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Mr. Jarvis was married at Greenup, Illi- nois, on June 22, 1904, to Lena Peters, eldest daughter of Edward and Jessie Peters, of that place. Two children were born to them : Russell P., born August 2, 1905, died on March 23, 1910, and Benjamin E., born on January 19, 1908, survives.
JOHN P. HEDIGER. A good mental and physical equipment, unflagging energy and temperate habits have been the leading factors in the elevation of John P. Hediger from a poor youth, practically dependent upon his own resources, to a leading position among the agriculturists of Madison county. He was born on a farm in Madison county, in 1854, and is a son of John and Clara (Green) Hediger, natives of Germany, who immi- grated to the United States at an early day, probably about 1841 or 1842. Prior to his marriage John Hediger was a carpenter, but shortly thereafter he engaged in agricultural pursuits and continued in the same the re- mainder of his life. He and his first wife had three children, John P., a daughter Eliza, and one died in infancy. Ten years after their marriage his wife died, and he then married Eva Wilhank, to whom ten children were born, of whom three survive, Charles, Mary and Caroline.
John . P. Hediger early displayed habits of industry and integrity, and when only twenty- one years old left the parental roof and rented a farm, on which he was working at the time of his marriage, in 1882. His wife, Miss Anna Zobrist, was born in Switzerland, in 1856, daughter of Jacob and Mary Zobrist, who immigrated to America with friends when she was twenty-five years of age. She had two sisters and four brothers, Elizabeth, Mary, John, Rudolph, Jacob and Gabriel. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hediger began life on a rented farm, three and one- half miles northeast of Highland, on the Mil- lersport Road, and after years of hard and faithful labor they were able to purchase this tract, which consisted of one hundred and three acres. At first they were compelled to live in a little frame house which boasted of but few comforts, but as the years went by and they became able financially they built a modern home, surrounded it with lawns and shade trees, and fitted it with conven- iences that make it one of the most comfort- able and handsome homes in their section. In 1902 Mr. Hediger bought another tract of land, one hundred and ten acres, and im- proved the buildings. In the year 1908 he moved to that place and in 1909 sold the old place to his son John, who now superintends the old farm, and where his sister Anna is acting as housekeeper. In addition to being a successful farmer, Mr. Hediger has for years given much attention to the breeding of full-blooded Holstein cattle, having one of the finest herds of milch cows in the county, and his milk finds a ready market in the city of Highland, being principally disposed of to the Helvetia Milk Condensory. He is an excellent judge of livestock, takes a special pride in breeding good stock, and has on va- rious occasions advised others on important breeding questions. His handsome residence property in Highland is now occupied by his daughter Clara and her family. He and his wife belong to the German Evangelical church, and the confidence and esteem in which he is held by his fellow townsmen has been made manifest on various occasions by his election, on the Republican ticket, to po- sitions of honor and trust. He has served six years as highway commissioner and as school director seven years, and during all his years of public life displayed the same earnest, con- scientious effort that has made him success- ful as an agriculturist and stock breeder.
Mr. and Mrs. Hediger have had the fol-
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lowing children : John Thomas, Clara Mary. Anna Elise, Charlie Fritz, Louise Jennie, Emma Maria, Edmund Louis and Louis George. The children all attended the Kyle school. Clara Mary married Rolland Vulliet, an engineer of Highland, and they have two children, namely : Anna and Florence.
MAURY D. POWELL. One of the most promising young men in Madison county is Maury D. Powell, a lawyer of Collinsville, Illinois. Mr. Powell has shown the people of Collinsville that he has abilities of an unusual order. He has integrity of a still rarer kind. At the time he left school he learned teleg- raphy in the office of the Vandalia Railroad at Collinsville, and followed that profession for some five years or more, later taking up law.
He was born in Collinsville, March 30, 1885, the son of Dr. A. M. and Lou- isa H. (Davison) Powell. A. M. Powell was one of the old residents of Collinsville, hav- ing practiced medicine there from 1860 until the time of his death, in 1902. He was a graduate of what is now St. Louis University. He was married twice; first to Miss Nannie Davison, a daughter of A. M. Davison, of Jefferson City, Missouri, and four children were born to this union, none of whom are living now. In 1867 he married Louisa H. Davison, and he had six children by his sec- ond wife, five of whom are still living. The eldest is Mrs. Nannie Combs, the wife of James Combs, cashier of the First National Bank of St. Joseph, Missouri. Kate is the second and she is the wife of Judge W. E. Hadley, of Edwardsville, Illinois. Her mother makes her home with them. The third child is Alexander C. ; he is now a prac- ticing civil engineer and surveyor in Collins- ville, Illinois. Margaretta, the fourth child, is the wife of Dr. L. H. Kraft, a dentist in Collinsville, Illinois. Maury D. is the young- est child. William is the name of the child who died in 1888, at the age of seven years.
Maury D. Powell attended the public schools of Collinsville until fifteen years of age. As soon as he left school after learning telegraphy he obtained a position with the Vandalia Railroad system as telegraph opera- tor, with which company he was connected about three years. After leaving the employ of the Vandalia he went to Indian Territory with the Frisco Railroad and later to Cali- fornia with the Southern Pacific. After that he entered the employ of the Denver & Rio Grande and was located in Colorado for a
time, after which he went to St. Louis and was employed in the general offices of the Terminal and Missouri Pacific Railroad in that city. With the valuable experience ob- tained in connection with the life he had led, he was persuaded by relatives and friends to materialize the dream of his youth and take up law; and to that end he entered McKen- dree College at Lebanon, Illinois. After one year at this college he entered the law depart- ment of the Illinois Wesleyan University, situated at Bloomington, Illinois. He was graduated from this school in 1908, being a member of a class of some twenty or more. He was chosen as class representative at the annual class banquet in his senior year and the alumnae have not forgotten the speech he made on that occasion. He came to his na- tive town to practice and it is significant of the reputation he and his family have in the place that he immediately began to receive clients. In connection with his law office at Collinsville he is associated with the firm of Look & Schurmann in the real estate and in- surance business and he is doing good work in that line too.
Mr. Powell is not yet married, but he is ex- ceedingly popular among the young ladies of Collinsville. He is a member of the Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows and also of the Collinsville Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He was christened in the Episcopal church and brought up in that faith. In all of his travels he has continued loyal to the church and is at present treasurer of Christ Episcopal church in Collinsville. In politics he is a Republican and held the office of city attorney of Collinsville for two years and was the deputy state's attorney at that place until recently. In November of 1911 he was appointed by Judge W. E. Hadley as master in chancery in and for the circuit court of Madison county, succeeding Joseph V. E. Marsh, of Alton, and has opened a law office in Edwardsville, the county seat, where he conducts his work as master in chancery, dividing his time between his office there and in Collinsville. He is secretary of the Home Building Association of Collinsville. He has at various times represented the Merchants' Association of Collinsville in conventions. He is a member of the Collinsville Business Men's Club and most active in that organiza- tion. Personally, Mr. Powell is a very good speaker and his wide experience and travel have furnished him with a fund of informa- tion upon which he can always draw. He has
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already done a great deal for the good of his county, but he is just at the beginning of his career and he intends to do much more. He is a power in the community and a factor for good in the state.
JULES DECOSTERD. That modern farming is a profitable occupation has been demon- strated by Jules Decosterd, of section 25, Helvetia township, who, although still a com- paratively young man, has been so success- ful in his operations that he has accumulated a competency and is now able to broaden his mind by travel. Mr. Decosterd is a native of Switzerland, and was born in Oron la ville, Canton of Vaud, in 1870, a son of Louis and Julia Decosterd. The Decosterd family immigrated to the United States in 1879 and landed at New York, from which city they immediately came to Highland, Illinois, there being two sons, Samuel and Jules, and three daughters, Marie, Sophia and Elise. Mr. Decosterd purchased eighty acres of land, to which he and his sons added from time to time, eventually accumulating an estate of two hundred and forty-six acres, which they devoted to farming. Samuel married Clar- issa Genre, died in 1909 and left two children, -- Eldon and Elise; Marie married John Bal- siger, and died in 1895, having been the mother of four children,-Nina, Aline, John and Violet, the latter of whom died at the age of three years; and Sophia passed away in 1906 and Elise, in 1894. In 1893 the par- ents both died, and their burial took place in Gullick Cemetery. Mr. Decosterd was a man of high character and of broad and compre- hensive views. He was thoroughly cosmo-
politan in his taste and ideas. Of a kindly and genial disposition, he was always ready to help those less fortunate than himself, and to help them in such a way that they would be enabled thereby to help themselves. He had very many warm, personal friends, and by his death Madison county lost one of its progressive and reliable citizens. A man of kindly thought and generous deed, he is re- membered by those who knew him with senti- ments of . most sincere regard.
Jules Decosterd remained on the home farm, the operation of which he is now super- intending. In 1911 he took an extended trip through the west, visiting various points of interest, and on his return to Illinois decided to rent his farm for a year in order that he might see more of the great west and to reap the benefit to be gained from its glorious climate. His activities have always been de- Vol. II-29
voted to farm work, and his only interest in public matters is that taken by a good citizen. He votes with the Republican party. His principles of life stand for that admirable in- tegrity of character which qualifies a man for loyal citizenship, and whose honesty, industry and pleasant personal traits have made him many warm, personal friends. He is a worthy son of a worthy father, and as such is re- spected and esteemed by his fellow townsmen.
HIPPOLYTE LEROY. Little would the visitor of today suspect that much of Madison county only comparatively a few short years back was covered with wild prairie, swamps and timber, and where now the farmers carry on their operations in prosperous fields yield- ing magnificent crops the land was practically worthless. Yet such is the case, and the work of reclaiming this land has been an arduous and gradual one, calling forth the best efforts of a band of sturdy men to whom the credit of the county's present prosperity must be given. Hippolyte Leroy, a well known and substantial farmer and stockman of section 26, Helvetia township, is one of those who has done his full share in advancing and de- veloping his community. He was born in 1859, in France, and is a son of Virgil and Cleore Leroy, who came to this country in 1881, bringing also their daughter, Helena. But Helena returned to France thirteen years later, at which time Hippolyte Leroy accom- panied her, visiting old friends and renew- ing old acquaintances and returning to Amer- ica with a very pleasant remembrance of his former home and country. Helena Leroy still makes her home in France, although she has made several visits to her parents' resi- dence.
On coming to this country the parents of Mr. Leroy located in Helvetia township, Mad- ison county, and Hippolyte remained at home assisting his father until he was married, in 1888, to Miss Angeline Mellera, daughter of Lucien and Isabel L. Mellera, one of the old pioneer couples of this county. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Leroy first settled on a tract of rented land in Clinton county, where they founded a home, and their in- dustry and faithful labor was eventually re- warded by the accumulation of a handsome, well-cultivated property. In the course of time Mr. Leroy bought a part of the interest of the other heirs to his uncle's estate in Hel- vetia township, and he is now the owner of a valuable farm in section 26, which is equipped with a full quota of substantial
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buildings and is being operated by the latest and most highly improved farming machin- ery. He is a skilled agriculturist, and his progressive ideas, unflagging industry and ef- ficient methods have culminated in the de- velopment of one of the finest farms in Hel- vetia township. He is interested in political matters, and his fellow-townsmen have made apparent their confidence in his ability by electing him school director for nine years. He supports the principles of the Republican party, and his religious connection is with the Plymouth Brethren church, his wife and eld- est children being members of the Baptist church, of which the Rev. Albert P. Rossier is pastor. Mr. and Mrs. Leroy have had five children : Mary, Paul, Heloise, Rodney and Theodore. They are fine types of American boys and girls, and have been brought up to habits of industry and integrity, receiving a careful training and a good education in the East Sugar Creek school. The family is well known throughout this section, and both Mr. and Mrs. Leroy have hosts of friends.
LOUIS BRANDES. The present efficient manager of the Marine Mill at Marine, Illi- nois, is Louis Brandes, who is a citizen of prominence and influence in this place, where he has figured actively in public affairs and where he is past master and present secretary of Marine Masonic Lodge. Mr. Brandes was born in Marine, Madison county, Illinois, the date of his nativity being the 28th of Septem- ber, 1859, and he is a son of Hennig and Katherina Brandes, both of whom were born in Germany. The father was engaged in the harness business during the greater part of his active career and he was summoned to the life eternal in the year 1908, his cherished and devoted wife having passed to the great beyond the same year. Mr. and Mrs. Hennig Brandes were the parents of seven children, of whom Louis was the fourth in order of birth and five are still living.
Louis Brandes attended school until he had reached the age of seventeen years. At that time he entered upon an apprenticeship at the harnessmaker's trade, following that par- ticular work for a short time. Subsequently he worked on a farm by the month for a number of years and in 1891 he became a clerk under Louis Kolb in the Marine Mill. With the passage of time his services in the mill became more valuable and he was made chief clerk, eventually becoming manager of the mill and serving in that capacity at the present time, in 1911. Mr. Brandes is one of
the stockholders in the Bank of Marine and he is financially interested in a number of other important business enterprises in this city, where he is everywhere honored and esteemed for his straightforward business methods and sterling integrity of character.
In politics Mr. Brandes is a stalwart sup- porter of the principles and policies for which the Republican party stands sponsor and while he has never been an office seeker, he is ever on the alert to forward all measures and enterprises advanced for the good of the general welfare. In a fraternal way he is a valued and appreciative member of Marine Lodge, No. 355, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, in which he is past master. In 1910 Mr. Brandes was honored by his fellow Ma- sons with election to the office of secretary of Marine lodge and in discharging the duties connected therewith he is acquitting himself with honor and distinction. Mr. Brandes is genial in his association, affable in his ad- dress, generous in his judgment of his fel- low men, and courteous to all. He is well read and is broad-minded and liberal in his views, and above all is ever ready to lend a helping hand to his needy brother, his charity knowing only the bounds of his opportunities. In religious matters Mr. Brandes is a devout member of Protestant church, to whose good works he gives a loyal support. He is un- married.
LOUIS TINO is an important factor in the great agricultural industry of Madison county. Descended from a German family who have for years been conspicuous for their honesty, industry and enterprise, he is possessed of sterling qualities which have compassed his success as a farmer and stock- man.
Mr. Tino was born in Hamel township, Il- linois, August 15, 1878. He is a son of Diet- rick and Louise (Myer) Tino, natives of Ger- many, who immigrated in their youth and settled in Madison county, where they en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. Dietrick Tino was twice married and became the father of nine children, whose names are as follows,- Ernest, Louisa, Herman, Lubbert, Sophia, Emma, Katarina, Helena and Louis. Louisa married Henry Joeckel and resides at Camp Point, Illinois; Herman lives at Ed- wardsville with his wife, Anna, whose maiden name was Reiser; Sophia is the wife of Frank Reiser, of Worden; Emma's husband is Christopher Hienemeier, of Worden; Kat- arina maintains her home in Edwardsville
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and is the wife of Gus Klein; Helena, Mrs. Hardjjern Fricke, lives at Mount Olive.
Louis Tino spent the first few years of his life in Hamel township. After he was reared to maturity he left the paternal roof and went to St. Louis, but later moved to Worden township, where he remained two years, and then purchased a farm near by-his home to- day. He is very successful as a corn grower and also raises some fine cattle, and has de- voted all his energies to putting his land into a high state of cultivation and making it pro- duce to its fullest extent. As a result he is regarded as one of the prosperous farmers in Worden township and is respected by the members of the community in which he lives.
Mr. Tino was united in marriage to Miss Anna Wolters, born in St. Louis, Missouri, August 15, 1877. She is a daughter of Henry and Louise Wolters, both of whom were born in Germany and immigrated to America, where they settled in St. Louis. Father Wol- ters was twice married and to the union with his first wife were born,-Fred, Henry, Bertha, Louisa, Emma, William, Louis and Herman. The children born to the second marriage are: Ida, Oscar, Minnie and Charles. Anna belongs to the older family. After her marriage she spent the first five years of her wedded life in her native town, the next two at Worden and is now comfort- ably settled on the farm with her husband. On the 3Ist day of May, 1900, she gave birth to a son, Otto, and she and her husband have adopted a little girl, Dora, born August 15, 1900, thus father and mother and daughter all celebrate their birthdays on the same day, August 15. The boy and girl are both at- tending the Worden school.
Mr. and Mrs. Tino are honored members of the German Lutheran church at Worden.
ADOLPH P. TRIBOUT. A well-known resi- dent of Saline township, Madison county, Adolph P. Tribout holds an assured position among the prosperous and progressive busi- ness men of Pierron, being identified with the manufacturing and mercantile interests of the place. A son of Emil Tribout, he was born, January 30, 1876, in St. Clair county, Illinois, coming on the paternal side of French an- cestry.
His grandparents, Bellefontiere and Mar- guerite Tribout, were born, reared, and mar- ried in sunny France. Subsequently immi- grating to the United States, they made their way directly to St. Clair county, Illinois, and
became pioneer settlers of Belleville, where they spent their remaining days.
Born in Belleville, Illinois, Emil Tribout remained with his parents until twenty-five years of age. Establishing then a home of his own in St. Clair county, he resided there about two years, the following five years liv- ing south of Belleville. Investing then in land near High Prairie, just southwest of Belleville, he farmed there for two years, after which he sunk a coal shaft, and for five years was engaged in mining coal. Re- moving then to a farm, he cultivated the soil summers, and mined during the winter season for two years. In 1897 he moved with his family to a farm lying south of Belleville, and at the end of six years moved to the American Bottoms, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits for three years. Moving then to a farm near French Village, he re- mained there five whole years, and subse- quently spent an equal length of time in Bond county, near Pocahontas. Then, after living a year in Madison county, he sold out, and for a year was engaged in the butchering bus- iness at Highland, where he is now living re- tired, he and his wife having a pleasant home. To him and his wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Heinrich, ten children were born, namely : Adolph P .; Ida, wife of Dominick Wasser; Edward, deceased; Clementine, wife of William J. Voucdrie; Joseph; Adeline, wife of Henry Dant; Louis; Lena; Joseph- ine; and Julius.
Leaving home when his parents removed to French Village, Adolph P. Tribout went to East St. Louis, Illinois, where he soon found employment in a large steel plant, working first in a very humble capacity, but being rapidly promoted from one position to an- other until made assistant foreman of the plant. Several years later, Mr. Tribout went to Edgemont, where he was employed in min- ing for three years. Coming from there to Pierron, he has since been profitably engaged in business, having owned a general store, and in addition, on August 26, 1908, having opened his present harness shop, which he is conducting with excellent financial results.
At East Louis, Illinois, October 8, 1901, Mr. Tribout was united in marriage with Elise Gauch, and into their home five children have made their advent, namely: Phoebe, Raymond, Theresa, Mildred, and Oliver.
Fond of athletics, Mr. Tribout is a base- ball enthusiast, and served as manager and
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captain of many baseball teams, while in St. Louis playing with the old team of "Reds" until the formation of the "Trolley League," near St. Louis. He is liberal in his political views, supporting the best men and most practical measures, and he and his family are members of the Catholic church at Pierron.
JOHN P. ANDERSON. Among the foremost citizens of Madison county, known for his absolute integrity and wholesome influence on the community in which he lives, is John Anderson, now farming a prosperous and ex- tensive farm in Collinsville township. He was born on the day after Christmas, 1836, the son of John and Susan (Creamer) Ander- son. John, Sr., was the son of David Ander- son, native born in the German empire. Su- san Creamer was the daughter of Phillip Creamer, also a native of the Fatherland. Both the Anderson and the Creamer families came to the United States at about the same date, the former settling in New York state and the latter in Pennsylvania. In New York state David Anderson ran a ferry boat. He later came to Madison county, Illinois, the date being about 1830, and entered a tract of four hundred acres near Marine, Illinois, where he spent the rest of his life and passed away, after having given to his son a home- stead of two hundred acres. To his father's gift John, Sr., added another two hundred acres, and these now constitute the present Anderson estate. Besides the immediate sub- ject of this review, seven children were born to John and Susan Anderson, namely: Eliz- abeth, wife of Daniel D. Collins, David, Mariah, Rodney, Estelle, Margaret and Young. Both the father and mother have since passed to eternal rest and only four of the children survive.
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