Combined history of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash counties, Illinois. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 74

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Petty township is the most recently settled portion of the county. In 1818 there was but one cabin north of the state road and west of the Embarras river. This cabin was the home of Peter Paragin, and stood on the west half of the southeast of section 9. Paragin was newly married and came from Ohio. He was an excellent type of the pioneer, being six feet tall, heavy-boned, muscular, with retreating forehead and advancing fea- tures. Hunting occupied a large share of his attention, and to triumph over the beasts of the forest was his principal delight. He reared, to manhood and woman- hood, twelve of his thirteen children, one of whom, Joshua, is a well known citizen of Bond township. The next settler was Aaron Vanatta, who came from Ohio, with a family, in 1820, and improved the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 10. About 1830, he sold his improvement to Thomas Hamil- ton and moved to Jasper county. Thomas Bowen came from Tennessee to Lawrence county in 1816. About the year 1822 he married Sarah King and settled on the southwest quarter of section 7, township 4, range 12. He reared a large family of children, some of whom

live in the township. His dea h occurred in 1858 in the fifty-eighth year of his age. The oldest living settler of the township is Jacob Lewis, who was born in South Carolina, and moved to Kentucky, with his parents, when a child. In 1820 the Lewis family moved to Lawrence county. In 1824 Jacob married and settled on the north west quarter of section 25, township 4, range 13, where he lived to rear a family of eight sons and three daughters, all of whom married and settled in Lawrence and Richland counties. Mr. Lewis is now eighty two years of age, hale and well preserved. In 1827 he planted an apple orchard, of which several trees yet remain. In 1823 James Elliott settled on the west half of the northwest quarter of section 17, township 4, range 13. At an early day he planted an apple orchard, a portion of which is yet in bearing. John Lewis mar- ried in the county in 1826, and settled on the west half of the northwest quarter of section 25, township 4, range 13, where, after rearing quite a family, he died. About this time Joseph Cummings settled on the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 14, where he reared a family of children. He was something of a hunter, and about 1840 built the first distillery in the township. About the year 1828 came Elijah King, James Vermil- lion, William James and George C. King. The first was married in the county and settled in the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 18, township 4, range 12, where was his permanent home and the place of his death. He reared a family of three sons and one daughter, who married and settled in the same county. Vermillion was from Kentucky, and was well-to-do when he came. He settled on the north west quarter of the northwest quarter of section 20, township 4, range 13, a portion of the " Island," an area lying between the Embarras river and Little Muddy creek, where he reared a family of two children. He was an industrious, thorough going man. His death resulted from " King's Evil," in Indiana, after returning from a trip for medical treatment. William James came from Indiana, married in the county, and made several im- provements, selling them when completed. George C. King, brother of Elijah, settled on the north west quarter of the northwest quarter of section 11, and was a farmer and teamster. Heury Vanmeter, in 1829, settled on the west half of the southeast quarter of section 32, township 5, range 13. Washington Douglas, about the year 1830, came into the township, from Kentucky, with a family of three children, Charles, Nancy and Horace, and settled

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on east half of the northwest quarter of section 19, township 4, range west, where he improved a good farm. John Laws, from one of the Carolinas, about 1830, set- tled on the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 17. Just north of his place, on section 8, was a New Light camp-meeting ground, where, at his own expense, he fed the assembled multitudes, at a table one hundred yards in length, and provided sleep ing accommodations at his house and barn. The horses of those in attendance were likewise provided for- Laws was a determined as well as skillful hunter, and would pursue a wolf for two or three days with as many fresh horses, rather than give up the pursuit.

John Brigman and William Murphy settled in the township prior to 1838. The latter gentleman made an improvement in section 18, township 4, range 12. Sarah Janes, a widow, with a daughter, came from Indiana in 1834 In 1838 she was married to Edward Fyffe, who settled on the southwest quarter of section 28, township 4, range 13, where he died. The Petty family, from whom the township received its name, arrived in 1838, or '39. Josiah Petty, familiarly known as " old Uncle Jeff," settled in the west half of the southwest quarter of section 11. Joseph Petty, from Perry county, Ohio, with five children, Peter, Mary Ann, Balser, George and William, settled on the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 15, where he resided permanently. In 1838, John Decker, from Indiana, settled on the southwest quarter of the northwest quar- ter of section 28, township 4, range 13, where he re- mained permanently, and reared a family of eight chil- dren. Samuel James, about 1840, settled and improved a farm on the east half of the southeast quarter of sec tion 30, township 4, range 13. The principal improve- ments of the township, especially north of Paragin slough, have been made since 1850. At that time Richard Grier, Nathan Fitz, Ferdinand Kyger, William Munn, Nancy Watts, Christian Loss and the Jackson family were living in that region. The west half of the southwest quarter of section 33, township 5, range 13, occupied, at present, by David Watts, is one of the earliest settlements in its neighborhood. There was also an early improvement on the east half of section 32, township 5, range 13. A well marks the site of a former improvement in David Brown's field east of Chauncey. Christopher Dollahan once lived there.

The following are the first land entries in T. 4 N. R 13 W .: August 21, 1821, P. and J. Paragin entered the E. } of the S. E } of sec. 8; Jan. 7, 1824, Jacob Lewis,

the N. W. } of sec. 25 ; Sept. 17, 1825, John Lewis, the W. { of the S. W. } of sec. 25 ; Feb. 11, 1823, James Elliot, the W. } of the S. W. } of sec. 17. The W. } of the S. E. } of sec. 32, T. 2 N. R. 13 W. was entered by Henry Vanmeter, Oct. 22, 1829 The gentlemen, whose names appear below, have represented the township in the board of supervisors: Daniel Grass, in 1857, 1858 ; Peter Smith, chairman, in 1859, 1860; R. L Judy, in 1861 ; Randolph Heath in 1862 ; Richard Greer, in 1863, 1864; Daniel Stoltz, in 1865, 1866, 1867 ; Levi Lathrop, in 1868 ; S. F. Baker, in 1869; Levi Lathrop, 1870, 1871 (chairman), 1872; Daniel Stoltz, 1873, 1874; Moses Petty, 1875, 1876, 1877; H. M. Wagner, 1878, 1879; David Smith. 1880, 1881, 1882 ; C. H. Martin, 1883.

CHAUNCEY

Was so named by Peter Smith, for the second son of Wm. H. Brown. It contains about seventy inhabitants, and is situated on the adjacent corners of sections 28, 29, 32 and 33 T. 5, R. 13. John Bach built the first house, a log dwelling, in 1856. He immediately put up a blacksmith shop and began work. Luther Watts sold the first goods in the Daniel Grass building, moved from a point three miles southeast of Chauncey, in the fall of 1860. Daniels and Waggoner opened the first grocery store, in 1866. A wagon shop was put up in 1867, and wagon making was carried on some two years. Daniel Patton established a drug store in 1879.

PRESENT BUSINESS.

Physicians .- HI. P. Smith, H. A. Murphy. Druggist .- Daniel Patton

General Merchants .- Henry Berkshire, George Rod- erick, W. R. Newman.

Cabinet Maker .- J. C. Hughes.

Blacksmiths .- C. F. Correll, John Roderick.

Dressmakers .- Mrs. H. P. Smith, Mrs. M. R. New- / man.

Post Master .- H. P. Smith.

The post office was established in 1873, and George D. Barnes was the first post-master. The first school- house (frame) was built in 1856. John Wilgus taught the first school. The present two story, two-room, frame school building was put up in 1872 or '73. The Meth- odist Episcopal Church (frame) was built in 1858, at a cost of $850. The Protestant Methodist (frame) Church was erected at a cost of about $1,000, in 1860.

Of THE UNIVERSITY OF DER JE.

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RESIDENCE, STOCK AND GRAIN FARM OF ANSEL A. GOULD

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AARON A. GOULD

SEC. 32, TI, R 14, (SALEM PRECINCT) EDWARDS CO., ILL.

Of THE PADIVERSITY OF ILIS

BELLMONT.

WABASH COUNTY.

HIS political division of the county is in the west-central part, and is bounded on the north by Lick Prairie, east by Mt. Carmel, south by Coffee precinct, and west by Ed- wards county and Bonpas creek. It extends east from this creek to the central line of Town 1 south, Range 13 west, and north from the southern line of the north- ern tier of sections of Town 2 south, to the half section line of the second tier of sections from the north, of Town 1 south. It was formerly called Bonpas, the name having been changed to Bellmont in September, 1881. "Bonpas" is composed of the French, " bon," good, and "pas," bay or inlet, and means, literally, good bay. The creek that bears this name was so called by French boatmen, whose keel-boats, as they plied the waters of the Wabash in the early spring, found safety from the floating ice in the inlet or bay at its mouth The surface is generally level, and principally elevated Crackles, formerly called Wilson's and Sloan's prairies, are low areas of land, and subject to overflow from Bonpas creek. They were formerly wet and marshy, but have been improved, and rendered quite arable and productive by drainage. Fordyce creek flows through the northern part of the precinct, and with the Bonpas, into which it flows, is the principal source of drainage. Timber is abundant, and is constantly being cleared away to make room for the plow The soil is adapted to the growth of the different cereals, and when cleared of timber is easily cultivated. The Evansville, Louis- ville, and St. Louis railroad extends through the pre- cinct, affording facilities for transportation.

The territory of Bellmont precinct was the latest set- tled portion of the county. Its earliest settlers were one Moturey, Jacob and John Arnold, Staley D. McClure, and Eli Reed, all arriving in the year 1816 Moturey, with his family, settled on the S. E. } of sec- tion 24, in Range 14 west. Nothing of importance i> remembered concerning him, but his name has a place among the honored few who were brave and hardy enough to become pioneers. Jacob Arnold, a single man, came from Kentucky to the county prior to 1812. In 1818 he married Rebecca Thompson, and settled in section 5, Town 2 south. He was an inveterate hunter, brought down many deer, and captured many a bruin. He is represented in the county by quite a number of descendants. John Arnold, his brother, also came from Kentucky, and brought a family, wife, and three chil-

dren, Isaac, James, and Lucinda. He, too, like his brother, was a hunter, and changed his place of abode as advantages for hunting dictated. He moved to Mis- souri, and there died. McClure was also from Ken- tucky, and came to the county prior to the war of 1812. In 1816 he settled in the precinct, on section 28, T. 1 S. R 13 W. He had a large family of children, none of whom live in the county. He was a man of some intelligence, and was at one time justice of the peace. His death closed a long career of life, most of which was spent in the precinct.

The year 1818 adds six to the list of immigrants. Among their number was William Wilson, who brought a family, and settled on the S. E. } of section 3, T. 2 S. R 14 W. Here he built his cabin, improved land, and lived to a good old age, dying many years ago. He was a farmer, and also exercised the trade of a tanner. The prairie on which he settled, now called Crackles, formerly bore his name. It was originally owned by two Englishmen, J. and J. Dunlap. George Wheeler came with Wilson and his family, and settled on the same section. He also was a tanner. He raised a large family, and died on the place of his first settlement. In the same year came William Tanquary, also a Vir- ginian, with his wife and children, Delila, Reuben, Fielden, Mary, Lydia, William, Alfred, and Amelia, and settled on the N. } of section 30, T. 1 S. The family had previously lived for some time in Ohio. Mr. Tanquary was a good farmer, and died on the place of his first settlement, at the advanced age of eighty years. Of the children who constituted a part of the pioneer family, William, Alfred, and Rebecca are still living. James, who is a native of the precinct, lives on the old homestead. He has been Associate Judge of the county court for one full, and for one unexpired term. With Tanquary came Jonathan Gilkinson, his son-in-law. He was a farmer and a carpenter, and among the earliest representatives of that trade in the precinct. He had quite a numerous family of children. William Deputy was among the more prosperous far- mers of the precinct to which, with his family, he came in 1818. He settled on the S. E. } of section 21, T. 1 S. R. 13 W. He was a man of influence in his com- munity, and held the office of Justice. He had quite a large family of children, and died on his farm at an advanced age.

The Riggs were originally from Virginia, but a part

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of the family had moved to Kentucky. Robert and Samuel came from the former state in the fall of 1817. Robert settled on the N. W. } of sectiou 32, T. 1 S R. 13 W., where he lived all his life, and had a large family. Charles, cousin of the former, came from Vir ginia in the spring of 1818, with a family of four sons, Townly, John, Arthur, and Charles, Jr., and settled in Mt. Carmel precinct. John is living in Bellmont, at the age of seventy-seven years. Townley married Phebe Corry, and settled on the S. W. } of section 20, T. 1 S., where he resided till 1871, when he moved to Kansas. He was among the earliest mechanics, and was the main dependence for repairs in wood. George and James, brothers of Robert and Samuel, arrived from Kentucky about 1819; the former with a family of four sons, Robert, Jefferson, Alfred, and Harvey, and one daugh- ter, and settled about a mile east of Bellmont, where was his permanent home. James brought three sons, Daniel, Harvey, and Stephen, and settled permanently three miles northeast of the town. Andrew F. Dyar came from Wood county, Va., in 1820, with a family of five children, Susanna F., Sally R., John D., Elizabeth and Andrew, and settled on the W. } of the S. E. } of section 3, R. 13 W., where he made improvements and lived till 1828. He then moved to N. W. ¿ of section 2, T. 2 S. R. 13 W., where he lived permanently, and died in 1854. John D., the ouly survivor of the immi- grant family, lives on a part of the homestead place. In 1822, Joseph Ballard, with a family of three chil- dren, Iri, Asiel, and Jeremiah, now of Bellmont, settled on the S. E. } of the S. E. + of section 32, T. 1 S. R. 13, W. Mr. Ballard was a minister of the New Light persuasion. He died on his farm at the age of sixty- six. A German came to the precinct about 1821 or "22, and settled on section 29. Being a hunter, he fre- quently changed his home. He came in company with Samuel Fettinger, a weaver by trade, and a Methodist exhorter.

Rodam Kenner was a Kentuckian. He came to the county as early as 1824, and to the precinct in 1826. He brought a family of five children, Alvin, George, James, William and Bryon. William Hunter came from Kentucky in 1827, brought a wife and four chil- dren, Eliza, Caroline, William and Nancy Jane, and set- tled on the S. E. } of section 24. He was quite ad- vanced in life when he arrived, and died in Wayne county, at the age of 91 years, John Proctor was from Kentucky. He came about the year 1829, and with his wife and children, John, Fanny, Lucinda and Thomas, settled on the E. } of the S. E. } of section 33. He was a mechanic of some diversity of talents, as well as a farm- er. He lived to a great old age and died on the place of his first settlement. William Weir, a Virginian, came to the county in 1818. In 1829, he came to what is now Bellmont precinct, and settled in section 17. His children, James, Harvey, Mary and Thomas, were brought along. He was a farmer by occupation, but de- voted much time to hunting. He was a man of influ-

ence, and held the office of county commissioner. He died in 1848. Prominent among the older settlers is A. W. Co- ry, of Bellmont village. He is a native of New York, and at the age of five years came from that state with his moth- er and step-father, in 1816, and landed at old Palmyra. His arrival in the precinct dates back to 1829. He is a blacksmith by trade, and in his younger days his shop was sought by the farmers for many miles around. He enjoys the confidence of the people of the county, and in 1841 and '42, he was collector of taxes. He was assessor in 1843, and took the state census for the coun- ty in 1845. He also held the office of justice of the peace for a number of years. Sloan's prairie took its name from Joseph Sloan, who lived and died within its limits. He came to the precinct, from Kentucky, in 1829, having a family of five children, James, Ephraim, Louisa, John and William. The family are now all dead. John Frair was among the early arrivals in the county, coming some time prior to 1812. In 1829 or '30, with a family of several children, most of whom are dead, he settled on the S. } of the S. E. } of section 13, T. 1, R. 14 W. He was a tanner, and at one time had a tan- yard in Mt. Carmel.

The first school teacher was probably Oliver Thrall. In 1828, a school was taught by Alvira Kenner, in sec. 32, T. 1 S. R. 13 W. The first house built for school purposes stood on the S. W. } of sec. 18, T. 1 S., and was put up in the year 1837. The earliest justice, whose ju. risdiction embraced the territory of the precinct, was William Tanquary.

The earliest marriage was probably that of Jacob Ar- nold and Rebecca Thompson, which dates back to 1818. Townley Rigg and Miss Phoebe Cory were married in 1820. The religious doctrine first propagated among the people was the New Light. The earliest preachers Revs. Joseph Ballard, William Kinkead, Elijah Good- win and Rev. Walson. Rev. Moses Trimble was of the Campbellite or Christian faith. The precinct was rep- resented in the Black Hawk War by Wm. Tanquary, Jr., William Eastwood, Thomas Wier, Harvey Wier and Dr. Thrall. James Strahan was in the Mexican War. Friend's Grove post office on the N. E. } of the N. W. } of sec. 21 is the oldest one in the precinct, and was established about twenty-five years ago. William Deputy, the first post-master, was superseded eighteen years ago by the present incumbent, Collins Bredwell. The post-office at Maud, on the N. E. } of sec. 28, R. 13 W., was founded in 1882, Christian Ameter being the first post-master. In this year he began selling goods at this point.

The following are the first land entries : Mar. 5, 1816, the S. E. } of sec. 4, R. 13 W., by James Stillwell ; Oct. 25, 1816, the N. E. + of sec. 20, by James Miller ; Aug. 1, 1817, the S. E. } of sec. 4, R. 13 W., by Geo. Flowers ; Dec, 8, 1818, the S. E. } of sec. 33, R. 14 W., by George Flowers.

BELLMONT.

This thrifty and growing town, named in honor of Judge Robert Bell, of Mt. Carmel, was laid out on land

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OHN GROFF 2₺ MILES NORTH OF BELLMONT, WABASH CO., ILL.

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of Gett Joachim's in section 31, and on that of Elisha Brokaw in section 36, the fourteenth meridian extend- ing through the principal street north and south. It was surveyed and platted by Robert Buchanan, county surveyor, and the plat filed for record in the office of the circuit clerk, August 22, 1872. In 1880 it had 213 inhabitants. The first lot was purchased by Mary Crackles and her son Oliver, and Thomas Arnold sold the first goods in a little temporary building in 1872 Shortly after this Harper and Son opened a general store. In the same year the firm of Joachims Bros. be- gan business as general merchants ; Joseph Bare built a blacksmith shop, and Jeremiah Ballard a shop for gen- eral repairs. Ballard also kept the first hotel in 1874. The Bellmont Flouring Mills were built in this year by M. & F. H. See, the present proprietors and operators. The building is a two-and-a-half story, 25x40 feet struc- ture, with shed 23x50 feet, for the engine and cornsheller. It has two run of burrs, and is valued at $4,000. The first school-house, a frame one-room building, 24x36 feet, was put up in 1874, and David Dean was the first teacher, in the same year. The present school-house, a frame two-story six-room structure, was built in the fall of 1881, at a cost of $1,921, exclusive of equipments. H. H Rigg was the contractor and builder, and H. L. Arnold taught the first school. The Congregational church, the oldest in the village, was moved from a point about two miles south, and put up in 1875. The

Christian church, built partly of the materials of ano- ther such building that stood about two and a half miles northeast of the village, was erected in 1879 at a cost of about $800. The Methodist Episcopal, a neat frame, 34x60 feet, was built in 1880, at a cost of $1853.

PRESENT BUSINESS.

Physicians .- N. Bristow, C. T. McClain, J. D. Trego. General Stores .- Peter Kirch, E. Joachims, Mann & Lines.

Grocers .- J A. Ingram, Elliott Bros.

Druggists .- T. J. Newsum, J. D. Trego, N. Bristow.

Farming Implements and Post-Office .- F. C. Manley.

Lawyer .-- Joseph Bare.

Justice .- L. B. Baird.

Constable .-- P. D. French.

Shoemaker .- William Bockhouse.

Blacksmiths .- Samuel Sawyer, Joseph Bare.

Hotel .- Benjamin Weisenberger.

Meat Markets .- L. Middleton, W. H. Root. .

Grain Dealer .- J. I. Tanquary.

Gunsmith .- T. Greathouse.

Carpenter and Cabinet maker .- H. H. Rigg.

Furniture -W. M. Young.

Wagon Maker .- P. D. French.

Fruit Nursery .- K. C. Rassman.

Machinery Agent .- W. H. Knowles.

BIOGRAPHIES.

CAPTAIN WILLIAM ULM.

THE Ulm family take their name from the following circumstance. There was in the seventeenth century a poor German boy who lived in the city of Ulm. He was placed on board a vessel shipping from one of the German ports. His real name was unknown. The sailors and captain called him Ulm, from the fact that he was from the city of that name. He adopted the nanie, and in course of time came to America and set- tled in Virginia, on the south branch of the Potomac. He there married and reared a family of seven sons and oue daughter. Six of the sons became soldiers in the revolutionary war, and fought through the entire strug- gle. The sister married Sergt. Champ, who, as history records, was selected by Washington to undertake the perilous adventure of capturing Arnold after he had betrayed the patriot cause and gone over to the British. He made the attempt, penetrated the enemy's lines, and was only prevented from carrying out the orders of Washington and seizing the traitor, by the removal of the latter on the night when his capture was to be at- 42

tempted. Of the sons of Mr. Ulm was Matthias, who was the seventh, and grandfather of the subject of this sketch. He was born, reared, and died in Virginia. His son Edward, father of Captain Ulm, was born on the south branch of the Potomac, Va., in 1784. He removed to Ohio with the Rennix family, who, in their day, were largely engaged in the cattle trade. Edward Ulm set- tled in Ross county, and there remained until 1820, when he came west to Illinois, and settled in Mt. Car- mel. Five years later, he moved to what is known as the Chapman place, in the vicinity of Mt. Carmel. In 1862 he went to Wayne county, and lived with his son Daniel, and there died in 1874, in the ninetieth year of his age. He married Katie Nathan, who was the dauglı- ter of Nicholas Nathan. He was a German by birth, and a soldier in the army of Cornwallis. At the sur- render of the British forces at Yorktown, he refused to accept the exchange, but declared his intention to be- come an American citizen. He settled in Virginia, where he married, and moved to Olio ; and his daugh- ter Katie was born in Ross county in 1879. She died in

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Wabash county, Illinois, in 1859. There were nine children who grew to maturity, the offspring of the union of Edward and Katie Ulm. William, the subject of this sketch, is the fifth in the family. He was born in Ross county, Ohio, Oct. 21, 1814, and was but six years old when the family came to Illinois. He grew up on his father's farm, and remained at home until he mar- ried. He then engaged in farming and milling, and remained in Mt. Carmel and vicinity until 1872, when he came to Lick prairie and settled on section 36, where he still resides. On the 29th December, 1836, he was married to Miss Hester M., daughter of Neil and · Hester Campbell. They were natives of Kentucky and of Scotch descent. Mrs. Ulm died in 1844, leaving five children, four of whom reached maturity. Harriet was the wife of Victor Wood. She died leaving four chil- dren. Sarah Ann married Nelson Wood and left seven children. William Edward was a soldier in the late war. He was a member of Co. I of the 40th Regt. Illinois Volunteers, and was killed at the battle of Mission Ridge. Samuel Neil was also a member of the same company and regiment, and was killed in the charge at Kenesaw Mountains. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Ulm married Elizabeth Payne. She died in the spring of 1854. On the 27th of July, 1854, he married Miss Sarah, daughter of James and Mary Glenn (Pritchet) Campbell. Her father was a native of Ten- nessee, and her mother from Virginia. Mrs. Ulm was born in Wilson county, Tenn., Oct. 11, 1837. By her marriage with Mr. Ulm, there have been ten children, seven of whom are living. Their names in the order of their birth are : Benjamin C., who married Ida Root ; they have two children; Mary E., wife of Nelson Wood; Hester M., wife of William Tiffany, who has one child ; George W., Matthew S., Frances Rose and Daniel UIm. Mr. and Mrs Ulm are members of the M. E. church. Mr Ulm was regularly ordained a minister of that religious organization in 1860 by Bp. Simpson at Bunker hill, Ills.

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Combined history of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash counties, Illinois. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 74

Author: Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Philadelphia, J. L. McDonough & co. Number of Pages: 490

Author:
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. L. McDonough & co.
Number of Pages: 490