Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois . With illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers, Part 97

Author: McDonough, J.L., & Co., Philadelphia
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.L. McDonough & Co
Number of Pages: 578


USA > Illinois > Perry County > Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois . With illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers > Part 97
USA > Illinois > Randolph County > Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois . With illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers > Part 97
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Harrisonville at an early day. Thomas James began his mercantile career at Harrisonville in the fall of 1815 as the manager of MeKnight & Brady's store. In this firm Frede- rick Dent, the father-in-law of Gen. Grant, owned a consi- dlerable interest, and he used to visit the place frequently. MeKuight accompanied Thomas James to New Mexico in 1821, and was killed by the Comanche Indians. John S. Beaumont carried ou a store in 1818, or 1819. He went to Shawneetown. An advertisement in a Kaskaskia paper shows that Alexander Jameson, Thomas James, and Jesse W. Cooper, leading residents of Harrisonville and vicinity, were appointed to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the State Bank of Illinois at Kaskaskia. McKnight & Brady erected a brick store-house and a frame dwelling- house. Aside from these, a few scattering buildings com- pose the town. There were two ferries, between 1826 and 1830, both operated by horse power. One was carried on by Adam Smith, who moved down from Bridgewater in 1826, and the other by William Ellis. The latter was a resident of Herculaneum, on the opposite side of the river. Herculaneum in those days was a thriving town. It had four stores, and was the depot of supplies and the place of shipment of the Missouri lead mines. Much business was also transacted at Bates Landing, just below Herculaneum, where there was a large store and shot tower. The Monroe county farmers often went to Herculaneum to buy goods and sell produce, and thus there was sufficient patronage for both ferries. Herculaneum was the county seat of Jefferson county, Missouri, at the same time that Harrisonville was the seat of justice of Monroe county. About the year 1829 C. B. Fletcher, father of Thomas Fletcher, afterward Governor of Missouri, who lived at Herculaneum, and car- ried on a heavy business as a merchant, put up a log build- ing a quarter of a mile east of the site of the old town, and opened a store, of which Madison Miller had charge. Not far from the same line Matthias T. Horine started a store in the Mcknight & Brady store-house. For some years pre- vious to this there had been no store. The town site at this time was in the possession of Col. James A. James. The Fletcher store was afterward moved east to the Jameson tract, on which the new town of Harrisonville is built. Madison Miller, who had married Fletcher's daughter, was still in charge. The Horine store was carried ou in the old town till 1840, and then also moved east, and established in a frame building constructed on the south side of the street, a little east of the present James store. The Horines were the last who did business in the old town, and after 1840 it was abandoned. In 1838 Col. James A. James, the proprie- tor of the town, and a man named Vanardsdale, were the


county seat is situate, to Messrs. McKnight & Brady, and know of no other claim to said land than that of the above named MeKnight & Brady." JOHN EDGAR.


Kaskuskia, May 12, 1819.


only residents. James was the owner of the ferry. The river each year washed away more and more of the land on which the town was built, and by 1860 the last of the buildings had disappeared in the waters of the Mississippi.


The early courts were held in Harrisonville during the time it was the county seat. A jail was erected for the con- finement of prisoners.


NEW HARRISONVILLE.


The Fletcher and Horine stores, which we have stated had been established on the site of the present town of Har- risonville, were carried on together for some years. The latter store was owned by Matthias T. and Harrison Horine. Fletcher's store was discontinued, and after the high water of 1844 the Horines moved their store to Waterloo. Matthi- as T. Horine remained till 1846, aud kept some goods on hand, though he did not pretend to do much business as a merchant. At the flood of 1844 the water stood about twelve feet deep in the streets of Harrisonville.


About the year 1846 the Horine farm, part of claim 511, survey 497, was purchased by Noah B. Harlow, who in 1852 opened a store on the south side of the street. About the same time he laid out the town of New Har- risonville. Three years afterward he built the brick store- house now owned by the James' store. Thomas James started a second store on the old Horine place, where Wil- liam Bamber now lives, and Bamber and James went into partnership in the mercantile business. James subsequently removed part of the goods to the Andrew Kinney farm, be- low Monroe city, and Bamber disposed of his interest to Harlow, who again had the only store in the place. He sold his store to Jacob and Fred. Meyer, and they to Thomas James, Bennett James and William Kiuney. This was the only store till Lewis Thorn started another in 1875. William Bamber, a native of Maryland, whose father came to Prairie du Long in 1820, has been a resident of Harrison- ville since 1852.


The business interests of Harrisouville are now repre- sented as follows: Merchants, James & Hurst (Charles James and Lewis llurst), and Lewis Ihorn & Co. (Lewis Thorn, Johu Graziano and William Ihorn); Blacksmiths, John Merkle, Joseph Vanon and Henry Neiman ; Saddler and Harness Maker, Herman Diemert; Shoemakers, Henry Josephs and Frederick Henwendieck ; Physicians, Drs. Samuel Skeel and W. S. Johnson, Dr. G. P. Livingston and Dr. William James. There are two churches, the Catholic church of St. Francis, built 1868, and St. Paul's Lutheran church, built 1880. The Rev. B. Quitter is pastor of the Catholic congregation. William Thorn is the postmaster About 1870 only half a-dozen families composed the popula- tion of the town, and the place has been mostly built up since 1875. There are now about twenty-five dwelling- houses. It is an important shipping point.


EVANSVILLE.


RANDOLPH COUNTY.


VANSVILLE precinet, is a fine body of land ; bounded on the north by Baldwin, on the east by Central, on the south by Florence, and on the west by the Kaskas- kia river. It is drained in the northern portion, by Plnm creek. In the south- eastern by Butter creek, which empties into Nine Mile creek, running along its southern boundary. The land in the eastern portion is quite level, that along the western bound- ary somewhat broken. The wooded districts comprise a portion, about one-third in size, as compared to the cleared land. The farms are in a fine state of cultivation, and the primitive cabin of the first settlers has given place to the modern strneture, and two story frame and brick dwellings, are numerous. The farmers are thrifty. The German element predominates in the western and middle portions, while in the vicinity of Preston, there still remain some of the des- cendants of the original Scotch-Irish who were the first to enconnter the perils of early emigration.


About the year 1780, a settlement was made abont the mouth of Nine Mile creek, by some of Col. Clarks old soldiers, and some friends, whom they had persuaded to come along with them to the country. Of these, Daniel Hicks, Henry and Elijah Smith, Hilderbrand, Hayden, Lunceford and others were prominent. They nearly all lived and died in the settlement. Lanceford went to St. Clair county, Ill., where he left quite a large number of descendants. These were undoubtedly the first settlements made in this precinct, and but little can be learned of them at this date. A local- ity famons in early days, was called the Irish settlement, which was located near the month of Plum Creek, and derives its name from the fact that the Irish settlers were called South Carolina Irish. The place was probably first settled by a man, eminent, even at that early day, for great energy and activity, James Patterson, from the Abbeville distriet, South Carolina. He afterwards settled upon the site of Preston village, in 1804. This old pioneer held the offices of Justice of the Peace and County Commissioner, and also made himself conspicuous as a ranger in the war of 1812. He had four sons, John, Samuel, Reuben and James Harvey. John, after living for several years in the same settlement, with his father, moved to Hill Prairie, where in 1837, he died. Samuel settled in Horse Prairie; Renben, in Heacock Prairie ; James II. lived on the farm, first settled by his father. John Fulton, another addition to this settlement, came in 1812. He proved to be of considerable aid, in pro- moting the best interests of the little community. His sons,


Thomas, David and Cyrus, all located in the neighborhood. On the 25th of December, 1804, a great addition was made to this settlement by the arrival of the families of John Me- Clinton, David and James Anderson and Adam Hill, all of whom numbering thirty-one sons came from the Abbeville District, South Carolina. David Anderson was called on frequently to fill places of trust and honor, and was a very popular colonel of the militia. He left no sons, all dying while young. His oldlest daughter married Robert G. Shan- non. His brother James only lived a few years after com- ing to' Illinois. Adam Hill, one of the four sons, settled near Evansville, living there until his death. His sons were John, William, Adam, Robert, and Samuel. There was a further increase of the Irish settlement in the latter part of the year 1804, by the arrival of Absalom Cox, James and Archibald Thompson, William McBride and Robert MeDonald, and others. Archibald Thompson was noted for his efficiency and excellence of character. After living a few years in the settlement he moved in 1812 to a place two miles south of Evansville, where he died in 1833. His sons were Robert, William, Morris, Archibald, John and James.


William McBride, though advanced in years when he came to the Irish settlement, still endeared himself to every one by the mode of his life, and the manner in which he endured the hardships of the country. He died in 1818. His sons Thomas, John and William, settled in the neighbor- hood. Thomas left two sons, William and John. William McBride was captain of a militia company in 1813, and was also once a county commissioner. Alexander Clark, who came to the settlement in 1805, located three miles south of where Evansville now stands. Samuel Crozier and George Wilson etme to the settlement in 1806. Samnel Crozier settled two miles south of Evansville. Being a man of talents and fine character he soon attained a leading position and received high recognition. Some of his descendents are still living in the county.


In the year 1807 John Campbell settled near the mouth of Nine Mile creek, and subsequently died in 1827, four miles east of Evansville. Robert Forster was another old settler who built a mill, run by horse power, and a steam distillery near the mouth of Plum ereek. These improve- ments were the attractions that caused the settlement to grow rapidly. John Anderson came in 1808 and first settled near his brother, Colonel Anderson, where he lived until his death. In 1808 William Barnett came from Kentucky. He died in 1818.


A block-house was ereeted in the Irish settlement in 1812, rendered necessary by Indian hostilities. Andrew Borders


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came to the settlement. He worked when a young man in the distillery of Robert Foster. Alexander Campbell came to the Irish settlement in the year 1819.


In 1820 Robert Bratney came from Tennessee. He settled on Plum ercek. His sons were : John B., Robert N. and James C. Robert Bratney was a soldier of the revolutionary war and did his country good service.


There came to Randolph county in 1821 a rather remark- able man, who, if not a pioneer, deserves mention as an early immigrant, James Pollock. This gentleman, to whom the county is greatly indebted for an example of energy and thrift, came from Beaver county, Pennsylvania, to St. Louis in 1818. Here he followed the trade of tanner for a short time, when, selzed with the immigration fever, he came to Randolph county, and settled where Preston now stands. In 1822 he married Ann Eliza Conway, whose father was once scalped and left for dead by the Indians in one of those bloody skirmishes so frequent in these days. James Pollock purchased a farm of John Rankin, who had previously pur- chased of Washington Sterritt, and erected on it a tan-yard. This was a new enterprise, and Mr. Pollock being a man of energy and sagacity, did not wait for trade to come to him. When hides were scarce, he bought cattle and slaughtered them, and, loading the carcases on boat, pushed off down the river, visiting the towns as far as New Orleans; and, disposing of his beef, returned to load up a new supply. In this way he maintained his business and increased his pro perty, until he owned all the land upon which Preston stands, and much in the vicinity. He died in 1867. He was the father of twelve children.


John H. McCarty originally came from Kentucky in 1828, aud was a prominent man, holding at times the offices of sheriff, assessor and treasurer.


Mary M. Bratney, wife of John B. Bratney, who resides at Preston, is a daughter of James Pollock, above mentioned. Her husband is the son of James Bratney, who came from Ireland to Tennessee, and thence to Randolph county with his father, Robert Bratney, who was a gallant soldier in the war of the Revolution. Joseph Bratney, his son, served in the war of 1812, under General Jackson. On their arrival in Randolph county, the family entered a half section of land on Little Plum creek, just above its mouth.


The Hon. Jonathan Chesnutwood is one of the oldest re- sidents in Evansville. He is the son of Samuel Chesnut- wood and Hannah Hughs, who were uuited in marriage in 1796 in Lancaster county, Pa. Jonathan was born in Stark county, Ohio, in the year 1825, and was the youngest in a family of nine. He entered upon a classical course of study at Marietta in 1847. After three years he engaged in mer- cantile pursuits, and in 1852 came to Evansville, where he has since resided.


Paul Pantler, of Evansville, is one of the oldest German residents. He was born in Alsace, France, in 1834. His father, Joseph Pautler, emigrated to this country, landing at New York in 1847. He went from there, first to Erie county, in western New York. In 1852 Paul came to Ran- dolph county, Illinois.


Dr. Rudolph Homan is a native of Hanover, Germany.


He emigrated to this country January, 1838, and first set- tled in St. Louis, attending school until 1845, when he went as midshipman on the man of-war "Susquehanna," served until 1847, when, having temporarily lost the use of his eyes by an explosion, he returned to St. Louis and studied medicine with Prof. Pope, and graduated from the Univer- sity. He first began to practice in Centreville and George- town, St. Clair county, Ills., and in 1856 came to Randolph county, where he has since practiced in Evansville.


Charles Ohms, Wilhelm Ricknagel, John Shuline, Daniel Berthole and Frank Vacht, are residents of the precinct living along the road between Preston and Evansville, who came from St. Clair county, Ill., in 1856. They were originally from Germany. Valentine Wehrheim is the son of John Wehrheim who came to this country from Germany in 1834, and landed first in New Orleans, and came thence to St. Louis, and thence to Randolph county. The year 1854, marks his advent to Evansville, where he entered upon an extensive and prosperous career, leaving the im- press of his energy on Evansville and the surrounding country, where he is still remembered.


He built the flouring mill in conjunction with Cadwell Evans, which was destroyed in 1864 by fire. He rebuilt the mill, and it still stands a monument to his foresight and thrift. N. and W. Sauer are the sons of Philip Sauer, who emigrated from Hesse Cassel, Germany, in or about 1833. He settled first in Monroe county, engaged in farming, and afterwards came to Randolph county.


A true specimen of the old pioneer is, Wiley Roberts, living about two miles from the town of Evansville in a southwestly direction, on a farm situated between survey's 442 and 444. His father, Thomas Roberts, came from Kentucky in the year 1787. His mother's name was Jane Preston, a daughter of Daniel Preston, a native of Penna. Thomas Roberts first settled in Randolph county near Kaskaskia, on Gen. Edgar's land. He remained there until his death in 1860. He raised nine sons. One daughter died while young. His sons names were William, John, Preston, Jacob, Wiley, Thomas, Darius, Volney aud Perry, all of whom except William settled in the county. Thomas, the father of the above children, was a scout and ranger along with captain McDonough, major Hughes and others. He was a county commissioner and judge under the old law, at the same time that judge Thompson, Hyzer and Gillispie held their positions. Wiley Roberts was born in Randolph county, April 30th, 1822, near the place where he now lies. He served in the Mexi- can war under Captain Rozier and Col. John C. Fremont, and was mustered out at the close of the war at Fort Leavenworth.


TOWN OF EVANSVILLE.


Evansville is beautifully situated on the eastern side of the Kaskaskia river about 10 miles from Kaskaskia. The land upon which it is built is hilly, affording good drainage and fine plats for private residents. The town was laid out in 1834 hy Cadwell Evans. Prior to that time in 1811 Andrew White formed the town site, and after some years


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RESIDENCE OF DR G.P. LIVINGSTONE, HARRISONVILLE, ILL.


FARM RESIDENCE OF J. W. GOODMAN, MITCHIE PRECINCT, MONROE CO. ILL .


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sold out to Adam Henderson, who in turn sold it to Levi North. A ferry was run across the river by North, called after him, "North's Ferry," a name by which it was for a long time known. Eli Chappell purchased the property from North, and in turn sold it to Cadwell Evans, from whom it took the name Evansville. The first buildings erected were a dwelling-house, and wagon and plough shop. In 1837, Mr. Evans built a horse mill, and Paul Craddock a cooper shop. The next year a tan yard was opened by Edmund Eccles and Joseph Bratney. Mr. Evans at the same time started a hotel. In the year following William McNeal commenced the saddlery business, and in 1840, William McKee O'Melveny opened a store for general mer- chandizing. At this time it seemed probable the town would grow up to a flourishing place, and great expectations were entertained in regard to its importance. But a crash came, and it remained without any increase in the way of improvements, until the year 1847, when that industrious and capable man before mentioned, John Wehrheim, opened a store. Another accession of importance to the place was made in 1852, by the arrival of Jonathan Chesnutwood and his large stock of goods. About this time John Wehrheim built a mill which contributed largely to the growth of the place. The river afforded facilities for the transportation of flour, and the mill was the " Mecca," to which the farmers far and near directed their footsteps for flour for family use. In 1857 a brewery was built, and many yet living can at- test to the good quality of the product. Thus, the little town gained new accessions, and feeling its importance, bid for the county seat against Chester. The country around partook of its enterprise, and the farmers of, the neighbor- hood organized an agricultural society, that gave several very creditable exhibitions, and ultimately united its force with the Randolph County Agricultural Society, dropp ng its cognomen of Western Randolph Agricultural Society, which doubtless was a wise and proper movement.


In the last few years Evansville has been slowly but steadily improving ; the Kaskaskia river is now success- fully navigated, and secures beyond all hazard the transpor- tation for its mills and other products; an advantage that must enhance its future prosperity. Steamboats ply between Evansville and Chester. The town now has a population of 500, and contains several substantial brick and frame residences and business houses. It has a good mill; it is owned by N. and W. Sauer. The capacity of the mill is two hundred barrels per day. It has two churches-one 53


Catholic, and one German Lutheran ; both fine brick edifices. Two school-houses-one Catholic, and a free school.


The ferry by which conveyance is had across the river is owned by the Messrs. Williamson and Cragin. Evansville has in addition to the above the following places of business: One dry goods store kept by the Wagner Brothers; one dry goods store kept by Valentine Wehrheim ; one drug store by the Postmaster William H. Grant ; one post-office ; four phy- sicians, Rudolph Homan, M. D., Jerome Thompson, M. D., Dr. W. J. Crozier and JJ. M. Wilson, M. D .; one blacksmith and machine shop, by Peter Baumbauer; one shoemaking shop, F. Wulf; one Police Magistrate, Henry G. Meyerott ; one Justice of the Pence, James Gray ; one saddle and har- news shop, Henry Rabe. There is also a lime stone quarry and a cooper shop. The latter is run in connection with the mill. There are three hotels One is kept by Paul Pautler, one by Henry Pautler and one by Joseph Meyer.


There are several saloons and feed stables. The citizens are mostly of German descent, and exhibit the social traits peculiar to the race, enjoying the pic-nic and the dance. They are also highly moral and cultivated. Attending to their own business, conservative in politics and religion they con- stitute a pleasant community.


PRESTON VILLAGE


This is a very quiet place, with a few good family resi- dences. Preston owes much of the interest attaching to it from the church location here, which is considered the mother of Associate Reformed churches in Illinois.


James Patterson settled upon the town site in 1804, and sold out in 1816 to Washington Sterrit, who in turn sold to Jolın Rankin in 1820. James Pollock bought ot the latter and established a tan yard in 1823. Samuel B. Strankey opened a store in 1833; Pollock and Bratney also opened a store in 1835, and the town lots were surveyed and laid off May 12, 1836, by Samuel G. Thompson, deputy county sur- veyor. The village is located on section 10 in the N. E. corner of the precinct, and has a population of about one hundred. It contains one dry goods store kept by W. J. Hill ; a post-office, Postmaster J. B. Bratney ; Deputy Post- master W. J. Hill; two blacksmith shops, one wagon maker's shop, one saw mill, one physician, J. W. Semple, M. D., and one school-house. The village owes much of its renown to its being the locality where was formed a church that dates back to 1810, called the original " Associate Reformed Pres- byterian."


BIOGRAPHIES.


JOSEPH PAUTLER, Sr. (DECEASED.)


THE Pantler family is one of the most respected in the vicinity of Evansville, and its members are closely con- nected with the early progress and development of that section of the country.


Joseph Pautler, Sr., was boru at Bremmelbach, Canton Sulz, Alsace, on the 22d day of December, 1801. There he received a limited education in the German language, and later learned the trade of stonemason, which profession he followed for nine years. He afterward went to farming and trading. In the year 1823 he was married to Margar- etha Weckerle, a native of the same village. They had six children, three boys and three girls, the names of which are, in the order of their birth : Margaretha, Jo, Christina, Franziska, Bernhard and Wendelin, all natives of Bremmel- bach.


In the spring of the year 1846 he sent his eldest son, Joseph, to America on a prospecting tour, who was followed by his daughter, Christina, in autumn of the same year. In


the fall of the year 1847 he, with the remainder of the family, emigrated to America. The voyage was accomplished in 32 days, on the sailing vessel "Seville de Grace." His first settlement was in Erie County, N. Y., near Buffalo, where he purchased a farm and erected a saw mill, in con- nection with a partner by the name of H. Weiherle.


On the 25th day of March, 1850, his, wife died. In the fall of the same year he married Miss Henrietta Dieze, a native of Prussia. They had five children, four boys and one girl : Henry, Salome, wife of Joseph Schwarz, John, deceased, John W. and Peter Paul. In autumn 1856 he came to Randolph county, Illinois, where he bought a farm of 144 acres, two miles south of Evansville.


Mr. Pautler died on the 16th day of January, 1873. He had always been a devont member of the Catholic Church, and a staunch Democrat. His remains are interred in the Catholic cemetery at Evansville.


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DR. WILLIAM J. CROZIER.


AMONG the rising young physicians of Randolph county, none by virtue of close application to business, and determina- tion to become masters in their profession, deserve more honorable mention than he whose name heads this article. His ancestors came from South Carolina to this county as early as 1806. The Crozier family has always sustained a very respectable position in the community. The parents of the subject of this sketch were Samuel P. and Caroline Crozier. The mother's maiden name was Hill. His father is a man of eminent social qualities. William J. was edu- cated in the Sparta Public Schools, where he enjoyed the skill of Supt. S. B. Hood as an instructor. After completing the course of study, prescribed in the public schools, he de- voted his time to the study of medicine under direction of Jerome Thompson in 1879. In the fall of the same year he entered the Missouri Medical College, at St. Louis, as a student, and graduated therefrom March 2d, 1x81 In August of the same year he opened an office in the town of Evansville, and since has devoted his time and attention most industriously to the practice. Thoroughly in love with his calling, and alive to the importance of vigorous, unre- mitting effort, he is making rapid headway. Habits of in- dustry, such as he cultivates, bring their due reward. He makes ophthalmology rather a specialty, taking great delight in its investigation and practice. Politically the doctor is a Democrat. Socially he is high-minded, generous and com- passionate.




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