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in the fall of 1904, which was commemorated by their many friends in Champaign and vi- cinity. Their children now living are Henry M. and John W., of Kansas City, Mo., and Anna L., of Champaign, Ill.
DANIEL E. BEELER, farmer, of Kerr Town- ship, Champaign County, is a native of McLean County, Ill., where he was born April 5, 1855. He is of Irish ancestry and Revolutionary
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stock, his paternal grandfather, Col. William Beeler, having his rank under the banner of Washington. His parents, William and Cather- ine (Layton) Beeler, were natives of Ohio and Indiana, respectively, and had a family of ten children, the order of their birth being as fol- lows: Harriet, wife of James Westmoreland, of Arrowsmith, Ill .; Sarah Jane, wife of J. L. Fry, of Denton, Texas, and who died in 1902; Mary Ellen, wife of J. D. Banner, of Leroy, Ill .; John Davis, who died in 1888, at the age of forty years; Alfaretta, wife of Evander Fry, of Bloomington, Ill .; Stephen A. Douglas, who died at the age of twenty; Juliet, who died at the age of thirteen; and Martha Es- telle, the deceased wife of Stephen Webb, of Leroy, Ill., who died in 1904. The mother of this family died in 1861 at the age of thirty- two, and in 1866, William Beeler (the father) married Mary O'Neal, of Benton, Ill. Six chil- dren were born to the latter union: Arthur, deceased at the age of four years; Samuel, - who died at the age of two; Silas F .; Sadie, wife of Oscar McCue, of Bloomington, Ill .; an infant who died un-named; Clyde, who died at the age of fourteen. The Beeler family was established in Illinois in 1833.
Christmas eve, December 24, 1879, Daniel E. Beeler married Harriet Jane Stiger, of Linii Grove, McLean County, Ill., and daughter of William and Mary Stiger. Of this union seven children have been born: Laura Pearl, wife of Frank Hennessy, of Gifford, Ill .; Cecil Her- bert; Mary Ellen; Park Lyle; Mabel; Perry Lyston; and Mamie. Mr. Beeler rents about six hundred acres of land, and takes justifiable pride in his improvements and fine horses and cattle. His surroundings evidence the thrift and industry which have accomplished his suc- cess, and his name stands for honesty and progress in rural life. The family are members and active workers in the Christian Church. Politically Mr. Beeler is a Democrat, and fra- ternally he is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Rebekas.
FREDERICK AUGUST BEISSER was born in Magdeburg, Prussia, August 12, 1825, the son of Gottlieb and Johanna (Engel) Beisser, and was educated in the public schools of his native place. After leaving school he took up the study of pharmacy, and for three and a half years was engaged in the drug business
in Magdeburg, Prussia. He came to America in 1843, locating in Buffalo, N. Y., and was there employed in the office of the Buffalo Courier for three years. He next went to Cleveland, Ohio, and there occupied the po- sition of drug clerk for eight years. At the end of that time he purchased a drug store and embarked in business for himself in his own building, which he operated for a year and a half. The building in which his drug business was situated being destroyed by fire, he came to Champaign in August, 1855, and bought 36
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acres of land. He sold a part of this, but later bought other property and his home farm now comprises 47 acres, which he has highly culti- vated, raising thereon all kinds of vegetables, with which he supplies the local market. In the meantime he has added nearly 100 acres within one and a half miles of his home place.
In his religious faith Mr. Beisser is a mem- ber of the St. John German Lutheran Church, in which for many years he has held the office of trustee and elder. In politics he votes the Democratic ticket.
Mr. Beisser was married June 1, 1846, to Miss Amelia Meisner, a daughter of Ernest and Rozena (Rutga) Meisner. No children have
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been born to them, but they have an adopted son, Robert J. Feig, who is now living on the farm. In February, 1903, he purchased the property at 504 East University Avenue, where he now resides, having retired from active business cares.
SYLVANUS McLANE BENEDICT was born in Delaware, Ohio, July 4, 1831, a son of Obadiah and Catherine (McLane) Benedict. His parents moved to Champaign County, Ill., when he was very young and settled in Ur- bana Township, where he was educated in the common schools. At an early age he learned the trade of plasterer and followed that voca- tion during his life. In his fraternal affilia- tions he was an Odd Fellow for many years. Politically he was a Republican.
On June 5, 1855, Mr. Benedict was united in marriage to Mary Lavina Sansberg, daughter of Gudamind and Marie (Pedersdate) Sans- berg, who was born in Orleans County, N. Y., March 16, 1832. She was brought to Illinois when four years old, her parents settling in DeKalb County, later removing to La Salle County. Eight children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Benedict, namely: Dora (Mrs. George Howard), of Champaign County; Catherine, died aged five years; Anna (Mrs. Isaac Grant), living on Green Street, Urbana; Lottie (Mrs. Edward Thayer), of Danville, Ill .; Susie (Mrs. LaFayette Smith), residing on West Park Street, Champaign; Ollivene, died aged twenty- eight years; Otis, lives in Urbana, and Bertha at home. Mr. Benedict enlisted in Company G, Seventy-sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, at Urbana, in 1862, serving three years, chiefly on detail duty.
AARON BENNETT was born in Fairfax County, N. J., May 14, 1801, was reared on a farm in that State, and in boyhood was trained to agricultural pursuits. He moved west from New Jersey to Shelbyville, Ind., traversing the long distance by wagon. From Indiana he came to Illinois in 1855, settling on what was known as the "Ridge Farm," three miles west of Champaign, a tract of land which had been partially brought under cultivation. In 1857 he removed to Champaign and was a resident of the town during the next seven years, in the meantime making some improvements ou lands in which he had invested. In 1864 he removed to the farm at the edge of Urbana
which has since been known as the Bennett homestead, and which is still in possession of the family. He continued to reside on this farm until his death, which occurred Sep- tember 30, 1889. He was probably the first broom manufacturer in Champaign, and al- though the business was not conducted on a large scale, it was one of the pioneer indus- tries of the town.
Very early in life Mr. Bennett became a member of the Presbyterian Church, and for more than fifty years he was a leader in that denomination. He and Mrs. Bennett helped to found the First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, and in later years affiliated with the First Presbyterian of Urbana. He may be said to have been among the earliest active Sunday school workers in this county. He was a young man when the Sunday school move- ment was set on foot in the United States, its earliest work having been done in New Jersey. In Indiana he continued the work and, after his removal to Illinois, he became one of the leaders in organizing and conducting Sunday schools here, taking a deep interest in advancing the cause until the end of his life. He was noted as a singer in the church choir and Sunday school, and delighted those who listened to him in the earlier years of his life. He was a kindly, gentle, lovable man.
Mr. Bennett was married first in New Jersey, and there his wife died. His second wife died soon after he came to Illinois. In 1857 he married Miss Cynthia A. List, a daughter of John B. List, who came from Johnson County, Ind., to Champaign County in 1855, and first settled in what is now Mahomet Township, but later moved to Piatt County, Ill. He was the descendant of an old Kentucky family. Mrs. Bennett survives her husband, and since 1889 has resided in Urbana. At the present time (1904) the surviving children are Ephraim, of Parsons, Kans .; M. L., of Quincy, Ill .; Mrs. Thomas Edwards, of La Crosse, Kans .; John B .; Mrs. Hattie Knowlton, and George M., all of Urbana.
JOHN B. BENNETT was born in Cham- paign, Ill., September 19, 1858, a son of the ·pioneer, Aaron Bennett, whose sketch appears elsewhere. When he was six years of age his father moved a mile and a quarter north of of the family, and is known as the Bennett Urbana on a farm which is still in possession
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homestead. Mr. Bennett passed his youth on this farm and was trained to agricultural pur- suits. He attained his education in the country schools of the neighborhood, attending what was then, and is still known as the Perkins school house. In 1879 he began serving his ap- prenticeship in the bricklaying trade. In 1884 he went to McPherson County, Kan., and some time later engaged in contracting and building there. He was in Kansas and Colorado until 1891, when he returned to Urbana. Since then he has been one of the leading builders of this city and has contributed in no small degree to the building up of both Champaign and Ur- bana. He has also operated in real estate to some extent, some of his later investments be- ing in Mississippi lands. Active and energetic as well as honorable and high minded, he has gained a place among the substantial business men of Urbana. In 1901 he was elected a mem- ber of the Board of Aldermen of Urbana, and re-elected in 1903. He is a member of the Masonic Order, the Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica, and of the Court of Honor.
In 1884 Mr. Bennett married Miss Missouri Garman, a daughter of W. S .Garman, of Ur- bana.
REV. HENRICH BERGSTAEDT, pastor St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Royal, Ogden Township, Champaign County, Ill., was born at Kalsiss, Mecklenburg, Germany, June 21, 1865, son of Carl and Mary (nee Eckhoff) Bergstaedt. He obtained his preliminary edu- cation in the Fatherland, and in August, 1883, came to America to enter the Wartburg The- ological Seminary, of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and other States, located at Miendota, Ill. Graduating from this institu- tion on December 7, 1886, his first charge was at State Center, Iowa, where he remained eighteen months. In August, 1888, he entered upon the duties of his present pastoral charge, and during the past sixteen years has done an extensive work outside his own field. He was Special Financial Agent for the Wartburg Col- lege, Clinton, Iowa, from 1899 to 1902, and during his incumbency raised, through corres- pondence, a large sum of money to liquidate a church debt of long standing over that insti- tution; was official correspondent for the offi- cial church paper, "Kirckenblatt," from 1892 to 1903; served eight years as member of the Board of Publication of the Synod of Iowa,
and is now (1904) editor of "Wartburg Cal- endar," the official year book of that Synod. On February 10, 1899, Rev. Bergstaedt was married to Miss Henrika Catherine Fischer, of Royal, daughter of Rev. G. M. R. and Ida W. (Koopman) Fischer, natives, respectively, of Germany and Adams County, Ill. In political views he is independent and does not confine himself to any particular party lines.
GEORGE P. BLISS was born at Sidney, Champaign County, Ill., November 5, 1858, and educated at Urbana, Ill., High School, was reared on a farm one and one-fourth miles east of Sidney, Ill., and worked there until
GEORGE P. BLISS.
1894 when he came to Urbana, and engaged in the real-estate business, in which he has been very successful. He organized the New Abstract Company, of Champaign County, and has associated with him in this business some of the strongest financial interests in the State. He is also a heavy dealer in lands.
Mr. Bliss' father came to Champaign County from Massachusetts in 1856, and was killed at Sidney, in 1864, in a struggle growing out of his defense of the principles of Lincoln and the Republican party.
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JOHN BLOCKER was born in Sweden in 1852, and emigrated to the United States in 1869, locating in Kansas, where for two years he followed the trade of a nurseryman. He then moved to Ivesdale, Champaign County, Ill., and secured a position with Mr. Johnson with whom he remained for nineteen years. In 1892 he engaged in the implement busi- ness, handling all kinds of farm implements, harvesting machinery, buggies, wagons, har- ness, etc. He owns two large buildings in Ivesdale, besides which he has built an im- plement house and a blacksmith shop. He is agent for grain dumps and Studebaker wag- ons. In 1891, he married Hester Mere- dith, who was born in Kentucky, and they are the parents of two children-John and Helen.
SOLOMON BOCOCK was born in Grant County, Ind., October 13, 1838, the son of Al- fred and Rebecca (Bates) Bocock. Reared on a farm, he was educated in the public schools and, in 1850, moved to Crittenden Township, Champaign County, with his parents, the lat- ter locating in Tolono, where they both eventu- ally died. The subject of this sketch lived with his parents until 1860, when he began farming on his own account. He moved onto Section 2, Crittenden Township, in 1869, at which time he bought eighty acres of land and has, from time to time, placed valuable im- provements upon the farm and has one of the finest places in the township.
Mr. Bocock was married March 6, 1864, to Amy A. Boots, daughter of Eli and Malinda (Middleton) Boots, who moved from Iowa to Champaign County in 1861. He was a farmer and a native of Virginia, but was raised in Ohio, where Mrs. Bocock was born., Mr. Bo- cock and wife are the parents of six children, namely: James W .; Minnie May, wife of Wil- liam Ordell; Arthur F .; Alva E .; Roberta; Ethel, and one child who died in infancy un- named. Mr. Bocock served in the Civil War, enlisting December 23, 1861, in Company I, Tenth Illinois Cavalry, in which he served four years and two months, having reenlisted in 1864. He was mustered out November 22, 1865. He is a member of the G. A. R., in poli- tics is a Republican and has served as School Director.
BENJAMIN F. BOGGS (deceased) was born July 2, 1832, in Lawrence County, Ohio. His
father's family were residents of Southern Ohio. His ancestors on his mother's side were of Scotch origin, and came to America during the colonial period, settling in Pendleton County, Va. His great-grandfather, John Nel- son, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. 'The grandfather, Benjamin Nelson, removed with the family to Lawrence County, Ohio, and it was here that his daughter, Mahala Nelson, mother of the subject of this sketch, was mar- ried to Alexander Boggs. Having lost his parents at the age of seven years, Mr. Boggs went to live with an uncle, Mr. Henry Nelson.
BENJAMIN F. BOGGS.
Although the neighborhood had been set- tled for some time, the inhabitants were scat- tering, and educational advantages were ex- ceedingly limited. Young Boggs attended school two or three months each winter from the age of ten years until he was nineteen, at which time he entered the Academy at Albany, Ohio, remaining two years. These scanty' opportunities were eagerly improved and thoroughly enjoyed by his alert mind. In the spring of 1853 he accompanied his uncle Henry Nelson to Madison County, Ind. The following autumn he returned to Ohio where, on December 20, 1853, he was married to Mary J. Armstrong, who still survives him. Shortly
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after his marriage, Mr. Boggs, accompanied by his wife, went to Indiana where they lived for one year. They then returned to Ohio where they remained for six years, and, on September 15, 1860, he with his family-at that time consisting of himself, his wife and three children-removed to Douglas County, Ill., driving overland in a canvas-covered wagon, taking twelve days for the trip.
Mr. Boggs continued his residence on the farm in Douglas or Champaign Counties until 1890, when he removed to Urbana, where he resided until his death, which occurred Feb- ruary 25th, 1903.
Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Boggs, nine of whom are now living, viz .: Elma, wife of Rev. G. W. Wilson, of Chicago; Harriet, wife of I. A. Love, a lawyer of Dan- ville, Ill .; Estelle, wife of F. H. Prunk, a hard- ware dealer of Indianapolis; Frank H. Boggs, a lawyer of Urbana, and junior member of the firm of Cunningham & Boggs of that city; Florence, wife of Dr. Oliver M. Johnston, Pro- fessor of Romance Languages in Leland Stan- ford University, Cal .; Cassandra A. Boggs, teacher in the city schools of Seattle, Wash .; F. Stanley Boggs, real-estate and insurance agent of Urbana, Ill .; L. Pearl Boggs, a teacher residing at Urbana, and O. Carter Boggs, real- estate and insurance agent of Urbana, in busi- ness with his brother, F. Stanley Boggs, of the same place. Mr. Boggs was a strong believer in liberal education and gave to all of his children the advantages offered by our State University, from which four of them were grad- uates.
In religion Mr. Boggs was, from his early boyhood, a Methodist, always holding the in- terests of his church of first importance. In politics, first a Whig and afterwards a Repub- lican, yet never a strong partisan, he always took a lively interest in the political affairs of his country.
For the greater part of his life Mr. Boggs was extensively engaged in farming and the feeding of stock, and at the time of his death was the owner of between 500 and 600 acres of fine farming land in Champaign and Doug- las Counties, and about 2,000 acres of wheat and grazing lands in Harper County, Kans.
Mr. Boggs was possessed of a strong and pronounced individuality which-although in his intercourse with others he was most facile and suave-invariably ruled and finally deter-
mined his actions .. He was unbending in his integrity, his sense of right and justice being his rule of action. The arguments and per- suasions of friends were listened to with re- spect and deference, but the ultimate action would conform to his convictions. In public matters, especially those pertaining to his church relations, he was a liberal giver, and the worthy poor had in him a constant friend.
FRANKLIN HOWARD BOGGS, the son of Benjamin F. and Mary (Armstrong) Boggs, was
FRANKLIN HOWARD BOGGS.
born in Pesotum Township, Champaign County, Ill., December 30, 1865, but passed the greater part of his life, until of full age, upon his father's farm a few rods away, but over the line in Douglas County. Here he passed his time like other farmers' sons, alternating be- tween the various labors of the farm in sum mer and attending the district school in win- ter. He graduated from the high school at studies Tuscola in 1885, and pursued his further at the University of Illinois, for one year. After two years spent in the law school of the Northwestern University, Chicago, he was graduated therefrom in 1890, with the de- gree of LL. B. and the same year was admit-
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ted to practice in the Courts of Illinois. He established himself in the practice of his pro- fession at Tuscola, which he there followed for one year, when he removed to Urbana, where he has continued in practice for more than fourteen years, nearly all of the time as the junior partner in the law firm of Cunningham and Boggs. His practice has been in the State and Federal Courts of Illinois, and in the courts of the neighboring States, and has been suc- cessful and profitable.
Mr. Boggs was married at Tuscola, in 1892, to Miss Belle Gibbs, and now occupies a beau- tiful home upon Illinois Street, Urbana, a few blocks east of the grounds of the Univer- sity of Illinois. They have one daughter, Eliz- abeth, three years old. Mr. and Mrs. Boggs are both members of the First Methodist Epis- copal Church of Urbana, in which he is one of. the Board of Stewards. He is also a member of Triumph Lodge, Knights of Pythias, and of Urbana Lodge of Masons.
Mr. Boggs is a member of the Urbana Bank- ing Company and one of the Directors of the same. He is now and has been for ten years a member of the City Council of the City of Urbana, serving always upon important com- mittees. From his youth Mr. Boggs has been known as a stalwart Republican, and has been untiring in his labors for the success of his party, believing that its success means the highest good of the Republic.
HENRY BOHN was born April 28, 1866, in Lorraine, France (now Germany), a son of Henry and Charlotte (Wytter) Bohn, both na- tives of Germany. Henry, Jr., received his education in Germany, and at the age of nine- teen came to Woodford County, Ill., where he worked on a farm for ten years. In March, 1895, he removed to Champaign County, where he followed the industry of farming. He now resides on a farm comprising 160 acres which is located one mile south of Fisher, Newcomb Township, Ill. In 1902 he purchased a farm of 100 acres in Audrian County, Mo. On Jan- uary 12, 1893, Mr. Bohn was united in mar- riage to Miss Rosa Zoss, who was born in Switzerland, and they are the parents of six children, namely: Ernest, Sarah, Annie, Henry, Mary and Clara.
DAVID BOND (deceased) was born in Clith- ero, Yorkshire, England, September 8, 1832, son
of Joseph and Ella (Beavers) Bond, and ob- tained his education in the public schools of his native town. At the age of eighteen he same to America and located in Peoria, Ill., working by the month on a farm until twenty- three years of age, when he bought land in that locality, and started farming on his own account. In 1865 he came to Champaign County and bought eighty acres of land two and a half miles west of Philo, in Philo Town- ship. Later he moved to Tolono Township and purchased 160 acres six miles northwest of the town of Tolono, still later moving to Champaign, where he resided until his death, which occurred August 29, 1901. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at Prairie View, in which he was an Elder. In politics he was a Republican.
On March 2, 1856, Mr. Bond married Miss Elizabeth Edwards, a daughter of George and Ann (Hollis) Edwards, and the following named children were born to them: Nellie (Mrs. Elmer Fisher), Joseph Edward, George, Susan (Mrs. Howard Clark), Anne Elizabeth (Mrs. Harry Petticrew), Ruth (Mrs. Charles Yockey), Lu- ella May, John Myron and Ethel. Mr. Bond made farming his life work, and was always regarded as an honorable and representative citizen of Champaign County.
SAMUEL JONES BOYD, farmer, residing on Section 24, Sidney Township, Champaign County, was born in Rock Castle County, Ky., December 27, 1842, son of David M. and Mary Jane (Boyd) Boyd, both natives of Kentucky. The father died when the subject of this sketch was a child, and the mother and chil- dren subsequently removed to Putnam County, Ind., in 1857. They remained there four years and then, in April, 1861, located in Sidney Township, and began farming on leased land. Samuel J., was educated in the public schools of Indiana and Illinois, and as soon as he had saved enough money he bought eighty acres of land in Raymond Township, but later sold it. He and his wife now own 175 acres of excellent land on Section 24, Sidney Township, on which they have built a handsome home, with all first-class, modern improvements. Politically Mr. Boyd is a Democrat, socially is affiliated with the Masonic Fraternity, and in religion is a member of the Christian Church. His daughters retain their membership in the Pres- byterian Church. He is a stockholder in the
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Farmers' Elevator at Sidney. On August 26, his death, which occurred in 1892, at the age of sixty-nine years. He was President of the Board of Examiners of Pensions from 1865 un- - 1866, Mr. Boyd was married to Margaret, daughter of Josiah and Sarah Clawson, and of this union five children have been born, . til 1892. Socially he was a member of the namely: Josiah, who died when eight years old; Walter Scott, a farmer, who has 100 acres in Indiana, and also operates a part of his father's farm, which he rents; Alta May; Ora Ella; and Lulu Stella. The daughters are all engaged in teaching.
JOSEPH BRAYSHAW, M. D., a successful medical practitioner of Homer, Champaign County, Ill., was born in DuQuoin, Ill., January 15, 1868, a son of H. P. Brayshaw, a native of Illinois, and grandson of Joseph Brayshaw, who was born in England. His mother, Eliza- beth Brayshaw, also was born in England. H. P. Brayshaw responded to the call to arms in 1861, enlisting in Company G, Twelfth Illinois Cavalry, in which service he was eventually disabled. The family removed to Missouri in 1876, and after completing his education in the public schools, Dr. Brayshaw entered Peirce City Baptist College, of Mis- souri, graduating therefrom in the class of 1888. In 1892 he entered the University of Missouri, graduating from the medical de- partment in the spring of 1896. He prac- ticed in Sangamon County, Ill., until January, 1902, when he allied his professional fortunes with the town of Homer, since sincerely appre- ciative of his skili and personal worthiness. Dr. Brayshaw married Mary R. King, of Kansas, June 1, 1898, and has a daughter, Helen M. The doctor is a Republican in poli- tics, and fraternally is connected with the Masons, Independent Order of Odd-Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of Amer- ica, and the Sons of Veterans.
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