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returned to his home, but is able to do very little work. He and wife are members of the United Brethren Church, and in politics he is a Republican.
JAMES CUMMINS was born in Edgar County, III., August 19, 1833, and is the son of Robert and Elith ( Price) Cummins, born in Harrison County, Ky. They came to Elgar County, Ill., in about the year 1830, and entered land on which he farmed; but in 1838 he moved to Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, and settled on Section 34, where he died in 1844. James went to school in the primitive log schoolhouse, in the winter, and worked on the farm in the summer seasons of his early youth. On the old farm, on Janu- ary 2, 1853, he married Rebecca, daughter of Alexander White, of Cumberland County, III. To this union were born twelve children; three sets of twins in succession, viz .: Joseph A., George J., Rosetta B. (deceased), Martha R., Robert R., Edith S., Ada A. and Emma L. (twins), John F. and Francis M. (twins), James F. and William W. (twins). After his marriage he located on a fine farm of 340 acres (a portion of the old home farm), in Section 34, and in 1878 built a fine house and out-buildings. He is a general farmer, and deals largely in stock. Mr. Cummins has resided in this township forty-five years, and is well and favorably known through- out the county, of which he was Supervisor for five consecutive terms. He is a Master Mason of the Newton Lodge, No. 216; takes a deep interest in the church and Sabbath-school and is at the present actively engaged in building a church, the means for which being mostly furnished by him. His wife is a member of the United Brethren Church; he attends. Mr. C.'s good old mother died on September 28, 1882.
JOHN CUMMINS, son of Daniel and Dolly (Johnson) Cum- mins, was born in North Carolina in 1807. He worked on the home farm until fourteen years old, when his father died. He then managed the place for his mother. In 1827 he married Mary Morgan, who bore him two children-Sidney and Cenia. In 1830 he moved to Henry County, Ind., where his wife died a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. About 1832 he married Eliza Kibler, who became the mother of eleven children- Jacob, William Daniel, Sarah L. (deceased), John F., Eva M., Reu- ben (who, with one of his children, was killed by lightning while returning home from the harvest field in 1883), Mary E., Susan, Emma, Charles and Richard W. William Daniel was born in Henry County, Ind., November 19, 1837, and was brought to this county
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by his father in 1838. In June, 1853, he married Elizabeth Strong, who bore him four children, all now deceased. Mr. C. was legally separated from his wife, and in 1860 married Sarah J. MeGahan, who has borne one child, now dead. At the breaking out of the war Mr. C. enlisted in the Ninety-Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, but soon after going to the front was taken ill and was discharged. He has served as Constable twelve years and has been a School Director. He is a Master Mason, a member of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, and is a Democrat. He is now a clerk in a general store, and also keeps the only house of public entertainment in the village of Rose Hill. Mrs. C. is a member of the United Brethren Church.
JOHN F. CUMMINS, the third son of John and Eliza Cum- mins, was born in Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, Ill., March 11, 1840, attended the Christman school in winter, and when but a mere youth was employed in breaking prairie, driving four yoke of oxen. At the age of twenty he went to Coles County to farm. In August. 1862, he enlisted in Company E, Ninety-Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, but, as he was quite delicate, was unable to bear the fatigues of a soldier's life, and was discharged from the hospital at Memphis after a short service. In August, 1863, he married Henrietta A. Fawcett, daughter of John H. Fawcett, an carly settler of Vigo County, Ind., and settled down to farming in Crooked Creek. To his union have been born seven children-Mary A., William M. (deceased), Emery V., Claibourne R., Frank M., John B. (deceased) and Eva E. (deceased). In 1880 he served as Census Enumerator for this township, and he is now the special agent for the Rockford ( Ill.) Fire Insurance Co. He resides upon his farm of seventy acres, but his health is too poor to admit of his performing farm labor. He and his family are all members of the United Brethren Church, of which he has been steward, class leader, Sunday-school superintendent and trustee.
CAPT. ROBERT S. CUMMINS was born in Kentucky, Febru ary 10, 1845, and is the son of Moses and Rebecca A. (Scott) Cum- mins, also natives of Kentucky. He was reared on his father's farm until the breaking out of the late war. In 1862 he entered Company I, Ninth Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, Confederate States of America, and was commissioned Captain. At the battle of Harts- ville, Tenn., he was wounded in the left thigh and side, and at Chickamauga was badly injured in the head and neck. After his recovery he rejoined his command, remained with it until Johnston's
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surrender, then came to Illinois, where, December 31, 1865, he mar- ried Lena Cummins, daughter of John Cummins, of Edgar County. Ile then returned to his old Kentucky home, and in 1876 came back to Edgar County. Three years later he settled on Sections 28 and 29, this township, on a fine farm of 140 acres. He was elected Township Collector for 1882, is a Master Mason of Stratton Lodge No. 408, and a Democrat. He and wife are members of the Baptist Church, and parents of four children-John W., Dora L., Lillie M. and Moses S.
JAMES H. DAVISON was born in Clermont County, Ohio, December 15, 1806, and is the son of Robert and Florence (Hamil- ton ) Davison. Robert Davison was born in Ireland, but was brought to America when only six months old, was reared in Pennsylvania and there married Miss F. Hamilton, a native of that State. James H. Davison was educated in the old fashioned log schoolhouse, and worked on the home farm until September 20, 1827, when he married Elizabeth Davison, daughter of John and Isabel ( Hamilton ) Davison. He learned coopering, and worked at that trade in and near Milford, Ohio, until 1845; then moved to Indiana, where he farmed until 1850; then sold out and came to this township where he purchased 160 acres in Section 1, where he carries on general farming and raises some stock. He became the father of eleven children, of whom five are living-Isabel, Robert H., James F., John and Hester L. Mr. Davison and family are all members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and in politics he is a Republican. His son, Robert H. Davison, was a soldier in Company E, Ninety-Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and after taking part in all the battles of his regiment was honorably discharged in July, 1865. He is now at the home of his parents, and is acting as general agent, teacher and examiner for Prof. G. S. Rice's Lightning International Music Teaching System, with a branch office at Hidalgo.
DR. JAMES F. DAVISON, son of James H. Davison, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, July 12, 1840, attended the county school and after coming to Illinois, worked on the home farm until eighteen years old. He then read medicine with Dr. F. Tevis, of Lawrence County, Ill. He also taught school in Cumberland County, at the same time keeping up his studies with Dr. T. At twenty-two, he commenced practice, having graduated from the Kansas Eclectic Med- ical Examining Board, under Surgeon-General Winans, and being endorsed by the Illinois State Board of Health. October 13, 1861, he married Helen M. Tevis, daughter of Dr. Fletcher and Lucy S. (Day)
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Tevis, and to his union were born eight children-Alice F., Charles E., Lillie May, John F., Albert, Robert O., Francis M. and George N. The doctor farms forty acres in this township, on Section 1, and has an extensive practice in his profession.
JOHN DAVISON, son of James H. Davison, was born in Cler- mont County, Ohio, February 3, 1842; moved with his father's fam- ily to Indiana, and to this township in 1850. He was here reared until about seventeen, when he went to Mattoon, where he worked in a cooper shop. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Company E., Ninety- Seventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and took part in the following battles: Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, siege of Vicksburg, Jackson, and Fort Blakely, and was stationed at different posts until his discharge July 29, 1865. On his return, he went to cultivating his farm of one hundred acres, on Section 1, this township, October 3, 1871, he mar- ried Beersheba Bailey, daughter of James and Emily (Bartlett ) Bailey, of Madison County, Ind. Two children were born to their union- Florinda (deceased) and Alfarata. Mr. Davison is a Republican in politics, is a member of Rose Hill Post. No. 158, G. A. R., and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
HENRY H. ELDER was born in Rush County, Ind., February 27, 1839, and is the son of Andrew and Mary (Little) Elder, natives respectively of Tennessee and Long Island, N. Y. These parents were among the first settlers of Rush County, and the patent to the land they there entered, bears the signature of President Jackson. At the age of twenty-two, Henry H. Elder moved to Shelby County. Ind., became a barber, married Mary E. Poss, a widow with one child -Emma, and had born to him two children-Harry A. and Katie J. Ile resided in Shelby County about twelve years, then in Effingham about a year, and then came to Rose Hill, where he built the first dwelling ever erected in the village, and for a time worked in the stave factory. In 1883, he and Silas Little started the only cabinet and furniture store in Rose Hill. Mr. Elder is a member of the I. O. O. F., and of the Order of Red Men, and he and wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.
DAVID HAMMER (deceased) was the son of F. J. Hammer, and was born in Preble County, Ohio, January 23, 1822. In 1838, he came to this township with his father, who was a millwright, and put up the first mill built in Crooked Creek. At this mill and on the farm, our subject was employed until May 11, 1845, when he mar- ried Rebecca J., daughter of David and Adaline (Cooper) Fawcett,
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of Virginia. Her father joined the conference of the United Brethren Church, in 1837, was a traveling preacher, and died, October 4, 1845. Her mother died in Indiana, December 5, 1836. After his marriage, David Hammer settled in this township on a farm. He had five chil- dren born to him, viz .: Albert, Mary (deceased), John C., Emma, (deceased) and Eva, and departed this life, September 25, 1859, leav- ing his family well provided for. His widow was married, October 3, 1872, to Rev. Ephraim Shney, a widower with seven children-James F., Louisa A., (now deceased) Ephraim E., John R., (deceased ) Mar- tha A., William H. and Walton S. Mr. Shuey was born in Virginia, January 8, 1814, and is the son of John and Catherine (Funkhouser) Shucy. John Shucy died in Vigo County, Ind., September 29, 1853, a consistent member of the United Brethren Church since boyhood. His widow, a member of the same church for over fifty years, died January 31, 1866. Ephraim Shuey united with the United Brethren Church when sixteen years old, and began to preach while living in Vigo County. In 1848, he moved to Clark County, Ill., and in 1852, to Cumberland County, where his wife died September 16, 1871, and after his marriage to Mrs. Hammer, settled on her fine farm on Section 28, this township. His sons, James F. and Ephraim E., were members of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Illinois Volum- teer Infantry. Mr. Shucy continues to preach, and he is also a skillful farmer.
WILLIAM W. HAYS was born March 23, 1833, in Logan County, Ohio, and is the son of James and Rebecca J. (Smith) Hays, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Virginia, and early settlers of Logan County. In the fall of 1840, the family came to this town- ship, bought land, and William was set to work breaking up sod with a wooden mold-board plow. He was educated in a log school- house, the first built in the township, and reared on the farm. In April, 1865, he married Sarah Kellar, daughter of David Kellar. who bore him two children-George E. and John W., and died in 1868. In March, 1871, he married Amanda Helen, a widow with one child -Charles F. She died in April, 1877, and February 20, 1879, he mar- ried Mahala J. Gunning, a widow with one child-Lola M. To this last marriage have been born three children, of whom two are liv- ing-Elmer and Ezra E. Mr. Hays is a Democrat, and has served as School Director, Trustee, Township Treasurer, Collector, and in 1880, was again elected School Trustee.
ELIJAH R. HEATH was born in Hunterdon County, N. J., March 12, 1835, and is the son of George D. and Mary (Heath) Heath,
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also natives of Hunterdon County. Elijah R. Heath attended school nine months in the year, until eighteen, studied a year at the univer- sity at Lewisburgh, Penn., taught school about a year in New Jer sey, and in 1855, moved to Montgomery County, Ohio, where he taught for twelve years. April 3, 1860, he married Louisa W. Bal- lard, daughter of William W. Ballard, of Ithaca, Ohio. Two chil- dren, Belle and Lillie, have been born to their union. In 1867, Mr. Heath moved to Indiana; was in a flouring-mill until 1869, then came to this township and farmed on land he had previously purchased in Section 4, sold, and purchased a farm in Cumberland County, on which he lived eleven years, and then rented out and came to Hidalgo, where he is now keeping a general store. He is station agent for the P., D. & E. R. R., agent for the Adams and Pacific Express Com- panies, buys and ships grain, and has handled as many as thirty-five wagon loads of wheat in one day. He is a Mason, an Odd Fellow, a Republican, and has been a School Trustee. His grandfather Rich- ard Heath, was a private, his grand-uncle, John Heath, a Captain, and his great grand-unele, William Heath, a Brigadier-General in the Revolutionary War.
WILLIAM HUNT, son of Stephanius and Elizabeth (Coffin) Hunt, was born in Fayette County, Ohio, on March 4, 1818. Hc received a common school education in a pioneer schoolhouse, worked on a farm at intervals, and in his father's blacksmith and carpenter shop, until March 13, 1836, when he was married to Margaret, daugh- ter of John and Tebetha (Morgan) Timmons. They have had ten children, four of whom are living, viz .; Nathan S., Uriah E., Mary D., and Sarah A. In 1838, he, with his father, and all of the Hunt family, the Hutsons, the Cummins, the Vannattas, the Hammers, and others, formed a colony, and settled in what is now Crooked Creek Township. They came here on September 24, 1838, entered and cleared land, and commenced the life of pioneer farmers of the then far West. Our subject, after enduring all the trials, and hardships, and privations of a pioneer life, until, on September 26, 1852, he died. very highly esteemed by all. He lost three sons in the Union Army, viz .: Francis, of Company G, Fifty-Fourth Illinois Infantry, deceased; Albert, died from disease contracted in the army, of Company G, Forty-Ninth Illinois Infantry, and James, a soldier in the regular army, died in Texas. Mr. Hunt left about 400 acres of good farm land to his widow, who is still living on the old home farm. Her granddaughter, Luzena Hunt, has the charge and management of the house for the good old lady in her declining years.
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ELIIIU HUTSON, son of William and Sarah (Hunt) Hutson, was born December 31, 1834, in Madison County, Ohio, the native county of his parents. In the fall of 1838, the family came to this county, and here Elihu Hutson was reared to farming. June 19, 1856, he married Elizabeth, daughter of David Kellar, and had born to him five children-Sarah J. (deceased), John W., Lydia A., Will- iam D. and Andrew T. In 1861, Mr. Hutson moved to Coles County, Ill., farmed there until 1867, then returned to this township, and here his wife died October 11, 1878, a member of the New Light Church. October 12, 1879, he married Sarah Carr, daughter of E. Brooks and a widow with four children-John O., Reuben E., Laura M. and Lnella. To this last marriage have been born two children -Anna M. and Sarah O. Mr. Hutson's father was one of the carliest settlers of Crooked Creek, and was for several years a Justice of the Peace. He died June 7, 1883; his wife died February 15, 1838. The father had been a member of the New Light Church for over fifty years.
OLIVER R. JACKSON is a native of Hardin County, Ky., was born January 23, 1822, and is a son of John and Sarah (Price) Jackson. He attended the pioneer schools of the time, and in 1839 moved with his father's family to Crawford County, Ill., and after- ward moved to Washington, Ind., where he learned the trade of a plasterer. Subsequently, he married Lucinda Elswae, who died Sep- tember 13, 1851, having borne one child, now deceased. Mr. Jack- son thereafter returned to Crawford County, III., where he followed his trade for a livelihood, and February 16, 1855, wedded Lovina Stamm, which marriage produced ten children, of which number five are living-Alvin L., Rosa B., Franklin, Lyman E. and Stephen. In 1857, Mr. Jackson removed to Saint Marie Township, Jasper County, and later, in 1869, to Crooked Creek Township, where he purchased eighty acres of timber land and cleared the same, which is now in good cultivation. He is engaged in general farming and working at his trade. Mr. Jackson is a valuable and esteemed citi- zen, and Mrs. Jackson is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
JUDGE JAMES E. JAMES (deceased), the son of William and Elizabeth (McMullen ) James, was born in Jennings County, Ind .. in June, 1816. His parents were poor but highly respectable, and belonged to the society known as Shakers. At the age of eleven he lost his father; his mother then withdrew from the Shaker society, and with her children resided on a farm until her death. Mr. James
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then went to Edgar County, Ill., where, October 21. 1838, he married Jane, daughter of James and Elizabeth Duck. of Kentucky. In 1839, he entered forty acres of land in this township. and his was the fifth family to settle here. He put up a cabin, and, as it had taken all his money to pay for his land, he was for some time with- out chairs or table. but he was a man of energy and resources, and soon furnished his cabin with furniture of his own manufacture. He added to his farm from time to time, and could soon count his acres by the hundred, and built himself as comfortable a farm-house as existed in those early days. He had born to him thirteen children, of whom eight are still living, viz .: William H., Sarah P., Lovisa A., Augustus, Mary, Gilbert, Laura and Alonzo C. One son, Cyrus, was a member of the Ninety-Seventh Illinois Infantry, was wounded at the battle of Vicksburg, and afterward died. In 1849, Mr. James was elected Associate Judge of Jasper County, and held office most of the time until his death. He was County Sheriff from 1856 until 1858: in 1864. he was elected Probate Judge for four years, and was twice re-elected. He was taken ill in 1869, and lingered until August 29, 1872, when he expired, highly respected and dearly beloved by all. He gave to each of his children a farm, and left to his widow the homestead of 300 acres. which is being superintended by her son. Alonzo C.
JOIIN F. KIBLER, son of Reuben and Susan (Cummins) Kib- ler, was born in Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, Ill., on December 29, 1847. In his early youth, he attended the common schools and worked on a farm. On November 6. 1870, he married Isadora, daughter of Reuben and Mary (Creamer) Carr, who was born in Crooked Creek Township on October 6, 1852. They have had six children, viz .: Eda Rozilla, born November 15. 1871 (now in her twelfth year, and weighs 182 pounds); Mary C., born April 19. 1873; Lydia S., November 10, 1874: John F., May 18, 1876: Reuben .A., ,January 7, 1878, and Laura M., February 22, 1881. After his marriage he settled on eighty acres in Section 15, Crooked Creek Township, and now owns 282. the most of which being under culti- vation. He occupies a very fine two-story frame house, which is considered one of the best in the township. Besides farming, he deals largely in stock. He is a member of the United Brethren, his wife of the. New Light Church. In politics he is a Democrat.
WILLIAM T. KIBLER, brother of John F., was born in Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, Ill., on June 20, 1850. He received his education at the common schools, and worked on a farm
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during his youth. On December 20, 1877. he married Nancy, daughter of Daniel Davis, of Lawrence County, III. She was born on Jan- uary 5, 1857, and she has borne her husband two children, viz .: Will- iam J .. born October 8, 1878, and Edward M .. born November 26, 1881. In Section 16 he has a good farm of 165 acres, all well im- proved, and occupies a fine house. Besides being a general farmer, he deals largely in cattle. The Killers are descendants of some of the first families that settled in this county, and are well liked and highly esteemed by all their acquaintances. William is a Democrat politically. He and his wife are both members of the United Breth- ren Church, he being a steward of the same. He gives with a lib- eral hand to all charitable and benevolent enterprises.
HARRISON KILBURN was the son of Benjamin C. and Pris- cilla (Farr) Kilburn, the father born in Kentucky, the mother in Pennsylvania. The father was a farmer, an carly settler in Vigo County, Ind., and helped to build the first house ever erected in the town of Terre. Haute, Ind. Harrison was born on December 6, 1840, and went to school and worked on a farm until the year 1851, when his father moved to JJasper County. Ill., and engaged in farming. On August 2, 1861, our subject enlisted in Company H, Thirty- Eighth Illinois Infantry. He participated in the battles of Freder- icktown, Mo .. Corinth, Perryville, Stone River, Knob Gap, and others. On October 22, 1863, he was transferred to the Signal Corps. He was then at the battles of Chickamauga. Missionary Ridge, Ken- esaw Mountain, Rocky Face. Atlanta, and had the honor of carrying the flag of truce demanding the surrender of Charleston; was also at the Grand Review at Washington. D. C. He was discharged at Saint Louis, Mo., on September 7, 1865. While at home, on May 2, 1864, he was married to Naney McCormick, daughter of Elijah Me- Cormick. of Jasper County, Ill. One child has been born to them, viz .: Benjamin C. (deceased). After his discharge he settled in Clark County, Ill .. and engaged in farming until 1881, when he came to Crooked Creek Township, Jasper County, purchased a home in the town of Rose Hill, where he is now living, being engaged in the fruit tree business. Mr. Kilburn has been Township Collector and Assessor. He is a member of the G. A. R., and in politics is a Democrat. His wife is a member of the Christian Church.
DR. WILLIAM M. KING was born in Harrison County, Ind., December 11, 1858, and is the son of Daniel and Elizabeth A. (Bruce) King, also natives of Indiana. He attended a subscription school three months in the year and worked on the home farm until 1868,
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when the family came to this county. He attended the Normal School at Newton, and at the age of twenty read medicine with Dr. William O. Denman, studying for thirteen months, and then entered the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, studied three terms, and on his graduating stood at 91.9 per cent. He located at Rose Hill, and now has an extensive and lucrative practice. April 16, 1882, he married Mary Hunt, daughter of Amaziah and Elizabeth (Gates) Hunt. He has permanently settled in Rose Hill, where he has pur- chased a home.
ANDREW J. LAKE, son of Lewis and Mary (Irvin) Lake, was born in Licking County, Ohio, on January 26, 1836, and during about three months in each year of his youth he attended school, being the remainder of the time employed on a farm. When a young man, and while on a visit to Indiana, he enlisted in Company D, Thirtieth Indiana Infantry, and served until the close of the late war. He participated in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Chattanooga. Mission Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Franklin and Nashville. At the latter place he was discharged in January, 1866, when he returned to Ohio, and in the autumn of the same year came to Jasper County, Ill., and opened a general merchandise store, in the town of Harris- burg, Crooked Creek Township. On September 30, 1867, he mar- ried Lucinda, the widowed daughter of William Stroble. Two chil- dren have been born to them, viz .: Rebecca and Hattie E. In 1871, he sold his store and purchased a farm of 160 acres in Section 9, where he is now living, as a general farmer and stock-raiser. In pol- ities he is a Republican. He and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church. Over his right eye he has a scar, from a slight wound he received while in the army.
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