Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and history of Hancock County, Volume II, Part 127

Author: Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. cn; Selby, Paul, 1825-1913. cn; Currey, J. Seymour (Josiah Seymour), 1844-1928. 4n; Scofield, Charles J. (Charles Josiah), 1853- 4n
Publication date: 1921
Publisher: Chicago : Munsell Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1174


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James Louis Miller was reared in Hancock County and attended the rural schools and those of Carthage, Ill., for a year. At the age of eighteen years he began teaching school and continued in that calling for three years, and then embarked in a dairy business at Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Ill. Studying law, he took a two years' course at the Keokuk Law School and was admitted to the bar, following which, in 1885 he went to Wakeeney, Kansas, where he was engaged in practice for four years. Returning to Hancock County, he entered the State Bank of Hamilton, where he remained for twelve years. In 1901 he assisted in the organization of the State Bank of West Point, which he still serves as cashier. Associated with him at first were A. T. Graham as president, and Mr. Constance Cocheux as vice president. After the latter's death, Dr. J. R. Bryant succeeded him, but resigned in July, 1918, and George Cocheux is now vice president. The bank has a capital stock of $25.000.00.


On December 26, 1877, Mr. Miller was mar- ried to Anna Agnew, born at Hamilton, a daughter of Daniel and Mary (Ray) Agnew. natives of Eastern Shore, Maryland. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have the following children : Era, who is Mrs. Louis Dadant, of Hamilton ; Gladys, who is Mrs. George A. Kelley of West Point, Ill .; Philip Louis, who lives at Madison, Iowa ; and his twin brother, Richard W., who lives at Keokuk, Iowa. Mr. Miller is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which he serves as an elder. He is a Republican and has served as city attorney of Hamilton, and also as school director and treasurer. Fraternally he belongs


to West Point Lodge, No. 844, I. O. O. F. Mr. Miller is a man of unusual ability, and his legal training makes him a very valuable acqui- sition to his bank, as well as to his community.


MILLER, John, M. D., one of the reputable and successful physicians and surgeons of Hancock County, is engaged in a general practice at Warsaw. He was born in Germany, April 18, 1870, a son of John George and Marguerite (Mauerer) Miller, natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1871, reaching Chicago on September 1, of that year. That same fall they came to Hancock County, where the father engaged in farming.


John Miller attended the common schools of Hancock County, and secured his medical training at the Keokuk, (Iowa) Medical College, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Keokuk, being graduated from the latter insti- tution with the degree of M. D., in 1895. Im- mediately thereafter he began the practice of his profession in Walker Township, moving from thence to Warsaw in 1902, since which time he has built up a very desirable connection, his practice extending over a wide territory. In 1914 he took a post graduate course at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School and Hospital.


On September 27, 1905, Dr. Miller was mar- ried at Dundee, Kane County, Ill., to Louise M. Ehele, a daughter of William and Maggie Ehele, natives of Vermont and New York state, respectively. Dr. and Mrs. Miller have no children. He belongs to the Keokuk Lodge No. 106, B. P. O. E. The Evangelical Church holds his membership. In politics he is a Republican. He is a very prominent man in his profession, and stands extremely high as a citizen. In addition to his residence and office, Dr. Miller owns other valuable city property at Warsaw and is in very comfortable circumstances.


MILLER, John A., M. D., one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Hancock County, is engaged in a general practice at Hamilton. He was born in Pennsylvania, August 28, 1855. a son of Dr. John R. and Eliza (Kennedy) Miller, who had ten children, six of whom survive. Dr. John R. Miller was long engaged in an active practice of medicine in Hancock County, and his death occurred here, December 24, 1911. He was born in Pennsylvania, where he resided for some years, coming to Hancock County in 1861.


Dr. John A. Miller was practically reared in Hancock County as he was only six years old when his parents came to this locality, and he attended its common and high schools and Carthage College. He then became a student of the Keokuk Medical College of Physicians and Surgeons at Keokuk, Iowa, from which he was graduated in 1881. Immediately thereafter, he entered upon the practice of his profession with his father. Doctor Miller is an active member of the Hancock County Medical Society, the Illinois State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. His political affiliations


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are with the Democratic party, and he has served his township as supervisor. He is a Mason and a member of the Modern Woodmen of the World. He and his family belong to the Presbyterian Church.


Doctor Miller was married to Miss Mary M. Huston, a daughter of George W. Huston, and they became the parents of five children, as fol- lows : Stella, who is the wife of G. W. Thomas; Mabel, who is the wife of L. L. White of Hamil- ton ; Carl R., who is with the Wabash Railroad Company, is stationed at Springfield, Ill .; and Dr. Joseph E., who is a graduate of the Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons of Milwaukee, Wis., all of whom are living, and one who is deceased. Dr. Joseph E. Miller was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1912, and for a time was in the employ of the United States gov- ernment as a surgeon.


The name of Miller is a well known one in Hancock County, and many of the people here are deeply attached to it because of the three generations bearing it, who have ministered to them in sickness, as members of the medical profession. It is a very unusual circumstance for grandfather, father and son to all enter the same profession and engage in practice in the same neighborhood.


MILLER, Robert, now deceased, was for many years one of the leading agriculturalists of Fountain Green Township. He was born in this township, August 16, 1846, a son of Thomas and Margaret (Merideth) Miller, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Hancock County in 1836, and became pioneers of Fountain Green Township, locating on land which they entered from the government, one-half a mile north of town. Their children were as follows: Wil- liam, who is deceased; Kate Fordham; Ellen Sibert, who is deceased ; James, who is deceased ; John, who is living ; Rebecca, who is deceased ; May Mccullough ; and Robert, who is deceased.


Robert Miller was the fourth member of his parent's family in order of birth and remained at home until he enlisted for service during the Civil War, in July, 1861, in Company G, Second Illinois Cavalry. He was with the Army of the South during the seige of Vicksburg, and during the battle of Hollow Springs, Miss., while his regiment was camped in the fair grounds, they were attacked by a superior force, and Mr. Miller received a gunshot wound in his right elbow which severed an artery and injured the surrounding muscles so as to incapacitate him, and he was honorably discharged for disability, and returned home.


On February 1. 1864, Mr. Miller was married to Frances A. Groat, born in Wayne County, N. I., a daughter of Jeremiah and Mary Ann (Ward) Groat, natives of New York and Lynn, Mass. Mr. Groat died in New York, and the widowed mother with her three children came to Fountain Green, Ill. in 1854. After their marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Miller moved to a farm he owned two miles north of Fountain Green, and four years later traded this farm for an- other owned by his brother. Still later, he


bought eighty acres east of Fountain Green, where he died, July 18, 1913, and his widow has since lived at Fountain Green. She owns 160 acres of land, all in one body, and rents it. Mr. and Mrs. Miller had no children. Mr. Miller was a Presbyterian, and Mrs. Miller belongs to that church. He was a Republican, and served in various township offices. A hard working. thrifty man, Mr. Miller made what he owned. and did so in spite of the injury he received when fighting in defense of his country. His record as a soldier and private citizen was such as to reflect credit upon him and the coun- try which produced him.


MILLER, Samuel Grant, a director of the La Harpe State Bank, and one of the leading farm- ers and stockraisers of Hancock County, is a man held in universal respect. He was born in Lawrence County, Ohio, July 18, 1862, one of two children of his parents, Samuel and Mary A. (Laffoon) Miller. Samuel Miller was a pros- perous merchant in Lawrence County, Ohio. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the defense of the country, and died in 1862 as captain of the Fifth Virginia Volunteer In- fantry.


In 1882 Samuel Grant Miller came to La Harpe where he completed his educational train- ing begun in the schools of his native county, and then began farming. Later he went to Hen- derson County, where he has large interests, and he owns over 3,000 acres of land in Canada. In 1887 Mr. Miller assisted in organizing the State Bank of La Harpe, and has since con- tinued one of its directors. In June, 1916, he returned to La Harpe, which continues to be his place of residence.


Mr. Miller was married (first) to Miss Abbie Edmunds, a daughter of Daniel Edmunds, one of the pioneers of Henderson County, Ill. Mrs. Miller died in 1907, having born her husband seven children. In 1915 Mr. Miller was married (second) to Miss Katherine Justice, a daughter of Webster Justice, who was a very prominent banker of Lawrence County, Pa. Mr. Miller and his family belong to the Methodist Epis- copal Church.


MILLER, William E., county clerk of Hancock County and a reliable, upstanding citizen honor- ably identified with the history of this section, was born on a farm near La Harpe, March 5, 1870, a son of John and Elizabeth (Scott) Miller. John Miller was born in Scott County, Ill., while his wife was born on the same farm as their son, William E. Coming to Hancock County in young manhood, John Miller here met and married Elizabeth Scott. They settled on the Scott homestead and lived there until 1892 when they moved to La Harpe, where he lived in retirement until his death, which occurred in . 1905, she surviving him until 1915. A breeder of Shorthorn cattle, John Miller exhibited them at local fairs between 1880 and 1885, and was a recognized authority on agricultural matters. A Chapter Mason, he was interested in his lodge. Of the eleven children born to him and


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his wife, the following survive, namely : Jennie, who is the wife of N. L. Roderick, of La Harpe ; Della, who is the wife of H. S. Pennington of Lincoln, Neb .; Wayman and John S., who live at La Harpe; Hattie, who is the wife of George E. Campbell, of La Harpe; William E .; Olive M .; Nelle who is the wife of R. E. Gallaway, of New Mexico; A. J., who lives at Ft. Collins, Col .; Clara, who is the wife of Dr. J. W. Barker, of Eureka, Ill., both of whom are osteopaths in active practice. The second child, George, died in 1916.


William E. Miller was reared on the family homestead, and attended the schools of the district until he was fourteen years old, at that time entering Gittings Seminary, where he took a regular course in English, which was equivalent to a high school course, and was graduated therefrom in 1SSS, and following that had a business training at Abingdon, Ill. Mr. Miller then returned to the farm, but later went to La Harpe where he embarked in a life insurance business and also was bookkeeper for the La Harpe bank. Always active in the ranks of the Democratic party, he served La Harpe as city clerk, and was so efficient that he was made deputy circuit clerk and after holding that office for six years, was elected county clerk in 1914, re-elected in 1918 and is still the incumbent of that important office.


On April 10, 1895, Mr. Miller was married to Geraldine R. Brewster, a daughter of Rev. George Brewster, a minister of the Christian Church who held charges at La Harpe and other points in Hancock County. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have two children, namely: George B., who ' was born May 9, 1896; and William E., who was born May 12, 1902. Mr. Miller belongs to La Harpe Lodge No. 195, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and has served it as secre- tary.


MOFFITT, James J., now deceased, was for many years a successful farmer of Hancock County, owning 160 acres of land in Sonora Township, and was also at one time a prosper- ous merchant of Nauvoo. He was born in Sonora Township, this county, February 15, 1831, a son of John and Mary (Moffitt,) Moffitt, natives of Ireland.


James F. Moffitt had but meager educational opportunities. but made the best of what he had. In 1852, together with others, he crossed the plains with oxen to California, and after five months on the road reached his destination. For the following two years he worked in the gold mines and then returned to Hancock Coun- ty by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and lived with his parents until his marriage which oc- curred February 13, 1855, to Samantha A. New- ton, born at Erie, Pa., December 3, 1837, a daughter of Timothy Jackson and Fidelia (Webster) Newton, natives of Erie, Pa., and Fredonia, N. Y. Ebenezer Webster, the ma- ternal grandfather of Mrs. Moffitt, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and the maiden name of his wife was Roxanna Benjamin. Mr. and Mrs.


Newton came west by way of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, and located near Muscatine, Iowa, living there from 1842 to 1847, when they came to Nauvoo, where he went into the mer- cantile business.


After his marriage, Mr. Moffitt went into part- nership with Mr. Newton, they conducting one of the largest dry goods stores in the county until 1859, when Mr. Moffitt bought forty acres of land in Sonora Township, which he improved, and added to his first purchase until he owned 160 acres, where his widow now resides, and this he conducted until his death, August 4, 1911. Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt had the following children : Ida E., who lives with her mother; Lewis J., who lives at Medimont, Idaho; Mary, who is Mrs. J. H. Dover, of Billings, Mont .; Julia A., who is Mrs. Joseph F. Ochsner, of Fort Madison, Iowa; and Edward J., who lives at Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Moffitt was a Democrat and served as township assessor and collector and also as a school director. The Catholic Church held his membership. A hardworking man, he earned all he possessed, and was held in high respect, and when he died his community lost a good citizen.


MOMBERG, Joseph C., one of the highly es- teemed agriculturalists of Hancock County, is successfully engaged in partnership with H. B. Kinkade, in farming and raising poultry, and operates 200 acres of land in Montebello Town- ship. He was born in Hamilton, Ill., November 28, 1861, a son of Henry and Jane (Wickers) Momberg, natives of Holland, who are deceased. Joseph C. Momberg has a brother, John, who lives at Kansas City, Mo. ; and a sister, Angie, who is the wife of Max Marche, of Kansas City, Mo.


From the time he was twelve years old, Joseph C. Momberg has been self supporting and grad- ually acquired property, and now owns a com- fortable residence on the edge of Hamilton, surrounded by five acres of land, and he and his partner, H. B. Kinkade, operate the valuable farm mentioned above, specializing on raising blooded Brown Leghorn chickens, and supplying eggs for eating and hatching.


On March 25, 1881, Mr. Momberg was married to Carrie Moore. a daughter of William and Sarah (Irwin) Moore. Mrs. Momberg has a sister, Amanda, who is the wife of John H. Crawford, a business man of Hamilton, Ill .; and a brother, Henry H. Moore, who lives in Kansas City, Mo. Two other brothers, Dr. Lee Moore and Charles Moore, are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Momberg have two children, name- ly : Walter Clifton, who was born August 7, 1896, during the world war was in service at Camp Bradley. Ill., is now foreman of Hamilton Clay & Tile Co. of Hamilton, Ill .; and Lelah, who was born April 19, 1900. The Methodist Episcopal Church of which he is a trustee holds Mr. Momberg's membership. In politics he is a Republican, although he has never sought to enter public life, being too fully occupied with his own affairs.


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MONK, Mort M., who has long been associated with the banking interests of Plymouth, is now one of the retired capitalists of the little city where so many of his business ventures were carried to a successful completion. He was born in McDonough County, Ill., May 17, 1862, one of the four children born to his parents, Samuel and Susan (Gannote) Monk. Samuel Monk was a prosperous farmer early in life, and later president of the Citizens Bank of Plymouth. holding that position at the time of his death on March 12, 1905.


Mort M. Monk attended the public schools of Plymouth, and the Gem City Business College of Quincy, Ill. His first business venture was in the clothing line, but he soon went into the banking business with his father, succeeding him as head of the Citizens Bank, so continuing until that bank was re-organized on June 22, 1916, as the Citizens State Bank. He still over- looks the operation of his fine stock and grain farm. A Democrat he has served on the Plym- outh Township board. Fraternally he belongs to the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Woodmen of the World.


Mr. Monk was married to Miss Lizzie Bid- well, a daughter of Esta Bidwell. Mr. and Mrs. Monk belong to the Presbyterian Church. His long connection with the banking interests of Plymouth, has made him a well known man all over the county, and he is held in the highest esteem by all with whom he was come into contact, and he deserves all the confidence he inspires.


MONROE, Maurice Earl, is one of the alert young business men of Carthage who is making excellent use of his abilities and earning the place in the commmity to which he is entitled, through the successful conduct of his auto- mobile sales and service business. He was born at Powellton, Illinois, April 8, 1893, a son of John Barnabas and Ida (Ewing) Monroe, the former of whom was born at Powellton, March 1, 1862, and the latter at Carthage, March 2, 1869. John B. Monroe homesteaded 160 acres of land in Nebraska prior to his marriage but following his union with Ida Ewing, he was engaged in farming near and on his father's farm south of Powellton until 1898 when he moved to Powellton and opened up an imple- ment business. This occupied him until 1919 when he established himself in an automobile and implement business at Monmouth, Illinois, where he still resides. He specializes in dis. tributing automobiles. The paternal grand- parents were born near Cork, Ireland, and came to the United States soon after their marriage. The maternal grandfather was born in Ohio, and his wife was a native of Kentucky.


Maurice Earl Monroe attended the Powellton public schools, Spaulding Institute of Nauvoo, St. Mary's College of St. Mary, Kansas, and the Gem City Business College of Quincy, Illi- nois. All of his boyhood and youth was given to his school duties and work on the farm dur- ing vacation periods. After leaving school he secured a position as stenographer and clerk


with the John Deere Plow Company of Mo- line, Illinois. Later he established his present business and is carrying it on with profit to himself and satisfaction to his customers. Mr. Monroe is secretary of the Carthage Commer- cial Club, and a director of the Hancock County Auto Club. He belongs to the Knights of Colum- bus, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the SS Fraternity and the Young Men's Chris- tian Association. A Catholic, he is a member of the Church of the Immaculate Conception 'of Carthage, and is serving as secretary of the church board. In politics he is a Democrat.


On August 18, 1915, Mr. Monroe was married at Nauvoo, Illinois, to Marie M. Schafer, a daughter of B. F. and Minnie Schafer, pioneers of Davis Mound, Apponoose Township, Hancock County, Illinois. Mrs. Monroe was born at Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1893. Mr. and Mrs. Mon- roe have two children, namely : Mary Maurine, who was born in 1917; and Doris Ruth, who was born in 1920.


MOORE, Albert J., assistant cashier of the La Harpe State Bank, is one of the energetic young business men of Hancock County. He was born in Henderson County, Ill., July 18, 1882, one of four children born to his parents, Oliver Jackson and Viola (Lovitt) Moore. Oliver Jack- son Moore was born in Ohio in 1852, and when he was still a mere lad he came to Illinois, locating in Henderson County, where he car- ried on farming until his death which occurred in 1886. The mother of Albert J. Moore survives and makes her home in Henderson County.


Albert J. Moore attended the public schools, of Henderson County, and the Gem Business College of Quincy, Ill. Until he was made as- sistant cashier of the La Harpe State Bank, Mr. Moore was engaged in farming, but since then has devoted himself to his commercial career.


Mr. Moore was married to Miss Elsie Camp- bell, a daughter of John A. Campbell, one of the leading men of La Harpe. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have a daughter, Lucille, who was born November 4, 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are consistent members of the Christian Church. He is a Blue Lodge and Royal Arch Mason. In politics a Democrat, he has served La Harpe as city treasurer and is now a member of the school board. A young man of more than ordi- nary ability, he has bright prospects before him, and has already gained the full confidence and esteem of his fellow citizens.


MOORE, Charles C., owns and operates a very finely cultivated farm of eighty acres in Car- thage Township, in which section he is held in the highest respect. He was born in Mc- Donough County, Ill., November 21, 1864, a son of Andrew J. and Angeline (Brotherton) Moore, who had two sons and one daughter born to them, all of whom survive, they being as fol- lows: Charles C., who is the eldest; Samuel, who is a resident of Hamilton, Ill., was formerly a farmer, but is now selling silos, was mar- ried to Miss Della Stone, and is a Democrat,


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a Mason, Odd Fellow and a member of the Christian Church, to which denomination his wife also belongs; and Sarah E., who is the wife of E. A. Abbott, lives near Ferris. Mr. Abbott is a farmer. He is an Odd Fellow and belongs to the Protestant Methodist Church.


Andrew J. Moore, the father of the above children, was born in Pennsylvania, February 25, 1838, and died June 25, 1917. After being reared in his native state, during which period he attended the common schools, Andrew J. Moore came to Adams County, Ill., and there spent two years, leaving that locality for Mc- Donough County, Ill., and remaining there until 1866, when he came to Hancock County. Upon coming to this county he bought forty acres of land in Prairie Township, which he later sold, and bought eighty acres. A student, he added to his store of knowledge by reading and study, and for years was a school director of the Eagle district, and took great interest in the public schools. He was a man who held that honor and integrity were the cardinal traits of character, and judged others by these standards. During the later years of his life, he espoused the cause of temperance, and was very active in the ranks of the Prohibition party. Enthusiastic in his support of the church and Sunday school, he was a forceful factor for good in his community. He and his wife are buried in Moss Ridge Cemetery, and a suitable monument marks their last resting place. Mrs. Moore was born November 5, 1841, and she died March 3, 190S, her native place being Ohio. She was a kind, Christian woman, and devoted to her family and her home.


Charles Moore was reared in Hancock County and attended its schools, and was graduated from the La Harpe High school, earning the money to pay for his tuition in this institution, and from the time he was fifteen years old he earned his own living, his first wages being 50 cents per day. For sixteen years he was en- gaged in merchandising, and then returned to farm life, first renting land, and then he bought eighty acres of land, on which he and his wife still reside.


On October 29, 1890, Mr. Moore was married to Miss Kittie Merrell, and they have two chil- dren, namely : Roy W., and Lula Mae. Roy W. Moore is a resident of Hancock County, but is now in the employ of the United States government at the arsenal at Rock Island. He is a strong man mentally and physically, and has charge of one of the trip hammers. After attending the schools of the county, he was graduated from the business department of Carthage College. A natural musician, he en- gaged in handling musical instruments and had a fine business at Carthage, when called to the colors, during the Great War. Roy W. Moore was married to Helen Ervin, and they have one son, Charles Thomas, who is attending school at Rock Island. Mrs. Roy W. Moore was born , in Hancock County, where she attended both the grade and high schools. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Her hus- band is a Republican and an Odd Fellow. The




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