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On February 27, 1877, John G. Gross was united in marriage with Johanna Gnann. born at Beloit, Wis., a daughter of John and Ursula (Sutter) Gnann, natives of Wurttemberg, Ger- many, and Switzerland, respectively, who came to the United States in 1857, and located at Beloit, Wis., where soon afterward the father died. In his native land he had been a black- smith. Mrs. Gross was reared at Nauvoo, and attended its schools. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Gross moved to 160 acres they owned in Appanoose Township, of which Mr. Gross later sold forty acres, operating the remainder as a stock and grain farm until October 31, 1910.
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After his death his widow and children re- mained on the farm for a time, and then moved to Nauvoo, where they erected a fine frame residence, and here Mrs. Gross still resides, having rented her farm to her son. Mr. and Mrs. Gross had the following children : Cather- ine, who is Mrs. Guy Davis, of Appanoose Township; Minnie, who is Mrs. Phil Bicker, of Appanoose Township; Emma, who is Mrs. Ros- coe Bertschi, of Nauvoo, Ill .; George, who is conducting the homestead; Evelyn, who is at home; and Arvilla, who is Mrs. Gilldroy Wil- son, of Wyconda, Mo. Mr. Gross was a Demo- crat, and he served as a school director for several years. The Presbyterian Church held his membership. Both as a man and a citizen, Mr. Gross lived up to high standards, and he was held in great esteem by all who had the honor of his acquaintance.
GROVE, Herbert Morris, a prosperous general farmer and stockraiser of Pilot Grove Town- ship, is putting to practical use on his own farm the experience he gained earlier in life working for others. He was born in Pilot Grove Town- ship, March 22, 1873. a son of William Harri- son and Mary Elizabeth (Jacob) Grove, born in Pilot Grove Township; and grandson of Jacob and Rebecca (Lionberger) Grove, and Steplien and Minerva (Ostrander) Jacob. Jacob Grove and his wife were natives of Virginia, who became very early settlers of Pilot Grove Township, where he erected and conducted the first flouring mill in this locality. Stephen Jacob and his wife were natives of New York state, who came in 1837 to Pilot Grove Township, bought land and became farmers here.
After their marriage. William H. Grove and his wife settled on a farm in Pilot Grove Township, where he died May 31, 1897, aged fitty-nine years ; and since then his widow has lived with her son, Herbert M. Grove. Their children were as follows: Jacob F., who is deceased ; William H., who lives at Rock Island, Ill. ; Robert E., who lives at Alton, Ill .; Luther N., who lives in Pilot Grove Township; Her- bert M .; Bertha S., who is Mrs. Frederick Hoerntleim, a widow of Durham Township.
Herbert M. Grove resided with his parents until his father's death, when he took a trip to Colorado, and worked there by the month. After his return to Hancock County, he began farming for himself in Fountain Green Town- ship. Five years later he inherited ninety-five Grove Township, where he has since resided, acres of the Benjamin F. Phelps farm in Pilot carrying on general farming and stock raising. On 'February 26, 1916, he was married to Della Eddington, born in McDonough County, Ill., a daughter of Walter and Elizabeth (Gordon) Eddington, both natives of England. Mr. and Mrs. Grove have one daughter, Esther, who was born January 31, 1917. In politics Mr. Grove is a Democrat, but his private affairs have so occupied his time and attention that he has found no time even if he desired, to enter public life.
GROVE, Joseph Newton, one of the prosperous farmers of Fountain Green Township, is now living at Lacrosse, Ill. He was born in Sanga- mon County, Ill., December 26, 1835, a son of Jacob and Rebecca (Lionberger) Grove, na- tives of Virginia, where they were married. They drove overland to Illinois, and while they were stopping on a visit in Sangamon County, Joseph Newton Grove was born. In the spring of 1836, Jacob Grove with his father-in-law, built a mill on the creek in the vicinity of Lacrosse, they having secured a large tract of timber and prairie land in Fountain Green Township. They conducted this mill and im- proved the land, and when the railroad came through the township, the town of Lacrosse was laid out on their farm. Mr. Lionberger died in 1868, Mr. Grove having passed away in 1842, but the mother survived until 1913, dying in her ninety-eighth year. Their children were as follows : Benjamin, who is deceased ; Jo- seph Newton; William and Virginia, who are deceased; and Winfield Scott, who is deceased.
After his father's death, Joseph N. Grove lived with his grandfather, and he was quite young when he began to be self supporting, so that he had very few opportunities to go to school. He worked at anything he could get to do, principally farming. In the course of time he bought, in all, 275 acres in Hancock County, and he also owns 160 acres in Finney County, Kansas. All this land was bought jointly with his brothers, but now belongs to him alone. He has two forty acre tracts in Pilot Grove Township, the homestead farm being in Fountain Green. All of this is now rented, but until 1916 he, with his brothers, W. S. and B. F., both now deceased, were partners. Mr. Grove is a Democrat and has held some of the township offices. He has never married.
GROVE, Luther Newton, a very prosperous farmer and stockraiser of Pilot Grove Town- ship, is one of the representative men of Han- cock County. He was born in Pilot Grove Township. April 5, 1870, a son of William Harri- son and Mary (Jacob) Grove, also natives of this township; and grandson of Jacob and Re- becca (Lionberger) Grove, natives of Virginia, and Stephen and Minerva (Ostrander) Jacob, natives of New York. They all were very early settlers of Hancock County, entering land in the vicinity of what is now La Crosse. Wil- liam H. Grove and his wife were married Sep- tember 27, 1860, in Pilot Grove Township, where . they settled. He died May 31, 1897, aged sixty years, as he was born September 31, 1837, but she, born October 30, 1837, survives, and lives in Pilot Grove Township. Their children were as follows: Frederick, who died in infancy ; Jacob F., who was born November 15, 1862, died November 18, 1890; William Harrison, who was born February 21, 1865, lives at Rock Island, Ill. ; Robert E., who was born October 9, 1867, lives at Alton, Ill .; Luther Newton ; Her- bert M .. who was born March 22, 1873, lives in Pilot Grove Township; and Bertha S., who was
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born September 21, 1875, is the widow of Fred Hoerntlein living near Burnside, Ill.
Luther Newton Grove attended the district schools of his native township, and grew up on the homestead of his parents, where he lived until his marriage, which occurred October 5, 1892, when he was united with Ella E. Peck, born in Durham Township, November 3, 1872, a daughter of Christopher C. and Julia A. (Coffman) Peck. Mr. and Mrs. Grove became the parents of the following children: Howard W., who was born May 15, 1894, was married July 28, 1913, to Grace R. Muntz, near Bona- parte, Iowa; Hyrell Maurine, who was born on November 22, 1904; and Russell Lowell, who was born May, 5, 1911.
After his marriage, Mr. Grove rented a farm for six years, in Durham Township, and then returned to Pilot Grove Township, where he continued renting until 1904, when he bought forty acres of improved land, living on it until 1909, at which time he sold and bought eighty acres of land on section 16, Pilot Grove Town- ship, all of which was improved, and here he does general farming and raises Percheron horses, cattle and hogs, and is recognized as an ex- perienced farmer and good citizen. He is a Democrat, and served for two years as township collector, and as constable and school trustee at different times. Mrs. Grove is a consistent member of the Christian Church, but Mr. Grove is not connected with any religious organiza- tion.
GROVES, Stephen S., cashier of the Tri-County State Bank, and one of the leading attorneys of Hancock County, is very well and favorably known at Plymouth and in surrounding terri- tory. He is one of the eight children born to Stephen and Mary J. (Campbell) Groves, and came into the world in Adams County, Ill., May 24, 1869. The father was born in Virginia, but came to Adams County, Ill., in 1832, and was there engaged in farming. His death oc- curred in 1901. The mother died in 1884.
Stephen S. Groves attended the common and a high school in his native county, and his first occupation after attaining to man's estate, was teaching school, and he continued in the edu- cational field for fifteen years. Turning his at- tention in another direction, he was one of the men who established the Bank of Loraine, Ill., in 1904, and continued with it until 1915, when he associated himself with the Broadway Bank of Quincy, Ill., serving it as vice president and attorney. With the re-organizing of the old Citizens Bank of Plymouth into the Tri-County State Bank, May 22, 1916, Mr. Groves became its cashier, and has so continued. During the time he was an educator, Mr. Groves studied law and was admitted to the bar, being now a member of the Illinois Bar Association. He carries the degree Bachelor of Laws, as well as other degrees that were the outcome of his constant efforts. Fraternally he is a Mason and Odd Fellow, while in politics he is a Demo-
crat. Mr. Groves has landed interests in Illi- nois as well as in other states.
In 1893 Mr. Groves was married to Miss Delia A. Shriver, a daughter of Benjamin F. Shriver. Mr. and Mrs. Groves have six chil- dren. The family are members of the Metho- dist Protestant Church. A man of broad out- look and varied experience, Mr. Groves is emi- nently fitted for the position he occupies, and he is held in high esteem by all who Know him.
GUTHRIE, James P., vice president of the Peoples State Bank of Hamilton, and one of the prominent and leading men of Hamilton and Hancock County, is held in the highest esteem by all who know him. He was born in Han- cock County, February 26, 1860, one of the eight children born to his parents, William L. and . Amanda (Brakesvill) Guthrie, of whom four survive. William L. Guthrie was in early life i. farmer, but later he located at Hamilton where he was a merchant and undertaker, and for ten years carried on both lines of business, his activities being cut short by his death which occurred April 7, 1889. His wife died February 11, 1910.
James P. Guthrie attended the common and a high school of Hancock County, until he was eighteen years old, when he began learning the butcher trade, and followed it until he was twenty-eight years old. At that time he entered the life insurance field with the Bankers Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa, with which concern he remained for twenty-five years. Later he organized the real estate firm of O'Hara and Guthrie, of Hamilton, and maintained this connection until 1915, when he severed it, and became the stock and bond representative for the Standard Tire Company of Keokuk, Iowa. When the Peoples State Bank of Hamilton was organized in 1903, Mr. Guthrie was made its vice president, and he has since held that office.
Mr. Guthrie was married to Miss Harriet Poling, a daughter of Charles Poling. Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie have three children, namely : Hazel G., who is the wife of John C. Spunce of Hamilton ; James P., Jr .; and Paul M. The family belong to the Christian Church. Fra- ternaly he is a Mason and Knight of Pythias. His social connections are with the Lake View Club, and he renders civic service as a member of the school board.
HAAS, Herman, one of the respected citizens of Nauvoo, Hancock County, was at one time actively engaged in the boot and shoe business at Nauvoo, and is the owner of 100 acres of valuable farm land in Sonora Township. He was born at Wurttemberg, Germany, November 15, 1857, a son of Joseph and Veronica Haas, who in 1859, came to Niota, Hancock County, Ill., where they resided until 1865 thien moving to Nauvoo. Here the father bought land and went into the business of grapegrowing and winemaking. His death occurred September 21, 1896, Mrs. Joseph Haas, the mother, having died when Herman Haas was two years old.
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Their children were as follows: John and Louis, who are deceased; Agnes, who is Mrs. John Wellner of Nauvoo; and Herman. After the death of his first wife, Joseph Haas was again married, and his children by his second marriage were as follows: Charles, who lives in Sonora Township; Kate, who is Mrs. Fred Porth, of Appanoose Township; William, who lives in Sonora Township; and Anna, who is Mrs. John Burg, of Texas.
Herman Haas attended the common schools. When fifteen years old he went to Keokuk, Iowa, to learn the trade of shoemaking, and there worked at his trade for six years. He then went to St. Louis, Mo., where he completed his apprenticeship, and worked there for two years. Returning to Nauvoo, he bought an entire block, on which he built a modern resi- dence, and set his land out in grapes. Since 1S9S he has been practically retired.
On August 18, 1881, Mr. Haas was married to Miss Bertha Schenck, born in Monmouth County, N. J., a daughter of Christian and Anna Eliza (Luscher) Schenck, natives of Switzer- land. who came to Illinois in 1865, and engaged in farming. Mr. Schenck died December 19, 1889, and Mrs. Schenck died May 26, 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Haas have one son, Lester H., who was born June 1S, 1SS2, at Nauvoo, Ill., who lives at Independence, Mo. He was married to Miss Emma M. Ellison. a daughter of Thomas and Elenora (Davison) Ellison, natives of Eng- land. Lester H. Haas has one son, Ellison Hale Haas. Mr. Haas served as alderman from the Third Ward for one term, and as a member of the board of education for six years.
HABEL, John L., a substantial farmer and stockraiser of St. Albans Township, is one of the leading men of Hancock County. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, August 3, 1848, and he was married in January, 1875, to Sophia Kuttel of Bavaria. They lived in Bavaria after their marriage until May, 1884, when they came to the United States, and locating in St. Albans Township, bought 160 acres of land, locating on it September 16 of that year. This he im- proved and, added 160 acres more to it, and still later eighty acres for his son, John, and has improved it all. He has always carried on gen- eral farming and raises Black Poled cattle, Poland-China hogs, and Percheron horses. He looks after his farm himself and is very pros- perous.
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John L. Habel and his wife became the par- ents of the following children : Barbara, who is Mrs. William Mensendick, of Lewis County, Mo .; John, who resides in St. Albans Township; Margaret, who is Mrs. Clarence Carpenter, of Oklahoma ; Anna, who is Mrs. Leonard White of St. Albans Township; Leonard, who is at home ; William, who lives at Arlington. S. Dak .; and Fred, who is at home. The Lutheran Church holds Mr. Habel's membership. He is a Re- publican. For some years he has been a mem- ber of West Point Camp, M. W. A. Industrious and thrifty, he has prospered in the land of his
adoption, and has earned through his own efforts all he now possesses.
HACKETT, James P., now deceased, was for many years connected with the live-stock in- terests of Carthage, where his widow still main- tains her residence. He was born in Ireland, March 29, 1864, and had the misfortune to lose his mother when he was an infant. Following the death of the mother, the father came to the United States, and located at Carthage, where James P. Hackett joined them in 1879. Upon his arrival, the lad secured employment in the store owned by John Culton, where his father worked, but later lie embarked in a butchering business and conducted several butcher shops. In 1891, he went to Keokuk, Iowa, and was there engaged in the meat business until 1896, when he returned to Carthage, and was inter- ested in a meat business and handling live stock until his death, December 4, 1900.
On January 7, 1891, Mr. Hackett was mar- ried to Ella Ruggles, born in Carthage Town- ship, a daughter of Charles B. and Elizabeth (Watkins) Ruggles, born in Louis County, Ky., who came to Hancock County prior to the Civil War, and located on a farm in Carthage Town- slip. Mr. and Mrs. Hackett became the par- ents of the following children: James Martin, who lives at Carthage; Edward, who served in the United States army; Lela and Flossie, who live with their mother in the residence at Carthage, owned by her. Mr. Hackett was a member of the Catholic Church, and Mrs. Hack- ett belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a Republican, but did not care for public honors, preferring to devote himself to his family and business. An upright man, he so lived that he commanded the confidence and respect of his associates, and his death was felt to be a calamity to his community.
HAGBERG, Charles Herman, one of the leading builders and contractors of Nauvoo, has won his present position in the community through his own efforts. He was born in Sweden, No- vember 5, 1876, a son of Carl and Anna H. Hagberg, both natives of Sweden. They were married in their native land, where the father was a tanner and mechanical engineer. In 187S he came to the United States, and for about two years was a superintendent of a coal mine at Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1SSO, he went to Keokuk, Iowa, where for eight years he was connected with the gas works of that city. For the subsequent ten years he had charge of a department in Keokuk railroad shops, and upon leaving there, he went to Moline, Ill., to become engineer of the mills of Barnard & Leese, which position he still holds. By his first marriage, Carl Hagberg had the following children : Anna, who died at the age of ten years; Charles Herman: Gertrude, who died the wife of Otto Asher ; and Birdie, who is Mrs. Freeman Dunn, of Keokuk, Iowa. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Hagberg was again married, but there were no children by his second marriage.
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He was a third time married, and had three children, namely : Oscar, Edward and Frank, who are serving their country in the U. S. navy.
Charles Herman Hagberg attended the com- mon and the high school of Keokuk, Iowa, and when he was seventen years old, he enlisted in the United States navy, and served for three years and eight months. After his discharge, he went into a steamboat business, operating along the Mississippi River until 1899, when he became a teamster, and later a carpenter, ex- panding in his work, until in 1913 he branched out as a contractor and builder, and has so continued ever since.
On September 14, 1899, Mr. Hagberg was married to Stella Wolf, of Nauvoo, Ill., a daugh- ter of Adam and Amelia (Horning) Wolf, natives of Nauvoo. Mr. and Mrs. Hagberg be- came the parents of two children, namely : Marion George, who was born April 18, 1903; and Carl Richard, who was born January 13, 1905. Mrs. Hagberg died January 23, 190S, and since that time, Mr. Hagberg has taken the best of care of his children, trying to make up to them for their loss. In politics he is a Dem- ocrat, and he has served as tax collector of Nauvoo. In his work he has proven his skill. and he is noted for living up to the letter and spirit of his contracts.
HAIGH, Charles, a successful general farmer and stockraiser of Fountain Green Township, is one of the native sons of Hancock County, as he was born in Appanoose Township, in April 4, 1874. His parents were John and Elizabeth (Boyles) Haigh, natives of Pennsylvania and Appanoose Township, respectively. The grand- parents, John and Sarah Haigh, natives of Pennsylvania, were among the very earliest settlers of Appanoose Township; while James Boyles, a native of Ireland, came to Hancock County during the period when the Mormons were still here. All of the grandparents died in Hancock County. The parents owned a farm in Appanoose Township, but in later life retired to Fort Madison, Iowa, where the father died in February, 1916. The mother survives, and still lives at Fort Madison. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted to preserve the Union, in Company B. One Hundred and Eight- eenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served during the latter part of the war. His children were as follows: William, who lives at Los Angeles. Cal .; Charles; Nellie, who is Mrs. William Bertschi of Niota, Ill .; George, who lives at Jefferson City, Mo .; John, who lives at Los Angeles, Cal .; James, who lives at Bakersfield, Cal .; Sarah, who is Mrs. Charles Amond of Appanoose Township ; and Grace, who is Mrs. Charles Seigrist of Appanoose Town- ship.
Charles Haigh attended the district schools of his native township, and grew up on the farm, remaining at home until his marriage, whch occurred April 10, 1901, when he was united with Blanche A. Sharpe. born in Fountain Green Township, April 2, 1SS1, a daughter of
Samuel and Jane (Ballenger) Sharpe. Mr. and Mrs. Haigh became the parents of the follow- ing children: Glenn, who died at the age of two and one-half years; Helen and Clara. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Haigh moved to her mother's farm in Fountain Green Town- ship, and lived on it for thirteen years, when they settled on a farm of seventy acres they owned on section 19, Fountain Green Township, where he carried on general farming, and raises Poled-Angus cattle and hogs. He rebuilt the house and barns, and erected some new build- ings, and had the place in fine order, but sold this in 1918 and bought eighty acres on section 7, Fountain Green Township. Mr. Haigh be- longs to the Christian Church. He is a Repub- lican, and in the spring of 1917 was the success- ful candidate of his party for the office of supervisor. For a number of years he has been a school director, and as a public official he is entirely satisfactory.
HAINES, Arthur E., a general farmer of Rock Creek Township, and a man of prominence in his community, was born in this township, Jan- uary 12. 1SS1, a son of James L. and Rebecca A. (Eckles) Haines, both born in Pennsylvania. When he was a small child he was brought here by his parents, and she was nine years old at the time of the family migration to La Harpe, Ill. The Haines family spent some time in Adams County, Ill., before coming to Han- cock County. For a few years after their mar- riage, James L. Haines and his wife lived at different places, then settled in Rock Creek Township, and lived there until 1908, when they retired and moved to Dallas City, Ill. There in July, 1917, he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and died June 6, 191S. Their children were as follows : Phares E., who lives at Fremont, Neb. ; Randolph, who is deceased ; Johanna, who is Mrs. Burt Hubbard, of Lamoore, Cal .; Alice, who is Mrs. Casper Baker, of Davenport, Iowa ; Florence, who is Mrs. Edward Kilgore, of Pow- ell, Wyo .; Samuel O., who lives at Denver, Col .; Carrie, who is Mrs. Thomas Glass, of Pow- ell, Wyo .; Arthur E .; Orville, who is deecased ; and Frances, who is Mrs. John Deitrich, of Dallas Township.
From the time he was nineteen years old until he was twenty-one, Arthur E. Haines was at Dallas City, but then returned to the home farm and was engaged in farming for two years. He then moved to Sonora Township and spent a year engaged in farming, when he once more returned to his family homestead and conducted it for eight years. Moving back to Dallas City he was engaged in cutting plants for a year, when he located on the homestead, where he has since been engaged in farming.
On February 5, 1902, Mr. Haines was mar- ried to Nellie B. Douglass, born near Villisca, Iowa, a daughter of Wallace C. and Samentha (Lott) Douglass, natives of Ft. Madison and Villisca, Iowa, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Haines became the parents of the following children : Albert L., who was born March 23, 1903; Leland M., who was born January 31,
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1907; Ralph A., who was born February 14, 1909, died July 17, 1914; and Eileen B., who was born March 20, 1917. Both Mr. and Mrs. Haines attended the common schools and they belong to the Christian Church. He is a Dem- ocrat. In 1917 J. L. Haines erected a fine, eight-room house, with five closets and pantry, which is one of the most convenient and finely finished rural homes in the township.
HALL, James D., assistant cashier of the Ply- mouth State Bank, and one of the reliable and highly esteemed men of Hancock County, was born at Charlotte, N. C., February 24, 187S, he being one of the three children born to his parents, Robert M. and Elva Hall, two of whom survive. Robert M. Hall was a minister of the Gospel, and he was born near New Albany Ind.
After attending the public schools, James D. Hall engaged in farming, and so continued until he came to Plymouth on April 1, 1816, to assume the duties connected with his present position. Fraternally Mr. Hall is a Mason. His political views make him a Democrat, but he has not cared for office, his time being too much occupied by his business affairs.
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