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Mr. Berry was married (first) to Hattie O. Campbell, born in McDonough County, Ill., a daughter of Rev. W. S. and Virginia (Kirk- patrick) Campbell, natives of Illinois, and one daughter was born of this marriage, namely : Leota R., who died at the age of twelve years. After the death of the first Mrs. Berry, Mr. Berry was married November 30, 1904, to Lillian Blackmore, born at Hamilton, Ill., a daughter of Mark and Frederika Blackmore, natives of New England and New Hampshire. There are no children of this marriage.
Mr. Berry was reared in the faith of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, and has been a trus- tee, and taught in the Sunday school for many years. For two terms he served as mayor of Carthage, and was supervisor of Carthage Town- ship for two terms. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias and the Odd Fellows, and was grand master of the Odd Fellows in 1899. He has been very active in building operations, laying out an addition to the northern part of Carthage, and he also built seventeen residences in Carthage, three for himself and fourteen which he sold, and otherwise he has always exerted himself to bring about the advancement and insure the prosperity of the city which has been his home during practically all of his mature years.
BESHEARS, James Robert, now deceased, was at one time actively engaged in farming in St.
Albans Township, although during his last days he was a highly respected resident of Stillwell. He was born in Pike County, Mo., October 7, 1839, a son of William B. and Zephalinda Beshears, natives of Missouri.
In 1862 James Robert Beshears went to Cali- fornia, where he was engaged in farming until 1867 when he went to Hamilton, Nev. There he was married on December 24, 1868, to Anna Elizabeth Dunford, born in Hancock County, Ill., a daughter of Peter and Julia (Harding) Dunford, natives of Ohio and Illinois, respec- tively. Mr. Dunford died before Mrs. Beshears was born, and his widow was married (second) to Lewis Rosencrans, living in Hancock County until 1861, when they crossed the plains, being six months on the journey to California. On the way back they stopped for two years in Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. Beshears came to Han- cock County on the railroad just then com- pleted, and bought a farm in St. Albans Town- ship consisting of 120 acres, to which he added. There is now 175 acres in the homestead which Mrs. Beshears rents now to a tenant. This farm was left to her by her father.
About 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Beshears moved to Stillwell, where he died April S, 1911, Mrs. Beshears continuing to make her home at Still- well. Their children were as follows: Julia Florence, who is Mrs. Henry Tanner, of Max- well, N. M .; Zephalinda E., who is Mrs. Wil- liam Crear, wife of a banker of Stillwell; Wil- liam Lewis, who lives at Quincy, Ill .; Gertrude E., who lives with her mother; and Daisy, who died in her fifteenth year. Both Mr. and Mrs. Beshears in youth attended the common schools of their district. She is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Beshears was always a Democrat, and Mrs. Beshears values her opportunities and belongs to the same political party. The family is a highly respected one in Hancock County, and the younger generation are living up to the high standard set by their parents, and are proving worthy of them and show the excellent training they received.
BIGGS, S. E., senior member of the furniture and undertaking firm of S. E. Biggs & Son, is one of the sound and reliable men of La Harpe. He was born in Henderson County, Ill., February 18, 1859, one of the eleven chil- dren of his parents, William M. and Eliza J. (VanWinkle) Biggs. The father continued to farm until his death which occurred in 1SSS, but the mother survived until 1910.
S. E. Biggs attended the public schools of his native county, and remained upon his father's farm until 1891, when he came to La Harpe to establish a grocery business, but after a year he disposed of it and entered upon his present one, and in 1907 took his son George S., into partnership. Mr. Biggs holds a state diploma as an embalmer and undertaker, which was issued to him in 1906.
In 1879 Mr. Biggs was united in marriage with Miss Alice T. Shain, a daughter of Felix
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Shain. Mr. and Mrs. Biggs have three chil- dren, as follows: Ethel M., who is Mrs. Store, of Denver, Col .; Maude R., who is the wife of C. A. Anderson, of La Harpe; and George S. Politically Mr. Biggs is a Democrat, but his business and professional cares have been too heavy to permit of his entering public life. His fraternal affiliations are with the Odd Fellows. A sympathetic man, skilled in his duties, he comes into a bereaved household as a friend and renders less desolate the afflicted ones by his thorough understanding of all re- quirements.
BLENDER, Xavier, now deceased, was at one time one of the most active farmers of Durham Township, where his widow and children now conduct the farm he left to them, He was born in Baden, Germany, April 8, 1836, a son of John and Teressa Blender. John Blender and his son, Xavier Blender, came to the United States prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, and located in Pontoosic Township, Hancock County, where they were engaged in farming. When his adopted country had need of him, Xavier Blender enlisted in its defense during the Civil War, and was in the army for three years and seven months, when he was honorably discharged. He was married to Barbara Meisel, born in Pontoosic Township, and they settled on a farm in Henderson County, Ill., where Mrs. Blender later died, leaving the following chil- dren : John, who lives in Kansas; Joseph, who lives in Durham Township; Xavier, who is on the home place; and Philip, who lives in Dur- ham Township. On October 20, 1882, Mr. Blender was married (second) to Dorothea Kramer, born in Germany, December 16, 1862, a daughter of Jacob and Fredericka (Wolf) Kramer, who died in Germany, Mrs. Blender came to the United States in 1879, and after stopping in Wisconsin for a year, came to Dur- ham Township. By his second marriage, Mr. Blender had the following children : Dr. William blender, who lives at Peoria, Ill .; Dr. Henry Blender, who served in the National Army with the rank of first lieutenant, was stationed at Camp Greeley, Colo., and died there October 7, 1918; Charles, who served in the National Army in France ; Edward, Bertha and Paul, who are all at home; and Amy M .; and Louise, who are deceased.
In 1891 Mr. Blender came to Hancock County and bought 160 acres of land in Durham Town- ship, where he died January 22, 1914. Mr. Blender belonged to the Catholic Church, but Mrs. Blender is a member of the Lutheran Church. He was a Republican, and he belonged to the local G. A. R. A hardworking, thrifty man, he accumulated property and was recog- nized as a good citizen.
BOEDECKER, Frederick, now deceased, but for many years one of the substantial men of Nauvoo, interested in grape culture and the manufacture of wine, was born at Stople, Han- over, Germany, July 20, 1839, a son of Carl and
Loisa Boedecker. In 1852 the parents brought their family to America, and located at She- boygan, Wis. In 1871, the mother came to Nauvoo, Ill., and bought about eight acres of land, which she set out in grapes, but she did not long survive the change of residence and died that same year, the father having previ- ously died in Wisconsin.
Frederick Boedecker was reared in Germany and Wisconsin, and accompanied his mother to Nauvoo. After her death he conducted the eight acres she had bought, and later added four acres to his property. On this land he grew grapes and for a number of years manufactured wine, but later in life sold his grapes. His death occurred March 21, 1913. During the Civil War, he enlisted, on September 23, 1863, in Company A, Ninth Wisconsin Volunteer In- fantry, and was discharged as first sergeant, December 2, 1864, at Milwaukee, Wis.
On June 30, 1882, Mr. Boedecker was mar- ried to Caroline Stern, born in Alsace, France, a daughter of Ludwig and Seloma (Arnold) Stern, both of whom died in Germany. Mrs. Boedecker came to America in 1881, stopping in Missouri from March to October of that year, and in the latter month, she went to Iowa, and then came to Nauvoo, Mr. and Mrs. Boedecker had the following children: Henry, who died at the age of twenty-one years; Ed- ward, who lives at Nauvoo; Emil, who lives at San Francisco, Cal .; Carl, who lives with his mother; and Harry, who died at the age of sixteen years. Mrs. Boedecker belongs to the Lutheran Church, to which Mr. Boedecker also belonged. He was a Republican, and served on the board of education of the high school. A man of sound principles, he lived up to his convictions, and was a hard worker and thrifty in his habits.
BOEGNER, George, a prosperous general farmer in Hancock County, is also one of the largest shippers of stock in this section, his buying and selling of cattle, sheep and hogs within the last twenty years being on a large scale and proving his efficiency as a business man. Mr., Boegner was born in Wuerttemberg, Germany, March 9, 1865, and went to school there until he was fourteen years old and afterward worked on farms until 1SS4. In that year he came to the United States and with his brother Gotleib, settled in the neighborhood of Nauvoo and con- tinued farm work by the month until 1892, when he rented a farm in Sonora Township, Hancock County, and conducted it for eleven years and then bought the first forty acres of his present farm. In 1917, through his thrift, industry and good business judgment, he was able to add eighty acres to his place. He has about eighty acres that he utilizes as pasture and farms 110 acres, a part of which he owns and the balance he rents for this purpose. As mentioned above a very important feature of Mr. Boegner's work lies in his stock business, in which he has been engaged since 189S. He has made many substantial improvements on his place and his
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buildings are adequate and kept in excellent repair.
Mr. Boegner was married March 2S, 1894, to Miss Elizabeth Tanner, who was born in Rock Creek Township, Hancock County, and is a daughter of Michael and Fannie Tanner, who were born in Switzerland and emigrated to the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Boegner have had children as follows: Elmer, who assists his father; Edna, who died in infancy; and Rosa, John, George and Freda, all of whom are at home. Mr. Boegner and family are members of the Lutheran Church in which religious body he has been a deacon since 1893. He is a Demo- crat in politics and has been his party's success- ful candidate on several occasions in township elections, and has served one term as tax col- lector and since 1916 has been a member of the board of supervisors.
BOLLIN, Edward, one of the most progressive farmers of Hancock County, owns and operates a fine farm in Sonora Township. He was born in Appanoose Township, November 9, 1866, a son of John and Pauline (Bowman) Bollin, he born near the Swiss frontier in Germany, and she in Frieburg, Germany. The paternal grand- father, Joseph Bollin, came to the United States in 1850, having left Germany during the revolu- tion of 184S, escaping into Switzerland, from whence he made his way across the Atlantic. For a year he stopped at Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1851 arrived at Nauvoo. Pauline Bowman came to the United States by herself, arriving at Elizabethtown, N. J., in 1852, where she re- mained until 1855, and then came to Nauvoo. In 1856 she and John Bollin were married, and they spent the ensuing three years in Prairie Township, Hancock County, then moved to Ap- panoose Township, where they bought a farm. This they sold in 1875, and bought another farm in Sonora Township, where the father of Ed- ward Bollin died July 1, 1913, and the mother, March 2, 1915. Their children were as follows : Frank, who lives in Iowa; William, who is de- ceased ; Elizabeth who is deceased; Edward; Fred, who lives in Pope County, Minn .; Mary, who is the widow of Max Hilleshein, of Sonora Township; and Carrie, who is the widow of Charles Bolton, of Sonora Township.
Edward Bollin attended the district schools, and grew up on the farm. On September 3, 1895 he was married to Maggie Bolton, born in Sonora Township, a daughter of Alexander and Dora (Dort) Bolton, natives of Hull, England, and Ohio, respectively. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Bollin moved to eighty acres of unim- proved land in Sonora Township, to which he kept on adding until he now owns 200 acres in one body, and he also owns twenty acres in Montebello Township. Mr. Bollin has kept on improving his property until he has one of the finest farms in the county. He built a fine residence of concrete and shingle construction, which is supplied with steam heat, hot and cold water, electric lights and other modern con- veniences. During all of his farming experience
Mr. Bollin has always raised varied crops. He now specializes on raising Poland-China hogs and other good grade stock. He is a member of the Catholic Church. Fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Columbus, at Nauvoo, and the Modern Woodmen of America. A Republican in politics, he has served as a school director since 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Bollin have the fol- lowing children : Mark, Mary Ruth, Carl, Ralph and Alice.
BOLLIN, Gottlieb, who was one of the respected retired farmers of Sonora Township, and form- erly actively associated with the agricultural interests of Hancock County, was born in Baden, Germany, September 16, 1841, and died in Han- cock County, March 7, 1919. He was a son of Joseph and Agnes (Hare) Bollin, who came in 1853 to the' United States from Germany, on a sailing vessel, landing in New York harbor after being thirty-three days on the ocean. From there they went to Cincinnati, Ohio, where the mother died. About six months later, in the spring of 1854, the father came to Nauvoo, Ill., and rented land in Rock Creek Township, but later returned to Nauvoo, and there died. At one time he served as a member of the Home Guards of Montrose, Iowa. Gottlieb Bollin was the last survivor of his nine children.
Gottlieb Bollin attended school in Rock Creek Township, and was taught farming by his father. When he was sixteen years old he began to be self supporting, working among the neighbor- ing farmers by the month. On June 13, 1861, he enlisted for service in the Civil War, in the First Iowa Volunteer Cavalry, at Burling- ton, Iowa, and was engaged in chasing bush- wackers in Missouri and Arkansas. In 1865 his command was ordered to Texas under Gen- eral Custer, and he re-enlisted, and served under that commander in Arkansas until 1866, when he received his honorable discharge. Return- ing to Nauvoo, Mr. Bollin resumed his farm work, engaging himself by the month for a year, when he rented land, and so continued for four years. He then bought forty acres of land in Sonora Township, and kept on adding to his farm until he owned 400 acres, in five different farms. Until 1913 he was actively engaged in farming but afterward lived retired, and made his home among his children.
In 1867 Mr. Bollin was married to Christina Lohr, born in Germany, a daughter of Theodore Lohr, an early settler of Nauvoo. Mr. and Mrs. Bollin became the parents of the follow- ing children: John T., who lives in Sonora Township; Josephine, who is deceased ; Andrew, who lives in Sonora Township; Frances. who is Mrs. Frank Terry of Sonora Township; Jacob, who lives in Sonora Township; Nellie Gertrude who is Mrs. George Heckler, of Minnesota ; and William and Frank L., both of whom live in Sonora Township. Mrs. Bollin died September 24, 1910. Mr. Bollin was a Catholic. In politics he was a Republican, and he served as a school director for fifteen years, and also was road commissioner and held other township offices.
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A hard worker and thrifty man, he became one of the wealthy residents of the county, and was well liked by those who knew him.
BOLTON, Edgar Allen, one of the most ex- tensive farmers of Hancock County living in Sonora Township, is one of the progressive men of this locality. He was born in Sonora Town- ship, October 18, 1872, a son of Alexander and Phedora (Dort) Bolton.
Edgar Allen Bolton attended the district schools and the Hamilton High school. Не lived on the homestead and was engaged in farming from boyhood. When eighteen years old, he and his brother William began operating threshing machines, corn shellers and clover hullers, and sold them to farmers. In 1910, upon the death of his brother, Martin Burnes Bolton, Mr. Bolton moved to his farm, and since then has been engaged in overseeing the opera- tion of 200 acres here and he owns 200 acres in Sonora Township, which was his father's home- stead.
On January 28, 1914, Mr. Bolton was married to Miss Elizabeth J. Young, born in Sonora Township, a daughter of Lorenzo and Catherine (Young) Young. Mr. and Mrs. Bolton have no children. In politics Mr. Bolton is a Republican.
BOLTON, Martin Burns, now deceased, but for- merly one of the substantial agriculturists of Sonora Township, where he owned and operated 200 acres of valuable land on section 26, was one of the highly respected men of Hancock County. He was born in Sonora Township, March 1, 1874, and was reared to farm life. He attended the common schools and the Ham- ilton High school and then took a course at Carthage College.
On February 28, 1899, Mr. Bolton was mar- ried to Miss Mary Young, who was born in So- nora Township, a daughter of Lorenzo and Catherine (Young) Young. Mrs. Bolton at- tended the district schools of Sonora Township. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Bolton moved to his farm, where he carried on gen- eral farming, raised Percheron horses, and cattle, hogs and sheep. This farm is one of the finest in Sonora Township, and on it Mrs. Bolton has continued to reside. Mr. Bolton died May 4, 1911, being survived by his widow and the following children: Catherine Belle, who was born December 18, 1899; Lawrence Burns, who was born January 1, 1902; Laura Blanche, who was born August 6, 1907; and Martin Louis, who was born July 10, 1910. Mr. Bolton was a Republican and served as a school director. A hardworking man, he made a success of his farming, and his principles were of such a high character that he commanded the confidence of all who knew him, and his loss was deplored by his community when he was taken away.
BOLTON, William, a highly respected retired farmer, whose valuable estate is situated in Sonora Township, Hancock County, was born
at Hull, England, April 13, 1833. His parents were Peter and Mary (Brier) Bolton, the former of whom was born at Pocklinton, England, and the latter at Hull, where they were married. At that time and for years afterward, Hull was a noted port of entry, and at present is a fortified city. Not only did coasting vessels do a large business but sea-going ship traffic made it an important point and Peter Bolton spent his early years as a sailor. In 1842, accompanied by his oldest son, he crossed the ocean and came to Illinois and bought land in the vicinity of Nauvoo, upon which he worked until 1847 When he returned to England for his family and brought wife and children to the farm located on section 20, Sonora Township, Han- cock County, in which both he and wife died, he in 1865 and she in 1871, aged respectively seventy-three and seventy-one years. They had the following children : George, James and Charles, all of whom are deceased; Christina, who was the wife of Baxter Wadwell, is de- ceased; William; Anna, who was the wife of James Green, is deceased ; Alexander and Ele- nora, both of whom are deceased, the latter being the wife of John Botten; Peter, who died at the age of six years ; and Joseph, who lived in Rice County, Kas., died in 1919.
William Bolton attended school in England until he was nine years old, and after coming to the United States had school advantages for six weeks, but otherwise Mr. Bolton is a self educated man. He remained with his parents until he was sixteen years old. Before settling down as a farmer he worked on the river and for three years followed steamboating and be- came well acquainted with both the upper and lower topography of the mighty Mississippi. Finally he decided to become a farmer and bought forty acres on section 29, in the north- eastern quarter of Sonora Township, to which he later added another tract of forty acres, five acres of which is in valuable timber. The place was in a run down condition when he bought it but he put up new buildings and made many substantial improvements and continued to live there and carry on general farming and stockraising until within recent years, when he retired from active life and rented his farm. In addition to his Hancock County land he owns 320 acres in Osborne County, Kas., which is also under rental.
Mr. Bolton was first married, December 13, 1860, to Miss Charlotte Amelia Dort, who was born near Columbus, Ohio, and died in Illinois, November 30, 1881. She was a daughter of Calhoun and Charlotte (Clark) Dort. To this marriage the following children were born : Anna, who is deceased, was the wife of Ran- dolph Herndon ; Frank Arthur, who is deceased ; Mrs. Lethia M. Peebles, who is a widow, lives in Oregon; Thaddeus Lincoln, now a resident of Philadelphia, first worked his way through Carthage College, was an educator in the Nebraska University for eight years, spent two years at Massoula, Montana, three years in the State University of Arizona and pursued special
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studies in Paris and Berlin ; Logan E., who lives at Denver, Colo .; Palmer, who lives in Sonora Township; and Mrs. Josie Benner, who lives in Lee County, Iowa. Mr. Bolton's second mar- riage took place June 5, 1900, to Miss Jennie Jacobs, who was born near Bristol, England, and in infancy was brought to Hamilton, Ill., by her parents, who were Henry and Susanna (Palmer) Jacobs. Mrs. Bolton is a highly edu- cated lady and was a teacher for a number of years, from 1893 until 1900 teaching in the high school at Bowen, Ill. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics Mr. Bolton is a Republican. He served his town- ship many years as a school director and also was road commissioner and always has been a man of sound judgment and practical ideas. For many years he has been a member of Black Hawk Lodge, A. F. & A. M., at Hamilton, Ill.
BOLTON, William C., a very successful farmer of Sonora Township, and a prominent man of Hancock County, is held in high respect wher- ever known. He was born in Sonora Township, January 9, 1868, a son of Alexander and Phedora (Dort) Bolton, natives of Yorkshire, England, and Ohio, respectively. The paternal grandpar- ents, Peter and Mary (Bryar) Bolton, came to Hancock County in 1847, buying land in Sonora Township, on the edge of the timber. The maternal grandparents, Calvin Dort and his wife, natives of Vermont, first moved to Ohio, and then to Fulton County, Ill., from whence they finally moved to Hancock County. After their marriage, Alexander Bolton and his wife located on section 21, Sonora Township, where he owned 320 acres of land, all adjoining, al- though intersected by the cross roads. He also had a few acres of timberland. His death oc- curred in 1915, when he was seventy-eight years old. The mother died in 1910, aged seventy- three years. Their children were as follows : Florence, who is deceased; Belle, who is Mrs. John Balmer, lives at Loomis, Cal .; William C .; Mary, who is Mrs. John T. Bollin, lives. in Sonora Township; Margaret, who is Mrs. Edward Bollin, lives in Sonora Township; Edgar A., who lives in Sonora Township, married Elizabeth Young; Burns M., who is deceased, married Mrs. Mary Young, of Sonora Town- ship ; and Charles O., who is deceased.
William C. Bolton attended the district schools and for eight months was a student at Car- thage College. On March 31, 1891, he was mar- ried to Julia Anna Clark, born in Adams County, Ill., November 15, 1869, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Lynch) Clark, the former of whom was born near Hull, England, in 1840. After marriage, Mr. Bolton rented land for two years, and then bought 160 acres of his present farm on section 26, Sonora Township, which was improved. He began at once to do general farm- ing, and to raise Shorthorn cattle, horses and hogs, and has been very successful. Since his first purchase he has added 120 acres adjoining his homestead, and eighty acres on section 3, Montebello Township, and he and sons operate
all this land, with the exception of the eighty acre farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Bolton have had the following children born to them: Dora, who is the wife of John A. Casey; Walter E., who is at home; Lela, who died in infancy; and Florence, Sam- uel, Paul, John, Charlotte, William T. and Gladys, all of whom are at home. Mr. Bolton is a Republican, and he served two years as road commissioner, and one term as a school trustee. He is a director of the State Bank of Nauvoo, and is one of the original stockholders and directors of the Farmers State Bank of Ferris, and the Farmers Elevator Company at Ferris.
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