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Mr. L. W. Cushman received his early educa- tion in the schools of Urbana. He went with his parents to Nebraska, but after remaining. some years returned to Urbana. Township, where he proceeded to erect a steam plant for the manufacture of sorghum syrup. He has had a life experience in the growing of cane and the manufacture of sorghum syrup, hav- ing worked at it in boyhood days, and with the exception of two years, has been engaged in the business continuously up to the present time. He now has 125 acres devoted to the cultivation of the cane, and the establishment wherein it is converted into syrup is the most
complete in the State, giving employment to thirty men during the manufacturing season. Mr. Cushman has installed the latest and most improved machinery, his three boilers being 145 H. P., the crusher being a 12,000 pound machine with a capacity of ninety tons of cane per day. Six or seven hundred gallons of sor- ghum may be produced in twenty-four hours in this establishment, where may be found sev- eral machines, also of Mr. Cushman's own in- vention, such as defecators, filters, etc. It is likewise equipped with a No. 5 John R. Porter evaporator, the largest and latest to be placed on the market. A traveling salesman is em- ployed and the product of the plant is shipped all over Central Illinois, for its reputation is first-class, and the demand for this pure brand is steadily growing. The plant is located one and a half miles directly south of Urbana. In the past fifteen years his plant has manufac- tured and placed on the market a total of 100,- 000 gallons of pure sorghum syrup. The Cush- man Country Sorghum is well known through- out Central Illinois, and of late years the de- mand has been far greater than the supply. The product is put up in packages ranging in size from one quart to 55 gallons.
On January 2, 1890, Mr. Cushman was mar- ried to Maude, daughter of James C. and Mil- dred (Scott) Ware, natives of Ohio and Illi- nois, respectively. Of this union three children survive: Leslie, aged 13; Emily, aged 11; and Lois, 1 year. In his political views Mr. Cush- man is a Republican. He belongs to the Mac- cabees of the World, and he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church.
JOHN DALLENBACH (deceased) was born in Berne, Switzerland, February 17, 1820, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Dallenbach. In his native country he obtained a good practical education, and, in 1838, when but eighteen years of age, came to the United States, as many another stalwart son of that land had done before and has done since. He brought with him all of the stalwart traits for which the "Suisse" is noted the world over.
Mr. Dallenbach came to Champaign County in the year 1857, where he first purchased a farm and engaged in farming for a period. Desiring a more active life, he soon disposed of his farming interests and removed to the then small village of West Urbana, which sub- sequently became the City of Champaign, in
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a small way starting in the business of butcher- ing and selling meat, in which he was a pioneer at the beginning, and is now the old- est man in that line. In 1877 he retired from business in the possession of a competent fortune. Mr. Dallenbach was regarded by men of all classes in the fullest sense of that term as an honest and upright man, and as such he ever enjoyed the esteem of all classes of peo- ple. After retiring from active business life, in which he was succeeded by his sons, he spent his time in the care of his investments and other property interests.
Mr. Dallenbach was married in 1848 to Mrs. Rosanna G. Agler, who yet survives him. Their surviving children are Mrs. Lizzie Coitts, of Chicago; Mrs. Imig, of Sheboygan, Wis .; John J .; William C .; George A .; and Fred Dal- lenbach, of Champaign, and Samuel E. Dallen- bach, of Milwaukee, Wis.
Mr. Dallenbach was among the first men en- gaged in the formation of the Republican party in Champaign County, and to the end of his life voted and acted with that party which, as he understood it, represented his political views. He died August 8, 1893. His widow still survives him. ,
L. T. DANIELS was born in Washington County, Ind., August 8, 1856, and was educated in the common schools. He is a son of Alex- ander and Matilda (Tablock) Daniels. He came to Champaign in 1876 and engaged in farming, which line of industry he followed until 1901. In June, of that year, he engaged in the livery business, and in the fall of 1902, built the mod- ern brick stables which he now occupies. He has eighteen head of good livery horses, two rubber-tire hacks, and does a general light livery business. In his social affiliations, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd- Fellows, Modern Woodmen of America, Eagles, Rebeccas, and Royal Neighbors. Politically, he is a Republican, and was elected to the office of Commissioner of Highways of Cham- paign Township, which he held for seven years.
On December 22, 1882, Mr. Daniels was mar- ried to Sarah E. Gray, a daughter of Joseplı Gray, and two children have been born to them: Jessie V. and Paul W., both of whom live at home with their parents.
THOMAS ALEXANDER DAVIDSON (de- ceased) was born in Rockbridge County, W.
Va., December 10, 1810, a son of John and Sarah (McCrea) Davidson, who were married in the same county, January 8, 1801, by Rev. Samuel Houston. The father settled in the above mentioned county, and improved a part of the old homestead, to which he added land until 1816, when he moved to Madison County, Ohio, settling near London, on Deer Creek, in Janu- ary, 1817. The family is of Scottish descent and those of the name who first came to America from Scotland, or the North of Ire- land, settled in Cumberland County, Pa. Charles Ewing, the maternal great-grandfather of James W. Davidson, was a member of Gen- eral Washington's body guard. He died at the age of ninety-five, and his wife, whose maiden name was Barbary Barb, died when ninety- seven years old.
Thomas A. Davidson was the fifth in a family of eleven children, four of whom were born after their parents settled in Madison County, Ohio. Mr. Davidson came to Illinois in 1853, settling one mile east of Mahomet, where for three years he ran what was known as the "Nine Gal Tavern." He then bought part of the land connected with that place, and also entered 200 acres in Sections 23 and 27, Ma- homet Township, where he lived from 1856 to 1871, in the latter year moving to Mahomet, where his sons, James and Jerome T., engaged in the grain business.
In December, 1841, Mr. Davidson was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Jane Sidner, who was born in Madison County, Ohio, and who now lives at Mahomet, Champaign County, at the ripe old age of eighty-one years. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Davidson, as follows: Mary E., the wife of T. J. Scott (deceased), ex-Sheriff of this county, who re- sides at Mahomet; James Wilson; John S .; who died at the age of nineteen; Jerome Tay- lor; George Washington, who was born in Ohio; Francis Charles, Postmaster at Clinton, Ill .; Ida L. (Mrs. J. D. Brown), who died in 1887; Sarah Kate, who married Milton Ducker and resides at Peoria; and Anna, who died in infancy.
In his religious belief Mr. Davidson was at one time a Presbyterian, but later joined the Methodist Church with his wife. He was a Re- publican in politics, and socially was a mem- ber of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Formerly he was a Whig and Abolitionist. He lived a life of usefulness and passed away just
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at the mark of three score years and ten, leaving to his wife and family a goodly estate, a name honored by all, and a character en- nobled by kindly acts and good deeds.
FRANCIS M. DAVIS was born in Fountain County, Ind., July 11, 1827, a son of James and Sally (Johnson) Davis. He came to Illinois in 1888 and located at Danville, whence he came to Champaign County in 1895. He fol- lowed farming all his life, but had been living in retirement for several years before his death, which occurred June 1, 1902. In politics, he was a stanch Democrat, and religiously, a member of the Christian Church.
On April 11, 1850, Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Denton, a daughter of James and Malinda (Graham) Denton. Four children were born to them, namely: James O., Enos R., Harvey C. (deceased), and Homer. Mrs. Davis was born in Fountain County, Ind., November 20, 1828.
JAMES E. DAVIS, President of the Bank of Pesotum, was born in 1851, at Martinsville, Clinton County, Ohio, and received his educa- tion in the public schools of Ohio and Illinois. His parents were John and Susan (Hanley) Davis, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of the Buckeye State. When fourteen years old our subject moved with his parents to Illinois, where he completed his education. After attaining his majority he located on a farm in Pesotum Township, where he followed agricultural pursuits until 1883. He then moved to Pesotum and there he engaged in the manu- facture of tile, continuing thus engaged for two years, when he entered the mercantile and grain business, which he sold out in 1905. In 1900 he organized the Pesotum Bank with a capital of $15,000, and does a general banking and loan business. In addition to his other enterprises he owns two farms of 160 acres each, which have on them all modern improve- ments. He has held the office of Township Supervisor for the past sixteen years, has been Township School Treasurer for twenty years, Township Assessor and Tax Collector and Justice of the Peace for several years. In politics he is a Democrat, socially is affiliated with the Masonic Order, and in his religious views is a Methodist. In 1873 he was married to Levina C. Crawford, who was born in Ohio, and received her education in that State and
in Illinois. One child, J. Everett, has been born of this union. He is now Cashier of the Pesotum Bank, owning one-half the stock.
NATHANIEL WASHBURNE DAVIS, retired farmer, was born in Vermilion County, Ind., September 23, 1850, was educated in the pub- lic schools of that county and at an early age engaged in farming. He came to Illinois in 1868, during the following year locating in Urbana, where he has since resided, with the exception of one year. He owned a sand- pit one and one-half miles northeast of Urbana, which he operated for about thirty years, finally disposing of it in 1903 to Mr. J. W. Stipes. This was the most extensive sand-pit in this section of the county. In his social relations Mr. Davis is a member of the Modern Wood- men of America, with which he has been asso- ciated for sixteen years, and he is also affiliated with the Royal Neighbors. In politics he votes the straight Democratic ticket. He and his family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.
In 1873 Mr. Davis was married to Miss Maude A. Chamberlain, a daughter of Eli and Lucy Chamberlain, of Delaware, Ohio, and of this union six children have been born, namely: Bertie (deceased), Minnie, Daisy, Grace, Harry and Charles Ernest.
WILEY DAVIS was born in Newark, Ohio, in 1818, came to Mahomet early in the 'forties and entered land from the Government, later purchasing more and now owns a farm com- prising 460 acres, located just south of Ma- homet. Here he lived until six years ago, when he bought land in Mahomet, upon which he built one of the finest residences in the town, and where he now resides. He and his family have always been prominent in religious work, especially taking an active part in the affairs of the Methodist Church, and he was one of the first contributors to the first Church in Mahomet, which was erected by the Baptists. Mr. Davis has lived in Mahomet over half a century, and witnessed the development of its infancy with much interest. His father, Zach- ariah Davis, was born in Pennsylvania and was one of the earliest settlers to locate in Ohio, where he followed the trade of a wheelwright. His mother, whose maiden name was Elizabeth Roberts, was a native of Virginia.
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WILLIAM EDWIN DAWLEY was born in 1841, at Anthony, R. I., where he received his education in the public schools. His parents were William F. and Lydia (Greene) Dawley, the former born in Exodus, R. I., the latter in Providence. The father was a manufacturer of cotton goods. The maternal great-grand- father, Joseph Greene, and the grandfather, Joseph E. Greene, were natives of Warwick County, R. I., where the former was engaged in farming most of his life, and the latter as a sea-captain. On the paternal side the great- grandparents were Daniel and Sarah (Cord) Dawley, while the grandparents were Nathan and Sarah (Halloway) Dawley. In 1856 the subject of this sketch came with a brother to Tolono, Ill., where he followed farming for about six months. In 1865 he located in Scott Township, where he bought forty acres of land to which he later added eighty acres.
In politics Mr. Dawley is a Republican, was Assessor for twenty-one years, of Scott Town- ship, was Town Clerk for eighteen years, and . Township Collector for eight years. Socially he is affiliated with the Masonic Order. In 1866 he was united in marriage to Rebecca J. Littler, a native of Clark County, Ohio, and they are the parents of 'the following named chil- dren: Mary Julia, Alice L., Alicia T., and Wil- liam Winn. Mrs. Dawley's parents were na- tives of Virginia, but became citizens of Clark County, Ohio.
ELMORE DEAN (deceased), veteran of the Civil War, was born in Amenia, Dutchess County, N. Y., October 4, 1842, and was reared partly in his native county and partly in Illi- nois, to which State his parents removed when he was ten years old, settling on a farm near the site of the present city of Champaign. He lived on a farm until 1861, when he enlisted in the Union army, serving for three years in Company G, Seventy-second Illinois Volunteer Infantry. After being mustered out he returned to Champaign County, where he. was engaged in farming for some years, and then removed to Champaign City, where he worked at the car- penter trade until about 1901. He was a mem- ber of the Grand Army of the Republic, and took an active interest in everything that per- tained to the veterans of the Civil War. Mr. Dean married Miss Eliza Baltzell, who was born in Dayton, Ohio, and came to Champaign when she was ten years of age. She died in
1892, and Mr. Dean's death occurred February 6, 1904. The only surviving children are Mrs. Myrtle J. Fay, of Champaign, and Emmet C. Dean, of Joliet, Ill.
JAMES DEAN .- Although many years have elapsed since the death of this pioneer, once so familiar a figure upon the streets of Cham- paign and Urbana, and although most of his contemporaries have passed away, yet the name of James Dean at the head of this article will recall his friendly face and the cheerful mem- ories of a character long known and honored in his home community.
Mr. Dean was a native of the State of Penn- sylvania, where he was born in the year 1807. Like young America everywhere he inherited the western fever, and soon after his maturity found himself in the newer State of Ohio, where for many years he was a citizen of the City of Dayton. Here he engaged in the man- ufacture of stoves until about 1850, when he disposed of this business and soon determined to fix his future home in Champaign County, Illinois., which he had previously visited in company with his brother, Robert, who pre- ceded him to Illinois by one year. The removal was made from Dayton by the Miami Canal to Cincinnati, thence by steamer down the Ohio River and up the Wabash to Covington, thence to Urbana by teams. An almost unbroken
prairie confronted the newcomers.
Robert made his home upon a new section three miles northwest of Champaign, while James bought lands in Sections 5 and 6, a mile north of Ur- bana, and made his home at first in a log cabin which had been a pioneer home. Near his dwelling he erected a steam sawmill, and en- gaged largely in the manufacture of railroad ties from the abundant forests of the Big Grove, for the construction of the Illinois Cen- tral Railroad, just then employing all the at- tention and energies of the settlement. He also extended the improvements upon the new farm and engaged largely in farming.
Here, but in a better house, Mr. Dean lived until his death in 1872, an honored and useful life. He was noted for his kind acts in helping young men whom he deemed worthy to get a start in life, and many can yet trace their be- ginnings to his timely assistance. He was an early member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Urbana, and his money was liberally used in keeping things in motion there.
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Mr. Dean was three times married; twice before coming to Illinois and the third time here. The only one of his children yet living here is Mrs. Nancy (Dean) Adams of Cham- paign, who came to the county with her Uncle Robert, a year in advance of her father. The journey was made "overland" by wagons.
W. H. and E. B. DELONG were born in Champaign County, Ill., in 1874 and 1876, re- spectively, and were educated in the public schools of their native county. Their parents were C. G. and Edna M. (Moore) DeLong the latter born in Massachusetts. The father came to Champaign County in 1859 and followed farming. In July, 1896, the subjects of this sketch moved to Sadorus and there engaged in the grain business, having control of an ele- vator with a capacity of 50,000 bushels. In May, 1899, they organized the Bank of Sadorus, a private institution, in connection with which they deal in life and fire insurance. They jointly own large farm interests in Iowa, their property consisting of 1,100 acres of valuable land. W. H., the elder brother, was married to Lydia Lavenhagen, of Champaign County, in June, 1896, and they have one child, Edna. E. B. married Bertha Atterbury, of Urbana, in 1802, and of this union one child, Clifton, was born.
HARRY DE YOUNG was born in Netherlands, April 21, 1844. He received his early educa- tion near Chicago, Ill., in an old log-cabin school house. Later he engaged in farm work, herding stock, etc. He came to Champaign County, in 1880, on the day of President Gar- field's election, and settled on the place he had purchased during the previous October. He has since devoted his time and attention to gardening and at present possesses 74 acres of fine farming land, part of which is located within the city limits; on this he raises every- thing in the line of fancy garden vegetables.
In 1866 Mr. De Young was married to Miss Margaret Vanderwolfe, a daughter of Henry and Margaret (Robertstine) Vanderwolfe. They are the parents of the following children: Henry, Jacob, Mattis, Garrett, Martin, Mar- garet, and Gertie (Mrs. A. Young), of Chicago.
ELI H. DICK, whose death, January 31, 1897, removed one of the well-known and prominent farmers of Philo Township, Champaign County,
was born in Maryland August 15, 1822, a son of Adam and Tenperance (Wadlow) Dick, na- tives of Pennsylvania and England respectively. At the age of fifteen Mr. Dick accompanied his parents to Ohio, and two years later the family settled on a farm in the vicinity of Wingate, Montgomery County, Ind. Near Shawnee Mount, Ind., in 1847, he was united in marriage to Jane P., daughter of Thomas and Unity (Patton) Meharry, and who was born in Foun- tain County, Ind., February 10, 1829. To Mr." and Mrs. Dick were born three children: Ellen, wife of R. N. Cording, of Wingate, Ind .; Em- eline Smith Dick, who died at the age of four years; and Jesse Newton Dick, who was a resi- dent of Philadelphia, Pa., for some years, but now resides in Philo. Mr. Dick was buried near his old home in Indiana. He is survived by his wife, who lives in the village of Philo, Cham- paign County. Mrs. Dick's paternal grand- parents were Alexander and Jane Frances Me- harry, and on the maternal side Robert and Nellie (Evans) Patton.
THOMAS A. DICKS, M. D., physician, Broad- lands, Champaign County, was born in Park County, Ind., March 23, 1867. His parents were Levi and Mary (Atkinson) Dicks, the former a native of Warren County, Ohio, and the latter born in Greene County, Ind. They were married in the latter State and had a family of ten chil- dren, of whom Thomas A., was the youngest. Levi Dicks was a farmer and, in 1867, moved with his family from Park County, Ind., to Illinois, locating in Champaign County, where he purchased 160 acres of land in Sidney Town- ship. There he conducted farming until his death, which occurred December 8, 1902. Mrs. Dicks died in 1900.
Dr. Thomas A. Dicks was educated in the public schools of Champaign County, then read medicine with Dr. Burroughs, and subsequently took a course of study at Rush Medical College, Chicago, finally graduating from the Medical College of Kansas City, Mo., in 1893-prior to which time having served as nurse in the hos- pital of that city. The same year of his grad- uation he began practice in Broadlands, where he has since continued, at the present time having a large and lucrative clientage in this section of the county. He is a member of the State and County Medical Associations, and the American Medical Association. He is affiliated with the Masonic Order, the Independent Order
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of Odd-Fellows, and the Modern Woodmen of America. In politics he is a Republican.
Dr. Dicks was united in marriage on Septem- ber 4, 1892, to Miss Mary H., a daughter of Archibald Thompson, and they have five chil- dren, namely: Archibald, Hilma, Carl, Forest, and Kenneth.
WILLIAM N. DICKS (deceased) was born in Park County, Ind., February 13, 1855, a son of Levi and Mary (Atkinson) Dicks. The for- mer was a farmer who moved to Champaign County, Ill., in 1867, settling near the town of Sidney. He there bought 160 acres of land, later adding thereto sixty acres more. He died in 1903, his wife having departed this life in 1901.
William N. was educated in the public schools of Indiana and Illinois, and also attended a commercial school at Painesville, Ohio. He remained on the home farm until twenty-two years old, and then engaged in the grocery business at Indianola, which he later extended to general merchandise. After continuing in business here for five years, in 1886 he moved to Broadlands, where he built a frame-house and conducted a general merchandise store un- til 1902. In the latter year he moved into his present commodious brick store, and here carries a large and well assorted stock, and has built up an extensive business. In politics he is a Democrat, has been Town Clerk, and is now Village Treasurer. Socially he is a mem- ber of the Masonic Fraternity and was one of the organizers of Lodge No. 791 in Broadlands; the Modern Woodmen of America, of which he is Venerable Consul; the Fraternal Army of Loyal Americans; and he and his wife belong to the Royal Neighbors. In religion he is affili- ated with the United Brethren Church.
In January, 1891, Mr. Dicks was married to Carrie, daughter of John R. Johnson, and they have six children, namely: Lily Mildred, Clarence Raymond, Arthur Harvey, Grace Oral, Elmer Eugene and Florence Eva.
FOSTER DOBBINS, a retired farmer, was born in Tennessee, May 8, 1838, and educated in the free and public schools of that State. He also attended Mt. Juliet high school, a branch of the Cumberland University. He later engaged in farming there and followed that vocation until 1871, when he moved to Mc- Donough County, Ill., and for four years man-
aged a farm he had bought there. Having sold this property, he bought another farm of 220 acres in East Bend Township, Champaign County, and was actively engaged here until 1897. He then moved to Gibson City, Ill., where he resided two years, and then to Urbana, where he built a modern residence, and has since lived in retiremnt.
On September 1, 1866, Mr. Dobbins was mar- ried to Margaret Beard, a daughter of Joseph and Hannah (Sloan) Beard, and seven children have been born to them, namely: Gussie, Ar- thur, Oliver, Nettie, Myrtle, Claude and Roy. Nettie married Clarence McDowell, and Myrtle became the wife of Edgar Heath. Mrs. Dobbins died in October, 1881, and on December 19, 1885, he married Miss Maggie Mckinney, daughter of Joel and Emeline (Jackson) Mc- Kinney, and three children were born of this union: Fannie C. and Vaunie G. (both de- ceased) and Verne F.
In May, 1861, Mr. Dobbins enlisted in Com- pany E, Twenty-fourth Tennessee Infantry, Confederate army, under General Bragg, and took part in the battle of Murfreesboro. He served two years. He became a Mason in 1868 and is still a member in good standing. He is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
JOHN DODSON was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, February 29, 1816, and was edit- cated there in the public schools. Later he engaged in farming, continuing in that line of industry until he reached the age of twenty years, when he served an apprenticeship in the wagon-making and carpenter's trade, during which time he constructed a great number of grain cradles. He followed these trades in Ohio for three years, and in 1838 moved to Tippecanoe County, Ind., and there followed the same line of business in connection with farming and blacksmithing. He came to Illi- nois in 1865 and purchased a farm of 215 acres, on which he has since resided. In his political faith he is an earnest Republican, and has held 'the office of School Director for a number of years. In his religious relations he is an at- tendant of the Universalist Church.
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