother of subject makes her
home in Kansas and is held in high respect in her
community as a woman of tme worth and line
character.

Our subject was the elilest of seven children,
and he was born June 13,1840, in what is now
known as Oakwood Township. He was reared to
man's estate on his fatlier's farm and there obtained
that thorough training in agricultural pursuits that
has contributed so much to his success in later
years. He obtained an excellent education in the
common schools of Vermilion Count}' and was
thus well equipped to start out in life on his own
responsibility. He was not twentj-one j'cars of
age when the great Rebellion broke out, and while
watching its course with intense interest he longed
with patriotic ardor to fling himself into the cause
and aid in fighting his conntrj-'s battles. In a
short time he was enabled to leave home and enter
the army, and in Jul}', 1861, the month following
that in which he became of age, be enlisted in
C'ompan}' I, 35th Illinois Infantr}-, and served
with great credit till September, 1864, a period of
more than three jears. He took part in the bat-
tles of Pea Ridge (Ark.), Stone River, Siege of
Corinth, Chickaniauga, Mission Ridge, etc., and
was with Gen. Sherman on his famous march to
the sea. He was slightly wounded at the battle of
Kenesaw Mountain, and was twice taken prisoner
but managed to elude the vigilance of his captors
anil make his escape both times. That his services
were of value on the field is shown li}' the fact that
he was mustered out at Springfield with the rank
of .Sergeant, he having received deserved promo-
tion for gallant conduct in the face of the enemy.

After retiring from the army Mr. Xewlin re-
turned to iiis native township and there engaged
in farnung and also in te.iehing. After .-issuming
the cares and responsibilities of married life he
took his bride to AVinterset. Iowa, where they
established their home. He engaged in agricul-
ture there one year, and at the expiration of tliat
time returned to this county with his family, and
has since resided in Callin 'I'owr.shii), where he
owns a choice farm of eighty acres, and. as before
mentioned, is (piite extensively engaged in the
stock business.

Mr. Nevvlin has been blessed by a good wife, who
has not only added to his hajjpiness but h.as aided and
encour.iged him in his work, as a sensible, practi-
cal woman alone could do. They were luiited in
marriage Sept. 19, 1865. 1 br niMideu name was
Ivea E. Ta3'lor, and she is a daughter of the late
Thomas A. Taylor, Sr., and his wife Ivea (Allen)
T.aylor. They came to this county in 1853 and
located in Callin Township, where he died Sept.
11), 1876. Mrs. Taylor survives him and makes
her home with her daughter, Sirs. Smith. Mrs.
Newlin was born in Tippecanoe County, lud.,
Feb. 2, 1845, and received from her mother care-
ful instruction in all household duties, so that
when she came to have a home of her own she was
amply able to manage it. Five children have been
born to her and our subject, :is follows: Tempie J.,
Nora, Mildred. Lena, Lowell T.

Mr. Newlin [lossesses a clear head, sound busi-
ness faculties, a strong will and a stable character,
which traits, with his well known incorruiitibilily.
render him one of the l)esl township ollicials, and
he has held some of the most important and re-
sponsible local public olliees. He has been Super-
visor of Catlin Township three terms, has been
Assessor and Collector and h.as also l>een an incum-
bent ot the various school otiices. He is a man of
exceptional public s|)irit, alwa\s favoring all feasi-
ble plans for the advancement of the lownshiii or
county. lie is a Republican 1(j the heart'.- core,
taking an active (lart in political matters, although
his oflicial course is never biased by i)arty prefer-
ences, and he stanchl}' sui)|)orls those principles for
which he fought so nobly in days of yore. He is
identified with the \. F. it A. M. as a member of

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Catlin Lodiie, No. 285 ; Vermilion Chapter, No. 89,
and Athelstan Commandery. No. 45. He and his
wife are zealous members of the Cumberland Pres-
byterian Church and take an active interest in
Sunday-school work. He has been elected Elder
of the cliurch but did not feel inclined to serve in
that capacity.

FERDINAND M. HACKER. This gentleman
1,—^) came to Danville in 1853, when it was only
jti a small place, and the country roundabout
was still in a wild, sparcely settled condition, deer
in the vicinity, and squirrels and rabbits and other
game abounding near tlie city. Since that time he
has been closely identified with the industrial in-
terests of this part of Vermilion County, both as a
practical farmer and as a skilled mechanic. He now
devotes tlie most of his time to the cultivation of
his highly prixUictive, well-improved farm in this
township.

Our subject is of foreign birth, a representative of
the German nationality, born in the province of
Pomerania, Prussia, Oct. 18, 1831. His father
John Hacker, and his grandfather. Joseph Hacker,
were natives of jMeeklenbnrg, the latter being a
life- long resident of that province. The father was
reared in the land of his nativity, and when a
j'oung man was an overseer on a large estate be-
longing to some person of wealth. He was but
eleven 5ears old when the great Napoleon invaded
his native place and he was drafted into the ser-
vice of the French, and made to drive a team a
short time. He went from Mecklenburg to Prus-
sia, and was a resident there, engaged there as be-
fore mentioned, till 1852. In September of that
year, accompanied by his wife and the four chil-
dren that had been born to them, he set sail from
Hamburg and going to Liverpool, Eng., embarked
on board of an American-bound vessel, and landed
in New York on the d.ay of the N.ational Thanks-
giving, after being forty-si.\ days on the ocean.
The fares had been ))aid to Wisconsin, but the
family were swindled out of their tickets, and iiav-
ing no money concluded not to go further than
Chicago, and there the father and the children that

were large enough, found work. In 1853 Mr.
Hacker, Sr., made the acquaintance of Judge Pear-
son, who induced him and other families to come to
Danville, giving to each, who would build a house,
a lot, and he and his family started for this place
in the month of July, that year, coming with a
horse and wagon and taking their household goods
along. The father built a log house here and was
a resident of this city till his death in 1881, at the-
venerable age of eighty-two years. Thus he was
an interested witness of much of the growth of this
flourishing, busy cit}', and aided in bringing about
the gre.at change. The maiden name of his wife
was Dorathe Lewerenz, and she was a native of
Pomerania. She is now a welcome inmate of the
household of our subject, and has attained the ad-
vanced age of seventy-eight years. There were six
children born to her and her husband : Ferdinand
M.; Fred C. living in Danville; Charles, in New-
port, Ind.; Minnie married John Balls, and after-
ward died. Two died in Germany.

Ferdinand, of whom we write, attended school
in his native pl.ace quite steadily until he was four-
teen years old, and as is tlie custom of his church,
was then confirmed, and was afterward employed
with his father. In 18-17 he commenced to learn
the cabinet-maker's ti'ade, his father paying $'>-i
cash for that privilege, and he received his board
during the three years he served. At the expira-
tion of that time he did journeyman work a few
months, and then, in 1852. came to America with
jus parents. After coming to this countrj' he
worked for a time in a bos-factor>' in Chicago, and
in 1853, after settling in Danville, went to work at
the carpenter's trade till the fall of the j'ear, and
then engaged at his old calling as cabinet-maker,
doing journeyman work till 1855. In that year he
went to Fithian Station and worked on a farm a few
monlhs, and then returned to town and worked at
his trade till 1856. After that he was actively and
prosperously engaged as a carpenter, and was a res-
ident of Danville till 1870, when he bought the
farm wliere he now resides. On this he has made
many fine improvements, greatly increasing its
value, has erected a good set of frame buildings,
and lias brought (he land to an excellent state of
cultivation so that it is highly productive, yielding

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lioiiiUiful harvests in repayment for liis toil. Here
lie and liis family liave a pleasant, cosy home, and
its generous hospitalities are appreciated b\' the
weary stranger who happens within their gates.

.Mr. Hacker W.1S married Aug. 13, 1854, to Anna
Ueal, a native of Germany, who came to America
when quite young. To them came seven children —
Albert, Mary, Charles, Martin, Edward, .lohn an<l
Emma. This happ\' home circle was invaded l)y
death in 1874, and the wife and mother was taken
from her sorrowing family and friends.

Mr. Hacker was married to his present wife in
187(;, and their peaceful wedded life has been
blessed to them by the birth of three children —
Annie, Ferdinand B. and Ida Ma}-. JNIrs. Hacker's
maiden name was Emma Kaley Sheets, and she
was born in Reading. Burks Co.. Pa.

Mr. Hacker stands well in this community as a
man and as a citizen, and in all the relations of life
that he has been called on to fill, as son, husband,
father and neighbor, he has done his duty, and no
one can bring aught against bis character or his re-
cord, which are stainless. That he has a comforta-
ble home he owes to his incessant industry-, di-
rected by sound common sense and excellent
judgment. Mr. Hacker has a deepl}' religious na-
ture, and in him the Lutheran Church finds one of
its most active supporters, he having been one of
the first members of the denomination in Danville.
He belongs to the Fire Beck Lodge No. 499, I. O.
O. F., and to the Turner Society.

UFORD TAYLOR, M. D., one of the favor-
ite sons of Georgetown Township, is now a
resident of Westville, and is rai)idly making
*^^^ his mark as a physician and surgeon, and
also !>s a politician. He is married to one of the
accomplished daughters of Georgetown, and they
occupy a neat and comfortable home in the village
of Westville, where they enjoy the warm friend-
sliip of many acquaintances. The Doctor has a
good practice, and living as he does In the midst
of the coal regions, has frequently the opportunity
lo exercise his skill as a surgeon among the miners,

wiio often meet with nccidents requiring his ser-
vices. In ijolltical circles the Doctor is a member
of the Republican Central Committee, and promi-
nent in the councils of the party in this sction.
He has attained to his present position, both in the
profession and among men generally, by his own
exertions, paying his way through college and sig-
nalizing himself by the industry and perseverance
which is the surest guarantee of success In every
avenue of life.

Our subject was born May L"), 18()2, and grew
up familiar with farming pursuits. He attended
the common school and made such good headway
that when but fourteen j'ears old he began teach-
ing, and followed this five winters In succession.
In the meantime he conceived the idea of becoming
a physician. He began the study of medicine un-
der the instruction of Dr. J. E. Balch,of Westville,
with whom he remained two and one-half 3-ears,
then entered the office of Dr. W. A. Vohn, of \:i\-
paraiso, Ind. Later he became a student of the
Medical College at Indianapolis, from which he
was graduated Feb. 18, 1885. He commenced the
practice of his profession In Westville, and has
since been making steady progress toward the lop
of the ladder.

A few months after receiving his diploma, being
prepared to establish a home of his own, the Doc-
tor was united in marriage with Miss Mola Padgitt,
the wedding taking place at the home of the bride
in Georgetown, July 26, 1885. Mrs. Taylor was
born in Georgetown Township, April 3, 1860. and
is the daughter of .lohn L. an<l Ellen (O'Neal)
Padgitt, who arc wi'll known in this part of the
county as among its most esteemed citizens. She
acquired a good education, and, like her husband,
engaged in teaching, which she followeil si.x years.
After their marriage the Doctor and his bride set-
tled in Westville, where they have since resided,
and where our subject enjoys the patronage of Its
best people. He is pardonably proud of some of his
performances in surgery, especially a ease which he
recently had in charge, wiiere a very dillicult ani-
l)utation was required, and which he executed with
great skill and with successful results.

To the Doctor and his estimable wife there have
been born two children, bright little d;uighters —

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Louie and Bortlia E. Mrs. Taylor is a member in
good standing of tlie Christian Church. The poli-
tics of the Doctor have already been indicated.
Socially, he belongs to the IMasonic Fraternity of
Georgetown, and is also identified with the Sons of
Veterans at Danville. He is serving as a School
Director in his district, and is recognized as a lib-
eral and [)ublic-spirited citizen, one always ready
to contribute of his time and means for the ad-
vancement of the enterprises calculated for the
general good of the community.

^ R. PATRICK II. SWAIM, of Ridge Farm,
)l is recognized by the people of Elwood

1*^ Township and tlie outlying country as one
of the most successful physicians and sur-
geons in the county. He is comparatively a young
man, on the sunny side of forty, having been born
Oct. 19. 1849. His native place was Guilford
County, N. C, from which he removed with his
parents in 1852 to Parke County', Ind., they settling
nine miles north of Montezuma, where the father,
Brantle}' Swaim, died in 1882. The mother, Mrs.
Irene (Fields) Swaim, is still living at the old
homestead in Indiana.

Eight children comprised the family of the pa-
rents of our subject, seven of whom are living,
viz: Byron, Christopher W., Isabelle, William B.,
Patrick H., John B. and Milton. Our subject first
attended the common schools of Bloomingdale,
Ind.. then entered the acadeni}- conducted by
Prof. Barnabas B. Hobbs. When twenty-three
years old — in the fall of 1871 — he began teaching,
aud followed this profession tliereafter for five
years in his own neighborhood. He then began
reading medicine, and in the meantime attended
medical lectures in Rush College, Chicago. Later
he attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Indianapolis, by which he was graduated in 1879.
He began the practice of his profession at Annapo-
lis that same year, but shortly' afterward removed
to Quaker Hill, Ind., and from there a year later
to Bethel in this count} . In the latter place he
remained' three years, and we next find him in

Hum rick. 111., where he sojourned until April, 188.J.
Thence he changed his residence to Ridge Farm,
where he has built up a large practice and been
eminentlj' successful. In the fall of 1888 he treated
forty cases of typhoid fever successfully, losing no
case from that epidemic. In the fall of 1887 he
journeyed to the Pacific Slope, visiting the princi-
pal cities of California, and spending two months
very pleasantl)- and profitably. He is a man of
large observation, aud leaves no stone unturned in
the acquirement of useful knowledge.

The marriage of Dr. Swaim with Miss Carrie
York was celebrated in December, 1 875. This
lady is the daughter of Eli York, who met his
death on the battlefield at Spring Hill during the
Lite Rebellion. The Doctor and Mrs. .Swaim are
the parents of two interesting children — Musa and
Mabel. Politically, the Docto'- is a sound Re-
publican. He belongs to the Modern \\'oodmen,
being Examining Surgeon of his lodge at Ridge
P^vrm.

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^l^'RANX'IS P. SxMITH. The young geuera-
r^^ tion that has sprung up since the pioneers
\ of this country have passed off the stage of

action, is composed of young people, who have
profited by the experience through which their
fathers have passed. They have had before them
nil object lesson that has taught them the facts
that nothing is g.iined without labor. Some
of them have passed through — in their early life —
scenes of Iiardship and know what privations are
and what it is to want for the necessaries of life.
They farther know what it is to procure an educa-
tion under ditticulties. But those who have been
born within the last thirty 3'ears have h.id compar-
atively easy sailing on the sea of life. Their parents
have become able to educate them and give them
a start in life. This young generation appreciate
all these things, and none more than the man
whose name appears at the head of this notice.

Francis P. Smith is one of the young and enter-
prising farmers of Elwood Township. He is proud
of his father's record, (which appears in this vol-
ume) and he has every reason to be. He is resid-

RESHDENCE OF vJOHNM.BIsIalOTTSEe. 25, ElaWOOD «FR, VERMIlalON CO.

RESIDENCE OF WblGRAX SEC. 30,SIDELLTR. VERMILION CO.

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ing on the old homestead, wliich is situated on
section 18, range 11, wliere he was born Dec. 31.
1854. His fatiier, George W. Smith, is a native of
Tennessee and u worthy pioneer of N'crinilion
County, having emigrated here with his f:ilher,
Jesse Smith, at a time when tliis eounlry liud little
evidence of civilization. Francis received his edu-
cation at the common schools, and the N'ermilion
Academy'. He lia-s workeil on a farm since lie has
been old enough to do anything, and he has been
prosperous.

On Feb. 22. 1S77, .Mr. .Smith was married to
Sarah .1. Canaday, daugiiter of Henry Canadaj',
who was a fanner in this township. .She w.a.s boiii on
a farm adjoining her present home .July l.'j. 18.50.
.She is the mother of four children, three of whom are
living — p]verett, Ethel, and Noble. Mr. Smith is
the owner of 178 acres of first-class land, all of
which is perfectly cultivated. He follows general
farming and stock-raising, and doe.s so intelligently.
His stock consists of graded horses, .Short-horn
cattle, roland-China hogs and Merino and Shrop-
siiiredown slieep. He h.as many fine specimens of
good stock and is an enthusiastic admirer of blooded
animals.

Mr. Smith and his amiable wife arcalwa3's found
at the front, where their duly calls them. Tiicy
."re enthusiastic members of the Cumberland Pres-
byterian Cliurch al Sharon.

^OHN M. ELLIOTT. As a rule, if a man
belongs to the society of t^uakers, no other
recommendation need be given him. It is
I a rare thing to liud a dishonest or idle man in
this most excellent sect. They are conceded to be
honorable, just and industrious, and if a [lerson pos-
sesses these qualities, we place in him im|)]icii con-
fidence and uuliounded trust. .lohn M. lllliott is
a (Quaker.

Mr. Elliott owns and operates 12.j acres of laud
on section 25, Range 1 1, Elwood Township. His
father, Nathan Elliott, was a native of Guilford
County, N. C. and a son of Exum Elliott, who emi-
grated to Wayne C(junly, Ind.. when Nathan was

five years old. Indiana was a territory at that
time and the Indians and wild animals held :iliiiost
undisputed possession of the country. Tliis was
just after the war of 1812. The mother of John
M. was Betsey Maxwell, daughter of John Max w. 11.
She was born wliere i:arlham College now stands,
and died in Indiana May 17. 1841 , leaving three
children: Jane, ( Mendenhall), .S;ir:ih ( Larrance)
and John M. The father afterward married Naomi,
daughter of Jonathan .Mendeuhall. and by this last
marriage he was the father of nine children, seven
of whom are living: Henry C, Anna E., Wesley,
Alvin, Clayton 15., Mary E. and Del[)hina. One
son. David, died in his .seventh year, in 185."i, and
another one died in infancy.

John M. Elliott was born Dec. 22, is;!;), .-md
enn'grated with his father to this county in 1855,
locating in Elwood Township, one mile and a half
west of Ridge Farm. He received his education
primarily at the public schools, he having also
taught two terms. Otherwise he has worked at
the business of farming since he was old enough to
do anything. He was married on .Ian. .'Jl, ISlil,
to Miss Sarah, daughter of John .MeudenhiUl, a
prominent resident of Carroll Township, where she
was born. Mr. and Jlrs. Elliott are the parents of
nine children: Melbourne, Florence, Francis A.,
Ada R., Orange, Howard .1., William IL. .Martha
and Mary, the latter being twins. Melbourne mar-
ried Grace M. P.atton and lives on the old home-
stead in this township; Florence is the wife of
Thomas H. Rees, of Carroll Township and the
mother of one ciuld, born June 15, 188y, died Julv
22, 1889; Frank is in the C:iscade Mountains of
Oregon, connected with a surveying party.

The whole family belong to the Friends' Chureh
and take great interest in religious matters. .Mr.
Elliott hiis been a. School Director for twenty years,
and is a Trustee of the N'ermilion Academy being
one of the original incorporators of that institution.
Politically he votes the way tlie most of the people
who belong to his church do — with the Repub-
lican party — and is always willing to do what he
can honorably to enhance its interests. He has
never aspired to official honors but in religious .-md
educational affairs exhibits great solicitude. His
pleasant home is always open to his friends and he

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ami his most excellent wife are liberal in their hos-
pitality. We present on another page of the
AiBUM a fine view of the residence of Mr. Elliott,
where he lives in comfort and happiness with his
wife and those of his children who vet remain at
home.

ILLIAM GRAY is pleasantly located on
his valuable farm of 240 acres, and, al-
Jj^ though at an advanced age. still retains
the active management of all its details. He was
born in Butler County, Ohio, about seven miles
north of Hamilton. His father, Louis Gray, was
a native of ]S'ew Jersey, but came to Fort Cincin-
nati in 1801 and built a log cabin on what is now
known as Third street in the city of Cincinnati.
Here he purchased 200 acres of laud at a shilling
an acre, which, xiyoa his remov.iI to Butler County,
Ohio, the so-called land of promise, he sold at a
small advance on the origiual cost. He was mar-
rie<l to Miss Mary Winnigs. this event taking place
in New Jersey a short time previous to their re-
moval to Ohio. Louis Gray was a strong sup-
IX)rter of the old Whig party and an ardent ad-
mirer of Henry Cla}', Harrison, and other men of
his party. When the Republican iMrt}' was formed,
in 1856, he joined that political organization, but
died regretting the fact that he could never have
the opportunity of casting his vote for John C.
Fremont. At the time of his death, in 1S56, he
was seventy-eight years old. Early in life he was
crippled, a fact which prevented him from enlist-
ing in the war of 1812. He made an endeavor to
join the army, but was rejected. Louis Graj' was
married twice, his first wife being the mother of
William. His second wife was Mrs. Ann Collins.
a native of New Jersey. By his first marriage he
was the father of five children; Amos, who was
drowned in boyhood; Phfjel>e. Daniel, William and
Harvey. The grandfather of the subject of this
sketch was born in America, but his father was a
native of England, coming to this country in
colonial times.

William Gray's birth occurre'l on May 9, 1816.
he is the onlj- survivor of his mothers family, but

has three half sisters living. His first boyish recol-
lections are of the old log house in the woods on
the banks of the Miama River, but this stream has
since washed away the site of the structure. Here
the happiest moments of his childhood were passed.
His father was a coutraetor for the building of the
Miami Canal from Dayton to Cincinnati, and
about the firet work in which William engaged,
w.is driving a yoke of oxen on this contract, while
his father had charge of 100 men and about forty
or fifty teams of cattle. William was obliged to
stand on a flour barrel in order to put the 3'oke on
j his oxen. His father, in common with other sturdy
pioneers of this country, believed implicitlj' in the
pl.on of rearing his sons to industry, a fact which
has left its imprint upon the generation succeeding
him. After the c.an.al was completed, William's
father invested his earnings in Butler Count}' land,
but in 1844 he concluded to remove to Indiana.
which he did. locating near LaFayette.

It was under these circumstances that the sub-
ject of this sketch grew to manhood. He attended
the subscription schools in the winter time, and
during the summer months worked upon the farm.
He also learned the cooper's trade, as his father
owned a cooper shoii in connection with his grist-
mill. In 1841, when he was twent.y-five yeai-s of
age. he was married to Miss Sarah A. Harman.who
was born three miles east of Lebanon, Warren Co.,
Ohio. She is the daughter of Samuel and Mary
Harman. who came to Warren County while they
were children. Her grandfather, Henry Harman.
was a native of Germanj', while her mother's peo-
ple came from an old American famil}' of Scotch-
Irish descent, Her parents continued to live in
Warren County several years, but finally removed
to Tippecanoe County. Ind., and later si>ent their
declining years with Mrs. Gray, her father dying
in March. 1875, at the age of seventy-four 3'ears,
while her mother i>:issed awa}- in Februar}-, 1887.
at the advanced .age of eighty-four years. This
venerable couple were the parents of twelve chil-
dren, whose names are herewith given: Sarah A.,
Alfretl, Elizabeth, .Susan, Henry, David, Rebecca
and Mary (twins), Samuel, Catherine, Martha and
Emma.

Mrs. Gray was born Oct. 14, 1822. Her eariv

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•lays were pa;>aed in a manner simitar to tboi»e of
ber bmband. Tber lived oalj twelve or fcKuieen
miles apart, and b*f^me aw vbile ret

cfaildren. In |!^44 ilr. Gray w -aily — aaul

also accompanied bj bis father's familj — removed
to Clinton C " i„ and resided tber* ontil

lSo9. when ' _ - -J on their present bome-
5tead in Vermilion Conntr. 3Ir. Giaj parcfa^ied
400 acres of land, wbrcb at the time was anim
proved. He staked off the foandatioo for his
boose br the shadow of the son at noootide;. but
his watch being a little fast, the foandatton wk
not located dne north and soath. While in I:. !'-
ana Mr. Gniy b^an to pock purfc. working
every winter, and in company with John I>Li..
bailt a plant for this porpose and also for packiL_
beef. Hb packing boose was located at Crawfords-
ville, and in this industry he wi -
aboot 20 .tXW hogs each year, ic- -.-. . . -...,e

3Ir. Gray has lived in Illinois, however, be has
devoted bis entire time to farming, and in tli>
occupation has been eminently successfoL

Mr. and Mrs. Gray have become the parents >. "
nine children : Harvey. Mary -Jane. Al :'
iam H.. who died at the age of five years; ....
A.: Sarah Cwho died when fiteen years old : 31
who died when six months old; Clara and .'.
Harvey enlisted in Company D.. 2.5tfa Illinu.^ .--
&ntrv. and at Chiekamaoga was woonded and
taken prisoner, bnt being disabled was
rebels on the field of battle. He was :_i_.. . ^
Union hospital at St. Lonts, where he died a victim
of small-pox. ilary -Jane married James M'lls. a
UniiHi soldier, and he died in April. 1S79. leaving
three children — Alfred. Elma and EMe. Since the
death of Mr. Mills his children, as well as thetr
mother, have lived at the home of Mr. Gray.
Alfred married Mis> Vena Carroll, and b farming
in Sidell Township. They have two children.
John and William. Elizabeth Au. is t&e wife of
John Wilaoo. also a Union soldier, and a farmer
of Sidell Township. They have two children —
Otto and Charles. Clan is at borne. Alice mar-
ried Samuel Guthrie, who was also a soldier of the
Unioc army and now a farmer near Toscoh. l'.-
They have four children — Eva. Sarah, Ola at..
Harrison.

ilr, and Mr- '
home, which
other pa.-

ings tnd . „. .^..^aien

occupants, while their spJe

re living in a very pleasant

~:ed by a fine view on an-

me. All of the sorrooDd-

• -- ' —.'/I tagteof its

ff boots also

exhibits the fact that 3fr. and Mrs. iiray are fowl
of good reading. Mr. Gray has served as School

I Director for several years, and is much interested
in educational matters. He has also been a Jnstke
of the Peace, holding that honorable office for six

, years, and for many years held the pc<utioa of

Highway Commiseiooer. Politically he b a stanch

Republican, and does good work for his party. In

ill thb section of the country there b not a more

^ and pablic-«pirited couple

-A.VID JI-: V. It b a fact gener-

ally ackn., . >^ . ^uid widely commented
upon, that in the great world with its mil-
lions of men no two are alike, ahboush
iiey may be possessed of many corresponding
:raits of character. Mr. Johnston b ooe of tbose
''•bo have assisted largely in the development of a
^rdon of the soil of Vermilion Coontv. and las
dlstingut^Kd himself by hard labor, sobriety.
^ooesty and the other solid qualities which ?•> to
aiake up the nsehil citizen. Hb life occa|«tion
has beoi that of a farmer, and we find him com-
fortably located at a aiug little bomestead on sec-
ti«xi I. Oakwoo>1 Townshipi. He h^ been re^on-
ably rewarded for the toil and sacrifices of his
earlier years, and has been surroonded by an the
ojmforts of life, while at the same time enjoyins
msay of its luxuries.

The Sist record we have of thb branch of the
Johnston family was the settlement in Piouksyl-
vania of Grand£>ther David H. Johnston, who sub-
sequently rem - a Coontv. Ky„ daring

the peiiod of 1- ^ - ^ ^:-ement, where he deah

excenetvely in fat cattle, hocses and mnlesv and be-

r ^yoe of the wealthiest men in that region. He

...r . wned and operated a distiller}-, bat distin-

gubhed himself as a patriot, and was appointed

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by the American Congress during the Revolution-
ary War to visit the Tories in his region and con-
fiscate whatever he could lay his hands upon of
their property, which he sold, and applied the pro-
ceeds to the carrying on of the war. It is easy to
imagine that nothing pleased the old hero better
than this errand, and none rejoiced more than he
at the result of the Declaration of Independence.

Among the sons of Oraudfather Johnston was
John, the father of our subject, who was born in
Mason County, Ky., was reared upon a farm, and
removed to Ohio about 1826. He had three sis-
ters— Hannah, Nancy and Polly Ann. He married
Miss Sarah Mathanej-, a native of that State,
and the daughter of Klias Mathanej-, who was
born near Harper's Ferry, in West Virginia, and
in connection with farming pursuits became one
of the best breeders of fine horses in the Blue
Grass regions. He was married three times, and
died about 1862.

The parents of our subject after their marriage
visited Kentuck)', then settled in Adams County,
Ohio, and there spent the remainder of their days.
John Johnston was a well-educated man, and be-
came prominent in his communit}'. He wsis b}'
nature a polished gentleman, and a man ,always in
demand at public meetings to introduce the
speakers to the people, and make other various
little arrangements so essential to the smooth work-
ings of those gatherings. He departed this life at
his home, in 1834, and the mother followed her
husband to the land of the hereafter, four years
later, in 1838. The latter frequentl}- related the
incident of her father '-poling" a keel boat from
New Orleans to Pittsburg before the days of steam.

To John and Sarah (Mathauey) Johnston there
were born five children, three sons and two daugh-
ters, of whom three are living, and of whom
David, our subject, was the eldest. He was born
in Mason County, Ky., Feb. 6, 1820, and at the
early age of twelve began to i)addle his own canoe.
His education was ver}' limited, and he worked for
his uncle about three years after leaving home.
Later he was employed by John Dalton, of Brown
County, Ohio, several years. In September, 1844,
when a youth of eighteen, he started for Illinois
on horseback, and upon his arrival in this county

was eraplo^yed the first }'ear on a farm for Henry
Florher, and he was similarly occupied until his
marriagL-. This important and interesting event
was celebrated Nov. 11, 18.52, the bride being
Miss Mary A. E., daughter of Dr. A. AV. Britting-
liaui, an old Thoinpsonian physician wIki came to
Illinois in 1830, and was a veiy prominent man in
his day. His grandfather, William Brittingham, was
born in Maryland, and married a lady whose first
name was Elizabeth. His parents were Jeremiah
and INIary (Williams) Brittingham, the latter a
daughter of John Williams, of Maiyland. Jere-
miah was born Dec. 3, 1764, and his wife, Mary,
Oct, 12, 1760.

Jeremiah Brittingham removed to Ohio in 1810,
and to Illinois in 1830, arriving in this county
Nov. 5. 1830. He became the father of eight chil-
dren, five of whom died when quite young in
Maryland. The three who grew to m,'iture years
were: Benjamin A., Mary and Arthur W., the lat-
ter the father of Mrs. Johnston. To the latter .and
his excellent wife there were born eight children,
of whom five are living, viz: Mrs. Johnston, Mrs.
Lucreiia Osliorn, Mrs. Julia Ann Osborn, Arthur
W., Jr., and Jeremiah. The last-mentioned is still
unmarried, and makes his home with our subject.
He is a prominent member of Oakwood I. O. O. F.
Lodge No. .564, in which he has passed all the chairs,
and in Februaiy, 1889, finished his term as Past
Grand. Arthur W. Brittingham departed this life
Aug. 19, 1885. The mother of Mrs. Johnston was
in her girlhood Miss Matilda Watson, daughter of
the Rev. Henry and Mary Ann Watson, who were
among the early settlers of this county. She was
born Sept. 3, 1804, and died Aug. 19, 1877.

Mrs. Johnston is a native of this county, and
was born Nov. 8, 1833. After their marriage Mr.
Johnston operated on a rented farm about seven
3'ears, then entered 160 acres of land from the
Government, and purchased forty acres. This he
he sold later, and bought 100 acres, which he now
owns and occupies. His landed possessions com-
prise 297 acres, nearly all under cultivation. He
erected his jjresent residence in 1876. He raises
considerable stock, feeding a carload of cattle each
year. Only a son and daughter have been born to
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became the wife of David Young', and lived on
one of her fatber's farms until her (loath in 1880;
she left one child, who is hcin;^- reared li^' the grand-
parents.

John W. JoluLston, the only son of our subject,
is a very bright and promising yo\ing man. and re-
mains on the homestead with his parents, .assisting
in the operation of the farm. lie is a [)r(>n)inent
member of Ijodge No. 714, A. V. & A. iVI., at New-
town, in which he has been Secretary five jears and
Senior Warden three years, still holding the latter
office. lie is also a mend)er of Vermilion Chap-
ter No. 82, at Danville, and of Atlielstan Com-
mandery No. 45, at Danville. He is also Record-
ing Steward of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a
School Trustee and Vice-President of the Town-
ship Sunday-school Association.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have been mem-
bers of the Methodist Episcopal Cluirch for the
past six years. Mr. Johnston cast liis first Presi-
dential vote for Zacliar_v Taylor, and has alw.iys
kept himself well posted upon the political issues
of the day. He identified himself with the Repub-
lican party at its organization, in 18.56, and since
tliat time has steadfastly remained a supporter of
its (trinciples.

munity, is now engaged

i ATTHEW TRIMBLE, one of tlie sub-
stantial and successful men of Sidell
Townslii|). and one who is well iden-
tified with the advancement of his com
n general or mixed
farming. He is one of the substantial men of his
township, and is entitled to a place in history as a
self-made man. lie was born Dec. 27, 1827 in
Ohio, and was reared on a farm, and in a new
country. His father was one of the |iioneers who
\yas obligeil to hew his wa\' through the forest, in
order to make a farm, and as Matthew was the
oldest boy of the family, he was obliged to work
hard at plowing and breaking among the stumps.
His boyhood days, as before stated, were desti-
tute of any of the advantages calculated to give
him an eduialion, as the school teachers in those

days were on a par with the schoolhouses, exceed-
ingly crnde. Later, as he grew to be a young
man. a brick school-house was built, of which he
aided in the conslriiction, and there he attende<l
school for three leims. \\'heii he came from < )liio
in the summer of LSfi;), he brouglit with him a
drove of 700 sheep, driving them the entire dis-
tance with the aid of .'i boy and a dog. and this was
his first substantial sl.art in the stock business. His
first wife, wliosc maiden name was Cassandria Pig-
man, died in 18(!2.wlien he sold his farm ami engaged
exclusively in the slock business. He has traded
and dealt in live stock of all kinds since his boy-
hood, and at the time of selling his farm was con-
sidered one of the shrewdest buyers in this section
of the country, and up to this lime he had made
an even ^2,000 on his sheep.

He was uiarried the first time in 184i) and by
this union he was the father of four children:
Rebecca A., William, Rachael and James. Rebecca
married Scott Ilildreth. a farmer of Carroll Town-
ship. The}' have three children, Elizabeth A.,
Joseph and Blaine: William resides in Powesheik
County. Iowa; Rachel married Oeorge Bennett.
They have four children: Clinton, Minnie, Erank
and an infant. Erank is a tinner by trade. Mr.
Trimble was married a second time in 1864 to Mrs.
Lydia Ilarve}'. She w.as born in Pennsylvania and
came to Indiana when a snuill girl, and in 1862,
emigrated to Vermilion County. Her first husband,
whose name wjis Oliver W. Harvey, died in the
army, leaving two children — Jane and Charles AV.
Mr. and Mrs. Trimble have two children — Chaun-
cey and Lucy. The former is at home working on
the farm, while Lucy married Elmer Hite. who lives
in Kansas. Mr. Trimble has assisted his children
in getting a start in the world, and they are the
pride of his declining years, lie has taken an
active and intelligent part in all the matters per-
taining to public schools, and has served as Direc-
tor fifteen years. He has also filled various other
positions in the township, although he h.as never
aspired to political honors. Mr. and Mrs. Trim-
ble are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Sidell. and they are materially aiding in the erec-
tion of a new house of worship. He is an original
Lincoln Republican, as he considers that the prin-

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ciples of that great man are the correct ones for
tlie government of politics. He belives that the
Union Labor party of America is. some day. bound
to succeed. Mr. Trimble since he has commenced to
do for himself, has been successful, which is wholly
due to his judgment of men and his industrious
habits. He takes hold of all matters of business
with energy, and never has known that there is such
a word as "fail."

* ICHAEL P^ISHER has for the past (cu
years been engaged in the hardware liusi-
'i ness in Indiauola, where he has conducted
a large and prosperous business. His
store is one of the finest in the town, and is always
the scene of activity.

He was born in Carroll Townshi|). within half ;i
mile of Indianola, Nov. 6, 18.35. His father, IJavid
Fisher, came to this county in 1833, bought school
lands from the State, and also entered a tract of
o-overnment land in the same year, and at the time of
his death, which occurred in 1878, he owned nearly
1,000 acres of land. He was born in Ohio, his
father being of good old Pennsylvania stock. 'J'he
Fishers were of German extraction and pioneers of
Pennsylvania, where they settled during Colonial
times. David Fisher was married in Carroll Town-
ship to Miss Jane Weaver, who is still living. She
is a native of Ohio, her father coming to this coun-
try in 1828 and being therefore one of the very-
earliest pioneers. He lived to be one hundred
years old, while his wife was past ninety when she
was called away.

David F""isher was the father of five children,
whose names are: Michael, John W., Alar^- J.,
George and Lucinda. Michael was reared on a
farm and received good educational advantages in
the schools of his childhood, which were of the
subscription sort. He was married in 1864 to Miss
Maryette IJaum, daughter of John W. P,aum. an
old settler of Carroll Township. She was born in
Indianola. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fisher
continued farming until 1877, when he engaged in
the hardwai-e business, as before indicated. He

started the erection of the -'Fisher Block" in 1881,
completing it the next year. The store is 44x66,
anil comprises two store rooms, the Masonic and
Fisher's Hall.

Mr. and Mrs. Fisher have three children: Frank,
Maud and Eva. Frank is attending tiie Univerity
of Illinois and is a member of the class of '90.
He is taking the civil engineering course. Maud
is the wife of Joseph J. Sidell — whose sketch ap-
pears in this volume — while Eva is at home. In
addition to his hardware business Mr. Fisher deals
largely in agricultural implements, and also owns
and manages two farms near Indianola. He has
served his neighbors in several offices, having been
Justice of the Peace for sixteen years and Asses-
sor and Collector for four years each. While liv-
ing in Kansas in 1857, he joined the Odd Fellows
fraternity to which society he has since adhered.
Politically he belongs to the Democratic party, but
is in favor of the best man being elected to any
position, and in consequence he votes independ-
ently*. As before stated he has held many town-
ship offices and witli distinguished honor, but he
has never been an ottice-seeker, as his neighbors
have recogni/.cd in him the qualities which should
belong to every man occupying a public position.
His fine education coupled with his splendid judg-
ment has been recognized and appreciated.

Mr. Fisher was a student at the Georgetown
Seminary where he acquired a classical education,
and in his younger days was a teacher, being eminent
in his profession. He is one of the leading citizens
of Vermilion County and is respected and hon-
ored as such. A fine view of the home of Mr.
Fisher is shown in this volume.

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^ ANII'^L OAKES, a gentleman of unusually
modest demeanor, may be usually found
'•-^ at his homestead, on section 11, in Vance
Township, where he carries on farming
and has lived since 186!). The inroads upon his
health, made by the rigors of war when he was but
a j'outh, have had their Lasting effect upon his con-
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the full iiieasurc of his amiiition anioiiu^ tln' busy
laliorers of the world. He is. however, a ni.TH
liijrhly respectcil ainoiii,^ his fellow-citizens, possess-
ing that integrity of character which has enabled
him to live uprightly and at peace with all the
world.

The early tramping ground of our ,siil)jeet was
in .Seneca County, Ohio, where he w.as born Aug.
•if), 1813. His father, Mich.ael ( )akes. w.-is a native
of Pennsylvania, a farmer by occupation, and mar-
ried .Miss Hel)ecca Farner. who was liorn in Ohio.
In 1850 tliev moved to Clark County, 111., and
later returned to Ohio to make a visit, and Mrs.
Oakes died while on the journey thither. The
father was subsequently married, and after some
years, about 1858, returned to this county. The
children of his first wife comprised three .sons and
one daughter, of whom three are living. One son,
John, during the Civil AVar, enlisted in Company
F, 2.5th Illinois Infantry, and died in camp at
Scottsboro. Ala., in the winter of 18()2. Michael
Oakes departed this life at his home in Vance
Township, in 1882.

The subject of this notice attended school in
Clark County, 111., the temple of learning being an
old log schoolhouse, with its primitive accommoda-
tions, and the system of instruction far inferior to
that of the jjresent day. When a youth of seven-
teen, the Civil War being in progress, he enlisted
as a Union soldier in Company F, 71st Illinois In-
fantry for three months. At the expiration of this
time be re-enlisted in Company F, 26th Infantry-,
for three years, and took pari, in m!in3- of the im-
portant battles which followed — Atlanta, Scotts-
boro, Savannah, New Hope Church, Kenesaw
Mountain, Grape Creek — and went with Sherman
in his memorable march to the sea. He had the
pleasure of witnessing the surrender of the rebel
(leneral Johnston in North Carolina, and after the
surrender of Lee, repaired with his comrades to
W.isbington, and took part in the (Jrand Review.
On the 28th of July, 186L at Atlanta, Mr.
Oakes received a gunshot wound in the right side,
but he kept on fighting, and never lost a day on
accouut of it. At .Savannah he was wounded in
the right knee. His health was greatly impaired
by hardshi[) and exposure, and it is hardly possible

that he will over regain his former robust health.-
Mr. Oakes was first married in 1867, to Miss
Melissa .Morrison, who became the mother of four
children (two of whom are living), and who died
in 1880. The tivo children remaining are Charles
and Eva, who are living with their father. Mr.
Oakes w.Ts married a second time in 1881, to Miss
Margaret Hickman, and they have one child —
Willie. Jlrs. Oakes is a member of the Presbyte-
rian Cluiich. Our subject takes no active part in
liolitics, but goes regularly to the polls, and votes
the Republican ticket, even if 'he has to leave a
sick bed, as at the last election. He is a member
of Homer Post. O. A. R., but on account of fr.ail
health, has not been permitted to attend the regu-
lar meetings. The most of his time is spent on
his snug farm of 1 10 acres, which is finely located
on section 7. and is undera irood state of cultivation.

-^. NDKUSON W. ELDKK. The subject of
[@/u[ this notice came to this county from Ohio
111 in 1878, for the purpose of taking charge
i^J of the large farm which he now operates,

and which comprises 320 acres, the east half of sec-
tion 31, in Sidell Township. His efficient manage-
ment is observable in the well-cultivated fields and
the general appearance of the premises. While
o()erating as a tiller of the soil, Mr. Elder is also
engaged in the cultivation of his mental capacities
— a man who has read and ol)served much, and
who has decided ideas coupled with the faculty of
giving them expression, and with the good .sense
which usuajly inspires him to temperance of speech
and prevents him from giving offense to those dif-
fering from him in oi)inion. He is in the prime of
life, active and energetic, and the son of one
of the most wealthy farmers of the Buckeye
State, John Elder, who was the owner of nearly
1,000 acres of lan<l in Clark County, Ohio, and
who died Ma3' 31, 1889, at the advanced age of
eiijhtv-one years, one month and nineteen d;ivs.

The subject of this notice was born near Spring-
field, in Greene Township, Clark Co., Ohio, Aug.
26. 18a2.anrl was there reared to man's estate on a

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farm. About 1877, he started on a traveling tour,
visiting the Eastern States, the Duniinion of Can-
ada, also Kentucky and Missouri, after which he
came to tiiis count3^ He was married in 1881, to
Miss Libby, daughter of W. B. Squires, of Sidell
Townsliip. Mrs. Elder was born in Iowa, wlience
her parents later came to Illinois, then removed tj
Kentucliy, and slie was reared in these two States.
Of her union with our subject tliere have been
born four children, viz.: Edna, Inez, Editli and
Jolinie B., who are all living and at home witli
tlieir parents, and are looived upon by tlie latter
witli pardonable pride, being remarkalily interest-
ing and intelligent. Mr. Elder, politically, is a
sound Republican, and is able to give a reason for
tlie faitli tliat is in him. He is no ofliceseeker,
and has liad very little to do with public affairs,
simply serving on tlie Circuit Jury.

The father of our suliject was a native of Ilarris-
burg, Pa. ; the mother, wliose maiden name was
Phebe Casey, was born in Springfield, Ohio. She
died in 1860 at tlie age of fortj'-flve years. Nine
children comprised the parental family, who were
named respectively, Ann J., Wallace, Findlaj', Me-
linda, Samuel, Anderson W., David, Robert and
Charles.

ICHARD R. WORTHINGTON, M. D.,

'(( physician and surgeon, is one of the
best of the profession in his cominunitj',
^ where he has resided for the past fifteen
years. He is a native of Mason County, Ky.,
having been born near Ma3sville on Aug. 14,
1851. His father and motiier were also natives of
the same county, and were very prominent citizens
there. The father, the Hon. Samuel Worthington,
was elected as a Whig to the State Legislat,ure and
was noted as an independent, outspoken man. He
died in his native county, in 1862, at the compar-
atively early age of fifty-four, and in this world's
goods he was fairly well off. He was killed by one
of his former slaves. His wife is still living at
her old home and is a lady of seventy-one years of
age. The elder Worthington had been married
three times and liy his (iisl wife was the fatlier of

two children, who grew to maturity. He had three
by his second wife and eight by his third, four of
whom grew to maturity ; the latter of whom were
Mary R., who died in Mason County, Ky.; Anna;
Richard Kun^'on, of whom this sketch is written ;
and Martha L. Anna married Elder W. G. Cox,
and is residing at Middletown, Ky. Martha L. is
the wife of .1. G. Thompson, who is a prosperous
merchant and la':d-owner of Fernleaf, Ky.

Dr. Worthington was reared on a farm. He at-
tended the common school, and later on, the col-
lege at Minerva, Ky., which institution he entered at
the early age of thirteen. Here he continued a
student for three years when he relinquished his
studies to take charge of his father's farm, which
occupied his time for two 3'ears. In 1870, he
removed to Catlin, ^'ermilion County, where he
began to read medicine under Dr. T. H. Runyoii.
He continued his studies in this manner for ab(nit
eight months, when he entered the Medical College
of Ohio at Cincinnati, graduating from that insti-
tution in the class of 1874. In October, of the
same year he located at Indianola, entering upon
a successful medical career.

He was married in 187'J to Miss Vina McMellaii,
daughter of 'Squire William McMellan, one of the
leading men of Indianola, whose biography ap-
pears in this volume. She was born in Carroll
Townshi|i, and attended the common schools other
town, gaining a good education. She is the mother
of three children — Samuel Lester, Chester Allen
and Anna Love. Dr. Worthington put in a stock
of drugs the first }'ear he located at this place, buy-
ing out tlie store operated bj' Dr. J. L. Hull.' His
practice has increased until to-day he has all the pa-
tients that he can attend to. He is a member of the
County Medical Association and is constantly
studying, thus keeping apace with the i)ractical de-
tails in the improvements of medicine. Asaphysl-
eiaii he is patient, constant, sympallietic, yet intlis
hour of extremity, cool, calm and courageous, thus
inspiring the sick and distressed in scenes of dan-
ger. He is tlie Examining Ph3sician for the Little
Vermilion Camp of Modern Woodmen, of which
he is a charter member. He was a charter member
of the I. O. (). F., Lodge No. 584, and passed
through chairs of that order, and was Representa-

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633

live to the (; rami Lodge. He was the first Presi-
dent elected under tiie incorpoiatiun act of tlie vil-
lage and served with fidelity and intelligence, and
has held that office ever since. He was elected
Supervisor in 1889.

Dr. Worlliington is an adherent to the princi-
ples of the Democratic party and is an .active
worker in its ranks. He was one of the original
projectors of the Indianola Building and Loan As-
sociation, being President of that organization. He
is very prominent in the affairs that look to the
improvement of his town, anil a i)ul)lic-spirited
citizen in every sense of the word.

/OlIN F. ROWAND, Supervisor of Sidell
Township, .although quiet and unobtrusive in
manner, possesses strength of cliaracter and
from the fact that he has just entered upDn
his seventh year in this capacity, it is evident that
he stands high among his fellow-citizens. He-is a
farmer by occupation, owning and oireratiug 300
acres of choice land, 200 on section 12 and 100 on
section 1. Nature has endowed liira with a gen-
erous fund of sound, common sense, a quality des-
lended to him from a most excellent ancestry.

The native place of our subject was the present
site of Springfield in Clark County, Ohio, where
his birth occurred June 2, 18r)3. His parents,
Edward iind Margaret (Smith) Rowand were nat-
ives respectively of Mar3'land .and Ireland. The
father emigr.ated to Ohio at an early date and
settled on a tr.act of land near the present city of
Springfield where he cleared a farm from the wil-
derness. He was first married to a Miss Luce who
became the mother of seven children, all of whom
lived to m.ature years. Of his marriage with Miss
Smith there were also born seven children, viz.:
Kdward M., .John F., our subject, Isaac, an infant
who died unnamed, Margaret J., Mary E. and
Davis. Of these six are living.

The Rowand family came to Hlinois in 1857.
and settled near Paris in Edgar County, where
they lived one year: then coming to this county

they located where the city of Sidell now stands.
The father was a very able man and especially act-
ive in church work. He accumulated a comfortable
property but finally returned East as far as Ross
County, Ohio, about 1859. Here his death oc-
curred in 18G1 when he was seventy-four years old.
The mother then came back to this county and is
now living at the old homestead, three-fourths of a
mile southeast of Sidell.

Our subject was in the fifth year of his age when
his parents cann! to Illinois, and after their return
to Ohio he attended school in Ross County. After
the death of his father he went to live with his
half-l>rotlier, William Rowand, in Clark County
and remained a resident of the Buckeye State until
1869. In the rae^antime, upon approaching man-
hood he worked on a farm at *8 per month, during
the summer and .attended school during the winter.
He earned the money for his books, notwithstand-
ing his father left a good property. One of the
half-brothers managed to hold tlie estate, which
was in litigation for a period of five years before
divided equally among the rightful heirs, being
settled in 1877.

While aresidentof Illinois our subject was married
April 2, 1878, to Miss Eliz.alieth A. Cross. This
lady was born in Greene County, Ohio, and is the
daughter of Eth.an 0. and Nancy Ann (Webster)
Cross who came to Illinois in 1 8C2 and settled in this
county. The father prosecuted farming and died
in 1884, when about fifty years of age. The mother
h.ail passed away ten years before, at the eiuly age
of tliirt^'-eight years. Their eight children were
named respectively', Charles E., Elizabeth Almira,
Sarah Matilda. Frank who died at t]w age of two
moiillis, Fanny B., .Jennie .S., Bessie who died when
one year and ten months old and Nettie Adelaide

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rowand settled
ui)on 200 acres of land which fell to our subject as
his sli.'M-e of his father's estate. Upon this he has
effected good improvements and for the past five
years has been largely inlercsled in live stock,
milking a specialtj' of cattle. In 1880 he purchased
eight}' acres of land on section 1 and in 188-1
twenty acres on the same section, which is watered
by the Little Vermilion. The farm is well equipped
with good buildings and mudern maciiinery, includ-

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ing a winrlinill and an artesian well, the latter 210
feet (leeji.

To our subject and his estimal)le wife have been
born four children — John K., .Ir., Jennie E., Charles
D. and HattieM..all livinj,'. Mr. and Mrs. Rowand
are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church of Sheridan in which Mr. Rowand is serv-
ing liis fifth year as Elder. Me has served as Town-
ship Supervisor and in jjolilics votes the straight
Democratic ticket. He is quite jirominent in local
politics and a member of the Democratic County
Central Committee, also of the Democratic Clul) of
Sidell.

Nancy Ann Whit, the great-grandmother of
Mrs. Rowand, was the daughter of a Mr. Zanes after
wliom the town of Zancsville, Ohio, was named;
she was married to Mr. Maxwell at the age of six-
teen years and in the Revolutionary War carried
bullets in her apron to the soldiers, said Inillets
being "run" by her sister. She was a courageous
and loyal old lady — one of the typical grandames
of the colonial times. A (lortrait of Mr. Rowand
appears on another page of this volume.

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ARIUS BOSWELL REID, President of the
\'illage Board an<l Supervisor of George-
town Township, is recognized as one of
the leading men of this county, with whose
interests he has been closel}- identified for many
years. A Kentuckian \>y bii'tli, his native ])lace
was near Maysville, in Eleming County, and he is
the son of Joseph V. Reid, who was born on the
eastern shore of Maryland. The family is of Irish
origin. Mrs. Rebecca (Montgomery) Reid, the
mother of our sul)ject was born in Pennsylvania,
af English ancestry.

Joseph C. Reid was first married to Miss Susan
Lee, in Kentucky. She was a high-liorn lady and
a descendant of old Gen. Richard Ileniy i^ee, of
Revolutionary fame. Of this union tiiere were born
three children, only one of whom grew to mature
years — a daughter, Mary M., who became the wife
of Thomas Scott, and at the time of her deatli left
two children — Marion and Alexander. The former

was a soldier of the late war and died during that
struggle. Josepii Reid was a man liighly endowed
by nature, remarkably intelligent and a great lover
of music in which he was quite proficient, having a
tine voice for singing and skillfully playing the
violin. He taught school during his early man-
hood and in the meanwhile prepared the manuscript
for an arithmetical text book, wliich, however, was
never publislied but is still in the possession of the
famil}'.

The father of our subject likewise learned the
trade of a shoemaker which he followed mostly
during the vvinter season, while in the summer he
was engaged in the cultivation of a small farm.
Born in 1775, he fought under Gen. Harrison as
ensign at Ft. Meigs in 1813, and after the war re-
turned to his home in Kentucky. His first wife
died in the Blue Grass State and he was then mar-
ried to the mother of our subject. In 1835, after
the birth of three children they left Kentucky,
coming to Edgar County, this State, and settling in
what is now Brucllet Creek Township. They re-
sided there until 1850, then removed to Wayne
County, where the father entered 120 acres of land
on his war claim. He only lived two years there-
after, passing away in 1852.

After the death of her husband Mrs. Reid sold
the farm and returned to Edgar County. Later
she came to live with her son, our subject, and
died at his residence, Dec. 14, 1884, when seven ty-
five years old. She had been a devoted Christian
for more than twenty years and was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church. Joseph Reid,
politically, first belonged to the old Whig part\-
and was true to the |)rinciples which afterward laid
the foundation of the Republican party. The pa-
rental househohl included four children, the eld-
est of whom, a daughter, Susan J., married Jason
B. Sprague, who later became Captain of Company
D, 29th Illinois Infantry, and was killed on the
battle-field of Sliiloh. He left his widow with six
children — Sarah A., Edgar B., Thomas, Wealthy
A.. Charles and Mary, ftlrs. Sprague died in La-
bette County, Kan., at the age of forty years. The
second daughter, Elizabeth A., married Shirle\'
Trotter, became the motlier of three children and
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widow of Fnincis Robinson and resides in Wayne
County-; she has four cliildren.

The subject of tliis sketch was born Jul}' H.
1833, and was but two and one-half years ok) when
brought by his parents to Illinois. Ilis education
was confined principally to his own liomc, liis fa-
ther being his tutor, although he attended for a
short time the subscription schools in Kdgar
Count}'. There he made the acquaintance of his
future wife. He was brought up on a farm and
after leaving Wayne County the last time worked
one j'ear in a briek-yard and subsequently was em-
ployed the same length of time on a farm. Ho
came to Georgetown in the summer of 1855 and
entered the employ of I'ike Sprague for a term of
three j'ears, at the expiration of which time he was
married, July 14, 1858, to Miss Sar.ah A., daughter
of Rev. Patrick and Lurena (Wilson) Cowan.

The parents of Mrs. Reid were from Virginia
whence they removed to Indiana and then to this
State, settling finally in Edgar County. Their
family consisted of nine children, of whom Sarah
A . was next to the youngest. She was born in
Illinois, .and was reared in Edgar Countj'; her
father was one of the pioneer preachers of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Eastern Illinois.
Since their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Reid have made
their home in Georgetown, and have a snug resi-
dence in the eastern part of the town. In later
years our subject turned his attention to carpenter-
ing and has built a great manj' fine residences in
and about Georgetown besides churches and school
buildings. He put up the academy building at
X'crmilion Grove and the Friends' churches at
Georgetown.

Seven children came to bless the union of Mr.
and Mrs. Reid, but the first-born died in infancy.
Rebecca A., the fourth child, died at the age of
three years; Mary L., Robert J., James F., Alex. C.
and Luranah are the survivors. Miss Mary became
tiie wife of Enos Campbell, a blacksmith by trade;
they live in Georgetown and are the jiarents of one
child. Robert J. is a telegraph operator and sta-
tion agent of the Union Pacific Railroad Company,
at H.iyes City, Kan.; James F., an expert mechanic
and builder, is in the employ of the P. E. Lane
Bridge Company, of Chicago, making his head-

quarters at Lincoln, Neb., where he is at present
superintending the construction and laying of the
iron works on one of the public buildings of Lin-
coln. Alex, has charge of Mr. Reid's farm of
forty acres and lives .at home. Lur.anah is attend-
ing school .at Georgetown, being a rnombcr of the
claiss of '91.

Politically, Mr. Reid is a strong Republican and
in full sympathy with the principles advocated by
that part}'. He has held the olllce of Connnis.soner
of Ilighw.ays with great credit to himself for the
p.ast nine years. He has been School 'I'rustee a
number of 3'ears and for several terms has occupied
his present position as President of the Village
Bo.ard. In the spring of 1885 the Democr.ats
brought forward .an opposition candidate for Su-
pervisor, but notwithstanding this Mr. Reid was
unanimously elected to the office. He has served as
juryman several times and thus has made himself
useful in the affairs of his community, whose con-
fidence and esteem he enjo3's in a marke<l degree.
Roth he and Mrs. Reid are nu'mbers in good stand-
ing of the Methodist Episcopal Church at George-
town. Soci.ally Mr. Reid has been identified with
the Masonic fraternity for a [jcriod of twenty j'cars,
belonging to Russell Lodge No. 154, at George-
town, in which he has served two terms as Master
and is now Junior Warden. Personally Mr. Reid
is of large and commanding figure with a counte-
nance and bearing highly indicative of his true
ehar.acter — that of an honest man and a gentleman.

IIARLES F. GRAY. Prominent among
the manufacturers of Vermilion County
_^) and a leading citizen of Sidell, is the sub-
ject of this notice who hiis been known to the
people of this region since bis boyhood, having
grown up among them, being the scm of one of the
earliest settlers of Sidell Township. His specialty
is the manufacture of tile and brick, in connection
with which he h.as a $15,000 plant and gives em-
ployment to a large number of men. In .addition
to being a young man of more than ordinary busi-
ness ability, he is of that generous and genial

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temperanieiit by which he makes friends wherever
lie goes and is highly esteemed, not only by his
compeers, but by his subordinates. Hh aim in
dealing with his employes is to be not only just.
but generous. In appearance he would attract at-
tention most any where, being portly and robust,
wiiile his high sense of honor shines out tiirough
his expressive countenance and is at once a pass-
port to the confidence and esteem of his fellowmen.
llis business affairs neoessarily demand much time
and attention, but these have not prevented him
from taking a warm interest in the enterprises set
on foot for the good of his community.

In glancing at the antecedents of Mr. Gra}' we
find that his father, Harvey M., was born near Mid-
dletown, in Butler County. Ohio, and was the son
of one of the earliest settlers of Hamilton Count}',
Ohio, Lewis Gray, who located as early as 1800 near
the present site of Cincinnati and established the first
cooper shop in that place. He finally liecame a
contractor on the Big Miami Canal and accumu-
lated a large proi>crly, operating both a mill and a
distillery. During the panic of 18.37 he lost nearly
the whole of his property, but finally regained
p.artially his financial standing and spent his last
days surrounded by the comforts of life. He died
in 1 8.") G at the age of seventy-five j-ears at Jeffer-
son, Clinton Co., Ind., where he had owned and
conducted a hotel. He was a native of New .Jersey
an<l of iMiglish ancescry. The great-grandfather
of our subject lived to be ninety-six years old.

Mrs. Susan (Ilarman) Gray, the mother of our
subject w.as born in Warren County, Ohio, and is
still living, being now a lady of sixty years. Her
parents were Samuel and Mary (Anderson) Ilar-
man, the former a native of Virginia and whose
parents were born in Germany. The m.aternal
grandmother of our subject was born in New .ler-
sey and was of Scotch descent. Upon their re-
moval to Ohio the Ilarmans settled near what was
then Lebanon and engaged in farming pursuits,
and there the childhood and youth of ]Mrs. Gray
\' ere spent until her marriage, which occurreil when
she was a maiden of seventeen.

The p.'irents of our subject after their marriage
loaded up their wordly effects and started overland
for Clinton County, Ohio, where Air. Gray with his

father had l)ecome the proprietor of a cooper shop
at .Jefferson. Father and son prosecuted coop-
ing in the winter and carpentering in the summer
for eleven years, and at the expiration of this time
Harvey Gray decided to strike out for the farther
West, liy this time the household included six
eliildren and he was desirous of acquiring more
land, also in hopes to regain his failing health by a
cliange of climate. Upon their arrival in this
county they unloaded their goods directly west of
the present site of Symmes' burying ground, and
Mrs. Gray witnessed the first burial there in the fall
following. They only staid there one year, then
removed to what has now for man\' years been
familiarly known to tlie people of this region as
the Gray homestead.

The father of our subject was an important mem-
ber of the pioneer community and aided largely in
ft)rwarding the enterprises leading to its advance-
ment. Politically, he was a strong AVhig and cast
his first vole for Gen. Harrison in 1840. He was
a man of progressive ideas and in religion was a
Universalist. He took particular interest in the
establishment of schools, and carried out his idea
of Christianity Ijy assisting those in need immedi-
ately around him. Many a poor man was fed from
his table and received the assistance and advice
most needed. In his family he was reniarkal)ly
kind and indulgent, a lover of home who found
his highest enjoyment there. He improved a good
farm of 160 acres and left his family in comfort-
able circumstances at the time of his death, which
occurred in 1866.

After the death of her husband Mrs. Gray dis-
played remarkaljly good judgment in the manage-
ment of her family and her [jroperty, giving toiler
cbildrcn a good practical education and training
them to habits of industry and sentiments of
honor. She is a bright, intelligent and well-pre-
served lady, with an attractive countenance, sug-
gestive of much l)eauty in younger years, and her
heart has never grown old. The record of her
twelve children is as follows: Samuel who married
Miss Loah Harman, is occui)ying a part of the
homestead and is the father of five children;
Martha A. married (i. M. Spry, of Sidell, a sketch
of whom appears elsewhere in this work; Hannah

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(;3;

M. became the wife of Osear Milfliell and died
leaving two cliildren, Ilaivey and Birdie; Sarah
F. is junior partner of the liiin of V. F. & S. F.
Cvay and presides over the domestic affairs of her
lirother Charles; Ida E. is the wife of George T.
Mason of Areola, III., and they have four children.
.Mr. ^L■lson is assi>ciated with Chapman ]5ros., pul)-
lishers of this work. Emma M. was first married to
Flenry Siiear wlio was killed in a well; her present
husband is J. R. Morrison and they live on a farm
near Sidell; they have one child. Laura married fS.
\V. liaird, a farmer near Indianola, and the}' have
one chiUl; Frank married Miss Lilly Ilarman and
resides in Sidell; Lewis M. died when a iironiising
youth of nineteen years: Alliert at the same age
and Harvey when three weeks old.

The subject of this sketch was born Feb. 11,
185'.). at the homestead where he si)eMthis boyhood,
remaining on the farm until twentj'-four ^-ears old.
He then became interested iu the tile business at
Sidell, which enterprise was first inaugurated by
his brother, Samuel Gray, backed by John Sidell
and operated under the firm name of S. Gray &
Co. In 1883 it was merged intoGr.a}' Bros. The
first buildings were put up in the fall of 1882, but
in .luly 1, 1884 a cyclone tore the building to
pieces and the ^5,000 plant was destroyed in less
time than it takes to write of it. The property-
was then sold under a mortgage and purchased by
Miss Sarah Gr.ay and w.as managed Ity our subject
for two years, at the end of which lime the indebt-
edness was all paid and the firm became C. F. & S.
F. Gray.

Mr. Gray has given his whole time and attention
to his present business since becoming part proprie-
tor, and as a result of his enterprise the town of
Sidell boasts of the best tile factory in Eastern
Illinois. He added to it the manufacture of brick
in the spring of 1888. He gives employment to
about twenty-three men and enjoys an extensive
patronage throughout the county. The kilns and
the drying-room machinery are models in their
way, and constructed after the most approved pat-
terns. The works turn out about 150 miles of
tiling annually, running winter and summer. The
brick business is in its infancy, but there is every
prospect of its complete success. A railroad

switch has been made by Mr. Gray so that he has
shipping facilities over two roads, the Chicago &
EastRrn Illinois and the Chicago & Ohio River.

Although the pcrson.'d interests of Mr. Gray
necessaril}' occupy a large portion of his time and
attention, he is found always willing to put his
shoulder to the wheel in support of the enterprises
calculated to promote the interests of Sidell and
vicinity, lie was one of the leading men in the
erection of the elegant new lirick school building
and has been a member of the Board of Directors
for the past four years. He belongs to the ISajjlist
Church of Palermo, and is a Trustee and Treasurer
of the new Methodist Episcopal Church at Sidell
which has the finest church edifice in the count}' out-
side of Danville. He served as Town Clerk one yer.r
and in the spring of 1889 was the candidate of his
party for Supervisor, but his ticket being in the
minority, he was defeated. Socially, he is an
.active member of the I. O. O. F., Peace Dale, No.
•225, in which he has filled all the chairs. He also
belongs to the Encam|)racnt at Homer. He is
likewise identified with the new Masonic lodge at
Indianola iu which he takes much interest. Of
strictly temperance principles, he is a charter mem-
ber of the lodge in Sidell, and is a man upon
whom is naturally conferred many positions of
trust and responsibility. As the appointed agent
of the iSidell heirs he is looking after this property
with that conscientious fidelity to duty which has
marked all his transactions, and given him a posi-
tion as a business man and a citizen second to none
in his county.

ON. JACOB H. OAKWOOD, a man of

»^ much prominence in public life in Vermilion
County, who is connected with its agricul-
v;; tural interests, owning and managing a val-
uable farm on section 33, Callin Township, is the
representative of a leading and well-known [lioneer
family of this county whose record is inteiwoven
with its early history. His parents came here in
the early days of settlement, and the father being
a man of more than ordinary ability and under-

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standing, though entirely a self-made and self-edu-
cated man, soon became very influential in tlie
adraiuistration of public affairs, and was often
souglit out for advice and counsel. Oakwood
Township, where he located, was named in his
honor, and during his life he was instrumental in
advancing its growth.

The t).ikwood family originally came from Ger-
manj', but so long ago that all record of their
arrival in this country has ))een lost. They were a
thrifty, enterprising, well-to-do people, and have
been land owncre and home owners from their ear-
liest known history. They settled in Virginia in
■ colonial times, and the first member of the family
of whom personal mention is made is the grand-
father of our subject, who owned 400 acres of laud
in the Old Dominion near the town of Abingdon
and close to the Tennessee line. He died when
the father of our subject w.as quite young, leaving a
widow, one son, and three daughters. One of his
daughters married the late Jacob IIickn)an, whose
family reside in this county. Another married
Peter Hickman, who died, leaving two sons who
settled in Missouri. The other daughter married
a Mr. ]\IcCracken and remained in Tennessee. The
grandmother of our subject married again, becom-
ing the wife of Peter Hickman, who owned 800
acres of land, lying partly in Virginia and partly
in Tennessee, a part of the dwelling house being
in each State. The grandmother is said to have
been a woman of many good qualities, and her
step-children lauded her very highlj', saying that
she was the best woman in the world, a praise not
often given to step-mothers.

Henry Oakwood, the father of our subject, was
born either in Virginia or Tennessee, probably on
the line between those States, and there he was
reared to a vigorous manhood, remai]iing at home
till he was twenty or twenty-one years of age,
when, animated by the spirit of liis pioneer sires,
he sought to build a home for himself in the wilds
of the more recently settled State of Ohio, and
thus became an early settler of Brown County.
He was a volunteer in the war of 1812, and took
an active part in the battle in which the famous
Indian chief, Tecuraseh, was killed. He married
Margaret Remley, who was probably born in Green

County, Pa., their marriage taking place in Bracken
County, K3'., and they settled in Brown County,
Ohio, on land which he had previously bought,
and there he was busily engaged at his occupation
of farming. In Octol)er. 1833, he and his wife
with their nine cliildreu came to Vermilion County,
111., and located in what is now Oakwood Town-
sltip the following spring, ))eing among its earliest
pioneers, and the township was subsequently named
in his honor. Although lie attended school but
six weeks in his life, Henry Oakwood was fairly
well educated for the times, his vigorous intellect
compens.ating him for the lack of educational ad-
vantages, and being a man of keen vision, and
well balanced mind, well dowered with firmness,
activity and enterprise, he became a conspicuous
figure in the public life of the township and county,
and bore an honorable part in their government,
holding many olHces within the gift of his fellow-
citizens, serving as County Commissioner, Justice
of the Peace, etc. His death in 1855 was consid-
ered a serious blow to the interests of the commun-
ity where he had made his home for more than
twenty years, and his memory is still held in honor
as that of a noble man, a leading pioneer, and a
good citizen. His wife, who was in every way
worthy of such a husband, survived him till 1877,
when she too passed away in Oakwood Township.
Of their family of nine children, six sons and
three daughters, all were born in Brown County,
Ohio, and all lived to maturity.

Jacob H. Oakwood, the subject of this biograph-
ical review, was their eighth child, and he was
born Nov. 18, 1828. He was about five years old
when he came with his parents to Vermilion County,
and he has always made his home here since that
time. He was reared to manhood in Oakwood
Township, receiving such educational advauta"es
as were afforded to the youth of his day. In 1 857
he estalilished himself in the mercantile business in
Catlin Village, and was suecessfull3' engaged that
and the following year, and in the years 1862, 1863.
Aside from that he has given his attention entirely
to agricultural pursuits and stock raising. He has
a farm of 132 acres, which is well stocked, and in
point of cultivation and improvements is ecjual to
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family liave an attractive lioiiie, nuat in its ap-
pointments, anil replete witli al! the comforts that
enhance the pleasnre of livini^.

Mr. Oakwood has been twice marrieiL To tlie
wife of his early manhood, whose maiden name was
Isalieila Caraway, he was united in marriage in
Catliii Townsiiip, Feb. 13, 1S5L Siie was a (hiugliter
of diaries and I'^lizahetli (McCoricU?) Caraway, wlio
died in Catlin Township, of whicli they were early
pioneers. She was a native of this townsiiip. born
Nov. 27, 1834, and here her life closed Feb. 15,
1H82, two days after the anniversary of her wed-
ding that had occurred thirty-one years before.
Of her happ3' married life with our subject eight
children were born, as follows: ALiry E. died Oct.
8, 1861, aged fourteen years; Charles II. married
Dora Smith of Georgetown Township; (icorge \Y.
married Isabella Graves; Franklin died in infancy;
Knima .1. is the wife of L. W. Jeflfres; two children
who died in infancy'; Anna, living at home with
her father. Mr. Oak wood was married to his iires-
ent estimable wife, formerly Mrs. Rosanna(Coleman)
Alexander, widow of the late .T. J. Alexandei', in
Danville, 111., May 1, 1884.

Our subject bears worthily the mantle of his
honore<lsire, and since the latter's deftth has seemed
to fill his place, and has had a distinguished public
career. His fellow-citizens have twice called him
to one of tlie highest offices within their gift, that
of State He|)resentative, being elected as the candi-
date of the Republican party, and his course as a
legislator marked him as a wise and ellicient states-
man, who looked carefully after the interests of
his State and county, lie was first elected to the
General Assembly of Illinois in the fall of 1872.
and served one term, and in the fall of 1876 he
was again elected as a member of that honorable
body. During his second term occurred the
memorable contest for the I'nited Slates Senator-
shi}) between Gen. John A. Logan and .ludge David
Davis. Mr. Oakwood has filled several of the
local offices verj' accei)tabl3-, such as Township
Cleik, Justice of the Pe.ace, etc. He has taken a
prominent jiart in the movement to deepc^i the in-
terest in agriculture, to advance its growth, and to
promote the study of the best methods of conduct-
ing it profitably, first in his position as Secrctarj'

of the Agricultur.il Society- of \'ermilion County
for five years, and then as President of tliat organ-
ization, which position he filled ably and intelli-
gentlj' for the long term of twenty years. He is
identified with the A. F. it A. M. as a member of
Catlin Lodge, No. 285. He is a public spirited
man in the truest sense of the term, has the dearest
interests of his county and township at heart, and
never neglects an oi)portunily t(; promote their
welfare in eveiT way [)ossihU'. His personal char-
acter is irreproMchalile both in public and in private
life, and he is ever courteous, coiisidciate.and affa-
ble in his intercourse witli all, and is held in high
regard by the entire coranuinity.

P=,a;RANK V. BARNKTT, one of the leading
builders and contractors of Indianola, and
a very rapid anti efficient workman, has left
the marks of his skill upon some of the most im-
portant buildings in this part of the county.
Among them are the extensive steam grain eleva-
tors at Sidell and Broadlands, the largest structures
of their kind on the Chicago and Eastern Illinois
Railroad, one having a storage ca[)acit3' of 65,000
bushels, and a loading capacity of one car in twenty
minutes. Both are fitted u[) with the latest and
most improved machineiv, the placing of whicli
was superintended by Mr. Barnctt, he setting the
engines and locating the boilers. He takes i)ride
in his business and has always aimed to excel. It
must be admitted, he has come vi'r\ ne:ir the rea-
lization of his hopes.

A native of Niciiolas County, Ky., our subject
w.as born within two miles of the celebrated Blue
Lick Sijrings, whose name is contemporary' with
that of the Indian hunter. Daniel Boone. His fa-
ther, Ambrose Barnett, was the son of John T.
Barnctt, one of the earliest pioneers of the Blue
Grass State. The great-grandfather, John Barnett,
was a native of Maryland and a noted frontiers-
man, conspicuous for his bravery and daring, and
who bore a wounti received at Fort Meigs. Indeed
the whole familj- were prominent in the govern-

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mental affairs of Kentuclv\', at a time when tlie set-
tlers were seldom ever secure from the ravages of
tlie Indians, and tlie agitation following the out-
break of the Revolutionar}' War.

In 1855 the father of our subject emigrated
from his native State to Illinois, settling near Paris,
in Edgar Count}'. In 18G3 he changed his resi-
dence to this count>', locating on a tr.act of land in
Carroll Townshii), where he labored as a car|>enter
and joiner, and departed this life in 1874, at the
age of sixty-three years. The men of the Barnett
family, as far back as the records go, were cele-
brated for their mechanical genius, being able to
handle edged tools of all kinds, and to construct
nearly everything required in those d.ays. The
motlier of our subject survived her husband a num-
ber of years, dying in 1882, at the age of sixt}'-
nine. The household circle was completed by the
birth of six children, of whom the record is as fol-
lows: Frank V., our subject, was the eldest of the
family; Elizabeth J. became the wife of Robert
Anderson, and lives in Western Kaus.as; Nancy
married William Spiccr, and lives near George-
town, 111.; Mary A. is the wife of Tillman Smink,
a farmer of Sidell Township; John died in cliild-
hood at Paris. Edgar County; James A. is a
carpenter and blacksmith combined, .and liv(!S in
Indianola.

The subject of this sketch w.as born Aug. 30.
1845, and studied his first lessons in the public
school at May's Lick in Kentucky. He was a boy
of ten years when the family came to Illinois, and
distinctly remembei's many of the incidents con-
nected with the journey, and that they were among
the first travelers over the new thoroughfare,
kno.vn as the Terre Haute. Alton & St. Louis Rail-
road, now the ''Bee" or tiie Indianapolis & St.
Louis line. He enjoyed the journey immensely,
and at its end made himself useful in the building
up of the new homestead. Along with the hard
work there also came much pleasure and recrea-
tion, and young Barnett being very skillful with
his rifle was recognized as one of the most expea't
hunters of his neighborhood, bringing down manj-
fine specimens of deer, wild turkey and other
game.

During those times also our subject assisted in

the plowing, the sowing of crops and the harvest,
besides working with his father at the trade of a car-
penter. His education was obtained mostly during
the short sessions of the winter school. In Feb-
ruar}', 1865, the Civil War being in progress, he
entered the ranks of the LTnion Army as a member
of Company E, 150th Illinois Infantry, which went
into Cam|) liutler to drill, and from there jour-
neyed south, where the regiment was held as a re-
serve at Bridgeport, AI.i., Cleveland, Tenn., Daltfm.
Atlanta and Griffin, Ga. Not long afterward fol-
lowed the surrenrler of the Confederate forces, and
our subject received his linal discharge without
being required to participate in any active engage-
ment. He was blessed usually with good health,
never absent at roll call, never in a hospital, and
never reprimanded for any misdemeanor.

After leaving the army our suliject resumed the
peacefid pursuits of farm life one .year, then began
to work with a ditching machine in Edgar and
Vermilion counties, and v\as thus occupied four
j'ears. In 1869 he was united in marriage with
Miss Isabel, daughter of John Stark, one of \'er-
milion County's earliest pioneers. This union has
resulted in the birtii of seven children, namely :
Carrie E.;Sissie, who died in infancy; Ella and
John, twins, both of whom died in infancy; Will-
iam, also deceased in infancy; Melissa and Ru villa.

Mr. Barnett has never had any weakness for of-
ficial preferment, although he has his political pref-
erences, which may be guessed at from the fact
that he is best known in political circles as "the
Democratic pole-raiser." At this business he has
proved himself an expert, raising liberty poles at
Ridge Farm, Indianola, Palermo, Catlin. George-
town, Hume and other pl.aces. In addition to the
structures already mentioned be h.as superintended
the erection of school-bouses at Indianola and Si-
dell, besides other important structures in different
parts of the county.

Socially, IMr. Barnett was Master of Lodge No.
265, A. F. & A. M., in 1883-4-5 at Indianola. and
has filled all the other offices of the lodge. He has
represented it three times in the Grand Lodge at
Chicago, and is a warm advocate of the principles
of the brotherhood. In business and social circles
be is a general favorite, being recognized as a man

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prompt to meet his obligations, and one whose
word is considered as good :is his Ixind.

^ I^ILLIAM VEST WINTERS. We find this
\/\l// geiitleiiuin in pci.si'ssion of one of the most
^^^ attractive homesteads in this county, located
in the northwest corner of Sidcll Township. Mis
farm is very valuable, under a high state of culti-
vation, and euiliellishod with a commodious two-
story frame residence set in the midst of a well-
kept lawn, surrounded by handsome evergreens and
other shade trees. We present on another page a
tine view of this i)leasant home with its lovely sur-
roundings. A fine apple oreliard adjacent and the
well regulated outbuildings, are suggestive of the
l)lenty and comfort which is one of the leading-
features in connection with this home, built up by
one of the leading men of his township.

Mr. Winters is a man of large experience and
great intelligence, of fine personal, appearance and
unlimited hospitalit}'. He is a very strong Repub-
lican, politically, is fond of reading and study, and
in his home are all the evidences of refined tastes
— music, literature and the embellishments of
modern art. The family is universally popular,
and occupies an enviable position among the intel-
ligent people of this region.

A native of Indiana, our subject was born Aug.
19, 1824, in Washington County, twelve miles
south of Salem. He grew up on a farm and acquired
his early education in the subscription schools. Ik-
first visited Illinois when a youth of nineteen or
twenty years, but remained a member of the pa-
rental household until his marriage. This most
interesting event in his life occurred on the 27lii
of March, 1847, the bride being Miss Nancy,
daughter of John and Betsey Hepburn.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Winters set-
tled on a farm in Carroll County, this State, where
they sojourned for a period of fifteen years. Then,
in 1 868, they moved back to Vermillion County,
Ind. In 1872 they came to this county, and for
.seven years thereafter made their home in Ross-
ville, after which they removed to their present

farm, which comprises 160 acres of choice land
and which, with its appurtenances, constitutes one
of the most desirable estates in this |)art of the
county.

Nine children canu' to bless the union of Mr.
and Mrs. Winters, the eldest of whom, a son. Will-
iam, married Miss Martha Cosy and lives on a farm
in Beadle County, Dak.; liiey have eleven children.
Klizabeth is the wife of 1!. W. Macklin, who served
tlirough the entire Civil War, and is now farming
in Champaign County; they have six children.
Hannah is the wife of Mr. Harvey Thompson,
also of Beadle County, Dak., and they have five
children. John, a tinner by trade, resides in Huron,
Beadle Co., Dak.; he married Miss Laura, daughter
of Dr. Steele of Indiana, and they iiave two chil-
dren; Martin married a jMLss Braden and died,
leaving his widow with two little girls; James
married Miss Rosa Edwards, and is farming in
Sidell Township; David married Miss Ottie Cus-
ter, and lives at the homestead; they iiave two
cliildren; ]\Iary is the wife of Joseph 'J'attraan of
Sidell Township, and has charge of the homestead;
Miranda, the youngest, is unmarried and remains
with her parents.

In religious matters our subject and his excellent
wife believe in .an inspired religion, and Mr. Win-
ters has always been the friend of education, doing
whatever lay in his power to assist in the mainten-
ance and establishment of schools in his townshij),
and has otcupied the unsalaried ollice of Director
several terms.

In connection with his farming o|)erati()ns; Mr.
Winters has followed threshing for the last twenty-
five years, and thereby has added a smig little sum
to his annual income. In this he is associated with
Benjamin Macklin and Samuel Crow, and the three
are accounted as among the leading men following
this business in Vern\ilion and C'hanipaign counties.
The}' have a complete Rumley steam threshing
outfit, which does beautiful and expeditious work.

The offspring of a good fandly.our subject is
the son of Timothy and Jane (Scritchfield) Win-
ters, who were natives respectively of New York
and Pennsylvania. They were married in Wash-
ington County, Ind. The father made farming his
principal occupation, although he also operated as

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a pilot on tlie Wliite River, durinj? wliicli time lie
landed many a cargo safely at its desliiialiun. He
served in the War of 1812 and spent his last days
in Indiana, dying in the prime of life. The mother
survived her hnsl)and only one year, her death
taking place when she was between thirty-five and
forty years of age. She was the second wife of
Mr. Winters and the mother of seven children, viz:
Margaret, William V., our subject, Clinton and
Alexander, who died in infancy, Mary, Sarah and
McAUen. Of his first marriage there had been
born six children.

►*^

ELIM (). I.ALL. This gentleman, a vet-
eran of the late war in which he did gal-
lant service for his country, is a fine
representative of the shrewd and energetic
mcml)ers of the farming community of Pilot Town-
ship, who are prominent factors in ujjholding its
material prosperity, and are among its most intelli-
gent and public-spirited civic officials. He is
prosperously engaged in mixed husbandry, raising
grain and rearing stock, and his farm on section
36 is under a fine state of cultivation, and is pro-
vided with a neat and tasl3' set of buildings, in-
chuling a commodious and well-built residence and
a substantial, roomy barn, wtih all the needful ma-
chinery for lightening its labors.

Mr. Ball comes of sterling ancestr}', and was
burn in West Bloomfield, Essex Co., N. J., Oct.
5, 1834. His father, Moses l>all was born in the
same county in the month of July, 1801, and lived
in the place of his birth till the year 1837, actively
engaged at his trade as a mechanic, and then re-
moved to Fayette County, Ohio, with his family,
and is still living at the advanced age of eighty-
eight years, respected and esteemed as a man of
upright character, whose long life has been a
worthy one. The good wife who walked hand in
hand with him through so man}' years of his life,
numbering more than half a century, passed away
in April, 1884. Her maiden name was Jane Camp-
bell, and she was, like himself, a native of Essex
County, N. J. She was of Scotch lineage, and

among her ancestry were the founders of the city
of Newark, N. J. To her and her husband were
born eight children, six of whom grew to maturity.
John C., deceased, married Annie Davidson, of
Madison County, Ohio, now living in Nebraska,
and they li.ad five children; Sarah is a retired
school teacher, making her home in Ohio; Isaac
has been twice married, his first wife was Miss
Stitt of Ohio, and they had two children; after her
death he married Mary Trimble, of Johnson
County, Mo., where he is engaged in farming, and
they have four children. Theodore, living in
Bloomsburg, Ohio, married Helen Friend, of that
Stale, and they have six children; Ilattie married
Mr. Allison, of \'crmilion County, III., formerly
of Terre Haute, Ind , now a merchant in Cham-
paign County, III., and they have two children;
Scott, a farmer in Colorado, married a Bliss Lara-
more of Ohio, and they have three children; Mary
and A\illiam dieil in infancy.

Selim liall.of this biographical review, was given
a common school education, and when he started
out in life had no capital, aside from a strong
young manhood, and had to make his way unaided
to the honoralile position he has since achieved.
In January, 18yiS, he came to Illinois and bought
forty acres pf land in a wild state, but shortly
after disposed of it at an adv-ancc, and purchased
eighty acres of land unimproved. Selling that in
1864 he turned away from his personal interests to
offer his services in defence of the stars and stripes,
and enlisted in the 10th regiment of Illinois In-
fantry under command of Col. McWoods and
Ca|)lain Wilson. Our subject was with Sherman
on his famous march to the sea, and was honorably
discharged at Washington in June, 1865, having
done his duty as a soldier faithfully and eflicieutly.

After his return from the South Mr. Ball pur-
chased a farm near Homer, in Champaign County,
111. This he subsequently sold, making a good
profit on the sum paid for it, and then invested
some of his money in his present farm in Pilot
Township, of which he has since been a highly re-
spected resident, and, as before noted, has been
very much prospered in his vocation.

Mr. Ball has been twice married. His first wife,
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in 1830. and died in .Tune, 18G7. Her parents. Al-
exander and Martha (Oulieltrce) McCoy, Nvere early
settlers of the Buckeye State from Kentucky. By
lliat union Mr. Ball became the father of five
diildrcn, of whom Mary and Eleanor are decease<l,
and of the others it is recorded that Scott, a farmer,
married Belle Franklin, of tills count}-, and they
have one child, Maggie; Jessie married Benjamin
Strickland, a farmer of tiiis county, and luid four
children: Karl, Mabel, Estella and Hans, the latter
deceased. The present wife of our subject, to
whom he was united in marriage in 1872 was Ze-
ruah Roberts. She was born Nov. 22, 1854. ber
parents. Abraham and Klizabeth (Walters) Roberts,
being of Welsh and English origin. They came
to this county in 1865.

Tlie pleasant home of our subject and his wife
has been gladdened by the liirlh of four children,
namely : Austin A., Sadie, Elise, Arena.

Mr. liall is prompt and systematic in the man-
agement of his affairs, and brings to his work zeal
and a good degree of proficiency in carrying it
on intelligently by the most ajiprovcd methods.
These traits also render him invaluable as a town-
ship official, as has been found in his incumbency
of the various local offices, and likewise as a jury-
man. In him the Republican part}- has an active !
and stanch supporter. He and his wife are mem- |
hers in high standing of the United Brethren
Church, being among its most earnest workers, and
he has held the different offices of the church. Mr, I
Ball is a reader of good literature, keeps himself
closely informed on all topics of general interest,
and can converse well on all subjects.

A view of the pleasant rural home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ball is presented elsewhere in this volume,
and is a fine illustration of one of the representa- i
five residences of Vermilion County. |

^^HOMAS R. RICE, is one of the wealthy
im^\ and influential farmers of Carroll Township
^^^y and one of its largest land-owners. His home
farm consists of a little over a quarter of a section of
the productive land of Hlinois, and besides this he

owns about 420 acres in other parts of the county,
all of which he has accuisnialed through industry,
sobriety and a good use <jf his opportunities.

Mr. I{ice was horn .lune "22. 1825 in eastern
Tennessee. His lather and mother. Charles and
Mary Jane (Rhea) Rice, were also natives of that
State. They came to Ohio when Thom.as was a
child of two years, and in IS.'JS settled in Ver-
milion (irove, residing for a few years before that
in Madison County. Ind. The father was a prom-
inent farmer and when he died was considered a
wealthy man. His death occurred when he was
seventy-four years old, and his wife was about
tiftv-four years of age when she died. They had
Qve children — William, Thomas R., .lacob, James
and Mary.

Thomas spent part of his bo^'hood days in Indi-
ana, but most of his j'ounger experience has been
in Illinois. He attended private subscription
schools, but never went to a free school a da}' in
his life. During his boyhood days his health was
extremely poor, and the early schools of the sub-
scription sort that obtained in Illinois, were not
calculated to be conducive to anybody's health.
Many times they were so far distant that it occu-
pied from two to three hours to reach them, and
when they were reached they were destitute of
comfort and their only characteristic, perhaps, that
would interest the scholar was the frowns and
birch rod of tlie alleged teacher. To compare
these schools with those of our day, would be as a
comparison of Sodom and (iomorrah to Eden. Mr.
Rice grew up among the (Quakers of Elwood Town-
ship, working on his father's farm until after he
attained his majority. In those days he hauled
wheat to Chicago, for which he received fifty cents
per bushel, and transported shelled corn by team
to Lafayette getting therefor a shilling a bushel.

In 1808, Mr. Rice was married to Sus.in Baum.
[See sketches of the Baums in this Album.] Af-
ter marriage Mr. and Mrs. Rice settled on a farm,
purchased by him some years before, where they
have prospered. They have two chlildren — Min-
nie M.ay and Charles F. Their elegant brick man-
sion, situated pleasantly just south of Indianola, is
a beautiful and commodious one. This house was
erected in 18711 and contains everything to make

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life desirable, while the entire premises give evi-
dence of prosperity and good management. In
the pastures of this farm there can be seen some
of the very finest cattle and horses in this section
of the country. Mr. Rice is respected by his neigh-
bors for his public-spiritedness, and many good
traits of character. Politically, he acts wilii tlie
Democratic party.

»^.g)/OTjr»\» -w*!-

ylLLIAM A. VANNEMAN. One of the
most beautiful homes in Carroll Township
is that of Mr. Vannemau, whicli is situated
on section 27. Everything about it, within and
without, gives evidence of the touch that beauti-
fies and the taste that refines. Thrift and pros-
perity have gone hand in hand with intelligence
and culture, and the result is an ideal rural home.
It has taken years, however, to rear this monument
to man's industry and woman's refined taste, and
the proprietor m.iy well regard it and the broad,
well-tilled and fertile acres, in the midst of which
it is situated, with pardonable pride, for both the
home and farm at Lirge are speaking witnesses of
the career of patient and persevering industry
which have been exercised in its construction.

The life of our subject has been an extremely
busy one, in which he has used his brains as well as
his hands, and his prosperity is but tlie legitimate
outcome of well directed and intelligent effort. The
career of such a m.an cannot but prove interesting,
and we therefore give below the story of his labors,
whicli furnishes but another evidence of the f.ict that
success and prosperity seldom fail to reward the
efforts of those who with dilligence and frugality
pursue their way, and are content, not only to
labor, but to wait.

Mr. Vanneman comes of German ancestr3'. His
grandparents on both sides of the house emigrated
to America soon after the close of the Revolutionary
War. His parents, Andrew and Ann (Miller) Van-
neman, were born in Salem County, N. J., about
the beginning of the present century. The father
was a farmer by occupation, and died while his son
William was but an infant, leaving besides him his

sisters, Annie and Margaret. The former is now
Mrs. AVaddington, of Salem, N. J.; the latter mar-
ried a Mr. Simpkins, and died at the age of thirty
years, leaving one child.

The father of our subject was a fine-looking
tall man, with blonde complexion and light blue
eyes. He was given a college education, and after
removing to Brown Conntj-, Ohio, operated as a
farmer and teacher. In 1839 he came to this State,
and settled in Elwood Township, but a few years
later removed to Carroll Township. He soon be-
came active in public matters, and served for a
number of j'ears as Township Supervisor and School
Trustee. During the war he was Overseer of the
Poor. He died suddenly of heart disease, in the
seventy-fourth year of his age, and until six months
prior to his decease was robust, hearty, and appar-
ently health}' in everj' way.

A few years after the death of Mr. Vanneman
the mother of our subject married Joseph Mapes,
by whom she had four children — Emily, Joseph B.,
Thomas and Jane. William A., our subject, was
born March 11, 1826, and lived in Salem County,
N. J., until a boy of thirteen years. He then en-
tered a drug store in Wilmington, Del., having in
vievv the study of medicine. The lack of means
necessary to give him a college education com-
pelled him to change his plans, and accordinglj',
returning to New Jersey, he apprenticed himself to
a painter and grainer. After serving the required
time, five years, he at the age of twenty and a half
began work for his instructor as a journe3-man. He
soon became verj' skillful, and was given steady
employment at good wages. Painting, notwith-
standing he liked it, was injurious to his health, and
a change of occupation became a necessitj*. There-
fore, at the age of twenty-five years, he and his
brother-in-law, Joshua Waddington, came to Illi-
nois for the purpose of engaging in agriculture and
stock-raising.

Upon their arrival in this oou.it}' our subject and
Mr. Waddington purchased the farm, then consist-
ing of 320 acres, upon which Mr. Vanneman's home
now stands. Before the deed could be made out
Mr. Vanneman purchased the interest of his brother-
in-law, and in 1853 moved his family from New
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far aa LaFayette, Ind., then tlic railroad termimis
of the West, and the rcniaintler of the journey was
made overland by team.

Being now installed in his new homo, in a new
couiitry, Jlr. V.annemau proeee<led with the task of
changing the virgin prairie into productive fields.
He worked early and late. D.aylight was so prec-
ious and so necessary for pressing work, that he
made his needed purchases at the store after night-
fall. The cows were often milked before daylight
and after dark. In connection with his farm work
Mr. Vanneraan followed his trade of painting,
graining and decorating, and many evidences of
his skill as a workman, and taste as an artist, may
still be found in the neighborhood where he resides-
The interior decorations of his own handsome resi-
dence are highly artistic, and exhibit much origin-
ality.

As Mr. Vanneman prospered he added to his
possessions, and enlarged the home place until it
embraced nearly 400 acres of land. He also ac-
quired 400 acres in Sidell Township, and twenty
acres in the heart of Ridge Farm. At one time his
landed possessions in Illinois and Iowa amounted
to about 1,600 acres. When Albert, his youngest
son, became of age he gave him .and his other two
children, Mary and Franklin, each eighty acres of
land. He also sold several tracts, leaving as his
present estate 320 acres in .Sidell Townihip, and the
homestead in Carroll Township. The latter, when
Mr. Vanneman first moved upon it, in 1853. con-
tained much swampy land, but Iiy intelligent ditch-
ing, draining and tiling, he has converted the swami)
into rich and productive fields.whose exhanstless soil
seems to know no deterioration. As the result of
many years of hard labor Mr. Vanneman is now in
well-to-do circumstances, and ranks as one of flic
wealthiest and most influential farrniu's and stock-
raisers of this county.

In 1849 Mr. Vanneman w.as married to Miss
Margaret E. Miller, a native of Cumberland County,
N. J., and when they came to Illinois, in 1853,
they were the proud parents of two bright little
girls. The first great shadow fell upon the house-
hold in the death of the wife and mother, which
occurred June 17, 1876, in New Jersey, whither
she had gone purposing to visit the Centennial Kx-

position at Philadelphia. The home of lier infancy
and youth was at Bridgeton, in Kdgar County,
where her father occupied himself as a farmer and
tanner. Mrs. \'anneman in her youtli was a Hicksile
Friend, but after her marriage she and her husband
joined the Orthodox Friends. She had three sis-
ters and two brothers — F^Iizabeth, Margaret, Anna,
John and Franklin. The latter is now a blacksmith
in Indianola.

Mary, the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Vanne-
man, attended school at Bloomingdale, Ind. ; Frank
and Albert were students of the Friends' Academy,
at Vermilion Grove, and later Albert graduated
from the Wesleyan Ihiiversity, at Bloomington,
111; Anne M., the youngest daughter, died at the
age of four years; and Howard, the youngest born,
died when but eighteen months old; Mary M. is
the wife of William I). Brown, an active temper-
ar)ce worker, and a recorded minister of the F^riends'
Church. She is now at Long Beach, C.al. She is
the mother of two daughters — Ruth and Mattie,
aged sixteen and fourteen years respectively.
Franklin, the third child of Mr. and Mrs. A'anne-
man, is located at Hickory Grove, in Sidell Town-
ship; he married Miss Margaret Canady, and is the
father of three children. Albert, the j'oungest
child living, w.as graduated from Weslej'an Uni-
versity, at Bloomington, 111., and soon afterward
starting out to seek his fortune, proceeded to Da-
kota and engaged in teaching school. He is now
in the real-est.ite business in California.

On the 14tli d.ay of August, 1H77, Mr. Vanne-
man contracted a second marriage with Miss Emma
C, daughter of Leonard and Catherine (Baum)
P.atterson. Leonard Patterson was born in Ken-
tucky, but when a child of eight years removed
with his parents to Brown County, Ohio. John
Patterson, the paternal grandfather, was of Irish
descent, and a man who in stature and presence
universally commanded attention, being very large
and tall, with a fair complexion and blue eyes. He
engaged in farming, and for many years was a lay
minister of the Methodist F^piscopal Church. His
mother, Mary Sellers, was a native of Germany.

]\Ir. Patterson, politically, was a Whig until that
party went out of existence, when he identified
himself with the Republicans. He was the f.ather

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of six ehiUlren — Augustus D., Josephine A.. Emma
C, John H., Charles M., and Albert W., all of
whom lived to mature years. The last mentioned
was drowned in the Little Vermilion River, when
about twentj'-five years old and unmarried. Mrs.
Catherine (Long) Patterson was of Polish ancestry,
and in whose veins llowed the blood of kings and
princes of th.it unfortunate country. She was the
daughter of Charles Baum, who after the dismem-
berment of Poland was banished from his native
land by the Russians, and made his home in (4er-
raany for a number of years. He came to America
about the time of the Revolution.nry War, and
served with the militia on the frontier, protecting
the settlers from the British soldiery and their sav-
age allies. After the war was over Mr. P.aum toqk
up his residence in Bucks County, Pa., where he
continued to live until the year after Geu. Anthony
Wayne's treaty with the Indians. Then with his
family he moved liack to Ohio, sailing down the
"beautiful river" in a Hat boat, and landing near
the mouth of BuUskin Creek. Here they began
tiieir first settlement, in the then new Territory of
Ohio.

It will be seen therefore that Mrs. Vanneman is
the descendant of a hardy, rugged and liberty-
loving race. Her parents, Leonard and Catherine
(Baum) Patterson, were married in Clermont
County, Ohio, .and she was their tliird child and
eldest daughter. She was born in Elwood Town-
ship, this county, July 26, 1840. Her father owned
140 acres of choice land, and was in good circum-
stances. He was well read, and religiously in-
clined, though not a member of any church. He
died Sept. 19, 1884.

Mrs. X'anneman is a l.ady of culture and excel-
lent education. She is a lover of music, and sup-
plemented her early education by a judicious read-
ing of the best authors. The fine library which
adds to the attractions of this beautiful liome bears
testimony to the tastes and inclinations of its in-
mates. Personally Mrs. N'annenian is very attract-
ive, and possesses a kindly and loveable disposition.
.She is a raemlier of the Methodist Flpiscopal
Church at Indianola, and takes an active interest
in its affairs.

Mr. Vanneman during liis long career of honoi

able Industry has never sought or accepted office.
An anti-slavery Whig, and a Republican during
and since the war, he has remained true to his po-
litical principles with neither noise nor parade, and
has been the stanch friend of religion and educa-
tion, contributing liberally in aid of both, and en-
dowing a scholarship in Vermilion Grove Academy.
He has served as School Director and on the Petit
Jury, and is a thorough temperance man, although
he has never allied himself with those who seek to
m.ake that a question of political issue. He is self-
made and self-taught, energetic and progressive,
and is acknowledged by ail to be one of the most
public-spirited citizens of his county.

\TOHN MENDENHALL. Although four-
I score 3'ears of .age, this old and highly re-
I spected resident of Carroll Township is still
1]^//' a sprightly, active and vigorous man. Of
him it may be said as one of old, "his eye is not
dimmed nor is his natural strength abated." His
mind, memory and body have withstood the rav-
ages of time. As the result of a temperate and
alistemious life, old age finds him free from the
decrepitude usually consequent upon advanced
years. His present hale appearance and rugged
health give promise of another decade at least, of
placid and peaceful life.

Mr. Mendenhall is the scion of a hardy and long-
lived Scotch-Irish ancestry, the son of Aaron Men-
denhall by his second wife, Lj'dia Anderson. His
father was born in Guilford, N. C, near the scene
of the battle of (4uilford Court-House, and fought
lietween the British and the Continentals during
the Revolutionary War. His paternal grand father,
Richard Mendenhall, was killed by the Indians
while on his way from North Carolina to Ohio, soon
after the opening up of that Territory, and was one
of the many daring and intrepid pioneers who lost
their lives while endeavoring to plant civilization
in the Western wilderness in the face of a murder-
ous and merciless savage foe.

At this time the father of our subject was a small
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Nantucket, Mass. After inarriage she removed to
Greene County, Ohio, where his mother was born.
Prior to lier luarriaji'e with Mr. Mendenliall siie had
buried one husband. By the first, a Mr. Horney,
she becnme the mother of five children — Hester,
Paris, Deliorah, lilioda an<l Anderson, are all de-
ceased. By her marriage with Aaron MencU^nhall she
was the motiicr of six chiiciren: John, our subjec^t,
was born Nov. .S, 1809; Aaron died half a century
ago; Lydia is the widow of Joseph Beard, and is
living in Carroll Township; Nancy is the wife of
M. L. Larrance, of Carroll Township; Klizaheth,
the widow of John Mills, also lives in this town
ship, and Richard died here in Ma}', 1880.

When Mr. Mendenliall w.as a youth of fifteen
years his parents, leaving the Buckeye State, emi-
grated to this county and settled upon the farm
now owned bj' Silas Baird. The father entered 240
acres of land about the year 1824, when Illinois
was one vast wilderness — a |)rairie peopled only by
Indians and wild animals. Like all the early set-
tlers his parents endured the hardships and priva-
tions incident to pioneer life. They were, however,
brave .and stout-hearted and did successful b.attle
m subduing the virgin [irairie to the uses of agri-
culture. Being thrifty and industrious people their
children were early broken int(j farm work. Joliu's
ruo^'ed frame was made strong and iiis muscles
were hardened, following the plow and tilling the
soil with the rude implements in use in those [irirn-
itive days. His educational advantages were few,
and confined to such instruction as could bo ob-
t;iincd in a suliscription school, whenever an itin-
erant preacher happened along and organized one.
Politically, to use his own exi)ressive language,
Mr. Mendenliall was "a Whig morning, noon and
afternoon" as long as that party was in power. He
cast his first vote for Henry Clay, and looked u|)on
that leader as one of America's greatest statesmen.
Later he became a decided Republican. He served
six years as a School Director and was never sum-
moned to attend court other than .as a ]ietit juror.
Religiouslj', he has been a Friend for twenty-five
years and a liberal contributor according to iiis
means to the support of \'ermilioii (irove Acad-
emy. Nov. 24. IHol, he was united in marriage
with Miss Rebecca, daughter of .loliii and Cliaiily

Mills. Mrs. IMendenliall was born Nov. 8, 1812,
twenty miles east of Knoxville in Jefferson Countv,
Tenn. Her parents prior to this had removed from
North Carolina, llcr mother was a daughter of
Mordecai Mendenliall. and was of Scotch-Irish de-
scent. In this family there were eleven children:
Ruth died at the age of eighty-three years; Wil-
liams (lied when past seventy; H.annah died in
182.'5, when a maiden of eighteen years; Sarah died
in 1871), aged nearly eighty; Ira died in .Missouri
about 1881, at the age of seventy-four; Miriam is
the wife of H. H.ay worth, of Vermilion (Irove; Re-
becca, Mrs. Meiidcnhall, was the next in order of
birth; Millican is living in this township, .au-ed
seventy-four; .lolin died at about the age of thirty
years, probably thirty years ago; Cliarty J. died
when four years old, and Lanty died in infancy.

Mrs. Mendenliall w.as nine years of age when her
parents, in 1822, removed from Tennessee to this
State. Her educational advantages, like those of
her husband, were limited, but she le;irned bj re.ad
and spell at home, and was carefully trained in the
doctrines of the (Quaker faith. Of her union with
our subject there were born eleven cliiklicn, and
they can now gather about them forty-eight "rand-
children and seven great-grandchildren. Their
eldest child, Millican, died when about fifty-five
years old; James died when a lad of twelve; Char-
ity Jane, Mrs. Thomas (!. Reese, and Sarah, Mrs.
John W. Elliott, live at Ridge Farm; Fr.ancis
Marion died at the age of twenty-six years of par-
alysis contracted in the .army during the late war;
Rhoda died at the interesting .age of eighteen years;
Aaron II. lives on a farm in Carroll Township;
Lydia died when four years old; John M. is a far-
mer .and a resident of Carroll Townslii(); Kmeline
married Silas Hester and died at the age of thirty-
three years, leaving four children ; Louisa E. is the
wife of Frank E. B.aird and the mother of five
children — Lester W., Albert C, Blanche R., Algia
M.. and an infant, Wilbcr .i. The son. Francis
Marion, enlisted in Company A. TDtli Illinois In-
fantry, in July, 18()2, and served until Aug. 20,
18(!1; he died shortly after his return home.

Mr. Mendenliall is a ruddy faced, well built fuid
well preserved old gentleman, one of the finest
specimens of an octogenarian in Centnil Illinois.

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His mind is active, his memory briglit and clear,
and his e^'esight good. His healthful looking com-
plexion, sparkling eye, and vigorous, active step
lietoken both health and strength not usually found
in one so .aged. His wife is a quiet, placid-man-
nered, motherly looking old lady, and but three
years 3'ounger than her husband. She does not
appear to be much above sixty. There is a purity
of expression in her face, which reveals a mind that
lias often communed in prayer with Him who
doeth all things well. Although she has known
sorrow, it has but made her life sweeter and her
hope brighter. One does not need to be told that
she is a sincere and earnest Cliristian, whose faith
will endure to the end.

J, OHN W. FISHER, of Carroll Township is
I recognized as one of its most wealthy
I farmers, who has accumulated a fine property
' solelj' by the exercise of his own inherent
industry and perseverance. His early advantages
were quite limited, he being thrown largely upon
his own resources and obliged to fight the battle of
life for some time with little to encourage him.
The fact that he is now the owner of 980 acres of
land is sufficient indication of the manner in which
he has spent his time, and illustrates forcil)ly what
a man may accomplish by a resolute will, prudence,
economy and good management.

The subject of this sketch was born Jan. 25,
1810, on the old Fisher homestead in this town-
ship where he grew to man's estate and acquired a
practical education in the common school. He
worked on the farm and about the time of reaching
his majority, was married, in 1861, to Miss Mary
L. Dye. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Fisher set-
tled on forty .acres of land in Carroll Township,
which Mr. Fisher had purchased prior to this time,
and which formed the nucleus of his present large
estate. He later received from his father's estate
176 acres, and like the wise man of Scripture, has
been enabled to add to his talent in a marked de-
gree. Upon locating here, his land was a cornfield
without trees or buildings, and the improvements

which embellish the present homestead have been
effected by him.

Eight children were born of the union of IMr.
and Mrs. Fisher, the eldest of whom, a son, Ever-
ette, died at the interesting age of fifteen years;
Charles married Miss Jennie Meyers and lives in
Sidell Township, they have one child, Charles,
who is farming near Sidell; Olive died when two
years old; Eddie is at home with his parents; Ar-
meda married Douglas Miller of Carroll Township,
and they have one child, Winona; Mattie died
when eight years old ; Joscpliine and Jacob remain
with their parents. Mr. Fisher votes the straight
Democratic ticket, but in looking after his exten-
sive farming interests, has little time to devote to
[lolitics.

Our subject is the son of David P. and Jane
(Weaver) Fisher, the former a native of Ohio and
the latter of Mass.achusetts. The maternal grand-
father of our subject, Michael Weaver, lived to be
a centenarian and was one of tlie leading pioneers
of this count}', to which he came from Ohio where
he had accumulated a large amount of property.
He was noted for his strict honesty and upright
dealings with his fellow men. The Weaver family
was of excellent ancestry, and various members of
them are reverted to elsewhere in this Alhum.

David P. Fisher, the fatiier of our subject, lived
in Indiana before coming to this State and had
only II in his pocket when he came to this county.
By untii'ing industry and great jjrudence in living
he gained a solid footing, financiallj', becoming the
owner of nearly 1,000 .acres of land. His career is
that of .in upright man and a good citizen and he
lived to reach the age of seventy-two years, passing
away in 1880. His wife survives and lives with
her son Michael, being now seventy-six years old.
The five children of the parental household were
named respectively: Michael, John W., our sub-
ject, Mary J., George W. and Lucinda. Mary
was married and died at the age of twenty-four
years, leaving two daughters, Jennie and Nora.
The other brothers and the sister of our suliject
are still living.

Mrs. Fisher is the daughter of Lawrence and
Mary Ann (Van Treese) Dye, to whom were born
nine children, viz.: Hiram, (dece.ased). INIartha,

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651

I'licbi', ((lcc(';iseil ). Kli/.alicl li. Albi'rl who diinl in
iiif;iiKy. AnucliiK'. .lolui, Mary L . Mis. Fisher. All
hilt the yi^iiiiigest were horn in KenliK'i<y. Mrs.
Fisher was only ime anil ime-half xcai's old when
h<'r parents eanie Ik IlliiKiis and settled in (ieorge-
town 'I'ownship. 'J'he mother died at the age of
forty-three years. The father lived to he seventy
years old. During the Civil War and when he
was jiast fifty years old, he enlisted as a I'nion
.soldier froTii eonseientions motives, feeling that it
was his duty to gixe his serviees to his country.

Vf/OnN 15. IIILDRFTH, one of the first-elass
agrieulturists of Carroll Township, owns
and operates a |well-regiilaled farm of .'552
acres, ninety acres of which lie in Vermil-
ion County and 262 in Fjdgar County. The resi-
dence is in the former. Tiie leading features in
the character of Mr. Ilildreth are his strict atten-
tion to busines.s, his promptness in meeting his
obligations and his excellent understanding of all
the branches of general agriculture. In person,
he is a man who would attract attention in a crowd,
being of commanding presence, of portly figure
and a handsome and intelligent countenance. He
numbers his friends by the score in this county and
welcomes beneath its hospitable roof its best peoiile.
lie has a beautiful home where he has effected
modern improvements, including a commodious
dwelling, handsomely and conveniently arranged
and second to none in this part of the county.
Ills standing in society is first-class and in his politi-
cal affiliations he is in sympathy with the Demo-
cratic party. The Ilildreth family pri()r to Iheir
removal to Illinois nourished in the South, some
of them in Bourbon County, Ky., where Alvin K.,
the father of our subject, and his wife, Sarah A.,
Relter, were born and where they were reared
and married. Leaving the Blue (!rass State about
1832 they came to this county and settled on the
Little Vermilion, on the tract of new land from
which the}' constructed a homestead, where they
spent the lemainder of their lives, and where they
died. The father died .luly I '.I, 1.S7 I, and the mother

.luly 1. 1S77. There were born to them eleven chil-
dren. \ i/.: Mary E., William II.. five who dii'il in
infancy, Sarah A.,.Iohn B., our subject. Lou visa and
I'aithenia; four of these .are living and i-esidents of
N'erniilion and Ivlgar counties.

The subject of this sketch was Ijoru March 10,
IH12, in Carroll Township, this t'ount}', and here
has spent his entire life. He was at an early age
iutiodnced to the various employments of the farm
and chose its peaceful |inrsuits a.s his vocation.
When n'.ady to establish domestic ties of his own,
he was inarrie<l to Miss Philetta Ross, of F'.dgar
County. This l:idy liccanie the mother of four
children, only two of whom are living — Carrie A.
is the wife of William lilack, of Carroll Township,
and Alice remains at home with her father.

Our subject cintracled a second matrimonial
alliance with Miss Eliza Barnett, daughter of Rob-
ert Barnett, and of this union there have been
born two children, only one of whom is living, a
daughter — Daisy. The present wife of our subject
was foiincrly Miss Sarah A. Cook, and they have
four children — .lohn ()., Emma, May .lennie anil
Leunie L.

^iOBERT S. SLAUGHTER. By far the
greater portion of the .solid men of N'er-
niilion County have been those who com-
menced life dependent upon their own
resources, and who, gathering together their posses-
sions little by little, were blest with the faculty of
being able to take care of them. It is not alone
the man who is able to make money that is able to
keep it; indeed the latter f.aculty seems to be one
of the most importance, and the ability to ilisburse
with good judgment and free from avarice is,
perhajjs, the l)est quality of all.

The snug farm of the subject of this notice
comprises eighty-one and one-half acres of laud
0.1 section 25 in Elwooil Township, and makes a
pleasant and comfortable homestead, every acre of
which heearneil with the labor of his hands. It is
all under a good stale of cultivation, with good
liuildings. subst.'intial fences, and the other appli-
ances necessary to the modern and well-regulated

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

estate. Mr. Slaughter is comparatively n young
man. iiaving l)een born Dec. -JH. 1849, and is a
native of llanliu County. Ky. His father, (4eorge
H. Slaughter, also a native of tliat, county, removed
at an early d.ay to Vermillion County. Ind.. where
he sojonrned two years, and \intil IHiid. Tliatyear
he came to Edgar County. 111., settling in Prniiie
Township, where he now lives.

The boyhood and youth of our suliject passed
quietlv and uneventfully, uliile he assisted his
father on the farm and attended the common
school. At the .age of twenty- Ave years he was
mai-ried. March 1, 1885, to Miss 'Kniina, daughter
of .lohn Ilumrichous, a well-known resident of
Khvood Township, and a sketch of whom a|ipears
elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Slaughter
are the [jarents of two children, a daughter, Artie
Frances, born May 18, 188(!; and an infant un-
named. Mrs. Slaughter was horn in Klwoo<I Town-
ship, March 14. 18(17. and remained mostly with
her jrarents until her marriage. She is a member
of the Cumberlanil Presbyterian Chuich. while
our subject guides his life by the (lolden Rnle and
belongs to the Masonic fraternity. He is lirnily
established as a respected citizen, with the pros-
])ect of a competence for his declining 3'ears.

^—

HKISTIAN FAONKR. The character and
standing of a, man are usually determined

^(' by what he has accomplished. The life-
work of Ml-. Fagner is finely illustrated in the
amount of [tropert}' which he has accumulated and
the comforts by which he is surrounded. He has
one of the most attractive homesteads in township
23; range 12, linely located on section 3.S. This
embraces 200 acres of choice land while he has a
farm in the township south.

The Fagner farm is supplied with tirst-class build
ingsand an especially fine and commodious barn —
one of the best in the township. Everything about
the premises are kept in good shape, from the live-
stock to the farm machinery, aucl tlie many con-
veniences which the proprietor has gathered about
himself and family indicate the progressive charac-

ter of the man. He comes of substantial stock and
is a native of Pennsylvanin. having been born in
Dauphin County, Dec. 15, 1835. When a }'ear
old his parents removed to Lancaster County,
vvhei'e he spent his youthful days until reaching his
majority. He received the advantages of the com-
mon schools and became familiar with farming pur-
suits as carried on in the Keystone State.

At the age of twenty-one our subject, ambitious
to do for himself, left the parental roof and m.Tking
his way to Fountain County, Lid., located in Cov-
ington, where he sojourned eight years, em|)loying
himself for a time at anything he could find to do —
principally .'it painting. Thence he went to War-
ren County, one mile from the Illinois line and re-
mained there ten years. In 18(17 he rented a farm
; u|)on which he o[)erated two years; prior to this he
had worked six years in order to get a team. In
1877 he ciTissed over into Illinois and purcli.ased
200 .acres of land from which he constructed his
present admirable farm. The years which followed
were replete with labor and the exercise of great
prudence and economy in living, this course faith-
fully followed producing the results which we look
upon to-day. One of the most attractive features of
the homestead is a fine large grove adjacent to the
residence, while around it is choice shrubbery, and
near by, a fine orchard in good bearing condition,
with trees of the smaller fruits.

One secret of Mr. hagner's success has been his
faculty of attending strictly to his own concerns.
In political affairs he has lefused to be bound by
part}' lines, and su|)ports the men whom he consid-
ers best (lualilied for olHce, independent of Repub-
lican or Democrat.

The wife of our subject was in her girlhood Miss
Louisa Schvvalen, was born in Schuylkill County,
Pa., Oct. 18, 1841, and they were married Feb. 7,
18G1 in Pennsylvania. Soon afterward they re-
moved to Indiana. The three children born to
thera are all living. Frederick E., is a resident of
Dakota; Alice married John Bauinan, of Ross
Township; Anna May is their only child; AViUiani
II. remains at home with his parents. The fatlier
of our subject was John Fagner, a native of Ger-
many and lioru in 1802. He emigrated to America
when a single man,settleil in Pennsylvania and w;is

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tli(M'e inariitMl to Miss Margiuvt Mile}'. Ho i-;une
U) Iiuliaiia in ISIJl aii'l piircliased a farm in Warren
County, near tlie Illinois line, where lie spent liie
icuiainder of his life, living in 1881, at the ail-
vaiucil atje of eiiihtv-two years. 'I'iie wife and
niotiiei- departed hence twenty-throe yoais prior to
the decease of lior husliand. her death tal<in<;' place
in 18(;i. They were the iiarents of six children,
five of whom ai'e livint; and located mostly in Illi-
nois and Indiana.

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\|7 ITIIEK A. RKUiS. This oont
11 (?S, been a resident of Illinois since
/i^is^ with the exception of two year

RHUjS. This oc'iitloman h;is
i-i' 18(iO, and
irs has spent

that entire iioriod in Vermilion County. He was
horn in Washington County, Pa.. Oct. '2'.l, 1830.
and is a son of Joseph Ct>ok and IJethany (Axtell)
Riggs, the former a native of Now .lorsey, horn
March '28, 1788, and the latter horn in Washington
County, Pa., April 7, 17i)2. -Joseph U'iggs was
aliout eight years of age when his parents removed
from New .Ierse3^ to Washington County in 171)6.
His early life was therefore one of toil and hard-
ship in the dense wilderness. All of his life was
spent in the occupation of farming in Washington
County, where he died June U», 1849, at the ago
of sixty-two years, two months and twenlj'-two
days. He had been married throe times and was
the father of a large family, the subject of this
sketch being a child of the third wife. His wife
died in Dec. 1803, aged seventy years and niui^
months. Of their seven children five are yet sur-
viving: Hannah, born Nov. 13, 181!t, is the widow
of Cephas Condit, and is still living in Pennsylv.T-
nia; Eunice w.«is born Sept. 21, 1824, and is the
wife of James Peden and lives in Danville, this
county; Sophia was born Oct. 6, 1833; she is un-
married and makes her home with her brother in
Washington County, Pa. ; Joseph was born Juno
IS. 1838 and also lives in the last mentioned jilace:
Luther A., of whom this written. The deceaseil
were named: Lucinda, born Nov. 2, 1827, who be-
eam(! the wife of Washington Gregory and died in
this county April It), 1870. .Mnd Ksenath, born

Feb. 23 1822. who was the wife of John Peden and
I died April o. 1852. in Washington Count}', Pa.
Luther A. Riggs was brought up to farming, first
on a f.-uin on Ten Mile Creek in his native eonnty,
which had belonged to his grandfather, descending
to his father. When young, however, his father
s<,ld his place and removed to (ireene County. Pa.,
returning to W.nshington County several years
afterward. In these places Luther spent his early
life, but he had his thoughts turned toward the
broad prairies of the W\'st, on which he believed
farming could bo more easily and comfortabl}'
prosecuted. When he was twenty-seven j'ears old
he made an airangemcnt with his future brother-
in-litw. John Carter, to come with him to Edgar
County, 111., where the latter had rented a farm.
Taking his own team and putting it in with one of
Mr. Carter's he made the trip alone with the four
horses, his wagon loaded with household goods.
He was cm the road nineteen days, arriving in
Grand View, Edgar Co., III., April 10, 18.07,
where he remained six months, returning to Penn-
sylvania in the fall. A strong attraction, however,
existed in Illinois, which brought him back to Ed-
gar County with a view of settling down, and on
.\ug 25, 1860, he was there married to Miss Debo-
rah Carter, whom hf> had known about all his life-
time in his native county.

Mrs. Riggs was born in Washington County, Pa.,
April !), 1828. Her parents were Harvey and Char-
lotto (Clark) Carter, the former of whom lived and
died there in September, 1840, when he was but
thirty-seven j-ears of age, having been born in the
year 1 803. The mother survived her husband nearly
forty years, remaining a widow and doing her j)art
nobly in l)ringing up her family of seven young
children. She died in Xormilion County in No-
vember. 1878, full of honors and years. Her eld-
est son, Ezekiel, came to Edgar County, III., in
18.'>1. and two years later she, with the rest of the
family, followed, locating near him. She was ac-
conipanied by her sons, William and Harvey, and
her da\ightors Deborah and Rebecca. They lived
in Edgar County, III., two years and then came to
Vermilion County, locating on a farm about four-
teen miles s<»uthwest of Danville, and there the
faithful wife and devoted mother lived until her

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rloath. Four of lier .sons, Ezekiel, Jolin. William
mid Harvey are farmers in the southwestern portion
of the county. Her daughter Rebecca is the niilow
of John Ross and resides in Rossville, this county.
Another daughter named Lottie, died in girllmod.

Jlr. Riggs and his wife removed to N'ermiiion
County in tiie autumn of l.Sli'i and rented a farm
in Carroll Township, where they lived two years,
then rented anotlier f<ii- a year, llis first imrchase
of land was made at this time, wlieu he bought eighty
acres of uncultivated praiiie wliieh was destitute
of any Uind of Negetalion except a, luxuriant growtli
of grass. He built a small house into which he
moved in the spring of I8GG. At once he liegan
the labor of improving it, and soon had a |»arl of
it broken, giving to it much hard lalior. and the re
suit was a finely cultivalc(l farm, which has no.v
on it good buildings, is all well fenced and diained
and is in every respect first-class. Here he made
his home for twenty -one yeai's and there his eldest
son, Harvey •'■• now lives. As the years rolled by
prosperity came to the pioneer and his wife, and
easier times were in store for them. Three cliil-
<lien grew up around their hearthstone, and as they
^()t old enough, shared ;uid lightened the labors of
their parents. One child died in infancy.

In the spring of 1S87 Mr. and Mrs. Riggs gave
up their old home and removed to a jjlace of IGO
acres, which he had bought in Grant Township.
Here they have a comforlable home and good sur-
ro\indings, and are sitting in the twilight of old
age, enjoying what they have earned by long years
of patient labor and thrift. The farm is carried
on by their sons, Cyrus and Frank. The mai-riage
of Mr. and Mrs. Riggs has been blessed by the
birth of four cliildren, as follows: Harvey J., born
Aug. 23, 1861, who married Miss Dora West:
Cyrus A. was born Feb. ;i. 1804, while Frank L.,
first saw the liglit of day April l."), 187(1; .lolin E.
was born Feb. 11. lS(l(i. and dieil .Inly 31, ISOC.
They have also an adopted diuighter. Flora B.
Devenger, whom they are rearing as their own. and
who goes by hei- adopted |)arents' name.

During the more than thirty years that have
(lapsed since Mr. Riggs first came to Illinois, great
changes have occurred, and since taking up his
residence in Vermilion County he has witnesscil

and iiarticipated in its growth, from its wild and
unsettled strite to its present condition, as one of
the most prosperous agricultural counties of the
eastern part of the State. Mr. Riggs has done
his share in its transformation. He has been
a haril-working man all his life, and has but little
lime or inclination for politics, and has held but a
few minor offices. In his fourteenth year he joined
tlie Cumlierland Presbyterian Church, and he and
his wife are both members of that organization at
Pleasant Ridge, of which for several years he was
an Elder. By the people who know him well, Lu-
ther A. Riggs is spoken of as an honorable, upright
and trust-worthy man and most excellent citizen.

//^) '^•^^^'''^■'' '^- ''-AKFR, one of the younger
||! „ members of the faiming community of Ross
^^^' 'I'owuship, is comfortably established on sec-
tion 1), where he is successfully conducting a well-
regulated farm and has seemingly a very fair out-
look for the future. He is not yet twenty-eight
years old, ha^ ing been born Oct. \'.K 18(!1. in Ilar-
rislnirg, Dauphin Co., Pa. When a little lad of six
years he went to live with his Grandnxjther Yost,
in Womelsdorf, and remained with her until four-
teen years old. Thence he rei)aire(l to AUentown,
Pa., where he attained his majority and after one
or two changes, came to this State in 188 4 and
located at Rossville, this county. In his native
State he had gained considerable experience in
mercantile business, having officiated as clerk in
both a grocery and dry-goods store, but after
coming to this county, he took up house-palnling,
which he followed a year, and later became inter-
ested in farming pursuits.

The paternal grandfather of our subject was 1)\'
birth a Frenchman, while his grandnn)ther w.as of
Fnglish ancestry. Their son Cornelius, the father
of Charles A. Baker, was born and reared in Dau-
plnn County. Pa. He was there married to Miss
Mary Shower, a native of Lebanon County, Pa.,
and who died in 1872 at the age of forty-four
years, leaving a family of eleven children. The
father is still livin" and a resident of Heading. Pa.

I'OIiTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

Cor,

The brothers :iii(l sisters of our subject were named
respectively, \Villi;iiii 11., Silas C, Kumin. the wife
N. I). Heilinner. of AUentown, l*;i.; Lcnli, Mrs.
Isiine l)e Turk, of liossville, this county-; Edwin
('., Samuel I)., Kntie, Mrs. Christoi>hcr Garni-in.of
of I'eunsylvauia; Harry M.. Magdalena, Mrs. Will-
iam RumuK'l. of Ueiuliny, Pa., and who ('ic<l in
.\|iril. l.SSO; and Susan ('. The father mariied for
his secoiid wife .Miss Sally .V. Snyder, of Reading,
I'a. He has ln'(>n a meuilier of the Kvaiigelieal
Church since a lad of fourteen years and since l.S()l
has odiciated as a minister of that body. The
mother also belonged to the same church and <lied
tirni in the faith.

Charles A. BaUei' was niairied Feb. 28, l!S8iS, U>
Miss Catherine, daughter of Thomas .Vrmstrong. a
sketi'h of wliom will lie found elsewhere in this
Ai.iu'M. The young people have a very nice home
and the wi.shes of hosts of friends for their future
hapi)iness and i)rosperity.

^f^^HOMAS REYNOLDS. (iiblion has sai.l
jfn^^ well that every man has two educations, one
V^^ which is given him, and the other and most
important that which he gives himself. Sir Walter
Scott emphasized this, when he said: The best part
of a man's education is that which he gives himself.
The mind has been endowed with no more powerful
ambition than that of self-improvement. The self-
made man carries with him his own capital, a cap-
ital unaffected liy nionetarv crises, an investment
whose interest is not regulated \ty success of si)ec-
nlation — a treasure v/hich none can dispute, and of
which no one can deprive him. Such a man is
Thomas Reynolds, the subject of this sketch. He
is the son of William and Gemima (Me.ad) Reyn-
olds, natives of England, who lived .about forty-
miles northeast of London, where their son Thomas
was born. He is purely of Hlnglisli descent, his an-
cestors having been members of the established
church of that country for many generations.

Thomas Reynolds was reared in his native coun-
try, prior to the establishment of the Com|)ulsory
Ivliication Law. The f.ather being in limited cir-

cumstances, the education of the son was com-
pletely neglected; all the knowleilge. therefore, that
he has ae(|uired, has come to him by virtue of his
own untiling lalior in its pursuit. He was married
ill England October 18r>4 to Miss Ann, the daugh-
ter of James and Sarah Perry, who were natives of
the [lart of England, from which he himself came.
Miss Perry's family, like that of her husband was
of old English origin, but this is not Iheoiily feature
of similarity between llieni as they were both ineiii-
licrs of the same church. Of this marriage there was
one son, Phili|i by name, who was born in England.
On .(uiie 2, in the year 18')(). our subject started
on a voyage to America. His intention was to
come direct to the United States but unfortunately
the steainshl|) "Canadia" in whicli he set out was
wrecked. This ocnirred aliout forty miles fr(Uii
(^)iiebec after a cruise of eleven days. From the
Canadian coast they were taken by a sailship down
the St. Lawrence river. As soon as the "Canadia"
was taken off the Rock on which she was wrecked,
she sank, it was a scene never to be forgotten, but
although startling it was not as dangerous as might
have been ex|)eeted, as the p.assengers and crew
were all saved, by what seemed to some, a miracu-
lous interposition of Providence. Having landed in
(.Quebec. Mr. Reynolds traveled by railroad to Loda,
III. F^om here he walked acro.ss the country over
a matter of some twent\- miles, when he arrived at
Mr. Mann's resi<Ience, which w.as situated near
Rossville. He was offered a position by ISIr. Mann
to work on his farm. He accepted the offer an<l
Labored by the montli for about seven years. Hav-
ing in this manner obtained a fine start, he did not
rest until he had worked his way so far as to enable
him to purchase for himself a tine farm of 2(10
acres. His estate is now one that attracts the at-
tention of all who pass that way. Its picturesque
neatness and the care and taste with which it is de-
signed, cannot but be admired. The sha<le trees
by which his [iretty residence is surrounded are
unusually line and large. Before the house is a neatly
sodded lawn and the beautiful arrangeinent of the
whole grounds, speaks well for the skill of the
supervisor. The water used on the farm is con-
veniently furnished from the well by a windmill.
Notwithstanding the attention which is paid by

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Mr. Reynolds to the cultivalion of his properly his
lime is not wholly cuiployed in that one pursuit.
He takes great pleasure in the raising- of the cattle,
hogs and sheep, with which his farm is well
stocUed. He is also greatly interested in liorses,
his favorite being the Englishshire.

Our subject and his wife are members of the
INIethodist Episcopal Church of Wallace Chapel.
lie has eight chihben living, their names are as fol-
lows: Philip; George W.; Susan, now Mrs. John
W. Smook, who lives in Ilutler Township, this
county, and is the parent of five children: Walter,
Ida Belle, Martha, Thomas and Minnie M. Tiiere
were two other children, James and Sarah, who
unfortunately died when young.

When fiur subject arrived at Loda he had only
one cent, and was in debt l!!200 to his brothers
Philip and Samuel. This money which they loaned
him had paid the expenses of his trip from Eng-
land. The life of this gentleman has comprised a
mostinterestingarray of facts and figures; in reading
it we wonder at the tact and perseverance which
marked his career. His trials indeed were heavy
ones, so burdensome in fact that only a strong de-
termination and a sturdy nature, such as his
proved to be, could have overcome them. He is a
stanch Ivepublican and a liberal contributor to the
interests of schools and churches.

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NTIIONY LONG is a young man of more
(frJ./ Ill i\inii ordinary enterprise, judgment and
capacity, and by those traits has already
won an assured success as a farmer and
stock-raiser, although he began life a few years ago
in comparative poverty. He has a model farm of
200 acres of land of exceptional fertility, carefully
tilled and well supplied with comfortable buildings
and good machinery, his place being very pleasantly
located on section 34 of the prettj' township of
Pilot.

Our subject is of Pennsylvania origin. His
father, Anthony Long, was born in the year 1805,
mar Ilarrisburg, (he capital of the Keystone State,
and lived in liiat region many years, being cm-

liloyed as a carpenter after attaining man's estate.
After his marriage with the mother of our subject,
which occurred Dec. 20, 1843, he moved with his
family to Ohio, and engaged in farming among
the pioneers of Seneca County, and was also profit-
ably emploj'ed at his trade. In IblJShe again took
up his westward march, and coming to Vermilion
County purchased a farm here, and devoted the
remainder of his life toiigricultural pursuits on this
rich soil. He was a man of undoubted worth and
stability of character, and during his residence
here his conduct merited and received the apprecia-
tion of all in the community, who respected him
accordingl}'. He was twice married, and the fol-
lowing are his three children by his first wife:
Sarah, the wife of Ephraim Norris, of Seneca
County, Ohio; Catherine, the wife of William
Miller, a farmer of Wood Count}', Ohio; Susanna,
the wife of Michael Walker, a farmer of Williams
County, Ohio. The maiden name of his second
wife, the mother of our subject, was Jane Engler,
and she was born in Maryland, Oct. 20, 1817, and
died on the homestead here Nov. 27, 1879. To
them three children came — Samuel. Walter and
Anthony. Samuel was a soldier in the late war.
He eidisted in the 1 (list Ohio regiment in 1862,
engaged in many hard fought battles, and while in
the .South contracted consumption, of which he
died March 9, 1867, thus giving up his life for his
country as much as if he had fallen in battle.
Walter was born March 23, 1851, and died July
23, 1869.

Anthony Long, of whom we write, was born in
Seneca County, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1855, was an active,
wide-awake lad of eight yeai-s when he came with
his parents to this county, and he was alre.adj' large
enough to be of great use to his father on the farm,
and received from him a sound, practical training
in the best methods of conducting agriculture,
which lias been of great profit to him in his after
career as an independent farmer. His educational
advantages were necessarily limited, but he availed
himself of what schooling he could get, and by
observation and reading has in great part made up
for the early deficiencies of his education. When
he first began life for himself he had no capital
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lu':i(l. :iii(l nftiT iiKirriafi^e, nut liaviiiy llie wlicre-
willial to liiiy huKl, Ik' rented soiiio for a fewyears.
lie prudently ^lavtd his money till lie was enabled
lo liu\ eitfhty acres of partly improved land, and
t'roiii tlmt time on has been much prospered. in his
imilertnkings, so that ho is now the owner of 200
acres of as fine farminjf land as is to be fonnd in
this part of Vermilion County, and has it under
good improvement, as before noted. He engages
in Uiixeil liusl)audry, raising considerable grain and
other farm [iroducts and rearing stock of tine
grades.

Feb. 22, 1^77. Mr. Long took an important step
in his life, which has undoubtedly contributed much
lo his success, as on that dale he and Elizabeth
Dixon were united in the holy bands of matrimony.
She is a native of Kentucky, born Oct. 1). 1856, to
.John and Elizabeth (Leeper) Dixon, who were of
( JerniMU ancestry. They came to this country dur-
ing the late war, and settled in Sangamon County,
III. Two children have blessed the union of our
subject and his wife: Alice, born May 1), 1S7'J;
.Maude, born Sept. 7, 1883.

It is the united testimony of his fellow-towns-
nieu that Mr. Long is in all things a man of con-
scientious principles and e.xemi)lary habits, one
who is free hearted, kind and considerate, and
always willing to lend a helping han<l to others
less fortunate than himself. He and his wife are
regarded as among the most worthy and consist-
ent members of the Christian Church, and they
cheerfully give of their means to its support. Mr.
Long takes an intelligent interest in the affairs of
his country, and on all i)olitical questions sides
with the Republican party.

\l)AMES M. CCRKENT. Elsewhere in this
volume is presented a view of one of the
most inviting homes in Vance Township.
It belongs to the subject of this notice, and
1 omprises a well-regulated farm, endiellished with
:i ri'w dwelling and the other necessary buildings,
1 liMsintly locateii on section I'J. The proprietor

)f the representative men of bis ciunmuuit}'.

prominent in religion and ])olitics, liberal-minded
and public-spiiited. and in all resiiccts a first-class
citizi'u. He Is a native of this county, and was
lioru .Ian. 21, 1H42, being the son of one of its
oldest and most honored pioneers, William Current,
who with his wife, Mary Baston, were natives of
\'irgiuia.

The [iaternal grandparents of our subject were
natives of I'eun.sylvania, and Grandfather Baston
was one of the most prominent men in his county,
having much to do with its affairs generally. Will-
iam and Mary Current were married in their native
State, and resided there five or si.v years after that
event. Coming to Vermilion County iu 1827 they
settled five miles northeast of Danville, in Newell
Township, and endured the usual experiences of
pioneer life. The father secured a tract of land
and built up a good homestead, where he ;ind his
excellent wife spent the remain<lerof their d.ays.
William Cnricnt ile[iarted this life in 1«51. The
mother survived her husliand the long [leriod of
thirty-three years, remaining a widow, ano ilying
in I.SSI. He wa^ born iu 1H03, and his wife in
l.S(i7. Ho sor\-od iu the Black Hawk War, and the
family arrived in Hlinois in time to experience the
rigors of the winter remarkable for the deep snow.
The household circle comprised fourteen children,
seven of whom are living.

The subject of this notice was the eighth child
of his i)arents, and received his early education in
the old log structure known as the Landj school
house. Although his advantages were necessarily
limited, he imi)roved his o|)portunities, and by a
sleadv course of reading has always kept himself
well informed upon current events. He has been
a r>ible student all his life. He started out for
himself in life when a youth of eighteen years, and
when ready to establish a home of his own was
united in marriage, Oct. 18, 18;")9, with Miss Mary
E. Lynch, daughter of Abraham and Sarah Lynch,
who were natives of Virginia.

Our subject and his young bride began their
wed(ie(l life on the old Current homestead, in this
county, where they lived until 1872; then remov-
ing to Danville Mr. Current engaged in the butch-
ering and grocery business, operating thus until
187.J, when he established himself on l;is present

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faini. This cominisos 170 acres of choice land
in one body, and the whole is under a good state
of cultivation. Mr. Current makes a specialty of
stock-raising half or three-fourth blooded Short-
horn cattle. Poland-C^hina swine, and graded
Clydesdale horses. In the early days lie set out an
orcha'-d, which is now in fine bearing condition,
and his residence, erected in 1888, is one of the
finest in the neighborhood. All that ample means
and cultivated tastes can do has been brought
about in the erection of this model home.

Of the six children born to Mr. and Mrs. Cur-
rent two died at the ages of three and one. Their
eldest son, William li., married Miss Lavina II.,
daughter of Thomas Gibson, and they live one mile
east of the homestead ; they are the [)arents of one
ehihl. Abraham L. married Miss Hester A..
daughter of Francis Roderick, of Newell Town-
ship; is the father of one child, and lives three
miles south of his father. Martin A. and Fay Kay
complete the family circle. The former, a promising
youth of nineteen years, is a student in the Junior
class of Chaddock College, at Quincy, III., where
he proposes to take the full course.

Mr. Current at one time held theollice of Justice
of the Peace, but finally resigned. He has also
officiated as School Director and Road Overseer,
and in politics votes the straiglit Republican ticket,
having been a member of this party since the late
war. He believes, however, in voting for princi-
ples and not men, and in local matters supports the
men whom he considers best qualified to serve the
interests of the people. Mr. and Mrs. Current
united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in
1850, and have been prominent and consistent
members since that time. Our subject was Assist-
.ant Superintendent of the Sunday-school prior to
his marriage. In Danville he was Steward in the
North Street Church, and has been Class-Leader
for the past fourteen years; likewise Superintend-
ent of the Sunday-school thirteen years, still hold-
ing the position. His excellent wife is in no wise
behind him in all good works, having a class in the
Sunday-school, and laboring as she has opportunity
in the Master's vineyard.

Abraham Lynch, the father of Mrs. Current,
came to Illinois at an early day. and was soon

recognized as one of the most worthy citizens of
Danville Townshii). His family included seven
children, all of whom are living, and of whom Mrs.
Current was the second child. She was born in
Newell Township, this county, March 9, 1840, and
like her husband pursued her early studies in a log
school house under the imperfect system of instruc-
tion given at that day.

Vf?OHN VAN DUYN was born in Parke
County, Ind., April 28, 1835. His farm
which is situated on section 19 in Elwood
Township, consists of 150 acres of good land
all of which is cultivated in a manner that will
liring about the highest results. He is SMccessfiiUy
eng.ageil in raising graded Sliorthorns and Poland-
China hogs.

Cornelius \'in Duyn. the father of Joliii. was a
native of New Jersey, and came with his father to
Indiana, when a boy. The mother was Catherine
Blue, a native of Pickaway County, Ohio. She was
the inolher of eleven children, seven of whom are
living: John, Cornelius, Henry J., AVMIliain, Tilgh-
nian A. II., Luther \V. and James C. The elder
A'an Duyns were leading citizens of their time and
were regarded as among the best people in the
country. They were thrifty and intelligent, and in
financial matters, generall}' succeeded.

John Van Du3n received a limited education at
the subscription schools which were in vogue in this
country during the pioneer days. The school-house,
where he learned to read and write was built of
logs and contained a fire-place in one end, slabs for
seats and oiled paper for window panes. Let the
youth of to-day contemplate the difficulties which
surrounded their fathers and grandfathers in their
effort to get an education, and be thankful for the
splendid school ])rivileges they now enjoy and
strive the harder to improve them. Mr. Van Duyn
came to Vermillion Count}', Ind., with his parents
ill 1 853, whence he removed to this county three years
later. He w.as married March 26, 1867, to Dorothy,
daughter of Archibald Edmonston, a native of ISun-
combe County, N. C. She was born in Vermilion

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County. Iiid.. wluTC liur parents Idcaloii in 1831.
Ilcr father, an old pioneer of Indiana, was a soldier
of the war of 1«12. Ilei mother Melissa Ander-
son, was ;i native of Mercer County, Ky. The lat-
ter removed with her parents to Dubois County,
Ind., at the age of eleven years, and in 18;51, she
located with her husl)and in \'ormillioii County, the
same .State. She was the mother uf eight children,
five of whom are living: Thomas A., Mrs. \'an
Duyn. William, Leroy T. and Melissa. Mother
iMlmonston still lives in Indiana, six miles southwest
of Newport and is eighty-four years old. She is
possessed of extra good health for a lady of her
years.

Mr. and Mrs. V'au Duyn have had live children
and but one is living, Melissa, who is the wife of
I'lofessor Miteliell. [irineipal of the Ridge Farm
.school. She is also teaching there with her husband.
.She began work in her profession when but fifteen
years old, and is a graduate of the State Normal
School of Terre Haute. Both have State certificates
of Illinois. They are the parents of one child —
\er;ie V.

By his own efforts Mr. Van Duyn has prospered
linaneially, and is now living in ease and comfort,
lie is generous and hospitable and is never lia|)pier
than when he is smoothing the road of some un-
fortunate whose footsteps are handicapjied in the
race of life.

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li,-,^ (iARLAl'GII. The extensive tract of land

familiarly known as the fiarlaugli farm

is operated in two divisions by the sub-

■a^ jeet of this notice and his brother, Tay-
lor Garlaugh, and comprises some of the finest land
lying out of doors. It was purchased by the f.ather
in 1873 at the time of the famous Sidell land sale,
which is noted elsewhere in this work.

Mr. Garlaugh, our subject, has effected many
valuable improvements on this property, erecting a
commodious two-storj' frame dwelling, a good barn
and cattle sheds, has gooil fences and the latest im-
proved machinery for the prosecution of his calling.
A windmill forms one of the appurtenances and the
land is amply watered and very fertile. In riding

past the farm (he traveler is at once impressed
with the idea that its manager is not only a man of
entciprise and energy, but is one liound to succeed.
Mr. Garlaugh employs two men and four two-
horse teams in carrying on the farm and feeds an-
nually 100 head each of cattle and swine. He
makes a specialty of attending to his own concerns
and does not aspire to political honors, although
thoroughly in syini)athy with the princi[)les of the
Republican party and the watch-cry "America for
Americans."

In referring to the parental history of our sub-
ject we find that his father, Jacob Garlaugh, was
born in Greene County, Ohio, and remains a resi-
dent of that State, living near the city of Da3'ton.
The mother, formerly Miss Elizabeth Miller, was
born in ^'irginia and emigrated to Ohio with her
parents when a young girl. The first representa-
tives of the Garlangh family in America came across
the water from Germany and settled in Maryland
whence Grandfather (iarlaugh removed to (ireene
County, Ohio, in 1807. The homestead which lie
built up from the wilderness has never passed out
of the hands of the family and upon it the father of
our subject is still living with his estimable wife
at the ages of seventy-nine and sixty-nine years
respectively.

Thirteen chiklren were born to the |)arents of
our subject — seven sons and six daughters — of
whom he was tbe seventh. He first opened hiseycs
to the light Feb. 17, 1853. He attended the com-
mon schools and was reared to farm pursuits, re-
maining a mendier of the parcntid household until
coming to Illinois in IJSTli when n man of twenty-
six years. He was m.-uiied in this county in 1883
to Miss Nellie, daughter of Calvin and Elizabeth
(Collison) Martin now of State Line. Mrs. Gar-
laugh was born at Bixby, 111., and completed her
studies in the Normal School at Danville. Subse-
(juentl^' she followed the profession of a teacher
until her marriage. She became the mother of two
children — Mamie E. and Ida M. and dit'd Dec. 2(!,
1S87. The ytiung wife and mother |)assed avva3',
deeply mourned by her husliau<l anil a large (;ircle
of friends. She possessed many estimable qualities
and in her di ath our subject receiveil the sympathy
of all who had known them during the brief years

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of their luippy inunitMl life. Mr. Garlau,<;li is
lotiked ii|ioii ;is one of the rising yoiuiij;- men of his
eoniuiunity — one eminently worthy of a record in
a work designed to i)eri)etnate the n.'imes and deetis
of the lea<lin';' men uf N'ermilion County.

/^^ HAKLKS \V.F()RBKS,the leading and pioneer
(l[ ^_ agrienltnral implement dealer of Sidell, ear-
^■^' ries an extensive stock of merchandise per-
taining to his line of trade, and from his long
residence in this locality and his snhstantial traits
of character, is regarded as one of its leading men.
A native of Medina County, Ohio, he was born
March 17, 185:>, and in conseipience is on the
sunny side of forty and in the prime of a vigorou.s
and healtlifnl manhood. His career lias been
marked by success, and he possesses liiose mental
qnidilies which have not only been of great service
in tlie management of his business affairs, but has
estal)lished him in an envialile position among his
fellovvmen. He takes a warm interest in the growth
of the village and as a liljeral-minded and public-
spirited citizen, contributes as he is able toward its
advancement.

Mr. Forbes is the offspring of a good family,
being the son of Alex and Cornelia Ann i Uandall)
Forbes who are still living and in good health, the
father being eighty-five years old and the mother
seventy-six. Charles W. was the eighth in the
family of ten children, five of whom are living,
the other four being Medwin, Geoige, Hiram and
Marietta. Alex Forltes was one of the early set-
tlers of Medina County, Ohio; where he 0|)erated
promiiientlj' as a builder and contractor until he
retired from active labor, and still resides in Ohio.

Our subject pursued his first studies in the com-
mon schools, and later at a select school at Litch-
field, Ohio. When a youth of eighteen years he
became interested in a creamery at Wellington, with
which he was connected until coming, in 1881, to
Shelby County this State. He built a creamery in the
latter place which he operated two years and then
removed to Rantoul, where he prosecuted the
same business successfully for a time, then selling

out, established himself in Casey, Clark County,
this Stati-^, where he built another creamer}', but
only sojourned six months, coming to Sidell in
the fall of 1885. In his business here he has been
successful from the start, and his progress may be
indicated by the fact that his sales in 1885
amounted to *10,OOll. and those of 1888 to $47,-
OUO. He has erected a commodious store with
ware-rooms, and now also conducts a tiiriving
tr;ulc in fuiiiilure as well as carriages and wagons.
He has put up a tasteful and substantial residence
of nnjdern architecture at the corner of (iray and
Fnglish streets, which with its surroundings forms
a very pleasant and attractive home.

The marriage of our subject with Miss ]M3ra
Fisher was celebrated at the home of the bride in
Clarkslield, Huron Co., Ohio. Dec. 10, 187'J. Mrs.
Forbes was born at Rochester, Lorain, Co., that
State, February, 1857, and is the daughter of
Robert and Olive M. (Cunningham) Fisher, the
former a native of the i)rovince of Ontario,
Canada, and the latter of Clarksfield. Ohio. Mr.
Fisher left the Dominion when a young man and
afterward followed the trade of a harness-maker until
his death. whii;h took |)lace in 1870 when he was
lift\- years old. The pareiUs were marrie<l in Clarks-
field. Ohio. The mother is living and makes her
home with her daughter, Mrs. Forbes; she is now
fifty three years old. Of her five children, i\Iyra,
Mrs. Forbes, was the eldest born. The next one,
a son, Foster, died in infancy; Hiram Way, Frank
S. and F^mma D.

Mr. Forbes, piiliticall}'. is a stanch Republican
and is a mendjer of the Masonic fraternity, belong-
ing to Peace Dale Loilge, No. 225. He is a charter
member of the Modern \\'oodraen of America, be-
longing to Sidell Camp. No. 405. The maternal
grandmother of Mrs. F'isher was married the first
times to Corydon Sheldon, and by him became the
mother of one child, Jairus C, who was a representa-
tive from the Fifteenth District of Illinois to the
Forty-ninth Congress and served two terms. After
the death of her husband, Mrs. Sheldon was mar-
ried to Hiram Way Cunningham, and to them were
born nine children, among whom was the mother
of Mrs. Forbes and Joseph Oscar Cunningham,
who is one of the leading lawyers and prominent

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filizeiis of Uibaiia. 111., and was for several years
Prol)ato Judge. The girlhood of Mrs. Forbes was
spent in Clariislield. Ohio, and she alteniled the
liigii School at Norwalli. Later, at the age of
.sevi'iiteeii, she entered lltiiduin I iii ver.sity, takinjif
the eias.sical and musical courses, antl continued a
student there for some time. Afterward slie
engaged in teach ini;' in Huron C'lmnl y. Oliio. fdjjow-
ing this profession for four years pi'ior to her mar-
riage.

Mr. .-ind Mrs. Forl)es aic niembcis of tlie iNIelho-
ilisl Ki)iscopal Church at Sidell in wiiicli Mr.
Forties is one of the Hoard of Trustees and is on
the IJuitding Committee. Tliis cliui<-ti tias one of
ttie linest edifices in ^■ermilion County, ontsidt' of
Danville. Mrs. Forbes was the first I'lesident of
tlie Ladies' .Vid Society, which was estatilislic(l for
the purpose of raising means to build a new chnich.

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FWITT C. HFNNKTT. fajniliarly known
throughout Carroll Township as '• Clint
Bennett," is one of the most popular
young men of his community and ;i farmer
by occui)ation. operating a line body of land in the
southwestern i>artof the township, lie has worked
his way up from an luunlile position in life, signal-
izing himself b.y his industry- and integrity of char-
acter, and, aside from being on the highway to
sueeess financially, has fully established himself in
the eontidenee and esteem of his fellow-citizens.
The fact that he was from the age of eighteen
years until twenty-eight — a period of ten years —
the "right hand man " of the cattle king, John
Sidell, is sutticient indication of his true character
and furnishes as good a recommendation as he
could possibly wish for. Thei'e was also another
party in the emploj- of the same family, namely,
a most estimable young lady, who became the wife
of our subject and whose record is fully equal to
that of her husband in point of sterling worth of
character and cultivated tastes. As the wife of
our subject, she has been in all respects his true
companion and heliimate, and they are justly
proud of their blooming family of children, and

their attractive home, which, without making any
pretensions to elegance, is the place when' affection
abides anil to which they frequently welcome the
many friends and acipiaintanccs who have watched
their career with kindly interest.

The subject of this notice is a native of this
county, and was born in X'ance Township, June A,
|y|',). lie was reared in \aiice and Catlin town-
shi|is, ac([uiring his education in the common school,
and left home, as we have already indicated, at the
age of eighteen years. \\'liilc in the employ of Mr.
Sidell, he drove thousands of cattle to the Fast,
frequently riding night and day. without sleep or
rest. His father. Philander liennett, was a native
of New York .State, and married Miss Sarah Ann
AVolf. who was liorn in Tennessee, [n the biogra-
phy of Henry .1. 15ennutt, found on another page
in this volume, will be noted the parental histor}'.
Philander Bennett and his excellent wife are still
living, making their home in Palermo, Edgar
County, where the father and his younger sons are
operating a rented farm. Mr. Bennett is now
about seventy-four years old and his wife ten
years his junior. They are the parents of nine
children, the eldest of whom, Ann E., is the wife
of W. M. Jamison, of Catlin. and the mother of six
children: Charles, Kate. Mar\', (Jeorge, Willie and
Bertie. Henry J. was the second born; DeWitt
Clinton, our subject, was the third child; (ieorge
Franklin married i\Hss Rachel Trimlilc.and is a farm-
er tif Dundee County, Neb., and tiiey have ft)ur chil-
dren, Clinton, Minnie, Frank and a babe unnamed.
.Mary F. is the wife of Jonah Turner, a farmer of
Edgar County; they have no children. William K.
died in boyhood; Jacob remains at home with his
father; Ida B. married F^sau Marsh, resides in
Missouri, and is the mother of two children; Allie
married Wilson Glaze, a resident of Chrisman,
Edgar County, and they have two children.

Mr. Bennett was married in 1877 to Mrs. Nancy
Jane Si)ellman, daughter of Jerry and Mary
I. Fuller. Her father was born in Illinois and
her mother in Campbell County, Ky. The par-
ents were married in the latter State and were of
Irish descent. They settled first in Cincinnati,
Ohio, where Mr. Fuller engaged in teaming, and
later removetl on to a farm in Kentucky, where

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his ilealli took pl.'K'C. The miitlior was sub-
seciuently inaniert to John (lark, a sketch of
wlioin ap|)|)pai-s cIscwIrtc in this work, and they
are living- at Sidell. Of the liist niari-iago there
were born seven children, viz: Reuben, John and
Mary (who died young), America, Sarali, Louisa
and Nancy Jane. Mrs. Bennett was born in Cin-
cinnati, Ohio, but was reared in Kentucky, and
wlien nineteen years of age became the wife of
Thomas B. Spellnian. Of this union there was
born one cliild.

For six years after their marriage Mr. and JMrs.
Bennett continued with Mr. Sidell and afterward
began farming on rented land. They are now the
parents of six children, namely : Sarah I., Charles
Clinton, Jacob C, Bessie W. and Luella. Mr. Ben-
nett is a prominent member of the Modern Wood-
men at Sidell, and has filled most of the offices of
the order. Politically he votes the straight Dem-
ocratic ticket and has been School Director in his
district.

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DAM STADLia;.

The armies of the

North — so statistics exhibit — were com-
posed of (me-third foreigners, or their
direct descendants. These, or their par-
ents, had come from countries where tyranny held
them in as firm a grasp as the negroes were held in
America, and their condition was but little aliove
that of the slave c>f South Carolina. They longed
for that perfect political freedom that characterizes
this country, and in consequence fought for a prin-
ciple that was dear to thon, and the most of these
people, by the peculiar laws of their native land,
were obliged to serve in the army. The pcrsi)n
whose name heads this sketch is one of those who
had seen service in his native country.

His father was Christopher Stadler, a farmer of
Baden and a native of that country, while his
mother, Regina (Horsch) was also a native of the
same province. This coui)le were married in Baden
and came to America in 1854, locating in Henry
County, Ind., with their son Adam, who had come
to America before them. The father died in 1856
aged sixty-eight, and the mother is still living in

Ohio with one of her daughters. They had five
children, three lioys and two girls, four of whom
arc now living in America. The oldest boy died
in (iermany. Adam, of whom we write, is the
second cliild of the family, and vvas born Dec. 28,
18-21, in Baden. There he went to school until he
was fourteen years old, receiving a very fine edu-
cation in the higher mathematics and engineering,
lie finished his schooling in the military academy
of Carlsruhe, the ca|)ital of Baden, graduating from
that institution and receiving his diploma in 1844.
Previous to this, he served his time as an appien-
tice at the cooper's trade an<l continued at that for
six years, or until he was twenty years of age.

In 184 1 Mr. Stadler was drafted into the armj'.
He served six n^onths as a |)rivate and was pro-
moted to the ranks of Corporal ami Sergeant, serv-
ing in these positions for one and two years re-
spectively. In 1848 the rebellion lii'oke out in
Baden against King Leopold, at which time Jlr.
Stadler was .serving as (Quartermaster Sergeant.
The army in which he was doing duty was directed
against the rebels, but in 184i) the soldiers became
disaffected and rebelled against the King. Mr.
Stadler was then elected as Captain of the same
hatter3' of ai'tillery in which he had served [ire-
viously as a loyal soldier.

His company fought in every battle in 181'.) in
the rcln^l army. At that time the comnian<1er of
the rebellious soldiers was Gen. Miiollefski. who
turned out to be a traitor to the cause. He was
succeeded liy Gen. Fr[U)Z Sigel. who afterward
distinguished himself in the Union army during
the late Rebellion. Gen. Sigel was in command of
about 25,(100 men and in opposition to this smaH
army, Prussia sent 150,000 troops and the States
of VVurtemburg, Bavaria and Hesse-Darmstadt fur-
nished as many more. This immense army of
troops succeeded in killing many of the rebels, Init
failed to crush them. Sigel's army was driven into
Switzerland and the war closed. The remnant of
this little army two months after was dis[)ersed.
The private soldiers were allowed to go where
the3- pleased, but the officers were condemned to
be shot whenever found on their native soil. The
natural place for them to seek refuge was in America,
and here they came, Mr. Stadler being one of

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tliem. He e.iriie in tlie same vessel that broiiglit
Liuvience Bi'cntano, now of Chicago and they ar-
liveil at New Yori< in Nov. 1849.

Mr. Sladler was married May 28, 1846 to Sophia
Yazoll, (laugliter of John and Caroline (Sweitzer)
Va/A'll. Mrs. Sladler was the yo\ingest of the
l':niiily and was horn Fel). 2, 182'J. She received
a line education, and married Mr. Stadler while he
was a Sergeant in the army of the King. AViiile
Uie war was in progress — in which her husliand
l(H)]< so active a part — she remained at C'arlsruho.
and when the army was driven into Switzerland,
she joined her hnsli.Mud there and sailed with liini
to America, '{"hey went to Cincinnati, where lie
was employed al his trade, and also in a brewerv.
foi- one year. At this time botli Mr. and Mrs.
Stadler were seized witii typhoid fever, which was
t'dllowed by fever and ague, thc^r illness lasting in
all, fourteen months. After recovering their
health they renioved to Indiana, where Mv. Stadlei-
started a cooper's shop and remained in that l)usi-
ncss for fourteen years. He then rented a farm.
!uid l)egan the life of a farmer.

In 18(!I, wiien the first call for troops was made
liy President Lincoln, Mr. Stadler enlisted in the
I2lh battery of Indiana Volunteers, commanded
by Capt. Stall ings. He went out with the battei-y
as i'Mrst Lieutcmuit, proceeding from Indianapolis
to St. Louis and thence to Fort Donelson. After
l,lie fall of that fort, the battery was ordered to
Nashville, and from there to Pittsburg Landing,
am! after the battle of Sliiloh, the company- was
changed to heavy artillery, and again returned to
N.ashville. In the fall of 18(52 Mr. Stadler resigne<l
his comniissif)!!. because of rheumatism. He rc-
ttii-ne<l home and again took u[) his work on the
farm in Indiana. He had escaped unhurt in the
many battles in which lie was eng.aged both in
Oerinany and America, and while in the service in
llie old country, he had three lioi-ses killed while
riding them.

In October, 18(17 Mr. Stadler removed to Illinois
and bought his present home where he has lived
since. He has 125 .acres of good land, and as a
farmer he has been successful. Mr. and Mrs.
Stadler have had six children, three sons and three
daughters, live of whom are living: ( ieorye C. a

banker, married Ada Newton; they are living in
RIonticello, where he is Clerk of the Court, and
hav( two children; Adam A., married Anna P.ell,
the}' are residing at Bement and are the parents of
one child; Rena is the wife of Dr. Clark Smith of
Cornelius, Ore.; Jacob F., married Susan Simpson,
and they are living on a part of her father's
farm, and have one child; Caroline lives at home
with hei- parents, and is an accomplished young
lady, being noticeably proficient in painting. She
has executed many fine specimens, which adorn
her father's |>arlor.

Mr. Stadler is a strong free-trade Democrat and
while he is not an office-seeker he takes great inter-
est in i)olitics. He has held the oHice of Road
()verseer, tilling the position with his usual energy.
Before leaving Baden Mr. and Mrs. Stadler were
members of the Evangelical Protestant Church,
but since coming to America they have been united
with no religious organization but attend church
regularly. I'hey are held in high esteem by all
their acquain'tanees as possessing all the attributes
that cluster around good neighbors, andjlavv-abiding
citizens.

>?,(M-IN POLLARD. This branch of the Pol-
lard family is noted chielly for its mechan-
ical genius — the ancestors of our sidiject
being peculiarly gifted in this mrnncr.
\Villiani Pollard, the father of our subject, learned
mechanical engineering in his native England
when quite a young man, and the paternal grand-
father, John Pollard, was a wheelwright, mill-
wright and wood-worker of great skill.

To William and Mary Ann (Bartel) Pollard,
natives of Ytjrkshirc, England, there were born
(ivc cliildren in their native country: Paul lives
in Carroll Township; John, our subject w.as the
second child; Sarah J. is the wife of S. P. Dono-
van, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this
volume; Peter died in infancy; Martha is the wife
of Charles llidl. also re|)resented elsewhere in this
work. The futhcr crossed the Atlantic seven
times — four timts before bringing his family here.

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in 1864 — when he located in Carroll Townsliip.
this connly. He liiiilt tjie first steam sawmill south
of Danville, and, liesides being a first class me-
chanic, was au excellent Imsiness man. ami soon
found himself on the high road to (irosiierity. Of a
most generous and easy disposition, it was often
remarked that he "was too good for his own
good." He could never say "no" when solicited
by a friend for a favor, consequently he appended
his name to various notes for friends, which re
suited in tlie usual way, namel^y, the loss of a
large amount of his property. He lived, however,
to rally from this disaster, and .it the time of iiis
death, July 3. 1«86, left his family in comfortable
circumstances; he was then aged sixty-nine years.
The mother is still living, making her home in In-
dianola, and is of the same !ige as her husb.and was
at his decease.

The subject of this sketch, like his ])arents. was
a native of Yorkshire. England, and born May .'i,
1S47. He pursued his early studies under careful
instruction in a private school, which was held
under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. While still a boy, he began working in a
factory as a spinner, and at the earl3' age of seven-
teen was given the position of overseer in the si)in-
niug department of Scott's Woolen RHlls, in Eng-
land. After a time, however, he conceived the
idea of coming to America, so gave up his ])osition
and sailed across the Atlantic with his brother,
the rest of the family coming later.

The labors of young I'ollard were oidy inter-
rupted for a com|)aratively brief time, .ind, after
reaching Illinois, he entered the employ of his
father in a sawmill, and w!is thus occupied until
thirty six ;\'ears of age. Then, as projirietor, he
assumed the entire charge. Hundreds of thou-
sands of feet of lumber have passed thiough his
hands, and he has been uniforml}- successful in this
department of industry. He purchases the logs iu
the rough, and from them manuf.actures all kinds
of lunilier for buililing and other purposes, dealing
mostly in the finer grades — oak. walnut, and woods
of that description. He has built up a regulai
])atronage, doing an extensive custom business.

Mr. Pollard and his famil)- occupy a very pleas-
annt and comfortable home. His farm comprises

choice land, with a neat and substantial frame
dwelling and the other buildings necessary for
their convenience and comfort. He was married,
Aug. 29, 188C, to Mrs. Fanny (Thresher) Hunt,
daughter of P^verett Thresher and widow of Ely
Hunt. jMrs. Pollard was born in Pickaway County,
Ohio, Dec. 6, IS-OS. 'J'he maiden name of her
mother was Elizabeth Collins, and both parents
were born in Pickaway County. < >hio. Mr. Thresher
was a farmer by occupation, and when a boy of
eight years came with his parents to Illinois, set-
tling in Coles C'ounty. Later they removed to
Douglas County, where the parents still live, and
are comfortably situated upon a good farm of their
own. Mr. Thresher is si.xty-seven years of age,
ami his good wife fifty-nine. Of the twelve chil-
dren born to them ten lived to mature yeais, viz:
Sarah, Hugh, Fanny, INIary, John. Maliala. Miuirya,
Celia, Henry and (leorge.

Miss Fanny Thresher was first married in Doiig-
l:is County, this Stale, to Ely Hunt, a fai'nier by
occupation, and they became the parents of one
child — Lewis, who w.as born in 1877. Mrs. Hunt
in 1882 occupied the position of a clerk in Danville,
where she met f)ur subject, .and in due time they
were married. Holh f)ur suljject and his estiinalile
wife are members in good standing of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, at ludianola. and Mr. Pol-
lard, iiolitically, gives his unqualified sni)port to
the Democratic party.

A view of Mr. Pollard's place is shown elsewhere
in this work.

JLISHA C. P.. FITHIAX. The Fithian fam-
las been widely known in Central
Illinois for many years. We find the sub-
ject of this notice comfortably located on section
19, in Oakwood Townslii|), where he has followed
agriculture since 18.04. He is the youngest of
three sons, the offspring of Dr. William and Orle-
thea T. (Berry) Fithian, who were natives of Ohio,
where they were reared, educated and married, and
came to Illinois as early as 1830. [See sketch on
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the father followed liis profession coiiliuuously until
about 1879. 'i he niannerin whieh he was iirospered
is indicated from the fact tliat he is now tlie owner of
2,700 aeres of land ill Oaknood and X'anee tciwii-
ships, 400 acres beiiiu' in limber and the balance
nnderagood state of eiilti\atioii. It is mostly leased
to other parties, anil our subject is suiierintendeiit of
the whole. The parental family comprised three
ehihiren. only two of whom are living, the eldest son.
Georjje B.. havinjj; died in 1871. I'lie son besides
our subject is ^^'illianl Ileniy, a resident of Kithian,
III.

The subject of this notice was the youngest of
his jiarents" three sons, and was born Nov. 8, 1837,
in Danville, this county. He acquired a pr.'ictical
education in the public schools, and at the age of
seventeen years began farming for himself on the
land which he now occupies. He met with fair
success, and on the Ulth of February, 18(;.'), estab-
lished domestic ties of his own by his marriage with
Miss Annie M. Hays. Mrs. Fithian was the third
child in tin; family of John Hays, who came to Illi-
nois from Ohio, in 18(;2, and settled near Homer,
Champaign County, where he occupied himself in
farming. His family consisted of twelve cliililreii.
eight of whom are living. Mrs. Fithian was born
March ITi. 18 40, in Athens Co., Ohio.

Since his marriage Mr. Fithian has continued
the superintendence of his father's farm. The
Doctor is now past his ninetieth year, and is cpiile
IVeble in health. He continues a resident of Dan-
ville. He has been a very prominent man in his
conimunity — .active, energetic and public-spirited —
.■ind the town of Fithian, which was laid out by the
Indiana. Bloomington A' Western Railroad Com-
(lany, was named in his honor. His tiist wife died
ill early womanhood, in 18.'57, and he w.as subse-
quently married to Mrs. Black, the widowed mother
of Gen. .lolin C. Black, and she died in 1 88(;.
John Hays, the father of Mrs. Fithian, died on the
7th of August, 188G. Her mother is still living,
making her home in Muncie, 111., and is now
seventy-one years old.

Mr. Fithian is quite conservative in politics, and
has always been a member of the Republican part}',
casting his first vote for Abraham Lincoln in IHtiO.
He was persoiiall\- acquainted with him, having

often met him at his father's house, the martyred
President regarding Dr. Fithian as one of his warm,
personal friends, and frequentl3- visiting him. .Mr.
Fithian has been a School Director for many years,
and socially belongs to Fairmount Lodge, No. ^>'JfK
A. F. ife A. M.. with which he has been connected
for about sixteen years. The five children of our
subject and his estimable wife were named, re-
spectively: I'.-iul H.. Lalla R., Klislia C. B., John
C. B. and David \V .

DAAI KATON. There is nothing in life
>5gZyj| more beautiful and attractive than a se-
/// ifc relic and quiet old .age, the result of a life
p well spent, with a conscience void of

offense, and a consciousness of having liveii up-
rightly and in a maimer deserving of the esteem
and confidence of mankind. These thouo-lits in-
voluntarily arise in noting the career of the subject
of this sketch, who is in fair circumstances, and
occu|>ies a coinlorl.'ible homestead on section l,iii
.Sidell Township.

Mr. Katon is a man of large experience, a native
of r>arren County, Ky., and born near (ila.sgow,
March 1, 1822. His early studies were pursued in
the subscription schools of his n.ative township, and
he accoin|ianied his father's family in their various
removals through Kentucky to Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Alabanin. In the meantime, upon reachiiif
man's estate he employeil himself in connection
with the "tobacco ;u)d the cotton and the corn,"
and was a witness of all the phases of life in the
South dining that period and prior to the outbreak
of the Rebellion. In Tennessee he found his wife,
being married in 1841 to Miss Frances (Jiner, a
native of that State.

Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, after their marriage, iv-
niovcd to Kentucky, and thence, in 184.5, to In-
diana, where they lived seven 3'ears, and where
their eldest child was born. In 1852 they came to
this county and .settled live miles e.i-st of Danville,
where our subject rented a farm of Dr. Porter,
upon which In- remained ten years. Then, in 187!)
with the results of his labors, he piirch.ased eighty

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ac-ies of land, from which he constructed his pres-
ent liomestead. lie has effected good improve-
ments and surrounded himself and iiis family with
all the comforts of life. Living at peace among
his neighbors and giving his chief attention to the
interests immediately' connected with lii.s home, he
has had ample time to reflect upon the vicissitudes
of life and draw his own conclusions therefrom.
The four living children of Mr. and Mrs Katon aie
recorded as follows: David married Mi.ss Rachel
Raffet, and lived in Sidell; the^- have seven children
living. Malen married Miss Ida Soycr. lives in
this township, and is the father of one child — Les-
lie; Maiy is the wife of Simon Hill, of Sidell, and
they have two children — Elmer and Walter; Pres-
ton remains at home with his parents. Mr. Katon
votes the straight Democratic ticket, and both he
and his wife are members c>f the New Light Church.
The [lareuts of our subject were David and I^liz-
abetli (Thomas) E.'don. the father a native of Ten-
nessee. They were married in Kentucky, and lived
there for a time on a farm. About 184,") they re-
moved to Indiana, settling in Harrison County, and
later came to this county, where the fathei- died at
the age of eighty-six 3ears. The mother was
eighty years old .at the time of her decease. Their
family consisted of eleven children — four sons and
seven daughters — of whom Adam, our subject,
W!is the second born.

AM TEL W. I5AITM is one of the m,any
well-to-do men of Carroll Township, and
a po[)ular stockman of Vermilion County.
For several years he has been eng.aged in
breeding Shorthorn cattle, and at this writing has
on hand a herd of his favorite breed of cattle of
good pedigrees. The animal standing at the he.ad
of this line herd of cattle is the celebrated "Com-
modore Barney," a well-known prize winner, and
was owned by the late Harvey Sodowsky, which is
a guarantee of the excellence of tin's beautiful
animal.

Mr. Baum is the son of Samuel P.aum, who was
a very popular gentleman, and one of the old set-

tlers of Carroll Township. His mother was Sarah
Weaver, a daughter of Michael AVeaver, who lived
to be on(^ hundred years old. The elder Baum and
Weaver came together to this county in wagons
drawn I13' oxen. The Bauins built up the oldest
city in tlie county — Indianola — and were instiu-
nicntal in directing the outsiilo W(jrld to the fer-
tility and resources of Vermilion County as a
desirnblc locition. The Baunis were also distin-
guished pioneers of Bucks County, Pa., and of
Clermont County, Ohio, while that country w.as
under territorial rule. The grandfather, Charles
I'laum, was a gunsmith by trade. He volunteered
in the War of 1K12, but was thought to be too
\aluable a man to enter the I'anks, so he was em-
liloycd in making and repairing firearms. He made
;i gun for his own use in the .army, but gave it to
another soMier. He was very religiously' inclined,
and respected by all who knew him. Samuel
B.Mum was married twice, and by the first union
had ele\cn cliildren: Oliver P., Mary, Elizabeth,
Susan A.. Cathei'iiie, Francis, Einiliue, Samuel W.,
William and Angeline.

Samuel W. was liorn Feb. 15, 1843, and was
reared to agriculture in this c(;unty. He is largely
engaged in the stock business, and is an extensive
shipper. He owns several farms, the homestead
containing (JdO acres. All his land has been im-
proved by himself, as when he bought it, it wa,s in
a wild condition. His farms are all well fenced,
conveniently arranged, and well sup|)lied with
water; the barns are commodious, and the pastures
are of the very best. His dwelling is a comfort-
able one, and in it can be found a genial hostess,
whose hospitality is proverbial. The stock on this
farm is of the very finest. Any one of the ani-
mals would take a prominent place at a fair or a
fat stock show. It is safe to make the assertion
tli.at there are no better cattle in the State of Illi-
nois than those owned by Mr. Baum.

Mr. Baum wa.s married to Miss Delia F. Stewart,
a daughter of Joseph and Sar.ah (Cochrane) Stew-
art, the former being a native of Ohio, while the
la;tter was a daughter of (ien. Cochrane, a hero of
the War of 1812, and who represented his people
in the Legislature. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart came to
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sottlod there first upon enming t<i lliis Stiite. Tliey
lluated down the Oliio and eauie up the Mississippi
and Illiiiiiis rivers, until tlioy reaelied tlieir des-
tination. j\lr. and Mrs. Stewart are botli living,
and in this world's goods are well-to-(U). They are
the parents of seven children, all girls: Tamer E.
and Mary M. (decea.sed), twins; FiOvina, Sarali A.
(deceased), .Tosephine. Frances, Deli)hine and I)oll\
.1. Mrs. Banni was horn in Georgetown, where she
attended the |)ublic stIiooIs. and at the age of six-
then entered tlie High School at Danville. Slie is
an accomplished lad}' and a faithful wife. Mr.
.and Mrs. Baum have no children.

Ml'. Baum is a strong Reiiulilicui, a protectionist,
and a friend of progress and prosperity-. He be-
lieves that his party's platforms endiody political
wisdom, and that its candidates, as a rule, are
good, and, therefore, he votes the Republican
ticket, though he never seeks ollice. Mr. Baum's
reputation among those who know him best is irre-
proachable.

ILi^ KNRY B. CM n RENT has a pleasant home
ill Newell Township, and is a gentlenian of

good family and social |)roniinence in the
(1^) coiumunit}' in which he lives. His parents,
\\illiam and Mary ( Bastian) t'ui-rent, natives of
Monongalia t'ounl.\ , W. Va., eiuigr.ated to Illinois
in lS-J7,and located in Newell Township about one-
h.-df mile from the place which is at preseutowned
by the subject of this sketch. Their lot was the
common one of all the pioneers, but as the reward
of industry and frugality the}' were enabled to
spend their latter years in comfort and ease, and
now sleep side b}- side in the silent city of the dead,
known locally as the Lyneli Cemetery, where their
final resting place is marked by a handsome monu-
ment which informs the p.isserb}' that the mother
entered into rest in the year 1855, and the father in
the following year, the date of his departure being
IH56.

When Mr. and Mrs. William C'urrcmt arrived in
Newell Township they purch.-ised forty acres of
land on which they erected such Ijuildings as

they could atford, which it must be confessed were
built with an e^-e to convenience and economy,
rathi'r than to minister to the a>sthetic tastes of the
beholder. But in those |irimitive log cabins were
to be found i)eople of intelligence and fre(|uenll\'
people of liliei'.'d education, wIki, although often
obliged to deny themselves man}' conveniences
and limit themselves to the barest necessaries of life
were >et not inhospitable but welcomed the stran-
ger and traveler with warm hearts, and provided
for his needs to the best of their ability.

I'nder such conditions and amid such i)eople the
youth of our subject was passed. His parents
reared a family of fourteen children, 'of which he
was the eldest, and by the blessing of the God they
served they were enabled to .add to their original
purchase some 31 2 acres, so that at the time of their
decease the estate which was left to their heirs em-
braced 352 acres, finel}' improvi'd and yielding a
good income.

Henry B. Current was born on the 4th of -Inly,
1821, hence was a mere child when his parents be-
came residents of Illinois. His early life was spent
uniler the parental roof, where he received the usual
schooling of the times and i)ursued the ordinary
round of duties pertaining to a boy's life on a
fiuni. The monotony of life in that neighborhood
was broken on Feb. 10, 1S42, by a wedding, the
princiiial actors beingour subject and Miss Martha
Shroff, the ceremony taking place at the home of
the hrides's parents. Mrs. Current's parents were
natives of Ohio, and removed to Illinois, in which
Slate they made their home until released from
earth's trials and cares.

Mrs. Current was an estimable woman and be-
came the mother of nine children, as follows: \\ill-
iani, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this
work; Mary is the wife of David Cuningham ;
Margaret; Sarah, the wife of C. Campbell; Vallie,
the wife of M. Elder; Amanda (deceased) was the
wife of R. Elder; John died when only two ye.irs
and six months old; David died when two years
old, and Rebecca died when an infant of three
weeks. Mrs. Current joiued her departed children
in the beautiful Land of rest, leaving to the remain-
ing members of her family the bright example of
a goodi}- life. Our subject was again united in

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marriage, taking for his life partner INIiss Sarah
Bewer, by wliotn lie had one child, Jlartha, now
i\Iis. Pel ly Adams. Following the ileath of his sec-
ond wife our subject was for the third lime united
in the bonds of niatrimony. with Miss Knima Watts
Aug. 17, hSSl. This amiable l.ady is a daughter
of David and Frances Watts, natives of Eng-
land, who emigrated to America while young and
toiik up land in Vermilion County, making a eom-
forlablo home in Newell Towiishii), where Miss
Emma was born and grew into sweet and gracious
wonianhood, remaining in her childhood's home
untilcalled to her present s|)bere of activit}' and use-
fulness, where she is the presidinu' genius ofaclia.st-
ened yet cheerful family.

The farm belonging to ]Mr. Current com|)rises
320 .acres of laud under excellent cultivation, and
is well su|)plic<I with all necessary outbuildings
and a handsome, commodious residence, which is
the abt)de of peace, plenty and content. Our sub-
ject is a popidar man in his district and has held
tlie office of Road Commissioner; the right of a
freeman is exercised by him in favor of the Demo-
cratic party. The INLasonic order claims him as a
brother. Mr. and Mrs. Cia-rent arc consistent
members and regular attend.ants on the service of
the Methodist Episcopal Church.

BRUCE .SMITH. There are few men
<(- more widely .and favorably known to the
*i citizens of Danville and vicinity than the
^p! subject of this notice. Here have centered
ids life-long interests, ami in this city he was born,
Dec. 20, 1847, when the home of his parents was
at the corner of what is now Main and Franklin
streets, in one of the first lirick buildings, owned
by his father, Isaac P. Smith, wlio was one of the
earliest [lioneers of the county.

Our subject actjuired his education in the schools
of his native town and entered upon his active
business career at the early age of fifteen years,
when he commenced scaling the L.afayette Cour-
i(;r. which came in on the 10 o'clock P. M. train,
and which he would deliver afterward. During

the day he w.as employed at a nevvs-stand to deliver
papers to regular subscribers. He next engaged as
clerk in a hardware store, and subsequenth' was in
the cmploj^ of T. H. M3'ers, the first Mayor of
Danville, and Agent of the United Slates Express
Co. He also operated a grocerj' and purchased
furs and hides. Voung Smith was in the employ
of Mr. Myers about five years, and in the mean-
time officiated as clerk for the Wabash Railroad,
and for Daniel (iurlcy, who dealtin hides and furs.

After leaving Mr. Myers for the last time our
subject entered the l)oot and shoe store of D. 11.
Haggard, where he remained one year. We next
find him in the employ of tlie boot and shoe mer-
chant, Mr. IMcClennatlien. He ne.xt assumed the
managenuMit of the postotfice and the book-store of
AV. T. Cunningham, on the southwest corner of
the |iublic square, and under the postmastership of
of Mr. IMcKiblien. Later the office was moved to
Vermilion street. After the appointment of Sam-
uel Fairchild as I'ostraaster, Mr. Smith was ap-
pointed Deput}' I'ostmastei', and remained con-
nected with the office some years.

Upon withdrawing from the postoffice Mr. Smith
established in the grocery business at the corner of
Main and Franklin streets, but sold out a year later
and became bookkeeper for Smith & Piel, butchers.
During 1873-'74 he was, on account of ill-health,
unable to engage in any arduous laboi-, and during
the latter year repaired to Chicago and underwent
a surgical opeiation which resulted in the entire
recovery of his health. Soon afterward he was
solicited to become the candidate for City Treas-
urer. He was elected by a majority of 418, served
his term, and in 187.'j was re-elected, beating his
two opponents by 187 votes. Since a youth of
eighteen ye.ars he has been occupying his leisure
time in the reading of law. In 1878 he entered
the office of the Danville OnnmerviaU a few weeks
after it was established, and the way in which
he wrote up the county fair so pleased the proprie-
tors of the paper and the people generally that he
was given the post of City Editor, which he held
one year. Next he became .associated with the
Danville iVe»''.s, and in due time resigned this posi-
tion to t.ake one with Maj-or Lawrence.

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candidates for .lustiee of tlie I'caco, and secured
1302 out of 18;31 votes. This office lie held four
years, and in the meantime continued liis law
studies. lie passed a written examination and was
admitted to the liar in Sprinyfieid, and ;is a .lustiee
of the Peaceacquitted himself so satisfactorily that
he was re-elccted, receiving 18.'il out of 2400
votes, heating the closest competitor of seven can-
didates by 290 votes. In the spring of 1 HH',) lie
was elected f>n the Republican ticket by 12.i inajoi--
ity, tin' first time in whicli party (lolitics had any
tiling to do with the election of this officer. He
pursued liis law studies first under Col. Jesse Har-
per eighteen montlis. and then witli W. R. Tjaw-
rence six montlis. After being admitted to the liar
he opened an office on East M.ain street-and prac-
ticed in all the courts, besides discharging the
duties of his office as Ju.stice of the Peace. He
also operates as a real-estate dealer and io.-iti agent,
and has just (int out a Directory for tiie city of
Danville. It will thus be seen that he must pos-
sess great energy and has few idle hours. So
ciallv he belongs to the I. O. (). F., the K. of P.,
and .Modern Woodmen of America. In religious
views he coincides with the doctrines of the Presby-
terian Church. He at one time officiated jis Kditor-
in-chief of the D.anville Anj^is, and as Special
Correspondent of the Ciiicago Times, and Trihuiii'.
Isaac P. Smith, the father of our subject, was
born near Snow Hill, in Worcester County, Md.,
in 1702. Ilis lioyhood d.ays were spent upon a
farm and his ediu'ation was acrpiired in the com-
mon school. In his }'onth he learned the ti-ade of a
carpenter, also that of a baker, and later became a
contractor and builder. Of his first marriage there
there were born eleven children, all of whom li\ed
to mature years. Finally he left IMarybind ;iiid
took up his abode in Pickaway County. Ohio,
where he entered a tract of land, which he ini-
pruved, and also followed his trade. Later he
moved to Northern Indiana, whence he came to
this county in tlie summer of 1832. All these
journeyings had been made overland with teams,
the teams being utilized in hauling the goods,
while the family came most of the way on foot.
After arriving in this county Mr. Smith entered a
tract of land in what is now Danville Township,

and situated six or seven miles south of the pres-
ent city. He set out a great many trees, especi-
ally sugar raajiles, from which he made a large
amount of mnplc sugar, and lost, consideralile by
the Indians.

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"oSo"

,l, BRAM MANN. Picture to the mind's eye
an imposing and beautifully appointed resi-
dence situated on a gentle rise of ground
in the midst of shade trees and shrubbery,
with tasteful walks and driveway, with the var-
ious needed carriage bai'ns and outbuildings in the
rear, a choice apple orchard of bearing trees in
good condition and trees of the smaller fruits,
yielding abundantly in their season, and we have
the surroundings of the subject of this .sketch.

The Mann family originated in England prob-
ably several hundred years ago, and this branch of
it was represented in the United States about 1834,
by Abram Mann, Sr.

The paternal grandparents of our subject were
people in good standing in their coiiiiniiiiity and
members of the Church of Eugl.and. Their son,
Abram, likewise a native of Bedfordshire, was
married there to Miss Mary A. Smith and they be-
came the parents of four children who were named
respectively, Mary A., Catherine, Abram, our sub-
ject, and John. In 1835 the whole family emi-
grated to the United States and coming to Illinois
settled at Danville. Our subject although a mere
bo\- remembers well the time when there were but
few Ikiuscs between this point and the then unim-
portant little town of Chicago. There were but
few families then in Ross Township. In 1837 the
famih' removed to this latter township where the
parents spent their hast days. The father •■uid
mother were members of the Methodist Episcopal
C'luirch.

Abi-.am Mann, Jr., the subject of this sketch, was
born in February, 1820. in Bedfordshire, England.
He chose for his life occupation farming pursuits,
and remained a member of the parental household
until renching man's estate. He was married to
Miss Margaret Dale. d.Mughlcr of .lohn .1. Dale, who
was born in M;irylaiid an<l iciiinved to Clark

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County, Ohio, when quite young. Upon reaching
man's estate he was married to Miss Elizabeth
Davison, by wliom he became the father of eigiit
children in Oliio and one after their removal to
ludiana. In ISfiOthey came to this county, settling
in Ross Township where the father died in 1878.
IMrs. Dale and seven of her children are still living.
One son, Daniel D., served in the Union Army
during the late Civil War and met his death on the
liattlefield of Murfreesboro, Teim. The father of
our subject at his death left a fine estate including
5,000 acres of land. This splendid tract of land
is remarkably rich and fertile and it has most pr()p-
crly lieen embellished with one of the finest farm
residences in the county. The main building cov-
ers an area of 50 x 57 feet with an " L " 40 x 20
feet, is two stories in height and built of brick.

In addition to carrying on general farming Mr.
Mann for many years dealt extensively in cattle,
horses and sheep. The accommodations for the
shelter of stock and the storage of grain are ample,
while the farm m.achinery is of the latest improved
pattern and all the other appliances are fully adapted
to the general purposes and employments of rural
life. Mr. Mann and his sister ai'c liotli members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the doctrines
of which they were carefull3' trained from child-
hood and in the faith f)f which their parents died.

Mr. Mann cast his first Presidential vote in 1852
and has since given his support to the Republican
party. During the late Civil War he contributed
lai-gely to the support of the Union cause. To him
and his estimable wife there were born two children
only, lioth sons, John and George Dale. Mis
brother John also left two children, Abraham and
ftlari.nn who are now living with liini.

ROF. THEODORE REYNOLDS is an
eminent educator of Vermilion County,
and is a gentleman who takes a great inter-
est in .anything pertaining to the education
of the youth. lie is the Principal of the Vermilion
Academy, Elvvood Township, ;ind all his energies
are centered in this institution. lie is a tireless

worker, and one in whose hands the academy will
never suffer, for nothing escapes his notice that
will forward its material or moral welfare.

Mr. Ro\nolds was born in Elwood Township,
three miles east of Ridge Farm, on June 7th, 1855.
His father, Linton Reynolds, was a native of Indi-
ana, and in his early life a wagon-maker and car-
l)cnter, but of late years he has followed farming
exclusively, and in this line of business he has
|iros|)ered, lieing a man of intelligence and energy.
His wife w.as Lydia. daughter of Asa Folger, a
prominent pioneer of this county, who came here
from Indiana about IS.'iO, with her parents, when
she was three years of age, and therefore has been
practically reared in this neighborhood. Mr. and
Mrs. Reynolds arc the parents of five children, four
of whom are living: Theodore, the subject of this
sketch; Luther, Othello and Mary E. (Mrs. Lewis).

Jlr. Reynolds was educated in the common
schools, the liloomingdale Academy and Wabash
College, being graduated from the latter in June,
1884, with a degree of 1>. .S., and in 1887 he re-
ceived the degree A. M, from the same institution.
Before being graduated from college Mr. Reynolds
taught school for five years, his first effort in this
direction being at Locust Corner, in Elwood Town-
sliij). He made an application in 1881 for his
l)resent position, but was rejected. After his rejec-
tion he taught the Vermilion |)ublic school for
eight months, commencing in September, 1884, and
before the year had expired, the same board that
had rejected him gave him a call to take charge of
the academy, which he .accepted, entering upon his
duties in SeptendxM-, 1K85. He Uas remained in
charge of the institution since, being elected for
the fifth consecutive year. Mr. Rej'nolds has
given great satisfaction to all the people who aie
connected with the academy, and it is safe to say
that the tenure of his otHce rests solelj' upon his
will.

The Vermilion Academy is r.apiilly coming to
the front as a standard institution of learning. It
was established at \'ermilion Grove in 1874, by the
(.Quarterly Meeting of the Society of Friends, which
meets at this i)lace annually. They recognized the
fact that they needed a place where their people
could be educated in the same manner as other de-

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niiniin.'iliuri.'il scIiooIn, .111(1 thv result of tlii-ir <k'liln'-
ratioiis in this dircctiuii "vas tliu osl;ililisliiiient of
this Ac-:Kleniy. The biiiUliiig is a laii;e two-story
stiiicture, hiiilt of Ijrick, and was I'recti'd in tlic
\eai' naini'il liy piivato siibscii|>tions, and also lias
bt'fii the lieiu'liciaiy of eiidowiiients. The incorpo-
rators were all members of the (^»iiniterly Meetiiiii',
and in 1 87."), when the corporation was formed, a

resolution was passed ereatini'' all members of the

.1
(Quarterly Meetini;- over twenty-one years ot age i

le^al ineiiibers of the corporate body, thus making I
the school the property of the clinrch. There are
about seventy students in attendance, and Mr.
Reynolds has one assistant. [

Mr. Keynolds married l.ovina .1., daughter of
.Samuel Knykendall. The latter is a resident of
Indiana, and a farmer living near Terre Haute.
Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds have three children —
Cora B., Ktliel L. and Bertha. Mr. Keynolds es-
tablished a gradnating course and nine were gradu-
ated this year. The commencement exercises
were full of interest, each one acquitting himself
and iierself nobly. As a matter of course, Mr. and
.Airs. Reynolds belong to the (Jiiakcr (hurch. They
are very highly respected in the cominunity as
good neighbors and excellent citizens.

RS. CATHERINE T. MORELAND, widow
of Thomas U. Morelaiid, is one of the most
active and cheerful of the elderly ladies of
Carroll Township, and is a general favor-
ite with all, old and young. She is the daughter
of I'eter and Susan (Miller) Hedges, natives of
Bourlion County, Ky., where they passed their en-
tire lives, and where thei r remains were laid to rest
to await the resurrection morn.

Grandfatlier John He<lges was liorn near Balti-
more, Md., on his father's farm, the Hedges having
been farmers throughout several generations, fol-
lowing that occupation in Maryland and Virginia.
The genealogy of tiie Hedges family can lie traced
back to the person of Sir Charles Hedges, who was a |
worthy English Parliamentarian, and graduate of
Oxford University, from which institution he re- |

ceived hisdiploma in Kw.j. He was appointed one of
the chief Secretaries of Slate under (^iieeii Anne in
170 0, and about the same time was returned to Par-
liament in which body he held a seat several years,
Iiut when the Whigs obtained control of the gov-
ernment in 1707 he was dismiosed. At his death
111 1711 h(' left one son, Charles, who on his <leraise
divided liis vast estate, liy will, between his family
of five children which consisted of one son and
four daughters. This son, .loscpli, emigrated to
America where he made a home, and continued to
reside in this country until lii.s death which oc-
curred ill I'rinee George's Coimt3', 1^1''- Prom
him siiring the large family of Hedges in America,
and a vast estate estiiuati'd at :fi2;JO.00O,00O is still
left in Kngland awaiting the rightful heirs to
prove tlu'ir claim and secure the money.

The parents of our subject had four children who
grew to maturity, iiaiiiely: Henry. Zcrilda A.,
Catherine T., Mary A. and .lohn T., who was ason
(jf Mr. Peter Hedges by his second wife and now
resides in Bourbon County. K\ . Mrs. Moreland
is the only survivor of the chihlren born to the
first wife. She was born Nov. 5, liS27, in Bour-
bon County, Ky.. where she passed her childhood
and young ladyhood. She attendeil the best pri-
vate schools in the county and coinjileted her
education at a semin.aiy taught by the Sisters in
Lexington, Ky. .She entered that institution when a
miss of fourteen and completed the course with high
honor when about eighteen, having endeared herself
by her many good qualities ami amiable traits of
{•haracter not only to the gentle ladies in charge of
the school, but also to her school-mates with
whom she was a general favorite.

Miss Catherine took ujion herself the duties of
wifehood at the earlj' .age of nineteen years in IK 17
when she was married to Thomas R. Moreland in
1817. The wedding occurred during the palmy
days of slavery, and .as the parents of Mrs. More-
land owned a large number of slaves, the exquisite
fairness of the dainty bride and her attendants, was
well set off against a dusky background formed by
the salile followers of the numerous guests usual
on such occasions, mingling with the home repre-
sentatives of the "peculiar institution." Although
the colored members of the Hedges' estate occupied

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.1 seivilo pusitioii, their love and esteem was lav-
ishly besluvved upon yoimj^ ■•missie," and no truer
or more lieartfelt wishes for her welfare were
uttered, than eamo from the lips of the so-called in-
ferior race.

Mr. Moreland, a native of Bourbon County,
Ky., was born March 27, 1827. His i)arents Will-
iam and Maij,'aret (Whaby) Moreland, were both
natives of Peiinsyivania, in which State they were
married and from wlii.-li they emigrated to Ken-
tucky, establishing themselves in the above named
county, and making that their home during the
remainder of their lives. They prospered in the
new locality and reared their family in comfort
giving them an excellent education.

About ten years after marriage, ftlr. an<l Mrs.
Moreland left their childhood's home and located
in Carroll Township, Vermilion Co., 111., the
date of their arrival in that State being 1857.
Their change of location proved a fortunate one
as they prospered finely in their new home, and
their bark glided smoothly over the stream of
life, meeting few obstacles to hinder its progress
until 1804, when Mr. Moreland crossed over the
river, leaving Mrs. Moreland to continue the jour-
ney onward without his s^'mpathy and companion-
ship. Although louel^' and sad at times, she is, at
the age of sixty-two, a cheerful, active lady, a de-
sirable acquaintance for those in prosperity' and a
sympathetic friend to those in adversity. Mr.
and Mrs. Moreland became the parents of eight
children, seven of whom are living, their resid-
ences being in various places in the States of Indi-
ana, Missouri and Illinois.

v ; ON All M. DAVIS. Thesubject of this notice
established himself at Ridge Farm in the
spring of 1855, where, with the exception of
one summer spent as a clerk in old Bloom fieldi
he has since lived and engaged in various branches
of business. He is ni)w engaged :i8 a furniture
dealer and undertaker, and from his known in-
tegrity and iiromptness In meeting his obligations,
ranks among its leading business men. He is

well educated and a man of more than ordinary
intelligence — one who has made the most of his
opportunities in life, and kept his eyes oi)en to
what has been going on about him. He numbers
his friends by the score in Elwood Townsliip,
where his familiar figure has been passing to and
fro for the long period of thirt>'-four years.

Our subject was born on the sea co.ast near Cape
Lookout, in Carteret County, N. C, March 2, 1824.
His father, Jesse Davis, was a native of the same
county and of Welsh ancestry. The faunly was
first represented in America on Nantucket Island,
whence they emigrated to different parts of the
country. The [)arcnts of our subject set out for the
North in the spiingof 1832, establishing themselves
at Milton, Wayne Co.. Ind., where our subject pur-
sued his early studies in a school carried on under
the auspices of the Society of Friends. In due
time he developed into a teacher, but after teach-
ing two terms, desirous of .adding to his store of
knowledge, he entered the High School of the
Friends at New Garden, (J uilford Co., N. C, where
he spent the spring and summer of 1847. He
taught school the following winter near the old
homestead, and returned to Indiana in 184.H. He
was a resident of Henry County for nearly a year
thereafter, then entered the Friends' High School
near Annapolis, novv (Bloomingdale), Ind., and
studied while also .acting as .assistant teacher a por-
tion of the time. The school was then presided
over by Prof. Harvey Thomas, its founder. From
this place our subject, in the fall of 184',), made his
way to Miami County, Ohio, where he taught
school a year on the Still Water, near Ludlow
Falls, where there is an extensive cedar grove,
supposed to have been planted by the Indians, and
which was an object of admiration to both resi-
dents and travelers.

Mr. Davis, in the fall of 1850, came to this
county and took charge of the [lublic school at
Vermilion Grove, which numbered 110 jnipils,
considered at that d.ay something remarkablt!. He
W!is obliged to employ assistants, and held this
position tive vears, after which he came to Ridge
Farm, and was engaged with Abraham Smith in
the mercantile business for a few years, and then
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luisincss in ('oinpany with !i brother under the
linn imiiH^ of Davis Bros, uiilil tlu' year 18G7.
Mi'ich.iinlisinji was a lucrative avocation during
llicse years, wlilch iiK-lu<ie(l the war of llie slave-
liohlor's reliellion. In llio year 1.S72 llie brothers
liiiili the Ridge Farm tlouriiig-iiiill, whieli they sold
six mouths thereafter, and our sulijeet retired from
active business life for several years.

The '.Hh of November, IMTf), witnessed the mar-
riage of luir snbjeeL with Aliss ICUa, daughter of
KcMJamiu !•". .leuivins, and who, like her iiusl)auti,
was also a popular teaciiei' prior to her nuuriage.
'I'lu'V have three children — Royal, Ruby and Nellie.
Mrs. Frances ('. Jenkins, tiie mother of Mrs. Davis,
is a prominent minister in llie l-'rieuds' Church, a
noted tem|)erance worker, ami an active member
the W. C. T. U. Mr. Davis ami his wife are both
connected with the Society of Fiicmls, and render
ellicientserviee in every Christian euterinise, being
careful to devote at least one tenth of their income
ti,) benevolence.

In the year 188G Mr. Davis purchased a furni-
ture store in Ridge Farm, and has been pleasantly
emiiioyed with his congenial wife in pleasing the
tastes of their great host of friends far and near.
Mr. Davis, politically, votes witii the Republican
partv, but has no time or inclination for the re-
s|)onsil)ilitics of ollice.

(*! IfclLLlAM H. RODRICK. As a native cit-
\/\//i '^^" *•'*' ^'e^l'lllilion County, Ijorn here in
^^^ pioneer times, son of one of the very ear-
liest settlers, tiiis gentleman has witnessed the
i,'reater part of its development, and since attaining
maidiood has borne an honoralile part in |)romoting
its i'rowth. and is identilied with its agricultural
interests, lie owns and managtw a good farm in
Danville 'I'ownshii), and is numbered among its
substantial, highly respected citizens.

He was born in Newell Township, this county,
Ai)ril 21. 183;5. His father, .Solomon Rod rick, was
born in Ohio, Sept. U), 1803. His grandfather,
Daniel R('driek, was a native of (Germany, was
reared and married there, and afterwards, coming

to America, settled near Chillicothe, Ohio, and was
a pioneer there. He bought a large tract of land,
on which he built a log house, and then commenced
to chiar a faru). But floods in the Ohio River
spoiled his 'crops and drowned his stock, and tliat
disaster, with prior claims on his land, ruined iiim
financially, and he died there a poor man. The
father of our subject was reared in tiiat [lionecr
home, an<l lived there until 18'i."i. lie then came
to Illinois, and was one of the first settlers of \ er-
milion {'ouuty. He entered a tract of (ioveriunent
land in Newell Township, improved a gotxl farm,
an\ resided Hkmc until 1884. In lliat^ear, having
accumulated a coni|)etency, he I'ame to Danville to
make his homi> for the future, and is still living
here in honorable retireu)ent, free from the cares
and labors of his earlier years. He has been
three times married. The maiden name of his first
wife, motiier of our subject, was Sarah Brewer.

William Rodrick obtained his education in the
primitive pioneer schools, tauglit in a log house,
the seats being nuule by si>litting logs and hewing
one side and inserting wooden pins for legs, and
the rude structure was heated by a huge fireplace
with a dirt ami a stick chimney. As soon as he
was large enough, the active lad began to hunt
deer, wild t<irkeys and other game that abounded
at that time, and he supplied the family larder with
delicious venison, etc. There were no railways
here in those early days, and his father used to
draw his wheat to Chicago, 12;> miles distant, sell-
ing it for fifty cents a bushel. At first he used to
cut grain with a sickle, and later with a cradle, and
having no threshing machine his grain was trodilen
out by horses or beaten with a Hail. Our subject
remained an inmate of his father's house until he
married and estal)lished a home of his own, settling
at that time on the fartu he still owns aiul occu-
pies. It was heavilj' timbered, w itii the e.xcepliou
of six acres, and his has been the task of the (lio-
neer to develop it from the liaiul of nature to a
well-cidtivated estate, all but thirty acres cleared
and under tillage, neatly fenced, and provided with
a substantial, roomy set of frame buildings, the
whole forming one of the pleas.anlcsl homes in the
township.

Mr. Rodrick was married in 18.V3 to Mary A.

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Brewer, who was, like himself, :i native of \ eniiil-
ioii County, born in IJunville to William and Sa-
rail (Switzer) Brewer. To tlieiii came ten chil-
dren, five of whom are living — Thomas K., Sarah
C, Mary E., Francis and Minnie IMay, six having
died in infancy. Death invatlcd the hai)ij\- house-
hold of our sultject and removed the loved and
loving wife and mother.

In his life-work Mr. Kodrick has shown himself
to he possessed of prudence, thrift, steadiness of
purpose, .and other traits necessary to success in
any calling. And while laboring to gain a com-
petence, he has not been luimindful of his duties as
a good man and a reliable citizen, and has won for
himself a reputation for honesty and tiuthfulness,
.and for considerate and kindly dealings with his
neighbors, who h(jlii him in great respect.

t.^i^TnRrt^-Viy^

i)IIOMAS BRADY, living in honorable re-
tirement in Catlin Village in one of the
finest residences in the place, and one of the
pleasantest homes in the county, was formerly
largely identified with the agricultural interests of
this section, and still owns 500 acres of very valuable
farming land, nearly all located in this township.
Our subject is a native of Vermilion County, born
of pioneer parentage, Oct. 8, 1832, in Danville
Township, and he may well he [iroud of its prog-
ress and of the part that he has played in bringing
about his [iresent high stantling, wealth and pros-
I^erity.

The father of Thomas Brady, John Brad^', was
born in the old commonwealth of Virginia, while
his mother was a native of Ohio. They married
and settled in Brown County, the latter State, and
remained there till 1832. In that year they de-
cided to try pioneer life still farther westward, and
pushing their wa3' to Illinois, they located in Dan-
ville Township and were among its early settlers.
The father took up land and busily engaged in its
improvement till death removed him from his
sphere of usefulness in 18.55. His wife died in
18)8, when she laid aside the cares and toils of
earth to fall into that dreamless sleep that knows

no waking this side of the grave. Fourteen children
were the fruits of the marriage of those good peo-
ple, of whom Tiiom.as was the seventh. His early
years were passed on iiis father's farm, where he
learned the practical part of a farmer's life, and
his education was gleaned in the log school-houses
of those days. He remained an inmate of the pa-
rental household till he was twenty-two years old,
when he married and settled in a home of his own
across the line in Catlin Township, and was a resi-
dent of his farm there till 1881, giving all his time
and attention to agricultural pursuits, and to such
purpose that his well directed labors were hand-
somely rewarded b}' a [inc competence, and he was
enabled to take his place among the wealthy, sub-
stantial farmers of this section of the country. In
the year just mentioned he retired from the active
labors of his farm to the village, where he erected
his [iresent commodious, well-fitted up dwelling.

Mr. Biady has been twice married. To the wife
of his early manhood, America Finley by name, he
was wedded in (leorgetown Township. She vvas a
native of Vermilion County, and a ilaughter of
Mahlon and Margaret (Falls) Finlcv, deceased.
Two children were born to our subject by thai mar-
riage— Clarence M. and George M. Mrs. Brady
was a woman whose character combined so many
fine traits of mind and heart that she was an in-
fiuence for good to those about her. She was a
woman of devoted Christian i)iety and a consistent
member of the INIethodist Episcopal Church. Her
death, which occurred in W infield, Kan., May 8,
1883, while on a health-seeking tour, was a loss not
only to her family, but to church and society, and
to the community at large, where she was so well
known and esteemed.

Mr. Brad\' was married to his present wife, form-
erly Miss Lura Williams, March 21, 1885. She is
a native of Vermilion County, born .Ian. 20, 1§51
to Myron and Sarah (Sterrett) Williams, natives,
respectively, of Pennsylvania and Virginia. She
w.as the second child of their family of ten chil-
dren. l\Irs. Brady Is a woman of true refinement
and much culture, and is an artist of much merit,
many of her beautiful pictures adorning the walls
of the attractive home, over which she presides so
graciously, warmly co-operating with her husband

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in extentling its chaiuiiiig liospitiilitv to friend or
stranger.

.Mr. Brady lias accnnuilated wealth, nut only by
stead}- industry and sound judgment in all matters
pertaining to bis biL^iness, but b^' a strictly uprigbt
course in all bis dealings with others has won the
fullest trust of his fellow-townsmen. He is a Dem-
ocrat in his political beliefs, but has never sought
otiicc, preferring the quiet and peace of his hap|)y
fireside to the turmoil of pulilic life. Mrs. Brady
is connected with the Christian Church as one of
its most zealous workers and members.

yj) W. KENT is a nif>st affable and agreeable
gentleman, who is proud, as he well may
^^ be, of his family and splendid residence.
Mr. Kent was born in 1^50, on the ■Jlith of JNIarch,
and sijent his boyhood days near State Line, Lid.
In 18(J8 he married Miss Emma Cronkbite, the
daughter of llosa and Elenor(Oarrettson)Cronkhite,
natives of New York, from which State they came
at an early date, and settled in Warren Count}', Lid.
Here Mrs. Kent was born and raised with her five
tlder sisters and brothers. Her union with Mv.
Kent was blessed with six children: Clau<lie W.,
tlece:\sed at the age of two years and six mouths;
I'errine, who attended college at Greencastle, Lid.,
and at the De Pauw I'niversity ; Clarence, Stelle, and
(! race, who died at the .age of four months: and
Liez, the last, who was twenty-three months old at
the time of her death.

Mr. Kent lived in Lidiana until 1872, when he
went to Kansas and located in Coffee County.
Here he f.arraed for eighteen mouths, after which
he came back to Llinois and settled on his present
farm of 200 acres. Year by year he increased the
extent of his possessions until it now amounts to
460 acres, which he has improved by placing upon
it an unusually fine building, in which he resides.
This house was in fact the finest in the county at
the time of its erection in 1883. The arrangement
of his land is as artistic as it is convenient. The
laying of the lawns, the fixing of the shrubbery,
and the placing of trees and walks, speak a taste

Euroiiean in its accuracv. In ids staljlcs may be
found studs of the finest horses, and he is the owner
of the celelirated stallion "RL'dino." He makes a
specialty of fine Sliort-lioni cattle and I'ercheroii
horses.

In politics Mr. Kent is a Democrat, and his
views are strong and well founded, and his opinion
is often sought to settle a deliate. Alllioiigh he is
stanch in his ideas he has never aspired to the hold-
ing of an ottice. Mr. Kent's education is an excel-
lent one. and his stock of general information is
unrivaled by that of any man in the township in
which be lived. This education was acquired by
hard study at the college of Crawfordsville, Ind.,
of which he is a graduate of the business course.
It is not learning alone, nor is it phj'sical power
that makes a perfect man, but it is the combination
of both of these attributes. This fact is fully ap-
preciated by our subject. Me is therefore never
tired of aiding the workingman to obtain the
knowledge necessary to his calling.

]Mr. Kent has served .-is School Director in his
township for some time. He affiliates with the
Presbyterian Church. His home is surrounded with
every convenience an<l comfort, and he is generally
appealed to in local matters, as he takes great pride
in assisting in an3tliing whatever that ma}- serve to
aid or improve his surrounding friends.

In all the township in which he lives, there is no
man more respected and looked up to than our sub-
ject. His sound judgment, his large charities, and
bis kindly disposition, have made him loved .and
honored by all who know him. I\Ir. Kent has one
of the finest residences in the township, a view of
which is shown elsewhere in this work.

^ I OlIN THOMAS is identified with the agri-
cultural and coal interests of Vermilion
County, and has a fine farm on sections 21
and 20, Catlin Township. On it there is a
valuable deposit of coal which he works, while at
the same time he is active!}- engaged in the culti-
vation of his land. Our subject is of mingled Welsh
and English ancestry, although his parents, Jacob

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and Sarali Thomas, were botli natives of England.
After iiiariiage tliey settled in tlie soutbeni part of
Wales, where they ultimately died, Laving spent a,
part of their wedded life, however, in England,
and there their sou John, of this biogra[)hy. was
horn Jan. 11, 1834, near the town of Bristol, in
(!k)ucestershire. His parents moving to Southern
Wales, he was reared to manhood in that part of
the country, and was early put to work to earn his
own living in the eoal mines. In 1851. anxious to
better his prospects in life, he resolved to try life
in the New World, in that part of it embraced in
tlie United States of America. According he enii-
i^raled to these shores with his wife and four chil-
drcn in 1851, and landing in New York made; his
way to Tioga County, Pa., and lived there and in
Ohio for some years. In 1857 he cauic from Cam-
liria County, the former State, to Vermilion Count}-,
and has ever since resided here. He was at first
employed in the coal mines in the vicinity of Dan-
ville, but about 1859 he invested some of his
hard-earned savings in his present farm in Catlin
Township, and has built up a substantial home here.
He owns IGO acres of line land, and liy its cultiva-
tion and the mining of the valuable coal bank on
it, derives an income that places him among the in-
dependent, moneyed men of his neighborhood.

Mr. Thomas has been three times married. His
lirst marriage, which took place in South Wales,
was to Miss Jeanette Price, by whom he had two
chihlren. John and Mary Ann. The wife and
mother departed this life in South Wales. Mr.
Thomas was a second time married in South Wales,
.Miss Ann Davis becoming his wife, and the fol-
lowing children were born to them: John, Tom,
Sar.ah. Emma, Anna, Shadrack, Mesback, Abednego
and Maltha. Abednego, Jacob G. and Anna are
tlead. Mrs. Thomas accompanied her husband
across the waters from their old home, and in 1865
closed her eyes to the scenes of earth. Mr.
Thomas' marriage to his present wife took place in
Danville, 111., March, 1868. At that time she was
the widow of a Mr. Baker, and by her first mar-
riage had five children — Elizabeth J., Eva M.,
Cora B., Mark B. and Lewis E.

Mrs. Thomas' maiden name was Paulina Will-
iams, and she is a daughter of Thomas and Pau-

lina (Rote) Williams, the fourth child in a family
of twelve children, and was born in Riple^-, Ind.,
March 21, 1835. Her father came to this country
from his native England when he was fifteen years
old, and lived to quite an advanced age, dying in
Catlin Township, March 15, 188S). After the death
of his first wife, Mrs. Thomas' mother, a native of
Dearborn County, Ind., who died in Rii)ley County,
Mr. Williams came to A'ermilion County in 1851,
and established himself permanently in Catlin
Townshi)". lie married for his second wife Mrs.
Catherine (P\alls) Pate, and she dying in Catlin
Township, he was again married, taking to wife
Mrs. Margaret (Emits) Patterstjn, who is still a
resident of Catlin Township. Mrs. Thomas is a
woman of more than average ability and force of
character, and is well endowed with sound sense
and good judgment, and these traits have made her
an invaluable heljier to her husband. She is a
cheerful and ready giver, possessing a charitable,
sympathizing nature, and is highly thought of by
all in the community.

INIr. Thomas is a man of gond slanding in the
towiishi|i, and his thrift, shrewd management of his
[jroiierty, and methodical habits have been the
means of placing hiin among the well-to-do citizens
of the place. He is a worthy member of the Oak-
wood Lodge I. (). O. E. No. 564 at Oakwood. He
atliliates with the Republican party, having cast his
first Presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln, and
is an ardent supporter of the principles of that
party. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas have a comfortable
home, a view of which is presented elsewhere in
this work, and there they welcome and most hos-
pitably entertain their many friends.

^^ HARLES T. CARAWAY is a son of one
(11 ^ of the earliest pioneers of Vermilion County,
^^^ and for many years has been connected with
its immense farming interests. A native of Catlin
Township, where he was reared and the most of his
life has been spent, it has no better or more jjublic
spirited citizen that be, one who is ever interested
in its welfare, and is always glad to promote in any

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way ill liis power, its liiuliest interests, miiterial,
social, educational, and moral. His well-ordered
farm on section 21) is conducted after the most a[)-
|)ioved metiiods, so as to produce the best results
with the least expenditure of labor and time, and here
he has built up a home that is not rivalled in
pleasantness and comfort bj- any in its vicinity.
As representinij one of the many beautiful homes
of \'eimilion County, we are pleased to present to
our readers a view of Mr. Caraway's residence.
Mr. Carawav is a fine representative of the citizen-
soldiers of our country, who in the trying times of
the late Rebellion, laid aside all personal aims, and
leavinji' happy homes and loved friends, went forth
to Southern battle-lields to fight for the dear old
Hag- or die in its defense. I'\>r good conduct in
camp and field, and for bravery in the face of the
enemy, our subject was promoted from the ranks,
and won an JHinorable militar}' record, of which he
.Hid his may well be i)roud.

Charles T. Caraway, was born in this township
Oct. 22, 1)S38, the posthumous son of another
Charles Caraway, whose earthly career had been
unliniely ended the month iu'eceding that in which
our subject first saw the light of day. The father
was a son of Thomas Caraway, and was born in ( Jreen-
briar County, W. \'a.,in 1788. After attaining to
man's estate he married one of his neighbor's fair
daughters, Kli/.abeth McCorkle by name, who was
also a native of that county. They lived a few
years in their native State, but in 1S2'J made their
waj' across the wild, Sjiarsely settled country in-
tervening between their old home and this State,
and coming to Vermilion Count}', became very
early pioneers of the county. They located in
what is now Callin Township, and here a few years
later the stalwart husbanil and father met liis death,
in September, IH.'iS, while yet in life's prime, leav-
ing his desolate widow with four children and an
unborn babe, who on his birth was named Charles
T., in memory of his father. The other children
were Harriet, Martha, Isabella, and Ann K. The
mother afterward married Anson Butler, and con-
tinued to reside in Catlin Township until her death,
in 1848.

Our subject grew to a strong and vigorous man-
hood in Catlin Township, where he has always

made his home, and when he arrived at years of
discretion chose the calling of agriculture, for
which he had a natural aptitude, and has ever smite
made it his life-work. His farm comprises 1 fiO
acres of valuable land, which is well tilled, and he
has erected good buildings for every necessary pur-
pose, including a neat and pretty dwelling. He is
also a breeder of thorough-bred Short-horn cattle.

In the opening years of his manhood the great
Civil War broke out, and our subject, thrilled to
the heart by the deep and abiding love of country
that animated so many of the true and patriotic
spirits of this great Republic in those trying days,
and caused them to leave pleasant firesides and
and loving friends to go forth to battle for the
grazid old Stars and Strijies. cast aside the lio|(es
and ambitions of a generous j'oung mind, and the
bright [irospects of a successful career in his chosen
calling, to join his brave compatriots on Southern
battle-fields with the solemn feeling that he owed
even life itself toliis native land. In xVugust, 1801,
he enlisted in Company I, 85111 Illinois Lifantry,
as a private, and was with his regiment in many im-
portant engagements with the enemy, includin-'-
the siege of Corinth, battle of Stone River, Chick-
amauga and Mission Ridge. In the latter battle
he was severely wounded in the left leg, and con-
fined to the hospital nine months, sufferin"' greatly.
Soon after the battle of Cliickaniauga the names of
himself and a few of his comrades were placed on
the Roll of Honor, on account of meritorious con-
duct and daring in the encounter with the enemy,
by order of (ion. Rosecrans. Our subject also
received further merited mark of approval for his
courage and ability as a soldier, whereby he w:is
raised from the rank and file to the position of
corjioral.

Shortly after the close of the war Mr. Caraway
was united in marriage with Miss Jennie Dough-
erty, their union being solemnized in Decatur,
Macon Co., III., Aug. 22, 18G5. She is the daugh-
ter of William and Mary (Myers) Dougherty, well
known antl highly respected residents of Catlin
Township, with whose interests they have been
identified for many years. The father was born in
Montgomery County, Va.. Aug. 1.5, 181.5, and the
mother in ISrown County, Ohio, Dec. 15, 1815.

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After inai riage tliey lived for some time in Ohio
Couiitv, Ind., whence tiiey came t(j Verniilioii
County, III., and cast in tlieir lot with tlie pioneers
that had preceded tliem. Tiiat was in the fall of
18ati, and tliey first settled near Tilton. but came
from there in 1858 to Catlin Tfiwnship. wliidi has
since l)een their home. Their happy, peaceful
wedded life has been blessed to them by the birth
of six children, namely : Andrew, Sarah A., .fosepii,
Jennie, AVallace and IMaggie. Andrew and Maggie
are deceased. Jennie, Mrs. Caraway-, born in Ohio
County, Ind., Oct. 20. 1844, and was twelve years
of age wlien she accompanied her parents to this
county. Four cliildren have been born of her union
witli our suiiject — an infant that died unnamed,
Warren E.. Ciiarles H. and Nellie B.

Mr. Caraway stands high in the estimation of his
fellow-men, not only for his loyalty and patriotism
in the late war, but for his conduct in tlie more
peaceful pursuits of life before and since that time,
lie is a man whose honor is unquestioned, anil
whose strict regard for what is right is beyond dis-
pute. His public spirit is conuuendable. and leads
him to take a genuine interest in all that concerns
the material, moral, or educational welfare of his
native township. He has been connected with the
administration of its public affairs as Highway
Commissioner and in various school otlices. He is
prominently identilied with the^following social or-
ganisations; Catlin Lodge No. 285, A. F. & A. M.;
^^ermilion Chapter and Athelstan Comnianderv at
Danville, and politicalh'. belongs to the Union
Labor party.

'fi( AMES J. RICE, coming of good okl Revo-
lutionary stock, is a representative pioneer
of Vermilion County, one of those whose
courageous, self-sacrificing toil in the early
.and later years of the settlement of tlie county
laid a solid fouudation for its present prosperity,
in which they have also been factors, and who have
lived to enjoy the fruit of the seed that they
planted so long ago. that has yielded so abundantly
in the h.appy homes, smiling farms, and busy towns

and cities now flourishing on the once wild prairies.
Our subject came to Vermilion County as early as
1835 and in 1849 came to his present location in
Pilot Township. Here he h.as a farm of .320 acres
of choice, highl}' cultivated land, pleasantly situ-
ated on sections 10 and 21.

Mr. Rice was born in Chautauqua County, N.Y.,
June 13, 1812. His |)aternal grandfather was of
Scotch descent, and he was a faithful soldier in the
licvolutionary War, having served seven years.
Silas Rice, the father of our subject, was born in the
eastern part of New York, and dying when he was
aw.ay from home, the dates of his liirth .anil death
are unknown. The maiden name of his wife was
Pliebe Leonard, and she was a native of Cavucra
County, N. Y. She died in N'ermilion County,
III., in 1857, at a ripe old age. She was the mother
of eight children, three of whom are still living,
Luc}-. Hannah and James. Lucy, living in Dan
ville, this county, is the widow of Is,aac Baleugee,
who was in the rebel army during the late war.
She h.as four children, namely: .lames H., America,
Minerva and Lucy. Hannah married Charles Clifton,
of Piqua County, Ohio, now a farmer near Omaha,
Neb., and they had three children, Sarah, George
and Elizabeth, deceased.

James Rice, of whom we write, received a lim-
ited education in common with most farmers' boys
of his time, and in the fall of 1835, in the opening
years of his maniiood, he came to this county, hav-
ing chosen farming as his life-work, and deciding
to cast in his lot with the pioneers of this section
of the country who had preceded him, and take
advantage of the rich alluvial soil of the virgin
prairies. He lived nine years on Salt Fork, and
then coming to Pilot Township took up his abode
in the eastern part of it and dwelt tliere five j^ears.
At the expiration of that time he located on his
present farm, whose value he has greatly increased
bj' unremitting toil, wise economy and a judicious
expenditure of money, so that it is classed among
the first and best farms of the vicinity. Starting
out in life with a capital of *100, he has thus in-
creased it many fold, and is now a man of means
and is accounted one of the solid, substantial citi-
zens of the township.

Mr. Rice was fortunate in the selection of a wife

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who has been to liiin nil that a true woman can
lit' to her luisband, and an imi)ortant factor in
making liis life a success, as she has worked nn-
vveariediy at his side for the highest interests of
llioir family. Her maiden name was Mary Davis,
and she was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, Sept.
I.'!, 182.'?, her marriage with our subject taking
|)l.ace in Vermilion County, Seiit. 11, 1815. Her
parents were Isaac and Elizabeth (Coyle) Davis.
'I'he father was born in Kentucky in 171)0, anil the
inf)thcr in Ross Count}', Ohio, in about 17'J9.
The father died in 1878 at a ripe old age, and the
mother in March, 18C7. They were among the
early |)ioneers of \'ermilion County, coming here
in 1832, and their memory is held in respect.
They were the parents of seven children, of whom
the following is recorded: Irene married F. M.
Brewer, of South Carolina, now deceased, .and she
is living in Champaign County III., with her
tvvo children; Emily married George Wilson, of
Indiana, now living in Cliami)aign Comity, and
they have four children; Cynthia A. is the widow of
Milton Cannon, of Ohio, and she and her live chil-
dren are living in Cham|)aign County; Diana, liv-
ing in Vermilion County, near Muncie, is the
widow of Daniel C^annon and the luother of two
children; Lura J. married James II. West, of
()lii(i, now deceased, and she and her two children
are living in Linn County, Ka;;. ; Owen, a farmer,
married Sarah Brown, of Arkansas. Mary is tlie
wife of our subject, and they have six chil-
dien, najuely: P>ruce I.., Isaac L., Georgia C,
iMueretta .1., John D., JIary C. ; Bruce married
I'jncline Neff, of Indiana, and they live in this
county with their six children, Mary, (Jraiit, Min-
nie, Oscar, Lucy, Elmer .1.; Isaac, a farmei- in
llico, ISenton Co., Ark., married Cl.ar.'i T. \\'ils(>n,
of this county, and they have two childi'en, Carrie
and J. J. : (ieorgc C. is a merchant and Postmaster
in Charity. 111.; Kmerelta married T. ,1. Il.'irler, of
Indiana, now a farmer in this county, and they
have three children. John I., Nellie and Lillie;
John D., merchant and Assistant Postmaster at
Charit}-, this county, married Emma Todd, of
Putnam County, Ind.; Mary C. lives at home
with her parents.

Mr. Rice occujiies a high |)laee among the best

citizens of Pilot Township, where so many years
of his life have been passed, and his strong integ-
rity in word and deed causes him to be regarded
with absolute trust b}' the entire community. He
is a prominent member of the Church of Christ
and has held the oflice of Elder for many ^-ears.
In him the Prohibition party has one of its most
earnest and and consistent supporters. Mr. Rice
has served very acceptably on the juries of State
and county.

OLIVEK P. B.M'iM owns and carries on two
farms, the homestead containing 465 acres,
while the other embraces a half-section ad-
joining the village of Sidell on the east. He also
has sixteen and Ihree-fonrths acres of timber land,
close to Indianola. Therefoie Mr. 15aum may be
considered one of the leading land owners. He is
a very extensive f:irmer .-ind one whose success
has lieen steadily growing since he first started in
life.

His father, Samuel Baum, settled in Carrfdl
Township in 182!), in company with Michael Wea-
ver, and was one of the prominent pioneers. The
father was a very large man, weighing 365 pounds.

The grandfather, Charles Baum, was a prominent
man in his da\', and noted for his piety. The
great-grandfather was b.Tnisherl from Poland and
came to the colonies, where he soon estalilished a
reputation for patriotism ami fidelity to American
principles. He married Barbara McDonald, and
settled in Bucks Count}-, Pa., immediately succeed-
ing the struggle for independence in 1776. Soon
after Wayne's treaty with the Indians, he with his
family sailed down the Ohio in a family boat, and
made the first settlement in that territory, close to
the mouth of the Bullskin Creek. He died full of
years and honors in Clermont County, in the State
\h'. heli)ed to form.

The mother of the subject of this biography
was Sarah Weaver, the oldest daughter of Michael
AVeavcr, who was a man possessed of a great many
peculiar characteristics. He always had money to
lo.'in. but would never take more than six per cent.

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for its use, when he could easily ask and obtain
t'oity. He was a ric-h man when he earae from
Ohio to this county, in 1829, and many a pioneer
owes to INIiehael Weaver a debt of gratitudo. He
was as generous and open-hearted a man as ever
lived. He would fix the price for his corn at a
reasonable rate, and would not take for it either a
iiigher or a lower price. He adhered inflexibly to
the rule that it was not right to extort by specula-
tion or any other methi id. and when he made a price
on any commodity, it was based upon actual cost,
with a living proflt added. IVIr. Weaver studiously
endeavored to aid the poor, but ho invarialily re-
fused to loan money to speculators. By this it will
be seen that his peculiarities were all virtues. At
the great age of nearly one hundred and one years
he passed away to his reward. The mother died
when she was about forty years old, leaving eight
children, of whom Oliver P. is the oldest. His
father was married a second time, to Mrs. Polly
(Sandusky) Matkin, four children being born of this
union.

Oliver P. l>aum, was born in .lanuary, 1828, his
birthplace being Clermont County, Ohio. He grew
to man's estate in Carroll Township, and at the age
of thirty-three his father died, leaving him a good
property. He has been engaged in feeding cattle
for the past thirty years. The market places for
his stock are Cliicago and Buffalo, where he is well
and favorably known as a business man. He also
feeds a large number of hogs, and in this branch
of stock-raising he is equally successful. As JNIr.
Baum puts it, "nothing but prairie grass and rattle-
snakes were on the land in Vermilion County when
he came here." He passed through all the trials
and tribulations of a pioneer, and has witnessed
Illinois struggle from comparative poverty up to
artluence, and attain the proud jjosition of a sov-
erign State. Far better than all tlie titles that roy-
alty can bestow, is the simple one of a pioneer.
The nobility has torn down, while the mission of
the ijioneer was to build up, and when the awards
are given to mankind, whose will be the highest?

Mr. Baum erected the elegant mansion which he
now occupies in 1875, and in its construction is
exhibited a great deal of common sense. He also

and utility. His place is laid out in a manner to
insure good results, and for the peifect handling of
stock. Taking this farm as a whole'. Including its
buildings, surroundings and everything cfinnectefl
with it, it would he no exaggeration tf) make the
statement that for the purposes for which it is de-
signed there is not a better farm in ^'erlnilion
County.

In 1871 Mr. Baum was mnrriod to Miss Helen
McCleuathen, of Wasliington County, Pa., daugh-
ter of George S. and Sarah (Remlcy) McClenatlien,
lioth natives of the Keystone State. When her
parents came to Danville Township, Mrs. Bnum was
five years old, and therefore her earl}' training and
growth to womanhood occurred in this neighbor-
hood. Her father and mother are both living in
Fairmoiint, retired at the ages of seventy and sixty-
four, respectiveiy. I'liey had twelve children:
James, William, Helen, Lucj% John, Belle, Anna,
Emma, Owen, Ethel, Volne}^ and George Byron.
Mr. and Mrs. Baum, arc the parents of one child —
Herbert. She is a member of the Kingsley Chapel,
Methodist Episeopal Church. Mr. Baum votes
with the Democratic party. His present fortune
and position in society are based upon his intelli-
gence and industry.

\T(OHN J. JACKSON, a popular and energetic
farmer of Sidell Township, owns and oper-
ates 160 acres of Innd on section 31, town-
J ship 18, ranch 1 4. He is a native of Ohio and
was boin Jan. 31, 1828. His parents came to Clin-
ton County, Ind., when he was a small bo}-. His
father and mother, John and Katie (Ross) Jackson,
were born in Pennsylvania, and before leaving that
State were married. From there they removed to
Ohio, where they resided for some time and in 1829
cmigr.ated to Indiana, remaining there until death
called them away.

The father was an early settler and a leading man
in his county and was considered one of the best
farmers in his section. He died in 1846 at the
early age of forty-seven years, leaving behind him

hasalarge barn, 14x60, which isamodel of strength i eight children: Christina, Elizabeth, Martha, llenr^

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fi85

Joliii .1., Abialiain, Aiiily jukI Amos. Tlic siib-
jei't i)f this skeVcli rei^eived his cdiication at the
suhscri|>ti()n schools — incident to the days of ills
boyliood, and therefore Ids ad vant;iges for securing
an cilucalioii wore liniit('(l. His father, iHio all of
till' early pioneers of [ndituia, was extremely jtoor,
and his children were therefore obliged to work as j
soon as they were able. John .1., being the oldest \
boy, was obligcil to take the le.ad in work, and was
held responsible, in a measnrc, for its being well
done, and to this fact may be traced the reason of
his being painstaking in everything he does.

At the age of twenty-one years Mr. Jackson was
married to I\Iiss Ellen McCray, a native of Vir-
gia, liut who was reared to maturity in Clinton
County, hid. After marriage, the young couple
lived in the latter slate for two years on a farm,
after which they removed to Coles County, III.,
and in the fall of 1853 they took up their residence
in Vermilion County, where they purchased 120
acres of land, which is a part of the quarter section
where they now live. There was a log house, and
forlj^ acres broken on this land when they bought
it, and inde|)cndent of this, there were nc) imi>rove-
ments. By his first wife he became the father of
two children: Susan J., who ilied at the age of eigh-
teen j'cars and five months, and Laura, who is the
wife of Richard Keys, the latter couple having
three children: John J., Grace and Lydia. Mr.
Keys is engaged as a smelter and lead miner in .las-
per Count3S Mo. Mr. Jackson's first wife died in
1860 and he married a second time, in 1881, Mrs.
Mary K. Kieffer, widow of Frank Kieffer of Ohio.
She was born in Crawford County, Ohio, and is a
daughter of Jacob and ]<>leaiior (Monlgomer}' ) y\n-
drews. Her father's people were from l'enns\l-
vani.a, and her mother was born n(^■lr lialtiniore,
Md.

Mrs. J.ackson's parents removed to Oreene
Connly. I'a., in 1827, where they first met each
other and were married. They later removed to
Ohio, where they resi<led on a farm which they
purchased from the Government. Here they re-
sided until their de.atli, the father dying in 1878 at
at the age of seventy-nine, while the mother passed
away in 1871, sixty-eight years old. Twelve of
their children are living: Samuel, John, Hir.aiii.

Robert, St. Clair. Madison, Klla, Charity, Lemon,
Jane, l>ois and Mai'y; besides there were two
brothers who died in the .army — Jacob and Frank.
Two sisters also di(!d in infancy.

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson :ivi\ the jifirents of two
children — Alta Marie and Lemon .1. Mrs. .(ackson
attended public school at home after which, at the
age of nineteen, she entered Hucyrus College, her
studies embracing the scientific course. She later
took up her studies at Oberlin College, where she
continued a student for a short time. Mr. Jackson
is a leading citizen in his townshi[), where he has
served as Commissioner of Highways at various
times for the last (juarter of a century and is at
present holding that office. He is a memherof the
Deraociatic pait\' and an energetic worker in its
ranks, .and socially he belongs to Palermo fjodge.
No. G46. located at Palermo, Edgar C'ount\ .

m. .i?.?iYfir.'?l. mt

\^^ AVID LAYTON. In passing through a sec-
tion of country, it is not ditlicult to
determine who aie the thrifty and enter-
l)rising meji, and who aie the drones in a
community. Occupying a part of section 19, in
Middle Fork Township, is the Layton farm, built
up by the subject of this sketch, and noticeable on
account of the commodious and substantial In-ick
residence, which with its surroundings, compris-
ing all the appliani'cs of the well-regulated country
estate, forms the home of our subject, and which
has been erected by his own thrift and energ}'. He
is one of the many who began life poor in pui-se,
and who have presented to their communit\- the
spectacle of perseverance amid ditficnlties and the
success of well-directed effort.

The Layton record leads us back to the |)aternal
grandfathi'r of our subject, John Layton, who, it is
believed, was a native of New Jersey. Early in
life he migrated to New York State, where he lived
many years, and where, it is believed, he was llrst
married. Among his sons was Job, the father of
our subject, and the second in a family of eight
children, of whom the first wife was the mother.
After her deatli .lohn Layton was married to a

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widow lacl3', Mrs. Ayers, aiirl with her spent liis
last days in New York State.

Tiie fatiier of our subject was roared to manliood
in the place of his birth — Brown County, N. Y. —
and was there married to Miss Rachel, daughter of
Alford Rounds, a native of Rhode Island. In the
Rounds faniilj' there were perhaps nine children,
who, with the exception of two, are supposed to
have been born in New York State. The parents
of Mrs. La3ton, like those of her husband, spent
their last years there.

Job Layton and his estiuiable wife also became

the parents of nine children, of whom David, our

subject, was the eldest. The others were named

respect! vel}': John, Jacob, James E., Franklin,

George, Elizabeth, Harriet — these all living — and

one deceased. The mother was a member of the

Presbyterian Church. David, who was born in

1828, was reared at the homestead in Brown

County, N. Y., where he acquired his education in

the suliseription schools. In 1850 he started out

to paddle his own canoe, launching his little craft

for the far West. In making the journey thither,

he embarked on a steamboat at Dunkirk, N. Y.,

whence he proceeded to Toledo, and from there by

canal to Covington, Ind., where he took up his

abode, and worked on a farm five years, by the

month, for one man, Mr. R. D. Brown. For the

first year he received $10 per month, and was given

an increase of salary each year until the fourth,

when he was paid 125 per month for the entire

year. This at that time was considered a generous

sum, and the young man was naturally proud of it.

He saved his earnings, and when he left the emploj'

of Mr. Brown, purchased a ditching machine with

which he operated profitably, earning from $1,000

to |!1,200 per year for several years, and thus

laid the foundation of future competence.

I5eing thus prospered, it is quite natural that Mi .
Layton at the proper time should think about es-
tablishing a home of his own. A young man of
his acquii-ements was naturally a favorite among
the maidens of his community, and he chose one of
its most estimable young ladies — Miss Martha,
daughter of William and Sarah (Bows) Wilson,
their wedding taking place in Indiana. In April,
1863, they settled on the farm where they now live.

Only seventy acres had been plowed, aud the only
improvement was a little log house. Into this the
newly wedded pair removed, and occupied it until
they were enabled to do better. Our subject added
to his first purchase, and now has 240 acres of land,
all fenced and in a high state of cultivation. He
has now nine acres of timber. Notwithstanding he
has labored assiduously, and has suffered somewhat
from the toils and struggles of his earlier years, he
is still in good health, and can accomplish more
than many a younger man.

To our subject and his estimable wife there were
born four children, namely: Charles; Anna, the
wife of t'harles Cardell; C. Gr.ant, who is in the
grocery and hardware business at Potomac; and
William, who died when a promising youth of fif-
teen years. Mr. Layton, politically, is a sound Re-
publican, and in all respects a worthy representative
of the worth and respectability of the community.
The parents of Mrs. Layton were natives of Penn-
sylvania, where the father learned the trade of a
cabinet-maker, which he followed until his removal
to Indiana, after which he engaged in farming.

<* IJ'ILLIAM II. DOWN.S, proprietor of the
wJi '■^""''''^''" Hotel," of Ridge Farm, al-
W^J though not very long established in this
place — coining here in IMaicli, 1888 — is giving am-
ple evidence of his fitness for his present calling,
and has become exceedingly jtopular with the
traveling public. He is a man of liberal ideas, en-
terprising and active, studying the comfort of his
guests, and attending to those details which make
up the sum and substance of a successful whole.
He is a native of this county, having been born in
Klwood Township, Oct. 25, 1860.

Leander Downs, the father of our subject, was a
native of Ohio, and came with his parents to Illi-
nois when a boy. They settled in Clark County
111., and Leander when reaching man's estate, was
united in marriage with Miss M.aria A. Inman,
who was a native of that county. Of this union
there were born three children, only two of whom

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PORTUAIT AND BIUOIIAPHICAL ALBUM. 689

arc liviiiii: — Lilly i\L niul our subjt'cl. Tlu" former
is llio wift: of Kenjainin Cook, of Klwood Towp.-
^^lli|).

Young' Downs piirsuod his earl_y stu(li(>s in ilic
I'onunon sfliools. and then worked with his falhcr
on the faini until his uian-iane. ih' followed aijri-
eulluial pursuits until Maich. 1888, and soon afler-
waid purchased Mio "Southeni Motel." This heiiijr
in nee<l of many repairs he refitted it enlirelv,
greatly improving its appearance, and instituting
many other reforms. In ad<litiou he Inis a livery
liusiness which yields him good returns. Allhough
usually voting with the Rei)ul)lican party he med-
dles very little with [lolitics. making a specialty of
attending to his own concerns.

( »ur subject was married on the 8th of March,
1881, to Miss Ella E., daughter of Benjamin I'ur-
dum. of Ridge Farm, and to them have l)ecii born
three children — Maude, Bertie and C'a.ssius. Mr.
Downs has an interest in his father's old homestead,
and from various sources is in the e;ijo3'ment of
a vciv cduifortahle income.

"■^^'

)ENJAMIN F. DOUOIIERTV. I'he family
(^ history of this gentleman, who is a success-
/j^yjllj ful hardware merchant of Fairmount, Ver-
milion Co., III., possesses more tluan ordi-
nary interest and has fortunately been carefullj'
preserved by the latter re|)resentatives who, were, as
their ancestors, people of more than ordinary in-
telligence. This branch of the Doughert3's is of
Scotch origin and the great-grandfather of the
subject of this notice was an active participant in
the Revolutionary War. His son, Francis, the
grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland,
IVIarch 2i). 17G!),and died Se|)t. 29, 18G0, at the ad-
vanced age of ninety-one years and six tnonths.
Christian Doughertj', the wife of Francis Dougherty,
dieil Ai)ril I'J, 18.')1, aged seventy-five years, five
months and sixteen days. He was master of two
trades, those of shoe-iuaker and stone-mason, and
."dso carried on farming. .Vmong his children was
Samuel, the father of our subject who was born
near Rii)ley, Brown Co.. Ohio; and who married

Miss .lane Dalby, whose native place wa,s near
White River in Pennsylvania.

The mother of our subject was the daughter of
Aaron and Christina (I'rong) Dalby. who were
married Oct. 12, ISl.j. The mother died when a
young woman, and at her death was the mother of
five children. Grandfather Dall)3- was subsequently'
married — .Ian. 1, 1829 — to Nancy Kizer. She also
died and he was married the third time. .Ian. 23
1837. to Henrietta Catlin. She is now living and
is the wife of .luhn .McFarland, of Oakwood Town-
ship. Aar<in Dalby was born .luly 3, 1796, and
his first wife, Christina, was born J.an. 7. of that
same year. .Nancy Kizer w.as born Oct. li). 1804,
and Henrietta Catlin, Nov. 16, 1821. Mrs. Jane
(Dalby) Dougherty, the mother of our subject was
born June 24, 1816, and was married to Samuel
Dougherty Aug. 20, 183."). Their wedding took
l)lace at the homestcMil where (irandfather Dalby
settled in 1832.

(grandfather Dougherty after coming to Illinf)is
'n 1832, settled on the Little Vermilion River in
Carroll Township, about one and a half miles north-
west of where Indianola now stands, where he re-
mained over winter then |)urchased land from the
government one mile north of where F^ilirniount,
now stands. Samuel after his marriage lived on
the farm with his father about one year, which
jiropert}- is now owned by the widow of .lames
Dotighertv'. Later the^' removed to another part
of the homestead, which now comprises the farm
owned by (ieorgc Price and which lies on the
south side of the State road. It was purchased
from the goverinnent by (irandfather Doughert}'.
Samuel with the help of his neighbors put up a log
house upon the present site of Mr. Price's residence
and in that humble dwelling the subject of this
sketch was born Feb. 15, 1848.

The father of our subject commenced life in
true pioneer style upon a tract of raw prairie about
sixty rods from the timber, (juite isolated and being
the fartlierest fi'om the timber of any other settler.
Their dwelling, a hewed log house, was finished and
furnished in the most primitive st^-le. Their
slumbers were often disturbed bj" the howling of
wolves (frc(|iicntly poking their noses in the cracks
of the house I which often lasted the greater part of

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

the nifflit. There was tlien nothing to mark the
present site of Danville as a town, anrt nothing' luit
tali grass and a vast prairie between Salt Fork and
Little Vermilion timber. Being on the State road
the government mails, carried by stage, stopped
at the honse and Mr. Dougherty officiated ,as
Postmaster for a number of years. The nearest
mill was at Perrj'ville, to which i)oi])t he frequently
hauled his oats, while he (h'ove his hogs to Chicago
to market.

Upon this farm of 120 aeres Samuel Dougherty
lived and labiired until March, 1852, effected good
improvcuients, [Hitting up building and planting an
orchard, which at this time was in good bearing
conditiiin. His entire family of seven children
were born at this place. lie finally, however, im-
agined he could im|)rovo his condition by selling
out, and on the IGth of March, that year, removed
to another farm of 120 acres, located on section IG,
one and three-fourth miles south of Fairmount.
Here he proceeded as before, opening u[) a farm
from the raw prairie, set out another orchard, ef-
fected various imiirovements then sold .again, this
time til Ellis .4danis. whose biography ap|jears else-
where in this volume.

On the 20th of November, 18.56. Samuel Dough-
erty once more took up his line of inarch to another
farm of 120 acres, three miles south of Fairmount,
to which he latei' added 160 acres, scarcely any of
which was under culti\ation at the time of [nircliase.
There he continued to live until his decease. He
found that the labor involved in the improvement
of three farms was altogether too great for an or-
dinary constitution, and there followed the natural
result — the undermining of his health — from which
he suffered for years piior to his death. lie had
also met with an accident, IS'ov. 21, 1867, while
loading logs on a wagon with his eldest son, Wilh
iani; the chain breaking, the log rolled back upon
him and crushed one of his feet, and as a result of
this he was confined to his bed until March 14,
1868. He never fully recovered from the shock
of this and the debilitating effect t)f his other ail-
ments, and passed avv.ay on the ;5d of January, 1871,
at the age of fifty-seven years, seven months and
six days.

The mother of our subject was a l.ady of fine

constitution, usually remarkably healthy and
weighing over 200 pounds. She survived her hus
band a number of years, dying Feb. 22, 1878, aged
sixty-one 3-ears, seven months and twenty-eight
days. Five of the seven children born to them are
now living, and Benjamin F. was next to the
youngest. Nancy K. the eldest of the family was
was born Oct. 13, 1836, and was married Oct. 9,
1854 to Alonzo P. Mitchell; they have three chil-
dren and live in Lowry City, Mo. Harriet Ann
was born Jan. 27, 1838 and was married June 22,
1854 to John William Cass; they have six children
and live one mile and a half south of Muncie.
Mary Elizabeth was born March 22, 1840 and was
married Nov. 27, 1864 to John M. McCabe, whose
biography appears elsewhere in this volume; they
have four children, two of whom are living; Will-
iam Aaron was born Feb. 2, 1842 and was married
April 2!), 1868 to Miss Margaret Orr; he died Nov.
1, 1887 .aged forty-five years, anil his widow now
lives in Fairmount. Francis Marion was born April
13, 1844, and after the outbreak of the Civil War
enlisted in Company E, 73d Illinois Infantry, known
in the army as the "Methodist Regiment." He
died from the effects of a gun-shot wound at Knox-
ville, 'I'enn., F'eb. 14,1864. at the .age of nineteen
years, ten months and one day, and his remains
fill a soldier's grave in the National cemetery at
Kuoxville. Tenn. He and his brother William
were members of the same company, eidistino- at
the same time — in August, 1862, leaving our sub-
ject, a lad of fourteen years of age, at home to work
the farm. The youngest chikl, Christian Jane, was
born Oct. 2, 1850, and was married to David Wal-
lace. Nov. 12, 1868. Mr. Wallace served three
years in the 1st Indiana Cavalry, then re-enlisted
and continue<l in the army until the close of the
war. 'I'hey are the jjaients of two children, one
living and reside five and one-h.alf miles southeast
of Fairmount.

In December, 1562, the father of our subject
received this startling telegram from Nashville,
Tenn: "Come, Jesse dead, Willi.am sick." (Jesse
was an own cousin of AVilliani.) He responded at
once and upon his arrival in Nashville found Will-
iam stricken down with typhoid fever, and nursed
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PORTRAIT AND HIOORAPIIICAL AI.EUM.

GiU

after. The loss of icst and tlic nieiitiil strain coni-
l)leteiy sliatterc(1 the lieallh of Jfr. Doughei ly, so
tliat lie never fully n-covered. As soon as William
was able, he prociii-fcl his discharge, ami bronjjlit
him home, almost a skek'ton. When Francis was
shot, the father was notified Ijy telegram, and im-
mediately started South, hut eoukl only get as far
as Louisville, Ky., where he learned that his boy was
beyond his earthly aid, having gone to join thcarmj'
above. lie left money to have the liody shipped
home, bill owing to the danger of an attack from
the rebels, it could not then be done, and it was
never done, and the money was finally returned to
him.

Beujaiiiiii F. Dougherty received his education
in tlie common schools of ^'ermiiion County, at-
tending uiioii an average three months in the year
for five years. His first teacher, when he was six
years old, was Lewis Kirkpatrick. and his last,
Pret. Stevens. During the last three months, hav-
ing completed the third [lart of IJay's Aritlinictic,
he took n|i book-keeping, and, being an apt |)upil.
made fine prt>gress. He has been a reader nil his
life, and may be justly considered one among the
best informed men of his neighlioihood. JMcry
book pertaining to the late Civil War has been
l>ernsed li}' him with absorliing interest. IJciiig
the only stay of his [larents. he remained with
them until they no longer needed his filial oDices,
laboring twenty-three years on the last settled
homestead, and he has the consciousness of know-
ing that he smoothed their jiathwa^- down the hill
of life, and lightened as far .as possible their afflic-
tions and their losses.

On the ■2Gth of September. 1 876, oiir subject was
united in marriage with Miss Lilly, daughter of
Thornton and Nancy (Dickson) Iliibliard, at the
home of her uncle, James A. Dickson. Mr. and
Mrs. Hiilibard were among the earliest settlers of
this county, owning a large farm of 37(1 acres, one
and one half miles north of Muncie. Mr. IInbl)ard
was very successful as a farmer and stock-raiser,
and was numbered among the prominent citizens of
this county. He w.as born March 20, 182 1, near
Chillic(jtlie. Ross County. Ohio, and departed this
life at his homestead Oct. 18, I8Klj.aged sixty-livi-
years, six months and twenty-eight days. Mrs

Hubbard was born May 1, 1827, in Kentucky, and
passed away some years prior to the decease of her
husband, dying .Ian. 25. 1859. They were the
parents of two chihlrcn. of whom Mrs. Dougherty
was the elder, and she was born Sejit. I, 1855.

Mr. Dougherty .after his marriage eontinnod
farming until early in 1880. On It.e 13th of
February, that year, he had a public sale of his
personal proi)erty, and on the 23d was removed
to I''airinouiit on a feather lied — the result of
illness from being overheated in the harvest field
the precefling summer — without hope of recovery,
lint after nioxing to I'^nirmoiint, his health im-
proved simiewhat, and in the summer of 1881 he
drove over the count}-, canvassing for school seats,
which farther improved his health. In the follow-
ing fall he purchased the hardware stock in his
present building, having in tlic meantime sold his
farm, lie did not coiitem|)late continuing in the
hardware trade, hut even in poor health success was
the result of his efforts, and finally he changed his
iniiiil and piirchasecl the |)ropert_y connected with his
business, together with his home in Fairmount.
He has been very su(H;essful in trade, and besides
his stove and hardware stock, handles a general line
of agricultural implements and lumber.

The five children born to Mr. and Mrs. Dough-
erty are recorded as follows: Willie was born
April 17, 1879, and died in infancy; Freddie M.
was born April 13, 1880, and died April !». 1,S8I,
aged eleven montlis and twenty-six days; i-'loyd
Everett was born May 20, 1882, and is now a
blight lad of seven years; Samuel E. was born
.Jan. 22, 1881, and died .Ian. 24. 1889, aged live
years and two days. Little Eddie was a sweet,
bright child, whose mind seemed far in advance of
his years. He was gentle, oiiedient and affectionate,
not only with the home circle, but with all his a.sso-
ciates. A short time previous to his death he ap-
peared to comprehend that life for him would soon
be over, and told his mamma that "(iod loved him,
and would take care of him." A few minutes he-
fore brcat-hiiig his last lu; re))eated his little prayer,
"Ni^w, I lay me down to sleep," and soon the pure
spirit fied to be forever at rest. The younnest
child of Mr. and .Mrs. Dougherty. Stella P., was born
l''eb. 111. 18.Si;. She is a hearty and promising child.

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Fortunately for Mr. Doiiglierty, liis excellent
wife has alw.nys enjoyed fine health, and he attrib-
utes the prolongation of his life to her affectionate
care and attention. Mr. Douoherty has never been
an active politician iu the sense of office-seeking.
On the contrary, he has several times declined to
enter upon tlie responsibilities of a public position.
Since becoming a voter, he has uniformly supported
tlie principles (if the Republican party and temper-
ance, and has endeavored to exert his influence on
the side of rigiit. Upon the organization of the
Fairmount Building and Loan Association, he was
made a Director, and has since been connected with
it in this caiiacity.

Mrs. Dougherty became identified with the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church fourteen years ago, and at
last succeeded in lii-inging her husband into the
fold, he having united with this church quite re-
cently— Feb. 18, 188:». He has always been a l)e-
liever in the Cliristian religion, but his poor healtii
interfered largely with his taking part, as he de-
sired, in the duties belonging to the church mem-
ber. The death of his little son was a severe blow
to liim, as well as to his wife, but liis new interest
and belief in the comforting and redeeming power
of the Savior, has given him strengtii to bear iiis
affliction, and to believe that "He doeth all things
well."

rj^'RANCIS M. ALLIIANDS, of Danville, took
ll^sfe; up his residence at this [ilace in the fall of
/ll, 186fi, and in the fall of the year following,

was elected County Treasurer in which oHice he
served ten years. Afterward he served six and
one-half years as Deputy County Clerk. He is
thus well known to the people of this vicinity.
He was liorn in Montgomery County, Ind.,.Ian. 17.
1H.32, and is the son of Andrew Allhands. a native
of Butler County, Ohio. His patei-nal grandfather,
Daniel Allhands, was born, it is believed, iji Penn-
sylvania of German parents, and was one of the
early pioneers of Butler County, Ohio.

Grandfather Allhands removed from Ohio to
Indiana about 1830 and purchasing land in Mont-
gomery County cstMbiished himself there for life.

His son. Andrew was reared and married in his
native county and later, like his father, removed
to Montgomery County, Ind., where he purchased
land that was partially improved, and later sold it
at an advanced price and purchased again in that
locality, where he first settled in a log house and
remained there until 1842.

In the year above mentioned the father of our
subject set out for Illinois, making the journey
overland with teams. Upon his arrival in this
county he purchased a tract of timber land four
and one-half miles west of the present site of Dan-
ville and upon which was a double log house and
forty acres cleared. He proceeded with the im-
provement of his property and there spent the re-
mainder of his days, resting from his earthly labors
in 18i)l. His first wife, the mother of our subject,
was in her girlhood, Mi.ss INIargaret Swank, a native
of Butler Count}', Ohio, and the daughter of Jacob
Swank who was born in Penns3ivania, was of Ger-
man descent, and, like Grandfather Allhands, a
pioneer of Butler County, Ohio. Airs. Margaret
Allhands departed this life in April, 184 1, while
still a young woman.

Our subject was ten years old when he came to
this county with his parents. He spent his boy-
hood and youth in assisting to open up the farm,
while he acquired his education in the pioneer
school. This w.as before the time of railr(jads and
Chicago was the principal market for grain and
other farm produce. Francis M. resided with his
parents until eighteen j-ears old, then started for
Oshkosh, Wis., with a drove of horses and cattle,
from which trip he leturned with an ox team. This
now fiourisliing town was then but a hamlet and
Indians were plentiful.

Later young Allhands learned the carjjenter's
trade which he followed iu this county until 18G1.
There was now nee<l for his services as a soldier,
and he enlisted Se|)t. 2(1 that year in Company E,
3fith Illinois Infantry, after which he particii)ated
in many of the important battles of the war, in-
cluding tlie Atlanta campaign. He was severely
wounded at Rocky F'ace Ridge, May 11, 1864, and
on the 18th of .Inly following suffered amputation at
Xashville, Tenn. Being unable to rejoin his regi-
ment he was given his honorable discharge and

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reached home on the (!lh of .lanuary, I8G0. The
spriiig following- lie was elected Assessor of Catlin
Towiishii) an<l in 18()6 took up his abode in Dan-
ville of which he has since i)een a resident.

Mr. Allhauds was married in I808 to Miss Mary
.1. Ililliary, a native of this county. The four
children lioru of this union were named respect-
ively, Orvilla A., (iraut W., Meltie M., and Mabel
K. Mr. AUhands belongs to the Methodist Ki)is-
copal. Church, the Kc|)ublican party, and Kenesaw
Post. G. A. H.

, OIIN .T. CAMIM'.KLL, a iirouiineut and wtll-
iiiformed farmer au<l f^l(,i(k- raiser of \ermil-
iou Counlv, was born Rlarch 1, l.s.")-l in

({^1/ Newell Township, where he passed all his
boyhood days ou his father's farm. When he was
nineteen years of age he went to college at Craw-
fordsville, Ind., where he spent one year, after
which, being e(juippcd with a good education, he
began his life work, that of farming.

INIr. Cani[)beirs father and mother C'orri>van
Campbell and Mary ( iSritingham) Campbell were
born in New York in 1833. The father removed
at an early day to AVisconsin where be engaged in
trade and where he was successful. The wife died
in 1871).

John .1. Campliell married Catherine (iernand,
daughter of John H. and Tena (Honi.-ui) (ieniand,
who are natives of Pennsylvania and who came to
X'ermilion County in an earl\ day and settled on a
farm one mile north of Danville, where Mr. Gei''-
nand now resides. His wife died Oct. IG, 18C.">
and is now resting in the Danville Cemetery. Mrs.
Campbell received hei- echualion in Danville where
she was reared to womanhood, and is the oldest in
a family of three chiliben. She was born Oct. 17,
1856 anil is the mother of three childien: Charles
G., was born Nov. 'J, 1876 and is at home; Stella
S. was born Sept. 12, 1878, while the birth of
Nellie A. occurred on Oct. 8, 1885. After re-
maining on the farm for about six years Mr.
Campbell removed to Danville and engaged in the
grocery business, which he successfully prosecuted

for about four years, when lie went back to his
farm where he now resides, enjoying life with
everything oomf(jrtable surrounding him. His
beautiful home consists of 2!»;! acres of splendid
land, all in a high state of ciillivation and the
buildings which arc erected here are of a substan-
tial kind. In everylliing pertaining to the higher
grades of live-stock Mr. Campbell is an expert.
He is particularly interested in Short-horn cattle
of the Hates famil\- and Poinoto strains. He is
also devoting a great deal of altentioii to the ini-
Itroveinent in the bree(l of horses and owns some line
specimens of the Cleveland bays. As a stock-raiser
there is none more successful in this county than
he. simply because he invites intelligence to guide
his efforts in this direction. He reads extensively
and piolits thereby, and therein lies the success
of many a man who is engaged in stock-raising
and general fanning.

Politically, iSIr. Campliell is an active Democrat.
He is always ready and willing to make an honor-
able fight for his party which he chjes wholly on
l)rineiple. Mr. Campliell is a member of the
Methodist Church, while his wife worshi|)s with
the Presbyterians. Mr. Campbell is a member of
the Masonic Lodge and has belonged to the order
since 1852. There is not a man in \'erniilion
County who takes holil of any project with more
energy than Mr. Cam|ilicll. and of course he is
successful.

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LIVEIJ P. Sl'UFFLEPLAM. This gentle-
man represents property in this county to
the extent of over 1,000 acres of land, and
oci'iijiies an elegant brick residence in Hossville —
one of the finest in the county outside of Danville.
His |)ossessions are the result of his own industry
and good management. During the years of his
early manhood he labored early and lute, having in
view the accumuhilion of a competence for his
Later years, ami has arrived at a point very near
the realization of his ambition. The example of
his courage under dilliculties. is one which iiiav
well be imitated by many another 3'ouug tiinii who.
like himself, has been earlv in life thrown on his

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(iwii icsmuTcs. ^Vrti-reii County. Tiid., was the early
Irampini;- gi-uiiii(l of our suliject. wlii-re liis birtli
l<iok placv Ful). i;i, 1.S37. He spent his boyhood
ajid youth iu liis native county, acquiring a prac-
tical ciUuulion in tlie common school. He had
been left an orphan at the age of seven years and
made his home with his maternal uncle, Zeljulon
i'"oster, until reaching his majority.

Mr. Stuftiebeam came to this county in l«;jh, and
ill ISGU purchased a tract of raw land in Ross
Townslii|i. He at once set about its imi)rovement
and cultivation, and in the course of time set out
fruit and shade trees, together with hedge fencing,
and instituted the iin[)rovements naiurally sug-
gested to the enterprising i)ioneer. Tiiere sprang
up seven miles west of it tlie tcjvvn of Rossville, and
our sulijcct occupied that farm until 1872. That
year he removed to another part of his farm, lying
in South r.ranch Tuwnsliip, and lived there until
his removal to Rossville. Like most of the men
around him he eventually became interested i«
stock-raising, whicli yieldeil liim large profits.

The residence of Jlr. Sutllebeam is linel\' located
and built of pressed brick, with tasteful trimmings,
handsomely finishi;d, and within bears the evi-
dences of refined taste and anqjle means. A large
numlier of natural shade-trees furnish a delightful
coolness in summer and protect it from the chilling
winds of winter. Kcar by is a ten-acre private
park, heavily wooded, and the object of admiration
in all the country around.

The marriage of our subject and Miss Anna
Johnson, of Tippecanoe County, Ind., was cele-
brated at the bride's home, March G, 1862. The
household circle was completed by the birth of
eight children, all of whom are living. Hattie, the
eldest Ijorn. is the wife of II. H. Ilrown, of Cirant
Townsliii). and the mother of one chiUl. The other
children. Caroline, Kittle, Charles, P^arl, Abner,
iMarcia, and Jlyron remain under the home roof,
and are being carefully trained and educated.

Jlrs. Stnttlbeam was biirn JNIay 12, 1811, and is
the daughter of Abner .lohnson. who died in Ti))-
pecanoc County, Ind., Dec. 1, 1885, aged seventy-
one. His wife, Mrs. Hannah (Fuller) .Johnson, had
pi'ccedi'd him to the silent land, her deatii taking
place in Jtfciuarv, 1881, when she vvas sixty-three

years of age. The father of our subject vvas John
Stuffl beam, who was born in Scoharie County, N.
Y., in 1795. He lived there until reaching man's
estate, and then started for the West. His first
wife died in her youth, and he vv;is then married to
Miss Harriet Ostrander, in Indiana. Subsequently
he removed to Warren County, that State, and tak-
ing up new land opened a farm upon which he lived
and labored until his death on May 4, 1844. Our
subject, who was the child of the second wife, was
then less than seven ^ears of age, and his mother
died in Januar3-, 1845, at the early age of twenty-
nine years. She was born in Kingston, Ross Co.,
Ohio. By her death four children were left in
orphanage, all of whom lived to mature years, and
of whom Oliver P. was the eldest. His younger
brother, Mcngan, is a resident of Warren County,
Ind,; Miller O. lives in Kansas; IMargaret nuxrried
a Mr. Walteis ami tiny li\c in Washington.

The paternal giandfathcr of our subject was
Michael Stuftiebeam, a native of Germany, who
upon (;oming to America located on laud in Sco-
liaiie County, X. Y., where he operated as a farmer
a number of years. Later he came West, to War-
ren County, Ind., and s|ient his last days with
his son. He was born in 1741) and liveil to a ripe
old age. His wife died in Scoharie County, N. Y.
Our subject politically votes the straight Repub-
lican ticket, but otherwise than this has kept aloof
from public affairs, preferring to devote his time
and talents to his farming interests.

MNGHAM C.GREEN. There is no better
indication of a man's life and character
than the fact that those nearest to him hold

his name in lasting remembrance and evince
a desire to perpetuate it in honor and affection.
The subject of this notice, late a resident of Ross
Township, this county, departed this life at his
homestead on section 25, March 2(), 1888, and has
left behind him the record of an upright life, till-
ed in with benevolence, honesty of purpose and
all the qualities which form a character worthy of
imitation. Mr. Green was a native of New York,

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695

Oiitiiiio County, mid was born in Seijlcniljer, 1817,
His father, Uenjnniin Green, is su|)|)<>sed to have
lieen a native of New York Slate, and was tiie son
of Hezekiaii Green, who traced his ancestry to Eng-
land.

liini^hani ('. spent his early years in liis native
count}', and came to Illinois in 1810, settling in
this county, where he met and married Miss .Jose-
phine, daui^hter of Alonzo and Mary A. (Hill)
Knight. Alter their marriage Mr. and iMrs. Green
settled upon the farin which has since remained the
home of the family. It was then onl}' slightly
improved, and Mr.(ireen, with characteristic energy
and perseverance, labored early and late in the cul-
tivation of the soil, and carrying forward the im-
provements naturally suggested to the enterprising
and progressive citizen, lie added to his landed
estate, and at the time of his death was the owner
of 1,000 acres largely devoted to grain and stock-
raising. This property he had accumulated solelj-
by his own industry and good management, having
begun life without means and dependent upon his
own resources.

Mr. Green was an active member of the Meth-
odist Episcopal Church, in-which he officiated as
Trustee and to which he contributed liberally for
its support. The Green homestead is excelled b}-
none in the county in point of beauty and location
and natural attractions, which have been augmented
by the exercise of cultivated tastes and ample
means. The residence stands about 200 yards
from the road, and is approached by a gravel drive
through a pretty grove, which lends coolness in
summer and protection from the blasts of wintei'.

The parents of Mrs. Green were natives of \'er-
mont and came to Illinois in tiieir youth. Mr.
Knight for many years operated as a contractor,
and as such assisted in the construction of the
Erie Canal. Later he was interested in a saw-mill.
To Mr. and Mrs. Green there were born seven chil-
dren: Ellen, the eldest daughter, is the wife of
William A. Yeazel of this county, and they have
seven children; May married V. (;. Wilber, of
this county, and they have two children; Maurice
L. married Miss Mary Thompson and they have
two children; Charles and Eva F. remain at home
with their mother; El wood and Clark died when

quite young. Ellen belongs to the United Brethren
Church, and Mrs. Green with her other children is
a Methodist in religious belief, being connected
with the church at .Mann's Chapel.

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RS. Lie I.XDA COOI'LU is the wid.,w of
•lohn E. Cooper, who died Aug. 8, 1882.
4' She is the daughter of i.aikin and .lennie
(Hoyce) Cook; the father was a native of
Ohio or Virginia, the mother of Ohio. Her parents
were married in Dearborn County, Ohio, where
they lived on a farm for some time, when they
removed to Indiana. .Vfterward they again removed
in 1827 to Vermilion County, 111. Her father was
noted for his stiict integrity, and with his amiable
wife, soon became known far and wide for their
genial dispositions. Their home became famous
for hospitality', and they were the leaders in all the
merry-making around. They had ten children,
Mrs. Cooper being the eighth in order of birth.

Mrs. Cooper lirst saw the light of da}' in Dear-
born County, Ind. Although but four years old
when she left her old home in Indiana, she can
remember it very well, and loves to recall incidents
that hai)p'^ied there. When twenty-three years
old she married Mr. John E. Cooper, a native of
Kentucky. Although a Kentuckian b}' birth, Mr.
Cooper was reared in Greene County, Ohio. Com-
ing to Illinois when eighteen, he met and married
his wife when he was twent\- -seven. Fourteen
years after marriage Mr. and Mrs. Cooper moved
on their jirescnt farm, becoming the owners of 400
acres.

Their union has been blessed by eleven childr.'u:
Rol)ert and Eliza, died in infancy; (;eorge, Clara,
.lohnnie, Sallie, Anna, Charles, Lizzie, Kate and
Quinn. George married Miss Carrie Moreland,
and they live in Greencastle, Ind. He is in the
livery business. They have three children — Opa,
Everett and Glen. Jennie married Russell Jones,
and they reside on their farm near Carthage, .Mo.
They have one child, Bertie, .lohn married Miss
Nora Hill, and resides in Greencastle, Ind., being
in partnership in business with his brother George

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'J'hc}- have three children, Klrai), L. G., and Jennie.
iSallie married John Gilky, who died in 1879. She
now makes her home witli her mother at the
Cooi)er horae.stead, and ha.s two chihlren — Sygna
E. and <)ia A. Anna still brightens her mother'.s
home with lier presence. Charles, wiio married
Miss Katie Moreland, resides in Carrol! Township,
Vermilion Count}', where he has a fine farm. They
have two children — Fle<lM and Louis. Will More-
land, now of Chrismaii, 111., where he is engaged
in the livery business, married Lizzie, who died in
1881, leaving one child, Jolm. Ivatc married
Jethrow Jones, a commercial man. and they now
live in Fort Scott, Kan. They liave four children
— Elgie, Lelali. J. C. and Cora, (^uinn manages
tiie home farm, and has proven an adept in agri-
cultural matters.

Mrs. Cooper is a lady of elegant manners and
refined tastes, belonging to one of the best families
of our country. She has the finest home in George-
town Township and one that will compare favor-
ably with any i)lace in the State.

f^^ USAN E. ROSS, is the widow <,{ .kiini
^^^ Uoss and is operating 11.5 acres of land in
'\[/Jj] Sidell Township. She is a daughter of
Samuel and Eleanor McCray, who were
born in ^'lrgillia. In 1832 Mr. McCray came with
his father to Clinton Count}', Ind., where he be-
came a farmer. lie continued in that business
with a laige degree of success until liis death which
occurred in 1849 at the age of lifty-five years. His
wife died at the home of Mrs. Ross. They were
the parents of ten children : John C., ]\Iary E.,
James R., George G., Susan E., Nanc}' E., Martha,
and Samuel. Two died in infancy unnamed.

Mrs Ross is the only one of tiiis large family now
living. John and James enlisted during the war
of the Rebellion and the former was shot at Mnr-
freesboro, where he died, while James was drowned
ill the Missouri River on his way to the field of
battle. So it will be seen that her family contrib-
uted its share to the imtting down of the great re-
bellion. Mrs. Ross was born Oct. 17. 1831, in

Rockbridge County, Ya. Her early days in her
native county were si)ent on her father's farm and
she received no schooling until she came to Indiana.
On JLareh 9. 1854, she was married to John Ross,
who was born in Butler County, Ohio, and came to
Indiana in an earl}- d.ay with his parents. He con-
tracted his first marri.age on Feb. 11, 1838, the
bride being Rebecca C. Davis. After his second
marriage Mr. and Mrs. Ross lived on a farm in
Indiana, for a year and a half, and in the early part
of 18.")6, he and his wife removed to Illinois, set-
tling on the banks of the Little Vermilion River.
They lived with Mr. Ross's brother until their
house on their present farm was completed, and in
this house Mr. Ross lived until the day of bis
dcalli. and ^Irs. Ross h.as continued to reside there
since. They became the parents of ten children :
Rebecca J.; Mary E.; Martha A.; Samuel J., who
died at the age of eleven months; Almeda; two in-
fants who died; John and Williams, twins, the lat-
ter dying at the age of two years and si.x montiis,
and Elizabeth. Rebecca married George W. Huff-
man. She died in 1875, leaving two boys: AVeldon
G. and Charles C. Mary E. is the wife of W . D.
Brad field, who is now in charge of the Ross farm.
They own a farm in Kansas. Martha A. married
Isaac M. Cundiff, a residelit of Saunders Countv,
Neb. They have three children: L. Lestei^ Orville
and Elizabeth. Almeda married J. W. McCoy, of
Wyandotte, Kan. They have one child — -Clarence
I). Ji:)hn is a student at G.alesburg. III., and grad-
uated in June, 1889. Elizabeth is the wife of
Jolm D. Daniels, a teacher residing at Archie.

Mr. and Mrs. Ross made all the improvements
on their farm, which .are ipiite valuable. They
worked hard to accomplish an end and nobly suc-
ceeded. Mr. Uoss died April 5, 1877. He was a
mcmlier of the Masonic fraternit}' and a man of
most excellent character, and is remembered as one
of the kindest men in tliis community. He was
commonly called "rncle John," which is an evi-
dence of the respect borne him liy his neighbors.
He and his wife early joined the Cumberland Pres-
byterian Church, he remaining a consistent and
worthy member of that organization up to the
time of his death, while his wife still worships at
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nicnt of wliat slio has t>nnn'(l hy tlip early saeri-
tiues of licr pioiioui' days, ami lliin'o is not a person
who will Ijcyiuilge her anj- comfort she may enjoy.
She is one of the best of women, .-iml by her c-hil-
(ben. will be remembered always as one of tlie
Uindcst of mothers, while her husband's memory will
be eheiished as loni>: as any of his descendants
live.

ASl'KR JAMKS LANG1>I-;Y, born in Dan-
ville 'rownship, \ermiiion County, Feb. 25,
S^^J 18.')5, in the jjioneer home of one of the
well-known early settlers of this region, is now- one
of its representative citizens. He is one of the
most extensive land owners of the township, and
is a man of weight and influence in the community
where his life has been passed.

Nathaniel l>angley. the father of our subject,
was born in Nelson County, Ky., his father having
been a pioneer of that county, spending his last
years there. The father was reared in the place of
his birth, and was there married, continuing to live
there till about 1830, when became with his fa\uily
to this county, the removal being made with teams.
lie located in Danville Township, buying seventy
acres of timber land on section 27. He built a
lo"' house, in which the family lived aliout three
vears. He then sold that place, and bought over
200 .acres on sections 26 and 27, this township, and
made his home thereon till death called him to a
higher sphere in 1848, at which time the communit_y
lost a valuable citizen — one who had ever taken a
warm interest in its welfare, and had promoted it
to the best of his ability. The maiden name of
his wife was Margaret Holtshouser. She was born
in Nelson County, Ky., a daughter of John Holts-
houser, who had gone from his native State, North
Carolina, to Kentucky in pioneer times, and was
one of the earliest settlers of Nelson County.
There were no roads at that time, and the removal
was made with mules, on which the household
"•oods were packed. He cleared a farm, and was a
resident there till death closed his earthly career,
when he attained the age of nearly one hundred
years, his wife also attaining the same remarkable

age. The mother of our subject died on the home
farm in 18C5. There were four children born of
her marriage: Elizabeth married .John Stevenson,
and now lives in Danville Township; Thomas and
Charles are dead.

The subject of this sketch was the youngest
child of the family'. He attended the pioneer
schools taught in a log schoolhouse. with home-
made furniture, the benches being made of pun-
cheon, with pins for legs. When he w.as young,
deer and other wild game were plentiful, and our
subject used to find pleasure in hunting and sup-
plying the table with the delicacies of the chase.
There were no railroads here for years, and his
father used to go to Chicago, 125 miles distant,
it taking from seven to ten days to make the
journey over the rough roads. Our subject was
thirteen years old when his father dietl, and he
continued to live with his mother and to assist
her in the management of the farm till her death.
After his marriage he settled on his present jilace,
and has been actively engaged in carrying it
on. He has been very much prospered, and his
496 acres of choice land are in a high state
of cultivation, and the improvements compare with
the best in the townshi|). He has erected a fine set
of frame Iniildings, with all the modern conve-
niences, and has good machinerj- to carry on his
work.

In the wife, to whom he was married in August,
1865, he has found an able helpmate, one who has
co-operated with him in his work, and makes his
home comfortable and cosy. Their pleasant house-
hold circle is completed by the presence of their
nine children — Leona, Nora, .Margaret, Hortense,
Isabelle, Roscoe C., .Iosei>h, Bessie and .lames Blaine.
Mrs. Langle3''s maiden name was Isabelle Ander-
son, and she was born in Fulton County, N. Y., a
daughter of William and Martha (Warner) An-
derson. Her father was born in the North of
Ireland, of Scotch ancestry, anti came to America
in 1812. He located in New York State, and in
1819 married m Albany. A few years afterwards
he bought a farm in Fulton County, and eng.aged
in farming there till his death ,in 1851. Mrs.
Langley's mother was born in Balston, Saratoga
Co., N. Y. In 1852, with her children, she moved

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to Penysville, Ind.. ai,<l resided there several years,
finally coming- to Danville, where she died in tlie
home of our subject, Dec. Ki, 1H77.

Mr. Laugley is in every way a credit to tlie citi-
zenshi)) of his native county, as he is a man of tine
jicrsonal cliaracter, whose habits arc exemplaiy,
and lie deserves the confidence and respect of his
fellow-citizens, who have watched his career with
satisfaction. In him the Repniilican party of this
part of tlie Slate liiids one of its most intelligent
and stanch champions. Mrs. Langley is a valued
meiiil)er of the I'liited Brethren Church, and is in
all respects a sincere C'iiristian.

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ylLLIAM II. SCONCE. Among the men
who looked upon A'ermilion County in its

^^ pioneer days, the subject c>f this notice is
worthy of more than a |)assing ineiilion. He has
occupied one farm since 1858, a perioil of thirty-one
years, having settled upon it when it was nothing
but raw [irairie, without tree, shrub, of liuilding.
He labored early and late in the improvement of his
property, lived economically and prudently, and at
the same lime watched the growth an<l develep-
ment of this section of country with the interest
which is always felt by the intelligent and pro-
gressive citizen. He lent a helping hand to those
in need during the early days, and has not yet
parted with his character for probity, benevolence
and kindness. Without making any great disjilay
in the world, he has lived the life of an honest man
and a good citizen, loyal to his home and his coun-
try, and contributing his full share toward the
progress and development of his adopted county.

A native of Bourbon County, Ky., our subject
was born Jlay I, 1823, and spent his childhood in
the Blue Cirass Sl.ite. Ho distinctly remembers
the journey to Illinois, and that the family crossed
the Ohio River at Cincinnati in October, 1830.
Later they crossed the Waliash on a cold, cloudy
day, and arrived at Brooks Point the latter part of
the month. There was an abundance of wild game
and a great many snakes, and in llie spring the
horizon was darkened by the smoke of jiiairie fires.

In the waters of the AVabash were pike, suckers,
[lerch, bass and other choice specimens of the finny
tribe.

Mr. Sconce pursued his early studies in a log
school-house, with lis huge lirei)lace, the chimney
outside of earlli and slicks, and its one small win-
dow. The seals and desks were home-made, and
tlie school was conducted on the subscription i)lan
three months every winter. His father engaged
in stock-raising, selling to home buyers. Our sub-
ject made three trips down the river to New Or-
leans witii pioduce loaded on a Hatboat or barge,
which excursions he enjo3ed very much, because
they afforded him an opportunity of seeing the
country.

Our subject was mariied Oct. 18, 1855, to Miss
Catheiinc, born Aug. 1, 1837, in Burr, Tipperary
Co., Iieland, to .lohu and INIaiy O'Marrow, who
were natives of Ireland, where the father spent his
entire life. He died when his ilaughler, the wife
of our subject, was small, and the widowed motlicr,
with her four children, two sons and two tlaughleis,
sought a home in the ITniled States. The date of
her removal from Ireland was 1841), and three
months were consumed in crossing the ocean. Thc^y
settled in Xenia, Ohio, which was her home for a
|)eriod of nunc than seven years. In 1857 she
fame to Oeorgetowii, III., and on the 18th of Oc-
tober, as before mentioned, she w.-is united in the
holy bonds of matrimony with A\illiam II. Sconce.
Mr. Sconce made his first purchase of land aliout
this time — eighty acres — u[)on which he settled
with his young wife after his marriage, and which
was then uncultivated prairie. Later be purchased
another eighty acres, and brought the wliole to a
good state of cultivation.

Seven children came to bless the union of our
subject and his estimable wife, the eldest of whom,
a daughter, Lucy E. L., married Charles Thomjison,
a prosperous farmer of Sidell Township, and they
have one child — Mary C. The next daughter,
Mary M. J., married Joseph AV'illison, and they
have five children — Asil William, Norali M., Or-
rell G., Joseph E. and John E. ; they live on a farm
in Carroll Township, and are doing well. Cerro
(iordo married John Cheney, and they have two
children — Leslie (!. and a babe named Treovie O.-

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llu'\' live oil :i f:ini) iu Cjinoll Towiishiii. Lilly l"\
iimnii'd Kemp A. CatK'tt, a fai'inor and a stock-
lirocder of Fiilloii Cuuiily. and tlicy live near Fair
View; they had cine child — Ht'ssie A. i,iu'lla iiiar-
rii>d W. C. Layloii. a faiiiicr of Kidton County.
John \V. C. and Althca 1). aic at homo with their
parents.

.Mr. Seonce votes the straight Hepubliean ticlvel
and is at present the Drain {.'onnnissioner of his
lown.shi[i. lie has served as School Director sev-
eral years, lie belongs to the Masonic fraternity
at (ieoritetown. while his estiniahle wife has been
a faithful nu'Uiber of the Methodist I-;piscopal
Church since IXGl. Their dauiihters Lucy and
Lilly completed their studies in the formal School
at Danville, and subserpiently engaged as teachers.

The (larents of our subject were .lohn L and
Luey (Spicer) Seonce, the father a native of Nich-
olas County, Ky., born near North Middleton, and
the mother a native of Hoiirlxin County. They
were married in the latter conutj', where the elder
Seonce carried on farming until emigrating to Illi-
nois, in 1830. He settled at Brooks Point, about
six miles south of Danville, where he engaged in
farming and was prospered. The mother died at,
Brooks Point in 1854, at the age of lifty-six years,
leaving nine children, of whom onlj' David and
Philemon S. are living. Tlie others were named,
respectively: Minerva J., Louisa A. D., John R.,
Elizabeth Luc}', Martha S. and Susanna A. These
are located mostly iu this county'.

On another p.age appears a fine view of the
pleasant residence of Mr. and Mrs. Scouce.

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« li-ILLI.VM II. GARDNER, editor and pro-
\/\Jl/' prietor of the Rossville Week!)/ J'ress. Ross-
W^J ville, III., formerly of St. Jo.seph County,
Mich., although having been only a brief time a
resident of this place, h.as already established him-
self in the esteem and confidence of the citizens.
He is a gentleman of ability, and of excellent fam-
ily, a native of .Steuben County, N. Y., and born
March 15. 1830.

Hiram Gardner, the father of our subject, was

born in Bi-islol County, R. I., whence he removed
to Steuben Counlj-, N. V., when it was a wilder-
ness, constructed a comftjrtable homestead after
years of industrious labor. an<i there spent the last
years of his life. The wife of his youth was Miss
Saiah Patchen. and they became the parents of two
children. Both the latter are living, the brother
residing at Cooper's Plains, N. V.

The subject of this sketch grew up amid the
si-enes of pioneer life in the Empire Slate, receiv-
ing such ednc.'ition as the imperfect school system
of that day aftordeil. His education was carried
on mostly duriiig the winter season, wdiile the bal-
ance of the year he made himself usefid around
the homestead, manufacturing rails ami shingles,
driving oxen and utilizing himself in whatever
manner required. When out of school he l)y no
means neglected his books, making a practice of
reading as time and opportunity presented. At the
age of nineteen years he commenced teaching, and
olliciated thereafter as a pedagogue for a jjcriod of
more than twenty jears. Leaving his native State
in the spring of 18r)(j, he emigrated to Lee County,
111., where he emplo3ed himself in farming and
teaching, and became a prominent citizen in con-
nection with educational affairs. He was twice
elected Superintendent of Schools. During the war
he got out timber for the LInited States Govern-
ment, and upon one occasion seven days from the
time the trees stood in the forest, a bridge was
made of them spanning a river in Tennessee.

Mr. Gardner has been eng.aged in the newspaper
work since 18G6, being formerly part owner of the
Grand Rapids Demoa'ai. He withdrew from this
to enter the office of H. N. F. Lewis, publisher of
the Western Kural, at Chicago, and took the first
order for advertising for that paper, nailing up
the first office sign for it in Chicago. He con-
ducted the affairs of this office one year, when the
main office was removed from Detroit to Chicago,
and Mr. Gardner became traveling correspondent
and editor. Later he was connected with the
Humane Journal for a period of eleven years. He
purchased the St. Joseph County Republican in
M.ay, 1888, of which he took charge in the July
following. It was a spicy, six-column octavo de-
voted to the inleresls of the county and Repub-

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lic'iui ii;uty. At present lie is managing the affairs
of tlie Kossville Weekb/ Press with his ciistoinarv
ability and tact.

Tlie inaiiiage of William H. Gardner and Miss
Margaret Holmes was celebrated in Homer, K. Y..
Dec. 31, I8.")5. This lady was the daughter of
Amasa Holmes, of Homer, and of her union with
our subject there -sverc born two children, one of
whom, Frances, liecame the wifejof Walter Chad-
band, Suiierintendent of Uosehill Cemetery. They
reside in the beautiful suburb of Roger's Park,
near Chicago. Mrs. Margaret ( Holmes) Gardner
departed this life at her home, in Rogers Park,
March 2, 1888. Shu was a lady highly esteemed
l)y her accpiaintances. a member in good standing
of the Baptist Church, and an active Christian
w(.>rker.

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fVp^/RANClS A. RICHARDSON. In .iddition
^^] to being a thorough and skillful fanner,
\ this gentleman possesses mechanical genius-
of no mean order, is expert with tools and occupied
largely as a carpenter and builder. He is remark-
ably industrious and energetic, never content with
being idle, and oper.ates successfully a good farm
of 267 acres in Georgetown Townshiji. He has
spent his entire life in this legion, having been
born in Vermilion County, Ind., in what was then
called Springfield, Dec. 17, 1846. The opening-
years of his life -were spent upon the farm where
he made himself useful as his size and strength
permitted, and acquii-ed his early education in the
district school. In the meantime, while yet a boy,
he began to use carpenter tools and in 1868 en-
gaged as a contractor. Thereafter he sui)erln-
tended the building of man}' houses in that immed-
iate vicinity. He also at the same time engaged in
moving houses, and operated a threshing machine
and a steam sawmill in Georgetown Townslii|), this
county.

When twenty-two years old Mr. K'ichardson was
married, in 1868 to Miss Mary K., daughter of
Isaac and Elizabeth (Cook) Thornton. Mrs. Rich-
ardson was born in Elwood Township, Vermilion
County. .Mud renH)ved with her (jarents to Iowa

when a small child. They linally returned to Ver-
milion Count\-, where they are now living. They
had a family of four children — Mary E., Derinda,
Matilda Esther and Edom. JMiss Mary remained
under the parentsil roof, acquiring a common-school
education and becoming familiar with all house-
wifely duties. Of her union with our subject there
have also been born four children — Horace M.,
Harmon A.. Orpheus A. and iMvia A. Mr. and
Mrs. Richardson belong- to the Christian Church
and Mr. Richardson, politically, is a sound Repub-
lican. He has mingled very little with public af-
fairs, simply serving as a School Director in his
district six years.

The parents of our subject were Adonirani .lud-
son and Maria (Taylor) Richardson, who were
natives of New Hampshire where they were reared
and married. After mnrriage they emigrated to
Iniliana, settling in tlie vicinity of Terre Haute
and later changed their residence to A'crmilion
County, that State. They finally removed to
Georgetown 'i'ownship. wliere they are still living,
both having arrived to the ail vaiiced ageof eighty-
four years. They are the parents of nine children,
viz. : Geoige T;. Mary A., deceased; IMartha A;,
Francis K., and William II.. deceased; Sarah E.,
John T;, Ferona E., deceased and Francis A.

ILLIAM I. ALLEN, one of the earliest
settlers of Eastern Illinois, came to the
State in 1841 and to this county the year
following-. He settled in the vicinity of Danville,
and fur three years thereafter taught the village
and adjoining schoitls. He entered lanil now oc-
cupied by the northwestern part of lloopeslon, but
at that time a tract of uncultivated ground,
over whicli deer, wolves, prairie chickens and other
wild creatures had up to this time wandered un-
disturbed by man. There was not a tree or shrub in
sight and the pioneer, after erecting his cabin, fre-
quently stood in his door and counted numbers of
deer, sometimes as high as sixty in one herd.

]Mr. Allen came to this county a single man, but
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701

to Miss Emily Newell. lie then commenced break-
ing his prairie land, and in due time put up a
liuuse and ham. set out an on-hanl. planted hedges
.'iiiil proceeded witli tlie improvements naturallj'
.-ui;,<;e*ted to one of his progressive mind and in-
dustrious haliits. lie occupied his farm during
the summer months and in winter taught school,
and studied and i)racticeil law for a number of
years. F.inally lie sold out to Mr. Hoopes and set-
tled six miles west where Ea.st Lynn now stands.
15v entering and purchase he acquired 3,-2(l() acres
of land which was mostly devoted to grazing,
alUmngh he carried on agriculture considerably.
He put up three houses and effected other improve-
ments, remaining there until after the outbreak of
the Civil War. He then enlisted in Company C,
rilh Illinois Infantry, which regiment was first
urdeied to Cairo and then to Padiicah, K\-. Mr.
Allen in due time was i)resented with a Captain's
coiiunission, but was obliged to resign on account
of disaliility, and returned home.

()ur suliject now occu[nc<l his farm for a time,
then purchased :>O0 acres in the vicinity of Koss-
ville. A few years later he sold out once mf)re
and returned to the northern part of East Lynn,
which was located on a part of the old farm, about
the time the railroad was built through. In 1884
he went to Cherry County, Neb., but in 18,s,S re-
turned to lloopeslon. where he still lives. lie has
liuilt up for himself a good record, serving ns
County Treasurer two terms and the same length
of time as School Coiniiiissioner. lie usually
voics with the Republican party, and is proud of
the fact that in all his life he never cast a ballot
for a 1 )eiiiocral.

To Mr. and JMrs. .Mien tliere were born six chil-
dri'ii. live of whom arc living, namely: Hugh A.
of Holt Coimty, Neb.; Charles A., who is reine-
sented elsewhere in this work; Mary, Mrs. Thomas
\nn ISriint; iMuily N.. who is uuniarried; Clyde H.
and .Martha, who died in .lanuary, 1880 at the age
of twenty-three years. Mrs. Emily (Newell) Allen
was born in Kentucky in 1824 and came to Illinois
with her parents when a small child. Newell
Township was named after her father. .lames
Newell, who w;is a [irominent fanner and useful
citizen. (>i[r subject's father, .Vsapli Allen was a

native of Massachusetts, but reared in \'erinont
and W!is married to Miss Sarah McClond. Tliej' emi-
grated to Franklin County, Ohio, settling upon land
now occupied by a part of the city of Columbus.
Finally the}' removed over the line into Madison
County, and lived until a few years ago when the
father died at the .age of eighty-three. The mother
of Mr. Allen dieii while he was an infant.

•d. )fILLIA:M FLEMING, editor and proprie-
tor of the Iloopeston Democrat, was born
in Gurnsey County. Ohio, .July 2, 1846,
wliere he spent a large portion of his boyhood,
moving from there to Birds Run, Tuscarawas
County, and from there to West Lafayette, Cosh-
octon, Co., Ohif); after a residence at the latter
|)lace a number of years he went to Cadiz, Harri-
son, Co., Ohio, where he learned the printing busi-
ness on the Sentinel, published by the Hun. C. N.
Allen. Here, Mr. Fleming worked till the war-fever
seized him. Being refused the [jrivilege of volun-
teering on account of jouthfuliiess, by Jlr. Allen,
his uncle, he reiiaired to Tod's Barracks. Columbus,
Ohio, and on the litth day of Februaiy, 18(;4, vol-
unteeied for the Infantry service for three years or
during the war, and was assigned to Company H,
88tli Ohio Infantry, and was on duty at Cam|j
Chase, Ohio, guarding and transporting prisoners
all of the term of his service. He was discharged
July 3. 18()."i. by reason of General Order. No. 136,
headquarters, N(jrthern l)e|)aitment. Cincinnati,
Ohio, the war being over. One month after his

i discharge from the army, Mr. Fleming's father died
leaving a family of eight children and with no
means of sup[iort. With characteristic energy
that is worthv of all praise, he went to work on a

I railroad section at ^\..'iO per day, to keep his
brothers and sisters tf)gether.

After three years of hard service in this line his
brothers grew up, so that they could take care of
tliemselves by the older ones working out, when
Mr. Fleming returnedto his trade, that of a printer,

i engaging in an ollice at Kansas City, Mo., remain-
ing there foi- some lime, but (Inallv retuining to

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Crescent Cil3', Iroquois Co., 111., where he married
Miss Frances Hunter, on the 2Gtii clay of March,
1874. From there he went to Hoopestou and
worked for seven years and three mouths .as fore-
man of tlie Chronicle. He was finally induced to
take charge of the Hoopeston Journal and edit and
publish it. which he did April 27.1882. On Novem-
bi-r 10, of the same year, he bought the plant and
ran the paper until September, 3, 1885, when he
sold it to a syndicate. On November 10. he flung
to the breezes the Hoopeston Independp.nt, which
met with favor with the people. This paper he
published eighteen months, when he liought tlio
Hoopeston Journal and merged the two papers
into the Hoopeston Democrat, which he still con-
ducts with ability and energy.

By his first wife Mr. Fleming was the father of
two children, one of whom is still living — Ella.
His first wife died at Hoopeston. March 12, 1881.
He afterward married Mrs. Alice M. Ililler nee Os-
born, and by this union two boys were born —
LeroyandJay. Thornton Fleming, the father of
William, was a merchant of West Lafayette, Ohio,
and married Miss Eliza Ann Gorseline. He died
at the last named i)lace, and his wife is now living
at Kearney, Neb. Mr. Fleming is conducting his
paper with success, and it is looked upon as a re-
liable journal. His advertising patronage is good,
and upon the whole he is scoring a success in his
enterpri.se of maintaining a first-class paper at
Hoopeston.

"(^ UGH MONTGOMERY ROBINSON, of
ji Champaign, 111., familiarly known in Fair-
,^ mount and vicinity as ■•Mont Koliinson,"
^ while not one of the earliest settlers of this
countj', came here when the prairie was fiot con-
sidered suitable for human habitations, and the
residents were mostly timber settlers, very few
liaviug yet ventured far from the woods. He was
born in Darrtown, Butler Co., (Jhio, Sept. 7, 1835,
and came to the Wabash Valley in the spring of
1853. His father was a native of Harrisbiiro-, Pa.
and his mother was a member of the Valliant(orio-in-

ally Y.allant. from France) family from the eastern
shore of Maryland, some of whom figured conspicu-
ously in official positions in Baltimore :ind other
places in that State.

At the age of twenty years Mr. Robinson was
married, Nov. 28, 1855 to Miss Mary Jane, a
daughter of Isaac Dickason of Perrysville. For
some time afterward he worked at Danville, but
was deterred from moving his family to that vil-
lage on account of its notoriety as a milk-sick cen-
ter. Very few people moved to Danville in those
days on that account. Later, Mr. Robinson ven-
tured within three miles of the place and finalh-
took up his residence within it. He resided there
six years and in 18(52 changed his residence to Sid-
ney. In 18()5 he removed to Fairmount. of which
he was a resident until July, 1 88i». His next re-
moval was to Champaign, in onler to estalilisli a
new Democratic paper, the Champaign Orbit.

Ill the meantime, in 1882. Mr. Robinson was
seized with Brighl's disease and not beiii<;- able
to follow his trade of shoe-making, himself and his
daughter, Ida, started a small paper, which they
named the Fairmount Veto, intending only to pub-
lish this until the health of Mr. Robinson slionld
be restored and he could return to his trade. Bv
means of an exclusively skimmed-milk diet Mr.
Robinson not only regained his health, but w.xscven
better than he had ever been before in all his life,
and indeed is practically ten years younger than
when he commenced this treatment. He wishes
this fact recorded so that others may be benefited
by the experiment.

The Veto became eminently successful and pop-
ular and was continued until the removal to Cham-
paign. Miss Ida Robinson deserve? especial
mention for the part she has borne in making the
Veto a signal success. In 1886, in connection with
this, Miss Ida and her father estalilislied the Sid-
ney By-Way and this too proved a fortunate ven-
ture. Afterward Mr. Robinson turned over the
establishment to his widowed daughter, Mrs. Eva
Stewart, who is conducting it singly and alone
and making it a paying institution.

Mrs. Mary Jane (Dickason) Robinson was born
in Fountain County, Ind., March 19. 1837. Eva.
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born in Paris, III., Oct. 2, 1856. Their eldest son.
Hart Benton, now married and livin!>: in Sidney
was i)orn in Danville. Aug. 15, 1858; Ida was
also born in Danville. May 18, ISfiO; Larkin (iray,
the j'onngest, was born in FairnHnmt, Aug. Ki,
186'.i. They now reside at No. .'Ml, Kast Clark
Street. Cliam|iaign, where they will welcome any
of their old-time friends, and hope to cultivate
new ones.

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^(OSEIMI MOSS. In the career of the sul)ject
of this notice, we find an excellent exam-
jile for young men just einbaiking iu the
(^|/; lield of active life, of what ni.ay be accom-
plished by a man beginning poor, but honest,
prudent and industrious. Mr. Moss in early life en-
joyed but few advantages. His school days were
limited nor had he wealth or position to aid him in
his struggle with the world. He was obliged to rely
solely upon his own efforts to win for him success,
and he has reason to believe that his lalxn's both of
hand .and brain have not been for naught. He is
now in comfortable circunistanees, retired from
active labor, and has a very pleasant home, com-
prising a well-tilled farm in Middle F'ork Town-
ship.

The Moss homestead is es|iecially noticeable on
account of its modern improvements, including a
line artesian well from which flows a constant
stream of water through the milk house, and to tanks
in the b.arnyard for the accommodation of the stock
and whatever other purpose required. Tin; build-
ings are commodious and conveniently arninged
and the farm-machinery is (irst-class.

Next in importance to the ])ersonal history of our
subject is the record of those from whom he sprang.
His 'i)aternal grandfather Moss, it is believed, was
born in Germany and after his emigration to
America died in one of the Eastern States. Among
his sons was John, the father of our subject, who
spent his early years in Ohio where he was married,
and whence he came to Illinois when his son, .lo-
seph, was four years of .age. The latter was born
in Preble County, Ohio. The journey to this
county w.as made overland by teams, the |iarty cini-

sisting of the parents of our subject with their
three children, the paternal grand[)arents and the
step-grandfather, the grandmother having died
many years previously. John Moss and his step-
father entered eighty acres of land in the vicinity
of Georgetown, this county, where Mr. Moss estab-
lished a tanyard. which he operated until the fall
of 182(1, when his labors were cut short by his
death.

The widowed mother of our subject, Mrs. Cathe-
rine JVIoss, was left with three small children. —
Joseph, Jesse ami Klmore. They exi)eiienced
man}' hardslii|)sand difliculties until Joseph was old
enough to assist in the support of the family.
When he was thirteen years old his mother was
married to Mr. (Jeorge Swisher, and Joseph was
bound out until he should become nineteen years
of age. Mr. and Mrs. Swisher became the parents
of three children. — John, George and a daughter
now deceased. The mother died in this cotnity
about I84L

Young Moss, when released from his bond.age at
the age of nineteen years, began to paddle his own
canoe .and engaged as a farm laborer by the n'lonth.
His honesty and industry secured him friends on
every hand and in due time he was in a condition
to establish a home of his ow)i. On the 17th of
April. 1845, he was married to Miss Delilah Starr,
who like himself was a n.ative of Preble County,
Ohio. The young people began housekeeping in a
log cabin, the chinks stojjped up with mud, the
lire-place laid with earth and the floor of puncheon.
The chimney was built outside of earth and sticks,
and a clapboard door was hung on wooden hinges
closing with a wooden latch raised b}- a strinsr.
The}- occupied this domicile one summer then re-
moved to a larger cabin but furnished pretty much
in the same style. Mr. Moss after his marriage was
employed for a time in a carding-mill, then began
tanning and tinnlly purch.ased sixty acres of land
near Myersville, for which he contracted to pay
$.'S50. He paid cash down $150, and eighteen
montlis later sold the land at an adv.ancC of #50.

About 1850 Mr. Moss entered 160 acres of wild
land in Middle Fork Township, located near Blue
Grass Grove. He put ii|) a small frame house,
made some other ini|)iovements and lived there

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until March, 1884. In that year he purchased
and took possession of his present home wliere
lie has twenty-seven acres of choice land and
elsewhere has 300 acres, all improved, besides
property in Potomac. He has given liis son, .John
11, eiglity acres of land, thus providing him with
a flue start in life. His daughter, .Sarah A., is the
wife of Benjamin Wise. These two are the only
children of Mr. Moss. He and his estimable wife
belong to the Metliodist Episcopal Church in
whicli Mr. Moss lias held the office of Steward and
Trustee. He identified himself with tlie churcli
when a young man, twenty-two years of age, while
Mrs. Moss has been a member since a maiden of
sixteen. They have been acquainted with each
other from the time when in his 3'outh our subject
.issisted fatlier Starr in the harvest field and raked
hay with a hand rake.

Peter and Catherine (Hewet) Starr, tlie parents
of Mrs. Moss were n.atives of North Carolina and
removed to Preble Count)', Ohio, where they lived
many years and wliere Mrs. Moss was born. Tliej^
came to tliis county in in 1830 and located on land
three miles west of Stale Line City, where tlie}' so-
journed man)' j'ears. After the parents had trav-
eled the journey of life together over fifty years
and were too old to be left alone, they took up
their abode with our suljject. IMr. Starr departed
this life Feb. 20, 18C2. The mother survived her
liusband man}' years, passing away A|)ril 18, 1881.

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^^. APT. SAMUEL FHAZIER. This honored
(l( n *^'*^ veteran ox nearly eight3'-three years, is
^^/ one of the i>ioneers of '33, coming to this
count)' when a young man of twenty-seven years.
During the long j)eriod of flfty-slx years which
he has spent in Central Illinois, there has passed
like a panorama before his eyes the change
which has transformed the wide and houseless prai-
rie into the homes of an intelligent and civilized
people. The slow ox team of the early emigrant
has given place to the luirry and dispatch of steam;
three important wars have been fought, and a free
people each time come off victorious; men have

changed for the better in their ideas of labor and
their pride in progress, and the intelligent man be-
lieves that the world is grovving better in iirnpdr-
tion to its increasing population.

The middle of September, 1833, found the sub-
ject of this sketch established on a tract of l:iii<l
two miles northwest of what is now Catlin. hut
was then a lonel}' prairie. His life pr'inr to this
had been spent in the Buckeye State, where he was
born Sept. 13, 1806, in the Township of Hubbard,
Trumbull County. When a lad of six years his
father enlisted as a soldier in the war of 1812. He
returned home the year following, dis|)ose(l of his
interests in Trumbull County, and settled at
Siiriugfield, about fifteeen miles from Cincinnati.
The family sojourned there four years, then re-
moved to Dearborn County, Ind., where the fatiier
secured a tract of land, and where the subject of
our sketch remained with them until a 3'onth of
eigiiteen years. Tlien, desirous of a change, he
began following the river, Hatboating and steam-
boating, and ill I.S21 was at Natchez, Miss., about
the time of the visit of (ien. Lafayette at that
place. Our subject looked upon the present great
cit}' of Cincinnati before a single pavement was
laid. After the family came to this county he em-
ployed himself mostl}' at farming. Prior to com-
ing to Illinois, our subject made the acquaintance
of ]\Iiss Buelah Ann Fiiiley, who was liorn in De-
cember, 1812. and to whom he was married Mnrch
15, 1832.

E'er two 3'ears after his marriage Mr. Fra/.ier
rented land over the line in Indiana, raised two
crops of corn, and in tiie fall of 1833, purchased
200 acres of laud, the product of two 3ears' work.
The spring following he moved upcm it with his
wife and one child, making the journe}' with an
ox team, and being fifteen d.ays on the road. Lfpon
coming to this county Danville was a little town
of 400 or ;jOO inhabitanls, but it had alread3' lieen
made the count3' seat and a court-house had been
built. Upon his own land was a cabin into which
Mr. Frazier moved with his little famil}'. and for
two 3'ears tliereafter confined his attentitm to the
improvement of his proi)ert3', breaking eight3'
acres, putting up a liani, and making an addition
to the dwelling. He then sold out for ij!l,O00, Inil

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aftcrw.'iril!; rriisi'il ;iii(itlii'icr<)|) on the siiiiii,' liuid.
He moved into Danville in February, IH.'i.S. sct-
tlinji' on \'erniilion street, between Main and North
streets, where he lived until |)Uieliasini:; l)ro|iert3'
on Main street.

About 18;i(> our sulijeet entered a tract of land
Iti Champaign County", this StatP, which he sold
two years later ata handsome i)riee. He conducted
an hotel one year, then purchased property on
Main street, where he has erected a big brick blocli,
extending' from the court-house to Hazel street, and
known as the Frazier Block. He lived there for
twenty-live years. carr\ing ou his hotel five years
of this time. In 1840 he was elected sheriff of
N'ermilion Count3', which otiiee lie held eightyears.
being the third man elected to this position. Ipon
retiring fr<.m this ho engaged in bu\ing cattle, and
made many a trip driving these through to Chi-
cago, when the country was all open prairie.

Merchandising also formed one of the enter-
prises of our subject as senior member of the fiiin
of Frazier, I>anil) tV- Co., which continued two
years. Then Mr. Lamb withdrew, and the firm be-
came Frazier A- (Jessie, the latter the son-in-law of
the Captain. After two years the latter assumed
sole eiiarge of the business, which he conducted
])robal)ly ten years, and until the outbreak of the
civil war. Strongly imbued with the Union senti-
ment, lie then raised the first company of men in
this county — Company C, which was assigned to
the 12th Infantry under Col. .John McArtliur. Mr.
Frazier was elected captain, and proceeding to
Cairo, served three months, and then being no
longer needed retained iiomc with his men, and
thereafter gave his attention to his business affairs.

Mrs. Huelah Ann (Finley) Frazier became the
mother of twelve cliildren, and departed this life
Marcli 2o, 1864. leaving four children, the only
ones remaining of that numerous family. Edward
entered the army, was taken ill, returned home and
died ten days afterward, at the age of nineteen
3ears; Angeline became the wife of James H.
Phillips of Danville, and is now the mother of six
chihlren; Mary F., the wife of M. A. Lapham, is a
resi<lent of .S|)ringfield, Mo., and the mother of two
children; Florence. Mrs. \V. W. Phillips, lives in
Danville, and is the motlici' of four children, one

of wlioui is dead: De Witt C. married Miss Kmma
Uced. and is a practicing attorney of Danville.

In 18(il ('apt. Fi'azier disposed of his mercantile
interests and iiurcliased his present home at the
corner i){ North and Pine streets, where he has
since resided. On the 12tli of April. 18(;.'), he was
marrieil to Miss Nancy Finley. who was born
Sept. 17, 182;], a sister of his first wife.
The family residence is a fine large brick struel-
uie. and after- standing over twenty years gives
little evidence of its age. At the time of its
erection it was considered one of the best in the
town. The Captain cast his first [)residential vote
for .lohn i^hnncy Adams, and was an old line \\'hig
until the abandonment of the party b\' the organ-
ization of the Ro|)ublicans. He was well acquainted
with Abraham Lincoln, who often partook of his
hospitality in the above named block while prose-
i-uting his law business in this part of the county'.
Capt. Frazer reverts to those episodes with pardon-
able [iride, and declares that Mr. Lincoln was one
(if the most congenial and companionable men it
w.'is ever his lot to meet.

The Captain for over half a century has been a
member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to
which his first w ife belonged, and with which the
present Mrs. Frazier is also connected. He was for
many j-ears quite active as an official and lias given
liberally to its support. For a number of years
Capt. Frazier operated as a farmer, and is the
owner of 700 .acres of land near Catlin. which he
has since divided up among his cliildren. He was
one of the first directors of the First National
Bank, and has lieen interested in most of the en-
terprises calculated to build up the town. He con-
stitutes one of the old landmarks, and will be
kindly rememiiered long after he has been gath-
ered to his fathers.

The father of our subject was .Samuel Frazier,
Sr., a native of Maryland, born on the eastern
shore across the bay from Baltimore. He lived in
that vicinitj' until after his marriage witli Miss
Mary M.assey. They liecame tlie parents of nine
children, six of whom lived to mature years, and
of whom our subject is the only survivor, the eld-
est dying .at the age of twenty-six. The family
left Maryhmd in the spring of 1 SIKI, and moved

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across the nioiintains into t)liio in a two-hoise cart,
alltlie property the elder Frazier possessed. There
ncconipanied him six men and one woman besides
his wife. He purchased a tract of timber land in
Trumbull County, upon which he labored six years
and worked some at his trade of shoemaking, which
he liad learned in his native State.

In tlic meantime occurred the war of 1812. and
the elder Frazier joined the militia and was np
pointed to the rank of Major. After the surren-
der of Hull the Ohio militia was called out, and at
the end of three montli.s the lommand was muster-
ed out. The Frazier family then moved to Dear-
born County, Ind., where they resided twenty
years, and upon leaving there, about 1838, came
to this county. The father purchased land adjoin-
ing that now belonging to our subject, and which
is still owned'lty one of his heirs — Mrs. Lawrence.
He departed this life in 1846, and his wife died the
following year. He was first a Whig, politically,
and then a Republican, a man of decided ideas, and
and one whose opinions were generally respected.

David Finley. father of the two Mrs. Fraziers,
was born in Kentucky, Dec. 10, 1781, and was
there married to Miss Nancy Miller, who was born
April 14, 1787. He departed this life August 29,
1853, and his wife passed away four days prior to
his decease — August 25. He had been mostly en-
gaged in agricultural pursuits, but for a number of
years was on the rivei-. running to New Orleans.
His daughters, Buelah and Nancy, were born in
Dearliorn County, Ind., and the latter named re-
sided with her parents until the time of their death.

iR^UELL TILLOTSpN, a skillful, practical
\yi.< farmer, is quietly and pros|>erously carr3-
ing on his farming operations on his farm,
one of the best and inost highly productive
of Pilot Township, very pleasantly located on sec-
tion 36. He is a native of Indiana, born in War-
ren County, Sept. 23. 1847. His grandparents on
both sides of the house were pioneers of Ohio in
the early days of its settlement. His fathei-, Eph-
raim Tillotson. w.as born in Miami Conntv, that

State, in 1811. his ancestors being of English origin,
and he a descendant of the same branch of the fam-
ily as that famous English divine. Archbishop Til-
lotson. The mother of our subject, whose maiden
name was Mary A. Cronkhite, was also born in
Miami County. After her marriage with the father
of t)nr suliject they came westward to the State of
Indiana and located in Warren County, and there
tlic father died in 1881. The mother survives at
an advanced age and makes her home on a farm in
N'ermilion County. Of her marriage twelve chil-
dren were born, of whom the following eight are
living: W.alter, a farmer of this county married
Lucetta Endicott; Madison, who lives in Louisiana,
married Kate Goodwine, and they have three chil-
dren; Luther, a farmer, married Mary E. Myriek,
and they have five children ; AVallace, a f.armer of
this county, married Emily French, and they have
three children; Buell is our subject: Sarah married
Edward Fostei', of Indiana, now living in this
county, and they have seven children ; Rebecca
married J. K. Buettz, a retired farmer of Potomac,
and they have six childien; Frances married
Alonzo W. Knight, a farmer of this county, and
they have four children: Mary married F'rank
Henry, a retired farmer of this county, and they
have two children.

Buell Tillotson gleaned a good education in the
common schools, and a practical training at homo
that fitted him to cope with the world when he be-
came independent. When he first began life he did
not have the wherewithal to buy the land for him-
self, and as he was very desirous ofcarrying t)n farm-
ing he rented a farm. He met with such good success
ill that venture that in a few years by unremit-
ting toil and frugal economy he was enabled to lay
up money enough to buy a farm of his own, and he
became the possessor of one, comprising 160 .acres
of land of unsurpassed fertility. He now has it under
good cultivation, ;uid has made many substantial
improvements that have greatly increased its v.alue,
and he has established a cozy, comfortable home
for his family. He is engaged in mixed husbandr}',
and besides raising grain and other products cfim-
mon U> this climate raises stock, all that his farm
will carry.

!\Ir. Tillotson was united in marriage with Miss

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I-izzio Wilt's, wliosc (iMrents were linth nativi's of
Di'iiniark, Imt wlio emigrated at an earlv <1ate to
this eoiiiity, where Mrs. 'rillolsoii was horn. The
wedded life of our snhjeet and liis wife has heen
bU'Ssed to them 1)\- the birth of two ehilihen. one
alone living, a (huighter, I.ucetta.

Onr snbject is a quiet, unassuming ui:ui, with
mueii force and decision of character, lK)wever,
and his place in the community i.s among its best
and most deserving citizens. He and his wife are
vvoitliy niemlier.s of liie Christian C'luirch, as is
attested by their conduct in the every-day ntTairs
of life. Mr. Tillotson is a firm ally of the liepnb
lican party, taking an intelligent interest in politi-
cal matters. lie has served on several juries, and
is in every way fitted to perform the duties attend-
ant '■.(ion good citizenship.

'S'^'S'^'**" •

^jp^ QUIRK STEPHEN S. SHAW. To be the
^^^ founder of a town is no small honor, and
l|V/^j next to the founder is the man who has
mailc it the object of his fostering cni-e.
The town of AUerton is largely indebted to IMr.
Shaw, who bears the honor of being the first I'ost-
master, for its incipient growth and develoi)nient,
and for the interest which he has taken in its
(uogress and welfare. He is a man of sterling
worth .T.nd integrity, the ow-ner of n good property
without being wealthy, and is possessed of those
substantial and reliable traits of cliaracter which
have made him a man to be depended upon in
whatever he says and where assistance is needed
in furthering every good and worthy enterprise.

Our suliject opened his infant eyes in Jefferson
C^ounty, Ky., August 17, 1818, but while a smiill
jhild was taken by his parents to Vigo County,
lud., where he attended the common school, and
later entered the seminary at Farmersburg, which
he attended four years, completing a normal
course. For the same length of lime he engaged
in teaching in A'igo and Parke counties. He came
to Illinois in 1876 and rented a 1 0()-acre farm in
Champaign CViunly, in company with his brother
.lames, ami where he reniainc<l four years. For

some time they kept b.Mclitlor's hall, but Stephen S.
finally resolved it was not good for man to be alone,
and was accordingly married Jan. 21. 18HI, to Miss
Lucrelia Ackers, in Dougl.as County. Mr. and
Mrs. Shaw after their marriage resided for a time
on a farm in Eilgar County, III. , then coming to
this county settled at AUerton, soon after which
Mr. Shaw was ap|)oiiitcd Postmaster and also as-
sumed an interest in a stock of groceries and general
merchandise. Since that time his interests have
centered here, and he is looked up to as one of the
leading men of the place. In the spring of 188;*
ho was elected Justice of the Peace, and is dis-
charging the duties of his ollice with his usual good
ju<lgmont, giving satisfaction to the people. Po-
litically' he is a strong Democrat. The father of
our subject was Temple Shaw, a native of Jefferson
County, Ky., and who married Miss P2lizabeth
Moore, also of the Blue Grass State. Grandfather
Je.sse Shaw was an early settler of Kentucky, and
his father came from Scotland. The Moore family
flourished in Maryland. The parents of our subject
moved to Indiana in 1855, where the father carried
on farming successfully and became well-to-do.
Hoth he and his excellent wife are still living and
aged respectively seventy-four and sixty-six years.
Mr. Shaw has served as Justice of the Peace for
the long period of forty years.

Eleven children were born to the parents of our
subject, the eldest of whom, Julia, is the wife of
Jacob Ridgeway, her second husb.and and a farmer
of Sullivan County, Ind. She is the mother of
three children by each husband, the first one being
Elijah Ilauger. Eliza naarrled H. A. Pratt, a
barber of Wavclaud, Inil., and died childless in
18H7. Alex married IMiss Martha Allen, is the
father of two childien and operates a farm in
Vigo County, Ind.; Martha married Henjamin L.
Dowell, a farmer of \'igo County; they have no
children. Stephen S., of this sketch, was the fifth
child; James W., married Miss Pliua Danes and
they have one child; Alice married William Yaw,
a fa-mer of Vigo County, Ind., and they have four
children; MoUieis the wife of John Howell of \'igo
County, and they have two children; Theodore
married Miss Clara Jones, is farming in Vigo
Count)', and they have one child; Clara remains .at

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home '\'illi lier parents; Helen lieeame the wife of
Siinuiel MeMiiHn. wlio died on his farm in Sullivan
County, Ind., nnd she now makes her home with
her parents; she has one eliild.

Mrs. Shaw is the daughter of .lohn .■iiid Susan
(Kanneer) Ackers of Pennsylvania. 'J'he\' removed
to I^ouglas County, III., at a very early day and
are .still living on the farm which tin'}' o|iened up
from the wilderness, and which lies eight miles
from Allerton. Mrs. .Shaw was the seventh in a
family of eleven children; she wa.s horn in Penn-
sylvania and was a mere child when her parents
came to this .State. Of her union with our subject
there have been born four children: Russell,
Charles P., Fre(Mie (who died when an infant),
and Jennie H.

Mr. Shaw is not at present engaged in any active
business. The neat and shapely family residence
was put up in 18S7, and with its sui'roundings and
furnishings, forms a very pleasant and attractive
home. Mr. .Shaw .socially is a charter member of
Centennial Lodge, in Philo, Campaign Count}',
from which he was demitted, and now belongs to
Broadlands. He was active in securing a dispen-
sation from Rrt>ad lands.

|r^ OBERT P:LLI0TT is one of the men who
|1^ have done much to develop the resources
/4iW, of this county. He owns an(i lives on a
VP^ farm in Ross township, situated on section
7, township 23, ranges 10 and 11, which has been
his home since 18G8. He w.as horn in Muskingum
County, Ohio, about fourteen miles east of Zaiies-
ville, on Sept 8, 18'2(j, his parents being Francis
and Jane (Hunter) Elliott. His grandparents on
both sides cam(! from the north of Ireland, and
were of the excellent old Scotch-Irish Presbyterian
stock, which h.as given to our country many of its
best citizens, possessed as they were of sturdy in-
de|)endence and honesty, traits which the majority
of their descendants inherit in a marked dciee.
The paternal grandfather of the subject of this
biography w.as also named Robert. He emigrated
from Ireland many years ago, and after landing in

Americn came direct to Muskingum County, Ohio,
then considered the Far West. He and his wife
settled in the densely wooded country and there
literally hewed out a home in the wilderness. Years
afterward Rcjbert Elliott and one of his sons re-
moved to Licking County, Ohio, settling on a farm
near the site of the present city of Newark, and
there the elder Elliott spent the remainder of his
days.

Francis Elliott, father of the one of whom this
biograph}' is written, was born in Ireland, and was
but a year old when his i)arents bn^ught him to
America. He was reared on a farm and followed
the occupation of a farmer all his life. He had his
share of the hard work necessary to clear the home-
stead farm, the country thereabout being very
hilly as well as heavily wootled. He did not ac-
com|iany his father to Licking County-, remaining
in jMuskingiini County until his death which oc-
curred in l8o7, when he was in the prime of life,
and in a very mysterious manner. He left his house
one cold and slip|)ery morning with a bag of grain
on his back, to feed his cattle. The subject of this
sketch and a brother noticed an hour afterward
that the cattle were not at their usual feeding place,
and going out to ascertain the cause found their
father on his knees by a stump, dead. It was sup-
posed that he had stumlded and fell, breaking his
neck, but as no post mortem examination was held
it was impossible to determine exactly the cause of
his death. He w.as married, in Muskingum County,
to Miss Jane Hunter, who was born in Westmore-
land County, Pa., iier parents being also from the
north of Ireland, of the same stock as her husband's
family. She proved herself a noble woman, a faith-
ful wife and devoted mother, whose memory is held
in veneration by her children. After her husband's
untimely death she devoted herself to rearing her
family and saw them all happily married and set-
tled, .and then she herself married James Howell,
an old friend and neighbor. She died in 1879, .aged
about sixty-seven years.

Francis and Jane Elliott had eight children. The
eldest, Eliza, who w.as married to James Herdman,
a civil engineer, died in Zancsville, Ohio, where her
husband is still living; William is married to Elhe-
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Ihiiniltoii, Mil. TIk' next in uri\cv is Rolioit.
.lami'S, wliu was niariit'il to I'.li'cta St. Clair, was a
faniKM- living on the old hduit'stoad when he died;
.lohn is a farmer in Oretron and was married to
Naney Owensbey, who died in that State; Mary
.lane is the wife of Johnson Morgan, a carpenter of
Danville. 111.; .Margaret Catherine ilicd in girlhood,
and Ksther is married to Kdward Dunkin.a f;irincr
of .Middle l-'ork Townshiii, this eonnty.

Robert ¥... of whom this is written, spent his
lioyhood in MusUingnm Connty, Ohio, and early
learned what hard work was. lie lived with his
parents until he was twenty-one years old. and be-
ing then married he bought a farm of eighty aeres
iibont a mile from his old home, where he lived
until his removal to Vermilion County, 111., in ISC.'i.
Mis farm in Ohio was hilly anil roeky, and its cul-
tivation made extremely hard labor. Making a
visit to this county in 1861 U> his sister Mrs. Dun-
kin, who with her husband had settled here some
vcars before, he was so much pleased with the l;iy
of the land that here he determined to make his
future home. lie sold his land in the East and
made the change at the time stated. His first pur-
chase in this count}' was a farm of 120 ;icres north-
east of State Line, on which he lived for four
years, when he sc>ld it and rented for two years
another farm in the same neighborhood, then bu}--
iiiir his present homestead of KJO acres, upon which
he luis lived continuously since. When he bought
this place eighty acres of it was under partial cultiva-
tion. The outbnililings, fences, hedges, good ban s,
commodious two-story house 28x28. are all there-
suit of his own labor and energy-. A large part of
this land was swamp and bog, the eastern eighty acres,
being by many considered worthless. With thor-
ough and careful draining and gooil cultivation he
has not only reclaimed this land but has made of it
one of the most fertile pieces of soil in this section
of the connty, producing fine crops. In fact he
has brought every acre of his land into thorough
condition, not a foot of it being waste.

Many changes have taken place since Mr. IClliolt
settletl here and he has not only witnessed the
growth and develoiiment of this part of the county,
but has himself jiarticipatcd in it. and to accom-
plish this great result, has done his part. He is an

industrious man both b\- nature and haliit, ami
though he has reached a position where his own
laljor is not necessary, still his active habits will not
permit him to be idle, and he is always to be found
usefully ein|iloyed about his place.

Mr. Klliott was married on the I Itli of Sep-
tcinljcr l.sis. to .Miss Nancy Morgan, daughter of
.Morgan Morgan, lii'r mother's maiden name being
Nancy Sisly, and who died when her dangliter was
a young gill. Mrs. Klliott was born July .'!0, 1831,
in Westmoreland County, l'a.,aiul a few years after
that date her parents emigrated to New Concord,
Ohio. .Mr. and Mrs. Klliott have ten children, as
follows. Lewis Henry, the eldest, is marricil to
Katie ,Ienkins. and is a farmer in this county;
Nancy Jane is the wife of Dr. D. D. \\ cbii. of
llo(jpeston; Ida May is the wife of Kd Leighton, of
Kossville; Carrie died unmarried at the age of
twenty-two years; PMson and KIda are twins, the
former assists his father on the home farm and the
latter at present teaching school in Wichita, Kaii.;
Hubert, Morgan and Odessa arc still with tlu'ir
father and mother, while an infant son, .lohnson,
second of the faiuil}-, died before the removal
from Ohio.

Mr. Klliott is a member of the Presbyterian
Church in Rossville, of which he has for over
twenty vears been a Deacon. Those peoi)le who
know him best are unanimous in the opinion that
Robert Elliott is a thoroughly' manly man. No
better eulogy can be pronounced upon anyone.

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^ ARGARKT RICH.VRDSON is the widow
\\ of the late Joseph Richardson, a former
■ell-known and highly esteemed pioneer of
Vermilion County. This venerable lady
still lives on the old homestead, on section 10, Pi-
lot Tovvnship, owning 120 acres of it, which her
husband, with her active co-operation, wrested
from the wild prairies in the \ears of the early set-
tlement of this part of Illinois. .She has witues.sed
with pleasure almost the entire development of this
section of the country, where she has dwelt for
nearly sixty years, and has lived to see the iiiicul-

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livated imurie and foivst laud siuiliuii' with abun-
dant haivfsts and the home of a prosperous and
contented people.

Mrs. Riciiardson was horn Feb. 3, 1815. She
received a training in all tlie duties pertaining to
llic care of a fainii}', and was tlius enabled to act
well her part in the care of her own in after years.
In 1832 she was wedded to Joseph Richardson, and
they soon came to establish themselves in the wilds
of Vermilion County, and were thus early pioneers
of this section. Mr. Uichaidson w.as a native of
the State of Maryl.and, and when he was a mere
lad, his parents removed to Washington County,
Pa., and subsequently to Ohio, where the father
died. The mother survived him, and coming to
Illinois, her life closed in ^■ermilion County in
1851.

Mr. and Mrs. Riciiardson settled on 300 acres of
wild land, purchased of the (iovernment, and
passed through the usual e,\i)eriences and hardsiiips
that Ijefall pioneers in a new country, but by per-
severance they overcame every obstacle, and by
indefatigal)le toil were enable<l to build ui) a good
home. After her husband's death Mrs. Richardson
received as her share of the pro|>erty the 120 acres
they had jointly accumulated, and is living in peace
and plenty, enjoying all the comforts of life, as she
richly deserves.

Mr. Richardson's death was considered a loss to
the conununit}' where he had dwelt so many years.
His whole course of life won him the thorough
respect and regard of all with whom he came in
contact, and his reputation in his adopted town-
ship was of the highest order. In him the United
Brelhern Church found one of its most zealous and
valued members, who ably held the various offices
of tlie church at different times. In politics he was
a firm believer in the Democratic party, and was
active in its support.

In his wife Mr. Richardson found a true com-
panion ajid a useful hel|)matc. She is a worthy
member of the United Brethren Church, and her
daily life has always been giddcd by true Christian
principles, as shown b^- her kindly, helpful conduct
towards her neighbors and others; she has won
a warm [ilace in their affections, and none know
her but to respect her. The snows and frosts of

seventy-four winters have whitened her head, but
they have not affected her heart, and none appeal
to her in vain who need her assistance or sympathy.
Of the two children born to her and her husband —
Mickham and A\'illiam — the latter is spared to her,
and with his children and grandchildren Idess her
declining years and make life pleasant. William, a
farmer in A'ermilion County, married Sarah A.
Rhodes, of Defiance, C)hi<>, and they have four
children — loseph C, Samuel, John and Mary Ann.
William's son, Samuel, a farmer in Montgomery
County, Kan., married Miss Clara Smith, and they
have two children, Arthur C. and Clemence E.

\f5ii, ANIKL RICK, the subject of this sketch,
is now approaching his three score years
and ten, and is alllicted with partial Ijlind-
ness, butlie has made it the business of his
life to rise aljove circumstances as far as possible,
and gain all the comfort which men may enjoy by
an upright and honest life a)id the endeavor to do
unto others as he would be done by.

Mr. Rice came to this county in Se|)tember, 1 »(;3,
settling at once in Sidell Townslii|i. lie is the
scion of a good family, being the son of Klijali
and Sarah (Rife) Rice, the former being a native
of Kentucky. The paternal grandfather, William
Rice, was born near Centreville, Ohio, and was the
son of James Rice, a native of Engl.and. The lat-
ter was one of the earliest settlers of Centreville,
an<l upon the anniversary of his one hundredth
birthday his man^' descendants assembled there,
and in the hilarity of the occasion the centenarian
ran a r.ace with our subject, then a boy of twelve
or thirteen years, and came out ahead. He lived
to the great age of one hundred and thirty years,
but during the last fourteen j'enrs of his life was
blind, (iraudfather Rice fought in the Revolution-
ary War in Virginia and on the frontier with the
Indians in Ohio; he lived to l)e nearly one hun-
dred years old.

The parents of our subject w.as married in Ken-
tucky; the mother was a native of Virginia and
of English and Swiss descent. The maiden name

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of her iiiotlier was Mary Mimcey, a iialivc of
ICiiglaiiil. Mrs. Rice removed to Kontiicky willi her
parents when a young lady, they settling in Law-
rence County. Later they removed to Carter
County and died there in 1851, at about the age of
sixty-five years. The mother subsequently came
to this county and lived on a farm near Fairniount
until her death which occurred in 1 8GG,wlicn she was
sixty-nine years old. All of their thirteen children
— with the exception of the eldest boy — grew to
mature years; nine sons and three daughters. Our
subject was the fourth child .-ind sci'ond sou, and
the eldest son now living.

Daniel Rice was born Oct. 21, 182(1, in Lawrence
County, K>., at a time when dcci'. bear and other
wild animals abounded in the eastern part of the
Slate among the Curnlierland Mountains. He
brought down many of these with his trusty- rifle,
shooting one day six deer, and another day one
bear with four cubs. In hunting the latter animals
— the black bear — he experienced many narrow
es(n()es as this animal is very ferocious. His
oiiportunities for education were very limited, he
atteiuling a subscriiition school three niontlis dur-
ing the winter, in a log school-house with a teacher
that could merely read and write. His love for fine
horses was developed at an early age, and indeed
the entire Rice family has been distinguished for
its love of, and skill in training this nolilest of all
animals.

Our subject continued a member of the parental
household until approaching the twenty-fifth year
of his a^e; when he was married in August, 1845,
to Miss Flora Ann .lourdan. This lady was born
in (h-eenui) County, Kv., and was eighteen years
old .'it the time of her wedding, which took place
under her father's roof. They remained residents
of the lilue (irass .State until after the birth of six
chililren, then in Sei)tembci'. 1863, came to this
eounty. Their eldest son, William J., married
Miss Martha I'ratt and they have one child, a son,
Carl ; he is engaged as a stock lui^'er and shi|)per
lit Fairnidiuit. Mary E. married (i. Dellart. They
settled in Kentucky where she became the mother
of two children — Annie and .lames — and died.
Albert R. r. has charge of the homestead, he
married Miss Mary K. Moore, who died leaving

no children; he makes a specialty of horse training
and is remarably successful. James G. married
.Miss Faraba .lane Mugen; liiey have two children
— Waverly W. and Robert — and live on a farm.
Kdward A. married ,Josc[>liine I'rice and the^' re-
side on a farm in Sidcll Township; they have three
children — Charles, Mary E. and Walter. Lemuel
died in infancy.

After the outbreak of the Civil War, Mr. Rice
enlisted .is a Union soldier (Jet. 24, 1801, from
Carter County, Ky., in Company D, 22d Kentucky
Infantry, and w:vs mustered in at Carai) Swygart
on the Ohio for three years, or during the war.
He was under the command of George Morgan,
and eng.iged in various skirmishes in the eastern
part of Kentucky. At Ashland he was taken se-
verely ill with measles, and for a time his life w.as
despaired of. He was finally sent home on a fur-
lough, but returned tohis regiment at IJaton Rouge
in February, 18G4. His health continued poor
and he was obliged to .accept his honorable dis-
charge. May 10, following. Tins experience ended
in nervous |)rostr.ation and undermined his health
to such an extent that he has never l)een the same
man since.

In the meantime Mr. Rice while at home on his
furlough, brought his family to this county for
safety from the depredations of guerrillas. After
leaving the service he went first to Arkansas with
a view of looking uj) a location for his future
home, but finally returned to his family and pur-
chased land in this county. His first wife died
and he was married to Mrs. KU/.ii .lane Moore,
daughter of William .1. and Susan (Rawlings)
Robertson. The latter were natives respectively
of Kentucky .and ^'irginia, were married in Indiana
and are now residents of West \'irginia. Grand-
father Rawlings and his wife were from Germany,
while (irandfather Robci'tson and his wife were
natives of Kentuckj' and of Scotch deseeut. Mr.
Moore removed to Indiana with his family where
he oi)erated as a farmer and carpenter, ami they
became the parents of five cliildren — .Martha A.,
Eliza J., .lohn W., Elijah R., and Catherine.

Mrs. Rice was born in Parke County, Ind., and

remained with her parents until her first marri.age,

1 at the .age of seventeen years, to William II. Moore

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of that cuiiiity. Of this union there were born
five chihlreu— Mary K., Charles A., Millie S.,
Reuben II. and William W. Tlie eldest daughter
became the wife of AUiert Rice and is deceased;
Charles A., a stock man is married, has one child
and lives at Colorado Springs; Millie S. is the wife
of Carl Iliberger, of AVicliita. Kan.; Reuben H. is
a nows|)ai)cr man and connected with one of the
journals of Wichita; William W. remains with his
mother; the daughters were teachers prior to their
marriage, one of them beginninsj' at the early age of
sixteen years. Mrs. Rice is a member of the Baptist
Church at Terre Haute. Ind. Mr. Rice in his
political views supports the principles of the Demo-
cratic party.

\i;OHN M. CRIMMINS is the seiiiur partner
ill the tirni of Crimmins & Buchanan, livery
men of Sidell. They are also proprietors of
the feed and sale stable, which is 0])erated
in connection with tlieir livery business. He is a
native of Clark County, Ohio, and was l)orn on
April 15, 18.t8. Ills father, Morgan Crimmins,
and niiilher. Ellen Kager, were natives of Ireland,
where they were married in 1848. A few days
after their marriage they started for America, and
settled first in (Greene County and eventually in
Clark County, Ohio, where they followed farming
and became well-to-do, although they landed in
the I'nited States, whollj' without means. The
mother is still living on the Crimmins' homestead
in Carroll Township, about three miles east of
Sidell, where they settled in 185!). Her husband
died Jan. 22, 1889, aged sixty-nine years. They
were the parents of five children — Robert, Honora,
Jeremiah, John M. and Maggie. Robert is a grain-
buyer at Ilildreth Station; Honora is residing in
Edgar Count}-, III., and married to Samuel Stunk-
ai'd, who is engaged in farming; Jeremiah is in
charge of the old homesteail in Carroll Township,
while Maggie also resides in the same township and
is the wife of Thomas Ramsey.

Mr. Crimmins was but a babe when his parents
came to Illinois and has substantially' lived here

most of the time since. His education was ac-
quired at the public schools, which has been sup-
plerae;ited by extensive reading. He remained at
home until he was twenty years of age, when on
Christmas, 1878, he was married to Miss Ella
Stunkard, who was born and reared in Carroll
Township. She is a daughter of Robert and Eliza-
beth nieavliu) Stunkard. Her father was a farmer
and came to Vermilion County, settling in Carroll
Township, where he resided until his death, which
occurred when he was sixty -six years old. Ilcr
mother died at the age of sixty-three. Mr. and
Mrs. Stunkard were the parents of twelve children,
ten of whom are living, as follows: Joseph, Han-
nah, Rluebe, John. James, Jacob. Samuel, (Jeorge,
Ella and Sadie.

Mr. and Mrs. Crimmins are living in a quiet way
and are filling tiieii' mission in tiie world as good
neighbors. He is a member of the I. O. O. F.,
having Ijeen a charter member of Peace Dale
Lodge, No. 225. Mr. Crimmins is a firm believer
in the principles adv(jcated by the Democratic
party. He is one of the rising young men of his
town, highly poiudar and possessing great business
capability. Morgan Crimmins, father of our sub-
ject, after coming to America sent money back to
Ireland to pay the i)assage of three relatives and
three friends. He located in Clark County. Ohio,
and when he came to Illinois, they came with him.
S<->me of them are still living in A'ermilion.

<iYi OSEPH WHERRY is a worthy- member of
the farming comnumity of Catlin TownsIii[),
and is faithfully performing his share in sus-
taining its prosperity. His farm on sec-
tion 3G is under excellent cultivation, is capable of
producing fine harvests, and compares favoralily
with others in the neighborhood. Mr. Wherry is
a Kenluckian liy birth, born in INIason County,
Feb. 24. 1819. to James and Catherine (Downing)
Wherry, natives of Pennsylvania. After marriage
his [larents had settled in Mason County, Ky..and
thence they subsequently removed to Clinton
County Ohio, where their last years were spent.

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713

They weio peoplo of nu'i'it, sober-iniiuled and iii-
(liislrioiis, !iM(l liioiiglit up the thirtciMi cliililreii
lidi'ii to them ill the p.-illi of hdiiesty mid j^ood
habits.

Our .suliji'ct was their seventh eliild, and he was
a year ol<l wlieii they crossed the Oliio to make
their iiome for tlie future in Clinton County, and
there the years of ids boyliood and youth were
ptissed. At tlie age (if eighteen lie left the shelter
of the parentfd roof to begin an independent life,
and I'eturning to his native State and (■oimt\-. he
found employment by the year on a farm and thus
engaged there nearly eleven years. During his
residence in that county he contracted a matrimon-
ial alliance with Harriet P. Barclay, April 1, 1847,
and to them live children were born; namely:
Catherine. CtnaE., Florence IJ., William .S. and
John A.; the first three are deceased. This wife of
his early years, who had been a good helpmate and
a lemler mother to their children, departed this
life in Catlin Townshii), Oct 12, 18(!(). Mr.
Wherry's second marriage took place in C'allin
Township, and was to Mrs. Elsie (Brady) Bur-
roughs, danghti'r < f .lohn and Kosanna Brady, and
widow of Jonathan Burroughs. (Shu was :i native
of Brown County, Ohio, born May 20, 1828, anil
when young was wedded to Jonathan Burroughs,
who aftervvard died in C'allin Townshii), leaving
her with two children — Mar^- J. and Araniinta.
She is the mother of two children by her present
marriage, Ida and Hannah. She is a capable, kind-
hearted woman, antl makes her husband and chil-
dren comfortable in their cozy home.

Mr. Wherry has always devoted himself to agri-
cultural pursuits, and thinking to improve his
prospects on the fei'tile soil of the broad prairies of
this State, he came here with his family from Ken-
tucky in 1853, locating first in McLean County,
and coming to this county two years latei' and
settling in Catlin Township. He has done well
since he has been here, antl his many years of toil
have been productive of gocxl results, as he has a
desirable farm of 103 acres of land of exceeding
fertility, on which he has made many fine improve-
ments.

Mr. Wherry is a man of excellent character and
standing in this cdiumuiiity, and as a good citizen,

and kind neighbor, and a steadfast friend is all
that can lie wished for. In him the Democratic
party has a faithful follower. Both he and his
wife are exemplary members of the Christian
Church, and their daily conduct is guided by sin-
cere religious principles.

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LBA IlONKVWKLL. The man who h.-us
been a witness of the great changes occur-
ring in Illinois during the past forty years,
l§ and has given to these his intelligent and

thoughtful attention, is worthy of more that a pass-
ing notice. As one of these Mr. Honeywell stands
prominently among the pioneers of this region,
and he has lieen no idler during the labors which
have transformed a wild tract of country into the
homes of an industrious and intelligent people. He
is one of the oldest residents of the little city of
Hoopeston, coming here soon after its inception,
about 1871, and he has since been a resident here
most of the time.

Cayuga County, N. V., is the native place of our
subject, and his birth occurred Dec. 15, 1821. When
a lad of twelve years he removed with his parents
into that part of Steuben now call Schuyler County,
N. Y., where he first attended the common school ami
academy of that period, and completed his studies
at Oneida Institute, near Utica, then under the
[(residency of the noted reformer and theologian,
the Rev. Beriali Green, and later spent several
3ears lecturing on temperance and anti-slavery,
meantime contributing to the several reformatory
periodicals of the day. He also occupied himself con-
siderably as a teacher in common schools and acad-
emies, and was one of the first to actively engage in
the Abolitiini movement. He served as a delegate to
the Buffalo Convention, which nominated James G.
Birney, the Liberty Party candidate for Piesident,
and subsequently read law in the office of Gilbert &
Osborne, a prominent law firm of Rochester. N. Y.
During those 3'cars Mr. Honeywell made the ac-
quaintance of many eminent men, among them
Gerritt Smith, William Goodell. Alvan Stewart and
others interested in the anti-slavery movement.

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Upon leaving Rochester Mr. Honeywell removed
to New York City, and bscamc editor of the New
York Eagle, and siibsequentli' became connected
with the American Anti-.Slaver3^ Society of New
Y'ork City, and for four years was sub-editor of the
AnU-Slarery Stanilani, until failing health com-
pelled him to retire. During those years he made
the acquaintance of Wendell Phillips, Fred Doug-
l:»s, AVilliam Lloyd Garrison, James Russell Low-
ell, Sidney Howard Gay, and many other men of
that time who, for the sake of their principles, suf-
fered to a large extent ostracism from society.
This, however, instead of discouraging either Mr.
Honeywell or his compeers, still morejleeply rooted
their principles, and while Mr. Honeywell was
called to other fields of labor, he rejoiced in the
fact that the anti-slavery cause moved on ar.d
finally triumphed.

In the spring of IHo.'i Mr. Honeywell made liis
way to Iroquois County, this State, landing at La-
Fa vette on the 14th of April from a packet-boat.
The peoi)le were then talking up the Wabash Rail-
road. Mr. Honeywell located in Iroquois County,
III., purcliasing 1,00(1 acres of land in what is now
Stockland Townsliip. He lived ui)on tliis three
years, effecting considerable improvement, and pur-
chased 400 acres additional. WJiile teaching and
farming he never failed, whenever opportunitj' oc-
curred, to disseminate his anti-slavery sentiments.
In the spring of 185C he started out, accompanied
by his family, and traveled all through Minnesota
Territory, arriving in Chicago during Fremont's
campaign, and became associated with the Chicago
News (not the News of to-day), and which was
edited and c(mtrolled by the Republican element,
whicii was then l)eing brought into prominence
and in which year the party was organized and
named.

Mr. Honeywell spent that winter in Chicago,
and in the spring of 18o7 removed to Logansport,
Ind., where he established himself as a manufac-
turer and dealer in lumber, and also taught school
for several terms at that place and LaFayette.
During the progress of the Civil War he was
offered the api)ointment of Adjutant in the army,
but circumstances prevented his accepting it, and
in 1803 he returned to his farm in Iroquois County.

He proceeded with the improvementof his land, and
in tlie meantime became prominent in local affairs,
serving as Township Su|)ervisor each 3ear until
18(!9, when he was elected County Clerk for four
ye.nrs, and served in this capacity until 1873. In
1871 he purchased land on the |)resent site of
lloopeston, and at the close of his term of ollicc
removed here with his family. He assisted in laj'-
ing out the town, and secured the location of the
Chicago railroad to the place. It was largely
tiirough iiis aid that the town grew and became
prosperous, being a portion of the time its IMayor.
He made two sujjdivisions, and still controls the
sale of lots. He assisted in the organization of the
sugar and canning factories located here, and was
connected with them until the latter became self-
supporting, expending $.5,000, for which he received
no return.

JNIeantime and later Mr. Honeywell gave his at-
tention to agricultural pursuits, having a farm of
nearly 1,000 acres adjoining the city. He was one
of the founders of the First National Bank of
Watseka, with which he has been connected as
stockholder and director for a period of twenty
years. In addition to his Illinois property, he has
several liundred acres of land and a fine orange
grove in Florida, where he frequently spends his
winters. Altogether he is the owner of about
3,000 acres of land, much of it rich and valuable,
in Iroquois, Vermilion, Cook, Laive and Scott
counties, III, and in Lake and Marion counties,
Fla. Politically, until about 1884, he sup[)orted
the principles of the Rei)ublican party, then iden-
tified himself with the Prohibitionists, and lives in
hopes that the entire prohiliition of the manufac-
ture and sale of alcoholic liquors as a beverage,
will ultimately be secured. He is a man of decided
views and opinions, fearless iu the exi)ression of
them, and while necessarily enunciating some
trullis distasteful to some men, is nevertheless held
in universal respect

Our subject was married April 3, 1851, in
Schuyler County, N. Y., to Miss Cornelia Andrews,
daughter of Dr. Anson Andrews, and they are
now tiie parents of four' children, all living and
named respectively: Estella Emma, Florence An-
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715

daughter is the wife of Jolin C. Cromer, and tiie
motlier of one chil<l, a son. Alba, named after the
grandfather; Florence jjossesses considerable talent
as an artist, teaching both portrait and landscape
painting, and is otlierwise quite accomjilished; she
remains at home with iier parents. Lillian occupies
the Chair of Matiiematics in Hedding College, Knox
Co.. 111. ; Sarah is pursuing her studies at that in-
stitution.

Mrs. Hone\-well was born at Sodus Bay, on
Lake Ontario, in 182'J, and lived there and in Yates
County, N. Y., with her parents until her mar-
riage. The father of our subject was Enoch Hon-
eywell, who was born in Westchester County-, N. Y ,
in 1787. He received his education mostly in that
county near New York City, and upon approach-
ing manhood engaged in the manufacture of patent
wheel heads for spinning, wiiich |)roved a paying
enterprise. In 181G he made his way to Indiana,
and entered 160 acres of wild land, embracing the
present site of the city of Terre Haute, wiiere he
established a iioiiie and lived for several years
until malaria drove him away. In the meantime
he engaged |in farming and shipped pork, via Nevv
t)rleans to Nevv York City, going with his mer-
chandise himself. He subsequently located in
Cayuga County, N. Y., and engaged in chair mak-
ing, and lived there until 1836, when he went onto
a farra in Steuben County, N. Y.. where he lived
until his deatli in 1887.

Mrs. Eliza (Dye) Honeywell, the mother of our
subject, was a native of Rhode Island, and the
parental household included three children, of
whom Alba was the eldest born. His younger
brother, (iilbert, is living in Schuyler County',
N. Y. Emma, the only sister, married a Mr.
Fenuo; and lives on the old homo farm in lliesarae
county. Enoch Honeywell was a man who, under
favorable circumstances, would have distinguished
himself in the world of letters, being a ready writer
both in prose and |ioetry. Our subject caine hon-
estly by his hatred of slavery and his love of tem-
perance, having inherited the sentiments from liis
honored father. Our subject was at one time
greatl3' interested in the Pittman System of Pho-
netic Printing and Short-Hand. He was editorially
associated wilii Andrew and Boyle iu 1848, and iu

the Amjlo-Saxiiii. a newspaper in New York City,
advocating the phonetic reform, and printed wholly
in the new type advocated. He is also the author
of several works, the largest of which (yet un-
published) is an exhaustive treatise on language,
embracing all its departments from elementary
phonetics to rhetoric and logic — in all eleven books.
The father of our subject, in addition to his
other views, was directly opposeil to Masonry and
all secret societies. He traveled over a large
portion of the United St.itea, and althougii promi-
nent as an agitator, never sought political ollice.
In his early manhood he was a member of the Bap-
tist Church, but becoming dissatisfied with the apa-
thy of his church in regard to the slavery question,
lie left it and identified himself with the Wesleyan
iMcthodists, remaining with them until his decease,
which occurred in New York State Jan. 11, 1887,
at the advanced age of ninety-nine years. He re-
tained his faculties in a remarkable degree until
the time of his decease, which was the result of an
accident. Ileliad put forth a number of pamphlets
largely at his own expense, and wrote scores of
newspaper articles, setting forth his convictions,
which were wi<lely distributed throughout the
country. The wife and mother departed this life
in 1866, when about seventy-four years old.

THEODORE LEMON, M. D., one of the

pioneers of the city of Danville, was born
in the village of Bunker Hill, Va., Dec. 16,
11S12, and here began the study of medicine, which
he completed in the cities of Baltimore, Aid., and
Washington, D. C. Here he turned his attention
to the ^Vest and decided to locate in Danville, this
county, for another brother, .loseph B., had been
for a year a resident before our subject's emigra-
tion. In 18.'5.5 he made the trip from N'irginia by
horse and wagon in company with an uncle, the
Rev. James Chenoweth, who was on his way to
the West. For a 3ear succeeding his arrival in
Danville, Dr. Lemon taught school in what w.as then
the Presbyterian Cliurcii building. He soon, how-
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demanded all his time and attention, often beinj;
ill that day compelled to ride to a distance of
fifteen or twenty miles away to see a patient. His
snecess was assured from the very first, and he
became a leading physician in this county, in wliicli
he passed a long and useful life, and in wdjich he
became widel}' kuown and highly esteemed. He
ever evaded notoriety, but was called by his fellow-
citizens, rather against liis will, to fill several pub-
lic |)ositions. He remained a student all his life
.nud kept aln-easl of all of the latest developments,
not only in the [irofession of whicii he was an
honored member, but he gave much time and
thought to other branches of advanced studies.
Especially did he take great interest in matlietnat-
ics, of wliicli exact science he was an ardent
student, and in which he was regarded as an author-
ity. He died Dec. 19, 188.5, in his seventy-fourth
year.

Dr. Lemon w.as a cousin of Hon. W.nrd Lamon.
the friend, biograiilier, and coiiu-sellor of President
Lincoln. The family name w.'is originally spelled
Lamon, but the people of Danville called him
Lemon, and the Doctor fell into that way of siiell-
ing it, until it has now become the recognized
orthography. He was a (jaiet and courteous gentle-
man, who always conducted himself with a dignity
and self-respect which commanded the respect of
others, and won for him hosts of sincere friends
and the esteem of the entire community. Duriuf
his half-century's residence in Danville Dr. Lemon
had witnessed the many changes and developments
which transformed it from a mere hamlet to a
thriving city, and he was ever foremost in advo-
cating all measures which he believed tended to its
growth and prosperity, which he did his fidl share
in promoting. He was one of a family of seven
sons anil six daughters, of whom the following yet
survive: Jlary E. is unmarried and is a resident
of Danville: Oeorge is a farmer in Texas; Virginia
D., widow of John H. Moores, lives in Oregon; R.
Bruce is Judge Advocate of the Pension Depart-
ments at Washington, D. C".; Ella E. is widow of
1. R. Moores, and is also a resident of Oregon, and
Charles K. is a practicing physician at Fairmount,
in this county. Those deceased were named re-
spectively: Joseph B., who died in Danville ; Re-

becca R. was wife of Dr. Cromwoll, who died in
\'irginia; she subsequently came to this county,
where she died; James C. went to California, where
he died; Ann E., who was the wife of Carlisle
Turner, died in Danville; John E., who was a
Union soldier, fills an unknown grave in the South,
and Lucy A., who was the wife of W. T. Cun-
ningham, died in Danville.

Sept. 14, 1848, Dr. Lemon was united in mar-
riage with Miss Lavinia E. Sconce, who was born
in Bouibon County, Ky., Jan. 20, 1828. The year
following that of her birth her parents removed tc
^'ermilion County, where her entire life since has
been |)assed. Her father, James Sconce, was a
cabinetmaker by trade and carried on a shop in
Danville for many years. He and his wife, Mary,
were well known to the early settlers, they them-
selves ranking as pioneers of >'ermilion County.
The first court, house, a small wooden building, was
erected in Danville some ycnrs after tliey came
here, and Mrs. Lemon remembers that the few
houses then comprising Danville were grouped
about the square, which was then covered with
hnzle brush. She has since that, seen the then
insignificant village become the thriving cii\- of
to-day. Her life for sixty years has been si)ent
here, and she is now, at the age of si.Kly-one,
calmly awaiting the summons which shall reunite
her with her companion of nearly forty years. The
liarents of Mrs. Lenioii, James and Mary Sconce,
made Danville tiieir home ever after their first
settlement in that place. He died in 1857, at the
age of sixty-three, and she in 18G2, when nearly
seventy \ears old. Mr. Sconce was a man of (juiet,
retiring dispositit)n, and never tot)k any part in
[lublic affairs, but was esteemed as an honest and
worthy citizen.

Dr. and Mrs. Lemon were the jiareuts of eleven
children, of whom three died in infancy. None
are married, and when not absent from the city on
business all make their home with their widowed
mother. They are named, respectively: Albert
T., who is now Town Clerk of Danville; Charles V.,
Edward B., Theodore H., Mar^' L., John James,
Lavinia E., and Lafayette F"ay. All of the sons
have adopted music as a [jrofession, and all are
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lo fill ciiijageiiu'iits all over IIr' coiintrv. Their
musical |)ii<lik'ulioiis svere dciiveil from their ma-
Icriial mules, wiio were well-known musieiaus.
'J'he famil\- have the entire eonlldence, goo<l-will
ami eateein f>f the entire eomnuinity. as well on
their own aecuunt, as on that of their honored
father.

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<^Fl{THriJ .TONES, an enteiprisinsj. i)rosper-

//^y III

(CgyJI ous merehant of Catlin \'iila<j;e and Siiper-

//( 111 visor of the township, is one of the leadinjjf
* business and pnlilie men in this ()art of

\'einiilion County. Although he wa.s horn in Kng-
huid. the most of his life has been passed in this
eountry, and he is thoroughly imbued with the
Anieriean si)irit and as loyal to the institutions of
the I'nited States as if he were to the manor borii.
His i)arents. Henr}' and Sarah (Hough) .lones,
were born, reaied and married in l^ngland, and re-
mained in the olil home till after the birth of their
chihlren, seven of whom grew to maturity. 'I'liey
then deeitled to emigrate to this eountry. hoping
thercl)v to give their family a better start in life
than was possible in the old country, and. with
that end in view the father set sail from London in
18411, about six weeks in advance of the remaining
members of the family, and after landing, made his
way to this State, and. selecting Catlin Townshii)
as a desirable point to locate, he was soon joined
by his wife and children. In his native land he
liiid been a brass and gas finisher and contractor,
but after coming here, he turned his attention to
agriculture, which he carried on till ls,j6. He
then entered into the mercantile business with his
.son Kichard. without, however, abandoning his
farming interests. He was a valuable citizen of
this eomnuinity, his entcri)rise materially advanc-
ing its prosperity, and his death, in N(jvembcr.
lH(i2. was esteemed a |)ublic loss. His wife pre-
ceded him to that '•bourne whence no traveler re-
turns," dying in IHyti.

Our subject was born in London, England. .Inly
1-1, 184!^, and he was a year old the very day the
fannl}' set sail for this country. He grew to man-
hoo<l in Catlin Township, and being a bright, apt

scholar, received a subst.antial education, attending
first the public schools, and then becoming a stu-
dent at the Commercial College, at Westfiold,
Clark Co.. 111., where he obtained a fine business
training that has lieen of inestimable service to him
in his career as a merchant. When he left college
he entered his l)r()ther Richard's store, .and con-
tinued with him as a clerk till the latter's death,
which occurred in October, 187.5. After that he
formed a partnership with his brothel' Ercnleric,
and they carried on the business together two or
three years, and at the expiration of that time he
bought out Fiederic's interest, and has since man-
aged t!ie business alone. He has a comnu)dious.
wcll-titted up stoi'e, carries a full stock of general
nicrchandise, .'iiid has a lai'ge and [irofitable trade.
He also deals extensively in coal and slock, be-
sides man.aging a fine farm of 1(!0 acres.

On the '2'Jt] of .lanuiu'v, 1870, an important
event in the life of Mr. Jones occurred, as on that
date he was united in marriage to Miss Emma
Dickinson, daughter of William and Euuna ( Barker)
Dickinson, natives of Lincolnshire, England. (For
[larental history see sketch of William Dickinson,
which apjiears on another page of this volume. )
Mrs. .lones is, like her husband, of English birth,
born in Lincolnshire, Dec. 25, 1852, and she was
but an infant of six or eight weeks when her par-
cuts came to this countr}', and therefore has known
no other home. Five children have lieen born of
I the ple.as.ant wedded life of our suliject and his
' wife, namely: Edward A., William II., Nettie !>.,
Cora M. and Dora 15. Nettie and Cora, who were
twins, are dead.

Our subject, possessing high and honoral)le traits
of character, is cl.assed among the most estimable and
trustworthy men of the count}', and his fellow-
citizens, often entrusting to his wise guidance some
of the most responsible otliees within their gift, have
found him to be an invaluable civic official, who
[)laces the interests of the public above private
or [tarty considerations. He was first elected
Supervisor of Catlin Township in 188(1, and served
one year. In the spring of 1885 he was .again
I calleil to that important position, and has acted in
that capacity ever since, being re- elected in the
spring of 18H'.). He is i)rominently connected with

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the Vermilion Count\' Agricultural Society, and
was treasurer of that orgauization for several
years. During Gen. Giant's administration he
was appointed Postmaster of Catlin Township,
and held that office tliirteen years, giving general
satisfaction to all witliout regard to party. Our
subject takes an active part in politics, and is a
leader among the Republicans of this section. He
is identified with tiie A. F. & A. M. as a member
of t'atjin I>odge No. 285.

IRAM MAKEMSON is the youngest of
four children liorn to Andrew and Hannah
Makemson, natives of Kentucky, where they
^ were residents of Harrison County until
1828, when they emigrated to Illinois and settled
in Newell Township, about two and (juc-half miles
from where tlieir son, the suljject of this sketch,
now resides. Mr. Andrew Makemson was a stal-
wart Republican, and always faithful to what he
considered the best intej'ests of his country. He
and his wife were both worthy and sini'erely good
members of the Methodist Church, and were highly
esteemed not only by their religions associates but
also by the large circle of friends which their
many good qualities had gathered around them.
Their death was a loss to the communitj', and they
were followed to their last resting i)lace in Lamb's
Cemetery by a large concourse of relatives and ac-
quaintances. Mr. INIakemson died in 1880 ..and his
wife in 188',).

The subject of this sketch was born in Harrison
County, Ky., April 2, 1825, hence was only three
years old when his jiarcnts removed to Illinois. His
youthful days were enlivened by witnessing, and
when old enough participating in the various hunt-
ing parties which were made up from time to time
in the neighborhood, which sometimes had for their
object the providing of food for the talile, and at
others the dispeising of depredatory packs of wolves
or roving bands of Indians, which served to make
things lively for the settlers, and varied the monot-
ony of the usual routine of farm life.

Mr. Makemson remained under the parental roof
tree until lie reached his majority, gettino- such

education as the short term of the public school
each year, assisted by an occasional term of sub-
scription school, afforded, and making himself use-
ful when out of school in whatever capacity he
could be employed. On April 2'Jth, 1852, he took
to wife Miss Prudence Campbell, a charming
maiden of Newell Township, where she was born
Sept. 18, 1834. She was the daughter of John and
Almira Campbell, natives of New York, who came
to Illinois in the early days of its settlement and
located in Newell Township, where they reared a
family of nine children, of which Mrs. Makemson
was the youngest.

Upon the return of Mr. and Mrs. Makemson
from Danville, where their marriage took place,
they immediately entered into possession of tlieir
present home, where they have continued to reside
happily and contentedly ever since, rejoicing in
tlie addition to their family of five children,
namely: Almira D., who remains at home to com-
fort and cheer the parents for the absence of the
other members of the family; Mary A., wife of
W. W, Current; Bertha P., wife of Morton Bird,
and lives in this county; Sherman T. married Miss
Sadie Bird, on the 4th of November, 1886, and
lives on a portion of his father's farm. Mis. Sher-
man Makemson is a daughter of Moser an<] Polly
Bird, and shares in the prosperity and excellent
reputation which her husband justly enjoys as a
resident of tiie township. They have no children.
Joseph ('., the youngest child, is also at home, where
he assists his elder sister to drive dull care away
from the old place.

Mr. Makemson owns, and witii the .assistance <jf
his sons operates, an estate of 810 acres of land, all
lying in Newell Township, and under good culti-
tioii. Politically, he votes with the Repuhlic-an
party, in whose i)rinciples he is a firm believer.

OHN STALLINGS, dealer in drugs and
medicines at Sidell, was born in Orange
County, Ind., June 7, 18G2. His parents,
Samuel and Martha K. Stallings, were na-
tives of Indi.ana; the mother is now a lady of fifty-

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seven yc-ars. Ten I'liildren were Ixnii to tlieni,
nine still siiivivinsr. 'I'lie3' are iianicd : Cliiulos,
I'x'llo (Mis. Tli()m|)S()ii), Ziiio, IJeiley, I'".lz<)ra (Mrs.
I'licot. ,Ii>lin, oiii- siilijei-t: .lames, LeUoy, and
O.scar.

,Iohn Stallings was a cliiM of two years when his
parents removed to Parke C()nnty. Ind.. and in
1870 removed to Fairmount, III., where the f.ither
engaged in farming. Our subject went to Chicago,
where he entered the Chicago College of Pharmacy
at the age of twenty-one, h.iving previoiisly been
graduated by the lUisiness College of Ladoga, Ind.
He was graduated liy the I'harmaeciitical College
with the class of '81. lie then engaged with A. C.
Miisselwhite, No. 50 Clark street, Chicago,'and con-
tinued in his employ until I88;j, when he set up a
store for himself at Sidell, an<l has done a very
satisfactory business.

The marriage of our suljjecland wife, Miss (Jrace
Cornelius, daughter of .lohu Cornelius, took place
at the bride's home July 28, 1885. Mrs. Stallings
is the youngest of three ciiildren born to her par-
ents, namely: William, Lizzie, and (iracc Amanda.
Our subject and wife are the parents of one child.
Eva Ella. Mr. Stallings has erected a hue and
commodious residence on Chicago street, of this
city, lie is a meml)er of the I. O. O. F., I'e.ace
Dale Lodge No. 225, of which order he is at pres-
ent Treasurer. He is also a memlier of the Modcin
Woodmen, Sidell C'ani|) No. 405, and astalwait
Republican; he w.as appointed Postmaster April .'!0,
18h;).

\TJAMKS \\'. Olilt. Among the prominent
l)usiness men of Sidell is the above-named
gentleman, who is a lumber and grain dealer.
The former business is cairied on under the
lirni-name of I-yons and Orr, but the grain trade
is controlled solely by Mr. Orr. His father, .lames
Orr, was born in West Virginia, and his mother,
formerly Mary Uoss, was a native of (ireeue
County, Pa. For ancestry see sketch of .lames Orr
elsewhere in this volume.

The parental family numbered four ciiildren, all
boys, of whom the subject of oursketcli isthe third

in order of birth; he was born in Coles County. III.,
April 15, 1857. When he was two years old his
parents removed to Kdgar Count}-. Oiiio, where the
son grew up on a farm, and attended the common
schools of the township. In 1885 he engaged in
business at Sidell in which he has continued ever
since. In 1887 Mr. Hnshnell.of lloopostowii, built
the largest grain elevator in the county at Sidell.
Mr. Orr married Miss Eli/.a Todd, daughter of
David and Maria Todd in 1884.

Mrs. Orr was born in Vermilion County, whither
her parents moved in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Orr are
the |)arents of one child, Edward Lisle, two years
old. The wife is a member of the Metiiodist Epis-
coi)al Church. Mr. Orr is a charter member of the
I. O. O. F. Lodge No. 225. Pence Dale of Sidell,
wliicii was organized in 1886, and of which he is
now serving as \'ice Grand. Mr. Orr is the owner
of forty acres in theaddition to Sidell, south. The
firm are doing a very satisfactory business as re-
gards tile lumber interests. Mr. Orr usually votes
with the Democratic [)arty, but uses his own judg-
ment in local elections.

-l-t-l-^^^-M—

^ACHARIAH ROBERTSON, who resides in
Newell Township, is a son of Zachariah and
/M^^, Elizalveth (.Tones) Robertson, natives of
Kentucky. Mr. Robertson, Sr., w.as the parent of
seven children by his first wife, the mother of our
subject. He was a Revolutionarv War A'eteran
and located near Brunswick, 111., in 1837, on the
land which Dr. Henders(m now owns. During his
long life of ninety-four years he was .associated
with the Democratic party and always u|)held its
principles; he and his good wife were faithful and
consistent members of the Bajitist Church and
foremost in everj' good work. His death took place
in 18;!',t and that of his wife a year later.

The subject of this notice was born ()ctol)er 1,
1822, auil passed the early years of his life in his
native Kentucky, then removed with his father to
Illinois and engaged in work on a farm, which oc-
cupation he followed the rest of his life. Aug. 25,
1H12. he was married to Miss Abigail Stan, daugh-

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ter of Peter and Catharine Starr. Mrs. Robertson
was born Jnly 4. 1824, in Preble County. Ohio,
and after a life of usefulness and faithful jiorform-
ance of duty, was ferried over tiie river liy the
l)oatman pale to the beautiful land beyond, her
earthly remains being laid to rest Dec. 25, 1879.

Mr. Robertson was tlie seventh in order of l)irtli
of a family of fifteen children, and became the
father of sixteen sons and daughters. Mr. and Mrs.
Rofiortson located on their farm in 1 844, and it has
continued to be the family residence ever since.
Mr. Robertson procured a patent from tlie Govern-
ment which he still holds, it having never been
transferred to any other person. He owns at pres-
ent 105 acres of finely improved and highlj- culti-
vated land. Being a good judge of horse tlesh he has
alvvays kept a number of fine animals on his place
to either trade or for use. He has always manifested
a deep interest in educational matters and has filled
the office of Scliocd Director for man3' years. In
political life he sustains the principles of the
Democratic jiarty. The Methodist Church and
Granger Lodge arc ])leased to number him among
their most useful and influential members.

-SHAMES STEELE CATIIERWOOD is the
present postmaster of Hoopeston, taking
charge of that office April 25, 1885. Hoopes-
ton and Danville are the only two presiden-
tial offices in Vermilion Count}'. He is engaged in
life and fire insurance, and does a general collect-
ing business in connection with the firm of Allen
A Catherwood, the former being a re|iresentative
in the Legislature from this district.

Mr. Catherwood was born in Belmont Count}',
Ohio, April 12, 1845, and when a child not a year
old, removed into Guernsey County, Ohio, where
his father engaged in farming. The family resided
tliere until -lames was twelve years of age, when
they removed to Shelby County, III. Here he re-
mained engaged on the farm until 1859, when he
removed to Christian County, 111., where he re-
ceived his education at the common schools.
He enlisted April 7, in the 1 15th Illinois Infantry.

This regiment served in the western army under
Rosecrans, and was at Raleigh, Mo., from April
until September, when it was mustered out of the
service. After coming of age, he attended school
at Mount Zion, and then going to Pennsylvania,
attended school at Concord Hill Academy. After
leaving this institution, he came back to Illinois,
and engaged as a clerk in a store for a year
with his older brother at Stonington. In August.
18()9, he went to Kansas, where he was engaged in
the stock business, being four years in Salem, one
in McPherson and two in Ellsworth. He and his
brother worked in this manner, keeping ahead of
civilization, where their stock could feed, and in the
winter time retracing their steps to where they could
procure food for their animals. They continued
in this business for five years, their herd averag-
ing from 1,200 to 1,500 head many times, the enter-
prise being financially a success, until the last year
of their O|)eration. when they lost about ¥6,000 by
leason of an unusual [lanic in the business. In
1874 they sold out, and .lames came to Indianapo-
lis, and engaged as a commercial traveler for a firm
of that city, following this business for three years
and traveling in the States of Illinois and Indiana,
and occasional!}- in Ohio. In September. 1877, Mr,
Catherwood removed to Ho'A-ard County. Ind.,ancl
engaged in the general merchandise business at
Fairfield. Here on the 2Gth day of December of
the same year, he married Mi.ss Mary Ilartwell.
In December, 1879, he again took up his residence
in Indianapolis, and engaged in the retail grocery
business, which was successful, and in 1882 became
to Hoopeston, and engaged in the grain business
until he was appointed postmaster. Mr. Cather-
wood, from its inception, has been .Secretary o' the
North Vermilion Loan Association, and has filled
the difficult duties of that office with rare ability
and fidelity.

Mrs. Catherwood was born on Dec. Ki, 1847,
and was the daughter of Dr. Hartwell, who died
when she was nine years of age. She spent the
early part of her life in Ohio. She received a lin-
nished education,'and after coming to Danville, be-
gan literary work. Her (iist labors in that direction
were for Li|ipincolt. She wrote for tills house for
several years, when she turned her attention to

rORTRAIT AND RlOnRAPIIICAL ALBUM.

721

jiivcnilf liliMvitiii-f. writing foi- the i>l. Nicholas Ani\
llarper's Binar. Her first sUiry for the Ceiitur;/
Magazine was the iranieiisely [lopuhir '-Romnnceof
DolLird." She has written several p(>|iiil.ir hooks.
incluriinii' "Rouky Fork." "Tlie Doghcrrj' Riincli,"

"Olil f'ar.avan Days, I'lie Hells of Sle. Anne," all

(if which were juveniles; anil two historical ro-
mances, "The Romance of Dtillard," and ■•'riie
Story of Tont\ ."

Dr. Marcus Hartwcll, fatliernf Mrs. Catlicrwooil,
was bcirn Oct. 13. 18'21, and died on .)an. 27, 1857.
He received his early education at Worthington
College, and after leaving school took up the study
of medicine at Columbus. Oiuo. lie pr.acticed in
that State fur two or thi'ee years, wiien, in 1851, he
removeil to Milford, III., and there he remained
practicing his profession until his death. He mar-
ried Miss Plnehc Thom|)Son in Fairfield County.
Dec. 21, 184(). The result of this union was seveti
children, of whom only three lived to mature age.
Mrs. Catlicrwood is the oldest ciuld; Rdxaiina,
now Mrs. Smith, is living near Portland, Ore.,
where her brother, Marcus, also resides. Mrs. Hart-
well died on Feb. 3, 1858, aged thirty-Miree years.
!)r. Hartwell afiiliated with the Republican party,
having voted for John C. Fremont.

Ml. and Mrs. Catherwood are the parents of but
one child, a daughter, named ll.azcl. He is .an active
worker in the Democratic party, but has never
iK'cn a political aspirant. He organized the first
Democratic club in Hoopeston. and through the
influen(;e of (!cn. Black of Diinvilk^ was apjiointed
postmaster, which position he h.as filled to the en-
tire satisfaction of all the patrons of the oHIce. His
commission will expire in .lanuary, 181(0.

?)HOMAS ARMSTRON(;. It is usually safe
to judge of a man's character by what he
has accomplished, both as a financier and a
member of the corammiity. We find Mr. Arm-
strong oecup3ing one of the most lieautiful farms
in Ross Township. whei-e he has a choice body of
lan<l well drained and very productive; indeed, it

stands second to none in this part of the county
and has been brought to its present condition
solely by the untlagging industry of its pro|>rietor.
Mr. Anderson labored e.arly and laic during the
first years of his residence upon it, expending -a
large amount of time and money, and is now enjoy-
ing ample returns. At the same time, while hav-
ing extensive interests of his own to look after, he
has distinguished himself as liberal-minded and
public-spirited, encouraging the enteri)riscs calcu-
lated for the best good of the people around him
:nid keeping himself well posted upon matters of
national interest. During the progress of the
Civil War he took an ,'ictive part in raising funds
to prosecute the struggle for union and liberty', and
this in itself is a lasting honor to his name.

In looking at the antecedents of our subject we
find that he springs from an excellent family, being
the son of Robert Armstrong, the son of James
Armstrong, who was born in AVestmoreland County,
Pa., and when a young man emigrated to Kentucky.
A few years later he pushed on into Ohio, settling
in Chillicothe, where he employiul himself consid-
erably as a carpenter and assisted in tlu^ erection
of the Hi'st house built in that city. He also oper-
ated as a 8urve3C)r and was one of the ('(^mmission-
ers who located the city of Coluinlms and assisted
in the laying out of the town, lli^ was recognized
as a useful and intelligent citizen, and after filling
other i)ositions of trust and responsibility, was
elected Associate Ju«lge of one of the courts and is
still remembered by his grandson .as making a
dignified appearance on the bench.

The parents of Grandfather Armstrong were
buriecl three miles north of Chillicothe on the old
Armstr<mg farm. Grandmother Armstrong and
her children were at one time ca|)tured by the In-
dians and lu^ld piisoners three years, this being
prior to the birth of her son James. Her liusban<l
had gone to the mill and upon rt'tui-ning he found
his house burned to the groud and his wife and
four childi-en missing, (irandmother Armstrong
finally' made her escape and walked the whole dis-
stance of about 5110 miles to her h(jme in Pcnnsyl-
vaina, where she and her husband were reu}iited.
.\fter the birth of their son .lames, the grandfather
I of our sul)jcct, the family removed to Kentucky,

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and in company with a party of six men went up
the Ohio and Sciota rivers in a keel boat to Chilli-
eothe, wliere the iirandparenis spent their last
days.

It is believed that Orandfiitlier .lanies Armstrong
was married in Westmoreland County, Pa. Ilis
wife was Naney Fulton, a near relative of Robert
Fulton, tlie inventor of the steamboat. They be-
came the parents of seven ciiiidren, namely: .lohn,
Roliert. tlie father of our subject, James. Jr., Jane,
Maria, Eliza and Rachel, all of whom are now de-
ceased. The great-grandfather was born in En-
gland and emigrated to America at an early dale.
The Fulton f.amily was of Irish ancestry. Robert
Armstrong was born in Ross County. Ohio, in
1801, on the old farm three miles north of Chilli-
cothe and was there reared to manhood. He mar-
ried Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Th(imas and
Riioda Earl, in 1824. The young people soon
afterward removed to Madison Count}', that State,
and settled upon a farm. There were born to
them ten children, the eldest of whom, Fulton, is
now the owner of the old homestea(i ; Thomas, our
subject, was the second cliild; M.aria married Ed-
ward Cowling, and died in Ohio; Albert came to
this county, and died in 1853; Robert is a resident
of Missouri; Elizabeth married John McMiilen,
and lives in Kansas C'it^', Mo.; William is a resi-
dent of IJloomiiigton, 111. ; James lives in Ilenr}-
County, Mo.; John F. is in T^ivingston Counly,
this State; Mary J. married Rile\- McMiilen, and
lives in Henry County, Mo.

Mrs. Elizabeth (Earl) Armstrong, the mother
of our subject, departed this life wliile a 3'oung
woman, in 1844, and was buried at London, Ohio;
the fatlu'i' survived foi- m. pciiod of twenty-two
years, dying in 18G(!. Thomas, our subject, was
born April 18, 182(i. and reared in Madison
County, Ohio. In 1848 he ni.ade his way to this
State and settled in Hancock County, where he
lived two years, and upon iiis removal thence
came to tliis county. Here he formed the acipiaint-
ance of Miss Is'ancy Smith, daughter of William
Smith, to whom he was marrie<l August 24, 18uO.
They have four childi-eu living, the eldest of
whom. Isabelle, was fii-st married to Calvin Lamb,
in March, 1878. He died, and she was then mar-

ried to James Alison, in March. 1888; they are
living at Armstrong, this county. Thomas J.,
James L. and Catherine M.. Mrs. Charles A. Baker,
renriin upon the homestead. The deceased are.
l\Lary, who died in the fourteenth year of her ajje,
and an infant son who died unnamed; the wife and
mother departed this life, Nov. 27, 1878.

Our subject was soon recognized as a valued
addition to the community of Ross Townshii) and
was tendered from time to time nearly all the loeal
offlces. He, liowever, had about all he could at-
tend to in the management of his f.arm, and sirajjly
discharged the duties of Tax Collector for a num-
ber of years, declining other responsibilities. He
is one of the most extensive land-owners in the
county, having in his home farm 1,546 acres, in a
high state of cultivation. He came to this county
with a capital of $1,500 given him by his father,
and aside from the farm mentioned h.as 775 acres,
upon a part of which the village of Armstrong, in
ISIiddle Fork Township, is now located. For the
last few years he has been largely interested in
live-stock, mainly cattis and swine. On his home
farm are five tenement houses besides his own ])ri-
vate residence, which is beautifully situated about
forty rods from the road, witii a handsome drive
and a beautiful lawn with shrubbery and ornamen-
tal trees. The graded road which leads from his
house to the village of Rossville, about one mile
distant, is the result of his enterprise.

Mrs. Armstrong was a member in good standing
of the Presbyterian Church, and in politics our sub-
ject is an ardent Republican. No man h.as done
more in the building up of his township than he.
lie [Hit uj) the first two houses in the village of
Ro.ssville, the site of which was donated by Alvin
Gilbert and Joseph Satterthwaite, in 1858. That
lirst house is still standing, but the other w.as re-
moved a few years ago. Upon the farm of our
subject is a tile factory, from which Mr. Arm-
strong has manufactured sS 15,0110 worth of tiling,
the most of which has been used in the drainage of
his home farm, while on his other farm he h.as laid
$1(1,(100 worth.

On the 2(itli of September, 1864, at a meeting-
held in Rossville a committee was formed to solicit
funds for the prosecution of the L'nion cause.

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Alvin (Jillicrt was clKisen Clmiriiuin nii<l Mr. Arm- check for enoiigl

strong one of llic UKinihers. The comniiUcc raisec)
by snliscription in Ross and (Jraiit townships the
sum of 17,708.50, and ^^r. (iilbert gave his

We give below
the amount they
oientcomtncnt npi

Alvin (iilbert

S. I). 'I'honipson . . . .

T. U. Bicknel

Miller Finley

L. S. Metealf

Thomas Aiwiistrong.

.*(;o

. 30
. 30
. 50
. 30
. GO

Abram Mann 'JO

John Mann 90

Richard Bieknell 30

.lames B. Davis 30

J. J. Davison 30

Z. B. IloUiway 30

Perry Cos.satt 30

\\'illiam Sperry 30

ILC'ossett.. ..' 30

Hugh McGrannahan 30

\\'illiani Anderson 10

.1. II. Fairchilds 5

William H. Martin 30

.lohn Martin 30

Curtis Klliott 5

Charles Ilavanna 30

John D. Collet 30

'I'homas .Smith 30

.lames Haas 30

John Cork 30

Weslej- Swisher 30

Elijah'Hale 30

Thomas Edward 30

William Harrison 30

Fulton Armstrong 40

E. S. Towersen 30

Fred Grooms 30

U. B. Rav 30

William 'I'ilkerlon 30

Thomas Williams 30

.lames Carter 30

Parker Satterwhite 30

J. A. Bradley 30

Wesley T. Harri.s 30

Samuel Thomas 30

George Steely 30

Mahlon Lewen 30

George Ruth 30

William Smith 30

Frederick Tilton 30

John S. TovYnsend 30

Abel Tilton 30

Samuel Bennett 30

Simon Bennett 30

S. W. Catches 30

William Edwards 30

V. R. Boardman 30

J. R. Hoover 30

Davis Per vines 30

James II. Petty 30

W. H. Compton 30

Edward Fisher 30

S. V. Davison 30

James R. Crandal 30

Johnson Henderson 30

James Conel 30

Henry Boyd 30

Isaac Cruder 30

William I. Allen 30

Thomas Campbell 30

.lohn Yates 30

John Litle 30

Chancy Dayton 30

George R. Messic 30

John Putnam 30

Al Davis 30

Frank Jlay 30

Ephraim Edwards 30

Samuel Alerchant 30

John Bivens 30

John Smith 30

W.D. Foulke 30

Andrew Kerr 30

William Ludlow 30

William York 30

L. M. Thompson 30

John Sines 30

Thomas MeKibben 25

Van B. Hass 30

Bennet B. Crook 30

J. R. Stewart : 10

C. O. Davis 30

John Ellison 30

Harr}' lirijwn 30

William Ross 30

Jacob Boltroff 30

William \'ining 30

R. Pendergrass 30

Henry Dayton 30

Watts Finiey 30

E. B. Jenkins 30

.lohn Bridgeman 30

1 to swell the amount to 18,000.
the names of contributors and
thus donated, and which is suffic-
»n the spirit of that time and place:

I). F. Baker 30

I'hilii) Holmes 30

G. C. Davis 30

Daniel Knight 30

W. A. Boardman 20

James Dayton 30

A. H. Grenana 30

W. I). Hanley 30

A. M. Davis 30

George Inglas 30

John Davidson 30

W. W. Harris 30

E. F. Yates 30

Brien Carter 30

Jacob Dale 30

O. P. Stufflebeam 30

Miles Stufflebeam 30

George A. Collins .- . 30

Henry Calarsttern 30

Isaac Dale 30

Josiah Rivens 30

.lames M. Lane 30

Andrew Lane 30

Joseph Lane 30

Enoch Watkins 30

Henry Conner 30

Isaac Clapp 30

William Kight 30

John Holmes 30

Ed F'oster 30

J. W. MeKibben 30

William H. Collins 30

John W. Collins 30

M. M. Allison 30

E. McElhauey 30'

John EUwell 30

J. J. Grant 30

S. Andrews 30

Lemuel S. Bigges 30

AVilliam P. Hanah 30

.1. W. McTagget 30

John A. Clapp 30

William Salmons 30

J. H. .lohnston 30

F. A. Bandolph 30

Enoch Bullock 30

Bernard Pullers 30

Thomas J. Jones 30

J. J. Jones 30

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

There were a few more wliose names are not
herein mentioned and wliose contribntions were
o))tained oh the second round, nearly every one of
whom gave as much more as is mentioned in the
foregoinn; list, until the desired sum was raised to
clear the township from a draft. Prior to this
there had been raised about 4;.'),0()(i in the township
in the way of bounties.

Mr. Armstrong has always taken an .active part
in the support of the schools and churches of Ross-
ville and all the other measures calculated for the
advancement of the peoi)lc, .sociall)', morally and
financially. He controls the operations of his
farm, hiring the men who live in his houses for
cash and each one jiaying his rent in the same way.
The work is let out by the job, and accordingly
the man who works the hardest makes tiie most
money. The plowing is done l)y the acre, the corn
cultivated in the same manner and gathered by
the bushel. Each man furnishes his own team and
imjilements. Mr. Armstrong pa3's for breaking, #1
l)eracre; cutting of corn-stalks, 1,5 cents per acre;
harrowing, 15 cents per acre; planting, 17 cents per
acre; cultivating, 35 cents per acre for each time
gone over. ]Mr. Armstrong determines as to the
lime and manner in whieli all the work shall be
(lone. This simple method of transacting business
is at once understood \>y all concerned and si^ttle-
7nents are made without any trouble. The career
of Mr. Armstrong has been from the start distin-
guished by this s^-stematic manner of transacting
business, and thus he knows at .all times iiow lie is
standing financially.

^^KORGE D. HUEFMAN. To most minds
(ll <^ there is something very praiseworthy in not
^^jl only the accumulation of i)ro[)erty, but in
transmitting that property from one generation to
another; and almost invariably the homestead
which remains with one family is regarded by the
people as something possessing more than ordinary
interest and value. The subject of this notice
owns and occupies the old homestead of his father,
which was liuilt up iiy the latter from a tract of

wild, uncultivated land, and which now stands as
an illustration of what persevering industiy and
determination in.ay accomplish. The Huffman
family are widely and favorably known in their
co7nmunity, and represent its best elements.

The subject of this sketch was born in Harrison
County, Ky., May 14, 1829, and was brought by
his parents to Illinois when a child four years of
age. He is the son of Daniel P. and Elizabeth
Huffman, who left the Blue Grass State in the fall
of 1 832, and coming to this county, settled in Newell
Township, not far from the present site of the fam-
ily residence. The father only lived four years
thereafter, his decease taking place in 1836. The
niotliei' survived her husband twenty-one years,
dying in 1857. There being no burying ground
within ten miles, the remains of the parents were
laid to rest in a pleasant spot on the farm, a few
3ards from the present residence, and a fine monu-
ment marks the spot. The father's first purcha.se
was 169 acres of land, and the property has never
changed hands except to pass from father to .son.

Our subject, after the death of his father, was at
an early .age invested with much responsibility-, and
remained the main stay and su))|)ort of his mother
until her death. The farm was mostly developed
by him, and was literally transformed from a wil-
derness to a valuable homestead. In his boyhood
h(^ attended the subscription school two winters,
and this comprised the greater part of his educa-
tion. He has, however, been a reader, and keeps
himself well informed upon matters of general in-
terest. He put up the comfortable house in which
he now lives, .and added all the other iin])rovements
which have combined to made a valuable estate.

Mr. Huffman has been a man quite prominent in
his community, serving as R<iad Commissioner six-
years, .and li.as been a school Director in his district
for a period of thirty years. He has taken a par-
ticular interest in education, balieving that the
young should be given all the advantages which
will fit them for honest and iutelligciit citizens. In
politics he is a sound Democrat, and in religious
matters is a member of the Christian Chuich.

The 18th of iSeptember, 1!^(;5, was a day memo-
rable in the life of our suliject, made so by his
marriage with Miss Mary, daiighlfr of .loliii and

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

725

I')li/.;ilietli (\ix. 'I'liis huly i-i'inovc(r\vitli licr pnix'iits
from Ohio to Iiiiii.iiia. and after a coiupiiiativcly
hiiuf sojouin thcrt^ the}' e.'iiiie to lliis county. To
Mr. and .Mrs. lliiffiiian tlicre li;i\i' been liorn seven
eliililicn, the two ehleslof whom .lohn F. and Daniel
P. died at the a<;;e of sixteen months. ( Jeorge D. died
when Ihree nuHiths ohi ; iMuily .1. is tlie wife of
.lohn F. (Iruler; Mary E. ma'ried Charles Uiehie;
KdiKi A. died when liiree years old; Filie M. re-
mains at home wilh her paients. .\ll of the ile-
eeased children werelmried in the family" cemeleiT,
ami beautiful stones mark the spot.

KNMS II. lUHSF.

j>*^~a*OT7i»v~-w»^

Pleasant is the task
)Jj of the biographer when employed iu re-
counting the life and liistory of those who,
bravely enduring the hardships and iniv.a-
tions of pioneer life iu western wilds, have b}'
laborious industry and sagacious management of
affairs, secured a competence for their declining
years, together with the respect and confidence of
their fellow-citizens. Such a career is the one now
given us to contemplate, and thus it began: To
Re:isou and Martha (Olehy) Rouse, of Scioto
County, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1828, was born a son, our
subject. His father is thought to have been born
in Delaware, iis it is known that his grandfather,
Solomon Rouse, supi)Osed from the best informa-
tion at hand to have been a native of England, re-
moved in 181,") from Delaware to Ohio. He was
an early settler in the Scioto \'alle3', where he,
bought a tract of timber land and imjiroved it as a
farm, spending thereon the remainder of his life.
Here his son Iveason grew u|)and married, his bride
being a native of Frederic County, \'a. Slie was a
daughter of Dennis Olehy, who was born in Ire-
land, near Kilkenny, and coming to America in
1790, settled in that county, anrl lived thereuntil
his death. In 1831 Jlr. Rouse sold out his interest
in Ohio and prepared to remove with his family to
Illinois. .Inst on the eve of their intended depar-
ture he sickened and died. Two weeks later iNIrs.
Rou.se started with her six children and made the
entire journey with teams, driving the stock before

them. At that time this part of the country was
but sparsely po|iul!\lcd, the land being yet owned
by the (ioN I'rnmenl, the settlers selecting tin' tim-
ber along the streams. Mrs. Rouso bought rt^hty
acres of forest covered land, two ami one-half
miles from the present site of the court-house in
D.anviilo. The family s|)eiit the winter in a vacant
log cabin near hy. Before the dost' of the seasoii
the mother was taken ill, and in April, 18:^2, she
died. After that sad event five of thi' oi-[ihau
children retuined to Ohio, a]id resideil for the t)ext
three years with uncles and aunts, at the und of
that time coming back to Illinois. Our subject
was taken into the family of his uncle, Dennis
Olehy, in this count\', whose sketch appeal's else-'
where in this volume. Here he rcui.-iined until he
attained the age of nineteen years. The log house
in wliicli he received his first schooling was a most
primitive structure, window glasses being conspic-
uously al)seut, a piece of paper, smeared withgre.ase,
inserted in an aperture ma<le by taking out a |)iecc
of a log, admitting the light somewhat dimly.
Benches for seats were made of split poles fitted
with wooden legs. When not in school joung
House worked with his uncle on the farm, improv-
ing the land. He distinctly remembers being sent
out frequently in early si)ring' to drive deer iroiii
the wheat field. Wild turkeys were common, so
that the tables of our pioneers can hardly have
lacketl for game. For many years LaFayette,
Ind., was the nearest market. A great deal of
produce was taken on flatboals to New Orleans.
The boats were built on the W'rmilion River, lloated
ilown that stream and the Wabash to the Ohio and
Mississijipi. At nineteen our sul)ject took a new
start in life \)y working out at i5-7 a nionth, continu-
ing this for the next three years, lie then hired
land and cultivated f<u' five years. In this way he
acquired means which enabled him to obtain a
farm for himself. He bought'eighty 'acres of wild
prairie land in Catliu Township for |1 an acre.
On this he built a frame house, in which he lived
with his family until 18»'J, when he left the farm
iu charge of his son Ueason, and moved wilh the
other members of his household into Danville,
where he now resides.

On the 30th of October, I8,')0, took place the

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGUAIMIICAL ALBUM.

marriage of Dennis Rouse and Louisa Oleh}', of
Scioto County, Ohio. Two children were the fruit
of this union — Reason A. and Dennis A. Reason
married Feb. 20, 1889, Dolly .1. Stewart, and lives
on the home farm near Catliu. Mrs. Rouse was a
daughter of John and Mary (Ritter) Olehy, of
Scioto County, Ohio. A virtuous woman, looking
well to the wa^-s of her household, she has mater-
ially aided iiei' husband in the building of their
common fortune.

Mr. Rouse has met with more than ordinary suc-
cess in the prosecution of his calling, and has con-
tinued to add at intervals to his original purchase
until he is now the owner of 1,090 acres of well-
improved farm land, besides his city property.
Having- begun life a poor boy with two strong
hands, a stout heart, a)id little more, he may point
to his i)ossessions with partlonable pride as the rich
result of self-denj'ing toil. A pioneer farmer, one
who has taken the lead in reclaiming the wilderness,
causing hitherto untilled soil to laugh with the
harvest, is a public benefactor. His estate is more
honorable than that of the lucky speculator in
Wall Street. Laboring not for selfish ends alone,
he has the satisfaction of knowing that he has
materially increased the sum of the world's wealth,
and has so far made it practically a better world
to live in.

]ERIAH HAW.ORTH resides on section 14,
range 12, El wood Township, Vermilion
f®)Jly County, near the place where he was born,
—^ Sept. 15, 1847. The father of Beriah was
named David, who is now deceased. Our subject
was educated in Vermilion Grove Seminary, and
has always followed farming as his occupation, and
has lived in this township on his present farm as
long as he can remember.

Our subject was united in marriage with Miss
Anna Lewis (Oct. 30, 1879), daughter of William
Lewis (deceased) a jjioneer of Crab Apple Grove,
just across the line in Edgar County, 111., but has
lived mostly in this county. Three children have
come to brighten the home of our subject, uamed

respectively: Carrie M., born Sept, 13, 1882; Ho-
mer, Oct. 12, 1884; and Mary, Dec. (J, 1888.

Mr. Haworth owns a farm of seventy-five acres
of good land, and in connection with his agricultu-
ral pursuits is engaged in stock-raising. His favor-
ites are the Cl^'desdale and Morgan horses, Short-
horn cattle and Poland-China swine.

Our subject and his estimable wife are devoted
members of the Quaker Church. Mr. Haworth,
politically, votes the straight Republican ticket,
but has carefully refrained from the cares and re-
sponsibilities of office, preferring to give his time
and attention to his farming interests.

-4'\/w*

among the leading agriculturists of Catlin
Township. He is a native-liorn citizen of Vermil-
ion County; the most of his life has been pissed
within its limits, and he is one of the many who
have furthered its progress in various directions,
till it stands in the foremost rank among its sister
counties in this [)art of Illinois. He and his family
are living on the old Sandusky homestead, on sec-
tion 3, one of the pleasantest and most desirable
estates in the vicinity, which he purchased some
years ago, and has since greatly increased its value.
It comprises 240 acres of land of exceeding fer-
tility, well adapted to general farming, to which
Mr. Pratt devotes it. He has been extensively en-
gaged in buying and shipping stock of all kinds,
and now makes a specialty of raising Short-horn
cattle. Our subject owns, besides his homestead,
seventy-three acres of fine land.

Mr. Pratt comes of sturdy Indiana stock, his
father, Jonathan Pratt, and his mother, Nanc}-
(Stevens) Pratt, b<ilh being natives of that State
the former being born in Ripley County, and the
latter in Jasper County. They met and were mar-
ried at Danville, in this county, and were among
the earliest settlers of this (lortioii of the State.
They began their wedded life at Brook's Point,
but subsequently removed from there into the Big
i Vermilion River district, and while living there,

PORTRAIT AND ISlUCiRAl'IUCAL ALBUM.

727

Mr. I'ratt ciilistfd in ilie Rangers soon after the
lihifk Hawk War. lie liad served nearly a year,
proving; to lie a fearless, ellicient soldier, when he
die<l of cholera, near Galena, within six days of
the expiration of iii.s term of serviee. The mother
afterward married .lohn MeCarty, and removing
to. the vicinity of \Ve.stville, spent her last days
there.

Our subject was the \-oungest of the two chil-
dren lioni to his (lareuts, a girl and a hoy, and
lii.s hirth took place Nov. (!, l.S.Tl, at what w.as
then known as Brook'.s Point, lie was reared to
manhood in that place and in the vicinity of the
I?ig Vermilion River, and received as good school-
ing as was obtainable in those pioneer days. At
one time he was engaged for a year in the butciier-
ing business in Danville, and was also interested
in a market in tlial city. He subsequently went
to \Vestville,in Georgetown Township, this county,
and was engaged in buying and shippi.ng grain from
that point the ensuing five years. For about fifteen
years be was engaged in buying and shipping stock
of all kinds in connection with farming. He con-
tinued to reside in Georgetown Township with his
family till the spring of 1880, when he removed
with them to this township, having purchased the
old Sandusky farm, as before mentioned. He has
his land under adniiralile tillage, has a good class
of neat .and conveniently arranged buildings, and
a home re|)lete with all the comforts that add so
largely to the enjoyment of life.

Mr. Pratt was first married at Brook's Point,
Feb. 20, 1851, to Miss Nancy Scott, who was born
in that place Jan. 2.'), 18"2;i. There her life was
brou'dit to a iieaceful close ere it had fairly reached
its meridian, and she fell into that sleep that knows
no w.aking, Dec. a, 1870. ICight children were
born of her marriage with our subject, as follows:
Laura, wife of ,1. 15. Clayton; .lonathan, who mar-
ried Agnes Cherington; Maigaret, the wife of
Wesley 'I'hompson; Vista, the wife of M. 1). Hut-
sonpiUar; Henry C; Mary E., the wife of Clay
Sandusky; Charles II.; and Lewis. May 20, 1871,
Mr. I'ratt was united in marriage with Miss Mary
E. Clayton, his present wife. She is a native of
Ohio, a (huighler of Jonathan ('. and Esther (Sny-
der) Clavton. the former a native of Virginia, the

latter of Ohio. They came to ^'ermilion County
from Ohio in lx.")l, when Mis. Pratt was a child of
nineyeais, and tluy spent their last years iu George-
town T()wnshi|). I'hey had nine children, six
daughters and three sons. Mary E. being the sev-
enth in order of birth. She was horn in Licking
County, Ohio, .\ug. lU, 184;"). Her union with our
subject has been blessed to them by the birth of
two children, Esther N. and Thomas C.

Mr. Pratt is a man of strong, decisive character,
has a well-balanced mind, and is quite capable of
thinking and acting for himself, and especially is
this true in regard to his political convictions, and
he is a firm advocate of the Democrat policy in the
man.agement of national affairs. He bears an un-
sullied reputation, and is considered in every way
a desirable ac(piisition to the citizenship of this
community.

^^ ISS SARAH WEBSTER is the daughter of
Reuben and Elizabeth (White) Webster,
natives of Indiana and Ohio respectively;
they eloped and were married in the former
State and after a short stay returned home and
were forgiven. The father farmed in Greene
Count}', Ohio, for some time, when he went io
visit a brother in Indiana, where he suddenly died
attheageof about fifty-six; he was a devoted member
of the Baptist C'hurcli, in which faith he died. The
mother is still living in Dayton, Ohio; she is a de-
vout member of the IMethodist E|)iscopal Church.
The father agreed with the rest of the celebrated
Webster family of whirh he was a meudier, and
was in polities a strong anti-slavery man, a \\'hig
and a Republican. Seven children resulted from the
union of the elder Webster and wife, named as fol-
lows: Nancy A., Sarah, our subject, John. Minerva,
Adelaide; Matilda died at the age of seventeen;
and (ieorge, who died, when seven years old.
Nancy married Mr. Ethan Cross, iu Greene County,
Ohio. They came to Illinois and settled in Ver-
nulion County, Sidell Township, where Mrs. Cross
died and was soon followed by her husband; they
had six children. John enlisted in the army at the
.age of twentv-three, and w.as killed in the first .act

728

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

ive ciigai::eraciit in which he participated; Minerva
became the wife of William Mullen and resides in
Sidell Township on a farm; Adelaide is at home in
Dayton, Ohio.

The families of the yidells' and the Websters' had
lived neiglibors in Ohio for some time, and a strong
affection grew up bttween the two mistresses. Mrs.
Sidell having no girls, our subject then a child of
eight years, was by mutual consent adopted into
the Sidell family, and was a lady of twenty-two
years of age, when John Sidell, the cattle king of
Illinois, removed to the township which later bore
his name. Mrs. Sidell died in Ohio, and Air. Sidell
was a second time married, his wife dying a few
years after coming to this State, leaving three
children. Our subject ctmtinucd to be the mistress
of the Sidell mansion until the death of the owner,
which occurred in .Ian. 1 88'J. She has, therefore,
been almost a mother to the children liy the second
marriage.

Miss Webster is vei-y prominent in the religious
and social circles of Sidell, being President of the
Ladies Aid Societ}' and a member of the Methodist
Episcoi)al C'liurch. She is also prominently iden-
tified with the MetlK.idist Episcopal Sunday-school
of Sidell.

/p^KOKGE W. SM
III g— , and representati'
^^^5) sli'P 's residing

'^KOKGE W. SMITH, one of the worthy
ati ve citizens of Elwood Town-
on section 18. He is a
native of Washington County, East Tenn., where
he was born, Sept. 27, 1819. His father, Jesse
Smith, was a native of Virginia, having Ijecn born
near Winchester in 1794. He followed the occu-
pation of a tanner and farmer and migrated to
Tennessee when a boy. Thence he came in 1832
to this county and settled on section 18 which af-
terward became the property of our subject. Upon
his settling here the land was in its primitive con-
dition; Indians were numerous; deer, turkeys and
thousands of prairie chickens could be had for the
shot)ting. Mr. Smith's entry of land consisted of
160 acres and which was subsequently added to b}'
the |)urchase of many more acres. The mother of
our subject, whose maiden name was Mary Carri-

ger, was the daughter of Michael Carriger, now de-
ceased. She was one of a family of seven children,
five of whom are living, namely: William, .bihn,
Isaac, and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Baum.

Our subject received a limited education in the
subscription school held in a log cabin with its slab
seats, wall desks, etc. This early training was sup-
plemented by attendance at the schools in George-
town, and Vermilion (xrove which education fitted
him the better for coping with life's difficulties
when he shouhl launch out for himself. Our sub-
ject chose farming and stock rai.sing for his occu-
pation and has had no reason to regret his choice.
In those early days there were no steam cars rush-
ing over the country- and emigrants came in wagons
bringing their few household effects along with
them. In order to lind a market for their stock
they had to drive them to Wisconsin. Pork sold
for $1.50 per hundred and good cows for HO.
The}' also hauled produce to Chicago and our sub-
ject often drove a team to and from that now
great city, and on the return trip loaded his wagon
with salt. Upon his first trip to Chicago, that city
was about the size of Ridge Earm at the present
time. (1889.)

On the 15th day of January, 1352, our subject
took a very important step in his life, namely his
marriage to Elizabeth Hester. Mrs. Smith's father,
John Hester, was a pioneer of Tazewell County,
this State. Mrs. Smith was born in that county and
b)' her union with our subject has become the
mother of six children, who bear the names of Mar^'
J., Erancis P., Amanda, Isaac, Perry and Delia.
Mrs. Smith passed from earth Eeb. 1, 1888. Both
our sulijeetand his wife have for many years been
active and consistent members of the Methodist
Episcopal Church at Ridge Farm.

Mr. Smith holds a leading position among the
citizens of his township and is one of its represent-
ative farmers, owning 1,2.30 acres of land. This
he hasilivided among his chiklren, reserving eighty
acres for himself. During the early settlement of
the county, our subject sold a cow to George Geb-
hart for ^9 and took his pay in rail making at
fort}- cents per 100. .Soon after the State road was
laid out, our subject, his father and brother secured
six yoke of oxen and a team of horses and plowed

PORTUAIT AND liKXi KAPIUCAL ALBUM.

729

the furrows in order to locate a track fnjin Elwooil
to Clirisinan. 'I'liis undertaking required all da^'
:uul they receiveil from Amos Willianiti, the con-
tractor, §;j. The many fiiends of Mr. .Smith rec-
ognize in liini such character and per.sonal wortii as
entilh's him to a position among the representa-
tive citizens of the county.

^T'AMKS F. IHLl., M. U.. followed his pro-
fession in Iiidianola for twi'nty-one years,
but retired from its active pursuits several
jcars ago and now lives in the quiet enjoy-
ment of his modest income at his comfortable home
in the above named city. He is a native of Ross
County, Ohio, and is a son of Daniel Hull, who
was brought by his parents to that county from the
East, while in his earl^- childhood. 'I'he father of
our subject was reared in Ross Counly, wiiere he
received a good common-school education, and
after leaving school was apprenticed to a brick-
mason. Upon completing his term of apprentice-
s-hip to that trade, lie returned to liis favorite oc-
cupation of farming, which lie followed during the
remainder of bis life, varied with work at his trade,
which was confined principally to building brick
chimneys. When the United States came to blows
with Great Brltian in 1812, he enlisted in his coun-
try's service and returned blow for blow, doing-
good service till the hauglity British finally aban-
doned the attempt to re-conquer the vigorous
young Republic, which the Revolutionary' heroes
had established on the soil of America. lie de-
parted this life at the age of seventy-four, in Cov-
ington, Ind, whither lie had removed in the fall of

The mother of Dr. Hull was Margaret Long, a
native of Pick Countj', Ohio; she was born
near Circleville, and passed her youth in that
couiiiv, which was also the place of her marriage
and residence during the earl}- years of her wed-
ded life. She died when our subject was but
twelve j'ears old leaving him and a younger
brother and sister to the care of their father, who

married a second time and became the |)arent of
two more children. Following the loss of the
second wife the father was again married.

The subject of this sketch was born Jl.ay.'Jl,
1821, and when eight years of age rc^moved in the
care of his parents to Covington. Ind., where the
father entered eighty acres of land from the (iov-
ernment and began farming. His early life wa.s
passed in the usual manner of a farmer's boy until
he reached the age of seventeen years when he was
apprenticed to learn the tanners and curriers'
trade, which occiij)alion lie followed some six or
seven years |during which time he was married,
Nov. 1, 1813, to Miss Gemima IJaum, a native of
Ohio. The parents of Mrs. Hull removed to Foun-
tain County, Ind., when she was only one year old,
and that remained her home until her marriage as
above stated in Covington, Ind. to Dr. Hull.

The first records of the family of Mrs. Hull are
found in Pennsylvania, whero her mother's father
figured as a German I5a[)tist or Dunkard preacher.
He was a good German scholar but never learned
to either speak or write the English language.
Her paternal gr.andfatber anil mother were also
(iermau scholars and confined their reading aud
nearly all their conversation to that langu.age. Her
father, Jonas Bauni served honorably throughout
the War of 1812.

Dr. Hull began the study of medicine in the
office of Dr. Weldon, of Covington, continuing
there some three or four years when he began the
practice of medicine near Paxtou, Ford Co., 111.,
where he purchased a piece of land. He remained
there about three years then removed to Higgins-
ville, Vermilion County, in 1859. when after a
short stay in that place he moved to Marysville,
where he followed his profession until he finally
located in Dallas now Indi.anola, in 18(J9.

Dr. and Mrs. Hull have had eight children, five
of whom grew to maturit\'. They are named res-
pectively : Francis M., Kissy B., William W., who
died in infancy; Martha A.; .lames M. died an
infant; John C. Freemont; Emma 8. died when
four years old; and Edwin M.

Dr. Hull has had an extensive practice in his
profession, as large, perhaps, as any phj-sician in
Indianola, and was at one time (juite wealthy not-

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witlistandiiif,^ his generous libeialily, but his kind-
ness was cuuellv taken advantage of by a man
engaged in the business of buying horses for the
western trade. Tliis man persuaded Dr. Hull to
endorse his notes, but after securing the horses by
means of the security furnislied by them, decaini)eil
taking the animals but leaving the delits, which, of
course, were collected off the unfortunate doctor
and caused him the loss of several thousand dol-
lars.

The subject of this sketch has lived in retire-
ment for the last four or live years, a<lvancing age
and delicate health compelling him to relinquish the
calls made upon him except those whose urgency
would not admit of refusal, lie and his excellent
wife are consistent Christians and lilieral conlribu-
ters to every good work and are worthy members
of the Baptist Church. The Doctor is a Mason on
holding iiis membership iij the Vermilion Lodge
No. 2(55.

The jiecuniary interests of Dr. Hull have all been
centered at Indianola. He was one of the iucorpor-
ters of the village and has served on the Village
Board a position which afforded him the opportu-
nity of advancing the interests of his constituents.
lie was an old line Whig, but at the disruption of
parties consequent upon the agitation of the slavery
question, and the formation of new ones based
upon that issue. He cast his lot with the Republi-
cans, voting for John C. Fremont, after whom he
named his son — .1. C. Fremont Hull.

^ ^^ ^

^=!?iEORC;E VV. ANKRUM who was born Oct.
[I I (_, 19, 182G, in Berkeley County, Va., was
^^jj raised at Ridge Farm where he lived with
iiis father, who was a weaver, ins mother and nine
brothers, six of whom are living, viz: Anthony
L., John, Elwood, David, Wesley and Harrison;
one of these died at the age of fourteen years and
Asa who came to this county in 1837 settling in
this township, near Yankee Point, died at the age
of forty -seven.

The subject of this sketcii received a primary edu-
cation in a log cabin with puncheon lloor, greased

paper window panes, claplioard roof, and split-log
scats. When still a boy lie learned the weaver's
tra<le at which he was very apt and soon became
|)roficient in weaving double coverlets, carpets,
woolen and cotton goods. He followed this trade
until his health began to fail and then became a
farmer. He plowed witli the old fashioned plow,
with wooden moldlR>ard .■aid had to carry a paddle
with him to clean off the plow ever}' few minutes.

Oct. 4, 1 8G0, Mr. Ankruni married Sarah Canada,
a daughter of Frederick Canada, a pioneer of this
township. They became the parents of four chil-
dren. The}- were named as follows: Donnie E.,
Hairison 15., Lilly A., and Frederick B. Donnie
was married to James L. Bell of this township and
had one child, Georgia. Lilly married John H.
Davis of the Ridge and has no children.

He, of whom we write never sought official
honors, but passed the remainder of his life at the
Ridge where he had a fine residence and 250 acres
of huid.

EKRICK PATTON, late of section 29 El-
,|i wood Township and now deceased, first
IB saw the light near Zanesville, Ohio, having
lieen born March 27, 1830. His parents
dying when he was quite small he accompanied his
older brothers and sisters to Hamilton County,
Ind., to which they removed. His education was re-
ceived in the primitive school house so many times '
described in this volume, with its puncheon lloor,
clapboard roof and split-log seats. Notwithstand-
ing the many disadvantages which he labored under,
our subject acquired a fair education and later
turned his attention to agriculture, in which occu-
pation he was successfully engaged until his death.
The subject of this biography was married July
14, 1852, to Miss Priscilla Mendenhall. daughter of
James Mendenhall, deceased. This congenial union
has been blest by the birth of seven children, five
of whom are living. They were named respect-
ively: Mahlon R., Mary J. (Mrs. Lancaster), Davis
R., Lilla E. and Ira E. Mr. Patton, of this sketch,
passed from life Feb. 15, 1870. He was a devoted
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of which Society liis family were also iiu'iubers.
()ur subject lived in such a manner as to coniniand
the respect of his fellow townsmen, and now that
he has gonp.will always be remembered as an active
and useful racmlter of tlie conimunitv.

^>^;i^t^^^^^^—

-*>-»!>

eUARLES A. WRICIIT is a yoiin- man of
great promise, universally esteemed for his
. many sterling qualities, prominent among

which are courtesy, good judgment. abilit\- and his
exhibition of public spirit, lie came from a most
excellent family-, his fatlier being one of the lead-
ing citizens of Sidell Township. He has liecn par-
ticularly active in furthering the advancement of
his stirring little village, and his name will go
down in its history as one of its earliest and most
enterprising journalists.

Mr. Wright is also a young man of considerable
means, owning a large farm, printing oflice and
other property. He may well look forward to a
promising future. If Sidell ever becomes a large
town, its growth may be attributed in a large meas-
ure to the enterprise and public spirit of Mr. Wright.
The Sidell Journal was established May 1, by
James E. Whipple, of Cayuga, lud., who sold the
plant, after operating it fourteen weeks, to Mr.
Wright, who took charge of it August 1, of that
year. It was au eight-page folio, bright, newsy
and well i)rinted, and was one of the chief instru-
ments in the growth of the town. Mr. Wright
leased his office building and presses to T. M. Mor-
gan, who is now publishing the .Sidell Wdi/aidc.

Mr. W'right is the son of Silas Wright, who
came to Vernulion County in 1846, and who was a
resident here for more than forty years. He died
on the 6th day of May, 1886, his wife following
him to the grave five weeks later. They were the
parents of five children: William H., Charles A.,
Ella M., Mabel, and George A., who died at the
age of six years. William is a farmer in Sidell
Township; Ella M. is the wife of Charles Church,
a miller of the same place; Mabel resides at home
with her brother William. Charles, of whom this
is written, was born April 15, 1860, iu this town-

ship, on the old \V light homestead, where his early
life w.'is passed. He attended the pulilic schools of
this eountj', and at the age of twenty-three he en-
tered the Normal School at Danville, where he
continued his studies until his duties called him
home to labor on his father's farm, which he inher-
ited after the decease of his parents. In 1887 he
went to San Antonio, Tex., where he purchased a
ear-load of Texas ponies, and shipped them to
Sidell. and there sold them. He has also dealt ex-
tensivel}' in mules, purchased at St. Louis and
shijiped north. On Dec. 12. 1«88, he was appointed
postal clerk on the route from (!hicago to Terre
Haute, Ind., and in March. 18s;t. he resigned this
[losilion. He is an a<lvocate of temperance, hav-
ing been a eli.arler nieml)er of the (iood Templars'
Lodge at Sidell.

Although young in years, Mr. Wright has a large
knowledge of the world, and is therefore well fitted
to fill any position to whic'li he ma}' asjiire. He is
an enthusiastic Democrat, and will employ all hon-
orable means for the success of his party, while
he and his newsi)ai)erare |)otcnt factors in the Demo-
'•ratic cause.

tr^)EV. DAVID COAKE, farmer and preacher
iLgir of the gospel, a resident of Danville Town-
-*i w, ship, was born in Carter County, Ky., Oct.
\^ 6,1848. His great-grandfather, of the same
name, came to America with his family in colonial
times, and fought in the War of the Revolution.
He settled in Scott County, W.\'a., and there spent
his last years. The grandfather of our subject was
three years old when he came with his parents to
this country He was reared in Scott County.
After his marriage to Rebecca Elanner}', a native
of Scott County, he removed to Lee County, where
he was engaged in farming till his death. His son,
Henry J. Coake, father of our subject, was born in
that county, Aug. 18, 1818. At twenty years of
age, his father being dead, the young man went with
his mother to Kentucky. He there married Elenor
Rowe, daughter of Edward and Elenor (Littleton)
Rowe, of Carter Couniy. Mr. and Mrs. Coake re-

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sulwl ill that foimty till 18(J3. when they came to
Illinois, and iHirchaseil the farm that he and his
son now oeciipy. which is beautifully located on
section 10, Danville Township.

The subject of this present sketch was in his fif-
teenth year, when he accompanied his father and
mother to this place, lie married in 187.") Miss
Ann Willim, a native of Carter County, Ky., daugh-
ter of Edward and Clara C. (Duncan) Willim.
Of their liap|>y wedded life one child has been
born, P.ertha. David Coake united with tlie Chris-
tian C hurch when seventeen years of age, and be-
gan ineaching at thirty-six. Bred U> agriculture,
a lover of the country and its peaceful iiursuits,
Mr. Coake. in taking up the clerical luofession. did
not abandon the plough, and has not ceased sowing
seed in material soil sinc(' he began the culture of
spiritual fields. No doubt, in practice the blending
of the two vocations is a benefit to both. Sharing
on the week <lay, the laliors of the people, yet not
engrossed by them, partaking of their joys and
anxieties, yet not bound up in worldly cares, he is
lietter fitted to give counsel to the erring, advice
to the incpiiring, to lend a helping hand to the weak
and stumbling, and to speak of heavenly things
to those who are bidding farewell to things of
earth.

^^^IIARLliS CHURCH, junior member of the
ill ^ firm of Rice A- Church, general stock buyers
^g^ and shippers of Sidell, is also the proprie-
tor of the Sidell Star Feed Blills. He was liorn in
Catlin Township and reared there. His father,
William A. Church, is one of the substantial farm-
ers of this township, and is a native of this county.
The grandfather, Alexander Church, is still living,
is iu his eighty-seventh year and was one of the
first pioneers of this county, where he came in
1821, from Virginia. Our subject's mother is
Hester (Douglas) Church, a member of the Douglas
family from which the Hon. Stephen A. Douglas
came. Alexander Church and wife are the parents
of five children, nameh' : Sarah D., William J.,
Annie L., Thomas W. and Charles S. Sarah is the
wife of J. Acree of Danville; William is fanning

ill Catlin Township; Annie L. married L. Bushy,
who also farms in Catlin Township; Thomas W.
lives at home with his parents.

The birth of our subject occurred Feb. 9, 18()1.
He acquired his education in the public schools at
Danville. At the age of twenty-four our subject
met and married his wife. Miss Ella Wright. He
came to Sidell Nov. 8, 1888 and bought village
|)ioperty and the feed mill the same fall. He then
formed a partnership with Mr. W. J. Rice and
they are now shipping hogs to Chicago and
Indianapolis.

Our subject owns a fine farm of ICO acres north
of Sidell, and has placed tenants on it. i\lr. Church,
in his political sentiments, is firmly established
upon the I{ei>ublican foundation, and is a young
man of character, ability and enterprise.

~^-JiUL

ON. DAVH) D. EVANS, .Judge of the
111 County Court of A'ermilion County, is
^ regarded as one of the ablest lawyers of
Central Illinois. A close student and an
extensive reader, he is not only well ver.sed in the
duties of his profession, but in all respects is a
man of more than ordinary cajiacities. Not alone
has he distinguished himself at the bar, but in his
private life and as a citizen possesses those traits
of character which form the basis of all good so-
ciety. In politics he is a sound Republican, and
luas had a sensible influence amid the councils of
his party in Illinois, serving in various positions
of trust and responsibility. In 1876 he was a del-
egate to the National Republican Convention that
met at Cincinnati.

The subject of this sketch was born near Ebens-
buig, Cambria Co., Pa., April 29, 1829. His
grandfather on his father's side was a freeholder
in the north of Wales. Having a large family and
his land being subject to the English law of entail-
ment, he concluded to sell his life estate to his old-
est son and move to America, to give his other
children a chance for fame and fortune in a free
country. He settled in Peiiusylvania about the
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an oxaniple of industry and energy, as an inherit-
ance to liis family. David Evans, father of the
sulijeet of this sketcli, learned the trade of a stone
mason and followed that business as a workman
and eontractor until about tlie ^ear 1810, when he
married and settled on a farm near Ebensburg, Pa.
He followed the business of a farmer and eontractor
the balance of his life, and died in lObensburi;', Dec.
I '.t, ! S.'iil.

'riiirteeii children were born to David Kvans,
(Hie of whom died in infancy. Seven are still liv-
ing. His wife, Anna, was the daughter of Rev.
Kees Llo^-d. Mr. Lloyd came from Wales about
the year 177i(, and w.is a fellow emigrant with the
I'atluM of ex-dov. Bilib. The latter went to Ohio,
but Mr. Llo.yd settled in the woods whcic now
stands the quaint old town of Ebcnsliuig, I'a.
There he chopped out a farm, fought the wolf from
the door, preached the Gospel and raised his fam-
ih . Soon after settling in these then western wilds
he procured the org.anization of a new county, and
caused it lo be called Cambria, in honor of the .an-
cient name (tf Wales. He also donated fifty acres
of his farm and Laid out a town, which he called
Ebensburg in honor of a deceased son, named
Eben or Ebenezer, and procured its soleclion as the
county seat of the county.

In his old age Mr. Llo3'd again became smitten
with the spirit of emigration and the western fe-
ver, and started for the village of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Finding it only a few log huts among the hills, and
not liking its scenery, nor foreseeing its future, he
puslu'd on to the southern part of Butler Coiiniy,
that State, where he again met his fricnil and fel-
low emigrant, Mr. Bibb. Here, with a part of his
family, on the rich bottoms of Paddy's Run, near
the village of New London, he spent the remain-
der of liis days, dying at the ripe ohl age of about
ninety years.

Mr. Evans, the subject of this sketch, worked
on his fatlier's farm until he was twenty-three years
of age, with the exception of one summer, when
he was employed in a blacksmith shop with a broth-
er-in-law. His early education and advantages
were extremely limited. He was a stranger to the
in.side of a school house until in his tenth year.
For a few years thereafter he attended a country

district school for about two months each winter.
Coinmenc;iig in his I wentj'-fourth year, he attend-
ed several terms of the Eclectic Institute at Hiram,
Ohio, pajing his way without assistance from any
sour(^e, teaching school in the winter and working
in the haivest field <luriug the summer vacations.
One f)f his fellow students at the Eclectic Institute
was the late Pres. (iarfield. I'pon leaving Hiram,
Mr. F^vans went to Southern ( )hio, where he taught
school one term at West l<;ikton, l'iel)le County,
and for five years and six nn)nths in r)no house at
Miltonville, lUitler County. While teaching he
commenced reading law, entered the law depart-
mentof the University of Michigan in 1860. and
was gradu.ated with his class in 1863.

While during the war of the rebellion, the gov-
ernment had the support and warmest sympathy
of Ml-. Evans, his military service was of but little
material assistance. Soon after going to the field
he w.ns attacke(i with a malignant ty|>e of typhoid
fever which unliile<l him for duty, and he was hon-
orably discharged in the fall of 1861. After his
recovery he repaired to Danville, III., taught school
for a few terms, and in 1865-66 he was editor and
part proprietor of the Danville Plaindpnler. He
commenced the active practice of law in the fall
of 1866. .and continued successfully until the sum-
mer of 1882. He then became a candidate for the
Republican noTninalion for the office of County
.ludge. After a close and somewh.at acrimonious
(•ontest, he succeeded against a very popular oppo-
nent, and was elected without opposition by the
Democrats. He found the affairs of the oHice in
exceedingly bad condition, straightened them out,
and revolutionized the heretofore loose [n-actico of
the c<jurt. At the end of the term he was renom-
inated without much opposition, and was re-elected
over a strong Democratic opponent by the largest
majority of any Republican on the ticket. Hestill
keeps up the business and the vigorous practice of
the court. He is in excellent health, and good for
twenty years more of active life.

.ludge F>aiis was married to Mrs. FMwilda .\.
Sconce, Oct. 9, 1867. To them three children have
been born, the eldest of whom, Lloyd Cromwell,
died in the eighth year of his age. The second
chilli. Ruth I'.dwi Ida, died in infancy. WaldoCarl,

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the youngest, remains to his parents, and is now
(1889) in his thirteenth year. Mrs. Evans was born
in Berkeley County, W. Va.. July 31, 18.38, and
is the daughter of Dr. Edward and Rebecca Bruce
(Lemon) Cromwell. Mrs. Cromwell was the daugh-
ter of .John Lemon, who came from Berkeley
County, W. Va., to D.anville at an early day. Dr.
Cromwell practiced in Kentucky, and died while
Mrs. Evans was an infant. Mrs. Cromwell like-
wise i)assed from earth many years ago. Their
daughter, Edwilda A. Cromwell, was first married
to George Fithian, a son of Dr. William Fithian,
who is still living, and over ninetj' ye.irs old. Of
this union there was born one child. Will E. Fith-
ian, now of San Antonio, Texas. Mrs. Fithian
was married the second time to Lafayette 11.
Sconce, of Danville, who only lived a short time
after his marriage.

Mr. Evans is a member of Olive r>ranch Lodge,
No. 45, A. F. tt A. JL, of A'ermilion Chapter, No.
82, R. A. M., and of Atlielstan Commaiidery, and
is also a memljcrof Damascus Lodge K. of P.

/ C. FREEMAN will be remembered as the
polite and eltieient gentleman who for fif-
teen j-ears has served the city of Danville
as its City Clerk. Forceii to resign that
])ositioii, which he had ci-editably held for the last
fifteen years, on acccnint of lieing troubled with
heart disease, he refused to again become a candi-
date for the otlice. lie was born Aug. 7, 1832,
at Boallsville. Washington Co., Pa., eight miles
from Blaine's birthplace. His father, Lewis Free-
man, was a very prosperous merchant, who died
at the early age of thirty-five years. The subject
of our sketch attended the common school until
the age of fourteen, when he began to clerk
at different points in the county until he was
twenty-three ^■ears of age, when he came to Edgar
County, this State, and worked on a farm until
1861. He was subject to asthma, but the Western
country agreed with him and in a great measure
he regained his health.

Mi.ss Jennie R. Newkirk, who became the wife

of our subject in 1850. was the daughter of George
and Maria Newkirk, of Washington County, I'a.
She came of a family distinguished for their Ikiu-
esty and patriotism. Li 1859. the year of their
marriage, she came to Illinois with her husband.
In 1861 Mr. and Mrs. Freeman came to Fairraount,
Vermilion County, where Mr. Freeman became
Station Agent and Postmaster. In 1867 he was
placed in charge of the station .at State Line, Ind.,
also on the Waliash, and continued in the emj)loy
of the Wabash until 1872. In 187-4 he was elected
City Clerk, which position he held for fifteen years.
His first wife lived about two years and left two
children: Charles A., an infant who died a f-w
days after the mother, and Ella Nora, now living.
Mr. Freeman w.as married a second time in 1864,
to Miss Mary W. Dustin, born in JMifield, N. II.,
and daughter of Sylvester and Marilla (Wells)
Dustin. by whom he had five chiblren: Harry 1^.,
Fied D.. Albert D.. Neltie J. and Edmund G

IMr. Freeniaii's life and position in connection
with the Wabash Railroad Company, as well as
with the city of Danville, has implied a great deal
of responsibility .as the custodian of thousands of
dollars, both for the Wabash .and the city. Mr.
Freem.an has been a Mason since 1854 and became
a Knight Templar in 1882. He is a member of
Atlielstan Commander\- of Danville, No. 45. He
is also a member of the Knights of Honor, Frank-
lin Lodge, No. 409. A very decided Republican,
he with his son are the only members of the family
belonging to that party. Since his retirement from
office he has led a quiet and rctireil life at his home
in Danville.

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\Jl ONATHAN LARRANCE, late a resident of
section 35, Elwood Township, is a native of
this county, having spent his entire life in
the township where he first saw the light.
Jan. 7, 1834. The p-irents of our subject, John
and Ruth Larranee, emigrated to this county from
East Tennessee in the fall of 1827 and immediately
set about establishing for themselves a comfortable
home, which they succeeded admirably in doing.
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Irssons in Vermilion Seminaiy. now Vermilion
AcMilem}', which was quite nn improvement over
tlie primitive log caliin in wliieli tlu; most of the
vouth of those daj's were obliged lo get an educa-
tion. Mr. Larrance. Iiowever. upon lauucliing out
in life on his own account, cliose farming for iiis
vocation and had no cause for regretting liis choice.

Tiie lirst important step in the life of our sub
ject upon establishing a home of his own wiis his
marriage. Dec. 5, 1861, witli Miss Hannah, daugh-
ter of Alexander and Mary McGee, botli uf wlioni
are deceased. Mrs. Larrance was burn in Tuscar-
w;is County-, Ohio. .Ian. 28, IH.'iT, and of her
union with our subject has become the mother of
seven children, six of whom are still living, viz.:
Perry M., born Aug. -22, 1862; .lohn. May 27,
1865; Alice, March .5, 1867; Laura, Sept. 1, 1870;
Mark, April 17. 1874; Martha E., Dec. 25. 1876.
One son. Marion, born Dec. 10, 1868, died May (!,
1 870. Perry married Miss Nancy K. lilack, and lives
on a part of the old homestead; he is the father oi
a daughter, Annie; Alice was married to Charles
Cnnady, of Georgetown Township, this county.

Our subject was the owner of 295 acres of e.xcel-
leiit farming laud, which has since been divided
amfiug his heirs. He also held a half interest in the
Hidge Farm Tile Factory, which has since been
sold. He passed from earth .Ian. 25, 1885, regret-
ted and mourned by all who knew him. He hail
earned for himself a position among the honorable
and upright citizens of the county.

Mr. Larrance, although never seeking political
picfcruicnt. always cast his vote .and inflnence on
the side of right. Socially he was a Freemason,
and religiously' a member of the Society of Friends.

j^ RSOM FRENCH was the son of George, and
■^ the grandson of IIenr\' French. The latter,
ka^ after being married to Miss Elizabeth Ersom,

left his home in Germany and sought a new field
of labor under the banner of freedom, in the land
of liberty. After this worth}' couple had been in
the I'nited States for some time, there was born to
them a son, to whom the^- gave the name of George.

His birth occurred in Mercer County, Ky. Henrv
French, when in Germany, had learned the trades
of blacksmith and gunsmith. Besides their son
(ieorge. who was the third son, they had six other
children — two boys and four girls. After a hajjpy
and peaceful life the father ami mother died, at the
old homestead in Mercer County. George, the
father of our subject, was brought up in Kentucky,
where he nj.arried Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas
Stermau. in about 1800. Miss Sterman's grand-
father was a reliable, trustworthy man, which is
evinced by the fact that as a guard he was with
(ien. Washington for seven years during the Revo-
lutionary War, after which betook up his residence
in North Carolina, or N'irginia. In 180iM;eorge
French and his wife removed to Knox County,
Ind.. where Ersom, the subject of this sketch, was
born, in April, 1811. At the beginning of the
War of 1812 the father took his family back to
Kentucky, left them with his parents and returned
to Indiana, where he became wagoner for the
soldiers. The road on which he traveled was that
extending between Forts Knox and Harrison.

On two occasions his wagons loaded with provi-
sions were captured by Indians. They burned the
wagons, took possession of the eatables, and had it
not been for the fleetness of his horse, George
French would not have escaped as he did without
injury. He drt)ve a team of five horses, the leader
of which was a remarkably swift mare. After the
close of the war, Mr. French brought his f.amily
back to Indiana and settled northeast of N'iucennes.
After a few years, being dissatisfied with his resi-
dence, he removed to a place neai- Terre Haute on
the prairie, where he spent his last days, leaving
-eleven children, whose names were as follows:
1 inphery. Henry, .lohn, Erscnn, Mary, Erastus,
Thomas, Eliz.abeth, (ieorgiu Washingtcin, and Marj-
,1. Mrs. George French dice! at the .age of eighty-
two years; she evidently inherited in part her
mother's longevity, that lady having lived to be
ninety-three years of age.

Ovir subject while in Indiana, was m.ade ae-
(piainted with Miss Harriet Clem, whom he greatly
admired, and in the course of time he married her.
They had one daughter, named after her mother,
Harriet. This daughter is now Mi-s. Elijah Cheno-

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wetli. His first wife died, and Mr. P^rencii took as his
next partner in life Mrs. Eliza (Boling) Carrol, a
widow, by which inarria<i;e he had three children,
viz., Truman P., (ieorge, now deceased, and Alg3'
D. In 1852 Ersoni came to Illinois and located in
this township, where he has since lived. In 1850
he traveled to Kansas, which he left later on ac-
count of llie frontier ruffians. He naturally found
it difficult to live with men whose political opin-
ions were so diametricall3' opposed to his own,
es|)ecially on the s\tbjeft of slavery, of wliich they
approved and wished to have extended, and of
which he as heartily disapproved and desired to
have abolished. Our subject then located on a
farm iu this county, where he lived until the death
of his wife, in February, 188(). Since this event
his son. Dr. Truman, and Ills family have lived
witli him, at his house adjacent to the village of
Armstrong, which is partly on his farm. Truman,
after having finished his studies in the common
school, attended Rush Medical College, at Chi-
cago, and in Indianapolis, Tnd. The school where
he cf)mmenc('d his studies when a cliild, was a pri-
vate one, which li.'id licen built by our subject and
three either men. After Truman's graduation, he
first practiced in Ogden seven years, liut finally
came tn this vill.age, .January, 1880. He has now
had a good pr.actice here for about seventeen years
and still continues to l)e successful.

On March 1, 1K77, he was married to Miss Eu-
genia I., daughter of Hiram and Mary A. (Blan-
chard) Robinson, of Peoria County, this State.
His two l)oys, George M. and Morris I)., are still
living. The household was last sununer increased
by the l)irtli of another child, a boy who died when
seven weeks old. Together with two stores and
other buildings in the village, Truman French is
owner of the farm, including eighty acres on which
he lives. Our subject and his ancestors were mem-
bers of the Metho<list Church, and the family was
well known for its knowledge and iiitelligenco.
A. 1)., one of the sons of Ersoiii and brotlicr of Tru-
man French, was also graduated at the Chicago and
Indianapolis medical colleges; he practiced at Po-
tomac, III., until the sining of 1889. He then went
to Crete, Neb., where lie now is busily employeil
with his profession.

Algy D. was married at Potomac, 111., to Miss
Mamie Morse. Their only daughter Gracie E. hav-
ing died when two years of age, the [tarents are
left childless.

Truman P. French is the much respected Master
of the Potomac Lodge, No. 782, A. F. & A. M., of
which he is a charier member. The duties of
Ersora French and his sons have been of a brilliant
nature and such as require the greatest and most
solid as well as useful of the civic virtues, integrity,
forethought, justice and steady, inexhaustilile in-
dustry.

<|1 )»MLLIAM McMIL

WiJi/ '''''1' '* "■ "■''■'''^°
\y^ Washington Co.

ILLIAM McMILLlN, of Carroll Town-
ve of Somerset Township.
I'.i. 1 1 is father, Robert
McMillen, was a native of Rlaryland, and his
mother, Elizal)eth (Thom|)soii> McMillin was a na-
tive 'of Washington County, Pa., and t)f Scotch
Iiarentage. The grandfaiher also bore the given
name of Robert, which he received in his native
country, Ireland. The dale of his emigration to
America is not known for certain, but it was some-
time before the K'evolution.

The revolution of the American Colonies w.as
completed; the Constitution was formulated and
accejited by the requisite number of States; a new
Nation asjjired to a place among the (iovernments
of the World, but although tiie ship of State was
successfully launched on the ocean of |)]ogrcss,
there were yet many dangers to be encountered and
many difficulties to be overcome before the \oulli-
ful Republic could establish its claim to a ])criiia-
ncnt position among the Nations of the earth. One
of the earliest questions to confront the new Con-
gress of the United States was the one relating to
the manner of securing a revenue adequate to the
recpiireini'iits of the recently adopted Constitution.
After much consultation and mature refiection a
system of taxation was adopted which seemed to
the heads of the departments reasonable and just,
but which created considerable opposition in some
quarters; the farmers of Pennsylvania in particular
conceived themselves aggrieved by the tax on
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ufactured bv tlieni and constiluted :i large part of
their iiicoiiie; tbey therefore refused to pay it and
organized a rebellion against the enforcement of
the, to them, obnoxious tax. Tiiis event known as
the Whisky Insurrection threatened to be formida-
ble liut the President promptly' sent a force, com-
posed principally "f volunteers, against tlicni.
which speedil}' subjugated and reduced them to
obedience. As a volunteer on that occasion the
father of Mr. McMillin took an honorable part,
serving in the (Sovernment ranks with great credit.
On being mustered out of service at the conclusion
of the trouble Mr. McMillin returned home and
resumed woi'k at his trade.

Tiie mother of the subject of this sketcii died in
middle life leaving three children who were care-
fully reared by a sister of their father. Robert, the
eldest, was born in 1808, and ,al though so old is
still active and enterprising. He resides in AV'ash-
ington County, Pa., and is the parent of eight chil-
dren, who are all living. William, the second
child, is the subject of this notice. Elizalieth is
the youngest.

William McMillin was born in IfSlO and reared
in Bentl3'sville, Pa. Although his father never
acquired [wssession of any land, William was early
put to work on a farm beginning the task of earn-
ing his own living when a lad of only twelve, and
cijmnicncing to plough at the age of thirteen when
lie received the sum of twelve and one-half cents a
dav, i)erforniing the work with an old fashioned
wooden mouhl-board plow. He continued to fol-
low this occupation as long as he remained in
Pennsylvania. In 1853 he w.as married to Miss
Mary Hill, a daughter of William and Annie
(Lindsy) Hill, both natives of Crawford County,
Pa. The father was a stone cutter and built many
an abutment and arch for the bridges which span
the Allegheny River. They were the parents of
live children, namely: John, .lacob, Sheldon, Mary,
and Alon/.a.

Mrs. McMillin was a native of Crawford County,
I'a.. hut removed to AV.ashington County, where
she made the ac(piaintancc of our subject. The
journey to Illinois was made overland in a wagon.
After a short pause in Vermilion County Mr. Mc-
Millin located in Kdsar County, where he re-

mained about one 3'ear, removing in the following
S|)ring to Vermilion County where he purchased
200 acres of land close by where Sidell now stands.
The land was partially improved, and he continued
to reside on it for some years but there were no
schools and he h.ad a family' of children, so he sold
out to John Sidell and once more removed, locat-
ing the next time in Indianola.

Mr. and Mrs. McMillin are the parents of six
children. For several years they kept a hotel and
later bought 150 acres of land two miles south of
Indianola, which is their present home. Mr. Mc-
Millin has been Justice of the Peace for the last
twenty 3'ears and in all that time has never had a
single decision of his reversed in the higher courts,
which shows that his ability as a jurist stands de-
servedly high.

\|l (WATIIAN DILLON resides on section
15, Ijlwood Township. He is a native of
Clinton County, Ohio, having been born
___^ there Feb. 12, 1820. His father, Luke
Dillon (deceased ),was a native of Guilford County,
N. C, and came to Ohio when seventeen years old,
and engaged in farming, and in the fall of 1830
purchased a large farm one mile north of George-
town, when it was a wild country inhabited by a
few settlers, and wild animals were many.

The subject of this sketch w.as reared upon a
farm, and received a limited education in the primi-
tive log schoolhonse with split-pole seats, clap-
board roof, clapboard ceiling, huge fireplace in
one end of the room; stick and clay chimney, and
log out for a window. The family' to which our
subject belonged first lived in a log house with one
room which afterward had a kitchen built on it. The
family consisted of ten children, six of whom are
living: Naomi, James W., Hannah, Jonathan, Will-
iam and George. One son, John L., First Lieu-
tenat of a company in the 38th Illinois Infantry,
in the late war, was killed in the battle of Stone
River; the others were: Sallie, Ruth and Jesse, all
grown up :uid had been married.

The inarri;ige of our subject occurred Oct. 1.3,

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1841, to Charity Haworth, daughter of Dillon
Haworth (deceased). By her union with our sub-
jeut there have been born three children, named
respectively: Mary, Kuth (deceajied) and Barclay.
Mary married .Toseph Henderson, of this township,
and is the mother of five children — William, Ln-
eretia E., Minnie, Rosa and Josephine. Barclay
married Lizzie Hawortli, and resi<les in Graham
Count}'; Iowa; they have become the parents of
six children. Mrs. Dillon died May 21. 1850, and
subsequently Mr. Dillon was again married to
Mas. Permelia Henderson, Dee. 20, 1853, widow
of (ieorge Henderson and daughter of Charles
Madden (deceased), a [lioneer of this township.
By this second union our subject has become the
father of seven children, six of whom are living
— Charles, Emily, .lane, Lucy, Lewis and Sallie.
Charles married a Miss Emory, and lives in this
township; Emily married .John Pugh, of Edgar
County, this State, and has six children; .lane
married Garrett O. Heron; Lucy became the wife
of John Crtnaday, of this township; and Lewis
married Flora Wolf.

The sul)ject of this notice owns an extensive
farm of 228 acres, and, in connection with his agri-
cultural pursuits, devotes considerable time to
stock-raising. His favorites are the Poland-China
swine and the fShort-horn cattle. Religiously, oui-
subject and some of his family are members of the
Society of Friends, and he is a stalwart Repub-
lican.

1, ILLER T. FIX LEV. In the history of
countries and men the world over, it is in
* acknowledged fact that those who have
performed the grandest part on life's stage
have arisen from an humble position in life and
through difficulties which called forth their great-
est energies. lie who has succeeded under the
stress of circumstances deserves all the credit
which his fellowmen can bestow upon him; for
where one has succ(ded ten have failed and relapsed
into obscurity.

The career of Mr. Fiidey is one of more than
ordinary interest, illustiatiiig in a marked manner

what a man may accomplish through steady per-
se verance and a strong will. He is one of the
t)ldpst settlers in (xrant Township, and occupies a
farm of COO acres on section 24, township 23,
range 12. He also owns another farm of 300
acres in the same township on sections 27 and 28,
besiiles two acres of town lots and other property
in Rossville. He had to begin with, a land war-
rent for 160 acres from his brother David, who
died in the Mexican War, and from th.at he has
built up his present fortune with, it is hardly
necessary to say, the exercise of rare good judg-
ment and great industry and economy. He is
known to most of the people of this region, who
h.ave watched his prosperous career with the inter-
est which is naturally felt in looking upon those
who have achieved success under many disadvant-
ages.

Mr. Finlev was born in Ripley County, Ind.,
Jan. 2(j, 182G, but while he was a small child his
parents came to this county, settling in 1833 near
the present site of Catlin. The father took up new
land and labored ver}' hard to improve it. He
was not destined, however, to realize his hope, and
becoming involved in debt, a large portion of his
property had to be sacrificed for much less than
what it was really worth. Both pai-ents died in
1852 within three days of each other. Our sub-
ject and his sister, Nancy, remained with their
parents until the. latter no longer needed their filial
offices. Then the sister lived with lier brother
until her marriage with Capt. Samuel Frazier, of
Danville, a sketch of whom will be foun<l on an-
other page in this volume.

Before the death of his parents our subject had
begun operating on his quarter section of land
heretofore spoken of, and in due time added forty
acres, and entered in earnest upon its improvement
and cultivation. He put up a little frame house of
two rooms and there later himself, his sister and
his brother. Watts, lived engaged in farming and
stock raising. As he increased the value of his
land and there were furnished better facilities for
the transportation of produce, he gradually alian-
doned the live-stock business and gave his atten-
tion more generally to farming. He invested his
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the leading land-ownuis in the tu\vi)t.hii). In 1871
he completed a handsome and commodious resi-
<kMice — one of the finest in this part of tlio coun-
try— and upon wliich lie expended >< 1.000. He
has a fine barn also, occupying an area of 4(),vl4
feet with a solid stone liasemeiit and all the other
buildings and appliances necessar_v to the complete
equipment of the modern rural homestead. lie
avails himself of the most approved maehiner\- and
Ueeps himself well [josted upon liolh agriculture
and politics.

Although a stanch suiiporter of Republican prin-
ci|iles, ISIr. Finley has no political aspirations, but
no man rejoices more in the success of his part}-
as he declares that he would rather have lost
a ?.')00 bill than that Harrison should have
failed of election. I'pon two different occasions he
left the farm and removed to Rossville, deciding
to retire from active labor, lint found time hang-
ing heavy on his hands and twice went back to the
farm where, although not performing any of its
duties, he is busily employed looking after its
extensive interests. He is a member of the Metho-
dist Church at Rossville, and has alwa\s con-
tributed to the support of churches both at lloopes-
ton and Rossville.

In preparing to celebrate Independence day in
1867 Mr. Finley fortified himself with a congenial
eomp.'inion on the .'Id of July that year, being mar-
ried to jNIrs. Rebecca Pate, an occasion both will
remember as long as life lasts. They commenced
their wedded lives together in (iraiit Township
and is due time there were born to them three
children — Nannie J., Gertie and Kilith. They still
make their home with their parents and are lieing
given the educational and social advantages befit-
ting their liirth and station. Mrs. Finley is a
member of the Methodist lOpiscopal Church of
Rossville to which our subject has contriliuted
generously, especially in the erection of their
church edifice at Iloopeston.

Mrs. Fiidey was liorn in Ripley County. Inil..
Sept. 2, 1830, and is the daughter of .lane and
Nehemiah Morehouse vvIkj are now deceased. .She
remained a resident of her native county until her
marriage with Mr. Pate, then came wilh him to
this county, settling near Catlin. where the death

of Mr. Pate took place in 18G7. David Finley,
the father of our subject, was a native of
Kentucky and lived till the advanced age of seven-
ty-two years. He removed to the vicinity of Law-
renceburg. Ohio, when a young man and was there
married to Miss Nancy Miller. l'i>on leaving the
Buckeye State they settled in Ripley County, Ind..
whence they came to Illinois. Their family in-
eluded seventeen children, thirteen of which lived
to mature age. Mr. F'inley followed farming all
his life, the most t>( which he spent on the frontier.
Her mother's maiden name was Henderson.

'41 )>>ILLIA:M FITHIAN, M.D., for many years
\&Ji/ '"^ "*■'" l^"Own resident of Danville, and one
WW of its most poiiular practitioners, was born
in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 7, 1709. His father,
(ieorge Fithian, a native of Elizabethtown, N. J.,
was reared and married in that .State. Afterward
he removed to the Northwest Territory, and was
one of the earliest settlers of Cincinnati and t\w
first to engage in mercantile business there. A few
3ears later, however, he removed to Springfield,
Ohio, where he lived but a short timg. When the
town of Urbana was laid out he removed thence, and
erected the first house in the place. This was a
commodious log building, which he opened as a
publichouse and kept a tavern several years.
Finally he and his wife came to this count}', and
S|ient their declining years in Danville with their
son, the subject of this sketch, and their remains
were laid to rest in Danville Cemetery.

William Fitlnan was but thirteen years of age at
the breaking o\it of the War of 1812. Most of the
abh'diodied men of the neighborhood eidisted in
the service, and when the Indians became trouble-
some the elder men were called into the service,
leaving the younger ones at home. These latter
organized themselves as homeguards, and y'oung
F'ilhian joined them. MMien seventeen years old he
began the study of medicine under Dr. .loseph Car-
ter, a successful and eminent physician of I'rliana,
Ohio. He commenced practice at Mechanicsburg,
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foimerl a paitiiersbip with his preceptor. Dr. Car-
tel-, with whom he praeticed until 1830.

Dr. Fithian now rlecidetl to move to tlie frontier,
and aeeordingl}', accomi>anied by his wife, came
overland by team to this county, settlini; in Dan-
ville when tiiere were but few families upon its pre-
sent site. Indians still lingered here, while deer
and other wild game was plentiful. The surround-
ing country was very thinly settled, tlie iaiid being
mostly owned bv the Oovernment and for sale at
^1.2') per acre. The doctor had saved some money
while |)raeticing and I)egan entering land, acquir-
ing in due time a goodly area, lie at once entered
upon a successful practice, covering miles of the
surrounding country, and even extending as far .as
Chicago. He pursued this prosjierons course for
upwards of fifty years, and liecame the owner of
land not only in Vermilion County; but indifferent
parts of the State. lie now has a well improved
farm of 2.500 acres in this county, which is oper-
ated by his sons.

The doctor has been four times married. His
first wife, Francis L. Sliain, died two years after
her marriage without children. He was then wed-
ded to Miss Oleatlui T. Berry, a native of Urbana,
Ohif), who became the mother of four children, of
whom George and .lolm are both deceased. The
survivors are Henry and Elisha C. B. Mrs. Oleatha
Fithian only lived eight 3ears after her mariiage.
His fourth wife was Miss Josephine L. Black, who
remained his companion for a period of sixteen
years, and then she, too, jiassed away.

^^^ LLEN LEWIS. It is fifty-one years since
^^ /l I Mr. Lewis, the oldest living resident of his
Ij I* township, first set foot upon the soil of \'er-
Qj milion County. He had emigrated hither

fi-oni his native State of New York, coming on
foot the entire distance, with the exception of four-
teen miles, being about one month on the way.
His purpose was to secure a tract of new land in the
uihl West, and which he hoijcd in time would
prove to him a valuable acquisition, although the
prospect then was anything but flattering. He

entered ninety-seven acres on section 22. After a
six months' stay, he went back to New York State,
where he remained three 3'ears and was married to
Miss .leanette (Treen.

U|ton returning to this county for permanent
settlement, our subject and his young wife made
the trip from Chicago to Rossville in a " prairie
scliooner." They sojourned near Rossville four or
five years, then rented an hotel, which fuinished
one of the eaily stopiiing jilaccs for travelers com-
ing from Milford. and was the first house of its
kind in this region. Mr. Lewis officiated as '• mine
host " three or four years. He had entered con-
siderable land in the meantime, but finally con-
cluding it was of little value, sold it at $4 ov '^o [ler
acre. There were few people coming in at first,
and wild animals, especially deer, were plentiful.
Of these he believes that he has seen as many as
300 in one day, so whatever else the settlers lacked
in the way of provisions, there was plenty of wild
meats, and in the summer season there were quant-
ities of gooseberries, mulberries, blackberries, etc.

Mr. Lewis during his residence in this count,-
has improved a great man}' acres of land. His
present farm cost him only §1 per acre, and he set-
tled upon it in 1853. I'rior to the establishment of
a postoffice at Rossville he was made Postmaster of
a place called Rio. and this frequently was the re-
sult of an income for the Postmaster of only -^1.25
per quarter or about $5 or |;('i a year. Mr. Lewis
was the first Postmaster in this jiart of the county,
and held this office for about four years. He as-
sisted in the establishment of the first school, and
has a large portion of the time officiated as School
Treasurer.

To our subject and his estimalile wife there were
born four children, only two of whom are living.
The son, Sylvester, married Miss llattie Clanahan;
they have four children, and live three-fourths of
a mile north of the old farm. Isalielle, the daugh-
ter, is the wife of Albert Boardman, and they are
living in Rossville, for the purpose of educating
their two children. Mrs. .leanette (Green) Lewis
was born in Ontario County, N. Y.. and is the
daughter of Benjamin Green, who was one of the
early settlers of that region, and whose farm ad-
joined that of the Lewis family. Mr. tireen died

PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

some years ago; lie was the father of Ira Green,
who is represented elsewliere in this Aluim.

The parents of our subject were .Sylvester and
Catherine (Dubois) Lewis, and the father was born
in New York State, near the Hudson River. He
came to the West while it was a wilderness, living
in the woods four years before seeing a wagon. He
opened up a good farm upon which he s|)cnt the
remainder of his days. He lielonged to the Pres-
byterian Church, while his wife w.as a Baptist in
leligion. The\- were the parents of nine children.
Allen, our suliject. in religious matters, inclines to
the Presbyterian Church, of which he is a member
at Rossville. He is one of the oldest living resi-
dents of his township, and h.is made for himself a
good record as a man and a citizen.

-5 #>.# ^

box. CHARLES A. ALLEN, member of
^ the Thirty-Sixth General Assemlily from
_^ the Thirty-First District of Illinois, was
(^ elected on the Reimblican ticket in 1884,
1880 and 1888, and is consequently serving his
third term. He has brought to his position tine
natural abilities, a large experience, and a con-
scientious fidelity to dut}', which h.'is enal)led him
to study the best interests of his constituents, to
whom he has given uniform satisfaction.

Mr. Allen is recognized as a gentleman of more
tluui ordinary ability, and has been jirominent in
tlie councils of liis party for years, both in Cen-
tral Illinois and in the Legislative halls at the
Capitol of the State. In 188.5 he served on the
.Iiuliciary Committee and with several other im-
portant Ijodies, and in 1887 was Chairman (^f the
KMllroad ;nid Warehouse Coniniissiou, lieing that
year also on the .Judiciary Committee. In 1881)
he was Chairman of the Committee on Corpora-
tions and Educational Institution.^, while at the
same time remaining with the .hidiciary Commit-
tee. During the lively discussion over the matter
of Geu. Logan's a|)pointment he was the first man
on the roll call, at that time a \ery imiiortaut
position.

All the interests of Mr. Allen have been centred

in this county and vicinit}', and here he has spent
nearl}' his entiri' life. He was Ijorn in Danville,
July 2G, lS.')l,and two years later the family re-
moved to the Ridge, in the nortiiern part of the
e()unl3'. where they were the earliest settlers.
^'oung Allen after leaving tlie district scIkjoI en-
tered the law department of the .Michigan .State
University, liy which he was gratlnated in 1876.
He began the [iraciJee of his ludfession in Ross-
ville, where he remained until 1881, when the new
town of Iloopeston began to assume encouraging-
proportions, and he, accordingly, removed thither,
where he has since made his home. In connection
with his practice he has dealt considerably in real
estate, and is now the owner of 1,200 acres of
land. In the meantime he became one of the most
prominent attorne3-s of this p;ul <if the county.
and he has held various rcs|)oiisiljle positions con-
nected with local affairs. Socially', he is a charter
member of the K. of P., and also belongs to the
Masonic fraternity and tlie 1. (). O. F.

In Kossville, on the 4tli of April. 187"J, Mr,
Allen was united in marriage with Miss Mary
Thompson, daughter of L. M. Thompson, a sketch
of whom appears elsewheie in this volume. Of
this union there have been born two bright chil-
dren, both sons — John N. and Lawrence T. The
family residence is pleasantl}- situated, and forms
an attractive resort for its most cultivated and re-
fined element.

The father of our subject is William 1. Allen,
the first man to settle along the Northern line of
this count\'. He is still living, and is represented
on another page in this work.

— V

AVID K. 8.MITH, one of the self-made
men of Elwood Township, is engaged in
farming on section 17. His native .Stjite
was West Mrginia, lie having been born
there .Sept. 17. 1824. II is father, Isaac Smith, now
deceased, was a native of East Tennessee and his
mother, whose maiden name was Martha Ross,
claims Mrginia as the place of her birth. The
[lareiital household numbered seven children, two

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of whom .ire deceased. Tliose living are named:
Isaac, Joliii, Lydia A., Ilannali and David R , our
subject.

Our subject accompanied his parents to this
county when a lad of ten or twelve years and re-
ceived his i)riinary education in the customary log
s'.'hool house with its puncheon floor, clapboard
roof, slab seats and wall desks. His first step
towards establishing a home for himself was his
marriage April 8, l«.j6, to Lydia McNeese, daugh-
ter of William McNeese, who is now deceased.

To Mr. and Mrs. Smith have lieen born six
children, only three of whom are living — Alfred,
Pleasant and Isaac. Alfred took to wife Mah.ala
Biggs of Georgetown, tliey have no children;
Pleasant married Jliss \'iola Biggs and resides in
this township; they have one child a daughter,
Edna. Our suliject is the possessor of sixty acres
of good farming land and which yields him a
comfortable income. He has served his township
several years in the capacity' of School Director,
and has also held tlie position of Path JNIaster and
Constable, the latter oflice three years. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Smith are members and active workers
of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Politi-
cally our subject casts his vote and intluence with
the Republican party.

^A RS. MARY PATTERSON. Indianola claims
one of the oldest children of N'ermil-
ion County in the jierson of Mrs. Mar}'
I'atterson. She was born in what is now
Carroll Township, .luue 13, 1823, and is the daugh-
of Simeon and Nancy (Mundlc) Cox. Her father
was a native of Virginia, where in the bracing
mountain air he grew to manhood. While sc>journ-
ing awhile in Pennsylvania, he met nnd married a
daughter of the Ke3Stone State. Following his
occupation of a millwright, he built a number of
mills in his immediate neighborhood, but in the
year 1823 emigrated to Carroll Township. He
also built several mills in this vicinity, although
making a farm his home until his death. Mr. and
Jlrs. Cox had thirteen children: Charles, Abner,

Lot, Thomas, George, Adeline, Melinda, Mary,
Jane, Louisa, Pi'iscilla, Annie D. and Minerva E.
The subject of our sketch attained to years of
maturity in Carroll Township, enduring the vicis-
situdes and enjoying the pleasures of pioneers of
those days. When nineteen j'cars of age she was
married to Mr. Elijah Patterson, a native of Ken-
tucky, but reared to manhood in Brown County,
Ohio. Upon reaching manhood, stories of the
Great West attracted him thither, Init after his
marriage he returned to his old home in Ohio,
where he lived twelve or thirteen years. For a
second time he cast his lot with those brave pio-
neers of the desolate frontier, and, with his fam-
ily, settled in Carroll Township, which was his
home until death called him auay in 187.'), at the
age of sixt}' two years.

To Mr. and Mrs. Patterson were born ten chil-
dren, as follows: George, Simeon, Eugene D., Ann
E., Emma C, Franklin !>., Leaiider, .lohn W.,
Mary J. and Louella. Of these, John and Mary
died at the ages of four years and three months re-
spectively. The others reside as thus stated; George
lives in Chicago, being a commission merchant in
the Union Stockyards; his sister, Ann E., resides
with him. Simeon is a liarber in Indianola, and
Eugene I), is a carpenter in the same town; Emma
C. married Mr. James J. Healy, who is a merchant
in Indianola, and whose sketch appears in this vol-
ume; Franklin P., Leander and Louella are still
at the old homestead.

Mrs. Patterson is an intelligent and devoted
Christian, having been a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in Indianola for a period of
more than thirty years. During a long life of use-
fulness she has made a large circle of friends, and
is known and loved for miles around. Glancin""-

back tliiough more than half a century, and com-
paring the condition of the country then with wnat
it is to-daj-, she feels that the years have not only
brought prosperity' to the country, but have
brought to her the right of enjoying well-earned
repose in the bosom of her family. In her child-
hood's home she could stand at the door, and as
far as the eye could reach there appeared nothing
but the seemingly boundless prairie, save where
the solitude was broken by the fleeing deer or the

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wMmleriiig lniiit.siii;iii. Indians soinetiaies came
near llie lunulv c:ibins, but even at that early dale
they were drifting toward tlie setting sun. The
saniecliihl, now grown to lie a prosperous and ven-
erated woman, eau still stand at the door of her
eouifortabic home and witness the changes which
time has wrouglit lui the old familiar landscape.
The former solitude is now as a blooming garden,
with prosperous pco|)le and elegant residences. Hut
among all these present residents the name of Mrs.
Mary Patterson will be remembered with pleasure
long after she has passed from among those who
love her.

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H. JOIIX HOLK, a dentist of rare talent,
makes his residence at Kidge Farm, lie
was born in Belmont County, Ohio, in
1831, and is a son of Jonah Hole, a native
of Loudoun County. \'a., and who is now deceased.
The mother of our sul)ject was. Miss Elizabeth,
daughter of .Ion;illian Ellis, a distinguished (Juaker.
Mrs. Hole was a native of t'ulpeper County, N a. The
grandfather of our subject, Jacob Hole, married
Mary Thomas, sister of Col. Thomas of Hevolu-
tionar3' fame. Jonah Hole, father of our subject
was a Quaker minister and preached throughout
Canada, the Caroliuas, New England and the Mid-
dle .States.

Our subject migrated to Champaign County'.
Ohio with his parents in 1840, where Ihe^y settled
on a farm. His education was received in the cus-
tomarj' log school-house of those days. He remained
with his parents until September 1851, at which
lime he went to Oregon, in the northwestern part
of Missouri, remaining there only a year, when he
retraced his footsteps to Illinois, settling at Ridge
Farm where he has since resided, and bears the
dittinction of being the oldest settler but one of
the village.

Margaret L. Ric(^ became the wife of our subject,
Aug. 13, 1853. She was a daughter of Lewis and
F^liza Rice, both of whom are deceased. Eleven
children have come to bless this union, seven of
whom are living: Lewis W., Lydia, Oliver C,
Margaret L.. Charles W.. Louisa J. and Frank.

Lydia is the wife of Evans J. Arnold and resides
at St. Augustine, l'"la. : she is the mother of two
children, Rolla and .M. Pearline. Mr. Arnold is
Grand Master of the I. O. (). F. of Florida; Oliver
married Lucy Castle, is the father of one child,
.Melvin, and makes his home in Hutchinson, Kan.;
Margaret became the wife of Hugh F. Gilkerson
and resides at Ridge F.arm, where her husband is
Township Collector and architect; she is the
mother of one son, Noble.

Socially-. Dr. Hole is a member of the Masonic
fraternity and was Master of the lodge five years.
Mrs. Hole is an active memlier of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. The Doctor sympathizes with
the Republican party in his political views. He
was Railway Postal Clerk on the Danville and
Cairo route for eleven 3'ears. In 1801 he estab-
lished himself as a dentist and has since followed
that profession with the exception of the eleven
yeai's above mentioned. Our subject has the
marriage certificate of one of his ancestors — Wil-
loughby Warder and .Mar3' Howell, who were mar-
ried June 1, lti',)G. It is printeil and written on
[larchment and bears the signatures of William
Penn. George Whitehead and other noted Quakers.
He also has in his possession a lease given his an-
cestors, to a part of the land where Philadelphia
now stands, and which was executed in 1785. Of
sterling worth and integrity, Dr. Hole is accorded
that tacit respect earned by the pioneer of Illinois,
and is a man whose word is considered as good as
his bond.

AMUEL TllO.MPSON, one of the well-
known farmers, now residing on section
;)5. Elwood Township, was born either in
this or lulgar County, Oct. 6, 1835. His
father. .lames Thompson, was a native of Kentucky,
and came to the ISlue Ixiver W'llley, Ind., when a
young married man, and removed to this county
before the subject of this sketch was born. His
mother was Elizabeth .May, also a native of Ken-
tucky, and died Sept. M, 1858. The parental
household numbered ten children, five of whom
are living, viz: William, Thomas, George, Isaon.

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and our subject. William ami Thomas are resi-
dents of this township; George lives in Prairie
Township, Edgar County, and Isaac lives in Arkan-
sas City, Kan.

Our subject received his first education at a sub-
scrii)tion school, held in a log cabin with puncheon
Hoor, split-log seats with pin legs, and having for
desks a log hewed and pinned to the wall. Greased
paper also served for window panes; a huge fire-
place in one end; clapboard roof. After receiving
his education our subject began to shift for him-
self, and chose farming for his occupation, which
he has always followed suecessfull3'.

Mr. Thompson was married Aug. 28, 1855, to
Miss Osie Grosser, daughter of Jacob Grosser, now
deceased, and who was .also a pioneer of this
count}'. Mrs. Thompson was born in this town-
ship, and has become the mother of seven children:
>Sylvanus, Sylvester, Flora, Charlie, Doni. Amanda,
and William C. Sylvanus married Lucy Mangus;
lives in this township, and has two children — Frank
and Osie. Sylvester married Minerva Jane Hol-
lingsworth, and lives in this township; they have
one child — Verney.

Our subject never was an office-seeker, and re-
ligiously is a member of the Cumberland Presby-
terian Church. His son. Sylvanus, is also a mem-
ber of that denomination. Mr. Thompson is
the proprietor of 175^ acres of fine land. He
turns his attention mostly to the raising of stock,
his favorites being the graded Short-horn cattle
and Poland China swine.

f/ONATHAN KILBOURN was born in Ham-
ilton County, Ohio, in 1817. His father,
Joseph Kilbourn, was a native of Connecti-
cut. His ancestors came to America among
the first emigrants and became earlj- settlers of this
county. The father was reared in his native State
and received a general education, which fitted him
for teaching. He removed from Connecticut in
the year 1805. and made the trip overland to Pitts-
burg, Pa., and tlicnco down the Ohio River to
Cincinnati, then a very small place. He located

near Mt. Pleasant, and bought a tract of timber
land and built a log house thereon. He taught
school during the winter and the rest of the year
released land, and resided in Hamilton County
until his death. The maiden name of the mother
of our subject was Miss Rebecca Howe, a native of
the same State as her husband, and who departed
this life six weeks after his death, in Hamilton
Countj', Ohio.

Jonathan Kill)ourn was a lad of five j'ears when
his parents died, and he was left to the care of his
elder brothers and sisters until he could take care
of himself, which he did at the age of twelve or
fourteen 3'ears, when he worked out for $4 a month;
he continued to work out for several years. He
saved his earnings and engaged in the mercantile
business in A'eniee, Ohio, which he continued until
the year 1854, .vhen he came to Danville, Vermil-
ion County, and bought sixty acres of land, en-
gaged in farming, and resided there until 1 8G8.
He then sold it and bought where he now resides,
which consists of 2G0 acres of land on the east bank
of the Vermilion River. He has retired from
active labor and his sons run the farm.

Our suliject was married on May 12, 1840, to
Susan M. Lutes, a native of Butler County, Ohio.
By this union there have been six children born to
them, viz: Sarah married J. B. Bradford, and re-
sides in California; Perley P. lives in Oregon;
Emma, Andrew, AVilliam, and Herbert are still
under the |)tueutal roof.

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WILLIAM PATTERSON is the owner of 160
acres of prime land on section 34, Elwood
Township, Vermilion County. He was
born Feb. 22, 1824, in Granger County, East Tenn.
His father was Andrew Patterson (deceased), native
of the same State as his son, who brought his fam-
ily to this county in 1827. They settled at Yankee
Point, in this township, among Indians and wild
animals, such as deer, wolves, wild hogs, and an
abundance of turkeys, pheasants, prairie chickens,
and other wild fowl. The pioneers settled in and
along the timber, lliinking the prairie could never
be utilized for anything except grazing. They

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745

went to Suniir Mild C'oiil Crei'ks, in I'.-irkt' County ,
Ind., for tlii'ir milling, but later mills were built
over the country run by horse powei-. The bolting-
was done by turning :i crank by hand.

Our subject endured all the hardships and priva-
tions incident to pioneer life. The maiden name
of his mother was Amelia Golden, daughter of
William Golden (deeeaseil), who came from Gran-
ger County, Tcnn., in 1>S24, settling in this town-
ship at Yankee Point. She became the mother of
six children, our subject being the eldest. The
others are: Thomas, Sarah (Mrs. Campbell), .lohn
(deceased), Elizabeth (Mrs. Campbell), and Golden.
All live in this county, the girls in Georgetcjwn
Township and the boys in this township.

William Patterson led Mary Patty to the nnir-
riage altar. Jan. IG, l.S,');S. She is the daughter of
Eli Patty, deceased, who came to this county from
Carroll (Jounty, Fnd., in 1817. They have been
blessed by the birth of seven children, four of
whom are yet living, viz: .lohn. Pleasant, Cathe-
rine, and Lincoln. They are all single and still
under the home roof, hi LS.')4 our subject went to
Broailland, in the southwestern |)art of Cliam|iaign
County, 111., imiiroved a fine farm,and w.as residing
there when Mike Sullivan fiist started his noted
Broadland farm; he remained there until the spring
of 1861, when he returned to this townshii), where
he has since resided. Religiously, both Mr. P.at-
tersonand his excellent wife are members in good
standing of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
where much respect is given this worthy old pio-
neer.

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Sf'OHN FOLGER resides on section 25, Harri-
I son's Purcha.se, Elwood Township, and was

born in the same township on Sept. 17, 18"29.

He was the sou of Latham Folger, a whaler,
who was taken prisoner while in whaling during
the Revolutionary War, by the British, and because
he would not consent to fight, was taken to a small
rocky island, and left to starve to death, but to his
good fortune an American vessel soon came along
and rescued him. He was then a resident of Nan-
tucket Island. Benjamin Franklin's mother was a

Folger, and was relatecl lo ( iraudfallicr l''olger. be-
ing his first cousin. Ex-Sccretar,>' of the nniled
States Treasurer Folger, was also a mendicr of the
same family.

Latham Folger, the father of the one of whom
we write, entered land in the Harrison Purchase,
and was a tanner, shoe-makei' and a manuf.'ictnrer
of horse collars. He ran a tannery, and the above
namc(l trades in Elwood from the spring of 1820
until 181."), when he settled on his land in the south-
ern part of Elwood Townshii). where he carried on
farming extensively. The mother of our subject
was Elizabeth Starbuck. ' She becanu' the mother
of ten children, namely : Walter, Erasmus, Matilda,
who married a Mr. Ilaworth, and is now deceased;
Lydia. married Mi'. Reynolds, and is a twin of JMa-
tilda; our subject. Mary, Mrs. Mills; Uriah, Sarah,
(Mrs. Dubre), Rachael (Mrs. Ellis) and Thomas.
The father died early in the year of 18.'J2, and
the mother departed this life in the fall of 1S7'.I.

The early life of our subject was s|ieut in the
tan-yard, and later he worked on the farm, lie ob-
tained his education at the \'ermilion Academy
and at Blooiningdale. Ind., under Professors Thomas
and Ilobbs. He then acted in the capacity of a
pedagogue for three winters, but finally chose farm-
ing for his life occupation. In September, 1852,
occurred an interesting event in the life of i)ur sub-
ject, namelj', his marriage to Miss Elizabeth, daugh-
ter of MalUon and Ruth Reynolds. Mrs. Folger
first saw the light March 8, 1831, in Parke County,
lud., and remained a resident of that county until
her marriage.

The union of Mr. and Mrs. Folger has been
blessed by the birth of nine children, all living but
two. Ida died at the age of twenty-three years;
she was a student in the State Industrial College,
Chami)aigu, III, and :i bright and accom|)lished
young lady. Her death was caused by hard study,
which injured her brain and ultimately resulted in
her death. The remaining children were named,
respectively: Alonzo M., .lulius, Adolphus I)., Ro-
mania ,L, Rjichael E., Clotillie and Lottie R. The
eldest son, Alonzo, married Carrie Castle; they live
in Dana, Ind., and are the parents of one child, a
.son, Ray. Julius was married to Annie Jorilan, is
the father of two (diildren, only one of whom is

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living, Alvin; he makes his residence in Pontiae,
Midi. Romania became the wife of Jacob M. IIul-
lingsworth. resides in Prairie Township, Edgar
County, this State, and is the mother of three chil-
dren— Harry, Esther and an infant girl.

Mr. Folger is tiie possessor of 154 acres of One
farming land, and has added stock raising to his
farming interests. His favorites are the graded
.Shurt-horn and full-blooded Durhams, with regis-
tered pedigree. He also has some fine horses of the
Clydesdale, Norman and Whij) breeds. His hogs
are the Poland-China and Berkshires.

Mr. and Mrs. Folger, together with their chil-
dren, have for many years been active members of
the Society of Friends, in which communion our
suliject was a nnnister. He traveled (juite exten-
sively attending the annual meetings at Pliiladel-
phia, r>allimore. and Lawrence, Kan., defraying his
own expenses. He also attended many of the
yearly meetings in Indiana and Oskaloosa, Iowa.
He now fills the i)ulpit at various points in this
State anil in Indiana. Himself and wife are held
in the highest possible regard by a large circle of
friends, who recognize in them such character and
personal worth as entitle them to a position among
the representative citizens of the county.

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ylLLlAM CHANDLER, a retired farmer
and a resident of Bismarck, was one of the
earliest pioneers of this county, coming to
this region with his parents when a boj' of seven
years. The country was but little removed from
its primitive condition and not many years prior to
this was mostly the tramping ground of the Indian.
Wild animals were still plentiful and onl3' here and
there was erected the cabin of the adventurous set-
tler. Some who came in grew discouraged and
moved away, usually returning to their old homes.
The Chandler family-, however, had come to stay
and they prepared themselves for every emergency,
labored early and late, endured manj' hardships
and privations and in due time reaped the reward
of their toil and sacrifices.

The subject of this sketch was born in Harrison

County, Ky., Sept. 5, 1821, and was the fifth in a
family of nine children, the offspring of .John and
Polly (Jones) Chandler. The parents were mar-
ried In llie Blue Grass State, but in 1828 resolved
to seek their fortunes in the West. and made their
way to lliis county, arriving here on the 16th of
November, that year. They located on a tract of
wild land in Newell Township, where the father
tilled the soil and made some improvements, then, in
18o3,sold outand took up his residence in theyoung
town of Danville, where he spent the remainder of
his life, passing away in 185!). The mother had
died at the farm some time previously.

Our subject remained a member of his father's
household until reaching his majority, acquiring a
limited education in the subscription schools.
Then starting out for himself he settled on a tract
of land a short distance from the farm of his father,
becoming the owner of fifty-one acres. Shortly
afterward, however, he sold this and purchased 140
acres which he improved and which he occupied
until 1864. Then selling out once more he changed
his residence to Danville where he remained ten
years. In 1874 he removed to Bismarck of which
he has since been a resident.

Mr. Chandler was married at the age of twenty-
three years to Miss Melinda, daughter of William
and Mary Cunningham. Mrs. Chandler was the
eighth in a family of eleven children. She became
the mother of five children and departed this life
in 1863. Their eldest daughter, Mary G., is the
wife of Andrew Claypool; Emma A. married .lames
R. Hoover and is living at St. Lawrence, Dak. ;
Rosetta C; William J. and Laura E. is the wife of
How.ird S. Hicks of Milford, 111. In politics Mr.
Ciiandler uniformly supports the principles of the
Republican party and at present holds the olliee of
Justice of the Peace and Notary Public. He served
two years as Assessor of Newell Township and is
one of the representative men of this community.
In religious matters he is identified with the
Christian Church. He has been an interested wit-
ness of the marvelous changes going on in the great
West, since he came to years of discretion, and has
pursued the even tenor of his way as an honest
man and a good citizen, encouraging those projects
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747

am] lending liis intliieiice to the enterprises calcu-
lated to develop the county. The old settlers are
fast passing away and in recounting their names
and deeds the career of Mr. Chandler can by no

mcins be allowed to pass unnoticeil.

^(OSIAHS. SANDUSKY, one of the [ironi-
inent farmers in this section of Illinois, and
one whose operations as a stockman are
among the first in this great State, owns and
occupies 1,000 acres of land in Carroll Township,
where he handles all kinds of stock and fine road
and trotting horses. His stock dealings embrace
the best strains of blood that can be procured, and
in his selections he is aided by great experience
and a natural aptitude for the business.

His father r'lid mother, Abraham and .T.iiie (Mc-
Dowell) Sandusky, were natives of iJourbon
County, Ky., the former's birth occurring on March
•2d, 171)3, while the mother was born on Dec. IG,
1792. The grandparents were among the brave
[lioneers whose fortitude aided in the settlement of
Kentucky, and who were constantly in peril by
reason of the desi)erate red men of that region be-
ing particularly troublesome. The Sandusky
family contains what is commonly known as " blue
blood," as it descended from the nobility of Poland.
The original Sodowsky, as he spelled and pro-
nounced his name, was a distinguished nobleman
of that country, and by reason of his desire to aid
the downtroclden, he was forever banished from his
native land. He came to America in 17.00, and
soon was a great favorite with the American colo-
nists. He married the sister of Gov. Inslip, of
Virginia, and later on, while in the vicinity of
Lake Erie, was brutally murdered by the Indians,
who had been imposed upon by the whites, and in
the fury of their revenge attacked the first white
man they met. This happened to be Sodowsky, their
best friend. They regretted their deed very much,
and, in order to p.'irtly atone for the crime, sought
to show their respect to their murdered friend by
naming a bay in Lake Erie " Sandusky," from
which was named the Ohio city. The mother's

!)eople were early settlers and patriots of this
country, and the McDowell's were a leading family
of Kentucky.

The parents of .losiah ha<l five children when
they emigrated to Illinois in 1837, where they
.settled on the land now owned by tlie sul)ject of
this sketch. The old cabin still stands close to its
original site, which was where the magnificent ni;ui-
sion, erected by Josiah in 1872, now stands. The
l)arents continued to prosper for a long time, iiiul
were indeed model farmers. Their memor\- will
be cherished 1)\ all their acquaintances as noble
people. The father died in 1865, while the mother
passed away a year previous. Eight children were
left to mourn their loss, whose names are herewith
given: Il.arvey, Elizabeth, Folly, Agnes (who
died young), William, Abraham, Euphemia .lane,
and Josiah. Harvey was the only one of the
children who spelled his name in the Polish man-
ner, the rest changing it to Sandusky.

.Josiah Sandusky w.as born in this count3' on
Sei)t. 11, 1837, and in the township where he now
resides he grew to manhood. His father was a
most industrious man, and he expected his boys to
follow his footsteps in this regard. At the age of
six years .losiah was atHicted with the white swell-
ing which crippled him in his left leg. He attended
the schools of the township and his education was
gained from this source. He succeeded to the
management of the farm of .500 acres given him
by his father.

Josiah Sandusky was married Dec. 18. 1873, to
Miss Susan Moreland, who is a daughter of Thomas
and Catherine (Hedges) Moreland, of English an-
cestry. The latter came to Illinois in 18.57,
settling in Carroll Township, and were the [larents
of eight children, who lived to be men and women.
Their names follow: Mary E., Margaret Susan,
Fannie, William, Peter H., John, Carrie, and Katie.
Mrs. Sandusky was a native of Bourbon County,
Ky., and removed to Illinois with her parents when
she was a little girl of six. She attended the
Sister's School at St. Mary's, near Terre Haute,
where she acquired a fine education, and is an ac-
complished lady. I'.efore his marriage Mr. .San-
dusky erected a luick mansion, upon which he
spent iJ20,000 in building and in beautifying the

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grounds, aiul since tliat time he has atkled .jOO .icres
to his farm, maiuiig it the most valuable place in
tills part of the county. His fatlier was a great
stocl<man, and his inclinations all tended to the
breeding of fine stock. .So it will be seen that the
subject of this sketch inherited his love for the
business in which he is now engaged. He keeps
constantly on hand a large herd of thoroughbred
cattle and horses, which he exhibits at the fairs,
generally securing prizes and honors. He has sold
cattle for breeding purposes in nearly every State
in the Union, and his mind does not run to cattle
alone. He is a good judge of horses, and owns
many fine animals that are prize winners, his
specialty being road animals and trotters. He has
several horses whose record reaches below 2:20.
Sheep, swine, and poultr3' are also seen ou this
magnificent estate.

The allurements clustering around otlicial jjosi-
tion have never had an3' charms for Mr. Sandusky,
and while he is a thoroughgoing, aggressive Repub-
lican, he never permits polities to interfere with his
business in an\- manner.

Mr. and Mrs. Sandusky are the parents of five
children, three living, named: Pearl, born Jan. 22,
1878; Abraham J., Oct. 2, 188.-3; and William H.,
May 27, 1880. Two died unnamed.

^p!5)E0RGE BARNETT is the sou of one of
Iff g— , Vermilion County's earliest pioneers and
^^j; most highly respected citizens. He is pleas-
antly located ou his farm of 160 acres immediatel}'
west of the village of Sidell.

Robert E. Barnett, the father of the subject of
this sketch, was a pioneer of Vermilion County,
arriving there sometime in 1828 or 1830, coming
from Bourbon County, Ky., which was the State of
his nativity', he having been born there in 1806.
The mother of Mr. Barnett was Miss Rebecca
Moore, a native of Ohio. The farm belonging to
her father, on which she was born, is now embraced
within the limits of Columbus. His grandfather,
George Barnett, emigrated to Illinois with his familj'
about 1828 or 1830, and established himself on a

farm southeast of what is now the village of Sidell.
at the head of Little ^'ermili()n timber.

Robert E. Barnett was a young gentleman of
twenty-two or three 3'ears when he tried his fortune
in Illinois for the first time, but he had received a
good education, which was a commodity rather
scarce in the wilds of a new country at that time,
and was correspondingly highly appreciated. He,
therefore, found no ditHculty in getting himself
ap|iointed to the position of teacher for the district.
So far as known, his was the first school to be o|)ened
in the township, and he naturally felt somewhat
elated to find himself occupying the elevated posi-
tion of " schoolmaster;" however, pupils were not
numerous, and he soon wearied of the monotony
inseparable from a country teacher's life, so after
teaching a few terms, he abandoned the profession
and betook himself to a more lucrative, if not more
congenial calling. lie engaged in the business of
general merchandise at Eugene, Ind. One of the
prettiest young ladies in town was a customer at
his store, and, being of an obliging disposition, he
frequentl3' found it convenient to call at her father's
house, presumably to inform them of rare bargains
to be had at the store, but by-and-by the services
of a minister were requested, and the ceremony that
followed secured for the enterprising 3'oung mer-
chant a partner whose interest in the business was
equal to his own and who engaged for life. Im-
mediatel}' following their marriage the young couple
began housekeeping, and remained residents of
that city until after the birth of all their children,
whose names were: Jane, Alice, Thomas (died
unmarried at the age of forty), George, and John.
Mr. Barnett continued in the mercantile business
in Indiana until the spring of 1858, when he
I'emoved to Illinois, on to the farm which had been
previously purchased by his father. He conilucted
the operations of the farm with such energy and pru-
dence that he soon became quite wealthy, owning at
one time some sixteen or seventeeii thousand acres
of excellent land, which was well stocked and im-
proved, but unfortunatel}' for the continuance
of his prosperity, he, through misplaced confidence
in a supposed friend and honest man, lost about
$13,000, which necessitated the putting of his estate
into the hands of a receiver at the time of his death.

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He departed this life in 1886. .at the age of eighty
3'ears. The mother survives and makes her home
in Danville, at the home of her daughter Alice,
where at the age of seventy' years, she occupies
" grand-ma's corner," and tells the little ones who
like to surround her easy chair, story after story of
the olden time, which are more fascinating to tiicir
youthful minds than the most thrilling fairy tales.

Mr. George Barnett was born September 4, 1848,
in Eugene; lud., and w.is a small boy when his
father moved to the farm in Illinois. The public
schools of Eugene numbered him among their
brightest pupils, but before he had .idv.anced far
in his studies he was obliged to leave consequent
upon the removal of the family mentioned above.
He pursued his studies for some time longer in the
.schools of Illinois, but w.as compelled to abandon
the study i>f books in any regular fashion and
betake himself to work at something that would
.assist the family in the struggle for a livelihood.
His first work was begun on his father's farm, when
he was about fourteen years old. After some
months spent in that manner he w.as enabled to
resume his pursuit of knowledge, and entered the
Academy of Moreland, Ind., where he continued
one year, studying diligently and making good pro-
gress, then returned to the fai'm and settled down
to regular work, which he continued uninteri upt-
edly until he reached his majority.

Jlr. Harnett and Miss Liz/.ie Keys, a native of
Washington County, I'a., were married in 1877,
at the residence of the britle's parents, William
and Emily (Mills) Keys, in Palermo, Edgar Co.,
Ind. The parents of Mrs. Barnett are well ad-
vanced in years, and are passing the evening of life
in the qniet enjoyment of their pleasant home in
Talermo, Mr. Keys having retired from the active
pursuit of his business. Mrs. Barnett was one of
a family of eight children, their names being: Har-
riet, Sarah. Richard, Cassey, Seth. Hugh, Will and
Lizzie, who was a mere child when her parents
removed from their home, in Pennsylvania, to
Illinois.

The family of Mr. Barnett h.as been increased by
the addition of three children: Lena, Alice and
Jane. The second daughter died when an infiint,
the other two are at home attending school. wlK'ie

their bright minds and pleasant manners make them
general favorites. Two years before marriage Mr.
Barnett formed a partnership with his brother-in-
law, L. T. Davis, of Palermo, and entered upon
the business of general farming anil stock raising.
They operate a faini of '.iCd acres of land, which
they have managed for seven years, meeting with
good success.

As before stated. Mr. Harnett's father dux! in-
solvent, but the two sons, by hard work and good
management, succeeded in rescuing a considerable
portion of the large estate from the general wreck,
so that they now have a tr.act of 580 acres clear of
debt and under good cultivation. In 1882. Mr.
and Mrs. Barnett established themselves in their
l)rcsent home, which is one calculated to create in
the hearts of the dwellers in crowded cities a long-
ing for the delights of country life. Their home is
indeed a charming one, and being situated onl}'
about 240 rods from the village postofflce of Sidell,
they enjoy all the comforts of rural life and the
conveniences of town.

Mr. Barnett was elected Township Clerk several
jears ago, and has been re-elected every year since,
so that he is now serving his sixth term with honor
to himself and entire satisfaction to his constit-
uents.

j^K BNER SNOW was born at Butler's Point,
'®Oi \ermilion County, Oct. 28, 1828, where
he has resided continuously since. His
father, Marcus Snow, was born in Mont-
pellier, \'t., while his mother, whose maiden name
was Annis Butler, was a native of Chittenden
County, the same State. Marcus Snow emigrated
from Vermont to Ohio but did not remain there
long, eventually removing to \'ermilion County
with James Butler in a very early d.iy. The latter,
Mrs. Snow's father, settled at Butler's Point, where
the father and mother spent their last days. The
parents of Abner Snow were married in Vermilion
County and settled where Westville now stands,
hut lived there only a few years when they re-
moved to Catlin Township, locating on land that
was situated on the State road, near the residence

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of Jesse Davis. Here the elder Suow and his wife
prospered, lived and died. They were among the
people who came here when Vermilion County was
a wilderness for the puri)ose of building up a home
for themselves and their children and they met
with success. Their reputation in their neighl)or-
iiood was that of honest, hardworliing and intelli-
gent people. Mrs. Snow, the mother of Abner,
outlived her husband and became the wife of Cyrus
Douglas. Marcus Snow is the father of six chil-
dren, five sons and one daughter, Abner being tlie
second son.

Aimer Snow, as lias been slated, has alw.ays lived
in this eountj', a larger portion of the time in
Catlin Township. Here he has successfully followed
agricultural pursuits, and is counted as one of the
prosperous men in this section. By his inherited
industry- and good management he has accumu-
lated a tine property and now owns 285 acres of
gootl, rich soil. General farming occupied the
most of his time. He was married in tliis count}'
to a Miss Ashman by whom he is the father of five
children: Albert, Jessie, William, Lucius M. and
Bertha A.

Mr. Snow i.s an active Republican, but the allure-
ments of office has little cliarms for him. He is
contented to carry on his fine farm, believing that
the honors gained by making n home for himself
and children transcend all others.

(S^^HOMAS M. MORGAN. The journalistic
profession of Illinois finds a worthy repre-
sentative in tlie able and [.opular editor and
pulilishor of the Sidell Wayside, who is a man of
excellent education, cultivated tastes and literary
ability. Before entering upon the sketch of his
life, it may be well to devote some space to his an-
cestors. His grandfather, Daniel Morgan, was a
member of a family of Scotch origin, which had
settled in Virginia in colonial times. He was a
nephew of Gen. Daniel ]\Iorgan of Revolutionary
fame, and became the grandfather of Gen. John
H. Morgan, who bore a prominent part in the Con-
federate array during the late civil war. He set-

tled in Kentucky about 1790 and resided there
until the time of his death in 1869. The father of
our subject when a young man learned the black-
smithing trade. ]:)uring the Mexican war he en-
listed in the famous Kentucky regiment known as
the Salt River Tigers, only seventeen men of which,
out of an enrollment of 104, survived the san-
guinary contests of that conflict. He was honor-
ably discharged at Newport Barracks, Ky., after
having served two years and eight days. He was
m.arried in 1852 to Martha E. Watson, who, like
himself, w.as a native of the Blue Grass State, a
member of an old Virginia family who settled in
Kentucky at an early date. After following his
trade for a short time in Kentucky he removed to
Macon County, 111., and later to Wabash County,
Ind., where he died in the year 1882 at the age of
fifty-six. Our subject's mother is still living at
the age of fifty-two, and resides with her parents
near Moweaqua, Shelby Co., 111. Slie is the
mother of eleven children: Thomas lAI., Worth M.,
who died at the age of three; Sylvester V., Sarah
J., Olive, Ida JM., Mary B., who died at the age of
one and a half years; Luella. who died at the age
of fourteen; Delia A., Estella and Charles W.
Sylvester Y. is now connected with a prominent
Kansas City house; Sarah J. is the wife of Benja-
min Phillips, and resides in Wabash County, Ind.;
Olive is the wife of Wesley Pyle, a prominent
young farmer of Waiiash County, Ind. The re-
mainder of the family, with the exception of our
subject, are unmarried.

Thomas M. Morgan was born in Anderson Coun-
ty, Ky., May 10,1853. He was but five years of
.age when his parents removed to Illinois, where
two years of his childhood were spent in Macon
County. His parents then removed to Wabash
County, Ind., where his young manhood was passed.
Having been crippled by an accident at the age of
thirteen, his school days were limited to a period
twenty- months. This accident occurring at the
ver^' period of life when an active boy finds most
enjoyment, he passed many weary hours wliile his
youthful companions were enjoying the sports
fitted to their years. For three years and a half he
walked uiion crutches, but his mind seemed to de-
velop more rapidly on account of his bodily in-

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751

firmity. lie pursued liis studies at home, carrying
on the work with great /.est, nnd alone and unas-
sisted took up tlie studies of algebra, geometry,
ancient and modern history, and carried on a
varied course of reading. At tlie age of twenty
lie took up the profession of teacher, his first school
being at Stockdale, W.abash Co., Ind. From this
time until 18H2, lie continued in this profession,
teaching in different counties in Indiana and llli
nois. In 18.S2 he entered upon .a more public life,
taki.ig the slump in Indiana as a Submission Dem-
ocrat, favoring the submission i>f the pruhibitidU
amendment to the peoi)lc. In 18,S5, he came to this
county and engaged in teaching in the district and
graded schools. In the summer of 1887 he became
city editor of the Danville Daily and Weekly Pycs.s.
loeginning his labors with its first issue, and contin-
uing on the Press statt' until the succeeding sum-
mer, when he was obliged to withdraw on account
of his frail health. In the si)ring of 1889 he took
charge of the Sidell Wayside. It is a bright,
newsy sheet, a credit to southern \"ermilion Coun-
ty, and is deservedly enjoying a good circulation.
Like a true jdurnalist, Mr. Morgan conducts his
paper according to his own best judgment, with-
out rcgai-d to fear or favor. Politically the sheet
is independent, although the publisher is looking
forward to the time when he can publish a red hot
Democratic paper, he being a staunch adherent of
the principles of Democracy.

Mr. Morgan was married .hine 7, 1888, to Miss
Lulu Montgomery of Coles County. III. Her
father. Rev. 0. W. Montgomery, now of Newman,
111., is a native of Tennessee and has been identi-
fied with the clerical jjrofession since his twenty-
eighth >ear. lie now belongs to the Foster Pres-
bytery of the Cumberland Presbyterian ('hiirch.
Ilis wife, formerly Miss Sarah A. Rankin, was also
a native of Tennessee, but grew up in Missouri,
where she was married. She was the mother of
twelve children, one of whom died in infancy. They
are named respectively: .loliii 1'., Mack A., Mai}'
K., George W.. Samuel T., Laura M., U. Lincoln,
Lulu S., Carrie M., Donald R.. Finis K., the de-
ceased infant having borne the name of Rosa. Mrs.
Morgan was born in Caland, Coles Co., 111., .-Xpril
2, 18G7, and grew to womanhood in her native

State, living at various places, where her father
served his different congregations. She became a
pupil of Bethany Academy at the age of twelve and
was also a student in the Southern Illinois College
for three j'ears. She is a most estimable young
lady of refined character and cultured mind and
has been i)rominently identified with the educa-
tional profession in this and in Coles County.

Mr. Morgan is a very well read man and having
decided literary tastes, covering a range from the
precision and accuracy of (ieometry and similar
sciences to the imaginative and the descriptive!
charms of poetry, though perhaps he most enjoys
historical writing. He is an ardent admirer of
Buckle, Diaper, Hume, Macauley, Hegel, Schlegel,
Castelar and others. He is not only an admirer of
literature in various forms but himself wields the
pen of a read}' writer and has written dialectic, di-
dactic and lyric poems. Among the former we
mention '-Them Ol' Fashioned Da3's;" "When the
Days are Groin' Warm and the F'ields are (Jettin'
(ireeii;" "IIow we worshiped in the Forties." Of
his lyric poems: "Songs llusung;" "The Reward;"'
"Sorrow;" and "A New Year's Greeting." Among
his didactic poems we mention but two: "Two
Pictures" and "Dream-seen Days."

Mrs. Morgan is a memlier of the Cuniherlaiid
Presbyterian Church, whili; her husband strongly
favors the Methodist doctrine.

.^1«^

^RANK CARTER is one of the most popular
incrchants at Indianola. A prosperous busi-
ness man in the grocery and (|ueen9warc line,
he has grown up in this neighborhood and is known
and respected by everyone. His father, Abraham
Carter, came to Illinois .at an early date and was
married, in Carroll Township, to Eliza A. Bacon,
sister of Sarah and Oliver liacon, sketches of whose
lives will be found on another page in this volume.
After marrying the father removed to Peoria
County and resided there and in Tazewell County
seven years. He farmed nnd was engaged in the
butcher business at Peoria, and died in hSIiOat
Peoria at the age of forty-live years, leaving a wife

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and three child ren — Charles A., Frank A. and Will-
iam H., now Deputy Circuit Clerk of Vermilion
County.

The subject of our sketch was born Oct. 18, 18G0,
in Tazewell County, this State. About nine years
old when his father died he began life under diffi-
culties. His mother moved back to Carroll Town-
ship, Vermilion Co., and our subject found a home
with an uncle on "Woodlawn Farm" where he re-
mained for twelve years. He .attended school at
Indianola during the winters and obtained a very
fair education. As he grew older he became his
uncle's show bo}' and took great pride in leading
the celebrated prize-winners from "Woodlawn"
into the show ring. He remained with his uncle
until 1884, and in 1886 engaged in the mercantile
business with his brother, William II. The latter
was the manager until two years ago when his
brother Frank took the helm. Besides their store
l)usiness they purchase wool at Indianola and
Villa (xrove. and also deal in all kinds of produce.
The village of Indianola may well feel proud to
own two brothers of the sterling qualities that dis-
tinguish these two estimalile young men. Their
aged mother is well provided and cared for by their
filial love. Being j'ct in the noon of life Frank
Carter may well look forward to a bright and pros-
perous future. Mr. Carter was the choice of the
Republicans of Carroll Township for Collector in
1885-86-87, which jiosition beheld with credit and
honor during liis term of office. A member of the
Indianola Rei)ublican Club he was delegate to the
Republican County Convention. He is a charter
member of the Indianola Building and Loan As-
sociation, and is a strong Republican.

ARON DALBKY. The late Civil War de-
veloped some rare characters, the depths
of which would probably never have been
disturbed had it not been for this revolution
which shook the country from turret to foundation
stone. There were then brought to the surface
that God-given quality — the love of the true man
for his native land — and the extent of the sacrifices

which he was willing to make to save her from dis-
memberment. Among all those who are written
of in this volume there was probably no truer pat-
riot during the War than Aaron Dalbe3\ and he
justly esteems the period of his life spent in the
Union Army as one of the brightest spots in his
wiiole career. We give this matter prominence be-
cause it is a subject dear to his heart and he has
lost none of the patriotic affection which enabled
him a quarter of a century ago to lay aside all per-
sonal ties and give his best efforts to th6 preserva-
tion of the Union. We now find him comfortably
located in a quiet country home, embracing a well-
regulated farm on section 11, in Vance Township,
where, since the war, he has gathered around him
all of the comforts and manj' of the luxuries of
life.

In reverting to the family history of our subject
we find that his father, James Dalbey, was a native
of Pennsylvania, a carpenter by trade and in politics
an old-line Whig. He marrieil Miss Sarah Sewell, a
native of Ohio, April 4, 1820, the wedding- taking
place in Clinton County,th at State. They lived there
about fourteen years. Mr. Dalbey engaged as a
groceryman, a farmer and an hotel-keeper, con-
ducting the old-fashioned country tavern after the
most approved methods of those times.

About this time the lead mines near Dubuque
were being opened up and the demand for carpen-
ters was great, so the father of our subject re-
moved thither with his family in 1835, pur[)osing
to work at his trade. He found the times very hard
and the Cduntry peopled largely with desperate
char.acters, among whom a murder was committed
nearly every night. This .state of things made it
impossible for him to renuiin and so he established
himself at Quincy, 111., where he lived thi'ee j'ears
and worked at his trade. He then returned to
Ohio, where he sojourned two years, and from there
removed to Peru, Ind., but onlj' remained there
eight months. In August, 1843, he came to this
county, and on the 19th of Octc)ber following
passed from earth at the age of fifty-three years.
He was a well educated man and especially line
penman.

The mother of our subject survived her first
husband for the long period of nearly forty-eight

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years. She was born March 12, 1803, aiul died
Feb. 2t), 1885, when nearly eighty-two \ears ul<l.
The parental household was completed b}- tiie birth
of six children, four of whom are living. Aaron,
onr snliject, was the fourth in oriler of birtli, and
was born in Clinton C\)uiilv, Ohio, April 25, IS.'Sl.
He attended scliool .at <iuiney. 111., and also in
Oliio a short timcaTid in Indiana, and came to tliis
countj' in time to avail himself of instruction in
the subscription schools here. Being tlie eldest
son, he, after the death of liis fatlier, naturally in
due time, assumed many responsibilities, and at the
age of twelve j'cars worked out for $3 per month,
six months, from spring until fall. The year fol
lowing he w.as emi)loyed by the same man, with .an
increase of salary of -¥1 per month.

The mother of our subject was married a second
time tt) James Elliott. Our subject was bound out
for a term of six years to Alvin Stearns. I'>ecom-
ing dissatistied with the arrangement, he served out
only half his time, and went to Ohio to learn :i
trade. He came back to Illinois, however, a year
later, an<l employed himself at whatever he could
find to do, being at one time the i)artner of Aaron
Hardin in splitting rails and cord wood. Their
best week's work was forty-eight cords of wood,
cut split and piled, and this was done <at twenty-
five cents per cord, when rails were foity-five cents
per HID.

The next most important event in llio life of our
subject was his niarriage. which occurred Dec. 2:i,
1S54, with Sliss Martha E. Custer. The newly
wedded pair commenced the journey of lif(^ to-
gether at the old Custer homestead, which is now
the propert}' of our subject, and Mr. Dalbcy there-
after farmed on rented land until the outbreak of
the Civil War. In 1862 he went one day to assist
a neighlior with his work, and when he came back
with bis pitchfork over his shoulder, his attitude
and bearing were such that his wife exclaimed
when she saw him coming, "there, I bet he is going
to the war." lie entered the house ami asked for
some clothing, and in ten minutes was off for Ho-
mer, and joining some of his comrades, repaired
with them to Camp Butler, and enlisted in Com-
pany E, 73d Illinois Infantry'.

Mr. Dalbey accompanied his regiment to tjie

front, and first engaged in the battle of Perryville,
Oct. 8, 1862. In the early part of the engage-
ment he was in the front line of battle, and h.ad
only disc-barged six or seven shots when a rebel
bullet struck him in the right side of the abdomen,
passing through the ui)per lobe of the liver, and
came out at the right of the spine, grazing the
point of one of the vertebra-. The ball, before en-
tering his body, struck the cap box on his belt,
l)!issed through the box and his belt, through his
coat, the waistband on his pants, then through his
body, and returning cut through the waistband anil
'•body belt,," and knocked the handle off the
butcher knife on his belt, leaving the blade in its
sc'djiiard and glanced off to the rear. He pulleil
out of the wound a bunch of the wood from his caj)
box, some cottou-batling from his coat, and a metal
[irimer which he carried in the box. He was taken
to the field hospital, and a rubber tulie |iullcd
through his body twice. He was then conveyed to
the Perryville (ieneral Hospital, where he remained
until October, 1863, and was then transferred to
New Albau}', Ind. He was dischfirgcd from the
hosi)ital there, .Ian. 20, 1861.

Mr. Dalbej' now returned to his family, and al-
though he has been almost wholly disabled for
work since that time he declares he is ready to fight
the battle over again if the occasion arises. He
and his excellent wife have no children of their
own, but have performed the part of parents to a
boy and girl, the former the son of a comr.ade of
iMr. Dalbey, who was discharged from the army for
disability, and died. The boy .loe H. Summers, be
came an inmate of their home at the age of seven
jears, and remained there until twenty-one. He is
now married and lives in Mendon, Neb. The girl
Mary J. Custer was taken b^' them when but eleven
months old, and is still with them, now grown to
womanhood.

It is hardly necessary to say in view of his war
record, that Mr. Dalbey, politically, is a decided
Republican. He had two brothers iu the army,
one of whom, Albert, enlisted in Company C, 25th
Illinois Infantry', and at Murfreesboro was wounded
through the wrist and arm. At the expiration of
his first term of enlistment he entered the veteran
reserve corps from which he was hoiioral)ly dis-

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C'hargefl. Another brother, William H. H., the
youngest of the family, was born in 1840, and en-
listed in Company D, 63d Illinois Infantry. He
was killed by the explosion of .i magazine at Co-
lumbia, S. C, Feb. 19, r8().5, being terribly man-
gled and blown into a river, lie bad strength,
however, to swim ashore and was taken to the hos-
l)ilal where he died. He had been promoted to
the rank of Sergeant. iMr. Dalbey has officiated as
Road Overseer, and is a uienilior of Homer Post
No. iGS, G. A. R.

.Jacob M. Custer, the father of JMrs. Dalbey, was,
with his wife, Eliz.alieth Oeheltree. a n.ative of Vir-
ginia. They came to Illinois in 184!), settling in
this county, but later removed to Champaign
County, where the de.ath of Mr. Custer took place,
Sept. 17, 186;'). His widow subsequently married
John L. Myers, who has since died, and Mrs. Myers
is now living at Homer, at the ripe age of seventy-
nine years. Slie is the mother of nine children, six
of whom are living and of whom Mrs. Dalbe}' was
next to the eldest. She was born Sept. 4, 1836, in
Fayette County Ohio, received a fair education and
was married at tiie age of eighteen years. She is
a ver3' estimable lady of more than usual liencv-
olenee, and is a member of the Homer Woman's Re-
lief Corps, No. 69. She was at one time President
of this bod}', and was |)resented with a very fine
gold badge as Past President by the members of
her corps as a token of their appreciation of her
worth and services. She has never missed a meet-
ing, either regular or special since its organization,
in April, 18S7. In religious inatters, she belongs
to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

Mr. Dalbey during the days of his early manhood
was an expert hunter and jjas brought down many
a deer in this county. He is naturally possessed
of great courage and l)earing, but is uniformly
kind-hearted to all except the enemies of his
Cf)unlry.

^^ FORCE D. HUFFMAN. A man is usually
(l( » judged by his surrountlings, and if they are
%Jk what he has brought about himself it is safe
to say they are a good indication of his character.
Mr. Huffman may usually be found at one of the

best farms in Newell Township, a homestead which
he has built up by his own enterprise, and which,
with its substantial improvements and thoroughly
cultivated fields, reflects greatly to his credit, his
industry and his good taste. It is evident that he
planted his standard high, and the evidences of his
skill and thoroughness are on every hand. The
farm buildings are neat, commodious and conven-
ient; he has a goodly assortment of live-stock, well
fed and comfortable, and he avails himself of mod-
ern machinery in the cultivation of the soil, which
yields him a handsome income. As a member of
the community he occupies no secondary position.

The subject of this sketch was born in Ilairison
County, Ky., Jlay 14, 1829, and is the son of Dan-
iel P. and Elizabeth (Switzer) Huffman, the former
a native of Virginia and the latter of Maryland.
The parents were taken to Kentucky when children,
where they attained to manhood and womanhood
and were married. There also their ten children
were ijorn, eight of whom lived to mature years.
In due time they emigrated to Illinois, settling in
what is now Newell Township, ^'ermilion County,
where the death of the father took place in Octo-
ber, 1836, while he was in his prime. The mother
survived her husljand nearly twenty-one years, her
death occurring in January, 1857.

The Huffman family came to this region in 1832,
where George D., our subject, reached man's es-
tate and where he has since lived. He acquired a
common-school education, and like his father before
him chose farming for his vocation. After reach-
ing the twenty-fifth year of his .age he was married
Sept. 18, 18.06, to Miss Mary Cox. Mrs. Huffman
was born in Parke Count}', Ind., Ang. 19, 1831.
and is the daughter of .John and Elizabeth Cox,
who were natives of Butler County, Ohio. They
left the Buckeye State in 1830, locating in Parke
County, Ind., and in 1857 changed their residence
to Newell Township. A'crmilion Co., III., wliei-e
Mrs. Cox died in July, 1864. The father died in
1872.

The record of the seven children born to Mr.
and IMrs. HulTman is as follows: John F. was born
June 21. 1857, and died October 30, I.S58; Daniel
P. was born December I, 1858, and died April 3,
1860; George D. was liorn Feb. 1, 1861, and <lied

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April ;^, following'; Emily J. was born Feb. lo.
1862; Mary E. May 22, 18C5; Edna A. was born
Dec. 17. 1809. and died March (!, 1873: Effle M.
was born Feb. 5, 187.'). Hotli Mr. and Mrs. Iluflf-
man are nieinl)ers in ijood slandini;' of the Chri:<-
tiaii C'hureh.

Our subject in connection with f^feneral agricul-
ture keeps a goodly quantity of live stock, and has
by a course of economy and prudence laid by suf-
ficient to secure him against want in his old ago.
He has uniformly signalized himself as a liberal
and public spirited citizen, taking a warm interest
in educational affairs, and serving as School Di-
rector and School Trustee for over thirt}' years.
lie was Commissioner ot Highways six years, and
has held other positions of trust and responsibility.
Withfiut anj' desire for the spoils of office, he has
kept iiimsclf thoroughly posted in regard to mat-
ters of general interest, and gives his unqualified
support to the Democratic part}'.

^^ EOR< i E DILLON, Esq., was
if <^m) town, \'ermilion Co., this
'^^ 1837. His father and granc

=^EOR<iE DILLON, Esq., was born in George-
State, Jan. IG,
randfather were na-
tives of North Carolina and removed to Ohio in
the earl}' settlement of tiiat State. The}' settled
several miles south of Cincinnati, where they bought
timbered land and resided there until the deatii of
the grandfather. Tlie father, Luke Dillon, was fif-
teen years old w'hen his parents moved to Ohio,
where he grew to manlioodand married and resided
until 1 830, when he came to Vermilion County ac-
companied by his wife and six children. The
journey was made with a six-horse team, bringing
his household goods, while the party cooked and
camped on the waj-. He located near the jircsent
site of Georgetown and bought a tract of land,
where he resided in a log cabin for a time, when he
b\iilt one of the first frame houses in that section
of the country and resided there until his death.
His son (ieorge attended the early schools of his
native count}- and resided with his father, assisting
him on a farm until tiie death of tiie latter and
then remained with his brothers .-ind sisters until

the age of twenty-one. He then brought a farm
near Georgetown, where he remained until enlist-.
ing in the army, in 18C2. He was a member of
Company D, 2,5 th Illinois Infantry, where he served
until February, 1865. He was in the battles of
Perrysville, Ky., Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge,
and was with Sherman when he started from Chat-
tanooga to the Atlantic and served in various bat-
tles ,and skirmishes until June 7, when he was
wounded in the right arm and sent to the hospital,
where his arm was amputated close to the shoulder
and he returned home in February, 1865. A strong-
Republican in politics he has held several offices.
In 1866 he was elected Town Clerk of Georgetown.
In 1867 he was elected Assessor and Collector awd
re-elected in 1868. In the fall of 1868 he was
elected Circuit Clerk of Vermilion County, and
twice re-elected and held office for twelve years.
In April, 1889, he was elected Justice of the Peace
•and in 1887 was elected Assistant Supervisor.

George Dillon married, in 1861, Miss Desde-
mona F. Martin, born in Georgetown in 1841. She
was the daughter of Henry and Mary Martin, who
were among the early pioneers of \'ermilion
County. They had six children: Lucretia, Alma,
Hannah, William S., Grace, Joseph G. and Robert
M. Since his retirement from [jublic life he has not
been engaged in any active business but has dealt
some in real estate. Mr. and Mrs. Dillon are active
and energetic members of the Christian Church and
are among the most respected and estimable people
in the community.

^l^UELL TILLOTSON, a .skillful, practical
jI^V f'^'''"^'''- '* quictl}- and prosperously carry-
jfM) I' ing on his farming operations on his farm,
^^^^r^ one of the best and most highl}- productive
of Pilot Township, very pleasantly located on sec-
tion 36. He is a native of Indiana, born in War-
ren County, Sept. 23, 18-17. His grandparents on
both sides of the house were pioneers of Ohio in
the e.arly days of its settlement. His faliier,
Ephraim Tillotson, was born in Miami Countv.
tliat Stati!, in 1811. his ancestors being oC Ennlish

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origin and he a descentlant of the same branch of
Ihe family ns that famous English divine. Arch-
bishop Tillotson. The mother of the subject,
whose maiden name wns Mary A. C'ronkhite. was
also born in Miami County. After her marriage
with the father of our subject, they came westward
to the Slate of Indiana, and located in Warren
County, and from there removed to Vermilion
County, 111., where the father died in 1884. The
mother survives at an advanced age and makes her
home on a farm in Vermilion County. Of lier
marriage twelve cliildrcu were born, of whom the
following eight are living: Walter, a farmer of this
county, married Lucetta Endicott; Madison, who
lives in Louisiana, married Kate Goodwine, and
they have three children: Luther, a farmer, mar-
ried Mary E. M3'rick, anil they have Ave children;
Wallace, a farmer of this county, married Emily
Fi-ench, and they have three children; Buell is our
subject; Sarah married Edward Foster, of Indiana,
now living in this county, and they have seven
children; Rebecca married J. K. Buettz, a retired
farmer of Potomac, and they have six children;
I'" ranees married Alonzo W. Knight, a farmer of
this county, and they have four children; Mary
married Frank Henry, a retired farmer of this
county, and they have two children.

Huell Tillotson gleaned a good education in the
common schools, and, a. practical training at home
that fitted him to cope with the world when he
became independent. He came to Illinois in 1856
with his father. When he began life on his own
account he did not have the wherewithal to buy
land for himself, and as he was very desirous to
carry on farming he rented a farm. He met with
such good success in thai venture that in a few
years, by unremitting toil and frug.al economy, he
was enabled to lay up money enough to buy a
f.uni of his Jown, and he became the possessor of
one comprising ICO acres of land of unsurpassed
fertility, and now has it under good cultivation, and '
has made many substantial improvements that have
greatly increased its value, and he has established a
cozy, comfortable home for his family. He is en- ■
gMged in mixed husbandry, and besides raising
grain and other products common to this climate,
raises stock, all that his farm will carry.

Mr. Tillotson was married April 8, 1885, to Miss
Lizzie Wiles, daughter of Aaron and Margaret
Wiles, residents of Vermilion County, 111. She
was born in this county, and was one of three chil-
dren, of whom two are living at the present time,
i Mrs. Tillotson and her brother, Lankford Wiles.
The father. Aaron Wiles, died in 1869, and his
widow married again in 1873, being then united
with Thom.as P. Mryic, by whom she had one child,
a daughter, Myrta, now ten years old. The wedded
life of our subject and his excellent wife has been
blessed to them by the birth of two children, of
whom one alone lives, Lucetta.

The great-uncle of our subject, Simon Bucll,
(who was also an uncle of Major-General D. C.
Buell of the late war) was a Revolutionary soldier,
Indian fighter, and pioneer, and could tell many
interesting and thrilling stories of adventures and
hair-breadth escapes from Indian tomahawks, in
connection with the settlement of eastern Ohio and
western New York. When a l)oy he was once
captured by the Indians, but escaped in company
with two men, and with them traveled night and
(lay until they arrived at an American settlement.
( )ne night they slept in a pit, around which some-
thing stealthily crept all night, peering over at
them with eyes like coals of fire. The lad saw and
watched all the movements of the animal with
quivering but suppressed excitement, but the
others slept through the danger, and he feared to
awaken them lest the noise would endanger their
lives, and as he was between the two he thought if
it jumped on any of them it would be on those
outside. When morning came the animal left with
wild, mournful screams that made the woods ring,
and then they discovered that it was a panther.
Another incident illustrates the animosity existing
between the Tories and Whigs at the close of the
Revolutionary War, as well as the coolness and
courage of one of those brave veterans. Mr.Buell had
returned to his farm only to find it devastated by
the invading armies, and was one day walking over
it, viewing the ruins and thinking how best he
could rebuild the burned house .and fences, when a
liullot whistled close to his ear. He knew at once
that it was from a Tory enemy, and also concluded
from the interval between the whistle of the bul-

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K'l aiicl tlie rejjort of the jjiiii th;il it wiis at lung
range. Instantly his mind wa.s niailc up, and witii-
oiiL sti)i)|)ing or clianging his gait in the least ho
loisiirely sauntered on, wisliing to nuike his enemy
helieve he iiad not even heard tlie shot. Tiic ruse
was successful, as the shot was not repeated.

Our subject is a f|uiet, unassuming man, with
much force and decision of character, liowever,
and his place in this community is among its best
and most deserving c itizens. He and his wife are
worthy inemhers of the Christian Church, as is
attested by their conduct in the every-daj' alTairs
of life. Mr. Tillotson is a firm ally of the Re-
pulilican party, taking an intelligent interest in
political matters. He has served on several juries,
and is in every waj' fitted to perform the duties
attendant upon good citizenship.

^OHN N. ENGELMANN is entitled to rep-
resentation in this HiooiiAriiio.vr, Aliuim as
an intelligent, p-actical member of the
farming comnuinity of Vermilion County
He is classed among our self-made men. as he be-
gan life with no capital, but a sturdy, self-reliant,
capable manhood, and has become independent
and i)rosperous, and, as old age approaches, finds
himself in possession of a comfortable competence,
and weir fortified against want and poverty'. His
farm on section 22, Catlin Township, is provided
with an excellent class of liuildings, and its
soil is admirably tilleil, yielding abundant harvests
in repayment for the labor and money bestowed
on it.

Our subject was born in I'russia. July 21», 1.S28,
and is the son of .lolin Nicholas and Margaret
(Kimmel) lOngelmann. The wife died in Ger-
man}-. The father subsequently emigrated to this
country, and after a time removed to Du (Juoin,
111., where he died. The boyhood and youth
of our subject were passed in his native country,
but in the early years of his manhood he deter-
mined to cross the Atlantic and seek in the
ITnited States of America the prosperity denied
him at home. In March, 18.04, he left the beloved
Fatherland on an American-bound vessel, and

twent3'-eight days later the ocean was between
him and the familiar scenes amid which he had
been reared. He disembarkeil at New York and
made his way from that city to Sunimit County,
Ohio, where he engaged in digging <-oal, which
emi)loyment he had followed in the Old Countiy.
He lived iii dilferent places in Ohio till 1857. wdien
he came to X'ermilion County to avail him.self of
the many advantages it offered a poor man to
make his way to comparative alii uence. Liking the
country here, he decided to reioove his family to
this county, and settle here [lermanently. At first
they lived in Danville Township, but a year later
Mr. Engelmann eame to Catlin Township with his
wife and children, and rented a farm live years;
and at the same time he woikcd in the coal mines
in the winter, carrying on his farming operations
during the other seasons of the year. In ISCIhe
had been so prudent and industrious, that be.
had managed to save up <piite a little sum of
money, and was enabled to purchase eighty acres
of land, which is included in his present farm. In
the busy 3'ears that followed he made many val-
uable im|)rovemcnts, erecting a substantial, well-
built dwelling, a good barn and other neccessary
outbuildings, and placed his land under a high state
of cultivation, devoting himself entirely to agri-
cultural pursuits. He bought more land, and his
farm now corajirises 120 acres of fine farming land
that compares in fertility and jiroductiveness with
the best in the township.

During these j'ears of toil Mr. Kngelmanu has
not been without the .assistance of a good wife,
who has been to him all that a faithful helpmate
could be. They were united in marri.age in their
native Prussia, in September, 18.03. Her maiden
name was Maria Schuetz, and she was born Dec.
18, 1834. She is the daughter of Mich.ael and
Maria (Graser) Schuetz), wlar emigrated to this
country and were buried in this township. Their
happy wedded life has been blessed to Mr. and
Mrs. Engelman by the birth of eight children, as
follows: Nicholas, Jacob. Mary F., Margaretta 8.,
John W., Sophia, Charles and Elizabeth; all are
living.

In our subject his fellow-townsmen find those
desirable qualities and manly tr.aits of character

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that make liiin a useful citizen and a good neigli-
l>or, one in whom Ihey nia3- phu-c tlieir trust witii
a surety' tiiat it will not Ije aliused. In politics he
is a Republican, and faithfully supports his party
at the polls. Religiously, he and his wife are ex-
emplary members of the Lutheran Church, and
carry tiieir Christian faith into their everyday
lives.

A fine lithographic view of the handsome resi-
dence, farm and outbuildings on the place of Mr.
Engelmann is shown elsewhere in this work.

(f[_^ENRY PUZEY. Colonies of Englishmen
Irf^' have settled in various portions of the West,
!^^ composed of people who were well-to-do in
(^ their own country and the sons of wealthy
parents. In a great many instances they have
found the country contrary to what they pictured
it, and becoming discouraged, have returned to
their native country. The majority of the people
spoken of came here indnied with the idea that dol-
lars grew on bushes, and that it required no effort
to march along to prosperity. In all this they
were mistaken. Labor is its own reward in America,
as well as in other ])arts of this world. The man
whose name heads this sketch was a well-to-do and
representative business man of London, having
been connected with one of the leading dry goods
houses of the metropolis of the world, lie is a
•Gentleman of refinement, education, and possesses
knowledge of the world, and witlKHit any previous
experience that agriculture gives, he came here to
win a place as a farmer, and he has met with un-
qualified success. All the characteristics of IMr.
Puzey bear out the assertion that he is a typical
English gentleman.

His" father. Joseph Piize^-, was a native of
Enu-land and a man prominent in his country. His
mother was descended from Erance and her name
was Beatrice Blanche before her marriage. Iler
people during the time of the Erench Revolution
sou"-ht safety on the British Island and eventually
became English subjects. The father died in Eng-
land, and was seventy years old, while the mother

is still residing in England and is eight3'-flve years
of age. She reared ten children to maturity, of
which but three are living in America: Henry,
Thomas and Albert. Henry, of whom this sketch
is written, is the oldest child, and was born Aug.
IG, 1826, in Berkshire, England. His earlj' educa-
tion was such as was obtainable in the private
schools of his own class and those connected with
the Episcopal Church. He passed his entire child-
hood under his father's roof on the farm in Berk-
shire, and as he grew up he desired to enter
mercantile pursuits, and under the direction of his
father he was apprenticed to the dr}' goods house
owned by his father's brother, Henry Puzey, at
Bow, London, where for five years he served an
apprenticeship, his father pa}'ing fort}' pounds ster-
ling as tuition, clothing him beside. Showing a
great deal of natural aptitude for his chosen voca-
tion, he remained with this house during the five
years of his apprenticeship and four years longer,
receiving an annual salary varying from twenty to
forty pounds sterling from his first to his last year
in that business.

The years of manhood were now dawning upon
him, and as time passed by his inclination grew
stronger to see more of the world, and so his at-
tention was naturally directed to America. His
experience in London was very valuable to him as
a Ijusiness man. In the latter part of April, 1850,
he crossed the Atlantic, landing at Castle Garden,
New York City. Erom the metropolis of the New
World he came directly to A'ermilion County.
Land was very cheap in Illinois at that time, yet
with all his money he could scarcely buj' forty
acres. Here he was, almost at the end of civiliza-
tion, without means and without experience save
as a dry goods clerk in London. He was about to
conclude that he had made the great mistake of his
life, but a determined will to succeed kept him
steadily and persistently following out his original
idea of growing up with the American West.
After remaining here seven years he returned to
England, where, in 1857, he was married to Miss
Hannah, daughter of James and Klizabeth Rymer,
who were well-to-do farmers of Gloucestershire,
England. Both her parents were l)orn at the same
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itv, (lied at seventy and sixty years rt'spectively.
Mis. I'uzcy was brought up in (iiuucestersliire,
wiiere she was educated in goud private .scliools,
and lier early religious instruction was in the Epis-
copal Ciuirch. Mr. and Mrs. I'uzey remained
eighteen montlis in iheir native land, before they
took their final departure for their new houie in
America, where they arrived, after a (ileasant jour-
ney, in the latter part of 1858. Tiirongh the in-
telligent use of his o|iportunities and enhanced by
an endowment from his wife's estate, Mr. I'uzey
has prospered and become independent, llnancially
speaking, lie has become a most excellent farmer
and is a thorough American at heart.

Ml-. Puzey owns two farms, the honiesti-ad con-
taining 340 acres, and operated by himself, and a
quarter section upon which he has tenants. Mr.
and Mrs. Pnzey have five children : .loseph. .lames
K., Thomas, Francis E. and Henry, all of whom
are at home. Mr. Puzey's career is a brilliant
illustration of the fact that a poor man is belter off
in America than in England, and that success is
always a reward of industry. This worthy couple
are members of the Episcopal Church of England.

^ ^^.^ —

'LANSON N. AEBRIGHT. Farming, there
m/UV, is little doubt, stands at the front of all
tlie industries, for without it men could
scarcely exist and carry on the multitu-
dinous labors of the world. As time passes it is
coming to lie looked upon in its true light as an
art and a science, and is being prosecuted by some
of the most intelligent and able men living. While
many are interested in other projects besides, ho
who has a sur|)lus amount of capital invests it
wisely when he devotes a [lortion of it to the
acqisition of landed estates .ind the tilling of the
soil. The rei)utation of this county as a dwelling
place, the richness of its resources and its standing
to-day is mainly due to the excellence of its farm-
ing population. Among the men who have assisted
it to its present position m.ay be most properly
mentioned the subject of this sketch.

Alanson Albright represents valuable farm prop-

erty to the amount of tOO acres of land in Ross
Township, and occu|)ies a well-regulated home-
stead on section 20. After liringing his land to a
good state of cultivation he turned his attenlion
largely to live-stock, and thus laid the foundation
of a snug fortune. His c;ireer has been signalized
by that honesty :uid integrity which has gained
him the respect of his fellow citizens and raised
him to an enviable [idsilion in his coMinumity. He
\v;is born June 12. 1821, in Ohio, iind is the son of
Uavid Albright. His father was George Albright,
Jr., he was the son of (Jeorge Albright, Sr., the
two latter natives of Switzerland, where the great-
grandfather of our subject reared his family and
spent his entire life.

George Albright, Jr., the paternal grandfather of
our subject, eniigi-ated from the land of William
Tell with his brother Jacob, when they were boys,
and they sold themselves to a Lancaster County,
Pa., farmer, Mr. Grubb, for three years to pay their
passage across the ocean. In view of this fact it
is believed they ran away from home. Grand-
father Albright served his three years and then was
married in Berks County. Pa., to Miss Barbara
Cradlebaugh, prior to the Revolutionary War. As
the conflict increased in importance he finally left
his young wife and shouldering a musket entered
the arm}' and served under Gen. Anthony Wayne
for seven years. Jacob was also in the armj' at the
same time. After the close of the war Jacob Al-
liright located in York County, Pa. Notwithstand-
ing his early escapade he was piously inclined, and
turned his attention to religious matters, organizing
the Albright Church, and giving his life to the
ministry thereafter. He spent his Last years in
York County. Grandfather Albright settled on
Dunkin's Island, in Perry County. Pa., where he
spent the remainder of his life. At that place was
born his son, David, tin' father of our subject. To
the old Revolutionary hero there was awarded by
the Government GIO acres of land in what after-
ward became Ohio Territory and upon whicii is
now situated the City of Columbus. This prop-
erty naturallj' fell to David, and he, in 1796. visited
it, and considering it of little value, returned East
and located in ^'il■ginia, where he employed him-
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expiration of this time, returning to Penns3'lvania,
lie was niarrieil to Miss Plicbe Newman. In due
time there was formed a little settlement in Fair-
field Bounty. Oliio. and tlio father of our subject
traded his land for a mare, a cow and §2.5 in money.
The faiiiiiy removed to that county in the mean-
time, and tiiere our subject was born, in Perry
Township. .Iiine 12, 1H24. Soon afterwjird his
parents removed to Pickaway County, in the same
State, where he was reared.

To tiie |)arents of our subject there were born
the following children, namely: Samuel, lietsy,
Hannah, Alanson N., Louis, Jackson, Polly, Oliver
P. and Frederick. Five of them are jiving and
located mostly in this county. In 1840 the parents
resolved n|)on another change of residence, and
removed to Clinton County, Ind.. where they ex-
|icrienccd all the hardslii|is and privations of fron-
tier life. George Albright was an expert hunter,
a sport in which he took great satisfaction and de-
light. He lived to be al)out ninety years old. The
mother passed away at the age of eighty years.

Our subject was a youth of fifteen years when
lie removed with his father's family from Oiiio to
Indiana. About that time he started out for him-
self, and engaged by the mouth to drive cattle from
Indiana to the Eastern markets. He was then em-
ployed until the fall of 1856. In the meantime he
was married, Jan. 10, 1 854, to Miss Jane, daughter
of William Beevens, of New York State. In 1843
he made his way to this county and herded and
drove cattle, prior to the time of any settlement
within its limits. It was he who named Bean
Creek. About 1858 he began farming in Vance
Township, but afterward made several trips East
with stock. He also visited the South, selling
stock in several of the Southern States, as well as
the Eest.

The parents of Mrs. Albright came to this State
jjrobably early in the fifties. Mrs. Albright died
in 1859, while a young woman, leaving no children.
Our subject, on the 17th of November, 1861, con-
tracted a second marriage with Miss Ama Plevins;
of this there was two children, one is still living.
His second wife died in 1858. The daughter's
nime is Hannah Jane. His third wife was Athinda,
daughter of Henry and Fve (Hamaker) Groves.

This union resulted in the birth of seven children,
namely: Susan, Mrs. W. R. Bradeu of this county;
George \V. 1)., Mary E. C, Frederick R., Charles
P., Aaron J. K. and Laura A. M., all of whom are
living. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Albright
was George Grove, a native of Holland, where he
spent his entire life and reared his family. Her
parents were natives of Pennsylvania, their mar-
riage occurring in Dauphin County, Pa. They
settled in Sangamon Count3-, 111., in 1824, where
they spent the remainder of their lives. The
Hamalver family also located there at an early day.
Grandfather Grove and his wife were devout mem-
bers of the German Baptist Church, (irandfather
Hamaker was a preacher in this Cliurch. Mrs.
Albright belongs to the Christian Church.

Mr. Albright cast his first Presidential vote for
Gen. Taylor. Further than keeping himself well
posted upon current events, he has had little to do
with public affairs or the responsibilities of office.
He is, however, President of the Agricultural
Society of Ross Township, and belongs to the Ma-
sonic Fraternity, Lodge No. 527, at Rossville, of
which he is a charter memljer. He h.as been a
Mason for the long period of forty-five years, be-
coming identified with the fraternity in Circlcville,
Ohio.

WILSE TILTON is a prominent merchant
and Postmaster in the township, in which he
lives. His father Enoch Tilton, was born
in Fayette County, Pa. His mother F^lizabeth Wil-
son, was born in Beaver Count}-, of the same State.
The}- settled in the place of her birth, and from
there moved to Ripley County, Ind., in 1844. It
was here that Mr. Tilton died. Not long after
this, his wife also died at Potomac, this county, in
1887, leaving a famil}- of nine sons, of whom our
subject was the second. The place of his birth was
Beaver County, Pa., and the time Jan. 8, 1836. In
1862 he traveled to this count}-, and taught school
for four j-ears. Thus far thirteen years of his
life had been spent in teaching, as he had been a
school-master nine j-ears prior to his coming to
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clerk uiidor tlie Itile liicMmrd .luiiies. Tliis position
lie Ivejit fur two years, after wliicli. in 18()8 lie
formeil a partnership, and went into business fur
himself. Eventnaily Mr. 'I'iilon bought out the en-
tire Inisiness, which he has since conducted in his
own name. Me carries an unusually fine stock of
merchandise. In addition to his store at Calliii, lie
owns one which is operated by his son.

Mr. Tilton was appointed Tostniaster undci- tlic
administration of Cleveland. He had held tlic
ullice of Superintendent, and nlmost all the ollices
in the township. For fouilcen years he was con-
nected with the Vermilion County AgrieultnrMl So-
ciety, being its President for three months, an<l its
Vice-President for several years. Our subject is a
member of the Catlin Loilge A. F. & A. M., No.
285, aud was Master of the lodge five years.

Our subject's life is a noble record of vast en-
ergy, untiring labor, and fervent, and unfading
courage. Those who knevv him familiarly, loved
and valued him more and more, the longer their
intercourse lasted. His marriage with Elizabeth
Albright, occurred in Ripley County, Ind. They
had three children: Charles Virgil, who is in com-
pany witli his father; Elsie Venus, who is the wife
of A. McGregor; and Bertie Victor. Mr. Tilton
h.as been a correspondent of the Danville News for
fifteen years. Mr. Tilton is rather a reserved man,
and boasts very little of the good and loveable
traits and sentiments which he so happily possesses.

^ OHX W. OlDDINGS, a prominent citizen
of Danville, .and a native of that place, was
born Ai)ril 21, 1842. His father, William
Oiddings, was born in Bedfordshire, Eng-
land, and was there reared and married. He was
the onl^' member of the family that came to Amer-
ica. He learned the trade of a wagonmaker in his
native land, and was a journeyman till 1837, when
He sailed from London early in that }'eai','and was
a journeyman till 1837, when he sailed from Lon-
don early in that year, and in due time landed at
New York. He came directly to Danville, the
journey being made by the way of the lakes, canal

and te:ims. When ho came to Danville he was
wealthy in everything but money, that is to sa^',
he was in the possession of good spirits and of any
amount of liope. The town was then a small place.
He at once commenced work at his trade as :i
journeyman, and with his savings he bouglit his
employer's business, and engaged in the manufac-
ture of wagons :ind plows. The plows he first
made were constructed with wooden mould boards.
'I'lie forests were searched to find trees that hud the
right shape for this portion of the |)low. Later he
manufactured carriages, wagons and steel |)l(jws,
and in this business he built up an extensive trade,
in which hi' was engaged until the time of his
dcMlh. which occuri-ed in Sei)tember, 1875. Foi-
many years there was no railroad built i,o Dan-
ville, and he procured his supplies from Cincinnati
l)y teams. After a few years Chicago became the
commercial center, and lie changed his place of
buying to that place, but still the only mode of
transportation was with horses or oxen. 'J'lie
maiden name of his wife and the mother of the
subject of this article, was Caroline Kitchener. She
was born in Bedfordshire, England, and died in
Danville in 1874. Herself and her brother Charles
were the only members of her family that came
to America. Charles settled near Worcester, Mass.,
and is now deceased. In the famil3' of William
Giddings were nine children, eight of whom are
living: Fannie is the wife of John J. Partlow, and
lives in Danville; Caroline is dead; Charles, George
and Albert live in Danville; Eliza married flarvey
Riggs, and is now residing in Spink County, Dak.;
Laura is the widow of Edwin Martin, and lives in
Danville.

John W. Giddings was educated in the schools
of his native city, and when but a boy commenced
work in his father's shop, and thoroughlj' learned
the art of carriage painting. He thus continued at
work until Jlay, 1 862, when he enlisted in Com-
pany A, 71st Illinois Infantry, for the period of
ninety d.iys. He was sick nearly all the time of
his service, and was discharged in October, 18(!2,
when he returned home, remaining ill for one year
after his return. He again entered the army, in
May, 1864, this time enlisting in the 135th Illinois
Infantry, serving until the following fall, when he

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was flisclmrged on account of the expiration of his
term of service. !•; 18G5, with his brother Cliarles,
and l)rother-in-hiw, O. S. Stewart, a partnership
business was formed under the firm name of Gid-
dings, Stewart & Co., tiie firm succeeding to liis
father's business. Tliis firm continued four or
five years in business, wlien he and his brotliei-
liouglit the interest of Mr. Stewart, and so con-
tinued until 1876, when ho purchased his brother's
interest also, and was tlius tlie sole proprietor. In
1879 he formed a partnership with James A. Pat-
terson, adding to the business.

On the 13th of January, 18G7, Mr. Giddings
married Samantha A. IMcKee, who was born in
Georgetown, this State. She was tlie daughter of
Elijah and Abigail (Starr) McKee. Mr. McKee
was born in Fleming County, Ky. Mr. McKee's
father, the grandfather of Mrs. Giddings, was born
in Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Kentuclvy at
an early day. lie resided there until 1838, when
lie came to Vermilion County, the trip Ijeing made
with teams. lie settled two miles east of Dan-
ville, and bouglit timber land and built a log house.
lie resided on the old farm until his deatli. The
father of Mrs. Giildings was eighteen years old
when he came to this county. He taiight school
several terms, and at the time of his marriage was
learning the trade of a wagon-maker. He fol-
lowed this occupation until 1860, when he was
elected to the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court,
a position he held eight years. His death occurred
March 5, 1869. Mrs. Giddings maternal grand-
father, Absalom Starr, removed from Ohio to this
State in 1821. The journey was made wilb ox
teams. I'liey remained awhile near Palestine, Ind.,
and while tliere the mother of Mrs. Giddings was
l)orn. They came to Danville in 1821, and Mr.
Starr is among the first settlers of Vermilion
County, his deed being the first one ever recorded
on the county books. The land is located two
miles west of Georgetown, and was originally heav-
ily timbered. He resided here on the old home-
stead until ins death. His wife survived him
many years, dying at the age of eighty-seven.

John W. Giddings has inherited, in a full meas-
ure, the characteristics of his father. He is an
energetic, capable and honorable business man, and

though his father came iiere a poor man, and at
the time of ids death was one of the wealthiest
men of Danville, there is no doulit but that tlie
junior (Jiddings would have followed in the fool-
steps of his worthy fatlier had he been placed in
his [Hjsition, Mr. Giddings has a beautiful resi-
dence, built in 1887, and located on Hazel street,
where he lives hap[>ily with his family. Mr. and
Mrs. Giddings worship at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and he is a member of the Odd Fellows.

■■^ If) R. CHANDLER. The life of
\/iJll '"'''" '" ^ "'orld containing so mu
'^'nS and sorrow, shines out like the

The life of a good

uch of sin

noonday

sun and redeems the earth from the gloom which
would otherwise envelop it. The early settlement
of the Great West developed man^- brave and cour-
ageous spirits who encountered untold diflicuUi-
ties in the struggle of life on the frontier, and wlio
in addition to bravely fighting the battles which
immediately beset them, also lent a heljting hand
to their fellow creatures, stimulating them to ex-
ertion at the time whicli tried men's souls and en-
abled them to breast the waves and reach a safe
harbor.

These thoughts are suggested in recalling the
history of Mr. Chandler, now of Bismark and who
has been a resident of this county most of the time for
the long period of sixty-one years, having come
here as early as 1828. It is hardly neccessary to
say that the soil of this region had then scarcely'
been pressed b^' the foot of a white man. Indians,
prairie wolves and other dangerous creatures were
plentiful, also deer and wild game of all kinds. It
was some years before rapid settlement commenced,
and he, who first ventured into these wilds practi-
cally took his life in his hands. The extraordi-
nary change which has passed over the face of the
of the country during the last half century has
been witnessed by our subject with that warm
interest and satisfaction which can only be felt b\-
the intelligent and thoughtful mind. Now over a
once uncultivated waste are seen beautiful farms

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and |)i'o.si)ei'oiis villages nml a vast iiopiilaliim oc-
cii|iyini; tlu-inseivi's witii agiii'ultiiial and various
oilier industries needed to serve so <i;reat a eountry.
In hrintring about tills condition of thintfs, Mr.
Chandler may be proi)erly classed among those
men who have contrilnited their full quota to the
present wealth and well-being of Illinois. [

A native of Harrison County. Ky., Mr. Chand-
ler was born Dec. .'), 1821, and is the son of Jehu and
I'ollv (Swinford) Chandler, the former a native of
Wilmington, Del., and the latter of Harrison
County. Ky. The parents of our subject came to
Illinois in 1828, locating first in Newell Township,
\'ermilion County, where they resided until 1854.
Then, laying .aside the more active duties of life,
they removed to Danville, and Jehu Chandler
rested from earthly labors in February, 18r>'.).
The mother that same year returned to Newell
Township, where her death took place hi April,
18G2. Their remains rest side l>y side in Walnut
Corner Cemetery, Newell Township.

The subject of this sketch was in the seventh
year of his .age when he came to Newell Towiishi|)
with his parents, and this with the exception of
ten years has since remained his home, lie fol-
lowed carpentering in Danville from 1864 to 1874,
then returned to Newell Townshiii and still con-
tinued to work as a carpenter until 1880. In 1882
he commenced buying and shipi>ing grain of all
kinds, paying the highest market price and realiz-
ing therefrom a handsome profit. In the meantime
he became prominent in local atTairs and was rec-
oo-nized .as one of the most liberal and public-
spirited citizens of his township. He served as
Assessor during the years 18i")9-60 and in 1800 was
elected Justice of the Peace, which i)ositioii he
held four years. Prior to this he was elected
School Director and Townshii) Trustee, and ever
maintained his warm interest in the cause of educa-
tion and all of those projects having for their ob-
ject the moral welfare of the people.

Mr. Chandler was again brought to the front in
1885, being elected Justice of the Peace, serving
his time acceptably, and was re-elected in 188U.
To the duties of this olKce he has brought that
sound judgment and temperance of action which
have "ained him the esteem and confideucc of all

with whom he has dealt. From 1885 to 1 889 he
olHciated as a Notary Public.

The niarri.ige of our subject with Miss Malinda
Cunningham was celebrated Nov. 21, 1844. This
lady wiis the daughter of William and M.ary Cunn-
ingham, both of whom were natives of Pennsylva-
nia. The latter soon after llicii' marriage removed
to Harrison County, Ky., and thence, in 1829, to
Newell Township, \'ermilion Co., HI., where they
S|)cnt the remainder of their d.ays. The mother
died in September, 1844. Mr. Cunningham sur-
vived his wife a number of years, passing avvaj- in
M.ay, 1852. Their remains were laid to rest in
what is known ,as Brierly Cemetery, in Newell
Township. Mrs. Chandler was reared principally
in Newell Township, and by her union with our
subject became the mother of the following children:
Mary J., Emma, Ann, Hosetta C., William J. and
Laura F., all of whom are living, but the mother
passed to her long home Sept. 5, 1803. She was
a lady of many excellent qualities and a consistent
member of the Christian Church, in the faith of
which she died. Her remains repose in Brierly Ceme-
tery. Mr.Chandler has been identified with the Chris-
tian Church forty-three years. In 1874 he took
up his residence in liisniark. which nas laid out in
1872. He keeps himself well posted in regard to
State and National affairs, and is a strong Repub-
lican in jiolitics. No man in the county stands
higher, and none are more deuerving of the esteem
and confidence of their fellow-men.

/^ HARLES W. WARNER, editor and pro-
ill prietor of the "IIooi)eston Daily and Weekly
^^^^ Chronicle" is conducting the onl}' daily
paper in the county outside of Danville. He is
making of it a newsy, local sheet, pleasing to the
people most concerned and in connection there-
with is building up a thriving job department. He
is a gentleman enterprising and intelligent, an easy
and forcibU' writer and evidently possessed oi the
proper idea in connection with running a local
paper. The interests of the [leoplc of this section

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are held ii|)|)ei-most and the Chronicle has beeome
one of its imlispeiisable institutions.

Tlic first three years of the life of our subject
were spent in Montgomery County, Ind., wliere lie
was born Jan. 24, 1857. In 18G0 his parents re-
moved to West Lebanon in the same State, where
they lived four years, then changed their residence
to liossville, in this county, and in this latter place
Charles W. completed his education by attendance
at the High School, lie subsequently taught school
two terms in Cliamjiaign County, near Homer.
Later he assumed the duties of Deputy County
Cleriv under .lolin W. Dale at Danville and from
there came to Hoopeston in February, 1879, and
became associated with the Chronicle, assisting in
liulh the editorial and mechanical departments of
the jiaper. With the exception of four niontlis
s|)eut as a Clerk in the State Legislature during
tlie session of the Tliirty-second General Assembly,
he remained in this capacity until July, 1882. lie
then leased the plant of the Chronicle, the "Daily"
then having been started only three months liefore.
Its continuation w.is consequently an uncertainty.

Mr. Warner, liowever, renewed his lease from
year to year at the same time enlarging the circu-
lation of the paper and introducing new facilities
for the prosecution of job work. In 1887 he pur-
chased the entire concern and tlie prospect is tiiat
tlie Chronicle and its appurtenances will continue
to prosper and grow strong. In addition to this
business, Mr. Warner is connected with tlie Illinois
Canning Company of which he has been Secretary
since its organization, in 1887. In the K. of P. he
stands high, being the first C'ominan<ler of his lodge.
He has had no political aspirations for liimself,
but labors vigorously in liehalf of the Republican
[larty and is occasionally sent as a delegate to the
various party conventions. His industry and good
judgment are made serviceable in many respects in
local affairs, both social and political. June 15,
1889, he was elected liy his Republican friends, pa-
trons of the Hoopeston post-office, to the .position
of Postmaster. He was immediately aiipointeclby
President Harrison and now holds that position.

The marriage of our suliject with Miss Lillian
M. Clark was celebrated at the bride's liome in
Hoopeston, Dec. 13, 1883. Mrs. Warner is a na-

tive of Wenona, this State and was born May 9,
18G4. She came to Hoopeston with her parents in
1 873. The latter were W. R. and Henrietta I>.
(Fitton) Clark, who continue residents of this
place. She is possessed of great skill as an artist
and decorator.

The parents of our suliject were Abner and
Mary (Cadwallader) Warner, the former of whom
was born in Ross County, Ohio, April 11, 1811.
He spent his boyhood and youth in the Buckeye
State and prior to his marriage removed to Indiana,
settling near Crawfordsville where he met Miss
Cadwallader and they were married March 9, 1851.
Mr. Warner was a farmer by occupation during
his early manhood, but after his removal to Ross-
ville engaged in mercantile business which he pros-
ecuted until 1876. He then retired from active
business and departed this life Jul}- 15, 1888.
lie was a plain and unassuming man and a member
of the Society of Friends.

The mother of our subject was born near Craw-
fordsville, Ind., and lived there with her parents
until her marriage. Her union with Mr. Warner
resulted in the birth of four children, only two of
whom are living — our subject, and Perry M., the
latter residing on a farm near Rossville, and the
mother makes her home with him. The paternal
grandfather of our subject was Isaac Warner, a na-
tive of Philadelphia. Early in life he emigrated to
Ohio where he became the owner of land and en-
gaged in agricultural pursuits. He married Miss
Mary Winder, who also died in Ohio.

aft^

LBERT G. OLMSTED is a worthy de-
41 scendant of Puritan ancestry, his fore-
fathers having been numbered among the
early settlers of New England. In a
later day and generation his grand [larents and
parents became pioneers of Vermilion County, and
here the most of his life has been passed. He has
not only been a witness of the marvelous growth of
this section of the county in the fifty years that he
has lived here as boy and man. but it has been his
good fortune to aid in its upbuilding. For many

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769

3'ears he has been intimately connected nitli the
material iirosperily of C'atliii Township as a progres-
sive anil skillful airricultiirist, and as one of its most
inlluentiul pulilic otlicers. He owns a farm on
section 23. that in all its ap|)ointments and improve-
ments is equal to any [other in this locality, and
here he and his wife have an attractive home, to
which they welcome many friends, as they have a
warm place in the hearts of the entire commun-

'ly-

Stanley Olmsted, the father of onr subject, was
born in the city of Hartford, Conn., to George
Olmsted, Sr.. and his wife, Hannah (Kolicrts) Olm-
sted, natives of New England. They came to
Vermilion County from Ohio in 1839, and he died
here two years later. His wife did not long snrvive
him. dying in September, 1.S13. Their son. Stanley,
married Alinira (ireen, a native of A'ermont. .-uid
they began the journey of life togethei' in James-
town, ChautaiKjua Co., N. Y„ where he was
busily engaged for several years in constructing a
farm from the primeval forests of that section of
the c(MUitry. He subsequently removeil hum there
with his fatnily to JMarietta, W.ashington Co., Ohio,
but after living there five years, he came with
them, in 183'.l, to Vermilion Count}-, making the
journey down the Ohio River, up the Wabash
River to Periysville, and thence going to what is
now known as Piatestown, and settling in that
vicinity among the pioneers that had preceded them
to this] then wild, sparsely settled country. The
father operated a sawmill known as Olmsted .Mill,
and besides manufacturing lumber, engaged in
building tiatboals, that being the only mill where
such boats were built, and the most of those that
were made in this section of the country were
built there, lie was a member of the Masonic fra-
ternity and quite a prominent man in his connnun-
ity, and his death, in 1818, w-as considered a loss
to the township. His widow was re-married about
ten years afterwards, becoming the wife of Thomas
W. Douglas, and is still living in Catlin Township
at an advanced age. She holds to the Presbyter-
i.in faith, and is a sincere Christian.

Of the ten children that blessed the union of I
Stanley Orasted and wife, our subject wiis the sec-
ond in order of birth. He was born in the vicinit\ i

of Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Oct. II,
1831. He was a lad of about eight years when he
accompanied his parents and grandparents to this
count}', and tlie remaining years of his bovhood
.and his youth were passed in Danville and Catlin
townships. His education w.as obtained in the old
log school-house of those earl}' d.ays. He early be-
gan life for himself, as he was but .seventeen years
of .age when his father died, and the ni.-iin charge
of the family devolved upon him. he renting land
and working at f:irniing to su|)port those dejiend-
ent upon him. When he was twenty-four years
old he married ami renti'd a farm in Catlin Town-
ship the ensuing seven years, the [jjace belonging
to Harry Sandusky. After that he bought a small
place in Catlin Nillage, and continued renting land
for three years. The second year after the pur-
chase of the County Farm in 18ti7, he was ap-
pointed Superintendent of it, and he was found to
be the right man in the right- place, faithfully and
conscienciously discharging the duties of thatoner-
ous position, by his skillful farming improving the
land, and treating the poor people under his charge
with tiriuness.aud kindness. He retained that ollice
eight years, and then tendered his resignation, .as
he decided to investsomeof his money in land anil
go to farming on his own aeconnt. Soon after he
took possession of the land he now owns and op-
erates, it having been the homestead of the parents
of Mrs. Omsted, of which she inherited a portion.
The lialance was liurehaspd by .Mr. Omsted. His
present farm consists-of 18U acres of land, exceed-
ingly rich .ind productive, and he has been con-
stantly making improvements till the place is
considered ;one of the best in the ncighlxirhood.
He has erected a good set of farm buildings and a
pleasant residence, finel\' located somewhat back
from the highway.

This homestead formerly belonged to Mis. Olm-
sted's parents, Thomas N. and Mary Brown ( .San-
diKsky) Wright, early pioneers of Vermilion Ccmnly,
and here she was born and bred, and on this s|)ot,
under an apjile tree in the yard, her marri.age with
our subject was solemnized July 22, 18.5.'), and here
her life has thus far been spent happily and .se-
renely. She has never been very far from this
home of her birth, and has never ridden in the

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cars, or even beyond tlie limits of the county. Mrs.
Olmsted is a notable houselieeper, and is well
versed in the art of making those about her com-
fortable, and everyone who crosses her threshhold
is sure of a cheerful welcome. Her parents were
born in Bourbon County, Ky., and when the father
was nineteen years old and the mother twenty,
they came to Vermilion County, and were united
in marriage six weeks later, in tlie year 1831, near
Indianola. and immediately settled on tlie farm
now owued by Mr. Olmsted. Mr. Wriglit built a
log cabin, and in that humlile abode they began
their wedde<l life. May 31, 1851, Mrs. Wright
died, leaving five children, of whom Elizabeth
Ann, Mrs. Olmsted, was the eldest. The father
was afterwards married to Nancy Dougherty, and
he died Nov. 18, 1872, on the homestead that he
had eliminated from the wild prairies. Mrs. Olm-
sted was born Sept. 22, 1832. In this home of her
girlhood and womanhood five children have blessed
her wedded life with our subject, namely: Mary
B., the wife of John H. Palmer; Charles, who mar-
ried Agnes Enimett, who died Nov. 17, 1887;

William C, who married Miss Eva Beck; George
E.; and Albert C.

Mr. Olmsted has been a valuable citizen of this
section of Vermilion County since attaining man-
hood, as he is a man of good personal habits, is just
and honest in his dealings, wise and safe in coun-
sel, and has alwa_ys exerted his influence to advance
the interests of his communit}' morally, socially
and educationally. He has taken an active part
in the public life of this township, has held the
office of Supervisor two terms, and for eleven years
was School Trustee. He is a valued member of
Catlin Lodge No. 285, A. F. & A. M. He has
been Master of the lodge. In politics he sides
with the Democrats, and is a strong supporter of
party piineii)les. Both he and his wife are faith-
ful members of the Presbyterian Church, and the
acts of their daily lives show them to be consistent
Christians.

A fine lithographic view of the handsome home
and surroundings of Mr. Olmsted is shown else-
where in this volume.

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S;^ OMK of the fairest, most pro-
ductive counties of the great
Prairie State lie upon its East-
ern border, and among tlie
chiefest of tliese is \'ermilion
County. Although settlers
came in here at an early day,
yet the commencement of its
rapid growth was not until many
years later. It was the railroad that
did so much toward the encourage-
ment of sturdj' tillers of the soil to
come to the fair and fertile prairies.
Since then the countj' has enjoyed a
steady growth, until to day it stands
among the foremost counties of the
<neat Northwest. In the growth
and development of her vast resources, in her agri-
culture and stock-raising, in all departments of la-
bor in which I)usy man is engaged; in lierclnirclics
and schools, in civilization and culture, Nerniilion
County has taken a front rank. Well m.^y her peo-
ple be proml of their product; well may her pio-
neers turn with pride to their achievements. With-
in a half century a wilderness has been subdued and
converted into beautiful farms and thriving, popu-
lous cities, and a community estal)lished connnnml-
ing the admir.ation of the country.

The Wabash Kailway.

^IIIS was the ))ioneer road of Vermilion County
and consequently contributed most to the de-
velopment in the early days of Danville,
and the extensive coal and agricultural interests of
the count3', and still continues to do so. Its main
line from tiuincj' and St. Louis, to Toledo and De-
troit, traverses this county from East to AA'est. At
Danville connection is made with all the main
i-oads. Centering there, it has aliout fifty miles of
road including side tracks in the county. And at
Tilton are located commodious round houses for the
accommodation of this division. Its present trallic
facilities, are not surpassed by any road in the
West, with its ext(nisive Eastern, Xortiiern, West-
ern and Southern connections, its customers have
all the benefits of the great marts of trade and com-
merce in this country. The Wabash is now one of
! the most extensive railway systems of the country,
and owing to its splendid facilities and connections
with the seaboard tratKc, and the principal Southern
and Western cities, is destined lo do more toward
the development of the .'igrieultural and material
resources of the Mississippi valley, than an\ other
road, with its continuous line from Detroit and
Toledo to St. Louis, where it crosses the Mississippi
on tlie most magniliceiit steel bridge in the world.
From there its lines traverse northwestward throno-h

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PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM.

jNIissouri and Iowa, to Kansas City, Onialia, and Des
iMoines; it has borne no unimportant part in tbe de-
velopment of those three great commercial empori-
um?. At Kansas City and Omalia it receives its
full share of the vast commerce of Kansas, Nebraska,
and the Northwest. At Des Moines it taps the
great agricultural heart of Iowa. Now having
spolien of its Eastern and Western lines, we call the
attention of our readers to its two lines which en-
ter Chicago, the great metropolis of the Northwest.
All the lines of tiiis road, int'luding the Chicago
branch, have steel rail track, well ballasted road-
beds, and together constitute one of the greatest
railroad systems of the West. It is certainly one of
most enterprising roads in the country, and the
finest passenger coaches on the continent, are run
on its lines, and ever}- effort i)ut f<jrth for the com-
fort and safely of its patrons. The number of
miles now operated, are Hues east of the Mississii)pi
1,310, lines west of the Mississippi CIO. Orand
total for all lines of 1,950. Its terminal facilities
are unsurpassed both for freight and passenger
traffic, and its increasing and grc)ning popularit3'
srieaks well for its aide nianai>cment.

Oliio, IiDliaim and Western.

ir^^^IIIS line has, including side tracks, about
'^^^ twenty-eight miles of road in Vermilion
County, and traverses the county due east
and west from Danville. At the latter place con-
nections are made with the roads centering there.
Danville is the most important station. Fithian
and Oakwof)d are also situated on this line.

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Cliieago and Eastern Illinois.

(Jr^-^mS road has more miles of track than any
other line in the county, and extends
through the county on the east side from
north to south. This is the great coal road of the
count>' and has exercised a superlative inlluence
in the development of that industry in Eastern
Illinois.

The most important station is Danville, where
connection is had with several roads centering-
there. There are many important stations on this

line in Vermilion County. At Ridge Farm, in the
extreme south, it crosses the line of the Toledo,
Cincinnati & St. Louis Railroad. Georgetown is
also an important station for the shipment of agri-
cultural products. Further north at Grape Creek
the immense coal fields are tapjied. At Alviu it
intersects a branch of the Illinois Central, passing
on through Rossvilleto Iloopeston, where it crosses
the line of the Lake Erie & Western.

Cairo, Vincennes & Chicago
Is being operated by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad and is mentioned in the reference made
in reaard to that road.

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Tlie Danville, Olney and Oliio Kiver Itoad,

S likewise operated by the management of the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Com-
/|l pany. The important stations on this line in
the south part of the county are Sidell, Indianola,
and Sandusky.

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Illinois Central Railroad.

HE Lero3' ik West Libexi^', Branch of the
Central traverses through Ross and Middle
Fork townships from east to west. At Alviu
it crosses the line of the Chicago & Ivastern Illinois.
That point is also the most important station in
this county. Ileniing, Potomac an<l Armstiong
are other stations on the line in this county.
~»rS<^«»— —

Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Lonis Kailroad.

AS al)out eleven miles of road in the extreme
1) southeast corner of the county, tlic import-
ant station lieing Ridge Farm.

kOi

Lake Krie and Western.

• HIS road traverses the extreme northern part
of the county from east to west and has
'^f' contributed in a large measure to the build-
ing up of the thriving town of Iloopeston, the
second town in the county'. At that point it
crosses the line of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Railroad.

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>-5fe ?--

Abbott, Franklin E 288

Adams, Ellis 200

Adams, John 23

Adams, John Q 39

Albritiht, Alanson N 761

Albright, Samuel 314

Alexander, F. M 467

Allen, (leor^e 27b

Allen, Hon. Charles A 741

Allen, Wm. I 700

Allhands. F- M 692

Amis, James T 407

Amis, Mrs- Nancy 407

AnI'.rum, Asa 496

Ankriim, A. 1 453

Ankrum, George W -,30

A r buckle, A. I" 451

Arniantrout, Hiram 195

Armstrong, Thomas.... 721

Arthur Chester A 99

Babb, Ira 43°

Baker, C- A 654

Baldwin, F. 214

Baldwin, J. R 208

Ball. S.O 644

Bandy, John W 198

Bandy, William 247

Banta,J.H 509

Banta, William F 490

Bantz, Ezra J 4=9

Barnett,Geo 748

Barnett, R. E... 748

Barnett, F. V 639

Barnett, James 603

Bass, Henry 596

Baum, C. C 505

Baum, Charles M 199

Baum, Charles W... 456

Baum, Frank A 518

Baum. G. T 504

Baum. Oliver P 683

Baum.S. W 668

Bennett, Henry J 458

Bennett. D. C 663

Beveridge, John L 171

Bissell, William H 151

Blair, Samuel 595

Blakeney, T. W 495

Blake ney, John : ..489

Boardman, \'. K 217

Boggess, J. W., M. D 221

Bolden.John F. 489

Bond, Shadrach iti

Boyce, Henry (j 2,10

Brady, John 394

Brady, Thomas 676

Bran ham, A 1:28

Brewer, J. W . 413

Brooks, John . ... 557

Brown, William 519

Buchanan, James 75

Buchanan, W. W 300

Buhl, Charles 197

Burroughs, Major WiUon ...387

Busby. I.N 575

Bushnell, H. L 198

BiMler, W. T 226

Cadle. Philip 275

Campbell, D 270

Campbell, J. J 693

Canaday, G. W 517

Canada y, Henry F .487

Canaday, William, Sr 347

Cannon, Hon. J. G 225

Caraway, C. T 680

Carl in, Thomas. 135

Carter. Frank 751

Cassell, Eliza S 476

Cast, Wilbur 589

Cast, William 227

Gather wood, A. T 219

Caiherwood, J. S 720

Cauble, William B...' 281

Cessna, John 313

Cessna, Wm 372

Chace, Henry L 246

Chandler, Wm 746

Chandler, W. R 764

Christman, J. S 235

Churcli, Charles 732

Clark, John G 466

Clark sou, George 242

Cleveland, G rover S 103

Clifton, James 3O7

Clingan, J. S 475

Clipson, Wm 290

Cloyd. .1. P., M. 1) 478

Coake, Rev. Oavid 731

Coffman,S. A., M. D j68

Cole, John j2i

Coles, Edvvard 115

Collier. A levandcr 5^2

CoUms, John 560

Cook. Amos 516

Cook, J.F 474

Cook, James P 528

Cook, Joseph B 4.14

Cook, Samuel 236

Cooper, Charles 479

Cooper, Mrs. I.ucinda .665

Cooper, John E 695

Copeland, Wm 259

Cotton. Henry 484

Cox, Thomas 324

Crane, John S „ .. .349

Crane, O. H ; 196

Cranson, John B 239

Crimmins, John M 712

Cullom, Shelby M 175

Cunningham, W. O 249

Current; H. B 669

Current. Isaac 256

Current. J. M .657

Current, W. W 184

FJalbey, Aaron 752

Dalbey, Samuel 447

Daniel, O. M '. 362

Darnall. A. J 522

Uavis, Henry.. 229

Davis, H. V 393

Davis, James 337

Davis, Jesse 877

Davis, Jonah M 674

Davis, Judge O. L 382

Davis, William 301

Dazey, Jacob 271

Dickcn, David S 548

Dickinson, William 212

Dickson. David 593

Dickson, Silas 537

Dickson, S. S 455

Dillon, Jonathan 737

Dillon, Geo 755

Dixon, Alfred M 341

Dodson, Geo. W 255

Donovan, S. P 576

Dougherty, B. V 68g

Douglass, D. B -s's

Douglass, J. M 238

Downing, C". 1 569

Downs, W. H 686

Dunavan,A 567

Duncan, Joseph 131

Eaton. .-Vdam 667

Edens, Dr. Geo 2^6

Edwards, Ninian 119

Elder, A. W 629

Elliott. Clayton B 538

Elliott, H. C 549

Elliott, John M 623

Elliott, Robert 708

Elliott Wesley 583

Engelmann, John N 759

Evans Geo. M 27a

Evans, Hon. David D 732

Ewing, William L. D 127

Fagncr. Christian 652

Faurot, Ira 250

Fifer, Joseph 183

Fillmore. Millard , 07

Finley.M.T 738

F'inley, Watts 441

Fisher, J no. W 650

Fisher, Michael 628

Fisk. J. W 550

Fisk, R. W 578

Fithian, E. C. B 666

Fithian, Wm., M. D 739

Flcminir, W 701

Kletcher, Henry 558

Fletcher. J no 521

INDEX.

Folger, John 745

F'olger, Uriah 581

I'orbes, C. \V 662

Ford. Thomas 13Q

Krazicr, Samuel 704

IVeeman, A. C 7:14

Preeman, H. L 282

French, Augustus C- 143

French, Ersom 7^5

FiiUz, Jacob 5^6

Oaines, Francis 539

(Jardner, Wm. H 699

'.iarfield, James A 95

-.i aria ugh, H 661

Geddes. J. M 2'3

Giddings, Albert 344

Giddings.Jno. W 763

Goings, I. V 402

(ioodwine, J. W 207

Gossett, M. H 431^

Grant. U. S 87

Graves, Levi H 55°

Gray, C. F 635

Gray, William 624

Green, Ffiiigham C 694

Gritten, Laben 231

Grundy, A 559

(_;urley, Daniel 464

Guthrie, Andrew C04

Guthrie, Ihomas 44 ;

Hacker, F. M 61S

Hagley, 1'. K. 401

Hamilton. J no. M 179

Harper, A 588

Harrison, Kcnj. F 107

Harrison, William Henry .... 51

Hawkins, William 357

Haworth, Beriah 726

Haworth, Thos 468

Haworth, W. B 510

Hayes, R. B 91

Hays, James 359

Hay ward, Martin 520

Healy, James J 497

Heileman, Geo 542

Henton,C. D 380

Herron, William G 285

Hester, Casslus M 480

Hester, William 536

Hewes, T F 713

Hildreth. John B 651

Hillman, Charles 37^

Hinshaw, Dr. D. C 560

Hoagland, Geo 303

Holloway. 2. C 232

Hole. Dr. John .743

IIolton,Henry C. 31 .D 530

Honeywell, A 713

H 00 pes, Thomas 506

Hopper, Lewis 329

Howard, GuyC 262

Huffman, Geo. D 754

Hull, C- F 531

Hull. J- F.. M. D 729

Humphreys. Thomas B 454

Hunirichons John 49S

Jack, Reuben 363

J ackson , Amos 348

Jackson, Andrew 43

Jackson, Jno.L 238

Jackson, J. L ...684

Jeflerson, Thomas 27

Johnson, Andrew 83

Johnston, David 625

Jones, A 717

Jones, E. P .210

Jones, F 27»

Jones, Geo. Wheeler, M. D..292

Jones, Ira G 5°^

Judy. William 33=

J urgensmeyer, William . 358

Kelly William 414

Kent, W. W 679

Keplinger Thomas, •■340

Kimbrough, A. H., M. D....2i<8

Kilbourn, Jonathan 744

Kingsley,V.C. T.. M.D 338

Kinsey, Jno' R 598

Knox, R. M 445

Langley, Casper J 697

Larrance, Jonathan ■734

Larrance, M. L 499

Layton. D 685

Leach, Benj - F 538

Lee, I'homas 211

Leeka, Dr. Jesse 333

Leemon, Jno 297

Lemon, TheodoreM. D 715

Lewis, Allen 740

Ligget, Jesse 442

Lincoln, Abraham 79

Lloyd, Henry 304

Lone, Anthony 6s6

Lytle, J. R., M. D 433

Madison, James 31

Makemson, Hiram 718

Makemson, John 583

Mann, A 671

Mann, W. J 462

Manning. L. V 486

Matkin, T 580

Matteson, Joel A T47

McBroom, William 216

McCabe, John M 265

McCaughey, T.C.,M. D... 391

McCaul. Michael 287

/McDowell, Archibald 477

McDowell. J. I .'..448

McDowell. Mrs. E. C 434

IvIcGee, John F .331

McKee.T. D 201

McMellan, James 566

McVey, John 220

McMillin, William ..736

Mcndenh all, John 648

Mcndenhall. Silas 610

Miller, Geo. W 403

Miller, J. W 526

Miller, William ---^79

Mills, Henry 571

Mills, Milton .62

Mills. William H 552

Mitchell, James N 570

Monroe, James 35

Moreland, Mrs. C- T 673

Moreland, Thomas R 6/3

Morgan, S. Ross 559

Morgan, 'J'. M 750

Moses, J. S 5S5

Moss, Joseph 703

Newell. Henry D 5S6

Newkirk. Jno. R 614

Newlin. Jno. W 616

Norris, N. J-, M D 561

Neville, Geo. N 423

Oakes, Daniel 628

Oak wood, H.J 420

Oakwood, Hon. J. H 637

Oak wood, Michael 266

Odle, Miles -361

Oglesby, Richard J 163

Olehy. F. M 418

Olehy, William I 584

Olmsted, A. G. 766

O'Neal, Perry 435

Orr. James W 719

Owen, Alexander D. 606

Padgitt, John L 596

Palmer, John M ,167

Park, Timothy. 339

Parrish, John H 261

Partlow, Asa 351

Part low, John J 280

Pasteur, F. J 572

Pate, B.C 381

Patterson, Golden 568

Patterson, Mrs. Mary 742

Patterson, William 744

Patton, Merrick 730

Pearson, Gustavus C 410

Peirce, Hon. Wm- P 245

Peterson, Philip V 268

Pierce, Franklin 71

Pratt, Thomas 726

Price, W. H 317

Poeitken, Rev. F. A 600

Polk, James K , 59

Pollard, John 665

Pugh. Granville 540

Pugh, Martin 525

Puzey, H jto

Rees, V\'ilii.ini 604

Reid, D. I! 6;,4

Reid,L. A 58^

Reynolds, John 123

Reynolds, Moses 565

Reynolds, Theodore - .672

Reynolds, Thomas 655

Rice, Daniel .710

Rice, J. J 682

Rice, T. R 645

Richardson, F. A- 700

Richardson, Joseph 709

Richardson, Margret 709

Kickart, W. V 417

Riggs, Luther A 653

Robertson, J, J 599

Robertson, Zachariah 719

Robinson, H M 702

Rodrick. William H 675

Ross, John E 6g6

Ross, Mrs. Susan E 696

Rouse, Dennis H 725

Rowand. John F 633

Salladay, Jno, C , . .369

Sanders, George F 615

Sandusky, Guy 364

Sandusky, A 473

Sandusky, James 493

Sandusky, J. S 747

Sandusky, WilHam .500

Sandusky, W.T 37S

Sconce, Mrs. Emma 191

Sconce, James S ... igi

Sconce. William H 698

Shaw, S. S 707

Sidell. J. J 251

Sinkborn, A. J 323

INDKX.

Slaughter, R. S 651

Smith, r)avid R ... .741

Smith, K. P 620

Smith, Geo. W 328

Smith, George W 728

Smith, J no. E . . .218

Smith, R. B 670

Smith, William 461

Snow, Abner 74q

Snowden, B. F 3og

Snyder, E 615

South worth. J.J 258

S perry, O 286

Spry, G. M 399

Stadler, Adam 664

Siallings. J 718

Stark, Samuel 373

Stearns. Alvin 422

Stearns, Calvin 452

Stevens, [as. H 579

Stevens, Samuel T 535

Stevens, W. T 609

Stine, James M 409

Stufllebeam, G. P 693

Sullivan, Geo. M fo?

Swaim, Dr. 1*. H . . 620

Talbott, II. K. I* 463

Taylor, Buford, M. U 619

Taylor, Thomas A' 412

Taylor, Zachary . 63

Thomas, John ^79

'i'ho'mpson, James 613

Thompson, John K 289

Thompson, J. R 299

TiUotson, Buell 75S

Tillotson, Luther. 31B

Tikon. Fred 483

Tilton, G. W 762

Thompson, Samuel 743

Trimble. M ._. 627

Trisler, John 545

Truax. Capt. Josepli 278

Turner, Dr. Jno. W 327

Tyler, John . 5S

Van Allen. Jno. li 342

Van Allen, William P ;^89

Van Buren, Martin .. 47

Van Duyn, John 658

V'anneman, Wm- A 646

Vanvickle, Enoch 334

Viliars, G. M... 398

Vinson, Levin 392

Voorhes, Albert 388

Warner C, W 765

Washington, George 19

Webster. Miss Sarah 727

Wlierry, Joseph 712

White, A. 1 343

White. James E 3S3

Wliiic, William 353

Whitton, Chas E 260

Wilkins, Judge J. W 608

Williams, Nathan 585

Williams, 'Ihomas 408

Williams, Truman 352

Williams, William 354

Winter, Carl C 310

Winters, W.V 643

Withcrspoon, W. P 580

Wood. John 155

Worthington, R. R b^o

\V right. Charles A 731

Wright, Hugh 291

Vates, Richard 159

Verkes, Hiram 307

Young, Charles S --SSS

Zeigler, Benjamin 374

Adams, John 22

Adams, John Q 38

Amis, James T 406

Arbuckle, A. T 450

Arthur, Chester A 90

Bantz. Ezra J 427

Bantz, Mrs. E. J. 426

Beveridge, John 1 170

Bissell. Wm. H 150

Bond, Shadrach no

Burroughs. Maj. W 386

Busby, Isaac N 574

Buchanan, James 74

Can ady, William 346

Cannon, Hon. J. G 224

Carlin, Thos 134

Cauble, Willis B.. M .D 281

Cleveland, Grover S 102

Clifton. James 366

Coles, Edward "4

Cullom, Shelby M 174

Davis, O. L 382

Dickson. David 592

Dougherty, Benjamin F 68S

Douglas, Dorman B- 513

Douglas, Mrs. D. B .,..^12

Duncan, Joseph 130

Edwards, Ninian i tS

E wing, William L. D 126

Ford. Thos 138

French, Augustus C 142

Fifer, Joseph W 1S2

Fillmore, Millard 66

Garfield, James A 98

Grant. Ulysses S 86

Hamilton, John M 178

Harrison, William li 50

Harrison, Benjamin 106

Hayes, Rutherford B 90

Hrrron,W.G -^84

Jackson. Andrew 42

Jefferson, Thos 26

Johnson, -Andrew 82

Lincoln, Abraham 78

McCabe. John M- 264

Madison, James 30

Matteson, Joel A 146

Monroe. James 34

Ogelsby, Richard J 162

Palmer, John M 166

Peirce,Hon. W. P -244

Pierce, Franklin 70

Polk, James H 58

Reynolds, John 122

Ro wand, John F. 6^0

Sandusky, Abraham 470

Sandusky, Mrs. A 471

Sandusky, James ^92

Sconce, James S 190

Stevens, Samuel T. 534

Taylor Zachary 62

Thompson, James 612

Turner, John W 326

Tyler, John 54

Van Buren, Martin 46

Washington, George 18

Wood, John 154

Yates, Richard 158

Yerkes, Hiram 306

Young, Charles S 554

Ball, Selim, O 642

Burnett, James G02

Cadle, Philip 274

Caraway, Charles T ...502

Cassell, Eliza S 336

Collins. J 564

Christman, Joseph S 234

Current J - M 502

Elliott, J. M 622

Engelmann, J. N 758

Fin ley, Watts 438-439

Fisher, Michael, 376

Fultz, Jacob 544

Goodwine. John W 204-205

Gray, William 622

Guthrie, Andrew 602

Ilawkir.s, William 356

J urgensmeyer, W 356

Kelly, William 336

Kent, W W 678

Kinsey.JohnR , 254

Lecmon, John 294-295

Mann, William J 460

Miller, J. W 524

Olehy, F. M 416

Olmsted. Albert 254

Owe n.A.D 502

Pate, Bird C 336

Pollard. John 376

Price, Wm. H 316

Pugh, Martin , 524

Reynolds, Moses 564

Rickhart, W. V 416

Sconce, W. H 376

Smith, William 460

Stearns, Alvin 254

Tilton, Fred 482

Thomas, John 678

Trisler, John... 544

Viliars, G. M 758

Winters. Wm. V 643

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