Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume II, part 2, Part 95

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 774

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MANN, John H .- Many of the younger men of Sangamon County are content to devote them- selves to farming, realizing the money to be made from specializing along agricultural lines. The days are past when a farmer worked merely for a living ; now he is as much a business man as the grocer or banker, and the country is much more heavily obligated to him than to the others mentioned. One of the younger men of Sangamon County who are representative of the farming interests, is John H. Mann, resid- ing on a fine twenty-acre truck farm on Sec- tlon 29, Capital Township. He was born il Metcalfe County, Ky., February 14, 1870, a son of James and Mary E. (Goodman) Mann, both natives of Kentucky born In 1841 and 1849 respectively.

James Mann was a farmer in Kentucky, where he remained until 1883, when he moved to Ash- land. Ill., locating on a farm, which continued to be his home until 1903. In that year he came to Sangamon County, making his home with his son until his death, May 28, 1905. His widow survives, and lives at Oakland, Cal., with her son Charles. There were eight sons and one daughter in the family, six of whom survive : John H .: Charles, of Oakland, Cal .; George, Frank. Daniel ; Mary, wife of Arthur Pringle, of Oakland. Two other sons Edward and Will, died recently. Two brothers of the father, Ma- rion and Jorney Mann, were soldiers in the Civil War. The Mann family Is one of the old ones of Kentucky and its members have been connected with its history since early days.

`The education of John H. Mann was secured - in Ashland. where he attended the public schools. Later he alternated farming with learning the trade of printer. He never worked long at his trade, however, but as a young man was for a year in an office in Ashland, then operated a farm in the vicinity. He came to Sangamon County in 1890, being engaged in

business in Springfield for ten years, but in 1900, the call of the soil became too strong for him and he came to live in his present home. He rents twenty acres, which he devotes to gardening, and his success has been remarkable, his prodnet meeting with a ready sale.

Mr. Mann was married in Jacksonville, Ill., October 18, 1891, when he was united with Anna Ellen Martin, born near that city, in Morgan County, October 18, 1866 a danghter of Frank Martin, who was one of the pioneers of Morgan County. He carried on farming there until his death in 1899, his wife having died in 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Martin had nine chil- dren, seveu of whom are now living. No chll- dren have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mann." They are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, to which Mr. Mann is a liberal cou- tributor. In politics he is a Republican, but his busines cares have beeu too heavy for him to devote much attention to public matters. However, he is always abreast of the times, well informed on current affairs, and votes intelli- gently and faithfully.

Having devoted so inuch time to his work, Mr. Mann understands it thoroughly and fol- low's it scientifically. He leaves nothing to chance in his operations, but carries out cer- taln definite rules, and the results prove the wisdom of his actions. Shrewd, keen and en- terprising, he Is an excellent busines man, while his sterling honesty and uprightness of character have impressed themselves upon his associates and won him many warm, personal friends, whom he retains. His home is skill- fully presided over by his wife, and thelr many friends always find a cordial welcome when they enter its hospitable doors.

MANN, Samuel A., a useful and industrious cit- izen of Springfield, Ill., was born in Monroe County, W. Va., May 15, 1837, and is a son of Alexander and Isabelle (Stevenson) Mann, both born in Monroe County, he December 13, 1802, and she In 1810. The father was a farmer and spent his entire life in his native State, as did his parents and those of his wife. He was a car- penter, as well as a farmer, and after leaving school his son Samuel worked at that trade with his father until the war. At the age of twenty-one years Samuel A. Mann enlisted in Colonel King's Battalion of Artillery, June 2, 1861, at Monroe County, Va., and served in the Confederate Army to the close of the war, en- tering under Captain Lowery. He took part In the Battles of Winchester, Fisher Hill, Stras- burg, Fayetteville, Charleston, Deep Creek, Berryville (Va.), Shenandoah Valley, and many others. He dld his full duty as a soldier in the cause he then believed to be just, but, in the light of later events and his more mature judgment. now feels deep regret that he was not fighting for the other side.

Mr. Mann was married. in Indiana, Novem- ber 28, 1872, to Miss Sarah Jester, who was born in Iowa. October 2, 1849, daughter of John

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Jester, a native of Delaware, who moved to, Iowa when a boy, and is now living in Indiana. His wife died in Ohio, many years ago. Mrs. Mann's grandparents were natives of Delaware and Iowa and became prominent in the local- ities where they lived.

Mr. Mann has lived in Sangamon County, Ill,. since 1866, and at first worked at nursery business. He is esteemed by his associates and has a good reputation in the community. For several years past he has been employed in the trade of carpenter, at which he is a skillful workman. He is industrious and thrifty and has accumulated some property. He be- longs to the Missionary Baptist Church and to a temperance society. He has always taken an active interest in public affairs and in politics is a Democrat. He and his wife became parents of six children : Elia, Daisy, Edgar and Frankie, deceased ; Eva May, born in Indiana, August 14, 1873, married Richard Ashcroft, of Riverton, and they have three children, ali liv- ing-Richard, Stacey and Jessie; Lulu, born in Springfield, May 24, 1S$0, married Fred Painter, of Springfield, and' they have three children-Hazel, Maude and Merrill. The family home is 413 South Thirteenth Street.

MARLOWE, William, Jr., Secretary, Treasurer and Manager of the E. & W. Clothing Com- pany, of Springfield, and one of the most en- terprising business men of the city, was born there September 9, 1877, being a son of William and Henrietta (Smith) Marlowe, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work.

Mr. Marlowe attended the public schools of Springfield until he was fourteen years old, when he began doing odd jobs, being anxions to prove his worth. When he was seventeen years old he entered the employ of I. Price, of Springfield, and for eight years continued with him, gradually being advanced until he spent a portion of his time representing the house on the road and the remainder as a cutter. Following this, he went with Capps & Son, of Jacksonville, as a cutter, and heid other re- sponsible positions with them. In December, 1903, he commenced work with the present firm. On March 20, 1908, the business was incor- porated, with Mr. Marlowe as a stockholder. and he was elected to his present position Feb- ruary 1, 1909. He is essentially a selfmade man and deserves much credit for what he has accomplished.

On June 14, 1904, Mr. Marlowe was married in Springfield, to Ida Hein of that city, daughter of Hugo and Emma Hein. Mr. and Mrs. Mar- lowe are the parents of two children: Velma, born May 29, 1905, and Dorothy, born December 31. 1909. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and enjoys his fraternal connections. The energy of the young business men of today is appre- ciated by those older in the trade and their services are eagerly sought, so that those who had formerly relied upon Mr. Marlowe were sorry to lose him, although they rejoiced over

his success. The firm of which he is so efficient a representative is rapidly forging to the front and coutróls a large trade, not only in Spring- field, but in a wide territory contiguous to that city.

MARLOWE, William, custodian of the Supreme Court Building of Springfield, who resides in his own home at No. 1114 Rutledge Street, is one of the best known men in that city. He was boru in Salt Hill Village, three miles from Windsor Castle and twenty miles from London, October 11, 1835, and is proud of his English birth. His grandfather, Thomas Marlowe, was a shoemaker of Eton, England, who made a specialty of boots for postilions. His wife was Auu Coie, and both died in England. They had three sons : William, George and James ..

William Marlowe, Sr., was born at Eton, Eng- land, June 19, 1803, and became a gardener. He married Maria Sadler, of Cookham, Berks County. One day he, his father and his broth- ers, were standing on the banks of the Thames River, when they saw one of King George's pri- vate boats moored at a little fishing place calied Black Potts, marked "For sale." They bought it and turned it into a house, adding a couple of rooms, and made it their home for years, and in it William Marlowe, Jr., was born. Here both the father and mother died, about 1846, when William Marlowe, Jr., was a small boy. There were the following children in the fam- ily of his parents: William; James, deceased ; Maria, Mrs. Thomas Hickmann, of Du Qnoin, Ili., and George, deceased.

When this little family was left without pa- rents, reiatives took them until something couid be done for them. A little later, William be- came a page in the home of the rector, Rev. John Septimus Grover, who was made Vice Pro- vost of Eton College. Although he did not go to school. William Mariowe, being an ambitious boy, studied at night, continuing as page in sev- eral homes, until 1862, when he started for America, landing in New York City. His des- tination was British Columbia, but when he reached St. Paul he decided to go to work in a harvest field, and later on a railroad, and saw the first train that entered St. Anthony. Stili iater, he went to East St. Louis to work in the Eads gun-boat yards, and then was on a steam- boat running between St. Louis and St. Paul. He then worked for the Government at Leaven- worth for a year, whence he came to Alma, Ill., to go into the Gastside Coal Company's mine. After a few years there, he went to Du Quoin to work in the mines. On April 16, 1868, he ar- rived in Springfield, and for a time worked in the mines. In February. 1881, Attorney General James McCartney appointed him janitor of his office, and in September, 1893, he was given his present responsible position. Owing to it he has had the honor of forming the acquaintances of many noted men, and, as he is very attentive and affable, has made many friends.

In September, 1872, Mr. Marlowe was married

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to HIenrletta Smith, of Springfield, daughter of Samuel and Jnlla Grace Smith, and they have the following children: George W., died at the age of nineteen months; Willlam of this city, married Ida Hein and they have two children, Velma and Dorothy; James S., of Indianapolis, marrled Jessle Allison, two children, James D. and Marjory. Mr. Marlowe belongs to the Church of England, while his wife is a Presby- terian. He is a stanch Republican aud trater- nally is a Mason. Few men are better known than he, and he' is regarded with affectionate friendship by men all over the State who have benefited by his kindly consideration.

MARSH, Frank Hewett, yard master of the Wa- bash Railroad Company is a man who has proven his worth, and is regarded by the con- pany as one of the most efficient and capable men In their employ. He was born in . Blooming- ton, Ill., December 28, 1866, son of Henry S., and Theresa (Bahr) Marsh. The father was boru In Wheellng, W. Va., and there spent the first eighteen years of bis life. He then came to Springfield, where he lived for forty years, thirty-five of which he was passenger engineer on the Wabash railroad. Following this, he was in the round house of that road for several years. His death occurred iu 1892. In polltics he was independent. His wife was a native of Germany, who came to the United States when thirteen years old, and she died in Spring- field when fifty-six years old. She and her husband had children as follows: Eva married J. L. Horgett ; Frank; Olbert; Cora married Arthur Mitchell, all of this city. The Marsh family originated In England, but many years ago located in the southern States, where they became wealthy planters. John Bahr, an uncle of Frank Marsh, acted as a substitute for his brother-in-law, Henry S. Marsh, during the Civil War, enlisting under General John Mc- Nulty and serving from 1861 to 1865.

Frank Marsh attended the public schools of Springfield from the time he was ten years old. Entering the employ of the Wabash Railroad Company, he was first engine caller, later telegrapher, and in 1898 was made yard mas- ter, and has held that responsible position ever since.

On August 26, 1886, he was married, at Ur- bana. Ill., to Miss Sophila Waliert, of that place, daughter of Christ Wallert, deceased. They belong to the First Christian Church. Frater- nally Mr. Marsh is a Knight of Pythias and a Modern Woodman. He is active in politics, be- ing a Republican, and is ever ready to lend his support to all measures looking towards the advancement of the county.

MARSHALL, Andrew J .- An example of what a young man may accomplish by economy, thrift, persistent effort and wise business judgment, may be found in the case of Andrew J. Mar- shall, a successful business man of Springfield, Ill., who has made himself substantial through exercising these characteristics and now maln-

tains a reputation for substantiality gained through years of hard work. Mr. Marshall was born on a farm three and one-half miles south- west of Pawnee, Ill., June 30, 1867, a son of John J. and Martha (Lord) Marshall, who now reside In Oklahoma, wbere Mr. Marshall is en- gaged in farming and cattle-raising.

Andrew J. Marshall was bnt eight years of age when he became self-supporting, starting to work at that age for J. F. Lord, an uncle, who was engaged in farming near Glenarm, Ill., and received four dollars per month for his services, his duties allowing him a little time to atteud school nnder teachers Mcliwaine and Crowder. On coming to Springfield, at the age of seven- teen years, he became a dellvery boy for John Brewster, at twenty dollars per month, and at- tended school for some thine In the city, and eventually was left his one-third share of a farm of eighty acres by his grandfather, Cy Lord, his sisters having an eqnai share in the property with him. By the strletest economy young Mar- shall had saved $1,000 by this time and took this money to purchase the interests of his sisters, and later sold the farm to invest his money in property at the corner of Eleventh and South Grand Avenue, in Springfield, on which was lo- cated an old frame building. He first started a butcher shop in this bullding, and now rents it. A new structure was erected in 1899, and Is used as a barber shop. From time to time he has invested his holdings in real estate and now owns seven valuable store buildings in the capl- tal city, and other valuable property, in addition to his modern home, at 1500 South Elghth Street, which he remodeled In the fall of 1910.

Mr. Marshall was married October 1, 1889, ill Springfield. to Miss Lucy B. Rose, the daughter of Henry B. and Mary Rose. and one son has been born to this nnion, Robert, born in 1899. who is now attending school. The family are members of the First Presbyterian Church, and in political views Mr. Marshall is a stanch Re- publican.

MARSHALL, Elizabeth Viola .- It is truly said that the good mother lives again In her children for there are thonsands of women all over the United States who are devoting themselves to their children. Not only is this true of those who have helpless little ones depending upon them, but also of those who have already seen their offspring grow to maturity. One of these excellent mnothers who is setting an ex- ample younger women may well follow to thelr profit, is Mrs. Elizabeth Viola (Ronntree) Mar- shall, of Springfield. She was born in Perry County, Ill., April 12, 1865, a daughter of Turner and Temperance Rountree, natives of Washing- ton County, Ill. The father was a farmer In Perry County, Ill., where he took an active part In politics, always casting hls vote and influence in favor of the Democratic candidates. Mrs. Ronntree died July 19, 1889, while Mr. Roun- tree died February 28. 1904, and their remains are interred In Oak Ridge Cemetery.

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Mrs. Marshall was educated iu the schools of Perry County, and remained at home, assisting her mother iu the household tasks until her marriage, which occurred April 12, 1SS3, 1h Pinckneyville, the couuty seat of Perry County, Ill., to Mr. Marshall. Two sons were horn of this marriage: Claud Liouel Marshall, horn Au- gust 14, 1884, and Lloyd Chester Marshall, horn February 9, 1886, hotli horn iu Perry Couuty. The elder son Is au electrician, while the younger is a traveling salesman for the Springfield Woolen Mills. Mrs. Marshall is a devout mem- ber of Stuart Street Christian Church, and is active in promoting its good works. She is proud of the fact that her grandfather, Allen Rountree, was a gallant soldier in the War of 1812. Mrs. Marshall has resided in Springfield many years and has made many warm friends there.

MARSHALL, Samuei Henry, a retired hotel man of Springfield, was connected with the old Cen- tral House, of which he was the owner, and whiel he condueted for many years under the name of the American House. When he was its host, it was a general stopping place for the noted statesmeu who flocked to Spring- field, making this hostelry their headquarters. Mr. Marshall was horn September 13, 1846, at Abhottstown, Adams County, Pa., son of Henry Marshall, also a native of Pennsylvania, boru about 1821, and died in 1901. He bought 140 acres in York Couuty, Pa., near the Adams County line, and there his death occurred. His wife hore the maiden name of Mary Far- land, also of Pennsylvania. Her death occurred on the home farm in 1SS7, when she was seventy-two years old. She and her hushand were Lutherans and he was a Republican. The children horn to them were: Martha mar- ried Nathaniel Burkheimer and died three mouths after marriage on the home farm; Samuel Henry ; Amelia, wife of George Dull, of Thomasville, York County, Pa. ; Anna ; Rush a farmer of Iowa; Herman died in 1902, in York County; Alice, of York County; and Henry, of Hanover. The family is of German origin, the Grandfather Marshall having heen a native of that country.

Samuel Henry Marshall was a year old when his father moved to York County, and grew up on the farm there, attending the country school a portion of the year until he was six- teeu years old. Until he attained his majority he remained upon the farm, hut theu went to York, where for two years he was interested in a bakery. Selling this, he bought a livery husiness and operated it for two years more. In 1876 he again sold, and for a short time bought horses for the market. Coming to Springfield at the close of that year, he en- tered the produee husiness on East Adams Street, hut two years later moved to North Sixth Street. In 1879 he hecame proprietor of the Central House, operating it until the building was sold to make way for the pres-

ent imposing business block which was erected ou its historic site. Mr. Marshall then oper- ated the Corrigan Ilouse on East Adams Street for nine years, ehanging its name to Marshall House. After he disposed of it, in April, 1909, the name was changed to the Brunswick House. Following this sale, Mr. Marshall re- turned to Pennsylvania for a visit. Upon his return he purchased his present home, and has sinee lived retired, having heen thirty years in the hotel husiness, twenty years of which was spent in one place. He is a Lutheran in re- ligious faith. Active in political affairs, he served as Alderman from the Seventh Ward during 1884 and 1885, and was efficient in that office.

Mr. Marshall was married in York, Pa., in 1876, to Miss Elizabeth Shellenberger, of York County, a daughter of Joseph Shellenherger. They had one daughter, Jessie, who died at the age of twenty-five years.

MARTIN, George B .- Sangamon County is noted not only for its agricultural interests, hut also as the scene of varied miuing activities, and some of the most prosperous of its citizens have devoted themselves to this hranch of husiness. A representative man of Divernon, George B. Martin has achieved a wellmerited suceess. He was horn in Ayrshire, Scotland, Sep- temher 11, 1838, a son of John aud Jeanette (Banks) Martin, natives of Glasgow and Ayr- shire, the father horn in 1811 and the mother in 1815. The father was killed hy a locomotive just as he was leaving home to claim a fortune left him in the West Indies, in 1860. His widow survived him until 1869, when she, too, passed away in Scotland.

From the time he was eight years old Mr. Martin has earued his owu living, hut remained at home until twenty-six years old, when he came to the United States, landing iu Portland, Me., April 8, 1865. After that he made a num- ber of changes, going to Maryland and Virginia, where he lived for fourteen years. He then lived at Astoria, Fulton County, Ill., for two years, locating in La Salle in 1SS0. He spent some time in Wyoming, but in 1901 came to Divernon, which has continued his home ever since. All his life he has heen interested in mining operations, and is markedly successful.

While he has given attention to his husiness, Mr. Martin has not neglected the religious side of his nature, but has sought to lead others into what he helieves is the right path, and has preached in every place in which he has lived. While in Wyoming he built a stone church for the Congregationalists, hut is now a member of the Presbyterian Church. While independent in politics, he is a strong Prohibitionist, and has done effective work for the eause. Fraternally he is a member of the order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, being the oldest mem- her of that lodge in Divernon, having joined it in 1873, passed through all of its chairs and served as its Representative to the Grand Lodge

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many times. He is also a member of the order of Red Men and is much interested in fraternal work.

Mr. Martin was married in Scotland, to Mar- garet McGee, ou January 20, 1860. She was born in Ireiand, August 9, 1839, a daughter of Michael and Mary (Cunningham) McGee, na- tives of County Down, Ireland. The father died in 1849, but the mother came to the United States in 1870, returning to Scotland iu 1872, and dying in Ayrshire in 1874. The graud- parents were all natives of Ireland, and there died, but Mr. and Mrs. McGee moved to Ayr- shire in 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Martin became the parents of fourteen children, slx of whom are dead. Hngh, born in Scotland in November, 1863, married Mary Hnrd of Illinois, children- George, Annie (deceased), James, Joseph, Mar- garet, Alice, Mary, Harry aud Hugh; James. born in Maryland, April 5, 1866, unmarried, bas been a resident of Callforula for five years; Mary, born in West Virginla, May 28, 1869, is a nurse and resides in California; George, a cler- gyman, born in West Virginia, June 17, 1871, married Mary Anderson, a native of Denmark, three living children-Donald, Harry and Ellen ; Jeanette, born in Maryland, March 24, 1873, married Robert S. Simpson, of Scotland, now lives in Farmersville, Ill., where he is a mine superintendent, five living children-George, Ruth, Jeanette, Ottie and Charles; Charles, In the cement business in Divernon, born in Mary- land, December S, 1877, married and has one child, Annie Bell; John, born in Illinois, April 2. 1883, unmarried and living in North Dakota ; Margaret, born in La Salle, Ill., September 15, 1880, married Victor Mercer, of Lamoille, and lives in North Dakota, where Mr. Mercer owns three-quarters of a section of land.

Mr. Martin is much respected in his com- munity, where he owns considerable property, and has earned the confidence of his neighbors. He is proud of bis family, as he has every rea- son to be, and of the progress he has made dur- ing his long and husy Ilfe.

MARTIN, Green W. (deceased), formerly one of the prosperous farmers of Cartwright Town- ship, whose finely developed farm on Section 16, serves as a model for his neighbors, was born in Robinson County, near Springfield, Tenu., September 29, 1845. a son of Thomas and Ma- rina (Glaser) Martin, both natives of Spring- field, Tenn. There they grew up, were educated and eventually married. Four of their seven children were born in that city. These chil- dren were: Fannie, first wife of Dick Cren- shaw of Pleasant Plains; Green W .; William who died about 1900; Nancy, wife of A. B. Pur- vines, a prosperous farmer of Cartwright Town- ship; Molly, deceased; Azaro of Coffeyville, Kas., and Isaac, who died in Infancy.

About 1851, the parents with the four children aiready born, came to Cartwright Township, renting a farm owned by Peter Cartwright, the famous circuit-riding preacher, and they lived.

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Historical encyclopedia of Illinois, Volume II, part 2, Part 95

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913 Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago, Munsell Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 774

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago, Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 774