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GENEALOSY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00878 6110
THE
BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF
HENRY COUNTY,
ILLINOIS.
ILLUSTRATED.
.. A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote generations."-MACAULAY.
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1901.
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INDEX.
PAGE
Allerton. Samuel W. . 602
Calkins, John C. 521
Finch, John T. 413
Allison, William O.
542
Callaway, Samuel H. 98
Fischer, John
2.4.3
Anderson, A. J.
26
Carlson, Charles A. 79
Fischer, Oswald
58
Anderson, David.
485
Carlson, John C. 619
Fisher, Hendrick V.
69g
Anderson, Eric
697
Carse, John. 451.
Fitch, Elmer E. 470
359
Anderson, Joseph H
626:
Charles, William S.
600
Fleming, Jacob J.
432
Anderson, L. D.
588
Charlet, August
27
Forgy. William
6.4-4
Anderson, V. L.
466
Chase, Charles F. 220
Fors, John A.
207
Andrews, Wallace W. 65
Armstrong, Hugh 701
Chisnall. Jolin
30
Freeman, Pliny 158
Arnold, George R. W.
339
Clementz. Xaver 674
Arnquist, Andrew 559
Clough, V. W. 226
571
Fuiper. John H. 366
Funk. George. 661
Bachus, T. I. 125
Cosner, William H. 46
Baker, Eugene G. 477
Barber, Charles
4.47
Barge, David B.
42r
Barker, Starks N. 716
Barnhart, Jacob 263
Becker, Nicholas 225
Bennison, Samuel
214
Bennison, Thomas.
28
DeWitt. Henry 66
Goembel, Henry I9
Goembel, Samuel 319
Goembel, W. Sidney 35
Goodrich, William R.
3,34
Blair, James
314
Blish, James K.
22
Blish, M. B.
410
Dunlap, Adam . 307
Boltenstern. Theodore
180
Durmann, William 108
Boomer, Henry
Bothwell, Leonard R.
120
Brady, John P.
342
Brady, Thomas 347
Brodd, John A ..
1,37
Brown, Mattie E.
632
Brown, Oliver W.
287
Eklund, Henry 202
Emery, Michael N. 54
Erickson. Erick 361
Erson, Mats 208
Evans, Willis F. 397
1.yer. Henry 56
Farnam, John S 667
Ferguson. George W. 38:
Fesler, George
476
Henderson, John
500
>
1
Anderson, Nels F.
722
Charlet. Julins 396
Chesley. Theron H. 30.4
Frank, Jacob 258
Arnett. George 703
Clay, William L. 532
Frels. George T. 335
Gilbert, Dr. Elon B. 223
Gilbert, N. C. 332
Gilbraith, James 60
Gierhart, Christian 682
Gillespie. William C. 554
Glenn. William N. 196
Benson, Lars 190
Dickinson, Dr. J. D. 464
Donaldson. William 32,3
Dow, 1 .. 650
Dunbar, Washington 322
Dunham. Mrs. Julia E 390
Granquist, Nels 591
Graves, Emery C. 245
Griffin, Henry G. 80
Gintschlag, Carl
721
Hadsall, James S. 3.80
Hallin, Andrew 257
Hamilton, James S. 303
HIanson, Erick.
311
Hannon. Thomas T. 376
Hatch, John M. 232
Ilaxby, William
Hay, Robert 475
Hayes, Cornelius 247
Tlayes, Eugenie K 422
Hedbloom, Fri. 194
HIeller, Louis 570
Heller, Simeon
320
Calkins, Mrs. Hulda 578
Eaton, Dr. Matilda 115
Edwards, Frank H. 643
Edwards, Herbert R. 520
Buck, Edmund. 507
Buck, George W. 205
Burns, J. Sanford. 500
Burrows, S. Henry. 122
Burston, Joseph. 687
Butler, Arthur C. 417
Calhoun, Hugh .1 458
Cox, Joseph F. 563
Davis, John MI. 309
Dewey. John C.
454
Biebinger, Jesse E. 659
Blair, Albert W. 20g
Cowden, Thomas C. 5.56
Cromien, James, 510
Cronan, John 365
Fronk, Levi 312
Ayres, Buenos 668
Cole. Festus C.
Combs, Horace J.
356
Fleet, Isaac M.
Anderson, John O.
170
Cavanaugh. James 363
Foley, Rev. M. F.
206
Fragd, Andrew P. 16.4
Gamble. J. R. 17
Gould, Nathaniel B. 15
555
Durrman, Frank W. 163
Dyal, Amos A. 152
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PAGE
INDEX.
POE
PAGE
PAGE
Husdoun. Prier
10
Lian. Taylor 517
Parker Tines . 717
Lippyrott, John II. 200
Payne. Richard 120
llinwont, Reginald II.
174
latil Charles E. 411
Peterson, Albert 157
Helnoann, Dr. Withant D.
358
Loom Orin H. 401
Peterson, Andrew
108
Peterson. E. N. 325
Hough, Frank I.
538
Lowly Brothers
270
Peterson, Olof 480
Houghton, Henry |
636
Loy. D. O. 637
Peterson, Olof L. 404
Houghton, Lucy E 60I
Hudson, Thomas
6.40
Huffman, George
585
McCarthy, Daniel 337
Pierce. Thomas P. 435
Pierson, James C. . 543
Ilull, John L. 102
Hunt, John M. 193
Hunt, Lewis 656
Hurd. Caroline W.
2014
Hurlbutt. Frederick .1. 686
Hyer, Peter
367
Jacobson, Jacob 708
Jaquet. John 575
Jennings, John L. 620
Johnson, Andrew P. 173
Johnson, Charles A.
Johnson, Frank J. 78
Johnson, George II.
723
Join-on. Henry
19.4
Mascall, James 109
Resser, Moses W.
30
Johnson, J. William 295
bom-on. Paul L. 612
Matteson. L. F.
34
Riley. James . 533
Mavity, John M.
124
Ringel. Henry J. 70
Ringle. William 92
Rink. Joseph H. 310
Rishel, Sherman L. 128
Roberts, William 467
Keleder. Daniel L. 139
Kellogg. Charles A. 346
Kelsey. Ira E. 566
Murchison. Capt. Alex. 22.1
Roos. Charles 5.29
Roos. Martin
282
Kiene, William
539
Kincaid. George W.
So
Kirchner, Carl 345
Kirkland, Dr. J. A. 81
Kirkpatrick. William L. 237
Knowles, William H. 138
Kranse. Herman 549
Lager, O. W. 648
I amb. William 712
Landwehr, William 617
Lars n. Andrew J 1.45
Larson, Carl J.
100
Larson, Francis W.
75
Nowers, Thomas 610
Selman, John. 459
Lar- m. John A.
116
Lavery. Daniel
44
Lembke. William
76
O'Day, Patrick 372
Lester. Sivilian
221
Odeman, John E. 625
Shearer, Lewis 688
Lewin. John
50
Oliver, William 200
Olson, Olof 548
Shellhammer. D. D. 262
Lewis. John
240
Olson. Swan T. 540
Shetler. John W' 631
Lewi . Perry T.
654
Ostran. P. F. 155
Shinn, Mrs. Paulina H. 522
Lewi . William J.
707
Ott. Casper 662
Shult. Hons . IO.1
1 nogens. Jacob
562 201
293
Paine, Judson P. 498
Smiley, Dr. J. C. 38
Smith, Andrew
718
131
Pappendick, William
565
Smith, George J.
251
Purviance. David L.
362
Quinn, Henry
71
Machesney, James
534
Mackey, Amos A. 572
Maloney, Daniel 648
Martin, David M. 384
Martin, Mrs. Elizabeth 416
Martin. Hugh 426
Martin, John S.
676
Reherd, Jacob K 353
Mascall. Daniel S.
197
Remington. Wilham A. 23G
Jomtrion. Joseph 400
Faberon. Thomas H. 180
Melvin, Frank S. 4,30
Merriman, William
47
Milar, R. W. 560
Miller. F. A. 448
Morton. George A. 300
Robertson, Thomas M1.
148
Munson, Albert S. 519
Ronstrum. Nels M.
340
Kemerling. Elbert P. 403
512
Murphy. John H. 201
Rowe, George W 343
Rugh. Charles H. 56:
Rule, John H. 36c
Runquist. Nels 407
Russell. Samuel
327
Rytman, Rev. J. M.
2.19
Nash. M. Maury 212
Nelson, Nels M. 182
Nelson, William 3.3
Salzmann, Ernest 700
Samuelson. Charles ME. 123
Samnelson, John 181
Sand. Casper 31
Schoonover. Rosseter F. 455
Schroeder, John H. 10G
Sears, Frank S. 682
Selner. Daniel 385
Oberg. Louis 458
Setterdahl. Rev. Victor 170
Shaner, Philip 377
Lewis, Abram J.
660
Neville. Robert G. TOO
Neville. William A. 3,38
Newman, James H. 586
Norell. Andrew P. 211
Norling. Peter O. 437
Ours. William 364
Sieben. Leonard 286
I Len Clyde T
Slauson, Lewis W. 590
Clor The nar P
150
Palmer, Aaron
280
Peterson, Peter A. 480
Peterson, Peter A. 720
Hughes, Thomas J. 255
MeClure, Thomas 238
MeCorkle. George J. 587
Porter, William 694
McGovern. John H. 103
Pritchard, Hugh W. 449
MeMeekin, William 434
Purce. Rev. W. M. 187
MeNeeley, John 250
McRell, James 712
McRell, Robert
433
Ramsey, James 276
Rapp. Aaron 414
Reardon, John 612
Redus, John 373
Reherd. Harry A. 330
Mathews. Ambrose 3,30
Rickle, Jeremiah H. 186
Immer William D. 114
Keder. Philip B. 00
Kewish. John
Murchison, D. C. 468
Mussey. Henry 522
Mussey, William A. 564
Myers, Jacob 583
Peart, George 452
595
524
Litros Ezra 530
Hoit, Otis W.
368
Lory, Charles R. 642
Luther. Martin 698
Shearer, Norman 684
Neville, P. IL. 383
INDEX.
PAGE
PAGE
PAGH
Smith, Jared H. IIO
Swanson, Swan 596 Washburn, Chauncey E. 170
Smith, John H. 18
Swedish Evangelical Church 164
Wayne, William 420
Soliday, Andrew J.
63.1
Swedish Evangelical Luther-
Weaver, John J. 700
Spiegel, August F.
398
an Church of Kewanee ... 248
Weidlein, Andrew
271
Spiegel, F. Charles
483
Stacy, J. E.
280
Taylor, A. C. 321
Wells, Joseph 600
Stearns. John W.
140
Steele, Robert F.
34i
Taylor, John
Welton, Lester C 572
Stewart, Dr. H. J.
399
Thorp, Isaac 378
Wenke. John H. 451
Stewart, Peter C.
132
Thorp, James 479
West. George W. 273
Stewart, Samuel
126
Thorp, John 380
Westerlund, Jonas 39-4
Stickney, William C.
550
Tomlinson, David C. 172
Westerlund. Peter 171
Stimson, Liberty
301
Trickle, Milton 608
Weston, George 325
Stitt, Alary J.
638
Turner, Judge C. M. 70
Whiffen, Frank F. 50
Stoneberg, John E.
63
White, Hugh 50.
Storey, Elijah
392
Urick, Lewis 320
Whitmore, David Go
Stowell. Wilbur F. 713
Vawter, Dr. G. A. 306
Wiley, Daniel L. 67
Streed, Frank H. 494
Wiley, William L. 460
Streed. John V.
497
Waite, George E. 50C
Wilkinson, Lyman J. 48
Streed, Malker F.
493
Walker. Thomas 374
Wilson. Charles C. 405
Streed, Swan P.
49C
Walline, Olof 101
Winter, William R.
655
Sturtz, Charles E.
21
Walters, Angust 39C
Wintz, Philip J. 44C
Svensson, Nels J. 256
Warnock, Peter W 544
Wolever, Calvin F. 685
Swanson, John V.
140
Warren, James 362 Wright. W. Pitt
121
Taylor, Jefferson W .. 355
Welton, F G. 508
Stevens, William W.
313
Taylor, Thomas 348
Wenke, John 357
Wilber, R. Porter 528
Stoughton, Cyrus F. 506
Weinrich, Frederick W. 44
PREFACE.
HE greatest of English historians, MACAULAY, and one of the most brilliant writers of the present century, has said : " The history of a country is best told in a record of the lives of its people." In con- formity with this idea, the BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our corps of writers have gone to the people, the men and women who have, by their enterprise and industry, brought this county to a rank 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 presented to an intelligent public. 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 poverty, by industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited advantages for securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have. become famous. It tells of those in every walk 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 many, in the pride and strength of young manhood, left the plow and the anvil, the lawyer's office 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 peace 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 fact that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwise be inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of the work, and every opportunity possible given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written ; and the publishers flatter themselves that they give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to biographical sketches, portraits of a number of representative citizens are given.
The faces of some, and biographical sketches of many, will be missed in this volume. For this the publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper 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 the support of the interested one would be withheld. In a few instances men never could be found, though repeated calls were made at their residence or place of business.
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
OULD, NATHANIEL BART- LETT. Honored and respected by all, there is no man in Cam- bridge who occupies a more en- viable position in business circles than Nathaniel B. Gould, not alone on account of the success he has achieved, but also on account of the honorable, straightforward business policy he has ever followed. He has been prominently identified with public affairs, and is now serving as president of the board of trustees of Cambridge and treasurer of the Old Settlers Association.
Mr. Gould was born in Piermont. Graf- ton county, New Hampshire. March 31, 1828, but in early life removed with the fan- ily to Canaan, in the same county. Ile traces his ancestry back to Zaccheus Gould, who was born in England about 1589, and came to America about 1638. locating finally at Topsfield, Massachusetts, where he died in 1670. His wife, Phebe Gould, passed away in 1663, leaving one son and five daughters, all of whom married and had families. Their descendants in this country are now quite numerous, and are represented in the various branches of industry and the learned professions.
Amos Gould, Sr., the grandfather of our subject, was a soldier of the Revolutionary
war, and at the close of that struggle Hoved from Salem, Massachusetts, to Canaan. New Hampshire. He was at West Point when Arnold's treason was discovered. He was born at Boxford, New Hampshire. December 12, 1761, and died at Piermont. that state, December 28, 1853. On the 14th of June, 1786, he married Rebecca Perley, and to them were born thirteen children.
Amos Gould, Jr., the father of our sub- ject, was born in New Hampshire in 1,90, and there he married Miss Nancy Harris Bartlett, a native of Canaan, that state, and a descendant of one of the early Massachu- setts colonists. Her father, Nathaniel Bart- lett, fought seven years for American in- dependence as a soldier of the Revolutionary war. . Amos Gould, Jr., came west in 1856, and settled in Moline, Rock Island county. Illinois. His death occurred in Moline. in 1864, and his wife, who was a devoted Christian. diel in 1884, at the age of eighty-eight years. Unto them were born nine children, six sons and three daughters. namely: John M., a resident of Moline: Amos, Lyfe Y .. Nathaniel B. and Mrs. Nancy J. Dean, who are all living in Cam- bridge; Daniel W., who makes his home in Moline; George D., who was born March
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26, 1835, died in 1882; Susannah, widow of December 29, 1859, at the age of sixty-seven B. H. Burrows and a resident of Andover township, Ilenry county ; and Lora H., who was born October 5, 1838, married J. H. Dean, and died in 1865.
The early life of Nathaniel B. Gould was spent on a farm in his native state, and his education was acquired in its common schools. Coming west in April, 1851. he located in Moline, Illinois, and from 1852 until 1856 was employed as a traveling sales- man by John Deere. In the latter year he came to Cambridge, where he conducted a hotel and livery stable in partnership with his brother Amos until 1861, when he moved to a farm, and for three years successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits. He has. however, been interested in farming since that time, but not as a resident farmer. Re- turning to Cambridge, he and his brother Amos. under the firm name of A. & N. B. Gould, laid out the Gould addition to that village. He has since been interested in va- rious business enterprises, and on the Ist of July, 1881, assisted in organizing the First National Bank, of which he has since been president. The bank was organized with a paid-up capital of fifty thousand dollars and has a surplus of twenty thousand dol- lars. The safe, conservative policy which he inaugurated commends itself to the judg- ment of all.
On the 24th of November, 1859. Mr. Gould was united in marriage with Miss Mary J. Jennings, who was born in Em- wood, Peoria county, Illinois, and completed her education at Lombard College, Gales- burg. Her parents were Levi and Susan H. ( Shephard ) Jennings, of Cambridge town- -hip. this county, where the father was ex- jensively and successfully engaged in stock resing. his specialty being sheep. He died
years, and his wife departed this life at Cambridge February 4. 1888. at the age of seventy-five. Levi Jennings was born in Salem, Ohio, of Quaker stock. March 10, 1795. and there lived until about thirty years of age, when he married Miss Susan H. Shepherd, who was born August 20. 1813. the day her father, John Shepherd, returned from the war of 1812. In 1835 Levi Jen- nings removed with his family to Peoria county, Illinois, having previously visited the country and purchasing a large tract of land. His land purchases were quite ex -. > tensive in Peoria, Knox and Henry counties, Illinois, and prior to his death had accumu- lated a handsome fortune. In 1849 he lo- cated in Cambridge township, where he built one of the first really good houses in the township, which is yet standing. The children of Levi and Susan H. Jennings were : Ann, wife of James Bush, a farmer of Adair county, Iowa: Mary J., wife of our subject ; and John L. To Mr. and Mrs. Gould were born two daughters: Nellie L. and Katie M. The latter is now the wife of W. F. Hays, of Seattle, Washington, by whom she has one child, Catherine Gould Hays. Nellie L., born October 20, 1863. died February 23, 1879, and her death was a heavy blow, not only to her family, but to a large circle of friends. She was a most ami- able young lady, of more than ordinary promise, and a bright scholar who was pre- paring to enter Vassar College.
Politically Mr. Gould has been an ardent Republican since the formation of that party. He has always taken an active interest in the affairs of town and county, and has been honored with several important official po- sitions. He was chairman of the building committee which had charge of the construc-
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tion of the court house, completed in 1880, at a cost of seventy-five thousand dollars, every cent of which had been paid at that time. It is an excellent and substantial fire proof building, and stands as a monument to those who had it in charge. Mr. Gould has been an important factor in educational affairs; was a member of the school board for the long period of seventeen years, and it is safe to say that no man in Cambridge has devoted more time to educational and other matters of general benefit, he being one of the most progressive and public-spir- ited men of Henry county. Hle served as supervisor of Cambridge township for twen- ty-six years, and has been quite an active member of the agricultural board. In 1805 he was elected president of the village board which position he still holds. He was presi- dent of the board and chairman of the com- mittee at the time the water works were put in, in 1896. The financial trouble then pre- vailing prevented the village from selling its bonds, and it was only by Mr. Goukl's public spirit in giving the village the benefit of his credit that the water works were completed that season. Mr. Gould organized the .Ar- mory Ilall Company, and has since been its president. It built the large building known as the armory hall, which is occupied by the bank and a general store on the ground floor, the hall above being 50x90. In the erection of store buildings Mr. Gould has done much for the village. Ite and his brother Ames built and are the present owners of the Gould block, and he has as- sisted many others to buildl.
As a citizen Mr. Gould has always been ready to discharge any duty devolving upon him, and the best years of his life have been given to the building up and advancement of his adopted village and county. Few men
are better known throughout this section of the state than N. B. Gould, who is honored for his sterling worth and many excellencies of character.
J. R. GAMBLE.
Among the highly respected and sub- stantial citizens of Kewanee is numbered J. R. Gamble, whose home is at No. 101 North Burr street. He is a native of Pennsylvania, his birth having occurred in Philadelphia, September 23, 1832. Ilis parents, George V. and Susanah G. (Guthridge) Gamble, were born, reared and married in England, where the father was engaged in the gro- cery business until his emigration to Amer- ica in 1831. After nine months spent in this country he returned to his native land, but at the end of another nine months he again crossed the ocean and located per- manently in Philadelphia, where he was en- gaged in the manufacture of morocco. There lie died at the age of forty-five years. and his wife who was a faithful member of the Episcopal Church, died in the same city at the age of seventy-six. In their family were thirteen children, of whom our subject was the sixth in order of birth. His sister and brother, Susanah and Frank B, are still residents of Philadelphia.
In that city J. R. Gamble was reared and educated, and on starting out in life for himself worked in a ship chandler's or naval supply store for two years. Subsequently he served a four years' apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade, and having thorough ly mastered the business, he came to Henry county, Illinois, in 1855 and located in Ke- wanee, making his home ever since on the corner where he now resides. On locating
t
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here the village contained a population of not more than one thousand, and with its growth and progress he has since been prominently identified. As a carpenter and contractor he has done an extensive busi- ness and has erected many buildings in the town and surrounding country, including the factory buildings of the firm of Pierce & Haxtun.
Mr. Gamble was married in Philadel- phia, October 30, 1855, to Miss Maria P. Woolley, also a native of that city and a daughter of William H. and Eliza Woolley, who were born in Pennsylvania and are now deceased. In their family were ten children, namely : William, a resident of Philadelphia; Anna, who became the wife of Charles Corkhill and died at the age of sixty-one years; Maria P., wife of our sub- ject; Jane, wife of John Kliss, of Phila- delphia; Harriet, wife of Mr. Redford, of Oregon; Susan, who died young; Ruth, wife of Dickinson Woodruff, of Trenton, New Jersey; and Lydia, who married E. L. Miner and died at the age of forty-five years.
To Mr. and Mrs. Gamble have been born the following children : Florence N., wife of Charles Payne, of Kewanee; Kate B., who is the widow of A. O. Warner and has one child, Louise W .; George H., pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who married Margaret Hawthorne and has four children, George, William, Ross and Paul; Joseph N., a resident of Kewanee, who married Fanny Tunnicliff and has four children, Ruth, Margerie, Don and Catherine; Su- sanah, wife of Rev. Ellis M. Jones, a Bap- tist minister of Nebraska City, Nebraska, by whom she has two children, Miriam and Esther; Fred B., a resident of Kewanee,
who married Eleanor Cramb and Mas ting children, Frederick and Florence : ; Ross W. and Louise M., both at home, The parents are active and consistent members of the Baptist Church, and in politics Mr. Gamble is a Republican. He is widely and favorably known, and has many warm friends in the community where he has so long made his home.
JOHN H. SMITH.
John H. Smith, deceased, was one of the highly respected and honored citizens of Henry county, Illinois, where he fol- lowed the occupation of farming for some years, but had laid aside business cares and was living a retired life at the time of his death. Ile was born in Prussia, Germany, November 17, 1818, and was seventeen years of age when he bade good-by to friends and native land and came to the United States, landing in New York. He first located near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and was engaged in teaming between that city and Cumberland for some years.
In Somerset county, Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith married Miss Ann Messe, a native of that county, and a daughter of Christian and Ann ( Feidler) Messe, also natives of the Keystone state. Throughout life the father followed the miller's trade and died at his home in Somerset county, at the age of sixty years, his wife surviving him four years. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of whom one son and three daugliters are still living, namely: Eliza- beth is the wife of Aaron Ott, a druggist of Marion, Kansas, and they have four chil- dren, Vida, Mamie, Milford and Roy. Mary E. is the wife of Dr. J. W. J. Kerr.
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of Corsicana. Texas. Nancy, now a resi- dent of Geneseo, is the widow of Peter Drumm, who was engaged in farming in Geneseo township, and they have had three children : Vena and Jessie, both living, and Howard, deceased. Jolin, a prominent farmer, who is now operating the old home place, married Mollie, daughter of Henry Goembel, of Geneseo, and they have one child, Neva.
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