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The son Frederick, within a few weeks after the family settled in Urbana, found employ- ment in the drug store of J. W. Jaquith, the pioneer druggist of the town. Unable at the time to speak the English language, with any degree of correctness, he was always ready with some kind of an answer to the friendly criticisms and gibes directed at him by the customers who patronized the store. Those who remember young Fred as the druggist's apprentice in the early 'fifties, will recall his quiet wit, and the rapid progress he made in the druggist's profession, as well as the sat- isfaction with which his employer looked upon him, and helped him to become proficient in the business.
When scarcely twenty-one years of age, Mr. Eubeling, then a qualified druggist, enlisted in Company B, Seventy-sixth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and faithfully served with his regiment in its many marches, sieges and battles, for more than three years, his knowl- edge of the druggist's art making his services very acceptable in the hospital, and in other capacities. On his discharge, in 1865, at the end of his term of service, he returned to his family in Urbana and entered upon merchan- dizing in the line in which his father was then engaged, which he greatly extended. In a few years, he succeeded to the entire busi-
ness, his father, from weight of years, having retired therefrom. In this business he con- tinued successfully until 1893, when he sold out his interest, retaining, however, the lot and building where his father's business had been carried on. This was on Main Street, where the elder Eubeling had erected a sub- stantial two-story brick building, now and long since occupied by N. A. Riley, his successor in the same line.
In 1897, Mr. Eubeling was chosen a mem- ber of the Board of Supervisors from Urbana Township, and has continuously served in that capacity to the present time, with little opposition to his candidacy, his services being recognized as being for the good of the town- ship and the whole county. It will be remem- bered as a matter of history, that the present splendid court-house which adorns the pub- lic square in Urbana, was built largely through his influence and under his faithful and effi- cient supervision during the several stages of its erection. The same also may be said of his services in the erection of the new jail.
Mr. Eubeling, from his early manhood, has been a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and has served as Master of Urbana Lodge No. 157. He has been advanced to the degree of Knight Templar, in Urbana Commandery, in which he has served as Eminent Commander.
Words of praise would be superfluous in dwelling on the plain and serviceable charac- ter of Frederick E. Eubeling, who will long be remembered by the citizens of his town and county as a faithful public servant, against whom no word of reproach can be uttered.
JESSE FALLS (deceased) was born on a farm near Janesville, Ohio, March 27, 1824, a son of Daniel and Susan (Wiley) Falls, the former being of Scotch-Irish descent, and the latter a native of Pennsylvania and a Quak- eress. Jesse was educated in the common schools of Janesville; and, at the age of fourteen years, began learning the tailor's trade, which he followed for a short time in · Cincinnati and then engaged in the dry-goods business, which he carried on in partnership with his brother-in-law for a time, when he came to Urbana and became a dealer in marble, having as partner, D. P. Bagley, with whom he continued until 1855, at which time he removed to Charleston where he turned his
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attention to farming, continuing that industry during the Civil War. In 1865 he became a resident of Tuscola, and again engaged in the marble business, continuing in this until 1867, when he went back to Urbana and once more joined Mr. Bagley, this partnership last- ing until 1872, when he removed to Cham- paign, engaging in business there with T. H. Jones, and then again with Mr. Bagley until 1883, at which time he bought a half-interest in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. His death oc- curred January 15, 1901.
Mr. Falls was first married, in March, 1848,
JESSE FALLS.
at Mt. Carmel, Ill., to Martha E., a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Morrison) Hender- son; her father being one of the early settlers of Kentucky. Of this union were born three children, namely: Charles (deceased), Mary A., and Ida B. Mrs. Falls died June 7, 1871, and he later married Elizabeth R., a daughter of John and Rebecca (Johnson) Porter. The two children born of this marriage were Jesse P. and William H., both of whom died in infancy. John Porter, the grandfather of Mrs. Falls, was a soldier of the Revolutionary War in which he served until its close.
Mr. Falls in early life belonged politically to the Whig party, but later became identified
with the Democratic party. In his religious belief he was a Methodist, and at one time was connected with the Masonic Order.
ARMSTEAD M. FAULEY, Justice of the Peace, residing at No. 305 West Green Street, Urbana, Ill., was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, September 27, 1830, a son of George and Mary (Stoneburner) Fauley, both natives of Ohio, the former born in Muskingum County, in 1805, and the latter in 1815. The father followed the occupation of a farmer all his life, and died in the Buckeye State in 1844. He and his wife were members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. They were the parents of two children, Armstead M. and Edward. Mrs. Fauley subsequently married Michael Miller, and seven children were born to this union. She died in 1897.
Armstead M. was educated in the common schools of Ohio, and engaged in farming and fine stock-raising, in which he continued until 1857, when he came to Champaign County, and for several years continued farming and the raising of fine roadsters and driving horses, on his farm of 200 acres in Somers Town- ship, where he still owns eighty acres. His home was burned in September, 1899, and he then moved to Urbana, where he has since resided.
Mr. Fauley was married April 9, 1856, to Sarah E. Leib, a native of Ohio, and a daugh- ter of Joseph and Clarissa (Allen) Leib. The former was born in Philadelphia October 1, 1799, and died in January, 1881; the mother in Washington County, Ohio, in 1803, and died in 1863. Both were active and consistent mem- bers of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Fauley was the oldest of a family of nine children and was a teacher in the grammar de- partment of the Lancaster, Ohio, public schools, for many years, later being Principal of the high school of that city under Dr. Wil- liams for two years. To Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fauley has been born one child, who died in infancy. Mr. Fauley is a Republican, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
LUCAS WINNE FAULKNER (deceased), for many years one of the prominent men of Champaign, Ill., was born February, 1831, at Fonda, Montgomery County, N. Y., and came
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west with his parents when he was but seven years old. They settled in LaPorte, Ind., where he remained eight years, and served for three years as clerk in a store. At the age of fifteen years he went to Chicago to learn the drug business. He then entered the Naperville (Ill.) Academy, where he remained until 1850. After finishing his academic course, he went to Racine, Wis., where he was engaged in the drug business until 1863. He came to Champaign after disposing of his business in Racine, acting at the time on the advice of Nathan Burnham, who desired him to go into business with his son. The part- nership was formed and existed for some time. Later Mr. Faulkner became sole owner, and was actively engaged in the business until 1895. At that period he retired in favor of his son, whom he had taken into partnership in 1876.
Mr. Faulkner took an active part in every public enterprise of his locality and was much interested in local politics. He was for several terms a member of the City Council, and was Fire Marshal for six years.
Mr. Faulkner married Miss Mary C. Rice, of La Porte, Ind., and they have one son, Wat- son, the well-known druggist of Champaign. Mrs. Faulkner is a daughter of Elizabeth (Slack) Rice. Mr. Faulkner died April 19, 1900.
ANDREW F. FAY, banker and ex-United States Consul, was born June 2, 1856, in Utica, N. Y., where he was educated at the Christian Brothers' Academy. He first came to Illinois about 1870 and remained a year with his uncle, Patrick Richards, then engaged in merchandis- ing at Tolono, Champaign County. After clerk- ing a year in his uncle's drug-store he re- turned to New York and completed his educa- tion.
In 1872 he again came to Champaign County and joined his uncle in business at Tolono, re- maining there until 1886. In that year he was appointed by President Cleveland
United States Consul to Stettin, Germany, where he served the Government with credit until 1890. Returning then to Illinois, he became Cashier of the First National bank of Urbana, holding that position until 1894. He was then again appointed by President Cleveland United States Consul to Denia, Spain. He also served
in that position of honor under President Mc- Kinley until war was declared between Spain and the United States. He was recalled in 1898 and again took up his residence in Ur- bana, where he resumed his former position as cashier in the First National Bank. Since then he has been a member of the Bank Direc- tory, and Vice-President and General Manager of that admirably conducted banking house
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ANDREW F. FAY.
He has also been identified with the agricul- tural interests of the county as a land owner. Mr. Fay was married in 1891 to Miss Susie G. Kelly, of Greencastle, Ind.
A. H. FLETCHER was born in 1840, in New York State, the son of Joseph and Sarah (Streeter) Fletcher, both natives of New Hampshire. The subject of this sketch was reared on' a farm in New York State, where he attended public school, and remained under the parental roof until he reached his eigh- teenth year, when he went to Massachusetts, In 1865 he came to Illinois, locating in Peso- tum Township, Champaign County, where he and his brother bought land and were engaged in farming together for thirty years. He has dealt largely in land since coming to this State, and now owns 480 acres.
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In politics, Mr. Fletcher supports the Repub- lican party; in religious belief, he is a Meth- odist. In 1868 he was married to Jane Whip- ple, who was born in New Hampshire, and re- ceived her early mental training in Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher are the parents of the following named children: Nettie (Mrs. Cooper), Charles, Clarence, Otis, Eva, Clara, Elmer and Cecil.
M. J. FLUCK was born in 1873 in Cham- paign, Ill., where he attended the public and high schools, became connected with the Pe- oria & Eastern Illinois Railroad in 1891 as under clerk, and in 1899 was appointed chief clerk of the Motive Power Department of the division. His father, Martin M., a native of Germany, also followed railroad work. The son was married in September, 1904, to Daisy Campbell. He is a member of the Masonic Order and Senior Warden of the Blue Lodge.
WILLIAM J. FOOTE (deceased), was born in Mendon, Monroe County, N. Y., September 10, 1817. He was the grandson of Charles Foote, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and a descendant of ancestors who came from Col- chester, England, and founded the town of Colchester, Conn. The family has been remarkable, among other things, for its lon- gevity, Mr. Foote's father having reached the age of nearly 103 years. This patriarch of the family enjoyed the unique distinction of hav- ing voted at every Presidential election, from Jefferson to Garfield.
The subject of this sketch was reared in New York State, and when a boy, learned the brickmaker's trade. He came to Illinois in 1855, and became the pioneer brick manufact- urer of Urbana, where he continued in busi- ness until 1871, at which time he retired from active life. He served two terms as Coroner of Champaign County, besides holding other minor offices.
In 1843, Mr. Foote married Miss Lucy Maria Alcott, one of whose ancestors came to Amer- ica with Governor Winthrop, in 1630. The father of this ancestor was John Alcott, Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII. Mrs. Foote was a cousin of A. Bronson Alcott, the noted Concord philosopher. She and her husband were among the worthy pioneers of
Urbana, who are held in kindly remembrance by the younger generation. The surviving members of this family, at the present time. are: Mrs. Milton W. Mathews, wife of the late Senator Mathews, who still resides on the old family homestead at Urbana, as also does her sister, Miss Eva A. Foote; Charles Bron- son Foote, of Champaign, Ill., and Franklin W. Foote, of Urbana. The death of William J. Foote occurred July 2, 1888, and that of Mrs. Foote, October 5, 1889.
JOHN FORRESTEL was born in Ireland, and emigrated to the United States, locating in New York in 1866. Ten years later, he moved to McLean County, Ill., where he engaged in farming, and in 1891, purchased 160 acres on Section 7, Sadorus Township. In 1901, he added another 160 acres to his holdings, lo- cated on Section 17, where he has since resided, his home being one and a half miles south of Ivesdale, Ill.
In 1872 Mr. Forrestel was united in mar- riage to Mary Shea, who is a native of the Emerald Isle, and to them have been born five children, namely: James, John C., John E., Joseph and Thomas.
REV. GEORGE A. FRAZIER was born in Giles County, Va., November 22, 1847, a son of George W., and Sally S. T. (Dillon) Fra- zier, the former a native of Henry County, Va., and the latter, of Pennsylvania. George A. was reared on his father's farm in the Old Dominion, receiving his education at Emery and Henry College, Va. He became an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he occupied the pulpit for many years. His ordination took place at the Holston Con- ference, held in Southern Virginia, where, for 19 years, he was active in the work of his church. He came to Champaign County, Ill., in 1884, and for the following ten years, devoted his time and attention to his chosen calling. In the year last mentioned he purchased 160 acres of land, which is a part of his present farm, and in 1885, his family arrived from the East. They have since made their home on the farm, which at present consists of 240 acres, located on Section 35, Crittenden Town- ship. The farm is highly cultivated, and here Mr. Frazier follows "mixed" farming, raising
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high-grade herds of Short-horn cattle, in con- nection with generał farming.
Politically Mr. Frazier is a Democrat. In August, 1904, he was nominated for member- ship on the State Board of Equalization; he is now serving as County Supervisor. Socially he is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Odd-Fellows. He was married in Virginia to Mary M. Hansom, a native of that State and a daughter of James and Margaret L. Hansom. They are the parents of the following named children: William J., George H., and Margaret M. The last named is the wife of G. A. Rich- mond, a farmer, residing in Douglas County, I11.
EDMUND FREEMAN, retired farmer, Cham- paign County, Ill., was born in Belmont County, Ohio, May 3, 1828, the son of James
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and Rebecca (Ogden) Freeman, who came from the Buckeye State to Ogden, Ill., in 1830. James Freeman, the father, was born January 24, 1801, and died November 4, 1867, while his wife (Rebecca Ogden) was born February 14, 1804, and died October 5, 1854. The pater- nał grandparents of Edmund Freeman were -
Thomas and Lydia Freeman, the former born June 7, 1768, died September 13, 1839; the lat- ter born February 2, 1779, died December 3, 1827. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren: Martha, James, Thomas, Mary Ann, Eleazer, Sarah, Elizabeth, Stephen, Ichabod and Samuel.
Edmund Freeman, the immediate subject of this sketch, was married in 1853 to Miss Jem- ima Rush, also a native of Ohio, born April 20, 1834. Of eleven children born of this mar- riage, seven grew to maturity, and four sons and one daughter are now living. Their chil- dren were: Elizabeth, born July 30, 1854, be- came the wife of Jackson J. Mapes and died November 29, 1891: Thomas M., born Decem- ber 23, 1855; Elias, born June 22, 1857; Reu- ben, born February 16, 1859, died August 11, 1904; Levi, born September 27, 1860; Nancy
MRS. EDMUND FREEMAN.
(date not given) ; Ellen, born July 5, 1862, died July 12, 1863; Jessie, born October 7, 1866, died June 19, 1873; John Milton, born October 12, 1868, died April 1, 1869; George W., born July 4, 1875, and died next day, and Cora M., born July 31, 1879, and now the wife of William Downing of Ogden. Mr. Freeman's first wife died on
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January 31, 1866, and on January 8, 1888, he was married to Sarah A. Paris, who died February 27, 1904. His third marriage occurred November 27, 1904, when he was united to Mrs. Louisa Shoptaugh, daughter of James and Susannah (Barrow) Duck, and a native of Edgar County.
In his political views, Mr. Freeman is a Re- publican, and in his religious associations a member of the Church of Christ.
EUGENE PAUL FREDERICK .- For many years Capt. Frederick has been a resident of Ogden Township, Champaign
County, Ill., in the neighborhood of Burr Oak Grove, where has accumulated a handsome fortune through his industry and integrity. He is a native of the Kingdom of Saxony, where he was born August 19, 1834. His father and mother were also natives of that country, where his father was a Lutheran pastor for thirty-two years before coming with his family to America in 1851. The family first settled in Virginia on the Potomac River. Prior to 1860, Capt. Frederick came to Champaign County, where he was married to Sarah McClughen, a daughter of Samuel McClughen, who is elsewhere mentioned in this work, as one of the county's earliest pioneers.
In August, 1862, Capt. Frederick enlisted as a private in the Fifty-first Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in which he served until February, 1866, when he was mustered out with the rank of captain. The Fifty-first Regi- ment was one of the strongest fighting regi- ments of the Illinois contingent, and partici- pated in many battles, marches and sieges, in all of which Capt. Frederick performed his duty as a good soldier. Coming home from the army he at once resumed his occupation as a farmer, which he has followed with great suc- cess to the present time, and his reward con- sists in his possession of a large tract of the richest land in the neighborhood. He has served the county as a Justice of the Peace, and in other official capacities with great credit to himself. He is now over seventy years of age, but retains all his mental and physical faculties unimpaired.
Capt. Frederick was well educated in his native country; he has been a student and reader all his life, and is now among the most intelligent citizens of the township. A family of three sons and one daughter has grown up in
his home, all of whom, except one son, Francis Sherman, are yet alive, and are an honor to their parents.
GEORGE W. FUNSTON was born in New- comb Township, Champaign County, Ill., Feb- ruary 20, 1864, and received his early mental training in the public schools. His, parents were John H. and Elizabeth E. (Bailey) Fun- ston, the former a native of Ross County, and the latter, born in Madison County, Ohio, November 26, 1832. The father moved from Ohio to Piatt County, Ill., in the fall of 1851, and in March, 1857, took up his residence in Newcomb Township, where he bought a farm of 480 acres. He died in 1903.
George W. Funston resides on the old home- stead, and continues to carry on farming. In politics, he belongs to the Prohibition party, and, in his religious views, he is a Methodist.
In 1890, Mr. Funston was united in marriage to Miss Martha A. Lanam, who was born in Champaign County, and there received her education in the public schools.
THOMAS J. GALLIVAN was born in 1869, in Ivesdale, Champaign County, Ill., the son of P. T. and Anna (Doyle) Gallivan, natives of Ireland. He lived on a farm until he was twenty-one years old. Then he engaged in the tile business with C. F. Donohue, and later with F. C. Foohey. In 1897 he moved to Clin- ton, Ind., and in 1902, to Champaign, Ill., en- tering the bottling business there with Michael Maher.
In 1894, Mr. Gallivan was married to Hannah Foohey, of Fort Wayne, Ind. They have five children, namely: Catherine, Gerald, Ruth, Timothy and Raymond.
GREENVILLE ALBERTUS GARRISON, Commissioner of Highways, Urbana Town- ship, Champaign County, was born in Morgan County, Ind., March 1, 1871, the son of William and Matilda (Smith) Garrison. William Garri- son died when Greenville was eighteen months old, and Mrs. Garrison subsequently married Riley Nosler, and at present resides at Girard, Mo. At the age of fourteen years, Greenville A. Garrison started to work by the month, in which he continued for seven years. In 1892 he moved to Champaign County, and began
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farming for himself, first locating in Cham- paign Township. In 1897 he moved to Urbana Township, where he has since been engaged in farming.
In February, 1893, Mr. Garrison married Miss Minnie Woods, a daughter of Jeremiah and Mattie (Guffy) Woods, and they have one child, Edith, who was born January 12, 1895. Politically Mr. Garrison is a Republican. In April, 1903, he was elected Commissioner of Highways, which office he filled to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He and his family are members of the Christian Church.
JACOB GEIP, builder and contractor, Cham- paign County, is a native of Warren County, Ill., where he was born on a farm August 13, 1863. His paternal grandfather and his father, both bearing the name of Michael, were born in Hanover, Germany, the latter being the second son in a family of four children. Mich- ael Geip, Sr. emigrated from his native coun- try to America with his family in 1845, locating in Williams County, Ill., where his death oc- curred in 1872 at the age of sixty. Michael Jr., came to Illinois in 1856, and from then until his death in 1889, at the age of seventy years, followed farming as a means of liveli- hood. . In October, 1858, he was united in mar- riage in Monmouth, Warren County, Ill., with Rebecca La Follett, of Guernsey County, Ohio, and seven of their children attained maturity. Of these, Anna is the wife of Samuel Rice; John W. died at the age of twenty-eight; Jacob (subject of this sketch) is next in order of birth; and Wallace, Ethel S. (who is single), Charles A. and Ray B. complete the list of those still living. Mrs. Geip still survives at seventy years of age.
Jacob Geip left the home farm at the age of nineteen, and until his twenty-fifth year was employed as a farm hand in various parts of Illinois. He then served an apprenticeship to a carpenter and builder, evidencing from the start that thoroughness and reliability which have won deserved success. June 28, 1888, he married Phoebe Trigger, born in Marshall County, Ill., the daughter of Richard and Eliz- abeth Trigger, of Devonshire, England. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Geip are as follows: Sylvia, born July 9, 1889; Lulu, born Septem- ber 20, 1892; Hazel, born May 23, 1895; Mary, born November 27, 1898; and Esther, born
December 23, 1902. Mr. Geip is a Republican in politics, and fraternally is connected with the Knights of Pythias and the Court of Honor.
ASA GERE (deceased) was born September 30, 1804, in Vermont, and was the eldest son of his parents. His brothers, James, John and Lyman Gere, together with himself, are num- bered among the pioneers of Champaign Coun- ty. He was brought up in Genesee County, N. Y., and was married in that State.
The family came west in 1837, and settled first in Clinton, Ind. After remaining there a short time Mr. Gere went to Darwin, Ill., where he was for a time engaged in merchan- dizing. Later, he removed to Bloomington, Ill., and there was connected with the old mercantile firm of O. & D. Bailey, widely known throughout this region in pioneer days. He traveled through the country, selling goods for this firm for several years.
About 1850, Mr. Gere came to Urbana, and for a time kept the old Champaign House, then the principal hotel in the town. Later, he was engaged in mercantile business until about the close of the Civil War, when he sold out and lived a retired life until his death, October 20, 1879.
Mrs. Gere survived him, dying at Saylor Springs, Ill., October 27, 1898, at the age of eighty years. Mrs. Amanda Allen, of Saylor Springs, was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Gere living in 1904. Myron G. Gere, a son, died in Urbana, about 1896.
GEORGE WASHINGTON GERE, who is of Welsh extraction, was born in Clark County; Ill., March 22, 1843, the son of John and Emily (Caton) Gere. His father was born in Vermont, February 11, 1811, and by his par- ents was taken in 1813, to Genesee County, N. Y., where he was reared to manhood. In 1837, he became a resident of Clark County, Ill., there making his home for ten years.
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